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by Beverly Majors
A Roane County grand jury indicted four men on sex-related criminal offenses against children during a recent grand jury session.
Indictments were returned against a father and son, 72-year-old George William Miles Sr., 207 Elm St., Kingston, and 49-year-old George William Miles Jr., 180 Charley Newberry Road, Lancing, as well as Michael Jay Runions, 34, 1119 Old North Kentucky St., Kingston, and William Eric Brownlow, 50, 291 Shady Drive, Harriman.
Miles Sr. was indicted on six counts of statutory rape by authority and Miles Jr. was indicted on six counts of aggravated statutory rape.
Indictments against the two men indicate the alleged offenses happened between January 2011 and June 2013 and the victims, who are sisters, were between 13 and 18 at the time of the offenses.
Records indicate both men had sexual relations with the young victims and Miles Sr. had "parental, or custodial authority, over the victim(s) and used that authority to accomplish" the sexual relations.
Brownlow was indicted on three counts of the rape of a child. The victim in that case was 12 at the time of at least one of the alleged rapes, which reportedly happened between April 2012 and October 2013.
At the time of the rapes, the victim lived at a Roane State Highway, Rockwood, address with her mother.
Runions was also indicted on four counts of the rape of a child. The victim in his case is also reportedly under the age of 12 and a resident of Kingston.
All four men were taken to the Roane County jail.
Beverly Majors can be contacted at (865) 220-5514.
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October 11, 2005
Robbers are taking advantage of Halloween costumes by using them to conceal their identities. It was all too real for one South Augusta family. News 12 is on your side with why the next time you open your door to someone in costume, it may not be as innocent as trick or treat.
Troy Kitchens is putting the door back together that three masked robbers kicked in.
"You're out there trying to make an honest living and I can't say that they don't work, but possibly they don't work, but want to steal from somebody else," Troy said.
Troy happened to be at work when his wife Melissa called and said she and their four-year-old daughter had been robbed by masked men who had guns.
"Sitting here normal and then all of a sudden the door just came flying open and I see three, possibly four men in Halloween masks," Melissa said.
"The guy that kicked in the door open was branding from what my wife told me was a 12 gauge shot gun," Troy said.
The men wearing Scream Halloween masks demanded money.
"I just handed it to him. He tried to open it with his hands and he couldn't and they left and I shut the door," Kitchens said.
Still shaken up, the family is trying to secure their home with new locks, new lights and getting into the habit of using their alarm system.
"You don't think of keeping it on the whole time because we have a four-year-old in and out playing," Troy said.
"We are putting in new security lights and reinforcing the doors. We are putting a deadbolt on the back door which we didn't have one before," Melissa said.
While the family thinks this was a random hit, they're learning that a Video Warehouse down the street was also robbed right after them. This time it was only one person, but still wearing a Scream mask. And now the family wants others to be aware of masked robbers.
Investigators say there have been a rash of these types of robbers using masks, three this past week.

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ELIZABETH - For 35 years, the annual Elizabeth/Wirt County Volunteer Fire Department Ice Cream Social has been a way for Wirt County residents to keep a vital service going and to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday.
Stephen Settle, chief of the department, said the ice cream social was started for two reasons.
"We started this as a fundraiser because at the time there was no state funding for volunteer fire departments so we needed a way to make money for the department and there were no Fourth of July events in Wirt County," he said. "So we chose the Fourth and it has now pretty much become a tradition."
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Evelyn Barnett holds Sarah Logan, both of Elizabeth, as they dance during the Elizabeth/Wirt County Volunteer Fire Department Ice Cream Social. (Photo by Jeffrey Saulton)
Joseph Brannon, right, and Tyler Brannon take part in the cornhole tournament to benefit the Wirt County High School Marching Band during the Elizabeth/Wirt County Volunteer Fire Department Ice Cream Social. (Photo by Jeffrey Saulton)
Day Spring performs during the Elizabeth/Wirt County Volunteer Fire Department Ice Cream Social on Saturday. Members of the group are, from left, Jason Caltrider, John Douglas, Sue Douglas and Mike Douglas. (Photo by Jeffrey Saulton)
Saturday's ice cream social began with the Firecracker 5K run and walk at 8 a.m. and continued with a parade, the social, auction and entertainment that included gospel, country and southern rock, he said. Settle said having a celebration close to home provides an inexpensive way for Wirt County families to enjoy the holiday without traveling and at a minimum expense.
"We expect to sell 2,500 hot dogs, 60 gallons of ice cream and more than 100 cases of sodas and bottled water," he said Saturday. "We have more than 100 pies and cakes donated to us."
Settle said last year organizers learned how important a celebration the Elizabeth/Wirt VFD Ice Cream Social is to the community. Not even the 2012 derecho and the massive power outages from it which lasted for weeks in its wake were able to stop the celebration.
"We put one on despite the storm and had a great one regardless," he said. "That was nothing short of showing this is one of the most supportive communities I have ever seen."
Settle said the Wirt County community has supported the program in many ways and during the celebration it is seen in the donations of items for the auction and in cakes and pies for the event.
"They donate door prizes and they donate auction items and then they go out and turn around and come back and buy it," he said. "I can't think of a better place you could ask for and the fire department is truly grateful for everything they do for us.
"We are just thankful for our supportive community that allows us to do this," he said. "It lets us give them some enjoyment for the day and a way for us to make a little money to continue to operate and help others."
Elizabeth resident Mary Barton said the social is like a reunion.
"We look forward to the fun and entertainment," she said "With all the community here it is like a big reunion. You know everybody, it's just small town fun."


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The 4th Annual Buffalo Creek Ice Bowl will be held Saturday Jan. 17th, 2009. Sign up is from 8:30am-9:30am. Tee off is at 10:00 sharp.
Entry fees-
Pro $15.00
Adv. $10.00
Beg. $5.00
All entries must provide a 2 can food donation for the Buchanan County Food Pantry.
This year there will be a cash payout for Adv. and Pro as well as prizes.
Due to the flooding only the front 9 will be played with both long and short tees.
You can contact Cole Martinson at 319-230-5323 with questions.


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By Bink Grimes, WF360 Texas Migration Editor
After a solid start to the waterfowl season, many hunters in Texas's South Zone have reported lackluster results since the season reopened. It has been perplexing for many veteran waterfowlers and outfitters because the coastal prairies and marshes are full of ducks.
"It has just been a weird year," says guide Matt Sbrusch. "On many mornings, the birds just don't move. The second season opened on the brightest moon that I can ever remember, and it hurt our hunting."
Sbrusch adds that recent bluebird days have also impacted hunting success.
"We need weather to have solid shoots," says guide Brian Davenport. "It has been clear, cold and calm, and that is a recipe for slow shoots in the marsh."
Hunters around Matagorda, Rockport and Port O'Connor should benefit as many inland ponds are now barely holding water due to a lack of winter rainfall and ducks redistribute to coastal waters. Reports indicate that the bays and flats have received a recent influx of redheads, pintails and scaup.
Snow goose hunters have also been enjoying improved success as the birds have shifted to feeding in fields of rye grass, wheat and plowed ground with green winter sprouts.
"The geese have been decoying well," says guide Harlan Boettcher. "We have been having good hunts in pastures with green growth and those over-seeded with rye grass for cattle."
Sbrusch echoes those sentiments. "We have been waiting for the geese to finally flip a switch and hit the green," he says. "When they do that, the hunting gets real good as long as you have some wind to make them work. The birds kind of lose a little of their wariness."
Here's hoping the ducks lose a little of their late-season wariness too.
Bink Grimes is a freelance writer, author, waterfowler and licensed captain. A waterfowl guide in his 24th campaign, Grimes resides in Bay City, Texas. He will provide detailed migration and hunting reports for waterfowl360.com throughout the 2013-2014 season for Texas waterfowlers.
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VARESE, Italy – Every day during the Islanders men's basketball team's overseas tour in Italy, GoIslanders.com will bring you Postcards from Italy – a combination of photos from the day's activities and a brief recap on the events from members of the men's basketball team.
In today's installment, junior John Jordan decided to look deep into the team's in-game performance against Oleggio Basket.
Today I think the team woke up a little more motivated to play because we heard that the competition level was going to rise after the first game. I feel that we sometimes play to the level of competition, which is something that we have to grow out of in order to be a championship team.
I thought that we started off a little slow, which caused us to trail early in the game. The second group did a pretty good job picking things up when it was our time to get in. During the second quarter, we started making shots and started to catch a good rhythm causing us to go on at 10-0 run to close the half.
I thought that guys like Jelani Currie, Brandon Pye and Dale Francis played huge minutes starting off the second half, taking us on another big run. From that point on, we never looked back, taking a commanding lead and blowing away the competition. With everybody playing well it made the game easier for everybody going forward.
The opponents had a hard time making adjustments because of the success we were having making shots. I've been impressed with Cole Martinez's shot-making ability through these two games. If he continues to shoot the ball at a high percentage, teams will really have a hard time guarding us.
The European players play the game a little different than I am used to. Their body movements and footwork are more fluid, versus being mechanical like American players. They are very good shooters which allows them to spread the defense out. Their guards are also very good passers and decision makers.
Overall, the trip has been fun! I've been able to eat Italian food and talk and mingle with Italian citizens. The fans have been nice, treating me like I am professional basketball player already. I have taken numerous pictures while taking casual walks outside and after the games.
I love making fans happy by playing basketball because I was a fan at one point and I know the feeling of seeing someone perform well. The hotel we stayed at was amazing – the view down to the city was one of a kind! I am really looking forward to visiting the coliseum in Rome. Best wishes to everyone back at home!
-John Jordan
A new component of Postcards from Italy is Coach Wilson's rating of the pistachio gelato from various places throughout the country. This came after Maury Hanks, the leader of our trip, told Coach about the quality of the gelato in the town of Bellagio. Every day, we'll have Coach's ratings of the dessert at the end of the postcard.
Today, Coach made it to the gelaterie that got this segment started – the one in Bellagio on the far side of Lake Como. It did not disappoint.
Day 1 – Milan – 8
Day 1 – Varese (Buosi Gelato) – 8
Day 2 – Varese (Varese center) – 6
Day 3 – Varese center (Blueberry/Raspberry) – 7
Day 4 – Bellagio – 9


