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Albert Einstein College of Medicine is located in the northeast section of the Bronx, near the Bronx Zoo and Botanical Gardens. We are just over the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (formerly Triboro) from Manhattan and near the Whitestone Bridge to Queens. Our Jack and Pearl Resnick campus, at 1300 Morris Park Avenue in the residential Pelham Parkway area, is easily accessible by train, bus, and subway. It's a 30-minute trip on the express bus to Manhattan and a 30-minute car or cab ride to or from LaGuardia or JFK International airports.
For an aerial view of the campus with directions, please see: campus map. If you do not find what you're looking for, please see below.
Subway/Bus Directions during NYC/DEP Project
Between August 2016 and Fall 2018, NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will be modifying sanitary and sewage structures along Morris Park Avenue and Eastchester Road. As a result the bus stops at the base of Morris Park Avenue at its intersection with Eastchester Road have been removed until the work is completed. Temporary alternate stops have been established at nearby bus stops as follows, illustrated in this map.
From Manhattan and Brooklyn:
FDR Drive to Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Bridge (formerly Triboro - toll) to I-278 East/Bruckner Expressway. Take the Bronx River Parkway (North), exit at Pelham Parkway (East), and turn right onto the service road after Williamsbridge Road; right turn at Eastchester Road and right on Morris Park Avenue or take FDR Drive North to RFK Bridge. Merge onto I-95 North. Take exit 8C to Pelham Parkway West. Turn left on Eastchester Road and turn right on Morris Park Avenue. For detailed Bing map and directions, click here.
From Upstate New York & Lower Westchester:
N.Y. Thruway to Tappan Zee Bridge (toll); Cross Westchester Expressway to Sprain Brook Parkway. Take the Bronx River Parkway and exit at Pelham Parkway (East) to Eastchester Road (South) to Morris Park Avenue OR Saw Mill River Parkway to Cross County Parkway to Bronx River Parkway (South); then follow directions above.
Alternate Route from the West Side:
Take Henry Hudson Parkway/New York 9A North to I-95 North/George Washington (G.W.) Bridge towards Cross Bronx Expressway. Continue on I-95 North to Pelham Parkway West. Turn left at Eastchester Road and turn left on Morris Park Avenue. For detailed Bing map and directions, click here.
From Rockland County:
Take I-287 East to Hutchinson River Parkway/Whitestone Bridge/Merritt Parkway. Take Hutchinson River Parkway to Pelham Parkway West. Turn left at Eastchester Road and turn right at Morris Park Avenue.
From Westchester County:
Take Hutchinson River Parkway South to exit 3W to Bronx and Pelham Parkway West. Turn left onto Eastchester Road and turn right onto Morris Park Avenue. OR take Taconic State Parkway South to exit 7E to Bronx and Pelham Parkway South. Turn right onto Hering Avenue and left onto Morris Park Avenue.
From Connecticut: New England Thruway/I-95 South, exit at Pelham Parkway (West), left at Eastchester Road, right on Morris Park Avenue.
From Queens: Whitestone Bridge to Hutchinson River Parkway., to Pelham Parkway. (West); left at Eastchester Rd. OR Throggs Neck Bridge to the New England Thruway to Pelham Parkway West; left at Eastchester Road; turn right to on Morris Park Avenue.
From Penn Station: If you arrive by Amtrak, you will come into Penn Station (NY). Have a taxi take the West Side Highway to Cross Bronx Expressway. Cross Bronx to I95 North to Pelham Parkway West and proceed as from LaGuardia.
PLEASE NOTE IMPORTANT UPDATE TO BUS STOPS: Due to the NYC/DEP project under way along Morris Park Avenue and Eastchester Road through Fall 2018, the bus stops at the base of Morris Park Avenue, at its intersection with Eastchester Road (in front of the College of Medicine), have been removed until the work is completed. Please see the directions noted above (under "Subway/Bus Directions during NYC/DEP Project") for temporary MTA bus stop alterations during this time frame.
By Express Bus from Manhattan: The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) runs an express bus service between Manhattan and the Bronx (BxM10 — Morris Park Avenue) that stops directly in front of the College of Medicine at Morris Park Avenue and Eastchester Road. Northbound stops in Manhattan are at Madison Avenue and 24th St., 36th St., 44th St., 52nd St. and 59th St, and on Third Avenue between 86th and 87th Sts. Call MTA for fare and schedule: 718.994.5500, or visit MTA website.
Please Note: Exact fare ($6.50) is required and only coins or "pay as you go" Metrocards are accepted.
By Subway from Manhattan: East Side: #5 Train to 180th St. or Dyre Ave. Get off at East 180th St. station. Take the Bx21 from the bus stop located in front of the police station, across the street from subway exit on Morris Park Avenue. The bus stops directly in front of the College of Medicine at Morris Park Avenue and Eastchester Road.
ALT East Side: #6 Train to Pelham Bay Park. Get off at Westchester Square station. From Lane Ave behind the station exit, take the Bx31 to the corner of Morris Park Avenue and Eastchester Road, in front of the College of Medicine.
West Side: #2 Train to 241st St./Wakefield. Get off at East 180th St. station. Take the Bx21 from the bus stop located in front of the police station across the street from subway exit on Morris Park Avenue. The bus stops directly in front of the College of Medicine at Morris Park Avenue and Eastchester Road.
IND 6th Avenue Subway: 6th Ave. train to Fordham Road (Grand Concourse). Then take the Bx12/City Island to Eastchester Road. Transfer to the Bx31/Westchester Square to Morris Park Avenue.
LaGuardia (LGA): Grand Central Parkway (East) to Whitestone Bridge (toll) to Hutchinson River Parkway, to Pelham Parkway exit (West). Make a left at Eastchester Road and turn right onto Morris Park Avenue.
JFK: Van Wyck Expressway (East) to Whitestone Bridge (toll) to Hutchinson River Parkway, to Pelham Parkway exit (West). Make a left at Eastchester Road and turn right onto Morris Park Avenue.
Newark (EWR): Take New Jersey Turnpike (North) to George Washington Bridge (toll) to Cross Bronx Expressway, exiting at Rosedale Avenue. Take the Bronx River Parkway (North), exit at Pelham Parkway (East), and bear right onto the service road after Williamsbridge Road. Turn right at Eastchester Road and right again at Morris Park Avenue.
Another suggestion for transportation to and from area airports is Allways East Transportation 914.965.6776. Their e-mail address is: firstname.lastname@example.com and they are familiar with the College of Medicine. You also may hail a yellow taxi; fares are approximately $50 from LGA and $80 from JFK.
If you do plan to drive, on-campus parking is available. You may use the 24-hour Weiler Hospital parking lot on Sackett Avenue or the PF parking lot on Eastchester Road next to the student housing complex.
The PF Parking lot (Formerly Kinney Parking lot) located on Eastchester Road is one block north of Morris Park Ave on the west side of the street (718.430.7021). If traveling from Pelham Parkway, turn south onto Eastchester Road and then right at the second set of traffic lights into the parking garage. The PF Parking lot is open between the hours of 6:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. The maximum charge for the day is $10.00. Also, there is a 24-hour Weiler Hospital parking lot on Sackett Avenue at forked intersection with Eastchester Road, just after the Morris Park intersections, when heading south, opposite Weiler Hospital, a short walk to Einstein's Belfer building. For the location of both, see the campus map.
Please note: If you use the PF campus parking lot adjacent to student housing, you will not have access to your car after 8:00 p.m.
