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Supporting our Professionals in North Dakota
On August 7-9, I was in Bismarck for the North Dakota summer teacher conference. Over 600 teachers and all but one of the school directors from across the state were in attendance. It was great to spend some time with former board member Wayne Kutzer who led this professional development conference. Our State Association Director, Clarke Molter, also played a major part in the conference and had very well organized events for our SkillsUSA advisors and directors. I was very excited to have three key speaking opportunities during the conference as I was a featured speaker at the opening general session with all CTE educators in the state, a 45-minute session with all the school directors and another 45-minute session with all SkillsUSA instructors. North Dakota has excellent support from the governor's office and the State Department of Education. It was a pleasure to meet and spend some time with the nation's longest serving chief state school officer, Dr. Wayne G. Sanstead. Dr. Sanstead is in his 26th year as state superintendent and is very supportive of CTE and SkillsUSA. And to cap off the experience, on the last day of the conference, Marsha Daves conducted a Chapter Management Institute for select SkillsUSA North Dakota advisors.


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Simulink Design Verifier
Unlike semantic checking or analysis in simulation, formal methods used in Simulink Design Verifier can discover whether specific dynamic execution scenarios can occur and under what conditions. This information can then be used to either improve the design and its requirements or guide the simulation for debugging and validation. Simulink Design Verifier detects the following common design errors: integer overflow, division by zero, dead logic, and assertion violations.
You use the design error-detection mode in Simulink Design Verifier to discover integer overflow and division by zero. The analysis is automated, and it does not require any additional user input. Permissible ranges for all signals on all blocks are provided to guide you in finding the root cause of the problem. At the end of the analysis, you can review the results directly in the model or in an HTML report.
In the model, blocks are marked as green, yellow, or red. Green blocks have been proven unable to cause integer overflow or division by zero. Yellow blocks occur when the analysis cannot produce a conclusive result or when the time limit for the analysis has been exceeded. When an error is found in the model execution path, all subsequent blocks in that path that can exhibit integer overflow and division by zero are marked yellow.
Red blocks have design errors. For red blocks, Simulink Design Verifier generates a test case that can reproduce the problem during simulation or testing. You can invoke the test case and run a simulation directly within Simulink.
You use the test-generation mode in Simulink Design Verifier to detect dead logic, which represents model objects that are either obsolete or are proven to stay inactive during execution. Often dead logic is caused by a design or a requirement error. During code generation, dead logic leads to dead code. Dead logic is difficult to detect by testing in simulation alone because even after running a large number of simulations, it can be difficult to prove that a specific behavior cannot be activated.
At the end of your test-generation analysis, the model is colored according to the test-generation criteria. Model objects containing logic that can't be activated in simulation are marked red; model objects containing logic that can be fully activated in simulation are marked green. Simulink Design Verifier generates a test case that can reproduce the dead logic during simulation.
You use the violation detection setting of the property-proving mode in Simulink Design Verifier to detect assertion violations. Simulink Design Verifier verifies whether any valid scenarios can trigger assertions during simulation within the number of time steps specified in the analysis settings. For example, you can construct an assertion that triggers whenever a thrust reverser actuator is engaged and a flight-status indicator holds a value of "true." Assertions that can be violated with valid scenarios are highlighted in red and a test vector that triggers the assertion is generated. In addition to the assertions available in Simulink, Simulink Design Verifier provides additional blocks for defining constraints for the analysis, enabling you to exhaustively analyze design behavior and find design flaws before running a simulation.

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Thursday, January 24:
At 11:41 a.m. a caller on West Street reported he lost a wallet at the Hingham Stop & Shop.
At 12:42 p.m. a caller reported an attic fire on High Street. SEE STORY.
At 9:07 p.m. a caller reported a homeless couple outside of the Stop & Shop on Lincoln Street. The caller was concerned for their well-being.
At 9:58 p.m. police arrested a 19-year-old Marshfield man at Muzzi's Corner for driving with a suspended license.
Friday, January 25:
At 12:49 p.m. police arrested Jillian Olson, age 29 of Weymouth for shoplifting at the Stop & Shop on Lincoln Street.
At 7:30 p.m. a caller reported burst pipes on HMS Halsted Drive.
At 7:55 p.m. a caller reported bust pipes on Hersey Street.
At 9:10 p.m. a caller reported being locked in a Hingham Bank of America ATM. Bank of America was called and they unlocked the resident.
Saturday, January 26:
At 8:48 p.m. the Hingham Fruit Center Marketplace reported an employee got chemicals in her eye.
At 4:50 p.m. a caller reported a squirrel was found running around inside a Park Circle home.
At 6:13 p.m. police arrested a 27 year-old Quincy man for driving with a suspended license.
Sunday, January 27:
At 1:50 a.m. a caller reported a possible water main break on Aida Road.


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Murder of Adam Walsh
|Adam Walsh
Adam Walsh, son of America's Most Wanted host John Walsh c. 1981
November 14, 1974
Hollywood, Florida, United States
|July 27, 1981
(aged 6)
Hollywood, Florida, United States
Adam John Walsh (November 14, 1974 – July 27, 1981) was an American boy who was abducted from a Sears department store at the Hollywood Mall in Hollywood, Florida, on July 27, 1981, and later found murdered and decapitated. Walsh's death earned national publicity. His story was made into the 1983 television film Adam, seen by 38 million people in its original airing.[1] Walsh's father, John Walsh, became an advocate for victims of violent crimes and the host of the television program America's Most Wanted.[2]
Convicted serial killer Ottis Toole confessed to the boy's murder but was never convicted for this specific crime due to loss of evidence and a recanted confession. Toole died of liver failure on September 15, 1996.[3] Although no new evidence has come forth, on December 16, 2008, police announced that the Walsh case was now closed as they were satisfied that Toole was the murderer.
