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John Hoggatt
John Paul Hoggatt, 67, Iola, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.
John was born June 1, 1945, in Independence, the son of Clyde John and Hazel Irene (Jones) Hoggatt. He graduated from Yates Center High School and served in the U.S. Marine Corp. He lived in California before returning to Kansas.
On March 2, 1974, he married Marcia Franklin and they made their home in Yates Center and Iola. He worked for Thompson Poultry, IGA grocery and Klein Tools before retiring.
He is survived by his wife, Marcia Hoggatt; four sons, Steven Hoggatt, Newton, James Hoggatt, Iola, Carl Hoggatt, Chanute, and Clyde Hoggatt, Lawrence; and two daughters, Elizabeth Hoggatt, Lawrence, and Mary Hoggatt, Iola.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola.
Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery, Mildred.
Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences for the family may be left at www.iolafuneral.com.
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Ricardo Perez admitted there was a little luck involved in his late goal that decided East Union High's 4-3 win over visiting Lathrop at Dino Cunial Field Monday.
The Sierra High Cross-Country program narrowly missed out on closing out its 8th Annual Sierra Invitational with a boys and girls small-schools varsity championship, finishing second to Cosumnes Oaks and St. Mary's in the boys and girls side, respectively.
RIPON – The Ripon Indians did not have a huge offensive breakout during the 30th Annual Ripon Christian-Jerry Terpsma Classic, but the Indians put together enough to earn a spot in the championship where they would fall to the eventual champion Escalon Cougars in a 2-0 loss Saturday.
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Chelsea Bereta got into a nice groove from the service line, where Sierra High was especially effective in its three-game shutout of visiting Johansen Thursday.
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It will be up to the four-time defending champion East Union Lancers to motivate themselves at moments during this Valley Oak League season, and the group responded with a relatively easy win over the Manteca Buffaloes Thursday at Manteca Park Golf Course.
The Sierra Timberwolves continue to take steps towards building a Valley Oak League contender, stopping the host Tracy Bulldogs 2-1 Thursday in non-league action.
ESCALON – Manteca High jumped out in front of the Escalon Cougars in the first 10 minutes of their non-league contest, but a pair of penalties in the box would cost Manteca in its 2-1 loss to Escalon Wednesday at Escalon High.
The strong winds led to some high scores during a Valley Oak League match Tuesday at Manteca Park Golf Course, but it didn't affect Oakdale High's Jaylene Ponce.
RIPON – When Sonora High came to Ripon to take on the Indians, the matchup between the two perennial Sac-Joaquin Section playoff teams had the potential of an exciting contest. Only, Ripon was clearly the better club, dominating Sonora 25-13, 25-17 and 25-16 in the two team's non-league action Tuesday.
East Union High's volleyball team appears to be on the right track after winning its first match of the season with a three-game shutout (25-13, 25-17, 25-12) of host Tracy Wednesday.
It wasn't the ideal way for Weston Ranch High to cap what has been an otherwise successful non-league schedule, but all things considered Coach Carlos Gaspar is still going into conference play beaming.
The Valley Oak League season is still a ways away, but this weekend's tournament soccer provided some quality glimpses as to how the 2010 season will shape up. Sierra was dominant in its VOL preview victory over East Union, dropping the Lancers 3-0 in the Timberwolves Cup opener Saturday at Sierra High.
Manteca High would have obviously preferred to outlast its opponent in the 3rd Annual Buff Cup championship, but the Buffaloes will certainly accept a 6-4 win over Patterson for the tournament's consolation championship.
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Sierra played perfect defense from the second minute to the 78th Monday against visiting East Union.
Brooke Riley shot an even-par 37 to lead East Union's 246-288 win over Manteca at Manteca Park Golf Course. Monday's win moves the Lancers to 5-0 in the Valley Oak League.
RIPON – After an explosive defensive Ripon Christian start left the visiting Orestimba Wildcats wearing roller-skates and its fleet-footed gunslinger struggling to breathe, the Southern League opener at Stouffer Field Friday night looked like an exercise in futility.
LATHROP - When the going got tough, Kristen Maestretti and the Sierra volleyball team got going Thursday in their Valley Oak League match at Lathrop.
East Union proved Thursday night that it can be a threat in the hunt for Sac-Joaquin Section playoff berths, dropping a well-contested four-game loss to visiting Kimball at Dalben Center.
Ripon High's boys water polo team is again short on numbers, and its top player has graduated after leading the program with his scoring prowess in its first four years of existence.
MARIPOSA - At 6-foot-5 with a super-stretch wingspan, Lukas Vermeulen cuts an imposing figure in the goal.
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On Monday, Nov. 10, Up & Coming Weekly filed an open records request with the City of Fayetteville. The request came following a decision by the city's top administrator, City Manager Ted Voorhees, to cease all advertising, partnerships and sponsorships in connection with the community newspaper on Nov. 5 as a result of a less than favorable editorial written by Up & Coming Weekly Publisher Bill Bowman on Oct. 22.
In the open records request, Up & Coming Weekly asked the following: "Pursuant to the N.C. Public Records Act, I am requesting copies of all city communications whether electronic or hard copy, and all texts referencing Up & Coming Weekly from Sept. 1, 2014 to Nov. 10, 2014. This request includes all communications between not only city staff but also the city council."
The North Carolina Public Records Act and Open Meetings Law is monitored and enforced by the North Carolina Attorney General's Office, which along with the North Carolina Press Association, works to ensure that government activities and operations are open. In a guide created in partnership between the attorney general's office and the NCPA, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper wrote, "The spirit in which public officials work to comply with the law is as important as the law itself. Recognizing that the public's business should be done in the open and honoring requests for help serves the people as well as those who seek to inform them."
He further noted, "In other words, when in doubt about how to interpret the state's open records and meetings laws — (the government should) always work to resolve the question in favor of openness."
