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In its past 10 football games dating to last season, St. Francis has fielded one of the stingiest defenses around, a throwback to a time when the school was the area's premier program.
The Lancers have five shutouts and have allowed a mere 61 points in their current run, which includes nine wins.
But in the West Catholic Athletic League this fall, St. Francis has plenty of company in the strong defense department, and Friday night at Archbishop Mitty the Lancers will see one just as capable as their own.
In an era of high-scoring shootouts, St. Francis and Mitty are among the teams that have figured a way to stop the other team.
St. Francis has allowed 54 points this season, despite changing its coordinator and head coach in the offseason, and seven of the points came on an interception return in the team's only loss, 21-14 to Bellarmine College Prep on Oct. 11.
"We just have a confidence, not a cockiness, but a confidence in our defense that they cannot score," St. Francis defensive back Landon Baty said of the opposition in general.
"And if we shut them out, we will win."
Mitty has given up 69 points thus far, including only 14 to Palo Alto and its Stanford-bound quarterback Keller Chryst.
"I have to give credit to our defense in terms of how much they have been flowing to the ball," Mitty linebacker/fullback Chandler Ramirez said. "We take pride in being the most physical guys out there and always being there. No one is taking any plays off or any reps off. I think that's why we have been so successful."
But the Lancers captains said new coordinator Matt Scharrenberg and head coach Greg Calcagno, both St. Francis alums, have brought back the tradition of the program's glory years.
Baty said Scharrenberg "really took the reins and took it upon himself to bring us back to where we should be. We just feed off his intensity."
It's the second of three All in the Family games for the Scharrenbergs before the playoffs begin. St. Francis visits Valley Christian on Nov. 8.
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Gender Pay Gap Widens Sharply After Motherhood
Women earn less than men for doing the same job, particularly after they have had children, and the high cost of child care deters many women from working more, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said.
In a report on gender equality, the Paris-based think-tank said that in many countries, employment rates among women have held up better than among men since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008.
But it warned that future cuts in public sector employment are likely to hit women to a greater degree than men, since they account for 60% of government employees.
The OECD said that among its 34 developed-country members, men earn 16% more than women working in similar jobs. For people without children, the gap is 7%, but that widens to 22% after women and men have had at least one child.
The think-tank said that the high cost of providing childcare is one source of that wider gap.
"Lack of child-care options can lead to career interruptions and discontinuous employment, which in turn may explain women's lower wages when they enter motherhood," the OECD said.
Across the OECD's members, the cost of childcare accounts for more than half of a family's second wage, and that rises to 65% or more in Australia, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, the U.S. and the U.K.
"If child care eats up one wage, there is often little or no financial gain from both parents working or at least working full-time," the OECD said.
Although unemployment levels have risen sharply since the onset of the financial crisis, the OECD said the fact that the world's population is aging makes it essential for future economic growth that more women work.
"The world's population is aging and this challenge can only be mastered if all the talent available is mobilized," said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria. "Governments should make further progress in the access and quality of education for all, improve tax and benefits systems, and make childcare more affordable, in order to help women contribute more to economic growth and a fairer society."
Across the developed world, women are increasingly better educated than their male counterparts, and the OECD argues that the loss of those skills following motherhood lowers potential economic growth.
"For the economy, it makes sense if you use all of that talent, and don't let a situation develop where the best part of the population isn't using that talent in the labor market," said Willem Adema, one of the report's leading authors.

