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It seems the Nats are losing a lot lately (though as I write this, they're three of their last five, and leading the Dodgers in the sixth). And I am depressed.
But not so much about the team. Yeah, I had higher hopes – really high hopes. I was the one that stole the term, "Irrational Exuberance" from Alan Greenspan. Greenspan was right, and apparently I was also right (in my wrongness). But as frustrating as it is to watch the Nats sometimes, it is nothing compared to reading the fan commentary in the blogs. As irrationally exuberant as I was in March (and especially after the Nats starting the year 3-0), the most boisterous of the blogosphere are irrationally vitriolic. Pick a target – Felipe Lopez, Paul LoDuca, Jim Bowden, The Lerners, Stan Kasten, Austin Kearns, Luis Ayala… even Ryan Zimmerman and Manny Acta – All of them have had critics crying for their firing, trade, release or public flogging.
All because the Nats are a last-place team.
Is this an unexpected result?
Lots of people hoped that the Nats would have been a lot more fun to watch. Whether that means flirting with a pennant race, or just being a .500 team, or even just a chance to see the Nats win every time you come to the ballpark – Most of us hoped for something more than we're getting. As it turned out, what we've gotten is something we hadn't considered – the historically-bad team we were promised last year – or at least, something close to it.
Back in June I wrote this, because it was clear back then that the Nats weren't going anywhere, and the important things to watch and look for this season had little to do with the specific outcomes of games. I still believe what I wrote, especially the last line – "The medicine tastes awful, doesn't it?" The problem is, the medicine was unnecessarily bitter.
If you've waded around this blog, or know me personally, you know that my academic and professional background is in organizational communication. One of the most important tenets of getting the most from your organization is to have a clear, organization-wide philosophy – and this is exactly where the Nats got themselves in trouble with their fans this year.
Once the Nationals organization realized that this year was about preparing the organization for growth and success in 2009, 2010 and beyond, each game became a marketing exercise to impress visiting scouts. We saw Paul Lo Duca play all over the field. We saw Felipe Lopez sleepwalk through a summer. Neither deserved to play, with healthier and better-performing alternatives available. But the Nats were not about putting the best team on the field every night, but rather, about getting the most from their personnel investments. When doing your best (by playing your best players) isn't your organization's primary goal, then your employees (and players) rarely do your best.
Fans may not have thought about this explicitly, but most knew that they weren't seeing the best team on the field every night… and even when the best team was on the field, you always got the sense that the outcome of the game was secondary to making sure the scouts in attendance saw all of the goods that were available for trade.
The catharsis we all felt when the Nats released LoDuca and Lopez, and the hot streak that the team set out on immediately afterward, shows how quickly the change in philosophy can work. A lot of people thought it was about the addition of new, young players, but more likely, it was addition by subtraction.
I don't blame fans for being frustrated, disgusted or even angry about this season. The Nats front office has created a lot of their own problems and left it to the fans to endure a 90 percent product. But regardless, the Nats foibles are short-term ones, that come the end of September, will be meaningless. The Nats will have made important progress towards building a perennial winner, and really, that is all we could reasonably expect from the 2008 season.
Which brings me back to the depressing, vitriolic blogosphere. Be angry. Be upset. Be frustrated. But the incessant, shrill whining about how cheap the Lerners are, or whether Bowden is a competent general manager, or even if Lenny Harris should be fired – is tiresome. I might be inclined to listen if the blogosphere were populated by billionaires, Major League GMs and hitting coaches. But mostly, the blogosphere is made up of men and women just like me – passionate about the Nationals, but for the most part, no more knowledgeable or competent at any of those positions than that guy sitting on the Metro reading the newspaper. Repeating your truth over and over doesn't make it a universal truth.
But apparently, it makes an already bitter medicine even more bitter.


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Students took blood pressure and sugar readings, ran diabetes monitoring and taught basic cancer self-exams. One student said events like this are incredibly important so homeless men and women know if they need follow-up care.
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Kyle Strait and Brian Lopes Take 1 &2 on Dual Slalom at Kokanee Crankworx
An incredible sunset through the clouds set the stage on a Dual Slalom course built to perfection. Slopestyle heavyweight Kyle Strait, back on the race scene this year, upset Brian Lopes to win the 2009 Kokanee Crankworx Dual Slalom.
The gates dropped to fast-paced action and big crashes, proving once again the Dual Slalom is a crowd pleaser. With Strait having only a slight lead going into the final lap, it was anyone's race.
When the dust settled and it was all over, Strait had the upset, continuing his comeback and proving he is both a top racer and freestyler.
"I just rode as fast and as smooth as I could. You can't think too much about the race, you need to just ride," says Strait. "It's awesome to get a good result like this." Now in its third season at Kokanee Crankworx, the Dual Slalom and its head-to-head format with riders pumping through rhythm sections and ripping through tight berms, makes for non-stop action from start to finish.
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Showroom vans taken by thieves (From Herald Series)
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Showroom vans taken by thieves
11:20am Saturday 15th September 2012 in Abingdon
Two new vans were stolen from outside a car showroom.
The unregistered black and white Ford Transits were stolen from Hartwell, in Drayton Road, at about 10.30pm on Monday. Three people were seen in the area in a silver BMW and another silver vehicle.
Sgt Adam Osborne, from Abingdon police station, said: "I would like to hear from anyone who noticed suspicious activity, or if you have seen two new vehicles fitting the above description."
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Here is the recap from the Milwaukee-Journal Sentinel, whose game-day coverage of the Admirals is top-notch.
From my point of view, Wednesday's positives include, but are not limited to:
- Zucker buried one of his many scoring chances
- Kampfer did not finish in the negative
- Brodin and Fontaine returned from injuries
- The penalty kill was perfect
- Kuemper made 12 saves in the third period
- The team scored three goals
- Nick Petersen continues to score for the Aeros
- Jake Dowell sticking up for teammate with a nice fight
- Stephane Veilleux with another point
These all add up to a nice game for the Aeros, who will try to slow down the red hot Grand Rapids Griffins. And due to a TON of injuries to the Red Wings and several suspensions, the Griffins will be a bit shorthanded. The schedule certainly favors the Aeros, so getting anything less than two points in these two games in unacceptable.
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There are reports than Kris Foucault was re-injured ... so we'll try to check on that. Also, Nick Palmieri, who finally decided to accept his demotion from the NHL, was a healthy scratch. Zack Phillips, zero points and minus-four in his last four games, was also benched ... And Brodin, deemed completely healthy after breaking clavicle in November, is on his way up to the Wild. They play tonight against the Red Wings in Detroit.


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ST. CLOUD — Minnesota State senior defenseman Evan Mosey has seven career goals. Four of them have come against St. Cloud State.
Mosey scored the Mavericks' only two goals in a pair of 5-1 losses at the National Hockey Center on Friday and Saturday, and MSU has started its Western Collegiate Hockey Association season 0-2.
Coach Mike Hastings lamented his forwards' inability to score goals against the Huskies.
"With our group of forwards, for us to go through the weekend and have Evan Mosey score two goals for us, if you had told me that at the beginning of the weekend I'd have told you we'd be in pretty good shape," Hastings said. "For the group of forwards that I think we have to be held scoreless, I think is unacceptable — from their standpoint and from ours."
