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Knitters have a strange habit of posing absurdly hypothetical questions to one another. "Would you go a month without food if it meant you could have handknitted qiviut sheets?" one will begin. Another interrupts, "But what if there were no qiviut. Would you do it for cashmere?"
Inevitably the conversation turns to the desert island question. You know, if you were stuck on a desert island and could only bring one yarn with you, what would it be?
I was thinking about that question earlier this week, and I realized that I have yet to review one of my all-time desert-island yarn finalists. So without further ado, may I present an in-depth review of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino.
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VOLUME 16, NUMBER 10 THE MONTH OF THE CELEBRATION DANCES JULY 21, 1987. Thousands brave grey skies to attend Treaty Rights Celebration If the number of participants is anything to go by, the July 16 Hellgate Treaty Rights Celebration in Missoula was a resounding success! Estimates are that around 238 cars joined the caravan to the celebration and close to 5,000 people of different races converged on the University of Montana campus under cloudy skies to hear from a dozen speakers, and enjoy buffalo burgers and Indian dancing, both as spectators and participants. O 00 0) is O 00 SO 5 « o*" « a Tribal Council vice-chairman Ron Therriault and former Council member Bearhead Swaney shared master-of-ceremony chores. Other local speakers were spiritual leaders Pat Pierre and Alec Lefthand. Therriault opened the 5:30 p.m. event by explaining the reasons behind the celebration, which was long overdue, he said. Treaties are the highest laws of the land, he said, and in spite of the fact that the Hellgate Treaty isn't always followed to the letter, its underlying principals remain valid today, 132 years after its signing. He then read statements of support and congratulations from a number of national and state officials: The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Congressman Pat Williams, Senator Max Baucus, and AFL-CIO president Jim Murray. He also passed along "good wishes" from Yakima Tribal Chairman Phillip W. OIney and Missoula County Commissioner Janet Stevens, who along with her two fellow commissioners in a written statement, proclaimed the day as "Treaty Rights Day". Attending the celebration as speakers were: U of M president James Koch; Missoula city councilwoman 'Mike' Cregg; Montana Governor Ted Schwin-den; Yakima Nation Business Council members Hazel Umtouch and Walter Speedus; Blackfeet Council member Archie St. Goddard; and Oliver Pease of the Crow Reservation. Both Schwinden and Cregg passed along "Treaty Day" proclamations from their respective jurisdictions. Also present, but declining to speak due to the nearness of the dinner hour, Therriault said, were: Louis Clayborn of the Montana Indian Affairs Office in Helena; Domnick Curley, Coeur d' Alene Tribal Council (Idaho); Floyd Williams, Upper Skagget Tribe (Washington); Raybun Abrahamson of the Idaho Kootenai Band; and Roland Kennerly, Lane Kennedy, Ted Williamson, and Bernard St. Goddard, all from (Continues on page 4) FY-88 budget hearing set for July 31 A public hearing to discuss fiscal year 1988's proposed Tribal budget has been set for Friday, July 31, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Tribal headquarters in Pablo in the Council chambers. The FY-88 proposed budget is $4,631,731 plus $20,000 in federal revenue-sharing funds, to be spent like so: TRIBAL ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS: $1,712,416 COMMUNITY SERVICES: $1,297,315 plus the revenue-sharing money RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: $1,100,000 CAPITAL PROGRAMS & EXPENSES: $522,000 Copies of the proposed budget and background infor-mation are available at Tribal headquarters on weekdays during business hours.
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Budhyzer 17696 wrote:I will be installing the permanent signs on the A, B and C holes this weekend.
Also, the C hole tee pad will be moving roughly 40' to the right of where it is now due to the "pond" that fills up near the present pad location after excessive rains.
Follow the path to the right and behind the long placement on the B hole to the new pad location for C.
(It's closer to the north edge of the bluff now)
I cleaned it up yesterday. Threw a few shots and parked 2. It throws tighter than the other route.


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Attorney: Virginia's first lady bought Star Scientific stock
Gov. Bob McDonnell's private legal team says first lady Maureen McDonnell purchased stock in troubled nutritional supplements maker Star Scientific without the governor's knowledge.
Bill Burck, a Washington lawyer representing Maureen McDonnell in a federal probe of ties the governor and first lady had to the company and chief executive Jonnie Williams, said she bought company stock twice without telling her husband. Williams was a McDonnell campaign contributor.
Burck said she bought 6,000 shares, worth about $30,000, in the summer of 2011 for herself and her children, then sold it in December 2011 for about $15,000.
Burck says she repurchased the shares in January 2012.
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Just found out that I'm pregnant last night after trying for 7 months and even thinking that I may be fertile. Now I can finally calm down and enjoy my pregnancy...right? (Or at least that's what I've though) But..million questions came to my head ...What do I do where to start? I'm only 4-5 weeks so everything is totally new for me. HELP with any advise.


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(WOMENSENEWS)--Progress provokes reaction. After the American Civil War, an energetic surge partially kept in check while the nation tore itself apart was let loose. Serious education for women began to flourish. Professions opened their doors a crack. The reaction came from men with titles, expertise and power.
On December 16, 1872, Dr. Edward Clarke of the Harvard Medical School was the invited speaker at The New England Women's Club in Boston, where reformers of all stripes met to discuss the issues of the day.
Dr. Clarke issued an alarm. Education for women, he warned, was so dangerous, it could prove deadly. Mental exertion could have catastrophic physical consequences, including "monstrous brains and puny bodies; abnormally active cerebation and abnormally weak digestion; flowing thought and constipated bowels." The greatest risk, of course, was damage to the most valuable female body part--the womb, already housed in frail bodies "diseased" by monthly bleeding. Womanliness itself was at risk.
Members of the club that December night included a pantheon of female energy and intellect: Julia Ward Howe, club president was a poet whose "Battle Hymn of the Republic" had nearly become a national anthem. Louisa May Alcott earned money writing. Lucretia Mott was a tireless abolitionist and suffragist. Lucy Stone, an Oberlin College graduate, had started a trend by keeping her own name when she married. Not a puny or weak specimen among them.
As Dr. Clarke went on to publicize his "ideas" in popular books and talks, he inspired others in his profession to prescribe "rest cures" for ambitious women. Howe and the others disputed them. Physician Mary Putnam Jacobi joined the fray with clinical evidence that menstruation was evidence of health, not debility and arguing that women's capacity in all areas--studying, working, or voting--had been grossly underestimated.
Myths about the frailties of bodies that bled monthly took assumed the form of restrictions on female athletics in our time, but they were rooted in 19th century desires to shut down that most dangerous organ, the female brain.
Louise Bernikow is the author of seven books and numerous magazine articles. She travels to campuses and community groups with a lecture and slide show about activism called "The Shoulders We Stand On: Women as Agents of Change." She can be reached at email@example.com.


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Belles of the New York Ball
The International Debutante Ball has remained largely the same in its 58-year history, but the debutantes themselves have changed.
