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AJAX Implementation in APEX
This article by Arie Geller and Matthew Lyon, authors of the book Oracle Application Express 3.2 – The Essentials and More, looks at how we can utilize the APEX AJAX framework, both on the client and server side, to integrate and support this important technology in our APEX applications.Read AJAX Implementation in APEX in full
Metaprogramming and the Groovy MOP
In this article by Fergal Dearle, author of the book Groovy for Domain-Specific Languages, we will cover the inner workings of Groovy's Meta Object Protocol (MOP).Read Metaprogramming and the Groovy MOP in full
Developing Secure Java EE Applications in GlassFish
In this article series by Masoud Kalali, author of GlassFish Security, we are going to develop a secure Java EE application with all standard modules including Web, EJB, and application client modules.Read Developing Secure Java EE Applications in GlassFish in full
Designing Secure Java EE Applications in GlassFish
In this article series by Masoud Kalali, author of GlassFish Security, we are going to develop a secure Java EE application with all standard modules including Web, EJB, and application client modules.Read Designing Secure Java EE Applications in GlassFish in full
3rd International SOA Symposium
As you may have seen last month, Packt is continuing to dedicate a great deal of time to SOA. We are now happy to offer you an early bird discount on this October's third International SOA Symposium, and the co-located second International Cloud Symposium in Berlin.Read 3rd International SOA Symposium in full
Blogs and Forums using Plone 3
In a university, large class sizes limit class discussions and individual attention, while travel budgets limit the number of professional conferences where faculty can present. In this article by Erik Rose, author of the book Plone 3 for Education, we will set up blogs and forums to counter both problems—giving students more class interaction and helping faculty build professional prominence. We'll find the best Plone blog products and explore practical suggestions of how to use blogs in the classroom. We'll also take the undisputedly top forum product for a spin and see how to use it to let students support each other, saving office hours and after-school help for those who need them most.Read Blogs and Forums using Plone 3 in full
Individual Learning Plan (ILP) with Moodle 1.9
This article by Paul Taylor, author of the book Moodle 1.9 for Design and Technology, will deal with a system that will allow students to reflect on their own work through the setting of targets by staff and themselves. As with all things in Moodle, there are a number of ways to achieve this, but perhaps the most accessible is the third party module called the Individual Learning Plan (ILP) activity module, developed and maintained by ULCC and available at http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1025&filter=1.Read Individual Learning Plan (ILP) with Moodle 1.9 in full
Hands-on Tutorial for Getting Started with Amazon SimpleDB
With Amazon SimpleDB you can scale your application's database on the cloud. In this article by Prabhakar Chaganti and Rich Helms, authors of Amazon SimpleDB Developer Guide, we going to sign up for an AWS account, download and install the necessary libraries, and create little code snippets for exploring SimpleDB. We will introduce the libraries as well as the SimpleDB Firefox plugin for manipulating SimpleDB. We will also examine the two methods for accessing SimpleDB: SOAP and ReST. For PHP users we will introduce the PHP sample library. You can install the samples on your PHP5 server so that you can try the samples as you read about them.
In this article we will:
- Set up an AWS account
- Enable SimpleDB service for the account
- Install and set up libraries for Java, PHP, and Python
- Illustrate several SimpleDB operations using these libraries
Opening up to OpenID with Spring Security
OpenID is a very popular form of trusted identity management that allows users to manage their identity through a single trusted provider. This convenient feature provides users with the security of storing their password and personal information with the trusted OpenID provider, optionally disclosing this personal information upon request. Additionally, the OpenID-enabled website can have confidence that the users providing OpenID credentials is who they say they are.
In this article by Peter Mularien, author of the book Spring Security 3, we will:
- Learn to set up our own OpenID in less than five minutes
- Configure the JBCP Pets website with a very rapid implementation of OpenID
- Learn the conceptual architecture of OpenID and how it provides your site with trustworthy user access
- Implement OpenID-based user registration
- Experiment with OpenID attribute exchange for user profile functionality
Installing and Configuring Joomla! on Local and Remote Servers
This article by Timi Ogunjobi, author of Joomla! 1.5 Site Blueprints, covers basic details about installing and configuring Joomla! for use on both local and remote servers. This article also contains information about where to obtain essential resources for learning, using, and optimizing Joomla!Read Installing and Configuring Joomla! on Local and Remote Servers in full
Moodle 1.9: Exploring Design Portfolios
There are a number of electronic portfolios (e-portfolios) available to work with Moodle and they range in complexity and functionality. As they are a very personal thing, this article will try to give an overview of the most popular portfolios and a review of their main features in terms of supplementing Design Technology courses, as well as some examples of how they might be used to best effect.
In this article by Paul Taylor, author of the book Moodle 1.9 for Design and Technology, we will look at three popular portfolio applications:
Creating, Installing and Tweaking your theme using Plone 3
Themes are among the most powerful features that can be used to customize a web site, especially in Plone. Using custom themes can help you brand your site for a particular corporate image; it ensures standards compliance and creates easily navigable layouts. But most Plone users still continue to use default themes as developing and deploying themes that are flexible and easily maintainable is not always straightforward.
In the article by Veda Williams, author of Plone 3 Theming, we will learn :
- About the theme
- Creating a theme product
- Altering the theme product's structure
- Installing the theme product
- Adjusting web site content to support the design
Plone 3 Themes
This article by Erik Rose, author of the book Plone 3 for Education, is a crash course in Plone 3 theme creation. After untangling Plone's confusing theming situation, we walk you through the development of a skeletal theme.Read Plone 3 Themes in full
Building a News Aggregating Site in Joomla!
Bad news is always good news for the press. This is why Vaughan Pyre has decided to take advantage of this fact and creates a website that will aggregate bad news and weird happenings from all over the world. In this article by Timi Ogunjobi, author of Joomla! 1.5 Site Blueprints, the content of the site will be entirely derived from Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds from several sources (each feed being automatically fetched and its items displayed on the website).
Weird Hap'nins requirements will be the need to:
- Get external feed sources and allocate them to menu links on the website
- Create the means to automatically fetch and display article items located in the feeds
- Display the latest content from all feed sources on the front page
Use of macros in IBM Cognos 8 Report Studio
Cognos Report Studio is widely used for creating and managing business reports in medium to large companies. It is simple enough for any business analyst, power user, or developer to pick up and start developing basic reports. However, when it comes to developing more sophisticated, fully functional business reports for wider audiences, report authors will need guidance.
In this article, by Abhishek Sanghani, author of IBM Cognos 8 Report Studio Cookbook, we will show you that even though macros are often considered a Framework Modeler's tool, they can be used within Report Studio as well. These recipes will show you some very useful macros around security, string manipulation, and prompting.Read Use of macros in IBM Cognos 8 Report Studio in full


