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Robert Alter
Brian Bishop
Dominique Bourdon
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Mark Evans
Millie Gonzalez
Jonathan Lee
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Robin Robinson
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Existentialism and Alienation: Kafka, Kurtag and the "True Path"
Mon, February 24, at 7 p.m.
Heineman Ecumenical Center
Throughout the nearly hour length work a persistent theme of "the path" (der Weg) emerges from György Kurtág's Kafka Fragments. Sometimes this path is a place of physical movement, a brief glimpse of time passing, a stage of dramatic performance, or a more complicated metaphor for the existential path of life. These ideas will be explored through lecture (Dr. Christian Gentry) and experienced through the compelling performance of Aliana de la Guardia (soprano) and Gabriela Diaz (violin).
Dr. Lisa Patel "Youth Held at the Border: Immigration, Education and the Politics of Inclusion"
Thurs, March 6, 2014, from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
McCarthy Center, Alumni Room
Dr. Patel is a professor at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. She is the author of Youth Held at the Border Immigration, Education, and the Politics of Inclusion, a sociological analysis of the liminal positions of immigrant, "undocumented," and/or DREAMer youth in American society.
Dr. Afua Cooper: Historian and Poet, Two FSU 175th Anniversary Events
Wed, April 2, 2014
Research presentation 4:30 p.m.
Poetry Presentation 7 p.m.
Forum, McCarthy Center
Dr. Afua Cooper is a celebrated poet and historian, with specialties in slavery, abolitionism and women's studies. She has done groundbreaking work in uncovering the hidden history of black peoples in Canada, including the amazing history of Framingham State University's first African American graduate: Mary Miles Bibbs, who emigrated to Canada with her husband, author and fugitive slave, Henry Bibbs. Dr. Cooper will bring to life experiences of the black diaspora by sharing her research and performing her poetry.
Cocktails: An Evening of Poetry with D.A. Powell
Event will be followed by a Q&A session with member of the English Department and Pride Alliance Club
Mon, April 14, at 7 p.m.
Forum, McCarthy Center
Douglas A. Powell is a celebrated poet and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for his poetry collection Useless Landscape: A Guide for Boys. Powell's first three books of poems are are about living with the AIDS virus. He currently teaches in the English Department at the University of San Francisco.


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I've been here three times recently (not out of choice – not mine, anyway, after the first time) – once for dinner and twice for lunch. I had great expectations, as I'm sure many people do who visit for the first time.
If you too have great expectations, and think you're in for one of the finest Japanese food experiences in the world/ the UK/ London/ that little bit of Mayfair, then please don't go. If you don't care about the food, and you want either an evening spent with raucous 20-somethings and 60-something hedge-fund guys with their 30-something secretaries/ nieces/ god-daughters, or a quiet lunch surrounded by disappointed tourists (especially the Japanese ones), then do go.
The food is not bad, but it's not great. The sushi is average. The service is pretty good. The atmosphere is either too much or too little, depending on timing, and it's very canteen-ish. It needs ripping down and starting again.
Go here if you're craving Japanese food and you don't have time to go anywhere else. But Zuma is just down the road (not a recommendation) and Roka isn't far (a recommendation).
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Big XII move "worst thing" for Clemson
Move "makes no sense" to Swinney
CLEMSON — Dabo Swinney knows his position at Clemson University, and that's running the football program.
"I'm a football coach," Swinney said Tuesday. "I don't run the university. I don't want to run the university. That's not my grass to mow."
He has clear influence, though – which he used to make his position on conference realignment crystal-clear.
If it's up to him, Clemson will stay in the ACC, not bolt for the Big 12, as blogger and Internet-fueled rumors have intimated.
"It's been a real distraction," he said. "We're 1,000-percent committed to the ACC. In my opinion, going to the Big 12 would be the worst thing you could do as a program. It makes zero sense. We are the ACC. "This is a program, we just wont the championship, won it more times than anyone in this conference. We can fulfill every goal and dream as a program right here in his conference. We have a tremendous footprint to recruit in, to play in… I've had to spend all my time re-recruiting guys because people are saying things, putting things out there that aren't even close to reality."
Swinney took a major shot at the reporting of rumors, some of which have suggested that Clemson's move to the Big 12 is a done deal. Two weeks ago, Clemson Board of Trustees chairman David Wilkins said that the university would be obligated to look at offers if it received any, but none have come.
"Quite frankly, there's been a lot of irresponsible blogging, reporting, whatever you want to call it," Swinney said. "We live in this world nowadays where some guy hears something from a guy the third stall down in the bathroom and it's like, 'OK, that's fact. That's the way it is.' It's so far from reality it's not even funny but it just takes on a life of its own."
He admitted that "every school out there in this landscape we're living in now" has to "have their eyes open and pay attention," but feels Clemson can accomplish its goal of being a national power in the ACC. He pointed out that Clemson went from unranked last August to No.5 nationally following an 8-0 start.
"I don't buy into this, "if you're not ranked high,' that's baloney," he said. "If we take care of our business at Clemson, we will have a seat at that table. Because of the passion, tradition, the schedule we play, we can achieve everything right here. I think this conference is on the verge. My goal is for Clemson to be the team that gets us back on the national scene."
That said, if the Big 12 calls, and Clemson listens, Swinney knows his role.
"If they tell me we're going to play Japanese league, I'm going to get the team ready to go play," he said. "Let me make that real clear."


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Isoleucine information
The essential amino acid isoleucine is part of the three "branched chain amino acids" (BCAA) - the other two being leucine and valine. This amino acid cannot be manufactured in the body, and needs to be supplied in the diet and was first isolated in 1904 from fibrin.
Required for
Isoleucine, together with the other two branched-chain-amino-acids promote muscle recovery after physical exercise and on its own it is needed for the formation of hemoglobin as well as assisting with regulation of blood sugar levels as well as energy levels. It is also involved in blood-clot formation.
Deficiency indications
Deficiency of isoleucine is only found in people deficient in dietary protein but symptoms may include headaches, dizziness, fatigue, depression, confusion as well as irritability. Symptoms of deficiency may mimic the symptoms of hypoglycemia. This nutrient has also been found to be deficient in people with mental and physical disorders, but more research is required on this.
Also see leucine and valine, and look at branched-chain amino acids.
The dosage listed is the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA), but be aware that this dosage is the minimum that you require per day, to ward off serious deficiency of this particular nutrient. In the therapeutic use of this nutrient, the dosage is usually increased considerably, but the toxicity level must be kept in mind.
Most people ingest enough isoleucine from their diet, although some individuals do supplement their diet with about 650 - 700 mg of isoleucine per day (based on a 70 kg body), or worked out to 10 - 12 mg per kg of body weight per day.
If you are taking a supplement of isoleucine, keep it in balance with the other two branched-chain-amino-acids leucine and valine in the formula of 2 mg of leucine and valine for each 1 mg of isoleucine.
Toxicity and symptoms of high intake
Consuming higher amounts of isoleucine is not associated with any health risks for most people but those with kidney or liver disease should not consume high intakes of amino acids without medical professional.
People ingesting higher amounts of isoleucine report elevated urination.
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People involved with strenuous athletic activity under extreme pressure and high altitude may benefit from supplementation of this nutrient.
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It is present in almonds, cashews, chicken, eggs, fish, lentils, liver, meat etc.
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The fourth annual SummerFest, featuring artisan microbrews and wine, returns to NewPark Mall this summer.
Hosted by the Newark Chamber of Commerce and the City of Newark Recycles, the two-day festival will also feature live music, food served by gourmet food trucks with the Food Truck Mafia, commercial vendors, arts and crafts and a Kids Zone.
It will be held on July 14 and July 15, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the parking lot of the .
The music line up has been set and is listed below:
July 14:
- 10 a.m.: Highway 4 (Classic Rock & Country)
- 12 p.m.: Rock n Roll Time Machine (Tribute Band)
- 2 p.m.: Blues Kitchen (Blues)
- 4 p.m.: The Diehards with Susan Harlow (Classic Rock)
July 15
- 10 a.m.: Rock n Roll Time Machine (Tribute Band)
- 12 p.m.: Spill the Wine (Funk, Soul & Rock n Roll)
- 2 p.m.: Mixed Nuts (Hits from the 40s to the present)
- 4 p.m.: Zydeco on our Minds (Zydeco)
Also, local performers will showcase their talents on Saturday. Performances by Music for Minors II, Tri-City Jazzercise Fitness Center and Aerodance are scheduled for 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., respectively.
The food truck line up for that day will be:
- 3-3-3
- BibiGO
- Blast Off
- Conklin Catering
- Forbitten City
- Pizza Pimps
- Rice Rockit
- Sunrise Deli
- Truckin Sweet
- Twister Truck
For more information about the event or how to sponsor the festival, visit http://www.newark-chamber.com/events/summerfest.php.
To see highlights from the 2011 SummerFest, view the video above.
