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Corti Brothers Newsletter for Winter 2002 Page 1
My best wishes for a tranquil 2002. Now, that the rush of the holiday season
is over and winter has really arrived, it's a reflective time. Cold weather
and long, sunless days bring back longings for warm, sunny days. I hope
some items in this newsletter will help brighten this period. Winter is
also the time for deep flavored, long cooked dishes with scents that stimulate
the appetite and warm the body. Spring will come, but right now let's enjoy
the good things of winter.
Darrell Corti
Corti Brothers sells a number of beans which are staples for us but exotic
to some: Cannellini, Borlotti lingua di fuoco, Gigantes, Flageolets,
Cranberry. To this list we can now offer a selection
of more unusual beans, some new to us since they are new crosses, and others
new since they had been produced in very limited quantity.
RICE BEANS are a small bean, shaped like a grain of long grain rice, but about three to four times as wide. They look much like those licorice candies, sugar coated in different colors, called "Good and Plenty." There is a variety of bean which is not a Phaseolus bean, a New World bean, also called "Rice" bean, but this is a bean from the Old World, indigenous to northeastem India and southeast Asia, part of the Vigna family, like the adzuki, mung, Chinese long bean, and black eye "peas." These rice beans are now classified as Vigna umbellata rather than their previous name, Phaseolus calcaratus.
The RICE BEANS we can now offer are crosses made recently in Idaho, basically from a parent known as Dwarf White Rice. This cultivar is an old German variety with small seeds, already known in 1863. A recent crossing program has produced several different colored rice beans which are are quite pretty to look at, cook easily, are delicious, and unusual. In using them--their textures vary but slightly--color combination possibilities are numerous, and you are limited only by your imagination.
Our RICE beans come in several color variations: white, brown, green, spotted (called Falcon), and a camel color brown (called Mocassin). The green rice bean is the exception. Since it retains a good deal of green color from chlorophyll due to a persistent gene, much like flageolets, and not from the seed coat, its flavor is more "green" in character.
A parent in all of these crosses, the color differences are made through crossings, is still the white rice bean. This parent was found as a sport in a field of colored beans and propagated from a single plant. Our rice beans are firm in texture, not mealy, and when carefully cooked-- simmered, not boiled-- in a copious amount of water, they increase slightly in size, but still remain a small bean.
Their colors remain quite distinctive if cooked individually. Once cooked, then mixed, they produce attractive color combinations. If cooked together, part of their visual effect will be washed out. Due to their size, they will cook in about 30 to 45 minutes without previous soaking. Merely picked over, washed, started in cold water, and salted after becoming tender, rice beans are easily prepared.
Cooked like rice or with rice, our rice beans hold their shape, color, and lend a delicate, distinctive flavor to dishes. They reheat very well and once cooked, can be seasoned in innumerable ways. Served as an accompaniment to sausages, they are exceptionally good. Use your imagination to make salads. Served with our delicious As do Mar tuna as a novel Italian fagioli al tonno (bean and tuna salad), they are visually and flavorfully unique.
TEPARY BEANS, Phaseolus acutifolius, have been used as a food source in the Americas for more than five millenia. Remains of these beans dating to 5,000 B.C. have been found in the Tehuacan Valley in Mexico, and the Hopi Indians of northeastern Arizona have used them as a staple for over 1,200 years. TEPARY is a special bean that is very productive in arid climates. Its claim to fame is that it grows where practically nothing else will and thus has been the subsistence for peoples living in the desert areas of the United States southwest and the north west of Mexico, the so-called Aridoamerica. There are both domesticated and wild strains of this bean.
Our TEPARY is small, has a very pretty, speckled color, much like a sparrow egg, and often truncated in shape. They swell slightly in cooking, but remain a small bean, and have an excellent texture, not at all starchy. Traditional in Hopi and Pima Indian cooking and in the north of Mexico, they are delicious as frijoles de olla, the traditional soupy beans of Mexico and again, unusual as a side dish.
PERSIAN LIMAS we offer are red in color with black flecking. I am told that the original seed was brought back from China by Mark Miller of Coyote Cafe fame and the name "persian" was given solely to name it. This is a Phaseolus bean, Phaseolus lunatus, originally discovered in Central and South America. The small size of this lima distinguishes it from the other two forms of limas.Red is one of the rare color coats of lima beans which we normally see in pale green or white. While it is cooking, some of the red coat color leaches into the cooking water but the bean remains well colored. Its flavor is a pleasant lima bean taste, not grassy or starchy, but slightly sweet and delicious. Again, as color and flavor rule, once cooked, these limas could be added to practically anything.
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I imagine most people have seen the footage of heroic gay activist Peter Tatchell confronting BNP leader Nick Griffin and being bundled away by security guards.
Griffin was at the BBC's studios in Westminster showing the press the invitation he had inviting him to Buckingham Palace which was subsequently withdrawn by the Queen. Suddenly Tatchell appears from nowhere and heckles him about his anti-semitism and homophobia.
You can catch up with the story at PinkPaper.com here .
Maybe it's because I've known Peter for so long and am, therefore, highly aware of the many injuries he's sustained over the years or perhaps it's because I feel so uneasy about violence – but my immediate reaction to it was "oh my god, I hope they don't hurt him". He is still looking good but he is getting on a bit and his health hasn't been the same since Mugabe's henchmen did him over.
Griffin's minders charged down the steps to drag Peter out of the way without apparently pausing to think, let alone ask questions or request that he move on. I can't say whether or not they were careless of his safety as I wasn't there and I haven't interviewed them about the incident – but it didn't look good.
Aside of whatever injury they risked doing to Peter, themselves or the journalists and photographers who were there just doing their job, you have to wonder why they decided to forcibly move him in the first place. Nick Griffin was simply engaged in a publicity stunt to promote his own views. Tatchell wasn't interfering in a public meeting or starting a riot, he was just protesting, entirely peacefully and in a way that endangered nobody – that's the only kind of protest he ever does! So why not let him get on with it and allow him his freedom of speech?
I'm instinctively cautious around security guards. Obviously they vary but in my experience they seem far more thuggish than properly trained figures of authority, like the police. The only way I think we're blessed is that the ones who work on the gay scene tend to be better than straight club bouncers (the big exception being gay festivals, where the security staff are often complete wankers). I worry that these people have way too much power. But I digress.
The other issue, of course, is around whether Griffin should have been invited to the palace in the first instance and whether his invitation should have subsequently been withdrawn.
The arguments on this have been given plenty of air-time and column inches, so I don't intend to run through it all again. But I did think the whole controversy was interesting for a slightly tangential reason – that it illustrated a paradox at the heart of having a monarch rather than an elected head of state.
The Queen's job is political but she isn't supposed to be involved in politics. It's simply impossible for the head of state to have a purely ceremonial role. Everything she says, every charity she supports, everyone who visits her home, every state visit she undertakes is a political statement. Not a party political one necessarily, but political nevertheless. The fact that she has never, as far as we can ascertain, made any comment regarding the lesbian, gay, bi and trans community in Britain, for example, has political ramifications. The fact that she's head of the Church of England but hasn't intervened to stop the renewed homophobia within that institution is also a political decision. So even what she doesn't do matters. And that's without touching on her more weighty constitutional duties, like signing laws and advising the Prime Minister.
I'm not saying she should be more overtly political, or that she's not doing a good job. And I'm not saying whether or not I'm a republican. I'm just suggesting that the Griffin invite, the dismay it stirred up and the dithering which followed are an inevitable outcome of this curious constitutional situation. In other words, things like this will keep on happening.

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As the NFL combine continues through Tuesday at Indianapolis, former Tennessee players are having a tough time.
Running back Arian Foster, who had the most on the line as NFL scouts and coaches evaluate talent for the draft, participated only in the bench press and his 23 reps with 225 pounds were about average for running backs here, according to fantasyplayers.com, a Web site tracking the combine.
Guard Anthony Parker had an average 24 reps, hardly eye-popping for an offensive lineman considering Texas Tech's Louis Vasquez did 39.
