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Economies of scales
Dad was the original bean counter, says Jon Burns, president of Riverview Inn, a Charlotte restaurant that last year sold about a million dollars worth of seafood, fried in some 10 tons of oil. From his no-nonsense office, which is in stark contrast to the cheesy faux pirate fort of a restaurant his father opened on the banks of the Catawba River 64 years ago, Burns produces a spreadsheet.
Going across and coming down is every item we have on the menu, every combination item, every childs plate, every soft drink, every iced tea, every Coke, every toothpick, says Irwen W. Burns Jr., who upon retiring earlier this year sold his share of the restaurant to his younger brother. Our dad started it, and its gotten more extensive since then. Like father, like sons. This is probably 90% of our success. While most people wait till the end of the month or the end of the year to look at their figures, we do it every week. We take it down every day.
I dont see how they do it, says Raymond Stowe, who runs Catfish Cove across the river in Gaston County by the seat of his tan khakis. He insists that he has no idea what his margins are and, after all these years, is not about to start keeping track of them. His accounting method is pay as you go, something he learned from his mentor, Luther R. Lineberger, who started Gaston Countys legendary Linebergers Fish Fry in 1948. I know when I get through every week, I got extra money. I pay for everything every week. If theres still money in the cash register, hes doing OK. We make money, and thats the bottom line. And if you dont make money, you dont stay in business.
Like Catfish Cove and Riverview Inn, homegrown fried-seafood restaurants across North Carolina are thriving. Weve been extremely fortunate, and our sales have been doing very well in this economy, Irwen Burns says. And that in the face of rising seafood prices, the deepest recession in decades and the encroachment of fast-food outfits like Long John Silvers and Captain Ds. One of the prime reasons is they give you so much food for the money, says Don R. Lineberger, the son of Luther Lineberger. You need to serve your customers the kind of food theyre accustomed to, prepared the way they want it, for a reasonable price, delivered in quantity.
But theres another tradition that goes much deeper than the Carolina-fried, megaportion-plus-value formula. As North Carolina fish camps and fried-seafood restaurants have shifted into second- and third-generation ownership over the last six decades, those that have survived have owners who have followed the formula of the men who founded them in the 1940s. Just as Stowe or the Burns brothers would never dream of changing the recipe for the homemade tartar sauce, the slaw or buttermilk-batter, they would never think of tinkering with their mentors recipe for financial success. They run their restaurants just like their kitchens the old-fashioned, fiscally conservative way.
Fish camps are a great example of the principle that a regions distinctive cooking is often its working peoples food, says Tom Hanchett, staff historian of the Levine Museum of the New South in Charlotte. Just as Gaston Countys rivers and streams were once full of catfish and bream, its mills had more looms and spindles than any other county in the U.S. meaning more mill workers with a few coins to spend on a restaurant meal on Saturday nights. Its not surprising that fish camps took off there, Hanchett says, nor surprising that they are found today anywhere in North Carolina where people value lots of good food for their dollar.
And just what is a fish camp? A family-oriented restaurant where they fry everything they see, humorist Bill Melton wrote in a guide for Yankees in the Gaston Gazette. Ive been going to the same one [Riverside in Dallas] all my life, he says. I grew up going there every Friday night, and you saw everybody you knew. (As Burns Jr. says of customer loyalty, Fish camps in this area are very much like churches. People who go to the Baptist church wont go to the Episcopal church.) But arent people eating less fried food these days? Lord, no, Melton says. Not here. Absolutely not. Some might order grilled salmon for a week or so after bypass surgery. But theyll ease back after a while when they forget theyve been that close to death.
No story about fried fish would be complete without mentioning Calabash, the self-proclaimed Seafood Capital of the World, with only 1,400 residents but two dozen restaurants beneath its shady oaks. Calabash clearly came first, says Cathy Altman, a native of the coastal town who is president and CEO of the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce. Arguments often ensue over who opened the first fish camp here, the Becks or the Colemans. In the 30s, both families already were holding outdoor oyster roasts. Both had moved inside by 1940 and had added the now-famous fried seafood to their repertoire.
Wherever fish camps started, North Carolina can lay claim to the first use of the words to designate a restaurant specializing in fish dishes, according to Dictionary of American Regional English. Often the lake on which the camp was situated provided the fish for a nearby restaurant, to which the term fish camp came also to be applied. Later, other fish restaurants, many having no lake to draw upon, took on the name of fish camp.
Eloise Armstrong Buthe, who is 77 and grew up on her fathers farm on the edge of the South Fork of the Catawba River, has no doubt about where Gaston County fish camps got their start. In the mid-1930s, she says in a short memoir that has not been published, her father, Buck Armstrong, along with Luther Lineberger and others working at Cramerton Mills got together a big seine to skim through the river. They caught mostly carp and catfish no high-society fish like tilapia, grouper, salmon and other yuppie-type fish. As word got out and the Friday fish fry became a regular event, the men tore down an old log barn from our home place, brought the logs down to the site and put together a long rectangular building, with a large rock fireplace at the north end. (Someones house in Cramertons Lakewood neighborhood likely sits atop the site nowadays, she speculates.)
Don Lineberger, vice president of business development at First National Bank in Gastonia, vividly recalls Armstrongs hut, as it was known. He helped his father, who generally did the frying, by cleaning fish and making slaw. (Adding a little apple to the cabbage was the secret ingredient). During World War II, the mill was the primary provider of the khaki uniform material used by the Army, and catching fish provided the hands a much-needed diversion. In 1948, Luther Lineberger started frying fish on weekends at his own place on New Hope Road, charging by the plate. After 19 years on third shift at the mill, Dad decided he had enough business to quit his job and go full time into the fish-fry business.
It was a rustic establishment, with fish fried over an outdoor brick fireplace and customers eating at picnic tables under a tin roof, cedar shavings underfoot. As the operation expanded, one thing never changed: Linebergers Fish Fry was always closed on Sundays. And it certainly didnt serve beer; Gaston County was dry at the time. Don Lineberger, now 77, remembers painting a sign in the 1940s that said: No Cursing, No Drinking Allowed.
At the restaurants peak in the 1960s and 70s, as many as 8,000 people a week ate there. The Linebergers had to hire off-duty cops to control traffic on Fridays and Saturdays. In 1998, 20 years after Linebergers death, the family sold the place to Angelo and Maria Spero, who refurbished and reopened it as Mayfair Seafood. Within a year of the sale, it burned to the ground, as wood-frame restaurants using a lot of hot, boiling oil sometimes will. (Riverview Inn burned down in 1972 and was rebuilt in the fall of 1973).
In 1958, 13-year-old Raymond Stowe had taken a job washing dishes at Linebergers. When I got to be 18, I started cooking fish, and I cooked fish there until I was 45, he says modestly. Don Lineberger, however, says Stowe was the restaurants general manager for many years until 1989, when he left to open Catfish Cove. Like Linebergers Fish Fry (and unlike Riverview Inn, which has a bar and buffet), his Belmont restaurant is a bare-bones, no-frills establishment. He credits the elder Lineberger for much of what he knows about running a fish camp. His recipe for slaw, cocktail sauce, catfish batter, fried shrimp and oysters you name it all came from Paw Lineberger. All these fish camps up and down the road do the same thing, he says. Success in the fried-seafood business does not involve secret recipes: It comes from working hard, making sure you get a good raw product at a decent price, whether its fresh or frozen, continuously taking care of it and not straying from tradition in the kitchen or at the cash register.
