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George Fox University is a private institution that was founded in 1891. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,184, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 108 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. George Fox University's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (West), 24. Its tuition and fees are $31,120 (2013-14).
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George Fox is a Christian university of the arts, sciences, and professional studies. Small class sizes allow for personal attention from faculty who integrate their Christian faith into the curriculum. Funds are provided for independent undergraduate research. A culture of volunteer service is encouraged through an all-campus Serve Day and serve trips during school breaks. Students enjoy the proximity of Portland, the Pacific Ocean, and other attractions of the Pacific Northwest. George Fox is ranked among the top 50 schools in the country in percentage of students who study abroad (U.S. News & World Report). The campus offers wireless Internet access.
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When applying to George Fox University, it's important to note the application deadline is rolling, and the early action deadline is November 15. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due August 1. The application fee at George Fox University is $40. It is selective, with an acceptance rate of 75.5 percent and an early acceptance rate of 76.4 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
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Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at George Fox University is 13:1, and the school has 60.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at George Fox University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Health Professions and Related Programs; Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; and Visual and Performing Arts. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 81.3 percent.
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George Fox University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,184, with a gender distribution of 40.7 percent male students and 59.3 percent female students. At this school, 52 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 48 percent of students live off campus. George Fox University is part of the NCAA III athletic conference.
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Campus Info & Services
George Fox University offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, health service, and health insurance. George Fox University also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at George Fox University, 80 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at George Fox University.
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Paying for School
At George Fox University, 78.5 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $9,787.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
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The 19-year-old Danbury woman who was allegedly behind the wheel of a Subaru when it collided with a train in Redding on Dec. 30 has died, according to the Danbury News Times. On Friday night, officials reported the death of Jausheema Perkins, the the second fatality resulting from the accident.
Wayne Balacky, 21, also of Danbury, was pronounced dead shortly after the accident.
According to a Metro-North spokesman, Perkins failed to stop at the railroad crossing in West Redding despite all of the train station's warning devices—bells, whistles and lights—being fully operational and the train traveling within the speed limit for that portion of the track. Officials said music was playing very loudly on the car's radio at the time of the crash.
Though since 1970, accidents have occurred at the railroad crossing in 1989 and 2010, this is the first such accident resulting in a fatality. There is no gate that comes down to prevent through traffic when a train is approaching at the West Redding railroad crossing.
State Sen. Toni Boucher (R-26th), whose district includes Redding, recently sent a letter to Department of Transporation and Metro-North asking that a project to improve this particular railroad crossing which is slated to begin in the fall of 2014 be expedited. According to Boucher, money for that project was approved in 2009.
Two other young men were also injured in the accident:
- Fakeem Morning, 19, of Danbury, a passenger who received leg injuries and was transferred to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y.
- James Redmond, 21, of Danbury, a passenger who also received leg injuries and also was transferred to Westchester Medical Center.
- Fatality Reported in Redding Train Accident
- Friends of Man Killed in Redding Sunday Mourn Loss
- Residents React to Fatal Accident on Train Tracks
- Metro North Says Loud Radio a Factor in Fatal Crash

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Announcements from Your City Council
Vortex Coming to District 7
The Vortex, New Mexico's Oldest Black-Box Theater, is Coming to District 7
Meet Councilor Harris' New Policy Analyst
Get to know Councilor Harris' new Policy Analyst and his vision for District 9 residents.
Back to School, Please Help!
School Supply Drive from July 1st-August 3rd
Memorial Service for Homeless Men
City Councilor Klarissa Peña will hold a memorial service and press conference on Saturday, July 26th at 10:00 AM at 60th Street NW, north of Central, the site where two homeless men were brutally murdered last weekend.
Visit the Uptown Growers Market
Uptown Growers Market is Every Saturday until October.
Celebration of Bob Gerding Catch and Release Pond
New sign dedicated on National Fishing Day
New Art Sculpture at Academy Hills
Check out the newest sculpture, "Desert Primrose," in District 8!
Community-Police Collaborative is Launched
Plan for Extensive, Broad Based Public Outreach Initiative to Seek Feedback and Implement Community Based Solutions
Help CABQ.gov Improve!
How can City Council improve their District Map page?
June 2nd Council Meeting Cancelled
Due to security concerns for the general public and staff, this evening's City Council meeting is cancelled and will be rescheduled for 5 p.m. on Monday, June 9.
2014 Swim Passes Available
Ditch and Water Safety Task Force launched the 2014 Swim Pass kick-off event and unveiled the new "Ditch Critters"
Academy Hills Park Renovation Update 05.22.14
Update on the status of the Park Renovation as of May 22, 2014. The contractors are a bit ahead of schedule right now!
Seeking Applicants for the Task Force on Mental Health
City, County, State, and UNMH Partner in Addressing Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Homelessness in Albuquerque.
Proposed Budget Committee Substitute
City Councilor Dan Lewis, Chair of the Council Committee of the Whole, provides details about the revised budget proposal for the City's operating budget for Fiscal Year 2015, which begins July 1, 2014.
No One Banned from City Council Meetings
Please see the attached press release from Council President Sanchez entitled "No One Banned from Future City Council Meetings."
Interim Rules Regarding Public Comment and Chamber Decorum
City Council President Ken Sanchez and Vice-President Trudy E. Jones Announce Interim Rules Regarding Public Comment and Chamber Decorum
Give Input Regarding APD Reforms
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Come join us for a real Adirondack Beer!
Our award winning craft beers from IPA's and Blonds, to Stouts and Belgian style Ale's are sure to please even the most finicky of beer drinkers. Come discover what we know to be Lake Placids Finest Brewery
In 1996 the Kane family started the Lake City Brewing Company at the Great Adirondack Steak & Seafood Restaurant in Plattsburgh, NY. In 1997 the brewery was moved to our main restaurant in Lake Placid and the Great Adirondack Brewing Company was born. Our 7 barrel stainless-steel brew system was custom manufactured for us by JV Northwest, Inc. in Oregon and is now housed in a separate building directly behind the restaurant.
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Our seven barrel stainless steel brewhouse produces a wide range of ales and lagers year round using the finest imported and domestic ingredients available. Our commitment to quality, consistency, and continued brewing knowledge has garnered us several awards through the years and is evident in the final product—the fresh pint poured off our taps.
We are currently producing 350 barrels of hand crafted beer per year. This works out to approximately 10,850 gallons, or 86,800 pints of beer per year! We pride ourselves on creating small batches of hand crafted ales and lagers covering a variety of beer styles. Our wide range of styles and ever-changing lineup of beers allows us to have something to please every palate. Come to Lake Placid and give us a try, you won't be sorry!
