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Congratulations, Virginia!
Read all about the championship games and check out the stats.
Reserved Seat Tickets Still Available for Today's Games
Virginia's win over Vanderbilt on Tuesday night will force a third and final game in the 2015 CWS Finals. Reserved seat tickets for Finals Game 3 of the Men's College World Series will be available Wednesay, June 24, at the TD Ameritrade Park Omaha box office beginning at 10 a.m. CT. CWS Finals Game 3 will feature Virginia vs. Vanderbilt and is scheduled for 7 p.m. Central time. Approximately 2,200 tickets will be available on Wednesday morning.
Saturday, June 20, If Necessary Game Information
Tickets: Fans should use the Bracket 1 If Necessary ticket for entrance to the Florida vs. Virginia game on Saturday, June 20, at 7 p.m. CT.
Reserved Seat Tickets On Sale: Reserved seat tickets for
Bracket 1 If Necessary featuring Florida vs. Virginia will be
available Saturday, June 20, at the TD Ameritrade Park Omaha box office
beginning at 10 a.m. CT. More than 2,500 tickets will be available to the public.
Available Parking Options During the 2015 CWS
The Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority (MECA) reminded fans today about the parking options available for the 2015 NCAA® Men's College World Series®.
Bike to the Ballpark Offers 'Bike Corral' For 2015 NCAA Men's College World Series
College World Series fans and Omaha residents wanting hassle-free ways to travel downtown can take advantage of the Bike to the Ballpark valet bike parking and a bike share program again this season.
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to be Held in Christie Heights to Unveil a Refurbished Baseball Field
NCAA Team Works and NCAA corporate partner Lowe's will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil a refurbished baseball field and surrounding spaces at Christie Heights Center & Field in Omaha, Neb., in conjunction with the 2015 NCAA Men's College World Series on Thursday, June 11 at 1 p.m.
Metro Continuing to Offer Parking Alternatives For 2015 CWS Fans
Metro will again provide service to the 2015 NCAA® Men's College World Series®, providing inexpensive, stress-free transportation options for fans attending the event at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.
National Anthem Performers are Announced For 2015 NCAA Men's College World Series
Seventeen finalists from six states are slated to perform the national anthem during the 2015 NCAA® Men's College World Series® at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.
CWS Sandlot Returns for Second Year To Celebrate the 2015 CWS
College World Series of Omaha, Inc., and the NCAA will once again fill the future site of a downtown high-rise development with the sound of laughter and the crack of the bat to create the CWS Sandlot® at 15th and Dodge Streets.
Country Duo 'Thompson Square' Set to Entertain at Free Road to Omaha® Jam Presented by Enterprise
Multi-platinum selling country duo Thompson Square will headline the Road to Omaha Jam presented by Enterprise Rent-A-Car at the 2015 NCAA® Men's College World Series® Opening Celebration Day on June 12. The Railers, named Rolling Stone's 10 Country Artists You Need to Know: Winter 2015, will open the concert.
Reserved Seat Tickets for the 2015 Men's CWS on Sale Now
Reserved seat tickets for the 2015 NCAA® Men's College World Series (CWS) went on sale Saturday, April 18, at 10 a.m. Central Time. The sale is open to the general public at NCAA.com/CWSTickets or by calling (866)208-0048. Tickets for fans requiring Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible seating are also available using these same options.
College World Series® Volunteer Opportunities June 12- 23/24
College World Series of Omaha, Inc., is looking for volunteers for the
2015 Men's College World Series® at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. CWS of
Omaha, Inc., volunteers are asked to work in the NCAA® Fan Festival area
located in and adjacent to Lot C or as part of the Ambassador Program,
which provides information to fans outside the stadium.
General Admission Tickets Now Available. Great Gift for any Fan.
College World Series fans, you can forget about a dozen roses for Valentines, another tie for Father's Day or a new pen for graduation. Instead, give the unique and memorable experience of the College World Series. New this year, you can give the gift of CWS tickets for any occasion! General admission (GA) tickets are the perfect gift for the College World Series fan in your life. GA tickets may be used for any game, giving the recipient the flexibility to attend the College World Series when their schedule allows.
Men's CWS and TD Ameritrade Park Receive National Ranking for 'Best Experience' and 'Special Event'
Stadium Journey magazine announced January 8 that the 2014 NCAA® Men's College World Series® (CWS) and TD Ameritrade Park Omaha made the magazine's "Top 100 Stadium Experiences" for 2014.
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Your friends enjoy using the weight machines and free weights at the fitness center. And you see the results of their hard work — toned muscles and an overall improved physique. You'd like to start a weight training program, but you're not sure you have the time. Think again.
Weight training is a type of strength training that uses weights for resistance. Weight training provides a stress to the muscles that causes them to adapt and get stronger, similar to the way aerobic conditioning strengthens your heart. Weight training can be performed with free weights, such as barbells and dumbbells, or by using weight machines.
You don't have to be in the weight room for 90 minutes a day to see results. For most people, short weight training sessions a couple of times a week are more practical than are extended daily workouts.
You can see significant improvement in your strength with just two or three 20- or 30-minute weight training sessions a week. That frequency also meets activity recommendations for healthy adults, which call for strength training at least twice a week — in addition to at least 150 minutes a week of moderate aerobic activity.
Weight training offers important health benefits when done properly. But it can lead to injuries, such as sprains, strains and fractures, if it's not done correctly.
For best results, consider these basic weight training principles:
Lean muscle mass naturally decreases with age. If you don't do anything to replace the muscle loss, it'll be replaced with fat. But weight training can help you reverse the trend — at any age. As your muscle mass increases, you'll be able to work harder and longer before you get tired. You'll maintain joint flexibility, increase bone density and better manage your weight. So don't wait. Get started today.
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Imatinib Mesylate Responsive Genes, Locus Anomalies, FISH
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Myeloid neoplasms are primary disorders of the bone marrow cells. These malignancies encompass several entities with extremely varied clinical courses, including acute myeloid leukemias (AML), chronic myeloproliferative disorders (CMPD), and myelodysplastic syndromes. The underlying genetic mechanisms associated with these malignancies are varied and only a portion of the genetic anomalies have targeted therapies clinically available.
One group of genes, including ABL1 (Abelson murine leukemia viral oncogene homolog 1), ABL2 (Abelson murine leukemia viral oncogene homolog 2), PDGFRA (platelet-derived growth factor receptor, alpha), and PDGFRB (platelet-derived growth factor receptor, beta) can be inappropriately activated via various genetic mechanisms and result in overexpression of their tyrosine kinase activity. Tyrosine kinase activity plays an important role in cellular signaling, division, and differentiation; overexpression may cause some cancers. The myeloid malignancies associated with these aberrantly expressed genes include AML, chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), hypereosinophilic syndrome/systemic mast cell disease (HES/SMCD), and atypical CMPD. These translocations can also be seen in lymphoid neoplasms, including acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and lymphomas, and they can also possess a varied genetic etiology. Several clinical studies have demonstrated that the malignancies displaying overexpression of these genes are responsive to imatinib mesylate (Gleevec), a drug that specifically targets these genes.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Detecting a neoplastic clone associated with the common chromosome anomalies seen in patients with acute leukemia or other myeloid malignancies
Tracking known chromosome abnormalities in patients with myeloid malignancies thus assessing their response to therapy.
This panel is particularly useful for specimens in which standard cytogenetic analysis is unsuccessful.
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
A neoplastic clone is detected when the percent of cells with an abnormality exceeds the normal cutoff for any given probe.
The presence of a positive clone supports a diagnosis of malignancy.
