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Detroit's Bankruptcy: What You Need to Know
Detroit filed for bankruptcy protection July 18 under Chapter 9 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Here is an explanation, following a guide The Wall Street Journal wrote last week, to address what will happen going forward and answer some reader questions.
Q: How is Chapter 9 different from Chapter 11?
A: These are both bankruptcy protection filings but Chapter 9 is strictly a vehicle for municipalities, like Detroit, whereas Chapter 11 is used for corporations, such as General Motors. Unlike Chapter 11 restructurings, a city or county has to prove that it satisfied five requirements for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, which include proving that the city is insolvent, that the state authorized it to file and that it filed the petition in what is ambiguously called "good faith."
Q: What is expected to happen on the August 2 court date?
A: This hearing could get the ball rolling. Judge Steven Rhodes of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit could grant the city's request to put together an official committee to watchdog the case on behalf of the city's more than 23,000 retirees. Detroit's bankruptcy lawyers have also asked the judge to approve a deal that would keep the pipeline of tax revenue from the city's casinos – roughly $11 million a month – flowing to it. Judge Rhodes could also set dates like objection deadlines and hearings on the city's brewing fight over whether Detroit is eligible for Chapter 9.
Q: Who is allowed in the bankruptcy courtroom?
A: The city's federal courthouses are open to the public, but courtroom seating is limited and visitors have to go through security. Court spokesman Rod Hansen said Detroit's first hearing, which was held in the larger U.S. District Court building across the street from the bankruptcy courthouse, accommodated more than 250 people between the main courtroom and the three overflow rooms. Officials haven't decided where the August 2 hearing will be held.
Q: Could the judge throw out the bankruptcy case?
A: This is still in the works. It's no longer a possibility to argue the filing's legitimacy in state court, but Judge Rhodes said on July 24 that municipal unions, pension funds and other creditors could argue the legitimacy of Detroit's bankruptcy filing in the federal bankruptcy court. Lawyers for the largest pension systems in the city said after the ruling that they would indeed make the argument in federal bankruptcy court. This move is partially designed to block the city's plan to cut the unfunded portion of their pensions to pennies on the dollar.
Q: What can Detroit's creditors do in the mean time?
A: If the city wins the fight for Chapter 9 eligibility, creditors should watch out for forms to fill out a claim against the city. Such claims could give a creditor the voice to vote either against or for the city's bankruptcy-exit plan.
Q: I'm a Detroit creditor. How long before I get paid?
A: It could take months or longer depending on when the Chapter 9 plan is approved. The current plan in court calls for paying back secured debtholders in full, paying unsecured creditors—including the pensions of city workers—less than 10 cents on the dollar and reinvesting $1.25 billion to improve the city's flagging public safety and for blight removal. Some creditors are not in support of this plan for a variety of reasons, people familiar with the matter have said.
Q: I'm a Detroit pensioner. When will I know what might happen to me and my pension income?
A: Part of this depends on how things play out in court, as noted above. It is possible pensions for current workers could be reduced. More will come to light after a reorganization plan is approved, and that will likely take at least several months. In the meantime, lawyers are advocating for pension holders to try and recoup more than what the current plan calls for.
Q: When will we know if any Detroit assets are up for sale?
A: More will become clear after the hearing on August 2. Creditors are already buzzing about what assets could be for sale their value, but it is up to the emergency manager's office or the city to put assets on the block – not the judge.
Q: How could this be different from other Chapter 9 cases, like Jefferson County, Ala., and Stockton, Calif.?
A: Legal experts say that Detroit's bankruptcy case could iron out the legal gray areas that have made cities and counties hesitant to use Chapter 9 in the past, especially if Judge Rhodes clarifies his interpretation of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in his court opinions. If the city uses the bankruptcy court's power to force cuts upon its bondholder groups without their consent, it would be the first municipality to do so.
Q: Why couldn't the city raise taxes to avoid bankruptcy?
A: The city's tax on worker's earnings – traditionally its largest source of revenue – already sits at the highest level allowed by Michigan law. Same for property taxes within the city, where the median home value is $71,000. The per capita tax burden for Detroit residents, 36% of whom live below the poverty line, is the highest in Michigan, and emergency manager Kevyn Orr has said the city could even lower some tax rates to be competitive with the suburbs. "The city's already high tax rates are widely believed to have contributed to its population loss and economic decline," he said in a report.


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Library Director Judy Carey Nevin was selected by The State Library of Ohio and OhioNET to participate in Library Leadership Ohio 2016. Only 30 Participants were chosen based on their outstanding leadership potential; excellent communication skills; successful library employment experience; initiative, commitment and reasonable risk taking; forward-thinking approach to problem solving, and; a commitment to the profession.
Associate Professor of Psychology Patrick Drumm attended Human Behavior and Evolution Society's 28th Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Human Behavior and Evolution Society is a worldwide organization for those studying the evolution of human behavior. Scientific perspectives range from evolutionary psychology to evolutionary anthropology and cultural evolution; and the membership includes researchers from a range of disciplines in the social and biological sciences.
Education faculty Terri Green, Paul Young, PhD and Debra Dunning, PhD recently had an article published in the Principal Navigator, the magazine of the Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators. The article "Grit To Teach" discussed the need to harden aspiring teachers' soft skills. Soft skills, also known as life skills, dispositions, or non-cognitive skills, include self-control, persistence, social awareness, relationship development, and passion for long term goals. The article summarized a survey, administered by OAESA, which collected qualitative and quantitative responses to seventeen questions. The questions probed a variety of factors to determine what most influenced principals' perceptions about attitude, mindset, initiative, perseverance, social-emotional well-being, communication skills, and attendance compared to GPA, test scores, portfolio, and traditional references. When principals were asked to summarize in one word what they most looked for in new teachers the answer was PASSION. Dunning, Green, and Young have created a weekly Lunch and Learn Seminar Series called "So You Think You Can Teach" to harden the soft skill traits of their aspiring educators.
Dr. Lisa Skeens is presenting a paper titled "Understanding Childhood Anxiety Disorders: A Three Step Intervention Approach" at the National Youth at Risk Conference in Savannah, Georgia on March 7th, 2016. The National Youth at Risk Conference hosts childhood educators and practitioners from all over the country to focus on the innovation and implementation of evidence based practices for at-risk youth.
Congratulations to Jeanie McGarvey who has been named student of the month for April. McGarvey is a communication major who was recently awarded a 2016 Student Leadership Award and 1st Place at Toastmasters International-World Championship of Public Speaking. She is on the Dean's List, Volunteers her time with Compassionate Care International and is a member of Alpha Phi Omega, L.E.A.D., Lambda Pi Eta, and Phi Theta Kappa.
Congratulations to Meshach McCann, who has been named student of the month for April. McCann is a middle childhood education major who serves as a tutor in the OUL math lab. He is on the Dean's list, member of the campus ministry, volunteers at Buckeye Lake summer camp and as a singer at New Life Christian Church.
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Daytrip: Simsbury
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Through the hospitality industry and, later, steak sauce and vodka, he found it and — thanks to his success, and subsequent desire for a retreat outside of Hartford — hikers to this day can enjoy their own view of what those dreams netted.
Constructed a century ago for the German-born Gilbert F. Heublein, co-founder of a successful food and beverage import outfit, Heublein Tower stands sentinel over the city of Hartford and its westerly suburbs. Its perch atop Talcott Mountain near the Simsbury-Avon-Bloomfield town lines makes the six-story, 165-foot-tall structure visible from miles around. But the view of the tower from below holds nothing on the sweeping vistas a 1.25-mile hike of varied terrain surrounding the tower as part of Talcott Mountain State Park yields.
