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Yummy Yam Praline Coffee Cake
This melt-in-your mouth coffeecake starts with a time-honored family pantry staple, biscuit baking mix. My personal favorite recipe - love the naturally sweet yams with the tart cranberries.
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons light brown sugar, divided
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 1/2 cups biscuit baking mix
1 (15-ounce) can sweet potatoes, drained and mashed or 1 cup mashed Louisiana yams (sweet potatoes)
1/3 cup skim milk
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1. Preheat oven 400 degrees. Coat 9x9x2-square baking pan with nonstick baking spray.
2. In bottom of prepared pan, mix together butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar and corn syrup. Spread mixture evenly in pan. Sprinkle with pecans.
3. In large mixing bowl, beat together biscuit baking mix, sweet potatoes, and milk until dough forms a ball. Turn dough onto surface heavily dusted with baking mix and roll or pat into 12-inch long rectangle.
4. In small bowl, combine remaining 3 tablespoons brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture and cranberries evenly over dough. Roll up dough jellyroll style from longer side. Cut crosswise into one-inch pieces and arrange sitting on top of the pecan mixture in pan. Dough will spread when baking.
5. Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and immediately run knife around sides and invert onto serving plate, scraping any brown sugar mixture from pan to top cake.
Makes 16 servings
Spicy Advice: Don't let this dough intimidate you as it's so easy to work with - can pat out with hands!
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories: 184, Calories from fat: 30%, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 4mg, Sodium: 254mg, Carbs: 31g, Dietary Fiber: 1g, Sugars: 16g, Protein: 2g, Dietary Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 other carbohydrate, 1 fat
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theirs a lot of people out their who want naruto to be on going for a longer amount of time, but is that really the best? personally i want to see it end soon, its not that i don't like the series but its been going on for a long time. i always like when a show/manga ends, its sad that its over but it feels nice that its finally finished. i know the series cant go on forever but how long would you like to see it go on? i hope to see it end soon, and it doesn't need to go beyond the war. i know a lot of people wanna see who naruto ends up with :p but they could show that somehow in the credits like a lot of movies and other animes end. or have that extra page or 2 in the manga book. anyway, i want to hear other peoples opinions and thoughts, so what do you think?
Nice avatar. HxH FTW!
Naruto is gearing up for an ending it seems. If it continues that would be absurd.
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Word is Kishimoto was planning to end in 2014, and I am one of the guys who support that decision if it is still on the table.
I'm up to date on the manga, and am getting so fucking impatient. Naruto needs to end. It's not like One Piece. It NEEDS to end. Well, in my opinion. Plus, once the manga ends we can go all-out double eps on canon episodes. If they could do that at least.
I want to see the final fight, and I want to see the very thing I started reading for come true: Naruto's dream of becoming a hokage.
I'm too fucking lazy to change my online status. Never assume I'm always on CR.
I want it to end really soon. Dragging out way too much.
I have watched Naruto since sometime last year or in two years while I haven't read the manga in years.
The ending of Naruto can go both ways:
1) Naruto fights in the final battle, die, Sasuke lives, but Naruto becomes a legend.
2) Naruto fights in the final battle, wins, Sasuke dies, he becomes Hokage, and everyone's lives changes forever.
At least that is how I see it and I'm probably wrong though.
When all is pink, all is good.
I wish it Naruto never'd existed
When it comes to battles and ninja strategy Kishimoto is a fucking genius, every single fight you watch just keeps you at the edge of your seat because it's not just random fighting, it's heavily strategic articulated chess matches, why can't Masashi Kishimoto take that brilliant aspect that he applies to his fights and apply that to his story and character?
I don't want Naruto to end, I just want someone who can write it better than Kishimoto
This is was especially the case in Part 1 the Chuunin exams and Sasuke Retrieval arcs. Every exam a good variety of characters were shown using unique skills to combat each situation and when they were trying to save sasuke we saw some of those characters improvements and weaknesess and most importantly the strategy put in by the strategist of the group.The skills that the characters had were never too flashy and always had a practical use.
That was the interesting part of Naruto,it was always centered around the strategic battles but now it's al about romance/dbz style mindless action/pointless drama.
It lost touch with what it first was and that's the aggravating part, Kishi should've not seriously implemented romance. You could even see in part 1 that romance was just plain comedy. I wish that Shippuden would've been rewritten by Togashi(YYH and HxH).
Man is just an animal, trying to find ways to kill time.
Lol no dont let it end if it ends its going to be like DBZ where people will be crying to get it back whereas they realise its too late because they have been too selfish filler or nothing obviously the first option is better.
The only reason why I want it to end is so that people will shut up about it.
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Alice Louise Anderson "Andy" Mahalek, 88, of Oak Park, IL and formerly of Terre Haute died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at her daughter's home in Riverside, IL. She was born October 24, 1924 in Boone, IA to John Howard Anderson and Elizabeth Cosgrove Anderson. She married Raymond F. Mahalek on December 26, 1948 in Terre Haute.
Survivors include her children, John Mahalek, Paul Mahalek, Mary (Phil) Nardulli, Meg Mahalek, Kate (Bill) FitzGerald, and Teresa (Chris) Cullen; her grandchildren, Michael, Sara, Sean, Jim, Emma, Annie, Max and Callie; her sister, Mary Helen Robinson; and nieces and nephews, John, Carol & Nancy Anderson, Scott & Jim Robinson, and Leslie & Mark Levin
After living in South Bend, IN, Three Rivers, MI and Newark, OH, the Mahalek family moved to Oak Park, IL in the 1960's where Alice taught in Catholic schools for 20 years. Alice and Ray returned to Terre Haute in 1985 to enjoy their retirement. After Ray's death in 1999, Alice moved back to Oak Park to be near her six children. After suffering a stroke in 2009, Alice remained at home with her children until her death. Her family wrote: "Alice's kind heart and sense of humor were an inspiration to her family. She lived her life with integrity and bravery."
Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 12:00 noon, Friday, October 18, 2013 in St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1807 Poplar Street, with Father Rick Ginther officiating. Alice will be buried next to her husband, Ray, in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled prior to services on Friday from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. Arrangements are under the direction of Callahan & Hughes Funeral Home, 605 South 25th Street. The family kindly requests that memorial contributions may be made to the Chicago Knights Foundation, P.O. Box 1568, Oak Park, Ill., 60304. Funeral information may also be found at:


