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KENT, Wash. – There was an extra police presence Friday for the sentencing of a teenager who killed another teen at a family barbecue in Auburn last year. Family and friends of the victim were upset that the prosecutor struck a plea deal with the shooter.
James Anthony Mills, 17, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the May 22, 2011 death of 16-year-old Adrian Wilson.
As part of the plea deal, the prosecutor recommended a sentence of 22 years in prison.
Wilson's family and friends were not happy with what they considered to be a light sentence recommendation and showed up at the Regional Justice Center in Kent to protest the bargain.
"We are so angry as the prosecuting attorney because we truly know she has not done her job. She has not investigated anyone or anything," said Francisca T. Lopez, Wilson's grandmother.
"My son was loved and valuable. Please give our family some peace that Adrian's value to the court is not determined by a grid nor is his life dismissed because James Mills just agreed to say out loud that he's guilty so he could potentially receive less time," said Joy Smith, Wilson's mother.
The judge sentenced Mills to 20 years.
Kent Police say there was minor confrontation earlier in the day at the Kent Transit Center between five people who were coming to witness the sentencing and another individual. Police say one person was taken into custody.


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Find College Scholarships for LGBT Students
Many well-established LGBT groups offer scholarship support for both high school and college students.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students on campuses across the country will celebrate National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11. If you're a high school or college student and you're taking your first steps out of the closet – or if you've been out and proud for years – this is also a great time to take a look at the scholarships and financial aid resources that can help you get through college.
The following resources can help LGBT students, as well as those studying issues that affect the gay community.
In addition to specific scholarships, there are excellent websites that provide an overview of the college landscape for LGBT students. CampusPride.org covers financial aid issues and also features college fairs, guides to gay-friendly campuses, advocacy facts and more information that can help you pick, apply to and pay for your dream school.
[Learn about colleges that meet full financial aid.]
The FAFSA is a crucial part of any financial aid application, and gay students and families face some unique questions in filling it out. FinAid.org has an excellent guide for children of same-sex couples, students in same-sex marriages and more.
Make sure to check with your financial aid adviser, too, as FAFSA guidelines for same-sex parents have recently changed.
Finally, the Human Rights Campaign does a ton of work on behalf of LGBT students and families. Their scholarship database collects local and regional scholarships and sorts them by state.
If you're a high school student, you can apply right now for Pink Ink 2014, the Queer Foundation's ninth annual high school senior essay competition. Applicants should be planning to enroll full-time next year to study queer theory or a related field at a U.S. college or university. Your essay must be inspired by playwright Bertolt Brecht's quote, "We write not only about different things, we also write differently."
[Follow these tips to make your scholarship essay stand out.]
Gay men at any stage of their education should check out scholarships from the Gamma Mu Foundation. Originally started as a gay men's professional organization, Gamma Mu funds grants and scholarships for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate study.
Preference is given to students who live in or are coming from rural areas, and to students who have overcome discrimination and marginalization in their communities. Applications open at the beginning of each year and are due by March 31.
[Get detailed information on additional LGBT scholarships.]
While a number of LGBT-focused professional associations in specific fields offer scholarships, few are as comprehensive as those from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists' Association. The organization offers aspiring and current college journalists scholarships, as well as internship and summer project opportunities, a national journalism award program and local chapter networking.
Finally, when it comes to specific scholarships, there are a few major national programs that no LGBT student should miss out on. The Point Foundation, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays and the League Foundation are all excellent organizations that offer prestigious and lucrative scholarships to LGBT students.
Coming out is a big step – and paying for college is a big deal. These programs can help make it happen.
Matt Konrad has been with Scholarship America since 2005. He is an alumnus of the University of Minnesota and a former scholarship recipient.


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I write about science, technology and the cultural ripples of both.
Since each of us has had good and bad managers, it's tempting to wonder if there's a brain-based distinction between them. At times I've worked with managers so appallingly unfit for their role that its seemed like there just had to be something missing upstairs — some crucial component of what makes a manager effective that these people just didn't have.
On rarer occasions, I've met managers who seemed genetically predestined for their jobs. I asked one of those people once why he appeared so naturally in sync with managing people and projects, and he said, "I've never really thought about it, but I just like working with good people and helping to make things happen." His air of nonchalance didn't surprise me, nor did the fact that he'd never given it much thought — I knew he was genuine in both regards.
In this, my concluding article to a series I began weeks ago, I'm going to describe what my research and observations reveal about what's going on in the minds of great managers.
1. Great managers don't "do" management — they embody it.
This speaks to why I knew the manager I mentioned above was genuine when he said he hadn't considered the question very much, and that the question itself didn't really seem important to him. The question I was asking him addressed the "function" of management, but for him management "function" wasn't the point of his job. He never saw it that way. Instead, he embodied the functions of good management so thoroughly that separating himself from them and analyzing why he did this or that well never occurred to him as a good use of time.
2. Great managers limit their accessibility for only two reasons.
Great managers realize that a vital part of their job is to be accessible to their staff, and they always strive to uphold this role — with only two exceptions. The first is if they must meet a deadline that is crucial, and taking any time away from doing so will result in disaster. Note: this doesn't describe every deadline. If a manager effectively manages his or her time, most deadlines still allow for windows of accessibility. But every so often one comes up that does not, and for the period of time necessary to meet it, an effective manager knows they have to "lock down" their schedule for a while.
The other exception is if an employee is abusing the manager's accessibility because they are not able to accomplish what's required of them. When an employee is constantly in the manager's doorway with a barrage of questions, and no answer is ever sufficient to light their path, then the manager knows another course of action is necessary. Maybe it's training, maybe it's reassignment – but whatever the case, more accessibility isn't the answer; the employee is using it as an excuse.
3. Great managers never mistreat staff in group settings (or otherwise).
This one may sound like the typical "great managers don't throw their employees under the bus," but there's more to it than just that. Every sub-par manager I have met or worked with/for, has on at least one occasion caused a staff member embarrassment, shame or outright humiliation in front of others. The reason is always the same — insecure managers derive a sense of control from showing people that no one is beyond being stomped on. Sometimes this behavior comes completely out of nowhere (or so it seemed to the employee), because the manager felt they had to "send a message" on that particular day. Bad managers have a muted sense of how much damage they're doing each time they mistreat a staff member. They may even think that their willingness to be harsh in public is a sign of strength, when in fact it's the ultimate sign of weakness.
A pretty good article, I would just suggest circling back on points #6 and #8:
#6, being a great contributor: YES, and furthermore, being an excellent contributor on one or two areas/skillsets, is a shortcut to credibility and respect. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, more impressive to a team than having the leader demonstrate top notch skills while pitching in to get a critical piece of work done during a crunch.
#8, being a leader: I'd take this further. In this day and age of small teams of highly skilled fellows, and the ubiquity and power of workflow software, middle management especially is no longer needed. There is nothing that a generalist MBA brings to the workplace now that can't be done faster, cheaper, and better by Salesforce.com workflow or by rolling one's own workflow with Wikis, etc.
In sum, if one is an 80′s style American MBA manager, it is way past time to start reinventing oneself. This may sound militaristic (it's not meant to be) but I would say the best model is the leader of a Navy SEAL team (or leader of a small unit in the Israeli or German armies): be the best on the team at one or two things, expect teammates to do their jobs and make good decisions, and be predisposed to dive in where the challenges are toughest and the risk to the team is greatest.
In my experience the above is tough, but the respect and even "love" you will get from the team makes it absolutely worth it. Drop the MBA in the trash, and pick up some skills.
I don't know what workflow software actually does. Mr. GM, can you tell me?


