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The Lions placed CB Bill Bentley on injured reserve and signed veteran S Don Carey.
Wednesday's 60-second rant: Dealing draft picks at deadline risky
The NFL's extended trade deadline looms, but teams like the Lions and GM Martin Mayhew should be leery of trading away draft picks for players.
Reports: Jaguars trade WR Thomas to Lions
The Lions acquired WR Mike Thomas from the Jaguars, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport first reported.
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All four NFC North teams stayed home in Week Nine, and only the Vikings failed to make use of their advantage.
Lions rally to beat Seahawks behind late Stafford TD
Matthew Stafford threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Titus Young with 20 seconds left, lifting the Lions to a 28-24 win over the Seahawks.
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The Lions have faltered far more often in the red zone this season, and the struggles of the passing game have been a big problem.
Key matchup: Seahawks special teams vs. Lions special teams
Can the Lions win the battle in the kicking game against Seattle on Sunday? It's no small story line in an interesting NFC matchup.
Lions add WR Robiskie to replace Burleson
The Lions placed WR Nate Burleson on injured reserve and signed WR Brian Robiskie.
Tuesday's 60-second rant: CB Tillman shuts down Megatron
Bears CB Charles Tillman has been anything but a liability in Chicago this season.
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Things continued looking up for the Bears, Vikings and Packers in Week Seven after victories over the Lions, Cardinals and Rams, respectively.
Burleson breaks leg, out for season
Lions WR Nate Burleson broke his right leg in the third quarter of Monday night's game in Chicago and will miss the rest of the season.
Cutler shakes off injury as Bears beat Lions
Brandon Marshall scored the Bears' lone touchdown and the defense forced four turnovers as Chicago beat Detroit 13-7 on Monday night.
Lions' RB duo hopes dashed, but Leshoure's play a positive
The Lions' planned Jahvid Best-Mikel Leshoure RB tandem hasn't been together in a single game, but Leshoure has begun to settle in.
Lions bring back CB Smith
The Lions signed CB Alphonso Smith and released RB Keiland Williams, the team announced Thursday.
Lions RB Best not cleared to play
Lions RB Jahvid Best has not been cleared for contact by doctors, the team announced Monday.
The Detroit Lions have put Fairley on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.||||||| The 2011 first-round pick started seven of 13 games, had 5 1/2 sacks and 35 tackles after a lackluster rookie year. Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty to DUI and reckless driving and was sentenced to a six-month suspended jail term, a year of probation and a $600 fine. He hopes a pretrial diversion program will allow those charges to be dismissed.
A Mobile municipal judge has dismissed a misdemeanor marijuana charge against Fairley.||||||| Defense attorney Sid Harrell said the charge was dismissed on Tuesday. Judge Matt Greene agreed with prosecutors that there wasn't enough evidence to show partially smoked marijuana cigarettes found in Fairley's vehicle on April 3 belonged to the former first-round pick out of Auburn. Harrell says Fairley passed a drug test Tuesday, is tested several times a week by the NFL and has passed them all.
A lawyer for Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley says he will ask that the player be allowed to participate in a pre-trial diversion program instead of facing a trial on charges in Alabama. Fairley is charged with driving under the influence and attempting to elude police.||||||| Attorney Sid Harrell says that if Fairley completes the diversion program by taking an anti-DUI course, he expects the charges to be dropped. Fairley was arrested in Mobile County on May 27 after a state trooper said he was traveling at 100 mph in his Cadillac Escalade and initially didn't pull over. He also faces a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge Nov. 27 in his hometown of Mobile. Fairley was a 2011 first-round pick after helping lead Auburn to a BCS title.
Fairley's court hearing on charges including driving under the influence and attempting to elude police has been pushed back to Sept. 26.||||||| Mobile, Ala., County District Judge George Hardesty Jr. granted defense attorney Sid Harrell's request for a delay on Friday. Fairley earlier had a hearing on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge in Mobile Municipal Court continued until Nov. 27.
Fairley is publicly apologizing for his recent arrests in Alabama.||||||| Fairley says his "actions were inexcusable." Writing Friday on Facebook, he says he needs to meet the high standards of being a professional athlete. Fairley was arrested in Mobile County, Ala., on May 27 after a state trooper said he was traveling at 100 mph in his Cadillac Escalade. He was cited for reckless driving, no proof of insurance and open container. Fairley also was arrested April 3 in Mobile, Ala., for possessing marijuana.


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Daniel Bice, the Journal Sentinel's watchdog columnist, holds politicians and the powerful accountable
Sheriff David Clarke now defends seeking degree in California
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Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. is lashing out at the local media via conservative talk show host Charlie Sykes.
Clarke is upset with a report on WISN-TV (Channel 12) disclosing the master's degree that he was secretly pursuing at the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security in Monterey, Calif. He is set to complete the 18-month program in September.
Clarke - whose office refused to answer questions about the program for months - now tells Sykes' new website, RightWisconsin, that the news media should be holding the African-American sheriff out as an example to young black males in Milwaukee.
Rather, Clarke said veteran Channel 12 reporter Colleen Henry "acts as if she 'uncovered' me sitting in a Vegas hot tub with naked women sipping champagne and taunting Milwaukee tax payers."
UPDATE: Henry responded Wednesday by saying the station was not questioning the prestigious program in which Clarke was enrolled.
"It questioned why he was keeping it a secret," Henry said. "We repeatedly asked the Sheriff to account for his time. He failed to respond to our open records requests."
She said the station hoped to talk to the sheriff but that he would agree to do so only if Channel 12 gave him up to five minutes of unedited air time.
Here is Clarke's unedited written statement given to RightWisconsin for a piece called "Channel 12's Cheap Shot":
"Imagine, a law enforcement official who doesn't think that he knows everything and continues to pursue his education in a Homeland Security program focusing on counter terrorism. It is a very competitive program at a prestigous military research grad school (Naval Post Graduate School, the grad school of the Naval Academy at Annapolis) paid in full by the federal government, not local tax payers.
"It is a distance learning program with several in residence sessions to do research at the Naval Post Grad school in Monterey CA. What an opportunity! The rest is on-line here in Milwaukee. Six hundred people from across applied for the program that required a writing exam to get in. Thirty-one people were chosen out of over 600 applicants. You have to work for a government agency and be in a homeland security responsibility to even apply."
