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New Bern's two mayoral candidates faced off in their first forum Monday afternoon.
About 75 people gathered at the Isaac Taylor Garden off Craven Street to hear Alderman Sabrina Bengel and Alderman Dana Outlaw talk about themselves and their visions for the city. Both candidates were asked 10 questions drawn randomly from a hat.
Outlaw, who has been a New Bern alderman for eight years, said he became interested in running for public office through his daily job in real estate and seeing the issues confronting the city, such as high electricity costs to aging water and sewer infrastructure and drainage issues.
As a candidate for mayor, Outlaw said he wanted to hear from people throughout New Bern and wanted citizens to reach out with suggestions of where the city needs to go. He also said he would like to take more Board of Aldermen meetings into communities like the current board has done occasionally.
For her part, Bengel said she has served the city in many capacities for 20 of the 30 years she has lived in New Bern and she feels her record shows that.
When faced with issues, Bengel said she didn't complain. Instead, she got involved and daily has faced the challenge of making the city better.
But it will take everybody, Bengel said.
"We've got to stop bickering," she said. "I will make that happen."
When asked how the candidates could improve communications and become transparent, Outlaw said everyone probably would agree with him that the term "transparency" has been worn out, which caused some people to laugh.
The city does have a peg-television station that broadcasts all of the board meetings, and Outlaw said he would like to see that broadened to include Housing Authority meetings.
The role of the mayor is to get out in the communities in all 30 square miles of the city, as well as to have weekly talks with the city staff, Outlaw said.
"Cooperation, communication and education" would make the city government more transparent, he said.
Bengel said she would encourage aldermen to be more proactive in their wards. As alderman for Ward 1, Bengel said she stayed on top of issues and email from people with concerns. She said she would like to see more social media such as Facebook and Twitter used to reach people, including youth.
Bengel is on the city's peg-channel committee and has done about eight programs on it to bring more information to the public. She said she planned to encourage more of that.
Both candidates also were asked if they had plans to reach out to volunteers.
Outlaw said, as mayor, he would like to create an "ad hoc committee" of retirees and people interested in helping with issues such as finding something to attract the youth of New Bern and helping to find grants.
"I want a system where we can reach out to anyone who wants to volunteer and wants to help New Bern," he said.
Bengel said she would like to create a mayor's council to bring talented people together who want to volunteer their time to help the city. She said she would like a pool of volunteers the city could call on. The city can save millions of dollars through the service of volunteers, she said.
"We need to harness that energy," she said.
On the subject of bringing more jobs to New Bern, Outlaw said three things needed to be considered: Cherry Point, the Marine Corps and Camp Lejeune.
Outlaw said the city was wasting time trying to attract businesses that can function through the Internet and needed to focus on meeting job services for Cherry Point and the Marines.
Bengel said she would work with the city and county economic development staff and the Committee of 100 to attract jobs and, as mayor, would go out and sell those ideas.
New Bern has a lot to offer, including the Dunn Building downtown, the city's $1 million building on Pale Road and empty buildings on South Front Street.
"I will be an ambassador for outside and inside the city," she said.
A question about whether either candidate had plans to lower electric rates and why they have not already done something about them as aldermen drew a laugh.
"We have to get in the business of providing electricity or get out of it," Outlaw said.
New Bern needed to follow Wilson's example of providing more fiber optic opportunities or somehow increase electric services or the city's revenue sources, he said.
Bengel said the electric rate issue was the "500-pound gorilla" in the room.
"It is something we have all talked about," she said.
There has been no rate increase since 2008, but Duke Energy Progress is beginning to increase its rates, Bengel said.
The transfer cost of electricity needs to be capped and cost needs to be contained, but there was little that could be done until the city pays off its debt to ElectriCities in 2026, Bengel said.
Growing the tax base would be a step in the right direction, she said.
"I will work my heart out to find a solution," Bengel said.
Both candidates also said they supported Swiss Bear Downtown Development Corp. and all it has done for downtown New Bern. But Bengel and Outlaw said they would like to see more done by Swiss Bear for other areas of town.
Outlaw said he would like to see the city sell the Dunn Building at the corner of Craven and Pollock streets and use the money to build a state-of-the-art green building in Five Points to bring growth in that community.
"You can't ask someone to invest in something if you don't invest in it yourself," Outlaw said.
Bengel said for many years she had questions about Swiss Bear.
"But instead of complaining, I got involved," she said.
Bengel now sits on the Swiss Bear board and fully supports the nonprofit. She wants it to continue its revitalization efforts in other areas of New Bern.
When asked if either candidate would stop the city's branding effort and let the citizens choose a brand, Outlaw said the mayor would not have that power. It would be up to the aldermen, he said.
But Outlaw and Bengel said they supported the city's $82,000 branding effort.
Outlaw said if the city could get one major industry to locate in New Bern with the branding effort, it would be worth it. Branding would be one language that everyone could talk about together, and it promotes teamwork, he said.
