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Caverna faced a tough opponent in 8-1 Kentucky Country Day, and a big run and a bigger size difference did the 1-8 Colonels in on Friday with a 48-6 loss.
"We came out in the first quarter and played really well," said head coach Rodney Middleton. "But we gave up a big run after that and it kind of snowballed from there."
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The fierce battle between advocates and opponents of the TSPLOST has come to an end. The transportation sales tax has unofficially failed in all 10 metro Atlanta counties including Cobb, by 167,207 votes—a 26% margin, with 248,319 (37%) voted yes, and 415,526, (63%) voted no.
Cobb voters soundly rejected the referendum with 85,412 (69%) voted against it, and 38,703 (31%) voted in favor, out of the 124,115 votes cast on Tuesday. The 153 precincts didn't complete final reporting until around 4 a.m. Wednesday.
Voters in 12 regions across Georgia were asked to decide on the measure that has potential to generate more than $18 billion for transportation projects across the state over the next decade.
Supporters of the TSPLOST continued to campaign across the region until the final minutes of the Tuesday primary. and are both among the advocates, and said that passing the referendum would create jobs and improve congestion in the area. They also argue that the failure of the tax's passage would cause long-term economic damage to the region.
Opponents of the tax, including and Patch Blogger , suggest that the current TSPLOST package fails to address the real transportation problems in the metro Atlanta region and would only help bring in revenue and short-term jobs.
Here's how Cobb and other metro Atlanta counties voted:COUNTY YESNOTOTAL Cherokee 9,105 (21%)
35,280 (79%)
44,385 Clayton 16,750 (46%)
19,303 (54%)
36,053 Cobb 38,703 (31%)
85,412 (69%)
124,115 DeKalb 57,915 (48%)
61,792 (52%)
119,707 Douglas 6,383 (32%)
13,534 (68%)
19,917 Fayette 6,677 (24%)
21,712 (76%)
28,389 Fulton 69,064 (49%)
72,365 (51%)
Gwinnett 28,884 (29%)
70,273 (71%)
99,157 Henry 9,405 (29%)
23,371 (71%)
32,776 Rockdale 5,433 (30%)
12,484 (70%)
248,319 (37%)
415,526 (63%)
*Unofficial results from the Cobb County Board of Elections & Registration as of 4 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1.
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The regional transportation sales tax was the one issue that brought many people to the polls across metro Atlanta on Tuesday.
Marjorie Towerie, who voted Tuesday morning at Addison Elementary, said she voted against the TSPLOST because she was told "it was a con and that it wouldn't really help."
A Smyrna voter who preferred to remain anonymous said: "It's not the right time, especially for Cobb. I just don't think we'll get enough for the money."
"I pay enough taxes and I'm not going to pay any more," said Stephanie, a Mableton resident.
if the 1-cent regional Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax had been approved Tuesday by the majority of voters in the 10-county metro Atlanta region. Residents would be paying the tax for either 10 years or until the expected $8.5 billion in revenues has been collected, whichever comes first.
were listed on either the 85 percent list, which were developed and approved by the Regional Roundtable; or the 15 percent list that included local projects. Each of Cobb County's four commissioners were allotted $34.69 million to give to projects in their districts.

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The Republicans are brilliant! They really are. You really have to admit it. The independent vote, one that always is a toss-up and most speculated about as an election draws to a close, is no longer in doubt. Not this time. Not by the Republicans. Why? Because the Republicans have bought and paid for it over the last year. And the way they did it? The Tea Party Movement.
The independent vote is always a worry because of its potential to be an election spoiler. Just look at the candidacy of runners like Ross Poirot, Ralph Nader, and even Pat Buchanan. This year, the Republicans decided to insure that the majority of independent voters would vote for the "third party' which, in actuality is really the Republican Party. How? Because it has already been bought and paid for. And the only people that don't know it, or understand how it happened, are the independent voters themselves.
The strategy is brilliant! Brilliant! First, rev up the anger of these voters by seeding the hometown district meetings of Democratic senators and congressmen with what can only be described as "outside agitators." Knowing that media cameras would cover these events if they knew that there would be confrontation; these agitators insured this confrontation in districts all over the country. The Republicans, who have, for the last two years, been as obstructionist as possible, without suggesting alternate solutions, ginned up the rhetoric at these meetings and played on fears both real and imagined. They had no other suggestions to confront a possible depression, rising unemployment, the issue of illegal immigration and healthcare. They didn't have to. All they had to do was criticize what was being done by the Democrats. This is an old tactic in the Republican playbook. Remember Richard Nixon's dirty tricks campaign to win reelection? Or worse yet, remember Hitler's rise to power in Germany in 1933?
Oh, you think that that last sentence is extreme? Watch the news at night. Tea Party signs either depict the President of the United States; Barak Obama is either Hitler, The Joker or an African witch doctor. Good tactic. Demonize the opposition. Make them "the other." After all, his father was an African. So question his birth certificate, his patriotism and the legitimacy of his election. And make people afraid. Very afraid.