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Allegiant Air adds nonstop flights to Punta Gorda
Published: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 1:56 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 1:56 p.m.
PUNTA GORDA - Discount airliner Allegiant Air is offering new flights to Illinois, Ohio and New York to and from the Punta Gorda Airport in Charlotte County early next year.
New flights include nonstop service to Toledo, Ohio, Rockford, Ill., and Plattsburg, N.Y.
Flight service will begin in mid-February. Current promotions have ticket prices ranging from $88-$110, one way, though restrictions and separate baggage fees also apply.
The new flights will operate twice weekly, from Chicago Rockford International Airport beginning Feb. 14, Toledo Express Airport on Feb. 16 and Plattsburgh International Airport on Feb. 23.
"We are confident residents of each region will appreciate our affordable, nonstop service to popular Southwest Florida destinations," said Allegiant president Andrew C. Levy in a statement.
This is the first airline to replenish traffic at the Punta Gorda Airport that fell flat when DirectAir abruptly folded in March, at the height of tourist season. DirectAir flew 177,000 passengers to and from Punta Gorda Airport in 2011.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant has tacked on several flight offerings to and from the Punta Gorda this year.
The airline added Springfield, Ill., and Niagara Falls, N.Y., flights during the summer and in April unveiled plans for twice-weekly flights to Fort Wayne and South Bend, Ind.; and Peoria, Ill.
Allegiant flew 111,000 passengers through Punta Gorda last year. The airline also offers flights from Charlotte County to Lexington, Ky., Knoxville, Tenn., and Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C.
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Under the headline "Women flock to take horse-semen shots," we learn from The Dominion Post that "apple-infused" horse jizz, or Hoihoi tatea, is "like custard" and is a hot item at a New Zealand restaurant called Green Man Pub. The horse semen, for which the restaurant pays $300 (NZ) for 20 vials, is part of a meal of Asian duck and spring rolls that the restaurant is entering into Monteith's Beer & Wild Food Challenge.
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Tottenham Hotspur Message Board
Officially - this is crazy!
One week to go.......only one 4'9" striker at the club and the last friendly game before the season starts and we are playing players that could not even get in the squad last season. WTF is going on????
I was worried before, then frustrated - now I am just getting angry.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Berkshire Yid Berkshire Yid Aug 10, 2012 11:20 Flag
It is a crazy situation i was just reading that the Adebayor deal is done but is being held up with argument with Adebayor and City over a contract termination fee seems Adebayor is quite happy to sit in the City reserves till he gets his money which IMO is just beyond me i cannot belive the greed of some players.
We seem to have developed a bad habbit in transfer windows of not doing our business nice and early and hitting the panic button on the last day of the window.
A Yahoo! User Aug 10, 2012 13:30 Flag
Hi Sfer, I watched the game last night and although we lost 2-0 I thought we played some good stuff at times. 2 defensive errors cost us dearly. 1st both CB's sat back and let the guy shoot, 2nd A-E was out of position and although Vertonghen tried to cover the run the guy get his shot away across Friedel and into the far corner of the net. Could Vert have stopped the shot or should Friedel have done better??
Anyway there were times when we created chances but didn't have anyone capable of converting them. Their keeper made some good saves, whereas our's didn't. Their strikers hit the net whereas our's couldn't!!
Certainly we need a new keeper and at least 2 goal scorers. I think we could of won last night if that was the scenario.
Roll on Levy getting these in MUCHO PRONTO !!
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Hi lts, I have just spoken to a fellow Spurs fan who watched last night and he said pretty much the same thing. I just don't get it......even if we got a striker now its likely that it would take a few games for them to hit their stride and we have Newcastle, West Brom and Norwich coming up (ordinarily you would want at least 8 points from those games) so if we don't take points at these we are up against it in the first few weeks.
There is every chance that next Sat we will be starting the match with Defoe up front on his own and if that happens we deserve to be the laughing stock that we will be IMO. Top 4?? Yeah right!
SB, I too find our lack of purchasing absolutely baffling....I have no idea what we're thinking, I keep expecting some massive surprise every day, like Ardlies & Villa..but nothing so far and its getting late..
but how did Chelsea finish ahead of us last season, we stuffed them in the league, was it 5 pts...and by a strange quirk failed to qualify for the CL..
and what deadwood have we got rid off? we still have Gomes, Bassong, Dos Santos, Bentley & Jenas..while their value drops year by year...so happy to see Pienaar go, the only deadwood who's actually left, but Krancjar was a mistake, he could have filled the Modric role adequately leaving us the cash for more obvious holes...also Corluka, an admittedly expensive but great backup for Kyle Walker...perhaps too good to be a reserve but Naughton is untested...I think I've probably forgotten someone...
unless Spurs are very good suddenly at keeping transfer dealings under their hat, we could have some serious problems very soon...
hey jimmy. i didnt make myself clear, sorry!
i meant to say chelsea will be ahead of us as normal.
i dont think they will be as bad as they we're last season in the league.
far too early, but id say utd & city fighting for 1st.
& chelsea & arsenal fighting for 3rd.
us & liverpool fighting for 5th.
but far too early to say.
also, i didnt mean we have got rid of the deadwood.
i was just trying to think of anything positive i could!
clutching at straws i know!
i see corluka as deadwood as he makes a lot of defensive errors.
kaboul can cover there & is no worse than corluka was.
but as iv said for ages, we take far too long to get rid of deadwood. levy over values all our players.
he may get a few extra mill for our good players.
but i believe he loses as much on deadwood he fails to sell due to him over pricing them.
dont forget the cost of their wages as well as the drop in value as u mentioned.
personally id keep dos santos now that harry has gone.
he should have been sent on loan to another premiership team when he 1st came here to get him settled in.
bentley,gomes,jenas & bassong should all go!
id get rid of gallas too.
so not enough good signings, a loss of 2 key players & failed to get rid of all the deadwood.
Well put Jimmy,
You have pretty much encapsulated my feelings regarding the non-transfer saga thus far. Each day I keep thinking, it must be today, we must be about to sign 4-5 players.
We need 2 x CF, Huntlaar, Dimano, Sturridge, Llorente- any two would do and I'm sure we could all add to that list.
We need 1 x CM- a creative one, I agree selling Niko before Luka was a mistake, not that he's a better player, because clearly he isn't, but more so, because he is the most natural replacement we had, the same goes for Pienaar, either is better suited to Lukas role than VDV, who just doesn't have the engine. Gylfi may be able to play there, we'll see.
IMO we need another quality defender, Bassong and Gallas need to leave, not good enough and to old. That leaves us with Daws, Kaboul, Jan and Caulker, 1 injury and we will look thin, especially as Kaboul is our second choice RB. Naughton is tested, he was quality at Norwich last season and I hope he is given a chance, IMO he is better than Rose and is more versatile.
We also need a GK, as SB says, Brad has been good, but he is old, why not compliment him with some youth and get rid of Gomes, I'm sure there's a circus out there who would love to have him.
I want to have faith in Levy and AVB, that there are deals done that are waiting to be announced, but I don't know weather that's me being overtly optimistic? please let there be deals already done and Levy isn't hinging everything on the Luka to Real deal.
joe. id like defoe up front with either damiao or llorente.
3rd choice is huntelaar.
agree on naughton. may as well give him a choice to be cover.
looks like modric is going for just 27.5m.
looks like levy playing hardball has lost us 12.5m!
not the sort of money we can afford to lose.
no wonder we are miles away from getting a new stadium.
we also seem to be happy to keep deadwood & waste a fortune on their wages.
i hope we have a few deals agreed too.
who knows, maybe on friday we will announce the signings of damiao, moutinho & butland!
I'll defer to you guys on Naughton, not really seen much of him tbh....but yes, lets give him a chance as cover...
think we'll miss Krancjar, can't understand that sale at all...
I'd give Gallas another year as 5th choice, I never want to see Bassong anywhere near WHL again...totally agree on the other deadwood to sell, what are we playing at?!!
think we have to agree to disagree SB on Corluka...agree it was right to sell him, he would clearly never displace Walker...I think he's a quality defensive RB and served us well...perhaps the slower pace of German football will suit him... at least we did sell him when we didn't need him, unlke these others we're all sick of!
please buy some strikers now!
11 days.
This isn't meant as an 'arry debate - just starting by pointing out that the transfer 'issue' (like the striker issue, and the Jenas/Bentley 'deadwood).....keeper...etc) aren't new.
In the past 'arry was criticised here for failing to bring in players during the transfer windows.
'Arry did make a comment about free transfers after being sacked (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/9333757/Harry-Redknapp-Tottenham-hierarchy-did-not-like-me.html) - I'm not sure if he was implying any more than he said there.
Irrespective, since that transfer window (Jan this year), we have moved on Pienarr, Pav, Corluka, Krancjar, Keane and saved on King. We have brought in Sigurdsson and Vertonghen - both appear to be Levy (or maybe 'arry) buys.
If this site is correct, the books roughly balanced since 'arry - but we seemed to spend heavily before that.
I know we have had a few expenses - £30M (?) training ground, and the abortive attempt at bidding for the Olympic stadium - and we have the new stadium still in the wings.
So has the 'perceived change' in the transfer market been caused by Levy/the Board being cautious in light of the expenses incurred/due to be incurred?
From the transfer site, it seems that the sale of players funded the two new players coming in and with some left over, so presumably the sale of Modric isn't dictating the potential purchase of a striker?
Maybe it's all as said before, that transfers are a tricky business and rely upon more than just nipping down the shop and buying someone.
- The player has to want to come to Spurs
- They must fit our wage structure
- They must be a player the manager (or Levy?) wants
- They must be of a price that works
- They must fit Levy's/the Board's player profile
Ditto for outgoing players.
Obviously somebody wanted Palacios, Pav, Keane, Corluka...blah blah. But the longer it goes on, will players like Jenas/Bentley ever find a club that's interested in them (especially as the 'buying' club will have their own criteria like the above) - or given their pitch time in pre-season, are they even up for sale?
I just can't fathom where the 'transfer' issue is - as it again isn't 'new'. I'm tempted to think that it's still the combination - the training ground, new stadium costs, then effecting how much we're willing to pay and how reticent we are in raising the pay ceiling. I also think that Levy wants to get back to the 'earlier' Comolli model of buying young and selling at a profit (Levy seemed more than just involved in the two new signings so far) - so the chances of picking up 'older' players that may have little or no re-sale value is unlikely. Time will tell I suppose.
After saying that, I expect to see that we've now signed Ade - Damiao up front and that Modric is now staying.
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The board's gone rather quiet, John. What's occurring---summit happened.
and one old scrote on a message board!!


