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Record-high floodwaters receding from Marietta at the end of March 1913 represented not the end of the city's ordeal but the start of a new phase.
"Not in a day can normal times be realized," a piece in the April 1, 1913, edition of The Marietta Register-Leader reads. "It will take months to re-establish business and the former comforts of this modern city."
Damage to the city alone was estimated at $2 million, which amounts to about $46.5 million today, adjusting for inflation.
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Photo courtesy of Marietta College Special Collections
People walk along the Marietta College campus in 1913 as floodwaters remain high.
It was reported in the newspaper that an estimated 85 percent of the property wealth in the Pioneer City had been covered by water in the flood. Many buildings were knocked off their foundations, like the sawmill at the Marietta Chair Co., which was washed from Sacra Via and landed against the railroad bridge across the Muskingum River.
At the Washington County Fairgrounds off Front Street, the grandstand, new floral hall and many barns were simply gone.
"For the moment, rich and poor are on an equality of need," an editorial in the Register-Leader's April 5, 1913, edition says. "Industries are idle, railroad traffic is paralyzed, and bridges are swept away. ... The very means of living are obliterated, while want and disease are on every hand."
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By the Numbers
$2 million - estimated damage to Marietta by the 1913 flood.
$46.5 million - how much that would be today.
85 percent - amount of the city's property wealth covered by water during the flood.
5,000 to 6,000 - number of people being fed daily at commissaries in the city in the days after the flood.
115 - Homes in Marietta destroyed.
200 - Homes made uninhabitable.
500 - Families rendered homeless.
Source: Times research.
The Harmar area was particularly hard hit.
"The wreckage in the streets and the mud which covers everything make a situation which seems most discouraging," an April 2 account in the Register-Leader says.
Former Marietta resident Wesley C. Newton Jr. shared his memories of the flood and its aftermath in a 1970 edition of the Washington County Historical Society's publication, "The Tallow Light."
"The worst aftermath of the flood was the mud it left everywhere - six or seven inches deep," he writes. "If one didn't go into a house when the water was a couple feet deep and stir up the mud so the water would carry it off, the weight would break the floor down."
Many people were left homeless, at least temporarily, and downtown water wells were fouled. Food was served to thousands of people daily at the Marietta College gym, Norwood and Fort schools, Roberts barn and Marietta High School, according to newspaper accounts.
Disease was a major concern for residents. The April 4 edition of the Register-Leader reports a War Department doctor warned Marietta City Council members the city was at risk for an epidemic of typhoid fever if proper sanitation steps were not taken. Among these were boiling water before using it and burning waste matter at camps where displaced people were staying.
The city's street lights were incapacitated for an extended period of time as the arrival of new dynamos was awaited and new lamps were sought. Residents were asked to burn their porch lights throughout the night.
The magnitude of street repairs exceeded the capacity of city workers, so individuals were brought in to help. An April 5 account from the Register-Leader reports 150 men were "drafted" from a bread line and divided into three eight-hour shifts.
"No excuses were accepted, and the men were fed and provided for. The money they earn will be paid to their families by the city," the story says.
There was plenty of work to go around, according to an editorial in the April 9 edition of The Marietta Daily Times.
"There has probably never been such demand in this city for labor. Manufacturing concerns, individuals and the city have made appeals for men to help with work that must be done at once, and in some cases, unusually large wages have been offered," it says.
The editorial also offered a stern rebuke to "big, husky men spending their days loafing about the streets, many of them accepting their food and shelter as charity."
No aspect of daily life was untouched by the flood. Schools in the city did not reopen until April 28. The school year was likely to extend to July, according to the April 4 edition of the Register-Leader.
"There has been practically no damage done to the school buildings of this city, excepting from the buildings becoming damp," it says. "All of the seats and tables were saved."
Churches had to make do as best they could. The Sunday after the flood, the Rev. C.C. Elson, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church preached at a Presbyterian church on the topic "And they all escaped safely to land" to 250 to 300 people of multiple denominations.
"Rev. Elson's discourse was brief, but very helpful," the Register-Leader account said.
Although no lives were lost locally, even death was interrupted by the conditions, as a newspaper account noted the burial of a woman who died of cancer March 31 "will be made after the high water has subsided."
Sunday, April 6, was no day of rest for the businesspeople of Marietta. Not only were store owners and employees working to reopen, but spectators from areas less impacted by the flood came to survey the devastation.
"The business thoroughfares were crowded, and the visitors gazed with amazement through the mud-smeared windows at the damage done within the stores," a story in April 7's Register-Leader reported. "Many of the visitors were in holiday attire, but many who mingled with them were covered with mud after a tramp of many miles across the hills from their homes in the rural districts."
Many opened the following day, while others expected to do so by the end of the week.
In addition to cleaning up, some businesses struggled against the perception the flood had closed their doors for good and took out ads in newspapers to refute these claims. Other ads aimed to notify readers of what services businesses could offer those in need after the flood, like the Wainwright Music Co.'s establishment of a "piano hospital" to restore and repair those instruments that could be salvaged.
After March 26, the Times did not print an edition until April 9, "the longest period in its history during which publication was not made," an editorial in that first post-flood edition states. The printing machinery was located above what was thought to be the highest flood stage, and by the time it became apparent that was not the case, it was too late to remove anything.
The Register-Leader missed only two days of publication and continued to get the news out, though not in its normal fashion.
"The management has been striving against great odds to give the people whatever news of the flood that could be typewritten in brief form for busy readers," an editorial notes in the April 4 edition.
The paper pledged to turn any profit it made on the flood editions over to the city relief fund. Years later, these editions became collector's items, selling for $25 at an auction in 2012, according to the late Marietta Times antiques columnist Larry Koon.


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TAHOE CITY, Calif. - One of the best things about my 23-day road trip last month with an old college friend was almost totally disconnecting from politics, the empty promises, scandals, ultimatums, commands and the political babbling of the election.
Mary Ann, my traveling companion, was very kind when she saw me for the first time in 33 years. She said I hadn't changed a bit. I took her polite lie with a grain of salt. I wanted to remain impartial. She said she wanted to reinvent herself. I wanted her good company and deep conversation. With her connections I could have met the Dalai Lama.
With brand new tires, brake pads and brake shoes, and nothing but time, the trip was more sublime and spontaneous than the free-spirit life of a professional ski bum. It was our last chance to really get to know each other, which is required for getting along.
Eventually I saw that the happy-go-lucky "Tom boy" swaggering young cowgirl was now an extremely self-assured, proud, divorced, laid-off professional nurse, home owner and struggling, supportive, grateful mother of two struggling young men who assured me as we traveled that her political opinions were infallible and all others were evil and racist.
She poked at her smart phone and iPad for hours every day. She was to be my "connected" navigator and co-host. Google liked to make us think we were lost, certain we had to be lost, back track here and there, and lead us right on time to the cheapest gas station, best food or our destination for the night. But Mary Ann was involved with a new hard drive tool in each hand. I was one old hard drive too many.
I had hoped for some quality, one on one personal time so we could get closer.
Now someone is saying, "I can't believe this guy! He's so sexist!" I'm 62!
Human pride is nothing without true humility, especially in sex, politics and religion.
Truth, and true humility? Sounds like sleazy campaign rhetoric. Half the country may think it's a lie, but it's true enough, and more useful than the politics of personal destruction and the cluelessness of the information age. Shame on both political parties.
While trying to remain disconnected from politics, I learned we have stopped listening to and believing each other, and the country is on a bad trip no matter who's driving.
Before the trip, my brother Bill said his wife Jeanne was really into baseball now. To me that meant she liked watching games on TV, but the TV at their Lazy S Ranch outside of Spokane, WA was only for DVDs. But, they had a radio! On principle, Bill wouldn't spend $72 a month for cable. No TV means more time connected to real life.