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- Adirondack Abbey Ale:
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Owen Groesser enjoyed a night to remember, and took Twitter by storm in the process.
Groesser, a junior high student with Down syndrome, made a pair of 3-pointers in his school's basketball game Wednesday, prompting a Twitter campaign that resulted in a highlight on "SportsCenter."
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RIDGELEY, W.Va. — Mr. and Mrs. Rich and Terry Parsons are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Rachelle, to Nathan David Light, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan and Ann Light of Pinto.
Ms. Parsons is the granddaughter of Isabelle Bradley and the late Harvey "Jake" Bradley of Ridgeley and the late Mr. and Mrs. Ernest "Ernie" and Hilda Parsons of Ridgeley.
Mr. Light is the grandson of Martha Swick and the late George Swick of Broadway, Va., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel and Charlotte Light of Short Gap.
The bride-to-be is a 2004 graduate of Frankfort High School, Short Gap. She earned a bachelor of architecture degree from Virginia Tech in 2009 and recently graduated from West Virginia University in 2012, where she received a doctorate in human and community development.
The groom-to-be is a 1995 graduate of Fort Hill High School, Cumberland. He is a member of Local Union 1024 Carpenters and is currently employed with Walter N. Yoder and Sons in Cumberland.
The wedding will be held on Sept. 22, 2012, at Pinto Mennonite Church in Pinto. A reception will follow the ceremony at the Allegany Museum in Downtown Cumberland. Formal invitations will be sent.
For more details, visit www.weddingwire.com/parsonslight.


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Availability: Embassy Suites Orlando - International Drive/Jamaican Court
2 Room Corner Suite - 2 Double BedsMax Occupancy: 6 guests (up to 5 children, 5 infants)
Suite, Two Double Beds, AccessibleMax Occupancy: 6 guests (up to 5 children, 5 infants)
Suite, One King Bed, AccessibleMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
2 Room Suite - 2 Double BedsMax Occupancy: 6 guests (up to 5 children, 5 infants)
Suite, Two Double Beds, AccessibleMax Occupancy: 6 guests (up to 5 children, 5 infants)
2 Room Suite - 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
2 Room Corner Suite - 1 KingMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Family-friendly hotel with an outdoor pool, in Orlando (SeaWorld - Convention Center)
With a stay at Embassy Suites Orlando - International Drive/Jamaican Court in Orlando (SeaWorld - Convention Center), you'll be minutes from Ripley's Believe It or Not and Sleuth's Mystery Dinner Show.
This family-friendly hotel is close to Universal Studios Florida® and SeaWorld® Orlando.
Make yourself at home in one of the 246 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and premium TV channels provides entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Don't miss out on the many recreational opportunities, including an outdoor pool, an indoor pool, and a spa tub. Additional amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and shopping on site. If you're planning a day at a nearby theme park, you can hop on the complimentary shuttle.
Enjoy a meal at a restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Mingle with other guests at a complimentary reception, held daily. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Orlando? This hotel has 3,400 square feet (316 square meters) of space consisting of conference/meeting rooms and small meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Embassy Suites Orlando - International Drive/Jamaican Court Amenities
- General
In addition to an indoor pool and an outdoor pool, Embassy Suites Orlando - International Drive/Jamaican Court provides a spa tub and a sauna. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3.5-star property consist of a business center and small meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 3,400 square feet (316 square meters) include conference/meeting rooms. This family-friendly hotel also offers a fitness center, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- 24-hour front desk
- Outdoor pool
- Spa tub
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Sauna
- Garden
- ATM/banking
- Express check-out
- Free breakfast
- Fitness facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Room service (limited hours)
- Business center
- Conference space
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 246
- Number of floors - 8
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Elevator/lift
- Wedding services
- Theme park shuttle (complimentary)
- Free Wi-Fi
- Shopping on site
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Indoor pool
- Restaurant
- Meeting rooms
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (feet) - 3,400
- Conference space size (meters) - 316
- Number of meeting rooms - 5
- Complimentary reception
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
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Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
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Free self parking
- Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Separate sitting area
- Complimentary newspaper
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Pay movies
- Sofa bed
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Free Wi-Fi
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- Dining
Guests are offered a complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast.
Embassy Suites Orlando - International Drive/Jamaican Court has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
- Recreation
An indoor pool, an outdoor pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
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To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Accessible bathroom
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- Roll-in shower
Embassy Suites Orlando - International Drive/Jamaican Court Policies & Fees
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Check-in time starts at 4 PM
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Check-out time is noon
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Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10 per night
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- A Green / Sustainable Property - First Party CertifiedThis property has performed a self-assessment, also known as First Party certification, of its sustainable tourism practices through Florida Green Lodging Program thus taking steps to understand its impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy. The property's claims have not been independently verified by a second or third party certification program.


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Do Contractors Furloughed During the Shutdown Deserve Back Pay, Too?
- By Eric Katz
- November 18, 2013
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When Congress reopened government in October, after a shutdown that lasted more than two weeks, it elected to pay furloughed federal employees retroactively for the time they missed.
Now, a group of Democratic lawmakers is calling on the government to similarly make whole federal contract employees.
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., introduced the Low-Wage Federal Contractor Back Pay Act, which would amend the continuing resolution funding agencies through mid-January to add appropriations for the retroactive pay. Some contractors providing support to federal agencies and buildings required their employees to take unpaid leave due to a lack of funding and agency closures.
"Low-wage federally contracted workers should not be punished because Congress failed to do its job and keep the government functioning for 16 days," Norton said. "They deserve to be made whole just like the federal employees they work alongside of every day, who rightly received back pay."
The bill would award back pay to federal contractors who provide "retail, food, custodial and security services to the federal government" and were forced to take furlough days during the shutdown. Norton said the idea for the bill, which has 11 original co-sponsors, came from the contract employees themselves, such as those who work on the U.S. Capitol grounds.
Norton noted that despite the fact that the workers are employed in the private sector, the government should take responsibility for their back pay as the impact of the shutdown did not delineate between public and private-sector workers.
"I recognize, of course, that contract workers are employees of contractors, but the distinction between federal workers and at least the lowest-paid service workers who serve the federal government and its employees and keep, for example, their premises clean, fails when it comes to a deliberate government shutdown," Norton said.
She added the companies her bill would support would not otherwise be able to offer their workers back pay. "Unlike many other contractors," she said, "those who employ low-wage service workers have little latitude to help make up for lost wages."
Not all contractors were affected by the shutdown; those working in support of the military received their pay on time, thanks to an 11th hour deal passed on the eve of the appropriations lapse.
