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---- — An Oneonta man accused of drunken driving was hospitalized Wednesday pending arraignment on felony counts alleging theft of a vehicle and fleeing an accident scene, Oneonta police said.
Robert W. Lyons, 23, was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, both felonies, and aggravated driving while intoxicated, Lt. Douglas Brenner said.
Lyons had a bump on his head after the crash Tuesday night and was taken to A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in the city and admitted Wednesday for observation, Brenner said.
The 6:47 p.m. crash Tuesday happened at Main Street and Ford Avenue when Lyons drove the stolen vehicle into a stopped Chevrolet Suburban driven by Jamie Osborne, 31, of Schenevus, police said.
Osborne and her 9-year-old daughter, who had a non-life-threatening injury, were taken to A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital by Oneonta ambulance crews, but further details weren't available, police said.
According to the incident report, the vehicle owner saw his Ford Bronco, which had been parked on South Main Street, being driving away and he called 911, Brenner said.
After the crash, Lyons fled on foot and a witness helped police locate him near St. James' Episcopal Church, police said. Lyons again tried to flee but was apprehended.
Lyons also was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, reckless driving, resisting arrest and eight vehicle and traffic tickets, including unlicensed operator and speeding in zone, police said.
Lyons' arraignment in Oneonta City Court is pending his release from the hospital, Brenner said.


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8:30am Friday 20th December 2013 in Headlines By David Pritchard, Chief Sports Reporter covering Oxford United. Follow us on twitter: @oxfordmailoufc. Call me on 01865 425458
CHRIS Allen is hoping Oxford United's FA Youth Cup tie with Cardiff City next month can be played at the Kassam Stadium.
The under 18s claimed one of their best results in years by coming from behind to win 3-1 at Swansea City on Tuesday night.
It sent them through to the last 32 and a meeting against another Premier League club.
United's youngsters play their home games at Didcot Town's Draycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium.
But Allen, the club's youth team manager, feels it would be a fitting reward to have the game at the Kassam, just like they played Bolton Wanderers two seasons ago.
He said: "It's at home so it is provisionally at Didcot, but hopefully we're going to try and have it at the stadium if possible.
"Hopefully the powers that be will let us do that, because it's not very often you get these occasions."
The cup run has not gone unnoticed with the senior players and several tweeted their congratulations within minutes of the final whistle in Llanelli.
Allen said: "It's great and shows togetherness of the club because the first team boys are really interested in how the youth team guys get on.
"We train at the same facilities so everyone is together and it goes to show that when straight after the game we're getting tweets from the senior lads saying well done. It's brilliant."
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FEMA rebuilding specialists will be stationed at the Eatontown Lowe's, 118 Route 35, today through Saturday to offer advice to residents whose homes or businesses were damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
This is the only location where the rebuilding specialists will be stationed in Monmouth County.
The FEMA personnel will be on hand from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on all three days.
According to a release from FEMA, the free service also offers information and publications on topics such as:
- Ridding a home of mold and mildew.
- Understanding flood- and wind-resistant building methods.
- Knowing the benefits of flood insurance.
- Elevating or anchoring utilities.
For additional information, visit fema.gov/SandyNJ and click on "Mitigation Resources."
FEMA has also noted that its Disaster Recovery Center on Union Avenue in Long Branch will be closed on Martin Luther King Day on Monday, Jan. 21.
Business recovery centers are staffed by SBA customer service representatives who provide help to businesses who suffered losses caused by Hurricane Sandy.


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Corsicana — A threat reportedly made by a former employee resulted in the evacuation of Corsicana's Russell Stover Candy factory Wednesday morning.
Employees were evacuated shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday, waiting in the parking lot as managers, maintenance workers and Corsicana Police searched the plant. No explosive was found in the search.
At about 8:50 a.m., employees were allowed to return to the building. A plant spokesman said any further comment would have to come from the corporate office in Kansas City.


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Cell phones have changed the way we live our lives and our children are no exception to this.
Mobile phones are small and becoming more affordable.
They provide a good way for you to get in touch with your child or for your child to get in touch with you at any time, but does that mean they should have one?
My son is a toddler, but he already lights up every time I pull out my iPhone and gets upset when I won't let him play with it. The only phone he's gotten so far have been toys, but I know the day will come all too soon when I'll have to make the decision.
A Pew study found that,
As of September 2009, 75% of American teens ages 12-17 have a cell phone, a number that has steadily increased from 45% of teens in November 2004. Fully 90% of parents of teens ages 12-17 have a cell phone, a percentage that has remained steady since 2006.
What's the right age to get a mobile phone for a child? Do you set limits in terms of talk/text time? For younger children, do you get the special restrictive plans and phones? Do you monitor your child's phone, texting and Internet use? Do you worry about sexting? Share your opinions in the comments below.


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Junior White Station point guard Chris Chiozza, whose recruitment is as hot as any other prospect's in the nation, received a scholarship offer from the University of Memphis tonight, he told The Commercial Appeal.
The offer comes on the heels of a second consecutive breakout weekend in an AAU tournament, this one in Biloxi, Miss.
"(Pastner) just said he liked my passing and my defense," Chiozza said. "He said I'd fit in good at Memphis."
In the last week, Chiozza has nabbed offers from Butler, Florida, Memphis, and UConn. The 5-10, 160-pound guard is rated 4-stars by Rivals.com.
With senior guards Joe Jackson, Chris Crawford, and Geron Johnson all graduating after next season, the U of M is in need of a true point guard and, after several evaluations, seems to have identified Chiozza as a capable replacement.
"It feels good, that my hometown finally offered," Chiozza said. "I can think about where I wanna go a little more now."
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About Spina Bifida
One of the first parts of the body to develop is the central nervous system. The neural tube, from which the spinal cord and brain develop, is formed within the first 25 to 28 days of pregnancy. Spina Bifida is caused by the failure of the neural tube to develop properly, hence the term 'neural tube defects'. Related defects are anencephaly (the absence of a brain) and encephalocele (a malformation of the brain and skull).
The human nervous system develops from a small, specialized plate of cells along the back of an embryo. Early in development, the edges of this plate begin to curl up toward each other, creating the neural tube—a narrow sheath that closes to form the brain and spinal cord of the embryo. As development progresses, the top of the tube becomes the brain and the remainder becomes the spinal cord. This process is usually complete by the 25th to the 28th day of pregnancy. But if problems occur during this process, the result can be brain disorders called neural tube defects, including spina bifida.
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No. 7 Duke edged Virginia, 4-3, in ACC women's tennis action Friday afternoon. The Cavaliers fall to 8-7 overall and 3-1 in the ACC.
The Cavaliers got off to a good start by winning the doubles point.
Junior Caryssa Peretz then gave the Cavaliers a 2-0 lead with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6.
Duke then won three consecutive matches to take a 3-2 lead. Julia Elbaba tied the score at 3-3 with a hard-fought win at No. 2 but Duke clinched the win at No. 1.
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I'd still have concenrs running straight 100LL in my small engines if I wanted them to outlast me . . . and if ethanol free mogas was available.
I continue to be amazed at the economy of the Rotax 912S, high, hot and heavy it averaged 3.2 gallons of mo gas, including 14 gallons of 10% ethanol.
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Smithtown Town councilman Edward Wehrheim said he has given his full-time commitment to a part-time role, and will continue to do so if re-elected next Tuesday.
First issue the Republican incumbent said he plans to attack if still a councilman following Nov. 8 elections is local economic growth.
"The economy is in a pretty drastic downturn… we don't see anything improving, and economic growth is shrinking," he said. "[With] business districts and your industrial parks and things of that nature, if they continue to diminish and you can't intercede to get new businesses in where old businesses leave… the commercial tax base starts to shrink. Residential property value assessments will start to go down and residential property taxes will start to rise."
Wehrheim said he's played a role on the town council in rectifying this growing problem. He cited his involvement in the renovation of Smith Haven Mall, helping Bob's Furniture come to Smithtown, and aiding . The councilman said these projects alone brought the town roughly $4,500,000 in tax revenue.
