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Jeffrey S. Harbin checked himself in to a state drug treatment center to break his addiction. He was dead days later, poisoned by methadone at the R. J. Blackley Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center in Butner.
More than four years after his August 2009 death, the N.C. Industrial Commission this week award Harbins parents $527,946 in damages, including medical and funeral expenses.
In the course of Industrial Commissions case, the state admitted it was liable for damages, but wanted commissioners to take into account that the 42-year-old Harbin had used drugs since he was a teenager and that his previous attempts to beat his addictions had failed. The state also wanted the commission to consider that Harbin was deceptive to Blackley staff when he was admitted, saying a chief complaint was withdrawal from heroin. Results of a later urine test showed no heroin.
R. J. Blackley is run by the state Department of Health and Human Services.
Appeals of the Industrial Commission decision are still possible. A lawsuit in trial court against two doctors and a nurse who treated Harbin is on hold.
The assistant Attorney General handling the Industrial Commission case could not be reached Friday.
Through the years, Donna Shelton, Harbins mother, said she felt the state didnt take her sons death seriously.
Its been the worse thing Ive ever been through, said Shelton, who lives in South Carolina. They wont even face me. They never even said they were sorry.
G. Christopher Olson, Sheltons lawyer, said Friday that his client was pleased with the public acknowledgment that what happened to her son was wrong.
It means so much to her and the family after they couldnt get any explanation from DHHS as to why he died at the facility, Olson said.
According to Industrial Commission documents in the case, the 42-year-old Harbin checked himself into R.J. Blackley on Aug. 12, 2009, asking for help getting off drugs and with heroin withdrawal.
Harbins father drove him to the center, and his mother talked to him before he was admitted and while he was there. Harbin had been living in Alamance County with his grandmother.
He called me and told me that he was trying real hard, Shelton said. He thought this was going to do it. When he called, he acted like the were going to help him, and then they killed him.
Dr. Lance Fuller ordered a urine test the afternoon Harbin was admitted to see what he was using. About three hours later, and without having the drug test results, staff gave him methadone. Methadone is a synthetic opiate used to help weaken symptoms of heroin withdrawal.
Harbin was showing mild withdrawal symptoms.
On Aug. 13, still without knowing the results of the drug screen, Dr. Michael Washo changed the order to give Harbin higher and more frequent doses of methadone. According to the Industrial Commission findings, Harbin received 150 percent of the maximum dose over 13 hours, and double the maximum over 27 hours.
A check of his pulse at about 8 p.m. Aug. 13 found that it had slowed to 52 beats per minute, down from 100 beats per minute about 2 1/2 hours earlier.
Without checking Harbins vital signs or checking for signs of withdrawal, the staff gave him another dose of methadone at about 9:24 p.m. Aug. 13. He was found slumped over in a Blackley bathroom at about midnight and died at Durham Regional Hospital on Aug. 15.
Washo didnt check the drug test until after Harbin collapsed, according to the Industrial Commission findings. When he did check the test, Washo learned Harbin didnt have any heroin in his system. Harbin shouldnt have been given methadone at all. The test was positive high for cocaine and positive high for methadone.
The state medical examiner concluded that toxic levels of cocaine and methadone stopped Harbins heart.
After a 2010 federal investigation concluded that Blackley did not know how to safely administer methadone, the center agreed to stop using it for heroin withdrawal.
Fuller is no longer employed by the state, but Washo continues as a state employee. He practices addiction medicine at R. J. Blackley, according to his N.C. Medical Board license information.
A spokesman for the state Department of Health and Human Services on Friday said the agency would not comment on Washos employment. I dont have the details, but even if I did, I cant comment on confidential personnel matters, Ricky Diaz said in a statement.
The Industrial Commission awarded damages for wrongful death, including $200,000 to each of Harbins parents, $100,000 for pain and suffering, medical expenses and funeral expenses. The award is $100,000 lower than a deputy commissioner recommended earlier this year.
Sheltons voice waivers when she talks about her son and how he died.
Itll never go away, she said. They say you cant put money on somebodys life, but maybe you can make those people wake up.
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PLATTSBURGH — The name has changed, but the service remains the same.
Great Northern PBE Supply owner Tim Wysko said he and four other employees of the former Saratoga Autobody Supply team left after it was sold to Bond Auto Parts.
They formed the new company, located at 22 Trade Road in the Town of Plattsburgh, in June 2012. Wysko said the business is focused on one particular aspect of the automotive industry, refinish products for all aspects of body shop work.
"We focus on body shops and reconstruction shops," he said. "We don't sell parts."
Pieces hard to find
They have knowledge of how to obtain even those hard-to-find pieces of that equipment, Wysko said. He said they carry more than 150 nationally known lines of supplies and equipment.
Great Northern carries BASF and Matrix paints. The latter is featured on Counting Cars on the History Channel and American Restoration on Discovery.
They can even provide color matching and custom tinting. Great Northern can even create a custom tint in an aerosol can for the do-it-yourselfer.
"That's really popular," Wysko said.
Wysko said they also offer training classes on the latest materials and techniques used by technicians in that industry. He even has a selection of videos he can show customers on the flatscreen television above the service desk.
Great Northern recently hosted a plastic-welding and metal-bonding class attended by 35 to 40 people, including several from Vermont. The course was taught by Kurt Zimmerman of Upstate Auto Body Warehouse.
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On Aug. 1, Great Northern staff were in Vermont to train technicians at an auto-body shop how to do silicon bronze welding on hardened structural metals. That's helpful because of new standards on the type of welding that can be used to repair structural safety systems in a vehicle, Wysko said.


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As the nation enters the fourth day of a federal government shutdown, only a few immediate effects are being felt in Halifax County — so far.
However, some county residents are wondering how this situation will soon impact their lives.
The shutdown already has resulted in 800,000 being furloughed nationwide and is costing the nation almost $300 million per day, $12.5 million an hour and $1.6 billion a week, based on research from economic consulting firm IHS Global Insight.
According to the Pew Research Center, the last shutdown back in 1995-1996 cost $1.4 billion for the 26-day closure, which in today's dollars is the equivalent of $2.1 billion.
With the exception of one or two impacted agencies, not much in Halifax County has been affected so far by the shut down.
The local Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resource Conservation Services (NRCS) offices in Halifax are closed, and the websites for these departments are unavailable due to the lapse of federal government funding.
A sign on the door of the FSA and NRCS notifies the public "the U.S. Department of Agriculture office is currently closed due to the lapse in federal government funding. The office will reopen once Congress restores funding."
However, the NRCS Water and Climate Center website is still available for viewing.
All social security field offices will remain open providing limited services, and hearing offices remain open to conduct hearings before an administrative law judge.
Social Security card centers are closed. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income payments to beneficiaries will continue with no change in payment dates.
Services that will not be provided during the shutdown include issuing of new or replacement Social Security cards, replacing Medicare cards and issuing a proof of income letter. Online services will remain operational.
Due to the government shutdown, the Virginia Employment Commission announced Wednesday it will not be able to release Virginia local unemployment rate statistics for August.
During the shutdown, they will not be able to update any Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data that is on their website, www.VirginiaLMI.com. Updates of the BLS data on the website will start again when the federal government resumes operations.
According to Kathy Andrews, director of the Halifax County Department of Social Services, at this point the shut down has had no effect on any of the programs they offer, but if the shutdown goes on for more than 30 days, budgeting may be impacted.