These are a sampling of hotels in Manhattan that are in close proximity to the subway or to a bus stop for the BxM 10, which lets passengers off at the Einstein campus.
|Campus Travel
|Comfort Inn Central Park West
|31 West 71st Street
|(212) 721-4770
|Econo Lodge Times Square
|302 West 47th St. @ 8th Avenue
|(212) 246-1991
|The Essex House
|160 Central Park South
|(212) 247-0300
|Excelsior Hotel
|45 West 81st St.
|(212) 362-9200
|Grand Hyatt New York
|109 East 42nd Street @ Grand Central Terminal
|(212) 883-1234
|Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza
|1605 Broadway @ 49th Street
|(212) 977-4000
|Holiday Inn
|440 West 57th Street
|(212) 581-8100
|Hudson Hotel
|356 West 58th St. @ Columbus Avenue
|(212) 554-6000
|Hotel Pennsylvania
|401 7th Ave. @ 33rd Street
|(212) 736-5000
|Hotel Metro
|45 W. 35th Street
|(212) 947-2501
|Lucerne Hotel
|201 W. 79th Street
|(212) 875-1000
|Milford Plaza
|700 8th Avenue
|(212) 869-3600
|New York Hilton and Towers
|1335 Ave. of the Americas (6th Ave.)
|(212) 586-7000
|Novotel New York
|226 West 52nd Street
|(212) 315-0100
|Sheraton New York
|811 7th Avenue @ 53rd Street
|(212) 581-1000
These hotels are listed in order of their proximity to the College of Medicine.
|Radisson Hotel
|1 Radisson Plaza, New Rochelle NY
|(914) 576-3700
|Ramada Inn
|125 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers, NY
|(914) 476-3800
|Crowne Plaza
|66 Hale Avenue, White Plains, NY
|(914) 682-0050
|Extended Stay America
|118 Tarrytown Road, Elmsford, NY
|(914) 347-8073
|Hampton Inn
|200 West Main Street, Elmsford, NY
|(914) 592-5680
|Westchester Marriott
|670 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY
|(914) 631-2200
|Courtyard Marriott
|475 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY
|(914) 631-1122
|The Castle
|400 Benedict Avenue, Tarrytown, NY
|(914) 631-1980
|Tarrytown Hilton
|455 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY
|(914) 631-5700
|Dolce Tarrytown House
|49 East Sunnyside Lane, Tarrytown, NY
|(914) 591-8200
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461
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Enter your location and click the "Get Directions" button. The map will refresh and display a route from your location to Einstein. Turn-by-turn directions will be displayed below.


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A hearing is being held in Baton Rouge on Tuesday on the Crescent City toll extension.
A judge will decide if the results from the election will be nullified.
The group, Stop The Tolls, claims about 1,000 voters didn't get the opportunity to decide on the referendum and were given provisional ballots with only federal elections on the ballot.
The referendum passed in November by a slim 18 vote margin. After a recount, the margin grew to a 36 vote margin.
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Anna L. Burtman, age 83, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, in Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born on Sept. 26, 1929, in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Irvin Yohe and Clara Reed Yohe. She was the widow of Franklin R. Burtman, whom she married on Oct. 11, 1952. He preceded her in death on May 22, 2006. Anna was a homemaker and enjoyed caring for her family. Years ago she also worked at Sunnyway Foods in Chambersburg. She was a member of Antrim Brethren in Christ Church, and she also enjoyed spending time at Roxbury Camp. She is survived by two daughters, Mary L. Defenderfer (husband Michael) and Betty J. Short (companion Cliff Skelton), all of Chambersburg; five grandchildren, Micah Jones, Nathan Jones, Amy Short, Donald Jones Jr., all of Chambersburg, and Crissy Short of Johnstown; two brothers, Irvin "Sonny" Yohe of Newville and Chester Yohe of Shippensburg; a sister, Thelma Black of Cumberland County; and 17 great-grandchildren. Aside from her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by numerous brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in the chapel of the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, 333 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg, with Pastor Ky Searcy officiating. Interment will follow in Parklawns Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 3544 N. Progress Ave., Suite 205, Harrisburg, Pa. 17110. Memories may be shared on her Book of Memories page at: www.geiselfuneralhome.com
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Valdosta, GA - In a game that saw every Valdosta State Lady Blazer on the active roster play within the first eight minutes of the game, Brittany Ferguson and Courtney Mitchell scored 21 and 10 points respectively to lead VSU past Flagler, 61-49.
The Lady Blazers put together a strong performance in the team's first non-conference game since the last day of 2011. With the victory, Valdosta State moves to 14-4 on the season and 9-1 in The Complex.
Flagler hit the first basket in the contest for a three-point lead, the Saints' only lead of the night. Valdosta State answered with a Ferguson lay-up and two jump shots to gain a 6-5 lead in the early going. Valdosta State never looked back.
Ferguson hit another jump shot for four consecutive baskets, then Mitchell got in on the fun with a jump shot from the free throw line. Brittney Nelson then scored on a lay-up before Flagler finally broke the run that gave VSU a 12-5 lead less than five minutes into the game.
After Flagler scored, Valdosta State continued the onslaught with a jumper from Amber Bond, a lay-up from Kaylee Higginbotham and a three-pointer from Jordan Waugh to increase the VSU lead to 12 points, 19-7 with 12:03 left to play. The Lady Blazers were able to maintain that lead throughout the rest of the game, even building it as high as 19 points two minutes into the second half.
Not only did Ferguson turn in a 21-point performance, but she did it in an efficient 16 minutes in which she was 10 of 12 from the floor. Mitchell scored her 10 points on five of eight shooting in 17 minutes.
Bena Hanyard and Waugh were two more players that stodd out for VSU. Hanyard scored four points with two rebounds, but gave out five assists and stole the ball four times. Waugh scored five points with five boards and gave out three assists.
Valdosta State shot 50.9 percent from the floor and 65.4 percent in the first half. The three-point shooting was outstanding in the first half as well, hitting two of three for 66.7 percent. The Lady Blazers finished shooting 33.3 percent from long range.
Meanwhile, the Valdosta State defense shut down Flagler, forcing 22 turnovers on 11 steals for the night. The Lady Blazers scored 24 points off turnovers and six points on the break. Valdosta State's defense held Flagler to just 29.2 percent shooting from the field and 11.1 percent shooting from beyond the arc in the first half. The Saints finished at 39.5 percent from the field and 15.4 percent on three balls.
Even though the Lady Blazers were outrebounded, 31-26, Valdosta State scored 13 second chance points to just nine for Flagler. The balanced attack VSU sent out with nine Lady Blazers scoring accounted for 28 points off the bench.
Flagler's Taye'Lor Trotter and Jen Knurek led the Saints in scoring with 15 each. Knurek brought down 10 rebounds to lead all players. Treva Mason turned in a 12-point, seven-rebound night.
Valdosta State will look to parlay Thursday night's success into continued success in conference play when the Lady Blazers face the West Florida Argonauts at 6 p.m. Saturday in The Complex.


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Oak Ridge senior Matt McDaniel went 3-for-3 against Hardin Valley on Wednesday, but it would be the only hits the Hawks pitching staff would give up. Tennessee commit Will Neely went six innings giving up just two hits while Cole Brill came in during the seventh for the save as Hardin Valley won 9-0 over the Wildcats.
Neely, a sophomore, was near perfect striking out five batters and walking none on 69 pitches.
Neely also helped his cause at the plate bringing in a run in the first inning to make it 2-0 before coming around to score two batters later to make it 4-0 Hawks.
Oak Ridge senior pitcher and Western Kentucky committ Jordan Lane was roughed up. Lane went 1 and 2/3 innings, giving up three hits and five runs — three earned — on 53 pitches. He walked three and struck out one.
Ralph O'Neal finished the game and gave up four earned runs on seven hits, three walks and four strikeouts.
The Wildcats also committed four errors in the field.
Oak Ridge tired to get a late rally going in the seventh as McDaniel led off the inning with a single and Landwalked. But the 'Cats grounded in to a fielder's choice and a double play to end the game.
Oak Ridge returns to Hopkins Field today as the Wildcats will face Tates Creek from Lexington, Ky., to start the Kevin Calia Tournament at 8 p.m. The DiamondCats will face Hudson High School from Hudson, Ohio, at 10 a.m. and Sullivan East at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
Robert Holder can be contacted at (865) 220-5508.
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13.11 m
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60,000 lbs.
27.22 mt
14' 10''
4.52 m
|Tested Weight
5' 3''
1.6 m
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|Person Capacity
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1,200 gal.
|Air Draft
|Water Capacity
300 gal.
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|Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
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More reminiscent of a North Sea trawler than a yacht, the Nordhavn 43 has high freeboard to shoulder aside seas, a Portuguese bridge and a pilothouse with a single berth for the standby watch. Stabilizers will minimize rolling, often a problem for a smaller boat at sea.
