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Performance That PaysThe ecopower microCHP works with propane to produce both heat and electricityand long-term value for your homeowner.
As builders look for new ways to make their homes energy smart, an in-home power generator offers a unique tool for cutting carbon emissionsand utility bills. Marathon Engine Systems in East Troy, Mich., makes a small engine that works with propane or natural gas to heat a home while simultaneously producing electricity that can be consumed on site or sold to a local utility company. An example of a residential (or "micro") combined heat and power (CHP) system, Marathon's ecopower unit offers construction pros an innovative solution for off-grid performance building.
The ecopower microCHP by Marathon, as seen at the 2011 International Builders' Show. Commentary by Jeremy Glaisher of JG Energy Solutions.
"If someone puts a pound of propane through a water heater, maybe 90 percent is used to heat the water and 10 percent goes up the chimney," explains Marathon general manager Michael Schildt. "That same propane being put into an ecopower microCHP will generate the heat needed to make the hot water, and at the same time produce electricity as a byproduct of making the heat."
The ecopower unit is compact and runs as quietly as a refrigerator, the company says. Here's how it works: The propane internal combustion engine generates heat, which is routed through a heat exchanger to capture the energy leftover by the combustion process; that energy is stored in a 250-gallon buffer tank in the form of hot water. Running along with the heating cycle is an electricity generator whose power is tied into a standard junction box. The electricity is either used on site or sent to the utility.
These cogeneration units, as CHPs are also called, can pay for themselves fairly quickly, whether they're used in cold climates, where there's a long heating cycle, or in warm ones, where backup generators often are used to supply power to a home during grid outages. Schildt installed two ecopower units at his father's new 5,000-square-foot Wisconsin home. The units make electricity all winter as well as supplying hot water to the home's hydronic heating system.
"He receives checks quarterly from the utility, because the power [the units] produce while heating the house is so much greater than what he consumes," Schildt says. "One winter he ended up getting $800 back." That's above and beyond the energy he created and consumed himself. Through such savings, Schildt expects his father to recoup his investment within five years, assuming the utility's current payment rate of 10.7 cents per kilowatt hour.
Each ecopower unit generates about 4.5 kilowatts of electricity. Running at full power over a 24-hour period, it produces more than 1 million Btu of heat, and over 30 days of operating it can make 3 megawatts of electricity.
Marathon says its microCHPs also work with forced-air furnaces via a fan coil in the air handler, as well as geothermal systems. "Any system that requires thermal energy, we can work with," says Marathon's sales and marketing manager Michael Monohan.
For the truly green-conscious construction professional, a microCHP offers the added benefit of being a more eco-friendly source of electricity than energy purchased from the grid. Because the electricity is created on site, there isn't the waste associated with transmission of energy over long distances, which helps reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are a byproduct of power generation.

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Boys Volleyball: League Races, Rankings, Standings
The league races are just starting to take shape. We're starting to turn the corner from Spring Break and we're about to find out who the league contenders are.
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The results are in.
In our completely unscientific online survey, your top story of 2012 is:
(Drum roll, please)
The Nov. 27 ordination of Bishop Gregory of Nyssa as leader of American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the USA.
The story received 178 votes out of 227 cast in the poll, far out-distancing the news of Rep. Mark Critz's loss to Allegheny County Republican Keith Rothfus in the November election. Critz-Rothfus only received 14 votes in our poll.
Not that Bishop Gregory isn't newsworthy – our professional journalists put him in their Top 10, albeit at No. 10 – but his plurality did raise our eyebrows.
The very nature of an online, anonymous survey invites multiple votes, social media campaigns and even some electronic ballot-box stuffing.
It was interesting to see which story brought such passion.
And maybe we professionals were wrong. After all, the bishop was about the only "Good News" story in the Top 10. Journalists are often accused of only caring about bad news.
We would bristle at the accusation, pointing out that our top story choices affected a lot more people, at least in this region.
Drilling down through the data – as we would for any story on a survey – we found that the story's 178 votes came from just 88 different IP addresses (basically the Internet account identifier). Hmm.
Several of the IP addresses featured multiple votes, even with the same email address. Many started with fr., father., or padre. Hmm.
One IP address cast 62 votes with 33 different – but suspiciously similar – email addresses. Hmm.
So congratulations to the Bishop Gregory of Nyssa Fan Club on your Get Out the Vote Campaign. It looks like you got 1,271 percent more participation than the Critz and Rothfus campaign committees combined.
Bishop Gregory's supporters say he deserves it. More importantly, the historic event deserves it.
"How does a new bishop follow in the footsteps of a saint that preceded him?" queries the Rev. Nectarios Trevino of Nativity of Our Lord Orthodox Church in Manassas, Va.
"Bishop Gregory of Nyssa is following in the footsteps of His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas of Amissos of blessed memory," Trevino wrote. "Metropolitan Nicholas was known around the world and was one often said to be 'worthy of being the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.' "
Bishop Gregory's journey to ordination took nearly two years and required a meeting with Patriarch Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople, and a vote by the Orthodox Church's Holy Synod in Istanbul, Turkey.
His new synod covers half the United States and reaches across the globe, Trevino said.
"The enthronement story must be placed in a much larger, longer, historical, worldwide context," Trevino said.
"The event may have taken place in Johnstown, but it had ripples in history and the Orthodox Christian ecclesiastical world – worldwide. It was a story about the enthronement of a bishop for the peoples of the world."
Support for the ordination as 2012's top story began with the Very Rev. Protopresbyter Frank P. Miloro of Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Johnstown. Miloro's wife, Connie, said he announced his top-story effort in church, had family members post it on Facebook, got it on the Diocese website and sent an email to all clergy.
She also stressed the significance of the event.
"Church that day was like a fairy tale," she said. "People in the back of the church were even standing on chairs so not to miss a thing.
"So you see, this was the icing on the cake to vote for Bishop Gregory."
Connie Miloro admits she voted twice, but pointed out, "I read to make sure there was no stipulation of one vote only."
She's right, there were no such stipulations.
Poll results
Here are the top 10 stories as voted online by you:
9/10. Horner guilty of first-degree murder – 1
9/10. Alleged gunman shot in Richland Township – 1
7/8. Tractor-trailer collides with school bus – 2
7/8. New businesses find Richland real estate – 2
6. GOP regains Cambria office after eight years – 6
4/5. No NDIC jobs to stay in city – 7
4/5. Cops kill driver, wound two others – 7
3. City inferno investigated: 13 homeless as 3 Moxham buildings burn – 9
2. Critz falls victim to redrawn 12th district – 14
1. Holy journey: Bishop Gregory of Nyssa follows God's path – 178
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Berkman, Baker power Texas past Seattle 9-5
SEATTLE (AP) — Jeff Baker hit a two-run homer and Lance Berkman added a three-run shot, both off Seattle starter Joe Saunders, and the Texas Rangers beat the Mariners 9-5 on Friday night.
Baker's shot in the second inning gave the Rangers the lead, but it was Berkman's fourth homer of the season into the left-field seats that broke the game open in the third and sent Saunders to his first career loss at Safeco Field. It was the first homer for Baker since May 10 and first for Berkman since May 11.
Saunders entered the night 9-0 at Safeco Field, including a 3-0 mark with a 0.94 ERA this season. But Saunders gave up six earned runs and eight hits in just five innings and the Mariners lost their seventh straight.
Seattle TE McCoy sustains Achilles injury
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have lost backup tight end Anthony McCoy for possibly the entire 2013 season after he sustained a torn Achilles during an organized team activity earlier this week.
The Seahawks confirmed McCoy injury on Friday, which was first reported by USA Today. McCoy has already undergone surgery to repair the injury and recovery time is typically six to nine months.
McCoy went limping off the field late in Monday's OTA that was open to the media. Trainers examined his ankle on the field before using a cart to take him into the team's practice facility. Coach Pete Carroll had limited information after practice ended and believed it was an ankle injury.
McCoy was entering his fourth season with the Seahawks. Last year, he had a career best 18 catches and three touchdowns.
Seattle designates Andino calls up Sucre, Triunfel
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have designated infielder Robert Andino for assignment, recalled infielder Carlos Triunfel from Triple-A Tacoma and selected catcher Jesus Sucre.