Social services are responsible for providing benefits such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Medicaid, auxillary grants, foster care, child and adult protective services and more.
Dr. Matthew Arroyo, director of the Southside District of the Virginia Department of Health, said funding is available to get them through the next few weeks despite the government shutdown, and the local Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program is still being fully funded.
He added the shutdown would have no effect on the program short-term but he is not sure of the long-term effects the shutdown may have.
Arroyo said, "If worse comes to worse," state funding will be used to fund the department.
Patricia Taylor, director of Tri-County Community Action Head Start Program, said the shutdown hasn't affected the program because it has already received funding for the current budget year.
However, if the shutdown lasts through December, it may have an impact because a new budget year begins Jan. 1 that will require funding.
With the shutdown also impacting federal housing loans, many fear it could have a negative impact on the real estate industry.
However, Debbie Palmer of Palmer Properties said so far she hasn't seen any effect from the shutdown. But the future remains in question.
Currently, none of her clients have faced any problems with their financing.
County Administrator Jim Halasz said the shutdown would have little effect on the county as well.
However, grant programs may be jeopardized depending on how long the shutdown lasts. He said the most federal funds the county gets involve the school system.
According to Assistant Superintendent Valdivia Marshall, the shutdown won't have any impact on grant funding for the current school year, and a skeleton crew is in place at the United States Department of Education to process reimbursements.
However, if the shut down continues into November, the federal school meal program may be impacted, Marshall said.
Local Postmaster Pat Honeycutt said post offices aren't being affected by the shutdown because the postal system is an independent government agency that does not rely on federal tax dollars.
The shutdown is having no impact on any of the 36 Virginia State Parks that remain open to the public, according to Joe Elton, Department Conservation and Recreation director.
"All Virginia State Parks remain open for business during this prime fall season," he said. "Schedules have not changed, reservations are being honored, and all programs remain intact. False Cape remains open, although it can now only be accessed through North Carolina or by boat across Back Bay."
Republican 5th District Congressman Robert Hurt offered his take on the government shutdown Wednesday saying, "We in the House have been working diligently to offer proposals to fund the government in recent weeks. Over that course of time, we have offered three proposals to fund the operations of the government and to embrace fiscal reform in Washington.
"The Senate has blocked each and every one of our good faith proposals, refusing to compromise or even negotiate. In the end, the Senate's inaction protects special favors for big business, big labor and the Washington political elite and leaves the Virginia family out in the cold.
"I am disappointed at this turn of events, and I remain committed to working in good faith to find agreement for funding the operations of government as soon as possible," Hurt said.
Following Monday's 54-46 senate vote that shut down the federal government, Democratic U. S. Senator Mark Warner said, "It is disappointing that the House majority is prepared to shut down the federal government in its continuing ideological opposition to the Affordable Care Act.
"This is not a responsible way to conduct our nation's business. It threatens the economic recovery. It also is not fair to target the federal workforce to bear the brunt of this dysfunction.
"The Senate has now sent a clean interim spending measure to the House twice –a measure which already reflects compromise between the Senate and House spending plans. The House leadership should allow members to cast an up-or-down vote."
Democratic U. S. Senator Tim Kaine agreed and blamed the shut down on House Republicans.
"House Republicans let the United States government shut down at midnight because they would not accept a compromise spending bill passed by the Senate last week to fund government until Nov. 15 at the precise spending level proposed by the House," he said. "After allowing the shutdown to occur, House Republicans decided to pass a motion seeking a conference between the two houses on government funding.
"The Senate has been seeking a budget conference since March 23 and has been blocked by Republicans 18 times in the last six months. The House's decision to finally seek a conference to discuss short-term budget issues after shutting government down shows a callous disregard for the economy and for millions of American families who are affected by the shutdown.
"The House should act to re-open the federal government by accepting the compromise offered by the Senate. Otherwise they are responsible for keeping the government closed to make an ideological point over healthcare," Kaine said.


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— The question people forget when starting a small business is "can it make a profit?"
It's the most important factor as to whether or not a business is going to make it.
I serve on the Advisory Council for the College of Business at Eastern Kentucky University. At a recent meeting, we brought in Dr. Janet Kelly from the University of Louisville.
Dr. Kelly did an outstanding job in giving us the good, the bad and the extremely ugly data about Kentucky's economy. She noted a statistic that fascinated me.
Kentucky is one of the top states for creating small businesses with five or fewer jobs. Most of them don't turn a large profit.
The statistic disturbed me on many levels.
In my book "Wealth Without Wall Street" and in numerous columns, I've promoted the idea of owning your own business. I'll be going into my 30th year of self-employment in September. I can't imagine doing anything else.
Self-employment fits my personality profile. I'm a compulsive worker who doesn't want a lot of supervision. Just show me the goal line and I will get there.
I tried corporate life and it didn't work for me.
I spent two years as president of a large company.
I concluded that I hated the job and the people I worked for hated me. The layers of bureaucracy drove me crazy and my desire to break down those layers drove my employees crazy.
I can't see myself ever running a large corporation again.
As KT Oslin once wrote, "I said 'I do' and I signed 'I don't' and I swore I would never do that again."
I also understand why people get into small businesses that don't make a lot of money. They want to do something they enjoy or something where they can make a difference.
For those who wish to be self-employed but earn enough to feed themselves and their families, I offer the following tips:
1. Do something that you love but make sure you are paid a fair price for your labors.
In my publishing efforts, I've run into writers who think "making a profit" is evil. Some are terrific writers, but they don't charge enough for their books, don't do a lot of paid speaking engagements and do little to encourage people to buy their books.
I see the same thing in other occupations. I see restaurants and bars who give their business away and contractors who don't charge enough.
I also see people whose rates are so high that they scare off customers.
Pricing your services properly is as important to doctors and lawyers as it is to artisans and plumbers.
2. If you can't afford to hire good managers, you should be prepared to work 90 hours a week.
Dr. Kelly noted that Kentucky did not have enough trained managers to run the businesses the state already has. Attracting new businesses will be difficult until that "manager gap" is filled.
A friend was a first rate mechanic for a big auto dealership. He wanted his own shop. I eagerly followed him to his new place. In fact, I offered to buy into his business.
I am glad I didn't buy in as his poor management skills drove him down the tubes quickly.
As long as he worked on a car himself, it remained first class service. However, he tended to hire any warm body that walked in the door and gave them little supervision. His workers did not live up to the standard of excellence my friend was known for.
I wound up taking my car back to the dealership. They had systems, managers and quality control check points. Which is why they make big profits.
Anyone going into business needs to heed the warning of Dr. Kelly: Do some number crunching and find out if your business has any chance to make a decent profit.
Profit isn't an evil. It is a necessity for keeping your business alive.
Don McNay is a columnist for the Richmond (Ky.) Register. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Breaking Bad's final chapters are fast approaching, with the second half of the fifth and last season kicking off August 11th. There're a bunch of episodes to get caught up on before the AMC drama series returns, but a group of middle-schoolers have a easier way to recap Breaking Bad: a short musical.
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Stores in Odenton, Severn and Gambrills have been identified as having sold alcohol to minors, following a crackdown by Anne Arundel County police.
Police say they have identified a total of 13 businesses following a two-month operation intended to reduce the number of businesses that are non-compliant with alcohol sales laws.