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News from Lethe Press that the new issue of Icarus is almost ready. It includes a new story of mine, "Lonesome Road", which I think they quite aptly describe as "almost a literary version of hauntology, a different kind of ghost story -- postmodern, but chilling all the same."
The same issue includes an interview with THE ... Sodomite Hal Duncan, plus stories by Sunny Morvaine and Alejandro Omidsalar. And more! Single copies will be available for purchase via this link, and subscriptions are available here.
Elements of "Lonesome Road" were inspired by one of my favorite recordings, Sam Collins singing "Lonesome Road Blues", available freely and legally via Archive.org:
14 December 2010
Icarus on the Lonesome Road
posted by Matthew Cheney
Labels: Announcements, Cheney publications, Music, Sam Collins
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- Anonymous12/14/2010 1:39 PM
Congrats on the story, Matt.ReplyDelete
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- Vincent K7/02/2011 5:10 PM
I was catching up on my stack of Icarus today and just finished your story, "Lonesome Road." It was a beautifully written piece and I enjoyed the twist at the end very much.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the kind words, Vincent -- it was a hard story to find the right audience for because of that ending, but Icarus allowed it to find the right readers, it seems, and I'm grateful to you all!ReplyDelete
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There was never any doubt about Gary Rizzo's restaurant chops. His Somerset bistro was a fixture in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood for a decade, a date-night mainstay. So when he closed the place down earlier this year, the big question was: What would be next?
The answer is tucked away on a quiet block of Grand Avenue, right next to trendy Camino. Rizzo's Destino Bar and Restaurant is no Somerset reinvention. It's a cool, polished take on regional Central and Latin American cuisine -- with killer cocktails.
From the outside, the place has the feel of someone's house, but inside it's a haven of polished wood, pristine white walls and expansive windows. The deck will be a lovely place to hang out when the weather gets nice once more.
The new place is a collaborative effort between Rizzo, Mexico City-trained chef Marisol del Rio, her sous chef, Latin American cuisine specialist Rogelio Mejia, and mixologist Alex Aguilar and his handcrafted cocktails ($10.50).
Handcrafted cocktails are one of those trendy terms that makes some people scoff. Aren't all cocktails made by hand? The next time someone makes you a drink in a Cheers-style bar, look at how he or she does it: a slosh of booze from a bottle-top pourer, a squirt of mixer from a hose and plop -- in goes the maraschino cherry or lime wedge.
Handcrafted cocktails typically include half a dozen intriguing ingredients. Botanicals -- cucumbers and mint, perhaps, or basil and lime -- are muddled in the bottom of a mixing glass. High-end alcohol is measured in a jigger, and bitters, simple syrup and infused ingredients are carefully measured and added. And after the whole thing is shaken and strained, sometimes twice, into the glass, the bartender quietly grabs a tiny mixing straw. With a thumb clamped over the end to provide suction, he removes a tiny sample to taste, making sure the drink's complex flavors are properly balanced.
That's why events like the Best Martini in the East Bay contest at the Lafayette Park Hotel or the Best Martini in Oakland contest are such a big deal and why cocktail devotees will follow a mixologist from one venue to another. It's the details and creativity of their handcrafted drinks that give a bartender a hyphenated name. Destino's bar is headed by Alex-Aguilar-from-Somerset-who-won-Oakland's-best-martini, whose repertoire includes, for example, a grapefruit and gin-infused La Otra Paloma and a citrusy, tequila-based Anejo Sour that comes garnished with lemon and a series of hearts, drawn into the foam on top.
That same level of care and creativity goes into Destino itself, where the goal is to showcase Central and South American cuisine with fresh, organic California ingredients. It succeeds very well indeed. The flavors are bright, the presentation lovely and the balance of dishes offers a nice mix of classic and less well-known dishes. This is no burrito joint or Corona-centric cantina. The place is polished and the offerings are divided between tapas and heartier fare.
The small platitos include guacamole ($5.50), for example, and corn-filled empanadas ($6.50) -- as well as grilled baby squid in an onion confit ($9.50) and sopecitos de chorizo ($6.50), three small corn cakes topped with white beans, locally made chorizo, guacamole and a black chili salsa.
We started with deep-fried artichokes and chickpeas ($10), piled into an eye-catching pyramid and served with a pale green, tangy cilantro sauce. The chickpeas were particularly fun, crisp on the outside and creamy on the inside when you bit through with a little pop. The small artichokes were tasty, too, although the fibrous ends could have used slightly more trimming. It's a great small plate and perfect for sharing while sipping one of those cocktails.
A baby butter lettuce salad with roasted beets ($9) arrived as a colorful, artfully stacked construction -- not in the uber-precious way that a "stacked salad" is sometimes done, where you know someone's fingers have been cramming things in a mold. Here, the small, sweet lettuce leaves were tossed in a hibiscus-honey vinaigrette, then stacked in a loose and carefree arrangement on the plate, with beets, crumbled herbed goat cheese and pumpkin seeds strewn amid the violet drizzles of dressing. It was a thing of beauty, boasting beautifully balanced flavors.
In the Bay Area, tortilla soup is typically a brothy mixture, served with a multitude of garnishes. At Destino ($6.50), it's a thick, creamy, ocher-hued soup, topped with crisply fried tortilla strips and avocado slices, the delicious country cousin to the salad's city sophisticate.
Destino's plato fuerte menu features larger plates, including achiote-marinated prawns ($15), an Acapulco-style chile-marinated cod ($16) baked in banana leaves, an Argentinean-inspired steak ($16), twists on the chile relleno theme, and a burger ($12) -- given added pizazz with manchego cheese and chipotle mayonnaise.
The typical north-of-the-border chile relleno tends to be a battered, cheese-stuffed, deep-fried, call-my-cardiologist pepper on a plate. The only thing Destino's chile rellenos ($7.50) have in common with the Tex-Mex model is the presence of a chile and a plate.
Here, the poblano is cut in half and stuffed with a flavorful mixture of marinated steak, chopped chorizo and Yukon potatoes, then roasted. It's served with pipian, a zippy green mole thickened with pumpkin seeds, and small, fresh tortillas. A vegetarian version features sauteed summer squash, carrots and chayote, as well as crumbled cotija and manchego. They're priced as tapas, but hearty enough to serve as an entree, especially when preceded by the tortilla soup or salad.
It's tough to go wrong with an Argentinean-style steak, and the Destino version certainly delivers. The grilled New York steak is served with chimichurri, a tomato sauce and what the menu describes as house fries but are actually addictive, chunky, oven-roasted potatoes.
Where Destino could use more attention is the dessert menu, which, with just two choices, is a bit of a letdown after a main menu filled with so many interesting possibilities. Destino offers a vanilla bean panna cotta with blackberry sauce -- which seems odd in November -- and a double chocolate cake.
We shared the latter, which consisted of a large square of very chocolatey cake, topped with a slightly alarming piped sausage of chocolate ganache and a flavored whipped cream. It was very sweet but not particularly interesting, especially given the range of everything that came before.
To be fair, the place has only been open a month, and they've clearly put their focus on the most important aspects -- the starters and entrees, the cocktails, the gracious staff and the polished decor. But here's hoping that in the coming weeks, they augment the sweets menu with something more amazing from the vast array of Central and Latin American dessert possibilities.
Otherwise when we return -- and we definitely will -- we may order that perfect beet salad for dessert, too.
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WHERE: 3909 Grand Ave., Oakland
CONTACT: 510-788-4152, www.destinobarandrestaurant.com
HOURS: 4-11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 4 to 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday
CUISINE: Regional Central and South American
VEGETARIAN: Several options, including a vegetarian chile relleno
BEVERAGES: Wine by the bottle or glass, and a full bar headed by Somerset's Alex Aguilar
RESERVATIONS: Accepted
NOISE LEVEL: Medium loud
PARKING: Street parking
PLUSES: Fresh regional Central and South American dishes made with local, organic ingredients
MINUSES: At the moment, there are just two options on the dessert menu.
DATE OPENED: October
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Thursday night's game between the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi men's basketball team and Texas Tech will be televised by Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast, it was announced today. It will mark the first of two televised home games for the Islanders in the 2011-12 season.
CSS is broadcast in 13 states throughout the Southeastern portion of the United States, including being carried on cable packages in Houston (Comcast Channel 129). CSS is a member of the Comcast Sports Group, which is consolidated within the NBC Sports Group and operates 14 local networks that deliver 2,400 sporting events annually and breaking news and analysis to more than 50 million homes.
The Islanders will host the Red Raiders on Thursday, Dec. 1, at the American Bank Center at 7 p.m. It will be the third matchup for the Islanders against a Big 12 foe this season, and marks the second year in a row that a member of the conference has visited the Coastal Bend (Texas A&M visited last year). Tickets for the event are still available by calling 825-BALL or visiting GoIslanders.com.
Later this season, Southland TV will carry the Islanders' conference opener, when they play host to Lamar on Wednesday, Jan. 4. That contest pits the conference's two new coaches – Willis Wilson and Pat Knight – against each other.
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PLEASANT HILL -- Months after residents objected to an online firearms business operating from a Pleasant Hill condominium, the city is holding a workshop at City Hall at 6 p.m. Thursday to discuss gun and ammunition sales in residential neighborhoods.
The Contra Costa Chapter of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, which seeks a ban on home gun sales, has been pushing city leaders to address the issue since the spring.
"What I'm expecting is that they'll agree to study it and through that study process we think they will come to agree with us about the public safety risk of home gun dealers," said Karen Arntzen, a Pleasant Hill resident and Brady Campaign member.
"Particularly, we want to discuss the issue of selling guns over the Internet, because we believe the city has it wrong."
In October 2011, the city approved Rico Tedjakusuma's request for a home occupation permit for an office for LNC Arms, an online firearms business. Tedjakusuma listed a condominium on Scottsdale Road in the Tres Lagos North development as the business address on his permit application.
Tedjakusuma is a federally licensed firearms dealer and has passed criminal background checks by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the state Department of Justice, according to Pleasant Hill police.
Tedjakusuma's home occupation permit is for a home office only, and it prohibits him from selling or delivering guns to customers at his residence. Pleasant Hill's zoning code does not require public notice or a public hearing for a home occupation use as an office, so the council never reviewed Tedjakusuma's proposal.
Although Tedjakusuma wrote on the permit application that he "will not be a stocking dealer," he can store an unlimited number of firearms inside his home. He also explained he will operate his business by buying a gun from a vendor, listing it for sale on his website and shipping the firearm to a federally licensed dealer who will complete the transaction with the buyer.
The LNC Arms website is still under construction. Tedjakusuma could not be reached for comment so it's unclear if he's selling firearms from his home office. There are three licensed retail firearms dealers in Pleasant Hill -- City Arms East, The Gunworks and Big 5 Sporting Goods.
The council has three open seats and the Brady Campaign endorsed three City Council candidates based on their support for a ban on home gun sales. Of the three, Concord police officer Ken Carlson won and Jim Bonato is trailing third-place finisher Tim Flaherty by 35 votes pending a final tally of the mail-in ballots. Jeremy Cloward did not make or come close to the top three.
Councilman Michael Harris said he hopes people share a range of views at the workshop.
"I want to understand from both sides the rationale for their position. I want to understand from the Brady folks why they believe the home sale of guns is unsafe and I want to specifically understand what aspect of that is a problem," Harris said.
Contra Costa County and several Bay Area cities including Oakland, San Francisco and Richmond have banned home gun sales.
At the urging of Police Chief John Hardester, in April the Pinole City Council banned home occupation firearms dealers. Hardester said houses doubling as gun dealerships become targets for thieves -- a situation he finds especially troubling due to a spike in residential burglaries since last year. From 2007 to 2011, burglars stole 38 guns, according to Hardester.
"I understand that people have the right to possess guns and the right to sell guns but people in a residential neighborhood also have the right to a safe and secure home," he said.
"I think that nobody, nobody including me, presented the case that we shouldn't be selling guns," Hardester added. "It's just that there's a place for it, and that's in a commercial area where you have the proper safeguards."
Lisa P. White covers Martinez and Pleasant Hill. Contact her at 925-943-8011. Follow her at Twitter.com/lisa_p_white.
What: Workshop on firearms and ammunition sales in residential neighborhoods
When: 6 p.m., Thurs.
Where: Community rooms, Pleasant Hill City Hall, 100 Gregory Lane


