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The Norman Transcript
NORMAN — The Norman Public Library explores the convergence of art and literature at its Art Walk Culture Talk, set for 6 p.m. Friday at the library, 225 N. Webster Ave.
The event is part of the Norman Arts Council's 2nd Friday Circuit of Art presentations.
Dr. Rita Keresztesi, professor at the University of Oklahoma, will be the featured lecturer, with this month taking on a Black History Month theme.
The Art Walk Culture Talks will be a monthly feature, highlighting aspects of the library's collection and tying them in to local and global culture.
Registration is not required to attend.
For more information, visit the library, call 701-2600 or go online to www.justsoyouknow.us/norman. Also, follow the library's activities on Facebook at "Pioneer Library System" or on Twitter @mylibrary2go.
Romance book sale
The Friends of the Norman Library's annual Romance Book Sale is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in the Lowry Room at the Norman Public Library, 225 N. Webster Ave.
Hardbacks, large paperbacks and videos are priced at $1. Small paperbacks are 50 cents. Collectibles and better books are priced individually.
Book sale proceeds are used to provide the Norman Public Library with funds for programs, materials, equipment and books that are not funded through other sources.
The Friends of the Norman Library seeks donations of good quality used romance novels, videos or nonfiction books with a topic of romance or love. Donated books and materials should be taken to the Sorting Center at 226 W. Gray St. on Tuesdays or Thursdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
— Transcript Staff
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By JEROD CLAPP
Hoping to make more people aware of his organization, Al Knable said he hopes he can get the community to open their hearts and pocketbooks for schools in Floyd County.
The New Albany-Floyd County Education Foundation selected Knable, a New Albany dermatologist, as its president of the board of directors. After serving two years on the board, he said he hopes he can fill the shoes of his predecessor, Jerry Finn.
"I'm looking at it like dad had this great car and now he's letting me drive it," Knable said. "I just want to be able to carry on what the board has established."
The foundation has helped the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corp. pay for full day kindergarten and begin its International Baccalaureate program.
While helping fund programs and giving teachers grants to help fund new resources for their classrooms, Knable said he hopes to lay some groundwork for an endowment.
To do that, he wants to let more community members know that they can help fund schools.
"It's tough to get ingrained in the public awareness like that," Knable said. "We're working on ways to make it easier for people to leave money to us and we're bringing new people into the board. We have a lot of people who are rolling off right now, so we're trying to get people who are really enthusiastic about seeing education improve in the county."
Though he said it may take 20 years to get the foundation to a self-sustaining level, at around $1 million, the process needs to begin as soon as possible.
But he said there seems to be some confusion about the foundation's funding. While the name is similar to the school corporation it serves — the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corp. — he said the foundation doesn't receive any tax dollars and relies entirely on donations.
He said as the funding inequity concerns continue to plague schools across the state, foundations like his can help schools make up the difference between what they're paid per student versus others around Indiana.
"An organization like ours can really help fill that funding gap and take a lot of pressure off the elected officials who might otherwise feel a need to try to raise taxes," Knable said. "We've literally pumped millions of dollars back into the schools in a charitable, voluntary manner. Those are dollars that may have been made up through taxation."
According to the organization's 2013 annual report, it funneled more than $529,000 into the district. Of that, $300,000 funded the International Baccalaureate program and security upgrades across the district.
Nearly another $75,000 went to the foundation's Great Classroom Projects. Teachers submit requests for grants for various resources in their classrooms and have a chance at $500 once a year from the foundation.
Knable's wife, Jessica Knable, serves on the district's board of trustees.
Finn, executive director of the Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County, said he's glad to see Knable as the board's leader.
He said though working on the foundation is a labor of love, it requires a lot of dedication.
"I think to be effective in that position, you have to be focused on the mission of the organization," Finn said. "It can almost be like a part-time job to be a really effective member of any charitable organization. Considering the education foundation is a young organization, effective leadership is critical."
Knable said keeping the evolution of the organization going is vital in keeping it relevant and effective.
"Though we definitely want to continue with and build upon our previous successes I think it's vital to our longevity to reinvigorate and perhaps to a degree redefine ourselves periodically," Knable said in an email. "I think my biggest challenge is to find a way to do that to an already outstanding organization."
Finn said he thinks his successor is right for the job and looks forward to his accomplishments.
"I was happy to see somebody with the passion for our students and teachers that Al has in that position," Finn said. "I think he'll do a great job. He's very focused and dedicated and has been a great member of the board."


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In the supermarket line, four Raleigh firemen just ahead of me were paying for their groceries.
"Ah, somebody's night to cook," I guessed. One of the four, Marc Copeland recognized me, and we struck up a conversation.
"What's on the menu?" I asked.
"Hot dogs for lunch, grilled hamburger for supper," one of the firemen replied.
I wasn't surprised. Typical male menu. You aren't going to encounter fillet of hummingbird tongue on bearnaise sauce when male cooks are on duty.
Everybody cooks on rotation. Marc doesn't mind the assignment. His favorite entree is pot roast.
"Several years ago, I did serve a meat loaf that was not well-received," he added. "A co-worker complained that later that night, 'it tried to crawl back up my throat.' "
Hardly a day goes by that I don't give thanks for being born male. If I had to go through life knowing I was responsible for putting three meals a day on the table for a spouse and family, I'd make myself an arsenic and lettuce sandwich and lie down for an eon or two.
I can't cook. Oh, on a good day, I can boil an egg, do toast and make coffee. I was raised in a family that believed it was unmanly for men to cook or even go near the kitchen except to eat.
Some years ago, I was unloading the dishwasher when my visiting macho 6-year-old nephew stomped into the kitchen in his cowboy hat and boots.
Dawning himself up in surprise and disapproval, he said, "Uncle A.C., mens don't do dishes!"
He has lived to eat those words. He not only does dishes. He cooks, changes diapers and does whatever else is required in a modern marriage.
Last year, I mentioned in a column that while my wife was out of town, I had trouble hard boiling an egg to the right consistency.
I was overwhelmed by reader responses. I had no idea there are so many ways to boil an egg.
Once when my wife had the flu, I boldly attempted to bake a chicken.
I came home from work to find the chicken sitting on the kitchen counter, along with instructions my wife had written on a file card.