All photographs by Pearl Gabel for The Wall Street Journal.
Madison Powell of Texas relaxes with other debutantes before the 58th International Debutante Ball at the Waldorf-Astoria in Midtown Manhattan. She was joined by 46 other debutantes, all of them between the ages of 17 and 22.
Here, Debutante McKenzie Peyton Nix of London has an emergency dress fix done by Alexandra Kindler-Mulitz. The ball itself has remained largely the same over the decades, with each debutante still wearing a full-length white gown.
While each debutante is still escorted by a civilian and a military escort, like those pictured here, the ball's primary purpose has shifted away from parading the girls' eligibility.
Now, many of the debutantes boast impressive credentials, including academic degrees and professional careers.
Margaret Stewart Hedberg, who has been the ball's director and general chairman for nearly three decades, recalled that 'in the old, old, old days, it was a marriage mart; and now it's not. They all have careers.' Here, Betsy Fowler of Manhattan chats with Lon William.
Elizabeth Shelby Smith of San Antonio, Texas, gives the longhorn salute at the ball. There is still mingling between the genders at the fancy affair.
Texas debutantes practice deep bowing before being introduced. Some parents hope their daughters will meet someone special at the ball. 'I told her to hold out for a prince,' one father said.
Debutante Megan McDermett of Texas told her family that the title sounded hoity-toity, so her brother calls her 'Debbie' for short.
Debutantes included the granddaughters of Jerry Jones Sr., owner of the Dallas Cowboys, as well as the daughter of a New York Giants physician.
Debutantes and escorts take to the dance floor.
Jessica Jones, granddaughter of the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, is presented.
A debutante gives a deep bow on stage.
Debutante Elizabeth Galbraif of North Carolina laughs during the festivities.
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Similar to egocentric, or believing that oneself has influenced the course of a storm or waves for example, egoseismic is believing that one has influenced seismic activity.
On the YouTube show Good Mythical Morning hosted by Rhett and Link, Link jokes that their move from North Carolina to California has caused earthquakes to stop occurring in California and start happening in North Carolina. Rhett then tells him that is called being egocentric, at which point Link corrects him saying that it would be called egoseismic.
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If a person thinks he or she is the reason why an earthquake hasn't happened in the city where he or she lives.
Person 1: I moved to L.A. last year and there hasn't been any earthquakes since!
Person 2: Whoa, you're really egoseismic!
Person 2: Whoa, you're really egoseismic!
by Hugh Jazz the third March 07, 2012
Where ever one goes, earthquakes flee or disappear.
I'm so Egoseismic - the earthquake disappeared when I got home.
by RTwo March 05, 2012
Thinking that earthquakes revolve around you.
From Rhett & Link's Good Mythical Morning.
From Rhett & Link's Good Mythical Morning.
Link: 'I will gladly accept being a Ego-Seismic, wherever I go earthquakes flee!'
by H3NR7 March 05, 2012
Thinking wherever one goes, earthquakes flee. As heard on Rhett and Link's daily talk show, Good Mythical Morning on March 5th.
Link: Wherever i go, earthquakes FLEE!
Rhett:I think that would acttually be ANTI-egoseismic. Put THAT in the urban dictionary.
Rhett:I think that would acttually be ANTI-egoseismic. Put THAT in the urban dictionary.
by j2cool2012 March 05, 2012
adj. believing oneself to have a causal relationship with seismic activity.
By moving to Las Angeles, Rhett and Link egoseismically believe they have shifted the seismic activity away from California.
by Lysol Pionex March 06, 2012
the belief and/or personality that wherever you are or live is immune to earthquakes simply because you are present there
Link has an ego-seismic personality and thinks that the only reason North Carolina never had an earthquake when he was there simply because he was present.
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I don't get this!
While the other creation under the label "Bizarre Cathedral" were easy to understand, I don't get this one. I am not a native English speaker so that might be the problem, but still...
What is that in the third section? "FREE SOFT D...KS"
explaining the joke
I always feel that if I have to explain the joke then the strip has failed but in this case I can see the problem for non-native English speakers.
The text on the poster in the third panel is "Free Soft Drinks". Perhaps it's a British thing but a soft drink here is -- usually -- some kind of non-fizzy fruit flavoured drink, in Britain this would be generically be called squash but I guess cordial is a similar thing.
The idea of the strip is that things RMS read in kindergarten/nursery influenced his later life. So we have :
- a standard "it's good to share" message which seems to be told to all kids of a young age
- an offer of free soft drinks - but obviously the "free soft.." bit is the influence
- a dressing up box from which he pulls a long beard..
Okay it loses it when the joke is written down but that's why I don't like explaining jokes :o)
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'300: Rise of an Empire' Fights Way to Top of Box Office
"300: Rise of an Empire" fought its way to the top spot at the box office this weekend, opening to $45 million.
The movie, about the Greek general Themistokles leading forces against advancing Persian troops, was released by Time Warner's Warner Bros. and backed by Legendary Entertainment. Its opening is a solid debut for the sequel, which cost $110 million to make, but nowhere near the $70.9 million that the original "300" made when it opened in 2007.
The weekend's other new wide release, "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" from DreamWorks Animation SKG, catered to an entirely different crowd and premiered in second place with a decent $32.5 million.
"Mr. Peabody & Sherman" features the voice of "Modern Family" actor Ty Burrell as Mr. Peabody, a highly intelligent talking dog who invents a time machine that takes him and his adopted son, Sherman, back to eras that include King Tutankhamun's Egypt and Leonardo da Vinci's workplace in Italy. The movie was distributed by Twentieth Century Fox, which is owned by 21st Century Fox and until recently was part of the same company as The Wall Street Journal.
This weekend's gross of "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" lands in the middle of recent DreamWorks Animation openings. The studio's last film, "Turbo," premiered last July to a disappointing $21.3 million and went on to gross $83 million, but its March release "The Croods" opened to $43.6 million and went on to collect $187 million. Despite ongoing competition from "The Lego Movie" for the family market, "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" could hold well, having received an A grade from audiences, according to the CinemaScore market research firm.
The Liam Neeson action movie "Non-Stop" took third place in its second week, grossing $15.4 million for a cumulative $52 million. "Son of God," the biographical portrait of Jesus Christ that opened to $26.5 million last weekend, fell more than 60% in its second week, grossing $10 million.
In other box office news, Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel" opened in four theaters to $800,000 – a record-setting opening weekend for the director, whose movies are often beloved by devotees but rarely breakout hits. The movie played in Los Angeles and New York this weekend and will expand to several other cities on March 14.
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In the blink of an eye, the Fall semester has zoomed by! The only problem is that end-of-term papers, final exams, AND the holidays are now all jumbled into the month of December! The last thing we need to stress about during finals week is being broke after our holiday shopping. Here are my top 10 tips on saving this holiday season, so you'll have one thing less to worry about.