Wehrheim said keeping taxes stable is another issue the town needs to address. In his four years on the council, he said the town has been able to do this by keeping surplus funds at the prescribed standards, maintaining a high bond rating and keeping the debt low.
Although confident in the job he has done thus far, Wehrheim said there are areas that the town needs to improve in, specifically, how it communicates with the public.
Wehrheim cited Tropical Storm Irene as
"I believe we had everything in place, which we did. Our public safety department is our emergency preparedness organization… but I will say that certainly Smithtown could communicate more than we have so that the public gets more information that they have in the past," he said.
Another concern of the councilman is the community's speculation that the focus of the town board is solely on the north side of Jericho Turnpike and not in the southern areas of the township – which he said is far from true.
"We've done extensive work in Commack with our parks system … as well as we have in Nesconset," he said. "We work diligently with Legis. [John] Kennedy and continue to work… on the residents that are down in the areas with the high water tables, flooding their basements. We've done some terrific work with his help … We pay as much attention to the residents down there [southern part of township] as we do on the north shore."
Wehrheim said his track record is reason enough to be elected to a third term as a councilman.
"I think I have the dedication and quite frankly the experience for the residents to continue working on [the] issues and be successful in doing it," he said.


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I examine the political, social & business networks of the rich.
Billionaire Peter Thiel has poured $1.7 million more into a super PAC supporting presidential candidate Ron Paul, bringing his total contributions to $2.6 million.
Reports filed with the Federal Election Commission today show that Thiel, a Silicon Valley investor, made the additional contributions to the Endorse Liberty PAC in the first half of January.
Thiel, a libertarian, is the single largest donor to the PAC.
With an estimated wealth of $1.5 billion, Thiel was a co-founder of PayPal and an early investor in Facebook, LinkedIn and Zynga. He started the hedge fund Clarium Capital in 2005.
PayPal co-founders Luke Nosek and Scott Banister also have donated to Paul's super PAC, although in much smaller amounts. Banister gave $50,000 in December. Nosek gave $10,001 in January.
Endorse Liberty announced last month that two officials of the Thiel Foundation, Jonathan Cain and James O'Neill, had also supported the PAC's efforts. Their names are not in today's filing, which lists donations through January.
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Yes. Bout time someone with some dough steps up.
Thank You Mr Thiel– RP 2012–
He matched the No-One-But-Paul Money Bomb! You rock Peter! For Liberty.
Smart man!
Wow, thanks again Mr. Thiel.
I gave what I could give. Thanks, Peter, for giving more. I love Ron Paul and I will never vote in my lifetime for anyone other. We have a candidate of two centuries. I cannot believe that Americans do not know that!
Did you know that "Thiel" is a tea that kept the Drome (a provence of France) solvent?
Thank you, Mr. Thiel! Makes my modest series of contributions look like chump change by comparison, but it sure is appreciated by everyone behind the constitutional reform movement.
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'Tookie' documentary on cable TV
The online documentary we did on the death of Phillip 'Tookie' Stanford II has been adapted for cable television and will be appearing over the next several days on the Knoxville community access channel.
Here's the schedule: today (Friday) -- 11 p.m.; Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday,. 12:30 p.m.; Monday, 8 p.m. and Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. Additional showings will be scheduled later.


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Results of a recount finished tonight in Portage and Waushara counties show Louis John Molepske Junior defeated Republican Jackie Szehner by 140 votes in the 71st Assembly District.
Returns on election night last week had Molepske winning by 138 votes.
Szehner requested the recount, but she says she doesn't plan to contest the recount results in court. Molepske says he didn't expect a 138-vote error.
Molepske replaces former Democratic state Representative Julie Lassa. She won a special election earlier this year to the state Senate.
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RALEIGH — A Cary man who had been charged with acting as a pimp and forcing two women into sexual servitude pleaded guilty Monday to a single lesser charge of soliciting sexual servitude from an adult.
Tony OBrien Williams, 27, took the plea without admitting guilt, and he denies that he was involved in the womens prostitution, according to attorney John Fitzpatrick Jr.
On Feb. 28, Cary police spotted Williams near Carys La Quinta Inn & Suites, where he spoke with a woman whom police believed to be a prostitute, according to assistant district attorney Meredith Parris. Williams already was the subject of an investigation.
They heard the defendant wish her good luck, Parris said in Wake County Superior Court on Monday. The next day, a Cary police officer spotted Williams driving a black 2012 Dodge Charger near one of the airport hotels where police say he operated his prostitution business.
In the March 1 arrest report, Cary police described Williams as self-employed and a pimp. He lives with his mother, Cheryl Garrett, on Piney Gap Drive, part of an affluent western Cary neighborhood, Garrett said Monday. Williams grew up in Durham and now has two children.
Cary police charged Williams with two counts of sexual servitude, an allegation that he had coerced or deceived women into prostitution. One of the women, age 20, is a resident of Wake Forest and an employee of a salon in Raleigh, while the other, age 19, lives in Burgaw and listed no employer, according to police reports.
Questions of servitude
As with most prostitution discovered in Cary, police say Williams apparently operated through Internet postings and local hotels and motels. Williams is only the second person to face a sexual servitude charge in Carys recent history.
Its so rare that we can get to the next level behind the operation, said police Capt. Don Hamilton.
One of the women told police that the defendant is essentially her pimp, Parris said, while the other said that Williams had recruited her to work as a prostitute.
Fitzpatrick, Williams attorney, contested that claim, arguing that the two women are connected to Williams only because he dated both simultaneously and recently impregnated one. They were consenting individuals, he told the judge.
A lot of times people interpret this and assume the pimp was beating on the girls, or tying them to the bed post, Fitzpatrick said in a phone interview. That was not the case, we contend.
Prosecutors contended that Williams took the womens income, then returned half of it to them in the form of pre-paid gift cards. Williams posted 114 prostitution-related ads on www.backpage.com in about a month at a cost of $10 each, Parris said.
It looks as if this is how he was making his living, Hamilton said.
Cary police seized from Williams almost $800 in cash and an iPad that included the same pictures that had accompanied the womens Internet postings, prosecutors said.
Having already served about two months in jail, Williams now will be released to serve 18 months of probation and pay a $1,000 fine, plus court costs. He could have served up to six years in jail on the original charges, his attorney said.
Williams accepted the plea because he could not afford to post the $251,000 bail and wanted to return to his family, among other factors, his attorney said. He is barred from contact with one of the women, but hell be allowed to interact with the woman who is pregnant with his child.
Neither woman was charged in connection to the case.
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The son of University of Nebraska President J.B Milliken has been cited for possession of marijuana on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.
UNL Police Sgt. Dave Dibelka says 20-year-old freshman James Milliken Jr. was found with five grams of marijuana and a glass pipe on the top floor of a campus parking garage. Police went to the garage around 3:15 a.m. Friday to investigate a report of suspicious activity.


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Forbes catches occasional flack around town for ranking Memphis on its "most miserable cities" list.
It's not as miserable as you might think, though. We like Memphis, and it's improving; Jane Donahoe of the Memphis Business Journal notes that the city fell to #16 on the 2012 list from #6 in 2011, #3 in 2010, and #2 in 2009 and points out how city leaders have responded.
We're going to miss Memphis. We've had fun here, we've made a lot of friends here, and we started our family here. Here are a few things we're going to miss about Memphis, and a few things you should look for the next time you're here.
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Hey, Memphis: Are you happy? Are you sure? Because Men's Health magazine isn't so certain.
Last week, in a list of the "saddest U.S. cities," Men's Health ranked Memphis, with its subtropical climate and legendary music scene, as the third-saddest city in the country. Clearly the place has taken a dive since February, when Forbes reported that Memphis is the sixth-happiest city to work in. Memphis is apparently a little slice of heaven -- as long as you're sitting at the office.
