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The restaurant business can be notoriously fickle, with new eateries popping up just as others are headed out to the culinary graveyard. The Columbus-Phenix City market is no exception. The metro areas food menu be it full-service restaurants or fast-food outlets is constantly in a state of evolution. Here, then, is a sampling of restaurant flavors making their debut in the local market, as well as a note on the passing of a few.
The Blue Iguana
Located at 2301 Airport Thruway, Harmony Place, in Columbus, the Tex-Mex restaurant opened about a month ago.
It has a history in Columbus of sorts, with the Aguirre family having operated Los Amigos at The Landings and then on Veterans Parkway for 25 years. For those really venturing back in time, the Aguirres also operated El Matador near the Springer Opera House for a decade starting in 1983.
That was our start right there. I was really little at that time, joked Richard Aguirre, co-owner of The Blue Iguana, which has just launched a 10-minute spicy burger challenge, ala the Travel Channels Man vs. Food show.
We have a whole new line of burgers and theyve been doing phenomenal, said Aguirre. And we have wraps and more appetizers. We also started a whole new line of margaritas, martinis and craft beers.
The Blue Iguana has a capacity of 205 diners.
Chattahoochee Brewing Co.
Speaking of beer, the brew-pub at 505 13th St. in Phenix City opened last week in a spot just off the banks of the Chattahoochee River.
Right now were just a brewery and weve got 12 taps on the wall, most of them from Alabama, said owner Dale Winowich. I had my own for about a week, but I sold out of it in four days.
The brewpub at the moment is serving basic snacks, he said, but plans to add bar food chicken wings, cheese sticks, etc. in about two to three weeks. The venue seats 50 inside and about 20 more on an outdoor patio.
Your Pie
Where theres beer, there often has to be pizza. And the pizza place called Your Pie is close to opening its doors at 1019 Broadway in Columbus. Express your inner pizza is its slogan.
Were expecting well be open by the first week of March, said Barrett Feighner of the eatery that is setting up shop inside the former My Party Place space.
This is the second Your Pie location for Feighner and his partner, Macon Evans, who opened their first Columbus eatery at The Landings in north Columbus in August 2011. The new one seats 75 inside and about 20 outside.
I think the whitewater project, combined with the increase of CSU students, were very positive for Uptown and the Columbus community in general, said Feighner on the decision to launch the downtown Your Pie. We see it as an opportunity and a way to be involved in the community and help with revitalization of the area.
Jim Bobs Chicken Fingers
The Jim Bobs opening March 5 at Columbus Park Crossing, 6409 Whittlesey Blvd., is the second location for Curtis Wallace, who started his first in LaGrange, Ga., nearly a decade ago.
The original Jim Bobs, which opened in the early 1990s, is in Opelika, Ala., and is independent of Wallace.
Of course, were chicken fingers and hot wings, fried catfish, hamburgers and salads, with a drive-thru. Its a great place for your family, a great place for a quick lunch, said Wallace of the food and atmosphere in the 120-seat restaurant that will be closed on Sundays, but open consistently from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day the rest of the week.
Its a new design for us and were very excited about it, he said of the Columbus store. We feel like its very inviting and should draw people in.
Hangar Bar and Grill
Opening about two weeks ago, Hangar filled the space vacated by the short-lived Sealand Oyster Bar & Grill, of which Hangar is no relation, said assistant manager Kathleen Powers, usually simply known as K.P.
Hangar is at 4640 Warm Springs Road and shares space with a convenience store complete with gas pumps. For barbecue aficionados, you can find it next door to Peppers Barbeque and Catering. We serve your regular kind of sports pub food, Powers said. We have extraordinary burgers, fried green tomatoes that are delicious, all kinds of salads, and wings, of course.
The bar and grill seats 87 inside, with an outdoor patio with room enough for 57. It also has live music on occasion.
Bojangles Famous Chicken n Biscuits
The citys first Bojangles is moving toward completion at 7660 Schomburg Road in Columbus, fronting the Publix-anchored shopping center.
The timeline for opening the doors is a bit fuzzy, with the recent rainy weather throwing construction crews for a loop. When it rains, you simply cant pour asphalt for a parking lot.
The eatery could open by mid-March or It potentially could be pushed back to the middle of April, said Pete Hart, who brokered Bojangles and Jim Bobs and is associate broker and co-owner of Jordan Hart Commercial Services in Columbus.
When it does debut, the Charlotte, N.C.-based chain promises made-from-scratch buttermilk biscuits; specially seasoned, never frozen fried chicken; Legendary Iced Tea, steeped the old-fashioned way; and a variety of flavorful fixins that include dirty rice and Cajun pintos. It serves breakfast all day.
And thats not all. Hart said Bojangles is close to choosing a site for its second Columbus outlet. There potentially could be three to four in the local market before theyre done.
Odds and ends
Samurai: The Japanese cuisine restaurant has pulled up stakes at Harmony Place in north Columbus and is headed for space formerly occupied by The Den Market and Deli, once operated by Columbus State University at 1009 Broadway. Construction is now in progress with an opening expected soon. CSU, meanwhile, recently opened a dining hall and market in the former Rankin Quarter restaurant on 10th Street.
Peachtree: The shopping mall is renovating its food court to add Mandarin Express to its lineup, while shifting Classic Cookie around to make way for a Best Buy Mobile store. Much of that work should be completed by the end of March.
Dearly departed: A couple of restaurants have closed their doors. Mad Grill on U.S. Highway 280 Bypass in Phenix City and The Market Seafood Grill on First Avenue in Columbus both are no longer serving hungry diners. As for the latter, manager Jeremy Carter said The Market will land on its feet somewhere at some point. Until then, he said folks can get their fresh seafood (or steak and burgers) fix at a sister eatery, Shoreline Grill at Lake Harding, near Smiths Station, Ala. For years, that space was known as Peppermill Grill. Shoreline opened last summer. It apparently offers free bread pudding to those who check in at its Facebook page.


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Delhi resident Dickie Pearson recently hit a hole-in-one at the Stamford Golf Club.
Pearson used a 6-iron to hole his tee shot on the 183-yard, par-3 eighth hole.