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Home cook shares insights with Leisure Village neighbors
It's never too late to learn how to cook.
That's the philosophy that led Larry Swartz, at age 68, to start a cooking show for Camarillo retirees.
The event-planning guru and former actor is now teaching his neighbors to make classic meals with a twist via the internal TV channel at the Leisure Village senior community.
"I thought the other seniors that live here would probably love to know how to go into the kitchen and, without spending lot of time or standing up for too long, make something easy and that tastes good," Swartz said. "I want them to enjoy cooking, because, for me, it's been something that's really rewarding."
Cooking before the camera, Swartz, now 70, modifies dishes for those with dietary restrictions and doubles recipes so seniors can freeze leftovers and make their own healthy TV dinners.
"The show I just shot Monday is about low carbohydrates, because a lot of people here must be prediabetic or diabetic," he said. "I do a lot of reading about nutrition to prepare for the show."
Swartz on Monday made "chicken three ways," cooking the chicken in an egg wash with breadcrumbs and then adding three different sauces: spaghetti, mushroom and Southern gravy. The three dishes were rounded out with green beans, spinach sautéed with garlic and a small side of pasta.
His cooking show — which has been called "Eat or Be Eaten," "The Leisure Village People's Cook" and now "Leisure Village Cooks" — is among the most popular programs at the senior community, said Ken Walker, the videographer who shoots and edits the show.
"The majority of people here do some or all of their own cooking, so they enjoy learning ways that it can be done more tastily, quickly and inexpensively," he said. "They're always looking for new things, and so the show's got a fair following."
Swartz is a self-taught cook who began experimenting with meal planning while acting in a theater troupe in the 1970s. The cast of about 10 people would come back to his apartment after the nightly shows for a home-cooked dinner.
"That was when I started cooking, because the show would get out at 11 p.m., and at that time, there was nowhere open to eat that late, so everyone would come over and I would cook," he said.
Swartz decided a few years later to try his hand at the restaurant business, opening a cheese and sandwich shop in Gunnison, Colo.
After appearing in commercials and a few films, including "Benji," in which he played the policeman, he decided to again change careers, opting for a more stable job as an event planner. He owns Event Producers and works as a contractor for companies that plan large-scale events for corporations, such as Ford, Volkswagen and Dell.
He also still acts on occasion and played the lead in the Conejo Players' production of "Cheaper By the Dozen" in February.
But the most rewarding experience he's had has been in the kitchen, teaching teens at Casa Pacifica, an emergency shelter for abused and foster children, how to cook, he said.
"I can't tell you how much it grabs at your heart to see these kids cooking and enjoying themselves," he said.
Swartz plans to teach another eight-week class this spring at the shelter.
In the meantime, he's cooking every month for Leisure Village.
As for the meals Swartz prepares on camera, Walker said they're as tasty as they look.
"We tend to nibble on what's left after shooting," he said, "and he's a good cook."
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Calvin Sharp's sentence hearing for 2007 Newbury Park murder nears end
Closing arguments were set to start Friday in the hearing to determine whether a man was insane when he killed a 6-year-old boy and nearly killed the boy's mother in 2007.
Lawyer Todd Howeth will argue that Calvin Sharp was insane when he killed Sev'n Molina and stabbed Sandra Ruiz on Aug. 12, 2007 in Newbury Park.
Prosecutor Maeve Fox will offer the opposing arguments that Sharp was legally sane when he committed the crimes, arguing that Sharp is faking mental illness.
Sharp, 33, also attacked a neighbor who intervened to try to end the attack and killed his dog half an hour before the stabbings.
Sharp, a former taxi driver who is in custody, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in March 2009. In May 2009, the district attorney decided not to seek the death penalty.
Sharp changed his plea to guilty by reason of insanity in November 2009. He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and two special circumstances: burglary during the commission of a slaying and committing mayhem during the murder.
Howeth and Fox agreed to waive a jury trial and let a judge decide the sanity issue. The case was assigned to Ventura County Superior Court Judge Kevin DeNoce.
Closing arguments will start at 9 a.m. Friday in Courtroom 23.
DeNoce on Thursday said he has received 1,500 pages of reports and 40 hours of interviews that were submitted as evidence in the hearing.
"I've gone through a lot of it. I've gone through the overwhelming majority of it," DeNoce said.
He is expected to make a ruling days after the trial ends, Howeth said.
Howeth will make closing arguments first because he has the burden of proving Sharp was insane. Fox will then make her arguments, which will be followed by rebuttal arguments from Howeth.
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John Stasiowski
---- — The current side-door move to raise the handling fee for bottle redemption will tax small businesses in Massachusetts just as our economy is seeing the light of recovery.
And it will hit consumers in the wallet and pocketbook as costs are driven up on products they purchase every day.
The handling fee is what redemption centers are paid to process bottle and can returns as part of the outdated and inefficient Bottle Bill. The fact that repeated efforts to expand the Bottle Bill to additional beverage products have failed in the Legislature for nearly two decades is a strong indicator of the limited appetite to further subsidize this inefficient system of recycling.
It's also a signal for what this initiative is really about: another tax by another name.
The Patrick administration wants to tax beer and beverage distributors with a larger handling fee – increasing it from 2.25 cents per container to 3.25 cents — and raise costs on consumers to reward the dwindling number of redemption centers in Massachusetts. But the priority isn't really about more recycling. It's about the unredeemed containers — on which the state keeps every 5 cent deposit.
The handling fee will raise costs for consumers and tax small businesses like the craft brewing industry, which has seen exponential growth over the past two years. Last year alone craft brewers contributed $535 million to the Massachusetts economy, but rather than encourage this type of economic expansion, the administration has chosen to penalize it by proposing a hidden tax that will only stunt its future growth.
Furthermore, the handling fee tax will also put good jobs at risk at a time when good jobs are what our economy needs most.
Maybe that's why the Patrick Administration is attempting to raise the handling fee through a regulatory procedure, without going to voters or the legislators who represent them. Massachusetts consumers will have little voice in this process unless they start demanding to be heard.
The proposed 1 cent increase in the handling fee represents a staggering $14 million in transfer payments from bottlers and distributors to redemption centers. That tremendous cost burden will almost certainly raise the wholesale price of many beverages – and ultimately impact Massachusetts consumers.
Higher costs put jobs at risk, too. Beer distributors alone represent an important industry that provides thousands of quality jobs and already generates tens of millions in revenue to Massachusetts. The industry directly employs more than 1,700 people in Massachusetts, and supports another 3,200 jobs through induced spending, capital investment and indirect input. That amounts to nearly $370 million in annual wages and salaries and $200 million in state, local and federal taxes.
Gov. Patrick wants to portray the handling fee as an environmental initiative. But the truth is that burdening small businesses and consumers by raising the handling fee will not result in a single additional container being recycled.
Massachusetts consumers already have plenty of new taxes to brace for thanks to the Patrick Administration's expansive and ambitious agenda for more spending. Isn't $1.9 billion in additional income taxes and fees enough to ask from working families fighting their way toward economic recovery?
Those measures, at least, will get a debate in the light of day with the Legislature representing the interests of Massachusetts voters.
The side-door manner in which Gov. Patrick seeks to raise the handling fee for bottle redemption robs the public of the voice to which it is entitled — and that's wrong.
John Stasiowski is executive director of the Beer Distributors of Massachusetts.


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Aug. 11, 1947 - April 27, 2012
Robert "Bob" Franklin Banter, 64, Kokomo, passed away on Friday, April 27, 2012, at North Woods Village. He was born Aug. 11, 1947, in Kokomo, to Flynn Banter and Helen (Coleman) Cunningham.
He retired from Kokomo Sanitary Pottery. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting, fishing and going to the lake. He also enjoyed playing bingo, loved going to Las Vegas and cherished spending time with his family and friends.
He is survived by his mother; son, Robert "Bob" Flynn Banter, Kokomo; daughter, Ginger Michelle Weideman, Kokomo; five grandchildren, Blake Banter, Mea Banter, Nick Weideman, Wade Weideman and Madison Johanning; brother, Jim Midgett, Florida; and sister, Marcia Vanderveen, Fla.
He was preceded in death by his father and two sisters, Jackie Ringeet and Bonnie Hinkle.
Funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memory Garden Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial condolences may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Online messages of condolence may be made at www.sunsetmemorygarden.com.


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Chevy-1990/V8/305 engine: When starting you sometimes have to push gas pedal. Once started it idles fast/slow and surges up and down. When at red light you have to keep it in Neutral and give a little gas. Service Engine Soon lite is on. Have not gotten it checked. I did take it to Advance Auto...they told me they cant check that year since they dont have the right scope to do it? When driving it around and you give it gas it surges, then when you let off pedal some it takes off. We have replaced TPS, EGR valve....MAP was replaced but not driven around. do you have to drive with new MAP on to get it into play and running smoother, or is it a instant fix...Any advise experts...thanks. AF1
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HHS Unveils Proposed HIE Rules
Federal officials on Monday rolled out a table-rattling 474-page proposed rule designed to clarify and promote consistency around eligibility, benefits, and appeals for people enrolling in health insurance exchanges in 2014, and to provide more flexibility for states' Medicaid programs.