I was instructed to first reach into the hole of the chicken's fuselage and remove its "private parts" as I called them -- the gizzard, neck, etc.
I found this repulsive – an incredible, demeaning invasion of the chicken's privacy and an affront to my own delicate sensibilities.
I shut my eyes and groped for the hole, trying to open it. It wouldn't yield. I pulled. I pushed. The chicken stubbornly resisted.
Maybe I have the wrong end, I thought, and turned the chicken around. No entrance there. I returned to the other end and tried again. No luck.
How could I get the chicken to relax? I was in no mood to sweet talk a dead chicken. I pushed her aside.
Fortunately, I had brought home a couple of rib-eye steaks. With repeated round trips to the bedroom to consult my wife, I managed to broil them.
Many men, including friend Glenn Keever, are accomplished cooks. Recently, over coffee, Glenn described how he prepares steamed oysters, his favorite dish.
"You just stick them in the oven at 400 degrees for 10 minutes and they pop right open."
"You mean you roast them alive?" I asked incredulously.
This is crazy! A local judge recently canceled Brasstown's traditional New Year's Eve 'possum drop because the PETA protested that lowering a 'possum in a bucket 12 feet on the stroke of midnight is cruel and inhumane. Yet it's OK to cook oysters alive at 400 degrees.
It's high time the SPOCO, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Oysters, got off its duff and came to the rescue of oysters.
On the rare occasions when I am responsible for a meal, I either take my wife out or bring in take-out from nearby restaurants. When I serve baked chicken, it's table-ready.
But I'll always remember that first chicken, the one I never could conquer.
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Remember that sexy photo shoot with Katy Perry and Madonna? Well, V Magazine released a few outtakes from the bondage-themed spread, and it's quite a site to see.
As part of the digital deluxe edition of the magazine, the "Roar" babe and the "Like a Virgin" legend prepare for a racy adventure as Katy laces up Madge's wrists with a white rope.
Photo Credit: Steven Klein for V Magazine
Proving that she has plenty of style off the runway, Miranda Kerr arrived at JFK Airport in New York City on Wednesday morning (July 23).
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She's featured on the August 2014 cover of Vogue, and Blake Lively took part in the mag's fun '73 Questions' segment.
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Now that her secret marriage is public knowledge, Naya Rivera is celebrating her newly taken status with a social media update.
On Wednesday (July 23), the "Glee" gal changed her Twitter name to 'Naya Rivera Dorsey,' adding the last name of her new hubby Ryan to her handle.
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Making for an all-day affair, Kylie Jenner hung out with her friends in Calabasas, CA earlier this week (July 21).
The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star grabbed lunch at Starfish sushi before heading out to the Erewhon Natural Foods Market to grab a Kombucha and a healthy dinner.
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Giving fans another look at its upcoming movie, Open Road Films debuted the trailer and poster for "Nightcrawler" on Wednesday (July 23).
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, the thriller follows a young man who discovers the world of Los Angeles crime journalism.
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She continues to impress on the court with WNBA team the Tulsa Shock, and Skylar Diggins took a break from her busy schedule to chat with O, Oprah the Magazine's August 2014 issue.
After posing for Ilya S. Savenok in a darling blue dress, the Notre Dame graduate opened up to the mag about working out in the shower and her best hidden talent.
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She really seems to do it all and Britney Spears' latest project involves a sexy line of lingerie.
The "Oops I Did it Again" singer gave fans a sneak peek of the collection on Instagram, sharing a photo of herself modeling in a bra and undies.
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10 day adventure including 5 days of trekking alongthe Great Wall of China
DAY 1: Departure
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ON REID: Reining two-time All-American coming into this year ... 2006 Preseason First Team All-American ... one of the nation's top close defensemen... a fierce competitor who will be marking the top players in the country... has great size, speed, and strength... quick feet and phenomenal strength on the defensive side of the ball... an intimidator on defense who is not afraid to use his body... great work ethic... good ability to scoop up loose balls and force turnovers ... According to Cannella, "he's a guy who has never stopped no matter who he is or what type of accolades he receives, he always pushes himself further" ... has done a great job in the weight room this year getting himself physically and mentally ready for this season ... will play some top attack men out there who will try to bury him on the crease ... improving to be a better off the ball defender, a better communicator.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2005: USILA Second Team All-American ... started in all 16 games for the Minutemen... invited to Team USA Tryouts along with teammate Sean Morris ... named to the Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List as one the nation's top players... All-New England Team ... ECAC First Team All-Star in 2005... led UMass defense which allowed 8.81 GAA... led team in groundballs with 57 and caused turnovers with 36... forced three turnovers and had two GBs at Hopkins (5/21)... picked up two groundballs and caused a turnover in the NCAA first round win over Syracuse (5/15)... snagged four groundballs at Rutgers (5/7)... caused a turnover and picked up two GBs vs. Syracuse (4/30)... picked up three groundballs and caused four turnovers and led a defense that held Harvard (4/26) without a goal for 36:25... caused a turnover and picked up two groundballs in the win over Georgetown (4/23)... tallied four caused turnovers, six groundballs, and held Hobart's leading scorer Nate Hill without a point (4/16)... had three GBs and three caused turnovers vs. St. John's (4/9)... snagged six groundballs and caused three turnovers in the win over Penn State (4/2)... caused four turnovers and picked up six groundballs at Loyola (3/26)... collected a season-best six groundballs at Sacred Heart (3/22)... ECAC Defensive Player of Week and Dinn Brothers/UMass Athlete of Week on March 21... collected five groundballs, caused three turnovers, and posted his first career point in the win over Brown (3/19) and held the Bears' leading scorer, Chazz Woodson, scoreless. Scooped up 100th career groundball... picked up a season-best five groundballs while forcing four turnovers at Albany (3/15)... called for two penalties, picked up two groundballs, and caused a turnover vs. Stony Brook (3/12)... picked up three groundballs and caused two turnovers in the home-opener win against Yale (3/5)... tabbed by Inside Lacrosse as a Nutcracker, for one of the hardest hitters in the nation... Face Off Magazine Preseason All-American -First Team... Face Off Magazine All-ECAC Team... Preseason All-ECAC Team
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2004: One of the nation's premier defensemen... picked as a Preseason Third Team All-America, named honorable mention All-American and a first team NEILA All-New England selection for his efforts on a defense ranked in the top 20 in scoring defense... made 13 appearances, 12 of which were starts... led the team in groundballs (53) and penalties (12)... recorded at least one groundball in every game and at least four in eight contests... given the task of marking the top players in the country... grabbed a career-high eight groundballs vs. Yale (4/17)... scooped up eight groundballs at Penn State (4/3)... picked up six groundballs and committed three penalties vs. Brown (3/20)... recorded four groundballs in a win at Stony Brook... snagged seven groundballs against Hartford (3/2)... finished the season with 12 penalties for 10:00 minutes.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2003: Stepped into a starting role and showed that he was one of the country's rising defensemen... was part of a defense that ranked in the top 20 in scoring defense, despite playing an uptempo style... was named second team All-New England and second team All-ECAC... was selected to the Inside Lacrosse All-America Freshman team... Reid scooped up a season-best five groundballs in the season-opening win over Sacred Heart (2/22)... he picked up four groundballs in the key April 19 win over No. 3 Georgetown (4/19)... scooped up three groundballs against Harvard (4/16) and Rutgers (5/3)... was given the task of guarding the 2002 Tewaaraton Award winner, Syracuse's Michael Powell, and held him to one goal... also picked up two groundballs in contests against Stony Brook (3/1), Albany (3/18), Penn State (3/29), UMBC (4/5), Yale (4/12), Syracuse (4/26) and Maryland (5/17)... picked up at least two groundballs in nine straight games... committed seven penalties for five minutes.
