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BASCOM - Sarah Parker turned in a double-double and Ashley Parker nearly did the same Thursday in Mohawk's 25-8, 25-16, 25-6 Midland Athletic League over Hopewell-Loudon.
Sarah Parker registered 17 digs, 12 kills, three aces and two blocks for the Warriors (6-1, 3-0 MAL), and Ashley Parker had 32 assists, nine digs, two kills and two aces.
Kasey Adelsperger backed them with 10 kills and three blocks, Lynsey Trusty came up with 18 digs, Julie Adelsperger chipped in six kills, six digs and three aces, Taylor McClain had five digs, Clara Adelsperger (2 assists, 2 blocks) tallied seven digs and four kills and Aubrie Flood lined three kills.
Shelbi Sauber's 11 digs paced the Chieftains (1-9, 1-2), while Racquel Hossler, Logan Frank and Kassie Shaver each had 10.
Hossler added five assists and two kills, Frank belted six kills, Shaver lined three kills and Courtney Burns had five digs, five assists and three kills.
Blue Devils KO Raiders
CAREY - Hannah Tong hammered 15 kills and Shelby Seifert smacked 10 Thursday as Carey dropped Lakota 25-10, 25-12, 25-10 in Midland Athletic League play.
Tong also drilled five blocks for the Blue Devils (5-3, 2-1 MAL) and Seifert had seven digs and two aces.
Sidney Wentling backed them with 25 assists, seven digs and seven aces, and Taylor Fletcher had 16 digs and three aces.
Blue Jackets move to 9-0
FOSTORIA - New Riegel stayed perfect with a 25-13, 25-15, 25-15 win Thursday over Midland Athletic League foe St. Wendelin.
Kara Scherger's 21 kills and 13 digs paced the attack, while Taylor Arbogast had 10 kills and 10 digs for the Blue Jackets (9-0, 3-0 MAL).
Cassandra Acree handed out 36 assists, Lauren Ladd thumped 10 kills, Brittany Gillig had 11 digs and Alexis Kieffer lined three kills.
Catrina Lang lined seven kills for the Mohawks (2-5, 0-3), Colleen Fondessy smacked six kills and Allie Rutter had eight assists, nine blocks and six digs.
Becca Starn added 13 blocks, Taylor Lucius turned in 13 digs, Georgia Kitchen had 12 digs and Adrienne Emerine chipped in eight digs.
SE turns away Stockaders
ATTICA - Seneca East held off Old Fort 25-23, 25-22, 25-23 Thursday in Midland Athletic League play.
Kristin Bender's 15 kills, 10 digs and three aces sparked the Stockaders in the loss, while Krista Ward followed with 15 assists, 11 digs, three aces and three kills.
Sara Bell had 10 assists and four digs, Sammy Miller came up with nine digs, Morgan Kemenah had seven kills and four digs and Sam Hartsel ended with six kills and two blocks.
L-B drops Tornadoes
FINDLAY - Liberty-Benton turned back Columbian 25-19, 25-16, 25-16 Thursday, dropping the Tornadoes to 2-4.
Haley Sendelbach drilled five kills and three blocks for the Tornadoes and Megan Murphy lined four kills and two blocks.
Balance leads Calvert attack
Amber Perry, Haley Felter and Meredith Lucius each smacked eight kills Thursday and Jordan Gase slammed seven in Calvert's 25-14, 25-15, 25-6 Midland Athletic League win over North Baltimore.
Kaleigh Hendrix tossed up 30 assists for the Senecas (5-2, 3-0 MAL).
"It's hard to single anyone out, it was a team effort," Calvert coach Greg Hendrix said.
"Who I want to single out is the student body. It's been a long time since the Calvert gym has rocked like it did tonight, thanks to what seemed like the entire football team firing the team up," he said.


text: At least West Virginians were smart enough not to vote this guy in! What a sad state of affairs we are in, in this country. We are watching the destruction of our great nation, and its long-standing history of freedom, diminished right before our very eyes, as they say. However, we pro-lifers believe that if one does not value the lives of little, innocent babies, what other moral values could they possibly hold? Not only do so-called pro-choice folks "not value" these lives, they support the brutal killing of these innocent ones in an abortion. What in heaven's name was the applause that resounded throughout the Democrat convention, for all abortion speeches? My take is that we have reached the point of total insanity and immorality. It used to be unspeakable to talk about having had or supporting an abortion. But, again, the resounding applause for this heinous act and its propagation tells me that the core of this country's morality has been seriously affected. Even the silence of those who oppose abortion is alarming. There is a French adage: "Qui dit rien, consent." "He who says nothing, agrees."

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Syria: Is it Our Responsibility?
Panel of Hamilton Experts Address Topic
By TC Topp '16 | Contact Holly Foster 315-859-4068
Posted September 11, 2013
Tags Edward Walker, Jr. Faculty Hamilton Headlines International Affairs Shoshana Keller Syria
On September 10, Hamilton College, the United States of America, and the world turned their eyes toward Syria. While President Obama addressed the topic on national TV, Hamilton History Professor Shoshana Keller, Visiting Instructor of Critical Languages Mireille Koukjian, and former U.S. Ambassador Edward Walker, Jr. '62 hosted a panel discussion: What's Going on in Syria. The event in the KJ Red Pit drew a larger crowd than anticipated, as students and faculty filled every seat well before the panel had begun; as the evening progressed, students packed along the walls, on the floors, and even overflowing from the room to listen from the hallway.
Professor Keller opened the panel with a brief history of Syrian politics since the Sykes-Picot Agreement in 1916. She explained that in 1963, a military coup permanently installed the Ba'ath party and in November of 1970, appointed Hafiz al-Assad as president. This helped set up the main topic of the panel which focused on Bashar al-Assad, president of Syria, using chemical warfare on Syrian citizens, an action clearly violating the Geneva Convention.
Following Keller was Beirut native Koukjian, who shared her own experiences of growing up in war torn Lebanon. Her recounting of the civil war and genocide captivated the audience. Her insights of the social and familial bonds in the Islamic community helped to provide the context to answer the question that President Obama would address late yesterday evening. This was, most immediately, the issue of whether or not to use force in defense of the Syrian people.
Ambassador Walker addressed the current event head on, presenting on military action, or lack thereof, for similar situations in the last century. Walker, who is currently the Christian A. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Global Political Theory at Hamilton, described how President Bashar holds very little real power in the Syrian government. He reminded the audience of the Soviet Union's possession of Syria after the Cold War, and of their sole naval port in the Middle East. This relationship has prompted Russia, a Syrian ally, to reject the Security Council resolution on Syria in favour of peaceful negotiations.
The panel closed with a question & answer period followed by the streaming of President Obama's address on Syria. During the Q&A, Walker expressed the ineffectiveness of aerial strikes as a long-term fix in the past, contrary to Obama's declaration that "the American military doesn't do pinpricks." Obama went on to echo the opinions of all three panelists in his affirmation that no U.S. troops will fight boots-on-the-ground in Syria. While the majority of the population met this decision with support, the conflict has yet to be resolved. For now, the congressional vote has been suspended while Russia works on the peaceful disarmament of Syrian chemical weapons.