Read the full piece here (subscription required).
Left unanswered is why Clarke's staff had for months brushed aside questions from the Journal Sentinel and WISN when asked whether Clarke was pursuing a master's degree in California.
The truth came out only because Clarke told a stagehand at a California TV station when doing national appearances defending his controversial radio spot encouraging residents to arm themselves because of cuts in law enforcement.
In July, Clarke's staff told reporters that the sheriff was at "homeland security training" in California when Deputy Sergio Aleman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on I-43. The publicity-seeking sheriff was also not a presence during the day of the shooting at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek in August.
"I don't remember seeing him, but couldn't say for sure (Clarke was absent)," Oak Creek Mayor Stephen Scaffidi told No Quarter via email. "I know Sheriff's office had a huge presence that day, though."
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A Tea Party Sheriff TAKING FREE FEDERAL MONEY to get a Master's Degree?? That is hilarious. Actually, let that be a lesson to Scott Walker who has turned down Federal tax money for Wisconsin -- that we taxpayers simply want BACK for our state. More power to you, Sheriff, for improving your education. Now...USE that education and get rid of guns in our community. Do your job.Hide replies
It's the typical "spending needs to be cut, programs need to be cut except for any that I want and like".
Isn't David Clarke a Democrat?
Clarke is a DINO. In other words a lying republican who sucks up to Wack
Job Charlie Psycho for free personal PR.
I wish he would stay in CA forever and be someone else's embarrassment.Hide replies
I think you'll find he's reelected by the same landslide margin next election so who'd embarrassed?
*who's embarrassed I mean.
who is manning the shop while he is gone for a semester or two? what a joke.Hide replies
Several hundred well trained deputies.
Actually the department is much better run when he's out of town. He should sign up for more classes.
His "commanders"-off which there are many are manning the shop. All are hand picked and useless.
The deputies run the shop and are subject these fine "commanders."
The department is top heavy and all his pets. Well, some of the sgts who were picked long before Clarke's tenure.
31300 - could try again with a coherent thought pattern?
31300, I did mention deputies and not command staff, lol
Green - Who mans the shop when Obama is playing golf?
could *you
Do you have something to add here or just criticize?
Most of class is online. Get a job.
How dare he further his education!Hide replies
Your sarcasm noted there road.
Yes, except that he is supposed to be the leader here and he's taking 3 months off out of 18 to go dilly dally on the West Coast. No possible way he is as in-tune with having the top gig as someone should be. I'd like the JS to find out how much other time he took off. And who pays for his lodging and meals when he's on his vacation out there? This guy is a joke. I hope this is his long-overdue ticket out of Milwaukee.
So can the same be said for all "leaders" that are away from their office, that they are not "in-tune" with their job?
Does that apply to Obama as well?
If it was such a noble thing why did he lie about it?
He didn't lie. He just forgot to tell anyone why he took off 12 weeks. Could happen to anyone
how dare obama take 2 months every year and go to hawaii. no possible way he is as in-tune with having THEE top gig as someone should be.......
possums - do you have any proof of your "2 months every year and go to hawaii" claim?
How about this:
POTUS Tracker, compiled by The Washington Post, shows that from January 2009 to October 31, 2012, Obama spent all or part of 72 vacation days in a variety of places, mostly Hawaii in the winter and Martha's Vineyard in the summer. That's about 10 weeks away in three-and-a-half years, hardly extravagant. Through May 18, according to data from CBS's Knoller, he also visited Camp David 22 times, spending all of part of 54 days there.
10 weeks in 3 1/2 years. That's less than three weeks a year, not even near two months a year.
And from the same report:
George W. Bush spent 32 months at his ranch (490 days) or Camp David (487 days) — an average of four months away every year.
This Sheriff is so full of himself. He is corrupt beyond corrupt but he's so arrogant he doesn't see it. You're the sheriff you big dummy, you're not God.
Just what post high school degrees does the sheriff have and from which colleges, and not on our dime.? I'd like to know. Also, how many, if any, were paid on our dime?
As the sheriff of the largest county in this state, he should be educated.
Just another commander (right) from Chief Jones' force.
What a piece of work.Hide replies
he also graduated from the FBI nation academy in Quantico. milwaukee is very lucky to have a man with these qualifications to head our sheriffs department.
whats the problem, mjs?? prove me wrong or print the quote
Maybe he has a girlfriend out there or something. I don't see why it ever was a secret in any case. This guy is about as thin-skinned as they come.
Clarke speaks the truth about the dismal responce time by MPD and the fact that citizens need to take actions to LEGALLY protect themselves and the loons on the left go nuts. The left, including Barrett and the Media, are besides themsleves and preaching gun registration. Yet, very little prosecution of gun crimes occur and the first charge to get tossed is the illegal possession of a gun... It's easy to check if the Media in this town would just once commit a flagrant act of journalism.. But then again, it wouldn't fit their warped agenda.. Taking guns away from law abiding citizens.. As to the MPD respnce time, don't blame the rank and file police. Blame the cities leadership and management as the ranks of police are being diminished all the time. Toss in the malcontents in the inner city that blame every arrest on bad cops and we have the situation we find oursleves in.. Last is the fact that Clarke was offered the class after competing with over 600 applicants and only 32 were taken.. Why no mention of that?? Don't ask..Hide replies
Charlie Sykes: The definition of warped media, warped agenda and flagrant acts of journalism.
By liberal "logic", you don't need a fire extinguisher in your home because you can just call 911 and wait for the fire department to show up.
You just couldn't resist responding stupid could you attc44!
