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OAKLAND -- It's a Wednesday evening and Jesper "JJ" Jurcenoks is getting ready to go out to another neighborhood meeting to talk about security cameras.
But he's not a salesman looking for new customers, he's an Oakland hills resident hoping to expand his vision of secure neighborhoods by setting up an association of local groups. For him, it's about finding safety in numbers.
"If I can help make you secure, then I'm secure," he said.
Jurcenoks' idea is to expand his local neighborhood's system of security cameras and software into other neighborhoods by forming a cooperative, where neighbors will help others get set up and also share crime-fighting information. To that end, he's set up a meeting on Nov. 19 where representatives of local groups can learn about his system, called Neighborhood Guard.
Jurcenoks' own neighborhood, close to Skyline Boulevard, got cameras after a violent crime last year. Residents got together and talked about options.
The group ended up buying security cameras. Mounted in obvious manner and illuminated at night, they take high-detail photos of people and cars coming in and out of the neighborhood, including capturing license plates.
The software flags cars not on the "trusted" list but privacy is handled by having only one member of the group assigned to view photos.
The cameras, including electricity, cables, camouflage, infrared lighting and installation costs, cost approximately $2,200. There are also costs for signage, as a deterrent factor, and decoy cameras, so that burglars don't target the real ones.
Since then Jurcenoks, who works in computer security, has become an expert in buying, installing and monitoring the cameras and has made presentations to many other residents. Eventually, he came up with the idea of a cooperative so that expertise in the hardware and software could spread even further.
Not just a buying group to get a good price on cameras, Neighborhood Guard would have fees, bylaws and agreements for how to share information, as well as instructions on how to set up everything from a board to a bank account. Jurcenoks said around 40 neighborhood groups have already expressed interest.
Max Horowitz, who has lived in Redwood Heights for 22 years, said his neighborhood is definitely interested in joining Neighborhood Guard. Crime, he said, had skyrocketed in the past seven or eight years.
The more than 40 households on his street have all agreed to join Neighborhood Guard, except for one person concerned about privacy. And although he doesn't expect the cameras to bring instant results, Horowitz is optimistic about long-term security.
"We definitely think it will improve our overall safety," he said.
At the Nov. 19 meeting, Jurcenoks will present Neighborhood Guard's cameras and photos, talk about the structure of the cooperative and hold elections for a volunteer board. Libby Schaaf, councilmember for District 4, will also attend.
What: Neighborhood Guard cooperative founding meeting
When: 6 p.m. Nov. 19
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Want to win a bar bet in these parts? Ask the person at the next stool to name the only football coach immortalized by a statue in the Bay Area.
Unless your bar-stool buddy is more than 70 years old or has a 1949 Rose Bowl game program handy, you'll almost surely win the bet. The answer isn't one of the local legends such as Bill Walsh or John Madden or Pop Warner -- or even Jim Harbaugh.
Give up?
The correct name is Lynn "Pappy" Waldorf, who coached Cal to three straight Rose Bowls from 1948-50. He left the school after the 1956 season with a 67-32-4 record and was so beloved that his former players formed an organization known as "Pappy's Boys." They raised money for the Waldorf statue near Memorial Stadium.
"To me, he was the image of everything a football coach could be," said Jack Hart, a sophomore on Waldorf's last Golden Bears team. "I think he was Cal football."
Makes you wonder: Why isn't Waldorf more celebrated around here on the same level as those other Bay Area coaching icons? Perhaps it's because in this day and age, our historical knowledge generally consists of the last "SportsCenter" update. Waldorf also never coached pro football, so there are no funny NFL Films highlights of him yapping at referees or reciting limericks, one of Waldorf's trademarks.
Instead, there's the statue. This weekend is the biggest weekend ever for that statue. Cal's season opener is Saturday night at home against Northwestern. You might call it a Waldorfapalooza.
The reason: Waldorf was a celebrity at both schools. In 1947, Waldorf arrived at Cal immediately after 12 seasons at Northwestern, during which he set the Big Ten school's record for coaching victories (49). His mark there stood until last New Year's Day, when Northwestern won the Gator Bowl and allowed current Wildcats coach Pat Fitzgerald to win his 50th game.
And now -- in one of those romantic interfaces of lore and tradition that seem to occur only in college football -- Fitzgerald's next game is in Berkeley.
I've examined the football archives carefully. No coach has ever set a university's all-time winning record in one game, then coached his very next contest on a visiting campus where there's a monument to the coach who used to hold the record.
(Actually, I'm lying. I didn't check any archives. I just consulted with Cliff Clavin on the next bar stool, and we both agree that it must be true.)
Fitzgerald, reached by phone before a recent Northwestern practice, also was struck by the coincidence.
"I've studied Coach Waldorf, obviously," he said. "Quite frankly, it's a great honor to have passed his record. ... The success he had, it's up there on the Mount Rushmore of college football."
So does Fitzgerald plan to visit the Waldorf statue while he's in Berkeley?
"Is it close to the visiting locker room?" Fitzgerald asked. "This is my first time on that campus."
In truth, the statue is a few hundred yards away from the locker rooms, down in the faculty glade. That probably would have made Waldorf happy. He loved academics, made certain his players graduated (at a 90 percent rate, according to Pappy's Boys) and was a renowned Civil War buff. He established a similar standard at Northwestern, which to this day usually is among the national leaders in players' graduation rates.
Philosophical question to ponder: If the lips on Pappy's statue could speak, which team do you think he would root for this weekend?
"Oh, no question about it, he'd root for Cal," said Frank Brunk, who played on Waldorf's Rose Bowl teams in Berkeley. "I think he had a great affection for the university. I think this was a pretty important time in his life."
The statue might also root for revenge. Northwestern and Cal have met in football just once before -- at the 1949 Rose Bowl, when Waldorf and Cal lost 20-14 to his former Wildcats team. The game is remembered for several controversial plays, including a Northwestern touchdown that might have been a lost fumble by running back Art Murakowski before he crossed the goal line.
"We felt screwed," said Brunk, admitting he is still a little bitter. "A bunch of guys ran back to the bench and were angry about the call. Pappy just said: 'That was the call that was made, and we've got to play on.' That was Pappy."
Not that Waldorf was a mellow intellectual. He was regarded as an energetic innovator. In 1935, he was the first coach to have his defense shift before every play, in reaction to the offense's alignment. A year later, he unveiled a new unbalanced offensive line that is now recognized as the first slot formation, allowing four receivers to run downfield rather than two.
Ultimately, that's how Waldorf ended up in Berkeley. His success at Northwestern earned him a coaching invite to the 1936 East-West Shrine All-Star game in San Francisco, where he fell in love with the Bay Area and vowed to seriously consider any promising opportunity to coach here. Cal called Waldorf a decade later.
His fresh-idea reputation endures at both schools, however -- as evidenced by the answer Northwestern's Fitzgerald gave when I wondered about the one question he'd ask if he could go back in time and speak to Waldorf.
"Wow," Fitzgerald said, then paused to think. "I guess it would be: From a creativity standpoint, what gave you your inspiration? When you were making those innovations, what was the genesis? Because we have a lot of copycats in football right now, you know?"
Waldorf, who became the 49ers' director of college scouting after leaving Berkeley, retired in 1972 at age 70. He died in 1981. The rest is statuesque. Saturday night, if anyone on either team needs advice or strategy (or a limerick), Pappy is down there in the faculty glade, ready for kickoff.
Contact Mark Purdy at email@example.com.
Saturday's season opener
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Updated: June 29, 12:16 a.m. The Cleveland Cavaliers have traded their 24th pick (Jared Cunningham), 33rd pick (Bernard James) and 34th pick (Jae Crowder) to the Dallas Mavericks for Tyler Zellner.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (June 28, 2012) – "With the 33rd pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers select Bernard James of Florida State University," said NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver on Thursday evening. With those words, James' unlikely journey from high school dropout to military policeman to NBA draft pick, a story that includes a decorated two-year career at Tallahassee Community College, was complete.
The Cavaliers drafted James with the third pick of the second round, although it is believed James will soon become a Dallas Maverick, as a result of a trade between the two teams earlier in the evening.
James is the first former TCC Eagle to be selected in the NBA Draft.
A native of Savannah, Ga., James suited up for coach Eddie Barnes' Eagles from 2008-10. Following his two years at TCC, James moved down Pensacola Street and helped FSU to back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths and the 2012 ACC Tournament Championship.
After dropping out of Savannah's Windsor Forest High School, James earned a GED diploma, enlisted in the United States Air Force and was in basic training at age 17. His six-year stint in the Air Force included three 10-and-a-half month stays overseas, one of which was accompanied by a near death experience while guarding Iraqi detainees at what was once the largest U.S. military prison in Iraq.
While serving his country, James also reintroduced himself to the game of basketball. Though raw, his play began to catch the attention of Division I programs, including Florida State and head coach Leonard Hamilton.