According to the N.C. Public Records Law, public records are documentary materials made or received by government agencies in North Carolina in carrying on public business. Public records include materials written or created by the government and its employees. Public records include paper and electronic documents, emails, papers, letters, maps, books, photographs, films, sound recordings, magnetic or other tapes, electronic data-processing records, artifacts or other documentary material, regardless of physical form
or characteristics.
If an agency fails to release or disclose public records, the requestor, in this case, Up & Coming Weekly, can bring a civil action in court against the government agency or official who denied access. North Carolina courts are charged to set public record complaints for immediate hearings and give these cases priority over other cases. If the court finds that an agency or individual was denied access without substantial justification, the agency must pay all court and attorney fees and release the documents.
In the case of the public records request by Up & Coming Weekly to the city, a review of documents released by city staff found that several key city officials failed to respond to the request and among those who did, several failed to disclose or release a full record of communications concerning Up & Coming Weekly.
Key officials who failed to disclose all pertinent records include:
• City Manager Ted Voorhees
• Deputy City Manager Rochelle Small-Toney
• Corporate Communications Director Tracie Davis
• City Attorney Karen McDonald
• Storm Water Manager Greg Caison
Bowman has long been a staunch supporter of the City of Fayetteville. He is "surprised and perplexed" by Voorhees' actions, which he views as "retaliatory and inhibiting" his paper's ability to cover the city as Voorhees ordered that the community newspaper was to be given "no more information" and is indignant at the city's blatant disregard for the Open Records Law.
"As a North Carolina community newspaper publisher and ardent advocate of the 4th Estate and the 1st Amendment, I take the Open Records and Open Meetings laws very seriously," said Bowman. "Transparency in government is critical to good governance. Having served on the board of the North Carolina Press Association and as past president of the NCPA Community Newspaper Association, I know how important the 'Sunshine Laws' are — not only in pursuit of good governance but also in pursuit of keeping the citizens informed and keeping government actions above board.
"Over the past 20 years of operating Up & Coming Weekly, I have never found myself in a position where a local government has demonstrated a total lack of regard for not only the Open Records Law, but also for the 1st Amendment and its prohibition of government infringement of the press, which ultimately translates into a lack of regard and respect for the citizens they govern."
Bowman, who is known for his commentaries, said he was shocked at what he considers "rash, emotional and unprofessional" decision making by Voorhees in retaliation to the commentary concerning the ongoing court action between the Public Works Commission and the City of Fayetteville..
"No doubt it was a knee-jerk reaction on Voorhees' part. The text he dashed off to city staff confirms that it was an emotional and not well thought out decision," said Bowman.
The text Bowman references is the only communication Voorhees reported in response to the public records request. Voorhees sent the following email to Corporate Communications Director Tracie Davis, whose office is charged with answering public records requests.
"Tracie: I didn't spend much time on the Up and Coming issue. I went through email and text messages and here is all I found. It is a text message from me to Kenneth Maynard on Friday, Oct 24 at 4:28 p.m.:
"No more info and ads for Up and Coming and Kidsville. We are done with them. I've shared with Tracie already."
The text to Maynard was sent from Voorhees' iPhone.
Voorhees' statement that he had no other communications concerning Up & Coming Weekly were negated in an email forwarded to the Public Information Office from Rusty Thompson, the director of the city's Engineering and Infrastructure Department. In disclosing his communications,
Thompson included a text from Voorhees: "Please stop providing any ads or information to Up and Coming and Kidsville News."
Thompson, in turn, forwarded the text to Caison, who in his email to the Public Information Office said he had no communications concerning Up & Coming Weekly at all, even though he not only communicated back to Thompson with the following: "Really ... Ok! We are already confirmed for the November issue of Kidsville and doubt we can pull out of that one? We stopped up-and-coming 2 or 3 years ago."
Caison was further copied by members of his staff on several emails concerning Up & Coming Weekly, including communications from Up & Coming Weekly zeroing out the agency's accounts. Voorhees, like Caison, was also copied on a number of emails, which he did not disclose.
"In my 20 years of working with and advocating for the City of Fayetteville, I have never experienced this kind of total disregard and disrespect of the law, which has put us in our first adversarial position with the city I love," said Bowman. "I built my newspaper and publishing business on promoting Fayetteville and showcasing its quality of life. This is very disappointing and difficult for me. This is not a place I personally ever wanted to be and never thought I would find myself or my newspaper."
In an interview with Fayetteville Mayor Nat Robertson, Up & Coming Weekly attempted to bring some openness to not only Voorhees' retaliatory actions, but also address the failure of some members of the city staff to obey the law in regards to the open records request.
When asked whether the council had been read in to Voorhees' intent to put prohibitions on information and advertising on Up & Coming Weekly prior to the staff being informed by Voorhees, Robertson said that neither he nor the council had been informed or read in to the actions.
When he questioned Voorhees about the action during the city council's working meeting on Nov. 10, Voorhees indicated that he felt that Up & Coming Weekly had a negative slant and "wasn't something that he felt the city should be involved with." For his part, Robertson said that he does not see Up & Coming Weekly as negative to the city. Robertson acknowledged the partnership Up & Coming Weekly has had with the city over the past six years, providing the City of Fayetteville more than $300,000 in free editorial space to ensure residents know what is happening in the city. He noted that in a time of constrained resources, Voorhees' decision was not wise.
Also during the city council work meeting, Voorhees noted that while the corporate communications staff had not done any research yet on effectiveness of communications through Up & Coming Weekly, they would. In response to a public records request by the Fayetteville Observer, Davis told staff writer Andrew Barksdale that there was an ongoing media review. When queried about said ongoing review of media, Mayor Robertson said that to his knowledge no media review was occurring or had been asked for by the council.
When queried about the open records law, Robertson said that failure by staff to openly and honestly respond to requests should result in termination.
Voorhees was contacted and asked the following questions:
1. Was the decision to pull all information from Up & Coming Weekly based on what you believe to be a negative editorial slant/vice a systemic review of all media sources?