"Today, we are proposing a rule to provide Americans with access to affordable, high quality health coverage and give states more flexibility to implement the law in a way that works for them," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a media release.
On Jan. 1, 2014 the Affordable Care Act expands Medicaid coverage to include adults who earn up to 133% of poverty—$14,865 for an individual or $30,656 for a family of four, while other people looking for coverage will be able to buy it through a health insurance exchange. HHS said the rules proposed Monday will make it easier for consumers to learn if they're eligible for Medicaid or tax credits.
The proposed rule includes information on how consumers will receive communications on eligibility determinations and how they can appeal eligibility denials. It also gives states flexibility in designing benefits and determining cost sharing in the Medicaid program.
Under the proposal, state-based exchanges may choose to rely on HHS for verifying whether an individual has employer-sponsored coverage and conducting some types of appeals, HHS said.
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Larkin's Kendale McCullum (right) reaches for a steal from Streamwood's Trevious Norman on Friday in Elgin. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media
Larkin's Quentin Ruff has had three-point fever much of the season, and Friday night the whole team caught it.
Larkin hit 13 three-pointers and Ruff had six in his 20-point effort to help the Royals avenge their only Upstate Eight River defeat in impressive style with an 87-49 victory over Streamwood.
"Someone goes it's like a contagion or something," Ruff said. "It just carries over to the rest of the team."
Ruff hit three treys in the first quarter and was 6-of-8 from beyond the arc for the game. Larkin was 13-of-23 from outside the three-point line as Taylor Boley made three triples, Hannibal Marshall two, and Quantice Hunter (14 points) and Derrick Streety (11 points) one each.
However, it was Ruff who came out and hit treys on Larkin's first two possessions and the Royals never trailed. He hit three in the first quarter and Streety one as the Royals jetted out to an 18-7 lead, then gradually padded it from there.
"It all started at practice, how hard we've been competing," Ruff said. "It really carried over. After my first shot everything just felt good."
Coach Deryn Carter saw an effort like this coming from the whole team based on those practices, but especially with Ruff.
"He shot it well," Carter said. "I may talk to him about spending the night in the gym because he's going to need to do it again tomorrow night for us to have some success (against Geneva)."
Down 37-21 at halftime, Streamwood (6-12, 1-6) couldn't shave the deficit much as the Royals (16-2, 6-1) hit five more treys in the third quarter. They outscored the Sabres 29-19 on 11-of-21 shooting from the field. Reserve Hannibal Marshall finished with all 12 of his points in the fourth quarrter as the Royals hit three more treys.
Streamwood coach Tim Jones put blame on two other areas besides the three-point shooting of Larkin for his team's quick demise.
"I told the guys in order for us to stay close, you've got to rebound the ball on the first shot — we didn't do that," he said. "The second thing is we've got to take care of the basketball — we didn't do that either."
Larkin outrebounded Streamwood 24-13 in the first half and the Sabres were hurt by 10 first-half turnovers.
Streamwood had 14 points from Joel Lightbourne and 10 from Cole Seger.
The win was Larkin's 11th straight, but there was little or no gloating on the Royals' part about routing the team that beat them in their UEC River opener Nov. 27.
"Honestly, we talked about it not being revenge and it being still about us going through the process of trying to get better and needing 32 minutes tonight to work on some things and come out a better basketball team," Carter said. "I really thought our guys, when you look back at it now, took heed to that."
Streamwood (6-12, 1-6)
Trevious Norman 1 0-0 2, Jacob Siewert 1 0-0 2, Joel Lightbourne 6 2-4 14, Zach Harris 3 0-0 7, Cole Seger 5 0-0 10, Kyle Strong 3 0-0 7, Antonio Harris 2 1-2 5, D.J. Flynn 0 2-3 2. Totals 21 5-9 49.
Larkin (16-2, 6-1)
Kendale McCullum 2 3-3 7, Drew Jones 1 1-2 3, Quantice Hunter 5 1-1 12, Quentin Ruff 7 0-0 20, Brayden Royse 3 0-0 6, Derrick Streety 5 0-0 11, Taylor Boley 3 0-0 9, Daniel McFadden 1 2-2 4, Hannibal Marshall 4 2-2 12, Tyler Kalusa 1 0-0 2, Alex Feliciano 0 1-2 1. Totals 32 10-12 87.
Streamwood 7 14 19 8 -- 49
Larkin 18 19 29 21 -- 87
Three-point field goals: Streamwood (2) -- Z. Harris 1, Strong 1. Larkin (13) -- Ruff 6, Hunter 1, Boley 3, Streety 1, Marshall 2.
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Avon lies the Scottish Highland village of Tomintoul where, at A'anside
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Al Horford had 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Josh Smith finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds in the Atlanta Hawks' sixth straight victory, 119-97 over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.
Improving to 26-7 at home, the Hawks are 40-28 overall, their
highest win total since 1997-98. They moved three games ahead of
fifth-place Miami in the Eastern Conference standings.
Kevin Martin scored 31 for Sacramento, which increased its
losing streak to four games overall and on the road. The Kings have
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DEVELOPMENT Credit Bank Ltd plans to tap the capital market with a private placement and an initial public offer (IPO) for raising funds to the tune of Rs 350 crore. These equity issues are aimed at strengthening the bank's capital adequacy ratio (CAR) as well as meeting the growing business needs, its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Gautam Vir, said.
With a paid-up equity of Rs 170 crore and a CAR of below 10 per cent, the bank proposes to go in for private placement of equity in February for raising funds of up to Rs 90 crore.
"We are also planning to file the red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India for an IPO sometime during March for raising up to Rs 250 crore," Mr Vir said.
Following the private placement and IPO, the equity holding of the bank's largest shareholder - The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development - will come down to around 32 per cent on the expanded equity from 69 per cent.
Mr Vir was addressing newspersons here on Wednesday to announce the national launch of the bank's `Free Style Savings Account' with a free 90-day trial offer, claiming it as the first of its kind in the country. The bank proposes to introduce the product in other cities shortly.
Under this scheme, by paying an annual fee of Rs 555, the customer can have access to a host of free services and facilities of a savings account without the hassle of maintaining the average quarterly balance, he said.
According to the Development Credit Bank Consumer Banking Group Head, Mr P.N. Vasudevan, the savings account comes with a host of benefits and free facilities such as an international debit card, personal accident death insurance and any-branch banking facility.
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Sunday Morning LinksBy
Here are some links while we have to wait all day for the Moseley vs. Dice-K pitchers duel (good luck to ESPN selling this game).
Here's a good read on maple bats and the potential fix to the very real problem of them breaking. Within the piece there are several other links to good articles. Barry Bonds being one of the first players to use maple bats might end up having a bigger impact on the game than Bonds being one of the thousands to have used PED's.
An update on Mark Mulder and the cautionary tale of pitching . Mulder's career is a great reason why the Yankees are cautious to lock up their young arbitration eligible pitchers early and will likely continue to do so with Hughes going forward. Through the age of 27 Mulder already had 97 wins and seemed to be well on his way to a great, Pettitte like career. He won just 6 more the rest of his career and is now trying his hand at golf, still just 33 years old.
I think instant replay in baseball is just a matter of when, but not if at this point. Still, the more it's talked about, and the more awful calls that cost teams games, the quicker it will be here. Bob Costas was recently on the Dan Patrick show and ripped Bud Selig over the lack of replay in baseball. Here is a quick rundown of what he had to say, and here is full audio of the segment. I certainly will celebrate the day there is a good replay plan in place in MLB.
Jon Heyman took a look at some of the question marks plaguing all of the playoff contenders. People that focus solely on the Yankees can certainly point out their flaws, but there's certainly no perfect team out there. Heyman also notes that the Yankees aren't likely to go all out for Carl Crawford or Jayson Werth. While this makes sense to anyone who's paid attention this year, many in the MSM still are fitting Crawford for pinstripes in the offseason. I just don't see it myself.
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I don't see Crawford but I do see Werth. They need the righty bat in the outfield, especially since he can make a few starts in CF. And for as much as I love the Yankee OF, I can be sure that any of them will be well above average next year. A down season from Swisher wouldn't shock me. Granderson could go any which way. And Gardner could still be a 4th OF going forward. Add to those uncertainties A-Rod, Jorge, and Jeter, and I see exactly two sure-fire bats in the Yankee lineup – Cano and Teixeira.
Werth helps with outfield and lineup depth while balancing the lineup. I don't see how the Yankees can't give him a serious look. This team can get old fast. Another above average bat would help greatly. And Werth will age much better than Crawford.