But for some some reason, these lists never seem to quite mesh with reality. Financial Times writer Edwin Heathcote pointed out recently that many of the places that top the "most livable cities" lists are places no one really wants to live -- it's always (no offense, guys) Provo, Utah, and Ann Arbor, Mich., and Manchester, N.H. "What, you might ask, no New York? No London? No L.A. or H.K.?" asked Heathcote. To reduce a city to metrics "is to strip out all the complexity, all the friction and buzz that make big cities what they are."
"People call me up askin' for an interview about my Daddy," he says. "They come out here and it turns out they're doing an article about Elvis," he says. "After all these years, it's enough Elvis."While Perkins might be overshadowed somewhat by some of his contemporaries, his influence continues to be felt even on Broadway:
Perkins, unlike his more legendary brethren, never had another million-seller after "Blue Suede Shoes." But his legend lived stubbornly on, kept alive by fans, by the recordings The Beatles made of three of his songs, and, more recently, by the hit Broadway show "Million Dollar Quartet," a musical to do with one legendary, impromptu piano-vocal jam featuring Perkins, Presley, Lewis and Cash.(More about the "Million Dollar Quartet" here and here.) Guitarists and those interested in old instruments will enjoy seeing Max's photos and video of Perkins' 1955 Gibson Les Paul Standard, which he played on the original "Blue Suede Shoes." It turns out that the guitar had gone missing for many years.
"Daddy had it painted after 'Shoes' became a hit," he says, "And then he let someone borrow it. It got away from him for 20 years and he finally found it in a pawn shop in Alabama in 1979 and bought it back. The only way to ID it was by the belt buckle where the plug went into the guitar. Dad put it on because he thought it looked cool."
Holmsted presents specific examples of fudging by the national media, including the too-closely cropped shot of the large puddle on Riverside Drive and the focus on a half-dozen Mud Island marina cottages threatened by the rising waters. Then there is the fact that the flood happened to coincide with one of the most festive stretches of spring Memphis has ever witnessed:
Every restaurant and sight, from Graceland to the National Civil Rights Museum, remained open and dry, and the same day the river crested, the city's largest annual event, the massive Memphis in May festival, went off without a hitch. On the day the river crested, it was near 90 degrees and sunny, the motorcycle riders and music fans partied on Beale Street, and the show went on. Bet you didn't see that on TV.
The bottom line here is the effect this breathless coverage has on the tourism and visitor business:
I do not want to suggest that Memphis was spared: outside of the tourist areas and downtown, there was flooding and residents were affected, though at the end of the day I think it is safe to say that the damage to the city from the storm will be less than the economic damage from coverage of the storm.As a side note, this is the same Forbes.com that has painted Memphis in an unflattering light with a number of arbitrary surveys and city rankings. Good look to them for sticking up for us this time.
Here's what Forbes had to say about Memphis:
The city's 9.4 percent unemployment rate isn't particularly high, but there are thousands of units of deteriorating rental property near the city's center, helping to push the rental vacancy rate to 16 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to the Census Department, down from 21 percent at mid-year.
"There are several pockets of blight around the city, and as a result, absentee property owners have responded by boarding up their properties," said Mark Fogelman of Fogelman Management Group, a closely held property firm with 5,000 units in Memphis. Those blighted areas exaggerate the Memphis vacancy rate, Fogelman says, which has been stable at 7 percent to 8 percent in most of the city's other submarkets.
The University of North Carolina-Greensboro's Charles Courtemanche and I are finishing a study of big retail stores and obesity. In our first round of statistical analysis we found that greater consumer access to a Wal-Mart store was associated with lower body-mass indexes and a lower probability of being obese.Carden suspects that these effects are due to the lower prices available at these stores. So people are able to afford more healthful food items, and their overall purchasing power is increased, ostensibly enabling a more healthful lifestyle.
As we gathered more data on Wal-Mart discount stores, Wal-Mart Supercenters, warehouse clubs like Sam's Club, Costco and BJ's Wholesale Club, and other outlets, we found that the correlation holds up under a variety of different circumstances, with a clear relationship between warehouse clubs and better eating habits emerging over time. Further, we found that Wal-Mart's effect on weight is largest for women, the poor, African-Americans and people who live in urban areas.
It's a pretty interesting bit of pop-econ. After all, Wal-Mart sells a lot of cheap cases of soda and bags of chips. And its stores are temples of urban sprawl, reachable only by car and floating on seas of treeless concrete. How could Wal-Mart, this icon of old-school non-green capitalism, correlate to better health?
Now think about the flip side of the coin, the disadvantaged segments of society who don't have access to a Wal-Mart or a Kroger, much less a Whole Foods or a farmers' market. Their only available place to shop might be a corner grocery with no fresh produce, no butcher, and no discount card -- but plenty of cigarettes, sugary drinks and snack cakes. If these people were able to shop at a Wal-Mart Supercenter, they could buy more healthful products and still have some money left over to save for a new pair of running shoes or a bicycle. As Carden says, the study shows us "how truly incremental economic progress really is."
Here they go again. Forbes.com writer Monte Burke ranks our very own Bad News Bears, the Memphis Grizzlies, as the most-losing franchise in sports. As Burkes points out, this "honor" comes on the heels of Griz owner Michael Heisley clocking in as the third-worst owner in the NBA. Besides what some people view as stingy absentee ownership, Burkes also mentions the Griz's roots in basketball-averse Canada, and the supremacy of the Memphis Tigers in this market, as reasons for the futility, which includes zero playoff wins in three appearances. Fine, all of it. But then he gets all ign'ant:
Me? I blame the name. Grizzly bears? In Memphis? A more fitting moniker: the Memphis Blues, which would describe the malady the team has afflicted on its fans.First off, we Memphians have plenty to give us the blues besides a bad NBA team (though a bad Tigers team would definitely worsen our blues). What we don't need is some fancy sports writer denying our sporting heritage! You see,
Thus, about 25 years later, when the hapless NBA Grizzlies -- who, by the way, originally were to be called the Mounties -- were moved to Memphis, Memphians of a certain age were able to embrace the name because of the link to the old WFL. At any rate, it was much better than the corporate-naming-rights alternative, thankfully squashed by the NBA: Memphis Express (maybe they could've worn purple and orange!).
UPDATE: I got so carried away that I misspelled Monte a couple of times. And how could I forget the Memphis Maniax?
UPDATE: For the record, the Griz story actually appeared on Forbes.com all the way back on May 15. I saw it on Yahoo! Sports, which posted it Monday.
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After two games, Oklahoma has done what it had to do. Saturday night's 69-13 victory over Florida A&M lifted it to 2-0. It even got its starters a fourth quarter off and emerged from the first two games in good health.
But the bar was set low for the Sooners' first two outings. After all, the Rattlers — an FCS team — and UTEP, which OU topped 24-7 on Sept. 1, are a combined 0-4 through two weeks.
It's going to get a lot tougher.
No. 15 Kansas State, which pummeled Miami (Fla.) 52-13 on Saturday, is next on No. 5 OU's agenda. There will be an obvious elevation in talent when the Wildcats arrive at Owen Field on Sept. 22.
Have the Sooners made the kind of strides they needed to make in the first two games? In some ways, yes. In others, no.
The positive for the Sooners on Saturday night was that the offense was much more explosive. Six of their 10 touchdowns came on plays of 10 yards or more and they averaged over 9 yards per play in piling up 662 yards of total offense.
"The whole week we had been saying we need to light it up," OU center Gabe Ikard said. "That was our little slogan we had going. We said we were going to light the scoreboard up and put points on the board for our defense since we kind of disappointed them last week and it was just we need to be more crisp, more clean. Get into a better flow of the game."
It did, scoring touchdowns on eight straight possessions from early in the second quarter until early in the fourth quarter. But that came after a five possession span to start the game where OU scored a pair of touchdowns, but also punted twice and had committed its first two turnovers of the season.