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The Wake County Republican Party is already making its endorsements for the fall municipal elections, and the GOP is snubbing Raleigh mayoral candidate Venita Peyton in favor of a political newcomer.
Chiropractor and military police officer Robert Weltzin has the partys backing against incumbent Nancy McFarlane, an independent. Weltzin moved to Raleigh three years ago and is making his first run for elected office.
Peyton, a real-estate broker and community activist, was originally a Democrat. But she crossed party lines in a 1999 mayoral runoff to help Republican Paul Coble beat his Democratic opponent. Shes now a registered Republican but says shes not using party labels in this campaign.
Meanwhile, Weltzin kicked off his campaign with a disclosure: He was convicted of drunk driving in 2010. To this day I still do not remember the details of this incident on how or why I was driving, he said in a news release announcing his candidacy. Beyond being upfront and honest about this, all I can ask is that the citizens of Raleigh take into consideration what I can bring to the position and how much time I can devote to the city.
Wake GOP snubs Sears
The Wake Republican Party delivered a surprise to Dick Sears, longtime mayor of Holly Springs, when it endorsed his challenger, former councilman Vinnie DeBenedetto, in the technically non-partisan race.
To Sears recollection, its the first time in four campaigns that he hasnt won the endorsement of his local party. He complained that the county group hadnt properly considered his 12-year record.
Sears, who says he is considering leaving the party, said he isnt sure the partys choice will hurt him.
With the way things are going with the Republican Party in Raleigh, it might even help me not to be endorsed, Sears said. If you look at whats been going on with the legislature theres been an awful lot of dissension, an awful lot of trials and tribulations, an awful lot of bills that many of the mayors, including me, have protested against.He also noted that he was unable to submit a written statement to the party during the selection process because he was given only a days notice. But the missing statement had no effect on the selection committees choice, according to Donna Williams, chair of the county Republican party.
Honestly, it was more of a courtesy to ask him for his words, Williams said. We know him, and hes served his community a long time.
Remembering Trayvon
Carrboro Alderwoman Michelle Johnson said she felt like she couldnt breathe when she heard the not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial.
So last weekend, Johnson organized a gathering in Carrboro Town Hall called Remembering Trayvon Martin. About 55 people attended.
In an interview, Johnson said she felt a responsibility as a black elected leader to do something.
Trayvon Martins case is so public, she said. But teens of color are getting killed all the time. And even when they are not physically hurt, children of color suffer in other ways such as the achievement gap that limits their opportunities.
The history of black people in this country is rooted in slavery and laws and public policy that have treated dark-skinned people as less, Johnson said.
To those who say slavery ended a long time ago, she said: Its not that long. I think that (statement) is a way of distancing. When I hear that, I think thats a way of negating that legacy. If we think in 2013 were so far removed from that, were not.
Political Trails
• Becki Gray, vice president for outreach at the John Locke Foundation, will speak to the Republican Women of Cary and Southwestern Wake on Thursday at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary.
Check-in and social time is 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch at noon. Lunch is $15. RSVP to Kathy Dusto at 919-244-6764.
• Durham Democratic Women are holding a public meeting on Voting Rights and Voting Wrongs: The Battle We Must Win, on Sunday, Aug. 4, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Durham County Library, 300 N. Roxboro St.
Civil rights historian and Duke Divinity School professor Timothy Tyson speaks on the history of voting-rights suppression of voting rights in North Carolina. Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com or see bit.ly/1c3ZiI9.
Got a tip, item or coming event? Fax Triangle Politics at 919-829-4529, or send email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Send items by noon Thursday.
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Update, 1:30 a.m., Nov. 6:
Ball Declare Victory; Wagner Says too Early to Tell
John Wagner's camp released a statement saying his race with state Sen. Greg Ball, R-Patterson, is too close to call, describing Ball's declaration of victory as 'bizzarre and inaccurate.
"The race is too close to call," said Steve Napier, Wagner's campaign manager. "While all of the traditionally high-performing Republican areas have been fully counted, results in much of the traditionally Democratic areas of Westchester County have yet to be reported. We will pursue a full and fair count of all ballots, and we are confident that in the end Justin Wagner will be seated in the New York State Senate."
Ball took both Putnam and Dutchess counties, according to unofficial results. But Wagner still had a lead in Westchester County Tuesday night.
"It is one thing to make promises every two years, it is another thing entirely to deliver results. Working with Governor Cuomo, in a bipartisan way, I have delivered. In just two years we have repealed the MTA payroll tax, capped property taxes and cut income taxes across the board," said Senator Greg Ball. "In the next two years I will continue my independent voting record and lead the fight to create good paying local jobs, deliver real and lasting tax relief, freeze school taxes for seniors, and reign in our unaccountable utilities. I'm glad the campaign is over, and ready to get back to work."
Carvin Concedes to Lowey
Rye Town Supervisor Joe Carvin, the Republican challenger in the 17th Congressional District, has conceded to Democratic incumbent Nita Lowey, our sister site Rye Patch reports.
The 17th District includes Peekskill and Cortlandt.
Izzarelli Bows Out to Galef
New York State Assembly Candidate Kim Izzarelli said, "I'd like to thank all of the people who supported me and I would like them to know I will continue my work in public service. I hope to continue the path I started to carve, and continue the structural work that needs to be done, in local education particularly."
With 84 percent of precincts reporting in Westchester County, Sandy Galef has 71 percent of the vote to Izzarelli's 29 percent.
Assemblywoman Sandy Galef said she is "very excited about the results" and reflected on her campaign, stating "it really ended last Monday with the hurricane, so it was a very unique campaign."
As she prepares to enter her 12th term, Galef, a Democrat, said storm-related issues are still on the forefront of her mind.
"I think we are going to work right now on storm relief issues and trying to help people trying to access federal and state aid if they had tremendous damages, which some individuals as well as businesses did," she said. "Also, we are going to be addressing issues that came up with the hurricane and how we protect ourselves in the future."
Going forward, the Assemblywoman said providing mandate relief to coincide with the tax cap is essential. Another priority—looking into shared services.
Reflecting on this year's campaign, Galef noted how costly running for office has become.
"There are so many ads on television, so many robo-calls...so many expenditures and the average person can't run for office any longer," she said. "It's not really the type of representative government we want."
Update, 10 p.m., Nov. 6:
The polls have now closed and everybody is now waiting for the results to come.
At Cortlandt town hall, elections workers moving along fine despite the occasional paper jam in the voting machine. Workers said they had more than 400 votes at about 5:30 p.m. and that was before the evening rush of voters came in.
The parking lot of the Muriel H. Morabito Community Center in Cortlandt was also flush with activity after 7 p.m, as people rushing to get their votes in.
