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By Katie Dahlstrom
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The Associate Benevolent Society and the Salvation Army in Clinton are approaching its busiest time of year following months of seeing increasing need in the parts of the community they serve.
During the rest of the year, The Salvation Army's pantry covers residents north of Fifth Avenue South in Clinton County, while the Associate Benevolent Society covers residents south of Fifth Avenue South in Clinton County.
On key holidays, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas, they each serve the entire county for their respective holiday.
The Benevolent Society serves family for Thanksgiving, while the Salvation Army is in charge of Christmas.
Benevolent Society Director Paula Mallory is anticipating 500 families will be served this Thanksgiving through the food boxes her organization fills with the items for a Thanksgiving meal.
The organization purchases food from a food bank in order to be consistent with what is given to each of the registered families. This year, however, the organization will not be able to purchase turkeys from the food bank at the low price of 18 cents a pound. Instead, they will need to purchase them from Wal-Mart.
"When you're talking about 500 turkeys, that's a lot," Mallory said.
Because of this change, Mallory is suggesting anyone who would like to contribute to the Thanksgiving effort should donate financially or with a Wal-Mart gift card. She advised against donating a turkey because the organization will be purchasing them the morning of Nov. 19 when families are given their food boxes.
As Mallory is preparing for Thanksgiving, she is also dealing with the highest demand for help she has experienced in the eight years she has been in her position.
In September alone the organization gave out 27,700 non-food items and provided 64 food pantries.
"It's tough for everybody," she said. "Every year it seems to increase. It's hard to see people suffering."
She said the organization is always looking for nonperishable items. Specifically canned meals, meats and soups with the pull tabs. The organization is also always in need of toiletries.
Salvation Army Lt. Jeanette Jensen said her organization is also in need of donated non perishable food.
"The whole city is seeing an increase in need and our pantry reflects that," Jensen said.
Meanwhile, Jensen and her organization are trying to organize for Christmas. Jensen is busy planning for the easily recognizable red Christmas kettles, nursing home visits and countertop kettles.
On top of these tasks, the Salvation Army is also planning for the holiday food basket and the toy shop. The organization is looking for turkey, stuffing, gravy mix, instant potatoes, jello, pudding, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and toys for families in need.
"We find Christmas time is a time of hope and when people can't get those toys it diminishes hope drastically," Jensen said.
The application process for the food baskets and the toyshop starts on Monday. Those filling out applications will be asked for identification, proof of address and proof of income as part of the process.
Last year, the organization provided food baskets and toys to approximately 650 families. This year, Jensen is anticipating the community will again help to bring families a Christmas.
"We're anticipating generosity," Jensen said. "We're anticipating a lot of love being spread around the community."
To make a donation to the Salvation Army, call 242-4502. To contribute to the Benevolent Society, call 243-4148.

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ASHTABULA — Frances L. Willey, age 85, of Ashtabula Harbor, died Sunday, August 11, 2013, at Silver Sands in Ashtabula.
She was born Sept. 15, 1927, in Pine Grove, W.Va., the daughter of Frank and Kitty Headley. She had graduated from Pine Grove High School.
She had been employed by the True Temper in Saybrook Township and Carlisle's warehouse in Ashtabula.
She had been a long time member of the Lake Ave. United Methodist Church and had attended the Second Congregational Church of Ashtabula. She was a member of the Sweet Adeline's; the Y Wives and the Redbrook Boat Club. She enjoyed line dancing, sewing, gardening and she was a dog lover and loved taking care of the wild animals and birds.
Surviving her are two daughters, Crena (Martin) Lewis of Palestine, Texas and Nancy Willey of Ashtabula; two grandchildren, David Baker and Siobhan U. Valle; two great-grandchildren, Dominic and Azucena; and 13 nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Wilbert Willey in 2010; three sisters, Doris Ash, Nell Parkinson and Betty Jean Studer; and a brother, William Headley.
A Memorial Service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, August 31st, at the Second Congregational Church, 319 Lake Ave., Ashtabula, with the Rev. Enrique DeJusus officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memory Gardens, North Kingsville.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Second Congregational Church or to the Animal Protective League, 5970 Green Road, Ashtabula, Ohio 44004.
The Ashtabula Home of FLEMING & BILLMAN FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 526 W.Prospect Road, Ashtabula is in charge of arrangements. Guest book and obituary at fleming-billman.com and starbeacon.com.


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[JURIST] Texas media are reporting that by a wide margin state voters have approved Proposition 2 [text; Yes campaign website; additional pro-Proposition website; LGRL No campaign website], a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. The ban was strongly supported by Texas Republican governor Rick Perry; some opponents actually rejected the ban as not being explicit enough [No campaign website] against gays. With 472,553 votes counted, 74 percent favored the measure with 26 percent opposed. The Houston Chronicle has more.
[JURIST] Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori [Wikipedia profile, personal website] was denied release from jail in Chile [JURIST report] Tuesday pending a hearing on his extradition to face 21 Peruvian charges of corruption and human rights abuses during his presidency. Peru has 60 days to petition for Fujimori's extradition and current Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo has sent a high-level delegation to Chile to make arrangements. If convicted, Fujimori could face 30 years imprisonment and a $28.6 million fine for his alleged connection to death squad killings. Chile's arrest of Fujimori and agreement to extradite him may have come as a surprise to the former Peruvian leader who may have expected sanctuary when he arrived in the country Monday from his self-imposed exile in Japan based on Chile's record of blocking extradition for other former leaders. Fujimori fled Peru in the country in 2000 after being accused of corruption and of responsibility in the deaths of 25 people during his presidency. Peru's Supreme Court dropped an electoral fraud case against him [JURIST report] in June, and earlier this month another Peruvian court cleared him of corruption charges [JURIST report] in connection with a 1994 arms deal. AP has more.
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] Tuesday heard oral arguments in Georgia v. Randolph [Duke Law case backgrounder; ABA merit briefs] on whether police may search a home when one resident gives permission but the other does not. The case involves an estranged Georgia couple in which the wife had returned to the home to collect her belongings. The wife granted permission for the search, which led police to evidence in the house that her husband used cocaine. AP has more.
[JURIST] A court in Mannheim has begun trial proceedings against neo-Nazi Ernst Zundel [ADL profile; CBC backgrounder], a German citizen charged in connection with denying the Holocaust in publications and a website [official website]. Holocaust denial constitutes a crime under Section 130 (3) of the German Federal Criminal Code, which provides:
Whoever publicly or in a meeting approves of, denies or renders harmless an act committed under the rule of National Socialism of the type indicated in Section 220a subsection (1) [genocide], in a manner capable of disturbing the public piece shall be punished with imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine.
