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Fort Hays State held a 16-point halftime lead on Tuesday night (Nov. 19) in Hays, but held off a second-half charge from Newman to win 96-87, moving to 4-0 overall on the year.
Leading 54-38 at the half, the Tigers extended their lead to 20 points with a 4-0 burst to start the second half, but Newman chipped away and trimmed the lead down to six with 20-8 run over about six minutes to trail by just six with 11:54 to play. FHSU kept holding off Newman the rest of the way as the lead was cut back to seven with 5:32 to play. That's all the closer the Jets could get even though they kept applying pressure and not allowing the Tigers to put the game away.
FHSU used blazing hot shooting in the first half to build a big halftime lead. FHSU scored 35 points in the first 10 minutes of the game on just over 81 percent shooting from the field, but that cooled back to 60.6 by halftime. The Tigers were 72.7 percent (8-of-11) beyond the 3-point line in the opening half, but the 3-point shooting cooled in the second half as the Tigers were just 3-of-11 after the break.
FHSU finished the game 53 percent from the field and 50 percent beyond the 3-point line (11-of-22). FHSU was solid at the free-throw line as a team, burying 83.3 percent of its attempts (15-of-18). Newman shot 45.1 percent from the field and 45.8 percent beyond the 3-point line. They were also efficient at the charity stripe at 80 percent.
FHSU had four players reach double figures in scoring, led by Dwayne Brunson with his third straight double-double - 22 points and 14 rebounds. Tomislav Gabric notched his second double-double of the young season with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Carson Konrade hit four 3-point field goals and went 7-of-11 from the field overall and 2-of-3 at the free-throw line for 20 points.
Craig Nicholson also had a big night with his second double-double of the season in points and assists, scoring 11 and adding a career-high 15 assists. The 15 assists tied for fourth-most in a game in FHSU history.
Newman had a balanced scoring attack with five players in double figures. Trae Beck led the Jets with 18 points, hitting five 3-pointers, while Jeremy Espinoza and Landers Riddle each had 14 points. Perryonte Smith had a double-double for the Jets with 12 points and 10 assists.
Fort Hays State hosts Oklahoma-Panhandle State on Saturday (Nov. 23) at 4 pm.
Fort Hays State University women's basketball continued its early season success with a 78-38 victory over Bethel College on Tuesday evening inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.
FHSU (3-0) remains unbeaten on the year despite shooting below 40 percent for the first time this season. FHSU hit just 28 of its 71 field goal attempts but picked up 16 steals on the evening to limit BC's (2-2) offensive opportunities.
All-in-all, FHSU had 31 points off of 32 Thresher turnovers as the away team shot just 28.8 percent from the field on the night.
Katelyn Edwards tallied a double-double for the second straight contest in points and rebounds, finishing with 16 and 12, respectively. The senior from Crete, Neb., added three assists and seven steals, nearing a triple-double in 24 minutes.
Taylor Chandler and Tera Ingalsbe each had 13 points on the night, with Chandler nabbing three steals in 17 minutes. Ingalsbe hit on 4-of-8 from the field (1-of-3 from long range) and pulled down six boards in 16 minutes of action.
Kate Lehman narrowly missed a double-double, finishing with 10 rebounds, nine points and six blocks.
Down 0-2 in the opening period, FHSU would take off on a 6-0 run, but couldn't pull away until the 11:29 mark in the first. Up 11-10 at that point, two free throws from Lehman started a spurt of 13 unanswered, growing the lead to 14 (24-10) at 8:31 in the first.
Up 31-17, Chandler's third jumper of the half sparked another Tiger run that lasted the final 3:10 of the half. Fort Hays State grew the lead to 46-17 during that span, running off 15 unanswered.
A 15-6 run over the opening 7:18 of the second half saw FHSU push the lead to 38 (61-23), the teams started back and forth play that saw the lead range between 38 and 34 for the next four minutes. The largest lead of the night for FHSU came in the final minute (78-34), but BC would close with two quick layups in the final 35 seconds to shrink the deficit back to 40.
The Tigers continues their home stand at Gross Memorial Coliseum on Tuesday, Nov. 26 in a 7 p.m. matchup against Newman.


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OAKLAND -- Golden State didn't need much from center Andrew Bogut by way of offense Wednesday. Point guard Stephen Curry and forward David Lee made sure of it, combining for 51 points as the Warriors outgunned the Detroit Pistons 105-97.
But in the long run, especially against formidable half-court defenses, the Warriors are going to need Bogut's offensive development to win big games.
"There is nothing like having guys who have been around that understand what it takes to win and read different actions," said coach Mark Jackson, who brought Bogut in earlier than normal in the fourth quarter. "His experience makes a difference."
The Warriors won their second straight to improve to 4-2 on the seven-game homestand, which concludes Friday against Chicago.
With Houston winning, the Warriors maintained a 11/2-game lead on the Rockets for the No. 6 spot in the Western Conference. But the Los Angeles Lakers lost, putting a three-game cushion between the Warriors and the No. 8 seed. Utah also lost and is 31/2 behind the Warriors.
If the Warriors are to finish out the season strong, and perhaps make noise in the postseason, Golden State will need more than just Bogut's veteran savvy. They will need him to be a cog in the offense, to create high-percentage offense.
He appears to be past the hurdle of playing back-to-back sets and limited minutes (though it looked as if his back -- which caused him to miss six games earlier this month -- was bothering him at times). But there are still noted strides he will need to make, the biggest being on offense.
He contributed a bit in the fourth quarter Wednesday. He slipped a shovel pass to Lee for a dunk at the 9:09 mark, putting the Warriors up 84-77. With just shy of three minutes left, Detroit went with the Hack-a-Bogut strategy. Bogut split the free throws. At one point, he drove off the dribble from the top, running a little point-center action.
The Warriors scored 25 points on 8-of-13 shooting in the fourth quarter, enough to keep the Pistons at bay. Bogut had two points and two assists and finished with seven points, 10 rebounds and four assists.
"We're still getting comfortable with it," Curry said of the late-game offense after totaling 31 points and eight assists. "Obviously it's real late in the season. But with Bogut now in the mix in the fourth quarter, we're trying to figure out what plays to run and how to use his passing ability to open things up. ...
"We're going to continue to get better. Obviously, we need to execute at a high level down the stretch of the season to capitalize on these games. But it's still a brand new team that's working through the chemistry of how we're going to finish games."
Part of what Bogut, the veteran 7-foot center, was supposed to bring was a much-needed inside presence. While he isn't a dominant scorer -- his career averages are 12.4 points on 52.1 percent shooting -- he is known around the league as a deft passer.
The jumper-heavy Warriors are hoping to take advantage of that, especially down the stretch of close games. Bogut and Lee, two of the better passing big men in the league, theoretically expand the Warriors' options and give Golden State an improved half-court attack.
But Bogut isn't there yet. Still getting into game shape, still trying to find his game.
Wednesday was the first time in five games that Golden State scored 25 or more fourth-quarter points. The Warriors have done so only four times since the All-Star break.
In critical games when they've needed a bucket, Golden State has been forced to rely on outside shots. And with defenses paying special attention to Curry, getting a good shot has become increasingly difficult.
Jackson said when Bogut gets back to being an upper-echelon center, if he gets there, it will help the Warriors' late-game offense. Golden State is used to getting limited offensive production from its centers, whether Bogut or rookie Festus Ezeli or veteran Andris Biedrins. But down the stretch, and especially in the postseason, the Warriors won't be able to afford playing four-on-five on the offensive end.
"He's been rebounding, protecting the paint and setting screens," Jackson said before the game. "I think the next step is going to be getting back to who he is on the block. ... He's beginning to feel more and more comfortable at getting some of that explosiveness back."
According to team sources, the Warriors don't want him taking minutes away from rookie forward Draymond Green.
It is obvious Golden State could use a defensive stopper. And they have the roster space to add McGuire, who is a free agent looking for a team. And McGuire would be eligible for the postseason should the Warriors sign him by season's end.
