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Green Corn Ceremony
To me this is a ceremony that has been preserved and not been exposed to the mainstream. I remember hearing the stories when I was young; the festival is called (posketv) Bus-get-uh, which is a ceremonial fast. The ceremonial (everlasting) fire is supported by the medicine bundle, which is buried beneath. The relighting of the fire is considered a living sacred being which carries our songs and prayers of our people.
This is a time when all things are forgiven. The ribbon or lady's dance which leads the purifying of the ceremonial ground for the renewal of a new year for our people. The sapi or ceremonial scratches are part of the renewal of the annual cycle ceremony, which symbolically associated, with the return of summer and the ripening of the new corn.
You see inaccurate documentations in our school history books that portray a negative representation of our people. But from the lack of visual representation, you can never imagine a visual mentally that matches to the true story being told unless your at the actual event. Then you're introduced to the rich history and see the lineage of families or generations that are the caretakers of the ceremony. You can see our people's sacrifice for strangers. They cook and openly invite anyone to eat first before them; it is the way we were taught from the generation.
It's tough to hear of the past generations here and now to see their future siblings having fun and now the present is the protectors of the ceremony to do it the right way, you hear the stories of the past family members like they were here yesterday walking around and doing the same ceremony. You know that the land has been protected and preserved by individuals from their love and passion, not as a job that they have to do.
Green Corn Ceremony becomes the Mecca of our cultural roots. You have the dance, the stickball game, the fastening and preparation of the ceremony, the medicine, the patchwork dresses, the turtle shells, the chickees and our language. But you have the elders passing the tradition visually and orally down to the next generation to make sure it is done the right way.
This painting shows most these elements from our culture. But I wanted to break you away from the ceremony and be an observer or an introduction to our world. I wanted to give you an interpretation of how the ceremony was.
This piece is a portal of what used to be and how important it is to make sure that history is told accurately orally and from elders so it can be used as an identity for our future. You want to eliminate the inaccuracy and preserve our culture to share and have pride. To give light to our elders that we are listening and showing them a glimpse of what they told how to respect and protect the Green Corn ceremony.
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CHICAGO -- Another season, another missed opportunity for the Sky, who have yet to reach the WNBA playoffs. And yet, despite a sixth straight year coming up empty, the Sky reported the largest gains in attendance of any team, with crowd size increasing by 29 percent in 2011.
One major reason for the surge in support is up-and-coming rookie point guard Courtney Vandersloot. The Gonzaga product scored 18 points in her first WNBA start, proving early on that she'd be worth the price of admission. Over the course of the season, she won over the fans in Chicago with unselfish play, incredible court vision and a confidence that belied her first-year status.
Despite an impressive rookie campaign that included a trip to the All-Star Game, Vandersloot said she still has a lot to work on before she takes the court again next year for the Sky.
"I definitely need to improve my leadership on the floor," she told me. "Being more vocal. My consistency. Being able to score a little bit more to be more of a threat."
The sometimes-shy 22-year-old had a big year, living outside her home state of Washington for the first time and facing off against superstars like her idol, Sue Bird. Vandersloot promises, with a year under her belt, that next season will be different. A sub-.500 record and an early end to the season may feel familiar to Chicago's veterans after six seasons on the outside looking in, but Vandersloot isn't willing to accept that as the status quo.
"We need to be able to finish games," she said, looking ahead to next year. "The majority of the games that we lost we were in at one point. We'd be at a point where we'd think we had the game won and we'd let up. That happened to us way too many times this year. We need to be able to finish.
"... One year of experience really does help a lot. I think I'll expect a lot more from myself [next season] because I'm already thinking about it, and the season just ended a few days ago."
Getting the Sky to the next level, Vandersloot said, isn't a matter of skill, but rather of heart.
"Willingness to win is what it takes," she said earnestly. "I think it's a special characteristic that you have to find and it's tough 'cause it has to come from everybody and not just one player. It comes down to team chemistry and leadership."
While eight teams are in the playoffs, battling for the WNBA title, Vandersloot and her Sky teammates are already packing up or heading to play winter ball in Europe.
Chemistry will have to wait, as Vandersloot and her teammates will be spread out across the globe. After about a month at home in Washington, Vandersloot will head to Istanbul, Turkey, for her first season as a professional overseas. As a point guard, she's a little worried about running the court with teammates who may not speak English.
"It's a little bit nerve-racking. I have a hard enough time speaking English!" she said with a laugh. "I think it'll help me a lot, though, because being vocal is something I need to work on, and if I can do it in Turkey, I can definitely do it here."
Though she'll be learning a new language, soaking up Turkish culture and playing with a whole new team, Vandersloot won't be completely without thoughts of the Sky. She and her teammates were given plenty to think about in the offseason.
"The biggest thing was just that we can't blame anybody else but ourselves," Vandersloot said of their send-off message. "To really focus on this offseason and be honest with yourself and be sure that you're doing everything that this team needs. We can't change [the 2011 season] but we can look forward to next season."
As much as Vandersloot is pumped about her second season in the WNBA, she's also excited to return to her new summer home.
"At first I was like, 'Chicago's OK,' but I love it now!" she said. "I love the weather and I love the beach. I feel like I was such a tourist in Chicago [this year], but next summer I'll be used to it and won't do as much of the touristy things."
While the traffic in the Second City still gives her headaches, she's come to appreciate big-city living.
"I definitely blend in a lot more here," she explained. "There aren't as many people in Spokane, so pretty much wherever I went there I was recognized. That's definitely not the case here. I really like blending in."
She may not like being the center of attention, but it looks like she'll have to get used to it. Sports fans in Chicago are as zealous as any, and a rising star like Vandersloot won't fly under the radar for long. The 5-foot-8 point guard already sees No. 21 signs dotting the crowd at Allstate Arena, and has even been the inspiration for a song.
"It's funny," she said of "Hey Courtney," the tribute song written by her big fan on Twitter, @SuperHeroJeremy. "It's kind of goofy," she said, laughing. "But it really does mean a lot."
If Vandersloot is able to lead the Sky to their first postseason berth next season, there will no doubt be more tributes in her honor. By then she may have conquered her shyness and learned to face the music with a smile.
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MyScouting Tools – New Features to Be Released Soon
In addition to the functions currently available, did you know that as a unit and district Key 3, you also will be able to perform the following new tasks on the new MyScouting Tools?
- View, update and print training certificates for members of your unit or district – not just YPT.
- Update additional profile details without going to your council or calling the National Support Center.
- Grant 3 additional registered leaders the authority to perform administrative functions.
- Create and manage your unit's organizational structure (i.e. packs – dens; troops – patrols; crews – groups; ships – crews; teams – squads; and committees).
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Launch Sites
There are lots of mapping services out there, we recently found South Texas Maps to be the most locally researched and detailed map in terms of up to date information in the Corpus Christi area. The launch sites are endless in the Coastal Bend especially with a kayak. The type of adventure you have in store, should dictate where you launch. Here are some suggestions.
