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You might have heard that monologist s on This American Life, which compelled Glass to spend an entire show issuing a retraction. But it's also sparked an interesting conversation about journalism, storytelling and the blurring line between the two.
I previously produced a bi-weekly tech segment that aired on the NPR-affiliate in LA. We had Mike Daisey on our radio show nearly a year before This American Life (bragging rights!). We met up with Daisey at the Berkeley Rep where he was preforming his one-man-show calling attention to the horrendous conditions under which Apple products are made at the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, China.
I heard about the news of Daisey's giant fib first thing on the morning that the news broke. It was in an email from my former boss who had CCed nearly everyone in the universe (or so it seemed to me) saying that we too needed to issue a retraction.
My heart started beating wildly.
But I went back and listened to the show and lucky for us, we'd been careful to call Daisey storyteller and monologist, rather than journalist, and to put an opposing argument next to his. And lucky for the show's co-producer Queena Kim (whose more serious work can be seen ) she thought the whole thing was hogwash to begin with.
But it's interesting to note that Daisey's account of life at Foxconn in Shenzhen isn't hogwash. Daisey did get a tour of Foxconn, as he said he did, and he did speak to Apple workers in China, as he said he did. But those workers he spoke to weren't at Foxconn. In other words he combined the two (speaking with Apple workers and touring the Foxconn factory). In short, he played loose with the facts.
What's even more interesting is how theaters are reacting. The Wooly Mammoth Theatre came out strong, boldly throwing Daisey under the bus with a call to "boycott his work," according to the Washington Post, only to then issue a retraction of their retraction when their fans became irate.
Berkeley Rep, perhaps learning from Whoolly Mammoth's PR headache, appears to be playing it safe. They told the Bay Citizen:
Mike could have been more clear with us about how he shaped his story. [...] Yet the essential argument remains and we should not be distracted
from the conversation about social injustices that support our daily lives.
I've been curious to ask them a few questions myself, but so far they haven't returned my calls or emails.
Meanwhile Daisey stands by his work. Daisey said in his blog:
My show is a theatrical piece whose goal is to create a human connection
between our gorgeous devices and the brutal circumstances from which they emerge. It uses a combination of fact, memoir, and dramatic
license to tell its story [...] What I do is not journalism.
It's true Daisey isn't a journalist. And it's true that his lies were, in essence, the truth. But if someone asks you point blank, as Ira Glass did, whether you met people standing outside the Gates of Foxconn, and you say that you talked to "about 100 workers" standing "outside the gates" of Foxconn, when you didn't. It makes you a huge conman if nothing else.
But is successfully conning people part of the job description of a performer? Some might call it the essential element of any work of fiction: the suspension of disbelief. Well one thing we can safely say is that when performance and journalism mix, it makes for an interesting cocktail.
**An Excerpt from Berkeley Rep's response:
We are extraordinarily proud that our recent production of The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs helped raise consciousness about Apple's labor practices in China and the conditions under which many familiar products are manufactured. These conditions are not in question – and, as a result of recent scrutiny, meaningful reforms have been made. Mike Daisey's show is a passionate and persuasive story about how our everyday actions affect people on the other side of the globe.
Having said that, we are dismayed to learn that some of the incidents he presented as personal experiences were instead fabrications or composites of other people's reports. If we had known this, we would not have allowed Mike to bill the show as nonfiction; we would instead have worked with him to reconstruct the story and properly contextualize it for our audience.
We are saddened and disappointed by this entire situation, particularly as we continue to believe that Mike tells a damn good story and what he was trying to accomplish is important. Many sources confirm the harsh conditions faced by Chinese workers who produce goods for American consumers. It would be a pity if this incident distracted us from the larger conversation about social injustices that support our daily lives.


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On Saturday, Feb. 16, 15 athletes walked through the doors of Cooperstown CrossFit for a special workout. The event that morning, "Hope for Kenya," represented the peak of a continuing global fundraising initiative benefiting school construction and nutritional and sanitation projects in an impoverished region in Kenya.
As of Monday, Feb. 18 the global CrossFit community had raised nearly $250,000 for the cause.
"Two hundred-twelve CrossFit affiliates from around the globe are participating, and right now Cooperstown CrossFit is in 28th place in the fundraiser," Cooperstown CrossFit owner Dan Murdock said. "I'm proud that a small gym like ours has been able to do so much. We've raised nearly $1,000 and the donations continue to come in."
CrossFit, Inc. devotes 100 percent of the funds raised in "Hope for Kenya" to sustainable projects in a 250-square-mile region surrounding Mombasa. The area is prone to drought and suffers from poor access to fresh water, a lack of educational opportunity and nearly stone-age agricultural practices. With help from CrossFit, the area residents are building schools and rainwater collection systems and learning how to improve their farming practices. The village of Dzendereni was one of the first to build a new CrossFit-funded school. Since the completion of the school, attendance has more than tripled.
"Prior to CrossFit's funding, boys went to school and girls spent their days hauling water from rivers and streams miles from home. One outcome of the CrossFit initiative is that girls now have the freedom to attend school and are doing so in increasing numbers," Murdock said. "It's a great feeling knowing that our gym in upstate New York is helping families on the other side of the world to build a more-secure future. Thanks to the participation of our members, and sponsorship from Cooperstown-area businesses, we have made a significant contribution to this program."

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Joplin swept the singles and doubles championships on Friday in the Class 2 District 12 boys tennis tournament at the Joplin Athletic Complex courts.
Top-seeded Jeremy Lynn did not lose a game in six sets en route to the singles title. He beat Carthage's Blake Splitter in the quarterfinals, Webb City's Tucker Palone in the semifinals and Carthage's Richard Perry in the championship round.
Perry rallied to beat Joplin's Brooks Butler 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 in his semifinal match. Butler, the No. 7 seed, knocked off second-seeded Michael Nacy of Republic 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinals. Butler won the third-place match by default over Palone.
The doubles final was an all-Joplin affair as Luke Frogge-Edran Ali beat Sam Willcoxon-Duncan Ford 6-1, 6-1.
Frogge-Ali also won their previous two matches in straight sets over Saywer Bacon-Elijah Dickerson of Carthage and Matthew Reynolds-Aren Wells of Webb City.
Willcoxon-Ford defeated Logan Sperry-Quentin Kolb of Webb City and Jacob Kunard-Jonas smith of Carthage to reach the final.
Kunard-Smith defeated Reynolds-Wells 8-0 in the third-place match.
The top two finishers in singles and doubles advance to sectional competition at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Branson. The winners that day move on to the state tournament.
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Both beat Thomas Jefferson teams in the semifinals — Coltharp-Gloshen over Michael Joseph-Levi Vasquez 6-7 (4), 6-0, 7-6 (2) and Ridings-Gilliam over John Burnett-Joe Scott 6-4, 6-4.
Burnett-Scott then beat Joseph-Vasquez 8-3 in the third-place match.
In the singles final, top-seeded Jarod Davis of Mount Vernon beat No. 2 Frank Cascone of Thomas Jefferson 7-6, 6-0.