Long gone are the days when the Sheriff maintained a residence with his family in the same building as the county jail to be available. Now days we have telephones and highly trained subordinates to serve the public in an efficient and professional manner. The furtherance of higher education of law enforcement administrators, particularly in homeland security, is a benefit to the public he serves whether or not that public pays any taxes. There seems to be a double standard here, Barack Obama with far more responsibilities takes all these vacations, at a very high tax payer expense, and anyone that objects to that is a branded a racist. As far as being away when a deputy was tragically killed, would it have been different if he was on his duly authorized vacation on a remote Canadian Lake fishing? I disagree with 90% of what Sheriff Clarke does or say and in particular the changing of the departmental uniform from the traditional brown and tan Wisconsin Sheriff's uniform to the gray and black Ohio Highway Patrol uniform,but any unbiased person could see this degree he is pursuing is a benefit not only to Clarke but the people he serves. Go look for a real story, there are plenty available that go ignored so as to advance political agendas of the media.Hide replies
I agree with this, but reasonable people can disagree over whether the cost of him not being in the office for several months is appropriate. It also seems telling that Sheriff Clarke hasn't exactly been forthcoming about this. Plus, you can't guarantee that Clarke is going to use this education to serve as sheriff for the remainder of his career. If he takes this education with him to another job, possibly outside of Milwaukee or even Wisconsin, what will you say then?
It will benefit the tax payers somewhere, even in the private sector.
Why is the argument that an educated individual (paid for with financial aid or otherwise) has a high benefit to society not applicable to Clarke??
This program is basically a 100% free thing where Clarke won't have student loans to repay. Many black boys see the barrier of having to pay for college was a mountain they can't hurdle. So why not share this program with the law enforcement community in Wisconsin?Hide replies
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A new Congressional Budget Office report out last week has the healthcare world scratching its head over the possibility that Obamacare might—in part—be responsible for what is being described as a significant slowdown in the growth of healthcare costs in America.
According to the report, hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending for Medicare and Medicaid are being removed from government projections as federal healthcare spending is now expected to be full 15 percent less than what had been initially budgeted for 2012. The surprisingly low spending projections come as the growth in healthcare spending has hit a new low for the fourth consecutive year.
To be sure, a big part of the decline in healthcare spending is the result of the recession's impact on people's ability to lay out cash on health related expenditures. Indeed, up until this point, most analysts have agreed that the poor economy was pretty much the sole cause for the improvement we have seen in containing the explosion of healthcare spending.
Now, experts are beginning to recognize that the Affordable Care Act may, in fact, be contributing to the good news—a significant development as bending the cost curve was a primary goal of Obamacare.
Douglas Elmendorf, Director of the CBO, noted that while much of the savings are the result of a loss of wealth due to the recession. But, for the first time, Elmendorf was willing to say that a 'significant part' of the savings are the result of structural change in how healthcare is now being delivered.
While the new data suggests that some of the changes in how providers are paid for delivering healthcare began—and were having a positive impact—prior to passage of Obamacare, the ACA codifies these changes in payment procedures for physicians and hospitals, taking what now appears to be programs that are slowing the growth in costs and applying them to all providers throughout the nation.
Importantly, the slowdown in the cost of care is happening in both the overall rate of spending and government spending. Writes Annie Lowrey in the New York Times—
"The slowdown has occurred in both government and overall health spending. From 2009 to 2011, total health spending grew at the lowest annual pace since the government started keeping records 52 years ago, a trend that seems to have continued last year. In the 2012 fiscal year, Medicare spending per beneficiary grew just 0.4 percent. The new Congressional Budget Office data said that overall Medicare outlays grew 3 percent in 2012, the slowest rate since 2000."
The multi-billion dollar question is whether this positive trend will continue as we have seen slowdowns in the past only to see the curve explode upwards after a pause.
The answer to that question matters as Lowrey reports—
"Slower cost growth would have ramifications far beyond the deficit. According to calculations by White House economists, slowing the annual growth rate of health care costs by 1.5 percentage points might increase economic output by 2 percent in 2020 and 8 percent in 2030. It might also lead to higher wages for workers and more room for productive investments in the budget."
While we can expect the Obamacare bashers to pour cold water on this good news, there is no denying that the law is paying some dividends in the critically important effort to bend the cost curve in healthcare delivery.
Could this be enough to open people up to contemplating that there may just be other good news to come thanks to health care reform?
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Not only that, but the entire wording of the title for your article is completely untrue.
It suggests that Obamacare is ALREADY bending the cost curve, which isn't true, as it really hasn't been implemented yet to any major degree; even some the of facts that you seem to unwillingly mention early in your piece provide evidence for the fact that the decline in the rate of growth of HC spending was due to the economic downturn, as has been empirically the case.
I did my best to read the CBO link that you finally provided (I'm at the hospital and have patients to see) and it discusses future projections; it also states that these projections are nowhere near certain or clear at this point in time.
Here is some REAL data from the CBO (from Feb), that shows the growth of spending expected under obamacare. Compare it to what was initially promised when obamacare was first proposed. It's VASTLY greater.
I believe my comments are off sequence with yours. I've responded to yours, but clearly you haven't seen some of them.
That being said, you're a snide douchebag which an inferiority complex, as your responses to all commenters indicates. I never once personally insulted you, only your substandard attempt at an unsubstantiated opinion piece.
When you want to discuss CMS reimbursement, CPT codes, DRGs, 1115 waivers, or economics in general, etc., let me know…I'm an MD/MBA
I'm a troll? Who are you?
You respond to justifiable negative comments like a troll. And you've never explained why you didn't include the original link to the CBO paper in your article (because it doesn't support your claims!).
Nor did you mention that the CBO paper has nothing to do with HC in particular or provide any evidence for Elmendorf's comments.
I've been responding to you in a civil manner, but for some reason we're not synchronous.
At any rate, you shouldn't be a douchebag and call an MD/MBA a troll–what are your qualifications? Please tell us where you went to school and what your major was in.
Two other elements have the potential for huge impact. One is that the Obama administration is actually promoting studies on effectiveness of procedures and drugs — the Bush administration didn't seem to trust science, and the Republicans are unlikely to let the National Institutes of Health study the impact of guns.
Second is big data and analytics which I have written about a couple of times. IBM's Watson is hard at work on congestive heart failure and cancer, digesting the latest medical reports, offering suggestions on diagnosis and treatment, suggestions that come with supporting evidence and are growing more sophisticated with input from experts. Computers can also track patient adherence to plans, evaluate the results and monitor billing. See my piece on QUEST, the hospital collaboration, for some impressive results from even early stages of study.