Seattle made the flurry of roster moves on Friday, a day after they sent slumping catcher Jesus Montero down to Tacoma in the hopes of igniting his season.
Triunfel will be making his second appearance with the big league club after playing in 10 games last season for the Mariners. He was hitting .300 with 14 doubles and 19 RBIs in 44 games with Tacoma this season.
Sucre had played in only 14 games with Tacoma, but was hitting .302 and had thrown out seven of 18 base runners this season. Sucre was in the starting lineup on Friday.
Andino was made 22 starts for the Mariners at three different positions, but struggled at the plate no matter his spot. Andino hit just .184.
Nebraska coach comes home to face Oregon
Nebraska softball coach Rhonda Revelle grew up rooting for the Ducks and even played at Oregon for a season, so she'll have to suppress any nostalgia this weekend when the Huskers visit Oregon in an NCAA Super Regional.
The winner of the three-game series, which starts Saturday at Oregon's Howe Field, will advance to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.
Revelle was a standout pitcher at North Eugene High School before going on to Oregon. She won 13 games for the Ducks in 1980 and helped them advance to the AIAW national championship tournament, where they finished 2-2.
Afterward Ducks softball coach Nancy Platz decided to take a job at Nebraska, and Revelle followed her. The Hall of Famer hasn't visited Eugene much since, but she'll have family and friends in the stands this weekend.
Portland advances to Memorial Cup final
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (AP) — Ty Rattie scored in the third period and Mac Carruth made 34 saves to help the Portland Winterhawks beat the London Knights 2-1 on Friday night in the Memorial Cup semifinal.
Tyler Wotherspoon also scored, and Nicolas Petan added two assists for Western Hockey League champion Portland.
The Winterhawks will face the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Halifax Mooseheads on Sunday night in the Canadian Hockey League title game. Halifax beat Portland 7-4 in round-robin play in the four-team tournament.
Max Domi scored for the Knights, the Ontario Hockey League winner.
Rattie broke a tie at 8:32 of the third period, circling in the London zone before beating goalie Jake Patterson from the slot for his tournament-leading fifth goal. Domi opened the scoring on a power play midway through the second period, and Wotherspoon tied it 2:08 later on a shot from the point that found its way through.
Nike donating $1M in goods to tornado relief
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nike has announced plans to donate $1 million worth of shoes and clothing to aid people affected by the tornado in Oklahoma this week.
Nike says it will make its donations through the nonprofit organization Good360 to prequalified charities. The Oregon-based company will also donate proceeds from sales of Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant's KD V (five) Elite sneaker sold on nike.com through June 15 to the Moore Public School Foundation and to a nonprofit group that rebuilds playgrounds.
Durant, who pledge $1 million toward the tornado relief effort, posted on Twitter that he had asked Nike to chip in, too.


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Aita Falls In Singles At UVa Ranked+1
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WILMINGTON, North Carolina - Virginia's Ryan Shane slipped past UNCW's Rafael Aita, 7-5, 6-4, to win the championship of the White singles draw Sunday as the Virginia Ranked+1 Men's Tennis Invitational drew to a close at the Snyder Tennis Center.
Shane, a freshman from Falls Church, Va., outlasted the 55th-ranked Aita in the first set and then held on for the straight set victory.
In another singles match played Sunday, Mississippi's William Kallberg, the No. 2 seed, upended Chris Cooprider of UNCW, 7-6 (0), 6-4, in the Blue singles bracket.
The Seahawks make their third appearance of the fall season on Oct. 12-14 when they take part in the Wake Forest Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C.


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I own this set of speakers. The only way you can connect the Bose Companion 5 (BC5) is via the 3.5mm mini jack. Most televisions do not have the capability of passing sound via their USB ports (if they even have one).
What I did is find an RCA to Mini Jack converter cable, this will allow you to plug into your audio out on your television and connect directly to your BC5. (Tricky part is that you still need to adjust the sound via the BCA dial and not the TV, unless your television doesn't do a pre out RCA)
If your television only has optical audio out (toslink), then the passthrough gets a bit more tricky. You will need the following:
1. A Toslink cable to connect from your TV to a converter (mentioned in #2)
2. A Toslink to Coax (RCA) converter. Easily purchased online or at an electronics store i.e. Radioshack.
3. Finally you will need an RCA to to Mini Jack converter cable.
For this you connect the Toslink (optical audio) cable from the TV to the Converter, and then using the RCA to Minijack connect the Converter to the BC5. Again the tricky part is that you still need to adjust the sound via the BCA dial and not the TV)
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Yes, I have these speakers and its really easy to connect them to other sources. I have mine connected to my LG tv via the Headphone socket,which after searching for ages was on the side.
Just set the Bose control pod to 80% volume and then to control the volume you can use your TV remote.
If your TV has no Headphone socket then you will need to look for the Audio Out RCA jacks which are red and white and use them to connect to the system, but that will mean you need to use the control pod to adjust the volume each time.
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Tonawanda News — Scared yet? Consider the act's police state provision. If the FDA discovers contamination, it is empowered to suppress an outbreak. The FDA would have the ability to quarantine an entire geographic region and prevent the movement of produce in and out of it.
If one farm in a given town was shown to provide tainted foods, all other farms in that town would need to cease operations while the government's investigation takes place. If a shutdown happens during that small and crucial window of time when crops need to be harvested or food producers need to be supplied, the farmers will lose out on their livelihood.
To the farmer, the act amounts to a massive loss of rights — a sort of Patriot Act for agriculture. It looks at what they do with a fine-toothed comb and demands that they conform to a set of practices laid out by an oppressive federal agency.
To the consumer, the act means higher prices. The new rules and regulations will add to the cost of doing business. Don't forget, the government has already forced food prices through the roof in recent years thanks to the ill-advised pursuit of ethanol, which caused the cost of corn, corn products and everything that eats corn (chicken, swine, and cattle) to go up.
The act will also limit consumers' choices. Compliance is made easier for corporate giants, owing to cost, resource, and personnel issues, so many smaller family farms may be forced to sell out to them or limit greatly what the FDA considers "high risk" foodstuffs — which include perfectly safe things such as raw milk and organic foods, constant targets of federal ire and military-style raids.
The Food Safety Modernization Act is just another in a long line of attacks on free markets and free people. It's now the law, even though the federal government has no constitutional jurisdiction over farms and intrastate trade, but there's still a chance to stop some of its most dangerous aspects from coming into being.
The FDA's "science-based standards for growing, harvesting, packing and holding produce on domestic and foreign farms," which would define the rules and regulations for all things farming, are available for review on the FDA's website and can be commented on until Nov. 15.Bob Confer is a Gasport resident and vice president of Confer Plastics Inc. in North Tonawanda. Email him at email@example.com.


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TV powerhouses GRAHAM ELLIOT, DUFF GOLDMAN, TED ALLEN, JOHN STAGE, JOE CAMPANALE and more are giving live cooking demonstrations at Serendipity's second annual Greenwich 2012 FOOD+WINE FESTIVAL--the Northeast's premier culinary festival October 4-6 at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, CT!
Whether you love gourmet food with expert wine pairings, beer and burgers or BBQ there's something here to whet your appetite. Join us for all three days and rock to the Gregg Allman Band, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Will Hoge, The Felice Brothers and more.
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Wasnt it Confucius who first said, If you give a man a fish, you can feed him for one day, but if you take him fishing, you can help stop that vicious loop from replaying in his battle-scarred brain?
If not, it was Captain Newborn, director of the Next Level Veterans Outreach Program, a national mental health and medical facility for veterans in Durham.
Newborn, who despite his name is neither a seafaring man nor a military veteran, told me Wednesday that fishing specifically deep-sea fishing is a big part of the treatment given to veterans suffering deep-seated post traumatic stress.
We know thats a very effective way to treat PTSD, he said. Its called replacement therapy, and its a way to get them out of that loop that keeps playing in their minds. That loop, he said, is like a movie reel that keeps replaying the horrors of war.
Veterans dont get anywhere near the attention or help they deserve and need, but some people in Durham are trying to change that.
In addition to Next Level, which is having a Veterans Day cookout with entertainment and games Friday at its facility, a 3-year-old group called Veterans for Hope at Mount Gilead Baptist Church is sponsoring a breakfast Monday at the Durham Marriott downtown.
