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In Small Claims court, disputes are settled in a fair, quick and inexpensive manner. You may ask a lawyer for advice before you go to court; however, you may not have a lawyer represent you in court, but you may have an attorney to represent you in the appeal.
The place to file a Small Claims case is Room 319, 1500 Court Street, Redding CA 96001 and the phone number is (530) 245-6789. The Small Claims court clerks can answer many kinds of questions and provide the forms you need; however, they are prohibited by law from giving legal advice.
Further information and publications are available at the Department of Consumer Affairs and the California Courts Self Help Center web sites.
If you choose Small Claims court to resolve a dispute and you are the plaintiff, you give up the right to have another court review the Small Claims judge's decision. In other words, the plaintiff has no right of appeal. Therefore, if you lose, that's probably the end of the case. However, the person or entity you sue (defendant) may appeal the judge's ruling. When such an appeal is filed, the entire case will be heard again. If you are the plaintiff and a Claim of Defendant is filed (the defendant sues you on the same case) and you have a judgment against you, you may file an appeal on that decision. If you are Filing a Small Claims Appeal out of the county, you may obtain the forms at www.shastacourts.com or the California Courts Self Help Center - Forms page. A check off list and forms are also available at California Courts Self Help Center - Small Claims Forms, including the fee waiver application and order.
The Small Claims court has a monetary limit, called a jurisdictional limit, on the amount of money damages that can be claimed. The most "a natural person" can ask for is $10,000; however, you are limited to filing no more than two claims anywhere in the State of California for over $2,500 in one calendar year. You may file an unlimited amount of claims for $2,500 or less. Corporations and other entities (such as government entities) cannot ask for more than $5,000.
The party who has filed the case must cause the legal documents to be served upon the other party. If this service is not done correctly, the court will require the plaintiff to re-serve the papers correctly before the case can be heard in front of a judge.
The following instructions will assist you in proceeding with your claim; failure to comply with these instructions may result in a delay or in your claim being dismissed.
Personal Service: This must be completed at least 15-days prior to the court date if the defendant is in Shasta County or at least 20-days prior if the defendant is outside of Shasta County.
Substituted Service: Sometimes it is not possible to locate the actual party named on the legal document. In this case, it is legal and proper to leave the claim with another adult at the defendant's home, or with someone who is in charge at the defendant's usual place of business. These documents must be in an envelope bearing the name of the defendant, and the server must state that the papers are for a legal case. In this situation, the documents must be served at least 25-days prior to the court date if the defendant is in Shasta County or at least 30-days prior to the court date if the defendant is outside Shasta County. At this point, the person who served the documents must also mail the second copy of the claim to the defendant at the exact same address where the first copy was left. This is to be done with first class mail, postage pre-paid. No other form of mail is permitted.
You may pay the court to do service by certified mail. You may not send the certified mail yourself. Please refer to the fee schedule.
The Small Claims Court uses temporary judges to hear the cases. A temporary judge is an attorney who has been licensed to practice law in California for a minimum of five years and who volunteers to assist the court by hearing certain cases. They meet the same minimum qualifications as a judge or commissioner. The temporary judge is required to take a training program before hearing cases.
You do not have to agree to have your case heard by a temporary judge. If you wait until your court date to request a judge or commissioner of the Superior Court, your case may be continued to a date when one is available and this may delay your case.
A lawyer is not allowed to represent you in court. However, you may talk to a lawyer before or after court. If you are the suing party, and you do not meet the exceptions outlined in Code of Civil Procedure §116.540, you must go to court. You cannot send a representative to take your place in court. Please consult this code section if you are in doubt.
When a claim is filed the clerk will schedule the hearing date approximately 45 days out to allow sufficient time for service.
At the hearing the judge will listen to both sides. You may bring witnesses, photos, bills, receipts, contracts, or any other proof you have. The judge may make the decision at the time of the hearing or take the matter under submission and mail the decision to you.
The party filing the claim is the plaintiff and the person being sued is the defendant. If you have been named as a defendant in a Small Claims action and have received an order to appear at a Small Claims hearing, this means that you are being sued. If you don't know why you are being sued, contact the plaintiff immediately for an explanation.
Never ignore an order to appear in court even if you think the case is wrong, unfair, or has no basis. If you do not appear in court at the proper time and date, the court may still hear and decide the case without you and you may lose the suit by default.
If you believe the plaintiff has caused you injury or owes you money for any reason, you can file a claim against the plaintiff in the same Small Claims court action. If your case is related to the subject of the plaintiff's case, it may be helpful and convenient to resolve it at the same hearing by filing a Defendant's Claim and Order to Plaintiff.
If judgment has been entered against you and the appeal time has lapsed, your money or property and maybe a portion of your earnings can then be taken legally by the judgment creditor to pay the judgment against you. A Small Claims judgment is public record. Small Claims court does not report to any credit reporting agency; however, these agencies come to the court often and place the judgment on the losing party's credit record even after the judgment is paid.
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You never know when an emergency situation will arise, so keep your Petzl e+Lite Emergency Headlamp handy in your pack, on your ski jacket, or in your car. Capable of delivering performance even in tough conditions, this tiny and compact light offers multiple light settings and intuitive survival features to help you get back to safety.
- Ultra light at only 27 grams, and less than five centimeters in length
- Retractable zip cord makes it easy to stow the lamp in a pocket or emergency kit
- Can be stored with batteries for up to ten years, meaning you can count on it even after it's lived in the car for a while
- Bright white lighting allows visibility up to nearly 30 meters, while red LED lets you be seen in the dark even from a distance
- Locking on/off switch prevents accidental operation
- Resists extreme temperatures from -30 degrees Celsius to 60 degrees Celsius
- Waterproof in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes
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Wolfgang Schweiger
PETZL Headlamps - A Tale of Quality
Natalie Wall
Really Cool!
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Had the chance to play with this little guy tonight at Petzl, and thought it was the coolest thing! A must-have for anyone going outside, in case of an emergency. Was really impressed with how much light 26 lumens actually is - especially after using the higher-powered headlamps. Light is definitely sufficient to make your way back to the car, or set up camp in an unexpected situation. Will be putting one of these in my chalk bag for those long approaches.
Spencer Oliphant
Love it!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
This is a great option for someone who thinks a headlamp is a waste of space but knows deep down that going out in the wilderness without one is a terrible plan. It takes up hardly any space and I love that it has red LED options. Bought it to replace my old go-to that broke and I'm happy I did. Seems to be durable so far.
Wayne Christoffersen
CLASSIC series headlamps
Great Backup Light
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
This sits in my pack at all times as a just-in-case headlamp. It's waterproof which is definitely a plus for heavy rain scenarios and it's ultra small so until you need it you wont even notice it's there. As far as utilizing this as your main headlamp I would say go with something slightly larger/brighter such as the black diamond spot or the the black diamond revolt. However, if you are going ultralight and you don't do to much hiking in the dark you could probably get away with just bringing this. Overall I would say it's a quality product and I would definitely recommend it to others.