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The Orange Leader
Helping Hurting Children, written by Martha Fairchild Bush of Orange, is a guide for parents and children as they progress through the journey of healing.
Bush is a member of The Orange County Christian Writers Guild.
The two books work together to help children and adults find answers to death, divorce, parental imprisonment, loss of a family pet and more with the aid of Bible stories, activities and other suggestions to guide one through the process.
The books are designed to be used together to aid the family. There is a Children's Workbook and an Adult's Reference Guide. The illustrations are by Mel LeCompte, Jr.
The books were inspired by the teachings on The Grieving Process by the late Melba Berkheimer, wife of David Berkheimer, former pastor of Community Christian Church located at 3400 Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Orange
Bush used Berkheimer's principals as a guide throughout the books.
The children's workbook is 167 pages and the adult reference book is 51 pages. Both books are published by Westbrow Press in 2013.
The books are available at Amazon.com or www.marthafbush.com


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I Vote the Party, Not the Man
It's an interesting time to be involved in politics in Wakefield.
Two men with local roots - and strong, loyal, local support - are candidates for seats in the U.S. House and Senate. One could tip the balance of party control in the U.S. Senate.
Meantime our former Governor is vying for the most powerful public office in the land. His national campaign headquarters in Boston is just a short T ride away.
All three candidates - Richard Tisei, Scott Brown, and Mitt Romney - have established reputations as thoughtful moderates, willing to cross party lines to accomplish legislative goals. Tisei and Brown are eminently likable fellows - the type I'd probably seek out at a family cookout or cocktail party as the kind of guy I could talk to about the Patriots, Springsteen, or the joys of home ownership.
So many of my Wakefield friends seem puzzled when they ask me: Why don't you support any of them?
My answer is simple: They are Republicans, and I am a Democrat.
I realize it's not particularly popular to say that these days, our Commonwealth's reputation as the bluest of states notwithstanding.
The fact is party politics is a dying craft. Fewer and fewer Americans identify as Democrat or Republican. Younger generations are far more likely to register as unenrolled than mine, just as my generation is more independent than that of my father's. No wonder. As a friend reminded me recently, partisanship has become synonymous with gridlock.
But parties are a fact of political life, whether we like them or not. The great American historian Gary Wills put it well in a recent essay in the New York Review of Books, when he chastised a liberal friend for abandoning support for the President:
"Obama was never a prince. None of them are," he wrote. "The mistake behind all this is a misguided high-mindedness that boasts, 'I vote for the man, not the party.' This momentarily lifts the hot-air balloon of self-esteem by divorcing the speaker from political taintedness and compromise. But the man being voted for, no matter what he says, dances with the party that brought him, dependent on its support, resources, and clientele. That is why one should always vote on the party, instead of the candidate. The party has some continuity of commitment, no matter how compromised. What you are really voting for is the party's constituency."
This, I believe, is the hard truth behind all democratic elections. It's a tough one for those of us who value our independence to swallow.
Parties are vehicles for putting ideas into action. And ideas that drive public policy matter a great deal to millions of people at the margins of society - the poor, the sick, the unemployed. They matter to our soldiers and our veterans, to women, to our seniors, and to our schoolchildren.
And I believe that for every one of those groups, Democratic ideas are better than Republican ones. By contrast, when I read the GOP platform, I don't see myself, my community, or my values reflected there.
So might the election of a Richard Tisei, Scott Brown, or Mitt Romney temper the current Republican extremism and move the GOP to the center? Sure.
But I'm not taking that chance.
Fred Rich LaRiccia
Member, Wakefield Democratic Town Committee


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The members of Mt. Hermon First Baptist Church invite the public to join them Sunday, at 3 p.m., as they celebrate the second anniversary of Senior Pastor Karium Carter and First Lady Carla Carter.
Ronnie Davidson, pastor of Soda Springs Baptist Church, will be the guest minister for the celebratory service at Mt. Hermon First Baptist Church, which is located at 616 S.E. 4th Ave. in Mineral Wells.
The Carters are Mineral Wells natives – Karium is the son of the late Oberthia Carter and Carla is the daughter of Carl Simmons and Latitia Cade. Pastor Carter is an Iraq War veteran and is employed locally. Carla Carter, who also works locally, is pursuing a degree to become a registered nurse.
The Carters have two children, Kayla and Kylah, both Mineral Wells ISD students.
For more information on Sunday's celebratory service, call (940) 452-0447.


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The suspect in a fatal shooting last month was arrested during a traffic stop in Wyoming.
Preston Deangelo Johnson was arrested in Cheyenne last week, but Springs police didn't announce his arrest until Thursday.
Police have linked Johnson to a shooting on King Street in Colorado Springs on March 19. An arrest warrant was issued last month, and carried out by Wyoming police during last week's traffic stop. Johnson will be charged with first-degree murder.
The victim in the shooting was 26-year-old Ivan Ortiz. Police say they found Ortiz dead inside an apartment.
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Erie County Legislator Kevin Hardwick announces that the contract to reconstruct Brighton Road was approved at today's session, Thursday, July 24, 2014. The $2.65 million project is expected to begin in mid-August.
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Erie County Legislator Kevin Hardwick announces that the Boys and Girls Club of the Northtowns and the Town of Tonawanda Recreation have received funding through Erie County's Primetime Program to support summer activities. The...
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Opals House is a domestic violence intervention agency and shelter program. It serves abused women and children by operating a temporary emergency shelter, support groups, crisis intervention, individual groups, life skills. In addition, Opals Kids is a program to provide assessment, intervention and violence prevention for children.
How to help
The agency is in need of volunteers and the following donations: cleaning supplies, toiletries, nonperishable snacks, linens, and gift cards to grocery and convenience stores.
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Women in need of help can call the organizations hotline at 877-672-5482. To donate, visit www.opalshouse.org or mail to P.O. Box 2316, East St. Louis, Illinois, 62202.