What's the Range?
Boats for ocean voyages are designed, built and equipped differently than those intended for coastwise cruising; Nordhavn has made their bones by creating able open-sea boats, even in smaller sizes. For a powerboat, the most important factor is cruising range. Most 43-footers can't carry enough fuel for transoceanic passages, but by combining an efficient hull form with single-diesel power and low speed, Nordhavn stretches maximum range from each gallon of fuel. They claim the 43 burns 2.5 gph at its cruising speed of 7 knots, for a projected range of 3,360 n.m. on 1,200 gals. of diesel.
Those are not BoatTEST.com numbers, so when you run out of fuel don't call us. Based on 2.5-gph consumption, our calculator shows that range only when every drop of fuel is used in the main engine, leaving none for reserve or to run the generator. If we were planning a voyage aboard this boat, we'd figure our range to be 2700 n.m., and confirm or change that number based on real-world experience. Nevertheless, the 43 has longer range than the company's Nordhavn 40, thanks to an extra 300 gals. of fuel, and many 40s have made ocean crossings and even circumnavigations. Very few boats this size can match Nordhavn's record.
We could live in this pilothouse, literally: There's a 6'4" single berth perched above an equally long settee along the aft bulkhead. The helm seat should satisfy any skipper, and there's ample room for electronics. For voyaging, an autopilot is the skipper's best friend.
Design Details
The Nordhavn 43 looks like a typical displacement-speed cruiser, but her underbody is modified for improved seakeeping and greater speed vs. horsepower. The company calls this their Modified Full Displacement (MFD) hull; it comprises wider stern sections to minimize squatting and pitching when running near the top of the displacement speed/length ratio, thereby reducing drag. A small tunnel allows use of a larger-diameter propeller, further increasing efficiency. The wider stern sections also add interior volume. Lead ballast equal to about half the weight of fuel adds stability and makes the roll more comfortable; ballast is commonly used aboard long-range displacement powerboats.
This is what a seagoing galley should look like, almost: plenty of protection for the cook, so s/he doesn't get thrown too far when it's rough. But we're surprised there are no fiddles along the counter edges to keep stuff from sliding off, and no keepers on the stove to hold pots when the boat's jumping around. Maybe Nordhavn is counting on the stabilizers to keep everything on an even keel.
After fuel, the next important factor when long-distance cruising is carrying food – that's easier with fewer people aboard. The Nordhavn 43 sleeps four in two staterooms, a master and a guest cabin with either a double or two singles. Four is plenty to have aboard for long trips, and we suspect most 43s will be crewed by a couple, using the extra cabin for added stowage or occasional guests.
The standard layout has a 'midships master and guest cabin with double berth forward. The guest head is all the way in the eyes of the vessel, where motion can be exuberant at sea. The company says the head is here to move the guest berth farther aft for added comfort. The master cabin is where the motion is easiest, though.
An alternate layout moves the master forward and replaces the guest double with upper and lower singles in a starboard-side cabin. Both layouts have two heads and similar galleys and saloons.
The Nordhavn 43 is a motorhead's dream. The single Lugger L1066T diesel produces 170-hp at high output, 135-hp continuous, showing just how little power it takes to move a boat at displacement speed. Fitted to a 3.97:1 reduction gear, the diesel spins a 34" prop slowly, efficiently and quietly. Top speed is 8.5 knots. For backup to the Lugger (one of the world's most reliable engines), Nordhavn installs get-home power: A 27-hp wing engine with its own fuel tank, shaft and prop. In calm weather, Nordhavn says the wing engine will drive the boat at 6 knots, in hard going, between 3 and 4. We'd be sure to run the wing engine regularly – maybe when shutting down the Lugger to change its oil – just in case we needed it one day.
There's no redundancy with a single diesel, unless you have get-home power like Nordhavn adds to the 43. The 27-hp auxiliary is completely self-contained, with its own electrical and fuel systems, a separate shaft and prop. To reduce drag, a feathering prop is recommended, like those used on sailboats.
More perfectly good diesels are brought down by dirty fuel than any other cause. Nordhavn engineered its fuel system to prevent this: Two 600-gallon tanks gravity-feed into a 40-gallon reservoir tank which, in turn, feeds the Lugger. Contaminants settle in the reservoir where they can be drained off before clogging the main fuel filters. The reservoir tank also makes it easier to calculate fuel consumption, by timing the fuel level drop using a sight gauge on the tank.
Pricing and Recommendation
Base price of the Nordhavn 43 is $695,000, but most buyers add an average of $200,000 more in extras and electronics. A company rep said to figure spending something in the low-$900,000 range for a well-found boat. Since Nordhavns are built in the Far East, figure on a delivery time of about 10 months, including transport.
The saloon is roomy enough for two, as evidenced by the dinette: Two place settings almost fill the space. In a pinch, you could pull up a chair or two and feed a couple more. But we think the Nordhavn 43 is the ideal cruising boat for a couple.
Would we buy a Nordhavn 43? Only if we planned to use her as intended, for long-range voyaging. For that, it's hard to beat a Nordhavn. For coastal cruising, though, we'd prefer a boat with a bit more top speed, so we wouldn't have to spend so long enroute between harbors. We think you should analyze just how you're going to use any boat you buy – and be realistic; if your plans will soon include crossing an ocean or doing long-distance coastal work going into the high Arctic or deep into the tropics, then the Nordhavn 43 could be just the boat for you. Otherwise, we'd suggest looking at less-rangy, more fleet-footed vessels.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Monday, Apr. 1, 2013
GRANITEVILLE, S.C. (WRDW) -- It's April Fools' Day, but the work happening at Bridgestone's Aiken County Plant is no joke.
"Until you work for Bridgestone, you don't understand how committed Bridgestone is to the community and the environment and really the local community," said Jeff Waters, who works at the plant.
On Monday, some of the 300 new workers looked on as county, state and industry leaders signed the first tire manufactured in the new expansion wing.
Once they're inspected one final time, the tires will be shipped to distribution centers all across the United States. When they're fully operational, they'll be producing about 45,000 tires a day.
"When you walk onto a new car lot, you just look at the tires," Waters said. "The Aiken Plant has its own specific DOT marking, and you look down and you know that it was built in Aiken. It sort of gives you a little bit of pride knowing, you know, I had something to do with that tire."
Waters grew up in the Midland Valley area and now trains workers at Bridgestone.
Jill Munn, however, works in the tire curing press and was brought over from Albany, Ga.
"I worked for another tire company in Georgia, and the plant there actually shut down, and I was out of work for a year and a half, and now I'm back in another more solid tire company," she said.
As for Waters, he worked in a different industry before switching to tire manufacturing.
"I had zero training before I got here," he said. "That's what we're here for."
There are still 550 more jobs to fill. Another phase is being built across Bettis Academy Road. Tires built there will be up to 13 feet tall and weigh 12,000 pounds. They're known as off-the-road radial tires, and they're used in large mining and construction vehicles.
"When you think about where those tires go and how important it is, then you realize that there's something special here, and they could have chosen anywhere in the United States to put this plant," said Will Williams, executive director of the Economic Development Partnership of Aiken and Edgefield counties.
He adds that the ORR plant will be the first of its kind in the United States. He also reminds that the jobs are usually high paying, safe and conducted in clean environments.
He says there's still 1,200 acres open for business in the Sage Mill Industrial Park off Bettis Academy Road. He says plenty more sewer and utility hookups are available, too.


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The Time and Frequency Services group distributes standard time and frequency signals generated by the Coordinated Universal Time scale, UTC(NIST), that is maintained at the NIST laboratories in Boulder, Colorado. UTC(NIST) is the U. S. national standard for measurements of time-of-day, time interval, and frequency.
UTC(NIST) is freely distributed to many millions of users through radio, Internet, and telephone links. The services that distribute UTC(NIST) include shortwave radio stations WWV and WWVH, low frequency radio station WWVB, the Internet Time Service (ITS), the Automated Computer Time Service (ACTS), the telephone time service, and the web clock (time.gov). These services synchronize hundreds of millions of clock every day.