Wiccy G
Perfect balance of weight & brightness
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
My previous lamp of choice for backpacking was the Petzl Zipka and still love it. However, I am gravitating more and more towards the ultra lightweight backpacking philosophy (without being crazy). This thing is CRAZY small, but puts out a decent amount of light. I've never understood people that need spotlights when camping, especially backpacking. This thing is more than adequate. If I expected to do a fair amount of actual hiking in the dark, I might consider a different lamp, but even this one would be serviceable. And although I don't bring backup batteries on week long trips, the CR2032 lithium batteries are very light/compact (I use the flashlight on my iPhone as my backup with solar recharge...so some would say even having a headlamp is redundant). Used for a week backpacking in the Absaroka-Beartooths. 30-90 minutes every night...no noticeable decrease in output. You really have to see this thing to appreciate how small/light it is. Most wouldn't use as a primary light and it's not meant for such, but for me it fits the bill perfectly.
Jesse Thunderbird
Thanks for the pic Wiccy - this is helpful!
Wolfgang Schweiger
PETZL e-lite
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Fantastic light
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Yes it says "emergency light but its so much more. I have used this as my primary light backpacking and it is truly amazing for its size. It gives you more than enough light to hike or just around camp at night. I always carry a second set of batteries but it must have lasted at least a good 10 hours so far on the first. Its so small a light that its hard to put your trust in it as your only light but so far it has not given me any reason to doubt it. Plus I have been backpacking with others so if this light fails its not the only light source. Yes, more light is always nice, you just have to decide where you want to carry the extra weight. One note, I see there is a new version with a kind of string looking head band. I have not used this and do not know how well it works. I have the version with the slightly wider headband.
Jeffery Gosnell
Referring to the tech manual on Petzl's website, lumens are only mentioned for the highest setting. While the highest setting is 26 Lumens, this number quickly diminishes with use. From the e+Light tech manual, this is what a person can expect in terms of distance:
FRESH BATTERIES: High-- 29 meters; Low-- 15 meters
AFTER 30 MINUTES: High-- 13 meters; Low-- 12 meters
AFTER 10 HOURS: High-- 6 meters; Low-- 6 meters
AFTER 30 HOURS: High-- 4 meters; Low-- 4 meters
So, as you can clearly see, the "high" setting is practically useless after the first 30 minutes. At first, I thought I had a damaged headlamp because I couldn't visually see a difference between high and low after a couple of uses.
One can also see how spending an hour reading in your tent greatly diminishes the usefulness of this light.
The above chart already shows the diminishing use of battery life after a mere 30 minutes. The tech manual lists battery life as follows:
HIGH--55 hours
LOW--70 hours (BTW, all the marketing outside of the tech manual says "75 hours." Why is that?)
RED--30 hours
Add to this a hard-to-find, specialized battery (two Lithium CR2032), and you have a light that does not belong on any kind of extended trip.
Thomas Ogasawara
Woah, this thing is tiny
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
This thing is about as ultralight as a true headlamp can get. Very worth it if you're shaving ounces but still want to see in the dark.
Devin Dwyer
Weightless and Bright
- Familiarity: I gave it as a gift but have feedback to share
I gave this to my brother-in-law for Christmas. He is a runner and runs a lot at night after work. He has said that it is so weightless you don't even know it's there but it stays in place while running. He usually wears it over a hat which helps keep it from moving around on his head. Its multiple light options help to see and be seen at night.
Eric Carter
E+Lite Headlamp
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Pretty bright considering the size. Can be used in a dark hut/tent or early morning skintrack. Not my primary headlamp but its a good backup that lives in my pack with my multitool and some handwarmers.
Arthur Debowski
Let their be light
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I purchased this light as something that can always just live in my pack as I've arrived at many a trailhead only to realize I forgot my lamp. Never again.
Despite it being touted as an emergency light I use it for dawn patrols as it provides enough light to get up a skin track and to futz with my gear until the glowing orb in the sky appears again.
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Brightness is really underwhelming, but it's your backup... and for the weight it's pretty good.
SAND - I was traveling with my e lite without the case and sand/grit has caused the on/off switch to almost completely lock up. This seems like a huge failure for back up gear. It is not a rugged product out of the case. With cold / weak hands and grit in the light it would be difficult/impossible to operate. Be warned.
seems like a good product...
- Gender: Female
I will never get the full use out of this because I dropped it near/in the fire the first trip I took it on. It tumbled out of a case, and I regret not storing it somewhere more secure, but it was in the fire a couple seconds and the little string thing is gone now. Nice settings as far as the lights go (bright, low, blinking), and it's pretty bright for it's size and weight. Nice enough that I'm planning an (at home)repair. Seems durable enough, but don't bring it near the fire! ><
Grant Helgeson
Ass Saver
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
This thing lives in my little emergency kit. I keep the usual sh!t in there, and it makes it into every pack I put on, every time. This thing has saved my ass more times than I can count. Mechanical failure pushed your afternoon ride into dark? The answer is elite. You brought your headlamp but your ski partner didn't and now the sun is down? The answer is elite. I've used mine over a dozen times now & I just bought some replacement batteries. Getting benighted happens. When it does, this thing is a savior. It's pretty darn bright too!
Francis T
I have two of them!
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
This is a great little light. I have two. I keep one in my EDC bag and the other in my car. It puts out just enough light to get the job done. Great for many uses.


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History Museum and Library Advisory Board
The History Museum and Library Advisory Board assists and advises the City Council, in conjunction with the Community Services Director and the Historic Preservation Commission, in the establishment of essential policies, rules, and regulations relating to the planning, acquisition, disposition, operation, use, care, and maintenance of areas and structures owned, leased, or otherwise acquired by the City for use as history museums, interpretive sites, or libraries. In addition, the Board is involved in the establishment of essential policies, rules, and regulations relating to the acquisition, conservation, and use of historical materials, artifacts, and library materials; development of a continuing plan for the City's History Museum and Library programs; establishment of priorities at budget time for non-administrative functions relating to history museum and library policies; and receipt, acceptance, and acquisition, subject to final action by the City Council, by gift, bequest, or devise real and personal property of every kind, nature, and description in the name of the City for history museum or library purposes, subject to the terms of the gift.
The History Museum and Library Advisory Board is composed of nine (9) members who are Tempe residents. Terms are for three years. Board meetings are typically held at 5:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month, in the Tempe Public Library, 3500 South Rural Road, Tempe (even months), and in the Tempe History Museum, 809 East Southern Avenue, Tempe (odd months). No meetings are held in July and August. (City Code, Chapter 2, Article V, Division 2)
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Hi there guys,
Ever since I got the game I loved playing solo, it just has a thing about it, the challenge is great. So I built a deck and after several months have been tweaking it after each expansion. I'm really comfortable with it so I wanted to share it with you. I love the deck and I think it has amazing potential, being able to win all quests without changes to it.
So I'm sharing the deck with you guys and hopefully you will try it out and let me know. I'm also going to share my games experiences, basically each quest I played and how many times to win it, some are more difficult of course.
With this last version of the deck I've played against all the "Hunt for Gollum" cycle as well as all the quests from "Khazad-dûm", I'll update as I play the other cycles and expansions. I also need to play against the core quests.