BEFORE UMASS: Played for four years under coach Peter Pfeiffer at Glastonbury High School... led team to a 21-1 record and the Connecticut state championship in 2002... won the Connecticut Super Juniors title in 2001... was named first team All-Conference, All-State and All-America during his senior year... won the Hartwell Award as the team's MVP, and was a team captain during his senior season... also played football for four years.
PERSONAL: John H. Reid... son of John and Macy Reid... born March 6, 1984... father played lacrosse at Yale, while his grandfather played football at Yale... majoring in sport management.
Career Statistics Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Pen 2003 16/13 0 0 0 2 0 33 7/5:00 2004 13/12 0 0 0 0 0 53 12/10:00 2005 16/16 0 1 1 0 0 57 36 8/6:00 2006 18/18 0 0 0 6 0 72 35 14/12:30 Totals 63/59 0 1 1 6 0 215 71 41/33:30
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Crusaders Add Second Newcomer for 2007-08 Campaign
Wednesday, November 15, 2006Valparaiso men's basketball coach Homer Drew announced today that Howard Little will join the Crusader program beginning with the 2007-2008 campaign.
?We are very excited to have Howard join our Valpo family," said Drew. ?His parents have always encouraged him to achieve on the basketball court, and they really enjoy watching Howard play."
A 6'4" combo guard, Little is playing this season at Stoneridge School in Simi Valley, Calif. He was a four-year starter during his high school career in Chicago at Crete Monee and Rich Central High Schools, earning All-Conference honors in each of his four seasons. As a senior last year at Rich Central, Little registered 20.4 points and 3.3 assists per game. Little joins Bryan Bouchie in next season's Crusader freshman class.
?Howard is a very versatile player who can play multiple positions," said Drew. ?He can handle the basketball, shoot the 3-pointer and drive to the basket, but his best attribute is his excellent defensive play. We look forward to having Howard as a member of our Valparaiso program."


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2012 MEN'S SOCCER SEASON PREVIEW Head Coach Eric Kinsey's (13th Season) Pitt-Johnstown men's soccer team will be very old, yet very young this season as they look to improve on last year's 7-9 record. Six seniors and 14 first-year collegiate players will be relied upon heavily as the Mountain Cats strive to earn a spot in the WVIAC conference tournament for the sixth and final time. Pitt-Johnstown will begin play in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) in fall 2013. Four Mountain Cats earned All-Conference honors last season, highlighted by Derik Swope's (Harleysville, Pa.) First-Team selection. Pitt-Johnstown begins the season, which includes four nationally-ranked opponents and a pair of 2011 national tournament qualifiers, on August 31 at the Shippensburg Tournament.
Returning Seniors A strong and experienced senior class will wear the navy and vegas gold for the final time this fall. Forwards Swope and Zeke Buchta (Mount Pleasant, Pa.) will lead the scoring attack, while Marc Bucci (Pittsburgh, Pa.) will be called on to be the playmaker in the midfield. Eric Grabiak (Scottdale, Pa.) will feature at centerback, while defender Keegan Donovan (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and forward Jesus Salinas (Biglerville, Pa.) will look to contribute significantly.
Team Captains Bucci and Swope will don the captain's armbands again this year and will be in charge of bringing the team together on the field. "Marc and Derik will have a tough job of getting the new guys meshed with the returning players, but I am confident in their abilities to get everyone on the same page and lead us toward our goals this season," Coach Kinsey said.
Players to Watch The battle for the Mountain Cats No. 1 will be an interesting one as three goalkeepers compete for the starting job. Junior Nolan Levine(McDonald, Pa.), and redshirt freshmen Tim Ofman (New Florence, Pa.) and Eddie Stover (New Kensington, Pa.) will all be looking to be in net when the season begins. Pitt-Johnstown's back line should be strong with four experienced defenders and some added depth in the back. Grabiak, Donovan, and sophomores Mike Doller (Farmingdale, NY) and Colm Spillane (Pittsburgh, Pa.) bring stability to the defense, while sophomore Sean O'Connel (Farmington, CT) and freshmen Charlie Indyk (White Oak, Pa.), Drew Buckholt (South Park, Pa.), and Kevin Neskie (Downingtown, Pa.) hope to contribute in their first college season. The Mountain Cat midfield should also be a strong and talented group with returners Bucci, juniors Tyler Rothbauer (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Steve Taslov (Coraopolis, Pa.), and sophomore Steven Marsh (Johnstown, Pa.) penciled in the Starting 11. The depth in midfield will be provided by freshmen Matt Kinney (Coatesville, Pa.), Josh Lloyd (Somerset, Pa.), Jeremy Scheffel (Somerset, Pa.), and Jake Sauter (Davidsville, Pa.).