A little surprised, Bengel said branding was one thing they both agreed on, which caused the audience to laugh and applaud.
Bengel agreed that branding was about teamwork and said what many people didn't understand was the effort was about attracting people from outside the city to relocate here, to develop businesses and for tourism.
On a question about refurbishing Greenwood Cemetery and supporting the Trail of Flames tour, Outlaw said the city needs to sell the Dunn Building and seek out grants to invest in the area and give Greenwood as much attention as Cedar Grove Cemetery gets.
Bengel said when she started as an alderman she tried to get the city to purchase the Days Inn and sell the Dunn Building to bring more opportunities to Five Points. She also praised Mary Peterkin, a Five Points advocate and leader of the Uptown Business and Professional Association, for working with Swiss Bear and volunteering her time to document Greenwood Cemetery and the Trail of Flames tour.
"She needs help, and we need to step up," Bengel said.
Both candidates also supported the arts in New Bern, and not just in downtown.
Outlaw said he would like to see the arts in all of the parks within New Bern "so all the people could feel like they are a part of it."
Bengel said the city is currently working on an art policy so it can be displayed all over New Bern. She said she was sorry that the arts were being displayed just downtown and has talked to the Chamber of Commerce about expanding arts events to the businesses of Glenburnie, but that didn't work out.
"I guess right now, downtown is the most conducive place for the visual arts," she said.
A questions about supporting energy conservation hit on a concern of Outlaw's, who said it was something he has talked about for years.
He said he would like to see a fund set up where individuals and landlords could get short-term loans to make their properties more energy efficient.
Bengel said many of the high electricity bills come from older houses that are not efficient. But the city gives free energy audits and has installed 70 meters that show people how much electricity they are using, she said.
When asked how to keep New Bern attractive to tourists, Bengel was quick to reply. She is chairman of the city's Tourism Authority and said she understood the impact on New Bern from tourism.
New Bern needs to promote itself as clean and green and promote the river.
"The best resource we have is the river," she said.
The ease of walking anywhere in the downtown area is also an attraction, Bengel said.
The city also is working to bring a hotspot for Internet access to Union Point Park and the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, she said.
As mayor, Bengel said she wants to see people come to New Bern for the first time and be so captivated that they buy homes and live here the rest of their lives.
Outlaw said, as mayor, he would support Swiss Bear, the Chamber of Commerce and the branding effort to promote tourism. New Bern already had huge attractions like Tryon Palace and the N.C. History Center, he said.
New Bern has to do a better job at attracting bigger events at the convention center to attract tourists, he said.
The first debate was sponsored by New Bern Now. The second debate is from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at The Flame.
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I suppose the cylindrical metal bar is called a dowell? Now I understand... finally..
THought of of illegal logging comes to mind .. these days, helicopters are used to transport logs ( special rare hard wood )that has been illegally cut in third world countries..
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Tyri Bethea and Gabe Meshesha plan to attend Wayne State College and play football, Andy Crosby is headed to the University of Puget Sound to play baseball, Joey Davis is going to Lewis & Clark State College for track and field and cross country, Brandon Gustafson to Everett Community College for baseball, Chris Hatch to Western Washington University for golf, Emma Makela to University of Texas-San Antonio for soccer, Tomislav Smith to Central Washington University for track and field and cross country, Liam Sosinsky to Cornell University for swimming and John Stupey to the University of Maryland- Baltimore County for swimming.
For these students, announcing their intentions to enroll in college and play sports is the culmination of years of hard work.
"I've been playing football since I was five," Bethea said. "I really started taking it serious my sophomore year of high school Ever since then I've just been weight lifting, running and agility stuff, all types of stuff to get here."
It's a big move for Bethea and Mesesha -- Wayne State is located in Michigan.
"There are mixed emotions with him going so far away," Bethea's father Hassan Bethea said.
While it is certainly tough to say goodbye to their kids, all of the parents expressed pride in what their children have accomplished.
"I'm so proud of her because her commitment matches her work level," Makela's mother Kim Makela said. "She has worked so hard ever since she was tiny and she has always been so passionate about the game of soccer that it's nice to see the right fit for her. I'm excited for her. I'm going to miss her. I think it will be harder on me than it will be on her. But in the end, I'm just really, really proud of her."
Signing National Letters of Intent also means that the athletes can cross one more big decision off their checklist in an already busy senior year.
"It's a relief that I've finally got here," Makela said. "I'm really proud of myself. I've wanted to go to college and play soccer. I've had that dream since I was like five or six and now that it's finally becoming a reality it's really awesome. It's also sad because I know that all these years that I put in hard work, it's all finally coming to an end, which is a good thing and I'm excited to look forward to what happens in the future."
In the past at Kamiak most of the NLI signings have taken place individually. This year, was a unique experience to get 10 students together on the same day to be recognized for their accomplishments.