Tackle Ramon Foster didn't help himself with a 5.57 in the 40-yard dash, among the slowest times posted. His 20 reps in the bench likely didn't impress the scouts either.
Players pick and choose the events they will participate in. There will be a pro day at UT on March 11 at which former Vols will have another chance to impress the scouts.
Defensive tackle Demonte Bolden, defensive end Robert Ayers and punter Britton Colquitt also are at the NFL Combine.
Ayers appears to be the only ex-Vol who has improved his draft status and is projected to go as early as the first round.


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At 33, re-licensed in September 2004 after a 21-month drug hiatus and rehab, Gomez has been the leading rider or runner-up in a succession of meets and won 26 stakes this year for 19 trainers, illustrative of the demand for his services. He has won five Grade I stakes compared with a total of nine previously, and the $13.1 million in purses is $4 million more than his previous high.
In one stunning weekend in early October, he won Belmont Park's $500,000 Grade I Vosburgh on 26-1 outsider Taste Of Paradise and the $1-million Grade I Jockey Club Gold Cup on Borrego, then returned to California to win the $250,000 Grade II Lady's Secret on Healthy Addiction.


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EDINBURG – The University of Texas-Pan American Women's Empowerment Business Center (WEBC), with the help of the Lillian Vernon Corporation have recently set up a Lillian Vernon Kids Corner for children of women entrepreneurs that routinely visit for counseling and training.
Women helping other women was the premise behind the donation of children's toys by Lillian Vernon Corporation to The University of Texas-Pan American Women's Empowerment Business Center, said Candi Roxas, director of the WEBC.
Roxas said the company's donation is very timely because the center has been experiencing an increase in the number of children visiting daily.
"Our vision is to have one part of the conference room transformed into the Lillian Vernon Kids Corner and the other part house the counseling area," Roxas said. "This way parents can still keep an eye on their children while discussing business."
The WEBC provides business and technical assistance to women entrepreneurs of the Valley, focusing on their unique economic and social needs. Since its inception in October of 1998, the WEBC has counseled more than 145 clients and trained in excess of 400 participants.
During these counseling sessions, many clients are compelled to bring their children. The Lillian Vernon Kids Corner will keep children actively engaged and content because of the wide variety of toys to play with. Lillian Vernon, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, is happy to be a part of this project.
"I congratulate all the women entrepreneurs who are venturing into their own businesses while maintaining a commitment to their families," Vernon said. "I know first-hand how challenging building a successful company and raising a family can be. I am proud to help women achieve these goals in any way I can."
Lillian Vernon Corporation is a 48-year old specialty catalog and online retailer that markets gift, household, gardening, kitchen and children's products. The company believes strongly in giving to those in need and has donated funds and merchandise to more than 5,000 non-profits, religious and civic organizations.
The WEBC is located at the One Stop Capital Shop at The University of Texas-Pan American's Annex on 2412 S. Closner in Edinburg.
In addition to the WEBC, the Small Business Development Center, One Stop Capital Shop and Minority Business Opportunity Committee will also participate in the Lillian Vernon Kids Corner and will benefit from the donation.
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Born: November 2, 1968
Leanne Darling creates a powerful new voice for the viola. She draws from her classical technique, her skills in many musical genres, and her passion for improvisation to break the boundaries of this underused instrument. A versatile performer, composer, and improvisor, Darling has has appeared with virtuoso oudist Simon Shaheen in Carnegie Hall, with poets Robert Bly and Clarissa Pinkola-Estes at the Omega Institute, and with the Cedar Lake Ensemble's premiere performance in Chelsea.
Her unique solo viola compositions use the entire scope of her instrument, mixing more traditional sounds with electric sound effects. Using a sampling/looping device, Darling generates layers of sound from lyrical melodies to driving rhythms and textures simulating a whole room full of musicians. The layers are improvised as well as planned, making each performance distinctive. The style ranges from minimalist to free jazz, blues, Arabic, and ambient music. She recently released her debut CD, Spiral, which is now available on CDBaby....
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Awards2007 New York Innovative Theater Award, best original music in a play
Few violists have dared to climb out of the classical box to investigate their instrument in new ways. Leanne Darling's brave and dedicated explorations into improvisation, Arabic music, and composition distinguish her as one of the leaders in her field. -Julie Lyonn Lieberman, Improvising Violinist and Author
Leanne Darling is one of the most promising new talents on the scene of improvised classical and world soundings. Her viola is rich with sound and depth, and her control of many musical idioms gives the listener a great sense of inspiration and culture. I highly recommend her considerable talents, both as a composer/performer and as an authentic and inspiring teacher. -David Darling, Cellist,Grammy Nominated Recording Artist and Teacher
This music surprised me. I wasn't sure at first what solo viola with loops would sound like, but the opener, Pollock, grabbed me right away. Leanne has composed the music to work brilliantly with the way she uses the loops, creating a continuous multi-layer sound that shifts and evolves in a very melodic, organic way. This CD really lets you hear what a gifted composer and improviser she is; in the hands of a lesser musician, looped strings could easily result in bland, new-age jamming. In stark contrast, this music is extremely creative, intelligent and soulful. -Brian Prunka, oudist, guitarist, composer
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Teaches all levels violin and viola, beginning improvisation, blues, jazz and middle eastern music, ages 6- adult. Taught for 17 years. Has taught at Brooklyn Conservatory, Op, 118 Harlem School for Strings, Manatee Community College. Holds degrees from Eastman School of Music and Cleveland Institute of Music. Studied with Julie Lyonn Lieberman and Rob Thomas.
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StringPlay String students experience music beyond the written note with this dynamic workshop. Using a vocal/body warmup and many improvisational games, including musical "telephone" and "Simon sez," Leanne Darling shows how easy it is to start creating your own music. From there she delves directly into ensemble playing, showing how we can use improvisation to listen and share in our own musical expression. Skills covered include cueing and non-verbal communication, use of dynamics, and exploration of different rhythms, textures and timbres. Suitable for all ages and levels, running time 1 to 2 hours. Contemporary Bowed Strings Builds on the StringPlay workshop, with a introduction in creating your own melodies and rhythms through improvisation. Different musical styles — blues, jazz, rock, latin, arabic — are then explored through their basic structures, chords/scales and rhythms. Each style will be introduced step by step, with all participants learning basic rhythmic accompaniments, followed by plenty of opportunities to solo over the group by using their new improv skills to explore the scales and phrases of each style. Suitable for intermediate players, ages 8 and up, running time 1 to 2 hours. Introduction to Arabic Music Bowed strings are an intregal part of Classical Arabic Music, a rich musical tradition based in the Levant region, from Lebanon to northern Egypt. This expressive, lyrical music brings together unique scales, vibrant rhythmic patterns, and colorful ornamentation. This workshop can take two forms: A lecture demonstration where Leanne Darling guides a string class through the fundamentals of this music: the tonal system, the scales, ornamentation, rhythms and forms. Students will learn scales, improvisation techniques, and some basic repertoire. Suitable for intermediate players, 12 and up, running time 90 minutes to 2 hours.


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Winter Storm Dumps More Than 7 Inches of Snow in Merrick
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Snow continued to fall lightly in Merrick as of 9 a.m. Friday with more than seven inches having fallen overnight.
According to Mike Silva, meteorologist at the National Weather Service Office, the storm held no surprises.
"This pretty much panned out exactly as we expected," he said. "We expected six to 10 inches of snow, with maybe a little bit higher out east. Some places managed to touch a foot."
Winds, however, weren't quite as fierce as initially predicted, but were starting to pick up Friday morning, with "very dangerous" temperatures across Long Island. With the wind chill factor, some areas felt as though it were minus 11 degrees, with a range of minus three to minus eight.
Temperatures are not expected to rise higher than the upper teens for most of Long Island Friday.
Two last bands of snow are slated to continue moving across Long Island Friday morning, one in Suffolk County and one over northern Nassau; another inch or two of snow will fall by 1 p.m., when the white stuff should disappear from the area completely.
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Latest Polls: Swing States Swinging Romney's Way
Romney maintains his debate bump, tightens the race, in latest round presidential polls.
