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STEUBENVILLE - Judge Thomas Lipps will issue a verdict at 10 a.m. today in the case of two Steubenville High School student-athletes accused of raping an intoxicated 16-year-old girl after a night of alcohol-fueled partying in August.
The prosecution and defense delivered impassioned closing arguments Saturday night after entering hundreds of pieces of evidence and listening to dozens of witnesses - including the alleged victim - offer hours of testimony that often lasted late into the night over the past four days inside the Jefferson County Justice Center.
Although the state had not yet rested its case, Saturday opened with Walter Madison, defense attorney for the 16-year-old defendant, calling his witnesses to the stand due to their availability.
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Defense attorney Walter Madison, left, cross-examines the state's expert witness, forensic scientist Laureen Marinetta, right, as visiting Judge Thomas Lipps, center, listens on the fourth day of the rape trial in juvenile court on Saturday in Steubenville. Lipps heard both sides' closing arguments and will render a decision this morning.
Two current classmates and self-described former best friends of the Weirton girl testified that on the night of the alleged crime, they saw the alleged victim drinking liquor straight from the bottle and rolling around on the floor drunk. They also said they saw her speaking with the 16-year-old defendant at a party, while one added that the alleged victim was "all over him." The witnesses said they attempted to prevent the girl from leaving with the defendants, but she refused to take their advice.
The alleged victim frequently drinks and suffers from alcohol-induced memory loss, the witnesses testified. The girl also has a reputation for lying, they said.
Kim Fromme, a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Texas and Madison's expert witness, listened to interviews and reviewed transcripts of witnesses' testimony about how much alcohol the alleged victim drank on the night in question. She estimated that at the time of the rape, the girl's blood-alcohol content was between 0.18 and 0.19 percent.
Accounting for the additional amount of alcohol the girl's classmates said they saw her drink, she said the estimate could rise to between 0.21 and 0.25 percent. The legal limit for driving is 0.08 percent.
The girl's symptoms - memory loss, slurred speech and impaired balance - indicate an alcohol-induced blackout, Fromme said. She noted, however, that people who have blacked out are still capable of functioning - making decisions and reacting to those around them.
True alcohol impairment is difficult for the average person to detect, Fromme added, especially if the person making the determination also has been drinking.
The state rebutted Fromme's testimony with that of its expert witness, forensic toxicologist Laureen Marinetti, who said Fromme's calculations relied on too many unknowns to be considered accurate. Marinetti pointed out that the amount of alcohol, its proof and the amount of any liquids used to dilute the alcohol was not precise, which could make a drastic difference in the girl's blood-alcohol content.
Marinetti has testified in many cases of drug-facilitated sexual assault, and she said the most common drug consumed by assault victims is alcohol.
The alleged victim testified that her final memory of the night was leaving the party with the 17-year-old defendant. She had brought a bottle of vodka to a friend's home and admitted to getting drunk prior to leaving.
She woke up the next morning naked on a couch in a home she did not recognize, with no recollection of what had transpired after she left the first party. She later recalled vomiting in the street on the night of the parties.
She related that she was scared, embarrassed and confounded. She said the 17-year-old defendant and another boy told her that she had been a "hassle" the previous night, and that they had taken care of her. The 16-year-old defendant was in the home as well, and the girl testified that she had never seen the boy prior to that morning and did not recall speaking to him on the previous night, as her classmates testified.
Over the next three days, she learned some details of the incident through social media, text messages and cell phone pictures. She later was sent a nude photo of herself sleeping on the couch. Saturday, however, was the first time she had seen a second nude photo that was taken at the alleged crime scene, prompting her to break down crying on the stand.
When the girl saw the first nude photo of herself, she said, she realized that the 17-year-old defendant's assertion that he had taken care of her was not true. The two then started exchanging texts, with the boy sending a barrage of messages trying to dissuade the girl from taking the case to police. He also expressed concern about being suspended from the Big Red football team over the allegations.
The state rested following the testimony of the alleged victim. Visiting Judge Lipps opened the floor to Madison, who indicated he would rest his case, as did Adam Neeman, attorney for the 17-year-old defendant.
Ohio Assistant Attorney General Brian Deckert, acting as special prosecutor, told Lipps that the judge had all the elements needed to find the defendants guilty: eyewitness testimony to the rape, incriminating text messages and photos of the girl naked.
In his closing argument, Neeman said the idea that the girl was being raped by his client only minutes after she voluntarily left the party with the boy is implausible. He pointed out that another witnessed testified the pair were cuddling and kissing around the time of the alleged crime.
Madison argued that his client's name was hardly mentioned during the reading of hundreds of text messages that were sent between teenagers following the alleged crime. He also described his client as an exceptional young man.
Ohio Assistant Attorney General Marianne Hemmeter asserted that the case was not about Internet videos, social media or even Big Red football, but about two teens taking advantage of an impaired girl.
"They took advantage of her because they knew she wouldn't remember," Hemmeter said. "She was the perfect victim."


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LX-80 (Guess I got a good one)
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I got a good one also and, like you, almost no days since mid-December to use it.
That's a nice looking set up you have. I'm looking forward to your AP results.
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I too look forward to some AP from you.
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Trombone: Wop wahhhhhhhh.....
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Found this on yahoo Meade LX 200 group, this doesn't sound good at all, enjoy your mount it may be one of the last.
too bad.
On January 14th Meade filed a 10-Q with the SEC. Their financial condition is not good. You can see the entire filing here:
Here is the troubling section:
The Company has incurred significant recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations which have resulted in reduced liquidity and a weakened financial position as of November 30, 2012. The Company also has endured working capital problems caused by product development delays during the past twelve months. In addition, in January 2013, the Company's largest customer, and one additional customer, notified the Company that they had unilaterally, and without prior notice, decided to indefinitely hold payment of approximately $0.6 million in accounts receivable, which will further reduce the Company's already limited liquidity. Due to these issues, the Company's management now believes substantial doubt exists about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and that it must modify the Company's business model and operations to reduce spending to a sustainable level. Such actions could cause the Company to be unable to execute its business plan, take advantage of future opportunities, respond to competitive pressures or customer requirements. It may also cause the Company to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of its research and development programs, seek opportunities in a strategic relationship or business combination, or to reduce or cease operations.
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Oh, and here is another picture of the mount all loaded up and waiting in my man cave... and waiting, and waiting, and... well, you get the picture.
Seriously, thanks for all the positive feedback, and even if Meade does go belly-up, it might turn out to be quite a collectors item, who knows!
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The LX80 looks so beefy, I just don't get how it would not be able to handle at least half of the stated weight. I watched a guy with an LX80 recently and was surprised at how beefy it is.
I don't discount Meade could have changed something, but it would have to have been recently. Oh, the mount LOOKS beefy, but it is shaky. Very shaky.
