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With the rolling green pasture land and its wooden fence, you might guess that the tan-colored metal building at the end of a driveway off Country Club Road is for boarding horses. Step inside, though, and the only sound you hear is the methodical scraping of a hand tool against a piece of wood somewhere. The tenants of the building are scattered pieces of furniture, ranging in age from freshly-stained back to the period before the Civil War. If owner Richard Watts hears a noise and he's not making it himself, he knows he has a visitor.
"I've got nothing against power tools," Watts says, motioning toward a nearby wall of his workshop with a collection of specialized saws and drills that would cause any serious hobbyist's pulse rate to speed up. "But they're for building from scratch, not for restoring. On old furniture, a power tool's just good for helping you mess up more stuff, faster."
Fifteen years ago, Watts was a furniture salesman at a retail store. But his love for the craft went beyond the call of duty, and his customers and friends kept telling him he had a knack for woodwork and should start doing his own.
In his spare time, he began studying up on the mechanics of the subject. "I was self-taught, every which way you can think of," he says now, with a laugh. "Reading books and magazines, watching how-to DVDs, watching other people work."
When he thought he was ready, his first major project was building a mantel for the fireplace in his living room. He was pleased with the result but didn't think it was anything special until one day a real estate appraiser was visiting and complimented him on the mantel. The appraiser patted the wood and said, "There's no telling how old this thing is."
That was the day the wheels (hand-cranked, not power) started turning in Watts' head, and led to him open his own shop in 2001. Though he occasionally builds custom pieces from scratch for clients, the main focus of Watts Woodworking is repairing and restoring old furniture, both antique (technically, 100 years or more) and vintage (old, but shy of the century mark). Along that route, his tasks often resemble a museum curator or a detective, more so than a woodworker.
He goes on searches, Internet and otherwise, to find an exact replacement for the latch, key, hinges, etc. that have gone missing from an old piece. On an especially good day, he's also able to match the original nails, bolts, and screws that the furniture's first builder used.
Watts has also learned to repair old fashioned cane-bottom chairs by hand. Nowadays that job is done mostly by machines, but he says the mass-produced variety of seats are clearly inferior. "The first couple of chairs you cane by hand," he recalls, "you think your arm is going to fall off. But over time, it gets better."
He cautions new clients, with pieces to be restored, not to be in a hurry: "I usually like to look at a job and think about it for a day or two before I start."
One reason for this is the nature of the refinishing process itself, he says: "You can show somebody how to build a table, but you can't show them how to restore one. Every job's different. And sometimes the exact sequence you do things in is as important as what you do. I look at a piece of wood and have an idea what the next step is, even though I can't explain why."
In the 1990s, a bestselling novel by Nicholas Evans titled "The Horse Whisperer" became a hit movie with Robert Redford, and shed light in popular culture on a little-known process by which some horse trainers with mystical leanings use a kinder-and-gentler method to "break" a stallion from wildness into good behavior.
Think of Watts as a "wood whisperer."
A wood whisperer has two main natural enemies: (1) paint, and (2) paint remover.
In a nutshell, Watts' philosophy is, "Why go to the trouble of making something out of wood if you're just going to cover it up with paint? People who paint over old wood don't realize what they've got." He's frequently dismayed to see a beautiful table or chair from the 1950s or older that's been painted some gaudy, trendy color just to match a wall or floor. And he refuses on principle to use paint remover for undoing the damage. Sandpaper and hand tools are his method of choice for removing a coat of paint, even in crevices so tiny that the tools required look like they came from a dentist's office. At the moment, several dozen random pieces of furniture are arrayed end-to-end and back-to-back on his shop floor. There are no placards or tags on them, and his description of them as he gives a walking tour is from his memory alone: "This table's got burn damage. I'm guessing it's about 80 years old. This is a baby bed, from the 1850s. It's made of solid pine. Here's part of a bar that was salvaged from a restaurant fire. And this piece over here is an old travel trunk. You don't see as many of these as you used to..."
