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'The Walking Dead' Recap, Season 4, Episode 4, 'Indifference'
Oh, Rick. That was cold.
Through the first three episodes of this season of "The Walking Dead," a lot of characters have died. But they've all been tertiary characters. Tonight, though, one of the main characters got…well, not killed, or bitten, but cast out. Tonight brought the first big shock of the season – and it came at the expense of our favorite characters.
The meaning of the title of Sunday's show, "Indifference," doesn't become fully clear until the very end. What it means is this: even in a world where half the population has died (and come back undead), in a world where – in Carol's own words – "we don't know if we get a tomorrow" – in a world where even the living can quickly become an undead threat, the worst offense is indifference, indifference to life, indifference to suffering, indifference to hope.
It's especially offensive when others are risking everything. Daryl, Michonne, Bob, and Tyreese somehow escaped a thousand ravenous zombies, although they had to ditch Zach's Charger. They're in the woods looking for a new ride, so they can get back to the veterinary school, get the meds, and get back to the prison. Giving up is not an option, even if they lost a night, even if they may already be too late.
They wander into a small town, and find a minivan buried under vines next to a convenience store, "Big Tony's," which is also covered in the vegetation. They find a handful of walkers caught in the vegetation (people we later find out who drank antifreeze and committed suicide "Kumbaya-style," Daryl says disdainfully).
They quickly kill three, but Tyreese holds onto his, he even pulls the zombie out and falls to the ground with him. Tyreese, it appears, still has a death wish. It's understandable. He lost Karen, Sasha's sick, their mission may already be a failure. But Michonne won't let him die stupidly, just like Daryl's taken Bob under his wing – for the moment. Indifference isn't allowed.
They get back to the hospital, get the meds, get a bottle of hooch for Bob (yes, Bob's trouble with the drink manifests itself), and head back, unsure if they'll even find anybody alive when they get to the prison.
Meanwhile, Rick takes Carol on a run to a nearby town, to try and scavenge for absolutely anything that could help with the flu. Carol assumes that Rick picked her over Maggie because he wanted to keep an eye on her. Remember, Rick alone knows what Carol did. It may be post-zombie apocalypse times, but Rick is still in his heart a lawman, and Carol just admitted to a double homicide.
"I was trying to save lives," Carol says in defending herself. Karen and David were going to die, she says, drown in their own blood, and in turning become a threat. "Somebody had to."
"Maybe," Rick says gruffly. Once the episode's big surprise is revealed, all of Rick's actions take on a different tone, and it seems pretty clear he planned to drive Carol outside the prison, and banish her.
We wondered last week if what Carol did, killing Karen and David and dragging their bodies out to the yard to be burned, had somehow meant she'd slipped into "crazy town." She's not crazy, but it's obvious to Rick that mentally she's gone somewhere that's made her a threat to the group rather than an asset.
The opening sequence between Carol and Lizzie illustrates this. Carol visits Lizzie in quarantine, and delivers what will be her last message to her adopted daughter, a message about fighting and surviving, about doing anything to keep yourself alive.
"I'm just afraid," Lizzie says.
"You can't be," Carol says.
"You fight it, and fight it and don't give up, and then one day you just change," she says flatly. "We all change." It's what Carol's changed into that's at issue.
Rick and Carol come across a young couple hiding in a bathroom of one house, a sort-of spaced-out hippie boy and girl, who got separated from their group, and despite their positive attitude toward their situation, they are barely surviving. He's got a dislocated shoulder, she's got a gimpy leg courtesy of a broken bone that didn't heal right.
"Kill joys, man," he says of the walkers (which they call skin eaters), "jacking it up for the whole world." Carol fixes his shoulder – a talent she learned having to fix her own shoulder after repeated beatings from her husband, she later tells Rick.
The couple desperately wants to come back to the prison. They pass Rick's three questions, and energetically agree to help sweep the neighborhood for supplies. It doesn't work out so well for them, though. Eventually, they come across the girl's severed leg (you know it's her from the compass tattoo), and the boy is never seen again.
After scavenging through the neighborhood, they're loaded up the supplies. Carol pulls the door on the passenger side of the car – but it's locked. Rick means to leave her there. Maybe Karen and David would have died, but maybe they would have lived. What Carol did was beyond the pale in Rick's eyes, and he won't have it. Even if Tyreese wasn't there, even if it was just them and Carl and Judith, Rick wouldn't have her there. Rick's done a lot of bad things, made a lot of bad decisions, but he was never indifferent to life.
Carol is shocked, but she sees she has no choice. She certainly can't fight Rick. He tells her she's a survivor, she'll find another group, one that won't know what she did. Reluctantly, very reluctantly, she takes the hippies' station wagon ("Pardon our dust," written in dust), and drives off, to who knows where.
We've seen characters stabbed, shot, tortured, shredded by walkers, die in childbirth, and commit suicide. But we haven't any character banished from the group. Even Merle was allowed in. This is a first.
We must say here that, figuratively speaking, this killed us. It's easy to root for Rick, or Michonne, or Daryl. They're larger than life characters. But Carol Peletier wasn't that kind of character. Carol was the beaten housewife whose husband was very likely abusing their daughter as well. She survived the zombie apocalypse, survived her husband, survived losing her daughter, and emerged as one of the group's leaders. To our thinking, nobody else on the show had undergone such a dramatic character arc. Carol had become our favorite. We were rooting for Carol.
"I didn't think I could be strong," she tells Rick, talking about her years of abuse at Ed's drunken hands. "But I already was." Yes, she was, and it was that strength that that made her a survivor. It was always there.
At least she isn't dead. Even for Carol, there's the hope of another day.
We can only imagine how Rick is going to explain this. Carol confessed to him alone. Carol was on the council, and Rick, despite his history, isn't. He took the law into his own hands. How that plays out will be interesting – assuming anybody's left alive to care.
Unresolved: we have not seen any developments on whoever was feeding rats to the walkers, or on the Sanctuary radio message. lso, despite Michonne's obsession, we have seen neither hide nor hair of the Governor. But we know he's out there, and the more time the group spends away from the prison, the more likely it is somebody's going to run into him.


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The name of a 17-year old Hawley boy who was killed in a motor vehicle crash early Saturday near Hawley, has not been released by State Police.
According to Trooper Michael Pritchyk, Honesdale barracks, the teenager was driving the car; no other occupants were mentioned. The crash occurred at approximately 3:15 a.m. Saturday June 29, on Long Ridge Road near the intersection with Ridge Avenue.