The law is not even implemented yet so only a low information consumer would believe it could be lowering costs. The hospital I work at increased spending 80 million for medical records alone. Any one claiming Obamacare is going to lower costs is a pure propagandist
Never doubted it!! Protect & Improve!!! As long as we protect the ACA and continue to improve it, YES, NO DOUBT costs will continue to go down!! I love Obamacare! Thank you President Obama! #Forward
If the cost curve is bending down, then why is my health insurance company notifying me to expect a 30% to 70% increase in my health insurance premium by 2014? It sounds to me like the CBO is not telling the whole story…
If you look at the title to the article it says nothing about the curve bending "down"! What you are experiencing is what direction the curves actually is bending toward.
One thing about an article such as this, it forces all of us to examine what is "actually" happening vs. what we want to happen.
Reality and nature have a tendency to correct any misconceptions any of us might have.


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Both battles center around the pleasure centers of the brain, but you rarely hear about this addiction.
"I never had that natural gauge of when to stop," one woman told us.
"I kept wanting more and more," another said. "I never felt satisfied."
It sounds like these women are talking about abusing drugs. But, these women that we'll call Mary and Beth are talking about food addiction.
"I would take prepackaged frosting and I'd spread it on a graham cracker, a spoon, anything," Mary said. "Even frozen frosting -- I'd freeze it to save, then I couldn't wait to defrost it."
It's a disease they say is as dangerous as drugs and alcohol.
"If my kids came home from school and we were having tantrums and there was homework and there was conflict in the house, instead of dealing with the problem, I might sneak into the pantry and eat 12 cookies," Beth said.
Some people limit addiction to substances that cause a physical reaction and withdrawal.
But with obesity numbers skyrocketing, researchers are taking a second look at food; saying it can set off neurotransmitters in the brain, just like illicit substances.
And the main trigger, according to these women, is sugar.
"I did like the taste of it, but it was the reaction that my body had," Mary said. "Once it was in my system, I just kept wanting more and more, and I never felt satisfied."
To recover, they say they had to quit sugar. The difference, they say, has affected so much more than their weights.
"I don't have those sugar highs and lows, so I think I'm better able to make sound decisions and sound judgments," Beth said.
Beth said she knew she had a problem when she took a quiz like this one that asked questions like, "Do you think about food constantly?" and "Have you even stolen food?" She said "yes" to 20 of the questions.
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LOOKING BACK: Kenseth had an ill-handling car at Phoenix, leaving him with a 14th-place finish.
ETC.: Kenseth has completed 91.0 percent (2,921) of the 3,209 laps he's contested during his 12 career starts at Homestead. His average start is 19.6; average finish is 17.6. He also has two DNFs there.
16 GREG BIFFLE, Ford
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: Greg Biffle climbed three spots, from 10th to seventh, after Phoenix. He trails points leader Brad Keselowski by 78 points, sixth-ranked Matt Kenseth by four points and leads eighth-ranked Kevin Harvick by eight points.
HOMESTEAD RECORD: 10 career starts, 3 wins, 3 top-5s, 4 top-10s, 0 poles. Best finish: first, three years in a row: 2004, 2005 and 2006. Finished 35th in this race last year, tying his career-worst showing.
LOOKING AHEAD: Biffle has little left to race for other than the best finish he can amass in the remaining two races. Mathematically, he can potentially finish as high as third, but a more likely finish would be in the top-five. Here are Biffle's thoughts on the season finale: "I'm looking forward to Homestead this weekend and I hope to have another good run. We've won three times there, so hopefully we can finish off the season in the top five in points if everything goes our way. … I've got my fingers crossed."
LOOKING BACK: After consecutive finishes of 10th in the previous two races, Biffle finished seventh at Phoenix.
ETC.: Biffle has completed 94.5 percent (2,527) of the 2,675 laps contested in his 10 career starts at Homestead. His average start is 16.4; average finish is 15.3. He also has 2 DNFs there.
29 KEVIN HARVICK, Chevrolet
Team: Richard Childress Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: Harvick jumped up three spots, from 11th to eighth, following his late surge for the win at Phoenix. He stands 86 points behind points leader Brad Keselowski, trails seventh-ranked Matt Kenseth by eight and leads ninth-ranked Tony Stewart by one point.
HOMESTEAD RECORD: 11 career starts, 0 wins, 5 top-5s, 9 top-10s, 0 poles. Best finish: second in 2003 and 2008. Finished eighth in this race last year.
LOOKING AHEAD: Harvick has a mathematical chance of cracking the top five, but that's about all he has to look forward to, other than potentially finishing the season with a second straight win. Here are his thoughts on Sunday's season finale: "Homestead has been one of those tracks we've been fortunate to go to where everything kind of fits the styles of the way our cars are built to run and my driving style. It's definitely been a good race track for us and we're looking forward to going down there and closing out the season strong this week."
LOOKING BACK: Harvick looked like the kind of driver who won three come-from-behind races last year by rallying late and winning Sunday at Phoenix, holding off Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch for the win.
ETC.: Harvick has completed 99.9 percent (2,941) of the 2,942 laps contested in his 11 career starts at Homestead. His average start is 13.9, with an outstanding average finish of 7.9. He has two DNFs there.
14 TONY STEWART, Chevrolet
Team: Stewart Haas Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: Tony Stewart fell one spot in the standings, from a tie for eighth to ninth place after Phoenix. He trails points leader Brad Keselowski by 87 points, eighth-ranked Kevin Harvick by one point and leads 10th-ranked Martin Truex Jr. by 24 points.
HOMESTEAD RECORD: 13 career starts, 3 wins, 4 top-5s, 7 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: first in 1999, 2000 and 2011. Finished first in this race last year, capping off the season with his third career Sprint Cup championship.


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"I decided I would do my part," Currie said of participating in last Thursday's Dunkin' Donuts sixth annual "Give a Pint, Give a Pound" campaign.
As part of the event at Patriot Place, five lucky donors would win two tickets apiece to Sunday's AFC Divisional Round playoff game between the New England Patriots and Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium.
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Currie visited the Patriot Place Dunkin' Donuts on Jan. 10 along with the other four ticket winners to claim their prizes. The Baker Street resident and lifelong Patriots fan was thrilled to be going to Sunday's game.