Trunks are his favorite thing to work on, of late, Watts says: "They're rarer than furniture. They're from an era when travel was slow, so when people took long trips they might spend a couple of days or more living strictly out of their trunk. Mechanically, there are a lot of interesting variations in the way they were made, and they might have handles and hangers and belts and snaps that you don't see on other types of pieces."
Another project that's especially close to Watts' heart is the church pulpit that sits in a beam of sunlight from the door. A work in progress, most of it is covered with dark red enamel paint, and the other surfaces vary between bare wood — a nice walnut, he says — and residue from smoke and burn damage.
The pulpit was rescued from the ruins of Jasper Alliance Church on Highway 5 after an arson fire last December. "I'd say it's at least 60 years old. I've still got a lot of work to do on it yet, but I think it's going to look really nice when its done," Watts says.
People often ask Watts if he ever gets stressed out by the long hours of methodical handwork, detail and repetition. "Actually, the opposite is the case," he says, with a grin. "This work is my relief from stress, because it takes my mind off all the things in the world I need to be worrying about. In the past I've had people work with me and at some point they say, 'I can't do any more of this; it's driving me crazy!'
"So the work's not for everybody. I'm guessing you can't do it unless it's in your heart."
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---- — KEENE VALLEY — There's a reason Keene Central School's annual Thanksgiving dinner is served family style.
"We really are one big happy family," Interim Superintendent Cynthia Ford-Johnston said at the recent event in the school gym.
More than 300 students, parents and community members shared the meal and enjoyed performances by youngsters from the primary grades and kindergarten.
"This has been a long-standing tradition, which started in the '30s," Ford-Johnston said. "This year, we have expanded it to include the parents of kindergartners and high-school seniors.
"It is really a whole community event."
In promoting the family-style idea, the students were assigned seats so they intermingled with the guests, and older pupils sat with younger ones.
The meal, which featured turkey and all the trimmings, was all locally grown and raised. The majority of the food was obtained from the school's own garden and from Essex Farms, with supplies Keene Central with fresh food under a Community Supported Agriculture contract.
"It's all made here, right down to the bread," Ford-Johnston said.
State Assemblyman-elect Dan Stec, who may have an affinity towards KCS due to the fact that faculty members Darrin Seeley and Laura Eldred were classmates with him in Queensbury, was among the diners.
Molly Ryan attended on behalf of Congressman Bill Owens and read a message from him that told the crowd to be mindful "of all Americans that are still struggling at this time of year."
The students were very much a part of the celebration, as many older pupils and Student Council members served and cleaned up. Youngsters had also drawn pictures on the paper used to cover the tables.
Students dressed as Native Americans and Pilgrims gave a presentation on the first Thanksgiving, followed by kindergartners discussing the attributes of a turkey in poetic form.
Though none of the six students in KCS's international program from Brazil, South Korea, Vietnam, Norway, Spain and Taiwan celebrate a thanksgiving as is done in America, they thanked the school, their host families and community for welcoming them and making them feel at home.
"This is perhaps the most cherished tradition we have at Keene Central School," Ford-Johnston said.
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Chicago Inspector General Joe Ferguson joined FOX Chicago Sunday to speak on the reinstatement of firefighters he fired or suspended last year.
Last year, Chicago's inspector general recommended the termination of 54 firefighters in the Fire Prevention Bureau, after an investigation found they were ripping off taxpayers by lying about their mileage to get bigger reimbursement checks.
Then-Fire Commissioner Robert Hoff decided to fire four of the workers and gave lengthy suspensions to the others.
An arbitrator has now ruled that even that is too harsh. The arbitrator reinstated those fired and cut most of the suspensions in half.
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A young girl waiting for a school bus said she was almost attacked by a dog after she wouldn't get in a van with two strange men.
Worcester police seized a white van that matched the description and questioned the owner, a young woman. She was cleared of any connection shortly after, 7News' Victoria Warren reports.