"I really appreciate my school recognizing the achievement of being able to go and participate in athletic in college and I really think it is a cool thing that they did," Sosinsky said. "I really appreciate being able to see all the other athletes that have signed with a school because Kamiak is a big school and we don't necessarily have the chance to recognize each other's accomplishments in the hallway every day."
Of the 10 athletes honored on Wednesday, six different sports were represented and many of them are multi-sport athletes.
"We are trying to bring back an atmosphere of multi-sport athletics and not being a singleton athlete," Kamiak athletic director Sean Monica said. "So it was really cool that we have so many athletes in that group that do play multiple sports and that they are as a class or as a group of nine or 10 that there is a wide variety of sports represented."
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Military groups fight to stop DoD budget proposal
Friday - 4/19/2013, 5:24am EDT
In a repeat of the battle that's played out over the last two federal budget cycles, the Defense Department is proposing to raise the fees military retirees pay for their health care. Groups that represent current and former service members are fighting to stop them, blasting the proposals as unfair.
DoD's 2014 budget included provisions that would raise retiree health care fees on a sliding scale determined by the size of a retiree's annuity — a modified version of a proposal Congress shot down in December when it passed the 2013 authorization bill for Defense.
Speaking to reporters last week, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said it's one of the steps DoD must take to bring its growing personnel spending under control.
"The current fiscal environment has demanded that we take another look at personnel costs, which represent roughly one-third of the 2014 budget request," he said. "We're seeking additional changes to the TRICARE program to bring the beneficiaries' cost share closer to the levels originally envisioned when the program was originally created. Altogether, these personnel savings, which have the strong support of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will save about $1.4 billion in 2014 and $12.8 billion over the next five years."
Also included in those savings figures is a pared-back military pay increase: uniformed troops would get a 1 percent raise next year rather than the 1.8 percent that would be needed to keep up with projected private sector wage inflation.
Banding together to oppose higher fees
But a coalition of military groups told Congress this week that the raise is far too small, and the fees for retirees in the TRICARE health insurance system are far too large.
Currently, retirees pay $539 per year for family coverage. The fees next year would range from $548 to $900 a year depending on the size of a retiree's pension check. DoD argues the fee increases are modest.
But Steve Strobridge, the director of government relations at the Military Officers Association of America, said retirees have already paid their health care premiums by serving at least 20 years in uniform.
"That's why assertions that military retirees pay far less for their health care than civilians do are so aggravating to the military community," he said. "When someone gives me that argument, I ask, 'If the military deal is so great, are you willing to pay what they did to earn it? Would you sign up to spend the next 20 years being deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan or wherever the next fight is?' That's when people realize military people already pay far steeper premiums than any civilian. Most of it paid in-kind, not in cash."
That same argument proved persuasive last year on Capitol Hill when Congress rejected a similar proposal to rein in health care costs. But with sequestration having taken effect and with nine more years of budget caps in place, Hagel told the Senate this week that things are different now.
"In many cases, modest reforms to personnel and benefits, along with efforts to reduce infrastructure and restructure acquisition programs, met fierce political resistance, and were not implemented. But we are now in a completely different fiscal environment, dealing with new realities that will force us to more fully confront these tough and painful choices," he said.
The Pentagon says that even though retiree health fees would go up, the share of the overall health care tab those beneficiaries pay would still be far lower than it was in 1996, when TRICARE was first created. The department points out that the cost of providing health care since then has doubled or tripled, while the share of costs borne by retirees has only increased 30-40 percent.
But Strobridge said there's a very clear reason for that: until recently, DoD never asked for annual increases.
"One of the big problems here is that DoD went for a long time without exercising the authority it had to do any fee increases," he said. "What that told people each year was that they didn't think any fee increases were appropriate. When you do that for a decade at a time, people kind of get the impression that that's the way things are going to be. Then you get a new secretary of defense who decides to dramatically raise the fees. That is unacceptable. What we've been after is trying to put principles in law that address what the fees are, what's the reason for them and what's the adjustment methodology."


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GRAHAM - Scotty Mabe called 911 early Monday after his fiancée, Fallon Martin, woke him in both labor and pain.
While Mabe was talking to the 911 telecommunicator in Graham, Martin gave him some scary news.
"Oh, my God," she said, "my water just broke."
Mabe passed along this information to Pam Williams, the telecommunicator with Alamance County Central Communications with whom he was speaking. She told him to see if the baby's head was crowning – meaning showing in the birth canal.
Mabe took a look. Sure enough, it was.
"You're going to have to be the one to do the
All's well that ends well and this story has a happy ending. Thanks in large part to the advice Williams provided over the phone,
"I tried to stay as calm as I could," Mabe said. "(Williams) was a big help."
For the record, Monday marked the first time Mabe, 37, a home improvement specialist by trade, has
He said Martin, 28, awakened him in pain about 5:15 a.m. Monday. The couple's baby was due the previous Friday, so they realized the birth was imminent. They just didn't expect baby Kaleb to arrive as quickly as he did.
