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Guest opinion: Not in my Menlo Park
Original post made on Aug 9, 2007
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, August 8, 2007, 12:00 AM
on Aug 9, 2007 at 5:57 pm
Good column. I'm truly weary of the use of the term NIMBY to merely dismiss other people's opinions and activism, while offering no real opposing arguments.
Mr. Engel writes: "The community in which I live is part of my "backyard." Menlo Park is my "backyard." It is my civic duty and constitutional right to protect the quality of life of my neighborhood, community and town. What I oppose is what I believe will be harmful to the community in which I live. What I oppose may not be bad only for me; it may be bad for my neighbors and fellow town residents as well. I therefore oppose it because it's a bad idea, period."
Another way of looking at it is this: We are all so very busy with demanding jobs and family obligations that often we don't pay attention to civic matters UNLESS we are directly affected. This isn't good, but it's reality. Therefore, those "NIMBY"s who are waving the red flag over a proposed development or project that is planned for their "backyards" are often the ONLY ones who are aware of what our local government agencies are planning to do while the rest of us are not paying attention. Sometimes those plans are good, sometimes they're bad.
Frankly, I'm grateful that anyone is willing to call attention to significant planned projects that, without "NIMBY"s, might just fly beneath the radar and be built even though they might be deeply flawed projects.
on Aug 10, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Good point. I agree that NIMBY is a blanket term that waters down many opinions regarding policy & change.
I would actually rename it NIMII...."Not in my immediate interest." More commonly than not I find that people can waffle on their positions based on where they are in life. The town forums on public pools are a perfect example of this. People want more lap swim hours as adults but then when they have kids, they fight for more lessons, recreational time, etc. The thing I don't like about Town Square is that many people come on here to argue without looking at the big picture. Also, some people are just looking for a good fight.
on Aug 10, 2007 at 9:37 pm
The columnist claims that it is his duty to protect the quality of life in his neighborhood, and talks of opposing "bad" projects. If a project is objectively "bad", then everyone should oppose it. The problem is when projects serve the greater good of society at the inconvenience of a small portion. Protecting quality of life by looking only at your immediate self-interest in the short run may ruin the quality of life for everyone in the long run. Nobody wants a toxic waste recycling center in their back yard, but the ultimate cost of not treating it properly is even worse. This is an old philosophical issue, brought back with a vengeance by the global warming debate. We all need to get our noses out of our wallets and look at whether our society is going down a path that is sustainable or not. This may take some pain, sacrifice, inconvenience and economic hardship from those who are accustomed to having things their way.


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As if Benjamin Franklin didn't get enough recognition.
The "first American" is already present in the Declaration of Independence, the $100 bill and dozens of streets, towns, buildings and monuments all across the United States.
His exploits as a scientist, journalist, politician and diplomat are so integral to the soul of early America it's difficult to imagine your history without the busy presence of the bifocal-sporting genius.
But officials in Canada, in an act that ruffled the feathers of many a patriotic philatelist, decided to put Ben's bine (as we say in French) on a stamp issued last month commemorating the 250th anniversary of the launch of Canada's postal system.
As offensive to some and weird to many as it may seem, the facts do bear out that Franklin was indeed the founder of the postal system in what was then the North American colonies of Great Britain. Among the many, many things Franklin had on his pewter plate at the time was the establishment of a mail run for correspondence between villages, towns and cities penetrating the wilderness of the New World.
The stamp has an engraved image of Franklin (looking somewhat weary and bored) superimposed on a color lithograph of Quebec City from the period, depicting a ship in the river surrounded by smaller boats and firing its cannon with a plume of smoke.
It officially salutes the inauguration in June 1763 of the postal route between Montreal, Trois-Rivieres and Quebec City.
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Dressed in a sparkling evening gown, Williamstown High School teacher Deana Cummins was sprawled out on the floor of Michael's on Main, fatally stabbed by an unknown killer.
The restaurant was locked to avoid anyone from escaping.
From the movie director and plastic surgeon to the action star and makeup artist, everyone was a suspect in the star's murder.
Fortunately for Cummins, a senior class sponsor, her death was only part of the first-ever Hollywood Scandal murder mystery at Michael's on Main.
It may be two years away, but local workers are already being recruited for the 2010 U.S. Census.
The census, a count of everyone residing in the country, occurs every 10 years and the Census Bureau must count everyone and submit state population totals to the U.S. president by Dec. 31, 2010.
The first census was conducted in 1790.
Diane Reed, who worked 10 months as an enumerator eight years ago, recently was at a Dry Ridge City Council meeting to discuss recruiting census takers.
A Pendleton County man was killed in a fire that began around 2:30 a.m. this morning.
Firefighters from Dry Ridge, Williamstown and Falmouth found the home located on Moore Road, off Hogg Ridge Road, on the ground when they arrived.
