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With the start of another state legislative session, the inauguration of the President, and the gridlock in our Congress, I thought that these words of wisdom from the Girl Scouts are worthy of sharing as a guide to our elected leaders and to every one of us:
Leadership vs. Bullying
Some young people (and adults) confuse bullying with leadership. They are very different.
A bully uses her power in negative ways................A leader brings about positive change.
A bully threatens other people..............................A leader makes others feel comfortable.
A bully wants others to obey without question.......A leader encourages others to ask questions and find solutions.
A bully acts to exclude certain people....................A leader works to include and support others.
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4x400m: 2009
Collegiate Bests:
400m: 54.13 (Outdoor)
800m: 2:05.83 (Outdoor), 2:08.02 (Indoor)
1000m: 2:52.02 (Indoor)
2011 Track:
Finished third as a member of the 4x400m relay team at the ACC Outdoor Championships.
Best performance of the season was her contribution to the 4x400m relay team that won at the UNF Spring Break Invite.
Did not compete.
2010 Track:
Did not compete.
Placed fifth in the distance medley at the ACC Indoor Championships.
Finished fourth in the 800m run at the Rod McCravy Memorial.
2009 Track:
Posted a time of 3:36.12 as the third leg in the 4x400m relay at the Florida Relays with a time of 3:36.12.
Captured the 4x400m relay title at the ACC Championships with as the last leg of the foursome that finished the race in 3:34.75.
Dominated the 4x400m relay at the Penn Relays with a time of 3:34.00 that took first place.
Earned automatic qualifications at the regional meet in the 4x400m relay as the last leg of the quartet that finished in 3:35.28.
Finished in fourth place at the ACC Championships in the 400m with a time of 54.13.
Controlled the track for the 400m dash at the FSU Relays with a first-place time of 54.92.
Ran the ACC's fourth-best and FSU's fastest 800m run of the season at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 2:08.02 that earned third place.
Posted five points at the ACC Championships in the 4x400m relay as the third leg of the quartet that earned fourth place with a time of 3:42.78.
2008 Cross Country:
In her lone race of the season, posted a time of 18:44.42 in the 5K at the FSU Invitational.
Three-time FSHAA Class 4A Champion in the 800m.
Ran a personal-best 2:05.83 to take third in the 800m at the Nike Outdoor Nationals.
Named All-Broward County by the Miami Herald.
Fourth-ranked 800m high school runner in the national.
Also swept the regional and district titles her last three years.
Posted a pair of personal best times at the Hallandale Invitational, clocking a 24.42 in the 200m and a 55.22 in the 400m.
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The remake, which hits theaters today, is said to be a mix of old and new, while still trying to stay true to the movie that fans loved. The movie is said to include some remakes of classic songs from the original as well as new music from artists like the White Stripes, Cee Lo Green, Smashing Pumpkins, and Blake Shelton.
Liberty Theatres have scheduled times for Footloose starting Oct. 14. It's known for fair ticket prices and bottomless popcorn, and it's downtown location is great for pre or post-movie dinner or drinks with the girls.
The classic Kenny Loggins song has now crept into my head, and I'm pretty excited to gather some other moms in need of an escape for a movie that brings us back to the days of big bangs and legwarmers.
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NORMAN — Norman mayoral candidates Tom Sherman and David Kempf are challenging incumbent Cindy Rosenthal for the city's leadership over the next three years.
Re-election would mark Rosenthal's third term as mayor.
"We have experienced tremendous turnover on the council in recent years as veteran members have retired," she said. "I hope to marshal my experience, knowledge and intergovernmental relationships to guide the city as we make tough decisions such as the challenges of water supply and water quality.
Her work as mayor has earned her numerous recognitions, including the 2009 Distinguished Public Service Award from the American Society of Public Administrators, 2010 Journal Record Woman of the Year, the 2010 Art Star honored by the Oklahoma Alliance for Arts Education and one of Oklahoma Magazine's 2012 Oklahomans of the Year.
Since being elected mayor in 2007, Rosenthal has witnessed Norman's steady growth.
"We managed this growth with common-sense solutions and fiscal accountability," she said.
Rosenthal has tackled initiatives with public support for projects to improve public safety, invest in streets, bridges and critical infrastructure and maintain quality of life. She is proud of Norman's leadership for its utilization of compressed natural gas vehicles, development of CNG infrastructure and its commitment to community-oriented policing with passage of the public safety sales tax.
Rosenthal is the director of the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at the University of Oklahoma. She and husband, Jim, have two adult children and two dogs.
She outlined three priorities for the coming term.
"First, we must address our water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure needs in the face of continuing drought conditions and water quality challenges," she said. "Second, we need to pursue smart growth that respects existing neighborhoods while ensuring that new development is well-planned and fiscally sustainable.
"And third, many citizens would like to reinvest in our parks, recreational facilities and library services."
Sherman is a Norman businessman. He retired from McClain Bank, a family owned business, in 2010. Sherman completed his year as chair of the Norman Chamber then decided to go back to work and is currently the controller for Fowler Holding Company.
"I believe the leadership and vision I can offer will spur the creation of the community we all want for the city we love," he said in a letter to friends and supporters. "I would work diligently as the next mayor to bring an agenda of growth and prosperity to our community. I am not running against anyone. I am running for the opportunity to help our Norman."
Sherman was born and raised in Purcell and attended the University of Oklahoma from 1964 to 1965. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1966 and was honorably discharged in 1970, then went back to OU and graduated in 1973 with a BA in finance.
"I was a banker for 37 years, getting my start at Security National Bank and spending the last 18 years with our family business, McClain Bank," he said.
Sherman lived in Norman from 1970 to 1977 and came back to Norman in 1992.
He is the past president of the Purcell Economic Development Foundation, past president and current member of the Norman Business Association, past chair and member of the Norman Chamber of Commerce, current board member of Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity and current member of the Norman Board of Adjustment, having been on that board for six years and serving the last three years as chair.
Sherman is a member of St. John's Episcopal Church, a former member of the church vestry and current chair of the finance committee. He serves on the board of the St. John's Foundation. He is married to the former Donna Dianne "Dee Dee" LeGate. The couple will celebrate their 44th wedding anniversary in December.
David Kempf, 51, is a long time resident of Norman, and has spent most of his life in Oklahoma. He grew up on the plains of central Kansas, west of Wichita. He is married to a beautiful woman, Starr, who was born and raised in Norman. Together, they have two adorable young children.
Among Kempf's qualifications is 25 years as an independent business owner and entrepreneur. He has extensive experience in the construction industry, the real estate industry, and most recently, the computer software industry. He was the chief software architect and engineer at a highly successful venture in Edmond. He is currently the president and CEO of Port 40, an Oklahoma corporation producing cutting edge computer software.
Although Kempf has not needed to serve in the military, he comes from a family that has a rich tradition of serving in the Armed Forces. His love and respect for the military has been deeply nurtured thereby. Both he and his wife have been active supporters of and contributors to the Arts in and about Norman.