First, however, James enrolled at Tallahassee Community College in August 2008, just one month after officially becoming a retired military officer. He stepped onto TCC's campus as a virtual unknown, outside of Barnes and Hamilton. By the time James graduated from Tallahassee in 2010, his unique story and on-the-court accomplishments were garnering national attention.
As a freshman, James averaged 12.7 points and 8.8 rebounds in 21 contests. He was even better in the rugged Panhandle Conference, posting 15.4 points and 11.2 rebounds per game. Those numbers earned him first-team All-Panhandle Conference honors by the league coaches and media while the latter also voted him Freshman of the Year.
James' success as a rookie led to a pair of preseason honors the following season. The National Junior College Athletic Association named him a second-team preseason All-American while the Sporting News tabbed him a second-team Super Sophomore.
James lived up to the hype, averaging a double-double, 14.2 points and 10.5 rebounds, in 31 games. He was again equally impressive during the 12-game league schedule, averaging 13.7 points and 11.4 rebounds and was a repeat first-team All-Panhandle Conference pick by the league coaches and media. He also earned All-Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA)/NJCAA Region VIII honors that season.
James' name dots the Tallahassee record books – he posted two of the ten best shooting percentages in school history, .627 (5th) as a freshman and .617 (8th) as a sophomore. Overall, his .624 field goal percentage is second only to Paul McPherson, who enjoyed a brief stint with the Phoenix Suns in 2000-01.
He also ended his Tallahassee career second all-time in rebounds (512) and blocks (131).
James' last game at TCC came in the 2010 FCSAA/NJCAA Region VIII Championship Game. Though he and his teammates fell one victory short of a trip to the NJCAA Tournament, his last game in an Eagle uniform was far from his last game in Tallahassee.
Having signed with Florida State during the 2009 fall signing period, James graduated from TCC in June 2010 then relocated – two miles away – to Florida State, where he continued to thrive.
James led the Seminoles in rebounds (201) and blocks (82) in 2010-11, helping them to a Sweet 16 berth. In 2011-12, he averaged 10.8 points and 8.1 rebounds, again leading the team in rebounds (283) and blocks (82).
During his college career, which spanned 121 games, James averaged 11.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks while shooting 62.5 percent from the floor.
Although not invited to the NBA Draft Green Room, James flew to Newark, N.J., for the event and was accompanied by seven family members. When his name was called, he took his rightful place on the stage next to Silver.
NBA, meet Bernard James!
"Any time you have a player that has the opportunity to be drafted, it's definitely something that your program, as a whole, is excited about. We consider ourselves to have a family atmosphere (at TCC) and try to develop individuals as a whole and not just as a basketball player. Bernard has made us very proud, not just because of the possibility of being drafted (into the NBA), but also the way he has carried himself as a student and as an individual. To see a young man who has served our country now be able to 'live the dream' is special, and we all wish him the best in the upcoming years as a player and as a person."
Eddie Barnes, head men's basketball coach, Tallahassee Community College
"Bernard was a rising sophomore during my first year (at TCC). I had heard the stories that surrounded him and was quite impressed without having ever met him. When I finally got the chance to meet and get to know Bernard, I quickly learned that his teammates respected him on a whole different level and that he was a proven leader. His actions spoke just as loud, if not louder, than his words. He has an unbelievable work ethic, the best I have ever seen throughout my coaching career. I have no doubt that his background, experiences and character will lead him to do great things in his future endeavors."
Daniel Batson, assistant men's basketball coach, Tallahassee Community College
"Bernard was one of the hardest-working and most humble individuals I've worked with during my tenure (at TCC). Although he had a ton of talent, he was always ready and willing to get in the gym and work. Having coached him for two years, then watching his two years at Florida State, you can see that he's improving every day but still hasn't hit his peak. He soaks everything up, just gets better and better and he'll have a great understanding of what he's being taught (in the NBA). I'm extremely happy for him and can't think of anyone who deserves the opportunity more than Bernard."
T.J. Braxton, assistant men's basketball coach, Tallahassee Community College
"Bernard epitomizes what it means to be a 'student-athlete' and is symbolic of our mission, both at Tallahassee Community College and in the National Junior College Athletic Association. He may have taken an unconventional route to reach this stage in life, both personally and professionally, but that's part of what makes Bernard such a compelling and likeable individual. He has used all of his life experiences to develop self-discipline, character and a work ethic that is unmatched by his peers. One thing I ask of our student-athletes is to be an ambassador for the College. Bernard honored that request during his two years with the Eagles and has continued to do so, even after graduating from Tallahassee Community College. This is a great moment for Bernard and his family, and I couldn't be happier for him."
Rob Chaney, athletic director, Tallahassee Community College
"Bernard is one of the great draft stories in years. Based on what I have seen and, more importantly, heard from others, his presence alone will make a team better. His play will make them tougher and smarter. This could become more than just a draft story."
Scott Howard-Cooper, NBA.com columnist
"I remember the first time I met 'BJ' - he had just driven in from California after his discharge from the Air Force. He was easy to engage in conversation, so we talked about being from Savannah, his military service and the fact that he was ready to get his college degree. What I didn't know that day is that I was, by his own admission, talking to someone who, just a few years earlier, was less comfortable in that setting. I saw many things in Bernard over the next two years, but two always stood out. First, he was someone who was comfortable in a conversation about current events with a 45-year old and the next minute could be equally as comfortable talking with his 19- and 20-year old teammates about the latest video game they were playing. The second thing that stood out was his laid back personality off the court, with a little dry humor. A couple of years ago, I had just purchased my first smart phone. BJ saw me and in mid conversation says, 'I see you finally made it to the 21th century,' and then went back to the conversation. He has a presence about himself that makes you want to sit down on the bench next to him and just talk."
Greg Rowland, color commentator, TCC Basketball
"Bernard, better known to us as BJ, depicts the ideal of what it means to be a student-athlete. His accomplishments in the classroom, as well as on the court, reflect his work ethic, commitment and ability to balance multiple responsibilities. He has demonstrated what life can be like when you focus on more than just immediate gratification. More importantly is who BJ is as a person—his personal character. His integrity, kindness, and maturity make him a role model for today's young people. Because of him, I just might become a fan of the NBA! I definitely will watch him every chance I get."
Sheri Rowland, Dean of Enrollment Management, Tallahassee Community College


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This week (download here), the Geeks are happy to have on Andy Bellatti (@andybellatti), a nutrionist/blogger getting ready to take his Registered Dietitian's exam. You can find his blog, Small Bites, on AndyBellatti.com. We look to answer some of our questions (as well as your's).
One recommendation Andy had for Raymond a chocolate pudding/mousse recipe, as well as healthy oils, nuts, and liquid calories. The recipe: 1 Avocado, 2 Bananas, 1 Pitted Date, 3-6 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder, 2-3 tbsp of water, pinch of salt, 1-2 tbsp of vanilla extract, and 1-2 tbsp of Coconut Oil (optional). Blend and enjoy.
Andy recommends coconut water for electrolyte replenishment (versus Gatorade), dates while on the run (versus gels), and of course water for rehydrating every 20-25 minutes of strenuous activity.
Amanda's question of post-run (or post-exercise) meal to replenish glycogen stores, Andy recommends 3 or 4-1 carbs to proteins (60g of carbs with 15g of protein). This would include peanut butter and jelly sandwich or tuna sandwich. Her question about how to calculate calories to maintain, lose or gain weight with exercise: 25 calories per kilogram for maintenance, 20 calories per kilogram for losing, and 30-35 calories per kilogram for gaining (or maintaining if exercising frequency). Definitely keep a food diary to keep track of what you eat during the day (MyFitnessPal, SparkPeople, DailyBurn).
Leeanne Field asked about chia seeds. Andy likes chia seeds (high in Omega-3s, ALAs, fiber, and phytonutrients). But 1 tbsp of chia seeds has 4g of fat and 4g of fiber. This may not be the best thing for running. On the other hand, Andy recommends caffeine (coffee, maca, yerba mate) one hour before the activity.
Bill Lynn asks about running being a weight control versus a weight loss activity. Jason describes the insatiable hunger that follows long runs during training. Andy points out that weight training will actually trigger a metabolic increase due to muscle growth being stimulated.
Jason Smith asks about low carb diets and endurance training. Would ketosis help fight the bonk? Andy definitely recommends against it. Carbs are needed for refueling and prefueling.
Jerry Romero Carb-loading (upping your diet to 60-70% carbs while tapering) is recommended, but watch your fat and protein intake while doing it. 3 hours before, aim for low fat, low fiber, low sugar, high carb meal. Protein is necessary, though.
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You can listen to Jason chat with Kelowna Gurl, Dr. Lam, and Gordon on RunTriChat Episode #4.
To get ahold of Andy, you can find him at Small Bites, on Twitter @AndyBellatti, or search "Andy Bellatti's Small Bites" on Facebook.