It is neither the highest nor the most central vantage point in the state. But Heublein Tower's orientation atop a miles-long ridgeline that bisects this area affords those who hoof it up the mountain — and then the tower's 120 steps — sweeping, spectacular views. The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection assumed stewardship of the tower and 557 acres on Talcott Mountain following a succession of owners that ranged from Heublein to the Hartford Times.
The state and conservationists stepped into the picture when residential development threatened the mountainside, acquiring the property in 1965. Today, the state estimates that recreational visitors can see as many as 1,200 square miles from Heublein Tower on a clear day. That's as far as New Hampshire's Mount Monadnock to the north and a sliver of Long Island Sound to the south.
The only way to spy those distant landmarks is to hike to the tower, as no cars, save for state vehicles, can access the site. The tower itself was built to withstand hurricane-force winds. It has passed the test of time, enduring nearly a century of New England storms. In addition to its physical strength, the tower boasts a storied history beyond its commission by the man who brought A-1 Steak Sauce to the masses through imports. The tower played host to two presidents-in-waiting: then-Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was asked by the Republicans to run for commander in chief at the tower, according to lore. Later, the Screen Actors Guild president — and eventual POTUS — Ronald Reagan visited the concrete-and-steel shaft.
Though the views are its main draw, especially this time of year, there is more to the tower than its sixth-floor windowed observatory. Rooms including a former bedroom of Heublein's and a dining room have been recreated with original furnishings.
Just like many other distinctive landmarks, a love story underscores the construction of this one. Heublein decided to build the tower while hiking on Talcott Mountain with his bride-to-be. He promised to build her a "German-style mansion" atop the mountain, as the story goes. The rest is history. In summer, Heublein and his family trekked the handful of miles from their Prospect Street home in Hartford to the tower, where they frequently entertained guests.
The park and tower prove popular with visitors today, too. Though steep enough to make a moderately in shape person pant at its bottom, the "yellow" trail from the main parking area to the tower evens out in many places. Periodic overlooks and clearings offer a taste of what hikers will experience at the top, with expansive pictures of the broad valley below to the west, and the outline of the hills beyond, made fuzzy by a blanket of trees that cover the land like sprouts on a Chia Pet.
On our visit in mid-September, the leaves had yet to perform their annual autumn magic. The greenery was great, but the tapestry of colors must be truly amazing during the peak of fall color. To capitalize on leaf peepers' desires for the best views, the tower stays open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Halloween. There is no charge to enter the park or tower.
The trail to the top alternates between dirt and rocky gravel. Though it is not particularly stroller-friendly or appropriate for someone whose bum knee is acting up, on a recent September day numerous children roughly age 5 and up were enthusiastically ascending the path. One word of caution: The state firearms training ground is located near the base of the mountain. Many days, gunshots punctuate the otherwise tranquil setting. But there's no need to panic, it's most likely only Connecticut's finest and troopers-in-training, learning how better to protect and serve.
After you've worked up an appetite on the hike up and down — which should take around a half-hour to 45 minutes each way — head toward Simsbury's main drag, where dining options run the gamut from the popular Abigail's Grille and Wine Bar, 4 Hartford Road, which was formerly the circa-1780 Pettibone's Tavern, to Plan B Burgers, situated in Simsbury's trendy, restored train station on Railroad Street.
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Heublein Tower is located atop Tacott Mountain in Simsbury, off Route 185. For information on hours, directions and details, visit the DEEP website for Talcott Mountain State Park at www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?A=2716&Q=325272 or the Friends of Heublein Tower at riendsofheubleintower.org.
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The No. 75 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi men's tennis team finds itself in a familiar place after a 4-0 win over the Lamar Cardinals on Saturday in the Southland Conference Men's Tennis Championship. The win puts the team into the tournament finals against host UTSA on Sunday beginning at 10 a.m. on the courts of the UTSA Tennis Center.
"Today was one of our most focused matches of the year," said Director of Tennis Steve Moore. "Some guys have really decided that they are going to play a certain style and that paid dividends for them today."
The Islanders improve to 14-9 on the season with the win while the Cardinals finish the season with a 9-12 record. The team will be looking to win the tournament for the third time in the last four seasons after being ineligible to compete last season while looking to secure a bid to the NCAA Championships.
The match started with the top-seeded Texas A&M - Corpus Christi taking two doubles matches for an early 1-0 lead. Laurent Montoisy and Gergo Weidinger grabbed an 8-4 victory at No. 1 doubles to put their team ahead. Aurelien Tave and James Langford finished the portion of the match with another 8-4 final at the No. 2 position.
In singles, Montoisy did another masterful job of play at the No. 1 spot, taking a 6-0, 6-1 final to put his team ahead by a 2-0 count.
Freshman Matt Westmoreland learned from the first time he played Dusan Savkovic to take a two-set win. The first time the two met, Westmoreland fell behind by a 5-0 count in the opening set before rallying to win. This time he wasted no time, taking the first set without giving up a game and adding to the team lead with a 6-0, 6-3 win for a 3-0 Islanders advantage.
That setup the final point from Langford who after falling behind early in his match, rallied for a first-set win in tiebreak and closed out the semifinal with a 7-6 (7-2), 6-1 win at No. 2 singles.
"James Langford was awesome today in singles and doubles," said Moore. "He's been a leader for us for four years and he has always risen up when we needed him to and he did the same thing today.
"Laurent Montoisy did exactly the same thing; he just led and rose up."
The Islanders lost just one set the entire day and were on the verge of winning in two-of-three unfinished matches.
Tave nearly finished before play was stopped as his match went unfinished at 6-3, 5-1. Weidinger also played a match that went unfinished with a 6-0, 5-5 score. The final match saw Robert Raguz fall in set one but rally to nearly even the match at 5-7, 5-5 when play was halted.
"I was incredibly pleased with the courage Aurelien Tave showed today," said Moore. "Matt Westmoreland, Robert Raguz and Gergo Weidinger played some of their best tennis of the year today."
The Cardinals battled however, as Weidinger was ahead 5-2 and on the brink of clinching the match when his opponent, Diego Snyder, rallied to tie it at 5-5 in the second.
"I have a lot of respect for Lamar," said Moore. "I think their new coach has done a great job.
"I was sad to see Diego Snyder's last match, he's been a special player that I've always had an extra respect for. It was an honor to coach against such a high-character kid like him."
Now Texas A&M - Corpus Christi must face its final regular-season opponent on their home court for the second time in three matches. In the first meeting, the Islanders took a tough 4-3 match to win the Southland Conference Championship for the regular season.
"We know tomorrow's match is going to be an absolute down-to-the-wire battle; it was like that last time and it's always like that when these two teams play," said Moore. "I think there is great deal of mutual respect between both teams and we better bring our best one point at-a-time tomorrow."
Due to weather concerns, the match has been moved up two hours for a 10 a.m. start. Admission to the championship final is free to the public. Updates throughout the match will also be available by visiting the official Izzy the Islander Facebook and Twitter pages.
Tennis Match Results
Lamar vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
4/30/2011 at San Antonio, Texas
#75 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4, Lamar 0
Singles competition:
1. Laurent Montoisy (AMCC) def. Denis Ermilov (LAMAR) 6-0, 6-1
2. James Langford (AMCC) def. Robert Lee (LAMAR) 7-6 (7-2), 6-1
3. Aurelien Tave (AMCC) vs. Carlos Valdenebro (LAMAR) 6-3, 5-1, unfinished
4. Robert Raguz (AMCC) vs. Marton Horvath (LAMAR) 5-7, 5-4, unfinished
5. Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) def. Dusan Savkovic (LAMAR) 6-0, 6-3
6. Gergo Weidinger (AMCC) vs. Diego Snyder (LAMAR) 6-0, 5-5, unfinished
Doubles competition:
1. Laurent Montoisy/Gergo Weidinger (AMCC) def. Denis Ermilov/Dusan Savkovic (LAMAR) 8-4
2. Aurelien Tave/James Langford (AMCC) def. Marton Horvath/Robert Lee (LAMAR) 8-4
3. Robert Raguz/Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) vs. Diego Snyder/Carlos Valdenebro (LAMAR) 6-7, unfinished
Match Notes:
Lamar 9-12
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 14-9; National ranking #75
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (1,5,2)
2011 Southland Conference Tournament Semifinals
Official: Chuck Scott T-2:50 A-315


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Following the lead of other Republican-led bodies furious over the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the Legislature not only refused to set up a New Hampshire exchange, it enacted a law in 2012 specifically forbidding it.
