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The Frazee Lady Hornet basketball team came out hot from the three-point line early in the first half to help them coast to a 74-43 victory over Perham in Heart O'Lakes conference action Monday night in Frazee.
Led by Josi Tappe's 4-for-4 effort from the behind the arc in the first half, Frazee ended the first half 7-for-10 on three pointers as they took a comfortable 43-19 lead.
The Lady Hornets continued the onslaught in the second half scoring the first 11 points to take an insurmountable 54-19 lead.
From there, every Lady Hornet that dressed some action on the court as Frazee ran their winning streak to five games.
Alexis Tappe led Frazee with 22 points and six assists. Josi Tappe added a career high 18 points off the bench to go with four assists and three steals. Ashley Bachmann had nine points, and Kennady Barlund chipped in with eight points.
"I was really pleased with our execution in the first half," head coach Dave Conzemius said. "We came out and asserted ourselves early and also shot the ball well."
Frazee (12-2 overall, 3-1 HOL) shot 50 percent for the game (28-for-56) which included 11-for-16 from the three-point line. Perham (0-13 overall, 0-5 HOL) shot 38.3 percent (18-for-47).
The Lady Hornets are back in action on Friday when they travel to Hawley. On Saturday, Frazee will face Crookston at Concordia College at 7:45 p.m.
Crookston is 10-2, while Hawley holds a record of 8-3 on the season.
"These next two games will be a tough challenge, no doubt," Conzemius added.
"But our kids are excited and looking forward to the challenge."
Frazee 74, Perham 43.
P: Scheidecker 2, Tobkin 2, Erickson 17, Lockhart 8, Roberts 4, Miller 6, Rutten 4.
F: T. Tappe 6, Seeger 4, A. Tappe 22, McCorquodale 7, J. Tappe 18, Barlund 8, Bachmann 9.
Half: F 43, P19


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U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has stressed China's and America's shared interest in ensuring global economic growth in a meeting with new Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
Lew met with Li inside Beijing's Zhongnanhai leadership compound on the second day of a visit marking a re-engagement between the sides. There had been a months-long pause in exchanges while President Barack Obama was re-elected and China completed a lengthy transition to a new generation of leaders.
Despite frictions over North Korea, computer hacking and human rights, both sides have sounded positive notes during Lew's visit, while stressing their mutual interests as the world's first- and second-largest economies.
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Of the four major regions of the United States, only the South boosted its share of scientific papers during the last decade. According to data for the period 1980-89 obtained from the Philadelphia-based Institute for Scientific Information's on-line database, the Science Citation Index, the South mustered a 3 percent increase from the first half to the second half of the 1980s.
The Southern region of the U.S. upped its share of U.S. science papers from 34 percent in the period 1980-84 to 37 percent in 1985-89. Specifically, the East South Central region, which comprises Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama, increased its share by 2 percent. The South Atlantic region, which includes West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, added 1 percent to its share. The other three regions - Northeast, West, and Midwest - more or less held their places in the second half of the decade as compared with the first half.
The South was the most heavily represented region in both periods, publishing about 391,500 of 1.14 million total papers, or 34 percent, in 1980-1984; and about 443,300 of 1.21 million papers, or 37 percent, in 1985-89. The Northeast was second in both five-year periods, with 31 percent. The West took third place, with 29 percent for the decade, and the Midwest was fourth with 25 percent.
The accompanying map depicts the four major areas of the nation - Northeast, Midwest, South, and West - and the nine subregions delineated by the U.S. Census Bureau. All 50 states are represented, along with the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, which are included in the Southern region. The numbers appearing in each subregion indicate the percentage share of U.S. papers for 1980-84 (first number) and for 1985-89 (second number).
The South contains the greatest number of states (16). Included in this region are three subregions: South Atlantic, East South Central, and West South Central. The second largest region, according to the number of states (13), is the West, which includes the Pacific region and the Mountain states. Midwestern states are the third largest group (12) and are divided into the East North Central region and the West North Central. The Northeast - the smallest grouping - contains the nine states of New England and the three of the Middle Atlantic subregion.
Only the South Atlantic, East South Central, and East North Central subregions showed an increase in their shares of the U.S. scientific literature during the last decade. As mentioned, the South Atlantic moved ahead 2 percent in its share, while the other two subregions added 1 percent to their shares. Unlike the situation in the South, however, the East North Central's increase was not enough to boost the overall output of the Midwest.
No region or subregion of the U.S. lost ground. One reason for this may be because of the increase in coauthorship nationwide (up 4 percent). Authors from across the country increasingly work together on research projects. As a result, one paper may fall under one, two, or even all four of the different geographic regions. Another reason the regions kept their footing is the way the percentage shares were calculated in this analysis: A paper was attributed to a state even if it listed only one author address from the state. Thus, the sum of the percentages given exceeds 100 percent.
The South was first in terms of the rate of growth of scientific papers, too. Its total number of papers for the second half of the decade was 13 percent more than for the first half. The Midwest grew by 10 percent, the West by 8 percent, and the Northeast by 7 percent. The rate of growth in the database between 1980-84 and 1985-89 was 6 percent. The growth figures for each region are higher because of increased coauthorship and the way the papers were assigned.
No major region or subregion of the country produced fewer papers in 1985-89 than it did in 1980-84, but two states did slip: North Dakota (2,828 versus 2,764) and West Virginia (4,035 versus 3,931). The District of Columbia also fell behind: 30,926 for 1980-84 versus 28,349 in 1985-89. Two states, Maine and South Dakota, increased the number of papers produced - but just barely. Maine produced 2,766 in the first half of the decade and 2,782 in the second half. South Dakota fielded 1,141 in 1980-84 and 1,163 in 1985-89.
A list of the big science states for the decade comes as no surprise: California (15 percent of the total number of papers in 1980-84 and in 1985-89) and New York (11 percent in both periods). Massachusetts (7 percent in both periods), Maryland (6 percent in 1980-84 and 7 percent in 1985-89), and Texas (6 percent in both periods) followed.
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Christopher Robinson fatally shoots Andrew Hoffman, Marie Hartman, police say
A Baltimore City Police officer and firefighter are among the three dead in a murder-suicide in Glen Burnie.