Until next time, leave feedback on iTunes, email questions and comments to feedback [at] GeeksInRunningShoes [dot] com or just 'like us' on facebook! Also follow us on Twitter, Jason (@guttocutwl) and Ray (@adeyemiking).


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How to Use BLINK
BLINK is an online catalog that provides information about the books, media programs, and periodical subscriptions owned by the Johnnie Mae Berry Library. From the Library page on the Cincinnati State website, click on BLINK.
How to Search
There are a number of ways to search for information. When you click on BLINK, the screen will automatically be set for a "keyword" search. This is the broadest possible search. It will look for the words you type as author, title, or subject. It will also look for your words in descriptions and table of contents, so you will find some items that have just a chapter or section on your topic.
If you are look for a particular author or title, or if you want to search subject headings to find books primarily about your topic, click a button to choose one of these searches. Each screen will give you additional instructions, and give examples. You do not need to use capital letters to search. In fact, when you are searching online databases, frequently small letters are a better way to search.
When you find the record for a book or other item in BLINK, notice that you get the location, call number and status of the item. If the item is not available for check out, or if the Library doesn't have the item you are looking for, click on the "Search OhioLINK" button at the top of the screen and you will automatically look for your item at other libraries throughout Ohio. When you find the record for the item you would like, click the link to "Request this item" and you'll ask to borrow things from other libraries.
BLINK contains excellent Help screens, accessed by clicking the "Help" button at the top of the screen.
Your Library Record
You can look at your own Library record by clicking the "My Account" button at the top of the screen. Through "My Account," you can see lists of items checked out and their due dates, see if your OhioLINK Books have arrived from the other libraries, and request renewals of items you'd like to keep longer. You can request that the computer keep a record of the books you checked out (this information will be available only to you; other people will not be able to access it) or to alert you when the Library receives new books on your subject.


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When Women Rank High, Firms Profit
Last year, Professor David Gaddis Ross began investigating a phenomenon that has long puzzled both economists and politicians: women have been very successful at entering the professional business workforce, but not at senior management levels. According to the Standard & Poor's ExecuComp database, less than one-third of the largest 1,500 U.S. firms in 2006 could count at least one woman on their senior management teams.
When it comes to chief executives, the numbers are even more discouraging: only 2.5 percent of these 1,500 firms had a woman CEO. In 2006, 12 women were running Fortune 500 companies — and that was a record, up from just 1 in 1996. (The leader in this elite group is Angela Brady, the CEO of health-benefits firm WellPoint, ranked 35th on the Fortune 500 and the largest U.S. company headed by a woman.)
These statistics seem stark, yet few studies have focused on the relationship between the percentage of women in a firm's senior management and the firm's economic success. "We're not trying to explain why there might or might not be a glass ceiling," explains Ross, who worked with Cristian Dezsö of the University of Maryland. "Rather, we're looking at whether companies with a higher level of female participation do better and, if so, why."
Many studies contend that there is a so-called female management style — and that it is, in fact, more effective than the management style associated with men. Women tend to manage in a more participatory manner, compared with a more hierarchical approach used by men. Research has also shown that including women on a senior management team adds to the diversity of perspectives, life experiences and problem-solving skills, all of which can contribute to a firm's financial success.
Other studies have argued that a female management style isn't necessarily welcome at the CEO level, where an autocratic approach is often expected. Perception, accurate or not, is also an issue; a woman may be seen as not aggressive enough to hold a firm's top position. And some experts say diversity hinders decision making because it can lead to internal strife.
Another problem is that men tend to be judged more favorably in jobs that are typically held by men. With CEO positions overwhelmingly filled by men, a woman executive may start out at a disadvantage. These factors make it difficult to assess whether the female participation rate, as the researchers put it, is related to a firm's bottom line.
To investigate the connection between women senior managers and firm performance, Ross and Dezsö examined such performance metrics as the market-to-book ratio, return on assets, return on equity and annual sales growth from 1992 to 2006 for the largest 1,500 U.S. firms. The researchers analyzed the relationship between these measures and the percentage of women in senior management positions up to, but not including, the CEO level. Separately, they studied these performance measures in firms that had female CEOs.
Their findings showed that having a higher percentage of women in senior management positions up to the CEO level — in most cases, just having a single female — is positively associated with better firm performance. For companies with a female CEO, however, the association with firm performance is neutral or negative. This suggests that female senior managers do add value to their firms but that whatever special qualities female managers may have are neutralized by the unique attributes of the CEO position.
Investigating further, the researchers examined what types of firms benefit from the female participation effect, or the percentage of women in senior management positions below the CEO level. Their study showed that female managers are most effective at firms with a strong emphasis on research and development. "The positive impact is found in firms that are involved with innovation, where a democratic and participatory approach to management is known to be important," Ross says. "And that's consistent with the notion of a female management style."
Overall, the data suggest that firms that promote women to senior management positions enjoy economically superior performance because of the complementary set of interpersonal management skills related to inclusiveness and the encouragement of employee voices that women bring to the table. As Ross says, "That's precisely what many feminists and others have argued for years."
David Gaddis Ross is assistant professor of management at Columbia Business School.
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Carolina Ace Hardware
will celebrate its fifth anniversary May 4 at the Greenville Highway location in Hendersonville. The 21,000-squarefoot store opened in the spring of 2008.
Today, the store is the highest volume Ace store in the region, according to a Carolina Ace Hardware news release.
Carolina Ace features specialty departments, including a greenhouse, wild bird center, weather center, coffee shop, grill zone, gift shop, garden decor store, patio furniture center, the world's numberone rated paint, ECHO power equipment, Big Green Egg, Craftsman Tools and much more.
Come celebrate and enjoy 20 percent off retail on your entire purchase and get a free hot dog and soda from noon to 2 p.m.
Joey's New York Bagels
will now be open on Sundays. The breakfast shop, coffee shop and bagel store is at 1500 Haywood Road in Hendersonville.
They also serve Boar's Head meats, New York hard rolls, cheeses, salads and wraps.
Owner Joe Scarlata opened Joey's Bagels in August 2011.
It is open 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. The phone number is 828-692-1220.
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Wilmington Trap Stars: A Street Art Exhibition
Join us for two Free Art Salad Talks with topics related to Wilmington Trap Stars: A Street Art Exhibition.
Please join us for Wilmington Trap Stars: A Street Art Festival on April 4th and 5th, 2014
A reception will be held in the DCCA Lobby on Friday, April 4, 2014 from 5:45-7:00 p.m. followed by a music, theater, spoken word, and rap program from 7:00-9:00 pm during Art on the Town opening. Wilmington Trap Stars exhibiting artist and Distinguished Keynote speaker Michelle Angela Ortiz will be presenting and fielding questions in the DCCA Auditorium from 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm Saturday April 5, 2014. Both events are FREE and open to the public.
View a schedule of events here.
Many thanks to our collaborators on this project:
Wilmington Trap Stars is a major community arts collaboration between the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, University of Delaware's Department of Black American Studies, Christina Cultural Arts Center, The Creative Vision Factory, and Barry's Events. This exhibition was initiated by Dr. Yasser Payne, Professor of Black American Studies at the University of Delaware, and organized by Gretchen Hupfel Curator Maiza Hixson, Chief Curator of the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts with Executive Director of the Christina Cultural Arts Center Raye Jones Avery, and Executive Director of the Creative Vision Factory Michael Kalmbach, and Folk Art Collector Barry Schlecker of Barry's Events. This arts-for-social justice exhibition features over one hundred artworks that creatively examine structural inequality and its correlation with physical violence in Wilmington.
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Minnesota's first fall color report of the season is out.
The Department of Natural Resources posted its online report, which shows the most advanced color changes, at 10 percent to 25 percent of peak color, over swaths of northeast, north-central, east-central and south-central Minnesota. The DNR plans to update it by noon every Thursday.
The weekly reports at www.dnr.state.mn.us/fallcolors show percentage of color change, peak color projections, flowers and grasses in bloom, and three parks designated as "hot picks" of the week. This week's picks are Buffalo River and Glendalough state parks in western Minnesota and Judge C.R. Magney State Park in far northeastern Minnesota.
The DNR also offers fall colors "to go" on a mobile website designed for smartphones and tablets.
Fall colors typically peak between mid-September and early October in the northern third of Minnesota, between late September and early October in the central third, and between late September and mid-October in the southern third, including the Twin Cities.
Staffers at Minnesota's state parks and trails have planned a variety of family-oriented special programs and events to coincide with their projected peak color times.
Minnesota DNR fall colors main site: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fallcolors


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PHOENIX -- Despite the departures of All-Star closer Grant Balfour and ace starter Bartolo Colon, the A's head into spring training believing they are a deeper, stronger team than the one whose season ended in Detroit in the playoffs last October.
Much will depend on the men replacing Balfour and Colon -- new closer Jim Johnson and left-handed starter Scott Kazmir.
