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Writing effectively is a struggle for many of us, but in the end it can (and should) be an incredibly satisfying experience. On July 1st, Jo Wiley led a creative writing workshop at the Oshtemo Branch Library, exploring "a variety of creative writing genres." Participants were invited to bring along their creative ideas and ask questions about the writing process and publishing.
With more than a dozen participants registered, the program was highly successful. Here are a few follow-up notes from the program facilitator that shed light on the scope of the workshop...
"After a general discussion about why we, in particular, write and then, in general, why writers write, I introduced the participants to the concept of poetry's 'abiding image,'" said Ms. Wiley, "and they did a multi-stepped exercise resulting in them establishing an 'abiding image' for themselves. Using their responses to the exercise, I then introduced development strategies for poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. I offered them the option of developing a poem at home and mailing it to me for feedback, if they'd like."
A full-time instructor at Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business, Jo Wiley was the recipient of the 2009 Community Literary Award for Adult Poetry, an annual competition sponsored by the Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo Public Library and Portage District Library.
"With poetry," she added, "we talked a lot about language and structure; fiction we reviewed the 'seven basic plots,' and then creative nonfiction we talked mostly about the differences between CNF and fiction and when and why writers chose one over the other. I ended the workshop with some information and discussion on 'the writer's life' and publishing."
With a primary interest in creative nonfiction, the same group plans to meet later in the month to focus on essay writing.
Nashville based, Michigan born singer-songwriter, Joe Nolan performed outside under Central's portico to a large crowd of music fans on June 5th. The event was part of the Art Hop and kicked off our huge slate of events to entertain everyone during the hot summer months. Many of the hundreds of people strolling around town stopped to listen to Joe's unique style which is a blend of Bob Dylan and Tom Waits. In addition to his performing his own material, Nolan randomly read from some books he brought to the concert. The outdoor show was very successful and proved to be a most excellent start to the music being featured at KPL during the summer!
A capacity crowd arrived early to see Shout Sister Shout on June 17. It's easy to understand why. Rachael Davis' silky and sultry voice combined with the rich arrangements and excellent musicianship of Steppin' In It made for a concert no one wanted to end.
Shout Sister Shout was formed in 2006 by the band Steppin' In It and the singer Rachael Davis, all of whom are well known in the folk scene and who have played double-bills on many occasions. It was their mutual love for old instruments, old radio and old-time jazz that led to Shout Sister Shout (named for a song by Sister Rosetta Sharpe).
This marked the one-year anniversary of concerts at KPL. We kicked off the series in 2008 with Steppin' In It; Rachael (with Jesse Lee Mason) followed soon after in August, and we're glad to welcome all of them back. Take a look at recordings from previous concerts in our monthly series. You'll also find a great collection of photos from the KPL show on the official Shout Sister Shout website!


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The Cherokee County Board of Elections held off on making a decision regarding the eligibility of County Commissioner-elect Brian Poole.
The board deferred action until its regular meeting at 10 a.m. Monday at the Albert Stone Elections building in downtown Canton. All five board members did not make any comments, but Chairman Randy Gravely said the board will issue an "official" opinion during the meeting.
Poole has been accused by eight residents – Chris Hampton, Scott Ault, Teisha Ault, Jamey Cagle, Connie Miller, Bryan Roach, Eric Love and Linda Flory – for not paying state and local sales taxes in the state of Alabama. Poole allegedly owes $38,599.09 in sales taxes in the neighboring state.
Hampton was Poole's Republican challenger in the July 31 primary.
Poole's attorney Charles Robertson said he and his client had "no reaction" to the board's decision.
"However, we kinda expected today either a yes or no," he said. "It works to Mr. Poole's disadvantage if they decide next week if he is disqualified. If they decide that we can't possibly get an appeal field in superior court to overturn that before the election is over."
The residents are being represented by Canton attorney Jeff Rusbridge, who sent a letter earlier this month to Cherokee County Elections Supervisor Janet Munda requesting the board to review the mater.
Along with the letter, Rusbridge also sent several documents that appear to be certificates of liens against Poole from the Alabama Department of Revenue, which were filed between 2009 and 2011, and copies of a voluntary bankruptcy filing Poole made in 2010.
Mr. Poole himself, in sworn statements submitted with his Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition in the Middle District of Alabama, Case No. 10-11227, admitted owing $29,855 in unpaid state and local sales and withholding taxes to the State of Alabama," the letter reads.
The board in a called meeting last week voted unanimously to move forward to schedule a formal hearing.
The Towne Lake resident is set to take office on Jan. 1. Poole has no Democratic opposition in the Nov. 6 general election. Both Poole and Hampton sought the seat after incumbent County Commissioner Karen Bosch opted not to seek re-election.

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KPYG-FM, silent after power outage, could be back to full-strength signal Wednesday: An earlier version of this story said KPYG might be back on the air Wednesday; it should have said it might be back on the air at low strength Tuesday afternoon and at full strength Wednesday.
Correction: KPYG-FM, silent after power outage, could be back to full-strength signal Wednesday
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Sometimes we just need a change of pace and scenery with a little vacation or a simple getaway weekend. We see the many tourists all flocking up here to have a nice time in our area and then we have the folks who live here all traveling the many miles to go somewhere else.
With all the advertisements in the media, there is so much to choose from. However, the economy does dictate as to how extensive our "getaway" will be. My husband and I decided that it would be nice to see the Maine coast again, and an "off-season" resort is quite tempting. Heated indoor (and outdoor) pools along with hot tubs and saunas are never crowded, in fact, we literally had the place to ourselves. Peace and quiet.
There is so much awesome beauty in the ocean. Just to sit and relax breathing in the fresh salt air listening to the gentle waves slushing over the sandy beach and gently nudging the rocky outcrops is so therapeutic.
The seagulls would call to one another as they glided past and landed in an incoming puddle left by a receding wave as they looked for anything eatable. We usually have a stash of Chinese fortune cookies in the glove compartment. (Leftovers from our favorite restaurant.) These I scrunched up and flung into the wind.