Case history[edit]
Kidnapping and murder[edit]
Revé, Adam Walsh's mother, took Adam shopping with her in a Hollywood, Florida Sears department store on July 27, 1981. She said that she stopped to check out lamps a few aisles away and left Adam at a kiosk with Atari 2600 video games on display. Shortly afterwards, she said that she returned to find that Adam and the other boys had disappeared. A store manager informed her that a scuffle had broken out over whose turn it was at the kiosk and a security guard demanded that the boys leave the store. The security guard asked the older boys if their parents were in the store, and the boys said that they were not.[4] It was later conjectured by Adam's parents that he was too shy to speak to the security officer, who presumed that he was in the company of the other boys, and put him out the same door. Based upon Revé's claim that Adam was in the store with her, it was conjectured that Adam was then left alone near an exit of Sears that was unfamiliar to him.[4][5]
Adam's severed head was found by two fishermen in a Vero Beach, Florida, canal on August 10, 1981. The rest of his body was not recovered.[3] The coroner ruled that the cause of Adam's death was asphyxiation and that the decapitation had occurred later, perhaps to render his remains unidentifiable or the cause of his death indeterminable.[citation needed]
John Walsh himself was considered by authorities as a prime suspect as the police investigation started to become exhausted. After about a week, he was later absolved of any foul play following a highly emotional press statement that was televised nationally.[citation needed]
Police eventually concluded that Adam was abducted by a drifter named Ottis Toole near the front exterior of the Sears store that afternoon, after being asked to leave by a store clerk. Toole lured Adam into his Cadillac with a damaged right bumper with promises of toys and candy, then proceeded to drive north on Interstate 95 toward his home in Jacksonville. Adam, at first docile and compliant, began to panic as they drove on. Toole punched Walsh in the face, but as this just made the situation worse, he then "walloped him unconscious" and proceeded to choke him to death. He drove to a deserted service road and decapitated Walsh with a machete. Toole later claimed to have disposed of Adam's body by incinerating it in an old refrigerator when he returned to Jacksonville. He drove around with the severed head of Walsh in his car for a few days until remembering it was in there, and then threw it into a canal. He claimed that he wanted to make Walsh his adopted son, but given the close relationship the boy had with loving parents, this was not very feasible. The police investigation of Walsh's abduction was alleged to be unsatisfactory, and they lost the bloodstained carpet from Toole's Cadillac, the machete used to decapitate Walsh, and eventually, the car itself. In any case, DNA testing was in a rudimentary state in the early 1980s and it was not possible then to determine the source of the blood found in the Cadillac.[3]
Toole repeatedly confessed and then retracted accounts of his involvement. Toole, allegedly a confidante of convicted serial killer Henry Lee Lucas, was never charged in the Walsh case, even though he provided seemingly accurate descriptions as to how he committed the crime. Several witnesses also place Toole in the Hollywood area in the days leading up to Walsh's disappearance. Police investigated Toole for the Walsh murder but lost important evidence in the case, including the bloodstained carpet from Toole's Cadillac.[3] In September 1996, Toole died in prison, aged 49, of cirrhosis of the liver while serving a life sentence for other crimes.[4] Afterwards, Toole's niece told John Walsh that her uncle made a deathbed confession to the murder of Adam.[4][6] Toole's confession was viewed as reliable, since he and Henry Lucas confessed to or implicated themselves in more than 200 different homicides, most of which they accurately described with details only the culprit would know.[7]
In 1997, Hollywood Police Chief Rick Stone conducted an exhaustive review of the Adam Walsh case after the release of John Walsh's book. At the time, Stone was a 22-year veteran of the Dallas, Texas, and Wichita, Kansas, police departments and had been appointed Hollywood's chief of police in the previous year. Although the crime was decades old at the time of Chief Stone's review, he provided an analysis of the evidence, including reviewing taped interrogations of Ottis Toole by Hollywood Police Detective Mark Smith. Stone says his review found evidence to prove "beyond a reasonable doubt" that Toole murdered Adam Walsh. Both Toole and his close friend, convicted serial killer Henry Lee Lucas, were notorious, Stone noted, for confessing to crimes they committed and recanting.[8]
In 2007, allegations earned widespread publicity that Jeffrey Dahmer, arrested in Wisconsin in 1991 after killing more than a dozen men and boys, was also named as a suspect in the Walsh murder. Dahmer was living in Miami Beach at the time Adam was murdered, and two eyewitnesses placed Dahmer at the shopping mall on the day Adam was abducted. One of the witnesses claimed to have seen a strange man walking into the Sears toy department where Adam was abducted. The other said that he saw a young, blond man with a protruding chin throw a struggling child into a blue van and speed off. Both witnesses recognized the man they had seen as Dahmer when pictures of him were released in the newspapers after his arrest. Reports showed that the delivery shop where Dahmer worked had a blue van at the time. Dahmer preyed on young men and boys (the youngest being eight years older than Adam), and his modus operandi included severing his victims' heads. When interviewed about Adam Walsh in the early 1990s, Dahmer repeatedly denied involvement in the crime, even stating; "I've told you everything—how I killed them, how I cooked them, who I ate. Why wouldn't I tell you if I did someone else?"[9] After this rumor surfaced, John Walsh stated that he had "seen no evidence" linking his son's kidnapping and murder to Dahmer.[10]
On December 16, 2008, the Hollywood, Florida, Police Chief Chad Wagner, a friend of John Walsh, announced, with John Walsh present, that the case was now closed. An external review of the case had been conducted and police announced that they were satisfied that Ottis Toole was the murderer.[3][7][11]
Adam's kidnapping and murder prompted John Walsh to become an advocate for victims' rights. Adam Walsh's murder was among those that helped to spur the formation of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).[12] As a result of his advocacy, he was approached to host the television program America's Most Wanted.
The Code Adam program for helping lost children in department stores is named in Walsh's memory. The U.S. Congress passed the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act on July 25, 2006, and President Bush signed it into law on July 27, 2006. The signing ceremony took place on the South Lawn of the White House, attended by John and Revé Walsh. The bill institutes a national database of convicted child molesters, and increases penalties for sexual and violent offenses against children.[13] It also creates a RICO cause of action for child predators and those who conspire with them.[14]
- ^ Divoky, Diane (18 February 1986), "Missing Tot Estimates Exaggerated", Lodi News-Sentinel: 2
- ^ "Americas Most Wanted - About John Walsh". Americas Most Wanted. Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ a b c d e Almanzar, Yolanne (December 16, 2008). "Police Expected to Close Adam Walsh Case". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-16. "In October 1983, Mr. Toole told the police that he had abducted Adam from the mall and drove for about an hour to an isolated dirt road where he decapitated him (his body was never found). Investigators lifted bloodstained carpet from Mr. Toole's white Cadillac. But DNA testing then was not as advanced as it now, and investigators could not tell if the blood was Adam's. When a detective assigned to the case in 1994 went to order DNA testing on the bloodstained carpeting from Mr. Toole's car, the carpeting and the car were found to be missing."
