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Ask Gareth Pugh to design a tutu, and don't expect him to churn out anything resembling a classic, pink tulle skirted number. That's exactly why choreographer Wayne McGregor selected the designer (who took ballet lessons as a child) to create costumes for his new ballet Carbon Life, opening at London's Royal Opera House tomorrow. Pugh tells the Telegraph, "Wayne's […] only thing was to say that he never works with point shoes and tutus. He really wanted to see what my version of those things would be." According to Pugh, the ballet follows the company "from the naïveté of when they're born, through their relationships, to what they become. I wanted [to convey] that in the costumes, so everybody starts naked, then evolves." Here, a glimpse of the jagged-edged, black ensemble the designer made for the ballet. And reportedly, those pointe shoes aren't as confining as they might appear—the designer says the dancers "haven't had any problems" with the costumes.


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PEORIA, Ill. -- Temperatures are expected to drop down into the teens this coming weekend and Peoria Fire Department officials are warning residents about safety and prevention as they try to stay warm.
House fires occur more often during colder weather as people try to stay warm. Peoria fire officials say they have seen a decrease in fires from 11 to eight over the past year but they are reminding residents about safety as temperatures plunge over the next week.
"You don't really want to use extension cords with space heaters and plug it directly into the outlet. You want to give space heaters space," said Peoria Fire Department Division Chief Phil Maclin.
Maclin says space heaters should have three feet of clearance. He also says stoves should not be used to heat your home or apartment, and adds that batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors should be checked monthly.
In addition, Maclin says every family should have a fire safety escape plan.
"It's good to have a smoke detector but have a plan that you have devised with your family in case there's a fire in the home, in the evening hours or night time hours. You want to have an escape route," he said.
The Peoria Fire Department will provide the smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors to residents who meet income requirements. For more information call 494-8700.

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Democrat Jerry Brown has capped a political journey in California that began the year man landed on the moon, defying an era of term limits to return to the office he held 28 years ago.
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In the 2008 election, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) famously forgot how many houses he owned. This cycle, it's Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate Tommy Thompson who is having trouble remembering.
"Three," Thompson said last week at a campaign event, when a reporter asked him how many houses he owned. When pressed on whether he had another one, Thompson firmly replied, "No."
Actually, there is a fourth property, as his campaign later clarified.
Daniel Bice at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Thompson has a house in his hometown of Elroy, Wis., a house in Madison and "a relatively new 10,889-square-foot home on the outskirts of the Walt Disney World Resort in Kissimmee, Fla." The fourth place is a condo off Lake Wisconsin that's assessed at more than $1.3 million. The campaign confirmed to the Journal Sentinel that Thompson had forgotten the condo.
Thompson, who previously served as governor of Wisconsin and President George W. Bush's Health and Human Services Secretary, is now worth at least $13 million. After his time in public service, he worked at the D.C.-based firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
In 2008, McCain admitted to Politico that he wasn't sure how many houses he owned, a gaffe that Democrats used to portray him as wealthy and out of touch with the struggles of most Americans. McCain, it turned out, owned eight properties.
Thompson has been very active in the real estate market over the past decade. He has bought and sold nine townhouses around Alexandria, Va.
In 2004, the Washington Post wrote, "Thompson, judging from public records we've come across, appears to have been making some pin money flipping properties in Alexandria."
Thompson is running against Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), who has been leading in recent polls.
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Sen. Maria Cantwell
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) was elected to the Senate in 2001, and she serves as chair of both the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety and Security, and the Senate Subcommittee on Energy. She is also a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, the Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Cantwell is a strong supporter of abortion rights, having voted against the 2003 Partial-Birth Abortion Act and the Unborn Victims of Violence Act in 2004. She is also an advocate for environmental protection and has voted against oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge several times. Cantwell is a strong advocate for civil liberties, and she was one of just 13 Democrats to vote against the reauthorization of the Patriot Act. Following her defeat by Republican Rick White in the 1994 House of Representatives election, Cantwell joined the private sector, becoming the senior vice president of RealNetworks. In 2000, Cantwell was elected to the Senate and became one of the first two women to defeat incumbent senators, alongside Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.).
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) was elected to the Senate in 1992. Before that, she served as the 38th mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988 and was elected the first female president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Feinstein chairs both the Senate Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water. She is also a member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Rules and Administration. She was the first woman to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Feinstein was the original Democratic co-sponsor of the bill that extended the Patriot Act, saying in 2005, "I believe the Patriot Act is vital to the protection of the American people and I question why the President is opposing a three-month extension while efforts are underway to reach a consensus on two problematic provisions." Feinstein is currently the lead sponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act that defines marriage as being between one man and one woman. "My own belief is that when two people love each other and enter the contract of marriage, the federal government should honor that," she said in a statement. "I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It was the wrong law then; it is the wrong law now; and it should be repealed."
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) assumed office in 2009, appointed by then-Gov. David Paterson (D) to replace Hillary Clinton, who joined the Obama administration as Secretary of State. Before that, Gillibrand was twice elected to the House in a district in upstate New York. She has since served on the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Armed Services; Environment and Public Works and Foreign Relations. The pro-choice senator is a strong advocate for government transparency and well-known for championing the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. In late October, she announced that she would be introducing the Every Child Deserves a Family Act in the Senate, a measure that would allow same-sex couples to become foster or adoptive parents. As part of her reelection campaign, Gilliband has launched Off the Sidelines, a project aimed at getting women more involved in their communities. "When women are part of the negotiation and are part of decision-making, the outcomes are just better," Gillibrand told The Huffington Post.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) became the first woman elected to the Senate from Minnesota when she won her campaign in 2006. She serves as chairwoman of the Senate Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation and Export Promotion and is a member of the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Commerce, Science and Transportation, as well as the Judiciary Committee. Prior to being elected to the Senate, Klobuchar was a partner at two law firms until 1998, when she was elected as the chief prosecutor in Hennepin County, Minnesota's largest. She served in that role from 1999-2007, during which she was named Attorney of the Year by the Minnesota Lawyer. In the Senate, Klobuchar is a strong supporter of Planned Parenthood and has opposed measures that would cut federal funding for the family planning organization. In 2007, The Washington Post called her "a leading proponent of efforts to combat climate change."