Gulls galore immediately knew about the feast, as they loudly squawked to communicate with their cohorts. Over they flew, en masse, to gobble up the crumbs hurriedly before the next guy cruised in.
One beautiful fellow decided to land on the hood of the car as my husband sat behind the wheel. Leaning over, Hubby retrieved his camera and shot several great photos through the windshield. Not to be out done, another gull joined the posing while I quietly stood by leaning on the car door with my hands full of cookies. (Of course they had to leave their trademark so glaringly on a black car ... an unwelcome souvenir.)
I was about to toss some bits with my right hand while my left held the remainder of cookie when seemingly out of nowhere a gull swooped down behind me and gently grabbed the biggest piece ... right from my hand. Zip and away he went. That was a first in my lifetime and quite an experience for me. He (I think it was a he) was ever so gentle, for I still had five fingers left.
That was a highlight of our trip for we thoroughly enjoy every bit of a little life. Even though some folks might view seagulls as pests, still they too want to be happy and enjoy themselves.
Times have changed and especially for me, for I used to spend many enjoyable summer hours down on the sandy beaches of the New Jersey shore. I thought nothing of just diving into the surf paying no attention to all the "hazards" that we hear of today. Then we used to lazily stretch out on the hot sand to soak up the suns rays. Many a time we would splash vinegar over our reddened skin in the evening, which would take the "hurt" out of the sunburn and hasten a brown tan. All that was many years ago.
"Do you use sun block?" asked my dermatologist a few weeks ago. She looked quizzically at me as my giggle turned into a chuckle. So I politely explained about how my youthful "yesterday" was before the sunblocks where even thought about along with all the many warnings regarding skin cancer. I told her that Coppertone and the many lotions were too pricey for the average teenager, so we just put a good swig of iodine into a bottle of baby oil. Shake it each time you smear it on your skin and voila ... nice tan for pennies. No tanning salons or numbered fancy preparations back then and we had a simple and inexpensive way of obtaining a beautiful healthy tan. But now, today, many of us have to pay the price. "Forewarned is forearmed" ... so be healthy with some sunblock and a nice wide-brimmed hat that is ever so fashionable.
Elaine W. Kniskern is a 79-year-old resident of Schenevus and a grandmother of five. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. 'Senior Scene' columns can be found at www.thedailystar.com/seniorscene.


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Shin-Soo Choo was scratched from the Reds' lineup Monday due to lingering soreness in his right quad.
Tyler Skaggs left Thursday's start against the Orioles with an apparent arm injury.
Cliff Lee exited Thursday's start against the Nationals with a left flexor pronator strain.
Will Middlebrooks (finger) will be activated from the disabled list prior to Friday's game.
Starling Marte (concussion) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday.
Mariners acquired OF Austin Jackson from the Rays via the Tigers for SS Nick Franklin in Thursday's three-team trade that sent David Price to Detroit.
Rays acquired LHP Drew Smyly and SS Willy Adames from the Tigers in a three-team trade that sent LHP David Price to Detroit.
Shane Victorino is expected to be placed on the disabled list after aggravating his back injury.
Rays acquired SS Nick Franklin in a three-team trade that sent LHP David Price to the Tigers.
Tigers acquired LHP David Price in a three-team trade with the Rays and Mariners.
According to Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com, Matt Cain does not have any damage in the ulnar collateral ligament of his right elbow.
C.J. Wilson (ankle, hip) is penciled in to rejoin the Angels' rotation Saturday against the Rays.


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By JOE LoTEMPLIO
---- — PLATTSBURGH — Clinton County legislators have three weeks to make changes to the proposed 2013 budget, but nothing major is planned, despite some sharp dialogue at a recent meeting.
"I think for the most part, we are pretty satisfied and impressed with the work the county administrator and the department heads were able to accomplish in light of the tax cap and other issues surrounding it," said County Finance Committee Chairwoman Sara Rowden (D-Area 4, Town of Plattsburgh).
County Administrator Michael Zurlo presented a budget that featured an increase in the tax levy of 1.9 percent, which is below the allowed state tax-cap limit of 3.2 percent.
The spending plan also features an increase in the composite tax rate of 6 cents, to $6.11 per $1,000 of assessed property value.
The $155.9 million plan is about $1.8 million less than the 2012 budget.
The county benefited this year from hefty increases in sales-tax revenue, which is up more than $3 million, and the sale of home-health-care services to a private firm, which saved about $1.7 million.
The legislature will hold a public hearing on the budget on Wednesday, Dec. 5, and then vote on it at its meeting Wednesday, Dec. 12.
Rowden said she does not anticipate any major changes in the plan before the vote.
"I think our department heads have done a good job of making far-reaching decisions in the way they've run their departments over the years, and that really helps," she said.
"They don't come up with knee-jerk reactions. They think about the future and how things will be impacted."
While the budget may be palatable to most legislators, not all is copacetic.
Legislator Mark Dame (R-Area 8, City and Town of Plattsburgh) spent about 20 minutes at the recent Finance Committee meeting going over many details of the budget, asking questions about the sheriff and health departments.
Dame, a city councilor from 1990 to 1993 who joined the legislature this year, was concerned that the budgets for both departments were up significantly. Zurlo explained that the rising costs were due mostly to salary and benefits for the staff in both departments, which are large.
Dame also wondered about a possible tax cut, since the county's revenues are up and overall spending is down.
Zurlo said a tax cut this year would probably mean a double-digit tax-levy increase next year.
"It would be unwise because you won't have that $1.7 million in savings (from the home-health-care sale), and you may not have the sales-tax increase again," he said.
Dame's persistence seemed to irritate some of his colleagues, who eventually spoke up.
"Do you think you are the only one who thinks that way?" Legislature Chairman Jimmy Langley (R-Area 7, Peru) asked.
"I've been doing this for 13 years — don't come in here in one year and tell us how to do a budget."
Legislator Robert Butler (R-Area 6, Saranac) joined Langley in admonishing Dame for his pesky budget interrogation.