The Kentucky State Fire Marshal's office is on scene and investigating.
The name of the victim has not been released. Updates will be posted when available. See this Thursday's Grant County News for more details.
Two Grant County men were arrested on drugs charges Saturday Nov. 15, in Dearborn County, Ind.
Kenneth R. Ruby, 31, of Dry Ridge, was charged with possession of methamphetamine, a Class D felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor.
Jonah G. Kinmon, 38, of Crittenden, also was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
The arrests were made by Indiana State Police after Trooper Cameron McCreary stopped a yellow 2003 Nissan for speeding on S.R. 1 near Green Road just before 11 p.m. in Dearborn County.
While many families are making holiday plans, others are wondering how they'll make ends meet.
Several organizations and groups in Grant County are making plans to help families in need this holiday season.
This is a listing of the agencies that need help.
At the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission Grant County Neighborhood Center, needy families will be given a Christmas food basket.
The economy is affecting everyone, including the four-legged residents of the Grant County Animal Shelter.
"Every day we see dogs and cats dropped off because of the economy. People can't afford to take care of them anymore," said Jeremy Souder, Grant County Animal Shelter's director.
Robert Lee Kinney, Jr., 24, of Corinth, was one of 68 people indicted for alleged drug trafficking.
In the pre-dawn hours of Nov. 13, troopers from the Kentucky State Police and law enforcement officers from Carroll and five surrounding counties began rounding up those indicted.
Known as Operation Round-Up, the sting netted 49 arrests by the end of the day.
Properties in Dry Ridge with out of control weeds, dilapidated buildings and excessive noise would be in violation of a proposed nuisance ordinance under consideration by the city council.
Council members heard the first reading of the ordinance Monday, Nov. 17, during its regular meeting.
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Grant County residents can show their holiday cheer during the second annual Santa's Wonderland on Saturday, Dec. 6., featuring free food, fun and a visit from Santa Claus.
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3. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han: I love a good summer romance movie! This could totally be up there with Dirty Dancing and Sixteen Candles.
4. Paper Towns by John Green: A mystery, a road trip, the world's largest collection of Black Santas… how can you go wrong?
5. White Cat by Holly Black: I want to see this world on the big screen. The noir feel, the gloves, Cassel on the roof without his pants (you see where my priorities are?!?!) I should point out that The Godfather is one of my favorite movies/books so that might have something to do with my love of this series.
6. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen: Really this could be any of her novels that aren't already movies. I love the way she builds the relationships and the interactions her characters have. Owen is my all time favorite of her characters which is why I picked Just Listen.
7. The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan: I always thought I couldn't handle zombie books. Carrie Ryan proved me wrong. I'd like her to prove me wrong about zombie movies as well. I liked The Forest of Hands and Teeth but The Dead-Tossed Waves is my favorite of the three so I'd love to see that one as a movie.
8. Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan: I heart this book A LOT! The writing is so well done that I picture the scenes in my head. I would love it if everyone could see it.
9. The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell: This was another book where the language painted vivid pictures of what was going on. I would love to see a movie set in this time, place, and world. I love the fashion and the incredible attention to detail.
10. Graceling by Kristen Cashore: I read this book about the same time I read The Hunger Games. The two are forever linked in my mind because they were my Favorite reads of 2008. With The Hunger Games movie underway I can't help but want to see this one too!
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McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A South Texas prosecutor is scheduled to meet with state police officials investigating the deaths of two Guatemalan immigrants who were hiding under a cover in a truck bed when a trooper in a helicopter tried to disable the fleeing vehicle by opening fire.
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On Oct. 25, a DPS helicopter joined in the pursuit of a pickup truck near La Joya that was suspected of carrying a covered drug load. Two illegal immigrants were killed and a third person was injured after the trooper opened fire.
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Updated 10:59am Thursday 15th May 2014 in East Lancashire By Jon Robinson, Reporter
POLICE are hunting two men after 'high-value' counterfeit bank notes were used at a Clitheroe business.
Ribble Valley Police warned traders in the town after Clitheroe Decorating Centre in Shaw Bridge Street was targeted three times in a week.
The £20 notes have been used to buy items costing £1 from the shop in order for a lot of legal change to be given in return.
Police said the two men purchased items at the shop on Wednesday and Thursday last week and tried again on Tuesday but were refused service.
One was described as of average build with fair skin and believed to be in his early 20s. The other had dark skin, a moustache and was in his early 20s. Ribble Valley Police issued warnings on Facebook and Twitter as well as informing businesses.
Craig Kemp, who works at Clitheroe Decorating Centre, said: "I didn't think anything of it at first. One of the men just came and used a £20 note to buy something small and then another came in and did the same thing.
"They came in next day and I recognised them after I served them and ran out of the shop to try to catch up with them but they had gone.