Hastings wants his team to be more aggressive playing in front of the opponent's net, going after second and third chances.
"We got to the area a couple times," Hastings said Saturday. "But we didn't push it the last 2 1⁄2 feet. That's the difference between it going in and not going in."
As for Mosey, he ha played in 52 consecutive games, the longest among all active MSU players. He has 25 points in 88 career games. His goal on Saturday was the first short-handed goal of his career.
Power outage
The Minnesota State men's hockey team has played six games and has four power-play goals so far.
Three of those came in the first game of the season.
The Mavericks went 0 for 7 with man advantage against St. Cloud State and are now 4 for 30 on the season (13.3 percent). Their opponents are 8 for 28 (28.6 percent), including the Huskies' 4-for-12 performance.
Rivalry lost
Saturday's game was the final regular-season WCHA game between the longtime rivals.


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What Does it Cost?
Have you ever wondered what it costs to send our teams to a world championships and where the money comes from? It will cost about $52,000 to send our teams to Berlin.
Where does the money come from? Each team member is asked to raise $700 from their local area. The silent auction, 50/50 cash raffle and team auction held at National's each year is also earmarked for the US Teams. USA Water Ski also helps out. How much we get from them is determined by the number of members that specify the ABC as their sport division. The ABC also contributes to the cause. Even with all of that, we still need an additional $10,000. Individual donations, club donations and Brad Pegg memorials have made a significant dent in that, but we are still short of our goal. Tax deductable donations can be made to the US Teams by sending a check made out to US Barefoot Teams and sending it to Doug Koch, ABC Treasurer, 10696Morningside Drive, Dalton, MN 56324. Receipts will be provided.
The Midwest Region is also challenging all other regions to be creative and hold a fundraiser for US Teams at their regional tournament. The donations will be acknowledged at National's and the region raising the most will be asked to proclaim "THE_____________ REGION IS THE BEST!"
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Jim Scofield
The political conflict in the United States isn't really about the national debt, but about lowering even further our historically low tax rates on wealth (top income tax rates were 70 percent to 50 percent during 1980s) and undercutting the New Deal programs, for example Social Security and unemployment insurance, and the 1960s' Medicare and Medicaid programs, all under the pretense the United States can't afford them.
In the midst of this, wealth has shifted drastically to the top 1 percent. They now have 20 percent of income, up from 10 percent in 1980 (Economic Policy Institute).
Wages, on the other hand, have stagnated or even fallen in the past four decades, while work hours per year have risen. Minimum wages are way lower. And retirement incomes are being cut back.
The Republicans were never about actually lowering the national debt and balancing the budget. The past three Republican administrations drove the debt higher while hypocritically talking balanced budgets. The different versions of the recently passed Paul Ryan-sponsored Republican House budgets promise to balance budgets 10 years from now, without telling us specifically where large parts of the savings would come from.
Top tax rates for the wealthy and corporations would be lowered, effectively increasing the debt. Of course, Ryan proposes cutting social programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, the new Affordable Care Act program, food stamps and others. We see who they are concerned about.
That's the point, lower taxes on the wealthy and undercutting social programs. In Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and other states where Republicans control the legislatures, they have passed laws to weaken unions, the workers' main support for wages and benefits.
Employee unions, the one force on the side of the employed, have been diminishing in recent decades anyway, because of the weak laws protecting those who wish to join.
Wages also have been jeopardized by American corporations shipping jobs to subsidiaries and subcontractors in countries such as Bangladesh and China, where wages can be as low as 30 to 50 cents per hour.
American free trade agreements don't protect labor, just capital, and our foreign policy often colludes with such exploitive nations.
Wages are falling in many industries, such as auto, and the U.S. government, which froze wages for two years, is now granting a minute 0.5 percent raise in April (a cost-of-living loss). The minimum wage, at $7.25 an hour, has fallen from its 1968-equivalent level of $10.50. (In France, it's currently $12.70.)
This means that even those earning over the current minimum have been held down, too. If worker pay had been increasing along with our country's productivity – as it did for the decades after World War II – the minimum would now be $18.70.
Low-wage occupations and low-wage jobs are increasing due to the recession, according to Bill Findley (The Tribune-Democrat, Jan. 13). New hires, including some college graduates, and the unemployed "are eager to snap up jobs at any wage."
In contrast, the incomes at the top have risen many times in the past few decades. The pay of CEOs, Wall Street bankers and corporate executives is numerous times what it was three decades back.
Corporate profits are way up, as is the stock market, but corporate hiring is down. Low pay at the bottom end fuels high profits and pay at the top. In the era after World War II, this wasn't so, but it is now. In that respect, slavery – no pay – helped earlier capitalists in the South and even in the North accumulate their estates, and undercut paid wages – a sad lesson.
The 40-hour week, which we have maintained for the past 70 years after a huge struggle to gain it, hasn't decreased since. But productivity per worker has increased greatly. Shorter work weeks create more jobs and less unemployment.
Full employment, hated by management, forces higher pay for workers. In fact, though, economists such as Juliet Schor show that people in the United States are currently working more hours per year than previously.
Many workers lack sick pay, often lack vacation pay (Germany mandates five weeks) and paid family leaves.
The attack on our social programs' earned benefits as unaffordable may be succeeding. Even Democrats, perhaps President Obama, may be willing to cut Social Security and Medicare in response to the scare of "the debt crisis."
We should have rejected the Herbert Hoover mistake in the Depression: Cut government spending. That process just leads to more recession and fewer jobs.
The New Deal response to the Great Depression brought us important advances for most people. Conservative Republicans want to seize control of this debate to cut back those advances.
Jim Scofield of Richland Township is an associate professor emeritus at Pitt-Johnstown.
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Brookside Gardens is transformed into a magical winter
wonderland illuminated with more than one million twinkling colorful LED lights shaped into original art-forms of flowers, animals and other natural elements. Enjoy this unique walk-through holiday light show that out-shines all other displays with its creative, in-house designs that you won't see elsewhere. Now in its 16th season, the Garden of Lights offers exciting new designs, some up-cycled designs, more LEDs, and many family favorites. Bundle up the family and come to Brookside Gardens for a magical evening of tripping the lights fantastic, and then warm up inside the Conservatory while you enjoy watching miniature G-scale trains wind through a seasonal landscape. The Visitors Center hosts nightly musical performances by local musicians as well as refreshments and shopping. Open Sunday through Thursday 5:30-9:00pm, Friday and Saturday 5:30-10:00pm and on New Year's Eve until 9:00pm. Admission: $20 per car/van Monday through Thursday, and $25 per car/van Friday through Sunday. Advance Sale
Tickets are $20 and are good for any night of the show. Cash only at entrance; Last car admitted 30 minutes before closing time. Group tours mustbook and pay in advance, please call 301-962-1457 for rates and reservations.
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Reserving Equipment
A variety of AV equipment is available for use through the EMS:
Equipment that we will deliver to your classroom
- Video/Data Projectors
- Screens
- Laptop (all our laptops are dual-boot Macs meaning they
can run as a Mac or Windows laptop. Please let us know if you have a
- We also can supply Mac VGA adaptors but strongly recommend purchasing your own. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com with further questions on this- there are 4 different types depending on the Mac and EMS is happy to advise which one is needed, but needs some advance notice. Mac adaptor types.