Police used minors to attempt to purchase alcohol at 47 businesses in the county, 34 of which properly asked to see identification and refused to make the sales.
Included on the list are the Hops and Vines store in Piney Orchard, the Wine Box on Annapolis Road, both the store and bar known as The Place, on Telegraph Road.
Ye Old Farm Spirits in Severn and Village Wine and Spirits in Gambrills also made the list.
According to police, the following businesses allegedly did sell alcohol to minors:
- The Place Liquor Store, Odenton
- The Place, Odenton
- Hops and Vines, Odenton
- The Wine Box, Odenton
- Ye Olde Farm Spirits, Severn
- Village Wine and Spirits, Gambrills
- Arundel Mills Wine and Spirits, Hanover
- Turner Liquors, Pasadena
- Frank's Den, Glen Burnie
- John's General Store, Pasadena
- Northway Liquors, Millersville
- Staples Corner Liquors, Crofton
- Jackie's Liquors, Maryland City
Police are following up on alleged violators, and the 13 businesses could face fines or even closure.
In addition to the business sales, officers increased surveillance in the parking lots of the businesses, resulting in several arrests for alcohol possession offenses, drug offenses and warrants.
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Van Damme State Park consists of beach and upland on the Mendocino Coast. Of all the park system's units along the Mendocino coast, Van Damme is perhaps the richest in terms of historical resources connected with the redwood lumber industry. Its story is a prime example of the struggles and eventual failures of a small, independent lumber operation.
The park is located three miles south of the town of Mendocino on Highway 1. The highway runs through the park separating the campground and the Fern Canyon trail head to the east and the beach and parking lot to the west.
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The weather can be changeable; layered clothing is recommended.
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The park features the lush Fern Canyon scenic trail system; the Pygmy Forest where mature, cone-bearing cypress and pine trees stand six inches to eight feet tall; and the bog, or Cabbage Patch, where skunk cabbage grows in abundance. The park's ten miles of trail go along the fern-carpeted canyon of Little River. A paved road is used by joggers and bicyclists. The beach is popular with abalone divers.
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Visitors can get a unique perspective of the coast line by taking the kayak tours, available through a concession agreement, at the Van Damme beach parking lot.
About the Park
Van Damme State Park was named for Charles Van Damme who was born at Little River in 1881, son of John and Louise Van Damme, early settlers of the region. John Van Damme and his wife were a Flemish couple. The patriarch of the family was born in Ostend, Belgium on May 22, 1832. "Following the sea" for some years, Van Damme, upon his arrival in Mendocino County, later worked in the lumber mill at Little River. In this settlement all of his children were born, including Charles, whose love for the area prompted his acquiring, after some years as a successful operator of the Richmond-San Rafael ferry line, a plot of ground along the redwood coast. Upon his demise this area became a part of the State Park System in 1934.
In those early days lumbering was a major economic factor in the development of the northern coastline. Little River was built as a mill town in 1864 by Ruel Stickney, Silas Coombs and Tapping Reeves after the property, formally called Kents Cove, was purchased from W. H. Kent in 1862. Before long it had attained fame, not only as a lumber port, but as a shipyard as well. Alas, a stand of timber, if logged, does not last forever and by the end of the century, even though logging was periodically moved back into the headwaters of Little River, the mill was forced to close in 1893.
What was left of Little River soon deteriorated; the shipyard, the wharf, the town, several chutes for loading lumber and the lumber mill itself. Activity at the port, which once hummed with activity, declined. Little River's school, once attended by nearly 100 students, closed; its weekly steamship service ended, and a shipyard where, in 1874, Captain Thomas Peterson turned out full-size lumber schooners for the coast wide trade, phased out. Only the schooner Little River returned, to be wrecked on the very beach from which it originally departed.
Plagued by a lack of sufficient timber reserves, fires, substantial loss of business and trade, deterioration of the port's chutes and wharf, the end of coast wide shipping and the attendant decline in population, Little River reverted to a natural state. Its acquisition by the State Park System in 1934, and the subsequent addition of peripheral lands has preserved some of California's most interesting natural resources.
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State Question 766 poses one of the most drastic questions for voters to consider in state history. The language of this state question requires voters to say either yes, they don't want a tax increase, or no, they do want one.
Stemming from a court case for Southwestern Bell, now owned by AT&T, the Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision altered how intangible property such as patents, trademarks, ideas, etc. potentially can be taxed in Oklahoma. Currently, there are a handful of centrally assessed (or taxed) corporations in Oklahoma such as AT&T. The tax those companies pay on intangibles has been estimated by some to be more than $50 million annually. The rest of Oklahoma's business community has paid a $25 BAT tax for the past two years that they could turn around and claim on their state taxes and be exempted from their tax bill.
The problem is that the court decision opens up the intangibles tax to every business entity in Oklahoma, meaning every mom and pop place on up to the AT&Ts of the world will pay the intangibles tax.
That may sound like a windfall for the state — if it can even figure out how to fairly assess and collect such a tax in all 77 counties. It mostly sounds to us like an ongoing judicial nightmare as businesses large and small encounter new tax burdens and are forced to seek relief in the courts.
Proponents of letting the intangibles tax go into effect on everyone have argued that if the we don't we're robbing education of millions of ad valorem taxes. That argument just doesn't come out in the wash. You're not losing millions of dollars on a tax that has not been collected from everyone. Does eliminating the intangibles tax lift the tax burden on those centrally assessed companies? Yes. But it in no way bankrupts education and other services from funds it wasn't receiving anyway from the rest of us.
In fact, by not taxing the rest of us for intangibles, that leaves more dollars in our pockets to donate to the PTOs, PTAs and school foundations as well as charitable organizations that do so much to help our children receive a better education already.
We strongly encourage voters to say yes to SQ 766 and keep our already burdensome tax situation from becoming even more difficult.


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Cardinals must get act together in crunch time
As long as the Cardinals keep saving their worst for last, a frustrating dry spell figures to continue as far as victories in the desert are concerned.
Del Pilar's Mailbag: Wednesday edition
With the first game of the season just a day away, it's time to start answering fantasy questions from readers. Here's the first mailbag of the season.
Del Pilar's Digest: Running back sleepers
With people expecting big things from Ryan Mathews, Chargers RB Mike Tolbert has become tremendously undervalued and is a solid sleeper.
Cardinals could not be more battle-tested
Is there any team in the NFL with more position battles going on than the Cardinals? PFW executive editor Dan Arkush thinks not.
Million-dollar backfield? Cardinals sure hope so
The Cardinals' four-headed backfield of Beanie Wells, Ryan Williams, Tim Hightower and LaRod Stephens-Howling might not be such a bad idea after all.
Confusion abounds for Cardinals at running back
Our sources in the desert are having a difficult time trying to determine just what exactly the Cardinals might have in mind at running back after their very surprising second-round selection of RB Ryan Williams.
Cardinals' second-round pick a real head-scratcher
Nobody in the desert could honestly say they saw the selection of Virginia Tech RB Ryan Williams coming in the second round early Friday evening.
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Injuries have limited RB Beanie Wells' production, but Arizona expects its former first-round pick to contribute more in the coming season, according to NFC Whispers.
Insider: Elway not what Broncos need
An NFL insider says that former Broncos great John Elway might be a popular choice to take over GM duties, but that the Hall of Fame quarterback would be best in a figurehead role, not in a decision-making one.