"This will be my first game at Gillette Stadium," Currie said. "I haven't been able to get tickets in years due to their popularity and let's face it … it ain't cheap. I am really looking forward to being there in the heart of it all. I surprised my 19-year-old-son with the tickets and he is just as pumped as I am."
While Sunday will be Currie's first game at Gillette Stadium the South Walpole native is a veteran fan who endured many games at the old Foxboro Stadium.
"I've been a Pats fan my whole life," Currie said. "Growing up in the area, I went to many games from the day the old Foxboro Stadium opened up in the early 70's. It's been so enjoyable watching such a powerhouse over the past decade with [Tom] Brady, but more so coach [Bill] Belichick."
In addition to looking forward to watching the game inside Gillette Stadium, Currie said he is looking forward to the unseasonably warm weather expected Sunday.
"Not being a fan of the freezing cold, I'm looking forward to the spring-like weather at game time," he said.
Asked to offer a prediction for Sunday, Currie said he expects a closer game than the
"If I was to make a prediction it would be Patriots 34, Texans 24," Currie said.
In addition to Currie, donors from Walpole, Sharon, Waltham and Bridgewater won tickets from Dunkin' Donuts, the New England Patriots and the American Red Cross.
Dunkin' Donuts "Give a Pint, Get a Pound" campaign provides a coupon for a free pound of Dunkin' Donuts coffee* to all presenting donors. The campaign is in celebration of National Blood Donor Month and helps increase awareness about the need for blood. The campaign has been successful during the past four years as Dunkin' Donuts has provided more than 435,000 pounds of coffee to presenting donors, and if one donation can save up to three lives, Dunkin' Donuts has helped more than 1.3 million patients.
Donated blood is used to help accident victims, trauma patients, transplant recipients, and those receiving treatment for life-threatening illnesses.
Currie was appreciative of the program and happy to help those in need.
"I just want to thank the American Red Cross and Dunkin' Donuts for this generous gift and putting a huge smile on my face and of course my son's," Currie said. "Give blood and go Pats."


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On Monday, the polls opened for voters in the City of Charleston. The special election was called to determine the fate of the city's $1 dollar a week user fee.
The mayor admits it might not be easy to get people out to the polls at a time when people aren't in election mode, but he's confident the fee will get the thumbs up from city residents.
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The user fees biggest opponent, Thornton Cooper, says the same thing.
"He flips the burgers and has to pay the thing," said Cooper. "The millionaire who lives in Charleston and works outside pays nothing, and that's not fair."
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Re: Highest WaveDeXoN Nov 25, 2011 1:18 AM (in response to TAP2112)
Alone? Level 18. Two shielded juggernaughts cornered me. LOL
Re: Highest WaveMeanestPeenis Nov 25, 2011 1:23 AM (in response to DeXoN)
Solo 23 on resistance and underground.
Funny thing is, I can't get past 8-9 on village. Too much thin cover or I have yet to find that sweet spot to fight from.
Re: Highest WaveNazCassidy Nov 25, 2011 4:07 AM (in response to MeanestPeenis)
Hmm i'm in the top 50-100 on both Bootleg and Village...23 for Bootleg and 33 for Village.
Not really played much Survival since I got the game though, it's fun but i'm addicted to Domination at the moment
Re: Highest Wavewilsonrowlands Nov 25, 2011 7:07 AM (in response to TAP2112)
I got to level 25 on my own on underground and levle 29 co-op same map.
i also found it alot harder on co-op then on my own
Re: Highest WaveStinky666 Nov 25, 2011 10:58 AM (in response to wilsonrowlands)
I just got to Wave 45 on Seatown, co-op.
That gets pretty darn hard. More so in the sense that, the enemies rush you and a lot of them all at once. Add to that they take lots of bullets to die, then it's pretty difficult.
Re: Highest WaveMrNoNam3 Nov 25, 2011 7:11 PM (in response to TAP2112)
Earlier today I got to wave 45 on solo underground which gave me the rank of 13 on the leaderboards XD. (that's on Ps3 and that was my 2nd try on the map)
Re: Highest WaveAWPBD Nov 26, 2011 12:05 PM (in response to TAP2112)
Wave 36 solo
Wave 51 co op
(on seatown)
Re: Highest WaveCookie_Dough Nov 28, 2011 10:02 PM (in response to TAP2112)
I seem to hit a wall at around Wave 26 for tier 1 and 2 and around 12 - 15 for tier 3 and 4.
Re: Highest WaveMojammer Nov 28, 2011 10:07 PM (in response to Cookie_Dough)
Sounds like me. It's when they send a chopper along with the baddies that I fall apart.
Re: Highest Wavedastealth Nov 29, 2011 3:03 PM (in response to TAP2112)
I haven't played much really but I have played a couple of games co-op and got 30 on Underground and a also a couple of games solo and managed to get 26 on Bakaara. It gets nasty when you have Juggernaut & Chopper & bad guys all at the same time on like wave 6
Re: Highest Wavesurvak64 Nov 30, 2011 4:44 AM (in response to TAP2112)
level 27 on resistance the 3 juggernauts take it out of me and its down here from there
Re: Highest Wavesurvak64 Nov 30, 2011 4:45 AM (in response to TAP2112)
level 27 on resistance the 3 juggernauts take it out of me and its down here from there
Re: Highest WaveDarthBryan Nov 30, 2011 4:53 AM (in response to TAP2112)
I haven't done them all yet, but yeasterday I got to 31 on Bakara in coop.


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Robinson, a Tennessee native, joined the party in August 2011 and guided its communications strategy through a tumultuous year, in which the incumbent Democratic governor announced she wouldnt seek re-election and controversies plagued the party, not to mention the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn now wears that crown. A new survey from the Democratic Public Policy Polling firm released Thursday put the Democrats approval rating at 25 percent with 64 percent disapproving of the job he is doing.
A PPP poll at the beginning of November put Perdues approval rating at 31 percent with 54 percent disapproving of her performance.
Of course, North Carolinas lame-duck chief executive may see her numbers change before she leaves office Jan. 5.
PPP is expected to poll the state in early December and Perdue is angering some for circumventing her own executive order to fill a vacancy on the N.C. Supreme Court and engineering the lease of a $58 million state property in her final days.