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Huckabee Warns GOP: Don't Reheat Clinton-Era Scandals
Video: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on United States' International Relations
OXON HILL, Md. –Don't talk about Monica Lewinsky.
That was former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's message to fellow Republicans as he spoke to reporters at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Mr. Huckabee, who is entertaining a second presidential bid in 2016, helped stoke speculation about his own ambitions by staging a formal press conference after his speech here to field questions on a range of topics, from the conservatism of younger Republicans to whether the scandals that dogged Bill Clinton's presidency are still fair game.
On the latter point, Mr. Huckabee warned fellow Republicans against pursuing those attacks just to tarnish Mr. Clinton's wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is widely considered the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who is expected to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, has repeatedly brought up those earlier scandals to tarnish the former president as a surrogate for fellow Democrats and cast doubts on Mrs. Clinton's White House prospects.
"Bill Clinton is not going to be on the ballot in 2016, or 2014," Mr. Huckabee told about 30 reporters Friday morning after addressing thousands of grassroots activists here at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. "It's very possible that his wife will. What she said, what she did, how she served when she was a senator, secretary of state, I think all of that's all fair play."
The former Arkansas governor added, "I personally don't like to see us get into the personal issues of candidates because once you go down that road, it's hard to put it in reverse and ever go back."
Mr. Huckabee had plenty of advice for what Republicans should be talking about, particularly as it related to the economy. The former governor reprised a theme from his first presidential bid in 2008, arguing Republicans should focus more on "people who work lifting heavy things, who come home really tired, having sweated through their clothes." He said the party needs to "communicate to the working-class people of America that the message of economic freedom, security, is one that is going to lift their boat."
The former Arkansas governor, a favorite of evangelicals and other social-issues conservatives, also echoed the message that Republicans should devote more time highlighting the principles that bind them than fighting over small differences that have roiled the party.
"The differences between us who are conservative is very, very minor compared to the differences of all of us collectively and those on the far left that have been governing this country for the past five years," Mr. Huckabee said. "What we need to begin to focus on are not small differences but the huge differences."
Mr. Huckabee was coy about his White House prospects, telling a small gathering of reporters, "It's not a decision I've made, and it's not one I even plan to make until we get well passed the 2014 election." But the image of Mr. Huckabee addressing 30 or so reporters who will cover the race sent a clear message that the former governor wants to be a part of the conversation.
Earlier, in his speech at CPAC, Mr. Huckabee criticized the Obama administration's foreign policy Friday and voiced concerns about the U.S.'s global standing.
"The only time Vladimir Putin shivers is when he has his shirt off in the cold Russian winter," Mr. Huckabee said. "He's not the least bit worried about what we think of him."
The former governor said the U.S. has lost its power to influence global events. "No one trusts us, no one listens to us, no one respects us, and no one fears us," he said.
He reminded the audience of President Obama's claim during his 2008 campaign that as president, he would restore the U.S.'s relations with countries around the world. "There is not one country on this planet with whom we have a better relationship today than we did five years ago," Mr. Huckabee declared.
He knocked the National Security Agency's surveillance program, and embraced enacting a "fair tax" to abolish the Internal Revenue Service, which he called a "criminal enterprise." (A fair tax—a key aspect of Mr. Huckabee's 2012 platform—would eliminate federal income and payroll taxes in favor of a national sales tax.)
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It's a familiar scene at any bustling restaurant during the Sunday brunch rush -- the only thing standing between you and eggs Benedict is an unwieldy waitlist and an overwhelmed hostess who may not remember your name when a table opens up in an hour.
The backlog of hungry customers and an inefficient table-seating system -- which has traditionally relied on a hostess yelling "Frank! Party of four!" out the restaurant door -- is enough to try the patience of the most avid restaurant diner and trip up even the most smoothly run restaurant operations.
As it turns out, there's an app to help with that. Quite a few apps, in fact, and Bay Area restaurants are scooping up the new technology to ease customer frustrations and create more efficient dining experiences. It's part of the digital restaurant revolution that has opened up a booming market for iPad apps and given restaurants a boost in style and service.
"You're starting to see mobile technology really penetrates into restaurants," said Daniel Conway, legislative and public affairs director for the California Restaurant Association. "I think that's kind of the leading edge of where the technology is going."
Umami restaurant in San Francisco is among the early adopters of NoshList, a waitlist application out of Pleasanton-based incubator Firespotter Labs. Umami General Manager PJ Patton said she realized within a few months of the restaurant's opening last year that the old pencil-and-paper method wasn't cutting muster. The trendy burger restaurant was juggling waitlists an hour or two long, trying to chase down customers once their table was ready.
"It was messy looking," Patton said. "And people didn't trust us."
Convinced that the hostess had forgotten them, some customers were walking out in the midst of waitlist mayhem.
So Umami enlisted the help of NoshList. The app allows restaurant staff to manage parties -- adding, seating and removing them as necessary -- from an iPad or iPhone. NoshList users enter a customer's name, phone number and party size, and with the press of a button send an automatic text or recorded call to the customer's cellphone when a table is ready.
"It's not intrusive," said Cody Rose, who works on the application for Firespotter Labs. "You don't have a hostess yelling out a name at the top of their lungs."
NoshList calculates average wait times by party size and tracks in real time how long each party has been waiting. Patton said customers trust the app -- more than they trust a hostess -- and have more confidence they'll be seated when they were told they would.
"It has changed people's attitudes completely," she said.
And because they don't have to be within earshot when their table is ready, customers can run errands while they wait or head down Union Street for a cocktail, returning to Umami all the more jubilant.
Waitlist apps can help restaurants turn tables more efficiently, which increases business and profit, said Conway of the California Restaurant Association.
"It's a volume business, and it's about getting that turnover," he said. "The quicker you can do that, that's money."
It's also about appearance. The iPad is much sexier -- and cheaper -- than those bulky, hockey puck-size buzzers, which inevitably have to be replaced once or twice a month after disappearing with an absent-minded customer. Some restaurant owners say the technology bolsters their business image and is a conversation piece for customers.
NoshList is the latest in restaurant-oriented products from Firespotter, which was founded in 2011 with about $3 million from Google (GOOG) Ventures. It's done well since launching in February, and the free app is in about 1,500 restaurants, from small Bay Area eateries to national chains like Red Robin. But it's far from the only option in an increasingly crowded market, where developers are eagerly courting restaurateurs with products that digitize and streamline every step of the dining experience. Other waitlist management apps and services include TimeView, Tableista, Diner Connection, TurnStar, Table's Ready and BuzzTable.
And the Bay Area isn't the only place seeing action -- East Coast developers have a hand in the West Coast digital waitlist transformation. Pittsburgh-based NoWait was one of the first to the market when it landed in early 2010. The app (which, despite its name, does not promise customers will have no wait) recently sealed a $2 million investment and is in restaurants in all 50 states --including Comal, a thriving Mexican eatery in Berkeley.
By late summer, three months after Comal opened, the restaurant was seating about 250 parties a night, and the ballooning waitlist was too much for a pencil-and-paper system.
"At that point, it felt like we were in triage at the host stand, and we really needed an answer," said co-owner and general manager Andrew Hoffman. "We will not be going back to the old way."
But the "new way" poses a few privacy concerns. Janna Cruz, a manager at 21st Amendment Brewery in San Francisco, said the restaurant invoked customer fury when it tested TimeView. The service used customers' cell numbers to text promotions and advertisements.
Cruz said the restaurant put a stop to the marketing texts and switched to NoshList more than six months ago. That app saves phone numbers, but Cruz said the restaurant doesn't use customer information for purposes other than the waitlist. Still, she said "sometimes people get a little wary" when the hostess asks for a cell number.
But because most of these apps are free, developers are looking for ways to make money by collecting data to sell back to restaurants. On Monday, NoshList launches a premium service for $49 per month, which, among other features, allows restaurants to obtain up to a month's worth of information about their guests.
Waitlist apps are just the start of digital restaurant transformation. The online reservation system is booming, led by giant OpenTable, and more restaurants are replacing cash registers and ordering systems with iPads and apps.
"There's enough critical mass of people trying to do this," Hoffman said. "We're fairly convinced that these applications are going to get better and better in the very near future."
Contact Heather Somerville at 925-977-8418. Follow her at Twitter.com/heathersomervil.