The presidential race is nearly a statistical tie, according to the latest round of polling that shows Mitt Romney has yet to relinquish the advantage he gained after the first presidential debate. In addition to the national tallies, the all important swing states seem to be tilting away from Obama.
Two large national polls released over the weekend, each of which surveyed around 1,000 likely voters, give a slight edge to Obama. In a Washington Post-ABC News poll, 49 percent of those surveyed preferred Obama and 46 percent Romney. A Politico-George Washington University survey also found 49 percent favored Obama, but showed a closer race, as Romney pulled in 48 percent.
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The Real Clear Politics polling average puts the candidates in a dead heat at 47.3 percent.
The latest surveys in swing states show Romney winning or gaining ground in New Hampshire, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, and Colorado.
Florida, in particular, is improving for the Republican challenger. Three separate polls show Romney in the lead or within the margin of error there. A Public Policy Polling survey found that Romney has gained five points in the state since the first debate, buoyed in part by increasing support among the Sunshine State's Latinos.
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Romney has also done well in Colorado polls of late. He trailed the president for much of the year there, according to RCP's polling average, but has pulled ahead in October. A Denver Post-Survey USA pollreleased Sunday had him slightly ahead, though within the margin of error, 49 percent to 48 percent.
These latest polls found Obama maintains small leads in Ohio, Nevada, Wisconsin and Iowa, but remains behind in both Virginia and North Carolina.
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Chennai, Oct 9 : As the hitherto strong relations between the two neighbouring states appeared to be turning sour over the vexaious issue of sharing the waters of river Cauvery, agitations continued in Karnataka against the release while Tamil Nadu government announced filing of a contempt petition in the Supreme Court.
At an emergency meeting at the Secretariat, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalaithaa took the decision to move the contempt petition against the Jagdish Shettar led BJP government, the opposition DMK supremo and M Karunanidhi, who had also been grappling with this problem durig his five tenures as Chief Minister, urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to invoke Article 356 and impose President's Rule in Karnataka.
Mr Karunanidhi in a question-answer statement, also strongly criticised External Affairs minister S M Krishna, who hails from the simmering Mandya district in Karnataka, for writing to the Prime Minister to withdraw his direction as Chairman of CRA to release 9000 tmc ft of water to Tamil Nadu.Leaders of other political parties in Tamil Nadu including the Pattali Makkal Katchi(PMK), which ,however, has no representation in the current state Assmbly, the ruling AIADMK ally CPI and the Dalit party Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi(VCK). Whie the PMK alleged that Karnataka's act of stopping release of Cauvery water was tantamount to insulting the concept of sovereignty enshrined in the Constitution.
The CPI cadres courted arrest stagig a protest over karnataka's unilateral stand in the Delta areas like Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam. The VCK volunteers held protests in Chembarankoil in Nagapattinam district and burnt Mr Krishna in effigy for his alleged 'partisan attitude' to Karnataka.
The VCK also appealed to Ms Jayalalithaa to to convene an all party meeting and a state-wide bandh to in condemnation of the Shettar government. Mr Karunanidhi also indirectly demanded an all party meeting charging that unlike the Karnataka government, the Jayalalithaa government had not 'bothered to consult other political parties on the issue and had been 'taking decisions on her own'.
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One American dies every 19 minutes from prescription drug overdose, Thomas Jan, a doctor who works with Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, said during his Narcan presentation this week at Daytop in Huntington Station.
Narcan, also known as naloxone, is a drug that immediately reverses the effects of opioid drugs, such as heroin and oxycodone. With about 370 deaths from prescription drug overdose on Long Island alone in the past year, LICADD hosted a training session to promote the training of Narcan.
According to Jan, some of the symptoms of overdose are nodding off and heavy breathing, but the effects do not immediately cause deaths.
"It takes hours to die," Jan said. "It will put you to sleep and suppresses the drive to breathe."
The effects of overdose can take one to three hours before killing a person, which leaves time to respond and possibly prevent someone from dying. LICADD distributed Narcan kits to those who attended the presentation, which included a mask for heavy breathing, two syringes, two vials of Naloxone, two alcohol swabs, two gloves and a brochure. After he provided a demonstration, attendees walked up and learned how to use the syringe, from filling it with fluid to the position in which to hold it.
"What he says is a real eye opener," Scott Norcott, a member of the Northport-East Northport Drug and Alcohol Task Force, said.
This presentation, Norcott added, can bring more awareness to the community, and not just to people who have directly seen or known someone affected by overdose.
"I learned a couple of new things," Eileen Damato, a member of South Huntington Against Drugs, said. "I didn't know there was a difference between physical dependence and addiction."
William W. Weick, deputy sheriff investigator, from the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, was also present, and distributed Test Don't Guess kits.
Jan and Weick both agreed that the first step when trying to help someone who has overdosed is to call 911, and then perform the Narcan injection while responders are on the way.
"There is an epidemic of prescription drug overdose," Jan said. "Early intervention is key."


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In a new clinical report, "Probiotics and Prebiotics in Pediatrics," in the December 2010 print issue of Pediatrics
(published online Nov. 29), the American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP) reviews the evidence surrounding the use of probiotics and
prebiotics for children. In otherwise healthy children and infants,
administering probiotics early in the course of diarrhea from acute
viral gastroenteritis can reduce its duration by one day. Probiotics
also have been found to be modestly effective in preventing
antibiotic-associated diarrhea in otherwise healthy children, though
there is no evidence probiotics are effective at treating this type of
Probiotics should
not be given to chronically or seriously ill children. The long-term
benefits of prebiotics, found in human milk, may be beneficial in
reducing common infections and atopic eczema in healthy children;
however, more research is needed before such recommendations for the
use of prebiotics in infant formula can be made.
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Pediatrics is an organization of 60,000 primary care pediatricians,
pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists
dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children,
adolescents and young adults. For more information, visit www.aap.org.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) study finds no link between Gastrointenstinal Disorders and Autism.
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Update 9:33 p.m.: It's been widely reported, both at Patch and other mainstream media outlets, that a last-minute addition to the state's 2012-13 budget allows cities and counties to skip Brown Act requirements that they post meeting agendas 72 hours in advance. In addition, the new rules allow local boards and councils to forgo publicly disclosing actions taken during closed-session meetings.
However, school boards and governing bodies for community college districts do not have that option.
"Obligations under the Brown Act remain fully in effect for school districts and colleges," according to School Services of California, a consultant hired by school districts throughout the state, including Capo Unified. "Open meeting and 'sunshine' requirements come not only from the Brown Act but also from the education code, the California constitution, board policy and other sources."
Towns and cities in Suisun City and across California now have the option of becoming a lot more secretive—if they choose.
Last month, the state legislature suspended the Brown Act mandate that local jurisdictions—cities, counties, school districts, water districts and special districts—post meeting agendas for the public. The suspension also allows local jurisdictions to forgo reporting to the public about actions taken during closed-session meetings.
It's unclear how many California municipalities will choose to abandon the transparency mandates. Suisun City Pete Sanchez said he'd heard of the proposed suspensions some time ago, but never thought that they would actually pass. Still, he thinks it is a good idea to continue posting city council agendas.
"If I can persuade council members (to continue posting meeting agendas) then that's the way we will go," Sanchez said. "It's a big disservice to the public to hide the agendas."
The League of California Cities is expected to release an official statement on the issue this week, but the organization's Communications Director Eva Spiegel said for now the suggestion to cities is "stick with the status quo.
"The League has been very involved with the Brown Act," she said. "We have always encouraged transparency."
How the state came to the decision of suspending the Brown Act mandates boiled down to one thing: money. In California, mandates placed on local jurisdictions by Sacramento must be funded by the state. In the case of the Brown Act mandates, the state was subsidizing nearly $100 million a year by some estimates.
So in an effort to cut expenditures, the state decided to suspend the mandates.
But according to watchdog Californians Aware—a group that tries to foster improvement of, compliance with and public understanding and use of, public forum law, which deals with what rights citizens have to know what is going in in government—local jurisdictions learned how to milk the system.