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Due to injuries in the backfield, the Cardinals have signed RB Alfonso Smith from their practice squad. WR Max Komar was released to create an available roster spot.
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The Arizona Cardinals have released running back Beanie Wells after four injury-plagued seasons. A first-round pick in 2009, Wells showed flashes of the brilliance he had at Ohio State, but has only played one full season - his rookie year.||||||| Wells eclipsed 1,000 yards and scored 10 touchdowns in 2011, but was limited to eight games last season due to a turf toe injury. He ran for 234 yards and eight touchdowns.
The Arizona Cardinals have the services of running back Beanie Wells and wide receiver Andre Roberts for Sunday's game against Seattle.||||||| Wells is active despite a knee injury that limited his participation in practice all week.
According to the team's website, Wells believes he'll be ready to go when he comes off the injured reserve/able to return list for the Nov. 25 home game against the St. Louis Rams.||||||| Wells has been out with torn ligaments in his toe. Wells must miss one more game, so LaRod Stephens-Howling gets another start against Atlanta.
The Arizona Cardinals have activated Wells from the NFL's new injured/designated to return list, clearing the way for the running back to play Sunday against St. Louis.||||||| Wells has been sidelined since sustaining a severe turf toe injury against Philadelphia in Week 3. The league's new injured/designated to return list required Wells to be inactive for eight weeks, which meant that he missed seven games. He returned to practice last week. Wells' return will be a boost to a running game that ranks 30th out of 32 NFL teams. The time off also allowed Wells to rest his surgically repaired knee, which was still bothering him.
Arizona has removed Wells from the physically unable to perform list, clearing him to begin practicing with the team.||||||| Wells has been unable to practice since undergoing knee surgery after last season. Wells rushed for more than 1,000 yards last season despite being bothered by the sore knee.


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NEW YORK -- Joe Rahon scored 22 points, including four 3-pointers in Boston College's first-half barrage from beyond the arc, and the Eagles beat Washington 89-78 on Friday in the third-place game of the 2K Sports Classic Benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project.
The Eagles started the game by making eight of 11 3-point attempts, including Rahon making four in as many attempts in a 2:40 span as Boston College went on to a 46-34 halftime lead.
Boston College cooled off from long range in the second half (3 of 10) but the Huskies never got closer than nine points as the Eagles went 6 of 6 from the free-throw line in the final 2 minutes.
The Eagles (2-4) lost 72-70 to No. 18 Connecticut in the semifinals, while Washington (2-3) was beaten 102-84 by Indiana on Thursday.
Olivier Hanlon had 20 points for Boston College while Ryan Anderson had 18 and seven rebounds.
C.J. Wilcox had a career-high 30 points, going 6 of 7 on 3s, for the Huskies. It was his fourth straight game of at least 20 points.
Boston College led by as many as 18 points -- 59-41 with 15:04 to play -- and Washington was never able to get closer than nine points. The last time the Huskies were that close was 78-69 with 3:25 left and Lonnie Jackson hit a 3 and then the Eagles started their run of free throws.
Boston College shot 55.9 percent for the game (33 of 59), while the Huskies shot 49.2 percent (29 of 59).
The loss was the seventh straight in Madison Square Garden for Washington. The Huskies' only win was in their first appearance in the Garden, a 72-48 victory over NYU on Dec. 30, 1941.
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STILLWATER, Okla. —
The night before the all-state volleyball team was announced, Stillwater High School senior Kiley Josey barely got any sleep. She eventually drifted off, however, before waking to the sound of her cell phone shortly before 8 a.m.
On the other line was Stillwater coach Jason Webber with some good news — Josey and fellow senior Peyton Meacham had made all-state.
"He called me and woke me up at 8 a.m. and told me the news just as I was getting ready to start my day off," Josey said. "I knew that they had been meeting the day before, so all night I was just freaking out. I had no idea. It was such a relief when he called me and told me."
At first Josey thought she was still dreaming. As it turns out that dream was in fact a reality as Meacham and Josey became the first Lady Pioneers to earn all-state honors since Anna Gentry did it in 2009.
"We've gone a few years without having an all-stater and then to have two, it just shows the dedication that our program has had this last year in doing our absolute best," Webber said. "You cannot become an all-stater without people behind you. It takes your natural talent but it also takes the hard work of your team, supporting you along the way and supporting each other."
Meacham led the team with 365 kills and 45 blocks on the season, while Josey finished with 359 kills in 11 fewer sets. Josey also had a team-high 46 aces and was second on the team with 309 digs.
For Meacham and Josey, earning all-state honors is a dream that has been in the making since the sixth grade.
"Ever since we were little girls in the sixth grade, we would look at those little figurines and say 'Wow, we just want to be them one day,'" Meacham said. "To finally obtain that goal is just life changing. It's absolutely fantastic. We finally made our goal. We put in the hard work and we finally get to enjoy it."
"Since we started playing in junior high, we'd always go to the games and watch," Josey said. "They were such stars and so much older than us. Now that we're that age and we're doing this it's like a dream come true."
That dream took a lot of work, according to Webber. Josey and Meacham would often spend several hours after practice perfecting their skills in hopes to one day join the all-staters that they saw play when they were younger.
"Those girls were tireless workers for us," Webber said. "They put in the long hours in practice, even if nobody else was in the gym, just trying to get better. If we saw something as coaches that they needed to work on, neither one of them would stop working on it until they had perfected it — whether it was on the court or off the court.
"It's great to have two powerhouses, but what was more crucial to just having them was the fact that they bought in to our system, supported the other girls and were cheering just as loud on the off chance that I pulled them out. It was about being a teammate. They both took that very seriously and they both worked on improving those skills as well as their volleyball skills."
Having one player make the all-state roster was one thing, but for this duo, getting to share in that moment together after all the work they put in made it even sweeter.
"It's great," Meacham said. "I'm so glad that I have somebody else as great as Kiley to be named to it with me. She's a great player and I knew all along that she would get it. I'm just glad that I get to share this experience with her because we've been playing volleyball together ever since eighth grade. It's just the icing on the cake for our year."
And while they may be going their separate ways at the end of the school year, just knowing that they have returned Stillwater to the top of Oklahoma's volleyball world and perhaps created a dream for a pair of girls just like them, makes it feel like the pair has done their duty to Lady Pioneer volleyball.
"It's a crazy feeling," Josey said. "When I was little, I felt so small. I looked up to them and just thought that they were so much better than I'd ever be. Now knowing that someone else is in my shoes and I'm in the shoes of those girls that I used to watch, it's surreal."


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The remodeling included adding contemporary interiors and exteriors, upgrading infrastructure and increasing the restaurant's capacity.
"McDonald's wants to show customers that they can change with their times and needs, while retaining the basic principles that have made them the global iconic brand they are today," according to a statement from McDonald's Family Restaurants of Greater Washington, D.C.
The design incorporated materials and colors to adapt to the community while maintaining brand consistency, according to the statement. The landscaping, for instance, was designed to compliment and blend in to the surrounding area.
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Guess who's unopposed for supervisor?
Here's an interesting fact to think about: There are exactly two people running unopposed for the SF Board of Supervisors, two people whose constituents support them strongly enough that nobody thinks a challenge would be effective (or necessary). And those are two supes who have consistently stuck to the progressive agenda and uncompromising progressive politics. They've done exactly what they promised to do four years ago; they haven't moved to the center, haven't tried to redefine their politics ... they are who they are. And that works.