Anne Arundel County Police responded to a home in the 1100 block of Armistead Road Sunday for a report of a shooting around 1:30 a.m. When they got there, they found two men and a woman dead.
Police say Christopher Lee Robinson, 37, shot and killed Andrew Scott Hoffman, 27, and Marie Leanne Edith Hartman, 26, before turning the gun on himself.
Hoffman was a Baltimore City firefighter and Robinson was an active member of the Baltimore City Police Department. Investigators say Robinson had a relationship with Hartman and the incident appears to be domestic.


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OAKLAND — About 100 nurses picketed Tuesday morning outside Children's Hospital Oakland in the opening salvo of a strike planned to last three days and involve nearly 800 union members.
The hospital remained mostly operational, with 125 contract nurses brought in to work 12-hour shifts. A handful of elective surgeries were postponed, but otherwise patient services were at "near normal" levels, hospital Chief Nursing Officer Nancy Shibata said.
Hospital officials declined to say how much the strike accommodations would cost, but union officials estimated the figure to be $1 million, including pay, housing and meals for the temporary workers.
The primary point of dispute between the hospital and the nurses is health care benefits. Nurses union officials are rejecting what they call "take-aways" that could cost members up to $4,000 a year.
Costs for the hospital to insure its employees, meanwhile, have risen $17 million, or 80 percent, in the last five years, Shibata said, with premiums up $5.5 million in the last year alone.
The California Nurses Association is arguing that as health care providers, nurses know better than anyone how important coverage is. With several local unions being forced to make health care concessions in recent contracts, "It's up to us to draw a line and make that stop," said Susan Segal, who has worked at the hospital more than two decades and was elected to represent the union in negotiations.
"To begin with, we're nurses," Segal said. "We understand the impact on people's life that health care has. People need it, and traditionally, nurses have not had to contribute (to their premiums)."
Nurses at Children's Hospital are already behind industry trends, Segal said, because most nurses elsewhere get free treatment at the hospitals where they work, an option not available to those who work in a center that serves only children.
Shibata, however, said that while nurses in the rest of the country have endured furloughs and pay cuts, Children's Hospital nurses received raises of 5 percent and 6 percent each of the last three years under a contract they signed before the recession began. Beyond that, she added, federal health care reform, while offering the benefit of keeping more people covered under more situations, has proved more expensive to the hospital's bottom line.
"Insurance is covering dependents until they're 27," she said. "And there's no caps on treating chronic illness. Those may be good things, but they're not free."
Negotiations began in May and the existing contract between the hospital and the union expired in July. Officials said teams from the two sides have met almost 30 times to negotiate with health care being the sticking point.
The union last offered the hospital a contract proposal Sept. 29. The hospital had neither accepted the deal nor offered a counter when the union announced its strike plans two days later.
When the strike ends Thursday, the hospital will "welcome our employees back," Shibata said. The next negotiating step will be for the hospital to either accept the union's plan or offer a new proposal. Shibata said a new proposal is already in the works and should be finalized soon.
"We'll look at anything they propose," union negotiator Martha Kuhl said. "It doesn't mean we'll accept it, but we'll look at it."
Contact Sean Maher at 510-208-6430.
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Offered: Week of Sept. 21
Term: Three years
Health care: The health maintenance organization, or HMO, plan, which is relatively restrictive, employer-paid and covers 40 percent of affected nurses, would remain the same. The existing preferred provider organization, or PPO, plan, which allows patients more choice in where they seek treatment, is split into two new plans. The first is a high-deductible, employer-paid PPO, for which patients would pay up to $2,000 out of pocket per visit and up to $10,000 per year. The second PPO plan would have a lower deductible but would require patients to pay 15 percent of the premiums, or $3,000 to $4,000 in pretax income.
Wages: A wage freeze the first year, with the second and third years up to negotiation.
Nurses union proposal
Offered: Sept. 29
Term: Two years
Health care: The union wants the hospital withdraw its "take-away" plans and essentially leave coverage as is.
Wages: A wage freeze for the first year, with a 5 percent increase the second year.
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What can we learn from Boilermakers? No, not that kind of Boilermaker. Got your attention though, right? The Boilermakers in question are the Purdue University Boilermakers. Heifer International has cultivated a wonderful and innovative partnership with the School of Agriculture at Purdue, the potential of which has yet to be fully realized.
Where to start? Romania, of course, in 2004. Yes, Purdue is in Northern Indiana, an easy drive from Goshen, home of Dan West, and it certainly stands to reason that there were connections between Heifer and Purdue before 2004. This version, however, starts in Romania where Purdue has partnerships with three agricultural and veterinary medicine universities. Dr. Mark Russell, along with other faculty from Purdue's Agronomy Department, co-led a class called "Exploring International Animal Industries" on a visit to Romania. While there, one of the Romanian universities introduced to the group to the Heifer Romania office. The class was then taken to visit a community that was working with Heifer Romania. Upon return to Purdue, the seeds of a partnership with Heifer Romania began to take root in Dr. Russell's mind. Back to that later.
The story picks up again in 2006, this time in Poland. Mr. Lee Stanish, the Indiana 4H International Programs coordinator working with the Purdue Extension Service, chaperoned a trip of Indiana 4H youth visiting Polish 4H groups. The 4H clubs visited worked with Heifer Poland so the local 4H leaders were eager to connect the American group to the Heifer. Once again, seeds of collaboration were planted. In the words of Mr. Stanish, "I came home, having seen Heifer for the first time . . . kind of backwards. Most Americans would hear from Arkansas first! In doing some digging, I found that Heifer at that time had an office in my backyard in Goshen, Indiana. I drove up and spent a half day or so talking with David Boothby [then Heifer's Midwest regional director] about how Heifer is structured and potential collaborations. He explained the Ranch to me, and as an international educator, I was fascinated." Mr. Stanish made a trip in early 2007 to see Heifer's Learning Center at Heifer Ranch for himself and returned home determined to get Indiana 4H'ers involved.