Posted 17 January 2013 - 03:38 PM
Of course I haven't seen another one, so I don't know about changes. I was just really shocked with mine, because I expected the worst. The only real play at all is in the RA axis. I was shocked by how accurate the gotos were. I've owned five goto mounts (Ioptron Cube, ETX90, two EQ5Ps, Nexstar 5), and this was by far the easiest to align and most accurate on the slews. Also, carrying the 30lb+ weight did not seem to be a problem at all. When it was moving, very rapidly I might add, to targets, the motors were quiet and smooth. It did have some 'bounce' in RA when it arrived, but as soon as it settled, I saw no shakes in the eyepiece. I also saw no problem with ratcheting the tripod brace tightly up against the legs. I don't think there is any chance at all of my hub breaking as has been reported before. Mine was apparently built very recently and in China (according to the box), if this makes any difference.
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No AP as of yet.
Even with a 8" SCT it settles quickly. The best mount I have compared it to has been a 1 year old CGEM
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Got upset about some of the negativity about my new mount, so I took a break from CN for awhile. During that time, my new LX-80 Multi-Mount arrived. I was able to test it with over 30lbs (my entire imaging setup) in equatorial mode. After a semi-accurate polar alignment, I hit 10 Messiers in an hour's time, and all were dead center. Vibration damping only took a second or so after slewing. There was no evident vibration at the eyepiece unless I really bumped it pretty hard. I was all geared up to put it in my observatory and try it photographically, and then the rains set in.
Hear, hear! I have had to do the same. The negativity against Meade and just in general forces me to take a break from CN sometimes. I have a CGEM that is giving me grief and a 8" LS-ACF that works great. So what does that prove. I have come to realize that one must consider that these goto and tracking scopes are extremely complicated and are made to sell to a very small population. They are, for the most part, a hobby item and to keep the price affordable the companies sometimes cut corners in the R&D and also in manufacturing. Computer control seems to turn out good optics on a regular basis but we are awaiting the same to be true in mounts. If you want to spend a ten to fifteen thousand up you can get extremely reliable mounts. The rest of us either can't or won't spend that much. As the saying goes, "it doesn't take a genius to build an automobile that can go 250,000 miles for $100,000, the genius is in doing it for $10,000." So enjoy your new mount and I expect you will get it going and have some real fun with it.

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Congrats on Goliath, BTW. Sounds like a whopper, stud, prairie-donkey goat.
Good story hard stalk.....lol
And great pic... I can see his horns well.
-NRA Life Member
Haha! This is getting hilarious.
*some guy shoots a buck*
"WOOOO! YEAH BABY! WE JUST LIT OUR HAIR ON FIRE! Look at this monster! This is Ol Two Ears. He's got this ear right here, and over here he has another one almost identical. Very symmetrical! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! GIVE ME SOME!"
"I tell you what(pauses to catch breath). We got Bushnell trail cam pictures of this joker. He been walking through here at night to eat from the food we seen planted for him. This realtree AP made us invisible and with our new 2013 scent preventer technology, we were able to sit up here in this tree and he never knew we were here! I drew back my new Deerwhacker 958 bow and FLUNG THE HAMMER AT THIS JOKER! KABOOM SHACKALAKA!!"
"I want to thank Big Deer Farms for their outstanding work with the genetics of these deer. Their fences are top of the line, high quality stuff. And to the amazing Front Porch Outfitters. Just an awesome hunt. He'll score maybe 280, 290. Look at the mass on this joker! No tag soup for me this week, Goliath has fallen! Just goes to show how hard work, and long hours in the wilderness can pay off. Nothing can top a DYI hunt, where to have to battle the elements and everything nature can throw at you."
"Back up the truck! Toss him in and lets go play the guitar by the fire!"
So was this Goliath you harvested a 10 pointer?
Hardstalk, thats funny! I've never heard a story that starts out with "So there I was" that wasn't funny.


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On stage around Long Island
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426 Hemi and Max Wedge Barn FindsWritten by on April 10, 2014 History Means More Than Money to Die-Hard Mopar Racer Milburn Varner
For some, bragging rights might be made up of horsepower numbers or elapsed times, but for Milburn Varner, it consists of gloriously unrestored Mopars and lots of parts to go with them. While his age prevents him from doing all the fun stuff he did in the '60s and '70s, he still loves his old cars and still has most of them. Milburn started drag racing in 1961 with a '53 Pontiac, but most of his racing days were spent behind the wheel of a Mopar. He has hundreds of great stories about his drag-racing days, but he's also aware of the harsh reality that caused him to stop racing in 1974.
Running in the Super Stock ranks, Milburn and brother-in-law David Rehring raced at least twice a week at various Southeastern dragstrips and truly shared a love for the sport. Milburn told us, "We ate, drank, and slept drag racing for 12 years." He and David would swap driving duties every night they raced, and they worked like crazy to get the car ready every week. They lived in southeast Tennessee, which had an abundance of dragstrips within a 100-mile radius, so they never had trouble finding a race to attend. Their home track was Brainerd Optimist Dragstrip (NewBrainerdOptimist Dragstrip.com), which is still in operation in Ringgold, Georgia, but they also raced at many other Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina tracks.
Their grassroots race team started with a '63 Plymouth Belvedere, a Max Wedge car. This car laid the ground work for their drag-racing addiction, and it even inspired a name for their cars: Drag Addicts. Milburn admits they had the most fun with this car, because it was a top contender and rarely gave them any problems. Milburn and David barnstormed the local tracks and raked in some serious money for the time. One of the most amazing parts of Milburn's collection is his notebook inscribed with "Drag Racing Ledger," which documents every dime they spent won in the '67 season. If you want a real view of grassroots drag racing in the '60s, this is it.
After replacing the '63 with a one-year-only '64 Max Wedge, they sold it to buy a new '70 'Cuda. It was In Violet purple, and they ordered it with a 440 Six Pack and automatic transmission. On the first trip to the dragstrip, the speedometer wrapped completely around due to the low rearend gearing, so they disconnected the cable. It has 149 miles on the odometer after four years of racing, so you can do the math on that one. The car was never titled and never saw any street driving after its initial trip home from the dealership.
Gunning for the big dogs in Super Stock D Automatic, Milburn and David gave the 440ci big-block a good tune-up and hoped to be a strong contender. Giving in to the Hemi hype, Milburn went on the hunt for a donor car. And while it seems crazy now, Milburn yanked the original 426ci Hemi out of a '67 Plymouth Belvedere GTX convertible, one of only 17 built. He still owns the Belvedere and still owns the 'Cuda, which has not been touched since its final race in 1974.
So why quit? The first nail in the coffin was his brother-in-law's fading interest in racing. As Milburn continued to race the 'Cuda, it never ran as good as he thought it should. Although he hung up his helmet, he never sold any of his cars or parts, because he thought he might get back into racing at some point. As the racing world changed, Milburn realized he had been priced out of competition, and it didn't look nearly as fun. Luckily, all of the cars and parts have been under a roof, so they're in good shape. The 'Cuda still wears its In Violet paint with all of the lettering and sponsor decals still in place.
The 'Cuda's original Six Pack engine sits on an engine stand, alongside several Hemi and wedge engines in Milburn's collection. He also has the old '63 Max Wedge car, as well as a '66 Plymouth Belvedere street Hemi car.