Pearson and teammates Brad Anderson, Paul Roach and Robbie Anderson were playing a match against Carl Bagnardi, Gary Rockefeller, Steve Hubbard and Jon Barber. All seven witnessed Pearson's ace.
Youth conditioning classes set
The Oneonta Family YMCA will offer Youth Sports Conditioning at the Center Street School gym from 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The program is open to area youths in grades 6 through age 18 and runs from this Tuesday through Dec. 13.
Registration is required and there is a $20 application fee. To sign up, visit the YMCA at 20 Ford Ave. in Oneonta. For more information, call 432-0010 or visit the website www.oneontaymca.org.
Cheerleading classes start Thursday
The Oneonta Family YMCA will hold cheerleading classes for youths ages 6-9 and 10-15 starting Thursday and Friday.
Classes will focus on cheers, beginning stunting and tumbling. Beginners and those with prior cheer experience may participate.
Sophie McCarthy, Jenn Scott and Nick Ellis will serve as instructors. For more information, call the YMCA at 607-432-0010 or e-mail Susan Rowland at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Youth soccer tryouts Sept. 15
The Oneonta Soccer Club will hold tryouts for the 2013-14 season Sept. 15 at the Wright National Soccer Campus.
Players for U8 and U10 teams will try out from 10-11 a.m., followed by U12 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., U14 from 1-2 p.m., U16 from 2:30-3:30 p.m., and U19 from 4-5 p.m. Registration times begin one hour before tryouts for each level.
Registration fee is $30 per player. Registration and medical forms will be available at tryouts.
Cost to play at the U8 level is $100 per player.
Cost to play at the U10-U19 level is $150 per player.
The teams will play in the Broome County Soccer Association during the spring outdoor season, which runs from mid-April to late June. Indoor tournaments during the fall and winter may be played at an additional cost.
Uniform kits are required for all players but are not included in the season fees.
For more information, visit the website www.oneontasoccerclub.org or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Free martial arts instruction
George Curbelo, the owner and head instructor of the Mountain Martial Arts Academy in Stamford, will offer free instruction for new participants during September to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the academy.
Curbelo also will hold intro classes at 10 a.m. for children and at 11 a.m. for adults on Sept. 14.
For more information, call Curbelo at 607-652-9087 or visit www.facebook.com/MountainMAAcademy online.
UVSC to host GNCC event
The Unadilla Valley Sports Center in New Berlin will host Round 10 of the AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series on Saturday and Sunday.
More than 1,500 professional and amateur riders will compete in Round 10 of the off-road motorcycle and ATV racing series.
In the XC1 Pro ATV class, Chris Borich leads the championship standings with six wins through nine rounds. Walker Fowler is second with two overall wins.
In the XC1 Pro motorcycle division, Factory KTM teammates Charlie Mullins and Kailub Russell sit three points apart in the championship standings.
Four-wheeled ATVs will compete throughout the day Saturday. Motorcycles will race Sunday.
Local riders are invited to race and may sign up at the track. Entry fee is $40.
Spectator passes run $15 for the full weekend, with pro pit access and pro autographs at no additional charge.
The schedule for both days starts with youth races at 8 a.m., followed by amateurs and women at 10 a.m., and top amateurs and pros at 1 p.m.
For more information, visit the website www.gnccracing.com.
O-State to hold baseball clinic
The annual SUNY Oneonta Baseball Fall High School Clinic will begin at 9 a.m. Sunday at Red Dragon Baseball Field.
Registration runs from 8-9 a.m. Sunday. Entry fee is $75 and may be paid on the day of the clinic or by filling out a registration form and mailing it to SUNY Oneonta, Chase PE Building 102, Oneonta, NY 13820.
Each camper will receive a T-shirt and lunch. The camp is open to high school-aged players who'll graduate between 2014-17.
The morning session will focus on hitting and position instruction. A live game will be played in the afternoon.
For more information, call O-State baseball coach Ben Grimm at 607-436-2661.
Oneonta to host 5K on Sunday
Lower Deck Events will hold its annual 5K Fun Run on Sunday at the 6th Ward playground on Scramling Avenue in Oneonta.
The race will start at noon. Race-day registration will run from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Chief Russo Memorial Playground Fund.
Water aerobics start Monday
SUNY Delhi changed the start date of its Water Aerobics Class to Monday. The first class will run from 5-6 p.m.
The college also has closed its pool until further notice.
For more information, call the office of Delhi swimming coach John Kolodziej at 607-746-4263.


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UniMac®, a leading provider of on-premises laundry equipment, has expanded its product offering with the introduction of the UT200, a 200-pound tumble dryer.
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According to National Center for Biotechnology Information's research published in the Journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, occupational stress disorder was the fastest growing disease category in the 1990s. This prompted several states to set limits on workers compensation claims for this disease, and a recent court ruling makes New Jersey the latest state to limit claims for occupational stress.
Occupational stress disorders may occur when a person's demands at work are greater than the person can handle. Some of the factors that may contribute to occupational stress include a hostile or uncomfortable environment, lack of proper training, unhealthy work relationships and demanding duties. It is considered the responsibility of the employer to periodically review workplace conditions and make corrections in areas that may reasonably be foreseen as a cause of occupational stress.
On June 26, 2012, the Superior Court of New Jersey ruled that occupational stress can only be claimed in cases where the disability is objectively verified as job-related stress.
The petitioner in this case was Jeanne Knight, who was hired by Audubon Savings Bank in 1990 and promoted to mortgage processor in 1999. She claimed that a combination of factors contributed to occupational stress. These factors included her boss screaming at her, several unjustifiably negative performance reviews and a burdensome workload.
Witnesses called to testify could not corroborate Knight's claims, and performance reviews submitted as evidence showed that her marks ranged from good to very good. Even though Knight was officially diagnosed with anxiety and was prescribed antianxiety medications, she did not have enough evidence to prove that her condition was caused by her employer. The ruling in this case is significant because it places the burden of proof for occupational stress in the hands of the petitioner, who must produce objectively verified evidence that the disorder was caused by workplace conditions.