Dave Boothby put Mr. Stanish in touch with Rex Enoch, then Heifer's manager of adult education. Rex invited Mr. Stanish to return to Heifer Ranch to participate in a faculty summit attended by college and university faculty from around the country. The Summit was organized as a think tank to collect ideas and inspiration for Heifer's college and university outreach and resulted in an informal blueprint still being followed and pursued today. More seeds planted, older seeds beginning to sprout.
Now to the Purdue campus in 2008. Dr. Russell and Mr. Stanish, working together in the College of Agriculture, decided to introduce their students to Heifer. Dave Boothby, by then retired and volunteering his time, was invited to speak to the first-year Animal Science students and resulted in a small group of students deciding to start a Heifer "chapter" on their campus, recruiting from the University at large and the Department of Animal Sciences in particular. Dr. Paul Ebner volunteered to be the club's faculty advisor. In the fall of 2008, Purdue Heifer Chapter members attended the first Heifer U for College and University Students at Heifer Ranch. Mr. Stanish also took a bus full of 4H'ers down to Heifer Ranch for a Global Gateway program. Additional seeds planted and seeds from 2004 beginning to blossom.
2009 . . . Back to Romania. Dr. Russell again co-led the "Exploring International Animal Agriculture" class to Romania. The class met with the Heifer Romania Office and this time, the group began planning a service learning course involving Purdue students and Heifer Romania's partner organizations. Meanwhile, the Purdue Heifer Chapter grew in ranks and ambition, setting their sights on having informational tables and activities at the annual campus Springfest, hosting a pumpkin-carving fundraiser in the fall, organizing bake sales, and volunteering at different events. Mr. Stanish also began planning another 4H trip to Heifer Ranch for the fall of 2010. Seeds planted, flowers blooming.
2010 . . . In February, more students from the Purdue Heifer Chapter, along with Dr. Russell, attend the Heifer U for College Students at Heifer Ranch. In May, Drs. Russell and Ebner lead a "Maymester" service-learning course to work with Heifer Romania partner organizations in Vata de Jos and Paclisa, Romania. Purdue students worked side-by-side with agricultural students from Timisoara, Romania, to build livestock enclosures and improve pastures. According to Dr. Russell, the purpose of the trip was to grow a global awareness and sense of service in the students. The completed tangible projects were a happy consequence. In October, the Purdue Heifer Chapter again sent representatives to another Heifer U for College Students at Heifer Ranch. And another busload of 4H'ers also visited the Ranch; this time, the students were the teachers, sharing their experiences with other students from around the country. Seeds are bearing fruit.
2011 . . . Drs. Ebner and Russell are planning on taking another group of students to Romania for a Maymester course and are recruiting students for a similar service learning course in Haiti taking place in late December 2011 and early 2012 in collaboration with the Heifer office there. Dr. Russell is also an active member of Heifer's new College and University Advisory Council. The Heifer Purdue Chapter just wrapped up Springfest, a giant open-house style event in which they had a booth and other activities promoting Heifer. The chapter has also set a goal of getting local elementary schools to participate in Read to Feed and have attracted a willing partner in Elanco Animal Health who has had great success with a similar effort in Indianapolis and is sponsoring four active Heifer Projects around the world. The chapter's numbers have grown from two members in 2008 to 30 active members in 2011, setting an example that we are trying to replicate in other universities. Mr. Stanish continues his work to involve more 4H'ers and is planning a third trip to Heifer Ranch.
Heifer's values based planning process states that a crucial step in community development is identifying and utilizing resources within the community. As Heifer plans for future educational outreach to colleges and universities, the example set by Purdue should be kept in mind. Purdue has engaged Heifer in the field, at our learning centers, and on campus. Perception is reality, and Heifer's identity is as much in how the public perceives us as how Heifer perceives itself. The great opportunity before Heifer now is to help academia perceive Heifer as a willing and cooperative partner in education, a source of shared learning and resources. This is the example that Purdue has set for future collaborations. As a result, much of the Purdue campus now sits in the shade of fruit bearing trees.


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2003 Fairfax County Awards
Pinnacle Award Presented to Celebrate Fairfax!
Celebrate Fairfax! won a Bronze Pinnacle Award from the International Festivals and Events Association for its "Best Community Outreach Program," which included partnerships with DECA Marketing Clubs at Oakton High and Robinson Secondary School, and the festival's new "Battle of the Bands" competition. The Pinnacles are a highly competitive and very prestigious, with more than 1,000 total entries from around the world. 2003 marked the fourth consecutive year that Celebrate Fairfax! has earned such an honor from its professional association.
Transportation Director Honored with Leadership
The Lee District Association of Civic Organizations presented Ho Chang, Fairfax County's director of transportation, the Les Dorson Distinguished Public Service Leadership award.
Supervisor Gross Recognized with Annual Public Service
Fairfax County Supervisor Penelope Gross (Mason District) was honored at the annual meeting of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments with the Elizabeth and David Scull Metropolitan Public Service Award. The Scull award is presented each year to elected officials who have made significant contributions to the region during their time in office. Gross was recognized for her distinguished service and commitment to regionalism, including her leadership on a variety of issues ranging from water and air quality to transportation safety and regional homeland security. Gross is a member of the COG Board of Directors and yesterday was also announced as one of COG's new vice presidents for 2004. Earlier this year she was appointed to chair COG's newly reorganized Public Safety Policy Committee, leading that committee as it focused on impaired driving, truck safety and developing a stolen property database. Gross was also appointed COG secretary-treasurer in 2003 and is responsible for quarterly financial presentations to the COG Board. In addition, she served on COG's Pension Plan Administrative Committee, headed the COG Board subcommittee responsible for revamping the executive director's performance evaluation process and chaired the Water Supply Task Force.
