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WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont says a program designed to reduce market volatility for dairy farmers will be one of his priorities as he helps negotiate the next farm bill.
Chances the market stabilization program will be part of the final bill seem slim after House members voted in June to strip it from their version but Leahy is holding out hope.
Leahy, a member of the conference committee that began meeting this week to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the farm legislation, said private meetings with Republicans and Democrats have increased his confidence the measure will survive.
Its hard to say what will happen, he added, because Congress recently has been so unpredictable.
Here we can make an argument that the stabilization program protects taxpayers and farmers, he said. Usually that should be enough.
The provision, long promoted by Vermonts congressional delegation and the states farmers, would require dairy farmers to reduce milk production during times of oversupply as a condition for participating in a new, voluntary, profit-margin-insurance program.
House members voted to keep the insurance program but to kill the supply-management program, which some members said would raise milk prices for consumers. Food processors, retailers and restaurateurs also argued that restricting milk supply would result in fewer jobs and hurt dairy industry growth.
Proponents of the measure said any increase in milk prices would be indiscernible.
Keeping one program without the other would lead to an oversupply of milk and skyrocketing insurance payments, Leahy said.
If you dont do (market stabilization), youre going to have the worst of all possible worlds, he said. Farmers will suffer, and taxpayers will suffer.
Vermont farmers said theyre relying on Leahy to get the measure in the final bill.
Were going to be watching this very close, said Ralph McNall, president of the St. Albans Cooperative Creamery. I still have confidence that there is some amount of common sense in Washington, D.C., and as a package, this does save the taxpayers money if it is adopted as we intended.
Beth Kennett of Liberty Hill Farm in the town of Rochester said its difficult for her to understand why the program has become so controversial.
Most people really do want milk with their cereal in the morning, she said. If they want farmers to be able to continue to produce dairy products, then they need to understand that we need a sane, sensible approach to dairy pricing for farmers.
The program is one thorny issue among many that must be resolved as the 41 negotiators attempt to merge the House and Senate farm bills into one five-year piece of legislation, including crop insurance, subsidies, conservation, public nutrition and food aid programs.
Democrats and Republicans are $35 billion apart on how much to spend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the food-stamp program, and each side appears unwilling to budge.
Leahy said the House proposals to cut SNAP spending will fail in the Senate.
If the farm bill is dependent on those kinds of draconian cuts, Leahy said, then theres not going to be a farm bill.
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My horse is lame.
It started about three weeks ago when I took her out to try a new saddle on and I noticed she was a bit "off" at the trot in the hind, not quite "lame" but not quite right. The previous few days we'd had a fair bit of rain and she can tend to run around in her paddock, so I figured she'd slipped or something and was a little tender, so I decided to just give her a few days.
With a few more days of rain and such she seemed a bit worse but there was no heat or swelling, and then I game out and there looked like there was an abscess burst on the hind leg so I attributed to lameness to that and let her rest up while I was away for a few days and got my mother to keep an eye on her/feed her).
Came back and she was still lame, worryingly so, and I got a vet out today (which cost a fortune) and he was very thorough and checked her a lot and he has not a clue what's wrong. He suspects its in the hip, or perhaps the hock but there was no swelling, no heat, no tenderness, will pick up both back feet, seems okay at the walk, but super lame at the trot. He was pretty confident that the lower leg/hoof is completely fine. He recommended I give her three more weeks off and if she's not better get Xrays, which won't be cheap and will involve having to truck her a fair way, so all in all it will probably cost more than the horse is worth. I know all of you guys are really pro-vet etc, but I don't want to spend possibly thousands on a $700 horse whose condition might be permanent. That sounds harsher than I mean it.. I adore Rosie but I have no idea what to do.
Obviously I want to fix this... but without knowing what it is I can't proceed. I was wondering if any of you have experienced anything like this? Or have some idea of things I could do? The vet pretty much said "try anything at this point". I just have not a clue what is wrong. She hasn't been in proper work for years, she doesn't share a paddock with horses, and she's only seven.
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Beastly the movie sounds all kinds of bad. It stars Mary Kate Olsen, Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer. That said the studio has taken a stab at adding some entertainment vault by casting Neil Patrick Harris aka Doogie Howser, aka Mr Brain from Starship Troopers.
The movie is based on the book and is basically a modern day telling of Beauty and the Beast. It will be released into theatres in 2010 and is no doubt trying to take a stab at capitalizing on the fame of TWILIGHT. The story is about an egotistical and good looking young man ( played by Alex Pettyfer since I passed on the role ) who is turned into a beast.
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While I am no longer a part owner of a large, mixed-animal practice that provides service to the dairy industry, I do run a solo practice dedicated solely to the care of horses.
The quality of care provided to every animal in the state is of concern to me, as I'm sure it is to all veterinarians who practice in the Badger state. There are laws in Wisconsin that govern the practice of veterinarian medicine.
According to state statutes, a veterinarian is a practitioner of veterinary medicine who holds a license issued by the state. Under law this person is granted the right to examine or treat an animal for a disease or physical condition and to treat, operate or advise on said condition or disease for compensation.
The state is also specific about the penalties for those attempting to practice or present themselves as a licensed veterinarian when in fact they are not. While those without a license are free to artificially inseminate, castrate, brand or dehorn animals, those stepping beyond those boundaries may be fined up to $3,000.
What this says to me is that to diagnose a disease condition of a cow such as a displaced stomach and to correct that condition is the practice of veterinary medicine. This is diagnosing a diseased condition. Diagnosing a physical condition of an animal such as whether an animal is pregnant or not is also deemed as practicing veterinary medicine.
To do either of these things - diagnosing a disease or physical condition - one must have a license issued by the state veterinary examining board. To do these things without a license is unlicensed practice and punishable by law.
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We have well-trained and equipped veterinarians in this state that have invested their lives in developing their knowledge and abilities in order to practice veterinary medicine. The animals of this state deserve to have good medical attention so they may have long and productive lives without sacrificing their welfare.


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It's About Time
By Mickey Jacob, FAIA
Time is a very valuable commodity. All of us face the daily challenge of how to best use this fleeting resource. And I'm pretty certain that more than once we have each said in exasperation to ourselves, or even out loud, that there simply aren't enough hours in the day.
As this year's AIA President, I have a whole new perspective on the value of efficient time management. Trying to juggle the responsibilities of service to the profession, running a small business, managing projects, building client relationships, developing young talent in the firm, generating new business, all while trying to maintain an important balance in my personal life—well, if I'm not careful, time can easily slip away from me. That's why I have set a high price on just how and where I invest my time.
Each of us struggles to find the time to do those things important to us. That's why our participation in CRAN and the AIA has to be seen as a smart use of time, and that what we get in return is real value. If it's not, then we can't expect our organizations to grow and prosper in a world that makes increasing demands on us 24/7.