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text: That is the headline and subhead of a Boston Globe article today. It says that YA is the new source of bestsellers, in part because adults are reading them too. Then it goes into some questionable theorizing about why. Recently my Barnes & Noble bookstore moved the sci-fi/fantasy section back and the YA section forward. I've noticed that the selection of teen books seems to be getting larger and more of them are in hardbacks. And I'm beginning to see more writers of popular adult fiction putting out YA fiction. YA books have been bare of what I think of as "real" SF - stories where advanced tech and science are important parts of the stories. Most teen SF is post-apocalyptic or steam punk - apparently teens are not smart enough to handle the hard stuff! The one shining counter-example, to my mind, is David Weber's A Beautiful Friendship. It was placed on the Teen's New & Exciting table when it first came out, and is now in the New Teen part of B&N's YA shelves. It is billed as "A stellar introduction to a new YA science-fiction series." and subtitled "A Star Kingdom Novel" on its cover. It makes me wonder if the next Shapechanger title I plan to put up on Amazon should be classified as YA. Which it is for the first third or half of my book, until my heroine gets into her late teens and early twenties. Here is how I bill it on my Web site. So what about you? Planning to write some YA books perhaps?


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How Ed Sheeran, Grouplove Joined 'The Fault in Our Stars' Soundtrack
Ed Sheeran has 9.4 million Twitter followers and some of the most devoted fans in music, but even the star singer-songwriter was shocked by his introduction to the fandom surrounding John Green's novel "The Fault In Our Stars." Sheeran's announcement last month that he'd written a song for the coming movie adaptation received 48,700 retweets, his most ever, he says.
Sheeran is set to feed that following Wednesday night when he performs his song live for the first time at a concert showcase for the movie's soundtrack. The show is being live-streamed (starting at 9 p.m. eastern) from YouTube Space LA and will feature performances by other acts on the soundtrack, including Charli XCX, and appearances by such stars of the movie as Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort.
Sheeran says he had read the book but hadn't seen a cut of the movie when he wrote his song, "All of the Stars." For inspiration, he singled out a scene in which the main characters, Hazel and Augustus, two teens dealing with cancer, stare up at the stars together. "I tried to write about how you can be on either side of the world–America, Amsterdam or passed away and in the stars–and you can see each other," says Sheeran, who is also in the midst of promoting his own album, "x," out next month.
"Because the book is such a cultural phenomenon and it's a lot of people's favorite book, you try to be as respectful as you can be, much like the director of the film tries to be," he says.
His song plays over the final credits of the film–his condition for accepting the job, he says: "Because that way it's Oscar-eligible. Sorry to be brutally honest."
The band Grouplove didn't know where their contribution would go when the movie was first screened for them last month. "I got so sucked into the film that I forgot what we were doing there," says singer Hannah Hooper. "We all came out of the movie just hysterical [crying], but in a beautiful way."
They were soon told that they'd be writing for a scene in which Hazel and Augustus prepare to head for Europe on a quest to locate an author whose work has touched their lives, "the most hopeful, carefree moment of the entire film," Hooper says.
The band immediately went into the studio. Singer and guitarist Christian Zucconi wrote music while watching a loop of the scene. Hooper supplied the lyrics, and says, "They came quickly. There's this element of running out of time and being really in love that I kept feeling." The result is the punchy song "Let Me In," which they will perform for the first time Wednesday night in a stripped-down acoustic version. Grouplove, like the other acts on the soundtrack, is signed to Atlantic Records, which will release the album May 19th.
Related stories on "The Fault In Our Stars":
John Green and His Nerdfighters Are Upending the Summer Blockbuster Model
Some Nerdfighters Say 'The Fault in Our Stars' Film Departs Too Much From Book
What's a Nerdfighter and Who's 'The Yeti ? A Glossary of Key Terms From John Green's World


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Mark in Minnesota wrote: I'm about 30 hours into Dark Souls. It's just as hard as everyone says, but much of that is due to bad controls and poorly implemented physics taking what is already an intentionally unfair experience and occasionally jumping the line into "just broken."
I like the difficulty level, I like many of the gameplay concepts, I like most of the worldbuilding.
I hate the multiplayer elements, and the way concepts like "humanity" assume you will be taking advantage of it.
It's not a uniformly good game, but it's a love letter to serious, committed gamers. I like that a lot.
Neuro wrote: i cant even get past the second boss up on the bridge when you go through that castle place
i spent probally 3 hours on just that tiny segment one night, i thought for sure i would at least get past this part, and id get soooooooooooo close
then i die and have to do all that shit over and over and over, i really got the hang of the area, but the instant death always got me right when i finally get to the boss, it pisses me off


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An application for a special use permit has yet to be submitted but Eagle residents along Church Street are already vocalizing concerns about a "transition house" being proposed there.
The properties in question are a duplex at 319 Church St. and a single family home next to that on 320 Howard St. Tuesday night the Eagle Town Board had an informal discussion about the proposal, with members noting they had received numerous phone calls opposing the transition house.
"There is a lot of concern about this, from where I am sitting," said Mayor Yuri Kostick. "The people I am hearing from are seriously concerned about their property values and their safety."
Before the operation could open, the transition house proposal would have to go through a dual town special use process, which includes public hearings before both the Eagle Planning and Zoning Commission and the Eagle Town Board. The proposal would need approval both as a special use in a residential zone district and for a special use permit. No application has yet been submitted for these town processes, and the proposal has not advanced beyond the point of discussion with town staff.
"The staff has not been supportive of this in this location," said Eagle Town Manager Willy Powell.
According to Deb Baldwin, director of the Next Step program which is proposing the project, the transition house would be geared to help people recover from issues including alcoholism and substance addictions by providing a structured environment. The program is independent of the justice system.
"Participation is voluntary, not court ordered," Baldwin said. "This would be a safe and sober living house where people can continue living down the new road they started."
Next Step is part of the Survive program, which also encompasses the Restorative Justice program. Restorative Justice has been working with inmates at the Eagle County Jail for more than four years, showing positive results. Baldwin started all the programs and has a long history with the Eagle County justice system, beginning with the district attorney's office in 1988.
"The programs are very independent of all government agencies," she said. "We are funded through fund-raising and grants."
Baldwin hopes to have the home open by next year and isn't sure when she will submit an application to the town of Eagle for a special use permit.
"I met with town planner Tom Boni last week and I need to gather a lot of information before I submit an application because the town is going to have a lot of questions," Baldwin said Tuesday.
She said she has a "business agreement" with the property owner but so far there is no contract to buy the properties. She feels sorry that the neighboring residents found out in a manner she did not intend.
"We wanted to hold a community meeting to introduce ourselves," Baldwin said. "This thing kind of got ahead of itself. I feel bad people had to find out about it that way. We still plan to host a meeting in the near future."
Residents of the area, such as Melissa Dallmann, whose family of five lives on Hilltop Street within view of the Church Street property, are concerned about the types of people who would live at the transition house.
"It would be too much traffic of people we don't know around our babies," Dallmann said.
The house would primarily serve misdemeanor offenders and definitely not sex offenders, Baldwin said. A qualified supervisor would also be on site at all times.
"These are real, everyday people you see all over," Baldwin said. "They are people who were raised here and work here and are around you everyday."
The house could serve up to 20 people but Baldwin said it might not see that capacity for a long time.
"We would screen them and only take them on as they qualified," she said. "We might only have a few there for a while."
Dallmann said she doesn't trust the people behind the proposal.
"So far, (Baldwin) hasn't talked to anyone else about it besides one family," she said. "I think they're going to paint the proposal as rosy as they can, making it sound like a great thing."
She pointed out that the property is two blocks away from two preschools, an elementary school and a middle school.
"Another concern is that if the town accepts this, we will be opening the door for more things like this," she said. "I'm not sure how it will affect our property value or homeowner's insurance policies, either."
Baldwin said she completely understands people's reactions.
"I lived in that neighborhood for a long time," she said. "I raised my five children there. The level of emotion tells me the people there take pride in their community and that tells me this is the right place for the home."
Baldwin now lives in Gypsum.