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Read more - Irish child with killer brain disease OK'd for New York gene therapy
Five-year-old Saoirse Heffernan from Co. Kerry has had her invitation to participate in a medical trial at Cornell University Hospital withdrawn after failing to meet surgical criteria -- but if the family can raise an additional $250,000 in the next few weeks she is guaranteed a place on a parallel trial at the end of the year.
Saoirse, who has a rare and fatal neurological disease called Late Infantile Batten Disease, flew from Ireland last week with her family to participate in a phase-one medical trial at Cornell that was believed to prolong if not save her life.
However, after undergoing a series of physical and neurological examinations at Cornell on Thursday, October 7, the news was bad.
Saoirse is no longer strong enough to participate in a scheduled surgery due to take place this week. The young Kerry girl had qualified for the trial last May but has since deteriorated.
Her parents Tony and Mary Heffernan were distraught by the bad news.
"We were beyond devastated to learn that Saoirse would not qualify for the trial," Tony told the Irish Voice from New York on Monday.
"She narrowly missed the federal criteria that had to be met, and we had all our hopes pinned on the trial which were immediately shattered with the news."
The Heffernans were informed by Dr. Ronald Crystal, a professor of medicine at Cornell Medical College who is regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on Batten Disease, that Saoirse had progressed too far for the trial.
"Mary and I were all geared up for Saoirse to begin the trial so it was very upsetting, but I guess now we just have to get on with it and hope for the best," said Tony, trying to remain optimistic.
However, Crystal offered alternative hope to the family, but at a cost.
The doctor told the Heffernans that Saoirse does meet the criteria for a parallel treatment trial due to start in November/December of this year.
"We've been given a glimmer of hope with this parallel trial, it's the same treatment, the same guy carrying it out and in the same location. It will just be administered differently with less time in the theater," explained Tony.
Although happy that their daughter has some hope, the family are now faced with trying to raise an additional $250,000 in a matter of weeks to pay for the phase two treatment trial.
In total the cost of the trial will be $750,000, $250,000 more than they had originally been advised. To date they have raised $500,000.
"If we don't raise the rest of the money Saoirse will become another statistic, and we want to avoid that," said Tony.
"We don't want to lose our child to Batten Disease. It's simply not an option."
He added, "The $750,000 is only for the actual trial. We will need more if Saoirse has to spend extra nights in the hospital and things like that."
Additional funding for travel and accommodation expenses are also needed.
The trial is scheduled to last for 18 months, all of which time Saoirse and her family will be based in New York.
Every penny of the money must be paid upfront before Saoirse can be guaranteed a place on the trial.
"It's like this, as soon as we get all the money together, the sooner we can get back here and get Saoirse on her way to treatment," said Tony.
"We will spend the next few weeks raising the money in some way or another to get Saoirse back here to New York."
"I'll go door to door if I have to for the next few weeks -- anything to save my daughter's life," he said.
Saoirse is currently the only child well enough to qualify for the parallel trial, and does not need to undergo anymore qualifying tests for participation.
"She is in once we can raise the money, and that needs to be done sooner rather than later," he said.
Saoirse's younger brother, Liam, two, will also be accepted for a trial beginning next summer.
Liam was also diagnosed with Batten Disease earlier this year, and although in great spirits at the moment he is deteriorating at a much more rapid rate than Saoirse did at his age.
Since Saoirse's diagnosis last year, the Heffernans have spent every waking moment raising funds to pay for potential trials, and so far they have successfully secured $500,000, including the $120,000 raised by the Irish community in New York a few weeks ago.
The Heffernan's founded the all-Ireland Batten Disease charity, Bee for Battens, in March to support sufferers, fund research and participation in medical treatment trials. The family is due back in Ireland on Wednesday, where they are scheduled to go straight to Temple Street Hospital.
"As soon as we get off the plane Saoirse will be admitted to Temple Street for a full head to toe checkup, and hopefully adjustments to her medication to help her through till November/December," explained Tony.


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Ten years ago, Jake Wolf very nearly died. This week marked the 10th anniversary of a bike accident that almost killed him.
"They said I would lose my leg," said Wolf, who with his big hair and happy smile is a fixture at local music events. "They said I would never walk again. Certainly never bike, ski, snowboard, drum, etc ... I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am to say I'm walking, riding and rocking harder than ever."
The experience left Wolf, a local musician and the music director at Avon Elementary school, with a spirit of gratefulness. And it taught him an important lesson.
"Cherish the ones who hold you up, and (don't) dwell on those that let you down," he said. "Treasure each moment in time, even if it isn't the perfect moment, It's better than no moment at all."
He calls his life now "bonus time."
"Looking back on the last 10 years with scrutiny, I can honestly say I have done more good with my bonus time than not good," he said. "I'm no angel and I am certainly no Mother Theresa. I am proud of the things I have given back, and thankful I was given the ability to continue 'enjoying the ride.'"
Wolf is the drummer in the Rocky Mountain Grateful Dead Revue, a band that's been around since 2005. It was formed with the top players from Grateful Dead tribute bands in the Rocky Mountain region. The band is only performing seven shows this year, and Saturday night's concert at State Bridge marks the third show of 2012. Wolf took the time to answer a few questions for the Vail Daily.
Vail Daily: What can people expect from your show at State Bridge?
Jake Wolf: The band's forte lies in its faithful rendering of Grateful Dead material, both originals and covers, and the Grateful Dead's trademark style of improvisation. Achieved through a careful balance of comprehension and execution of the more defined musical elements of the material with a fearless passion to connect with the elusive 'X factor' that Jerry Garcia affectionately spoke of, Rocky Mountain Grateful Dead Revue remains aligned with the Dead's creed of playing off the energy of the audience and making them an integral component of the overall dynamic.
VD: You have a new keyboardist on the lineup. Tell me about what Ted Tilton brings to the band.
JW: Ted Tilton brings a delightful new twist on some of our favorite songs. His energy on the stage and his sharp ear allow the band to twist and turn down the road of improvisation with greater ease than ever before. Ted is a veteran in the scene and is a welcomed new element for this particular lineup. He is all about the love and it shows.
VD: The show is an instrument drive for the Avon Elementary School of Rock. Tell me more about that program and what is does for kids.
JW: As music director at Avon Elementary School of Rock, I have brought instruments into the hands and hope into the hearts of these students. From Yo-Yo Ma and Keller Williams, to Vince Herman and DJ Logic, I have exposed these students to a variety of talented and famous musicians, which in this day and age, children desperately need. I have creatively and positively changed the lives of these kids by helping them believe that they are talented and deserving of learning and being exposed to new experiences. Their success in the music room has undoubtedly carried over to their success in the classroom. The elementary school itself is sometimes referred to as "The Little School that Could." On Sept. 7th we'll find out if we won the National Blue Ribbon Award. The National Blue Ribbon Award is the highest honor a public school can receive. I know in my heart, and would bet everything I own, that we will win. The administrator, staff and building support give 132 percent to these kids, and it will show when we go to D.C. to get that award. So, if you have an old instrument hanging around the house, put it to some good use and donate it to the program.
VD: Tell me about three of the songs people will for sure hear on Saturday night.