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The Vegas Summer League Review continues with a look at the Bulls, Pistons, Bucks, Grizzlies and Timberwolves. Two of these teams were really bad – can you guess which ones? (Here's a hint – the Grizzlies and the Timberwolves).
If you haven't checked out Part 1 (Spurs and Raptors) and Part 2 (Hawks, Cavs, Heat and Knicks) – do so now, Part 3 will still be here when you get back.
PPG – John Lucas III – 18.3
RPG Trent Plaisted – 9.0
APG – John Lucas III – 2.7
Most Valuable Player – Samardo Samuels
Most Improved Player – John Lucas III
Biggest Surprise – Samardo Samuels
Summer League Review – Samardo Samuels was out to prove a point this week, and did he ever. Everything people expected to see out of him at
Who to Look For This Season – Samuels should make the team with a decent showing in pre-season camp. Ogilvie, Bouldin and Almond will either be in the D-League or overseas for the year. Lucas is a tough call, he has a ton of heart, but just doesn't seem quick enough to play the point in the NBA.
PPG – DeJuan Summers – 15.8
RPG Greg Monroe – 8.0
APG – Edgar Sosa – 2.8
Most Valuable Player – Austin Daye
Most Improved Player – DeJuan Summers
Biggest Surprise – Edgar Sosa
Summer League Review – While I was anticipating the debuts of Greg Monroe and Terrico White, it was the 2nd year players who stole the show for the Pistons. DeJuan Summers, Austin Daye, and Jonas Jerebko all have shown great improvement over the last year. Daye has become a threat inside and out, and his court vision has improved greatly. He still needs to work on getting stronger, though he is not as weak as he looks. Summers has become a more consistent perimeter shooter and has improved his defense, especially off the ball. Jerebko was probably the most polished of the three last year, though his rate of improvement is not as great.
Who to Look For This Season – Summers has a real shot at moving ahead of Jerebko on the depth chart this fall, while Daye should become more of an impact player in Year 2.
PPG – Larry Sanders – 14.0
RPG Larry Sanders – 8.4
APG – Dominic James – 3.5
Most Valuable Player – Larry Sanders
Most Improved Player – Tiny Gallon
Biggest Surprise – Deron
Summer League Review – While the results could have been better for the Bucks, there was still plenty for them to be happy about during the week. Larry Sanders showed why he may be one of the most NBA-ready rookies this season. He showed he could play both inside and out, though he needs to improve his ballhandling a bit. He showed good range on his jumper and did a good job on the boards. Tiny Gallon steadily improved as the week went on. By the end of the week, Gallon was playing hard, showed some strong moves to the basket and was grabbing a lot of tough rebounds. Conditioning will still be an issue for him, but he can provide valuable minutes during the season. Deron Washington did a great job getting into the lane and finishing, and played much better defense than when I last watched him. Dominic James made a case as to why he should be in the NBA, though I am not sure he has the size and strength for it. Micah Downs had a so-so week, doing a little bit of everything on the offensive end, though his defense leaves a lot to be desired. His footwork was a bit slow. Sean Williams looked good in limited minutes, playing tough defense and showing nice agility around the rim. Darington Hobson did not play due to a groin injury.
Who to Look For This Season – Sanders should play a lot of minutes immediately for the Bucks, while Gallon should be good for 10-15 solid minutes a game. I think
PPG – Sam Young – 19.4
RPG Hasheem Thabeet – 8.6
APG – Greivis Vasquez – 4.0
Most Valuable Player – Sam Young
Most Improved Player – Hasheem Thabeet
Biggest Surprise – Greivis Vasquez
Summer League Review – The Grizzlies did not look good in Vegas, especially when you consider that their starting 5 all played in the NBA last season. OJ Mayo cannot be a NBA-level point guard. That was quite clear in Vegas where his decision-making was poor, his instincts were off, and his passes were all over the place. Luckily, he only played in 2 games and was spared further humiliation. Sam Young was the best player by default, having been one of the few Grizzlies to play more than 1 good game. He still does much of his scoring around the basket, but has yet to adjust to playing out on the perimeter. He does still have the best head fake in all of basketball though. DeMarre Carroll has not improved at all since college, and really didn't show much in Vegas. I liked some of the improvements I saw in Hasheem Thabeet, especially how he raised his aggressiveness level around the basket on offense. He did a good job on the boards, but still needs to get stronger to have an impact. Greivis Vasquez got off to a decent start in his Grizzlies career, showing great playmaking abilities and some good hustle. He also showed his propensity towards silly turnovers. Jeff Adrien continued to be one of my favorite players this summer with some very tough play in the lane.
Who to Look For This Season – The person we really need to look for is Xavier Henry. The Grizzlies will need him to make a run at a .500 record again this season.
PPG – Wayne Ellington – 15.8
RPG Patrick O'Bryant – 7.0
APG – Jeremy Pargo – 4.2
Most Valuable Player – Wayne Ellington
Most Improved Player – Wayne Ellington
Biggest Surprise – Wayne Ellington
Summer League Review – As you can see from the awards above, there was very little for the Timberwolves to get excited about other than Wayne Ellington. Ellington showed that he has gotten much better working one-on-one, though his long-range shot wasn't working for him. Defensively, he still has some issues, especially closing on shooters. Lazar Hayward had a decent first showing as a Timberwolf, showing decent range on his perimeter shot and playing tough defense, though he still needs to adjust to the speed of the NBA game. Wesley Johnson looked good in the one game he played before he was shut down, and Jonny Flynn didn't play at all. Though it would have been fun to see them play together, it may have been a smart move keeping them off the floor. Jeremy Pargo was the primary point guard for the week and seemed to show the effects of playing back to back summer leagues. He didn't show the motor he had last week playing for the Bobcats. Patrick O'Bryant did an admirable job manning the middle, though he hasn't improved much since he came into the league. Cedric Simmons was another player who I had high hopes for after a good week in
Who to Look For This Season – The trio of Flynn, Ellington and Johnson should provide some exciting moments this upcoming season.
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Tiverton resident Jeanne Smith is doing her part to fight the proposed tolls on the new Sakonnet River Bridge.
After circulating dozens of petitions at local businesses throughout Newport County and gaining hundreds of signatures, Smith will hold a rally on Friday in Portsmouth that she said will give visibility to those opposing the tolls.
The rally is slated to be held during the Friday, Aug. 10, taping of the WPRO's Buddy Cianci Show at from 3-6 p.m. Smith said demonstrators should grab their signs and gather in the parking lot.
"This has nothing to do with Buddy Cianci, but I figured maybe he could talk to us for five minutes, I thought it would be a good time to rally " said Smith. "There is a lot of traffic that goes by there at that time - Raytheon gets out at that time - so I figured it would give us some good vision."
Smith urges toll opposers to make signs, T-shirts, and anything else that will make some noise against the tolls on the $163.7 million replacement bridge.
While the state Department of Transportation will open the bridge to traffic later this month, the state Turnpike and Bridge Authority is on track to impose the tolls next summer. Out-of-state drivers would pay $4 and in-state EZ Pass holders would be charged 83 cents each way, the same fare as Newport's Claiborne Pell Bridge.