PPP polled approval ratings for 42 of 50 governors in the country.
Poll says NRA agenda rejected
Sponsors of a new poll on gun control say voters in the swing states of North Carolina, Virginia and Colorado reject the National Rifle Associations agenda, despite the gun lobby spending $12 million in the last election. Voters in those states aligned with President Barack Obama over Gov. Mitt Romney, favor background checks on all gun sales and want a greater federal emphasis on gun control, according to the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
The poll was conducted by a Democratic and a Republican polling firm and focused on those three states on Nov. 7 and 8. Phone interviews were conducted with 500 people who voted in the general election. The margin of error was 4.4 percent.
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You've had a week to recover from Christmas and think about the year ahead. Have you made any resolutions for 2013 or do you steer clear of do-or-die, once-a-year goal setting?
What began as a tradition of performing simple, good deeds, according to 43Things.com, has become a modern-day practice of resolving to break bad habits, such as smoking, or eat healthier and exercise, or get out of debt—all tasks that are "easier said than done," according to some experts. After all, "The best laid plans o' mice and men [often go astray]," as Poet Robert Burns wrote in the ever-popular Auld Lang Syne.
Maybe we should resolve to stop making New Year's resolutions. Of the 45 percent of Americans who usually make resolutions and the 17 percent who infrequently do, only 46 percent maintain them past six months. While only 8 percent are successful in achieving their resolutions, according to Statistic Brain, 49 percent report infrequent successes and 24 percent say they never succeed or fail on their resolutions each year.
Setting more realistic and specific resolutions is key, along with sharing your goals with others who will hold you accountable and setting measurable landmarks and deadlines, according to WebMD.


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The Oakley Pro Junior Qualifier in  Brazil is locked, loaded and ready for lift-off after the hottest surfing talent in South America battled it out in the local trials to secure their places in the main round.
The fourth stop on the Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge saw competitors from South and Central America battling it out for a place in the prestigious championship in Bali. If yesterday was anything to go by, the Brazil Qualifier will be of the highest order as scores soared and competitors, led by performances from Marco Fernandez, Yan Guimaraes and Jesse Mendes upped the ante at Etapa Itajai.
Fernandez was in particularly rare form ripping it up againstthe picturesque left hand beach-break making it known to all that he means business this week. Joining Fernandez in the main draw will be Thiago Guimaraes who also revelled in the waist-high conditions alongside Gustavo Sanches, Gabriel Medina, KrystianKymerson and Yuri Goncalves; all of whom capitalized on everyopportunity to impress the judges and crowd.
The reward for yesterday's excellent performances – facing the likes of Thiago Camarao, Peterson Crisanto, Miguel Pupo, Franklin Serpa and Jadson Andre in the main event.
"I'm so excited about this week," Andre said with anticipation. "It was good to relax yesterday, but this week is going to be a tough event."
The stakes are high with the chance to be crowned the ASP South American Champion and win a total prize purse of $22,000, but this is something Andre is looking forward to.
"I had never competed in a Pro-Junior event until this year in Australia, so I'm stoked to be surfing this event in my home country with best friends," he added.
Andre, who recently turned 19, has been on a role in 2009 finishing second in the ASP Billabong World Junior Championships, second in the Oakley Australian Qualifier at North Stradbroke and a run of excellent results on the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS).
"I have been stoked with how I have performed so far this year," he admitted humbly. "I've already qualified for the Global Challenge in Bali, but I still want to win this event."
The Oakley Pro Junior Brazil begins today with five exciting days of competition set to come.
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Debbie Wachter
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The New Castle Area School board's route to a new superintendent could hit the taxpayers in the pocket.
The board was divided in a straw poll taken Monday, but the majority indicated they would spend between $5,500 to $15,000 for its search by using the services of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association.
The amount spent through that agency would be determined by one of three pricing levels it offers. The deluxe package for an executive leadership program is the most expensive at $15,000 and could include additional fees and travel costs for finalist candidates.
The board's other choice — using the services of the Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV, of which it is a member — would be free.
The IU IV's work would include advertising in educational publications and online, printing and mailing applications to interested applicants, conducting preliminary background checks, presenting complete application files to the board, securing interviews, videotaping interviews and arranging for the board to visit each finalist's community. The advertising would include the School Leader News, which has statewide distribution.
The board expects to officially approve one of the two agencies at its meeting Wednesday.
The district needs someone to replace superintendent George Gabriel, who is retiring Jan. 31. He submitted a resignation letter amid heated arguments with the board about proceeding with the Lockley Early Learning Center project.
At a special meeting last week, the board heard presentations by the intermediate unit and the school boards association.
Monday's straw vote indicated Stacey Fleo, Allan Joseph, Mark Kirkwood and Karen Humphrey favor using the intermediate unit, while Dr. Marilyn Berkely, Barb Razzano, David DiGiammarino, Mary Ann Tofel and Anna Pascarella were for the state association.
"I had a problem with the amount of money with PSBA," Fleo commented.
"I was leaning toward PSBA," Razzano said, noting she felt the state agency would conduct a national search for applicants. "It's a top position. It's well worth it."
DiGiammarino, the board president, commented that he, too, favors PSBA. The savings in the superintendent's salary "would balance it out. It would be cost-neutral. We're looking at a CEO. It's a top position."
He noted that PSBA has conducted 100 searches since 2005.
In the past decade, the intermediate unit has assisted the Neshannock, Laurel, Wilmington, Mohawk, Union and Shenango school districts in searches for superintendents and New Castle for other administrative posts, at no charge.
"That's a lot of money," Kirkwood commented of the $15,000. "People told me, yeah, you're going to get 10 candidates."
Pascarella said she likes the school board association's idea of surveying teachers and administrators to get district employees' feedback.
"We have candidates in our own district who are very capable of doing the job, but some board members here are afraid of them," Joseph commented.
"They're free to apply," DiGiammarino responded.
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Michigan's senate voted today to require schools to adopt anti-bullying PROGRAMS.
Kudos on taking action, and requiring more than a vaguely-certified bullying point-person in each school.
The politicians did their work.
Now what?
What kinds of programs?
Will they be pre-emptive, or caught up with mediation and victim-services?
For K-12, or just targeted grades?
Is there funding allocated?