Sen. Claire McCaskill
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) was the first woman elected to the Senate from Missouri in 2006. From 1983-1988, she was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives. She is the chair of the Senate Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight as well as a member of the Senate Committees on Armed Services; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Special Committee on Aging. McCaskill is an avid user of social media and is currently the second-most followed member of Congress on Twitter. McCaskill has been one of Congress' top watchdogs on wartime contracts, calling for greater administration scrutiny of taxpayer dollars being spent in Iraq and Afghanistan. She is currently crafting legislation that would reform wartime contracting, after a report came out showing that $60 billion in taxpayer dollars had been lost in Iraq and Afghanistan on private contractors. The senator is a strong supporter of women's rights to abortion access, and she criticized the GOP's attempts to defund Planned Parenthood in an interview with The Huffington Post. "One of the reasons I was proud to lock arms with the other women Democratic senators to stop what they were trying to do to Planned Parenthood is that it doesn't even make sense in terms of their agenda," she said. "If you want to prevent abortions, why in the world would you cut off giving birth control to young women? It's just nonsensical to think we're going to reduce abortions by making it so that young college women can't access Planned Parenthood services for gynecological exams and birth control services."
Sen. Debbie Stabenow
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) was elected to Senate in 2000. Previously, she represented Michigan as a member of the House of Representatives from 1997-2001. She was also the first woman to preside over the Michigan state House. She is now one of two women in the Senate Democratic leadership, serving as the vice chair of the Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Center. In 2000, she and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) were the first women in history to defeat sitting Senate incumbents. She chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. She is also a member of the Senate Committees on Budget; Energy and National Resources; and Finance. Stabenow was a strong supporter of health care reform. During the debate in 2009, she had a brief -- but memorable -- exchange with Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz) about the need for maternity care coverage in health insurance plans. "I don't need maternity care, and so requiring that to be in my insurance policy is something that I don't need and will make the policy more expensive," argued Kyl during a Senate Finance Committee in September 2009. "I think your mom probably did," shot back Stabenow. "This was just a snapshot of the differences in perspectives and the importance of having women at the table," Stabenow told The Huffington Post.
Rep. Tammy Baldwin
Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) was elected to Congress in 1998, making her the first woman in the Wisconsin delegation. If elected to the Senate in the open seat being vacated by Sen. Herb Kohl (D), she would be the first woman in the state to serve in the upper chamber. Baldwin is a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and a strong supporter of the Violence Against Women Act. In a 2011 National Journal survey, she tied for first place in a ranking of most liberal members of the House. In her Senate campaign announcement, she promised to focus on the "fight to grow our economy, protect seniors, force Wall Street to clean up its act, and bring our troops home from Afghanistan." She told The Huffington Post that the 2012 elections will be a "women's battle." "Women in families oftentimes are making the family budgetary decisions, health care decisions. Women are at the forefront, and certainly, in this election, during this economic downturn, women are disproportionately impacted," she said. Baldwin is also the only openly gay woman in Congress and if elected, she would be the first openly gay woman in the Senate. The Human Rights Campaign has called her candidacy "monumental for both the state of Wisconsin and the country's LGBT community."
Rep. Shelley Berkley
Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.), currently in her seventh term in Congress, could be the first female U.S. senator from Nevada. In the first six months of 2011, she raised more money for her campaign than her opponent, incumbent Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.). An October 2011 poll showed the two dead even in the general election, both receiving 45 percent of support. She serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means and has been a strong supporter of women's access to abortion. She has earned a perfect rating with pro-choice groups for her entire congressional tenure. She has also cosponsored legislation promoting equal pay and a higher minimum wage. Berkley is a strong opponent of the construction of a nuclear waste depository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.
Rep. Mazie Hirono
Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) could be both the first Asian-American woman elected to the Senate and the first female Hawaiian senator. She serves on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, the Committee on Ethics, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Raised in Japan until age eight, Hirono would also be the first immigrant elected to the Senate. In an interview with The Huffington Post, she described her upbringing: "My mother brought me to this country, literally to create a better life for us. She had three children that she brought to this country, raised us all by herself, leaving an abusive marriage in Japan. So I've watched my mother work very hard with no health insurance, no job security. I know what it's like for a woman head-of-household. The economic issues that face women and our families are extremely important, and I intend to continue to raise my voice in support of families, many of whom are led by women these days." Hirono is expected to face former Republican governor Linda Lingle in the Senate race.
Former Gov. Linda Lingle
Former Republican Hawaii governor Linda Lingle was the first woman and the first Jewish governor of Hawaii, serving from 2002-2010. From 1999-2002, she served as the elected chair of the Hawaii Republican Party. In October 2011, she announced she would be running to succeed retiring Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), competing against Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii). At the 2008 Republican National Convention, Lingle gained national prominence when she gave a strong endorsement of fellow female governor Sarah Palin, as Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) running mate in the presidential election. Lingle has taken more moderate positions than many members of her party on certain issues. "Although favoring parental consent for abortions, she did not oppose all abortion rights. She also allowed tax increases for mass transit projects and cigarettes, and spoke out for expanding renewable energy," wrote The Hill in October. In 2006, she signed a pro-choice bill removing a "90-day residential requirement for women seeking an abortion in Hawaii and a requirement that all abortions be performed only in a hospital."