In this and many other respects, CRAN has much to teach. It has created a model for participation where success is built on the ability to meet both creatively and innovatively the interests of its members. It brings value for the time spent by presenting the latest information about a rapidly-changing industry and facilitating the exchange of knowledge and expertise to promote the professional development of its members.
As important as this is, CRAN's greatest value is without question derived from a strategy focused in the one place where the public is most passionate about—the home. It's here where design affects the quality of life. The work that CRAN does is the "tip of the spear" in any effective effort to elevate the public awareness of the importance design and architecture play in the healthy, safe, sustainable, and prosperous communities. That work doesn't just create value for the people who choose to spend time to be involved in CRAN, it also creates greater value in the marketplace for what architects do.
The AIA is also striving to find creative and innovative ways to elevate the value of membership, and simultaneously advocate for the value, indeed the necessity of member participation. These two objectives—elevating the value of membership and encouraging participation—are why the AIA has embarked on what has come to be called our "Repositioning Initiative." It began with taking a cold, hard look at what we have been doing, who we are, what we think we should be, and how best to achieve the goal of being an essential resource for a prosperous profession that makes a positive difference in people's lives.
It's an ambitious agenda, one that could not move forward without leadership. Recently, the AIA Board rose to the challenge of leadership by ratifying a new statement of purpose to support the Repositioning Initiative and to show a new commitment to a focused strategy for the Institute to be the professional community our members want us to be. It reads:
Together, we agree that the time is now to change the way we think and behave in order to shape our future.
To become a more valued, relevant organization, the AIA will focus our priorities to:
Elevate public awareness
Advocate for the profession
Create and expand the sharing of knowledge and expertise to ensure a prosperous future for our members
Never before have we needed this level of bold, visionary leadership to inspire architects to work together and build a better world for everyone—through architecture.
It's a bold concept, one that advances the profession through the efforts of AIA members investing their time, energy, expertise, and knowledge to shape the future direction and value of this, their professional community. Clearly, CRAN is positioned to be an important player in implementing this initiative. Our common task is how to better work together to encourage and empower AIA and CRAN members to take on leadership roles that will build more value in both organizations.
Relationship-building is an important, if not a key dimension of leadership. Our ability to advance positive change depends on finding and building a community of shared interests. It's where ideas turn into action. The AIA's Repositioning strategy, in partnership with CRAN, opens new opportunities for members to tell our stories.
I am very excited about these new opportunities to invest in the future of the profession. Only through our collective commitment to lead the efforts to tell our stories, to advocate for the profession, to share our knowledge and ideas, can we be successful. The public is depending on us to lead with decisive action. Through the partnerships created in implementing the Repositioning Initiative we will step forward to accept these challenges through architecture—and it's about time.


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The stage was set for a best of five final between SUTHERLAND and MIRSKY. The finals were upstaged for half an hour as ABN AMRO ONE and movistar had their own private match race to the finish of leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race. With that out of the way a series of close matches followed with SUTHERLAND managing to win three straight matches and emerging as winner of the 2006 CentrePort Wellington International Youth Match Racing Championship.
In the petit finals JUNIOR beat SPITHILL 2-1 to take out fifth place while Jamie WOODS' (AUS) team from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia had two straight wins over Jonathan CLOUGH's (NZL) team from the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club to fill seventh place.
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Coaches, former players make final trips to unique North Catholic gym
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The overhead lights seemed dimmer and the wood floor may be darker, but otherwise the old North Catholic gym looked like Buzz Gabos always remembered.
"That place means so much to me," said Gabos, a 1988 graduate who visited his alma mater for the first time in more than a decade when his North Hill basketball team traveled to Troy Hill two days before Christmas.
It was an emotional experience, he said, realizing that the visit likely could be his last.
Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic will move to its new Cranberry campus before next season, leaving behind a historic gym that for decades has been home.
"I understand (the move)," said Gabos, noting that the shrinking school played Class AAAA basketball when he graduated. "… But the place just has so much character. And not just the gym, the whole building itself. It's a beautiful building."
This final basketball season on Troy Hill has grown rather sentimental, said North Catholic basketball coach Dave Long, a 1970 graduate whose extended family has become synonymous with the school. That finality has drawn alumni who want to visit the school and its quirky gym one last time.
"I always enjoy the interaction with former players telling old North Catholic stories," Long said. "Sometimes I'm almost sad that the game's about to begin, because I look out into the auditorium stands and see someone who played here 20 or 25 years ago. I would prefer to just sit down and chat for a half an hour."
Long has coached basketball at North Catholic for more than 30 years, first as Don Graham's assistant and then as head coach. This season's lineup should contend for the Section 2-A title. Yet, Long isn't certain he'll follow the team to Cranberry; he has five young granddaughters who also keep him busy nowadays.
"If I don't coach another game (after this season), God blessed me with more games than any coach should be allowed to coach," Long said. "If it's meant to be, then I'll be back on the sideline. North Catholic is going through a great deal of change. At times I think to myself, maybe it would be good for the program to be under somebody else's tutelage for the future."
But he admits it wouldn't take much to keep him coaching.
"I'm already getting grief for even entertaining the idea that I possibly won't be coach," said Long, a retired teacher. "I don't know personally whether I could live without it. You do things for so long, I don't know what life would be like without."
Mars coach Rob Carmody, a 1990 graduate who played and coached at the school, brought his team to visit North Catholic last Saturday. The Planets have been regulars at the Don Graham Classic, with Carmody there to honor his former coach.
"There was a wave of memories of being there as a player and coach and student," Carmody said. "I was someone who took a lot out of there, and that was the last time I was going to be there in a situation that was competitive. It was definitely an emotional moment. It has a very special place in my heart."
When North Hills visited Dec. 23, North Catholic used that night to honor its state championship football team. The larger-than-usual crowd, which watched the victory bell ring, was dotted with familiar faces.
"It was a zoo," Gabos said. "It really was a great atmosphere."
Gabos hadn't visited since he was coaching Vincentian Academy and the two schools would scrimmage. That was more than a decade ago. He never asked to schedule North Catholic because he didn't want either team to lose, he said. It was former athletic director Dan Cardone who added North Catholic to this year's schedule.
"He said he thought I'd want to go up there before they closed the place," Gabos said. "It was a great night, just to go back one last time."
The WPIAL has no other gym quite like North Catholic's, which is a converted auditorium. The court once ran widthwise across the stage until rows of wooden seats were removed and the platform was extended.
"You grow an even stronger attachment (to the gym) because of the uniqueness," Long said. "It's just not your regular, run of the mill high school facility. And it has a great deal of history."
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Fans and children hoping to watch Toy Story 3 online are actually being directed to survey sites and adult content, security experts warn.
Toy Story 3 is the latest popular search term being used by scammers to get fans of the animated series of films to fill in surveys, download software and subscribe to mobile phone apps and games.