Preston Carpenter of Thomas Jefferson downed Jensen Smith of Carl Junction 8-4 in the third-place match.
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Wander around in back and enjoy the beautiful roses and other plantings that make this area especially beautiful. Perhaps, while visiting this historic setting, you may experience the touch of cool ocean fog on your skin, hear the call of seagulls, or the infrequent moan of a distant fog horn. And, if you listen very quietly, you might even hear the fainter cry of "Thar she blows!"
At one time, Monterey had a busy whaling industry. The huge ocean mammals were killed at sea and brought to shore. At several "rendering" plants, the animals were cut up for commercial uses. The fat or blubber was heated in large pots to extract natural oil. The oil was used for machinery and in lamps. Baleen, or the large bony filters found in the mouths of filter feeding whales (locally, Grey and Humpback Whales), were harvested for corsets and umbrella stays. The bones were either ground up for fertilizer, used for structure foundations, or used in early-day sidewalks! At times, so many animals were killed that the author, Robert Lewis Stevenson, mentioned seeing the bleached bones of whales on the beaches of Monterey.
Today, it is illegal to kill whales in the United States and in most countries of the world. This moratorium has been declared to prevent extinction of the world's largest mammals. Whale bone vertebras were used as an inexpensive surface material in sidewalks in place of cement and wooden planks. Due to the passage of time and the deterioration of early-day whale bone sidewalks, only a few sections of these unique walkways still exist in the United States.
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Bennett Miller, Oscar-nominated director of "Moneyball," is in town casting a movie about Olympic gold-medalist wrestlers Dave and Mark Schultz.
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this is Ygnacio Zermeno (Nash) with his wife Celia in Houston, Tx.. Joe Zermeno was home visiting from the Army. Nash and Celia had 2 sons together. (Nash and Noel Zermeno). Celia was his 2nd wife. (This is posted by his daughter, Cindy Zermeno)


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Rose-Hulman scored once in the first half and twice in the second to earn a 3-0 shutout victory over Greenville College in women's soccer action on Wednesday at the Intramural Field.
Senior Rachel Johnstone put the Engineers on the board in the 34th minute, on a breakaway goal started by an assist from junior Haley O'Neil.
Senior Nicky Wheeler pushed the lead to 2-0 with a goal in the 65th minute. Wheeler scored her first goal of the season after a pass from sophomore Kate DeMoss.
Rose-Hulman added an insurance goal in the 78th minute when sophomore Hayley Gilliam completed another breakaway. DeMoss provided her second assist of the match to secure the victory.
Rose-Hulman set a new season-high with three goals and improved to 2-1-1 with the victory. Greenville stands 1-3 overall. The Engineers return to action with a home game against Millikin University on Saturday.


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1 bunch kale
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/3 cup sunflower seeds, toasted (or Sweet Glazed Nuts)
¼ cup diced red onion
1/3 cup currants
¾ cup diced apple, (½ apple)
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2 tablespoons unfiltered apple cider vinegar
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Wash leaves. Spin or pat dry.
Stack leaves, rollup and cut into thin ribbons (chiffonade).
Put kale in a large mixing bowl.
Add salt, massage salt into kale with your hands for 2 minutes.
To toast seeds, put in a dry skillet over low to medium heat and stir constantly for a few minutes until they change color and give off a nutty aroma.
Put kale in a fresh bowl and discard any leftover liquid.
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Hot sun and high temperatures usually mean lighter meals like fresh salads and finger foods. And when it comes to meat we know we should stick to the grilled chicken, but speaking of finger food – what about the occasional chicken fingers?
Sure it's okay to indulge every so often, but don't get the premade, pre-fried rubbery chicken fingers from the freezer section. Instead, make your own with a nice breading.
The breadcrumb mixture that I use is one that comes from my niece who lives in France. She uses leftover croissants for breadcrumbs combined with a handful of slivered almonds. This creates a soft, light crust that is very nice and not too heavy.
The last time I was there for a visit we used this breading recipe to make fried squash flowers stuffed with shrimp mousseline.
It's a wonderful breading for whatever you might be frying. So if you're going to indulge make it worth the calories. Make your own, and make it nice.
Almond-Crusted Chicken Fingers
3 large butter croissants
2 slices white bread
1/4 cup sliced almond
chicken breasts sliced into strips
1 cup flour seasoned with salt and pepper
2 eggs, beaten
Pulse croissants and bread in food processor two to three seconds or until bread is finely chopped. Add almonds and pulse a couple of times just to coarsely chop. Dredge the sliced chicken in seasoned flour and shake off excess flour. One at a time dip chicken into beaten eggs and then coat with the homemade breadcrumbs. Heat cooking oil to 300 degrees and fry the chicken strips until crispy and light brown.
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October 30, 2012
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Daniel G. Kahle, entered into rest on October 29, 2012 at home. Born on November 26, 1951, he was the son of Wilbur and Margaret (Gifford) Kahle.
Danny was a longtime member of the Kingsmen Motorcycle Club, where he was the past President of the Lockport Chapter. He enjoyed motorcycles, restoring cars and working on electronics.
He is survived by his son, Gary Campeau of Niagara Falls; brother of Lois (Robert Simpson) Klein and the late Gary and Herbert Kahle; dear friend of Danny and Lynne Anne and Glenn and Renee. Also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends may call from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM on Thursday at the Taylor & Reynolds Funeral Home, corner of Transit and Niagara Streets, where the funeral will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials to the American Diabetes Association would be appreciated by the family.
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Just think, five weeks from today we'll all have the Vikings' final answer. Is general manager Rick Spielman really considering passing on Southern Cal left tackle Matt Kalil with the No. 3 pick in this year's draft?
He couldn't be, could he?
After all, listen to the draft experts and it's very clear Kalil is as close to a can't-miss tackle as you'll ever find in the draft. He's big. He's explosive. He has quick feet and uses his hands well.
On top of that, the Vikings have asserted that they would like to reinforce their offensive line to protect developing young quarterback Christian Ponder. And what could be better than securing a smart, athletic, strong beast up front to ink into the starting lineup for, oh, the next 10-12 years?
Yep, on the surface it sure seems like A+B=You're-out-of-your-darn-mind-if-you-pass-on-Kalil.
Yet Spielman insists he will seriously look at the other side of this coin as well. At the combine last month, he wondered aloud whether championship teams truly require a star left tackle to excel or whether they can still succeed with a functional player there if the offense has real difference makers at the skills positions.
It's a fair question to consider. And after Spielman began that debate, we looked into it a little deeper by analyzing the starting left tackles for the 12 playoff teams in 2011, uncovering evidence that it's by no means necessary to spend a high draft pick on the position in order to win.
Now, as stories continue to surface that Spielman and the Vikings could opt to use that No. 3 pick to address a different position -- LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne is in the conversation and Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon should be too – we're providing another set of data that's worth considering. For those teams who do use top 10 picks on offensive linemen, what kinds of dividends to they usually see? Here's a quick look at the 23 offensive tackles taken in the top 10 over the past 20 drafts.