Just worth noting.
A sad commentary on the state of progressive politics in San Francisco in 2012. The last two true believers on the Board of Supervisors.
And Carmen Chu ran unopposed in 2010. What's your point?
>"And Carmen Chu ran unopposed in 2010. What's your point?"
Oh, come on...don't be cruel. Let Tim enjoy a big 'victory'. Of course it means nothing but let him have ONE moment at least where he can make believe that the Progressive movement isn't in complete shambles.
Probably, folks are only waiting for them to hang themselves with their own dope.
It's revealed wisdom amongst Reagan republicans that if only a conservative would run he or she would always prevail. Tim takes the Phyllis Schlafly / Ann Coulter 90's complaint about Clinton to heart.
It's also interesting that rote conservative districts are brainwashed, while rote "liberal" districts are somehow more clever.
As I live in Camposes district and get a laugh at his ongoing crazy, I find this all very entertaining. Can't wait for Campos and Avalos to be the only apparatchik's to vote for Mirkarimi.
Have you tried talking to your elected officials?
So you think that is telling too? I think you should think before you write some of this shit
Another "stop the presses" story!!!!
This is not a Progressive v Moderate issue - but rather a demonstration of the power of incumbency in most city races. How does the city or these districts benefit from being effectively stripped of substantial debate?
Thank goodness for term limits.
Well said. As with every other issue, the Guardian's shpiel would be completely different if it were a non-"progressive" who faced no opposition.
The huge problem with term limits is that if a supe serves two terms, once he or she is re-elected for a second term, that supe is not accountable at all to the voters and can do whatever the hell he or she wants with no penalty that voters can inflict on the person. Fifty percent is a big % of time for a politician to not be accountable to the voters.
The other big prob is that with each election, the cost to run increases so that the filter that restricts those without access to big money increases. Thus the only ones who are in position to win either are either part of a powerful machine or very very rich or a whore for very very rich interests.
Term limits is idiotic. It sells well because most ppl don't do any thinking beyond the simplistic, "defeat the bastards!" or something along the lines.
With TL, the politician is more tied to being a rep of private interests than the ppl of the City. Why? The first reason is what I said above: costs a fortune to run and thus one has to sell themselves to have the assets to run a competitive race (or be very rich).
The second reason is that the politician knows he or she will soon be out of office so the politician is lining up his future (a great-paying job of some sort) almost from the time he or she gets elected. That becomes the pol's most important considerations AND NOT the future of the City.
Fact of the matter is that term limits is something thought of and pushed by rightwing, monied interests and ppl, in general, have bought into it because they haven't thought much about how it plays out.
Avalos and Campos offer up no credible political threat to neoliberal designs on San Francisco's government. There is no organized base of any strength standing behind them to give heft to any more ambitious efforts. Jane Kim and David Chiu trade off swing votes for the machine and that is the only real action on BOS politics these days. That is why downtown is not wasting resources running against John and David, because they don't have to, they've got the board and Mayor in their pockets already.
Just as Mondale got the shit kicked out of him in 1984.
There is no downtown unconspiracy here, any sane person isn't going to waste their time and energy on this, the stakes are so low that no one is going to put months of their lives into trying to unseat these two bone heads.
Don't try to tell marcos "the machine" might not be in play in any issue. You would rob him for his reason for living.
you might as well point out how easily right-wingers win the Marina district, or how a black always wins Bayview.
So? Under the old system, we had a homogenous, rubber-stamping Board. I think messy diversity better represents San Franciscans.
The supes then spend all their time fighting each other. And then downtown gets its way anyway.
Perhaps you'd love Italy where they have PR, and coalition governments that last on average about 8 months.
Sometimes it's better to have strong, single-minded leadership than ideological paralysis.
The district elected Board of Supervisors is tame when compared to the antics of the at-large boards up until the mid 1990s. There were some knock-down drag-out fights back then that approached the melees at thee Korean parliament.
District elections (DE) are a great idea. To go back to city wide elections would be the stupidest thing San Francisco could do (which is why it won't happen).
With DE, the voters of a district have much more power to remove a supe and thus the supe has to serve that district much more so than if the supe was elected city wide.
In the Richmond District, Eric Mar did the bidding of the late rightwing Republican billionaire Donald Fisher by helping Fisher get 10 acres of a grass field converted to a plastic, toxic dead turf - a field that is no longer part of the GG Park ecosystem.
If Eric Mar was a city-wide supe, the ppl of the Richmond would have no chance of removing him. Now they can because it's possible to communicate with the ppl of a district - and not possible to communicate with the whole City (unless one is extremely rich or a powerful corp).
It's fortunate that Eric Mar hasn't won his second term yet, for then he would be unaccountable - just like with city-wide elections, for he would be termed out of office and it wouldn't matter what the ppl did. He may pay a price for selling out GG Park and the Richmond District in pushing for the removal of 10 acres of the GG Park ecosystem.
The real crime in what he and the other 9 supes (only Sup. Olague went against the Fisher-Newsom-Ginsberg axis) was that they laughed at the GG Park Master Plan by approving a plan that was so much a violation of that GGP MP that it was almost worthy of a Steven Colbert piece.
Only those who want to take the power away from the ppl would be in favor of a return to city-wide elections (unless one didn't know this was the case - but it is).
when it was turned into a park vs. a series of low, sandy dunes. It's not a game preserve - it's a park to be enjoyed by people. Long live the new soccer fields!!!
Yes the creation of GG Park was a change from barren, generally lifeless sand dunes - and it was a fantastic change for it added a lot more life to the whole area which is a huge reason it's loved so much by natives and tourists.
Humans can use the park - including the soccer fields - without turning it into a toxic, lifeless area like what will happen there thx to Mar and the other supes (besides Olague) and Phil Ginsberg (Rec & Park GM). What this does is essentially make that area no longer part of GG Park for it is no longer part of the park's ecosystem.
And violating the Park's master plan like this project does means the rule of law means nothing. It means if you are a politician or the head of a city agency, you can essentially do what you want because then you get to ignore those city laws you want to as long as you have fellow politicians and commissioners behind you. That "we can do what we want no matter what are on the books because we have the power" quality of this project should bother people even if one is for destroying the ecosystem there.
The refusal of the conservatives to run someone against Avalos and Campos frees them to vote against removing Mirkarimi and indicates that the conservatives have resigned themselves to the fact that Ross will be reinstated as Olague will probably not commit political suicide by either voting to remove Ross right before facing the voters in D5 or recusing herself.
Yes, it's wonderful. people have no real debate, no choices and the incumbents get fun money from the general fund to pump out robocalls and junk mail and OOPS ads on the Corporation's Bay Guardian.
YES to oligarchy and Government By the Wisdom of Chairman Redmond! Now if only these guys weren't such colossal fuck-ups. (Avalos lost in a landslide to Ed Lee, the paperboy for WillieRose, and Campos hates America)
I don't understand sensationalist remarks. How does one "hate America?"
I don't think anyone living in this country hates all 307 million Americans across the hundreds of thousands (millions?) of square miles in the country.
I never understand when people complain about politics either. It's city government. It's not like it's terribly difficult to get involved. If you don't like the incumbents, either:
A.) Run yourself.
B.) Find someone to run that best represents you.
Et voila.
It says a lot when pro "commenter" Marcos can't respond and at best is just another prog who bellows online but never produces in real life because progs suck balls!!!