The operator was traveling east on Long Ridge Road when the silver 1998 Audi A4 1.6 crossed the double yellow lines. The operator then swerved back across the roadway, losing control of the vehicle.
The car then traveled off the south berm and up an embankment. After striking the embankment, the vehicle rolled numerous times. It rolled across the intersection and off the road again, landing on the driver's side.
Hawley Ambulance & Rescue Company and Hawley Fire Department responded to the scene. The teenager was not wearing a seat belt, the Trooper said. The Wayne County Coroner pronounced the operator dead at the scene.
Although no name was given by police, the only identifying description released was that the operator was a white, non-Hispanic male, age 17. His residence was given simply as Hawley.
The vehicle sustained severe damage.
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About 50 people gathered in downtown San Diego today, November 5th, which is Guy Fawkes Day, commemorating the 17th century conspirator that plotted to kill King James 1 of England in 1605 and is now an icon for many groups. Part of the "Million Mask March" which was held around the world today, groups such as "Annonymous" and "Occupy" participated.
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The American Cancer Society Delta Central Mississippi 2010 Recognition Picnic was held Tuesday evening at Union Station for the many volunteers who work hard throughout the year to raise money and awareness.
The opening speaker was cancer survivor Grady Hinson who thanked the group for its work and urged everyone to reach out to those fighting cancer.
"We need for you to talk to us. Let us know that you are doing what you can to fight cancer and let us know that you are pulling for us. As survivors, we need to hear from our families, friends and co workers," said Hinson.
Officials say the work of volunteers throughout the year goes a long way in making a difference.
"The volunteers here are just wonderful advocates for the American Cancer Society," said Robert Morris, vice-president of ACS Health Initiatives. "They just do anything they can, because they believe in what we do. And we just want to tell them thank you for what they do."
Morris announced a new program, CPS 3,which will be a part of Relay for Life in Meridian May 7, 2011. This is a research project that follows volunteers for three years regarding their health indicators.
"We have lots of people from all walks of life helping us, trying to help us rid this dreadful disease," said Allison Tyler, state ACS vice-president.
Several awards were also handed out to the volunteers.
Outstanding corporate recognition was given to Great Southern National Bank, A & B Electric, Mississippi Power, La-Z-Boy, Esco and Jarden.
Tyson Foods in Scott County was congratulated for raising $43,000 and being the Top Fundraising Team.
Rush Health Systems was congratulated for being the Outstanding Relay for Life Team.
The Cancer Resource Center, a collaboration between the American Cancer Society and Anderson Regional Cancer Center, was recognized as the first in Mississippi and a model for the other states in the Mid-South.


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Here are some opportunities for study and workshops that have come in this week — one in March and one in the fall of this year.
***** The 10th Annual Family History Fair sponsored by the East Texas Genealogical Society and the Tyler Family History Center is Saturday, March 13 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at 1617 Shiloh Road in Tyler.
Morning sessions will be presented by David Rencher, Chief Genealogical Officer of FamilySearch. One morning session will be on "What FamilySearch can do for you" and the other on "Effective Use of the Family History Library Catalog." Both of these are free online resources.
Like the morning and afternoon sessions, the lunch provided at 11:30 a.m. is free. There will also be displays during lunch.
Breakout sessions after lunch include presentations on Newspaper Researching, Dating and Preserving Old Photos, Irish Research, Organizing Research, Deciphering Old Handwriting, Family History Center Tour, Displaying Your Family Tree, Artifacts of By-Gone eras, Cemetery Research, and Virtual World Researching.
Contact for more information: June Everhart at 903-877-4501 or firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com.
This might make a fun group field trip for members living in East Texas near Tyler.
***** The annual meeting of the Texas Genealogical Society, our state-affiliated association, is November 4-6 in Waco. Start saving your loose change in your old Mason jar because this one is not free. It would make a cool group field trip, also.
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When then-state Sen. Abel Maldonado forced a measure onto 2010's statewide ballot that would enact a "top-two" primary system, the Republican Party establishment turned him into a pariah, arguing that it would destroy the party.
But now some political experts believe the top-two system -- meant to boost voter turnout and encourage more moderate candidates -- achieved at least the latter on Tuesday, and in doing so might have saved Republicans from themselves.
"It's the top-two primary dynamic that allowed the California Republican Party to escape almost certain death in this election," said veteran political analyst Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a University of Southern California senior scholar.
Under the old partisan primary system, Republican voters often chose the more conservative candidate. So moderate Neel Kashkari's victory over tea party favorite Tim Donnelly was telling, Jeffe said. And though she doubts Kashkari has a chance of beating Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown in November, "he doesn't have to" for his candidacy to be a success to California's GOP.
"The primary gave the Republican Party a pulse -- it's still weak, but the establishment of the party won last night," Jeffe said Wednesday. It's not just with Kashkari, she said, but also with Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin -- the top finisher in the still-too-close-to-call controller race -- and civic participation scholar Pete Peterson, who placed second in the secretary of state race.
"They are now the face of the party, not Tim Donnelly," Jeffe said. And no matter what happens in November, she said, the GOP now has the makings of a diverse farm team for election cycles to come.
Perhaps this primary's wildest result was the controller race. Former Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, as of Wednesday evening was only a tenth of a percentage point ahead of Republican David Evans in a battle to place second behind Swearengin, the top finisher.
If Evans, a CPA and former mayor from Kern County, edges out Perez and fellow Democrat Betty Yee, the two Republicans will advance to November, shattering the Democrats' monopoly of statewide offices. It would be the first time since 2006 that a Republican wins statewide office; that was the year Arnold Schwarzenegger was re-elected and Steve Poizner was elected insurance commissioner.
But Bruce Cain, director of Stanford University's Bill Lane Center for the American West, cautioned that experts "will have to analyze how many independents voted for Kashkari and whether they put him over the top" before deciding how much the top-two system really contributed to his win. California, he said, might have been a little different from other races around the country in which establishment Republicans like Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush intervened against tea-party favorites. Both endorsed Kashkari.
And the top-two primary certainly didn't generate much excitement. The decisions Tuesday were made by a dismally tiny share of California's electorate.
Four years ago, 33 percent of California voters turned out for the primary election. This year, as Bay Area county registrars kept tallying tens of thousands of vote-by-mail and provisional ballots Wednesday, Alameda County estimated its total turnout will be around 25 percent, Contra Costa County guessed about 28 percent, and Santa Clara County estimated about 32 percent -- the latter driven by higher interest around San Jose's mayoral race and the sizzling Dem-on-Dem congressional race between incumbent Mike Honda and upstart Ro Khanna.