- ^ a b c d "Ottis Toole on America's Most Wanted". America's Most Wanted. Retrieved 2008-12-16. "Adam didn't tell the security guard his mother was in the lamp department; he followed the older boy out the west exit of Sears into the parking lot. John and Revé believe Adam didn't tell the security guard about his mother, because he was a timid child and mindful of authority. Knowing their son, they believe he may have been too scared to say anything."
- ^ "Police: Drifter killed Adam Walsh in 1981". CNN. December 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-16. "Police believe a 17-year-old security guard asked a handful of rowdy kids who were playing video games in the toy department to leave the store. Again, based upon Revé's claim that Adam was in the store with her, Investigators believed that Adam was grouped in with those kids, who left him alone outside the store. That was the last time he was seen."
- ^ "John Walsh's Tears of Rage tells the story of the Adam Walsh case". Washington Examiner.
- ^ a b Soltis, Andy (December 17, 2008). "1981 Adam Slay Solved". New York Post. Retrieved 2008-12-17. "But Toole also claimed he committed hundreds of murders, and cops determined he was lying about them."
- ^ Drummond, Tammerlin (October 27, 1997). "Books: An American Tragedy". Time.
- ^ "Did Dahmer Have One More Victim?". The Milwaukee Channel. February 1, 2007. Retrieved February 5, 2007.
- ^ "Did Dahmer Have One More Victim? Witnesses Say They Saw Dahmer In Mall Where Adam Walsh Disappeared". ABC News The Milwaukee Channel.com. February 1, 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ John Holland (December 17, 2008). "Adam Walsh case is closed after 27 years". Los Angeles Times. "Police simply took another look at 27 years of tips, psychic revelations, often-botched police work and a serial killer's chilling admissions and decided it was time. Time to ease the suffering of the Walsh family and time to point the finger at the man Hollywood Police Chief Chad Wagner said had been the prime suspect all along: Ottis Toole. The problem was that being a prime suspect and being proved in a court of law that one is guilty of murder are two different things."
- ^ "Mission and History". The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ^ "President Signs H.R. 4472, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006". White House. 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-10. "Fourth, the bill I sign today will help prevent child abuse by creating a National Child Abuse Registry, and requiring investigators to do background checks on adoptive and foster parents before they approve to take custody of a child. By giving child protective service professionals in all 50 states access to this critical information, we will improve their ability to investigate child abuse cases and help ensure that the vulnerable children are not put into situations of abuse or neglect."
- ^ "Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act" (Rich Text Format). Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- 1974 births
- 1981 deaths
- 1981 in Florida
- 1981 murders in the United States
- Deaths by beating in the United States
- Deaths by person
- Deaths by strangulation in the United States
- Deaths from asphyxiation
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EBay's StubHub says accounts are secure after ticket heist
EBay-owned online ticketing company StubHub is moving to reassure customers that their accounts are secure, following the theft of more than US$1 million worth of tickets.
EBay-owned online ticketing company StubHub is moving to reassure customers that their accounts are secure, following the theft of more than US$1 million worth of tickets.
NZ Post CFO Mark Yeoman claims an Asia-Pacific first with a network-as-a-service roll-out.
Cloud accounting provider FreshBooks has secured US$30 million in first round funding, with the company's founder and CEO Mike McDerment today telling users that the company is ready for its "next phase of growth".
Sliced Tech gains federal government clients, aims to grow its government and enterprise user base, reports David Hazan.
Oracle has released its clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Small businesses, in particular, seem to have a fondness for the Facebook secret sauce.
On the wireless front, AT&T performed well with 1 million net postpaid additions and a postpaid churn of 0.86. Wireless revenue was up 3.7 percent from a year ago.
Another busy day in Silicon Valley and on Wall Street after markets closed on Wednesday. Here's what happened in tech earnings.
Mobile processor giant Qualcomm said a regulatory investigation in China and licensees that aren't reporting sales of licensed products will hurt fourth quarter results.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered a succinct, if not humble, reflection in prepared remarks: "We had a good second quarter."
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The distance between the engineer and the end user of a product can be dramatically reduced – thanks to cloud. The result is unmatched speed of innovation, greater simplicity, and reduced time to value.
Sprint will start offering its own "mobile-centric" version of Google Apps for Business soon.
Bringing devices to work does not create a separate IT platform, and shadow IT digs far deeper into the enterprise than smartphones.
Google's device can revolutionize teaching in the medical field and diagnostics in rural areas, but there will have to be usage rules so patients don't suffer.
It's named Bodock, and 3D printing powerhouse Stratasys will march the giant, 14-foot, 2,000-pound creature into the event Thursday.


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August 1, 2014
The Virginia House of Delegates has passed legislation to reduce the state sales tax on groceries starting this July 1.
The tax will drop from four percent to2.5 percent.
The measure has won bipartisan support since Governor Warner submitted it as part of his budget amendments in December. A similar measure won unanimous final Senate passage on Monday.


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Hold the phone.
Devastating cuts facing ACCESS riders will not occur in September thanks to a special funding arrangement made possible by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and two federal programs that benefit transit riders with disabilities, according to a news release from Port Authority of Allegheny County.
Port Authority's Board of Directors on Friday unanimously voted to accept the funding and rescind plans that would have reduced ACCESS service hours and service area starting on Sept. 2.
Meanwhile, conversation focused on resolving broader transportation funding issues and the are ongoing and involve officials from the state, county, Port Authority and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85.
The ACCESS funding was made available through the federal Job Access and Reverse Commute and New Freedom programs, both of which are matched by the state.
The Port Authority Board voted to amend its current budget and accept $3.65 million from the state and federal sources, ensuring ACCESS service will remain stable through Sept. 1, 2013.