The deck is built using 2x Core Sets as well as all adventure packs from the Shadows of Mirkwood and Dwarrowdelf cycles. Plus the Khazad-dûm and Over Hill and Under Hill expansions.
MAGGICAL'S DECK v1.7 (Nov 2012)
Eowyn (Spirit)
Glorfindel (Spirit)
Denethor (Lore)
3x Stand and Fight
3x Northern Tracker
3x A Test of Will
3x Elrond's Counsel
3x Arwen Undomiel
3x A Light in the Dark
3x Ancient Mathom
3x Hasty Stroke
3x Light of Valinor
2x Unexpected Courage
3x Haldir of Lorien
3x Warden of Healing
3x Gleowine
2x Rivendell Minstrel
3x Sneak Attack
3x Steward of Gondor
3x Gandalf (Core)
1x Song of Kings
The deck plays around the low starting threat (22) and tries to quest heavily the first rounds with Eowyn and Glorfindel, alongside Arwen most of the time. Then the idea is to use Denethor to always know what cards are coming and quest accordingly, leaving Glorfindel and the allies to attack enemies which I try to engage one at a time if possible.
For some quests I mulligan till I get a Northern Tracker, for example Emyn Muil or Conflict at the Carrock, and for some others I need more allies (like Haldir or Gleowine) fast like playing Khazad-dûm.
I try to abuse Steward of Gondor as much as possible as well as to use Stand and Fight to get a quick Haldir into play sometimes. It really depends on each quest to tell you the truth but I'm really comfortable with the deck right now.
Each time I play I realize that the key for this deck is getting an Unexpected Courage on Denethor really quick. Just being able to defend and then know what's coming your way the next turn enables all the BIG plays and this deck to flow.
Due to a request from hendersondayton on this thread I'm going to add here my personal preferences for attachments on this deck. Basically who I usually attach them to and why. Hope you like it!
Ancient Mathom: This one is self-explainatory, I always get it out as soon as possible but try to do it only on the same turn I'm going to complete the location. I don't want any treachery switching locations and messing up my expected card draw.
Light of Valinor: Obviously on Glorfindel, the sooner the better. It's an amazing first turn attachment.
Unexpected Courage: 95% of the games I get this on Denethor as soon as possible. The idea is for him to be able to defend but most of all for him to always tell you what's coming next. One of the strenghts of this deck is being able to know each and every turn what it is going to face and work around it. On the other 5% of games, usually heavy fighting quests, I get this on Glorfindel to be able to attack two enemies on one turn since he is basically my main attacking character.
Song of Kings: The rule for this card is basically this: if you have Steward of Gondor in hand get this on Denethor, if not then get it to Glorfindel. The idea behind attaching this to Glorfindel is that you will still have one Hero that produce only Spirit (Eowyn) and one Hero that produces only Lore (Denethor), so you want to keep it that way. Also he is the one with the most hit points and it's really important to keep this card into play.
Steward of Gondor: I get this card on Denethor 95% of the games because I really need him to produce as much Lore resources as possible to make this deck flow. On the 5% left are cases where my hand is filled with Spirit cards and I need to play them as soon as possible. For example if I have 2x Northern Tracker and 1x Stand and Fight in my hand I will probably attach this to Glorfindel (since he has 5 hit points).
Passage Through Mirkwood - Won on the first attempt
Journey Down the Anduin - Won on the first attempt
Escape from Dol Guldur - Won on the first attempt (Denethor was the captured hero)
The Hunt for Gollum - Won in the first attempt
Conflict at the Carrock - Won on the second attempt (had a rough draw the first time)
A Journey to Rhosgobel - Won on the third attempt (it's hard to get Athelas!)
The Hills of Emyn Muil - Won on the first attempt
The Dead Marshes - Won on the first attempt
Return to Mirkwood - Won on the second attempt (first attempt I flipped Attercop as my first encounter card)
The Massing at Osgiliath - Won on the first attempt
Into the Pit - Won on first attempt
The Seventh Level - Won on third attempt (I had trouble when more than 5 enemies engaged me)
Flight from Moria - Won on the second attempt
The Redhorn Gate - Won on the first attempt
Road to Rivendell - Won on the first attempt
The Watcher in the Water - Won on the first attempt
The Long Dark - Won on the first attempt
Foundations of Stone - Won on the first attempt
Shadow and Flame - Won on the third attempt (its a tricky and complicated quest) - Need to play again without negative threat
The Battle of Lake-town - Won on the first attempt
We Must Away, Ere Break of Day - Won on first attempt
Over the Misty Mountains Grim - Won on first attempt
Dungeons Deep and Caverns Dim - Still to play against it
And I'm currently waiting on these expansion to be out so I can play against them!
Heirs of Numenor
On the Doorstep
The Steward's Fear
The Drúadan Forest
Encounter at Amon Dîn
Core Set Quests (Nightmare Mode) x3
Several guys have asked me to add the side-kick deck I usually play with for 2-man games. Here it is, keep in mind that the entire deck is thought and built arond the idea of complementing the main deck so I woulnd't recommend it for a solo game at all. Also this is built from the remaining cards that I had after building the first deck, so that's why you will see things like 1x Sneak Attack or 1x Steward of Gondor instead of 3…
MAGGICAL'S SIDE-KICK DECK v1.0 (Jan 2013)
3x Born Aloft
3x Descendant of Thorondor
3x Foe-hammer
3x Quick Strike
3x Feint
3x Rivendell Blade
3x Blade of Gondolin
2x Beorn
2x Horn of Gondor
3x Snowbourn Scout
3x Valiant Sacrifice
3x Dúnedain Watcher
1x Path of Need
1x Steward of Gondor
1x Sneak Attack
3x Master of the Forge
2x Miner of the Iron Hills
2x Erebor Hammersmith
3x Song of Wisdom
3x Gandalf (Core)
As you can see this second deck is more fight oriented. It runs around the idea of getting allies in and out of play to draw cards and generate resources, as well as to use their abilities. It also tries to get swords into Legolas and Háma as fast as possible off course, to make them kill machines…
I finally got my copy of Battle of Lake-town and won the quest in my first play, I have to say I'm kind of dissapointed comparing it to last year's GenCon quest.
As many have asked I added the side-kick deck I use when playing 2-man games.
I played against the first 2 quests of the "Over Hill and Under Hill" succesfully so it's updated. Also corrected a miss-type on the "Song of Kings" card and added the next 2 expansions to upcoming sets.
Jan 8, 2013
Due to a request on this thread I added a section explaining my thought process behind attaching cards on Heroes for this deck, basically who I attach things to and why.
Nov 6, 2012
Tried 2 other times against Shadows and Flame and managed to beat it. The first time I got really close, and the second time I will say it was easy. First turn Light of Valinor + Elrond's Council gave me basically 3 extra turns before the Balrog attacked. In those turns I just quests as fast as possible reaching the 3rd stage of the quest and then with 2 Warden of Healing I could stop the Balrog's attacks all turns with Denethor and heal him (had Arwen questing). After the Balrog got some items I just sacrificed one ally each turn while swinging for 9 damage with Glorfindel, Haldir and 2 Northern Trackers.