[JURIST] The office of Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti [official profile] announced Tuesday that it is investigating the possibility of legal action against the companies that designed and constructed the levee systems that led to the flooding of large portions of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina [JURIST news archive]. Foti's office wants to determine whether errors in the design or construction of the levee's flood control system resulted in the flooding. A spokeswoman for Foti said that a civil suit against the levee engineers was being contemplated as part of an effort to recover damages from private insurers for evacuees who lost property during the flooding, but she did not rule out the possibility of further criminal prosecutions for design or construction errors. The office of New Orleans District Attorney Reuters Eddie Jordan is also investigating the levee breaches. more.
[JURIST] In meetings with US senators on Tuesday, US Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito [official profile; US News profile; JURIST news archive] said that the Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing women the right to an abortion was long-standing precedent and therefore entitled to respect. Speaking to Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) he did not, however, commit to upholding the decision in the future. Although pro-choice Senators were encouraged by their latest discussions with Alito, the abortion issue is still likely to be a key issue during January's confirmation hearings. AP has more.
[JURIST] Leading Tuesday's environmental law news, the US Environmental Protection Agency [official website] has announced it will propose regulations for remodeling or renovating a home with lead-based paint by the end of the year. A federal law [text] had been passed in 1992 that requires contractors to disseminate information to homeowners [EPA factpage] before renovating certain properties, but the EPA has yet to adopt any corresponding regulations establishing the standards to be followed. AP has more. In other environmental law news...
[JURIST] Italian state TV RAI [media website] Tuesday aired a documentary accusing the United States of using the chemical white phosphorus [CDC factsheet; GlobalSecurity.org backgrounder] against both insurgents and civilians during a military assault on the insurgent-controlled city of Fallujah last year. Reports that US forces fired white phosphorous rounds into the city, causing severe burns, were circulated at the time [SF Chronicle report], and rights organizations expressed repeated concerns over alleged violations of international humanitarian law [JURIST report] during the siege. The US, however, denied the allegations [USINFO report] and said that US forces were "not using any illegal weapons in Fallujah or anywhere else in Iraq." Although there is currently no treaty specifically banning the use of white phosphorus, the 1980 Geneva Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Incendiary Weapons [text] bans the use of any incendiary weapons against civilian populations or in any area where high concentrations of civilians live. White phosphorus burns easily and is commonly used to illuminate nighttime battlefields; however, exposure to the chemical can cause substantial medical problems, including burns and irritation as well as organ damage. The US admits to using white phosphorus to illuminate some Iraqi battlefields, but denies using the chemical directly on individuals. BBC News has more.
[JURIST] US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist [official website] and House Speaker Dennis Hastert [official website] on Tuesday called for a Congressional investigation into who leaked information on secret Central Intelligence Agency [official website] prison facilities in Eastern Europe rumored to be used to detain international terrorism suspects. Last week, the Washington Post reported that the CIA was holding suspected al Qaeda members in a covert prison system [JURIST report]. Both Frist and Hastert asserted Tuesday that if the leaked information on the prison system was accurate, it could have "far-reaching damaging and disastrous consequences" on the United States' ability to fight an effective war on terror. AP has more.
[JURIST] The Pentagon on Tuesday announced [press release] it has issued a new directive restricting interrogation practices of suspected terrorists. Department of Defense Directive 3115.09 [PDF text; NYT report] establishes the broad requirement that all intelligence interrogations of detained individuals be conducted in a humane manner. Although the directive was intended to set general policy rather than specific rules, it specifically prohibits the use of dogs to intimidate or harass detainees during interrogation procedures. This new directive is the latest step taken by the Pentagon to curtail abuse during detainee interrogations. Earlier this month, the Pentagon issued an updated version of Department of Defense Directive 2310.1 [1994 text], which included language from the Geneva Conventions and sparked a debate [JURIST report] within the Bush Administration. Advocates of that directive believed that bringing interrogation policies in line with the Geneva Conventions would help prevent further abuses, but critics argued that the directive's language was overly vague and would restrict the government's ability to wage an effective war on terror. AP has more on today's announcement.
[JURIST] Ralph Uwazurike [This Day profile], the leader of a Nigerian separatist organization has been charged with treason for his role in campaigning for the creation of an independent Biafra Nation [advocacy website]. Uwazurike and six other alleged co-conspirators have denied any intention to take up arms to intimidate the Nigerian government [CIA backgrounder]. Uwazurike is the alleged leader of the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, or MASSOB, an outlawed organization that wants a separate state for the Igbo people [University of Iowa backgrounder] in the south-eastern district of Nigeria. The Igbo unsuccessfully fought a three-year civil war that ended in 1970 in an attempt to defect from the rest of Nigeria. If found guilty, Uwazurike could face the death penalty. BBC News has more.
[JURIST] The first hearing in the criminal trial of US Rep. Tom DeLay [official website; JURIST news archive] will be held November 22, Senior Judge Pat Priest has announced. Attorneys for DeLay have asked the judge, who was appointed to the case [JURIST report] last week, to first hear a motion for change of venue; DeLay has said that the trial should be moved out of Travis County because there exists in the county, "so great a prejudice against me that I cannot obtain a fair and impartial trial." DeLay has also asked the judge to consider motions to quash the indictments and to sever his trial from his co-defendants, John Colyandro and Jim Ellis. DeLay and his alleged co-conspirators are accused of violating state election law, money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with how a DeLay-founded lobbying organization spent corporate money in the 2002 Texas House elections. The Houston Chronicle has more.
[JURIST] The Rwandan government wants to send a Catholic priest back to his home of Belgium to face trial on genocide charges and asked its highest court on Tuesday for permission to do so. Catholic missionary Guy Theunis is accused [JURIST report] of publishing extremist articles that incited Hutus to kill Tutsis during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda [JURIST news archive]. Theunis worked in Rwanda as a member of the White Fathers Catholic order from 1970 until 1994 and has made no objection to standing trial in Belgium. He was the first foreigner to appear before Rwanda's community gacaca courts [official website], which were established to investigate more than 760,000 people believed to have been involved in the 100-day massacre of Tutsis. Theunis' case was subsequently referred to a higher court that has authority to impose the death penalty for genocide crimes. In September, Belgium proposed that Theunis be transferred to Belgium where he would face trial if a Belgium judge investigating the charges decided to prosecute. Rwanda's high court is expected to rule on the request on Wednesday. Reuters has more.Previously in JURIST's Paper Chase...
[JURIST] The Pentagon has said that it is committed to proceeding with a preliminary military commission hearing for Australian Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee David Hicks [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] despite the US Supreme Court's announcement Monday that it will hear a case challenging the legality [JURIST report] of the military commissions. The Pentagon says that it will not voluntarily delay the November 18th start [JURIST report] of Hicks' case while it waits for the outcome of the Supreme Court hearing. Hicks' military lawyer, Major Michael Mori [Ninemsn profile], has said he is surprised the Pentagon plans to proceed "when the US Supreme Court is going to review the lawfulness of [the] process," and is considering asking a civil court to impose a stay on Hicks' hearing which would force the Pentagon to delay Hicks' trial. Hicks has been held at Guantanamo Bay since 2002 when he was captured fighting alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan. Australia's ABC News has more.