At 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Union Baptist Church at 904 N. Roxboro Street is holding its Veterans Appreciation Celebration.
Promoting awareness
Army veteran Harold Sellars hopes that by enticing the veterans, some of whom are homeless or jobless, with a free meal, representatives from veterans organizations can show them what services are available to them. Among the people speaking to vets Monday, he said, are veterans consultant I.T. Breeze and Lindsey Arledge, supervisor for homeless programs with the Veterans Administration.
Were just a fledgling group thats trying to help veterans ... trying to bring awareness, Sellars said.
The need for awareness hit home with him Sept. 14, he said, when he attended a daylong event for vets at County Stadium. It was called Durham Stand Down for Veterans and they had health screenings, booths set up for information. ... They provided toiletries and clothes. Its been going on for several years, but me, being a veteran, this was the first year Id ever heard about it.
Sellars fears many other veterans may also be unaware of services available to them.
You can come to the Marriott and stake a vet to a meal for $12. You can also call the church, where the pastor, David Mitchell, is a retired U.S. Navy chaplain, at 919-688-6052 to find other ways you can help veterans.
Reintegrating veterans
Newborn, of Next Level, already knows how to help. He said Next Level specialize(s) in reintegrating veterans back into civilian society. The first thing we do is get them housing if they need it, link them up with a psychiatrist if they have PTSD or a counselor if they have problems with substance abuse. We help them convert their military resume to a civilian resume ....
We serve the oldest living veteran in America (Samie Anderson, who is 104), he said, and we think we have the largest caseload of veterans in the state.
If you are a vet who needs help, know a vet who needs help or are someone who just wants to help the organization that helps vets, call Next Level at 919-683-6398. If you want to thank a vet in person or get some barbecue and fish, drop by the cookout Friday at 1107 Holloway Street.
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General Vozmuzhalnoy Vozmozhno awoke from his dream, sweating, moaning. He opened his eyes, reached out with his hand, clutching. A hand caught his own, held it.
A man's hand. It was General Plodorodnuy. His most trusted lieutenant. His dearest friend. His inmost heart.
"You were dreaming, Moozh." It was the nickname that only Plod dared to use to his face.
"Yes, I was." Vozmuzhalnoy--Moozh--shuddered at the memory. "Such a dream."
"Was it portentous?"
"Horrifying, anyway.
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Orson Scott Card is the author of the novels Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, and Speaker for the Dead. Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the only author to win these two top prizes in consecutive years. There are seven other novels to date in The Ender Universe series. Card has also written fantasy: The Tales of Alvin Maker is a series of fantasy novels set in frontier America; his most recent novel, The Lost Gate, is a contemporary magical fantasy. Card has written many other stand-alone sf and fantasy novels, as well as movie tie-ins and games, and publishes an internet-based science fiction and fantasy magazine, Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show. Card was born in Washington and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. Besides his writing, Card directs plays and teaches writing and literature at Southern Virginia University. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kristine Allen Card, and youngest daughter, Zina Margaret.
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Tonight marks the 19th annual KeyBank Independence Eve Celebration at Coca-Cola Field as the Bisons host Rochester for a 6:05 start (1520, TWC). The Herd is just 6-12 in this game since 1995 with a win last year, 5-4 over Durham, snapping a five-game losing streak on one of the biggest nights in the ballpark.
Vargas gets the start: Claudio Vargas will move from the bullpen to make his 13th start of the season. He takes the spot in the rotation for Todd Redmond who was recalled to the Toronto Blue Jays. Vargas has worekd the last five games out of the bullpen with a 4.15 ERA. Overall he is 5-5 with a 5.54 ERA.
Negrych and Gomez All Stars: In case you missed it earlier, Jim Negrych and Mauro Gomez were elected as starters for the International League team for the Triple-A All-Star Game. The 2013 game will be July 17 in Reno, Nevada. Negrych, the 28-year-old Buffalo native and St. Francis alum, ranks third in the IL in batting average (.327) while Gomez leads the league in home runs (24).
Tonight's Bisons' Lineup:
Kevin Pillar -- RF
Ryan Goins -- SS
Mauro Gomez -- 1B
Eugenio Velez -- LF
Jim Negrych -- 3B
Ramon Hernandez -- DH
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The Foundation presented its 5th edition of the Radio-Telethon on March 12. Thanks to all broadcasters, partners and personalities who were associated with the event, over $130,000 were raised to help disadvantaged children across Quebec. Details here
On March 11, the 7th edition of the Rio Tinto Alcan Benefit Event for the Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation raised 200 000$. Details here
The Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation is pleased to announce that the city of Longueuil has been selected to receive the sixth BLEU BLANC BOUGE ... All details
Until May 15, 2014. A donation of 5¢ will be made to the Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation per unit of specially identified oranges, kiwis and onions sold in store at Metro and Super C. All details
Montreal Canadiens Alumni teamed up with ClubLink for the 12th edition of the Yvan Cournoyer Celebrity Classic, all in support of the kids! All details
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Filling the Gaps in Medicare Advantage
Insurers are selling supplemental plans that by rights you shouldn't need.
Medicare Advantage plans came under fire last month when it was reported that these private managed care plans, conceived as a way to offer more comprehensive coverage than traditional Medicare while at the same time saving seniors and the government money, end up costing some beneficiaries more. The government report, which I wrote about, concluded that beneficiaries could face higher cost-sharing for certain services, including home health, skilled nursing, and inpatient hospital stays.
Now it turns out that savvy insurers are capitalizing on these coverage shortcomings, offering supplemental insurance policies to fill gaps in Medicare Advantage plans that weren't supposed to be there. California Health Advocates, a consumer advocacy group, described the practice in a report published last November. "The existence of these [supplemental] plans is a symptom of a larger disease," says David Lipschutz, interim CEO of California Health Advocates. "Enough of the Medicare Advantage plans don't provide sufficient benefits that people are being convinced to buy additional policies to fill in those gaps."
Growth in Medicare Advantage plans has been on the rise: Twenty percent of seniors now belong to MA plans. There's no telling how many have bought supplemental policies, but one of the first companies to sell them, Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Co. in Glenview, Ill., has sold about 9,000 "Advantage Plus" supplemental policies in the two years since they introduced it, says Carl Leader, vice president of sales. The company offers the plans in roughly 39 states, he says.
The policies typically offer flat reimbursements to seniors for various services, such as inpatient hospital care, ambulance coverage, skilled nursing facility care, durable medical equipment and/or cancer chemotherapy, says Lipschutz. A typical "Advantage Plus" policy, for example, might cover $180 per day for inpatient hospital care and $200 per ambulance trip for a $25 monthly premium, says Leader.
Whether or not the Medicare Advantage supplemental plans could be a smart buy for seniors would depend on the specifics of their MA plan as well as the supplemental plan they're considering. In traditional Medicare, both the benefits and the supplemental Medigap plans are standardized, so it's easy for seniors to compare their coverage options. With Medicare Advantage, however, plan deductibles, copayments, and benefits are all over the map, as are the supplemental coverage options. This makes comparison difficult, and there's a risk that seniors will buy coverage that duplicates what they already have, says Tricia Neuman, director of the Medicare Policy Project at the Kaiser Family Foundation. And the confusion factor can't be underestimated either. "There's already substantial confusion and lack of basic information about the different forms of health insurance available to seniors as an alternative to [traditional] Medicare," she says. "[These policies] may contribute to that."


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Infiniti G37 Lease Questions
stingraycr Posts: 4The residual is 70% and the money factor is .00037 (.888%) for a 24 mo lease.
They are running great deals right now for the 24mo lease...just got one last night for $359/mo no money down )37x with prem/nav/lighted kick panels/splash guards/ mats. $2000 cash back and $1000 lease loyalty.
I have an infiniti g37 way under mileage approaching end of a 3 year lease . 5 more payments to go.
I just received a letter and an email from my local dealer offering to waive up to 3 months payments and give me a loyalty bonus of $1000 if i lease a new vehicle with them.
I think its a national offer.
Does it mean i lease a new vehicle but still have to pay the last 2 payments on my exisitng vehicle as well as the new payments?
Im confused!!
Hi All,
I live in IL so I've never really looked into leasing that much given you have to pay sales tax on the entire value of the vehicle. But the offers I'm seeing now on the G37x have caught my interest. New to leasing so apologies if these questions are naive.