They "could get a windfall of cash for doing something they had always done: preparing and posting meeting agendas for their governing and other bodies as mandated by Brown Act amendments passed in 1986—but as, in fact, routinely done anyway since time immemorial to satisfy practical and political expectations," the nonprofit reported Friday.
It is unknown if local jurisdictions had filed for reimbursements.
State Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) has introduced a Senate Constitutional Amendment (SCA 7) that would ask California voters if they want the transparency. The amendment is stalled in committee.
"To anyone who's been watching this issue for a while, the real news is not that the Brown Act can be so dependent on the state budget," said Terry Francke, a California media law expert who is General Counsel, Californians Aware.
"The real news is that 17 people in Sacramento are denying the public the chance to say 'Enough'."
Earlier this year during Sunshine Week, a national initiative launched in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors to educate the public about the importance of open government, Francke .
In the meantime, the suspension could last through 2015, so it appears the public will need to demand transparency from its representatives if it wants to stay informed.
Suisun City Patch will continue to provide updates on this topic.


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Middlesbrough murder victim named (From Darlington and Stockton Times)
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Police still questioning suspect as part of murder inquiry after 33-year-old dies from head injuries
Updated 3:58pm Sunday 10th February 2013 in News By Julia Breen
POLICE have named the man whose death is the subject of a murder investigation in Middlesbrough.
David Stuart Clark, 33, was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries after an incident in Cornforth Avenue in the town in the early hours of Saturday morning.
He died later that afternoon at James Cook University Hospital and a murder inquiry was launched.
A 38-year-old Middlesbrough man, who is understood to be a family member living nearby, was subsequently arrested and is still being questioned by Cleveland Police detectives.
Tributes on social networking sites poured in for Middlesbrough-born Mr Clark yesterday, describing him as a "genuinely nice guy" and "a lovely, decent lad".
A former pupil of Keldholme Comprehensive, Middlesbrough, he is understood to have lived in Darlington until recently, where he ran a catering business.
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From the award-winning team of Kander & Ebb, get ready for some musical sleuthing fun! Detective Lt. Frank Cioffi begins investigating the murder of the leading lady in a Broadway-bound show and soon finds himself happily caught up in love, and in a musical headed for New York. Full of thrills and spills, laughter, mayhem and mystery, this hilarious 'whodunnit' celebrates the Golden Age of musicals and the Hollywood 'film noir' detective movies of the 1950's.
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One of the best shows. It's amazing the talent in the leading ladies and gentlemen. The new restrooms are a true investment in a beautiful theater.
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We enjoyed it as well. A bit long (3 hours), and my mind began wandering about 3/4 way through, but still quite good. I'd recommend it. Plus, the woman who played Carmine was superb--and had great stage presence. My favorite production there was The Producers, which played about a year or so ago. Outstanding.
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Higher education can be extremely costly when you take into account not only tuition, but also living expenses: room and board, food and entertainment, school supplies and textbooks, and the list goes on. It is in your best interest to get an early start on financing your child's college costs by taking advantage of the widely available college savings plan to prepare for these expenses – the section 529 plan. Without a savings plan in place, many families end up relying upon credit cards to fund education beyond what is covered by student loans.
Here, BillShrink will show you how to make the most of your money to prepare for your child's college tuition. To do so, let's look at the types of section 529 plans available to you.
529: State Section Pre-Paid Tuition and College Savings Plans, and the Independent Plan
First of all, let's make clear what a 529 account is. This type of account is a college savings plan that is protected by the Internal Revenue Code 529, which states plan requirements to be free from federal taxation. There are essentially three types of section 529 plans: the state pre-paid tuition plan, the state college savings plan and the independent college savings plan. Though all are named after section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, this name-sake is nearly all the plans share in common. It is important to know the differences between the plans, so you know which would better suit your needs.
A state section pre-paid tuition 529 plan is used to save for in-state college tuitions. These plans allow the holder to save toward a specific tuition amount which is guaranteed by the state. Usually, current tuition rates plus the rates of increase are accounted for, and a specific dollar amount is derived. Most prefer these plans as most are backed by a state guarantee and have tax deductions available in certain states. On the other hand, a state 529 college savings plan does not guarantee coverage of a specific tuition amount. This investment uses financial assets that are subject to market conditions, such as stocks and bonds. Although there is risk involved, some prefer these plans because a greater rate of return is possible.
Pre-paid tuition plans are offered by your state of residence, as well as by private institutions. Every state (including the District of Columbia) offers a state section 529 plan. According to FinAid, a non-profit financial aid education service, 32 states offer just college savings plans, two offer just pre-paid tuition plans and 17 states offer both. Each state is a bit different; Some states limit the guarantee on pre-paid tuition plans, by backing for example only a certain percentage of the total investment. Additionally, states employ their own rules as to what college expenses are covered by the plan, and how often or how much a plan holder can contribute.
For example, the state of Alabama allows pre-paid tuition plan holders to contribute only until the child reaches the ninth grade. This plan only covers four years of tuition at an Alabama state college, or, if the child chooses to go to college out-of-state, the plan will only cover up to an amount comparable to four-year's tuition in an Alabama state university.
On the converse, state section 529 college savings plans do not have general rules that dictate how to invest or how much of an investment is guaranteed. For example, the Golden State College Share Trust (offered in California) is managed by Fidelity Investments. Investments in this plan can range from conservative to agressive, including a 100 percent equity option or two age-based asset allocation options. Generally, college savings plans are managed on a very aggressive portfolio of assets in the child's younger years, switching to a more conservative portfolio as the child nears college-ready age. Some states do offer a guarantee for college savings plans, but this is a rarity and guarantees are very limited compared to pre-paid tuition plans.
In planning for tuition at a private institution, the independent 529 plan is another type of pre-paid tuition plan. This plan is offered by the Tuition Plan Consortium, a collective group of private colleges and universities. The plan is backed by a consortium guarantee of a percentage of tuition at any member university or college. An investor in such a plan would be issued a certificate, the total investment of which would be equal to a discounted tuition cost.
Why Is Now a Good Time to Open a 529 Plan?
Americans are starting a trend towards reducing debt and starting to save. According to a BillShrink study conducted in February 2009, 46 percent of all BillShrink users reported to have paid off their credit card balance in full each month. In just a year, that number increased to 59 percent. This may indicate that we're getting better at living within our means now, to prepare for our futures. For parents, this means now is the time to curtail the cycle of debt and create a savings plan for your child's future. A section 529 plan is the ideal tool to accomplish not only your own financial freedom, but your child's as well.
Also, why not teach your children now about the value of a high interest savings account and a low interest credit card?
Use BillShrink to show them how to balance between safe spending and smart saving.


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Former Tullytown Borough councilman George Fox has lost his job as a clerk with the Bucks County Prothonotary department after an investigation by the district attorney found he issued two unauthorised subpoenas.
While Fox will not be facing any criminal charges, District Attorney David Heckler wrote in a letter to Prothonotary Patricia L. Bachtle that labeled the clerk's actions as "misconduct" and an "abuse" of the subpoena system.
Fox overstepped his legitimate authority when he purchased a subpoena, stamped it with the county seal and delivered it to Farm and Home Oil on Levittown Parkway in Tullytown as part of an effort to compel them to show him security camera footage from their property, Hecker said.
"The purpose for which Mr. Fox wished to obtain these video surveillance images was to support the issuance of a private criminal complaint in connection with the removal of a plastic sign which he had installed within in the PennDOT right of way in the vicinity of the Farm and Home premises," Hecker wrote.
Fox is involved with a website that talks about borough government and had signed posted along Levittown Parkway. Until recently, the signs remained along the roadway.
According to Hecker, Fox also admitted making a second invalid subpoena for his girlfriend. The subpoena was made in order to get a police report from Falls Township police. The district attorney was not clear how that police reported played into any court actions.
"He should have known better. He was wrong because he exceeded his authority, but I could not find an egregious violation in his conduct," Heckler said. He added that he was surprised to find no section of the crimes code which Fox had violated.