"They came in again on Tuesday but I refused to serve them.
"This has never happened before in the five years I have worked here.
"We have lost a bit of money because of this but it's not as bad as it could have been."
PC Justin Brown, of Clitheroe Police, said: "The Clitheroe Decorating Centre is the only shop that has reported fake notes being used. If any notes are found they should be handed in to the bank."
n Traders in Blackburn reported the use of counterfeit £50 notes in March, prompting an investigation.
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2 for 5p ridesagain says...
Then they return the next day do it again, oh the pennys dropped after they have scammed him again , he gives chase.
Then they come back again he just refuses to serve them.
Conclusion : he's either a proper soft touch, or he's on the make.
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This toolkit, available now in a preliminary draft version in English and French, is designed to enhance the knowledge, skills, and capacity of midwives, and of their national midwifery associations, to conduct advocacy for positive policy change. using evidence published in The State of the World's Midwifery (SoWMy) 2014 report.
The preliminary version of the toolkit was produced for use in capacity-building workshops at the 30th Triennial Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), held in Prague, Czech Republic, in June 2014.
The toolkit will be refined and finalized based on this workshop experience, and will then be used to mobilize national midwifery associations, in countries with high burdens of maternal and newborn mortality, to advocate effectively in support of national launches of the SoWMy 2014 report and its recommended actions. Final versions in English, French and Spanish will be available later in 2014.
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I want to thank Stephanie for her well-thought-out, carefully expressed, and gracious reply to the earlier post. You answered that in both an accurate and kindly way.
I agree with Stephanie. Whenever I read the Old Testament prophets, who are warning of punishments to come for a rebellious nation turning from God, I do not see anything but a grave concern for people who are headed for a cliff to their own destruction. I never sense a vindictive spirit from God toward the disobedient. In fact, what I do see is a reluctance on God's part to have to go ahead with punishing the people He created. Whereas people may rejoice in the punishment of the wicked (I know that I certainly do at times), God is grieved over the need for punishment in the first place, hence the many, many warnings that precede the eventual punishments. I feel a sense of weariness and deep sorrow coming from the heart of God as I read these warnings. And God HImself has said that He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked. (Ezekiel 33:11)
Going back to the comments by Saito Singh, I would like to respectfully disagree with his assertion that in C-14 analysis, "Recent carcasses would not provide a useful test." Really? Do I detect a hint of fear there? The usefulness of such a test would be in showing how accurate this test would be in arbitrarily determining the age of something whose age was already known. I think these tests are based on a number of assumptions, some of which could be wrong, as assumptions tend to be. Of course, I am not a scientist. Just a woman who cannot stop asking questions.


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Hundreds of volunteers took to the West Bank Friday to help fix up homes of families in need.
It was the 18th annual Rebuilding Together service project that coincides with the Super Bowl. It is the only Super Bowl-sanctioned service project on the West Bank this year.
Rebuilding Together has restored and rebuilt more than 1,300 homes in the city of New Orleans for elderly and/or disabled low-income homeowners since 1988. eighteen thousand eight hundred and four people have volunteered since Hurricane Katrina alone.
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The bill, introduced by Rep. Gail Finney, a Democrat from Wichita, spelled out the types of corporal punishment that were allowed in the state. It would have let parents, teachers and other caregivers to hit children hard enough to leave marks or bruising.
The Wichita Eagle reports Finney says on her website that she introduced the bill as a guideline for parents, law enforcement, court officials and others, and to protect children. She says current state law, which allows some spanking, is not clear.
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Dickson is a 1995 graduate of the School of Medicine, where he also completed his medical residency. He is professor of emergency medicine and senior associate dean for UMass Memorial Medical Group, as well as a physician in the emergency department at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Dickson also earned a master's in health care management from the Harvard School of Public Health in 2007.
"In his new position as CEO of our clinical partner, Dr. Dickson will play a pivotal role in guiding the future growth and success of UMass Memorial and UMass Medical School," said Chancellor Michael F. Collins. "I look forward to partnering with Eric as together we develop our plans to lead our academic health sciences center into the future. We should all take immense pride that one of our graduates will be at the helm of our clinical partner."
The UMass Memorial Medical Group, which Dickson has led since 2009, is a 1,060-physician, 2,200-employee, multidisciplinary medical group located in Central Massachusetts, whose physicians practice in 12 hospitals and see more than 1.2 million patients per year.
Dickson served in a variety of clinical and senior management roles at the University of Iowa hospitals and clinics from 2003 to 2009, including as interim chief operating officer from 2008 to 2009.
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PEDAL-POWER lighted the way for outdoor cinema-goers in Wivenhoe.
Organised by Transition Town Wivenhoe (TTW) a screening of Chasing Ice was held on the King George V playing field on New Year's Day.