But the Warriors let McGuire walk during the offseason largely because they believed Green could bring what McGuire did, plus more rebounding. Jackson, who one source said has veto power, doesn't want to inhibit Green's development.
So instead of getting a perimeter wing defender, the Warriors decided to fill their hole at third-string power forward, hence the signing of Malcolm Thomas from the D-League. Golden State doesn't have a legitimate power forward behind Lee and Carl Landry since Jeremy Tyler was traded to Atlanta.
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MARIETTA - A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project to stabilize more than 1,050 feet of riverbank and save a major city sanitary sewer line from dropping into the Ohio River should be completed soon, according to the Marietta City Engineer's Office.
The main sewer line, located along the river just upstream from the city's wastewater treatment plant, was initially installed to service the Kardex complex in Reno, and is still an active line.
"The bank was eroding there, and if the sewer line became exposed it could fail," said Eric Lambert, project manager with the city engineering department.
Failure of the line could result in raw sewage spilled into the Ohio River, which could be in violation of the city's NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permit, governed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Wastewater superintendent "Steve Elliott has calculated that the EPA would be within its rights to fine the city $16,000 a day if a spill occurred," Lambert said.
City Councilman Mike McCauley, D-2nd Ward, who chairs council's water, sewer and sanitation committee, said the potential for sewer line failure was a good reason to get the project done as soon as possible.
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Project Cost
* $411,000 - Total cost of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project to stabilize 1,050 feet of Ohio River bank and prevent erosion from potentially damaging a Marietta sanitary sewer main.
* $267,150 - 65 percent federal funding through USACE.
* $143,850 - 35 percent local match from the city of Marietta.
Source: Marietta City Engineer's Office
"We didn't even want to think about that, so we knew we had to secure the riverbank," he said. "And we were lucky to obtain the rights of way for construction from property owners there. That could have cost us a lot of money."
Lambert said the landowners who donated the rights of way during the project included Frank Christy, Walter and Jeff Voshel and the Washington County Commissioners.
The project began with cutting back of trees and other vegetation to make room for construction equipment, then a special geo-technical fabric was spread along the riverbank over which layers of rock were laid.
Lambert said the rock is worked into the bank until it forms a solid dike wall that resists flooding and erosion.
"The work should be done by the end of this year," he said, noting that the Corps of Engineers wants to have the project completed while the Ohio River is low. Waiting until spring would also increase the possibility of flooding that could cause damage if it occurs before the project is done.
Although most riverbank stabilization projects are traditionally built from barges on the river, Lambert said this project had to be constructed on land because a shallow shoal located just off the bank was considered a possible habitat for an endangered mussel species.
The total cost of the stabilization project was $411,000, with 65 percent covered by federal funding through the Corps of Engineers, and a 35 percent local match from the city sewer fund.


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Kim and Lisa Klinkerman of Canton and Kathy and Jeff Regehr of Inman are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Katrina Klinkerman to Andrew Hogg, son of Steve and Leigh Hogg of Lamesa, Texas.
Katrina is attending Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell, Okla., and is expecting to graduate in December 2013 with a bachelor's degree in animal science. Andrew attended West Texas A&M University and is currently a welder for Meador Industries in Guymon, Okla. The two plan to reside in Guymon.
The wedding is planned for May 25 in Canton.
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A story about Saturday's funeral for members of a San Jose family who died in a December plane crash in the mountains of Idaho incorrectly reported when the bodies were found. The bodies were found Jan. 10, not Dec. 10. The story also misspelled the name of the city where Daniel Smith spent two years as a missionary: Johannesburg, South Africa.
SAN JOSE -- With five wooden caskets arrayed before them, the families of five people killed in a small plane crash over the holidays said the tragedy has only reinforced their Mormon faith and their belief that the dead have gone on to a better place.
During a nearly three-hour service at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in East San Jose on Saturday, the victims were remembered for their faith and dedication -- especially to their Mormon missions that, in many cases, proudly shaped their lives.
Dale Smith's wife, Janis, was not scheduled to speak. But in impromptu comments, she told the mourners that the outpouring and efforts of thousands of people to find her family have brought her "an overwhelming feeling of peace. ... This experience has brought out the best in all of us."
Her husband, Dale, was flying the Beechcraft Bonanza that disappeared Dec. 1 in rugged, snowy Idaho terrain, killing Smith's son, Daniel, 26; Daniel's wife, Sheree Anne (Chalmers); Smith's daughter, Amber, 20, and her fiance, Jonathan Norton, who were scheduled to be married the day after their bodies were found Jan. 10.
Barry Chalmers, Sheree's father, told the gathering that "our loved ones are in a place filled with family, filled with a great light. ... I know that they're surrounded by beauty."
Steve Smith remembered his son's sense of adventure and curiosity that began as a 9-month-old, when his dad brought him along on his flying lessons. Later, as a toddler, young Smith would fall asleep on the tank of his father's motorcycle, his helmet bouncing up and down with the vibrations, as his father drove for hours getting supplies to repair a dilapidated home in Chico.
"Life was an adventure ... that he felt was something not to be wasted," Steve Smith said.
Bryan Moore, Daniel Smith's uncle by marriage, said sports, video games and other skills came easily to Smith, just like his ability to adapt and make friends during his two-year mission to Johannesburg, South Africa.
There were other missionaries named Smith in South Africa, so Daniel Smith differentiated himself on his first day by identifying himself as "Agent Smith," like "The Matrix" movies.
Smith was patient and loving, especially with children, Moore said, and would have made an excellent father.
"Surely he will be a fantastic father after this life," Moore said.
Crystal Christensen called her sister, Amber, "my best friend" -- especially after Amber moved to Provo, Utah, last year to take care of Christensen for four months while Christensen underwent cancer treatment.
Christensen called her sister "selfless and loving." She not only washed Christensen's dishes, but also pushed her wheelchair so they could go shopping for clothes.
It was nothing new for Amber.
As a 4-year-old, Amber had saved her baby brother from being accidentally run over by their father as he backed out of the garage. As an 11-year-old, long before she went on to study accounting at Brigham Young University-Idaho, Amber saved up her weekly $1 allowance to buy a $450 tool shed that she used as a clubhouse.
At BYU-Idaho, one of Amber's professors had her substitute when the professor could not be in class. Other professors wrote that she was a "bright light in class," Christensen said.
"There's something much better and brighter waiting for her," Christensen said.
Amber's fiance, Norton, was remembered by his mother, Lynette Norton, as a young man who slept with scriptures and would often ask that his mother pray for him.
She never prayed so hard as after his plane went down in December, an experience that made her feel even more connected "to the love and humanity" that surrounded the search and subsequent outpouring of grief and compassion.
"It is the gift I will always treasure," Lynette Norton said.
Contact Dan Nakaso at 408-271-3648. Follow him at Twitter.com/dannakaso.


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Warning that "we're getting closer to a 'Thelma and Louise' moment, when we careen off into the void," AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey told attendees at AIA's Year-end Luncheon today that "the time for real work, real negotiation and a real solution" to sequestration "is now."
Blakey devoted most of her remarks to 300 members of the news media and industry at the association's 48th annual Year-end Luncheon to the need for a solution to sequestration. She pointed out that it is extremely difficult to forecast next year's outlook for the aerospace and defense industry, given the cloud of fiscal cliff uncertainties.
Blakey said although the 2012 numbers for the aerospace and defense industry "remain encouraging despite the headwinds, it is far too easy to conclude that the companies, workers and communities that comprise this industry can withstand anything; that they can adapt to any change, no matter how sudden or harmful."
2012 aerospace and defense industry sales are projected to increase by 3.4 percent from $210.8 billion in 2011 to $217.9 billion, Blakey reported. The sales increase, along with a healthy expansion of aerospace and defense exports from $85.3 billion in 2011 to an estimated $95.5 billion in 2012, is largely due to strong civil aircraft sales, Blakey noted. The industry's positive trade balance rose from $55.8 billion in 2011 to an estimated $63.5 billion in 2012, the largest trade surplus of any manufacturing industry.