Corpus Christi Area Launch Sites
Corpus Christi Beach
IB, Magee Beach Park (Port Aransas)
Magee Beach (Corpus Christi )
Malaquite Beach (Padre Island National Seashore)
Mustang Island Beach (Corpus Christi )
Mustang Island State Park (Corpus Christi )
Padre Balli Park (Corpus Christi )
Padre Island Beach
Padre Island National Seashore
Rockport Beach Park (Rockport)
St. Josephs Island Beach (Port Aransas)
Tip of Corpus Christi Beach on Corpus Christi Bay: Just over the Harbor Bridge, you'll find Corpus Christi Beach. Exit Beach Street after passing over the bridge. Turn right onto Gulf Spray Avenue, drive to the end just past the restroom parking lot. Park right on the water's edge and launch to the left of the jetty.
Corpus Christi Beach
Cooper's Alley L-Head, downtown Corpus Christi on Corpus Christi Bay: Take Ocean Drive to Cooper's Alley L-Head in downtown Corpus Christi. Keep to the left, past the restrooms. Park in the parking lot and launch your kayak in the protected marina waters.
McGee Beach, downtown Corpus Christi: Along Shoreline Boulevard near Kinney Street, you'll find downtown Corpus Christi's urban beach, McGee Beach. Park along Shoreline Boulevard and launch from the beach located at the bottom of the concrete steps known as the Corpus Christi Seawall, which protects the city from flooding from hurricanes, tropical storms and other natural disasters.
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Cole Park on Corpus Christi Bay: At Ocean Drive and Louisiana Parkway, you'll find Cole Park, one of the largest city-owned parks in Corpus Christi, complete with a skating park, a fishing pier, an amphitheater and a large playground called Kid's Place. This is also a fantastic launching point for kayakers. The launch point can be found next to the Marina del Sol condominiums along the shore.
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Upper Laguna Madre
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Redfish Bay
Aransas Bay
Copano Bay
Packery Channel Park on Upper Padre Island: The park entrance road is the last road to the right on Highway P22 before taking the causeway north leaving Upper Padre Island. Follow the road east past Playa del Ray to the water and stay to the left. Go north to the small boat launch ramp.
Padre Island National Seashore Bird Island Basin: Go south over JFK Causeway, continue straight past Highway 361 to Padre Island National Seashore. Jut past the entrance, turn right to Bird Island Basic. Park and launch anywhere along the Laguna Madre or at the boat launch ramp.
Snoopy's on Upper Padre Island: Once you past JFK Causeway and enter Upper Padre Island, once you exit the bridge, take a right and stay to the left. You'll see Snoopy's Restaurant parking lot. Nearby, you'll spot a boat launch ramp at Mile Marker 37.
Gulf of Mexico on Upper Padre Island: Pass over JFK Causeway and continue straight past Highway 361 toward the Padre Island National Seashore. Turn left onto a beach access road and follow the road to the beach. You can park and launch from any point on the beach.
Inland Launch Sites
Aransas River
Mission River
Nueces River
Hazel Bazemore State Park on the Nueces River: Take Highway 37 from Corpus Christi. Take Highway 77 South. Turn right on Farm Road 624 at Five Points intersection in Calallen. Turn right on Canal Road to enter Hazel Bazemore. Follow the road down to the river boat launch ramp.


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Essential Shostakovich
By Gary Barton
He loved riding roller coasters (in his day in Russia they were called "American mountains") and later in life became an avid and skilled poker player. Both of these joys were to help Dmitri Shostakovich in his later travails with the government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Mitya, as he was called as a child and by his closest friends in later life, was born September 25, 1906, in St Petersburg. Dmitri was not the name first given him by his parents. When the time came for him to be christened, the priest in attendance was not familiar with the name his mother and father had chosen and brusquely told them that Dmitri would be far better. A superstitious person might see in this sudden change of direction a foreshadowing of the trouble he would later encounter in life.
Shostakovich's father, Dmitri Boleslavich Shostakovich, was an engineer who worked with Dmitri Mendeleyev in the government office of weights and measures in St. Petersburg (Mendeleyev may be recalled as the first scientist to realize and structure the periodic chart of the elements that is seen in every school chemistry classroom today). His mother, née Sofya Vasilyevna Kokoulina, was a Siberian transplant to the capital. Prior to her marriage, she had been a professional pianist and Dmitri had his first lessons from her.
Young Dmitri grew up in what was the most difficult period of Russian revolutionary history. He was of frail physical stature and suffered from malnutrition (famine and disease had killed one in ten of the residents of Petrograd, as St. Petersburg was then called). Alexander Glazunov, composer and director of the Petrograd Conservatory, interceded on his behalf with the commissar of education and successfully procured increased rations for the gifted young student. (Shostakovich had entered the Conservatory at the age of 13.) As his graduation composition he turned in Symphony No. 1. It was premiered by the Leningrad Philharmonic in May of 1926 and ultimately became one of his most popular works. Symphony No. 2 was composed for the tenth anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Despite its rousing choral finale, it wasn't as much a success as the first had been. I found listening to it akin to viewing Revolutionary poster art.
Shostakovich followed this piece with a satirical opera, The Nose, that is based on a lighthearted story by Gogol that tells of the sudden disappearance of a nose from the face of a government functionary. A popular success, it was only the first of many of his compositions attacked as an outpouring of "bourgeois decadence." Although it was withdrawn from the stage, Shostakovich immediately wrote another satirical work, this time a ballet, The Golden Age, or The Age of Gold as it is sometimes translated. Television entertainer Ernie Kovacs used the somewhat dissonant "Polka" from the work as music for some of his comedy sketches. Symphony No. 3 ("The First of May") followed, but was critically dismissed as "nothing more than a formal gesture of proletarian solidarity." Actually, the first movements are quite finely written, but when the chorus begins the text it becomes, to me at least, empty rhetoric. Shostakovich himself is said to have found the verses "quite disgusting."
The composer's real troubles began with the opera, Lady Macbeth of the District of Mtzensk. This work was a popular success and ran for two years. It was even performed by the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Then Stalin came to see it in Moscow and left after the third act in a state of controlled agitation. The control was released in an unsigned vitriolic attack in Pravda entitled "Muddle Instead of Music" that appeared in January of 1936. This vicious criticism of Shostakovich had consequences that were felt by all who were involved in Soviet musical life. It was not merely a bad review; it could easily mean a death sentence. Waves of panic rippled through the musical community. In the words of Alisa Maximovna Shebalin, wife of composer Vissarion Shebalin, quoted by Elizabeth Wilson in her fascinating book Shostakovich: A Life Remembered (Princeton University: 1994): "A 'dispute' or 'discussion' was organized in Moscow at the House of Writers where a large number of Moscow composers gathered. All the old RAPM (Russian Association of Proletarian Musicians) activists were there, their teeth bared, ready for a killing. Shostakovich was criticized, purged, disciplined and scolded by one and all on every count. Each person who spoke felt it his duty to express sentiments similar to those printed in the Pravda articles. Only Shebalin maintained silence throughout the meeting. But then he too was asked to speak. It was hardly a request but a demand; he refused all the same. A short while elapsed and again it was 'suggested' that he should take the stand. Vissarion then got up, but, remaining where he was without going up to the podium, he announced in a loud and clear voice for all to hear: 'I consider that Shostakovich is the greatest genius amongst composers of this epoch.' And with this statement he sat down. After this Shebalin was also persecuted; his music was no longer played or printed and he was deprived of all material means of earning a living. For a certain time we lived in great poverty, and it wasn't until the war started that things started changing for the better."