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As a result of newly drawn district lines, two incumbent Democrats from Western Pennsylvania will face each other in the upcoming primary election for the chance to run for one congressional seat in the fall.
Rep. Jason Altmire, 44, of McCandless, whose 4th District includes Sewickley, and Rep. Mark Critz, 50, of Johnstown, Cambria County, both seek to represent the new 12th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Population losses in Pennsylvania have resulted in the loss of one of the state's 19 existing congressional districts. The reconfigured map of 18 new districts will merge territories once represented by Altmire and Critz into one sprawling district in 2013.
That means one of the two incumbent congressmen will be forced out of office as a result of the primary next week. The other will face a Republican challenger, lawyer Keith Rothfus of , in the November general election.
Altmire was elected in 2006 and is serving his third term. Critz won a special election in 2010 to replace the late Rep. John Murtha after working as a top aide to the longtime congressman from Johnstown.
The Critz-Altmire race has been contentious leading up to the primary.
"It has been tense at times," Altmire admitted at a recent debate hosted by WPXI.
Early in the race, Critz challenged 900 of the 1,651 signatures Altmire filed to earn a spot on the ballot. That challenge cost Altmire 400 signatures, but he ultimately won in court.
Altmire has released commercials that accuse Critz of siding against Wall Street reform; failing to vote against the Tea Party budget to dismantle Medicare and Social Security; and voting to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood.
Altmire has also criticized Critz, saying he failed to take a stand by voting "present" while Altmire cast a "no" vote on a Republican-backed budget.
"I''ve never voted 'present' and will never," Altmire said. "I believe the people of Western Pennsylvania sent me to Washington to fight for them, and you''ll never see me putting politics ahead of the needs of this district."
According to PoliticsPA.com, Critz's "present" vote was part of a coordinated effort by House Democratic leaders to obstruct the budget plan of Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. Critz responded with a commercial that chides Altmire, saying "You're better than this."
Critz said he is running to represent the new district because he believes in public service and, with his experience, can best serve residents of Western Pennsylvania.
"Too many politicians focus on politics in Washington, while I believe we should be there to make a difference," Critz said.
"The only litmus test I have for supporting or opposing a bill is based upon its impacts on the people of Western Pennsylvania."
Both candidates said they plan to protect Social Security, Medicare and veterans' programs.
Altmire said his work in Congress on behalf of veterans led to the first change to the GI bill since its creation and the first reform of the Family Medical Leave Act since President Bill Clinton signed it into law in 1993.
During his three terms in Congress, Altmire said he has succeeded in having 27 of his legislative initiatives signed into law, including many that dealt with veterans' benefits. He said he has cast more than 4,600 consecutive votes and has made every vote since 2007.
Altmire also said he plans to work with colleagues across the political spectrum to address the national debt and "get our fiscal house in order."
"My top priorities in Congress are to represent Western Pennsylvanians to the best of my ability...," he said.
Since his election to Congress, Critz said his top priority has been creating and protecting jobs. He said he opposed the Republican Balanced Budget Amendmente because he believed it would have resulted in devastating cuts to Social Security, Medicare and veterans' benefits while costing an estimated 15 million jobs.
"I will continue to make job creation my top priority as long as I have the honor of serving the 12th District in Congress," Critz said.
Critz said he has been endorsed by major labor unions, including the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. Former President Clinton also recently endorsed Critz.
Altmire has been endorsed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Democratic Committees in Allegheny, Beaver and Westmoreland counties, according to his campaign.
The Pennsylvania primary is scheduled for April 24. Click here for more information about local races and candidates. Check back with Patch for coverage of other local races and more candidate profiles.

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1 teaspoon shallot, minced
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Add the shallots to the sauce pan and sauté until translucent. Add the ginger, lime zest, wine, and pomegranate juice. Reduce the mixture on medium heat until the glaze coats the back of a spoon. Turn off the heat when you have reached the desired consistency.
While the sauce is reducing, heat olive oil in a sauté pan on med-high heat. Season salmon filets liberally and place in pan, flipping after 3-4 minutes. Continue cooking second side until internal thermometer reaches 125 degrees or the salmon is browned to your liking. Remove filets from pan and let rest.
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Our new feature series continues with a look at the amazing work of DIY horror artist Rev. Chuck Jarman, whose eBay and Etsy stores feature an ever-changing inventory of horror movie replicas you won't find anywhere else. Every one of these one-of-a-kind pieces is hand-sculpted by Jarman, and the loving detail on these things will blow your mind.
Items in his Etsy "Little Shop of Horrors" this week include a full-size replica of Winslow's helmet from Brian DePalma's Phantom of the Paradise, two bust variations on Jason Voorhees – young Jason from the end of Friday the 13th and adult Jason from Friday the 13th Part IV, with removable hockey mask – and a bust of the winged deadite from Army of Darkness.
His eBay "Goblin's Closet" collection currently includes the Metropol demon mask from Dario Argento & Lamberto Bava's Demons, a brain-creature from the 1958 sci-fi/horror film Fiend Without a Face, and two different Klown monsters from Killer Klowns from Outer Space.
Along with being 1-to-1 scale, these replicas are finely detailed, many with hand-hooked hair and glass eyes, and most come with display bases. Each comes with a signed certificate by the artist, and the "Boy Jason" bust also includes a card signed by Tom Savini and original Jason portrayer Ari Lehman.
Jarman's past creations have included the zombies Bub and "Dr. Tongue" from George Romero's Day of the Dead, the Necronomicon from Evil Dead 2, and the "poster boy" hero zombie from Lucio Fulci's Zombie. His inventories rotate frequently, so be sure to keep watch in case you see one of your own favorites pop up!


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Niagara Gazette
April 14, 2013
BLOTTER: Police reports published April 13
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• ARREST: A Falls woman was arrested on driving under the influence of drugs and other charges after a traffic stop in the 600 block of 72nd Street at 10:42 p.m. Thursday. Jennifer J. Millon, 29, 240 70th St., was charged with driving under the influence of drugs, unreasonable speed and unsafe lane change.
• BURGLARY: Police are investigating a burglary in the 1600 block of Linwood Avenue. A 40-year-old man told officers that sometime between 6:30 and 8 p.m. Thursday, someone broke into his apartment by smashing a bedroom window. The victim said a bass guitar, a SKS rifle with a loaded 30-round magazine and a M44 .30 caliber rifle were taken. The M44 rifle had an eight-round ammo band on the stock.
• BURGLARY: Officers are looking into a burglary in the 400 block of 22nd Street. A 23-year-old woman told police that sometime between 1:45 p.m. Thursday and 2 a.m. Friday, someone broke into her apartment by unknown means. The victim said a PlayStation 2 game system, a DVD player and some cash was taken.