On the jobs front, aerospace employment increased modestly this year from around 625,000 at the end of 2011 to more than 629,000 in the last quarter of 2012, despite layoffs in some facilities supporting military programs – reflecting the increased output of the industry, particularly in the civil aircraft sector. However, the specter of sequestration cuts could significantly impact the defense, civil space and civil aviation workforce, Blakey observed.
Sequestration's impact on jobs feeds into larger national security concerns – concerns that will linger even if a deal is reached on the fiscal cliff. "Call it, the 'day after' effect of sequestration, or, if you'd prefer, the 'sequestration hangover,' " Blakey said. "What message did sequestration telegraph to the world about our country, our commitment to national security, our commitment to economic prosperity and our commitment to the next generation of defense and aerospace innovation?"
"The fact that the world's arsenal of democracy has been relegated to the status of political bargaining chip is difficult to fathom," Blakey continued. "But I am even more concerned about the long-term consequences for our country's leadership position in terms of global security, technology and economic strength."
Looking ahead to 2013, Blakey said notwithstanding sequestration, "we have a lot of work to do to ensure the long-term health of our industry. Blakey said among the association's top policy priorities for next year are promoting the following: implementation of NextGen, export control reform, extension of the R&D tax credit, focused investment in defense procurement and R&D, and progress on NASA's human space exploration strategy.
"But first, in the short term, we must avoid the fiscal cliff," said Blakey. A combination of "bipartisanship, collaboration and a finding of common ground" presents the "best chance we have for smartly addressing our country's current fiscal situation, and for confronting our long-term economic and defense challenges."


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Pleural fluid culture is a test that looks at a sample of fluid from the space around the lungs to see if you have an infection.
Culture - pleural fluid
A sample of pleural fluid is needed. For information on how this is taken, see: Thoracentesis
The sample is sent to a laboratory and examined under a microscope for signs of infection.
For information on how the test will feel, see: Thoracentesis
Your doctor may order this test if you have signs of a certain infection, or if a chest x-ray shows you have too much fluid in space around the lungs.
A normal result means no bacteria, virus, or fungi were seen in the test sample.
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
Abnormal results may indicate:
See: Thoracentesis
Karcher DS. McPherson RA. Cerebrospinal, synovial, serous body fluids, and alternative specimens. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods . 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 29.


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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Charlize Theron, Seth MacFarlane and Sarah Silverman will be among the stars in New Mexico for the filming of a new western comedy dubbed "A Million Days to Die in the West."
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More than 834 undergraduate students are eligible to take part in West Chester's winter commencement exercises on Sunday, Dec. 16.
Winter commencement is split into two undergraduate ceremonies in Hollinger Field House. At 10 a.m., Cheryl Fulginiti '80, vice president for engineering at United Parcel Services, Inc., will address graduates from the colleges of Business and Public Affairs; Education; and Health Sciences. At 1:30 p.m., H. Viscount "Berky" Nelson '61, director of the Center for Student Programming at UCLA, will address graduates of the colleges of Arts and Sciences; and Visual and Performing Arts.
Master's candidates will receive their degrees at a separate ceremony on Monday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. in Hollinger; 224 students are eligible. Their speaker is Robert McCreight '69, who served the U.S. State Department and other federal agencies for 35 years, then became a consultant for major homeland-security and national-defense contractors.
In addition to celebrating graduates at these ceremonies, the University also honors individuals and faculty whose contributions to the University have been exemplary.
Two President's Medallions for Service will be awarded: one to Bernard J. Carrozza '66 at the morning program; and one to James McErlane at the afternoon program.
Bernard J. Carrozza '66 will be honored for his outstanding leadership, unwavering advocacy for excellence in education, exceptional service to West Chester University, and decades of unprecedented volunteerism in this community.
Carrozza's early career in education included serving as a classroom teacher, junior high school counselor, and assistant principal at Ridley High School in Pennsylvania, then 15 years as assistant superintendent for Upper Darby School District, where he became superintendent in 1999.
In 2002 he became the assistant to the dean for technical education at Delaware County Community College and then served as the director for the award-winning Applied Engineering Technology Program at the college. In 2008, he became the project administrator for the college's U.S. Department of Labor Community-Based Job Training grant.
He has created, coordinated and supervised numerous educational initiatives during his distinguished career, including the establishment of more than 90 school/business partnerships.
Carrozza helped establish the doctoral program in educational administration at Widener University, where he has served as an adjunct professor since 1988.
He was appointed to West Chester's Council of Trustees in December 1981 and remained on that board for almost 31 years until October 2012, one of the longest tenures in the history of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. During that time, he served as board chair and also chair of presidential search committees.
Carrozza has been recognized and honored with numerous awards, including West Chester University's Distinguished Alumni Award and two Educator 500 Awards from the University's Institute for Educational Excellence and Entrepreneurship in 2004 and 2006. He is a member of the George Morris Philips Society, which recognizes generous supporters who have created gift plans to benefit the University.
James E. McErlane, a longtime friend of the University, will be recognized for his generosity and commitment to the University's mission, regional economic opportunities, and community well-being.
A senior partner of the law firm Lamb McErlane PC, he practices in the areas of banking and finance, real estate, municipal law and government regulations. After earning his degree from Villanova Law School in 1967 and admittance to the Pennsylvania bar, he served with the Judge Advocate General's Corps for the U.S. Navy until 1970. He is a Vietnam veteran.
Upon leaving the Navy, he co-founded the Lamb McErlane law firm in 1971 with two other attorneys. Today that well-respected firm has grown to 30 lawyers. In 2007 he was named a Super Lawyer in Pennsylvania for the third consecutive year.
McErlane also played a key role in the development of Chester Valley Bancorp, for which he was interim president and board of directors chair, and guided its merger with Willow Grove Bank. When Harleysville National Corporation acquired Willow Financial in 2008, he joined that board of directors.
McErlane's volunteer activities to promote economic growth have included service as a trustee of the Chester County Economic Development Council and the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry, which he chaired from 1989 to 1991. The chamber named him Citizen of the Year in 2005.
He also served as a board member for the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, Paoli Hospital, Great Valley Health, Community Volunteers in Medicine, and Malvern Preparatory School. In addition, he was chair for the Chester County Library Trust.
Because his counsel has benefited so many in Chester County and the Commonwealth, he has been appointed by Pennsylvania governors and regional government leaders to numerous commissions and panels dealing with the complex issues facing the County, the Commonwealth and the nation.
At the University, he served two terms on the WCU Foundation Board and his firm has contributed to numerous University projects. In 1997, he established and continues to support the James E. McErlane Scholarship Endowment for International Studies.
Faculty awards:
• Kevin Dean, director of the Honors College and professor of communication studies, will be presented with the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching. The award recognizes faculty who demonstrate excellence in teaching; develop courses based upon innovative concepts; or create innovative methods of teaching. Dean has been awarded the "People's Choice Award" at the annual student leadership awards ceremony, membership in the Who's Who Among America's Teachers, recognized as "Outstanding Faculty" by the Honors Association, named "Outstanding Leader: Faculty/Administrator of the Year" by SGA, and presented with WCU Council of Trustees citation for service to student leadership development through forensics.
• Viorel Nitica has earned the University Council of Trustees Achievement Award for his significant national and international contributions as a mathematician, researcher, author and scholar. Nitica's contributions to research mathematics have been recognized for their breadth and depth in diverse areas, including dynamical systems, linear algebra, functional analysis, and optimization; few scholars actively work in so many different subfields of mathematics. The significance of his work is exemplified by the highly rated journals that have published his research; an impressive six research papers have appeared in Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems, the most prestigious journal in this field. Among his collaborations is the monograph with Anatole Katok, Differential Rigidity of Abelian Group Actions, which a colleague called "one of the most important research books published in 2011." He has received several NSF grants – an accomplishment difficult to obtain in mathematics – as well as a collaboration grant from the Simons Foundation.