More than that, however, the A's are looking at two players who didn't have great seasons last year -- left fielder Yoenis Cespedes and right fielder Josh Reddick. If they play back to their 2012 form, it may not matter what the rest of the teams in the A.L. West did to try and overtake the two-time defending champions.
All four division opponents have worked hard at closing the gap between themselves and the A's, who finished 51/2 games ahead of the runner-up Texas Rangers and at least 18 games in front of everyone else.
The Rangers have retooled by padding their payroll with the additions of slugger Prince Fielder and on-base machine Shin-Soo Choo.
The Los Angeles Angels decided that subtlety was the way to go after the offseason signings of high profile stars Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton the previous two years.
The Seattle Mariners brought in Robinson Cano with the biggest contract in franchise history and have added closer Fernando Rodney.
Even the Houston Astros should be improved with the additions on center fielder Dexter Fowler and starting pitcher Scott Feldman.
The A's do have questions heading into spring training. Here are five of the most pressing:
Though the A's have won the past two A.L. West titles, they've been basically second-half teams, particularly on offense. In 2012 they averaged 3.71 runs per game before the All-Star break and 5.18 after. The difference wasn't quite as pronounced last season, but the A's still went from 4.52 runs per game in the first half to 5.04 afterward. This would be easier to explain if the A's played their home games in a warm-weather city, where the second-half heat could help the hitters, but that's not the case. Manager Bob Melvin and general manager Billy Beane will be looking for increased production from the hitters early in the season.
As much as any one facet of the game, the 'pen has been the backbone of the club the past two years. That's been good enough to get the A's to the playoffs, but not out of the first round. The starters, the defense and the hitters will need to rise to the challenge for Oakland to get deeper into the postseason. As for the bullpen itself, it's been reworked with the additions of Johnson and quality setup men in Luke Gregerson and Eric O'Flaherty. With holdovers Ryan Cook, Sean Doolittle and Dan Otero, the A's go into the 2014 season with perhaps the deepest bullpen in the big leagues even after the departures of Balfour and Jerry Blevins.
Josh Donaldson will be at third base and Jed Lowrie is the shortstop. Beyond that, the A's will wait for spring training to play itself out. Eric Sogard was the primary second baseman last year, playing in 113 games (98 starts) at the position. But the addition of Alberto Callaspo at midseason means there will be competition at second, especially since Callaspo had a big winter playing second in Venezuela. The A's say Callaspo could get some time at first base, but that position is packed. Brandon Moss, who hit 30 homers, is back, and defensive specialist and on-base machine Daric Barton is pressing to start there. Both hit left-handed, which means there should be room for Nate Freiman, the first baseman from the right side.
No starting pitcher on the A's roster has ever won more than 14 games in a season. Four have won 13 at least once, and five of the six top contenders have won 10 games at least once. A.J. Griffin (14), Jarrod Parker (12), Tommy Milone (12), Scott Kazmir (10) and Dan Straily (10) all reached double figures last year. Sonny Gray won five but had another 10 wins in the minors. Even with Colon's 18 wins and 2.65 ERA gone to the New York Mets, the returning A's starters went 63-47 last year. The key will be what infusion Kazmir can inject. A one-time rising star, he'd fallen off the radar until rediscovering his mid-90s fastball in the second half of last season with Cleveland. In his last 18 starts, he went 7-5 with a 3.06 ERA and struck out 107 in 103 innings.
Seth Smith, who was traded to San Diego for Gregerson, was the D.H. in 46 games last season -- more than any other A's player -- but 70 percent of the D.H. at-bats still went elsewhere. Spring training in large part will be about settling on a D.H. platoon. Oakland management could choose Moss to D.H., leaving the glove and on-base abilities of Barton to play first base in a platoon with Freiman. At the same time, there are four catchers in camp, and one way to make the most of them would be to have on-base specialist John Jaso D.H., leaving Stephen Vogt and Derek Norris to catch. The latter would probably be the best way to go, but heading into camp, Oakland seems to be leaning toward Moss as the D.H.
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Insider at blogs.ibabuzz.com/athletics. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JHickey3.
and catchers report: Friday
season opener: March 31 vs. Cleveland
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Definition of perpetual in English:
1Never ending or changing: deep caves in perpetual darkness
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- His subjects were taught that he created the dawn of each new day, so that his death in 1994 provoked fear of perpetual darkness.
- Some labor under the delusion that Alaska is smitten with almost perpetual darkness in winter and never ending light in the summer.
- Sontag saw the consequence of living in this perpetual state of fear as 'an unparalleled violence that is being done to our sense of reality, our humanity'.
everlasting, never-ending, eternal, permanent, unending, endless, without end, lasting, long-lasting, constant, abiding, enduring, perennial, timeless, ageless, deathless, undying, immortal;
unfailing, unchanging, never-changing, changeless, unfading
rare sempiternal, perdurable
constant, permanent, uninterrupted, continuous, unremitting, unending, unceasing, persistent, unbroken
1.1 [attributive] Denoting a position, job, or trophy held for life rather than a limited period, or the person holding it: a perpetual secretary of the society
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- Their intention is, to crush all opposition, to their personal, perpetual world rule.
- According to Clark, an unrestricted market with absolute and perpetual land titles is sufficient to allocate land efficiently and distribute rent fairly.
- The ladies Cup, for which yachts competed at Rosses Point at the weekend is reputed to be the oldest perpetual trophy in the world for which sailors still compete.
1.2(Of an investment) having no fixed maturity date; irredeemable: a perpetual bond
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- Indeed banks issue perpetual bonds that have no maturity date.
- In valuing equation, i should be the U.S. government perpetual bond yield representing the risk free rate for an infinite time horizon.
- Those bonds issued by building societies that subsequently floated on the stock market are referred to as perpetual subordinated bonds (PSBs).
2Occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted: their perpetual money worries
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- Now he took his anger out on all three of them, including Summer, whose poor grades and frequent partying were perpetual sources of disappointment.
- Many of the small and shrinking group of health researchers in Pakistan work in a state of perpetual despondency, frequently with little access to policymakers and planners.
- Meanwhile, there remained that perpetual money question.
interminable, incessant, ceaseless, endless, without respite, relentless, unrelenting, persistent, continual, continuous, nonstop, never-ending, recurrent, repeated, unremitting, sustained, around/round-the-clock, chronic, unabating
informal eternal
2.1(Of a plant) blooming or fruiting several times in one season: he grows perpetual carnations
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- He grows perpetual carnations, a laborious and painstaking business, putting a collar on each one to prevent it from splitting before a show.
Middle English: from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis, from perpetuus 'continuing throughout', from perpes, perpet- 'continuous'.
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VAIL, Colorado - Yellowbelly, described in a release as a "quick, casual chicken restaurant," will open in early November in the former Taco Bell space in the West Vail Mall.
"Our focus will be rotisserie and fried chicken with fresh side dishes," owner Barry Davis said. "We like this location because it is visible from Interstate 70 and has easy access for locals as well as vacationers and those traveling through."
Davis has been in the hospitality business for the past 20 years, most recently as the manager of Bol in Vail Village, where he worked with chef Eric Wuppermann. Davis and Wuppermann teamed up with Michael Friedberg, an entrepreneur and former member of the U.S. Ski Team. About a year ago the partners decided to create a new and chicken restaurant.
"There are many variations on the pizza and burger theme and we wanted to bring some fresh and creative ideas to the chicken concept," Davis said.
"We will be using as much Colorado product as possible, our batter will be gluten free, and we'll have a full complement of beer and wine choices," Davis said.
Yellowbelly restaurant can be found at www.facebook.com.


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Goldman Sachs: 2013 Is All About Growth
Following a last minute deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, U.S. stocks kicked off the year's trading with the biggest gain since December 2011. London's FTSE 100 closed above the magic 6000 level Wednesday for the first time since July 2011. Records were also broken in Asia: Hong Kong's Hang Seng index hit a 19-month high.
U.S. budget deal aside, the move into stocks and unloved sectors in January is not unusual. According to a Goldman Sachs strategy note, for the last two years the new year has heralded a sharp rotation, with investors shifting into "cyclical" stocks–those areas sensitive to political and economic fluctuations–and financials, after poor performances in previous months.
But in contrast to 2012 and 2011, investors will behave differently at the start of 2013 according to Goldman Sachs. The desire for equities and particularly unloved areas had already been witnessed before the close of 2012, its analysts said. The aggressive promises last September by the European Central Bank to do "whatever it takes" to safeguard the euro had spurred a move into areas such as banking stocks and financials and away from fixed income.
So, Goldman Sachs is instead looking at growth. It expects economic momentum to be the strongest driver for January 2013.
GS analysts said:
"The latest reading of our Global Leading Indicator shows continued expansion and the deal on the fiscal cliff should mean no imminent danger of recession in the U.S. On balance, this supports continued outperformance of financials and cyclicals into the new year."
Indeed, yesterday the European Stoxx 600 banks index soared 3.2%.