"I thought we played well in the second half. I wasn't happy with our execution the first half, run game and pass game," offensive coordinate Josh Heupel said. "Certainly, in the second half our guys did a much better job. Handled the looks and the pressures that they received."
Execution was OU's "buzz" word the first two games. Simply coasting by on athletic ability isn't going to do much to prepare them for what's ahead.
OU coach Bob Stoops was more interested in the eight penalties for 80 yards and the first two turnovers of the season on Saturday, than winning by 56 points.
"I'm disappointed in a couple really bad penalties," he said. "One killed the drive. Similar to a week ago, we're getting down in scoring position and we have a penalty that we need not have that destroys the drive. The other one could have. A couple turnovers, again we've got to correct that and take better care of the football."
OU now has two weeks to do those things. The first two games allowed it to ease into the season. The time to hit full stride has arrived.
After watching the Wildcats beat up on the Hurricanes on Saturday, it wasn't hard to get the Sooners' attention.
"We know what kind of issues they present, so we are through these two games and where we want to be and are really excited to get into conference play next week," defensive coordinator Mike Stoops said.
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How refreshing it is that 19-year-old actor Angus T. Jones has come to his senses and publicly slammed "Two and a Half Men," the slop situation comedy on which he has appeared for years.
We are a society in decline in part due to the undue and inappropriate influence of the "entertainment" industry, which brings us coarse language, sexual innuendo and a multitude of inappropriate themes. Society and its impressionable children reflect what is absorbed in the media.
In 1961, then-head of the Federal Communications Commission, Newton Minnow, characterized television as a "vast wasteland", though television of that era was pristine and pure in comparison to what we have today, that which Mr. Jones properly classified as "filth."
There were some wonderful, wholesome, entertaining television programs in the medium's golden era in which the phrase "broadcast standards" had meaning: "The Honeymooners", "I Love Lucy", "What's My Line," "I've Got a Secret," "To Tell the Truth", and many others, and years ago, one did not have thrown on the screen in prime time or at any other time commercials promoting treatment for erectile dysfunction, gas, bloating, and flatulence nor from automobile insurance companies that try to outdo each other for humor. Today, I watch television almost exclusively for news and information. I have no need to fill my brain with the waste which is prevalent on the screen today.
I trust that Angus T. Jones' days as an actor may be over, and certainly he shall be persona non grata with the producer of "Two and a Half Men," but he can sleep better for swimming against the tide of our wretched popular culture. He is a courageous and decent man, one who should be celebrated!


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We welcome the dialogue, particularly the opportunity to clarify our fiduciary standard and CFP Boards commitment to advancing the fiduciary standard of care.
As Rhoades correctly observes, the CFP Board was well ahead of the fiduciary curve when, in 2007 -- more than three years before Dodd-Frank became law -- it adopted its current Standards of Professional Conduct. The board faced significant opposition when it required CFP professionals, regardless of their legal or regulatory obligations, to adhere to a fiduciary standard of care in providing financial planning services. Hundreds chose to relinquish their CFP certification rather than be subject to the CFP Boards heightened standard.
Rhoades is also correct in noting that a CFP professional is not subject to a fiduciary standard at all times for all purposes, and that the CFP Boards fiduciary standard is not identical to the common law standard.
The CFP Board established a two-tiered requirement for CFP professionals. First, a CFP professional shall at all times place the interest of the client ahead of his or her own. Second, a CFP professional who provides financial planning services or material elements of financial planning owes to the client the duty of care of a fiduciary as defined by CFP Board. We define a fiduciary as one who acts in utmost good faith, in a manner he or she reasonably believes to be in the best interest of the client.
Determining a Fiduciary Relationship
As is the case with the common law fiduciary standard, a determination of when and how the standard applies under CFP Boards rules involves an evaluation of the totality of facts and circumstances.
Yet Rhoades mistakenly accuses CFP Board of placing a huge emphasis on whether the financial planning engagement touches on more than one subject area. In actuality, the degree to which multiple financial planning subject areas are involved is just one of a number of factors the board considers in determining whether a CFP professional is in a fiduciary relationship.
Other key factors are the clients understanding and intent in engaging the CFP professional, the comprehensiveness of the CFP professionals data gathering and the breadth and depth of his or her recommendations. A fiduciary standard may apply even when services are limited to a single subject area, depending on the application of these factors. Very simply, there are no bright lines or simple tests -- just as in the common law application.
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That is precisely why, since our Standards became effective in July 2008, we have been working diligently to educate CFP professionals on how to meet them.
We developed a comprehensive set of frequently asked questions, which has been updated on several occasions.
We have put on a series of compliance webinars for CFP professionals, such as How to apply the fiduciary standard to a financial planning practice.
We developed a series of short, detailed multimedia scenarios to help CFP professionals better understand their fiduciary obligation. We also established a Business Model Council, in which we work directly with legal and compliance professionals in brokerage, advisory, banking and insurance firms; we educate them about our fiduciary standard and discuss how CFP professionals can meet their fiduciary obligations within specific business models.
Most recently, we developed and presented a Compliance Checklist to provide CFP® professionals and compliance officers with a convenient checklist to facilitate compliance with our rules.
But Rhoades and others are urging the CFP Board to do more. Rhoades says: I hope the CFP Board will revise and clarify its Standards of Professional Conduct ... to recognize that all those who hold themselves out as CFP certificants should be held to fiduciary status at all times. To do otherwise is fraud.
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This article is by Robert Sher, the founding principal of CEO to CEO, a firm that advises chief executives of mid-market companies who are navigating major shifts in their business or marketplace. He is the author of the book The Feel of the Deal.
It seems almost un-American to say it, but loyalty can be a bad thing. Especially when it comes from the top of a company.
Chief executives who are loyal to their lieutenants can be the enemies of performance. They have kept many a company from hitting its numbers, and they've sunk more than a few. A company whose senior managers are coasting on long-ago accomplishments is a company that isn't firing on all cylinders.
That's a particular problem for midsize firms. They don't have the luxury multi-billion-dollar corporations have to support a weak link or two in the executive chain. The average mid-market firm that I work with (from $20 million to $300 million in revenue) typically has five to 10 people in the C-suite. Compare that to the 40 corporate-level executives at Ford or the 27 at Western Union Western Union (at $5 billion, a much smaller big company than Ford). Two or three weak links out of 30? Not so big a problem. Two or three weak links out of six? A huge problem.
How huge? In one case, the CEO of a manufacturing company stayed loyal to a vice president of engineering for five years despite the executive's missing two product trial deadlines, a complete defection of the entire engineering team, and a flawed product that required a complete rebuild. Fellow executives departed in fear that the company's product problems would prevent them from succeeding. Three years of delays forced the company to raise tens of millions of additional dollars, and the early investors will never recover their nine-figure investment. It only ended when the vice president left for a startup. The company got a last-ditch strategic investor to put in a small round at horrible valuations, in a desperate attempt to fix the flawed engineering and keep the company alive. The odds are long.
Notice that the CEO's misplaced loyalty not only created a major financial problem; it drove away many of the firm's high performers. This is a major issue for mid-market companies. Some 80% of U.S. mid-market ($10 million to $1 billion) firms polled last year by Ohio State University said getting talented employees was one of their biggest challenges.
My own research and consulting experience tells me that this is the CEO's problem. In a recent survey of mid-market CEOs and their teams, we found a big schism in perception. The CEOs thought they were very tough on performance (and thus not so loyal). Their teams saw them as being much softer on performance (and thus more loyal).
Having participated in hundreds of meetings of mid-market CEOs in the last five years, I have found that their most common complaint is that their executive teams underperform. They tell one another time and again to dismiss those managers quickly, but too often loyalty gets in the way, and they postpone the firing. However, once the deed is done, we hear over and over again how demoralized the other executive team members had been about poor-performing peers allowed to stay on so long.
How do CEOs avoid loyalty that leads to dysfunction? In the best-performing mid-market companies I've seen, the CEOs view loyalty differently. Indeed, they value loyalty, but only the loyalty of each team member to the company's mission—not that person's loyalty to the CEO, or the CEO's loyalty to them.