The figures might surprise you. Of those 23 tackles, only four posted winning records overall during their stays with the teams that drafted them.
The two best left tackles taken in the past five years? Joe Thomas and Jake Long have been Pro Bowlers since the day they entered the league. Yet they've also been on teams with a combined .410 winning percentage and zero playoff wins in their nine seasons combined.
Have a look around at our display. Think it over. Discuss.
We've still got another five weeks to analyze the pros and cons of taking Kalil.
Bob Whitfield
Drafted: No. 8 by Atlanta
Team's record while he was there: 82-109-1
Longevity: Whitfield played in Atlanta for 12 years, starting all 16 games in nine of those seasons. He lasted 15 years in the NFL, playing 220 career games.
Postseason success with Atlanta: Whitfield was a starter on the 1998 Falcons team that upset the Vikings in the NFC Championship game to reach the Super Bowl. But Atlanta made the playoffs only two other times during his stay there.
Ray Roberts
Drafted: No. 10 by Seattle
Team's record while he was there: 22-42
Longevity: Roberts played 127 games during his NFL career with 116 starts. After four seasons in Seattle, he played his final five years for the Lions.
Postseason success with Seattle: The Seahawks did not make the playoffs during Roberts' four seasons there.
Willie Roaf
Drafted: No. 8 by New Orleans
Team's record while he was there: 57-87
Longevity: Roaf enjoyed a Hall of Fame career during his 13 seasons in the league, reaching the Pro Bowl 11 times. After nine years in New Orleans, he finished his career in Kansas City.
Postseason success with New Orleans: Roaf played in exactly two playoff games with the Saints – a 31-28 win over the Rams in 2000 followed by a 34-16 loss to the Vikings in the division round the following week.
Tony Boselli
Drafted: No. 2 by Jacksonville
Team's record while he was there: 62-50
Longevity: Boselli played 91 games over seven seasons for the Jaguars and was an All-Pro for three consecutive years from 1997-99. He was selected in the 2002 expansion draft by the Texans but never played a game for Houston.
Postseason success: Boselli helped the Jaguars make the playoffs for four consecutive years from 1996-99. Jacksonville advanced to the AFC Championship game in 1996 but lost to New England.
Willie Anderson
Drafted: No. 10 by Cincinnati
Team's record while he was there: 76-116
Longevity: Anderson was sturdy for 13 seasons, the first 12 with the Bengals. He played 195 career games and started 184 of them. He went to the Pro Bowl four times.
Postseason success: During Anderson's 12 seasons in Cincinnati, the Bengals played one playoff game, a 31-17 loss to Pittsburgh after the 2005 season.
Orlando Pace
Drafted: No. 1 by St. Louis
Team's record while he was there: 92-100
Longevity: Pace played 12 seasons with the Rams and finished his career with a one-season stint in Chicago. He made 165 starts in his 169 career games and made the Pro Bowl in seven consecutive seasons (1999-2005).
Postseason success: The Rams made the postseason five times and went 7-4 in playoff games during Pace's tenure there. He was the anchor of an offensive line that helped St. Louis win Super Bowl XXXIV. The Rams also made it to Super Bowl XXXVI.
Walter Jones
Drafted: No. 6 by Seattle
Team's record while he was there: 102-90
Longevity: Jones played his entire 12-year career with the Seahawks and started 180 games. He made the Pro Bowl in nine of his final 10 seasons.
Postseason success: Seattle made the playoffs six times and won four postseason games, including two victories following the '05 season that sent the Seahawks onto the Super Bowl.
Chris Samuels
Drafted: No. 3 by Washington
Team's record while he was there: 70-90
Longevity: Samuels lasted 10 years and played in 141 games for the Redskins. He made the Pro Bowl six times.
Postseason success with team that drafted him: The Redskins made the playoffs in 2005 and '07 but one only one postseason game and never reached the conference championship game during Samuels' time there.
Mike Williams
Drafted: No. 4 by Buffalo
Team's record while he was there: 28-36
Longevity: Williams lasted four years with the Bills then spent one season each in Jacksonville and Washington.
Postseason success with Buffalo: The Bills did not reach the postseason while he was there.
Bryant McKinnie
Drafted: No. 7 by the Vikings
Team's record while he was there: 74-70
Longevity: In nine years with the Vikings, McKinnie made 131 starts and was a mainstay up front. He made the Pro Bowl in 2009. After being released last summer, he played all 16 games in 2011 for the Ravens.
Postseason success with Minnesota: The Vikings reached the playoffs in three of McKinnie's nine seasons and had a 2-3 record in those games. They almost reached the Super Bowl after the 2009 season before suffering a devastating overtime loss to New Orleans in the NFC Championship game.
Levi Jones
Drafted: No. 10 by Cincinnati
Team's record while he was there: 48-63-1
Longevity: Jones spent seven seasons with the Bengals and finished his career in 2009 with the Redskins.
Postseason success with Cincinnati: The Bengals lost their only playoff game with Jones on the roster, a 31-17 stumble against Pittsburgh in January 2006.
Jordan Gross
Drafted: No. 8 by Carolina
Team's record while he's been there: 72-72
Longevity: Gross has made 135 starts in his nine seasons in Charlotte. He's made the Pro Bowl twice.
Postseason success: As a rookie, Gross helped the Panthers reach the Super Bowl where they lost to New England. Two years later, Carolina was back in the NFC Championship game. They've won five of their eight playoff games in three postseason appearances during Gross' nine seasons.
Robert Gallery
Drafted: No. 2 by Oakland
Team's record while he was there: 33-79
Longevity: Gallery played his first seven seasons in Oakland before playing last year in Seattle. He's played in 104 games during his eight years in the league.
Postseason success with Oakland: The Raiders never reached the playoffs.
D'Brickashaw Ferguson
Drafted: No. 4 by the New York Jets
Team's record while he's been there: 51-45
Longevity: Ferguson hasn't missed a start in six seasons with the Jets and has made the Pro Bowl the past three seasons.
Postseason success: New York has reached the playoffs three times in Ferguson's six seasons and reached the AFC Championship game in consecutive seasons in 2009 and 2010.
Joe Thomas
Drafted: No. 3 by Cleveland.
Team's record while he was there: 28-52
Longevity: Thomas hasn't missed a start in five seasons with the Browns and has made the Pro Bowl all five seasons.
Postseason success: The Browns have yet to reach the playoffs.
Levi Brown
Drafted: No. 5 by Arizona
Team's record while he's been there there: 40-40
Longevity: Brown hasn't missed a start over the past four seasons and has played in 77 games during his five years in Arizona.
Postseason success: The Cardinals made the playoffs after the '08 and '09 seasons and advanced to Super Bowl XLIII with Brown aiding a prolific passing attack.
Jake Long
Drafted: No. 1 by Miami
Team's record while he's been there: 31-33
Longevity: Long has played in and started 62 of Miami's 64 games over the past four seasons. He's made the Pro Bowl in all four seasons.