During their informal discussion of the transition home, members of the town board vehemently disagreed that a residential area is the right spot for the transition home. Members discussed placing a temporary moratorium on uses such as transition homes or half-way houses so that the town could develop regulations about such operations. Ultimately, however, members noted if Baldwin submits an application, the transition home will be thoroughly vetted during public hearings before both the planning commission and the town board.
Kostick said he plans to meet with neighbors in the area to communicate the town's position and added that he hopes the proponents of the plan rethink the application and consider alternate locations, such as Chambers Avenue.
"I just don't think it (the Church Street proposal) will go anywhere," said Kostick. "It is going to tie up the planning commission and the town board and cause a very ugly public hearing process," he said.
Meanwhile Baldwin promised to schedule a community meeting to present information for the Next Step house sooner than later.
"I'll keep you posted," she said.
Eagle Valley Enterprise Editor Pam Boyd contributed to this story.


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Someone help me with this please. So I have a family friend who is like a basketball junkie and has become
my trainer for the last year. He has really improved my shot, espicially at the free throw line. But he is kindve
old school and preaches to have my feet squared with right foot (im right handed) slightly forward. It has improved my shot
from where it was, but it doesnt feel comfortable in games and stuff.
Recently I have also been studying on youtube how great shooters like steph curry, kobe bryant, and kyrie irving have their feet slightly
turning to the left when shooting. So basically Im wondering: WHICH WAY IS BETTER, or is it just personal preference?
Stick with him. When your feet are squared, your shoulders are, too, meaning your shot will be more accurate. However, when a player tries to alter their shot (especially their feet) it takes a while to get used to. After shooting countless shots with your new form, it will become second nature (I've had the same issue as you). However, if the form STILL doesn't feel comfortable after a couple of months, and you don't see any progress, revert to your old form. Overall, every change in form feels uncomfortable, and most of the time if you stick with it, it will work.
Good luck
Hahaha! I had the reverse of what happened to you. I used to be shooting feet squared and all that and switched to slightly angled. In my case, my shooting did get better and it felt more natural. The logic behind it is that most people, if not everyone, shoots the ball in front of the face right? So if you square yourself up to the rim, your head is dead center but your arm is to the side meaning you'd have to compensate for that by shooting slightly to the left (for the right handed and vice versa). When shooting from a slight angle however, your arm, when extended, forms a straight line to the hoop equalling a more accurate shot. That is just what the guy explained to us at the training center. I'm no scientist to I can't back any of it up. He also got us to just take a normal jump shot and look at our feet once we've landed. We were all tilted to the left (or in the lefty's case to the right). That was his "verification". I agree with Cman1244 that you should give your new form a bit of break in time. If it doesn't work out, scrap and and revert back to angled.
Hope it helps!
you should just check this video out. i had to look for it in my histore for 15minutes so i hope its usefull!
?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1itBbEAaA&list=WLAAEDA71AB448E145 its really great
Whatever is most comfortable with you is the best. But it is preffered to have your feet pointed to the basket.
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Final weekend to see 'The Little Prince'
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This is the final weekend to see the Flat Rock Playhouse YouTheatre production of "The Little Prince." The show begins at 7 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Playhouse Downtown, 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville, N.C.
This musical adaptation is based on the Saint-Exupery children's classic, which is the most read and most translated book in the French language. "The Little Prince" tells the story of a world-weary and disenchanted Aviator and his two-week encounter with a mysterious, regal "little man," who believes "it is only with the heart that one can see rightly."
The silent auction to raise funds for the YouTheatre Education Program is on display through the final performance of the play on Sunday. Tickets are $18 for adults and $10 for children/students. Call 828-693-0731, 866-732 8008 or visit www.flatrockplayhouse.org for more information.
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Mr. Vinod Khosla
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Dear Mr. Khosla:
The jig is up. The dance is over. It's time to let the public back into Martin's Beach, that lovely coastal property you have six miles south of Half Moon Bay. Not because it's legally proper. Not because you face political pressure. But because it's the right thing to do.
When you bought the property back in 2008 and padlocked the road to the public, you disguised your ownership. That's understandable: You're a famous cleantech investor. Now it's time to honor access to that same environment you hope to spare.
You're a fabulously wealthy man now, Mr. Khosla, but somewhere I don't think you've entirely forgotten average folks: As an engineering graduate in India at the age of 20, you started a soy milk company to cater to the poor who didn't have refrigerators.
So as you think about what to do with the road that leads down to Martin's Beach -- a one-time fishing village that has maybe 40-plus cabins and dwellings -- let me introduce you to the family of Robert Barcellos, a Portuguese-American from the Central Valley.
Beginning with his grandfather, Barcellos' family has been coming to Martin's Beach for nearly 100 years, paying 25 cents at first to use the road and then the $5 or more fee of recent years. They come for the smelt, the 6-inch fish.
Smelt jumpers
A 1957 story in the Mercury News had a picture of their net at Martin's Beach. "Most smelt-jumpers take their fish home,'' the story said. "But some enthusiasts say, 'Net 'em now, eat 'em now.' ''
Barcellos told me: "Our personal story comes from being able to visit there easily. We were always welcome. Now there's a sense that new people have taken control and that we're not going to be welcome.''
Mr. Khosla, Californians regard the beach, and for that matter, access to the beach, as sacred. It's why we have the Coastal Commission. It's why U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo has written to the commission, calling upon it to act.
I don't doubt that you can create a legal case for your action. You've hired Joan Gallo, San Jose's former city attorney, to represent you. You'll undoubtedly argue that the Coastal Act protects the beach covered by water at high tide, not access by private road.
I'd urge you to reconsider, and not just because you're a big environmental investor who will catch flak for this.
Wise words
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You might pay attention to the words of Tony Judt, a wonderful historian who wrote a book, "Ill Fares the Land,'' before he died of Lou Gehrig's disease last year at age 62.
"Something is profoundly wrong with the way we live today,'' Judt wrote. "For 30 years we have made a virtue out of the pursuit of material self-interest: indeed, this very pursuit now constitutes whatever remains of our sense of collective purpose.
"We know what things cost but have no idea what they are worth. We no longer ask of a judicial ruling or a legislative act: Is it good? Is it fair? Is it just? Is it right?''
If you ask yourself those questions, Mr. Khosla, the answer is clear. Open the road. Charge $5 if you must. But let the public in. Your beach isn't a private treasure. It never was.
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- Mar 7:
- Thousands mourn, celebrate slain Santa Cruz police officers
- Live blog recap: Slain Santa Cruz police officers' funeral service
- Huge turnout, long procession expected for Santa Cruz officers' memorial in San Jose
- Mar 6:
- Hundreds pay respects at casket viewing for Santa Cruz's fallen officers
- Former Portland probation officer feared Santa Cruz cop killer
- Mar 5:
- Man who allegedly stole flowers from fallen officers memorial appears in Santa Cruz courtroom
- Public casket viewing Wednesday for fallen Santa Cruz officers
- 33-mile motorcade for fallen Santa Cruz officer scheduled for Thursday morning
- Mar 4:
- Santa Cruz police shooting: Wearing badge is never routine
- Mar 2:
- Why did Santa Cruz shooter, with so sketchy a background, have registered handguns?
- Mar 1:
- Memorial for slain Santa Cruz police officers moved to HP Pavilion
- Feb 28:
- Santa Cruz Sheriff: Two cops had 'no chance to protect themselves' in shooting
- Getting honest about Santa Cruz's story
- Court martial of Jeremy Goulet following alleged rapes in Hawaii was dropped
- Teacher of Hawaiian healing arts, chanted prayers as Santa Cruz police chased, shot down suspect
- Feb 27:
- Santa Cruz officer slain was mother of two served 'the community in the best way '
- In confronting suspect Jeremy Goulet, Santa Cruz police officers found a troubling history
- Coastal town Santa Cruz reels from shooting deaths of police officers
- Sister says slain Santa Cruz police detective Elizabeth Butler loved her job
- Santa Cruz sheriff: Killer shot two plainclothes officers at his doorstep
- Father of California police shooting suspect says son was 'ticking time bomb'
- From the archives: Santa Cruz Sgt. Loran 'Butch' Baker has hands full patrolling main downtown drag
- Fallen Santa Cruz officer saw policing like parenting, public relations
- Santa Cruz police officer killed is a 28-year veteran who leaves a legacy
- Santa Cruz police shootings: Suspect had gun conviction, and had been arrested Friday
- Feb 26:
- Video: Phil Wowak reports two officers killed in Santa Cruz
- Live blog: Two Santa Cruz police officers and suspect dead after shootout
- Two Santa Cruz police officers, suspect shot and killed
SANTA CRUZ -- Sgt. Loran "Butch" Baker had a way of mixing a lighter outlook on life with the seriousness of police work.