1. Sign up for Email Newsletters: Most brands like H&M, CVS and Hollister Co. send out awesome savings to those on their email list. Some even send out savings every week so it pays off to sing up!
2. Check the Web for Savings: Websites like Retailmenot.com are awesome places to browse through savings. Just type in the store you're going to shop at and they provide you with ALL of the coupons and savings available for that store at that time! It's an amazing resource and a necessity during gift-shopping!
3. Show your Student ID: A lot of stores give a discount to students who can show a valid Student ID. These stores include Club Monaco, Apple, J Crew, and many more. So when doing your holiday shopping, make sure to ask if they give a student discount and always have your ID handy.
4. Join Rewards Programs: You know when you're checking out at a store and the sales person asks you if you'd like to join that store's rewards program to receive savings? SAY YES! Having a rewards card can mean A LOT of savings for you! Plus, it's free! Godiva, American Eagle Outfitters and Best Buy offer great rewards programs that can really help you out for the holidays.
5. Follow Brands on Facebook: Stores like Bath & Body Works often post up offers on Facebook that are only redeemable through Facebook. Whether it be for a free product or a discount to their store, it's worth it to "Like" the brands you love. BookRenter offers free gift cards and coupons during promotions and contests, so check back to our Facebook page next month!
6. Make Your Own Gifts: Who said that you need to buy gifts? A great personal gift can be a box of homemade holiday cookies. This will save you a lot of money and also is very sweet around the holidays.
7. Claim Your Credit Card Rewards: Most credit card companies offer a rewards system based off of points. Check your point status and you might realize you're due for a reward.
8. Earn FREE Gift Cards Online: A GREAT way to save your money during the Holiday Season is to earn free gift cards online! Just follow my tips on how to do so in this video I have previously created and you might not have to even touch your savings this year!
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9. Don't Be an Impulsive Buyer: If you walk into a store and immediately buy a product without any considerations, you might be losing big bucks. Which brings me to my last tip….
10. Compare Prices!: Make a list of all of the items you wish to buy for the Holidays and then look around. Check out a few different stores, see how much the item costs on Amazon. Don't purchase something in the very first store you see it in. Compare prices in a few different places and go for the one that saves you the most!
So heed my advice and this Holiday season you can be stress-free!


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The Worst Shoes for Your Feet
You may know that spike heels can be painful, dangerous shoes, but what about ballet flats or flip flops? WebMD discusses the worst shoes for your feet.
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USA, 2012, 88 Minute Running Time
Genre/Subjects: Documentary, Sports
Opens Friday, November 23rd at the Sie FilmCenter!
Digital presentation - Knuckleball! is the story of a few good men, a handful of pitchers in the entire history of baseball forced to resort to the lowest rung on the credibility ladder in their sport: throwing a ball so slow and unpredictable that no one wants anything to do with it. The film follows the Major League's only knuckleballers in 2011, Tim Wakefield and R.A. Dickey, as they pursue a mercurial art form in a world that values speed, accuracy, and numerical accountability.
Red Sox pitcher Wakefield is the 17-year veteran and fan favorite weeks away from turning 45 (the oldest player in the game) and seven victories away from the remarkable and deeply personal milestone of 200 career wins. Dickey is the charismatic and articulate 34 year-old neophyte trying to fight his way out of the minor league system with the New York Mets.
With extraordinary access from the players and Major League Baseball, the film follows their personal quests with behind-the-scenes moments at the ballpark, on the road, and at home with family.
Our central knuckleballers are buoyed, inspired and cajoled by the Greek chorus of past pliers of the knuckleball trade; their only support system and mentors in their profession. Featured former knuckleballers include all the living greats: Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, Charlie Hough, Wilbur Wood, Jim Bouton and Tom Candiotti.
Other interviews include beat reporters, columnists and writers like Ben McGrath, Roger Angell and Tony Massarotti; catchers Jason Varitek, Doug Mirabelli, and Josh Thole, as well as familiar icons Derek Jeter, Terry Francona, Joe Torre, Carlos Beltran and Buck Showalter.
Rich with footage from deep within the Major League Baseball archive, we get a glimpse of the resonance of baseball through a single pitch. Knuckleball! shines a light on the matchless journey shared by a small brotherhood of men, and the undervalued pursuits of honor, craftsmanship, and survival.
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This character is likely to be an amaglamation of several Night's Watch officer characters. However, his chief role in the series is to oversee the taking of vows by new members of the Night's Watch, a role in the novel that is given to the First Steward, Bowen Marsh. Marsh is described as round and red as a pomegranate.
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OAKLAND -- Stephen Curry and David Lee are the Warriors with the longest tenure, and both players re-emphasized Monday that they will back embattled coach Mark Jackson if asked to do so.
"I've said it all year, he has my support," Lee said, adding that the team's culture has improved significantly since he arrived in 2010. "It'd be strange to see a main part of that not be here."
On a day when Warriors players were scheduled for exit interviews, Curry continued to make his voice heard through the media on the idea that Jackson's status should not be in question.
"If they have any decisions to make, I'm sure we'll be in the loop," Curry said. "But at this point, conversations will be had, and I'll continue to express my feelings, and that's all I can do.
"It's unfortunate a 50 (plus)-win team (is) in this predicament, and there's these questions being asked and all that.
"If something were to happen, I'd have to adjust and understand the new situation, but right now, there's no need to take my mind there. It's kind of polluting it if Coach Jackson is back next year leading us with any other thoughts going in my head."
The players were happy with the team's progress after going to the playoffs for a second straight year for the first time since 1992. The Warriors won only 23 games in Jackson's first year and have improved every year since.
"I remember when I got here four years ago, the thought of having a playoff team, it was something that was a ways off," Lee said.
Said Curry: "We're setting ourselves up for consistent success. We're trying to be a perennial playoff team, and this is another step in that direction. You've got to stay hungry, though. That's the key over this summer is to continue to work."
The Warriors were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs after going to Game 7 with the Los Angeles Clippers, and Curry said he would spend part of his offseason watching film of the decision-making mistakes he made.
"It kind of eats away at me two games you have high turnovers and you still have a chance to win," Curry said. "Had we been a little bit smarter with the ball, what would have happened? I didn't sleep well after those games with that feeling."
"Guys in our locker room heard some chatter while Coach (Jackson) was trying to talk," Curry said. "Obviously, we were still dealing with the emotions of the game. We heard something we didn't like and reacted in a somewhat peaceful manner. It wasn't anything physical, punches thrown or nothing like that. It was trying to figure out what was going on."
Said Lee: "Were there some words exchanged? Absolutely. But I don't think it's anything to still be talked about right now."
"You want to have a huge impact on that team," Curry said.
For more on the Warriors, see the Inside the Warriors blog at ibabuzz.com/warriors. Follow Diamond Leung on Twitter at twitter.com/diamond83.