At the Michael J. DiBart Neighborhood Center in Peekskill, things slowed down considerably during the evening. But there was still a good number of stragglers making their way inside.
Michael Bryant said he voted Barack Obama in the presidential election.
"He came into a mess and he needs four more years to clean it up," Bryant said.
Umberto Sanchez of Peekskill agreed.
"I'd like to see him stay four more years," Sanchez said.
Update, 3:30 pm., Nov. 6:
Things have slowed down at the Michael J. DiBart Neighborhood Center in Peekskill, the locations designted for residents in districts 1 and 2 to cast their ballots.
But Barbara Smith, one of the election inspectors at the center expected things to pick up again this evening. A litte more than 170 people voted in each district as of 2:20 p.m.
Smith said she has had soldiers from Camp Smith and people from a far south as Brooklyn stop by to fill in affidavit ballots today.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order allowing voters who can't make it to their normal polling place to cast ballots at any polling site in the state.
As our attention turns from Sandy to Election Day, stay with Patch for live updates on all-things political.
Our Election Hub will house information and updates on the candidates, races, polling places and more. And when the voting stations close at 9 p.m. Tuesday, we'll be posting the results as they come in.
Local races and results:
U.S. House of Representatives, District 17 (84 Percent of districts counted)Candidates # of votes percentage of vote Nita Lowey (D) 75,766 67 Joe Carvin (R) 37,089 33 Frank Morgenthaler (We the People) 1,011 1
New York State Senate, District 40
* Justin Wagner leads in Westchester but Greg Ball leads overall with combined Putnam, Dutchess and Westchester vote (85 percent of districts reporting)
# of votes percentage of vote Greg Ball (R) 33,328 48% Justin Wagner (D) 36,334 52%
New York State Assembly, District 95(84 percent of districts reporting)Candidates # of votes percentage of votes Sandy Galef (D)
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Pickens-Queen Teacher Award
Through a gift from Glenn and Carol Queen and Ethel Pickens, an award was established to recognize the importance placed on teaching at Marshall University and to provide encouragement and incentive for teaching achievement by newer faculty members. The awards, which include a cash award of $1,000 each, are presented to three junior faculty members at the Spring General Faculty meeting.
All faculty members engaged in teaching on a full-time, tenured or tenure track appointment at the current rank of Instructor or Assistant Professor who have completed 1 to 5 years of service at Marshall University are eligible; i.e., a person is first eligible to apply in the 2nd year and may last apply in the 6th year.
Please Note: In any given year a faculty member can be considered for only one teaching award (e.g. Hedrick, Pickens Queen, Reynolds). If nominated and eligible for more than one award, the nominee will be asked to choose one teaching award for consideration.
In addition, a faculty member can win any given teaching award only once in his or her service at Marshall University.
Self-nominations will not be accepted. Faculty, staff or students may make a nomination by submitting the online form below.
Submission Materials
Candidates who accept the nomination will submit documentation of their achievements in October 2013. Required documents include:
In addition, course evaluation summary sheets for up to three years prior will be solicited directly from Institutional Research.
Evaluation Process
Selection of three junior-level faculty members to receive the Pickens Queen Teaching Award is a two-level process.
Please direct questions to:
Dr. Sherri C. Smith
Center for Teaching and Learning
Old Main 109
(304) 696-5268


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Congratulations to our newest graduates and their families.
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Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) determines whether you qualify for financial aid. SAP will be measured on the three metrics required by federal regulations. Students who do not meet the following requirements risk having their financial aid suspended.
The cumulative grade point average is computed by adding the grade point values for college-level, developmental, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), and transfer courses for which grade point values (A, B, C, D, and F) are assigned and dividing this total by the appropriate number of credit hours attempted. Only credits for which grades are awarded are used in calculating grade point average. If a course is repeated, the highest grade is the permanent grade.
The cumulative completion rate is computed by dividing the number of credit hours earned (completed) by the number of credit hours attempted for college-level, developmental, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL),and transfer courses. Successful completion results in grades of: A, B, C and D. Note: The grade of "D" is treated as unsuccessful completion in some program areas, including developmental studies and nursing.. (See College Catalog for more detail.) Unsuccessful completion results in grades (or marks) of F grade, W (Withdrawal), I (Incomplete), and/or NR (No Grade Reported). In addition, marks of P, NC, and/or X, which are no longer used, are treated as unsuccessful completion. Repeated courses, courses for which the student has been granted Academic Fresh Start at LSCS, and credit hours previously earned at another institution that are accepted by LSCS will be counted as both attempted and earned, i.e., if successfully completed, in the calculation of the cumulative completion rate.
A student must complete the declared academic program within 150% of the published length of the program in credit hours to maintain aid eligibility.
To determine maximum timeframe multiply the published credit hours needed to complete the program of study by 1.5 (150%). The result will determine how many attempted hours are allowed for the program to Meet SAP and be aid eligible. Once the maximum timeframe hours are reached, student is ineligible for financial aid.
Transferred credit hours previously earned at another institution that are accepted by LSCS will be counted toward the maximum timeframe at LSCS. Developmental and ESOL courses are also included in maximum timeframe calculations.
A student who changes academic programs will have all course credits taken under previous academic programs count towards the maximum timeframe of the new academic program.
Appeal must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office by:
Appeal Committee Review (Second Appeal) must be submitted to the campuses to the Financial Aid Office by:
Academic Plans must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office by:
All LSCS aid applicants must meet three Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements, prescribed by federal regulation, to receive financial aid. Those SAP requirements include maintaining at least a 1) 2.0 grade point average, successfully completing 2) 67% of cumulative credits attempted, and 3) earning a degree or certificate within 150% of the published length in credit hours of the declared program of study.
To qualify for aid a financial aid recipient must maintain satisfactory academic progress, i.e., Meets SAP. Failure to meet satisfactory academic progress will result in ineligibility for aid, i.e., Failed SAP (Not Meet), except that there is one term of eligibility when placed on Warning. If extenuating circumstances result in failure to meet SAP after one term of Warning, an appeal process is provided. If the appeal is approved the student will be placed on Appeal Approved (Probation) until an academic plan is submitted. Future terms of aid eligibility are contingent on satisfactorily performing the work required in the academic plan. During those terms, a financial aid recipient is placed on Academic Plan and is aid eligible. Student can request one and only one modification of the academic plan if new extenuating circumstances exist, otherwise, if aid eligibility is suspended at any time, i.e., Failed SAP (Not Meet), student is no longer eligible for federal or state aid at LSCS. Eligibility can be reinstated by meeting all SAP requirements.
