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Troy, AL - High school newspapers and TV stations are picking up speed. Many students and advisors spent Thursday at Troy University to hone their skills.
"We have a bit of a struggling program at the moment," said one high school advisor.
But leaders hope Troy University's J-Day improves high school journalism programs across the state.
"We have adopted our curriculum so our students are on that cutting edge. We bring that same cutting edge technology into our J-Day presentations," said Dr. Steven Padget, Director of the Hall School of Journalism and Communication.
About 500 students had seventeen workshops to choose from. Whether it was anchoring a mock newscast, realizing the value of social media or learning to be a live field reporter, students were offered an insight into a career in journalism.
"I've really enjoyed it. It's taught me a lot I didn't know about journalism. Like how to take photos at the right angles and page design," said Morgan Matthews, Elba High School.
Jefferson Davis High School Senior Brianna Brockenberry said, "I really liked it. I anchored for one. It was neat that they used different stuff than at JD."
"I think it really exposes the students to what is at Troy, and what they can do with their interest in media and broadcasting. They come back to school very excited about what they've learned," said Sweet Water High School's journalism advisor Patricia Jones.
Troy University leaders have learned that journalism is evolving. Just in the past five years social media has taken over. While these aspiring journalists may not have a problem grasping Twitter or Facebook, professors say they will need to change their approach.
"If they want to learn how to be journalists they need to learn how to effectively use media. There's a big difference between blogging or posting random comments on Facebook and effectively using it to practice journalism," said Assistant Journalism Professor Steve Stewart.
Troy has been holding J-Day for about 37 years.
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Obama taps Black former Pentagon senior attorney to head Homeland Security
President Barack Obama stands with Jeh Johnson, his choice for the next Homeland Security Secretary, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. Johnson was general counsel at the Defense Department during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) by Avis Thomas-LesterFor New Pittsburgh Courier (NNPA)–President Barack Obama has selected Jeh Johnson, a graduate of Morehouse and Columbia Law School, as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. If confirmed, Johnson, who retired from government to go into private practice, would come to the position with substantial experience, officials said.

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Tuscan Salmon Pasta with Beans
Beans are perhaps the most underused, overlooked food in the American diet and key reason why the Mediterranean diet is so healthful.
In addition to fiber, protein, minerals, and B vitamins, beans are rich in resistant starch, which blunts the blood sugar impact of any meal that includes these tasty legumes. This desirable effect can last for eight to 24 hours.
By rinsing pasta quickly in cold water, you convert some of its starch into the resistant kind, while reducing greatly the tendency of pasta to become gummy and sticky. (This starch conversion also occurs when you refrigerate cooked pasta immediately.)
Unbeknownst to many, colorful beans are also rich in the beneficial polyphenol antioxidants abundant in colorful fruits and vegetables.
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4 oz uncooked linguine or thin spaghetti
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1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
5 tablespoons organic extra virgin olive oil, divided
3/4 cup white kidney or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained (and/or other beans)
2 small plum tomatoes, chopped
1 cup spinach or arugula (optional)
6 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried organic oregano
Sea salt and organic pepper to taste
Nutrients per serving (2 cups): Calories 863, Fat 51 g, Saturated Fat 8 g, Cholesterol 84 mg, Sodium 215 mg, Carbohydrate 61 g, Fiber 7 g, Protein 41 g.
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As full-time residents of Vail living on Sunburst Drive, we want to shed more light on our concerns, and those of many in our neighborhood, about the town of Vail's proposed conversion of the Vail Golf Course Clubhouse into a community event center.
First and foremost, we want to make it clear that we support and welcome a full renovation of the clubhouse. The Vail Golf Course is a wonderful asset for our town, but the clubhouse is in woeful need of updating. We all look forward to seeing it brought up to the level of quality we and our guests deserve.
Our objections lie not in the renovation of the clubhouse, but to the expansion of it at the expense of the 18th hole and the change in use of it from being a golf- and Nordic-related facility to a community event center.
At this point, a little history is in order to understand the current situation. In 1966, the Pulis family leased land to the Vail Metropolitan Recreation District for the sole purpose of creating the Vail Golf Course, with the condition that "A golf clubhouse may be built upon the leased premises. Any such golf clubhouse shall consist solely of facilities ordinarily available in such structures operated in conjunction with golf courses, but no lodging or full-service restaurant facilities shall be constructed or maintained on the leased premises."
In 1984, the golf course land was deeded to the town of Vail with the same restrictions on the clubhouse, plus the new, permanent restriction (the Pulis covenant) requiring the land "be used in perpetuity for a public golf course or open space or park for the benefit of the public and only such other related support facilities required for those purposes. This covenant shall run with the land and shall be binding. ..."
Fast forward to 2010, when the Vail Town Council reviewed a presentation from the Vail Local Marketing District Advisory Council proposing replacement of the Vail Golf Course clubhouse with a new indoor space of 8,000 square feet, including 3,000 square feet for a "200 seat restaurant or 250 seat banquet," and outdoor space of 6,000 square feet for a "500 person pavilion for weddings, reunions, events and gathering place for sports camps."
Over the course of the next year, further discussions followed in council meetings, during which time then-Mayor Dick Cleveland said that the new structure would be "on the same footprint as the existing clubhouse," and Councilman Andy Daly (now the mayor of the town of Vail) said the new area "is going to be a space that is enclosed within the existing clubhouse so that it is not an open pavilion."
On Nov. 8, 2011, the town of Vail submitted to voters a ballot measure regarding how to use the tax revenue collected from 2003 through 2005. The ballot measure sought voter approval for the "expansion and improvement of the clubhouse at the Vail Golf Course and Nordic Center, including multi-use community space."
The adopted ballot measure did not mention reducing the size of the golf course to accommodate 6,000 square feet of outdoor space for a 500-person outdoor tented pavilion, destroying the current 18th green and shortening the golf course, plans for 100 or more events to be held annually at a new pavilion, or the substantially increased cost compared to simply renovating or replacing the golf course clubhouse.
All of that brings us to the Vail Planning and Environment Committee meeting on Nov. 12, when plans were presented that showed:
- Significantly expanding the size of the clubhouse, including covered decks, patio and outside lawn area of the "event center" beyond the footprint of the current clubhouse.
- Golf and Nordic uses are reduced to approximately 25 percent of the total square footage of the proposed renovation (excluding parking areas for cars and golf carts).
- A proposed conditional use permit that would allow the use of the current 18th green for tent events. Weddings and events could be held outside, with the potential for up to 500 people.
- A significant change to the 18th hole would compromise the golfing experience.
- A mere 10 additional parking spaces are proposed to accommodate all of the new event uses in addition to the ongoing golf and Nordic uses.
There's a lot of information here, but what it boils down to is this: The restrictions on the land prohibit facilities beyond that of a golf clubhouse, yet the current architectural and operations plan are clearly geared toward having it be an event center (the plans even show a "bride's room" that is nearly half the size of the entire women's golf locker room, which isn't something you'd normally see in a golf course clubhouse).
The Town Council gave assurances that clubhouse renovations would be conducted within the existing footprint, yet the presented plans show an expanded building footprint plus an outdoor event area.
The shortening of the 18th hole is being done solely to accommodate the expanded event center operations, and will seriously detract from the golfing experience for which the course is known.
Ultimately, this is an issue about the town adhering to the conditions of the land which it received, adhering to assurances that were made to the public, and protecting the rights of property owners.
Yes, let's upgrade the golf course clubhouse and turn it into something of which we can all be proud. But let's not do it at the expense of homeowners, golfers, our ethics and the community.
Sam and Lu Maslak are Vail residents.