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quote: Like it or not, Console gaming is where its at now. PC's are just an afterthought
quote: All I am saying is that sales of console games are far FAR higher. Call of Duty Modern warefare 2 is a good example, as it came out on Xbox, PC, and PS3. The 2 consoles sole over 6 million the first month, while PC was 170,000.
quote: You can think 7 million is alot, but there are 100's of millions of consoles out there.
quote: They say it's because of piracy, but that's bullshit
quote: It's about money
quote: gone is my incessant need to keep upgrading my PC every other month. I was spending fortunes of cash and precious time on it.


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Research Labs
Emphasizing Learning Through Experience
There are 5 research labs in Meldrum that are dedicated to practical student-faculty research.
The goal of experiential learning is to provide a bridge between the theoretical concepts and experimental practice of science. Students discover that theory, computation and observation form a continuous way of understanding the real world.
While experiential learning opportunities are often available outside the classroom, the Meldrum Science Center offers a single learning experience where theory and experimentation form a continuum. The traditionally separated lecture and laboratory space is replaced by integrated lab/classroom design, where the content drives the mode of exploration, not the facility. Removing the boundaries between the classroom, laboratory, simulation, and experiment provides students with a more realistic opportunity for understanding and appreciating the rigorous pursuit of scientific knowledge.
In addition, the Meldrum Science Center itself will be used as an educational laboratory for energy efficient design and environmentally sound construction. Real-time monitoring of building energy systems will provide numerous opportunities for analysis and increased understanding of environmentally responsible principles. These visible, energy-efficient design features create an ideal environment for experiential learning.


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JUBA, 5 December 2012 – The Government of South Sudan's Undersecretary of Labour and Industrial Relations, Hellen Achiro, today visited the St. Vincent de Paul Vocational Training Centre, an educational facility where the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) trains members of displaced groups in the skills necessary for them to integrate into the labour market.
"Vocational training is key for South Sudan's development", stated Achiro. After decades of civil war and conflicts with neighbouring populations, the newly independent country is striving to integrate its vulnerable youth into society, much of which has been internally displaced or taken part in combat.
The training provided at the St. Vincent de Paul centre is part of a project, implemented by UNIDO and funded by Japan, which aims to strengthen the capacities of four centres in and around Juba, the country's capital and commercial hub. The centres offer training in skills such as carpentry, welding, plumbing, and car maintenance and repair.
The centres are providing more than 750 vulnerable youth with marketable skills which will enable them to find a job or start up an economic activity that will sustain them and their families. At the end of the programme, trainees receive either assistance with finding a job or start-up kits to help them establish their own micro- or small enterprises.
For more information on the vocational training in South Sudan, please contact:
Virpi Stucki
Industrial Development Officer, UNIDO Agribusiness Branch
For more information on UNIDO, please contact:
Mikhail Evstafyev
UNIDO Advocacy and Communications Coordinator
Tel. (43-1)-26026-5021
Mobile +43-699-1459-7329


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Allen man sent to prison after 11-month-old daughter killed in drunken-driving crash
An Allen man was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to intoxication manslaughter with a deadly weapon.
Jeffery Charles Criss, 26, was driving drunk last July when he crashed his car at the intersection of Coit and Rockhill roads in Frisco, according to the Collin County District Attorney's Office. The car flipped and caught on fire. Criss suffered burns and leg injuries in the wreck. His 11-month-old daughter, Lucy, who was in the back seat of the car, died at the scene.
Investigators said Criss' blood alcohol content was 0.15, almost two times the legal limit.
A Collin County jury reached a verdict on sentencing on Wednesday after deliberating for two-and-a-half hours. Criss had faced up to 20 years in prison.


text: The Necki Trail, a hiking loop, is divided into four stages, which can be shortened if desired. It leads through meadows and forests, over various bridges and footbridges, across brooks and rapids to the most beautiful spots of the area, which so far have been known only to the locals. Discover this magnificent natural paradise, it is still pristine and untouched. Relax at adventure sites, at the five Necki places and follow the adventures of the Necki characters.


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A woman who has a fetish for farmers and farming.
"Lovelorn urbanites are flocking to the farmstands with more on their minds than mizuna salad. For a segment of the concrete jungle's nature- and love-deprived populace, greenmarket farmers are doused more with pheromones than pesticides... Careful out there, prowlers, lest you get a rep as an ag hag." —New York Observer, 4/17/13
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Magnet Release (磁遁, Jiton) is an advanced chakra nature kekkei genkai which allows the user to convert chakra into magnetic forces and magnetise an object. Much like the name implies, Magnet Release follows the basic applications of magnetism, being that its affects metals to a much greater extent than non metallic objects. It is unknown where it originates from but both Sunagakure and Kumogakure possessed users of this kekkei genkai in the past. It is unknown what elements this nature entails but its likely its related to Lightning Release.
Much like Lava Release, Magnet Release has been shown in different ways in the manga, mostly because unlike a normal elemental nature KG release, you need a medium to actually produce the techniques. Its the medium that is magnetized and manipulated that enables the KG to have 2 advanced applications of it: Iron Sand and Gold Sand.
The regular use of Magnet Release was seen used by a ninja from Kumogakure, Toroi. Toroi would magnetise special large shuriken which he used to attack the enemy. When the thrown shuriken comes into contact with any other object, it causes the struck target to become magnetised. One hit to the body will cause a magnetic field within the said body, making it an easy target for any further magnetised weapons to be drawn to it. However, each time the magnetism is transferred, it weakens.
- To make a Toroi bio or a Custom Magnet bio, one must be Jounin Rank and have started training in Lightning Release. Custom Magnet bios come from Kumogakure or Sunagakure.
- Only Third Kazekage bios, which rules can be found here, can use Iron Sand techniques
- Only Fourth Kazekage bios, which rules can be found here, can use Gold Sand techniques
- Magnet Release techniques can be found here


