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Scales of War began back in Dungeon Magazine 156 with Rescue at Rivenroar. This adventure, Haven of Bitter Glass, is for 12th level PCs. This article helps you with preparation for this adventure by going over trouble spots and by considering the equipment you'll need. Suggestions for Dungeons & Dragons miniature figures to use are included with descriptions of how to make the maps using Dungeon Tiles products.
The main difficulty you may run into during this adventure is that the PCs may not collect enough information to move to the final section. Getting from Overlook to the githzerai fortress encounters is obvious, and getting to Sayre is relatively straightforward. But Sayre itself is large and complex, and you have to keep abreast of a lot of information to make it feel like a city. Spend some time prepping the Sayre section, so that you can move from one part to another without constantly looking at the text.
It is possible, if your PCs don't investigate much, that they won't get the information they need to prove that Telicanthus is behind the evil doings. They may know and attack him anyway, but without proof they may suffer extreme consequences (which you'll have to add; the text doesn't tell you what they are). Remember, Telicanthus is a person of good social reputation, so it would be like attacking an innocent nobleman in any other city.
The miniatures are selected from the most recent sets when possible, but occasionally there is a call for an older figure. In some cases you need a lot of the same figure, and in others you might not have the figure suggested. You usually don't need more than eight of the same figure, though. If you don't have enough, or don't want clones on the battlefield, substitute something that looks appropriate to you. That's what a good DM does, and you are (no doubt) a good DM.
The instructions for Dungeon Tiles assume you have access to all sets of the tiles (and I recommend having two or three sets of Dungeon Tiles 1st set and Arcane Corridors). The empty dungeon floor tiles come from the first three sets: Dungeon Tiles, Arcane Corridors, and Hidden Crypts. You'll need a lot of them for these maps, even though you can take apart rooms to make other rooms as the PCs progress. Special tiles have their set source listed. You can get any old figures that you don't have from various online resources or your friendly local gaming shop.
Encounter D1: Repossession Team
Miniature Figures Suggested
Dungeon Tiles
Let's start with the crew deck. Area C9 is made from (1) 2x4 tile, (1) 1x4 floor tile, and (1) 2x2 floor tile. Area C10 uses (1) 4x4 floor tile and (3) 1x4 floor tiles. Areas C11-C16 are made using (1) 2x8 floor tile for the corridor and (5) 2x2 floor tiles for the rooms. Use (1) 2x4 for the mess area (or a 2x4 table tile if you can find one), and (1) 1x2 and (1) 1x1 for the small section to the back. Area C17 is made from (1) 2x2 and (1) 1x2 tiles. Area C18 is made from (1) 1x4 tile and (1) 2x2 floor tile.
For the Hold, start in C19 using (1) 4x4 and (1) 1x2 tiles for the squares that can be occupied. Area C20 is made from (1) 4x8 tile, (1) 2x4 tile, and (1) 1x4 tile. Area C21 is made from (1) 2x4 and (1) 1x4 tile. Area C22 is made from (1) 1x4 tile and (1) 2x2 tile.
On the Command Deck, Areas C2 and C3 are both made from (1) 2x4 tile, (1) 2x2 tile, and (2) 1x4 tiles on the sides. Area C1 is made using (1) 4x8 tile, (1) 2x4 tile, and (1) 1x4 tile. Then add (2) 1x4 tiles on the sides near C3 to account for the ship getting wider at the back. Areas C6 and C7 are made using (1) 4x4 floor tile and (1) 2x2 floor tile.
Add doors and decorate the ship using 1x2 and 1x1 objects as needed.
Encounter A1: Draconic Champion
Use the one figure for both creatures if you have the githyanki dragon knight.
This encounter uses the same layout as the previous encounter.
Encounter A2: Boarding the Sacrifice
In this and later encounters, you may need to use githzerai figures for some githyanki figures.
This ship is the same size as the previous one, so the front and rear areas are both made from (1) 2x4 tile, (1) 2x2 tile, and (2) 1x4 tiles on the sides. The center section is made using (1) 4x8 tile, (1) 2x4 tile, and (1) 1x4 tile. Then add (2) 1x4 tiles on the sides near the rear section to account for the ship getting wider at the back. You can also add 1x1 tiles to each side of the back section near the middle section.
Encounter A3: Falling Rock
Put down a battle mat. It really helps with all the real estate available in this encounter. On top of that, add the two towers; they are each made from (1) 2x4 and (1) 1x4 tiles. There should be 15 squares between them. Then you have to fill in the rubble. Since you used a battle mat, you can use basic floor tiles for the rubble area. This is easily done, as the main rubble area is 7x15 squares (let's make it 8x15 to make it easier), made using (1) 8x10 floor tile, (1) 4x8 floor tile, and (2) 1x4 floor tiles. Then to make the fringes, you need (2) 1x2 floor or rubble tiles, (1) 2x4 floor tile, and (1) 2x2 floor tile.
Encounter A4: Side Entrance
Put down a battle mat. For the L-shaped wall area, use (1) 2x4 tile, (1) 1x4 tile, (1) 2x8 tile, and (2) 1x4 tiles. Add 2 single doors. For the other side wall, use (1) 2x8 and (1) 2x4 tile, and (3) 1x4 tiles. Then take the tiles for making the ship in Encounter A2 and add a ship as shown.
Encounter A5: Wall Breach
Get out a battle mat for the ground area. The L-shaped wall section is made from (1) 2x4 and (1) 1x4 tile, and then (1) 2x8 tile and (2) 1x4 tiles for the longer section. You can add (1) 1x2 and (1) 1x1 to the end if you wish. Place (1) 2x8 tile, (3) 1x4 tiles, (1) 2x4 tile, (1) 2x2 tile, and (1) 1x2 tile to make the wall. Add a single door between the two walls.
Encounter S1: Ambush
This uses either the Conqueror layout or some general land layout for another encounter.
Encounter P1: Ambush in the Plaza
You can either draw out this map on a battle mat, or we can play a little fast and loose with it. The plaza in the middle is a 9x10 area with a 6x3 area on the west end and a 1x3 part on the east side. You can make that using (1) 8x10 floor tile from set 1, plus (1) 2x4 tile, (1) 2x2 tile, (3) 1x4 tiles, (3) 1x2 tiles, and (1) 1x1 tile. Add (1) 2x2 fountain in the middle. Around that, place roof tiles from Streets of Shadows wherever you want so long as they convey the spirit of the area properly (a cityscape surrounding a public square).
Encounter T2: The Entrance
Start by making the floor level. Use (1) 4x4 floor tile, (1) 2x4 tile, (1) 1x4 tile, and (1) 1x1 tile. This makes an area 5x6 squares. Then stack (4) 1x2 floor tiles and (1) 1x1 floor tile on top of the floor to make the raised platforms. Add a single door, and you're set!
Encounter T5: Covet House Temple
Start with the top and bottom parts of this room. Each needs (2) 4x4 45-degree corner pieces from Hidden Crypts (4 total for the room), plus (1) 2x2 and (1) 1x2 floor tile to connect them. Above the bottom section, use (3) 2x4 black pit tiles for the pit (cover the last 1x2 tiles that extend beyond the room). Then add (1) 2x8, (1) 2x2, and 2 1x2 tiles, (2) 1x4, and (1) 1x1 to complete the room. Add (1) double door in the top and then (1) 2x2 and (1) 1x2 floor tiles for the room outside the main room. Add (1) 2x4 grass tile and (1) 1x2 rock or equipment from Streets of Shadows for the hay pile. Then add (2) 1x1 objects as appropriate. There are 1x2 pew tiles in Arcane Corridors that you can place atop the floor tiles. Should the PCs find the secret door, add (1) 2x2 tile and (1) 1x2 tile for the room beyond it, and (1) 1x4 and (1) 1x1 for the passageway.
Encounter T6: The Guardian of Greed
This uses the same map as Encounter T5.
Encounter T8: Vault of Knowledge
For the middle part of this room, use (1) 4x4 and (1) 2x4 tiles to make the 4x6 area. Then add each corner using (1) 2x2 and (2) 1x2 tiles. The center alcove areas are made from 2x2 floor tiles (6 total). Add a single door in the bottom right. You can use (3) 1x2 planters to make the center slab, or (1) 2x2 and (1) 1x2 statues or crypts.
Encounter U4: Sleeping Githyanki
The main area for this encounter is 3x6 squares, and is made from (1) 2x4 tile, (1) 1x4 tile, (1) 2x2 tile, and (1) 1x2 tile. Then add (1) 1x4 tile on the top side. Add (1) 2x2 object for the table. The wide passage is made using (2) 2x2 tiles and such 1x1 tiles to fill it out as you think are needed. For the narrow passages, use 1x2 and 1x4 floor tiles to add them in. You don't need all of them, or them to be as long as shown. If anyone runs down one of these tunnel arms during the encounter, add tiles to finish it.