Bill and I made several nearly 20 mile round trips to see some Giants games and watch the 49ers beat Seattle at the Spangle Bar and Grill in Spangle, WA, a dinky town south of Spokane. The place was full of Seahawk fans. We were the only ones having any fun.
The night of the presidential debate we listened to a Giants game on the radio at the Lazy S Ranch, lost reception when the debate started and had to jump in the car again.
Mary Ann remained in Spokane because she wanted to stay with our old friend whose mom had just died, canceling the big reunion dinner, guitar and fiddle jam party we had planned with a bunch of old college friends. It never happened. And, we didn't get to play Apples to Apples that night, which I bought in Joseph, Oregon for $30.
I'm going to start an Apples to Apples beer and wine club to get my money's worth.
Imagine a bunch of old, over-educated, hippie-type grandmas and grandpas, close to death, playing Apples to Apples, the game of hilarious comparisons, that proves that, no matter who you are or what you've accomplished, or what you have, your happiness is directly connected to what you think, even if your political opinion isn't.
Bob Sweigert is a Sierra Sun columnist, published poet, former college instructor and ski instructor. He has a B.A. and an M.A.T. from Gonzaga University. He has lived at Lake Tahoe for 30 years.

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Two calves found shot dead in Dulac; police seek information
Published: Monday, December 3, 2012 at 12:51 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, December 3, 2012 at 12:51 p.m.
Authorities are investigating after someone shot and killed two calves found floating Sunday in a bayou in Dulac.
A Terrebonne Parish sheriff's deputy responded to a complaint of cruelty to animals on Bayou Sale Road about 10 a.m. Sunday, the Sheriff's Office said today. The deputy arrived at a pasture owned by the Harry Bourg Corp. and made contact with the complainant.
He informed the deputy that he arrived at this location and discovered thata padlock to the front gate had been shot off. He then entered the gate to find two of his calves had been shot and killed.
The calves were killed between Saturday and Sunday; they are valued at about $750 each.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Office, 876-2500, or Crime Stoppers, (800) 743-7433. Callers may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
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Stephanie Ziebarth won national and state awards before choosing to focus on family and ministry rather than a career in magazine journalism. She spends most of her time homeschooling her children and coordinating Joy El Generation's Barnabas mentoring program, though she occasionally writes for local and national publications. She and husband Aaron Ziebarth have three children.
My niece Cianna and I walked down Bloody Lane hand-in-hand. Also known as the Sunken Road, this farm lane in the Antietam Battlefield was the sight of unspeakable violence during the Civil War.
It was sobering to walk down the pathway on a beautiful day, knowing that about 150 years ago, bodies were "lying in rows like the ties of a railroad, in heaps like cordwood mingled with the splintered and shattered fence rails," as one observer wrote.
Cianna and I climbed up the edge of the sunken lane to view some informational signs. As I pointed out to her a graphic conveying how many soldiers fought and died in that place, she looked up at me and asked, "Was it the good guys or the bad guys who died here?"
Her six-year-old innocence shone from her beautiful brown eyes. Her lovely tan skin and dark curly hair stood out to me as I considered how to answer her question.
We had talked in the car about the ugliness of war, and how all the deaths were tragic. We had discussed that not everyone who fought in the war thought it was about slavery. But at this moment for Cianna, whose father is African American and mother is Caucasian, the issue was pretty black and white.
"Many, many of the good guys died trying to capture this spot," I carefully responded to her question, "but it was the other guys whose bodies lined Bloody Lane."
The Battle of Antietam was a draw, in that no one could claim a victory after the atrocious fighting. But the Battle of Antietam made the Emancipation Proclamation feasible, and prevented Great Britain from coming to the Confederates' aid when the Southerners were unable to prove themselves strong enough for a victory in Union territory.
It also made Cianna's precious life possible. And for all of us, that is a victory.


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Tottenham Hotspur Message Board
Y-Word Army!
The point of my controversy:
I have no problems with the word, nor do any of my fellow Spurs fans (just doesn't sound right), some of whom are of the foreskinless faith (oh hell, is that offensive?)
I will always refer to myself as a Yidd, I am not jewish, but I love the way we as fans have taken a word which was intended to offend us and made it ours.
Apologies to those who may have been persecuted with this word, but its not there's (the bigots) any more! its ours now!
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Roger Mellie Roger Mellie Nov 10, 2012 12:05 Flag
My angle on this is that its just a load of politically correct bollocks
(Part of the Yid Army Group plc)
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not_blonde_really not_blonde_really Nov 10, 2012 13:31 Flag
Oooh, hang on; Ledley doesn't like it, what must the other players think? It's meant to be a cheer 'for' them, but if they're not happy about it... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2230171/Spurs-fans-chant-Yid-Army-Europa-League-clash-police-backing.html (video at the bottom)
That said, Lineker's in this vid, and pretty sure he's been supporting us using it on twitter...
Totally agree Joe.
The political correctness has gone mad. When people ignore intent and simply go on content, you have a problem.
Makes you wonder what words will be allowed in future. If you omit intent, then the Black lawyer's association do have a problem don't they?
If it is content based only, then what happens with foreign languages or abusive cockney rhyming slang? Could JT have said '...you f* Jumping Jack c*...' and got away with it?
Next time footie is on the box, look for the contorted faces in the crowd (or even on the pitch) spewing violent obscenities at anything that crosses their tiny minds - f* c* b* - any obscenity apparently is acceptable.
IMHO this is where it's gone wrong - the ABUSE is what is wrong, not the the words used in the abuse. As long as the abuse is allowed whether it's aimed at a woman, man, white, yellow, gay, red-head ...is irrelevant.
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Peter Herbert is a self promoting wangr.
I hope Spurs fans all go out this weekend and shout it to the roof tops. Lets see if Herbert tries to get them all arrested.
If he is that wrapped up in negative words being used in this manner may I suggest he starts by getting all black rappers to stop using the N word in all their songs. Lets see how that flys.
Oh and for Joes benefit.
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OAKLAND -- Mayor Jean Quan is trying to rally City Council support for hiring one of the nation's most decorated police chiefs as a consultant for Oakland's beleaguered force.
In a letter addressed to council members Friday, Quan touted former NYPD and LAPD Chief Bill Bratton's record both in reducing crime and working with civil rights groups.
"Oakland residents and businesses deserve the best, and I support Chief (Howard) Jordan in his request to bring on one of the best advisers he could have," Quan wrote.
The council is scheduled to vote on a $250,000 contract for Bratton and two associates to help police design and implement strategies to reduce crime in California's most violent city
Opponents have mobilized against Bratton, citing his support for giving police more latitude in stopping and searching potential suspects.
Support for Bratton on the City Council appeared to weaken on Tuesday amid vocal protests during a Public Safety Committee meeting. Councilmembers Dan Kalb and Lynette Gibson McElhaney both questioned whether Bratton would be effective holding community meetings given likely protests.
On Wednesday, a spokesman for Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan said she was awaiting more information before making up her mind.
Quan noted that while in Los Angeles, Bratton dealt with federal monitoring similar to what is in place in Oakland, and that complaints against the department filed with the ACLU dropped dramatically during his tenure. She also reiterated that no matter Bratton's advice, the city won't implement "zero-tolerance" policing policies.
"The goals of fighting crime and improving police relationships in our communities are not at odds with each other," Quan wrote. "I believe Bratton can help us improve the department on both fronts, but in the end, the responsibility for OPD policy is not his: it is Chief Jordan's and mine."


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I awoke this morning with a thought/idea for a Fundraiser. A very easy one and we would only need Rick. Rick are you there?
IF Rick could make up a Memorial "placque" (page) in the form of our CC Tree and we could buy Memorial Leaves for our loved ones. It could be the CC Tree of Life or etc. Each leaf could cost say, $25 or what ever, and our loved one's name would be on the tree forever. Just an idea.