But I get ahead of myself. Back to the story. So activists within the Republican Party like Dick Armey, former U.S. Representative from Texas's 26th congressional district, Sarah Palin, briefly Governor of Alaska and the Fox News (and I use that word humorously) Network like Glen Beck and Bill O'Reilly promote a new political organization with a name that has positive patriotic history in this country, the Boston Tea Party, a genuinely patriotic exercise in the cause of freedom from Britain in the 1700's. However, this new movement is not aimed at the British but at their own government. And the mantra used, "Throw the Washington insiders out!" except the Republican insiders, of course. Now many of these angry voters could not be counted on to vote Republican unless this movement appeared to be a genuine third party. Never mind that it was being bought and paid for, slowly, oh so slowly, by backers controlled by the Republicans themselves.
The strategy had some rough moments. In Republican primaries, some of the incumbent Republican candidates for office were beaten by Tea Party candidates. No problem. Just have the Republican Party abandon the incumbents and back the Tea Party candidates. And so we have ended up with candidates like Rand Paul from Kentucky, Sharon Engle from Arizona, Joe Miller from Alaska, Marco Rubio from Florida and Christine O'Donnell from Delaware, to name just a few.
But it really is about anger. All about anger. Frustration about an economy that seems to be slow to recover, of unemployment rates that are too slow to fall, and of home foreclosures that are on the rise. And about the "other." An African American president and "marauding bands of brown-skinned gang members that are streaming across our borders" as in Sharon Engle's most recent TV ad. Again, remember the German election of 1933. Then the ads that showed in German movie houses across the country were about their "other," the Jews. They were depicted as hooked-nosed foreigners in their midst, and finally as rats teeming through the streets. Too much? Too soon? I don't think so.
But this election really isn't about the frustration or anger of the people of this country. If it is about anger at all, it is about the anger of a party that lost control of Congress in 2006 and the White House in 2008. It is really all about power. It is about who will decide, for the American People, what our country will look like in the next few years. It is about exclusion, not inclusion. In short, it is about sore losers who want revenge. So they gave birth to, co-opted and finally controlled a third party movement, in an attempt to regain power. And they did it in the only way they knew how. They bought it and they paid for it.
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Menzies Corporate Restructuring, administrators for collapsed wine company Orbital, would not reveal the buyer while the due diligence process is still underway.
However spokesperson Paul Corlett confirmed the buyer is an existing wine company.
Corlett said he was impressed by the speed with which the transaction appears to be evolving within two weeks of the collapse of Stormhoek owner Orbital Wines Ltd along with parent company Bulk Brokers.
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"Boneless chicken breasts marinated overnight, then baked in onion-flavored potato chips. Serve with twice-baked potatoes, if desired."
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- To Marinate: Put chicken breasts in a nonporous glass dish or bowl. Drizzle melted butter or margarine over chicken and season with salt and ground black pepper. Cover dish and refrigerate overnight.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Put potato chip crumbs in a shallow dish or bowl. Roll chicken in crumbs until well coated, then place in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
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I've been making Potato Chip Chicken for my family for years! But for extra flavor and moistness, instead of coating the chicken with melted butter, I rub the chicken with Miracle Whip before coating in the potato chip crumbs. Tip for making potato chip crumbs: Leave the potato chips in the original bag they come in, just snip a very small portion off of one corner at the top to release the air before rolling. The original bag holds up much better during rolling, and the chips cannot escape from it! Also, for an EXTRA-SPECIAL dish that my family loves on special occasions, I drizzle a tiny amount of honey over the chicken just before serving. The salty/sweet combination is Really Yummy!!!
Kris from the Illinois Valley
I have been making this for almost 20 years, but I use boneless skinless chicken breasts that I dip in butter (I do not marinate) and crushed regular potato chips that I also add pepper, garlic powder and onion powder to. The leftover butter I pour over and bake for 45 minutes uncovered at 350. It is delicious, moist, and sometimes I make country gravy and pour over it and serve with mashed potatoes.
I didn't marinate it. I thought that was a bit ridiculous. However, I cut my chicken breasts into thin strips and dipped it into milk instead of melted butter. Last time, I dipped anything into melted butter, it burned. I also used Sour Cream & Onion potato chips which gave it a lot of yummy flavor. Overall, it was good.
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Amount Per Serving (4 total)
- Calories
- 405 cal
- 20%
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- 15.6 g
- 24%
- Carbs
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- 3%
- Protein
- 53.8 g
- 108%
- Cholesterol
- 147 mg
- 49%
- Sodium
- 869 mg
- 35%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Branstad announced Thursday that he had an agreement with officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Iowa sought a waiver enabling the state to receive more federal Medicaid money for the proposed Iowa Health and Wellness Plan.
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So just what was the "elephant" — as Mike Singletary described it — that was so inelegantly "exposed" in a profanity-laced confrontation between Vernon Davis and Michael Crabtree the day before the 49ers' preseason finale? "Nobody knows for sure," said one source on the scene, "but the consensus is that there were some concerns that Crabtree had not played at all in the preseason. That was especially the case entering the game against the Raiders, after he had practiced all week." The best guess is Davis, whose stature as a team leader, we hear, continues to grow by the day, took it upon himself to call Crabtree out — a discussion Singletary would have much preferred to have taken place in the locker room. "But what's really interesting is that Vernon chewed out Crabtree in much the same manner as Singletary openly chewed out Davis against Seattle in Singletary's debut as the interim head coach (in '08)," the source said.