Mabe placed the call to 911 at 5:41 a.m. Kaleb entered the world at 6:02 a.m.
Part of the reason Mabe had to
Williams said it didn't take her long to decide there wasn't enough time to transfer the call to
WILLIAMS HAS BEEN a telecommunicator for nine years, though she said Monday marked the first time she's talked anyone through a baby's birth.
"When he said the water had broke, that's
Williams said she was nervous, but worked to maintain her composure, realizing if she let her nerves get the best of her it'd surely be reflected in her voice. She turned to the Emergency Medical Dispatch for help. That's a software system that telecommunicators have at the ready that helps them assist
Williams has three children of her own – the youngest being 17. She said having gone through labor and
"Experience is everything," Williams said.
One of the first things she advised Mabe to do was get Martin on a bed and get as many clean towels as he could find as well as a blanket. Mabe put the call on speaker phone and went to work. Williams advised him on how to hold the baby's head, then body, to be sure and not let the baby slip.
Williams said one of the biggest risks surrounding any birth is if the umbilical cord is wrapped around the baby's neck. Fortunately, there were no such problems with Kaleb.
Williams said after the baby was born, she instructed Mabe to clean him and wrap him in a blanket with his mother. Within a few minutes, medical responders were there. Kaleb and his mother were transported to the hospital by workers with
"I congratulated him," Williams said of one of the last things she said to Mabe before their call was disconnected. "I
Mabe, Martin and Kaleb stopped by the offices of Central
Between them, Mabe and Martin have six children – the others ranging in age from 2 to 15. The couple said they plan to marry next June 7 on Mabe's birthday.
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"Pam stepped up on that day,"


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The New Bern Bears utilized their spacious field dimensions, and used precise passing to get past Laney's defense.
Brittany McLawhorn had a goal and two assists to pace New Bern to a 4-0 win over the Buccaneers in a Mideastern Conference soccer match on Monday.
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New Bern, which ends its regular season at home against J.H. Rose on Thursday, is playing its best soccer at the right time.
The Bears have out-scored its last two opponents, 11-0, and currently sit in third place in the conference.
Just four minutes into its match against Laney, McLawhorn took a pass from Sierra Bondurant and knocked it into the net.
New Bern's senior had four other chances to score.
"She will do that all day long, when she wants to," Guter said. "When she wants to be dangerous, she can be dangerous.
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"When we played at their place, we realized they play very high and spread out," McLawhorn said. "The key for how we scored most of our goals was to play through balls.
"We have a lot of fast players, so we played through and had a lot of breakaways."
New Bern took 10 shots on goal, but were called for offsides five times. It had four corner kicks.
"We can play well, we just need to be able to do it more consistently," Guter said. "Today I thought we played well in spurts.
"This point in the season, you have to be able to run at people. We have to keep going at the goal."
New Bern goalkeeper Morgan Young had five saves. The defense in front of her -- Keely Klicker, Shelby Osiecki, Karlie Swindell, Lindsay Johnson and Jessica Hand -- helped the Bears to their eighth shutout of the season.
With a victory on Thursday, on senior night, and some help, the Bears (9-6-1, 5-3-1 Mideastern) could improve their seeding heading into next week's playoffs.
"This game (against Laney) was very important because that gave us third place," McLawhorn said. "We could get second depending on what else happens, but if we lost this, we could have ended up in fourth which is the worst seed that goes to playoffs."
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Mars, named for the Roman god of war, is a cold desert world of polar ice caps, volcanoes and canyons. While traces of water have been discovered on Mars, the atmosphere is so thin that liquid does not last long on the planet. It is commonly called the 'red planet' due to the iron oxide on the surface that gives off a reddish appearance.
The planet is difficult to see from Earth, but telescopic viewing shows that Mars has seasons thanks to its tilted rotational axis, like Earth's. During these seasons, the polar ice caps grow and recede. A day on Mars is just slightly longer than a day on Earth, clocking in at around 24 hours and 39 minutes, while a Martian year is almost two Earth years.
The presence of water on the planet has long been theorized due to the presence of dark patches of land (initially assumed to be vegetation) and the ice caps. Various missions to Mars, including the Mars Odyssey spacecraft and the exploration rovers Spirit and Opportunity, have found evidence of ancient water on the planet.
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The iPad Air 2 is a nice refinement and finesse of last year's model, with a bevy of tweaks, enhancements, a much faster processor, and the welcome addition of Touch ID. Simply put: it's still the gold standard for tablets.
The long-rumored big-screen iPad may be released this year. Here's everything we know about Apple's alleged 'iPad Pro.'
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One of last year's best, the iPad Mini 3 is still a compelling choice despite the lack of upgrades. However, the nearly identical and significantly cheaper iPad Mini 2 is a smarter buy.