Kempf has a BA in Mathematics and an MS in Computer Science, both from the University of Oklahoma. He knows how to apply the principles of logic with clarity in order to solve practical and difficult problems.
Kempf has more than 30 years of experience studying, and teaching the Bible. He has sought no accreditation for that effort other than that suggested to Timothy: "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
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GREENVILLE — The official low overnight at Majors Field, the City of Greenville Municipal Airport, dipped to 34 degrees, just shy of reaching the freezing mark.
It was the second time this season that the temperature had fallen to 34 degrees locally, with Greenville getting another chance to record its first freeze overnight tonight.
After a high of around 59 degrees this afternoon, the temperature is forecast to fall to 28 degrees by early Tuesday morning. Currently, the National Weather Service has not listed Hunt County under any frost or freeze warnings.
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KALAMAZOO — A federal lawsuit that alleges police misconduct when a Grand Traverse County sheriff's deputy fatally shot an Interlochen man during a standoff is going to trial after almost six years.
The jury trial is set for Monday in U.S. District Court in Kalamazoo, and could have a significant financial impact on Grand Traverse County. The lawsuit seeks punitive damages of over $3 million for the estate of Craig Carlson, who was shot and killed at his home by Grand Traverse County sheriff's deputy Charles Jetter after an 11-hour standoff on Nov. 10, 2007.
County commissioners last year rejected a mediated settlement proposed by its insurance carrier and effectively took over the financial risk. But Carlson family attorney Grant Parsons said the most important issue is how the county handles people who are ill.
"What they did was shoot a guy who was either belligerent or drunk or mentally ill," Parsons said. "He didn't do anything to harm them."
Defense attorney Christopher Cooke said Jetter had a reasonable belief Carlson could have harmed police, who maintain Carlson was leaning out his front window and pointing an assault rifle at officers surrounding the house when Jetter fired the fatal shot.
"Deputy Jetter is a good man," Cooke said. "He did what's required both from his training and in the eyes of the law."
One last-minute addition to the evidence list aims to parse through conflicting stories about Carlson's final moments; Parsons said Cooke and the sheriff's department apparently created a "mock-up" of Carlson's front window as "demonstrative evidence" to present to the jury.
"Now going to do what they didn't do at the time," Parsons said, referring to his position that investigators failed to collect evidence that may have determined Carlson's final position.
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It's amazing what a power play goal can do to a struggling team.
Perhaps getting out of fickle Roger's Arena, hanging out together in Lotus Land is just what the doctor ordered for our team.
Despite all the fails by the Canucks in Game 1 they were never out of it until the empty net goal to make it 4-2.
This is going to be a rough and dirty series, make no mistake.
All the Canucks need to do is get a single point against the Oilers to clinch the West
The Canucks have recalled Byron Bitz today to replace the injured Zack Kassian.
The Canucks will play their final 3 games of the season this week. All 3 teams they face are golfing after the weekend but that doesn't make these games a walk in the park.
Since March 10, the Canucks have played 7 games. Out of those 7 games, 6 have been decided by 1 goal.
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I like how the Canucks have improved over the past couple of games. But one thing remains here: LACK OF SCORING.
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There has been much speculation on Romney's historically unprecedented refusal to release more than two years of tax returns. Romney, who also refused to release any tax returns in his 2002 run for governor, seems to be acting on some mysterious principal that his tax return is sacred script, never to be made public. But the more strident his refusal becomes, the more curious the public becomes in wanting to know what he is hiding that would be so devastating to his campaign that he is willing to be dogged by this for the rest of the campaign.
I have to admit, as an owner of a small IRA account, I am intrigued that Romney has over one million dollars in his IRA account, a feat that is financially impossible to accomplish within the context of IRA rules. The path Romney followed through the ticket of the tax code to get around those rules most certainly is only available to the very, very wealthy. And that is the crux of Romney's tax return problem. His returns provide a window into how the tax code is used to protect the exceptionally wealthy at the expense of everyone else. Romney has said many times that he pays everything he is legally required to pay, but what he won't say is that there are different sets of rules for what is "legally required," one which favors people with immense wealth, and a different set for people like me. Romney also won't say that as president, he will be the one who decides what is "legally required."
It is an issue of fairness. No tax system will be considered fair and supported by the public when the rules are not the same for everybody or when the rules are being written by individuals who are either owned by special interest groups or are beneficiaries of the very rules they are writing.
And that is where trust comes in. There are going to be big changes in our tax system in the next few years. Should we entrust those changes to an individual who gleefully signed a pledge to Washington lobbyist, Grover Norquist, agreeing never to raise tax revenue no matter how dire the fiscal health of the country, to an individual who has Swiss bank accounts, Cayman Islands accounts and other offshore holdings whose sole purpose is the sheltering of taxes? Should we entrust the changing of our tax policy to someone who seems to think the sole duty of the office of the President is to make certain that corporations and the very rich pay as little taxes as possible?
The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center report graphically illustrates how successful Romney's tax policy would be in redistributing the wealth upwards and in punishing the middle class and working poor.
Romney aides claim that Romney's economic and tax policies would be George W. Bush on steroids. Enough said!
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Left behind by the G20: It's time to tackle inequality
For a time in the nineties and early naughties, as financial services promised untold riches for all, discussing inequality was seen as the preserve of people at the fringe of debate. Since the onset of the credit crunch and austerity in Western countries, inequality is firmly back at the center of the public discourse.
A new Oxfam report is adding to this conversation, looking at how inequality increases poverty and vulnerability and reduces the benefits of growth. Left Behind by the G20? has worrying new figures showing that in 14 of 18 G20 countries inequality is on the rise. Back in 2010, G20 leaders argued that "for prosperity to be sustained it must be shared". In this analysis, reducing inequality is not only morally right, it also makes future economic growth more likely.
Look at South Africa, where estimates show that in the next decade, despite growth a million more people will be pushed into poverty if the government doesn't tackle rapidly growing inequality: in this case as in others, growth alone will not be enough.
In other countries such as Brazil, the report finds that poverty and inequality have fallen significantly – in spite of only modest levels of growth. New research in the report looks at just how many more people would escape poverty if the G20 pursued "shared growth" and finds that crucially, the policy decisions governments make really do matter for reducing the number of those living in poverty.
Comparison of percentage point change in gini coefficient of income in G20 countries over two decades, 1990-2010
Source: Figure compiled by Oxfam using data sourced from F. Solt (2010) 'The Standardized World Income Inequality Database', http://hdl.handle.net/1902.1/11992 (Version 3.0)
The report points to investment in universal access to health and education and progressive taxation policies as ways of reducing inequality and making the benefits of growth stronger. It also points to the need to address the prevailing gender inequalities that mean women have less access to education, health services and political spaces, as well as less access to land and credit. Inclusive growth must remove barriers to equal rights and opportunities for women.
In 2010 the G20 also endorsed "green growth": finding ways of encouraging economic expansion without relying on unsustainable use of the earth's resources. Rather scarily, the report states that, "No country (in the G20 or outside) has yet demonstrated that it is possible to combine high average incomes with sustainable natural resource use." The disappointing outcomes of the recent UN Climate Change Summit in Durban, COP 17, provide further cause for concern about how committed the world's most powerful nations are to tackling this issue.