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Gauging Corruption's Impact
Why are poor countries poor? Researchers have long sought geographic, sociological, political and economic explanations for the unequal distribution of wealth among nations. Professor Ray Fisman believes corruption is a leading factor in the cycle of poverty in the developing world. But because corruption is so difficult to define and measure, little research has been done on its causes, effects and possible solutions.
"One definition of corruption is illegal use of public office for private gain," says Fisman. "A slightly different version is the use of public office in a manner that runs contrary to accepted practices. The second definition is highly ambiguous: acceptable to whom?" In the United States, some people might view large campaign donations as a bribe, while others would argue that such donations fall into the realm of accepted practices. The definition becomes even murkier when you consider managers who use company funds for their own benefit. Some people call that corruption, but Fisman makes a distinction between ethical violations in the private and public sectors. "I think of Enron and Tyco as cases of corporate misgovernance, which is a first cousin to corruption," he says. "I think of corruption as something that takes place in the public sphere."
Since bribes and kickbacks are virtually impossible to track, Fisman has devised creative methods for measuring corruption. In the 1990s, he set out to assess the value of political connections in Suharto's Indonesia. "How do you measure the extent to which political ties matter for firms?" asks Fisman. "You look at shocks to market value: one minute a firm has valuable political connections, and the next minute it doesn't. You can look at changes in political power after elections, but the problem is that you don't get a lot of electoral surprises. So I looked at the value of well-connected companies on the days when Suharto got sick."
Fisman hypothesized that on days when Suharto's health was brought into question — for example, by reports that he would be traveling to Germany for a "health checkup" — firms with close ties to him would see their stock prices drop. The study's findings suggest that political connections accounted for a quarter of the value of well-connected Indonesian firms during the Suharto era. Since the study was published in 2001, other researchers have adapted Fisman's method, using surprise election outcomes to study corruption in various parts of the world.
In a study of tax evasion in China, Fisman and Shang-Jin Wei documented the smuggling of goods from Hong Kong by looking at the gap between the declared value of goods leaving Hong Kong and those arriving in China. They found that the size of the gap depended on the tax rate for a particular item: a 1 percent increase in the tax rate corresponded to a 3 percent increase in this "evasion gap." Further, they found that much of this effect could be traced to the relabeling of high-tariff products as low-tariff goods. "If chickens are high-tariff goods and turkeys are low-tariff goods, all your chickens would become turkeys," says Fisman. "We've been able to say something about not just whether illicit activity exists but about the channel through which it takes place."
One commonly proposed solution to the problem of corruption is raising civil servants' salaries. "There's a psychic cost of corruption, and if you're making more than $20 a month, maybe you can afford to have a clear conscience," Fisman says. "But if the society is fairly habituated to corruption so that there's no social sanction or self-immolation, raising salaries won't necessarily remove the temptation to accept bribes. In this case, higher salaries would have to be bundled with enforcement in order to be effective."
The impact of such a solution is difficult to predict. "The challenge is to come up with a clever way of looking at the effects of wages on bribe taking," says Fisman. "For example, you could double policemen's wages in one town and not another, and then drive around the two places and see how many times you get pulled over and asked for a bribe. You need a roundabout way of making an assessment."
Some people have argued that corruption is not always detrimental to development. The Asian Tigers, for example, have grown rapidly for decades, crony capitalism notwithstanding. More research is needed to determine what types of corruption are more or less damaging than others.
"If there's a list of prices and everyone knows how much it costs to get something done, that's probably less damaging than a case where corruption generates uncertainty," says Fisman. "We don't know a lot about where corruption is most damaging. Much of Southeast Asia and East Asia has high levels of corruption, but in spite of that, those countries are generally economic success stories, and they have respectable distributions of wealth."
The greatest challenge for researchers in the area of corruption is to develop practical methods for measuring it and assessing its impact. "This whole literature is in its infancy," Fisman says. "There's a need to build on the methodology to answer the questions we care about: What are the effects of corruption and what can we do about it?"
Ray Fisman is associate professor of finance and economics at Columbia Business School.
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Raymond Fisman was a Columbia Business School faculty member from 1999 to 2015.
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Raymond Fisman, Shang-Jin Wei
"Tax Rates and Tax Evasion: Evidence from 'Missing Imports' in China"


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WALNUT CREEK -- To ensure transparency and address a lack of trust in its city manager felt by at least two council members, Walnut Creek is hiring an outside consultant to deal with city staffers who failed to report what they knew about allegations of child sex abuse by an employee of the Lesher Center for the Arts.
The consultant will assume City Manager Ken Nordhoff's responsibilities in connection with an internal investigation to evaluate why administrators failed to alert police when they fired an employee suspected of inappropriate sexual contact with teen girls at the theater.
Some council members believe that Nordhoff, who launched the investigation, did not disclose to the council that he also had heard about the sex abuse allegations early on.
"Ken (Nordhoff) has acted in an unethical fashion and all employees have not been treated equally during the investigation process," said Councilman Justin Wedel.
The consultant, with no ties to Walnut Creek, will decide whether the four employees now on leave and others should be disciplined, said Mayor Pro Tem Kristina Lawson. The consultant, who may cost the city up to $50,000 in addition to the $100,000 already spent on the investigation, also will recommend whether Nordhoff should be reprimanded.
"It is a great disappointment to me personally that this ... is necessary because the city today finds itself in a situation that was completely avoidable," Lawson said in a statement. "A foundation of trust and confidence in local government is being candid about the facts -- as an elected official I expect such candor from my colleagues and our employees, and the public deserves nothing less."
While not naming Nordhoff, Mayor Cindy Silva said the city's investigation revealed "persons in higher positions had some knowledge of the issue earlier then initially thought," prompting the need for an outside consultant.
"I have ultimate confidence in an objective, thorough investigation," Silva said. "We will be able to move forward and make the right decisions for the community based on a truly independent investigation."
The Lesher Center employee, Jason Pedroza, 27, was charged in February with two felonies -- using a minor for a sex act and contacting a minor for the purpose of engaging in lewd and lascivious behavior -- as well as misdemeanor sexual battery and child molestation. His two alleged victims are from Danville and Pleasant Hill.
Pedroza was fired from the Lesher Center in November because of allegations of inappropriate contact with minors.
During the criminal investigation, police discovered that at least four managers knew something of Pedroza's interaction with children but did not report it to Walnut Creek police. The District Attorney's Office decided not to press charges against those city employees for failing to report abuse to Walnut Creek police because they believed Danville law enforcement was already investigating.
Nevertheless, they are considered mandated reporters under state law and should have alerted police. Nordhoff in March placed the four -- arts director Barry Gordon, his deputy Kevin Safine, Lesher Center Manager Scott Denison and city Human Resource Manager Sally Rice -- on paid administrative leave. All the while Nordhoff failed to acknowledge that he, too, knew something of the Pedroza situation earlier than he led the City Council to believe.
Because the internal investigation is ongoing and to "honor the process," Nordhoff said Thursday he would not comment further. But he confirmed he remains the city manager responsible for all his regular duties apart from the Lesher Center investigation.
Councilman Bob Simmons, who along with Lawson is trying to find an independent consultant, said he wants the process to be finished before commenting.
Others are outraged and speaking out.
The employees on leave are angry, arguing that either they should be allowed to return to work or Nordhoff should be place on leave, according to Gordon's attorney, Dirk L. Manoukian.
Contact Elisabeth Nardi at 925-952-2617. Follow her at Twitter.com/enardi10.


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There are those who say that former WBC/IBF junior welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander has too much skill and savvy for the hard-hitting Marcos Maidana of Argentina heading into Saturday night's HBO-televised welterweight clash at the Scottrade Center in Alexander's hometown of St. Louis, Mo.
Others contend that the sheer will and power of Maidana (31-2, 28 knockouts) will break down Alexander (22-1, 13 KOs), a southpaw boxer-puncher whom some believe has lost his last three bouts.