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The last thing we expected out of CES 2012 was for Vizio to announce it was entering the PC market. Yet, that is exactly what the company did and, as far as we're concerned, it has pulled it off with style.
Vizio's first tablet wasn't exactly a hit for the company but, then again, most first-generation tablets were pretty clunky. Based on what we saw at Vizio's CES booth, much was learned from its coming-out experience, because the new 10-inch tablet we saw was sleek, super fast and dressed up with Vizio's intuitive re-skinning of Android OS.
While it may have taken a year for Vizio to get comfy putting out tablets, the looks of its laptop and desktop computer offerings show Vizio isn't messing around when it comes to computers. We were really impressed with how Vizio managed to merge form and function; integrating a subwoofer into the computer's power supply, for instance… genius !
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I bought this software as it showed a lot of promise. That was over 2 years ago. Subsequent improvement has been slow to nonexistent. Their online forum is full of users complaining of problems and requesting simple improvements. Staff rarely takes note. The software works OK, as long as you don't need to customize the templates at all. They are horrendous and extremely complex. Formatting is a nightmare. I regret my purchase and am looking to switch.
I've been using this app to manage my invoicing since 2008 and it's been awesome. The templating system is a bit clunky but for estimates and invoices it is a breeze. If only getting people to pay was as easy as generating invoices!
After using Billings during the trial period, I can say that I'm glad I didn't purchase it. Reporting interface is clunky and uses some weird language (F-script), and I couldn't get it to report daily hours (it's a known complaint on their forums). Also, it seems that as much as I tried changing the time increments to something other than 1 hour, I wasn't able to do it. I am switching over to iBiz, which has HTML reporting templates and it does non-hour time increments.
The price listed at the website is $39, not $59, with upgrades from v2 for $25. Also the description is based on Billings 2. Billings 3 has changed quite a bit.
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The menubar timer is growing on me. Very useful for tracking time.
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For thousands of years, if someone stopped breathing and their heart stopped beating, there was almost nothing that could be done to save them.
Unless they somehow started breathing again on their own, they would almost certainly die. Then, in the mid-1800s, a British doctor by the name of H.R. Silvester developed a method of resuscitation that involved raising the victim's arms above his or her head and pushing them down onto their chest, sort of like a pump. Apparently, the Silvester method didn't work very well, but at least some people were revived.
But by the 1950s, a new method of resuscitation was developed. This method involved alternating between breathing into the mouth of the victim and pushing down on their chest with both hands. Eventually, it would come to be known as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR for short. Countless thousands of people who otherwise would have died are alive and well today thanks to CPR.
As amazing as the results of CPR can be, there is a resuscitation that is even more dramatic. This method takes lifeless bodies and breathes life into them. The one who performs this amazing act is none other than God the Holy Spirit.
In the Book of Ezekiel, there is a dramatic illustration of this. In chapter 37, the prophet describes a rather chilling scene: A valley filled with the bones of dead humans. But at the command of God, Ezekiel prophesied to them, that is, he spoke God's word. And instantly, breath entered these lifeless bones, so that they came together, bone to bone, with sinews and flesh covering them. Now that's something not even the most proficient practitioner of CPR could possibly do.
In order to understand what that amazing scene was illustrating, it's helpful to understand that the Hebrew word for breath is the same word for spirit. So when Ezekiel reported that "breath" entered these dry, lifeless bones, he literally was saying, "the Spirit" entered them.
This dramatic feat is has been repeated millions upon millions of times throughout history. In fact, if you count yourself among those who know, love, and trust in the Lord, the Holy Spirit has performed this "CPR" on you. You see, we all come into this world as dead as those sun-bleached piles of bones in Ezekiel's vision. Oh, sure, our hearts were beating and our lungs were functioning. But were dead as far as our relationship to our creator was concerned. St. Paul wrote to the Ephesians Christians, "You were dead in your transgressions and sins." Sin cuts us off from the Holy God. And we sinners can do nothing to revive ourselves.
But through the gospel, the Holy Spirit breathes life into our dry, lifeless bones. Through the gospel, he creates faith. Through our faith, God forgives us our sins. And when that happens, we are alive. Truly alive. Alive to God. Alive to his promises. Alive to serve him and each other. Alive to enjoy the blessings of this life. And alive to enjoy the blessings of the eternal life to come.
Thank God for CPR. Without it, many people alive today would be little more than a tragic statistic. But thank God even more for the "CPR" the Holy Spirit performs. Through his working in our hearts, we are more than just statistics; we are alive.
- Brent Merten is pastor of Mountain Valley Lutheran Church, 802 Brush Creek Terrace, Eagle.


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Ruth Glasser's fascination with cultural nuance and ethnic relationships began as a student at George Gershwin Junior High School in the East New York area of Brooklyn. Her first brush with community organizing happened as a teenage VISTA volunteer in rural North Carolina. After finishing her undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin at Madison she entered Yale University's graduate program in American Studies. She received her PH. D. in 1991; her doctoral dissertation was revised under the title "My Music Is My Flag: Puerto Rican Musicians and their New York Communities 1917-1940" and published in the spring of 1995 by the University of California Press. She's active as a public historian and is currently working on a book about urban renewal and its impact on Puerto Ricans in Waterbury, Connecticut (where she's lived since 1991).
Ruth's book is the first full-length study of a remarkable "Golden Age" of Puerto Rican music created as part of the 1920s and '30s wave of Puerto Rican migration to New York. The landscape of this book is populated by figures such as Rafael Hernández, Manuel "Canario" Jiménez, Pedro Flores and other key figures in Puerto Rican music who spent much of their professional lives in the "Iron Babel". It's heavily based on primary source material, including interviews with Bobby Capó, Mario Bauzá, Victoria Hernández, Paquito López Cruz, Ernesto Vigoreaux and many others. From the first page the author's love of, and dedication to, her subject matter is evident - here is a young woman who does nothing by halves.
Dr. Ruth (sorry, I couldn't resist...) begins her book by asking "What's a nice Jewish girl from Brooklyn doing studying Puerto Rican music?" (a question that she's gotten sick of being asked in interviews...) The following discussion with WNYC producer and researcher David Carp is an attempt to at least partially answer this question.
DC: You got involved in American studies as a graduate student at Yale University. How did you get involved in field work in Waterbury, Connecticut?
RG: I didn't understand that there was a field of public history but I always had the idea that somehow I wanted to combine stuff I had done as a community organizer through VISTA and other channels with my scholarly background. I found out about a project that involved studying ethnic music in Waterbury, in its social context, for a series of radio programs at Connecticut Public Radio. I decided to pick two of the ethic groups that were being studied in Waterbury do the field work and then write a paper in addition to producing interviews which could be integrated into the radio show. And I guess what happened was that because I was the only person associated with the project who spoke any Spanish - my Spanish wasn't particularly good at the time because it was all academic - I was asked if I wanted to interview the Puerto Ricans so I said "Well, OK, I'll check it out". I went and met a whole bunch of people in Waterbury and started hearing their music and talking to them and I fell in love with the music. I just thought the music was the most wonderful thing I'd ever heard.
What types of Puerto Rican music were you listening too?
The first Puerto Rican music I heard was la música jibara, you know, the stuff from the mountains and that's what I first loved and then I heard the bomba and the plena. I was interviewing this man Pedro Vélez, who was one of the first people who ever had a Hispanic radio program in Waterbury, and he told me there was this guy Rafael Hernández and his music was very beautiful and that he was just somebody who was really worshipped by Puerto Ricans. I started reading Max Salazar's articles and came to the one where he talks about Rafael Hernández sitting on the street in El Barrio with a tin can full of coffee, sitting and playing his guitar and composing "Lamento Borincano", that was the image that stuck in my head. I said "I have to find out about this. I have to find out about why this music was written in New York". I realized that almost all the writing done on Latin music concentrated on Cuban music and mainly focused on the period after World War Two. Here was all this great music written in the '20s and '30s and all these groups that had been written about superficially at best. I said to myself "There's a dissertation topic here".
You have a very distinguished list of people that you've interviewed. How did you find these people?
First of all, I went to the Record Mart in the subway at 42nd Street and started bugging Harry Sepulveda, just saying "Harry, you know, here I am, I'm interested in doing this, can you help me?" He gave me a couple of names, he gave me the name of Mike Amadeo, he gave me the name of Ernesto Vigoreaux [1906-1989, distinguished Afro-Puerto Rican trumpet player and composer]. I found out that in Puerto Rico there was this incredible network of people who collected 78s of precisely this kind of music and who knew a lot about it. And so I tapped into that network and when I went to Puerto Rico I became involved in meeting people like that and they helped me to meet some of the older musicians. I have to say, though, that with my first few contacts I felt a sense of a little bit of distance. In retrospect I think what it was is that people like Harry Sepulveda always gets lots of people who are interested in the music and it's very important to them because their music is so important to them. They don't want to give you too much information because their contacts are people who are their friends and if you turn out to be some sort of jerk they don't want to expose their friends to your jerkdom, so to speak.
Your book has fluidly interrelated but discrete chapters. How did the book's form develop?
The structure of the book evolved over time. I was very intrigued by the fact that so many musicians had had sort of normal working class jobs, factory jobs or trades and so forth, and that the music was kind of a sideline for them. And so I wanted to explore what those lives were like - where did people live, what kinds of jobs did they work on, did their day jobs have connections with their musical jobs, did they make contacts through that? I was really interested in the whole process of inter-ethnic interactions because I really had this instinct that Puerto Ricans did not live in some sort of an ethnic vacuum and that they related to people of many other cultures. See, the thing is that the way I do my research is different from the way a lot of other people do their research and I suppose in a certain sense it's the difference between historians and other social scientists.
What's the difference?
I don't start with a preconceived theory, I start with a series of questions that makes things open-ended. So instead of saying that my theory is that Puerto Ricans musicians of a certain class have a certain type of music and so forth I would ask the question of what music do Puerto Ricans of the working class play as opposed to what kinds of music do Puerto Ricans of a more educated or professional class play. I would try to ask open-ended questions so that I don't lead the informants, because a lot of times in the whole dynamic of doing oral history - which a lot of my research was based on - if you ask leading questions and you have a rapport with your informant they want to please you and they try to answer the questions in the way they think you want to hear the answer.
I think that many readers of your book will be surprised by or disagree with some of your observations about "uptown" and "downtown" musicians and audiences. Any comments?
I think there's a tendency - and again this has to do with coming in with a theory and wanting things to be in unambiguous categories, I think there's this almost like a human need for clear-cutness and getting rid of ambiguities, but what I keep finding is that every time you try to impose some sort of grid on the music it would sort of escape those categories. What your referring to, I think, is that some of the previous writers on Latin music such as Isabelle Leymarie and John Storm Roberts - both of whom I found had some very interesting things to say - tended to create this division where they would say "Oh, well, there were these folksy trios that operated in El Barrio and they were the authentic homespun music and they never left the Barrio and then there were these big, glitzy orchestras like Xavier Cugat who played watered down music to please Anglos". I found the situation was much more complicated than that. Look at Rafael Hernández, he was already a world traveler before he came to live in New York - I mean here was somebody that had played all over the Island, who had gone on to play in James Reese Europe's band all over France, who had gone to Cuba and worked in a cinema orchestra, who ended up in New York and played in vaudeville shows at the Palace Theatre, who played for American high society with the great stride pianist Luckey Roberts. Look at another Puerto Rican musician who came to New York in the '20s, Paquito López Cruz [cuatro player, 1907-1988] - he performed American and Latino dance music at a midtown speakeasy; he worked with Cuban trumpet player Pedro Via on an NBC radio program; he played at different Hispanic-nationality ethnic clubs and at going-away parties for Puerto Ricans returning to the Island; by the early '30s he was recording with the small groups of Canario, Pedro Flores and Rafael Hernández. López Cruz played Latin music for Americans and American music for Latinos. If you follow the trajectories of these careers you find that very few of these musicians maintained a purity - this goes against the nature of what musicians do for a living, a musician can't survive by being a purist. And it's not like you have this population uptown that's not asking for some of the same standards as the downtown audience - I mean the situation is so incredibly complicated that it's difficult to explain. I tried to map it out some in the book. But the point is that none of these divisions and barriers that we try to set up as intellectuals are actually that accurate.
Think about current writing on Latin music in general and Puerto Rican music in particular - where do you see it going and what would you like to see change?
I think there needs to be a lot more digging into this hidden history of Puerto Rican musicians, both of the '20s and '30s and of later periods. I think there needs to be just a lot more work done on their social conditions, on the different kinds of groups, on the different kinds of clubs they played in, what the audiences were like, what the dances were like and so forth. I'd love to see more people follow up on the work I do. I'd love people to argue with my work and say "Hey, I think you're right about this but I think you're not on target with this" or "You could have explored this more" instead of throwing back the challenge to me (which people have already done) and said "Why don't you write a book that goes up to the present?" - I'd like other people to take that up 'cause I'm actually working now on some other projects that don't have to do with music. I'd like to see the field multiply with more people being interested in older Puerto Rican music and demanding not only more research but more re-releases and more reissues of the music because there's very, very little that's actually available now commercially.
Imagine that something as important as "Lamento Borincano" was never issued on anything other than the original 78s - I'm speaking, of course, about the 1930 recording by Canario and his group - I mean that's outrageous!
Yeah, oh absolutely. I mean why do we have Trio Matamoros in re-releases and not Trio Borinquen? Why don't we have Cuarteto Victoria, why don't we have Cuarteto Flores, Cuarteto Mayarí and Cuarteto Marcano from that period? We should have full length albums of each of these groups with good liner notes and we should have documentaries on these people. I'd be happy to collaborate in any of these areas but I think It would be really great to have more people working in the field, especially younger Puerto Ricans. Because, interestingly, I found that there are younger Puerto Ricans who say "I never knew about this stuff and this really inspires me and fills me with pride about my heritage" so if more people who are coming up now can work on this I think it would be wonderful.