He was a Santa Cruz fixture -- a prankster, a character, a friend and a tenacious investigator. The kind of affable neighborhood cop people just wanted to strike up a conversation with.
Even as they recalled his boundless humor, Santa Cruz residents and colleagues were ripped with grief Wednesday as they struggled to comprehend his sudden death in the line of duty.
"To me he was just like an everyday guy who wanted to do good things for the community," said his longtime friend Michael Bethke. "He was more of a social worker than anything else. It just so happens he carried a gun."
Along with Santa Cruz detective Elizabeth Butler, Baker, 51, lost his life Tuesday afternoon when they were shot and killed by Jeremy Goulet, who died a half-hour later in a nearby shootout with police.
Friends and colleagues say he talked of retiring soon, having served 28 years with the Santa Cruz Police Department.
Baker grew up in Saratoga, and attended Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Santa Cruz police Chief Kevin Vogel said.
Baker began working with the agency in 1985, and the two officers became partners in the 1990s.
Former partner, Watsonville Police Chief Manny Solano, said he was "broken up" over the loss. He and Baker started their careers together as Santa Cruz police officers in 1985.
"He and I grew close, both on the job and off, and I have nothing but fond memories that I will cherish forever," Solano said. "We actually started a support group for police families when it wasn't all that common."
Solano said he and Baker worked both patrol and the downtown Santa Cruz beat, which "always made things interesting. We usually drove our sergeants crazy trying to keep track of all us young officers."
That group included Vogel, current Capitola Police Chief Rudy Escalante and Santa Cruz Deputy Chief Steve Clark.
"Butch made work fun and was a highly motivated officer (who) loved the job more than anyone I know," Solano said.
Baker became a founder of the department's DUI enforcement team and a field training officer, even mentoring others like Vogel who later held the department's highest ranks.
"He was a remarkable teacher," Vogel said. "That mentorship never stopped throughout his career."
Baker was promoted to sergeant in 1997, a rank he held until his death.
But it was his passion for investigations that Vogel praised most.
"He just had that tenacious appetite to find the truth," he said.
When Vogel needed someone to dig into a case and follow it to the end, "Butch Baker was the one to do that for us. ... He was my most skilled investigator."
Santa Cruz County District Attorney Bob Lee said Baker played a major role in the investigation of countless cases throughout the years.
"He was a fixture in our office," Lee said. "He's who we'd call at the Santa Cruz Police Department when we needed something done right away."
Baker was just as well-known for his lighter side.
According to the department's blog, an informal poll revealed that he was prone to listening to the '70s rock bands Journey, Air Supply and Styx.
He also was known for wearing shorts, no matter the weather.
"I want to have this community understand what an incredible life and dedication he provided for us citizens," said his friend Bethke. "He did it in a kind of a quirky way. On the City Council beat, he was always in shorts. Even in the dead of winter, he always wore his signature shorts."
Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Director Dannettee Shoemaker, who has worked more than 30 years for the city, remembers Baker helping downtown residents back into their buildings after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. He also attended teen dances and helped with community cleanups, always with a big smile or funny story to tell.
"He was one of the funniest people I have ever known," she said. "He cracked himself up and us up."
In the past year, Shoemaker said she told Baker "parent to parent, not co-worker to co-worker" about the good work his son Adam, a community service officer, was doing with the parks unit.
"He would just puff up with pride," Shoemaker said. "He loved his family very, very much, and that was evidenced by that big smile of his."
Funeral plans had not been not announced by late Wednesday, but many who remembered him took part in a vigil Wednesday night at the Louden Nelson Center.
"This whole day I've just been looking at his face in my mind and just remembering him," said Deborah Elston, who with Bethke was a co-founder of the residents' group Santa Cruz Neighbors. "He was a really sensitive police officer "... a very concerned, considerate officer.
"People always say this when people pass away, 'He was this incredible person.' But it's true. He was the salt of the earth. That's the way he way was."


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Gilbert downs Mills; Naugy falls in OT
Yoharkey Sarmiento netted a game-high 24 points as Gilbert held on to beat previously unbeaten Lewis Mills, 57-52, Monday in a BL matchup in Winsted.
Yordan Reyes added 14 points while Anthony Gonzalez chipped in nine points for Gilbert (3-0).
Alexander Daigle poured in 24 points while Spencer Maloney and Danny Wilcox both had nine points for Lewis Mills (3-1).
Northwestern 58 Litchfield 54: Rick Persechino netted 22 points to lead Northwestern as it escaped Litchfield with the BL win.
Steve McGrath added 11 points for the Highlanders (2-2).
Steve Ringquist led the Cowboys (3-2) with 20 points, including six 3-pointers, while Darrin Newbury contributed 14 points.
Matt McCarthy also chipped in with 12 points.
Thomaston 47, Shepaug 41: Tyler Donofrio dropped in a game-high 15 points to lead the Golden Bears to the come-from-behind win in Washington, Conn.
Thomaston trailed the Spartans, 13-2, at the end of the first quarter.
Justin Taylor added 11 points while Brian Buckeicas chipped in with 10 points for Thomaston (2-3).
Robert McCarthy finished with 13 points while Ryan Lamay added 12 points for Shepaug (0-4).
Terryville 80, Wamogo 29: Jacob Johnson recorded 21 points to lead all scorers for host Terryville as it cruised to the BL win.
Shea Tracey added 16 points for the Kangaroos (4-1) and Ian Schmidt had 11.
Matt Rollins led the Warriors (0-6) with 13 points.
Nonnewaug 70, Housatonic 48: Nick DeCiccio poured in a game-high 30 points as the Chiefs outscored the Mountaineers, 40-19, in the second half en route to the BL win in Falls Village.
Christian Metallo added 13 points while Nick Uberti finished with 10. Seth Losure notched nine points for Nonnewaug (2-2).
Jesse Mohring scored 18 points while Chance O'Niel contributed with 10 points for Housatonic (1-3).
Nicholas Labbadia had eight points.
Wolcott Tech 55, O'Brien Tech 54: Luke Pergola led all scorers with 19 points for Wolcott Tech as it earned victory in a CSC matchup in Ansonia.
Jake Munson added 12 points for the Wildcats (3-2).
Joe O'Toole had 18 points for the Condors (2-3) while Devin Bacchiocchi and Josh Gonzalez each contributed 14.
Capital Prep 73, Sacred Heart 68: Levi Gillespie netted a game-high 35 points, including five 3-pointers, as Capital Prep edged the Hearts in Hartford.
Emmitt Riddick added 12 points while Elijah Robinson chipped in with 11 for Capital Prep (1-1).
Mustapha Heron poured in a team-high 28 points, Tyran Flowers scored 17 points and Malik Petteway finished with 14 for Sacred Heart (3-2).
Bassick 58 Naugatuck 56 (OT): Carl Brown netted 17 points to lead Bassick in Naugatuck.
Curhone Baldwin added 16 points, including two free throws with four seconds left in overtime to give the Lions (3-1) the win.
Ryne Griesenhauer poured in 24 points for the Greyhounds (3-2), but his 3-point attempt for the win in overtime rimmed out at the buzzer.
C.J. Wall added eight points.
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Meridian Public Schools has not had any identified cases of swine flu, but officials say they are taking precautions.
Kindergarten students practiced proper hand washing Friday at T.J. Harris Elementary School. Teachers say they should continue lathering for at least two versus of a song they sang.
"Certainly with it around, it is a concern for us," said school nurse Dianne Shannon. "But we are always teaching good hand washing, cough etiquette. This isn't anything that we don't normally teach them."