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Just had to go out in the snow in the wilds of Derbyshire long uphill strech in a small village lots of deep snow 5/6" had to stop to
let cars and large lorry past down the hill.So had to turn off my ESP the switch is not standed on this model but should be take note FORD.
Did not think I would get to use it but this got me going on this hill and is worth the £32 it cost to fit (Thanks to this forum for the info).
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A few days ago, I wrote about the crapshoot that is shooting with expired film. Sometimes the results are a great, slightly off-color photo that has a great feel. And depending on what you're shooting, it can lend nice appeal to the subject. Other times, you get your roll back and it's so far gone or so light and grainy, it has turned out to be a waste of time and energy. But it's fun to find out!
I got pretty lucky. The film I found and loaded into a 1983 Canon Sure Shot camera with a pretty decent little 38mm, f2.8 lens, probably dated from around the late 90's.
Out of the 24 shots, these photos of a 1956 Plymouth I spotted on the way to Aquin's annual Prom Draw, were my favorites. Like I said earlier, with expired film, the subject your capturing matters. In this case, it almost brings us back to a photo taken when the car was fresh off the showroom floor. It gives the image a little bit of patina.
So, who needs the iOS application Instagram to make your photos look old and cool? Just locate expired film, get fresh batteries for that old film camera that's in a Tupperware container in your basement, shoot a bunch of photos, pay an exorbitant amount on film processing, and get back a couple decent photos.
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Add your candle dye into the melted wax. Start out with a few drops and gradually add more. You can make it darker, but you can't make it lighter.
Stir the dye with a wooden skewer, or something similar, until the dye is completely dissolved.
Using your funnel, pour the melted wax into your container. Try not to get it on the edges of the bottle. It will stay quite hot and melted for a while, so if you need to heat up and color some additional wax it's okay. You might want to place some foil under your bottle so the wax doesn't get on your countertops.
Your potion should now look somewhat like this. As the wax cools you will notice more bubbles, which is a great effect for potions. Once the wax cools, you can complete the potion with the cork, or you can move on to the next step and add some embellishments.
I picked out a few ribbons at the craft store that I thought might fit the style I was going for. You can also choose to use stencil paint, or a permanent metallic gold marker.
Measure and cut your ribbon to fit the potion bottle. Carefully affix the ribbon to the bottle using tiny drops of super glue.
If you're like me, you may have used a bit too much super glue, which can create a foggy effect on the glass. You can scrape it off with a toothpick and then wipe down the bottle with glass cleaner to remove finger prints.
You're finished! Don't forget to try out different ribbons, bottle shapes and colors. For this shot I added Litecubes, set to the color of the potion, which gives it an extra neat glowing effect. Check out more great World of WarCrafts on WoW Insider.
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Celebrate Brooklyn!
Thanks for a great 37th season #AtTheBandshell, everyone!
The festival season is over, but we are still around. Come visit us indoors at BRIC House for our 2015 Fall season. Highlights include:
- BRIC JazzFest - A new annual festival decoted to jazz artists from Brooklyn and beyond.
- Handmade Abstract - An exhibition of 13 artists whose work emphasizes the handcrafted processes of fabrication.
- The Knights - The Brooklyn-based orchestral collective will perform during their year-long residency at BRIC.
- BRIC House Parties and BRIC FamJam - Weekend programming for families and kids of all ages.
- Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company - Exciting performances celebrating their 30th anniversary.
- BRIC TV - New series premieres by the Brooklyn-focused, award-winning network.
Announcing the first episode of Playset
We are taking the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival to the digital airwaves! Now you can watch your favorite artists perform #AtTheBandshell year-round on our Playset series. Check out the first episode starring Vieux Farka Toure and Julia Easterlin, who performed at the festival on July 16.
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- December 2, 2015 · 7:00 PMBrooklyn Poetry Slam - Dec 2Stoop at BRIC HouseFREE
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Faculty Promotion and Tenure
Governing Policies
- NSHE Code Chapter 3; University of Nevada, Reno Bylaws 3.3 and 3.4; and college and department bylaws govern the processes of academic faculty promotion and tenure.
Guiding Principles
- The faculty, department chair, and dean should determine at the time of hire into the program the faculty member's professional responsibilities in terms of teaching, scholarship, and outreach engagement or service. These expectations should be made clear to new faculty.
- Each college should have a clear process for promotion and tenure.
- Units should endeavor to uphold academic standards and values appropriate to peer institutions (Carnegie doctoral/research extensive, high research).
Directions for Preparing and Submitting Applications for Promotion and/or Tenure
- This document on the Office of the Provost website contains detailed directions for applicants, chairs, and deans regarding the application form; required and optional supporting materials; formal letters of evaluation from personnel committees, chairs, and deans; recording of votes; and external peer-review letters.
External Reviewers
- A minimum of four and maximum of eight external peer-review letters are required for all applications for tenure and for promotion to associate professor (Rank III) or full professor (Rank IV). For promotions within Rank 0, requirements vary depending on the nature of the appointment. For Rank 0 research faculty, no fewer than three external letters are required. For Rank 0 instructional faculty and Rank 0 faculty whose assignment is clinical, external letters may be required by the college but are not required by the university.
- It is the responsibility of the department chair to obtain external peer-review letters. These letters should be solicited under the following guidelines. The initial contact may be made via email or phone, but each reviewer should receive a formal letter following the template provided in the Directions for Preparing and Submitted Applications for Promotion and/or Tenure on the Office of the Provost website.
- Reviewers for tenure applications should be selected by the department chair in consultation with the tenured faculty of the department; reviewers for promotion to full professor, in consultation with the department's full professors. The chair must ask the applicant to suggest potential reviewers. The chair makes the actual selection, and the names and institutions of reviewers chosen are not disclosed to the applicant.
- Reviewers should be experts in the applicant's area of research and should not be closely associated with the candidate for promotion. (For example, they should not be a current or former research collaborator, a former graduate mentor, or a former contemporary at another institution.)
- Reviewers should be tenured faculty, preferably full professors, in programs of equal or higher stature than the equivalent program at the University of Nevada, Reno. For application for promotion to full professor, they must be full professors. In certain cases, it may be necessary to solicit reviews from individuals who are not in programs of equal or higher stature or desirable to solicit reviews from individuals who are not affiliated with academic institutions. In such cases, the department chair should explain their stature and suitability in the brief summary of the reviewers' qualifications that is part of the application packet.
Early Consideration for Tenure
- Faculty should normally come up for tenure during their sixth year. An early award of tenure is rendered only in exceptional circumstances.
- Deans and chairs are advised not to allow new hires to bring in time in rank from other universities. Coming in with credited time only shortens the probationary period unnecessarily with no added advantage to the candidate.
- Do not encourage newly hired faculty to apply for tenure early. If they want to do so, then they should meet with their department chair, who should then consult the dean. If the dean views the record as an extraordinary record, then the dean should consult the provost.