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Driver of log truck is only reported fatality
October 12, 2013
One man was killed and 23 people were injured when a tourist train was struck by a log truck on Cheat Mountain in southern Randolph County Friday afternoon....
Good grief ...
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Horse........just another paid radical lefty troll....doing his job; creating 'problems' where none exist.
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Horsewagled, you sound anti-police. The fact that it was obvious the truck ran into the train and night the other way around means the train was already in the crossing....meaning the truck did not stop. This is not CSI. It was a tragic accident, one which we will never really know what happened to the driver.
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The junk crossing lights being on means nothing after a crash. These cops need fired for jury tampering which is exactly what they are doing.
WHEN did the lights come on COPS??? Geez how pathetic the railroads train these cops to be clueless.
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Standards for corporate volunteering programme released
14 February 2006
Connecticut, USA: A research on "Standards of Excellence for Corporate Volunteer Programmes" was released today by LGB Associates. The Standards serve as a framework that enable companies to build highly successful volunteer programmes.
Volunteer programmes designed using the Standards may achieve, and sustain, a high level of employee participation and generate specific benefits for companies, their employees and the communities in which they live and work.
Standard I: Strategy
Companies need to develop a thoughtful strategy, one which reflects the values and beliefs of the company with respect to philanthropy, in general, and volunteerism, in particular. The strategy should incorporate a mission statement, policies and guidelines which: address why the company encourages, promotes and supports volunteerism; provide direction in terms of goals and objectives; align with existing community relations/involvement strategies; and incorporate business objectives, employee interests and community needs.
Standard II: Infrastructure
Companies need to set the scope and parameters within which their programs will operate by establishing a clearly defined program structure and developing processes and procedures to guide their volunteer programs. Similarly, companies also need to assign an appropriate number of personnel and allocate sufficient funds to effectively support, manage and run their programs.
Standard III: Communication
Companies need to develop communications strategies, leverage appropriate communications tools and deliver pertinent information and messages to key internal and external audiences aimed at generating awareness, elevating interest and driving participation.
Standard IV: Leadership
Companies need to encourage a high level of senior management buy-in and support for volunteerism, as well as participation in community and board service activities. Senior management buy-in legitimizes the value of the program, secures needed resources such as funding and personnel, and motivates employees and managers to volunteer.
Standard V: Education and Training
Companies need to educate both employees and management alike on: the importance of volunteering; why the company encourages and supports volunteerism; related guidelines, policies and programs; and the benefits they, their communities and the company enjoy. Similarly, companies also need to train employees and management on: how to volunteer/get involved; plan and organize events and activities; recruit fellow co-workers; and serve on nonprofit boards.
Standard VI: Recognition
Companies – their management especially – in an effort to recruit and retain volunteers, as well as bolster employee pride and morale, need to recognize employees for their commitment of time, talent and energy – both formally and informally – as often as possible.
Standard VII: Employee Engagement
Companies need not only actively recruit employees to volunteer, but create a corporate culture that makes employees want to get involved, by: incorporating employees' needs and interests; making it easy for employees to get involved; providing employees with a variety of events and activities to participate in; allowing employees to volunteer during the workday; and soliciting employee feedback.
Standard VIII: Effective Partnerships
Companies need to establish effective partnerships with the "right" nonprofit organizations, those which have the knowledge, experience and capacity to successfully: plan and organize events and activities; coordinate and manage volunteer participation; recognize employee and corporate support; and utilize corporate and community resources in a responsible manner. Additionally, companies should look to establish effective partnerships with nonprofit organizations that fit with their corporate cultures/values, and ones that can meet specific needs related to individual volunteers, groups projects, signature programs and/or annual corporate events.
Standard IX: Evaluation and Measurement
Companies need to consistently and accurately track employee engagement, both formally and informally, as well as measure and evaluate process and outcome data. Companies also need to solicit feedback from employees, management and nonprofit partners.


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ATLANTA No Sammy Watkins, no problem for Clemson. They still had junior wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins.
Hopkins showed again why he is considered to be one of the top wide receivers in the country.
With Watkins out with an injured foot on the second play of the game, Hopkins finished with 13 receptions 191 yards and two touchdowns in Clemsons 25-24 victory over LSU in the Chick-fil-A Bowl at the Georgia Dome.
In the process, Hopkins set two records one school and one for the Atlantic Coast Conference during the game.
Hopkins became the schools single-season leader in receiving yards with 1,405. The old mark was held by teammate Sammy Watkins, who had 1,219 receiving yards last season as a true freshman.
DeAndre has had a great season, said Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris. He didnt do anything tonight that he hasnt done all season. When we needed a big play, he stepped up and made a play for us.
Hopkins 11-yard TD reception in the second quarter gave the junior a TD catch in 10 straight games, setting an ACC mark.
The previous mark was nine by Virginias Herman Moore set in 1990.
Hopkins second TD catch gave him 18 for the season, which set a single-season ACC mark held by Dukes Clarkson Hines in 1989.
Boyd sets ACC mark
Tajh Boyd, who was named the games offensive MVP, threw two touchdown passes giving him 35 for the season, to set the Atlantic Coast Conferences single-season mark.
Boyd broke the old mark of 34 set by North Carolina State quarterback Phillips in 2003. Boyd, a junior, has 73 career TD passes.
Boyd set personal highs for completions (36) and pass attempts (50).
Boyd broke his own single-season mark for total offense at halftime with 4,410 yards of total offense. He set the school mark a year ago with 4,046 yards of total offense.
I dont know who got the MVP, but it should have been Boyd, said LSU coach Les Miles. He got drilled every time he ran the ball, but he kept getting up and making plays for them. He had a very, very big night.
Goodman pressure
Senior defensive end Malliciah Goodman saved his best for last.
Goodman finished with five tackles, including two sacks and at least a half-dozen quarterback pressures for a Tigers defense finished with a season-high six sacks.
I knew this was my last game in a Clemson uniform and I knew I had to sell out, Goodman said. I wanted to leave everything I had on the field.
Goodman arrived on the Clemson campus with much fanfare as one of the biggest prizes in the 2009 recruiting class.
He was rated as the No. 36 overall prospect by Rivals.com and the top player in South Carolina.
After a solid freshman year where Goodman recorded 31 tackles, two sacks and five tackles for loss, but the former West Florence High School star has never quite lived up to his potential. He had just five sacks in 1,628 career snaps coming into the season.
Goodman wasnt much more production during the first six games of the 2012 season. Goodman did not record a single sack in the first six games of 2012, but played better in the second half of the season.
What a great way for Malliciah to finish off his career, said Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables. He played with tremendous passion tonight. His pad level was great and he never gave up on a single play.
Injuries on offense
Two plays into the game, the Tigers lost star wide receiver Sammy Watkins to an ankle injury.
Early in the second quarter, the Tigers also lost starting right tackle Gifford Timothy to a knee injury.
Timothy, who started 10 games during the regular season, sat on the sidelines with a bag of ice on his left knee.
Timothy hurt his knee in the season opener against Auburn, which was also played in the Georgia Dome. He did not return in the second half.
We had to do a lot of things on the fly to make the right adjustments, Morris said.
Plenty of seats available
The listed capacity for the Georgia Dome is listed as 71,228.
The game was listed as a sellout by Chick-fil-A bowl representatives, but there were about 55,000 in attendance for the game.
Clemson sold just 9,100 tickets of the 18,000 they were allotted. LSU did only marginally better selling 10,500 of their allotment.
LSU has nearly double the number of undergraduates 28,000 to 15,000 of Clemson and more than 200,000 living alumni.
Trailing at halftime
Clemson trailed LSU, 14-13, at halftime Monday night.
It was the first time all season that the Tigers trailed at halftime. The Tigers led in the two games they lost this season to Florida State (21-14) and South Carolina (14-10).
The Tigers 13 first half points were the fewest since the season opener against Auburn.


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Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry announced Mark Leonard had been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit murder during a news conference in downtown Indianapolis.
Curry said Leonard tried to arrange to have the witness killed for a payment of $15,000. Curry said Leonard also offered a $5,000 bonus if the killing was made to look like a suicide and if the killer could force the witness to first call 911 and recant statements about the explosion.
Leonard, girlfriend Monserrate Shirley and brother Bob Leonard are awaiting trial in the Nov. 10 blast that killed a teacher and her husband, and left 33 homes in the Richmond Hill subdivision so damaged that they had to be demolished.
Investigators say the trio intentionally created a gas explosion in Shirley's home in hopes of collecting insurance money. A microwave set to start on a timer sparked the explosion in Shirley's gas-filled home after a gas fireplace valve and a gas line regulator in the house were removed.
John and Jennifer Longworth died after the explosion ignited another explosion and resulting fire at their house.
All three defendants face murder, arson and conspiracy charges. Shirley also is charged with insurance fraud.
Curry said in February he would see life without parole for Shirley and the Leonards because a jury was unlikely to choose the death penalty.