"This will make a tremendous difference for people with disabilities living outside the Port Authority service area who depend on ACCESS," said Lucy Spruill, an ACCESS rider and the public policy director for United Cerebral Palsy/Community Living and Support Services. "This will allow those riders to leave their homes for work, health care and to enjoy meaningful lives.
"We very much appreciate the efforts of County Executive (Rich) Fitzgerald, the Allegheny County legislative delegation, as well as PennDOT, Port Authority and ACCESS. We look forward to continuing to work together to preserve public transportation for all the citizens of Allegheny County."
The funding is a temporary solution for ACCESS riders. If no longterm solution is in place by Sept. 1, 2013, ACCESS service reductions may take effect then.
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The San Luis Obispo High volleyball team beat Santa Ynez 20-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-21 Thursday night in San Luis Obispo behind Holland Boege and Kaitlyn Kimball, who had 11 kills apiece for the Tigers.
Molly Maguire had nine kills and six blocks for San Luis Obispo, and Paige Cohune had 11 digs for the Tigers.
Paso Robles 3, Cabrillo 2
In a back-and-forth match, the Bearcats held off the Conquistadors 22-25, 25-21, 25-22, 3-25, 15-7.
Maddi Chace led Paso Robles (3-0) with 13 kills, five digs and three aces. Abi Venturini had seven kills, four digs and three blocks, and Lexi Kuehl had 11 digs for the Bearcats.
Atascadero 3, Lompoc 0
Kaylie Griffin, Kathryn Sedley and Chandler Haskell all had six kills for the Greyhounds, and Haskell added nine digs in the 25-21, 25-15, 25-16 sweep over the Braves.
Sabrina Degnan had 16 digs, and Maren Cracknell had five kills for Atascadero (3-1).
Frontier 3, Arroyo Grande 0
The Rockets swept the Eagles 25-21, 25-19, 25-14.
Megan McGuigan led Arroyo Grande (2-2) with seven kills and five aces. Ashlyn Herlihy also had seven kills and four blocks and Kacee Fox had 17 digs.
Templeton 3, St. Joseph 0
Sophomore Lauren Ralston led the Eagles with 12 aces, 10 kills, six digs and three blocks, as Templeton swept the Knights 25-21, 25-15, 25-16.
Autumn Russell had nine kills and three blocks, and Josi Kelly had 15 assists, three aces and four digs for Templeton (4-0). Mari Stewart had six kills and Marissa Torres each had 15 digs.
Mission Prep 3, Coast Union 0
Rachel Hindmarsh led the Royals with 13 kills as Mission Prep swept the Broncos 25-7, 25-18, 25-18.
Sammi Atwal had 12 digs for the Royals (3-1), and Sarah Reed had five kills.
Itzel Saavedra had five kills and 10 digs for Coast Union (1-3). Sage Radecki had 13 assists, and Cristina Plasencia had 23 digs.
San Luis Obispo 15, Pioneer Valley 3
The Tigers won their PAC 7 opener as Annaliese Lippold swept 6-0, 6-0, 6-0 for San Luis Obispo in singles
Maya O'Brien won her singles sets 6-2, 6-1, 6-0, and the doubles team of Lauren Hutkin and Caroline Burke won their sets 6-0, 6-0, 6-0 for the Tigers (3-2). Ivee Collins and Sami Good won 6-1, 6-0, 6-0.
Arroyo Grande 14, St. Joseph 4
Lauren Hayashi led the Eagles by sweeping 6-1, 6-0, 6-0 in singles.
Hannah Angle won 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3), and Joanne Phung and Angelica Gagliano swept their sets 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 for Arroyo Grande (2-1, 1-0 PAC 7).
Righetti 11, Paso Robles 7
The Bearcats (3-1) lost their PAC 7 opener at Righetti despite Maddie Berry winning 0-6, 7-5, 6-3 and Lindsey Horst winning 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in singles.
Templeton 15, Morro Bay 3
The doubles team of Claire Vogel and Katrina Siems won 6-4, 6-1, 4-6 for Morro Bay (1-2, 0-1 Los Padres League).
No other information was provided to The Tribune.
Nipomo 15, Coast Union 3
Kelly Barrett swept 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 for the Titans.
Kelly Springford won her two sets 6-0, 6-1 for Nipomo (2-2). Mikayla Costello and Sydney Roberts won 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 in doubles.
Melissa Mathieson led Coast Union (0-3), winning 1-6, 6-1, 6-2. The Coast Union doubles team of Renee Johnson and Michelle Campos won one set for the Broncos' other point.
Arroyo Grande 250, Morro Bay 288
Tessa Oates was the medalist for Arroyo Grande with a 7-over 42 on the front nine at the Morro Bay Golf Course.
Kinsey McBryde shot a 48, and Rachel Harris shot a 51 for the Eagles (4-0), who set a team season best by 17 strokes. Victoria Maretti shot a 53 and Jade Bewley shot a 56.
Jamie James led the Pirates (1-2) with a 51.
San Luis Obispo 254, Santa Ynez 273
Neha Sikand of San Luis Obispo was the medalist with a 2-over 38 on the front nine at the Alisal River Course in Solvang.
Lisa Figueroa shot a 46, Avery Martin shot a 52 and Bee Soll shot a 55 for the Tigers (4-0).
Jinai Jones led Santa Ynez with a 50.
Nipomo 258, Atascadero 303
Nipomo's Christine DeLaby was the medalist with a 7-over 43 on the front nine at Monarch Dunes Golf Course in Nipomo.
Erin Shusterich shot a 48, Ashley Ruiz shot a 49 and Paige Johnson shot a 53 for the Titans (2-2).
Mckenzi Etchison shot a 45 for the Greyhounds.
Santa Ynez 13, Paso Robles 11
Daniel Maloney led the Bearcats with four goals, but Paso Robles fell in the back-and-forth game.
The score was tied at 9 in the fourth period when Santa Ynez scored with 4:09 left to take a 10-9 lead. Paso Robles called timeout. During the ensuing play, the Bearcats had a shot that hit the post and ricocheted out. Santa Ynez scored on the counterattack and added a key insurance goal.