Political experts say when a ballot offers little excitement and turnout is low, partisan true believers make up a bigger share of those who bother to show up -- even with the top-two system.
"Independents for whatever reason were not motivated to turn out in sufficient numbers in this primary," said Bill Whalen, a Hoover Institution research fellow and longtime GOP consultant.
And in the heavily Democratic Bay Area, that produced a mixed bag.
Sometimes the most moderate candidates didn't win. In a hard-fought, often ugly battle in the East Bay's 16th Assembly District, Dublin Mayor Tim Sbranti -- the most liberal and union-supported candidate among three Democrats -- finished second behind the race's lone Republican, Catharine Baker. Orinda Councilman Steve Glazer outspent Sbranti as he tried to present himself as a moderate not beholden to unions or his party, yet Sbranti, supported by unions' massive spending, prevailed comfortably.
Then again, Rep. Eric Swalwell took almost half the vote in the East Bay's 15th Congressional District by dominating the middle. His coalition of Democratic, nonpartisan and maybe even a few Republican voters crowded Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett to his left and Alameda County GOP vice chairman Hugh Bussell to his right. As of Wednesday night, Bussell led Corbett by about 1 percentage point.
In the neighboring 17th District, however, Khanna took an unexpected drubbing from more liberal incumbent Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose: Honda finished with 49 percent of the vote in a four-way race in the deep-blue district.
"If the choices are dull, the open primary becomes excruciatingly dull," Whalen said, and California's ever-growing number of independent voters are "a mindset, not an organization" -- they can't be predicted to move in any particular direction, especially regarding independent candidates, he said.
Whalen cited as an example Dan Schnur, the independent candidate for secretary of state with a good-government, anti-establishment message -- who still finished fourth behind indicted state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco.
"He's just out there lost as an independent because he's doesn't have a party establishment behind him," Whalen said. "And he doesn't have the financial support to get noticed."
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In 2011, there were 267 drug shortages in the US alone, up from 178 in 2010; if unchecked, even more shortages could occur in the coming years (1, 2). In response to this situation, President Obama issued an Executive Order in October 2011 that directs FDA and the pharmaceutical industry to take appropriate steps to prevent and reduce drug shortages (3). Patients who rely on these products, especially drugs that prevent life-threatening conditions, are seriously affected by the shortages. In addition, disruption in product supply can negatively impact a company's revenue stream, share price, and reputation. Bio/pharmaceutical companies must seriously consider how they would react to unforeseen problems that could disrupt product supply. The ultimate goal is to have a robust product supply chain and to ensure that product reaches the patients safely every time.
Factors that cause product shortages
Several factors can cause product shortages, including:
Multiple instances of contamination have been reported in recent years, such as the vesivirus contamination at Genzyme's Allston facility in 2009 and Merck's porcine circovirus (PCV1) contamination in 2010 (5, 6). The former resulted in shortage of supply of Fabrazyme and Cerezyme to patients, which undoubtedly impacted Genzyme's reputation, and also resulted in a loss in market share to a competitor's product (Shire's Replagal), (7).
Natural disasters such as tsunamis, earthquakes, and fires can have catastrophic effects as well. For example, the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011 and the subsequent crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power station resulted in concerns about irradiation of critical raw materials that are used in drug substance manufactruing.
There have been increasing reports of serious issues with raw materials, including cases of product adulteration, counterfeiting, and a general lack of control in the raw material supply chain (e.g., heparin contaminated with an oversulfated form of chondroitin sulfate), (8, 9).


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The Carmanah solar Elevated Runway Guard Light (ERGL) provides 24-hour unidirectional flashing to aid in reducing airfield incursions at unmarked runway and taxiway intersections. The ERGL installs in minutes with no trenching, cabling, or external power, and can be relocated just as quickly.
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iamjoao wrote: well i just don't see any objective standard by which we can judge what's a poem and what's not, for everyone. i don't see any point in calling something Not poetry... unless it is prose, or perhaps a large building.
bobbythebear wrote: sneeb, futurist, etc . . . all I can say is I'm disspointed. Poetry was spoken before it was written. I'll take the Oddessy example - Homer was blind. Remember that? Blind as a fuckin bat, so he c ouldnt "see" the words on the page, he just knew what he wanted to say. It was an oral poem long before it was a written poem, passed down through the oral tradition.
the same with Beowulf (which, incidentally, was presented in a kind of song form before it was written down). seriously, someone knows this besides me, right? your all just doing this shit for the sake of arguing, right?
on a side note . . . when is ponspeens dropping his chapbook? :wink:
bobbythebear wrote: Poems are written down. Sorry. That's the breaks. Anything can be art, but not everything can be poetry.
good day.
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okay, if you want to get technical, open up a book concerning the history of language.
words were an oral device before they were written,
futuristxen wrote:
But poetry didn't come into form as presently constituted until it became a written tradition. There is a great diffrence between something that you read and something that you hear. When you listen to something you are taking into account things that have nothing to do with the words that are written and thus are not focusing directly on the content. Think of how many people hate dose one because of his voice. Voice and appearence are two variables that a written work don't have to contend with. When you want to judge something on it's literary merits, you have to look at the words as they are written down, otherwise you are biased by the performance.
I contend that even the oral tradition rooted poetry of beowolf and the illiad in spite of their roots, are judged based upon their words on the page. That's how they are discussed and analyzed as poetry...because again, poetry is a literary term that has to do with words on the page.
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this approach is only one standardized approach, and poems of the oral tradition are compromised by being judeged along the same lines.


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STOCKTON - A man and a woman sustained moderate injuries after a car they were sitting in Friday night was peppered with high-caliber gunfire, police reported.
San Joaquin County sheriff's deputies responded to Eighth and Scribner streets about 9 p.m. and found the two injured victims, Lt. Mike Alagna said. A motive for the attack has not been established, and no suspect information was available. The victims are believed to be in their 20s, according to authorities.
More than a dozen shell casings littered the street, and two cars were struck by gunfire.
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Capital Journal Daybreak: GOP Tests Ground Game in Michigan | 'Secret' Team Could Cinch Iran Deal | Military Pushes for More Drone Disclosure
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GOP TESTS MICHIGAN GROUND GAME: In 2012, Republican Mitt Romney lost Michigan by nine points. Now, the GOP is using the state as a lab for retooling its ground game, taking lessons from an election that exposed its deficits in voter data, technology and outreach to minorities and young voters. The Republican National Committee and the state GOP are starting earlier than ever this cycle, setting up Michigan as one of five states with the highest levels of Republican staffers.