Nov 5, 2012
Updated quests played against after defeating The Massing at Osgiliath and the first 5 adventures of the Dwarrowdelf cycle
Nov 2, 2012
After the suggestion from TheDisturbed1 I removed 2 copies of "Song of Kings" and replaced them with 2 copies of "Rivendell Minstrel", also updated the quests since I played against the 3 from the Core Set
Oct 23, 2012
After the suggestion from Dam I removed all 3 copies of "Favour of the Lady" and replaced them with 3 copies of "Light of Valinor"
I'll be updating the post as I play against each quest and as I update the deck with new cards.


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If anybody's tempted to put their ears thru a few minutes' torture, speak up. I'll find a way to make the page on Soundcloud accessible. Think long and hard about it - do you really want to poke your eardrums out with a rusty nail?
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I still have the Argyle Socks of Death by the by.
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If anybody wants to hear these old recordings of mine and send me a PM requesting the link, I will reply with the link to the page...this way, I'm not cluttering up a paranormal site with shameless self-promotion. I'm not doing this for any other reason than to share. Originally, some people who've heard these tapes (and are still on speaking terms with me) have asked me when I was going to put them onto the internet. Many months of hemming and hawing later, I decided to just go ahead with it. I do put the link up on my FB page, but I'm not getting nearly as much feedback (good or bad or indifferent) as I'd hoped - but they ARE available.
But - and it's an important "but" - I am not a singer. I used to be an "alright" guitar player, and an even worse keyboard player (I'd be lost without the "auto chord" function!). I made most of the recordings on that site as a hobby...not looking for fame and fortune or anything like that. Only a select few had heard these tapes when I originally made them. Now, they are available to anybody who wants to hear them. So feel free to PM me, and get that rusty nail (or, trusty ice pick) handy. You might be able to "un-hear" them, but it might be harder to forget them.
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Posted 25 January 2013 - 02:24 PM
Even if no one else appreciates your music it's important for you to express it.
My children thought I was the greatest violinist on the planet. But what's important is the passion inside of us, whether it's writing or art or music that needs to be let out! If only for our own enjoyment.
Sing, dance as if only God is there with you!
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I was thinking, once I gave jimmary the link to my recordings, everybody scattered for cover. Haven't seen him around since!
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Sorry you had the flu, WW and hope you are doing much better. My oldest had it, but he's better now as well.
Right now I'm nursing a headache. Need to find something in this office to take for it.
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David Wheeler's job of 25 years at Charlotte Motor Speedway recently sputtered and broke down due to outsourcing.
The Belmont resident is now jockeying for a new occupation along with countless others who are out of work. But as he prepares to go on unemployment, Wheeler will have access to a more shallow stream of benefits that will dry up after about six months.
"It is what it is," Wheeler said. "I mean, you can't control these things."
For tens of thousands of North Carolinians, extended unemployment benefits have been their only means of putting food on the table and making ends meet. By the end of the year, those people and their families will be on their own, amid a stubbornly miserable economic landscape.
"These folks have been receiving these benefits quite a while," said Larry Parker, spokesman for the N.C. Division of Employment Security. "It's designed to help them get through tough times, pay for groceries, bills, lots of things.
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When Congress last extended the Emergency Unemployment Compensation, or EUC, program in February, it set Dec. 29 as the date when cold hard reality would set in.
Claimants currently on regular unemployment insurance benefits will have no interruption in their benefits. Only those in the federal EUC extension program will be affected.
But the cutoff will still affect approximately 87,000 claimants across the state, and about 2,000 people in Gaston County, Parker said.
Past extensions had allowed many people to continue receiving benefits beyond the traditional 26-week period. With that possibility gone now, the jobless will be under more pressure to get rehired. Statewide, another 35,000 residents stand to lose their unemployment benefits by March, followed by another 55,000 by June.
Officials say the reason for the decision was that the money to provide the aid is simply drying up. The state's Employment Security division is now paying out $25.5 million per week in EUC benefits. The average recipient of unemployment is getting about $292 per week, Parker said.
The state is more than $2 billion in debt to the federal government due to the unemployment benefit extensions that have been provided, said John Connaughton, a UNC Charlotte economist.
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Connaughton said it presents a tricky situation for the government.
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"We've made our partners aware and reminded them we need to work a little harder to help these folks get back to work," Parker said.
Gaston College also expects to see some fallout from the loss of extended unemployment benefits. It's likely to steer more people toward the programs the college officers, said Linda Greer, vice president of economic and work force development.
Displaced workers who never graduated from high school can get a waver that allows them to complete those classes for free.
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David Swindell, an associate professor of economics at UNC Charlotte, said the loss of extended unemployment benefits stands to be very damaging in local communities.
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It will also translate into deteriorating financial positions for those out of work, Swindell said.
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Wheeler said he isn't as bad off as many others. He lost his job Oct. 17, but because he's entitled to six months of severance, he won't begin receiving unemployment until April. He also has some other income to fall back on if times get too tight.
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PIKEVILLE — Jacksonville's baseball team got the revenge it wanted Friday night.
Right fielder Logan Staup threw out a C.B. Aycock base runner at home plate to end the game and give the Cardinals a 7-6 win over the Golden Falcons in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs.
Jacksonville, the third seed from the Coastal Conference, will play at league foe South Central in the second round on Tuesday. South Central beat Eastern Wayne 3-0 on Friday.
C.B. Aycock was the top seed from the Eastern Carolina Conference. The Golden Falcons defeated the Cardinals 5-3 in the second round last year.
"We got our chance at revenge," JHS coach David Fleischer said.
Yet that revenge didn't come easy in the seventh inning. Aycock put runners on first and second with two outs when Bobby Hampton came to the plate with already two hits.
Hampton singled to right field, but the ball took one hop to Staup, who then threw to catcher Christian Heisey on one hop. Heisey tagged the lead runner for the out at home.
It was Staup's fourth assist to home this season.
"It was a bang, bang play at the plate," Fleischer said. "Oh man, our guys went crazy after that. You couldn't ask for a better way to end the game. We just made a play."
Ryan Thompson earned the save after he pitched two innings, allowing five hits and allowed two runs. He came in for Blake Heatherly, who pitched five innings, allowed six hits and four runs and struck out three.
The Cardinals gave up four runs in the bottom of the first inning, but came back with six in the top of the second.
"They jumped out on us in the first inning but then we come back in the second inning. I don't even know what to say after that," Fleischer said. "We came back and punched them in the mouth."
Staup finished 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI while Thompson was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
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WP—Heatherly (7-3) 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 K, 3 BB. LP—Pate 3 1/3 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 4 K, 0 BB. Sv—Thompson 2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 BB. LEADING HITTERS—J: Staup 2-3, 2 runs, RBI; Thompson 2-4, 2 RBI; Heisey 1-4, 2 RBI. C: Hampton 3-4. RECORDS —J: 14-8-1, at South Central in second round, date TBA. C: 18-7, season complete.