How extensive will they be? Are school assemblies considered 'programs'??( What do you remember from school assemblies??) How about 'poster-campaigns' or 'respect for all' week? (Does anyone expect these type of initiatives to be "enough" to be effective?)
On what basis will such "programs" be adopted? (that is, who has answers and what are they?)
How long between the passing of this bill, the answering of these questions, the implementation of 'programs', and the assessment of their effectiveness?
In the meantime, what to do while we wait and watch?
Bills and Laws are great, but it really does take a village.
MICHIGAN on way to MANDATING anti-bullying PROGRAMS in schools
Michigan's senate voted today to require schools to adopt anti-bullying PROGRAMS.


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NORMAN — A public informational meeting on the upcoming Special Election for Water Reclamation Improvement Projects and Sewer Rate Increase will be at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, in Council Chambers.
On Nov. 12, Norman residents will vote on authorizing an increase in the sewer service rates by an additional $1.10 per month to the base charge and an additional $1.10 per thousand gallons of sewage treated to the sewer use charge or commodity rate. These proposed increases raise the total monthly base charge to $5.00 and the total average monthly sewer use charge to $2.70 per thousand gallons. The sewer base and commodity rates have not been increased since 1996. If approved, an average Norman home's bill would increase by $3.74 per month (using 3,000 gallons per month).
The meeting will begin with a presentation of the water reclamation construction project and sewer rate increase followed by a question and answer session.
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Around 10:45 a.m., I decided it was time to turn off Lego Stars Wars and turn our attention to real war, and all those who have fought, or continue to fight, for our freedom. First, I had to get Max Skywalker on board. He really had no idea what Remembrance Day was all about. My super-simplified explanation went something like this...
Unless you've been living under a rock for the last 10 years or so, video games have become BIG business around the world. Consider this. Call Of Duty MW3, last year's best selling game, earned $3 billion dollars in sales in it's first week. Three Billion, and in seven days no less. The biggest movie of the year (The Avengers, fyi) took almost a month to collect that amount, and at cheaper prices then $59.99 for a new game.
I was introduced to Minecraft by my son, who was nine at the time. I would ask him to stop watching Minecraft videos, which he seemed addicted to. When he started playing, I asked him to get off the computer and get outside. All parents do this, but few of us take the time to truly understand what it is our kids are really doing on that computer. Well my son, now 10, has taught me a huge lesson.
Lately, there's been a lot of buzz about active video games being a new tech solution to the inactivity crisis in Canadian kids. While active video games -- also called exergames -- may seem like a plausible way to get kids to exercise more, a recent review of academic literature suggests this may not be the case.
Just when I think I've come to place of being comfortable in the video game industry, something happens that has made me question what I'm doing here. I'm talking about the harassment and hatred directed at feminist media critic and gamer Anita Sarkeesian. Sarkeesian is experiencing a hostility that many women in the games industry have experienced to varying degrees for many years. And it's ugly.
One thing most of these people have in common is that they are challenged by some unnamed fears that hinder their success. These people have decided that by choosing to fail and sabotaging the various kinds of help given to them, they can "win." We can all feel Martin Sheen's pain about this kind of "winning."


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Again, I'm not a New Years resolution kind of gal, just never have been. But lovely Marisa, of Food In Jars inspired me this morning. Just because I don't do personal resolutions doesn't mean I can't make some bloggy ones! So here goes, my Blog Resolutions for 2012:
1- To post more vintage cookbooks (you guys seem to like those)
2- Maybe a little re-design (change is good right?)
3- In general, just be more consistent with my posting (I can do it!)
Sound good? Ok then. Happy 2012!


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Louisiana Gov. Blanco signed an executive order Saturday cutting a half billion dollars from the state budget, and opened the legislative session on Sunday asking legislators for their help to trim spending even further to address an almost $1 billion budget shortfall in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. From The Advocate:
- Blanco outlined her approach to addressing the estimated $960 million shortfall in state tax revenue that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita created.
She initiated the first part of her strategy Saturday by cutting nearly $500 million in state spending. The move rankled many lawmakers because the governor took the unprecedented step of making the cuts without their input.
For the rest of her belt-tightening plans to see fruition, she'll have to rally at least two-thirds of both chambers behind her. The governor wants to tap into a third of the state's $460 million "rainy day" savings account and borrow money.
She also will have to stave off attempts by legislators to restore what she chopped from the budget. Her cuts include so-called slush funds and other pet projects doled out to lawmakers.
Blanco wants legislators to go even further and cut their own budgets.
"I am cutting some of your favorite programs," Blanco said. "Some of you will consider these cuts way too painful and you'll try to avoid them. Let me warn you -- this is just the beginning."
Blanco invited critics of her cuts to look at the budget and bring her suggestions of better ways to slash state spending.
Sounds like a decent start. See the Governor's executive order here. It's also worth taking a look at Reason's recent study, The Sky Isn't Falling, as well as Priority Colorado, to see how states like Texas and South Carolina are using performance-based budgeting and activity-based prioritization funding models to institutionalize fiscal discipline by focusing spending on the highest priority needs and most effective programs. Louisiana would do well to take a page from this playbook.
But the Washington Times offers some less encouraging news:
- Louisiana will spend $45 million on sports and livestock facilities and other new projects in spite of a looming deficit, frustrating some officials who say the frivolity reinforces the state's history of political patronage.
"We're in Washington with our hands out asking for $2 billion plus, and rather than holding on to the money to see what the needs are, they're spending it on local projects financing goat shows and lawn-mower races," says state Sen. Robert Barham, Oak Ridge Republican.
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"I like a good goat roping as much as anyone, but come on," Mr. Barham said. "It's funny, but it's sad. At a time when Louisiana needs so much to enhance its public image, the taxpayers are just shaking their heads and wondering."
The Louisiana state Legislature yesterday began a special two-week session to deal with record-setting budget shortfalls, but this spending, approved by the state's bond commission and headed by Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, will go unchallenged.
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The list of projects also includes reservoirs, a cargo airport, sewer systems, an Audubon Institute building, a hospital, a performing-arts center, a cruise-ship terminal, a light-rail line, a gene-therapy research building, a library, an arboretum and a technology transfer center.