Milburn also has a '66 Plymouth Belvedere, which is a 426 street Hemi car. It's a numbers-matching car, and it's one of the more driveable Mopars in his collection.
Almost 40 years after his final race, Milburn's love for all things Mopar is still very strong. He's retired, and he loves to talk racing, so it's a joyous occasion to hang out with a man who has such an incredible collection of cars, parts, and history. Milburn says, "I ain't sellin' this stuff--it's all about braggin' rights, and the money don't mean as much as these old cars and all of the good memories they gave me."
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He rebuilt the old wedge motor in the '63 sometime in the early '90s and took the car back to its home track, but that's the only action this car has seen since the late '60s.While their '63 was a plain white car with no lettering, they decided to give their '64 Max Wedge a bit more personality with custom hand-lettering. Milburn and David only ran this car for one season, and this shot came from their home track, Brainerd Optimist Dragstrip.One of the most valued parts of Milburn's collection is his "Drag Racing Ledger," a notebook that details all of the spending and winnings from the '67 drag-racing season.Wilburn says his main motivation to put a Hemi in the 'Cuda was Ray Allen's now-famous LS6-powered '70 Chevelle convertible that set the Super Stock world on its ear.Inside, the 'Cuda is all there, including the dash-mounted tachometer and the B&M shifter. The rest of the interior is stock, including the instrument panel, which includes the odometer that reads 149 miles.Under the hood is the Hemi engine, which Milburn knew was necessary to beat the new breed of Super Stockers, but they never quite figured out the combination.


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WITN's Teacher of the Week for April 10th, 2013 is Samantha Miller, a fifth grade teacher at W.H. Robinson Elementary School.
This is her eighth full year teaching – 1 ½ years in first grade, six years in fourth and this is my first year in fifth grade.
Miller is a graduate of East Carolina University and received her National Board Certification in 2010.
Mrs. Miller is also the 2013-2013 W.H. Robinson Teacher of the Year nominee.
Miller says, "For me, education is all about relevance and ownership. I am a structured, fun loving teacher and maintain high expectations for ALL of my students. I make a conscious effort to establish rapport with all students and to allow them to see me as a person, not just someone teaching a curriculum."
"Each day, I am constantly trying to secure ownership and a 'reason to learn' for my fifth graders; I want them to see the purpose and/or reason for learning and working hard," said Miller. "If my students could describe me, I infer that they would say that I am a teacher who expects their best and that I truly love my job and going to work each day. Just as I expect the best from my students, I am constantly reminding them that they deserve my best effort and respect as well. We are truly a partnership and rely on each other to make our experiences together a successful one."
The person who nominated Mrs. Miller wrote: "My son's educational journey has profoundly affected because of her selfless acts and love for him as well as countless other students. I know for a fact that my son's life has been touched by his teacher Ms. Miller. Please consider this nomination, it would mean so much to all parents and students who have ever known this phenomenal educator."


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Monday News, November 26
Le Mars School Board To Meet Monday Evening
(Le Mars) -- The Le Mars Community Board of Education is scheduled to meet this evening and on their agenda is a report delivered by the three activities directors. The board will also discuss the recent State School Board Convention, and they will discuss the upcoming Chamber of Commerce legislative luncheon and the AEA legislative forum.
ATV Accident Kills West Bend Man
WEST BEND, Iowa (AP) - One man has died and another has been seriously injured after an all-terrain vehicle hit a tree in northern Iowa's West Bend.
The Palo Alto County Sheriff's Department says that the crash happened Wednesday night. Killed in the crash was 51-year-old Glenn Gearhart, of West Bend.
The injured person, identified only as a 28-year-old, was initially treated at Palo Alto County Hospital in Emmetsburg, then flown to an unidentified hospital.
Sheriff deputies report that the accident occurred on private property.
Council Bluffs Man Dies In Auto Accident
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) - A 42-year-old Nebraska man has died after his pickup crashed into a light pole and rolled in western Iowa.
Christopher Thacker, of Bellevue, Neb., crashed early Saturday at the intersection of Interstates 29 and 80 in Council Bluffs.
Police says Thacker was thrown from the truck and pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say Thacker was the only person in the truck, and no one else was injured.
Tractor Roll Over Kills Cambridge Man
CAMBRIDGE, Iowa (AP) - Authorities have identified a man killed and a 9-year-old girl injured when a tractor they were on rolled in central Iowa this weekend.
The accident happened Saturday morning near Cambridge.
Story County Sheriff's Capt. Barry Thomas says 42-year-old Noel Shepley was pronounced dead at the scene. Shepley's 9-year-old daughter, who was also riding the older-model tractor, was pinned
and had to be freed when deputies arrived.
Thomas says an autopsy has been scheduled for Shepley.
Thomas says Shepley's daughter was conscious and alert as the tractor was pulled off. She was flown to Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines with injuries not considered to be life-threatening.
Preliminary reports show the tractor's tires may have dropped off the road, causing it to roll.
Motorcycle Accident Claims Cedar Rapids Life
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - A motorcyclist is dead after his bike collided with a car this week in eastern Iowa.
That crash happened Thursday afternoon in Cedar Rapids.
Investigators say the motorcycle was traveling south when it collided with a car traveling north.
The driver of the motorcycle was flown to St. Luke's Hospital, where he later died.
Police have not yet released the motorcyclist's name.
Thanksgiving Weekend The Time To Select A Christmas Tree
(Hawarden) -- In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts following the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, many people get into the Holiday mood by selecting a Christmas tree. Robin Miller of the T & S Christmas Tree farm of Hawarden says this past weekend is the busiest weekend for Christmas tree sales.
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Miller says firs seem to be the most popular tree for Christmas, but they are also the most expensive.
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Miller says caring for Christmas trees is a year-round project and she says due to this summer's drought she spent a good deal of time watering her Christmas trees.
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The Christmas Tree grower says consumers can cut their own tree, or pick one that has already been cut.
Fort Madison Hotel Burns in Fire
FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) - An historic Fort Madison hotel building has burned to the ground, and the flames claimed two businesses housed in the building.
Davenport television station KWQC reports (http://bit.ly/Tex4yJ) that the fire broke out around 4 a.m. Saturday, and flames quickly engulfed the old Metropolitan Hotel, which housed a book store and
a computer repair company.
It took two hours for nearly 40 firefighters from four fire departments to get the fire under control. Firefighters kept the flames from spreading to nearby buildings.
Investigators expect to begin searching for the cause of the fire on Monday.
Fire Destroys Mason City Home
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) - No injuries have been reported from a fire in Mason City.
Authorities say firetrucks were dispatched to a house about 10:45 p.m. Sunday. Arriving firefighters say a garage there was engulfed by flames that had spread to part of the house. Backyard
items also were aflame.
The fire cause is being investigated. It's unclear whether anyone was at the home when the fire broke out.