The absence of an abnormal clone does not rule out the presence of neoplastic disorder.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
This test is not approved by the FDA and it is best used as an adjunct to existing clinical and pathologic information.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
An interpretive report will be provided.
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Trempat P, Villalva C, Laurent G, et al: Chronic myeloproliferative disorders with rearrangement of the platelet-derived growth factor alpha receptor; a new clinical target for STI571/Glivec. Oncogene 2003 Aug 28;22(36):5702-5706
2. Dave BJ, Wiggins M, Higgeins CM, et al: 9q34 rearrangements in BCR/ABL fusion-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer Genet Cytogenet 2005 Oct 1;162:30-37
3. Pardanani A, Reeder T, Porrata LF, et al: Imatinib therapy for hypereosinophilic syndrome and other eosinophilic disorders. Blood 2003 May 1;101(9):3391-3397
4. Pardanani A, Tefferi A: Imatinib targets other than bcr/abl and their clinical relevance in myeloid disorders. Blood 2004 Oct 1;104(7):1931-1939


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|Jul 9, 2011
|Northridge Alumni Celebrate the Coaching Career of Don Strametz
|Jun 30, 2011
|Matadors Place 20 on Academic All-Conference Team for Spring
|Jun 17, 2011
|Track & Field Alumni and Current Matadors Set to Attend Reunion and Don Strametz Retirement Celebration
|Jun 10, 2011
|Avery Anderson Tabbed to Succeed Don Strametz as Northridge Track & Field Head Coach
|Jun 10, 2011
|Sherrina Lofton Scores 5,209 Points, Finishes 16th in NCAA Heptathlon
|Jun 9, 2011
|Sherrina Lofton in Sixth-Place Midway Through Heptathon at NCAA Championships
|Jun 7, 2011
|Sherrina Lofton Gears Up for NCAA Outdoor Championships
|Jun 1, 2011
|This Month in Matador Athletics - June, 2011
|May 28, 2011
|Matadors Wrap Up Competition at NCAA West Preliminary Round
|May 27, 2011
|David Reid, Michael Woodham Comes Up Just Short on Day Two of NCAA West Reliminary
|May 26, 2011
|Tough Day For Matadors on Day One of NCAA West Preliminary Round
|May 25, 2011
|Northridge Sends 13 to Compete at NCAA West Preliminary in Oregon
|May 19, 2011
|Strametz Named Women's Coach of the Year, Horsley Earns Men's Freshman of the Year
|May 14, 2011
|Matadors Send Strametz Out a Winner With Record-Setting Eighth Big West Championship
|May 13, 2011
|Matadors Primed for Saturday Challenge at Big West Track & Field Championships
|May 11, 2011
|Matadors Continue Quest for Big West Track & Field Dominance This Weekend
|May 7, 2011
|Sherrina Lofton Nails Down Second Big West Heptathlon Title in Last Three Years
|May 6, 2011
|Strong Start for Matadors on Day One of Big West Heptathlon
|May 4, 2011
|Matador Women Begin Big West Title Defense Friday as Multi-Events Open
|May 1, 2011
|Sprinters Spearhead Matador Effort at Asics/Steve Scott Invitational
|Apr 30, 2011
|This Month In Matador Athletics - May, 2011
|Apr 29, 2011
|Asics/Steve Scott Invitational Up Next For Matador Track & Field
|Apr 23, 2011
|Additional Conference Qualifiers for Matadors at Cal State LA's Tiny Lister Meet
|Apr 17, 2011
|Matadors Find Success at Mt. SAC Relays
|Apr 15, 2011
|Several Big West Qualifiers for Matadors at Cal State LA's Twilight Open
|Apr 12, 2011
|Matadors Travel to Mt. SAC, Cal State L.A. and Azusa Pacific This Week
|Apr 10, 2011
|Following Texas Relays, Matadors Wrap Up Busy Weekend at UCLA, Pomona-Pitzer
|Apr 7, 2011
|Lofton, Gonder Finish Sixth and Seventh in the Heptathlon at Texas Relays
|Apr 2, 2011
|Matador Men and Women Both Finish Third at Trojan Tri/Quad Meet
|Apr 1, 2011
|Matadors Head To USC Tri-Meet Looking For Continued Improvement
|Mar 27, 2011
|Northridge Women Third, Men Fifth at Cal-Nevada Championships
|Mar 20, 2011
|Matadors Complete Action at San Diego State's Aztec Invitational
|Mar 18, 2011
|Solid Results For Matadors in Northridge Invitational Muliti-Events
|Mar 16, 2011
|Sherrina Lofton Named USTFCCA Second Team All-American, Carl Horsley Earns Big West Athlete of the Week
|Mar 13, 2011
|Matadors Host Northridge Invitational to Open 2011 Outdoor Season
|Mar 11, 2011
|Sherrina Lofton Finishes 15th in the Pentathlon at NCAA Indoor Championships
|Mar 10, 2011
|Sherrina Lofton Readies for First NCAA Indoor Championships
|Mar 8, 2011
|Time, Event Changes for Saturday's Northridge Invitational
|Mar 4, 2011
|Final All Comers Meet of 2011 Set For Saturday, March 5
|Feb 26, 2011
|Sherrina Lofton Breaks Her Own School Record in the Pentathlon at MPSF Indoor Championships
|Feb 25, 2011
|Second Straight All Comers Meet Cancelled Due To Weather
|Feb 24, 2011
|MPSF Indoor Championships on Tap for Matador Track & Field
|Feb 18, 2011
|Saturday's All Comers Meet Cancelled Due to Weather
|Feb 13, 2011
|Matadors Claim Six Event Titles, Five By The Women's Squad, at Boise State Team Challenge
|Feb 11, 2011
|Matadors Travel to Boise State Team Challenge For Final Tuneup Before MPSF Indoor Championships
|Feb 4, 2011
|California State High School Indoor Qualifier on the Docket For Saturday's All Comers Meet
|Jan 30, 2011
|Matadors Fare Well at Indoor Season-Opening UW Invitational
|Jan 26, 2011
|Matadors Open 2011 Indoor Season at UW Invitational in Seattle
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|Don Strametz to Retire From Coaching After 31 Years
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|Sherrina Lofton Sets School Indoor Record in Pentathlon at Jackson's Open
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Monday, January 14, 2013
Things started out well enough for the Summerville Hockey Club Dec. 21 but down the stretch Greenville South proved to be too much for the Green Wave.
Nick Wieszkowiak scored with an assist from Lee Winter inside the first two minutes of the game. Then the G-Force scored three straight goals to take a 3-1 lead into the second period.
Summerville created scoring opportunities and got off some nice shots in the second frame, but the Greenville South defense was tight around the goal and the G-Force added two more scores in the period.
Summerville did find the net in the final minute of the period with a hard shot by Winter from the left side of the goal. Jonathan Dashnaw had an assist on the play, which cut the G-Force lead to 5-2 entering the final period.
In the final 15 minutes, Greenville South ran away with the contest to finish with a 10-2 victory. The G-Force improved to 5-2-1 on the season with the win. Summerville fell to 1-8 with the loss.
Summerville has a bye this week but will return to the ice Jan. 11 to face Lexington. The game is scheduled for 8 p.m. at the Carolina Ice Palace.
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Our Web store has a wide collection of beautiful design jewellery: necklaces, wooden beads and pendants, bracelets, earrings, and also more festive jewellery in the Ateljee collection. All Aarikka jewellery is handmade in Finland.
The new spring collection, Friends Forever, raises a toast to the sun, joy, and being together. Combine your personal favourites and have fun! The design of the spring collection has paid special attention to customer needs related to the pieces' dimensions.