What is it - sophomore in HS? It has to be that - give or take a year - based on the juvenile languange. And stop parrotting everything you're dad says and start thinking for yourself.
You didn't refute anything he said. Marcos is just an online bloviator. What has he done in the real world? NOTHING. Same as the progfrogs - bunch of do nothings who like to masturbate with taxpayer money to the sound of their own voices.
BTW, Mar is going down, and progs are going to lose D5 to a phony like Olague or that clown Rizzo. The fact is that Willie and his backers out play you people over and over again because you're addicted to being losers. Also, Campos is giving his seat away to Lee when he ditches the Board to lap up at the gov't trough in Sacramento. SUCK TO BE YOU PROGGIES
Like Mirakarimi these two clowns are unemployable anywhere else except SEIU.
And perennial candidate Wilma Pang, no matter how admirable she may be, an hardly be considered opposition to David Chiu.
And I'm pretty sure gayness can't be directly correllated to anti-militarism or being a fan of Noam Chomsky. It's a mixed bag isn't it?
Both advocates of public power and public banking.
As a constituent of Campos, I can see he is the worst and least responsive supervisor we have ever had. We really need a write-in candidate.
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---- — Olivia Lantz is far from your typical track star.
In a sport where success is often the result of specialization and the benefit of top facilities, the Manchester Essex standout has risen to the top in a much different fashion.
Where many of her competitors run year-round, Lantz has a more balanced approach to her athletic pursuits, supplementing her winter track dominance with soccer in the fall and lacrosse in the spring -- sprinkling in long runs during those seasons, of course.
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This weekend, she'll look to build off that in the state meet.
After that, she hopes, a return trip to the New England Championships. And, if all goes well, she hopes to take the next step to the National Championships.
"I don't know if there's a trick to it," Lantz said. "I think it's really just having a goal and having my coach help me toward my goal, that really helps me to push to reach that goal. We're really lucky to have such good runners in the Massachusetts area because then it really helps you to be more determined to get that good time, because you know girls around you are going to run those times and you might eventually run against them."
Lantz's success, in the plainest possible terms, is the result of hard work.
Despite her natural affinity for track, Lantz said she maintains a loyalty toward her other two sports.
"There's a lot of controversy over the whole thing with indoor track being my only season," Lantz said. "Sometimes I wonder what it'd be like if I ran the other seasons, but then other times I'm like, 'Well, I don't really care that much. I like it.'"
Not that it matters, though. While Lantz commits herself to her other sports, the thought of track season still dictates many of her habits. For example, during soccer season, Lantz said she'd often go for what she described as "short runs." In reality, they were four-mile trots, not exactly something to scoff at following a strenuous soccer practice.
And then each weekend, Lantz would ramp it up at least once, stretching out her distance with a 90-minute, 12-mile run to "build a base."
"She's very self-motivated," Hornets' coach John Barbour said. "I think she would do well without a coach because she has a good instinct. She does soccer in the fall, she's never done cross-country, but on her own she was doing long runs on the weekends all through the fall. She knew what she needed to do without any consultation from me at all."
With that important fitness base, Lantz enters her similarly unusual winter track season. The Hornets have only had a program for five years and have only competed at the varsity level for the three years Lantz has been a member of the team, and without a track to practice on, the Hornets have to get creative. Luckily for them, the snow over the past few years has been minimal, allowing Lantz and other distance runners to train outdoors for much of the season.
They use the cemetery adjacent to Manchester Essex Regional High School on School Street as a track of sorts, as one lap around the cemetery's circle is roughly 200 meters -- equivalent to a half-lap at a standard outdoor track.
Other times, they have to get more creative. Some days, the Hornets train on treadmills in the cardio room near the school's gym. Other days, they'll run the school's many stairwells to train. And when they're lucky enough to get on Gloucester's track, the Hornets use that time to work on quickness and technique.
Those creative measures haven't impacted Lantz much, though. A natural -- she broke the 6-minute mark in her first varsity race as an eighth-grader -- Lantz has steadily improved over her three years of competition, cementing herself among the state's elite with two more full seasons remaining.
And while her training conditions are unique, Lantz wouldn't have it any other way.
"We just try to be as resourceful as we can," Lantz said with a laugh. "I like it. That's how I've always run track and I just can't really see it any other way. This year, you can really see how much the program has really developed and everyone's getting into it, and it just seems like we're working so well with what we have."
Alongside three competitors from Gloucester, Lantz will look to improve on her third-place finish at last year's All State meet Saturday at Boston's Reggie Lewis Center.
After that, she hopes, another trip to the New England Championships, where she finished fourth last March with a time 5:06.77, then a personal record. Having shaved seconds off that already this season, though, the ultimate goal for Lantz transcends the region.
She wants to compete with the nation's best.
"I went to New Englands last spring, so hopefully we can go a step further this year," Lantz said. "But, really, I'm just focusing on improving my time because that's really how you get far."


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Russian ice dance is looking like the Hunger Games of ice dancing
poths Void: MarieM carries a rusty old blade in her handbag!
I <3 Svinin and Zhuk.
"The team doesn't get automatic capacity because management is mad" -- Greg Smith, agile guy
I have to say that I hope B/S have some good fortune and improve. I have always enjoyed them, really loved their Sailor OD and their R&J FD so I would like to see them have some more success. They seem like such nice people, too!
As far as I/K...I know she has a lot of fans but honestly when I watched them at WTT, I found myself glued to him, he seems to have a lot of personality on the ice. I like them, too, but I'd rather see B/S as Russian #1 for a while...they deserve it, especially if they can make some improvements.
David Wilson will be choreographing programs for Artur Gachinski and Elizaveta Tuktamisheva. Mishin, Artur and Liza will depart to Canada on May 13.
Camerlengo is now in Russia working with Plushenko. But Mishin says that programs were half-ready before Pasquale's arrival, and total time they worked together is only 4 hours (2 hours yesterday and 2 hours today)
"I miss footwork that has any kind of a discernible pattern. The goal of a step sequence should not be for a skater to show the same ice coverage as a Zamboni and take about as much time as an ice resurface. " ~ Zemgirl, reflecting on a pre-IJS straight line sequence
Part of me is a wee bit disappointed that Artur's not keeping his programs from this season. I usually despise recycled programs but I really loved his SP and thought the LP could be made into something amazing. But the other part of me is all at the idea of Artur working with David Wilson!
Hm glad Mishin's skaters are using a new choreographer, but I'm not a fan of David Wilson.
I hope Camerlango at least consulted with Plushenko about music and themes over e-mail or the phone prior to the meeting, otherwise I really don't see the point. I get that Plush would plan his jumps/elements layout beforehand and just have the choreographer add some flourishes, but what he really needs is new ideas so I hope Camerlango provided them.
I guess they're trying to package Liza as the next Kim Yuna (with a triple loop)
I do not have particularly high hopes for Gachinsky's and Tuktamysheva's programs "by Wilson". Mishin already had an experience of sending Lutai to Dickson and those who had been lucky enough to see run-throughs right after the returned from the States said that the programs looked great. Unfortunately, by the time the season was on the choreography was down to usual "set up - jump - pose - set up - jump" stuff typical for Mishin camp From what I heard Gachinsky collaboration with Lambiel last season went along the same lines.
But I am keeping fingers crossed for better outcome this time around.