Encounter U5: Leisure Time
Start in the tunnel with (1) 2x2 and (1) 1x2 floor tiles. Then make a column using (1) 1x4 and (1) 1x1 tiles. To the right of that, place (1) 2x8 tile and (1) 11 at the top right. Next to that, place (1) 8x10 tile with the long side pointing westward. On the east side place (1) 1x4 and (1) 1x1 tiles. On the west side, place (1) 1x2 tile, and then (1) 2x4 and (1) 2x2 tiles. To the right of all that, place (1) 2x8 tile with (1) 1x2 tile on the east and west ends. Finish the right side with (1) 1x4 and (1) 1x2 tile. The small cave is made from (1) 1x1 and (1) 2x2 floor tile. To mark the ruined tower walls, lay a plastic sheet protector over the whole map and draw in the circular walls. Add a double door on top of the sheet protector.
Encounter U10: Inside the Glass
Start with (1) 8x10 tile oriented longway up and down. To the left add (1) 1x4 tile for the squares to be occupied at the left end of the room. Add (1) 4x8 and (1) 2x4 tiles to the right, and then (1) 2x8 and (1) 1x2 to the right of that (1x2 right bottom). On top of the whole area, add (1) 2x8 and (1) 2x4 floor tiles, and then on top of that add (2) 1x4 tiles for the very top part of the room. On the bottom edge add (3) 2x4 black chasm tiles from Arcane Corridors and Hidden Crypts for the chasm, and use a 1x4 floor tile for the bridge. Use (1) 4x8 floor tile for the area on the other side of the crevice. That should do nicely. Then add a 2x2 object in the bottom right corner of the main chamber.
Use the 1x4 stairs from Hidden Crypts for the stairs up to the platform in the main room. You'll need two. Place (1) 2x8 floor tile for the bridge, stacking it on top of part of the 1x4 stair tiles. Put single doors where they belong for the entries to the glass spheres. You don't actually need any tiles for the glass sphere, though you could use spell templates of some kind that represent 30-ft diameter spells for it.
Encounter Z1: Exposing Telicanthus
This encounter has no specific map.
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Making a big bet on solar energy, Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company has acquired two SunPower solar photovoltaic power plant projects in California for between $2 billion and $2.5 billion, the companies said Wednesday.
The adjacent Antelope Valley Solar Projects will be built in Los Angeles and Kern counties and will generate 579 megawatts of electricity for utility Southern California Edison. At peak output that's the equivalent of a big fossil fuel power plant.
SunPower, the Silicon Valley solar panel manufacturer and developer, will build and operate the projects for MidAmerican Renewables, a division of MidAmerican Energy, which is controlled by Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.
"We are excited about these projects because they support our core business principle of environmental respect," Bill Fehrman, president of MidAmerican Renewables, said in a statement. "We are very proud to add SunPower technology to our portfolio of projects,"
It's just the latest solar deal for Buffett. MidAmerican Energy also owns the 550-megawatt Topaz Solar Farms built by First Solar in San Luis County, Calif., and holds a 49% stake in a 290-megawatt solar power plant in Yuma, Ariz.
Construction of the Antelope Valley Solar Projects is set to begin this year with the power plants going online at the end of 2015.
Is it a bet when it's made with someone else's money? Buffett is being heavily subsidized by the taxpayers because the tax bill passed this past weekend has all sorts of pork for the green industry.
At that point it's not a bet but a sure thing. And Buffett will apparently not have much to lose.
The public is faced with a heads we win tails you lose situation through the tax system.
I bought shares in SOLX today. Very exciting to see all the solar energy projects happening worldwide!

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To glean perspective on Trent Miles' time as Indiana State's football coach, I went back into the Tribune-Star's archives to remind myself of what the football program was like when Miles arrived to rebuild it.
To be sure, the basics of what it was like don't need to be driven home. The program was God awful. Two separate ownerships of the nation's longest losing streak from 2004 to 2009 are a testament to how virulent the rot was that had set in at Memorial Stadium.
The administration at the time was apathetic at best, hostile at worst, and perhaps even more damaging, they seemed to have no clue as to how football can be an important part of how a campus is perceived and how quality football can be an integral part of campus life.
It was an unholy mess. That we know. That will never be forgotten. But as I combed through some old stories, you forget about the detail in the memories. You forget just how many building blocks it was going to take to make ISU football viable again.
I came across one such story from just after the 2008 season, Miles' first in charge. Published on Jan. 20, 2009, it was a look back and forward at ISU's program at the time, just before Miles announced his second recruiting class (but first with a full year to work with).
Part of the story was devoted to ISU's then-new offices in the basement of the Student Services Building and I chuckled as I remembered being there to interview Miles.
It was my first visit and renovations were moving apace. Miles, per usual, was full of energy and excited about his new digs.
He gave me a tour. He excitedly showed me the new film room. The new coaches' room. And not one, but two meeting rooms, which made it possible for both the offense and the defense to meet separately. This was a revolutionary concept at ISU at the time, given that meetings used to take place in what amounted to a glorified closet at Memorial Stadium's pre-renovated locker room.
They even had a TV in the lounge!
At any other Division I program, you'd have recoiled in horror that these basic amenities were things that had to be fought for and to cherish, but this is just a smidgen of the challenge Miles dealt with when he arrived at ISU.
There are rebuilding jobs and there are rebuilding jobs. Italics don't do justice to the rebuilding job ISU faced.
It's hard to put ISU football in any kind of historical athletic rebuilding context of any kind (Kansas State's football transformation under Bill Snyder from doormat to national title contender comes to mind, but KSU has better resources to draw on), because many schools would've just thrown up their hands and given up.
ISU was probably on the brink of that several times in the 2000s, but decided to give it a go one more time and try to do it right.
Miles — a Terre Haute native, an ISU alum, but a college football lifer — was given the unenviable task. Five years later, with Miles' departure to Georgia State — he'll be introduced at a press conference today in Atlanta — ISU's new coach faces an even bigger task … following Miles' act.
Miles did everything that was asked of him and more at ISU. The behind-the-scenes things the public doesn't see — most notably, creating an acceptable academic culture in the program — were dealt with quickly and decisively.
I don't cross into academic circles at ISU too much, but I know that ISU's football program has as good a reputation as any among the faculty as far as student-athletes paying attention, showing up for class, etc.
The only advantage Miles had coming into what was an otherwise horrible job was his long association with the ISU and Terre Haute community. He maximized those ties and created many more. Miles possesses a trait football coaches rarely have — a knack for public relations.
Given where ISU's football program was in terms of public interest, he succeeded wildly in this part of his job. The number of businesses and other community enterprises that associate themselves with ISU football is far greater than it was before Miles was here. Miles also helped foster relations with alumni that had long been dormant, especially with ex-players.
He never shrunk from the fight to get ISU on something of an even keel when it came to his recruiting budget and whom he could recruit, especially in facing the monoliths of the MVFC.
It's almost taken for granted that ISU can now recruit without inhibition. It's easily forgotten that when Miles arrived, he wasn't fully funded, and had to limit how many out-of-state recruits he could go after. Because of a paltry recruiting budget, he had to limit what areas he could recruit. This dynamic alone could have deep-sixed his plan to build the program, but he never let it.
Then there's the football itself. Miles' plan — to essentially start over and completely overhaul the roster — was the right one. Given how dire ISU's football was, and how close it was to extinction, a quick-fix solution would have been tempting.
But there was no influx of Division I or junior college saviors. Miles built from the ground up, creating a foundation ISU will benefit from long after he's gone. ISU's fifth-ranked defense of 2012 was forged from this plan. The core of that defense — Aaron Archie, Jacolby Washington, Ben Obaseki — and many others were thrown to the wolves early, but were wolves themselves later on.
Transfers and JUCOs were sprinkled in to fill in the gaps … former quarterback Ronnie Fouch and wide receiver Justin Hilton being a great example.
He took some risks in recruiting and hit some jackpots, especially with running back Shakir Bell. But it's clear as time went on that Miles brought respect to Indiana State in coaches' and recruits' households. ISU began to beat other MVFC programs straight up for recruits, something that was unfathomable in 2008.
On the field, the first two years were destined to be a struggle. The low point was an opening day loss to Quincy in 2009. That's the only time I thought Miles was in trouble. His plan seemed stuck in neutral and there were rumblings that the administration wasn't pleased. But to their credit, they stuck it out.
The reward came a year later. ISU's 6-5 2000 season was when the impossible became reality. The Sycamores coalesced on the field, had become better through their baptism of fire as underclassmen, and had learned to win, sometimes spectacularly.
The standard was set, and though ISU has not yet kicked in the door to the next level — playoff qualification — the standard has not fallen off and can be built upon by Miles' successor.
Miles was a passionate fighter for his program. Sometimes to the point where it got him in hot water and rubbed people the wrong way. His passion to make things right often came at crossed swords with ISU's still-feeble financial reality.
He never met a windmill he didn't want to slay. And if he slayed it, there was always another one on the next hill.
The fighting spirit came from the right place though. Miles' desire to make things right meant he didn't suffer those who stood in the way of that vision. You have to respect that … even if you were on the receiving end of that passion.
Miles did everything for the ISU football program. He had plenty of help from a newly sympathetic administration upon Dr. Daniel Bradley's arrival as ISU President in 2009, but Miles sowed the wind.