Trial runs for the GOP's pumped-up field efforts will come in November, when Republican Gov. Rick Snyder faces re-election and a U.S. Senate seat is up for grabs. Republicans' goal is to make 2014 a prelude to the 2016 election, when they hope to use their new tactics to carry Michigan for the first time since 1988. Beth Reinhard reports.
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U.S. and Iranian diplomats are planning for a frenzied two months of negotiations in a bid to make a soft July 20 deadline that was set to forge a final agreement to place constraints on Tehran's ability to make nuclear weapons. Both sides concede there remain large gaps between their positions. Read Jay Solomon's full post in Washington Wire on what the Obama administration may do in a final push to get the agreement over the line.
MILITARY PUSHES FOR MORE DRONE DISCLOSURE: Top military officials are pressing for permission to publicly defend American drone strikes against criticism at home and abroad. Their push comes after the military concluded last year that the U.S.'s long-standing secrecy on drones had pumped up support for al Qaeda. Now, a proposal calling for more transparency is set to be presented to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in coming days. Julian E. Barnes and Siobhan Gorman report.
HOUSE PASSES NSA BILL: The House has passed a bill overhauling the National Security Agency's highly controversial phone-surveillance program, marking the first legislative action in response to Edward Snowden's revelations about the program last summer. The bill would restructure the way the NSA collects and searches Americans' phone records in terrorism investigations, requiring that the agency ask phone companies to query their databases instead of collecting records en masse. Siobhan Gorman and Kristina Peterson report.
THAI COUP RATTLES ALLIES: Thailand's military forcefully removed the nation's elected government two days after declaring martial law—a move that poses new risks to a U.S. ally that is rapidly losing appeal to the investors and tourists who have fueled its economic growth. Washington has declared the takeover a coup, which could prompt the U.S. to curtail its cooperation and aid. The Pentagon is reviewing its military relationship with Thailand. Warangkana Chomchuen and James Hookway report.
ALSO IN THE NEWS: The Pentagon is weighing a re-upping of a fast track to citizenship … The House rebuffed several Pentagon and Obama administration proposals in the annual defense authorization bill it passed Thursday … The FAA is closing a "hiring runway" for air-traffic controllers, leaving school officials fuming and students frustrated…President Barack Obama will announce his nominees for HUD secretary and OMB director.
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–OBAMA'S CABINET: President Obama will announce his intention to nominate San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and to name current HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan as the next director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, a White House official said.
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In a tough review of Glenn Greenwald's new book, which chronicles his work with Edward Snowden to publish documents taken from the NSA, Michael Kinsley suggests Greenwald has a warped view of the hold government authorities have over, among others, news organizations: "Greenwald doesn't seem to realize that every piece of evidence he musters demonstrating that people agree with him undermines his own argument that 'the authorities' brook no dissent."
Ben Domenech of The Federalist writes that establishment Republicans are overcoming tea-party opposition largely by subsuming the tea-party agenda—but now will face the question of whether they actually will act on that agenda if they win in November.
In a piece he wrote for the Huffington Post, billionaire Tom Steyer, who is leading a political organization pushing climate change as a 2014 campaign issue, promises to make politicians "feel the heat" if they don't back steps to deal with global warming.
Meanwhile, in the WSJ Think Tank, Linda Killian writes that by choosing not to support three Senate incumbents critical to maintaining Democratic control of the Senate—Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Mark Pryor of Arkansas—Steyer is placing support of climate change action ahead of keeping the Senate in Democratic hands.
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Bluegrass Awards: Balsam Range wins Album of the Year
Gibson Brothers are Entertainers of the Year, win individual awards
Published: Friday, September 27, 2013 at 6:35 a.m.
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RALEIGH (AP) — The Gibson Brothers won entertainer of the year for a second straight year at the International Bluegrass Music Awards on Thursday night as well as three other group and individual trophies.
Eric Gibson was named songwriter of the year and his New York-based quintet also won vocal group of the year and song of the year for "They Called it Music," written by Gibson and Joe Newberry. The Gibson Brothers also were the top winners at last year's Bluegrass Awards.
The awards were held in Raleigh, N.C., for the first time.
Della Mae won emerging artist, Junior Sisk and Claire Lynch won in the male and female vocalist categories and Balsam Range's "Papertown" was named album of the year. Tony Rice and Paul Warren were inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame.
More than a year after Earl Scruggs' death, IBMA voters showed they're still thinking about the banjo pioneer by naming "Foggy Mountain Rock," a cut from a tribute album to Scruggs, instrumental recorded performance of the year. The Boxcars were named instrumental group of the year and Marty Raybon won gospel recorded event for "Beulah Land."
Rob Ickes was named dobro player of the year, and extended his individual instrumentalist award record to 15 wins in that category. Adam Steffey of The Boxcars (mandolin), Jason Carter (fiddle), Bryan Sutton (guitar), Barry Bales (bass) and Mike Munford (banjo) also won instrumentalist of the year awards.
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Sophomores Claire Vandeyacht and Henry Trowbridge dominated their respective races to emerge state champions in the Colorado High School Mountain Bike League on Sunday in the North Fruita Desert Classic.
The two pedaled their way to the top amidst 351 total racers turning out from Colorado and Wyoming. It was the fourth and final race of the season for the fall series and took place at a new venue for the Colorado league. A dozen racers competed from Summit High School.
"Our racers were very excited to race in Fruita," team assistant Fred Newcomer said. "The course was in great shape. They were able to open it up and hammer for the entire course. I'm so proud of all our racers. To see them push their limits, support each other and get a couple of state champions this year. It's great to see their efforts produce great results."
Champions were determined by season standings, based on the best three of four races. Bonus points were awarded for racers who participated in all four races as well as specifically for the final race.
Overall, the Tigers placed sixth out of 12 teams in Division 1 for 2012.
The course was longer than the previous three races, at 6.9 miles, but it was buttery, smooth single- and double-track with a few short, steep climbs that demanded big chain-ring power. Big gears may be foreign to the Tiger team, but the racers stepped up to the challenge.
Vandeyacht was among 13 racers in her category, including Taeler McCrerey (third place) and Christa Gutzel (eighth place). Vandeyacht's win helped her clinch first overall, with McCrerey taking a very close second place. Gutzel overcame a crash and broken derailleur during Saturday's pre-ride to place seventh in the series overall.