People often feel that loyalty between a boss and a subordinate simply exists. That is a myth. In the most successful companies, loyalty is like a checking account with an expiration date, where the CEO and employees make deposits and withdrawals every working day. Not doing the job well is a withdrawal from a team member's account. If too much time passes without new deposits being made, the account will run dry—no matter how big it was years ago when the team member made a big deposit.
Certainly every executive who has been a solid performer over time deserves getting some slack for life's hiccups—a bout of illness, distraction because of a divorce, etc. During such times he is making "withdrawals" from his loyalty account. And most certainly every long-term solid performer deserves coaching, guidance, and feedback to again become an excellent performer. But medium- to long-term lack of performance almost always overdraws the loyalty account.
I've seen companies rejuvenate after their CEO refocused their loyalty. One case in point is Melanie Dulbecco, the 20-year CEO of R. Torre & Co., which makes the Torani line of syrup flavorings. In 2007, as growth flattened, she knew her long-standing executive team couldn't take the San Francisco company to the next level. In an orderly and respectful manner, she changed out the team. R. Torre has since returned to double-digit annual growth.
I realize that rethinking the concept of loyalty is not easy for many CEOs. The tendency to help those who once helped us can be very strong. But it doesn't always do our company and our high performers any favors. Remember that for those who must go, your company is not the only good place to work. And firing executives is not akin to killing them. In fact, many poor performers thrive in new environments but don't have the courage to make the move on their own. Dismissal can be a catalyst for new growth for them, too.
At the same time, such CEOs should make a stronger commitment to their company's mission. Tolerating poor performers out of a sense of personal loyalty is in fact disloyal to the company, and firms with active boards will count it as a demerit against the CEO. As the legendary former General Electric General Electric CEO Jack Welch and his wife Suzy wrote three years ago, "Loyalty isn't dead, but rewarding loyalty without performance should be. It's shortsighted and wrong-headed." The only loyalty that matters in business is to the success of the business.
Good piece. Everyone that has worked in a corporate environment (especially a family-owned business) can probably think of at least one executive that benefited from unwarranted loyalty for far too long. In my opinion, the reason that there are so few consistently high performing companies is because accountability is difficult and often painful. We are conditioned as human beings to avoid things that are painful.
I agree. Accountability causes discomfort, and the avoidance of discomfort is in fact one of the prime motivators of performance. I've seen this be really difficult and painful, but not always. Steady, consistantly applied accountability is no surprise to anyone, and cultures where accountability is the norm are able to keep discomfort at a healthy level. Marty, have you seen accountability done well, and what were some of the key elements in your opinion?
Business is hard enough not to have to worry that someone is not pulling their weight. It's the mission.
Loyalty is a great thing – as long as people hold their weight and don't detract from the performance of the company. While the piece discusses mid-sized company "C" staff, I found that the loyalty curse discussed in the article resonates to any sized organization, to any level of the organization.
Mike, I think you're right. Its not just a CEO problem, but a leadership problem. And in large organizations, there are many, many senior leaders, so identifying which leaders is not holding their subordinates accountable is even harder. I made a point in the article that it damages mid-market firms more because there are fewer executives to carry the load, and that in big firms, a few under performing execs do less total damage. But do you agree? Of do you feel that this problem, stacked by multiple layers of management is just as troublesome in large firms?
I could not agree more. In a study we completed with CFO Research in 2009 and a follow up in 2011, we found that organizational resistance was one of the top reasons for companies not achieving their goals on G&A Expense Management. Contact me or click here for a copy: http://expensereduction.com/resources/publications.
When asked "In your opinion, what are the greatest barriers to making the finance-related improvements that would contribute most to your company's overall growth efforts?", 35 % of respondents thought organizational resistance in other functional areas or in the business lines was the greatest barrier. To me organizational resistance is a sign of disloyalty, as the resistor is often times putting themselves in front of what is good for the business.
John, this is an interesting notion. I'm thinking about how often I've seen someone's performance become substandard because they had a conflict of interest, where doing one thing benefited them and otherwise hurt the company. In sales, a good comp plan should strive to take that into account, so a win for the salesperson is a win for the company. There are certainly executive comp issues where the incentives promote S/T results that hurt the long term interests of the corporation. And I have just dealt with one situation where a hired CEO was more focused on her stock options vesting date that the company itself. Yet most of what I see isn't malicious or intentional. Its just a misfit between the skills and interests of a person, with what their corporation really needs.
This discussion of "misplaced loyalty" reminds me of the distinction between "Teams" and "Families". I bristle when I hear CEO's compare their organizations to "Families". Of course, what they want to convey is a common set of values and a sense of loyalty to individuals, but it could be symbolic of the issue raised by the author.
Truly great organizations are the result of "high performance teams", not "strong families". There is a huge difference between "Families" and "Teams".
One does not generally have a choice in their family. They are born into it, or they marry into it. There are no goals, and no performance criteria. Families hold close to each other and they support each other. Even as circumstances change, family membership is secure. It is almost unheard of for someone to be asked to leave a family!
A team, on the other hand, is a group of people with a common purpose, performance goals, and an approach for which they are mutually accountable. Team members are selected, and team members need to regularly demonstrate that they belong on a team. When a team member demonstrates that they can no longer support the team as well as others can, there is a change in team membership.
Organizations respect the CEO that knows how to effectively manage teams. Conversely, CEO's that simply rely on "misplaced loyalty" as Robert mentions are not held in high regard by most organizations. My experience is that well managed teams have the best combination of high performance and strong morale.
Bill, I love this comparison of teams vs. families. It deserves deep thought by any and every CEO. Your perspective is that of businesses where high performance is the requirement and expectation of ownership. And I agree with it completely.
But not all businesses want to be the highest performing business they can be. Many mid-market companies are closely held, and part of the reason the owner(s) keep it that way is that they want to create a culture that isn't focused on high performance, but instead is a pleasure to work in. And there is nothing wrong with that. It's their "club", and they'll have it the way they want. Interesting to add that to the mix — a team, a club, or a family.
Not all families are the same either. Some to have higher expectations than others. Some have consequences for missing expectations. There are high performing families, and low performing families, and its not just genetics. Parents create a performance environment if they choose to do so.
But clearly, mid-market CEOs must make a choice in the trade off between business performance and an "accept all behaviors" environment. That choice must be made regularly, since the business environment gets tougher (in recessions, for example) and better (in boom times, or in the early growth industry cycle). A CEO that doesn't have the discipline to hold a team accountable for the needed level of performance will find the company unable to survive or thrive, and then there will be no environment for the CEO to manage at all.
My style, as a CEO, is to have a team (not a club or family) of like minded high performers, that LOVE to pull hard and hit their targets. They'll naturally care about each other and support each other, and will really like working together. They'd say its is "like a family" at my company. But they (nor I) would tolerate someone who ceases to fit–who is not delivering on their expectations.
Robert Sher is absolutely correct. I work with hundreds of CEOs and none of them enjoy asking people to leave. Leaders have to care about people or they'll find it difficult to find people who want to follow. In addition to caring about the people they've invited to join their organization, leaders also take responsibility. Therefore, many leaders not only hate to ask people to leave (even when their performance has been lacking), they also feel partially responsible for making a bad hire or not training them sufficiently.
John Hamm, the author of "Why Entrepreneurs Don't Scale", one of the best-selling Harvard Business Review articles of all time, characterized "Loyalty to Comrades" as the #1 reason many entrepreneurs are unable to scale their companies.
Loyalty is a wonderful quality but, to be effective, leaders must value their loyalty to all of the other stakeholders (other employees, investors and customers) higher than their loyalty to any single individual.
I'd like to hear more from you Paul, about those CEOs you've seen transform their mindset and become better able to dismiss poor performers more quickly. Have you seen any commonalities that drive those CEOs to do what they seem to hate–dismissing poor performers?