At the end of the day, you judge a coach not only by what they did, but what they faced in trying to accomplish their task.
Miles did something that seemed well nigh impossible in 2008 — he turned ISU football into a perennial winner. He did it with class and he did by getting his players to go to class. Attendance is up. Community enthusiasm and interest is up. Pessimism about ISU's football future is down.
Miles made ISU football viable again. ISU football was once a punch line, but no one laughs anymore. ISU football is respected.
When it comes to coaching success? Given what he faced, he might very well have done the best coaching job in ISU's athletic history.
Todd Golden is sports editor of the Tribune-Star. He can be reached at (812) 231-4272 or email@example.com. Follow Golden on Twitter @TribStarTodd.


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Hiroko Tabuchi writes for The New York Times about Japanese economics, business and technology from Tokyo.
In 2013, Ms. Tabuchi was part of the team awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting "for its penetrating look into business practices by Apple and other technology companies that illustrates the darker side of a changing global economy for workers and consumers."
In 2011, Ms. Tabuchi was part of a team whose coverage of the tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.
Ms. Tabuchi came to The Times in 2008 after a year as a Tokyo correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, where she covered an eclectic beat ranging from politics and labor issues to fashion and consumer culture.
Prior to The Journal, she spent three years as a reporter at the Tokyo bureau of The Associated Press. She is a native of Kobe, Japan, and is a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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---- — TRAVERSE CITY — Kelin Hickey is living his dreams fresh out of school.
Hickey, of Williamsburg, is a new third mate for National Geographic/Lindblad adventure cruises.
The Elk Rapids High School alum is a February graduate of Ferris State University and Traverse City's Great Lakes Maritime Academy. But instead of plying the Great Lakes, he's finding his little slice of heaven cruising up and down the Pacific Coast, from Alaska to Costa Rica.
"One thing I always knew about school and myself is that they want you to work on the Great Lakes, fill the positions that are retiring," said Hickey, whose unlimited third mate ships license allows him to work on any size non-military vessel anywhere in the world. "I just knew the first time I was out there that it wasn't for me. You're basically running cargo from a foundry in Chicago to Escanaba in the U.P. It's just not exciting for a 26-year-old."
Hickey said he got the Nat Geo/Lindblad job a week after researching and applying for it in April. Four days later, he was on his way to the West Coast for orientation, CPR and first aid training.
On April 27 he departed San Diego for Seattle, where he picked up his first passengers on the 150-foot eco-tourism cruise ship equipped with inflatable boats and kayaks for closer exploration. From there it was on to southeast Alaska for one- and two-week cruises between Juneau and Sitka.
Besides navigating the ship for a good portion of each day, his job is to point out locations with spectacular glaciers or wildlife and to drop the inflatable boats via crane – and then pilot one — for daily tours. When the tours require kayaks, he becomes an instructor and guide.
He also is the environmental officer on board in charge of recycling and other tasks.
Hickey said that unlike larger cruises, which are designed to entertain guests aboardship, eco-tourism cruises are intended to entertain guests off-ship. Cruises are limited to about 65 passengers, with 25 crew and nine professional naturalists and photographers to attend to them.
"They want to take the guests to a complete extravagant wilderness and show them connections to nature and continue the ideas of preserving nature," he said. "They follow the seasons and tides and the wildlife. For instance, they know specific times of year when the salmon are running, and that's when they want to be there."
As the weather cools, the ship's cruises will move progressively south to the Columbia River, Baja, Calif., and finally to Panama and Costa Rica.
"We alternate between sea birds and sea lions," said Hickey, whose job gives him two months on ship and two months off, with roundtrip airfare between to anywhere in the world.
For now, he's enjoying Alaska and its abundant wildlife, including the eagles that are as common there as seagulls are in northern Michigan. He said job perks include gourmet meals featuring fresh catches of salmon, halibut, rock fish and crab, and the chance to explore Alaska's small towns when in port.
Hickey said the job challenges his comfort zone and is teaching him more about himself and self-reliance. He credits the Maritime Academy and its internship program for giving him exposure to real-life jobs and the opportunity to move around and explore the world.
"There's nothing like watching the sun come up and the sun go down while you're dodging icebergs and sea lions and whales," he said.
"It's the ultimate cool," said mom Marcia Hickey, an occupational therapist for Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District." I am very jealous. I would like to go to many of those places. And if I hang tight, my hope is that I will."


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By Bob Hertzel
Times West Virginian
Not quite sure what this speaks to, but it is rather strange that the man who holds West Virginia University's single-game school rushing record is a wide receiver.
You might remember it, for it came just a few months back when coach Dana Holgorsen, looking for something to shake his team up at home against Oklahoma, took Tavon Austin out of the slot and put him on the spot in the backfield.
Proving that his ability to set the career high school rushing record in Maryland was hardly a fluke, Austin simply left the Sooners gasping and grasping at thin air as he wiggled and jiggled through them for 344 rushing yards. It was the most rushing yardage any running back had ever recorded for the Mountaineers and more yards than the entire team had gained in any single game during the season.
Certainly, this is impressive but even more so when one considers he went beyond anything ever compiled by two of the top 25 running backs to play in college football since the BCS was founded, according to Athlon Magazine, which has put together rankings of the top 50 running backs and quarterbacks during that time.
According to Athlon, the greatest running back at West Virginia during the BCS era was Steve Slaton, whom they put at No. 21 despite his leaving a year early.
Was he the greatest runner at the school?
It could be argued that he was only the third best, ranking behind two non-running backs, one of them being Austin, who proved his abilities in his only real chance against a storied program.
The other, of course, proved his worth almost every game, but Pat White did so out of the quarterback position, so much so that mostly on the strength of his running ability he was ranking the No. 13 best quarterback of the era.
But back to Slaton, about whom the magazine wrote:
The mid-level recruit from Pennsylvania showed college coaches around the nation what they missed on by rushing for at least 1,000 yards and 16 touchdowns in each of his three seasons. His speed and big-play potential fit perfectly in Rich Rodriguez's zone read scheme, and had he not left early for the NFL, would have rewritten the WVU record books.
As it was, of course, he did not rewrite the record books, because those records are owned by one of the toughest, most durable running backs any school has ever had, Avon Cobourne, who was ranked just behind Slaton at No. 23.
This was Athlon's summation of Cobourne:
The Big East's all-time leading rusher burst onto the scene with a 1,138-yard, 10-TD season as a true freshman in 1999. The Camden, N.J., prospect capped his stellar four-year starting career with a 1,710-yard, 17-TD season as a senior. The short but burly back was a true workhorse who still sits atop the Mountaineers all-time rushing list.
While Slaton went on to a NFL career, Cobourne built a career in Canada, one that just came to a close.
The two not only were outstanding players, but you can't find either of them getting into any kind of trouble, as is true of the other running back who was ranked among the top 100, Noel Devine, who came in at No. 93.
By now, of course, you are wondering just who Athlon anointed as the top running back of the BCS era, and it's hard to argue with their Top 10 list until you get to No. 10. Reading it down backward it is:
10. DeAngelo Williams, Memphis
9. Montee Ball, Wisconsin
8. Ray Rice, Rutgers
7. Darren Sproles, Kansas State
6. Reggie Busch, USC
5. LaDanian Tomlinson, TCU
4. Darren McFadden, Arkansas
3. Ron Dayne, Wisconsin
2. Ricky Williams, Texas
1. Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma.
As for the quarterback rankings, White drew this analysis from the magazine:
He left school as the NCAA's all-time leading rusher as a quarterback and was a stalwart in Morgantown for four years. He earned Big East Player of the Year honors twice and is the only player in NCAA history to start and win four bowl games. He finished sixth and seventh in the Heisman voting in 2006 and '07 and has a Big East-record 103 total touchdowns.
And Geno Smith? Despite a record-setting career he did not draw as high a ranking as you may suspect, perhaps riding that 7-6 record and dismal bowl loss to Syracuse to end his collegiate career. He was ranked No. 41.
As for the Top 10? You might have an opinion different than the magazines.
1. Vince Young, Texas
2. Tim Tebow, Florida
3. Matt Leinhart, USC
4. Andrew Luck, Stanford
5. Robert Griffin III, Baylor
6. Michael Vick, Virginia Tech
7. AJ McCarron, Alabama
8. Chris Weinke, Florida State
9. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
10. Kellen Moore, Boise State
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ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT DAV BENEFIT BREAKFAST, 7 to 10 a.m., third Saturday of the month, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 7, 4815 W. Okmulgee Ave. Cost: $5, adults; $2, children under 12. Menu: Eggs, sausage, biscuits, gravy, pancakes, coffee, milk and juice. Proceeds directly support local Disabled American Veterans and their families.
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Several times a day I find out that my Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is waiting for PIN entry, probably because of a soft reboot. It annoys me to no end, and I end up missing calls beacuse of this. Is there a tool or another way to help me find out what actually happened, when, and what caused that?
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I read similar reports lately, related to Titanium Backup.. When it runs, it kills apps to back them up, causing the phone process to restart. If you aren't running something similar, I would recommend using USB debugging and the SDK to capture log data.. Known as "logcat" in the Android world.