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] ruled Tuesday in IBP Inc. v. Alvarez [Duke Law backgrounder] that meat packing companies must pay their workers for the time it takes to change into and out of protective clothing and other safety equipment, in addition to the time it takes the employees to walk to their work stations. In the unanimous opinion [PDF text], Justice Stevens wrote that both "donning and doffing" of safety gear and the time it takes workers to walk to the production areas are "integral and indispensable" to the employees' workweek, entitling workers to compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) [PDF text]. The Court also held, however, that under the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 [PDF text], which exempts certain activities from the FLSA, workers were not required to be compensated for time they spent waiting in line for equipment. In a second unanimous opinion handed down Tuesday, the Court held in United States v. Olson [Duke Law backgrounder] that the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] ruled too broadly in allowing a lawsuit brought by two mineworkers against the US federal government. Justice Breyer wrote that, under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) [text], suits against the government were permitted only where local law would make a "private person" liable in tort, not where local law would make "a state or municipal entity" liable. The Ninth Circuit had held that because Arizona law would have allowed a suit against the federal government, the negligence lawsuit could proceed. Read the Court's opinion [PDF text]. AP has more.
[JURIST] The Japanese Health and Welfare Ministry [official website, English version] announced Tuesday it plans to appeal a court ruling requiring the nation to pay compensation to former Taiwanese leprosy [CDC backgrounder] patients who were incarcerated during Japanese colonial rule, between 1916 and 1945. Last month, the Tokyo District Court held that a 2001 law requiring compensation for Japanese leprosy patients should also be applied to its former colonies. On the same day the court ruled in favor of the Taiwanese patients, different judges on the same court dismissed an identical case brought by South Korean victims. That decision has already been appealed. The cases stem from a Japanese law which subjected patients to forcible incarceration in isolation centers, as well as forced sterilization and abortions to avoid the spread of the disease, which is curable and not easily communicated. Reuters has more. Mainichi Daily News has local coverage.
[JURIST] Americans went to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in off-year elections. Voters in New Jersey and Virginia are electing new governors [Reuters report], while 39 ballot measures are up for approval in seven states [Stateline.org report]: California, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, and Washington. Voters in California and Ohio will determine how electoral districts should be redrawn. Californians will decide [SF Chronicle report] whether to remove redistricting power from legislators [JURIST report] and allocate it to a panel of three retired judges, and will also consider Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's initiatives to cap state spending. In Ohio, voters will decide on whether to create a State Board of Elections [Cleveland Plain Dealer coverage of ballot initiatives] to oversee operations currently handled by the Secretary of State. Ohioans are also considering whether to allow voters to cast their absentee ballots without stating a reason, and whether to rescind an increased campaign spending limit passed earlier in the year.In Texas, voters are expected to approve a constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage [The Monitor election coverage], while voters in Maine are expected to ratify [Portland Press Herald coverage] a state law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment and housing. Washington voters have six ballot initiatives [Seattle Post-Intelligencer coverage] before them, including elimination of a 9.5-cents-per-gallon gasoline tax increase. USA Today has more.
[JURIST] The US Department of State [website] on Tuesday is releasing its annual list of states considered to be serious violators of religious freedoms, opening the named states to potential sanctions. Officials say countries deemed to be "of particular concern" include China, Eritrea, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Vietnam. Uzbekistan [JURIST news archive; USCIRF press release] is notably said to be missing from the list, despite the recommendation of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) [commission website; annual recommendations, PDF], a congressionally-funded, bipartisan agency. An unnamed official said Uzbekistan was not included because "it would look too political," and the Bush Administration feared the appearance it was in retaliation for Uzbekistan's eviction of US troops from an air force base in the country. A 180-day waiver from sanctions was issued for Saudi Arabia by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in September because she wanted "to allow additional time for the continuation of discussions leading to progress on important religious freedom issues." Reuters has more. Though the 2005 list is not yet available online, the State Department has previous International Religious Freedom reports.4:36 PM ET - The 2005 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom [index] is now available online, along with a fact sheet from the State Department.
[JURIST] Members of the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly elected five judges [UN press release] to the fifteen member International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official website] Monday. The ICJ is the UN's highest court and settles disputes between governments and issues advisory opinions on topics presented by UN bodies. American Thomas Buergenthal [official profile], a professor of international law and a former judge of the Inter-American human rights court was reelected to his second term. New judges include: Mohamed Bennouna [profile] from Morocco, Kenneth Keith [profile] from New Zealand, Bernardo Sepulveda Amor [profile] of Mexico, and Leonid Skotnikov of Russia. Each judge will serve a nine-year term and cannot hold another office during that time. No two judges can come from the same home country and efforts are taken to ensure that the primary world legal systems are represented. The ICJ Rules of Court [text] has more information on the election of judges. Reuters has more.
[JURIST] France's Interior Ministry [official website, in French] announced Tuesday that the government has authorized local officials to use emergency powers [press release] to help deal with riots that have broken out across the country [JURIST report] over the past 12 days, mostly instigated by disaffected Muslim immigrant youths. The emergency powers, which enable authorities to impose curfews and carry out raids without warrants, stem from a 1955 law [amended text; original 1955 version - page 1 and page 2, PDFs] which has never been implemented in France itself, but has been used in French colonial conflicts in Algeria and New Caledonia. Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin [BBC profile] declined to bring in the army as violence raged outside of Paris again Monday night, but has imposed curfews and deployed an additional 1,500 police officers [JURIST report] to aid the nearly 8,000 already dealing with the unrest. BBC News has more. Le Monde has local coverage (in French).
[JURIST] Two senior Wal-Mart [corporate website] executives were aware that cleaning contractors were hiring illegal immigrants, according to an affidavit filed by the US Bureau of Immigration and Custom Enforcement [official website] as part of an effort to secure a search warrant for a 2003 raid on Wal-Mart headquarters. The investigation lead to raids on 60 Wal-Mart stores [JURIST report] in 21 states and the arrests of over 200 illegal workers. Earlier this year, Wal-Mart paid $11 million to settle DOJ allegations [JURIST report] that it employed over 345 illegal immigrants directly and through janitorial contractors, but the affidavit was unsealed as part of an ongoing civil lawsuit brought by former employees [JURIST report]. According to the plaintiffs' attorney, the affidavit shows that "top Wal-Mart executives conspired with contractors to exploit undocumented immigrants," though Wal-Mart says that there was no incriminating evidence in the affidavit and that " no company senior official had any direct knowledge that undocumented workers were working in our stores." AP has more.