Alexander lost his WBC junior welterweight belt following an 11th-round technical decision loss to unbeaten Tim Bradley in January of last year, but bounced back with a 10-round decision win over Maidana's hammer-fisted countryman Lucas Matthysse in June.
Before facing Bradley, Alexander struggled through a decision over former titleholder Andriy Kotelnik in August of 2009, and claimed that extreme weight loss contributed to sub-par efforts against Kotelnik, Bradley and Matthysse.
Going in with a record of 25-0, Maidana suffered the first loss of his career to Kotelnik, who outpointed him by narrow split decision in 2009.
Maidana's only other loss was by close unanimous decision against Amir Khan in December of 2010, in which Maidana had to rise from a first-round knockdown that resulted from a body blow.
Maidana is coming off a fourth-round knockout of Peter Petrov in September, his second straight win since losing to Khan, and, prior to that, was credited with a majority decision over Erik Morales in April that many believed Morales won.
Maidana and Alexander share another common opponent in southpaw DeMarcus Corley, against whom Alexander scored a unanimous decision victory in January of 2008, while Maidana did the same in August 2010.
So who wins on Saturday night?
RingTV.com broach the subject with 15 boxing aficionados, the results of which are below.
Mike Coppinger, RingTV.com/USA Today
Devon Alexander MD 10 Marcos Maidana: Marcos Maidana will give Devon Alexander hell, much like his Argentine counterpart Lucas Matthysse did last year. But once again, the 10-round distance and hometown judges will favor Alexander considerably.
I expect Maidana to win the fight on the scorecards of most pundits, but will get the short end of the stick on the official cards. Expect Maidana to drop Alexander and have him seriously hurt a few times. Unfortunately, he will need a knockout to get a draw.
Devon Alexander W 10 Marcos Maidana: Devon Alexander has the edge in boxing skills over Marcos Maidana, and may have to weather an early storm from the Argentine. If he comes through it, his pedigree will see him nick the rounds.
Andre Dirrell, super middleweight contender
Devon Alexander W 10 Marcos Maidana: I'm picking Devon Alexander to win. I think that, for the most part, Alexander is going to beat Marcos Maidana to the punch for the whole 10 rounds.
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January 6, 2006
Norfolk Southern has done a lot to make sure that a tragedy like the one a year ago does not happen again. But as News 12 reports, some residents don't feel the changes are good enough.
Michael Meeds, Sr. lives a stone's throw away from the Norfolk Southern train tracks and every time he hears a train, it brings back bad memories.
"It bothers me to even be here now," Meeds said.
Exactly one year ago, three Norfolk Southern crewmen forgot to flip this manual switch. Hours later this train collided with a parked one. Deadly chlorine gas in two of the tanks of the colliding train was released. Nine people died. Hundreds of others still suffer. There were a lot of questions in the days after, for example had the train been traveling slower could this have happened?
One of the things Norfolk Southern has done is slow the trains down for safety.
"They're still going too fast," Meeds said.
Now Norfolk Southern is only supposed to travel through at 25 miles per hour, something that Michael Meeds does not believe.
"The 5 a.m. train comes through here he's still doing 40 miles per hour on occasion," Meeds said.
And more safety measures were added. Nearly a year later, the Federal Railroad Administration ordered all railroad companies to improve manual track switching procedures, such as signing off on whether the switch is in the correct position.
"What the FRA rules do is put more documentation to what the crews are supposed to be doing," said Robin Chapman, Norfolk Southern.
Still little doubt for the people who lived through the Graniteville train disaster.
"You can never take out the human factor," Meeds said.
Federal regulations companies had to retrain and test workers on the procedures, which includes signing a statement that a switch is set correctly.


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BEAVER CREEK - On Feb. 24, the Vilar Performing Arts Center continues its winter classical series by hosting the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra and Boulder Chorale as they perform Brahms' A German Requiem.
With more than 180 musicians onstage, this performance will feature University of Colorado baritone Patrick Mason and the Boulder Chorale.
The concert is a performance of the Brahms Requiem, which Boulder Philharmonic Music Director Michael Butterman considers one of the greatest works he knows.
"It's often described as a requiem for the living, in that its message is more about hope and God's mercy than it is about judgment," he said. "And it's about comfort for the living - in fact, the very opening line says 'Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.' The piece proceeds to provide that comfort with its message that death is not the end. In several movements, we are first reminded that our days on Earth are numbered but then assured that God's love promises us something beyond."
The Boulder Chorale, under the direction of James Kim, joins the Boulder Phil in the performance of the Brahms Requiem.
"I'm looking forward to working with the Boulder Chorale again, who has joined us for memorable performances of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and 'Carmina Burana' in recent seasons," Butterman said. "I'm also looking forward to working with both Angela Brown and Patrick Mason (baritone), from the CU College of Music faculty, in their roles as featured soloists for the Requiem."
Under the vision and leadership of Butterman, the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra is celebrating its 55th season of providing outstanding orchestral music in our community. The group is a critically acclaimed professional orchestra, presenting performances nine months out of the year.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Thursday, Nov. 27, 2012
EVANS, Ga. -- Columbia County Schools are one step closer to naming a new leader. On Monday, the board named Dr. Sandra Carraway as the lone finalist to replace retiring Superintendent Charles Nagle at the end of the year.
She's prepared to take on budget cuts, overcrowding and the future of the system.
"I'm very proud to be a part of this school system and honored to potentially lead it," said Dr. Carraway.
"Very pleased that the board recognized her abilities. The board does know Dr. Carraway, she's done an exceptional job," Superintendent Nagle explained.
With 27 years of education experience, Dr. Carraway says she's prepared to tackle things like budget cuts and doing more with less.
"Funding is the biggest challenge that we have. We have cut our budget to the point of -- we're kind of saturated and I'm not sure how much more we can do," she said. "Our options are very limited: larger class sizes, a shortened school year, those are terrible things that are not good for students, they're not good for teachers."
A jump in enrollment has also led to overcrowding and new schools. Construction on a new Columbia Middle School will help with crowded and portable classrooms at Grovetown Middle School.
"We don't want classrooms in portables, we need students in buildings with technology and all of the things that they can have in a building that they can't have in a portable classroom," Carraway said.
The Harlem graduate says expanding technology is also a key.
"I do think with technology there's a lot of things out there that we can do, bring your own technology, just wireless technology and interactive boards in classrooms. Things that we're already touching upon that we need to expand," Carraway said.
She's already looking toward the future.
"We have a five-year plan, a 10-year plan, already we're looking to the 2017 E-SPLOST," Carraway said.
That 2017 E-SPLOST will likely head to voters in 2014 or 2015. It would help fund more new school projects, like a new Harlem Middle School, and new elementary schools to relieve crowding.
It would also go toward the Lakeside High School Athletic Complex partnership with the county government. The board will vote on Carraway's new position on Dec. 11.


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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - A new restaurant will open upstairs on Dec. 21 in the slopeside red barn building in Base Village. Slice, Red Barn Pizzeria, will offer pizza and light Italian fare including appetizers, salads, sandwiches, pastas, signature pizzas and flatbreads.
"We felt there was room to complement the other restaurants in Snowmass that offer Italian food," said Scott Calliham, part of the restaurant group that owns and manages Base Camp and now Slice.
Along with partner Dave Duggan and a few other local owners, they have managed and operated Base Camp in Base Village for almost four years.
"We've heard from a lot of locals, ski instructors and guests that Base Village needed a broader selection of food," Duggan said. "We've responded to that by offering a lively family-friendly place with a few more menu choices than just pizza."
Calliham, Duggan and their team have created a strong local vibe in Base Camp the past four years.
"We care about the business, we care about the guest and people become like family," Calliham said.
"Guests are as invested as any local," continued Duggan. "We recognize that everybody that walks in the door is different. They may be here for the first time, but we know that years from now they may be bringing their kids and then their grandkids to ski."
After four years of a national recession, Calliham and Duggan are encouraged by what they see happening throughout Snowmass Village.