Trowbridge has maintained first place in his division throughout the season, and the final race was no different. Derek Hill also raced in the category, placing 36th of 43, putting him in 29th overall.
In the freshman boys' Division 1 category, Logan Ramsay finished 19th of 38 racers, 18th overall. Connor Hintgen suffered a broken spoke which punctured his tire and retired him from the race, but because the Fruita race was dropped to determine his season standing, he placed 23rd for the season. Wyatt LaFrankie placed 25th in Fruita and for the season. Marcus Sandberg finished in 35th place for the race and 45th for the series.
"This season was amazing," Vandeyacht said. "Our team did great and even had some personal bests. I can't wait to race again next season with the team."
Assistant coach Marla Dyer-Biggin commented, "I knew we would have a strong team, but I didn't know we would have such impressive race results. The students get along so well, the parents and sponsors have given us tremendously valuable support and the coaches have so generously given their time to guide these students to be strong, skilled and thoughtful racers. I feel lucky to be a part of this team."
The winter will be a break for the students, but come spring, Summit Mountain Challenge starts up, as does the Rocky Mountain Endurance State Series, which also hosts a junior league. Head coach Thane Wright heads up the endurance series.
"The team really came together this year. It was inspiring to see the students become passionate about cycling," he said. "I'm very excited about next year."


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ACE - Apartment
Ace- apartment in Prague offers you accommodation right in the historical centre of the city. You can reach all the tourist attractions on foot, including the concerts halls, theatres, cinemas, clubs, banks, pubs, and shops.
It is located 200 m from Namesti Republiky and close to the hostel is the Municipal House -Obecni dum, and the Powder Tower (Prasna brana).
There are singel,double, triple and four beds. The rooms have privat shower and toilet.
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In case that you should arrive later than 18:00, please call the reception in advance and the receptionist can wait for you. If you don't advice us in advance about your late arrival time (22:00-8:00) you will have to pay an additional 400 CZK for extra check-in.
Breakfast is possible in restaurant opposite of hostel.
Our hostel is cheap and offers pleasant accommodation.There are double,triple, four,five and six - bed rooms.We also offer dorm room with nine beds.The rooms have shared showers.
There is the kitchen,common room where is TV-satellite,internet Free + WiFi and terrace for relaxation.
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- Breakfast Not Included
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- Credit Cards Not Accepted
- Free Internet Access
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From the Airport:
- Take bus Nr. 119 to the final stop 'Dejvicka', then take subway Line A and go to the station 'Mustek', then walk 10 minute.
best publik transport from airport is by Bus name : AE, goes every 30 minute and last stanion name : Hlavni nadrazi is only 200 meter from address accommodation.. Price only 60 czk per ticket. ( 2.50 euro).
From the 'Holesovice'train station:
- Take metro Line C to 'Florenc' (2 stops), then change C Line to B and go to the station 'Namesti Republiky' (1 stop) and there exit into direction 'Masarykovo nadrazi'.
From the 'Hlavni nadrazi' (Main Train station = Hlavni nadrazi):
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- Take metro Line B and go 1 stop to station 'Namesti Republiky' and there exit into direction 'Masarykovo nadrazi'.
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There is no reception, receptionist, waiting in the street. Therefore, it is important to specify the arrival time clients to address accommodation.There is no curfew or no lockout though. We have free internet access and WiFi. We also offer city walks in English, Spanish and German, boat cruises, brewery tours etc. We will let you choose your breakfast (on request), offer reduction for food in nearby restaurants with czech cusine, or prepare a packed lunch or dinner for you.


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Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shoemyer of Monroe City are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Ellie Lee Shoemyer, to Houston Lee Lugena, son of Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Lugena of Belle, Missouri.
Ellie is a 2007 graduate of Monroe City High School and 2011 graduate of Culver-Stockton College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She is currently employed as a traveling scale operator for Central Stone Company.
Houston earned his GED in 2012 and is employed by Shoemyer Farms.
Ellie is the granddaughter of the late Melvin and Eloise Deichman and the late John and Lena Shoemyer.
Houston is the grandson of Anita Smith of Palmyra and the late Donald Lugena and Archie Whittaker of Hannibal and the late Nancy Freeman. He is the great-grandson of Dorthy Potterfield of Palmyra.
The couple is planning an August 2013 wedding and will reside in Monroe City.
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Report: Asheville officer speeding before fatal crash
Published: Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 5:41 p.m.
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ASHEVILLE (AP) — A North Carolina Highway Patrol investigation finds that an Asheville police officer killed last month when his cruiser plunged off a bridge was speeding and wasn't wearing his seatbelt.
The Asheville Citizen-Times reported (http://avlne.ws/1bmaUnR) the investigation found that Officer Robert Bingaman was driving at about 70 mph in a 50 mph zone when he swerved to avoid traffic. The 37-year-old officer's cruiser hit a guardrail and went over the side of the bridge near the French Broad River.
Witnesses said the patrol car's blue lights were not flashing when the wreck happened around midday on Oct. 29.
Bingaman was a six-year veteran of the police force and the first Asheville officer killed in the line of duty in 41 years.
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The state has the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the crime of obscenity. The law also recognizes that under certain circumstances a person might be justified in possessing allegedly obscene material. In the case of enforcement officials, universities, and other persons or institutions having some governmental, educational, or scientific interest in the material, it is a defense that the audience to an allegedly obscene performance, or the persons to whom allegedly obscene material was disseminated, consisted of persons or institutions having scientific, educational, governmental, or similar justification for possessing or viewing the same.
The state has the burden of disproving this defense beyond a reasonable doubt.
<Substitute for the concluding paragraph in the offense instruction.> If you unanimously find that the state has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt any of the elements of obscenity, you shall then find the defendant not guilty and not consider (his/her) defense.
If you unanimously find that the state has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements, then you shall consider the defense of justification. If you unanimously find that the state has disproved the defense beyond a reasonable doubt, you must reject that defense and find the defendant guilty. If, on the other hand, you unanimously find that the state has not disproved the defense beyond a reasonable doubt, then on the strength of that defense alone you must find the defendant not guilty of obscenity despite the fact that you have found the elements of that crime proven beyond a reasonable doubt.


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Neuro wrote: SKELETONWITCH
Captiv8 wrote: My problem with Skeletonwitch is that their album qualities do not match the awesomeness of their name. They are indeed solid, but not great. To me it just sounds like by the numbers thrash that is competent, not compelling.