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WYNANTSKILL — Jeanne R. Garrity, 84, of Wynantskill, went to be with her late husband on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, at Samaritan Hospital surrounded by her family.
She was born on May 3, 1928, in Ridgewood, the daughter of the late Joseph and Ruth Ewald Dietz. Jeanne was predeceased by her husband, Gilmore G. Garrity, whom she married on March 13, 1946, in Elton, Md. She lived in Long Island until 1970 and then moved to Schenevus where she resided until moving to the Capital Region in 2006. Jeanne had several occupations in her lifetime, but her most rewarding was as a nanny and daycare provider in her home where she cared for many children over the years. She was also known for her marvelous and delicious cooking.
Jeanne is survived by her three daughters: Bonnie J. Garrity of Oneonta, Patricia Garrity of Portlandville, and Jeanne Westcott and her companion Barry Portanova of Wynantskill, her grandchildren, Peter and Lauren Marchione of Orange City, Fla., Bonnie Jeanne Marchione of Hicksville, Shannon Clancy of Orange City, Fla., Dennis Heaney of Portlandville, Heather and Werner Stitch of Old Forge, Pa., William Alvarez of Portlandville, Michelle Westcott of Queens, Jennifer Westcott of Schenevus, and Kimberly Westcott of Oneonta, and their father Richard Westcott of Schenevus, and several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
There will be no calling hours.
An informal graveside service will be held at the Schenevus Cemetary on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 11am, with a celebration of her life to follow at the Schenevus Masonic Lodge.
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See when summer results are published for all qualifications and our results for exams officers to see what's available and when.
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Another day, another naked judge. Apparently when you reach the height of your legal career, you completely lose your inhibitions. Today, we've got news on a judge who was fired from her position on a high court for her inappropriate behavior.
No, she wasn't seen in pornographic pictures online, like Madam Justice A. Lori Douglas. It was much more innocent than that — she was exercising and sunbathing naked in her chambers, which happened to be flanked by windows.
As they say online, this thread is worthless without pics. Well, we've got one (and it's safe for work)…
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Jacksonville Daily Progress
Bullying situations become fewer when youths understand they can act in a more positive way that builds community "through thoughtful, respectful treatment of one another (and) oneself," said a local resident who developed a popular nation-wide bully prevention program.
"'Heroes help, bullies hurt' is our simple academic language that can be used to teach and correct would-be bullies," said The Character Network creator Jim Lord. "No kid really wants to be considered a bully, but unless someone takes the time to help him understand the concept, he can walk straight into the role without realizing it."
Using characters who model heroic traits, youths learn to replace negative behavior with positive and begin to identify and speak up against bullying behavior.
Nichols Intermediate School Counselor Carrie Mauldin said that this year, based upon "the progress the students have made so far (through) identifying good character traits in one another and helping one another, we anticipate bullying (behavior) to decrease significantly" at the 5th and 6th grade program.
The school's approach consists of "character" visits to the different classes and a guidance lesson by Mauldin every six weeks, combined with Lord's "Heroes and Bullies" audio messages played over the school intercom. Then there's the black "Bully Band," a bracelet students wear as a sign of unity against bullying behavior, she said.
"We want the kids to really take note of what exactly bullying behaviors include," Mauldin added. "Kids learn by repetition and constant reinforcement from their teachers and (administrators)."
The seeds for the bully prevention program were planted when Lord, a Shreveport native, began writing observations about the choices that youth he worked with had faced. These gradually became the basis of a book, "What I Know Now and Wish I Knew Then."
A friend who had read the book told Lord it needed to be shared with the local school system, so in 1989, he approach the director of secondary education of Caddo Parish School in Shreveport with a copy of his writings.
"He looked at me like I had lost my mind, but a month later, he wrote me a letter asking for 4,500 copies of the book," Lord recalled.
Encouraged, he created an audio version of one-minute segments of the book which aired on a local radio station, and soon a local TV station approached him about producing a video version.
A job offer in 1992 brought him to Jacksonville, where Lord began working for Waller Broadcasting, and his wife Becky started working as a first-grade teacher for the Jacksonville Independent School District.
Several years later, a meeting with John Tyler High School Principal Nathan Hollis of Tyler led to the next phase of the program: "We began talking about character education and soon he was in my car listening to a demo tape of my radio program (and) after hearing four segments, Mr. Hollis reached over and turned off the tape player. I thought, 'Oh no, I've offended this man!' After what seemed several minutes of silence, he said, 'Jim, I've got to have this,'" Lord recalled.
Hollis wanted to broadcast it over the school intercom during morning announcements, and "soon, I was attending principals' meetings all over East Texas, promoting the program," he said.
When grade-school principals began asking what was available for their students, he and his wife created The Beginning of a Hero program in 2000.
It featured real-life heroes whose stories were told, individuals whose "motivation, self-discipline, humanitarianism – even difficulties – eventually led to their successes as adult heroes," Lord said.
The two programs were adopted and promoted by Region VII Education Service Center, and placed in more than 60 East Texas schools. Soon, he said, other regional education service centers across the state began requesting the program.
By 2003, though, "bullying had become forefront in my mind due to severe and horrific bullying of a close family member," prompting the addition of Bully Alert to the grade school program, he said.
Bullying, Lord explained, occurs when a culture of "that's the way kids are" is embraced, and no steps are taken to show children more positive behaviors when interacting with others.
"One of the sad excuses that we as parents ourselves received in years past when trying to appeal for help in bullying situations was, 'That's just the way kids are,'" he said. "We have talked to a lot of people in our travels who have been met with similar, unsatisfying answers from educators."
According to thecharacternetwork.org website, Bully Alert and The Beginning of a Hero programs are geared toward students in grades kindergarten through sixth, while "A Reflection of Your Future" (formerly "What I Know Now and Wish I Knew Then") is for older students.
Lord said the program addresses cyber bullying with students in third through 12th grades, and the subject "is discussed as a literal crime, as well as a potentially devastating thing to do to someone else."
At present, 560 school in five states have adopted The Character Network programs. Locally, East Side in Jacksonville was the first to adopt the elementary program; now all five of JISD's elementary schools use the program. Elsewhere in the Cherokee County, Bullard, Rusk and New Summerfield elementary schools participate as well.
"I think the anti-bullying lessons and the 'Bully Alert' announcements have made students more aware of bullying behaviors, ways to report bullying situations, as well as becoming a voice to speak for victims," East Side Principal Holly Searcy said. "This has increased their knowledge on the subject."
The purpose of the program is simple, Lord said. "To meet the students where they are, (at) whatever stage of life they are in when we first come in contact with them and open their eyes and hearts to a better way of treating others and looking within themselves."


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MANKATO -- Our home and garden questions at the Extension Office are very commonly weather-related.
This year, trees are suffering from two consecutive dry seasons. Alternative gardening decisions are being made to work around the late spring and cold, wet soils. Weather records from last week showed that we had some precipitation every day, and that the temperatures stayed between 50 and 60 degrees.
Because this cool, wet weather continues to persist, a common leaf blight disease of shade trees known as anthracnose thrives and spreads. Anthracnose is a fungal disease that causes leaf blotches, leaf distortion, shoot blight, and leaf drop. This disease is caused by several related fungi that thrive in cool wet conditions. Ash, maple and oak trees are all commonly infected with anthracnose and symptoms of the disease have been seen on all of these trees this spring.
The disease is most common in spring when new shoot and leaf growth are combined with temperatures ranging from 50-68 degrees and spring rain. Anthracnose can also reoccur in the summer when cool, wet weather is paired with succulent leaf growth.
Despite blackening of leaves and shoots, anthracnose actually only results in a minor stress on the health of the tree. Only young, growing leaves and shoots are susceptible to infection. Mature leaves are relatively resistant to the disease. Once warm, dry weather arrives in Minnesota, leaves will mature and trees will replace lost leaves with a new flush of growth. As long as cool, wet weather persists, however, expect this fungal disease to spread throughout the trees canopy.
Fungicides are not necessary unless the tree has been completely defoliated many years in a row. Because fungicides are protectants, the timing of application is sometimes tricky, and can vary widely from year to year.
Cultural protection from anthracnose damage includes good sanitation at the end of the season. Rake up and remove all dropped leaves to eliminate the residue where the fungal spores overwinter. This time of year, prune limbs with infected leaves to remove the fungus and to increase sunlight and air circulation within the tree's canopy. When planting new trees, select species which are resistant to anthracnose.
More information can be found about this disease at the University of Minnesota Extension publication on anthracnose in shade trees. Information provided by Michelle Grabowski, U of M Extension plant pathologist.


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Keith Anderson has an insatiable passion for learning and equipping others for purposeful living. Working at Liberty University has proven to be a perfect match to explore an exciting and challenging opportunity to exercise knowledge and skill-sets in a unique organic environment.
Currently serving as the Dean of Students for Liberty University, Keith is the Chief Conduct Officer, and Director for a counseling and spiritual support office. These offices are designed to provide holistic student development opportunities for the resident and commuter population. Keith draws from his diverse experiences ranging from lessons learned as a Senior Pastor, a fifteen year career as a military officer, as founder of non-profit mission organization, and as a counselor for a private in-home mental health professional for adolescents.
"Pastor Keith" as he is affectionately known, graduated from the public schools of Memphis, Tennessee and later attended the University of Memphis. After attaining a Bachelors of Science degree in Biblical Studies from Andersonville Theological Seminary located in Camilla, Georgia, Keith continued his education by completing the course of study for a Master of Arts in Religion and Master in Religious Education (Pastoral Counseling specialization) from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.