With just two full days under their belt now, school officials are developing their game plan for making sure staff, students, and parents are on the same page when it comes to keeping students strong and healthy for a new year.
"In our teachers' meetings, we did make our teachers aware that this is a problem and just to emphasize what they should teach the children, coughing into their elbow," Shannon said.
And much like the birthday song, the adults go out of their way to make this health lesson fun and interesting.
"We just talk about germs," said Shannon. "We know what they are. We have books and videos; they learn about what they are and that they are bad for them and they can wash them away by washing their hands."
To make sure these smiling faces remain in the classrooms and not at home sick, teachers have placed hand sanitizers in just about every corner of the room, on the teachers' desks, next to the sink and near the students desks.
And while teachers are following safety measures in the classroom, officials realize they can't be with the students all the time. For that reason next week they will be sending out letters to parents letting them know what they need to do when the kids are away from school.
Most of the information is common sense, including proper cleaning, when to keep kids home from school and what to do with children if another family member gets the flu. a
With plenty of information in their hands, the staff hopes these students will have a successful year.
The symptoms of swine flu are pretty much the same symptoms seen for seasonal flu. They include high fever, coughing, a lack of appetite, and extreme fatigue. Though those are the main symptoms, experts say others like runny nose, sore throat and nausea sometimes accompany it.


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Take advantage of the Lake Tahoe Humane Society's 26h Annual Prevent-a-Litter month as well as World Spay Day USA campaign month by saving on spay-neuter of cats, kittens, dogs and puppies in February.
Spay-neuter has become a mantra. Both to alleviate suffering and to relieve the taxpayer of related costs of surplus animals, the trend is for states to require sterilization of pets put up for adoption by both public and private shelters. However, surveys show that most pets still are acquired outside of the shelter system by people who do not sterilize their pets, which creates a cruel cycle of unplanned breeding, surplus pets, and shelter orphans. Ironically, there is virtually no opposition to the solutions for saving lives except from those uneducated about the killing, who claim there is no pet overpopulation problem, or sadly, who know but "just don't get around to it."
Twenty years ago it was estimated that 17 million adoptable pets were killed for lack of shelter holding space, caretaking resources, and adoption homes. Today that number is estimated at around 3 million to 4 million - still about 10,000 adoptable pets killed each day. Though there is progress, an unconscionable number of loving lives still are snuffed out needlessly. Puppy mills and backyard breeders looking for a quick buck still exist, stealing homes from adoptable orphans, 25 percent or more of which are in fact purebred pets. The two solutions are: 1) adopt don't buy; and 2) spay or neuter owned pets.
There are additional reasons for being proactive. Spay-neuter surgery is long proven safe and is a health promoting procedure which can increase longevity. Every cat or dog who is spayed or neutered lives longer, stays healthier, and helps keep homes available for abandoned shelter pets. The pet overpopulation problem is real, ongoing, and recently made worse by the number of families who must give up pets due to dramatic life changes related to the economy.
Benefits of spaying female cats and dogs:-
- No heat cycles, therefore males will not be attracted-
- Less desire to roam-
- Risk of mammary gland tumors, ovarian and/or uterine cancer is reduced or eliminated, especially if done before the first heat cycle-
- Reduces the number of cats, kittens, dogs, puppies at risk for shelter euthanasia-
Benefits of neutering male cats and dogs:-
- Reduces or eliminates spraying and marking-
- Less desire to roam, therefore less likely to be injured in fights or auto accidents-
- Risk of testicular cancer eliminated, incidence of prostate disease decreased-
- Decreases aggressive behavior and risk of dog bite injuries-
- Reduces number and cost of unwanted pets which community taxpayers support-
Still undecided? Here's the cost of not spaying or neutering your pet:
1. Double license fees for dogs.
2. Higher "running loose" fines.
3. Higher probability (60 percent) of enlarged prostate, breast cancer, and other diseases.
4. Higher insurance costs and dog bite liability since most bites (76 percent) are by unaltered males.
5. Cost of cleaning cat spray marking or dog in heat discharge.
6. Cost of higher/more secure fencing or stronger door.
7. Costs of special care for cat and dog litters.
Take advantage of the local annual campaign for reduced surgical fees. Now is the time to spay and neuter your pets or to help a neighbor or senior neuter theirs. To participate in February's cost saving community low cost spay-neuter program, call 530-542-2857.
- Provided by the Lake Tahoe Humane Society and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to help "Keep Tahoe Kind." Dawn Armstrong is the executive director.


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AUSTIN (January 10, 2013)--The Texas House will adjourn next week and will remain out of session for six days in observance of Marin Luther King Jr. Day and the U.S. presidential inauguration.
The Legislature began its 140-day session Tuesday, but House Speaker Joe Straus announced during just the second day back that the upcoming break would occur between Thursday, Jan. 17, and Wednesday, Jan. 23.
Straus said the time off encompassed the weekend and the Jan. 21 holiday honoring King.
Straus' spokeswoman Erin Daly later added that some Democrats had also asked for additional time off to attend President Barack Obama's second inauguration on Jan. 21 in Washington.
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Try a Vermont beer for Thanksgiving
|Otter Creek Copper Ale makes for a nice pairing with hors d'oeuvres. Will Siss / Republican-American
The land of the maple tree is also the land of many breweries for a state so small. With nearly 3 million fewer people than our state, it has 29 up-and-running breweries compared to our 17, according to the Vermont Brewers Association and CTBeerTrail.net.
Maybe it's the fact that they're landlocked or have thirstier skiers, but Vermonters support their beer with righteous vigor. They live the motto of "Freedom and Unity." For example, locals show pride in North Greensboro's Hill Farmstead Brewery, which RateBeer.com and BeerAdvocate.com gave rare 100 ratings.
Like most states, post-Prohibition craft brewing is a recent thing: the oldest functioning brewery is Vermont Pub & Brewery in Burlington, and it's only 25 years old. What Vermont does well is use artistry to set itself apart from the rest of New England in its dedication to beer diversity, usually on a small scale.
Unfortunately for us, most of Vermont's beers are only available across state lines, including Hill Farmstead beers and the critically revered Heady Topper, a complex and vibrant India pale ale by The Alchemist brewery in Waterbury.
What is available is diverse enough to serve as components to each facet of your Thanksgiving meal, or with leftovers.
Starters: Copper Ale
For a mellow opening beer that won't singe your palate, I recommend Copper Ale from Middlebury brewery Otter Creek. It's got a faint caramel taste, followed by a hint of bitterness at the end, but everything here is gentle. If you plan to have hors d'oeuvres, especially anything on a cracker, the Cooper Ale would work.
Main course quiet beer option: Kind Ryed IPA
Another of Otter Creek's mellow offerings, Kind Ryed delivers grapefruit that jumps on your tongue for a moment before a quickly retreating. Normally, I'd hold off on IPAs because of their tendency to monopolize nonspicy foods like savory Thanksgiving faire, but Kind Ryed isn't aggressive, almost to the point that I'd kind of doubt that this beer (made with rye mixed with the barley) should be considered an IPA.
Main course loud beer option: Double Bag strong ale
From Bridgewater Corners comes Long Trail Brewing's Double Bag, a hearty, higher-alcohol beer that has a nutty flavor with a slight alcohol burn on the finish when drunk alone. However, it would blend well with cranberry as well as dark meat, nutty stuffing and gravy.
Post-dinner wake up: G-Thing ginger spice ale
Magic Hat of South Burlington makes G-Thing for its winter variety pack and it brings its flavor via ginger juice and cinnamon additives. You could drink it alone or with something spiced like, obviously, gingerbread. Meant for winter, it's not too early to bring into the Thanksgiving mix.
Dessert: Heart of Darkness stout
Pairing well with pumpkin pie as well as any chocolate desserts, Heart of Darkness is actually rather crisp for a stout; it's on another part of the spectrum compared to the soupier Guinness. With hints of burnt coffee and a pinch of bitterness for balance, Heart of Darkness leaves room for desserts to play.
I also recommend checking out beers from two more Vermont breweries available in Connecticut: Trout River Lyndonville and Rock Art of Morrisville.