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Sporting Digest: American football
Thursday 19 February 1998
The New York Giants have signed Kent Graham as a support quarterback four years after he lost the starting job to Dave Brown, who is expected to be released shortly. Graham, who played for the Giants before working the last two seasons for the Arizona Cardinals, will understudy Danny Kanell, who took the starting job from Brown.
Negotiations to move home games of the Tennessee Oilers from Memphis to Nashville this year have been given the official go-ahead.
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Originally from Arkansas, Julie May has lived in Fredericksburg since 2003, moving here after completing her Master of Earth and Environmental Resource Management degree at the University of South Carolina. Her professional background lies in protecting the environment, from the remediation of petroleum contaminated groundwater in South Carolina to working to reduce nutrient pollution in the Rappahannock River with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. She has worked for the Rappahannock Regional Solid Waste Management Board since 2004 and is responsible for their community outreach and environmental education programs including coordinating Backyard Composting 101, r-board.org, and conducting landfill tours. Julie loves spending time with her son, college football (GO HOGS!), and just about anything outdoors.
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On the 43,000-acre Z Bar ranch in Barber County, buffalo have been making a comeback. More than 3,000 buffalo roam the prairie along with prairie dogs and antelope. By the late 1800s, buffalo had nearly disappeared from the Kansas landscape as the railroads and settlers moved in.
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For your desk, mantel, or nightstand; message-centered burst of color and design also looks terrific on the wall (keyhole insert on the back makes for ease in hanging.)
Dare to make that difference, take that step, follow that dream.
"All things are possible with God. Mark 10:27"Turquoise with white bird and cage motif.


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President Obama will likely choose White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew to replace outgoing Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner by the end of the week, according to a report late Monday by the Bloomberg news agency.
The move would force Mr. Obama to find a new chief of staff, which would be the first part of a major reshuffling of the White House staff, Bloomberg reports.
Mr. Geithner has indicated he planned to leave Treasury before the end of January, well before the expected showdown with Congress over a new increase in the federal borrowing limit. Mr. Lew has twice headed the White House's Office of Management and Budget, once under President Clinton and from 2010 to 2012 under Mr. Obama.
Despite a host of new fiscal deadlines early this year, the White House has yet to name a successor and presidential spokesman Jay Carney said Monday that he had no announcements to make on personnel matters.
"I am sure that when the president nominates a successor to Secretary Geithner, he will look forward to speedy consideration by the Senate," Mr. Carney said. "But I don't have a timetable for that."


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By Tim Graham
An item at Pro Football Talk and a tweet from WGR morning host Howard Simon reminded me the Buffalo Bills have two kickers who aren't doing much these days.
The Pro Football Talk item was about high-school kid Austin Rehkow, who kicked a 67-yard field goal in Washington. (Side note: Former NFL quarterback Mark Rypien's nephew, Brett Rypien, threw for 577 yards in the game, so just in case Central Valley can't light up an opponent that way, it can crush field goals from the 50.)
Rehkow's jaw-dropper came four days after Bills coach Chan Gailey decided 53 yards -- indoors, no less -- was too far to let placekicker Rian Lindell try to possibly beat the Arizona Cardinals in overtime.
Lindell has kicked only three field goals this season, second-fewest in the NFL aside from injury replacements.
Simon (@hsimon62) pointed out this morning that kickoff specialist John Potter hasn't been tallying touchbacks as everyone expected.
Potter has 12 touchbacks, tied for 19th in the NFL. He has recorded a touchback on 54.2 percent of his tries (not counting onside kicks), tied for 13th.
Potter has sent 84.6 percent of his kickoffs into the end zone, 14th in the NFL and below the league average of 87.6 percent.
"I want him to have those touchbacks," Bills coach Chan Gailey said Monday, referring to Potter's performance in Arizona. "That's why we hired him, to kick the ball deep. He's kicking high. We got one of them down there around the 16- or 17-yard line, but they brought the other one out. We need more consistency from him."
The opponent's average starting field position when Potter kicks off is the 20.6-yard line, 11th in the NFL.


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Kindle claims 45% of eReader market, Sony claims 30%
Now we have market share numbers that were published yesterday by iSupply showing that the Kindle might not be so far out of reach as once thought. While Amazon does control the largest percentage of the eReader market at 45%, Sony is nipping at its heals with a healthy 30%. And with Sony's announcement last week of their new Reader models (including the now cheapest Reader on the market at $200) they may be increasing that percentage come December. Especially impressive is Sony's Daily Edition Reader that will cost $100 more than the Kindle 2, but is cheaper and larger than the Kindle DX. It also has a 7″ touchscreen, 3G connectivity, support for the EPUB digital book format and the ability to download free content after brokering a deal with Google. And it will be sold in over 9,000 retail stores — a potential huge blow to the online-only availability of the Kindles.
But what about the other 25% of the market? That seems the be the large question especially with this week's news on the Asus EeeBook and the iRiver Story (both of which are set to come out before the end of the year). When you also throw into the Plastic Logic business reader (to be launched in the beginning of 2010 with the partnership of Barnes & Noble) into the mix the market percentages grow even smaller. Can an eReader survive by only capturing 5% or 10% of the market? Analysts project the current eReader market could grow from 2008′s 1 million units to between 18 and 30 million units by 2013. If so, then there's plenty of market to allow these readers to compete.
However, we think that the analysts aren't paying attention to the soon to be explosive tablet market. As we've mentioned before, who would buy a $400 eReader tablet when they could get a $400 internet tablet with eReader support? The tablet market could cut the eReaders market sharply leaving only the big dogs to fight over the scraps.


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The Clark-Moores and Madison Middle football teams took to the field Thursday night at Madison Central looking to claim district tournament titles.
Both teams took on Rockcastle County.
Clark-Moores was victorious in the seventh-grade, picking up a 16-6 win. In the eighth-grade game, Rockcastle County defeated Madison Middle, 24-14.
In the seventh-grade game, Rockcastle County took a 6-0 lead in the third quarter. The Braves pulled even with 1:24 left in the third quarter when Isaiah Minter caught a 45-yard touchdown pass.
Clark-Moores took the lead on the two-point conversion when Dillon Wheatley hit Minter on a pass.
Hunter Pergrem caught a 9-yard TD in the fourth quarter and a two-point conversion catch by Minter put Clark-Moores up by 10 points.
Rockcastle County also jumped in front in the eighth-grade game.
Madison Middle tied the game at 8-8 in the first half on a 4-yard run by Zaelin Crutcher and a two-point conversion catch by Tristan Moorehead.
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Cheers: To the scores of volunteers -- from emergency officials to friends of Mackenzie Greco -- who searched 20 square miles Tuesday and Wednesday for the 17-year-old Marion Heights jogger who went missing Monday night. And to Mount Carmel Township Police Chief Brian Hollenbush, who -- after Greco had been seen and ran from authorities -- outwitted the Eagle Scout by seizing him under the guise of handing him a telephone to take a call from a friend.
Cheers: To lifeguards at Liberty Splashland in Northumberland, who administered life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a 6-year-old Shamokin boy who was discovered at the bottom of the pool on Wednesday. The boy was the second to be rescued in the Valley since June 12, when a 5-year-old boy was discovered floating motionless and face-down in the Mifflinburg Community Pool. That child also received quick medical attention and survived.
Jeers: To the state Department of Transportation, which built a website that compares competing plans to spend billions of dollars on highways and bridges in new transportation money under proposals being considered by the Legislature, but had refused to release similar information to the public, which will pay for the chosen projects. PennDOT on Friday finally made the site accessible to taxpayers.
Jeers: To the shooter who killed Flash, a 1-year-old cat owned by 3-year-old Point Township resident Nevaeh Good, on June 14. While the Goods were home that day, they didn't hear the shot. It was Nevaeh who found Flash. The family said Point Township officer Tim Fink investigated. Police Chief Josh Vankirk told them if there is any more shooting in the area, "We are to call them right away," Charlene Good said.
Cheers: To Penn State for giving football coach Bill O'Brien a raise after one season. O'Brien took over an impossible situation and led the Nittany Lions to an impressive season and won several national coach the year honors. But his success in Happy Valley extends well beyond the gridiron, where he was able to rally a university from depths not seen before.
Cheers: To several Valley runners who will take part in the One Run for Boston relay when it visits the area this week. The 3,000-mile run began in Los Angeles on June 7 and will end in Boston on Sunday. It will raise money for the victims of the marathon bombing. The final 26.2 miles of the relay will follow the Boston Marathon route.