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NSSA West Coast Championships
The biggest amateur surfing event of the year blows up once again with hungry competitors putting it all on the line. Lower Trestles did its part and produced solid swells for yet another memorable contest with mind blowing display of talent.
To start the action in the early rounds of the Explorer divisions, Head-to-Toe Oakley athlete Eric Geislman posted two perfect 10's and a 9.5 throw away score with combo's which involved huge carving hacks and backed it up with big frontside airs giving him a flawless heat score. Evan Geislman and Kolohe "Brother" Andino posted 10-point rides of their own through the event like it's in their sleep. Oakley athletes dominated the week as we had 15 National Finalist and 2 National Championship titles taken by Kolohe Andino in the Open Mini Grom Division and Dane Ward in the High School Men's Division.
Oakley's dedication to the future of surfing and loyalty to the sport was definitely known through the five exciting days of competition. These pictures are a glimpse of the action and presence that Oakley had at this year's Championships, clearly making a statement truly what Oakley's about. I would also like to thank everyone that came down and supported, Robert "The Grill Master" Rohmann, Dino for all the support and coaching to the groms, Jason Sakamoto, Russ Hennings, Brad, Ronnie, and all that made it go off!! Here are the final results of the event. In red are Oakley finalists!
- Dane Ward
- Chris Waring
- Ryland McCart
- Ian Eckberg
- Spencer Regan
- Corey Arrambide
- Alex Gullet
- Alex Smith
- David Price
- Colton Larson
- Billy Winslow
- Tanner Razunko
- Carissa Moore
- Alana Blanchard
- Sage Erickson
- Coco Ho
- Malia Manuel
- Leila Hurst
- Dusty Payne
- Jeremy Johnston
- Nick Rozsa
- Torrey Meister
- Brady McKenzie
- Eric Geiselman
- John John Florence
- Andrew Doheny
- Koa Smith
- Ezekiel Lau
- Kolohe Andino
- Luke Davis
- Casey Brown
- Eric Geiselman
- Kai Barger
- Nick Rozsa
- Tanner Gudauskas
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- Bethany Hamilton
- Ashley Bobb
- Ashley Hunter
- Alana Blanchard
- Sage Erickson
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- Micah Pitts
- Andrew Valentine
- Chad LaBass
- Rusty Phillipy
- YuFu Penrose
- Jon Moellendick
- Granger Larsen
- Hizon Lee-Kee
- Dillon Perillo
- Alex Smith
- Kris Wiernicki
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- Colleen Mehlberg
- Alana Blanchard
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- Malia Manuel
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- Torrey Meister
- Dane Ward
- Mason Ho
- Kellen Ellison
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- Ezekiel Lau
- Evan Geiselman
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- Chas Chidester
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- Kolohe Andino
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As the missiles and rockets fly in the Middle East, so does the war of words in Los Angeles.
As Times reporter Edmund Sanders wrote Sunday:
"The conflicting views of ordinary Palestinians summed up the calculation now facing Hamas, the Islamist group that has been struggling for five years to find a balance between its roots as a resistance army and its responsibility for governing the Gaza Strip. The fourth day of violence Saturday left civilians on both sides digging out of the rubble. By late evening, there were signs of progress toward a possible cease-fire agreement being brokered in Cairo."


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During the second day of the National Money Show in New Orleans,
six members of the Board of Governors, a few select dignitaries and
myself received a police escort to the Louisiana State Capitol in
Baton Rouge for a special proclamation that had been arranged
by Louisiana State Rep. Paul Hollis.
(A look at the Louisiana
State House on May 10, 2013. Photo by Mark Lighterman)
For those who don't know, Hollis is a long-time ANA member, the
owner of Paul Hollis Rare Coins and the author of "American Numismatist," a fantastic book that
blends U.S. history and numismatics. Hollis has long been a
supporter of the ANA, which is why he invited the Board of
Governors to be present when he introduced an honorary resolution to thank the ANA for
bringing the National Money Show to New Orleans.
The resolution reads, in part:
"THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the
House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana does
hereby welcome the American Numismatic Association to Louisiana and
does hereby extend to the association heartfelt appreciation for
bringing its annual convention and National Money Show to the city
of New Orleans."
In attendance to accept the resolution were Vice President
Walter Ostromecki; Govs. Greg Lyon, Cliff Mishler, Scott
Rottinghaus, Mike Ellis and Wendell Wolka; Philip Diehl, the 35th
director of the U.S. Mint; Diane Piret, the industry affairs
director for the Industry Council for Tangible Assets; and Mark
Lighterman, the ANA National Exhibit Coordinator who served as the
staff photographer that day.
After a quick tour of the Capitol, we were taken to the
Governors Mansion for lunch with Hollis. That's where Ostromecki
was due to present Gov. Bobby Jindal with a
1991 ANA 100th Anniversary commemorative gold proof from the
Pobjoy Mint, but since the governor couldn't attend, Hollis
accepted on his behalf.
In return, Hollis presented each of us in attendance with a 2012
Louisiana Bicentennial Medal.
Following lunch, the group returned to New Orleans for the open
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IDF Opens Hospital for Palestinians, Hamas Prevents Access
Hamas Fires from Populated Area, Prevents Civilian Evacuation
Live Updates: Humanitarian Window Announced for July 26
Shuja'iya: Hamas' Terror Fortress in Gaza
The IDF's Mission in Gaza: Destroy Hamas Terror Tunnels
Hamas' Use of Human Shields is a War Crime
Pinpoint Strikes: Targeting Terrorists, Avoiding Civilians
Special Report: The Deadly Rocket Arsenal of Hamas
Israel Under Fire: Life Comes to Halt
Captured Intel Reveals Hamas' Explosive Plans
Our soldiers found a Hamas training manual in Gaza. The contents: instructions on how to make bombs at home. Our soldiers on the ground in Gaza recently captured a training manual that gives step-by-step instructions on how to make homemade
Hamas Booby Traps Palestinian Houses
Hamas builds its terrorist infrastructure to attack Israeli civilians. However, the residents of Gaza also fall victim to the terrorist organization.
IDF Troops Foil Female Suicide Bombing Attack
Soldiers from the Nahal Infantry Brigade operating in Gaza were attacked by a female suicide bomber, but neutralized the threat before she could blow herself up.
Grad Rocket Launchers Discovered Next to Gaza School
IDF soldiers found rocket launchers next to a school in the Gaza Strip. Hamas hides its weapons deep within the civilian population in Gaza. On July 21, the IDF Nahal Brigade inspected the grounds of an agricultural school in Beit
Report: Hamas Terror Activity in Gaza
As the IDF continues its operation to dismantle terrorist infrastructure in Gaza, Hamas continues to implement inhumane measures against Israeli and Palestinian civilians. On a daily basis, Hamas commits war crimes and ignores threats to human life in Gaza.
Hamas Social Media Rules: Describe Terrorists as Innocent Civilians
Hamas is employing a new tactic to conceal its true terrorist nature from the world. It has begun asking Gaza's social media users to disseminate lies throughout the West and the Arab world.
Exclusive Interview With IAF Pilots: How They Limit Casualties
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Throughout Israel's history, IDF soldiers have fallen in defense of their country and families. Sadly, this is an ongoing reality as the IDF operates in Gaza to defend Israel from Hamas rocket fire and the threat of terrorist infiltration by
Hamas Attacks Israeli Soldiers with Explosive Donkey
On the evening of July 18, IDF forces operating in the Rafah area spotted an explosives-laden donkey approaching their position. The soldiers opened fire, causing the explosives to detonate.
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Cydney Baron
National Hospital Week is May 12-18 and Integris Mayes County Medical Center is taking the chance to celebrate its staff.
The hospital CEO, Doug Weaver, said because of the hospital's talented and dedicated employees, it is able to provide top-quality healthcare locally.
"At a time when people travel far and wide for health care, we are proud of the fact that we provide the latest in technology and services at our facility," said Weaver. "Anyone who has been to our hospital knows that our staff works hard to provide superior care and excellent customer service.