Pitt-Johnstown has the potential to be a serious offensive threat with All-WVIAC performers Swope and Buchta starting at forward. Salinas and freshman Colin Michalski (Pittsburgh, Pa.) will look to add to the goals tally as well. "We have two groups who will determine which way our season goes, Coach Kinsey said. "Our seniors are very experienced and will be a key to our success. If those six perform up to standards, we have a chance to do some great things this fall. The other group is our large freshmen class. They will be responsible for our depth this year, so the quicker they get acclimated to the college game, the better our chances to achieve our team goals."


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Stand-up Paddle Surfing – Duke Kahanamoku Ocean Fest, Hawaii, Waikiki
The Ladies Surf in Style in this year's Duke Kahanamoku OceanFest Stand-Up Paddle Surfing held August 22nd and 23rd at Queens surf spot in Waikiki.
C4 Waterman, Honolua Surf and Blue Planet hosted the Stand-Up events for the men, children (juniors) and women.
The sport has grown leaps and bounds. This year's event had 80 SUP surfers.
"I'm not surprised at all, to be honest" said Todd Bradley, one of the founders of the C4 Waterman company. "From the start, everybody we turned on to the sport got hooked. So to see all these kids and women and new-comers to the sport … I think its just the beginning."


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For possibly the first time, the state Board of Transportation will not take action at its monthly meeting today on what has always been its bread-and-butter work: awarding highway contracts.
Instead, the board will agree to let Transportation Secretary Gene Conti decide which companies get each of the bridge and road jobs on this month's agenda.
It's the board's first meeting since Gov. Beverly Perdue took office and decreed that transportation board members, who are political appointees from around the state, will get out of the business of awarding DOT contracts.
Conti said the new way of doing business will be worked out in time for the board's next meeting, in March. Meanwhile, he's taking responsibility for major contracts this month -- but not for all of the board's spending decisions. At least not yet.
Perdue's lawyers, Conti and board members are working out the mechanics for this shift of power. The governor might have to seek legislation to make some of the changes legal.
"It's a different way of doing things," Conti said after explaining his plans to a board committee Wednesday. "We don't want to jam things down people's throats without talking to them, and making sure we're doing it in a way that restores public confidence."
Conti should not have a difficult time awarding the contracts on this month's list. In most cases, except in contracts for consulting services, the job goes to the low bidder.
With the recent slowdown in state spending, the DOT is considering only seven bridge replacements, some improvements to a road at the Global Transpark in Kinston, and -- the biggest job on the list -- new pavement for 12 miles of Interstate 40 in McDowell County.
And with road contractors competing more fiercely than ever for work, the low bidders have offered to do the work for a total of $18.4 million -- an average of 18 percent less than what the DOT expected to pay for the jobs.
Time to set up redistricting planning
As the state approaches the 2010 Census, the General Assembly will begin the process of drawing up legislative and congressional districts for the following decade.
Two Republican legislators have suggested alternative methods.
Sen. Pete Brunstetter of Forsyth County has proposed putting that power in the hands of an independent commission, while Rep. Nelson Dollar of Cary has again suggested allowing citizens to submit their own plans.
Brunstetter's plan would create an 11-member commission with four Democrats, four Republicans and three others not affiliated with either party. Leaders of each party would submit a list of names and strike others, as in a jury pool, with the final picks made by a lottery.
It would also restrict commission members and their relatives from running for office or working as a lobbyist for three years.
Dollar, meantime, has again filed a bill that would allow private citizens to turn in their redistricting plans and have an existing state commission designated by the governor score them using an objective point system.
Hagan wants to limit bailout CEOs' pay
U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan is co-sponsoring an amendment that would limit the pay of CEOs whose companies are receiving federal bailout money.
Hagan, a Greensboro Democrat, said top executives receiving money from the bailout were receiving an average of $2.6 million in salary and bonuses. The amendment would limit CEO salaries to that of President Barack Obama, who makes $400,000 a year. (On Wednesday, Obama set $500,000 caps on senior executive pay for the most distressed financial institutions receiving federal bailout money. Story, Page 5B).
By co-sponsoring the measure, Hagan said in a statement, she's "joining the chorus of Americans who have said, 'Enough.' "
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Dome has to wonder whether the entertainment Web site TMZ is struggling for news.
Their top story Wednesday morning showed Sen. Richard Burr driving his own car (gasp!) on Capitol Hill.
Their typically clever headline: "Senator's Thing Exposed in Snowstorm."
The notion of a senator driving his own car even pushed a shirtless Tom Cruise into the No. 2 position on the Web site.
A lot of senators have aides to tote them around Washington, but Burr likes to drive his 1974 Volkswagen Thing convertible. The aging vehicle can usually be seen parked outside his office building on Capitol Hill, top down.
On Tuesday, TMZ captured video of Burr driving in the snow. He had the top down again.
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Whether you think of them as windows to the soul or as complex ocular organs, the eyes are our principal means of taking in the world. They get a lot of use: reading, driving, watching over children—not to mention staring at all those big and little screens we spend so much time hovered over.
In fact, other than eight or so daily hours of sleep time and the occasional mid-afternoon breather, our peepers are on constant duty. Jeepers creepers! That's a lifetime of steady—and frequently straining—eye work.
Luckily, there are steps we can take to increase the chances that our vision stays clear and sharp as we age.
Get regular eye exams (the American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends an eye disease screening at age 40), exercise, and eat a balanced diet. To help protect your sight and prevent diseases of the eye including glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and cataracts, incorporate these supplements into your daily regimen.
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Beta carotene (a form of vitamin A), vitamins C and E, and the mineral zinc are all important nutrients for healthy eyes. A 2010 study of the effects of antioxidants, micronutrients, and plant chemicals on the progression of eye diseases concluded that supplements of vitamins A, C, and E, along with zinc, may work to prevent advanced age-related macular degeneration in people at high risk for the disease.
Other research indicates there may be a link between glaucoma and deficiencies in vitamins C and E.
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Found in fish oil, flaxseed oil, canola oil, and walnut oil, omega-3 fatty acids may lower the risk of cataracts and prevent the progression of macular degeneration. A 10-year study of 3,654 elderly Australians showed diets including fish and omega 3s may protect against early age-related macular degeneration. A shorter study, in which healthy people aged 45 to 77 were given 90 days of supplementation with either a placebo or the omega 3 docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), found that those in the DHA group who wore corrective lenses experienced sharper vision after the treatment.