Postseason success: Miami went 11-5 when Long was a rookie in 2008 but lost its playoff opener 27-9 to Baltimore.
Jason Smith
Drafted: No. 2 by the Rams
Team's record while he's been there: 10-38
Longevity: Smith hasn't lived up to expectations, hampered by injuries and inconsistent play. He's played 29 games with 26 starts in his first three seasons.
Postseason success: The Rams have yet to reach the playoffs.
Andre Smith
Drafted: No. 6 by Cincinnati
Team's record while he was there: 23-25
Longevity: Smith has started 19 times and played in 27 games in his first three seasons.
Postseason success: The Bengals have reached the playoffs twice in the past three seasons but lost their postseason openers both times.
Eugene Monroe
Drafted: No. 8 by Jacksonville
Team's record while he's been there: 20-28
Longevity: Monroe has played 45 games and started 42 during his first three seasons.
Postseason success: The Jaguars have yet to reach the playoffs.
Trent Williams
Drafted: No. 4 by Washington
Team's record while he's been there: 11-21
Longevity: Williams has played in 24 games and started 23 during his first two seasons.
Postseason success: The Redskins have yet to reach the playoffs.
Russell Okung
Drafted: No. 6 by Seattle
Team's record while he's been there: 14-18
Longevity: Okung has made 22 starts in his first two seasons with the Seahawks.
Postseason success: After sneaking into the playoffs with a 7-9 record in 2011, Okung helped Seattle upset New Orleans in the wild card round. The Seahawks lost the following week at Chicago.
Tyron Smith
Drafted: No. 9 by Dallas
Team's record while he's been there: 8-8
Longevity: Smith started all 16 games as a rookie last season.
Postseason success: The Cowboys did not reach the playoffs in 2011
Vikings general manager Rick Spielman is a big believer in Matt Kalil, the star offensive tackle out of Southern Cal who almost everyone is projecting to be a Pro Bowler before long. The Vikings also have needs to bolster their offensive line. And they own the No. 3 pick in April's draft, in good position to potentially land Kalil, who is being widely touted as the best offensive line prospect of the past five years.
What in the world will happen with Chris Cook?
That may be the biggest behind-the-scenes question facing the Vikings organization this week as they enjoy their midseason bye. So now comes yet another major decision for Leslie Frazier and his staff with the front office certain to weigh in.
What matters more: Talent or character? Upside on the football field or civilized conduct off of it?
This afternoon, while joining Dan Barreiro for a one-on-one interview on KFAN, Frazier said a decision of some sort on the Cook front will come Monday.
"We're going to have a resolution as to what direction we're going to go," Frazier said. "And we'll talk about it then."
Cook's next court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 22. Clearly, with a resolution promised for next week, Frazier has no plans of taking a wait-and-see approach.
Just two short weeks ago, Cook was emerging as a difference-maker on defense, a second-year cornerback with impressive size and speed plus the confidence to battle some of the top receivers in the NFL.
Man, the kid seemed to have a bright future and was giving the Vikings hope that they had made a terrific choice when they drafted Cook with their top pick in 2011.
"He was playing very well for us," Frazier told Barreiro. "He was coming along to the point where he was on the verge of being our No. 1 corner. He was really making a lot of plays. And people were staying away from him. He might get one or two throws his way and that was about it. So things were going well."
Then came the morning of Oct. 22. The Eden Prairie Police took a call from one of Cook's neighbors, who had heard screaming coming from nearby. Shortly after 2 a.m. Cook was arrested, taken into custody and held without bail on charges of domestic assault.
Three days later, an official felony charge was levied. And as the details of the incident became public, with Cook accused of hitting and strangling his girlfriend, the Vikings organization was left in a disturbed state. Cook was suspended without pay. He has not practiced since. And he did not make last weekend's road trip to Carolina.
In less than a week, Cook will know a lot more about his future with the team. It will be yet another high-profile decision for Frazier, who has already faced several in his first full year as an NFL head coach. From the release of offensive lineman Bryant McKinnie in August to the benching of Donovan McNabb in Week 7 to the release of Bernard Berrian last week, Frazier has had his hands full.
McKinnie was sent on his way in part because he had put on too much weight during the lockout, a sign that he may not have been dedicated enough. Berrian's investment in making himself and the team better was also questioned. And McNabb? Well, his subpar performance on game days led to his demotion.
All of those situations were far less complicated and less troubling than Cook's transgression. So now Frazier and the Vikings staff face another potential watershed moment. On Monday, we'll learn what they've decided.
Welcome to the NFL. Happy Labor Day. Now get to work.
The Vikings return to Winter Park this morning after three days off. Since they last gathered for the 28-0 preseason finale victory over the Texans, they've cut from 80 to 53 players, put a middle linebacker (Jasper Brinkley) on IR, released three linebackers (Heath Farwell, Ross Homan and David Herron) and signed a linebacker (Xavier Adibi) that started against them on Thursday night. And, oh yeah, Kevin Williams found out he'll be suspended for the first two games.
It should be a short, non-padded practice when the team takes the field at 11 a.m. today. Here are some of the question marks we're looking at heading into Sunday's regular-season opener at San Diego:
. New starters at left tackle, quarterback, flanker, defensive tackle, nose tackle, left defensive end and weak-side linebacker.
. The team still hasn't announced a starter at strong safety.
. Two players, CB Cedric Griffin and RG Anthony Herrera, haven't played full games since tearing ACLs. Griffin, of course, has torn both over the past two years.
. Weak-side linebacker Erin Henderson has never started an NFL game.
. Tight end Visanthe Shiancoe missed the entire preseason with a hamstring injury. Both backup running backs -- Toby Gerhart (Achilles'/ankle) and Lorenzo Booker (back) -- are nicked up, although coach Leslie Frazier said everyone should be ready to practice this week.
. Depth at offensive line, linebacker and secondary.
Don't misunderstand. Pointing out question marks isn't meant to imply that an area is hopelessly lost or that the answer to that question won't turn out on the positive side. These are just areas that we'll all be watching closely.
For instance, as good as Pat Williams was for most of his Vikings' career, I'll still take Remi Ayodele at 28 over Big Pat at 38 and coming off a subpar year. I also think Donovan McNabb has looked surprisingly comfortable. And all eyes will be on LT Charlie Johnson, but let's face it, it's not like Bryant McKinnie was on top of his game the past couple seasons.
It's not the worst thing in the world that the Vikings head into a season picked to finish last in their division because of so many question marks.
After all, last year's team went into the season picked to win the Super Bowl because the perception was it had no question marks.
Former Vikings left tackle Bryant McKinnie has decided to donate the furniture and appliances from his Eden Prairie home to a local chartity, his publicist said today.
"All of my furniture in my old home is practically new and in decent condition, I look at this as a positive way to move to my new location, while still providing families in need of appliances and household goods," McKinnie said in a release from his publicist.
McKinnie was released on Day 2 of training camp after reporting overweight. He was signed last week by the Baltimore Ravens and is expected to play left tackle after getting back in shape.