JW: We never write setlists. We have a general idea of what we know and might pick a couple to start with. I bet you will hear "One More Saturday Night," "Drums" and "Space" ... But who really knows.
VD: What's your favorite, recent State Bridge memory?
JW: I would have to say Campout for the Cause over Memorial Day weekend. It's hard to get out and see your fellow musicians.


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|2013 Inductee (TFXC, 2005-08)
Shadrack Songok was born in Kapsabet, Kenya, on April 25, 1984.
He attended Maji Mazuri High School in Eldama Ravine, Kenya.
Songok arrived to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in the Spring of 2005. Songok became the first national champion in Islanders history in any event when he took the national title in the 10,000 meters in 2007 at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. He followed that up with national titles in the 5,000 meters at the 2008 Indoor Championships and a repeat title in the 10,000 at the 2008 Outdoor Championships. He added two All-America laurels in cross country to his illustrious career, making him the most decorated student-athlete in Islanders history.
The native of Kapsabet, Kenya, was also a standout in the classroom, and was named the Southland Cross Country Student-Athlete of the Year in both 2006 and 2007 and the SLC Outdoor Track Student-Athlete of the Year in 2008. He totaled six Southland titles in just two years in the league, breaking three conference records (5,000 meters – indoor, 5,000 meters – outdoor, 10,000 meters – outdoor) in the process. He completed his bachelor's degree in 2008.
Upon graduation from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Songok transferred to Texas A&M in College Station for his senior season of eligibility to compete in the Big 12. Songok took second place in cross country in the Fall of 2009 at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships and won the Regional meet in Waco for the third time in a row.
Songok returned to the Island in the Fall of 2009 to complete his Master's Degree. He has served as a graduate assistant for the Islander Cross Country and Track/Field teams since his return to Corpus Christi. Songok will graduate in May of 2013 with a Masters in Accounting.


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Area briefs: Upstate tops Wofford in women's tennis action
Published: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 12:45 a.m.
The USC Upstate women's tennis team defeated crosstown rival Wofford College 6-1 on Wednesday. With the win the Spartans remain unbeaten at home this season.
CLEMSON: Head men's soccer coach Mike Noonan announced the signing of Austin Burnikel, Matt Churitch, Justin Shear, Ryan Sullivan, Mauriq Hill, Alexandre Rome'o Happi and Thales De Mello Moreno to a national letters of intent.
WOFFORD: Men's soccer coach Ralph Polson announced the signing of Matthew Aurednik, Garrett Closs, Will Norris, Ralph Polson III, and Josh Schuler.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Women's soccer coach Shelley Smith announced the signing of 10 student-athletes for the 2013 season. The Gamecocks added players at every position with defenders Paige Bendell, Anjelyka Brown, and Evelyn Robinson, midfielders Iris Dayton, Chelsea Drennan, Lindsey Lane and Claire Studebaker and forwards Daija Griffin, Sophie Groff and Vanessa Kovar.
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Tony Nominee Idina Menzel Doesn't Want to Be a 'Deadbeat Mom'
Actress Idina Menzel is having quite a year — her film "Frozen" became a box-office juggernaut; she returned to Broadway for the first time in a decade in the musical "If/Then"; and yesterday morning, she received her third Tony Award nomination.
How she heard about the Tony nomination is a little less glamorous. She was busy getting her 4-year-old son ready for school, "trying to force him to get into his jeans and underwear," so they could arrive on time and she would avoid being "a deadbeat mom," she joked.
In the mayhem, Menzel forgot her son's lunch. Then she received word about the nomination.
"They caught me in the car and I probably sounded like I didn't care because I was too busy worrying about getting him to school — but I really do care," she told Speakeasy.
Menzel won the Tony Award for "Wicked" in 2004 and was previously nominated for "Rent" — the latter directed by Michael Greif and co-starring Anthony Rapp, both of whom she now works with in "If/Then."
"We get up on stage together, Anthony and I, and know we can trust each other," Menzel said. "Michael Greif gave me my first job in 'Rent' and he's been nothing short of extraordinary."
"One day I was just going through a lot of personal stuff and I started tearing up," she continued. Greif approached her and she told him, "I know you love me a lot but just make sure I'm good in this. Don't be too easy on me."
The book, music and lyrics of "If/Then" are by Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt, who wrote Menzel's part specifically for her. Similarly, Bobby Lopez and Kristin Anderson-Lopez tailored much of the music for Disney's "Frozen" to Menzel's voice and range.
"I consider it a real sacred space when talented artists invite you into their world and start to use you as a muse of sorts," Menzel said. "The best day is when you're asked to come and stand at the piano while someone plays you a song they wrote with you in mind."
Now that "Frozen" will be adapted into a live musical on Broadway, Menzel says she's open to playing her character, Queen Elsa, on the stage. "You never know, I'm open to anything. I might be a little old to play her later on but we'll see," she said, laughing.
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EAGLE-VAIL, Colorado - Beginning today, Revolution Power Yoga is hosting a kids' yoga series for ages 3 to 5 and ages 8 to 11. Each series runs for five weeks, with sessions held conveniently during adult yoga class times.
It's never too early to begin a life-long practice, and now is the perfect time to get local youth involved with Revolution Power Yoga's upcoming 5-week Kids' Yoga Series. Classes will be offered during adult class times, making it easy for parents to come and enjoy their own personal practice. The series is open to two age groups: 3 to 5 and 8 to 11.
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"This class is designed to stimulate a young child's growing curiosity," she said. "Sprinkled with music, crafts, picture books, puppets and other age-appropriate props, we'll spark every child's inner yogi while enhancing language development, motor coordination and play skills."
Classes are limited to 10 kids, and children will be encouraged to follow simple instruction and engage in participation.
"You are never too young to experience yoga," Walters said. "I'll offer some really fun breathing techniques that will have the kids laughing, yet learning how to better channel their energy and more."
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Each class will consist of 40 minutes of yoga, followed by 20 minutes of group discussion, group activities and journaling. Kiddoo said some of the topics will include: "Managing Stressful Situations," "Being Compassionate," "Trusting Yourself and Others," and "Making the Right Choices."
Journals will be provided and mats are available for class-time use. Kiddoo recommends participants wear comfortable clothes and that they bring a water bottle and a snack to eat before the beginning of each class.
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As a precursor to Global Entrepreneurship Week, Library Director Crosby Kemper III conducts a public conversation with Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
The discussion is part of Kansas City – Cradle of Entrepreneurs, an ongoing series of discussions with some of Kansas City's most iconic and innovative business founders.
Recognized internationally as an authority on entrepreneurial innovation, job creation, and economic growth, Schramm's research on how entrepreneurship fuels economic expansion led him to play a prominent role in the White House jobs summit in December 2009.
In 2008, Schramm, along with UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, launched what is now Global Entrepreneurship Week. The initiative involves 115 countries and directly engages seven million people while celebrating innovators and job creators who launch start-ups that bring ideas to life and drive economic growth. The Library will take part in celebrating the week with three public discussions in the Kansas City – Cradle of Entrepreneurs series. The business leaders featured include Danny O'Neill of The Roasterie on November 15, Ollie Gates of Gates BBQ (November 16) and Clara Reyes of Dos Mundos (November 17).
Admission to the Schramm discussion is free. A 6 p.m. reception precedes the presentation. RSVP online or call 816.701.3407. Before the presentation, 75 copies of Schramm's book, Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, will be given to audience members.
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Parents arriving at Burns Middle School in North Carolina Thursday morning tried to find the silver lining in a dark cloud. No one was injured when an eighth grader fired a gun inside the building. This comes less than 24 hours after one Minnesota student was killed and another injured after a fellow classmate opened fire.
Both are miles apart from one another and Tallahassee; miles away from Leon County, but they trigger the same feelings.