"First and foremost, this week is a celebration of people," said Weaver. "It's about recognizing the people who work hard to provide superior health care 24/7. We're extremely proud of each member of our staff and we recognize the important role they play in making us a trusted health care partner in our community."
Hospital Week includes a number of events and activities all surrounding this year's theme, 'A Guiding Light For Change.'
The hospital is selling chances on baskets. Each of the 12 departments in the hospital assembled their own basket, all with a different theme. Cathie Murphy, the hospital's dietary director, said there is a basket to suit everyone. There is a gardening basket, a fishing basket, a coffee basket and even a Fifty Shades of Grey basket. Tickets may be purchased today until noon.
The money raised from these baskets will benefit the Free Clinic in Pryor.
Baskets can be viewed in the hospital cafeteria and on the hospital's website, www.integrismayescounty.com.


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Glen Allen, VA (VA Ctr Pkwy)
1070 Virginia Center Parkway
Suite 121
Glen Allen, VA 23059
club at a glance
private showers
personal training
cardio tvs
wellness programs
24/7 classes
cardio equipment
exercise cycles
precor amt
concept2 rower
strength equipment
free weights
over 5000 lbs of free weights
battle ropes
robin & lauren o2i's
Co-Owners Lauren Mayle & Robin Elder opened Anytime Fitness-Glen Allen on October 5, 2011. After spending most of the past two decades working in risk management at large corporations, the two decided it was time to make positive changes by helping other people achieve their health and fitness goals.
katherine mayle
eric mays
kevin allen
Coach Kevin Allen, personal trainer and football coach, began offering training programs and services with us in March, 2012. Coach designs programs for all fitness levels and age groups. Coach Allen also trains NFL draft prospects & players, & athletes of all ages using his proven Strength, Speed & Agility methodology.
lauren kennedy
Lauren is Owner2Inspire and Certified Personal Trainer! Lauren trains all ages and fitness levels, and specializes in small group training teaching a Bootcamp and Shoecamp class weekly. Lauren also teaches beginner kickboxing.
neal white
Proud to be Veteran Owned!
I Did It!
We Did It! Success Story - December
Congratulations KATE & DEAN !
Kate & Dean are Charter Members of Anytime Fitness-Glen Allen who joined before we even opened in October, 2011! The pair have been fantastic members and are key contributors to the incredible culture we all enjoy inside the club. They continue to inspire everyone through their positive attitudes, willingness to share their successes with fellow members and prospective members taking a tour, and of course their infectious sense of humor! We recently caught up with Kate and Dean to hear about their Success Story!
Why did you join Anytime Fitness-Glen Allen?
Kate: "I always wanted to join a gym but there were never any convenient locations or the right price. It was so confusing. My health was poor, I was over 50 and although my mind was willing my body couldn't do the things I wanted to do with my kids."
Dean: "Kate made me."
What kinds of things did you do once you joined?
Kate: "I didn't know what to do so I engaged Lauren to be my personal trainer! That definitely keeps me accountable. We also come in several times per week in addition to my personal training appointments."
Dean: "Massage chair.... seriously, the treadmill and strength training using the machines and dumbbells. Then the massage chair, definitely."
What can you do now that you couldn't do before?
Kate: "Gosh, so much! I can do water-sports with my family, like tubing, which I couldn't dream of doing before! Everything, just everything, is SO much easier now because I'm healthier! My outlook has changed, overall I just enjoy my life!"
Dean: "I can eat more! Seriously, I'm more limber. Basic things, simple tasks like just putting my shoes on, tasks that were difficult before are so much easier for me now."
What advice would you give someone just getting started?
Kate: "This place is fantastic! Joining this club was the best decision I've made in my life. I've changed so much. But you have to decide, be committed. This club is great, encouraging, supportive... every time we come in we feel like we're visiting friends here!"
Dean: "If you need to lose weight, and are thinking about it, do this: Get two gallons of water and carry one in each hand for ten minutes. Then ask yourself if you want to carry that extra weight around with you all day, every day! It's as simple as that."
Congratulations, Kate & Dean! Thank you for choosing Anytime Fitness-Glen Allen!
Just decide, set your goals, and commit!
Our Philosophy
We understand that joining a fitness club is a big decision. It's personal. We respect the courage it takes just to walk up to the door. Whether you have pounds to lose, strength to gain, have tried and failed before, are preparing for a marathon, or you are reconnecting with the athlete inside you, Anytime Fitness-Glen Allen may be the club for you. Our mission is to raise the self-esteem of the world, one member at a time. We know it's personal. Schedule a tour and discover if we're the right club for you.
Check us out on Fox Richmond's Morning Marketplace with Markette Smith! Click Here!
Anytime Fitness of Glen Allen, VA, convenient to the Virginia Center Commons community. Located just behind Walgreens at Route 1 (Brook Road) and Virginia Center Parkway. We are just behind the Walgreen's and next to Sleepy's and Chipotle. Easy access from Route 1, I-295, or I-95!
Become your own Success Story! Carol lost 47 pounds! Donna started doing only 1 mile on the eliptical and now can do 10 miles, and has lost 60 pounds! Jerry lost 10 pounds during his first two weeks! Come on in and make this YOUR YEAR!
Customized Personal Training Programs
Custom designed programs for YOU complete with online coaching even when you're not in the club! Our personal training programs are flexible and designed to work for you. From online nutrition & customized exercise routine building to small group sessions to one-on-one sessions with a committed and highly qualified personal trainer, we offer a complete suite of successful programs from which to choose. Come in today and find out how our programs can be designed especially for you to help you meet your health and fitness goals.
Strength, Speed & Agility Training with Coach Allen
Experience the effective training techniques that Coach Allen perfected by training NFL Draft prospects! Increase your sports performance, prepare for upcoming trials, or lose weight & get fit! Whatever your goals, Coach Allen's programs will help you meet them! Click Here to see the last class of NFL prospects Coach Allen trained at Anytime Fitness-Glen Allen!
FINALLY a fitness club designed for your on-the-go lifestyle!
Anytime Fitness of Glen Allen, VA, is the fitness center that fits your on-the-go lifestyle. At our Glen Allen, VA, health club, you can exercise any time using your own security-access key! That's 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Talk about no more excuses!
Affordable gym memberships in Glen Allen, VA
It doesn't cost a lot to achieve your health and fitness goals at the Anytime Fitness club in Glen Allen, VA. For a low monthly fee, you get far more than you'd expect. Come in and see our club for yourself. We'd love to show you around!
All you need, all you want in a 24 hour gym membership
At the Anytime Fitness center in Glen Allen, VA, you will find amazing amenities—including the best fitness equipment available!. Plus, our club has a member-centric, friendly and supportive atmosphere. To help you get started, each new member receives a FREE personal fitness orientation and TWO FREE personal training sessions!
One membership, thousands of health clubs
At the Anytime Fitness center in Glen Allen, VA, we're proud to offer the benefit of Anywhere Club Access. With this benefit, you can visit thousands of our fitness centers for the price of a standard monthly gym membership. With Anywhere Club Access, you can exercise whenever—and wherever—it suits you best.
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BREWSTER, Doenye Elaine, 80, dress shop owner, died Sunday. Services pending, Cornerstone Funeral Home and Crematory.
ECK, Ron "Slim," 75, farmer/rancher, died Saturday. Services 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Cornerstone Funeral Home Chapel, Cornerstone Funeral Home and Crematory.
HAYS, Dorothy D., 93, died Dec. 17. Services 1 p.m. today, First Baptist Church, Bradley Family Funeral and Cremation Service of Muskogee.
KAY, Jimmy, 60, Yates Auto Mall finance manager, died Saturday. Services 1 p.m. Wednesday, First Presbyterian Church, Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home.
MADISON, John, 42, musician, died Sunday. Services pending, Foster-Petering Funeral Home.
PAINE, John, 60, laborer, died Monday. Services pending, Reed-Culver Funeral Home, Tahlequah.