Neuro wrote: guess again , listen to the album, and think about the name Hoth , and look at how the Hoth logo is
alot of metal bands use fantasy as their base , lord of the rings , game of thrones , moby dick etc this one is ".... ...."
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TRUCKEE - The Silicon Mountain Group, a network of technology professionals who live and work in the Tahoe/Truckee area, is pleased to welcome Jesse Anderson, instructor and curriculum developer with Cloudera Company, who will discuss "Hadoop, Big Data, and Monkeys" during the group's meeting this month.
Jesse will share how he randomly recreated every work of Shakespeare using Hadoop and virtual primates. The project has been featured internationally on the BBC, CNN and Slashdot. By evaluating his Infinite Monkey experiment results and applying them to the real world, Jesse will also discuss how Hadoop helps businesses.
The Nov. 12 meeting will be 6-8 p.m. at the Pizza on the Hill in Tahoe Donner at 11509 Northwoods Blvd. in Truckee. A $5 fee includes pizza and soft drinks.
Before and after the discussion, there will be time for networking with other technology people who live and work in the Tahoe-Truckee region.
This month's event is co-sponsored by New Leaders (NewLeaders.com) and Clear Capital (ClearCapital.com). RSVP to email@example.com. You can also find the "Silicon Mountain" group on LinkedIn and Facebook.
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PARKERSBURG -Parkersburg police Chief Joe Martin said law enforcement officials had limited options when a black bear was discovered roaming inside the city limits late Tuesday night.
"It's like herding cats," Martin said of trying to control the bear. "It went where it wanted to."
Martin said police officers do not carry tranquilizers. The state's Division of Natural Resources does, but Jeff McCrady, DNR wildlife biologist for District 6, advised officers sedating the bear was not a viable option.
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Members of the Parkersburg Police Department stand over a dead black bear, which had roamed over portions of the east and central parts of Parkersburg Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
McCrady advised officers to encourage residents to go home, put up dog food, garbage bags and leave the bear alone.
"He (the bear) would work his way back out of town," McCrady said. "That was not the case."
Officials said dozens of residents -including children - were roaming the area with flashlights looking for the bear.
Martin said the encounter resembled Parkersburg Homecoming, with so many residents on the street looking for the bear and watching things unfold.
"There was no way for us to herd the animal. There was nowhere for it to go," he said. "Our options were very limited and I didn't feel comfortable letting it roam," Martin said.
McCrady advised officers to take appropriate actions.
"If we can't get everyone indoors and leave him alone, we need to kill him and get it over with it," McCrady said he advised law enforcement at the time.
Martin said 911 officials got their first call about the bear around 11:45 p.m., when it was near Jefferson Elementary School. Over the course of an hour, emergency officials received approximately 12 calls concerning the bear, which was killed by officers around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday on Jackson Avenue.
Mark Perry said he lives on Liberty Street in Parkersburg and was driving in the area of Seventh Street by McClinton Chevrolet when he spotted what he at first thought was a large dog. He said he immediately called police when he realized what had actually crossed the path of his vehicle.
Perry watched as the bear traveled toward 14th and Latrobe streets. He said a friend on Facebook had posted the bear was killed near Quincy Hill. He said when he arrived in the area officers had already shot it.
"I was stunned. I couldn't believe it," Perry said of seeing a bear in town.
He lost sight of the bear after talking to officers near 13th and Latrobe streets but had confidence they knew where it was by using flashlights and lights from their vehicles.
"When it was running, it looked like it was only 125 pounds," Perry said. "That's crazy; it looks much bigger now (lying on the ground)."
Martin said the bear, estimated to stand about 6 feet tall and weighing 250-300 pounds, came within 10 feet of a pedestrian and was unfazed by the encounter. He said the bear casually walked by the woman.
"It was a big animal," Martin added. "It can run as fast as a dog. This was a 300-pound (wild) animal running where ever it wanted to."
City law enforcement officials have encountered an array of wildlife before: deer, coyotes, even an alligator. However, Martin said Tuesday's encounter was the first he ever heard of a bear inside the city limits.
"We've had reports of sightings, but nothing confirmed," Martin said.
McCrady said state game officials reported only one legal bear harvest in Wood County within the last few years.
Martin said officials had no clue where the animal came from. McCrady said bears have a large roaming area, encompassing thousands of acres.
"They travel hundreds of square miles," McCrady added.
Martin said officials had little choice other than to put the bear down. Parkersburg police officers as well as a Wood County sheriff's deputy used a shotgun to kill the bear.
"I realize it is the state animal," he said. "Our mission isn't to exterminate wildlife."
The carcass was turned over to the DNR. Wildlife officials will extract a tooth and have it tested to determine the bear's age, McCrady said.
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Legal Events to Watch This Week
The U.S. Supreme Court is back in session, and on Friday, the justices are expected to consider petitions for review of a raft of same-sex cases. Congress gets back to work on judicial nominations this week, for the first time since breaking for the elections.
Monday, Nov. 26
• The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Federal Trade Commission v. Phoebe Putney Health System Inc. and Vance v. Ball State University et al. The first case looks at the application of the "state action doctrine" in Georgia. Under the doctrine, federal antitrust laws do not apply to the anticompetitive conduct of public entities created by the states as part of a "state policy to displace competition" that is "clearly articulated and affirmatively expressed" in state law.
In Vance, the court will consider who qualifies as a supervisor under Title VII. Employers can be held liable for the conduct of a supervisor who harasses an employee, but they can't be held liable for one employee who harasses another, absent proof of negligence. The circuit courts have adopted two conflicting definitions of "supervisor" in the workplace-harassment context: (1) someone who has authority to direct and oversee his or her victim's daily work or (2) someone who has the power to "hire, fire, demote, promote, transfer, or discipline" his or her victim.
• The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will hear arguments in some of the biggest yet-unresolved litigation arising out of the mortgage crisis. At issue is whether the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, will be allowed to follow through with lawsuits filed against 16 banks alleged to have sold Fannie and Freddie $200 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities that didn't live up to representations made by the banks.
Tuesday, Nov. 27
• The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in US Airways Inc. v. McCutchen, and ERISA case.
• The nation's highest military appeals court will consider whether attempting suicide should be punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The case involves Lazzaric T. Caldwell, who slit his wrists in January 2010 while stationed in Okinawa, Japan. He pleaded guilty to attempting suicide and was sentenced to 180 days in the brig and a bad-conduct discharge. His lawyers say the guilty plea should be thrown out, given the evolving notions of mental health and particularly now as the military is trying to reduce the soaring suicide rate among troops.