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Is it feasible to disable the SIM pin requirement to avoid the problem in the meantime? Could replace it with the Android pattern lock to retain some security.


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50 years ago
Aug. 15, 1963
DELHI — Thomas Mirabito of Sidney was elected president of the newly formed Delaware County Chamber of Commerce at the first meeting of the directors of the group.
Other officers elected are: Gerald Matthews of Delhi, first vice president; Douglas McKenzie of Stamford, second vice president; C. Stewart Goff of Hancock, secretary and Robert Thomson of Delhi, treasurer.
Mr. Mirabito is a native of Norwich, where he attended public schools. He also attended Alfred University. He has been in business in Sidney since 1941 and is president of James Mirabito and Sons, Inc. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of Sidney for five years, mayor of the village for eight years, president of the Sidney Chamber of Commerce for two years, and presently is president of the Sidney Development Corporation.
New directors of the group are: Mr. Mirabito, Mr. Matthews, Mr. McKenzie, Mr. Goff, Mr. Thomson, William Davis and Carlton Dwight, Sidney; Warren Hyzer, Franklin; Robert Hanson, Deposit; Jerome J. Roach Jr. and Richard Lambrect, Walton; August Tacea, Hancock; Harry Oberg, Downsville; Leyden Smith, Fleischmanns; Robert Hoyt, Grand Gorge; Bruce Parizo, Roxbury; and Sterling J. Carrington, Davenport.


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Iranian Nurses´ Perception of Their Professional Growth and Development, by Flora Rahimaghaee, MSc, RN; Dehghan Nayeri, PhD, RN; and Eesa Mohammadi, PhD, RN, presents a qualitative in which 21 Iranian nurses shared perceptions of their professional development and growth.
Using the AACN Framework to Alleviate Moral Distress by Carole McCue, MS, RN, CNE, presents a situation in which a nurse executive's and a CEO's values were in direct opposition. The article explains how the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses' Framework (4 A's to Rise Above Moral Distress) was used as a resource to guide the situation to a productive conclusion.
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HOUSTON— The American Heart Association's Go Red For Women campaign on Friday celebrates its 10th annual National Wear Red Day.
The day kicks off American Heart Month, which serves to generate awareness that heart disease and stroke remain the No. 1 and No. 4 health threats for women.
Many Houston-area businesses are helping note the occasion through events and fundraisers.
You'll see some landmarks and businesses turning buildings red on or around Feb. 1, including Houston City Hall, Houston Fire Department stations, Memorial City Shopping Plaza, Memorial Hermann Hospitals, Menninger Clinic, One Shell Plaza, The Galleria (with a logo placed on the ice rink), The Houstonian Fitness Center and the Williams Tower.
Macy's shoppers at Memorial City Mall are invited Thursday to a "Find Your Red" Shopping Party. Attendees can get style tips for their red attire and accessories and learn more about the Go Red movement.


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I hope polk has enough funds to be this generous.... Unfortunately i knew couple of good companies who did everything to keep their customers happy, ran out of business.
As much as i love to find deals on everything... when it comes to quality and customer service i wouldnt mind paying premium.
And the threads lke these makes me feel it is worth paying premium for the products like polk


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I think we are getting off track. In the if drugs were legal world, then maybe my answer to the question would be different. But I dont deal well with fantasy, although some would argue my desire to be a LEO is a fantasy...but I digress, I am dealing with the world as it now stands; and as it stands now, there are definate victims. I can stipulate that if drugs were legal, there may be "safer" versions. But are we really going to applaud the "safer" form of crack, LSD or heroin?? I also am not convinced that legalization would dry up the black market, at least not entirely. The government would attempt to regulate it and tax it. So if you have a junkie who was use to spending $50 bux from the guy on the corner for a few hits of black market quality stuff, then the government comes out with its "new and improved" version, half the kick and twice the price, something tells me mr corner mans buisness will still thrive. As far as prostitution goes, there is a reason I haven't argued that one with you...I HAVE NO IDEA WHO THE VICTIM IS!!......in some forms, such as sex slaves coming from over seas, there is the victim.....but the women in the bunny ranch...well.....I suppose the victim could be me, for having to watch Cathouse, the series...LMAO
Just to wrap up, my issue deals with the illegality. Thats where I draw the line. I go by the old addage : ours is not to wonder why, ours is just to do and die. If those of a higher pay grade choose to make things legal that currently are not, then we will deal with that then.
One more thing, just to get your opinion, do you think those in jaol for drug crimes would otherwise be upstanding citizens? I know not all druggies are hard core murderers, but how many are otherwise Sunday School teachers?
If my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle.
nice one ronin, I prefer " if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we would have Christmas every day of the year"...
I copied and pasted this from my response in another thread :
How so? Prostitution the victims are many. Everyone from the property owners who's value of their property goes down when their street is taken over by whores. The John that brings the STD that they catch to another partner, the whore herself/himself, and the government for not receiving income tax revenue.
Drug usage is not a victimless crime either. What about the people that are willing and do kill people while shipping drugs in order not to get caught? What about every LEO that has been killed because some druggie did not want to get caught? I could post MANY from www.omdp.org all are victims of drug usage. I'm sure the armed escorts across the Mexican border in to the US to supply the drug user hurts no one *rolls eyes*. Also again the government is a victim because they are not making income tax revenue from the sale and transport of the narcotics.
:bolt: I suppose they could always become pimps or hoes??? LMAO:thumb:
You can say what you want about my viewpoint, but the fact remains no one has answered my question satisfactorily. In an armed robbery, rape, murder, etc- I can tell you who the victim is. But none of you have, directly stated who the victim is if I sat at home and snorted a line of coke or paid for a prostitute.
If you have trouble wrapping your mind around the concept of legalizing these laws, consider where they are legal like in Nevada where prostitution is legal. If I were to go to Nevada and visit a cathouse, who is the victim?
STDs? So if I go out to a club and pick up some slut who give it up freely and gives me and STD, then I can press criminal charges? That's what you're saying.
But again, this arguement is perpetuating itself. We can go in the circle all day.
Yes, it's a crime. I agree. But it's one that has no victim. The only way we can establish the validity of this claim is to delve into the hypothetical. If you can't grasp this, then simply stay out of the arguement until you can, please. Clever snips to my comments are funny, but they aren't constructive. It's an attempt to dodge my questions. I have, and I am willing to, answer every question that is thrown my way in exploring this issue further.
I'm not unreasonable on this. I simply ask that if you want to debate the issue, you be the same.
Victims of smuggling and tax evasion. Not drug use or prostitution.
I have no problem with the legalization of prostitution if it is controlled by the government. I think that Nevada does a good job with the healthcare regulations.
Let's face it. Prostitution is the world's oldest profession. As long as it is controlled. Why not just let things be.
First off I think that prostitution should be legal, and run similiar to Holland, or the chicken ranches of Nevada, mandatory blood testing and regulation of the brothel. I think we all know that street walking leads and contribues to crime. They(drugs and prostitution) are married so to speak most street hookers are crack whores, I have met a lot of pimps who deal drugs. From drugs we now have B@E's, Murders, Assaults, etc, we all know what a junkie will do to feed the habit. From prostititution we provide easier targest for serial killers, lets look at how many killers go after hookers just because soceity forgets about them. Also how many hookers are assaulted just because a john can get away with it. There is no argument that will change my mind on this topic, Drugs and illicit sex provide a veritable cornocopia of crimes, non which are victimless. I have worked on the job long enough to know, there are no such things as victimless crimes.
One of the problems of prostitution is emotional - I'm sorry, there is no such thing as purely casual sex for some guys. Pretty soon, they form attachments and then there's problems - Really serious problems, sometimes.
But you have the same sort of problems when guys form attachments with girlfriends who aren't serious about the guys that they date - Most of you girls and a few of you guys know what I'm talking about.
Jealousy and unrequited love are very ugly, dark, even deadly emotional torture for both parties. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think prostitution increases the instance of that, and screws people up in the head sometimes.
again, it appears that your opinion is based on what, in your opinion, should be and not what is. the question posed by this thread, as I understood it, was are drug use and prostitution currently victimless crimes, and with all the examples listed by others on here, it is apparent that to most they are not. If things were to change, and one or both were legal, then the outcome may be different. thats just my $.02
I don't think they are victimless crimes, they one leads to the other, which leads to other crimes in the area, some are serious some aren't but, I overall think that those 2 crimes stem a lot of other crimes in a neighborhood.
I have no problem with anything someone wants to do in the privacy of their own home as long as they are not endangering others or influencing children. I feel that prostitution should be legalized and regulated in order to prevent disease and abuse. It already exists and will continue to exist, we may as well tax it and make some money from it and keep it safe at the same time. I also believe that marijuana should be legalized and taxed. It is not a gateway drug, it is not nearly as dangerous or addictive as alcohol and cops waste too much time on arrests and citations for weed when they could be investigating more serious crimes.
I personally hate the shit. It gives me a headache. But the worst thing I've ever seen a pothead do in my career is steal Doritos from his passed out roomie.