Lone Star College System's (LSCS) policy is designed to encourage students to achieve their academic goals and graduate.
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Effective August 29, 2011
LSCS will evaluate satisfactory academic progress (SAP) at the end of each term, i.e., Fall, Spring, and Summer, for which a student receives financial aid.
An aid recipient's cumulative record, i.e., all enrollment periods at LSCS, regardless of whether or not aid was received during the periods, along with transfer credits, will be evaluated.
An admitted student that files a Free Application for Federal Student Aid and for which there is no SAP status on the student record will have a SAP evaluation performed based on the student's prior LSCS enrollment record and any transfer credits, as applicable. A first time student with no prior college enrollment will always be assigned "Meets SAP" and be aid eligible.
LSCS uses four satisfactory academic progress (SAP) statuses.
At the end of the "Warning" term, the student must have met SAP, i.e., "Meets SAP" and remain aid eligible or be moved to "Not Meet" and lose aid eligibility.
Note: No appeal is required to be placed on "Warning".
Not Meet SAP: A status assigned to a student that did not meet one of the three SAP standards. When placed on "Not Meet" the student is ineligible for financial aid. This unsatisfactory status can be appealed.
Aid eligibility is reinstated when a student meets all three standards satisfactorily.
Probation: A status assigned to a student that did not meet a SAP requirement, was placed on "Not Meet", filed an appeal, and the appeal was approved. "Probation" status is aid eligible.
Students are required to meet with an academic advisor to develop an academic plan. Students must submit the academic plan to the Financial Aid office by the deadline for each semester (see Academic Plan section). Once the plan is received, the SAP status will be changed to Academic Plan 1. If the plan is not submitted, before the deadline, and the student does not meet all SAP requirements at the end of the term, the students SAP status will be changed to Ineligible (Not Meet) and the student is not aid eligible. The status of Ineligible (Not Meet), based on non-submission of academic plan, cannot be appealed.
A student that is ineligible for financial aid for failure to meet the SAP requirements may file a SAP appeal. If approved, the student will be placed on "Probation" and be aid eligible.
Students must appeal their financial aid suspension through the myLoneStar Student Portal.
|Extenuating Circumstance
|Supporting Documentation
|Medical (personal or family illness)
|Timeframe of illness, relationship to person with illness (if applicable) medical documents, letter from doctor
|Death of a family member
|Death certificate, obituary, program, funeral home certificate, letter from a family member (if not listed on the program, obituary, etc.)
|Traumatic Event (assault, abuse, other personal violations)
|Supporting Documentation
|Job Loss
|Proof of job loss; unemployment letter
|Natural Disaster (Fire, hurricane, flood, tornado, earthquake, etc.)
|FEMA documents, insurance claim, statement from landlord
|Military Deployment
|Military Orders, DD214
|Car Accident
|Police report, insurance documents, dated photos
|Legal Issues (divorce, separation, incarceration)
|Divorce decree, relevant court documents
|Lack of college preparation
|Transcripts that show progress (if applicable)
Your appeal will be considered if the documentation:
The student will be notified by email of LSCS's decision.
If an appeal is approved, Students are required to meet with an academic advisor to develop an academic plan. Students must submit the academic plan to the Financial Aid office by the deadline for each semester. If the plan is not submitted, before the deadline, and the student does not meet all SAP requirements at the end of the term, the students SAP status will be changed to Ineligible (Not Meet) and the student is not aid eligible. The status of Ineligible (Not Meet), based on non-submission of academic plan, cannot be appealed.
If an appeal is denied, the student may choose to file a written appeal to the Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals Committee. The request for Appeal Committee Review form must be attached to the appeal. That decision is final.
Student must meet with an academic advisor on the campus in which the degree plan is offered to complete the academic plan. The plan must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office by the submission dates listed above.
While on an academic plan, student must:
Progress is reviewed by the Financial Aid Department at the end of each term. If at the end of the term, the student makes progress as stipulated in the academic plan, the students SAP status will remain Academic Plan 1 until the student Meets SAP or fails to meet the requirements of the plan.
If not making progress as stipulated in the academic plan, the students status will change to Failed SAP (Not Meet) and does not have aid eligibility.
Students have one opportunity to request a plan modification during their academic career at LSCS.
A student that fails to meet the SAP requirements and is placed on "Not Meeting SAP", and may or may not have filed an appeal that was denied, will have financial aid eligibility reinstated when the student meets all three SAP standards.


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Police arrested a Bonney Lake High School student Wednesday and booked her into Remann Hall for suspicion of making a fake bomb threat at the school.
Officials evacuated the school for about 90 minutes Tuesday after the threat was found in a note, Bonney Lake police spokesman Todd Green said.
Witnesses have come forward since then, and combined with evidence from the note itself, Green said police identified the girl as a suspect.
She was arrested at her home.
Because she is a juvenile, Green declined to give her age or further details about the suspect.


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Francelia L. Stepp
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — Francelia L. Stepp, 86, of Zephyrhills, Fla., and formerly of Laurens, passed away Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, in Zephyrhills, Fla.
She was born Dec. 10, 1926, in Hackensack, N.J., the daughter of the late Jay M. and Madaline (Everett) Lull.
Fran graduated from Laurens Central School, Class of 1944, and Hartwick College Class of 1947, with a degree as a registered nurse.
On Aug. 31, 1947, Fran married James Felix Stepp in Laurens. James predeceased her on Aug. 21, 1995.
Her career as a registered nurse was at the A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta, where she later became a nursing supervisor in the operating room and central sterile. She retired in 1984, after 40 years of service.
She was a member of the Laurens Presbyterian Church and the Laurens American Legion Ladies Auxiliary and was the former president.
Fran is survived by her children, James E. Stepp of Poughkeepsie, John W. Stepp of Palmetto, Fla., and Debra Stepp of Syracuse; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one sister, Lorraine Reed of West Oneonta; one brother, Bernard Lull of Zephyrhills, Fla.; as well as several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her daughter, Diane Kohinke on Aug. 16, 1995; and her brother, Gerald Lull.
Calling hours will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, in the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oneonta.
Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, with the Rev. Doctor Robert Everett officiating.
Burial will be in the spring in the Laurens Cemetery.
Memorial donations in Francelia's name may be made to Gulfside Regional Hospice, 37826 Sky Ridge Circle, Dade City, FL 33525 or to the Laurens American Legion Auxiliary.
To light a candle or send an online condolence please visit www.bookhoutfuneralhome.com.
Funeral arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Home of Oneonta.