Ozone Action Day Program Honored
At the University Conference Center and Inn at the University of Maryland's College Park campus, Fairfax County was given an honorable mention by Clean Air Partners in the category of "Outstanding Ozone Action Days Program." The county was recognized for its efforts in establishing voluntary actions to reduce ground-level ozone through an Ozone Action Days plan, its efforts to encourage and facilitate public awareness of air quality issues, and its efforts to encourage employees to take personal voluntary actions. Clean Air Partners (originally known as ENDZONE Partners) is a volunteer nonprofit organization that was created and chartered in 1997 by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the Baltimore Metropolitan Council. The partnership represents a coalition of public and private sector groups including businesses and environmental, civic and professional organizations, governments and citizens committed to improving air quality in the Washington and Baltimore regions. The partnership's primary focus is the promotion of easy and effective voluntary actions that individuals, groups, businesses and government can take to reduce air pollution. Fairfax County government has been a member of Clean Air Partners since 1998, and has been proactive in efforts to inform county employees and residents about air quality programs and ways to reduce air pollution. The county has a notification program that involves the posting of Ozone Action Day forecasts on Fairfax County Government Cable Television Channel 16, and the county Web site, as well as sending e-mail notifications to county employees. These messages include appropriate actions to take to reduce contributions to ozone formation. Some actions currently practiced by Fairfax County government when a Ozone Action Day is forecast include the refueling of vehicles after sunset; the restriction of non-essential motorized operating equipment; encouraging employees to telework and teleconference to participate in meetings off site; and the offering of free trips on the Fairfax Connector and on Metrobus, in cooperation with other local jurisdictions in the region. Also, in an effort to reduce ozone-producing emissions, the county uses ultra low sulfur diesel fuel in its Fairfax Connector buses throughout the year.
EDA President Gerald Gordon Honored at Israel Bonds Technology
Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) was honored at a Nov. 5 Technology Tribute Dinner in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Development Corporation for Israel, which offers Israeli State bonds and securities in the United States. The event honored those who contributed to the development of the technology industry in the Washington area. Gordon was recognized for his work to advance the technology industry in Fairfax County. He has headed the FCEDA since 1987. Fairfax County is home to 4,800 technology companies and more than 30 venture capital organizations. Gordon was instrumental in bringing to Fairfax County the 1998 World Congress on Information Technology that drew 1,900 technology executives from around the world.
Fairfax Library Director Becomes President of Virginia Library
Edwin S. Clay III, director of the Fairfax County Public Library, officially took office as president of the Virginia Library Association on Nov. 7, at the organization's annual conference in Hot Springs, Virginia. Clay, who served as VLA's Vice President/President Elect in 2002-2003, has chaired the organization's Legislative Committee and served as past president of the Virginia Public Library Director's Association. In April 2002, that association named him Outstanding Library Director for his work on reducing proposed cuts to public libraries in the state budget. Clay has been the director of the Fairfax County Public Library since 1982. In this position, he manages all aspects of this 21-branch system, the largest public library in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, as well as the largest in Virginia. In fiscal year 2003, more than 600,000 Library cardholders checked out more than 11 million books and other items and made five million visits to FCPL branches. A recent report in the American Libraries journal ranked FCPL among the top 10 libraries of its size in the U.S. Clay has received numerous honors during his tenure at FCPL; in November 2000, Clay's leadership was recognized with one of Fairfax County, Virginia's top distinctions: a Managerial Excellence Award. Perhaps one of his most auspicious honors includes the scholarship in his name launched by the FCPL Foundation in summer 2002. The Edwin S. Clay III Scholarship benefits students pursuing MLS degrees.
Healthy Families Fairfax Program Wins Community Leadership
Leadership Fairfax Inc., a not-for-profit organization that cultivates community leaders in Fairfax County, named Healthy Families Fairfax as the recipient of this year's "Community Partnership Award." The award was presented at the 2003 Northern Virginia Leadership Award ceremony in the Westfields Marriott in Chantilly. The Community Partnership Award recognizes organizations that have exhibited outstanding leadership in the successful collaboration of a public and private partnership. Healthy Families Fairfax is Fairfax County's version of a nationwide program that provides intensive home visiting services to first-time parents who are at high risk due to family histories of abuse or other stress factors. The Fairfax program is a unique partnership of three nonprofit agencies—United Community Ministries, Northern Virginia Family Service and Reston Interfaith—and two public agencies—Fairfax County's Department of Family Services and the Health Department. The goal of the program is to begin supporting parents soon after they become pregnant to ensure a healthy birth and promote positive parent-child relationships. This support continues until the child's fifth birthday. As a result of the Healthy Families Fairfax partnership, the capacity of the program to serve families has grown from fewer than 80 families in 1997-1998 to 649 families in 2002-2003 – an increase of about 800 percent. The program collaborates closely with hospitals and military bases in Northern Virginia and is a key component of a continuum of child abuse prevention programs run by the Department of Family Services.
Economic Development Authority's Gordon Named Outstanding
Public Sector Advocate for Northern Virginia Workforce
The Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board presented its the 2003 Northern Virginia Workforce Leadership Award to Gerald Gordon, president of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. Gordon was named Outstanding Public Sector Advocate for Northern Virginia Workforce Development at the 2003 Annual Community Forum on Nov. 13, at the Reston Hyatt Regency.
Fairfax County is first Virginia County to Receive StormReady
Designation by National Weather Service
At the Board of Supervisors meeting held on Nov. 17, the board celebrated the county's designation as the first StormReady county in the commonwealth of Virginia. The StormReady program, created by the National Weather Service, is a nationwide program that helps communities better protect their citizens during severe weather by being more proactive in improving their hazardous weather operations. Although many laws and regulations are in place to guide emergency managers with handling a variety of crises, there are few guidelines to help with weather related emergencies. The National Weather Service recognized this as a significant void when considering nearly 90 percent of all presidentially declared disasters are weather related. These events lead to roughly 500 deaths each year and approximately $14 billion in damage. The StormReady program focuses on improving communication and preparedness in communities through outreach and public awareness education. Communities who are a part of this program are even more prepared for all types of severe weather, because they have detailed and clear guidance to improve procedures and formalize plans for hazardous weather situations. To be certified as StormReady, communities must:
• Establish a 24-hour warning point and have an emergency operations center
• Have more than one way to receive severe weather forecasts and warnings and to alert the public
• Create a system that monitors local weather conditions
• Promote the importance of public readiness through community seminars
• Develop a formal hazardous weather plan, which includes training severe weather spotters and holding emergency exercises
Two County Employees are Among 11 Governing Magazine's Public
Official of the Year Award Winners for 2003
Fairfax County Chief Information Officer David J. Molchany and Department of Information Technology Director Wanda Gibson were among 11 winners of Governing Magazine's Public Official of the Year awards for 2003, given in recognition of outstanding achievement at the state and local level. Molchany and Gibson were recognized for having found innovative ways to align county resources with changing customer requirements, and to establish a 21st century IT enterprise with an unyielding commitment to deliver service to the public. The award winners were profiled in the November issue of Governing and honored at a dinner Nov. 13 in Washington, D.C.