Isaiah Baker had three goals, Mitchell Iunker had two goals and Tyler Vallejos and Matt Dodds each had one for Paso Robles (3-3). Gabe Hindley had 13 saves.


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July 30, 2014
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Kevin Mench's sixth-inning, two-run homer off Randy Wolf sent the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Milwaukee rallied after reliever Brian Shouse came in with the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the sixth and got Juan Pierre to ground into a forceout at second base.
Shouse got the win while Francisco Cordero pitched the ninth for his first save.
Wolf was touched for four runs on seven hits over six innings.
Russell Martin hit a solo homer off Brewers starter Chris Capuano.


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TRAVERSE CITY — A Mesick man faces felony drug charges after so-called "bath salts" were found in a backpack and cooler he threw out of his vehicle before a traffic stop, authorities said.
A state police trooper clocked Jeremy Richard Clous, 22, traveling 86 mph in a 55 mph zone on M-113 in Mayfield Township on July 11. The trooper reported seeing Clous throwing items from his front to rear seats before he pulled over the vehicle.
"(The) trooper smelled marijuana after contacting the defendant and observed a marijuana pipe inside the vehicle," court documents state. "A search of the vehicle was conducted and various (drug-related) objects were found and destroyed at the scene."
Clous was arrested on a felony warrant out of Cadillac for possession of bath salts, a broad class of synthetic drugs that once flew under the radar of state and national drug laws. Convenience stores often sold the drugs over-the-counter as "bath salts."
The police report states one day after the traffic stop a resident who lived nearby found a backpack and a cooler containing suspected bath salts. Clous later admitted the items belonged to him and he threw them out of his vehicle while turning onto Rahe Road, according to the report.
"Clous admitted to having an addiction and needing help," the report states.
State police lab tests found the suspected bath salts were alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone and buprenorphine. The Grand Traverse County prosecutor's office authorized a warrant for two felony counts of possession of narcotic analogues on Wednesday after the test results.
"They're generally considered to be in that class of substances (called) bath salts," said Prosecutor Bob Cooney.
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STATESVILLE, N.C. -- Several teacher groups are saying they won't take part in a "walk-out" at school Monday, as a Facebook page is urging them to do.
The page "NC Teachers Strike!" was created to advocate a teacher walkout on November 4, but has instead turned into a rallying cry to "walk in" to show support for teachers and public education.
Kendra Crews, a third and fourth grade teacher at East Elementary School in Statesville, is one teacher who plans on being in the classroom Monday morning.
"One day may not seem like a lot to everybody else, but that's a whole day of instruction that we get behind," she said. She posted an impassioned letter about teaching on her Facebook page, and invited NBC Charlotte to read it.
"I believe that teaching isn't a career, it is a calling," she wrote. "When I decided to answer that call and become a teacher, I knew that they didn't get paid a lot, but obviously teachers don't go into this profession for the money."
She understands why some teachers may feel like walking out will make a point. The state legislature took away incentives for teachers earning Masters Degrees, and are trying to eliminate tenure.
But she reminds teachers to think about why they entered the profession.
"We get frustrated, but we don't live every day and come to work every day for ourselves," she said during our interview. "They should think about the student they'll be leaving behind when they walk out."
The superintendent of Iredell-Statesville Schools, Brady Johnson, sent an e-mail to teachers on October 15th urging them to turn the walk-out around.
"On November 4, I urge you to take a stand with me. Don't walk out. Instead, invite all of your parents to walk in," he wrote.
"This is a valuable opportunity to share with everyone who will listen, not only the outstanding work you all do for students, but also to engage in an important conversation about the challenges you face as an educator."
East Elementary principal Amy Rhyne said the school has planned activities, and lined up about 60 volunteers to arrive early wearing red. She doesn't think any of her teachers will refuse to show up.
"We're supposed to be role models and I think that's kind of quitting the children for a day," she said. "Walking out for a day doesn't help our children, doesn't help our community, and in the long run, it's actually going to hurt the school and the school system at large."
She adds teachers who chose to opt out of working Monday won't get in trouble, but they may be asked to sit down with the superintendent and talk about their concerns.
Judy Kidd, president of the state Classroom Teachers Association, said skipping school is not the right way to protest in a right-to-work state like North Carolina.
"You accomplish more by working for compromise in this state than by not going to work," she said Sunday. She said teachers have called her asking what they should do.
"I told them they should go to work," she said.
Kidd understands why teachers are frustrated, and said some of the new laws passed by the state legislature are going to end up driving teachers to other states. But she doesn't think the walk-out will have the momentum to make changes.
"I think that's a Facebook phenomenon," she said. "And I don't think most people should be concerned about not having a teacher in the classroom tomorrow because we're there for students, and we'll be there tomorrow for students."
"We just hope the legislature will be there for us when we go back in January and make the necessary amendments they need to make, to keep good teachers in this state," she added.


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To The Editor:
This year, I took time from my business and my money and invested both in the campaign for Justin Wagner for State Senate. Although I like Mr. Wagner and I have high hopes for his useful career as a State Senator, I must admit that my main motivation is my complete dissatisfaction with our current State Senator, Greg Ball.
For quite some time now, I have felt that Senator Ball is not the man I want representing the Hudson Valley. He seems to be a bully who cares more about his ownambitions than serving the needs of his constituents.
It is no secret that Greg Ball is a dyed in the wool Republican who seems to vote the straight conservative line, nomatter what the cost to his constituents. In fact, various sources on the Internet report that he has been named the mostextreme Republican in the State Senator for two years in a row. And the Republican Party definitely seems to be view him as astrong partisan. Why else would I have a glossy expensive mailer arriving in my mailbox, every afternoon, for the past month onwhich is printed "Paid for by the New York State Republican State Committee?"
The first reason I am working against Greg Ball (and the most important to me) has to do with his opposition to the proposed health insurance exchange proposed by Governor Cuomo. This insurance exchange would bring New York intocompliance with the Affordable Care Act and allow New York to access the necessary federal funds alloted.
As the NY Times pointed out "With 2.6 million (my emphasis) uninsured residents, a popular Democratic governor and tens of millions of federal dollars at stake, New York would seem to be one of the least likely states to join a growing revolt in the nation's capitals against facilitating a federal overhaul of health care. (NY Times, Thomas Kaplan, Sept. 11, 2011).