PATTERSON, Marjorie Taylor, 95, homemaker, died Dec. 28. Services 11 a.m. Friday, First Presbyterian Church, Foster-Petering Funeral Home.
WALKER, Ruby M., 93, house cleaner, died Monday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home Chapel, Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home.
CHECOTAH — ELLIS, Juanita Marie, 89, retired, died Saturday. Services pending, Checotah Funeral and Cremation Service.
GORE (formerly of Wagoner) — PARISOTTO, Donald H., 76, sales, died Thursday. Services 1 p.m. today, First Assembly of God, Wagoner, Shipman Funeral Home and Crematory, Wagoner.
OKAY — LILES, Odie Lee, 85, retired Veterans Administration food service, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, United Pentecostal Church, Wagoner, Mallett Funeral Home, Wagoner.
PORUM — HUNGERFORD, D.D., 56, homemaker, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Porum First Baptist Church, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Stigler.
TAHLEQUAH — FERGUSON, Fred D., 68, Shady Grove School superintendent, died Monday. Services pending, Hart Funeral Home of Tahlequah.
WAGONER — SPRIGGS, Roy Leo, 85, builder/farmer, died Friday. Visitation noon to 7 p.m. today. No services planned, Shipman Funeral Home and Crematory, Wagoner.
ARKOMA — MAYHALL, Gail, 62, homemaker, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel, Spiro, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Spiro.
MULDROW — HOWARD, Paul Wallace, 88, Roland Furniture Co., died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Muldrow First Assembly of God, Agent Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Muldrow.
REDBIRD — McHENRY, James "Delbert," 64, cook, died Sunday. Services pending, Dyer Memorial Chapel, Tulsa.
SPIRO — CLOUD, Truman George, 86, auto upholsterer, died Sunday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Mallory-Martin Chapel, Spiro, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Spiro.
WEWOKA — O'BANNON, Patrick M., 17, student, died Monday. Services pending, Garrett Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Checotah.


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Local columnist
---- — In the fall of 1949, I went to school for the first time. My mother took me by the hand, led me to the kindergarten teacher and left me there.
It was an exciting day for me and my first time away from home. The elementary school was located a short block away from our house. I was fortunate to live so close to the school and came home for lunch every day. Like most of my classmates, we walked to and from school no matter what the weather conditions and the only danger we faced was crossing the street. Our safety was ensured by the watchful eye of a fifth- or sixth-grader who acted as a "patrol boy."
Patrol Boys were recruited from the fifth-grade class and were required to be trained in crossing-guard duties and safety before going on active duty during their sixth-grade year. Patrol Boy training included standing guard with an experienced sixth-grader who taught the newbie all the nuances of a full-fledged Patrol Boy. When school ended for the summer, the trainee received his Patrol Boy Belt and Badge which he was allowed to take home.
As little kids, we looked up to the Patrol Boys. They were the big guys and we were instructed by our teachers to always obey them. To a kindergartener or first-grader, a sixth-grader seemed to be almost an adult. Any student who didn't obey Patrol Boy orders was pulled out of class and given a scolding by the school principal. The disciplinary action also included a note to his or her parents, which usually was worse than the scolding. Parents never liked getting notes from their child's teacher.
There was a Patrol Boy stationed at every corner around the school property. He stood on the edge of the curb with both hands extended out from his sides, which required students to line up behind him and await his permission to cross the street. His responsibility was to look in all directions and allow only the students under his guard to cross when no vehicles were approaching the intersection. When all was clear, he would walk to the middle of the street and allow the children waiting at the curb to cross.
I always thought the Patrol Boy cut a dashing figure, proudly wearing that white Sam Browne-style belt which ran diagonally across his chest. I knew that this was what I wanted to do when I became a grown-up sixth-grader.
One of the perks of being a Patrol Boy (besides the belt) was the freedom to leave class early and come in late. They were granted this privilege in order to get to and from their assigned post before the other children arrived. As a Patrol Boy, you could shave as much as 20 minutes off your school day. Now that was a good deal. The only downside was standing at your post during bad weather.
The School Safety Patrol program was organized in 1920 by the American Automobile Association and spread across the United States. encompassing 76 percent of local communities. AAA clubs sponsored safety patrol programs in 50,000 elementary schools and provided training materials, badges, and the coveted Patrol Boy belt. Former safety patrol members included U.S. Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, Michigan Governor William Milliken, Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe Garagiola, Chrysler Board Chairman Lee Iacocca, Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and, of course, me.
Eventually I became a sixth-grader. As one of the big kids, I fulfilled my dream of wearing the Patrol Boy belt and helping the little kids safely cross the street. It was a short career, however, because the next year I found myself at the bottom of the food chain, a lowly seventh-grader in middle school where experienced Patrol Boys were no longer in demand. Downsized at the age of 13.
Ed Hungness and his wife became full-time residents of Fife Lake in 2005 after Ed's retirement. He can be reached at email@example.com or by mail at P.O. Box 57, Fife Lake, MI 49633.


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Jacksonville Daily Progress
Funeral services for Travis Brown, age 68, of Frankston, are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sun., Dec.9, at the Church of Christ in Frankston with Brother Chris White and Brother Don Canter officiating.
Burial will be held at Frankston City Cemetery, Frankston.
Mr. Brown passed away Fri., Dec. 7, 2012 in Frankston.
He was born Aug. 5, 1944 in Jacksonville.
Mr. Brown was a dairy farmer and rancher in the Kickapoo Community for 42 years, Past Vice President of Elkhart Farmers Co-op, Past President of Anderson Co. Farm Service Agency, a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University with a bachelor's degree in Vocational Agriculture, taught at Little Cypress ISD, and attended the Frankston Church of Christ.
He is preceded in death by his parents Marshall Howard and Lonnie Rolison Brown.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, June Brown of Frankston, sons Dr. James Travis and Nancy Brown of Frankston and Dr. Seth Howard and Dr. Kelly Brown of Corsicana, brothers-in-law Jimmie McLane and Morris McLane, sisters-in-law Martha Hicks, Joyce McLane, Emma McLane, Dorris Houston, Mary Phillips, and Jackie Forester, grandchildren Casey James Brown, Laura Ashlie Brown, Cade Howard Brown, and Ryan Marshall Brown, and eighteen nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Eugene Ethredge, Gerald Hall, Mike Cook, John Houston Bragg, Nathan Williamson, Joe Hicks, Dr. Steve Hicks, and Johnny Burks.
Honorary pallbearers will be Herbert Riley, Hector Hernandez, G.V. Ousley, J.C. Hicks, Eddie Moore, and the Frankston High School Class B State Championship Team of 1961.
Visitation with the family will be from 6 -8 p.m. Sat., Dec. 8, at Autry Funeral Home in Frankston.


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Fun Size
- Release Date: Oct. 26, 2012
- Genres: Comedy
- Cast: Thomas Mann, Victoria Justice, Johnny Knoxville, Chelsea Handler, Thomas McDonell, Riki Lindhome, Ana Gasteyer, Kerri Kenney, Jane Levy, Holmes Osborne
- Directors: Josh Schwartz
- Official Site: http://www.paramount.com/funsize/
- Distributor: Paramount Pictures
- A teenage girl is forced to take her brother trick-or-treating on Halloween. When he goes missing, she recruits her friends to help track him down before her mother finds out.
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July 30, 2014
Monday February 21, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) -- Gov. Nathan Deal will propose a sweeping overhaul
of Georgia's lottery-funded HOPE scholarship and prekindergarten
programs to keep them from going broke.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Deal said Monday he
would cut soaring costs by reducing HOPE awards, capping bonuses to
lottery employees and trimming the amount retailers receive for
selling tickets. He wants to make pre-K a half-day program but also
increase the number of slots by 5,000.
The HOPE scholarship has paid for more than 1 million Georgians
to attend college. About a third of students enrolled in public
colleges and universities in the state use the HOPE.
Deal is expected to announce the proposed changes at a news
conference Tuesday morning.
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