Volunteers pedalling through-out the film kept the bicycle-powered cinema running, allowing dozens of people to enjoy a documentary following three years of life on the Arctic ice through thick and thin.
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Last week I posted about Darren Wiens' experiments with Paper.js and the Google Maps API, as featured on Darren's Side Projects blog. Since then Darren has created another interesting Google Map. In a post called Maps, Missiles and Moving Labels Darren explains how he animates SVG symbols along polylines in the shape of geodesic circles.
The actual map, What is 10,000km from Pyongyang?, plots a series of geodesic circles at increasing distances around Pyongyang. Distance labels for each geodesic polyline animate around the circles and a missile randomly animates from Pyongyang to random points on the 10,000km polyline.
Darren explains in his post that he isn't really worried about North Korean missiles but created the map to illustrate how SVG symbols can be animated on polylines. If you are interested in creating something similar yourself then you should have a look at the Symbols on Polylines section in the Google Maps API documentation.
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Let off a couple of right crosses to his little White Princess's face-
Daily News REPORTS MEL GIBSON punched his woman in the face and said, "You look like a fucking pig in heat, if a pack of NIGGERS rape you it will be your fault"
Allegedly he punched her in the mouth 2X in disapproval of her attire while holding their 8 month old child.
I am not openly offended or startled because I understand white racism in origin and inception yet with GibsonI knew it was there in his heart when his Brainwashing white supremacist and subliminal suggestion, laden Passion of the "white" CHrisT was gobbled up BY BLACK AMERICANS AT THE BOX OFFICE.
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say Get this guy in a ring... He is viscious LMAO.I bet the shots he hit her with were short and quick... Bam Bam. LMAO Now I can understand wanting go in the mouth of some of these unruly "so called" women in America, yet self con control is required. His behavior though I feel was motivated by insecure fear and hatred for Black Men and Black people.


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A while back, I wrote about how useful a good glass can be for appreciating everything a whiskey has to offer. The right shape of glass will help focus some of the aromas that would otherwise blow past your earlobes and set on your forehead in a traditional old fashioned glass. My favorite, as I'd mentioned, was the Glencairn glass.
In the last few weeks of shopping, I've seen holiday gift sets starting to appear on shelves, and there's been a number of them with Glencairn glasses. Better yet, the price is right. If you've been curious about these glasses but don't want to pony up $10-12 for a single glass, then the holidays are your absolute best time to pick one up at a low cost.
One gift pack I saw is an Old Pulteney 12 Gift Pack (I saw the actual article at the Wine House recently). This pairs two Glencairn glasses with an Old Pulteney logo, as well as a bottle of the 12 year old Old Pulteney. It's a great bargain: about $35 gets you the two glasses and a bottle of Old Pulteney. If you've never had Old Pulteney, it's a great, low-risk way to try it – even if you don't like the bottle, you will have two great glasses.
Another was a Glenfiddich gift set. It looks like the major stores will be selling an Americanized version with two old fashioned glasses. However, I have stumbled across a different version: a bottle of Glenfiddich 12, a Glenfiddich logo Glencairn, and a small "tasting diary". The tasting diary looked like a pretty decent quality, small, moleskine-type notebook (but very very thin). At less than $25, you're basically paying $12 for the whiskey – a great deal.
You might also find that some stores put out old stock they may have gotten at a low cost from distributors, or have had warehoused over the last year. I saw an Old Forester Prohibition Repeal set this week as well. This set couples an Old Forester logo Glencairn (their press release from the time calls it a "snifter" – fine) and a 375mL bottle of Old Forester in a prohibition-era style bottle. It also includes an Old Forester logo pen and a scroll of the 21st Amendment. "Suitable for framing", no doubt. I can always use a pen. This gift set was released in 2008 and I found it on shelves at the end of 2011. Keep an eye out.
If you think the Glencairn is impossibly dorky and just for people who are too precious about the whole thing, you could be right. There are some decent quality old fashioned glasses to be had out there; and sometimes you want a cocktail (say… an old fashioned). My favorite example of these were the Four Roses Single Barrel gift set. A bottle of Four Roses Single Barrel (recipe unknown, at least on my bottle) and two old fashioned glasses of pretty good quality. Four Roses is a great bourbon. If they ever start putting recipes on the label, keep your eyes peeled for the OBSK recipe – it's great. Most of the major bourbon producers seem to be going the route of old fashioned glasses, so it's an easy pickup.
Beyond that, there are some great bargains to be had. I've seen Glenmorangies cropping up recently with samples of their finishing experiments (Astar, Lasanta, Quinta Ruban, Nectar D'or) bottled alongside a Glenmorangie Original. The usual Macallan 12 with samples of Macallan 18 tucked inside are also showing up. Given the entry fee of $140/bottle for the 18, it's a great way to try it if you haven't.