Worcester police said it happened just before 7 a.m. Police said the 14-year-old girl was waiting at a bus stop when a white van pulled up. The girl told police there were two men inside and they kept trying to get her to get in the van. She told police she was scared.
The men showed her a large dog inside the van and said if she didn't come with them they were going to let the dog out to chase her down.
"She played it right. As soon as she saw the two and what they wanted her to do she ran. Ran to her friends and contacted her mother right away," said Worcester Police Sgt. Kerry Hazelhurst.
The mother called police and they searched the entire neighborhood but didn't find anything. Worcester police promised extra patrols, especially when the kids are going to or from school.
"It is scary, because I'm young too, it could happen to anyone. I definitely think people should be careful," said a concerned female resident.
Two weeks ago two girls were chased by a suspect but police said at this point there is no evidence linking the two incidents. The suspect descriptions in each case were very different.
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Mr. and Mrs. Randy McCain announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan Lindsey McCain of Jasper, to Adrian Michael Snow of Hoove, the son of Nathan and Donna Cott, and Michael and Holly Snow.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Faye Lockhart and the late Chestley Lockhart of Jasper, and Nira McCain and the late Aubrey J. McCain Jr. of Jasper.
She is a 2009 graduate of Walker High School and graduates from the University of Alabama in Birmingham Magna Cum Lauda in May with a Biomedical Engineering Degree and will be employed with Epic Systems in Wisconsin.
The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hollingsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jenkins, and the late Lindsey Snow, the late Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bates, and the late Ruth Bates.
He is a 2003 graduate of Shades Mountain Christian High School and a 2010 graduate of Auburn University with a degree in Finance. He is currently employed with Regions Bank in Hoover.
The wedding will take place omn May 25, 2013, at Bear Creek Lodge in Tennessee.
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While the main event between Lyoto Machida and Mark Munoz ended decisively, the co-main event between Ross Pearson and Melvin Guillard ended in a bit of controversy. Guillard hit Pearson with two hard knees to the head, but the 2nd one was deemed illegal when replays showed that Pearson's hand was down when Guillard's knee landed. However, Pearson's hand wasn't down until after Guillard had thrown it. Pearson suffered a nasty cut on his forehead, and the fight was declared a "No Contest" at 1:57 of round 1.
As stated in the UFC Fight Night 30 post-fight press conference, the two lightweights will settle the score in London next year.
BREAKING: @Young__Assassin vs. @RossTheRealDeal will be on for March 8th in London!— UFC Tonight (@UFCTonight) October 26, 2013
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The Grand River Dam Authority has begun releasing water to prevent a large scale fish kill.
High levels of oxygen can kill fish. Officials check oxygen year round, but according to GRDA, summer is when it is most likely to be abnormal.
"It's just a naturally occurring thing - in the hot weather like this the water evaporates, the wind blows, the dissolved oxygen levels tend to go down, the water heats up, so we need to inject where we can to kind of give a little boost to the fish habitat," says Justin Alberty of GRDA.
So the agency releases just over 1/3 of an inch of water.
"We need to run a little bit of water, inject it with a little bit of air, so just some bubbles come out in the tail rates below the dam, and that's good for the fish," says Alberty.
GRDA is also filing a request this week to stop an annual three foot draw down in August to conserve water. That allows lake officials to seed areas to give food and shade to local wildlife.


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Largest area gun show comes to town
If you are in the market for a gun, the National Gun Show in Chantilly, Va., may be just the ticket.
Woman robbed in Centreville, Va.
A woman was robbed in the Old Centreville Crossing Shopping center Thursday after getting into her car.
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Fairfax County Government Center closed due to power outages
The Fairfax County Government Center is closed for the rest of Wednesday.
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The plan reworks the Fairfax Connector bus network to serve Metro's new Silver Line when it opens later this year.