Elizabeth Warren
Longtime consumer advocate and Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren would become the first woman elected to the Senate from Massachusetts if she defeats Republican incumbent Sen. Scott Brown in the 2012 Senate election. Warren, who has been called "Wall Street's Worst Nightmare," conceived of and built the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). President Obama appointed her as its acting head, but Republicans aggressively opposed the idea of her getting the permanent position and threatened to wage a drawn-out confirmation battle. Progressives urged Obama to give her a recess appointment, but Warren announced her resignation from the CFPB in July. "The pressures on middle class families are worse than ever, but it is the big corporations that get their way in Washington," said Warren in a statement announcing her candidacy for the Senate. "I want to change that. I will work my heart out to earn the trust of the people of Massachusetts." A September 2011 poll showed Warren as the only candidate with a lead against incumbent Brown. She has essentially cleared the field of major primary contenders and is the presumptive nominee.
Heidi Heitkamp
Heitkamp, a former North Dakota attorney general and gubernatorial candidate, now running to represent the state in the U.S. Senate. She's seeking to replace fellow Democrat Kent Conrad, who announced last year that he wouldn't run for reelection. She'll face Republican Rick Berg, a freshman congressman. At her first town hall in April, she outlined a few of her positions:
In her first leap into the public eye this campaign season, she is targeting the Ryan Budget. A plan that Representative Berg supported. Heitkamp is critical of the cuts to farm programs, student aid and medicare. Meanwhile, since Heitkamp entered the race -- Republicans have attacked her for backing President Obama's Healthcare plan. "My challenge is lets have a discussion what works to solve the problem with healthcare delivery in our state. I don't think repealing a bill that prohibits the use of preexisting conditions to deny people insurance or kick people off insurance is the right public policy," says Heitkamp.

Linda McMahon
Former World Wresting Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon is making her second go around as a Republican candidate for Connecticut Senate in 2012. She's in the midst of a bruising GOP primary against former Congressman Christopher Shays. The winner will face one of four Democratic candidates. In the 2010 Senate race, McMahon suffered a handy defeat to Democrat Richard Blumenthal after spending more than $50 million of her own money.


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If the Los Angeles Dodgers want to make further additions to their roster during the offseason, they'll likely have to pay the competitive balance tax in 2013, as Eric Stephen of True Blue L.A. writes.
The collective bargaining agreement requires teams that spend more than $178 million on payroll in any given year be taxed 20 percent for each dollar beyond that threshold.
As Stephen notes, the CBA uses the annual average payout of a contract rather than the actual amount paid within a given year. So while Matt Kemp was paid only $10 million by the Dodgers this year, his salary figure for tax purposes is $20 million annually during his eight-year, $160 million deal.
With all of this in mind, Stephen calculates the projected Dodgers payroll for 2013, including players acquired this year like Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, Hanley Ramirez and Yasiel Puig. He comes out with a total payroll of $178,689,262, so the Dodgers will be almost exactly at the tax threshold.
At the moment, the Dodgers already have a pretty full roster, assuming that Ramirez eventually slides over to third base for Dee Gordon. They'll still need to add a backup catcher, but Stephen included $1 million in the calculated payroll to cover that expenditure.
When the Dodgers changed ownership last year, everyone wondered whether the team would take its spending to a new level. Considering that the New York Yankees may be the only team in baseball that spends more now, it seems fair to recognize the Dodgers' status as a financial power.
For more on the Dodgers, visit True Blue LA, and stay tuned to Baseball Nation.


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Barnardo;s Action with Young Carers Project was set up to support young carers living in Liverpool. Young carers are children and young people under the age of 18 years who provide care to another family member who has a physical illness/disability including mental ill health, sensory disability or has a problematic use of drugs or alcohol.
The level of care they provide would usually be undertaken by an adult and as a result this has a significant impact on their normal childhood.
Young carers often do not think of themselves as carers, and are not recognised as such by other people like friends, teachers, doctors and other family members.
Young carers can be Boys or girls and come from any ethnic background of culture.
Many young carers undertake a wide range of domestic tasks and responsibilities as well as having to provide nursing care, personal care and emotional support.
The effect this can have upon the young person's life often goes unrecognised by professionals and families alike, and yet the consequences of missing out on childhood can be very far reaching. Many young carers experience difficulties with their education, and struggle to enjoy opportunities to relax with friends.
The situation is made worse by the fact that most young carers feel unable to discuss their problems with friends or other adults, through loyalty and fear of the consequences.
What young carers say about how caring affects them:
"I care for my mum who uses a wheelchair. Sometimes I stay off school to look after her and take my brother to school."
"I don't go out with friends much because it means leaving mum on her own in the house."
"Sometimes I feel lonely, that I am the only one and nobody understands."
"I give my mum her tea and tablets in the morning. I get upset when she is sad and don't want to leave her."
"Everyone in my class is going away on a trip for the weekend with school. I can't go because I need to stay with my dad."


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Blockbuster goes into administration
3:58pm Wednesday 16th January 2013 in News By Hannah White
DVD rental firm Blockbuster has gone into administration. Administrators Deloitte have been appointed to the company, which has 528 stores across the UK, including one in Fisherton Street, Salisbury, and one in Southampton Road, Ringwood.
Blockbuster is the third high street chain to go into administration in the last week.
Camera shop Jessops closed its 187 stores on Monday and entertainment chain store HMV announced yesterday that it had also appointed Deloitte to take over its 237 stores while a buyer is sought, putting more than 4,000 jobs at risk.
Blockbuster, which employs 4,190 people, also remains open while buyers are sought.
Lee Manning, joint administrator, said: "In recent years Blockbuster has faced increased competition from internet-based providers along with the shift to digital streaming of movies and games.
"We are working closely with suppliers and employees to ensure the business has the best possible platform to secure a sale, preserve jobs and generate as much value as possible for all creditors.
"The core of the business is still profitable and we will continue to trade as normal in both retail and rental while we seek a buyer for all or parts of the business as a going concern.