I've also seen Johnnie Walker Black packaged with a small flask as well as Jim Beam white label with a flask. If you don't have one, this could be a good place to pick one up along with a good, accessible bottle for guests who may not share more esoteric tastes (or might simply want to mix with something).
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Formerly called the Little Cohas Bridge, the newly dedicated Sora-Currier Memorial Bridge crosses the Little Cohas Brook and connects Londonderry to Bedford.
Lance Cpl. Peter Sora, 19, joined the Marines in 2003 and died a year later during a training accident at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
PFC Eric Currier, 21, died in 2010 during operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, after joining the Marines in 2009.
Friends and family of the two Marines gathered last week for the unveiling of the sign and the official bridge dedication. Town officials, veterans and Marines also were on hand.
Sen. Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry, was the primary sponsor of the bill and Gov. John Lynch signed it into law earlier this year.
"It is fitting, we, as a community, honor their sacrifice and cherish their memories by dedicating this bridge today," Carson said. "The dedication of this bridge in their names will ensure that we as a community and as a nation will never forget."
Although they were not in attendance, U.S. Sens. Kelly Ayotte, a Republican, and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen sent representatives to express their condolences to the Sora and Currier families.
Gail Sora, Peter Sora's mother, said she found the ceremony and dedication thoughtful.
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NEW ORLEANS - Police have announced three arrests of men who they believe are responsible for several of the recent crimes in the Carrollton-University areas of Uptown.
New Orleans police say they have a man in custody, responsible for home invasions, burglary and a sexual attack.
That arrest comes with anger from the police chief over why he was on the streets in the first place.
"One is that people continue to commit crimes. And two, when they have been found guilty of a crime, such that they agree under the terms of a court to probational parole, which means this: you promise not to be a bad guy and we promise not to put you in jail. And time after time after time, in this city in particular, those people who promise to be good, in lieu of going to jail, lie. And they go back out into this community and they attack people and they hurt people and our officers got to go chase them down again and again and again. We as a criminal justice system have to work together to stop that from happening." said a very passionate Superintendent Ronal Serpas.
The NOPD police chief expressed frustration as he announced the latest arrest in a string of Uptown crimes. Repeat offender, James Johnson, 21, is on probation for armed robberies. Police say they caught him in the act of raping a woman at gunpoint in her home on Hickory Street. Neighbors heard yelling for help, and with increased police patrols in the area, they got there fast. Police say he also admitted to being one three who tied up and robbed Tulane students a few days ago in their home on nearby Panola Street .
"Hopefully this time, and we say this to the entire criminal justice system and the people of New Orleans, hopefully this time these dangerous repeat offenders might be found to stay in jail, to stay in prison and to not be on the streets of New Orleans to hurt families of hard-working people in our community," said Serpas from the podium at a news press conference.
And since some of the victims have been Tulane students, they had questions of NOPD as well.
"It's hard to realize that it could happen to you. It's kind of made people be very afraid that, you know, this danger is very real," said Emma Discher , a Tulane student and Hullabaloo editor.
Students want more cooperation between Tulane police and New Orleans police. Specifically they asked why it took a victim on Panola Street to tell TUPD.
"I think there's a really good connection between Tulane police and NOPD. We share information with them all of the time, and like I said, last night I was on the phone with two different captains from Tulane police. We get along great with them," said NOPD Second District Commander Paul Noel.
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HAVILAND – Friday night saw two teams' regular seasons come to an end as the Ottoville Big Green traveled northwest to take on the Raiders of Wayne Trace in a non-league boys basketball contest.
The game was close throughout; however, the Raiders got some clutch foul shooting down the stretch and seven of junior Colby Spiece's 12 points in the fourth quarter to seal the win over the Big Green 55-50.
Friday night marked the final time four seniors of the Raiders performed in front of the hometown faithful. Grady Gudakunst, Dalton Sinn, Nick McClain and Ryan Kortokrax were escorted to mid-court by their parents and given a nice picture frame to remember their careers and teammates that they've been a part of over the past four years.
The first half was a very closely-played half of basketball with both teams on occasion getting a 3-4 point lead but to see the other team fight right back to tie or take the lead themselves. Both used the hot shooting of one player to lead them in scoring throughout the half. Sophomore Tyler Roby, as he's done all year, came off the Big Green bench and drilled three 3-pointers to keep his squad close throughout the half. On the other side, Sinn played a solid 16 minutes of ball and led the Raiders with 12 (10 in second quarter) of his team's 28 first-half points.
As both teams headed to the locker room, the Raiders held a narrow 28-26 lead.
The third quarter saw both teams score 13 points each. Neither could break away from the other as only one turnover was committed in the entire quarter by both teams. After three quarters of play, the Raiders held to their 2-point advantage, 41-39.