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Crusaders Fall to Oakland in Mid-Con Tourney
Friday, November 08, 2002The Valparaiso University women's soccer team saw its season come to a close Friday evening as the Crusaders dropped a 1-0 match to Oakland in the semifinals of the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament.
The two schools battled through a scoreless opening half. Oakland had the first chance of the match, but Kristen Templin (Madison, Wis./Middleton H.S.) made a pair of saves in the ninth minute.
Valpo's best chance of the opening stanza came as Emily King (Colona, Ill./United Township H.S.) ripped a blast from 20 yards out that was saved by Sarah Buckland.
Oakland had another chance with 10:30 left in the first half, but Jenny Young headed a cross wide right.
The Crusaders went a man down late in the first half, playing with ten for the final 50:49 of the match.
Oakland, playing with the wind at its back in the opening half, outshot Valpo 9-2 in the opening half, with Templin pushing aside five of the shots.
The Golden Grizzlies had two opportunities in the early minutes of the second half but Templin was equal to the challenge. The first was punched over the goal a minute into the half, and the second was a diving save to her left at the 41:45 mark.
Lori Moore (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central H.S.) looked to put the Brown and Gold on the board at the 33:50 mark with a shot from 15 yards out on the left side directed for the upper corner that was pushed aside with a diving save by Buckland.
Oakland got on the board at 76:53 as Silje Moen slid one past Templin from the right side after receiving an Erica Demerrs pass from the back.
Lorna Torrez (Dallas Center, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes H.S.) looked for the equalizer in the 81st minute from the left side, but again Buckland was up to the challenge.
The Golden Grizzlies outshot Valpo 21-6 for the contest and held a 6-4 advantage on corner kicks. Templin made nine stops for the Crusaders while Buckland made six saves for Oakland.
Valpo's season ends at 5-13-1, while Oakland (10-11) advances to the Mid-Con championship match on Sunday.
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Tarpon Springs Teen Arrested for Bringing a Gun to School
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla (970 WFLA)- An 11th grader from Tarpon Springs is now facing charges for bringing a loaded gun to school on Monday.
School resource officers recieved a tip and removed 16-year old Dre'Tonio Maitez Greer from his class. Greer freely admitted to bringing the .32 caliber handgun to school. Police say there were 3 rounds in the magazine and the serial number had been filed off.
Greer stated he was having problems outside of school with some other students and needed the gun for protection.
Greer is now facing charges of possessing a firearm on school grounds and carrying a concealed firearm. Both charges are felonies.


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Long Road in Penn Hills gets a fair amount of morning rush hour traffic: school and Port Authority buses, along with commuters leaving their homes and heading for their jobs in Pittsburgh.
Weekday mornings, at the end of Long Road, cars often form a line waiting to make a left hand turn at the Churchill Valley Country Club onto Beulah Road. As they drive up the hill, they pass the Blackridge Civic Association clubhouse and then, at the top of the hill, intersect with the Parkway East or Penn Avenue toward Wilkinsburg.
When Barbara Jean Lewis graduated from Penn Hills High School in 1964, she had her eye on a secretarial career. Her dream to enter the business world came true. She was a secretary at the downtown Pittsburgh offices of Rockwell International, located in the U.S. Steel Building.
Every work day, Barbara Jean Lewis left her home at 425 Long Rd., walked the length of five houses up to the intersection of Long Road at Paris and Joan drives, crossed the street and waited for a bus.
And so it was presumed she did the same on Nov. 19, 1976. Barbara, who had turned 30 years old four days earlier, was still getting ready for the day as her sister, Mary Beth Lewis, left their home for work that day at about 6:15 a.m.
At 9:03 a.m., a cleaning lady at the Blackridge Civic Association on Beulah Road in Churchill, just over the Penn Hills border, made a trip to the large commercial-grade trash bin behind the building. There, she discovered the still-warm body of a young woman, partially covered with old ceiling tiles.
The woman had been manually strangled, according to former Churchill police Chief Richard James, who had worked the case. The Pittsburgh Press reported that Nov. 21 that paper gauze had been packed tightly in her nostrils and mouth after death. A wool belt and one of her nylon stockings bound her hands behind her back.
Barbara was known as a conscientious employee at Rockwell—and when she failed to show up for work, co-workers knew something was wrong.
There were a few interesting twists in this case, most obviously the sexual component.
In the book "Who Killed…? Pittsburgh, Pa.," author Jack Swint noted that when Barbara's body was found partially clad, her underwear was on inside out and her bra was torn and askew. Yet, the coroner's office ruled that she had not been sexually assaulted—and James recalled for a story in Gateway Newspapers on Nov. 12, 2003 that there was no apparent sign of rape.
Another twist was whether Barbara was actually waiting for the bus that day, as had been her habit. That question was raised by two Penn Hills officers in the Gateway Newspapers story.
Penn Hills police Lt. Dennis Poland said it was never established for certain that she was abducted from the roadway. Chief Howard Burton speculated that perhaps Barbara had willingly entered a car, possibly with someone she knew.
Burton said if she were being abducted, it would be likely that Barbara would have tried to fight off the attack. Yet James said that, aside from her being strangled, there were no bruises on Barbara's body.
Another twist that adds credence to their speculation is that Barbara's purse, blouse and coat were found a few days after her death by children playing in a wooded area off Princeton Boulevard in Wilkinsburg, near Woodlawn Cemetery. They had not been scattered as she fought off her attacker.
With the aid of Allegheny County homicide detectives, Churchill and Penn Hills police conducted an extensive investigation into Barbara's death. For the 10 days after her body was found, police officers stopped motorists traveling on both Long and Beulah roads about the time the incident occurred in hopes of finding some clue.
James and Burton recall that despite their hard work, nothing really came of it. They followed every possible lead and grew frustrated when it all ended nowhere.
In 2003, the Pennsylvania State Police cold cases division began looking into Barbara's death to see if it had any connection to a rash of homicides involving young women that took place in Washington County during the mid-1970s. James said, at the time, he didn't think there was a connection because the modus operandi didn't match that of a serial killer.
Ironically, there is another twist. Three newspapers in the former Dardanell Publications weekly chain—the Penn Hills Progress, Churchill Area Progress and Wilkinsburg Gazette—all carried a story about the one-year anniversary of Barbara's murder.
The day that story ran—Nov. 23, 1977—a man attempted to pick up a woman waiting for a morning bus along Ardmore Boulevard in Wilkinsburg, just blocks from where Barbara's belongings had been found. The woman at the bus stop told her story to Patch for the first time last year.
And several hours later, just a few blocks up Ardmore Boulevard and a block off the highway, Beth Lynn Barr, a cute 6-year-old schoolgirl, was kidnapped on her way home from school. Even more coincidental—Lewis' belongings had been found in a wooded area off Princeton Boulevard in Wilkinsburg, the street where Beth lived.
Beth's body was found 16 months later in woods adjacent to Restland Memorial Cemetery in Monroeville, just a little more than a half mile from where Barbara was buried in Good Shepherd Cemetery.
The biggest remaining question isn't whether or not Barbara made it the 50 feet from her home to the bus stop at Long Road and Paris Drive, whether she survived the 1.1 mile, three-minute drive to the parking lot of the Blackridge Civic Association or met her fate en route, or whether she knew her killer.
It is simply: "Who killed her?"