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Tonawanda News
January 30, 2014
Noel J. Quenneville
The Tonawanda News
Noel J. Quenneville, age 84, of North Tonawanda, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 in Florida. Born in North Tonawanda, he was the son of late Noel and Dorothy (nee Witkop) Quenneville and had been a lifelong resident of the Tonawandas. Noel served in the Navy at the end of WWII and then in the Air Force during the Korean War. He was employed as a millwright at the GM Engine Plant in the Town of Tonawanda before retiring. He was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish, the Tonawanda Senior Citizens, the Salvation Army Golden Agers, and was a life-member of the VFW Post 7545 in Tonawanda. Noel was the husband of the late Betty (nee Hamm) Quenneville who died in 2011, and father of the late William J. Quenneville who died in 2001.
He is survived by his daughter, Diane (Mark) Salt; and three sons, Alfred (Rosita) Quenneville, Noel J. Quenneville and Daniel (Ellen) Quenneville. Also surviving are five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
There is no visitation. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 AM tomorrow (Saturday) at St. Francis Chapel, 71 Adam Street, Tonawanda. Friends invited. If desired, memorials to the American Heart Association are preferred by the family. Arrangements entrusted to the care of the Hamp Funeral Home, Inc., Tonawanda.
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BLACKSBURG, Va. — Take away all but the final minute of the first half, and it felt like Duke was in perfect position to pull off a shocker in Lane Stadium.
The game, though, was irreversibly changed 25 seconds before the break. Duke was leading 20-10 and already in field goal range at the Virginia Tech 29-yard line. But Sean Renfrees pass bounced off Conner Vernons hands and into those of Detrick Bonner, who returned the ball 39 yards.
On the next play, Logan Thomas hit Bonner with a 42-yard touchdown pass, making it 17 straight points for the suddenly surging Hokies.
That was huge for us, safety Jordon Byas said. Weve got to do better in those types of situations. That gave them a lot of momentum going into the half.
The Hokies wound up scoring 41 unanswered points en route to a 41-20 win, an outcome that seemed impossible way back in the first quarter. For Virginia Tech, it was the largest comeback of the Frank Beamer era, a period dating back to 1987.
Duke (5-2, 2-1 ACC) could not match the Hokies physicality and actually lost yards in the third quarter while Virginia Tech was pulling away.
It took less than two minutes for Virginia Tech (4-3, 2-1) to take the lead in the second half. The Hokies opened with a four-play 78-yard scoring drive. Thomas completed a 30-yard pass on third-and-7 from his own 25-yard line, and J.C. Coleman broke free for a 45-yard touchdown run on the next play to make it 24-20.
We took a big blow again, quickly, head coach David Cutcliffe said. That was tough.
Dukes defense could not contain the more athletic Hokies, as Virginia Tech converted two long third downs on its next drive en route to another unanswered touchdown. Thomas came up with a big pass on third-and-13 at the Duke 47-yard line, and Marcus Davis burned Duke reserve Garett Patterson for a touchdown. Suddenly, the Hokies had a 31-20 lead.
Duke had a bit of hope in the fourth quarter, facing first-and-10 at the Virginia Tech 12-yard line with about 9:30 remaining. Jamison Crowder caught a ball in the back of the end zone on third down, but he was ruled out of bounds. Left tackle Takoby Cofield jumped offsides on fourth-and-7 from the 9-yard line, and Renfrees ensuing pass was well-defended and incomplete.
Virginia Tech running back JC Coleman took the next snap 86 yards for a touchdown.
The game had started out so promising for Duke, as the Blue Devils scored 20 points in the first quarter. Duke scored points on all three of its first-quarter drives and added a defensive touchdown for good measure. The Hokie faithful were actually booing as early as Virginia Techs second offensive snap.
Renfree found Jamison Crowder, who beat Virginia Tech cornerback Kyle Fuller in man coverage, for a 62-yard touchdown to opening the scoring. Ross Martin kicked field goals of 40 and 28 yards and Byas took advantage of a bobbled swing pass, taking the ball out of Tony Gregorys reach for a 20-yard, pick six defensive touchdown.
Its difficult emotionally and it feels like our bubble burst, Cutcliffe said. I told the team that you have to let this go from an emotions standpoint.
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of the 2007 Tour Choir pose with hosts
in Wagenfeld, Germany, on Europe Tour 2007.
For each
concert location on our tour, we have a host organization.
The host is usually a church in the United States. In Europe,
the host is often a university choir or a town music group.
On U.S.
tours, we spend one evening and one night in each location.
We arrive at a church around 4:00 p.m. We then set up our
risers in the sanctuary (or reception hall) and rehearse.
The church prepares dinner for us around 6:00 p.m. Our concert
is generally scheduled at 7:30 p.m. We then spend the night
at the homes of host families from the congregation. The next
morning, the host families bring us back to the church, where
we board our bus and go to another concert destination.
In general,
the host church or organization for a location on our U.S.
tour is responsible for:
Arranging a concert.
The concert is held in the church or reception hall. The church
may choose to defray expenses by having a goodwill offering
at the concert's intermission.
Providing dinner for our choir.
Most often, this is a potluck that is thoughtfully provided
by church members.
Providing housing for our choir members (one night).
Accommodations are usually in the homes of the host members.
If the homes of host members are not available, we will pay
for affordable hotel housing, but we prefer to stay with hosts!
A small honorarium.
Our choir is comprised of talented students who are chosen
for the choir based on talent and personality, not financial
status. We strive to keep our tours affordable for every member.
Therefore, to subsidize our bus expense and other expenses,
we ask for a small honorarium from our host churches. Again,
this can be provided by the church via a goodwill offering
at the concert's intermission.
know that the above responsibilites are guidelines only, and
we are open to discussing your particular church's situation
with you. Please contact
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a Lycoming Choir concert. We look forward to sharing our music
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By Timothy Chipp
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Niagara Gazette — Town of Niagara officials are hoping second time is the charm concerning a $600,000 grant program to help citizens living in the Belden Center area.
New York State's Office of Homes and Community Renewal is once again offering money to municipalities throughout the state in its community development block grant program, money the town was unsuccessful at obtaining last year.
The money would be used to begin installing much-needed storm water sewer drainage — used to handle rain runoff collection during heavy rains — along Rhode Island Avenue between Hyde Park Boulevard and Norman Street. It's a much-less ambitious project than the proposed plan last year, brought on by changes needed to better compete for the money, according to grant writer Nathan Taylor.
"We did an exit interview with the grant agency last year and they told us some of the things they wanted to see change," he told the Niagara Town Board Tuesday during a public hearing on the new application. "The result is a drastic reduction in the scope of the first phase of the project."
In reducing the project's impact on the area, which residents say is in complete disrepair on most roadways in the neighborhood, there's no way the project would allow for storm water drainage work along each of the side streets branching off Rhode Island Avenue.
Instead, Highway Superintendent Robert Herman said, the town would work the project in several phases as money became available to the town after completing the major street, assuming grant approval.
Herman said the project has to start somewhere, and the best place is the largest street in the neighborhood.
"We need a starting point to fix the drainage," he said. "Once we have that starting point and we get this finished, we can fix the road. And we'll go down each side street as the town finds money for the project, however long that'll take."
Those side streets are really suffering right now, according to some of the residents who addressed the board during the public comment session. Jody Parfinski said she temporarily lost control of her vehicle driving down one of the streets because it had broken apart down the middle and created a rut her tire drove over.
The situation is so bad, she said, town plows can't drop on the roads in the winter to remove snow because they pick up more pavement than snow.
Her husband, John Parfinski, said the problem stems from when the roads were first paved, if they even were to begin with. One road in the neighborhood is still dirt, a throwback to how they were designed for horse-and-buggy. And under the road is just as bad, with sewers collapsing and manhole covers coming loose as pavement shifts, he said. It almost cost him serious repairs to his own vehicle and could have hurt a child seriously.
"At this point now where you're going to kill a kid," he said of the problems. "The problem with Belden Center is it's a Band-Aid. We all know it is. There's little money there."
But Herman said relief for at least some of the area's road problems could be mere weeks away. He said he's seen the state of the roads and is in the process of securing a piece of equipment called a "Hot Box." He just needs the county to lend it to him, allowing his crew to more efficiently provide temporary patches to areas in dire need.
Part of his problem has been staff capable of performing road repair. Paving has been kept to a minimum due to a lack of qualified labor, with two to three roads repaved on average each year. Herman made moves to alleviate this issue, sending a crew to paving school to learn how to do it properly. With the changes, Herman said the town could complete 12 jobs by the end of the season.
It's an enormous difference from a year ago, he said.
"I think we're (working hard)," Herman said. "If our staff does't have the skills to do the work, we'd have to either subcontract the work out at cost or wait for another municipality to help us out. And municipalities are always waiting for other help, since we can't do it all on our own and don't have the necessary equipment. But with our crew going through training, we'll be able to work faster."Contact reporter Timothy Chipp at 282-2311, ext. 2251 or follow on Twitter @timchipp.


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New identification standards recently enacted by the West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles are creating an extra-hardship upon employees at the Mercer County Courthouse. However, local officials are to be credited for finding ways to help streamline the time-consuming process.
Birth certificate requests from people who now need that document to obtain or renew a driver's license have almost tripled in recent months. Mercer County Clerk Verlin Moye estimates that his office now processes 300 to 500 birth-certificate requests a month. This is triple the number of requests the public made before the state Department of Motor Vehicles started using new identification standards for issuing and renewing driver's licenses.
Many of the requests are for DMV license renewals. The new guidelines do not allow any room for errors. In the past, misspellings were acceptable, but that is not the case anymore, according to Moye. Typographical errors that happened years ago now have to be corrected.
"It's really strict. Everything has to match to the letter," Moye said.
In some cases, a new baby's name was misspelled at a hospital. Some other cases involve people who got into the habit of using their middle name or initials instead of their first names. Finding the truth behind a discrepancy is often a challenge for the clerk's office staff.
However, Moye is to be credited for coming up with ways to streamline this new burden his office is facing.
"What we're doing right now, to get the pressure off my staff, is to go ahead and input the data for the birth certificates," Moye said last week. "We will go ahead and have those computerized. It will speed up the process."
New birth certificates are filed by computer, but older ones are bound in large books. Using them is a time-consuming job. "They go into the book, and grab the birth certificate manually and type it out," Moye said.
It has been estimated that inputting all the birth certificates going back to 1974 into the office's computer system will take 89,600 minutes, or approximately 230 days. Moye said his staff has been going over the data for about a year now, and has been working at a quicker pace in recent weeks.
Moye is advising citizens seeking a new driver's license to begin gathering the necessary documents at least a month before their license expires. Some birth certificate requests can take days to process. He also advises individuals seeking licenses to visit the West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles website. The site's driver's license section lists the documentation required for an application.
The new DMV requirements are creating quite a few headaches both for citizens and those county employees now being faced with the increased proof of identity requests. Moye and his staff are to be applauded for attempting to make the best of a bad situation, and for their efforts to streamline this already difficult task.