However, in that same article,Senator Ball is described as follows: "State Senator Gregory R. Ball of Putnam County described his resistance as his duty as a Republican . . . 'I would fight very vociferously to make sure that we're not seen as implementing and expediting Obamacare," Mr. Ball said.
And then, noting hopefully that President Obama could lose his re-election bid to a Republican who opposes thehealth care overhaul, he added, "We could be looking at a change of administrations.'"
Really?! His duty as a Republican?! What about his duty to his uninsured constituents - a group whose numbercontinues to grow as the economy limps along -who would benefit from this program?
When I was in my 20s, I worked for a collection agency that collected overdue bills for hospitals and doctor's offices. I twas my job to call people and dun them to pay their medical bills. Over and over, I heard horror stories about people who had no health insurance because of job loss or pre-existing conditions or simply being unable to find anything in the marketplace they could afford.
The truth is, in this country, we have a broken health provision system which forces people into bankruptcy in order to save their own lives. This is morally unacceptable. I wish the Affordable Care Act was stronger, frankly, but for Senator Ballto reject the benefits of this Act on behalf of his constituents - simply for reasons of political loyalty - is appalling.
The second reason Senator Ball has caused my blood pressure to rise this year is his method of campaigning. I called Senator Ball a "bully" because he engages in what I can safely call "bully politics." It is a method of campaigning that stoops to the very lowest and most vulgar level imaginable.
Senator Ball engages in name calling, devious statements and outright lies. He has done this throughout his career and every time it appears to work, he seems to be encouraged to become even worse. Ifwe let Senator Ball win, using these tactics, we are condoning the same type of nasty partisan politics which is slowly bringingour state and national governments to a grinding halt.
I cannot believe that the people of the Hudson Valley – educated, intelligent, thinking and compassionate people –would want to be represented by this man. Senator Ball seems to have forgotten President Kennedy's message. Kennedy said "Ask now what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country!"
Senator Ball's version of this appearsto be "Ask not what I can do for my constituents – ask how I can use my constituents to further my own ambitions."
We need a change. We need a proper representative for the Hudson Valley. Vote out Senator Ball and vote in JustinWagner – a man who will work for his constituents – rather than expecting them to work for him.
Rose Rowland
Cortandt Manor


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John Lydon is swapping anarchy for current affairs to appear on Question Time.
The punk pioneer, formerly known as Johnny Rotten, will join former home secretary Alan Johnson and Conservative MP Louise Mensch on the long-running BBC One current affairs show.
Producers will be hoping there is no repeat of the Sex Pistols' famously foul-mouthed 1976 appearance on Bill Grundy's show which propelled them into the headlines and wrecked the broadcaster's career.
Frontman Lydon has also appeared on reality show I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here where his swearing prompted complaints.
He is not the first singer to appear on the show - Will Young joined the panel earlier this year.
Tomorrow's show, which is being filmed in Derby, will also include Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey and journalist Dominic Lawson and is hosted by David Dimbleby.


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Keith is out of the hood – A new project he comes out with …
Early this morning I saw Keith d'souza announcing a $1025 reward (on twitter) as an incentive for his readers for the launch of his new Damn Good Lists blog. Those who haven't visited Keith's blog should make some time and head to http://techie-buzz.com .
He's running a contest where he's giving away prices worth $1025. I was just browsing around the new blog, and 25 hot tennis stars you can drool over is surely one of the best.
The biggest challenge to keith will be to keep his readers updated. Btw, if you can get on his feed here.
People normally love compilations. But compiling something every single day, I don't think its really that difficult. I can think of a lot of things I can compile every single day. But not all compilations will be 25 best sort. You can expect a lot of short "Best 3′s or 5′s".
All the best to Keith on his new experiment.
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Study Shows Linux at 30% of Netbook Market
After Asus added Windows XP to its netbooks, euphoria in the Linux camp soon abated. However, it proved to be a misplaced hangover.
"High return rates, little market share": the scare tactic Microsoft used in the spring of 2009 to declare Linux dead in the water in the netbook market. But what might be true for the U.S. doesn't hold for the European and worldwide market as a whole.
Not only did Dell repeatedly confirm that it found no higher a return rate than Windows for its 30% Ubuntu-installed netbooks, a new independent study by the ABI Research firm forecasts a 32% market share for Linux on netbooks for 2009.
Eric Lai of ComputerWorld perused the cost-based study and spoke with its leader, analyst Jeff Orr. Orr even predicted that ARM processors becoming more popular might drive Linux to overtake Windows in the netbook market by 2013.
According to Lai, Microsoft also revised its earlier claim of a 96% ownership of the market. Microsoft's statement now says, "over 93% of worldwide small notebook PCs run Windows today."
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It was a eureka moment for Scott Isringhausen and the 40 people on his eagle-watching tour last Friday.
They had seen only a few birds in their usual spots along the Illinois River, so the group trudged on to the Winfield Ferry, which crosses the Mississippi from Calhoun County.
"We saw over 100 eagles," Isringhausen said. "No exaggeration. In fact, I'm being conservative. It was fabulous.
"Because of the weather, they're congregating in one place (where the water isn't frozen). It's just breathtaking how many you see. We saw 20 in one tree."
Isringhausen recently became urban fishing coordinator for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources after years as site interpreter at Pere Marquette State Park.
He's still going to lead his popular eagle tours, but only on weekdays this year.
The Winfield Ferry is a good eagle-watching spot because it's just below Winfield Lock and Dam No. 25, where the birds can fish in unfrozen, churned-up water.
"The fish come through the lock and dam, and some them are stunned or killed," Isringhausen said. "That's a lot of food for eagles."
American bald eagles start their migration south from Canada and the Great Lakes in November and December, when waterways freeze and impede fishing. They stay a few months in Madison, Jersey and Calhoun counties.
The colder the temperatures up north, the more eagles in the metro-east. This year, Isringhausen is particularly excited.
"I really think when it's all said and done, this will be one of the best eagle seasons in the area," he said.
Winfield is the only ferry operating right now. The Brussels, Kampsville and Golden Eagle ferries are closed.
Another spot where water gets churned up is Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, which is connected to National Great Rivers Museum.