[JURIST] AP is reporting that a lawyer for a co-defendant of Saddam Hussein [JURIST news archive] has been assassinated in Baghdad. Last month, Saadoun Sughaiyer al-Janabi, a defense lawyer for one of Hussein's co-defendants, was kidnapped by 10 masked gunmen [JURIST report] and later found dead [JURIST report]. Hussein's lawyers have since demanded a delay in proceedings or a foreign venue [JURIST report] and have announced a court boycott [JURIST report] over security concerns.8:25 AM ET - According to a member of the defense team, Adel al-Zubeidi, who was representing former VP Taha Yassin Ramadan, was killed in an ambush Tuesday. A second lawyer with Ramadan was wounded during the attack. AP has more.Previously in JURIST's Paper Chase...
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First & only Q400 for RwandAir returns from a successful test flight as BBA03.
Alaska Airlines (Horizon Air) with new color design on the fuselage departs RWY 33 to London Int'l (CYXU) as BBA22
Bombardier Family & Friends Day 2011.
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Air Canada Rouge off to sunny MoBay as ROU1804 heavy.
New WestJet Q400 departs RWY 15 on a test flight as BBA3
New Westjet Q400 awaits departure clearance for this first test flight as BBA26.
In this shot the Bank of Montreal & Scotia Bank towers looms large in the Downtown Toronto Financial District. The sky is an indication of smog & pollution due to the SW wind.
Aircraft 4447 taxi to RWY 33 threshold in preparation for its first test flight as BBA26. This new WestJet Q400 was out for approximately three hours in test area X-ray, Yankee, Zulu.
Aircraft 4457 performing engine test under the watchful eye of ground support. I admire the bravery and dedication of this engineer battling the cold north wind and with hand jesters communicate i... (more)
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Ethiopian Airlines flight ET503 taxi to RWY 33L for departure to Addis Ababa Bole International (ADD) via Rome Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO
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Israel Has Not Yet Faced True Missile Test
It's too early to tell if Iron Dome really works, experts say.
The U.S.-funded missile defense system Israel is using to stave off Hamas attacks seems to be working well, experts say. Though the true test is yet to come.
The day before the Israelis commenced Operation Pillar of Defense against Hamas, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren told U.S. News the "Iron Dome" system was roughly 85 percent effective at repelling enemy rockets and missiles. Experts say it has likely maintained about that average over the last five days of fighting.
However, Hamas is only firing primitive rockets over a short period of time, experts say. A more advanced enemy might be able to get through Israel's newest defensive umbrella.
[PHOTOS: Palestinian Death Toll Soars as Israeli Attacks Continue]
"The technical teams that put these things together have really showed some spectacular skill," says Prof. Theodore Postol of MIT, a missile system specialist who was previously a scientific advisor to the chief of Naval Operations. "Whether it makes a difference or not, I just don't know."
Hamas has fired 877 rockets at Israel in the last five days, according to a Monday tweet from the official Israeli Defense Forces account. Of those, Iron Dome missiles have intercepted 307. This averages only a 35 percent success. But Postol says the true success rate only counts those missiles that could inflict damage. Many of the unguided rockets stray far from populated areas.
The Israeli Embassy in the U.S. did not return requests for comment in time for this report.
Check out this unconfirmed video of an Iron Dome interceptor missile shooting down a Hamas rocket over Tel Aviv. Hamas fired two rockets at the major Israeli city last week, but did not hit it.
Many of the rockets Hamas has fired are rudimentary projectiles made from pipes, Postol says, and can be fabricated in a garage or living room. They are more likely to "blow a hole in a building" than completely destroy it, he says.
This disparity extends to almost all facets of the two sides' offensive capabilities, says Aram Nerguizian, a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
"The sheer scale of the gap between Hamas and the IDF, even without Iron Dome — Hamas has no strategic edge," he says.
But Israel's opponents will likely discover some tactic to erode the gains from Iron Dome eventually.
"The real test would be under conditions of much larger, mass fires," Nerguizian says.
[VIDEO: Israel Assassinates Hamas Military Leader]
A larger barrage of more advanced weapons, such as the missiles Lebanon's Hezbollah posses, would be a much greater test of the defense system.
Despite its apparent strength, Israel has a limited number of batteries — at least four — and a finite store of interceptor missiles.
Each Iron Dome interceptor missile costs roughly $50,000, Postol says, which is less expensive that previous systems. However, at that rate, Israel would have expended more than $15 million in just the the last five days.
Yet Iron Dome offers more than tangible protection against incoming rockets, which have killed fewer than a hundred Israelis in the last 11 years.
"It appears to be, and probably is, a very important psychological lift to the population that's under attack," says Postol of the Israelis, adding the chance of being killed by Hamas rockets is fairly low.
In turn, Palestinians see the recent engagement as Hamas fighting for them, says Nerguizian. Public support on both sides makes it more difficult to predict when this conflict will come to an end.
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Minnesota deer hunting opener, 'thoughts in the stand', 'upcoming Twins baseball'
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Minnesota Deer Hunting opener obviously comes once a year. I have hunted pretty much since I was able to, around 12 years old, and it is almost a holiday in northern Minnesota. I have gone up to the Cotton/Toivola area now for the last 5 years, and I am amazed at the amount of orange you see out there for the 2 days. First off, I think a lot of people are like me, as it is a reason to get out of town, or get away with your friends. I hunt with 3 of my great friends and I look forward to getting to the cabin as soon as I can. We get there and we crack a beer and right away we get to playing cards. The game of choice has always been hold 'em, we play 4 way, and the previous few Thursday nights before opener we have been up til daylight. This year was a little more calm, we started the first few hours with Poker, then moved to Smear. Smear, I would only have to have been invented on the Range, but now it is the game of choice in Duluth with all of my friends. It is really fun getting up there, and we all talk about the same things, our home life, how good or bad it can be, Minnesota Sports, including how much we like the lineup of Power Trip, PA, Common, Barreiro. (My faves are Common, Power Trip, Barreiro, PA, in that order, even though I enjoy listening to them all.) It is the time where we get away from the wives and can talk about the things we want to talk about. As I was sitting in my stand on Saturday morning at 6:30 I have to share a few of the things that go through your mind on when you are alone in a stand, and you don't see anybody for 13 hours, and you don't talk to anyone for 13 hours. I wanted to throw out some of the things that I thought about most in the stand for the 2 days, 13 hours one day, 5 hours the next, keep in mind I saw 2 deer the entire time.
1. I am having a baby in 3 weeks, you can't help but to think about how my life would change with the baby coming, and how excited I am to be a father. I don't know what the sex is, so I got to think about what it is going to be like having a boy or a girl. I think that would easily be number 1.