2. Other than the commentary by Bill Bowman on Oct. 22, what other articles about the city have shown the negative editorial slant that you believe is pervasive in the newspaper?
3. What is your reaction to the following: In the first six months of 2014, there were 77 articles in Up & Coming Weekly talking about the City of Fayetteville. Only one article was negative, and that was about the city council and was in support of city staff. Would you consider that a negative editorial slant? And if you believe there is one, please give me a list of articles.
4. Did you consult with any local citizens or your department heads before texting a missive to them to cancel everything in Up & Coming because you are "done with them?" Do you think this was professional?
5. In your words, please define what you view as a government's infringement on the press.
6. In a public meeting you told the city council that your staff didn't see the value in Up & Coming Weekly. If that is the case, why were they upset about the cancellation notice?
7. If money and resources are tight, why would you give up more than $50,000 annually in free print and online space? Does this seem like good stewardship of the city's resources?
8. Are you aware that it is against the law to fail to disclose all information requested in a public records request? And if so, why did you fail to do so?
In a written response, Voorhees failed to answer the questions and instead referred all queries to Davis.
Davis was also sent a series of questions, which included the following:
1. On Monday, Nov. 10, in the public meeting, Mr. Voorhees said that you and your staff did not feel like the sections in Up & Coming Weekly were meeting your needs and that you were doing a review of media partnerships. What led you to believe that the sections were not informing the public? Do you have specific examples or complaints from citizens or staff about the sections? And what sort of review did you conduct to determine that they were not a good fit? And what in your previous experience qualifies you to make that judgment?
2. Andrew Barksdale, of the Fayetteville Observer, asked you about the situation with Up & Coming Weekly in a public records request. Your written response to him noted: "The city has a limited advertising budget and is in the middle of revamping our marketing strategy. This also limits promotional items and other advertising that we purchase. We are researching multiple options with our budget to best maximize the city's branding and leverage potential reach to our citizens across multiple mediums for the balance of the current and upcoming fiscal year."
* If this is the case, what other media outlets were involved in your review?
* What were you looking for and at?
* What was your standard for judging effectiveness?
* What other media relationships/contracts did you cancel?
* Further, if your office was in fact conducting a review, why would two of your staffers exchange a text asking. "What was going on with Bill Bowman and Up & Coming?" with the response being, "He, (Bill Bowman) trash talked Ted and the city and not giving fair and balanced reporting on the PWC issue." Response from another member of your staff: "Figured it was something like that?"
* On the record, did you in fact conduct an official review (and if so, please provide the data and other media involved) and if not, were decisions based on a perception of a "negative editorial slant?"
3. If the city's advertising budget is tight and you are looking to talk to citizens across a multiple of mediums, why would you give up two pages of free editorial space in a printed publication and an online presence?
4. Mr. Voorhees also indicated in the public meeting that department heads were not satisfied with Up & Coming Weekly. If that was the case, why did city employee Jami McLaughlin say she was "shell shocked" and continue to ask to keep her column? To which you replied, "I understand..." (McLaughlin's request was approved following undisclosed communications between Voorhees, Toney-Small and Davis). And specifically, in regards to Storm Water, Mr. Caison showed utter surprise at being told to cancel his program. Were department heads unhappy?
5. On Oct. 30, following your letter to Stephanie Crider (Up & Coming Weekly's editor), I (Janice Burton, associate publisher, Up & Coming Weekly) sent you an email basically asking you many of the same questions above. You did not respond.
* Why did you fail to respond to a media query?
* Why didn't you include my email to you in the response to the public information request?
6. Are you and the city staff aware that failure to fully disclose information asked for in a public records request is against the law? And are you aware that there are many correspondences between city employees regarding Up & Coming Weekly that I have record of that were not disclosed by your office?
In a written response that was to cover all questions asked to Voorhees and herself, Davis responded:
"In regards to your questions to Mr. Voorhees and myself concerning abridging the freedom of the press, in no way has staff with the City of Fayetteville limited the press' ability to report on the city. In addition, staff has gone above and beyond the requirements of law to meet your public records request and we will continue to do so. Up and Coming Weekly has the same access as other members of the public and the media to attend meetings, receive press releases via email, access information via the website and make public records requests. Furthermore, Up and Coming Weekly is welcome to have their publication out for distribution at City Hall.
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A panel discussion at Internet Week New York convened on Tuesday to discuss what makes the New York technology community different from that of Silicon Valley, which particular neighborhoods are being affected and how tech can impact other industries like retail and real estate. The panel was led by William Floyd of Google, and included Jessica Lawrence, Managing Director of the NY Tech Meetup; Tucker Reed, President of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership; and Jonathan Bowles, Executive Director of the Center for an Urban Future.
Lawrence knew that the NYC tech scene was growing exponentially based on attendance to the New York Tech Meetup, which is the biggest in the world. When she joined the group in April 2011, there were about 15,000 members, she said. Now, just two years later, there are over 32,000. "Many more people are moving to the city and visiting from all over the country and the world," she said.
Brooklyn-based tech alone is responsible for $3 billion of the GDP, Reed said, and he expects the number to jump to $6 billion within the next few years. New York added 8,400 new tech jobs last year, and, according to the "Made in NY" campaign, there are more than 900 tech companies in New York hiring for over 3,000 jobs. According to Reed, 10,000 jobs are directly supported by the tech industry in Brooklyn, and that number is expected to grow. Floyd added that New York is among the top three cities in the country for fastest job growth in the tech sector.


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Editor's note: This column ran previously in the Guard on March 10, 1995.
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NADC to discuss programs
The Northcentral Arkansas Development Council, Inc. (NADC) will have a quarterly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Italian Grill Restaurant. The agenda includes reports from NADC programs and an audit report presentation by Hughes, Welch & Milligan.