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Intel in California
Since 2006, contributions to non profits and schools near $50 million
Investing in California
Intel has approximately 12,600 employees in California at two major sites in Santa Clara and Folsom. Smaller research and development sites are located in Irvine and Berkeley.
Santa Clara is home to Intel's corporate headquarters and the flagship Intel Museum, which showcases more than 40 years of Intel innovations. With more than 5,900 employees, Intel is the largest employer in Santa Clara.
Intel Folsom is a research and development campus, where employees create, test, and validate new generations of computer chips and chipsets, including desktop, mobile, and server processor products. Intel is Folsom's largest private-sector employer and is one of the largest private employers in the Sacramento region.
Intel in the Community
In 2011, The San Jose Business Journal ranked Intel fourth in corporate philanthropy in Silicon Valley and The San Francisco Business Journal ranked Intel eighth in corporate philanthropy in the San Francisco Bay Area.
During the last five years, Intel has contributed close to $50 million to educational institutions and non-profit organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento region. Intel focuses much of its corporate philanthropy on improving math, science, and engineering education.
Intel's California employees volunteered more than 275,000 hours in 2011, generating $2.1million in matching grants from the Intel Foundation for schools and non-profit organizations across the state.
Intel employees and retirees also support the community through an annual giving campaign. The Intel Foundation matches employee gifts , up to $9 million, in the U.S. The 2011 campaign generated contributions of more than $4.5 million through local United Way organizations in California.
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- Employment: 12,600
- Capital Investment: $4.3 billion in manufacturing since 2000
- Annual payroll: $1.5 billion
- 2011 United Way contribution: $4.5M
- 2011 Volunteer Hours: 275,000


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Certified organic, Fair Trade, and shade grown. A smooth and rich coffee with hints of nuts and chocolate, the Pipinta is another fine coffee produced by Cooperativa de Caficultores de Aguadas Pipinta in the northwest mountains of Colombia. Faithful to the reputation of Colombia for high quality coffee, these beans deliver a satisfying cup that is smooth and lightly sweet with a clean almond nut flavor and light apple and pear fruit aromas. Medium body and acidity for a very balanced cup. Fair Trade pricing have given the farmer members of the Pipinta cooperative funding for their children's education through scholarships plus improved growing and processing resources. The cooperative also gives its members access to better health services, and promotes crop diversity so coffee growers can be more self sustaining. Recommended roast: medium to espresso.
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WILLIAMSON — In the wake of the school shooting in Connecticut, school systems and parents are taking a hard look at the security in schools. Mingo County Schools have developed a Crisis Management Plan, which has stringent rules governing how people are admitted into the schools.
However, a parent at Riverside Elementary School said she witnessed a door left open, giving access to the building to anyone. There were no school personnel in sight at the entrance according to her.
In 2008, the West Virginia School Building Authority approved grant funding for the installation of controlled access entrances in all schools in Mingo County.
Each door to a school stays locked, and is equipped with an intercom/security camera system. When a visitor wants to enter the building, they must press a button and speak to a person inside the building, who unlocks the door.
However, when Bernadean Perry said she took her son to school on Monday, the very next school day after the atrocious events in Connecticut, she did not have to ask for permission to enter Riverside Elementary.
"There was a person, who I assume was school personnel, about 30-feet away from the front door," Perry said. "I walked past her, and was about halfway up the walkway to the front door, when the door opened and a woman came out, propped it open with a wedge of wood. Then she turned around and went back in the building, leaving the door wide open."
Perry said she took her fourth-grader in the school and saw the person who had opened the front door go into the office and sit down. She asked where the principal was, and was told she was on the phone.
Perry said she took her child into the school and left, at which time there were still no adults around the front door, which was still open.
"I thought to myself that that wasn't right, and grabbed my cell phone and took a picture," she said. Perry later posted that photo on a social media website.
The Daily News contacted Mingo County Superintendent Randy Keathley, who referred the matter to Riverside principal Paula Brown.
Brown said the door was left open in the morning as students were arriving, but that school personnel were always at the entrance.
"We always have an adult on duty at the front door," Brown said. "Usually it is myself or the assistant principal."
She said people who enter the school must be "buzzed in," meaning they must use the intercom system to enter the building.
However, Perry said there was no adult at the front door Monday.
"There was no one there on duty," Perry said. "Anyone could have walked into that school."
The County-Wide Council on Productive and Safe Schools, which is made up of representatives from police agencies, Mingo County Emergency Services, Mingo County Public Defender's and Prosecuting Attorney's Ofñce, as well as employees of other state and local agencies and Mingo County Schools has developed a plan for each school designed to "ensure the safety of students and staff at that particular school," according to a statement from Mingo County Schools.
"The County-Wide Council on Productive and Safe Schools works diligently to assist the school administrators with helpful information and professional knowledge to achieve readiness in an emergency situation," a statement from Mingo County Schools Emergency Operators Officer Tom Damron said. "With the help and teamwork of the agencies mentioned, and the time dedicated by experienced and knowledgeable individuals, Mingo County Schools will continue to keep abreast of up-to-date security measures and interventions."


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G. Raymond Belcher, a member of the South Central Ohio Educational Service Center and Scioto County Career Technical Center, has been named to the Southeast Regional Executive Committee for the Ohio School Boards Association. The Southeast Regional Executive Committee provides governance and leadership to school board members in Athens, Belmont, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pike, Scioto, Vinton and Washington Counties. The committee is elected by OSBA members in the Southeast Region.
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These handouts provide basic information about the seven different areas to focus on when you are trying to manage your diabetes. Each one includes facts, tips, advice, and activities that will get you started on your self-care and reinforce the lessons you learn in diabetes education sessions. This page contains links to handouts that are available in both English and Spanish.
American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
American on the Move is an evidence-based nonprofit dedicated to helping you take small steps and make small lifestyle changes for a healthier way of life. This website will help you improve your health and quality of life through healthful eating and active living. Includes an online community, articles on making healthy choices, and more. En español
America on the Move (AOM)
This guide uses visual representations to show the benefits of regular exercise to those with diabetes. It gives suggestions to get more active and includes places for you to write your ideas and create your own physical activity plan.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
This flipbook helps teach patients to identify ways to become more physically active. It provides color illustrations with two- to third- grade level text on the patient pages and simple teaching points on the corresponding instructor pages.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
This guide will help you fit physical activity into your life—your way. Decide the number of days you'll exercise, the types of activities you'll do, and the times that fit your schedule.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
This website provides access to program models, tools, and resources to enable health care professionals to provide self-management support for adults with diabetes in real world clinical and community settings. En español
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
These handouts provide facilitators with tools to implement the DPP intervention using strategies to achieve nutrition, physical activity and weight loss goals. En español
Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)
This guide contains easy-to-understand charts and worksheets to help you track your diabetes health and work with your doctor to develop a plan to maintain a healthy heart. It is available in English and Spanish. En español
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This website is filled with information about living with diabetes and developing habits for healthy eating and physical activity through small, sensible steps. En español
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This special browsing collection for beginning adult readers is located on the top floor of the Main Library (next to the study room), and is available for public use. It is arranged differently than other library collections. Call numbers begin with NR and range from 2 to 54. The numbers represent a topic or section of the collection. Shelves are labeled.
Most books are not marked with a reading level; however, newer purchases indicate the level in the upper right hand corner of the first inside page. Most readers can open a book and judge a reading level from the amount of white space on a page, length of the words and sentences, and vocabulary level.
You may check books out on a student's library card, and may keep them for 3 months.
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Matador Men/Women Start Basketball Practice
It's that time of the year again. Time for college basketball. The Matador men's and women's basketball teams officially open practice on Friday at The Matadome. Bob Vazquez and Geoff Herberg take a look at the outlook for the 2007-08 season.