Stowe uses fresh oysters from the Gulf, fresh North Carolina catfish from the Pee Dee River, fresh whole flounder from up and down the Eastern Seaboard when its available and frozen flounder from the same place when its not. Shrimp, perch, flounder fillets and scallops are all flash-frozen. Food industry insiders say that few, if any, diners have palates sophisticated enough to be able to tell the difference between properly handled frozen and fresh seafood. Id say less than 5% of the dining public can tell the difference between fresh and frozen shrimp if theyre fried, says Jay Pierce, who learned to cook seafood from Emeril Lagasse in New Orleans. Now the chef at Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen in Greensboro, he says the popularity of fried seafood is why the fishing industry is geared toward providing frozen shrimp, flounder fillets, perch and other seafood from around the world at volume discount.
But buying seafood is tricky and requires years of experience, he adds, experience that gives veteran fish-camp owners an edge especially when prices go up, as they have since the Gulf oil spill. Stowe says he always tries to buy enough shrimp in November quite literally tons of it to last him at least through May. (His wholesaler stores and delivers it as Stowe needs it.) Around May, with shrimp season beginning in June, he sometimes buys excess inventory from his suppliers to take him into summer, gambling that prices might come down then. He also buys flounder fillets by the ton since he uses 300 pounds in a week. Whats essential, he says, is having a good relationship with your supplier.
Stowe makes the most money on flounder fillets, freshwater perch and shrimp all of which are frozen, volume-oriented products. For instance, all last winter and spring he used frozen medium-size, peeled and de-veined Gulf shrimp, which he had bought for less than $3 a pound. A whole order of green shrimp, as fish camps call them, weighs about a pound and is priced at $12.50 giving him a protein-cost-to-menu-price ratio of 25%, a good number. (Since this is all-you-can-eat fare, diners can reorder, but given the size of the portion, Stowe says, no more than one in 10 will.) The smaller Calabash shrimp he served last winter and spring cost him less than $2 a pound. A whole order sells for $10.95 an even better margin. Hes getting fast-food, global-domination prices because hes doing that sort of volume, Pierce says.
Most diners opt for half orders of shrimp, with a serving size of about a third of a pound. Half orders of green shrimp go for $10.50 and of Calabash shrimp, $8.95. Flounder fillets, generally from China, and perch from the Great Lakes carry an even more favorable cost-to-price ratio. Granted, dinners come with potatoes, slaw, hush puppies and salad bar, but since Catfish Cove and most other fish camps make their sides from scratch, their cost is almost negligible.
Shrimp prices started rising in May after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and that was for shrimp caught last year. But Stowe refuses to get all hot and bothered just yet. Nobody knows how this thing is going to turn out yet. I still got green shrimp from last year, from where I got some in November. In early July, he hadnt raised prices for that item. Running out of Calabash-style shrimp, he found the price had gone up $1.50 to $2 a pound from what he had paid last year, so he raised the menu price by a dollar an order his first increase in two years. In June, he took oysters off the menu when he could only get frozen ones. They just have a real strong taste, he says. Riverview Inn did likewise. We have not raised our prices at this time, Jon Burns said in late June, but who knows what the future will bring?
Whatever happens, customers seem to be getting a better value than ever before. Gluttons can get all the green shrimp they can stuff their faces with at Catfish Cove for $12.50, and that includes a visit to the salad bar. In 1979, Linebergers all-you-can-eat green-shrimp dinner cost $5 a plate. Adjusted for inflation, that would cost you $3.50 more than the same plate at Catfish Cove. In 1951, Linebergers sold a catfish plate for $1.50. In todays dollars, that would be $12.56, a dollar more than Catfish Cove charges.
Across the river in Mecklenburg County, Riverview Inn couldnt be more different from Gaston Countys spartan fish camps. Originally from Pennsylvania and married to a Charlotte girl, Irwen Burns Sr. opened the restaurant in 1946 after moving back to the Queen City from New York, where he had covered the entertainment industry for a trade paper. Dad was doing fine, making 25 bucks a week, his namesake son says. He asked his boss for a $5-a-week raise, and his boss said he couldnt afford it, so he got mad and moved down here. Brother-in-law Bill Leigh, who ran Leigh Sandwiches in Gastonia, had an idea. He told dad if hed open up a family-friendly fish camp he thought he could make a good living.
Reporting on show business apparently had rubbed off on Burns, and the Riverview Inns dining-as-entertainment concept was carefully considered and ahead of its time. With the war just ended and materials still in short supply, the restaurant was constructed of old slab oak. The facade was built with a stockade effect like a fort, with fake cannons and a crows nest with a lookout. Burns even hired a man with a genuine peg leg who dressed up as Captain Windy and served as a greeter. The restaurant provided coloring books and comics to amuse the kiddies and was the first in those parts to offer them free dining. Although it struggled for two or three years, it took off in the late 40s and early 50s as Charlotte grew.
But in many ways, Riverview Inn resembles its cousins on the other side of the Catawba and across the state. The key is, we give you more food for the amount of money than anywhere in the world, Jon Burns says. Half orders of perch, catfish, whitefish, flounder and deviled crab are value-priced at under $10. Today, Riverview Inn, which can seat 600, fries something like 100 tons of seafood a year. And uses word-of-mouth to move it. Weve gone for years and years without advertising, Irwen Burns says. The brothers dont believe in coupons, though they give discounts to Riverview Regulars. Community involvement is their best marketing, Jon Burns says. Every Wednesday night, a classic-car Cruise In attracts thousands, with proceeds going to the Shriners Hospital for Children.
Last year was not the greatest Riverview Inn has had, but the restaurant is doing OK, considering the economy: Sales were down last year like everyone else, Jon says. We were right around a million. One thing is for sure, he adds: Our margin is too close. Hows this summer looking? A little better. We are seeing a small improvement. Looking forward, Irwen, who is 67, says, Unfortunately, weve run out of family. Ive already retired. Says his younger brother, who is 55: I have thought about selling the restaurant, but we are not actively pursuing that right now.
Having family working in the operation is a huge advantage, Don Lineberger says. I was once talking to this Greek restaurateur, and he said the way to make money in a restaurant is keep your food cost at one third, the cost for your labor and all other expenses at one third, and take one third home. After a pause that says wait for it, he adds: And in order to be sure to accomplish that, you need one family member on the cash register at all times and another at any door thats unlocked.
Stowe, whos 65, says hes fortunate to have his son and daughter-in-law working with him. In October, Catfish Cove will celebrate its 21st anniversary. Hell be in the kitchen, frying the flounder, shrimp and perch. Kent will be broiling fish and, with Summer, running the front of the house, seeing that customers are taken care of. Twenty years from now, if someone comes back and orders a seafood platter, will his son be serving it? Without missing a beat, Stowe says ,Yes, I think he will be. Paw Linebergers legacy will live on.