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KING 5 has obtained new surveillance video inside the Munchbar nightclub during the December 24 shooting in Bellevue that left one man dead.
The video shows the entrance to the Munchbar was lively and cheerful that night before the shooting occurred. The night started on a major high. The Seahawks had just beaten the San Francisco 49ers and some Seahawk players were among those celebrating at the Munchbar.
The video clearly shows bouncers checking for fake IDs and frisking patrons for weapons. Somehow, suspect Ja'mari Jones was allegedly able to get in with both.
Inside the club, crowded with 600 people and standing room only, trouble was beginning to brew. The video shows commotion in the bar area. It quickly spills across the floor and erupts in punches. At one point, a gun comes out.
Witnesses describe hearing several shots. Cameras outside the club pick up the pandemonium. Panicked partiers race out the door, stunned and confused.
Not everyone ran. One woman saw the victim on the floor and tried to help.
"I checked his pulse once, when I first got to him and he didn't have one," she said. "At that point I didn't have much hope."
The victim, 30-year-old DeShawn Miller, didn't make it.
Suspect Ja'mari Jones was arrested during a stolen vehicle a week later and was charged with murder.
KING 5's Gary Chittim and Liza Javier contributed to this report.


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Lake Louise: Lindsey Vonn Sweeps World Cup Downhill & Super-G, Extends Commanding Series Lead
Last year's World Cup battle is no more. This year, Lindsey Vonn's dominance is unquestioned.
Extending an already commanding lead in the overall standings, Lindsey swept her way through Lake Louise this past weekend, claiming downhill races on Friday and Saturday before taking the Super-G on Sunday with a time of 1:20.21.
The latter victory was her 11th at Lake Louise.
"Whenever there are records on the line, it's hard to stay focused on skiing, but I tried to calm my nerves and stay cool," Lindsey said, rocking her Oakley A Frame Snow Goggles. "I love it here. I love the track, and it's always suited me well."
Despite some very public personal topics potentially interfering with the weekend, her performance left nothing in question.
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The National Hockey League is all but certain to begin its second lockout in eight years tonight. Blame the sport's fans.
Among the four major team sports in North America, hockey is by far the most dependent on ticket revenue. During the 2010-11 season, the typical NHL team relied on gate receipts for half of their revenue. Last year the average team in the NFL, which has the richest national television deals (divided equally among all teams), got less than 25% of its revenue from ticket sales. The comparable figures in the NBA and MLB are 33% and 25%, respectively.
This means by simply staying away from the contests hockey fans can extract a much bigger pound of flesh than can supporters of the other three sports. It doesn't matter if you turn off your television sets. The league's new 10-year, $2 billion deal with NBC is such a small piece of the overall revenue pie that it is virtually inconsequential. What does matter is this number: $57, the average ticket price to see a hockey game ($9 more than basketball). Only eight teams out of 30 failed to sell at least 95% of their tickets during the 2011-12 season.
Following the 2004-05 NHL lockout the fans came back in droves. During the 2005-06 season 25 of the 30 teams had an increase in attendance from the 2003-04 season. Moreover, the average cost (tickets, concessions, parking, etc.) for a family of four rose from $256 in 2003-04, to $283 at the start of the 2007-08 campaign. The latest figures from Team Marketing Report, for 2011, show the average cost at $329, a 29% increase since the season before the 2004-05 lockout.
Thanks to the fans who continued to pour through the turnstiles, the value of the average NHL team has increased from $159 million in 2003, to $240 million last year, while the average salary for a hockey player has increased from $1.6 million to $2.4 million.
So rabid hockey fans (myself included) should not point fingers at NHL commissioner Gary Bettman or NHLPA boss Donal Fehr. We are to blame. Instead of punishing the owners and players after the last lockout we rewarded them. Why should we have expected better treatment this time around?
I joined this website just to say this. You call this journalism? You're basically saying that financially, the lockout was strictly OUR fault as consumers for not being able to afford rapidly increasing ticket prices set by the same owners who unanimously voted to lockout, and who have offered declining quality in arena concessions and atmosphere to encourage fans to come to games?
Because we can't afford to like our teams and fill your pockets, a major-league sport's failure is on US?! You're insane! I don't care if you too are a fan! Who are you to state the numbers and say it's on us?!
Nevermind, your an idiot. You just won't get it.
Maybe you'd be slightly more reputable if you were reputable.
Whoever wrote this is absolutely moronic and uneducated. I love hockey to my core and I want to see it played. I watch local sports teams and the AHL. To blame the fans for coming back to hockey after it was locked out for a year is the same as people going to dairy queen for blizzards after they shut down for the winter. I want my hockey and I love my hockey. I hate that corporate big wigs control whether or not I can see it but to see it's OUR fault is the most condescending and hypocritical statement I've heard in a long time. I hope to the Lord Almighty that somebody takes away something you love, so that when it's returned to you, you give it even more attention than what you did previously.
We the fans are to blame for the lockout? (Nice of you to include yourself, I suppose). Suppose the fans en masse boycotted the game in 05-06, and stayed away. Where would the league be now? Down to 12 teams? I am assuming this column is a side job and your real profession is as a criminal defense attorney. You seem conditioned to blame the victim. The players and owners are now at war over $3.3 billion in revenue and it's OUR fault because we contributed the revenue? Contrary to your position that we rewarded the players and owners for shutting down in 2005, we came back because of our love of the sport and our teams. Other than Dodger fans last year, most sports fans do not think in terms of "how can we rein in the greedy players and owners?" The situation would not be any different if revenues had not grown in eight years; it likely would have been worse. Please go back to defending child molesters and quit pretending to know what's best for hockey and its fans.
It would be more profitable in the short term, if you don't count the 18 franchise owners that lost everything (sort of like GM bondholders after Obama was finished "saving" GM). But, long term, the league would be less profitable, because the loss of 60% of the league would cause a contraction in terms of coverage in N. America (I would expect all Southeast teams, Dallas, Anaheim, Phoenix, Columbus, St. Louis, possibly even Los Angeles and San Jose to be on the outs). The result would be a regional league not unlike the NHL pre-1967. Interest in the sport would die in much of the US, lowering the value of television contracts. It would also cause a redistribution of talent. The higher concentration of stars on a per-roster basis would tend to make all teams mediocre and stars stand out less (not good news for a league already lacking in star power). Of course with greater competition for fewer slots, that should drive salaries down–and drive players to Europe (or keep them there). It will also drive a level of parity even today's three-point games can't create. Parity equals predictability and boredom. Boredom causes people to wake up and ask, "why am I watching this?" (ask New Jersey Devils fans during Jacques Lemaire's coaching days). Perhaps for the Flyers, Rangers, Maple Leafs, et al, profits continue, but on a much, much smaller scale. And that scenario would ultimately lead writers at Forbes to write: the Incredible Shrinking NHL: It's All The Fans' Fault! If only the fans had returned when play resumed."
I think it is a bit presumptuous to put blame on the fans. Unnecessary greed between the players and the owners is the only issue here. In fact, the key word to summarize this lockout is, "unnecessary". Greed in sports is unreal. I guess being paid millions of dollars to do what you love is not enough… The fans are the victims of this lockout, the only victims of this lockout.