"During this time gift cards and credit acquired through Blockbuster's trade-in scheme will be honoured towards the purchase of goods."
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I heard from a friend in recruitment, that there were 600 applications for a simple 12 hour job. And that these applications were from people of all walks of life, many of them far to over quafied for the job advertised.
Think how many more people are going to be unemployed if more shops close. And these people havnt lost there jobs by any fault of there own!
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Another location to find current events in Shambhala International is at The Shambhala Times.
Apr 16, 2012
The Sakyong's teachings have been featured on two major websites, Orah.com and Huffingtonpost.com, within a week of the publication of his latest book Running with the Mind of Meditation.
Oprah requested the Sakyong to offer a guided meditation useful to beginners while they work out, for her new meditation series in the "Spirit" section of Oprah.com. In the fifteen-minute introduction to the practice of running with the mind of meditation, the Sakyong shares a simple approach to being fully engaged in the workout. Listen to the meditation here: http://www.oprah.com/health/Meditation-for-Running-or-Walking-Meditation-Series
The Sakyong was also requested by the Huffington Post to write an exclusive article. In 5 Tips for Running with the Mind of Meditation he gives the condensed version of the path of meditative running. He states, "Once we see this simplicity, we can apply meditative techniques to any activity." Read the entire article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sakyong-mipham-rinpoche/running-with-the-mind-of-meditation_b_1418102.html?ref=religion
The official launch of the new book will take place on Sunday 22 April, in Boulder, Colorado, where Shambhalians and the general public will join the Sakyong for a community Earth Day 5K run/walk in the morning, and a celebration and book signing in the afternoon. For more information, visit: http://runningmind.org.
Also see up-to-date teachings and activity on: http://www.sakyong.com/, http://www.facebook.com/Sakyong and https://twitter.com/#!/sakyongmipham
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the Blossoming of the Sun Festival, the launch of the Shambhala Social
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A 59-year-old Placer County man with a history of child molestation was convicted by a jury today on four felony counts of committing lewd acts upon a six-year-old girl.
Donald Bruce Vechik is now facing 25 years to life in state prison when he returns for sentencing before Placer County Superior Court Judge Mark S. Curry on July 17.
Placer County prosecutors Jennifer Miszkewycz and Jeff Wood said evidence in the case showed that Vechik, who served a prison sentence for a similar crime in Kern County, befriended a woman and her six-year-old daughter in the Cisco Grove area in 2008.
Vechik and the woman were neighbors at a motel and the defendant offered to watch the daughter and to give her rides to school.
However, school officials checked out a report about the defendant's background and discovered that he was a registered sex offender, Miszkewycz said.
The county's Child Protective Services investigated and subsequent interviews with the child indicated that she had been inappropriately touched by the defendant, Miszkewycz said.
During the trial, Vechik's attorney tried to convince the jury that there were inconsistencies in the child's interviews with the investigators and in her testimony on the witness stand.
However, co-prosecutor Wood maintained in his closing statement that the girl's story about the inappropriate touching had remained fairly consistent throughout the investigation and the trial.
Vechik was prosecuted on five charges of lewd conduct upon the child. The jury found him not guilty on one of the counts.
The jury also found that two special allegations – that the defendant committed the lewd acts with a prior sex offense and that he had served prison time – were true, enhancing the amount of prison time he will serve, Miszkewycz said.
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Norton, Mass. - January 30, 2010 - The Springfield College men's basketball team rallied from 16 points down in the first half and held on for a 66-63 win at Wheaton College in a critical New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) contest.
The Blue and White slipped to 6-13 overall and 2-5 in the league, while the Pride improved to 9-10 and 5-2.
Junior Anthony Coppola led the Lyons with 19 points, while senior Ben Stehle had 12 points and seven rebounds. Freshman Cliften Desravines added eight points and six boards, while sophomore Brendan Degnan had six assists.
Sophomore Ryan Coburn notched 16 points, six rebounds and three blocks for Springfield, junior Matthew Cavalieri had 13 points, and freshman Colby Verge notched 10 points off the bench. Senior Pat Crean had nine points, 10 boards and six assists, while junior Billy Harkins contributed seven rebounds, five assists and five steals.
Springfield finished off a 19-2 run early in the second stanza, grabbing a 38-37 edge on Cavalieri's three at 18:04. Cavalieri's third triple of the stanza, and his team's fifth consecutive made trey after the Pride had missed its first eight attempts, had the visitors on top 41-39 at the 17:17 mark. Desravines had both of Wheaton's buckets in the first 4:24, including an alley-oop dunk off a Coppola dish.
The Lyons responded with an 8-0 run, with Coppola knotting the game off a Degnan backdoor pass before Stehle and freshman Scott Faucher buried threes 36 seconds apart to make it 47-41. Springfield pushed back into a 50-49 lead at 11:14 with a later 7-0 run, as Crean made a pair of baskets. In the second half alone, the squads played through nine lead changes and four ties.
Neither team led by more than two points during a 7:06 stretch before the Pride rallied from a 54-53 deficit with a 6-0 run, but a Coppola lay-up knotted the game with 1:58 left. Verge nailed a three just 16 seconds later to give the Pride the lead for good, and Wheaton missed four shots during the final 29 seconds that would have tied the game or given the hosts the lead, including the last try from three with fewer than two seconds remaining.
Wheaton pushed out to a 16-6 lead after just 5:31 in the opening half, as a 4-of-6 showing from three-point range keyed the start. Coppola was one of three Lyons to hit a trey during that time, canning a pair, while Desravines had two offensive boards and four points, including throwing down an alley-oop pass from Degnan.
The hosts pushed their lead out to as many as 16 points, as a Stehle three-point play made it 35-19 with 4:32 remaining in the half. However, following their hot start from three, the Lyons went 2-of-11 from long range to end the half while missing their final five field-goal tries overall, and the Pride took advantage with a 10-0 run in the final 2:50 to cap the stanza. Coburn netted four of Springfield's points in that stretch, while the run included the visitors' only three of the half after their first eight were off the mark.