Of course, I meant: And for as much as I love the Yankee OF, I *can't* be sure that any of them will be well above average next year.
I love Werth as a player, but he's two years older than Crawford – who will age just fine, IMO – and wouldn't really fill a need (the Yankees have plenty of middle-of-the-order pop), whereas Crawford would add an elite leadoff hitter to the lineup. Not sure if we can count on Gardner to get on base 38 percent of the time going forward, and Jeter's offensive struggles could be permanent given his age. I wouldn't be opposed to selling high on Gardner off his big season and signing Crawford, though I don't expect that to happen.
Crawford-Jeter-Teixeira-ARod-Cano-Swish-Posada-Granderson-? (I'd imagine Cervelli to start and eventually Montero) would be a hell of a lineup, obviously.
in the end, this'll probably all be moot. If the Yankees are going to spend big in the offseason on an outside free agent, their money should go to Cliff Lee.
Except Crawford has a career .338 OBP and .041 IsoP. That's hardly leadoff material and it's actually a downgrade from Gardner.
And to say the Yankees have plenty middle of the order pop is ignoring the facts. They have exactly one guy with a SLG higher than Werth and three guys with a SLG higher than .500. Of those, Swisher is due for a regression and A-Rod is looking at the downslope of his career. Cano is the only one to be counted on going forward.
A big reason for Crawford's low career OBP is his low walk rate as a younger player. In three of his first four seasons, his walk rate was 3.9% or worse. During the past five seasons, it hasn't gone below 5.1, and has been at 7.6 and 7.1 the last two years. Not surprisingly, he has come into his own as one of the most valuable players in the AL in 2009-10 with a 12.3 fWAR.
As for the middle-of-the-order pop debate…
Teixeira: 32 HRs, .367 wOBA, 132 wRC+
ARod: 28 HRs, .366 wOBA, 131 wRC+
Cano: 28 HRs, .388 wOBA, 146 wRC+
*Swisher: 28 HRs, .378 wOBA, 140 wRC+
Posada: 18 HRs, .367 wOBA, 132 wRC+
Grandy: 22 HRs, .349 wOBA, 120 wRC+
Three through eight, that's as productive a group as there is. Lots of power among them.
*Even if Swisher regresses, he'll still contribute a lot. He has a .357 career wOBA.
Well, throwing fWAR out for Crawford places a great deal of emphasis on his defense and a selective sample at that. Going back three years and he doesn't look so good. Moroeover, his OBP is carried by his average.
None of that pop can carry a lineup. It's circular but not spectacular. And when someone gets hurt we really notice the gaps, especially with how much they need to rest Jeter, Jorge, and A-Rod. Another bat would really help lengthen things. Crawford's OBP should be a non-starter for this team. And if it's a choice between him and Gardner I easily choose the cheap guy with the better on-base skills. Werth adds power to the patience.
Swisher is due for a regression why?
He has to go back to being a 4th OF, because that 1 year in Chicago was his true talent level
"Heyman also notes that the Yankees aren't likely to go all out for Carl Crawford or Jayson Werth."
I expect that opinion to change soon considering Werth recently hired Boras.
Teixeira the sure fire bat. Aah we're talking about Teixeira the slumpus interruptus as in October through June slump, right? The hitter that doesn't do changeups. The full effort swings in September. Oh yeah, I have total confidence in that man for next year.
You should have total confidence in Teixeira. I mean, he's only been one of the best hitters in baseball since joining the league.
Even his down year – 32 homers, .367 wOBA, 132 wRC+ – is a hugely productive one.
This is where we part company. We both have access to the same stats. Quoting them to me is at best patronising. Rather than quoting stats as a clincher you should be questioning the stats. It's called paper power. He looks good on paper. Teix does the non compete thing for months at a time. This year he's been absent for half the season as in three months. This is a sure fire bat? It's like spending quality time with your children. The team leads the Majors in come from behind wins. Why is that? I see a team that doesn't show up until the sixth inning. They leave runners on base in horrid numbers. I see a pattern here. By the stats they are the most talented team in baseball but stats by definition are yesterday's news.
Then we'll agree to part company. I'm not going to bury my head in the sand to fit a narrative.
Yep, the stats fail the reality check. Continue your objectivity.
How dare Tex not be Pujols
Well, there's that too.
The Yankee offense, for as good as it's been this year, is still only looking at a 109 OPS+. That's good but not great territory.
Quite simply, they need another bat. If all of Werth, Swisher, and Granderson are firing along, Gardner becomes the 4th. That's a fine role for him even if he's better than that. There's certainly nothing similar they could do in the infield and with Montero, plus the need to rest Jeter, Jorge, and A-Rod, they shouldn't waste their money on a DH type. And they
Werth is the only logical bat out there. Crawford has neither the IsoP nor the temperament to be a Yankee. Moreover, Werth would do some damage at Fenway as a righty pull hitter. Let him do that damage for the good guys.
1. IsoP isn't everything. Crawford may not be a power hitter, but he's still pretty damn awesome.
2. What's wrong with Crawford's temperament?
Gardner has a shit ISoP yet he's still very valuable.
Because of his Iso which is far better than Crawford's.
Preferring Werth over Crawford is silly in my opinion. Crawford is younger, faster, and a lefty to take advantage of Yankee Stadium.
I'd like to put in an accolade for Alex. He's playing top quality baseball. A total pleasure to watch.
I can see it now, Crawford and Werth will be the new Damon and Matsui. If we got them, we would have won 150 games!
Just like howe we HAD to sign Bay or Holliday and Lackey last year
I simply do not see the need for Crawford, and especially Werth (Particularly at inflated Boras rates). Keep in mind, they need to find a spot for Montero, and Gardner, Swisher, and Granderson are certainly not bad. The only big free agent that makes sense to me, is Lee (And it is possible they could elect to sign Darvish, if he is posted of course).
Call me irrational but I have a nagging feeling Cashman will shop Montero this offseason.
He better get somebody GREAT in return. Not good. Great.
For who? The Lee deal was an exceptional case. Unless he's going to get a similar front of the rotation starter, I don't see it happening.
The only way this could happen is if Cash loses out on Lee and tries to round up a big enough package (TWSS) to land, like, Greinke or someone along those lines. Otherwise, I sincerely doubt it.
I"m pretty sure you're only using it as an example, Greinke has already said he doesn't want to play in New York and has struggled with anxiety before.
I heard about Cashman offering Montero for Soria. I would never trade Montero for a closer. Especially , when you could simply acquire on the open market pretty easily. I don't know if he was actually offered, but if so, that's would be a panic move IMO.
If you ask me, that rumor was total BS. For one, Cash is smarter than that. Secondly, I know Dayton Moore is pretty dumb, but why turn down Montero as a centerpiece for Soria? Yes, Soria is on the Mt. Rushmore of current closers; however, a.) the Royals aren't going anywhere with him closing meaningless games, and b.) a good position player has far more value than a great closer. Acquiring Montero for Soria definitely would have further aided KC's rebuilding effort. You can always find a closer, but prospects of Montero's ilk don't grow on trees.
I rather pay Soriano in the off season and keep Jesus.
I think BP arms are fickle to begin with , I understand Soria is the cream of the crop and possible replacement for Mo.
But I rather keep a everyday hitting talent like Montero than trading him for a premium closer. That's just my general take. I don't value closers that high in general.
I agree about the OF. We have Gardner at 1/20th the price of Crawford or Werth and Swish and Granderson are both fine. Get Lee and some bench depth and call it a day.
This. More bullpen if Wood is not coming back (at his salary) and a more (medically) reliable second lefty than Marte.
A thousand times this.
Get rid of Gardner for pitching while he still has value as the league is catching onto he can't really hurt with his stick. He is fading fast.
Werth has some glaring home/away splits. I think Yankees could use more RH power hitter who can actually play the field . Age and money is a concern . I understand Yankees stadium are not kind to RH hitters but I think Jayson Werth does take the ball to right field quite a bit. If someone has a spray chart of his homeruns or fly balls I would be curious if that's the case.
Those are 2010, you can switch to other years via the tab on the top right of the page.
Thank You Sir, It doesn't look like he hit too many cheapies.
And that's his spray chart
Thank you again for point the way.
p.s. The phillies offense scares me , the addition of Polanco just makes that much better , a great situational hitters.
Instant replay: maybe give each manager a limited number of chances to invoke it. Say, 9 each season, once every 18 games on average.
That way really bad game-changing calls can be fixed, but you don't have every single play being reviewed.
Why? Are there only 9 blown calls per 162 games?
See failed reply below, please.
The need for Cliff Lee > the need for Crawford/Werth.
end of story.
The MSM also projects the Red Sox to win the World Series, so…….
Is there an article regarding when the Yankees plan on winning their next game?
The offense should be fine if everyone is healthy, we have an all star caliber player at every single position. Some questions remain about Brett Gardner and his ability to replicate this season or something similar, but there is no need to break the bank to get Werth or Crawford. The DH problem will sort itself out if Montero is indeed ready to catch full time.