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There's no question Chris Iannetta is bent on staying sharp during the offseason. The St. Raphael Academy alum is renown around the R.I. Baseball Institute for having a set routine and hating to deviate from it. In fact, it wouldn't come as a shock to learn Iannetta possesses a key to the indoor batting cage, located in Warwick.
CUMBERLAND – Wrestling season inside the state of Rhode Island doesn't really get serious until the middle of January. A few of the top teams use the first six weeks of the season to test themselves outside the state in weekend tournaments against elite competition from around New England.
That's the route Cumberland High coach Steve Gordon has chosen over the years. This season, his defending state champions have won tournaments in Connecticut and Massachusetts before finishing third last Saturday in the prestigious Redskin Invitational up in Sanford, Maine.
PAWTUCKET --- While folks across the Northeast were bracing themselves for today's heavy snowstorm, Peter Manfredo Jr. pulled off the great escape on Tuesday by jumping on an early flight that took him to sunny Key West, Fla.
But instead of heading to Florida to work on his tan and enjoy a pleasurable vacation, Manfredo chose business over pleasure and flew down for his next fight, Friday night's 10-round middleweight bout against Daniel Edouard of West Palm Beach, Fla. at Mallory Square overlooking Key West Harbor.
BARRINGTON –Jeremy Graca was Mr. Clutch for Tolman High on Monday night
The talented senior scored seven of his 16 points in the final minute as the Tigers defeated Barrington, 56-48, in a Division II crossover contest at the Eagles' gymnasium.
PAWTUCKET --– This may be hard to fathom, but the regular season in boys' basketball ends exactly one month from today.
For teams like St. Raphael Academy, it's simply a matter of full speed ahead. Veteran head coach Tom "Saar" Sorrentine has concerns that are generally viewed as normal for this time of year. Yet with the finish line in sight and playoffs – both divisional and the experimental Sweet 16 – knocking on the doorstep, the onus is on clubs to get everything in order before the truly important games arrive.
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TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israeli stocks slipped on Thursday, as banks were weak and investors awaited Teva Pharmaceutical's update.
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's benchmark TA-25 Index closed down 0.30% to 1166.23, while the TA-100 Index /quotes/zigman/1631181/realtime XX:TA100 +0.11% slipped 0.39% to 1094.04.
The Tel-Tech 15 Index of top technology issues gave up 0.72% to 244.21.
Teva Pharmaceutical shares /quotes/zigman/10294855/delayed/quotes/nls/teva TEVA +1.03% edged down 0.1%.
Goldman Sachs reiterated a buy rating on Teva before the drugmaker's Webcast meeting with analysts to provide an outlook. The firm's analysts raised their 12-month price target on the stock to $65 from $61.
Goldman expects the company to address several issues, including potential acquisitions, it strategy regarding Copaxone, its flagship multiple-sclerosis medication, and growth prospects for 2011.
Teva shares have underperformed: They're up 32% since early March against the 68% rise in the S&P 500 and the 45% rise in the S&P health-care index, Goldman's analysts wrote
In addition, Teva definitively agreed to settle patent litigation with AstraZeneca regarding its generic versions of the London drugmaker's /quotes/zigman/134653/delayed/quotes/nls/azn AZN +0.11% /quotes/zigman/244926/delayed UK:AZN +0.81% Prilosec and Nexium drugs.
The agreement would settle all claims for patent infringement and damages, Teva said. Teva would make a one-time payment to AstraZeneca for Prilosec, and in return the agreement would give Teva a release from all past sales of its generic drug and enable it to continue marketing the product in the U.S. The amount of the payment wasn't disclosed.
AstraZeneca gave Teva a license for Nexium, subject to regulatory clearance, to enter the U.S. market with a generic on May 27, 2014, or earlier under certain circumstances.
Prilosec, generically omeprazole, and Nexium, or esomeprazole, treat acid-reflux disease.
Teva's peer drugmaker in the blue chips, Perrigo, /quotes/zigman/26312784/delayed/quotes/nls/prgo PRGO -0.48% gave up 2.7%.
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The total value of China's Smart Grid market is expected to rise from $22.3 billion in 2011 to $61.4 billion in 2015, according to a new market report.
The total value of China's Smart Grid market is expected to rise from $22.3 billion in 2011 to $61.4 billion in 2015, according to a new market report.
In 2010, China ranked number one for the first time in the world for energy consumption and total investment in clean energy. The country will hold that ranking for at least the next five years, according to analyst firm Zpryme.
The largest portion of China's market is in Smart Grid T+D, which Zpryme projects will grow from $4.5 billion in 2010 to $21.2 billion by 2015, an annual growth rate of 36.4%.
Because of China's limited technological capabilities, providing IT and networking solutions to automate distribution and manage electricity demand is the best way for foreign firms to capitalize on China's booming Smart Grid industry. Zpryme projects that the software and hardware segment of China's Smart Grid market will grow from $4.0 billion in 2010 to $13.0 billion USD in 2015, an annual growth rate of 26.4%.
Other findings from the report:
- Chinese domestic firms serving the Smart Grid market will expand their footprint beyond their nation's borders as their technologies and services will become increasingly competitive with their foreign counterparts.
- The Chinese government totally supports the efforts of domestic and foreign Smart Grid and clean energy manufacturers through subsidies, R+D funding, and major lines of credit (domestic).
- While utilities in the U.S. are updating infrastructure, China has the advantage of building Smart Grid technology into transmission infrastructure from the outset--essentially a clean slate.
Zpryme's report, "China: Rise of the Smart Grid", assesses the current China market landscape in China while examining the major players, trends, and drivers motivating this high-growth space.
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Best, well trained, good natured hourly workforce I've ever encountered.
Great systems! This made being a quality engineer easy in comparison to other places.
Support from plant manager and other to "fix" problems and make them go away. Corrective actions were the plants highest priority and got fixed in days, not weeks or months.
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Quality manager thought he was great, but really was the "weakest link" in the management team.
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I knew that SIDR was planning to hold this meeting.
The SIDR WG currently needs more interaction time
than can be accommodated within IETF week.