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A suspicious man "acting very hyper and very strange" who said he was looking for his daughter at two Eagan elementary schools led police on a high-speed chase with speeds up to 110MPH on Wednesday.
Jason Marson Michels, 34, of Belgrade, is currently in custody on pending charges related to the chase.
According to a statement by the Eagan Police Department, officers received a report at 12:44 p.m. Wednesday of a suspicious man at School. The man, dressed in a camouflage coat and driving a blue Pontiac Bonneville, told staff there he was looking for his daughter but said he believed he was currently at a school located at Highway 7 and Interstate 35W.
After the staff told the man his daughter did not go to Northview, the man reportedly left and showed up at in Eagan, again inquiring about his daughter.
Employees at Pinewood also contacted police who attempted to stop the suspect vehicle as it was leaving Pinewood.
The man failed to stop and led officers on a high-speed chase north on 35E, then west on I-494 at speeds reaching 110MPH.
Several agencies assisted in the chase.
The Minnesota State Patrol reported earlier that they had apprehended the suspect after one of their officers performed a PIT maneuver at Lyndale Avenue and 90th Street in Bloomington.
Michels had avoided spike strips deployed to stop his vehicle earlier in the chase.
Michels had a cancelled license and active arrest warrants for felony probation violation, gross misdemeanor obstructing a legal process and gross misdemeanor driving under the influence.
Police say Michels was transported to Region's Hospital for observation after arriving back at the Eagan police department. He is expected to be transported to Dakota County Jail after medical evaluation.
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DETROIT LAKES, Minn.—The Minnesota Department of Transportation invites the public to an informational meeting on Wednesday, July 18, from 3 to 5 p.m., about the recently postponed Highway 10/75 project in Moorhead.
The open-house style meeting will be held at the Moorhead City Hall Council Chambers, 500 Center Ave., Moorhead. MnDOT representatives will be available to address questions and concerns regarding the contractor bid results and subsequent project delay.
The project to improve traffic signals and accessibility on Highway 10 and Highway 75 as well as resurface Main Avenue was originally scheduled to begin in July 2012, following the city of Moorhead's water main project on Main Avenue.
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Senator Uses Old-Style Filibuster on CIA Nominee
Not all Republicans were as enthusiastic about Paul's performance. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said the prospect of drones being used to kill people in the United States was "ridiculous" and he called the debate "paranoia between libertarians and the hard left that is unjustified."
Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, echoed Graham. He said it is unconstitutional for the U.S. military or intelligence agencies to conduct lethal counterterrorism operations in the United States against U.S. citizens. Suggesting they can or might, Rogers said, "provokes needless fear and detracts attention from the real threats facing the country."
Paul, who is the son of former Texas congressman and libertarian leader Ron Paul, offered at one point during the filibuster to allow a vote on Brennan if the Senate would vote on his resolution stating that the use of the unmanned, armed aircraft on U.S. soil against American citizens violates the Constitution. Democrats rejected the offer.
Along with Cruz, Rubio and McConnell, other Republican senators who joined Paul on the floor included Mike Lee of Utah, Jerry Moran of Kansas, John Barrasso of Wyoming, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, Jeff Flake of Arizona, Tim Scott of South Carolina, John Thune of South Dakota and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., also made an appearance. Wyden has long pressed for greater oversight of the use of drones.
Holder came close to making the statement Paul wanted earlier Wednesday during an exchange with Cruz at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, according to Paul.
Cruz asked Holder if the Constitution allowed the federal government to kill on U.S. soil a U.S. citizen who doesn't pose an imminent threat. Holder said the situation was hypothetical, but he did not think that in that situation the use of a drone or lethal force would be appropriate. Cruz criticized Holder for not simply saying "no" in response.
In a letter sent Tuesday to Paul, Brennan said the CIA does not have authority to conduct lethal operations inside the U.S.
Holder told Paul in a March 4 letter that the federal government has not conducted such operations and has no intention of doing so. But Holder also wrote that he supposed it was possible under an "extraordinary circumstance" that the president would have no choice but to authorize the military to use lethal force inside U.S. borders. Holder cited the attacks at Pearl Harbor and on Sept. 11, 2001, as examples.
Paul said he did not dispute that the president has the authority to take swift and lethal action against an enemy who carried out a significant attack against the United States. But Paul said he was "alarmed" at how difficult it has been to get the administration to clearly define what qualifies as a legitimate target of a drone strike.
The record for the longest individual speech on the Senate floor belongs to former Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes against the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Paul ended his lengthy speech with a joke. He said that he was tempted to go another 12 hours and try to break Thurmond's record, but he needed to use the bathroom.
"I discovered that there are some limits to filibustering and I'm going to have to go and take care of one of those in a few minutes," Paul said.
Brennan's nomination won approval Tuesday by the Senate Intelligence Committee after the White House broke a lengthy impasse by agreeing to give lawmakers access to top-secret legal opinions justifying the use of lethal drone strikes against al-Qaida suspects overseas.
If confirmed, Brennan would replace Michael Morell, the CIA's deputy director who has been acting director since David Petraeus resigned in November after acknowledging an affair with his biographer.
Brennan currently serves as Obama's top counterterrorism adviser in the White House. He was nominated for the CIA post by the president in early January.
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Imagine if one day, without warning, the entire human race turns against you, if every person you know, every person you meet becomes a bloodthirsty, mindless savage . . . That's the horrifying reality for Cal, Brick, and Daisy. Friends, family, even moms and dads, are out to get them. Their world has the Fury. It will not rest until they are dead.In Alexander Gordon Smith's adrenaline-fueled saga, Cal and the others must uncover the truth about what is happening before it destroys them all. But survival comes at a cost. In their search for answers, what they discover will launch them into battle with an enemy of unimaginable power.
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This regular column is for Dungeon Masters who like to build worlds and campaigns as much as I do. Here I share my experiences as a DM through the lens of Iomandra, my Dungeons & Dragons campaign world. Even though the campaign uses the 4th Edition rules, the topics covered here often transcend editions. Hopefully this series of articles will give you inspiration, ideas, and awesome new ways to menace your players in your home campaigns.
If you're interested in learning more about the world of Iomandra, check out the wiki.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. The heroes have arrived at Krakenholt, an island fortress where the feuding Sea Kings (the world's most powerful seafaring merchant lords) convene on rare occasion to discuss matters of great import. Summoning the Sea Kings to Krakenholt is no simple matter, so the party turns to a retired Sea King named Draeken Malios for help. This living legend, thought to have perished when his ship sank in the Battle of the Roiling Cauldron, climbs to the top of the fortress and rings thirteen chimes in a specific sequence, in essence "playing his song." The song echoes in the minds of Sea Kings around the world, who travel to Krakenholt with great haste.
Having rescued Malios from the Elemental Chaos, the heroes hope he can persuade his fellow Sea Kings to put aside their differences and unite against a common threat. The vaunted Sea Kings arrive one by one aboard their flagships over the course of many days. When the time finally comes to address them, the heroes are stunned to learn Malios has passed away in his sleep. Now, unexpectedly, they must confront the Sea Kings alone.