2. Sex, yes I am a male, sex is going to go through your head even out in the cold, I am not going to go into detail around this part, but I think I would be lying if it wasn't part of my thought process.
3. Minnesota Twins---- Now I am having a baby, I mentioned that earlier, since my wife doesn't want to find out what we are having I have had to try and buy neutral clothes, well baby onsies in my mind are all neutral, and all the clothes I have purchased are Twins clothes. I thought about our lineup, and thought about our pitching rotation so stinking much in the stand it was a joke. I get 1 small bar of service in the stand and I was trying to see if there was any news about who the Twins may be going after, and the name I saw most was Earvin Santana. There are going to be a lot of names out there, I realize that, nothing is really going to happen any time soon I don't believe, but I am really trying to see where this team is going to go. I truly believe we have a 2 year window with the guys we have here, that includes Morneau, Mauer, Willingham, Doumit, Span. We have some tools that can make a contender. Can we get a pitching staff in free agency that can win a championship? I really don't think so unless you go after Greinke, and that is a really big chance. Or do we unload the key players? Well one thing for sure, is we are going to have too much money tied up into Mauer to make a run in Mauers career with the Twins, unless we take a chance now. It would be hard to think we can unload the likes of Morneau and Span to help with the rotation, you are just robbing Pual to pay Peter, unless you think Parmalee is as good offensively and defensively as Morneau, I dont' think so. I would love to keep Span, he wants to stay here, but if we can somehow get pitching for him, we can move Revere to center and Parmalee to right. Are we really going to get starting pitching for Span? I think the answer is no? At that point I really think we need to draft well this year, which means we will have 2 consecutive draft classes that should be promising, and go for it this year in free agency. I don't know the cost of Greinke, but if it is the only chance we have other than staying in medicrocy than dont' we have to go for it? I don't even know if I like it, but it seems our only option due to Mauers contract, unless we can unload Mauer to the Red Sox. I understand if we can't get Greinke, my next choices to look at would be McCarthy, Villanueva, Dice K.
4. What if I saw a Sasquatch in the Woods? This is where the ridiculousness of sitting in a stand comes into play. I was sitting there hearing noises and I randomly thought about what would I really do if I saw a Sasquatch. I need to say I watch the "Finding Bigfoot" show, and I can't not watch it because of how ridiculous it is. But there is a 2% chance I am giving it, that it could be real. At least imagin with me sitting there and you see an animal that is standing on 2 feet walking towards you that looks like Bigfoot. What are your options. 1. Shoot it. 2. Watch it and do nothing. 3. Try and get your cell phone out to record it. Lets explore option 1, Ok nobody has ever had in captivity or found a BigFoot, this would be the biggest story ever to actually have a Bigfoot. Would it be illegal to shoot the Bigfoot? Would it be considered a human, and you get a murder charge? There are lots of problems with actually doing that. Let's look at option 2, Watch in awe at this thing and have not one person every believe you, and maybe hope you can see tracks of the animal, this I don't think could ever be an option. 3, if you spook it you don't get a chance to watch it, and what if it started coming up your stand as you are trying to video tape this thing. Do you try and talk to it, or do you have to just shoot it? Pretty crazy things go through your head, the funniest part of this whole scenario is when I get home and I look on Yahoo!'s page there was a really interesting Sasquatch video. http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/...mbles+bigfoot/ if you haven't seen it.
5. Why the hell am I sitting here staring at the same places for hours on end hoping to see an animal I have seen for 32 years quite consistently? I am only here to shoot a trophy, and the odds of that are pretty slim. I had a doe sit in front of me for 15 minutes I could have shot, but that isn't why I am out there. I am out there because of the adrenaline rush you get when you are out in the woods with a weapon, for the opportunity to see a big animal that you have paid a registration to the DNR to shoot, and brag to your friends that this is what I shot. There are two unknowns that are really exhilarating, 1, when the bobber goes down and you have sucker minnow on it, there are lots of options of what that fish could be, and it could be a 30" walleye, 40" Northern, or a 50" Musky. 2, when you hear the sounds of what could be a deer walking towards your stand, and it could be a small fawn all the way up to the 30pt buck, and I guess that is worth sitting in the stand that long every year.
6. The Book-- The "Book" of Baseball-- This went hand in hand with the Minnesota Twins lineup, which I am going to talk about in my next blog post, along with the Twins Handbook.
I thought it would be a fun post, as it was a long weekend sitting reflecting on things sitting in a cold deer stand seeing only 2 deer. If you went hunting this weekend or any weekend and have some fun thoughts thorw them out there.


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The most significant regulations update in the history of the Merit Systems Protection Board went into effect Tuesday, with the goal of ensuring that federal agencies enforce its rulings.
The independent, quasi-judicial agency that serves to protect federal employees, expanded its authority to crack down on agencies that fall out of compliance with its decisions.
The board issues judgments on appeals brought by federal workers who feel their employer has treated them unfairly. The new directives empower federal employees to petition MSPB to enforce settlement agreements reached between an employee and supervisor.
The regulations also grant MSPB more authority in its rulings, promoting the board's administrative judgments from "recommendations" to "initial rulings" that become final if no petitions are filed.
Agencies now are required to inform officials responsible for complying with a particular ruling that their pay can be suspended for noncompliance.
Neil McPhie, managing partner at Tully Rinckey PLLC, a law firm that provides services to federal employees, said the board may have chosen now to issue its new rules because of an increase in the number of petitions it has received in response to its judgments.
MSPB's decision to play up its ability to suspend pay will raise eyebrows, he added. "That caught everybody's eyes," said McPhie, who served as MSPB's chairman from 2004-2009. "This is new territory for the board. It remains to be seen what the board is going to do with it and how agencies will respond to whatever the board does."
MSPB has rarely used its existing ability to suspend pay.
No matter how MSPB decides to enact its new regulations, federal agencies must prepare.
"Any responsible agency's lawyer is going to discuss these provisions with their management people," McPhie said.
MSPB said the new rules are part of an ongoing process of reform, and the board is unsure of what the outcome will be.
"Today marks the culmination of a tremendous amount of work by MSPB staff with broad participation and input from our stakeholders and the public," MSPB Chairwoman Susan Tsui Grundmann said in statement when the regulations were announced. "We look forward to further improving our regulations for everyone, and we pledge to monitor and review the impact of the changes published today."
MSPB was created in 1979.
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The young men have gone west, for the money.
The New York Yankees are no longer baseball's financial powerhouse. The Dodgers are. But Dodger dollars are not the only dollars flowing west.
The young men have gone west, for the money.
The New York Yankees are no longer baseball's financial powerhouse. The Dodgers are. But Dodger dollars are not the only dollars flowing west.
The richest free-agent contracts this winter came from L.A.: Zack Greinke got $147 million from the Dodgers; Josh Hamilton got $125 million from the Angels.