"It's the way you come across, Mark," Butler said. "We've done this before; we know what to look at."
Dame, who often argued vehemently with other councilors when he served on the City Council, seemed unfazed by the criticism.
"I didn't come here to be status quo," he said. "I came here to change things."
Rowden said fresh perspectives, such as Dame's, are good, but the legislature needs to keep its focus on serving the community.
"It's about what kind of quality of life do you want? If you want quality of life, you have to spend some money sometimes," she said.
"I don't want to live in a community without a health department, I don't want to live in a community that is not safe, and I don't want to live in a community that doesn't have good roads.
"If you have good quality of life, that is what will attract businesses to come here, and that is what will keep the tourists coming here."
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The packages are wrapped, stockings hung, turkey trimmed. But what's a holiday without cocktails?
Wow your guests with some of these unique, zesty beverages this year.
Spicy Gingerman - Shake one ounce vanilla vodka, one ounce hazelnut liqueur, half an ounce butterscotch schnapps and two ounces ginger ale. Pour over ice and garnish with a cinnamon stick.
Sleigh Ride - I'll admit, I picked this drink just because the name sounded so cozy and festive. But the recipe reaffirmed my choice, because this cocktail is cozy and festive! But this one requires a little planning ahead because five ounces apple cider, one cinnamon stick, one apple slice and two teaspoons honey need to be mixed in advanced and allowed to sit overnight. Then add cider mix and 1.5 ounces of vodka to a crock pot (or a regular pot) and heat on medium-low.
Cranberry Mojitos - A Christmas Day spin on a traditionally summery cocktail? Yes, please! This recipe creator made her own simple cranberry syrup, but no one would fault you for using cranberry juice. It's the holidays. You're busy. If you decide to follow the recipe, you'll need to simmer eight ounces fresh cranberries, one cup granulated sugar and one cup water in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Lower to medium-low heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat before berries start bursting. Strain out the berries. Put 10 mint leaves and one teaspoon in each of two glasses. Muddle the mint. Add ice, two ounces cranberry syrup and two ounces white rum into each glass. Top off with club soda, and garnish with some fresh cranberries.
Pumpkintini - Pumpkin pie, on the rocks with a twist! Fill a shaker with ice, and add one and a half ounces rum, three tablespoons pumpkin pie filling, half an ounce maple liqueur and one tablespoon half and half. Crush graham cracker crumbs, wet the rim of a chilled martini glass and coat the rim in cracker crumbs. Strain shaker into the martini glass.
Butterbeer - Finally, one for the kiddos (and the kids at heart): Butterbeer, from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Melt brown sugar, add butter, salt, cider vinegar and heavy cream. Cool. Pour cream soda into a glass, stir in brown sugar syrup. Mix additional cream with a bit of your melted brown sugar syrup, and add a dollop to the top of your butterbeer. FYI, I've tried making this butterbeer recipe, and I found it pretty far off the mark. In my humble opinion, the rum flavoring made the whole thing taste like soap.
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Most parents want their children to excel in their classes. Who will not appreciate a kid who gets honors during the end of the school year? However, not all children have the ability to excel with their studies due to distractions in the immediate environment. If you find that your child is struggling with his homework and the grades are starting to drop, it might be time to make an appointment with the tuition agency for a competent tutor. It is also important to analyze the situation on what factors are affecting the child's performance. There may be problems encountered in school and there may be other reasons why the grades are getting low.
Parents do have to dig deeper into their child's lack of performance and ability to cope up with their lessons. Have you just recently transferred to the area? The child might be suffering from insecurities and lack of confidence considering that he has not made any friends in school. The child might need support and guidance which can be provided by a competent tutor from a tuition agency. The school might have a different education system and curriculum that makes it hard for the child to cope up.
Is your child feeling the pressure to excel with the studies? There are children who always want to succeed and remain on the top of the class but in a classroom scenario there is always the possibility of competition. Hiring a tutor from the tuition agency might provide your child with the confidence necessary to retain his excellent grades and receive the highest honors. A little support, a little push will go a long way to assist your child in achieving the goal.
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Victor W. Hwang, Contributor
My mission: building ecosystems to empower innovators & dreamers
Where does the entrepreneurial spirit really come from?
We usually think of entrepreneurship at the level of individuals: those who take great risks, work harder than others, and overcome all odds to succeed in building a business. There is much truth in this. But there are other "lenses" we can use to look at entrepreneurship. These other lenses, such as culture, give us different insights into how entrepreneurial economies function. One of those useful lenses is that of popular art.
A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to observe some street art in Mumbai, and I gained some insights into the future of that city and the nation of India. (I was visiting the region to assist a network of institutions in Gujarat—including the Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedebad and Ahmedebad University—plus Stanford University's Center for Design Research in building a VentureStudio, a design-based incubator to grow startups and the surrounding innovation ecosystem. More on that in a future column.)
Entrepreneurship is a form of artistry, where one paints not with colors but with human beings. Underneath it all, however, the same spirit animates all forms of art. It is that uniquely human trait which seeks to express something that has never been expressed before, whether it is a sculptor seeing a slab of granite as a future statue, a scientist envisioning how a new chemical interaction might cure disease, or an entrepreneur dreaming of a new product in the hands of grateful customers.
By looking at art, we learn about the heart of a people. Along Tulsi Pipe Road in Mumbai is a long stretch of dilapidated wall—running along the railway—that has been "taken over" by a movement of over 400 young people who have painted their dreams, aspirations, criticisms, and frustrations on it.
They call it the "Great Wall of Mumbai," and it is just one part of the Wall Project, a growing, bottom-up social movement to paint unattractive walls around Mumbai and make the city a better place. Graffiti is no longer just a tool of underground resistance. Throughout the Great Wall, we see open criticism of corruption…
Despair about poverty and inequality…
Thank you for sharing this great story, Victor. Often from the rubble of despair springs the seedlings of hope.
This article reminds me of the movie…. Such a Long Journey…
While the wall is rough and tatty, I see through it a postive future of innovation and prosperity. Those young generation in India not only have their vision, but also dare to act it out. This kind of spirit alone can mean a lot!