"Of coarse always frightening and security is our top concern and we would like to do everything we can do to make sure kids are safe," says Alice Caswell, Swift Creek Middle School principal.
One way Swift Creek Middle School is ensuring student safety is limiting what students can carry. Students must leave their backpacks in their lockers during school hours.
Teacher Kimberly Edington isn't the only one who supports kids leaving backpacks behind. Science teacher, Jeanne Schoeder says the backpacks take up too much room and in a science lab space is already tight.
Teachers say limiting the use of a book bag to just before and after school isn't just for school safety, it also helps the child with time management because they have to get to their locker before they can get to their next class, but it also discourages kids from carrying anything to school they shouldn't.
Bringing a weapon to school falls under the schools Zero Tolerance Policy, which was recently updated.
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My grandmother once tried to teach me how to crochet and, under the guidance of her graceful hand, I made a trivet. Or maybe it was a coaster. It could even have served as an oven mitt in a pinch, such is the enigmatic nature of needlework.
Had I paid better attention, exercised a little patience, procured an extension ladder and overcome my fear of heights and/or cops, I could have used this skill for an illustrious career of illegally blanketing billboards with huge swaths of crocheted graffiti. Billboard cozies, if you will.
Last Sunday, I saw what could have been. Thanks to a tip from a fellow reporter, the GPS on my phone and a crochet-hook-in-a-haystack search, I eventually came across what is being called the only crocheted-over billboard known on planet Earth: a neon-pink camouflage background with "BOYS!" spelled out in bold white letters. From a distance, it appears to be a painted sign. Only from right up underneath will you involuntarily utter the words, "I'll be darned. It's crocheted."
This diversionary doily is displayed on a billboard in West Oakland on the cusp of Emeryville at 36th and Peralta streets, positioned at the triangulation of a freeway overpass, an apartment building under construction and the backside of The Home Depot where the refuse bins are kept. The setting is urban, it's gritty, it's the perfect place for an oversized toaster cover, which may or may not still be there by now. Such is the enigmatic nature of illegally altering someone's paid ad.
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This is the work of Olek, so say sources and Olek's own tweets. She's a New York-based yarn artist, known for her yarn "interventions," which involve crocheting colorful art pieces and draping them over bicycles, cars, construction vehicles and public sculptures such as Wall Street's Charging Bull. She sometimes covers people. Lest you think this fluff, Olek has had gallery shows and commissioned works, and her entire crocheted studio apartment -- furniture and everything -- was part of an exhibition at the Smithsonian last year.
The Oakland piece took her two months to create, and "BOYS!" is apparently a statement to men that crocheting is cool and not just for chicks, so the billboard probably should have read, "CROCHETING IS COOL AND NOT JUST FOR CHICKS!" but that would have required a bigger billboard. And more yarn.
Olek dedicated the work to the Billboard Liberation Front, a loosely-knit (or perhaps crocheted), generally anonymous (although most people know the players by now) underground group that started in San Francisco in 1977 to practice "culture jamming," altering billboards -- often cigarette or corporate ads -- to radically change or allegedly improve the message. Things like rewording Apple's "Think different" ad to "Think disillusioned." Or after the Hurricane Katrina disaster, they enhanced a billboard promoting the American Red Cross, adding: "Cuz the government ain't doing squat."
I like Olek's method better. It may hide the ad beneath (I don't know what it is, but it's clearly offensive to Olek), but it's a kinder, gentler graffiti that doesn't actually damage anything. It's similar to the amiable vandalism of Streetcolor, a well-known "yarn bomber" in Berkeley who often brightens neighborhoods by wrapping bicycle racks and parking meters in rainbows of yarn. And who can forget the genial gnomes, hand-painted on utility poles near Lake Merritt in Oakland earlier this year. The gnomes are really small, as gnomes tend to be, so they're gnotably gnot a gnuisance.
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Or maybe stick up a bank by shoving a kitten in a teller's face. "Gimme all your money (meow)!" The teller will surely swoon from the cuteness, freely handing over everything in the vault.
Sadly, my own crochet skills never reached the heights of culture jamming. Although my trivet/coaster/oven mitt could definitely have been considered a form of domestic terrorism.
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Okayplayer and Pop Matters review "ANGLES"
OKAYPLAYER gives it an 88
"This album truly covers all the angles, and stands as one of the years more daring releases." - OKAYPLAYER
POP MATTERS gives it a 7
by Thomas Hauner
Comparisons to the Streets are innevitable for dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip. The fledgling, yet rising, hip-hop duo of Dan Stevens (le sac) and David Meads (Scroobius) are British and have an unrefined garage sound which is reason enough for Stateside ears to file them away with Mike Skinners Top 40 production and introspective Caucasian flows.
But such comparisons make more effective contrasts as le sac Vs Pip are another animal entirely. For one, they present a clear dichotomy: Scroobius Pip is the lyricist and the rapper whereas dan le sac exclusively fashions the beats. Yet their collaboration sounds instinctual and fluid, as if the two, despite only meeting last year, regularly finish each others sentences.
Le sac Vs Pips most important distinction, though, is that whilst the Streets rhymes are colloquially laced stoner-isms on familiar UK themes (e.g. clubbing, pubbing), Scroobius Pip waxes art, religion, fame, and hip-hop into one prosaic flow that is at once sardonic, satirical, and reverent. Paired with dan le sacs electronic infused production and outsider sense of melody, last years debut single, Thou Shalt Always Kill, became an immediate viral, and radio, sensation in Britain, with The Guardian declaring it 2007s first underground anthem and industry mag NME calling it the Track of the Year.
Yielding such praise invariably leads to more singles and eventually a debut album. In this case, The Beat That My Heart Skipped eventually became the first track on Angles, but its beat also supersedes that of Thou Shalt Always Kill. Always Kill is completely lyrically dependent on Pips proclamations against pop culture, with only tepid Atari bleeps and a beat punched out in syncopation:
Thou shalt not use poetry, art or music to get into girls pants use it to get into their heads
Thou shalt remember that guns, bitches and bling were never part of the four elements and never will be
Thou shalt not make some noise for Detroit
The Beatles were just a band
Heart Skipped, on the other hand, is a defining team effort. The beat is more inertial, emulating the pulse that the narrator missed, its guitar-based chords present all in an affable indie-soaked tone, and Pips diction perfectly parallels the intonations of le sacs production.
It also begins with a foreboding odeI aint gonna take it no moreforeshadowing the honest lyrical explosion on hip-hop, pop, music, and life underlying the acoustic alchemy le sac and Pip are about to embark on.
Touching on the physical world, Development could be an amazing AP Chemistry rap skit at one point. Instead its a cerebral discussion of hip-hop (Is there anything that you wear thats more important than what you think?) that gets provoked into rapping about something neweducation (chemistry, specifically)and comes full circle when Pip acknowledges his rap role models and teachers (Chuck Ds my preach / Im just a preschooler).
Physically, Pip is one part Matisyahu and two parts Waldo. Thus, its not shocking when on Tommy C he says beauty is more than just a nice pair of tits but in the eye of the beholder. He then goes on to chronicle Welsh magician/comic Tommy Cooper and his tragic death on live TV in 1984. What does his notorious death have to do with beauty? The audience rose to their feet as they laughed and clapped / Now tell me one fucking thing thats more beautiful than that.
The closing track Waiting for the Beat to Kick In, with its piano focused production, is reminiscent of fellow indie hip-hoppers Atmosphere, as is Pips lasting declaration that could serve as a personal manifesto: Silently I step up with a subversive subtext / Trying to feed the need for more than just remedial subjects / I place my faith in the belief that the general public / Will open up their minds to more than just the industry puppets.