Functionally, the iPad Air is nearly identical to last year's model, offering only faster performance and better video chatting. But factor in design and aesthetics, and the iPad Air is on another planet. It's the best full-size consumer tablet on the market.
The new iPad Mini somehow shrinks down the iPad Air into an even more compact package, sacrificing nearly nothing. It's more expensive than before, but it's also the perfect smaller tablet.
If you want the full, polished Apple tablet experience in a smaller package, the iPad Mini is worth the premium price. Otherwise, good alternatives are available for less money.
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It's November already and the holidays are right around the corner. For a lot of families, this means either traveling to visit others, or out of town family members will be coming to celebrate. For families who have a child experiencing wetting accidents (day or night time), this can pose a challenge for both. For the child, they can experience embarrassment and shame, with a fear of having an accident in someone else's home, or in a different environment (i.e. sleeping in someone else's bed). For the parent(s) it's a concern of how to manage the logistics of the wetting accidents. This combined with the hustle and bustle of the holiday season adds stressors for everyone, taking away some of the fun and enjoyment of the season.
Here are some tips to help both you and your child successfully manage this scenario:
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I recently had an opportunity to listen to and then meet Monique W. Morris and Khalil Gibran Muhammad discussing Monique's new book: Black Stats.
This book is a vast compendium of revealing facts about blacks in the 20th Century. It is the first ever work of it's kind.
When asked what was the most surprising fact she came across, Ms. Morris mentioned a timely stat regarding views on gay marriage. She also shared a stat regarding incarceration rates that people might find surprising. Mr. Muhammad provided a fascinating perspective on how facts can be used to illuminate or perpetuate bias.
Monique W. Morris is co-founder of the National Black Women's Justice Institute. She is a Soros Justice Fellow and formerly served as Vice President for Economic Programs, Advocacy, and Research for the NAACP. A faculty member at St. Mary's College of California, she is the author of the novel Too Beautiful for Words.
Khalil Gibran Muhammad is the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library and the author of The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America.
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Black Stats?a comprehensive guide filled with contemporary facts and figures on African Americans?is an essential reference for anyone attempting to fathom the complex state of our nation. With fascinating and often surprising information on everything from incarceration rates, lending practices, and the arts to marriage, voting habits, and green jobs, the contextualized material in this book will better attune readers to telling trends while challenging commonly held, yet often misguided, perceptions.
A compilation that at once highlights measures of incredible progress and enumerates the disparate impacts of social policies and practices, this book is a critical tool for advocates, educators, and policy makers. Black Stats offers indispensable information that is sure to enlighten discussions and provoke debates about the quality of Black life in the United States today?and help chart the path to a better future.
There are less than a quarter-million Black public school teachers in the U.S.—representing just 7 percent of all teachers in public schools.
Approximately half of the Black population in the United States lives in neighborhoods that have no White residents.
In the five years before the Great Recession, the number of Black-owned businesses in the United States increased by 61 percent.
A 2010 study found that 41 percent of Black youth feel that rap music videos should be more political.
There are no Black owners or presidents of an NFL franchise team.
78 percent of Black Americans live within 30 miles of a coal-fired power plant, compared with 56 percent of White Americans.


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Monday, September 1, 2014
COREY FELDMAN just settled his divorce with his ex Susannah, and he got off pretty easy. He's paying $750 a month in support for their 10-year-old son. Meanwhile, he gets the 2001 Mercedes, and she gets the 2002 Hyundai.
Miley Cyrus apparently tried to get back at Time magazine for naming her the world's Worst Dressed Woman -- by posing in V magazine wearing nothing at all! Miley pushed the the envelope for the edgy mag's Rebel issue by taking it all off for the camera and she used stuffed animals as a background for the cover, and an assortment of odd props on the inside as well.
Britney Spears won't have to worry about some creep buying the video of her boyfriend cheating on her -- because her dad just forked over big bucks to keep it off the market. TMZ reports that Jamie Spears got wind of the tape of David Lucado and a mystery woman a couple of weeks ago and made a very generous offer for what's said to be the only copy. Jamie's rep tells the site that he took the action to protect his daughter from David and from the embarrassment of the video going public.
8/29/14 Brangleina Gets Married
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Friday, August 29, 2014
BRAD PITT and ANGELINA JOLIE pulled a fast one on the media and pretty much EVERYONE by getting married last Saturday in France. Their rep made the announcement yesterday. It's amazing that they were able to keep it under wraps . . . especially considering how obsessed the media is with their status . . . so now everyone is playing catch-up. Here's what we know: It happened at an estate Brad and Angelina own in Correns, France, which is probably the main reason they were able to keep it so secret. And it was a short "nondenominational civil ceremony conducted by a California judge." There were only about 22 friends and family members there . . . although Angelina's father JON VOIGHT was NOT there. Brad and Angelina read handwritten vows, and all six of their kids were involved in the ceremony. Angelina walked down the aisle with Maddox and Pax, Zahara and Vivienne threw flower petals, and Shiloh and Knox were the ring bearers.