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June 02, 2010
Mississippi State University Wins Year Two of the EcoCAR Competition
The Mississipi State University team works on its EcoCAR entry during the final days of the competition.
After nearly two weeks of intense competition, Mississippi State University (MSU) claimed top honors on May 27 in the second year of the EcoCAR competition, a three-year automotive engineering competition sponsored by DOE and General Motors Corporation (GM). Officially dubbed "EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge," the competition invited university engineering students from across North America to re-engineer a GM-donated sport utility vehicle to achieve improved fuel economy and reduced emissions. The 16 competing teams also strove to retain the vehicle's performance, safety, and consumer appeal. The MSU team met the challenge by building an extended-range electric vehicle (EREV), using a 21.3-kilowatt-hour battery pack from A123Systems that provided an electric range of 60 miles. That was backed up with a 1.3-liter, biodiesel-fueled, turbocharged diesel engine that powered a 75-kilowatt generator from UQM Technologies. The team kept the two systems separate, with the battery pack powering an 8-kilowatt motor on the rear transaxle, and the engine powering a 45-kilowatt motor on the front transaxle. During the competition, the vehicle achieved a fuel economy equivalent to 118 miles per gallon of gasoline. See a video of the car's design on YouTube.
The high fuel economy helped the MSU team garner 844 out of a possible 1,000 points, earning its first-place finish. Coming in second place was the Virginia Tech University team, which built an EREV with a 40-mile electric range, also driven by a 21.3-kilowatt-hour battery pack, but with a 90-kilowatt motor. Their extended range was achieved with a flex-fueled, 2.4-liter, four-cylinder engine. Landing in third place was Pennsylvania State University, again with an EREV, which used a 12.8-kilowatt-hour battery pack to power an 80-kilowatt motor. Like the MSU team, their backup power source was a 1.3-liter, biodiesel-fueled, turbocharged diesel engine, which powered a 75-kilowatt UQM generator.
The May competition included a series of safety and technical tests at GM's Desert Proving Grounds in Yuma, Arizona, marking the end of two years of hard work by the university teams. In the first year of the EcoCAR challenge, the teams determined the design for their vehicles, and in the second year, they had to turn those designs into reality. For the next and final year, the teams will have to refine their vehicles to near-showroom quality. In the meantime, you can participate in a Web chat with the top three teams on Friday, June 4, at 3 p.m. EDT on the EcoCAR blog site, "Inside the Green Garage." See the press releases from GM and MSU, as well as the EcoCAR Challenge Web site.


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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The name of the man found dead in Sunday's Courtesy Motel fire has been released.
Officials say 43-year-old Fredrick Neil Galloway died Sunday just before 7 p.m.
Galloway was found in the motel room in the back portion of the room, which was on fire. His body was sent to the GBI Augusta Lab and is scheduled to have an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Fire investigators say they got to the scene only minutes after the call came in, but for Galloway, it was already too late, leaving people in neighboring rooms pretty shaken up.
"I'm scared to death, to be honest with you. If my boyfriend would not have been here, I would not be talking to y'all," said hotel guest Vonda Knight.
A scary thought from Knight, the woman who was staying in the room right above where the fire broke out.
"It's a wonder my floor didn't fall in. When he opened up the door, you could see the smoke coming up and people coming everywhere," she said.
A room that used to look like any normal hotel would with two beds, a nightstand and a couple lamps is now a mess of black char. Crime tape, a melted AC unit and a blackened chair are all you can see.
Fire officials say it didn't take long to put the fire out, but it did lots of damage.
"The fire was confined to the unit 104. We got one fatality. Anytime there's a death, it's really tragic," said Richmond County Fire Department Shift Commander Richard Burts.
The motel clerk told News 12 that Galloway got there on Jan. 1 and was supposed to check out Monday morning.
The other 23 guests in the motel checked out early.
"Everyone's been detoured over to the Quality Inn," Knight explained.
Even though now they have to move across the street, seeing what's left of the room makes other guests hold on to what's important.
"Slipped on my shoes, slipped on a sweater and grabbed pictures. That was it. Everything else was replaceable, I said, as long as everybody gets out safely," another motel guest said.
Investigators think the fire may have started at the front of the room, but they're still trying to figure out the exact cause.


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My Helper's High: How Volunteering Benefits YOU
My first taste of volunteer work came when I was 12 years old. It was 1976, and McDonald's restaurants were encouraging kids to host carnivals to raise funds for muscular dystrophy. Though I had little understanding of muscular dystrophy, I loved a backyard party. My philanthropic mother had planted a deep seed in me regarding helping others. "To whom much is given, much is expected" was our motto.
I received my carnival kit and recruited the neighborhood kids to help. We had a fortune teller, sno-cone table, games of chance and more, raising about $70. But the major payoff was that I fell in love with good causes.
Since then, I've volunteered as a swim buddy for kids with spina bifida and worked with various organizations that focus on environmental issues, homelessness, poverty and AIDS. These days, I volunteer weekly at a soup kitchen, washing dishes and passing out fruit (when we have enough) to the down-on-their-luck men and women who come inside for soup and community. I also chair an eco-committee at my kids' school. And though it seems counter-intuitive — after all, I'm a busy mom of three — I find myself with more energy to tackle my other commitments.


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The Iowa State Disc Golf Club is going to be putting on an Ace Race on September 7th at the 13th street/Stable run course in Ames. The entry fee is going to be $25 and it is going to get you a players pack with a Dynamic Discs Truth and Judge. There will also be Dynamic coozies and stickers in the packs as well. Everyone will get ONE throw at each position. Aces are worth 2 points and metal hits are worth 1. There will also be several C.T.Ps throughout the day.
The winner will be getting a Commander Bag with Dynamic Straps(X-Straps) with some sweet Latitude 64 plastic to go with.
There is going to be a limited number of players packs, so if you are interested let me know.


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Today we learned that Lifetime's crown jewel, America's Next Top Model, is bringing us a très chic scent. But what could "Dream Come True" possibly smell like? One commenter knows the make-up of the powerful fragrance.
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The aroma is a heady, self-important base, with spikes of self-loathing and doubt, laced through with sudden whiffs of unconscious self-parody and top notes of desperation. Low notes remind one of mouthwash masking vomit, and the odd inappropriate touch of a judge's hand. The price is your dignity and the ability to sleep at night.
Sounds potent!
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Mourners Bid Farewell to Avonte Oquendo
By Adam Janos
The teenager with autism whose disappearance from a Queens school gripped New Yorkers was remembered during an emotional funeral Saturday.
Mourners gathered at St. Joseph Church in Manhattan's Greenwich Village to pay their respects to Avonte Oquendo, the 14-year-old who wandered from the Center Boulevard School in Long Island City on Oct. 4. The teen's remains were discovered on the shores of College Point, Queens, on Jan. 16.
Some of those who mourned the teen had never met him but had closely followed the NYPD's three-and-a-half months search. The audio messages describing the teen played frequently on subway trains and the missing person posters made him a part of New Yorkers' daily travels.
"For three months or so, the police officers of New York City searched daily for where Avonte may have gone astray," retired Archdiocese of New York Cardinal Edward Egan told the mourners. "They individually and meticulously searched [all the city's] subway stations," because of Avonte's known love of trains, and deployed divers and bloodhounds to nearby rivers and marshes.
As the search went on, the days got colder and shorter. But some mourners said they never gave up hope that Avonte would be found safe, until his remains were positively identified this week. Magaly Velez, a youth development leader for the Sun of Justice Cadets in Brooklyn, came to the funeral Mass with 15 members of the group, which Ms. Velez said searched for the boy for several hours every Friday and Saturday.
