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PLATTSBURGH — Way to go, three in a row.
The North Country Regional Economic Development Council received $81.3 million for 79 projects and programs in the third round of the Regional Economic Development Council competition, announced Wednesday morning in Albany.
And it was one of five Top Performers in this round.
North Country Council Co-Chair and North Country Chamber of Commerce President Garry Douglas said the North Country is the only region to be named a Top Performer all three years. It was awarded $90.2 million for 82 projects in 2011 and $103.2 million for 70 projects in 2012.
"This $81.3 million is on top of the nearly $50 million announced two weeks ago for two of our regional priorities, Trudeau Institute and the Whiteface Mountain Highway," he said by email. "That's $131 million worth of confidence by the state in our plan, our process and our priorities.
"We can't thank Governor (Andrew) Cuomo enough for empowering and supporting our region in such an unprecedented away, as well as all of the members and volunteers who are part of our Regional Council and its working groups."
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Clinton County Legislature Chairman Jimmy Langley said the county included space for a federal-inspection-services facility in its plan but was not going to outfit it until it had funding available.
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This list is short: Beecher's Grant Nykaza, St. Ignatius' Jake Keelan, Glenbard South's John Wold and Belvidere North's Garrett Lee.
Those four runners, three of whom were state champions in their respective classes, were the only competitors to beat Crystal Lake Central senior Alex Baker this cross country season.
Baker had his breakout year as a junior when he was fifth in the Class 2A boys race in the IHSA boys cross country state meet. As a senior, he won all but three races and finished second in the Class 2A state meet in 14:21, the fastest time for any area runner other than Jacobs' Evan Jager, who won the Class AA state title in 2006.
Baker is the Northwest Herald Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year, selected by the sports staff with input from area coaches. Joining Baker on the first team are his teammate Ryan Pitner, Prairie Ridge's Joe Cowlin and McHenry's Jesse Reiser and Calvin Quarterman. On the second team are Jacobs' Matt Johnson and Ryan Ross, Richmond-Burton's James Kaht, Harvard's Jorge Pichardo and Huntley's Keagan Smith.
"Compared to last year, I got a lot more confidence," Baker said. "My coach and my team helped me realize I could go out and run with the top runners. Actually, going into the season I wanted to get into the 14:30s. That 14:21 [at state] I didn't really expect. It was a nice surprise from that aspect."
Baker's finish was the fastest and the best state finish ever for a Tigers runner, which is something considering the history and tradition of excellence Central has.
"It definitely blows my mind. It's such an honor," he said. "From sophomore year, I didn't really have a lot of confidence in what I could do. It's cool that it ended up this way."
Central coach Bill Eschman marvels at how much Baker improved every year through high school. As a freshman, Baker played soccer. He switched to cross country as a sophomore, then really made himself known as a junior.
"It's been fun watching him grow every year," Eschman said. "This year, he really learned how to run with confidence. He learned how to be a leader in the race, which was exciting to watch. What he accomplished is really impressive. That's very special, it's not an accident."
Eschman said Baker's unassuming nature is an endearing part of his character.
"He doesn't realize how good he is," Eschman said. "Last year, he came out at the (McHenry) County Meet and took second and nobody knew who he was. He was in awe when (Prairie Ridge's) Mitch Wilkins (the meet champion) was talking about him. You couldn't ask for [Baker to be] a better person, which makes his success 10 times better."
Baker lost to Nykaza and Keelan in the Palatine Invitational. He lost to Lee in the Belvidere Sectional in a tight race, then fell off Wold's pace at state and was second by 5 seconds. He has his college choices narrowed down to three NCAA Division I schools – Bradley, DePaul and Loyola.
"I wanted to run D-I, even if my times weren't that great, I'd still try and walk on or something," Baker said. "I really like D-I and I'm fortunate enough to have the times that fit in there."
Northwest Herald Boys Cross Country All-Area Team
First Team
Alex Baker, Crystal Lake Central, Senior The Northwest Herald Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year took second in the IHSA Cross Country State Meet in the Class 2A boys race to Glenbard South's John Wold. His state meet time of 14:21 was the fastest in Central's school history and his second-place finish also was the best ever for a Tigers runner.
Joe Cowlin, Prairie Ridge, Senior Cowlin's fourth-place finish in Class 2A was the best in Prairie Ridge's school history. He was runner-up to Baker in almost every big local race and was third in the Belvidere Sectional. Cowlin won the Flight 1 at the Woodstock-Ryan Byrne Festival, a race where runners compete against the corresponding runners from other teams.
Ryan Pitner, Crystal Lake Central, Junior Pitner just got better and better as the season progressed finished 23rd in Class 2A state to earn All-State honors and help the Tigers to fourth place as a team. Pitner was fifth in the Fox Valley Conference Meet and 15th at the Belvidere Sectional.
Calvin Quarterman, McHenry, Senior Quarterman had a strong year for the Warriors and was often near the top group in local races. He was fourth at the McHenry County and FVC meets and won Flight 2 in the Woodstock-Ryan Byrne Festival race. He took ninth at the Crystal Lake South Invitational and was 10th at the Wauconda Invitational.
Jesse Reiser, McHenry, Sophomore Reiser made a name for himself as a freshman in track when he qualified for state in the Class 3A 3,200 meters. He took up this fall where he had left off when he was right behind Baker and Cowlin at the McHenry County Meet. Reiser finished his season in seventh place in Class 3A state, the best finish ever for a McHenry boys runner.