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Well, even though I had nightmares for a week, I didn't end up needing years of therapy. I did however, gain a love for horror films and the intense feelings they invoked in me. Some would say I'm obsessed. This obsession leads me to constantly seek out the latest and greatest films with the hope that they will live up to my high expectations.
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- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Brown chicken in oil for 2 to 3 minutes, then reduce heat to low. Cover and saute for 8 to 10 minutes or until cooked through and juices run clear. Remove chicken from skillet and keep warm.
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Great sauce, but I wanted more of it! Next time I will double the sauce.
This unique dish turned out really good! I did do some different things, but didn't change the recipe really. 1. I decided to double the sauce like other reviewers suggested (good call). 2. I used 15 small orange jelly beans (Starburst kind). 3. I tenderized my chicken breasts before cooking and used an electric frying pan which I used again for the sauce to save on clean up. 4. I used finely chopped white onion instead of green. 5. I didn't take the jelly beans out and didn't garnish with any more either. 6. Didn't have any ginger root, so I sprinkled in some ground ginger. If you don't have any jelly beans, I'm sure orange marmalade would work out too, maybe even try lemon or lime jelly beans? It was a bit spicy, so if you have kids who wouldn't go for that, reduce or omit the crushed pepper and ginger. I served this with rice and sweet potatoes for a great dinner!
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"Andy O'Rourke left his mark on our county and will be remembered by those who knew him for so many things," Astorino remarked in a statement. Examples he included range from getting the Westchester County Center in White Plains rehabilitated, working on the North County and South County trailways, and creation of the terminal for Westchester County Airport.
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"The Red Velvet Cake War," with producer Diana Friedell, is a Southern comedy by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten. In the production, cousins Peaches, Jimmie and Gaynelle are planning a Verdeen family reunion, in Sweetgum, Texas. If the eccentric relatives and family scandal aren't enough to throw the plans off track, tornado season will spin things out of control. The play takes its name from the plot's high-stakes wager over who bakes the best red velvet cake.
Gary Koutnik, actor and retired educator of Oneonta, is directing the production with stage management from Kyra Wehmeyer of Jefferson.
Playing the three cousins are Kristin Sloth as the frazzled Gaynelle, Abbey Koutnik as the saucy Peaches and Diane Stammel as the "rough around the edges" Jimmie. Also featured are Sue Pearson as the prisspot Aunt LaMerle, Scott West as the lovestruck Newt, Linda Reese as the psychologist Elsa, Ben Friedell as family patriarch Aubrey, and Laurie Wehmeyer as the nosy neighbor, Bitsy. In double roles are Diana Friedell playing Cee Cee, a sassy TV hostess, as well as Mama Doll, and Whitsun Koutnik playing Sheriff Lout and Purvis Verdeen.
Tickets for dinner and show are $35 for adults, $30 for seniors and $20 for students younger than 10. Tickets for the show only are $15 for adults or $10 for seniors and students. Reservations and tickets may be obtained in advance at the Worcester Inn, or by calling the Worcester Inn at 397-8500. Home-baked refreshments will be available by the Worcester Woman's Club.
For more information, or menu details, go to catskillplayers.org, find Catskill Players on Facebook, or call Diana Friedell at 433-2089.


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Texas Rush partners with Dentistry & Orthodontics
Created on Friday, 15 June 2012 11:40
Texas Rush Soccer Club is very pleased to announce that Dentistry & Orthodontics (D & O) is the newest corporate partner to come on board with Rush Soccer. D & O will be the official sponsor of the Recreational Soccer Program for the 2012-13 season. Read full article.