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M-S TRAM Flap-Muscle Sparing Transverse Rectus Abdominis Muscle Flap
Although many patients are good candidates for the DIEP flap, individual patient anatomy can vary. If the abdominal wall perforators are insufficient in size, then more than two perforators should be selected to supply the flap. Performing three or more perforator dissections is risky and causes damage to the muscle, thus defeating the purpose of the operation. In this situation, the multiple smaller perforators can be safely harvested with a small cuff of muscle. This is known as the Muscle-Sparing TRAM Flap, because much of the muscle is preserved. Most patients undergoing unilateral reconstruction will not notice a difference in their abdomen between the DIEP and MS-TRAM Flap.


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NATO Video Shows Harsh Fighting in Wardak Province
ISAF denies misconduct claims that prompted Afghan president to ban commandos.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's announcement over the weekend that all U.S. special operations troops must leave an embattled district of Afghanistan sent shockwaves through the United States, which is are already poised to pull a majority of its troops out of the country before the end of next year.
The International Security Assistance Force issued a denial Monday of any misconduct in Wardak Province, following claims from Karzai that alleged prisoner abuse and torture. The region, controlled mostly by U.S. forces, is home to some of the country's most complicated offensives against the Taliban. The province's position, immediately to the west of Kabul, provides a direct link from the capital to southern Afghanistan.
[ENJOY: Political Cartoons About Afghanistan]
German Brig. Gen. Gunter Katz, an ISAF spokesman, told reporters Monday that all missions in Wardak are conducted in partnership with Afghan troops.
A video NATO released at the end of the 2012 fighting season depicts the intense work joint forces conduct in the Wardak region.
In early August 2012, an Afghan Crisis Response Unit, along with ISAF mentors, boarded Chinook helicopters at night to assault two compounds, believed to the location of fighters who kidnapped and murdered an Afghan translator.
[RELATED: Afghanistan by the Numbers]
The ISAF members mentioned in the video include Norwegian special operations commandos, along with a Norwegian woman who was assigned to work around cultural restrictions that prohibit male soldiers from interacting with local women.
After conducting a forced entry into two compounds and gathering intelligence on potential targets, the team eventually arrests nine men.
An official from the Afghan Interior Ministry accompanies the team to decide ultimately who will be detained. Afghan law allows detaining suspects for 72 hours before official charges must be issued.
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The Office of President Karzai and ISAF declined to comment on whether the mission depicted in this video had any direct effect on Karzai's announcement.
Wardak encompasses some of the more deadly regions in the eastern portion of Afghanistan, with a total of 121 ISAF deaths since fighting began in 2001, according to iCasulaties.org.
The Afghan National Security Council met this weekend to discuss local complaints that special operations forces were abusing and torturing detainees. Karzai declared Sunday that U.S. commandos must withdraw from Wardak within two weeks.
The Office of President Karzai declined to comment on the situation, citing only Sunday's media release.
ISAF issued this statement on Monday:
"In recent months, a thorough review has confirmed that no Coalition forces have been involved in the alleged misconduct in Wardak province. Because we take these allegations seriously, ISAF and Afghanistan officials have agreed to a joint commission to look into the current concerns of citizens in Maidan Wardak."
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UPDATE, 7:20 p.m. – Authorities are still searching Caleb Smith State Park and nearby areas for a missing man who has been identified as a doctor from Setauket, according to Newsday.
Dr. Jerome Nadler, 76, was last seen by state park police who allowed him to drive down a paved path at the park on Monday in order to go fly-fishing. Newsday reported that he was allowed to drive rather than walk down to the appropriate area of the park because he has a heart condition.
Nadler is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing approximately 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt, khaki vest, and waders. Anyone with information on his disappearance can call state park police at 631-321-3700.
Nadler is an internist with more than 35 years in practice who studied medicine in Switzerland, according to his daughter Jennifer. He is also a Vietnam veteran who served in the U.S. Navy.
A 76-year-old Setauket man is missing after going on a fishing trip at Caleb Smith State Park on Monday, according to a News 12 report.
Authorities found a white Subaru and a cell phone belonging to Jerome Nadler, but searches through the night could not locate him.
According to News 12, the Suffolk County Police Department's aviation unit as well as State Parks police are conducting the search.
This is a developing story. Patch will update it with more information as it is available.


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SOLD Brass 3 Headed Dancing Ganesh 22"
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- Materials: Indonesian Brass Made in Bali with wood base
- Total Height Including Base: 22 inches
- Widest Point: 13 inches at arms
- Base Width & Depth: 5.5 x 5.5 inches
- Weight: 11 pounds
- Three headed Ganesh is dancing with 8 arms!
- In this form Ganesh is called Trimukha Ganapathi
- He dances upon a balck wooden base
- Truly a wonderful Ganesh perfect for bringing the obstacle removing energy of Ganesh any home or altar
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Bonnie & Clyde? No, Amy & Clyde! Amy K. Nelson has a very good interview with NBA legend, Walt "Clyde" Frazier in his new restaurant.
Hi everyone. Mike Breen and Clyde Frazier tend to rhyme a lot when they talk about Jeremy Lin, so I made a Dr. Seuss-like video out of it. First youtube video ever. So tech clueless, I don't even know how to embed the video in the post. But hopefully you'll enjoy it! (Read it OUT LOUD like it says for maximum amusement...) PS- Made this after the Lakers game, so that's as far as the highlights go...
Relive one of the most memorable games in NBA history - see your idols Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain battle against Clyde Frazier and Willis Reed - with a coach's insight into how the played back then.
11/10/1963 - Howe sets scoring record With 15:06 to go in the second period, Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings scores his 545th career goal, passing Maurice "The Rocket" Richard for the most in...
Coach Nick interviews Dennis Scott and Walt "Clyde" Frazier about the most important fundamental on the offensive side. You'll be surprised to see what they both said.
Coach Nick interviews Walt "Clyde" Frazier and Dennis Scott about their most important fundamental on the offensive side. You'll be surprised to hear what they said.
Harvey Araton of the Times takes a captivating look at the private life of Walt "Clyde" Frazier.
Video of a Walt "Clyde" Frazier interview with Chick Hearn from 1982.
The Knicks lose again. Everyone who watched wishes they stayed in bed.
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While friends and family at the Jersey Shore were still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, they sprang into action. Volunteers from across the nation started collecting items to help people devastated by the storm. People without homes. People they'd never even met.
Often, they heard the phrase, "I only." But as Debbie Nelson, one of those who rallied friends and communities to help those of us here will tell you, "Every 'I only' is like a penny: put a bunch of them together and they add up."
Debbie Nelson watched the reports about Hurricane Sandy with concern. The mother from Dallas had one son living in the Belford section of Middletown, and the grandfather of her older children lived in Barnegat.