Libby Hill casts a wide net
For the president of Greensboro-based Libby Hill Seafood Restaurants Inc., the reputation that his grandfather and father established is a tough act to follow quality fare at rock-bottom prices. One of the challenges we have today is people are used to seafood being an inexpensive protein, Justin Conrad says.
In 1953, Luke and Elizabeth Conrad opened the first one in a roadhouse on the outskirts of Greensboro that the sheriff had padlocked because of bawdy activity. Over the years, various family members worked there and at other places they opened. Like his uncle and father, Conrad managed one for many years. Now owner-operators run the nine restaurants four in Greensboro and one each in High Point, Hickory, Reidsville, Mount Airy and Danville, Va. Its an arrangement Conrad likens to convenience stores where operators buy gasoline from the company that owns the buildings.
We own every building where theres a Libby Hill. We own everything, the equipment, the furniture, the plates, everything except for the inventory. Think of the owner-operators as contract employees, he says. The operators have the right to operate the business at that location on a yearly basis. It gives them a very good incentive for working hard because, obviously, at the end of the day whatevers left over in the cash register belongs to them. Their bonus structure, so to speak, is only regulated by how hard theyre willing to work toward their numbers and profitability.
With degradation of the marine environment Conrad blamed the recent closing of the Galax, Va., restaurant on the Gulf oil spill and weak economy pressure from governments worldwide to limit overfishing and rising cost of diesel fuel for fishing boats, running a value-oriented seafood restaurant has become a challenging proposition. The product price is considerably more expensive than it was way back when, Conrad says.
He should know. He buys all of Libby Hills seafood at the source whether thats in North Carolina, Alaska or South Africa cutting out the middleman. We deal directly with the producer, the person who owns the boats or owns the plant. Seafood is shipped straight to the commissary and distribution center in Greensboro, 30,000 pounds per truckload. The trout comes from African waters off the Cape of Good Hope. Perch and clams arrive from New England. Flounder and whitefish are from Alaska, scallops from Canada, oysters from the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic, the shrimp from the Carolina coast, Gulf or Guyana.
The restaurants low prices are an economic reality he inherited and cant change: We do it out of necessity because our customers cant afford higher prices. They are blue-collar workers for the most part, senior citizens or people raising families. Has he raised prices yet in response to the Gulf spill? Not yet, but unfortunately it is unavoidable.
Keeping prices low means a never-ending quest for low-cost seafood, which turned his father Marshall Conrad, now chairman of the board into a global traveler. Dad spent a lot of time traveling to places like Canada or Alaska, the West Coast and Seattle, sourcing product for us. Many of those relationships are still with us and are very good relationships.
He recalls his father getting a call seven or eight years ago from a longtime supplier who had a deal that seemed to be too good to be true. It was cold-water shrimp a very good, high-quality product. And the price was right. Somebody at McDonalds in Europe had this great idea that they were going to offer a shrimp burger. Well, at the 11th hour, after the packer had already produced this product, McDonalds canceled the order. Marshall Conrad bought all of it.
With this facility, we were able to take them. What we got was a Cadillac for a Chevrolet price. It was the best shrimp I ever ate in my life, and we had it for about six months. But thats how the relationships weve developed over the years benefit us.


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Where to Shop at CAPSULE Urban Air Market This Sunday
With row after row of booth after booth, shopping at design festivals can be pretty overwhelming. Heck, browsing Etsy online is daunting enough.
But wait...shopping is supposed to be fun, right? Well, to help ease the pain, we filtered through the full load of 130 designers and selected our top picks for the CAPSULE Urban Air Market, this Sunday in Hayes Valley. It's simple -- look through the gallery, mark your favorites, grab a cone at Smitten, and get your shop on.

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Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Goran Dragic's layup with 0.5 seconds left
lifted the Phoenix Suns past the Memphis Grizzlies, 82-80, on Wednesday.
Rudy Gay missed a jumper with 8.6 seconds remaining and Markieff Morris
corralled the rebound and Phoenix quickly called a timeout.
Following the timeout, Dragic took the pass from out of bounds and drove to
the basket, but was cutoff by Marc Gasol. Dragic, though, shook the big man
with a spin move and dropped it in with just 0.5 showing.
The Grizzlies lobbed a pass near the basket in an attempt to tie the game
before time expired, but the ball was swatted away and the Suns held on for
their first win since Nov. 27.
Dragic finished with 12 points and eight assists while Jared Dudley and
Shannon Brown added 15 points apiece for the Suns, who snapped a seven-game
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Gay poured in a game-high 21 points to go with 11 rebounds and Zach Randolph
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Reflecting the growing globalization of commerce and the expansion in opportunities for international careers, the Management Department offers a minor in International Business to interested students. The international business minor requires 21 semester hours (see fact sheet) as follows:
Depending on the interests of the student, it might be appropriate to select a body of courses for the minor that pertain to a particular country or region of the world. This approach would allow a degree of specialization regarding that country or that geographic region. As one example, students who select courses related to the Spanish language might also take elective courses related to Spain or to Latin America.
Click here to view the International Business Minor Fact sheet.
For more information and advising on how to obtain a minor in International Business, please contact:
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The Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT) is ready to respond to any type of emergency across campus. In some cases, they may arrive on the scene before outside first-responders.
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The final test for CERT members replicates the aftermath of tornados, earthquakes and other types of emergencies. After a sit-down briefing, the class members are sent into a damaged area to perform search and rescue, set up triage and apply disaster medical treatment. Members of the University community volunteer to portray casualties of the disaster.
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Would the real Billy Butler please stand up
He's tearing up opponents right now. Last night he hit his third homer in the team's last three games.
Not surprisingly they've won 2 of 3, notching victories in the games in which he's gone yard.
Today we're going to talk about Butler, who has the second highest average in the Majors over his last eight since August 24 (.500, Boston's Dustin Pedroia is at .512) and note something that hasn't happened since 1999. To do that, let's go Around the Horn…
Part of Billy Butler's surge can be attributed to "letting go." Manager Trey Hillman told reporters that Butler said twice during batting practice in Detroit that he needed to "let it go." Hillman said Butler felt like he was feeling for things too much. He repeatedly said to himself "I got to let it go."
Apparently he has. Butler is in the midst of an eight-game hitting streak, though you could call it a hitting barrage. He's 16-for-32 during the streak and has an RBI for every game in the streak. Last night he cracked a deep shot to left-center for a three-run homer and added another RBI later, tying a season high with four RBI. He also put together his seventh three-hit game.
Butler has been pretty solid since the All-Star break, though his average drooped slightly, he's re-adjusted to the league and is turning things on in a big way. He's raised his batting average a full 20 points since the streak started and is now at .281.
Last season Butler hit eight dingers and 52 RBI. This year he's at 10 and 50 and the team has 25 games left.
Zack Greinke pitched his way to his 10th victory of the season last night. Not only is that good news for Greinke, who continues to add to his career year (he's at career bests in wins, quality starts, strikeouts and after last night, ERA), but it's great news for the Royals.