Shostakovich, now in his thirties and the father of two children, dealt with all of this in the only way he knew; he kept on composing. However, he withdrew his Symphony No. 4, already in rehearsal (he was informed that if he did not its performances and rehearsals would all be cancelled anyway). This work would remain unheard for 25 years. Symphony No. 5 has been referred to as having an unprinted title, "An Artist's Reply to Just Criticism." Surely, these cannot have been the actual words of Shostakovich.
Ms. Wilson's states that with this work Shostakovich was declared to be free of his formalist flaws. He glided through Symphony No. 6, but Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad," written during the "900 Days" that Germany assaulted that city with a loss of over a million lives, took him again to the top of his roller coaster career. He was actually evacuated to safer territory about the time he was working on the last movement. When he wasn't composing, he was busy fighting fires caused by the German artillery and bombing raids. Shostakovich was pictured on the cover of Time magazine wearing a Russian fireman's helmet.
Shostakovich now began his poker game with the authorities, writing the heroic works, Symphonies Nos. 8 and 9 and hiding a little something in Symphony No. 10. In Testimony: the Memoirs of Dimitri Shostakovich, editor Solomon Volkov claims that Shostakovich revealed the overpowering second movement of this last work to be a representation of the temper and character of Josef Stalin himself, and he seems to be in a blind drunken rage. Of Symphony No. 11 "In the Year 1905," the critic Alfred Frankenstein wrote, "the symphony as a whole is one of the most eloquent, moving and genuinely tragic to be produced in modern times." Listening to the work while following the events depicted in four mural-like movements in the party line program, which is based on historical fact, can be a breathtaking experience. Never have stillness and cold been evoked as exquisitely as in the first movement, entitled "The Palace Square."
Isaak Glikman corresponded with Shostakovich for over 30 years. He wrote, "During the 1930's it was Shostakovich's lot to undergo extremely hard experiences, and I was filled with admiration for his bearing. It somehow reminded me of the heroes of his symphonies and chamber works; their propensity for mournful contemplation in conjunction with an indestructible force of spirit."
Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" for bass solo, male chorus and orchestra is a setting of texts by Yevtushenko, and is certainly a critique of Stalinist society. "Babi Yar is the name of a ravine outside the Ukrainian City of Kiev which was the scene of a Nazi massacre of over 100,000 men, women and children in 1941. The poem amounts to a passionate outcry against anti-Semitism. It had already been published, but changes were demanded to reflect that Russians and Ukrainians lie with Jews in the same earth. The meaning remained clear despite the changes.
I urge you to begin your study of this composer by listening to the early symphonies, the two piano concertos (Shostakovich was by all reports an astonishing virtuoso at the keyboard). Then do some reading, dipping into the two books I've already mentioned as well as what is perhaps the most authoritative biography, Shostakovich: A Life by Laurel E. Fay, published by Oxford University Press in 2000.
The Essential Shostakovich
There are many recordings of Shostakovich's symphonies. For Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3, I like London/Decca 425063, which contains a performance by the London Philharmonic led by Bernard Haitink. Try London/Decca 425064 (again Haitink) for Symphony No. 2 and Symphony No. 10. I choose Neeme Järvi's performance with the Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos 8640) of the suppressed Symphony No. 4.
The historic recording of Symphony No. 5 with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra is a best buy on Sony 61841. It contains Symphony No. 9 as well. Delos 3246 presents Symphony No. 5 along with the gorgeous Piano Concerto No. 2 (with a second movement that will break your heart; jazz pianist Bill Evans even recorded it). Andrew Litton is the conductor/piano soloist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" is now available on an audiophile Hybrid Super Audio Compact Disc in Surround Sound on Philips 470623 with Valery Gergiev leading a live performance by the Kirov Orchestra and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. The accompanying booklet is excellent. There is also a Haitink London Philharmonic recording on London/Decca 425068 that is excellent, although it doesn't hold a candle to the Gergiev version. I like Haitink again for Symphony No. 8 (London/Decca 425071).
The hands-down winner for Symphony No. 11 is the 1958 recording by the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski conducting. It still gives me the chills (EMI 165206). Neeme Järvi also presents Symphony No. 11, "The Year 1905" with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra on Deutsche Grammophon Imports 459415. Rounding it out for this work is another Haitink outing with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra on London/Decca 425072.
I recommend London/Decca 425073 for Symphony No. 13. On it, Bernard Haitink conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam. The bass soloist is Marius Rintzler. Symphony No. 14 is in 11 movements, each a setting of a poem about death. London/Decca 425074 features Julia Varady, soprano and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bass, again with Haitink and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Denon 78821 contains an interesting performance with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra under Eliahu Inbal. Finally, although I've left out Symphonies Nos. 6 and 12, is the enigmatic Symphony No. 15 with its machine-like whirrings, quotations from Rossini's William Tell, the fate theme from Wagner's Tannhauser and one really humongous crescendo. Haitink does a fine version with the London Philharmonic on London/Decca 425069. There is also an excellent but difficult to find performance on the ICONE label (ICN-9408) with Kiril Kondrashin and the Moscow Philharmonic.
For the inner life of Shostakovich, turn to the complete String Quartets (Nos.1-15) in a very reasonably priced boxed set of six CDs. The highly acclaimed performances are by the Fitzwilliam String Quartet on London/Decca 455776.
If you've got the SACD decoding system for multi channel playback, a must is Hilary Hahn playing the Concerto for Violin No. 1 with the Oslo Philharmonic, Marek Janowski conducting, on Sony 89921.
I purchased and am happy with a recording of Heinrich Schiff playing the Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 on London/Decca 201402 with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted authoritatively by Shostakovich's son, Maxim.
Both of the piano concertos are available on Sony 60677 with Yefim Bronfman, piano, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting. For good measure, the Quintet in g for Piano and Strings brings together Bronfman with the Juilliard String Quartet.
Finally, for personal and sentimental reasons, I recommend the superb performance of the Piano Concerto No. 2 by John Ogdon, piano, and the Royal Philharmonic conducted by Lawrence Foster (EMI 74991). Ogdon won first prize jointly with Vladimir Ashkenazy at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Competition in 1962. His career was interrupted by the onset of mental illness in the mid 70's.