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With anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, lutein and zeaxanthin make up the pigment of the macula, a part of the retina that's critical to sharp vision. Studies have shown that supplementation with these two carotenoids—natural red, yellow, orange, and green pigments found in fruits and vegetables —can help reduce symptoms of visual fatigue and improve vision, particularly contrast sensitivity, in people who spend long hours in front of a computer screen. They can also help protect your eyesight into the future. A scientist at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry reviewed studies on dietary supplements to promote eyesight and eye health, and concluded that the research supports the use of lutein and zeaxanthin "to promote optimal visual function and decrease risk for AMD and cataracts."


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CHARDON — Robert W. "Bob" Tilley, 87, of Chardon Township, Ohio, formerly of Bristolville, died Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, at UHHS Geauga Regional Hospital.
Memorial service will be 12 p.m., Noon, Friday, at the Burr Funeral Home, 116 South St., Chardon, Ohio.
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This week has been busy getting the kids back to school and the weekend is a perfect time to relax. This weekend offers a number of events that the family can do together. Enjoy a performance at the Union County Performing Arts Center or spend the day at the Family Fun Street Festival. Archery Safety Lessons are also offered this weekend and end the perfect weekend by bringing home a new furry friend.
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Show your school spirit and attend the 3rd Annual Cranford Booster Club All Sports Kickoff Event. This is a wonderful way to celebrate Cranford's athletes and fans. This event will be held at Memorial Field – lower gate. Admission includes food, snacks, refreshments and admission to the football game. $5.00 per person – 4:30 p.m. – Cranford
This singer/songwriter has recorded almost 20 albums and expresses himself beautifully through his music. The concert will be a variety of his songs and styles throughout the years. $20.00 per person – 8 p.m. – Rahway
Deanne Hampton, author of the children's book, My Look-Like-Me Mommy will be at signing autographs and greeting her fans. This wonderful children's book teaches children that although they may not look like their parent, it is love that makes them special. Free – 2 p.m. – Westfield
This is a community event with over 100 vendors, crafts and family fun. This event is rain or shine and all are welcome to attend. Free – 10 a.m. – New Providence
The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is hosting archery safety classes for people who would like to learn the basics of archery. The minimum number of participants for the class is eight with the maximum of 24 and each session is two hours long. $20.00 per person – 10 a.m. – Clark
Petco in Union will host a Best Friend Kitten and Cat Adoption Day. All are healthy and vaccinated and tested negative for FIV and FeLV. Donations will be accepted for canned cat food and unscented cat liter. Free – 1 p.m. – Union
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There's an argument you see around sometimes about Henry Ford's decision to pay his workers those famed $5 a day wages. It was that he realised that he should pay his workers sufficiently large sums to that they could afford the products they were making. In this manner he could expand the market for his products.
It should be obvious that this story doesn't work: Boeing would most certainly be in trouble if they had to pay their workers sufficient to afford a new jetliner. It's also obviously true that you want every other employer to be paying their workers sufficient that they can afford your products: but that's very much not the same as claiming that Ford should pay his workers so that they can afford Fords.
So, if creating that blue collar middle class that could afford the cars wasn't why Ford brought in his $5 a day wages, what was the reason?
Actually, it was the turnover of his staff.
At the time, workers could count on about $2.25 per day, for which they worked nine-hour shifts. It was pretty good money in those days, but the toll was too much for many to bear. Ford's turnover rate was very high. In 1913, Ford hired more than 52,000 men to keep a workforce of only 14,000. New workers required a costly break-in period, making matters worse for the company. Also, some men simply walked away from the line to quit and look for a job elsewhere. Then the line stopped and production of cars halted. The increased cost and delayed production kept Ford from selling his cars at the low price he wanted. Drastic measures were necessary if he was to keep up this production.
That level of turnover is hugely expensive: not just the downtime of the production line but obviously also the training costs: even the search costs to find them. It can indeed be cheaper to pay workers more but to reduce the turnover of them and those associated training costs. Which is exactly what Ford did. As Paul Krugman points out, the effects are obvious:
But in any case there is a fundamental flaw in the argument: Surely the benefits of low turnover and high morale in your work force come not from paying a high wage, but from paying a high wage "compared with other companies" — and that is precisely what mandating an increase in the minimum wage for all companies cannot accomplish.
While that's talking about the living wage argument it applies here as well. The point is not so as to be paying a "decent wage" or anything of that sort: it is to be paying a higher wage than other employers. That gets your workforce thinking they've got a good deal (for the clear reason that they have got a good deal) and if the workers think they've got a good deal then they're more likely to turn up on time, sober, and work diligently. They're more likely to turn up at all which was one of the problems Ford was trying to solve.
It's also not true that the offer was of $5 a day in wages. It was all rather more complicated than that:
The $5-a-day rate was about half pay and half bonus. The bonus came with character requirements and was enforced by the Socialization Organization. This was a committee that would visit the employees' homes to ensure that they were doing things the "American way." They were supposed to avoid social ills such as gambling and drinking. They were to learn English, and many (primarily the recent immigrants) had to attend classes to become "Americanized." Women were not eligible for the bonus unless they were single and supporting the family. Also, men were not eligible if their wives worked outside the home.
Outside of the military it's difficult to think of an American workforce that would be willing to accept such paternalism even if wages were doubled today.
So it wasn't $5 a day and it was done actually to reduce total labour costs by reducing labour turnover. And as a final nail in the coffin of the argument that it was done so that the workers could afford the cars, there's this.
Car production in the year before the pay rise was 170,000, in the year of it 202,000. As we can see above the total labour establishment was only 14,000 anyway. Even if all of his workers bought a car every year it wasn't going to make any but a marginal difference to the sales of the firm.
We can go further too. As we've seen the rise in the daily wage was from $2.25 to $5 (including the bonuses etc). Say 240 working days in the year and 14,000 workers and we get a rise in the pay bill of $9 1/4 million over the year. A Model T cost between $550 and $450 (depends on which year we're talking about). 14,000 cars sold at that price gives us $7 3/4 million to $6 1/4 million in income to the company.
It should be obvious that paying the workforce an extra $9 million so that they can then buy $7 million's worth of company production just isn't a way to increase your profits. It's a great way to increase your losses though.