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Man killed in Herndon fire identified
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From his video games to his TV, a 12-year-old Griffin boy is auctioning off most of his belongings to raise money to buy gifts for kids in need.Matthew Morris said he was struck by the messages he saw on a giving tree at a Griffin Walmart."There's no kid on Earth that should ever have to ask for things like underwear and clothes and just something to wear everyday. There were kids asking for washing detergent so kids wouldn't make fun of them at school," said Morris.Like many 12-year-olds, Matthew's room is decked out. But the TV, the video games -- even the bean bag chair -- are all going away. Matthew sold them to the highest bidder to raise money for those kids he learned about on that giving tree."I'm not going to have as much use for this as somebody else and they're going to pay for it and we're going to buy stuff like those gifts over there for the kids," Morris said.Matthew made an emotional YouTube video and set up an online auction for most of his stuff. Since then, other people around the area have donated more items to sell; he even got the rest of the family involved."He would sell everything but the baby brother if he could get away with it," said his mother, Melanie Morris.Matthew has raised more than $1,000, but he's not done."It gives you that warm fuzzy feeling. So far we have about four kids that we are helping and I want to help a lot more than that," Morris said.He says he needed to clean out his room anyway. Now Matthew has turned that chore into a way to help other children have a Christmas.
Most of Matthew's big items have already sold, but the final day of his auction is Thursday. He's hoping to raise enough money to help some more names on the giving tree with a big shopping run. Click here for more information about Matthew's auction.
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Source: Shutterstock Tortoise What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Tortoise — easy to handle, easy to keep clean, and ours is so friendly. It doesn't hibernate either." — Nicola G. Source: Flickr user wwarby 1 / 9 Fish What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "If you're unable to have bigger pets such as cat[s] or dog[s] because of allergies, I'd say a fish. They require little care, just fed once a day and tank water changed once a month. You [don't] have to walk them, bath them, and they don't smell. Plus when it dies they're pretty easy to replace." — Colleen M. "Fish. My son loved helping with cleaning and feeding [it]. (We had a doser in our feeding bottle so he wouldn't over feed.) When [our fish] Joshua died, my son put it in a box and we buried it and had a ceremony. Then he did the neatest thing, he put his rocks on top of the grave. I think it depends on your child and you. I love pets but not every kid is up for the responsibilities." — Jenny V. Source: Flickr user cliche 2 / 9 Hamster What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 If a fish isn't the right pet for your family, but you don't have the space or energy for a larger pet, hamsters are a soft, furry option. Like many animals, there is always a chance they could bite, so supervision is necessary, but these are relatively friendly animals that are often purchased as a child's first pet. Source: Flickr user captainmcdan 3 / 9 Hermit Crab What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Hermit crab[s are] fun to watch and fun to set up a cage for. [You] can choose an awesome shell and they eat anything." — Ashley Z. Source: Flickr user sleepishly 4 / 9 Rabbit What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rabbits are great, calm pets that can teach younger children about care and responsibility. They require more time and energy than fish but can be less work than a dog. Unlike hamsters, you can let your rabbit roam free in the backyard or take it for a walk at the park in a harness. Source: Flickr user pictographic 6 / 9 Bearded Dragon What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Bearded dragon! My daughter was 2 1/2 when we got ours. It got her to sleep in her own bed at night [and got] her to eat a ton of veggies (anything I chopped for his veggie/fruit salad, she insisted on trying too). When we got him, he was no bigger than her bitty hands. She carried him everywhere on her head and in her little red toy wagon. Once he got big enough for his harness/leash, she would walk him around outside for his required sun light. His lights were on a timer that was set [to turn off] a half hour after she went to bed and to turn on at the earliest she was allowed to get up. He bathed in an oversized Tupperware on the toilet next to her bathing in the bathtub. He was hand/spoon fed by both of us. She used the spoon because she was too young to hold the crickets. That girl loved him and he returned that love back. 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It's a disturbing and shocking statistic. Since 1985 Arizona has ranked 9th overall in teen suicide, and it's been in the top ten for years.
Experts say community outreach and education can be key in preventing these tragedies -- but so can a simple phone call.
There's a lifeline that connects teens in trouble to peers who try to help.