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No name embodies the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement more than Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The slain leader is recognized on January 21 this year not only for the work he did during a life that was cut short, but also for the work that was left unfinished when he was taken down by an assassin's bullet. However, the day in which Florida, and our nation, recognizes him, is a day dedicated to a quest, an ideal, that is far greater than the legacy of any one man. It is the millennia-long struggle for mankind to live free of oppression and bondage.
Our Founding Fathers, unable to resolve the issue of slavery, left the sticky details of that subject to later generations when they formed what would become the United States of America. If they had not done so, the flickering flame of this nascent nation may have gone out as quickly as it began. In that great foundational document which announced the colonialists intention to split from the royal authority under which they were living, Thomas Jefferson wrote: "…we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. " In The Declaration of Independence the future president wrote "all" men are created equal (not some, not many, but all).
As our history documents, the issue of slavery came to a head when the southern states split from the northern states. Slavery, the domination of one man over another, was a prime mover of that split. President Abraham Lincoln, during the heart of the Civil War, authored and signed The Emancipation Proclamation which stated, in part: "… all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free…"
Could any one man solve the moral challenge of slavery? History is replete with references to nations operating with slave labor. The great monuments in Egypt, for example, were built in part by the enslaved Jews. They were ultimately lead to freedom by their great leader Moses. Jesus of Nazareth, as recorded by his faithful apostle Matthew, stated "…and whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted." Although he may have been speaking in a spiritual context, I believe that Jesus foresaw the ultimate triumph of the slave over the master. With a flourish of his pen President Lincoln put into action the very words spoken 1830 years before.
The Civil Rights Movement, and those such as Dr. King who took part in it, carried on this struggle of literally Biblical proportions. Has the movement succeeded? Until the time comes when all men and women are judged not by the color of their skin, gender or nationality, but merely by their talents and abilities, then the movement has not fully accomplished its goal. We have made great strides towards that worthy destination. A traveler from 1776 would be astounded to see our nation as it is today. However, there is still far to go and much to do to get there.
As we recognize the day set aside to memorialize Dr. King's birth, let us ponder what we can do to help mankind accept one another as equal creations with none master over another.
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Spike Sharpens 'Blade' Campaign
June 26, 2006 12:00 AM
Spike TV's first scripted series, "Blade," will receive the most expensive marketing campaign in the channel's three-year history. The plan includes joining forces with "Blade" production company New Line to take advantage of the distributor's experience promoting feature films. Buying advertising through New Line gained Spike TV some rate discounts to help bombard viewers via print, online and on-air ads. "We're definitely leveraging their power out there," said Dario Spina, senior VP of marketing for Spike. "We want to launch it in a big way. It's analogous to our summer tentpole movie release." The two-hour June 28 premiere will be exclusively sponsored by Alltel and Harley-Davidson, which is providing the title character's new vehicle of choice for vampire hunting.
-James Hibberd
Salma Hayek: Telenovela Star
Executive producers have to work hard to get their pilots picked up to series. For Salma Hayek, one of the executive producers behind ABC's upcoming fall drama "Betty the Ugly," duties included a cameo role in the pilot. The Oscar-nominated Ms. Hayek appears as a passionate nurse, complete with a tight, low-cut blouse, in the "show-within-the-show" Spanish-language soap opera that runs in the background during several scenes. Besides the comedic value of Ms. Hayek's over-the-top acting, her scenes may allude to "Betty's" origins: The pilot is an adaptation of the wildly successful Argentinian telenovela "Betty la Fea." Preparing for the cameo was not a problem for Ms. Hayek, either-she began her acting career on a Mexican telenovela.
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Katie Taking Time to Listen
Before she makes her Sept. 5 debut as anchor of the "CBS Evening News," Katie Couric is going on a "listening tour" of six cities in which 100 so-called regular folks will be able to talk to her-no press coverage allowed-about what they are interested in seeing on the revamped newscast. Ms. Couric also will headline a charity event in each city; Denver and San Diego were known stops as of last week. CBS News says the tour was Ms. Couric's idea. (It's perhaps worth noting that the news star's outside publicist Matthew Hiltzik helped coordinate a 1999 "listening tour" that helped transform Hillary Clinton from a former first lady into New York's junior senator.) Asked how much a 22-minute broadcast truly could be impacted by feedback gathered on such a tour, "Evening News" executive producer Rome Hartman said: "We are not going to furiously scribble down everything that everybody says and then turn around and remake the newscast in the image of this. But it is a genuine effort to hear people out, and I think we're going to come to the end of it and be able to compare notes and say, 'You know what struck me? There were some really interesting, consistent threads.'" Nor does Mr. Hartman have a problem with the no-press-allowed rule, because "The idea is, 'What can we do to make sure that these are as comfortable and as natural as possible? Where people will really feel they're not performing, they're not on stage, they're not being asked to make sound bites?' If you have cameras and lights, it changes the conversation. … We're not banning anybody. I don't think there's any issue about freedom of the press."
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Deadwood Chic
Last week HBO announced a licensing deal for a line of clothing inspired by David Milch's gritty Western drama "Deadwood." Or, put another way, last week HBO announced a line of clothing inspired by a ratings-challenged and recently canceled show that takes place 130 years ago and whose characters sometimes wear tattered garments smeared with mud, blood and horse manure. Western wear retailer Billy Martin's USA Inc. will design the clothing using "some of the Western industry's finest artisans, silversmiths and designers," according to the press release. Billy Martin's will roll out the line in August, just in time for the last episode of the show's final full season.
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No Experience Possible
Google's been looking for a product manager for interactive TV since at least the end of March. Maybe that's because it is basically looking for someone who has experience doing something that no one has done before. The job posting reads: "As product manager, you will provide leadership on product vision and execution strategies that enhance the user's experience when watching television and using Google's search and advertising technologies." Of course, Google hasn't "officially" penetrated the TV ad market yet-wink, wink-but the job opening is further evidence that Google isn't just interested in organizing TV schedules online.
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Oscar-winning actress Kathy Bates talks about working with Melissa McCarthy and more on the new comedy "Tammy."
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"Jersey Boys" stars John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen and Michael Lomenda talk about working with director Clint Eastwood on the music biopic about Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.
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Disney puts a modern, and darker, twist on "Sleeping Beauty" with Angelina Jolie as "Maleficent."
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"X-Men: Days of Future Past" star Hugh Jackman talks about how he embraced the unique plotline for the new superhero extravaganza.
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As she appears in "Magic in the Moonlight," take a look back at the career of Emma Stone in photos.
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As Selena Gomez celebrates her birthday take a look at images of the actress and singer on and off set.
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SARASOTA, Fla. — Robert I. Gephart, age 79, of Sarasota, formerly of Ashtabula, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2013.
He was born on April 5, 1933, in Circleville, Ohio. He was a graduate of DePauw U. (1955), Fraternity affiliation Phi Gamma Delta. Graduate School of Banking, U. of Wisconsin (1975). Robert was an active member of the U.S. Army from 1955-1957 and in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1957-1963.
A resident of Barrington, Ill. for 32 years, he was in the banking business before relocating to Sarasota in 1988.
He was preceded in death by his parents, E. I. Gephart and Opal Stanforth Gephart.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Phyllis Held Gephart; son, Michael H. Gephart of Sarasota; daughter, Ann Gephart Moore (Tim) of Arlington Heights, Ill.; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one brother, Gene C. Gephart of Ashtabula, Ohio.
In Sarasota, he was a parishioner at St. Mary Star of the Sea Church on Longboat Key where his Memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, April 5th, his 80th birthday. Inurnment to follow in church memorial garden.
Donations may be made to Tidewell Hospice, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238 or St Mary Star of the Sea Church, 2721 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla. 34228.
Arrangements by TOALE BROTHERS FUNERAL HOME in Sarasota. Obituary and condolences at starbeacon.com.