Perhaps suffering often created extraordinary genius! Bless them O (∩ _ ∩) O ~~(或许苦难往往造就非凡的天才!祝福他们O(∩_∩)O~)
hi Victor, thank you for the article. its interesting to see that our story has reached different corners of the world.
have a great day.
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Michael Parson, wanted in connection with the shooting of Adina Parson on April 20, has been arrested near Tyler, Texas.
Parson was arrested by the Texas Highway Patrol following a traffic stop just before midnight on Saturday. At the time of his arrest, he was in possession of the green Honda Civic, which police mentioned in a Friday statement. He was taken into custody without incident. He is being held in the Van Zandt County Jail in Canton, Texas.
, on Friday. , three in the head, in the late night hours of April 20, outside her apartment at Residences of Morgan Falls off Roswell Road.
She remains in critical condition at Grady Hospital.
Warrants on Parson include aggravated assault, aggravated battery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, giving false statements in writing and concealing the facts of a felony.


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Editor's Note: The following announcement comes from Hopkins Public Schools.
XinXing Academy students scored well above average on the Youth Chinese Test (YCT), an international standardized Chinese proficiency test administered by the Minnesota Confucius Institute on May 20, 2012.
Second-grade XinXing students took the YCT3 test, which has two parts—listening and reading skills. The second-grade students scored at least 50 points higher than the needed passing score of 120. The third-grade students took the YCT4. This is the highest level of the YCT test series and measures listening, reading and writing skills. The students scored 20 points higher than last year and 90 points higher than the passing score of 180.
According to test publishers, students who pass the YCT4 have enough proficiency to be able to travel to China and handle most of the communications tasks they encounter. Students who pass the YCT3 test are able to conduct more basic and direct communication, but only on topics they are familiar with.
Developed by the Chinese government, the YTC test is the only Chinese proficiency test in the world and is used by more than a hundred countries. Many schools in Minnesota, including five Chinese immersion took the test this year.
"The strong YCT test results reflect XinXing's strong curriculum, instruction and excellent teaching staff," said Chin. "The students have mastered Chinese language skills to a degree that surpassed initial expectations."
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Beach was born on Oct. 30, 1963 in Roxbury, MA, where he was raised with his three siblings by his divorced mother, Barbara Gomez Beach, an MIT-educated city planner. A star running back, Beach's athletic skills led him to play football for Noble and Greenough School on scholarship. He had dreams of turning professional, but an injury permanently sidelined his hopes. A friend suggested acting as a new passion and the devastated Beach reluctantly auditioned for a school play. But the discipline of performing - coupled with him playing an elderly Dutch Jewish in "The Diary of Anne Frank" - permanently hooked the former athlete. Beach graduated in 1982 and soon entered into the NAACP's Act-So ... Continue Bio >>
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Huskies Bring Home 3 of 4 points
After ten straight home games dating back to December 7th, the Huskies hit the road to Grand Forks to play a weekend series against the University to North Dakota. The Huskies came back home three points richer and in sole possession of first place in WCHA.
Friday's game was in St. Cloud State's favor from start to finish. Jonny Brodzinski put the Huskies on the board just past the four minute mark of the first period on a shot from the right faceoff circle that snuck its way past UND goaltender Zane Gothberg for Brodzinski's tenth goal of the season. Then, at the 16:36 mark of the first, senior co-captain Ben Hanowski added his ninth goal of the season with a shot from the slot to put the Huskies up 2-0, which would be the score after the first frame.
While there were no goals scored in the second, SCSU was still able to dominate the period, controlling the puck for most of the period and outshooting UND 11-5. The shots on goal after the first two periods were 18-8 in favor of SCSU. The eight shots on goal for UND was a season low after two periods of play.
Jonny Brodzinski struck the back of the net again in the third period at the 7:35 mark to give the Huskies a 3-0 lead. It was his second of the game and twelfth of the season. The score would remain 3-0 until Rocco Grimaldi scored a tip-in power-play goal from the slot to finally put UND on the board with 6:11 left to play in the game, and spoiling a shutout opportunity for SCSU goaltender Ryan Faragher. Faragher finished the night with 15 saves on 16 shots, and survived a late flurry of shots in the final minute of the game.
Saturday night featured a more even affair but this time by North Dakota had the slight advantage. UND came out flying to start the game, but it was the Huskies that found the back of the net first. A powerplay goal by Ben Hanowski, his tenth of the season and second of the weekend put the Huskies up 1-0. The Huskies got another powerplay shortly thereafter, but UND was able to steal the puck and bring it into the SCSU zone. That's where Corban Knight was able to find Danny Kristo for a shorthanded goal. UND wasn't done yet, and at the 15:45 mark of the first, Corban Knight scored a goal of his own to put North Dakota up 2-1 after one.
The Huskies were quickly able to notch the game back up at two less than two minutes into the second period with Ben Hanowski's second goal of the game, third of the weekend, and 11th of the season. The goal from Hanowski would end up being the last goal of the game, thanks to the play goaltenders Ryan Faragher and Clark Saunders. The rest of the second period was penalty-filled as both teams racked up ten penalty minutes in the period. UND also outshot SCSU 9-4 in the second, and held a 24-12 advantage after two.
The third period was goal-free and penalty-free. Both teams gave everything they had to try and gain a lead. Ryan Faragher was brilliant in the third, single-handedly keeping the game tied for SCSU, stopping all nine shots he saw, including three more after a scoreless overtime period, and ended the night with 34 saves.
The tie marked the first tie of the season for the Huskies. The three points earned gives the Huskies 25 points total for the season. Minnesota, who entered the weekend tied for first place in the WCHA split their series against Minnesota State. The Gophers now have 24 points, just one shy of SCSU who sits atop of the WCHA standings this week.
St. Cloud State moved up in USCHO rankings again this week, now sitting in 12th place. They made waves in the PairWise rankings over the weekend as well, now holding down 9th place. The Huskies also received some notice in the USA Hockey polls, sitting in 13th place.