For 11 years, 16-year-old Kathy was a competitive swimmer.
"It was six days a week, two to three hours every day," says Kathy. "It's just what my family is all about, it was hard for me because after some time I stopped liking it so much."
The pressure to excel made her feel like she was drowning in her own sadness.
"I just didn't know how to deal with my emotions so as they started to spiral out of control that's really when I started to think about suicide."
What Kathy didn't know then was that help was a phone call away and that one day she would be on the other end.
In January, Kathy became a peer counselor for the Teen Lifeline, a safe, confidential crisis service for kids her age.
"Suicide really is, it's about them not being able to identify resolutions to a problem," says Nikki Kontz, Clinical Director Teen Lifeline.
Kontz started as a volunteer herself 19 years ago when her best friend ended his own life. Kontz, who has a degree in psychology and a masters in social work, says teen suicide is about the psychological pain of feeling trapped -- a means to an end, no matter how extreme -- a way to escape.
Arizona has the 8th highest suicide rate for adolescents. In 2011, 25,000 teens in our state attempted suicide. 125 of them died as a result.
One of them was 16-year-old Shayna McEntire.
Last November she jumped in front of a car driving down Elliot near Burke Street in Gilbert. Her mother Shannon was devastated by the loss.
"I want to hear her voice and I want to hold her and just hug her," says Shannon McEntire.
"But really it's a permanent fix to just a temporary problem."
The peer counselors are not allowed to use their last names. Joe, 18, has been taking calls for more than a year now.
For him it started as a school service project, one that quickly taught him compassion.
"When they first say it I'm really depressed I'm thinking of suicide it's a little bit of an adrenaline rush, like ok, I really need to do something to help them out. But I've had plenty of training and plenty of experiences with it that, I know exactly what I need to get down," says Joe.
Peer counselors here at Teen Lifeline won't give advice. In fact, they're trained not to. What they are trained to do is listen to the caller and help them build healthy coping and problem solving skills.
"The biggest thing when we are looking at suicide prevention really is focusing on other ways of dealing with problems, other ways of dealing with stress and really teaching them to reach out for help. But rarely is suicide about hurting someone else, and really when you are in that deep dark of a place they start thinking that someone will be better off," says Kontz.
Kontz says suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for young people in Arizona in both rural and urban areas, partly because this is a transient state where people don't have a strong support system, and partly because Arizona doesn't spend as much money per capita on the metal health prevention efforts for our children the way other states do.
Kontz oversees nearly 80 volunteers who train for a period of 72 hours over three months' time.
The teens who call need to talk about anything from a bad day at school, a fight with their parents, to suicide, says Kontz.
"I think it's just a learning experience for myself, and learning that there are other people out there who felt the way I do and feel what other kids feel. It has made me more aware of what the real world is about," says Kathy.
Kathy, who at one time called the Teen Lifeline herself, is there two to three days a week. It's a place to help others she knows are hurting, a way to heal the pain she has felt herself.
Kontz's advice to parents -- pay attention to a change in your child's behavior in any capacity that is significant, and when you have that gut feeling in your stomach that something is not right with your kid.
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An intriguing Sunday program offers a nine race slate that begins at 1 p.m.
The opener attracted just five runners, two of which we'll include in rolling exotic play. #1 Cuneo crushed a softer field by more than 10 lengths last month and was promptly claimed; now in the Diodoro barn, the gelding looks capable of repeating on the raise in this modest restricted affair. #5 Topper's Ghost, a $16,000 Kitchingman claim in late March, returns at his purchase level and based on recent drills should be primed for a huge run from his cozy outside post.
We sure hope you were with us yesterday! We swept the card – hitting every rolling daily double, Pick-3, Pick-4, Pick-5, and Pick-6 ($8,336.80 on a recommended $144 ticket) – and we're expecting to do the same today. Well, maybe not, but here goes.
The Friday program offers eight races and a late-afternoon first post of 3 p.m.