- For positive early tenure decisions, the provost will require demonstration of an extraordinary record of achievement. If the record is simply commensurate with the sort of normal progress that one should expect of a new tenure-track faculty member, a recommendation will not be supported before the normal time for tenure decisions. In all cases, the university is looking for demonstration of unequivocal excellence in scholarship and teaching.
- Consideration is given for scholarly and creative activity produced at other institutions. However, it supplements the record of accomplishments done here during the probationary period, which is more heavily weighted.
- On the rare occasions when individuals do go up early (generally with experience in an equivalent position at another institution), they should not do so until they have established at least a three-year record at the university. Exceptions may be made for those holding senior rank.
- The NSHE Code outlines the process and timeline for reconsideration from an adverse decision regarding promotion, salary, or tenure.
Extending the Probationary Period
- The NSHE Code allows the probationary period to be extended upon the approval of the president. Requests to extend the probationary period must include written justification and should use the form on the Office of the Provost website.
- A tenure-track faculty member who seeks an extension to the probationary period should make the request early at the time of the circumstances that might justify an extension, not immediately prior to coming up for tenure.
Progress Toward Tenure and Third-Year Review
- The Code requires that tenure-track faculty be evaluated in writing regarding progress toward tenure no later than the third full academic year in rank and annually thereafter. UNR Bylaws 3.4.4(b) specifies that such evaluation include "the program of improvement that must be undertaken to be considered for tenure at a later date." Best practice is to provide annual reviews of progress toward tenure beginning in the first academic year in rank.
- The third-year review should include a thorough analysis of the probationary faculty member's work to date that identifies the program of improvement that must be undertaken.
- The provost requires that probationary faculty in their third year prepare the Application for Promotion and/or Tenure, following the instructions found on the Office of the Provost website, as part of the third-year review process.
- The NSHE Code requires that the chair and dean conduct third-year reviews "in consultation with the appropriate tenure review committee or promotion committee." The department chair should prepare a written review and submit it to the college. The dean should prepare a written review and send it to the faculty member, with a copy forwarded to the provost.
- The chair should meet with the faculty member and discuss the third year review.
- Reviews of faculty progress toward promotion and tenure should include honest, direct, candid, and productive feedback.


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Friday, February 5, 2010
© Copyright 2015 Albany Herald
ALBANY -- They took it all.
They took the unbeaten season, took the region dominance, took the No. 1 ranking in the state poll. They took all those bragging rights that had haunted them for a month, and took back the game they lost.
Westover took all that and more Friday night.
Stole it right from Monroe, the team that had been undefeated, the first Tornado team in history to get ranked No. 1 in the state -- a team with dreams of a perfect season.
And Westover made it look easy.
Just look at that 77-63 final.
Sure, there were some added free throws in the final seconds after back-to-back flagrant fouls turned this classic showdown sour -- and a bit ugly.
But this was Westover's night. The night, the game, and the city bragging rights all headed back to Northwest Albany with the Patriots, who did it all even without Onochie Ochie for most of the game.
There was so much made of Ochie's dramatic -- and somewhat inspiring return --- from injury, but the truth is Westover made the move of the night, the one that pushed Monroe off its own court with Ochie on the bench.
Ochie was sitting there with two fouls when Malcolm Sapp and Anthony Ball simply took over the game. Sapp drilled three 3s and Ball did everything else as Westover -- which trailed, 15-14 after the first eight minutes -- ripped off a 25-14 run to grab a 39-29 lead. The Pats never trailed again. Sapp and Ball combined to score 18 of those points.
"I was just feeling it,'' said Sapp, who drilled a total of five 3s for the night to finish with 21 points. "I got into that rhythm and just felt like I couldn't miss -- felt like I could hit a million of them.''
Sapp didn't feel that way in the first game, when he made just two baskets all night and finished with eight points.
But when he is hot ... well, there there's a expression for that around Westover.
"That was Sapp being Sapp,'' said Ball, who also finished with 21 points.
Westover's guards -- Ball and Shevren Keaton -- were just too quick for Monroe and not only dictated the frenetic pace of the game, but all but put it away for the Patriots. Keaton finished with 11 points and the Keaton-Ball larceny act produced 10 steals. The two guards also combined to grab nine rebounds.
"Ball and Keaton came to play,'' Westover coach Dallis Smith said. "I think they fed off each other. I said at the beginning of the year I thought our guard play would win us some ball games.''
Call it a new beginning for Westover (19-3), which lost all three of its games this year with Ochie out of the lineup.
Monroe won the first meeting, 61-58, in the Boston Garden, where Westover's legacy had been born and still lives -- a home court wrapped in tradition and draped in state title banners,
If anyone thought it was packed in the first meeting on Jan. 8 at Westover, where droves of fans stood elbow-to-elbow, think again. Monroe's gym seats about 850, and the place was bulging from every seam Friday night.
It's impossible to measure the Ochie Factor, because his return to the court gave Westover not only the physical presence of a 6-foot-6 smooth as satin star who can float home soft jumpers and steal the crowd with thunder dunks, but also the sheer and raw emotion he brought to this game. No one wanted to play in the rematch more than Ochie, who never got a chance in the first meeting. He fell on the court, hit his head and passed out with 5:57 left in the first quarter. Ochie had to be carried from the gym and rushed to the hospital, where he was released later that night. Ochie sat out more than three weeks, returned Tuesday and was more than ready to write his own comeback story Friday.
He started writing early. Ochie flew out of the locker room and scored four points, grabbed four rebounds and blocked a shot in the first five minutes of the game as Westover raced to a 7-0 lead. But he picked up two quick fouls, and sat out the entire second quarter, and was hit with a third foul in the opening minute of the second half.
"It was emotional,'' said Ochie, who finished with eight points, five rebounds and three blocks. "When I made that first basket, it meant a lot to me. It made me feel like I was back, back in the groove, back contributing to my team."
Then everyone else took over for Westover.
The Pats needed every man they could get to stop Monroe's Robert Arnold, who scored 24 to lead the Tornadoes in the first game. He was even better Friday, scoring 27 points, grabbing 15 rebounds and blocking three shots, while Brandon Blakely was the only other Tornado in double figures, scoring 10 points -- all in the first half Arnold staged one final run in the fourth quarter. Monroe was down, 60-46, after three, as Arnold bagged eight points and grabbed three rebounds and blocked a shot in a 13-2 run and closed the gap to 62-59 with an and-one play with 3:33 left in the game.
But then came Ball and Keaton and that unrelenting Westover pressure. Monroe turned the ball over four times in the next 90 seconds, and by that time Keaton and Ball had combined for three steals and six points, and Chris Wheeler had dropped in a pair of free throws to lift Westover to a 69-59 edge with 1:42 left.
It was over.
"They just out-played us,'' said Monroe coach Marquis Davis, who was furious with his team's effort. "We just didn't play worth a damn.''