2003 Governor's Community Service and Volunteerism Award
Presented to Volunteer Interpreter Program
Governor Mark R. Warner, at the Virginia Governor's Commission on National and Community Service annual Governor's Community Service and Volunteerism Awards Ceremony and Reception, presented the Volunteer Interpreter Program (Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court) the Governor's Community Service and Volunteerism Awards Government Award. The Volunteer Interpreter Program assists the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court staff and clients who encounter communication obstacles due to language differences. Approximately 35 interpreters assist the court and provide services to other courthouse and offsite programs. The Volunteer Interpreter Program assists staff in conducting intake hearings, telephone calls, and written translation of forms and brochures.
GIS Receives "Best of Breed" Award
Fairfax County's GIS Program received the "Best of Breed" Award in the 2003 Digital Counties Survey conducted by the Center for Digital Government, in partnership with the National Association of Counties. CDG is an international research and advisory institute on information technology. This survey, underwritten by Microsoft Corp., was open to applications from all counties in the United States. Awards were given to the nine top counties for their technology-savvy projects that improved government operations and customer service to their citizens.
Fairfax County Web site Named One of Best Government Sites in
the Country
Fairfax County has one of the best government Web sites in the country, according to the Center for Digital Government, an international research and advisory institute on information technology in government and education. More than 260 public-sector Web sites entered the contest. A panel of IT experts judged each entry based on its innovation, Web-based delivery of public services, efficiency, economy and functionality for improved citizen access.
Reston Community Center Program Guide Judged Best in
The Virginia Recreation and Park Society presented an award for the "Best Promotional Effort/Best Promotional Piece" to the Reston Community Center (RCC) for its Program Guide. VRPS is a statewide association for recreation and leisure services. It makes its awards "in recognition of outstanding accomplishments by individuals and organizations in the field of recreation and parks throughout Virginia." The RCC Program Guide, which is produced three times a year and distributed to 27,000 residences and businesses in Reston by the Community Center, serves as both an information resource and the Center's primary marketing tool. In addition to giving information on RCC programs, the Program Guide also includes information on community and cultural events that are sponsored by other area organizations. This provides Restonians with a "one-stop shopping source" where they can learn about opportunities for enrichment in their community. Because the Reston community is made up of a wide range of ages, ethnicities, income levels and interests, RCC designed the Program Guide to reflect this diversity and appeal to the broadest possible audience. The VRPS Award, an attractive plaque in the shape of the State of Virginia, is on display at the Reston Community Center, Hunters Woods. This is not the first time RCC has received an award for its Program Guide. In 2001, the Program Guide won an "Award of Excellence" from the National Association of County Information Officers (NACIO). The Reston Community Center is located at 2310 Colts Neck Road in Reston.
Mallard Appointed to FCC Consumer Advisory
Ron Mallard, director of Fairfax County's Department of Cable Communications and Consumer Protection, was appointed by the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to a newly established Consumer Advisory Committee. Mallard is the only representative of local governments and is representing the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators on the FCC committee. The remaining 34 members of the committee include representatives of industry and special interest groups from throughout the United States. Issues that the Consumer Advisory Committee will address are deployment of broadband services and improved consumer input into FCC decision making, including recommendations for modifying how the FCC conducts its regulatory role.
Fairfax County Wins International City/County Management
Association (ICMA) Award
Child Care Central, a collaborative project with the Department of Information Technology and the Department of Family Services, was recognized with an ICMA Annual Award.
Channel 16 Honored with National Association of
Telecommunications Officers and Advisors Government Programming
Awards Fairfax County Government Cable Channel 16 won six
awards for programs from the National Association of Telecommunications
Officers and Advisors. They were:
• Information Avenue (2nd place Library category)
• Celebrate Fairfax Public Service Announcement (2nd place Event Promotion category)
• Occoquan (3rd place Public Education category)
• Your Community, Your Call (Honorable Mention Public Affairs category)
• Historic Treasures of Southern Fairfax County (Honorable Mention Documentary Profile category)
• Consumer Focus (Honorable Mention Interview/Talk Show category)
Solid Waste Management Division and the Department of Vehicle
Services Designated as an Environmental Enterprise by Virginia
Department of Environmental Quality
On July 8, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality designated the county's Solid Waste Management Division and the Department of Vehicle Services as an Environmental Enterprise, or E2, in accordance with Virginia's Environmental Excellence Program. An E2 is a facility which is interested in beginning or is in the early stages of implementing an environmental management system emphasizing pollution prevention. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality presented the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors a certificate designating Fairfax County as an Environmental Enterprise at the Monday, Aug. 4, meeting of the Board of Supervisors. The Solid Waste Management Division designation includes the I-95 Solid Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery Facility, Lorton; the I-66 Transfer Station, Fairfax; and Refuse Collection, Lorton. The Vehicle Services designation includes the Newington Maintenance Facility, Lorton; the West Ox Maintenance Facility, Fairfax; the Alban Maintenance Facility, Springfield; and the Jermantown Maintenance Facility, Fairfax.
Fairfax County Attorney Named President-Elect of the Virginia
State Bar
Fairfax County Attorney David P. Bobzien is the new president-elect of the Virginia State Bar. Bobzien has served the Virginia State Bar in various positions. Currently, he is a member of the VSB council, the executive committee, and the budget and finance committee. He also represents the executive committee on the Virginia Law Foundation's Committee on Continuing Legal Education. Bobzien is a past president and current board member of the Fairfax Bar Foundation. He is past president of the Local Government Attorneys of Virginia and past chair of the VSB local government law section.
Library Wins Awards in Parade
The Book Cart Drill Team of the Fairfax City Regional Library won first place in the Novelty Division in the Fairfax City's 2003 4th of July parade. It also won 2nd place in the Mayor and City Council award.