Wednesday, Nov. 28
• The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Henderson v. United States, a case over which legal standard a federal appeals court reviewing for plain error should apply when governing law is unsettled at the time of trial but settled in the defendant's favor by the time of appeal.
• A Baton Rouge judge will hear arguments over whether La. Gov. Bobby Jindal's statewide voucher program and other education changes were properly created by lawmakers.
Thursday, Nov. 29
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a markup to vote on the nominations of Katherine Failla, to be U.S. district judge for the Southern District of New York; Troy Nunley, to be U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of California; Sheri Chappell, to be U.S. district judge for the Middle District of Florida; Pamela Ki Mai Chen, to be U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of New York; and Mark Barnett to be a judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade.
Friday, Nov. 30
• The U.S. Supreme Court will meet in conference and consider petitions for review of several same-sex marriage cases.
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Aseptic Container Choices Expand
When Sunrich Naturals recently decided to update the packaging for its functional SoL Sunflower Beverage line, it decided to go with the newly designed Tetra Brik Aseptic Edge, one of Tetra Pak's latest additions to its broad line of beverage cartons.
For SoL's manufacturer, Sunrich Naturals, transitioning the beverage from plastic bottles to a Tetra Pak aseptic carton helps maintain the shelf life without it having to be chilled, while at the same time protecting this unique beverage's full flavor without harming its functional ingredients. As a result, consumers can benefit from the Vitamin E, Calcium, Vitamin D, and Folic Acid found in this sunflower-based drink. "The new Tetra Brik Aseptic Edge packaging is ideal for SoL and all of our non-dairy beverages," says Tina Nelson, VP of sales & marketing, consumer products, SunOpta Grains & Foods Group. "It offers superior preservation of the fresh taste and nutritional content of the product in addition to prolonged shelf life. And Tetra Pak's commitment to protecting the environment, which includes the package's recyclability and renewability, matches our own commitment to sustainable practices." In fact, Tetra Pak says it developed its new Aseptic Edge package with such advantages to brands, retailers and consumers in mind—following the company's approach to innovation and R&D. The company says it is important that any innovation in packaging helps brands with launching products that deliver against consumer demands.
One of the first things consumers notice about the Edge is its sloping top, which makes it easier to access, grasp and open the ridged cap, along with a wider opening that makes the product easier to pour. Also, the new Edge is, like all other Tetra Pak cartons, designed with the environment in mind: They are recyclable and composed of 70 percent paper, a renewable resource from selectively harvested, re-grown forests. The company says cartons also have a low carbon footprint throughout their entire life cycle because they are made mainly of a renewable resource, are lightweight and compact.
Compared with other regions of the world where consumers are used to buying their drinks at ambient temperatures, the use of aseptic cartons in the U.S. is not as widespread. American consumers prefer buying juice drinks chilled and the widespread availability of chilled supply chains and refrigerated sections at retail do not create as much of a need for aseptic packaged drinks. As a result, for U.S. consumers, the packaging remains relegated to certain specific segments, such as kids' juice drinks.
But elsewhere around the world, companies like Tetra Pak and SIG Combibloc see some global trends that continue to drive up demand for their aseptic cartons. For example, BRIC countries will rank among the world's top 10 economies. "Today the driver of Tetra Pak's growth is Asia, which accounts for more than 50 percent of the increase in packaging material volumes over the past six years—80 percent if we include the Middle East," says Charles Brand, VP, marketing and product management, Tetra Pak. Brand says global trends are leading to demand for more specialized products and packaging to meet ever more specific consumer needs, including: on-the-go consumption, convenience, health and well-being, food safety and environmental responsibility.
Brand adds that demographic drivers are making packaging demands very segmented and solutions need to be created to address the growing diversification and polarization of consumer needs. "An example of meeting the needs of an aging population can be seen in the development of different caps and closures," he says. For example, Tetra Pak's HeliCap 27 has been designed to help older consumers and those who have trouble gripping. In order to deliver an improved experience the cap height and ridged design have been developed with this in mind. At the same time, the company's DreamCap 26 is an example of how a cap and closure can meet the needs and tastes of a younger generation. DreamCap is designed specifically to meet the growing demand of consumers who want to enjoy their dairy beverages, juices, nectars and still drinks on-the-go.
And SIG Combibloc recently introduced what it calls the Combidome, a bottle-shaped cardboard package. Currently, the Combidome is only available for use with non-carbonated soft drinks, such as juices and teas, but the company expects it will eventually be available for lower acid products like dairy-based drinks or dairy substitutes. "We're very excited about it," says Beatriz Callanta, Marketing Communications Manager, North America, SIG Combibloc. "We love that it's in the shape of a bottle and the fact that it is an aseptic technology protects the product very well compared to other bottle form packaging." Combidome is currently available in three sizes: 500 ml, 750 ml, and 1 liter.
Additional recent innovations from Tetra Pak include:
• A One-Step Opening on the Tetra Evero Aseptic, the world's first aseptic carton bottle for ambient white milk. The Tetra Evero Aseptic OSO offers double safety features due to the tamper evidence ring and a neck membrane that is removed by twisting the cap. In addition to these safety features, the Tetra Evero Aseptic with OSO enables customers to offer consumers an easy to open, handle and pour from carton bottle.
• The TBA/19 Retrofitability Kit, which allows customers to transform the package shape and base area on the same machine platform, a world first in the aseptic carton packaging industry. Customers with the TBA/19 for 200 Slim, 250 Base and 125 Slim will soon be able to retrofit their existing filling lines, enabling them to produce the new Tetra Brik Aseptic 200 and 250 Edge.
• The Tetra Pak A3/Speed for Tetra Prisma Aseptic 200 and 250 portion packs. The Tetra Pak A3/Speed iLine is the fastest line available from Tetra Pak, with a maximum production capacity of 24,000 portion packs per hour.


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Semis at the US Open
Roger raced into the semi-finals at the US Open today by defeating Sweden's Robin Söderling 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 at a windswept Flushing Meadows.
Our champion took advantage of the tricky conditions in New York and served 18 aces and just two double faults, while it took Söderling until the fifth game of the third set to serve the first of his two aces. Roger, whose string of five consecutive US Open titles was snapped in last year's final, commanded his serve with power and precision through the adverse conditions to quash Soderling in just 116 minutes.
"I've practised my serve my whole career, if I can't serve in the wind I've got a problem!" Roger joked after the match. "You can wake me up at two in the morning or four in the morning and I can hit serves."