Shostakovich's music can be hard to emotionally bear at times, but I think no other composer of the last century so perfectly captured the state of humankind during his lifetime and foreshadowed what our future might be. Go as far as you can, then give it a rest and return. It is a lifetime of listening and understanding more and more deeply life's riddles that awaits those who choose to follow the trail blazed by this magnificent man.
Many of the recordings mentioned above may be purchased at ArkivMusic.com, where a portion of your purchase can benefit WGUC.
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For mom: Children of Portsmouth Past exhibit
Saturday, May 11, 2013
PORTSMOUTH -- Both mothers and children (and perhaps dads as well) will enjoy this special display of clothing belonging to infants and children from an earlier time, all from the collection of the Portsmouth Historical Society.
Reservations are not required. For more information call Sandra Rux 603 436-8420 or check the web site www.PortsmouthHistory.org |


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The Institute of Internal Auditors, PR Chapter is BACK with our annual Government Internal Auditors Conference after a successful Internal Auditors Day Conference. This time we will focus on Government Sector Internal Auditors including Central Government, Public Corporations and Municipal auditors. Topics will include concurrent presentations with a variety of topics for each sector that will enhance your skills, make you more effective, and help you make a difference in your organization.
The Government Internal Auditor's Conference will bring together CAEs, audit committee and board members, and internal auditors in general from the PR Government Sector to gain exclusive insights, discuss challenges and strategies, and network with other top audit executives. Respected practitioners will lead general and concurrent sessions that focus on:
This year's conference features speakers and topics from different sectors (Municipal, Public Corporations, etc). Whether it is the topic you've been waiting to hear or you just need more of that in-depth knowledge, you'll find it at the Governmental Auditors Conference.
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Posted by Russ Kazmierczak Jr.
on November 2, 2012 – 6:34 pm
This weekend, the Tucson Comic Con returns to downtown Tucson, and Amazing Arizona Comics will premiere its latest issue with an exclusive TCC cover. This limited edition print of "The Greatest College Rivalry of All Time!" will be available, as well — and if you're in town, at the show, and can share the classic cover I ripped off with this piece, you can have a print for free! In fact, mention Nerdvana and get a free mini-comic published just for Tucson! It's a giveaway extravaganza!
The Tucson Comic Con is at the Tucson Convention Center and runs 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
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Freak the Mighty Memory and the Past Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
Except later it was Freak who taught me that remembering is a great invention of the mind, and if you try hard enough you can remember anything, whether it happened or not. (1.5)
Have you ever invented a memory so convincing that even you began to think it was real? Well, Freak seems to see this as a good thing. It's kind of like having a good imagination. Is Max convinced?
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But like Freak says later in the book, you can remember anything, whether it happened or not. All I'm really sure of is he never hit me with that crutch. (3.23)
Wait, didn't we just hear this? Yeah, that means it's probably important. We're guessing memory will play a crucial role in the plot. And once we get to the end, how are we supposed to interpret these lines? Is Max making up the whole thing?
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One thing we don't do, though, we don't talk about my father, good old Killer Kane. Which is fine by me. (12.10)
Max is trying to forget something pretty important, but he won't tell us what. What effect does it have on us as readers to not know the big issue from Max's past?


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The show on 'Colors TV' "Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon" held a lot of promise at the time of its launch. Also it managed to get an envious opening for any show till date, TRP's of 2.8. The show had an ensemble of some of the well known names in the television industry as its star cast.
But in spite of all the things being in its favor, the show has not managed to live up to the expectations of the viewers, and it is seeing a gradual downfall in its TRP's since the time of its launch. The makers too fail to understand the reason behind the same. It can be assumed that one of the reasons for its failure may be due to setting very high standards in its initial episodes and thereafter failing to maintain the same.
The show has seen a drastic dip in the TRP's of late, in spite of having two heartthrobs of the small screen, Vivian Dsena and Drashti Dhami, playing the leads. Now as a corrective measures, the creative heads, are trying to incorporate a track of, RK and Madhubala's, romance, which was missing all the time.
One thing has surely been proved by this whole scenario, that it is the script that is of prime importance and no amount of hype and marketing gimmicks can save a bad product from failing. Till then it is a wait and watch situation for "Madhubala".


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Heights Summerfest 2015!
Save the date! Your favorite way to spend a summer night is back! Heights Summerfest will be returning to North Domingo Baca Park on Saturday, June 13, 2015.
National Headliner: SMASH MOUTH
"We've got so many hits on this new record it's ridiculous" says Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell. Harwell oughta know a thing or two about hit songs. His band has charted more hits than a World War || battleship. Smash Mouth, the band that's given you such memorable songs as "All-Star," "Walkin' on the Sun," "Then the Morning Comes," and "I'm a Believer," is back for more season-of-the-sun fun with their vibrant new CD "MAGIC".
"MAGIC" is a no-holds-barred party from start to finish. First-listen gems such as "Flippin' Out" and "Magic" jump out at you like a barrel full of monkeys. Both these songs also feature young super talent J. Dash. The dynamic 25-year old wunderkind was a long-time Smash Mouth fan when he was tapped to sprinkle a little "magic" on these tracks.
So get ready for a "MAGIC"-al year! We all know Smash Mouth is the ultimate summertime party band...And with jumpin' songs like "Magic," "Flippin' Out," and "The Game," Smash Mouth's new CD "MAGIC" is the perfect soundtrack for your year 'round fun in the sun baby.
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Countdown to Overkill has been rocking the Rio Rancho and Albuquerque area since 2009. They have won Battles of the Bands in both cities and are making quite a name for themselves. They have played many special events in Rio Rancho including: Juneteenth, The 4th of July show, The Pork & Brew, and many other smaller local gigs.
Working hard on their music, choreography, and energy, their name has spread like wildfire in the area. Countdown To Overkill wants to make sure that every show they play is filled with tons of energy and lights to keep you engaged and moving throughout the entire show.
Youngsville is the name of a one street town in northern New Mexico. An old, quiet town where the Grandfather of Carlos, singer for the band Youngsville, was born. Youngsville's music is a blend of pop-rock, rollicking country and a little of that southwestern spice we all crave. They are full of spry foot-stomping tunes and earnest love songs, with matter-of-fact lyrics bound to make you smile. Youngsville is always playing something fun, exciting, and occasionally: unexpected! All in all, Youngsville is a band about having a good time and enjoying the music they bring to the stage.
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All interested vendors are encouraged to submit an application. Applications will be accepted until May 1, 2015. The application for food can be found here. The application to be a market vendor can be found here.
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Group debates cap on animals at Longview shelter
POSTED: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 10:45am
UPDATED: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 4:11pm
Longview, TX (Longview News-Journal) —
Members of the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee questioned Monday if there should be a cap on the number of animals held in the Humane Society of Northeast Texas' animal shelter.
The committee, which met with representatives from the shelter, discussed a scathing state inspection of the shelter completed in April and steps taken since then to address areas of non-compliance.
Committee chairwoman, Kristen Ishihara, who also served on the Mayor's Animal Shelter Task Force, raised concern there currently is no maximum number of animals the shelter will hold.