Second Team
Matt Johnson, Jacobs, Junior James Kaht, Richmond-Burton, Junior Jorge Pichardo, Harvard, Senior Ryan Ross, Jacobs, Senior Keagan Smith, Huntley, Freshman
Honorable Mention
Adam Baker, Crystal Lake Central, Senior Seth Conroy, Huntley, Freshman Tyler Estell, Jacobs, Senior Zach Gemmel, Crystal Lake Central, Junior Michael Hahndorf, McHenry, Freshman Duncan Henderson, Crystal Lake South, Senior David Lenzini, Crystal Lake South, Junior Matt Stelmasek, Johnsburg, Freshman Timmy Wiltshire, Harvard, Senior D.J. Wolfram, Richmond-Burton, Senior
– Compiled by Joe Stevenson, the Northwest Herald


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By MacKenzie Bates - Sports Editor
Oct. 23, 2013 — The Mason County Royals are putting together quite the run towards the postseason. Mason scored 42 points in the first 20 minutes and 20 seconds of the game as the Royals defeated West Carter 42-0 Friday night in Olive Hill.
"They were by far the best team we played this year," Head Coach Kevin Brown said. "They did a good job on all three phases of the game. They were solid all the way around."
The Royals (8-0) wrapped up their fifth Class 3A District 6 Championship in the last six seasons on Friday night. They scored all six times on their first six possessions.
The Comets (2-6) were without quarterback Braden Brown, who is still nursing an ankle injury.
"He went to the doctor in Huntington and it just wasn't healing fast enough," Brown said. "We decided it was not a good idea for him to play and he might not play the rest of the year."
Chase Hanshaw started in his place and went 4-for-12 for 63 yards. West had only 117 yards of total offense including only 54 yards on the ground.
"It wasn't an offensive output by us," Brown said. "But to Mason's credit, bigger stronger and fast than us. We turned the ball over three or four team and you play a team like that, you can't do that."
Mason scored with just a minute in to the ballgame on a Tee King 40-yard run to make it 7-0 early. On their ensuing possession, quarterback Jake O'Mara found King on a 41-yard pass that reached the endzone to make it 14-0 with 7:35 left in the opening period. The Royals would tack on another on a Rashon Nelson 20-yard scamper.
The Royals were not done in the second quarter. O'Mara threw two touchdowns, one to Drew Spangler from 16 yards out and one to King from 36-yards out. Nelson would bring the final margin on a one-yard plunge with 3:40 left to have a running clock the rest of the game.
"We'd get something and then turn it over but we'd have penalties that hurt us. Been a nemesis all year for us," Brown said. "We played well on first and second downs but give up big plays on third down and they scored two touchdowns on fourth down."
West Carter had trouble moving the ball against a Royal defense that gives up less than 12 points a game. Junior Austin Travis was West's leading rusher with eight carries and 28 yards.
"We can't have that," Brown said. "To their credit they executed their game plan. We need to eliminate penalties. Our effort has been there all year but we just haven't played very smart."
The Comets will have their final home game of the 2013 season this Friday night when they host 5-3 Lewis County.
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- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Add 1-1/2 cups of the sugar; mix well.
- Add 2 of the eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Add milk and 1 tsp. of the vanilla; mix well. Combine flour and salt. Gradually add to chocolate mixture, mixing after each addition just until blended. Spread evenly into greased and floured 9-inch springform pan. Bake 25 min.
- Beat cream cheese, remaining 3/4 cup sugar and remaining 1 tsp. vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add remaining 3 eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over brownie layer in pan (Filling will come almost to top of pan.)
- Bake 55 min. to 1 hour or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Let stand at room temperature 30 min. before serving. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.
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This is really nice. The cheesecake layer baked perfectly, no cracks. But I only baked for 45 minutes and let the cake sit in the oven for 15 minutes more.
Oh man...this is delicious! This is one of those recipes that people have already asked me to make again. It was sooo good. I baked the brownie layer for about 5-10 minutes less than the recipe called for and I also baked the cheesecake layer for less time as well. I used 1/3 less fat cream cheese (neufchatel...sp?) and it was still super rich. Will definitely make this again!
I've seen this recipe before, except instead of making the brownies from scratch it called for using a mix. It turns out so good, and is much less time consuming! You just have to bake the brownie layer for the time of a 9x9 pan on the box. I always decorate it with a ring of sliced kiwi around the edge and cherry pie filling in the middle. Perfect for Christmas.
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Suggs didn't rush his return from a torn right Achilles tendon just to prove he has remarkable recuperative powers.||||||| Only 5 1/2 months removed from surgery, Suggs returned on Oct. 21 to face the Houston Texans. He registered four tackles, a sack and batted away a pass in a 43-13 defeat.
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On Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 God called home a wonderful young man, Kevin Lee Dawson. He was the husband of Heidi Hudson Dawson.
Mr. Dawson was born in Halifax County on Dec. 20, 1967 the son of Walter Lee Dawson and Betty Jo Campbell Dawson of Nathalie. He attended Republican Grove United Methodist Church and was an employee of Carlbrook School in Vernon Hill.
In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by a son, Cody Dawson; and a daughter Cortney Dawson, both of Nathalie; one sister, Kimberly D. Saunders (Kent); nephews, Brandon and Travis Saunders, all of Nathalie; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins including a special aunt and uncle M. E. and Dana Barksdale of Brookneal.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, at Republican Grove United Methodist Church by the Revs. Charlie Johnson and Andrew Schulze. Interment will follow in the Abbott Family Cemetery in Republican Grove.
The family will receive friends at the home of his mother and father, Guthrie Trail, Nathalie.
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With an estimated population of nearly a half million in the state, feral hogs are in every corner of Oklahoma.
They root around, looking for food, leaving farmers and ranchers with a mess and more than a small hole in their pocketbooks. Teaming with The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and the Mississippi University Extension Service, the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service is hosting a day-long workshop to provide landowners with information about "Managing Wild Hog Damage."