By halftime, Wheaton had a 24-20 rebounding advantage against a team that outrebounded it by 21 during the last meeting on January 13. Coppola paced the Lyons with 14 points, while Coburn had 11 at intermission.
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Angels 2012 Top 15 Prospects & Discussion
Jeff Reese and I took a look at the Angels farm system over at Bullpen Banter. There's some video the BB staff has taken this year (including the best stuff out there on rising star John Hellweg) and links to more. With our lists you get two top 15s and two perspectives and we're happy to answer any further questions or listen to comments you have. Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays and thanks for reading.


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Once again, the Jets did some crowing Thursday. Or perhaps it should be called "Cro-ing," as in cornerback Antonio Cromartie, who told the NFL Network, "We are definitely going to make the playoffs this year."
Strong words, considering the Jets are 3-5. But coach Rex Ryan had no problem with what Cromartie said.
"I know Antonio Cromartie had some comments about us making the playoffs and all that," Ryan said in his news conference. "I feel as an entire football team that we should all feel like that. I think we do feel like that. Nobody wants to hear it, but who cares? That's really how we feel."
Linebacker Bart Scott declined to talk about it, saying, "You ask Cro about that. … I've got nothing to do with it."
Sapp gets promotion
The Jets signed linebacker Ricky Sapp from their practice squad Thursday. They hope he can help out a pass rush that has generated only 12 sacks in 2012. Ryan said Sapp will play Sunday at Seattle. "Just the way he has been practicing, he has been a handful to block," Ryan said. "Let's see what he can do."
"It's my first game playing in the NFL," Sapp said, "so I'm definitely excited, but I'm just trying to stay calm at the same time."
When asked what he can bring to the defense, he said, "I'm a pass rusher. I have a little bit of speed, so hopefully I can come in, add some speed to the defense, help out on special teams and just do my part."
The Jets announced they have donated $500,000 to the relief fund to help victims of superstorm Sandy.
Ryan drew up two offensive plays during the bye week, and gave them to offensive coordinator Tony Sparano. "Hey, he put them in," Sparano said, smiling. "I'm going to use them. Mama didn't raise no fool."
Scott still isn't sure if he can play Sunday because of his hyperextended toe, but indicated he wants to travel no matter what. If he is inactive, Scott said he would help mentor the young linebackers on the sideline.
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---- — Malena Rapp and Blake Poole were united in marriage on June 29, 2013, 3 p.m. at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, Dahlgren.
The bride is the daughter of James and Rita Rapp of Belle Rive. The groom is the son of Tim Poole and Carole Poole both of Opdyke.
The maid of honor was Valerie Henderson. Bridesmaids were Lacy Vineyard, Michaela Morlan, Rachel Wall, Latricia Rapp and Jami Poole. The flower girl was MaKenzie Long.
The best man was E.J. Badger. Groomsmen were Jordan Rapp, Ryan Spenner, Tim Koch, Galen Long and Ryan Marlo.
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Spotlight On Coastal Cuisine: Fat Pelican: "Beer is Love"
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Drop in the Fat Pelican located at 8 South Lake Park Boulevard in Carolina Beach.
By: Allen Denning
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"Beer is Love" and no one knows this better than the Fat Pelican in Carolina Beach. The Fat Pelican, also known as the "the Fat P", the "Pelican" and all sorts of other nicknames by its adoring patrons is one of the very best watering holes the Island has to offer and has been serving up good times since they first opened in 1986. With unmatched character, atmosphere, people and awesome events throughout the year, the Fat Pelican is one of Pleasure Island's favorite attractions that must be experienced by all locals and visitors.
Walk in and meander through the various rooms until you find your own perfect spot to sit down with friends and enjoy an afternoon or night of drinks and entertainment.
The Fat Pelican serves a variety of beers and wines but the true sight to be seen is their massive "Beer Cave," a walk-in beer cooler that is stocked to the ceiling with a massive offering of more than 350 different beers. From imports to domestics you may have never even heard of, the Fat Pelican's Beer Cave is a beer lover's dream come true. Some of what you will find inside the beer cave includes "Domestics, Sweet water, Stella, Blowing Rock, Magners, Southampton, Mickeys, Kona, Stone, Unibroue, Great Divide, Three Philosophers, Rogue, Old Rasputin, Sea Dog, Hennepin, Left Hand, Monkshine, Jamaica, Carolina Blonde, Ace, Hornsby's, Original Sin, Shock Top, Steel Head, Smirnoff, Mike's, Bartles & Jaymes, Woodchuck, Wild Blue, Wolavers, Killians, Blue Moon, Iron City & IC Light, Chimay, Delerium, Flying Dog, Dog Fish, All Sam Adams, Mother Earth, Highland, Hoppiyum, Lionshead, Magic Hat, Fat Tire, Abita, Landshark, Boones Farm, Choya, Johnny Bootlegger, Sol, Carib, Kalik, Modelo, Negro Modelo, Dos Equis, Arrogant Bastard, Duvel, Genesee & Genny Lt, Bluepoint, Bell's, Tommyknocker, Duck-Rabbit, Founders, Brooklyn, and Chang....Just to name a few!" It is by far a beer connoisseur's paradise, offering a variety of styles and flavors all with the ease of walking in, perusing the shelves and making a choice.
There is no place more original and authentic to spend your night on Pleasure Island than the Fat Pelican in Carolina Beach. People from all over and many from right here love to hang out at the Fat Pelican. The Fat Pelican has been treasured for many years as one of the most fun bars on the island. The bar is always packed with friendly patrons socializing and sharing stories with cold drinks. The Fat Pelican is a unique bar that really captures the essence of beach life from its rugged building to the dimly lit areas to the famous Pelican Beach out back. The unique atmosphere will make you feel like you are in an old pirate's hideout that only the locals could find. The Fat Pelican is loved by all and if you have never seen it with your own eyes, well then you are missing out. The Fat "P" is the right place to go from mid day until late night and there is always something going on.