BRAD PITT'S entire family was reportedly at his wedding, but ANGELINA JOLIE'S dad JON VOIGHT didn't get an invite. He found out yesterday after the news hit the Internet. And when he was first told, he simply said, "That's nice." But he later said he's on his way to Europe to spend time with the family.
BRITNEY SPEARS dumped David Lucado, her boyfriend of a year and a half. There's a rumor going around that she ditched him because there's a video that shows him cheating on her. Last night she Tweeted, quote, "Ahhhh the single life!"
JOAN RIVERS is in critical but stable condition at a New York City hospital, after she stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest during surgery on her vocal cords. She was sedated at the time, and at a show the previous night, she joked, quote, "I'm 81 . . . I could go at any moment."
COREY FELDMAN just settled his divorce with his ex Susannah, and he got off pretty easy. He's paying $750 a month in support for their 10-year-old son. Meanwhile, he gets the 2001 Mercedes, and she gets the 2002 Hyundai.
8/28/14 Beyonce/Jay Z Rumors Planned
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Thursday, August 28, 2014
Divorce rumors have been dogging BEYONCÉ and JAY Z for months now . . . but maybe that's EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANTED. In a radio interview yesterday, Beyoncé's dad MATHEW KNOWLES said they CREATED those rumors to drum up interest in their tour. And even Jay's elevator fight with SOLANGE was faked. He said, quote, "I know [it was fake], because we've done this. From experience, there's a tour going on. So you sometimes have to ignite that tour. It's called a Jedi mind trick. The Jedi mind trick fools you a lot. Everyone's talking about it. Ticket sales went up. Solange's album sales went up 200%."
QUEEN LATIFAH and her girlfriend Eboni want to have a baby, and "In Touch" magazine claims they want LENNY KRAVITZ to impregnate either a surrogate or Eboni herself. A source says, quote, "Queen Latifah simply loves Lenny. Not only is he handsome, but she likes his inner peace and what he stands for as a man."
O.J. SIMPSON has now decided to spend his prison time converting to ISLAM. Or at least, that's what the "National Enquirer" wants us to believe. Supposedly, he was put in touch with MIKE TYSON, who's Muslim . . . "occasionally wears the traditional 'Kufi' prayer cap, and studies the Koran."
8/27/14 LiLo Prefers Women
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Remember that one time when LINDSAY LOHAN liked girls? Well, apparently it was more than just that one time. In fact, a "source" close to Lindsay says she'd rather be in relationships with women . . . although she still prefers to engage in sexual relations with a man.
The source says, quote, "She prefers to be with women any day over men. Lindsay likes men for sex. She is definitely open about this. But when it comes to her romantic side, Lindsay loves women."
Celebrity Ice Bucket Challenge videos are kind of OVER, but this one is making chatter: Because it's MATT DAMON, and he used TOILET WATER. And not from the tank. He took it from the BOWL. He did it because of the drought in California and, more importantly, because he co-founded Water.org, a charity dedicated to bringing clean drinking water to everyone around the world who needs it. And he said, quote, "Keep in mind that the water in our toilets in the West is actually cleaner than the water that most people in the developing world have access to."
39-year-old CHARLIZE THERON thinks it's CRAP the way we link beauty to youth. She says, quote, "It's ironic that we've built the beauty world around 20-year-olds, when they have no [effin'] concept about wisdom, what life is about."
JUSTIN BIEBER was rear-ended by a paparazzi scumbag in West Hollywood yesterday. And TMZ claims he purposely slammed on his brakes so the guy would hit him. He later Tweeted, quote, "There should be laws against what I just experienced. We should have learned from the death of Princess Diana."
First Pamela Anderson married Rick Salomon in 2007. That lasted just two months. She considered divorcing him and ultimately annulled the marriage in 2008. Then she married him again this year, and quickly decided to end that marriage, too. Except, maybe not. Anderson has now filed paperwork asking a judge to dismiss her divorce filing. No word on why.
8/26/14 VMA Latest
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014
JENNIFER LOPEZ and CASPER SMART both attended the "VMAs" Sunday night, but the official word is they weren't together. Casper was supposedly there to support NICKI MINAJ, because he did some choreography for her. But Casper WAS seated right in front of J-Lo, and at one point he even turned around to pour some SKITTLES into her hand.
BEYONCÉ and JAY Z were the picture of family harmony onstage at the "VMAs" Sunday night. But the MediaTakeOut.com says things were NOT so harmonious behind the scenes. "Sources" say Beyoncé lit into Jay after finding out her sister SOLANGE was BANNED from her staging area. It's not clear if it was Jay or MTV that banned her, but Jay was trying to calm her down, and she wasn't having it.