Salvation Army Reports Stolen Kettle
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Salvation Army in Des Moines says someone stole one of the Red Kettles it uses to collect donations.
The Red Kettle and its stand were taken from a Walmart Supercenter in West Des Moines sometime after 6 p.m. Friday, during a shift when the kettle wasn't staffed with a bell ringer. They
kettle contained an unknown amount of money.
Another Red Kettle and stand were taken from a HyVee store in southern Des Moines about a week ago, but in that incident the kettle was empty.
The Salvation Army says the replacement and shipping costs for one Red Kettle is nearly $300.
Anyone who may have witnessed the Friday theft is asked to call West Des Moines police.
The Red Kettle campaign runs from November 9th through December 24th.
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JEGS Part Number: 350-2804Big Victor HV Spread-Port Manifold
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For use with Edelbrock, Brodix, and Dart Heads
These manifolds are identical to Edelbrock's #2801 and #2802 intakes, but with smaller runners for use on engines with a displacement up to 590 cubic inches, or for larger engines whose power band is primarily below 6500 rpm. Big Victor HV manifolds offer a smaller plenum and runner volume for optimal performance on engines with up to 590 c.i.d. and/or larger displacement engines operating 6500 rpm and below. This combo makes this an ideal choice for throttle stop applications or for custom ported versions to create unique port configurations.
Edelbrock Big Victor Spread-Port Manifolds
Designed for large cubic-inch or high rpm drag racing big-blocks with Big Duke Cylinder heads, the Big Victor Spread-Port manifold makes more horsepower than any other single-quad intake. We've heard from top racers and engine builders all around the country and the consensus is that the Edelbrock Big Victor Spread-Port manifold makes from 20 to 35 horsepower more than their previous manifold. One well-known racer even got a 50 horsepower increase after porting his new Big Victor intake. Top end horsepower is improved while maintaining consistency and response off the throttle stop.


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Mississippi residents still have time to vote by absentee ballot. Voters across the nation will go to the polls Nov. 6.
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Military absentee ballots must be received by 7 p.m. Nov. 6.
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says absentee voting is typically a pretty good indicator of voter turnout on election day.
He says voters were turning out but not in numbers comparable with the previous presidential election cycle, when nearly 10 percent of the votes cast were absentee.
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First "field of flowers"
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One Year AgoOct. 13, 2011 The beginning of October brought three fires in two days to the Grant Volunteer Fire Department. They battled two blazes near Elsie on the 4th, and requested the aid of four other departments to battle a fire on the Chase/Perkins County line on the 6th. The battle on the county line was especially difficult for the crews as they were battling 60 mph wind gusts. Luckily all fires were extinguished with little damage and no injuries. Ten Years AgoOct. 10, 2002 Local banks were reflecting after the robbery and killing of four employees at the US Bank in Norfolk, Neb. Present security measures at Adams Bank in Grant were already reviewed on a monthly basis, but President John Woodmancy said most employees would probably be paying more attention this time around. This week's issue marked the 25 year anniversary since the first "field of flowers" was grown by Herman Regier. He was the first sunflower farmer in Perkins County back in 1977, when he made the front page of The Grant Tribune Sentinel.Twenty-five Years AgoOct. 14, 1987 Bean harvest was at about 90 percent complete according to Darrell Kreig of Jack's Bean Co. Grant volunteer firefighters spent last week showing children how the fire department operates and teaching them fire techniques for fire prevention week. Fifty Years AgoOct. 11, 1962Hatch's Grocery ListShurfine Crackers, ........... .29¢Hills Bros. Coffee, ........... $1.19Toilet Tissue, 4 pack............33¢Kleenex Tissue................... .25¢Seventy-Five Years Ago Oct. 14, 1937 "One hundred forty-five tons of sawdust and 30 tons of bran were used by farmers in their war on grasshoppers this year. One thousand six hundred and seventy-five gallons of sodium arsenite and 138 gallons of banana oil were used in mixing the bait. The sawdust, bran and sodium were furnished by the local government while local farmers paid for the banana oil and mixing."


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Christine Davenier takes a good thing (the music, of course) and makes it even better. In an oversized picture book, the breezy illustrations bring new life to familiar nursery songs that are interspersed with the familiar, It's Raining, It's Pouring ditty that is repeated. And don't tell anyone, but there's a lot of whole lot of learning built-in as they count by fives as they follow the game the kids play of Hide and Seek. Preschol and Early School years.
Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Award Year: 2013.
There's a joyful mix of music here. You'll be tappin' you feet and laughing out loud. There's Dixieland, folk tunes, old pop music (like Bushel and a Peck, Purple People Eater, and Where Did You Get That Hat?) and some brand new originals. It's all played with an upbeat that makes you want to smile. You'll hear fiddles, ukes, banjos, harmonium, kazooz, trumpets, tuba, trombone, clarinet and oh yes, a balloon and veggie baster. Really. This is one for the whole family.
Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Award Year: 2010. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
From start to finish this collection of music has quality, variety and good taste. Unlike so many CD's for kids, there are no cutsie lyrics that only half rhyme or music that sounds like a soundtrack for an elevator. This really is music that will make your day a little sunnier, even if the clouds have gathered. The music is made with a great variety of instruments from harmonicas, guitar, drums, banjo, clarinet, recorders, violins, auto harp, glockenspiel, mandolin, and wonderful voices that you'll want to sing along with as you come to know these pleasing selections. All ages.
Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Award Year: 2010. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
Well known jazz clarinetist Oran Etkin introduces his own "Timbalooloo" method for get young children involved in moving and responding to the music. This is not just a sit there and watch kind of CD, it has tracks that will also play as a DVD. The music is original and anything but the usual kiddie fare. For parents who especially like jazz, this is a good place to start with younger listeners.
Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Award Year: 2010. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
Just in time for Earth Day, this CD has an entirely fresh sound that ranges from wistful to witty and all together pleasing. The album combines a rich potpourri of styles played on mandolin, rocking guitars, fiddles, steel guitar, accordion, sax, bass and drum grooves along with outstanding vocal harmonies. Musicians from the well-known band, I See Hawk in L.A. along with talented vocalists such as two Chapin sisters (Tom's daughters). bluegrass singer, Christina Ortega and country rapper Zachariah, among others. You will love the sound effects on the Traveling Train, the deep down humor of That's What the Earthworms Are For and Bang a Drum is sure to make a hit in all senses of the words. This is one for the whole family.
Age: Preschool, Early School Years, Later School Years, Tweens. Award Year: 2010. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
From the opening rendition of Jubilation to the final beat of New River Train as it chugs down the track, this is a foot tappin' treat for the whole family. Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, Grammy Award winners are in top form and add to the fun with guest hip-hop artist Christylez Bacon. The disk includes not only eight musical numbers on the CD plus three bonus videos that you can view on your computer. Our testers especially liked the Syncopated Washboard Rhythm Song as well as an entertaining version of Hip Hop Humpty Dumpty, that sounds like it might be cute, but turns out to be good fun. Indeed, it's a gem with banjo strumming bluegrass meets hip-hop. A marvelous blend that we'd call a real keeper! You can download the songs on iTunes, Amazon, or at their website, www.cathymarcy.com.