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DETROIT Ś A black-caped woman with a lantern guides more than two dozen people through downtown Detroit as night falls, spinning ghoulish, grisly tales from the gritty cityÆs history.
The visitors, including a woman from Denver and a couple from Bay City, some 90 miles north, take the theatrical attire and tales of murder, mayhem and mystery in stride on a recent evening.
While none of the participants seemed perturbed, some Detroit residents say the tour is in poor taste. ItÆs been criticized as an attempt to capitalize on the crime that still plagues the Motor City, also derisively dubbed ōMurder City.ö Locals also say that the last thing they want is more bad publicity for a city that recently became the nationÆs largest to file for bankruptcy and already draws tourists who gawk at its widespread blight.
The ōNotorious 313 True Crime & Ghost Tourö routinely sells out, drawing hordes that hoof it through the cityÆs slowly rebounding business district. With the excursion, Detroit joins a crime-tour club: London is ōon the trailö of Jack the Ripper, New Orleans shows off its haunts, and Milwaukee has Jeffrey Dahmer tours Ś though the last has been protested by parents of murder victims who say operators profit from a serial killerÆs murderous acts.
ōNot to be weird or anything, but crime makes history, and people care about history,ö says Nick Avila, who came from Bay City with Susan Stankiewicz to take the tour.
Tour operator and guide Karin Risko, who plans to hold the final walk of the season Wednesday, aims to minimize exploitation of the macabre by avoiding stories ripped from recent headlines. Her tales range from the 1700s to the mid-1990s.
The first stop is down the street on what Risko calls a ōcreepy corner.ö Enthusiasts claim thereÆs a high level of paranormal activity, including ghost sightings.
The spot was once home to the Wayne County Morgue, where there were allegations of unauthorized medical experiments on corpses, organ harvesting and body dismemberment in the 1970s. A murder occurred in 1994 across the street at a hotel, where authorities say Lowell Amos poisoned his wife, Roberta, with cocaine. And a fire in 1886 at the D.M. Ferry & Co. seed warehouse claimed the life of a firefighter, who fell 90 feet off a ladder.
ōA lot of people have seen an apparition of a fireman,ö Risko says. ōHe looks human-like until he goes to turn around and thereÆs not a face.ö
The $25 tour includes the site of an 1895 explosion and fire that destroyed the former Detroit Journal building and killed dozens of people. The group also stops at the Buhl Building, where in 1982 Eve August was fatally shot in a law office where she worked as an intern. An insurance salesman named Robert Harrington killed her and injured dozens of others with gunfire or the fire he set with gasoline.
Jamie Grossman, who lives in suburban Royal Oak, loves what heÆs learning. An unabashed Detroit fan, he says ōevery town and every city has their ups and downsö Ś and ghost stories help bring history to life.
Still, RiskoÆs crime tour isnÆt for everybody. SheÆs been criticized in local media and on social networking sites for cashing in on DetroitÆs reputation. One critic is Julie Johnston, a Dearborn resident who went to school in Detroit and often visits the city.
ōWhen are we going to get to the point where we (stop being) the butt of the joke and weÆre not a target?ö says Johnston, who hasnÆt taken the tour but says she had a visceral reaction when she learned about it. ōI think itÆs capitalizing on other peopleÆs demise.ö
Tourist Catherine Wylie, a Denver resident visiting her mother in Michigan, sees it differently.
ōIf people are doing a tour down here, then itÆs obviously not so dangerous,ö she says.
Risko says the cityÆs persistent violent crime problems have been good for her business, but she says that she takes the criticsÆ concerns seriously.
ōCommunities and cities much smaller than Detroit all over the country do some sort of a ghost or true-crime tour,ö she says. ōDetroit has a wonderful history, just like everyone else. For the longest time, we havenÆt been telling it.ö


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By SHERRY VAN ARSDALL
The sound of footsteps hurrying down the stairs to the children's department at the Goshen Public Library is music to Margaret Kownover, the head of children's services.
Especially when it's for programs like the Mother Goose Lapsit, Story Time Express, Book Clubs or special events.
"Some days are quiet but it can be a humming place with story times," Kownover said. "The favorite part of my job is overriding the programs. I love getting kids involved in them and see them immerse themselves. It's the key to knowing about something or getting them interested in something."
Being creative is another part of her job she really likes, she said.
"I like the creative process, thinking up details and being inspired. I get ideas for programs from kids themselves," Kownover said. "I love doing book club for first- and-second-graders and see them improve their reading, get into a book and get excited about it."
She's been at the library for five years and has seen children attending the preschool programs grow up to attend school.
"I love going out to the schools and doing programs, especially when kids come in here and say, 'I saw you at my school.' There is a connection," the librarian said, smiling. "The human connection of getting to know them and their families. There are many lovely families and lovely people in this community."
She worked at the library in LaPorte and said she still keeps in contact with children from there and they still tell her what they are reading.
There are 40,917 books in the children's department and her job includes ordering new books, rearranging books and, "removing those that have been used a lot and loved," she said.
She also enjoys watching the faces of children when they find out the limit for checking out books is 100 per card at a time.
"The kids jaws drop when they are told that. They love checking out their own books at the self-checkout stations," she added.
Kownover hasn't always been a librarian.
"I was a homemaker. I also had a kidney patient and I was his medical assistant. I put him on dialysis three times a week, then he got a transplant and I had to look for something to do," she said. "My daughter was attending preschool story time and the librarian noticed how much I enjoyed being at the library. I told her I'd like to do that."