The reason for the pay rise was not as some of our contemporaries seem to think it was. It was nothing at all to do with creating a workforce that could afford to buy the products. It was to cut the turnover and training time of the labour force: for, yes, in certain circumstances, raising wages can reduce total labour costs.
Too bad Circuit City didn't understand any of this when it fired all its well-paid (relatively) tech-savvy sales people and substituted lower-paid newbies, an action that eventually resulted in bankruptcy.
The Boeing argument as a refutation is sort of silly. Boeing sells planes to airlines based on the idea that consumers are going to buy tickets, not jets. It is only when the middle class can afford to do enough air travel that airlines need additional jets to provide for demand. Still, it absolutely is a matter of workers being paid enough to be able travel and still get the bills paid. Sorry, you cannot escape from the basic fact that it is demand which drives the economy and the most capacity to generate that demand comes from the creation of a massive middle class with expendable income.
Tim Worstall is a master of sophistry. As Tim has shown Ford's output increased by 32,000 cars in the year following the wage increase. That increased Ford's income by about $16,000,000 and he never expected the increased sales to come from his workers. Paying his workers more forced Ford's industrialist friends to increase the wages they paid their workers and the spending power of the increase in wages was greatly magnified across the entire economy. This increased demand not just for Ford automobiles but for all other comsumer goods and services. That's how the economy grows and Ford new it. So does Obama. Two thirds of the economy is consumer spending and the only way to expand the economy is to increase the spending power of the middle class. You don't do that my giving a tax break to the top 1%. You do that by raising middle class wages.
This is easy, I can give you a number, 25%, flat, across the board, all incomes, no matter if you earn your wealth from an honest days work, or if you are one of the fat lazy people who sit back and invest the money their daddies gave them while other people break their back turning daddies money into more money, Yes, fairness would be charging the same tax rates for the blood sucking cockroaches who live off the backs of the working class, which means the 15% cap on capital gains is a farce and has to go. It boggles my mind that the news can focus on the family of 4 who gets $500 a month to feed themselves while people who earn in excess of 1 million a year from our hard work and they pay a lower tax rate then the people who are actually creating their wealth. It is unequal and unfair. But when the bottom 80% of people have a combined national value of 7% (financial wealth) I guess it is their responsibility to carry this nation, for the to 20% who have 93% of the wealth are far too strapped to pay their own way…. It is time to end welfare once and for all…. rich people should have to pay too…
it is interesting, but you can take the curve of the rise and fall of unions in the US, and then place the curve of the rise and fall of the middle class, and guess what, it correlates 100% (its the same line). Weird since unions 'destroy America'. Then again, maybe it does….their America, which gave birth to ours…
Next time someone tells you that they got rich because of hard work, smile and ask them, 'who's hard work?' I bet it wasn't theirs.
Tim, thanks for the informative article. However, you missed a VERY KEY POINT.
Ford stopped the practice completely after a couple years because the cost of profit sharing was too high, and he found cheaper methods to control his workforce. He paid for spies to report any bad behaviour of their colleagues, and he hired thugs to enforce loyalty.
I just came across your blog when searching for Henry Ford quotes. Your analogy to Boeing is flawed and short sighted. If companies like Boeing paid their employees higher salaries, there most definitely be an impact on both business and leisure travel. More people could fly away on vacation putting more of a demand on the airlines therefore creating demand for Boeing. We are all interconnected and everything has a ripple effect.
There were a lot of things wrong with this idea, put the point you missed is that Ford more than doubled his profits in two years after raising the wage — from $30 million to $60 million, thus proving that you CAN pay your workers well AND make a profit!!! This is the point being missed all over this country and as a result, our economy is suffering! If folks have no money to spend, the economy tanks!
Consumers do actually pay to fly in Boeing aircraft, and we also pay for the defense contracts via taxes (role of government etc). I believe you're taking the quote a bit too literally.
The quantum leap of logic, that Henry Ford wanted to pay his workers enough so that they could buy his cars was somehow not true because, taken to its extreme, paying workers in a jetliner factory enough to be able to afford a jet… I mean, that is astoundingly stupid!!! How about paying those workers enough so that they might buy tickets to fly??? That does work, doesn't it? He did say it. You're accusing him, I suppose, of lying and hiding the real and ugly truth? You really think you can throw out a paper tiger argument like that and dismiss his statement about buying cars and act as if you actually have convinced the reader of your illogical point, and then move right on as if it's a proven fact? GET REAL! Henry Ford figured something out… that having a middle class, and contributing to growing one, would pay off in the long run. Paying the middle class enough to be consumers makes amazing sense, and the U.S. economy proved it for decades. Paying workers enough so that turnover is low also makes sense, but it isn't either/or. Where did your brain go? So, again, your point is, he had a better reason to pay his workers more than to simply buy his cars. Your idea is, the ugly truth was, he wanted to use them longer… but the fact that they might end up living decent lives away from the factory is not proof that he wanted to overwork them more or longer. That's simply cynical. The jobs all around him in factories and fields everywhere in that day overworked and under paid all workers. The conditions were poor, and turnover was the result of injuries, death, and sickness much more than workers not wanting to work hard. Look up how many died making our railroads, for example, and yet, when a new railroad needed to be built, there was always an ample supply of people who wanted the work. I think you're applying a 21st century bias to your argument and, frankly, it doesn't work!


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Jacki Donaldson instinctively knew she had cancer the second she felt the pea-sized lump in her left breast in 2004. Eight days later, when her doctor confirmed it, the diagnosis was "terrifying but not shocking," she said.
But the lump didn't kill her. Instead it transformed the University of Florida graduate's life by launching her on a career she never knew she wanted.
At the beginning of her treatment, Donaldson's husband suggested she start a blog to keep friends and family updated on her health. It soon became therapeutic for her and a resource for other cancer survivors.
Eventually, editors began approaching the Gainesville resident to write for other cancer-related and health blogs such as thatsfit.com. She is most proud of her story in the October issue of Family Circle, which documents her journey. In the article, she mentions that she met her husband at UF.
She also volunteered to write a monthly column for the online publication Gainesville Parenting. She wanted to write about something unrelated to her health.
"It's tiring to write about cancer all day, every day," she said.
Donaldson, 38, graduated from the College of Education's master's program in 1995. Her husband is the associate director of the college's information and instructional technology.