Herald No. 1 Monroe is now 20-1, and will surely drop in the state poll, but there is no time to worry about rankings. The Tornadoes meet Herald No. 2 Terrell County tonight back at the Monroe gym in a rematch of a game Monroe won, 41-37, last month.
Everyone called the Westover-Monroe rematch Round 2, and for good reason. They could meet again for the region title and even in the state title game.
"This was a big win, but for us it is just a step to where we want to be,'' Keaton said. "We want to get back to that state title game.''
More like this story
- Champs! -- Part 2 ( February 19, 2010 )
- Round 2 ( February 4, 2010 )
- Who's No. 1? ( February 8, 2011 )
- Round 3: No. 1 Monroe vs. No. 2 Westover tonight ( February 18, 2010 )
- Kings of the hill ( January 8, 2010 )


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Cycling Etiquette
by Simon Richardson | 11/08/09
I watched the overweight man in the cow-print Lycra (we shan't even deal with that indiscretion here) and his fluoro mate accelerate past me for the second time. He'd been sat on my little group for a good half hour or so into a headwind before making the first of his little bids for freedom instead of sharing the pace making. But this wasn't a race, it was a sportif and therefore this simple action was cause enough to irritate the hell out of me.
It got me thinking though; cycling has enough unwritten rules to rival any walnut paneled, smoky gentlemen's club. The only things missing are the hefty membership fee and the initiation ceremony, although on reflection, cycling has both of these too. The rules governing behaviour and etiquette are so steeped and ingrained, that to ignore them, break them or feign ignorance is like committing a cardinal sin.
Take for example pre-season training camp. The badge of "half-wheeler" is as offensive as it gets. It always applies to the person going too fast, not the one going bloody slowly and lasts all season long. Perhaps the hardest label to shake is the person who sits on and never gives a turn, the man last to leave the piss stop or the traffic lights so he can resume his post at the back. This isn't a problem per se, after all sitting on is not a crime, but it all hinges on what you do after.
Returning to the windswept, tortuous road somewhere in Lancashire I concluded that cycling etiquette is there for a very good reason, and that is that bike riding is damn hard. Nothing is more likely to get you pissed off and grumpy than being tired/hungry/dehydrated/wet/cold/competitive and any combination thereof. There was a British pro from the late 90's who had Cycling Tourettes. Any time he swung a leg over a bike, a torrent of absolute filth would pour forth from his mouth directed at any unfortunate f***ing, c***ing p***k who happened to commit a minor indiscretion within his vicinity. Back in the changing room, he was a gent.
The kind of physical stress we subject ourselves to is liable to cause mental regression to the extent that a peloton can essentially become a crèche for petulant children. I would consider myself a fairly mild mannered kind of chap, but I am guilty of purposely riding someone through the tapes of a cyclo cross race. But it was provoked, he broke unwritten rule number 153.1: thou shall not sit on for 2/3rds of the race claiming you are there for training and then attack. In hindsight it's clear that I may have been close to my limit, and my little tantrum was the physical manifestation of this.
In most other aspects of life, I'll happily ignore it. Elbows on the table, cutlery used as shovels, cappuccino in the afternoon, but cycling? No, I will live and die by cycling etiquette. It protects us against roadside strops and mid-ride bust ups. It should have prevented the fist fight on the Bristol Chain Gang last month (can't believe I missed that one). It allows sporting generosity like gifting Tour stages to less illustrious brothers. And ultimately it would have stopped me mentally denigrating Cow Man, for which in the cold hard light of day, I am very sorry for.Tweet
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Tuesday the staff at Double Diamond Elementary School helped organized a surprise reunion between a returning military mom and her 6-year-old son.
"It's hard to describe that feeling of being reunited with your child after so long," says Staff Sergeant Melissa Meinzer while cradling her son.
1st grader Cody was speechless as he watched her walk through the doors of his school auditorium after a being separated for nearly a year.
Cody has been living with his grandparents here in Reno while his mother was station in Iraq.
"It's very difficult to be separated from Cody," she says "but at the same time I have a lot of pride in what I do. I'm very proud of all the men and women who serve and the sacrifice however hard it is very much worth it."
While this was a day of reunions, it's also a day for goodbyes.
Meinzer and her son will leave Reno to return to their home in Virginia after the holidays.
Cody says he's excited about making friends at his new school.


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Miami Condos Sink Flagstaff Bank
The failed First State Bank of Flagstaff was participating in bundled real estate loans across the country, costing the FDIC $47 million in write-offs.
By JOE FERGUSON
"We wouldn't have been able to get started without a loan," Brent Schepper said. "First State Bank was the only one willing to sit down with us."
Instead, it was investments like the million dollars sunk into a condo project in Miami that got First State into trouble.
How much trouble? When regulators seized and closed First State on Friday, then sold it to Sunwest Bank of Tustin, Calif., they said the deal would cost the insurance fund $47 million -- nearly half the value of the First State loan portfolio.
So it was left to Glenn Gray, president and CEO of Sunwest Bank, to explain Tuesday during a visit to Flagstaff how the new owners would continue to serve loan customers like the Scheppers without losing more money.
"We don't make loans on spec businesses," Gray said, referring to speculative construction projects.
He said First State discontinued issuing those loans in December, but it was too late to prevent serious damage to the bank's fiscal well-being.
"Unfortunately, the changes had been made too late," Gray said.
In addition, Gray said Sunwest would not participate in packaged loans for projects like the $100 million Miami condos that went bust. First State was one of many community banks making bundled loans worth tens of millions of dollars to borrowers in other parts of the country.
But otherwise, Gray said Sunwest would continue to make loans -- as long as they were local.
"I don't think a bulk of the residents will be affected," Gray said. "The core of our business is in good shape."
Financial regulators closed all six branches of First State on Friday after it failed to meet an order to clean up its delinquent loan portfolio and raise $2 million in new capital.
Gray said First State's close ties to the real estate market have meant writing down more than $3 million worth of loans in the last two years
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said on Friday that it expects to lose $47 million on the transaction. According the FDIC, the First State Bank had $105 million in assets and deposits totaling $95 million.
Sunwest Bank's acquisition of all the deposits was the "least costly" resolution for the FDIC's insurance fund compared to alternatives, according to the FDIC.
And Gray said the bank will still need to write down more loans in the future, but he did not offer specific details.
By contrast, Sunwest's balance sheet after 40 years in business is healthy. At the close of the most recent quarter, net income for the bank grew 20 percent year-over-year for the first half of 2009 while its assets grew by 29 percent during the same period.
The bank is a leader in homeowner association management banking and working with healthcare-related industries. The bank also has a home mortgage division, which it established after the subprime meltdown.
Former First State Bank President and CEO Kyle Curtis will serve as regional manager for Sunwest, overseeing the six branch locations in northern Arizona.
As for the 33 employees at First State Bank and its six locations, Gray said the bank will not be making any changes in the near future.
"We are not going to rush into any decisions on employees or locations," he said.