The eight-race Thursday program begins at 1 p.m. with a hot maiden juvenile dash for fillies. The Baffert-trained #7 Enchanting Lady, a $650,000 Ocala March Sale purchase, looks like the Real McCoy in the morning and has been established as the even money morning line favorite. Also impressing with a series of sharp drills is #3 Seduire, a daughter of Elusive Quality from the Hollendorfer stable. These two should leave the others behind.
The Sunday program offers a 10-race slate with a first post time of 1 p.m.
There's an early first post of 11:30 a.m. for Preakness at Santa Anita. A challenging 11-race program awaits along with a $52,534 Pick-6 carryover.
In the opener, #6 L T Reckless plummets to the $16,000 level after finishing far back in the Santa Paula Stakes. A repeat of her race before last – a highly-rated starter's allowance victory – crushes this field, but is the class drop an ominous sign? Tread lightly.Racing resumes on Friday with a twilight first post of 3:00 p.m. for the eight-race program.
Juveniles sprint four and one-half furlongs in the opener, and trainer Art Sherman, who already trains one pretty nice colt by Lucky Pulpit, may have another in #5 Kristi's Copilot. With a series of impressive drills at Los Alamitos under his belt, he should be fit and ready to show his stuff first crack out of the box. He's listed at 7/2 on the morning line but we'll be surprised if doesn't go lower.
The Mother's Day program begins 1 p.m. with a nine card that does not offer a stakes race but still has plenty of wagering opportunities.
There's little to work with in the opener, a six-runner bottom-rung maiden claimer. #2 Ice Cream Truck (even money) and #5 Goyan (6/5) will get the bulk of the support; both are stretching out for the first time. Goyan would appear to be the quicker of the two and if he can shake loose early without much pressure he may keep going. There is no effective late speed in the field.
A good nine race program begins at 1 p.m. with the featured Lazaro Barrera Stakes carded as the seventh event.
Friday's eight-race program begins with a late 3:00 p.m. first post time.
In the opener, the debuting #3 Sky Preacher has been very impressive in the morning for O'Neill and this juvenile son of Sky Mesa looks cranked up to win at first asking. There are a few others in the field that have promising work tabs but 'Preacher looks like the goods so we'll make him a straight play and rolling exotic single.


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Petzl is very saddened to announce the passing of our good friend and colleague, Garrett Smith, who died as a result of injuries sustained in an avalanche in the Utah backcountry on Saturday, March 26th. Garrett worked at Petzl America as a Senior Customer Sales and Support representative, specializing in the Professional and International markets. He was a part of all of our lives and he always brought plentiful and positive energy to the office with him. Petzl has already received condolnces from many of the customers he worked with on a regular basis. Such was Garrett's way – he left a lasting impression on all who interacted with him.
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Garrett was caught in an avalanche while touring in the backcountry on Horseshoe Mountain, in the Manti-La Sal National Forest near Ephraim, Utah. He died in the hospital later that evening following a heroic rescue by his touring partners – a group made up of close friends and family – as well as rescue teams from Sanpete and Sevier County. According to Garrett's wishes and the family's wishes, "he will be able to bring life to many people through the donation of his strong organs," said his family in a statement (see link below).
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to Garrett's wife, Molly Barker Smith; his father and mother, Doug and Debbie Smith; and his friends and family during this time of bereavement," said Roody Rasmussen, President of Petzl America. "Garrett touched all of our lives and always taught us by example the importance of following our passions and living a purposeful life. We are greatly saddened by this loss and will miss him deeply."
Petzl will make any additional information available here in the future.
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Brandi brown's status for Wednesday's game against Cleveland State is still up in the air.
The Penguins leading scorer left in the first half of last Thursday's game with a right ankle sprain and did not return.
Despite the injury, the team is hopeful she will suit up for the their firstt round tournament game against the Vikings.
"Brandi is working hard. Jeff is working hard to get her back. She looks better every day. I don't expect her to practice today. She hasn't practiced since before we went to Detroit. But, we are hopeful we will have her back for Wednesday," Boldon said..