Swansboro 10, Jordan Matthews 9: Hunter Henry drove in the go-ahead run with two outs in the top of the seventh inning to lift Swansboro past Jordan Matthews in the first round of the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs.
The Pirates, the third seed from the East Central Conference, will play at league foe Topsail on Tuesday in the second round. Topsail beat Richlands 10-1 on Friday.
Jordan Matthews was the second seed from the Mid-State Conference.
The game was tied 9-9 when Swansboro's Ryan Murphy drew a one-out walk. He moved to second on Jordan Behan's grounder.
Henry then singled up the middle with two strikes to bring Murphy home. Henry also had a three-run single in a five-run sixth inning for Swansboro.
"They were huge hits with two outs," Swansboro coach Rusty Ross said. "Hunter just adjusted and put the ball in play both times."
Murphy finished 3-for-4 with four runs.
"When Ryan gets on like that, that's huge for us," Ross said.
Left-hander Sean Burke earned the win after he pitched the rest of the way after he came in the second inning. Burke allowed a two-out triple in the seventh, but retired the next batter to end the game.
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Dixon 3, Ayden-Grifton 1 (10 innings): Dixon used a pair of bases-loaded walks in the top of the 10th inning and a complete-game gutsy effort on the mound by J.P. Padgett as the Bulldogs beat Ayden-Grifton in the opening round of the NCHSAA 1-A playoffs.
Padgett struck out 11 and allowed just three hits — all singles — for the Bulldogs, the No. 3 seed out of the Coastal Plains Conference who travel to East Carteret (12-6) to face their
Miles Padgett walked to lead off the 10th and was lifted for pinch runner Daniel Mabe, who went to second on a wild pitch by reliever Connor Bowen before Quinn Ryan struck out. Avery Grafius reached on an error on a dropped fly ball to the outfield before J.P. Padgett was walked intentionally to load the bases.
After Dylan Grafius popped up a bunt attempt to Bowen for the second out, Cameron Greeley and Corey Singleton both walked to force home two runs.
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Topsail 10, Richlands 1: Clark Cota and Trent Hansley combined for a no-hitter as Topsail downed Richlands in the opening round of the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs.
Cota went the first four innings, striking out 10 while walking three and hitting two more and giving up an RBI-sacrifice fly to Hunter Jarman in the third with the Pirates leading 6-0 at the time.
Hansley came on to pitch the final three innings for Topsail, the No. 1 seed out of the East Central Conference. The Pirates will play host to
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South Columbus 2, Croatan 1: South Columbus (13-11), the third seed out of the Waccamaw Conference, surprised Croatan in the opening round of the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs in Broad Creek.
Croatan, the No. 2 seed out of the East Central 2-A Conference, finishes 14-8.
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Dixon 5, Union 0: With seven hits by seven different players and Alexis Whaley pitching a shutout, Dixon opened the NCHSAA 1-A playoffs with a victory over Union in a performance its coach called "great."
"It was probably one of the best games I've seen them play all year," coach Dawn Buchanan said.
The Bulldogs will travel to Trask (17-1) on Tuesday, time to be set, for a second-round game against the No. 1 seed out of the Tri-County Conference. Trask routed West Columbus 23-1 in its playoff opener.
Whaley (7-4) struck out six and didn't walk a batter while scattering five hits. She also was 1-for-3 at the plate with 2 RBIs. Kenna Silance was 1-for-2 with two runs batted in for the Bulldogs, who scored single runs in the first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth.
Buchanan said the performance was strong "from every standpoint."
"We've been talking all year about putting the ball on the ground and we've struggled with pop-ups," she said. "Tonight they did a great job of hitting line drives and putting it on ground. I think we only had maybe two pop-ups all game, which is a huge improvement for us.
"Fielding the ball, we've struggled with errors this year. To come out and play an errorless game is pretty good, and Whaley did a great job on the mound. She was ahead in the count I think every single time. She did a great job of hitting her spots."
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WP—Whaley (7-4) 7 IP 5 H 0 R 0 ER 6 K 0 BB. LP—Smith (NA) 6 IP 7 H 5 R 2 ER 4 K 0 BB.LEADING HITTERS—U: Robinson 2-2 2B; D: Silance 1-2 2 RBIs; Whaley 1-3 2 RBIs; Collett 1-3 2B. RECORDS—U 13-7, season complete. D 13-12, at Trask on Tuesday, time TBA.
Whiteville 3, Swansboro 2: Whiteville scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, with the winning run coming home with two outs, to slip past Swansboro in the opening round of the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs.
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WP—Leviner (NA) 6 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 9 K 0 BB. LP—Nigh (9-11) 7 IP 9 H 3 R 2 ER 0 K 0 BB. LEADING HITTERS—S: Sheehan 2-3 1 run 2B; Watkins 1-3 2B 1 run RBI; Simpson 1-3 2B RBI; W: Tolley 2-3 2B RBI. RECORDS—S 10-11, season complete. Whiteville 16-5, at Bartlett Yancey in second round Tuesday, time TBA.
W. Bladen 7, East Duplin 0: East Duplin managed just three hits in a loss at West Bladen in the first round of the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs.
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WP—Abbey Walters 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 7 K, 5 BB. LP—Byrd (10-6) 4 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 5 K, 0 BB. LEADING HITTERS—E: Williams 1-3; A. Craft 1-3; Byrd 1-1. W: Walters 3-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Taylor Stephens 3-3, 3 runs. RECORDS —E: 15-9, season complete. W: 22-2, vs. St. Pauls-Jordan Matthews winner in second round.
E. Randolph 5, Richlands 1: Richlands allowed three runs in the third inning in a loss at Eastern Randolph in the opening round of the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs.
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WP—Green 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 K, 1 BB. LP—Lunceford (NA) 3 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 K, 2 BB. LEADING HITTERS—R: McCahan 2-3, 2B; Batchelor 2-3. E: Goins 4-4, 2B, 3 RBI. RECORDS —R: 13-11, season complete. E: 13-12, at Topsail in second round.
Croatan 4, Reidsville 0: Four different players scored for Croatan, including Claire Page, who also had two of her team's four assists, in blanking Reidsville in the second round of the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs.
The Cougars , the No. 4 seed out of the East Central Conference, will face the winner of tonight's Eastern Randolph-Swansboro match next week.
"It was probably one of our better games of the season," Croatan coach Paul Slater said. "It was a total team effort. We did a good job. Nobody was selfish."
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GOALS—C: Yeomans 1, Page 1, Johnson 1, Tracy 1. ASSISTS—C: Page 2, Tracy 1, Yeomans). IN GOAL—C: Ryan (1 saves). R: Anderson (6 saves). SHOTS ON GOAL—C 10, R 1. CORNER KICKS—C 4, R 3. RECORDS—C 11-7-6, vs. Eastern Randolph-Swansboro winner in third round of 2-A playoffs. R 16-7, season complete.
Brennan wins one, loses one: Swansboro junior Anthony Brennan lost in the quarterfinals of the NCHSAA 2-A state championships at the Cary Tennis Center.