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MOORE — Patients and staff inside the seriously damaged Moore Medical Center were all accounted for, hospital officials said late Monday.
Norman Regional Health System, which operates the Moore facility, said 30 patients were transferred to the hospital's Porter Avenue campus or the Healthplex at I-35 and Tecumseh Road.
The hospital on 4th Street in Moore took a direct hit from the tornado Monday afternoon. The hospital's Healthplex has been inundated with patients, including a 9-year-old girl whose parents were missing.
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Negative and Positive Angles Cutting a Circle
The circle with its center at the origin is a platform for describing all the possible angle measures from 0 to 360 degrees, plus all the negatives of those angles, and plus all the multiples of the positive and negative angles from negative infinity to positive infinity. In other words, the unit circle consists of all the angles that exist. Because a right triangle can only measure angles of 90 degrees or less, the circle allows for a much-broader range.
Positive angles on a unit circle
The positive angles on the unit circle are measured with the initial side on the positive x-axis and the terminal side moving counterclockwise around the origin.
The figure shows some positive angles measured in both degrees and radians. Notice that putting together the terminal sides of the angles measuring 30 degrees and 210 degrees, or putting together the terminal sides of angles measuring 60 degrees and 240 degrees, and so on gives you straight lines. This fact is to be expected because the angles are 180 degrees apart, and a straight angle measures 180 degrees.
Negative angles on a unit circle
Just when you thought that 360 degrees or 2π radians was enough for anyone, you're confronted with the reality that many of the basic angles have negative values and even multiples of themselves. If you measure angles clockwise instead of counterclockwise, then the angles have negative measures: a 30-degree angle is the same as a –330-degree angle, because they have the same terminal side. Likewise, an angle of 7π/3 is the same as an angle of –π/3.
But wait — you have even more ways to name an angle. By doing a complete rotation or two (or more) and adding or subtracting 360 degrees or a multiple of it before settling on the angle's terminal side, you can get an infinite number of angle measures, both positive and negative, for the same basic angle. For example, an angle of 60 degrees has the same terminal side as that of a 420-degree angle and a –300-degree angle. The preceding figure shows many names for the same 60-degree angle in both degrees and radians.
Although this name-calling of angles may seem pointless at first, there's more to it than arbitrarily using negatives or multiples of angles just to be difficult. The angles that are related to one another have trig functions that are also related, if not the same.


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"Ansel Adams in 1930 had been training to become a concert pianist while considering a career as a photographer. He decided, after seeing the photographs by Paul Strand, that "the camera, not the piano, would shape [his] destiny." His mother and aunt both pleaded, "Do not give up the piano! The camera cannot express the human soul!" To which Adams replied, "The camera cannot, but the photographer can."" - Ansel Adams
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Photography Quote of the Day - Margaret Bourke-White - July 302014-07-30 13:00"If you want to photograph a man spinning, give some thought to why he spins. Understanding for a photographer is as important as the equipment he uses." - Margaret Bourke-White
Photography Quote of the Day - Annie Leibovitz - July 292014-07-29 13:00"The first thing I did with my very first camera was climb Mt. Fuji. Climbing Mt. Fuji is a lesson in determination and moderation. It would be fair to ask if I took the moderation part to heart. But it certainly was a lesson in respecting your camera. If I was going to live with this thing, I was going to have to think about what that meant. There were not going to be any pictures without it." - Annie Leibovitz
Photography Quote of the Day - Diane Arbus - July 282014-07-28 13:00"For me the subject of a picture is always more important than the picture. And more complicated." - Diane Arbus
Photography Quote of the Day - Jack Welpott - July 272014-07-27 13:00"Photography is a holding together of opposites: Light and dark, beautiful and ugly, sublime and banal, concious and unconcious. I am still struck by the power of photography to strip away the bark of the mind and reveal the visceral workings underneath." - Jack Welpott
Photography Quote of the Day - Jean Baudrillard - July 262014-07-26 13:00"Photography is our exorcism. Primitive society had its masks, bourgeois society its mirrors. We have our images." - Jean Baudrillard
Photography Quote of the Day - Edward Weston - July 252014-07-25 13:00"...the pepper is beginning to show signs of strain, and tonight should grace a salad. It has been suggested that I am a cannibal to eat my models. (referring to his famous photo "Pepper #30")"" - Edward Weston
Photography Quote of the Day - Zdzislaw Beksinski - July 242014-07-24 13:00"Photographer is somebody who is inspired by the surrounding reality and who's transforming the reality using photographic equipment. I was always inspired by what's within me, and nobody has ever invented a camera capable to photograph thoughts." - Zdzislaw Beksinski
Photography Quote of the Day - Wynn Bullock - July 232014-07-23 13:00"As I became aware that all things have unique spatial and temporal qualities which visually define and relate them, I began to perceive the things I was photographing not as objects but as events. Working to develop my skills of perceiving and symbolizing these event qualities, I discovered the principle of opposites. When, for example, I photographed the smooth, luminous body of a woman behind a dirty cobwebbed window, I found that the qualities of each event were enhanced and the universal forces which they manifested were more powerfully evoked." - Wynn Bullock