1. Cliff Lee, Cliff Lee, Cliff Lee
2. Try and convince Kerry Wood to be a set up guy (obviously he won't be nearly as good as he is now for the course of the entire season). Unfortunately it probably won't happen.
3. Add another lefty reliever if possible
4. Upgrade the bench. This is probably the toughest job to do.
The objection to replay, the one which seems to stop it from consideration, is that the game would be stopped over and over. Then limit the use so it's available in critical situations, where the game (or no-hitter) is clearly on the line.
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A family in Chapel Hill is mourning a son and brother, Kambili Moukwa, a University of Pennsylvania senior who died last week in Philadelphia.
Moukwa's friends found the 22-year-old student dead in a parking area after he did not return home from a New Year's Eve celebration at a Philadelphia club, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Moukwa graduated from high school in Chapel Hill and interned with a Raleigh community group for a year before heading to college, said his father, Mosongo Moukwa.
Kambili Andre Joseph Moukwa, called Kam, was an intern in Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter's press office, his father said, and was active in a campus interracial alliance.
He was interested in politics and planned to pursue a doctorate in government policy, Mosongo Moukwa said.
"He believed to make a change in the country, one has to be involved in politics," he said. "I was very proud of him."
Mosongo Moukwa said that police do not suspect foul play, but that an autopsy has been performed.
Nutter, in a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian, said Kam Moukwa "became a part of our team in a very short time. ... I recognized from the contacts that I had with him that he was making real contributions to our government."
In addition to his father, Moukwa is survived by his mother, Barbara Moukwa of Chapel Hill, and two sisters, Elali and Camille.
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Rosemary (nee Monaco) Walp, 88, passed peacefully at Odd Fellow Rehab Health Care Facility in Lockport, NY on Wednesday, October 2, 2013, surrounded by her loving family.
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By most reports, this weekend went just about as well as it possibly could have for Ohio State and their 2012 recruiting effort.
Many big time recruits made official visits to Columbus, including:
OH OL Kyle Dodson, IL OL Jordan Diamond, IL DT Tommy Schutt, OH DE Se'Von Pittman, and OH RB Brionte Dunn.
They were joined by practically the entire (already committed) 2012 Ohio State class, including:
OH RB Warren Ball, OH WR Frank Epitropoulos, OH WR Roger Lewis, OH TE Blake Thomas, OH OL Jacoby Boren, OH OL/DL Patrick Elflein, OH LB Josh Perry, OH LB Luke Roberts, OH DB Devan Bogard, OH DB Najee Murray, and OH DB Tyvis Powell.
As you can see, there was plenty of pro Buckeye sentiment represented to help persuade the not-quite-Buckeyes.
Here are the latest updates on the players and the class.
Although this isn't really a position of need for the Buckeyes, AL QB Jameis Winston is the type of player that you don't say no to. Winston will visit Ohio State ($), but this recruitment will likely drag on ($) until at least signing day.
There are no other QBs on the board at this time.
As mentioned, OH RB Brionte Dunn visited Ohio State this weekend. He is also scheduled to visit that school up north next weekend and has in home visits with both head coaches still to come.
This is obviously a two horse race, but when a supposedly committed player is still looking around that is not a good sign. If he doesn't end up making the trip next weekend that would obviously be cause for some optimism, but with the trip on, temper your expectations accordingly.
Anything could happen, but this one is certainly not sending out good vibrations at the moment.
I hope the song made you feel a little better (click the 'good vibrations' link) because Dunn is in the sad land of 'soft' verbals.
I have AZ WR Davonte Neal listed as a WR on our 2012 Big Board, but he is likely being looked at to fill the "Percy Harvin" role in Meyer's offense.
Stan Drayton visited Neal last week ($) and he would like to set up an official visit to Columbus.
That sinking feeling in your gut over Dunn is exactly what Badger fans are feeling right now with OH OL Kyle Dodson thanks to the Buckeyes.
IL OL Jordan Diamond also had a great visit ($) but will visit Auburn and Arkansas before making a final decision.
As I said, things couldn't have gone much better this weekend, so there is room for a healthy amount of optimism for both players.
The fact that there hasn't been much action in terms of other offers (which certainly hasn't been the case with other positions) could be an indication that the coaching staff are also feeling relatively confident here.
Spartan fans get their chance to share the 'pit in your stomach' soft verbal feeling with OH DE Se'Von Pittman. There is room for a healthy amount of optimism here as well.
Based on offers, it seems clear that Meyer would like to sign more than one additional DE in this class and the final spot will likely come down to PA DE Noah Spence, NJ DE Darius Hamilton, or FL DE Dante Fowler.
Spence will be visiting Ohio State on the 17th and will likely be choosing between the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions.
Ohio State is a contender to receive Hamilton's last official visit, which will come down to Rutgers, Southern California, and Ohio State. He visited Florida this weekend, will visit California next weekend, with Tennessee and probably Oklahoma scheduled in January. His final decision certainly won't be made anytime soon and he likely won't be in Columbus anytime soon (if at all) either.
After an initial surge in interest surrounding Fowler after Meyer was hired, there hasn't been much buzz recently surrounding his recruitment… at least not on the Ohio State front.
Meyer clearly wants to take at least one DT in this class.
IL DT Tommy Schutt visited Columbus this weekend and the buzz has been particularly positive concerning his experience. Penn State, it's your turn to share the 'soft verbal' blues.
In what now seems like an unlikely scenario, if Schutt doesn't come to Columbus NY DT Ekpen Iduoze also visited this weekend and could be Meyer's back up plan.
Given the recent offers, Meyer definitely wants at least one more LB in this class.
MA LB Camren Williams will be visiting with his father (teammate of Vrabel with the Patriots) in the next few days and not coincidentally he recently received an offer from the Buckeyes. He is certainly a player to keep an eye on moving forward, especially when you consider the connection to Vrabel. Interestingly enough, he is currently considered another Penn State 'soft verbal'.
NC LB Jamal Marcus and IN LB David Perkins look to be the other primary targets on the board right now (Ifeadi Odenigbo has dropped off significantly).
Marcus plans to decide in mid-January and he would like to visit Ohio State and Florida before that. His decision will likely be between Ohio State, Florida, and North Carolina. Meyer is rumored to be interested in two major defensive coaches and primary recruiters at both schools (D.J. Durkin at Florida and Everett Withers at North Carolina) which may ultimately factor in to this recruitment (especially Withers).
Ohio State is in Perkins' final five schools and he will be visiting Columbus on January 14th.
As most people know by now, MD ATH Cyrus Jones and MD ATH Stefon Diggs are the top targets to fill the 'Harvin' role for Meyer (I am already sick of calling it that, remind me to think of something else soon).
Jones will visit Ohio State on the 16th and he will likely choose between Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Auburn, or Alabama.
Diggs plans to visit Ohio State but does not have anything finalized yet.
Other players on the board are VA ATH Joel Caleb and FL ATH Nelson Agholor.
Caleb has already visited Columbus but will likely wait until signing day before making his college decision.
Agholor does not have any reported plans to visit Columbus at this time.
Meyer's back up plan could be OH ATH Tyler Foster of Canton McKinley.
OL: Kyle Dodson
OL: Jordan Diamond
DL: Se'Von Pittman
DL: Tommy Schutt
DL: Noah Spence
LB: Jamal Marcus/David Perkins/Camren Williams
ATH: Stefon Diggs/Cyrus Jones/Joel Caleb/Tyler Foster
With the way Meyer has been moving and shaking, it's a good idea to leave a space or two open for a few (more) surprises in the coming weeks as well.
If Dunn decides to skip his trip north next weekend you can throw him on there as well.
Remember to check out our Recruiting Big Boards ('12, '13, '14) for links to all of the latest news and discussion on Ohio State's targeted and offered players via Buckeye Planet.
Dodson, Diamond, Pittman, Schutt, Spence…I Would put all in the in category as of right now.
Cyrus Jones seems like the top one in terms of best chance in the athlete/WR category.
I still think Dunn comes to Ohio State, but anyone saying they know for sure at the moment is truly guessing…Kid is truly torn between going to a good program and getting early playing time, and playing with friends, or going to a great program and seeing a stacked depth chart and playing for titles…
And I am going to go out on a limb and say that Meyer finds a way to convince Winston to be part of this class.
Jamal Marcus is the top pick for me at LB, but it has been hard to read how many Meyer might want and who might be the leading candidate right now.
So as of right now…I say we get the first 5, land Jones, Winston, a LB, and keep ahold of Dunn.
I think we're seeing the fundamental differences between OSU recruiting strategies of the past (find the guy, hone in, play upon honor of being a Buckeye, pray) and the new scope of the Urban Meyer era which employs Plan B's, C's, and even D's.
That said, I think Dunn goes north for the ability to be the featured back.