4 file for Cherokee Village mayor
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MELBOURNE — A few races have developed in Izard County as municipal filings for 2014 came to a close on Friday. Filings are as follows: Horseshoe Bend Mayor — Robert H. "Bob" Barnes and Charles "Chuck" Spangler. Alderman — ward 1, position 2, James I. …
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PLEASANT PLAINS — From Marked Tree to Lonoke, McGehee, Beebe and Bigelow, Dewayne Wammack's career in education could be likened to the old country song "I've Been Everywhere," but as new superintendent of the Midland School District, he's found his way back closer to home. …
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The sight was foreign but necessary. Daniel Bard navigated the Red Sox clubhouse on a few occasions over the past week, wielding what seemed like a foreign implement.
For the first time in his professional career, Bard (barring something that would deny him the opportunity to get to the plate in the early innings) will hit during the coming interleague series in Philadelphia. And so, the pitcher took batting practice this week in anticipation of his responsibility, and on several occasions, dragged a bat with him to and from batting practice with his fellow rotation members.
The task is not altogether unfamiliar. In the fall of 2005, after a sophomore season when Bard logged more than 150 combined innings for the University of North Carolina and then his Wareham team in Cape Cod, the decision was made that Bard would not pitch in deference to his workload. But instead of just having the future first-round pick sit idly, the team kept him engaged in the intrasquad games by letting him serve as a designated hitter for about 15 contests.
At the time, Bard decided to approach his task with a simple directive.
"I was trying to hit homers," said Bard. "Kept it simple."
At times, he succeeded in the task. Bard recalls hitting "a couple" of homers that fall, including one off of A's right-hander Andrew Carignan, a 2007 fifth-rounder who reached the majors last year.
"I always rub it in his face. I homered off a big leaguer," Bard said. "To his credit, it was a 3-0 pitch. He was just trying to get back in the count. [But] he threw hard, over 90."
In some respects, Bard's approach as a hitter that fall was a prelude to his success at the start of his big league career as a pitcher. On the mound, he held little back, unleashing his high-90s fastball and a wipeout slider to attack opponents with the sort of blunt power achieved by few others.
The formula was as simple as it was successful. Yet Bard has had to refine his approach at the game's highest level. That process has been accelerated this year out of necessity, as the grip-it-and-rip-it approach that suits a reliever is no longer viable in his new role as a member of the Red Sox rotation.
"I first got called up to the big leagues, I didn't know how to pitch. I think I had a lot of God-given ability and confidence that allowed me to succeed out of the gate," said Bard (now 2-4 with a 4.38 ERA in six starts). "Basically, I learned to pitch at this level. Pitching more innings as a starter has forced me to pitch. You see guys three times in one day, very few hitters in this league can you get out in the same way. It's forced me to get a little creative."
A lot of that creativity derives from the usual sorts of analytical conversations with a pitching coach and catchers. But from his new vantage point of watching games from the dugout, Bard realized that there was an entirely different category of player from whom he could learn.
Long before he started taking batting practice this season, Bard started to pick the brains of position players on the Red Sox. In order to understand how to attack hitters, he wanted to get inside the minds of hitters.
"I've learned more about hitting in the last two months than I had in the last five years," Bard said. "I sit in the dugout and I talk to [Adrian Gonzalez], I talk to David [Ortiz], and I'm like, 'What do you think if you see a first-pitch changeup? How does that affect the rest of the at-bat?' Gonzo said, 'It screws me up for the rest of the at-bat because I have to recognize that.' …
"I've talked to [hitting coach Dave Magadan] some. We were watching some video. I'd thrown a pitch to a hitter, I don't know who it was, but he took a really weak first-pitch swing. I turned from the computer to Mags and asked, 'What is he thinking right there?' He explained it to me.
"It just didn't make sense to me. Why would a guy take such a feeble two-strike swing at a first-pitch fastball, a guy who was a home run hitter, a left-handed hitter? I had never really thought of that stuff before."
Interestingly, Bard's new role has exposed him to a different side of the game. The conversations with position players like Gonzalez and Ortiz were all but impossible in the past, since Bard would head to the bullpen at the start of the game with the rest of his fellow relievers.
In many ways, the bullpen is the most insular part of a team. It will interact with the members of the rotation in pre-series meetings to discuss the scouting reports on the opposing team as well as during the daily pitchers' stretching sessions.
But for the most part, the opportunities for interacting with position players are few. And so the way in which relievers typically come to understand hitting is informed not by those who are expert at that task (hitters), but instead by those whose primary responsibility is to neutralize hitters in the late innings.
"Being in the bullpen, you're only talking to pitchers. We all think very similarly. I think when you talk to hitters, it's different," said Bard. "[Sox catcher Kelly] Shoppach said he wishes pitchers could get a few at-bats every spring training just to realize how hard it is to hit a well-located fastball. Guys are afraid to throw their fastball down the middle at the knees, afraid it's going to get whacked. No. You see 94 at the knees, it's a difficult pitch to hit.
"Granted," Bard added, "hitters are really good at it. But as a reliever, we don't talk to hitters that way. We cross them in the clubhouse."
No longer. For Bard, this season has offered a new role and a new group of teammates from whom to further his baseball education. That may influence the quality of his trips to the plate, but its significance will be ever greater on Friday as he tries to shut down the Phillies lineup from the mound.
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A cloud of doubt settled over Canada's dismal July jobs numbers Tuesday as Statistics Canada announced that it made an error in formulating the figures.
Corrected data will be released Friday, one week after the agency reported a measly 200 positions were created in July - a number that fell woefully short of expectations and left the Conservative government reeling.
"We had an independent analyst that was working on something else and by comparing numbers, he signalled to us something after the release of the data," Sylvie Michaud, director general at the education, labour and income branch of Statistics Canada, said in an interview.
"So we investigated and we've been able to isolate the error. We know where it happened in the process, so we're rerunning all the tables to prepare for another release this Friday."
Michaud offered no hints about whether the corrected labour force survey would amount to good news or bad news for the Canadian economy. The monthly jobs numbers are a significant economic indicator.