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- San Francisco Pride Parade: Downtown packed as marchers make their way up Market Street
- San Francisco: Gay Pride parade turns into celebration on an epic scale
- Gay marriage opponents ask Supreme Court to halt same-sex weddings
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- Supreme Court rulings on same-sex unions place spotlight on the weathered institution of marriage
- Same-sex couples marry at San Francisco City Hall as city celebrates Pride weekend
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- Prop. 8 stay lifted, same-sex weddings can resume immediately
- San Francisco: Huge crowds expected for this weekend's gay pride parade, festivities
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- July 28 Readers' letters: The Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage
- Prop. 8 case was once seen as a Supreme Court long shot
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- Same-sex marriage: Evening rallies unleash jubilation after court rulings
- Prop. 8: Bay Area's gay rights advocates celebrate same-sex marriage rulings
- Gay marriage: Proposition 8 appears doomed in California after Supreme Court ruling
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- Gay marriage: How TV helped nudge society on the issue
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- Document: U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8 and gay marriage
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has denied a request from Proposition 8 supporters in California to halt the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses in the nation's most populous state.
Kennedy turned away the request on Sunday with no additional comment.
Same-sex marriage opponents asked him to step in on Saturday, a day after the federal appeals court in San Francisco allowed same-sex marriages to go forward. Numerous weddings were performed at San Francisco City Hall following the court decisions.
The opponents said the appeals court had acted about three weeks too soon. Proposition 8 supporters could continue their efforts to halt gay marriage by filing their request with another Supreme Court justice.


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It has been a long time since I posted, but was just in a thoughtful mood today...
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It's no secret: the Lake of the Ozarks is a major tourism area. Not only do thousands of people visit here for weekend getaways or extended vacations, but thousands are second homeowners who contribute to the local economies through sales taxes and property taxes.
Despite that windfall of visitors, the lake competes with the likes of Branson, Kansas City, St. Louis, Eureka Springs and other popular Midwestern destinations for tourists. Newspapers, the Internet, magazines and billboards across the state are rife with enticements to get you to visit.
But what do local economic development officials serving the lake do to capture the attention — and ultimately the presence — of people to our lake?
What the candidates for Camden County presiding commissioner say: What role, if any, do you see Camden County government playing in the marketing and promotion of Lake of the Ozarks as a vacation and retirement destination?
Challenger Greg Hasty says:
"From its inception, the Lake of the Ozarks was destined to become a place to come to for special moments in time. For children, its days spent on the lake in grandpa's boat. As young adults, it could be a special someone you met at the lake. Often, for our seniors who retire here, it's the opportunity to savor a lifetime of memories on the lake. The setting for all of this is the lake itself. The houses on the water, the eclectic places to eat and shop. This lake has always had a special quality to it. If you have been here for any period of time, you know what I'm talking about. This is what we have to offer, and it's why people come. We must never forget that.
"It's my opinion; our local governments do not need to be directly involved in the promotion of tourism. However, we do need to be working to help those groups that are promoting tourism, such as the Lake of the Ozarks Convention and Visitors Bureau. The groups at the state and local level are promoting our lake as an experience that you won't find somewhere else.
"My view is that the role of local government, as it relates to tourism, is to protect the special quality of our lake. While the first priority is the protecting the environment, there are other aspects that need to be protected as well. I'm concerned that we are becoming too much like everywhere else. If we continue to just plug-in ideas and plans from somewhere else, sooner or later, we'll be just like somewhere else.
"It's the easy way out, to just take planning and land use ideas from other locations. It's much more difficult to actually create a growth plan for our lake, which preserves the unique nature of our lake. This won't be easy. It will take a lot of work from our very best. Some of the ideas of the past just won't work for our future. Many of the ideas that work in other growing areas won't work here. Without a Master Plan conceived with the idea of preserving what makes the lake special, we'll gradually loose our identity.
Page 2 of 2 - "Ultimately, tourism is about moments in time, which become fond memories. Good government operates quietly in the background, preserving the location and atmosphere for those memories. So while Camden County government may not take a direct role in the promotion of tourism, its role as protector of the lake is of paramount importance. 50 years from now, will we continue to be a place to go for those special moments in time? What we do today will decide that. As Camden County Presiding Commissioner, my goal will be to plan a path forward that allows for controlled growth, while preserving the qualities that make us a special place."
*Editor's Note: Candidate responses were not altered in any way. Candidates were asked to keep responses to a 500-word maximum.
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A furious election contest for a San Jose City Council seat escalated Sunday afternoon when police union leaders blasted the incumbent for a "slimy" campaign flier they said makes officers look like they're lying down on the job in retaliation for pension cuts.
"This is a new low," said Jim Unland, president of the San Jose Police Officers' Association. "It shows she's desperate."
About three dozen officers and supporters, including the mother of a slain patrolman, gathered at a small park in the east foothills to denounce Councilwoman Rose Herrera, a pension reformer who is running for a second term in District 8, which encompasses the Evergreen Valley. Reached later by telephone, Herrera shot back.
"They're angry about pension reform," she said. "They're angry I was the vote that put it on the ballot."
San Jose voters in June overwhelmingly approved Measure B to reduce pension benefits whose costs to the city have tripled in a decade. Herrera sided with a slim council majority forged by Mayor Chuck Reed to put the measure in front of voters. The police union has gone to court to stop the measure from taking effect and has since pumped thousands of dollars into the campaign of Herrera's challenger, Jimmy Nguyen, hoping for a victory that would tip the balance of power on the council.
The focus Sunday was on the latest salvo in the campaign: Herrera's depiction of a police union "playbook" borrowed from a Southern California law firm. But instead of X's and O's, the plays call for police to slow down on the job and "chastise" city politicians for not caring about public safety. Herrera mailed the political literature to voters and posted it on her re-election website, www.roseforsanjose.com.
"It's about the police union leadership," Herrera said. "It's not about the rank-and-file."
But the speakers who lined up to denounce her said the flier was a cheap shot designed to turn citizens against the entire police force. They included Sandy Fontana, the mother of Jeffrey Fontana, a young San Jose police officer slain on duty in 2001.
"Rose Herrera telling the public that police officers are laying down on the job shows she has no grasp of reality and is ethically bankrupt," Fontana said at a podium set up by the police union at Groesbeck Hill Park. "As a mother who lost a son in the line of duty, it makes me sick."
Again, Herrera argued back, saying the police union was taking advantage of Fontana's loss to protect pension checks above all else.
"I think it's really unfortunate for them to recruit Mrs. Fontana," Herrera said. "I have nothing but respect for her son and other officers who gave their lives in the line of duty."
A few elected officials followed Fontana at the podium or stood in the background in political solidarity with the police union.
Councilman Ash Kalra said Herrera has refused to acknowledged a rise in city crime.
"She downplays it, sugarcoats it and then has the audacity to blame our police officers," Kalra said. "She goes on the attack and uses some slimy law firm's (playbook).