My early D&D campaigns (the ones I ran before I showed up on TSR's doorstep pining for work) were largely inspired by published adventures. My players had straightforward quests and could always tell who the bad guys were. The only major complications in terms of story were the monsters and traps that stood in their way, and the most important choice the players had to make was whether to turn left, turn right, press forward, or rest for the night. Killing the bad guy was not optional; it was expected. That's the D&D experience distilled to its very core, and for some players and DMs, that's about as much narrative complexity as they need and/or desire. The DM reveals the monster, the heroes kill it and take its stuff, and the campaign (such as it is) moves on. Back then, my players didn't need to worry about taking notes, because they were always riding toward the next town in peril and never had cause to look back.
My campaigns have become a lot more complicated over the years. All those years of playing the game, reading books, and watching TV and movies have motivated me to deliver complex narratives with multiple campaign arcs and myriad NPCs. While there are still plenty of monsters and villains to fight, the heroes' world is a lot less black and white. Sometimes the PCs don't know who the real enemy is, and sometimes their adversary isn't something they can kill (at least, not without severe consequences). My campaign worlds feel a lot more real, which can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on your point of view. For better or worse, the characters' actions and decisions impact the world around them and have real consequences, and every game session is an opportunity to add a host of new complications.
As a DM, there are two ways in which I add complications to my game: I "hard-code" them into the adventure from the very start (i.e., prearranged complications), or I insert them in response to certain character actions and decisions (i.e., unexpected complications). I find the former easier to create and the latter potentially more exciting—if for no other reason than they're often as surprising to ME as they are to my players! Allow me to cite a few examples from my Wednesday night game.
When I'm planning a future encounter, I try to imagine in my head the likely outcome (all things being equal). One question I like to ask myself is: If things happen as I expect them to, how could things get worse? The goal isn't to make players feel miserable. Quite the contrary: my goal is to excite them by throwing a curve that takes the campaign somewhere they might not expect it to go.
Example #1: The heroes make enemies of a tiefling guild of assassins called the Horned Alliance.Planned Complication: A tiefling character in the party discovers that his grandmother is the evil leader of the guild.
At some point in the middle of the paragon tier, as the conflict between the heroes and the Horned Alliance began to peak, it occurred to me that when the time finally came for the party to face the guild's leader, it would be cool to introduce a villain whom they might not want to kill—at least, not right away. It's hard to justify hurling chaos bolts at your grandmother while she's reminiscing fondly about your childhood, sharing big campaign secrets, and proposing to bury the hatchet. (Suffice to say, Evil Grandmother eventually got what was coming to her.)
Example #2: The heroes' quest to buy magical armaments for their ship leads them to an exiled dragonborn wizard hiding in the raft-city of Anchordown.Planned Complication: The wizard-in-exile is suspected of selling weapons to enemies of the Dragovar Empire, so imperial spies have her workshop under surveillance.
The heroes might have their eyes on some new ballistas and catapults, but if they end up buying weapons from the wizard, they will quickly find themselves under investigation. With great Perception checks, they glimpse Dragovar spies lurking in the shadows, watching their every move.
Example #3: The heroes agree to help an old dragonborn paladin of Bahamut complete one final quest before he retires.Planned Complication: The paladin's true mission could result in the heroes being branded traitors of the Dragovar Empire.
Here we have a well-meaning NPC who's clearly misguided. Brazius and his superiors believe that the Knights of Ardyn want to overthrow the government when, in fact, they seek to rid the empire of corruption. Unfortunately, Brazius believes the propaganda that brands the Knights as traitors, and although he claims to be an emissary sent by the Temple of Bahamut to treat with representatives of the order, Brazius intends to lure them into a trap and have them all arrested. When the heroes discover Brazius's true mission, they warn the Knights of Ardyn and aid their escape. The party's dragonborn paladin, Rhasgar (Trevor Kidd), owns up to the deed, at which point he and his companions are denounced as traitors of the empire, and Brazius returns to the Dragovar capital in disgrace. How's that for complicated? It took nearly half a year of actual game time, but the heroes finally got back on the empire's good side when they rescued the Emperor, at which point all was forgiven.
The unexpected complication occurs when an opportunity suddenly arises to turn the party's situation from good to bad, or from bad to worse, or at the very least make them think twice about the direction they're headed or the decisions they've made.
Example #1: When the party's ship sinks to the bottom of the sea, one of the characters uses a ritual to summon an aspect of Dispater to help get the ship back.Unexpected Complication: Dispater releases a powerful archmage from the Nine Hells, who raises the ship from the ocean's depths as a hell-wrought vessel with flaming sails. In exchange, Dispater requires that the character take a succubus concubine.
When the party's ship blew to smithereens, it never occurred to me that the ship's tiefling captain (played by Chris Youngs) would turn to the Nine Hells for help reversing this latest misfortune. My instinct was to reward Deimos for his cleverness by giving him everything he wanted and more. Yeah, okay, Deimos had to swear an oath to protect his succubus concubine from harm. Eventually, she was killed by her own hand, which broke the contract and got Deimos off the hook, but her actions aboard the ship spurred a lot of conflict within the group, leading several players to wonder whether the party was slowly becoming evil. She also complicated matters when she backstabbed an emissary of Vecna with whom the heroes had forged an unlikely alliance, throwing that alliance into peril.
Example #2: The heroes travel to the Elemental Chaos to retrieve a magical cutlass with the power to unite the feuding Sea Kings of Iomandra against a common threat.Unexpected Complication: After the pirate warlord wielding the cutlass falls in battle, his henchman hurls the weapon overboard into a sea of acid.
When characters undertake a quest to retrieve a magical artifact, it's usually safe to assume that the adventure is built in a way that makes success the likely outcome. I prefer not to set any expectations, and I don't assume that every quest the characters gain is something they can complete. I think one of the qualities of a good DM is the ability to set aside personal expectations and let the player characters steer the narrative. It just so happened that when Vantajar, the one-eyed dragonborn pirate warlord, fell in battle, his lieutenant was next in the initiative count. Knowing the battle was lost and seeing the cutlass lying at his feet, he picked it up to keep any of the nearby player characters from doing the same. It didn't occur to me to toss the weapon overboard until that very moment, and I would never have predicted that event occurring. The reaction from the players was similar to what I'd expect had the lieutenant performed a coup de grace on a fallen PC . . . times a hundred. Here endeth your quest, not with a bang but a fizzle. How will the heroes unite the Sea Kings without the magical MacGuffin? Suddenly, the campaign just got a lot more complicated and fun.
Example #3: A tiefling character with the Prince of Hell epic destiny dies.Unexpected Complication: Asmodeus tells the dead character his work isn't done and returns him to the natural world as a pit fiend with orders to resurrect the dead tiefling empire of Bael Turath.