Wilson's style doesn't seem to suit Gachinski's style at all, I am surprised at this decision.
As for Liza, she needs to find her own style but I don't think she's a balletic pretty princess. I'd rather pick Tom Dickson for her and do something voidy. Wilson is much better with more classical programs.
The sad thing is that Gachinsky, who has been asked about working with Lambiel on a number of occasions recently, always praised his skills, his ability to use blades and his entire body and so on, and I had a feeling that he is truly interested in developing this kind of skills in himself, but unfortunately I do not see it happening in his current camp


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Another massive snowstorm hammers the East; a package bomb kills a former lawyer; Tom Brokaw reveals some shocking news; and a sinkhole opens up at a museum. Meanwhile, Eva Mendes talks Ryan Gosling; Taylor Swift goes through some major hair changes; Shia LaBeouf makes headlines; and a special dinner was held at the White House last night: see the pics!
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Thousands of people are without power as a massive ice and snow storm moves up the East Coast. States including Georgia and Alabama have been pelted by ice. The storm is supposed to drop 4 to 8 inches of snow on Washington, DC and 6 to 10 inches expected in New York City. Transportation has been greatly affected; Amtrak suspended some rail services on Wednesday and more than 2,600 flights have been cancelled. Five people have reportedly been killed due to weather-related accidents.
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John Setzer of Lebanon, Tennessee was killed on Monday after a package exploded in his face. His wife was seriously injured. Setzer was a retired lawyer and pastor, according to his law partner. Neighbors were shocked and are now terrified to look in their mailboxes, even though police officers checked everyone's during the investigation of the Setzer case. An $8,000 reward will be given to anyone with information about this attack.
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Tom Brokhaw, the former NBC Nightly News anchor is being treated for cancer. Brokhaw, 74, has been diagnosed with "multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting blood cells in the bone marrow" back in August. Doctors are optimistic due to the progress he is making, even though the cancer is serious.
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The National Corvette Museum in Kentucky lost eight of its vintage cars to a sinkhole Wednesday morning. When the police arrived, they found a sinkhole measuring 40 feet wide and 25-30 feet deep. Employees are trying to document which cars fell into the hole to assess the cost of damage. The museum will be open Wednesday, but the Sky Dome (the site of the sinkhole) will be off-limits to visitors.
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By DUANE NOLLEN
The Oskaloosa Herald
Billy E. "Bill" Stephen, 65, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.
In accordance with Billy's wishes, no services will be held. Online condolences can be sent to his family through the web at www.gayandciha.com.
Billy Eugene Stephen was born July 17, 1948, in New Sharon, son of Robert and Helen (Polka) Stephen. He graduated from Oskaloosa High School and shortly after joined the U.S. Army and served in Germany during the Vietnam War, being discharged in 1970 as a sergeant. A few years later, on June 1, 1974, he married Debra Shepherd.
Bill was an avid fisherman, a member of the South Central Iowa Bass Club, and loved his time outdoors. He enjoyed watching sports, especially the Chicago Cubs. He worked for 20 years at Vermeer Manufacturing; serving in many capacities from welder to foreman. In his later years, he owned his own welding shop for several years.
His family includes his wife of 39 years, Debra; children, James Stephen, of Minneapolis, Minn., and Christy Zeeff (Brian), of Gardner, Kan.; mother-in-law, Joy Shepherd, of Sigourney; sister, Sheryl McCain (Ron), of Oskaloosa; sisters-in-law, Diane Glandon (Randy), of Sigourney, and Jan Stephen; brothers-in-law, Jim Shepherd (Vickie) and Robert Rodwell, as well as their extended families.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Peggy Rodwell and brother, Kenny Stephen.
Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City is caring for Bill's family and his services.


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AACC Board Increases Fees
The Board of Trustees of Anne Arundel Community College voted to increase fees to help off-set the County Council's 15 percent decrease in county funding of the college for fiscal year 2012 (July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012). The Senior Administrative Cycle Fee will increase from $40 to $80 per cycle and will begin for all registrations for the fall for courses at area senior centers, retirement communities and campus-based senior courses. The Board will also consider enhancing existing fees and implementing new ones.
"The Board has adopted a yearlong, two-pronged approach of continuing to reduce expenditures, including implementing faculty and staff furloughs for FY2012, and considering all possible sources of additional revenues," said Chairperson, Victoria K. Fretwell. "We are always reluctant to increase fees to students of any age, but the message the County Council clearly communicated was that everyone needed to share the pain during these difficult economic times. Unfortunately, everyone means everyone."
The cycle fee allows for unlimited enrollment in noncredit courses per term but has not increased since 2005. By state law, tuition will continue to be waived for all seniors in state-subsidized courses.
"We remain committed to doing all that we can to preserve our mission of offering high quality, accessible, affordable education," said college president Dr. Martha Smith.
About Anne Arundel Community College
Anne Arundel Community College is an award-winning, fully accredited public two-year institution serving approximately 53,000 students each year through classes offered at more than 100 sites in Anne Arundel County or online. National and regional award-winning studies can lead to a degree, certificate, industry credential, transfer to a four-year institution or career enhancement, personal enrichment and lifelong learning. AACC celebrates its 50th Anniversary beginning this fall.


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By Andrew Glover
COYLE, Okla. —
The Lady Bluejackets improved to 2-0 with a 65-43 victory over the Agra Lady Bearcats on Tuesday.
"We won pretty handily," coach Tom Webb said. "We had a run in the third quarter where we got up by 18 or 20 and never looked back."
Agra coach Jon Peveler said the game changed in a four-minute span at the end of the second quarter and beginning of the third.
"It was a tight ball game then in the last two and a half minutes, they went on a 10-0 run," Peveler said. "In the first two minutes of the third they went on a 10-0 run to put us down by 23. Other than that it was an even ball game."
Webb said he was impressed with his young talent.
"We are starting quite a few freshmen," Webb said. "Ten of our 15 players are freshmen. We've looked really good and they've really stepped up."
Davenport 81, Carney 47
CARNEY — The Lady Bulldogs gave a solid effort but fell short against the Davenport Lady Bulldogs, 81-47 at home on Tuesday.
"We were working with nine girls and one fouled out," coach Connie Davis said. "We are doing much better. We made Davenport get out of its man-to-man defense. We just have to make the ball go in the hole when we have the opportunity."
Carney trailed 12-7 after the first and then fell behind 30-22 at halftime. Davenport pulled away in the third, holding a 58-37 lead.
Perkins-Tryon 58, Cleveland 35
PERKINS — The Demons jumped out early and never looked back in a 58-35 victory over the Tigers in the season opener in Perkins Tuesday.
P-T led 15-6 after the first and led 29-21. The Demons outscored the Tigers 29-14 in the second half. Cody Waitt led the team in scoring with 16 points. Caleb White contributed 13.
Coyle 64, Agra 43
COYLE — The Bluejackets used a run in the second quarter to pull away from the Bearcats in a 64-43 victory on Tuesday in Coyle.
"We pushed the tempo and got some steals and easy buckets," coach Josh Sumrall said.
Coyle (2-0) turned a four-point game into a 15-point game, holding a 36-21 lead at halftime. The Bearcats weren't able to rally in the second half as they were outscored 28-22.


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Brent Brock, a head coach in the Georgia high school ranks for 14 years and a former teammate of head coach Rick Stockstill, will be beginning his eighth season at Middle Tennessee with the 2013 campaign. Brock was elevated in the offseason to director of player development.