- TVs (including flat-screen, HDTVs), VCR/DVD players, multi-region VCR/DVD players
- Speakers
- Convenor (conference phone). NOTE: these will only work in certain rooms- contact email@example.com for locations.
- Powerpoint clicker/laser pointer
- Skype cameras (Skype instructions)
- Boom Boxes
We have a limited collection of old format playback. Please contact email@example.com for details.
Student Use
EMS has equipment available for student use as well. EMS does not deliver for students*, so please plan to pick your equipment up and return it to the library. Equipment is available on a first-come, first-serve basis so we strongly recommend emailing firstname.lastname@example.com to make a reservation as soon as you know you need equipment.
- Projectors
- VCR/DVD Players
- Blu-Ray Player
- Digital Audio Recorders
- Camcorders
- Tripods
- Digital Cameras
- Speakers
- Screens
- Mac VGA Adaptors
- Drawing Tablet (for use in the EMS lab only)
- Boom Boxes
*The only exception is if equipment is needed in a class. Then the student requesting should include the faculty member's name in the email request.
Please contact email@example.com to request chairs, tables, podiums, portable whiteboards, or microphones.
Priorities for Reserving AV Equipment
In cases where our pool of equipment is limited, our priority of service is:
- Support of classroom instruction
- Support of administrative, staff, and faculty meetings
- Support of official student activity functions
- Personal use by faculty, staff and students
Our priority for use of equipment in the classroom is first-come, first-served. Requests are filed by date and early requests are honored first, when the equipment pool is limited.
Requests for equipment may be made for one class session, or for the entire semester, if you have your schedule set. If you make requests for the entire semester and your schedule changes, please let us know so we can re-schedule for you and/or make the equipment available for another.
Please notify EMS at least 24 hours ahead of time when ordering AV equipment. We will try to accommodate last-minute requests as often as possible, but sometimes we cannot do so.
Reserving Equipment:
To reserve equipment, please email firstname.lastname@example.com. You may also call 503-883-2264. On campus, dial extension 2264. Please note email is the preferred method for requests.
Staff looks at e-mail approximately 3 times each weekday. Please note that EMS does not have full-time staff between 4pm Fridays and Sunday afternoons.
We will need to know:
- Your name and phone number (extension)
- The day and time you want to use the AV equipment (start time and end time)
- The room you will be using
- What types of equipment you will need
- Any accessories you may need (Mac adaptor, wired Internet, sound, etc.)
- If you have any special instructions as to set-up or use, please let us know.
If you are not sure exactly what you need, we can brainstorm with you, or visit the location you will be using to recommend appropriate set-up of equipment.
Reserving Equipment in Person
If you are in the Library, you may come to the EMS and make your request for equipment use in person. This is preferable if you are not sure how to operate the equipment you will use. An EMS worker will be happy to assist you in learning how to set up and operate any of our equipment.


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Oakley Owns ASJ
I would be a filthy mouthed liar if I was to tell you that the word summer typically brings to the mind visions of hot chocolate and snowboard contests on top of snow covered mountains. That is clearly not true, unless you happen to be a professional snowboarder who just spent the past week up on the glacier in Mt. Hood, Oregon.
Timberline Resort in Mt. Hood hosted the Burton Abominable Snow Jam (ASJ), which turned out to be three days of action packed snowboarding. The ASJ brings in most of the worlds best snowboarders because it's one of the only events that cover the three snowboarding disciplines of quarter-pipe, half-pipe and slopestyle. Oakley's snowboard team was in attendance, Thermonuclear Protected, and ready to party.
Day one was the Jam Format Quarterpipe event, where all the riders were given an hour to session and show off their well-rounded bag of tricks. After one hour of next level snowboarding, the Quarterpipe was demolished and the judges had made their decision. It was Oakley's newest member to the eyewear team, Torstein Horgmo, who took 1st place. His jaw literally dropped when they called his name, but reality sunk in very quickly after they handed him his check for ten thousand dollars! The ten thousand dollars was great, but having gotten first place, Torstein was now in the lead for the "overall". What this means is that if Torstein did well in Halfpipe and Slopestyle over the next two days, he was in the running to win a brand new Volvo. No pressure, right?
Day two was much like day one, except it was overcast and now they were competing in Halfpipe. On second thought, they were totally different days, and had totally different results. With a 22 foot Zaugg cut Halfpipe, an hour of riding for the women and an hour for the men, the heat was on; literally. Gretchen Bleiler opted for a totally new run and it paid off. With big smooth ally-oop frontside 540's, she was the standout and ended up pulling down first place for the women. It wasn't as clear for the men. Guys were charging hard, and after all was said and done, it was Halfpipe veteran Danny Kass who claimed first. Kevin Pearce was nipping at Danny's heels, and took another second place finish. With Kevin's second place finish from the quarterpipe the day before, and the second in halfpipe, he was now ahead of Torstein in the running for the overall.
Day three was being referred to as judgment day, because it would determine who would be rolling home in style with a brand new Volvo. After a solid three hours of rail-sliding and jumping, the results were in. For the women, Oakley's head to toe athlete Marie-France Roy was awarded "best trick" with 720 Truck-Driver! For the men, it was the surprised young Norwegian, Torstein Horgmo, who claimed victory. Much like his Viking ancestors before him, Torstein came to Timberline Mt. Hood to do two things – pillage and plunder. The treasures he took home from this snowboarding slaughter-fest were a brand new Volvo and two oversized checks totaling $20,000. Not a bad week.
The Abominable Snow Jam continues to be a great way for snowboarders to spice up their summers and take home some cash and cool prizes. It's also a great way for up and coming riders to show their moves and break into the spot light. Congratulations to Torstein for getting the overall, Danny Kass for taking first in men's pipe, Gretchen Bleiler for her first place in women's pipe and Marie-France Roy for taking best trick in women's slope! Now go enjoy summer.


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August 2, 2014
Welcome HOME! Justin is a Combat Medic in the United States Army. He is coming home on leave for two weeks after serving 6 months in Afghanistan at FOB Joyce. He will return after his leave period to finish his tour of duty in Afghanistan for another 5 months.
Date = 10/27/2011
Time = 4:30 p.m.
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Methodist Hospital
The Neurology Department at Methodist Hospital offers comprehensive, integrated patient care for conditions involving the brain and nervous system.
Neurologic disorders may affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles. Some of the more common problems that a neurologist will diagnose and treat include:
- Stroke
- Brain injury or tumor
- Spine injury
- Muscle weakness
- Epilepsy (seizures)
- Alzheimer's disease and dementia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson's disease
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Pain due to injury
- Chronic pain
- Headache and migraine
At Methodist Hospital, the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disease depends on a multidisciplinary approach, which includes neurologists, neurosurgeons, radiologists and other specialty physicians.
Our Location
Methodist Hospital
Neurology Department
8303 W. Dodge Road
Omaha, NE 68114
(402) 354-4000
Related Services
- Methodist Hospital Stroke Program
- Methodist Acute Rehabilitation Center
Methodist Hospital
8303 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68114
Patient Information:
(402) 354-4434


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New York papers, possibly tired of being fleeced when touring San Francisco, are looking to make some of their money back with a local appeal.
With local papers ailing, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal are looking to swoop into San Francisco and feast like vultures.