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50+: Live Better, Longer
For a Healthy Aging Brain, 'Use It or Lose It'
April 27, 2012 -- Newly minted octogenarian Burt Garrett says he doesn't actively work to keep his mind and memory sharp, but a new research review suggests that he's doing a lot of things right.
Days before his 80th birthday earlier this month, Garrett drove from his home outside Athens, Ga., to the Georgia coast, and then -- on a whim -- crossed the state into the Florida Panhandle to bicycle along the shore at St. George Island State Park.
The roughly 1,000 mile, three-day trip was not unusual for Garrett, who also plays golf, likes to hike, and says there aren't enough hours in the day to do the things he wants to do.
"I stay pretty busy," he tells WebMD. "Other than trying to stay in decent physical shape, I don't really work at it. Crossword puzzles frustrate me and I've never gotten into Sudoku."
People like Garrett who remain physically, socially, and mentally engaged as they grow older just may have found the secret to successful aging, according to the new review, published this week in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences.
Aging Brain: Use It or Lose It
Although some memory decline is inevitable with age, the research now shows this decline to be highly variable from person to person.
Imaging studies also confirm that the brains of older people with no evidence of memory loss more closely resemble those of much younger people than their memory-impaired contemporaries.
This suggests that avoiding the changes linked to memory decline, rather than trying to "fix" declines that already exist, may be the key to successful aging, the researchers write.
"There is quite solid evidence that staying physically and mentally active is a way toward brain maintenance," says researcher and Umea University professor of neuroscience Lars Nyberg.
This "use it or lose it" message is not new, but the review highlights a shift in thinking about brain health in the elderly, says Pepperdine University psychology professor Louis Cozolino, PhD, who in 2008 published the book, The Healthy Aging Brain: Sustaining Attachment, Attaining Wisdom.
"The brain is a very complex organ, with many different systems," he tells WebMD. "Some of these systems start to decline in the third or fourth decade of life and others actually function better with age."


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Wallace Craig McDonald, age 58, of Clay Hill Road, Chambersburg, Pa., died at 9:20 p.m. Sunday, March 17, 2013, in the Chambersburg Hospital. He had been in declining health the past several months. Born April 13, 1954, in Waynesboro, Pa., he was the son of Audri (Snyder) Pattie of Hagerstown, Md., and the late Wallace "Wally" McDonald. He was last employed at Johnson Controls (Frick Co.) of Waynesboro. Craig was a 1973 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School. He was a member of the Chambersburg American Legion. Surviving family in addition to his mother are his wife Trudy L. (Glaser) McDonald, Greencastle, two daughters Tiffany McDonald, Marion, Brittany McDonald, Greencastle, stepfather Thomas Pattie, Hagerstown, Md., two grandchildren, one stepbrother and two stepsisters. A memorial service will be held on Thursday evening, March 21, at 7 p.m. from the Harold M. Zimmerman And Son Funeral Home, 45 S. Carlisle St., Greencastle, with Rev. Steve Wagoner officiating. There will be no public viewing. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given in his memory to the Antietam Humane Society, 8513 Lyons Road, Waynesboro, Pa. 17268. Online condolences may be expressed at: www.zimmermanfh.com
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Think Disney CEO Michael Eisner's had a tough week? TheStreet.com's George Manne thinks most of the stars of the Character Breakfast are probably pretty pissed:
You're walking around in a Minnie Mouse costume in 90-degree weather wearing a giant grin plastered on your face. You're waving hi and posing for photos with 2-year-olds who kick you in the shins. Meanwhile, the stock you socked away for the future is down about 40% from its 2000 highs. And what chance do you have to lash out at your boss, face to face, to express your frustration with his performance? None. None, that is, until this anti-Eisner movement comes along.
- The Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week [TheStreet.com]


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The past summer i went to pnc, camden and hershey and loved them all... but seeing phish indoors is what really sealed the deal. I was loving it. i remember being particularly blown away by bowie.
i need to listen to this again. maybe today... it is the 11th anniversary.


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The incident happened during the evening hours on April 18th. That's when police were called to respond to a family disturbance along St. Paul Street.
'During the sorting out of who did what and who said what, this assault occurred,' says Meridian Police Department spokesman, Mike Vick. 'Our officer did receive medical treatment. However, he's fine now and back at work.'
After the officer as assaulted, investigators say the suspect got away. However, Ladarius Dewayne Rush was taken into custody this week. He's now being charged with a felony.
'Anytime you assault a police officer it's a felony,' says Vick.
Investigators say the officer's injuries were not life threatening. However, Vick says the fact that an officer was even hurt while responding, proves that domestic violence calls are some of the most dangerous for police.
"Because regardless of what happens when we get there, especially with the current law, if there's any sign of physical violence then we are required to make an arrest. So, it's automatic that somebody's not going to be happy with us."
Bond for the 21-year-old suspect in this case has now been set at $50,000.