"We went out with a spotting scope (on Dec. 27), and we spotted about 30 eagles in the treeline on Maple Island and Ellis Island," said Rebecca Fink, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park ranger who works at the museum.
"Some were adult, and some were juvenile. We definitely have more eagles than we did last year at this time."
After a one-year hiatus, Eagle Days are back on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge in Madison on Jan. 18-19, albeit with fewer activities than in its heyday.
Visitors can look through viewing scopes, take photos with a giant eagle nest and see live eagle presentations every 20 minutes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bundle up and bring binoculars.
The 1-mile-long pedestrian bridge is a good eagle-watching platform because of its proximity to a chain of rocks across the Mississippi that churns up water.
Eagle Days is sponsored by The Missouri Department of Conservation, Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Trailnet. They canceled the 18th annual festival last year because of money problems.
Scott Isringhausen will lead Pere Marquette State Park Eagle Days tours Wednesday and Jan. 17, 24, 29 and 31 and Feb. 3, 4, 6, 7, 13, 14, 19, 21 and 26 and March 7.
Groups meet at the park visitor's center at 8:30 a.m. They watch a short video, load into cars, cross the Illinois River on the Brussels Ferry, take an observational drive with stops in Two Rivers Wildlife Refuge, eat lunch in Hardin and return at 3 or 3:30 p.m.
Tours are limited to 50 people. Thirteen can ride in a van with Isringhausen, and the rest follow in vehicles. There is no charge, but reservations are required. For more information, call 618-786-3323.
Last spring's flooding along the Illinois River knocked out camera equipment used to broadcast live eagle-nest footage to the Pere Marquette visitors center.
The nest is in Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge. Officials doubt they can get the equipment up and running this winter.
"It's such a remote location," said Pam Warford, assistant superintendent. "Some of the (eagle nests seen) on the Internet are a little bit easier to access."
Alton Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau will host Eagle Meet and Greets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Jan. 18 and 25 at 200 Piasa St. A World Bird Sanctuary representative will display a live eagle.
New this year, the bureau will offer Eagle Sample Tours on 22-passenger shuttle buses at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. on the same Saturdays. The cost is $5.
"It's a narrated, guided tour," said President Brett Stawar. "We'll take them to eagle hot spots in the immediate Alton area. It depends on where the eagles are, but we'll definitely go to Maple Island, Heron Pond and Ellis Island."
The bureau compiles statistics on eagle sightings from throughout the region and posts them at visitalton.com/eaglecount.
A new promotion this year is called Ultimate Eagle Watchers. People who go to five of six eagle hot spots and get cards initialed will get free T-shirts.
Free eagle-watching guides and an updated Audubon Bird Watching mobile app also are available. For more information, call 618-465-6676 or 800-258-6645.
TreeHouse Wildlife Center is inviting the public to view live eagles from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in January and February. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.
The non-profit center rescues and rehabilitates orphaned and injured wildlife throughout Southern Illinois. It's at 23956 Green Acres Road in Dow. For more information, call 618-466-2990.
Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower in Hartford will host Eagles Over the Confluence programs on Saturdays in January and February.
These include Itchy Brothers Wood Chainsaw Art (eagle wood carving) from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Eagle Photo Workshop from noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 18 and Feb. 22, Birds of Prey Display from 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 25, Native American Eagle Tribute from noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 1, Chip Off the Block Ice Carving (eagle ice carving) from 1 to 2 p.m. Feb. 8 and Live Eagle Display from 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 15. Programs are free.
Visitors also can rent binoculars and view eagles from the tower's viewing platforms during regular business hours, which are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Tower tours cost $4 for adults, $2 for children 3-12 and free for kids 2 and younger. For more information, call 618-251-9101.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will present its annual Masters of the Sky program three times a day Feb. 15-17 at the National Great Rivers Museum in Alton. It includes demonstrations with live eagles and other birds of prey from the World Bird Sanctuary.
Sessions begin at 11 a.m. and 1 and 3 p.m. with a limit of 200 people for each. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children (free for 3 and younger).
Free ranger-led tours of Melvin Price Locks and Dam will be available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on those days and at 10 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. other days. For more information, call 618-462-6979.
The Audubon Center at Riverlands at Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary in West Alton, Mo., is a partnership between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and National Audubon Society.
The center is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily with free admission. Visitors can use spotting scopes to view eagles, trumpeter swans and other waterfowl and see bird exhibits.
"We have a two-story (indoor) viewing area that gives you a 140-degree vista of Ellis Bay, which comes off the Mississippi," said Operations Manager Debra McStay.
The center's Birds of Winter at Riverlands program will include Raptor Saturdays with live owls, hawks or falcons from TreeHouse Wildlife Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Jan. 18 and 25 and Feb. 1 and 8; and Eagle Watch Sundays with live eagles from World Bird Sanctuary from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday and Jan. 19 and 26 and Feb. 2 and 9.
Or visitors can venture out to a bird blind on the water's edge for a closer look. For more information, call 636-899-0090.
The Missouri Department of Conservation will host Eagle Days at Columbia Bottom Jan. 18-19 at Columbia Bottom Conservation Area, near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
Free activities will begin at 6:45 a.m. Jan. 18 with a Golden Hour Eagle Watch led by volunteer naturalists Pat Behle and Patrice Wilson. Meet at the entrance gate.
"Photographers call this time of day the 'golden hour,'" Behle said. "We're going to watch the sunrise over the Mississippi, and we hope to see some eagles."
That will be followed by a beginner photography course, "Snapshots to Photographs: Nature Photography Tips," from 10 to 11 a.m. Jan. 18. Reservations are required. Call 314-877-6014 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays or 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
An outdoor program, "Eyes on Raptors," will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 18-19. Scopes will be set up at the Confluence Platform, near parking lot N. An indoor program, "Regal Eagles," is from 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 19. It covers eagle history, behavior and the best spots for eagle viewing.
Columbia Bottom is 3 miles north of the Interstate 270 Riverview exit on Columbia Bottom Road. The area is open daily from a half hour before sunrise to a half hour after sunset for individual eagle watching. For more information, call 314-877-6014.