Lawyers and other "officers of the court" can purchase blank civil subpoenas from the Prothonotary Office. Hecker said valid cases are marked with a caption on the subpoena. The caption matches up with a court action.
The district attorney summed up his letter by writing that Fox betrayed trust of county officials.


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Sweet and seductive
California red blends aren't sophisticated, but they have undeniable appeal and marketing clout
More than ever, people are looking for authenticity in their food, be it 100-mile diets, diverse restaurants with flavours from all over the globe or increasingly available exotic ingredients for cooking.
There's been a push for similarly global-but-regional emphasis in wine. Australia ran a "Regional Heroes" campaign in 2011, highlighting the differences between regions like the cooler Mornington Peninsula and warmer Barossa Valley. Ontario's sub-appellations continue to expand, highlighting the differences from, for example, Riesling from the Niagara Escarpment and Niagara-on-the-Lake.
So what, then, to make of the glut of sweet, jammy California red blends that continue to gain shelf space at Liquor Marts and private wine stores? Why are these wines so bloody popular?
It starts with marketing. Many of these $12-$25 California red blends sport catchy/provocative names and graphics: Apothic, Bear Flag, The Big Red Monster, Menage Trois, Red Velvet, Purple Cowboy, Primal Roots, etc. For the budding red wine drinker -- clearly the target market -- the California section of their local shop is less intimidating than a section like France or Italy.
These wines often don't tell you the grape varieties used, nor do they specify a region other than "California." Flavour-wise, these wines bring a number of similar characteristics that appeal to the red wine neophyte's palate -- super-ripe fruit, a dollop of sweetness, and little to no mouth-drying tannin.
To me these wines taste manufactured -- like someone made wine out of store-bought grape juice or grape Kool-Aid rather than crushing or pressing actual fruit at a winery.
I don't fault people for liking these wines: The sweet fruit is seductive, the names/labels are attractive, and they're consistently made. In fact, many don't sport a vintage year so that grapes from different years can be blended together to retain that same flavour.
I love the increasing diversity and authenticity in food, and I love it even more in wine. These California red blends mute the hard work winemakers are doing in that state to reflect their regional differences.
Different strokes for different folks -- or, perhaps more appropriately, que sera Syrah.
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I grabbed a few New World red blends, tasted them blind, and was able to pick out the California wines pretty easily. No scores this week.
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Heartland 2010 Stickleback Red (South Australia -- $13.99, Liquor Marts and beyond)
A Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon-Dolcetto-Lagrein blend (yeah, those last two are a bit obscure), the Heartland red isn't too dark in colour, with loads of cherries and blackberries as well as licorice, herbal, mint and earthy notes supporting both on the nose and the palate. It's a decent wine (my second-favourite this week) for the price that's probably ready for a vintage refresh. If you've dug out your barbecue, this would work well with pretty much anything you're willing to throw on there.
Rosewood 2011 Long Rows Red (Niagara Peninsula, Ont. -- $15.99, Liquor Marts and beyond)
New to Manitoba, this blend of Merlot, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc shows up-front floral, blueberry, plum and cocoa aromas, with a quick hit of earth and bell pepper in there. It's a plush, medium-bodied red that's definitely Merlot-driven, with pretty blueberry, plum and black tea notes as well as a hint of earthy complexity from the Pinot Noir. This is the wine I'd drink first out of these four -- it's fruity yet elegant and with great character.
PromisQous NV Red (California -- around $20, private wine stores)
Some sleuthing revealed 42 per cent of this Zinfandel-based California blend comes from the Lodi region and 15 per cent of the overall wine saw barrel aging. It's got that deep raisin and blackberry aromas common in Zinfandel but with a chocolate milk note and some confected vanilla and ash as well. It's quite sweet on the full-bodied palate, with soft, dark, almost-candied/dried berry flavours and not much else. If you're a fan of the Apothic and its counterparts, you'll like this -- although there's not much difference between the two, so why pay more for this? If it sounds up your alley, I picked it up at Calabria Market.
Conundrum 2010 Red (California -- $25.99, Liquor Marts and beyond)
The Wagner family (makers of California heavyweights Caymus and Belle Glos) have ridden the success of the delicious Conundrum white blend to great heights, and I imagine they hope to do the same with the relatively new red. The website says this is a proprietary "non-traditional blend of red grapes" -- that's it. Darkest in colour of the four, the nose is a doozy: it's like someone took soft, ripe, dark berries and clove, dunked them in marmalade and made wine out of it. There's a pronounced orange-peel/spice note on the palate out front of the big jammy, somewhat-sweet berries, and some fine tannin on the finish. It's a thoroughly confusing wine -- if I tasted it blindfolded I might think it's a white wine. Strange.
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Does Giuliani Even Have A Path To The Nomination Anymore?
by Todd Beeton, Mon Dec 17, 2007 at 02:50:04 PM EST
Speaking of the spectacular fall of Rudy Giuliani, both the Real Clear Politics and Pollster averages of the national race for the Republican nomination show Mike Huckabee climbing to within 3 points of Rudy Giuliani. Add to this Giuliani's current tie for distant 3rd in Iowa, his falling behind McCain into 3rd place in New Hampshire and his possibly having fallen into 4th place in South Carolina and we just may have a flameout of monumental proportions on our hands. So what's happened to the former front-runner? Two things out of his control and at least two that should have been within it.
First of all, Hillary Clinton began to lose her aura of inevitability. As you can see by looking at the InTrade market trends, Clinton peaked as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination on around Nov. 21, three weeks after the fateful Philadelphia debate. At that time her shares were trading at $72 (equating to 72% chance of winning the nomination.) Now they're trading at $55 a share.
Exactly one week after Clinton's shares began to fall, Giuliani's shares peaked at $46 and since then have dropped to the current price of $37; in that exact same period, Huckabee's shares rose from $8 to $16 a piece. Giuliani made the mistake of largely hanging his nomination hat on the ability to beat Hillary Clinton in November. When the threat of a Hillary Clinton nomination waned, so did most of the rationale for a Giuliani candidacy, which freed up Republican voters to go with their hearts, not with their heads. The result: the Huckabee surge.
Another problem for Giuliani has been the increased level of interest in domestic issues among the electorate and a reduced focus on foreign threats. Surprisingly, there really hasn't been much fearmongering over terrorism in this primary race on the Republican side (Tom Tancredo's ridiculous mall bombing ad notwithstanding.) Giuliani has even downplayed it in his ads, going up late in the cycle with ads that focused on his supposed success turning New York City around; this strategy has been echoed by McCain whose initial focus on his war hero status has given way to a fiscal restraint message. The political zeitgeist has turned on Giuliani in just about every way one could imagine, including from a media perspective. A few weeks ago there was a series of really bad news stories for Rudy, culminating in his less than stellar Meet The Press appearance of a week ago.
Of course, this didn't all have to mean the end of Rudy. As the reputations he'd cultivated as 9/11 hero and the anti-Hillary candidate waned in importance, what remained as the smoke cleared could have been a strong candidate who had a compelling message of why he should be president; he had neither. In addition, his over-reliance on his national lead and his relative neglect of the early states are now biting him in the ass. A few weeks ago I wrote that conventional wisdom had it that Giuliani needed to leave Iowa in 3rd place and New Hampshire in 2nd to have a chance; right now neither of those things appears likely.
And to top it all off is the latest poll out of Florida, which has always been the one state that showed Giuliani way ahead of the pack and, for a while there, holding steady. Not so in the latest Rasmussen Reports survey, which finds Giuliani dropping into 3rd with 19% behind Huckabee with 27% and Romney with 23%. This is the first Florida poll to show Giuliani in anything but first place, and his RCP average is still 13% ahead of Huckabee, but if this at all a sign of things to come for Rudy in Florida, the claim that Giuliani can hold out until Florida and run the table on February 5th, ie that Giuliani's lead would prove to be "momentum-proof," is about to be challenged severely. If Rudy collapses in Florida, any credible claim to a path to the nomination simply disappears.