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MLK lineup/tickets
By Chace Bryson
Thursday, January 15th, 2009 at 7:34 pm in Basketball, Prep Sports.
Because a few people have inquired, here's the full lineup for the MLK Classic showcase at Haas Pavilion on Monday. Tickets are available for presale through 3 p.m. Friday at the De La Salle bookstore ($7 for adults, $5 students/seniors/children), or they will also be available at the door on Monday ($10 for adults, $5 students/seniors/childen).
11:15 a.m. — Pinole Valley vs. Alhambra
12:45 p.m. – Berkeley vs. Carondelet
2:15 p.m. – Skyline vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral
4 p.m. – Salesian vs. Newark Memorial
5:45 p.m. – Monte Vista vs. St. Mary's-Berkeley
7:30 p.m. – McClymonds vs. De La Salle
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Stand-up burgers
Up your grill game with new take on a classic
For the football fan who cooks, tailgates are a beautiful thing.
This pregame festivity can be as fancy or down-home casual as the cook likes or has time for on any given Saturday or Sunday.
That said, you still have to come up with a menu that travels well and doesn't require a ton of work once you hit the stadium parking lot. Not to mention lends itself to eating while standing up in crowded quarters.
Enter the not-so-humble hamburger. This season, we'd like to help you build a better burger, with some fresh takes on the standard components. All of them can easily be made ahead with just a few simple ingredients. A few can do double duty, serving as side dishes for bigger appetites or as a tasty dip for chips and sliced veggies.
Tempting as it might be to make and freeze the burgers in advance, the best burgers are those made fresh right before cooking. Even more important is a light touch. Overworking the meat when shaping it into patties is a recipe for dense, dry disaster.
For even cooking, make the center of the patty thinner than the edges, as burgers plump when cooking. A little salt sprinkled on the outside will make for an extra-crispy crust. To make them even more tailgate-friendly, consider shaping them into 3-ounce sliders and serving them on dinner-sized rolls or brioche.
Don't worry if you can't find chorizo in bulk. I simply cut the casings off chorizo links. Add the wine a little at a time to prevent it from getting too soupy.Makes 8 burgers
1 pound chorizo sausage1½ pounds ground beef
¾ cup red wine
1 Mix ingredients together in large bowl. Form meat into eight individual patties. Place burgers on a hot grill, and cook until desired doneness, about 10 to 12 minutes.
2 Serve burgers topped with provolone cheese, fried onions, lettuce and chipotle mayonnaise (2 cups mayonnaise blended with 1 tablespoon chopped chipotle peppers in adobo sauce).
— Jim Calato, City Gourmet Group
These lean turkey burgers from Rachael Ray's new "The Book of Burger" will appeal to the non-beef eaters in the crowd. Ray likes to fry them on a flattop griddle or cast-iron pan (it creates a crispier crust), but you also can cook them on a grill. A little blue-cheese sauce on the top (recipe below) and you're good to go.
Makes 4 burgers
1½ pounds ground turkey breast
1½ teaspoons poultry seasoning
1 tablespoon grill seasoning
2 cloves garlic, chopped
4 scallions, whites and greens, finely chopped
1 rib celery, from the heart, finely chopped
- Vegetable oil, for drizzling
2 tablespoons butter
¼ cup hot sauce (such as Frank's)
1 In a large bowl, combine first six ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Score into 4 equal portions and form them into patties slightly thinner at the center than at the edges for even cooking and to ensure a flat surface (burgers plump as they cook). Drizzle the patties with oil.
2 Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook burgers, flipping once, 10 to 12 minutes, or until the juices run clear. Remove to a plate. Wipe pan clean and reduce heat to low. Melt butter in pan and stir in hot sauce. Return the burgers to the skillet and turn to coat in the hot sauce-butter mixture.
— "The Book of Burger" by Rachael Ray
This slaw pairs well with a turkey or chicken burger.
Serves 6 to 8
2 Granny Smith apples, cored with the skin on
- Zest and juice of 2 limes
1 small head of savoy cabbage, shredded
4 scallions, chopped
½ bunch cilantro, rough cut
½ cup mayonnaise
½ cup sour cream
1½ teaspoons sugar
- Salt and pepper
1 Core apples and cut into matchsticks. Coat with lime juice. Toss in a bowl with cabbage, scallions, lime zest and cilantro.
2 Make dressing by combining mayonnaise, sour cream, remaining lime juice and sugar. Add salt and pepper to taste. Coat slaw with dressing.
— Jim Calato, City Gourmet Group
This easy mayo will keep in the fridge for up to three days, and has a nice, slightly charred flavor. Also tasty on fish sandwiches.
Makes about / cup
8 green onions, scallions or small bulb onions
- Olive oil, for brushing
- Salt and pepper to taste
¹/3 cup mayonnaise
- Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil
1 Prepare a medium-hot grill. Place a perforated grill rack over the grill grate. Brush the onions with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
2 Place scallions on the perforated grill rack and grill, turning every minute or so, until the onions get good grill marks. Let cool.
3 Chop the onions and combine with mayonnaise, lemon zest, lemon juice and basil until well-blended. Serve right away or cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
— "The Gardener & The Grill: The Bounty of the Garden Meets the Sizzle of the Grill" by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig
Don't worry about skinning or seeding the tomatoes in this simple jam recipe — they give the final product texture. A savory substitution for ketchup, the jam also tastes delicious slathered inside a grilled-cheese sandwich or dolloped on top of meatloaf.
Makes about 1 pint.
1½ pounds good ripe tomatoes (Roma are best), cored and coarsely chopped
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1 tablespoon grated or minced fresh ginger
1 teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon salt
1 jalapeño or other pepper, stemmed, seeded and minced, or red pepper flakes or cayenne to taste
1 Combine all ingredients in a heavy medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring often. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until mixture has consistency of thick jam, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
2 Taste and adjust seasoning, then cool and refrigerate until ready to use; this will keep at least a week.
— Mark Bittman, The New York Times
Any beer will do in this recipe (I borrowed a Michelob Ultra from my neighbor), though the better the brew, the better the sauce. I used the leftovers for mac and cheese; it also would be good as a chip dip or drizzled on nachos.
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
½ teaspoon mustard powder
¾ cup beer
½ cup half-and-half
1½ cups grated sharp cheddar
1 tablespoon horseradish
1 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour and mustard powder; cook, stirring, 2 to 3 minutes (do not brown). Whisk in beer; bring to a simmer, then whisk in half-and-half. Simmer, whisking, until thickened, about 4 minutes. Stir in grated cheddar and horseradish.
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A perfect topping for your Buffalo burger, or as a dip for crudités.
Makes enough for 4 burgers.
1 ounce Danish blue cheese, crumbled (about 1/4 cup)
2 tablespoons low-fat buttermilk
1 tablespoon light mayonnaise
— Pinch of sugar
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 Mash blue cheese with the back of a fork in a small dish. Stir in remaining ingredients. Slather on top of burger buns.
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Tested recipe
Barbecue isn't the only thing that benefits from slow and low cooking. This super-simple preparation brings out the tomatoes' natural sweetness. The balsamic syrup is addictive.
1½ pounds heirloom cherry tomatoes, halved
8 small shallots, peeled
6 garlic cloves, peeled
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt
½ cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons agave syrup (I substituted maple syrup)
1 stem fresh rosemary
½ cup dried breadcrumbs, toasted (optional)
1 Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and place tomatoes, cut-side up, on the pan. Sprinkle shallots and garlic around the tomatoes. Drizzle them with oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Roast until tomatoes are shrunken and sweet, about 2 hours, switching the pan positions after an hour. Transfer them and any juices on the pan to a medium bowl.
2 In a small saucepan, combine vinegar, agave syrup and rosemary, and bring to a boil. Cook for about 5 minutes over medium heat, until liquids reduce to 1/4 cup and form a thick syrup. Remove rosemary with a fork and season the syrup with a pinch of salt.
3 Toss tomatoes with breadcrumbs to soak up the juices, if desired. Drizzle the syrup over the tomatoes and serve.
4 Makes about 1 cup of roasted tomatoes.
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Instead of that ... dill-pickle spear
Tested recipe
These are for sweet-pickle lovers
Makes about 4 cups pickles, filling a 1-quart jar
1 pound cucumbers, sliced ¼-inch thick ("pickling" or kirby cucumbers work best)
1 large sweet onion, thinly sliced
¼ cup kosher salt
½ to 3/4 cup sugar
½ cup distilled white vinegar
¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
1 tablespoon mustard seeds
1 tablespoon coriander seeds (if ground, use 1 teaspoon)
¼ teaspoon celery seed
1 In a medium bowl, combine the cucumbers, onion and salt. Mix well. Cover the mixture with ice. Let stand at room temperature for two hours. In a pot, bring sugar, vinegar and spices to a boil. Rinse cucumbers and onions with water and drain well. Add to vinegar mixture and bring almost back to a boil. Remove from heat and cool. You can store the pickles in an airtight container for up to three weeks in the fridge. They will begin tasting pickled in just a couple hours.
— Smittenkitchen.com
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This tart burger topping takes just five minutes to prepare, but the flavor is boundless. Stir the onions into potato salad, layer them in quesadillas, sprinkle them on salad greens or use them as a garnish for hors d'oeuvres.
Makes ¾ cup, or enough for 6 burgers.
1/3 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
½ cinnamon stick
1 bay leaf
¼ red jalapeno chile
½ tablespoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
¼ pound red onions, julienned
1 Heat all ingredients except onions with 1 cup water to a simmer in a saucepan. Simmer for five minutes and remove from heat. Pour the pickling liquid over the onions in a mixing bowl and let cool to room temperature. Reserve the onions in the liquid until you are ready to use them. Onions will hold refrigerated for 7 to 10 days.
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2003: Appeared in all 17 contests for the Brown and Gold, starting 12 ... named the Mid-Continent Conference Offensive Player of the Week on October 6 ... scored in back-to-back Mid-Continent Conference matches against UMKC and Centenary ... fired 21 shots toward net ... registered a team-best ten shots on goal ... earned Valpo's Offensive Player of the Year honors ... named to the Mid-Con All-Academic Team.
2002: Appeared in 16 matches for the Crusaders, making 15 starts ... drew assists in Valpo's victories at UMKC and at Loyola ... ranked fifth on the team with 18 shot attempts ... fired three shots against Oral Roberts and at Western Illinois ... named to the Mid-Continent Conference All-Academic Team.
2001: Saw action in four matches for the Brown and Gold as a freshman ... drew a starting assignment at home against Loyola ... did not record a shot for the Crusaders playing on the frontline.
Prep: A three-year letterwinner for the Wolves ... named to the state All-Tournament Team as a senior ... a two-time All-Area Team selection ... 3 v. 3 soccer national champion.
Personal: Owen is the son of Landon and Debbie Hoyt ... major is electrical engineering ... born June 30, 1982.
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---- — PLAISTOW — Join us one Saturday a month starting September 14 for "Crafty Kids," and do a themed craft. Supplies are provided; all ages welcome. Please register online in advance.
Savannah's back! Cuddle up and read with this very special Black Labrador Retriever Therapy Dog 'Savannah' and her handler. Choose your own books, relax with Savannah and practice your reading skills. For ages 6 and up. Stories with Savannah is available third Monday each month in four fifteen (15) minute time slots from 4:00-5:00 p.m. Please register in advance.
The "Fun Fiction" book club for grades 4-6 meets one Tuesday per month at 6:00 p.m. The first book selection is "The Danger Box" by Blue Balliett. Pick up your copy at the library to read in time to discuss on September 17. Register online or at the library when you pick up the book.
Regular story times are back: age appropriate rhymes, music, wordplay and stories with occasional crafts are offered several times a week to accommodate various age groups. Baby lap sit meets for ages 0-2 on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Toddler Time meets for ages 3-5 on Fridays at 10:00 a.m. Join us for "Slumber Storytime" for ages 3-5 on September 19 at 6:00 p.m. Feel free to attend in your PJs and bring a favorite stuffed sleeping buddy!
A Movies from Books program is starting the third Wednesday of the month at 4:00 p.m. Watch a family movie that came from a book, then talk about whether the book or the movie was your favorite. Popcorn and drink provided. All ages welcome. Call the library for movie titles. The first program meets Wed., September 18.
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Brent Rutemiller is the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sports Publications, Inc., publishers of Swimming World Magazine, SWIM, Swimming Technique and Water Polo Scoreboard magazines and also produces SwimInfo.com and The Morning Show.
In 1998, the multi-talented Rutemiller authored Below the Surface, a groundbreaking book about the administrative side of coaching that was hailed by USA Swimming as recommended reading for coaches and swim team officers. It was the first comprehensive collection of procedures and policies to unify a team's mission with its attitudes and expectations.
Professional Career
Rutemiller served as the Editor of Swimming Technique magazine from 1990 to 1996, and the Technical Editor for Swimming World Magazine from 1994 to 1996. In 1984, he earned national recognition as the creator of educational materials for swimmers when he started a publishing company in San Diego, California. His educational comic strip, The AquaZoids, has been featured in Swimming World Magazine.
Coaching Career
As a successful former head swimming club coach and USA Swimming National Team Coach, he has over 20 years of coaching experience. He began his coaching career in 1976 at the Brookwood Country Club in Northern Kentucky as an assistant to Frank Busch (current USA Swimming national team head coach). He later became the Aquatic Director for the South Dearborn School Corporation in Indiana.
In 1988, he was hired to coach with Pierre Lafontaine and to work with architects to help design and directly supervise the construction of a multi-million dollar sports training complex known today as the Phoenix Swim Club.
In 1990, he was hired by the Scottsdale Aquatic Club to build a comprehensive competitive swim program sponsored by the City of Scottsdale Parks and Recreational Department. He currently serves as the President of the Arizona Swim Foundation.
Swimming World Magazine
Swimming World Magazine has a monthly publication rate of roughly 50,000 issues. With correspondents throughout the world, the authoritative publication provides up-to-date information online and through its features in its monthly printed magazine. It extensively covers American and international competitions as well as age-group, high school, college, masters and open water swimming athletes, events and trends. It also provides advice, articles, photos and data on health-related, product, service (e.g., swimming camps) and techniques.