Photography Quote of the Day - Alan Ross - July 222014-07-22 13:00"In the darkroom, the most unique thing I do is selective masking, a technique I have refined over the years." - Alan Ross
Photography Quote of the Day - David Bailey - July 212014-07-21 13:00"Anyone interested in birds, as I am, is likely to come round sooner rather than later, to their challenge as nature made them." - David Bailey
Photography Quote of the Day - Anonymous - July 202014-07-20 13:00"The only "Bad Light" is the abscence of light altogether." - Anonymous
Photography Quote of the Day - Walter Chappell - July 192014-07-19 13:00"The idea of equivalence is an equation that is all at once. It takes in the entire mind. Everything works for a moment. The blessing of the photographic image is the precision involved. There is no chance, except the chance that there is an intelligent being who will press the shutter at the moment of the equation. Then the image stays as a cogent emblem of eternity." - Walter Chappell
Photography Quote of the Day - David Hume Kennerly - July 182014-07-18 13:00"Carl Mydans is a photographer's photographer and a human's human." - David Hume Kennerly


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Jefferson school officials are exploring several options for how to make up the lost school days from Superstorm Sandy's aftermath.
This year there were five snow days built into the school calendar, but the storm used eight, so the school needs to find a solution to make up three days, according Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent Mary Judge.
District Superintendent Joseph Kraemer said he's met with the administration, the PTA, BOE committee and various school organizations to figure out the best solution.
He said he will come up with a recommendation this week, and the board will vote at the next BOE meeting Monday night for where to add the missed time.
"With the impending winter we're exploring some options to front load a little bit to ensure that we don't have to go until the end of June," Kraemer said.
He said some possiblities are taking off days from spring break and 3-day weekend holidays. Adding days at the end of June is also a possiblity, but Kraemer said he'd rather go with the other options instead.
All Jefferson schools . All schools lost power, and took several days to get them back up and running.
"The problem then was that we had to get the sewer plant up and running at the high school," Mayor Russell Felter said earlier this week. "We had to get the water tested, had to stock it with food, there were a bunch of things that had to happen."
Kraemer said the first week back in school since the storm has seemed normal, despite the conditions the students and staff had just been faced with.
"It's been quiet, and that's a good thing," Kraemer said. "Kids are glad to be back, they're just thrilled. After no power, no TV, coming back to school was a nice thing."
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Outward Bound's partnership with the 20th Man Fund
About the program
Off the Streets & into Life is a powerful alliance between Australian business, the 20th Man Fund and Outward Bound Australia. The alliance brings to life corporate social responsibility through
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We are all aware of the issues around young people at risk, particularly in a society where the family unit is no longer guaranteed to be a support for such people. These issues undermine the fabric of our communities and society and contribute to youth homelessness, gang activity and exclusion from the education system.
Our innovative corporate social responsibility program targets a unique relationship between your business and provision of a significant 'hand-up' for young people living in challenging situations. Through a combination of sponsorship, mentoring and personal development, Off the Streets and into Life provides disadvantaged young people with a powerful learning experience that aims to recconect them with society, education and their own potential.
To cement the success of the program, your organisation has the opportunity to join forces with The 20th Man Fund and Outward Bound to provide much needed financial support.
Outward Bound can also talk to you about developing your emerging leaders, leadership capability or building strong teams in your organisation.
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Established in 1984 by high profile youth worker and media figure Les Twentyman OAM, the 20th Man Fund advocates on the behalf of young people facing poverty and disadvantage.
The Fund aims to assist young people at risk of being excluded from society by reconnecting them with family, community and education through its sporting, educational and counseling programs.
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"This will solidify the future of your school," Superintendent James Cox told a small group of Northeast School District residents at an information meeting last week.
On April 2 a special election will be held to decide a $7.5 million bond referendum to support new athletic fields, new parking areas (about 120-140 spaces), and a new science and athletic wing.
The scope of the project includes four new science rooms needed to accommodate new methods of teaching science, an 1,800- to 2,000-capacity gymnasium capable of dividing into three courts, a new regulation baseball field, new concession area and restrooms, a new community fitness area, and an addition to and remodeling of the weight room.
Representatives of Modern Design Architects presented conceptual plans with 17 areas of new building or renovation. If the referendum is approved, design work begins in April and June, with construction work on the new baseball field beginning in June/July and completed in August. Construction of the new science and athletic wing is slated to begin in September. In 2014 the baseball field is anticipated to be used for the season; the science and athletic wing are scheduled for completion in December 2014.
Questions from the audience involved bleacher space and science room space. Concession space was a concern for the athletic boosters. All were assured that the conceptual design would be refined as the project progressed.