Can Giuliani turn things around? Not too likely if today's coverage of his flailing campaign in New Hampshire is any indication. Here's The AP's take on his New Hampshire event today:
He's not giving up on New Hampshire yet. He returned for one public event on Monday and told an audience at a town hall meeting he hoped they would give him a boost "right here in New Hampshire, where you've got one heck of an important primary coming up."
"I'll be spending some of my Christmas holiday here in New Hampshire, which I really look forward to. Maybe you'll even get a chance to see me ski," he said. "We'll be here and we'll be working really hard to get your vote."
And here's First Read's:
If the Giuliani campaign was interested in playing down talk that the candidate is struggling in the early nominating states and not taking New Hampshire particularly seriously, it had a funny way of showing it.
Giuliani came to New Hampshire Monday, but had only public event (he also had a retail stop in Barrington but didn't alert the national media). Speaking to employees of Goss International Company, he seemed tentative and spent only half of his normal hour at the town hall (he was running late, campaign officials said, because of weather delays). After taking the last question, Giuliani seemed unclear what to do next, taking a long pause and outstretching his arms before transitioning to ask the attendees for their vote, which he has rarely done on the campaign trail.
All of which is to say that I think Jerome is right on with his prediction that InTrade will have Giuliani's chances of winning the nomination down in the single digits once the early states vote. Along the same lines, the reluctance that InTrade's traders appear to have in expressing as much confidence in a Huckabee nomination as his polling numbers would appear to merit, indicates to me that Romney right now is in the best position to win the nomination, even if he loses Iowa.


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Gateway Canyons is the Stepchild of the Discovery Channel Founder:
Added bonus: The Gateway Colorado Auto Museum, which houses just part of his multi-million dollar collection of classic cars. Among the 50 cars in the museum are a 1906 Cadillac Model H Coupe and the 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 concept car that Hendricks bought at an auction for $3.24 million.
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Michael Robertson Upsets Microsoft Yet Again
First, it was the MP3.com Beam-It service, which the record labels sued into oblivion (but which I used while it lasted, and which was extremely well-done). Then, it was Lindows, sued unsuccessfully by Microsoft for trademark infringement.
Now, Michael Robertson's new outfit has received a nastygram from Microsoft. And I think Microsoft is in the right.
MSFreePC.com offers a streamlined way for users to submit claims for their share of the billion-dollar Microsoft California settlement. Users are told that they can get up to $100 in free merchandise for filing a settlement claim and assigning their settlement rights to the company. If they just happen to have purchased the one configuration of software, for use in California, that gets them the maximum $100 settlement amount, the site claims that they will receive a free PC while supplies last. No documentation is required for these claims, so anyone can file a fraudulent claim with little chance of getting caught.
All claimants receive free downloads of Lindows software, but no physical product. The 10,000 free PCs don't get shipped until the settlement administrator disburses the settlement money, which won't be for nearly a year. Of course, users aren't told of this delay until after they've electronically signed a power of attorney document authorizing Lindows.com to file for and cash their settlement check.
It's a brilliant scheme, really. Lindows.com takes almost no downside risk. If they don't get paid, they just seeded the market with a bunch of their software, and they never have to ship the free PCs. If they do get paid, they ship 10,000 machines that retail for $150 for $100 each. There's probably no loss there, but I'd expect they're counting on more than 10,000 $100 claims, and any settlement money received beyond the cost of 10,000 cheap machines is pure profit. The marginal cost of each copy of Lindows distributed is close to zero; if we add in the network effect value of the distribution, the net cost may be negative.
"So," you ask, "Why do we care? This is a wealth transfer from Microsoft to Michael Robertson, and he does cool entrepreneurial things and innovates with his money. There's no waste here. Most of these people would never have filed claims if it weren't for the site, so they're not really losing anything."
Trouble is, two-thirds of the leftover settlement money, if any, goes to California public schools. Is society better off, for example, if Michael Robertson gets $1,000,000 or if the schools get $666,666 and Microsoft gets $333,333?


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Army investigating allegations of fraud by hundreds of recruiters abusing referral program
By HENRY C. JACKSON, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of soldiers and civilians are under criminal investigation for allegedly using a National Guard recruiting program to secure fraudulent payments and kickbacks. Military officials say the scheme has cost the government at least $29 million and possibly tens of millions more.
Two Army generals revealed details of the probe Tuesday to a Senate subcommittee. The program offered $2,000 to $7,500 per recruit for referrals during a crucial time in the Iraq war. The Senate panel was told that as many as 200 officers, including two generals, are suspected of participating in fraud schemes.
The fraud is believed to be widespread: Investigators are looking at 1,200 people in and out of the military.
Officials say they may not complete their investigation until 2016 because of the number of potential cases.
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By ANDY HEINTZ
Courier sportswriter
---- — OTTUMWA —The Ottumwa golf team will be hard-pressed to usurp last year's accomplishments, but with a golfer like Matthew Walker on your squad, anything is possible.
While the Bulldogs lost two great golfers in Joe Wetrich and Jacob Gardner to graduation, the nexus of last season's team remains intact. Walker, along with fellow juniors Dillon Patritto and Braxton Coble and senior Hoyt Grooms will be at the vanguard of Ottumwa's success this season.
"Those guys are pretty solid," Ottumwa golf coach Scott Maas, who replaced long-time coach Mike Cardin last season, said.
The four golfers — along with Wetrich and Gardner — helped the Bulldog linksters collect a medley of accomplishments last season. These achievements included taking third place at the Class 4A Boys State golf tournament, snaring second at the district tournament, notching first at the Ottumwa, Marshalltown, Southeast Polk, and Burlington Invitationals and winning the CIML Metro 7 Championship.
Of course, any coverage of the Bulldogs must reserve a prominent space for Walker. The Ottumwa golf prodigy continues to make headlines with his excellent play on the links. Walker's impressive pedigree includes being named the Boys Class 4A Player of the Year by the Iowa High School Coaches Association last season,winning the state championship by a comfortable margin, getting named the IGA Junior Player of the Year, taking first in the district tournament, notching first in the Metro 7 Conference and in the Bulldogs home invitational last season.
In addition, Walker recently won the Greater Ottumwa City Golf Championship and he nearly won the 38th PGA Junior Section Championship for boys ages 16-18. He wound up taking second in the junior section championship after losing a playoff to George Qian of Bettendorf.
While Ottumwa's golf program has churned out some tremendous golfers over the years, Walker's exploits have earned him a spot among the heralded program's most elite players.
"He has to be thought of as being one of the best," Maas said.
While Ottumwa's core is strong, the Bulldogs will need a boost from some of its younger, less experienced players.
"Some of the younger guys will have to step up to replace Joe Wetrich and Jacob Gardner," Maas said.
Some of the younger guys who will be vying for a varsity spot include sophomores Gavin Dostal, Jack Hardie, Jacob Bjerke, Shane Wolfley and freshmen Trey Thomas and Wyatt Crosby. After a tremendous season in 2012, Ottumwa's goals remain high.
"I think the guys have high goals for themselves," Maas said. "Our two main goals are to win conference again and make it to the state tourney."
Ottumwa kicks off its season at 10 a.m. Monday at the Indianola Country Club.
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Traffic Updates
Main and University Intersection
The University and Main intersection is open. Continue to use caution when traveling through the area as enhancements will continue until all project elements are complete.
Beginning Wednesday, July 2, University Street at Bradley Avenue will have partial lane closures due to the installation of the lighted crosswalk. Weather permitting, the lane closure and construction will last approximately four weeks.
Beginning Wednesday, June 18, Main Street from Bourland Avenue to Glenwood Avenue will have partial lane closures due to the installation of the lighted crosswalk. Weather permitting, the lane closure and construction will last approximately four weeks.
We thank the city for this new gateway to the Hilltop. The changes are designed to make the area safer and more pedestrian friendly. Continue to watch for delays as drivers get used to the lane reductions and new traffic patterns. Alternate routes are still available.
Alternate Route for Campus Visitors
- Take Exit 91 North from Interstate 74 to University Street.
- Turn left (west) on Nebraska Ave. at traffic lights.