"It's not the same place that we saw here four years ago," Duggan said.
Calliham continues: "We think we've turned the corner, and we're very optimistic with what we're seeing throughout Snowmass Village."
They have remodeled the second floor of the iconic red barn building in Base Village. Slice will seat about 80 guests inside and has room on the outside balcony for an additional 30 to 40 diners. Heat lamps will warm those outside dining guests.
Moe Jones is the chef at Slice and oversees the kitchen. He grew up in an Italian family in Chicago and prides himself on cooking "authentic homemade Italian recipes with the freshest and finest ingredients."
Jones' signature meat sauce is called "the gravy" and is made with fresh tomatoes, 100 percent pure Black Angus beef, slow-cooked with his secret blend of spices. It is a meat-lover's marinara sauce, but he also makes a meatless version of marinara.
"The gravy is an old Italian recipe from my grandmother," said Jones. "It's as authentic as possible, but modern with the freshest ingredients."
Jones moved to Snowmass five years ago because his brother lives here. He likes to say that he learned cooking from his family, especially his dad, instead of going to culinary school.
"My dad taught me how to make hollandaise sauce when I was 7," said Jones. "He was the eccentric cook in our family while my mom made more traditional dishes. I've been working in a kitchen since high school and in the cooking business for more than half my life."
At Slice, Jones is offering traditional Italian appetizers like calamari fritti and shrimp scampi, but he's also giving us a cremini mushroom stuffed with crab and fried avocado with goat cheese and marinara.
For entrees, there are ravioli bolognese and other different pastas, as well as their signature pizzas and flatbreads including "The Thai Me Up" and "The Anderson Ranch-hand BBQ." You can build your own pizza or calzone and pick your own toppings and sauce. And you can even put those ingredients on a gluten-free, rice flour crust. The sauces, pizza dough, and even the sausage, are homemade.
While the upstairs location is a bit more of challenge to find than a restaurant on the plaza level of Base Village, Slice is housed in the recognizable red barn building that is slopeside and in a prime location. And it must not be that hard to find since 10 to 15 people a day were coming by during construction to try and buy a slice of pizza at lunch.
"You have to be a destination," Duggan said. "People will go once they know there is a pizzeria upstairs in that red barn building. Once they know, they will look for it."
Slice will be open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. for sit-down dining or take out. They will also offer delivery service in Snowmass Village from 5-10 p.m. For delivery call (970) 923-2743.
In addition to opening Slice this week, owners Calliham and Duggan and their team have also added breakfast to the Base Camp menu.
Opening at 8 a.m. each day, you can sit slopeside, where it is nice and warm, and plan your day over a full breakfast at Base Camp. There's also a kids' menu.
Steve Alldredge is the former associate editor/reporter for the Snowmass Sun. He now runs a local communications company whose clients include Related Colorado. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Community Partners: On Campus Fairs
Coming to campus for a fair is a great way to get face to face with UIS Students as potential volunteers, interns or employees. There several opportunities for you to do this throughout the year. The following are four of the strongest opportunities for you to get in direct contact with UIS students.
Fall Involvement Expo
As part of Welcome Week in August, UIS Student Life encourages student organizations, campus departments, businesses, and non-profits to show off what they have to offer. This fair is generally held in the first week of classes (late August) for the Fall semester.
The 2015 Involvement expo is scheduled for August 26, 2015 from 4-6 P.M. on the UIS quad. Registration for the Expo will go live mid-summer.
Foot in the Door Fair
The Foot in the Door Fair is a collaboration between the Career Development Center and the Volunteer Center intended to bring students and employers/organizations together to discuss a variety of career opportunities, both on and off-campus. These opportunities include part-time jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities. This event is held early (generally September) in the fall semester. For more information about this year's fair on September 25, 2014 visit The UIS Career Development Center's Foot in the Door Fair webpage.
Details for the 2015 Foot in the Door Fair will be release over the summer of 2015.
Spring Involvement Fair
As part of Welcome Back Week in January, UIS Student Life encourages student organizations, campus departments, businesses, and non-profits to show off what they have to offer. This fair is generally held in the first week of classes (mid-January) for the spring semester. Visit the UIS Student Life page in December for information on how to register.
Collegiate Career Fair
The Springfield Collegiate Career Fair is an annual event hosted by the career development offices of the University of Illinois Springfield, Benedictine University at Springfield, Robert Morris University, and Lincoln Land Community College. The event takes place in February, on the UIS campus and is a great way to connect students, alumni, and community job seekers with employers who are looking for candidates for jobs, internships, volunteer opportunities, and future connections. For more information about this fair visit The UIS Career Development Center's Collegiate Career Fair webpage.


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Study Identifies 5,000 Megawatts of Untapped Renewable Energy in Arizona
October 24, 2007
There are more than 5,000 megawatts (MW) of untapped renewable energy resources in Arizona, according to a new study by Black & Veatch, a global engineering, consulting, and construction company. That amount of energy is enough to meet the needs of more than 1.5 million customers, the study says.
Arizona's three largest utilities, Arizona Public Service (APS), Salt River Project, and Tucson Electric Power (TEP), commissioned a renewable energy assessment to determine the availability of the state's renewable energy resources. Black & Veatch was selected to conduct the research and publish the study, entitled "The Arizona Renewable Energy Assessment."
The study indicates that more than 4,300 MW of electricity could be produced using solar thermal generation. In addition, nearly 1,500 MW of electricity could be developed from wind power generation. Furthermore, hydropower, biomass, and geothermal technologies could combine to provide as much as 175 MW of electricity.
For more information, see the Black & Veatch October 23 press release and The Arizona Renewable Energy Assessment (PDF 3 MB). Download Adobe Reader.
To read more about renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in Arizona, see:
- Arizona news published on the EERE Web site.
- Brief project descriptions from the Arizona Energy Office published in the EERE State Energy Program newsletter, Conservation Update.
- Arizona publications listed in the EERE State Publications Database.


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BELPRE - Members of the Belpre Youth Chamber spent Thursday getting to know one another and how to work together during their first leadership training day.
About a dozen students from the Belpre High School campus gathered in the Belpre City Council chambers to do skill and trust-building activities as a group.
"The goal is to create a foundation for this group," said Patrick Klein, a co-founder of PB&J Consultants.
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Members of the Belpre Youth Chamber, from left, Chase Baker, 13, Sarah Slater, 13, Sarah Cleland, 15, and Kathy Gramkow with the Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce, work on a puzzle as part of a group and trust-building exercise in the Belpre City Council chambers during their first leadership training day on Thursday.
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A dozen members of the Belpre Youth Chamber, an off-shoot of the Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce, play trust-building exercises in the Belpre City Council chambers on Thursday during their first leadership training day.
Klein, a 2002 graduate of Belpre High School, is the assistant women's basketball coach for The Ohio State University and creator of the iBelieve Foundation, which helps bring opportunity to Appalachian youth.
"I want these kids to take the skills and tools they learn here to create a great and standing youth chamber in their community," Klein said. "As young people, they have the opportunity to make an impact."
The eight members who attended the morning session were Gabbie Gramkow, 16; Sarah Cleland, 15; Jacob Logue, 18; Arielle Gramkow, 18; Cailee Britton, 12; Sarah Slater, 13; J.R. Pierce, 14, and Chase Baker, 13.
Klein told the students they are the pioneers of the youth chamber and other strong youth programs in the area.
"You are the planning basis of what this group will become for future generations," he said.
The youth chamber is an off-shoot of the Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce and was created by chamber member Kathy Gramkow, mother of Gabbie.
"We want to give the students an understanding of how to be involved in the community through projects and other programs," she said. "We also want to give these kids a place to express their thoughts and give them the groundwork to be involved and let them understand that what they say and do matters to others."
The students were chosen for the youth chamber through volunteerism as well as suggestions by teachers.
"Some of these kids wouldn't normally volunteer to have a voice but are excellent additions to the program," Gramkow said.