She had been struggling with life circumstances -- after moving to Dallas, where she knew no one, her husband decided he wanted a divorce and left her to figure out what she was going to do next.
As the images of the devastation in New Jersey, filled the TV, she was horrified, like so many others. She spoke to her son, Joe Barlok, that day, and the story he relayed was all she needed.
"I told my son (youngest son Tyler) we have to help," she said.
Joe's home in Belford -- a section of Middletown that sits on Raritan Bay -- had begun flooding from the storm surge. His sump pump kicked on ... but stopped working. A neighbor who is a volunteer firefighter lent a hand and a pump. The effort stopped the flooding, saving Joe's home.
"I was surprised to find out that all the firefighters up here were volunteers," Nelson said as she unloaded supplies at Central Regional High School the weekend after the storm. "I wanted to do something to help, to thank them for all they did to help, as a way of thanking the one who helped my son."
She wasn't sure what to do, and then it hit her: She would reach out to friends and see if they would help her collect items to help those in need in New Jersey. It turned into a road trip she and her sons will never forget, where the kindness of friends was matched by the kindnesses of strangers, kindnesses that contributed to making their trip a success.
"Everyone kept saying 'I just ...' or 'I only ...' and they don't seem to realize how those small gestures add up," Nelson said.
There was her friend in Ocean Springs, Miss. -- a town hard-hit by Hurricane Katrina -- who sent along her generator to help a young family in Bayville that had no power, no heat and two small children in the house.
There was the friend in Washington, DC, who took in her dog -- a 90-pound lab -- while Debbie and Tyler, 16, and Steve, 29, made their deliveries in New Jersey. There was the the young man -- an NFL player -- who was able to get a rolling rack moving on the truck she was driving, allowing them to load and transport a generator for a family in Bayville. There was the hairdresser in Georgia who jumpstarted the truck with her Hummer, "because, of course, every hair cutter drives a Hummer," she said.
There was the neighbor of her friends in Peachtree City, Ga., who gave her $1,000 to help with the trip and purchase items for those in need. And there were the employees and managers at stores along the way -- Tasha the IHOP waitress in Lafayette, La.; the Autozone, a Walmart and Thornton Road Hyundai in Atlanta -- whose little gestures added to the pile of donations already gathered, all of which helped people in a state far away, whose devastation they'd only seen on the news.
And, of course, there was Louis Bird, the Chevron oil rig worker in Lake Charles, La., who loaned her the pickup truck in the first place, because there was no way her Hyundai Sonata was going to be able to accommodate all the items friends had offered up. The truck is all decked out in the colors and insignia of the University of Alabama, Bird's favorite college football team.
"He never loans this truck out to anyone," Nelson said. But he loaned it to her -- even though she's a graduate of the University of Mississippi, an Alabama rival.
"He's threatening to deck my car out in Alabama colors," she said.
For Richard Squires, Michael Miller, William Vermeal and Dawn Infanti, the pictures of the Sandy's destruction hit very close to home. Too close, in fact.
All four are graduates of Brick High School. Squires and Vermeal, who live in South Carolina, teamed up with Miller, who lives in North Carolina, and the trio collected donations that started locally in South Carolina but quickly spread into something they'd never imagined, Squires said.
"A local paper wrote a story about what we were doing, and it got picked up by a TV station," Squires said. That blossomed into two radio interviews. Pretty soon Squires, Vermeal and Kip Smith, another former classmate, were getting donations from all over the state, and the trio, dubbed the "Upstate Jersey Boys," found their efforts, and those of Miller, had taken on a life of their own.
"I never expected how big it would get," said Squires, whose grandmother and adult children live in the Toms River area.
At the same time the Jersey Boys were taking up their collections in the Carolinas, Dawn Infanti of Germantown, Md., was reaching out to friends and co-workers in near her home in Maryland.
"I've shipped three boxes of stuff already," she said as she took a break before unloading her SUV, which was bursting at the seams with donations, at Visitation Church in Brick. "People have been so generous."
The generosity of strangers as well as friends was what floored Nelson. The self-described Air Force brat, who was born in Oakland, Calif., met her first husband in college at Ole Miss and though they lived in Poughkeepsie, NY, spent summers traveling to the Jersey Shore to visit his family and their friends, who lived in Beach Haven.
"So while I've never lived here, I've been to the Shore," she said.
Her daughter moved in with her grandparents in Barnegat at one point and finished out her schooling at Barnegat High School.
"This is home to her," Nelson said, so it was only natural that she and her sons would make Barnegat their first stop in New Jersey, to help her children's grandfather pull sodden carpet and ruined furnishings out of his home. While she was there, however, she searched high and low until she found a treasure for her daughter: love letters the daughter received from her childhood sweetheart, who was later killed in action in Afghanistan.
"Everything on the ground floor was ruined, so we had to gut it," Nelson said. She was afraid the letters had been thrown away, but she found them safe and sound and dry where they'd been stored, on the second floor.
She also found all the movies taken when the kids were small -- an unexpected discovery, she said. They were damaged, but she's hoping to have them restored.
Then Nelson and her sons visited daughter Amy's friend to drop off the generator and clothing and more. Getting the generator into the truck had been difficult, because the truck's bed slider was stuck closed.
"We couldn't budge it," Nelson said. That's where the NFL player came in: DeAndre Brown, who had played wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles for part of his rookie year. Brown pulled the bed slider out like it was nothing, she said. But it made a huge difference.
"He kept saying, 'I didn't do much,' but that was such a big help," she said. Another friend, Gordon Hall, had a generator cord and a gasoline can. Friends Keiren and Bill Brady supplied a place to sleep for the night, and when the truck wouldn't start, it was their neighbor, John, who came to the rescue, jumpstarting the truck so they could get it to Thornton Road Hyundai to be looked at, and giving her $1,000 to help with the trip. Autozone gave them assistance at no charge. Walmart replaced the battery in the truck -- after it stopped twice more -- for free and gave them a case of water to help with the effort.
And there was help from friends Kelly and Darrin Zehr in Douglasville, Ga.; Sarah Marks and Randy and Debbie Causey in Washington, DC, and so many more.
"Everywhere we go, we're explaining our story," Nelson said, and that prompted even more help from strangers. "It was overwhelming."
Rich Squires says the response to their calls for donations was so overwhelming they needed a 26-foot box truck to get everything to New Jersey. Renting one wasn't something they were prepared to do.
As it turned out, they didn't have to. A benefactor stepped in and donated the use of a truck for the trip north. Then a group of Rich's co-workers and friends took up a collection to pay for gas and tolls.