Lowe Tapped for Board of Visitors
Governor Mark R. Warner named Sandra Stiner Lowe, Director of the Fairfax County Office of Partnerships, to the Board of Visitors of Virginia Tech.
National Association of Counties (NACo) Awards Acts of Caring
and Counties Care for Kids Awards to Three County
The Volunteer Interpreter Program in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court and Project SUCCESS in the Department of Community and Recreation Services (CRS Therapeutic Recreation Services) won "Acts of Caring" awards while the Department of Family Services' Healthy Families Fairfax program was recognized with a "Counties Care for Kids" award. Project SUCCESS was also selected to receive the NACo "Youth Service Award," which is presented by NACo to the program that best identifies a critical need in the youth community and addresses it, in part, by engaging young people in service.
National Association of County Information Officers Awarded Six
Awards to County Programs
2003 NACIO Awards of Excellence Competition
• Annual Reports, Other Format
2002 Fairfax County Park Foundation Annual Report
Fairfax County Park Authority
• Annual Reports, Other Format
2002 Annual Report and 2003 Calendar
Public Information and Life Safety Education
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
• Internal Publications, Newsletter format
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
• Internal Publications, Magazine format
Line Copy
Public Information & Life Safety Education
Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department
• Special Projects, Ceremonies
Laurel Hill Razor Wire Cutting Ceremony
Laurel Hill Ceremony Committee
• Special Projects, Community Events
The Reston Multicultural Festival
Communications Department, Reston Community Center
National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) Awards
Numerous Honors to County Agencies and Staff in Blue Pencil and Gold
Screen Awards Competition
Blue Pencil Awards Competition
• Articles Category
Honorable Mention (tie)
The Blue Line "A First Hand Perspective from the Pentagon"
Public Information Office, Fairfax County Police Dept.
Presented to: Fairfax County (VA) Public Safety Communications Center
• Press Kit Category
Honorable Mention
Budget Press Kit
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
Presented to: Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
Amy Carlini, PIO II
• Newspapers Category
Honorable Mention
Weekly Agenda
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
Presented to: Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
• Crisis Communication Campaigns
Second Place
Sept. 11, 2001 Crisis Response
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
Presented to: Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
• Gold Screen Video Awards Competition
External Communications Category
Honorable Mention (tie)
Transportation Options in Fairfax County
Fairfax County Department of Transportation
Presented to: Fairfax County Department of Transportation, Transit Services Division
• Public Service Campaign Category
Honorable Mention
e-ffordable Fairfax: Finding Solutions for Affordable Housing
Dept. of Housing & Community Development
Presented to: Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development
• Public Relations Category
Honorable Mention
Make a Living, Make a Difference
Presented to: Fairfax County Government
Fairfax County Wins 9 National Association of Counties (NACo)
Achievement Awards
Nine Fairfax County programs (out of 13 total County entries) were recognized in the annual National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Awards competition. One of these programs, the Park Authority's "Fitlinxx: A Virtual Training Partner" was also named Best of Category. In this 34th year of the awards program, NACo's Achievement Awards recognize the hard work by County staff to promote responsible, responsive, and effective county government. This year's NACo Achievement Award winners represent 24 states and 107 counties with a total of 464 winners selected from 723 entries. This year's winners wee honored at the NACo annual conference during a luncheon on July 13.
2003 Fairfax County NACo Achievement Award recipients:
• DPWES/Facilities Management Division
Program Title: Emergency Response Planning Program
Category: Emergency Management and Response
• DPWES/Solid Waste Collection and Recycling
Program Title: Keep It Green "E-Waste" Program
Category: Environmental Protection & Energy
• Department of Information Technology
Program Title: GIS Use in Crime Analysis by Fairfax County Police Department
Category: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
• Department of Family Services/Adult and Aging Services
Program Title: Task-Based Home Care Services
Category: Human Services
• Department of Family Services/Office for Children and the Department of Information Technology
Program Title: Child Care Central
Category: County Administration and Management
• Department of Finance
Program Title: Returning Unclaimed Money to Rightful Owners
Category: Financial Management
• Department of Management and Budget
Program Title: Youth Leadership Program
Category: Civic Education and Public Information
• Fairfax County Park Authority (Two awards)
Program Title: After Hours: Reaching Out to the Teen Population
Category: Children and Youth
Program Title: Fitlinxx: A Virtual Training Partner (Best of Category)
Category: Parks and Recreation
Fairfax County Wins One Virginia Association of Counties (VACo)
Achievement Award and One VACo Honorable Mention
Fairfax County received one VACo Achievement Award and one honorable mention in the annual Virginia Association of Counties awards competition. Fairfax County's winning program, "Using Technology to Enhance Government Services," was one of 13 programs from across the state honored. The program will be featured in a special VACo publication and the association's Web site as well being recognized at the VACo annual meeting on Monday, Nov. 10. The County's "Laurel Hill Razor Wire Cutting" ceremony entry was also recognized as one of only seven statewide honorable mention awards. The VACo Achievement Awards selections were based on innovation and collaboration, as well as the potential for the program to provide a model that other local governments may learn from or implement in their own localities.
Channel 16 Wins Two Awards from Alliance for Community Media -
Hometown Video Festival
"County Magazine," the county's monthly informational magazine program won an Honorable Mention in the News category and "Make a Living, Make a Difference" was honored with an Honorable Mention in the Municipal category. Both programs are part of the Fairfax County Government Cable Channel 16 programming schedule.
Child Care Central Wins E-Gov Trailblazer Award
The Fairfax County Department of Family Services' Office for Children earned a 2003 E-Gov Trailblazer Award for innovation in e-government for Child Care Central, an online resource for child care information in Fairfax County. The award was presented by E-Gov at the E-Gov 2003 Conference on Tuesday, June 10, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The Trailblazer Award winners are recognized for excellence in enabling better government for citizens and businesses through their e-government efforts. The E-Gov conference program explores information technology's role in improving government efficiency. Staff from the Office for Children and the Department of Information Technology partnered on the development of the comprehensive Web-based information found within the pages of Child Care Central. The Web site has become a one-stop resource for child care information in Fairfax County and it is continually updated to reflect the growing needs of citizens.