Brennan won his opening match, beating Austin Barker of North Surry 6-2, 6-0, but then fell to Cedar Ridge's Zac Marion 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinals — the same round Brennan lost in last season.
"They were very well matched," Swansboro coach Megan Mahone said. "It was a battle, that's for sure."


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Sarah Palin said she decided to quit as Alaska's governor so she could fight for truth without the divisive politics that has surrounded her since her vice presidential run.
But the former governor said virtually nothing about her future during her farewell speech Sunday, She said stepping down as governor will allow her to "fight even harder for you, for what is right, for truth.''
That makes me wonder if the woman who totally excited the base of the GOP when she was nominated to be John McCain's running mate really thinks she's got a political future. Or wants one.
We thought Palin was going to make the 50th anniversary party for Simi Valley's Republican Women Federated next weekend her first public appearance since stepping down as governor. It was going to be a closed event for about 900 people.
But Thursday a note went up on the SarahPAC Facebook page saying Palin wasn't coming to California after all, saying she had "other work and commitments to take care of at that time. She looks forward to visiting her friends in California soon."
In an interview with several reporters a few weeks ago while on a fishing trip in Alaska, Palin was a little more expansive about her future; but still didn't say exactly what she plans to do.
"I want to work, right now, for people who are going to work either in office or out of office for the right things,'' she said. "Those principles that build up America, those who are inspired by the values of America, and will not deride or apologize for the values we hold as Americans."
The reaction to her quitting the governorship with 15 months to go was fairly muted among Republican bigwigs.
National GOP Chairman Michael Steele called her "an important and galvanizing voice" in the party and said he'd be calling on her to help Republicans win governor's races in such states as Virginia and New Jersey.
McCain said she would "continue to play an important leadership role in the Republican Party and our nation.'' When pressed by Meet the Press's David Gregory about whether he thinks she'll run for president, McCain demurred. He did say he believes she'll play "a major role.''
Rep. Ed Royce was a huge Palin fan and even went to McCain's people, urging them to put her on the ticket when she was on virtually no one's radar screen. He was candid when asked what he thinks about her now.
"I think it was a mistake for her to step down in the middle of the term,'' Royce said. He said he believes she has "hurt her chances" and doesn't think it's "practical" for Palin to be focused on elective office again.
And Royce doesn't think she is. In recent days we've heard rumors of her going on television as a commentator or having a radio show. It's likely she'll sign a lucrative book deal.
Jack Pitney, political science professor at Claremont McKenna College and a former GOP congressional staffer, predicted more than six months before McCain picked Palin that the party might turn to the governor of Alaska, who he told me was getting a lot of buzz within the party.
Pitney said he believes that Palin will concentrate now on making money, in part to get out from under the legal bills that have mounted along with the ethics charges that were filed against her since she returned to Alaska.


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Luton pitches Tomahawks to win over Shorecrest
Junior hurler throws five scoreless innings in 4-1 win over Scots
Collin Holeman came in and retired the final six batters in order and struck out the side in the seventh to finish the game. The victory is Marysville Pilchuck's first win as a member of the Wesco 3A North and is an encouraging sign for a team that is still getting its footing.
"There's a lot of unknowns for us being in the 3A league now," said Tomahawks head coach Kurt Koshelnik. "The 3A South is even more foreign. Since I've been here we haven't played Shorecrest or Meadowdale.
"It's early, it's cold, we're still trying to get a feel for where we're at."
While Koshelnik said he would still rather be 2-0, he doesn't feel behind with the start the Tomahawks have had.
"Were going to slowly piece this thing together, I think were going to be OK."
Offensively Nic Henry hit 2-for-3, Kacey Walker was 1-for-3 with two RBI and Jake Merrick came in at first base in the fifth and went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
A pick-off error and a bases-loaded walk helped Marysville Pilchuck's offense get its first two runs. In the seventh a Luton double drove in Walker after he singled and stole second. A two-out single by Merrick scored Luton for the Tomahawks' final insurance run.
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Maine, May (5) and Oliver. Jake Luton, Collin Holeman (6) and Kacey Walker. WP--Luton (1-0). LP--Maine. 2B--Jake Luton (MP). Records--Shorecrest 1-1 league, 2-3 overall. Marysville Pilchuck 1-1, 1-1.
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To the editor:
Went to visit my Uncle Sam the other day. When I walked in on him, he was at the kitchen table, calculator in front of him, surrounded by piles upon stacks upon reams of paper.
"Hey, Uncle, whatcha doin'?" I innocently asked.
"Hey, yourself, nephew," he replied somewhat testily. "If you must know, I'm tryin' to figure out the family finances."
"Havin' any luck?"
"Nope — can't get the figures to come out right no matter how I try," he volunteered. "Here's the story. We take in about $25,000 a year, but we're spendin' about $35,000. That means we're gettin' deeper in debt every year. On top of that, our credit card debt is already out of sight, about $165,000. That's over six times what we make in a year.
It's a good thing the interest rates are so low — we're payin' only about $2,700 a year — if the rates were as high as they were back in your grand-uncle Jimmy's day, we'd be hurtin' even worse."
I tried to sympathize with him. "Gee, uncle, I can see we got a problem. Whatcha gonna do 'bout it?"
"First off," he said, "we're gonna have to take in more; but I'm purty sure it won't be 'nuff. Second, we'll plan on cuttin' back a little — maybe not eat out as much, buy less expensive clothes, you know, things like that."
At that point my eyes glazed over. "Do you really think that'll solve the problem?"
"Nope, I'm sure it won't. That'll just be nibblin' 'round the edges."
"So then what?"
"I'll try to convince everybody that for the common good we've got to make some serious reductions, which will mean lifestyle changes. We've got to cut back on the big-ticket items like medical and retirement expenses."
"And if you can't?"
"I'll just throw my hands up and declare victory; either that, or bankruptcy and I'll leave it to you and your other grand-nephews to solve and start over. Either way, it's obvious y'all are goin' to have a long, hard row to hoe."
It didn't take any smarts to see that he wasn't in a very good mood, so I went fishin' by myself — didn't wanna be 'round the old grumpy spoilsport.
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Scratch around a bit in the first patch of dirt you see outside. That sandy soil? It's the backbone of the state's sweet potato industry, one the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated to be worth $173 million to
While the modern moonshiner is far more lab coat and stainless steel than mason jars and big block engines, Jimmy Burch and Bobby Ham are most at ease on a tractor. The growers, who combine to farm 15,000 acres of sweet potatoes, have partnered with business development specialist John Kimber and distillation expert Jim Eason to form Covington Spirits. The Snow Hill-based operation aims to convert those spuds to a premium grade beverage with the goal of "ending
Part of a boom in small craft distilleries, Covington is one of at least a dozen to open in North Carolina and joins a movement that the American Distilling Institute speculates will be 600-800 strong in the United States and Canada by 2015.
But for the humble band of merry men running the operation, the purpose was far more modest than joining a national wave of liquor-fueled furor.
"They have been, for many years, growing and selling sweet potatoes to a variety of end customers, said Kimber about his farming partners. "Despite that array and the success that they were achieving, there still were a number of sweet potatoes that were unsuitable for being sold to those markets because of size or shape issues."