24 Mo
2013 G37X with Premium Package
$0 down
10k miles/year,
$.25 for additional miles per year (can you clarify if this is usually $.25 total, meaning if I want another 8k miles/yr is it just another $2k rolled in ?)
plus tax, title, license, first payment, doc fee, and acquisition fee
disposition fee due at signing (what should I expect this to be).
No security deposit required, but I've heard about MSD lowering payment but don't really understand them.
I've also seen here that there is a $2k cash back lease incentive, and I'm going to be trading in a 2006 M35X so I believe I'd qualify for the loyalty cash back of $1k as well.
I owe roughly $8k on the M35x and think I'll get $11-12k out of it.
This is in the northern burbs of Chicago (Cook County).
Thanks in advance,
I just picked up a G37x prem/nav/lighted kickplates/wood/splash guards for my daughter. Here is the breakdown.
Selling: 39,479.73
Cap Cost: 40,179.73 (selling + bank fee of 700)
Sales tax: 656.86
Total down: $1900 (sales tax, first month, dmv fees, 585 cap cost reduction)
338.99 per mo.
Infiniti sets the rates for the money factor(interest rate) and residual on the lease. Best rate would come with good credit of course. You want to focus on selling price of car and negotiate that as low as possible. That is the only factor in this case that will change lease payment (aside from putting money down)
Base lease comes with 10k miles per year. If you want more, such as 12 or 15k, then you can do that up front. It lowers the residual of the car, hence increasing the payment a bit. Otherwise you can pay .25 per mile per when you return the car.
The bank fee of acquisition fee for Infiniti is 700 and disposition is 395. You only pay the acquisition up front. The disposition fee is only paid if you turn car back at lease end and don't buy the car or lease another Infiniti.
Multiple security deposits will lower the interest rate but since the Infiinti rate is so low on this particular lease it really won't have any benefit.
Hope that helps.
Thanks, so with the current offer if I think I would put 30k total miles on the car during the lease I either pay that $2500 when I turn it in or buy the same 10k total miles upfront paying the $2500 over 24 months, correct ? And how would I find out if the $2k lease incentive is already factored in, do I need to call the dealership ?
In terms of the $2000 dealer cash you will want to see what the capitalized cost of the car is. That would be the sales price of the car.
In terms of the mileage. If you do a 15k per year lease then the residual decreases by 3%. You can see the example of what occurs below.
10k lease
Sticker Price 42000
Cap Cost (negotiated sale price) 37000
Residual Rate (percentage) 0.71
Residual value 29820
Term (months) 24
Depreciation 299.17
Money Factor (interest rate) 0.00034
Monthly Interest 22.72 817.88
Payment 321.89
tax rate 20.12 0.0625
plus tax 342.00
15K lease
Sticker Price 42000
Cap Cost (negotiated sale price) 37000
Residual Rate (percentage) 0.68
Residual value 28560
Term (months) 24
Depreciation 351.67
Money Factor (interest rate) 0.00034
Monthly Interest 22.29 802.45
Payment 373.96
tax rate 23.37 0.0625
plus tax 397.33
Payment difference is ~$52 per mo. which equates to $1248 over the two years for 30k miles versus 20k miles. So it would make sense to do it up front.
jpp5862 NCPosts: 323When I leased my G37 last year the dealer told me that about 3 months before the end of the lease I'd get offers to turn it in, etc.
What do you want to do at the end of the lease? They are obviously are doing this because they expect to make money on your current car.
If you want another G37 it may be worth looking into, if not then I'd just ignore it, pay your last few payments and walk away.
The new Q50 will be out later this year so they are interested in moving out the current G37s. Decide what you want to do, then evaluate the offer.
Go to the Infiniti website and at the top right hand corner there is a dealer finder. Plug in some zip code or city/state and dealers will come up. Choose a dealer and you can choose the G37 6MT as an option. You will find a few dealers in northern NJ have them. Trial in error but you'll get an idea of dealers that have inventory.
Thanks very much Jpp5862 for the info.
I am not sure what i want to do yet as there are still 5 months left.
Just so i understand it : If i took advantage of the 3 month lease waiver i assume i still have to pay 2 months payments as well as the payments on a new car?
If so i dont see the advantage in changing now. Might as well wait and get at least the use of the car if i am paying for it.
Looks like I might be in the market for another G37 convertible. Long story short some jerk last night put us into a guard rail. Car is likely totaled after the frame, wheel, springs, control arm and several other parts were torn off the vehicle.
Anyway, need to know lease information for G37 convertible with sport, prem, and nav


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December found him surviving a death-defying, end-over-end crash on a New Mexico highway.
April found him leaving his hometown of Las Cruces, N.M., for Durango and a new job.
August found the 28-year-old appearing regularly as an unlikely star on national television.
And these are just the highlights. To call the past few months in Josh Flure's life turbulent might be an understatement.
He seems to be enjoying the ride, but it has to be a bit disorienting for a guy working as tech support at Mercury Payment Systems to suddenly find himself the focus of a Subaru advertisement airing on the Discovery Channel.
"I'm not normally the type to get in front of a camera," Flure said in an interview last week. "I wasn't, anyway. I used to be really shy."
It's possible you've seen the 1-minute ad, based on Flure with cameos of a 2012 Outback. (In real life, he owns a Subaru Forester.) Scenic shots include Flure driving on a deserted highway, grabbing gear out of the hatchback, technical climbing up a rock face, then scrambling up to the top for the "hero shot." The voiceover is Flure describing why he loves the outdoors and briefly why his vehicle is important in that lifestyle.
"You never know when you're going to pull over and have an amazing experience," he says in the ad.
Or a harrowing experience.
The string of events that led to his fame apparently began in December, when he and two friends were returning from snowboarding at Ski Apache near Ruidoso, N.M.
Flure was exhausted, so he turned over the keys to his 2004 Forester to his friend for the drive home. Flure was sleeping in the back seat and woke up just before a car slammed into them from behind. The impact sent the Forester sliding sideways off the divided highway, then into a high-speed cartwheel.
"I felt weightlessness, and then it was just aggressive impact after aggressive impact," he said.
The car landed in the fast lane on the opposite side of the divide, coming to rest on the passenger side door. Flure kicked out the sunroof to escape. He had minor injuries, and none of the three men was mortally wounded.
A volunteer fireman who saw the accident told him, "That car was flipping so fast and so violent. ... You guys should have been dead."
On one of his YouTube videos – he's made several featuring his Forester on four-wheel-drive roads – Flure included scenes of the accident and thanked the car for saving his life. He also noted that he'd gone out and bought a 2005 Forester that was a spitting image of the one demolished in the crash.
A talent coordinator for Bunker New York, a film production company, dropped a message in Flure's YouTube inbox saying they were looking for Subaru owners who aren't afraid of a little adventure.
Flure responded and forgot about it, partly because he doubted its legitimacy. But a couple weeks later he was contacted by Bunker again: "Your story was amazing and we would like to speak with you about attending our shoot ... in New Mexico."
Flure, who was at work, went to the breakroom and called the producer. Suddenly, with permission from his new bosses at Mercury, he had made plans to shoot a commercial the next week.
"I was shaking at that point," he said. "That happened all at once within a couple hours."
On June 27, he drove to Santa Fe to begin a whirlwind three days of filming near Ghost Ranch, just north of Abiquiu. He had little idea what to expect.
"There was no rehearsal time. There was nothing even scripted," Flure said.
He didn't even fully realize until shooting started that the subject was him, not the car. The concept is for people to bond with Flure and his love of the outdoors, and thus bond with the Subaru.
"Josh was terrific," Matt Katzive, executive producer for Discovery Creative who was at the shoot, wrote in an email. "Our goal was to find someone with a deep passion for adventure and the outdoors, so Josh was a natural fit."
Flure joined the director and film crew the first afternoon as they drove around looking at locations. They asked him what rock formations were suitable for climbing.
"Well, technically, I wouldn't climb any of this crap," Flure told them. "It was absolutely garbage rock. It was hollow and crumbling and falling apart." They managed to find a spot that would suffice.
He spent most of the second day waiting as technicians fitted a camera on the Outback. Then Flure began his career as professional stunt driver, performing about 15 drive-bys in which he rounded a corner.