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The Grand Canyon's Secret Network
Rafting down the Colorado River is nothing to sneeze at, but the real excitement is to be found in the hundreds of side chasms
TALK OF LAVA FALLS, the Grand Canyon's most infamous rapid, began months before our departure. Members of my group couldn't believe we were going to brave the very same boat-munching Class V white-water that forced John Wesley Powell, the geologist who explored Arizona's Grand Canyon in 1869, to scramble to shore.
When it comes to a raft trip along the Grand Canyon's Colorado River, rapids like Lava Falls, Crystal and Horn Creek are a mandatory part of the adventure. Yet the majority of my 138-mile journey down the river turned out to be on flat water. Our rafts bucked through Lava's churning turbines in about 40 seconds. Forty seconds out of 14 days.
The real excitement happened on the sidelines, in the network of about 75 named—and countless unnamed—side canyons and gorges. These unsung passages function as the smaller veins feeding into the main artery of the Grand Canyon, the up-to-18-mile-wide, mile-deep gash in the earth through which 227 miles of the Colorado River snakes.
Cruising down the river from one campsite to the next, looking up between oar strokes to ogle the canyon walls, is the outdoorsy equivalent of riding around a new city in an open-air tour bus. You might glimpse an intriguing neighborhood, but there's no opportunity to poke around.
Slowing down to explore the side canyons is a first-rate way to pack extra adventure into a classic American trip, as well as to fully absorb the area's geological diversity. The mineral composition of each of the Canyon's 15 dominant layers influences the stone's color, type and texture—a variety that is all the more evident on the side-canyon detours. We were a group of 14 experienced outdoors people (including a former river guide), and we knew to make the side canyons our top priority.
Two days into the journey and 19 miles from the starting point, we secured our three boats at the shore and followed a sandy trail up the steep embankment. We wound past cactuses and scrambled up rock terraces as we made our way toward the narrow ravine of Elves Chasm, one of the Grand Canyon's most picturesque side canyons. "You sure you've got enough rope? It looked like a long way down," a hiker said to our group as we crossed paths.
'I'd heard about this mystery before, but here it was writ large on the canyon wall.'
Most people who visit Elves Chasm simply hike a quarter mile to its base, check out its stunning waterfall—an oasis of bright green in a parched land of cactus and scrub—and immediately return to the river. But we had opted for a three-hour route that carried us to the top of Elves Chasm. We then began our descent back to the river, scrambling down natural staircases sculpted in an ancient seabed. About a third of a mile from the canyon top, we came upon a 150-foot natural rock arch with a keyhole view of the river far below. I felt like I was staring down at my very own secret.
Just below the arch, we rigged the climbing ropes for the first rappel—a sheer 200-foot drop that paralleled a waterfall. Once everybody was on safe ground, we continued to move through the chasm, wading through emerald pools and groves of horsetail. This lush vertical landscape stood in astonishing contrast to the arid land below.
The next detour on our list was Blacktail Canyon, just 4 miles away. The tan slopes surrounding the small slot were littered with blooming barrel cactuses.
The Grand Canyon is considered one of the seven wonders of the world, and geologists strain to unravel its mysteries, especially the one commonly referred to as the Great Unconformity. While 1.84 billion years worth of rock make up the Grand Canyon, the 1.2 billion years between Cambrian and Precambrian times are unaccounted for. I'd heard about this puzzle, but here it was writ large on the wall. The varnished buff of the 545 million-year-old Tapeats Sandstone and dark 1.8 billion-year-old Vishnu Schist butted against each other in stark contrast.
We continued our regimen of rowing our boats from campsite to campsite and exploring up to two side canyons a day. A sense of nostalgia began to set in. People wait years to receive a permit from the National Park Service to raft the Grand Canyon on a private trip such as ours. My journal was nearly full and I'd filled multiple memory cards with photos. My time would soon be up.
The Lowdown: Exploring the Side Canyons
Getting There: Major airlines fly into Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The drive from there to the Grand Canyon is about 4½ hours. Alternately, you can take a 30-minute flight from Phoenix to Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, which is two hours by car from the Canyon. Most organized tours meet in Flagstaff.
Side-Canyoning There: Experienced boaters can organize non-guided trips through companies such as Professional River Outfitters ( proriver.com ), which rents fully equipped rafts and supplies food. Several guiding companies, including Canyon Explorations/Expeditions ( canyonx.com ) and Arizona Raft Adventures ( azraft.com ), offer expert-led trips that focus on hiking the side canyons.
Obtaining a Permit: Permits for private, nonguided trips must be secured independently through the National Park Service ( nps.gov ) and are only available through an annual lottery ($25 per group entry and $100 per participant upon permit redemption, nps.gov ). The wait can take several years. (We waited six.) This is not something you need to worry about if you take a guided trip.
When to Go: While you can raft or hike the canyon throughout the year, weather is most clement in spring and fall.
What to Bring: Specialized climbing equipment, such as a helmet, rope and harness, is mandatory for rappelling. The majority of canyon hikes require no more than a good pair of walking shoes. Rock-climbing approach shoes that are equipped with specialized rubber soles are especially helpful.
On day six, we hiked a loop through Deer Creek, home to the famed narrows—a tight side canyon of curving walls that can only be descended by multiple rappels. We made our way down the rock and landed in a shallow pool of water.
The slot in the walls overhead was just wide enough to allow slices of sky to peek through. Golden light dripped from the tawny walls, wiping away my fear of getting swept away in a flash flood. Now I was overwhelmed by the awe that comes with finding yourself somewhere so beautiful.
Hanging on the final rappel, our only means of exit from the narrows, I was surrounded by moss and tangerine monkey-flowers. The Colorado River sparkled far below.
Twenty miles downstream, just when I thought I'd fulfilled my lifetime allotment of beautiful places, we stopped at Havasu Creek, whose electric-blue water puts the Colorado River's brown murk to shame. We hiked through smooth terraces of white rock, framed by Havasu Canyon's bright red walls and a Disney DIS 0.52 % -blue sky. I could have kept walking along this route for days.
We had only scratched the surface. But there was so much left to see: the petroglyph panel and natural arch in Tuckup Canyon; ruins on Nankoweap Trail; and Travertine Canyon, with its series of waterfalls tumbling over travertine deposits.
For some people, Grand Canyon trips are a lifestyle. They return to the river again and again like pilgrims. I had never understood this mentality—wasn't there a whole world of rivers worth rafting? But that was before my two weeks exploring the Canyon's chasms. I only got to explore 11 of them. That leaves many, many more to go.
Corrections & Amplifications
Utah was incorrectly labeled as Colorado in a map included in an earlier edition of this article.