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Availability: Orlando Marriott Lake Mary
Deluxe RoomMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Concierge Room, Concierge ServiceMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Hotel with 3 restaurants, in Lake Mary (North Orlando)
This hotel is located in Lake Mary (North Orlando), close to Timacuan Golf Club and Sylvan Lake Park. Area attractions also include Central Florida Zoo and Lake Monroe.
Hotel Features
In addition to 3 restaurants, Orlando Marriott Lake Mary features an outdoor pool. Other amenities include a bar/lounge and complimentary wireless Internet access.
Room Amenities
Televisions come with premium satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, and microwaves.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Orlando Marriott Lake Mary Amenities
- General
Orlando Marriott Lake Mary features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access.
Business-related amenities at this 3.5-star property consist of a business center and small meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 8400 square feet (756 square meters) include conference/meeting rooms. This business-friendly hotel also offers gift shops/newsstands, coffee/tea in the lobby, and concierge services.
- 24-hour front desk
- ATM/banking
- Bar/lounge
- Number of floors - 10
- Business center
- Concierge services
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Express check-in
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms
- Total number of rooms - 304
- Porter/bellhop
- Room service (limited hours)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Conference space size (feet) - 8400
- Conference space size (meters) - 756
- Number of meeting rooms - 8
- Outdoor pool
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Wedding services
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi , Free wired high-speed Internet
- Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Video-game console
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary bottled water
- Microwave
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Shower/tub combination
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Daily housekeeping
- Satellite TV service
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Dining
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
Bistro 1501 - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Cobalts Lounge - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Espresso Lounge - This café serves breakfast and lunch.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
- Recreation
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
Orlando Marriott Lake Mary Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: Discover, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Diners Club
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Breakfast fee: USD 13.95 per person (approximately)
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.00 per night
- Additional Details
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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Perched high amongst the treetops on the central south-facing hillside of the heart of Guanajuato, our casita is a slice of heaven. With a view to die for, this spectacular split level studio floats above the hustle and bustle of the centro, but it is only a 3 minute walk down to the Plaza de la Paz, the Jardin or the Alhondiga. Surrounded by both covered and un-covered terraces, Vista Feliz is a spectacular spot from which to explore Guanajuato or hole away and write your opus, inspired by the extraordinary sparkling city below. Birds sing in the trees and fly in flocks beneath you, church bells ring in the Basilica and music wafts up the hillside.
There is NO car access - Guanajuato is a largely pedestrian city, and our house is on a small callejon. While you can take a taxi to about one block uphill from our home and walk down, it is not suitable for people who are out-of-shape or hate to walk.
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My fiance and I have been taking winter trips to escape the cold of Washington State. I wanted to experience a colonial city with a lot of history as well as have a nice place away from the concentration of tourists. This place met all that criteria. Rachel has described her casita very accurately. Rachel and Adam are both very creative and outgoing people that genuinely enjoy both making their rentals bright and welcoming, as well as reaching out as excellent hosts. One point I would add, the rental would be very difficult to find for someone coming to the city for the first time. Do accept their guidance when coming to the city. Guanajuato is an exceptional destination and a cultural treat! Rachel and Adam are excellent hosts, and I would highly recommend their rentals to anyone wishing to visit the city.
Excellent stay at this beautiful apartment. It's a lovely, well appointed apartment, with a very comfortable bed, fantastic views and a location I really loved in a non-touristy neighborhood close to the city center. The place is up a hill (hence the great view) but be prepared to go up lots of steps to get there. Rachel and Adam are lovely, friendly people, great communicators, and terrific hosts. They also put me in touch with Romiro, who provided transportation to and from the airport for about the same price as the taxis one would find on one's own. Being brought directly to the door when arriving with bags worked great for me, since the place is tucked away on pedestrian alleyways. After walking into town a time or two, my directional sense was set, but finding the place for the first time could be challenging. Romiro speaks excellent English, was punctual, reliable, and super nice and friendly to boot. All in all, a great place to stay in Guanajuato.
We cannot imagine a more perfect place to have stayed in Guanajuato! The casita itself is immaculate, beautiful, unique, and comfortable all at the same time (and with kitchen and a good internet connection which are imperative for us!). On top of all that, the location was fantastic and the views even better. Rachel went to great efforts to make sure that we had everything that we needed during our stay. We would definitely stay here again upon returning to Guanajuato and would recommend Vista Feliz to anyone considering it. A great fit for a romantic weekend getaway or a month of exploring. We already miss watching the sun hit the basilica in the morning and the stars above the teatro in the evenings from the hammock view out the enormous window. Rachel and Adam, you certainly knew what you were doing when you picked this spot and designed such a gem. Thank you for everything!!
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S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge
From Openwaterpediastage swim in Arizona in the Saguaro Lake, Canyon Lake, Apache Lake, and Roosevelt Lake. At a total cumulative distance of 41.7 miles (66.9 km), it is one of the longest marathon swims in the world.
In search of a unique open water swim challenge in Arizona, the four reservoirs on the Salt River provide that unique opportunity. If Jack Kerouac wrote a story about the Dharma Bums swimming from dam to dam across a series of lakes in the rugged desert wild, this may have been the inspiration. The brainchild of Mesa, Arizona attorney Kent Nicholas, S.C.A.R. stands for Saguaro, Canyon, Apache and Roosevelt lakes. It's "a bit of a rogue swim" because initially there were no permits, licenses, insurance, coast guard support, law enforcement approval, or any other "permission" sought from anyone. They hiked, boated, swam, laughed and swam again without letting the obstacles and hurdles of modern life prevent them from swimming more than 40 miles in a beautiful environment. In 2013, the swims were insured and granted permission from the Tonto National Forest service.
It is one of America's Top 100 Open Water Swims.
Saguaro Lake: The first reservoir is Saguaro Lake, a 9.5-mile (15.2 km) swim at 1529-feet (466m) elevation, which is rimmed with canyon walls. The lake is home to large-mouth bass weighing 12 pounds, small-mouth bass, rainbow trout, walleye, black crappie, tallapia, yellow perch, and carp weighing as much as 30 pounds. It is within the Superstition Wilderness of the Tonto National Forest. It was formed by the Stewart Mountain Dam, a concrete thin arch dam located 41 miles northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. The dam is 1,260 feet (380 m) long, 208 feet (63 m) high, and was built between 1928-30. It was named after a ranch that used to be located nearby known as the Old Stewart Ranch. The swim begins at the east end of Saguaro Lake – the base of Mormon Flat Dam below the Mormon Flat Heliport. The swim ends at the buoy line guarding the Stewart Mountain dam.
Canyon Lake: The second reservoir in the swim challenge is Canyon Lake, elevation at 1,660 feet (505m), formed by the Mormon Flat Dam. The dam is 380 feet long, 224 feet high and was built between 1923-25. The dam is named after nearby Mormon Flat, a place where settlers from Utah stopped to camp. Canyon Lake, with a surface area of 950 acres (380 ha), is the smallest of four lakes created along the Salt River. It is within the Superstition Wilderness of Tonto National Forest and is a popular recreation area. Fish populating the lake include rainbow trout, large mouth bass, small mouth bass, yellow bass, crappie, sunfish, catfish and walleye. Wildlife in the area includes big horn sheep, deer and javelina that roam freely in this area of the national forest area. The swim begins at the buoy line below Horse Mesa dam and ends 9 miles (14.4 km) at the buoy line protecting the Mormon Flat dam.
Apache Lake: The third reservoir is beautifully isolated Apache Lake. Apache Lake was formed by Horse Mesa Dam which was completed in 1927. The second largest of the four Salt River Project reservoirs (Theodore Roosevelt Lake is the largest) and by far the most difficult swim if the wind picks up. The swim begins at the eastern end of the lake at the buoy line below Roosevelt dam and continues for approximately 17 miles (27.3 km) to the the Horse Mesa Dam. The lake separates the Four Peaks Wilderness from the Superstition Wilderness and is considered fairly remote (dirt road access). The picturesque canyon is framed by the Mazatzal Mountains and Superstition Mountains. The Horse Mesa Dam, a concrete thin arch dam, is 660 feet (200 m) long, 300 feet (91 m) high and was built between 1924-27.
Roosevelt Lake: The last reservoir in the Arizona S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge is Roosevelt Lake. Unlike the previous swims, this lake has only one dam so to make it interesting, there is a 10 km night swim that begins at a very small boat dock approximately 5 miles east of the marina and finishes under the stars and moon at the Roosevelt Dam. Both the reservoir and the masonry dam that created it, Roosevelt Dam, were named for U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt who dedicated the dam himself in March 1911, one year prior to Arizona being recognized as the 48th state in the union. The lake is home to a variety of game fish including crappie, carp, Sunfish, flathead, channel catfish, smallmouth bass and largemouth bass.
Results 2013
Wall Street Journal - June 2012
Kent Nicholas, a criminal lawyer, staged "a bit of a rogue swim" over four weekends in four lakes as part of his training regimen for the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, which he completed in June in 8 hours, 8 minutes. He called it the Arizona S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge, for Saguaro, Canyon, Apache and Roosevelt lakes. At Roosevelt Lake, the group swam at night with glow sticks around their wrists and ankles "to make it more interesting." Nicholas intends to stage it again next year and make it a recognized event.
Reviews by Swimmers
David Barra: Saguaro Reviewed -- "The banks of the river/lake are lined with sage and saguaro cacti that alternate between open areas and tall canyon walls rising straight out of the water. The rugged beauty of this lake is breathtaking, and I was, at times, distracted...wanting to focus my attention on one feature or another."
Janet Harris: Canyon Reviewed -- "Canyon Lake lived up to its name--the walls rose up dramatically on both sides of the lake all along the twisty route from dam to dam. We even saw a big-horn sheep along the way!"
Kent Nicholas: Apache Reviewed (after 8 hours and 35 minutes directly into the wind) -- "Well Kurt (Dickson) that was a son of a b*tch!"
Patrick Brundage: Roosevelt Review -- "I could swing my eyes upward a bit and see the brilliant starry sky that we never get to see in light-polluted Phoenix. It was gorgeous. Add to that the neat effect of my orange glow stick wrist band and one of my pink glow sticks that was on a longer string flopping around and this was the closest I think I'll ever come to a swimming rave. I didn't even need club music to get totally lost in the zone of swimming. I was really digging it."
External links
- Open Water Swimmers Are Left With a S.C.A.R.
- Open Water Swimming
- S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge
- Marathon Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Scarred For Life On A Starry, Starry Night In Arizona
- S.C.A.R. To Begin Tomorrow
- Better East Than West
- S.C.A.R.ed For Life, The Legacy Of Kent Nicholas
- Fast Times, Camaraderie On S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge Day 2
- Day One, Stage One At S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge
- 17 Miles Across Apache Lake On Day 3 Of S.C.A.R.
- Graceful As She Goes
- Deep In The Desert, They Held Their Own Against The Wind
- Grace Van Der Byl Goes 3 For 3 After 17
- The End Of S.C.A.R. Signifies Its Beginning
- Living Out Of A Swimsuit And Suitcase, Traveling With Held
- Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
- Ned Denison Is Swimming On Cloud Nine
- Great Cities In America For Open Water Swimming
- The 1-2-3s Of Open Water Swimming
- Navigating With The First Couple Of Open Water Swimming
- Dan's The Man - Mr. Butterfly Goes Extreme
- When C.O.W.S. Host An Open Water Swim