With the exception of pot, you can die simply from doing too much of either, even by staying home and not going anywhere. You might not die the first time, or even the 50th, but the more you spin that roulette wheel, the higher your chances get of catching a strong case of dead. Fatal overdose, permanant coma, mental impairment, AIDS, Herpes (if you're lucky!) not to mention the nice things like genital warts, syph, gonorrhea, etc. And if someone keels over, their family and friends are left to pick up the pieces - not to mention the poor bastard who actually has the joy of finding the corpse.
The major issues is HOW the dope is getting in. Drug traffickers will stop at nothing to protect their shipment and will kill LEOs to protect it.
Also, what about your family? If you have kids or a spouse they will be effected. Someone somewhere down the line is being a victim.
My point is simple. You make decisions that determine your own fate and therefore NO ONE is to blame but YOU. (and we may as well make some tax $$ off of you before you kick off)
But USING narcotics, you are helping the market for it. Frequent users of narcotics almost universally commit other crimes to feed their addictions.
Its the larger picture people have a problem with not the one person that gets high.
While the officers may be victims of murder, its the drug trade that created the situation.
Humor me, for God sakes! "Someone" is the victim is a vague answer. In the scenario I provided- who is the victim?!?!?
I really am bothered by the fact that no one has still answered my question simply. 29 people so far have voted that there is a victim by me snorting a line of coke- but not one has told me who that vicitm is. Is it me? Is it Bea Arthur? Is it the pizza delivery guy? Who, dammit?!?!?
If I want to buy a hooker, who is the victim?
Not one person so far has voted that agrees with me? Are you all so easily led? Are you all so brainwashed by Nancy Reagan?
Hell, even one person said "because I said so". Great answer. I hope you don't vote. This thread alone proves why voting should be restricted.
Think, people! I know you can do it! Tell me who the victim is!:D


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Lake Washington High students filled two trucks with food and household items they collected this month for Hopelink's holiday drive - along with $4,000 raised by the Kirkland school's Loyalty Club.
The goal was to beat last year's record of collecting 12,000 pounds for Hopelink, a major service agency for Eastside families in need that operates a center in Kirkland. Although Hopelink doesn't weigh the donations immediately, teachers Lindsay Roger and Nicole Massey believe they made that goal.
Kris Betker, Hopelink spokeswoman, said the food will help families who need it through the holidays and beyond.
"The value of a huge contribution like this is that it will go into January to help families trying to put food on the table," she said. "The holidays and directly after is probably the toughest time of the year for those families. So it's phenomenal. It's amazing."
A total of 19 pallets were filled with the donations, last Friday and earlier this week. In early November, Loyalty Club members organized shifts at local stores to gather contributions from the community.


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With the April 7th premiere of Mad Men's sixth season just around the corner, leading man Jon Hamm graces the cover of the next issue of Rolling Stone, on newsstands and in the iTunes App Store this Friday, March 29th.
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International agency Oxfam today welcomed the announcement by the UN Secretary General to create a global Zero Hunger Challenge to eliminate hunger and ensure that everyone everywhere has enough to eat while living within the earth's limits.
The Rio+20 Summit will fail if it agrees to current proposals, which risk worsening the divide between environment and development efforts, warned anti-poverty and environmental campaigners today.
With the UN Rio+20 talks effectively at a stalemate, Oxfam today calls on the Brazilian government to provide the leadership that is so urgently needed to rescue the Rio 92 Earth Summit legacy, and chart a path toward equitable and sustainable development.
Oxfam Global Ambassador and photographer Helena Christensen today published a booklet of her photographs which she is sending to government officials and heads of state attending next week's UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20).
A group of leading international humanitarian, development, social justice, environmental, and workers' organisations today warned that next month's UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) looks set to add almost nothing to global efforts to deliver sustainable development.
Kate Raworth, Senior Researcher at Oxfam Great Britain introduces her discussion paper "A Safe and Just Space for Humanity: can we live within the doughnut?"


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ATLANTA - Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson thought true freshmen Trey Braun and Jeff Greene might win starting jobs when summer practice ended last week.
ATLANTA - Paul Johnson believes he has something to prove. He's hoping his Georgia Tech players feel the same way.
ATLANTA - Al Groh wasn't surprised his Georgia Tech defense needed a year to learn his 3-4 scheme.
ATLANTA - Tevin Washington's summer internship at a law firm helped prepare him for life after football.
ATLANTA - Georgia Tech was back on the field Wednesday, giving coach Paul Johnson one more reason to stop answering questions about NCAA probation.
ATLANTA - Paul Johnson is facing an unusual situation, at least for him.
ATLANTA - Brian Gregory is ready to get started on rebuilding Georgia Tech's beleaguered basketball program.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The toll of Georgia Tech's constant pressure was revealed in a look.
ATLANTA - The mounting losses and declining attendance finally caught up with Paul Hewitt.
ATLANTA - Georgia Tech is entering the last week of a disappointing regular season and it could be the end of coach Paul Hewitt's tenure on the bench.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt already knew what the stat sheet said, so when Virginia's deadly 3-point shooting came up, he had an answer.
ATLANTA - Coach Paul Johnson is shouldering the blame for Georgia Tech's meltdown in the second half of the season.
ATHENS - They'll be handing out some nice trinkets to the winner. Georgia could lock up a minor bowl. And, of course, there's always those state bragging rights.
ATLANTA - Georgia linebacker Christian Robinson's personal scouting report on Georgia Tech starts with one player - Anthony Allen.
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House Speaker John Boehner has made a decision that will make some wealthy Americans squeal, while making most Americans smile.
Boehner, after weeks of rhetoric that Republicans and Democrats were miles apart on fiscal cliff talks, relented on a stance that high earners shouldn't see higher taxes. Now, Boehner has agreed to raise taxes on Americans making more than $1 million, reversing an earlier position that all Bush Era tax cuts should stand.
The move by Boehner is particularly significant for several reasons. First, it's a gesture toward compromise— Democrats wanted taxes raised on Americans making more than $250,000, while Republicans, at first, would have none of it—and suggests the two sides may finally become serious about averting the fiscal cliff. Next, the tax hikes would increase federal coffers by some $1 trillion over 10 years; President Obama has demanded $1.4 trillion in new revenue, but at least the pols' figures are growing closer. And Boehener's decision is a refreshing signal that, when confronted with dire forecasts—like the one that predicts a recession to start 2013 if the fiscal cliff happens—Washington, D.C can put aside partisanism and past promises. Though, I imagine that Grover Norsquist takes little glee from Boehner's shift.
Republicans are the first to sacrifice a sacred cow. Now, Democrats must too. What mostly impedes progress? Some $200 billion. That's the difference between the spending cuts in federal health care programs that Republicans want ($600 billion) and Democrats want ($400 billion).
Investors will probably take this move by the pols as evidence that a deal will eventually come. We haven't piled out of stocks quite like you might think. Indeed, the major benchmarks this month have gained about 4%. There hasn't been that complete flight to safety—into the cash-generative arms of Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola and Walt Disney—and away from risk—fleeing the speculation around a Research In Motion comeback or better times for Alpha Natural.
Like clockwork, stocks this morning climbed higher. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.6% to 13,217.42. The S&P 500 gained 0.9% to 1,426.18. And the Nasdaq composite rose 0.9% to 2,999.11.
Conglomerate stocks recorded strong gains. GE went up 0.7%. Siemens added 0.4%. Raytheon increased 0.3%. Basic materials also added to the morning's rally. BHP Biliton gained 0.8%.
For today, the cliff looks less like a chasm than it did just a few days earlier.
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Since when did these become Boehner's millionaire tax hikes? This was Obama's idea and Boehner is seeking compromise. Just making this clear so that when the economy tanks even further come January from this and Obama's Health Care mandates the blame can cleary be laid upon him. Of course, if it work Obama is a hero but rumors are businesses are already preparing to lay worker off en mass. Thanks for re-electing Obama, ya'll.
Bravo Mr. Boehner. Great idea to limit increases to those making more than $1M – small step for the democrats, a HUGE LEAP for the USA! Remember, most urban households making $250K do NOT feel rich by any means!
I doubt that Obama will ever respond with significant spending cuts. He has yet to put anything on paper for the American public to read as have the Republicans. But spending is the big problem here. Spending has increased massively under the Obama administration while the economy is stagnant. You can't have it both ways. Final thought…..if both sides would agree to go back to a budget similar to 2007…..the deficit was $161 billion in that year. That was a number we could live with and actually grow out of….
With all due respect you blame the sitting president for spending too much and yet forget he cannot spend with out Congressional approval. Why is it so that Congress does not have to take responsibility for its own actions at the hands of lobbying and other factors that allowed for the expenditures in the first place? I may be blind but surely I am not ignorant to this fact.