Santa Clara County Supervisor David Cortese, who once held the District 8 seat, said he had never seen a California politician "attempt to disparage an entire police force" until he saw Herrera's campaign flier. "It's the most outrageous political statement I have ever heard, period."
Kevin Smith, a Santa Clara County deputy district attorney, offered two examples of police officers helping him prosecute criminals on their own time as evidence that the rank-and-file aren't playing by the so-called playbook in Herrera's flier.
"I have faith in San Jose and the San Jose Police Department, and I wish Rose Herrera did, too," Smith said.
Standing in the background with rank-and-file officers were Councilman Xavier Campos and his sister, state Assemblywoman and former council member Nora Campos.
Herrera dismissed the police union's political allies as "the same labor union supporters" who opposed Measure B.
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Sarasota County FCAT scores beat state averages
Published: Friday, May 24, 2013 at 9:35 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 24, 2013 at 6:27 p.m.
SARASOTA COUNTY - Sarasota County students scored better on reading, math and writing tests than other students across the state, according to results released Friday.
Click here to view 2013 FCAT scores, sortable by district, school and test.
Examples of prompts given to students for the FCAT writing exam:
Grade 4
Writing to Tell a Story (Narrative)
Suppose you won something special.
Think about winning something special.
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Suppose you could convince a famous person to visit your town.
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Think about why this person should visit your town.
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Think about a person you would choose to interview.
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The scores are the first wave of results from the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, administered this year to students throughout Florida.
"Overall, we felt it was good news," Superintendent Lori White said Friday.
Results showed that among third-graders, 71 percent were proficient in reading, up from 69 percent last year, and 68 percent were proficient in math, up from the previous 67 percent, according to the district's results.
About 57 percent of Florida third-graders were satisfactory in reading and 58 percent were in math.
While the FCAT is not pass or fail, it is high stakes for third-graders. Students with the lowest scores — a Level 1 — are in danger of repeating the grade unless they have a special exemption.
In Sarasota County, about 10 percent — about 312 students — achieved the lowest score, White said.
Statewide, about 18 percent of all third-graders, more than 37,000 children, scored at Level 1.
But there are also second chances.
Next week, Sarasota County third-graders may take another standardized reading test, known as the Stanford 10, that could give them a qualifying score to move on to the fourth grade.
"It's a rigorous bar to pass," White said. "It gives them one more opportunity."
If their tests are still too low, they can take summer school courses and take the Stanford test a second time before school starts.
Locally, Manatee County scores for third grade saw little change. This year, 49 percent of third-graders had satisfactory marks in reading and math, scoring higher than a 3 on a scale of 5. Last year, only half of third-graders were proficient in reading and 48 percent in math.
About 930 Manatee County students are at risk of being held back because they scored a 1 on their reading test.
To move on to fourth grade, these students will have to undergo a review of their schoolwork or likely attend a state-required summer camp and pass a second exam at the end of the summer, said Diana Greene, the new deputy superintendent of instruction hired weeks ago to jump-start student gains next year.
A focus on writing
For six weeks, the teachers at Fruitville Elementary gave extra attention to writing, showing the fourth-graders how to improve their sentences with details and examples.
Do not be afraid to be creative. Make your writing come alive, was the teachers' message during the voluntary writing sessions.
On Friday, Principal Laura Kingsley heard her staff squealing from the mailroom as teachers saw the FCAT results: A 20 percentage point jump from last year.
About 72 percent of the school's fourth-graders received a 3.5 or above on the writing test, up from 52 percent a year ago.
Kingsley said the early morning efforts at Fruitville paid off.
"I'm so happy the scores did improve because there was such enthusiasm. That was such a boost to everyone," Kingsley said. "You work hard and it pays off. Sometimes, it doesn't go that way."
Throughout the district's scores released Friday, fourth-grade writing scores showed the largest percentage point increase. About 67 percent of students were proficient, earning the necessary 3.5 score or better, compared to 63 percent the previous year.
In the two other grades' results released Friday, writing scores made a net gain of zero among Sarasota County students. About 66 percent of eighth-graders were proficient, down from 67 percent last year, and 69 percent of 10th graders were proficient, up from 68 percent in the '11-'12 year.
Some students were aided by an extra 15 minutes for the writing test. They had an hour to write essays either telling a story, persuading a point or explaining a concept.
"We used 15 minutes as a planning portion," said Shira Gibson, principal of Manatee County's Tillman Elementary Magnet School, where writing scores jumped by 28 percentage points. "We told them to use the beginning to sort out their thoughts, put down the keywords they know, figure out the supporting words and transitions needed."
Now, with the FCAT scores in hand, district administrators will break the data down and use it as a snapshot as how schools, down to individual students, are doing.
Which fourth-graders need volunteers for some extra help? Could more professional development help math teachers relay certain concepts? And does a struggling high school sophomore need some intensive courses for two class periods in a row?
"The real work is yet to be done," White said.
Staff writer Katy Bergen contributed to this report.
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The Leo Hostel 2 is located 10 minutes walk away from Tiananmen Square and the subway, nestled in a residential hutong alley. The hutong markets leading to Tiananmen are just a minutes walk away and full of interesting restaurants and shops. We are close to all required amenities, such as the subway, banks, post office, pharmacy and supermarkets - we can give you a local area map showing these places when you arrive. We offer basic rooms for those on a budget, with both dorm rooms and private rooms. All rooms have hot/cold air-conditioning and locks to keep your room secure.
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"Wonderfully evocative… Donald McRae captures the Great Defender in all his complexity.... A joy to read." — Kevin Boyle, National Book Award-winning author of Arc of Justice
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The story of the three dramatic trials that resurrected the life and career of America's most colorful—and controversial—defense attorney: Clarence Darrow. Many books, plays, and movies have covered Darrow and the trials of Leopold and Loeb, John T. Scopes, and Ossian Sweet before: Geoffrey Cowan's The People v. Clarence Darrow; Simon Baatz's For the Thrill of It; Kevin Boyle's Arc of Justice; Meyer Levin's Compulsion and the film adaptation of the same name; Inherit the Wind; but few, if any, have achieved the intimacy and immediacy of Donald McRae's The Great Trials of Clarence Darrow.
The courtroom has been a dramatic setting for larger-than-life figures throughout history, but few have attained the almost mythical status of Clarence Darrow. A legend in his own time, Variety called him "America's greatest one-man stage draw." Here was a man whose flair for showmanship went hand in hand with a fierce intellect; a man whose shaky moral compass and staggering conceit collided at all turns with an unrivaled eloquence and an overwhelming compassion for humanity.
Darrow had been one of the most revered lawyers in the country, but in 1924 his reputation was still clouded after a narrow escape from a charge of jury tampering in Los Angeles. At the age of sixty-seven he thought his life and career were almost over, until he was offered an impossible assignment—the defense of the teenage "thrill killers" Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. Darrow then went on to earn even more international acclaim in two other groundbreaking cases: a classic standoff against William Jennings Bryan in the Scopes Monkey Trial in Tennessee, and the Ossian Sweet murder trial in Detroit. Throughout two crammed and dizzying years, this lion of the court held the Western world in awe as he tackled these three starkly different, history-making cases, each in turn dubbed "the Trial of the Century."