• The E. Riley Holman Memorial Faculty Award, which honors faculty members who demonstrate innovative teaching techniques that foster student creativity, is being presented to College of Education faculty Lynda Baloche and Connie DiLucchio (joint award); and Linda Hanna. Baloche is author of The Cooperative Classroom and serves as co-president of the International Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education. She and DiLucchio, who is graduate coordinator for Early and Middle Grades Education, have created "Teachers' Voices: Providing a Forum for Creative, Collaborative Community Building" to provide a space for current students and graduates of the master's program in Applied Studies in Teaching and Learning to present their work. Hanna's research interests are in differentiated instruction, personality types/learning styles, home schooling and classroom management.
Also, eight faculty members will earn emeriti designation: Maria Boes, Patricia Broderick, T. Hung Chu, Frank Grosshans, Peter Kyper, C. Jack Orr, Edmundo Morales, Roger Mustalish.
For additional information visit the WCU Commencement webpage.


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On the front page of the Devils Lake Journal for Wednesday, Mar. 27 you will find what's "Coming in print," what's only found on our website today and a whole lot more.
Coming in Print: Thursday we are publishing our Thriving in the Lake Region special edition, part 1.
Only on the web: New blog post from Ashley Weightman today.
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'Breaking Bad,' Season 5, Episode 15, 'Granite State': TV Recap
Even with Hank dead, Walt adrift in New Hampshire and Jesse enduring unimaginable levels of searing psychological torment that will likely leave him permanently scarred with little hope of a normal, hopeful life, "Breaking Bad" is still solid family entertainment.
So, rather than sequestering myself in the apartment while my in-laws, who are visiting, were forced to watch "Breaking Bad" at a bar because I needed total quiet to compose myself and write this essay, a colleague recommended that it be a family affair and I include everyone. Therefore, for one night only, on the next-to-final evening of the "Breaking Bad" journey, I've added occasional commentary from my South Carolina (by way of New York and Texas) in-laws.
For reference, my father-in-law David actually looks a wee bit like Walter White: Shaved head and trimmed goatee. His wife Leta is tall, elegant and perpetually sounds like a John Prine backup singer. You can, of course, see my wife Jennifer in one of our many "Game of Thrones" videos from last spring.
As for the show, I'll wager that "Granite State" will be the only time "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" is name-checked in a film or television program of any kind. That is not snark, just an honest observation. (Note: Commenter Clair assures me I am wrong on this point. I stand by my sentiment while acknowledging that the facts may not hold. Still, the correction was delivered with a smiley face so it's all good.)
The episode opened with all three of our heroes –- if we're to call them that – stewing underground. Saul and Walt were holed up in Robert Forster's basement (cue happy scream and hand clap from Leta when he showed up). But Jesse was in a more hellish pit: Stuck in Todd's animal pen with Jack and the Nazis enjoying his DEA home movies. Despite the pummeling he took last episode Jesse was quite intrepid and exhibited staggering forearm strength as he managed to not only un-bolt a steel lock while dangling fifteen feet in the air over concrete, but also flipping open the attached trapdoor, presumably one-handed.
I rock climb three times a week. What Jesse did was stupid hard.
If the convenience of Jesse's sudden superpowers was suspect (Jen assures me this was desperation strength fueled by ice cream), the dramatic effect was solid. My wife hid her eyes as Jesse clung to the bars and Leta held her breath before exclaiming, "Jesse you're the whole reason I watch!!" We were treated to the faintest hope of freedom as Jesse scaled the chain link fence, until wraith like silhouettes and flashlights brought him back to Earth.
It seems the television gods were listening as their acolytes begged over and over not to let Jesse Pinkman die. He is a survivor. During a commercial break my wife wondered why it is that we, the invested audience, are so adamant that our favorite characters avoid death. Because aren't there worse fates? A reasonable person could not watch "Granite State" without concluding that Jesse is utterly broken. I won't be surprised if next week we find a zombie. By this point in the series Jesse Pinkman has already died. He died with Jane. He died with Mike. And he died again tonight with Andrea. Might it not be rational to wish him free of it all? I know we all want him to live, but can he ever be happy?
As for everyone's favorite curly-haired psycho, there were communal gasps and groans (from all involved, not just the in-laws) as Todd and his boy-next-door charms slithered to the forefront. Let's just give a quick rundown of what Todd did this evening: There was his wry smile when reminded of Drew Sharpe's murder, his café seduction of Lydia while wearing teenager-on-a-first-date clothes, the White home-invasion and tender caress of Skyler's shoulder, and finally the "This is nothing personal" assertion as he shot Andrea on her porch. If any 75-minutes of television could undo the goodwill of "Friday Night Lights," it may have been tonight's.
Having escaped from Albuquerque, Walt was left in his own frozen hell, fidgeting, scheming and wasting away in the frigid isolation of the Granite State. This after what must have been a horrendous ride in an empty propane tank. (David: "Listen, believe me, when you get to a certain age, you'll understand how painful like that to New Hampshire would be.) The sandy desert was traded for the desolation of a utilitarian cabin and a long, snowy walk into town. As David pointed out, now that the Heisenberg Empire has crumbled, Walt is incapable of existing alone with his own thoughts. He tried bullying Saul into tagging along and then buys a friend in the woods. The going rate for an hour of Robert Forster's time is $10K. Walt was happy to pay in order to avoid an empty cabin and a wandering mind.
Last week we witnessed the White family torn apart. Tonight we sloshed through the festering wound. Not to sound grim, but I guess it was appropriate that I watched "Granite State" with a living room full of family, maintaining our connection throughout with locked eyes and squeezed hands. But we were rigid and silent in the final moments of Walt's tortured talk with his estranged son. "This can't be all for nothing," Walter repeated into the phone as Flynn rebuffed his frantic plea to accept $100k.
Just as true wisdom the knowledge that you know nothing, the answer to Walter White is that there is no answer. He's a witches' brew of love, ambition, ego, weakness, brilliance, stupidity, hubris and kindness. His yearlong odyssey of meth, money and murder was is for the family until it isn't. After his call with Flynn, the Walter White of that moment, his family bankrupt and teetering over ruin, was ready to turn himself in. But before the police could come, two specters from the past appeared on Charlie Rose to rob Walt of any vestige of a legacy. It was Gray Matter all over again, and it almost makes you wonder if Walt has forgotten the Nazis.
If Walt does go to the mattresses in next week's episode – whether to the doors of Gray Matter or the Nazi compound – it will be for all of the reasons: Family, money, meth, pride, love… Pick one.
One week to go.
One week to wait for an enormous machine gun and a ricin pill to the hereafter.
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LOS ANGELES -- At first glance, it may seem odd that forward Brent Burns led the Sharks in both shots and hits as San Jose built its 3-0 series lead over the Los Angeles Kings.
But not to coach Todd McLellan, who sees both those categories playing to the strength of Burns' game.
"Burnzie's somewhat reckless, which enhances his ability to play. He's a big body that goes," McLellan said Thursday after his team's morning skate. "Those are two of his best assets so if he wasn't at our near the top we'd obviously have concerns -- he wouldn't have the puck, he wouldn't be involved physically."
Through three games, Burns had 20 hits -- one more than Sharks forward Tommy Wingels. His 16 shots were four more than his nearest teammate, Tomas Hertl with 12.
That's more than three times his 2.1 hits per game in the regular season and slightly above his shots per game of 3.6 during the regular season that tied him with Logan Couture for the team lead.
But Burns dismissed the idea that his game was tailored specifically for the kind of hard-hitting, physical series the Sharks found themselves in against the Kings.
"I'm always trying to shoot, always trying to create room for other guys," he said. "Obviously I'm a bigger guy, so I've got to use my speed and my body to get pucks and make sure everybody knows that I'm out there."
In a Game 4 loss Thursday, Burns added two shots and one hit to his totals.