In addition, Goldman Sachs said market volumes will pick up in January. "This will be even more crucial this year given the weakness in European market activity over the last 12 months," the bank noted.
Deutsche Bank has a similar growth view, specifically with regards the U.K.'s FTSE 100 index.
Meanwhile, Russ Koesterich, BlackRock's chief investment strategist is bracing for a period of volatility as negotiations in Washington on the U.S. budget continue. "While higher volatility should present buying opportunities for those with longer time horizons, investors should be prepared for a bumpier ride in 2013, at least until Washington produces a more definitive, longer-term agreement," said BlackRock's strategy note.
Mr. Koesterich is less convinced about growth in the U.S., warning that in the short term, depressed U.S. consumer spending following higher payroll taxes could be a drag on the economy. "We believe global growth (including emerging markets growth) will surpass growth levels in the United States, implying that companies with greater exposure to the global economy should outperform. This suggests a higher allocation to large- and mega-cap companies, which are generally less sensitive to domestic growth," he said.
Overall though, it looks like it's onward and upward for equities. Shout it from the roof tops. They're back.
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Skaters each year hope to experience the thrill of ice underneath a full moon. Last winter, the Tahoe area had great conditions for two separate full moons.
Winter 2011-12 had the best outdoor ice skating conditions the Sierra Nevada has had in at least a decade. South Lake Tahoe resident Gary Cross said he skated nearly "every day for two months. It was the best game in town."
The formula for a great skate is pretty simple: A long cold snap and not much snow.
"You don't want those intermittent warm periods," said Jan Null, a meteorologist with Golden Gate Weather Services. "Ice forms during the nighttime hours. In the daytime you don't want to get very far above freezing. You want nice layers to form rather than a significant melt in between so then you get fractured ice and all sorts of stuff like that. You want an extended cold period. That's probably the biggest thing."
The lack of snow kept open Tioga Pass, the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park, in the early winter, and Cross had an epic, full moon experience on Tioga Lake 28 days after skating under the full moon at Baron Lake.
"Watching the sunset, I said it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen, then the moon rose over the lake," Cross said.
Christmas Valley's John Hirschfield was raised in San Francisco and learned to skate as an adult after his boss, Dr. Terrence Orr, rented the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena for a night for his employees.
"Most of us had never played before," said Hirschfield, who soon after joined the city recreation hockey league. "I immediately went out and bought gear and took some lessons."
He ventured outdoors to skate three years ago during the one week when conditions were good. He went a couple of times two years ago, and then came 2011-12.
"We just went nuts with it," he said.
"What was unusual about last year is we didn't have wind," said Chris Proctor, who grew up in Indiana and began playing hockey at age 35. "I have never seen outdoor ice that smooth. Usually there are ripples and uneven surfaces and frozen debris." Proctor was skeptical when Hirschfield suggested they take their hockey nets, barbecue grill and families to skate at Grass Lake off of Luther Pass. The conditions were perfect and again the day was a winter highlight.
"It got to the point where we didn't even want it to snow," said Hirschfield, who also skis, snowboards and last year took advantage of the conditions to do some human curling.
"I sent my daughter and her friend (in a chair) the whole length of Lilly Lake," he said. "The kids loved it. ... They don't like going to the rink that much because they've gotten so spoiled outside."
Outdoor skaters need to take safety precautions. Backcountry ice skating is not advised by the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
"I know that people do it," spokeswoman Lisa Herron told the Tahoe Daily Tribune last winter. "We don't recommend it because it's very dangerous."
Cross said ice should be at least 2 1/2 inches thick before it can safely hold a person. He carries an ice pick around his neck and carries a kayak throw bag with a 50-foot rope.
"Just like backcountry skiing, you are in charge of your own rescue," Cross said. "You definitely want to have rescue equipment. ... You want to go in the morning before 10 a.m. Something that is safe at 6 in the morning is not safe at 2 in the afternoon."
Cross listed some of the lakes he skated last year: Kirkwood, Baron, Caples, Tioga, Silver, Immigrant, Roundtop, Woods, Fourth of July, Eagle and Lilly.
Bill Martin, chief meteorologist at Oakland's KTVU-TV, said he skated at a lake near Squaw Valley last New Year's Eve when the conditions were as good as they were about a decade earlier when he skated at Donner Lake. Both winters were La Nina seasons.
"Typically (La Nina) means more of your storms will be derived from the high latitudes, Canada," Martin said. "So it's a higher, colder air mass, especially early in the year. When you have that kind of pattern it sets you up for ridiculously cold nights. There's very little moisture in the air."
Martin said to expect a more typical weather pattern this winter.
"You get more wet storms with midlatitude air mass - they are coming off the water," he said. "The strength of that El Nino is yet to be seen but this year it's (setting up) to not be an incredibly great pond skating season."
Regardless, outdoor skaters shouldn't be shut out this winter.
"If you are willing to travel, there's always somewhere where the wind blows just right and keeps the snow off of it," Hirschfield said.
"Two winters ago when we had that huge winter, Cascade Lake wasn't holding snow and there were hockey games out there until the end of February. So it's almost always there. Sometimes you have to work for it."


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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 7:27 pm
Post subject: Vitamin Inquiry.
Hello everyone!
My husband and I are currently TTC. Only on month two but with all of the reading and research i've been doing I'm noticing a lot of do this don't do that when it comes to vitamins (much more of the do this of course). Currently I am taking folic acid and a vitamin B12. Is there anything else I should be taking to increase the chances of a healthy baby (*soon I hope!*).
Thank you so much in advanced
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:52 am
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You don't even need to avoid Vit A its just large doses of one type (retinol )which comes from animal products that you should avoid, you need it in the form of caratenoids that come from fruit and veg and its important for embryonic growth, beta carotene is the best source
The easiest way is to take a specific pregnancy or conception multi vit though as they're already formulated with pregnancy in mind , the supermarket own brands are much cheaper than the big brands and often have exactly the same content and come in ones for men and women . Zinc and selenium are good for eggs and sperm so if the vits don't have those I'd get supplements (tesco and asda both sell them ) Good luck trying xx
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:53 pm
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This is all such great information I really appreciate everyone jumping in. We want it to be a surprise to everyone at home so we really don't have many people we can talk to about this and with the excitement I feel like I constantly have a million questions buzzing around in my mind all day long. Back to the original reason for posting I assume that if I purchase the conception vits once I do fall pregnant (**) I would switch to is it prenatal vits or would I just continue out until they are all gone then switch? (I hope that makes sense).


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Abe Froman wrote:bodybags sarg i think jay is still looking for his first points
all i can say is i'm glad we didnt play singles or we'd still be out there.
WC crew: the course looks amazing!!!! its been a while since i've been out there and am flabbergasted by how well maintained and cared for your course looks every time i go out there. love the colored washers for pin location. 14 threw us off, didnt realize you added the short spot for winter play but a great idea nontheless. keep up the good work.
p.s. what happened to the owl on 13?
Someone knocked it off the tree before the storm got the tree. Bitchn might still have whats left of it.


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I came home to find the box of Sony goodies at my front door tonight. Sure beats anything I ever got trick or treating on Halloween
My job now is to capture as much stuff on film as possible during my travels. So over the next few months I will be traveling from New York to Toronto, Washington DC, Hong Kong, London, Chile and Whislter! Is there anything you have you ever wanted to see in any of those places? Let me know I will do my best to snap the shots and video and post them right here! And even better you will know exactly where I took the pics because the nifty gps unit will record it on a map!
In an attempt to push the boundries I will also be attempting to train a carrier pigeon to fly about with this stuff and take aerial pictures too. Not sure how it's going to turn out but here's to trying...
Sony asked me to become a brand ambassador for their new camera GPS system. So here you can and see what I've seen and where I've seen it. Things to look out for in the coming months:
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The Arts at the Capitol Theater open house for prospective students will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 18 at EASTCONN's Capitol Theater, 896 Main St., Willimantic.
The presentations will include Arts at the Capitol Theater student performances, a Q-&-A panel discussion and a display of student work. Arts at the Capitol Theater offers students in grades nine through 12 a full-day high school program that focuses on core academic curriculum and different arts disciplines.
For an application, visit eastconn.org. For more information, contact Arts at the Capitol Theater principal Tracy Goodell Pelletier at (860) 465-5636 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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ORINDA -- During her first serious attempt at creating art, Lois Reynolds Mead couldn't help but send in the clowns.
Reynolds Mead grew up in Pasadena going to the circus with her artist father, Charles "Chang" Reynolds, who loved to sketch circus animals. He also had an affinity for clowns, which showed up in his drawings and paintings. More than a generation later, Reynolds' daughter created ceramic clowns, an homage to her father who died in 1987.
This month, the Orinda Library Gallery presents a father-daughter art show featuring Reynolds' drawings and paintings along with Reynolds Mead's own collages and ceramics. The show not only links two generations of artwork created by members of the same family but also highlights the differences -- and similarities -- between how art was produced then and now, said Reynolds Mead.