This 2009 Platinum winner was just nominated for the 52nd annual Grammy award for Best Musical Album for Children.
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Laura Freeman steers clear of the usual cutsie or gross out humor ditties that are often served up as entertainment for kids. This is real music and a vocal talent that you will enjoy listening to. There's a good variety of rhythms and styles, from blue grass to marches. It's original music that doesn't condescend and Freeman's vocals are accompanied by guitar, uke, mandolin, electric guitar, drums, and bass�not to mention occasional troll, fairies, Frankenstein and frog voices. Many of the songs like Can You Shake It? are an invitation to get up and dance while others are just good listening fun. www.laurafreemanmusic.com
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ANNANDALE, Va. (WUSA) -- To some, a modern-day mafia sounded as if it came out of a Hollywood movie script.
"Very surprising," said ICE special agent in charge John Torres. "This case had it all, extortion, violence."
It started in 2006 in the Korean enclave in Annandale. According to court documents, the black-suit clad Korean Night Breeders, as they were called:
The Korean American Association of Northern Virginia tried to step in and help. Member Ray Park was tasked to talk with "Thunder." The community collected donations for a new apartment for Yu and his brothers if they would find real jobs. But Park says the gang returned to its old ways and ended up threatening him.
"He said he wouldn't leave me alone," said Park. "Basically watch out."
Yu entered a plea deal last year. He is serving 17 and a half years in jail. He was also ordered to pay close to $100,000 in restitution.


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Broken City (2013)
Broken City SynopsisAn ex-cop trailing the wife of New York City's mayor finds himself immersed in a larger scandal.
Broken City Release Date
In Theaters January 18, 2013
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Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Jones
Written by: Brian Tucker
Directed by: Allen Hughes
Produced by: Randall Emmett, George Furla, Allen Hughes, Stephen Levinson, Teddy Schwarzman, and Mark Wahlberg
MPAA Rating: [ R ]
Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
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by Jessica Rawden April 26, 2013 comments
Holiday Weekend Box Office: Mama and Obama Lead MLK Jr. Weekend
Martin Luther King Jr. weekend brought with it the first Schwarzenegger headlined movie in almost a decade, something of a box office coup for the award season's darling Silver Linings Playbook, and somewhere in there President Obama officially started his second term. But the most interesting bit of news? The number one spot went to a PG-13 horror movie.
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This Rotten Week: Predicting The Last Stand, Broken City And Mama Reviews
Little Rotten Week is celebrating a birthday today, two years old, so Ive got some party prep to accomplish. But that can wait while we take a look at this weeks slate of movies. Theres Arnie taking a stand, cities breaking and little girls haunted by ghosts (What else is new, am I right?)
by Doug Norrie January 13, 2013 comments
Broken City TV Spot Turns The Podium Over To Twitter Fans
The calendar has officially changed over to 2013, and apparently that means that thanks to Twitter and the marketing moves of a generous movie studio anyone can be a critic lending his or her near-anonymous support to an upcoming film.
by Sean O'Connell January 2, 2013 comments
It's Mark Wahlberg Vs. Russell Crowe In New Broken City Trailer
Mark Wahlberg has a busy 2013 coming up and this week has seen a bit of an advertising push for two of them. The actor will appear in four movies next year, and while we still haven't seen any footage from Peter Berg's Lone Survivor or Baltasar Kormákur's 2 Guns, the first trailer for Michael Bay's Pain and Gain premiered yesterday, and today delivers a brand new spot for the crime thriller Broken City, which will be out at the very start of the year.
by Eric Eisenberg December 20, 2012 comments
Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe Fix Broken City In Film's First Trailer
As you can see, Hughes taps Russell Crowe to play a suspicious politician who hires a seasoned cop (Mark Wahlberg) to investigate his cheating wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones). As the detective probes, though, he blows the lid off of a much bigger issue eating away at the corrupt city from within
by Sean O'Connell October 4, 2012 comments
Mark Wahlberg And Russell Crowe Look Menacing In First Broken City Poster
Today things have been going a little 2013 crazy. In just the past couple of hours we've seen a new image from A Good Day To Die Hard; and the first trailers for The Croods, Parker and The Lone Ranger. And now the movie marketing trifecta is complete as now a poster has entered the mix: the first one for the upcoming Allen Hughes thriller Broken City with Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta Jones.
by Eric Eisenberg October 3, 2012 comments
First Look At Mark Wahlberg And Russell Crowe In Broken City
Albert Hughes has been having a rough go of it as of late. While he was originally set up to helm the live-action remake of Akira, he ended up losing that job, and most recently his latest project, Motor City, fell apart and got pushed back. Albert's brother Allen, however, isn't having the same kind of struggle.
by Eric Eisenberg September 10, 2012 comments
Kyle Chandler Joins The Ever-Growing Cast Of Broken City
As Super 8 was more about the kids than the adults, film audiences may not be fully aware of Chandler's talents yet, but fans of Friday Night Lights have been praising him for years (he won the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Emmy earlier this year). His part in Broken City doesn't sound like it will be very big, but let's hope that it's a stepping stone to greater things.
by Eric Eisenberg November 28, 2011 comments
Barry Pepper Bags Supporting Roles In Two High-Profile Thrillers
Peppers been on a bit of a role. He recently took home an Emmy for playing Bobby Kennedy in the otherwise-controversial The Kennedys on Starz. He also wrapped a part in Terrence Malicks latest, mysterious project, where hell act opposite Javier Bardem. But hes such a reliable character actor that adding him to virtually any ensemble immediately improves the gathered cast
by Sean O'Connell November 14, 2011 comments
Mark Wahlberg's Noir Broken City Adds Two Female Leads
Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Jones are on board for Broken City, with the former playing the government official who hires Wahlbergs character. Now Variety reports that Alona Tal and Natalie Martinez have signed on to play two female leads in the thriller that will be directed by Allen Hughes (From Hell). Tal has been tapped to play Wahlberg's assistant in the film, while Martinez in on board as the Departed stars girlfriend. Lucky her.
by Sean O'Connell November 4, 2011 comments
Catherine Zeta-Jones Signed On For Broken City
Catherine Zeta-Jones hasnt been around much over the last few years, but it looks as though she has a flurry of projects in the works, one of which puts her opposite Russell Crowe. The No Reservations actress has been signed on to star in the Allen Hughes directed Broken City.
by Kelly West October 20, 2011 comments
Russell Crowe Will Be Mayor Of Broken City
Broken City stars Crowe as the town mayor who hires an ex-cop private investigator (Wahlberg) to spy on his wife, whom the mayor suspects is cheating on him. It turns out that she is, and mere days after Crowe finds out, his wifes lover turns up dead. At this point Wahlberg begins his personal investigation into Crowes life, uncovering shady real estate deals and most likely proof that he murdered a man to stop his wife from cheating on him.
by Will LeBlanc August 8, 2011 comments
Mark Wahlberg Circling Noir-Inspired Crime Thriller Broken City For Allen Hughes
Broken City, a noir-inspired police procedural, has lured Mark Wahlberg and director Allen Hughes, according to Deadline. The story would follow a former cop turned private detective who is hired to tail the mayors wife because he suspects that shes cheating
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Greensboro, NC -- Police are still looking for suspects in a Greensboro shooting that sent one man to a hospital Sunday morning.