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November 09, 2012
A new report, The Case for Digitisation, commissioned by Go ON UK and conducted by strategy&, has found that the UK is missing out on valuable revenue because individuals and businesses are not maximising the opportunities offered by the internet.
It has found that some 16 million people in the UK lack basic online skills. These include using a search engine, sending and receiving emails, completing online applications and accessing information online. 10.8 million people in the U.K. do not use the internet at all.
The report also estimates that only one third of SMEs in the UK have a digital presence. and only 14% sell their products and services online.
Digital champion, Martha Lane-Fox, chair of the cross-sector charity Go ON UK, said: "Digital clearly offers growth, particularly to the small and medium-sized enterprise sector. The lack of basic digital skills for millions means 'digitisation' is unbalanced – we will increasingly fall short of the UK's potential if we do not start to address the problem."
The report also said: "The UK is not maximising the potential offered by digital technologies, because too many individuals and organisations are either not using them to their fullest or not using them at all. We estimate that the UK could have increased its annual 2011 GDP by up to £63 billion if it had achieved global leadership in digitisation."
The report concludes that universal digitisation has the potential to unlock substantial economic and social benefits for four sectors in particular: individuals, SMEs, charities, and government.
Commenting on the research, Jim O'Hara, president of e-commerce specialist Ecwid, said: "Being able to sell over the web should be a pre-requisite in today's digital economy, so this new study is a cause for concern. However, today it is easier than ever before to start selling online, whether it is through traditional e-commerce or the newer phenomenon of f-commerce (Facebook commerce)."


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48 East Patrick Street Frederick
"Bringing the Story of War to Our Doorsteps: Rediscovering Alexander Gardner's Antietam Photographs"
A special exhibit at the
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
For the first time since the Civil War, Mathew Brady's famous 1862 photographic exhibition "The Dead of Antietam," will be exhibited at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, in Frederick, MD. A partnership among the Museum, the Frederick County Civil War Roundtable, and Hood College has recreated the original photographs of battlefield dead captured by Alexander Gardner after the battle of Antietam. During the Civil War, Gardner's photography revolutionized how the public would see the human cost of war.
On September 17, 1862, Union and Confederate armies clashed at the small town of Sharpsburg, MD. The battle left more than 23,000 Americans killed, wounded, or missing, making it the bloodiest day in United States history. Two days later, Mathew Brady's photographer Alexander Gardner and his assistant James Gibson began photographing the battlefield and the soldiers who had died. By October 6th, 1862, Brady had these photographs on display and ready for sale at his New York City gallery.
"The living that throng Broadway care little perhaps for the Dead at Antietam, but we fancy they would jostle less carelessly down the great thoroughfare, saunter less at their ease, were a few dripping bodies, fresh from the field, laid along the pavement.
Mr. Brady has done something to bring home to us the terrible reality and earnestness of war. If he has not brought bodies and laid them in our dooryards and along the streets, he has done something very like it."
New York Times October 20, 1862
"Bringing the Story of war to our Doorsteps," was initially hosted at the Pry House Field Hospital Museum, the National Museum of Civil War Medicine's satellite museum at Antietam National Battlefield, during October and November. The exhibit has been so popular that the Museum decided to extend its duration and bring it to downtown Frederick, MD.
"This has been a memorable experience," said event organizer Robert Kozak. "We have restaged the original exhibit so people can experience what viewers saw 150 years ago." Display prints have been made to the same dimensions and style of the originals from high-definition Library of Congress digital files. "We are also privileged to have on display several original Gardner photos from the collection of Robert Zeller," said Kozak.


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"Honey, an ABC News Film Crew is Coming on Monday …"
This post is written by Liz Bell, mother of Tyler Bell, who was recently featured in an ABC World News Today segment on preparing adolescents with autism for adulthood. Liz is married to Peter Bell, Autism Speaks Executive Vice President of Programs and Services. They have two other children, Derek and Avery. Liz is a member of the Autism Speaks Family Services Committee and was the primary author of the School Community Tool Kit. In addition, she serves on the Parent Advisory Committee for the Autism Speaks Transition Tool Kit which is under development and scheduled to be launched this fall. Liz is also a representative on the New Jersey Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment for Autism.
Great, we might share the intense teaching and planning required in making the future of a young man with autism a little less uncertain. We can highlight the variable needs of this growing tide of soon-to-be adults with autism.
But "yikes!" How will my 17-year-old son behave in front of complete strangers with a camera in his face all day? What if this complicated message gets garbled, highlighting the challenges but not the gifts, the needs but not the opportunities?
Thankfully, Tyler greeted that camera with a grin on his face, and followed the flow of a familiar daily schedule in his hard working, innocent way. The ABC team turned eight hours of filming into a three-minute segment that helps to profile the needs of young people like Tyler, and hopefully initiates consideration of their place in the world. Now online, the story has sparked a conversation, which is a great thing.
But we need to keep talking. Some online comments outline the variable needs of the autism population – from college graduates who have trouble keeping a job to complex children with no language and few functional skills. We need options for all individuals on this broad spectrum. Other comments offer traditional 'solutions.' He can get Medicaid, sign up for get SSI, set up a special needs trust. True, these programs may provide some money, until it runs out, but how do you maximize its ability to provide a meaningful life, to establish supports that will take over once we are gone? You can place him in a sheltered workshop or a group home. Perhaps an option for the handful of individuals for whom there is space and funding, but this old model of isolated care won't accommodate all of our kids…or be what they want. And that is the part of the conversation that we really need to move forward. How do we create the systems, opportunities and community mindset that will allow all individuals with autism the right to be safe, but also engaged, fulfilled and happy?
During that day of filming, while the rest of us were self conscious, for Tyler the camera was superfluous. But the cameraman was not, quickly noticing that, despite how hard it clearly is for Tyler to learn, he exhibits pride in accomplishment. For him, competence breeds confidence, so we teach him skills that make him feel useful and valued. We strive to fulfill his needs for humor, exercise, beauty, and joy. We want to develop a future that will allow Tyler to grow, not just to be taken care of, and to flourish.
Visioning this is a lot of responsibility for a parent, so we employed group brainstorming in a MAPS session, expertly facilitated by Dave Hasbury of Neighbours, Inc., where we explored Tyler's strengths, likes, and possible opportunities, to keep us working in what we hope to be the right direction. We are heartened by a team of people who now have a shared perspective of where he might go.
But it is still mostly up to us to make it happen. We learn as we go. We build on strengths and we layer on, tiny step by tiny step, experiences and skills that help to create more independence, more joy. We immerse Tyler in the world and build a community that better understands him. We look to what motivates Tyler, and find ways to use his gifts to provide meaningful contributions to society and a sense of belonging. We reach out for help.
Last year, we asked the friendly owners of our local Rita's Water Ice store if Tyler might have a volunteer job. We explained that job sampling is a big factor in strategizing for Tyler's future. Since they had already opened their hearts to Tyler as a frequent customer, they gave him a Rita's hat and the chance for us to work with him, as he worked for them. This year, it's a paid job – just an hour or so a week, but an opportunity to punch a clock, have a boss and be 'professional.' Does he do the same work as the other teenagers there? No, but they value his smile, the fact that he joins them in dancing when they are so moved, and that he doesn't pull out his phone to text in the middle of his shift. Yes, these are gifts, as is the perspective of Tyler's Rita's bosses, who recognize and celebrate his contributions.
And so Tyler earns a paycheck, the most important predictor of paid work after graduation. But he doesn't work for that – it's his favorite Cotton Candy water ice that compensates him for a job well done. And his pride.
After the filming, the rest of our family decided that we aren't cut out for reality TV – life is complicated enough without having to turn off a mic to use the bathroom. But we would like to continue to be part of this conversation, in visioning meaningful lives for all families living with autism. After all, our children have a right to an amazing future.
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August 18, 2010 at 4:55 pm
Thank you so much for sharing this. As a mother of a young child with autism I often forget the struggles people with autism face throughout their lives. We need to do more to make sure they have a bright and joyful future. The Bells dedication to their son and desire to help him feel connected, happy, and confident is an inspiration to all parents of children with autism. The community they live in is a blessing in Tyler's life and hopefully we will see more communities with members willing to help out like this as the autism population grows.
August 18, 2010 at 6:18 pm
How can we reach the author to find out more about the "maps session" she describes? I followed the link and it leads to an inclusion site, but I can't find reference to the maps session.
Thank you.
August 19, 2010 at 5:50 pm
If you live in IL, we will do the PATHs – Planning Alternative Tommorrows with Hope process for free. It is paid for by the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities. Go to our website to read more about it. http://www.iambc.org. Illinois Association of Microboards and Cooperatives, Inc. You can also download help on who to invite to the session. The PATH is a tool we use to help plann that village in the future. It's all free. You just have to know where to look.
Same with TN. I believe they do MAPS/PATHs for free http://www.tnmicroboards.org.
GA http://www.gamicroboardsorg … Just google Microboards. See if they have it in your state.
A Microboard is a small group of people focused around one person. They use the PATH as a tool.
August 20, 2010 at 7:26 am
You can find more resources about MAPS at this link:
September 5, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Yes, it was Jack Pearpoint and Lynda Kahn from Canada and Inclusion Press, that taught us how to do PATHS & MAPS. They will be coming to IL to train again this Nov for anyone interested in learning how to become a facilitator. Check http://www.iambc.org to get more info.
August 18, 2010 at 6:22 pm
I am a single father of a 14yo daughter with autism. Liz Bell raises a question about residential options that we are tackling in Nevada with the Community Living Subcommittee which I chair, of the Nevada Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders (http://www.facebook.com/NVAutismCommission.CommunityLivingSubcommittee).
We are developing recommendations for communities for adults with Autism that will provide meaningful and fulfilling residential, employment, and social/recreational opportunities and choices. Thank you ABC for seeing this as a story that needed to be told, and to The Bells for opening their home to let the story be told.
August 18, 2010 at 8:32 pm
These are the fears that keep me up at night and haunt my days too. My constant worries about who will take care of my boys if something happens to my husband and myself are paralyzing. We can't even get someone to watch the boys for a weekend so we can get a break .(it's been almost 4 years since we had a weekend to ourselves) I want….NEED…peace of mind and heart. The outlook for my youngest is bleaker than that of my oldest, who has Asperger's syndrome. The Doctor says my youngest "might be able to get a job sweeping or ripping newspaper for a pet store"
. He had just turned 7 when the Doctor told me that….I cried for 3 straight days.
August 19, 2010 at 9:37 am
Great comment Megan. As another advocate once told me, we are so invested in the first 21 years we often underemphasize the next 50! Great job by Peter, Liz, Tyler, and let's not forget sibs Derek and Avery! Putting a face on the issue is key to getting focus from policy makers.
August 20, 2010 at 7:58 am
The inclusion.com site features the work and resources gathered by the originators of the MAPS concept, which is part of a greater body of thinking known as Person-Centered Planning. For other resources on PCP, check out this link:
good luck!
August 20, 2010 at 8:45 am
Bravo! As rhe mother of a 20 year old- in his last year of High School, I share the platform on this ever increasing need.
My son has worked for 2 years- sorting cans & bottles for recycling at a nearby college campus. It is a paid job – but his biggest paycheck is his pride in a "good job all done".
We have, for the past year, been raising money and seeking funding for an all-inclusive Adult Autism "campus"- complete with homes, a recreation facility and an on-site "workshop", where we hope to do screenprinting and other jobs.
So glad that the message is out that there are NOT enough funds to provide our young adults with housing and 24/7 supervision – and that mo amount of money can compensate for the feeling of pride in a job well done.
August 20, 2010 at 11:10 am
@Teri Ashford. I'd love to hear more about your all-inclusive Adult Autism campus. I chair a Subcommittee on Community Living for the State of Nevada and we're very interested in hearing residential ideas from people around the country. You can reach me through our Facebook Page – http://www.facebook.com/NVAutismCommission.CommunityLivingSubcommittee or via email at email@example.com. Maybe there's a way we can help each other. Best of luck in your efforts.
August 23, 2010 at 11:00 am
Here in Massachusetts we have recently founded a group called Autism Housing Pathways. Our purpose is to be a clearing-house for research on how families can create self-directed housing. We hope to provide a menu of options appropriate for different levels of functioning and different economic resources. As part of that effort, we are doing research on innovative means of asset development, and hope to launch a revolving loan fund to provide families with down payment assistance.
November 12, 2010 at 12:47 pm
abc news is of course one of the most reputable news sources these days '..
August 21, 2010 at 2:12 pm