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- Oct 8:
- Alameda County will hire more workers to handle the influx of calls for the new health care law
- California health insurance exchange reports nearly 1 million visitors in first week; 16,311 households sign up
- Insurance industry says health care website is fixable
- Oct 5:
- South Bay residents get answers to Obamacare questions
- Obamacare's winners and losers in Bay Area
- Oct 4:
- Why do Obamacare costs vary across the country?
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- 5 key arguments in the shutdown fight
- Sep 30:
- Young adults have 3 health care options to consider
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- Obamacare and insurance exchange: 10 essential things to know
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- Obamacare 101: Frequently asked questions
- Obamacare's effect: The long-term uninsured
- Obamacare's effect: Small-business owners
- Obamacare: Piecing together the puzzle
- Obamacare's effect: The 'young invincibles'
- Obamacare's effect: The new Medi-Cal recipient
- Obamacare's effect: The chronically ill
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- Field Poll: Most low-income Californians still uninformed about Obamacare eligibility
Rev your engines: On Oct. 1 people can start shopping for insurance on the new on-line marketplaces created by the health law. The first weeks and months will be closely watched, but many policy experts say don't speed to judgment on how well they are working. While people can enroll for insurance until the end of March, real assessments of these marketplaces will take months if not years.
"There are going to be a lot of people making predictions based on incomplete information," said Dan Mendelson, CEO of Avalere Health, a consulting company.
Here are three issues to consider when assessing how well these marketplaces are working, and why the earliest answers won't necessarily be the right ones.
About 7 million people are expected to buy insurance through the marketplaces in the first year. But it's more important to watch who signs up rather than how many. For these new insurance markets to thrive, they'll need to take in more in premiums then they spend on health care, so they need more healthy buyers than sick, economists say. The first enrollees in October are likely to be those itching for medical care. They probably will not be representative of those who rush to meet the law's


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This small park is home to several thrill rides. However, its main draw is its collection of unique shops and eateries. Set in a 'main street' type setting, independently owned shops offer guests an alternative to the usual theme park atmosphere.
Take a virtual Tour of the Park™. Whether you want to learn more about the park's rides, find out when a show is performed or take a virtual ride on one of the park's coasters, this is the place. Also, in this section, you can take a Tour of the Park™ for any of the past years the park has been open.
Looking for information about a particular ride, attraction or show? The links below
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Definición de deactivate en inglés:
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1Make (something) inactive by disconnecting or destroying it: the switch deactivates the alarm
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- He pressed the switch to deactivate the program, then his weapons faded and he opened the door.
- The council is also reminding local people that when they go on holiday they will not be able to deactivate their burglar alarm if it is falsely triggered.
- Kevin ran to a computer and deactivated the shields and weapons.
1.1 Military Remove from active duty.
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- On 1 October 1993, the 46th Fighter Training Squadron was deactivated when the active duty Air Force took control of all fighter replacement training.
- Following this action the 5th Ranger Battalion finished the war serving as conventional infantry or guard forces, and were finally deactivated in October of 1945.
- With the signal battalion deactivated, the burden of managing the installation, operation and maintenance of communications systems did not fall on the shoulders of the BTB.
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- In the first five years, the reactors will undergo mild surface-level deactivation to minimize their radioactivity.
- This can result in major damage for your website from loss of consumer loyalty and trust to deactivation of your e-mail privileges.
- These agreements also order the deactivation of land-based missiles that carry more than one warhead each by 2003 and their destruction by 2007.
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- A migraine may be identified both by its activators (red wine, hunger, lack of sleep, glare, perfume, periods of letdown) and its deactivators (sleep, pregnancy, exhilaration, sumatriptan).
- Here, use this deactivator to stun them for 10 minute increments and be careful.
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Cave-In-Rock Frontier Festival is held on the banks of the beautiful Ohio River. The festival, which commemorates the extensive and colorful history connected to Cave-In-Rock and the surrounding community, is an entertaining and fun filled community event. First held in the 1960's, the celebration includes a parade, carnival, various entertainment held in the Old Opry House, food and craft vendors. A Little Miss and Mister Frontier Days and Frontier Queen pageant is a highlight as well as various other activities. Come join the festivities for a weekend of fun and entertainment.
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1) Concurrent sentences- Where do I serve the sentence?
Prisoners are housed in the institution specified on their mittimus for the sentence imposed on the earliest date. M.G.L. c. 279 §8.
2) Can the court sentence me to a house of correction in a different county?
Yes. M.G.L. c. 279 §15.
3) What Is A ''Forthwith" Sentence?
Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 279 §27, a person currently serving a house of correction sentence may be sentenced on a felony to the state prison, said sentence to take effect "forthwith, notwithstanding the former sentence." as opposed to "from and after" which means waiting for the release from the first sentence "by parole or otherwise" before beginning the second M.G.L. c. 279 §8A .
4) Can a sentence to the house of correction run concurrently with a state prison sentence or vice versa?
There is nothing that prevents the imposition of a house of correction sentence concurrent with a state prison sentence. See Commonwealth v. Parzyck, 41 Mass. App. Ct. 195 (1996).
5) If I am serving a mandatory minimum sentence, can I be classified to electronic monitoring?
No. Commonwealth v. Cowan, All Mass. 546 (1996); Commonwealth v. Morasse, 446 Mass. 113 (2006).
6) Do I receive jail credits for time spent awaiting trial on electronic monitoring?
No. Commonwealth v. Cowan, All Mass. 546 (1996); Commonwealth v. Morasse, 446 Mass. 113 (2006).
7) How do weekend sentences work?
M.G.L. c. 279 §6A. These sentences are typically served from Friday to Monday, though a court can specify any beginning and ending time for each weekly period of confinement. If you work weekends you should alert your attorney in advance. Inmates are required to report on his or her own to the correctional facility each week at a time directed by the court. This sentence allows an inmate to maintain employment during the week while serving a sentence on weekends.
8) Can the Superior Court continue a case without a finding (CWOF)?
Yes. Commonwealth v.Powell, 453 Mass. 320 (2009).