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Rosalie A. Keefer, 75, of Attica, died Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky.
She was born May 31, 1938, in Attica, to Lewis A. and Ruth L. (Wrinkle) Lutz. Mrs. Keefer was employed at Heimlich Dairy Maid, R.R. Donnelley, Attica, Cut Rate, and was a waitress at the Hi-Ho, Willard, and Hideaway Ceramics over the years. She was a member of Attica United Methodist Church, Attica Senior Citizens, and was active with the Community Giving Closet. Mrs. Keefer enjoyed being outside, bowling and making ceramics. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and her dog, Daisy.
Mrs. Keefer is survived by her husband, Bernard Keefer, whom she married June 19, 1965; two sons, Gerald (Lynn) Cupp of Orange Park, Fla., and David (Trish) Keefer of Louisville, Ky.; two sisters, Marjory (Daniel) Gibson of Tiffin and Teresa (Clint) Smith of Attica; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two brothers, James Lutz of Columbus and Charles Lutz of Florida; and one sister, Susanne Overmier of Alvada.
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She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Sean Wayne Keefer; sister, Martha Evens; and brother, David Lutz.
A celebration of life service will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, at Attica United Methodist Church with the Pastor Michael Padula officiating.
Friends may call from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church, Seneca East Public Library or Community Giving Closet through Lindsey-Foos-Kocher Funeral Service, 295 W. Tiffin St., Attica.
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SALT LAKE CITY � Nearly 3� seasons have passed since Utah stole the national spotlight with its Sugar Bowl victory over Alabama.
Since then, the Utes haven�t fared so well against the best of the best.
They have gone just 2-5 against Associated Press Top 25 opponents, including a pair of lopsided losses to Texas Christian and another to Boise State.
Their lone wins in that span have come in overtime in 2010 against a Pittsburgh team that finished out of the rankings and earlier this year by three points over then-No. 25 Brigham Young, now not even among the 39 schools receiving votes.
That said, there�s little question what Thursday night�s nationally televised matchup with No. 13 Southern California means.
�It�s huge,� said Utah quarterback Jon Hays, who grew up in Northern California. �It�s a national stage, a possibility for us to bounce back against a good USC team. It means a lot to us. We had this one circled before the season. We have to go out and have a good showing, show people what this team is capable of.�
A few months back, some hyped Thursday�s game as one that might determine the Pac-12 South title.
While USC (3-1, 1-1 Pac-12) saw its national title hopes take a hit with a loss at Stanford on Sept. 15, it bounced back with a win over Cal before its bye. The Utes (2-2, 0-1), meanwhile, enter this week fifth in the South race and still trying to shake off the 37-7 blowout loss Sept. 22 at Arizona State.
The Utes have come back before when others had written them off. They did it last year when they reeled off four consecutive wins after a 24-point loss to Cal. And they did it earlier this year when few gave them a chance against BYU after an OT loss to Utah State.
�We try not to listen about anyone writing us off,� said Utah center Tevita Stevens, the solid part of the Utes� shaky offensive line. �Any (week) anybody can win. Even last week, there were a lot of teams giving top teams a run for their money. We want to go out and play our game, show people what Utah football is all about, and we�re willing to fight to the finish to get a victory.�
Back in 2008, the Utes had busted through the BCS again, capping a second perfect season in five years with the Sugar Bowl win.
Now, the Utes still are just trying to get acclimated to the Pac-12, which has six teams ranked in the latest top-25 poll.
�That didn�t happen in the Mountain West,� said Utah coach Kyle Whittingham, 8-8 as a head coach against teams ranked in the top 25.
The Trojans are accustomed to the spotlight. Falling out of the No. 1 overall spot hasn�t changed much for a program that has won 11 national championships.
�I don�t think USC is ever off the radar,� USC head coach Lane Kiffin said on Tuesday�s Pac-12 conference call. �If you look at the ratings of games, even if we�re not 1-2-3, all the conversation is (always USC). You�re always everybody�s biggest game. I don�t think you ever come off the radar here.�
That�s certainly true going against the Utes, considering the Trojans haven�t played a game in Salt Lake City in 95 years, the last coming in 1917 when they blanked the Utes 51-0.
�Without a doubt,� Whittingham said when asked about the huge hype. �It�s been many, many years, and to have a marquee program come into our place is a big deal for our fans and community. There�s a lot of excitement that�s been generated.�
A year ago, Utah lost to USC at the Coliseum in its Pac-12 debut. Trailing 17-14 with 11 seconds left, Utah had a chance to send the game into overtime, but Coleman Petersen�s 41-yard field goal attempt was blocked and returned for a touchdown to secure a 23-14 victory for USC, which was ineligible for the postseason.
This time the Utes are at home, where their crowd helped carry them to the win over BYU the same day USC lost to Stanford.
Though Hays didn�t play in the USC game last year, he got a chance to experience the aura that surrounds USC.
�We went toe to toe with them at their home, and we got them at home this year, so we know we can play with anybody in the nation if we go out and execute and don�t make mistakes,� Hays said.


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Fashion retailer H&M plans to open its second store in the Buffalo Niagara region, in the Boulevard Mall, officials from the Amherst shopping center said Monday.
The H&M store, which will span 22,000 square feet, will take over a portion of the former Abercrombie & Fitch store. H&M, which opened a store in the Walden Galleria during the summer of 2011, also will have an exterior store entrance that faces Alberta Drive. The store will debut this summer.
The Boulevard Mall also is adding several other new stores.
The Limited is scheduled to open a 3,900-square-foot store on Monday in the space that previously was occupied by Boulevard Convenience.
Women's apparel and accessories retailer Francesca's Collections will open in a nearly 1,000-square-foot boutique space in the Center Court area of the mall that previously was home to Mrs. Field's Cookies.
Coffee Time, a Canadian-based chain that serves coffee, doughnuts, pastries and sandwiches, is opening its first Buffalo Niagara sites this month, at two locations within the mall. Coffee Time will occupy a 750-square-foot site that previously housed a Dunkin Donuts, and it also will operate a kiosk located near the mall's main entrance.
Coffee Time has more than 300 locations across Canada, with additional sites in Greece, Poland, China and Qatar.