Cox told the audience, bids would determine some of the project's facets. If low bids, alternates could be financed, and, if high, there will be revisions and changes. He noted that currently advantages in prices on materials, such as concrete block, were available.
He added air conditioning will be in all buildings and alternate bids for safety measures were expected.
Then Cox asked the audience, "How do you build something like this and still reduce taxes?" At that point he turned the meeting over to Matt Gillaspie of Piper Jaffray and Co. of Des Moines, the district's financial consultants.
Gillaspie said the district's debt levy will not increase because bonds for the elementary school will be paid. Based on the current tax valuation of $175,329,902 and an assumed growth rate of 1.5 percent, the debt levy rate should go down. He also said interest rates were very low so there is less paid in interest.
His estimates and calculations were conservative, Gillaspie said, but not guaranteed. Fluctuations in rates could occur until the bonds are sold in May or June, after which rates are fixed and payments set. Taxes would continue for a longer period because the bonds are for 20 years. If the bond referendum fails, the district could be debt free in three years.
Gillaspie said property valuations generally go up, which means the tax rate goes down. Also noted was the money must be used to do what the ballot says and to repay the bonds; there will not be a huge reduction, but there will be a decrease in taxes; and the school levy rate does not encompass city, county, etc. rates. Another information meeting is set for March 27.
Cox also spoke to the second question on the ballot: a vote to renew and increase the Physical Plant and Equipment Levy to 67 cents per taxable valuation. The current rate is at 33 cents, which means the new rate would increase by 34 cents. Cox said he is asking for the raise to cover the cost of a new custodian. If the proposition fails, the cost must be covered from other funds. The PPEL is in effect for 10 years.
Prior to the information meeting, the board met in regular session. Cox noted 43 open enrollment requests, including 25 from Easton Valley and 10 from Clinton.
The board approved contracting with Seven Citadels of Omaha at a cost of $5,000 to review school safety measures, a needs assessment to meet Iowa Code at a cost of $1,200, and a renewed agreement with Timberline for Medicaid reimbursement through 2016. The district has received about $200,000 in reimbursements.
A budget hearing was set for April 9, and April 23 was set for the next board meeting. The proposed budget tax rate of $14.79733, about 12 cents less than the current rate, includes successful votes on the $7.5 million referendum and the PPEL fund. The budget is based on 4 percent allowable growth and can be reduced if that amount is not passed by the state legislature. Also it can be changed if the referendum does not pass.
Kristy Weiss was approved as Northeast's new business manager and was sworn in as board secretary.
The board accepted the resignations of Steve Farrell as head high school wrestling coach and fourth-grade teacher Michelle Jacobsen. It employed as shared boys golf coach Jennifer Huling and Kathryn Hass, as girls golf coach Mary Frazier, and Joel Allen as head middle school football coach.
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Northeast looks ahead to bond referendum
April 2 vote seeks $7.5 million to support athletic field, parking areas and new science, athletic wing
"This will solidify the future of your school," Superintendent James Cox told a small group of Northeast School District residents at an information meeting last week.
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Why a see-through mouse is a big deal for scientists
A group of Caltech researchers announced in Cell Thursday their success in making an entire organism transparent. Unfortunately, this isn't any kind of "Invisible Man" scenario: The organism in question is a mouse, and the mouse in question is quite dead.
River Kings break out cleats at camp
Now that the 2013-14 high school athletic year is over, it's time to set focus on the next year, and this week, Clinton's football team is doing just that.
Salvation Army thrift store to expand
An empty retail building on Clinton's west side won't be void of shoppers for much longer.
Write down your family history
I must sadly report that this is my last column. Many thanks to all my supporters and thanks, also, to those who gave me ideas and background information.
U.S. warns against traveling to Ebola-hit countries
U.S. health officials on Thursday warned Americans not to travel to the three West African countries hit by an outbreak of Ebola.
Albany Miss Flame Festival: Safety and fun rolled into one
It isn't always the case that a large community event can provide family fun while sliding in a few safety tips. But coordinators of the Albany Miss Flame Festival believe the 46th running of the event is making a major impact in the number of local emergencies.
- LEVINE: Hope is back at Roosevelt building
Sisters share sandwiches with the homeless
Thirty-one more people were fed Thursday between Clinton's Moose Lodge and the dike near Sixth Avenue South. The Sisters of St. Francis hope to feed more in the coming weeks.
Judge denies motion to suppress search warrant results
A District Court judge has sided with the state of Iowa following a hearing Tuesday on a motion to suppress.
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On Tuesday, Jan. 8, a joint investigation between the Lake County Sheriff's Office and Libertyville Police Department resulted in the arrest of Hong Yang, 41, of the 300 block of Cermak Road in Chicago.
The month-long investigation began after law enforcement received an anonymous tip that the Dragon Spa, located at 402 Peterson Road in Libertyville, was offering sex acts for money.
Three detectives received hour-long massages. On Jan. 8 around 1:00 p.m., Yand offered to massage one of the detectives' genital area for an additional fee. With the assistance of Libertyville Police Department, Lake County Sheriff arrested Yang.