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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013
GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW) -- A Grovetown man says he was treated like a hardened criminal when officers confronted him about firing a BB gun in his backyard. He says he didn't realize firing a BB gun in the city was illegal. News 12 is On Your Side breaking down gun laws in the CSRA.
Mckenzie Ussery, 19, says he had no clue it was illegal for him to shoot his childhood toy in his backyard. He now faces a whopping $291 fine.
"It could go towards rent bills, I mean my daughter. Babies are expensive," the young father said.
A few weeks ago, Ussery decided to shoot off his old BB gun in his back yard.
"I came out on my back porch and I shot at the cup in the tree three times," he said.
"Next thing I know I hear beating on my windows and on side of my house," he said.
It was Grovetown police.
"It was really crazy. I didn't know a BB gun was against the law," Ussery said.
It is against the law to fire an air-powered gun within the city limits of Grovetown. The ordinance bans any guns that use compressed air to fire, which includes BB and paintball guns.
Usery was fined nearly $300 for breaking the ordinance.
"You got to look at the situation. You got to look at the reckless conduct," said Chief Gary Owens with the Grovetown Police Department.
He says Ussery not only broke the law but put a school on lockdown. An alternative school sits about football field directly behind Ussery's home. Someone there saw him and called 911.
"If we didn't act on that situation, what would be the comments from the citizens or the people that have children in our school system?" the chief said.
Grovetown isn't the only city that bans BB and paintball guns.
Cities that ban shooting firearms and air-powered guns:
- Grovetown
- Waynesboro
- Harlem
- Edgefield
- Aiken
Cities that ban shooting firearms but allow air-powered guns:
- Jackson
- North Augusta
- Johnston
Cities that allow the firing of firearms and air-powered guns as long as in accordance to state law:
- Augusta
- Hephzibah
Most counties adopt the state gun laws. In Georgia, that means you can't fire within 50 feet of a public road. In South Carolina, you can't shoot at a car or building. In both states, you aren't allowed to point a gun at a person.
"I felt like I was being treated like a hardened criminal or something," Ussery said.
He says he will fight the ticket in court.
Ussery fired the BB gun just five days after the Sandy Hook tragedy.
"Yeah that incident involved a BB gun, thank goodness that is all that it was," Owens said.


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zagadka wrote: He's too old to plot. He just wants a bowl full of food that is filled with the treats he likes and not the shitty seeds he spits out. He just wants to hop around and run through tight spaces, kick his legs out sideways, and ferociously lick you when you scratch his hips.
And maybe a little cereal, fritos, or whatever else he wants when he enters the kitchen tile that he hates (but his love of food and the sound of rattling bags is just too much to handle).
The only plots he is capable of making are those involving overly salty or sweet food. He does violently rip yogurt treats from your hand, so its slightly possible.


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BERKELEY -- The school board Wednesday night named Donald Evans as the new superintendent to oversee the district after a tumultuous search that took over a year.
Evans was not at Wednesday night's meeting where board members unanimously approved his $229,500 salary because he was attending his last school board meeting as superintendent of the Hayward school district which he has overseen for the last 18 months.
He begins running Berkeley's 9,000 student district July 1.
"I wouldn't recommend the path that got us here, but everything happens for a reason and we got the strongest candidate," said Berkeley school board President Karen Hemphill. "I'm very excited about him, and I'm confident he'll bring good energy."
Hemphill was referring to the search last year in which the board named a top candidate only to be embarrassed to find out he had publicly opposed same-sex marriage while in a job as a superintendent of the Chino Valley Unified School District in Southern California. That candidate, Edmond Heatley, withdrew his candidacy for the job after parents objected.
As part of his contract, the school district will give Evans a $300,000 no interest loan if he wants to buy a house in Berkeley, Hemphill said. She said he currently lives in Oakland. He'll also get a one-time bonus of $10,000 if stays in the job five years and a second $10,000 one if he stays 10 years.
Evans comes to the job in Berkeley with 26 years' education experience in California including as a teacher, principal and superintendent. His top priorities in Berkeley will be implementing a new statewide common curriculum, closing the academic-success gap between white students and students of color and passing an expiring property tax measure in the neighborhood of $25 million to fund schools in 2016.
While in Hayward, he helped win voter approval of a $2.2 million property tax measure for schools.
"That was an example of what great things a community can do and how important it is for different groups to come together to support the importance of an education," Evans said.
Doug Oakley covers Berkeley. Contact him at 510-843-1408. Follow him at Twitter.com/douglasoakley.


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Determination Drives Student to Leave Cycle of Poverty
"I have heard my hometown, which is predominantly Hispanic, referred to as the 'bottom of the barrel' or the 'city of the damned,'" says Rosana Urbaez '14 (communication/psychology) about growing up in Lawrence, MA. "Not many people go beyond its tight borders. Most end up dropping out of school, having children and being forced into minimum wage jobs," she says, noting the cycle of poverty she has witnessed "one too many times."
By the time Urbaez started Notre Dame High School, her mother had to go on disability due to illness. Urbaez took a job to contribute to the family income. Very quickly, receiving a college degree became a priority.
"UMass Amherst is the complete opposite of my small Catholic school. I chose to attend because, having experienced a small knit community, I was ready for something bigger. It was everything I was looking for, despite the financial challenges I knew I would face. Whether that meant multiple jobs or taking out various loans, I am as determined as they come."
Communication is one of Urbaez's passions. "I'm interested in going into journalism at some point. There's a big deficiency in the field—much of the journalism we see today is largely based on corporate interests. I would like to explore this ambiguous topic." But before she tackles that field, she plans "to become a family and marriage therapist first and then later pursue a graduate degree in journalism," says Urbaez.
"I love to listen to people and experience vicariously the lives of others through stories. I love to organize and help others organize their lives," says Urbaez. "It's something that has always come naturally to me." She's is already getting lots of experience in that area. As a peer advisor in the Psychology Department, she helps majors and minors with class selections and makes sure they're on track. She has worked as a research assistant in the Rudd Adoption Laboratory. She also is a residential assistant, working closely with more than 30 students.
This year Urbaez received SBS's West End House Scholarship. Established by husband and wife Henry Barr '68 (government) and Andrea Barr '68 (education), this award goes to students with financial need, with a preference to those who are the first in their family to attend college. "This scholarship helped me and my family in tremendous ways. It allowed me to take out fewer loans, which have been ruling my life ever since I arrived at UMass. My success is contingent on having those around me believe in my success, and with help from scholarships like this, it can become a reality for me."
Speaking about her UMass experience, Urbaez doesn't hold back. "It is the best thing that ever happened to me. There are so many different people from every walk of life. There's never a dull moment. I urge people to come in with a positive and open mind. UMass has so much to offer—you wouldn't want to let any of it go to waste."
For information on creating scholarships for SBS students, contact James Mallet, director of development at email@example.com; 413.577.1700. To give to existing SBS scholarships, click here.


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Several traditional artists will display their wares from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Campus Martius Museum, 601 Second St., Marietta.
* Carl Giadonia will be displaying the products of his tinsmith shop. His work is represented in many museums, and he reproduces much of the tin work for Colonial Williamsburg.
* Jymn Hoffman, a blacksmith from western Pennsylvania, has been working wrought iron into utilitarian products for the home or farm for more than 40 years. Hoffman manufactured all of the iron work for the reconstruction of Fort Ligioneer and the Ohio Land Company Office.
* James Blake of White Savage Trading Company will provide a look at the art and material culture of the Eastern Woodland Indians.
* Greg Huson of Weeping Heart Trade Company brings the art of the leather worker in the form of hunting bags, belts and wallets.
* Ed Sweinfruth from LaRue, Ohio, is an accomplished cabinet maker and Windsor chair maker.
* William Reynolds, a gunsmith and folk artist chosen by the Ohio Arts Council as one of Ohio' best traditional artist will have his work on display.
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New Year's High Resoultion: Laura Austin's Top 10 Photos
Words & Photos: Laura Austin To bring in the New Year and celebrate the past we are bringing you "New Year's High Resolution" photo galleries from SNOWBOARDER Magazine's senior photographers and staff of their top 10 photos from the 2010-2011 season. There is no point in me trying to write some third-person introduction about myself, so I am going to get right to it. My name is Laura Austin, I am the online editor for SNOWBOARDER Magazine, and I am responsible for posting 99.9% of the content on this very website. Since the internet never sleeps, I have to spend a majority of my time glued to a computer screen, but every now and then they let me out into the daylight. As you click through my photos of my first winter with SNOWBOARDER Magazine, you will notice none of them are really the hard hitting action shots you tend to see in snowboarding. This is because, A - I am normally stuck shooting events, and B - I tend to be drawn to the photos that are a little different with a story or some personality behind them in hopes of giving you an alternative look at the snowboard world. My main goal has been to get out, travel, and experience new things, and a camera has proved as a pretty reliable ticket to do so. Even though a large chunk of my time at SNOWBOARDER is spent behind a keyboard, the adventures this job has allowed me to go on have made it worth it. And you might as well carry a camera around so you can share those experiences with the rest of the world...or at least a few people on Facebook. I suggest you get out and do the same.Read More