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Bad economy = baby bust?
A new poll on what the bad economy is doing to Americans' life plans:
Nearly half of all Americans surveyed (42 percent) are now less likely to have children, and many are postponing other major life events. Americans are now less likely to get married (31 percent), move in with a partner (26 percent), or go through with a divorce (35 percent). Add maternity wards, wedding registries, chapels, and divorce courts to the list of institutions likely to suffer in the coming years.
yup...that is us, just this weekend, dh said "no more" and it is all about the money...
this is one sad mom.
Not bad, but Solomon is not free.


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The Wellesley Friends Winter Book Sale will begin Thursday, February 7th at 5pm, first for members of the Friends, and then for the general public. These sales are a great opportunity to support the Wellesley Library, and obtain books, DVDs and other materials. Throughout the year, volunteers collect books and sort them for the sale. The FOL sale is well-known for its wonderful selection of books, including rare and hard-to find items, as well as a broad selection of titles from every genre.
During Members Night, there is often a line, so it is a good idea to get a number for entry at 3PM. You can become a member here: http://friendsofwellesleyfreelibraries.org/
The sales are well-attended, which can be attributed to the marvelous donations from patrons. Donations are sorted by volunteers according to vintage, fiction, non-fiction and other categories. High value books are priced and and placed on a "specials cart" with prices averaging from $10-$30. Current releases are priced at $5 each. Signed books generally sell for $10.
There is also a silent auction on members night, with a special selection of books that have been set aside. The sales are always fun, and everybody, including collectors, dealers and readers of all ages can find great buys and support a wonderful institution!


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Local clubs, service groups, fraternal organizations and others are encouraged to send their Coming Events information to the Daily News at firstname.lastname@example.com or Daily News, PO Box 106, Greensburg, IN 47240.
Sept. 11
1 to 3 p.m. - Euchre at Greensburg Adult Center.
1:30 p.m. - Canasta at Greensburg Adult Center.
5 to 7 p.m. - College fair at Greensburg Community High School. All high school students are encouraged to attend.
Sept. 12
11:30 a.m. - Decatur County Retired Teachers Association (DCRTA) regular meeting at Cattleman's Inn at the Greensburg Country Club. Retired teachers wishing to attend who are not currently members of the DCRTA should call Nita McNealy at 812-591-3374.
6 p.m. - Decatur County writers workshop and roundtable at Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library.
6:30 p.m. - $5 euchre tourney at Greensburg Adult Center.
7:30 p.m. - Lois Chapter #147, Order of the Eastern Star, will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at the Masonic Lodge, 1100 East Central Avenue.
All members are encouraged to attend. Our monthly scheduled meeting is at 7:30 p.m. each Thursday.
Sept. 13
10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Greensburg Adult Center trip to Oldenburg. Details in newsletter.
1:30 p.m. - Bowling at Parkside Lanes.
2 p.m. - Farmer's Market on the courthouse square.
4:30 to 8:30 p.m. - "Junk in Your Trunk" garage sale on Washington Street, behind City Hall. Cost is $10 and space is limited. Fee will be donated to Greensburg Bread of Life.
6:30 p.m. - Bridge at Greensburg Adult Center.
7 p.m. - Hot dog roast for grades 6 to 12 at library.
Dusk - Second Friday Movie Series on the Square presents Disney-Pixar's Toy Story.
Sept. 14
7 to 10 a.m. - The Greensburg Masonic Lodge will host an all-you-can-eat breakfast at the lodge, which is located just east of Greensburg Community High School.
Breakfast includes eggs any way you like them, bacon, sausage patties, biscuits and gravy and all the trimmings. The cost is a donation of $5 for adults and $3 for kids 12 and under. Carry-outs are available.


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Will Burns, Contributor
I write about the importance of creativity in modern branding.
Last week on the Ideasicle Podcast we talked with Jonathan Cude from the winning agency, McKinney. Check that interview out here.
This week we talk with Tracy Wong from the losing agency, WDCW. But before you get all excited to see me embarrass Tracy, forget it. Tracy is a class act who had the guts to expose himself and his agency to the rigors of a reality show, and in the thick of the ad industry's hottest crucible: the pitch.
Hear how Tracy and his partners made the decision to be on the show, some of the strategic work they did to inform the work (none of which was on the show, sadly), where he got those hot yellow shoes, and his philosophy on losing, and losing right.
Will Burns is a Forbes Contributor, CEO of Ideasicle and a professional pitch consultant (to agencies). Learn more about his pitching background here.
Will, I thoroughly enjoyed both interviews from "The Pitch". While watching the sneak peak, I did recall the adage that reality TV is anything but. Jonathan and Tracy both provided some real behind the scenes "reality Check" that confirmed the notion. The one hardball question you could've asked Jonathan was "do you think the show portrayed you accurately?" We also have remarked around our office about the cultural differences between the two agencies. I don't think that can be created in edit. I'm looking forward to the portrayal of culture in upcoming episodes to see how wide a range there is out there. One thing you can definitely count on is a wide range of characters!
Great interview Will! Those questions were fantastic!
Since many of the fans aren't from the industry, it's also great to hear you talk the lingo. AOR for instance.
I also agree with @johnavilla about the culture. This episode and future eps will be great studies on different types of corporate culture.
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A darkhouse candidate may have emerged for this lackluster mangerial search. Believe it or not he is a former Pirate with ties to Western Pennsylvania.
Some interesting tidbits I found.
Wotus has spent the last 22 years with the Giants, the last 12 coming on the Major League staff. He also managed for seven seasons in the Minors, with his clubs finishing above .500 in all but one season.
He expressed his desire to be a Major League manager and cited Pittsburgh as a place he would love to return to. As of our latest conversation, Wotus had not yet received a call from anyone in the Pirates' front office, but he said he would jump at the opportunity to interview if given a chance.
It appears that Wotus is a solid candidate for what this young nucleus needs.
What do you think?


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The morning after a massive fire at the Circle K in St. Peters, cleanup crews were at the scene picking up the damage.
A fire that Central County Fire and Rescue Assistant Chief Steve Brown said may have started in a storage closet broke out Monday afternoon. Firefighters were on the scene for several hours battling the blaze.
Just after 10 a.m. on Tuesday the sound of a chain saw could be heard as crews began picking up and cleaning out the debris. A pile of rubble—notably the front mansard that displayed the Circle K logo—sat in front of the store as crews were working inside and out to pick up the mess.
"It's a total loss at this time," Brown said about the state of the building.


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Lovely printed coat. :)
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Arts presentations abound in the Triangle, but experiencing them can deplete the pocketbook, especially if you are buying tickets for a family. Luckily, there are many free events to choose from this season. Heres just a sampling:
Carrboro Music Festival (Sept. 29, various locations around town; carrboromusicfestival.com). This daylong festival features more than 180 performing acts in 25 indoor and outdoor venues downtown. Visitors can listen to bluegrass, folk, jazz, rock and roll, country and classical music played by Triangle-area performers.
Smedes Parlor Concert - Einstein: Speaking of Mozart (Oct. 1, St. Marys School, Raleigh; sms.edu/arts). The kickoff of the schools season of free concerts explores the relationship Albert Einstein felt with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The program includes quotes from both mens writings and compositions that Einstein loved, performed by members of the Ciompi Quartet and other area professionals.
ARTStober (Oct. 26, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh; dukeenergycenterraleigh.com). This annual event features a family-friendly day of performances and activities from the centers resident companies, offering highlights of ballet, symphony, opera, theater and traditional music. The events take place in and around the lobbies of the centers four performance venues.