"When they found out the news, they hurt," Ms. Velez said. "They cried. It's hard for them to show emotion, but they did."
Osmaira Maldonado, 28, cried outside the church, a picture of Avonte attached to her winter coat and her four-year-old son Justin Hardy clutching her hand. While Ms. Maldonado didn't know Avonte, she felt touched by his disappearance because, "He was an innocent child, you know?"
"You want to do everything you can to protect your children," Ms. Maldonado said. "And when you leave them at school, you want to leave them with people who care as much as you do."
The family's attorney, David Perecman, speaking at the funeral, also turned his attention to the Department of Education, which Avonte's parents, Vanessa Fontaine and Daniel Oquendo, have filed a notice of intent to sue. Avonte, who was nonverbal, ran past a safety officer, who instructed him to return to his classroom, then left through an open, unguarded door that sits along the East River. The officer has been cleared of wrongdoing, but the lawyer said Avonte's parents hold the school system responsible.
"We must understand how we, the guardians of this special child, allowed him to pass," Mr. Perecman said. "We must find out how to fix our school system; we must promise this will never happen again."
After the funeral, six pallbearers placed Avonte's white coffin into the back of a silver-and-black hearse as a light snow fell.
Avonte's 20-year-old cousin, Javan Conti, stood with his father, Roc Conti, waiting for the crowd to disperse. Like Avonte, Javan is autistic, and has trouble speaking. His father described the boys as "best friends"
"Avonte, he's just a beautiful kid," Mr. Conti continued. "I want to find out exactly the cause of death. I just want to find out what happened."


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You might still be into wearing your spring perfume, and if so, fine. But if you're ready to switch your scent up, we suggest you add these spritzes from some of our favorite fashion houses into your summer fragrance wardrobe. Happy shopping!More
With notes of citrus, watermelon, leaves, cucumber, water lily, caraway seeds, musk, and moss, this juice smells super clean on your skin. It's definitely a wear-everyday kind of fragrance.
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It's inspired by the great outdoors, so naturally it would incorporate hints of green leaf, lily of the valley, cedarwood, and sandalwood.
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This is certainly a time of the year for nostalgia. The trappings and trimmings of the season bring back so many memories for most of us. A whiff of a freshly-cut pine tree brought into the living room, and we're instantly transported back to our childhood. A click of the TV remote control brings us a Christmas program from long ago, like "Charlie Brown," "The Grinch" or "Frosty." The decorations, the music and the greeting cards all serve to resurrect memories of times long past.
Generally speaking, the memories of our childhood, which the Christmas season evokes, are pleasant. Our Christmas celebrations likely had their fair share of quarrels and disappointment. But time seems to filter all that out, so that most of us think back to Christmases past with longing. If only we could go back to those carefree, joyful, good old days!
In reality, Christmas means that we don't have to merely look back to the good old days. Christmas means the best is yet to come! You see, Christmas - the celebration of the birth of the Savior, not the commercialized version of it - means that one day we will be free from the pain and problems and sorrow and disappointment that we continually experience in this life. Christmas means that the Word became flesh. The eternal Son of God became a baby. He was born in a stable, lived as a man and died on a cross, all to release us from the hold sin had on us, and to free us from the crushing weight of the guilt it has brought into our lives. Christmas means we have true peace with our Creator. And ultimately, Christmas means the gates of Paradise, once locked to us because of sin, now stand wide open, where our Lord will welcome us with wide open arms.
As you put up your trees and decorations; as you watch a Rudolph rerun; as you bake cookies and buy presents and address cards, may all these preparations serve not only to make you long for the past, but even more so, to anticipate the future. For Christmas means the good old days are yet to come!
- Brent Merten is pastor of Mountain Valley Lutheran Church, 802 Brush Creek Terrace, Eagle.


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The foundation of your career and the essential first step - good grades are vital if you want to progress in your legal career.
A level
The academic stage between GCSE and undergraduate level - again, good grades are essential. Some universities favour traditional, academically rigorous subjects such as history (A-level law is not usually specified).
Non-law degree
Lawyers are not required to have studied law at university! It is possible to do a non-law degree and then do the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL).
Law degree
The qualifying law degree, or LLB, covers seven compulsory subjects: public, criminal, contract, tort, property, equity and trusts, and EU law.
Like the law degree, the one-year Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) concentrates on the seven foundations of legal practice. When combined with a non-law degree, it is equivalent to a law degree.
The one-year Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) is the vocational stage of training to be a barrister.
The one-year Legal Practice Course (LPC) is the vocational stage of training to be a solicitor.
Pupillage is a compulsory, year-long apprenticeship before qualification as a barrister. Pupils practise under the guidance and supervision of a pupil supervisor.
Training contract
The training contract is a compulsory, two-year paid employment contract with a law firm or other approved organisation before qualification as a solicitor.
Barristers offer advice on specific legal issues and are on the front line, representing clients in court.
Solicitors give advice and assistance on matters of law; they are the first point of contact for those seeking legal advice and representation.
CILEx chartered legal executive
It is also possible to practise law as a chartered legal executive - a qualified lawyer (though not a solicitor) who is trained to specialise as an expert in a particular area of law. The route to qualification is to complete CILEx 3 and CILEx 6 (or CILEx Graduate Fast Track for those with a law degree) and three years' qualifying employment. For more info, go to www.cilex.org.uk
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News 12 This Morning, March 26, 2009
AUGUSTA, Ga. --- It takes a lot of people and equipment to set up the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
"It's a great undertaking. It's definitely not a one-man-show. It's a lot of teamwork putting this show together," Jason Gibson said.
Jason Gibson is the production manager for the circus and says they bring ten tractor trailers filled with lights and equipment, 100 cast and crew members, six tigers, three elephants, five dogs, and that's just the beginning of the list.
"We know with our equipment, it's the same each and every week. So we have that consistency, and that's the thing is about consistency. From the first show to the 500th show it's got to be the same," Gibson said.
Some of the performers even put together their own equipment, like the motorcycle globe of steel. It's one of many acts you'll see this weekend at the circus.
"If you're 10 years old or if you're 80 years old, you're still going to have a lot of fun. It's for children of all ages," Gibson said.
The circus starts Thursday night at 7:00 at the James Brown Arena. There will also be shows Friday night at 7:00, Saturday at 3:00 and 7:00, and Sunday the show will start at 1:30. Tickets are $11 for opening night and the rest of the shows start at $15.
Every show has an all access pre-show where you can come an hour before and meet the performers, and take pictures with them. They also have a wardrobe rack where you can try on costumes from previous shows.


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- Did Tony Abbott really say we don't need better Internet bandwidth and speeds? Sounds that way. Example. Don't you hate it when politics gets in the way of growth and improvements? In Australia, this is the norm sadly. On the flipside I suppose, you could argue that Conroy and co. have struggled with the NBN project from the outset. Well it seems that way to me. Checkout some history and delivery dates here.
- Have things gone a bit quiet on the Internet Filter side of things again? It happens, and just as you think (hope) it's going away, it pops back up again. Had some interesting chats with Kate Lundy's office about this a little while ago. Thanks to Kate, Pia and team for taking our thoughts on board. If interested, the comments and opinions we put forward were in line with previous postings here on Beast or Buddha (as per previous link).
Overall, you'd have to say Australia moves very slowly these days in terms of Government and technology. We came out of the blocks quite well, and even up to the early 90s were up there, but we've slumped back into being a distant follower and have been for a long time. The last couple of years' effort from the Government is cementing us into this position. But, while Tony Abbott plays political games, there's nothing of substance coming from him in this regard to suggest he is an alternative, and the previous government did lay the foundations of our weak e-Economy. Keen on your thoughts…..