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settle 1
1 [with object] Resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem): the unions have settled their year-long dispute with Hollywood producers
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- Surely the company already had it on file and surely it was easy to settle the problem if the company wanted to.
- Is it any wonder arguments are never settled and disputes always confused?
- This could settle the irrigation problem of the area to a great extent.
resolve, sort out, reach an agreement about, find a solution to, find an answer to, solve, clear up, bring to an end, fix, work out, iron out, smooth over, straighten out, deal with, put right, set right, put to rights, rectify, remedy, reconcile
informal patch up
archaic compose
1.1End (a legal dispute) by mutual agreement: if the dispute was not settled it was possible there would be strike action [no object]: he sued for libel and then settled out of court
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- It was a genuine legal dispute that was settled without a judge ruling.
- I will ask attorneys to help the students settle any legal disputes stemming from this incident.
- To settle legal disputes via legal means is the best way.
1.2Reach a decision about; determine: exactly what goes into the legislation has not been settled [no object]: they had not yet settled on a date for the wedding
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- All in all, by the time Shirley had left, little had been settled on, and Charlie was even more tired than before.
- Many delegates are complaining that most of the persons to be elected had been settled on by the major parties some time ago.
- Naturally, a strongest front pairing should be settled on.
1.3 [no object] (settle for) Accept or agree to (something that one considers to be less than satisfactory): it was too cold for champagne so they settled for a cup of tea
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- They went to a more posh high school and I settled for the one down the road with considerably fewer amenities.
- And, when the scores were level near the end, instead of settling for a draw they went for a win, and gained it.
- Fey, instead, settles for making fun of her subjects and simply accepting the fact that they're mean girls.
compromise on
2 [with object] Pay (a debt or account): his bill was settled by charge card [no object]: I settled up with your brother for my board and lodging
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- Interest on the loan rolls up, and then the debt is settled when the property is finally sold.
- By the time the agreements expired late last year, none of the former bank owners had fully settled their debts.
- We were renting in Hamburg and after settling our debts we had only about £5,000 left.
2.1 (settle something on) Give money or property to (someone) through a deed of settlement or a will: he offered to settle £150 a year on her
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- If I create a trust to dispose of all of my rights and interests, and I settle them on trustees, that is a trust despite the fact that it is not spelt out.
3 [no object] Adopt a more steady or secure style of life, especially in a permanent job and home: one day I will settle down and raise a family
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- New York was going to be my new home; I'd get a steady job and settle down, start a family.
- Residential complexes rose as officers posted in Shimla decided to settle down there.
- He wished he had chosen a career where he could settle down permanently with a wife.
3.1 [with adverbial of place] Make one's permanent home somewhere: in 1863 the family settled in London
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- He grew up in Juarez and spent several years abroad before returning to Mexico to settle permanently with his family.
- Arcus had offices in Bangalore, Singapore and in Fremont, California, where Bhattacharya and his family settled around two decades ago.
- Jim Ronan, Bekan, who died recently, was a popular and esteemed gentleman in the parish of Bekan since the family settled there in 1967.
make one's home, set up home, take up residence, put down roots, establish oneself;
go to live, move to, emigrate to;
North American set up housekeeping in
formal become domiciled in
3.2 [with object] Establish a colony in: European immigrants settled much of Australia
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- When the colonies were first settled, he wrote, the towns sometimes provided relief for their care.
- One of our favorite neighborhoods is Lincoln Square on the northwest side, originally settled by German immigrants.
- Other historic areas include Vincennes, on the site of a French fort, and New Harmony to the south, settled by German immigrants.
colonize, establish a colony in, occupy;
3.3Begin to feel comfortable or established in a new situation: he had settled into his new job
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- As people settled into established societies many centuries ago, they began looking for ways to protect their crops.
- Later the Academy went back to the jury system and now seems settled into a fairly established routine without too many gaffes.
- Once the enemy has settled in and established their borders, they will begin to look for us.
3.4 (settle down to) Turn one's attention to; apply oneself to: Catherine settled down to her studies
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- Making camp and starting a nice fire, we settle down to more of my nightly lessons.
- Claudette couldn't concentrate on the epistle or the gospel, couldn't settle down to the rosary.
- And this is what we can settle down to in weeks ahead.
apply oneself to, turn one's attention to, address oneself to, get down to, set about, set to work on, begin to tackle, attack;
concentrate on, focus on, devote oneself to
3.5Become or make calmer or quieter: [no object]: after a few months the controversy settled down [with object]: try to settle your puppy down before going to bed
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- For the first time I settled down, got calm and gained just a teensy bit of perspective.
- However, at the actual vet's surgery he was very quiet and settled down nicely.
- The crowd settled down, the coach calmed the players and gave them a plan.
calm down, quieten down, be quiet, be still, relax
3.6 [with object] dated Silence (a troublesome person) by some means: he told me to hold my tongue or he would find a way to settle me
4 [no object, with adverbial of place] Sit or come to rest in a comfortable position: he settled into an armchair
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- Amor joined her friends on the field while the rest of us settled under my usual tree at the home games.
- She settles into one position and barely shifts until she wakes the next morning.
- She sighed and sat back on her haunches before settling into a kneeling position.
sit down, seat oneself, install oneself, plant oneself, ensconce oneself, plump oneself, flump
informal park oneself, plonk oneself
land, come to rest, come down, alight, light, descend, perch
4.1 [with object and adverbial of place] Make (someone) comfortable in a particular place or position: she allowed him to settle her in the taxi
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- With that, she took Brady to her bedroom and settled him on top of her comforter.
- Michael carried me to a comfortable stuffed chair and settled me there.
- They were both laughing and giggling as William carried her into the main hall and settled her comfortably in a couch.
4.2 [with object] Move or adjust (something) so that it rests securely: she settled her bag on her shoulder
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- Rowena settled the receiver as securely as she could against her shoulder.
- He quickly looked down to settle the tray securely across her lap.
- A silence fell between them then, as he leaned over and picked up his guitar, settling it flat in his lap to adjust the strap.
4.3(Especially of snow) fall on to a surface and remain there: traffic came to a standstill after the snow began to settle dust from the mill had settled on the roof
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- Latex dust also settles on horizontal surfaces throughout the OR and can become airborne again with subsequent agitation.
- It was a bitterly cold day, but it was bright and still; no wind blew, no drops fell and no snow settled.
- That means a lot less fine dust in the air that will settle on room surfaces.
4.4 [no object] (Of suspended particles) sink slowly in a liquid to form sediment.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- Fill a jug and leave it to stand until the sediment has settled, then use the clear water at the top.
- The pepper slowly settled to the bottom of the glass leaving a few grains on the surface which Bond dabbed up with the tip of a finger.
- Fine sediment remains in suspension much longer and travels far out to sea, where it settles slowly to the bottom.
sink, subside, fall, gravitate;
4.6 [no object] (Of an object or objects) gradually sink down under its or their own weight: they listened to the soft ticking and creaking as the house settled
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- That clock had been audible in the hall, especially at night when the house had settled.
- Allow the posts to stand several days and settle firmly in position before adding the fence.
4.7 [no object] (Of a ship) begin to sink: the craft was settling nose-down in the water
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- All 130 passengers got off safely, and a salvage job removed some of the machinery to safety before the ship began to settle.
- Yet more bombs further damaged the submarine, which began to settle by the stern.
- Scuttling teams hope she will settle upright, as have sister ships Perth in Western Australia and Hobart off South Australia, on the sandy seabed.
settle one's affairs (or estate)
- Make any necessary arrangements, such as writing a will, before one's death.Oraciones de ejemplo
- Though she was loathe to return to the city, she needed to settle her affairs there.
- During the meal, Ralph began to talk about how he wanted to settle his estate, but Alex wants to avoid the subject.
- You have one hour to settle your affairs, and make any preparations.
settle someone's hash
- see hash1.
settleable adjetivo
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- It is not settleable, I suppose, this cost issue?
- Primary treatment to remove settleable solids, oil, and grease should be considered for communities with significant industrial or commercial waste flows.
- Indeed, it might be concluded, just from the very fact that a paradox ensues, as above, that whether some English phrase defines a real number is not always entirely settleable.
Old English setlan 'to seat, place', from settle2.
Palabras que riman con settlefettle, kettle, metal, mettle, nettle, petal, Popocatépetl
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settle 2
A wooden bench with a high back and arms, typically incorporating a box under the seat.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- They have been flying out of her shop, which is why she has extended the range of Ercol reissues to include a settle, a dining table and a nest of tables.
- However, this suggests that your twin-seater was not a plain wooden settle, but almost certainly a settee, which at one time would have formed part of a suite.
- She sat down aimlessly on a settle by the fireplace.
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Mitchell provides spark for Lady Tigers' victory
Published: Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 11:16 p.m.
TUSCALOOSA | The Stillman College Lady Tigers made a late 12-0 run to beat rival Miles College 70-62 at home Saturday. Stillman improved to 8-12.
The Lady Tigers used a fast-paced transition game and aggressive half-court defense to keep the Lady Golden Bears (6-14) on their heels. In the first half, Stillman forced Miles into 10 turnovers, blocked five shots and had seven steals.
Still, the game was close in the first half. After starting with a 9-0 run, Stillman let Miles back into the game, and led by only one late in the half.
That's when sophomore guard Angel Mitchell scored a half-court buzzer beater to give the Tigers a 35-31 lead.
That gave Stillman momentum heading in the second half. Stillman coach Cassandra Moorer said the play was huge for her team heading into halftime.
"That was major," Moorer said. "It gave us momentum."
The Lady Tigers needed that momentum in the second half as Miles kept fighting back to keep the game within two possessions. The second half featured eight lead changes.
Stillman was finally able to close the game out with its 12-0 run.
Mitchell finished with a game-high 26 points, while Desiree Wright and Morgan Henry followed with 14 and 11 points, respectively.
"We had several people just step up," Moorer said. "That's what we have to have to win."
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Here is a config file i've been working on for my Bravia 55HX820. (should work for other HX TVs) Have most everything working the way I want it (mkv and others transcoding, mp4 streaming, etc) and figured I might be saving others some hassle by sharing.
You may need to remove your stock BraviaEX file in the renderers folder in order for this file to pickup properly.