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Middleton police responded to a retail theft call at Greenway Station last Wednesday at about 4 p.m.
Police said a black man about 6 feet 4 inches tall with a medium build left the Bath and Body Works store with 10 bottles of perfume.
The man was last seen wearing a red shirt and carrying a dark-colored backpack, according to the report.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Middleton Police Department.
The Food Concepts (FCI) Art Show and Auction, a fundraising event sponsored by many local area businesses, is set for Thursday, Oct. 7.
People are encouraged to come out and connect with the local Madison/Middleton community as they appreciate -- and bid on -- art, sip wine and savor tasty hors d'oervres while live music plays in the background.
Attendees can meet the featured artist, watercolorist Peg Ginsberg, mingle with other civic-minded business leaders and donate or purchase art for a great cause.
Artwork is donated by Individuals and companies, then auctioned off in a silent auction format to benefit MOM (Middleton Outreach Ministry), supporting Dane County families in need in Madison, Middleton and Cross Plains.
The event runs from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Oct. 7 at the Food Concepts Office at 2551 Parmenter Street in Middleton.
The event is free, but an RSVP is required.
Middleton's Greenway Station Shopping Center has announced the addition of two new tenants, European chocolate shop Chocolaterie Stam and a temporary Toys "R" Us Express.
Chocolaterie Stam will open in 1,212 square feet next to C.J. Banks along Deming Way. Jacobus Stam began his business of making fine European chocolates in Holland in 1913. Three generations later the Stam family continues the nearly 100-year Dutch tradition of fresh cream and nut-filled chocolate bonbons. Chocolaterie Stam is scheduled to open their first Wisconsin store on Oct. 16 and currently has stores located in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and North Carolina along with six stores in Holland.
Dane County's businesses are encouraged to take a break on Friday, Sept. 17 from 9 to 11 a.m. and join Greenway Station for the largest coffee break Middleton has ever seen.
The event is designed to offer a place for local businesses to network together while enjoying a complimentary cup of coffee from Starbucks.
The 7th annual Middleton's Largest Coffee Break, sponsored by State Bank of Cross Plains, will be held rain or shine in a tent located in the parking area near Starbucks.
The first 100 event attendees will receive a free gift bag filled with coupons and special offers courtesy of Greenway Station. In addition to complimentary coffee, there will be free bakery treats.
The event will also include live entertainment by local guitar and bass musicians Ken Wheaton and Tom McCarty, as well as chances to win Greenway Station gift cards, office lunch parties and other great prizes.
Greenway Station's sixth annual ArtFest will be held Saturday, Aug. 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 8 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thirty-five of the area's top artists will participate in a juried art exhibition and sale held along the shopping center's main street, Deming Way.
The event will offer live entertainment, free children's activities and a wealth of art to Middleton and surrounding communities. The categories of art judged for the festival include jewelry, glass, photography, ceramics, drawing, mixed media, painting, textiles, watercolor, fiber and wood.
Customers can enjoy a live guitar performances by local musician Ken Wheaton and a live keyboard performance by musician Doug White. Plus, a hands-on family area offering interactive art activities including free children's make-and-take workshops, face painting, caricatures and balloon art will also be available all weekend long.
Greenway Station Shopping Center has announced the addition of two new retail options for consumers.
The specialty outdoor equipment retailer Erehwon Mountain Outfitter will open in October and Wisconsin-based furniture retailer Ashley Furniture HomeStore will open on or before Labor Day.
Thanks to a grant from the Madison Community Foundation to upgrade food pantries across Dane County, the Middleton Outreach Ministry Food Pantry got brand new shelving on Friday, June 25.
"The shelving is another step towards having the best shopping experience we can have for our guests," explained distribution center manager Cheri Farha.
Facility organizers said that the upgrade will allow guests to shop for their food just as they would at a grocery store.
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Most stalkers portrayed in the media are male, and they are usually portrayed as stalking a lover or ex-lover. Incidents involving female stalkers seem less common; but the high-profile stalking of David Letterman and Brad Pitt have focused attention on the fact that women also stalk. A study in the December 2001 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry by Rosemary Purcell and her colleagues looked at the characteristics of male and female stalkers. The authors found that female stalkers were different from male stalkers in several ways:
Male stalkers reported a history of criminal offenses. Higher rates of substance abuse were also noted among the male stalkers, but the psychiatric status of the groups did not otherwise differ. The duration of stalking and the frequency of associated violence were equivalent between groups. The nature of the prior relationship with the victim differed, with female stalkers more likely to target professional contacts and less likely to harass strangers. Female stalkers were also more likely than male stalkers to pursue victims of the same gender. The majority of female stalkers were motivated by the desire to establish intimacy with their victim, whereas men showed a broader range of motivations....
A female stalker typically seeks to attain a close intimacy with her victim, who usually is someone previously known and frequently is a person cast in the professional role of helper. While the contexts for stalking may differ by gender, the intrusiveness of the behaviors and potential for harm does not. (Purcell, et.al., 2001)
The researchers found that 40% of female stalkers pursued someone with whom they had professional contact, such as psychiatrists psychologists and family doctors (compared to less than 20% for males while only slightly more than 20% stalked intimate partners (compared with 30% for males). Almost half of the female stalkers pursued other females, while less than 10% of males pursued other men.
Male stalkers were more likely to have had a history of criminal offences and substance abuse. In a copyrighted story in Reuters, Charnicia Huggins quoted Purcell as saying: "When women engage in stalking behavior, they are as tenacious and as intrusive as their male counterparts, and are just as likely to threaten or damage property.... In our group of female stalkers, there was a particular tendency to pursue helping professionals...as professional concern or empathy of these individuals was often re-interpreted as romantic interest."
It is also interesting that the study looked at 150 male stalkers and 40 female stalkers. This suggests that males probably are more likely to stalk than females - or at least that they are more likely to get in trouble for this behavior. As barriers between the sexes continue to come down these will these gender differences persist? Hopefully follow-up studies will answer this question.
Reference: Am J Psychiatry 158:2056-2060, December 2001


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In Bangladesh young people are the most vulnerable to HIV. The risks are even higher for young people from highly stigmatised groups, such as sex workers, people who inject drugs, and men who have sex with men.
Social and cultural taboos cause a pervasive silence around sexual and reproductive health and rights, but things are changing.
HASAB, the Alliance Linking Organisation in Bangladesh, has trained 300 peer leaders on issues important to young people, including HIV prevention, sexual and reproductive rights, safe motherhood and addressing gender-based violence.
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The Board of Trustees of the Jefferson County Library has adopted a tobacco and smoke-free policy for all library-owned buildings, vehicles and grounds, effective January 1, according to library director Pam Klipsch in a news release from the library. The use of tobacco products or electronic or smokeless cigarettes will be prohibited inside facilities owned or leased by Jefferson County Library, on library-owned property, and in library-owned vehicles.
"We are making this change to a tobacco and smoke-free campus because of the concerns expressed by many of our patrons and employees," Klipsch said in the news release. "We hope this will create a healthier and more welcoming environment for everyone who visits the library."
The current policy, in effect until the end of of the year, allows smoking in designated smoking areas outside the library buildings.
"We've had escalating complaints from visitors that smokers are not observing the designated smoking areas, are not using the containers provided to dispose of their cigarette butts, and are leaving tobacco debris all over the sidewalks and planting areas," Klipsch said. "It's become both unsightly and unsanitary, and the Board of Trustees has taken this action at the recommendation of the management team."
Klipsch said library visitors still have the option to smoke or use tobacco products inside their own vehicles while they are on library property.
"We are not going to become the tobacco police," she said. "As long as people don't leave a mess on the property, they can do as they choose inside their personal vehicles."
Jefferson County Library operates three branches: the Arnold Branch in Arnold, Northwest Branch in High Ridge, and Windsor Branch located in Barnhart. The library serves more than 81,000 registered borrowers of all ages and has an annual circulation of almost 650,000. Jefferson County Library is committed to connecting people with information and promoting reading and lifelong learning in our community.