Greinke is tied with Gil Meche in wins and it's the first year the Royals have had two double-digit game winners since 1999, when Jose Rosado and Jeff Suppan both tallied 10. Greinke's strikeouts are also the most for a Royal since Kevin Appier put down 196. If Greinke punches out an average of seven or eight an outing for the rest of the season, he's got a shot to challenge Appier's total or even push for 200.
It's a tall order, but he's been mowing them down all season and produced eight K's last night. So he's definitely got the ability to do it.
Joakim Soria recorded the 51st save of his career and moved into fifth all-time on the Royals career saves list, passing Mike MacDougal who had 50. Soria needs 3 more to catch Roberto Hernandez at fourth and seven to match Doug Bird in third. After Bird, the all-time saves list gets a little tougher. Soria is 187 shy of Dan Quisenberry in second and he needs 253 to catch Jeff Montgomery who sits in first…Billy Butler became the sixth Royal to reach double-digits in homers. It's the most since the 2003 team had eight guys with 10 or more…Ryan Shealy hit his first home run in his first game back in the Majors. His last MLB game was June 27, 2007 and his last homer was June 6, 2007…From Trey Hillman's Press Conference: Hillman trusts Ron Mahay when he says he's ready to pitch, but he will be careful in using Mahay. Expect to see him in less stressful situations and earlier in ball games to start…Also: Hillman said he studies the statistics and compares his club with others. As far as bullpen usage, he said the Royals are comparable and he likes where the relievers are set up at the moment and will continue to "go with the hot hand in the eighth"…Finally: There's been a lot of speculation about Mike Aviles' status next season. Hillman said he's comfortable playing Aviles at short or second. During Spring Training he would have said he'd prefer to have Aviles at second, but Aviles didn't play much short in Arizona. Now Hillman would say short, but he's seen more of Aviles at short than second now. Hillman also complemented Alberto Callaspo on his defensive work at second, specifically the double play he turned on Saturday.
Having the A's in town doesn't totally feel like a road trip for a few of their players. Mike Sweeney, the 13-year Royal and one-time captain in Kansas City, was activated today from the Disabled List. Sweeney chose to wear No. 5 this season for the Athletics, in honor of the lone Royal player in Cooperstown, George Brett. Sweeney exchanged lineup cards last night during the pre-game conference.
Sweeney has a familiar face in the visiting clubhouse. Former Royal Emil Brown is now with Oakland, but he was not in the lineup last night.
Other A's with local ties: Reliever Brad Ziegler pitched at Odessa High School and Missouri State University in Springfield. Reliever Josh Outman, who made his Major League debut last night, pitched at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. And reliever Joey Devine is from Junction City, Kansas, and we noticed a littler cheering section for him during last night's game.
Tonight's lineup: As Around the Horn was finishing this post, we heard the game was called. You can still enjoy the notes which were for today's game.
The game will be made up tomorrow at 4:10. Brian Bannister is still scheduled to throw and Kyle Davies will throw the second game of the double-dip.
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In the wake of the tragic school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, there has been a tremendous amount of discussion about making schools safer and the enhancement of crisis plans if an incident would occur.
The questions facing us when discussing school safety are not just of gun-control or stronger security - but are schools providing services for the mental health and emotional safety of their students.
Fundamentally, do school districts have prevention and intervention services in place that promote student mental health and assist students with their mental and emotional needs? One of the programs meeting these needs for the past 32 years is Belmont County Student Services. Student Services' mission is to assist area students and their families through life's difficult problems, so they succeed in school and in life. Their Student Assistance Program is designed to support and enhance the climate of safety that promotes a positive school experience. Addressing students' behavioral, emotional and mental health issues reduces the barriers to learning, making students more successful and receptive to learning. The more support services, intervention, and mental health treatment our students receive, the healthier they will be in all areas of their lives.
It could be said that in each case of a mass shooting, the shooter has had a definable history of mental health or behavioral issues. In a society where one in five children have a diagnosable mental illness, early support and referral for treatment is essential. Student Services programs help identify "at-risk" students and refer them and their families to appropriate treatment services.
Student Services' primary prevention and intervention programs are effective in promoting the safety of students and staff because prevention and intervention are the most important factors in keeping our schools safe.
Student Services is an independent program that allows us to advocate for students in the school as well as in the community. Student Services staff are licensed social workers and prevention professionals who have a minimum of 15 years working in the district.
Student Services staff is trusted and familiar to your students and the majority of students refer themselves for help. Many students refer peers for Student Services support.
As a result of their longevity in the schools, our staff has a wealth of knowledge about students' families. In many cases our staff has worked with current students' parents when they were students in your schools. This familiarity allows for effective and comfortable family interventions.
Our presence in schools helps us to provide continuity of care when students move between districts, effectively preventing students who are struggling with mental health or behavioral issues from falling through the cracks.
It is important that everyone educate themselves on the facts about school violence. An excellent resource is "Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates." To quote the following information from Chapter III, Key Findings, the Safe School Initiative suggests that there are productive actions that educators, law enforcement and others can pursue in response to school violence.
Specifically, findings suggest that officials may wish to consider focusing their efforts on strategies for preventing these attacks in two principal areas: Have the capacity to pick up on and evaluate available or knowable information that might indicate that there is a risk of a targeted school attack; and from the results of these risk evaluations or "threat assessments," develop strategies to prevent potential school attacks from occurring.
Support for these suggestions is found in the 10 key findings of the Safe School Initiative:
We should applaud the River Schools Initiative, funded by the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Grant for sponsoring a June threat assessment training for Belmont County school districts. The presenter, Dr. Dewey Cornell, is a clinical psychologist and professor of education at the University of Virginia and has done extensive research on the lethal treat assessment process.
From the beginning of the 2012-13 school year, Student Services staff have assisted schools in implementing this assessment process for student threats of violence. Student Services plays a key role toward providing Belmont County students with vital interventions and programs delivered by a staff with unequaled experience and knowledge. Hopefully, Student Services will be able to continue despite the decreased in grant and school funding. Belmont County Mental Health and Recovery Board has been a major sponsor of Student Services programs for 32 years.
Groome has served as director of Student Services for 26 years. She is a licensed independent social worker in Ohio. Belmont County Student Services, located in Bellaire High School. serves riverfront schools including Bellaire, Bridgeport, Martins Ferry, Shadyside and the Career Center.


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PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- JT Racing,
a brand with a long and proud history in motocross and off-road competition,
has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the AMA Vintage Motocross and Hare
Scrambles National Championship Series, presented by JT Racing. In addition,
the series welcomes promoter Ballance MotoX in Oakland, Ky., which will host a
new round on May 18-19.
"We are very pleased to be a part of the AMA Vintage Nationals," said
JT Racing Chief Operating Officer/VP Sales Darryl Atkins. "Everyone knows
the history of JT Racing and how synonymous it was with the rise of motocross
racing in America. As we continue to usher our brand back into the future of
the sport, we feel it is equally important to keep our heritage intact by
supporting the AMA in this series to help identify the importance and impact
that early American motocross had on the evolution of the sport."
In addition, Ballance MotoX is excited to join the series and play a part in
crowning the 2013 AMA Vintage National Champions.