The Huskies are back on the road this weekend to the Sanford Center in Bemidji to take on the Bemidji State Beavers. Both games will be aired on 88.1 FM and online. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:37 PM on Friday, and 7:07 on Saturday. For news and updates, check out our twitter.
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By Jessica Bruha Transcript Staff Writer
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NORMAN — The rabies cases in Oklahoma this year spiked from one case in February to 18 cases in March, according to Oklahoma Department of Health statistics.
Residents may not need to be too alarmed yet, as statistics show the numbers of cases are usually at their all-time high in Oklahoma between the months of February and May. However, this year saw the most dramatic increase of rabies cases in the past few years.
Cleveland County typically keeps low statistics when it comes to rabies cases, but this year they have already had two laboratory-confirmed cases, both skunks.
Norman resident Sandra Dark said a rabid skunk was recently killed in her neighborhood near 60th Avenue Southeast and Alameda Street after it killed a puppy on a neighbor's back porch.
"A week or so ago, an obviously sick skunk wandered across our front yard in broad daylight, so there might be more than just that one rabid skunk still on the loose," Dark said.
Animal Welfare Director John Bowman said he has experienced many animals with distemper or other medical issues but has rarely ever had an animal test positive for rabies. That doesn't mean they aren't fearful of it.
"That's one reason we really push vaccines with rabies," he said.
Bowman said if someone sees an animal that looks like it may have rabies, distemper or a medical issue and could pose an immediate threat to the public, leave it alone and call animal welfare.
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Bowman said with the interesting weather patterns this year, reports of wildlife fluctuate.
"Last year with the drought, the longer the drought lasted and the closer to winter we got, the more reports of wildlife we got. Their habitat was dwindling, too," Bowman said. "The less water they have, the closer to the public they come."
Cleveland County had zero rabies cases reported in 2012. However, surrounding counties such as McClain, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma and Grady had four or more cases each in 2012.
Health department statistics show the animals that test positive for rabies in Cleveland County are typically bats and skunks. The highest number of rabies cases in the past 10 years in the county has been five skunks and one bat, reported in 2003 and 2004.
The health department only tests animals for rabies if a person or other animals have been exposed. "Exposed" meaning if the animal bit a person or another animal, another animal is known or suspected to have bitten the animal in question or saliva from the animal has come in contact with a person or another animal's broken skin or mucus membranes.
"Any warm blooded mammal can carry or contract rabies, but the primary carriers in North America are raccoons, skunks, bats, foxes and coyotes," according to The Humane Society's facts and safety guidelines for rabies. "Skunks are the dominant rabies victims in the north- and south-central states."
The Humane Society's website also states, "only if the typically nocturnal raccoon or skunk is exhibiting abnormal behavior should you seek advice from your local humane society," adding that in early spring and summer mother raccoons may forage during the day to feed their young.
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By Corbin Hosler
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NORMAN — When Bryan Merritt took the boys basketball job at Norman North just a month ago, he found himself quickly running out of time. The summer was coming up fast and he had to gather his resources without delay if he wanted to put together an effective summer program.
It's been a tireless month for Merritt, but his hard work began to show dividends last weekend as the Timberwolves attended a team camp at Oklahoma Baptist University and came away impressive.
The T-Wolves went 7-3 at Shawnee against Class 5A and 6A competition, including Carl Albert, Putnam City North and Del City. It was an impressive showing considering the competition and an even stronger one than Merritt expected.
"Just playing with no organization, I thought the kids did really good," he said. "We can't have official practice yet, so we don't even have any plays set up. We worked on defense and rebounding and we just made stuff up on the offensive end."
It worked out well enough for the T-Wolves and Merritt, who has seen 35-40 athletes show up at voluntary summer weightlifting workouts.
The strength program, along with the open gym Merritt hosts every week, has brought kids out in greater numbers than the he expected. The fact that North brought a junior varsity and freshmen team to the OBU camp is a testament to that.
Merritt is encouraged.
"I was just happy to field three teams over there, and we did even better than I thought we would," he said. "We've got a lot of potential as a team."
Part of that potential comes from additions to the roster. In addition to returning the vast majority of last year's squad, the T-Wolves have been helped by the return of senior Payton Prince and sophomore Quan Hogan, both of whom began last season with the team and started games before ultimately dropping out before the end of the season.
The pair have teamed up with returning star sophomore Marcus Dickinson to provide a potent offensive punch to the team.
"Quan and Payton both did very well last weekend, and of Marcus as well," Merritt said. "We have almost everyone back from last year's team, and they all played well at the tournament."
While the Timberwolves are still months away from the start of official practices, Merritt is satisfied with how far his team has come in a short time.
"I couldn't be any more pleased, really," he said. "It couldn't be any better considering everything. We've done as much as we could possibly do in three-and-a-half weeks."
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Ford Edge Prices Paid and Buying Experience
I am looking to purchase a 2011 Edge SEL. I am trading a 2008 SEL with 42k miles on it, Good condition and a 2008 Lincoln Navigator - Good condition. In total, I owe approx. $46k on the two trade-in vehicles. The Edge I have been looking at has an MSRP of $35,585. Any thoughts or suggestions. Thank you!!!!!
Any thoughts or suggestions.
Not what you want to hear but don't even bother trying to do this deal. You are so far upside down you're going to need a front end loader to dig you out.
Go over to real world trade in values and post the information - you're not going to like it.
edgedriver Posts: 1I have an '07 Edge SEL and am looking at 2011 Edge. the dealer has a limited MSRP $43035, Invoice $40207 and the internet price is $37995. I haven't negotiated to buy my cars before and I'm not sure if the internet price is something that is negotiable or not? and if yes, what would be a reasonable offer to start?
jaclynp Posts: 1Hi carman,
I've been working on this deal for the better part of 2 weeks and I wanted some advice. Negotiating a lease on a edge SEL
Msrp-$ 39008
$2750 in rebates
Money factor .5% (seems super low, this is NJ)
Residual - 64%
total out of pocket - $1000
Price per month-420
Does this sound reasonable? When I calculate the coat on the lease payment calculator using these figures I get a much lower monthly payment but then again, I'm $50 less than where I started with a much better equipped vehicle.