The Journal already sells nearly 100,000 papers a day in the Bay Area, with the Times circulation half that on weekdays.
A "page or two" of Californiana hopefully produced by the local bureau would be added to copies of the paper sold in the region.
Meanwhile, the Times once again managed to embarrass San Franciscans by suggesting that a New York reader with a four-hour layover in San Francisco take in the sights of Pier 39.
Hopefully the new sections would be a little less cliché in their coverage.
After all, the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theater is the place to go for a quickie in San Francisco, and it's closer to BART.
Jackson West will continue to occasionally read the New York Times and Wall Street Journal websites.


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Carrie prepares another edition of previously unheard segments featuring segments from interviews with Kelley Coffeen, Shannon Huffer, and Dr. Steven Pasternack.
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Hanukkah, often spelled Chanukah, Judaism's eight-day "Festival of Lights'' commemorating the Maccabees' victory over a larger Syrian army in 165 B.C., begins at sundown or 4:42 p.m. in Laguna Niguel.
The grand menorah lighting and celebration in Laguna Niguel is Sunday, Dec. 9, 3:30 p.m. at Laguna Niguel City Hall, 30111 Crown Valley Pkwy. City dignitaries, including the mayor and council will be there to celebrate with the commmunity.
As to the origins, once the Jews defeated the Hellenist Syrian forces of Antiochus IV at the end of a three-year rebellion, the temple in Jerusalem, which the occupiers had dedicated to the worship of Zeus, was rededicated by Judah Maccabee, who led the insurgency begun by his father, the high priest Mattathias.
According to the story of Hanukkah, Maccabee and his soldiers wanted to
light the temple's ceremonial lamp with ritually pure olive oil as part of
their rededication but found only enough oil to burn for one day. The oil,
however, burned for eight days in what was held to be a miracle.
Hanukkah -- which means dedication in Hebrew -- is observed around the
world by lighting candles in a special menorah called a Hanukiah each day at
sundown for eight days, with an additional candle added each day. The reason
for the lights is so passers-by should see them and be reminded of the
holiday's miracle.
Other Hanukkah traditions include spinning a dreidel, a four-sided top,
which partially commemorates a game that Jews under Greek domination played to camouflage their Torah study, and eating foods fried in olive oil, such as
potato pancakes and jelly doughnuts.
Children receive Hanukkah "gelt'' (the Yiddish word for money) from
parents and grandparents. The tradition originated with 17th century Polish
Jews giving money to their children to give their teachers during Hanukkah,
which led to parents also giving children money.
In the United States, the practice has evolved into giving holiday gifts
to children and others, akin to Christmas gift-giving.
Unlike on the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, or
the Day of Atonement, observant Jews are permitted to work and
attend school during Hanukkah, the only Jewish holiday that commemorates a
military victory.
As to the question of: Is it Chanukah or Hanukkah? Chabad.org says:
"In the Hebrew, Chanukah is pronounced with the letter chet. The chet's "ch" sound is not enunciated like the "ch" in child; rather it's a guttural, throaty sound—like the "ch" in Johann Bach—which does not have an English equivalent. The letter "H" is the closest, but it's not really it. So while some people spell and pronounce it "Chanukah" and others settle for "Hanukkah," they really are one and the same."
In his Hanukkah message, President Barack Obama said: "Hanukkah is a
time to celebrate the faith and customs of the Jewish people, but it is also an
opportunity for people of all faiths to recognize the common aspirations we
"This holiday season, let us give thanks for the blessings we enjoy and
remain mindful of those who are suffering,'' Obama said. "And let us
reaffirm our commitment to building a better, more complete world for all.''
--City News Services contributed to this report


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Burning Hands
School evocation [fire]; Level sorcerer/wizard 1
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S
Range 15 ft.
Area cone-shaped burst
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw Reflex half; Spell Resistance yes
A cone of searing flame shoots from your fingertips. Any creature in the area of the flames takes 1d4 points of fire damage per caster level (maximum 5d4). Flammable materials burn if the flames touch them. A character can extinguish burning items as a full-round action.
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CLEVELAND — Patricia E. "Pat" Knowles, age 64, of Conneaut, Ohio, died Friday evening, Jan. 4, 2013, at UH-Ahuja Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, with her family by her side.
Born May 21, 1948, in Stuben, Maine, she was the daughter of William and Wilma (Garnett) Allred.
A Conneaut resident since 1992, Pat was a homemaker and an avid Bingo player.
She was a loving person who enjoyed sewing, and spending time with her grandkids who considered her a "Rock Star Grandma".
Survivors include her husband, John T. Knowles, whom she married March 15, 1969; three daughters, Darla (Joseph) Palechek, Lisa (Roy) McCumber Jr. and Linda (Robert) Matney, all of Conneaut; six grandchildren, J.J., Christopher, Zachary, Ava, Gabriel and Travis "Baby Taco"; a sister, Ann Komula of Columbus, Ohio; and more distant relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Bill and Stanley; her best friend, Linda Burns; and her grandmother, Ethel Garnett.
The family wishes to extend a special thank you to Mike and Brenda from Intrepid Home Health and to Bill from Lincare.
Funeral Service will be at 3 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 8th, at the MARCY FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION CENTER, 208 Liberty St., Conneaut, with Tim Kraus, of the Church of Christ, officiating.
Calling Hours will be on Tuesday afternoon from 1 p.m. until the time of the Service.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Envelopes will be available at the Funeral Home.
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DILLSBURG- Scott Weidensaul, author of "The First Frontier," will speak at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Dillsburg Area Public Library, 17 S. Baltimore St., Dillsburg.
Surgeons in India remove 232 teeth from teen
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Dental surgeons in India's largest city say they have removed 232 small "tooth-like structures" from the mouth of a teenage boy with a rare medical condition. Full Story
Lifetime drops reality TV show on Texas mortuary
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Lifetime TV network says it dropped a reality show about a Texas mortuary after eight decaying bodies were found at the facility and the co-owners were charged with corpse abuse. Full Story
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Nordic Choir, founded in 1946, enjoys national and international acclaim as a premier collegiate choral ensemble in the United States. Following the 57-year tenure of Weston Noble, Nordic is currently under the direction of Dr. Allen Hightower, named director of choral activities at Luther College in 2010.
Nordic Choir tours extensively throughout the United States, performing in countless churches, schools, and concert halls, including Lincoln Center, New York; Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.; Orchestra Hall, Chicago; Orchestra Hall and the Historic State Theatre, Minneapolis; the Ordway Music Theatre, St. Paul, Minn.; Walt Disney concert Hall and the Crystal Cathedral, Los Angeles; and the Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City. Nordic Choir has also appeared at American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) national conventions in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, and Kansas City, and at the Music Educators National Conference in Kansas City, Mo. The choir was selected to perform at the 50th anniversary national convention of the ACDA in Oklahoma City, March 2009, and the upcoming North Central division convention in Des Moines, March 2014.
Nordic Choir has made numerous concert tours of Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico, Russia, and Eastern Europe. In 2000 and 2003, the choir revisited the college's founding roots with tours to Norway and Scandinavia. In 2006, Nordic Choir toured Europe with concerts in Italy, Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic. Nordic Choir was featured in concert throughout France, Spain, and Italy in May 2009. Most recently the choir toured Ireland and England in May 2012. Other notable appearances for Nordic Choir include a performance of the Mozart Requiem with the Minnesota Orchestra in 2001, Chichester Psalms with the Des Moines Symphony in 2003, and St. John's Passion with Orchestra Iowa in 2012.