The next day was more driving, with a camera mounted on the hood and a "nuclear-powered light blasting me in the face." The director lay in the back seat and gave Flure instructions – look this way, turn that way.
"On the third day, I felt like a veteran – 'This is fun. I can get used to this.'"
The finished ad began airing in mid-August during Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. It will continue to air through the end of the year, Erin Calhoun, senior director of communications for Discovery Communications, wrote in an email.
"The first time I saw it I was completely taken aback," Flure says. "It turned out much better than I thought it was going to."
For the first couple weeks, each time the ad appeared he received a batch of emails and calls from friends, blown away that their buddy was suddenly a star.
"It's still me," Flure said. "It's not going to my head or anything."
And at $150/day, it didn't go to his pocketbook. Maybe someday he'll get another such once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but, for now, he'll cherish his day job and his trusty 2005 Forester.
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The Pearl River Chamber of Commerce introduced the Cash on the Town gift certificates with the idea of encouraging people to shop locally.
The impact of Hurricane Sandy inspired the Chamber to use the Cash on the Town program to help people give back to the community as they do their holiday shopping.
Starting Nov. 19 and running through Dec. 31, 2012, the Pearl River Chamber of Commerce is donating 20% of sales of Cash on the Town gift certificates to People to People, the largest food pantry in Rockland County.
"We are thrilled to be able to use this program as a vehicle for helping those less fortunate in our area," said Pearl River Chamber of Commerce President Kevin Hardy, owner of KLS Transportation. "This program is a win/win for the merchants, the residents, and those who really need help especially in light of Hurricane Sandy."
The donations will not change the face value of the gift certificates, which are available in $10, $15 or $25 denominations.
Businesses that accept the certificates display Cash on the Town stickers in their windows. The full list is available on the Pearl River Chamber of Commerce website at www.pearlriverny.org. Certificates can also be purchased through the site, but with a shipping and handling fee of $4.95.
Cash on the Town certificates are sold at at the following Pearl River locations with no added fee:
- The Wireless Zone, 89 N. Middletown Road
- Dance Central Performing Arts, 46 E. Central Ave.
- The Karma Vault, 14 E. Central Ave.
- Better Homes & Gardens Rand Realty, 19 E. Central Ave.
- Ben's Jewelers, 40 E. Central Ave.
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Springfield, Mass. - February 8, 2012 - Led by Mike Pelletier's match-high 10 kills, the Springfield College men's volleyball team swept visiting MIT on Wednesday evening in a clash of nationally-ranked opponents. The Pride were victorious 25-19, 25-18, 25-15.
The loss drops MIT to 5-3, while Springfield now stands at 6-4, including a 5-0 record versus Division III opponents.
Tonight's match pitted a pair of team ranked in the top five of this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Coaches Poll. The Pride remained the second-ranked team in the country for the third-straight week, while the Engineers had moved up to the fifth spot.
Pelletier paced the Pride with 10 kills at a .375 clip, while fellow outside Angel Perez stuffed the stat line with eight kills, hitting .583 to go along with eight digs and five blocks. Middle Greg Falcone recorded six kills on 10 errorless attempts while posting a match-best seven blocks and three service aces. Keaton Pieper directed Springfield's offense to a .391 hitting percentage while dishing out 28 assists.
For the visiting Engineers, Matt Hohenberger recorded eight kills, as did Ken Siebert. David Thomas tallied a team-best five digs, while Patrick Vatterott totaled four kills and three blocks. MIT hit .114 for the contest and Paul Syta delivered 24 assists.
The Engineers jumped out to an early 5-2 lead in the first after Alex Klein and Vatterott combined for a double block. The Pride settled down and answered back with a 8-2 run, capped off by a big double block from Jimmy O'Leary and Pieper on a MIT back-row attack. After a Springfield service error brought the visitors within two at 13-11, the Pride reeled off six of the next seven points, including three straight blocks including Falcone and Perez to snag a 19-12 advantage. Hitting .450 for the frame, the Pride cruised the rest of the way and took the first 25-19 following an MIT service error.
Vatterott connected on a kill early in the second to even things at four-all. Falcone sided out with a kill and then Springfield used a block from O'Leary and Perez and another Falcone ace to give it a three-point cushion. Springfield held an 11-7 advantage, but this time MIT used a run of their own, a 4-0 burst, capped off by a Klein kill to give things at 11. Following a long rally on the next point, Pelletier crushed a ball down the line to kick-start a 5-2 run which forced MIT into a timeout at 16-13. The Engineers were unable to get any closer than two in the set and Falcone and John Coen combined for a huge stuff to end the second 25-18.
Springfield trailed 4-3 in the third before Pelletier came through with two key plays. The junior evened things at four with a kill and then notched a big solo stuff, fueling Springfield's 8-1 spurt that gave the hosts an 11-5 lead. Led by Perez's four kills in the set, Springfield hit .429 for the game, and coupled with the Engineers .034 attack percentage, the Pride never looked back. Alistair Matthews came off the bench and provided the exclamation point to the match with a kill from the right side to end the match, 25-15.
Springfield will now serve as host for the Volleyball Hall of Fame Morgan Classic this upcoming weekend. Cal Baptist and Lees-McRae will kick off the action on Friday at 6:00 pm before Springfield will square off with UC Santa Cruz, the third-ranked team in Division III, at 8:00 pm. The consolations and championship will take play at 6:00 and 8:00 pm on Saturday evening.


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VALDOSTA — Lowndes won the Lowndes Vikings invitational Monday at Frances Lake.
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Valdosta State will play three televised games this fall, the Gulf South Conference announced Wednesday as it released its GSC-TV schedule.
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The students of Performance Martial Arts Academy continue to rack up accolades and after a weekend in Little Rock, Ark., those accolades include the title of world champion.
Mark Webb and Madison Swain both earned world championships at the American Taekwondo Association's Taekwondo World Championships a few weeks ago. Four other Performance Martial Arts students also competed in the event.
Winding Down
In its final 7-on-7 test of the summer, Randy McPherson was pleased with how the Lowndes football team looked Wednesday morning.
Brooks County coach Maurice Freeman, on the other hand, was worried about the kind of hole the Trojans would have dug for themselves at Martin Stadium against the Vikings and Lafayette (Fla.) had it been a real game.
Grable signs with Tampa Bay
Another former Valdosta State football player joined the ranks of the National Football League when linebacker Jeremy Grable signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Wednesday morning.
Just Keep Running
Forrest Gump once said, "I used to run to get to where I was going, but I never thought it would take me anywhere." In the case of 18 year-old Mary Alice Smoot, anywhere is Tampa, Fla.
After four years of unparalleled success running cross-country at Valwood, Smoot will continue running competitively next season at the University of Tampa.
DKSA Elite win USSSA Global World Series
DKSA ELITE just continues to win, the 10U team's latest victory came in the USSSA Global World Series held in Destin, Fla. July 8-12.
A Different Look
With football summer workouts in full swing, occasionally the intensity and competitive drive can wane going against teammates. But on Friday, Valwood, Brookwood, Lanier County and Tiftarea Academy broke up the monotony by meeting at Goddard Field for a four-team, 7-on-7 passing league.
Berrien competes in 6-team passing camp
If Ed Pilcher had his way, Berrien High would never throw the football.
But that doesn't mean the veteran coach doesn't enjoy the opportunity that a passing league, or the six-team passing camp at Cairo on Thursday morning, can provide his Rebels.
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Valdosta State Linebacker Coach Bubba Walker has been promoted to fill the open posiiton of defensive coordinator for the Blazer football team according to an announcement made by VSU Head Coach David Dean Thursday.
Albritton wins NCAA Elite 89
Courtney Albritton's tremendous 2013-2014 season earned her one more award Thursday night when the Valdosta State softball star won the NCAA's Favorite Elite 89 Winner contest by securing the more votes than any other student-athlete.
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August 2, 2014
A Pine Bluff strip club is getting ready for a legal fight. The Town of Cross Plains filed a lawsuit Monday against Hot Rods Strip Club.
The lawsuit contends that Hot Rods - formerly known as Kitts Korner - is not a valid adult entertainment club.
The town alleges that Hot Rods business partners hastily organized dancers from another club and offered only a few hours of adult entertainment, just days before a new county ordinance was signed limiting such establishments.