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Benelli looking for birds. (photo by Zack Mckay)
Please fly into my decoys (photo by Brent Barton)
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Canada goose with baby. (photo by Arnold Koenig)
Canvas Back ducks in Cambridge, Maryland. (photo by Jon Mcray)
Mallards. (photo by Eric Jock)
Logan, Utah. On Cutler as the sun comes up over Mt. Logan. (photo by Cody Sheppard)
Large group flying over the tree line at sunset (photo by Brett Gagner)
Cinnamon teal. (photo by Christopher Montano)
0 Sunset following a successful Canada goose hunt, 2012-2013 waterfowl season. (photo by Forest Gahn)
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How to Prepare for a Hurricane When You Have a Child With Autism
This post is written by Shelley Hendrix, Autism Speaks' Director of State Advocacy Relations. She currently resides in Baton Rouge, La. with her two children, Liam and Mairin. Liam was diagnosed with autism age the age of two in 1998. She began advocating on behalf of her son and other children with autism almost from day one.
This week marks the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the nation's largest natural disaster to date. Our own family was severely affected by the storm. Katrina ripped off portions of our roof and the siding from our house but the most destructive part came a few days after the storm when crews were clearing sewer lines pumping gallons of raw sewage into our home. We were without indoor plumbing for close to four months.
I was completely unprepared for Katrina and did not respect it for the storm that it was. As a result, we were looking for food supplies and water from neighbors because we were so sick of drinking diet strawberry-flavored soda water which was all they had left at the store when I got there. People don't realize that when a storm like this hits that it can take days to start to get shipments of food and water back into an area. Baton Rouge is located approximately 60 miles northwest of New Orleans. I never imagined that a storm of that size could create such a disaster with us living that far inland.
Three years later our home suffered extensive damage with Hurricane Gustav. A neighbor's tree landed on the back of our home and this time we had to move out for nearly seven months while it was repaired.
With Hurricane Earl bearing down on the eastern seaboard in a couple of days, we wanted to take the time to remind families how important it is to evacuate. The damage from Hurricane Gustav taught me that. While we weren't at as much risk for wind or flooding damage from that storm, I never would have expected a tree located nearly 80 feet from my home to cause that much of a disaster in our lives. If we had been home we could have been killed easily. I was so grateful that we were not and will never ride out one of these mega-storms again.
Evacuating with a child with special needs, riding out the storm or surviving the weeks of no electricity that follow are stressful and difficult. Our children depend on routine and there is nothing that obliterates a routine like a hurricane. Weeks without electricity make cooking and daily life very difficult.
You have to plan ahead.
Some lessons we learned following these recent storms that we would like to pass on to our East Coast buddies from the Gulf South include:
1) Be prepared! Stock up on food supplies and water. Make sure you have enough to go for at least a week to 10 days. One gallon of water per person.
2) Fill up your bathtubs so that you are able to flush your toilets.
3) Make sure you have your important documents – including birth certificates, insurance documents and IEPs in a safe and handy place. If you evacuate, bring this with you in the event that you have to relocate temporarily after the storm passes.
4) Fill your car with gas and save a couple of gallons at your home if possible.
5) During the days leading up to the storm withdraw as much cash from your bank's ATM as possible each day so that you will have cash on hand. We forget sometimes the luxuries that electricity bring like the use of credit cards, which are rendered useless in a post-storm, cash-based economy.
6) Stock up on charcoal so that you can cook on the grill.
7) If you evacuate, put all of the things in your refrigerator in a garbage bag and put the bag back in the fridge. If you aren't able to return for a week, you will thank us that all you have to do is hold your nose and grab one bag out of the fridge/freezer.
8) If you evacuate to a shelter, consider going to a shelter at a church or school where your family might be able to have a quieter, more private Sunday School/classroom. Sitting in a large gymnasium with lots of people can be extremely stressful for our children.
9) Be sure to pack enough medication for two weeks and be sure you have prescription numbers for refills if needed.
10) Make sure to have first aid supplies on hand and readily available – including mosquito repellant (because they are awful after the storm hits) and sunscreen.
11) Don't get all caught up in the hype. Don't get overly dramatic. Parents that are stressed out invariably stress out their kids. The more calm you can be, the better your children will be able to handle this disruption in their lives.
12) Stock up on batteries and flashlights. Candles can be used if your kids will stay out of them. Mine never did so we use flashlights only.
13) Do not go outside to go look around. It is everyone's first thought to go outside after a storm to survey damage but don't bring the kids outside until you know it is safe. Downed power lines can be everywhere for days and it is difficult to determine which ones are live.
14) Be careful about snakes and insects – especially bees, wasps and fire ants because their homes have been disrupted too and they are likely looking for new ones … and stressed out and angry too!
15) Pull out that battery operated radio from the 1980s that you have stored in your garage to stay informed of the storm's progress.
You can find an excellent evacuation checklist here.
We encourage all families to evacuate and stay safe during this hurricane season!
September 2, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Great advice, Shelley. Even if a family isn't in a hurricane prone area, most of these tips work for any natural disaster. Every family should also have an "autism safety" plan in place for unexpected emergencies.
September 3, 2010 at 9:54 am
Hey there…thanks for that. You are right though…going through ANY natural disaster with a child with special needs, especially autism, can be difficult. I never would have even though about evacuating with an IEP but that was so important for the families who fled NOLA with Katrina and had to relocate completely. It saved them so much time and the extra headaches that would have come with getting their children reevaluated for special ed services, getting the initial IEP done…they just walked into whatever school was enrolling them and got started!
September 3, 2010 at 5:37 pm
This is a great list (my husband thinks I am always over prepared, but you have to have sometimes a Plan A, Plan B and Plan C with special needs kids). I also think having documents relating to diagnosis (in addition to the IEP) of the special needs would help. I know that's more papers to carry, but it might help. Thanks, Shelley….
September 3, 2010 at 9:26 pm
I tweeted this Shelley because it is EXCELLENT advice. I'm not near a hurricane but your tips on how to prepare for ANY disaster if one is notified in time is just pure genius. Thank you. How do we get this out there ? @anne_barbano
September 4, 2010 at 11:31 pm
This is an excellent checklist. Currently i do not live really in a hurricane area, but I will be moving to Texas soon. God Bless you on your journey and struggles. I have a five year old autistic son,and he does not speak at all; and can become very aggressive when it comes to change. Thanks you so much about the IEP tips, that is a real life saver.
September 5, 2010 at 6:55 pm
Shelley, this information is so helpful for those on the coast, but also for those in states with tornadoes and other unscheduled disasters. I'd like to use this list in my upcoming book in the You Are Not Alone book series, Hope for Families of Children on the Autism Spectrum. Can you email me and let me ask you more questions? The list would be helpful for families of children with other chronic conditions I have written about also (cancer and congenital heart defects).