Nordic Choir has also recorded extensively, releasing at least one CD per year. Recent titles include Go, Lovely Rose; Holy, Radiant Light; Here I Am, Lord; We Sing with Joy; A New Hosanna; In the Beginning; Everlasting God; and The Road Home. Nordic Choir performances are also included on the CD and DVD of Christmas at Luther 2012: Tidings of Comfort and Joy, as well as the 2013 and 2011 Christmas at Luther CDs. Christmas at Luther 2012 was filmed by Twin Cities Public Television and aired nationwide on PBS stations in December 2012. It was the highest-rated holiday program of all time for Twin Cities Public Television.
Auditions for Nordic Choir are held annually.
Nordic Choir rehearses MWF 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. and TTh 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Rehearsal location for Nordic Choir is in the Choir Room.
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Canadian Rockies Active Escape (NCCR)
Hike and bike your way through the beautiful canyons, glaciers and mountain passes that make the Canadian Rockies so enticing. This trip is perfect for the traveller who's looking to actively explore this pristine wilderness but prefers a comfortable landing at night. You'll hike the lush forests of the Kananaskis and Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, and experience the magnificent Icefield Parkway, Moraine Lake, and Yoho and Banff national parks. Best of all, the trip begins and ends in Calgary with its convenient international airport. Dream big and get active!
Highlights: Hike in legendary national and provincial park settings, cycle among the towering Rockies, check out alpine wildlife, take in the views in some of the world's most impressive landscapes from comfortable lodgings.
- Travel Style:
- Active
- Trip Type:
- Small Group
- Service Level:
- Upgraded
- Physical Grading:
- 4
Quebec and Ontario Explorer (NCQO)
From sugar shack maple syrup to Niagara vineyard wines of note, from French food to French fries, this 1-week trip serves up the best of central Canada. Get a hit of urban decadence in Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa and a soothing wilderness stay in lakeside cottages in the Algonquin region. You'll travel in comfortable vehicles with a local CEO there to lead the way, so you're spending your time appreciating the magnificent sites instead of figuring out how to get to them.
Highlights: Embrace the ethnic diversity of Toronto and Montreal, witness how Canadian maple syrup gets from trees to your pancakes, appreciate the evening call of the loon beside a campfire at your lakeside cottages, visit Ontario's award-winning wine region for a taste.
- Travel Style:
- Comfort
- Trip Type:
- Small Group
- Service Level:
- Upgraded
- Physical Grading:
- 2
Canadian Rockies Trail (NCRC)
Stunning scenery and wildlife abound in Western Canada. This 12-day trip offers fresh air in Jasper, Banff and Wells Gray, a whale-watching tour off Victoria and a river safari through Grizzly Bear Valley. Do the region justice with comfort level accommodation, including a guest ranch stay, and stunning drives—the Sea to Sky Highway and the Icefields Parkway. Whether you're enjoying an ice walk on a glacier or strolling down Victoria's charming downtown core, you're going to want to bring your camera.
Highlights: Cruise scenic roads from the Pacific Coast to Rocky Mountain heights, head out to sea to spot killer whales, search for grizzly and black bears at the Blue River, feel down home during a cowboy guest ranch stay, take an ice walk on an active glacier
National Parks of the Canadian Rockies Westbound (NCRU)
The Rockies are a great reason to explore the Canadian West, but why stop there? We asked that question, then answered it with this trip—a sprawling, nature-rich mini-epic that melds some of Canada's best national parks with time off the mist-shrouded shores of Vancouver Island. Loaded with diverse experiences—whale-watching, glacier hikes, hot springs and much, much more—and bookend nights in Calgary and Vancouver, you'll stuff a lifetime's worth of adventure into the space of a mere two weeks.
Highlights: Enjoy the gorgeous scenery of western Canada, create a postcard-perfect photo in Jasper, sip lattes and people-watch in Vancouver, be awed by the mighty Rockies, get a bird's-eye view of Banff from a gondola.
National Parks of the Canadian Rockies Eastbound (NCUR)
Vancouver's North Coast Mountains are just the appetizer for this journey from the Pacific Coast to the Canadian Rockies. Beginning in beautiful Vancouver, travellers will hit the ocean in search of whales before heading east into the enveloping mountain wilderness of Banff and Jasper National Parks, where sulphur springs, canoeing expeditions and glaciers older than time abound. And since we camp out most nights, you're guaranteed maximum natural contact at a minimal price. The Great Outdoors—now all yours.
Highlights: Enjoy the scenery of western Canada, create a postcard-perfect photo in Jasper, sip lattes and people-watch in Vancouver, be awed by the mighty Rockies, get a bird's-eye view of Banff from a gondola, road trip through two Canadian provinces.
Highlights of the Eastern US & Canada (NUYH)
This grand tour of the eastern US and Canada is a sensory overload of everything that makes North America great—skyscrapers, monuments, Niagara Falls, ice cream, canoeing, poutine, subways, whales, sunshine, designer boutiques and nature hikes. On this adventure, we'll ditch the big, clunky buses and pile small groups into private vans, clocking miles of smiles all over New York, Washington, Toronto, Montreal, Vermont and all points in between. Your friends are already jealous.
Highlights: Take a bite out of the Big Apple, embrace the diversity of Toronto and Montreal, hike through paradise in Algonquin Provincial Park, follow the Freedom Trail in Boston and the path to independence in Philadelphia, feel the spray of Niagara Falls.
Churchill Polar Bears (TNCPBC)
Churchill, Manitoba on Hudson Bay is considered the polar bear capital of the world, and this 2-day trip will introduce you to its star citizens at a comfort level. Obviously, the polar bear is not the sort of animal you want to pat on the back, so we'll keep you safe and sound in a Tundra Buggy while still getting amazingly close to these awe-inspiring animals. A photographer's dream, a once-in-a-lifetime experience—superlatives can't express the feeling of seeing polar bears in their arctic home.
Highlights: Overnight in the polar bear capital of the world, witness the gigantic beasts in their natural habitat, make your friends jealous with stunning shots of arctic scenery, experience a once-in-a-lifetime moment with these endangered animals
Canadian Rockies Active Escape (NCCR)
Quebec and Ontario Explorer (NCQO)
Canadian Rockies Trail (NCRC)
National Parks of the Canadian Rockies Westbound (NCRU)
National Parks of the Canadian Rockies Eastbound (NCUR)
Highlights of the Eastern US & Canada (NUYH)
Churchill Polar Bears (TNCPBC)
|Service Level
|Starting Price
|Canadian Rockies Active Escape (NCCR)
|6 days
From $2124
|Quebec and Ontario Explorer (NCQO)
|9 days
From $2209
|Canadian Rockies Trail (NCRC)
|12 days
From $3299
|National Parks of the Canadian Rockies Westbound (NCRU)
|15 days
From $2249
|National Parks of the Canadian Rockies Eastbound (NCUR)
|15 days
From $2199
|Highlights of the Eastern US & Canada (NUYH)
|15 days
From $2049
|Churchill Polar Bears (TNCPBC)
|2 days
From $1699


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A woman was robbed as she waited for an MTA bus. Read the full story on Arbutus Patch.