The news of a formulation mistake came as Finance Minister Joe Oliver met with guests at a two-day summer retreat in Wakefield, Que., to discuss the Canadian economy.
Job creation is one of several key items on the agenda. Economists had expected the economy to bounce back from an unanticipated decline of 9,400 jobs in June, and add as many as 20,000 new jobs the following month.
Instead, Statcan reported that the number of full-time jobs fell by 59,700 while parttime jobs increased by 60,000 - figures it now suggests were faulty.
Soon after Statistics Canada released its July figures last week, Scotiabank economists suggested they didn't add up.
"What caught our attention was a series of remarkable coincidences that - while not statistically impossible to explain collectively - nevertheless arise with the regularity of asteroids hitting our planet," economists Derek Holt and Dov Zigler wrote on their
Scotia Flash report.
Among the peculiarities, they noted, was the fact that full-time job losses were almost exactly offset by parttime job gains, while the drop in goods-producing jobs was precisely matched by a rise in service jobs.
As well, they pointed out, "35,400 people left the workforce all because they voluntarily counted themselves out of searching for work as the number of unemployed dropped by 35,700 despite no job growth during the month."
The Statistics Canada report also suggested 42,000 construction jobs were lost in July, even though housing starts rose for the month.
"It's pretty rare - so rare that I can't recall a prior occasion," Holt said of the error.
In an updated report Tuesday, Holt also questioned Statistics Canada's decision to wait until Friday to release the corrected figures when "they know they have an error now."
The mistake, once unheard of for an agency that used to be heralded as among the best of its kind in the world, is just the latest in a series of quality-related controversies that have dogged Statistics Canada in recent years.


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Cokeville survivors relive school bombing for film
It's been tough for the survivors to go through it all again — even amid the safety of a film set. And it's been difficult to see their kids re-enacting what they experienced almost three decades ago.
The survivors and their kids spent several days acting out scenes in the classrooms and outside the school. Their faces were smeared with fake ash and blood.
But the kids didn't seem scared. Instead, they felt honored to essentially play younger versions of their parents.
"I like to pretend I'm my mom," said a smiling Regyn Conger, 9.
Kamaya Wixom, who at 12, is now about the same age as her father when he was held hostage, said, "It's nice to be able to feel what he went through."
Kamron Wixom said he believes it will ultimately be good for his kids.
"It was a positive story," he said of the crisis. "It's a faith-promoting thing and a good thing for our kids to have a little more connection to."
Kamron Wixom also ended up as an extra in the filming. On Thursday, he dressed as a paramedic, comforting a little girl and boy running out of the school — a little boy that could have been him 28 years ago.
Conger also worked as an extra, pretending to be a worried parent waiting outside the school. It wasn't difficult for Conger, now a mother of five, to imagine what her mother, who also had five kids, must have gone through that day.
"It wasn't hard for me to cry," she said of acting out the scene.
But Conger hopes the difficulty of reliving the events will be worth it. She feels a responsibility as a survivor to share her story, which she sees as one of hope and faith.
"I thought it was time to tell the vital parts of the story," Conger said, "and let people know miracles happen and prayers are answered."
Background on the Cokeville school bombing
— David Young, 43, and his wife, Doris Young, 47, entered Cokeville Elementary in Wyoming at 1:20 p.m. on May 16, 1986, and held 154 students, teachers and administrators hostage in a classroom. The captors demanded $300 million in ransom to finance a long-planned revolution.
— At 3:40 p.m., Doris Young accidentally detonated a firebomb, injuring nearly 80 children and adults. More than 20 had to be hospitalized with burns.
— Doris Young was seriously injured in that blast. But an autopsy revealed she died from a gunshot to the head. Minutes after the explosion, David Young shot himself to death.
— During the standoff, David Young handed out copies of a rambling memo to hostages with references to Socrates, nuclear war, Christ, Hitler and the "nothingness of knowledge."
— In 1979, David Young was Cokeville's town marshal and was jokingly referred to as Wyatt Earp because he wore long-barreled pistols in gunslinger-type holsters strapped to his leg. The mayor fired Young because, "he was a weirdo who wouldn't follow orders or do his job."
— Sheriff's investigator Ron Hartley, who read dozens of Young's diaries, believes he targeted Cokeville because he considered the children to be intelligent and he wanted them to surround him in a reincarnated world that he would dominate.
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Originally published Friday, March 8, 2013 at 5:30 AM
Nook: Biscuits rise and shine at breakfast spot
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4754 University Way N.E., Seattle
Hours: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; closed Sunday and Monday
Etc: Credit cards accepted; wheelchair accessible; parking on street; biscuit supplies often run out by 10 a.m. on Saturdays.
Prices: $
Biscuits weren't even the star attraction at Nook when Aki Woodward and her partner Alex Green opened this aptly named cubby hole of a breakfast cafe two years ago on The Ave, in Seattle's University District. The restaurant originally sold lunch sandwiches, with homemade buttermilk biscuits offered as a side item in the mornings. The biscuits were an instant hit and a new, breakfast-only concept for the space was born.
Woodward, who runs Nook mostly on her own now, recently trimmed the breakfast offerings in part because she's the only person in the tiny kitchen. She makes the biscuits, gravies and breakfast sandwiches herself, and when her supply of biscuits sells out — as it often does on Saturday mornings as shoppers at the nearby University District Farmer's Market make a pit stop at Nook — she closes early.
As part of the revamp this winter, Nook started sharing the space with Sound Coffee, run by the affable Kekoa Chin-Hidano.
The menu: Don't expect an extensive breakfast menu. This is a biscuit joint that doesn't try to be anything more. The biscuit sandwich ($5.50) comes with egg, cheese, bacon and tomato jam. Order it smothered in gravy ($7) or add house-pickled jalapeños for 75 cents extra. Biscuits and gravy ($6) comes with
either a sausage or
mushroom-based gravy. Plain buttermilk biscuits ($3) as well as savory and sweet biscuits ($3.35) can be
ordered a la carte with a selection of spreads.