MILEY CYRUS had a homeless dude accept her award at the "VMAs" on Sunday . . . partially because of the backlash she got after last year's show. In a radio interview yesterday, Miley said, quote, "I think people need to see this . . . at least, I know I did after last year . . . to remember what matters."


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France gained colonial control over Mayotte in 1843. It is the most populous of the four Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique in Africa. Mayotte chose to remain a French dependency rather than join the other Comoran islands in declaring independence in 1975. Comoros laid claim to Mayotte shortly after independence and continues to do so. In July 2000, 70% of voters opted to accept greater autonomy but to remain a part of France.
In a 2009 referendum, voters approved accession to the status of department by a large majority. In fact, 95% voted in favor of departmental status. On March 31, 2011, Mayotte became an overseas department. An overseas department is part of France that is located elsewhere, not a part of mainland France.
On January 1, 2014, Mayotte is set to become part of the European Union. That will make Mayotte the European Union's outermost region.
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Very soon Alcock became dissatisfied with Harris' work and described him as "idle," a "thief," and a "drunkard." By 1808 the situation had worsened, and Alcock, who had business in Georgia, took Harris with him in the hopes of selling him. Unable to accomplish a sale in Georgia, Alcock sold Harris in Charleston for $375. He claimed he spent $90 to $100 in trying to sell Harris. Alcock, believing Alexander Walker had knowingly deceived him, demanded restitution. In an attempt to get to the truth, depositions were taken from the men who worked for Alcock and Walker. The information from the depositions, part of Henrico County Chancery Cause 1811-001, John Alcock vs. John Brockenbrough, provide a detailed description of Walker's shop, who worked there, and Harris' role in the shop.
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Festival of the Vine
Geneva restaurants create an array of specialties under an outdoor tent at the "Flavor Fare" partnered with wine and live musical entertainment. The Fall Harvest Market offers food and floral demos, unique displays plus Kid's Patch activities. An arts and crafts show, flower market, horse-drawn carriage rides and several exceptional wine tasting and dinner events also take place around the historic downtown.
Blackberry Farm
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Grand Victoria Casino
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Phillips Park Zoo
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Pheasant Run Resort
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Held June 10, July 8, Aug. 12, Sept. 9 and Oct. 14.
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Sunken Garden
View the spectacular display of 15,000 flowers of 15 varieties, plus a three-tiered fountain and the Four Seasons statues that complement this exquisite English garden.
Downtown Geneva
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Huntley Outlet Center
Huntley Outlet Center offers over 40 brand name retailers at 25% to 65% off every day, including Mikasa, Reebok/Rockport Outlet Store, BOSE Factory Outlet, The Gap, Carter's and much more.
Kane County Flea Market
Monthly flea market at the Kane County Fairgrounds. "The Best in the Midwest or Anywhere." Up to 1000 dealers display and sell antiques, collectibles & Fancy Junque. Food served all day.
CITY:St. Charles
Illinois Railway Museum
The award winning Illinois Railway Museum (IRM), open from April through October, celebrates railway preservation with electric cars, steam trains, diesel trains, trolley buses and motor buses operating throughout the grounds. This museum was the film location for all of the scenes on the train and at the railroad depot in A League of Their Own.
Kuipers Family Farm
Kuipers Family Farm is a 230 acre entertainment farm. U-Pick Apple Orchard September thru October. Orchard Store is open thru Mid December offering apples, pasteurized apple cider, our famous cider donuts, home baked pies, cream & butter fudge & country gifts and goodies. Have we grown a challenge for you at The Amazing Maize Maze open weekends only thru October. U-Pick Pumpkin Farm Mid September thru October features Scarecrow Acres where customers can enjoy hay wagon and pony rides, the Haunted Forest, a petting corral and much more down-on-the-farm fun! U-Cut or precut Christmas Trees Nov. thru Mid Dec.
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Swedish Days Festival
This "granddaddy" of Illinois festivals features a host of family-friendly activities with live musical entertainment, a carnival, rosemaling show, pet parade, kids' day fun, grand parade, the state's largest music competition, multi-ethnic food plus great shopping in our historic downtown. Geneva's train station is located just blocks from the festivities.
Jonamac Orchard and Corn Maze
Bring your family out to our 65 acre site for a day of fall fun this harvest season! Open from August 31st through November, enjoy the horse drawn hay rides, 10 acre corn maze (Beginning Labor Day Weekend), kid's activity area with a barn, bale pile, tractor cab and more. Pick your own apples from any of our nearly 5,000 trees (Begins late August). Stop in our store and visit the bakery for apple donuts, pies, caramel apples and fresh baked bread, and fudge. Pony rides and a petting zoo will be available in the beginning of September. Apples: Akane, Mollies Delicious, Jonamac, Jonagold, Crispin, Empire, Stabrite, Braeburn, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Granny Smith, Red and Golden Delicious, Ginger Gold, Cortland, Blushing Gold, Fuji, Haralson, Red Free, Prima, Gala, Spartan, Melrose, Rome, Cameo, Tsugaru, Gold Rush. Jonamac Orchard is your family's fall tradition.