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North and southbound I-35 is narrowed to one lane in each direction near the Oklahoma-Texas state line for construction of a new I-35 interchange at mile marker 3 near Thackerville.
Friday afternoon there were reports of lengthly delays on southbound I-35 due to heavy congestion with higher than normal traffic volumes for Easter weekend. Drivers are urged to allow extra time traveling in this area, especially during weekends and peak travel times and consider locating an alternate route. US-77 to the east of I-35 is a suggested alternate route.
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission awarded the $3.5 million contract in August 2012 to Duit Construction Inc/TTK Construction Co. of Edmond for construction of this phase of the new interchange. Construction is expected to be completed late Spring. The Chickasaw Nation is funding the project.
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Bullpen Banter's Chicago White Sox 2012 Top 15 Prospects
Thoughts on Baseball America's Top 31 White Sox Prospects.
Taking a preliminary look at the 2010 White Sox Organizational Depth Chart.
Discussing Interesting White Sox Prospects to Watch in 2010.
Is Trayce Thompson — the 3rd pick by the Chicago White Sox this year — the next Mike Stanton? Probably not. But I admit Mike Stanton was the first player to cross my mind when I watched Thompson. I mean, you can see enormous power potential from Thompson with each swing. He has an ideal frame with room to add more weight and muscle mass without losing much of his present speed. His bat speed is tremendous. The swing itself looks similar to Stanton's, particularly how the back leg rotates forward. And when Thompson gets a hold of one, the ball goes a long, long way.
The White Sox inked second-round pick Trayce Thompson, according to Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune. The high school outfielder, chosen 61st overall, gets $625K.mlbtraderumors.com
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Famous Dave's of America is a casual-dining chain that specializes in barbeque. The company has 188 U.S. units and did nearly $500 million in U.S. systemwide sales last year. The brand is owned by Famous Dave's of America Inc, a publicly traded restaurant company (Ticker: DAVE) that also operates a fast-casual spin-off of the original concept.
Segment: Casual Dining
Headquarters: Minnetonka, Minn.
CEO: John Gilbert III
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While The Iliad is a fictional tale of the Trojan War between the Trojan and Achaean warriors during the Late Bronze Age (circa 1500-1200 BC), it is set in a real location: the eastern Mediterranean, along the Aegean Sea. We present a brief slideshow of maps from Barry B. Powell's new translation of the ancient epic, which illustrate the geographic regions mentioned, from towns and cities, to character origins, and even allied battle grounds. This topographical backdrop to Homer's poem provides a rich context for the story, and a greater understanding for modern readers.
Barry B. Powell is Halls-Bascom Professor of Classics Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the author of a new free verse translation of The Iliad by Homer.
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Who writes this stuff?
"it is set in a real location: Mycenae, today known as modern Turkey,"
Surely someone at OUP knows that Mycenae is today known as Mycenae, in modern Greece? It is across the Argolid, the Saronic Gulf, Attica, and the Aegean from modern Turkey.