What do u think?? Thanks for all your help!
I have a 2007 AWD Edge SEL with 25,000 miles ( has heated seats,leather and vista roof). Generally has been a great car - a few problems such as replacing brakes at 22,000 miles and axle seal problem twice. I owe about $4700.00 on the car
I regret not getting the package with the back up camera but have lived w/out it for 3 years.Also I have a black one and really wanted the white tri coat but hey...the price was right on the 2007.
My husband has been encouraging me to look at a 2011 Edge - specifically with the Vision package and adaptive cruise control. I have resisted looking for several reasons...I am of the school of thought that you drive,drive,drive a car until you get to the point of outlay over value.
Having said this while I had my car in for an some maintenance work this weekend I saw a 2011 Edge Limited AWD(white tri color) with just about everything except the tow package. The car is listed as used ( it has 7100 miles on it) and it is $34,990.00 I believe new it would be $38,760.00.
I am actually considering buying it - the dealer said my trade is $18,500.00 ( I thought this was a tad south of where it should be but not substantially) So I have apprx 4700.00 left on my 2007 and the remainder of the purchase price (minus trade) is $16,490 and that brings my total out of pocket or out of pocket/finance amount to $21,190.00
If I buy this car I will likely not buy another car for 6-8 years. If I stay with my 2007 I MIGHT buy another car in 3 - 4 years ...mainly because of the increased technology on the newer cars.
I will finance part of this purchase (regardless if I buy now or several years down the road). I like to keep my monthly payments low (right now i am at $240.00) not because that is all I can afford but because that is what I am comfortable with.
Thoughts,suggestions? If i wait a few years my trade will be considerably less and the price of a new car will be higher so given that this car is slightly discounted because it is used does this represent a good deal and make sense? or should i just stay with what I have ( which will be paid off in about 19 months)
realtor4 Posts: 10I bought a 2011 ford edge with the camera. There are so many updates in the newer model that it really is a dream car. With the limited you will have the push to start. I got the vista sunroof and the cruise that automatically adjust to the speed in front of you. I would try to negotiate the price a little more, but I would seriously look at it. The 2011 also gets better gas milage.
Kirstie_H Posts: 10,824A reporter would like to talk with someone who recently traded in a Honda or Toyota for a Hyundai, Kia, Ford or Chevy. Please email email@example.com by Friday, June 3, 2011 with your daytime contact information, the car models involved and a few words about your decision.
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unglued Posts: 2Got an offer for a 2011 Silver SE, FWD, roof rails and 101a package (Convenience group I think?).
10,500 Mile lease
Offer was $338/month(PA taxes included) for 39 months. I'm trading in a Truck ($2k trade in value) only thing due at signing is first month's payment and the trade in vehicle.
Can anyone comment on if this is a good deal?
Don't think I'm allowed to post names on this website. The initial sales rep was male. I negotiated by email, as I do for all car purchases. His female manager wrote back that the price quoted in writing was too low and raised it by $1500. She was very unprofessional, even in writing. Poor attitude, sarcastic. Can't believe she has a customer service job. I'm buying a car elsewhere tomorrow from a dealership I've bought from before. Everything negotiated smoothly by email.
Good luck. Hope you get the car you want w/o hassles.
Okay, about to head to the dealership to close the deal on the below vehicle.
2011 Edge SEL FWD
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White Platinum Met
Cargo Access Pkg
Vision Pkg
Panoramic Roof
18" chrome wheels
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Police Chief Sheila Dawson believes the death of Pecan Spring's computer guru, Larry Kirk, to be a suicide, perhaps triggered by his painful divorce. Further investigation reveals that Kirk's death wasn't self-inflicted. And the truth is reinforced by her friend China Bayles' news-Larry recently asked her for legal advice in regards to a stalker. As a police chief in a male-dominated force, Sheila meets many challenges, especially when her theories rock the boat in high profile cases like that of George Timms. He was caught breaking into Larry's computer shop to steal his own computer back because of dangerous personal information it contained. Now that Larry is dead, she's sure it's connected to the burglary. And she's also sure she'll get plenty of resistance on her assessment... Timms's time to turn himself in to the police comes and goes, and he's nowhere to be found. In her investigation, Sheila uncovers secrets, terrible secrets that would drive anyone to kill. So who then? It's up to Sheila to prove she's got what it takes to hunt down the predator that's loose on the streets of Pecan Springs...
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This kid just keeps on chargin'. Oakley's young ski shredder Alex Schlopy, the new FIS World Champion and Winter X Gold Medalist, racked up yet another victory with a first place slopestyle finish at the Dew Tour-Snowbasin. The win brought him his first Dew Tour hardware piece – right on his home turf. Meanwhile, Oakley Women's Star Skier Kaya Turski, fresh off a gold medal of her own at Winter X 15, topped the field for a Dew Tour win of her own.