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Vintage watches
Oris Maldives Limited Edition
Time for the Maldives After the success of the Great Barrier Reef Limited Edition Oris will help to save the Maldive atolls in the Indian Ocean. For this purpose Oris has developed a new divers model with a ceramic top ring and a special crown protection. This Oris Maldives Series is limited to 2000 pieces.
- Case Oris Aquis, 43.00 mm, 1.693 inches, Titanium
Material Multi-piece titanium case, ceramic minutes scale top ringSize 43.00 mm, 1.693 inchesTop Glass Sapphire, domed on both sides, anti-reflective coating insideCase Back Titanium, screwed, special engravings and printingsOperating Devices Stainless steel, screw-in security crown, automatic Helium ValveWater Resistance 30 barInterhorn Width 26 mm
- Movement Automatic winding small second, date
Developed by Oris.
Number Oris 643, base ETA 2836-2Dimensions Ø 25.60 mm, 11 1/2'''Functions Centre hands for hours and minutes, subsidiary second at 9 h, date window, date corrector, fine timing device and stop-secondWinding Automatic winding, bi-directionally rotating red rotorPower-Reserve 38 hrsVibrations 28'800 A/h, 4 HzJewels 27
- Dial Blue
Material Blue dialLuminous Material Indices and hands Superluminova dark orange
- Strap/Bracelet Rubber
Material Black rubber strap, Titanium security folding clasp with extension
- Extras Special box, certificate, limited to 2000
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DALLAS (November 7, 2012)--Texas Republicans preserved their firm grip on the state Legislature, but lost their supermajority in the state House of Representatives and couldn't knock off an incumbent Democrat in a key state Senate race.
Redistricting had all but guaranteed Republicans would lose a few seats in the commanding 102-48 majority they held in the House in 2011 that allowed them to pass any bill they wanted through that chamber.
Democrats rebounded Tuesday to reduce the Republican edge to in the House to 95-55.
While the GOP remains the dominant force in the Legislature, the Democrats' small gain could prove important when negotiating combustible issues such as public education funding in the 2013 session.
State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, won re-election, blocking Republican efforts to create a supermajority capable of suspending the rules to pass conservative legislation.
The Fort Worth Democrat defeated state Rep. Mark Shelton, who tried to rally tea party support and add to the Republican majority.
Unless someone switches parties, Republicans will continue to have 19 votes, while Democrats will have 12, which places Democrats in a better position to demand compromises on key legislation or slow down legislation they oppose.
Davis has fought for greater spending on public education and health care for the poor.
Shelton had promised to reduce the size of government and cut taxes.