"I couldn't have done it without Bill (Vermeal) and Mike (Miller)," he said. Helping was never even in question, however.
"I played football at Brick," Squires said, and that helped create a bond with his hometown that remains strong, more than 25 years later.
"It's Dragon Pride," he said.
The outpouring of support from so many places -- and from people who had no ties to the Jersey Shore -- was a very moving experience, Nelson and Squires both said.
"There are people who are so eager to help," Nelson said.
"It's simply amazing," Squires said.
And yet so many are so quick to dismiss what they did to help others. Some could donate a few cans of food. Some donated a blanket or a couple of coats.It may not have seemed like much to those doing the giving, but seeing the trucks brimming with donations, and the looks on the faces of those who were helping to meet the needs of those displaced by the storm, there's no question that every bit of help -- every gesture, big or small -- has an impact that the giver cannot possibly understand.
Over the last three weeks, people have cried with gratitude at receiving things as simple as a warm coat, new pants, or a hot meal -- items that all someone's "I only" moment.
"All those I onlys add up," Nelson said.
They do. They have. And they will.


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PLAYERS: Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard, Phil Jackson, Bernie Bickerstaff, Antawn Jamison, Kobe Bryant, Steve Blake, Jim Buss, Mitch Kupchak, Mark Cuban, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade
TEAMS: Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Miami Heat
TEAMS: Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Miami Heat
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- Pau Gasol got home from the game and read about it on Twitter, while Dwight Howard got a midnight message on his BlackBerry. They shared most Los Angeles Lakers fans' mix of surprise, trepidation and anticipation. Just when everybody thought the Lakers were getting back together with Phil Jackson, they switched course in the middle of the night and went with Mike D'Antoni. What a weekend in Hollywood -- and the real drama isn't over yet. The Lakers reacted with ample excitement and a little bewilderment Monday to their front office's surprising decision to hire D'Antoni as coach Mike Brown's replacement over Jackson, the 11-time champion who discussed the job at his home Saturday and apparently wanted to return. D'Antoni didn't even interview for the job in person, speaking to the Lakers over the phone. "It has been crazy, but all this stuff will just make this team stronger," said Howard, who has been in a Lakers uniform for about six weeks. "Everything that we've been through so far, it's going to make us stronger, and we have to look at this as a positive situation." The Lakers' third coach in four days won't take over the team until later in the week. D'Antoni still hadn't been cleared to travel Monday after undergoing knee replacement surgery earlier in the month, although the Lakers are optimistic the former Knicks and Suns coach will arrive in Los Angeles on Wednesday. So interim coach Bernie Bickerstaff was still in charge Monday when the Lakers gathered for an informal workout ahead of Tuesday's game against San Antonio. Just two weeks into the regular season, the Lakers (3-4) are about to start over with a new offense and another coaching staff -- and a renewed certainty they're expected to compete for a title this season. "It's been a zoo," said forward Antawn Jamison, a 15-year NBA veteran who played for D'Antoni on a U.S. national team. "But as I was telling somebody, it's just a typical day here in L.A. It's interesting. ... It should be a lot easier to adjust to than the system we were trying to get adjusted to early on in the season. We've got Steve (Nash) that can help us out." Two Lakers who supported both Brown and his two potential replacements weren't available in El Segundo to weigh in on the hire. Nash missed the workout while getting treatment on his injured leg, while Kobe Bryant left before it ended to share a helicopter ride back home to Orange County with point guard Steve Blake, who needed an exam on his abdominal injury. And the tall, professorial coach with all the rings wasn't at the Lakers' training complex at all. Just 24 hours after Jackson seemed headed back to his oversized chair on the Staples Center bench, D'Antoni had the job. It's too soon to tell how the Buss family's latest counterintuitive move will sit with Lakers fans, who chanted "We want Phil!" during the club's weekend games, both victories after a 1-4 start. "I think everybody had expectations about it, and they were all pretty high," Gasol said of Jackson's potential return. "We all understood what Phil brings to the table ... and what he means to the city and the franchise. It just couldn't work out for whatever reason." Jackson issued a statement to a handful of media outlets Monday, implying he was essentially offered the job after meeting with Lakers owner Jim Buss and general manager Mitch Kupchak. Jackson thought he would be able to come back to the Lakers on Monday with his decision, but instead was awakened by a midnight phone call from Kupchak. "The decision is of course theirs to make," Jackson said in his statement. "I am gratified by the groundswell of support from the Laker fans who endorsed my return, and it is the principal reason why I considered the possibility." The Lakers largely echoed the thoughts of Howard, who was looking forward to playing for Jackson: "Management had to do what they felt is best for the team, and we as players have got to find a way to win." The Lakers publicly offered no reason for passing over the coach with the most championships in NBA history. Although nobody could claim the Buss family is afraid of spending money, Brown is still owed well over 10 million for the remaining three seasons on his four-year, 18 million contract, while D'Antoni will make 4 million a season for the next three years -- and their salaries together might be less than what Jackson would command. The Lakers largely know what they would get with Jackson, but D'Antoni intrigues this older, top-heavy team with an urgency to contend for a title before Howard's free agency next summer and Bryant's possible retirement in a few years. Howard and Gasol both believe D'Antoni's up-tempo style can work well for the Lakers. Howard would seem to be a natural to partner with Nash in the pick-and-roll attacks loved by D'Antoni and Nash, although Gasol doesn't immediately fit into the definition of a big man who can play on the perimeter and shoot 3-pointers. "It's a great system, (but) I don't think he ever had a defender such as myself or a defender such as Dwight Howard on those teams," Metta World Peace said. "I don't think he ever coached those type of players, so his defense should be self-explanatory, and his offense is amazing, so it should be fun for Laker fans." The rest of the NBA sat back and watched the Lakers' drama with amusement over the past two days, with Dallas owner Mark Cuban weighing in gleefully on the mess: "I hope they have to do it again and again and again." Jackson's flirtation with the job is the strongest indication yet that he's interested in coaching again, which makes him a prime candidate for another franchise. Yet D'Antoni also received praise around the league -- even from New York, where he resigned last March after failing to win a playoff game in four years with the Knicks. "Despite all the hoopla ... that was going on about me and Mike, we actually have a pretty good relationship, especially behind closed doors," Carmelo Anthony said. "We actually talked a lot, talked basketball. Hopefully he brings some positive energy over there. Anytime guys are losing like that, there's always negativity, a lot of negative energy. So sometimes change is better." Added Dwyane Wade, who has played for D'Antoni on the U.S. national team: "He has a tough job ahead of him, but I'm sure he's excited about the opportunity that he gets to be with America's team."
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