Two juveniles face sexual assault charges related to the assault of two teenage girls near Catonsville High School. Read more about crime in Catonsville Patch.
Thirty packs of cigarettes were stolen from a convenience store in a robbery where a woman led employees to believe she was armed with a handgun. Read the full story on Pikesville Patch.
Talk about having a bad day: a woman had $50 stolen from her while she waited in the emergency room at Union Memorial Hospital. Read the full story on North Baltimore Patch.
A crime of vice: nearly $4,000 worth of cigarettes and liquor were stolen in a burglary. Read the full story on Towson Patch.
A man, sleeping in his car, awakened to find a man tapping on his window with a knife. The robber then took the victims passport and GPS. Read more about crime in Hunt Valley Patch.
A car was stolen after three people were robbed at gunpoint inside their apartment. Read the full story on Owings Mills-Reisterstown Patch.
A pizza delivery driver was robbed at both gunpoint and knifepoint by a total of six men. Read the ful story on Parkville-Overlea Patch.
Rent checks and cash were stolen from the front office of an apartment complex. Read more about crime in Essex-Middle River Patch.
A man was robbed of drugs, a wallet and an ID card by three men after leaving a bar. Earlier, the man had purchased drugs from one of the suspects. Read more about crime in Dundalk Patch.
A man was arrested after he allegedly robbed a man while waiting in line at a Chick-Fil-A restaurant inside a mall. Read the full story on Perry Hall Patch.


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The NSA whistleblower says the latest development "marks the beginning of a new effort to reclaim our rights from the NSA."
The Fox News presenter says iPads and the like made it easier to present a candidate's image that was "false" to narcissistic young people.
President Obama got a rare opportunity to stroke the nose of a robo-giraffe at the White House Maker Faire Wednesday.
The CEO of the networking giant warns that revelations of NSA spying are undermining confidence in the tech industry.
While saying that most vulnerabilities should be revealed, the White House allows some flaws to be kept secret in the event of "a clear national security or law enforcement need," the New York Times reports.
President Obama's press secretary reveals that the White House objects to Samsung's use of a selfie taken by its sponsored slugger, Red Sox' David Ortiz.
It seemed innocent enough. A famous slugger taking a selfie with the president. Now Samsung admits it was the same kind of marketing as Ellen's Oscars selfie.
What would it take to get 10 million people to sign up on HealthCare.gov in 48 hours? "Saturday Night Live" thinks selfies, cats, and celebrities are the answer.
If approved by Congress, the legislation would keep phone records in the hands of phone companies and not with the NSA.
Major legislative proposals to the government's surveillance programs -- specifically those that gather bulk call data on US residents -- are expected to be revealed this week.


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Designing Cost Effective Risk Assessment Programs May 21, 2014
Managing Your Internal Investigation Program June 3 2014
AML BSA and Sanctions Compliance Part II of II June 24, 2014
AML BSA and Sanctions Compliance I of II June 10 2014
Are Criminal Laws the Right Response to Revenge Porn?
Blecker: GM Recalls Show Need for Harsher Penalties for "Red Collar" Criminals
Jail Time for Revenge Porn Offenses?
How a Reluctance to Deport Pop Stars Strengthens US Immigration Policy
Zimmermann: Dewey Charges Send 'Warning' To Struggling Law Firms
Is Punishment Dead in America?
How to Avoid Corruption Risks in China
Hailey French's Story – When millions barely cover the bills.
Building A Post-Recession Law Firm
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Slovenia News
News on Slovenia continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
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Slovenia ex-premier gets brief prison furlough
Slovenian ex-Prime Minister Janez Jansa has been granted a brief prison furlough to attend the country's first parliamentary session after he won a seat in last month's election.
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COMPETITION: Win an MSR Reactor Stove
On the 21st and 22nd of November the British Junior Climbing team headed to Kranj, Slovenia for the 2009 European Youth Series... Matt Heason takes a look at the different films that will be featuring at the 2009 Kendal Mountain Festival.
Slovenia to restart privatisation process before new government takes office
Slovenia's outgoing government said on Monday that it would restart its privatisation programme before the new government takes office, after suspending it ahead of the national election earlier this month.
Brazilian-born Diego Costa scores on Chelsea debut in win over Olimpija Ljubljana
The 32 million signing got his Chelsea career off to the perfect start on Sunday, scoring a goal as the Blues came back from a goal down to record a 2-1 win over the Slovenian team Olimpija Ljubljana.
Robe Is A ParFect Solution For Spanski Borci
The first 12 Robe ParFect 100 fixtures in Slovenia have been purchased by the panski Borci Culture Centre in Ljubljana, a high profile venue run by EN-KNAP Productions which is the largest privately managed facility for cultural activities in the country.
Unleashing the Power of Quantum Dot Triplets
Quantum computers have yet to materialize. Yet, scientists are making progress in devising suitable means of making such computers faster.
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Chelsea continue their more relaxed pre-season campaign today with a fixture in Slovenia against NK Olimpija Ljubljana.
Nudging the border with Slovenia in Italy's far north-east, the mysteriously underrated city of Trieste is largely known for its stately, Habsburg-era architecture, exquisite coffee, and traditional regattas .
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The event is usually organized by Cankarjev House -Cankarjev Dom, in Slovenian -a prestigious, state-run cultural centre in midtown Ljubljana, residing in one half of an impressive twin tower building, the other part being the National Bank of Slovenia.
Turkmenistan, Slovenia sign MoU in telecommunications sphere
Turkmenistan's TurkmenTelecom state telecommunications company and Slovenia's Iskratel, Telekomunikacijski sistemi, d.o.o., Kranj have signed a memorandum of understanding in Ashgabat, a message from the Turkmen government said on July 23. The signing ceremony took place during the official visit of Slovenian President Borut Pahor to Turkmenistan ... (more)
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Continuing its global growth, Gap Inc. on Monday announced that it will introduce the Gap brand to Slovenia and Austria through agreements with new and existing franchise partners.
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Honorary consul general receives Order of Sikatuna
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St. Stephen celebrates centennial
St. Stephen celebrates centennial Thousands of people took part in the event, which highlighted the city's incorporation in 1914 Check out this story on sctimes.com: http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2014/07/19/st-stephen-celebrates-centennial/12890691/ H.E Dr. Bozo Cerar Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia talks to residents of St.
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RICHMOND — "Weird Al" sounded surprisingly normal in his brief Sept. 10 interview with the Richmond Register.
In the allotted 10 minutes, he answered a few questions, including some submitted by visitors to the Richmond Register's Facebook page.
Asked if his hair is naturally curly or straight, as Rebecca Wheat wanted to know, Al said, "It's just naturally bad."
He uses whatever hair product is in the shower, nothing special.
Al has already done a Miley Cyrus parody, and despite her recent, notorious twerking performance, he probably won't be doing another Miley parody until his next album.
The Internet has hurt the sales of recording artists, including "Weird Al's" and fragmented the audience, but has given his parodies a global reach.
"I hear from fans from around the world now," he said.
When asked if this development has made his audience more geeky or less, Al said it's just as geeky as ever.