Roger will now face Novak Djokovic on Saturday for the fourth year in series in the tournament. Roger won all three previous contests.
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instead of 6-4, now, we're 5-5!!


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"I recruited some of his players, mostly when I was at USD but also some at Stanford. I got to know him through Tony (La Russa), who had an event for Bob. He's a great gift of a teacher, a person and a presence. He has a phenomenal record, not just in football but in changing young men's lives."
-- 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh
"He's one of the all-time great Bay Area coaches, and we've had a lot of good ones. You think of baseball with Tony La Russa. You think of the Bill Walshes, the Don Nelsons, Jim Harbaugh. This guy is right up with them and you can make the case that of all the coaches in the Bay Area of all time, he's the best."
-- John Madden, Pro Football Hall of Fame coach
"Basically, mom, dad, faith, and Coach Lad, and I'm not even ashamed to say that."
-- Patrick Walsh, Serra-San Mateo High School football coach, 1993 De La Salle graduate
"I've been around Coach Lad on a few occasions and he's just an unbelievable person. He's a guy that is quite a remarkable coach but also a remarkable person off the field. The amount of success he's had, and the lack of ego he has, and his focus as a teacher -- to have that in high school as an athlete, it sets you on a great course for life. He's building structure and discipline into life."
-- Brent Jones, East Bay resident and former 49ers tight end
"Bob Ladouceur would not let you fail. He would not allow you to underachieve: 'I don't care how bad your life is, how humble your beginnings were. I don't really care. You're not failing."
-- Marlon Blanton, Jesuit-Carmichael football coach, 1991 De La Salle graduate
"Probably the best way I could put it is next to my immediate family he's one of the people that's had the largest impact on my life, how I think about things and how I approach situations."
-- Matt Gutierrez, former NFL quarterback, 2002 De La Salle graduate
"Just how hard they were on you. They never settled for anything less than excellence. Lad would never settle for anything less than perfection. I think that's kind of what brought the whole program where it is."
-- Connor Peters, Boise State tight end, 2011 De La Salle graduate
"I started reading up about De La Salle and saw a lot of similarities between the programs. I became fascinated with Bob. ... How you stay that consistent year after year and the fact that he has not changed his offense. He is going to run that veer at you. ... What I would watch, and I learned from, is his composure."
-- Bruce Rollinson, Mater Dei-Santa Ana football coach whose teams played De La Salle in four high-profile games
"He fully influenced high school football. He turned that program around. His influence was probably establishing a culture of pure commitment in every facet of the game. It is the greatest high school dynasty, period."
-- Herc Pardi, former Pittsburg and Clayton Valley High football coach.
"I like his attitude about his game. I wouldn't run his offense, but I don't like playing it. They are very simple, and good. He's an icon of the coaching ranks, that's for sure. He set every record that will be set."
-- Bob Johnson, Mission Viejo football coach.
"I'm a big fan of what they do. I'm a closet De La Salle fan and Bob Ladouceur fan. ... I've said this many times, if there is a better coach in America in any sport, I would like to meet him."
-- Butch Goncharoff, whose Bellevue, Wash., team ended De La Salle's legendary winning streak at 151 games in 2004.


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PARKERSBURG — Two fast-growing fitness businesses in the Parkersburg area offer numerous choices to residents. One has been around for more than a decade and one is new to the area....
Why is physical therapy mentioned in an article about fitness? Mountain River is a great place, but it's for physical therapy - not fitness. There is no mention of Planet Fitness, Anytime Fitness, Family Fitness or other places. It's obvious that Ramrod has never even been to Planet Fitness because of his comments. It's as clean as can be, while other fitness centers ARE dirty.
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Planet fitness is a joke. Its dirty and the equipment rates on the border of poor to junk. Anytime Fitness on the Southside is cleaner, quieter has newer equipment and owned by local people who strive to make it a pleasant atmosphere.
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Why are Zumba Fitness and a physical therapy business even mentioned in the same article?
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Find a place where your insurance isn't involved or the charges are minimal and you will still get quality care. Often times once the insurance runs out you either have to pay out of pocket or drop the therapy. Chiropractors for example often charge much less. As far as working out and exercising...Planet Fittness is a good place to go also. They offer trainers to help and have a great staff.
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I went along to one of the RCA Sustain talks yesterday 'Designing out waste' and left feeling truly inspired!
RCA graduate Alkesh Parmar kicked the evening off with a great presentation of his award winning MA project 'Apeel' which turned inedible food waste into a new material!
'Apeel' is based on the wonderful design concept of 'cradle to cradle' – that there is no waste produced (whereas traditional product design is referred to as 'cradle to grave' – it is accepted that there is an end to a products life).
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
AIKEN, S.C. -- Hitchcock Parkway runs from Richland Avenue to about Whiskey Road in Aiken. It's the narrow part of the bypass, but people who live along it want to put the brakes on plans that could more than double the size of the road.
If it does, Larry Milner may have to renovate his backyard.
"The new right-of-way would take my fence and my building here," said Milner, as he showed News 12 how close the road is already to his backyard.
However, that's not what's bothering him. The proposed design, which would expand Hitchcock Parkway from two lanes into four or five lanes in some places, could also make traffic noise a lot louder and traffic itself a lot faster.
"You know, you don't have to have a beltway to be a decent city to live in," Milner said.
His concern was echoed by hundreds who showed up to South Aiken High School Thursday night. The South Carolina Department of Transportation hosted the session.
"It's going to be just horrific," said Bob Gilbert, who is leading the opposition effort.
Gilbert says the multi-million dollar project is being sold on bad information. He says it was offered up to help with Savannah River Site traffic, which he says has drastically declined.
"I've been traveling Hitchcock Parkway for 23 years now, 13 of which were at rush hours at morning and evening, and I never had any complaints," he told News 12.
But SCDOT says that's not accurate.
"Right now, there are certain parts of the corridor that are failing at critical times of the day, so we're getting 'D' and 'F' levels of service," said Kevin Gantt, a Program Manager at SCDOT.
He says there are houses in the planned right-of-way, including a church that could be in jeopardy. However, he says there's still plenty of time to satisfy neighbors like Milner.
"You know, I'm not against the progress. I'm not against the project, but I just want it done right," Milner said.
Gantt says the expansion should actually improve traffic flow throughout Aiken, including that on Whiskey Road.
Of course, the process has only just begun. SCDOT doesn't have an official design, in fact, the next public hearing isn't until more than a year from now.
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