"This workshop is for anyone who is having issues with feral hogs doing damage on their property and is looking for some solutions," said Dwayne Elmore, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension wildlife specialist. "With such a high number of hogs in the state, we get many reports and calls about the damage they are doing."
Hogs can leave areas with large wallows, causing massive soil disturbances and erosion problems. Some of the topics to be covered at the meeting are feral swine diseases, parasites and potential implications to humans and domestic livestock.
The Ag Building at the Osage County Fairgrounds, 320 Skyline Drive, Pawhuska, will be the host venue for the event slated Feb. 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants will learn wild hog control techniques, biology and ecology as well as become versed in the status of hogs in Oklahoma.
"Getting an understanding of what these animals actually are is important," Elmore said. "We will also be discussing wild hog trapping techniques, trap designs and removal methods."
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Adam, the Smooth Fox Terrier, finished ahead of the second-place Wire Fox Terrier and the Border Terrier, who came in third place. "A bed dog who loves everyone," Adam, with his half-dark, half-light face, is probably just as cuddly waking up on either side of the bed. You'd think.
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The Office of Public Safety sent out the following email to the campus community this afternoon:
The man suspected of committing crimes on our campus and elsewhere in the Easton area last weekend is incarcerated in Northampton County Prison. The suspect, Duane Connelly of Phillipsburg, N.J., was apprehended last night by Easton Police and arraigned this morning before District Judge Ralph Litzenberger of the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas. In addition to charges related to the crimes on our campus (criminal intent to commit kidnapping, robbery, and flight after commission of a theft) he also is charged in connection with other robberies and car theft. Bail was set at $500,000.
The College will continue monitoring and investigating the case in partnership with the Easton Police, Pennsylvania State Police, Phillipsburg Police, Forks Township Police, and other law enforcement authorities and will continue to keep the campus community informed as the situation warrants.
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Funeral for Paul K. Ketterman, 95, of Enid, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. Revs. Gail Edmison and Jim Edmison and Mr. Dale Cummins will officiate. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. at Cherokee Cemetery, Cherokee, OK. The family will receive friends 6-7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Paul was born Jan. 16, 1917, in Rich Hill, MO, the son of Bailey and Mattie Jackson Ketterman, and passed away Jan. 10, 2013, at his residence.
Paul served his country as a veteran of the United States Army, serving during WWII. Paul was a tank commander, serving in the 104th Calvary Recon squadron.
He was united in marriage to Dolly Vickers in 1936, and she passed away in 1971. He then married Emma Tucker in 1972, and she passed away in 2004. Paul then married Susan Hake Wilson Oct. 22, 2005, in North Enid.
He started working at age 11 with his father breaking horses. Paul farmed in Missouri and then moved to Kansas, where he worked in the oil fields. He moved to Oklahoma, where he was employed in base maintenance at Vance Air Force Base.
After his retirement, he performed nuisance trapping on ranches in Osage County, OK. He was a member of New Covenant Fellowship in Goltry, OK, NRA, Oklahoma Trappers Association, DAV and American Legion.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping with his family and friends.
Survivors include his wife Susan; daughter, Patricia Connolly of Pueblo, CO; numerous grandchildren, great- and great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Betty Groves of Haysville, KS, and Grace Fleener of Camdenton, MO.
Paul was also preceded in death by three sons, Duane E., Jimmy E. and Eddie M.; a daughter, Pauline K. Ketterman; two sisters; and five brothers.
Memorial contributions may be made to Enid SPCA. with Ladusau-Evans serving as custodian of the fund.
Online condolences may be made at ladusauevans .com.
Those unable to attend the service may view the service at ladusauevans.com.
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Simplified Wine Regions of Italy
Leonardo Locascio wants to simplify Italian wine laws. Although he's done a great deal to get Americans to look beyond the wicker basket Chianti bottles of the 1970′s, he's now had enough. At the Vino 2011 Conference in New York City last month he said "most Italian wine laws are totally irrelevant to the American consumer. People can't make their way around DOCs or DOCGs. The whole thing needs to be simplified and made easier. We have some appellations that are totally insane."
After spending an inordinate time entrenched in Italian Wine Law while working on our Wine Map of Italy, I would have to agree. Still, how do you go about simplifying wine laws? In Italy?!
Here's a first stab1:
Be careful what you wish for!
1Trying to be funny in a wine geek way, which is more polite clapping than LOL.
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FREEBURG — Oscar Hoffman, 91, of Freeburg, entered into rest on Friday, April 5, 2013, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Martha and Bill Bowen, Selinsgrove.
He was the husband of the late Isabella (Hendricks) Hoffman.
Funeral arrangements will be announced in Monday's paper by the George P. Garman Funeral Homes, Inc., 9366 Route 35, Mount Pleasant Mills.


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Banbury trainer Alex Hales was delighted to register a first win for his landlord, David Allen, when Ultimatum Du Roy scored under Tony McCoy at Market Rasen yesterday.
The 18-times champion jockey brought the six-year-old home by a cosy length and a quarter from Around A Pound in the handicap chase over an extended two miles and six furlongs.
Hales, who trains at Edgcote, said of the 11-10 favourite: "We got him from France and it's taken a few runs to get to know him.
"Much more importantly, though, is that this is the first win for my landlord."
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UF reaches into space with design of tiny satellite
Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll visited the University of Florida campus Friday for the unveiling of SwampSat, the first small satellite designed and built by UF's Small Satellite Design and Development Lab in the College of Engineering.
The 4-inch-cubed satellite is scheduled to launch in July 2013 on a mission that will test an onboard flight attitude stabilization system developed by UF engineers that is the first of its kind.