And who will lose out? Already, we see that poor people – those who are most excluded from the benefits of growth – are hit hardest by extreme weather events and climate change. Poor people not only depend most on natural resources for their livelihoods, but also tend to live in places disproportionately affected by climate change.
The report highlights a few areas governments could act to shift things down the green path. Investment in research and development of green energy, well-directed tax breaks and tighter regulation of the major polluters will benefit the economy, help tackle inequality and promote the interests of the poorest in green economic growth.
Gone are the days when governments can simply rely on the idea that the benefits of economic growth will trickle down to the poorest people. Now we need to see the political will to take the strong action to target inequality. G20 leadership will send a message to countries around the world that tackling inequality matters. More importantly, this action is crucial if we are to prevent millions more people sliding into poverty.
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I hope to be a demonstrator in Chicago. We should demand that the developed countries all progressively tax their rich and slash their military spending in order to vastly increase--and reform--foreign aid, to "make poverty history", fulfill the Millennium Development Agenda and the Gleneagles pledges
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Burlington residents came out in force to vote in yesterday's election. According to Town Clerk Amy Warfield a total of 13,409, or 85 percent, of the total 15,149 eligible voters.
The town did not go with any party. President Barack Obama took the majority of Burlington votes but the ticket was split for the senate race and Scott Brown beat out Elizabeth Warren in town. Warren did end up carrying the state.
In the 21st Middlesex District State Representative race, Burlington did give the majority to home-town candidate Walter Zenkin over Bedford's Ken Gordon, but not by a big majority. Zenkin was ultimately defeated by Gordon when Bedford weighed in on the race.
Burlington voters also supported Fourth Middlesex District State Sen. Ken Donnelly, joining the effort to re-elect him for a new term.
On the ballot questions Burlington came out in favor of right to repair and medical marijuana but against assisted suicide.
So how did Burlington vote? (Click the PDF under the pictures for results from Town Clerk Amy Warfield's office)Race Democratic Candidates Results Republican Candidates Results 3rd Party Candidate Results U.S. President
Romney-Ryan 6,187
Stein-Honkala 46
U.S. Senate
Elizabeth Warren5,858
Scott Brown 7,458
U.S. Congress District, 6th
John Tierney5,853
Richard Tisei
MA Senate DISTRICT 4th Middlesex District Ken Donnelly
Gerry Dembrowski
MA House DISTRICT, 21st Middlesex
Ken Gordon
Walter Zenkin
Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian 7,982
Ernesto Petrone 2,988
Gov. Council Marilyn Devaney 7,514
Tom Sheff 3,265
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Question 1: 'Right to Repair' Yes 10,110
No 1,761
Question 2: Prescription of Life-Ending Medication Yes 5,498
No 7,390
Question 3: Medical Marijuana Yes 7,257
No 5,601


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Emily Dlugozima of Brookfield sits by a vintage 1950s Howdy Doody doll perched in 1970s Mercedes pedal car which will be on display at this year's "Traditional Christmas" Family Day open house to be held at the Brookfield Museum on Saturday, December 15 from noon to 4 p.m. Many attractions for children and grown-ups will highlight the event to include a visit from Santa who will stop by with his helpers bearing complimentary treats for the kids.
The sight of model trains in a winter display, will entertain kids of all ages, while the sound of an antique music box will fill the air with well-known Christmas musical classics. A winter Christmas tree scene with boy and girl mannequins which appeared in a Macy's New York Christmas display window scene in the early 1950s will bring back cherished memories.
Many classic, dolls, toys and even a miniature model amusement park featuring working attractions like the parachute jump, ferris wheel, merry-go-round, ice skating rink and much more are sure to amaze on- lookers. In addition attendees will enjoy complimentary home made Christmas cookies, as well as hot chocolate and mulled cider. Carolers will also be on hand to sing favorite seasonal songs. A children's scavenger hunt will challenge the participants to seek out hidden items.
This open house is a must see visit for families that is guaranteed to get everyone into the spirit of the season. The Holiday open house will take place at the Brookfield Historical Society located at the junction of Routes 25 and 133 in Brookfield Center. For more information about the Brookfield Museum and Historical Society log onto www.brookfieldcthistory.org.


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K–NFB Reading Technology creates products that revolutionize access to print for anyone who has difficulty seeing or reading print, including the blind and learning disabled. Our world-renowned reading software has been especially designed for and paired with the Nokia mobile phones to create the smallest text-to-speech reading devices in history, the knfbReader Mobile and the kReader Mobile.
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Without question, the District 21-3A volleyball race is heading down the backstretch with two teams — the Orangefield Lady Bobcats and the Hardin-Jefferson Lady Hawks — dominating play still with the second half of the race in full gear.
Right now, Orangefield and H-J are solidly ahead in the standings. The Lady Bobcats (22-5, 8-0) sit atop the standings with the Lady Hawks (6-1) still in hot pursuit.
The third-place playoff spot certainly remains up for grabs. Going into tonight's play, the Silsbee Lady Tigers (4-4) are just a half game up on the Bridge City Lady Cardinals (3-4) followed by the West Orange-Stark Lady Mustangs (2-6), the Hamshire-Fannett Lady Longhorns (2-6) and the Buna Lady Cougars (1-6).
Coach Becca Mathews' Lady Cardinals can certainly help themselves this week with they host two big matches. Bridge City will host Hardin-Jefferson tonight and will have a big showdown at Cardinal Gym on Friday.
The Lady Bobcats will have a bye tonight and could just about wrap up the 21-3A title Friday if they can post a big win at home against Hardin-Jefferson.
The Lady Bobcats have just dropped one game in 21-3A play, winning 24 out of 25 of them.
Last Friday, the Lady Bobcats made a clean sweep of Hamshire-Fannett 25-11, 25-19, 25-16.
Jennifer McManus posted 13 kills, 12 digs and had six service aces. Rylie Granger notched 20 assists. Marisa Bishop had six kills. Haleigh Turley captured six digs while Morgan Moss had four kills and two blocks.
The Lady Mustangs will look to stay in the hunt when they welcome in Buna tonight. WO-S will have a bye on Friday.
In District 20-4A play, the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears will look to end a four-match losing streak when they visit seventh-place Beaumont Central (1-8) tonight.
The Lady Bears fell to first-place Port Neches-Groves (9-0) at home last Friday 25-22, 25-14, 25-15.
Stats for the Lady Bears included Haylea Hearn 7 kills, and 10 digs; Kayleigh Roy 5 kills, 2 blocks and 2 digs; Demi Sheppard 4 aces, and 9 digs; Josie West 1 ace, 12 assists, and 5 digs; Jade Piper 1 ace, 8 digs, and 10 assists; Darby Strother 5 kills, 3 digs, and 1 block; Sarah Woods 3 kills, 4 aces, and 1 dig; Malayzia Winbush 2 kills, 3 blocks, and 2 digs; Savannah Fisher 5 digs; Kelsey Crowe 2 digs; and Maddie Posey 2 kills, 1 block, and 1 dig.