"Ballance MotoX Park is honored to be part of the 2013 AMA Vintage
Motocross and Hare Scrambles National Championship Series, presented by JT
Racing," said promoter Katie Ballance. "My husband, John, and I have
worked hard to create a facility that is worthy to host a national event of
this caliber. We would like to thank the other series track promoters and the
AMA for giving us this special opportunity."
The AMA Vintage Motocross and Hare Scrambles National Championship Series,
presented by JT Racing, kicks off on May 4-5 in Athens, Ohio. It concludes at
AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days in Lexington, Ohio, on July 19-21. Each round will
feature two days of racing: vintage hare scrambles and motocross competition on
Saturdays and post-vintage hare scrambles and motocross on Sundays.
Pre-entry is $40 for each national championship class, while post entry is $50.
Modern support classes also will run at each round. Entry is $30 for the modern
support classes. Racers can enter online, and find out more about the series,
here: www.americanmotorcyclist.com/racing/nationalchampionships/vintagenationals.aspx.
The AMA Vintage Motocross and AMA Vintage Hare Scrambles National Championship
Series, presented by JT Racing, joins the AMA Vintage Dirt Track National
Championship Series, which is in its third year and also features a round at
AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. The AMA will continue to crown AMA Vintage
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Following up on my previous release, today I have made available DarkPatch V1 for PES 2013 on the PS3 entertainment system for PlayStation 3 Custom Firmware users with details below.
Download: DarkPatch PES 2013 PS3 (Part 1) / DarkPatch PES 2013 PS3 (Part 2) / DarkPatch 13 PS3 Updates / Patch 1.03 Fix for PS3 3.55 CFW / AFS Explorer.rar
Password: DarkPatchBEST2009-2013
Password: DT01: darkpatchthebest2009-2013
To quote: DarkPatch V1 PES 2013 PS3
- Licensed all teams in the game with real kits and logos
- Created new game skin
- Replace and relinked more face and hair of 300 players
- Added Bundes-with relative Kit, logos and team updated
- Updated Transfers Summer Session 2012
- Updated kit, fonts and numbers 12/13
- Added new competitions logos
- Added Scoreboard SkyCalcio HD, with its animations and replay logo
- Replace nets Konami game with HD nets
- Added new bar shooting automatic and manual shoot
- Added new icons positions
- Add No-Blur patch
- Magazines numerous abilities to make the game as real as possible
- New icons main menu
- Fully renovated the Gameplan (Management training)
- Added New Wallpapers menu and loading screens
- New Bootpack containing as many as 81 with relative boots HD Preview
- Added HD turfs for all stadiums
- Added electronic adboard for all competitions
- Added Real Sponsor in Master League
- Added new stadium: (Winter stadium "snowy turf", Sao Paulo, Stamford Bridge, Emirates Stadium, Etihad Stadium, Anfield, Parc des PrincesSignal Iduna Park)
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YMS: Harmony
August 13, 2010
When considering the supply chain software market, acronyms like WMS, TMS, and GTM get a lot of attention from shippers looking to gain visibility over shipments while saving both time
and money through automation. Often missing from the list, however, is YMS, or the yard management systems that track and report on what goes on outside the warehouse walls and away from the dock doors.
Unlike WMS and TMS—that focus on warehouse management and transportation management—YMS gets down and dirty, and is most commonly credited with increasing efficiency and throughput runs associated with a shipper's distribution yard and docks.
"Basically, the YMS handles appointment scheduling and dock door management on the receiving and inbound side," says Mike Pujda, project manager at supply chain consultancy Tompkins Associates in Raleigh, N.C. "For inbound activity, the YMS handles the arrival event and vehicle check-in."
Once shipments are onsite, YMS tracks their movement and flow in and out of the dock doors, thus providing visibility into what is available for immediate unloading—and what's not. "When you have this information on hand, you can make the most effective decisions regarding prioritization of shipments and trailer movement," says Pujda. "Then you can turn around and do the same thing for outbound shipments, only in reverse."
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There are several reasons why you might see an error when trying to install Microsoft programs. It might be because your computer doesn't have enough free disk space, a firewall is blocking the installation, the system doesn't meet the minimum requirements, or a proxy server is preventing the installation. Try each of the following troubleshooting tips, or click the error number that you received for more specific guidance.
Installation error 0x80070643 or 0x800706d9: You need to turn on Windows Firewall
Installation error 0x80070005: You need to log on to Windows as an administrator
Installation error 0x8104000b: It says you're not connected to the Internet even though you're connected
I get a dynamic link library msi.dll error when I attempt to install Windows Essentials
There needs to be at least 400 MB of free disk space in order for Windows Essentials to install properly.
Under Hard Disk Drives, check the drive that you want to install Windows Essentials on to make sure that it has 400 MB of free space.
If the computer has a firewall program installed, make sure that it allows Windows Essentials to be installed.
For more information about changing firewall settings, see the firewall's documentation or website.
Removing the temporary files on the computer sometimes helps, plus it frees up more space on the hard drive.
In the Drives list, click the hard disk drive that you want to clean up, and then click OK.
In the Disk Cleanup dialog box, on the Disk Cleanup tab, select check boxes to delete the following file types:
Downloaded Program Files
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Click OK, and then, in the message that appears, click Delete Files.
Your computer needs to meet the minimum system requirements in order for Windows Essentials to install correctly. To learn more, see the system requirements webpage.
The latest version of Windows Essentials won't run on Windows Vista or Windows XP.
If you have an earlier version of Windows Essentials installed and an error prevents one of the programs from updating, none of the programs will update.
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Find the probability of a series of events in which the outcome of one has no bearing on the outcome of the other(s) and in which it does.
Independence versus Dependence Interactive
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The Claudia Quintet
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Ticket Information
Sets at 7:00PM and 9:30PM.
John Hollenbeck's accolades are as wide and varied as his compositional style. He fuses the traditions of jazz with the sounds and techniques of new music, progressive rock, and indie rock in a manner rarely found elsewhere today. The fusion of styles inherent in his musical language is what drew BCM to Hollenbeck. Hollenbeck's recent commissions include works for the Gotham Wind Symphony, Melbourne Jazz Festival, Edinburgh Jazz Festival, Frankfurt Radio Big Band and the University of Arts, Philadelphia. He is the winner of the 2012 Doris Duke Performing Artist Award; DownBeat International Critics Poll for Rising Star Arranger of the Year (2012) and Big Band of the Year (2011); the 2010 ASCAP Jazz Vanguard Award; a 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship; Jazz Composers Alliance Composition Contest in 1995 and 2002; and Meet the Composer Grants in 1995 and 2001.
The Claudia Quintet, founded in 1997 and Hollenbeck's longest-running group, has made its mark on the jazz world through its singular, genre-defying sound. DownBeat calls them "a chamber band that has tickled the ears of adventurous listeners for a decade with its deft blend of improvised jazz solos, run-on, minimalist figures that gradually shift shape and color, and unusual instrumentation" and the All Music Guide calls them one of the, "top five progressive jazz units in the U.S." Over their 15 years together, the Claudia Quintet has released six albums and toured extensively throughout the world. In the last two years, the Quintet has performed in San Sebastian, Spain; Copenhagen, Denmark; Cologne, Germany; Minneapolis; Philadelphia; Baltimore; Chicago; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Brooklyn; Richmond; and at the Bitter End, the Cornelia Street Cafe and the Stone in New York City. The Quintet was named "Rising Star Jazz Group" in the 2008 DownBeat International Critics Poll, awarded a Chamber Music America New Jazz Works grant for 2009's Royal Toast, awarded an Arts International grant to tour in Brazil in 2002, and was commissioned by the University of Rochester to set the poetry of Kenneth Patchen to music which led to their sixth album release: "What Is the Beautiful?".