When Donaldson brings her family to Gator Gallop each Homecoming as part of her newfound devotion to exercising, she is not running away from cancer. She is running toward a healthier future for herself, her husband and their two sons, whom she credits with keeping her spirits high during her illness.
She said her husband, John, was willing to rush home at a moment's notice and always believed she would be OK. Her sons, Joey and Danny, encouraged her and distracted her from the cancer.
When he saw how upset she was after shaving her head after losing most of her hair during chemotherapy, her 3-year-old told her not to let it bother her.
"You're not going to die," he said. "It's only a haircut."
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CGI Programming
This time, we are going to look at one of the most common things that people want their CGI programs to do, namely save data to files on disk. By the end of the column, we will have accumulated enough tools to produce a simple, but functional guest-book program that will allow visitors to your site to save comments that can be read by others.
For starters, let's look at a simple HTML form that will allow users to send data to our CGI program, which we will call "entryform.pl":
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Data entry form
 <Form action="/cgi-bin/entryform.pl" method=POST>
Name: <input type=text name="name" value="">

E-mail address: <input type=text name="email" value="">

Address: <input type=text name="address" value="">

Country: <input type=text name="country" value="">

Male <input type=radio name="sex" value="male"> Female <input type=radio name="sex" value="female">
 <input type=submit> </Form>
Of course, an HTML form won't do anything on its own; it needs a CGI program to accept and process its input. Below is a Perl5 program that, if named "entryform.pl" and placed in the main "/cgi-bin" directory on a web server, should print out the name-value pairs that arrive from the above form:
0 #!/usr/local/bin/perl5 1 # We want to use the CGI module 2 use CGI; 3 # Create a new CGI object 4 my $query = new CGI; 5 # Print an a appropriate MIME header 6 print $query->header("text/html"); 7 # Print a title for the page 8 print $query->start_html(-title=>"Form contents"); 9 # Print all of the name-value pairs 10 print $query->dump(); 11 # Finish up the HTML 12 print $query->end_html;
Here's a quick run-down of what each line of code does:
Line 0 tells a Unix box where to find the Perl interpreter. If your copy of Perl is called something else, you need to modify this line.
Without explicitly importing the CGI module in line 2, Perl wouldn't know how to create and use CGI objects. (Trying to use code from a module you haven't imported is guaranteed to confuse Perl and generate error messages.) We then declare $query to be an instance of CGI (line 4).
We then tell the user's browser that our response will be HTML-formatted text, and we do that by using a MIME header. The lack of a MIME header is the most common reason for a 500 error; whenever one of your CGI programs produces one of these, make sure that you aren't trying to print HTML before the header! Note that line 6 is equivalent to saying:
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
which also tells the browser to expect text data formatted in HTML. In general, though, I prefer to use the CGI object for readability reasons.
Line 8 creates the basic HTML necessary to begin the document, including giving it the title, "Form contents".
Line 10 uses the CGI object's built-in facility for "dumping" an HTML form's contents in an easy-to-read format. This allows us to see what value was assigned to each of the elements of the HTML form, which can be invaluable in debugging problematic programs. For now, though, we are just using the CGI "dump" method to get ourselves started and confirm that the program works.
Now that we have proven that our HTML form is sending data to our CGI program, and that our program can send its output back to the user's web browser, let's see what we can do with that data. For starters, let's try to save the data from the form to a file on disk. (This is one of the most common tasks that clients ask me to implement, usually because they want to collect data about their visitors.)
#!/usr/local/bin/perl5 # We want to use the CGI module use CGI; # Set the filename to which we want the elements # saved my $filename = "/tmp/formcontents"; # Set the character that will separate fields in # the file my $separation_character = "\t"; # Create a new CGI object my $query = new CGI; # ---------------------------------------------- # Open the file for appending open (FILE, ">>$filename") || die "Cannot open \"$filename\"!\n"; # Grab the elements of the HTML form @names = $query->param; # Iterate through each element from the form, # writing each element to $filename. Separate # elements with $separation_character defined # above. foreach $index (0 .. $#names) { # Get the input from the appropriate # HTML form element $input = $query->param($names[$index]); # Remove any instances of # $separation_character $input =~ s/$separation_character//g; # Now add the input to the file print FILE $input; # Don't print the separation character # after the final element print FILE $separation_character if ($index < $#names); } # Print a newline after this user's entry print FILE "\n"; # Close the file close (FILE); # ----------------------------------------------- # Now thank the user for submitting his # information # Print an a appropriate MIME header print $query->header("text/html"); # Print a title for the page print $query->start_html(-title=>"Thank you"); # Print all of the name-value pairs print "
Thank you for submitting the "; print "form.
\n"; print "
Your information has been "; print "saved to disk.</P7gt;\n"; # Finish up the HTML print $query->end_html;
The above program is virtually identical to the previous one, except that we have added a section that takes each of the HTML form elements and saves them to a file. Each line in the resulting file corresponds to a single press of the HTML form's "submit" button.
The above program separates fields with a TAB character, but we could just as easily have used commas, tildes or the letter "a". Remember, though, that someone is eventually going to want to use this data—either by importing it into a database or by splitting it apart with Perl or another programming language. To ensure that the user doesn't mess up our database format, we remove any instances of the separation character in the user's input with Perl's substitution(s) operator. A bit Draconian, but effective!
One of the biggest problems with the above program is that it depends on the HTML form elements always coming in the same order. That is, if you have elements X, Y and Z on an HTML form, will they be placed in @names in the same order as they appear in the form? In alphabetical order? In random order? To be honest, there isn't any way to be sure, since the CGI specifications are silent on the matter. It's possible, then, that one user's form will be submitted in the order (X, Y, Z), while another's will be submitted as (Y, Z, X)—which could cause problems with our data file, in which fields are identified by their position.
A simple fix is to maintain a list of the fields that we expect to receive from the HTML form. This requires a bit more coordination between the program and the form, but given that the same person often works on both, that's a minor concern.
First, we define a list, @fields, near the top of the program. This list contains the names of all of the fields that we expect to receive, in the order that we expect to receive them:
my @fields = ("name", "email", "address", "country", "sex");
Next, we change the "foreach" loop (which places the field elements in the output file) such that it iterates through the elements of @fields, rather than @names.
foreach $index (0 .. $#fields) { # Get the input from the appropriate HTML form # element $input = $query->param($fields[$index]); # Remove any instances of $separation_character $input =~ s/$separation_character//g; # Now add the input to the file print FILE $input; # Don't print the separation character after the # final element print FILE $separation_character if ($index < $#fields); }
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Going for walks, driving with my windows down and not having to bundle up before walking outside: that was the best part of this past weekend!