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Robinson Memorial Hospital offers surgical and non-surgical treatments that can improve function in the bones, joints and ligaments and decrease pain. Robinson Memorial Hospital can help patients find solutions whether their orthopaedic problem is from an injury, from birth or is degenerative in nature.
Robinson Memorial Hospital offers orthopaedic surgery in the following disciplines:
Orthopaedic surgeons at Robinson Memorial Hospital use arthroscopic techniques and muscle sparing techniques whenever possible. These methods help speed a patient's recovery time and reduce scarring. Find an orthopaedic surgeon near you to begin the road to recovery.
Physical therapy
Robinson Memorial Hospital's physical therapy program provides in - and outpatient rehabilitation services. Therapy may be prescribed as an alternative to surgery or to strengthen the body and restore function after surgery.
Pre-surgery classes
Pre-surgery classes at Robinson Memorial Hospital help prepare patients for certain procedures including total knee and hip replacements. For more information or to enroll in a class, contact the Health Education Center or call (330) 297-2576.
Overnight care
Robinson Memorial Hospital offers a dedicated nursing unit for patients who need overnight care following orthopaedic surgery. Patients have the benefit of receiving care from nurses who are familiar with orthopaedic patients and the resting, stretching, walking and pain management that is required following surgery.
To schedule an appointment with one of our orthopaedic surgeons, call (330) 678-8801.


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Healthy Kids Day is Saturday at Jackson Park
Published: Monday, April 8, 2013 at 6:47 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, April 8, 2013 at 6:47 p.m.
The Hendersonville Family YMCA will hold its annual Healthy Kids Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Jackson Park.
This is a nationwide event that the YMCA participates in. The event focuses on getting children and families active together and being healthy.
The event is free and will include activities such as face painting, an inflatable obstacle courses, photo booth, fun runs, water balloon tosses and more.
Enjoy activities with the Hendersonville Community Co-Op, Hands On!, the Boys and Girls Club, Foot Rx and others.
The event is presented by Park Ridge Health.
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Irene L Meyers, financial representative at F&M Financial Services in Hannibal, recently passed the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) General Securities Representative Examination.
The General Securities Representative Examination is intended to safeguard investors by helping ensure that Registered Representatives have a solid understanding of the investment industry. The exam, which is also known as the Series 7, allows Meyers to offer more products.
Meyers joined F&M Financial Services located at F&M Bank and Trust Co. in 2005.
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Book your room at Village Hotel Birmingham Walsall
Get an overview of this hotelSuburban hotel with restaurant and indoor pool
Situated in the historical district, this hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall Leather Museum, and Walsall Library and Museum. Walsall Arboretum and Bescot Stadium are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has an indoor pool and a health club. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a coffee shop/café, and a spa tub are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 125 rooms offer free WiFi, room service, and flat-screen TVs with satellite channels. Guests will also find electric kettles, hair dryers, and phones.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to an indoor pool, Village Hotel Birmingham Walsall provides a health club, a spa tub, and a sauna. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3.5-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. 8 meeting rooms are available. This business-friendly hotel also offers a terrace, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Village Hotel Birmingham Walsall is a smoke-free property.
- Bar/lounge
- Total number of rooms - 125
- 24-hour front desk
- Express check-out
- ATM/banking
- Number of floors - 5
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Fitness facilities
- Health club
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Designated smoking areas
- Luggage storage
- Terrace
- Restaurant
- Pool sun loungers
- Free self parking
- Sauna
- Smoke-free property
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Indoor pool
- Television in common areas
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Meeting rooms 8
- Year Built 2004
- Number of meeting rooms - 8
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Wedding services
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Phone
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Electric kettle
- Free WiFi
- Daily housekeeping
- Shower/tub combination
- Free toiletries
- Heating
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Room service (limited hours)
Where to Eat
Verve Grill - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required. Open select days.
The Public House - This gastropub specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. A children's menu is available. Open daily.
Starbucks - This coffee shop specializes in British cuisine and serves light fare only. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club and a sauna.
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, health club, fitness facility, or spa tub without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Fitness classes on site
- Pilates classes on site
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
- Pets not allowed (service dogs only)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Only service animals are allowed
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: GBP 10 per person (approximately)
- Early check-in fee: GBP 15
- Late check-out fee: GBP 15
- Facilities fee: GBP 5.00 per person, per stay and includes use of:
Hotel Name
- Urban Village Walsall
- Village Birmingham Walsall
- Village Urban Birmingham Walsall
- Village Urban Resort Birmingham Walsall
- Village Urban Resort Walsall
- Village Urban Walsall
- Village Walsall
- Walsall Village
- Village Hotel Leisure Walsall
- Village Hotel Walsall
- Village Urban Resort Birmingham Walsall West Midlands
- Village Hotel Birmingham Walsall
- Village Hotel Birmingham Walsall West Midlands
- Village Hotel And Leisure Club Walsall
- Village Birmingham
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Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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Georgia Power is offering free audits of your home so you can figure out how to lower your bill. (WRDW-TV / June 29, 2012)
News 12 at 6 o'clock / Friday, July 29, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The temperatures are heating up, and who doesn't want to see their bills cool down? Georgia Power says they can help with in-home energy audits.
Jennifer Killingsworth, an energy service representative with Georgia Power, says the audits are a free service.
"We come into their home and walk through with them. We look at windows, doors, insulation, their HV/AC system," she said.
On Friday, Killingsworth did a walk-through with Amy Markhalter, whose Summerville home was built in 1913.
"My mother kept saying, you live in a house that's almost a 100 years old. You might want to call Georgia Power," Markhalter said.
Killingsworth first checks over Markhalter's monthly bills and starts loading data into her iPad program.
"When I get to the end, there will be summary graphs. What customers may not realize is they could be losing as much as 30 percent of their conditioned air just through leaky duct work."
That's why Killingsworth checks out the attic, too, deciding Markhalter's home definitely needs more insulation up top.
"It can be quite a big problem. That's money out of their pocket that's blowing into their attic or their crawlspace," Killingsworth said.
Markhalter laughed,"She's given me, already, a lot of wonderful ideas and we haven't even made it to the basement yet!"
Other suggestions for an energy-efficient home include:
"Ceiling fans alone can make a room feel about 3 degrees cooler," Killingsworth said.
Keeping your bills down helps Georgia Power save money, too, which Killingsworth says ultimately makes rates lower.
Go to Georgia Power's website to hear more about rebates and incentives to make your home more energy efficient.


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UHRICHSVILLE Firefighters worked for nearly five hours Thursday to extinguish a blaze that heavily damaged a vacant two-story wood-frame house at 710 W. First St., and also damaged the exteriors of two neighboring houses.
The State Fire Marshal and the Uhrichsville Fire Department have determined that the cause of the fire was arson.
The house is owned by Harry Estes of Port Washington.
Fire Capt. Rick Kinsey said that firefighters were called to the scene at about 1:29 a.m. after a neighbor was awakened by a popping sound that turned out to be coming from nearby power lines. Upon checking, the neighbor saw the house on fire.
Kinsey said that upon arrival, firefighters also observed the exterior of the Michael Chesser residence at 706 W. First St. had some areas that were burning and had to be extinguished.
Kinsey added that the Donald Jackson residence at 714 W. First St., also sustained melted siding due to heat from the fire.
Firefighters from Dennison and Tuscarawas-Warwick assisted at the scene, and Uhrichsville police temporarily evacuated the two neighboring residences.
Damage to the vacant residence has been estimated at $40,000.
Anyone with information on the fire is asked to contact the Uhrichsville Fire Department at 740-922-1212. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered by the Ohio Blue Ribbon Arson Committee for any information leading to the identification of the person responsible for the fire.
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Research in the School of Geography and Planning is organised into four research groups:
The Environment Research Group specialises in understanding the manifold challenges that the environmental crisis poses. Members of the environment research group undertake studies with a focus on sustainable production and consumption, systems for urban food and food governance, and they engage with the emerging field of 'more-than-human' and animal geographies.
The Spatial Analysis Research Group undertakes both pure and applied research combining substantive interests in planning and geography with quantitative analytical and computational methods. The group has developed rigorous methodological approaches using computer based and statistical models for spatial and network analysis, visualization, mapping, Geographical Information Systems and data integration. Substantive interests cover socio-economic processes such as population and land use, urban morphology, transport, health, education, as well as housing and local services.
The Spatial Planning and City Environments (SPACE) Research Group is concerned with theorising the nature of planning practice whilst seeking to shape the knowledge and skill that characterise spatial planning and the development of the built environment. Researchers are interested in improving design quality in the built environment and exploring the knowledge and ideas that influence or become planning policies and practice.
The Urban and Regional Governance Research Group specialises in the study of socio-economic change in towns, cities, regions and city-regions, its impacts on different social groups, and different places, and its relationship to policy and planning. It is currently leading major international research in key areas of regional economic development around smart specialisation and economic resilience.


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The four-way stop sign at Tenth and San Emidio went into operation Friday evening about 7:30 p.m.
While there have been no reports of any accidents, there have been a lot of motorists heading north and south on Tenth that have not seen the new stop sign and sped right through it.
Large warning trailers went up Friday just to the north and south of the intersection to warn drivers of the new stop.
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