One of the only things left up in the air will be the name of the bank -- First State Bank or Sunwest Bank. Gray said Sunwest has not secured the legal rights to the name in Arizona and wasn't sure whether it would be able to get them.
"There are some legal questions, but for right now we don't have rights to the name," he said.
He noted that customers would still eventually need to order new checks because of new routing information, even if the name doesn't change.
As for Brent Schepper, he hopes the new owners will continue the lending practices that helped him start his business. He is on his third loan with the bank now, after paying off the first two.
"It is important for the community to have a local bank that is making local decisions," he said.
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OSHA Offers Safety and Health Assistance to Tornado Damaged Areas
I arrived in Harrisburg, Ill., Friday afternoon a little more than 48 hours after an EF4 tornado had destroyed or extensively damaged more than 130 homes. This small town along the Illinois-Kentucky border is also the place where six people lost their lives in the February 29th storm.
Our first responder was Orville Crawford, a safety and health expert of the Fairview Heights, Ill., Occupational Health and Safety Administration office, who arrived within 8 hours.
My first order of business was to check in with the Incident Commander on site to offer OSHA's services assisting with safety and health concerns for workers and residents, and to conduct risk assessments. I also worked with the Safety Officer assigned to the incident command center.
One of the biggest challenges was educating people about the role of OSHA in disaster recovery. Often times people believe OSHA is there in an enforcement role, but our role is to help protect workers and volunteers from potential hazards caused by the storm. We want to minimize further stress and grief to the residents that could occur if workers, volunteers or residents are injured in recovery efforts.
Response and recovery work in tornado-impacted areas presents safety and health hazards that should be properly identified, evaluated, and controlled in a systematic manner. Some operations, such as utility restoration, cleaning up spills of hazardous materials, and search and rescue, should only be conducted by workers who have the proper training, equipment and experience.
As part of our role in disaster recovery, I and four other OSHA safety officers conducted safety briefs with volunteers and workers and handed-out OSHA fact sheets and quick cards with important safety information associated with the hazards of chainsaw safety, generators, tree trimming and personal protective equipment. We also worked with the city council on a flyer that included safety information, which was given to all residents.
After conducting damage assessments, we recommended the use of personal protective gear necessary for the types of recovery and clean-up efforts being conducted. For example, during our tour of the damage we noticed many chainsaw operators were not wearing protective chaps. Working with the Incident Commander, we were able to get chaps donated from local home improvement stores for use during the remainder of the recovery operations.
Other, specific hazards associated with working in the aftermath of tornados that we detailed in our safety sheets included:
- Hazardous driving conditions due to slippery and/or blocked roadways, slips and falls due to slippery walkways;
- Falling and flying objects such as tree limbs and utility poles;
- Sharp objects including nails and broken glass;
- Electrical hazards from downed power lines or downed objects in contact with power lines;
- Falls from heights;
- Burns from fires caused by energized power line contact or equipment failure;
- Exhaustion from working extended shifts and heat and dehydration.
Another important aspect was working with the local authorities for a contractor registration program, which helped to authenticate contractors and assure they were following proper safety and health procedures as well as good business practices.
We also made sure that crisis and stress management was not overlooked, especially for first responders who have been working long hours of disaster recovery. The Incident commander was able to get a stress debriefing scheduled for those first responders and others to help with coping with the emotional toll involved in recovery operations.
On Friday, March 1, another tornado hit the towns of Moscow and Bethel, Ohio. Within hours, OSHA also had personnel on the scene in those cities providing disaster relief services.
Editor's Note: The author, Christine Petitti is a Safety and Health Manager with OSHA Region V, Chicago.
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Do You Read at The Gym?
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Whenever I am at the gym, about one third of the people there are reading as they workout. Me, I've never been able to get in a good workout while trying to read a novel, newspaper or magazine, but others claim to need the distraction.
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Giasbash6260 8 years
Reading on cardio equipment is the ONLY thing that makes the time go by! If I did not have a book or magazine to read, I could not work out on indoor cardio equipment for sure!!! I cannot listen to music when I work out because when a song is over, all I think about is, "aw man, only 3-4 minutes went by!!"
Giasbash6260 8 years
Reading on cardio equipment is the ONLY thing that makes the time go by! If I did not have a book or magazine to read, I could not work out on indoor cardio equipment for sure!!!I cannot listen to music when I work out because when a song is over, all I think about is, "aw man, only 3-4 minutes went by!!"
silvergirl 8 years
Only the flabby ones at my gym read anyway ... it's not a very good publicity ;-) They don't sweat much either and work out rather slowly while focusing on the reading !
silvergirl 8 years
I need to be super focused when I work out, it would be impossible to read ...
OliviaAnn 8 years
I just can't seem to keep my eyes focused as I'm moving on whatever cardio machine I'm on....it kind of gives me a headache
Hoaxerz 8 years
A few times in college I tried to study at the gym, but my eyes can't seem to focus on the words in a book or magazine enough to read. I don't mind though, I prefer to zone out to my music.
pixelhaze 8 years
I do, but I read everywhere. Even back in elementary school I would read as I walked to the bus stop. And I kept reading while on the bus. And I would try to hide the book inside my textbook when the class started. I usually didn't get caught.
Korsgal 8 years
If I'm riding a bike, it's easier to read a book but if I'm on the elliptical or walking I grab a magazine. My iPod is awesome but sometimes I need something else to concentrate on.
Melissa-Rae 8 years
The only time I don't read is when I'm running. THe mag would fall off the treadmill!
lagirl06 8 years
Oh yea. I usually have to read alot for work, so I feel like its killing two birds with one stone reading my AdAge while on the bike!
darkoblivion 8 years
I've never read while working out.. I don't see how some do it... I have to focus. Sometimes I use my I-pod but that's it.
Bahia 8 years
It depends on what I'm doing. I love to read so if I can then I will.
lrgoldman34 8 years
I'm like Susanec - outside, I'm fine with nothing - I love running while listening nature or maybe music but while I'm on the stepmill (mini escalator) or elliptical, I totally need something mindless to read and I still get a great workout. I go thru 4 towels and a bottle and a half of water and feel trashed! (in a good way!) Mind you, I have no idea what I just read...so and so is dating this rocker; this celeb lost her baby weight in 8 days, yada yada. it gets me through. Never done it on the treadmill tho.
lilprincess 8 years
I can only flip through gossip magazines and look at the pictures and read a few short captions. I could never actually read a book or anything. I'd get way too dizzy!
susanec 8 years
I don't run on the treadmill, I hate that. I'm only reading magazines and it doesn't require any concentration. I'm a really visual person and music isn't enough of a distraction for me on something like the elliptical. Outside, I'm fine with nothing. But at the gym, when I'm bored, I need something else to keep me a little engaged.
susanec 8 years
I don't run on the treadmill, I hate that. I'm only reading magazines and it doesn't require any concentration. I'm a really visual person and music isn't enough of a distraction for me on something like the elliptical.Outside, I'm fine with nothing. But at the gym, when I'm bored, I need something else to keep me a little engaged.