Sheriff's Department Receives Accreditation
Fairfax County Sheriff, Stan Barry, announced that the American Correctional Association (ACA) and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) continued the two decade tradition of accreditation for the Adult Detention Center. Both accreditations play vital roles in protecting the county's financial assets by minimizing potential lawsuits and also ensure accountability to the public, media, courts, and peers in the correctional field. The ACA accreditation marks the longest running endorsement for adult jails in the United States and compliments the mandatory requirements set by the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Corrections. Through the accreditation process, the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office continues to reap the rewards of peer judgment and operate as a high performance organization.
National Award Honors Fairfax County's Wastewater Management
Program for Environmental Stewardship
Fairfax County's Noman M. Cole Jr. Pollution Control Plant recently received the prestigious Platinum Peak Performance Award from the Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies (AMSA) to recognize the facility's outstanding accomplishments in wastewater treatment and environmental protection of water quality in the county, as well as improvement of the Chesapeake Bay water quality. The Platinum Award pays special tribute to those municipal wastewater treatment facilities that, for the past five consecutive years (1998 – 2002), have received Gold Awards for achieving 100 percent compliance with all National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit limits during a calendar year. The Noman Cole Plant, operated within the Fairfax County Wastewater Management Program, was recently honored at a special awards ceremony held in May 2003 in conjunction with AMSA's 2003 National Environmental Policy Forum and 33rd Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The Noman Cole Plant, located at 9399 Richmond Highway, Lorton, is the largest advanced wastewater treatment plant in the commonwealth of Virginia with design capacity of 54 million gallons per day. Nearly half of the 95 million gallons per day of wastewater generated in the county is currently treated at the Noman Cole Plant. The plant is operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week with the help of highly trained and skilled wastewater professionals in the field of operations, maintenance, information controls, engineering, management, and related critical support services, as well as water quality testing and environmental monitoring services.
Fairfax County Recognized for Excellence in
Fairfax County has received a renewal of certification of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing Outstanding Agency Accreditation Achievement Award. The award formally recognizes excellence in public procurement by establishing a body of standards that should be in place for a solid purchasing operation. The Department of Purchasing and Supply Management is the primary agency for the procurement of goods and services for Fairfax County Government and Fairfax County Public Schools. Only 55 governments throughout the United States and Canada have attained this distinction. NIGP is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to helping governments manage tax dollars wisely.
FAIRFAX CONNECTOR Selected One of Metro Magazine's 10 Most
Improved Transit Systems
The May 2003 issue of Metro Magazine, a publication that covers transit issues, recognized FAIRFAX CONNECTOR as one of the 10 most improved transit systems in the country. They not only achieved, but surpassed the fiscal year 2002 goals of increasing ridership on the FAIRFAX CONNECTOR Bus System by 4.76 percent and reducing adverse customer comments by 21.9 percent from 41 to 32 per 100,000 riders. Ridership on the FAIRFAX CONNECTOR Bus System in fiscal year 2002 was 6,831,313 passengers, an increase of 11.8 percent over fiscal year 2001 ridership; and the adverse customer comments decreased by 26.8 percent to 30 per 100,000 riders. A number of improvements in customer service were made to the FAIRFAX CONNECTOR bus system to achieve this new level of customer satisfaction. They began by addressing top concerns revealed in customer survey results. After learning that reliability of service was a concern, FAIRFAX CONNECTOR hired a new contractor to operate the routes with persistent problems. They also replaced 57 of the fleet's 136 buses, resulting in an average age of 5 years for the fleet. They created a Web site to make bus route information more easily accessible and added a connector host, who helps transferring riders find their connections during rush hour. This is a function many customers had looked to bus drivers to handle, but FAIRFAX CONNECTOR found a designated host is able to do it more efficiently. Improvements extended to the bus drivers as well. Their seating compartments were adjusted to reduce back strain, which helped improve the bus drivers' attitudes and overall customer service approach.
Fairfax County Recognized as a Charter Clean Water
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized Fairfax County as a charter 2003 Clean Water Partner for its leadership role in the protection of the Chesapeake Bay at a special presentation held on Tuesday, April 1. The recognition was given to the county for the efforts of Wastewater Management, a division of the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services, which has voluntarily monitored the ecology of Gunston Cove and the surrounding area for almost 20 years. The voluntary monitoring has partnered the water quality sampling and analysis expertise of Fairfax County with the ecology expertise of George Mason University. Staff from the county's Environmental Monitoring Branch evaluate physical, chemical and biological elements of Gunston Cove, a Potomac River embayment along the southeast portion of the county where water lovers can enjoy sailboats, paddle boats, water skiing and wind surfing. The purpose of the monitoring is to determine changes over time as a result of point-source and non-point-source pollution.
Bicycle Association Honors Two Fairfax County
At the 30th annual meeting of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association on Thursday, April 3, two Fairfax County Supervisors were honored for promoting bicycling at the local and regional levels. Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (Hunter Mill District) and Supervisor Dana Kauffman (Lee District) were among eight award recipients from government, private industry and citizen organizations. Hudgins was honored for promoting bicycling to work with the first bike-to-work rally in Fairfax County at the Reston Town Center complex and for supporting improved bicycling facilities in Fairfax County, including recommending specific signs requiring motorists to yield to the right-of-way of cyclists and pedestrians in crosswalks. Kauffman was recognized for promoting bicycling with a bike ride in Lee District, the Tour de Lee—a family event for bicyclists of all abilities, for supporting the first on-road designated bike lanes in Fairfax County along Beulah Street and for encouraging better bicycling access to area Metro Stations.
Office of Partnerships Selected as Promising Practice in After
School Programming
The Computer Learning Centers Partnership, a program of the Fairfax County Office of Partnerships, was selected as a "Promising Practice in After School Programming" for having a program that provides positive outcomes for children and youth. This distinction was given by the Academy of Educational Development (AED) Center for Youth Development and Policy Research.
County Executive Named Stone Practitioner Award
Fairfax County Executive Anthony H. Griffin was named the 2003 "Stone Practitioner Award" winner by the Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), which seeks to promote and encourage the study, understanding and improvement of the intergovernmental system, its infrastructure and related cooperative and coordinative efforts of all levels of government and the private sector.