The Lady Bears will also be in action Friday when they play host to Nederland at The Bear Cave.
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Pauls Valley, Oklahoma — Cecil Kathrine Baxter, 100, was born August 3, 1912 in Aspermont, Texas to Annie Elizabeth (McElhaney) and Thomas Washington Bell. She passed away on January 2, 2013 in Jefferson City, Mo.
Mrs. Baxter was married to F.E. "Scoop" Baxter in Pauls Valley on Feb. 27, 1927. She was a homemaker who had been a member of Katie Baptist Church. She had spent most of her life in the Wynnewood area before moving to Missouri in 2008.
Services were held Friday afternoon, January 4 at Katie Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Lynn Phillips. Burial followed at Katie Cemetery.
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VIDEO: Why Is Fox's Sister Company Hosting New 'Watchmen' Sneak Peek?
UPDATE: Warner Bros just issued this statement after today's status conference in federal court in Los Angeles to determine how to proceed in the Watchmen case after Juge Gary Feess concluded that Fox is entitled to summary judgment on its copyright infringement claim and has the right "at the very least" to distribute the motion picture set for release in March. I'm told that Warner Bros is looking for leverage to help it in negotiating with Fox:
"We respectfully but vigorously disagree with the Court's ruling and are exploring all of our appellate options. We continue to believe that Fox's claims have no merit and that we will ultimately prevail, whether at trial or in the Court of Appeals. We have no plans to move the release date of the film."
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The pioneer in subscription streaming music hits a subscriber milestone six weeks after teaming up with T-Mobile on a discounted service, a model Rhapsody will move to France.
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The buzz was that it was a game not to miss, for many reasons.
In a season of games that have continuously satisfied fans, the Ridge High School Red Devils celebrated Friday's homecoming game with a 34-0 win over their opponents from North Hunterdon High School.
A string of wins that started with the Red Devils trouncing Montgomery the first week of school, leading to a sweet victory over rival Immaculata High School and posting a most recent win against Somerville High School last week has led Ridge to a 5-0 season.
Nick Franzese, Evan Skea, Mike Sibilia and Adam Walker scored touchdowns.
Next week, the team faces Plainfield High School in Plainfield, and head coach Bill Tracy said that means a lot of hard work for the team, with "focus."
But in the post-game rally on the field, Tracy told the team, "I'm very proud of you guys."
He added to a group of happy players, "We win next weekend, it's ours."
The victory had even more meaning because of a number of special groups to attend the game, including members of the Class of 1967, which was celebrating its 45th reunion.
Tracy said the game was dedicated to longtime Ridge football in which many remembered Ridge's own version of a beloved coach.
"Tonight meant a lot to a lot of people," Tracy said after the game. He said Harry Bush's daughter, Laura, was at the game. He added Ridge alumni athlete Stu Rickerson had stopped by to say to the team.
Homecoming couple chosen
This year's Homecoming couple was also chosen — seniors Kevin Shih and Mackenzie Marcus.
Marcus, who is a cheerleader said she was "floored," but honored by being crowned.
"It was a great night for Ridge football," Tracy said.
As elsewhere, the players and cheerleaders wore traces of pink to signify breast cancer awareness.


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Hvar Island is in Stari Grad Bay in Croatia and the site of the Faros Maratón and the Faros Challenge on the Adriatic Sea.
Hvar is a Croatian island, located off the Dalmatian coast, lying between the islands of Brač, Vis and Korčula. It is 68 km (42.25 miles) long with hillsides are covered in pine forests, with vineyards, olive groves, fruit orchards and lavender fields in the agricultural areas. The climate is characterized by mild winters, and warm summers with many hours of sunshine.
Hvar's location at the center of the Adriatic sailing routes has long made this island an important base for commanding trade up and down the Adriatic Sea, across to Italy and throughout the wider Mediterranean. It has been inhabited since pre-historic times, originally by a Neolithic people whose distinctive pottery gave rise to the term Hvar Culture, and later by the Illyrians. The ancient Greeks founded the colony of Pharos in 384 BC on the site of today's Stari Grad, making it one of the oldest towns in Europe.


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The author of 185 books for children, teens and adults, I have been teaching writing and editing children's books since 1999. I started working with picture book writers, because that was what I knew. I sold my first three picture books in 1996. I had more stories to tell, so I kept writing and now I have sold books in every children's book format: board books, picture books, beginning readers, early chapter books, middle grade, and young adult. I have written books in all three genres: poetry, fiction and nonfiction. (You can see some titles on my books page, but not all of them are there. Some of my books are for school programs so they are not sold to the public, while others do not have my name on the cover because I wrote them as a ghostwriter.)
Over the years I have taught writing in all three genres and all six book formats. I currently offer these five online writing workshops:
I also teach the four week Naturally Creative Workshop. In this workshop, you will learn to create the way nature does, in small steps day by day. There are NO critiques during the creativity workshop, so you can work any type of art or writing project. (Some students work on several different projects during the month.) The choice is up to you!
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A. Unlike the traditional classroom, we do not meet face to face for an online workshop. There are no "hours." We won't have any scheduled meetings, so it doesn't matter what your time zone is or which continent you live on! (Over the years I've worked with writers on six continents.) We will work together one-on-one via email.
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Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno denied allegations Monday that she threatened to withhold Hurricane Sandy relief money unless a politically connected real estate deal was fast-tracked.
Democratic Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer dropped the bombshell on a national television appearance Saturday, saying she said she did not immediately come forward because she did not think anyone would believe her.
Guadagno, in Union Beach on Monday, an area still struggling to recover from the 2013 storm, denied the allegation and called the mayor's claim "illogical."
"Mayor Zimmer's version of our conversation in May 2013 is not only false, but is illogical and does not withstand scrutiny when all of the facts are examined," Guadagno said "Any suggestion that Sandy funds were tied to the approval of any project in New Jersey is completely false."
But Zimmer
stands by her story and has said she turned over her personal journal,
where she had detailed the conversation with Guadagno, to the U.S. attorney.
"As they pursue this investigation, I will provide any requested information and testify under oath about the facts of what happened when the lieutenant governor came to Hoboken and told me that Sandy aid would be contingent on moving forward with a private development project," Zimmer said in a statement.
Just as Zimmer made her claim, another Democratic mayor whose town was affected by Sandy made similar allegations regarding the Christie administration.
Adam Schneider, mayor of the shore town of Long Branch, told the Washington Post he believed his town was favored because Schneider, a Democrat, endorsed Christie's re-election bid.
Christie spent the weekend on a fundraising blitz in Florida in his capacity as the head of the chairman of the Republican Governors Association.
Christie is scheduled for an all-day inauguration fete Tuesday, ending with a party on Ellis Island.


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Injury crash, fire leads to arrest of two
Laurel County Sheriff John Root said Deputy Larry Parrott is investigating a one-vehicle injury traffic crash that happened Sunday.
Root said the crash was on KY 472 at the intersection with McKnight Road, east of London, on Sunday.