I agree. It is a totally different recruiting strategy and i don't think anyone is going to or can say that Tress' recruiting strategy didn't work and didn't produce very good results. But what Meyer's strategy does is cause for much more information and more fun to follow.
I think the gotchas in Tress' system were, not enough follow up at times for kids that needed more constant attention like they were getting from other schools and we missed out on some kids that we should have landed.
The gotchas in Meyer's system are do these kids really want to be Buckeyes or are they just looking to play D-I football and a big time football school. Not saying that these aren't ok, but as we saw at Florida there will be kids transfer out, or be disgruntled due to playing time.
Both things that can be worked around, and both systems have showed they can be effective. We will have more raw talent under Meyer, but are they as disciplined of kids and are they looking out for a close team environment or themselves.
Gotta have Dunn!! Great start to Urban's head to head battles with Hoke!!
*this post has been edited due to language concerns.
December 12th, 2011 at 11:29 am
I think you goofed the edit- you left in the "H" word, and didn't cut out the polysyllabic ones (so scUM fans can read it, too).
Well done. Thanks Jim. These next two weeks should be very interesting…
What about Ifeadi Odenigbo?
Not going to happen…
Need to recruit in state prospects harder than put of state… That's the only thing I think Meyer needs to change.
December 12th, 2011 at 6:19 pm
I have a feeling Meyer will recruit his targets with an equal amount of tenacity regardless of what their home state happens to be.
Meyer is no fool, he will pull plenty of players from Ohio- potentially flipping two already committed Ohio prospects in two weeks on the job is extremely impressive proof of that.
Meyer will also pull plenty of national prospects and anyone hoping to see an 80-20 split of Ohio dominated classes will likely be disappointed.
Feel good about Gilmans Cyrus Jones being a Buckeye. Ex Buckeye LB Stan White who played for the Baltimore Colts is the Defensive Coordinator at his high school and Stan White Jr who played on the 2002 Buckeye Championship team also is a coach on staff. Seen him play in person and he is a human highlight film.
we're loaded at RB — Dunn is great, but if we can afford to lose one position it's a RB, (esp. in favor of an OL or DL)
In other words – I'd trade Dunn for someone like Spence, or even Kozan


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Post Irene Cleanup Underway, Could Take a Month
The cleanup process following Tropical Storm Irene throughout the town could take a month to complete.
While the process could take a month, Town of Smithtown Superintendent of Highways Glenn Jorgensen said the town is making great progress.
"It's going very well, better than I expected right now. We're working six in the morning until seven at night and we did this all week during the storm, clearing the roads," he said.
Jorgensen said that while there have been some minor equipment problems due to wear-and-tear from the cleanup process, the only hiccup in the cleanup process is having to wait for LIPA to clear downed power lines.
"We're not allowed to work near live wires, we've got to wait for LIPA to come out to make sure the lines aren't energized before I can send my guys in there to get the brush and cut up the trees," he said.
Jorgensen added LIPA's initial efforts to make sure power lines were not active were slow, but has picked up throughout the week.
Work crews have been broken up into the same areas used for snow removal throughout the winter and equipment from load-alls – or brush grabbers – to bobcats and a rotation of trucks are being used to clean roadways.
Jorgensen said the town currently does not have an estimate on how much debris has been collected in the cleanup process so far but workers are weighing the debris as loads come in and he should have an estimate on the tonnage collected by next week.
Upcoming Town Meetings
There are two meetings to start September – a town board meeting on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in town hall, and a planning board meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Eugene A. Cannataro Senior Citizen Center.


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"uMkhanyakude" refers to the greenish tree with some thorns (Acacia Xanthophloea Fever Tree) that mainly grows in the uMkhanyakude District region. Literally it means "that shows light from afar." The name of the district reflects both the uniqueness of its people and their hospitality, as well as the biodiversity and conservation history of which the region is proud.
uMkhanyakude is situated in the north-eastern region of KwaZulu-Natal. The District extends from Mtubatuba (St Lucia) in the south to Kosi Bay in the north, across to the Lubombo mountains in the west. The district is mainly rural with the only formalised town being Mtubatuba in the south. However, several towns are growing rapidly, such as Hluhluwe, Manguzi, Jozini, Mkuze and Mbazwana.
The N2 and part of the Lubombo Mountains form a physical divide within the district. The Lubombo mountain range is known for its spectacular scenery made up of dense natural forests, rugged rock faces, caves and rivers that wind through deep mountain gorges.
A high proportion of the district is under thicket, grassland and wetland while remaining areas are cultivation land and settlement. Large areas of land are under communal tenure in the district, located in the traditional authority areas under the jurisdiction of the Ingonyama Trust. The remaining areas are under state conservation or private ownership with limited formal urban areas.
uMkhanyakude is home to the Big Five animals and offers memorable year-round tourism experiences with mild winters and hot summers. The district includes the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, the first World Heritage Site proclaimed in South Africa. The Park stretches along the Zululand coast from Mapelane in the south to Kosi Bay in the north. The name reflects the many areas that make up its 220 000 hectares, such as Lake Sibaya, Sodwana Bay, Mkhuze Game Reserve, False Bay, Fanies Island, Charters Creek, Lake St Lucia, and Cape Vidal. iSimangaliso made modern natural history when living fossils - coelacanths - were discovered off its warm Indian Ocean shoreline. See
uMkhanyakude is well positioned to reap the benefits of South African-Mozambique business relations and infrastructural development like the Durban N2 Corridor to Maputo. The construction and operation of the Mkuze Regional Airport is an investment that will trigger business opportunities in the area. There is opportunity for investment around the airport which is to be upgraded to accommodate Boeing 737s. Upgrading includes the runway, beacons and eventually the terminal building.
Better east-west access routes need to be established to improve accessibility to tourism and local economic development opportunities along the coast and in the hinterland.
The key drivers of the local economy are agriculture, services, tourism and retail. Agri-processing has potential, but this has yet to be realized as a key driver.
uMkhanyakude forms part of the Lubombo Trans-frontier Conservation Area. This conservation area includes South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique. The Tembe-Futi portion of the Lubombo Trans-frontier Conservation Area falls within uMkhanyakude, with Ndumo and Tembe Elephant Park forming major attractions. uMkhanyakude has applied for the entire district to be declared as a Biosphere Reserve, ensuring that all economic development is in line with conservation principles.
The Jozini Dam is an integral part of the economy of the region. Drawing water from Maputaland's Pongola River, the dam comprises a series of oxbow lakes and pans teeming with fish and bird life. Tiger fishing from luxurious house boats is a popular attraction. The dam, one of the largest in the country, is a potential tourism resource in the area. The Muzi Lake, boat and canoeing projects also offer invaluable development potential.
The alluvial soils surrounding the river have considerable agricultural possibilities. Jozini Dam is designed to irrigate more than 80 000 hectares of agricultural land. Crops include sugar cane, rice, coffee, cotton, fibre crops and various subtropical fruits. Other agricultural products in the region include timber, tomatoes, chillies and pineapples. The area produces over 90% of South Africa's queen pineapples. There is potential for canning or bottling of pineapples.
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A drive is aimed at developing the Lubombo Spatial Development Initiative which focuses on development around Isimangaliso Wetland Park, Makhathini Flats and Pongolapoort Dam. Umhlosinga Development Agency has been entrusted by uMkhanyakude District Municipality to plan and implement a programme of sustainable economic growth and development for the district.
The Agency aims to foster local action to remove barriers and blockages to equitable and sustainable growth and development of the local economy. This includes creating investment opportunities for the district. Key projects include but are not limited to:
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�'�' Expanded timber production
�'�' Fishing industry based on natural resource harvest supplemented by aquaculture
�'�' Expanded ha under cashew and coconut production for processing of oils and nuts for export
�'�' Establishment of high value - up market anchor tourism sites to 'trigger' further structured investment in the sector
�'�' Production of starch from cassava
�'�' High end hotel resort development
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Location of Head Office: Mkuze
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Population (estimated): ± 573 340
Local Municipalities: uMhlabuyalingana; Jozini; The Big 5 False Bay; Hlabisa; Mtubatuba
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Most of these are Hollywood movies, and (what did you expect?) portray Mexico in a very stereotypical manner, so you may not learn anything about Mexico from them, but at least you can be entertained and enjoy the landscape.
Listed in chronological order.
Apocalypto (2006)
See the trailer for Apocalypto.
See a clip from the movie: Sacrifice.
Nacho Libre (2006)
See the trailer for Nacho Libre.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
This trilogy began with ground-breaking El Mariachi in 1992, made with a shoe-string budget and shot in Spanish in a border town of Coahuila. Columbia Pictures distributed the film and gave Rodriguez the opportunity to make his Hollywood debut with Desperado in 1995, in which Antonio Banderas takes over the role of El Mariachi.
See the trailer for Once Upon a Time in Mexico.
The trilogy is available as a box set (Compare prices).