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Tennant, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by the retiring Jay Rockefeller, made a stop at Jackie's Florist in Wellsburg Friday, meeting with residents and discussing some of her own hopes for job growth if she is elected to the office in November.
"It's not about a minimum wage," she said. "It's about a livable wage."
Tennant called herself fortunate to have been able to work her way through college, earning a minimum wage while working at a flower shop in Morgantown, but she worries many of today's workers don't have such an opportunity.
Those who are able to have a full-time, minimum wage job earn only about $15,000 a year, she said. She added women make up two-thirds of the minimum wage workers in West Virginia.
"I know what it's like to work a minimum wage job," Tennant said. "I know what it's like to run a small business."
Tennant is facing Republican Shelley Moore Capito, currently representing the Second District of West Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Capito, she noted, voted eight times against increasing the federal minimum wage, and twice to provide bonuses to Wall Street officials.
Tennant believes raising the federal minimum wage needs to be phased in to make certain it is beneficial for both the employees and the employers, maximizing worker pay and job creation.
"I intend to be in the forefront as a U.S. senator," Tennant said. "We need someone to be a champion for working class West Virginians."
Tennant said small businesses make up 96 percent of West Virginia's economy, and, as Secretary of State, she has worked to streamline services to assist businesses.
Jackie's Florist owner Della Serevicz thanked Tennant for visiting the store on Commerce Street. As a sole proprietor, Serevicz said she often works at her shop seven days a week, and relies on family and friends to assist her.
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This morning I saw that I am mentioned in BusinessWeek.com regarding my recent review of the Ergo. There's some FTC things going on with bloggers and disclosing when our posts are paid or product has been given to us, etc.
I am not sure if I've ever come out and said it, but I don't intend for my blog to be a review blog. Occasionally I enjoy featuring something that I really like (sometimes it's given to me, sometimes I buy it myself)*. And if it turns out to be something I don't like or think you'd find useful, then I probably won't talk about it at all.
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I was speaking with complete honesty when I said the things I said about the Ergo. You can even ask my friends- it's not like in secret I'm saying anything other than what I've written here. Or that the product isn't really being used. I also did admit that I was hesitant to even try a carrier like the Ergo- I would not write nice things about it just because it was free. And you can ask my kids- they see me wearing Ivy in it every day!
If it had not been sent to me for free, I probably wouldn't have been able to purchase it and try it. Especially with having so many carriers already, I just wouldn't have been able to justify it. But I get many emails from first time babywearers wanting to know what to purchase early on, or if they have the money, would such an item be worth it? It is also a popular search term in my search box in my sidebar. So I am thankful to have the opportunity to try it out and compare, and then let you know what I think about it.
And I'm pretty sure I'm preaching to the choir, but anyway.
I keep this in mind with everything I might talk about here. I try to keep this a positive space as much as I can (except for the times I am lamenting about all the dishes in the sink.) And to that I just say I'm keeping it real. So deal.
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Summerville High School graduate Sarah Montei continues to shine on the softball field.
The former Green Wave centerfielder helped the University of South Carolina Aiken softball team advance to the quarterfinals of the 2014 Peach Belt Conference Softball Tournament, where the Pacers dropped a 9-8 contest to Columbus State. USC Aiken entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed.
The Pacers are 32-14 on the year and ranked sixth in the third NCAA Southeast Regional Rankings, which were released last week. The top eight teams in each region advance so the Pacers will find out next week if it will play in the NCAA Tournament.
Montei has the fourth best batting average (.293) and on base percentage (.373) on the team. The sophomore is second best in the stolen bases category with nine steals.
On the season, Montei has 39 hits including three homeruns, two triples and five doubles. The outfielder has 20 RBI, which ties her for third on the team in the category. Her slugging percentage is .429 and she has scored 17 runs.
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MARTINSBURG - Long hours of preparation mingled with glittering dresses and dance routines as 14 area youths competed for the right to be "America's Sweetheart," adorned with crown and sash.
Saturday evening, the Miss Berkeley County Scholarship organization, part of the Miss America organization, held its annual competition, with the theme "America's Sweetheart," to find the 2013 Miss Berkeley County, Miss Berkeley County Outstanding Teen and Miss North Eastern Outstanding Teen.
"Great things come out of this, the friendships they make, the poise and confidence they gain from doing this, and most of all, leadership and interview skills. It helps them so much throughout life, and these girls go on to do great things," said Shelly Nichols-Franklin, local director for the organization.
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Contestants of the 2013 Miss Berkeley County Scholarship organization open the program with a group dance number before competing individually to be crowned Miss Berkeley County, Miss Berkeley County Outstanding Teen or Miss North Eastern Outstanding Teen.
Seven contestants vied for the coveted Miss Berkeley County title, and seven youths competed to become Miss Outstanding Teen and Miss North Eastern's Outstanding Teen.
2011 Miss West Virginia, Spencer Wempe, emceed the event, with appearances by 2012 Miss Berkeley County, Taylor Martin, 2012 Miss Berkeley County Outstanding Teen, Julianne Brown, and 2012 Miss North Eastern Outstanding Teen, Olivia Staubs.
"I would suggest it to any young girl my age, whether it's to just go out and try something new, self-esteem issues, or just because you want to work on self-improvement. It has definitely made me a better person," Staubs said.
Each of the 14 contestants advocated a platform or a cause significant to the contestant such as self esteem and body issues, volunteerism, making a difference for children with disabilities or foster families. Each title winner will spend her reigning year speaking on her issue and bringing attention to her cause.
"My platform was Donate Life, organ donation. I've been an advocate since I was 10, when my grandmother needed a kidney transplant," Martin said, adding that after winning Miss Berkeley County she became an spokesperson for CORE, Center for Organ Recovery and Education.
Additionally, each contestant performed a talent ranging from vocal performances, dance routines, performing musical instruments and a magic act. Each girl was asked an on-stage interview question, had an extended interview with judges prior to the competition and participated in an evening gown competition.
"The two teen winners will get cash awards. Miss Berkeley County will win a $750 scholarship and also a $1,000 scholarship from the Shepherd University Foundation," Nichols-Franklin said.
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UNIVERSITY PARK -- Penn State has surprised everyone, and coach Bill O'Brien is such a wild card with his aggressive playcalling and NASCAR offense that no one has been able to figure out what the Nittany Lions are capable of just yet.
That includes other Big Ten coaches such as Kirk Ferentz, who was completely unprepared for the buzzsaw that ripped his Iowa team apart last week, and extends to Vegas oddsmakers, gamblers and the general public.
The Penn State football program of yesteryear no longer exists, and this new version gives O'Brien and his players a significant advantage when it comes to the element of surprise.
"Any time you get a new offense and you have new schemes it's going to surprise people," PSU running back Michael Zordich said.
Penn State's NASCAR offense certainly has done that, lighting up Illinois for 35 points, Northwestern for 39 and Iowa for 38 to go 3-0 in the Big Ten. The Lions aren't just going no-huddle, they're airing it out like never before.
Matt McGloin already has had games with 51 pass attempts (Northwestern) and 48 attempts (Ohio), plus he's thrown at least 35 times in three other games. He leads the Big Ten in passing (255 yards per game) and is averaging 23 completions per game.
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PSU QB Matt McGloin was asked on a teleconference Wednesday if he has any sympathy for Ohio State's players, who are dealing with NCAA sanctions even though they had nothing to do with the rules violations. McGloin didn't shy away from his true feelings.
"No, absolutely not," he said. "After what we've gone through, I don't feel bad for anybody or any program."
"You're having fun out there, you're making plays, you're enjoying the game overall," McGloin said of the NASCAR attack.
Most importantly, the quarterback added, is that "right now is when we're hitting our stride midway through the season with it."
"It's definitely a lot of fun to play in," Zordich said.
O'Brien acknowledged that trying to figure out teams with a new coach or new philosophies presents an added challenge for opponents, on offense and defense.
"What film do you watch?" he said. "Do you watch New England film? Do you watch Auburn film [where Ted Roof was defensive coordinator]?"
Opposing coaches knew O'Brien would try to install a Patriots type of offense, but they had no idea McGloin and the NASCAR would be so effective.
Teams probably had little reason to expect much from Penn State after it lost to Ohio and Virginia. College football fans didn't either.
Expectations for Penn State were low from the outset, with oddsmakers setting the over/under for wins this season at 5 1/2. The Lions will surpass that in week eight if they can beat Ohio State on Saturday.
"That really at the start of the year looked like a crippled team with a new coach with a new system," said Altoona native Tony Sinisi, who spent more than two decades establishing Las Vegas gaming lines and now works for pregame.com.
Losing the first two games only reinforced to the oddsmakers and gamblers that the Lions did not have a strong team.
"There was a huge negative gaming reaction to all the defections early in the year, when they lost their players, [then] they didn't play well against Ohio," Sinisi said.
Something unusual happened, though, after the loss at Virginia. The Lions figured things out offensively and defensively and now are nowhere close to the team they were the first two weeks.
Usually the best indication of a team's chances can be found in point spreads. The folks in Vegas rarely miss by big margins since their calculations can cause millions of dollars to change hands.
However, the Vegas lines have been way, way off on Penn State pretty much all season. The Lions are 6-1 against the point spread, and they've obliterated the lines several times (such as being 3-point underdogs at Illinois and winning by 28, and being 1 1/2-point underdogs at Iowa and winning by 24).
"There was a negative market perception of Penn State, more so with the betting public than the line makers," Sinisi said.
That likely had to do with a public backlash against Penn State because of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. The Lions did go 9-3 in the regular season last year, and despite losing running back Silas Redd, kicker Anthony Fera and others, they returned a number of very talented players.
Still, it appears many people either seemed convinced Penn State wasn't very good, or they perhaps wanted Penn State to not be very good as a punishment for the scandal.
"One thing that does strike me is the betting public moved the number against them in about 70 percent of their games, so it's more of the betting public's perception negatively about Penn State than the line makers themselves," Sinisi said.
The issue at hand now, though, is that the Lions no longer will be able to surprise people. There's already a growing sense that the team is much better than most expected, and there's also proof in the game film.
"We have a lot of game film out there now," Zordich said of the NASCAR offense, "so teams are ready for it, teams are preparing for it, they know what to expect. ... I wouldn't say it surprises them anymore."
Vegas oddsmakers might not be surprised any longer, either.
"I think there was a correction this week against Ohio State," Sinisi said. "I think if you make that line a month ago, that's probably Ohio State [favored by] maybe 4 1/2 up to 6, and that game's basically a pick right now."