Root said that a Ford Explorer, driven by Alen Wombles, 30, of Manchester, was westbound on KY 472 when he lost control, ran off the road, hit a culvert, and flipped over.
The vehicle burst into flames upon impact, Root said.
Emergency workers, McWhorter Volunteer Fire Department personnel, and passerby Walter Trebow were able to pull Wombles and his passenger, Crystal Roark, 34, of Manchester, from the burning vehicle.
After an investigation, Parrott determined Wombles had been traveling too fast when a motorcycle pulled out in front of him, and he had to swerve to avoid collision.
Parrott also determined Wombles was under the influence, which contributed to the crash.
Wombles has arrested and now faces charges of his second offense of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, and driving on a revoked driver's license.
Roark was charged with alcohol intoxication, according to Root.
Both Wombles and Roark were transported to the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington for treatment of serious injuries.
Root said Wombles was flown, and Roark was transported by ground.
The sheriff added that more charges are pending on both subjects, as both suspects allegedly were in possession of a substance suspected to be methamphetamine.
Ambulance Inc. Of Laurel County, London Laurel County Rescue Squad and the McWhorter Volunteer Fire Department assisted at the scene.
Cannon man jailed for stabbing
A Cannon man who had allegedly fought with a Barbourville man was jailed for stabbing the victim.
According to Barbourville Police Detective Steve Owens, Lonnie Davis, 54, was lodged in Knox County Jail on second-degree assault charges.
Owens explained that at 8 p.m. Sunday night, BPD officers were called to investigate a stabbing reported at Dixon Trailer Park in Barbourville.
Owens said officers found the victim, 57-year-old Charles D. Henson, who was treated at Knox County Hospital for a single stab wound from a knife to the abdomen.
The detective explained that witness interviews revealed Henson was involved in at least one, and likely two altercations with Davis throughout the afternoon and evening hours.
Henson told police the second fight brought the two men rolling around on the ground, and that's when Henson was stabbed. Witnesses at the scene corroborated Henson's statement, according to Owens.
Once Davis was located, he met officers at the Barbourville Police Department, where he was interviewed and later charged in the stabbing, Owens said.
He added that Davis did make a statement about the events to officers, but information in relation to that statement is not currently being released.
At the time of the press release, Henson was receiving treatment at the Knox County Hospital and Davis had been charged with second-degree assault and lodged in the Knox County Jail.
The investigation continues.
Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the altercation, Owens said.
London man arrested for DUI after deputy observed weaving
A report of a sign being knocked down led to the arrest of a London man.
Laurel County Sheriff John Root said Deputy Robbie Grimes was dispatched to Waterworks Road just west of London Friday to investigate the damaged sign.
When Grimes arrived in the area, Root said he met the vehicle and caught up with it — a white pickup, and Grimes observed it weaving across the roadway.
The deputy stopped the truck on Parker Road. Root said after an investigation, Grimes determined the driver was under the influence.
Grimes arrested Steven L. Merida, 38, and charged him with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, no driver's license, no insurance and numerous other traffic violations, according to Root.
Merida remains jailed in the Laurel County Correctional Center.
Mystery trespassers lead to property's owner's arrest
Laurel County Sheriff John Root said Deputy Josh Scott investigated a complaint early Monday.
According to Root, the complaint was from persons who were flagged down at 4:45 a.m. on Sinking Creek Road, six miles west of London.
Those persons said the woman who flagged them down said several individuals were in a field trespassing on her property, and one trespasser had a small child with them.
Root said then the woman called 911 dispatch and reported the same information to them.
The sheriff said when Scott arrived at the scene, no trespassers could be found, and an investigation determined no one had been on the woman's property.
Root said it was also determined the woman was under the influence of drugs.
That woman was allegedly Rosemery McDaniel, 46, and she was arrested.
She now faces charges of public intoxication of controlled substances, falsely reporting an incident, resisting arrest and second-degree disorderly conduct.
Root said the last charge came after McDaniel was arrested, when she allegedly refused to walk to the cruiser and had to be escorted.
She was jailed in the Laurel County Correctional Center.


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Last week, I embarked on a fun little assignment to pull together a batch of teaser trailers for horror sequels; the one criteria being that they all had to feature exclusive footage specifically shot and used just for that trailer. One of the greatest aspects of putting together articles like this is that after I finish them, I like to open up the discussion amongst my Facebook friends and see if we agree or if they have other suggestions I could've possibly gone with. While I already had my horror sequels picked out, I got a handful of terrific recommendations for teaser trailers featuring original footage for non-sequel horror movies. So, low and behold, I thought these awesome teasers warranted a separate article and man, some of these are cool as all hell! Special thanks to Jared Rivet, Jeff Nelson & Sean Keller for pointing out quite a few of these to me, some of which I'd never seen before. Let's have a look and see if you guys are familiar with any of these teasers? I broke it up into 3 sub-categories just for the fun of it!
PART ONE: Fun With Skulls!
Suspiria – 'Suspiria' is arguably Dario Argento's greatest film, both artistically and stylistically and is considered a favorite amongst horror fans. But have you ever seen this bizarre trailer to the movie? It opens with Goblin's now infamous Suspria theme while a female character recites the "roses are red" poem. But alas, when the girl turns around, she's nothing more than a skeleton! And "skulls" will be the theme of this first batch of trailers. There's also that great tagline, "The only thing more terrifying than the last 12 minutes of Suspiria are the first 92." My first reaction to that is, "wait… the movie's over a 100 minutes long?" Second reaction is… "cool!"
Return To Horror High – 'Return To Horror High' is not a very good movie. Let's just get that out of the way right off the bat. But it did have a pretty rad theatrical one sheet poster which featured the skeleton of a cheerleader in mid-cheer. The teaser tries to recreate this character from the poster into the trailer itself by opening with a cheerleader doing her thing while the narrator tells us about the "series of brutal and savage murders" that occurred at this school back in 1982. And when the cheerleader whips around, she's wearing a skull mask! It's disturbing on several levels and freaky to see the poster come to life, but has nothing to really do with the actual film itself. 'Return To Horror High' does feature a young George Clooney in a practically thankless role both early in the film & in his career, but if you want classic vintage Clooney, I strongly recommend 'Return Of The Killer Tomatoes'. Now that movie is at least fun!
Visiting Hours – This is a really, really cool teaser that evokes yet again the poster design for the theatrical one-sheet. (And is also very similar to the recently released anthology flick V/H/S!) It kicks off with the unsettling loud blaring of an ambulance signal while the narrator recites the tagline "In this hospital, you next visit may be your last." Slowly but surely and in between snippets of footage from the movie, the lights of the hospital all form together to make a human skull!
PART TWO: Audience Participation!
Scanners – Ah, then there's the audience participation promos; a series of trailers that slice footage from the film with footage of unsuspecting audience members reacting to the horrors on the silver screen. An effective way of getting us to wonder what it is they're so terrified by. We want to see the horrors too! And the trailer for David Cronenberg's 'Scanners' does plenty of teasing! It's just actors from the movie convulsing, audience members shrieking and the promise that "their thoughts will kill!"