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Cozy Beach Cottage in Sunny Cove area of Santa Cruz
This Beach Cottage is just 4 houses from the cliff on 18th Ave in Santa Cruz. Ocean Views from the porch and the from the Living and Dining room are beautiful. 18th Ave is in the 'Sunny Cove' area in Santa Cruz known for the beach right there and for the sunny, friendly neighborhood. Perfect for a single family or for two couples, this home is a 5 minute stroll to the beach and also walking distance to a number of restaurants, coffee shops, and markets. Long driveway for parking (which is a premium in Santa Cruz!). Perfect location for the Wharf to Wharf race, the 4th of July in Santa Cruz, or just a regular 'beach week' with the kids. 5 minute drive south to the cute town of Capitola, 5 minute drive north to the Yacht Harbor, and 5 more minutes to the world famous Santa Cruz Beach and Boardwalk and Municipal Wharf. Great central location for strolling, running, biking. Includes what you need to have a great week from Laundry room to BBQ.
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David Bernstein 408 857 9872
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Everything you need for a family getaway in Santa Cruz
The home includes all linens, towels, kitchenware, and so on for a nice getaway to Santa Cruz. Cable TV, phone, utilities, are all included.
activities and attractions in Santa Cruz Central Coast
Santa Cruz is loaded with fun things to do.
There's UC Santa Cruz nearby, several parks, and great beach activities all up and down the coast just minutes away. Property is very private yet is just one house set back from one of the the busiest beaches in Santa Cruz. The beach is an easy 2 minute walk around the corner. Many surf shops including O'Neills 5 minute drive away. 5 minute drive to Capitola, 3 minute drive to the yacht harbor, and 8 minute drive to Boardwalk.
The Boardwalk is a full amusement park with a legendary old style roller coaster and free oldies rock concerts in the summer. Less than an hour drive south to Monterey/Carmel. About an hour drive north to San Francisco. Grab your flip flops and come to Santa Cruz!
vacation rental rates
High Season Rates: Includes Easter vacation (the week before Easter Sunday, and the week including Easter Sunday), and beginning the week including Memorial Day Weekend (typically end of May) through September 30th. Rates are $1,075 per week. Week including Fourth of July is $1,275 (Fourth of July in Santa Cruz is absolutely unbelievable, this is a perfect location and is well worth it!). A week is always Saturday to Saturday (4 PM check in to 11 AM check out).
Winter Holiday Season: Includes Thanksgiving week, Christmas week. and New Years Week. Rates are $875 per week. A week is always Saturday to Saturday (4 PM check in to 11 AM check out).
Off Season Rates: From September 30 up to the week (but not including) Memorial Day Weekend (typically end of May) excluding Easter vacation (as defined above). and excluding Winter Holiday (as defined above), Rates are $775 per week. A week is always Saturday to Saturday (4 PM check in to 11 AM check out).
Multi-week discounts: for stays over a week, the second week is 10% discount and the third and additional weeks are 15% discount.
For less than week rentals: Rates are $325 per night, 2 night minimum. Additional nights discounts are similar above, $295 for the third night and additional nights. Note, it might be more economical in your situation to rent for a week depending on the season.
$350 refundable booking and security deposit due at the time of booking, $125 non refundable cleaning fee also at the time of booking.
David Bernstein 408 857 9872
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Top things to do in Santa Cruz
- Beach!
- Boardwalk
- Walking along the coast
- Beach!
- parks, redwoods, biking
Top things to do on a budget
- Beach!
- Barbeque
- Bonfires
- Beach!
- Golf at Municipal Courses
Top things to do with a family
- Beach!
- Drive to nearby Monterey
- Boardwalk
- Beach!
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Heller, Marsillac Receive Awards from State Commercialization Grant Program
Two Old Dominion researchers have received grants under the second round of awards from the Center for Innovative Technology's (CIT) 2012 Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund.