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The First City Festival is building its brand by showcasing some of the best and brightest young acts in indie pop and rock.
Still, it was a longtime favorite -- Beck -- who provided the biggest thrills during Day One of the second annual First City. The acclaimed singer-songwriter highlighted an overall strong bill on Saturday. Other top attractions included Best Coast, Phantogram and Blind Pilot.
The festival continues on Sunday, with The National, The Naked and Famous, Cults, Dawes and more than dozen other acts scheduled to perform at the lovely Monterey County Fair and Event Center.
Some 8,000 fans turned out to the fairgrounds on Saturday to enjoy roughly 10 hours of music performed on three stages. The weather was sunny, yet mild, during the day. The evening was warm enough that many people never even chose to fish their sweatshirts out of their backpacks.
It was enough to make an out-of-towner -- such as Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino -- want to relocate to this quaint seaside city.
"I decided I'm retiring in Monterey," the vocalist told the crowd during her band's set. "And, by retiring, I mean next week."
There was so much to enjoy on Saturday -- and I'm talking about much more than just the terrific tunes.
The setting itself is as much of a draw as any of the individual performers. The fairgrounds -- which is also home to the world-renowned Monterey Jazz Festival -- is just a great place to spend a full day. Fans can camp out under the shade of the many towering trees, or lounge in the sun on the large lawn areas. The vibe is always quite mellow and relaxed, no matter what type of music is being performed, and smiles never seem to be in short supply.
The festival takes place immediately before the Monterey County Fair, which opens Wednesday and runs through Sept. 1. Yet, First City patrons don't have to wait until opening day to get in all the fair fun. Many of the thrill rides, games, concessions and other attractions are fully operational during the festival. That means fans can take a break from the music to gorge on caramel-covered apples, deep-fried Snickers and corn dogs, then spend a few moments trying to win a furry oversized stuffed animal in some game of chance, before testing their courage in the Haunted Mansion. They can do all that, and more, and still make it back in time to see the next band on their list.
The one act that nobody wanted to miss was Beck, the 44-year-old SoCal singer-songwriter who was performing the last U.S. date on his tour in support of the highly acclaimed new album "Morning Phase."
Beck was sensational during his headlining set. It was a hit-heavy, high-octane affair, which opened with a stylish "Devils Haircut" and quickly continued through such up-tempo fan favorites as "Black Tambourine," "Loser," "Hell Yes" and "The New Pollution." He also briefly showcased the melancholy new album, which many see as a companion piece to the 2002 landmark "Sea Change," especially turning heads with a startling, wholly satisfying version of "Wave."
Best Coast was also terrific, delighting the crowd with its sunny SoCal surf-pop tunes. The band seemed absolutely tickled to be playing at the legendary home of the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.
"My dad will be super proud that I got to play on the same stage as Jimi Hendrix," Cosentino told the crowd.
Phantogram, arguably the hottest act on the entire First City bill, drew a huge crowd for its set. The New York-based indie-rock duo made the most of the showcase, mesmerizing fans with songs from its winning songbook. Also, Oregon's Blind Pilot made an impression with its solid set of indie-folk cuts.
Tickets are still available for Day Two (Sunday) of the First City Festival. For more information, visit www.firstcityfestival.com.
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Q When backing out of a parking space, it is hard to see, so I always try to do it carefully. I figure when I'm more than half out of the spot, I have a right to continue.
Patti Henshaw
San Bruno
A Oh, you have ventured into an issue I have strong feelings about.
Q I can't tell you how many times I've had car horns blaring at me, the drivers indignant that I didn't immediately pull all the way back into the spot to let them go by. One day, a driver actually squeezed by me, horn blasting and mouth yelling the entire time. Come on folks, give the driver backing out a break, and maybe they'll give you one when it's your turn.
Patti Henshaw
A And ...
Q I know that traffic moving between rows of parked cars has the right of way over cars backing out of parking spaces. However, trying to safely back out of a parking space when visibility is limited in one or both directions and to then have a driver speed by in back of you is frustrating and dangerous. And if you were to hit him, it would be your fault.
I much prefer to give the backing up driver the right of way and wait a few seconds until it is safe for everyone to move forward.
Leon Mendelson
A Me, too. Technically, the driver backing out usually needs to give way, but, jeez, common sense must prevail. I implore, plead and beg drivers to show a little courtesy and allow a person backing out to continue. A parking lot is not a speedway, and going slow and being courteous to others is necessary.
Q I was at the Stanford Shopping Center driving around looking for a parking spot. Finally I saw a car about to back out and I had a straight shot for the space.
However, out of the corner of my eye I saw a truck in the lane with its signal light on. I went for broke, knowing it was wrong, and pulled into the space. When I got out of the car a guy from the truck was standing there yelling at me, saying: "That was my space. I waited five minutes for that space. That was a terrible thing to do. The only good thing you can do would be to back out and let me have my space." I looked at him and said, "OK," and got in my car and left.
Dolores Goodman
A The story doesn't end there.
Q I found a space a few lanes over, but when I got out of the car the guy was standing there waiting for me. He said: "I am so sorry. What a way to start the day. That was a terrible thing I did. I am very sorry."
I then said: "It's a good thing the person did not get out of the car with their fists up. It was just me -- a little old lady."
He looked at me and said, "But, the nicest little old lady."
Dolores Goodman
A You laughed, he laughed and calm prevailed. Good for you both.
Q You've just turned off a traffic-congested street and into the relative calm of a parking lot. Time to relax, right? Not really. During the holidays, parking lots at malls and supermarkets are packed, increasing the possibility of a fender bender. About 20 percent of all vehicle accidents happen in parking lots, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Though these low-speed collisions are rarely serious, they can be costly, time-consuming and aggravating.
A Aggravating indeed. The first accident Anne-the-Roadshow-Daughter had came on her first day with a license -- in a parking lot.
Q Parking lots are dangerous places. No one knows whose turn it is to back out or cross in the middle of an intersection. Is it reasonable to expect other cars to stop for a car attempting to back out?
Katharine Wilson
San Jose
A It is, but first ...
Q Here is a poem which I wrote on the subject:
I am annoyed at how some people drive.
It's a wonder that most of us are still alive.
The most dangerous place is the parking lot.
Three people competing for a single spot.
Trucks parked in a place for compact cars.
People staggering out of cafes and bars.
It costs a lot if you make a big dent.
And you could end up without enough for rent.
Katharine Wilson
A Thanks for sharing.
Go to Roadshow's expanded online presence at www.mercurynews.com/mr-roadshow and look for rules of the road, construction updates and favorite stories. Look for Gary Richards at Facebook.com/mr.roadshow or contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com or 408-920-5335.