When A Stranger Calls – 'When A Stranger Calls' is a rare breed of horror movie. Often heralded as a "classic", I saw it way after the fact and while the opening and ending are genuinely creepy, (the entire middle section following the reformed killer is weird as hell!) it's no more really than a knock-off of one of the best moments from Bob Clark's Black Christmas, a horror film I hold in my top 5 of all time and consider a true classic. However, most people remember the "killer is in the house" phone gag from this movie (which is not only revealed in every advertisement for the film, but also a scene very early in the film) and this cool teaser showing the audience reaction is pretty great. On a side note, did you know actress Carol Kane and writer/director Fred Walton returned for a made-for-TV sequel in 1993 called 'When A Stranger Calls Back'? The original movie was also remade in 2006.
PART THREE: Addressing The Audience!
Magic - Have a puppet, a doll, or a ventriloquist dummy in anything and I'll immediately be freaked out. Have a dummy talking directly to me and I'm ready to turn it off and run into the other room! The teaser for 'Magic', a feature starring a very young Anthony Hopkins is a quirky & unsettled trailer that also promises "a terrifying love story." If you've never seen it, it's definitely worth seeking out, but be warned it may not be what you expect. In other words, it's not a killer doll movie per se; it's more about the psychological break-down of an artist obsessed with a woman he once loved and continues to pine for. It's a really cool movie.
Martin – As a big fan of George Romero, I love 'Martin'. It stands apart not only as one of the most unique movies in his filmography, but also one of his best and is considered a huge fan favorite. And much like Larry Fessenden's great 'Habit' (another one of my personal favorites), you're never quite sure how legitimate the lead character's claims of being a vampire really are. That said, I'd never seen this teaser before where Martin is addressing the audience and breaking down the myths of vampirism and nonchalantly talking about himself and his thirst for blood. Kudos to actor John Amplas not only for his performance in the actual movie but for timelessly capturing Martin in this unique promotional trailer as well. If you've never seen it, seek it out asap. The ending will stay with you long after the credits roll.
Poltergeist – Here's a really neat trailer I'd never seen before. Rather than show any actual footage from the film, this 'Poltergeist' teaser features a group of real life paranormal investigators explaining the phenomenon of hauntings. It's interesting that the modern batch of "found footage" ghost movies haven't attempted to use this tactic, but then again that's what makes this particular trailer all the more special and unique. This basic set-up paired with the promise of a movie from "producer Steven Speilberg" (which Tobe Hooper directed), it's an easy sell!
The Blood Spattered Bride/I Dismember Mama Double-Feature - Whoa. I've definitely never seen this promotional trailer until FEARnet's editor-in-cheif Lawrence Raffel emailed it over. And quite frankly, it needs to be seen to be believed! Can a double feature of 'The Blood Spattered Bride' paired up with 'I Dismember Mama' truly drive an audience member "berzerk?" According to this news report, it can and has! Just don't forget your "Up Chuck Cup"!
Notable Mention: The Funhouse (Book) – Did you know that legendary horror author Dean Koontz did a novelization of Tobe Hooper's 'The Funhouse'?! And that a trailer was produced for the book release? Neither did I! But here it is!


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Migrant health proposals are unconvincing
Published: 02 September 2013
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has expressed concerns over current Government proposals to change migrant access to free health care, questioning both the fairness and the impact on vulnerable groups that the changes could have.
Urgent amends needed to 'undemocratic' proposals
Published: 03 September 2013
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy are calling for urgent amends to the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill, which places unwarranted restrictions on organisations seeking to legitimately campaign in the run-up to a general election.
Working together to improve the care of dying people
Published: 02 September 2013
The RCN today announced its part in a new coalition make high-quality care for the dying a reality in every case, following the recent review of the Liverpool Care Pathway.
Decline in nurse numbers undermines patient care
Published: 22 August 2013
The Royal College of Nursing has expressed concern at the latest NHS workforce figures released by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, which show that 5,000 nursing posts have been lost since 2010.
Modernised HIV laws will reduce stigmatisation
Published: 15 August 2013
The Royal College of Nursing has welcomed the announcement that nursing staff with HIV will no longer be banned from carrying out medical procedures and home-testing kits for HIV will be regulated in the UK.
A&E funding must not be a short-term fix
Published: 09 August 2013
The Royal College of Nursing has welcomed the announcement of £500million of funding to relieve pressures on urgent and emergency care, but adds that this needs to be continuous funding rather than a short-term fix.
Patient safety must come first
Published: 06 August 2013
The Royal College of Nursing has responded to a new report looking at how to create zero harm in the NHS, following the Francis report on care failures at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Discover our new library
Published: 05 August 2013
The RCN has opened the new Royal College of Nursing Library and Heritage Centre, the largest nursing-specific library in Europe.
NHS Change Day: get involved
Published: 01 March 2013
The Royal College of Nursing is encouraging members to get involved with NHS Change Day on 13 March.
Health care assistants call for regulation
Published: 04 March 2009
A new RCN survey of health care assistants has shown that 85% of health care assistants feel they should be regulated, and that 89% are prepared to pay towards professional regulation.
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'The Big Bang Theory' Season 6: 5 Spoilers You Need To Know
September 25th, 2012 3:00pm EDT
I love the smell of season premieres in the evening! The 2012-2013 television season is finally upon us, but fret not, there are still more spoilers to spill. I'm honing in on the geektastic "The Big Bang Theory" as my last show to spoil. Last season, Leonard (Johnny Galecki) proposed to Penny mid-coitus while Howard and Bernadette got married mere hours before "Froot Loops" was launched into the space. The show premieres on Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. EST, so here are five spoilers you need to know…
Amy Farrah Fowler's bitchin' harp solos are no more. Amy Farrah Fowler is a gem of a girl: she plays a mean harp; she's whip smart, and has a disturbing affection for her electric toothbrush. Unfortunately, audiences won't be rockin' out to those wicked solos anytime soon as a car accident left Amy's portrayer and Emmy nominee, Mayim Bialik with a severely injured right hand, TVLine.com reports. The crew will film around the injury and it won't be written into the script. There is a silver lining though: without being bogged down with harp practice, Amy will have more time to attempt to seduce Sheldon. Go get him, girl!
If Raj hasn't hit rock bottom yet, he will now. Poor Raj (Kunal Nayyar) has often bemoans about being the only single one in the nerdy bunch on "The Big Bang Theory." Sadly, his depression will more than likely triple as TVLine.com reports that Howard's unseen, but woefully unattractive mother is getting a boyfriend while her son's BFF still can't talk to the fairer sex without pounding cocktails. "Buffy The Vampire Slayer's" Ken Lerner has been cast as the (un)lucky dentist who woos the still unseen Ms. Wolowitz.
Penny's new larger-than-life life. The HollywoodReporter.com shares that the season 6 will finally delve into and expand Penny's (Kaley Cuoco) rather small life of failed auditions, take-out with her friends and shifts at The Cheesecake Factory. Producers are mum about wehther she will finally get her big break in show business or if she'll step back from acting to pursue other opportunities. She could make a bundle selling those adorable Penny Blossoms from season 2.