While the youth chamber is just starting out with this training session, the members have been meeting to discuss projects that include working with the adult chamber on the 81st annual Belpre Homecoming, which will be in August, as well as their own project.
"They are learning about how the community works and how the chamber and its businesses work, which is huge for kids," said chamber executive director Karen Waller. "It is really great to see their minds work."
The group has mentorships with the Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce members where the adults will take on youth and do career development with them as well as leadership training within the chamber organization.
The group also works with The Right Path, which engages youth in positive activities to foster healthy development and get them to feel involved in their community through service.
"The biggest things we can give our students is understanding," said Belpre High School principal Tom Eichinger, who attended the program. "By understanding they are important not only in school and at home, but in the community, they can have a great impact on those around them."


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A: I did a Holocaust joke to a group of elderly Jews at the Friars Club, and they laughed, and Freddy Roman turned to me and said, "I love that you do a Holocaust joke to a room of old Jews." And I said, "If I can't do that stuff here, then I shouldn't be doing it anywhere else."
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The 'Alternate Eden' theory proves true, and it's up to you to ensure the operation was successful. You and you alone are in charge of what happens in this story. You are the final variable.
Previously on LOST...
Tonight's Episode: East of Eden
You are a member of the Dharma Initiative, which as far as you know is a clever graphic design corporation dealing with experimental metabranding. Your work in the mailroom is simply playing middle man/virus debugger for a very high security e-mail system transmitting digital film stock between higher ups. You tend to follow the footage, the storyline can be hard to keep up with, but it's an ingenious way to advertise the Dharma name. How they'll wind up wrapping the footage into the corporate media zeitgeist has intrigued you since day one.
There are moments where the cleverness of your company excites you, but as time has moved forward your days have become more and more mundane. For the most part you have no daily contacts with any other staff, aside from a couple finance guys you make a point to lunch with. Today will no doubt be pretty boring...
Wait... what's this? Well this is a surprise, for the first time ever there is a message in your inbox addressed to you!
ATTENTION Dharma staff member:
It is of desperate importance that you read this immediately and do not doubt the validity of a single typed word. You are unwittingly involved in a project known to the elite of Hanso Foundation as "Alternate Eden." We have cloaked the project as a cinematography training school in order for there to be lower security employees such as yourself serving a pragmatic purpose, this purpose now coming to a head for you. You've been recognized by our databases as having the highest rate of ESP ability within the Dharma/Hanso community, an ability most likely you are completely unaware of. You have the highest rate of success in answering the hatch computer-bank's randomized line of questioning. You've seen our supervised transmissions sent across this network... to you what looked like some sort of film project was actually an evolved surveillance system built into what was once mankind's only earthly habitation. You must alleviate all of the remaining factors of original carnal sin in each of the Jacobian Executable file sprites. In layman's terms, the civilians you've perceived as stranded on an unknown island are part of a program designed to enforce human ethics on a global scale using a highly classified collection of tests. These tests have been completed, yet unpredictable problems in Dharma's "Alternate Eden" programming code need to be rapidly altered. It's true that your only clue is an intrinsic decision of faith, but your faith is one admirably in sync with metaphysical truth. Please follow the instructions in each of the attached dossiers when instructed. This being said, all of us here at Dharma HQ wish you more luck than you could possibly understand.
Alvar Hanso
So this is it. It seems you are more important to the company than you could have imagined. You look at the attached files in this baffling piece of correspondence...
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According to legend, an arrow wounded an ancient Chinese soldier who was ill. The wound healed, and oddly, so did his illness. Intrigued, Chinese physicians began recording the places where stabbing wounds produced improbable healing. Their observations became acupuncture, Chinese needle therapy. After more than 2,000 years, this "alternative" therapy is more popular than ever worldwide.
Acupuncture is based on qi, the life force Chinese medicine says circulates around the body along paths called meridians. Like qi, the 14 meridians are invisible. But they pass close to the skin surface at spots ("points") where insertion of needles or firm finger pressure (acupressure) changes the flow of qi, and heals illness.
Because the meridians are invisible, critics have dismissed acupuncture as mysticism. But many studies demonstrate its effectiveness. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the primary Federal agency in the U.S. for conducting and supporting medical research, "The data supporting acupuncture are as strong as those for many accepted Western medical therapies."
That's not entirely clear. But the needles stimulate the nervous system, triggering release of such compounds as endorphins, the body's own pain-relievers — hence acupuncture's success treating pain. According to the NIH, "Considerable evidence supports the claim that opioid peptides (opiumlike compounds) are released during acupuncture and that its analgesic (pain-relieving) effects are explained by their action."
Acupuncture is safe — if needles are sterilized. Two British studies involving more than 65,000 people show that side effects are rare and minor, mostly slight pain on needle insertion and slight bleeding at needling sites. There were no serious side effects. The NIH agrees: "Acupuncture's incidence of adverse reactions is substantially lower than that of many drugs and accepted medical procedures for the same conditions."
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Police and fire officials say they're confident they have arrested the man responsible for starting at least five of the 19 suspicious fires they've been investigating since January.
Officers arrested 49-year-old Phillip James Marshall Sunday on four counts of first degree arson and one count of second degree arson. They say they believe Marshall set five fires at 1229 Grand Avenue since January 8, but at this point those are the only attacks they can link him to.
"It's certainly nothing that one would expect is going to happen in your life," said Ellen Reimer, who lives at 1229 Grand.
Reimer says the past six months have been especially trying for her and her family. Once in January, once in February, and three times in March someone tried to burn down her home.
"It was numbing really," said Reimer. "Of course there was a lot of anxiety."
Anxiety that provided the police department's biggest lead. Reimer and her family set up a surveillance camera outside their home that took video of a man setting their garage on fire. Months later, she now gets to watch video of who police say is that same man, Phillip Marshall, being taken away in handcuffs.
"That feels great," said Reimer. "That makes it feel worth the problems that we had if it can solve problems for more than just ourselves."
Authorities say even though Marshall has been arrested, they're still left trying to figure out who started 14 other fires in the downtown area.
"Let's hope that this was the big break and this is the one arsonist in our valley," said Grand Junction Police Chief Bill Gardner. "We cannot come to that conclusion yet."
Officials say the investigations into all the fires will continue.
"We do not consider these series of arsons a closed case," said Chief Gardner.
Police are asking downtown residents to stay alert and report any kind of suspicious behavior. It's a request Reimer says she and her neighbors have no problem doing.
"I'm sure everyone is aware of the security risks at this point," said Reimer. "I'm sure everyone will still be on guard for awhile."
While the search for the serial arsonist may not be over, Reimer says she can't help but let out a sigh of relief that Marshall is behind bars.
"I'm sure that we'll sleep better at night and we feel much better about our children being safer."
Marshall is currently in the Mesa County Jail on a $25,000 bond.
Police say as the investigation moves forward, they will continue to look for connections between the fires they believe Marshall started and the others.
They're asking anyone with information about the fires or anyone who has more information on Marshall to call the arson tip line at (970) 244-3777.


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Published: Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 12:01 a.m.
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The Department of Children & Families and Heartland for Children, an agency contracted to finalize adoption of foster children, use the slogan "For the Children." I don't know what part of their selection process is for the children. The more I look around and cry out for help, the more common our story is.
We have had custody of our niece for 16 months. We applied to adopt. Our background check is clean, we have been married 20 years, are financially stable and have a very loving stable home. But this isn't what makes a suitable home for DCF.
DCF wants to remove our child from us and place with the grandfather and step-grandmother. Their background check flagged alcohol and drug abuse, domestic violence, multiple marriages and no relationship or support of his biological children. This is all overlooked for the sake of carrying her DNA.
As a society, we wonder why children end up back in the system or as troubled teens and blame it on their rough start. What about the effects of ripping a child out of their home and the family they love to be placed in a new home? What does this do to a child's ability to love and trust?