Men's Basketball 2007-08 Season Preview
By Bob Vazquez, Assistant Athletic Director (Media Relations)
Northridge, Calif. - Grab a game program. There is a whole, new look about the 2007-08 Cal State Northridge basketball team. Twelve new players have arrived, and with the return of five lettermen, including three starters, and the addition of a redshirt freshman, head coach Bobby Braswell can't wait for the start of what promises to be an exciting season.
"On paper, I am extremely pleased with the recruiting efforts and the players we have brought in," said Braswell, who is entering his 12th season at the helm of Matador basketball. "We have good depth at every position. We have recruited several players who can fill some of our immediate needs."
Last year, the Matadors didn't shoot the ball with any consistency, defensive pressure was a season long concern, and turnovers were major concerns for the coaching staff. Braswell is confident he now has the tools in place at every position to be a good team as Cal State Northridge prepares for its 50th season of intercollegiate basketball.
"We now have more viable threats on the offensive side of the ball," said Braswell. "We're much more athletic which should help improve us defensively. We feel we have improved ourselves. Obviously, you never know until you start playing games to see how good you are, but I think we have a chance to be a good basketball team if everybody buys in. When you have 12 new players learning a new system, we'll need to simplify some of our sets at the beginning of the season. I feel like we should be better defensively than last year, and better offensively. I feel this group gives us a chance to improve in a lot of areas, and gives us a legitimate shot to compete for a championship."
Every season, Cal State Northridge schedules highly competitive teams and this year is no exception. The non-league slate will include games at national powers Gonzaga (Dec. 8, 5:00 p.m.) and a Dec. 22 encounter at Pac-10 power Washington (3:00 p.m.). The Matadors will kickoff the Big West season with two teams expected to be contenders for the league title, at Cal Poly (Jan. 3, 7:00 p.m.) and at UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 5, 7:00 p.m.). Cal State Northridge has scheduled 13 home regular season games, including an ESPN Bracketbuster contest on Feb. 23 (7:00 p.m.).
"We're excited to have the opportunity to play national powers Gonzaga and Washington," said Braswell. "Our hope is to go there and not only be highly competitive, but do something special. I think the Big West race is wide open. There are several teams that have an excellent chance to win the conference title. UC Santa Barbara has many excellent players returning so you have to think they will be very good and highly competitive. Cal Poly will be strong, and Cal State Fullerton returns a strong core of returning players."
Three talented point-guards will be compete for the starting position when the regular season opens on Nov. 10 against Chicago State at The Matadome. Rai Colston (5-9, 180, Senior, Woodland Hills, Ca) is the lone veteran returning. Colston played in all 31 games last year and understands the Matador system. His leadership skills will play a major role in the team's success this year. Two high-powered junior college players will form a trio, along with Colston, of talented players at this position. Josh Jenkins (5-10, 175, Junior, Albuquerque, NM) is a transfer from Frank Phillips College in Texas where he earned All-American honors in leading his team in scoring (18.7 ppg). Jenkins also led the team in three-point field goal percentage (45 percent), assists (9.1 apg, #3 in the nation), steals (2.1 spg), field goals (158), free throws (89) and free throw attempts (128). Jenkins has the total package; the ability to score, defend, pass the ball, and make his teammates a part of the system.
Paul Wayne (6-1, 165, Junior, Washington, D.C.) earned high marks as a point guard at the winningest junior college program in the country, College of Southern Idaho. Wayne simply knows how to win and compete, according to the Matador coaches. During his two seasons (College of Southern Idaho and Salt Lake City Community College) of collegiate competition, Wayne helped his teams to a 52-15 record. Last year at CSI, Wayne helped run an offense that was ranked ninth in the country in scoring (106 ppg). Wayne averaged a team-leading 4.5 assists per game, and was among the team leaders in steals (56).
"This was the position we needed to upgrade the most," said Braswell. "We really struggled with turnovers last year and had a hard time getting into our offense. This year, we feel that we have three solid point guards with Rai, Josh and Paul. If we get into foul trouble or have an injury, we have the talent and depth to continue to play at a high level. Paul is a playmaker who doesn't worry about scoring. His key asset is getting the other players involved in the offense. Josh has the ability to run the team and score. Rai gives the team veteran leadership, and he knows what the expectations are."
The shooting guard position is loaded with talent, depth and looks to be an area that will be much improved over last year. For the past two seasons, Rob Haynes (6-4, 185, Junior, Cerritos, Ca) has been a consistent, solid player, and his experience and court savvy will be a key asset in the Matador fortunes in 2007-08. Haynes can simply shoot from long range. In two seasons on the Matador campus, Haynes has hit .425 from behind the arc, the fourth-best percentage in school history. Last year, Haynes hit 50 percent or better from three-point territory in 14 games. His season percentage of .426 was seventh best in the Big West Conference. Look for Haynes to increase last year's scoring average of 8.5 ppg.
Deon Tresvant (6-0, 170, Junior, Long Beach, Ca) and Rodrigue Mels (6-3, 180, Junior, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe) will add to a powerful mix of scoring and defense. Tresvant was one of the top scorers in the California state junior college ranks last year at 25 points per game (Long Beach City College). Tresvant's game scoring totals were simply awesome. Tresvant scored what is believed a state junior college record with 63 points against L.A. Southwest College. In two other games, he scored 48 points apiece, and in another contest, he tallied 46 points. Needless to say, his offensive skills earned him all-state and league MVP honors. Mels was a late addition to the 2007-08 roster, and is another outstanding shooter. Mels gained tournament MVP honors in leading Midland College (Tx) to the National Junior College Championship title last year. Mels led Midland to a 29-9 record, and led the team in several offensive categories including scoring (14.8 ppg), free throw percentage (.783), field goal attempts (460), three-point goals (77), three-point attempts (209), and steals (70). There will be added depth with Matthew Wallace (6-1, 180, Freshman, Inglewood, Ca.) who possesses a great shooting touch, according to the Matador coaches.
"Rob Haynes, Deon Tresvant and Rodrigue Mels are three highly talented players who give us outside scoring strength and tough defense," said Braswell. "Rob has improved every year. Tresvant has a chance to be really special. The coaches have been amazed at what he can do offensively and defensively. Deon can also play the point. Rodrigue simply knows how to win. If you are going to be successful at the Division I level, you need players who know how to win and want to win. Rodrigue brings that to the court, plus the athleticism and the ability to shoot the three-point shot. Matthew Wallace has an excellent future in our basketball program."