The lone geek in orbit. According to EW.com, Howard will remain in space for a chunk of episodes at the start of this season. However, it doesn't mean he will be as disconnected from home as he would hope. Thanks to modern technology, his mother's melodic voice is only a phone call away. Maybe Froot Loops will swallow that deathly fear and enjoy the serenity of space.
Leonard abandons physics for chemistry. This season, Dr. Cooper is getting a hot new assistant played by Margo Harshman ("Bent"), according to TVLine.com. Harshman's character will make beautiful chemistry not with her boss, but with Leonard (Johnny Galecki), much to Penny's dismay. While Leonard and Penny fans may be confounded by this plot twist, this development just might help Penny realize just how wonderful Leonard is when she finds him connecting with a hot brainiac.
"The Big Bang Theory" debuts on Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. on CBS.
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An exclmation in leet, roughly meaning "let's go"
The new Half-Life XP is on sale. Move 'zig'!
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The process of taking off ones space ships, known as Zigs. This is often done after being instructed to Take off every Zig.
Move Zig, move zig. For great justice, take off every zig.
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Young ballet lovers may enjoy three times the fun at Memorial Hall Library on Friday, Feb. 22 at 11 a.m.. They can hear a story about "the world's two danciest pigs," watch ballerinas and even get a dance lesson.
Picture book author David Ira Rottenberg will read his tale "Gwendolyn Goes Hollywood," while ballerinas from the Helene Joy School of Dance perform the story. As an added treat, a mini-movement lesson will be offered to the children in the audience after the performance, and Rottenberg will sign copies of his book.
Rottenberg, contacted Helene Joy School of Dance Artistic Director Helene Joy Chapman about offering the event in local libraries, and the combo has been performing shows throughout the North Shore.
"Our dancers love performing and the school loves collaborating with Mr. Rottenberg. His 'Gwendolyn' books give us a way to share both dance and a love of reading with young people," Chapman said in a release.
"Gwendolyn Goes Hollywood" aims to tell a fun adventure story about pigs Gwendolyn and Omar, who head to Hollywood hoping to become musical stars thanks to their dancing and singing.
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If the Santa Clara Valley Water District's Measure B was going to do what it claimed, environmentalists would have supported it enthusiastically. But the environmental community is divided. Those who expect more environmentally are voting NO on B—to send the Water District back to come up with a supportable measure by June 2016.
Groups like Environmentalists for Living Streams, Friends of Coyote Creek, Salmonid and Steelhead Restoration Group, Western Waters Canoe Club are opposed; groups like the Sierra Club (Loma Prieta) and Santa Clara County Creeks Coalition, both refused to endorse, declaring themselves "neutral."
Measure B claims to be a mixture of water supply, earthquake repairs to dams, pollution abatement, habitat restoration, and flood control.
Opposition comes because, below the surface of the public relations pitches, not all is as it seems.
Take the District's Anderson Dam assertions. They say if Measure B fails in 2012 and waits until 2016, that "urgent seismic upgrades" will be delayed. But, in fact, the dam repairs will proceed on schedule funded by the Water Bills, not the tax.
The money for dams was included in Measure B, not because the Water Bills wouldn't cover it, but rather because it "plays well." Voters concerned about the dams will be fooled into thinking that voting for Measure B is voting for dam repairs—disguising the measure's real purpose.
Measure B is mostly about flood control with lip service to the environment. Measure B's flood control related projects, including those from the existing parcel tax, amount to 65 percent of total project funding.
Admittedly, there is indeed money for pollution abatement and wildlife habitat. But most of that is not focused on what will actually improve water quality or critical habitat. A few excellent projects are included to appeal to environmental voters. But most of the money is wasted; this is not a good investment of our taxpayer dollars.
Let's rewrite Measure B—include the measure's good points while refocusing it to achieve real environmental goals. Bring it back to the voters in June 2016.
If you care about streams, vote NO on Measure B.
—Los Gatos resident Richard McMurtry is a water engineer and coordinator of Environmentalists for Living Streams.


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Grade President Obama's handling of the Egyptian crisis.
Democrats (25 votes)
Average grade: B+
A. "After 30 years of U.S. support of Egyptian autocracy, at the expensive of democracy, President Obama is appropriately promoting a populace-centric approach."
A. "He was walking a tightrope. The easy answer would have
been to support an ally, but he knew that it was unacceptable.
He was forceful, and the end result shows that."
A. "An A thus far, but the semester isn't over yet."
A. "Big countries have big falls, but it is better to go forward than backward. President Obama was helpful in not pushing too fast."
A. "Steadfastness and skill; he knew more than the pros—[former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Frank] Wisner and [Secretary of State Hillary Rodham] Clinton. A bravura performance by Obama."
A-. "After some initial equivocation, the president found his footing by breaking from traditional American doublespeak
that supports the status quo to back the Egyptian people's demands for reform."
B. "Things would have been better if the State Department had
not publicly asked Mubarak to stay while the president was asking him to leave."
Grade President Obama's handling of the Egyptian crisis.
Republicans (33 votes)
Average grade: C
A. "Obama and Hillary Clinton, after a few missteps, got their feet on the ground quickly. I think [Defense] Secretary Gates did a masterful job behind the scenes with the military."
A. "He understood the regional importance Egypt plays and resisted the temptation to be dragged into taking sides."
B. "There were some awkward twists and turns as well as some contradictory statements, but we got through it and ended up on the right side of history. The real challenge will be in the coming months when a military full of Mubarak backers must fashion a functioning democracy. Obama must stay engaged,
or this could go very badly."
B. "It's a complex situation, but they've done a lot of things well."
C. "Average to nonexistent action; perhaps that was best."
C. "If that had been [George W.] Bush caught flat-footed and veering from day to day on policy, he would have been crucified. Obama gets a pass. Not sure why."
D. "President Obama sent an awful message to our friends by publicly calling out President Mubarak."
D. "He played it safe. If you are the president and you show no leadership on an issue, then the rating is poor."
D. "The U.S. role has been minimal, for better or for worse, and our standing with regional nations has suffered."
D. "The administration didn't see this coming and has no idea where it's going. We looked weak and out of the loop on the world stage. Maybe another apology tour is needed."
Should states have more responsibility than the federal government for setting policy in any of these areas? (Check all that apply.)
Democrats (25 votes)
Education: 64%
Energy: 8%
Health care: 16%
Transportation: 44%
None (volunteered): 20%
"All teaching is at the classroom level, so school districts should get all the money and be held accountable for effective teaching."
"K-through-12 is 95 percent a state responsibility now."
"States generally should have more responsibility in education and, beginning in 2014, in health care. The other two are more of a shared responsibility."
"Education and transportation lend themselves more to local control than other issues."
"Only national policy, national grid, and national pricing will move this country forward. But it is hard to argue, since California already has 20 percent renewable—way ahead of the pack."