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Monday, November 15, 2010
* Mod-Podge and Glass Dried Leaf Lanterns
'Tis the Season for Pressed Leaf Lanterns!
I've seen these lanterns all over the bloggy-sphere lately!
I thought I would share more photos
and details of our leaf lantern making project
from my 35th Birthday Crafty Brunch Rainbow Party.
We collected leaves ahead of time and pressed them/dried them in phone books
for several days.
The thinner, skinnier leaves seemed to work the best
on the glass vases.
I picked up the glass vases at Walmart in the craft department but you can also
find them at the Dollar Tree or rummage in your own cabinets for old
flower vases.
I love this craft because children AND adults can do it!
(Warning: If you're wearing your wedding rings while crafting be careful not to get
any Mod-Podge in the stones!)
Coat the OUTside of the glass
container with a generous layer of Mod-Podge
then carefully press dried leaves/flowers into the goo...
Carefully paint another layer (or 2 or 3) on top of the leaf/flower to
seal it to the outside of the vase.
"E" made this vase for her desk with dried flowers we saved from the spring/summer.
Warm candlelight glowing on a chilly fall evening --
* a perfect combination.
pink and green mama
Posted by pink and green mama MaryLea
Labels: Fall, Leaves, Mod Podge, Nature Crafts
5 comments:
- Miko's Girl said...
LOVE this! A neighbor's 4 year old has been collecting leaves on the walk to the bus stop. It has brought up conversations with the mom about things to do with them. I will definitely share this idea with her.
- November 15, 2010 at 11:43 AM
- Kristin said...
I love this project idea. Those turned out beautifully. We are so collecting leaves after school today! Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog!
- November 15, 2010 at 11:59 AM
- Amy said...
I love this idea. This maybe the godparent's Christmas gift from the kids with the kids helping mom make them.
- November 15, 2010 at 4:59 PM
- Tia Verinha said...
Uma ideia fantástica! É sempre um prazer passar por aqui. Obrigada por partilhar.
Beijinho e milsorrisoscoloridos de Portugal
- November 16, 2010 at 9:41 AM
- twolittleseeds said...
Hi MaryLea, Thanks for the link to the gnome hammock. I put it on my Etsy wishlist!
Its sooo cute! x
- November 17, 2010 at 2:29 PM
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- You hear me say it every day: "give yourself extra time"... and we all heard about the first prize our area won on Tuesday.
The Texas Transportation Institute says D.C. has the worst congestion in the nation. It tops Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Boston.
We spend an average of 67 hours and 32 gallons of gas stuck in traffic every year. It's costing us $818 annually, and the prediction is that could go up to $1,000 a year by 2020.
So what are the solutions?
Our problems include high volume, lack of lanes available, constuction, weather, bad crashes, and special events such as the Ravens Parade Tuesday morning that was delayed due to gridlock.


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Central Wisconsin Digitization ProjectDigitized original sources and historical artifacts published online by a consortium of Wisconsin libraries, historical societies, genealogical societies and museums committed to preserving the history of Marathon County and Lincoln County.
History of Marathon County, Wisconsin and representative citizensWritten by Louis Marchetti and published in 1913, this is an often-cited work used for researching the early days of Marathon County.
Marathon County Land RecordsGeographic Information System (GIS) maps, including aerial photography, topography, land ownership and property line (plats), and tax/value information for properties throughout Marathon County.
Marathon County Local HistoryAn online archive of the rich local history of the towns, villages, and cities in Marathon County, including centennial histories written by local residents, with many illustrations documenting family life and economic development in central Wisconsin.
Wausau Daily Herald ArchiveFull-text content of the Wausau Daily Herald from 1999 through yesterday. Excludes images and advertisements. The first few years of this index may not include all articles; if you can't find what you seek, you can search our microfilm archive. For exact duplicates of printed articles and other searches via microfilm, contact us.
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Marathon Co. Genealogical Society
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Marathon County Historical Society
The purpose of the Marathon County Historical Society is to collect, preserve and exhibit materials relating to the history of Marathon County. The museum library collects and catalogs printed materials and documents to aid the public in historical and genealogical research. Members of the museum staff initiate and carry out general research projects, site identifications and educational programs for presentation to schools and area groups.
Marathon County LIFE Report 2013-2015
The purpose of the LIFE in Marathon County Report is to acknowledge community strengths, identify community challenges, and serve as a catalyst for change by advancing community conversations and partnerships around the calls to action. It has been published every two years since 1997.
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May 31, 2016
Now that it's officially winter, it will only get harder to fight off a cold or the flu, but area doctors say there are some simple steps you can take to stay well, like frequently washing your hands.
"Sometimes the viruses can live in the surfaces you have at home," says Dr. Kofoworola Dabiri, "so it's also a good idea to clean all surfaces."
That's particularly important if you have kids, because kids are at a greater risk for getting sick.
"Kids that have asthma, for example, those are the ones that are more susceptible."
Experts say flu cases involving healthy children typically last a few days to a week, while those with medical conditions can experience flu-like symptoms for even longer.
The best advice, according to physicians, is to get a flu shot.
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Maybe We All Need to "Lean In"
I spent the weekend wallowing in the media blitz that broke on Friday as Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's new book, Lean In, hit the headlines, along with her goal of raising the consciousness of working women everywhere.
My first observation: Woo hoo!
Controversy is good for us women. All of us, whether we work full-time, stay-at-home, do the crazy hybrid-juggle dance, or have sworn off kids. Conflict means debate, discussion, flame-throwing, brain-storming, truth-telling, venting, ranting and lots of media attention to the issues the bedevil women's lives.
So far, corporate beasts including The New York Times, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Johnson & Johnson, Google and American Express have all lent their logos to Sandburg's consciousness-raising circles. Maybe family-friendlier policies will follow their public commitment to the cause.
This is ALL GOOD.
Second, I will throttle the next person who suggests anyone should IGNORE Sheryl Sandberg's book because she is, insert dramatic pause here: "too successful."
Consider this nugget from the New York Times: "Even her advisers acknowledge the awkwardness of a woman with double Harvard degrees, dual stock riches (from Facebook and Google, where she also worked), a 9,000 square-foot-house and a small army of household help urging less fortunate women to look inward and work harder"
The awkwardness? Come on. To whom should we listen instead?
Is advice from the waitress at Daily Grill or a toll booth operator somehow more valuable that the COO of Facebook?
Since when are men advised to listen to their plumber instead of Jack Welch when it comes to their careers?