Add the extensions for two stars — the pending $175-million deal between Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners, and the completed $138-million deal between David Wright and the New York Mets — and three of the winter's four $100-million contracts came from the west.
Not from the Yankees. Not from the Boston Red Sox. Not from the Philadelphia Phillies.
Of the six free-agent signings worth at least $50 million, four came from teams that train in the Cactus League — including the Cleveland Indians, with $56 million for outfielder Nick Swisher. Of the 10 free-agent signings worth at least $30 million, seven came from teams that train in Arizona — again including the Indians, who bestowed $48 million on outfielder Michael Bourn on Monday.
As the Angels and Dodgers break out the bats and gloves, a quick look around the Cactus League:
ANGELS, Tempe Diablo Stadium
Ervin Santana gave up the most home runs in the majors last season, and he's no longer an Angel. But Jason Vargas, a new Angel, ranked right behind Santana. Jered Weaver and C.J. Wilson are back, but the new starters — Vargas, Tommy Hanson and Joe Blanton — gave up more home runs than the old starters — Santana, Dan Haren and Greinke. If the pitchers can keep the fly balls to the warning track, Mike Trout and Peter Bourjos should be able to run down just about all of them.
DODGERS, Camelback Ranch, Glendale, Ariz.
For a team projected to have the highest payroll in baseball history, there are a startlingly high number of questions this spring: Can the Dodgers really play Hanley Ramirez at shortstop? How do Matt Kemp and Carl Crawford look coming off injuries? Did Adrian Gonzalez really leave his power in San Diego? Should the Dodgers platoon Andre Ethier, and with whom?
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS, Salt River Fields, Scottsdale
This could be defining ground in the eternal debate on the importance of chemistry and intangibles. The Diamondbacks traded wonderfully talented but perennially disappointing outfielder Justin Upton and promising but quirky pitching prospect Trevor Bauer primarily for two infielders, neither with star quality. Manager Kirk Gibson knows something about chemistry; the sabermetric community is apoplectic.
CHICAGO CUBS, Hohokam Stadium, Mesa
The Cubs lost 101 games last year, their worst season since Leo Durocher was their manager, and they no longer have the Houston Astros to finish behind them in the National League Central. The better pitcher Matt Garza and outfielder Alfonso Soriano perform, the better their chance at a trade escape. Garza ($10 million) is eligible for free agency in the fall; Soriano's once-prohibitive eight-year contract is down to two years and $36 million.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX, Camelback Ranch, Glendale
In 2009, when the San Diego Padres could no longer afford ace Jake Peavy, the White Sox happily took him, injury and all. In 2010 and '11, Peavy gave the White Sox a total of 2182/3 innings . But he gave them 219 innings last year, with 194 strikeouts, so they gave him another two years and $29 million. If Peavy can deliver an encore — and he has to if the Sox are to contend — he and Chris Sale might rival any duo atop an American League rotation.
CINCINNATI REDS, Goodyear Ballpark, Goodyear
The Reds have won the NL Central twice in the last three years, but they have not won a postseason series since sweeping the Dodgers in the 1995 NL division series. The most fascinating spring story line is an encore: What to do with Cuban fireballer Aroldis Chapman? He arrived as a starter last spring, but injuries left an opening at closer — and Chapman struck out 122 in 72 innings, with a 1.51 earned-run average and 38 saves. For now, Chapman starts, and Jonathan Broxton closes.
CLEVELAND INDIANS, Goodyear Ballpark, Goodyear
Swisher is a career .169 postseason hitter. That shouldn't be an immediate issue with the Indians, who lost 94 games last season and have made one playoff appearance in the last decade. Swisher is an Ohio native, and he, Bourn and Manager Terry Francona are the new faces of the Indians. The departed ones: oft-injured designated hitter Travis Hafner and oft-injured outfielder Grady Sizemore, Cleveland mainstays since 2004.
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Joseph Kupka, formerly of North Tonawanda, NY, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2013, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, under the care of Niagara Hospice.
He was born in Svrcinovec Cadca, Czechoslovakia, on October 28, 1927, the son of Matthew and Agnes (Garajova) Kupka.
Mr. Kupka came to the United States in 1939 and had lived in Curwensville, PA. He served with the US Navy, aboard the USS Repose, during World War II in the Pacific Theater and later with the US Army from 1948 until 1952 in Europe.
After his time in the service he moved to North Tonawanda in 1952. He was a Heat Treat Controlman with General Motors Forge Plant in Tonawanda for 38 years, before retiring in 1990.
He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in North Tonawanda, the Wheatfield American Legion Post and the AMVETS Post in North Tonawanda. Mr. Kupka enjoyed spending time with his family and gardening.
He was the husband of the late Alice M. (Liebeck) Kupka, who died in September of 2009.
Mr. Kupka is survived by two daughters, Karen M. (Randall) Bolam of Niagara Falls, NY and Judith A. Doran of Warners, NY; two granddaughters, Kristin (Jeffrey) Carroll and Jennifer Bolam; dear great-grandfather of Michael and Peter Joseph Carroll and his dearest care giver, April. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Thomas, Matthew and John Kupka.
The family will be present on Thursday from 4-8 PM at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Road, SANBORN, NY, where funeral services will be held on Friday at 10:00 AM, with the Rev. Joseph P. Badding officiating. Memorials may be made in his name to Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Drive, Lockport, NY 14094. Interment with military honors in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, New York.
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Joseph Kupka, formerly of North Tonawanda, NY, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2013, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, under the care of Niagara Hospice.


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The Greater San Antonio YMCA is offering complimentary memberships to military families living in the metro area as part of their Military Outreach Initiative.
The YMCA has gyms and programs for all ages, and is offering the free memberships at locations in San Antonio, New Braunfels and Boerne.
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The San Antonio Symphony returns to the airwaves this Saturday night at 7:00 on KPAC 88.3 FM and KTXI 90.1 FM in the Hill Country. Actor (and music lover) Ricardo Chavira will once again host this year's broadcasts. Each week, the "San Antonio Symphony on KPAC" showcases the very best of the Symphony's concert season and provides classical music lovers the opportunity to relive the world-class performances or experience them for the first time.
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The Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare, has a looming October 1 deadline on several aspects of the law. The employer mandate was recently delayed a year, so will the health insurance exchanges also be pushed back?
Dr. Jack Meyer from the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy joins us to talk about where the program stands and what needs to be done to ease the transition.
With nearly $19 billion in debt, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said Detroit's top officials have been ignoring the warning signs for decades.
San Antonio City Manager Sheryl Sculley said she is not sure how the city will dig itself out of the financial ruin.
"They've been in a situation where their assessed valuation and their population have both been declining for many years," Sculley said.
Just a few weeks before school begins, when many parents bring in their kids in for back-to-school shots, the City of San Antonio's Metropolitan Health District downtown immunization clinic will close and move to the West Side.