I verified with a number of IESG colleagues that
holding a meeting adjacent to an IETF meeting was
within the guidelines. The important point is that
it is an addition and not a replacement for a normal
IETF WG meeting. Any outcome from the interim
(together with the results of their previous interim)
will be reported at the start of the SIDR WG session
later that week in Paris.
As a VM the WG Chairs can call this provided
they give two weeks notice to the appropriate lists.
Two weeks notice was given on the SIDR list.
I accept the chairs explanation that the failure to
copy iesg-secretary@xxxxxxxx was a genuine emailing
error, and that they had intended to follow correct
No one raised any concerns on the SIDR list to the
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progressing the SIDR work and that despite the
procedural error by the SIDR Chairs the VM
should go ahead as planned.
On 15/03/2012 23:50, Ted Hardie wrote:
Is this date right? The SIDR working group has decided to hold a virtual interim meeting the day before the IETF, when it is holding a working group meeting four days later on the 28th? And it is announcing this 9 days before the event? If this date is correct, this seems to violate both the summary guidance at http://www.ietf.org/meeting/interim-meetings.html and both the letter and the spirit of http://www.ietf.org/iesg/statement/interim-meetings.html . Many, many people (including me) have booked travel that runs over this time period, and they cannot thus make even a virtual interim meeting. Explanation please? thanks, Ted Hardie On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 4:39 PM, IESG Secretary <iesg-secretary@xxxxxxxx> wrote:The co-chairs have arranged a virtual meeting for Mar 24, 2012. As per process, an agenda will be announced by one week before the event. This is scheduled for a full day - we will use this experience to gauge future meetings. --Sandy, speaking as wg co-chair From: messenger@xxxxxxxxx [messenger@xxxxxxxxx] Subject: Invitation to Web seminar: Virtual meeting - Mar 2012 Hello, Secure Inter-Domain Routing Working Group invites you to attend a Web seminar using WebEx. Topic: Virtual meeting - Mar 2012 Host: Secure Inter-Domain Routing Working Group Date and Time: Saturday, March 24, 2012 8:00 am, GMT Time (London, GMT) Event number: 648 807 999 Event password: VIRTUAL ------------------------------------------------------- To join the online event ------------------------------------------------------- 1. Click here to join the online event. Or copy and paste the following link to a browser: https://ietf.webex.com/ietf/onstage/g.php?d=648807999&t=a&EA=sandra.murphy%40sparta.com&ET=49da78014cc5d3aacc1a55e34a2cff7d&ETR=75b14f07e621faef30fd3542aeaa8773&RT=MiMxMQ==&p 2. Click "Join Now". ------------------------------------------------------- To join the teleconference only ------------------------------------------------------- Call-in toll number (US/Canada): +1-408-600-3600 Access code: 648 807 999 ------------------------------------------------------- For assistance ------------------------------------------------------- You can contact Secure Inter-Domain Routing Working Group at: sidr-chairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx The playback of UCF (Universal Communications Format) rich media files requires appropriate players. To view this type of rich media files in the meeting, please check whether you have the players installed on your computer by going to https://ietf.webex.com/ietf/onstage/systemdiagnosis.php http://www.webex.com IMPORTANT NOTICE: This WebEx service includes a feature that allows audio and any documents and other materials exchanged or viewed during the session to be recorded. By joining this session, you automatically consent to such recordings. If you do not consent to the recording, discuss your concerns with the meeting host prior to the start of the recording or do not join the session. Please note that any such recordings may be subject to discovery in the event of litigation.
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What kind of idiot drives themselves to the ER at 4 o' clock in the morning? I know that sounds like the beginning of a very lame joke, but when your insurance doesn't cover joyrides in ambulances and you're still paying for the fun-filled, $700 ride you took in August, you will ride a unicycle to the closest ER if necessary. You will hop if need be, or at the very least, you will drive yourself, which is exactly what I did toward the end of October.
The subtitle of this column could be "The Kidney Stone That Wouldn't Die"—except kidney stones never die. They're supposed to get flushed out of your body by copious fluids, exterminated by Terminex or zapped by a competent surgeon. I assumed mine had wandered out on its own, since I had been pain-free since August. But lo and behold, the same excruciating symptoms kicked in and off I went—again.
I would like to tell you this story has a fairytale ending, since Dr. Sam was kind enough to wield his magic laser and nuke the little pointy-edged freak. But there is no happy ending once the experts have peered inside your body and found it lacking. Or worse, found enlarged organs, dangerous deficiencies or proof positive you're not as healthy as you thought you were. Cue the melancholy music and bring in Dr. Kevorkian.
Anytime you enter the ER, it's safe to assume those in charge will run a battery of tests to determine what ails you. Some of the standard tests are blood and urine analysis and, if you're in pain, a CAT scan is usually performed before they let loose with an opiate to ease your pain. Once you've been drugged and a prognosis has been made, you're either admitted to a delightfully decorated, mint-green room, or booted out with a raft of papers you are too loopy to read until the next day when, over a bracing cup of coffee, you peruse the papers and are stunned, nay, shocked to discover what your innards have REALLY been up to while you were going to the gym, eating groat clusters and pretending to be an aerobics instructor.
Hepatomegaly, anyone? Okay, who's up for some atherosclerotic disease? No one? What about some degenerative changes of the osseous structures? Me neither! But instead of just balling up the radiology report and tossing it in the trash, I raced to the Internet to find out what all the medical terms really meant, and when I could expect all my limbs to fall off simultaneously. I've been depressed ever since.
Fast-forward to another morning and different reading material. I have put my angst on hold for the time being and am intrigued by a full-page ad that seems to run at least once a week in local newspapers. At the top of the page is a pair of oldsters with Chiclet-like choppers, blindingly white. They are deliriously happy because they've just spent close to $200 (each) to have their viscera photographed, analyzed and prettied-up for the holidays. Sidebars to the medical testing come-on are all glowing testimonials from satisfied customers who would have died, had they not ponied up the dough for a peek inside.
So here's my question: Is ignorance bliss or does knowledge equal power? Would you rather know your liver is too big or, since it has been serving you well for five decades, do you just leave it to its own devices, which may or may not include off-track betting, lots of vodka and more degeneration? I decided to do an informal poll whilst at work, to see how many other people would rather bury their head in the sand. I got some surprising answers.