"It's one of those things where if you're climbing a mountain and you look at the top and you're at the bottom, it's pretty daunting," he said. "But if you look at the next step in front of you — that's kind of the mindset you have to have in these situations."
Kings coach Darryl Sutter moved Brown to the top line alongside Anze Kopitar and Marian Gaborik in Game 4, hoping Brown could provide size and power needed to counter Joe Thornton and Burns.
Thornton said before the game that his line knew what to expect from Brown.
"You know he's going to finish his hits. He's an energy-type player. He's a good player," Thornton said. "We'll have to see how the game unfolds."
The Sharks took four in the first two games and their penalty kill was perfect; in Game 3, San Jose took four more and gave up two power play goals to the Kings.
"Sometimes when you get on the road, things happen. It's a different atmosphere," defenseman Jason Demers said. "We got some calls in the first two games, they got some calls in the third. It happens. We do have to be a little better in our penalty kill."
The Sharks ended up giving the Kings a series-high five power plays Thursday and Los Angeles scored on one.
That came two days after Patrick Marleau became a finalist for the Lady Byng Trophy given for sportsmanship with skill, and Sutter used the occasion to tout his adopted state.
"It's good to see California recognized," Sutter said, forecasting a Hart Trophy nomination for Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf. "You put it all together, that's pretty good."


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'Naughty Girl's Guide to Los Angeles' (By Sienna Sinclaire, Naughty Girl Press)
Who says tour guidebooks have to be dull?
Certainly not Sienna Sinclaire, author of "Naughty Girl's Guide to Los Angeles." A model and sex coach, Sinclaire has produced nearly 400 pages of adult diversions for locals or visitors to L.A.
And those diversions come in all shapes and sizes. The book's subject matter ranges from extreme (just use your imagination) to almost grandma tame (high-end lingerie shops and places to get a spray tan). Pick your degree of naughtiness.
There are shopping destinations (everything from vintage shoes to chocolate treats that Fannie May only dreamed of) all the way to instructions on how to visit movie sets -- not the "Lincoln" type -- with Sinclaire as your guide.
For the edgy but less extreme, she recommends innocuous meet-and-greets such as Glamourcon, where photographers and Playboy models engage in fully clothed conversation.
Then there's Buccaneer Days on Catalina Island.
"Everybody gets dressed up in naughty pirate costumes," she said. "It's a way to meet more people. Maybe they'll suggest other events. You never know."
Well, maybe not for certain, but we kind of have an idea. And if you wear a mask there's no need to worry about ending up on the Internet and having to face the torches-and-pitchforks wrath of your less-adventurous neighbors back home.
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A North Carolina man has been arrested on suspicion of robbing a bank so he could take his family on a Disney vacation cruise.
Cedrick Royce Swinson, 42, of Charlotte, was arrested Thursday following an incident at a credit union in Satellite Beach southeast of Orlando.
Satellite Beach police told sister station WESH Swinson gave the teller a note demanding money and implying he had a weapon. He left with an undisclosed amount of money.
Police later pulled over Swinson, who was with his girlfriend and her two children ages 11 and 6. He told police he robbed the bank because he couldn't access his bank account.
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- Mt. Diablo fire: Full containment expected by Friday
- Mt. Diablo Fire: Station burglarized while firefighters battle blaze
- Sep 10:
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- Morgan fire grows to nearly 4,000 acres
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- Wildfire danger: Tips to keep pets safe
WALNUT CREEK -- A day after Bay Area residents learned a Contra Costa Fire station had been burglarized while crews battled the blaze on Mount Diablo, many have come together to offer support for the firefighters, even offering to replace wedding bands that were stolen.
Contra Costa Fire Station 7, at 1050 Walnut Blvd., was broken into sometime late Sunday. The thief made off with several items, including iPads, wedding bands and money, officials said.
Police said the thief also attempted to burglarize a second fire station on Rossmoor Parkway a short time later, but crews who had just returned from the Morgan Fire were in quarters and scared the would-be burglar off.
"It's intolerable," said Antioch resident Chris Coles-Morales, who dropped off Snickers bars at the Clayton fire station Wednesday. "There is a special place in hell for the person who did this ... it was so wrong."
Danville resident Judy Padis, one of the owners at Steve Padis Jewelry in San Francisco, could not agree more. She and her husband offered to replace the wedding bands stolen from the firefighters, going so far as to replicate them in hopes that it can soften the blow of losing such a sentimental item.
"I was so upset ... what low-lifes," she said Wednesday. "Here they are, out there protecting us, risking their lives for us. The least we can do is help make them a little bit whole again by giving them (a replacement)."
Burglaries at fire stations are rare, even nonexistent in recent years, according to several department spokespeople, but firefighting colleagues in departments throughout the Bay Area were angered by the burglary.
Capt. Cleo Doss with the San Jose Fire Department called the situation "shameful."
"(Firefighters) go out on calls, and it is possible that the same people who robbed them will be the person calling for help," he said. "It's kind of a slap in the face."
Contra Costa Fire Inspector Steve Aubert said administrators are looking to see how they can improve security measures at their stations following the burglary.
Overwhelmed by the public response, authorities are also working on a way to take donations for the firefighters.
Other departments, including Hayward, Richmond and San Jose, use everything from key codes to bringing in backup crews to occupy the station to keep out people looking to steal.
For now, the fire district is focused on wrapping up containment of the fire on Mount Diablo and expressing their sincere gratitude for those who have sent them thank you cards, made them sandwiches and expressed their support.
"Everyone was a little disappointed," Aubert said of the thefts. "But we keep on doing what we do. We all sign on to do the same job, and that's what we're going to keep doing."
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After many promises Mori wasn't updated in a year, and the developer hasn't been heard of in six months, despite known problems with Snow Leopard.
Not bad software, but essentially abandoned. Avoid.
Speaking as the new owner/developer of Mori, please explain how you consider it to be ruined?
The versions you indicated had problems with old Mori notebooks on Leopard, not new ones. In addition, 1.6.7 was released the day after you posted that criticism and fixed the issue (1.6.6 was released on 2007-11-20, you complained on 11-21, and 1.6.7 was released on 11-22, which was Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S.), and I just released Mori 1.6.9, so updates and bugfixes are still coming along, thank you very much!
Incidentally, people who complain on other websites about these issues don't see them get fixed because I don't see them until much later. I support users who report issues on the Apokalypse website where I have areas for bug fixes, feature requests, and user community fora (http://apokalypsesoftware.com/products/project/mori).
(Also, Apokalypse doesn't mean end of the world. Don't be so melancholic or dramatic!)
Apokalypse ! This is the right word.
Since Jesse Grosjean sold Mori to Apokalypse, this very promising app has been ruined.
1.6.5 and 1.6.6 don't even open files.
I hope TaskPaper does not get the same treatment.
I use DEVONthink Pro Office to keep track of thousands of research papers, but I live in Mori. It is the backbone of my GTD setup (using plugin mGTD), and the place where all bits and pieces of information ends up. Smart folders, definable columns and outlines of outlines are just great.
"A nice app, but a bug in the word count while I was writing in greek made me stop using it"
Was this bug in 2.0 Beta 2? If so could you please report/describe it? Thanks.
It's lovely and HogBay are good guys. I like the ability to have documents and images in there, I like the ability to have outlines of outlines....
I use it to take notes while reading articles & books. Very easy to organise and to retrieve information. Very fast searching engine.
I use to keep myself organized with daily tasks. While it's not as full-featured as something like DEVONThink, it's still pretty flexible.
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Amber "Michelle" Ledbetter, Jason "Harv" Phillips
Published: Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 3:46 p.m.
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Mr. and Mrs. Scott (Terry) Wilson of Saluda, and Mr. and Mrs. David (Kim) Ledbetter of Morganton, announce the engagement of their daughter Amber "Michelle" Ledbetter to Jason "Harv" Phillips of Saluda, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie (Kathy) Patrick of Vienna, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph (Debbie) Phillips of Courtland,Ohio.