After speaking to an audience gathered at the Nanoscale Research Facility, Carroll joined students and researchers in the lab at the New Engineering Building as they initiated the communication system that will be used to maintain contact with the satellite once in orbit.
SwampSat's first official message transmitted during Friday's test? "The Gator Nation is everywhere."


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MULDROW, Okla. (AP) - The Muldrow School Board has approved the removal of Ten Commandments plaques that were displayed in each classroom in the eastern Oklahoma high school.
The Southwest Times Record reports hundreds of people attended a school board meeting Monday to protest the removal. School Board President Scott Chambers says the board removed the plaques to avoid spending taxpayer money on lawsuits.
An attorney representing the school, Jerry Richardson, says the district received a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation threatening a lawsuit if the plaques were not removed. Richardson says an unnamed student complained to the organization about the plaques that are posted in every classroom at Muldrow's high school.
The foundation says it's hopeful the district will "honor thy constitution" and keep the plaques out of the classroom.
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For The Independent
This afternoon interview with Sam Little is a (little) delayed.
Forever witty, he pops through the back door of Kentucky State Police Post 14, and begs forgiveness for his unforeseen holdup. He returns from a quick trip to Lawrence County's outer reaches. He didn't want a trooper brother responding alone to a domestic violence call. On his way back to town Little hunted for a missing man.
Such frenzied standard of living would prove too much for most of us. But not him.
It's his second run of it. After 2009 retirement, he missed being a state trooper, working complaints and calming unsettled folks. Post Commander Capt. James Stephens and Operations Lt. J.W. Gibson asked Little to mull over likelihood of returning as a road unit through the "Trooper R" program, which permits retirees of less than five years to come back. Troopers are contracted annually for up to five additional years of service.
He jumped at the opportunity and returned in late December.
Not much changed since Little's past police departure. He investigates car crashes; is ordinarily swamped probing criminal cases, stomachs the worst, and sorts out treacherous complaints in Boyd and Lawrence counties on day and nightshifts. Like fellow troopers, he's scheduled to work 10 hours a day, on four weekdays — yet his time-card surpasses that, usually during a full moon.
In winter, Little completed recertification courses, trained on mobile data terminals — laptops in state police cruisers — and "basically hit the road," chuckled the 45-year-old husband and father.
"The job itself hasn't changed all that much since I last worked the road in 2003; only the way we report things now. There's a lot less paper with computers and printers in cruisers. You issue your citations, work your crashes, and do your criminal case investigations on the computer. It's basically one-stop shop."
He remembers delivering supplemental reports and citations to the Ashland barracks on his day off — foreign to a younger generation of troopers he guides and mentors like a dad.
"It would be culture shock to them just as much as learning the new technological way was for me," Little said. "One thing that hasn't changed? Troopers still deal with the people and resolve their problems directly."
The veteran joined the KSP in 1990 after completing his bachelor's degree in police administration from Eastern Kentucky University and serving the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve as a military police officer. From early on, the former Ashland Tomcat hoped to be a trooper. After Academy graduation, Little came home to Ashland where he patrolled the highways and worked as an accident reconstructionist and public affairs officer till 2003, when he transferred to Frankfort to perform Governor's Security detail for Governors Ernie Fletcher, Steve Beshear, their first ladies, and kin.
Quickly proving dedication and attention to greatness, by summer of 2006, Little was promoted to assistant commander and scheduler over Governor travel — arranging troopers to guard Commonwealth leaders during travel, while also planning aircraft and helicopter itineraries for state, national and overseas journeys.
"This was probably my most challenging KSP job — staying on top of daily travel. The constant schedule changes that occurred from the Capitol — sometimes even hourly — made for a tiring and stressful day," said Little, adding the hardest part of the job was family separation. He was out of town usually five days a week for six years.
"There were several of us who didn't get to go home each night because we just lived too far away. You miss out on a lot of little things your child is doing in school, such as ballgames, school programs, and the like. You just have to keep your eye on the ball and know you're doing it for them as well as the benefit and payoff down the road when you retire."
From hordes of calls to service, and masses of dangerous encounters, jLittle possesses a distinct calming air, "like pouring water on a fire," quieting-down anger from the moment he's on scene, touted Gibson.
Little heartens young troopers; encourages them to give all.
"KSP has many avenues you take in your career; but, no matter what you do, where you go, or the position you hold in this organization, the backbone is always where the rubber meets the road, the road trooper — the guy working a wreck in the pouring rain or snow, answering a call for service or help, all hours of day and night, getting called out, leaving his family to come help yours. It's what this agency built its foundation on.
"I don't care how far technology advances KSP; troopers are our best public relations tool. They're the ones meeting people face-to-face on a daily basis, whether they need help or assistance, or just stopping to talk while you're getting a bite to eat somewhere.
"Older troopers who came along years ago, even way before me, are the ones who established KSP's reputation. We should strive to maintain it and build upon the toughness and integrity they established for this organization."


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A woman was injured after being hit by a car in Cassiobury Park Avenue last night.
The incident took place at 7pm when a blue Ford Fiesta hit a woman. Hertfordshire Constabulary described the injury as "serious".
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I figured I would make my first post one of my own recent life experiences.
I had a harrowing ordeal on Tuesday. I went to the Main Street Market in Schwenksville to buy cranberry juice and cigarettes after my long workday. Most of that day I had been gasping for air and had a recurring feeling of light-headedness and a feeling of imbalance. My apprentice Alec Hoffman said I did not look well, to which I replied: Al, I am fat and old and I do not take care of myself; of course I do not look well.