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STOCKTON - A teenage boy was nearly shot and a home was struck by gunfire shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday in north Stockton, police and witnesses said.
According to witnesses, someone in a gold four-door Saturn drove by a home in the 2100 block of Pyrenees Avenue and fired five shots before fleeing east on Pyrenees. The shooter was a 17-year-old black male, witnesses said.
One of the bullets grazed the teen's pants, witnesses said. Two bullets struck a window at the home, and two others struck a Ford Expedition.
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PIEDMONT -- Piedmont High School is in the national spotlight again -- not for its bird callers who appear on "The Late Show With David Letterman" -- but for a student "fantasy sex league" involving boys in varsity sports and girls who participate in sexual activity for "points" similar to fantasy sports leagues.
Some of the girls are unwitting participants, while others don't mind "being on the list" of conquests, said high school students polled Monday after school.
One freshman considered it bad and a game that was demeaning to girls. A Facebook page devoted to the fantasy sex league was taken down quickly once word spread that the school was on to it, some students said.
Phones rang off the hook at school district offices Monday as word spread. The high school that ranks No. 1 academically in Northern California was under siege Monday from television reporters scrambling on campus, from "The Today Show" and local news channels.
Piedmont High Principal Rich Kitchens issued an advisory to parents on Oct. 19 that the league came to light following a recent date rape assembly.
Kitchens acknowledged that the practice may have existed for several years and involved alcohol and/or pressure by older students to participate in the league through peer pressure.
"The advisory was a no-brainer," Kitchens said Monday. "It was important to share with parents what we knew. We tend to take a broad view of the well-being of our students. It's not just about reading and math."
Kitchens said that school officials' investigation and talks with students "convinced us we may not know everything, but we know enough, that kids were hurt.
"Good kids can make bad decisions. We all make mistakes. The key is what you do afterward."
He has no sense at this point how many students were involved in the "league."
At an assembly planned in early December, students will be confidentially interviewed one by one afterward, Kitchens said, not only about this but about other issues such as cyberbullying or harassment.
Response from parents has been mostly positive, he said. Schools Superintendent Connie Hubbard issued a statement Monday that said, "This is a matter of school and family working together to support our teens to make good choices and to treat each other with respect and dignity.
"We wanted to communicate to families to encourage a dialogue and to inform parents of what we as a school community are doing to proactively address activities that are detrimental to the culture we want for our students.
"We are confident that our students are capable and willing to step up to the challenge to be active participants in strengthening what is fundamentally a safe, respectful school community."
A smattering of Facebook postings ranged from "Shameful!" to "Way to go, Piedmont!" to "We used to play that game but never got caught. Back in my day we never tweeted."
One student wrote to an online site that the school was overreacting and had no business reporting "on something with no factual information."
The students all agreed that the school did the right thing notifying parents. A sophomore student said that parents deserved to know about it because some students were treating others with disrespect.
Interim police Chief Scott Wyatt said Monday there have been no reports of sexual assaults in the wake of the scandal.
"There is something going on at the kid level, and adults found out about it," Wyatt said. "At the first inkling, you need to take a nip-in-the-bud approach."
Wyatt said counseling centers such as the school's Wellness Center can help students sort things out in a confidential setting.


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7 Vitamins That'll Make You Look Younger
These anti-aging skin care tips will help you eat and drink years off
Beta-carotene is crucial for skin health, says Bauer. It converts to Vitamin A, which is critically responsible for cell repair and growth.
Where it's found:
(Hint: Orange and deep green produce)
Swiss chard
How much you need:
Aim for two servings a day of one of the above fruits and/or veggies.
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by Candice11 Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 02:06AM Report as inappropriate
I can't underestimate the importance of water in your diet; many dermatologists say that you should be drinking the number of ounces equal to half of your body weight. Shocked? I was. But I've greatly increased my water intake. My skin looks far better and I'm losing weight without trying!
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great need to add this to my diet
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I see a few I may need to add
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These are great tips. I already drink plenty of green tea and eat almonds, fruits and veggies and I can see a difference in my complexion when I don't consume these as often as I should.
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I take a lot of these, but don't necessarily feel that I look younger for it. I do it for the health benefits though!
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Good tips. I take tons of vitamins, as the US RDA recommendations are insufficient. Especially for women.
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Thanks for these tips!
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I agree with the advice for the vitamin C. Good article.
by MissPurple Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 02:37PM Report as inappropriate
Great info! When I eat more E and C, my skin really shows a difference after a couple of weeks. (Much brighter and more "awake" looking.)
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Published: Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 1:49 p.m.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials say two people in the Triad have died in the state's first deaths of the 2012-2013 flu season.
State Health Director Laura Gerald said Thursday one of the two adults was at higher risk for complications because of advanced age and pre-existing medical conditions. The other had no known risk factors for severe influenza illness. Neither victim had been vaccinated against the contagious illness.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that just under half of North Carolinians were immunized against flu last year. Nine died in the state and about 25,000 nationwide during the last fall-to-spring season ending in May.
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BERKELEY -- Confronted with mounting evidence that its football players were failing academically, Cal has raised the academic bar significantly, a new analysis of data requested by this newspaper shows.
Eighty percent of this year's new recruits met UC's statewide admission requirements compared with 39 percent in 2011, suggesting a major shift as pressure grew for the prestigious university to require that its football players' brains match their brawn.
"We realized we had a potential problem ... and so we upped the floor," said Richard Rhodes, a linguistics professor who heads the Berkeley Academic Senate's admissions and enrollment committee.
The recruiting overhaul came even though athletic director Sandy Barbour has denied that low admission standards for football players had dragged Cal's official NCAA graduation rate to 44 percent -- the worst in the country.
"Admissions is not the issue," Barbour said in an interview last month.
But the campus' own numbers show that student athletes who fell short of the UC system's minimum admissions standards were more than three times as likely to be on academic probation last spring as athletes who had met those standards. The small group of athletes considered most at risk were seven times as likely to end up in academic trouble.
The admissions changes and other fixes came too late to avoid a scandal years in the making. But beneath the bad press and soul-searching, an encouraging sign has come to light: Cal's football team is getting brainier.
This fall, just 7 percent of the new football players were in an admissions category considered most academically at-risk, which could include applicants with C-minus grades in high school. Between 2009 and 2011, by contrast, between 23 and 39 percent of the new players were seriously underprepared, and more than half fell short of UC's basic statewide admissions standards.
The average freshman admitted to UC Berkeley -- one of the most academically competitive schools in the country -- had an A-plus average in high school and scored higher than 2000 on the SAT.
The UC system has a much lower eligibility standard -- a B average in 15 required high school courses. But Cal was routinely admitting players who fell far below those standards.
Behind the dramatic shift in the players' college readiness were policy changes approved by faculty in 2011. One provision forced the athletics department to ask the admissions committee's approval before recruiting a talented high school student with bad grades.
The committee imposed the recruitment rule after having felt "blackmailed by an unnamed coach" a few years ago to admit one heavily recruited prospect over its objections, Rhodes said.
This year, the committee raised the floor again, barring admission to student-athletes who scored below a 400 on any section of the SAT.
Before those changes, too many "academically vulnerable" recruits were joining the football team, year after year, without enough academic support and encouragement, said the director of Cal's Athletic Study Center, professor Derek Van Rheenen.
The problem was highlighted in a recent report on the management of intercollegiate athletics at Cal, co-authored by a former chancellor's chief of staff who once worked closely with the department.