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Browns rookie report: Week 10
Here's our weekly look at the contributions made by Browns rookies this season.
Browns' 60-second rant: McCoy's time has come
If only for the sake of continuity, the Browns need to stick with QB Colt McCoy in Week 11 and beyond in 2010.
Eric Mangini hot-seat meter: Marginally warmer
The Browns are one loss away from undoing, from a record standpoint, all of the good work they did in wins at New Orleans and vs. New England, and it's on head coach Eric Mangini to make sure Cleveland ...
Browns MVP Meter: Week 10
Here's a look at the Browns' top five team MVP candidates through nine games.
Browns players of the week: Week 10
Here are the Browns' players of the week on offense, defense and special teams for Week 10.
Can Browns shake hard-to-figure heartbreaker?
An incredibly tough set of circumstances faced by the offense, coupled with a defense that finally broke at the worst possible time, spelled defeat Sunday for the Browns, which now must rebound quickly from a 26-20 OT loss to the ...
Reports: Browns ORG Yates out for season
Browns ORG Billy Yates will miss the rest of the season witth a biceps injury, head coach Eric Mangini said Monday, according to multiple media reports. Also, OLB Scott Fujita will be out "a little while" with a knee injury ...
Report: Cribbs has four dislocated toes
Browns WR-KR Josh Cribbs reportedly dislocated every toe on his right foot except for his big toe in Sunday's loss to the Jets.
Jets-Browns recap notes
Here's a recap of the second half and overtime of Jets-Browns from a Cleveland perspective.
Sanchez-Holmes TD in OT gives Jets the win
Santonio Holmes scored on a 37-yard touchdown pass from Mark Sanchez with 16 seconds left in overtime, giving the New York Jets a 26-20 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday for their eighth straight regular-season road win.
Three Browns starters out with injuries
Browns OLB Scott Fujita, RS-WR Josh Cribbs and CB Sheldon Brown left Sunday's game vs. the Jets because of injuries.
Jets-Browns first-half notes
Here are notes on the first half of Jets-Browns from a Cleveland perspective.
Jets-Browns prediction
PFW's Mike Wilkening believes the Jets' defense will be the difference in their matchup at Cleveland.
Mack key part of Browns offense starting to finish games
As the Browns have established a distinctly physical tone on offense, C Alex Mack has played a key role.
Flashback: Recent Week 10 Browns performances
Take a quick stroll down memory lane with PFW for a recap of the Browns' Week 10 contests each of the last five seasons.
Haden is active for Sunday's game against Pittsburgh.||||||| Cleveland is 0-5 this year when Haden has been out. He missed last week's overtime loss in Dallas due to an abdominal injury and replacement Buster Skrine committed three key penalties in his place. The depleted secondary made seven of Cleveland's 12 total penalties, including two each by veterans Sheldon Brown and T.J. Ward.
Haden is inactive for Sunday's game against Dallas with an abdominal injury sustained in practice last week.||||||| Haden is a key piece of a defense that is tied for sixth in the NFL with 10 interceptions. Second-year player Buster Skrine will start opposite Sheldon Brown.
Haden missed his second day of practice with an oblique injury and could be sidelined for Sunday's game in Dallas.||||||| Haden was not on the field for the portion of practice open to the media. Haden got hurt during Wednesday's workout and did not practice on Thursday. Browns coach Pat Shurmur is expected to provide an update on Haden, who missed four games earlier this season when he was suspended for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances. The Browns lost all four games without Haden.
Haden acknowledged he tested positive for the stimulant Adderall, leading to his four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on banned substances.||||||| Haden returned to the Browns on Monday for the first time since he was suspended. Haden apologized to Cleveland's fans, his teammates and coaches "for my very dumb mistake." Haden said he "hurt a lot of people for the decision that I made, and I apologize from the bottom of my heart." The Browns lost all four games while Haden was suspended.
Browns president Mike Holmgren says Haden has appealed a suspension by the NFL and is awaiting a decision from the league.||||||| Holmgren said in a radio interview Tuesday on 92.3 The Fan that Haden has had an appeal hearing. Holmgren's comments were the first confirming Haden is facing a possible suspension for failing a drug test.


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Catherine Zeta-Jones, whose rep just confirmed she entered a mental health treatment center for bipolar disorder, rocketed into Twitter's top 10 trending topics in the United States.
Her rep's confirmation was posted on People Magazine's website at 1:50 p.m. EST and a Tweet was sent out by the magazine moments later. As a result, Catherine Zeta-Jones began trending on Twitter less than an hour later, which demonstrates how shocked the Twitterverse is over Zeta-Jones' revelation.
The reaction seems to be amplified because the actress has had an incredibly tough year, especially with husband Michael Douglass recovering from a lengthy battle with cancer.
"After dealing with the stress of the past year, Catherine made the decision to check in to a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her bipolar II disorder," the rep says in a statement. "She's feeling great and looking forward to starting work this week on her two upcoming films."
E!'s Giuliana Rancic just tweeted, "Shocking reports that Catherine Zeta Jones enters facility for bipolar disorder and stress. Hope she gets better soon." With stars like Rancic and a wide variety of media outlets tweeting the actress' announcement, Catherine Zeta-Jones will continue to be a hot topic throughout the day.
So now they have another celebrity to link to the bogus psychiatric diagnosis of bipolar. Pitiful that so many are given this jacket. It is a crime what the psychiatrists and psychologists are committing. Don't believe the charlatans.
violetsareblue; You are a moron. Bipolar disorder is VERY REAL. If I were you I would do some research before making such a stupid comment.
Wait a minute– the stress of cancer is overwhelming– but
it seems Catherine has allegedly had a drinking problem for some time… if they are putting a spin and calling alcoholic erratic behavior "bipolar"– that is absurd!
alioc, those who are bipolar often self-medicate with alcohol and drugs. Usually they're able to stop that once they're properly diagnosed, receive therapy and are put on the right medication(s). Often bipolar is misdiagnosed as depression, usually because the patient may not go to their doctor when they're in their manic phase.
I'm listening to Tom Waits (looking for the heart of saturday night) and I think about Catherine, Hollywood, her old crumbling husband, her getting old, time passing by, her dreams haunting her as well as her nightmares stumbling on more than just the heart of saturday night and I start thinking of all these crazy weerdos in Hollywood and all the shit it must smell down there….
I agree with the other posters who regard these "Bipolar" diagnoses as modern day witch-doctoring. Mood swings and irrational behavior used to be called simply that: mood swings and irrational behavior. These things usually have to do with a troubled psychological state due to a life not being lived properly. This in turn has to do with the choices a person makes, and the values driving those choices for better or worse. I do not believe that there has been this massive attack of "chemical imbalances" suddenly all over the place and particularly among celebrities. Not wishing to be catty and hoping her Godspeed in recovery, Miss Zeta Jones has struck me for quite some time as being out of focus. She has looked very unhappy, there has been some strange changes to her looks, and I do not think her career is going as she intended. Many people go through very difficult mental stress and rough waters through life but they remain mentally strong. This to me is a case of a life not much thought through