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CLAS12 - The Hall B 12GeV Upgrade
Introduction to the Science Program
The primary goal of experiments using the CLAS12 detector at energies up to 12 GeV is the study of the internal nucleon dynamics by accessing the ucleon's generalized parton distributions (GPD's). This is accomplished through the measurement of Deeply Vrtual Compton Scattering (DVCS), Deeply Virtual Meson production (DVMP), and single spin asymetries (SSA). Towards this end, the detector has been tuned for studies of exclusive and semi-inclusive reactions in a wide kinematic range. The large acceptance and high luminosity capabilities of CLAS12 are essential for this program. Inclusive processes, for which the unique properties of the Hall B instrumentation are essential, for example the study of the proton and neutron spin structure at high x using polarized solid state targets, or experiments requiring neutron tagging will be measured as well. The large acceptance of CLAS12 will be ideal for studies of quark hadronization in the nuclear medium. A novel way of studying the spectroscopy of hadrons is through the of hadron spectroscopy through forward electron detection.


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Limited numbers of the Pierre Hardy Cuff Boot recently hit specific retailers and the net. Comprised of a one-piece leather round toe upper, the Cuff Boot sports a crepe sole similar to Clark's iconic line. Criss cross leather straps behind the heel give the boot support and a contemporary style aesthetic. Available now at Restir.
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PORTLAND - It's a common joke if you have teens at home, you wonder if they can hear at all. It turns out there's an alarming rise in the number of teenagers with hearing loss.
"There are teens out there who need hearing aids who are not being treated. It's sad," said Providence St. Vincent Audiologist Christi Sperry.
The experts point to earbuds as a major reason hearing loss in teens has jumped 33 percent since 1994.
"Earbuds sit inside the ear and you can hear outside noise, so teens pump up the volume to cancel that out," explained Sperry.
A safe level of noise for our ears is 85 decibels. A blow dryer is 90 decibels and often times, music levels for teens reach over 100 decibels.
"I'm too into my music to worry about it," said AAliyah Pe'a as she inserted her ear buds to listen to Poetic Justice.
Noise-induced hearing loss is permanent because the pounding sound kills off hair cells in the ear which receive sound.
"It's sort of like reading a newspaper with having chunks of letters taken out," explained Speer.
A 15-minute hearing test can determine if there's a loss.
"They'll have normal hearing typically in low frequencies, but we'll see a dip in hearing the high frequencies," said Sperry.
Earbud use she says should be limited to 20 minutes to an hour at most, but listening through headphones is better.
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Only 16 global FMCG brands were chosen by consumers more than one billion times last year. This was the key finding of Kantar Worldpanel's Brand Footprint study of the 50 Most Chosen Global FMCG Brands. The research also highlighted the scale of the opportunity that exists for global expansion, with the average global penetration of the Top 50 brands being just 20%.
In its second year, Kantar Worldpanel's Brand Footprint ranking and report outline the winning strategies that the most successful global FMCG brands are employing as well as the key global consumer and industry trends. The ranking reveals the brands that are being bought by the most people, the most often, in 35 countries around the world, across the food, beverage, health and beauty and homecare sectors.
FMCG manufacturers that want to convert more households around the world into loyal customers must compete with established and often dominant local brands. Kantar Worldpanel's report highlights that local brands are growing their footprints almost twice as fast as global brands, with an average annual growth rate of 2%, compared with 1.2% for global brands. Local brands account for 60% of global FMCG shopping choices and were chosen 129 billion times last year.
However some global brands stand out. Coca-Cola, which remains the world's most chosen brand for the second year, was chosen more than 5.8 billion times in the last year. The beverages manufacturer was chosen an additional 124 million times in the last year (a growth of 2% which came mainly from Latin America). P&G's fabric softener brand Downy grew its reach by 26%, adding 9.5 million new households to its consumer base in the last year. The world's favourite biscuit brand Oreo added the most new buyers - 19 million in the last year - equivalent to the total number of households in the Philippines.
Josep Montserrat, Global CEO of Kantar Worldpanel, says: "Growth is top of the agenda for all FMCG companies, but there is no single path to prosperity. They are looking for new shoppers, new occasions, new markets, and are investing in the creation of innovative new products. The Brand Footprint report highlights the opportunities that exist for every brand with global aspirations to expand its consumer base. It provides an essential guide for FMCG manufacturers on their journey to increase the dominance of their brands in the world's fastest growing markets."
The top 16 global FMCG brands revealed by Kantar Worldpanel's Brand Footprint study - all of which were chosen more than one billion times in the last year - are:
Consumer Points
Reach Points Penetration Frequency growth %
Rank Brand (Billion) % of purchase 2013 v 2012
1 Coca-Cola 5.8 44.0% 14 +2%
2 Colgate 3.7 63.4% 6 +3%
3 Nescafé 2.2 23.8% 10 -4%
4 Maggi 2 31.2% 7 +4%
5 Pepsi 1.9 26.2% 8 +2%
6 Knorr 1.7 30.1% 6 -0.2%
7 Lifebuoy 1.7 25.5% 7 -1%
8 Lay's 1.5 26.0% 6 +7%
9 Pantene 1.3 28.4% 5 -6%
10 Kraft 1.3 17.8% 8 -1%
11 Dove 1.3 33.7% 4 +5%
12 Palmolive 1.2 19.8% 6 +1%
13 Lux 1.1 31.7% 4 -1%
14 Nestlé 1.1 29.4% 4 +3%
15 Tide 1.1 26.4% 4 -4%
16 Surf 1.1 13.8% 8 +3%
Brand Footprint reveals some key global FMCG market trends, including:
Brand and category highlights in the Brand Footprint ranking include:
Virginia Garavaglia, Global Brand Footprint Project Director and author of the Brand Footprint report, says: "The brands in the Brand Footprint ranking are masters at making their brands matter to consumers, solving functional needs and making life easier while bringing significance to people's lives beyond mere consumption."
To access the full global, regional, country and sector rankings and a complete index of the brands included in the Global Top 50, please visit http://www.kantarworldpanel.com/brandfootprint
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Kantar Worldpanel's Brand Footprint is based on research from 63% of the global population; a total of 956 million households across 35 countries, and 68% of the global GDP. The complete ranking comprises over 200 FMCG categories tracked around the world by Kantar Worldpanel across the beverages, food, health and beauty, homecare, alcoholic drinks, confectionery and nappies sectors. The ranking is based on an innovative metric created by Kantar Worldpanel called Consumer Reach Points, which measures every time a consumer chooses a brand. The data for this year's ranking was collected over the 52 week period between October 2012 and October 2013. All data relates to purchases that are brought into the home.
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