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Robert "Ross" Santos, 54, of Bettsville, died at 7:20 p.m. Saturday evening, Oct. 13, 2012, in Sandusky County, as the result of an automobile accident.
He was born Aug. 14, 1958, to Robert Eugene (Martha) Santos of Clyde, Texas, and Judith A. (Michael) Prosser of Tiffin.
Also surviving is his wife, Kathryn E. (Keiffer) Santos; three children, Derrick J. Santos of Findlay, Melissa J. (Matt) Siebenaller of Bascom and Aarron P. (Jessica) Weisenauer of Fostoria; six grandchildren, Kayla, Kenadee and Karyssa Siebenaller and Dylan, Logan and Alivia Weisenauer; two brothers, Terry A. (Angel) Santos and Glenn M. (Cathy) Santos, both of Texas; a sister, Tammie M. (Daniel) Wolfelt of Fostoria; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Ross was employed with Dyer Construction, Fostoria, at the time of his death. He enjoyed construction and being a mechanic. He loved working on his antique boat, watching racing, and the company of his black Labrador, "Biscuit."
Visitation is 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, at Hoening Funeral Home, 242 W. Tiffin St., Fostoria, OH 44830.
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The 5.7 magnitude earthquake felt throughout western Nevada County — and as far away as Oregon — was the largest earthquake to hit California since 2008, when the Chino Hills earthquake shook Southern California.
The moderate earthquake, which struck about 11 kilometers below the surface near Greenville and about 100 miles north of Grass Valley, was followed by dozens of small aftershocks, prompting the United States Geological Survey to dispatch a team of equipped scientists to the area.
"The distribution of seismographs in that area is not as dense as, say, San Francisco or Los Angeles," said USGS earthquake geologist David Schwartz, adding population and seismic activity account for the allocation of resources.
A series of fault lines that run north/south from Lake Tahoe through Lake Almanor up into Oregon accounts for earthquakes that occur in the Sierra Nevada with moderate frequency, Schwartz said.
The fault lines run underneath the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, where major geological plates are being slowly pulled apart, causing occasional seismic activity.
While activity is centered on the eastern slope, a younger fault exists on the western side that sometimes causes disruption.
"I'm old enough to remember the Oroville earthquake in 1975," Schwartz said. The earthquake was also a 5.7 magnitude.
"Still, the western slope is one of the quietest parts of California, along with the Central Valley," Schwartz said.
The California Division of Safety of Dams had scheduled a routine inspection of three dams in proximity to the earthquake epicenter, and inspectors were able to help perform inspections in the aftermath of the quake.
"We were on it," said Bill Pennington, an engineer for the division. "For the whole system, I haven't seen anything of significance."
The system includes dams at Lake Almanor, Butt Valley and Indian Ole.
For Nevada County, Nevada Irrigation District inspectors took stock of all the dams within its purview to ensure safety.
"We've checked all the dams," said Nevada Irrigation District Hydroelectric Manager Bill Morrow. "They are all in good shape and (we) found nothing to be wary of in any of them."
In general, earthquakes do not result in dam failures, Schwartz said, qualifying his statement by saying the Van Norman Dam nearly failed during the San Fernando earthquake in 1971.
In some cases, intense seismic activity indicates possible volcanic activity.
Schwartz said scientists in the volcanic division of the USGS have begun to mobilize to study any potential impacts between the earthquake near Greenville and a possible eruption of Mount Lassen.
Mount Lassen is officially dormant but was also the most recently active volcano in California, as it erupted in May 1915, causing a column of ash that could be viewed from as far away as Eureka.
"The faults where the earthquake occurred are very distinct from the Mount Lassen area," Schwartz said. "However, it is a natural question, and our volcano experts are currently attempting to determine what possible effect, if any, the earthquake could have on Mount Lassen."
Finally, Schwartz warned the 5.7 earthquake could be what is referred to as a "foreshock" — a moderate earthquake that typically precedes a more powerful earthquake.
"It could be that the earthquake released stress, and everything has settled," Schwartz said. "Or it could be we will see something larger down the road."
There is a 20 percent chance the region will see an earthquake larger than 5.5 magnitude in the coming week.
Pennington said it is something safety officials are aware of.
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FINDLAY - Fort Findlay Playhouse is to stage the Nunsense Christmas musical, "Nuncrackers." Performances are at 8 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday. Other performance dates are Dec. 6-9 and 13-16.
The Little Sisters of Hoboken, with the help of Father Virgil Manly Trott and some of Mount St. Helen's most talented students are set to present their first TV special, to be taped in the cable access studio in the convent basement.
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Tickets are $15; call the Arts Partnership at (419) 422-4624.
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The Salvation Army, through donations from MovieGeeksOnline.com, is to host a showing of "Dark Knight Rises" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, in advance of the Blu-ray DVD release of the movie Tuesday.
Seating is limited. The price of admission is at least one non-perishable food item for the food pantry and a snack item.
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VAN BUREN The University of Findlay Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble is to present "Santa's Journey" at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Van Buren High School auditorium, 217 S. Main St., Van Buren.
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Production dates are Feb. 20-24. The script is on reserve at Shafer Library.
The performance incorporates 24-30 roles for men and women. Those who audition should prepare a 16-bar cut from an uptempo song. An accompanist will be provided. Performers are asked to dress for movement.
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The second section is to include arias and choruses from Handel's "Messiah."
General admission is $10, seniors are $8 and students are $6. Chorus members, Heidelberg students and faculty are to be admitted free.
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FOSTORIA - Fostoria businesses and the Glass Heritage Museum are to host open houses 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 8 during the annual Light Up Fostoria celebration. A list of locations can be obtained at the Fostoria Area Visitors Bureau, 125 S. Main St., Fostoria.
A guided bus tour to view selected entries in the outdoor decorating contest is planned 5-7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 and 9. Buses will depart from the LE&W Depot, 128 W. North St.
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FOSTORIA - The Fostoria Community Band will present a holiday concert at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Fostoria Intermediate Elementary School.
Some of the pieces that will be performed include "Yuletide Festival," "Home for Christmas," "The Chimes of Liberty March," "A Christmas Scrapbook" and "Irving Berlin's Songs for America."
The brass ensemble will be featured as they perform some holiday favorites.
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Sights set even higher as the Foundation enters its 30th year of service to Wisconsin FFA
During last week's Wisconsin FFA Convention, the Wisconsin FFA Foundation announced a new record of annual funds raised to support Wisconsin FFA during the 2012-13 year. The final total of $414,555 was a $60,000 growth over the previous year, and nearly $15,000 over the $400,000 goal.
"This growth couldn't come at a more crucial time," says Julie Larson, Wisconsin FFA Foundation Board President. "With Wisconsin FFA membership at a 29-year high and the growing career opportunities in agriculture, food and natural resources, these resources contributed by our generous donors are used to their fullest potential."
Evidence of this support was seen throughout the convention week. A "man on the street" video played during the third session highlighted some Foundation statistics in a peer-to-peer format for FFA members. One of the messages shared was that 100% of all funding support from the Foundation benefits local FFA members and chapters. Of that, nearly half goes directly to individual members and chapters as award checks, travel stipends, scholarships and grants. The other half supports the state level activities for local members to participate at little or no cost.
"We want all 19,000 Wisconsin FFA members to realize that all Foundation donors – everyone who contributes $5 to $30,000 – are helping them experience all of this great leadership training," says Sara Schoenborn, Wisconsin FFA Foundation Executive Director.
Schoenborn says that connecting the FFA members with the understanding of Foundation support is also the reason for starting the Convention Scholarship Fund this year. Unveiled at the third session, all convention attendees were invited to contribute to the fund on Wednesday and Thursday. By noon on Thursday, the fund had surpassed its goal by raising $503.60. The scholarship will be awarded to an FFA member in spring 2014.
"We plan to make this an annual part of the convention and hope we can provide a few scholarships each year as the idea grows. It's really exciting to imagine being that FFA member who is selected to receive the scholarship and knowing that it came from your peers," Schoenborn says.
Much of the credit for the Wisconsin FFA Foundation's success can be credited to its board of directors, who actively lead the Foundation's efforts and individually work to raise funds for FFA programs. The Foundation also announced its 2013-14 board of directors during the convention.
The 2013-2014 officers for the Wisconsin FFA Foundation Board of Directors include: President: Julie Larson, Merial, Ltd.; Vice President: Lori Lulich, Farm Journal Media; Secretary: Scott Vosters, DFA Financing; and Treasurer: Nick Hemling, Animart.
Additional 2013-2014 board members include: Richard Ammon, Milwaukee Area Technical College; Amber Bennett, Badgerland Financial; Travis Holt, Citizens Bank of Loyal; Jason Kollwelter, We Energies; Derrick Papcke, CRT Papcke Farms, LLC.; Janice Schyvink, Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association; Luke Wiedenfeld, Kraft Foods-Oscar Mayer; Tim Wyss, Retired Agricultural Education Instructor at Clear Lake; Mark Zidon, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Jeff Zobeck, Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators; Ken Harter, Wisconsin FFA Alumni; Logan Wells, Wisconsin Association of FFA; Jeff Hicken, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction; and Cheryl Zimmerman, Wisconsin FFA Center.
Retiring board members include: Kevin Bacon, Mondolez Int.; Dr. Rick Daluge, Emeritus Dean, University of Wisconsin-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course; Jane Griswold, Hoard's Dairyman; Christine Lindner, Flavorful Insights; Ed Peck, Filament Marketing, LLC; Pat Sternitzky, USAgNet LLC.
The Wisconsin FFA Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) organization, unites individuals, organizations and companies who share a common interest in the advancement of agriculture and community leadership through FFA. You can support today's FFA members by supporting the programs that have been core tenets of the FFA: proficiency awards, career development events, state FFA degrees, sectional leadership workshops, scholarships, chapter awards, agri-science fair, state FFA convention and state officer support. Learn more about the Wisconsin FFA Foundation and sponsorship opportunities by visiting www.wisconsinffafoundation.org.