- Proceed west one-half mile to Park Road.
- Turn left (south) on Park Road.
- Proceed one-half mile to Farmington Road.
- Turn left (east) and follow Farmington Road one-quarter mile to Main St.
For access to the Main St. Parking Deck:
- Turn left (east) on Main St. and proceed one block to A.J. Robertson Court/Maplewood Ave.
- Turn right (south) on A.J. Robertson Court/Maplewood Ave. to entrance of parking deck.
For access to the Visitors Parking Lot:
- Turn right (south) on Main St. which becomes Western Avenue as the road curves to the left (south).
- Proceed one-half mile on Western Ave. to Bradley Ave.
- Turn left (east) on Bradley Ave.
- Proceed one-half mile to Elmwood Ave.
- Turn left (north) on Elmwood Ave.
- Proceed one block to St. James Street.
- Turn right (east) on St. James Street to entrance of Visitors Parking Lot.
Additional Routes for Faculty, Staff and Students
Campus Construction
Repaving work on campus streets and driveways will begin on Monday, May 19, and will continue through June 13. Northbound Elmwood from Bradley Avenue to St. James, the Swords Hall driveway, Duryea Street from St. James north to the parking lot, and the service drive between Williams and University halls will be affected. Expect parking/traffic interruptions in those areas.
Parking will be restricted in the Harper / Geisert lot starting end of day today (May 21, 2014). Machinery, including a large milling machine, will be located there as part of the campus road construction project.
In addition you will notice orange markings where milling will take place along the northbound lane of Elmwood St. next to Heitz Hall. Drivers will need to park elsewhere to avoid damage from dust, rocks and chips that may become airborne during the project.
Parking decks and other surface lots are all OPEN.
On Friday, May 23rd, Columbia Terrace at University Street will be closed to through traffic as follows:
- Eastbound Columbia Terrace will be closed from approximately 8 AM to 12 noon.
- Westbound Columbia Terrace will be closed from approximately 12 noon to 4 PM.
Duryea Street in front of Williams Hall, the parking deck, and the Garrett Center will be closed intermittently the week of June 2nd as some high crane roof work takes place. All other intersections and roads will be open for access to the campus.
Check this page regularly for updates.


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Thursday, Feb 23, 2006
Agri-Biz & Commodities
States - Andhra Pradesh
Allow poultry vehicles, AP tells neighbours
Our Bureau
Hyderabad , Feb. 22
THE Andhra Pradesh Government has appealed to neighbouring States to allow poultry vehicles from the State to enter those States.
Reiterating that there is no bird flu in the State, the Government has decided to write letters to the Governments of Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in this regard. Reports reaching here said some States had barred vehicles carrying chicken and eggs from Andhra Pradesh from entering those States.
Dr L. Mohan, Director of Animal Husbandry and Convener of the high-level Task Force set up by the Government to tackle the `bird flu' problem, told Business Line that the State was "absolutely safe" and there was no cause for concern.
"We have reviewed the situation today. Our staff have been visiting farms and collecting samples," he said.
He also clarified that the virus could not stand temperatures beyond 32 degrees Celsius for three hours. "We cook chicken at temperatures in the range of 70-95 degrees Celsius. So, it is absolutely safe," he pointed out.
In order to dispel fears, the stakeholders have decided to organise melas to spread the word that it was no risk eating chicken and eggs.
Meanwhile, Mr K. Narayana Reddy, President of AP Poultry Federation, said sales had picked up on Wednesday.
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By Chris Whitfield
When your school has a Colt as its mascot, you better be good at running.
So, it is fitting the very first region championship in the history of Coahulla Creek High School would come from its cross country team.
"It is pretty huge," Colts cross country coach Josh Deslattes said. "We are excited, and the school is pretty excited. They have all the banners up around school and we will have a pep rally to send us off on Friday. It is pretty awesome."
The boys team swept the top four spots at the finish of the Region 5-3A meet last week in Cartersville and will be one of several local teams competing in the state cross country meet Saturday at Carrollton High School. The Lady Colts were third in the region and qualified for state as well, and Class 3A will start the day over the 5K (3.1-mile) course with the boys racing at 7:45 a.m. and the girls to follow at 8:30.
This is the third straight trip to the state meet for the boys but the first as a region champion.
Coahulla Creek is in its third year of existence, and senior runner Sadoth Fraire has been a mainstay for the team since its first year. Fraire led the pack of Colts at region, winning the individual title with a personal best of 17 minutes, 3 seconds.
"We will be more experienced having been there before," Fraire said. "Most of us know what we are doing now. In practice, we keep up the same speed and pace. We are all very close in time and all have the same strengths. That is what keeps us all together."
That pack mentality certainly paid off at region. Freshman Walt Douglas was second, junior Misael Fraire was third and junior Timothy Hooper was fourth. All finished the course in under 18 minutes. The Colts' fifth scoring time was from Oscar Andres' 12th-place finish.
"Even if we don't have a top-10 finish with an individual, when you have kids coming in right back to back and have those scores all crunched together, that is a big deal," Deslattes said. "You could see that at region with all of them piled up on top of each other."
The Colts have perhaps the state's best team to compete against in Atlanta's St. Pius X. When its team won its region, St. Pius' average time was 15:02 — more than two minutes better for a team than Sadoth Fraire's first-place finish at region. Because of the competition, the team has realistic goals.
"We are really shooting for a top-10 finish," Deslattes said. "The number one team in the state in all classifications is in our class, so we are realistic and don't think we are going to win the state title. We are going for our first top-10 finish and would like to have a strong showing."
The previous best finish for the Colts was an 11th-place finish last year.
Sadoth Fraire isn't selling his team.
"I am thinking top five," he said. "That is my goal. We have the times to do that."
But there are also new faces on the team with Douglas and Hooper. Hooper transferred to Coahulla Creek over the summer after moving from River Ridge in Cherokee County. He says it is a different environment in Varnell from where he came from.
"I didn't run my freshman year, so when I went out for my sophomore year, it was a real closed off group," Hooper said. "At Coahulla Creek, they were more open. I was welcomed and everyone talked to me so I felt like it was more of a family here."
The team will take nine runners to Carrollton — seven will race with two alternates — in the seven-runners, five-score team event. The training for Carrollton has also been different because of the early start time of the races. The Colts can be seen running around the school as students arrive for the start of the school day.
"They guys were the ones who brought that up, so I can't claim that as a coach," Deslattes said. "They asked about being ready for the temperatures that early in the morning so they wanted to practice early to be ready for it."
The forecast for Carrollton on Saturday morning according to The Weather Channel is for temperatures in the low 40s.
"Cool is nice, but cold — what we are afraid is going to happen — you get tight and you have to stretch and be ready for it," Deslattes said. "Getting used to it and really getting ready to run at that time of the day is a big deal. Temperature can be adjusted for, but knowing they have to wake up and get ready to run and get loosened up, it affects them mentally."
But he likes his team's chances at a strong finish, no matter what the weather may bring.
"I think it is a great group of kids," he said. "Any time I tell them to run harder, they run harder. Any time I talk to them about their form, they correct it. We talked about hills and leaning into the hills, and the next thing, they are all doing it. They want to do well and learn how to do well."


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Belleville West senior Parker Beine may soon realize his goal of pitching at the Division I level, but for now he understands that a strong junior college program could help him get there.
Beine, a hard-throwing right-hander who has been clocked as high as 88 mph, recently gave a verbal commitment to Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Mo.
Southwestern Illinois and Lake Land were among the other junior colleges interested in Beine, while Southeast Missouri State and Eastern Illinois also showed interest.
"The big attraction with Jefferson is their track record," said Beine, who earned second-team News-Democrat All-Area honors last spring. "They were No. 2 in the nation two years ago and they've been to back-to-back Junior College World Series appearances (2011 and 2012). They've sent quite a few kids to pretty big Division I colleges, too."
The Vikings were 36-16 last season and won their seventh straight Midwest Community College Athletic conference title.
Beine was 6-5 with a 2.26 ERA last spring as a junior, leading the Maroons in appearances (17), innings pitched (55 2/3) and strikeouts (49).