As an amalgamation of styles, influences, precedents, and personalities, dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip are still evolving their respective order in the musical kingdom. A poem by Edward Lear, The Scroobious Pip (from which Pip pulled his sobriquet) is the story of an unidentifiable animal that, like the band, cannot be defined by his fellow fish, fowl, or beast. But ultimately the animals agree that its uniqueness is obscure yet unrivaled and marvel at its presence:
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Much better review than the one from Pitchfork. I wonder if that's the lowest rating Pitchfork has ever given an album. It has to be pretty close.
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No, a few albums have received a 0.
So we're safe.
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The Okayplayer review is also very well-conceived, thoughtful and thorough.
I haven't seen the Pitchfork review, but those guys can't review anything rap-related worth a shit. I also love how they occasionally slag on a record until it's cool later and then revise themselves. Look at their old Lifter Puller reviews, see what they have to say about Craig Finn and compare them to their masturbatory reviews of The Hold Steady records. Hilarious.
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Leon Hiebert was pastor of Andover Assembly of God (Generations Church A/G) from 1989 to 2009. He is a Viet Nam veteran who spent 10 years in the US Navy most of the time as a corpsman serving with the Marine Corps. A native of Belleville, Kan., Hiebert is semi retired and lives in Andover with his wife, Sharon. He is a school bus driver for USD 385, Andover, Kansas.
Scripture: Acts 7:6 NIV God spoke to him in this way: 'Your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and ill-treated for four hundred years.
7 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,' God said, 'and afterwards they will come out of that country and worship me in this place.'
Observation: Stephen was reviewing Israel's history. In these verses he mentions that God promised Abraham's descendants would return to the very land where Abraham was standing. Looking at any map of the world today proves that God keeps His promises! The nation of Israel is exactly where God said it would be. 400 years did not cause God to forget His promises. At times some of the Israelites may have forgotten, or thought God had forgotten, but He remembered and was faithful to keep His word.
Application: God still keeps His promises. I benefit from the promises God made to my ancestors. It may not happen in my time schedule, but I can rest assured that God will keep His promises to me.
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NEW ORLEANS -- Steve Young, the last 49ers quarterback to win a Super Bowl, thinks Colin Kaepernick is capable of winning one of his own Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens.
"He's answered the bell with whatever's been asked of him to do," Young said Thursday. "You keep waiting for the shoe to drop because of the experience, and it hasn't dropped."
The Ravens dropped Kaepernick's predecessor, Alex Smith, for nine sacks in last season's 16-6 win over the 49ers. Young doesn't see that happening with Kaepernick, especially because of the 49ers' sturdier offensive line.
"He's doing great, they have a lot of weapons and the best offensive line since the 2000 Rams and '92 Cowboys," Young said. "That line dictates the terms on everything."
Like those championship teams of the Rams (Super Bowl XXXIV in January 2000) and Cowboys (XXVII), the 49ers' line features two Pro Bowlers: left tackle Joe Staley and left guard Mike Iupati.
"If somehow the offensive line is overrun and people are in (Kaepernick's) face, that's hard for anybody. But that's not going to happen," Young said. "This offensive line won't allow that."
Young bought into Kaepernick right from his first start against the Bears, a 32-7 win Nov. 19. "He made not complex reads but complex throws," Young said. "They didn't ask him to do too much, but what he threw was beautiful. It was shockingly good."
Just as amazing to Young is the 49ers' installation of the pistol offense, which he said provides a quicker bridge to success for a younger, mobile quarterback. Young arrived in New Orleans on Thursday and is serving as a ESPN analyst. He set a Super Bowl record with six touchdown passes for the 1994 49ers in their 49-26 win over the San Diego Chargers.
The NFL put up about 100 feet of drapes to divide the 49ers and Ravens practices as they overlapped for about 10 minutes at the Saints' indoor facility.
"We're focused on what we're doing," Jim Harbaugh told a pool reporter. "I'm sure they are the same."
Pleased with the 49ers' first two practices, Harbaugh said: "You don't want burnt meat, stale bread or overripe fruit. It's coming along nicely.''
"I lost that phone or dropped it in the toilet or something," Harbaugh said. "Truly one of the most memorable things was getting that message."
Once Harbaugh took the Stanford job, he often huddled with Walsh before the former Stanford and 49ers coach died in July 2007. One of their favorite things to do was watch recruiting tapes, and one day they studied about eight elite quarterback prospects. "My memory is that Andrew Luck was his, and our, favorite."
"When I was playing there, we wanted to be the first team to get to six Super Bowl (wins)," Doleman said on ESPN radio while promoting his Celebrity Charitable Network. "When you're in the hunt like that, you've got to make that time count. What does it mean to the city? It means everything to the city."


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NH's Whaleback, saddled with debt, likely to close
Co-owner and two-time Olympic skier Evan Dybvig says he plans to sell assets to pay outstanding taxes. The Valley News reports that Whaleback Mountain LLC owes $73,000 to the town of Enfield dating back to May 2011, according to town records.
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The largest Lake Tahoe Lacrosse Tournament in the event's 22-year history swept through Incline Village without a hitch this past weekend.
"It went great," said tournament director Curt Wegener, who again used both Incline High School and the Village Green as venues. "It was very well attended, there was a high level of lacrosse and the weather was nice. It was a lot of fun."
The annual three-day tournament featured 10 women's teams and 32 men's teams, which was up from last year's 28 and the previous year's 24. There were only 16 men's teams as recently as 2009.
But while the tournament has grown substantially in recent years, the high level of competition has remained consistent.
ADRLN Tropics out of San Diego, touted on its team website as "the most selective and talented team in the West," defended its title from a year ago by sweeping through the tournament.
The Southern California squad routed Central CA 18-0 to open the tourney Friday. They went on to defeat Tribe 7-3 on Friday and O Club 8-4 on Saturday before taking down Twisted Steel 14-3 in the semifinal round Sunday. That set up a championship showdown Sunday between Tropics and Dub C, which was made up mostly of players from the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League, Wegener said. Tropics came out on top, 8-6, to repeat as champs.
The only local team in the tournament, Tahoe Dawgs, won its first game 10-7 over the Sin City Sixers before losing the next three to finish 1-3 overall.
The event, which serves as the main fundraiser for the Truckee Tahoe Lacrosse Association, is not over just yet. The U-19 branch of the tournament is scheduled for this weekend, July 27-29, at the Village Green. Play begins at 9 a.m. all three days. The championship is Sunday at noon. To view a full schedule with brackets, go to www.highsierralax.org.


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Senior standouts Patrick McElravey and Katrin Larusson captured individual titles to help lead their respective high school teams to victories in the CNISSF Nordic state championships at Auburn Ski Club this past Saturday.
The format was a same-day pursuit that began with a 3-kilometer, mass-start classic race. Two hours later, the skiers competed in a skate race, with staggered starts based each skier's classic time.
Larusson, skiing for the Sugar Bowl Academy, posted the fastest girls time in both the classic and skate heats to easily claim the title with a combined time of 24:37.4. Truckee freshman Lizzie Larkins finished runner-up in 25:40.9.
The girls team results mirrored the top two individuals, as the Sugar Bowl Academy girls took home the state championship while Truckee's girls were second. North Tahoe rounded out the girls podium.
The Sugar Bowl Academy (SBA) crew had four girls finish among the top six, while Truckee had five in the top 10. SBA's Danielle Nivinski placed third in 25:59.0 and was followed by Truckee's Skyler Flora, SBA's Camille Hartley and Bria Riggs, Mammoth's Amanda Kirkeby, and Truckee's Gabrielle Rinne, Jenna Rohlf and Kyla Burrill.
Sophomore Tara Gallant led the North Tahoe girls in 13th place, while teammate Emily Nall was 14th, Zoe Anderson 17th and Ingrid Roske 18th.