The presentation of the Claudia Quintet is supported by Chamber Music America's Presenting Jazz Program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
This program is also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Selections from the Quintet's 2009 album Royal Toast, written for a Chamber Music America New Jazz Works grant.


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ATLANTA (WXIA) -- Leaders of Friendship Baptist Church are back at the negotiating table with the city of Atlanta over selling their property for the new Falcons stadium.
Church spokesman Lloyd Hawk confirmed both sides met last week.
"It was a very positive meeting and we will be scheduling future meetings. We're trying for this week," Hawk said.
The city has an August 1 deadline so stadium architects can move forward with detailed plans for the south site.
This is a big development given the last volley from the city. Atlanta COO Duriya Farooqui sent an internal memo to the mayor that said, "Friendship Church has not yielded a resolution and no further delays can be absorbed."
Attached to the memo was a sketch that shifts the new stadium literally right next to Friendship Baptist Church. Only a row of trees would separate the buildings, and a portion of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive would be wiped out.
According to Mayor Kasim Reed, a number of figures have gone back and forth between his office and the church.
"Friendship Baptist Church received an offer of 13.5 million. I think they countered with 24.5 million. We can't afford that so we sent back an offer of 15.5 million dollars," he said.
Meantime, a design has been picked for the stadium. It will have 11 sides and an eight-piece roof that twists open like the aperture of a camera. One side of the stadium will provide a clear, polymer wall to show the downtown buildings.
There's another church that has also been approached about selling its property. Mount Vernon Baptist Church is negotiating with the state and sources say those talks have been much less contentious.


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MORRISTOWN - Basketball teams with limited depth and no seniors aren't supposed to win championships.
Someone forgot to let the Indian Creek girls team know that as the Redskins young squad toppled No. 2 seed Minerva 59-47 to claim the Ohio Division II sectional title Tuesday at Union Local.
"It's a great feeling," Indian Creek coach Erin DeSantis said. "I'm just happy for the girls because all nine of them have stuck together from November until now. We stepped on the court not having a set in mind. Not even knowing who was going to be where.
"To come together like they did, and to me, to play a season like this and be 18-6 says a lot about the kids. They have a lot of heart and determination, and they believed in themselves, bottom line."
The Redskins built a 49-33 lead with 4:23 left in the game when things began to swing the Lions way. Minerva went on a 7-0 run capped by a Josie Chaddock 3-point play at the 3:29 mark the cut the lead to single-digits at 49-40.
That's when DeSantis called a timeout and settled her young squad down.
"We were trying to rush," she said. "We needed to spread the floor and only take layups. We wanted to make sure we went and met the ball and took care of the ball rather than force stuff in.
"I know the lob was there sometime, but we didn't need to score. What we needed to run some time off. I wanted them to understand clock management."
Indian Creek calmed down and closed things out from the foul line. After the timeout Brooke Mains went five of six from the foul line and Bethany Davis went three of four. Bre Berryman added a basket down the stretch as well.
"I told them they were going to foul us because the only way they were going to get the ball back was if they fouled us," said DeSantis. "We needed to capitalize on the free throws. If we miss those free throws it would be a different game.
"They go down and make a couple threes, and they're right back in it. Those free throws were key for us."
At halftime, the Redskins held a 22-17 lead, and began to take control of the game in the third quarter. Berryman, who scored nine points in the first half, began to impose her will on the game with 11 points in the stanza. The Redskins led 43-31 after three quarters.
Berryman led all scorers with 26 points on the night. Davis added 12 points, Mains nine points, and Kristen Shimko seven.
"The big thing is our guards are a threat as well," said DeSantis. "If they do key on the bigs our guards can make plays as well to offset the double teaming of the bigs."


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T. Dow
Attorney General
Dow, one of the first Cabinet appointments
announced by Governor Chris Christie, assumed
the position of Acting Attorney General
on January 19, 2010. Her
nomination as New Jersey's 58th Attorney
General and head of the Department of Law
and Public Safety was confirmed by unanimous
vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee on
February 8, and approved by the full Senate
in a vote held February 22, 2010.
previously served as the Essex County Prosecutor
from October 2003. Her six-year tenure in
Essex County, the state's largest
and busiest prosecutor's office, was
marked by improved organization, the county's
highest criminal conviction rate since 2000,
and a host of successful prosecutions that
took dangerous street gangs, drug-dealing
operations and other violent criminals off
the streets. Under Dow, the prosecutor's
office apprehended and obtained indictments
against those accused of the brutal Newark
school yard killings of 2007.
to becoming Essex County Prosecutor, Dow
served for many years with the U.S. Attorney's
office. From 1994 to 2003, she worked in
Newark in the U.S. Attorney's Office-District
of New Jersey. There, she served as Counsel
to then U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie
and prosecuted casesin the Special Prosecutions
Division, as well as the Criminal Division.
Dow also served in the U.S. Attorney's
Office-Southern District of New York from
1987 through 1994, where she prosecuted
and defended cases in the Civil Division.
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Newark, NJ (Sports Network) - Plenette Pierson poured in 19 points to go with
eight rebounds and five assists as the New York Liberty used a big second half
to down the Tulsa Shock, 91-74, on Saturday.
Essence Carson netted 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Cappie
Pondexter added 17 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Liberty, who
snapped a two-game slide. Kia Vaughn contributed 14 points off the bench.
Ivory Latta scored 16 points and handed out six assists for the Shock. who saw
their three-game winning streak come to an end. Riquna Williams donated 14
points in the setback.
New York trailed, 50-40, at halftime, but came out inspired in the third
quarter and blew out the Shock, 24-9 in the frame. New York led 64-59 heading
into the fourth and didn't look back the rest of the way.
The Liberty dominated on the glass, 44-26, to overcome 17 turnovers.
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'Good Turnout' for '13 Media Day Blood Drive
319 units are collected at 27th-annual event
January 22, 2013
Moundsville resident Harry Burge said he has been donating blood for the past 15 years because ''it helps people out.'' ''I try to donate whenever they call me....
the paperwork will turn enough away.everything is in the computer from previous donating but you have to fill all that paperwork out again and again,etc.all that they need to know is if anything is different from the last time.i haven't been to africa and i haven't been messin' with monkeys.make this more user friendly.
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I would love to know how many people got up and left because of the long wait. I was one of them. This event was significantly understaffed from previous years. I've given at Media Day for years and never had to wait this long. At the pace I saw during my wait from 10:15 to 11:30, there's no way they could even put through enough donors to meet their goal.