"My dad used a sketchbook to record his favorite subjects, and now I'm using an iPhone to record mine," she said.
Wherever her father went, he always carried his sketchbook. Reynolds Mead said that while other students sketched models in life-drawing classes her father took when he was a young man, he could be found at the local zoo sketching the animals. His favorite was an elephant named "Chang" and soon his friends started calling him Chang, a nickname he kept for the rest of his life.
"He was chronicling animals and performers he liked and didn't use his camera," said Reynolds Mead. "He used his sketchbook as part of his mental training to see if he could capture a pose before the animal moved."
All of Reynolds' paintings on display at the Orinda Library Gallery are part of his daughter's personal collection, which normally hangs on the walls of her Orinda home. She grew up in an artistic family -- her father painted and displayed art regularly as her mother ran a ballet school -- so Reynolds Mead took up ceramics and later collage.
She remembers the days her father created art studio space in their 1950s ranch house's "breakfast room."
"He had a lithograph press in the garage and it would be a grand production when he was ready to print," she said.
But while her father once taught art in a junior high school and Reynolds Mead taught art for 13 years at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School, the similarities end there.
"Because I taught art for so long, I know sketching on paper can be difficult," she said. "My father used to say to me that art was a matter of hard work and practicing. I didn't develop my artistic side until after I left home because I was intimidated by how good my father's art was. I had to find my own path."
Her father's paintings show an art technique he devised called "acrylic ink dry brush," on paper. In addition to clowns, Reynolds' work shows his devotion to capturing wildlife. Reynolds Mead recalls visiting the condors at the Los Angeles Zoo with her father, an Audubon Society member, who painted the condors, as well as other wildlife.
The iPhone has been the ultimate art tool for Reynolds Mead, in the same way the sketchbook was to her father. When Reynolds Mead was in charge of the middle school's yearbook the last few years before she retired, she said she immersed herself in photography and got acquainted with the iPhone really well. She recently took her iPhone with her on trips to Italy and Paris where she took dozens of images that she's included in her collages.
Chris Cozen, Reynolds Mead's friend for 30 years, knows what it's like to grow up with an artistic legacy.
"Lois and I were both fortunate to have fathers who viewed the world through an artistic eye," Cozen said. "From a very young age, our sensibilities were honed to take in details, look at nuance and articulate what we saw. When Lois and I met, we found we spoke the same language. It was only natural that we became friends. When you share time and space with creative people your own sense of seeing the world expands. Lois and I have bounced creative ideas off each other for so long that even if we don't see each other often, we can pick up right where we left off the last time."
WHEN: Through January
WHERE: Orinda Library Gallery
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A conversation with respected salsero José Alberto
An Uptempo Talk with
José Alberto "El Canario"
by John Child (
John Child managed to pin down José "El Canario" Alberto for a quick chat back stage after his exciting performances at the Salsa 2000 festival on July 16th 2000, the biggest salsa event the UK has seen to date. Talking at a pace that seemed faster than the merengue he had just performed on stage, José spoke to John about his career and his forthcoming live reunion recording with
Típica 73
at New York City's Copacabana on October 3rd 2000, which will also feature Alfredo de la Fé. (Also see the companion interview with
Alfredo de la Fé
John I. Child (JIC):
Tell me about your forthcoming production?
José Alberto (JA):
We're going to be doing this live recording, a reunion recording with Típica 73 after 20 years. So we're going to do a live recording on October 3rd 2000 at the Copacabana nightclub in Manhattan. A couple of the members are no longer active, so we're going to have Mario Rivera, Leopoldo Pineda, Nelson González, Alfredo de la Fé, Nicky Marrero, Johnny "Dandy" Rodríguez, Sonny Bravo and Cachete Maldonado. Those were the ones that were with Típica. Plus we'll have other guests at the José Alberto and Típica 73 reunion.
Is it actually going to be under the banner of José Alberto and Típica 73?
You're going to use the name Típica 73?
Yes, I am. I just finished doing a song as a guest with Plena Libre. In their new album which is going to be released in a couple of weeks. We are also preparing a project, I believe it's going to be for next year, a Latin tribute to Bob Marley.
I'm the guy who has written biographies on you for encyclopedias. Could you tell me about something about your beginnings.
I was born in the Dominican Republic, as you know. My parents brought me down to Puerto Rico where I studied at a military academy. Then they took me over to New York, where I finished my high school and everything. That's where I really got involved in music.
Not until New York.
In New York, yes.
Not previously?
No, no, no. In Puerto Rico I was in the military academy, and I was studying music there. But I really started in New York as a musician. I started as a drummer in rock 'n' roll. Then I started going into Latin percussion and stuff like that. Getting involved with the Latin scene, and playing with little groups here and there.
Can you remember any names?
Chorolo y su Combo, Sonora del Caribe; but my first professional step was with the César Nicolas orchestra. I recorded a 45, which I don't have, with him back in '74. In 1975 I recorded my first album with Tito Rodríguez Jr..
(1976 on TR).
Then in 1977 I became part of Típica 73 when I did my first album with them:
Salsa Encendida
(1978 on Inca).
Those were quite big breaks for you to get. Not only with Típica, but to go in straight away to be a lead singer with Tito Rodríguez Jr..
Incredible, yes. There was like a little intermission between Tito and Típica. I was like in the air, playing here and there with little bands, and then came the opportunity of Típica 73. It was Adalberto Santiago who spoke to me. He said: "You know what? Azuquita has left Típica 73. They are looking for a singer." So I called Sonny, and he told me to come over and do one gig. I came over and did the gig, and they really liked it. So they said: "We're interested, but we can't pay you much money. We can only pay you $25." I said: 'It's not much, but I'll take it.' I started October 3rd, 1977, at the Corso nightclub at 10 o'clock at night.
October 3rd, which is ironic because isn't that the date when you're going to be doing the Copacabana gig?
Wow! What a coincidence! Oh my God! I hadn't even thought about that. Holy God! That's going to be 23 years!
That's spooky isn't it?
Wow! What a coincidence!
So you can make something out of that.
Yeah, wow! You've hit the ball. That's a coincidence. Look at that! October the 3rd. Because we were going to do it on the 26th (September), but Sonny Bravo and Johnny, they can't make it because they are going to be doing some gig with the Tito Puente orchestra. So they said let's do it the following week, October the 3rd 2000, and I started off on that day in 1977. Wow!
Right. So going back to your debut album with Típica 73. Although Azuquita is on half of it and you're on the other half, had he already left the band?
Azuquita did the first album with me. After all the incidents that they had with the orchestra: first Adalberto left; the band broke up; they made another band with Tito Allen; then Tito Allen leaves; then they bring Azuquita. So they said, "From now on we're going to have two singers, that way we don't get strangled." So from there on they had two singers: Azuquita and me.
So you actually performed live together?
Oh yes, yes. Then in February, Azuquita leaves to stay in Paris. So after that I was left as the lead singer, but there were other lead singers coming in like Tempo Alomar, Rafael de Jesús and Lalo Rodríguez. But none of them stayed in the band, so I was the main one. Then we did that album in Cuba.
Intercambio Cultural
(1979 on Fania).
Intercambio Cultural
back in '78, being the first US-based salsa orchestra to record in Cuba under the Fidel Castro government. Then we did another one,
(1980 on Fania), then we did
Into The 80s
(1981 on Fania), that was the last album I did with Típica. Then I signed a contract with Audiorama Records. I came out as a soloist with my own orchestra back in 1983. It was June 16th 1983 at Club Broadway, and Ralph Mercado was managing me. He didn't have a record label at that time. So I did three albums with Sono Max:
Canta Canario
(1985), which is when they titled me El Canario, and then
Latino Style
Alfredo de la Fé was telling me recently about how appearing in Cuba tainted Típica 73, and was the key factor in the demise of the band.
Yes it was. It was because we were the first. After we came back to New York after recording and playing in Cuba, it was a disaster. Most of the club owners didn't want to hire us, the radio didn't want to play the records. So things started to fall down. I left the band because I could see it was coming down. I didn't want to come down with them, so I decided I'd leave the band, and I started my new stuff. I left the band December 31st of '82, and in February '83 I was in the studio. I was recording already, signed by Audiorama. My album came out on June 16th. So it was real fast. I didn't waste no time. After I left, Típica lasted for another year. Tito Allen came back.
So going back to your solo career, what happened after the trio of albums on Sono Max?
At the end of '86, Ralph Mercado comes to me and says: "I want to make a record company. Could you do a production for me like you do with Audiorama?" I did
Sueño Contigo
(1988 on RMM).
Which was a big hit.
Then he recorded Tito Nieves, Tony Vega, Cheo Feliciano, etcetera, on RMM. The company really started building up. It was like the second Fania.
Tell me something about the vision you had for the sound of your band, because I've got two out of three of your Sono Max albums...