And the twisted, oversized or otherwise unmarketable sweet potatoes are the specialty of Yamco, another Greene County company owned by the afore mentioned entrepreneurs as well as other players.
The mash that
Tiny but ambitious, the fledgling company – which bottled its first batch in January – has a production goal of 5,000 cases of vodka for its first year. By comparison, Swedish titan Absolut claims to have shipped 11 million cases around the globe in 2010.
"We undertook this in a serious and paced manner, and ended up actually getting some help from the
Community support
Stephen Rouse owns Beaman's restaurant, which sits about two miles from the distillery. In addition to featuring Ham's sweet potatoes on the menu of classic Southern fare, he's gone into a bit of a mad scientist mode since acquiring a few bottles of the less conventional concoction. "I look at food as a chemistry project," he said about using the spirits in his recipes. "We've come up with a barbecue sauce that plays with the caramel undertones real well." Other plans include his spin on a Low Country seafood boil to be billed as "The Drunken Bucket."
For Ham, seeing this kind of creativity only reinforces his dedication to the undertaking. In their short period of operation,
"We're very proud of our community, and try to support it any way we can," Ham said. "It's not got a lot of opportunities for people that want to live here, and as we create those opportunities, I'm proud to be a part of that."
Getting to know ... Covington Spirits
What: Distillery; opened 2012.
What do they make: Vodka; first run was December.
Retail price: $29.95 for 750 mL, $59.95 for 1.75 L. Available in most New Hanover ABC stores.
Projected first year production: 5,000 cases
Employees: Up to 10 depending on production needs, including three master distillers.
Website: www.covingtonvodka.com
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Edward K. "Duke" EllingtonWilliam "Count" Basie*** Legends ***by Yussuf J. SimmondsSome Big Band LeadersDuke Ellington and Count Basie..."(A Duke and a Count)Part OneDUKE ELLINGTON"A Musical Genius of the Big-Band Era" When Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was born in 1899 in the nation's capital, it had the largest Black population of any major American city, and Black people were relegated to densely populated neighborhoods in urban areas. As a result, they developed their own clubs, cultural organizations, commerce and especially churches. Ellington's parents played the piano and his mother projected a refined manner that taught him how to live elegantly; she would play parlor songs. Though Ellington began taking piano lessons at eight years old, baseball was his first love; he later said that he missed more lessons than he attended. At age fifteen, he wrote his first composition, "Soda Fountain Rag." He also expressed an air of self-confidence that the grace and ease with which he carried himself earned him the nickname "Duke." It stuck with him for the rest for his life. At first music was incidental in his life because of his parents, he began to listen, watch and imitate ragtime pianists. As a teenager, he began to show interest in music as a profession, first by playing gigs in cafes and clubs around "D.C." and then on the "chitlin' circuit." His attachment became so strong that he dropped out of school and in 1916, he turned down a scholarship to study art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn just prior to graduation, even though he had been studying commercial art. Between 1917 and 1919, Ellington worked as an artist during the day and played the piano at clubs and cafes, at night. He quickly became a successful ragtime, jazz pianist, bought himself a house and moved out of his parents' home. Shortly after he formed his first group, "the Duke's Serenaders - Colored Syncopators." Their first engagement was at the True Reformer's Hall and it netted him seventy-five cents. The group began to travel beyond the Washington, D.C. area into nearby states, where they played for private society balls and embassy parties. As his career began to blossom, Ellington married his high school sweetheart, Edna Thompson, in July 1918 and they had a son, Mercer, who also became a bandleader. At 24, he left a successful career in Washington, D.C., he headed to New York; it was the time of the Harlem Renaissance, and like the graduate school of music. At that time, Harlem was called the Black Mecca, the cultural capital of Black America, and musicians were an all important part of it. Ellington and his band swiftly blended in, and his performances were mobbed by sold-out crowds on Lenox Avenue, one of the main thoroughfares. Ellington would play in some of the most highly rated and exclusive clubs, not only in New York, but also in Atlantic City's Music Box (New Jersey), the Cotton Club and in other states. He spent his days rehearsing his piano revue and at nights, he would perform it for the crowds. He later wrote, "our music acquired new colors and characteristics." Like many of the entertainers of that era, Ellington experienced his share of the "color" treatment. That was the prevailing custom in the U.S. society at that time. However, when he began making records, only the quality of his music mattered since his customers only heard his music. In 1924, he made eight records and the following year, he contributed four songs to others. By 1927, the volume of Ellington's works necessitated that he sought the services of an agent, and he found one: Irving Mills, who had an eye for talent, and went to work on Ellington's recordings. As a result of his association with Mills, Ellington's popularity and his earnings soared and Mills also became his manager. Then, the Duke did movie scores and minor movie appearances which gave him additional national exposure. During the Great Depression, the band survived by doing road tours and he also went overseas in the mid-thirties. There was a slum in his career, but as the big-band era was intensifying, Ellington reached his peak in the 1940s and stayed there for the next decade. Some of his hits were: "Sophisticated Lady," "It Don't Mean a Thing," "Take the A Train" and "Mood Indigo." In the mid-50s, the big band era died out, but Ellington returned to prominence at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1957 and later on at the Monterey Jazz Festival. In 1958, he did a live television production, a European tour and the movie scores for two movies. Ellington was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1965 at 66 years old; he also performed his first Concert of Sacred Music, which fused Christian liturgy with jazz. Ellington received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1966, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969. In France, he was awarded the Legion of Honor award in 1973. A piano on which he performed is housed in the Smithsonian Museum of American History and there is a statue of Ellington at his piano at UCLA's Schoenberg Hall.
According to a big band historian, the expertise of his ensemble allowed Ellington to break away from the conventions of band-section scoring.
Instead, he used new harmonies to blend his musicians' individual sounds and emphasized congruent sections and a supple ensemble that featured the full bass-clef sound. He illuminated subtle moods with ingenious combinations of instruments; among the most famous examples is "Mood Indigo" in his 1930 setting for muted trumpet, un-muted trombone, and low-register clarinet. Ellington left a body of musical work when he passed in 1974, a month after his 75th birthday. COUNT BASIE"The first leader of a Kansas City style swing band to rise to national fame"Born William James Basie in 1904 in Red Bank, New Jersey, he became a famous jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer, and led his jazz orchestra almost continuously for nearly 50 years as a guide and mentor for many other notable musicians. Young Basie's mother gave him his first piano lessons and did extra work to be able to afford piano instructions for him. He was inspired by the local carnival shows where he did chores and learned to operate the spotlights. His break came when he substituted for the pianist who failed to arrive by show time, and learned quickly to improvise music.Though Basie liked drums, by 15, he was doing piano exclusively playing with pick-up groups for dances, resorts, and amateur shows, and when not playing a gig, he hung with other local musicians where he picked up on upcoming play dates, and also some jobs. At 20, Basie went to Harlem, a hotbed of jazz during the Harlem Renaissance. There Basie met many of the Harlem musicians - of the past, present and those like himself, on the way up. Basie toured in several acts between 1925 and 1927, including the Columbia Burlesque and the vaudeville circuits as a soloist and accompanist. His touring took to many cities where he also met many great jazz musicians, including Louis Armstrong. Back in Harlem, Basie got his first steady job as a piano player at a place that catered to "uptown celebrities where he met Fats Waller, who taught him how to play the organ. Another musician, Willie "the Lion" Smith, helped Basie out by arranging gigs at house-rent parties, introduced him to other top musicians, and taught him some new piano techniques. While he was in Tulsa in 1928, Basie was invited to join one of the big bands, which played mostly in Texas and Oklahoma and it was at that time he began to be known as "Count" Basie. The following year, Basie became the pianist with the Moten big band based in Kansas City, which inspired him to raise his band to the level of the Duke's. In addition to playing piano, Basie had also become a co-arranger and would occasionally play dual pianos with Moten. By the end of 1936, Basie and his band was billed as Count Basie and His Barons of Rhythm. They moved from Kansas City to Chicago, and became known for its rhythm section and the use of two tenor saxophone players; most bands had just one. During the same year, the band participated in a recording session but Basie could not be named on the record because he had already signed with Decca Records. His first Decca releases were in 1937 were "Shoe Shine Boy," "Evening," "Boogie Woogie," and "Oh, Lady Be Good."