As has been the case for the Big Green in several games this year, they found themselves trailing going into the final quarter and had to foul to get the ball back. The Raiders were up to the challenge as they went to the charity stripe throughout the final minutes of play. Gudakunst (3-4) and McClain (2-2) helped the Raiders go 6-7 (86%) in the final quarter and seal the win as the Raiders outscored the Big Green 14-11.
The Raiders also played a solid defensive game on the Big Green's two leading scorers as they held junior Luke Schimmoeller to five points and senior Derek Schimmoeller to four.
The Big Green (8-14) was led in scoring off the bench by Roby with 15 points (five 3-balls). The visitors were 16-44 (36%) from the field, 10-12 (83%) from the foul line, hauled in 20 rebounds and committed only 12 turnovers (5 in final quarter of play).
The victorious Raiders (20-2) were led in scoring by Sinn and Speice with 18 and 12 points, respectively. The home team was 20-44 (45%) from the field, 9-11 (82%) from the charity stripe, hauled down 23 rebounds and turned the ball over only 10 times.
The JV contest was won by Wayne Trace 26-11.
Ottoville battles Perry 6:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Van Wert Division IV sectional.
Ottoville (50)
Derek Schimmoeller 0-0-4-4, Ryan Honigford 3-2-2-14, Austin Honigford 1-1-1-6, Brandt Landin 3-0-0-6, Luke Schimmoeller 1-0-3-5, Tyler Roby 0-5-0-15. Totals 8-8-10-50.
Wayne Trace (55)
Grady Gudakunst 1-1-3-8, Colby Speice 4-1-1-12, Corbin Linder 0-2-0-6, Dalton Sinn 6-2-0-18, Nick McClain 0-0-2-2, Ryan Kortokrax 3-0-3-9. Totals 14-6-9-55.
Score by Quarters:
Ottoville 10-16-13-11 — 50
Wayne Trace 11-17-13-14 — 55
Ottoville (11)
Brendon Schnipke 0-0-4-4, Tyler Roby 0-1-0-3, Matthew Turnwald 1-0-0-2, Dustin Trenkamp 0-0-0-0, Rudy Wenzlick 0-0-0-0, Brandt Landin 1-0-0-2. Totals 2-1-4-11.
Wayne Trace (26)
Nick Glass 2-0-1-5, Gabe Wobler 2-1-0-7, Alec Vest 0-0-2-2, David Sinn 1-0-0-2, Brock Worden 1-0-0-2, Hank Sinn 1-0-0-2, T.J. Blackmore 1-0-0-2, Justin Speice 2-0-0-4. Totals 10-1-3-26.
Score by Quarters:
Ottoville 2-9 — 11
Wayne Trace 13-13 — 26


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Another store will open its door on Thanksgiving Day.
Kohl's says that it will open at eight o'clock on Thanksgiving night and stay open all day on Black Friday.
This is the first time the store will be open on the holiday.
A spokesman for Kohl's says that this will give customers a chance to spend their money a day earlier.
Macy's and JC Penny have both recently announced that they will be open on Thanksgiving Day.
Here's selected list of retailers open on Thanksgiving Holiday, compiled by the Daily Mail.
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In a legal defeat for former Gov. Bob McDonnell's defenseteam, a federal judge Tuesday dismissed arguments from the McDonnells' lawyers,and said prosecutors are not interfering with the defense's investigation.
"The defense is operating under the assumption that thegovernment is going to do wrong in this instance," said Judge James R. Spencer."I do not make that assumption."
The 20 minute hearing Monday centered on a civil caseinvolving Jonnie Williams, the former Star Scientific CEO who gave more than$165,000 in gifts and loans to the McDonnells.
The civil case is being delayed – a request made by federalprosecutors. Because the case is delayed, McDonnell's defense said evidencefavorable to the former governor is not being discovered.
"This is the government's attempt to stop the defense fromfinding evidence," said defense lawyer James M. Burnham. "There is alongstanding rule that the government is not allowed to interfere in thedefense's investigation."
Prosecutors said the delay in the civil case prevents thediscovery of sensitive evidence, including documents to which the McDonnellsare not entitled.
The McDonnell team also argued the government is convincing witnessesnot to speak with the defense, a claim Judge Spencer quickly rejected.
"Nobody's telling anyone they can't talk to you," Spencersaid. "That to me is just dancing through fantasy land."
Judge Spencer ultimately denied the McDonnell's request tolimit prosecutors' involvement in the civil case. He also ordered both sides tomeet more frequently to settle disagreements, "for the sanctity of the trees."The comment refers to the mass quantity of paper used to print a multitude of documentsso far.
Two of the McDonnell daughters also joined their parents infederal court, including Cailin McDonnell and her husband, Chris Young.Prosecutors say Jonnie Williams paid $15,000 to cater McDonnell and Young'swedding.