You can play a pit fiend in 4th Edition? Good heavens, yes, but it's probably the sort of option best left for epic tier, and it would be nice if the player somehow earned it. No, you won't find pit fiend character options in any product we've published to date. The idea to bring back Kosh (played by Chris Champagne) as a pit fiend wasn't something I planned. It only occurred to me after Kosh died, and then only because there's a strong infernal theme weaving and wending its way through the campaign. Most of Kosh's statistics didn't need to change, but I gave him an epic-level fiery aura power, an epic-level tail sting power, and a natural fly speed. But let's forget about the mechanics, shall we, and consider what having a pit fiend in the party actually means storywise. I've made all of the characters' lives more complicated. How will good-aligned NPCs react to the party? Will Kosh feel obliged to fulfill his new quest, and will the other characters aid him or not? And, finally, what happens when worshipers of Asmodeus start showing up on the party's doorstep looking for face time with the pit fiend?
For many players, mine included, the D&D game is an escape from the real world. It's a chance to be a total badass and do amazing things without having to worry about real-life consequences. But if you're like me, you want the campaign world to feel like a living, breathing place, and so there's a fine balance to be struck: To make the world feel real, you need the characters' decisions and actions to affect change, and as the world changes, new challenges arise. If the party wizard uses a fireball to kill a troll and several innocent villagers are killed in the fiery blast, as the DM it's my job to imagine the likely consequences of that event and find ways to stir the pot. Perhaps the wizard's actions will reach the ears of the king, who will demand that the wizard redeem himself, or perhaps one of those killed in the blast has a relative with powerful friends.
I can't tell you which complications will best serve your home campaign, since every campaign has its own characters with their own stories to tell. However, I can share with you some of my favorites:
Until the next encounter!
—Dungeon Master for Life, Chris Perkins


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---- — TUPPER LAKE — On Friday, April 19, 2013, the Lord unexpectedly called home his special angel.
Beverly P. Brownell, 74, was born in Plattsburgh, N.Y., March 17, 1939, the daughter of Oscar and Evelyn (Herling) Loso.
She graduated from Plattsburgh State with a bachelor's degree in home economics in 1959 and later earned a master's degree in special education.
Beverly was employed by the State of New York at Sunmount Developmental Center for 26 years, working first as a special education teacher, then in administration.
Beverly enjoyed being involved in community activities and was a member of many clubs and organizations. She held several offices in Business and Professional Women (BPW) and the Chamber of Commerce, participated in numerous Chamber of Commerce events promoting tourism and economic growth for the village, and volunteered at the Wild Center. She was also a member of Eastern Star and Red Hats. Beverly enjoyed the friendship of exercise with her friends and instructors at the Sunmount pool.
She loved visiting with friends and family and maintained a close relationship with the Lalama family of Ecuador. Oscar Lalama lived with the Brownell family as an AFS foreign exchange student in 1978-1979, and the two families have remained close ever since, often visiting each other homes. Over the years, Beverly developed a large network of friends, who will miss her warm, welcoming personality, infectious laughter, and lively sense of humor. She hosted countless koffee klatches where she and her friends shared stories and news of the day, comforting each other in trying times she shared her own life experiences, which enriched the lives of those around her.
Beverly was predeceased by the love of her life, Dr. Hans Corneille, with whom she shared a devoted and loving relationship for many years, an example of true love and commitment.
Beverly is survived by her two sons, Stephen Brownell of Houston, Texas, and Dan Brownell of Waupaca, Wisc.; and her grandchildren, Catherine and Clare Brownell of Potsdam, N.Y., and Elizabeth and Joshua Brownell of Waupaca. She also is survived by her brother, William Loso of Binghamton, N.Y.; nephew, Tim Loso of Chenango Falls, N.Y.; niece, Caroline (Loso) Norris of Endicott, N.Y.; cousins, David Reeves of Peru, N.Y., and Rick Mooney of Liverpool, N.Y.; brother-in-law, Joe Brownell of Cortland, N.Y.; and Joe Brownell's children, Greg Brownell of Glens Falls, N.Y., Linda Brownell of Portage, Ohio, and Sharon (Brownell) Redfield of Fredonia, N.Y. Finally, Beverly is survived also by her adopted Ecuadorean son, Oscar, his wife Kerly, and granddaughters, Danielle and Beverly Lalama, of Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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For some folks, the overuse of cell phones in public is an annoyance; others wonder if the handheld devices are breaking down traditional means of communication between all of us.
This week, Gilroy Patch about a new restaurant in California that is reacting to these modern times, offering incentives for patrons to change their technological habits, at least for the duration of a meal.
The Los Angeles restaurant, called Eva's, gives diners a five percent discount on their bill if they're willing to check their cell phones at the door.
The owner, Mark Gold, said in an interview on a California public radio station that he hopes the effort will bring people's focus back to each other instead of on cell phones.
Once inside the restaurant, a server gives newly-arriving customers the option of handing over their phone during the meal. If they agree, once they finish their food, the to-go containers are coupled with a bill that is reduced by five percent. During the meal, the phone goes into a virtual escrow; once the bill is paid, the phone is returned.
Is this an idea whose time has come?
Last week's Time magazine focused its issue on wireless: "10 Ways Your Phone is Changing the World" Among the findings?
- 71 percent of India residents say they use their cell phone while at a restaurant.
- 70 percent of Chinese residents use their cell phone while enjoying traditional meals.
- U.S. residents were moderate on the question; 36 percent keep one hand on their cell phone while they eat their meal.
Gilroy's Facebook page solicited local opinion on the idea of whether folks would hand over their phones during a meal for a discount:
Desiree Marie: Nope, if my children are not with me no way! I have a son with major food allergies and you never know what could happen.
Barbara Keating-Wolk: Don't think people would hand over their phones for a discount! Ever notice people with iPhones have to have them on the table at all times? Guilty as charged!!
Barbara Orth: In a heartbeat! I can be disconnected for an hour or so and give my dinner companion my attention.
David Benoit: Yes.
What do you think? Is it okay to use cell phones during a meal? Are we at a point where we can't get by without them, even while eating? Or is this idea of leaving your cell phone at the door a good one, especially with the added-value given of a five percent discount off the tab?
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KINGSTON — The Sanborn Regional High School Student Council is planning a Plant Sale on Sat., June 1. All proceeds from this event will go to 'Seacoast Interfaith Hospitality Network', a homeless shelter in Exeter. Please keep the sale in mind when you are separating your perennials this spring!
If you are willing to donate any perennials, drop off times at the High School Gymnasium are on Fri., May 31, from 3:00-6:00 p.m. and June 1, from 8:00-9:00 a.m. The sale will run from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the gymnasium. Leftover plants will be donated for use by other charitable causes unless you return to pick up by 1:00 p.m. on June 1. As a final request please label containers with the plant name, height, flower color (if applicable), and whether it prefers sun or shade.
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The Daily Star
---- — If you've attended Minor League baseball games in recent years in Binghamton and Syracuse, you can't help but notice the state-of-the-art video scoreboards the ball clubs have added to the baseball game atmosphere. Having attended some games in these cities myself, oftentimes the scoreboards became more interesting than the actual game.