Thank you, Lynda Young
September 11, 2010 at 11:00 am
Thank you so much for all the excellent advice. I live in Jersey, but I like to be prepared (sometimes I'm a little neurotic about it, so my husband says). We have a huge backpack filled with undergarments, toothbrushes, deoderant, activity books for the children, pencils/pens, even the little travel size board games. We've also begun scanning all of our personal documents to a flash/jump drive that we keep in the backpack. That way, if the papers get damaged or destroyed, there's a copy somewhere.


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Sunday, November 25, 2012
AIKEN, S.C. – The nationally fifth-ranked University of South Carolina Aiken women's basketball team picked up its school-record 21st consecutive regular-season home victory in a 95-58 win over Florida Tech on Sunday afternoon at the Convocation Center.
USC Aiken (4-0) dominated the game from start-to-finish. The Pacers opened the game by scoring the first 16 points of the contest. They then ended the first half owning a 52-33 lead.
The second half would be no different with USC Aiken outscoring the Panthers, 43-25, in the second stanza to emerge with the 37-point victory. The Pacers led by as many as 43 in the second half.
USC Aiken ended the win over Florida Tech (3-2) shooting 62 percent (31-for-50) from the field as a team.
The Pacers knocked down a school single-game record 69.2 percent (9-of-13) of their 3-point attempts in the game.
USC Aiken hit 75 percent (24-for-32) of its free throw attempts in the contest.
The Pacer defense held Florida Tech to just 29.8 percent (17-for-57) shooting in the game. Florida Tech hit just 33.3 percent (8-for-24) of its 3-point attempts in the game.
The Panthers connected on 16 of its 24 (66.7 percent) of their free throw attempts in the game.
Kayla Harris (Raleigh, N.C./Wakefield HS) led a trio of Pacers in double figures in the game with a game-high 24 points. She was a perfect 7-of-7 from the field and 10-for-12 from the free throw line. Harris also had four rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal.
Daniela Tarailo (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point HS) knocked down four of USC Aiken's nine treys in the game en route to 14 points. She also had six rebounds to go along with three assists and one steal.
Mackenzie Reese (Madison, Wis./Edgewood HS) was the final Pacer in double figures with 10 points. She also had four assists and three steals.
Tiffani Moody (Raleigh, N.C./Ohio Valley University) finished with a career-high tying five blocks to go along with eight rebounds, six points and two assists.
Brittany Hill (Mechanicsville, Va./Quinnipiac) ended the Pacer win with nine points, six steals and five assists.
Kayk Wilson was the only Panther in double figures in the game with 21 points.
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Up against the tough Evergreen team, several Summit High alpine skiers still managed to qualify for state at the season opener at Loveland Ski Area.
State qualifiers finish in the top third of the racing field.
On the boys side, Daniel McFadden cruised to second overall behind defending state champion Jake Bender, from the Evergreen team. McFadden was a hefty 1.44 seconds behind Bender after the first run, but maintained his second place spot in the second run. Conditions were sunny and relatively warm, at about 25 degrees on the Loveland Valley course.
Meanwhile, team captain Lucas Michieli qualified for state after keeping his status after a ninth-place finish in his first run. Ryan Wignall also maintained his position to qualify while several others were on the cusp. Official results weren't available to verify their status.
"(Fretz and Bilenduke) had great second runs," coach Karl Barth said. "This was a good meet, especially for the boys."
On the girls' side, Katy Harris bumped herself from third place (behind by just 8 hundredths of a second) after her first run to first place overall in the Loveland race.
Ellie Brown-Wolf raced from 15th to 11th overall, and Nicole Wagner was on the fringe of qualifying after finishing 17th in her first run.
"It was a tough field to qualify in because it was pretty stacked," Barth said. "There were some good girls there."
First-ever racers Kylie Berget and Clair MacMurray didn't place, but put in good efforts for first-timers, the coach said.
Beating Evergreen - a team comprised of the stacked Jefferson County schools - was a wish for the coaches, but did not become a reality Friday. Also attending Friday's race were Platte Valley, Lake County and Nederland.
"It was good everyone finished," assistant coach Tommy Gogolen said, to which Barth added, "They skied smart."


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2000 Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival
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Because I hope to raise Angora goats one day, I spent a bit more time in the goat tent. I came away with a few interesting factoids: Goats are susceptible to lice, they have no upper teeth, they love yogurt, and they won't recognize one another after they've been shorn.
What would a sheep and wool festival be without sheep?
This sweet Shetland sheep is from Stonehaven Farm in Cornish, New Hampshire. I talked with Lois Moore, who runs the farm along with her husband Brook. She obviously adores her sheep.
|She explained that Shetlands are actually very hearty sheep that can survive out in the pastures year round, even in New Hampshire. But she can't bear to leave them out at night ("I like to pamper my sheep," she confessed to me in a whispering smile).
Her sheep, which are small and compact, have distinct personalities just like people. One, for example, will get jealous if her attention goes elsewhere, trotting up and nudging her on the leg as if to say, "Hey, it's my turn!"
Elaine Clark brought several of her Frelsi Farm Icelandic sheep to the show. These are small but highly prized animals with
luxurious dual-coated fleece in beautiful colors. Unfortunately they're also a bit camera shy. This guy tucked his head away at the last minute, but I did manage to get a shot of his gorgeous fleece.
You'll see many more Alpaca farms spring up in this country, and here's why: There's big money in Alpaca. Good breeding animals will often go for upwards of $25,000 apiece. So not only is the fiber valuable, but the animals themselves are also in short supply.
Les Foshay, of Champlain Valley Alpacas, brought this teenage alpaca out into the sunshine for a chat with the kids. It was my first direct encounter with an Alpaca, and I was smitten.
Les and his wife also run a small bed and breakfast on the farm, so if you're interested in Alpacas, consider paying his farm a visit. (Champlain Valley Alpacas & Farm Stay is located at 326 Fiddler Lane in Bridport, Vermont. The phone number is 802-758-FARM.)
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need to be brushed so that they don't become seriously ill (unlike cats, rabbits can't cough up fur balls), Angora rabbits are more accustomed to, and friendly toward, people.
Second, Angora rabbits can provide companionship. The rabbitry owner adores these animals like a protective mother. She had no qualms about scolding anybody -- children or adults alike -- who ignored the "please don't touch" signs and stuck their fingers into the cages.
Perhaps the most amazing testament to their personalities was a photo of her rabbit curled up on the couch with her dog. "I went to the kitchen to get a cup of coffee, and when I came back they were cuddled up together!" she exclaimed. "I had to take a picture because I knew nobody would ever believe me!"


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PARKERSBURG - Noting that Parkersburg High's Stadium Field is the only condemned school facility in the county, members of the Wood County Board of Education unanimously approved $700,000 to aid renovations and get the stadium open by the fall.