Health care
"As we have national standards for air and water, we need national standards in health: national choices."
"Federal laws control land, sea, and air transportation credentials and infrastructure. Like [the Defense Department], our [Transportation Department] should be federalized."
"It's a collaborative process. We must work together to solve these policy problems."
"On all of these I believe that we need a partnership, but the federal government has to set a tone for a national agenda. History shows us that sometimes states' rights meant no rights for some people."
"This should be a partnership between the two, in which the federal government sets minimum standards and the states have the flexibility to implement and improve."
"The policy responsibility is split, since some issues are primarily local—for example, local streets. And others are of national importance—for example, 'Are American kids able to compete in the world?' "
Should states have more responsibility than the federal government for setting policy in any of these areas? (Check all that apply.)
Republicans (33 votes)
Education: 97%
Energy: 42%
Health care: 82%
Transportation: 76%
None (volunteered): 3%
"Directives from the federal government only serve to hinder our local officials' ability to adapt to the needs of our children in the classroom—stifling innovation and preventing widespread progress in our education system."
"Sadly, under this administration the feds have thwarted energy independence except for private lands in North Dakota. Nuclear, oil shale, drilling, coal, and natural gas all suffer."
"All save energy where there is a national-security imperative when it comes to weaning us from foreign oil. The problem is, energy-producing states seem to be more serious about that than the Obama administration."
"Time to let states reclaim most of [the] federal gas tax and start building roads without the middleman."
"All of them and more; the 10th Amendment will become a rallying cry during this year's budget debates. Lots of programs will be block-granted to the states, along with flexibility—huge structural changes [are] coming."
"States should set policy in accordance with how they fund policy, however, and all these areas include substantial sums of federal funds."
Democratic Congressional Insiders Sens. Sherrod Brown, Ben Cardin, Thomas Carper, Frank Lautenberg, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Pryor, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Warner; Reps. Jason Altmire, Robert Andrews, Tammy Baldwin, Xavier Becerra, Howard Berman, Lois Capps, Michael Capuano, Dennis Cardoza, James Clyburn, Gerry Connolly , Jim Cooper, Joseph Crowley, Elijah Cummings, Diana DeGette, Rosa DeLauro, Eliot Engel, Anna Eshoo, Sam Farr, Chaka Fattah, Bob Filner, Alcee Hastings, Rush Holt, Mike Honda, Steve Israel, Jim Langevin, John Lewis, Zoe Lofgren, Nita Lowey, Carolyn Maloney, Ed Markey, Jim McDermott, Jim McGovern, Jim Moran, Gary Peters, Collin Peterson, David Price, Silvestre Reyes, Linda Sanchez, Jan Schakowsky, Allyson Schwartz, Jose Serrano, Adam Smith, Pete Stark, Bennie Thompson, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Henry Waxman, Peter Welch, and Frederica Wilson.
GOP Congressional Insiders Sens. Lamar Alexander, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Johnny Isakson, Richard Lugar, Jeff Sessions, Olympia Snowe, John Thune, David Vitter; Reps. Michele Bachmann, Brian Bilbray, Marsha Blackburn, John Boehner, Charles Boustany, Kevin Brady, John Campbell, Eric Cantor, John Carter, Tom Cole, Mike Conaway, Jeff Denham, Charlie Dent, David Dreier, Sean Duffy, Jo Ann Emerson, Jeff Flake, Scott Garrett, Bob Goodlatte, Trey Gowdy, Kay Granger, Doc Hastings, Nan Hayworth, Darrell Issa, Mike Kelly, Peter King, Jack Kingston, Adam Kinzinger, John Kline, Dan Lungren, Kenny Marchant, Kevin McCarthy, Patrick McHenry, John Mica, Candice Miller, Sue Myrick, Devin Nunes, Mike Pence, Tom Price, Dave Reichert, Mike Rogers of Michigan, Phil Roe, Paul Ryan, Aaron Schock, Pete Sessions, Adrian Smith, Steve Stivers, Lee Terry, Pat Tiberi, Fred Upton, Daniel Webster, and Joe Wilson.
This article appears in the February 19, 2011 edition of National Journal Magazine.
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By Rachel Petersen
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McALESTER —
A McAlester woman accused of using an electric shocking cane to assault a man said she carried the device for protection and didn't intended to hurt anyone with it.
Beverly Ann Martin, 50, was charged Monday 3/1/13 (Feb. 25) in Pittsburg County District Court with felony assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance without a prescription. She was also charged with misdemeanor counts of unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance without a prescription, public intoxication and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to court records, McAlester police officer Jason Crittenden was dispatched to 700 N. Main St. in McAlester on Feb. 24. He was responding to a call about a woman with an electric shocker who was allegedly shocking a man.
"When (Crittenden) arrived a white male later identified as Todd Barker was running outside the building screaming 'she is shocking me,'" a police affidavit states. "Officer Crittenden went into the building (where) he found Beverly Martin holding the shocking device. Beverly was foaming at the mouth screaming 'he threw a chair at me so I shocked him with my cane.'"
When speaking with the News-Capital, Martin said, "I did not take the taser to hurt him. I took it to protect myself."
Martin said she once lived with Barker and has been in a dating relationship with him on and off for the past 12 or 13 years.
"He moved out three or four days before this happened," Martin said. "He took a cab to my place that day."
According to the affidavit, Crittenden spoke with a witness to the incident.
"Sandra Hall ... stated that Todd (Barker) came into the office and ask(ed) if he could wait here until a ride picked him up and she stated 'yes.' Sandra (Hall) then stated Beverly (Martin) then came into the office yelling at Todd and she had some kind of shocking device and shocked Todd (Barker) with the device," the affidavit states. "Todd (Barker) then tried to run out of the door and (Martin) tried to shock him again and he grabbed a chair to try and keep her away."
Martin told the News-Capital she had been drinking that day.
Martin said when she went into the office with the taser cane, "I certainly did not take it down there to hurt him."
Martin said she had been in previous physical altercations with Barker and took the shock cane to protect herself.
Martin said when she arrived in the office she clicked the shock cane and Barker reacted.
"I clicked the taser and he heard it, zzit'zzit," Martin said when describing the sound the taser makes when activated.
"He heard it zapping and jumped up," she said.
Martin said Barker then allegedly threw a chair at her and it hit her in the throat.
"Then I really went to shock him, but I don't think it got him 'cause I would imagine it would have knocked him out and it never even knocked him down," Martin said.
Martin said she purchased the shock cane at a garage sale in McAlester last summer and had never used it before.
According to the police affidavit, police took the "shock cane" for evidence and arrested Martin.
McAlester Lt. Kevin Hearod said the weapon Martin was allegedly using on Barker was a taser cane. "It's a walking cane that will shock you," Hearod said.
Martin was released from the Pittsburg County jail on Tuesday after posting a $15,000 bond and was due back in court Thursday. If convicted, she is facing up to 10 years imprisonment for each of the felony counts and up to a year for the misdemeanor counts.
She said she is now concerned she will lose her job over this incident.
"A job I've had for more than a year now," Martin said.
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