Cal State Northridge will be noticeably more athletic along the front line in 2007-08. Braswell's philosophy is to play pressure defense, rebound the ball, and then push the ball up the court in transition. This year, the Matadors have an excellent stable of talented players to play that style. The veteran brigade is led by two of the best players in the Big West, seniors Jonathan Heard (6-6, 185, Senior, Inglewood, Ca) and Calvin Chitwood (6-8, 220, Senior, Phoenix, Az). Heard, who gained Honorable Mention Big West honors last year, led the team in scoring last year (13.5 ppg) and steals (44) and finished second in rebounding (5.5 rpg) and assists (63). Heard, one of the most athletically gifted student-athletes on the team, worked extremely hard during the off-season to improve his outside shooting. By the end of the 2007-08 season, Heard's name will be appear in numerous offensive categories in CSUN's record book. Chitwood, like Heard, has been a three-year starter who will also etch his name into the school's Top-10 record book in several categories including points and rebounds. Last year, Chitwood finished second on the Matadors in scoring (13.2 ppg) and third in rebounding (4.9 rpg). Chitwood led the league in free throw shooting (.851) which also is sixth-best in school history. Jayme Miller (6-8, 225, Senior, Newbury Park, Ca) is another veteran player whose confidence and experience will play huge dividends for the Matadors this year. Miller averaged 5.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game last year. The high point of Miller's season was a 16-point (7-for-8 shooting) performance against UC Riverside. Miller started 13 games including five of the last six games of the 2006-07 season. The list of newcomers is impressive. Tremaine Townsend (6-9, 222, Junior, Phoenix, Az) and Jermaine Smith (6-9, 230, Junior, Irvington, NJ) are just two names who will add physical strength and toughness along the front line. Townsend earned all-state honors at Saddleback College (Mission Viejo, Ca). last year in averaging nearly 15 points and ten rebounds per game, and leading his team to the state tournament semifinals. For his efforts, Townsend was named league MVP. Smith, a junior from Ohlone College (Fremont, Ca), is a player who can block shots, and who can also finish plays around the basket. Smith is a great athlete who can get up and down the court in a hurry. Willie Galick (6-8, 225, Junior, Nanaimo, British Columbia) is a tough rebounding forward who has transferred from Pepperdine University. Galick, who started in 36 games for the Waves the past two seasons, will redshirt this year because of NCAA rules, but will be a vital player in daily practice sessions. Evan Scott (6-6, 195, RS Freshman, Long Beach, Ca) redshirted last year which gave him an opportunity to gain strength and learn the Matador system. Michael Lizarraga (6-7, 240, Freshman, Dixon, Ca), Tony Osunsanmi (6-4, 190, RS Sophomore, Ontario, Ca.), Xavier Reed (6-5, 205, Freshman, Minneapolis, Mn) and Therin Taylor (6-5, 180, Sophomore, Richmond, Ca) are young players who will add depth and talent to the already talent-rich roster. Lizarraga is a big, physical player who works extremely hard, and has an excellent future in the Matadors program. Even though he is listed at 6-foot-4, Osunsanmi is described by the Matador coaches as the "Dennis Rodman" of the basketball team because of his rebounding strength and great energy at both ends of the court. Reed ended his prep career as the fourth leading scorer and fifth leading rebounder in history at Osseo Senior High School. The future is unlimited for Reed, according to the Matador coaches. Taylor played one of year of junior college basketball at Merritt College in Northern California, thus he has three years of collegiate eligibility remaining. Taylor will have the opportunity to play a lot of minutes at the small forward position because of his ability to shoot and his athleticism.
"We will be a lot better defensively than last year, and definitely better offensively," said Braswell. "This is a hard working group of players who are athletic. We have post players who can play inside as well as outside. Daily practices will be highly competitive. We have 18 players on this year's roster, some of whom we will redshirt. We're excited about having competitive practices each day. The players will know that playing time will be decided by them, not by me.
2007-08 Women's Basketball Season Preview
By Geoff Herberg, Assistant Director of Media Relations
They've heard the whispers, the observations and predictions buzzing around their program. And they're not scared of the label that seems to be on the lips of so many: rebuilding. For the 2007-08 Cal State Northridge women's basketball team, the word rebuilding is not something to run and hide from, but rather a rallying point for a program eager to prove it's mettle.
"Our players, this coaching staff, we refuse to accept the belief that this is a rebuilding year," head coach Staci Schulz said. "Outsiders can say what they like, but inside the locker room and on the court, we as a unit know that there is too much to be accomplished to seek shelter under a term."
Still, Schulz recognizes the challenges ahead. Any coach would when they lose seven seniors and over 75% of their scoring, rebounding, assists and minutes played from the previous season, not to mention the addition of two new assistant coaches. Yet, optimism abounds for the Matadors as they enter the season, based largely on the camaraderie and determination Schulz sees in her players, from the lone returning senior to the six newcomers.
"The thing I have liked most about this team so far is the collective effort and commitment they have shown," Schulz added. "We have some holes to fill, but we also have players who are capable and excited to step into those roles. We are going to be a team ready to work."
One of the areas less affected by the departures is the Matador frontcourt. This is due in large part to the return of back-to-back Big West Sixth Woman of the Year, senior Katie Holloway. The Lake Stevens, Wash., native has been a solid performer throughout her career and will be relied upon heavily by her teammates and the coaching staff to display the leadership that has earned her numerous honors and distinctions.
"We are really looking a lot to Katie this year," Schulz said. "This is her year to step up and take on the responsibilities of being a leader for this program."
Despite missing 10 games last season due to a broken finger, Holloway performed valiantly for the Matadors, averaging 8.3 points and 4.8 rebounds in her 20 appearances. She also tied for the team lead in blocks and endeared herself to the coaches around the league with her hustle and determination on the court.
"She's in the best shape since she arrived at Northridge and now it's just about the seizing the moment without any hesitations," Schulz said.
Joining Holloway up front is another returner, junior Crystal Hahs. A 6-4 center with long arms, Hahs presents troublesome matchups for opponents due to her versatility on the court. Against Big West rival Pacific, Hahs set a new single-game school record when she recorded seven blocks against the Tigers. Yet, in the same game, Hahs also tied a career high with three steals and was 4-of-7 from the field.
"What excites me most about Crystal is her versatility," Schulz said. "She is a great shooter, which poses matchup problems for the opponents, yet she is also very effective at taking the ball to the basket. And with those long arms, she is a defensive threat anytime she comes from the help side."
In addition to Holloway and Hahs, the Matadors welcome the return of sophomore Morgan Pryor, who began to understand the rigors of Division I competition last year. Northridge also ushers in a host of newcomers looking to make an impact on the frontline. Among those is freshman Analee Viena-Lota, who made an immediate impression on the coaches with her performance during the summer.
"Analee has been a big surprise, showcasing a lot of talent and quickness that will catch people off-guard," Schulz added. Other newcomers include freshmen Lyneeka Boyd, a 5-10 forward, Charise Hall, another 5-10 forward and Bianca Davies, a 5-11 local product from Oxnard.
The 2007-08 Matador backcourt will feature an array of young talent eager and capable of picking up were the departed seniors left off. Leading the way will be junior Ashley Blake, a 5-5 combo guard who started 10 games last season, averaging 4.0 ppg and dishing out 52 assists.
"We are really looking for Ashley to provide the leadership that we need from our upperclassmen," Schulz said. "She sets a great tone by being the hardest working player on the team." To elevate her game to the next level, Blake will be counted upon to shore up her shooting consistency.
Blake will be joined by an assortment of players looking to make their mark on the Big West Conference. The team has brought in a pair of junior college transfers to the squad, infusing the team with some much-needed experience. Junior Tonicia Tademy comes to Northridge after spending the previous two seasons at Mt. San Antonio College. During her time with the Mounties, Tademy, a 5-foot-7 point guard, helped lead the squad to back-to-back state championships. In her second year with the Mounties, Tademy averaged 5.9 ppg, 3.3 apg and 3.3 spg and exploded in the title game for 14 points and seven assists.
Northridge's other transfer is Whitney Ligon, who joins the Matadors after two years at Santa Ana College. While with the Dons, Ligon helped the team reach the postseason for the first time since the 2001-02 season. For her play, she received All-Orange Empire Conference honors while averaging 15.0 ppg and 3.8 rpg.
"Both Whitney and Tonicia bring valuable experience to our team," Schulz added.
Returning to the Matadors in 2007-08 is a group of sophomores who gained invaluable experience with the 2006-07 squad. Katrina Thompson appeared in eight games during her freshman campaign, while Shanice Howard played in seven contests. Both will be expected to continue their growth and development in order to show up the Matador guard positions.