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text: Motorcycles make good medicine. Sidney M. "Big Sid" Biberman learned that lesson as a young boy growing up in Norfolk, Virginia, making restaurant deliveries with his father, a butcher. His father could be a cruel man, and Sid remembers the occasional glimpse of off-duty sailors racing motorcycles along the Norfolk city streets as his only joy during those endless, back-breaking delivery runs. A few years later when Sid-by then an American GI and big-time motorcycle enthusiast-returned from overseas duty and found himself betrayed by the man he thought was his best friend, motorcycles saved him again. Sid's tormentor was the best motorcycle drag racer in the Tidewater region. To punish him, Sid built his Vincent Rapide into the fastest bike on the Eastern seaboard, and then used it to beat the man so soundly that he eventually gave up motorcycles for good. Revenge, it seems, is best served on two wheels. Motorcycles-Vincent motorcycles in particular-continued to soothe and save Sid for four more decades, while he raised his family, opened his own motorcycle shop and earned a rock-solid reputation as one of the world's foremost Vincent experts. Then, in September of 2000, Big Sid faced his fiercest opponent yet, when a serious heart attack almost killed him. Of course, a Vincent motorcycle once again saved his life. With bad knees, a failing back and a faltering heart, Sid was just waiting around to die. Desperate to pull him from this enduring funk, Sid's son Matthew, an English professor at the University of Louisville, made an insane proposition. The two of them, who never got along well in the first place and especially not in the garage, would build one last motorcycle together. It wouldn't be any garden-variety restoration, however. It would be a "Vincati." This was the mythical hybrid of Sid's two favorite bikes-the Vincent Black Shadow and the Ducati 750 GT-a machine that had animated Big Sid's imagination for decades. Overtime Tina combines a single-cylinder engine from a 1950 Vincent Comet with the chassis from a 1953 Vincent Rapide. Black Lightning-spec fenders and dual drum front brakes give a factory-racer look. Overtime Tina combines a single-cylinder engine from a 1950 Vincent Comet with the chassis The project, which healed the broken relationship between father and son and saved Sid's life at the same time, is chronicled in Matthew's excellent memoir titled Big Sid's Vincati, which will be released in paperback this May. This story is not about the Vincati, however. This is the postscript, and an attempt to tie up some loose ends. The 1000cc V-twin engine that powers the Vincati came from a Vincent Rapide given to Sid by his old friend Lex, who was dying from cancer at the time. When the Bibermans went to retrieve the Rapide, Matthew made Lex a promise: "We'll use the chassis too," he said. "Once the Vincati is done, we're going to find another engine and build up a bike to race." This is the story of that next bike, nicknamed Overtime Tina. "We did all the work on this bike after-hours," Matthew explains, "and she just reminded me of a Tina!" Overtime Tina was built to honor Matthew's promise to Lex, and to keep Sid alive for a few more years. "We needed another quest to keep Sid going," Matthew says. Though "The Rattler" (Sid's 10-second, methanol-fueled Vincent Rapide) had won dozens of drag races, Big Sid never held an official speed record, which remained one of his life-long goals. Scanning the East Coast Timing Association's record book revealed a number of 650cc speed records within reach of a well-prepared Vincent single. Father and son decided to make a record attempt at the ECTA's Maxton, North Carolina, race course. Perhaps since I'm more aerodynamic than 6'5", 300-pound Big Sid, the Bibermans asked me to ride the bike. Maxton is a sleepy nowheresville on the broad coastal plain along the North and South Carolina border. It's an unremarkable place, except for an abandoned, World War II-era airstrip secluded in a stand of pines just outside town. That's now known as the Maxton Monster Mile, home to the ECTA speed trials and Ground Zero for the fastest motorcycles on earth. 1 | 2 | 3 | » | View Full Article By Aaron Frank Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!


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PLAISTOW —The Plaistow Historical Society and the NH Humanities Council will host Rebecca Rule, who will present, "That Reminds Me of a Story: Yankee Humor and the New England Storytelling Tradition".
Good stories never die, they evolve from teller to teller. New England has a rich and ongoing storytelling tradition from folklore to ″Bert and I″ to stories about your family, your life, or the town you live in. Humorist Rebecca Rule will prime the pump with stories she's collected at small-town gatherings, often at historical societies and libraries, over the last ten years, plus a classic or two. Our ″discussion″ will be the stories that listeners offer up, and as one story leads to another -- humorous, serious, thought-provoking, or just plain entertaining -- we practice and preserve our stories and tradition. And laugh, a lot.
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Forget the tumbleweed, spooky cemeteries and abandoned saloons. America's 21st-century ghost towns have never even had a chance to host a ghost.
Some of these modern-day ghost towns include streets and streetlights but no houses. In others, there are unsold or foreclosed mega-mansions or sky-high condos that were never finished. There are foundations without walls, homes without windows or siding and cul-de-sacs that have been graded but never paved.
In many cases, these would-be housing developments are the victims of the real estate collapse that began in late 2006.
Now that the economy is on the mend and the real estate market is beginning to correct itself, it's likely these places will bring up the rear of the recovery train. That, suggests John Gallo, a real estate analyst and finance lecturer at the University of Iowa, is because they're tainted by their association with the housing collapse and recession.
"It's going to take a long time to absorb those places into the market," Gallo said in a report issued by the University of Iowa News Services. "Nobody wants to buy houses in those developments or build new houses because so many of the properties have or will become rental properties, and you don't know who your neighbors will be."
David Rice, president of New Home Star Corp., a company that sells new residential construction in 14 markets, ranging from Seattle to Orlando, says lumping all these ghost developments into the same category would be wrong.
"How quickly they rebound will be directly linked to the reasons the development stalled in the first place," he said. "There's a big difference between a development that sits 90 minutes outside a metropolitan area whose pool of buyers dried up, and a very desirable, well-located piece of land being developed by someone who got in over his head financially.
"If the project made great sense because of its amenities, location and price, it will make great sense again," Rice predicted. "If it was a project located just another exit or two farther from the city than the last project that was built, well, I think those developments may be slower to recover - and it's possible they may never be completed. We've actually seen that with some Detroit developments, where they've just pushed dirt over the poured foundations. They're done."
Gallo believes governments and developers will likely need to offer incentives to buyers to bring them back into the failed developments. "If you can offer the right incentives and get the seeds planted, you can get things going again," he said.
So, as new life is breathed back into these once-abandoned developments, does it make sense to be among the first to buy?
"It could be risky," Rice said. "Who knows if the rest of the development will be finished or if you'll be living there among sidewalks that lead nowhere? On the other hand, most of these projects will be severely discounted in the beginning, so you could potentially see a higher return. You just have to decide how much risk you're willing to assume."


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Jethro Tull singer Ian Anderson has apologized for remarks he made in an interview with the Asbury Park Press that were perceived as critical of the American flag."I expressed my concerns regarding the 'flag-waving' mind-set -- not only of some Americans -- but across the world," wrote Anderson in a Web post. "I now regret the tone of these statements and offered my belated apologies to those offended by an perceived slur on the Stars and Stripes. I really didn't understand -- even after thirty-five years of visiting the USA on a regular basis -- that this symbol had such fierce resonance for so many people as is now apparent to me . . . Anyway, I was out of line of the flag thing and I am sorry for it. I know I have forever lost some American friends as a result."