For whatever reason, I never want to lay my problems out to others. I am of the philosophy that I only share formally with people if they actually care to ask and really want to know, opposed to those who just ask how I am.
All day I had felt horrible, but because of the holiday rush I continued to do my career with little down time. I instructed a young barber student from Delaware, named Matt DeDonato, all day because he wants to become a "real" barber and learn the techniques a man of my experience has to share. I aptly gave awesome haircuts all day. I tried with earnest to not break.
There was a gentleman who is or was a customer that was in a few weeks ago. He came in the barber shop an hour before we closed and got up and left the barber shop after I mentioned I was going to take a quick break. This was after the gentleman took it upon himself to move the items I had on my shoe shine chair, placed there so people do not sit in it, as it is in need of repair. So after a long week of 15-hour days, this gentleman had left disgusted because I would dare take a break. I am sharing this with you, dear reader, in the effort to make a greater point not to bash or berate. I was confused at first why this gentleman got up and left. Then I thought about the gentleman's background and knew he was a corporate military man and was used to everything right away. As I am a small town barber shop owner, I must admit that I do not work quickly and am not sympathetic enough at times for a customer's need for urgency on a Saturday afternoon. So, since then, I have deprived myself of breaks. This goes back to my not sharing my problems with people, which is a character flaw on my part.
I had cellulitis in my leg at the time. I also have poor blood circulation because I am fat and stand 15 hours a day doing a career I love -- enough to bear the pain. I unknowingly then had the beginning of my trouble with my heart that will tie in my whole story. So because of the rejection I faced from a customer whose name I took the time to remember, I neglected my health and pushed myself harder than I should have. I work very hard and I love what I do -- even if it means neglecting my health.
I pushed myself for the last few weeks. I neglected sleep. I helped others in different parts of my life. I ultimately neglected myself and my health. My customers in my barber shop mean the world to me; that is why I use the part of my brain required to retain their memories so vividly. I am typically not a handsome man by the standards of mainstream society; I liken myself to the offspring of Fred Flintstone and Magilla Gorilla. I have a neurological disorder that I have been known to exploit for my own self-serving purposes in life. I share this because, dear reader, it is my priority in life to make people feel really good about themselves. I am a perfectionist, and I know what it takes to give a gentleman a flawless perfect haircut that is both flattering and distinguished and is also attractive to potential future mates and current spouses. I do my career very well, I do not mind saying. So in my obsession for maintaining a very high standard in my industry, I neglect my needs. I have created a place like no other in the world; I know because I have looked. It is my need in life to make people feel good; not just about themselves, but in their outlook on the world and their interactions with others. I have, in essence, made a place where time stands still -- if only for a fleeting moment.
So after my long day that fateful Tuesday evening, I arrived at the Main Street Market to buy my cranberry juice and my Nat Sherman cigarettes, which I can be seen chain smoking on Main Street any day of the week.
I felt very short of breath. I trudged to the door of the market with little to no breath. A customer had left the store, and I forced a good evening to him as he left. The young man asked how I was, and I told him I was living the dream. If living the dream meant I was feeling very faint and could not breathe and felt like I was going to die, then I was living it at that moment. I grabbed the door of the market and just dropped like a sack of potatoes. I came to clarity for a moment to the store owner, Abraham, helping me up and then running after the ambulance that he had called that passed by one time.
Two very capable ambulance technicians arrived and helped me up. They told me my skin was pale and I did not look good. I later found out that after two more minutes, I would have been dead. The EMTs helped me into their ambulance, and in my delirium I informed them I could not afford an ambulance call. Despite my poor health, all I cared about was a financial obligation I could not or did not want to afford. The EMTs, one of whom is a customer at my barber shop, told me not to worry. His name is David, and he was very comforting. His partner was named Jason, I believe. They interjected humor in my care, which I believe is lost in most forms of bedside manner in these times in which we live. I am a big fan of humorous anecdotes and humane actions from health care providers.
I was given some breathing treatments and still did not feel in top shape. Yet I tried insisting on wanting to go home; I wanted to sleep because I had only three hours the night before. Apparently my heart rate and blood pressure were at dangerous levels.
I was taken to Phoenixville Hospital, where I might add, I was given excellent treatment -- even upon my arrival there. I was rushed into an examination room. I must tell you, dear reader, that I abhor hospitals. They are too clean, and in my past memories represent death and sadness for myself and others. The aforementioned being the reason I was there that evening, I suppose. I was told my blood oxygens levels at the time were very low and my heart rate was not good and they needed to do this or that. I informed them I did not understand their industry jargon and instructed them to help me however they saw fit. I am not a very patient patient at all, by the way. I liken myself to the obstinant folks that are stereotyped in movies and television. I kept clamoring about cranberry juice or some babble.
The nurse, whose name was Joe, looking at my enormous size and contemptuous glare told me they want to help me, but I have to allow them to help me. So within minutes, I had two IVs in my arm and sensors all about my chest and one sensor on my finger and machines beeping. Blood pressure cuffs were inflating and deflating on my arm.
I either fell asleep or went unconscious for either a minute or two an hour or so; I am unsure. I woke to my beautiful and loving wife there stroking my arm, with her beautiful chipmunk face saddened by my ills and pain. My wife, Haylie, is and has always been the only person there for me in my life in good times and bad. She refers to herself as a barber shop widow because my work consumes a good portion of my day and time together is scarce during the day.
I lay there in this gurney with doctors and nurses in and out and Haylie sitting beside me, giving me her genius blend of comforting words and sarcasm that I love so much in her. Haylie poked fun at my respirator on my face and told me she loved me so much. I started to cry because I know she loves me, and at times I neglect her and her needs because of my own self-serving needs and because I am -- quite frankly -- very selfish in nature. I love my wife, but sometimes I forget how to act with my wife after 12 to 15 hours in a barber shop setting and being around gentlemen all day. I told my wife I would take better care of myself.