What to write home about: It's hard to improve on a really good buttermilk biscuit, but Nook ups the ante with flavored versions, which can be substituted on sandwiches as well. I opted for the day's special when I visited — a deliciously moist and buttery biscuit with cheddar cheese and chives baked in.
The setting: The cozy storefront space, located right on The Ave, has tables for those who want to dine in.
Summing up: Two biscuit sandwiches and an Americano came to $13.75 plus tip (tax included in prices).
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The score to Super Mario Bros. is set to be forensically explored in a forthcoming book dedicated to Koji Kondo's famous compositions.
The book will release as part of the longrunning 33 1/3 series, which focuses on classic albums through rock and pop history. Written by Andrew Schartmann, the book will join titles focusing on The Beatles, Radiohead, Pixies and Hole, among many others.
According to the book synopsis, "Kondo put to rest an era of bleeps and bloops-the sterile products of a lab environment-replacing it with one in which game sounds constituted a legitimate form of artistic expression."
More details can be found on the 33 1/3 website. The book is scheduled for a May 2015 release.


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- chickenlover Sep 27, 2006 01:13 PM
The only tonic my local grocery stocks, "Vintage", is way too sweet. Can anyone out there recommend a brand that is not so disgusting, i.e. not sweet?
re: Caitlin McGrath
I haven't heard about any high end or gourmet tonic waters and I read all the beverage trade journals. They may be out there but I haven't seen them. Schwepps is usually considered the best. Then there's Seagrams, Canada Dry, White Rock, Cantrell, Royal Club, Cunnington, Nordic Mist, Kinley, Krest, Antartica, Finches, Vintage, Sterling, Canfield's, Hansen's, Safeway Select, Albertsons, and other store brands. I haven't tried a taste test, nor have I tried Whole Foods brand. Is it a 365 brand tonic?
A few years ago I read that Safeway Select beat out Schwepps in a taste test, but if I remember correctly it was a very small sample done by a small paper.
I once heard that in the 80's and 90's Gin and tonic was one of the drinks of choice in night clubs because the quinine in it glows under UV light.
I am trying to put a list and do a tasting one day on tonic water to add to my book on Gin/Spirits. In some countries tonic water is called bitter water. There also used to be a product called Indian water, which I think was a tonic water with other flavors added.
Then of course you have the citrus flavored tonics such as bitter lemon, bitter lime, bitter grapefruit, and bitter orange.
Many years ago when tonic water was drunk as a actual tonic to prevent malaria it was much, much more bitter since it actually had medicinal levels of quinine in it. A few years ago when I was in Africa on Safari I tasted an old fashioned medicinal tonic water (with gin of course) I actually had to have a chaser of bottled water to unpucker my lips. But it was good, in an excessively bitter way.
Assuming you don't live in an area with blue laws that prevent liquor stores from selling mixers, you might see if your local liquor stores carry Schweppes, which I agree is a good choice that's (usually!) easy to find. If you have a Whole Foods Market in your area, I've tried their house-brand tonic and liked it fairly well; it's made with cane sugar rather than corn syrup.
THe whole foods brand tonic is actually fairly good. not up to schweppes but very good and inexpensive to boot. Only down side they only offer it in my area in can. I prefer the schweppes both for overall flavor and because you can reseal the bottle
re: Janet from Richmond
I have been looking for little bottles of diet tonic water. They sell it at Beverages & More in California. I'm in DC and my hunt continues!
re: Janet from Richmond
Sure they do, buy it all the time at my local grocery store. In fact, have 3 of them sitting under by bar right now. Schweppes it is for the best G&T, oh and some fresh lime from the tree in the back yard,
Polar, a venerable New England regional brand, is wonderful. They now make a diet lime tonic water, which is fantastic. Polar's tonic keeps its effervescence for a long time.
Tanqueray did a promotion with Polar Tonic The reason I noted it at the time was Polar is a New England Regional Soda Maker and this was found in LA.
Take Care
Schweppes is the best I've had, but it is pretty sweet. That's why you need to add gin and ice.
re: Brian Lindauer
I was hoping someone would ask this. A local place, Restaurant Eugene here in Atlanta, makes their own. It is delicious - not too sweet. I haven't had time to research it yet, but please let us know if you end up making some.
re: vb_lady
whatwhatWHAT? I have not been looking hard but in a year I have not found a good bar in NoVA. Whare is this gem?
could be because there is no sign...
I can't vouch, I haven't been here, but Todd Thrashers supposed to be amazing!
Here is a link to a NYTimes article about gourmet tonic water. We're going to try to find some online for a gin and tonic freak friend.