Yang's jail bond was set at $1,000. She was released from custody after posting 10 percent of the required bond.
She is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 23 at 8:45 a.m.
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Follow This 2013 Law School Application Season Timeline
An admissions expert outlines a plan for applying to law school in the new year.
With the fall of 2013 so far from our minds during this holiday season, it may feel like it's too soon to start thinking about your LSAT prep and law school applications now. However, if you want to be successful in the 2013-2014 law school application season, now is exactly when you need to begin preparing.
Take out your new 2013 planner and add in the milestone goals below so you can stay on track all year.
January: Start your LSAT preparation this month. A class is often the best way to gain a comprehensive overview of the exam and learn the different strategies needed for each section and question type.
However, I recommend only taking the course at a firm where all the instructors have scored at least a 172 and have at least a couple of years of teaching experience. Be sure to ask, as many firms don't like to discuss their teachers' qualifications.
If such a class is not available due to your location, consider personalized virtual tutoring instead, as the most important thing is partnering with a top instructor. Beginning an LSAT class now gives you at least five months (until the June LSAT) and up to eleven months (until the December LSAT) to reach your target score.
February: Continue with your LSAT preparation. If you started a class in the beginning of January, you will probably finish it around the end of this month.
[Get expert tips for LSAT preparation.]
March: Consider one-on-one LSAT tutoring to reinforce any LSAT concepts or question types that are confusing you. A qualified tutor can (and should) create customized lessons designed specifically to fit your learning style.
April: Continue your tutoring and start taking full-length practice LSAT exams regularly. If you are scoring close to your target range on practice tests, register for the June LSAT.
Also, decide if you are going to work with a law school admissions counselor on your applications.
May: Complete any remaining tutoring sessions, and continue taking practice tests. If you are interested in law school admissions counseling, select a firm. Again, I believe quality is of the utmost importance and personally recommend only working with a firm where you will be collaborating exclusively with graduates from the top five law schools.
[Explore the U.S. News Best Law Schools rankings.]
June: Take the June LSAT if you are ready. After the LSAT, turn your focus to your applications.
Discuss with your counselor if there is anything in your profile that you can improve over the next few months, such as adding to your volunteer experience or taking on a leadership position, and work to accomplish this.
July: If you did not take the June LSAT or you canceled your score, continue your LSAT preparation. Also, continue working on your applications. You may want to expand or contract your school list depending on your June LSAT score.
Choose your recommenders and contact them to request recommendations. You have plenty of time, but this process may take a couple months if your recommenders are traveling during the summer.
[Avoid making these recommendation request mistakes.]
August: You should have the outlines of your personal statement and diversity statement mostly done by now, so you can write your first drafts this month. Initially concentrate more on the content than length or word choice.
Register for the October LSAT if necessary.
September: Most of September should be spent editing your essays and working on other parts of the application like the résumé and short answer questions.
If you are taking the October LSAT, continue taking practice tests. If you are not scoring within your target range consistently, consider postponing to the December exam.
October: Take or retake the LSAT, if need be. Spend the rest of the month finalizing your applications so they are ready to submit when you receive your LSAT score.
November: If you took the June or October LSAT and were satisfied with your score, you should submit your applications by Thanksgiving, if possible.
If you will be taking the December LSAT, try to analyze what you had trouble with during previous exams and practice tests, and adjust accordingly.
December: Already submitted your applications? Time to relax!
If you are not finished yet, take the December LSAT and then make any final edits to your essays. Submit your applications as soon as you receive your LSAT score.
How are you planning for the upcoming application cycle? Let me know in the comments, E-mail me at email@example.com, or contact me via Twitter at @StratusPrep.


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A woman married to another woman owed almost $400,000 in estate taxes upon the death of her wife because DOMA prevents the federal recognition of her marriage, so she filed a case arguing that this was illegal discrimination. This case was just reviewed in federal court by Chief Judge Dennis Jacobs, a super conservative judge. …
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Oct 17 2012
Free MP3 of Me!
A friend of mine, through some sort of computer magic, turned my most recent ukulele video into an mp3. So you don't even have to be on the YouTubes to listen to it. Wows! Ashley Miller – Rolling in the Deep Ukulele (edit)
Oct 16 2012
BREAKING NEWS: Green Presidential Candidate Jill Stein Arrested
Jill Stein and her running mate have just been arrested outside the presidential debate for "blocking pedestrian traffic" AKA for showing up in protest of the two party monopoly over politics in this country. Video of the arrest: http://rt.com/usa/news/police-jill-stein-debate-589/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/10/16/green-party-candidate-arrested-outside-debate-site/
Oct 16 2012
Death and Talks
Today, I'm giving a (very brief) talk at our interfaith society's meeting about atheists and death. This is a semi-outline of my points and suchlike. Criticism is accepted and encouraged. A good deal of the highlights are cribbed from this piece: Why Atheism Inspires Me to Seek Social Justice. Hi, everyone. I'm Kate. Junior, Psychology …
Oct 16 2012
Secular Patient Advocacy?