A doctor resembling Gene Shalat came in and said I was going to get an MRI. I did not know of this million-dollar machine beforehand. I was injected with dyes and poked and prodded. I told the MRI Technician that I have Tourette syndrome and may be fidgety, but will try to remain still. He told me it is a 40- to 50-second test. After getting the results, I was told there were no blood clots or anything to worry about. I received my other reports saying my electrolytes are normal and my liver function is that of a 20-year-old and kidney function is very normal, and despite the low blood oxygen level and low heart rate and poor lung function, every other aspect of my physical makeup was extraordinary. I jokingly informed the doctor, of course, that I was a time traveler and needed to keep my kidneys and liver functioning well. The doctor laughed as he walked away humming what sounded like "Dancing Queen" by ABBA. I was instructed that I should stay overnight so my breathing could be monitored. I refused the advice because of my need to make gentlemen look good for the Thanksgiving holiday. I was told to return if my breathing got worse. My wife drove me home and I retrieved my vehicle from the Main Street Market in Schwenksville and thanked Abraham, who happened to be there doing inventory, who made the call to 911 to rescue me. He wished me well and I went home to my very loving wife, who told me she wants me to live and to take better care of myself. I want to take better care of myself, but am lacking in the common sense needed to do so. My wife made the bed and tucked me in and rubbed my back until I fell asleep.
I awoke the next morning and realized I have to cut down on my cigarette intake, if not actually quit all together. I love being a barber, and I love serving the fine gentlemen who patronize my barber shop in Schwenksville. I want to continue to do just that for the next 40 to 50 years or so. I am thankful for the strangers and friends alike who helped me to make myself better so I may do the career I love so much. I went back to work at 11 a.m. and did my duties with a few breaks until 7 p.m. I went home to a clean house and a clean bed. My wife Haylie bought new allergen-free pillows and an air purifier to help me breathe better. I love her so much. Haylie is my savior; she is my muse. I sit here now writing this blog to share my experience. This is more a lesson for me than it is a story for you, dear reader. I am a man of experience, and after these events I have experienced, gratitude and thankfulness for those who came to the aid of this young writer and barber. Thank you. All of you I thank for your prayers and well wishes and general concern for the needs of a stranger.


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Representation of property rights and credit market outcomes: Evidence from a land reform in Vietnam
AbstractThis article evaluates the impact of a land certification program on credit market outcomes in rural Vietnam. We hypothesize that the representation of property increases households' participation in formal credit markets. We compare credit market outcomes for certified and non-certified households controlling for socioeconomic and geographic characteristics, and use an instrumental variable approach exploiting a partial delay in program rollout. Certified households are more likely to borrow from formal banks with a collateral-based lending policy. There is no evidence for an effect on borrowing from formal sources without such a policy. Moreover, certified households pay lower interest rates on formal loans than non-certified households on formal and informal loans. --
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For example, this command will add the permission to read the file junk to all (=user+group+others):
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This command will remove the permission to execute the file junk from others:
chmod o-x junk
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You can set the default file permissions for the new files that you create using the command umask (see man umask).
chown new_ownername filename
chgrp new_groupname filename
Change the file owner and group. You should use these two commands after you copy a file for use by somebody else. Only the owner of a file can delete it.
lsattr files
List attributes for the file(s). Not very often used because the most interesting attributes are still not implemented. The attributes can be changed using the chattr command. The attributes are: A (=don't update a time when the file is modified), S (=synchronous updates), a (=append only possible to this file), c (=file compressed on the kernel level, not implemented yet), i (=immutable file), d (=no dump), s (=secure deletion), and u (undeletable, not implemented yet). An interesting usage may be to make a file undeletable even by root (until s/he clears the attribute).
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By Ashley Graves
The Cullman Times
Retirement is something James Graves isn't ready for just yet.
After all, the Cullman County Commission chairman has tried it twice already, each time finding another job to keep him busy.
So, what's the plan as he prepares to hand over his duties to Kenneth walker Wednesday? Well, he has a few things in mind, including throwing his name into the hat for the executive director position at the North-Central Alabama Regional Council of Governments.
"I've served on the board with NARCOG for four years, so I thought I would give it a small fare-the-well type deal, and if it doesn't work out, I'll give it up and go on home," Graves said.
Currently the position is being held by Lona Johns, who took over for Shane Bailey after he withdrew his name from consideration because of the uncertainty of the organization. According to Graves, Johns is wanting to give up her addition duties as director to focus on her other duties with NARCOG. However, NARCOG board chairman Dale Davis said there has been no discussion of opening a search to replace Johns.
"Right now, we're trying to figure out if we're going to be a two or three county COG," Davis said. "After that decision is made then we'll decide if we're going to go down that road."
Problems began when Decatur and Morgan County voiced their feelings on the hiring process of Bailey. Decatur later cut its ties from NARCOG months later. Morgan County followed in April, and has since petitioned to join the Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments (TARCOG). The approval to make the move is still in the hands of Gov. Robert Bentley. There is still no word when a decision may be made.
So what else does Graves have planned if it falls through?
"I serve on three boards, so I'll continue to do that," he said. "Other than that, I'm just going to rest and relax, maybe do some traveling. I'll be 70 in December, so I think I still have a few good years left to give to some organization, but if I'm not picked up, that's OK too."
As Graves looked back on his time in office chairman late week, he admitted things weren't exactly rosy when he first took office in 2008.
In fact, they weren't too pleasant at all, as issues surrounding the County Water Department escalated during his first two years.