You've got more than me! They have a compilation from those three albums on CD (
Salsa Con El Canario
'89 on Sono Max).
...and it seemed you'd set the mould for the sound of your orchestra with
Yeah, yeah, yeah. It was really a
conjunto orquestal
, because I didn't use timbales back then. I started using timbales, and eliminated the tres player, when I started with Ralphy. That's when I really got the big orchestra sound when I recorded
Mis Amores
s (1989) with "Bailemos Otra Vez." Then I did
Dance With Me
(1991), which is when I first started recording in English. I did a duet there with Sergio Vargas. Then I did
Llegó La Hora
(1992) with "Disculpeme Señora." Then I did
De Pueblo Y Con Clase
(1994) in Puerto Rico.
With Tommy Villariny.
Yes, with Tommy Villariny producing me. Then I did
On Time
(1995), with a duet with Celia Cruz, and
Tribute To Machito
Which is a remarkable album.
Plus we did various compilations like Tito Puente's
100th LP
Combinación Perfecta
Tribute to the Beatles
(1996) and
Recordando A Selena
(1996). Other productions I have done are Boy Thode (
El Canario Presenta Boy Thode
'94 on Mat Records), a singer from Curaçao, Jimmy Jaimes from Colombia (
Me Huele A Colombia
'93 on Combo), and Los Hermanos Rosario. Then I did this production
Herido (Heartbreak)
(1999), and Ryko seemed to like it and they took it, and we signed a contract. And it has gone well, and it has been a beautiful change.
How many albums is the Ryko deal?
Three albums. So we're going into the second. I guess by January (2001) I'll be in the studio again producing a new album, which I have in the closet. So when it's ready, we'll pull it out. I believe this project with Típica 73 is going to be very good.
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Bhaskar Chakravorti joined The Fletcher School at Tufts University in January 2011 as the Senior Associate Dean for International Business and Finance and Executive Director of Fletcher's Institute for Business in the Global Context (IBGC) and Council on Emerging Market Enterprises (CEME), a hub for emerging thinking on emerging markets. Bhaskar also serves on the Fletcher faculty as Professor of Practice in International Business.
Prior to Fletcher, he was a Partner of McKinsey & Company and a Distinguished Scholar at MIT's Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship. He also served on the faculty of the Harvard Business School and the Harvard University Center for the Environment. He was a leader of McKinsey's Innovation and Global Forces practices and served on the Firm's Knowledge Services Committee, which oversees McKinsey's 1,200 person global research network. Bhaskar has advised CEOs, Boards and senior management in multiple industries (high technology, health and consumer care and cleantech), policy makers and non-profits on innovation, growth and new business-building and strategies for emerging markets. In a 20+ year career as consultant and educator, he has advised over 30 companies in the Fortune 500, policy-makers, investors and entrepreneurs. His work has spanned multiple geographies: the Americas, EU, Asia and Africa. At Harvard, he taught innovation, entrepreneurship management, and new venture formation, co-chaired an immersion program to India, and published research on innovations triggered by adversity and crises.
Bhaskar's book, The Slow Pace of Fast Change: Bringing Innovations to Market in a Connected World, Harvard Business School Press; 2003 -- selected as one of the Best Business Books of the year by multiple publications and an Amazon.com best-seller on Innovation —has been influential in many client and policy recommendations. He has written over 40 articles in top-tier peer-reviewed academic journals (e.g. Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Games & Economic Behavior, International Economic Review and many others),multiple books, and widely-read publications, e.g., Harvard Business Review, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Economic Times. He has also published over a dozen HBS case studies, a video HBS Faculty Seminar and authored two websites on innovation and on public safety. Bhaskar's work is featured in multiple media, e.g., BusinessWeek, The Economist, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, BBC, Fast Company, Economic Times, CBS MarketWatch, as well as on television, podcasts and a documentary film. He has been invited to speak to audiences in business, academia, an advisory committee to the U.S. president, public policy-making bodies (e.g., FCC, Capitol Hill), multi-lateral entities (e.g., World Bank, ITU), futurist think-tanks (e.g., Aspen Institute, GBN), research, and the investor community.
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Trey Anastasio Band,
Wednesday, 01/23/2013
The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
Set 1: Cayman Review, Alive Again, Pigtail, Magilla, Sweet and Dandy, The Land of Nod, Money, Love and Change, Scabbard, Frost, Sweet Dreams Melinda, Dark and Down, Valentine
Set 2: Sand, Corona, Simple Twist Up Dave, Let Me Lie, Goodbye Head, O-o-h Child, Alaska, Architect, Clint Eastwood, Push On 'Til the Day
Encore: Flock of Words[1], Heavy Things[1], Sultans of Swing
[1] Trey on acoustic guitar.
Notes: This was the rescheduled date from the show that had been postponed due to Hurricane Sandy on October 28, 2012. This show was webcast via LivePhish.com. "Alive Again" contained a "Manteca" tease. "Sweet and Dandy" was performed at the request of someone in the front row. "Streets of Cairo" was teased before "Sand." "Flock of Words" and "Heavy Things" featured Trey on acoustic guitar. Trey acknowledged Mary from the "Heavy Things" lyric, who was in the crowd that evening and pointed out that Vanessa was a real person too, saying "We're all real people!"
Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Jennifer Hartswick, Russ Lawton, Tony Markellis, Ray Paczkowski, Natalie Cressman, Cyro Baptista, James Casey


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EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - Going into the second U.S. Grand Prix of the season, Ski and Snowboard Club Vail halfpipe skier Aaron Blunck said he wanted to stick to the same plan he had at the first Grand Prix, which earned him a spot at X Games.
"I just wanna do well and get another good result," he said Wednesday night, in anticipation of Thursday's Grand Prix qualifier.
Well he did, making finals once again for the third time in as many major competitions.
"Just making finals felt good," he said after Saturday's competition.
'Feeling confident'
Making finals and collecting good results has been the story of Blunck's season so far. On Saturday he finished fifth, after a second in the first Grand Prix and a seventh at X Games with Thursday's result being the third major halfpipe final in a row to feature the 16-year old. His second-place finish at the first Grand Prix in December at Copper earned him the coveted X Games invite - going into that competition his goal was to make finals, which he did.
"I'm so pumped," he said from Aspen after making finals.
In finals, Blunck landed back-to-back double flips - a first for him. He crashed on his third run and finished seventh.
"I'm still happy I went for it," he said after the competition. "Once I made finals I knew people would be throwing back-to-back doubles, so I thought why not just go for it, I already made finals ... I landed the 12 in the back seat but just going for it and landing it was a first-time accomplishment which was huge for me."
Before Thursday's Grand Prix qualifier, Blunck was feeling tired from X, but confident.
"Even though I made finals at X Games I just have the same mentality at any event, that it's just another comp and I'm ready to go out and slay," he said Wednesday night.
He finished 10th at Thursday's Grand Prix qualifier, and opted to go with a safer run in Saturday's finals, only throwing one double. He stomped his run and wound up in fifth.
"I couldn't have asked for a better first run," he said of the tricks - a double cork 1260, left 900, right 1080, switch 720, right 900 and alley-oop flatspin 540. "I wanted to end with an alley-oop double flat 900 but it was too risky."
Blunck's teammate, Ski Club Vail freeskier Annalisa Drew, also made finals for the women at the Grand Prix after landing a her first-ever 1080 in qualifiers. Last week at X Games, Drew tried going even bigger with a 1260.
"She really went for the 12, which is a very hard trick to land," Ski Club Vail freeski/freeride program director Elana Chase said after X Games. "It is difficult to setup a landing on a trick like that. Once she gets a few kinks worked out in her run she is going to be an unstoppable force."
Drew finished sixth. Ski Club Vail freeskier Alex Ferreira was also in the Grand Prix, he didn't make finals and ended 28th.
Farrington takes third
Meanwhile, on the snowboard side, Ski and Snowboard Club Vail snowboarder Kaitlyn Farrington said she had fun at the Grand Prix while also finding her way onto the podium.
She was riding alongside Kelly Clark, who just came off a win at X Games, and managed to best the superstar. Clark trained on Ski and Snowboard Club Vail's airbag in Vail, where Farrington also trains, in the days leading up to X Games.
"It's always fun to ride with Kelly, I'm bummed she isn't on the podium with us," Farrington said after the Grand Prix.
Clark crashed in both of her runs. Meanwhile, Farrington landed a backside 900, backside alley-oop 540, backside 540 tail grab, frontside 360 and frontside 720 indy for her third-place run. "My front 9 was a little sketchy in my run, but what can you do?" she said. "I don't think I was riding my best, but I always have a good time at the Grand Prix and that's really what snowboarding is about."
Jiayu Liu of China won the women's snowboard halfpipe competition, while Shawn White took home the victory for the men.


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By guest blogger Serena Piper
Journalism major at the University of Oregon. Editor-in-Chief of Her Campus Oregon. Magazine, freelance blogger, future world traveler. In her spare time, she likes to read as many books as she can, go for long drives, and peruse news websites. Hopes to one day write for National Geographic.