Close to 200 people - many wearing red in support of the PHS issue - attended Tuesday's meeting as board members considered funding the multi-million dollar renovation project.
Joe Carrico with the PHS Stadium Committee addressed the board to outline its needs.
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Parkersburg High School students, from left, Zack Garrison, Rylan Hamilton, Aaron Roberts and Chandler Hamilton lead the applause after the Wood County Board of Education approved funding for repairs to the school's Stadium Field.
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A view from the Jefferson Elementary Center balcony shows a large crowd, including a number of Parkersburg High School football players, that attended Tuesday's Wood County Board of Education meeting. The board approved funding for repairs to the school's Stadium Field.
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Parkersburg High School Athletic Director Lori Lowers, left, and Principal Pam Goots applaud after the Wood County Board of Education approved funding for repairs to the school's Stadium Field.
"We're here to talk about a grand old lady. Through 90 years she needed a little more TLC," he said. "Tonight, she needs a facelift."
Carrico said the stadium committee wants to fix the home side bleachers in time for soccer and football season. The renovations will cost $1.3 million.
The stadium committee asked the board for permission to begin fundraising, explore the possibility of borrowing up to $400,000, obtain $40,000 in capital improvement funding and use $60,000 from the committee toward the project.
"The elephant in the room is how much we are asking from the board," he said. The committee requested $700,000 from the board.
"We understand it is a financial strain, but it is needed to meet the aggressive schedule," Carrico said.
Carrico said if the committee has a large donor come forward it may come back to discuss naming rights.
The board was unanimous in its vote, 4-0, to approve the funding. Board member Tad Wilson was absent.
Board member Jim Fox said the board had an "obligation" to do this.
Six people spoke Tuesday, all relating to the athletic facility issues. Among those was Parkersburg High football player Chandler Hamilton, who delivered an impassioned plea for the board to provide funds. Hamilton cried several times during his presentation about his desire and need to use the field.
Afterward he received a hug from Fox and a standing ovation from the crowd. Hamilton closed his speech with a rally cry for students in front of board members.
Rick Bush, an alumnus from PHS and supporter of the Parkersburg South Erickson All-Sports facility, also addressed the board. He spoke in support of funding Stadium Field, but asked for funding for Erickson as well.
Bush requested $500,000: $100,000 for the new track around the field and approximately $400,000 for new bleachers at the Rod Oldham Athletic Center.
After listening to school system finance director Connie Roberts overview of the facilities needs and funds, Bush said there was "no reason PHS can't leave with its money and South with its $700,000."
Roberts said the school system is projecting a $4.9 million carryover for the upcoming fiscal year. That money includes the $2.8 million contingency funds as well as $200,000 in money needed for emergency repairs.
Roberts said the school system needs approximately $16 million is roof repairs- just roof repairs. If the money isn't there at least $200,000 is needed for emergency repairs until enough is available to do repairs.
Bush also recommended school officials look at refinancing bonds, noting lower interest rates.
Board president Tim Yeater said after everyone is gone members need to look at the budget.
"The $700K didn't just magically appear," he said.
Wood County Schools Superintendent Pat Law said officials had an additional problem that no one was expecting, referring to PHS. He said the board had a difficult decision.
Board member Lawrence Hasbargen said the system was at a crossroads with regard to repairs. He pointed the finger at the state for its tendency to overlook athletic facilities.
"It is ridiculous to go down that road. The state should be helping us and they don't do it. They kick it back to us," he said.
"We allow someone to build something on our property and we aren't taking care of it, shame on us," Yeater said.
Fox, reading from a typed sheet of paper, made the motion to amend the agenda item to provide $700,000 in funding to the stadium. It was seconded by John Marlow.
Board members made no move on Bush's request. Fox said if Erickson was closed, he would support funding to get it open again.
"We are in this together," he said. "We need to do this as a community."


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2012 (JUNIOR) OUTDOOR TRACK: First year of outdoor track.
2011-12 (JUNIOR) BASKETBALL: Sat out the season with a medical redshirt.
2010-11 (SOPHOMORE) BASKETBALL: Started 26 out of 29 games with 785 minutes … shot 39.9 percent from the field … collected 125 rebounds with 76 defensive rebounds … led the team overall with 68 steals and averaged 8.9 points a game with a season total of 259 … scored a season-high 18 points against Texas State (2/16) and a season-high with 12 boards against Stephen F. Austin (2/26) … had a game-high of six steals against Southeastern La. (1/15) and against North Dakota (12/28).
2009-10 (FRESHMAN) BASKETBALL: Played in 23 games, averaging 1.7 points per game and 1.6 rebounds per game … scored a season-high nine points against Texas-Pan American (1/5) … pulled down a season-high four rebounds against TCU (1/2) and matched that total against McNeese State (2/20) … led the team in steals against UTSA (2/17) with three and recorded a season-high 13 minutes.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi for James McMinn ... averaged 19.6 points, nine rebounds, eight steals and four assists per game in her senior season ... team finished with a record of 21-12 on its way to a district championship and an appearance in the area finals ... named All-District MVP for the 06-07 season, All-District Defensive MVP for the 07-08 season and All-District Offensive MVP for the 08-09 season ... made All-Metro and All-South Texas teams in 07-08 ... Pride of Texas All-Tournament Team member her senior year ... lettered in track and field clinching the district championships in the 100m, 200m and 400m events in her final two years ... finished first in the region in long jump and the 200m dash ... finished seventh at state for 200m and sixth at state for long jump.
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The Redwood County Senior Expo along with The Redwood Area Hospital and Redwood Area Hospital Foundation are excited to be welcoming Nick Buettner as the keynote speaker presenting "Blue Zones: Secrets of a Long Life" at the 2014 senior expo. The expo is being held June 19 from 3-8 p.m. This year's expo is going to explore ideas and resources discovering the secrets of living a longer and healthier life, whether that be taking advantage of resources available in the community or learning the nine lessons for living longer from people who have lived the longest, as presented by Buettner. The event, which is being held at St. Catherine's Church in Redwood Falls, provides education, resources and entertainment for seniors, caregivers, baby boomers and all individuals who want to lead healthy, active lives. Vendors are going to be available from 3-4:30 p.m. with a variety of information and prizes.
At 4:45 p.m. Red-wood County Veterans Service Officer, Marty Caraway, is going to be speaking about veterans affairs and resources. Dinner, provided by Redwood County Relay For Life, is being served at 5:15 p.m. Jeri Kodet, with Silver Sneakers, is going to get everyone moving and energized beginning at 5:45 p.m., and at 6:30 p.m. Buettner, is set to provide his keynote presentation with time for questions and book signing to follow. The cost of the full event, including dinner, is $8 at the door, with a portion of admission going to Relay For Life. For those who would like to attend only the keynote presentation, the admission is reduced to $3.
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