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As we cope with a holiday shopping season that now begins on Halloween and lasts through the new year, more people are also going out of their way to stretch the best part of the season throughout the year.
Northwestern Michigan College has gotten statewide recognition for a program aimed at a group of young people who have long been little known and easily forgotten - 20-somethings who have grown up in foster care and usually have left the system.
They often have no family to turn to for support and advice. At an age when many of their peers are heading to college, they have to find a job and a place to live while making difficult choices about what they're going to do with their lives.
Lisa Thomas, NMC associate dean of Student Life, and Joseph Sanok, an NMC counselor, both came from a social work background and were aware of research showing that only 2 to 4 percent of kids who grow up in foster care complete a college degree. That's an alarmingly low number that sets the stage for a lifetime of just getting by.
So Thomas and Sanok worked with NMC's admissions and financial aid departments and instructors to find ways to help them make it.
NMC now waives registration fees, hosts one-on-one campus tours and connects students to tutors and academic support centers. The financial aid office has a person to help with tuition assistance programs.
The Student Life office provides office space for Susie Greenfelder, an educational planner from the Department of Human Services who helps students troubleshoot situations they can't solve on their own.
The Muster Project, organized by Student Life and the Maritime Heritage Alliance, helps link students with a student mentor.
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By CLINT FOSTER and LIBBY CLUETT | Lone Star News Group
GLEN ROSE – Author John Alexander Graves III, whose authentic portrayals of rural Texas made him one of the state's most celebrated and beloved writers, has died at the age of 92.
Graves' death was announced Wednesday by W.K. "Kip" Stratton, president of the Texas Institute of Letters. Stratton wrote in an email to institute members that Graves died at his home near Glen Rose. He was just six days away from his 93rd birthday and had been in ill health before he passed.
Graves was a towering literary figure, best known for his 1960 book "Goodbye to a River." Widely recognized as a classic, this memoir depicts a three-week, 175-mile canoe trip Graves took down the Brazos River with his dachshund.
Concerned the section of the Brazos from Possum Kingdom Lake to Granbury would be drowned by a proposed series of several dams, Graves' set forth on his famous "farewell" canoe trip down the river during the fall of 1957, beginning just below Morris Sheppard Dam at Possum Kingdom.
In his narrative account, Graves shared his childhood memories of the free-flowing river and surrounding country, while mourning the loss of the river as he once new it and lamenting the future as plans to build dams and alter mass areas of land were in place at the time.
"Goodbye to a River" endured as one of the most widely read and acclaimed books about Texas and was nominated for a National Book Award.
Several years ago, after the state closed several mining operations that were damaging the Brazos River, the Texas Legislature passed a bill naming a 113-mile segment of the river, from Possum Kingdom Lake to Lake Granbury, the "John Graves Scenic Waterway."
Graves also wrote "Hard Scrabble" in 1974 and "From a Limestone Ledge" in 1980. The books became known as his "Brazos Trilogy."
"I think he and Rattlesnake Annie were instrumental in keeping them from damming the Brazos, between PK and Granbury [lakes]," said Lela Abernathy, a journalist, poet and fifth-generation Palo Pinto County resident.
"He's a good writer; he says a lot with few words. He's my favorite Texas author and his narratives were written from scholarly, historical and naturalist points of view – and he was well-versed in all three fields."
Author Gerald Warfield said Graves is synonymous with other well-known naturalist writers that helped define regions of the United States.
"For me, there are writers that are identified with different parts of the country – John Muir [for California's Sierra Nevada mountains] and Henry Beston, who painted beautiful word pictures of Cape Cod – but this was our man," he said. "This was our representative for the natural wonders of this part of the country to the rest of the world."
"He was the guy who represented us beautifully," added Warfield, explaining that parts of Texas are "kind of sparse at times and Graves painted the best of this area. The way that he represented the Brazos watershed, he really lifted that out as the jewel of this part of the country."
Joyce Rochelle is the owner of Rochelle's Canoe Rental, on the Brazos River, a business started by her late husband Harlan's grandparents in the 1920s. Although she never met Graves, she recalled Graves "came by here several times and visited with our grandparents, while writing ['Goodbye to a River']."
When asked if the award-winning narrative of the Brazos River has impacted her business over the years, Rochelle replied, "Oh, definitely. People buy the book and read about the area and that entices them to come out to the area."
"His name is a public sentence at this place because so many people are interested in the history of the river – there's a lot to it," she said, noting the river's historical and archeological connection to Native Americans.
"There are hundreds of customers who come out and said they read the book and now they want to see the beauty of the river," Rochelle added.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.


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Ralph Carrero
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---- — President Obama, Gov. Patrick and other political leaders call education reform the civil rights issue of our era. Nowhere is that more true than in Lawrence and other "Gateway Cities" – older, medium-sized cities outside of Boston that are home to large numbers of new immigrants and high rates of poverty.
Gateway City schools must be the equalizer – providing children in these cities with a high quality educational foundation to enable them to compete in a vibrant economy and contribute to an equally vibrant democracy.
One way to ensure educational equity for Lawrence and other Gateway families would be to pass legislation co-sponsored by state Sen. Barry Finegold that would lift the cap on charter public schools in the state's lowest performing school districts.
Next month will be the 20th anniversary of Massachusetts' historic education reform law of 1993. One of the law's goals was to make our public education system more equitable – in terms of funding, access to a quality education and accountability to the public.
The state put in place one of the nation's most progressive school funding formulas, insuring equitable funding for each child and allowing charter schools to offer parents quality choices.
But today education reform's goals of excellence and equity are threatened in Lawrence. The school district is in receivership after decades of underperformance. And in spite of the fact that the city's charter schools dramatically outperform district schools, they are frozen in place with no more room to expand under state-imposed caps.
Massachusetts charter schools are doing more to close achievement gaps than any other group of public schools in the country – a claim confirmed by a new study conducted by researchers at Stanford University.
Statewide, the average charter public school student makes academic progress equivalent to spending two and a half more months in school in math and one and half more months in school in English (compared to district students). Statewide, 56 percent of charter schools have significantly larger learning gains in math, 44 percent in English. Only 13 percent of charter schools have results that are significantly worse than district schools in reading; 17 percent in math.
In Boston, the gains are even more startling: Boston charter students are learning at double the rate of Boston district students, making two years' worth of academic progress in English and math for every year they're enrolled in a charter school (compared to district students).
The analysis ensured impartial results by comparing charters against district schools the students formerly attended and controlling for various demographics, including race and ethnicity, special education status, income level, English language proficiency and grade level.
This type of success must be embraced and expanded. But, arbitrary caps prevent that from happening. Currently there is not a charter high school in the city of Lawrence as an option for students graduating from the two charter schools (K-8) operating in Lawrence. So unless our graduates, who are overwhelmingly poor and Hispanic, earn private school scholarships, they are left without any viable high school options.
Today, the dropout rate at Lawrence High School is among the highest in Massachusetts, and the city's parents are frustrated. More students from Lawrence sit on charter school wait lists than from any city in Massachusetts except Boston and Springfield, according to state data. This is despite Lawrence's relatively small population of about 70,000. And a recent poll by the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth showed that voters in Gateway cities favor eliminating caps on charter schools in their communities by a 3-1 margin.
The movement to lift the charter cap isn't self-serving. The goal is to extend educational opportunity to all families. That's why charter operators are taking an active role in the Lawrence receivership.
It's why the operators of Community Day have stepped in to operate Lawrence's Arlington School. It's why Boston's MATCH charter high school is replicating its successful tutoring program at Lawrence High School. It's why Chelsea's Phoenix Charter Academy is operating a recovery academy for dropouts and at-risk students and why Unlocking Potential, a non-profit charter management organization, is managing two grade levels at another Lawrence school.
Some advocate for raising the cap on in-district Horace Mann charter schools, which remain under the control of the district but have some of the flexibility that independent charters have. Others say cap the charters and give the districts more tools. In reality, we need all three. We should not sacrifice our most successful model in order to promote others that may be safer politically. We should lift caps on all quality schools.
Ralph Carrero is the superintendent/director of the Lawrence Family Development Charter Public School and vice president of the Massachusetts Public Charter School Association.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A healthy number of red-clad Georgia fans showed up Friday night in the nations capital, their first chance to see the Bulldogs mens basketball team in person since the 2008 NCAA tournament game in the city against Xavier.
That team needed a miracle run in the SEC tournament to get there. This team would need that too, but whats been on display thus far this season gives little hope even that is possible.
Georgias 73-55 loss at George Washington was, mercifully or not, the final game in the Bulldogs non-conference season. Before the season, six wins in non-conference play was the worst-case scenario for Georgia.
And six wins is the result.
Head coach Mark Fox, his future at Georgia looking more tenuous with each loss, was asked what glimmer of hope he could glean from non-conference play. He chose not to go big-picture, and he kept it at basketball.
Weve learned a lot about ourselves. But we have to toughen up on defense and on the boards. Thats what Im concerned about, Fox said. Weve got to figure out how to get better. Not to avoid your question, but thats what Im concerned about. Weve learned that over the non-conference about ourselves.
There isnt great shame in losing to George Washington (12-2), or Colorado, which beat the Bulldogs last week. But added to the other four losses -- to Georgia Tech and an 0-for-3 in the Charleston Classic -- it paints a bleak picture. The six wins were all at home over inferior opponents.
Were 6-6, Georgia shooting guard Kenny Gaines said. We do have some good wins under our belt, weve just gotta take those and roll with them.
What were the good wins?
Every win is a good one, Gaines said, laughing. Obviously.
Georgias deficiencies were on display at the Smith Center on Friday night. The Bulldogs actually hung in for awhile, trailing only by five at the half. But the game quickly got away early in the second half, with the Colonials leading by as many as 21.
The stat sheet said Georgias biggest problem was 3-point shooting and passing. Fox maintained the biggest problems were defense and rebounding. That left little room for positives.
Weve got to learn to appreciate and commit to the dirty work, Fox said. All games are won in the trenches, and right now, were not doing that.
George Washington had 45 points in the second half, propelled by second-chance points and Georgia turnovers.
Georgia also only had four assists, easily a season-low. Its half-court offense was abysmal.
We need to share the ball better, junior forward Nemanja Djurisic said before returning to the theme of defense. It starts everything on the defensive end. That gives us a lot of confidence and energy. We didnt do that well, and it reflected on the offensive end.
But outside shooting also remains a huge issue. George Washington went zone, as many teams do against Georgia, which lacks the consistent 3-point shooting to bust the zone.
Were working. Were practicing every day, shooting a ton of 3s, Gaines said. Weve just gotta focus more on making sure everything is right, mechanics, and being tougher-minded so we can make plays.
Gaines was asked what hope the team can take into conference play, which begins Wednesday at Missouri, another tough matchup.
It is a chance to wipe the slate clean, Gaines said of starting conference play. This is where it really matters. Even though the games before did matter, weve just gotta start out fresh. And it begins (Saturday) in practice.