Michelle is a 2006 graduate of East Henderson High School, and a 2010 graduate of Appalachian State University where she received her bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice.Michelle works at the FoothillsHumane Society in Columbus as the Volunteer Coordinator. Jason is a 1991 graduate of Matthews High School in Vienna,OH, and works for the City of Saluda as the Public Works Supervisor.
The couple plans a destination wedding on the Island of Turks and Caicos on December 17, 2013 along with twenty-seven friends and family members
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EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - As volunteers with the Salvation Army and other nonprofit groups get ready for the annual ritual of filling holiday food baskets for families in need, the Salvation Army's main source of charity could use some help.
While the Salvation Army provides different kinds of help to those in need, most people on the group's client list are users of the food bank in Avon. Food aid is available to anyone who requests it, and people can come every two weeks.
Requests for food aid have skyrocketed the past four years. In 2008, there were 357 visits to the pantry. Last year, the number shot past 5,400, and Tsu Wolin Brown, who runs the Salvation Army office in Avon, said she expects pantry visits to pass that mark this year.
"The bottom line is that the need for food is greater than it's ever been," said Dan Smith, a member of the local Salvation Army's board of directors.
Smith said he believes there are several reasons for the years of heavy traffic at the food pantry.
"It used to be the economy would turn down and you'd leave," Smith said. "Now, this is home for a lot of people. And there's really no place to go that's better."
As a result, middle class families that were getting by with three or four jobs between two people may be down to just a single paycheck, or seriously limited income from the jobs they still have. There's little, if any, cash in reserve, and people need some help to get through to the next payday.
That's the case around the northwestern corner of the state. Starlene Collins works at the Grand Junction office of the Food Bank of the Rockies, which helps stock food pantries across the region. Once a month that group brings a truckload of food to specific locations - including Edwards. The group just last week took a truck to the Craig area, and Collins said the food was gone in about an hour.
To help keep food in the pantries takes a lot of time, effort, and cash. The Avon Salvation Army depends on Food Bank of the Rockies, as well as donations from local grocery stores. Wolin Brown said the Avon City Market store is particularly helpful with donations of fresh food and bread.
There's also a local program called "Stock the Pantry" that asks grocery shoppers to pick up an extra item or two to help fill the pantries.
Even with the donated items, the Salvation Army still spends about $100,000 per year to buy food, about a quarter of its annual budget. Besides stocking the pantry shelves, that money also purchases the holiday food baskets. The rest of Salvation Army's annual budget goes toward financial aid of various types - everything from help with rent or medicine to emergency auto repairs - with one cash donation per person, per year - and pays just two full-time people.
With all that help, it's still a struggle to keep the pantry's shelves stocked, especially in the spring and fall.
"There are a lot of people with seasonal jobs, and this is a hard time of year for them, until the mountain opens," Wolin Brown said.
With the Salvation Army on something of a constant edge keeping its pantry shelves stocked, Wolin Brown said any donations - from a few cans or boxes to a few dollars to big checks with lots of zeroes - are gratefully accepted.
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I would like to add to Jim Ernst's letter regarding the Silverthorne Post Office state of complete chaos. I went in there January 22 to find a typical orange slip in our box for a "Tub." Nothing unusual until I came to find that the entire tub was filled with our mail - from October 2012! It included Thanksgiving and Christmas catalogs, coupons for free items at City Market that expired, personal mail, and most upsetting, a letter from the U.S. Census Bureau for my business, which on the envelope states in bold, capital letters, "YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW - Please Complete and Return in 30 Days." This is not the first time the post office has affected my business in a negative way. It is a constant battle, without getting into detail.
I am somewhat comforted to know that I am not the only one who is extremely disappointed with this post office. While it has never been stellar in the 18 years I have lived here, most recently it is simply awful. I paid 3 times as much to mail a package using UPS last week for fear of its fate using the USPS.
There has to be something going on behind the scenes that we don't know about that makes the staff behave the way they do. So to their immediate supervisor, please do something before we take our business elsewhere (internet, FedEx, UPS, hand-delivery). The business of the U.S. Postal System in Silverthorne is on a fast course to closure. I hope that isn't their intent. They could do a lot of damage in the meantime.
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The list of credentials Joseph E. Stiglitz holds is about a mile long and includes two Nobel prizes. So when Stiglitz speaks, business leaders listen. Here's what he had to say at a recent forum, "Predicting the Future of the World Economy," sponsored by the Jerome A. Institute of International Business.
On economists' ability to predict: Let me begin by distinguishing between different kinds of predictions. Economists may not be very good at predicting precisely what time and date a certain event will occur, such as the breaking of the housing bubble. But that doesn't mean they cannot "forecast" the future. One set of predictions is broad-stroke, where we may not be exactly sure of the timing. Consider the 2008 global financial crisis. Well before the crisis, it was clear we had a bubble — clear to everybody except for those in the financial markets, that is. It was clear to anyone who took a moment to think about it that Americans couldn't continue to spend so much of their income on housing. They were all counting on the continuation of high levels of capital gains. I and others knew and said this bubble couldn't continue. But we couldn't predict when it would break.
Another kind of prediction we can make: For this kind of prediction, we know with a very high degree of confidence what will happen, and even when. An example of that is climate change. It's a process that's actively unfolding, though we won't experience its full effects in, say, the next year. Rather, the full effects are going to be happening over the next 20, 50, or 100 years, or more. The magnitude of those effects will depend on whether our policies change. Unless we significantly reduce our emissions, the consequences will be dire. But there is a chance we will wake up and adjust. Even if we knew how we would respond — how quickly we would reduce our greenhouse gas emissions — the severity of climate change is something we can't predict with perfect accuracy. How many feet will the sea level rise, for instance? What part of Manhattan will be under water?
A third prediction we can make: If we don't do a better job of regulating our too-big-to-fail banks, and our over-the-counter markets are not transparent, we risk a significant probability of another financial crisis. There were underlying problems before the crisis in 2007 and 2008. They were disguised by a bubble, and that was the bubble that kept our economy going. If we don't fix those underlying problems — structural transformation, growing inequality, global imbalances — in a fundamental way, we will likely enter into a period of malaise. That would mean a situation like Japan has had for many years — not disaster, but not robust growth.
Why GDP is a poor measure of economic performance: Economists' predictions of future growth typically center around GDP. But more and more economists are recognizing that GDP is not a good measure. Why? GDP tells only about a narrow part of economic performance, and it is a particularly inadequate measure of the well-being of citizens. It is striking that American GDP has been going up almost continuously for decades (2009 was the most recent exception). But median income today in the United States is lower than it was in 1989, almost a quarter century ago. I hope it's temporary. I hope there's mean reversion. But there is no evidence at this point. Unless we do something, this dynamic is likely to continue, with GDP increasing, while the incomes of large parts of the country continue to decline.


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After almost 1,300 matches and three grueling days of competition, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state wrestling championships at the Greensboro Coliseum wrapped up Saturday night with the championship matches in all four classifications.
Individual weight class champions in 56 different divisions across the four classifications were crowned.
Winston-Salem Parkland won its seventh state tournament team title in two different classifications in the last eight years, and its third in the last four years at the 4-A level. Parkland and Fayetteville Jack Britt were one-two, just as they had been two weeks ago in the dual team championships.
Parkland scored 133 points to 112 for Britt, followed by Lake Norman (82) , Cornelius W.A. Hough (75.5) and defending champ Southern Pines Pinecrest (75). A total of 73 schools were represented in the 4-A tournament.
Two Parkland wrestlers were in the finals, Jeremy Ward at 132 and Marcus Cross at 145, but did not win. Cross lost to Jake DeAngelo of Southern Alamance 3-2 in the 145 final as DeAngelo finished unbeaten in 52 matches.
Nick Kee of Scotland County was the champion in the 170-pound class for the second straight year and finished the season an amazing 61-0 to earn Most Outstanding Wrestler honors.