The grants to ODU, totaling $400,000, are among 22 CIT awards totaling $3.1 million, created with the purpose of funding targeted areas of research with commercial promise aligned with the Commonwealth Research and Technology Strategic Roadmap. The grant-winning projects were selected from more than 100 eligible proposals.
Richard Heller, professor and director of ODU's Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics, was awarded a $250,000 grant under the CIT's Eminent Researcher Recruitment Program.
The Reidy Center, founded in 2002 as the world's first bioelectric research center, has been recognized with numerous federal and state grants. The mission of the center is to increase scientific knowledge and understanding of how intense, pulsed electromagnetic fields and cold ionized gases interact with biological systems and to apply this knowledge to the development of medical diagnostics and therapeutics as well as environmental decontamination.
Sylvain Marsillac, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering in ODU's Batten College of Engineering and Technology, received a $150,000 grant under the CIT's matching funds program. The grant, through the Old Dominion University Research Foundation, is for "Embedded Health Monitoring for Large-Scale Solar Power Systems."
Marsillac, who has been at ODU for two years, is assembling a 5,000-watt solar panel on the roof of the Batten College's Kaufman Building with help from a grant from Dominion Power. The panel will comprise part of the ODU Photovoltaic Laboratory, created by Marsillac to test solar cells from fabrication through performance as part of solar panels.
In two years, Marsillac has received more than $2 million in grant funding for his research into photovoltaic energy.
The CIT is the state-chartered, nonprofit corporation that conducts the business of Virginia's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority, creating new technology companies through capital formation, market development and revenue generation services. ODU researchers have been recognized in every round of CIT funding awards, in part a recognition of the school's commitment to research and collaboration with industry partners.


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Can badges and scoreboards really make employees work harder, for no extra pay? Or will IT departments be stuck spending time and money "gamifying" work processes -- only to have to undo everything once the fad has run its course?
According to Gartner analyst Elise Olding, 25 percent of all redesigned processes will include some form of gamification by 2015.
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Seattle-based Slalom Consulting had 2,000 employees in offices around the United States. To improve internal communications, the company decided to create a mobile application that would help employees learn the names and faces of their colleagues. To encourage participation, the application included a "leaderboard" showing who had the highest scores, says CEO Brad Jackson.
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During the fall season, the park is ablaze with brilliant colors of quaking aspens that paint the park in golden yellows, sun-drenched oranges, and blazing reds. Cedar Breaks with its surrounding area has been called one of the top ten places to experience fall colors in the United States. Come experience this annual display by touring the monument's six-mile scenic drive or hiking on one of the many park trails. Read more
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Why Fathers Count
Making a Difference
Most research on child rearing has focused on the mother/child relationship, relegating fathers to the proverbial backseat. Yet, the few studies that do exist on the role of fathers underscore their importance.
When fathers function as active parents, the studies show, their children tend to be more self-confident. They are more adaptable, outgoing, and independent. They possess better social skills, exhibit fewer behavior problems, and do better in school. As teens, these kids are less likely to have problems with sex, drugs, or alcohol than children whose dads sit on the sidelines.
The operative concept in these studies is fathers who are actively involved. My wife, Willie, and I had to learn that the hard way.
For a time when our children were young, I served merely as a parenting aide. Like a classroom in which there is a teacher and a teacher's aide, our home had a real, honest-to-goodness parent -- my wife -- and her parenting aide -- me.
I would come home from work in the late afternoon to find Willie (a) exhausted from taking care of children all day long, (b) at the end of her rope concerning the children's antics, (c) mad at me for being at work during the day, or (d) all of the above.
Sensing imminent homicide, I'd put down my briefcase and say, "Just tell me what to do, honey." The parenting aide can't figure things out for himself.
Even when Willie went out, I retained the role of aide. We said I was "baby-sitting" or just "sitting." But when Willie was alone with the children, we said she was home with the children.
The parenting aide just stays with the kids every now and then to give their real parent a break. When the children asked me for something, I'd say, "Go ask your mother." When there were teacher conferences, Willie attended and gave me a report.
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