While the majority of immunizations in the city are given by primary care physicians and other clinics, Metro Health's new hub is expected to give up to 15,000 vaccinations per year.
With temperatures in the triple digits and repeats on television, it is easy to turn to the movies. Summer blockbusters have been hit and miss so far in 2013, and with streaming so easy these days with Netflix, Hulu, Redbox, and Amazon, our own John Clare has been scouting out some great titles and performances for you:
I really adore Mozart's Sister ("Nannerl, la soeur de Mozart") a 2010 film I ran across on Netflix (and available to stream on Amazon too). It can easily be compared to Amadeus - thoroughly entertaining, while historically inaccruate.
Each week on World Music (Saturday nights from 8-10 on KSTX 89.1 FM), I take a look at celebrations happening around the world. This week we visit Spain.
Winding down his ten-city tour of the state, Republican gubernatorial candidate and current Attorney General Greg Abbott said he is out to win the Hispanic vote in Texas.
Abbott ended his initial statewide campaign in Austin by saying he's been connected to the Hispanic community for over 30 years. Abbot, whose wife is Latina, said he wants to reach out and connect the racial diversity in the state.
Today we wrapped up Camp KPAC 2013, the second year of the program. I took the first photo seen above on Monday. Camp coordinator Nathan Cone suggested on Friday that we take an "after" photo (next in series). Someone in the group (they are all sharp as tacks) quipped: "So they can see how we've grown."
With distracted and drunk driving plaguing San Antonio and Bexar County, officials are taking drastic measures to help reduce injury and death from highway accidents.
The Texas Department of Transportation is helping save lives with vehicle impact attenuators, or crash barrels, which look like sand-filled trash cans and are located in spots where there is an exit or where the highway divides into an upper and lower level.
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Fed'l Appeals Judge Tells DOJ to Write Memo by Thursday Explaining Obama 'Judicial Activism' Claim
Posted Apr 3, 2012 6:30 PM CDT
By Martha Neil
In response to a "judicial activism" comment by President Barack Obama, since clarified, about the health care law currently being reviewed for constitutionality by the U.S. Supreme Court, a federal appeals court judge overseeing a different health-care case has called for the Department of Justice immediately to provide a three-page single-spaced memo.
It should detail both the DOJ's position and the views of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder "in regard to the recent statements by the president, stating specifically and in detail in reference to those statements what the authority is of the federal courts in this regard in terms of judicial review," said Judge Jerry Smith of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals during a Tuesday hearing, the Wall Street Journal Law Blog reports.
"That letter needs to be at least three pages single-spaced, no less, and it needs to be specific. It needs to make specific reference to the president's statements and the again to the position of the attorney general and the Department of Justice," said Smith, according to a transcript obtained by the blog.
The White House declined to comment, CBS News reports.
However, the president clarified his earlier remarks:
"The point I was making is that the Supreme Court is the final say on our Constitution and our laws, and all of us have to respect it, but it's precisely because of that extraordinary power that the court has traditionally exercised significant restraint and deference to our duly elected legislature, our Congress," Obama said. "And so the burden is on those who would overturn a law like this."
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Despite clinching a playoff berth, the Lowndes Vikings weren't celebrating when they walked off the field Friday night. But they were disappointed either.
After routing two-time Region 1 champion Colquitt County 13-2 in six innings in game one of Friday's doubleheader, the Vikings were handed an 11-1 drubbing by the Packers in game two at Noel George Field.
With the game one victory, though, the Vikings clinched a berth in the state playoffs, set to begin in May, and remained atop the region standings with a 7-1 record.
"If you would have told me March 8 that we would be 7-1 here today, I would've taken it," Lowndes head coach Danny Redshaw said. "It is not life or death. We're in pretty good shape. I would have taken (a) 7-1 (record) March 8 when we began region play. Anybody in the region would be happy to trade us right now."
The Vikings started the day off on the right note, by routing the Packers and earning a playoff berth. The night didn't end well, though.
The Vikings were limited to just three hits while they surrendered seven hits and five walks to the Packers in game two, suffering their first region loss of the year.
"We didn't swing it well, we didn't pitch it well and we didn't field it well," Redshaw said. "That is really the first bad region baseball game we've played this year. It happens."
Colquitt County sits in second place in the region, with a 6-2 in-region record. Coffee is third with a 4-2 mark, although the Vikings own the tiebreaker over the Trojans.
Lowndes doesn't play another region game until April 12, when it host Brunswick. By then, the Vikings could be playing for the No. 1 seed, pending a few upsets.
Lowndes 13, Colquitt County 2
Josh Day went 3-for-3, drove in five runs and scored another, while Cory Pope delivered a dominating pitching performance in the Vikings' game one victory.
After trailing 2-0, Lowndes scored 13 unanswered runs to close out the game in six innings.
The Vikings got a pair of runs in the third inning. Blake Smith walked and a pitch hit Garrett Fuller, giving the Vikings runners at first and second base. Then, Nic Higginbotham reached base on a fielder's choice to second base, which Fuller beat out and reached base safely.
With the bases loaded, David Wortham grounded into a fielder's choice to score Smith and Day flew out to center field on a sacrifice fly to center field to score Fuller.
Lowndes got three runs in the fifth inning when Day homered to left field. With two outs, Higginbotham reached base on a hit-by-pitch and Wortham walked, before Day's homer.
The Vikings blew it open in the sixth inning, mounting nine hits and scoring eight runs off the Packers.
Every Viking batter that took to the plate scored runs, except for Dalton Register, who laid down a sacrifice bunt to move over runners, and Ty Harwell, who had a pinch-hit RBI single before being replaced on the base pads by Martin Tucker, who scored.
Pope earned the victory on the hill. After surrendering a walk and two hits in the first inning, Pope calmed down and allowed just one hit through the final five innings and struck out seven Packer batters in the process.
"He was lights out," Redshaw said of Pope. "He has only had one bat outing all year. He struggled a little bit in the first and he battled and found a groove. He was in control from the second inning on."
After scoring five runs off just hits through the first five innings, the Vikings started to lay into Packers starting pitcher Aubrey McCarty, an ambidextrous pitcher that has already signed with Vanderbilt.
With just two hits heading into the sixth inning, the Vikings managed five hits and four runs off McCarty before he was taken out of the game.
Colquitt Co. 11, Lowndes 1
Lowndes took a 1-0 lead in the first inning of game two, when Higginbotham walked and scored on an RBI flyout by Day, who finished with six RBI in the two games.
But, Colquitt County came storming back to score 11 straight runs.
The Packers scored three runs in the first inning and piled it on with eight runs off four walks, three hits and a Lowndes error in the fifth inning, ending the game by run-rule.