There certainly is some blame for Congress. And Bush spent too much too. But if you look at the level of the deficits historically, they have increased tremendously under Obama. No other president compares even remotely to his level of irresponsible spending. He has taken the national debt from $10 Trillion and change to $16 Trillion in less than 4 years. So much spending by him, in fact, that we are headed for insolvency in short order. And he does not seem to care….that is one of the real ironies or sad facts about this. Any other president would have been all over this from year one of their presidency. Not him. It is a crisis unlike any this country has ever faced….and the deficits have led to a deadly national debt…….. but the press barely covers it. Forbes? How much debt can America service? When interest rates go back up…..
Agreed John Doe
The problem is more of personal greed rather than spending or tax increases. Everyone at every level was subjected to higher taxes before Bush came into office, and they survived. There was a way around these tax increases but the wealthy refused to created jobs that would allow everyone to share in the total cost. They chose to use outsourced labor that paid wages in a month far below the U.S. standard.
They want Americans to purchase their goods and services and expect them to do so on virtually no income.
I still believe one must give if they expect to receive. As for food stamps the average person receiving gets around $80 per month. Congress spends over a million dollars annually for food for its employees and yet other employers do not spend to feed employees,This is waste. Let them pay for their own food, coffee and bottled water out of their earnings the same as other employees do or pack a pbj and drink from home.
It has nothing to do with taxing or spending. It all has to do with borrowing. Borrowing money creates debt. The only way to stop the debt from increasing is to permanently stop borrowing money. That's the only relevant fact here.
We need a law or Constitutional amendment to prevent congress from borrowing any money at any time. If an emergency comes up – the only two actions available should be increase taxes (temporarily) or print money. If the cause is valid and just the American people will understand.
It's too easy for congress to borrow because there is no immediate pain – the bill goes to the next generation. If there were pain attached, as in the case of raising taxes or printing money, congress would be much more careful in their spending.
It does not matter. Mathematically all 3 scenarios, Over the cliff, Obama,s or Boehner's are close. Our grandchildren will pay dearly. My country is no more.


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10/31/12 Is Bieber Single?
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
A picture posted on Instagram by JUSTIN BIEBER has people thinking he and SELENA GOMEZ may have broken up. –There's a caption . . . which is "Lingse". Nobody knows what that means for sure, but someone figured out that it's an anagram for SINGLE.
--Justin took the photo down, but as we all know, nothing ever truly disappears from the Internet. --Justin also posted a picture of himself looking into a mirror, with the caption, "Just me." And that one's still up.
ROBERT PATTINSON and KRISTEN STEWART will sit down for an interview with MTV tomorrow night . . . TOGETHER. Obviously, it'll be the first time since Kristen revealed that she's a TRAMPIRE in real life. --The interview will air at 8:00 P.M., and TAYLOR LAUTNER will also be sitting in. Obviously, they'll be promoting "Breaking Dawn - Part 2". --After the TV interview is over, everybody's sticking around for a more lengthy interview on MTV.com. There's no word if Kristen's affair with her "Snow White and the Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders will be mentioned.
The British tabloids say that a second KIM KARDASHIAN sex tape is being shopped around for more than $30 million. --It's another tape she made with her then-boyfriend RAY-J back in the day . . . although this one is supposedly BETTER. A source says, quote, "It's even raunchier than her last one. There are all kinds of eye-popping moments." --Kim is supposedly worried that the tape could jeopardize her relationship with KANYE WEST.
The "Star" tabloid says MILEY CYRUS and LIAM HEMSWORTH will have THREE weddings: One in Los Angeles, one in Miley's home town in Tennessee and one in Liam's home country of Australia. --And she'll wear a different dress at each one.
After TMZ published photographic proof that KELSEY GRAMMER brought his 3-month-old daughter to the Playboy Mansion Halloween party, Kelsey issued a statement admitting it, and saying that he and his wife don't have a trusted babysitter yet. He ended his statement with this . . . quote, "The world is round. All our eyes are blue. Happy Halloween and Cock-a-doodle-doo!"
"Octomom" NADYA SULEMAN has checked into rehab because she's hooked on the anti-anxiety drug Xanax. She'll be gone for 30 days, during which time her 14 kids will be taken care of by three nannies, two friends and a driver. Meanwhile, Nadya's dad voiced his concerns about Nadya's drinking in a newly-released voicemail, and a woman who used to work for the family says Nadya's 11-year-old son watched her porn video on the Internet.
10/30/12 Kelsey Grammer Does Unthinkable
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
KELSEY GRAMMER hit up the Playboy Mansion Halloween party over the weekend . . . with his 3-month-old daughter Faith. --TMZ says the baby was, quote, "tucked into her bassinet as the music blared" and Kelsey, quote, "whooped it up at a table next to PARIS HILTON just after midnight." --That didn't sit well with Playmate MELISSA MAY. She Tweeted, quote, "Why the [eff] does Kelsey Grammer have a newborn baby at the Mansion party!?!?!?"
HULK HOGAN has settled his sex tape lawsuit against Bubba the Love Sponge. There's no word if any money changed hands, but Bubba issued an APOLOGY, saying he doesn't believe Hulk knew he was being recorded or had anything to do with releasing the tape. Hulk is still suing his sex tape partner, Heather Clem, and the website that posted clips from the tape.
Is KIM KARDASHIAN so in love with KANYE WEST that she's willing to ruin her body just to have his kids? --The "National Enquirer" claims that Kim's original plan was to use a surrogate mom in order to preserve the curves that made her . . . and ultimately her entire family . . . famous. But she changed her mind after their romantic trip to Italy. --According to a source, Kim recently said, quote, "All I want now is to be Kanye's wife and the mother of his babies. I don't care WHAT it does to my figure!"
One of TOM CRUISE'S security guards tased a guy TWICE after he climbed over the wall at Tom's house early yesterday morning. Turns out it was a guy who's been living on an adjacent property. He was HAMMERED, and apparently just thought he was at his own place. Tom's attorney says he won't pursue charges.
10/29/12 Honey Boo Boo Wearing Diapers
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Monday, October 29, 2012
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE has apologized for the video that a friend of his made and was shown at his wedding. The video featured homeless people wishing Justin and JESSICA BIEL well . . . and seemed to be in HORRIBLE TASTE at their $6.5 million Italian wedding. Justin says he had, quote, "no knowledge of its existence" before it was shown and it isn't, quote, "who I am as a professional or as a man."
MILA KUNIS is either pregnant or should've known better than to wear a horizontally-striped shirt after eating a big lunch. --On Saturday afternoon, paparazzi took some photos of Mila and ASHTON KUTCHER out walking around . . . and Mila looks like she's got a belly. And so, of course, everyone immediately jumped on the "Could she be pregnant?" train.
Last month, JESSICA SIMPSON'S mom, 52-year-old Tina Simpson, filed for divorce from her dad, 54-year-old Joe Simpson. --And it looks like now that Joe's single, he's not going to let his age stand in the way of him being a COOL, HIP, SINGLE BRO. --On Thursday, paparazzi got photos of Joe walking around in L.A. in a tight yellow sweater, tight black skinny jeans, and, most importantly, a new, short, BLONDE HIGHLIGHTED haircut. --Meanwhile, the rumors about Tina and Joe splitting up because Joe's SECRETLY GAY are still rolling. And NOT just because of Joe's new haircut, although it's probably not doing anything to dissuade those rumors. --According to Radar Online and the "National Enquirer", a 21-year-old aspiring model named Bryce Chandler Hill is trying to hop on this publicity train by bragging that he had a man-on-man affair with Joe.
ALANA "HONEY BOO BOO" THOMPSON is seven years old, which is definitely too old to be wearing diapers. But the "National Enquirer" says SHE STILL DOES. --They say she was spotted wearing a pull-up diaper at an appearance in Los Angeles last week. And one of her oldest sister's ex-boyfriends told them he would always see Alana running around in diapers when he visited their house last year.
10/26/12 Dysfunctional Celebrity Families
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Friday, October 26, 2012
JUSTIN BIEBER and SELENA GOMEZ have to do a lot of maneuvering to avoid the paparazzi when they're out together. But in all the chaos, Justin makes sure Selena never feels like he's ashamed of her. --In an interview for an upcoming episode of "Oprah's Next Chapter", Justin says, quote, "I never make her separate from me because I don't want her to ever feel like I'm ashamed of her. --Because I feel like a lot of guys do that . . . especially in the business. They don't wanna be seen with the girl, so they'll make them ride in separate cars and do all that getaway stuff. --If we get away, we're getting away together."
The website Starpulse.com has put together a list of 10 Dysfunctional Celebrity Families. Here they are, in no particular order . . .
#1.) The Lohans. Pretty self-explanatory.
#2.) The Spears. Britney's problems are more than evident. But let's not forget, her sister Jamie Lynn got pregnant at 16.
#3.) The Phillips. "One Day At a Time" star Mackenzie has been battling substance abuse problems most of her life. She also revealed recently that she had a CONSENSUAL sexual relationship with her father, John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas.
#4.) The O'Neals. Dad Ryan was an abusive, substance-abusing A-HOLE, and that rubbed off on his sons Redmond, Griffin and daughter Tatum. He also allegedly hit on Tatum at Farrah Fawcett's funeral before realizing who she was.