Maybe it is time to look at the selection process and the placement of forever families. If we truly are for the children, let's place them in homes that are more about them and their future and less about who has the strongest DNA.
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HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — The municipal parking lots at New Hampshire's Hampton Beach had their best season ever this year, drawing more than $518,000 in revenue.Director of Parks and Recreation Dyana Martin said the figure beats last year's revenues by more than $100,000.
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Keystone launched its new month-long culinary event "Savour the Slopes" Friday, with a week dedicated to food. Weeks headlined by wine and beer will follow with nightly tastings at The Alpenglow Stube, The Ski Tip Lodge and The Keystone Ranch.
Following in the tradition of local town's Restaurant Week, Savour the Slopes will include $20 tastings at various restaurants nightly.
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Seeking to save an important community institution, leaders of Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo are discussing a partnership with Avanti Hospitals in Southern California to keep the doors open at the financially struggling hospital.
Doctors, a crucial part of the health care safety net in western Contra Costa County, continues to run a deficit of about $17 million annually, which means it cannot continue without changes, its leaders said this week.
"We have to find a partner," said Eric Zell, who heads the hospital's governing board. "We are not going to be sustainable as a stand-alone hospital.
"Stand-alone hospitals are either going to close, or they're going to be part of something bigger," he said. "We are still in a very, very difficult financial state."
Rumors about possible management changes have some hospital employees worrying about what it might mean for them.
Details about how a partnership would work remain sketchy, but Zell and John Gioia, vice chairman of the hospital board, said there is no plan to sell the hospital.
"The health care board would continue to be involved in the governance of the hospital," Gioia said.
Gioia confirmed the talks with Avanti but stressed that they are preliminary.
"What partnership means hasn't been defined," he said. "These discussions take a long time. Whether they reach the form of an agreement has yet to be determined."
Doctors' leaders have also talked to other organizations, but are focusing on Avanti at this point, Gioia said. He noted that Doctors' managers plan to travel to Southern California to visit Avanti's hospitals.
Doctors operates the only full-service emergency department along the Interstate 80 corridor between Berkeley and Vallejo.
It serves large numbers of uninsured patients and low-income people on Medi-Cal and for years has struggled to survive.
It declared bankruptcy in 2006 and has remained open only because of millions of dollars donated by Kaiser Permanente and John Muir Health, as well as parcel taxes approved by voters in its public hospital district.
Avanti leaders declined to comment. But according to its website, the firm focuses on delivering cost-effective care in underserved areas, much as Doctors' does.
Avanti operates four hospitals in Southern California: Memorial Hospital of Gardena, East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital, Coast Plaza Hospital in Norwalk and Community Hospital of Huntington Park.
Gioia noted that one big difference between the firm's operations in Southern California and a possible partnership is that Avanti owns its four hospitals, while it would be merely a partner at Doctors.
The board is seeking a partner that can help improve Doctors' financial bottom line and not just manage the hospital, Zell said.
In November 2011, voters showed their support for Doctors by approving Measure J, a $47 annual parcel tax. But that raises only about $5 million a year and fills just part of the funding gap.
"We knew that Measure J was not going to completely solve our problem," Zell said. "We still have the same problem that we've always had."
Any tentative agreement about forming a partnership would be brought to the board for a public discussion, Gioia said.
"We've got to make some important decisions within the first six months of the year," Zell said. "We have to make sure we've got the dollars in place. We want this hospital to remain as a service for this community."
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AUGUSTA, Ga. -- As the temperatures start dropping, it's time to start pulling out those winter coats, but for some, those coats don't exist. One group in Harrisburg is working to make sure that's not the case for your kids.
They donated winter coats to the students at Lamar-Milledge Elementary School and it was all smiles as the kids tried on their new outerwear.
"It's a really nice thing to do to donate to somebody your own jacket," said fifth grader Joseph Judy.
And 160 students, kindergarten through fifth grade, received the coats from Good Neighbor Ministries.
"It's like Christmas in November," said Principal Raye Robinson. "The Good Neighbor Ministries to us are like angels. They answer prayer and today a prayer was answered for 160 students in this building."
"I'm gonna wear this jacket, and I don't got no other jacket," said one fifth grade student.
And he's not the only one. They say for many of these students, this may be the only real winter coat they have.
"Children, many times, do not have the change-of-season clothes," said Gloria Norwood, founder of Good Neighbor Ministries. "Our weather is so warm, but they need warmer clothing for winter and this season."
The donation was organized by two churches, Wesley United Methodist in Columbia County and St. Luke's in Harrisburg.
"We were looking for a great place to give these coats out and some place that needed coats and these kids in this community here in Harrisburg, they need opportunities like this," said Adam Hilderbrandt with Wesley United Methodist Church. "They need things that some of us take for granted."
They say bringing the coats into the city keeps the giving local and helps close the gap between the suburbs and downtown Augusta.
"Sometimes Columbia County gets a little segmented away from Richmond County and we wanted to build a bridge between what we're doing in Columbia County and what's happening here in the Harrisburg community," Hilderbrandt said.
"Harrisburg needs the attention of all of its neighbors and Columbia County is our neighbor just like Summerville is our neighbor," Norwood said.


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1 - Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes)
2 – Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull Racing)
3 – Mark WEBBER (Red Bull Racing)
Q: Lewis, you have some problems with the setup of the car this morning – quite a turnaround. How does it feel to come through and take pole position from such a long way back?
Lewis HAMILTON: I tell you, it's really overwhelming. I've been struggling since the first run in P1, which was pretty good, P2, P3 were just disasters and it got even worse this morning. We were miles off. I was a good eight-tenths of a second off. I wasn't comfortable with the car at all. And we went back into the truck and we just worked hard, tried to analyse everything and made lots and lots of changes. I just hoped that it would work and fortunately the car was beneath me and I was able to put in the times we did. I'm grateful for the work the guys did with me and, again, this is just down to all the hard work the team has been putting in.
Q: Sebastian, you've never won on home soil. Tell us how much it means to you to do so tomorrow.
Sebastian VETTEL: Well, first of all I think we should talk about today. Congratulations to Lewis, he did a great job. I think it was quite close. I think I tried everything I had, the car felt fine. I think we were struggling a little bit this afternoon in the first sector, losing a little bit of time there and then trying to catch up. Unfortunately it wasn't enough but it looks like we are much closer to them here than we were in Silverstone. So, I think we've made some progress and have all confidence for tomorrow. We had a good run yesterday, looking at the race. I think we did our homework and now obviously it's up to us. We put the car in the first row. It wasn't quite enough for pole position but we should have a good race from there. I'm looking forward to the race tomorrow.
Q: Mark, you've got a great record around this place. Pole positions and wins. Again very close but where did it get away from you today?
Mark WEBBER: I'm not sure. I'm actually happy to be where I am. It's very, very sensitive out there as you can see. As Lewis touched on, the previous session he wasn't comfortable and then he finds some form. Similar for us. I think we might have lost a little bit in the first sector, as Seb touched on, it's very, very tricky for us to probably find the rhythm that we had there in P3 but that's the way it is. We know there was a shift in track temp and maybe it's pulled everyone together a little bit – at least on a short run. I think on long runs we're very happy with the car. We're in a good position to put pressure on for the victory tomorrow.
Q: Coming back to you Lewis, you've had a very long relationship, obviously, with Mercedes, going back to the very early days of your junior career. What does it mean to you today, to give them this pole position on home soil?
LH: Obviously it's a privilege to drive for this team. You know they've got great history, this is where Mercedes really started and so I've feel proud to get the pole for them – but obviously there's no points for today. Tomorrow's the important day. These guys are very good on their long runs. I hope that with my new setup it will be as good and I hope we can give them a run for their money.
Okay gentleman, let's perhaps get into a little more detail about this afternoon's qualifying session. Lewis, we saw your team-mate Nico Rosberg sitting in the garage at the end of Q2 when the fastest laps were being turned. Obviously, the track ramped up substantially during that Q2 session, showing again how fine the margins are between success and failure. Perhaps you can talk about the atmosphere, what was going on in the garage and your own thoughts at that point?