"Both Katrina and Shanice are tough players who have already shown their development in practices this offseason," Schulz said.
For some, the prospects of a season with so many new faces might seem bleak. That is far from the case with the Cal State Northridge women's basketball team. Despite the many changes with the Matadors, one thing remains certain: nothing will be lost due to lack of effort.
"People may already be counting us out," Schulz said. "That would be a big mistake.


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CONCORD, N.C. – The laurels of winning a senior Animal Sprint main event at the WKA VEGA / TS Racing Road Racing Series' December 27-30 Daytona Championships will feature a cool bonus at this year's edition of the Daytona KartWeek event.
MGM Chassis Co. and Moon Power have joined forces with Hoosier Racing Tire and WKA in a class sponsorship package that will give back to the 4-cycle Animal racers that have helped make the classes some of the most competitive on the circuit for several years running.
Each winner of the four senior Animal Sprint classes at Daytona – Animal Sprint 335, 360, 385 and 410 – will be awarded a complete set of 4.50 10x6" Hoosier tires, compliments of MGM, Moon Power and Hoosier Racing Tire.
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MGM, located in Concord, N.C., is one of the top karting chassis manufacturers, specializing in sprint-enduro chassis, dirt oval and Gold Cup-style sprint mounts. Moon Power, based in Indianapolis, Ind., is a top 4-cycle engine builder with many engines represented in WKA Road Racing and Gold Cup.
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Varalakshmi Puja, or Varamahalaskhmi Pooja, is observed by women in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and by some communities in
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Downton Abbey Season 4 Spoilers: Romance For Mary and Branson…
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Don't worry, Downton Abbey fans. Lady Mary is not going to get busy with her late sister's husband, Tom Branson, aka "the chauffeur."
Both Mary and Branson were left without their spouses by the end of Downton Abbey Season 3. A fan asked TV Guide if they could find love with each other on Season 4.
"Oooh, I can't do that," Michelle Dockery (Mary) said. "He's my brother-in-law!" Allen Leech (Branson) agreed that it would be "great for drama" but not right for their characters. However, Michelle added, they will get a chance to bond. "We will be spending so much more time together, from what we've already seen in the early episodes. We're delighted by that. It's going to take them both some time before they find someone new."
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A spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross tells NPR's Newscast Unit that ambulances from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent were able to evacuate three people from the Baba Amr neighborhood of Homs, which have been heavily shelled in recent days.
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Schorno said that the Red Cross was still working on a formal agreement with the Syrian government and the opposition. He said the Red Cross needs two hours a day to conduct evacuations and deliver aid.
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The AP reported earlier today that the Red Cross had reached the city Hama for the first time in more than a month, today. A joint team of the ICRC and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent "brought an emergency delivery of food and other items for 12,000 people."
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Are you serious? That is actually a song? Ahhhhhh!
Well, it isn't just bad (traditional) sermons that some of us have heard. It's the story bibles, the songs, TV comericials, all sorts of stupid things that can influence our thinking!I think it's awesome to see how God is leading us all out of THAT ridiculous "promised land"!
"if you struggle enough and are good enough you might make it in" .
Quote from: jabcat on January 27, 2008, 07:19:19 AM "if you struggle enough and are good enough you might make it in" .Gah, I know what you mean. I didn't grow up in such a environment (maybe should should scratch the "I know what you mean" part...), but I came out of a self-imposed Hellfire Fundamentalism. Every day was a struggle, and I kept thinking if I just suffered enough and struggled enough, I might have a chance at getting in. I know that the last portion of the sentence is redundant, but the prospects of me getting in (read: avoiding eternal torment beyond imagining) seemed that dismal. This made my mental state worse. I'm much better, though. Looking back, as awful as the experiences were, I think about how goofy much of what they did was. The people whose posts I read actually belived that Hell was literally in the center of the Earth, or at least deep under the Earth's crust.
I think Tammy Wynett sang that song, God's gonna get you for that. I'll do a little research and see if if was her. Anyway, the song appeals to the flesh which has been offended by others. That's why it became a big hit years ago.
I don't remember George Jones, but I do remember Tammy Wynett singing the song. Maybe cuz I like Tammy and not George?...or, she sang it solo. The song was a hit many years ago, and it appeals to our "I want to get payback for all the wrong done to me and others." I'm so glad God isn't like that, arent you?
George, like Willy Nelson, wrote a lot of songs he didn't sing. Willy Nelson wrote "Crazy", though Patsy Cline sang it.
We used to drive by one of George's houses. He once lived in Vidor Texas- my husband's home town.He stopped loving her today....
Do love that song...country corn, and all...


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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Oprah Winfrey is confirming that Lance Armstrong came clean to her about his use of performance-enhancing drugs during their 2 1/2 hour interview Monday. She says the cyclist was "forthcoming" as she asked him in detail about doping allegations that followed him throughout his seven Tour de France victories.
Speaking on "CBS This Morning," Winfrey said she had not planned to address Armstrong's confession before the interview aired on her OWN network but, "by the time I left Austin and landed in Chicago, you all had already confirmed it."
Winfrey interviewed Armstrong at a hotel in downtown Austin. The session was to be broadcast on Thursday but Winfrey said it will now run in two parts over two nights because there is so much material.
Armstrong won every Tour from 1999 to 2005, but each of those titles was stripped last year as the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency released a massive report built around the testimony of former teammates. USADA accused Armstrong of masterminding a long-running and sophisticated doping operation on his teams.
The 41-year-old Armstrong vehemently denied the charges for years, and fiercely attacked his critics. But after losing his titles and being abandoned by corporate sponsors, he has changed course.
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Yeah, that appetite...but the Cipro short circuits the taste buds!!NO TASTE!!!!!!AGH!!!!!!!!!!!!SusanNorton
and the appetite of a lumberjack.
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Yeah, that appetite...but the Cipro short circuits the taste buds!!NO TASTE!!!!!!AGH!!!!!!!!!!!!SusanNorton
and the appetite of a lumberjack.
I am praying that the plumber comes soonest, finds what's wrong right off and the problem is gone! Bless you.fushingfeef
I'm ticked off today because sewer water backed up into my basement! This comes at a really bad time because neither my wife nor I can stay at home and wait for a plumber--she has mandatory year-end overtime and I am covering for one co-worker who is on vacation and another who is home sick with a double ear infection! I called a 24-hour service to see if they could possibly come out tonight, they said they would call me back. They said it would cost $150 an hour to fix it! ARRRGHH!!!
Maybe si, maybe no.
Yes Srbo but I do not feel physically mad in real life. Now these trolls are something else. Nothing seems to bother me much though. I just dont lose my temper....too friggin laid back or simple minded.....LMAO.
SusanNorton, that is truly appalling. People can be amazingly rude sometimes, but the word "rude" doesn't seem strong enough in that case, does it?
Update: My boss let me go home a bit early so I could be here for the plumber. They just left, it took them exactly 1 hour and cost me $149.99. The culprit? So-called "flushable" wipes! Despite being marketed as "flushable", these wipes apparently clog pipes as efficiently as if you'd flushed a cotton shirt down the toilet. The plumber told me that ever since flushable wipes have been introduced to the market, they have more business than they know what to do with. What gets me is that we would have never bought these wipes if they weren't marketed as flushable! I can't believe they are allowed to sell these things! I went online and found thousands of people with the same problem, flushable wipes are not really flushable despite their name! Now I have something new to be ticked off about!
Because I am coming down with a cold-Which seems like half of my office has felt the need to share-Despite my best handwashing efforts.


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October 14, 2012
During Take Back Drug Day held Saturday, September 29, Logan County residents returned 57 pounds of drugs to the Logan County Sheriff's Department (LCSD) for proper disposal.