Frida (2002)
A lot of the film was shot in Kahlo's home, the Casa Azul (now a museum) in the Coyoacan area of Mexico City. It was nominated for six Academy Awards, and won two (Best Original Score and Best Makeup).
See the trailer for Frida.
The Mexican (2001)
See the trailer for The Mexican.
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
See the trailer for All the Pretty Horses.
Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Old Gringo (1989)
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
The film was shot in Puerto Vallarta - you can visit the set of the movie which is now a restaurant on Mismaloya beach.
Fun in Acapulco (1963)
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|Good - 58 reviews
A stay at Ramblin Rose Motel places you in the heart of Kingman, convenient to Mohave Museum of History and Arts and Cerbat Cliffs Golf Course. This hotel is within the region of Kingman Army Airfield Museum. Make yourself at home in one of the guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and...
Overall Rating - Good - 58 reviews
Good 8.0
The room was clean and seemed to have been remodeled fairly recently. It was also clean.
I wouldn't have been interested in swimming in the pool, and the ice machine definitely needs to be fixed or replaced.The woman at the front desk was very friendly.
Convenient location. Close to tourist in-town locations. Plenty of parking.
Check out was - well, lack of personal contact best describes it. No one to take the key, ask about my stay, etc. Left key on counter. Considering the property, its location, etc., the 'no pets' policy seemed out of place.Family run. A bit of a throw-back to motels from the 50's and 60's. Clerk on check-in was attentive to my need for WiFi access (2nd floor = better coverage). Older property with old style small but very functional, neat, clean bathrooms. LARGE closet! Yep, a real closet, not just a rack on the wall. Plenty of storage space, nooks and such to stash gear without tripping over it. Plenty of water pressure and hot water. Tube TV that worked OK. In-room services: coffee maker, microwave, etc. You can easily walk to museums, local shopping, etc. No pets policy.
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Featuring free Wi-Fi, this motel is less than 5 minutes' drive from Interstate 40. All rooms are equipped with a cable TV. Free parking is provided. A work desk, a microwave and a small refrigerator are included at Economy Inn Kingman. An en suite bathroom is also offered. Cerbat Cliffs Golf Course is 10 minutes' drive from Economy Inn Kingman. Historic Ro...
|Excellent - 5 reviews
We are on Route 66 in downtown Kingman, AZ. We have Legendary Hollywood Icon Themed Rooms/Marilyn Monroe,Elvis Presley,John Wayne and many more. There are many murals including a 206' 3D map of Route 66 and famous 100' glowing neon tower. Come and join us for the ulimate Route 66 experience! Classic cars/neon/Specialty rooms/King size and doubles/Kitchenette...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 5 reviews
Excellent 9.0
The owners are lovely people so friendly and helpful. We sayed in a room with brand new wood floors, very clean.This hotel is located in the heart of route 66, at check in the owner gave some maps and told us the story behind route 66 and pointed out all points of interest in the area. This is an unpretentious,family friendly,motel.
Excellent 10.0
Owners,Sammy & Monica,are 'Priceless'.I got there at 12 midnight, he told me all about the neat Route 66 area while she went to my room, turned on A.C.; made sure it was great. Taco, the cute dog, did tricks roll overs.You don't get that personal touch.
nothngTheir passion for the area and giving you great advice of where to go; their personal careing for you. It just isn't there in the bigger motels...all this for less than $50 !!!!! rooms are very old archetecture (showers remind me of a long ago time) but everything is immaculate....So much quaintness and uniqueness. Should be experienced by everyong.
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|Excellent - 535 reviews
Welcome to the BEST WESTERN PLUS King's Inn & Suites! One of the most magnificent views in the world is just a few minutes away from our Kingman Hotel, because it is the closest lodging to the Grand Canyon Skywalk. On historic Route 66, our hotel is close to the Hoover Dam, and it features high quality amenities that are complemented with the best customer...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 535 reviews
|Good - 102 reviews
Motel 6 Kingman West is located minutes from historic old town Kingman and scenic Hualapai Mountain Recreation Area. Features include a guest laundry and micro-fridge units in selected rooms. WiFi available in all rooms for 2.99 USD per 24 hours
Overall Rating - Good - 102 reviews
Mediocre 4.0
Never got the memo that the train goes thoroughly there. Trevino horn every two hrs. Priceline total did not match motel total..I guess you get what you pay for, but I have paid less and got better. Buff said.
The closeness to the Grand Canyon Skywalk.
I saw a couple of bugs in the room.
|Excellent - 222 reviews
Located in Kingman, Hampton Inn And Suites Kingman is close to Cerbat Cliffs Golf Course and Mohave Museum of History and Arts. This hotel is within the vicinity of Kingman Army Airfield Museum. Make yourself at home in one of the 86 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary, while video-game consoles...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 222 reviews
Poor 2.0
Room is clean and nice. Bed very comfortable. Management is not helpful at all. They do not want to be inconvenienced by any requests that fall even remotely outside the norm... Whatever you do, do not accidentally leave anything behind in your room. You will pay AT LEAST $40 to have it sent back to you - even if it is smaller than a deck of cards.
Excellent 10.0
Great place to stay in Kingman. We requested a quiet room. Stayed on 4th floor. We had a suite which is 2 queens with a pull out sofa bed. Cleanliness is also at the top of our list. It was very clean. Sink area with closet are outside the bathroom which has tub/shower with toilet. Kitchenette has microwave, refrigerator and bar sink. Nice breakfast with almost anything you can think of to eat in the morning. Staff constantly cleaning and monitoring breakfast area. Variety of juices, ceareals, hot drinks (besides coffee) Belgian waffles, fruit, cereal, eggs, (although powdered) sausage, toast bagels, etc. We would return to this Hampton Inn. Enjoyed our stay
|Good - 189 reviews
Kingman, AZ Hotel's Location Is the Gateway to the Grand Canyon Only 77 miles from the Grand Canyon Skywalk at the West Rim, our Holiday Inn Express® Hotel & Suites Kingman is the perfect stopping place on your travels. Right off I-40 and historic Route 66, our hotel provides comfortable surroundings and a convenient location, whether you're on vacation or s...
Overall Rating - Good - 189 reviews
Excellent 10.0
Fresh Clean room with comfortable beds. The young lady that checked us in was awesome. Breakfast was Great. Would definatly stay here again if in the area...
Poor 1.0
the beds were comfortable
the hotel charged me 116.57 after i already paid through priceline
|Good - 658 reviews
All rooms have hair dryers, irons, iron boards, coffee makers, and remote control cable T.V. Some rooms with microwave and refrigerators. Route 66 theme. Free wireless high-speed Internet access in all rooms. This hotel features a Deluxe Continental breakfast that includes eggs, sausage and hash browns. Pet Accommodation: 20.00 per pet per night in designate...
Overall Rating - Good - 658 reviews
Excellent 10.0
I would definitly book this hotel again. Far exceeded the star rating
Pool Suana Exercise Room Complimentary Real Breakfast(not coffee and some stale 'danish')
Poor 2.0
beds comfortable
very dirty bathrooms with 2 dead cockroaches on bath floor air conditioning did not work properly
|Excellent - 76 reviews
Welcome to BEST WESTERN PLUS A Wayfarer's Inn & Suites! Whether you want the great outdoors or a day trip to Las Vegas, the convenient location of our Kingman hotel can make it happen. When guests stay along Route 66, they have the best of the desert at their fingertips. Our Kingman hotel puts the comfort of guests first, starting with genuine hospitality...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 76 reviews
|Good - 611 reviews
Conveniently located close to I-40. Free Continental Breakfast, 27-inch Cable TV w/remote, In-Room Coffee Maker, Hair Dryer, Iron and Ironing Board. Outdoor Pool. Affordable Product offering Quality, Service, and Location. 65 Nicely Appointed Rooms. Choice of 1 or 2 Queen Bed Rooms. I-40 Exit 53 / Andy Divine - Historical Route 66. Walking Distance to Denn...
Overall Rating - Good - 611 reviews
location, beds comfortable, good coffee, liked that an entire building was dedicated to non-smoking/no pets...no smell- YAY!
small room, outdated, breakfast was awful. Should add some bananas, fruit. English muffins or bagels...just white bread? Maybe some peanut butter for protein? Add flavored coffee creamer. Blackout drapes did not black out the outside light.
Good 8.0
Tiny bathroom. I'm 6'3' and trim and I had trouble moving in the tiny room with the shower and toilet.
|Excellent - 338 reviews
Overall Rating - Excellent - 338 reviews
Excellent 9.0
It is not close to the Interstate where all the noise is.
I can't think of anything.It is close to some good restaurants.