I'm the type of person who just doesn't deal very well with the cold temperatures and icy conditions. I always find that I'm just not quite myself during the months of January and February, but with temperatures soaring into the 60's this past weekend, my spirits were soaring with them.
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Author Paulette Morin, dressed for digging dinosaur bones, touched on the who, what, when and where of dinosaurs and the prehistoric past while showing off some 100 fossilized bones and eggs to the attending children.
The reading program lasts seven weeks, and children who register will receive a bookmark and book bag. And bookworms in kindergarten through grade sixth can enter to win tickets to the Topsfield Fair, plus a meal and rides voucher.
As part of the program, there will be a live animal show featuring creatures that dig or borrow on July 10 at 3 p.m. in Millbrook Meadow.
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If you just filed your taxes this month, chances are you're not feeling a huge amount of goodwill toward the U.S. tax system.
Still, you may want to hold off on those plans to move overseas to avoid the tax man.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development this week released a tax comparison for typical wage earners in it 34 member countries, mainly the world's wealthier, democratic countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Surprise: Most of them are paying a lot more than you.
The OECD report looked at the total labor costs for full-time, private sector workers – that is, gross wages plus whatever taxes the employer is required to pay on that employee's behalf. Then they calculated how much of that total went to federal, state or regional taxes.
In the U.S., an estimated 29 percent of the average worker's total labor costs went toward taxes last year.
That's far lower than Belgium, Germany, Hungary and France, where taxes accounted for about half of an average worker's labor costs.
There are a few countries where workers are getting more of a tax break. The countries with the lowest tax bills included Mexico, New Zealand and Chile, where just 7 percent of the average worker's total costs went to taxes.
The OECD found that taxes increased in 26 of the 34 OECD countries last year. The U.S. was one of the few countries to see a decrease because of cuts in Social Security contributions. That offset the end of the Making Work Pay tax credit.
For comparison purposes, the calculations assumed the average worker was single and without children. The OECD did separate calculations for other individuals and families with children in its full report.
Matthias Rumpf, a spokesman for the OECD, said the U.S. ranks lower than average in part because it does not have compulsory health care. That means Americans' health care costs aren't included in their total taxes.
The OECD also didn't include mortgage interest rate deductions in its calculation, in part because it's difficult to make assumptions about how much a person would pay and thus deduct.
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BELLEVILLE — The cost of a kitchen renovation for Bishop Edward Braxton, questions about his recent trip to Africa and worry that priests suspected of molesting children aren't being monitored were the subjects of a small rally Monday outside the Diocese of Belleville's chancery office.
Seven members of the Survivor's Network of those Abused by Priests demonstrated with small signs on the street corner opposite St. Elizabeth's Hospital.
A prime concern, said David Clohessy, a director of SNAP, is the organization's belief that six or seven Belleville Diocese priests removed from ministry in the early- to mid-90s and still on the diocesan payroll might molest children. None of these priests has been accused of any crime in a criminal court.
"They say to these priests, 'You're too dangerous to be in our parishes, but I don't care who you hang out with, or where you live,'" Clohessy said.
Braxton could not be reached for comment. The diocese's spokesman, Monsignor John Myler, did not immediately respond to a request.
Clohessy said he fears that the priests, who are among about a dozen removed by a diocese committee made up of laymen and clergy, may still offend even though some are in their 70s or 80s. Only two of these priests, who totaled about a dozen, have been removed from the priesthood, a process that can be carried out only by a pope.
"There is absolutely no certain age that a pedophile stops being a pedophile," Clohessy said. His organization, in a written statement, urged Braxton to set up a monitoring system to keep track of priests removed from ministry.
"If a priest has fallen in love with a woman, he's kicked out of the priesthood," said Lena Woltering, a member of SNAP. "Why can't they be removed when they have molested a child?"
Questions also came up concerning construction at the bishop's official residence at 925 Centreville Ave. in Belleville. Various construction firm pickup trucks have been observed there in the last few months.
Total estimated cost of a renovation is often listed on a building permit. However, a request to examine any permit for the bishop's residence was turned down on Monday. A city employee required that a Freedom of Information Act form be filled out and, after that was received, said it would take three to five working days for a supervisor of the city Health and Housing Department to decide that such a public document can be examined by a member of the public.
The Daily Times of Nigeria reported last month that Braxton visited a Catholic church in the Nigerian river port city of Onitsha. Braxton, the newspaper reported, urged a group of newly-ordained priests to serve their God with "passion and undivided commitment." Braxton has previously traveled to Nigeria where he arranged for several African Catholic priests to return to the Diocese of Belleville to complete temporary clergy assignments.
"We respectfully but firmly urge you to reveal who paid for your trips overseas. We urge you to halt your new kitchen renovation and be honest about who paid for it," SNAP stated in a news release issued Monday.
"For the safety of kids, we urge you to stay home, (monitor) predator priests...(and) reveal how many boys and girls have been sexually assaulted by Belleville priests, and how much is being paid for their therapy," the release stated.
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EDMONTON — Billy Eugene Dugger, 75, of Edmonton, died Friday, May 10, 2013 at his home.
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The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office announced this morning it will file criminal charges on Thursday against Antolin Garcia-Torres for the kidnapping and murder of missing Morgan Hill teen Sierra LaMar.
Garcia-Torres' arraignment is scheduled 1:30 p.m. in Department 23 at the Hall of Justice, 190 W. Hedding St. in San Jose.
After the arraignment, the DA's Office said it would release the criminal complaint against Garcia-Torres, 21, and a statement of probable cause to members of the media.
He's being held without bail at the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose.
The girl vanished on her way to catch the 7:20 a.m. school bus to Sobrato High School, where she was a sophomore.
The DA expressed its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Sierra LaMar in a written statement.
Court records obtained by Patch Tuesday reveal Garcia-Torres had his run-ins with public safety authorities in Morgan Hill and the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.
For complete coverage of the Sierra LaMar case, refer to the Sierra LaMar Disappearance: Comprehensive Updates and Information page on Gilroy Patch.