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Robert Knox, 82, of Granite Falls, died Monday, October 15, 2012, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, October 18, at the Granite Falls Lutheran Church with burial at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. Robert Elmer Knox was born September 11, 1930, in Montevideo, the son of J. Elmer and Karna (Jenson) Knox. He attended school in both Granite Falls and Owatonna. Following school Robert worked at a dairy farm in Coon Rapids for several years
Robert joined the service in 1952 and served his country in the United States Army, serving in Korea. He was honorably discharged in August of 1954. Robert returned to the Granite Falls area following his military service. He enjoyed visiting with friends and family, feeding the ducks and birds at the river and loved fishing. He took great pride in serving in the military.
Due to illness, Robert was residing at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, where he received outstanding care and made many new friends.
He is survived by his siblings: Barbara Musil of Apple Valley; Harold Knox of Eatontown, New Jersey; James (Patsy) Knox of Perryton, Texas; Keith Knox of Sapulpa, Oklahoma and Donna (Gary) Halvorson of Granite Falls; step sister Delores Kelm and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Rosemary Anderson, niece Cindy Halvorson, step brother Ordell Kelm and step sister Lavilla Magnuson.
Arrangements were with the Wing-Bain Funeral Home of Granite Falls.
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In 2011 and 2012, 180 new voting restrictions were introduced in forty-one states. Ultimately, twenty-five laws and two executive actions were passed in nineteen states following the 2010 election to make it harder to vote. In many cases, these laws backfired on their Republican sponsors. The courts blocked ten of them, and young and minority voters—the prime target of the restrictions—formed a larger share of the
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Book your room at The Sherry Netherland
Get an overview of this hotelClassic hotel in Central Park neighborhood near Rockefeller Center
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Situated in New York's Central Park neighborhood, this hotel is close to Barney's, Rockefeller Center, and Museum of Modern Art. Area attractions also include Carnegie Hall and St. Patrick's Cathedral.
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Winner of the 2016 Travelers' Choice award, The Sherry Netherland offers a restaurant. Business-related amenities at this 4.5-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and limo/town car service. This New York hotel also offers a 24-hour fitness center, valet parking, complimentary wireless internet, and supervised child care/activities for a surcharge. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
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- The Sherry Netherland is listed in the 2014 Travel + Leisure 500.
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In honor of Halloween, Ron Marz looks at the legendary parties thrown by master of horror Bernie Wrightson, and the gathering of creative professionals that joined in the fun.
Writer Ron Marz and editor Filip Sablik, masterminds behind Top Cow's "Artifacts" series bring Witchblade, the Darkness and everyone else together for a universe-sweeping epic.
Courtesy of Image Comics and Top Cow, CBR presents an exclusive preview of "Ron Marz and Jeremy Haun's "Artifacts" #10, set to hit stores Wednesday, September 28.
Ron Marz is back this week with the advice he plans to give his daughter if she pursues her goal to become a writer. The ups, the downs and how to navigate the murky waters.
Ron goes all the way back to his college days to discuss the journalism principles that inform his comics writing -- the 5 Ws -- and how they pertain especially to #1 issues.
Ending SHELF LIFE's week-long look at "Voodoo," writer Ron Marz sits down with CBR to discuss the plot and characters of his new DC Comics series starring the former Wildstorm heroine while sharing exclusive art.
All this week, Ron Marz goes behind the scenes of his upcoming DC relaunch title "Voodoo." Today Ron looks at the lettered pages and discusses the finer points of dialogue and narration.
All this week, Ron Marz goes behind the scenes of his upcoming DC relaunch title "Voodoo." Today Ron looks at the subtle details colorist Jessica Kholine adds to Sami Basri's pages.
All this week, Ron Marz goes behind the scenes of his upcoming DC relaunch title "Voodoo." Today he looks at line art from Sami Basri and explores the notion of acting in art.
All this week, Ron Marz goes behind the scenes of his upcoming DC relaunch title "Voodoo." In today's installment he takes a look at the script with layouts by Sami Basri.
Ron Marz discusses the spinner racks of his youth and the mystery and allure of the Quarter Bin, praising the journey of finding new books. Plus a special tease regarding "Voodoo" #1.
This week Ron Marz examines the hot-button issue of female creators in comics, and cites what can be done to support them as well as some of his own experiences working with them.
Ron Marz discusses leaving "Witchblade," continuing "Magdalena," the "Artifacts" finale and the upcoming "Artifacts" ongoing, recently announced at Top Cow's Comic-Con International panel.
This September, Archaia releases "Immortals: Gods and Heroes," a companion anthology to the upcoming film by Tarsem Singh, and the creators were on hand at CCI to talk about the book.
In lieu of making the cross-country trek to Comic-Con, Ron looks at his history with the show and the changes he's seen over the years while encouraging attendees to spend some time at Tr!ckster.
We spoke with editor Ben Abernathy about this summer's nostalgic look back at DC Comics' past with an exclusive look at the events "Green Lantern," "Superman" & "Justice League one-shots
With longtime collaborators Ron Marz and Stjepan Sejic moving to a new project, "Hack/Slash" creator Tim Seeley steps in to steer "Witchblade," Top Cow's long-running flagship title.
Top Cow and Image Comics have released the following teaser for an as-yet unnamed new series by the acclaimed "Witchblade creative team of Ron Marz and Stjepan Sejic to be announced at CCI.
Ron Marz is back with a tale about how going out to lunch with your editor to discuss your current book can sometimes lead to an assignment you never asked for.
Ron Marz asks - and answers - the age-old comics question regarding the importance of story and art, using Gibbons, Williiams and Kirby to prove that the two should work hand in hand.
Ron Marz spoke with CBR News about "Voodoo," one of DC Comics' 52 new series launching in September, which brings a former Wildstorm heroine firmly into the DCU and reinvents the WildC.A.T. for readers new and old.
Courtesy of Image, CBR presents exclusive previews of "Deadlands: The Devil's Six-Gun" by Gallaher and Ellis and "Witchblade #145 by Marz and Sejic. Both are on sale June, 15, 2011.
Five new DC Comics series focus on the darker side of the DCU including Scott Snyder's "Swamp Thing" and Peter Milligan's "Justice League Dark." UPDATED: Wildstorm joins the new DCU with "Voodoo," "Resurrection Man."
With the first issue in stores now from Image Comics, artist Lee Moder spoke with CBR News about the creative process behind "Shinku," a modern Japanese vampire epic written by Ron Marz.
Today, Ron Marz announces that after writing over seventy chapters of the adventures of Sara Pezzini, he -- along with series artist Stjepan Sejic -- will be leaving "Witchblade" with the publication of issue #150.
Ron discusses returning to the world of Kyle Rayner along with artist Darryl Banks, describing the emotional attachment he has to the character after developing him from scratch in the pages of "Green Lantern."
Jeremy Haun spoke with CBR about drawing Top Cow's universe-wide event "Artifacts" and the intimidation of following Michael Broussard and Whilce Portacio on the series, plus exclusive art.
This week, Ron buys a guitar with the intent of learning how to play it and encourages others to stop thinking about taking on a new challenge and simply knuckle down and do it.
Courtesy of Image Comics, CBR presents an exclusive preview of "Deadlands: The Devil's Six Gun" based on the game from Pinnacle Entertainment, written by David Gallaher and drawn by Steve Ellis.
Courtesy of Top Cow and Image Comics, CBR presents an exclusive preview of "Witchblade" #144, the series' oversized 15th Anniversary issue by Ron Marz, Stepjan Sejic and more, due in stores May 11.
This week Ron talks about "Thor," the book he always wanted to write, and exactly what happened when he got his wish. He also touches on some of his work on titles he wasn't as attached to going in.
This week, Ron Marz shines the spotlight on creator-owned comics and the risk and rewards they offer with an in-depth look into the creation of "Shinku," his new Image Comics title.
Writer Ron Marz and artist Lee Moder launch the brand new creator owned series from Image Comics "Shinku," which takes readers on a blood-filled gore tour of the underground world of samurai vampires.
Ron takes a look at projects pitched but never approved for various reasons, including a project to be illustrated by Dusty Abell and "Altered Egos," a Superman/Batman Elseworlds co-pitched with Cully Hamner.
Image Comics has released advance previews for eight new titles debuting in June 2011, including the Skybound imprint's "Witch Doctor," Frank Cho's "50 Girls 50," Ron Marz and Lee Moder's "Shinku" and more.
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NEW BEDFORD — A 24-year-old man snatched an 85-year-old woman's wallet at the South End Stop & Shop Thursday, then opened a gym membership nearby so he could stash evidence in a locker, police said.
The victim suffered a panic attack when her wallet was swiped from her shopping carriage about 1 p.m. but refused medical treatment, Detective Capt. Steven Vicente said.
Meanwhile, store employees chased the thief, losing sight of him around Bolton Street.
Shortly after the theft, police surrounded and searched Howland Place after receiving a report of a man acting suspicious and counting money there and found Patrick B. Maccini of 67 Bakerville Road in Dartmouth, Vicente said. They brought the suspect back to the store, where he was identified by witnesses, according to police.
As police pursued him, Maccini signed up for a temporary gym membership at Howland so he could rent a locker to stash the leather coat and sweatshirt he was wearing, Vicente said.
Police say they recovered the stolen cash from Maccini and found the woman's wallet discarded on the third floor of Howland Place.
Maccini is scheduled to be arraigned today in New Bedford District Court on charges of larceny from a person over 65 years of age, according to police.
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NCDOT awards contract to replace bridges on Fruitland Road
Published: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 5:04 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 5:04 p.m.
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to replace the bridges on Fruitland Road over Clear Creek (built in 1956) and Tazewell Creek (built in 1967) in Henderson County.
The bridge over Clear Creek is considered structurally deficient, NCDOT officials said in a news release. While the bridge is still safe, it requires extensive maintenance and repair and needed to be replaced.
Both bridges are considered functionally obsolete, which means that lane and shoulder widths don't meet current standards, according to the release. The new bridges will be able to accommodate larger and heavier vehicles.
The $1.8 million contract was awarded to Buckeye Bridge LLC of Canton. Work can begin as early as Nov. 25 and is scheduled for completion by Sept. 15.
This project is an important investment in the long term viability of the state's transportation network and will help improve the overall health of the local infrastructure, the release says.
This was one of 22 contracts worth $76.5 million awarded by NCDOT on the latest list of projects for roads and bridges across the state. They were awarded to the lowest qualified bidder, as required by state law. The winning bids came in $3.5 million, about 4.4 percent, under DOT engineers' estimates.
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Benard Knudson, 81, of Agate, ND, passed away Monday, November 4, 2013, at Northwood Deaconess Health Center Nursing Home in Northwood, ND.
Prayer service will be held Thursday, November 7, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at the Dunnigan Dix Funeral Home of Cando, ND with visitation one hour before the time of the services.
Funeral service will be held Friday, November 8, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at the Bisbee Lutheran Church of Bisbee, ND with visitation one hour before the time of the services.
Interment will be held Friday, November 8, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at the Bisbee Lutheran Cemetery of Bisbee, ND.
Benard was born July 26, 1932, at the family farm near St. John, to Henry and Elen (Mathiason) Knudson. During his childhood, his family lived in St. John, before moving to Rolla. They then moved to Perth and eventually to Bisbee. Benard entered the United States Army in 1953. He was Honorably Discharged in 1955 and returned to the area. Benard was united in marriage to Carol (Johnson) on July 10, 1955. They made their home at Agate and became the loving parents of five children. Benard loved working with his cows, and was a member of the Bisbee Lutheran Church.
Benard is survived by his wife Carol of Agate, children: Doreen (Tom) Steenerson of Grand Forks, ND; Donna (Chris) Jones of Agate, ND; Leo (Cate) Knudson of Thompson, ND; Lonny Knudson of Grand Forks, ND, 14 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, siblings: Edward Knudson of Cando, ND; Elenora (Elmer) Pfeifle of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Vernon (Norene) Knudson of Tioga, ND.
He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter Denise Schneider and granddaughter Ericka Knudson.
The family suggests memorial contributions in lieu of flowers.
Dunigan-Dix Funeral Home, Cando is handling the arrangements.
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Bob Wetmore knows about cancer firsthand, and he knows just how invaluable Relay For Life is for those who have had a similar experience. As honorary chair of Relay For Life 2014 (coming up at Gilfillan this Friday), Wetmore has an important message to share.
Wetmore encouraged everyone to attend this year's Relay For Life, which is being held Friday. "It was JoAnn (Dehncke) who got me involved with Relay For Life," said Wetmore, adding he helped out with her team The Bobbers. "When I got cancer I became even more aware of what Relay For Life does." It was Jan. 6, 2011 when Wetmore was diagnosed with what he said was Non-Hodgkins Big Cell Lymphoma. At first, based on what doctors were seeing, they diagnosed Wetmore with what is known as Burkitt lymphoma. "They gave me three weeks to live," he said. Wetmore was sent on to Willmar for more tests and eventually ended up in the Twin Cities. "They opened me up, and I was full of cancer," said Wetmore, adding he began to gain weight. "I really started to balloon up." More tests ensued, and it was another doctor who changed the diagnosis to the Non-Hodgkins cancer. "In our eyes that was a miracle," said Wetmore, adding he remembers very clearly the day he was told. "Up to that point they had me in isolation. Nobody could come in or out to prevent risk of infection." With the new diagnosis, the prognosis was more positive, and Wetmore began chemotherapy treatments. According to Wetmore the treatments he received never really made him sick, but he did lose his hair. After his treatments were over, Wetmore was declared cancer free. That was three years ago. Once a year Wetmore goes to his physician for a checkup. "When you have been diagnosed with cancer in your life each time there is a new ailment you wonder in the back of your mind 'is it cancer?' When you are first diagnosed it really grabs your attention," he said. Wetmore said he is proud to serve as the honorary chair for Relay For Life, and said he is looking forward to sharing Friday night. Since his diagnosis, Wetmore said he has a new outlook on life. "I believe God has another plan for me. That's why I am still here," said Wetmore. "There's something else I'm supposed to accomplish." Now retired, Wetmore is spending less time at the family business and is taking more time to enjoy life and his family. While the transition to the next generation operating the business came sooner than Wetmore initially anticipated, he is confident things are going to be just fine. Wetmore said he wants to spend more time serving, adding Relay For Life is one of those opportunities. He is looking forward to seeing everyone at Relay For Life later this week.
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Daniel Snyder is owner of the Washington pro football team he grew up adoring. Would he ever consider changing the team name that many American Indians and others believe is a racial slur?
"We will never change the name of the team," Snyder told USA TODAY Sports this week. "As a lifelong Redskins fan, and I think that the Redskins fans understand the great tradition and what it's all about and what it means, so we feel pretty fortunate to be just working on next season."
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What if his football team loses an ongoing federal trademark lawsuit? Would he consider changing it then?
"We'll never change the name," he said. "It's that simple. NEVER — you can use caps."
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Snyder does not often speak to the media about the case. He talked to USA TODAY Sports very briefly about it Tuesday afternoon, following a longer interview with him and his wife Tanya about her selection as mother of the year by the American Cancer Society.
Later Thursday, USA TODAY Sports will publish a story about Amanda Blackhorse, who is Navajo and the named plaintiff in the trademark suit. She said if she ever had the chance, she'd ask Snyder if he would dare to call her a redskin to her face.
"I think the best way is to just not comment on that type of stuff," Snyder said. "I don't know her."