#5.) The Barrymores. Drew's mom Jaid was a train-wreck who used to take her daughter partying with her at Studio 54. Drew was smoking by age NINE, drinking by age 11 and in rehab for drugs and alcohol by age 13. --Drew was legally emancipated from her parents at age 15. Her father John Barrymore became a derelict before he died in 2004. Drew is currently on her third marriage.
#6.) The Meesters. "Gossip Girl" star Leighton Meester was born in the halfway house of a Texas prison, because her mother was serving time for being part of a DRUG RING. --Last year, Leighton SUED her mother over a monthly allowance she was providing for her little brother, who has severe medical issues. Leighton claimed her mom was using the money on cosmetic procedures for herself. Leighton won the case.
#7.) The Hogans. What have we got here: Hulk's sex tape . . . Linda taking up with a kid her son Nick went to school with . . . Nick turning his best friend into a vegetable in a car crash . . . --And then there were those mildly creepy pictures of Hulk putting suntan oil on his daughter Brooke.
#8.) The Gosselins. What more can we say about these morons? They happily put all their dysfunction on TV for our viewing pleasure.
#9.) The Jacksons. Again, where do we begin? Just saying the names Michael and La Toya is enough. Then there was that weird plot by some of the siblings to kidnap their mom and gain control of Michael's estate.
#10.) The Baldwins. Daniel has ongoing substance abuse issues. Stephen used to before becoming a born-again Christian. But God didn't save him from bankruptcy in 2009. --And we all know that Alec has anger issues and a rude, thoughtless little pig of a daughter.
LINDSAY LOHAN'S publicist Steve Honig has quit, but sources say it's not because of anything SHE'S done. It's because of her psycho dad, MICHAEL LOHAN. --When Michael showed up at Lindsay's house for that supposed "intervention", he said Lindsay's team, including her lawyers and Steve, were behind him. --Steve later released a statement saying they had nothing to do with it, and sources say Michael went ballistic on him . . . which was the last straw. --But Steve issued a statement saying Michael isn't the only reason he quit . . . quote, "Michael wishes he were that important." He added, quote, "I'm not discussing this out of respect for my client."
10/25/12 LiLo In More Hot Water
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
This isn't JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE or JESSICA BIEL'S fault, but it's a little tacky. --During Justin and Jessica's $6.5 million wedding in Italy, guests were entertained by an eight and a half minute video of homeless people, transsexuals and street musicians wishing the couple well. --The video was put together by a longtime friend of Justin's . . . Justin Huchel....and was supposed to be a joke.
The new issue of "People" magazine with details and pictures of JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and JESSICA BIEL'S wedding is out. --Justin talked about the new song he wrote for the wedding . . . which he sang while playing guitar as Jessica walked down the aisle. --He said, quote, "It was an original piece I wrote specifically for the evening and for her. I figured if there was something I was going to be able to offer, it would be to sing her down the aisle. Grown men were weeping. Hopefully it's because I didn't sound bad."
JOHN MAYER may have experienced SEXUAL NAPALM when he was with JESSICA SIMPSON . . . but it sounds like things are going just fine with KATY PERRY, TOO. --The "Star" says their grinding sessions are so intense, they're bothering the neighbors. --A source says neighbors have been complaining because John and Katy, quote, "have very loud sex, keep very late hours and like to turn up the tunes."
Here we go again: LINDSAY LOHAN has allegedly stolen $15,000 worth of clothes from the set of "Scary Movie 5". This comes from the "National Enquirer". --A source says, quote, "The clothes were on her wardrobe racks. Some nice tops and skirts and other items were gone. I guess Lindsay thought she was entitled to it, like free soap at a hotel. --All the other actors knew about it, but the producers just put it down to the price you had to pay for doing business with Lindsay."
BOBBY BROWN just got his second DUI of the year. He got picked up yesterday morning at around 1:00 A.M. after cops saw him weaving down an L.A. street. --They pulled him over and gave him a field sobriety test, which he failed. Cops say he also flunked a breathalyzer test . . . but the results weren't released. --Bobby also got nailed back in March . . . about a month after the death of his ex-wife WHITNEY HOUSTON.


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As the Gulf disaster demonstrates the wages of narrow Republican group-think that advanced the concept that regulation and oversight cause problems (an avoidable catastrophe because the Bush administration refused to properly regulate deep-water oil drilling), a closer-to-home version of right-wing ideological extremism that could produce enormous failure for Maine played out with the Republican nomination of Paul LePage.
Within hours of his nomination, frothing supporters were busy leaving online posts accusing Democrats of being in favor of a "welfare state," or worse, actually being against LePage because they are on welfare. Clearly, the nomination of LePage has, based on the statements of his followers and his own statements, focused the lens of public opinion on a host of far right social issues.
At a time when Republicans had the wind at their back with highly qualified candidates such as Peter Mills and Steve Abbott, a segment of that party in Maine chose to frame the entire race by a host of divisive social issues. Is this really the race that Republicans wanted to be running?
Meanwhile, LePage radio ads spoke of the "Democrat" party, not the "Democratic" Party. Rush Limbaugh called the Democratic Party the "Democrat" party because he didn't think it was democratic at all, and his far-right lemmings followed. It would appear that LePage is among them.
Oddly, LePage now claims to be an inclusive centrist who will represent all Mainers. On right-wing radio, however, LePage seemed to be a reliable right-wing extremist.
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- Births
- Birth Announcement McClellan Mr. and Mrs. Clint McClellan of Fort Wayne are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Everett Lee Mahan McClellan, born at 8:56 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2013, weighing 7 lbs. 13 oz. and measuring 20 3/4 inches in length. Mrs. McClellan is the f
- birth: Caroline Ann Back Jim and Amy (Berkemeier) Back of Evansville are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Caroline Ann. She was born at 3:50 p.m. on July 2, 2013, at Deaconness Gateway Hospital in Evansville, weighing six pounds, 14 ounces, and was 19
birth: Gettinger
Sam and Sarah Gettinger of Rushville announce the birth of their daughter Kallie Jo Gettinger. Kallie was born at 8:05 p.m. Jan. 20, 2013, at Hancock Hospital in Greenfield. She weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches.
birth: Richey
Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Richey and Krista Richey would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Addalynn Grace Richey, born Jan. 13, 2013 at Naval Hospital Camp Lejuene, N.C.
Birth: Angle
Nicole Avery Angle was born at 6:01 a.m. July 12, 2012, at Henry County Hospital to Bruce and Christy Angle of Rushville.
Birth: Shell
Tiffany Scott and Josh Shell were blessed with the birth of their son, Camden Scott Shell, on April 21, 2012. He weighed 6 pounds 4 ounces and was 19 inches in length.
Birth Nickolas
Easton James Nickolas was born July 19, 2012, to Joe Nickolas and Amanda Hammond of Louisville. Easton weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.
Birth: Leisure
Claudia Scarlett Leisure was born at 2:19 a.m. April 11, 2012, at Hancock Regional Hospital to Nick and Suzanne Leisure of Rushville.
birth: Miller
Barry and Keitha Miller of Rushville are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Kora Christine Miller, born at 3:44 a.m., Jan. 7, 2012 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville.
birth: Schwendenman
Tom and Sarah Schwendenman would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Erin Elizabeth, at 3:34 p.m. Jan. 1, 2012. She weighed 6 pounds and 5 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.
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Shorthanded Crusaders Fall at Chicago State
Thursday, January 19, 2006The Crusaders came into Thursday night's game without three of their top seven players. They left with their six-game winning streak in the rear view mirror after a 90-76 loss to Chicago State at the Jacoby D. Dickens Center in Chicago, Ill.
Valpo was without starting center Mohamed Kone (Lyon, France/Jean Paul Sartre), sixth-man Shawn Huff (Helsinki, Finland/Makelanrinne) and starting guard Jimmie Miles (Country Club Hills, Ill./Rich Central). Miles missed his fifth-straight game with an illness.
The Cougars led for much of the early stages of the game, building a 25-13 lead midway through the half, dominating the glass and making 10 of their first 14 shots. With under six minutes to go, the Chicago State lead was 29-15, before back-to-back three-pointers from Dan Oppland (Saint Louis, Mo./Whitfield) and Seth Colclasure (Decatur, Ind./Bellmont) started the Crusaders back. The lead was down to six before an 8-0 run helped bounce the Cougar lead to 41-31 at the half.
Only four Crusaders scored in the first half, led by 12 from Oppland. Colclasure had nine on a trio of three-pointers and Ron Howard (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young) chipped in eight. Valpo shot only 39.3% in the first half compared to blistering 53.6% shooting for the Cougars. Chicago State also had a big edge on the boards, out-rebounding Valpo 21-13.
The second half was more of the same, with the Crusaders unable to knock down a shot and Chicago State's Kevin Jones, Jr. going for five quick points to put the Cougars ahead 48-31. Valpo made a brief run to cut a 23-point Cougar lead to 15, but Chicago State again pulled away and had a 20-point lead with 9:33 to go.