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Local 911 dispatcher to be honored at Philly soccer game
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EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - James Lockerbie, a 911 dispatch operator with the Egg Harbor Township Police Department, will be honored as a "Hometown Hero" during the Saturday, July 14 match of the Philadelphia Union professional soccer team. Lockerbie, a 16-year employee of the township, is being honored for his role saving the life of a 2-year-old boy during a 911 call in January 2012.
The team honors fans who have also performed remarkable service in their communities through their "Hometown Heroes" recognition program. The award presentation will occur during pregame festivities around 6:30. The game will be televised on Comcast Channel 31, at 7 p.m.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who are your preferred caterers?
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Does the Museum have parking?
Yes, see Parking for more information.
What are your daytime rates?
Please download our Daytime Meetings and Events brochure for details about our daytime rooms and rates.
Does the Chicago History Museum have any audiovisual equipment?
Most event spaces feature built-in audiovisual equipment. Please contact us at 312.799.2254 for recommendations to meet your audiovisual needs.
The City's History Museum
The Chicago History Museum collects, exhibits and interprets documents, images, and artifacts related to the history of the United States and metropolitan Chicago.
Popular exhibitions, interactive activities, and educational programs about the city's past, present, and future have earned the Museum a well-deserved reputation as the premier urban history museum and research center in the United States.
The Museum's classical and neo-classical architecture, rich interiors, and engaging collection of historical artifacts create a unique, delightful, and entertaining setting for any special event.
The Museum Store
The Chicago History Museum Store carries many unusual items that would make perfect, personalized gifts for your guests. Store items feature designs by historically significant architects and commemorations of landmark events. Such memorable mementos could include Frank Lloyd Wright coasters, brass letter openers, Chicago specialty mugs, scenic note cards, or exhibition catalogs.
> Learn more about the Museum Store
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5 Amazing !!Ash2012 | 29/12/2011 | See all Ash2012's reviews (3)I bought My Turtle beach PX3 at the same time as I bought this , After testing this DSS with the wireless headset for 14Days Before I left a review : I was blown away from how crisp the sound detail was with the 5.1/7.1 Dolby Surround Sound It is truely an amazing bit of kit and well worth the 49.99.For setting up it is extreamly simple plug and play simple as that no messing about and the other great thing is you can use any headset with this kit.For those of you that can't get the Dolby surround sound to work please make sure you take off the two white tips on the Digital Optical wire that is only a cover.Overall I rate this product 10/10 does what it say's on the box!!
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Atlanta leads 2-0 (as of 6/29)
Game 1: Friday, June 28 | ||
Arizona | 0 | Final |
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Game 2: Saturday, June 29 | ||
Arizona | 5 | Final |
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Game 3: Sunday, June 30 | ||
Arizona | 2 | Final |
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Diamondbacks 5
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Braves 11
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4:05 PM ET, June 29, 2013
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
W: J. Walden (3-1)
L: D. Hernandez (4-5)
Ian Kennedy hasn't taken the mound in nearly two weeks after serving a suspension. Facing the Atlanta Braves in his first start back could prove helpful considering his history in the series.
His counterpart, Tim Hudson, is focused on ending the longest winless streak of his career.Kennedy gets the nod for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday in Atlanta as Hudson seeks his first win in nearly eight weeks.Kennedy (3-4, 5.21 ERA) was dealt a 10-game suspension after hitting Yasiel Puig and Zack Greinke on June 11 at Dodger Stadium. The ball off Greinke's helmet lead to a bench-clearing scuffle and ultimately five other individual suspensions, though Kennedy's was the most severe.He dropped his appeal after giving up one run and four hits over six-plus innings in a 4-1 loss to San Diego on June 16, though he did not get a decision. The right-hander disagreed with the severity of the punishment, but felt dropping the appeal would lessen the distraction."I kept on getting questions every single day and my teammates and everybody else," said Kennedy, who limited Los Angeles and San Diego to a combined three runs -- all on two homers -- and eight hits in 12 1/3 innings. "So I figured it was the best thing for the team so we could put it past us."Kennedy owns a 2.84 ERA in four career starts versus Atlanta with wins in each of the last two, including a 5-3 victory on May 15. He yielded three runs and struck out seven in five innings.Hudson (4-7, 4.10) has compiled a 1.82 ERA over his last five starts, but it hasn't ended a nine-start winless streak dating to a victory over the New York Mets on May 5.The 15th-year veteran's victory drought may be due more to a lack of offense than anything else. His 1.66 run-support average over his last nine starts is the lowest in baseball among qualifying pitchers during that stretch.Hudson received no runs of support for the third time in four starts last Saturday as he yielded two runs over six innings in a 2-0 loss at Milwaukee."That's baseball," the right-hander told the team's official website. "Unfortunately, sometimes you lose games like that. You have to go out there and keep plugging along, and hopefully the tide starts turning a little bit."Hudson opposed Kennedy in May, and gave up five runs in five innings to take the loss, the second game in his winless stretch. He had been 7-0 with a 1.33 ERA in his previous nine starts against the Diamondbacks.Behind Kennedy, Arizona (42-37) should have J.J. Putz back in its bullpen, as he's slated to rejoin the team Saturday. He hasn't pitched since May 7 due to a strained right elbow but yielded one run over four innings in four recent rehab appearances for Triple-A Reno.It is not clear if Putz, who posted a 4.26 ERA while converting five of nine save opportunities before being injured, would immediately slide back into the Diamondbacks' closer role. Heath Bell has a 4.67 ERA in 19 appearances with 13 saves in 15 chances since May 7.Atlanta (46-34) didn't give Arizona an opportunity to close out Friday's series opener, winning for the third time in four games with a 3-0 victory. It was the first time the Diamondbacks were shut out since Sept. 26.Arizona's Martin Prado was 1 for 2 with a walk in his first game against his former club.Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
Gameday Matchup
Arizona | Atlanta | |
Night | 58-59 | 68-45 |
Grass | 80-80 | 95-65 |
Current Streak | W1 | W1 |
Last 10 | 4-6 | 6-4 |
Pitching Matchup
Arizona | Atlanta | ||
I. Kennedy 7-10, 4.91 ERA Last Game: 9/25 vs ARI 7.0 IP, 2 ER Dec = Win |
T. Hudson 8-7, 3.97 ERA Last Game: 7/24 at NYM 7.2 IP, 2 ER Dec = Win |
Gameday Lineups
NO. | Arizona | Atlanta |
1. | G. Parra, RF | A. Simmons, SS |
2. | M. Prado, 2B | J. Heyward, RF |
3. | P. Goldschmidt, 1B | J. Upton, LF |
4. | E. Chavez, 3B | F. Freeman, 1B |
5. | M. Montero, C | B. McCann, C |
6. | J. Kubel, LF | D. Uggla, 2B |
7. | A. Pollock, CF | M. Upton Jr., CF |
8. | D. Gregorius, SS | C. Johnson, 3B |
9. | I. Kennedy, P | T. Hudson, P |
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Los Angeles: Ben Gomes, the India-bred techie who oversees Google's handling of 100 billion searches a month, believes a new voice-based interface is needed for the next frontier of search centred round mobile phones and tablet computers.