He started his "Alpocalypse Tour" in 2011, and it has continued past Dec. 21, 2012, the date some believed the Mayans predicted the world would end.
Al was unaware of the quote attributed to Mark Twain that he hoped to be in Kentucky when the world ended, "because everything comes to Kentucky 20 years after it arrives everywhere else."
So that was not a factor in his booking a Kentucky performance near the end of his Alpocalypse Tour this month, unless his manager was providentially led.
Al also was unaware of author Lawrence Joseph's advice that Berea was the best place to be when the world ends.
Berea, Joseph said, "embodies the sacred Mayan values of service to humanity and Mother Earth." And the sustainability movement is strong in the southern Madison County town, making it better suited to endure the ravages of war, famine, pestilence and disease.
"Weird Al's" Alpocalypse Tour will reach the EKU Center for the Arts stage at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. For tickets, visit www.ekucenter.com.
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I have displayed some of my pastel portraits and some of my mother's paintings at Blue Bell Library in December. I showed 3 different paintings in the display
window inside the library each week. This is the first time I showed any of my
art work in public. I received a lot of kind encouragement and compliments from
my friends and patrons at the library. It has been a wonderful experience until
Saturday, December 22.
On Saturday, December 22, when I was transporting three of my mother's paintings to the car, two of them were taken by a patron at the library. An eye witness saw a woman left the library with my mother's paintings, the waterfall and the wisteria on the left of the picture. My mother is 82 years old. She does not paint any more. No words can express the shock and sorrow I felt.
I am appealing to the person, who might have taken my mother's paintings by
mistake, to have a heart and return them to the library. Blue Bell library is
offering $50 reward for information leading to the return of the painting. I
will also offer a reward of $50 or a pastel portrait of a person or a pet.
If you have any information or have seen the paintings, please contact Blue Bell
Library at (215) 643-1320 or Wendy Liu (484) 686-9466. The paintings can be
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Shane Thomas
Special to the Times
The Valdosta State Blazers used an explosive second half surge to knock off the Carver Bible Cougars 107-80 on Sunday afternoon.
The Blazers outscored the Cougars 61-38 in second half behind the play of senior guard Jeremy McKay and sophomore Blake Justice.
The duo combined for 33 points in the second half, including seven three-pointers to blow the game open.
Justice scored a season-high 30 points for the Blazers while McKay finished with 23 off the bench. The Blazers finished 15-of-38 from beyond the arc with Justice and McKay combining to shoot 9-of-16.
"We came out and knew the crowd would be a little slim," Justice said. "I started off hot, they found me. Jeremy was hot in the second half and we found him. We all just came together."
The Blazers won the rebounding battle 51-49 but struggled to corral defensive boards as the Cougars grabbed 22 offensive rebounds on the night.
"I was a little disappointed that we didn't do a better job (rebounding) on the defensive end," Helfer said. "A lot of those rebounds came out to 10 to 12 feet and that's more of a guard responsibility more so than the big guys."
David Murray ripped down a game-high 14 rebounds, his third consecutive double-digit effort this season. Murray's work on the boards earned praise from his coach after the game.
"He's really expanded his game," Helfer said. "I haven't seen a kid make that kind of stride in the ability to rebound as he has done in one year. It's really been amazing."
The Blazers' offense caught fire due in large part to their ball movement. The Blazers had 15 assists on 20 field goals in the second half.
"We worked really hard on if you can get to the paint, to make the read," Helfer said. "Blake scored, Jeremy scored but I'd rather do it by committee. If somebody in the committee gets hot, we're going to use that and that's what we did tonight for both of those guys."
Playing its second game in as many nights, the Blazers shot just 39.5 percent from the field and committed six turnovers in the first half.
The Blazers took a 46-42 lead into halftime after guard Jalen Crawford buried a corner three-pointer at the buzzer.
Carver Bible shot 41 percent and out-rebounded the Blazers 24-22 but the Blazers countered by making nine of 11 free throws in the opening frame.
Blake Justice had 17 first-half points for the Blazers while Carver got 10 from guard Julian Brattan.
The first half featured nine lead changes and six ties. The Blazers shuffled their lineup for the first time this season, electing to start forward-center Jarod Leonard over junior Colin Cook.
"I thought (the big men) played great," Helfer said. "I thought Colin played really well tonight especially offensively around the goal. I thought he affected a lot of shots at the other end. And I think Jarod, just like he always does, got fouled inside and got to the free throw line, so I was happy for those kids."
The Blazers (3-0) placed five players in double figures behind Justice and McKay as Colin Cook and Larry Stone each had 12 and Jalen Crawford chipped in with 10.
For the Cougars, guard Julian Bratton finished with a 16 points and 10 rebounds. Devante Bagley added 15 points and forward Troy Swanson had 13 for the Cougars who fell to 2-6 on the season.
Though the Blazers are 3-0, Helfer believes his team hasn't scratched the surface on how good they can be.
"We've got to get better," Helfer said. "We're nowhere near to being a very good basketball team—I think we're an OK basketball team. I compliment them on what we've accomplished but we've got to recognize the minor, little things that end up being big things if we don't fix them now."
The Blazers will have Monday off before they resume practice in preparation for Johnson C. Smith who visit The Complex on November 23. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m.


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Wednesday, 11 June 2014 12:23
Bath Salt Drug Could Be Cause Of Strange Behavior
Assistant Police Chief, Patrick Robinson, arrested Terra Fuller, 22, last Wednesday in front of Pats Snack Bar on Muddy Gap.
Wednesday, 11 June 2014 12:23
Leaves car overturned and home damaged
On Monday evening, Nora Campbell, 53, overturned her 1999 Chevy Lumina. Campbell hit the resident's house located along the side of her driveway sending Campbell to the Manchester Memorial Hospital ER with minor injuries.
Wednesday, 11 June 2014 12:22
KYTC District 11 crews will activate the new traffic signal on U.S. 421 at KY 11 South in Clay County on Thursday, June 12 at 8 a.m.
Wednesday, 11 June 2014 12:20
Don't forget Dad on Sunday
by John McCormick, author of "Dad, Tell Me a Story."
Fellow Dads.
We need to face the facts. Father's Day doesn't get nearly the same recognition as Mother's Day.
Wednesday, 04 June 2014 12:35
Clayton Dewayne Jackson appeared in court on Monday, June 2nd 2014, for five charges of murder, along with 1st degree arson and theft by unlawful taking.
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Community & Service Programs
Governor's Wellmobile Program
The Governor's Wellmobile Program is a community partnership model of mobile, nurse-managed primary health care designed to serve uninsured and underserved populations throughout Maryland. The Wellmobile program has been in continuous operation under the management of the University of Maryland School of Nursing's (UMSON) since its inception in 1994. The program's dual missions, identified in legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly in 2000, are to provide primary and preventive health care services to geographically underserved communities and uninsured individuals across the state, and to provide principle training sites for UMSON that will expand student learning opportunities in the care of underserved populations.
The program's missions are accomplished by filling the gap between this population's need for episodic and common acute and chronic primary care services, health assessments, and health education and the existing capacity of hospitals and primary care providers. Populations served by the Wellmobile have difficulty accessing ambulatory care services and often seek care at hospital emergency departments. Utilizing an interdisciplinary model, the Wellmobile is a clinical learning site for nursing and social work students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Wellmobile nursing and social work faculty provide clinical services and supervise advanced practice nurse practitioners, community health nursing, informatics, and social work students. Wellmobile services include direct health care, care management and coordination, linkages to community programs, assessment of community needs, and participation in community-based research projects.