As he walked out of the Richmond courthouse, Gov. McDonnellwished reporters to have a nice day, and then left in a family car with hiswife.
McDonnell's counsel said they will file a motion to dismissthe entire criminal case on or before March 25. The motion will be heard inMay, and the trial by jury is currently set for July 28, 2014.
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TWO teenagers have been charged in connection with the assault of a teenage boy in Southend.
A 17-year-old boy from Southend has been remanded in police custody ahead of an appearance at Southend Youth Court on tomorrow, January 7, after being charged with wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon.
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Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch has entered a not guilty plea following his arrest for investigation of driving under the influence in Northern California.
Lynch's attorney, Ivan Golde, entered the plea on Lynch's behalf in Alameda County Superior Court on Wednesday. Lynch's arraignment was originally scheduled for mid-August, but Golde said he moved up the initial court hearing in order to get more access to the evidence.
Golde said Thursday he believes that unless the case is dismissed, it will not go to trial until after the 2012 NFL season is over.
Lynch was arrested on July 14. He was charged with two counts in Alameda County, Calif.: driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol and driving while having a blood-alcohol level of .08 or higher.
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Exegisis of political process
by Jerome Armstrong, Sat Apr 03, 2004 at 02:05:07 PM EST
The question of political libel is extremely problematic. Simply, one cannot have the government be the judge of political speech.
The biggest reason negative campaigning and innuendo works so well in this age is the complete decimation of old political structures or associations. Modern politics has become a despicable alliance of big money, powerful corporate media, and a mercenary professional political caste.
There are no longer party organizations or any political associations that vet candidates and create strong allegiances that would hold up to negative attacks.
In the old days, candidates at local and state levels were promoted through party and other political structures. They were given endorsements by these organizations and thus gained legitimacy. In most cases, the organizations had more legitimacy than any specific candidate. When attacks came, the organizations could vouch for the candidate and they could better withstand the blows.
Also, when there were actual party organizations, which stood for something, once you had the party's backing, people could better look past the human foibles because they believed the candidate stood for a larger political agenda. For example, the political association created by the Dean campaign held up against the onslaught and amazingly collected another 9 million dollars at the height of the attacks.
Today, the only initial vetting process to running for office is whether the candidate can fund their campaign. In modern campaigns, if the money can be had, a candidate can rise from relative obscurity and gain recognition. However, this recognition can be relatively thin and thus when attacked and muddied, a new candidate can quickly fall, because there is no underlying political associations to defend them or provide greater legitimacy.
Understand that John Kerry faces the same problem right now and will be open to a tremendous onslaught by Bush. This will be from both sides one of the dirtiest and foulest campaigns in American history.
Having been through the Dean campaign, everyone has also witnessed the abysmal role of the national corporate media. They believe it is their role to pick a candidate. They focus on process and scandal but not on issues. They're own vested power interests go unchecked and unbalanced.
The rotted and corrupt political process we now have has evolved over the last forty years. Its technological foundation is broadcast television. The net and other technologies allow us the opportunity to restore a healthy politics not through libel laws, but by building new information channels and creating new vibrant political associations - that's the hope, that's the challenge.
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Summary: Swadesh query
"In the chapter on glottochronology in the posthumously published The
Origin and Diversification of Language 1972, Swadesh presents a 100-word
Basic List. However I have seen references to a 200-word Swadesh list.
Where does this come from? When was it compiled? The 100-word list
figured in Swadesh's 1960 article in Spanish, on which the chapter in
the 1972 book was based."
Thanks to the following:
David Nash
George Huttar
Jakob Dempsey
Lameen S
Marc Picard
Max Wheeler
Peter Menzel
Peter T. Daniels
Rudy Troike
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David Nash :
This URL may help: http://www.anu.edu.au/linguistics/nash/aust/wl.html
[Marc Picard's email reproduces the material in the URL]
Marc Picard :
The original 100-word and 200-word lexicostatistical lists were
published by: Swadesh, Morris. 1952. Lexicostatistic dating of
prehistoric ethnic contacts. Proceedings of the American Philosophical
Society 96,152-63
A short history of the development of such lists is given on pp.5-6 of
Hymes, Dell. 1960. Lexicostatistics so far. Current Anthropology 1.1.
The 200-word list as used by Dyen for Austronesian and Indo-European,
with observed replacements rates, was published as: Kruskal, J. B., I.
Dyen & P. Black. 1973. Some results from the vocabulary method of
reconstructing language trees. Pages 30-55, in I. Dyen (Ed.),
Lexicostatistics in genetic linguistics. The Hague: Mouton.
The adaptation to Australia is argued in: O'Grady, G.N. 1960. In 'More
on lexicostatistics'. Current Anthropology 1.4(July),338-339.
Jakob Dempsey :
The list has also been modified in some other ways [besides the
reduction to 100 words] by various researchers.