"Now search is becoming mobile — on phones and tablets. The challenge is that it is on a small screen, so it's hard to type. The opportunity is that it's got a really good microphone and a touch screen," he said.
"It can enable a new kind of interface. So we realised we want to build an interface that was much like the way you talk to some person and ask a question," Gomes said. And while the Google search app can already respond to questions using voice-based software, Gomes told the BBC that the process is "going to get better and more intelligent".
The Tanzania-born, India-bred, US-educated vice-president of search is responsible for helping to answer queries in the shortest time possible on desktops, tablets and phones. Search is Google's cash cow, bringing in a majority of its $50 billion revenues last year.
It is also, said Gomes, "about having a continuous conversation with the user to find out what he wants".
Described by BBC as a "boy-like 45-year-old guru of search in Googleplex", the company headquarters in Mountain View, California, Gomes works out of an untidy cubicle with four other top engineers. Gomes and his team work on "their fine-tooth comb search of the worldwide web to serve up the popular search engine".
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Budget and Rates
Following a public hearing on June 11, 2013, the EBMUD Board of Directors approved rate increases necessary to maintain critical infrastructure. Rates are structured to allow EBMUD to deliver the best drinking water to East Bay customers and provide wastewater treatment and services to protect the San Francisco Bay.
This action supports a biennial budget geared to protect the public's $14 billion investment in the District's massive water and wastewater system. The plan supports stronger focus on maintaining and upgrading more than 4,200 miles of pipes and related facilities and operations in five counties. The plan places EBMUD on more stable financial ground on the heels of a drought, declining water sales and the negative impacts of cuts necessitated by years of national economic instability.
EBMUD water rates increase by 9.75 percent in Fiscal Year 2014, and 9.5 percent in FY15. The typical EBMUD water customer who averages 246 gallons daily will see an increase of $3.96 more each month in FY14 and $4.19 more monthly in FY15. EBMUD wastewater rates increase by 9 percent in FY14 and 8.5 percent in FY15, representing an increase to the average wastewater customer of a little more than a dollar a month each budget year. The FY14 rates are effective July 1, 2013 and the FY15 rates on July 1, 2014.
In recent years, EBMUD made deep cuts across the board, with employees forgoing raises to assist the District and its ratepayers during tough times. The new budget will lead to significantly more pipe replacements, avoiding expensive and catastrophic failures and interruptions in service. EBMUD is taking strides to reduce long-term debt by paying more costs from revenue instead of bond funding and is refinancing debt at lower interest rates, resulting in $60 million in future savings.
Even with proposed increases, EBMUD water rates remain among the lowest in the Bay Area. Of the 13 local water agencies surveyed, EBMUD's rates are lower than ten of them.
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Kettering is #1 again in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering in the 2005 "America's Best Colleges Guide." Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering are ranked in the Top Ten nationally.
#1 for the fifth year in a row!! Three programs in the Top Ten nationally!!
Kettering University has retained its #1 ranking for Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and landed a total of three key programs in the TOP TEN in the 2005 edition of "America's Best Colleges Guide," which is published by "U.S. News & World Report." It is the fifth year in a row that Kettering has been ranked tops in the country. Kettering's category is Undergraduate Engineering schools, whose highest degree is a bachelor's or master's degree.
#1 - Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
#8 - Mechanical Engineering
#9 - Electrical and Computer Engineering
#14 - overall ranking for Kettering University.
You can view all the rankings at USNews.com. The "America's Best Colleges" newsstand book and the weekly edition of "U.S.News & World Report" magazine (containing many of the rankings) will both go on sale Monday, Aug. 23.
#1 for Year #5 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering retained its #1 ranking. It is the fifth year in a row Kettering has been designated as best in the country in its category.
Kettering University sits alone at the top of the list this year, followed by:
Bradley University (Illinois),
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo (California),
University of Michigan-Dearborn and University of Wisconsin-Platteville tied for #4.
"Being continually recognized by your peers is a great honor," said David Poock, department head for Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering and Business (IMEB). "When you have excellent students, outstanding faculty and a good learning environment, you have the right ingredients for a recognizable program. Our faculty members are continually improving the curriculum and the laboratory to have a degree program that meets the needs not only of our students but also of their employers."
From #10 to #8 -- Mechanical Engineering climbs in the Top Ten Kettering's Mechanical Engineering Department, the largest academic unit on campus, has maintained its Top Ten ranking for the past four years. This year, it has climbed to #8.
"The Department of Mechanical Engineering is certainly very proud of this result and we will work even harder in the future," said K. Joel Berry, P.E., professor of Mechanical Engineering, department head, and holder of the Eugene W. Kettering Chair of Power Engineering. "We believe our program is one of the best in the nation and is supported by dedicated faculty and staff committed to academic excellence every hour, every day," he added.
The top schools in this Mechanical Engineering category are:
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Indiana),
Cooper Union (New York),
United States Military Academy (New York),
Harvey Mudd College (California),
Bucknell University (Pennsylvania),
United States Naval Academy (Maryland),
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo (California),
Kettering University,
Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wisconsin), and
United States Air Force Academy (Colorado)
Retaining its spot -- #9 for Electrical Engineering
Kettering's Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. continued its Top Ten listing at #9.
Mark Wicks, department head for Electrical and Computer Engineering, said he was very pleased with the ranking. "It's evidence of the strength of our program and the success of our graduates. Several components work together to make our program successful. Two important parts are the outstanding faculty members who are committed to developing a strong curriculum and the practical real-world experience that comes from our emphasis on lab work, student design projects, and student employment at one of our corporate partners," he added.
The top schools in this category are:
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Indiana),
Cooper Union (New York),
Harvey Mudd College (California),
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo (California),
United States Air Force Academy (Colorado),
United States Military Academy (New York),
United States Naval Academy (Maryland),
Bucknell University (Pennsylvania),
Kettering University,
Loyola Marymount (California),
Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wisconsin),
San Jose State University (California).
Overall rank: #14
Kettering is in the "Top Twenty" in the country once again. This year, it shares the honor with:
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Indiana),
Harvey Mudd College (California),
Cooper Union (New York),
United States Military Academy (New York),
United States Naval Academy (Maryland),
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo (California),
United States Air Force Academy (Colorado),
Bucknell University (Pennsylvania),
Villanova University (Pennsylvania),
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida),
Lafayette College (Pennsylvania),
Swarthmore College (Pennsylvania),
United States Coast Guard Academy (Connecticut),
Kettering University,
Baylor University (Texas),
Cal State Poly - Pomona (California),
Milwaukee School of Engineer (Wisconsin),
San Jose State University (California).