The public is invited to a Lunch-n-Learn program at noon Feb. 21 at Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge in Fieldon. Bring a sack lunch, sit down with staff and learn about eagles, then take a short hike to view them over Swan Lake.
Two Rivers borders the Illinois and Mississippi rivers in Calhoun, Jersey and Greene counties in Illinois and St. Charles county in Missouri. For more information, call 618-883-2524 or visit fws.gov/midwest/TwoRivers.
Real American Experiences is a private St. Louis company that will offer an eagle-watching day trip Jan. 26 with stops in Missouri and Illinois and a chicken or roast beef lunch at Pere Marquette State Park Lodge.
A bus departs from 4666 Lansdowne in South St. Louis at 8:15 a.m. and returns at 5:15 p.m. Times are 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. for North St. Louis County pickup and drop-off.
The non-refundable fare is $69. For more information, call 314-631-3131 or visit aar-therailroaders.org.


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It is the policy of the state of Texas that each person is entitled, unless otherwise expressly provided by law, at all times to complete information about the affairs of government and the official acts of public officials and employees in accordance with the Texas Public Information Act ("TPIA"), Government Code, Chapter 552. This procedure shall be liberally construed in favor of granting a request for information.
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The Nebraska Game and Parks Board of Commissioners has postponed making a decision on big game hunting recommendations for the year.
The board met Friday in Kearney.
The board is considering several changes to permits and regulations for hunting antelope, deer and elk, as well as changes to hunting season start dates. The board will consider amended recommendations at its May 24 meeting in Chadron.
The board did approve in a vote Friday a change to allow some hunting in Western Nebraska Ash Hollow and Rock Creek Station state historical parks.


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LANSING — The waters of Lake Michigan between Arcadia and New Buffalo will remain open for lake trout until October 31.
Harbor Springs: Is producing chinook salmon. Lake trout season is now closed.
Petoskey: Anglers saw fish porpoise near the end of the piers but they would not bite. Boat anglers were casting spoons and crank baits in the same area. Shore anglers are fishing off the pier, wading off the beach or fishing off the docks in the marina.
Bear River: Had lots of anglers at the dam and downstream. Catch rates were still a bit slow but those using spawn, skein, yarn or crawlers might land a fish. Pink salmon were also showing up and were caught on a single green rubber egg.
Charlevoix: Even though the winds were no longer a factor, few boats were heading out. Those that did were fishing inside the breakwall near the Cement Plant. They are casting long and skinny crank baits or spoons. Those wading near Medusa Creek in the early morning or late evening caught salmon on spoons or crank baits. Spawn and skein still caught fish during the day. Smallmouth bass were caught on minnows or crawlers in the channel.
Boyne River: Has a fair to good salmon run in progress.
Traverse City: A few boats were trolling for salmon. Perch anglers had a difficult time finding fish but a few were caught when still-fishing with minnows or wigglers.
Elk River: Those fishing spawn bags near the power dam caught fish.
Boardman River: Still has a decent number of chinook and coho. Lake trout have also been caught. Drifting skein under a bobber was the most consistent.
Frankfort: Water levels are still way down and the surface temperatures were still right around 60 degrees. Boat and pier anglers have caught coho, steelhead and brown trout as they move into the area. Those jigging in the bay and near the car ferry landing have caught chinook salmon.
Betsie River: Inside the bay, boat anglers are trolling or jigging for chinook. Fish are moving up into the river with plenty of activity noted at the Homestead Dam.
Anglers are reminded that a portion of the lower river and the eastern end of Betsie Bay (also known as Betsie Lake) will close to fishing on October 10, 2012 and remain closed until further notice to protect the fall salmon run in the river.
Onekama: The lake level is down far enough that you can stand at the end of the north pier and watch the coho swim by. Boat anglers are getting out and trolling the shoreline to the Barrel. They have caught a few coho and some young chinook.
Portage Lake: Catch rates for panfish including perch are starting to pick up but most of the fish were small. Bass anglers are doing well along the drop-offs with several fish ranging 4 to 5 pounds.
Manistee: Boats were heading out to waters over 300 feet deep for salmon and steelhead. Try 50 to 90 feet down with orange or green spoons. Catch rates slowed for those trolling around the piers.
Manistee River: Is producing some chinook and steelhead below Tippy Dam. Early morning was best.
Ludington: Fishing has slowed around the piers but a few chinook were caught on plugs. A good number of fish are now in Pere Marquette Lake or up in the river. Water temperatures were still 60 degrees. Boats are heading out to waters 200 to 300 feet deep and fishing the top 100 feet of water with orange or green spoons.


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The assembly line turns 100
The first moving assembly line debuted by Ford for the Model T production on October 7, 1913.
Oct. 7 marks a century of progress for manufacturing. It was on this date when the modern assembly line was born, changing forever how goods would be manufactured and lowering the cost of manufacturing to make those goods more affordable for consumers.
The moving assembly line debuted on October 7, 1913, by Ford Motor Company at the company's Highland Park, Mich., assembly plant. The line's efficiency helped Ford make vehicles at a greater rate while making the vehicles more affordable.
Before the moving assembly line, the cars were handmade, and the manufacturing process was stationary. The chassis stayed in one place until the vehicle was finished. Car prices remained high as a result because of the time and effort required by skilled labor to finish a car.
The company came onto an idea in April 1913 after a production engineer decided to improve the time spent putting together a flywheel magneto by separating the process into 29 steps, with each step given to a different worker down an assembly line. The assembly time to assemble a flywheel magneto was cut from 20 minutes to five, and Ford decided to expand the process to engine construction and other parts of the vehicle.
On October 7, 1913, a rudimentary final assembly line was rigged at the new Highland Park plant. A chassis was pulled slowly across the factory floor by rope and windlass. Parts and 140 assemblers were stationed along the 150-foot line, and they attached parts to the car as the winch dragged the chassis across the floor. Production time for a single vehicle fell from 12 hours and 30 minutes to 5 hours and 50 minutes.
A conveyor system with a power drive improved the system and allowed workers to install parts on both sides of the vehicle. By 1914, continuous improvement had whittled the time required for assembly to 93 minutes.
Source: Ford Motor Co. Edited by Chris Vavra, CFE Media.
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