Hot Rods owners say their business is a valid, non–conforming use under state law, but the town of Cross Plains contends its primary use was as a sports venue - not a strip club.
"There's no dispute that the tavern was an ongoing and permanent use of property, but the building in question and the venue in question wasn't an adult entertainment tavern, or as they're calling it, a show lounge. It was a volleyball court," says Atty. Mark Hazelbaker, representing Town of Cross Plains.
Hot Rods has 45 days to answer the complaint.


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With this being Thanksgiving so many of us have many many thanks to give. There are many people who unfortunately cannot enjoy the day as many of us can. Many unbelievable charities like People To People always try and make days like this better for those less fortunate.
At Hi-Tor our focus is on our furry friends. They don't know about Thanksgiving but we want to be able to celebrate our happiness with them. Animals provide a great source of companionship for many. They even can be medicinal as demonstrated by programs on how animals can bring new life into seniors who sometimes feel their lives withering away into loneliness. They provide assistance for the disable and they even prove themselves in combat.
Rockland County has only one animal shelter. Since 2003 Hi-Tor has been the sole facility to take care of all the homeless animals that county residents bring to its door. This is their obligation and they will not turn any animal away.
The shelter is suffering from age. Many assess the problem to poor prior management. Many to lack of funding. Many to misappropriation of past funding.
Rebuild Hi-Tor is set up to turn this around. We are going to raise the funds to build a new shelter. One that is safer for both the animals as well as those that work there and volunteer there.
The County of Rockland has no funds. The towns have no funds. With a little help from the residents of Rockland County this new shelter will become a reality. The team leading the shelter right now is phenomenal. Adoption levels are at an all time high. But then so are the numbers of homeless pets being brought to Hi-Tor.
Donations are the prime source of building the new shelter. Donations can be made by visiting the rebuildhitor.org website, by purchasing a brick for the new shelter by donating money in one of the hundreds of donation canisters around the county and by adopting homeless pets.
The first week in December starts off a series of events that we hope will be taken advantage of by Rockland residents as a means to donate money without spending anything additional other than going out and enjoying a good meal. Many restaurants are stepping up to help Rebuild.
On Saturday December 1 The Turn on 2 Campbell Road in Suffern will donate 10% of all revenue that day to Rebuild. On December 5 Cinco de Mayo will host Cinco de Diciembre at its Valley Cottage restaurant on Route 303. Again 10% of its revenue that day will go to Rebuild. For the entire week, December 2-8, The Dog House in Nanuet will also offer all customers a chance to donate by their mentioning and bringing in a coupon for Rebuild. They will donate 10% of all coupon revenue they get that week to the effort. The coupon is located on the flier pictured in this article.
We want to see you at these restaurants and in January look for dining events at Grande Centrale, Jimmy's On Main, Harbourside, Rocco's and more!
Thanks to all who are coming out to support the well being of our homeless pets and don't forget to visit Hi-Tor. The shelter will not be closed during this fund raising or during the construction of the new facility. They still have oodles of animals to find forever homes for and you or someone you know can share your love with a shelter pet.
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The USAO men's soccer team played just well enough to beat Mid-America Christian University on Tuesday, but not up to the Drovers' usual standards, according to head coach Jimmy Hampton.
The Drovers barely edged out the Evangels with a 1-0 win, and improved their record to 10-0-2 overall and 4-0 in SAC conference games.
Freshman forward Stephen Owusu scored USAO's only goal at the 76:26 mark in the game, assisted by Nicolas Alberto. Hampton credited the goal to two of his players rising to make a big play.
"We had Nic make a great 1 v. 1 play, and Owusu followed up on a great individual effort, and that's how we won the game," Hampton said. "Two guys separated themselves from everybody else."
USAO had several shots just miss, hitting off the post or the crossbar, and Evangels' goalkeeper Tyler McIntosh was kept busy with 10 saves.
Bryan Byars had three saves, and MACU only had eight total shots compared to USAO's 30.
Despite the final result, Hampton said he and the coaching staff were not pleased with the effort of the team in the game.
"I think the men were lazy," Hampton said. "I'll call it what it is. They didn't come out with any passion. I thought it was disrespectful to the game, and they know it."
The Drovers were ranked as the No. 3 team in the NAIA in the coaches' poll this week, and Hampton said the ranking may be going to his players' heads a bit.
"I think the men are a bit full of themselves with the rankings, and it's our job to get them to understand that you're only as good as your last game," Hampton said. "And right now, we're a 1-0 better team than MACU. They're not a top-10 team, and that's no disrespect to MACU."
As the postseason approaches, Hampton said hard work is the only remedy for the issues his team had on Tuesday.
"At the end of the day, you can tactical them to death, but every athlete has an opportunity to get up and choose that he's going to compete that day," Hampton said. "And if you choose not to, we could be the highest paid coaches in the world, and it doesn't matter."
The Drovers go on the road to Oklahoma City to play the Oklahoma City University Stars at 7 p.m. Friday.


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Positives: Explosively fast in a straight line and can take the top off a defense. Has a fluid stride and can accelerate at the top of his stems and separate with ease. Highly competitive and confident — plays with a chip on his shoulder. Outstanding deep-ball production — tracks it well downfield with good body control and feet (runs underneath the ball like a centerfielder.) Good run vision, balance and burst after the catch — navigates through traffic and can make tacklers miss. Comes through in the clutch and responds in pressure situations.
Negatives: Is short, very slight-framed and has been nagged by many injuries throughout his career — long-term durability remains the greatest concern. Lacks run strength and is easily tossed aside as a blocker. Not a crafty or polished route-runner. Can be intimidated in the middle of the field and easily re-routed against physical press coverage. Is mouthy, immature and egotistical and needs to be managed closely. Overly flamboyant celebrating and foolish penalties have shown up at every level throughout his career.
Summary: One of the league's most explosive playmakers when healthy, Jackson is most effective outside the numbers on fly and post patterns. Is tied for the league lead with three 40-yard-plus catches in the first four games and keeps defenses honest with his ability to separate downfield. Has proven he can be dangerous in the return game, although he has not been heavily used and does not have the frame to withstand high-impact collisions. Must prove he can stay healthy and fall in line to warrant the big contract he is seeking and is likely to be tagged as a franchise player next offseason.


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The search for a new city manager will likely be a complicated process that takes up to six months, UNC-Chapel Hill government professors told the Raleigh City Council this week.
A meeting with two experts from the UNC School of Government on Tuesday kicked off the search, three weeks after the council voted 6-2 to fire Russell Allen, who has served in the post for 12 years. With the exception of Councilman John Odom, who served when Allen was appointed in 2001, the process is a new one for current council members.
It takes four months to six months, said Carl Stenberg, who specializes in public administration. A lot kind of depends on the candidate pool and the process you adopt to work through that candidate pool.
Youll need to make some decisions regarding an interim manager.
Thats the first step, and one that needs to happen within 30 days, Stenberg told the council, because Allens last day is June 30.
The council hasnt yet decided whether finalists names will be made public, as was the case when the city sought a new police chief earlier this year. In that search, the top candidates came to Raleigh for a public forum before the hire was made.
Oftentimes managers are nervous about their name appearing in the newspaper as a finalist for a position, especially if theyre gainfully employed, Stenberg said. You may lose candidates if its an open search, but it is a trade-off. ... I think a lot of it depends on what the community expects.
Interviews for schools chief
Wake County school board members will spend a lot of time in hotels next week, but its for official purposes.
The school board will meet Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons at the Embassy Suites on Arco Corporate Drive in Raleigh to privately interview the four semifinalists for the superintendents position. The hotels location near Raleigh-Durham International Airport means its convenient for candidates who are flying in from out of town.
The location also will allow the board to keep the media away from the semifinalists, whose names are being kept secret.
Once the list is narrowed to two or three finalists, the need for secrecy will be eliminated. The finalists will be publicly announced and return to the area to meet with the public before the board does more interviews and holds a final vote.
Fight over war dollars
Peace activists have asked Orange County to join a growing list of cities and counties petitioning the federal government to bring war dollars home.
Hank Elkins, speaking on behalf of the Orange County Peace Coalition, told the Orange County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday that $480 million in local taxpayer dollars has been spent on the misbegotten adventures in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The federal government could cut excessive spending from Pentagon programs, such as overseas bases and F-35 jet production, without affecting national security, Elkins said. It is time to re-examine the nations spending priorities, he added.