Methodology: Best undergraduate engineering programs A detailed explanation is available on the U.S. News website at usnews.com. The U.S. News reports that schools are categorized by mission and, in some cases, by region. Next, staff members gather data from each college for up to 15 indicators of academic excellence. Each factor is assigned a weight that reflects the judgment about how much a measure matters. Finally, the colleges in each category are ranked against their peers, based on their composite weighted score.
Most of the data comes from colleges and universities. U.S. News reports it "takes pains to ensure accuracy." This year, 95.2 percent of schools returned surveys. U.S. News obtained missing data from sources such as the American Association of University Professors, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Council for Aid to Education, and the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. The ranking formula gives greatest weight to the opinions of those in a position to judge a school's academic excellence.
Following are the indicators used to measure academic quality:
Peer assessment (25 percent),
Retention (20 percent),
Faculty resources (20 percent),
Student selectivity (15 percent),
Financial resources (10 percent),
Graduation rate (5 percent),
Alumni giving (5 percent).
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Ozaukee County hopes jurors will donate their fees
Port Washington - Ozaukee County residents picked for circuit court duty will be able to donate all or a portion of the juror fee they are paid to help finance court-related or crime prevention services, as part of a voluntary "Generous Juror" program set to begin Monday.
Jurors are paid fees of $25 for a half day or $50 for a full day, plus mileage expenses, Clerk of Circuit Court Mary Lou Mueller said. In 2010, Ozaukee County paid a little more than $50,000 in juror expenses.
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Student radio station gets fuzzy reception in Whitefish Bay
Whitefish Bay — A proposal to start a Whitefish Bay student radio station was met with fuzzy reception from school administration, who feared the radio station could take away funds from other needs in the district.
The idea of a student-run radio station was first proposed by Whitefish Bay resident John Davis in November 2013, when he asked the school board to complete a FCC application for the 103.3 FM frequency that had recently become available. The school board agreed at that time to complete the application, with the understanding that the district was not obligated to construct a radio station or facilitate a radio program in the future.
The FCC approved Whitefish Bay's application in October, giving Whitefish Bay permission to broadcast on a transmission that would carry 3.5 miles and feature music, student talk shows and live broadcasts of Blue Dukes sports games. Since that time, the school district's administration has conducted a feasibility study that concluded a radio station would open the district up to potential expenses and liability.
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» Read Full ArticleNicolet robotics team takes second in competition
Glendale — The Nicolet F.E.A.R. robotics team finished in top ranks of a 59-team tournament last weekend.
The Nicolet team was part of a three-team alliance that scored second in the Northern Lights Regional in Duluth, Minn. This year's competition challenged three-team alliances to a recycling-themed game in which robots score points by stacking tote bins on scoring platforms, capping those stacks with recycling containers and disposing of foam pool noodles, which represent litter.
The team was also awarded the Underwriters Laboratories Safety Award, which celebrates teams that use innovative ways of eliminating hazards in the competition.
Adam Thiel, the team's lead mentor, said the team of 63 students, is starting to improve its rankings after three years in existence. Nicolet F.E.A.R. is now gearing up for the Wisconsin regional competition on March 19-21 at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.
Shorewood boys basketball team beats Madison in regional, 63-60
Momentum lost, momentum found.
Shorewood boys basketball coach Phil Jones watched it go back and forth in the waning minutes of his team's 63-60 WIAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal win over Milwaukee James Madison Tuesday night.
"That's the key word, momentumn," he said. "We had to shift the momentum back when they got it. ...The kids got rattled for awhile and that's a little out of character for them, but they got it together in time, because the season is about ups and downs and making plays when you need them."
With the victory, the Greyhounds (13-10) advanced to a WIAA D2 regional semifinal at 7 p.m. Friday, March 6 at regional top seed Milwaukee Washington (17-5). Whitefish Bay is the number two seed on the other side of the bracket and the regional final is slated for Saturday night.
Jones would like to see the Greyhounds keep moving one foot in front of the other and making plays like the series of efforts that helped seal the deal down the stretch against Madison.
» Read Full ArticleUW Marching Band visits Nicolet this weekend
Glendale — The University of Wisconsin Marching Band will paint the Nicolet High School gymnasium red with Badger spirit on Saturday, March 7.
The Badger Band will come to Nicolet for the school's biannual Band Together fundraising concert, which benefits the four school district foundations of Fox Point-Bayside, Glendale-River Hills, Maple Dale-Indian Hill and Nicolet High School. The show will begin at 2 p.m., but attendees are encouraged to arrive an hour earlier for pre-concert festivities, including sports team mascots, concessions, an instrument petting zoo, a silent auction and a performance from a student rock band called Stacked.
The Band Together event started in 2011, and was held again in 2013. The two previous events each raised about $20,000, which was shared equally by the four school foundations . The funds are used to provide new technology, capital equipment and innovative school programming.
In addition to raising money for local schools, Nicolet band director Michael McDowell said the UW Marching Band puts on a great live show. He said the event creates an excitement about UW-Madison for students who are considering attending the university.
"Any connection that we can make to UW is a great way to bridge that transition," McDowell said.
» Read Full ArticleBrown Deer approves amendment to TIF district
Brown Deer — The Brown Deer Village Board unanimously approved an amendment to TIF District #2 that aims to spur redevelopment near Bradley Road and 47th Street.
The amendment would add 12 acres of land that includes the former Algonquin School site, the former Lighthouse of Brown Deer site and a small amount of land owned by Milwaukee County. A TIF district would allow the village to spend an estimated $3.5 million on land improvements designed to spur residential development.
The village plans to spend $1.4 million to buy the former Lighthouse of Brown Deer site from New Perspectives Senior Living, which is building a larger, four-story assisted living center on 60th Street, north of Brown Deer Road. Village officials also estimate they will spend $1.7 million to install sewer, water and other public utilities for future residential development. Any expenditures the village chooses to make would have to be made by 2017.
The village's expenditures would be recouped through the additional tax revenue generated by future development. Village officials estimate residential development on that 12 acres of land could create an estimated $5.5 million in additional value, including $1.5 million on the 3-acre Lighthouse site and $4 million on the 9-acre Algonquin School site.
The village, school district and other taxing bodies would not receive any of the additional tax revenue generated by future developments until the village's infrastructure costs are recouped, which is expected to happen in 2022.
» Read Full ArticleShorewood girls basketball team beats Bay for regional title, 52-40
No one knows when the last time the Shorewood girls basketball team won a WIAA regional title.
That information may be lost to the dusty pages of history.
All that coach Jeff Eimers and his over-achieving Greyhounds know, is that before a noisy home crowd backed by the boisterous Shorewood Pep Band, they made a little history Saturday night.
Some simply amazing history.
The Greyhounds used a stifling defense to hold visiting Whitefish Bay to just three second half field goals, only one of whch was scored when it mattered. They coupled that to an aggressive to-the-basket offense and were rewarded with a 52-40 WIAA D2 regional final victory.