Anderson initially told the newspaper, "I hate to see the American flag hanging out of every bloody station wagon, out of every SUV, every little Midwestern house in some residential area. It's easy to confuse patriotism with nationalism."
The remarks touched off a furor that prompted WCHR -- a classic rock radio station in New Jersey -- to remove Jethro Tull from its playlist. In light of Anderson's apology, WCHR is now allowing listeners to vote on whether or not to restore Jethro Tull.
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Nokia will unveil at least one new, high-end handset at the upcoming Mobile World Congress trade show, Forbes has learned from an industry source. The MWC show, the mobile industry's largest annual conference, is scheduled to run in Barcelona from Feb. 27 to March 1.
Nokia's MWC announcements should shed light on its 2012 device strategy. The Finnish device maker has been highly deliberate in the way it rolls out its new Windows Phone handsets. In the year since Nokia said it would use Microsoft's mobile operating system for its future smartphones, Nokia has disclosed three Windows Phone handsets.
Two of those devices — the Lumia 710 and 800 — are in market now. The AT&T-bound Lumia 900, which was confirmed at the January Consumer Electronics Show, isn't believed to be going on sale until mid-March.
Like its competitors, Nokia keeps its trade show announcements closely guarded. But one of the company's partners revealed Nokia's plans to Forbes while promoting its own MWC product news. While the partner did not specify whether the upcoming device was a Windows Phone handset, it did say it was a phone that would run an unusual software feature normally found only on high-end smartphones.
Tech blogs have been buzzing for awhile over the kinds of news Nokia might have at MWC. One prevalent rumor concerned a high-end, speedy HSPA+ smartphone called the Lumia 910. As the name suggests, the 910 was believed to be the European version of the U.S. Lumia 900 with some upgrades, such as a 12-megapixel camera.
Nokia recently debunked that rumor, with a representative alleging the 910 doesn't exist. Nevertheless, Nokia is holding a MWC press conference — something companies generally only do when they have major device or service news.
Nokia's press conference is scheduled for Feb. 27, the morning of the first official day of MWC. Its press invitation, which simply said "Adventure in Barcelona" did not include any hints about the news to come. Other blogs have speculated about a Windows 8 tablet debut and new phones running Symbian, Nokia's longtime operating system.
The other reason for the heightened interest in Nokia and MWC is that the company has varied its MWC presence over the years. In 2010, Nokia declined to invest in a booth, which some industry observers equated to skipping the show.
Last year, Nokia hosted an offsite press conference that felt more like a heart-to-heart conversation with its then-newly appointed CEO, Stephen Elop. The event outlined Elop's vision for the company and for Windows Phone, but did not unveil any new devices.
This year, Nokia is returning to the official MWC event space for its booth and press conference.
I will be at Mobile World Congress, so please check back here for show news, starting on Feb. 26th.
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I guess you are right. I am interested to know what is the feature which this "premium high end" phone going to have on WP7 which does not even support multi cores.
Smarterphone will probably be a "S40″ and/or "S30″ replacement, not symbian. Wp7 is the symbian and meego replacement.
I think the new phone with a high end feature will be a symbian phone with a great camera, Maybe tha last one (?)
Let me guess that.. It'll have 'free WiFi phone connection by Skype as default' more powerful than they are currently. Because it is natural that they use the things more efficiently they've got newly and the others does not have. More large screen, rapid processing speed, for example, are not strong features compared with it's rivals anymore today.
well…it might be Skype with capability to use your data connection (not wifi) in your phone and therefore bypassing operators voice business completely. Nokia and MS are then operators themselves:-) This is available already, but in a restricted versions. I will be there in Barcelona to see if this is the case.
I bought Lumia 800 few days ago and I honestly could not believe that there was no Skype app or Skype support. What is the point of splashing all that money for Lumia's advertising campaigns when Microsoft (owner of Skype) has not made Skype available on their own mobile phone OS. At the same time iphone users are enjoying their Skype experience. If Nokia/Microsoft want to sell any of their new Windows phones they should VERY QUICKLY do the following or they lose even their most loyal customers:
1) Write Skype app or implement it to OS;
2) Navigation – Current Nokia WP7.5 navigation is a step back what Nokia had in their Symbian devices. Firstly, users should be able to choose whether they want to walk or drive to the destination (there is no such option in Nokia maps or Nokia drive anymore. Bing maps have that option). Secondly, when using Nokia drive the navigation screen should have option to show estimated time of arrival to the destination like on any other navigation device on the market. Thirdly, one should be able to plan the route to the destination via other places/towns/points of interest etc.
3) Tiles should have resize option – in order to fit more tiles on screen. Default size could be like it is at the moment but user should have option to choose the size of tiles (say various standard sizes)
4) WP7.5 main screen tiles stay upright and would not turn when you rotate device 90 degrees to the right or left. Say, you watch YouTube and then you want to access quickly front screen but all these front screen tiles+text would not rotate for easy reading.?!? Did anybody test this or not?
5) … the list continues and is so long that I would better stop here.
So finally and in conclusion, Mr. Elop – when you read this – please send me Lumia 900 or 910 for testing before you through it out to the market in order to avoid a major disappointment in the US and other markets. I promise to return the test unit but I will not guarantee that it works after testing ;o)
1) Agreed, and I believe it is common knowledge that a Skype app for WP is in the works.
2) Don't know since I can't get my hands on a Nokia phone, but from what I hear the navigation on Nokia WP devices is miles ahead of non-Nokia WP devices.
3) This was an obvious way to enforce uniformity of experience across the user base of Windows Phone — in other words, if you want a grid of 30 apps on your screen, get an iPhone or Android, because this is not what Windows Phone is about.
4) For ease of reading, just tilt the phone 90 degrees.