Sandberg is exactly the type of role model we should taking marching orders from. She got the brass ring - actually, several of them. Dismissing her wisdom about work, marriage, and motherhood is like telling rookie army recruits not to listen to four-star generals. This woman, and others like her at the pinnacle of corporate America, are my idols. Dang straight I want to hear their advice.
Unfortunately, though, there are many cruel questions Ms. Sandberg doesn't tackle - ones that a waitress, plumber, or toll booth operator may have better answers to.
Sandberg's suggestions - to plan ahead pragmatically, to set our sights high, to work diligently toward goals, to insist our partners do half the housework and kid-wrangling, to network with other women - are all superfantastic. Every ambitious woman I know has acted accordingly.
But what do you do when life just doesn't work out the way Sheryl Sandberg's has?


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Ukraine's new President Viktor Yanukovych 'will need to accelerate economic and political reforms, tackle systemic corruption and overcome the rule of law deficit, including building up an underdeveloped judiciary to strengthen its independence', U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Senator Benjamin L. Cardin said in the first Congressional hearing on Ukraine in Washington on Tuesday, information of the Voice of America.
"Such reforms will reduce Ukraine's vulnerability to outside pressures and bring it closer to its stated goals of European integration," Senator Cardin emphasized.
"Ukraine has developed an open and pluralistic political system and media freedoms have expanded," said U.S. Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Congressman Alcee L. Hastings, who served as deputy head of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly election observation mission in Ukraine in February and has observed two other national elections there. "Although Ukraine has had good elections now for the last five years, I can tell you that you need more than good elections to make a functioning democracy," he added.
In turn, Anders Aslund, Senior Fellow at Peterson Institute for International Economics, underlined that two thirds of young Ukrainians have higher education, but they have no opportunity to apply their knowledge in particular areas. Aslund said that this is a reason why Ukraine is ranked 110th worldwide on GDP per capita.


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How Long Will LeBron James' 20-Points-a -Game Streak Last?
LeBron James is on a tear. And while the all-everything star has had several streaks in his career, he's never had one like this. James has scored at least 20 points in 31-straight games, putting him 14 games away from George Gervin's record in the 1981-82 season of 45 games with at least 20 points to start a season. James scored 30 points in his last game against the Chicago Bulls on Jan. 4 and the eight-time National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star has the look of a guy who's not going to slow down in his quest for a repeat NBA title or the drive to demolish the 20-point a game scoring record. Will James' tear end short of the record or will it rage on? The AFRO Sports Desk's Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley debate the question.
Riley: James' streak will end approximately at 46 games, just enough for him to say "I did it now let's move on." James has never really been a stat chaser but the tear he's on now has everyone caught up in the hype. The only thing stopping him is injury and just from analyzing his personality I can see him dropping 30 or more points in that 45th game to prove a point then scoring 10 points while handing out double-digit assists in the next.
Green: I think the streak could last all season, to be honest. James has never been more impressive to me. He has confidence and a diminishing Dwyane Wade has put the pressure on James to score more. We might be looking at a streak that could last 82 games. Who in the NBA can hold him under 20?
Riley: No one. But James' unselfishness nature is going to prevent him from going all-in on a record of that nature. He's always been a passer and he scored out of necessity during his time in Cleveland but when he joined the Heat the scoring load was supposed to ease. But as you pointed Mr. Green, Wade's wear and tear has put James in prime position. Only James can stop James from scoring 20 points but I can't see the necessity in pressing himself to score 20 points against the lower teams of the league unless it's for record purposes.
Green: That unselfish nature went out the window last year when James realized he was "The Man" on the team. All the criticism he took for the last few years made him a monster last year. A wimpy 20-point scoring record is nothing to him so expect him to thrash that in no time.
Riley: We'll see. No one has come close to matching that record so why not go out in style by bowing out gracefully with a single-digit game after killing the streak. James could probably go for 82 games if he wanted but I've never gotten that out of him.
Green: It's a new LeBron James, Riley. And this guy's a cold-blooded killer. He'll kill the streak and make it untouchable for the next player to catch up to. Mark my words.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – June 30, 2011 – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its preliminary report today on breeding ducks and habitats, based on surveys conducted in May and early June. Total duck populations were estimated at 45.6 million breeding ducks on the surveyed area. This estimate represents an 11 percent increase over last year's estimate of 40.9 million birds and is 35 percent above the 1955-2010 long-term average. This was only the fifth time in the survey's history that the total duck population exceeded 40 million.
"The BEST waterfowl habitat conditions and breeding duck population levels since recors keeping began in 1955.
Habitat conditions across the U.S. and Canadian prairies and parklands were considered excellent. Further north, wetland conditions in most boreal regions of Alaska and northern Canada were good to very good at the time of the survey. During the survey and into early summer, many regions important to breeding ducks continued to receive significant snow melt and further precipitation, which could increase later breeding efforts and ensure brood survival. If these wet conditions continue, prospects going into the winter and possibly into spring 2012 will be favorable as well.
In addition to extensive grassland cover, one of the most important elements in duck breeding success is the amount of water present in portions of prairie and parkland Canada and the north-central United States. Total pond counts for the United States and Canada combined showed 8.1 million ponds, a 22 percent increase from last year's estimate and 62 percent above the long-term average. This was the second time in the survey's history that ponds exceeded 8 million.
Of the 10 species traditionally reported, eight were similar to or increased in number from 2010. Two species (scaup and American wigeon) remained below their long-term average. Northern shovelers, blue-winged teal and northern pintails were bright spots on this year's survey. Northern shovelers and bluewings reached record highs (4.6 and 8.9 million, respectively), and northern pintail numbers surpassed 4 million for the first time since 1980. Scaup numbers were similar to 2010 and remain below their long-term averages. Only three species—scaup, northern pintail and American wigeon—remain below North American Waterfowl Management Plan population goals.
As good as the news is this week, waterfowl and prairie habitats continue to face significant long-term threats. Grassland habitat is under siege on many fronts and is being lost at alarming rates. Key public policies such as the Farm Bill and North American Wetlands Conservation Act will need to continue to focus on conservation for the good news to carry into the future. That's our challenge in years to come."
Nesting cover across the Prairie Pothole Region continues to decline, particularly on the U.S. side of the border. During the survey, observers noted many large tracts of former Conservation Reserve Program grasslands that had been converted to cropland since last year or were in the process of being plowed. Expiring CRP contracts and high commodity prices driven by biofuel demands and other economic factors are pushing these conversions. North Dakota alone has lost 22% of its CRP acres since 2007. Experts project that another 387,000 acres will be lost in 2010-2011 and more than 1 million acres will be lost in 2012-13. The continued loss of critical nesting cover will negatively impact the future of breeding ducks.
As always, fall weather and habitat conditions along migration routes will have a big impact on migration chronology and local hunting success.
In light of a very favorable breeding ground report, it's still quite a while before we can put out the decoys. We will have to monitor how broods fare this summer and what impact summer flooding has on many migration and wintering areas before we get better insight into what to expect this fall."