Since most patrons are used to seeing me around the library, they weren't too surprised to be ambushed and asked a lot of deeply personal questions, like "Who was your favorite Beatle?" and "Is it po-TAY-toe or po-TAH-toe?" Then I segued into the tough question, the hard-edged query: Do you want to know what your organs are up to or would you rather be oblivious to their chicanery?
The younger they were, the surer they were they wanted as much information as possible—but only if the tests were free. When you're in your 20s, you don't have a lot of loose change in your pockets, but you want to be well-informed. Several 4-year olds were queried—with their mother's permission, of course—and they thought it sounded like fun, and wondered if there would be any "treats" involved. I assured them that excellent health was the best treat in the world, at which point they went back to playing with the trains.
I asked an older gent if he wanted to spring for an ultrasound test as a preventative and he waved me off. One woman, about my age, became irate. "Of course I'd want to know whether I have any risk factors! It's ignorant NOT to know." I wholeheartedly agreed with her. When I asked her how much she would pay for that knowledge, she told me she couldn't afford it right now, then asked me to guide her to the 20 shelves of books allegedly written by James Patterson. That guy must write in his sleep!
It would seem that we place a dollar amount on how much information we want. If I were to set up a kiosk in the meeting room of the library and offer free preventative testing, the line of takers would probably snake all the way to LaVitas. But once folks are presented with a $200 fee for what might be some really bad news, they're not quite as eager to engage. In other words, knowledge is power as long as it's free. If I have to pay for it, I'd rather not know what my pancreas has been up to lately.
I promise, on a stack of 54 James Patterson books (and those are the ones he "wrote" last week!), that this is the last column I devote to my innards. It is, after all, the holiday season!


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Products included in our survey
The following products were included in Storage magazine's Quality Awards tape library survey.
About the survey
For some, support is the make-or-break issue of their overall product experience. Citing his service struggles, HEWV's Sleeman facetiously says his ADIC library has "a nice case" and "tape loading is easy." But on a more serious note, he adds, "I'm not going back to these guys--it has been disappointing."
For the most part, our survey respondents didn't echo Sleeman's dissatisfaction. Although his StorageTek SL is still relatively new, Health Net's Holt is impressed. "[From] what we've seen so far, StorageTek service and everything is meeting our needs just fine." And Hobart's Sitler has managed to find some peace of mind because of the effective service he receives for his IBM tape library. "I'm pretty happy with it," he says. "I feel like I can go away for a week on vacation and not come back and be snowed under with problems."
Make the same choice again?
We also asked respondents to tell us if they'd purchase the same product again. It's important to note that this isn't a question about buying intentions, but rather a key measure of hindsight. On the enterprise side, 88.1% of StorageTek SL-Series users said they'd buy that product again--this was also the highest percentage among all library vendors in the survey (see "Would you buy from this vendor again?" previous page). In the midrange arena, nearly 86% of Spectra Logic's 10K/20K/T50 respondents said they'd buy those products again. In previous surveys, the responses to this question often didn't match the rankings of the survey; for tape libraries there was a very close correlation between buy-again numbers and category winners.
Part of a backup solution
Tape libraries are one-third of the B/R solution, with B/R software and tape devices being the other twothirds. By combining the findings of this survey with those from our B/R software survey (see "Quality Awards: Backup software," Storage, September 2005, IT organizations can assess what combinations of components are likely to yield the most satisfactory system for their environments.
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Part of our attraction to Jesus is that he is a master storyteller. When asked a question, he would often respond with a story that invited the questioners to search themselves for the answer to their query. He encouraged his listeners to find themselves in the story.
However, finding ourselves in Jesus' stories may be more difficult than it first appears.
Sometimes a candid assessment of ourselves places us in a different role than we first imagined.
I experience that in the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican who went up to the temple to pray (Luke 18:9-14). The self-righteous Pharisee, Jesus said, stood in the front-row and gave thanks to God that he wasn't like the Publican whom he could see out of the corner of his eye.
On the other hand, the despised tax-collector stood at a distance with bowed head, pleading, "God be merciful to me a sinner." Jesus added that it was the humble man who went home with the blessing.
As my friends and readers know, two of my most cherished values are acceptance and tolerance. Nothing disturbs me more than a judgmental spirit, self-righteousness, and arrogance. Even as I write this, I want to continue rallying against such attitudes.
Therefore it has been easy for me to identify with the humble Publican and look down on the proud Pharisee. As Kris Kristofferson once wrote in a song, "Everybody needs somebody to look down on." But when I take a closer look at Jesus' story and myself, I realize that I may be more like the Pharisee than I would like to admit. Clothed in my false humility, am I not praying, "Thank you God that I am not like those self-righteous Pharisees?" May God forgive my own special kind of pride.
The noted philosopher-theologian Sören Kierkegaard believed that we should use the Bible as a mirror in which to view ourselves. "In order to see yourself in the mirror when you read God's word," he wrote, "you must remember to be constantly saying to yourself that it is speaking to me; I am the one it's talking about."
In his parables Jesus holds up a mirror and invites us to see ourselves, not in comparison to someone else, or as we wish we were, or even as other people see us, but as God sees us and unwaveringly loves us – as we really are. With God's help, such a reflection offers the hope of becoming more like Jesus.
Lord, help us to find our real selves mirrored in the stories Jesus told. Amen.
John Paul Carter's "Notes From the Journey" is a regular feature of Viewpoints.


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Han Tzu waited until the armored car was completely out of sight before he ventured out into the bicycle-and-pedestrian-packed street. Crowds could make you invisible, but only if you were moving in the same direction, and that's the thing Han Tzu had never really been able to do, not since he came home to China from Battle School.
He always seemed to be moving, not upstream, but crossways. As if he had a completely different map of the world from the one everyone around him was using.
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Listen to this audiobook excerpt from Orson Scott Card's science fiction novel Shadow of the Giant. This book, the fourth in Card's Shadow Series, continues the story of Bean, one of the most fascinating characters from Card's sci-fi classic, Ender's Game. Bean's past was a battle just to survive. He first appeared on the streets of Rotterdam, a tiny child with a mind leagues beyond anyone else. Then he was discovered by the recruiters for the Battle School.