But as he prepares to end his term Tuesday, the chairman said he feels good with where the county stands now as he prepares to turn things over to Walker.
"It's been a heck of a four years," Graves said. "I served in Vietnam a long time ago, and I thought that was a little exciting over there and a little tough to get through, but the first two years I was here, I swear, it was like being in a war zone, but, we got through it."
Another moment Graves was proud the county got through was the April, 27, 2011 tornadoes, which did heavy damage to the courthouse. Graves commended the people of the county for their efforts in getting Cullman and the county back.
"I really appreciate everybody," Graves said. "I think our true colors came out during that time, and I'm proud to call everybody a neighbor. I don't think I saw any selfishness on anybody's part during that time frame. I leave office with a lot of satisfaction, and I lay my head down on my pillow every night and give thanks for the opportunity to serve and to the satisfaction of what was accomplished."
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How to Invest Your First $1,000
Smart places for novice investors to put their money and watch it grow.
[Read: Lesson From a Market Panic: Beware of 'Safe' Yields.]
New investors may also want to seek out a financial advisor. Some people understandably abhor the thought of paying fees as they try to make money, but the argument for using one is that a professional is probably going to be far more knowledgeable than a novice – and thus help you make far more money than what you spend in commissions or fees. Generally, you'll pay an annual percentage of your managed assets; usually, it's around 1 percent, although some advisors charge less, and some charge as high as 2 percent. If you're unsure whether a prospective advisor is qualified, you can use FINRA BrokerCheck (brokercheck.finra.org), a search engine that provides information on current and former brokers and brokerage firms registered with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
But what you do with the thousand is as important as what you don't do. For a beginning investor, one of the most important goals should be to keep costs low, diversify and invest in line with your personal risk tolerance.
"It certainly wouldn't make sense for an individual just getting started to invest all in penny stocks, bitcoins or other concentrated positions. These types of investments have much higher speculative risk," Loescher says.
Nawrocki says buying individual stocks isn't a good idea unless you already have a rainy-day fund and retirement savings account. Norma Yaeger, a retired president of two stock brokerage firms, echoes that sentiment.
"Buying a single stock is gambling, and the stock market is not for gambling. It is for sound investments," Yaeger says. "Morningstar.com is a service that rates most [mutual] funds and is a good place to begin to find a good growth fund. The fund must be a no-load fund, which means no commissions charged to investor."
[See: 10 Books Investors Should Read.]
You'll also want to take a look at the expense ratios, or annual expenses, on mutual funds. You're not only paying for the mutual fund; you pay the cost of operating the mutual fund, which is what the expense ratio measures. It's typically between 1 and 2 percent for actively managed funds and much lower for index mutual funds.
And if you do want to buy stocks, David Kass, a finance professor at the University of Maryland, suggests going with the tried-and-true. As of this writing, Berkshire Hathaway B (symbol: BRK.B ) shares were going for about $115. Eight shares, he says, would cost you $920, so just under our $1,000 ceiling.
"This enables the investor to become a partner with Warren Buffett, who is considered by many to be the world's greatest investor," says Kass, pointing out that Buffett's company owns 80 companies across numerous industries and has a $100 billion equity portfolio with large stakes in giant brands such as Wells Fargo, Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble.
In any case, whether you're investing with an advisor or on your own, Yaeger is correct when she says: "The investor must do some homework."


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These regulations establish standards for the administration and the enforcement of all campus parking at Lewis-Clark State College under the authority of the State Board of Education and in accordance with the Idaho Vehicle Code. City streets are under the jurisdiction of the city of Lewiston unless vacated for a Lewis-Clark State College event. Being unfamiliar with these regulations shall not constitute a defense for the violation of a regulation. These regulations shall be effective as of July 1, 2013, unless indicated by official college notice.
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Members of 's freshman class went to the last week to learn more about what life is like from the perspective of people who have already lived long, adventurous lives.
About 35 students came prepared with questions—and then paired up with the seniors, who were delighted to answer them in great detail.
Cesca La Pasta, a student, was paired with Vinny Betrucelli. "My father and his two brothers came over from Italy," Betrucelli said. "Although they were brothers, their names all ended up being spelled differently when they came here."
LaPasta said she thought of an "Odyssey" as a "journey or an adventure. I definitely hope to have my own life's odyssey," she said.
Homer's epic poem is about Odysseus' ten-year journey home from the Trojan War. Throughout that time, he faces many obstacles including: Gorgons, Sirens, and imprisonment on the Island of Calypso.
Since many of the seniors had fought in WWII or Vietnam, they could speak to having endured hardship and tragedy. One woman even
Most seniors, though, said life was less complicated when they were teenagers.
"We had good times," said Connie Luccello. "You didn't have to worry as much 60 years ago. We were free. There was no marijuana; kids didn't drink."
Francis Versache added: "I met the love of my life when I was 15. We grew up together and were married for 40 years before he died. That felt terrible because I was left alone when I was already older and needed somebody with me more than ever."
Although the seniors said that life was "easier" back when they were kids, Masters School Community Service Director Amy Atlee argues that the difficulties that each group faced were different.
"We forget that values—social morrays—change," she said. "Many of the older adults were married, had kids, worked one or even two jobs by the time they were these kids' ages."
Atlee said that "reciprocal community service learning" projects like this "give the kids a great jumping off point to learn what life is really about."
Atlee added: "It's nice for the seniors to share their life stories, their wisdom and experiences," she said. "It makes them feel honored and proud of the lives they lived."


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Monthly parking fees are going up next month in Birmingham. / Carroll DeWeese
Birmingham City Engineer Paul OMeara said the downtown parking situation has reached a crisis situation, mainly because there arent enough spots to meet the demand.