Max Wheeler :
Swadesh's 200-word list is reproduced in S. A. Gudschinsky, The ABC's of
lexicostatistics (glottochronology), Word 12.2, 1956, 175-210.
Rudy Troike :
The published 200-word list preceded the 100-word list, and had more
cultural items. The reduction to 100 words was to eliminate some of the
variability created by the less-reliable items. I published an article
on the glottochronology of the Turkic languages in an issue of IJAL
dedicated to Swadesh in the early 1960s.
Peter Daniels :
Just about any historical linguistics textbook includes the 200-word
list, e.g. Larry Trask's. So does Patrick Bennett's Semitic Linguistics
Manual (Eisenbrauns).
Peter Menzel :
When I was a grad student, lo these many years ago, H. Hoyer, our
instructor for hist. ling. told us that the two-hundred word list you
mentioned was prepared by Swadesh first, and the one-hundred word list
came later, after some criticism that the earlier, longer list was not
"universal" enough. Working with American Indian languages, Hoyer was
not enamored of Swadesh's word list, of course. He argued that many of
the concepts that SAE languages use one word for are often expressed in
complex phrases in Amerindian languages
Lameen S:
I understand Jackendoff later produced an even smaller 35-word 'core'
list which supposedly contains the most stable terms of all.
George Huttar :
The following two items may answer your question about the 200-word
Swadesh, Morris. 1951. Diffusional cumulation and archaic residue as
historical explanations. Southwestern journal of anthropology
Swadesh, Morris. 1955. Towards greater accuracy in lexicostatistic
dating. IJAL 21.121-37.
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There were more than 50,000 people in attendance for the Montreal Impact's first home MLS game, but they couldn't will them to a goal in the first half of Saturday's game against the Chicago Fire. Despite creating several opportunities, and even having a Justin Braun goal waved off for being offside, the Impact played to a scoreless first half with the Fire.
The Impact definitely looked to have the better of the play. The shots were even, but the Impact were able to put two on frame and were able to create several dangerous opportunities. The best came when Braun was able to put a ball past Paolo Tornaghi, but it was waved off. Braun generally was the most active player for the Impact, but did get caught being offside on a couple of occasions.
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Girls swimming: Wayne Hills looks for a four-peat at the Passaic County championships
For Wayne Hills swimmer Ilana Kleinfeld, today's Passaic County championship will be the last of her career.
An All-County selection each of her first three seasons, Kleinfeld has been instrumental in the Patriots' impressive run of three straight county titles.
But while Kleinfeld's illustrious career comes to an end, another promising one is just beginning for freshman star Samantha Kauffman.
Those involved in North Jersey swimming should recognize the surname, as Kauffman — a competitive club swimmer — represents the third sibling that coach Michael Shale has had in his career at Wayne Hills.
Together, Kleinfeld and Kauffman are the Patriots' top weapons and key pieces to a possible four-peat today. In Wednesday's meet against Clifton, considered by people around the county as Wayne Hills' top competition, the "Killer K's" made up half of two winning relay teams (200 medley and 400 freestyle) and each won two other individual events. The Pats cruised to a convincing 104-65 win.
"We feel cautiously optimistic heading into counties," said Shale, who also noted that Kauffman has yet to even race in her best events, but will at the county meet. "Dual meet success does not always translate into county success, but we feel good about our chances at the very least.
"Ilana has done a great job, not only with her times, but with the leadership she displays and how she leads by example in and out of the pool. It's nice to be able to rely on a kid like that.
"And Sam, it's been a real treat for her to come in and have this kind of success right away. What's nice about her is she really embraces the high school team aspect, which is kind of rare for club swimmers."
Wayne Hills has taken some hits to its roster, most notably losing talented swimmers like Daria VanderMay and Samantha Zarro to season-ending injuries prior to the start of the season.
But the Patriots still seem to be well-positioned to grab yet another county crown.
Shale says it's also one of the underclassmen's goals to keep the streak alive and send this senior class off as four-time county champions.
"I had that speech with them [Friday]," Shale said. "I said to them, 'Don't take this for granted.' They'd all love to go out with four in a row, but really, regardless of age, everyone's on the same page. The older girls have embraced the younger girls, and vice-versa. That cohesiveness really pays off. Everyone is supporting of each other and going out like this would mean a lot for the seniors."
Kleinfeld and Kauffman will be leading the way, but also keep an eye on Emma Cancel, Gabi Cancel, Quinn Kelly, Liz Gokhman and M.K. Barone, all of whom contributed to Wayne Hills' dual meet win Wednesday.
"Our depth is certainly one of our strengths," Shale said. "Our number three swimmers, our B relay teams, those are what really helps at counties. That's what I was stressing at practice today. I'm like 'Guys, you might not win, but you can still help us by with what place you come in. Don't think that doesn't matter.' "
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