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To the Editor:
Cumberland Times-News
Springtime in the mountains brings so many wonderful concerts — school, church, community groups — that it is literally impossible to attend them all.
And, with so much outstanding music being made it may seem unusual to review one concert, but the spring choral concert at Allegany High School on May 21 was an extra special event.
The program began with a lovely solo by soprano Vanessa Young. The concert choir followed with several of the most beautiful a cappella arrangements of all time. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," arranged by Moses Hogan was perfectly balanced and set the high standard for the entire program.
I recall singing this gorgeous arrangement — in college many years ago. Susan Zoller added her always reliable flute solo to the piece. Soloists and show choir rounded out the first half with Broadway tunes and special choreography.
The second half featured a medley from Les Miserables with projected scenes and opportunity for soloists. We enjoyed hearing many memorable melodies.
Mrs. Jackie Wadsworth is to be commended for such a remarkably well sung concert! And, it was presented right on the heels of their run of the Broadway musical "Tarzan."
Plus she found time to learn a new piece of music by Allegany alum Norman Scribner to provide the solid foundation for a performance with the band in between her regularly scheduled concerts.
It is because of the kind of dedication displayed by Mrs. Wadsworth that we can expect great things from her students for many, many years to come. Thank you.
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Antioxidants: natures power of prevention
Antioxidants are powerful nutrients which can be conceptualized in a number of ways: as insurance against some of the effects of aging; as weapons against degenerative conditions and as a means of combating certain diseases such as cancer and heart disease. They prevent, delay or repair oxidative damage to cells in our body caused by free radicals.
Free radicals are the antagonists of health, though they occur naturally as a result of the body's metabolic processes.
They are also formed by environmental influences such as pollution, cigarette smoke, radiation, asbestos, pesticides, and even stress. In other words, breathing, eating, going out into the sun and being exposed to the typical conditions of city life all contribute to the oxidation process, and the resulting damage is reason enough to take measures to increase our intake of antioxidants.
Cho Young-yun, director of Dietetics at Samsung Medical Center, shared insight on how to increase intake of antioxidants through simple dietary changes.
Cho warns against relying heavily on supplements.
"Those under the age of 65 should aim for a diet of natural, whole foods. After that, it makes medical sense to rely more on vitamins, but younger people ought to get their nutrients from natural sources."
Cho, a nutritionist of 30 years, emphasizes the importance of maintaining the body's inherent equilibrium, urging patients to adopt a dedicated attitude to eating well as part of a healthy lifestyle.
"Often, people assume a tablet can substitute for wholesome food choices", she says. "Consuming large amounts of nutrients through synthesized supplements throws off the body's intrinsic balance and can lead to other problems. Natural foods also contain micronutrients which boost the effects of antioxidants, and help the body to work as an integrated system."
When selecting fruits and vegetables, think "bright and fresh." Smart choices include carrots, apricots, peaches and squash-all of which are jam-packed with vitamin A.
Citrus fruits and juices such as lemon and orange juice are excellent sources of vitamin C, as well as strawberries, green peppers, broccoli, tangerines and green chilies.
To ensure you get your quota of Vitamin E, stock up on nuts, seeds and whole grains. Cho recommends raw almonds as a heart healthy snack.
And not all cooking oils are created equal; cooking with vegetable oil-based products such as cottonseed oil is an easy way of increasing the nutritional value of a meal.
Selenium is a nutrient believed to reduce the risk of prostate cancer and is found in fish, shellfish, red meat, chicken, eggs and garlic, so don't hesitate to add extra cloves to your galbi (grilled dishes).
Other sources of valuable nutrients might involve a trip to a foreign food shop. These include concord grapes, cranberries, flax seed and pomegranate, which are rich in Lycopene.
While we can't always avoid exposure to the elements, we can increase our chances of minimizing damage by including these readily available foods in our meals, and unless you're over 65, a visit to the fresh produce aisle is far more beneficial than the pharmacy when it comes to ensuring a healthy and balanced diet.
The writer is a freelancer from Ontario, Canada, and is currently living in Seoul, where she co-owns a Korean lifestyle website.


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Unfortunately, it is not that easy.
First, if a market timer could consistently be out of the market on significant down days and get back in prior to major moves up, they would not need to be managing money for others. They could create enough wealth for themselves that they would not have to work.
BTN Research evaluated the ten year period ending May 31, 2007. Ignoring the reinvestment of dividends, the S&P 500 was up 6.1 percent per year for this period. If an investor missed the ten best days in the entire ten year period (not ten per year), the average annual return falls to 1.2 percent. If an investor was able to miss the ten worst days of the ten year period, the average annual return increases to 11.5 percent. If both the ten best and ten worst days were missed, the average annual return is 6.3 percent.
You must ask yourself, what is the possibility that an advisor can consistently miss the worst days and yet be in for the best days? The key is consistently. In my opinion, I believe it is asking the impossible and most likely the costs for such services do not add long-term value.
Taking a closer look, many of the market timers still use mutual funds to achieve their goals. Since the buyer or seller of mutual funds always receives the closing days price, a market timer to be truly effective should receive sell and buy signals on the proceeding day to avoid a loss or participate in a gain. So, if the market is in the middle of a 100-plus point drop when a sell signal occurs, the market timer will be selling; and unless the market recovers, the timer will lock in the loss for the day. This is because they get the closing price of the shares they sold, which is after the drop. Should the market rebound the next day, as it often does, and they buy back in during the recovery, they will then miss the bounce; as they still get the price at the end of the day, which is after the bounce.
Based upon the research by BTN, for this particular ten year period those investors who held their position during the year did almost the same as someone who through market timing missed both the best and worst ten days during the period. So is it better to buy, hold, and ignore the investment for years at a time? No would be my answer. While I do not believe market timing can consistently perform well, there are clearly times when it is best to overweight or underweight certain positions.
A review of most of the various market indexes will show there is no consistency as to which index or area of the market will lead for a particular year. By using asset allocation, investing a portion in various different segments of the market not only adds to diversification, it increases the likelihood that a portion of your assets will be in a high-performing area of the market.