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The Norman Transcript
NORMAN — Two groups are working to secure funding for storm shelters in Oklahoma public schools. One group is working through private donations, and the other wants a $500 million statewide bond issue to pay for them. The tragic loss of life at a Moore elementary school is driving the issue. Districts throughout the state are reworking disaster plans. Even the University of Oklahoma is researching storm shelters for dorm students and others.
Take Shelter Oklahoma filed its initiative petition paperwork with the Oklahoma secretary of state this week. Once the attorney general rules the petition valid, organizers have 90 days to get about 160,000 signatures to put the vote on a statewide ballot.
Organizers want the existing franchise tax fees to fund the bond issue. Voters may do what Oklahoma lawmakers can't seem to agree on. They have passed on attempts to bond repairs on the Capitol building and complete the half-finished, state-owned American Indian Cultural Center at Interstate 35 and I-40.
Individual districts will likely begin building shelters into any future bond projects. Safety and security already are high-priority items in any project built in the last decade.
We think Oklahomans will sign the petition and give it solid approval when it comes up for a vote.


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McALESTER —
Pride In McAlester Executive Director Stephanie Giacomo said PIM, the city of McAlester and Main Street will team up Saturday to paint the town.
Pride In McAlester regularly holds community volunteer days and invites the public out to help beautify our community, Giacomo said.
She said volunteers will meet at the OKLA Theatre at 9 a.m. and added, "Don't forget your paint clothes."
Fire hydrants, light poles, and touch ups on benches in McAlester's Historic Downtown Shopping District will be the focus of the volunteer day painting.
For more information about the volunteer day or PIM, call Stephanie at 918-426-4444.
Contact MJ Brickey by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
For more on this story, see the print or electronic editions of the McAlester News-Capital. Click here for print edition home delivery or click here to see the Smart Edition for your computer, tablet, e-reader or smartphone.


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CRUMBS Local Music Blog
Discussion on the Capital Region local music scene
CRUMBS.net | (Capital Region Unofficial Musicians and Bands Site)
Live at The Linda on the Radio Tonight
Last Minute Announcement: Live at The Linda on the Radio Wednesday, September 17 on 90.3 WAMC from 8pm-10pm featuring the following bands from CRUMBS Nite Out: Katie Haverly Ben Karis -Nix Rob Jonas Joe Nacco Mark Frederick Band Fireflies Spread the word. This will also be posted on CRUMBS later this month. [Read More]
The Return of Mike Cassels
Here is an email I received from Mike Cassels: I writing you all to invite you to come see my foray out of "music retirement". On Friday, September 19th at 6:00 PM at the Horseshoe Tavern in Saratoga Springs, I'll be performing with Organimatic, an instrumental /funk/soul/jazz band I write music with. We'll be on […] [Read More]
The Fault Line to give Charity Performance
Albany, NY – The nationally recognized vocal rock group, The Fault Line, will be performing at Albany's Walk to Cure Diabetes, to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The walk will be held at Corporate Woods, in Albany on September 21, 2008. Performances will begin prior to the walk start time at 11am and as […] [Read More]
For Those About to Vote, We Salute You
There is an event Amalgama is putting on Thursday September 25th. Coinciding with the 2008 fall elections on the local, state, and national levels Amalgama are hosting a bi-partisan voter registration drive dubbed 'FOR THOSE ABOUT TO VOTE… WE SALUTE YOU!' at Valentine's (downstairs) right here in Albany NY. On hand will be members of […] [Read More]
Benifit Concert with The Blisterz for the Amanda's Journey Fund
Here is a message CRUMBS received from Dave of The Blisterz: We are going to be performing a benefit concert/family fun day for a 16 year old girl named AMANDA PERROTTA who suffers from a dreaded disease called Mitochondrial Depletion Syndrome. This young girl has been attending Wildwood School (the same school my son attends) […] [Read More]
Discover: The Rhythm Section Music Store
ABOUT OUR STORE The Rhythm Section is a full service Music Store owned and operated by local professional musicians. We carry a full line of new and used instruments and accessories, offer rentals and repairs as well as lessons. Stop in and see why The Rhythm Section is the fastest growing Music Store in the […] [Read More]
Bread and Jam looking for musicians
Brand new coffee house and live music venue in Cohoes NY is looking for musicians to fill out our fall music schedule. Singer songwrites, folk, celtic, and lighter music works best for us here, but we are open minded, so please email us with a myspace and we'll take a listen. Click here for the […] [Read More]
Drinks on The Fizziks at The Irish Pub
We hope you had a restful Labor Day holiday. This Saturday, the Fizziks will be making our South Street debut in the lovely city of Glens Falls. We play the Irish Pub from 10:30-2. Earlier that evening, our guitarist Joel Marshall has himself a solo show at the Rock Hill Bake House (19 Exchange Street) […] [Read More]