"You can imagine if you come in as a freshman and you are significantly underprepared compared to the regular student body, and you have a full-time job with football, it's exceedingly difficult," said John Cummins, a retired UC Berkeley administrator who recently co-wrote a report on the management of intercollegiate athletics.
Barbour has said that the team's culture -- now shifting -- was the culprit, not its players' academic background. Coaches' expectations, course advisers, team leadership, campus involvement and tutoring matter a great deal, as do student-athletes' motivations, character and professional aspirations, she and others have said.
Still, it's hard to strike admissions from the equation, especially since the choice of players can signal a program's priorities and helps form the team's culture.
"If you seek a culture that balances academics and athletics, then you need to make certain that the members of the team embody that balance," Van Rheenen said.
He and Rhodes are quick to note that countless student-athletes with lackluster high school transcripts have succeeded at Berkeley. But often they needed extra help, which has not always been readily available. Until recently, the Athletic Study Center had just two staff members to help the whole football team; it now has six positions devoted to it.
As players manage their hectic lives, they need a clear message about the value of their degree -- their "B plan," said Russell White, a running back who had a short stint in the NFL after graduating from UC Berkeley in 1993. He is in the University of California Hall of Fame.
His high school grades were so low that he spent his Cal freshman year on the sidelines, focusing on his studies -- but he was so determined to earn a degree that he graduated in four years.
"My mother was a wise woman, and she often said, 'Don't let them use you. You get something out of it,'" said White, now the commissioner of the Oakland Athletic League.
Current players say the team's academic focus has sharpened under new football coach Sonny Dykes. He replaced Jeff Tedford, who was fired last December. The ex-coach later said he believed his firing was, in part, because of his team's academic record.
"In the spring, when all these new coaches came in, they were finding ways to fit themselves into our lives," said Mark Brazinski, a senior center already working on his master's degree. "I feel like they're more proactive and on top of what we're doing outside the stadium than before."
The changes are paying off. Cal estimates its latest graduation rate -- for players who started in 2007 -- is 65 percent, and that 85 percent of its players are on track to graduate. Still, it could be years before its official NCAA graduation rate, a four-year average, reflects those improvements.
Until then, Cummins said, the team's last-place standing in the national rankings will remind alumni, coaches and everyone else in the department what can happen when academics take a back seat.
"We were dead last," he said. "It just doesn't equate with Cal."
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interest and that the conditions set forth in the
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for awarding interest, you must compute the amount.
The verdict form you have been given will help you
to do this. First, you should determine the start
date for any award of interest. This is the date
(the money became due and payable / the defendant
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determine the total number of days. Then you must
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Well, it's the weekend, so it's time for the blog to let its hair down and indulge in some general silliness, namely the "3 events, 2 births, 1 death on your birthday" game that's floating around various LiveJournals and blogs. (I'm indulging in this because I tend to be obsessed with who and what shares my birthday, because there are some amusing things there...) Some of this comes from Wikipedia, but I've added some things from elsewhere:
October 17
*538 BC: King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost 70 years of exile and making the first Human Rights Declaration
*1859: John Brown, having invaded Harper's Ferry during the night, hangs out and hopes for a national slave rebellion to begin.
*1908: Emma Goldman begins a national lecture tour while the country is immersed in presidential campaigning. Lecture topics include "The Political Circus & Its Clowns," "Puritanism, the Great Obstacle to Liberty," and "Life versus Morality." Large audiences attend her lectures in Pittsburgh & Cleveland.
*1813: Georg Buchner, German playwright (d. 1837)
*1972: Eminem, American rapper
*1910: Julia Ward Howe, American composer and abolitionist (b. 1819)
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1813: Georg Buchner, German playwright (d. 1837)ReplyDelete
That's distinctly awesome.
Yes, and by the time he was my age, Buchner had been dead for 7 years.ReplyDelete
I actually like my mother's birthday best among anyone in my family: she shares it with Tom Waits and Noam Chomsky. I think there should be a music video...
I've got Seamus Heaney and Butch Cassidy. How awesome is that???!!!ReplyDelete
It's really cool that you share a birthday with Georg Büchner (I share mine with Lucrezia Borgia and new Doctor Who David Tennant amongst others). But please, spell his name properly. If your keyboard can't handle the ü Umlaut, it is transcribed as "ue". Hence, it's Georg Buechner.ReplyDelete
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The Yellow Medicine East school board certified the 2013 levy for the district at $2,250,492.86 at Monday night's school board meeting. The levy is a one percent decrease over the 2012 levy.
The local levy funds 20.59 percent of the schools district's revenue for the upcoming year; state aid contributes 63.78 percent; federal aid and grants contributes 9.18 percent; and other local revenue contributes 6.45 percent.
The local tax dollars offset the expenses in the General Fund, Community Service Fund and Debt Redemption/ OPEB Fund. The proposed expenditures for the General Fund is $1,161,682.22; the Community Service expenditures are expected to total $130,921.81 and the Debt Redemption/OPEB is projected at $957,888.83 for a total local tax levy of $2,259,492.86.
Factors contributing to the changes from the 2012 levy to the 2013 levy include changes in state funding formulas, a change in an excess levy referendum due to an inflationary factor, a change in number of pupil units in the district, home values in the district increasing at a slower rate and commercial/ industrial and agricultural acreage growing in value and shifting more tax burden from in-town property to farmland, changes in total value of individual property and changes in the total valuation of all the property within the school district.
YME Finance Director Lee Ann Boushek explained that state funding for schools has not kept pace with inflation. She pointed out that increases in basic general education revenue per pupil have been less than inflation. For the fiscal years 2012 and 2013, basic per-pupil funding increased less than one per cent per year, while district expenses increase by tow to three percent each year.
She told the board, "With minimal increase in state funding expected we are facing a projected budget shortfall for 2014 and 2015 and anticipate the need for budget cuts."
Personnel items
•The board approved a leave of absence for Angie Jans. They then approved a long term substitute contract for Cathy Michaelson who will replace Jans in the classroom.
•The board also approved a contract for Dave Lee as equipment manager.
•Accepted the resignation of head volleyball coach Tasha Feldman.
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teen sex survey
Tim Opdahl and Grant Velde shared their concerns about a survey that showed a high rate of student sexual activity at YME. The survey information was presented by Linda Norland, Deputy Administrator of Countryside Public Health to the YME PTO members, members of the clergy, members of the board and community members at the December PTO meeting.
Norland briefly shared a curriculum, designed for 6th, 7th and 8th graders called "Draw the Line – Respect the Line" and a companion curriculum for adults called "It's that Easy."
She offered to work with YME, area churches, and community organizations. "I'll go anywhere, anytime," she offered. "I wanted to let you know there is an issue. You tell me what you want to do about it."
Page 2 of 2 - When sharing his concerns with the board, Opdahl said, "[teen sexual activity] needs to be addressed. It's an issue that needs our attention." Board member Dawn Odegard shared, "It's a topic nobody wants to grab onto. It's a fear of the unknown."
The consensus of the board was there should be a follow-up discussion on the issue. Board Chair Grant Velde said the school would hold an open meeting in January to discuss teen sexual activity.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Friday, Oct. 5, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta's Paine College is taking a swing at the golf business by setting its sights on Augusta's Patch golf course, but there is a catch. School leaders say they need more time to prepare a formal bid.
"You want the Patch to be a household name," said Paine College VP Brandon Brown. "The opportunities are endless for what we could do."
The formal bids were due today, and Paine is not on the list.
"In order for us to do it," Brown said, "we would have to have more time."