Birmingham has five parking decks and hundreds of on-street parking meters. But a virtual onslaught of new businesses locating in the Central Business District has created a demand for monthly parking permits. Consequently, a number of decks are completely filled during the day.
On Monday, the City Commission responded to that demand by raising the monthly parking rates. OMeara discussed the situation with the commission before a vote was taken.
The parking demand in the downtown area, as Im sure youre all aware, has grown significantly in the last year, OMeara said at the meeting. This summer again we are feeling a crisis situation during certain times of the day.
The Peabody Parking Structure near Brown Street and Woodward Avenue may be the most overcrowded. OMeara said the structure is routinely filled to capacity.
Commissioner Rackeline Hoff said she was supposed to meet a friend for lunch a few weeks ago, but was forced to cancel because the friend could not find a parking space after driving around for 45 minutes.
She drove to every parking deck and they were all filled, Hoff said Monday.
At the same time, Hoff admits shes concerned about forcing hourly store workers to pay more for a monthly parking permit pass.
I dont want businesses to leave or employees to find another job because they have to pay for more parking, she said.
Other commissioners felt the rates should be even higher than whats being proposed.
Commissioner Mark Nickita said he works in downtown Detroit, where nearly every lot charges a minimum of $10-15 a day.
In comparison, the average cost of parking in Birmingham with a permit boils down to about $3.25 a day.
Commissioner Gordon Rinschler compared the fee hike to a Starbucks coffee.
This is the parking bargain of a lifetime, he said.
Effective Aug. 1, the rates will increase as follows:
Pierce Street Parking Structure will increase from $55 to $60 a month.
Park Street will increase from $45 to $50 a month.
Peabody will increase from $45 to $55 a month.
North Old Woodward will increase from $45 to $50 a month.
Chester Street will increase from $35 to $40 a month.
Parking Lot No. 6 and South Side Permits will go up $5 a month.
OMeara projected additional $5 increases for each of the parking structures in 2015, but commissioners said Monday the increase might be a little steeper next year.
Mayor Scott Moore noted that any fees collected at the structures stays within the system to pay for upkeep and maintenance of the decks.
The funds will also help toward adding more parking spaces in the future, as the city is studying whether to add two more floors and an additional 280 parking spaces to the Pierce deck.
Nobody from the public spoke about the rate hikes, and OMeara said hes yet to inform the downtown business community about the new fees.
Im confident there will be some negative reactions, he said.
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Much of southern Pennsylvania can expect its biggest storm this winter, with up to a foot of snow forecast for higher elevations between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh beginning overnight and lasting into Wednesday, a National Weather Service forecaster said.
Meteorologist Aaron Tyburski of the National Weather Service in State College said the snowfall will move west to east, with the heaviest snowfall on the Eastern Seaboard occurring in Virginia. In Pennsylvania, it will begin in western Pennsylvania after sunset Tuesday and end in eastern Pennsylvania after noon Wednesday, he said.
The heaviest snowfall will be in south-central Pennsylvania's more rugged terrain south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, with 10 to 12 inches falling on areas stretching from Somerset through Adams counties, Tyburski said.
The snowfall will taper off quickly to the north, with less than an inch north of Interstate 80. Philadelphia can expect two to three inches, while Pittsburgh can expect six to eight inches and Harrisburg can expect a half-foot. The Wednesday morning commute will be tricky, with snow falling at about an inch per hour in some areas, Tyburski said.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation does not plan to pre-treat Pittsburgh-area roads because of the rain expected to precede the snow, spokesman James Struzzi told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. But the agency's snowplows will be "full force" overnight to clear roads before the morning commute, Struzzi told the newspaper.
Farther east, in Lancaster County, PennDOT was spraying a brine solution on major arteries on Tuesday, the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era reported.
Tyburski said it is normal for Pennsylvania to get a March snowstorm, and he noted that the snow will melt relatively quickly, since temperatures will head into the 40s for much of the state later in the week.
"That's the good thing about these March storms. They can be bad sometimes, but they're not around for an extended period of time," Rick Musser, PennDOT's assistant Lancaster County manager, told the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era.
Numerous schools were expected to cancel classes Wednesday, while the Tribune-Review of Pittsburgh reported that Fayette County's acting president judge ordered jurors not to report to the courthouse Wednesday because of the snowfall.


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Knox County grew enough since the last census to warrant another House district, negating the need to have part of the county in a House district with Jefferson County. State Rep. Frank Niceley thus gave up his constituents in Bearden, Sequoyah Hills, and South Knox County. His district got a chunk of Sevier County instead. But in the meantime, state Sen. Mike Faulk announced he would not seek re-election to his senate district. It includes three contiguous counties to Knox—Jefferson, Grainger, and Union counties—and continues northeast to include Claiborne, Hancock, and Hawkins counties.
Niceley did a poll of the senate district that shows he has high name recognition and high favorability ratings and is well positioned to win. So he is going for the senate seat he narrowly lost once before. He won a bitter Republican primary and his opponent worked against him in the general, as did Gov. Ned McWherter, determined to win the seat for the Democrats. The Democrats also had Bill Clinton and Al Gore on the ballot and Niceley lost by 700 votes.
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Design a brochure to advertise the Salve Regina University Art Department. Create a Design with a strong visual presence that communicates a message quickly. Do so through elements of line, color, and text as well as the brochure structure itself.
The brochure folds out from a single triangle to six individual triangles with information on the front and back of each. When folding open the brochure the ceramics picture flap will be adjacent to the ceramics information flap, the graphic design picture adjacent to the graphic design information, and so on for each category [ceramics, graphic design, photography, painting]
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