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Friday, Nov. 30, 2012
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. -- It's time for the Columbia County Parade! And with a parade, comes road closings. The information below is from Columbia County explaining the closures.
Evans Town Center Boulevard (from Ronald Reagan Drive to Evans to Locks Road) will be closed starting at 10 a.m. This is where parade staging will take place. Parade participants can get to the staging area at the intersection of Evans Town Center Boulevard and Ronald Reagan Drive.
Washington Road (from Ronald Reagan Drive to North Belair Road) and North Belair Road (from Washington Road to Cox Road/Owens Road) will be closed at 1:30 p.m.
The following county roads will be closed at their entrances and exits along the parade route:
If you will be driving eastbound on Washington Road toward Martinez/Augusta/Belair Road/I-20:
If you will be driving eastbound on Washington Road toward Evans retail shopping, you will be able to go past Gibbs Road to Ronald Reagan Drive. Ronald Reagan Drive is the starting point where Washington Road is closed.
If you will be driving westbound on Washington Road toward Appling/Lincolnton:
If you will be driving westbound on Washington Road toward Furys Ferry Road or South Carolina:
Do not try to use Hereford Farm Road or Towne Centre Drive to avoid the parade. These roads will not have any outlets onto or across North Belair Road or Washington Road.
Click here to see a map of the parade route.
And, of course, don't forget to tune into my12 to watch the entire parade! Here is the channel information for your cable providers: Box -- 12.2, Comcast -- 21, Knology -- 7, Atlantic Broadband -- 7, Charter -- 9, Direct -- does not carry My 12.


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - If there is one theme in the early reports about the new IVGID Board of Trustees, it is "slow down." The new Trustees (three of the five on the board) were no sooner sworn in than the board embarked on a four-hour meeting to consider such matters as the search for a new general manager, the e-Learning Cafe's proposal to the library board, and board meeting locations and frequency. The board packet for this meeting totaled 171 pages and covered a lot of ground. One assumes that the trustees, particularly the newly elected three, pored over this packet and studied it carefully to be able to deliberate on all this in just four hours.
Two of the three new trustees ran on almost identical platforms of cost-cutting and "efficiencies." As I've discussed before, interpretation of election results is at best an inexact art. Except in the case of a landslide, everyone is able to read in the tea leaves of vote counts anything they want to, but objective conclusions are difficult. In my view, the best course for a newly elected official to take is to consider his or her election a limited endorsement (at best) of whatever views they put forth in their campaign, and tread cautiously with a finger on the public pulse.
According to the 2010 census, the population of Incline Village/Crystal Bay is 8,777. Of these, there were, in the 2012 election, 5,566 registered voters (Washoe County Registrar of Voters), or 63 percent of the total population. The three who were elected, Jim Smith, Bill Devine and Jim Hammerel, received 47.75 percent, 39.5 percent and 39.3 percent of the vote respectively. This means that 50 to 60 percent of the electorate did not endorse the three who were elected. I'm not saying that means their positions were wrong, just that they do not necessarily reflect the views of more than half of those who voted.
Based on this it would be a mistake for the board (and I'm speaking here about Smith and Hammerel in particular) to think their only job is to cut costs and create "efficiencies." Yes, these are high priorities for governments at all levels, and every decision taken should include an analysis of fiscal impact, but as any executive will tell you, cost is only half of the financial picture - the other half is benefit, whether financial (return on investment, ROI), or environmental or social - and it is the cost/benefit ratio that should guide decisions.
The trustees need to remember that they are stewards of the district's resources. A steward manages property and affairs on behalf of someone else. Stewardship is an ethic that embodies responsible planning and management of resources, and is generally understood to include returning the resources in improved shape, and where stewardship of financial resources is concerned, growing the resource wherever possible.
This point about stewardship is an important distinction because trustees are not the same as representatives. The IVGID trustees are elected by the whole village to be the stewards of the district, not necessarily to do what is popular. At the same time, they have to be responsive to the "owners" of the resources, and where there is no clear downside should probably act in alignment with vox populi. However, it's important that they have a good read on what that voice of the people is telling them.
In the case of the eLearning Cafe and the library board, while the cafe's founder asserted that the majority of the community is in favor of her proposal, there is scant evidence to support this assertion and there is definite opposition. For the IVGID board to have endorsed the idea without a clear sounding of the community was precipitous at best.
This brings us to the matter of the new GM, a decision that will have a major impact on the direction of IVGID in the future. I can't see how the board can make this decision without a clear indication from the residents about what we want the character of the community to be.
When Bill Horn announced his impending retirement, the work of Incline 2020 went from interesting and important to crucial. Hopefully the Board will take this work into account and not base its decision on generic hiring parameters.
- Ed Gurowitz has lived in Incline Village since 1995 and is active in the Democratic Party. He can be reached for comment at firstname.lastname@example.com. His photograph is courtesy of Danielle Hankinson Photography.


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Jerricho Cotchery to visit the Chiefs early next week
Posted by Evan Silva on March 17, 2012, 1:37 PM EDT
Getty ImagesWe previously mentioned that the Jets had interest in bringing free agent wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery back to New York. They have competition.
Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports that Cotchery is scheduled to visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday and Tuesday.
Several members of Kansas Citys coaching staff have coached against Cotchery in the AFC East, including former Patriots defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel and former Patriots wide receivers coach Brian Daboll. Crennel is now Chiefs head coach and Daboll coordinates the offense. Daboll was on the Jets staff as quarterbacks coach in 2007 and 2008, when Cotchery enjoyed two of his better seasons.
In K.C., Cotchery would compete for playing time with Steve Breaston and second-year wideout Jonathan Baldwin.


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EAGLE, Colorado - An accused arsonist's alleged confession and DNA evidence will be part of the evidence during his trial next month, a District Court judge ruled Friday.
Andrew Wells, 31, of Eagle, was arrested after he allegedly tried to set fire to two East Vail apartment buildings. His former girlfriend lived in one of them.
After he was arrested and jailed later that September day, he allegedly told Vail police he tried to set the fires.
During videotaped police questioning, Wells told Vail Police Detective Justin Liffick, "I'll talk."
Liffick replied, "I'll listen."
Wells' attorneys, Jim Little and Terry O'Connor, had asked District Court Judge Tom Moorhead to throw out Wells' statements to police, as well as DNA evidence allegedly tying Wells to the crime scene.
Moorhead denied the motion following Friday's hearing, saying Wells initiated the contact with police at Wells' home in Eagle. Moorhead ruled that Wells' statements were his own idea, and that Vail police acted properly in collecting DNA evidence from Wells.
"Wells was in control of himself and his decisions," Moorhead said in making his ruling. "He did not state he did not want to talk to police without his lawyer. He was never put under any pressure by the police. The video shows he was making decisions of his own free will."
"The issue is not whether Mr. Wells knowingly agreed to his Miranda rights, it's whether it was lawful for the officers to continue questioning him," Little said. "When the accused asks for his attorney, police cannot ask him more questions unless the accused initiates the conversation. Since they did, the evidence and statements should be thrown out."
Trial set for April
Well's jury trial is scheduled for April 9-12. He faces 14 felony charges, including seven counts of attempted murder, one count for each of the seven people sleeping inside the East Vail condo building when he allegedly tried to block their escape route by setting fire to the building's only staircase.
Wells' former girlfriend was living in the building, but was not there when the fire was set.
During earlier testimony, Liffick said Wells told him she broke his heart and he was seeking revenge.
The charges stem from a pair of arson attempts in East Vail during the predawn hours of Sept. 22. Wells was arrested later that day at his home in Eagle.
Vail police were initially called by one of the building's residents reporting rocks being thrown onto the roof. The rocks were being thrown by a "shadowy figure," who escaped by "skulking" through some bushes.
When Vail Police Officer Dan Torgerson arrived moments later, the man who called police ran toward him exclaiming, "There's a fire in Building E!" Torgerson said.
The flames were 2 feet high by that time, spreading up in the wooden stairwell, the only escape route from the building's upper floors, Torgerson said.
Torgerson sprinted to his police car and grabbed his fire extinguisher. In the seconds it took him to sprint back the flames had grown to 3 feet. He emptied his fire extinguisher onto the fire, knocking down the flames just as the Vail fire department arrived around one minute later to completely extinguish the blaze.
Wells remains in the Eagle County jail on $765,000 bond.
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A man who died after being found with a gunshot wound in Tulsa has been identified.
Police say 34-year-old James Mario Parker was found with a gunshot wound Friday at a home in north Tulsa and died later at a Tulsa hospital.
Police later arrested a suspect in the shooting but say the man has not been charged. Police say the man admitted shooting Parker but claims he opened fire in self-defense and that witnesses have corroborated the story by saying Parker had come to the suspect's home armed with a weapon and that both men opened fire.
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