And it so happened there was an opening for a page position, she said.
"I applied and got the position. I loved it and got promoted to Clerk and then promoted to Clerk 2, which had more responsibility," Kownover said. "The librarian told me I should go to library school. I didn't know there was such a thing."
Her family lived in the state of Washington at the time, so she applied at the University of Washington and Indiana University.
"I was accepted at IU and moved my family out here and we love it, love it, love it here in Indiana," she said. "It's a great place to live and my husband, Tom, was born and raised in Granger."
When she's not behind her desk at the library or presenting programs to children, Kownover enjoys nature and being outdoors with her husband. They like to go hiking at different state parks and tend to their garden in the spring, summer and fall.
"We love to read and we don't watch television at all. My children and grandchildren love to read and don't watch television, either," she said. "I love what I do and can't imagine doing anything else. I like the people I work with and we make a good team."


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Fantasy sports: Quick judgements on MLB guys that are off to fast starts
The baseball season is one week old. If this were football, it would be just past halftime of the first game.
With that in mind, everyone should step away from the ledge. There's no
reason to get too high or too low on anyone. However, we'll need to make
quick judgements on guys that are off to fast starts:
Tight fastball
Samardzija was a tight end for Notre Dame and then a relief pitcher.
Don't be scared. That 8 2/3 inning gem he tossed last week was for
real. His stuff is nasty.
Wired for Omar
the last five seasons, Omar Infante hit a total of 22 home runs. In the
first five games of this season, he smacked three jacks. Without any
speed to speak of, we can confidently leave Infante on waiver wires.
Hosmer, Homer
you've slept on the Royals' offense over the last few years, you've
missed value. And this year will be no different. Eric Hosmer is off to a
piping-hot start because he is one of the best young hitters in the
game. Jump on board early here, as Hosmer is still just 22 years old.


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Jair Benitez stood at the penalty spot in stoppage time with a chance to earn FC Dallas a come from behind road draw against the MLS best San Jose Earthquakes. It sounded too good to be true for a team that was in the midst of a 13-match winless streak just a week ago. Well it was too good to be true because Benitez sent the penalty over the bar and San Jose held on for a 2-1 win to extend their lead atop MLS to seven points.
That the match was even in doubt was a shocker. The best in MLS, the Quakes, were 2-0 up after goals by Marvin Chavez and Alan Gordon. Not only that, but they had MLS's leading scorer at the penalty spot with a chance to put them up 3-0 at home. And it looked like that's exactly what Chris Wondolowski appeared to do, beating Kevin Hartman with his spot kick. But the referee made him take the kick over again because a teammate entered the box too soon and when he retook the kick, Hartman made the save.
It was game on for Dallas, but they sure left things until late. They didn't get on the scoreboard until the 89th minute when Hernan Pertuz got on the end of a Jackson cross and snapped it past Jon Busch to get the visitors within one.
Then in stoppage time it looked like the Hoops had done the job. Simon Dawkins hip checked Zach Loyd and the referee pointed to the penalty spot. All Benitez had to do was convert the penalty and Dallas would have themselves an unexpected draw, only Benitez didn't concert the penalty.
Dallas were losers once again and San Jose had somehow managed a win even when it felt like they had no chance at getting all three. They seem to have made a habit of that and their spot atop the league proves it.


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RALEIGH — Betty Moore waged her campaign from a corner of her kitchen. She had the names of every public official in the county listed there – anybody who would listen, or who wouldn't. She wanted to change the way society treated her son and people like him.
"That telephone, that wall phone stayed busy day and night. After dinner she was back on the phone – advocating, educating, motivating and making things happen," said Mary Freeman, a friend and colleague. "And through that work, they changed this community."
Moore, a founder of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities, died Thursday at age 90. In many ways, her mission since the 1960s had presaged a broader social change.
She and her husband, the late C. Durham Moore Jr., were the parents of Jimmy Moore, a boy who spent some of his early years in a state institution.
"We wanted someplace that wasn't 'putting him away,'" Betty Moore said in 1998. "We wanted a home where parents could go 24 hours a day, where the children were given better treatment than we were capable of providing – where they could learn."
So they built it. Along with two other couples – the Pierces and the Tuckers – they opened day services for developmentally disabled people at Greenwood Forest Baptist Church in Cary. Then they turned a long-abandoned Catholic orphanage into a model home for some of the area's profoundly disabled people.
The Tammy Lynn Center – named for the Pierces' late daughter – today serves about 400 families in Wake County and houses 42 people, with an annual budget of millions of dollars. The center has since moved to a campus in West Raleigh.
Freeman said Betty Moore's success can be measured not only in numbers but by a change in language.
"She was then, in the 1960s, using language that's pretty common today in the literature for developmental disabilities – and it's about living in one's communities," said Freeman who was the center's executive from 1997 to 2012.
Moore believed in "self-determination, to the extent possible – that people should be able to have the things that they want and desire, and the comforts and opportunities that everybody does have," Freeman said.
"And she saw herself and those around her as being the voice for people who had no language."
Freeman met the Moores on her first day as the center's new executive, which coincided with the organization's annual A Toast to the Triangle fundraiser.
They were "people who you just wanted to be around, and just made you feel like you were calling home," she said.
Moore was a tiny woman, and she charmed with kindness and a kind of authority – like she always knew what she was talking about. That trait helped her win funding for her mission and change people's ideas about the differently abled.
Moore lived her last decade at the Glenaire Retirement Community in Cary. Her son Jimmy, who lived at the center, died in 2007. Her husband preceded her in death in 2010.
Moore was a poet and gardener. She was animated by music and sang late into her 80s, as she had as a soloist at Hayes Barton Baptist Church.
Moore, who was born in Shelby, is survived by two children – C. Durham Moore III and Terry Moore-Painter – and two grandchildren, Freeman said. The center likely will announce a public memorial service.