The LCSD had taken their command unit to Walmart at Fountain Place Mall.
"We took the command unit up there because it is convenient for the public," said Chief Deputy Sonya Porter. "On the weekends, it's not as busy in town and the courthouse is closed, so we thought to make it work better was to take it to where the public was."
The reasoning has worked well. Porter said the first few years of the Take Back Drug Days were not as productive as this year.
"This is our fifth time of doing this, and every time we've done it, it has continually grown," said Porter. "I think the first time was about seven pounds, then 11 pounds, and then 17 pounds, and this time, on September 29, we had 57 pounds."
Porter said the drugs filled four trash bags.
"That's the huge trash bags," said Porter. "And they were picked up that day by a representative of the Department of Environmental Protection and they take it to a hospital that they work with that incinerates the drugs."
Porter said the state doesn't break down the amount of drugs received by category.
"The drugs are a mixture of narcotics, pain medications, nerve pills, antibiotics and over the counter drugs," said Porter.
This year, state wide, there was more than a ton of drugs taken in to be properly disposed of.
"The agency advised me that there was 2,771 pounds taken in statewide," said Porter.
Porter said a lot of the drugs come from families who have had a member pass away.
"They don't know what to do with the Oxycotin or Lortab," said Porter. "They just want it out of their house."
Porter said Take Back Drug Day is a great program.
"It keeps people from flushing drugs down the drain and contaminating our water system and they are disposed of in a proper fashion," said Porter.
Porter said the Sheriff's Department will accept unused or leftover drugs at any time throughout the year.
"The DEA has allowed us to take drugs in and we have a Take Back box in one of our evidence rooms that we control," said Porter. "This time we had several individuals who did that, they just wanted the drugs out of the house now. That box is then incorporated into the annual Take Back Drug Day."


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Dang, it appears my family did file for reorganization in 2003. I apologize. I should pay more attention to what goes on in my household.
Wrong John Archibald, unTruth. Check yourself.
Man, I wouldn't take a free anything. And if you see reporters taking free stuff, please let me know. Because I would bust them, too. It would be just as bad or worse, in my mind.
Which is today, Beau?
You're probably right about that, 5513. But it's the offer that's important. Maybe they could poison the Alabama gift tree in effigy.
Hmm. I do care enough, Sasquat, and looked it up first thing. It is James Appling, an established travel agent, as others have pointed it out. If you or anyone else has reason to believe there is a connection to the mayor or other city officials there, which there may very well be, I'd love to hear them.
Will certainly try to do that when it becomes available.
Hey Tanker74. Now that was a good comment. Well done.
For the record, Mr. Smallwood (thanks for using your name. I like that).
It was not one forum, but a string of them this week. There was the BBA forum at ASFA, the Catalyst forum at WorkPlay. He was not at the Five Points West one, either, or the roundtable Thursday.
I'm just saying, the people out there want to see him.
Good point, Whit. Kincaid just crept into fifth place overall.
Birmingham News (Alabama)
October 3, 2004 Sunday
BYLINE: John Archibald News columnist
LENGTH: 506 words
Alabama politicians love a bond issue.
Because somebody's gonna get paid. And not just the bankers.
For a glimpse inside the web of municipal bond financing and its ties to political influence, just look at the companies hired last month to underwrite Jefferson County's new billion dollar bond issue.
Take ABI Capital Management. In the fall of 2002 that company paid former Birmingham Mayor Richard Arrington $172,325 in consulting fees, according to Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board records. His job: to snag municipal securities business for the company.
It worked. This year ABI paid Arrington $19,899 for business related to a Birmingham Water Works bond issue. ABI was incorporated by Willie Huff in 1999, after Arrington left office.
Then there's Raymond James & Associates, the lead underwriter in the big county bond issue for school systems. The company paid Arrington $10,500 this year in consulting fees related to the water board. Arrington's total for those two companies: $202,724.
Former Gov. Don Siegelman also got some of the consulting take. Raymond James paid Siegelman $69,129 in June, $60,000 in March and $10,802 last year, part of it in connection to a Jefferson County sewer bond issue. Siegelman's total: $139,931. The job: helping identify "situations in which public entities may require public finance services."
When Siegelman was governor, Raymond James was given a stake in underwriting parts of at least seven state bond issues totaling more than $600 million.
Then there's Jeff Germany. Of course.
The former Jefferson County commissioner left office in November 2002. By January 2003 he was on the payroll as a consultant for Sterne, Agee & Leech, another county underwriter. He's received $5,000 a month retainer - $15,000 a quarter, plus a little more for work and expenses - ever since. Germany's total: $91,500. The job: to "contact municipal issuers in Alabama" and several other states.
Last spring's paycheck was $16,000. And what did Germany do to earn it? He contacted the cities of Fairfield and Margaret, and the Birmingham Airport Authority, about possible future bond work. No actual business was brought in to the company.
When Germany was a commissioner, Sterne, Agee underwrote a portion of a $952 million sewer bond issue - at that time the county's largest bond sale.
The municipal bond business has always been cozy.
But Jefferson County's bond universe is made more worrisome by the indictment of J.P. Morgan executive Charles LeCroy, who prosecutors claim helped a Philadelphia lawyer get paid $50,000 for work he didn't do on a Mobile bond issue.
LeCroy worked closely with Jefferson County for years.
Commissioner Gary White said LeCroy was the "idea guy" who put together plans for bond issues and brought them to commissioners.
No wonder the SEC is prowling around.
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May 10, 2007 Thursday
Council act of indignation a mockery
BYLINE: John Archibald, News columnist
SECTION: LOCAL NEWS; Pg. 1C Vol. 120 No. 058
LENGTH: 513 words
Sometimes it's hard to know if the Birmingham City Council has the sense of a bag of bricks.
The council members bickered Tuesday over whether to pass a $143 million bond issue for roads, sidewalks, part of the commitment they've already made to the Railroad Reservation and other improvements. The issue was not whether the city could afford the debt or if it was a good idea. The wedge was who would get paid.
Council members finally voted for the deal after the mayor agreed to give two minority companies - ABI Capital Management and Securities Capital Corp. - a 40 percent cut of the $1 million bond fee.
What a fetid load of tripe.
Forget for a moment that transaction fees are just a portion of the profits the real dealers usually take. Forget that the concept of minority participation in this town - find an incorporated black guy and send him a check - is a sham. Just know this deal, sold as support for the black community, is tricked out with cronyism and campaign cash.
This isn't about helping minorities. This is about paying those who are connected.
You would think ABI and Securities Capital were destitute, hearing the council talk. But they don't hurt for government work, having been paid on bond deals for the city and county, the Birmingham Water Works, and various cities, universities and authorities.
Heck, Securities Capital's vice chairman sits on the Water Board, and ABI's chief is an Airport Authority member.
The companies and their consultants give heavily to politicians. In recent campaigns, they gave a total of more than $7,000 to six of the nine council members, including those who lobbied for them Tuesday. And here's the secret. ABI lures bond business through bigname, big-clout consultants. They include:
--> Alamerica Bank, which was founded by lawyer Donald Watkins. He got so rich representing the city he bought a bank.
--> Former Mayor Richard Arrington's company, JenRo LLC. Arrington has an office at the bank Watkins built with money earned defending, er, Arrington.
There are other notables: Focus Media, led by Midfield Mayor Gary Richardson; Del Davis; George Munchus; Debborah Barnes; and Water Works PR guy Chris Bazuaye, though Bazuaye didn't bill.
Some consultants get as much as half of the total fee for steering business to ABI. They've been paid more than half a million dollars in commissions in recent years, records show. Arrington alone got $233,000.