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A new take on Cubism
For anyone who has ever launched expletives at the finnicky, rudimentary "undo" functions on computer software programs, this video rings horribly true. For others, it's just a fun short that brings together art and technology in a pretty clever way. It's credited to Ming-Yuan Chuan from the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. Check it out:
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Obama to Congress: 'Don't Be a Grinch'
Launching what the White House sees as an intense two-week campaign to force Congress to give him victories on his economic agenda, President Obama on Wednesday accused Republicans of trying to ruin Christmas for working Americans by raising their taxes. Lobbying for an extension of the year-old temporary cut in the payroll tax, he implored a cheering crowd in Scranton, Pa., "Send your senators a message. Tell them, 'Don't be a Grinch.' Don't vote to raise taxes on working Americans during the holidays."
Turning to another item he wants from Congress, he added, "Make sure to renew unemployment insurance during the holidays. Stop saying no to steps that would make our economy stronger. Put our country before party."
Obama said that extending the payroll-tax cut could mean $1,500 a year for middle-class families, calling that "a big deal." He said he is ready to forgive Republicans for once opposing the measure. "I'm already filled with the Christmas spirit.... I want to give them another chance. I want to give them a chance to redeem themselves."
In pledging to "keep fighting" for lower taxes, he sought to align himself with average people in Scranton. "We've taken some punches the last few years," Obama said. "One thing I know about people in Scranton, people in Pennsylvania, and all across America, know we are tougher than tough times. We get up, we move forward. We don't give up. We get back up."
In going to Scranton and the Wyoming Valley, Obama chose a politically pivotal part of an electorally essential state to make the case that the next two weeks are crucial to both the economy and his presidency. Obama aides believe that Scranton was the perfect place to kick off what they promise will be a short but intense campaign to pressure Congress to act before Christmas on a White House wish list that includes extension of the cut in the payroll tax, extension of long-term unemployment compensation, and passage of some transportation projects.
But nothing has ever come easy for Obama in Scranton. The town may love Vice President Joe Biden, its hometown boy. And it certainly loved Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose father was from Scranton. In 2008, Scranton gave its votes but not its heart to Obama--particularly after he seemed to be referring to residents there when he groused that folks in small-town Pennsylvania were "bitter." He was crushed in the Democratic primary in Lackawanna County, with 74 percent of the vote going to Clinton. He rebounded in the general election, winning the county 62 percent to 36 percent over Republican John McCain.
"Like all relationships, it's complex," said Scranton native Christopher Borick, director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion, when asked about Obama's standing with Scranton voters. "He may not have had the same love that he might have seen in places like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh or the urban centers of the state. But he clearly was able to bring these voters with him in 2008."
But the Scranton that welcomed Obama on Wednesday is "a dramatically different place" than the one Obama visited in 2008. Then, Pennsylvania had a Democratic governor and Lackawanna County had two Democratic members of Congress. Today, the governor is a conservative Republican and the county has two Republicans in Congress. And one of the president's strongest backers in Pennsylvania, Scranton's own Sen. Robert Casey, did not accompany Obama to his hometown.
In his remarks, the president went out of his way to praise the absent senator, declaring, "I love Senator Casey!" Much was being made of Casey's absence. But Larry Smar, his deputy chief of staff, said that the senator is in Washington because of votes on the defense authorization bill. He called the criticism "a silly political attack from the same political operatives who would attack him for missing defense votes if he went."
Pennsylvania remains a state whose 20 electoral votes are considered essential to any hopes for an Obama victory in 2012. And the statewide numbers, while not bleak for Obama, reflect the national unease over the president's stewardship of the economy. In the most recent poll taken by Quinnipiac University in late September, Pennsylvanians disapproved of the job Obama is doing, 54 to 43 percent. And 51 percent said he did not deserve a second term, with 44 percent saying he did.
The White House insists that this trip is not political. Instead, it casts it as the launch of an intense two-week campaign to force Congress to give the president what he most wants for Christmas--the payroll-tax cut extension, the unemployment-insurance extension, and some transportation spending. It kicks off the beginning of a major push, one administration official said, assuming Congress wants to get out on schedule with less than three weeks to get things done.
The official said that the president's intent before the vote is to hit hard at "what this means to the average person" and that "this is not some parlor game in Washington." He said Obama's goal is to make average working-class Americans "realize that their taxes are at risk of going up a huge amount" if Congress does not act. He added, "We're going to continue to make the case in a very aggressive way publicly." Starting in Scranton, he said, "we are going to lay out for the American people exactly what the stakes are, that the clock is ticking."
He said Obama will be taking more trips and doing more interviews and events to hammer home the point. "The days will dwindle ... so our explanation of what's at stake will intensify. It is fair to say that by the middle of December you're going to see more Americans aware."
On Capitol Hill, Republicans protested even before the president arrived in Scranton, arguing that he should spend less time on the road and more time in Washington negotiating over how to extend the payroll-tax cut. A GOP leadership aide said that Republicans "have sought--via phone, letter, and public statement--the opportunity to sit down and iron out details, as well as discuss our ideas for job creation. Unfortunately, as you know, not one meeting has ever been granted. Instead, the White House has concocted a campaign to insincerely claim Republicans are getting in the way."
In a statement, Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said that Republicans have "made clear all fall that we're interested in working with the president to find common ground on his jobs plan." He said he will "continue to seek common ground on this issue," adding, "There's no debate, though, about whether these extensions ought to be paid for. The president's called for them to be paid for. Democrats here have called for them to be paid for. So if, in fact, we can find common ground on these extensions, I think you can take to the bank the fact that they will be paid for."
Borick said that Obama may find a receptive audience to his arguments in Scranton. "It is a place where economics always are front and center. I do think his message can resonate there. This is not a wealthy area. It is a place where you can get some buy-in about a fiscal policy that protects the middle class and asks for more from the high-end earners."
But, he added, the voters in Scranton "are going to want to see evidence that it can work for them." He called Scranton a very politically pragmatic place. "It is really about as nonideological as you're ever going to find. They want things to work. And they are not caught up in the ideological battles. They want to see things that are fair and want to see things that work. He has to show he has a fair proposal that will result in better lives for them."
If he can do that, Obama may win back the votes of the Wyoming Valley--even if he can't win their hearts the way Clinton or Biden did.
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Carolers will wander the streets of the historic Village at Allaire this weekend as Saint Nick hands out hands out candy canes to good little boys and girls Allaire Village kicks off its Christmas season.
It's Christmas in the 1800s as re-enacted at Allaire this weekend when the living history museum on Atlantic Avenue re-creates Christmastime in the Old World tradation.
From noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, the historic village will be putting on its annual Christmas event, with Mummer plays, hearth cooking and horse-drawn wagon rides throught the woods.
Bring your holiday cards and have them stamped with the United States Postal Service's Allaire Christmas Cache Cancellation Stamp.
The annual Christmas event is tailored to show how a typical day might have been during the Christmas season in 1836, Allaire officials have said. Tickets are available at the gate, by mail or phone.
For more information, call: (732) 919 - 3500.