The center also will celebrate the Moores in early August, around the time of Betty Moore's birthday, with a dedication on its playground. In their honor, the organization aims to raise $91,000 to educate clients and staff.
"We have lost a tremendous community leader," said Sarah Crawford, director of development and public relations, "but we have so much joy and inspiration in our hearts because of the way that Betty and Durham and our other co-founders transformed services for children and adults in Wake County."
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NILES, Ohio - Five months and counting and there's no end in sight to the strike at Phillips Manufacturing in Niles.
Fifty steelworkers walked off the job in September in a contract dispute.
The city of Niles has filed a charge against Phillips alleging that the company violated the city ordinance against hiring strike breakers.
That case is still pending in court.
"We're going to stay out here and we're not putting up with it. We're just asking them to be fair with us and treat us like loyal employees like they always said that we were," said striking worker David Hanshaw.
Congressman Tim Ryan recently met privately with a company executive in attempts to help settle the dispute.


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The Palin 'rape kit' controversy
By Bill Adair
Published on Monday, September 22nd, 2008 at 6:29 p.m.
SUMMARY: Bloggers contend Palin supported a city policy that charged sexual assault victims for forensic exams. We find the truth is murky.
As bloggers have scrutinized every aspect of Sarah Palin's record as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, many of them have criticized a city policy that sought reimbursement for forensic exams from victims of sexual assaults. The bloggers contend Palin supported the policy and have criticized her for allegedly being insensitive toward rape victims.
To check out their allegations, we examined documents from the city and the Alaska Legislature and interviewed people in Wasilla, advocates for sexual assault victims and a former state legislator. We found the truth is murky. Although Wasilla had such a "rape kit" policy while Palin was mayor, there is no evidence that she explicitly endorsed the policy. But nor have we found any evidence that she opposed it.
The policy sought to have rape victims' health insurance companies reimburse the city for the $500 to $1,200 cost of a forensic exam that is conducted after a sexual assault. Presumably, some of the cost might have been passed along to the victim through requirements for deductibles or co-payments, although victim advocates say they don't know of anyone in the small town who had to pay such a fee.
The policy generated little if any controversy during the first four years after Palin became mayor in 1996. Anne Kilkenny, a civic activist in Wasilla who has written a widely circulated e-mail criticizing Palin, told PolitiFact she does not recall that the issue ever came up.
The policy came to light briefly in 2000 when the Alaska Legislature passed a law that required state and local law enforcement agencies pay the full cost of the exams.
"We would never bill the victim of a burglary for fingerprinting and photographing the crime scene, or for the cost of gathering other evidence," then-Gov. Tony Knowles said when he signed the bill into law. "Nor should we bill rape victims just because the crime scene happens to be their bodies."
Legislators and activists have said the law was prompted by Wasilla and several other communities with a similar policy.
But a search of the committee minutes for the bill found no mention of Wasilla or Palin. Nor could we find any indication that city officials spoke up about the bill until after it was passed, when Police Chief Charlie Fannon was quoted in the local newspaper The Frontiersman saying he opposed it.
"In the past we've charged the cost of exams to the victims' insurance company when possible," he told the newspaper. "I just don't want to see any more burden put on the taxpayer." He estimated the new law would cost his department $5,000 to $14,000 per year.
His comments suggest the city sought the money more from insurance companies than the victims themselves. The paper quoted him as saying that "ultimately, it is the criminal who should bear the burden of the added costs."
Fannon could not be reached for comment. His phone number has been disconnected. City officials, who have been swamped with calls and public records requests about Palin, referred PolitiFact to items on the city Web site. (They've gotten so many requests they created a page of Questions & Answers Concerning Former Mayor Palin . But those documents provide an incomplete picture because some don't include details prior to 2000, when Wasilla had the policy.
There's no evidence that Palin ever commented on the rape kit policy. Bloggers and other critics contend that she must have known about it because she approved the city budget.
"If she was against charging for the rape kit, as mayor she could have made the decision not to charge for the rape kit," Andrew Halcro, a Republican who co-sponsored the bill when he was a state legislator, said in an interview. He ran for governor as an independent in 2006 but was defeated by Palin.
City documents are inconclusive. The budget documents we reviewed were signed by Palin but don't explicitly mention the policy.
In response to recent criticism, the McCain-Palin campaign said in a statement that Palin "does not believe, nor has she ever believed, that rape victims should have to pay for an evidence gathering test."
Yet the campaign has not provided any evidence that Palin ever opposed the policy.
So where does that leave us?
Wasilla clearly had the policy. Bloggers have portrayed it as a heartless rule seeking money from rape victims, but they have neglected to mention that the policy seems to have been aimed more at getting money from insurance companies than from victims.
We can't find that Palin ever commented on the policy, pro or con. But as mayor, she indirectly endorsed it by approving city budgets that relied on the revenue. So we find the bloggers' charge to be Half True.
Alaska Report blog, Life begins at rape...ask Mayor Sarah Palin , Sept. 15, 2008
Alaska Legislature, Committee Minutes SSHB 270-SEXUAL ASSAULT & SEXUAL ABUSE, March 9, 2000
Alaska Legislature, Committee Minutes HB 270 - SEXUAL ASSAULT & SEXUAL ABUSE , March 23, 2000
Jacob Alperin-Sheriff, Huffington Post, New Evidence: Palin Had Direct Role in Charging Rape Victims for Exams , Sept. 11, 2008
The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Knowles signs sexual assault bill, May 22, 2000
USA Today, Palin's town used to bill victims for rape kits , Sept. 11, 2008
City of Wasilla, Budget documents , 1998, 1999
Interviews: Peggy Brown, executive director, Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; Anne Kilkenny, civic activist, Wasilla; Andrew Halcro, former Alaska legislator
Researchers: Bill Adair
Names in this article: Sarah Palin
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