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Amid all the rubble and wreckage caused by the Oklahoma tornado, Barbara Garcia stumbled upon a ray of hope.
"I was sitting on the stool, holding my dog – this was the game plan through the years, to go in that little bathroom," she told CBS News reporter Anna Werner while surveying the damage done to her home. "The electric went off in the bathroom, and about the same time, I felt the stool come up out of the floor … I never lost consciousness and I hollered for my little dog and he didn't answer or didn't come, so I know he's in here somewhere."
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"Bless your little bitty heart," Garcia said, while a member of the crew helped it escape the debris, and reunite with its grateful owner.
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"Our executives have started their annual strategic planning sessions. This involves sitting in a room with inadequate data until an illusion of knowledge is attained. Then we'll reorganize because that's all we know how to do."
Why should science organizations do strategic planning? Conventional businesses often struggle with it, and their products and services are much easier to understand and predict than the compounds in development in a lab. Science organizations understandably overlook strategic planning because their focus on their science absorbs the lion's share of their interest. "Of course we have a strategic plan," a biotech start-up CEO told me. "It's 'get the experiment to succeed.'"
Yet it's important for science organizations to do strategic planning because it addresses the most crucial organizational issues that enable—or obstruct—science. Effective strategic planning involves three kinds of work scientists do well—analysis, innovation and thoughtful action. Analysis assesses the key data that describes the organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, often with the shorthand SWOT. Innovation comes into play in clarifying the organization's Vision, Mission, Values, and Goals. Thoughtful action closes the gaps between the SWOT and Vision with several initiatives that address problems and/or explore opportunities.
Strategic planning can help science not only in organization-wide issues but also in a wide range of applications. For project managers, team leaders, and department supervisors, strategic planning provides a handy tool to increase individual focus on group goals and improve the complex communications essential for translating individual efforts into organizational results.
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Apple executive Alan Kay notes, "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." At its best, strategic planning links the three tasks to create a process of continuous improvement, evolution, and organizational learning.
Analysis answers the question, "How are we doing?" Done ineffectively, it involves limited or irrelevant data or worse, no data at all. The concept of "the balanced scorecard" helps leaders remember that effective Analysis includes data on a balanced scope of organizational issues. In science organizations, this usually includes not only progress on the development of concepts but also employee turnover, cash flow, and communications in and across all levels of the organizations.
Vision addresses the question, "What do we want?" with several kinds of responses: a Vision describing a bold accomplishment the organization would like to achieve in 3–5 years, a Mission describing what the organization really does, Values clarifying the principles the organization intends to follow and Goals specifying quantifiable business measures it aims to accomplish in a 6–12 month time period. Reaching consensus on these questions may take some time, but it pays off significantly by increasing alignment between employees' individual efforts and the organization's focus.
Initiatives map actions the organization plans to take within a 3–12 month time period to close the gaps between Analysis and Vision. Typical science project team initiatives include tuning up communications processes and hand-offs among project team members, clarifying each member's project roles and responsibilities, and drawing a project organization chart that clarifies team members' working relationships.
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