Of course, the light-rail line stuck out like a sore thumb in that list. Given that it is usually a total loser, does it make sense to pour even a dime into light rail in Louisiana when there are so many other fish to fry?


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House vote expected on bipartisan bill targeting Rx drug abuse
A bipartisan bill that calls for a collaborative, coordinated approach to curbing prescription drug abuse and safeguarding patients is headed to the U.S. House for a vote.
GPhA charges misuse of FDA drug safety programs to prevent generic introductions is costing payers billions
The use of FDA drug safety programs to prevent generic competition is costing the American health care system and patients $5.4 billion in annual pharmaceutical spending.
Amazon.com launches 3D Printed Products store
Amazon on Monday announced the launch of the 3D Printed Products store.
Safeway shareholders approve merger with Albertsons
Safeway shareholders approved the proposed merger with Albertsons with 70% of the outstanding shares and 96% of the shares voting for the merger.
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Making key decisions about implementing pharmacy automation at both the pharmacy and central fill levels has been a challenge throughout the industry. However, times are changing. To discuss how technology is impacting the industry and how innovative solutions are helping to boost pharmacists' productivity, drive ROI and optimize the fulfillment process, DSNTV recently interviewed Doyle Jensen of Innovation for its Executive Viewpoint video series.
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(Las Vegas, Nev. – Jan. 29, 2014) – The National Steering Committee (NSC) for the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program – a business intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management – raised more than $810,000 in gross revenue at its ninth annual auction, held in conjunction with the World of Concrete on Wednesday, Jan. 22.
"The NSC of the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program is pleased to report that the 2014 World of Concrete Auction surpassed our highest gross proceeds total ever," commented Mike Philipps, CIM Auction Committee Chairman. "This is a great example of the high value the concrete industry places on the CIM program. We had a record in terms of the value of donated items and attendees at the Auction that helped make this year's event a huge success."
The signature item this year was a Mack Granite® Axle Forward concrete truck chassis mounted with a McNeilus 11-cubic-yard Bridgemaster® concrete transit mixer, donated by Mack Trucks, Inc. and McNeilus Co., a Division of Oshkosh Truck. The winning bidder of the mixer truck was U.S. Concrete, Inc. of Euless, Texas.
"We are very pleased with how everyone stepped up to donate and bid on the great auction items and support the CIM program," continued Philipps. "The money raised will benefit the NSC and support the current CIM programs."
"We were fortunate to have the incredible support of the World of Concrete Show Management, Hanley Wood Publications and Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers," said CIM Marketing Committee Chairman Brian Gallagher. "We thank the many companies such as McNeilus Companies, Inc., Mack Trucks, Inc., Somero Enterprises, and the numerous companies that donated items to the Auction to make it a complete success."
In addition to the live auction, a silent auction was also held. This year CIM had record proceeds of more than $65,000 from the silent auction. Auction items included cement, concrete saws, drills, mixers, vibrators, safety equipment, screeds, fiber transport systems, dust collectors, decorative concrete tools, water meters, pumps, generators, training sessions, reference books, advertisements, laptop computers, sports travel packages, and golf and vacation travel packages.
About CIM
Receiving tremendous support from the concrete industry, the CIM program was the first of its kind in United States – a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management. The need for such a program was recognized in 1994 and was put into action by the concrete industry. The end-result was a partnership between the concrete industry and Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) to develop the CIM program, implementing it with its first two students in 1996. Available at MTSU, California State University, Chico, Texas State University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the program has been successful for both the industry and the graduates.
The goal of the program is to produce broadly educated, articulate graduates grounded in basic construction management, who are knowledgeable of concrete technology and techniques and are able to manage people and systems as well as promote products or services related to the concrete industry. It entails a broad range of courses, from English and history to science and mathematics. A series of required business courses such as finance, marketing, management and business law are also taken throughout the length of the program.
The concrete-specific courses teach the fundamentals of concrete, properties and testing, concrete construction and more. All of these courses provide much more than what is simply in the text – they emphasize problem solving, quality assurance and customer satisfaction. They utilize practical case studies and an internship to make sure the student obtains real-world experience essential to starting a successful career. Additional opportunities for growth include on-campus socials and other organized events providing industry networking and professional development. To learn more about the program, visit www.concretedegree.com.
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CLINTON — The Showboat is alive with the Sound of Music!
With a cast of more than 40, the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical opens on the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre on Wednesday, July 3, at 7:30 p.m. There is a special Fourth of July performance at 6:30 p.m., planned to end just prior to the fireworks display.
The story follows Maria Rainer, a postulant at Nonnberg Abbey, who is sent to work as governess for the seven children of Captain Georg von Trapp in the days before the Nazi takeover of Austria. The musical is filled with memorable songs: "My Favorite Things", "Do-Re-Mi", "Climb Every Mountain," and of course "The Sound of Music".
Producing Artistic Director Tommy Iafrate attended regional auditions to select actors for the summer season at the Showboat. At the Southeastern Theatre Conference in Louisville, Ken., Iafrate found both Maria (Nicole Tompkins) and Captain von Trapp (James Putnam Smith), who coincidentally had just met while waiting to audition. A graduate of Wright State University with a B.F.A in acting, Nicole Tompkins is from South Bend, Ind., and was seen in "Godspell." James Putnam Smith is from Florida, a graduate of Florida School of the Arts with a B.F.A. from Marshall University in West Virginia. Although performing such well-known shows can bring challenges, Tompkins says "Maria is a dream role." As for Captain von Trapp, Smith "will try to live up to the expectations but still make the role my own."
The von Trapp children have been double-cast in this show, meaning each character will be performed by two actors who will alternate performances. The "Rodgers Cast" includes: Alice Lind as Leisl, Jordan Keller as Friedrich, Allison Winkel as Louisa, Nathan Hopkins as Kurt, Grace-LaNore Guillory as Brigitta, Mary Kate Mroz as Marta and Lily Leding as Gretl. The "Hammerstein Cast" includes: Taylor Wiebers (Leisl), Caleb Hirl (Friedrich), Kate Struble (Louisa), Brennen Bly (Kurt), Brittany Costello (Brigitta), Emma Terronez (Marta) and Abby Struble (Gretl).