O'Fallon baseball signings
O'Fallon senior outfielder and pitcher Jeff Hahs has signed with John A. Logan junior college in Carterville, while pitcher Blake Deatherage signed with Division II McKendree and infielder Collin Holton signed with Southwestern Illinois College.
A two-time News-Democrat All-Area selection and first-team All-Southwestern Conference pick last spring, Hahs is hitting .361 over his career for the Panthers with 14 doubles, four home runs and 57 RBIs in 74 games.
As a junior last season, he hit .370 with eight doubles, three homers and 35 RBIs.
Deatherage was 6-1 last spring with a 2.67 ERA and also hit .316 as the Panthers' starting left fielder, earning second-team all-conference honors as a utility player.
O'Fallon outfielder Dillon Ritter has signed with Lincoln College.
Contact reporter Norm Sanders at 239-2454, email@example.com or follow him on Twitter: @NormSanders


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From Eastern Center for Arts and Technology:
Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (EASTERN) recognizes student achievement at their Awards Night each May through its Educational Foundation. This year, a new award was added to the growing list thanks to 2010 Culinary Arts and Cheltenham High School graduate, Taylor Landon, and her parents, Shawn and Roger Graham. The Shawn and Roger Graham Hospitality Award was a $250 award for a hard working EASTERN senior moving from the Culinary Arts program to a community college program and who has minimal class absences.
The recipient of the award was senior, Tymere Davis, who plans to attend in the fall.
The Graham family sponsored the award because they feel as thought EASTERN has been a big part of Landon's accomplishments in college and life. Landon received multiple scholarships when she graduated from EASTERN - all of which helped her pay her way through community college. The Graham family wanted to help another student that was following a similar path.
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This is an excellent reference source for growing vegetables, herbs and fruit. Each entry contains most of the following information: history, varieties, cultivation, companion planting, recipes, medicinal uses, pest and diseases, warnings, and other uses. This encyclopedia is well organized and illustrated, and thorough. Check catalog for availability
Reader's Digest organic gardening for the 21st century : A complete guide to growing vetables, fruits, herbs and flowers by John Fedor ; consultant, Bob Sherman of HDRA ; photography by Steven Wooster (2001)
This book defines organic gardening and its importance. It follows with a discussion about soils and compost, and what they are. Next the book explains the importance of planning your garden and what you will plant when. Lastly, the reader will find instructions on tending their gardens and a directory of vegetables, fruits and herbs. Check catalog for availability
Midwest top 10 garden guide by Blodgett and the editors of Sunset Books (2004)
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The plant finder : the right plants for every garden by senior consultants, Tony Rodd and Geoff Bryant ; [editors, Loretta Barnard ... [et al.]] (2007)
This book isn't kidding when it states that it contains "the right plants for every garden." Gardeners will find approximately 1,000 pages of illustrations and information for almost anything that can be planted into the ground. It would be difficult to locate a resource that is more comprehensive than this one. Check catalog for availability
You grow girl : the groundbreaking guide to gardening by by Gayla Trail ; illustrations by Leela Corman (2005)
From the author's website, "You Grow Girl™...speaks to a new kind of gardener, seeking to redefine the modern world relationship to plants. This contemporary, laid-back approach to gardening places equal importance on environmentalism, style, affordability, art, and humour." Gayla's book is written in the same fun, humorous style and full of useful information for any gardening girl... or boy. Check catalog for availability
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VOL.37 :: NO.31 :: Aug. 02, 2014
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India has found a fresh core and just like how it happened after Kolkata 2001, when V. V. S. Laxman's 281 humbled Australia and unearthed a new phase, Lord's 2014 may well spark a new journey for Dhoni's men, writes K. C. Vijaya Kumar.
Melding into the middle-order
Ajinkya Rahane has a sense of balance, both as a batsman and as an individual, and in Pravin Amre, his coach back home, he has the ideal guide. India can breathe easy, writes K. C. Vijaya Kumar.
The charm of Lord'S
The Lord's Shop sells merchandise ranging from miniature balls, with Lord's 200 (yes, Lord's has turned 200) embossed on it, to T-shirts and cricket books. Maybe the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) can replicate this at leading Indian cricket centres, writes K. C. Vijaya Kumar.
Puzzling facts whizzing round England cricket
It seems that the whole of this vibrant sporting country is suddenly out of form. Please don't ask me why, writes Ted Corbett.
Picking a tournament's best XI is always a tough ask. The abundance of star performers available makes it tough to leave anybody out. It is here that stats come in handy. Yet, they do not explain everything. N. Sudarshan tries the balancing act.
Hindsight… not always right!
Hindsight can make us believe unjustified claims or force us to seek causality where it doesn't exist. While assessing the non-selection of a few stars at the recently concluded World Cup in Brazil, it was important to be aware of such dangers, writes Priyansh.
'Special Prize'
Lionel Messi won the 'Golden Ball' in Brazil 2014. It could be argued that Messi was the best Argentine player on view at the tournament, but to honour him as the standout player of the event is debatable. The names of other contenders — Colombia's James Rodriguez or the Netherlands' Arjen Robben, for example — better fit the bill. By Ashwin Achal.
Superstars who will be missed in 2018
Although Miroslav Klose is yet to make a formal announcement, at 36 it is obvious this was his last World Cup. His swansong has not been a bad one either. With his strike in the 7-1 evisceration of Brazil, Klose became the leading World Cup scorer of all time, his 16-goal record unlikely to be breached by anyone bar Thomas Muller. By Shreedutta Chidananda.
World Cup afterthoughts
The tournament drags on at the expense of star players, not least Lionel Messi, on whom the physical demand became intolerable. That Messi should, at the end, be given the so-called 'Golden Ball' seemed more of a consolation prize than a proper decision. By Brian Glanville.
Terry sure that this team will waltz!
"As for this team, there is no doubt it will continue to grow. Potentially, I see all of them still there in 2016. From the point of view of age and physiology, there is no one who couldn't do it even in 2018," Terry Walsh, the Indian men's hockey chief coach, tells Uthra Ganesan.
Not the right formula
At a time when the Formula One viewership is dropping alarmingly, the FIA's initiative for 2015 threatens to alienate the fans even further. By S. Dipak Ragav.
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Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Bank of America this week with concerns over its compliance with the National Mortgage Settlement.
The letter addresses several alleged violations, including failing to comply with the settlement's dual-tracking restrictions, which bar banks from moving forward with a foreclosure while working on a loan modification.
Other concerns include lengthy loan modification application processes, failing to assign each borrower a single person to work with, and failing to oversee foreclosure attorneys to ensure they have updated and accurate information.
"It is deeply concerning to me that it takes my staff's direct involvement to get results I would expect to be achieved under the settlement without any facilitation on our part," Bondi wrote. "Even more concerning are the troubling patterns that are emerging from our review of complaints, clearly pointing to possible larger systemic problems regarding Bank of America's implementation of the settlement's servicing standards."
Bondi was a lead negotiator on the $25 billion settlement signed between the nation's attorneys general and its five largest lenders.
A report is expected this month from the monitor of the settlement, who has also said he's received hundreds of complaints about lender customer service.
Bank of America said in its response to Bondi's letter that it has "has extended more relief under the National Mortgage Settlement to customers in need of assistance than all other servicers combined, representing nearly 60% of relief across the program. We take seriously and work quickly to address any problems brought to our attention."
In August, Bondi appointed a full-time analyst whose sole charge is to assist homeowners with the settlement, act as a liaison between borrowers and banks and forward complaints to the monitor's office, said Jenn Meale, communications director.
Bondi's office has amassed 293 complaints, including 21 from Palm Beach County.
"If a citizen believes they are not being treated fairly by one of the banks, we ask that they contact our office as the banks will be held accountable," Meale said.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced plans last month to sue Wells Fargo and Bank of America for failing to improve their modification time lines.
Schneiderman said he's documented 339 violations since October. Since the announcement, his office has received more complaints, which it plans to add to its lawsuit, said Schneiderman spokesman Damien LaVera.
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