Orange rolled to its second consecutive 3-A tournament championship by virtue of having nine wrestlers remaining in Saturday's action, including four in the championship finals, twice as many as any other school, although none of them earned individual state crowns. The Panthers, under veteran coach Bob Shriner, collected 106.5 points to 98 for second-place Concord Jay Robinson.
North Gaston was third with 86.5 points, followed by Hickory St. Stephens (78) and Cameron Union Pines (65). There were 81 3-A schools with wrestlers in the tournament.
Enka's Kacee Hutchinson, the 195-pound champion, was voted the 3-A Most Outstanding Wrestler.
Newport Croatan captured the 2-A team title for the third time in four years with a total of 120.5 points, with Newton-Conover the runner-up at 100. The Red Devils defeated Croatan by a single point in the 2-A dual team championships two weeks ago.
Defending tournament champion Trinity, which had the most wrestlers of any 2-A school in the championship finals with three, was tied for third with Monroe Piedmont at 83 points, followed by North Surry and Hampstead Topsail knotted at 69 in fifth. A total of 66 schools competed in the 2-A tournament.
One of the outstanding 2-A finals occurred at 146 pounds, as Chase senior Josh Stephens completed a perfect 52-0 season by outpointing Ashe County's Michael Elliott (46-2) 10-8.
West Lincoln's Clay Alguire, the 138-pound champion, was the Most Outstanding Wrestler in the 2-A event.
In the 1-A classification, three schools entered the championship round within three team points of one another: North Rowan, Ayden-Grifton and West Wilkes, although Ayden-Grifton had one more wrestler in the championship round than the other two. When it was over, North Rowan rallied to win it with 88.5 points, a three-point margin over defending champ West Wilkes. Ayden-Grifton was third with 74, followed by Robbinsville (70.5) and Hendersonville (59). A total of 35 schools qualified wrestlers to the 1-A tournament.
North Rowan earned the team title by virtue of individual state championships by Marc Gonzalez at 113, Damon Ellis at 120 and William Robertson at 285.
Jorge Lima of West Wilkes, the champ at 145 pounds, was named the 1-A Most Outstanding Wrestler. Rosewood's Nick Quillen won his 126-pound final with a pin in the first 30 seconds to finish the season with a record of 59-1.
The 2-A, 3-A and 4-A competitors began wrestling on Thursday night, with the 1-A class starting on Friday afternoon since it had fewer wrestlers in the field.
This was the fourth consecutive year the event has been held at the Greensboro Coliseum. The host city sponsors for the wrestling championships included the Greensboro Sports Commission, the Greensboro Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Greensboro Sports Council. The NCHSAA has been offering a wrestling championship since the 1930's.
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2 112 Britt- Jack - -
3 82 Lake Norman - -
106 Lbs:
1373: Josh Brown, No Durham DEC Jacob McNeill, SE Guilford 9-4
113 Lbs:
1374: Richard Tolston, Britt- Jack DEC Victor Sosa, Ashley 3-0
120 Lbs:
1375: Cody Karns, Lake Norman DEC Irvin Enriquez, Pinecrest 12-5
126 Lbs:
1376: Jacob Grigg, East Gaston MAJOR Austin Jamison, NW Guilford 10-2
132 Lbs:
1377: Jake DeAngelo, So Alamance DEC Jeremy Ward, Parkland 3-2
138 Lbs:
1378: Dallas Roemer, Pinecrest FALL Javon Johnson, Holly Springs Fall 2:45
145 Lbs:
1379: Eric Milks, New Bern DEC Marcus Cross, Parkland 6-2
152 Lbs:
1380: Rodney Shepard, No Durham MAJOR Aaron Dickson, Britt- Jack 18-10
160 Lbs:
1381: Adrian Soto-Perez, Scotland DEC Logan Farlowe, Sun Valley 8-3
170 Lbs:
1382: Nick Kee, Scotland FALL Palmer Maples, Hough Fall 0:55
182 Lbs:
1383: Michael Macchiavello, Sun Valley DEC DeAndre Jones, New Bern 7-0
195 Lbs:
1384: Jake Castagnero, Apex DQ Damien Dozier, Enloe DQ *
220 Lbs:
1385: Luke Fetia, Pinecrest DEC Patrick Phillips, Porter Ridge 8-3
285 Lbs:
1386: Phillip Shuler, SE Raleigh FALL Brendan Latham, Lake Norman Fall 3:10
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2 98 Robinson - -
3 86.5 North Gaston - -
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David Cline, Robinson FALL Joe Scott, Orange FALL :55
113 Lbs:
Heath Gleaton, Central Cabarrus DEC Jason Deutsch, East Rowan 11-4
120 Lbs:
Troy Gregor, Hickory Ridge DEC Sawyer Davidson, Asheboro 8-2
126 Lbs:
Tyler Ross, Jacksonville MAJOR Dalton McGalliard, Freedom 12-0
132 Lbs:
Payton Shuford, West Iredell DEC Ryan Davis, Havelock 6-4
138 Lbs:
Chris Halstead, West Carteret DEC Jack Twomey-Kozak, Orange 5-2
145 Lbs:
Gilbert Brooks, Burns DEC Alexander Knight, Rocky Mount OT 4-2
152 Lbs:
Collin Munson, Forestview DEC Chase Hayes, Charlotte Catholic 4-3
160 Lbs:
Kenan Robertson, Robinson DEC David Peters-Logue, Orange 2-1
170 Lbs:
Jordan Billings, SW Randolph DEC Brandon Anderson, North Gaston 9-8
182 Lbs:
Collin Johnson, North Gaston FALL Aubrey Browning, Orange FALL 1:22
195 Lbs:
Kacee Hutchinson, Enka MAJOR Jonathan Hannah, Hunter Huss 15-6
220 Lbs:
Alex Lyles, Carson FALL Andrew Christopher, St. Stephens FALL 5:25
285 Lbs:
Andrew Franklin, Enka DEC Michael Doherty, Currituck County 3-1
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2 100 Newton Conover - -
3 83 Piedmont - -
106 Lbs:
Mitchel Langford North Henderson FALL Matthew Insogna South Iredell pin 0:28
113 Lbs:
George Carpenter Carrboro DEC Austin Klutz Newton Conover 8-6
120 Lbs:
Alex Bray Croatan FALL Stephen Dreher Carrboro pin 3:32
126 Lbs:
Cody Walker Cuthbertson DEC Tyler Myers Trinity OT 3-1
132 Lbs:
Alex Monaco First Flight DEC Angel Najar North Pitt OT 8-3
138 Lbs:
Clay Alguire West Lincoln TF Hunter Mease Pisgah TF 19-3
145 Lbs:
Josh Stephens Chase DEC Michael Elliott Ashe County 10-8
152 Lbs:
Matteson Tate Correll Topsail MAJOR James Ryan Trinity 8-0
160 Lbs:
Justin Smith West Davidson DEC Brannan Jernigan Madison 6-0
170 Lbs:
Jeremy Tarleton E Lincoln DEC Andrew Brotherton Bandys 11-6
182 Lbs:
Parker VonEgidy Piedmont TF Levi Slate North Surry 28-12
195 Lbs:
Anthony Christopher Bandys DEC Kyle Colborn Croatan 9-3 *
220 Lbs:
Jacob Comer C Davidson DEC Joseph Sculthorpe Topsail OT 3-2
285 Lbs:
Chaas Delgado Trinity DEC Wes Brown Surry Central OT 6-3
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2 85.5 West Wilkes - -
3 74 Ayden-Grifton - -
106 Lbs:
Zack Orr, Robbinsville TF Eddie Nunez, E Surry 18-2 TF (4:50)
113 Lbs:
Marc Gonzalez, North Rowan DEC James Dagget, Chatham Central 4-2
120 Lbs:
Damon Ellis, North Rowan DEC Brandon Armstrong, Ayden-Grifton 7-5
126 Lbs:
Nick Quillen, Rosewood FALL Alexander Preudhomme, Bishop McG Pin (:30)
132 Lbs:
Joby Armenta, SW Onslow DEC Zack Prevette, E Wilkes 7-0
138 Lbs:
Dustin Huffman, West Wilkes DEC Sean Webb, Swain County 3-2
145 Lbs:
Jorge Lima, West Wilkes DEC Chad Hoff, Pamlico County 7-3
152 Lbs:
Cody Mathis, E Wilkes DEC Joey Cable, Robbinsville 8-6 OT
160 Lbs:
Bryan Wallace, Hendersonville DEC Tavi Rivera, Cherokee 10-5
170 Lbs:
Hayden Sutphin, West Wilkes DEC Jorge Martinez, Ayden-Grifton 5-2
182 Lbs:
Matthew Parce, Hendersonville DEC Diego Martinez, Ayden-Grifton 5-2
195 Lbs:
Spencer McCoy, Robbinsville DEC Tyler Hudson, Dixon 3-1
220 Lbs:
Taylor Nester, Alleghany FALL Rhett Hoy, Hendersonville Pin (1:39)
285 Lbs:
William Robertson, North Rowan DEC Justin Brown, Ayden-Grifton 9-5


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Bill Greehey, Chairman of NuStar Energy LP, NuStar GP Holdings LLC, and Haven for Hope, received the National Jewish Health Humanitarian Award in front of 300 guests at a luncheon on May 19 at the Westin Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio. The event raised $140,000 to support National Jewish Health, ranked by US News & World Report as the #1 respiratory hospital in the nation since 1998.Leaders of the luncheon included Co-Chairs Pat Frost, of Frost Bank, and Michael Beldon, of Beldon Roofing
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Gotland: An Island Well Done
Episode #101 · On the island of Gotland, Sweden's most popular summer vacation spot, Tina visits a medieval festival where she tries "fire-eating," rides her bicycle to a farm which houses a breed of sheep which date back to the Vikings, and prepares two interesting salmon dishes in her portable kitchen.