Excellent 9.0
Nice decor very functionally modern
My key kept losing ability to function. It didnt matter whether it was close to a phone or not. Very frustrating.Very comfortable. You cannot go wrong staying here.
|Good - 561 reviews
Days Inn Kingman East is centrally located in Kingman, Arizona. We are just 5 miles from the Kingman Airport and quarter mile from Interstate 40 and Highway 93. We are minutes from the Amtrak and Greyhound Stations, close to shopping and dinning. Our property was newly renovated in the spring of 2010 with all non-smoking rooms featuring free wireless high...
Overall Rating - Good - 561 reviews
Poor 1.0
Getting out and the location
Two large holes in the wall; dirty carpet; outlet without a cover; no ice; shabby repairs throughout the room.This place does not deserve one star, let alone two.
Poor 1.0
I didn't like anything about it
EverythingThe staff was rude they messed up my booking dates its a shitty hotel
|Good - 856 reviews
The Days Inn Kingman West is located in Arizona. We have easy access to Interstate Highway 40. We are AAA Approved and all of our Rooms Feature Wireless High Speed Internet, Microwave, Continental Daybreak Breakfast and HBO. We have an Outdoor Heated Swimming Pool and a 24 hour Coin Operated Guest Laundry. While Visiting Kingman, Arizona come Explore and...
Overall Rating - Good - 856 reviews
Excellent 9.0
Located right off the freeway. Clean and safe area. More than adequately serves the requirement of traveler who needs only an inexpensive stop-over for a night's rest. Staff was accomodating of us when a vehicle breakdown resulted in late arrival.
Good 8.0
Clean room Good breakfast Nice little pool
Found a couple of roaches
|OK - 120 reviews
Motel 6 Kingman East is located minutes from Kingman Airport and scenic Hualapai Mountain Recreation Area. Features include a guest laundry, and Wi-Fi available in all guest rooms for 2.99 USD per 24 hours
Overall Rating - OK - 120 reviews
Mediocre 4.0
didn't like it at all wouldn't stay there again
bathroom door coming off hinges heater didn't work
Good 8.0
Location Just off of the I-40 and on the old Historic Route 66 made it so easy for us to stay the night and then continue our Route 66 tour in the morning.
Bed wasn't the most comfortable. Grout was dirty in the bathrooms but not that bad.It's Motel 6 so you know the no frills room will be decent enough for a low price. If you want a free breakfast and free internet you will ant to stay somewhere else.


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i wireless adds to the $50 unlimited crewposted by Joe on June 1st, 2010 - 7:30 am | MVNO
Remember last week, when I asked if there was room for another unlimited MVNO? Apparently, the answer is yes. i wireless, an MVNO of the T-Mobile network, has just introduced a new unlimited talk, text, and web plan for $50. That seems to be the target price range for these MVNOs. The company, which acts as a T-Mobile affiliate in Iowa, sells its MVNO plans to a nationwide audience on its website. Perhaps they can conjure some interest in their newest offering.
PhoneNews.com's Christopher Price, from whom I found the information on i wireless, thinks that this renders plans from Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile "a bit less breakthrough." Yet we've seen a number of carriers offer $50 unlimited plans, but, because they don't have nearly the reach of the established brands, have never really taken off.
The offering actually seems similar to that of Simple Mobile, which, like i wireless, allows the use of unlocked AWS phones on its network. That's the main draw here. Customers looking for a big brand name will still go for Boost or Virgin, because they're most recognizable. People wanting the best overall coverage will go with Straight Talk because it runs on the Verizon network, which provides more nationwide coverage than T-Mobile or Sprint.
I'm not sure this changes anything, other than adding yet another unlimited provider to an increasingly saturated market. Some of these MVNOs will survive. Perhaps the affiliate status of i wireless will help it succeed where others have failed. After all, even if their own MVNO sales don't spike they still have the reselling business. As far as a game-changer, though, this is hardly one. That is, unless they home in on the one area where other wireless carriers are deficient: customer service.
You can check out more at iwireless.com.
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mike freeman Says
I-Wireless, the Tmobile affiliate/partner out of Iowa has been around for years. Their $50 gsm unlimited everything Mega Talk prepaid plan is not new.
Whether iWireless is offered to a nationwide market or to non Iowa dealers remains to be seen.
If so, it would be a compelling competitor in the unlimited everything plan arena. Particularly with its price point (lower then Tmobile Flexpay) and features (has unlimited data which no other gsm prepaid unlimited carrier has except Tmobile Flexpay).
They even have their own version of the late lamented My Faves from Tmo with My Fave Five.
If this is made available nationwide, it will be relevant. If not, there is no point in covering it.
Posted on June 2nd, 2010 at 3:15 am
mike freeman Says
Update. It has been stated that this plan is no longer available to anyone outside of Iowa or parts of Illinois. Cancel the great news and recork the bubbly.
Simple Mobile, Tmobile Flexpay, Att Gophone and the various Att mvnos are the way to go. I Wireless gsm is now taken off the nationwide gsm unlimited prepaid table.
It was fun for the five minutes it lasted.
Posted on June 2nd, 2010 at 3:18 am
Leah Says
PlatinumTel is another prepaid provider to consider for valuable, flexible plans. Their unlimited plan is also just $50 for talk and text and an extra $10 for unlimited web. Furthermore, their plan includes nationwide roaming, unlike some other carriers. Their new Real Paygo plan is an a la carte plan that has the cheapest rates in pay-as-you-go, allowing users to pay only for the services they use. Talk is just 5 cents a minute, text is 2 cents a text and 10 cents per megabyte of web service. This is half that of other carriers' rates!
Posted on June 17th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Phonedude Says
Actually, there is another Sprint MVNO named i-wireless, which is distributed at Kroger retail stores across the nation. They too have a $50 unlimited talk and text option with the ability to bolt on data.
Posted on July 22nd, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Leo Smith Says
iWireless, the T-Mobile affiliate, is not a MNVO nor are they associated with Sprint/Nextel/VirginMobileUSA. They are a subsidiary of INet, a consortium of appx. 130 small Iowa-based telecomm/ISP companies, and are NOT related to the MNVO I-Wireless that is associated with Sprint and Kroger (we don't even HAVE Kroger grocery stores in Iowa as far as I know of).
They have a roaming arrangement with TMobile, as TMobile has NO native service anywhere in Iowa and iWireless is specifically Iowa based only (I think they include the Moline/Rock Island area of Illinois due to proximity to the other Quad Cities, and possibly some other areas of Illinois that border on Iowa).
Even if you are IN Iowa, take extreme caution with iWireless. Their cell phone service I have no experience with, but their wireless data service is the worst so-called ISP crapola I've ever suffered through – horribly overloaded network pretty much all the time, their "3G" service seems to be EDGE or is unavailable in the area I live in even though they CLAIM it's been rolled out, don't even get me started on the SLOWER THAN DIALUP lack of speed pretty much all the time except rarely in the wee hours of the morning and the insane latency issues (I've never seen a 2 MINUTE – not second, over 125 SECONDS – ping before I signed up with these incompetants – the longest ping I'd ever seen before this was appx. 3 seconds on a dialup connection back in the days when 9600 dialup was HIGH SPEED, while 3-6 second pings on iWireless are the NORM and in my testing somewhere around 5 seconds seems to be the median ping time).
Signal strength wasn't an issue – I was consistantly seeing 4 bars, rarely bounce up to 5 or down to 3.
I intend to try the new Virgin unlimited data plan as of tomorrow, it CAN'T be worse than iWireless has proven to be and as my existing cell phone is the no-longer-available Virgin $20/90 days el cheapo plan, I already KNOW I can get signal here for their service.
Posted on August 26th, 2010 at 10:45 pm
Marty Says
Iwireless commits FRAUD!
I got a smart phone with Iwireless in January and got the $25/mo 200 mins/Unlimited text/Unlimited. You can still find the plan defined in this way in their FAQ's on their site. They apparently decided they could make alot more money if they redefined "unlimited" to mean 200MB of data. So much for unlimited. They have a loose grasp on reality and the English language.
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Spilling at Norris
A good indicator that we've had an uncommonly wet spring is that TVA is spilling water over nine of its dams on the Tennessee River system. The latest dam to start spilling will be Norris Dam, which is scheduled to begin spilling today (Monday), at 4 p.m.
TVA is doing this so lakes like Norris can remain at winter pool and store the run-off caused by the rain. Ultimately, this prevents the kind of flooding that occured in the spring when the Tennessee River was free-flowing. Norris and other tributary reservoirs are scheduled to be at full summer pool on June 1.
On Norris, flood gates atop the dam will be opened and water will spill down the backside of the 265-foot high dam like a massive waterfall. The last time TVA spilled from the top of Norris Dam (they more often release excess water through a sluice lower down on the dam) was in May of 2009. It's quite a sight, especially at night when the waterfall is illuminated by lights at the dam
The Norris Dam spill is expected to last for 10 days depending on weather. TVA says they're spilling from the warmer, upper levels of the lake because the cold water at the bottom of the reservoir will be needed to maintain cool temperatures in the Clinch River tailwaters as the weather warms up. --MS