workofiction 8 years
I once tried to listen to my CD player and read a book on the treadmill (walking). Well, I got my CD all set but as soon as I opened up my book the bookmark fell out, I, like a moron, reached down to grab it (yes, the treadmill was on), and went flying off the back! The worst part of it all was that the guy next to me just walked away, didn't even ask if I was ok! I still have not gone back to that gym.
mizz_jennii 8 years
Absolutely not, I need to concentrate on my work out not reading. That can be done at home.
eaker 8 years
I'm with freegracefrom. Reading isn't hard, and neither is running in place. I don't think any exercise on a cardio machine requires concentration, it's the same movement over and over, and it rarely engages your hands.
lilv 8 years
i cant' focus if i'm reading either. ipod and now they have personal tv's so i usually watch the news or something
freegracefrom 8 years
For the record, I always have my mp3 player, but like ktacce, that's to keep you motivated and to keep the beat. I guess I am a multitasker addict. I can't eat my dinner without surfing the web or watching TV, I can't use the bathroom without reading... and I can't do cardio without reading a magazine or watching the news. As the televisions at the gym can be iffy, I usually rely on magazines. Granted they are usually fluffy fitness magazines, no reading that involves too much thought like the current events or policy periodicals, but it helps the time fly by faster when I'm running for 45+ min. I get bored without a magazine. I completely disagree with people that say you aren't working out hard enough if you're reading. You're running/biking in one stationary place, and even at the highest intensity... really, how much concentration do you really NEED to do THAT!? And be honest, how many of you are "concentrating on your body" and not looking around at everyone else?
ktacce 8 years
wow... i can't NOT read on machines... the only time that i can't read is while i run, in which case i bring the mag anyways and hope for the best. i also listen to my ipod but mostly for the beat. the Y got new treadmills with individual tvs, which is great for the long haul up the treadmill :)
blackjade 8 years
I can only read on the bike, and I'm working out plenty hard enough. And by read I mean flip through the US weekly, health, or people magazine left at the gym. It's also how I time myself on the bike - Us weekly: 15 min; Health or Shape magazine 20 min :)
Historygal3 8 years
If you can read while working out then your not working out hard enough. Exercising needs your complete concerntraion for it to be effective.
mwmsjuly19 8 years
Only during a cooldown or light stretching. Never while working out. If you're reading, how can you really focus on your body?


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Is this just my weird perception, or are law firm managing partners being surveyed constantly? It seems that every other week, some law firm lender or consultancy or recruiting firm is touting the results of a managing partners survey. Managing partners have things to do other than respond to surveys — like, well, managing law firms.
Despite the proliferation of such surveys, we do appreciate the information and insight they contain. So let's check out the recently released results of one of the most prominent surveys, the American Lawyer's annual Law Firm Leaders survey….
Back in September, we wrote about a survey of managing partners, conducted by Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group after the end of the second quarter, that sounded some ominous notes. The Am Law survey, which happens to be the tenth annual one, brings happy news in time for the holidays:
Leaders of the country's highest-grossing law firms are ready to put the recession behind them and embrace a cheerful narrative — if only the world economy will play along. In The American Lawyer 's 10th annual Law Firm Leaders survey, 75 percent of the 113 participating Am Law 200 managing partners and chairs described themselves as either somewhat or very optimistic with respect to their firms, a slight increase over 73 percent a year ago.
That's not much of a move, year over year. But if 2013 ends up being like 2012 for many law firms, then many law firm leaders will probably be happy. Am Law won't release its profit-per-partner figures until the spring, but if the solid associate bonuses are any indication, this past year will go down as a good one for firms (e.g., Boies Schiller — which had a record year, as David Boies told us the other day).
So firm leaders sound optimistic, but maybe call it guarded optimism:
[F]inancial instability in Europe, political and regulatory uncertainty in the United States, and the collapse of debt-laden Dewey & LeBoeuf remind them that the world can be a dangerous place. Seventy-one percent of respondents said they expect the economic recovery in the U.S. to either continue at its current plodding pace or slow down.
That sounds about right. We've been in this holding pattern for what feels like forever, and there's no particular reason to expect it to change.
Note the divergence between what the managing partners think about their own firms and the larger economy. It sounds like they expect their individual firms' performances to outpace that of the broader economy — perhaps because their firms are so brilliantly managed. By themselves.
But the tactics being employed by firms seem small-minded and unoriginal, rather than brilliant:
[L]eaders of Am Law 200 firms have sought to maintain profitability increases by relying on small-scale tactics, such as capital calls, deequitizations, and increased use of alternative staffing models. "Demand continues to be challenged as business's appetite for new investments, expansions, and acquisitions remains constrained," says Jeffrey Stone, cochair of McDermott Will & Emery. "We, like other firms, are trying to find that sweet spot of practice mixes, pricing, staffing levels, and fiscal stability." Stone highlighted his firm's increased use of alternative staffing arrangements that include nonpartnership-track attorneys.
Who might work out of places like Wheeling, West Virginia, or Dayton, Ohio. These are perfectly fine places, and perfectly fine positions; it's just too bad they often don't pay the kind of money you'd need to service mammoth law school loans.
Here are additional findings from the Law Firm Leaders survey:
I wouldn't be surprised if the class-size numbers are even worse (from the perspective of aspiring associates); I could easily see managing partners fudging their responses slightly. Our own research suggests that Biglaw class sizes are much smaller these days.
That's interesting — and fair. Associates and staff shouldn't be the only ones feeling the pain; less productive partners should too.
Speaking of partner pain, remember how much media attention Greenberg Traurig's capital call received? In fairness to GT, they're not alone:
So being a Biglaw partner isn't the cash-collecting sinecure it once was. To put it another way: in Soviet Russia, you pay firm!
Why are capital calls becoming so common? Partly because firms are scared — and justifiably so, perhaps, in light of Dewey's demise — of debt:
These are just highlights from a longer and more detailed piece, by Drew Combs, which you should check out over at the American Lawyer.
Let's hope that the managing partners' optimism is justified. Even though 2012 was a fairly good year, at least for those lucky enough to work at large law firms, things could always be better.
Vote of Confidence: Law Firm Leaders Survey [American Lawyer]
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When members of the Red Lion Area High School football team left New Jersey on Wednesday, there were many tears shed from the Hurricane Sandy victims they had helped, said coach Pat Conrad.
"They felt good, you could just tell it was good for them to help others," Conrad said of his students.
In the days that the district had off following Hurricane Sandy, Conrad said hearing of the devastation in neighboring states got him thinking: What if they could send the football players to help?
After making some phone calls and collecting supplies, 44 players, three managers and a couple coaches were ready to board a Bailey Coach bus for New Jersey by 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. They chose the date because the students had off school for the Thanksgiving holiday, he said.