Brock coached the tight ends his first three years at MT before taking over the inside receivers from 2009 to 2011. He spent the last seven games of 2011 and all of 2012 coaching the running backs.
Brock enjoyed a productive first full year leading the running backs in 2012 as Benny Cunningham earned second team all-conference honors and Jordan Parker was voted to the all-freshman team. Cunningham became the first back at MT to record two 200-yard rushing games since 2001 and Parker went on to set the freshman rushing record with 851 yards.
In 2011, Brock helped the receiving corps snag a single-season school record 299 passes while registering the third-most touchdown receptions with 21.
Brock's receivers were part of a fast-paced offense in 2009 that rang up a school record 3,064 yards of passing along with a record setting 25 touchdowns. In all, 17 receivers caught a total of 238 passes, which is the fourth most in Blue Raider history.
Under Brock's leadership in 2006, the tight ends were a key ingredient for the Sun Belt Conference's top scoring offense and the league's number two-rated team in passing efficiency. The group came up with 17 receptions on the season and two of the team's nine touchdown receptions. The unit followed that up with 23 receptions and two scores in 2007.
Brock came to Middle Tennessee after serving the previous four years as head coach and athletic director at Jackson County High School in Jefferson, Ga. Brock had the privilege of coaching in the GHSA North/South All-Star game (1995) and the Georgia/Florida High School All-Star game (1997). He also has 14 years of experience as an athletic director on the high school level.
Brock got his start in coaching as a volunteer assistant at Godby High School in Tallahassee in 1981 and then left the following season to join Jim Hughes' staff at Thomasville High School in 1982.
Brock followed Hughes to Colquitt High School in 1983, where he helped coach the Packers in the 1991 1-AAAA state championship game. During his nine seasons at Colquitt, the Packers made the region playoffs eight times, were region runner-up three times, and received the region's all-sports trophy on three occasions. Brock served as assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, offensive line coach, and strength coordinator during his time at Colquitt.
He earned his first head coaching job in 1992, when he took over the Worth County High School program in Sylvester, Ga. He took a struggling program that went 1-9 his first year to an 8-3 mark and back-to-back playoff appearances in his third and fourth seasons.
In 1996, Brock took over head coaching and athletic director duties at Fitzgerald High School in Fitzgerald, Ga., where he had the challenge of rebuilding a program that had just 40 players his first season. With hard work and determination, Brock fielded 70 players and helped turn the program around during his short tenure. Under his reign, FHS took home the sportsmanship trophy for 2-AAA in 1996 and 1997. Before taking over at Jackson County, Brock spent two years as offensive coordinator/strength coach at Westside High School under Robert Davis. Westside, only four years old at the time, made it to the semifinals of the state at the Georgia Dome in 2002 and finished with a no. 4 state ranking. In 2001, Westside advanced to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs.
The Albany, Ga., native received his B.S. degree in health/physical education at Florida State in 1982, his master's degree at Albany State, and his Ed.S. degree from FSU. As a player, Brock played four years for Coach Bobby Bowden at Florida State as an offensive lineman. He was a member of the 1977 Tangerine Bowl team and the 1980 and 1981 Orange Bowl teams.
Brock is married to the former Missie Milton of Albany, Ga.
Season at MT: 8th
Date Hired: January 11, 2006
Birthdate: April 21, 1958
Hometown: Albany, GA
Spouse: the former Missie Milton
High School: Albany High School, 1976
College: Florida State, B.S. Physical Ed., 1982
Master's of Education, Albany State, 1987
Education Specialist, Florida State, 1995
Offensive Lineman at Florida State, 1976-81
1981: Godby High School (offensive line)
1982: Thomasville HS (offensive line)
1983-90: Colquitt Co. HS (off. coord./OL)
1990-91: Colquitt Co. HS (Asst. HC/OC)
1992-95: Worth Co. HS (head coach)
1996-99: Fitzgerald HS (head coach)
2000-01: Westside HS (offensive coord.)
2002-05: Jackson Co. HS (head coach)
2006-08: MT (tight ends)
2009-: MT (inside receivers)
2012: MT (running backs)
2013-Present: MT (director of player development)
1977: Tangerine Bowl (player)
1980: Orange Bowl (player)
1981: Orange Bowl (player)
2006: Motor City Bowl (coach)
2009: New Orleans Bowl (coach)
2011: GoDaddy.com Bowl (coach)


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Congratulations to our Spring 2014 Inductees
During a ceremony, in the Balfour Chapel at Thomas University, students were inducted into the Rho Chi Sigma Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota (CSI), an international counseling, academic and professional honor society.
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New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced today that he has signed a law requiring data from teacher evaluations to be made public.
Although the general public will be able to review enough information to determine how their school is doing, names of individual teachers won't be readily available. However, parents will be able to know the evaluations of the teachers instructing their children in a given year.
The law was passed by the state Legislature last week.
Teachers union officials praised the bill and said it protected the information from being distorted or exploited by the media.
"This law strikes the right balance between a teacher's right to privacy and the parents' and public's right to know," Cuomo said in a statement. "New York's children deserve a top-quality education, and the state's new teacher evaluation system will ensure that teachers and principals are held responsible for student performance. I commend Majority Leader Skelos and Speaker Silver for their work to make sure we could protect our teachers' and principals' privacy, while also ensuring that parents and the public have access to the information they need."
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Say,I've always wondered what a typical Day of Trainning for a Competitive Skater is like. I only know from what I've read. But I'd love to hear it from all of you.
Say,I've always wondered what a typical Day of Trainning for a Competitive Skater is like. I only know from what I've read. But I'd love to hear it from all of you.
By competitive do you mean one who skates in competitions or a skater who was at Nationals?
Well, I know Jason Brown outlined his day roughly in an interview once, I'll try and remember, it went something like this:
6:30am - wake up
7:00am - get to Highland Park rink to skate and loosen up
8am - midday - Takes all Senior classes straight through, no breaks
then skates for an hour and a half, takes a break, skates for another hour and a half
bedtime usually about 9:30
I think that was it.
Like anyone else's day but add in some skating.
She gets up over 2 hours earlier than any of her friends, skates and has a normal day. Some afternoons, she skates again.
When my daughter competed, she got up around 5, went to the rink, then went to school, then to the rink again, then did homework and went to bed. It was pretty much a normal day like all her friends, except she skated instead of going to track practice or swimming or volleyball or whatever. The biggest difference was that she had to go to bed earlier and get up earlier than most of her friends, because she skated at 6 a.m. every day. She could only have slumber parties with other skaters, because they would all have to be at the rink on Saturday mornings, so they would all go to sleep earlier. Most of her friends were skaters anyway, so it wasn't really that big a deal.
Yesterday I was at work all day, came home, got changed, went to the rink and skated for an hour, and then had a (late) supper with a glass of wine. Such is the life of a competitive adult skater
You should never write words with numbers. Unless you're seven. Or your name is Prince. - "Weird Al" Yankovic, "Word Crimes"
When i was younger i would get up at 5, skate from about 6.30 to 9.30, then school from 10.30 - 2.
then skate again from about 5.30 - 7.30. Some nights i woudl do office with my coaches after skating, or
would just do a bit of a work out at home.
These days I skate a couple of days before work, go to the gym a couple of days, and work.