LH: Well, it was obviously a big surprise for all of us. Nico's been quick all weekend and I anticipated that he would most likely out-qualify me today and be up there where we are right now. Obviously he was only two tenths off the pace compared to my lap and obviously the track did ramp up and that was a real surprise and that caught us out a bit.
Okay, Sebastian, as Mark touched on earlier, it was a day of things moving around a lot and the margins were very fine and sometimes there were literally hundredths of a seconds between the three of you as things swung around. What, for you, were the crucial details today. Was it the wind, was it the track temperature going up so much? What was it for you?
SV: I think it's a combination of all these aspects. I was very happy in FP3 this morning. I was very happy with the car, so we didn't change much. And this afternoon, I was struggling to bring it together, especially in the first part of the track, as Mark touched on, it was quite windy, we had wind from the back and the track was a little bit warmed. Still, the car wasn't bad; it wasn't awful through the first sector. So I was pretty happy but the time didn't come. And I tried to do the best I could in the next two sectors but it wasn't enough to get Lewis today.
Mark perhaps you shed a little bit of light on... this is a one-off tyre specification we're going to be using this weekend – from Hungary onwards a completely new spec of tyres. What kind of race are you anticipating on this combination of tyres that have been brought here this weekend.
MW: I think the race tomorrow will be pretty aggressive. We got some good information on Friday as to how the tyres handle the conditions so I think it will be a pretty aggressive grand prix. Obviously Pirelli have made some changes from a safety perspective from the last grand prix, which was the right thing to do, otherwise we probably wouldn't be racing, so that's a good step from them. But also people have to understand… I think people get a little bit confused, that soft compounds don't make tyres explode, it's actually just the construction of the tyres, so when Pirelli are moving around some of their compound ranges it's not for a safety factor, it's actually just how the tyres are built. Going forward, as you said, they're going to make some more adjustments and we need to work on those in the future, but for tomorrow I think that the tyres will be pretty good. But you never know. You never count your chickens these days. Come Sunday you can have a lot of surprises and as usual we'll be legends tomorrow night on what we should have done better.
Just for clarity, when you say aggressive you mean pushing flat out throughout the grand prix?
MW: Probably not that aggressive, you still need to keep a bit in margin but we'll find out tomorrow, as I say.
Q: (Simon Cass – The Daily Mail) As unlikely as it looks that there's going to be a problem with the tyres in the race, are you sticking by the announcement that you would withdraw if there is a problem or are you going to leave it in the hands of Charlie (Whiting) to decide tomorrow?
SV: I think it's pretty straightforward. I don't know where the question came from but... Yeah, I think it's pretty straightforward. Obviously when the race starts and... first of all, I'm confident that we won't have any problems but should we have any problems, then obviously it's difficult for us inside the car to judge that because we can't see and we can't know what's going on so Charlie is obviously the one who is deciding and I think we had a good chat with him on Thursday night so he's aware of the situation. I think we were very close at Silverstone to have a red flag but obviously it was new to everybody including the race direction so I think we obviously learned our lesson and should be well prepared for tomorrow. But again, I don't expect any difficulties.
Q: Just for clarity, how would the senior drivers communicate with him? Do you have a link with him via radio or do you have to go via the team? How would it happen?
SV: Charlie can hear us when we are talking on the radio. It's not the first time he's listening to us. I think if we had races in the wet, if whatever was going on, he's obviously aware and listening to all the drivers.
Q: (Vincent Marre – Sport Zeitung) Sebastian, which of the two drivers who are sitting on your left do you fear the most: Lewis Hamilton winning with Mercedes here in Germany or Mark Webber, leaving at the end of the season?
SV: It's difficult to hear. I'm not to sure I got everything but who do I fear the most? I think that was the question. I'm looking forward to the race tomorrow. I'm not really focusing on just Lewis or just Mark. I think Lewis is ahead of us, Mark is right behind and then we go from there. Obviously I focus on the start, focus on the lights and then we will see where we are in the first corner. After that we have sixty laps, it's a long Grand Prix, a lot of things can happen here so I don't think the race gets decided straight away so really looking after myself first of all and then obviously the target is to win tomorrow.
Q: (Oana Popoiu – F1Zone.net) Sebastian, you used to win races starting from pole position; how difficult is it this year when Mercedes are faster in qualifying?
SV: I think generally you don't have to start from pole position to win races. It helps, because obviously it's the best position to start from but I think we had good races also from other positions and as I just said, the race is long, there are a lot of things that can happen so we focus on the start, go from there. In terms of strategy, I think we have a rough idea, it all depends on tyres and tyre wear. I think there might be a lot of things happening tomorrow. I think Ferrari decided to start on the medium, on the harder compound so we will see tomorrow.
Q: (Frederic Ferret – L'Equipe) Lewis and Mark, you've both won on this track. According to you, which is the most difficult part of the track and how do you deal with it?
LH: It's a fantastic circuit, one of the classics and it hasn't lost that feel of an old classic circuit. There's not one particular part of the track that's harder than the other. It's a very fast, flowing circuit. As you can see, the Red Bulls seem to be quite quick from the middle... in the last sector. I was able to be a little bit quicker in the first sector. It's really being quite accurate with the lines that you choose and trying to keep up. You need the downforce to keep up the minimum speed through the corners. I don't think there's one particular place that's harder than any others.
MW: I think it is a classic circuit, still a bit of an old school track, particularly the middle sector. Even things like the kerbs, they're quite nice, they're the old-style kerbs. I said to Charlie that we should put some of these kerbs actually in some new circuits because it's self-policing on the exit. We don't have this astro-turf rubbish, we have... It's a beautiful little circuit for us to still drive on so I think all the guys enjoy driving here. Also the undulations are quite nice: climbing in a Formula One car and having the different speed range but the entries are the most important. You have to be very accurate on the way in to these corners, so I think that's important. The first sector is quite wide, the second sector is quite narrow, so accuracy and line is probably a little bit more... a sniff more important than maybe some other tracks where we have a bit more scope for line.
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He's performed all over the world, but Augusta native Timothy Boyd Miller got his start right here in Augusta.
He started out singing in the church choir…and in February he soloed at the late Coretta Scott King's funeral.
Only on 12, Timothy Boyd Miller talks about the late Coretta Scott King and the highlight of his career.
Miller started making headlines at an early age.
But nothing could prepare him for his lead at the late Coretta Scott King's funeral.
He performed in front of nearly 10,000 people in Atlanta's new Birth Missionary Baptist Church.
"It's so big you don't see faces, you only see people. It's like being in a football stadium standing in the middle of a football field," says Miller.
Timothy's mother Ann Miller was back in Augusta watching on national television.
"When I saw him come on to the screen I thought, 'Oh my goodness, Timothy'," she says.
The Richmond Academy graduate's performance was televised nationwide.
Laying his roots down in classical musical at Paine College, miller transferred and finished his degree at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
It was there that he was introduced to opera.
"It was definitely a challenge," Miller says. "The biggest thing is the amount of sound you need in opera is totally different from the amount of sound singing in a chorus for example."
Miller is a member of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church choir.
It was there he would meet the widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, who was also a member.
"She was very reserved and she didn't do much to stand out, but you always knew she was there," says Miller.
And the same song that he's performed each year to remember Martin Luther King, the old spiritual "Ain't Got Time to Die", was only fitting for the first lady of civil rights.
In June Timothy Boyd Miller will perform in San Francisco in an opera entitled "The Life and Times of Malcolm X".
But you can catch timothy in concert before he heads out west. Saturday, March 18th he will be in concert at Paine College's Gilbert Lambuth chapel.
Timothy Boyd Miller ConcertTickets are available at Pyramid Music at the Gordon Highway and Broad Street locations.
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