CIO Wins Federal 100 Award
Fairfax County Chief Information Officer David J. Molchany is a recipient of a 2003 Federal 100 award. Molchany was one of four state or local government officials recognized. He was nominated for giving local government a voice in the federal bureaucracy, and specifically for working closely with the federal government on the information architecture for several GIS and e-government projects such as the geo-spatial and recreation.gov one-stops.
Fairfax County CFO Appointed to
Professional Committee on Government Budgeting and
Fairfax County Chief Financial Officer Ed Long was selected by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) to serve a three-year term on their standing committee on Governmental Budgeting and Management, beginning this month. GFOA is the professional association of nearly 15,000 state, local and provincial finance officers in the United States and Canada. In his role on the Committee on Governmental Budgeting and Management, Long will advise GFOA and recommend policies in budgeting, management and related public finance areas. The committee actively promotes the professionalism of budget practitioners through the development of recommended practices and researching various initiatives. In meeting these responsibilities, the committee serves as a forum for the exchange of information about emerging issues, concepts and techniques in public budgeting and management.


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ST. FRANCISVILLE — The first Walker Percy Weekend celebrating the author's works wasn't your ordinary literary conference.
Between panels of experts speaking about Percy's life and writings at the event this weekend, celebrants enjoyed a crawfish boil and a bourbon tasting. And they toured Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and the Entergy Nuclear Plant — two sites that figured in one of Percy's novels.
Organizer Rod Dreher, senior editor at The American Conservative and author of "The Little Way of Ruthie Leming," said he wanted to create a fun festival that would celebrate both Walker Percy and the author's home state.
"That's why we're having the bourbon tasting," Dreher said. "There's no better way to talk about ideas than when you're having fun."
Percy is best known for his National Book Award-winning 1961 novel "The Moviegoer" and for facilitating publication of John Kennedy Toole's "A Confederacy of Dunces." A professor at Loyola University in New Orleans, Percy lived in Covington and set many of his novels in Louisiana. He died in 1990.
Locals and visitors from as far away as London gathered at Dreher's home in historic downtown St. Francisville on Saturday afternoon, eating gumbo and discussing Percy's significance.
Micah Mattix, a literature professor at Houston Baptist University and a contributor to the American Conservative and The New Atlantis, sat in Dreher's living room talking to Ari Schulman, editor of The New Atlantis.
Mattix argued that Percy's enduring legacy is of a novelist who recognized that fiction can reveal truths about the world.
"Here's a guy who understood that literature is important and essential to life and to what it means to be human," he said.
But appreciation of Percy's work wasn't his only reason for attending the festival.
"I love Louisiana, and it was an excuse to come back and have Louisiana food," Mattix said.
After lunch, some festival-goers walked around the block to attend panel sessions at the St. Francisville Courthouse and Temple Sinai while others headed to Angola for a special tour.
Angola and the Entergy nuclear plant in St. Francisville were key settings in Percy's 1987 novel "The Thanatos Syndrome."
"Hard-core Percy fans want to see those places," Dreher said.
The idea for the festival came from Audubon Pilgrimage Festival organizer Nanci Vinci.
"She came to my wife, Julie, and me and said we need a new festival to reflect the way (St. Francisville) is changing," Dreher said.
The Walker Percy Weekend is meant to bookend the old Audubon Pilgrimage Festival, not replace it, Dreher said.
Vinci is also involved with the Julius Freyhan Foundation, which is focused on refurbishing the old Julius Freyhan High School in St. Francisville and turning it into a community center. Proceeds from the Walker Percy Festival will go toward the effort. When completed, the community center could serve as the festival's headquarters, Dreher said.
He decided to focus on Percy in part because there were no festivals celebrating the author. Percy's sensibility and focus on the place also reflect the tension between old and new in St. Francisville as well as the South as a whole.
The festival's success astonished Dreher.
"I thought we'd be lucky to get 100 to 125 people. We sold 300 tickets, and we had to turn people away because we didn't have the capacity. Next year, we'll have the capacity," he said.
Percy's daughter Mary Pratt Percy Lobdell came from Covington to attend the festival. "I got an email from her and she said how much it pleases her that people are showing love and respect for 'Daddy.' That's what she calls him," Dreher said.
For the 2015 festival, Dreher plans to include other arts and literature of the modern South.
"This has shown that there is a real hunger around the country for discussion, fellowship and good food. People want to know about Louisiana," he said.


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The North Platte Board of Education will hold three public hearings on Tuesday and also discuss how to fill the superintendent's position, following the abrupt resignation of Marty Bassett.
Three public hearings are all scheduled at the start of the meeting, which convenes at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
At the end of the meeting, the board will go behind closed doors to discuss personnel matters.
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La Toya Jackson is appearing in a new reality TV show.
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The Spartans' 2013 class, however, appears to have more star power.
ESPN NFL Draft guru Mel Kiper released his first Big Board for 2013, listing his top 25 prospects for next April's NFL Draft.
Three Michigan State players — cornerback Johnny Adams, defensive end Will Gholston and running back Le'Veon Bell — made Kiper's board, more than any other college football program.
Kiper lists Adams as the No. 14 prospect and the top-ranked senior cornerback. He wrote the following of the 5-foot-11, 178-pound Adams: "Sound and instinctive zone corner, he attacks what he sees really well. Lacks elite size, but takes on bigger players and tackles well. Really good blitzer. Needs work on his man game, but very competitive. Great ball skills."
Gholston is No. 17. Kiper's analysis of the 6-foot-7, 275-pound end: "Great length and frame, with very good pass-rushing skills. Has grown into frame; now has solid 4-3 DE size. Experience shows; reads the play well, knowing when to go wide or come inside against the run. Could be in line for a huge year."
Bell was perhaps the surprise on this list, at No. 21. Of the 6-foot-2, 238-pound rusher, Kiper wrote: "Big bruising back who follows blocks well and will run over tacklers. Split carries the last two seasons, but might carry a bigger load in 2012. Not a burner, but has quick feet and can get wide where he won't run out of bounds. Finishes forward."
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Gyarados' Defenses are about averagebut it's special is higher so a Physical Volley or an Electric one should work wonders
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