"I thought it would be good for the kids to learn that there's a lot to be thankful for and there are people that are a lot more disadvantaged than we are," Conrad said the night before the big trip.
Conrad said the Federal Emergency Management Agency put him in touch with members of The Church of Grace and Peace in Toms River, N.J.
Pastor Walter Healy wrote on the church's website that, "First, let me say I am happy to report we have not experienced the loss of life nor has anyone from the church body at Grace and Peace been physically harmed in any serious way."
Being spared of severe damage, Healy wrote, the church was pairing with Samaritan's Purse to bring recovery efforts to neighbors.
Conrad said the team members spent Wednesday morning sorting a parking lot full of items, including diapers, feminine products, clothes and jackets.
In the afternoon, everyone split into groups. Some took the sorted items to distribution centers while the rest went into town to help clean debris from people's yards.
One resident told them of the 40 inches of water that filled the street during the hurricane, and there was still damage from the 12 to 15 inches of water that had gotten into his home, Conrad said.
Some of the team members had to crawl under homes to remove insulation that had been swept underneath.
Conrad said many businesses and homes look normal from the outside, but damage remained inside some. There was also a lot of debris in front yards, but it was easy to see that people were getting back on their feet, he said.
The high school students also received their own donations -- with breakfast being provided for the players by Dunkin' Donuts. The players also took items to be given to hurricane victims, such as 40 cases of water from Apple Ford, shampoo and toiletries from a local beauty salon and numerous items from parents.
Bailey Coach also donated the bus that took the students to and from the site.
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I'm a huge fan of Betty Boop and whilst there is a considerable amount of merchandise carrying the face of this cute little woman it is the figurines measuring 12 inches and above that have captured my interest. My madness for this character began in September 2008 when I decided to purchase my very first two pieces with some money my parents had given me for my 40th birthday. I had absolutely no intention of making any further purchases, particularly as I cannot bear clutter and favour the minimal look in my home. However, my collection seemed to grow and grow as I could not resist the temptation as well as receiving many figurines as gifts from family and friends. Thankfully, I located some suitable glass cabinets from Ikea, so all of my precious figurines are now safely stored behind glass although it is now a rarity that I make any new purchases. A figurine that I bought with some Amazon vouchers during the Autumn of last year is named Betty on Bar Stool and this review discusses my thoughts.
I must admit that I didn't thoroughly read the product information on Amazon prior to my purchase and had believed that Betty was of a standard size of 12 inches in height. Consequently, I was rather overwhelmed when my delivery arrived, particularly as Betty measures 18 inches and far exceeded my expectations. The hand painted resin figurine is fairly heavy and I would estimate her to be approximately 3 kilograms in weight. Betty's appearance is quite exquisite where she sits on a bar stool with the seat being made from resin and the legs from black metal. My Dad normally turns his nose up at most ornaments, but he has repeatedly spoken positively of my Betty Boops as he is very impressed with the workmanship and I couldn't agree more. The appearance of the bar stool is extremely realistic and the manufacturers and owners of the Betty Boop trademark, namely The Hearst Holdings Inc have even considered tiny ripples, which are located behind Betty's bottom to illustrate her lightweight sitting on the stool. The metal is securely fixed to the underside of the seat by way of a small bar, which is screwed on both ends and it is here that we are able to witness the authenticity logo of the figurine.
Betty is a very curvaceous lady and as a consequence, I don't blame her for flaunting her beautiful figure. Her left slender leg measures approximately nine inches in length and is fully outstretched with her foot touching the floor. Whilst Betty adores beautiful clothes, jewellery and shoes, her red high heels offer a rather weird appearance as the heel is slanted and should Betty attempt to stand she would fall backwards! The attention to detail is always spectacular as evidenced in Betty's right leg where the heel of her shoe rests on the top bar of the stool. Her leg has been created to perfect proportions where her scantily clad body is barely covered with her bright red bunny girl outfit with its very revealing high cut legs. In all of the figurines that I own Betty proudly displays a rather ample chest, which is considerably emphasised with the outfit she is wearing with its pretty rippled white lace effect on the upper section. The outfit is skin tight and clearly displays Betty's hour glass figure. Betty's left arm is slightly bent where she wears wide cuff style bracelets on each of her petite wrists with her left hand being outstretched with a metal tray firmly fixed on top. I am always amazed at the thought that goes into creating these figurines, particularly as Betty's fingers are perfectly formed together with tiny markings to depict her fingernails.
Despite Betty being of very slim proportions she never seems to display a neck as her oversized head sits directly on her body. This is what I find so adorable about her character as the lack of neck and large head add to her overall appeal. She wears a tiny black coloured bow in the upper centre of her chest although I haven't a clue how she's attached it as there are no ribbons. Consequently, I am presuming she has blu-tacked it to her skin! To complete her cute appearance Betty wears a pair of huge golden coloured hoop earrings, which are firmly fixed to the side of her head, particularly as she doesn't have any ears. Her black glossy curls are always depicted by eight curvy spikes which run along the top of her head with five curves located at the nape of her neck. Her beautiful green eyes look upwards and her eyebrows are always perfectly groomed whilst her ruby red lips are puckered.
Cleaning my figurines is a task that I carry out only twice a year, particularly as it is so time-consuming due to the amount I own. When I first made my purchases I made the mistake of using an ordinary yellow household duster and discovered that the tiny fibres would attach themselves on any pointed areas of the figurines. Consequently, I now use a lint free cloth and a small clean paintbrush to enable me to access any hard to reach. Whilst I purchased my figurine last year from Amazon it is not currently available. However, I have looked online and this collectable can be purchased for £60 from a site selling Betty Boop figurines named Yellow Zebra although I would advise that I have no experience of using them. I have regularly seen this collectable on ebay with a low starting price, so it's always worth keeping an eye out if you're interested.
I cannot recommend this figurine highly enough and as a result, it receives 5 stars from me.
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CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) -- The average price of gasoline has fallen 4 cents a gallon over the past two weeks and 20 cents since this time last year.
The Lundberg Survey of gas prices reports that nationwide a gallon of regular costs $3.56. Midgrade costs an average of $3.74 and premium is $3.88.
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The Norfork Panthers' offense hit the century mark on Monday night in a 100-82 victory over the Mammoth Spring Bears in 1A-2 North Conference action at Mammoth Spring.
Norfork is 15-7 overall and evens its conference mark at 3-3.
The Panthers led 26-22 after a quarter and erupted for a 68-42 lead at the half. Norfork would lead 91-61 at the end of three.
Chris Lewis led the way for Norfork with 42 points. Brendan Casey fired in 16, A.J. Saladana tossed in 13 and Travis Lewis reached double digits with 12.
In the senior girl's game, Norfork posted it's first conference victory of the year with a 38-36 win. Easton Massey had 24 for the Lady Panthers and Abbie Belding added 10.
In the junior boys' game, Mammoth Spring was a 46-12 winner.