Kane County Fairgrounds
Open area with both indoor buildings and outdoor displays. Special events are held here nearly every weekend, including the famous Kane County Flea Market.
CITY:St. Charles
Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park
World's first exclusive snowboard area, USASA regional event location, state of the art snowmaking system.


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"It brings peace to an otherwise chaotic day. When I find myself at wits-end, I go to the Internet, plug in my earphones and listen to Ancient Faith Radio. While I feel overwhelmed with work issues, and often am close to tears, the sounds of Orthodoxy soothe my soul and bring me peace so I can take a deep breath and continue on with the rest of my work day!"


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Jaque Fourie has sparked the Stormers back to life.
In the new issue of SA Rugby magazine, former Bok technical adviser Eddie Jones and Stormers backline coach Robbie Fleck analyse Fourie's game and explain why he – and not the headline-hogging Bryan Habana – is the key to the Stormers' success this year.
'Jaque is a fantastic runner off the ball, which means he will pick a line and identify space where at first there doesn't seem to be any,' says Fleck. 'He's also deceptively quick, so when he hits a hole, he makes it count. He has a good sidestep, but he hardly ever needs it because defenders are beaten by the angle.'
Fourie also talks about his move to the Cape, his dream of winning the Super 14 and Currie Cup, why he hates being rested, and his Springbok ambitions.
Also in the new issue:
– As a white wing, Gerhard van den Heever faces immense obstacles in his quest to earn Springbok selection
– Hugh-Reece Edwards on being back at the Shark Tank after a decade in the coaching wilderness
– Former Springbok prop Balie Swart's mission to save the scrum
– BJ Botha on his imminent return to South Africa from Ulster, the country's scrum troubles, and winning over referees
– Brad Barritt: 'I want to play for England'
– Italy's SA-born lock Quintin Geldenhuys on the mixed emotions he felt when facing the Boks, and whether he'll come back home
– Refereeing projects could change the way officials and spectators see the game
– From being named IRB U19 Player of the Year to having open heart surgery to save his life, the progression of Crusaders centre Robert Fruean through the rugby ranks has been anything but normal
– Justin Harrison was banned for eight months after taking cocaine with his Bath team-mates last year, but the Brumbies have given him an opportunity to make amends
– While a rare neurological disorder has put Andre Venter in a wheelchair, the former Springbok hardman has not lost hope
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Steven F. Kreft
Contact Information
(812) 856-4965
skreft [at] indiana [dot] edu (E-mail)
Business School
- Clinical Associate Professor of Business Economics
- KSB Faculty Liaison for Undergraduate Student Engagement
- Bloomington
- BS, Florida Southern College, 1999
- MA, West Virginia University, 2002
- PhD, West Virginia University, 2003
Awards, Honors & Certifications
- Alpha Kappa Psi "Most Creative Teaching Methods Award", 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- IU Trustees Teaching Award, Kelley School of Business, 2008, 2011, 2013
- Kelley Direct, Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, 2009
- Memorable Faculty Award Kelley Undergraduate Seniors, 2008, 2009
- General Motors, TEP Outstanding Distance Learning Faculty Award, 2007, 2008
- Kelley School, Panschar Teaching Excellence Award, 2007
Professional Interests
Public Economics, Sustainability, Corporate Social Strategy, Non-Market Risks, Entrepreneurship
Personal Interests
Net Impact: The Environmental Business Club, Faculty Advisor (2004-present); Kelley Living Learning Center, Residential, Faculty Advisor (2009-present); Indiana University Dance Marathon, Faculty Advisory Board Member (2010-present); Nourish International, IU Chapter, Faculty Advisor (2012-present)
Selected Publications
Nesbit, Todd M. and Steven F. Kreft (2009), "Federal Grants, Earmarked Revenues, and Budget Crowd-Out: State Highway Funding," Public Budgeting & Finance, Vol. 29, No. 2, Summer, pp. 94-110. Read Abstract ››
Kreft, Steven and John Maxwell "NGO Warning to Retailers: Stock Up on CSR" Perspectives on Retailing, Kelley School of Business, Center for Education and Research in Retailing (Fall 2008). Read Abstract ››
Kreft, Steven F. and Nancy M. Epling "Do Border Crossings Contribute to Underage Motor-Vehicle Fatalities? An Analysis of the Michigan Border Crossings." Canadian Journal of Economics, v40, n3, (2007): 765-781 Read Abstract ››
Mafi-Kreft, Elham and Steven F. Kreft "Importing Credible Monetary Policy: A Way for Transition Economies to Fight Inflation?" Economics Letters, v92, n1 (2006): 1-6. Read Abstract ››
Kreft, Steven F. and Russell S. Sobel (2005), "Public Policy, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Freedom," The Cato Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 595-616. Read Abstract ››