In the boys race, McElravey and teammate Peter Holmes swept the top two spots for their North Tahoe squad, while Sam Zabell of SBA slipped into third place. McElravey earned the title with a combined time of 22:21.0 to Holmes' 22:32.3. Zabell skied a fast skate leg to take third in 22:35.8.
The Lakers landed five skiers in the top 10, as Shane Christian finished fourth, Dylan Syben was sixth and Julien Bordes was eighth. Peter Carroll of SBA finished fifth, while Alex Kopytko led Truckee in seventh, Evan Vomund of Incline was ninth and Truckee's Branden Deeter 10th.
SBA's Casey Jobe finished 11th and was followed by Truckee's Aaron Deeter, SBA's Skyler Mullings, and Truckee's Eli Yale and Colin Deurlington.
The Sugar Bowl Academy boys came in second behind the Lakers, and the Truckee boys were third.
In the middle school division, Alder Creek won both the boys and girls team championships. The boys edged Mammoth, 281-289, while the girls posted a winning score of 246 points to runner-up North Tahoe's 231. The North Tahoe boys were third with 272 points.
Individually, Connor Kusumoto of Mammoth took the title with a time of 12:57.8. J.C. Schoonmaker of North Tahoe was second in 13:00.2 and Ryland Belisle of Alder Creek was third in 13:13.2. Eric Bourke of North Tahoe was sixth and was trailed by Alder Creek's Zach Williams, Dawson Smith and David Dalicandro.
North Tahoe's Quinn Lehmkuhl claimed the girls middle school title, posting a winning time of 13:46.4, while Mia Winans of Alder Creek was second in 13:51.3 and Claire Lang-Ree of Alder Creek was third in 13:53.0. Alder Creek's Brenna Wapstra-Scott was fourth and Chloe Gorman fifth, followed by North Tahoe's Lindsey Twomey, and Alder Creek's Bri Parker, Eleanore Hamilton and Grace Bronstone.


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Additionally, the native grasslands of the PPR are fundamentally important for livestock producers and their ranching lifestyle. Ranching, recreational hunting, and nature-based tourism associated with the native prairie, provide economic diversity and thus greater stability to rural economies. Further loss of native grassland is also an economically costly policy, as it brings additional, disaster-prone farmland into cultivation and thus creates taxpayer liability for the manifold subsidies that are associated with crop production on marginal land.
Lastly, conversion of native grasslands also has important impacts on critical, associated habitats such as wetlands. For example, in the wetland-rich PPR of North and South Dakota, 60% of the remaining 5.9 million acres of unprotected wetlands occur in native pasture and hayland. Cattle producers consider wetlands valuable assets when they occur in pastureland, because they provide livestock water and quality hay during drought conditions. If producers convert grasslands to cropland, wetlands become liabilities because they are obstacles for farm equipment. This puts them at greater risk of being destroyed or degraded by sedimentation and contamination from pesticides, herbicides and fertilizer. Unless we halt the loss of grassland, we risk losing both the native prairie and the associated wetlands and will invariably fall short of achieving important public policy initiatives such as the Bush Administration's goal of a net gain in wetlands.
Well-crafted farm policy could dramatically reduce the loss of native grassland. Ducks Unlimited proposes a "Sodsaver" provision in the next Farm Bill that would eliminate federal subsidy support of any kind – including direct, counter-cyclical, loan deficiency, disaster, and crop insurance payments – on any new cropland acres that are put into production as a result of breaking grassland that had no previous cropping history.
Why coin a new term – "Sodsaver" – when "Sodbuster" already exists in the current farm bill? First, Sodbuster has proven ineffective at stopping grassland loss because it applies only to highly erodible land, and farmers need only to develop a conservation plan to circumvent Sodbuster. Second, nobody wants to get "busted", and thus Sodbuster carries a negative connotation among landowners. Under Sodsaver, we want to make it clear that landowners may choose to break native prairie if they so desire. However, they do so with the full understanding that the profitability of crops grown on this acreage will depend on free-market economics, not agricultural subsidy and disaster payments.
Sodsaver would eliminate the federal government's role in subsidizing the conversion of these increasingly rare native grasslands. It would put the financial risk for conversion squarely on the shoulders of the individual, not society. In the process, significant taxpayer savings would be realized. In 2002, it was estimated that a proposal similar to Sodsaver would result in savings of $1.4 billion over 10 years. Sodsaver would be good conservation and good fiscal policy.
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Can a chai-obsessed, meat-loving writer become a green juice-drinking vegan for 21 days in order to detox her body? Find out
Weight: 142 pounds (I'm down 5 pounds from my start date)
Wrinkles: 81st percentile (up from the 69th percentile -- I'm liking these results!)
Pores: 69th percentile (down from the 73rd percentile; not great, but not a drastic change, says Cahitas)
UV Spots: 60th percentile (WAY up from the 17th percentile; Cahitas and I are blown away)
Red Areas: 63rd percentile (up from the 46th percentile)
The five pounds I've dropped makes me happy-ish. To be honest, I'm a little disappointed it's not more. Vegan eatin' for 21 days and I didn't lose at least 10 pounds? Cahitas offers some consolation: "Since you lost these five pounds in a healthy, controlled way, the odds are good that you won't gain them back," she says.
Outshining any and all bitterness about my meager weight loss, however, is the impressive turnaround my skin seems to have taken. Even Cahitas is wowed by the major improvement in UV damage. "This tells me that the micronutrients you're getting in the green juices you're drinking every day are having a powerful effect on a deep level," she says.
If I ever need some motivation to fire up my juicer in the morning, I'm going to look at these results.
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I think I could do this, but the green juices? I just don't think they would go down!
by GigiSD Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 01:40PM Report as inappropriate
Loving this author! I did a 21-day detox along with mom in 2009. There were pills, juicing, and things to avoid. I had conferences scheduled during the beginning so I wasn't able to be as strict then. I stuck to veggies or the healthiest options available. My mom was busy in the middle when I was more at home! I've done smaller versions and weaned myself off meds since then. :-)
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Love It!
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This sounds like a great detox diet. I usually eat pretty healthy, but I'm a carnivore. I don't want to give up meat, but I may try this!
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Love this!
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Would love to find a detox buddy. I make my green drink night before and make enough for 2 or 3 days. Have lost 5 pounds and I do not need to lose weight but I feel great and my clothes feel great. I am heading for 80% raw as I type this. Lots of fresh veggies and fruits and greens.
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Interesting...I want to see "Hundry for Change". Thanks, nellyallen!
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I never considered the power of a detox buddy, good call!
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My daughter and I eat healthy and this diet is not scary but a note of good things to come for me---like the loss of 40+ lbs thast I've wanted off for years!
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$250 – underwrite one scholarship for one child for one week of summer camp
$500 – underwrite one Art Salad lecture
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$5,000 - underwrite Free Family Days for fall or Spring Season
$10,000 - underwrite Free Family Days for one year
$5,000 – underwrite one Art Salad season (12 lectures)
$5,000 - underwrite one year of exhibition brochures
Museum Events:
$500 – underwrite one Art on the Town (loop night) reception
$1,000 – underwrite one Members Evening
$5,000 – underwrite one season of free admission for all
$20,000 – underwrite one year of free admission for all
Publications/Electronic media:
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$2,500 – underwrite one Annual Review
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$10,000 – underwrite one year of exhibitions in the Draper gallery
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Enhance soft white and club wheat germplasm for traits that reduce production risk in Northeast Oregon, and for milling and baking quality traits that enhance the value of soft white and club wheat in the export market.
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Field trials of advanced breeding lines from the USDA-ARS wheat breeding project, located in Pullman, WA, will be established at four locations in NW OR. Those trials will be evaluated for agronomic characteristics, grain yield, and quality factors. In the greenhouse and laboratory, breeding lines will be evaluated for traits that are associated with enhanced production in hot, dry environments. Replaces 5348-21220-003-03S (12/08). Documents SCA with OSU. Congressionally mandated.