The request might not be too far fetched. The city's attempt to snag a management company was riddled with mistakes, and the shortened time frame to respond has the city considering going back out for bids to manage or purchase the course.
"Yes, we were trying to turn that around pretty quickly," said City Administrator Fred Russell. "I'm not too sure what the wisdom in that is now looking back."
Brown believes the Patch should remain the city's municipal golf course.
"We would look at how we could facilitate a management team," Brown said. "The municipal golf course means something. It means that some in the community that are under-served have the ability to go play golf."
We spoke to golfers earlier in the week who were pleased with the new lower rates that went from $34 to $20 for 18 holes of golf.
"Affordable golf has to be a part of the conversation if it is to be protected by the taxpayers," Brown said.
Paine Golf Coach Herman Belton is already interim manager at the course.
"Any time you have something first-class," Brown said, "Paine wants to be a part of it."
The college is now making a play to move in full time.
"Yes. We are very interested with the opportunities," Brown said. "But time is something we would have to have more of."
Brown says the college needs time to complete a feasibility study. Commissioner Corey Johnson is leading a charge to go back out for proposals on the project.


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Hendersonville woman wins $10,000 in scratch-off game
Published: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at 4:08 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at 4:08 p.m.
A Hendersonville woman beat the odds when she won $10,000 through the N.C. Education Lottery this past week.
Shenandoah Justus paid $10 for the instant scratch-off game that netted her $10,000 in time for the holiday season. But Justus wasn't the only Western North Carolina resident to win big.
Gary Weaver, of Asheville, won nearly $100,000 this week in the Nov. 23 Powerball drawing.
Since Thursday, Nov. 21, lottery players in the Tar Heel state have won more than $15.6 million in prizes.
During that time, players of instant scratch-off games, like Justus, won more than $9.5 million. Players of draw games won more than $6 million in total prizes.
Friday's Mega Millions jackpot is an estimated $230 million if taken as an annuity or $125.1 million if taken as a lump sum.
Tonight's Powerball players have the chance to win a $60 million jackpot if taken as an annuity or $33.5 million if taken as a lump sum.
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Prostate Cancer, know the risks, know the facts, know your options.
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month is a national campaign dedicated to increasing attention to prostate cancer issues. One man in six will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. More than 2.5 million men in the United States who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point are still alive today.(1)
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind only lung cancer. One man in 36 will die of prostate cancer.
What are the risk factors for Prostate Cancer?
Age is the strongest risk factor for prostate cancer. Almost 6 out of 10 prostate cancers are found in men over the age of 65.(2)
Prostate cancer occurs more often in African-American men than in men of other races. African-American men are also more likely to be diagnosed at an advanced stage, and are more than twice as likely to die of prostate cancer as white men. Prostate cancer occurs less often in Asian-American and Hispanic/Latino men than in non-Hispanic whites.(2)
Family history
Prostate cancer seems to run in some families, which suggests that in some cases there may be an inherited or genetic factor. Having a father or brother with prostate cancer more than doubles a man's risk of developing this disease. (The risk is higher for men with an affected brother than for those with an affected father.) The risk is much higher for men with several affected relatives, particularly if their relatives were young at the time the cancer was found.(2)
Symptoms of Prostate Cancer
Early prostate cancer usually causes no symptoms and is most often found by a PSA test and/or DRE. Some advanced prostate cancers can slow or weaken your urinary stream or make you need to urinate more often. But non-cancerous diseases of the prostate, such as BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia) cause these symptoms more often.(3)
If the prostate cancer is advanced, you might have blood in your urine (hematuria) or trouble getting an erection (impotence). Advanced prostate cancer commonly spreads to the bones, which can cause pain in the hips, spine, ribs, or other areas. Cancer that has spread to the spine can also press on the spinal nerves, which can result in weakness or numbness in the legs or feet, or even loss of bladder or bowel control.(3)
Other diseases can also cause many of these same symptoms. It is important to tell your doctor if you have any of these problems so that the cause can be found and treated.(3)
If certain symptoms or the results of early detection tests -- the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and/or digital rectal exam (DRE) -- suggest that you might have prostate cancer, your doctor will do a prostate biopsy to find out if the disease is present.
Diagnosis and Treatment Options
Screening refers to testing to find a disease such as cancer in people who do not have symptoms of that disease. For some types of cancer, screening can help find cancers in an early stage when they are more easily cured.
Prostate cancer can often be found early by testing the amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood. Another way to find prostate cancer is the digital rectal exam (DRE), in which your doctor puts a gloved finger into the rectum to feel the prostate gland. If the results of either one of these tests are abnormal, further testing is needed to see if there is a cancer.(4)
If prostate cancer is found during screening with the PSA test or DRE, your cancer will likely be at an early, more treatable stage than if no screening were done.(4)
The American Cancer Society recommends that men have a chance to make an informed decision with their health care provider about whether to be screened for prostate cancer. They should first get information about what is known and what is not known about the risks and possible benefits of prostate cancer screening. Men should not be screened unless they have received this information.(5)
- The talk about screening should take place at age 50 for men who are at average risk of prostate cancer and are expected to live at least 10 more years.(5)
- This talk should take place starting at age 45 for men at high risk of getting prostate cancer. This includes African American men and men who have a father, brother, or son found to have prostate cancer at an early age (younger than age 65).(5)
- This talk should take place at age 40 for men at even higher risk (those with several family members-- father, brother, son) who had prostate cancer at an early age).(5)
Even after a decision about testing has been made, men and their doctors should keep on talking about the pros and cons of testing as new information about the benefits and risks of testing becomes known. The patient's health, values, and choices can change as well.(5)
Several different treatments and combinations of treatments may be used, including:
- Surgery
- Radiation therapy
- Chemotherapy
To learn more about radiation therapy for prostate cancer visit the Radiation Oncology of Central NY web site at www.radiationoncologyservicespc.com
1. What are the key statistics about prostate cancer? American Cancer Society. (2010.) Retrieved August 5, 2010, from http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/ProstateCancer/DetailedGuide/prostate-cancer-key-statistics
2. What are the risk factors for prostate cancer? American Cancer Society. (2010.) Retrieved August 5, 2010. from http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/ProstateCancer/DetailedGuide/prostate-cancer-risk-factors
3. What are the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer? American Cancer Society. (2010.) Retrieved August 5, 2010, from http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/ProstateCancer/MoreInformation/ProstateCancerEarlyDetection/prostate-cancer-early-detection-symptoms-of-prostate-cancer
4. Can prostate cancer be found early? American Cancer Society. (2013.) Retrieved September 17, 2013, from http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/detailedguide/prostate-cancer-detection
5. American Caner Society recommendations for Prostate Cancer Early Detection. American Cancer Society. (2013.) Retrieved September 17, 2013, from http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/moreinformation/prostatecancerearlydetection/prostate-cancer-early-detection-acs-recommendations


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In other Terrebonne Parish School Board action: Sept. 18, 2013
Published: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.
The following is a rundown of action taken Tuesday by the Terrebonne Parish School Board. All board members were present, and all votes were unanimous.
Action: Approved the minutes from the board's Sept. 3 meeting.
Action: Accepted a report from the Education and Policy Committee, which met Sept. 9. The committee discussed teacher evaluation data, updated enrollment counts and revisions to the personnel accountability program for 2013-14.
Action: Recognized more than 30 "superstar teachers" for the 2012-13 school year. The teachers, who ranked highly-effective based on their students' test scores, are:
Acadian Elementary: Angie Broussard, Allison Daigneault, Christine Daigneault, Patricia Hutchinson, Jill Parfait.
Bayou Black Elementary: Tiffany Lucas.