» Read Full Article'Project Runway' star, fiancé mesh styles and make small Shorewood apartment work
When it was announced that local artist Miranda Levy would appear on Season 12 of "Project Runway" on Bravo TV, I attempted to reach her lots of ways. I finally connected with her via social media and remember thinking how poised she seemed in that 140-character realm.
Except that it wasn't her at all, I learned fairly quickly. It was her fiancé, Michael Adler, who convincingly channeled his significant other, virtually and sans the Bettie Page bangs, during her months of shooting the reality TV show.
"He still runs my Twitter feed," says Levy, who became known on the show for her pencil skirts and self-described "nerdy" looks. "He's a good partner. I think he knows me better than anyone does."
It isn't every couple that can share a Twitter account. Maybe that explains how these two artists who both create art at home can share a New York-sized apartment in Shorewood.
Adler is a musician and illustrator who studies computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and works full time. Levy is a fashion designer and artist who works for the Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend.
» Read Full ArticleConstruction begins on Shorewood Metro Market project
Shorewood — Demolition began Tuesday, Feb. 24, on Shorewood's old Walgreens building, paving the way for a two-story Metro Market grocery store, a four-story parking garage and a six-story building on Oakland Avenue.
Once the Walgreens and neighboring Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop are demolished, construction crews will begin work on the Metro Market grocery store.
Shorewood's existing Pick 'n Save will remain open until May when demolition begins on that building.
In the fall, construction will begin on the six-story, mixed-use building featuring upscale apartments and 15,000 square feet of retail space.
The new development will occupy the entire two blocks between Kenmore and Olive Streets on the west side of Oakland Avenue, replacing the current Pick 'n Save and abandoned Schwartz and Walgreens facilities.
» Read Full ArticleShorewood school superintendent is a finalist for West Allis-West Milwaukee job
Shorewood — Shorewood School District Superintendent Marty Lexmond is one of three finalists for an open superintendent position in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District.
Lexmond said his interest in the West Allis-West Milwaukee position has nothing to do with a recent petition signed by more than 100 Shorewood residents urging the Shorewood School Board not to renew Lexmond's contract. Lexmond's contract automatically renewed on Feb. 1 for one year.
Lexmond said the opportunity in West Allis-West Milwaukee allows him to return to his roots in urban education. His career began with field experiences at North Division High School, seven years at Vincent High School and mentoring new teachers in Milwaukee middle schools.
Lexmond said his experience in Milwaukee Public Schools — combined with the leadership lessons he learned in Shorewood and Kohler — have given him skills to address challenges that come with a racially and economically diverse district such as West Allis-West Milwaukee.
"It's a district I've watched for quite a while. It provides a unique opportunity to bring together my experience in urban and suburban education," he said. "It's a really interesting opportunity that comes with greater diversity, larger size and more economic diversity."
» Read Full ArticleWest Allis superintendent finalists hail from Shorewood, Greendale, MPS
West Allis-West Milwaukee superintendent include the superintendents at Shorewood and Greendale and a regional superintendent at Milwaukee Public Schools.
The finalists forShorewood Superintendent Marty Lexmond, Greendale Superintendent John Tharp and MPS Regional Superintendent Jesse Rodriguez met with parents and community members at the district Saturday, in a forum broadcast on Time Warner Cable Channel 13.
The West Allis-West Milwaukee School Board is scheduled to discuss the finalists tonight during a closed session meeting.
The board plans to name a new superintendent on or before April 1. That person will take over the district starting July 1. Former West Allis superintendent Kurt Wachholz abruptly retired at the end of July 2014 after several years of rapid -- and in some cases controversial -- changes in the district.
Wrong-way drunken driver arrested on I-43
A 27-year-old woman was arrested for driving the wrong way on I-43 after leaving a Milwaukee nightclub early Sunday morning.
Traveling northbound in the southbound lane, Sade Franklin side-swiped another car near Capitol Drive and crashed into a median south of Hampton Avenue, according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office. The driver of the vehicle she struck said he saw the vehicle heading toward him and he attempted to swerve, but the wrong-way driver also swerved and struck him.
Glendale police and deputies arrested Franklin around 2:27 a.m. Sunday for drunken driving and recklessly endangering safety, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years. Franklin told police she had one drink at Club 618 at 618 N. Water Street in Milwaukee, and then entered the freeway at the Highland Avenue off-ramp.
Germantown boys basketball team clinches outright NSC title
Over the course of the last nine extremely successful years, the three-time WIAA state champion Germantown boys basketball team has had to stare down moments like it faced Friday night on senior night at home against archrival Homestead.
The Highlanders had erased a 10-point third quarter deficit, and behind the mighty efforts of 6-7 forward Jaylen Key (26 points), had surged into a 51-47 lead with 7:32 left before a packed Germantown gym full of hoops' junkies.
In the past, Warhawk superstars like Ben Averkamp, Zak Showalter, Luke Fischer or Lamonte Bearden would have stepped to the fore to put an end to such nonsense.
But those guys are long gone to college or beyond.
Enter junior point guard Juwan McCloud, who now put up his name for consideration among those Warhawk greats. In that fourth quarter, he would hit in short succession, four 3-pointers, including one four-point play.
» Read Full ArticleGermantown girls basketball team wins 2nd outright North Shore crown
In it's home fieldhouse, the Homestead girls basketball team had Germantown star guards Taylor Higginbotham and Val Meissner in serious foul trouble at the half Thursday night.
They also held the Warhawks without a point for well over five minutes in the second quarter.
And they cut the deficit to two points on three occasions in the fourth quarter.
» Read Full ArticleBlood drive to be held in Brown Deer Monday
A blood drive will be held on Monday, Feb. 23 at Brown Deer Village Hall, 4800 W. Green Brook Drive.
The blood drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday in the newly remodeled Earl McGovern Board Room, where the Village Board hosts its meetings. A light lunch will be provided for all blood donors.
North Shore schools proactive against potential measles outbreak
When measles hit the Chicago suburbs two weeks ago, schools in the North Shore took notice.
The North Shore Health Department has contacted area schools recommending that schools review their students' vaccination records. The health department has also provided a letter for schools to send to families encouraging them to get up to date on their vaccines.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends all children get two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines, starting with the first dose at 12 through 15 months of age, and the second dose at 4 through 6 years of age. Parents are allowed to opt out of vaccinations on the basis of health, religious views or personal conviction. The personal conviction option applies to parents who believe, for example, that vaccinations may result in autism.
Shorewood school nurse Cindy Roach has taken the health department's advice, and has started making phone calls to parents who are either behind on vaccinations or have chosen to opt out of vaccinations. She tells the parents that if a measles outbreak occurs in a Shorewood school, children who are not current with their vaccinations will be asked to stay home for several weeks.
In Shorewood, 90 out of 2,096 students are not current on their measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations. Some of those 90 children are foreign-born students behind on their vaccinations, and some may be behind on vaccines for other reasons. Out of those who choose to opt out, Roach said the majority of parents do so out of personal conviction, as opposed to health or religious reasons.
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