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Leather is one of the most durable materials for upholstering furniture. Over time, and unlike other textures, use lends the piece a patina and character. The more worn-in it looks, the more it feels a like an integral part of your home. Now – on to making it such.
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Local Pork Producer Worried About High Grain Prices
(Le Mars) -- With corn selling at more than $7.00 a bushel and soybeans at more than $16.00 a bushel, and with expectations for even higher prices as the nation's drought worsens, livestock producers, and especially swine and poultry producers are worried about the rising price of grain. Bill Tentinger is a pork producer from Le Mars. He also serves as the president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association. He spoke on behalf of the state's pork producers during a drought meeting held Tuesday and hosted by Governor Terry Branstad. Tentinger says there are many pork producers that are quitting the business because grain prices are too costly.
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PHOTOS: Florida's rejected license plates aren't always offensive
Clearwater, Florida -- A Pinellas County jury says a former MacDill Air Force sergeant is a killer.
On Thursday, Ralph Wright was convicted of strangling his ex-lover, Paula O'Conner and suffocating their 15-month-old son, Alijah.
At the time of the murders in 2007, O'Conner was dealing with mounting medical bills for her baby boy, who had a
serious heart defect. Investigators say she was trying to legally get Wright to take responsibility for their son.
When O'Conner and Wright were dating, Wright was a reservist called to active duty at MacDill Air Force Base. O'Conner
hoped to gain access to his military medical benefits, but when he
denied fathering the baby and disappeared from her life, she hired a
private investigator and learned he'd been married all along to a woman
in Orlando.
O'Conner detailed her story on a website, MilitaryDeadbeatDads.com, before she died. That website can still be visited today.
She sued for child support and, three weeks later, was found
strangled. Her son, Alijah, was also found suffocated in their St.
Petersburg home, according to police.
The jury found Wright guilty on two counts of first degree murder. The penalty phase of his trial is scheduled for Friday morning.
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Friday News, November 23
Sioux City Traffic Engineers Suggest Shoppers Use Alternate Routes
(Sioux City) -- Sioux City traffic engineers are recommending shoppers use alternate routes to ease traffic congestion around Lakeport Commons and Southern Hills Mall during Black Friday Holiday shopping. City spokesperson Brittany Anderson says drivers will find traffic slow moving around that area.
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You may also use Lincoln Way and Sunnybrook Drive as a back way into the Lakeport Commons and Target Retail area to circumvent much of the traffic.
Le Mars Fire Department Respond To Thanksgiving Fire
(Le Mars) -- The Le Mars Fire Department had to interrupt their Thanksgiving turkey and contend with the strong winds yesterday as they battled a blaze that caught hay bales on fire. The alarm came in at about 10:42 a.m. The fire was located at 21415 Marble Avenue. No indication as to how much damage was caused by that fire, or how long fire officials were on the scene.
Sioux City Apartments Catch Fire
(Sioux City) -- An early morning fire caused a Sioux City apartment building to be evacuated Wednesday morning. Firefighters responded to smoke coming from a third floor window at the Argonaut Apartments at 1103 Nebraska Street around 4:00 a.m. Fire officials went door to door to awaken residents and get them out of the building. No injuries were reported and damage was confined mainly to the third floor apartment. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Montezuma Apartment Fire Leaves Many Homeless
MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) - Several people in south-central Iowa have been left homeless by a fire that destroyed their apartment building.
Authorities say a firefighter who was outside on Thursday, deep-frying a turkey, noticed smoke at the nearby building in Montezuma. He ran inside the apartment building to ensure everyone
had evacuated.
Other firefighters who responded with their equipment soon realized that nothing much could be done.
Dave Arendt with the Montezuma Fire Department says the fire started in the building's basement, shot up inside the walls and quickly reached the second floor.
The fire cause is being investigated. No injuries have been reported.
Economist Says Black Friday Shopping Has Lost Its Lure
(Omaha) -- While today is what's become known as Black Friday for the frenzied kick-off of the holiday
shopping season, one financial expert says it's not the buying bonanza it once was. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says many Iowa malls will still be a madhouse, but the allure of bargain-hunting has faded for many shoppers.
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A Creighton survey projects holiday shopping may only be up two or three-percent from last year, while online buying may rise as much as 20-percent. Goss says many people already have their gift purchases complete.
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Several major retailers, including Target, Sears, Toys-R-Us and Walmart, were opened yesterday on Thanksgiving. It used to be considered forbidden to interfere with the "family" day of Thanksgiving, Goss says, but no more.
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That applies especially to big T-Vs and other electronics, as well as a list of hot-selling toys.
Carroll County Farmers Sue State Over Electrical Inspections
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A lawsuit filed by three farmers is aimed at ending electrical inspections at Iowa farm facilities.
The Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/V1kxnK) that the Carroll County farmers are challenging the state Electrical Examining Board's authority to require inspections and permits for electrical
installations on farm property. The lawsuit says farm property is immune from board regulations and those issued the Iowa Department of Public Safety regarding the permits or inspections.
In defending the state, the Iowa Attorney General's Office says the board did not err in determining that electrical installations at farm buildings were regulated commercial applications that
weren't exempt.
Court records don't show a trial date.
Marion Girl Avoids Being Kidnapped
MARION, Iowa (AP) - Police in Marion say a 15-year girl narrowly avoided being kidnapped on Wednesday.
Marion police officer Bill Pechman says the girl was approached by three men in a vehicle. KGAN-TV reports that Pechman says the group made contact with her.
Pechman says the girl fought back by kicking and screaming at the group and was able to escape.
Police say the suspects they're seeking are three black males in their early 20s.
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Love my pronghorns on my 3rd pair but thinking about trying some Kennetreks as well
Love my pronghorns on my 3rd pair but thinking about trying some Kennetreks as well
This last weekend I retired My first pair of pronghorns. I tried hiking in to scout a new area and limped out. The boots are in great shape, but I guess you can ground pound the foot beds out of them!! lol My first pair I have had for four years now.
First thing I did was pull out my new pair I had setting aside when I got home. Time to start putting the miles on the new ones now.
I hunt because......
I had a pair of Russell moccasins built. They are very comfortable but too heavy. My Danner Pronghorns GTX insulated are good boots for me.
I use the LOWA Ranger GTX, Tibet GTX, Uplander and Zephyr. I love LOWA boots and yes you will feel the difference. I like that they are now offering the Ranger in a 9". I have been thinking about the Baffin or Banff because of the extra soft and smooth glove-leather lining. I haven't used them, but have heard that the leather lining is nice. I like the toe rand that is on the tibet and the baffin. I haven't experienced a problem without it on my Rangers, but I have read reviews where they have. Other good boot companies to consider in your search to find the perfect boot for your foor include LaSportiva, Hanwag (Lathrop and Sons), Kayland (I have a pair of Contact Revs and like them a lot), Meindl and Zamberlan.
I sport la sportiva glaciers. Great ankle support. I love em. I am partial to them because that is what I used when I was paid to hike. There are alot of great boots out on the market now adays.
dont go with the pinicals if waterproofness is important to you I have two pairs thought they were great till last fall they got soaked just walking thru wet grass. They are very comfortable but they are not normal gortex it is their scent control version not sure if it was that or stitching but we had wet feet every day.