The classification for asset allocation can be type of security, stock versus bond. It can also be company size, small, mid, or large, as well as term on the bond from short, intermediate, to long. Adding global regions and industries also enhance asset allocation. While knowing which asset classes to overweight and which to underweight can still be difficult, I do not believe it is impossible to add value through asset allocation over a long period of time. Even when an overweight position does poorly, often one or more of the other assets classes used in the portfolio may mitigate the losses. Thus, the opportunity to show positive returns remains for the portfolio.
Another concern I have for market timing is that this style often creates many transactions during a year, even hundreds. For taxable accounts, this adds a great deal of time to the preparation of your annual tax turn and the proper tracking of cost basis of each transaction. With so many transactions occurring, the ability to hold something longer than one year to achieve long-term tax status is often difficult. Thus, even when market timing produces positive results, the gains can be lessened by having to pay ordinary income tax rates on short-term gains.
Aiming for realistic returns over time and having an advisor who assists you in reviewing market trends I believe will provide the results most investors are seeking. Chasing after the newest and greatest twist may just result in you ending up tired and with little to show for your efforts.
Would you like a response to a financial question? Send your question to Doug Horn, 115 W. Broadway, Maryville TN 37801. Be sure to mark your envelope Money Matters.
Doug Horn, CFP, is an area financial planner with more than 24 years financial experience and founder of Quality Financial Concepts, located in downtown Maryville on Broadway.
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While waiting for the results of the power plant phase-out petition signature count (the County is about one third complete), residents scored a minor victory showing that AES is running scared. This week, AES announced they have delayed their application so that they can add a shell around the plant in their plan. AES must think residents are stupid to think we'd suddenly roll over just because the plant is behind a wall... an 80 foot high wall. An 80 foot high wall with three smoke stacks emitting more pollution. An 80 foot high wall moved closer to residential neighborhoods with three smokestacks emitting more pollution closer to the ground. An 80 foot high wall that requires the high tension lines down 190th forever. This is an insult... but it proves two things:
1) AES will do the minimum possible to get this thing built; otherwise, why wasn't the shell building in their original plan?
2) AES is afraid of the resident initiative.
We got them on the run! So stay the course. Keep the pressure on. We can win this one!
Meanwhile, another community is opposing a new power plant. The proposed Quail Brush 100MW peaker plant would be just outside the town of Santee. The plant would be on private property on open space outside of the town. In this case, Santee School Board, Santee Planning Commission, Santee City Council, and San Diego City Council all oppose the new plant. These organizations oppose the plant because of the pollution impact on residents, students and teachers, and the environmental and visual impact on a nearby park, Mission Trails. This plant is in an area that projections show needs more power in the future, especially with San Onofre down. The plant is 1/5th the size of that proposed in Redondo. The plant is in open space outside of town. Yet these organizations stood up to protect their residents.
Where is our School Board, Planning Commission and City Council?
Why aren't they looking out for us the same way Santee and San Diego elected officials look out for their constituents?
In its new location our plant will be just hundreds of feet from residential neighborhoods along Catalina. It is 5x the size of the propose Quail Brush power plant. It will have 6,500 students within a 1.5 mile radius. Its lower stacks will release more pollution right into these neighborhoods. The City's own studies show the economic impact of the plant. These studies show that our plant is tightly ringed on all sides by incompatible uses, unlike the Quail Brush plant site in Santee. These studies call the plant the "major blighting influence" in the harbor. AQMD reps have testified to our Council on the health risks of these pollutants and that for several there is no safe limit of exposure. And the CAISO rep testified we can retire one ocean water cooled plant in our part of the grid. This is a no-brainer.
We voted them in. AES didn't. Why won't our elected officials do their job to protect surrounding businesses, residents and our children?


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cont'd The libs support their "look the other way" (because they'll vote for us) philosophy by Claiming that no such cases of voter fraud have ever been proven. Well, if everyone took the same position on shoplifting; "look the other way", the same argument could be made. Since there were no shoplifting convictions(because everybody looks the other way) store owners should be prevented from locking their doors when they close for the day. Since many places no longer require Any I.D. to vote, how do we know for sure Mickey Mouse or Mary Poppins hasn't voted, and won't vote again in the future. cont'd below


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Ivan Eland at CPAC 2013 Too Many American Wars Panel
Recorded: Thursday, March 14, 2013
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland at CPAC
Experts: Ivan ElandType: Other EventIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Terrorism and National Crises
How U.S. Economic Warfare Provoked Japan's Attack on Pearl Harbor
Recorded: Saturday, October 27, 2012
Senior Fellow Robert Higgs speaks at The Arthur M. Krolman lecture, presented at the 2012 Mises Institute Supporters Summit: "The Truth About War: A Revisionist Approach". Recorded at Callaway Gardens, Georgia, on 27 October 2012.
Experts: Robert HiggsType: Other EventIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Economic History and Development (International), Economic History and Development (U.S.), Trade
Robert Higgs Receives Honorary Degree from Francisco Marroquín University
Recorded: Saturday, May 7, 2011
Originally aired 5/7/11 on New Media UFM. Robert Higgs, Senior Fellow in Political Economy at the Independent Institute, receives an honorary doctoral degree in the social sciences (Doctados Honoris Causa Ciencias Sociales) from Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala.
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Robert Higgss Speech to Honor Graduates at Francisco Marroquín University
Recorded: Friday, May 6, 2011
Originally aired 5/6/11 on New Media UFM. Robert Higgs, Senior Fellow in Political Economy at the Independent Institute, speaks at a ceremony to honor graduates from Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala
Robert Higgs on War, Taxes, and Economic Crises
Recorded: Thursday, January 15, 2009
Experts: Robert HiggsType: Other EventIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Economic Policy, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Taxes
Ivan Eland on 9/11 and the War in Iraq
Recorded: Thursday, September 11, 2008
Ivan Eland discusses 9/11, the Iraq war, and the questionable link between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda.