Oneonta got a somewhat similar but temporary experience in 1913 with a most innovative scoreboard that technology could offer at the time. It arrived just in time for the World Series that year between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics.
Since most Oneontans couldn't make it to the out-of-town games, a couple of local entrepreneurs brought the games here, simulated, as reported in The Oneonta Star of Tuesday, Oct. 7.
"Messrs. H.P Weidman and Joseph Haggerty have competed the erection of their mechanical score board on the Neahwah (sic) Park diamond, facing the new grandstand and every possible play that might arise in the game will be telegraphed to the grounds and shown on the board before the cheering has ceased in New York. A man is seen to step to the bat, the ball is thrown to him and the next minute he is thrown out at first or he runs around to second as it lands in fair territory too far out to be fielded in time to keep him at first; whatever happens to him in the actual game will be shown on the board and the progress of every runner and every batter and the work of every fielder will be as plain as at the Polo grounds," where the Giants played. "The private wire direct from New York will be installed at Neahwah park this morning, all ready for the word 'Play Ball' at 2 o'clock."
A company named Peerless made these elaborate scoreboards and took them to many locations. The company worked with the two Oneonta men to furnish a full orchestra to provide music before the game began. An Oneonta man, Joe Burns, was an announcer with a megaphone at the ballpark. Unlike nowadays, the World Series began in early October and games were played in the daylight hours. Admission at Neahwa Park Field, today's Damaschke Field, was 50 cents, but it was free if you sat in the grandstand.
At New York's Polo Grounds that day, more than 36,000 watched the Athletics beat the Giants, 6-4. The Star had the full report on the front page on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Attendance at Neahwa Park to follow the "high tech" scoreboard was apparently a bit sparse.
"Had all baseball fans in Oneonta and vicinity appreciated how fully the mechanical score board…reproduces all the plays of the game … there would have been a far larger crowd. The board is as all witnesses yesterday will attest a mechanical marvel and the cheers of the spectators as they witnessed the ball on the board soar away into deep outfield as Baker made his home run yesterday, evidences that they get into the spirit of the game." Baker was John Franklin "Home Run" Baker of the Athletics, elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.
Word must have spread about the innovative scoreboard, as by Thursday attendance had picked up at Neahwa Park Field, as reported in Friday's Star.
"An interesting feature yesterday was the exhibition of the ball which 'Home Run' Baker hit into the crowd on Tuesday at the New York grounds. An Oneonta gentleman present at that game happened to be in the locality where the ball was hit and caught it, and he brought it to Oneonta for exhibition on his return. He modestly prefers that his identity be kept a secret."
The series continued and the Philadelphia Athletics became World Series champions, winning four games to one. If one couldn't follow the games at Neahwa Park, the actual game films were shown at The Oneonta Theatre on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1913. All seats were 10 cents, "no higher," and five cents for children.
On Monday: A famous poet and part time Cherry Valley resident visited Oneonta for the second time in 1978.
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Go go gadgets
Mione, 22, loves spending time with her friends, travelling, partying and expressing her opinions.
As the life-span of our gadgets gets shorter, so does Mione's temper.
I was driving home one day and was annoyed to discover no music was coming from my speakers. I must have blown them, I thought. It seemed inevitable considering the volume I like my music. But on further investigation, to my horror of horrors, I found that my beloved iPod had given up the ghost.
I took it to my local Apple store hoping they would provide me with a quick solution to the problem, but after looking over it for five minutes the salesman said with a shrug: "There's nothing you can do". That riled me. But he went on to say the three years I had owned the iPod were considered a good life span. Just three years? When I spend Ł170 on a gadget I expect it to last a lot longer than three years! Why is everything so disposable nowadays?
In the next breath, the salesman said if I traded it in there and then, I could get 10% off a new one. No opportunity will be missed to make money! I thanked him and said I was going to keep it, hoping I could get further advice on how to bring it back to life. As I walked away I felt extremely let down. It's one thing to mistreat your belongings and have them break, but I knew I'd looked after my MP3 player. My confidence in the brand was diminished and I felt reluctant to splash out on a new one, especially if the same thing would happen again.
"Many gadgets end up being dumped or thrown away with the household rubbish."
This particular episode got me thinking about today's ever-evolving technological world and the accompanying disposable culture. Not only do things not last like they used to, but companies are forever bringing out something new. Advertising campaigns and the media pressure us to be up-to-date with electrical gadgets and people seem desperate to show off their new gear. But where do the old ones go? It's often more hassle than its worth (and also more expensive) to get our goods fixed and it's unrealistic to suggest they can be sold when there are better and more modern alternatives on the market. Many gadgets end up being dumped or thrown away with the household rubbish.
So what are the alternatives? From July 1st 2007, the Government outlined plans for retailers of electrical equipment to have a scheme in place for the collection, reuse and recycling of broken or unwanted electrical items. In theory, when our electrical items are no longer working or wanted, we should be able to return to the shop we bought them in and they will be dealt with in the appropriate manner, not just thrown away. There are also several websites promising cash for old mobile phones.
But these alternatives still don't get to the crux of the problem. Why waste energy on recycling when manufacturers could just build gadgets to last in the first place? Greedy companies have created a cruel throw-away culture that threatens to break both my bank balance and my heart.
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HOUSTON -- Scary moments Monday morning for a woman and her daughter when a knock at the door turned in to a face-to-face encounter with a criminal.
For Barbara Baron, Monday started out like any other morning in her home on Hickory Knoll Drive in southeast Houston. Then a stranger showed up at her door.
"He kept knocking, knocking, knocking," Baron said. "He had a piece of paper in his hand and he was looking at the paper, like maybe he needed directions or something. But he never stopped knocking."
Baron's daughter was also home because of President's Day.
"I just came real quiet and said 'oh my God, it is a red car,'" Baron said as they peeked through the closed blinds.
"We didn't know what to do," Baron's daughter said.
Then the man disappeared.
"We did not see him. I said, 'Do you see him?' We looked and said 'no' and at the same time we heard, it sounded like breaking of the glass," Baron remembered.
It was the locked back door being kicked in.
"You can see his footprint right there," Baron showed KHOU 11 News.
The ladies panicked and tried to get out, fumbling with the locks while trying to get the front door open.
"We both looked back and he was coming in the kitchen this way. He had a red shirt on. Just walking and I said 'run, run,"' Baron said.
They did, and the bad guy never stopped -- walking right out the front door.
Police say it is all too common that the suspect was only knocking to see if anyone was home.
They think he came into the backyard over the fence.
"I always thought that fence was too high for somebody to jump. Lickety-split, he was over that fence," she said.
Baron said he had to go over the fence because the locks are still in place.
"I was terrified," said Baron's 15-year-old daughter.
The would-be burglar did not get away with anything -- at least not anything physical.
"I lost my sense of security," said Baron, "and I think she did too. You know it is frightening."
Police told Barron that there have been a number of these break-in's in this area.
Officials also said being quiet may have seemed like the right move, but actually acknowledging your presence to a would-be robber may be more effective. Just don't open the door.