Back in New York, they headquartered and rehearsed at the Woodside Hotel and began playing regularly at the Roseland Ballroom. As a newcomer, some of the reviews were unkind to Basie's band saying it lacked polish and presentation. Basie was soon introduced to Billie Holiday who had begun singing with the band. After competing with another band that had Ella Fitzgerald, Basie and Holiday got raving magazine reviews, a big boost and wider recognition. In 1939, Holiday left, then Basie and his band made a cross-country tour, including their first West Coast dates. A few months later, Basie signed with the William Morris Agency, who got them better fees and greater exposure, but his base was still New York. In 1942, Basie moved to Queens with Catherine Morgan, after being married to her for a few years. On the West Coast, the band did performances for Armed Forces Radio with Hollywood stars and singer Dinah Shore. But during the war years, there were a lot of member turnovers; and dance hall bookings were down sharply. The big band era appeared to have ended after the war, and Basie disbanded the group. In 1950, he headlined a short film and reformed his group as a 16-piece orchestra in 1952, prompting a return to Big Band and promoting the new band through recordings. The jukebox era had begun.In 1954, the band made its first European tour. Jazz was especially strong in France, The Netherlands, and Germany in the 1950s. In 1957, Basie released a live album with a best-selling instrumental as the title song. The band also made two tours in the British Isles, a command performance for Queen Elizabeth II and a guest appearance on an ABC television show. In January 1960, Basie performed at one of the five John F. Kennedy Inaugural Balls. That summer, Basie and Duke Ellington combined forces for the recording First Time! The Count Meets the Duke. Basie recorded for the first time with Frank Sinatra in 1962's and for a second time in 1964, which was arranged by Quincy Jones. In May 1970, Sinatra performed in London's Royal Festival Hall with the Basie orchestra. Basie also performed with Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bing Crosby, and Sarah Vaughan. Count Basie's health began deteriorating in 1976 when he suffered a heart attack that put him out of commission for several months. Following another stay in the hospital in 1981 he began appearing on stage driving an electric wheel chair. Count Basie died in 1984 of cancer at 79. In addition to a number of Grammy awards, the Count and his big bands won the following Jazz polls: Esquire's Silver Award in 1945; Down Beat reader's poll in 1955, '57 -'59; Metronome Poll '58 -'60; Down Beat Critics Poll '54 -'57; Playboy All Stars' All Stars '59. As pianist Basie won the Metronome Poll in '42 - '43. In 1958, Count Basie was elected to the Down Beat Hall Of Fame.Basie died of pancreatic cancer in Hollywood, Florida in April 1984 at the age of 79. Count Basie introduced several generations of listeners to the Big Band sound and left an influential catalog. The Count Basie Theatre and Count Basie Field in his hometown of Red Bank, New Jersey were named in his honor. The street on which he lived, Mechanic Street, has been named Count Basie Way.


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HAVELOCK — A new chapter in Marine Corps electronic warfare aviation started on Friday at Cherry Point, most likely one of the final chapters.
Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 1 transitioned from an operational squadron to a training squadron during a ceremony Friday outside the squadron's hangar. Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1 will carry the new abbreviation VMAQT-1.
"I know I'm not going to get that right for a while," Lt. Col. Joshua S.K. Gordon, commanding officer, joked in his remarks during the ceremony.
The transition from operational to training squadron comes as the Navy moves from the Prowler to the EA-18G Growler. The move means training responsibilities for air and ground crews with the Prowler shifted to the Marine Corps and Cherry Point from
That training won't last long. The Marine Corps plans to end use of the Prowler in electronic warfare and deactivate all of Cherry Point's four Prowler squadrons by 2019.
"You hold the future of the entire Prowler community in your hands now," Col. Robert B. Sofge, commanding officer of Marine Air Group 14, told Gordon during the ceremony. "You will train what I believe will be the last Prowler pilot and the last Prowler (electronic countermeasures officer). I think that's important as you look at the history of this magnificent program."
That history involves crucial missions in
Flying the Prowler, air crews jam enemy radar and thwart efforts of enemy forces on the ground to shoot down Marine attack aircraft such as the AV-8B Harrier and F/A-18 Hornet. Prowler crews have also been known to fly missions in support of Air Force, Navy and Army aircraft.
"It's a great responsibility. It's a great opportunity to continue to evolve this program," Sofge said. "It's ours now. The Marine Corps' got it, and we're very proud."
During the ceremony, the two platoons of the squadron marched in formation as a pair of Prowlers framed the flightline. Gordon and Sgt. Maj. Charles F. Wright Jr. first covered the flag of VMAQ-1 and then uncovered the new flag of VMAQT-1.
"VMAQT-1 I promise you will continue that rich legacy of what was operational readiness and operational excellence and translate that into providing my fellow commanding officers of VMAQs the best air crews that they can possibly get," Gordon said.
Capt. Calvin Smallwood came to Cherry Point from
"We can't afford that," he said, calling electronic warfare important in protecting pilots and ground forces.
Maj. Julian Flores, training officer for VMAQT-1, said the transition from Navy training to the Marine Corps eliminates time the pilots would spend in aircraft carrier training.
"We're making it more Marine Corps centric,"
The squadron will grow from five Prowlers to six as part of the transition. The first training crews are expected to arrive at Cherry Point in about a month.
"We're taking basic air crews and we're training them to fly the EA-6B Prowler. It's a big responsibility,"
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Team captains can attend Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer workshops to learn more about the race in Cedar Rapids, IA.
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Park at the South end of the Level 1 of the parking ramp at 8th Street & 8th Avenue.
There is no cost to attend this event.
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Park at the South end of Level 1 in the ramp at 8th Street & 8th Avenue. The EFY Office is located across the hall from Mercy Women's Center, Level 1 South of the Lundy Pavilion.
At this location Especially for You Office Beginning on June 4, 2013