No, this is not about improving economic conditions for Birmingham minorities. If it were, council members would work harder to keep U.S. Pipe from choosing Bessemer over North Birmingham. They would never have looked at the proposed Titusville Wal-Mart as a gimpy old gift horse.
This is about putting money in the hands of a select few. Worse yet, council members held hostage the first program for progress the city has presented in years, and they did it with false indignation in the name of economic justice.
I think I'd prefer the bag of bricks.
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November 21, 2006 Tuesday
Board lacks shame, not trickiness
BYLINE: John Archibald, News columnist
SECTION: LOCAL NEWS; Pg. 1B Vol. 119 No. 253
LENGTH: 495 words
Hold your nose folks, we're going deep into the mire that is the Birmingham Water Works Board.
The Swamp of No Shame.
It stinks in there, but money flows like water. It's slippery to follow, so stay with me on the trail of connections, contributions and contracts to find out why these Water Board jobs are so, well, contentious.
It's one big family.
Start in August 2002 with a $300 million Water Board bond issue. The bonds were bought through a negotiated sale by Raymond James & Associates, ABI Capital Management, The Chapman Co., Bank of Alabama, http://w3.nexis.com/new/images/arrow_blue.gif
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and Securities Capital Corp.
Ho hum. Right?
But the vice chairman of Securities Capital Corp. is Juanita Smith-Jones, who happened to be appointed to the Water Board in July 2003, just months after the first coupon was issued.
The links don't stop there. Water Board member Herschell Hamilton used to work for both Raymond James Financial and former Mayor Richard Arrington. Raymond James and ABI paid Arrington thousands - ABI paid $172,325 in 2002 - to help win bond business. And finally Donald Watkins, lightning rod and longtime personal lawyer to Arrington, sits on the board of The Chapman Co.
It's a woolly swamp, all right. I'm not saying it's illegal, but you'd think some people might be embarrassed.
Jones' firm, Securities Capital, also was chosen to underwrite an $11.8 million bond issue for the city of Fultondale in 2005. Fultondale's mayor is Jim Lowery, another member of the Water Board.
Connections are everywhere.
Council member and amnesiac William Bell last year received thousands from the Water Board's pricey engineering firm. Bell's ethics form says he worked on commission for Malcolm Pirnie, receiving between $10,000 and $50,000. Malcolm Pirnie gets millions a year from the Water Board.
Bell served on the council back when it set two-term limits for water board members, but now he can't recall why. Thus, the council this morning might cite ''extreme circumstances'' and re-appoint board President Anthony Barnes to a third full term anyway.
Barnes and his company, incidentally, contributed to Bell's campaign. So did Jones and Water Board member David Herring, though that crafty former council member was listed as Samuel D. Herring on campaign finance reports. Jones also gave to council members Valerie Abbott and Carole Smitherman.
Barnes, along with water board staff and lawyers, also contributed to Lowery's campaign in Fultondale.
Maybe it's just about who you know. For in March, Lowery hired Malcolm Pirnie in Fultondale to assess the environmental impact of a dump.
This is, believe it, just the tip of the swamp. But it's mucky enough to start to know what they mean by ''extreme circumstances.''
It means there has been an awful lot of time, money and guile invested in this board. In the wrong hands, these guys fear, someone might just drain their swamp.
John Archibald's column appears Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Write him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
October 5, 2004 Tuesday
BYLINE: John Archibald News columnist
LENGTH: 481 words
In the rarefied air of municipal bond financing, it doesn't seem like much money.
Five hundred dollars here. Twenty-five hundred dollars there. Pocket change.
Then again, it's just one of those things that makes you go: "Hmm."
Bond underwriters and securities firms, which stand to make millions from government bond deals, employ consultants with political clout to coax securities business for the companies. Some of those consultants - Richard Arrington, Don Siegelman, Jeff Germany - are well paid for their connections. Others, though, seem to have another task.
They hand out campaign contributions while representing - at an arm's length - the companies that compete for jobs.
Consultants who work for bond underwriters have given to politicians in all levels of government in Alabama, according to disclosure forms filed with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.
Some of those companies have been hired to underwrite Jefferson County's billion-dollar bond issue for school capital improvements.
George Munchus, for instance, was a consultant for ABI Capital Management in 2002 when he contributed to the campaigns of five politicians. He gave $500 to Don Siegelman, $200 to the mayor of Gadsden, and $25 to a littleknown Senate candidate.
More interesting, though, are his gifts to two Jefferson County commissioners. Munchus contributed $750 to the campaign of Shelia Smoot and $250 to the campaign of Gary White.
The commission last month divvied up the bond business, giving shares of the underwriting pie to 11 companies. ABI was given a 3.5 percent share - a healthy amount for a billion-dollar bond issue.
Both commissioners voted to give that company and others the business. White, at least, initially had voted against the 1 cent sales tax increase that brought the bond issue to life.
The commission selected Raymond James & Associates as its lead underwriter, with 51 percent of the business.
Last March, Raymond James consultant Susan Boxx contributed $2,500 to Smoot. Boxx has also contributed smaller amounts to other candidates, such as Birmingham Councilwoman Carole Smitherman and Bessemer Mayor Ed May.
It's not just Jefferson County politicians who receive campaign money from people representing securities firms. Gov. Bob Riley and U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby received money from officials at Sterne, Agee & Leach.
Of course, there's nothing illegal about it. Politicians have to raise money to run. It's just the way it is. And it's hard to think even a politician would be fool enough to be bought for $250 - or $2,500 for that matter.
Still, there's something wrong with the process. And yet another reason why the public remains skeptical about elected officials and taxes. John Archibald's column appears Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Write him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Gee. No. gobraves, my complaint had nothing to do with making a mockery of the trial. The trial was most entertaining and amusing throughout, and was darn near a mockery all by itself.
My feeling was and is that the appropriate time to beat the crap out of powerful public officials -- which is one of my favorite pastimes -- is when they are powerful public officials. And Lord knows, I beat on Langford for years.
But justice was done. He's going to jail. He is no longer mayor. His wife will lose the house and everything else. He is disgraced. Glory be.
What is to be gained by taunting and ridiculing a man, in front of his family, for Pete's sake, who has lost everything?
Maybe you're into that. Me, I prefer to hit 'em when they can still hit back.
This is not "THE" money coat, folks. It's a duplicate from Party City for Halloween. No cost to taxpayers.
Sorry to think you might have a sense of humor.
Lord, folks. Read.
I didn't say I was sad for Larry Langford.
I am sad for all the pain his corruption caused. For you, me, his family, our debt, the city etc.
Wiki, I'm going to claim the former.
And bpin, you are right. Our city council members are so focused on a couple thousand voters in their little districts that they fail to recognize or care about moving the city forward as a whole.
We won't progress until that happens.
The effort was there. Maybe it was the result that was the problem.
Randy Christian is truly one of the world's great information officers.
I've got to give props to Chief Roper, too. They both could have been sticks in the mud on this, but instead chose to have a little sense of humor.
Fair point, listenbham.
Perhaps "arm" was the wrong term. It has merely been run by the same people. Whatever that means.
Center for Urban Missions is an arm of New City Church.
Churches that have been involved in bingo in Walker County include:
Trinity Fellowship Church of God
Boldo Church of God and Prophecy
Church upon the Rock
Liberty Hill Baptist
Mt. Pilgrim Primitive Baptist
Mt. Zion AME
New Hope Baptist
New Jerusalem Baptist
Rice's Chapel United Methodist
Sipsey Church of God (lady's auxiliary)
St. James CME
St. Joseph Missionary Baptist
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