As commissioners, there is no group who knows better than you what our county needs. You know that we need money for education, you know that we do need money for affordable housing, for infrastructure and for health, Elkins said. You also know that investments in these programs will create jobs in Orange County, and that an educated and a healthy population is an investment in real security.
Raleigh, Burlington, Durham and Carrboro, along with Durham County, the U.S. Conference of Mayors and cities in 14 other states, have signed similar resolutions.
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• NC WARN, tackling the accelerated crisis posed by climate change, will present a program at the meeting of Wake County Senior Democrats on Wednesday at the Crabtree Marriott Hotel on Glenwood Avenue. A dutch lunch will begin at 11 a.m. with the program to follow. The meeting is open to the public.
• Major Dave Goetze of Franklin County, candidate for vice chairman of the state Republican Party, will be the guest speaker at the May meeting of the Harnett Republican Mens Club on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Room 149 of the Lundy Fetterman School of Business at Campbell University in Buies Creek. For more information, contact Joey Powell at 910-892-0201.
• Jack Brosch and Claude Pope, candidates for chairman of the state Republican Party, will speak to the Wake County Republican Womens Club on Thursday at the N.C. State University Club, 4200 Hillsborough St. in Raleigh. Social begins at 11:30 a.m. with the lunch/program following at 11:45 a.m. Information: www.wakerepublicanwomen.org. Make reservations by emailing email@example.com. by Monday.
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Democrat Paul Iannuccillo of North Andover is the Northern Essex Register of Deeds.
Iannucillo's closest challenger was Republican John "Jack" Wilson. Iannuccillo beat Wilson in two of the four communities the position serves - Methuen and North Andover. Lawrence are not yet available. The votes in Methuen were Iannucillo with 10,450 votes and Wilson with 5,825. The votes in North Andover were 7,299 for Iannucillo and 4,587 for Wilson.
Wilson beat Iannucillo in Andover by a vote of 6,932 to 5,885.
There were two Andover men in the race: Brian Corrigan and Stephen Battle.


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A pair of Los Banos shooters, Jared Crist and Kyle Kano, won individual championships and two LB Tigers Trap Team squads took first at the U.S. Open Youth Clay Shooting Championships July 10 to 13 in Las Vegas.
All five members of the Smashers, LB's junior-varsity team, shot 195 or better on their way to a JV championship with a 980 total score Jared Crist and Joseph Reinbold each shot 197, Marcel Espinoza 196 and Mark Barcellos and Joshua Lopes each tallied 195. A&A Shooters' Kiowa squad came a distant second at 923.
Meanwhile, the Los Banos Dead Eyes squad won the intermediate-entry standings at 930, with individual shooters Kyle Kano shooting 198, Jared Collier a 189, Joseph Giuliani a 185, Mason Tarr a 181 and Ali Viera a 177, defeating second-place Coon Creek by 43 targets.
"They did fabulous," Los Banos coach Darrell Mello said. "They're all great shooters, and they did an excellent job."
Individually, Reinbold, Crist and Jacob Eval of the Silver State Claybreakers all tied at 197. Crist won the resulting shoot-off, Eval placed second and Reinbold slipped to third. LB dominated the top of the JV individual standings, with Espinoza tying for fourth and Lopes and Barcellos tying for sixth.
Kano's 198 won him the IE championship by nine targets, with Collier's 189 earning him second place. Giuliani tied for sixth and Tarr tied for 12th. Derek Worrell tied for second in intermediate-advanced with a 198, but couldn't top Jack Roth of Coon Creek's perfect 200.
Other LB shooters included Aaron Baumgartner (195, 11th), D.J. Mello (192, 19th), Jonathon Pinto (191, 26th), Jason Chew (186, 54th) and Ryan Wood (177, 79th) in varsity; Noah Lima (189, 16th), Estevan Medina (188, 18th), Trey Avila (182, 34th) and Michaela Kissinger (181, 36th) in JV; Scotty Crist (180, 16th), Hunter Kahn (177, 22nd), Chris Young (169, 29th) and Thomas Gann (160, 32nd) in IA; and Hayden Tarr (171, fourth) and Nathan Lima (139, 11th) in rookie.
The Tigers will send one team to the Amateur Trapshooting Association's AIM youth championships next week in Sparta, Ill. D.J. Mello, Jared Crist, Mark Barcellos, Joshua Lopes and Marcel Espinoza will represent Los Banos.
"In the AIM state shoot, we qualified first in our category," Darrell Mello said. "Anybody can go, but we like to feel we earn it."
The club held a linguica drive-through dinner to raise funds for the trip. Mello said the team would make the trip a day early to get used to the Midwest humidity.
"DJ's been back there three times, Lopes has been there once, and for the other three it will be a brand-new experience for them," Mello said. "I have all the confidence in the world in these guys. They can compete with anybody in the world. I think they're the best shooters in California."
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Sunday, July 14, 2013 —
RALEIGH -- During the 150th anniversary year of the 1863 signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, a traveling exhibit of illustrated informational panels outline the struggle for freedom by the enslaved people in North Carolina and the nation. It will travel to state history museums, historic sites, libraries, and other academic and cultural venues from July 12, 2013, to Aug. 10, 2015. It opens at the Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City on July 12 and continues through Aug. 10. It will travel to Fayetteville, Greensboro and Greenville through 2013.
"Freedom for All" conveys how securing freedom was more of a process than a single act or proclamation, and the exhibit highlights North Carolina's unique role in that process," notes Earl Ijames, curator of African American History at the N.C. Museum of History.
"Freedom for All" focuses on the status of North Carolina before the Civil War, events leading up to Lincoln's issuance of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, and outcomes and results of the document in the state and nation. The exhibit also examines some of the differences between the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, the final Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment.
The "Freedom for All" traveling exhibit and the "Freedom Coming, Freedom for All" exhibition at the N.C. Museum of History are joint projects of the N.C. Museum of History and the N.C. Freedom Monument Project. The Division of State Historic Sites and the Division of State History Museums are within the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources.
About the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources (NCDCR) is the state agency with a vision to be the leader in using the state's cultural resources to build the social, cultural and economic future of North Carolina. Led by Secretary Susan Kluttz, NCDCR's mission is to enrich lives and communities by creating opportunities to experience excellence in the arts, history and libraries in North Carolina that will spark creativity, stimulate learning, preserve the state's history and promote the creative economy. NCDCR was the first state organization in the nation to include all agencies for arts and culture under one umbrella.


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Three Harrison teenagers face felony charges after police say they beat and robbed a Port Chester cab driver on Westmoreland Avenue in White Plains Thursday morning.
Kevin Dolye, 18, of 4750 Halstead Ave., Harrison, Salvatore Defonce, 18, of 109 Halstead Ave., Harrison, and Domenick Ricotta, 19, of Rolling Hills Lane, Harrison, face charges of first-degree robbery, second-degree robbery and fourth-degree conspiracy, all felonies.
Police were tipped off by an off-duty volunteer firefighter from New York City who saw three males running through a White Plains park at about 7:48 a.m. The firefighter reported the three males jumped into a 1999 Mitsubishi Convertible occupied by two other males and drove off at a high rate of speed. The firefighter also told police he spotted a male who appeared to be the victim of an assault on Westmoreland Ave.
The firefighter followed the Mitsubishi into Scarsdale, where the vehicle stopped near the corner of Walworth Ave. and Claremont Rd, police say. Two men left the vehicle and ran, just before police arrived, according to a police statement.
Doyle, Defonce and Ricotta remained in the vehicle and were arrested when police arrived moments later. All three were taken into police custody and charged. Two other men in the vehicle ran before police arrived, police say.
Police found the victim, a 34-year-old male, on Westmoreland Avenue in White Plains. He was treated at an area hospital for a broken nose and swollen and bruised eyes, police say. He was later released.
The motive for the robbery is still under investigation, police say.
Police are they believe were in the vehicle. Both are described as black teenagers, one is between 5-foot-9 and 5-foot-11, 180 pounds, with unkept hair and a black hooded sweatshirt; the other is between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-11, 190 pounds, with short cropped hair, wearing pajama style checkered pants and a white T-shirt, police say.