Valpo never would relent, mounting several brief spurts, cutting the lead to 11 on a Colclasure three-pointer with 4:09 remaining. But in the end the Cougars just would not miss enough to allow Valpo a shot, shooting a scorching 57.1% from the field, including 50% from three-point range, and hit 29-of-38 from the free throw line.
Colclasure made a career-high six three-pointers en route to a 20-point night, the second highest scoring output of his career. Howard led all scorers with 23 points. Oppland was held to one point in the second half and finished with 13, his second lowest total of the season. The Crusaders shot just 36.8% from the field but did make 10-of-27 three-pointers.
Royce Parran led the Cougars (3-14, 2-4 Mid-Con) with 20 points, pacing five players in double-figures. Chicago State out-rebounded Valpo 40-35, and out-scored the Brown and Gold 38-24 in the paint.
The Crusaders (11-5, 4-2 Mid-Con) continue their four-game road swing Saturday night at Southern Utah, with tip-off set for 8:05 p.m. That game can be heard live on the Valpo Sports Radio Network and online at www.valpo.edu/athletics beginning at 7:50 pm.
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owling (Internet meme): "to crouch in unusual places, with a blank stare… looking just like an owl".
If you want to do something dumb and pointless and planking no longer works for you… here's something that may do the trick: Owling! For this hot new Internet
mania game, the concept is just as simple and alluring as the
Owling is not the same thing as Squatting
For those of you who readily assume that Owling is nothing new, because it's essentially the same as squatting: you're wrong. There are some subtle, but fundamental distinctions between owling and plain old crouching. If you are serious about getting into owling, your posture should adhere to a number of conventions.
1) it's only owling if you're crouching down in unlikely places
2) your arms should be slightly bent and spread down along your body, as if they were wings
3) you must adopt the most profoundly vacant stare you can possibly muster
4) tilt your head slightly for extra owling coolness points
5) it's only proper owling if you get a picture taken and spread it over the Internet
6) don't just crouch like an owl. Feel the owl inside. Be your best owl.
Who invented Owling, anyway?
There's not a clear consensus on who invented owling, although the first time this phenomenon drew public attention in a big way was around July 2011. At the time, the people were thirsty for an alternative to planking. An unknown visionary read clearly into the yearning of the crowds, and conjured the following motivational poster, that was cast into the spotlight after getting popular in the social media website Reddit:
It has also been pointed out that owling may have been invented as early as in 1994, curiously in direct sequence to the inception of planking. This possibility is up for debate though, and you are encouraged to draw your own conclusions.
Is Owling really the evolution of planking?
Is that so important? It's not much of an evolution, if you ask me. But then again, planking wasn't exactly an amazing idea to begin with. It's just something fun and silly that people sometimes do for a laugh. So, rather than trying to figure out whether owling is the evolution of planking, just pick your preferred form and have fun posing… that's the whole point of it, after all.
PRECAUTIONS: It can be argued that Owling is really NOT an evolution of planking, in the sense as it's just dangerous and potentially harmful, when performed haphazardly. As a matter of fact, and before we proceed to the largest owling gallery you've ever come across – which may indeed inspire you to do some owling of your own – it's never enough pointing out…
Know your limits. Know your sense of balance. Be safe. Do not jeopardize your physical well-being for the sake of owling. Internet memes are only fun while you're still alive to enjoy them. Right?
The owling-most pictures you've ever seen:
Most of these pictures were collected from the Facebook group "Owling: the Evolution of Planking", which you may want to visit if you just can't get enough of it. Or in case you're itching to post some pictures of your own. By the way, you're welcome to add more pics to this post via comments. Enjoy!
Bonus game: Can you spot the non-owling pics?
PS – In our opinion some of these pictures don't quite qualify as pure "owling", for one or more of three main reasons: a) the person is smiling or making a silly face, b) the person is simply crouching or c) the person is curling their arms close to their chest. We've still included some of those for the sake of illustrated contrast. Can you spot the not-owling pictures in the gallery you just went through?


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By Phil Stacey
Staff Writer
---- — Two monumental moves have happened within the Northeastern Conference within the last few days.
Unsatisfied with the state's new football playoff plan, the NEC athletic directors took a straw poll Thursday to determine whether or not the conference should try to enter into a postseason football partnership with the Merrimack Valley Conference, which is also reportedly upset with the new postseason playoff system.
Taking a straw poll went 10-2 in favor of potential opportunity with the MVC (with Swampscott and Saugus as the no votes).
The scenario took another twist on Friday when the MVC voted against the partnership for the 2013 season. The MVC, however, could revisit the subject in 2014 if two more leagues were to jump on board.
Beverly High athletic director James Coffey, who was at Thursday's meeting, confirmed that this is one of several possible scenarios that have been bandied about by the conference's athletic directors and principals.
Under this proposed plan, the NEC would continue as scheduled as a two-tiered league next fall: NEC Large and NEC Small, with six teams in each. The Merrimack Valley League, apparently upset that many of their long-time rivalries won't continue under the state's new playoff setup, also has Large and Small school divisions.
If this idea were to come to fruition — and it's likely to be met with opposition from the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) — the NEC and MVC schools would play their 'normal' 10 or 11-game footballs schedules (as opposed to the new 7-game regular season and ensuing playoffs under the new MIAA plan). The winner of the NEC Large would then play the MVC Large champion in a postseason 'bowl' game; the NEC Small and MVC Small titlists would do likewise.
NEC athletic directors and principals will vote on the scenario on Friday, Dec. 14, during a meeting at Lynn Classical High School.
The MIAA's board of directors would likely need to approve any non-playoff, post-Thanksgiving game such as the NEC/MVC 'bowl' games.
NEC athletic directors were reportedly displeased with some instances of the new MIAA playoff scenario.
The points system was one of the hot button items, especially for Gloucester. Under the new proposal, where 12 points are awarded for a win over a team in a higher division, 10 points are awarded for a win against a team in the same division and eight points are awarded to a team in a smaller division.
In Gloucester's case, it would be at a disadvantage under this format because it would have to play multiple teams in a lower division under this format.
Losing some old rivalries games was also a flaw that several of the NEC athletic directors were not happy with.
Also, Saugus High School — a member school of the NEC since 1968 — has applied for, and been granted unanimous acceptance, into the Cape Ann League beginning with the 2013-14 school sports season for all sports.
The NEC athletic directors will vote to make this a reality a week from today. Saugus was welcomed into the league by the CAL ADs on Tuesday.
For years, Saugus, which has one of the smaller student bodies in the NEC, has been looking for a smaller league to join and thus become more competitive across the board in all sports. With many feeling that Masconomet Regional High School in Topsfield — the Cape Ann League's biggest school — has outgrown the league, bringing in Saugus appears to be more in line with what most schools have numbers-wise.
Subsequently, Masconomet would love to matriculate to the bigger Northeastern Conference, a move that some NEC ADs support and others are leery of.
By removing Saugus, the Northeastern Conference would be left with 11 member schools: Beverly, Salem, Danvers, Peabody, Marblehead, Swampscott, Gloucester, Winthrop, Lynn Classical, Lynn English and Revere.
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Pella —
Norb Greiner, Respiratory Care, was recently selected by co-workers as the 2012 Shining Star of the Year at Pella Regional Health Center.
Greiner, resident of Knoxville, was Shining Star of the Month in September. Shining Star is a reward and recognition program at Pella Regional designed to acknowledge an employee each month that demonstrates outstanding standards of behavior and inspires others to do their best. At the end of the year one of the Shining Star of the Month recipients is then chosen by Pella Regional employees as Shining Star of the Year.
An excerpt from his nomination form said:
"Norb has gone above and beyond providing great patient care to our patients, but this act of his Christian compassion makes me very proud to be part of Pella Regional. We have a patient that has been in and out of the hospital quite a bit the past year. On this last visit, the patient was in grave condition and transferred to a Des Moines hospital. Norb visited the patient and spouse over the weekend to check in and let them know he was concerned and thinking about them. I believe Norb is one of the reasons patients choose Pella Regional and this example of his actions defines us as an organization."
Greiner receives an Employee of the Year plaque, a $250 gift and a professional photo displayed in the hospital.


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A timeline for completing property reassessments in Toms River in the wake of Hurricane Sandy has not yet be established, according to a statement released by the township.
A complete reassessment of all properties for the 2013 tax year was underway before Sandy battered portions of the township and any adjustments to structures damaged by the storm will be reflected next year, the statement reads.
Though the assessments typically are completed by Jan. 10 of that tax year, "due to the number of structures impacted by the storm, the Township is currently conferring with the State Division of Taxation to extend the tax list completion deadline so we can adequately address assessment reviews," the statement reads.
The results of the 2013 assessment will be mailed to "all" property owners, according to the township, and is anticipated to be completed in March though that timeframe is dependent upon extension approvals granted by the state and county.
Property owners with damaged structures on their land are required by New Jersey law to submit a written request for an assessment adjustment. A form, available online, should be submitted along with documentation and photographs of the damage before Jan. 10, 2013 to:
Toms River Township Tax Assessor
33 Washington St.
Toms River, NJ 08753
Written claims made that have already been made without using the form are acceptable and the assessors office will make written notifications if more information is required, according to the township.