Hey, I don't know anything about this field, but I thought some of my readership might. My best friend's mother is in really bad shape because of cancer and because of delayed diagnosis because of doctors being indifferent to her care. She sent me the following e-mail: Can you ask the Secular community what patient …
Oct 15 2012
Ellen on Bic pens for people with lady parts
I know the Bic jokes have been going around, but Ellen really nails it.
Oct 12 2012
Intake Edition
This quarter at school, I'm enrolled in a number of classes geared towards a pre-professional student. Of course, I'm a psychology undergrad, and to be a counselor or therapist, graduate degrees and/or certifications are required. However, at this point my class load is centered around learning theoretical orientations, practicing micro-skills (don't cross your arms at …
Oct 11 2012
You just got Biden'd
I should probably start with the fact that I am a huge Joe Biden fan. Joe is snarky and funny and his "gaffes" are usually just him being too honest rather than anything else. Plus he destroyed Robert Bork. Plus he's really smart. But Joe Biden knocked it out of the park today. He was …
Oct 11 2012
[Guest Post] Raining on the Gay Pride Parade
Today is National Coming Out Day. Below is a guest post from Miriam, who writes at Brute Reason ("Ruining your fun since 2009!"). She's a friend, a social justice blogger, psychology student, and aspiring therapist. – National Coming Out Day is a bittersweet day for me. Don't get me wrong, I love the idea. I'm …
Oct 11 2012
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Hundreds of people came together this weekend for the , all with slightly different reasons for being there.
"I think we do have a really diverse group that turns out for it," Race Manager Mike Bearman said after the event Saturday morning, which attracted a record 250 registrants.
Take Katie Becker, a teacher and assistant coach for the cross country teams at Rockbridge Academy in Millersville, Md. Coming from a running family, she's always dabbled in the sport, but Saturday she was there to be a leader for the high school club team that was competing.
And then there's Jim Parsons, of College Park, who ran alongside his 9-year-old son, Thomas, in his first 5K; and Effie Baldwin, of Laurel, who used the race as an excuse to visit the city she moved from in 2008.
Perhaps the most impressive story I came across on Saturday, though, is that of Nancy Puffett.
The 73-year-old College Park resident said she was the oldest runner in the race.
That's why I'm wearing No. 1, she said, pointing to her bib number.
"I just decided I would do this [race] instead of my usual 4-½ mile run," she added.
Why don't you tell her a good story, her son, John, asked his mother as she talked with me. He explained: Turns out Puffett fractured her knee in April when she fell during a run. Now she's back to running seven days a week.
"Running is real and relatively simple – but it ain't easy," Mark Will-Weber, an accomplished long-distance runner and coach from Pennsylvania once said.
So why does something as challenging as a race have the ability to draw together a crowd with diverse backgrounds, ages, goals and abilities? Why did so many show up for a 3.1-mile run around on Saturday – voluntarily – and pay a registration fee to do it?
For me, it has something to do with the motivation that comes with accomplishing something together. Runners are always drawing parallels between our sport and life, but it's a reasonable comparison. Most challenges we face in our lifetimes are easier to overcome together.
I don't think I'm the only one to notice this power in camaraderie. Or at the very least, to appreciate it.
"I feel like the race has grown since last year in size and in sophistication," said one racer from Cheverly, Erin Castelli,"but it still has the hometown feel."


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Students on a J-1 visa are admitted to the United States for a specific period of time. This time is called "duration of status," (D/S is recorded in the student's passport and and on the I-94 record). "Duration of status" means that the student may legally remain in the United States as long as the student's J-1 status is valid, which requires that the student's DS-2019 is active (the ending date of the DS-2019 is a future date), the student is enrolled full-time and meeting all the requirements of his or her program of study, and student is obeying the J-1 regulations.
Duration of status includes meeting the J-1 student requirements and meeting the regulations during:
- The time when the student is pursuing a full course of study and making normal progress toward completing the student's particular academic program (degree or non-degree); and
- The time when the student may be working in authorized "academic training" after completing his or her studies.
When the student arrives in the U.S., either at the airport or another port of entry, US Customs and Border Protection agents grant duration of status to J-l students by entering the date of arrival in the U.S. and the notation "D/S" (Duration of Status) on the following documents: 1. in the passport, usually near the entry visa; 2. on the Form I-94 Admissions Record; (See I-94 Process) and 3. sometimes on the DS 2019 form.
Although DS-2019 Forms are generally issued for the length of the academic program, some students complete their program of study sooner, within the 9-month academic year. Other students need additional time to complete their studies beyond the program end date indicated on the DS-2019. In this case an extension of the DS-2019 may be possible if you are continuing as a student in the same or a similar educational activity.
Please note that extensions must be requested and approved through the ISSC at least 30 days before the end date on the current DS-2019. If a student fails to request a Program Extension before his or her current DS-2019 expires, the student will not be eligible for the extension and may have to file for reinstatement with the Department of State.