Anyone with more information is urged to call White Plains police department detectives at 914-422-6223.


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Tonawanda News — It's difficult to wrap my brain around.
My little brother, my only sibling — the kid who bit me when he was a toddler, threw a shoe at me when he was about 8 (and blamed me for the broken window when I ducked), drove me nuts when I was babysitting him, confounded me as a teenager — is not only a grown-up, responsible member of society these days, he's tying the knot soon with a wonderful woman.
While it makes this big sis feel sort of old, I'm happy for them, too. And sort of introspective about the whole thing. I used to swear we were about as different as siblings could probably be, but the older I get, the more I realize we're more alike than I ever thought possible. (Sorry, bro.) And I feel like I want to offer a little something that's more than just a card and a check and a dance at the wedding.
Paper is supposed to be the traditional gift for the first anniversary, but I'm going to jump the gun a little. Here's a bit of paper for the upcoming nuptials. Take it for the newsprint it's printed upon, and the sincerity behind the words.
• People will tell you never to go to bed angry with your spouse. And I suppose it's good advice not to let things fester, etc.
But you will.
There will be days you'll go to bed absolutely furious. Maybe even broken-hearted. You will. It's going to happen. People are fallible (yes, even you). You'll both say things that hurt at some point.
And I've come to the conclusion that maybe going to bed angry is not always a bad thing. It gives you time to think about why you feel the way you do. Why your spouse feels the way she does. What's behind the anger and the hurt. And by the time the next day rolls around, maybe you'll have a little more perspective than you did before, and a better way to communicate it.
Maybe better advice is: Don't go to bed angry twice.
• Marriage is work. Anyone can tell you that. It's not always easy.
But what "they" don't always tell you is that it's also fun.
No, really. If you can't have fun with a person, why marry them? They say "for better or worse," after all. And it's not all "worse."
The great thing about being married is always having that one person next to you with whom you can not only commiserate and cry and vent, but eat ice cream, watch stupid movies, walk on the beach and laugh so hard you cry at the sheer ridiculousness of daily life.
We all know people who look at their marriages as a ball-and-chain, something to endure. Don't be those people.
(Look at our parents, after all. They still know how to have fun. I don't know if we appreciated that as kids, but I do now.)
• That said, there will be times when you look at your spouse and think, "WHY did I marry this person?"
When those moments come, take those words literally. Think about why you did. Think about the reasons you bought that engagement ring.
I won't condescend to say that love never goes away, but sometimes it just gets buried.
• I don't know if kids are on the horizon or not. That's up to you two. (And that's another bit of advice: That's up to you two.)
If they are ... well, they change everything. And yet they don't.
Parenthood will make you even more frazzled and exhausted and distracted, but never lose sight of the fact that they're in this as a team. It's a realization and reminder even during the most stressful of times. It still is for us.
(And you know your younger nephew? The one who never wants to sit still, never stops talking and is constantly coming up with new and more inventive ways to get into trouble.? He's just like you as a kid. And I hope you get a few just like him.)
And, so little brother, take these words with a massive grain (or two) of salt from someone who's a whopping 10 1/2 years into this thing called marriage. I don't know what they're worth, but they're the best I have.
I hope your wedding day is wonderful. I hope you live happily ever after.
And congratulations from your big sister.Jill Keppeler is a writer for the Tonawanda News. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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National Geographic ADVENTURE Journalists, Exotic Destination Reps and Travel Experts Round Out Extraordinary Seminar Line-up
Milford, CT, January 29, 2007 – Julie Wafaei and Colin Angus, winners of National Geographic ADVENTURE'S "Adventurers of the Year 2006" award, who circumnavigated the planet solely on human power, will kick off an impressive line-up of speakers at this year's Adventures in Travel Expo coming to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont on January 27&28, 2007.
Julie Wafaei and Colin Angus will treat attendees to a discussion of their experiences and footage from their spectacular adventures as they crossed the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in a rowboat, and trekked, canoed, skied, and bicycled their way across 17 countries, 3 continents in 720 days.
The Expo will also bring together some of the best minds in adventure travel from the pages of National Geographic ADVENTURE magazine – true adventurers who have explored some of the most exciting and far-flung destinations on earth. They include Peter Potterfield, ADVENTURE contributor and author and editor of greatoutdoors.com who discusses his book Classic Hikes of the World. Another ADVENTURE magazine contributor speaking at the Expo is James Vlahos, writer and photographer who will present a fun and thought-provoking session, "Tribe Wanted." This session asks the question, "Who would join a modern-day tribe on a remote Pacific Island?" Attendees may learn what happens when a virtual group of eco-minded travelers leave the chat room to become a real tribe on a real island with a real purpose.
Other sessions include: "Far from the Tourist Crowd: New Trends and Emerging Travel Destinations" with experts from Brazil and Asia; "Adventure Girl – The New Era of Women's Travel" by Renee Werbin and Stephanie Oswald, publisher and editor-in-chief of travelgirl magazine; "Holidays that Help – Traveling on a Volunteer Vacation" with Alexia Nestora of I-to-I Meaningful Vacations, Sally Brown, Ph.D., President, Ambassadors for Children, and Stephen Fulmer of the Earthwatch Institute. This session focuses on philanthropic travel – vacations that do good work; and "Journey's that Bind: Family Vacations" by Kathy Dragon, The Dragon's Path and Eileen Ogintz, Taking the Kids to name just a few.
For more information about the Adventures in Travel Expo, visit the website at www.adventureexpo.com or call (203) 878-25777 ext. 100.
The Adventures in Travel Expo (ATE) is the world's largest active and adventure travel show and takes place in four of the largest US travel markets in 2007 (NYC/January 13-14; Chicago/January 27-28; Los Angeles/February 10-11; Washington, DC/March 3-4). ATE promotes responsible, experiential, active, adventurous, cultural and heritage travel. For more information, visit the Adventures in Travel Expo website at www.adventureexpo.com.


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The MSA Grant application process is available to all eligible nonprofit and local government agencies seeking funding for programs to provide health-related services to residents of Napa County.
Pre-application scores were released on December 18, 2013. Agencies that were invited to submit a full application may do so until the full application deadline at 5:00 p.m. on January 31, 2014.
For more information, please see the materials below or contact:
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i) Staff will keep the pre-application on hand to inform the review panel's evaluation of the full application."
Should we restate pre-application information in the full application?
A: Responses to the nine full application rating criteria should address those criteria as directly as possible. Although there is no rule saying that you can't reference the pre-application in the full application, generally speaking, if there is information that is important to the raters' understanding of the full application (even if it was stated in the pre-application), it is advisable to re-state it in the full application.
Q: Full application criterion #6 references "diversity dimensions". We would like to know specifically what dimensions (demographics) must be met and fulfilled.
A: The MSA grant raters tend to look for evidence that applicants understand and have planned their proposed programs to address diversity dimensions that are likely to be found in the target population. In other words, in order to effectively provide services to your target population, what special needs must be taken into account and how will the proposed program address them? Examples could include language barriers, access to transportation, disabilities, cultural norms, etc. The raters don't look for any particular dimensions/demographics across all MSA applications because each target population is presumably unique.
Can it mean provision of more services to our target group, or does it mean providing more training opportunities for our providers and staff?A: Raters will probably interpret the criterion as meaning both – how will the grant and project increase the capacity of your agency's providers and staff to provide evidence-based services to your clients, now and in the future?
A: Yes, overhead is allowable. There is no strict limit on the amount of overhead that an agency can apply for; however, overhead should reasonably pertain to the particular project for which an agency is applying.
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Knoxville —
Scott Barclay, MD, family practice physician, has joined the medical staff at Pella Regional Health Center's Medical Clinic in Knoxville at 1208 N Lincoln.
Dr. Barclay earned his medical degree from the University of Southern California/Keck School of Medicine and completed an internship at University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Barclay is board certified in family medicine. He most recently worked at Clinix Health Services in Englewood, Colorado.
Services at Pella Regional's Medical Clinic in Knoxville include family practice, obstetrics, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and more. Plus, the clinic has health partners to keep patients on track in reaching and maintaining their health goals and hours for general surgeon, Dr. Michael Thompson, to meet with patients before and after their surgery.
To schedule an appointment at Pella Regional's Medical Clinic in Knoxville, please call 641–828-3832.