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Unicorn Citizen Contest Open *updated* ( This contest is run by myself and :iconthecupcake-queen: ):iconthecupcake-queen: : Hello everyone! CCQ here to give you a bit of a briefing over what is sure to be a great, fun contest. What with the creation of the glorious Prince Aki (and by association his older brother Ichiro, it has been decided that there shall be a contest! That's right, folks! Now is the time to create your own unicorn for Prince Aki's Unicorn Kingdom. Of course, we are talking about the particular type/species of Unicorn that Meg has created! So naturally, without further ado, I'll hand the reigns over to her to give you a few specs on the Unicorns in question!:iconsnuggletart: : Alright, as CQ has stated, this is a contest for the Unicorn Kingdom! And there are some very impo
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Storm Kingdom Citizen Contest: Bird Edition CLOSEDThe contest is closed! No more entries will be taken from here on out, no more extensions will be given out! Judging will commence presently, and objectively. Everyone has a fair chance of winning.Against my better judgement I am going to be holding another Citizen Contest, this time for just bird people.Thats right, Only birds!I made a little guide for you guys to reference right here This isn't to say its a strict guide for body shapes. Bird people come in all shapes and sizes, so don't be afraid to surprise me. Maybe the humanoids have more feathers in other places than just their heads? Maybe they have beaks or scaly hands? Get creative with that. Bird people: fun fact, Most of the bird species in TB's kingdoms are Corvids (if you don't know what a corvid is you should look it up there are alot of different species and augh I love them so much ;u; ). The other types of birds are raptors, Eagles,
Land of Mmm citizen contest! and pointsSo I have 258 and need 138 to go to have the one mouth PM so you can commission ((but you have to wait ;n; )) or donate medeadline is February 1 ,that gives me time to rank points for a PM prize. And I also rise the prices to speed things up,so look at my donation box for infoI also need some judges who have some knowledge about Diesel punk((if you say steampunk and dieselpunk are the same don't even bother)) And you NEED to be a GOOD judgesJudges.1.Me2.:iconask-thehexgirls:3.4.Ok guys to celebrate my half-year being in DA I decided to hold a "Land Of Mmm" citizens contest.Land of Mmm take place in a Diesel Punk era in the mix between 1950s and 1940s, just like Land of Ooo humans are extinct living a bunch of other species to rule. People's job are range from engineers,school teachers ,army forces anything job you want it to be. If you want royal families that fine but make sure it's rounding to the Diesel punk and not medieval or anything like that.You
Make a Pet for Ricky mini contest!I figured hey why not do a contest for a guys that so lonely right now in his apartment. Bacically Ricky need a companion whether it be a cat,dog, ferret, or made up species it must incorprate Candy (like chocolate which Ricky is ) But just cause ricky is Choco doesnt mean the pet has to be.The requirements are simple aswell Make the pet a ref (front,side, and back view)And its optional whether u want to draw Ricky in there to.Prize: 200 points DeadLine: 8/17/13 5pm eastern time
Design A Character! Contest Design A Character! Contest Win 400 points! Deadline: May 5thWelcome to my "free-for-all" design contest!That means that I give you some general guidelines for creating a character, but from there, you get to go crazy!This is a contest to create a character for me to use.So fair warning, winners will not be keeping their characters!However, up to 3 winners will be chosen, and each will get a share of 1000 points~This is specifically for an original species character with light anthro and kemonomimi aspects!{ For more information, keep reading! } Specifics→ Female characters only!→ 16 25 age range (looks wise)→ You can use a base I suggest looking up "free to use base" on deviantart→ There is no limit to how many entries you can put in! But don't spam me with silly junk.→ I have given you a chart below with stuff I like and thing
Swan Citizen Contest~SO! Just as the header says, this is a contest to make a lovely swan citizen for Colette's kingdom~! ^u^Deadline: December 1st I am willing to extend it if need beAlso entries are welcome to send rp's and or questions my way in the mean time, I'd love to interact with them~ It can be with any oc to )) Assortment of Swans:When it comes to the citizens of the swan kingdom, they can vary quite a bit. They are normally categorized as either white or black. But the ethnicity and language range is pretty wide, they aren't all just french. They can be French, Danish, Cajun, Romanian, Latin, Russian, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. They can be a mix of different kinds, depending on their parents, just think practically when it comes to a design if you try to portray this. You can also be more specific about the kind of swan.
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POISONOUS FLOWER CONTEST: OPENOKAY SOINFORMATION ON POISONOUS FLOWERS:-THEY MUST HAVE THE BLACK POISON MARKS ON THEIR ARMS WITH THE WHITE DOTS-USUALLY HAVE FOUR ARMS, TWO ARMS, OR NO ARMS. (HAVING CLAWS)-PASTEL/PAIL SKIN-VERY SHY AND UNSOCIAL-THEY LIVE IN THE FOREST, LIKE IN TREES/CAVES/LEAF FORTS.-LIPS/BLOOD ARE DEADLY BLACK-CLOTHING IS USUALLY THINGS FOUND IN NATURE (Cassi's is long flower pedals)-LIFE SPAN 300-600 YEARS-NEVER BORN AS A CHILD. THEY DON'T AGE. (they where born from poisonous blooms)-THEIR POISONOUS DOTS CAN GLOW ONCE THEY ARE ASLEEP OR THREATENING.-CAN BE ANY FLOWER BUT JUST WITH POISONit's just a little contest because Cassi's species is an interesting one and i thought you guys would like a contest.so have fun.DEADLINE 12/7/13Judges: :iconaskthoseinmyheart:, :iconoeus:, :iconLacebug:, :iconoctocutie-ocs:
((Fruit Kingdom Citizen Contest!))((okay, i really want to have a few citizens in Milly's Fruit Kingdom! So, why not have a contest? The rules will be pretty simple:Rules: I would prefer the drawing of your citizen to be in AT style, but if you just absolutely CANNOT draw in AT style, you can draw in your own style. Citizens can be maids, tailors, bakers, shop owners; whatever you want! MUST be a kind of fruit(obviously)! you may only submit up to 2 entries. All contest entries must be colored.Entries::iconask-warren-amarantha: Ask-Warren-Amarantha with :iconask-princess-flor: Ask-Princess-Flor with :iconocs-of-randomman: OCs-of-RandomMan with :iconherbie-and-company: Herbie-and-Company with :iconsundine: Sundine with :iconaskladylacy: AskLadyLacy with :iconask-the-great-kazaa: Ask-The-Great-Kazaa with :thum
Warrior Kingdom Citizen Contest!And thus begins, a contest to design a fitting citizen to the Great Warrior Kingdom under the just and rightful leadership of his royal highness, Akratosh.Let's begin with the simple rules, shall we? Only two entries per personEntry description should follow the minimal requirements, so the judging process will go smooth and easy.Link your entry in this journal, or note them to me, but the aformentioned is a much preferred method.Warrior Kingdom Background: The Warrior Kingdom is not a typical "Kingdom" per say. It began as a Warriors Market and one of the main trading hubs in central Ooo. Everyday, traveling mercenaries, warriors, blacksmiths, and much more will travel through the city. There, they received food, hospitality, entertainment, finely crafted weapons and armor, and a chance to meet and duel other travelers. Eventually the Warriors Market grew into what it is today, a large and busy city with a
Candy Rabbit ContestOop a contest.I'm going to try my best to explain everything, since I'm not too well at it 6 H 6 Sorry if I ramble on, if your confused please do tell me something.Well, like the title says this is a contest to design your own Chocolate/Candy rabbit OC just like my girl Eclair. The info is pretty simple, you may pick whatever breed of rabbit there is ( Heres a useful list and pictures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rabbit_breeds ), and mix that type of rabbit with some kind of candy or chocolate.Originally I was going to make these type of rabbits into a sort of huge farming Kingdom, except most things would be made of candy. Like the crops and the live stock, but there would still be regular foods and vegetables.These rabbits would most likely have a more country accent, but that doesnt mean yours has to as well.Just PLEASE fill out a this small info list after you submit your Candy rabbit.Name:Age:Gender:Personality:Bi
.:Design Contest:. ENDED! WINNERS :3WINNERS HERE! NARROWER SELECTION HERE! Welcome!Yeah, i finally made it! :3So, please join and i would be really glad, when you donate some prices ;u;Thanks and good Luck!And please scroll down, there are important Infos! EDIT: We need more members to start the contest! And please look at the "Things I like"-List,or you have a less chance to win.EDIT2: Now anyone who enters, gets- a watch- a llama- And one point!Have fun!You'll get this, when i saw the entry.NEW DEADLINE!At 15.16. September!Infos Every species is allowed, but when you make your own, you have better chances!