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Commencement speakers Jeff Blau, BBA '90, Darys Estrella Mordan, MBA '02, and Al Leandre, MBA '02, encourage Ross graduates to seize opportunity.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich.—"Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity, and are able to turn both to their advantage."—Niccolo Machiavelli
With these words, Jeff Blau, BBA '90, inspired members of the BBA Class of 2011 to capitalize on the unlimited prospects that lay before them, despite an uncertain economic climate.
"Be fearless," he said during his presentation at spring commencement April 29. "If the plan you had when you entered Ross did not come together, or your dream job did not appear, do not be disappointed. View this as an opportunity, not an impediment."
Blau, president of New York-based Related Companies, LP, founded and sold a successful business while pursuing his BBA studies and has maintained an entrepreneurial mindset throughout his career. He joined Related as an intern 21 years ago with the intent to depart in one year. But then his boss (and now partner) Stephen M. Ross, BBA '62, created a culture of innovation and creativity that fed Blau's passion and compelled him to stay with the firm.
Together they grew Related into the largest private real estate development firm in the country with more than 2,000 employees. But in the wake of the catastrophic economic meltdown in 2008, Blau and Ross stood at a crossroads.
"We could have downsized and simply operated the current portfolio," Blau said. But instead he and Ross reverted to their entrepreneurial roots and relied on talent who shared their commitment to bold ideas and limitless potential.
"We found opportunity in adversity. We invested in advisory services, international expansion, fund management, and banking platforms. And today we have more employees, more lines of business, and more revenue than we did before the recession."
Blau encouraged newly minted Ross BBAs to follow his example and embrace the belief that the best is yet to come.
"Act on your talent and create your destiny," he said, citing such innovative companies as Microsoft, Apple, Dell, GE, and Ford Motor Co., all of which were launched in the midst of economic turmoil. Imagine our world today if the founders behind those firms had opted for a traditional route.
"Be the change drivers," Blau urged. "You will be the ones called upon to take us out of the recession, balance our budgets, and fix our healthcare and education systems. You're the problem solvers, the inventors, the investors, and the creative thinkers who finally will break our dependence on foreign oil, preserve our natural resources, and ensure that our country remains the intellectual capital of the world."
Leadership talent is the currency that will drive economic growth, said Darys Estrella Mordan, MBA '02, who together with Al Leandre, MBA '02, addressed the MBA Class of 2011.
"Being a leader is not to get others to follow you but to empower others to lead," said Estrella, who currently is CEO of the Stock Exchange of the Dominican Republic. She left a job at Goldman Sachs in New York to return to her home country and help build its financial industry. "It is nice to get the high salary, the promotions, the nice title, but leadership is about much more than that. It's about personal growth, helping others develop, treating others with respect, taking on social causes, and making a difference in the world. That is what Ross was about for me."
For Haitian-born Leandre, CEO and president of Vyalex Management Solutions Inc., the key to success is embracing and welcoming change. He said Ross delivered the knowledge, leadership skills, and confidence he needed to launch and grow his successful engineering and program management consulting firm, which provides goods and services to the Department of Defense, other government agencies, and private industry.
"Regardless of how you feel right now," Leandre said, "Everything will be different six months from now. You should be comforted knowing that you have the best preparation money can buy and you can take on whatever is next."
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By Melanie Patterson
North Jefferson News
GARDENDALE — Another in a series of stories about the proposal to separate Gardendale's schools into its own system, and the referendum to enact a property tax that would par for it. A story about opponents of the plan appears later Wednesday.
The idea for a Gardendale city school system started a few years as a conversation between two fathers who wanted better for their children.
"For several years, when our kids were in preschool, we bantered the idea back and forth that we would want to move to an area with better public schools when they got older," said Chris Lucas.
His conversations were with David Salters. Lucas and Salters are the organizers of FOCUS Gardendale Inc., a nonprofit organization that is strongly promoting a city school system in Gardendale.
Lucas and Salters take issue with the fact that the Jefferson County School System ranks 65th out of 124 school systems in Alabama, according to schooldigger.com.
"Our primary philosophy is not that there's a problem with (Jefferson) county schools, but we just know there are better public schools out there," said Lucas.
The Jefferson County system operates about 50 schools, which means it "simply can not have Gardendale at the top of their list," said Lucas. "But if the school system is controlled locally, we can educate our kids in a more innovative and flexible way. Local control is huge."
Lucas said the biggest piece of the equation is funding.
"If you look at funding levels, it directly correlates to academic success," Lucas said. "The more funding you put in a classroom, the more successful the classroom is going to be."
If Gardendale does form its own school system, the 30.1 mills of property tax that Gardendale property owners are already paying for public education will be diverted from the county school system to the city school system.
However, Lucas thinks Gardendale schools are not necessarily receiving the full 30.1 mills of tax from Gardendale residents, because taxes from across the county are spread among all of the Jefferson County schools.
With the 30.1 mills that residents already pay, plus 5 mills the Gardendale City Council imposed in September and another possible 5 mills that citizens will vote on Tuesday, "you've got an incredibly well-funded school system," Lucas said.
"Obviously we think this will provide a quality education for our kids," he added. "But it's bigger than education. The second piece of the equation is that quality communities are anchored by quality education systems."
In spring 2012, the men began talking with people in the education field to find out what it would take for Gardendale to form its own school system.
They then began to talk with Gardendale City Council members and those running for the council "to sell the idea to them that we should pursue the idea of a city school system," said Salters.
When the new city council took office in November 2012, it did not take long for all members, including Mayor Othell Phillips, to get on board with the idea.
Another proponent of the system is Kenny Clemons, who was mayor of Gardendale for 12 years and was the principal at E.B. Erwin (now Center Point) High School for 30 years.
"This is the best opportunity that any city in the state of Alabama has ever had to form a school system," Clemons said.
About 10 years ago, when he was mayor, Clemons said Gardendale considered forming its own school system mainly to try to remedy Gardendale schools' aging facilities, but he did not have the support of the city council.
But he said now is an even better opportunity because Gardendale High School has a new facility, and the city school system will not have to pay a bond issue for the new school.
"Our elected officials see this as an opportunity to move our city to another level," Clemons said. "I'm not for taxes any more than anybody else, but I am for moving the city forward."