Broadmoor Elementary: Claire Broussard, Jeanie Battaglia, Sheri Constant, Janell Cunningham, Lydia Frisella, Kim Voisin.
Caldwell Middle: Shelly Bergeron, Charlene Dufrene, April Guerrero, Melissa Guidry.
Evergreen Junior High: Jessica Martin (Caldwell Middle last year).
Montegut Middle: Bambi Billiot (Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary last year).
Mulberry Elementary: Amanda Giordanol (Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary last year).
Dularge Elementary: Lynne Chaisson, Angela Degruise, Brandi Holcomb, Ashley Mader, Madenna Voisin (all at Dularge Middle last year).
Elysian Fields Middle: Stacey Authement, Kimberly Bergeron, Ruth Celestine, Matthew Kelso.
Grand Caillou Elementary: Madeline Barker, Tana Falgout, Nicole Hawthorne.
East Houma Elementary: Ashley Wininger (Grand Caillou Elementary last year).
Grand Caillou Middle: Shawn Boquet.
Oaklawn Junior High: Curtis DeHart (Elysian Fields Middle).
Action: Approved family and medical leave for Magela Theriot Stamps, a teacher at Legion Park School, for Sept.5 through Dec.6.
Action: Heard one parent appeal for student readmission into the school system.
Action: Announced the Finance Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Sept.23 and the next regular board meeting will be held Oct.7.
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Manatee Memorial COO takes top post at Lakewood Ranch
Published: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 11:25 p.m.
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LAKEWOOD RANCH - Richard Fletcher, Manatee Memorial Hospital's chief operating officer, has been named the new chief executive of Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.
This article has been modified from its original version, published online Sept 17, 2013, as follows:
Richard Fletcher served as Manatee Memorial Hospital's chief operating officer before accepting a new position with Lakewood Ranch Medical Center. Early editions of this story incorrectly noted his previous title in headlines.
Fletcher replaces Jim Wilson, who retired effective May 6. No reason has been given for Wilson's resignation.
Starting his new job on Monday, Fletcher — a lifelong Bradenton resident — is the fifth CEO at the 120-bed hospital, which opened in 2004.
He has been COO of Manatee Memorial Hospital for four years and previously was the hospital's associate administrator and was pharmacy director for the Manatee Healthcare System.
During his time at Manatee Memorial, Fletcher was "responsible for leading several initiatives," including growth in the hospital's cardiovascular and robotic surgery programs.
He earned his doctor of pharmacy at the University of Florida and a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of South Florida.
Fletcher is married to Karen and has three children: Kayton 14, Matthew, 7, and Emma, 4.
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center and Manatee Memorial Hospital are owned by Universal Health Services Inc.
During Wilson's tenure as CEO, which began in 2008, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center opened its Women and Children's Center, Breast Health Center and Orthopaedic Spine and Joint Center.
The hospital also was named one of the Top 100 places to Work by Modern Healthcare and a Top Performer in Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission.
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A little boy in Brazil had quite a surprise waiting for him when he unwrapped his Kinder Surprise Egg.
For one thing, it was white. For another, it had a hard outer shell.
But the boy pressed on — with his teeth — at the insistence of his Troll Dad, who claimed it was a "new type" of Kinder Egg.
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These two pieces can be found in the median of the Terminal North curb. "Rolling
Suitcase" is an oversized piece of luggage playfully composed of street signs, while
"Samsonite" is made of license plates from each of the 50 states. Having grown up
near a dump, Sewell is a self-proclaimed "junk sculptor." His work redefines found
objects to create interesting and fun new interpretations. These companion pieces
are no exception. Both were installed in 1999.
Located on the façade of the Terminal North parking deck, Delgado's large-scale
mural celebrates history of travel as well as the traveling experience and all of
the excitement held within - going from an old to a new city, from old friends to
new friends, from the known to the unknown. He wanted to show mystery, movement
and rhythm by forming a vibrant composition filled with people, faces, color, modes
of transportation and old pictures from the City of Atlanta archives. The piece
is created out of ceramic tiles treated with a mix of printing, painting and glazing.
It was installed at the Airport in 1998.
Patiently waiting, suitcase in hand, on the lower level curb of Terminal South is
an unlikely traveler. Sewell's oversized "Penguin" is composed of found aluminum
objects meticulously welded and bolted into place. Installed in 1999, he has been
stoically standing alongside his human companions at Hartsfield-Jackson looking
for a ride home, too.
Encompassing the entire front side of the Terminal South parking deck, Patterson's
"Ancestral Notions" explores totemic figures and ceremonial language from a collective
past. Large animal heads that are pared down to the simplest form majestically overlook
the Airport. Symbols and archetypes are carefully carved into the gridded metal
well. Installed in 1998, it is one of the largest single pieces ever commissioned
for Hartsfield-Jackson. It was crafted out of cast and manipulated bronze.
The idea for Peragine's installation came from under a rock in his garden. While
searching for bugs with his young son, Peragine was enthralled with the child's
endless wonderment for the uncovered societies, even after a fire ant colony sent
them running for the water hose. The title comes from a chapter in "Walden" by Henry
Thoreau, where the author described the habits of some of the not-so-humane creatures
that live in the forest surrounding his cabin. Among the descriptions is an account
of an altercation between colonies of red and black ants. Thoreau draws parallels
between the ants' behavior and that of humans, an apt metaphor for human nature
according to the artist. Ants are ubiquitous, organized, competitive and socially
complex. Their existence relies on successful delegation of responsibility, and
their actions seem to be choreographed chaos, much like the human activity coursing
through an Airport. But the ants Peragine created are not purely a reflection of
nature. They are hybrids; anatomically correct ants meet hopped up, customized cars
built for speed. Each ant was individually crafted from cast urethane plastic and
copper tubing with a high gloss automotive lacquer finish. "Brute Neighbors" was
installed above the North and South baggage claim areas in 2001.
This large scale bronze sculpture is located in between the west crossover restrooms.
The abstraction references motion and mechanics, with a large wheel as the dominate
form. Installed in 1980, "Bright Moments, Bright Moments" was one of the first pieces
commissioned for the Main Terminal when it opened under Maynard Jackson's mayoral
William's bright multi-media painting is filled with elements that tell a story.
Some of the images are literal; some are more implied as abstract or conceptual
secrets, but Williams' tale celebrates the human spirit and how harmony can make
the world a Utopia. For a major part of the imagery Williams translated music into
a universal visual language. Rhythms and harmonies converge into a symphony of color
that works in unison. It's his hope that the design insights meditation and entrances
a viewer as music does its listeners. This piece was installed in 1999 on the north
wall of the escalators that lead from the APM into the greeter's space of the Terminal.
Located on the lower level exit leading out of the North Terminal "Slip Stream" is
a playful series of painted metal forms. The linear and geometric elements suggest
a light composition inspired by architecture and technology. Within these forms
abstracted shapes fold and unfold as if paper airplanes were being created and re-created.
This piece was one of the first commissions made for the Airport under Maynard Jackson's
Percent for Art Ordinance in 1980.
In 1979, Mayor Maynard Jackson created the first City of Atlanta Percent for Art
Ordinance. The ordinance sets aside a budgetary percent for art each time a Capital
Improvement Project is undertaken. That ordinance extended to the then new Airport
terminal. "Four Walls for Atlanta" was one of the original pieces commissioned in
1980 under Jackson's directive. "Four Walls" was designed to give a moment of reflection
to its viewers who are to contemplate the three walls of colored neon and then see
an optical illusion of caused by the light on the fourth mat yellow wall. It was
only the third public art work done by Stephen Antonakos and since then he has completed
more then 40 others around the world. Antonakos is now a major international public
art artist especially known for his neon pieces. This piece is located just past
the main security checkpoint in the escalator well that leads to the Automated People
Mover (APM).