Design contest! ((*n v n)/)~* * *NEW NEW DateHey guys im gonna try to do this contest I hope you all join nwn!Its pretty simple really all you have to do is make a design its pretty simple u3uIm gonna try to have some cool prizes for you too and I hope they are worthy of your awesome designs~first place winner will receive:-1,000 points-a custom design made by yours truly-and a design I have already made from the following(unsold design of course): 2nd place:-500 points-choice between a custom design or one of the above3rd place:-300 points-lineless custom designex:
Draw a Christmas-Gift -Contest! CLOSED:iconxmas-lights1plz::iconxmas-lights2plz::iconxmas-lights3plz::iconxmas-lights1plz::iconxmas-lights2plz::iconxmas-lights3plz::iconxmas-lights1plz::iconxmas-lights2plz::iconxmas-lights3plz::iconxmas-lights1plz::iconxmas-lights2plz::iconxmas-lights3plz::iconletter-Dplz::iconletter-Rplz::iconletter-Aplz::iconletter-Wplz::icontransparentplz::iconletter-Aplz::icontransparentplz::iconletter-Gplz::iconletter-Iplz::iconletter-Fplz::iconletter-Tplz::icontransparentplz::iconletter-Cplz::iconletter-Oplz::iconletter-Nplz::iconletter-Tplz::iconletter-Eplz::iconletter-Splz::iconletter-Tplz: Entries: Puppy Eren For Xmas by Katcsy Christmas Contest - Winter Adventure by Katcsy Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! by Clovis-thecutestcat For Spirtschan by TheeFashionista Sleeping With One Eye Open by TheeFashionista An Awesome Stick Figure by TheeFashionista Christmas Card (Kazuya and Ide) by JewelRinoa Sleeping beauty's Castle by fairychamberNo Enter-Contests-Contest this month?Yes, at frist I wa
Winners announced!Alrighty! Thank you everyone who entered<3 It was a really tough decision towards the end and I went for some designs that I think look fantastic!!! I have noted/sent points to the winners and have noted anyone else who i wish to buy the design from. If you did not win the cub contest, DO NOT SELL YOUR DESIGN. THE DESIGNS ARE BASED AFTER MY OCs AND I DONT WANT SIMILAR DESIGNS RUNNING AROUND. PLEASE JUST TRASH/SCRAP IT. !!!! Thank youOkay, now on for the winners!!!Cub contest:1st - The bottom design <3 I absolutely love this girl. Runner up-The right design<3 I really love the mix that this design has. I won't be using it immediately, but in the future! 3 cubs for now xDCrazy lion:1st : He is exactly what i was hoping for!! Runner up:
Creature Design Contest :Deadline Increased Again:To put it simply, I need help. While I can simply make my own creatures, I am busy with school coming up and wanting to do my own things. Thus, I will kindly ask you to help me design some 100% original creatures or monsters, also giving you some points and art for your troubles.vvv Some of these monster designs will be used in my up-coming comic, GrimHaven. Here are some ways for you to earn extra points with me. vvvNote: Don't be surprised if in the comic some of the creatures with your design are killed. Its a graphic comic. :3Examples / Ideas:This will be used to describe how one could strike extra points with me, thus increasing your chances of winning this contest. - Creatures resembling orcs or goblins.- Small, weak creatures. Usually served in the comic as prey.- Large herbivorous creatures, again, served as prey.- Creatures resembling minotaurs or centaurs
Baking Realm Citizen Contest *CLOSED*Hello everyone! With much thought and pushes from peeps I have finally decided to open up a Citizen Contest of my own for Princess Cutiepie's Kingdom the Baking Realm! yayy I'm basically asking you to make a character which resides in the Baking Realm and you could win Prizes Wow! The Baking Realm- Located past the Rock Candy Mountains near the ancient ruin of what is now called Pari or Pari-s, discovered by former rulers of the Baking Realm. Once they discovered the ruins of Pari-s the royals of the Baking Realm began to use and speak the ancient text they had discovered (French) along with other ancient languages (Some European; German, Italian) - Since this Kingdom is close to the famous Candy Kingdom, some of their citizens have flowed over to the Baking Realm, thus having an assortment of both Candy and Baked Citizens. Baked/Sweet Citizens- Citizens of the Baking Realm consist of baked and sugary sweet hybrids.


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