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"They were the generation who grew up on junk food and led more sedentary lives," said the cardiologist. "That lifestyle can lead to heart diseases."
He's most concerned with men and women between ages 35 and 44. While the death rates from heart disease have dropped since the 1960s within the general population, they are increasing in the younger age groups — people in their mid-30s and 40s.
"We have made progress in the medical field but if we don't start changing our eating habits and becoming more active, the medicine alone doesn't look like it is going to work,'' said Agatston, the medical director for wellness and prevention for Baptist Health South Florida.
Agatston might just be right. According to the American Heart Association, one-third of American adults are obese and report no aerobic activity. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. and risk factors for heart attacks — diabetes, hypertension, weight — are on the rise.
"It isn't necessarily that we don't exercise. It is that we are sitting all the time and technology is making it even easier for us to stay on the couch," said Agatston, showing images of how the lawn mower evolved to make his point.
"Before, they used to do it with a machete. Then we had to push the mower. Then they invented one for you to sit and drive it. Now it is a robot. You don't even have to do anything anymore."
The Calcium Score
One of Agatston's big issues is how to prevent heart-related illnesses.
"We are doing well with treating people after they have a heart attack, but we are not focusing so much on preventing one in the first place," he said.
In 1988, Agatston and radiologist Dr. Warren Janowitz developed the Calcium Score, a test that determines the level of calcified plaque that builds up in the coronary and carotid arteries, the arteries that supply oxygenated blood from the heart to the neck and brain (the carotid arteries run through the neck, one on each side). Through a CT heart scan, doctors can determine the extent that plaque particles have lined the inner artery walls, causing the walls to thicken. The plaques can rupture, which can lead to heart attacks.
A diet that's high in calories, high in processed food and low in nutrients found in fruits and vegetables causes the plaque to build up. A lack of exercise exacerbates the problem.
And doctors often can see the calcified plaque 20 years or so before a heart attack takes place. Hence, the prevention.
"We have been doing this test for nearly two decades," he said. "It took a little while but it has become widely accepted in our field."
Agatston recommends that even healthy patients get screened through a CT heart scan and advanced blood test to determine if they have plaque building up in their arteries — especially if there is a history of heart disease in the family.
Robert Fiore, 51, did just that. Fiore said he was advised by a fellow attorney to pay a visit to Agatston to make sure everything was all right.
"We can bury our heads in the sand and pretend that nothing can go wrong with our health or we can proactively take care of our bodies,'' Fiore said.
"I would rather make sure that I am doing things right and prevent something from happening."
Fiore is a trial lawyer who deals with cases of medical malpractice. He said he often sees people trying to do "medicine on the cheap'' once their problems worsen, which can potentially lead to catastrophic events.
Luckily for Fiore, he has been doing things right. His heart came out "clean" on his test results, he said.
"I knew that I was eating right and staying active but I wanted to know that for a fact," he said. "Now I am going to follow Dr. Agatston's advice and stay on the right path."
Making changes
Agatston's book details seven strategies for transforming your life.
Most of the strategies focus on eating healthy, from getting rid of unhealthy foods to cooking more at home, to shopping for healthy foods and incorporating a meatless meal or two into your weekly menu planning.
"People are not having enough home-cooked meals and in average we consume 500 extra calories when we eat out," Agatston said.
"It is important to know where your food comes from and how it is been prepared. The best way to know that is if you are doing it yourself."
For breakfast, eat lean protein and fiber to ward off mid-morning hunger pains.
"I usually start my day off with a couple of scrambled eggs or an omelet made with chopped vegetables, reduced-fat cheese, or salmon," wrote Agatston. "Chopped frozen spinach and tofu are also good choices for a healthy breakfast."
Even if you are not that hungry in the morning, it is important to eat something healthy: Whole-grain oatmeal, whole-grain cereals, eggs with fresh herbs or vegetables, fresh fruit, whole wheat toast with peanut butter .
Agatston is a strong advocate of cooking at home.
"To become a healthier society, we need to stop our dependency on fast food," he said. "We need to stop considering it an option and instead start enjoying cooking with the family and the kids, and making it an everyday activity."
To make it easier, he recommends cooking in advance and keeping meals in the freezer to reheat. Not every meal has to be made from scratch.
Many supermarkets offer prepared foods that can be smart options as a main dish, like rotisserie chicken, baked salmon or roasted turkey breast. But, he adds, check on how the food is prepared before buying to avoid high levels of sodium, sugar and fat.
As for lifestyle changes, Agatston notes that the first step starts with decluttering your home. Ask yourself: Is your kitchen functional and are your dining surfaces clean? Is your bedroom full of electronic equipment or is it conducive to sleep? Are your indoor and outdoor spaces workout friendly?
Although he acknowledged that "Generation S" members lead busy lives, he said that shouldn't be an excuse to lead toxic lives. According to the 66-year-old cardiologist, people used to be just as busy back in the day.
"They just didn't have as many fast-food options or weren't as dependent on technology," he said. "So we need to start taking the stairs, mowing our lawns, walking a little more. We need to get moving."


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- CMS Superintendent Heath Morrison held the first of six small-group parent meetings Wednesday at Harding University High School in Charlotte.
The parents and teachers in attendance asked specific questions about their own children, schools and concerns.
"Unfortunately, my second grader is in a class with a sub," said parent Shannon Wilson.
"I want to know your thoughts on putting effective teachers in every classroom and more specifically my baby's class because he's not had an effective teacher for a whole academic quarter," she said.
The superintendent said the district is looking into how CMS teachers compare in absenteeism rates, especially long term absenteeism for health reasons or family problems.
"So the question is how long do we hold that position for that teacher at that school? Right now, it's quite some time," he said.
Morrison also addressed safety in CMS schools and told parents about the district's new questionnaire designed to help the staff identify parents' concerns and priorities.
The survey, which began January 23 and ends February 8 is several pages and asks questions like, do you want card keys for elementary schools? Fencing around mobile classrooms? More security on campuses?
You can find the questionnaire on the CMS website: cms.k12.nc.us


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Looks like our poll respondents didn't require the services of a certain politician to let them know how they should feel about abortion.
Our question was: "A Texas lawmaker argues that, because male fetuses can pleasure themselves, they can also feel pain. Are you swayed by this anti-abortion reasoning?"
A plurality of respondents (44 percent, 63 votes) went with this answer: "I didn't need to be swayed. I'm already opposed to abortion."
Coming in second (35 percent, 51 lyrics) was this answer: "No. This is one more out-of-touch Republican who made a ridiculous comment that further embarrassed the party."
And 17 percent (25 votes) went with this: "Continued attention on these comments takes attention away from what should be an intelligent conversation about an emotional issue."
Oddly, just one comment at our Facebook page:
• Michael Killingsworth: "It seems that the word of God has been totally thrown out of the picture anyway!"
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