Implementation of statewide health care reform measures that focus on increasing access to primary care services offers new opportunities to collaborate with health system partners. This innovative model of primary care delivery can extend existing health care service areas to relatively isolated populations and tailor the clinicians and services to meet the needs of each population. The Wellmobile program continually pursues opportunities for collaborative relationships that maintain its tradition of innovation as a provider of population-based, nurse-managed health care and as a clinical education site for health care providers.
Program Inquiries
For administrative inquiries about the program, call 410-706-5395.
Download the latest Governor's Wellmobile Annual Report.
Information for Patients
The Wellmobile Program serves geographic regions across Maryland. For information about Wellmobile service locations or to schedule an appointment, call 410-706-1399 or 866-228-9668. For general inquiries, call the Wellmobile office at 410-706-6157.
School-based Health Centers
Through collaborative arrangements with school systems and local health departments in Harford and Dorchester counties, pediatric nurse practitioner and family nurse practitioner faculty members engage in faculty practice in four school-based health centers. These nurse-managed health centers provide acute and chronic primary care services in elementary, middle, and high schools with high proportions of underserved populations. Providing access to primary care services at school sites enables the practitioners to address unmet health needs of children and adolescents in a timely and efficient manner, preventing school absence and often an expensive emergency department visit. Nurse practitioners collaborate with the student's primary care provider and other members of the health care team to stabilize chronic health conditions and resolve acute health crises. Nurse practitioner faculty members precept UMSON's pediatric and family nurse practitioner students, who benefit from this developmental community-based clinical experience.
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Mark Bennett
The Tribune-Star
Terre Haute is famous for cabbage rolls.
Granted, that distinction is based primarily on a line from the 1980 "Blues Brothers" movie about the "cabbage rolls at the Terre Haute Federal Pen." Still, the town's connection to those bundles of ground beef, sausage and rice, rolled up in cooked cabbage leaves and simmered in tomato sauce remains memorable — even if it's fictitious — thanks to that film starring Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi.
Cabbage rolls are cooked in the kitchens of real-life Terre Haute households, too, especially on New Year's Day.
The cooking and eating of cabbage (often paired with corned beef) on the first day of January is believed in various cultures to bring good luck for the year ahead. In the South, especially New Orleans, black-eyed peas are also considered to be a good-luck menu item for Day 1 of a new year.
Helen Anderson first heard of the tradition a half-century ago, and it wasn't posed as an option.
"Fifty years ago, my mother-in-law told me we had to eat cabbage on New Year's Day, because it brought you luck for the rest of the year," Anderson explained. She's been cooking cabbage rolls on Jan. 1 ever since.
The custom most likely came from Europe to the United States through immigrants from Ireland and Scotland, said Nan McEntire, an associate professor emerita of English at Indiana State University and director of the ISU Folklore Archives. Cabbage and black-eyed peas are consumed to bring wealth in the upcoming year.
"Folklorists have noted that the link between [cabbage and black-eyed peas] is an example of sympathetic or 'imitative' magic," McEntire explained. "The cabbage resembles paper money, and the peas resemble coins. If you consume them, you may prosper financially. A similar belief leads to the practice of eating walnuts to increase your intelligence, as the interior of a walnut resembles the brain."
Smart people eat cabbage, according to nutritional experts.
Cabbage is a member of the cruciferous family of vegetables, which includes broccoli, mustard, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, kohlrabi and bok choy, according to a summary compiled by the Iowa State University and cited on the University of California website. Ancient Romans considered cabbage consumption to be a remedy for gout, headaches and ingestion of poisonous mushrooms, the UC site said.
Modern-day researchers promote cabbage's health virtues, too. The National Cancer Institute labels cabbage as a food with high cancer-fighting contents, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune. One compound in cabbage protects against breast cancer, and another detoxifies carcinogens, the newspaper reported in 2009. One study also indicated cabbage eaters incur lower rates of colon cancer.
Gardeners at the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice at the Sisters of Providence in St. Mary-of-the-Woods planted three varieties of cabbage this year. Those veggies went to subscribers of the center's food-distributing Community Supported Agriculture program, the sisters at the convent, and buyers at Terre Haute's Downtown Farmers Market.
Some may consider cabbage as "old-fashioned," said Candace Minster, garden manager at the center, "but people really like their cabbage.
"It's been a really popular vegetable for us," Minster added.
Nationally, its popularity has stabilized, thanks to expanded marketing of fresh-cut cabbage products such as coleslaw and salad mixes, according to the Iowa State summary. Still, the average American consumed 22 pounds of cabbage a year in the 1920s, but that dropped to 9.3 pounds per person by 2008.
If consumers consider the variety of cabbage-based foods, they might find more room in their diet for it. For example, nutritionally, "sauerkraut is even better than raw cabbage because it's full of bacteria and cultures that are good for your digestive system," Minster said. Sauerkraut is one of her favorite cabbage dishes, along with Irish colcannon (a mixture containing cooked cabbage and mashed potatoes).
Minster's grandmother also served a version of cabbage rolls each New Year's Day. She used a spiced pork favored by Minster's Polish grandfather, perked up with cinnamon and other spices, wrapped up in cabbage leaves, stewed in tomato sauce and served with rice.
Anderson's cabbage rolls feature similar ingredients. When her four children were still living at home, she made between 40 and 50 cabbage rolls each Jan. 1. "The kids loved them, and that's why I had to make so many of them," said Anderson. "And my husband [Lloyd] and I still do."
The 73-year-old Terre Haute native makes a smaller batch, now that her children are grown.
Her secret to good cabbage rolls is freezing the head of cabbage before the process begins. Once thawed, the leaves become more limp, yet durable.
Then, she prepares a mix of a pound of ground beef with a quarter-pound of sausage, blending in a generous cup of cooked rice. She rolls the meat and rice combo into balls, salting and peppering each, and then wraps each in a cabbage leaf, securing it with toothpicks. The rolls are simmered for 45 minutes in a pot of tomato sauce (8 ounces), brown sugar (a quarter-cup) and cider vinegar (a quarter cup). (Anderson often puts the rolls in a pressure cooker, instead of a pot.)
That's the recipe.
But does it actually bring good luck.
"I don't know," Anderson said, "but we still do it."
Why take chances? At the very least, it tastes good and is good for you.
Mark Bennett can be reached at (812) 231-4377 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Cabbage Rolls
1 pound ground beef
1⁄4 pound ground pork (sausage)
2 teaspoons salt
1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
1 small onion grated
2 8 ounce cans tomato sauce
12 large cabbage leaves
3⁄4 cup cooked rice
1⁄4 cup brown sugar
1⁄4 cup vinegar or lemon juice
• Combine meat, salt, pepper, rice, onion and one can of tomato sauce.
• Place equal portions of meat mixture in center of each leaf. Fasten with toothpick.
• Mix remaining sauce with brown sugar and vinegar or lemon juice.
• Pour over rolls.
• Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Baste. Uncover and cook 30 more minutes.


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