This bright photo collage greets passengers as they take the escalator from the
secure area of the concourse and APM station and go into the main terminal. For
the piece Whitehouse photographed children as they played in the Centennial Olympic
fountain in downtown Atlanta. She composed selected elements together to create
a joyous celebration of the youth in our city and the vibrancy of the city's spirit
as defined by play. It was commissioned and installed in 1999.
For her installation Yamaguchi decided to focus on Georgia's agricultural products.
The organic forms she created beautifully convey in symbolic terms the economics
and history of the state. There are seven horizontal rows of cast bronze sculptures,
each inspired by Georgia's agriculture and history: cotton, corn, okra, peanut,
peach and bean. Yamaguchi often works in sequences; as she creates the forms a natural
sequence evolves. The vertical rows here work as metaphors for the transformation
and rejuvenation of the state and of the outside world in general. The imaginary
organic form, in particular, symbolizes the history of mankind's struggle. Yamaguchi's
installation is the first in a series of three on the north side of the T Gates
that were commissioned in 1998.
The rituals, traditions, religious symbols, stories and iconography of world cultures,
mainly the African, Asian and European Diaspora, inspired Riley's delicate work.
The patterns are meant to refer to common prehistoric ancestors in Africa. She filtered
totemic images from that source through her Western upbringing and the result is
her interpretation of layered textile patterns. The layers are both horizontal and
three-dimensional, a stacked design achieved by carving into the front and back
of the glass and applying a variety of tissue-thin metal leaf sheets to the back.
Her piece is in the center of the north side of the T Gates
Sterling's "Flight of the Spirit" is located at the end of the north with of the
T Gates. Her goal was to imply that humanity's quest for flight, the desire to be
lifted upward, is somehow tied to our soul's longing to eventually return to stardust.
The background imagery is a lift into the clouds, up and over the earth, and out
into the cosmos. The images on the acrylic panels begin with launching an idea to
a conception of a flying apparatus based on Nature to mastery of mechanical and
technical means for travel further still. Then the spiritual element enters with
the image of the winged woman and on the last panel we are left with the body absent
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Facebook Says 'Paper' Users Are Heavy Readers
Facebooksays that users of its mobile newsreader app "Paper" are using it a lot. How many users there are remains a mystery.
The social network on Friday said the average person who uses the app, which launched in January as the first product developed by its Creative Labs team, looks at a whopping 80 stories a day. But Facebook has given no indication of how many people have downloaded the app.
Paper includes many of Facebook's traditional features, like News Feed and messaging, but also acts as an aggregator. The app grabs articles that people have shared on Facebook and divides them into separate sections for news, business, sports and others.
Paper, which is available only for the iPhone, launched with much fanfare in January, but quickly fell down in the iOS rankings. According to App Annie, which tracks Apple's App Store rankings, Paper has steadily dropped in popularity since March, when it was ranked in the top 100. It hit a low of 1,480 last week.
Facebook's newly-released internal numbers suggest people who do use the app are using it often.
Facebook has said it's planning on releasing several new apps in the coming year. Some of those apps will be spinoffs of features already on Facebook's mobile app or its desktop platform.
Facebook also released an update to Paper Friday that included new "covers" for the articles that Facebook said would make it easier to find articles from publications. Facebook cited Fox News and Bloomberg News, among others, as examples of publishers that can be found on Paper.


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Zati Williams caught four first-half touchdowns passes from quarterback Drew Anderson, and the defense for the Miramonte High football team allowed 38 yards of total offense in the first half to beat host Tennyson 35-7 in the opening round of the North Coast Section Division III playoffs on Saturday.
Williams caught touchdown passes of 52, 7, 71 and 5 yards as the No. 7 seeded Miramonte (7-4) stormed to a 28-0 halftime lead over No. 10 Tennyson (9-2). The Matadors now travel to face No. 2 Marin Catholic in the quarterfinals next Saturday at 1 p.m.
"We just tried to take what they were giving us and there were no safeties over the top," said Williams about Tennyson's defense. "So, we decided to go deep and stuck with it."
Williams finished with four catches for 135 yards and the four scores. Miramonte opened the scoring when Anderson found Williams down the right sideline for a 52-yard strike on the first play of Miramonte's second possession. Williams ended the Matadors next three-play drive with a 7-yard catch with 3:21 seconds left in the first quarter.
Marshall Duetz set up Miramonte's second score with a 58-yard punt return that put the ball at Tennyson's 2-yard line.
Following a three-and-out on Tennyson's next possession, Anderson and Williams hooked up again on 71-yard scoring strike to make the score 21-0 with 11:31 left in the half.
"We tried to put pressure on their quarterback," Tennyson coach Terry Smith said. "But (Williams) is a big time player and he will be playing on Saturdays."
Tennyson scored in the fourth quarter when Tristan Andrews found Larry Lloyd on a 40-yard double pass with 6:41 left in the game. Lancers quarterback Gilberto Magallanas threw a pass behind the line of scrimmage to Andrews, who then connected with Lloyd down the left sideline.
Miramonte's Anderson finished the game 14 of 28 passing for 260 yards and five touchdowns, including a 23-yard pass to Deutz with 9:42 left in the third quarter.
Miramonte 35, Tennyson 7
Miramonte 14 14 7 0-- 35
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M — Williams 52 pass from Anderson (Howells kick)
M — Williams 7 pass from Anderson (Howells kick)
M — Williams 71 pass from Anderson (Howells kick)
M — Williams 5 pass from Anderson (Howells kick)
M — Deutz 23 pass from Anderson (Howells kick)
T — Lloyd 40 pass from Andrews (Brown kick)
Rushing: M -- Fernbacher 3-24, Deutz 3-19, Lavis 5-8, Bruen 2-(-1), Maltzer 1-(-3), Brown 1-(-5), Paoletti 2-(-5). Totals 107-37. T -- Handy 11-51, Moore 2-28, Magallanes 5-(-15). Totals 18-64. Passing: M -- Anderson 14-28-0 260, Fernbacher 3-6-0 12. T -- Magallanes 6-21-1 82, Andrews 1-1-0 40. Receiving: M -- Williams 4-135, Deutz 3-41, Paoletti 3-40, Fuller 2-31, Lundstrom 1-11, Gee 1-9, Lavis 1-4, Shepard 1-1, Anderson 1-0. T -- Smith 3-41, Lloyd 1-40, Rogers 1-20, Andrews 1-13, Moore 1-8. Fumbles/lost: M -- 1/0 T -- 1/0. Records: Miramonte 7-4, Tennyson 9-2.


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Alec Baldwin reportedly has been fired from MSNBC following an outburst of anti-gay slurs.
"The decision has been made. He's gone," an insider at the cable channel told Page Six. "The (parent company) Comcast guys have decided. Word is spreading through the building."
The actor's low-rated weekly show, "Up Late With Alec Baldwin," had been pulled off the air for two weeks following an incident in which Baldwin spewed a foul-mouthed rant at a photographer.
A source also cites his "diva-like behavior toward co-workers." Baldwin's demands allegedly included a humidifier because he claimed the air in the building was too dry, and he alienated staffers by demanding a separate makeup room that was being used by a woman with cancer who is sensitive to hair spray.
"I don't give a (expletive) if she has cancer or not, I want that (expletive) makeup room," he allegedly said.
How did Tina Fey ever corral this guy?
Baldwin, who is filming a movie in Hawaii, apparently wasn't available for comment.
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