I just got a pair of Danner RAT boots, so far they are working out okay. I needed something a little more resistant to prickly pear thorns than my cordura Lacross boots.
I used to buy cheap boots and after 1 day of hunting, my feet were sore and made the other days unbearable.
Then tried Danner boots, they fit the best for me right out of the box, not much break in needed, 1st pair were Danner Pronghorns, now Danner GTX 400 grain thinsulate. Waterproof 8" boots. Can't go wrong with these worth every bit.


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Bufo V-Machine Shoe Review
Bufo V-Machine, $80
- Steep rock: 4.5 Star
- Face climbing: 1 Star
- Long routes: 1 Star
- Upper: Synthetic, unlined
- Rubber: 3.8mm Utopia PDS 2
There's a minimalist school of thought when it comes to steep-rock shoes. Ideally, the argument goes, you'd take a can of liquid rubber and spray-paint your feet. The V-Machine fits like this. Its soft sole and wrap-around upper, basically two overlapping flaps, are sure to please those who like a simple shoe that allows them to really feel the rock with their feet. Despite its seemingly basic design the V-Machine is engineered to banana your foot when you size it right (i.e. tight), giving big-toe power when the angle gets steep. Climbers with slim feet liked this shoe while those with wider feet found the forefoot narrow and the heel cup shallow. My right foot is wider than my left, and I never felt like it was fully seated and locked into the shoe.
Steep-rock performance; fits narrow feet; inexpensive.
- Shallow heel cup.
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I'm not but I don't want to rain on other's parade. I don't watch it at all and have no interest in it at all. Different strokes.
Yes, great for those wanting DIY but another sad exhalation for those of us desiring the addition of H2 HD (a sentiment exacerbated by the interminable wait for HD LIL in the Monterey DMA).


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Nursing Graduate Meisha Bray is Finlandia University 2010 Valedictorian
HANCOCK, MI - Finlandia University Class of 2010 valedictorian Meisha Bray knew nursing was the right career choice following her first clinical experience in a hospital emergency room. "It was exciting and always changing. I didn't want to leave after my clinical day was done," she explains.
She is also following a family tradition. Meisha was encouraged by her grandmother, mother, two maternal aunts, and a sister, all of them nurses.
Meisha graduates this spring with a perfect 4.0 GPA and a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN). She will deliver a speech at Sunday, May 2, Finlandia University Commencement exercises, which are held at the university's Paavo Nurmi Center.
Meisha attributes much of her academic success to the years of practice attending other universities. Meisha also has a bachelor of arts in history from University of Tampa, Florida, and a bachelor of science in anthropology from Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Mich.
"Finlandia's small school feeling makes you feel like your professors and other faculty members know you," Meisha notes. "What I liked best here was that my professors wanted to see me succeed, and that the support was there to help me succeed."
She adds that all of the professors she interacted with at Finlandia were helpful in getting her through the unique challenges that their classes provided. She says she especially appreciated the advice and help she received from her advisor, Johnna Therrian, assistant professor of nursing.
The most challenging nursing classes Meisha completed were those she took as a sophomore. "We had just gotten into the program and had no idea what we were getting into," she explains. "The volume of information and clinical skills you learn in that first year are the building blocks for the rest of the courses you take in the nursing program."
Meisha identifies the biggest strength of Finlandia's Nursing program as the three years of clinical experiences that BSN students complete. Meisha completed clinical experiences and several Copper Country medical facilities, as well as at Marquette (Mich.) General Hospital.
"Clinical experiences gave us the opportunity to use the skills we learned in the classroom and lab. They helped prepare me the most for the work I will do," she says. "Classes teach, but the hands-on approach that clinicals provide reinforces that and makes you think about the situation as a whole."
As in any professional career, nursing comes with both rewards and challenges. To Meisha, the large number of specialties nurses can pursue is a significant reward.
"Nursing specialties allow you to help people in ways that draw your interest and make it interesting to go to work," she explains. "The challenges are to find the best way to provide care for each client and family, while working within a changing healthcare system."
Her career plans include working in an ER, travel nursing, and attending graduate school. In the next five years, Meisha plans to attend graduate school to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) or complete a master's degree in Forensic Nursing. In 10 years, she sees herself in practice using her CRNA or forensic nursing degree and traveling.
Meisha is active in Finlandia's Student Nurses' Organization and, with other upper-level nursing students, has been working to transform the organization into a state- and nationally-recognized member of the Michigan Student Nurses Association and the National Student Nurses Association.
She also tutors high school students in math and science for Finlandia's Upward Bound program, and for two years she has worked part-time at the Omega House hospice in Houghton.
Originally from Haslett, Mich., Meisha now lives in Hancock. She graduated from Haslett High School in 1999. Meisha is the daughter of Meta and Michael Bray. Her mother, Meta, is an assistant professor of nursing at Finlandia. Meisha has two sisters, Mara and Micah. Mara received a BSN from Finlandia in 2008.
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Criminal Trial Clinic (5020)
Students represent misdemeanor defendants in district courts. The course prepares students for all practical aspects of criminal defense, including bonds, arraignments, discovery, preliminary examinations, pre-trial motions, plea negotiations, and sentencing guidelines. Students will interview clients, review discovery, prepare motions, conduct plea negotiations and appear on the record. LAW 1140 Criminal Law and LAW 2100 Criminal Procedure are highly recommended.
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A 26-year-old Chinese American writer who describes herself as "a connaisseuse of all things entertainment and communications" has set a perfect example of how one should not handle a break up.
Quin Woodward Pu, editor-in-chief of online blog Little Black Blog, decided to share one of her personal dating experiences with her readers. For the sake of the interested parties, many authors try to be discreet about sharing details about their personal life. Pu, on the other hand, decided to go in the opposite direction.
Dishing on all the details (of her side of the story), Pu tells readers about a guy she met at a bar and started emailing. She also adds how sloppy and drunk he was though we get the feeling this was just another jab at him. After a few dates, she invited the man to her birthday party, but ended up receiving the following text message:
At this point, we're on Pu's side. One should never have to receive such ill news via text. But on the other hand, it wasn't a very mean text at all. Honesty is best right? If he wasn't looking for a relationship, it was best that he expressed that early on. It's irritating, but certainly not unforgivable… right?
Apparently not for Pu.
"I was stunned into paralysis," she dramatically explains. "I had no words–this never happens–and I just felt short of breath. There were many things that pissed me off, but I was so flustered I couldn't even articulate them. Again, this is a serious problem for a writer and effusive communicator."
Play it cool? Forget that. Pu sends an excruciatingly long response sprinkled with some compliments for herself and some harsh words for him:
Now don't get us wrong. Her anger? Totally understandable. It's not like she can help that. Responding with the full passion of her feelings? Sure, it's her life. But involving his boss and coworkers? Sharing their text conversations to the public? A little harsh.
Our advice: Take a step back and calm yourself down after being dumped. Often, the initial reaction is to hurt the person in the way you've been hurt, but this doesn't have to be done in an extreme manner. If you weren't ready for a relationship, your job should not be suddenly threatened because you were honest about it.
Read more about this story here.