Drinkers sorrowfully said goodbye to Tullycross Tavern & Microbrewery of Manchester earlier this month. The brewery was only two years old, but due to financial constraints it had to shutter, according to press reports. Former owner Sean P. Wansor wrote me to say that he valued the relationships he made with customers at Tullycross, including a couple that got married in front of their brewery tanks last fall. I wish the ownership and staff well.
Until next time, sip well.
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Amazon's Kindle, Barnes and Noble's Nook and Apple's iPad -- all pale in comparison to the sturdy, trustworthy textbooks.
"It's tangible and something I can hold," said Michigan State University junior Melanie Pierce. She loves to highlight, annotate and an e-book reader doesn't help. "I just don't like reading it on the computer. I'd rather print it out," said Pierce.
Kathryn Lawson just picked up her books for the semester and like many students we talked to at MSU, would take textbooks any day over the e-book readers on the market.
"I like computers but I prefer to read things on paper," said Lawson.
But the popularity of iPads for instance has grown since first hitting the market in April and MSU researchers expect that trend to continue.
"The iPad from a functionality standpoint, I think it's going to be the next big thing," said MSU researcher Duncan Selby. "If you want to make highlights, annotations, it's all done there. You can basically have the flexibility with an iPad that you don't have with a paper book."
From Biology to Calculus -- textbooks can get pretty heavy and costly. But many student prefer the weight to changing their habits.
"I'm not updated on technology. I prefer textbooks even though the technology would be more convenient I still prefer textbooks," said MSU student Amber Suttorp.
"They weren't all the interested in reading a textbook on a kindle reader or e-book," said Spartan Bookstore Manager, Robbin Manor.
That's great news for the Spartan Bookstore that would potentially lose business if students made the switch. But MSU says that switch is probably a long way off.
"MSU's approach has been more cautious -- we want to advance the technology but also hit the right niches," said Selby.
Hitting the right niches means having everyone on board which cleary isn't the case, yet.
Douglas Estry, the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education & Dean of Undergraduate Studies says currently the iPad technology or the e-book readers don't match up with the current school software. Things could change but if they do, it would be student-driven. If students all switch to that technology the the school will take it into consideration.


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CORPUS CHRISTI – Student-athletes from the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi softball, women's basketball, tennis, cross country and track and field teams volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club Thursday night at the annual free Halloween Carnival event.
The volunteer effort was organized by the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and student-athletes passed out candy to around 500 children and worked carnival games, such as "shoot the pumpkin," "bowl the ghost," "toss the pumpkin," and "pop the ghost."
"The SAAC members and student-athletes who volunteer always get so excited for this particular event," SAAC co-advisor Kayleigh McCauley said. "It's great to see all of the kids dressed up in their costumes, having fun with their friends and families. They look up to the Islanders and it's great to see our student-athletes out in the community doing something positive."
Women's basketball player Imani Dunn is the community service chair for SAAC, while tennis players Matt Westmoreland, Mirna Cicak and Cassie Shaw served as the Boys and Girls Club Halloween Carnival sub-committee members.
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A DNA vaccine is a plasmid produced in Escherichia coli that contains an antigen gene controlled by a promoter that functions only in animal cells, usually the cytomegalovirus promoter. The DNA vaccine plasmid must be delivered to antigen-presenting cells (APCs) of the host, where the antigenic protein is expressed, processed, and presented to the immune system. This approach works efficiently in mice and other animal models when DNA is delivered by intramuscular injection, and DNA vaccines have been licensed for veterinary applications, yet no DNA vaccine has been approved for use in humans. A key problem is achieving the delivery of sufficient plasmid to the APCs. This article discusses the approaches designed to achieve delivery, including a focus on the use of live bacterial vectors.
Since DNA vaccination was developed in the early 1990s, the most common method for immunization has been intramuscular injection of DNA. The DNA is usually dissolved in water or an isotonic saline solution, with the inclusion of an adjuvant if necessary. The aim is to get the plasmid into APCs, which in muscle tissue are primarily dendritic cells. There, the DNA is transported to the nucleus for expression, and the resulting polypeptide is processed and presented on the cell surface in a major histocompatibility complex (MHC). DNA vaccination can therefore produce a protective CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response via MHC Class I (1). Also important are bystander effects, whereby antigens expressed and released from adjacent myocytes (i.e., muscle cells) are taken up by APCs, thus triggering antibody production through MHC Class II. This effect enables DNA vaccines to be developed to target a wide range of bacterial, viral, and parasitic diseases, in addition to the rapidly expanding field of cancer immunotherapy.The first licensed DNA vaccine was West Nile-Innovator DNA, approved in 2005 for the immunization of horses against West Nile Virus. It was given in two intramuscular doses 2–4 weeks apart, then as a single dose annually (2). However, this vaccine has now been discontinued by Pfizer following their acquisition of the developers, Wyeth's Fort Dodge Animal Health. Also in 2005, Novartis Animal Health (Basel, Switzerland) gained approval for Apex-IHN, a vaccine against infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus in salmon, which encodes a viral glycoprotein and is administered by a single intramuscular dose of 10 µg DNA (3).
Despite promising results in animals, DNA vaccine efficacy has been disappointing in human clinical trials. This is generally because of a much lower specific immune response generated by injected plasmid DNA alone, and has led to the adoption of a prime-boost vaccination strategy whereby the plasmid DNA injection is followed by a boost with the same antigen gene in a viral vector. This heterologous boosting strategy has significantly increased the specific immune response. Commonly-used attenuated viral vectors include those based on modified vaccinia ankara (derived from the smallpox vaccine), lentivirus (mainly derived from HIV), and adenoviruses of primate origin. Viral vectors are expensive and complex to manufacture compared with DNA, thus eliminating the advantages of the DNA vaccine approach such as lower cost and simple, generic production processes. An additional disadvantage is the potential of a host immune response directed against the vector. Development of the ideal DNA vaccine therefore requires the optimization of delivery strategies and plasmid vectors.


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Jerry L. Irons, 79, of Waterville, passed away Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in Lincoln, Neb. Born Dec. 29, 1932, in Eureka to Maurice and Lela (Wygle) Irons. Married to Mary (Morris) Irons March 31, 1976. He graduated in 1950 from McPherson Kansas High School. He proudly served with the 11th Airborne during the Korean War. He spent his career in the insurance industry for over 40 years.
Survived by: his wife Mary; son, Perry (Becky); daughter, Sheri Irons Harris; step children, Brad (Deb) Ramsay, Ward Ramsay, Julayne (Tony) Ramsay Cooke; grandchildren, Steven (Amanda), Melissa Irons; step-grandchildren, Troy, Danielle, Drew, Jacquelynne, Tara, Jake, Nathan, and Payton; 11 great-grandchildren.
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6.1-14 Assault in the Third Degree (Reckless) -- § 53a-61 (a) (2)
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The defendant is charged [in count ___] with assault in the third degree. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
a person is guilty of assault in the third degree when (he/she) recklessly causes serious physical injury to another person.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Recklessness
The first element is that the defendant acted recklessly. A person acts "recklessly" with respect to a result or circumstances when (he/she) is aware of and consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that such result will occur or that such circumstances exist. <Insert Recklessness, Instruction 2.3-4.>
Element 2 - Caused serious
physical injury
The second element is that the defendant's reckless acts caused serious physical injury to another person. This means that the defendant's conduct was the proximate cause of the person's injuries. You must find it proved beyond a reasonable doubt that <insert name of person injured> was injured as a result of the actions of the defendant. <See Proximate Cause, Instruction 2.6-1.>
"Serious physical injury" is something more serious than mere physical injury, which is defined as "impairment of physical condition or pain." It is more than a minor or superficial injury. It is defined by statute as "physical injury which creates a substantial risk of death, or which causes serious disfigurement, serious impairment of health or serious loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ."
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that 1) the defendant acted recklessly, and 2) the defendant caused serious physical injury to <insert name of person injured>.
If you unanimously find that the state
has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of the crime of
assault in the third degree, then you shall find the defendant guilty. On the
other hand, if you unanimously find that the state has failed to prove beyond a
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