The FWS spring surveys provide the scientific basis for many management programs across the continent including the setting of hunting regulations. The four Flyway Councils will meet in late July to recommend and adopt the season structure and bag limits for 2011-12. Individual states will make their specific selections within a federal framework of season length, bag limit, and outside dates. Hunters should check their state's rules for final dates.


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Villa Eugenie is an "events" company in the most impressive sense of the word. These are not people who organize bridal showers and baby parties for minor movie stars. For the Brussels-based team of Villa Eugenie, led by Etienne Russo, routine means orchestrating a major runway event for a major fashion house. And stunning everyone.
Best known for its catwalk extravaganzas, Villa Eugenie is now involved in not just creating spectacular fashion shows, but staging major events for luxury business in all of its forms - magazine launches, major celebrations, and jewellery, perfume, art and opera installations, corporate events and fairs around the world. The team also advises major fashion brands on store concepts, stores space searches, lighting and branding. Although based in Brussels, Villa Eugenie operates in all major fashion and luxury centers and has a permanent office also in Miami.
We do not envy their task of having to impress the time-hardened fashion buyer or editor, or the celebrities that line up the runways of the famous fashion emporiums. These events are critiqued like major concerts or art exhibitions, and the shows themselves are as much about drama and ever-bigger surprises as they are about the designers, or the fashions - most of which are unwearable by mere mortals anyway.
Villa Eugenie must be doing it right. Year after year, its client list reads like a Who is Who in the fashion world: Chanel, Dries Van Noten, Miu Miu, Maison Martin Margiela, Lanvin, Hermés, Hugo Bosss, Sonia Rykiel, Olivier Strelli, and the
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These are all major brands with huge production budgets. But even when you know that sky is not the budget's limit, it is still astonishing that the same production company can be creating several shows in one season - all attended by the same posse of cynical seen-it-all viewers - and not start to appear stale or formulaic. Boundless creativity and ruthless attention to detail, both most likely still sparked for each project by Etienne Russo himself, are the cornerstones of such a feat.
Russo started humbly in the 1980s as an artistic and creative barman at Mirano, a fashionable nightclub in Brussels. He was soon creating major events there and drawing serious attention. His first real fashion client was Dries Van Noten for whom he worked as a model, salesman, lighting engineer, cook and extraordinary producer of Van Noten's first fashion show in Paris in 1991.
In 1995, Russo started his own production firm, naming it after the charming villa where it was located. Since 2004, the Villa Eugenie team has worked out of a former factory close to Brussels South station (Bruxelles-Midi, Brussel-Zuid). The space, covered by a vast glass canopy, was redesigned by the Ghent-based architect Glenn Sestig
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA)-- As consumers head out to support local shops on "Small Business Saturday," smaller D.C. area stores are feeling the love.
Event the president and his two daughters Sasha, and Malia participated in the new shopping trend the day after "Black Friday". The first family stopped by One More Page Books in Arlington on Saturday for some shopping.
Over in the Barracks Row neighborhood of D.C, Homebody store co-owner Erin Mara reminded us why a day dedicated to supporting small local stores is so important to her.
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|Summer school deemed successful
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Holyoke's first attempt at summer school in four years was deemed a success, as reported by Superintendent Bret Miles at the Aug. 6 school board meeting.
Invitations went out to 50 students, and 37 attended the July 8-26 morning sessions. Five teachers and one paraprofessional allowed for small groups as they worked on reading, writing and math and did some work in the computer lab, as well.
Miles had further good news when reporting the final quarterly financial report for 2012-13. He indicated the district will end the year slightly under budget on expenditures and with slightly more revenue than anticipated.
Some further revenue may come in that can be attributed to 2012-13.
The district ended the year nearly exhausting all of the planned expenditures within $5,000.
Miles said as they watched revenue coming in and looked at other accounts tracking under budget, they were able to make some decisions about facilities improvements to allocate dollars there this spring and still stay within the spending limits.
The ending fund balance was budgeted at $1.408 million, but it looks like it will come in at $1.46 million. At the end of the third quarter, Miles anticipated the ending fund to be $1.5 million, so that's a change from what they were expecting.
However, with the lesser amount of fund balance used as revenue in the 2013-14 budget, it doesn't change anything or raise any level of concern, Miles assured the board.
Lauer, Szabo and Associates will be in the district offices the last week of October for the field work, and the audit report is expected by December.
Extra-duty approved
Further extra-duty assignments for 2013-14 were made last week, adding to those already approved at the July 16 meeting.
The coaching additions include Cutter Garrison, assistant HS football; Theresa Tharp, assistant HS volleyball; Jack Garrison, head HS and head JH wrestling; Cutter Garrison, assistant HS and assistant JH wrestling; Stefan Betley, volunteer head HS boys' golf; Adria Colver, volunteer head HS girls' swimming; Aly Brinkema, volunteer assistant HS girls' swimming; Clay Christensen, head JH football; and Josh Rahe, assistant JH football.
Charges made to DAAC
The district accountability advisory committee was charged with five tasks for the 2013-14 school year, as approved at last week's meeting. They include the following:
—serve as 1338 Council to provide input to revisions of teacher and principal evaluation policies as a result of changes to the law from SB191.
—review unified improvement plans prior to final presentation to the school board.
—receive reports throughout the budget development process and offer comments on the budget priorities and the proposed 2013-14 school budget.
—become educated on the new state board rules for statewide graduation requirements and advise administration on the plan to implement in the future.
—continue work from the mill levy override project of last year—shifting the focus to the future needs of the district and how potential continuation of the MLO may benefit the district.
Other business
In other business Aug. 6, the Re-1J School Board:
—approved first reading of a board policy, including a regulation and exhibit, on evaluation of licensed personnel and second reading of a policy on staff leave.
—approved 10 nonresident students including Lucinda Mares, Caleb Deaver, Kyleigh Jaeger, Cozner Ring, Riley Klinzmann, Kody Timm, Caitlynn Deaver, Taylor Hendrix, Ty Sandquist Dirks and Angel Acosta.
Transportation requests were also approved for Acosta from the Haxtun School District, Mares and Dirks from Sedgwick County and Hendrix and Klinzmann from Yuma County.
—reviewed changes to the staff handbook as presented by JR/SR High Principal Susan Ortner. She noted teacher Stefan Betley created an electronic iBook format of the handbook.
—gave consent for the school board calendar for 2013-14, adding a request from board member Kim Killin to schedule a work session to address weighted grading.
Holyoke Enterprise August 15, 2013


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1. Do you do a newsletter or email subscription for your blog, and why or why not?
I don't do a newsletter for my blogs. I have a hard enough time keeping up with the both of them and definitely don't have time to do a newsletter too.
2. Of the people you recall who have commented on your blog some time in the past six months, how many have you met in person?
I've met probably 1/3 of them in person. I've had some contests, so there are a lot of people that I don't even know visiting and commenting on the blogs.
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Probably the same, 1/3.
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I would say that my social media network has helped building my blog. I've worked on building it with a lot of groups that help each other build their blog numbers up.
5. How many people in your social media network do you know from a face-to-face conversation?
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