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LIVERMORE -- As a former tour manager for the Rolling Stones, Ron Schneider has stories. From horseback riding with Keith Richards, to 100 mph car chases with unruly fans, and the time Richards nearly shot him accidently while trying out a new Derringer pistol.
And then there was Altamont.
It's considered the symbolic end of the 1960s "flower power" movement. Today, the free rock concert held Dec. 6, 1969, at Altamont Speedway -- off Interstate 580 between Livermore and Tracy -- is remembered more for violence than music, the antithesis of the peaceful Woodstock festival four months earlier.
For Schneider, who was backstage for the chaos, Altamont was a trip into the heart of darkness.
"I was surprised to get out of there alive," Schneider recalls. "It was a wild time."
The infamous concert is documented in the 1970 film "Gimme Shelter," on which Schneider, 69, served as executive producer.
Schneider will be the guest of honor when the Livermore Heritage Guild screens the film Wednesday at Vine Cinema. A question-and-answer session will follow.
According to Schneider, a former record industry accountant and film producer who managed the Stones' 1969 American tour, "Gimme Shelter" wasn't planned as a feature documentary.
It was conceived on a plane ride after the tour with filmmaker David Maysles, who Schneider had hired -- along with Maysles' brother Albert -- to shoot concert footage promoting the band's upcoming live album. With the brothers filming nonstop, the tour hit 16 cities during a winter of discontent.
"Life was dangerous," Schneider recalled. "We'd be driving through the streets, and there would be burning cars and riot police ... You were hanging on for dear life."
Guilted into thinking they'd overcharged their fans, the story goes, the band decided to cap off the tour with a free festival. Jefferson Airplane, Santana, the Grateful Dead and others were scheduled to appear.
Schneider was opposed to the idea.
"I didn't want them giving a free concert," he said. "But the event took on a life of its own."
Originally pegged for Golden Gate Park, and then Sears Point (now Sonoma) Raceway, negotiations fell through due to scheduling conflicts and money squabbles. Promoters scrambled to find a last-minute replacement, and just days before the festival's scheduled date, Dick Carter, owner of Altamont Speedway, called to offer up his venue.
At the time, according to Heritage Guild president Jeff Kaskey, Livermore was made up mostly of conservative ranchers, and some guarded their properties with shotguns as an influx of 300,000 hippies and rock fans streamed in from all over the country, abandoning their cars along Highway 50. Newspapers related both bemused "wild wonder" and cranky complaints, Kaskey said.
"It's not just the biggest local event, it's one of the biggest events ever in the country," Kaskey explained. "It's just an incredible mass of people ... Today we'd be too wrapped up in the logistics.
"You never again saw that kind of open free-for-all," he added. "It was the end to an innocence."
That afternoon, Schneider arrived at Altamont with the Stones by helicopter, and it immediately became clear the concert was not going to be all peace and love.
"A security guard walks us through the crowd to the stage," Schneider recalled. "Then a guy punches Mick right in the face ... It was craziness."
The way Schneider tells it, several Hells Angels chapters had come in to protect the generators, as they often did at concerts. They were paid $500, not to perform security, but for the cans of beer they had brought with them and proceeded to throw at the crowd, causing injuries.
When darkness descended on Altamont, the vibe took a turn for the worse.
"I would consider it evil," Schneider said. "You just felt there was definitely evil in the air."
Concert-goers up front were pinned; the Angels, who were guarding the stage, were beating people with pool sticks, and fights broke out. Then it happened. Schneider was backstage and didn't see the scuffle between Meredith Hunter, an 18-year-old from Berkeley, and Hells Angel Alan Passaro.
"Somebody was screaming that a guy was stabbed," Schneider remembered. "I knew we had an ambulance by the stage, and I was yelling 'Where's the driver?'... There was a cop standing around who said, 'There's no reason to run because he's dead.' It was like a punch in the stomach."
Schneider, who attributes the violence to a mix of alcohol, drugs and crowding, said nobody in the Stones' entourage saw the stabbing until viewing the film. In it, Hunter is seen pulling a gun, and Passaro stabs Hunter in the back. The footage is a dramatic centerpiece to "Gimme Shelter," a film Schneider shopped around to three studios. The rest, as they say, is history.
"It captures the time," Schneider said of the film. "(1969) was a magical year -- there was black magic as well -- and it shows ... I'm proud of it. If we wouldn't have had that, we wouldn't have had all these memories."
For more on Schneider, go to www.meandtherollingstones.com.
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Dot-Com Entrepreneur Jack Hidary to Run for New York Mayor
Serial tech entrepreneur Jack Hidary announced his official New York mayoral run on Wednesday.
The Brooklyn native–best known as the founder of Earthweb, which acquired Dice Inc., and board member of the X Prize Foundation–spoke with Venture Capital Dispatch about his ambitions, and why everyone, including founders and VCs in Silicon Valley, should care about local New York politics.
A condensed version of that interview follows.
Why do you think you're qualified to be mayor of New York?
Because I love this city!
Truly, New York is the greatest city in the world and I want to take it forward, not backward. London, Shanghai, Sao Paulo and other top cities are attracting capital and talent. We need to fight for New York.
I have served as a partner at the Partnership for New York City, a trustee of the Citizens Budget Commission and have served on the steering committee of Association for a Better New York. All these organizations make New York City stronger, and gave me a great perspective on how we can create more jobs across all five boroughs.
I also founded Dice.com and took it public–to date it has connected Americans to more than five million jobs….
No other candidate combines entrepreneurial experience in a growth sector like tech with a track record of public service.
Why should venture capitalists and startups care about what's going on in local New York politics?
We have talent, tenacity, and [an] ecosystem of investors, universities and ideas here.
The new Cornell Technion NY campus planned for Roosevelt Island–the joint venture between Cornell University and Technion in Israel–is a great, encouraging example.
[Generally] the startup and tech scene in New York is on fire. There is tremendous energy, with the tech sector creating lots of jobs here. There are over a thousand venture capital backed startups in just Brooklyn and Manhattan.
How will you manage the concerns of startups versus those of traditional businesses, especially in areas like tourism and transportation? I'm talking about companies like Airbnb, OneFineStay, or Wimdu for lodgings, or Uber, Lyft, Sidecar and Hailo in ground transportation.
There is great growth in the collaborative-consumption sector. We can now share cars and other resources in new ways, and give consumers more choice at less cost. New York's density makes it an ideal place for such services.
Other candidates have promised to outlaw startups like these. That is a dangerous move that will send startups fleeing from the city. I would rather work with them to enhance their models and bring more revenue into the city.
Let's satisfy the concerns of the incumbents and bring more choice and lower cost for consumers to New York.
What are some of your other startup-related plans for the city?
I want to bring even more diversity into the startup scene… and make New York City the best place on earth to start and grow companies
We need more shared workspaces and incubators in all parts of the city. I grew up near Coney Island, where there are very few services for small businesses. We need to foster more small business growth across all boroughs.
How are you going to run your campaign? Is there anything entrepreneurial about it?
We will be campaigning very differently than any other candidate. The core of any campaign is face to face conversation, but you'll see us use new tools to connect with New Yorkers and identify better solutions to our challenges, [especially] about jobs, opportunity and education.
What's at stake in this run to be mayor of New York?
If the next mayor of New York City is not tech savvy we will not prepare our workers and students to compete and win in this fast-changing economy. We will behind other cities that are investing in their people. We can also save a lot of taxpayer money using technology to make all business with the city faster and cheaper.
UPDATE: This story previously stated that Jack Hidary was the founder of Dice Holdings. In fact, he was a founder of Earthweb, which acquired Dice Inc.
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