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Need to Lose a Few? Don't Hop on That Stationary Bike Just Yet
Experts say that popular cycle classes aren't all they're cracked up to be
And to think, we just cashed out $34 for our final cycle class in advance of the inevitable holiday binge! Touted by models, celebrities, and fitness freaks alike as the be-all, end-all of cardio workouts, it seems that pricey cycling classes may not actually be the holy health grail we thought it was.
Apparently, it's not uncommon for fitness experts to field complaints from clients to the tune of bulking up after a cycle regimen, as opposed to slimming down. Tracy Anderson, the creator of Tracy Anderson Method renowned in the workout world for the supposed reformation of Gwyneth Paltrow, reports having women come into her office "after [cycling] exclusively for six months, wondering why they can't fit into their jeans." Uh, what?
As it turns out, the satisfying heart-pounding effect of cardio alone isn't enough to effectively trim muscles and slim waistlines. It's weight-training that tones muscles and makes bodies look smaller and more fit -- and, in turn, makes the body itself more efficient, helping you to burn more calories even while at rest. Furthermore, injuries aren't uncommon in cycle fanatics. The hand-weight component (if you've ever been to one of these classes, you know what we're talking about) is hardly the best way to put your arms to the test. In dark cycle studios, it's impossible for the instructor to tell whether or not you have proper form. To add insult to injury (literally), the over-conditioning of thighs can negatively affect other neglected muscles, causing hip flexors and quads to overdevelop. Who needs that?
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This news, to be honest, comes as sort of a relief. We can finally stop guilt-tripping ourselves into spending close to $40 on a single, sure-to-be-packed cycle class, and come the new year, we'll be wide open to trying out all sorts of new and old fitness trends. And in the meantime? Well, it's safe to say we're just going to sit back and relax. [Redbook]
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BERKELEY -- The Cal women's basketball team is headed to the NCAA tournament for a third straight year, though the road to a repeat Final Four appearance is full of obstacles.
As the No. 7 seed in the Notre Dame region, Cal likely would have to beat the region's top two seeds on their home courts to complete another surprise run to the tournament's final weekend in Nashville, Tenn.
Cal (21-9) drew a first-round game with No. 10 seed Fordham at 1 p.m. Saturday in Waco, Texas.
If the Bears beat the Atlantic 10 champion, they then would need to take down No. 2 seed Baylor on its home court just to advance to the Sweet 16. Unbeaten No. 1 seed Notre Dame looms in South Bend, Ind., the following weekend.
"We know every game is going to be a blood, sweat, tears dogfight," junior forward Reshanda Gray said.
But despite the challenging draw, Cal coach Lindsay Gottlieb was in a lighthearted mood after the brackets were announced. While addressing fans who had gathered to watch the selection show at Memorial Stadium's Field Club, Gottlieb poked fun at Baylor coach Kim Mulkey, known for her intense personality on the sidelines and extravagant fashion choices.
"If we play Baylor in the second round," Gottlieb said. "I can guarantee that I will be wearing less leather than Kim."
In all seriousness, Cal landed just about where Gottlieb expected after her team finished second in the Pac-12 regular-season standings and lacked any marquee out-of-conference wins.
"When I saw Oregon State as (a nine) and USC as a nine, I thought maybe we'd be a six," Gottlieb said. "Either way we were going to have a really tough first game and an opportunity to probably have to beat someone on their home floor in the second game."
Cal's seeding might have been a bit better if not for two straight losses -- one at home to Washington, the other in the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals to Washington State -- heading into the NCAA tournament. Those losses came on the heels of a seven-game winning streak.
"We're a young team and still finding our identity," Gray said. "We're happy to have a No. 7 seed. Lucky No. 7."
The Bears do have a slight edge in their daunting road ahead -- they know what it takes to be successful in the postseason. Last year's run to the Final Four in New Orleans took two overtime wins and a challenge from the No. 15 seed in the first round.
"I think this team understands how tenuous success in the NCAA tournament is, and it's certainly attainable but can also be very fleeting," Gottlieb said. "We're looking forward to the opportunity to do some special things again."
Though Cal players know very little about Fordham (25-7), Gottlieb is familiar with the program making its first NCAA tournament appearance since 1994.
Gottlieb grew up about 20 miles from the Fordham campus, located in the Bronx, N.Y., and attended basketball camps there as a kid. She followed the program recently as coach Stephanie Gaitley guided the Rams to their first A-10 championship this year, just six seasons after going winless against Division I competition.


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PARKERSBURG - Parkersburg area residents were given a dazzling fireworks show after a day's delay in Parkersburg City Park Friday night.
The fireworks were set off in the baseball fields of the park around 10 p.m. Friday. Hundreds of residents and those from surrounding areas gathered in the park for the show.
Rain delayed the fireworks until Friday; the show had been scheduled for July Fourth, Thursday.
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Area residents watch a fireworks show in Parkersburg City Park Friday night
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Parkersburg City Park holds its fireworks display Friday night.
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Parkersburg City Park holds its fireworks display Friday night.
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Parkersburg City Park holds its fireworks display Friday night.
Caitlyn Hall of Barlow and Logan McAllister of Little Hocking wanted to see the fireworks for the first time on Friday night, they said.
"We're from the area and knew about them," McAllister said. "We haven't seen them before."
Candra Duke is from Belpre and gathered in front of the baseball fields on a blanket to enjoy the show for the second time. She and her friend, Randi Scott of Parkersburg, said they were glad the fireworks show had a rain delay because it gave them the chance to get out and attend the show.
They would not have been able to attend Thursday night, Scott said.
"We're happy we could make it," she added. "We kind of came on a whim, hope they'd get rained out so we would get to see them."
Scott said she has seen the fireworks in the past and liked them.
Ron Reeder of Parkersburg was with his family to see the show, including his granddaughter, Alana.
"This is the first time she will understand watching them," he said of his granddaughter. "I like to bring her to things like this."
The family found a good spot to sit to see the show as hundreds of people flooded the park for the much anticipated light display.