Stockholm: Royal Swedish Meat Balls
Episode #102 · This storied capital of Stockholm serves as the backdrop for Tina to make famous Swedish meatballs with creamed carrots, scallops with blueberry vinaigrette, a lime sabayon with berries and a strawberry daiquiri. This seafaring-themed episode opens with Tina in a canoe and later visits the Vasa, the world's only surviving 17th-century warship, to understand how it sunk only hours into its maiden voyage.
Dalarna: Midsummer Nights Cream
Episode #103 · Tina picks the quintessential Swedish city of Dalarna to celebrate a midsummer night with traditional herring, schnapps, marinated salmon and a crowd-pleasing strawberry cake.
Skĺne: Topping Off at the Tip
Episode #104 · In her home county, Tina goes on an exhilarating paragliding adventure to discover the mysterious Rocks of Ale (Sweden's Stonehenge) of Viking lore. She also hops aboard an eel-fishing boat and visits an old smokery. In her portable kitchen, set up at beautiful Ale Stenar at the south tip of Sweden, Tina serves up a new twist on smoked eel with scrambled eggs, blue mussels and chicken.
Vemdalen: Wild West Cooking
Episode #105 · Tina travels on horseback to locate the elusive mountain lake whitefish. She also explores the proud Swedish traditions of whey cheese making. At her kitchen, Tina prepares a chanterelle dish, a spicy mountain soup and whitefish prepared on an open fire.
Skokloster: Early Noble Harvest
Episode #106 · Tina tours the inside of the magnificent Skokloster castle and rides through the beautiful castle grounds atop a grand steed. Tina makes a delightful spring dinner of zander (fish) with asparagus and potatoes, a salad with salmon, a pear and orange salad with hazelnuts and a rhubarb dessert.
Lappland: Ice Cold Cooking
Episode #107 · During this particularly adventurous episode, Tina travels to the far north to meet with the indigenous Sámi people, fish on a frozen lake, compete in a reindeer race, go downhill skiing and visit a hotel made completely of ice. She also prepares a hearty hunters stew, a traditional Swedish fish dish and a cloudberry dessert.
Stockholm Skjaergard: The Coast Is Clear
Episode #108 · Tina ventures out on a white water boat before she serves up a buffet of marinated meat, a lovely lemon and yogurt sorbet and a chili salad.
Glasriket/Smaland: A Wild Game
Episode #109 · Tina celebrates Christmas in Glasriket, where she hunts wild boar, visits the traditional glasswork factories dotted throughout the woods, finds a new way to make pickles and sausage, and prepares a selection of dishes perfect for cold winter nights.
Vestkysten: Deep Dining
Episode #110 · In Vestkysten, on the west coast of Sweden, Tina participates in a regatta and dives into the North Sea to search for oysters. Later, she serves up freshly caught oysters, crayfish, lobsters and mackerel to local sailors.
Varmland: Christmas Buffet
Episode #111 · In this holiday-themed episode, Tina makes mulled wine, Christmas candy and ham - the Swedish way. A brave Tina also attempts ice-swimming in a frozen lake.
Goteborg: Fish Capital
Episode #112 · Goteborg is Sweden's second largest city and also its undisputed fish capital. After a visit to a local church, Tina reveals the importance of shrimp and cod to the city, then prepares wide variety of interesting seafood dishes with the ingredients.
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In Diva, the companion to Alex Flinn's YA novel Breathing Under Water, Caitlin is dealing with a lot. She's living through the aftermath of an abusive relationship, she has a youth-obsessed mother who just doesn't understand her, and she's on a constant yo-yo diet to live up the standards of her nitpicking friends.
All Caitlin wants is to escape her not-so-glamorous life and pursue her dream of becoming a singer, but when she's accepted into the Miami High School of the Arts, her life doesn't magically become perfect. Yet despite some struggles to keep up with her competitive classmates and the distraction of cute new crush, Caitlin never loses her sense of humor and eventually gains the confidence to achieve her goals.
Perfect for fans of such books as Carolyn Mackler's The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things.
For most people, the word "diva" means brilliant, talented, over-the-top, and glamorous. I, however, seemed to be trapped in the not-very-glamorous life of a cheerleader wannabe with serious ex-boyfriend issues and a permanent yo-yo diet. At least until the day I auditioned for Miami High School of the Arts—and got in! All I had to do was convince my mother, the cosmetics salesperson with epically bad taste in clothes and men, that going downtown to hang with the music geeks was a good idea. I had to blackmail her to be able to do it, but I'm here—a diva-in-training—and I'm not so sure I can cut it. Now what?
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"[Caitlin] sets an excellent example as someone who follows her dreams, despite other people's opinions." — KLIATT
"Realistic and thoughtful." — Kirkus Reviews
"Flinn turns a fine eye on the seemingly never-ending mother-daughter dance, in which someone is always out of step. A fast read, but there's meat here, too." — Booklist
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- Imprint: HarperTeen
- On Sale: 03/13/2012
- Pages: 304
- List Price: 3.99 USD
- BISAC1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / General
- BISAC2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
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I, myself, just discovered this little gem of something unique to do on the way to your overnight stay at Whispering Pines Bed & Breakfast. It's the 8th annual Buy-Way yard sale along the Lincoln Highway in Ohio. This fun time begins August 9th – 11th. The event jumps across the border to West Virginia, with parts of Indiana, Illinois and Iowa's Lincoln Highway communities as well.
Shoppers will find just about anything rummaging through over a thousand sales in Ohio alone. This is presented by the Lincoln Highway Historic Byway,
A free Travelers Guide, featuring a map of the byway's sometimes two parallel paths across Ohio, will be available to travelers at businesses along the corridor. This website lists the locations where the guides will be available as well as many of the yard sale sites and other attractions.
An "online" scavenger hunt will again be part of the three-day event.
This three-day BUY-WAY Yard Sale has not only introduced people from all over the country to the history of America's first coast-to-coast paved road, but it also provides an economic boost to the communities that participate, and it serves the thrifty side of all of us who find that bargain.
I'll look forward to seeing you soon,
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