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Night Lights 2012
Night Lights 1992–2003
Original NGDC DataOn 10 Feb 2006, the US National Geophysical Data Center published night-lights pictures like the following for all years from 1992 through 2003, at a resolution of 1 pixel per km²:
The data can be downloaded here, but the files are about 300 MB each despite compression this is because they contain other versions of the pictures that are not limited to permanent lights, but also include forest fires etc.
Processed ImagesThus, you can find 'beautified' versions (of the 1992 and 2002 pictures only) below, each being a link to a 58-megapixel PNG file:
Interesting features to look for are the bright Nile valley, the contrast between North and South Korea, light shifts in Eastern Europe between 1992 and 2002 and newly lit roads in Dubai. (The 2002 version has been chosen because that of 2003 appears dimmed across the globe, probably for technical reasons.)
Please note that, as can be seen in the 'raw' images, NGDC only provided data between 65°N and 65°S, the (very few) lights near the poles have thus been extracted from this earlier publication. The blue background is an abridged version of NASA's 4-gigapixel Blue Marble picture. Higher resolutions of the above pictures as well as Blue Marble can be browsed here on blue-marble.de, but also requested by e-mail.
A colour-coded comparison of brightness can be downloaded as well, again in 58 megapixels – increases from 1992 to 2002 are shown in green, decreases in red:
Cities or gas flares that had been registered at the brightness scale's maximum, anyway, naturally show no change and thus appear black on the high-res version. A similar picture for India, using three colours to also compare brighness levels for 1992, 1998 and 2003, is available here from NGDC.
NGDC PosterNGDC also offers a poster (with an 11-megapixel image) that shows the various origins of light (cities, gas flares, forest fires, boats) using different colours:
ISS (Expedition 6) VideoThe sixth permanent crew of the International Space Station, present 2002/03, took over 4000 night-time images of cities using a standard digital camera with a self-made tracking system that extenuated the blurring effect of the station's movement around Earth, yielding a resolution of up to 60m per pixel as opposed to 1000m with the DMSP data. NGDC hosts a 720×480-pixel video created from a selection of these pictures. The still excerpts below (not equally scaled) demonstrate the detail at the examples of Abu Dhabi (left), the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and the U.S. capital, Washington, DC (right). The latter shows that sharp differences in lighting (as at the border between the two Koreas) can also occur at a sub-national level, as the diamond-shaped outline of the federal district is visible rather well:
CreditsOriginal images and initial processing, unless otherwise stated, by the NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center. DMSP data collected by the US Air Force Weather Agency. Background picture by NASA's Earth Observatory.
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2010 Starts With a Bang for File Sharing
Not even two weeks into the new year, the war on file sharing is already heating up. Over the holidays, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California held that the site admin of popular torrent tracker isoHunt was guilty of copyright infringement and not entitled to DMCA safe harbor protection. (PDF link to decision here). This case is one of the first to apply the precedent established in MGM v. Grokster to BitTorrent trackers. Unsurprisingly, the court held that the technology is irrelevant, and like Napster and Grokster and a slew of others before it, isoHunt's taxonomical data induced and aided its users in committing copyright infringement. Eric Goldman nails the analysis over on his blog.
Over on the other side of the pond, the trial against Alan Ellis, the owner of music torrent tracker Oink, began on friday. Ellis is on trial for the somewhat bizarre charge of "conspiracy to defraud the music industry."
Last week, Joel Tenebaum, who lost his copyright infringement case in July of 2009, filed a motion for a new trial, stating that the damage award of $22,500 per song was constitutionally excessive. The motion also argues that the recording industry's use of DRM encouraged the illegal downloading of files, and that the egregiousness of the offense does not fit the penalty. It's a valiant effort, but something tells me we know where this one's going.
Finally, Bono took to the op-ed page of the New York Times to fire a shot across the bow of ISPs, pushing them to do a better job of policing users for infringement. ISPs, of course, were quick to disagree. France has attempted to take a regulatory approach, but its three strikes law has now been delayed to April.
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Welcome to DrugPolicyCases.com
New Developments for 2007This site is the product of my research into the Supreme Court decisions that resulted from the Court ruling on issues that reflect various aspects of our nation's ongoing War on Drugs. My goal was to comb through these decisions for excerpts that reflect the position of their authors on a particular issue discussed. By coalescing excerpts from dozens of opinions spanning the period from 1984 to the present into distinct topical threads, I was hoping to discern certain trends in the Court's treatment of various issues pertaining to the our nation's legal approach to the War on Drugs.
Read about the Court tackling the Crack/Cocaine sentencing disparity and Justice Stevens' dissent in the "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS" case.
The list of topics that interested me can be found in the left menu or by clicking on the Topics & Themes link. Naturally, since the main thrust of the War on Drugs is the criminalization of the use and distribution of illicit substances, a lot of these issues concern the Fourth Amendment. However, I was also interested in the Justices' personal opinion on the subject matter as well as on gauging how much their decisions were based on a formalistic, activist or a hands-off approach. These strands can be found in the Drug Policy Opinion, Justiciability, and Proportionality sections. Each section page contains a description of the topic right below the title.
I deliberately did not include any of my commentary or opinion. Of course, my selection of opinions, excerpts and topics cannot be deemed completely objective, but no direct treatment of the material presented is included on this site. The goal is for a reader to get a sense of the treatment of a particular topic discussed by consulting the primary sources themeselves.
My name is Yakov Spektor and I am a lawyer. Nowadays I mostly practice immigration law - I run my own practice at Spektor Law Group. My interests include research into the Drug War jurisprudence, federal Immigration Law, the Law of War and the related international law, and the Criminal Law and Procedure. If you are interested, you can check out my blog for any tidbits on drug policy that I am sometimes compelled to write about (obviously enough, that's exactly what it is called "Tidbits on Drug Policy"). I am always happy to receive any comments or suggestions regarding this site or the issues listed above. I can be reached at yakovspektor [AT] gmail.com.


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