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GENEVA — Peggy Colleen Mallory, age 54, of Geneva, passed away Friday, June 28, 2013, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born Jan. 19, 1959, in Conneaut, Ohio, to Rogene (Hill) and Theron Dolan. She married Gary Mallory on July 27, 1980, in Andover, Ohio.
Peggy, a 1977 graduate of Pymatuning Valley High School was a true artist who loved art, painting, sewing and gardening. She was a giving person, even through her illness participating in experimental drug studies to help future cancer patients. She was a fun-loving and witty person who brought joy into so many lives with her beautiful smile and bright blue eyes. Peggy was first and foremost a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother.
She was employed as an Assistant Manager at Mike's Farm Market for 14 years, and most recently employed as a Nail Tech at New Lengths Nail Salon.
She is survived by her husband, Gary Mallory of Geneva; children, Stephenie (Rick) Carlsoof of Ashtabula, Ohio, Suzie Mallory of Geneva, Ohio, Daniel Mallory of Chicago, Ill., Sarah (Simon) Yeaman of San Diego, Calif. and Katie (Jeff) Evans of Baltimore, Md.; grandchildren, Abby, Matt, Andrew, Caitlyn, Caroline, Allison, Madaleine and James; sisters, Diana (Dick) Jackson of Geneva, Ohio and Wanda Voelker of Andover, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Friends will be received from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, July 1st, at THE BEHM FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 175 S. Broadway, Geneva, Ohio, followed by a Memorial Service at 7 p.m.
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Crystal Brown
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Within the same hour, the Weatherford City Council approved the 2011-12 budget and turned down a request from the Weatherford Little League for the city to take out a $500,000 loan.
For the past month, the little league program has worked to raise funds for a new lighting system at the city-owned fields adjacent to the Weatherford Public Library. A complaint filed by an umpire following a district game on Carmichael Field in July revealed the lights were not bright enough to meet the Little League International standards, and the fields could not be used for tournaments.
After new bulbs did not alleviate the problem, the city shut off the lights to prevent any night play.
According to Little League International regulations, any updates made to a field require all lighting on that field to be brought to current standards. This means replacing the outdated wooden poles, which the international organization banned in 1994, with steel ones. New electrical lines are also needed.
Jeff Ford, Weatherford Little League president, approached the city council at an earlier meeting requesting the city take out a 10-year loan for the $500,000 needed to light all seven fields. The league would then pay the city back.
Ford said this is the best financing offer they have found, and it would keep the volunteer organization's cost to about $50,000 a year rather than $100,000 a year if they have to finance it on their own with a five-year loan.
But putting the burden on the back of tax payers didn't bode well with council members who just approved another budget under difficult financial circumstances.
"The City of Weatherford has supported little league for many, many years, further than the records indicate," Council member Waymon Hamilton said. "We have money problems just like everyone else has. We don't have $500,000 to spend on lighting whether we need it or not."
Ford has visited several civic organizations over the past three weeks and from those visits, along with some large individual donations, Weatherford Little League has raised about $70,000. They need an additional $55,000 by the end of this week to put a down payment on the lights.
The condensed time line is due to the February start date for ball players. The time needed to receive and construct the light system, if ordered now, would have the lights up and running for the beginning of play next year.
Weatherford Little League volunteers will continue to seek donations, apply for grants and research financing options now that they know the city cannot help them. They have also increased sponsorship levels at the ball fields up to $15,000.
Other options are to limit the number of fields they light or sign a waiver with the city to leave some of the fields at inadequate lighting with the understanding that tournaments can't occur on those fields.
City Attorney Ed Zellers said even with a waiver, the city could potentially be named in a lawsuit if someone were hurt on a field with poor lighting.
"You've got to consider the risk," Zellers said. "A T-ball field, the kids are losing the ball because of light. It's a matter of weighing the risks."
The city could bring the cost of the project down by about $80,000 by installing the new electrical system inhouse. Assistant City Manager Sharon Hayes said that is not in the utility department's budget, but they could come up with the funds by delaying other projects.
Council member Heidi Wilder said she doesn't like seeing projects that have been on the books for years being put off time and time again. The council made no final decision on helping with the electrical system.
In other business the council:
• Approved final amendments to the 2010-11 budget.
• Approved the fiscal year 2011-12 budget, which goes into effect Saturday.
• Ratified a property tax revenue increase of $5,778. While pre-existing property values dropped in appraisal, new property added offset the loss to create an overall gain in tax revenue.
• Approved the 2011 tax rate of 46.36 cents per $100 valuation. This is the third year for this tax rate.
nHeld the first of two public hearings on a voluntary annexation of 76.05 acres adjacent to FM 51 north of which 19.52 acres are city owned. No one spoke at the hearing. The second hearing is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11.
• Authorized the city manager to approve a supplemental agreement with Dannenbaum Engineering Corporation for engineering services needed to incorporate bicycle and pedestrian accommodations into the frontage road designs between Bethel Road and South Bowie Drive. State guidelines have changed since the city initially had the design plans made and must incorporate this change per state requirements. The cost of this change is about $72,000.
• Appointed veterinarian Kent Glenn to the animal shelter advisory committee.