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VAIL - The minute Chris Romer heard about Vail's Epic Discovery announcement, he was already thinking about what it will mean for future economic activity, specifically group business, in Vail.
Vail Resorts announced its plans for Vail Mountain last month - plans that include major additions to the summer activities available at the resort.
When Romer, the executive director of the Vail Valley Partnership, heard the plan, he immediately knew it would give Vail the upper hand in terms
of attracting new summer
"The summer products at mountain resorts are so similar," Romer said. "You don't have the differentiation you have in the winter."
Winter guests, for example, likely choose resorts for varying reasons, such as difficulty or ease of the terrain and the availability of other amenities in town such as restaurants, hotels and shopping. In the summer, however, mountain resorts sort of blend together in terms of what's offered for visitors.
Vail has already done a great job differentiating itself through special events. There doesn't seem to be a single day in town when a major cultural event isn't taking place in the summers.
But, with the addition of things such as rope courses, ziplines, Forest Flyers (alpine coasters) and extended hiking and biking trails, Vail Mountain has an enormous opportunity to set itself apart from other summer mountain resorts, Romer said.
Vail Resorts said summer traffic could increase threefold at the announcement.
"That creates a huge opportunity that frankly no one else has," he said.
The Vail Local Marketing District, which markets Vail's summer and offseason months, hasn't fully thought out the marketing opportunities yet, but member Mia Vlaar expects the topic will become a part of the group's retreat in early September.
"I think the really exciting thing about it is Vail has been brave enough to lead the way and set the standard for all the resorts to follow," Vlaar said.
'Can't be undersold'
Epic Discovery isn't just adding new activities to Vail Mountain, it's also a partnership with the Nature Conservancy, the organization that Vail will donate 1 percent of its summer mountain revenues to for forest health restoration projects in the West.
Initially, Vlaar sees the most opportunity in the fact that the new activities have the potential to eventually extend the summer season. The Vail Local Marketing District is tasked with marketing Vail in every non-winter month, which includes May and October, the so-called offseasons.
If all goes well and the projects bring in the business and revenue that Vail Resorts is projecting, Vail's offseasons could be a thing of the past.
"The ability to actually extend the summer is one of the biggest opportunities," she said.
Romer is thinking of group business opportunities as they relate to the summer additions on the mountain in that those additions could be what sway businesses and other groups to choose Vail over another mountain resort.
"From a groups and meetings standpoint - those folks are looking for off-site and team-building activities," Romer said.
The theme in Vail has been "new" for the past five or so years, Romer pointed out. From new restaurants to a new chairlift to a new gondola to new lodging - Vail marketers can argue that Vail offers the latest and greatest.
"New, new, new - to keep that story fresh through this winter with the gondola and the 50th anniversary and then moving forward in the summer with the new on-mountain experiences, that can't be undersold," Romer said.
And the timeline is just right, too, Vlaar said - if everything progresses through the Forest Service as Vail Resorts expects, then some of the new activities should be open by next summer, with others following in 2014 and 2015, the year when a large international community will have its eyes on Vail for the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships.
All of the impacts seem positive for now, but the Forest Service's environmental review process will determine if there will be any other impacts. That process should reveal any potential impacts on the town of Vail, such as parking, said Stan Zemler, town manager.
Since Epic Discovery is so new, Zemler said the impacts have only been "tossed around in conversation" as of now. But, the town is discussing its 10-year parking goals at Tuesday's council meeting, so the subject is sure to arise, he said.
"I suspect it will be raised as something we should be taking a look at," Zemler said.
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|ECAC All-Rookie Team (2007) Missed majority of 2010-11 due to wrist injury vs. Calgary, November 9. 2010. Traded to San Jose by Colorado with Daniel Winnik and Anaheim's 7th round pick (previously acquired, San Jose selected Emil Galimov) in 2013 NHL Draft for Jamie McGinn, Michael Sgarbossa and Mike Connolly, February 27, 2012. Signed as a free agent by Bietigheim (German-2), October 4, 2012. Traded to Calgary by San Jose for Calgary's 4th round pick (Christian Wolanin) in 2015 NHL Draft, July 2, 2013. Signed as a free agent by Winnipeg, August 1, 2014. Missed majority of 2014-15 as a healthy reserve. Signed as a free agent by Malmo (Sweden), June 9, 2015. Signed to a PTO (professional tryout) contract by St. Louis, August 16, 2016.
|2011-12: Acquired by San Jose on Feb. 27, 2012...Played in 69 games with Colorado and San Jose, posting 15 points (9-6-15), 53 PIM, and 110 hits...Finished second on the Sharks in hits (110)...Scored his first goal as a Shark on Apr. 3, 2012 at Dallas...Playoffs: Appeared in 3 postseason games for the Sharks, posting 6 PIM and 3 hits.
CAREER 2010-2011: Limited to 35 games because of two separate injuries…Finished season with 15 points (7-8-15)... Scored a goal in his 100th NHL game on Dec. 27 vs. Detroit…Was reassigned to Lake Erie (AHL) on Jan. 19 and recalled just two days later on Jan. 21.
2009-10: Tallied 39 points (15-24-49) and a +6 rating in 70 games during his rookie season…Finished sixth among league rookies in points and was 5th in both goals (tied) and assists…Led all NHL rookies in shorthanded points (1-3-4) and was tied for second in even strength scoring with 33 points (12-21-33)…Scored the most short-handed points by an Avalanche player since 2000-01 (Peter Forsberg and Joe Sakic, 6)…Paced all Colorado forwards in short-handed time on ice (3:01)… Made his first appearance on an Opening Night roster and had an assist in the season opener on Oct. 1 vs. San Jose...Scored his first career short-handed goal on Jan. 24 vs. Dallas… Tallied a career-high four points (0-4-4) on Feb. 2 vs. Columbus...First Avalanche rookie to have four assists in a game since Milan Hejduk on Mar. 28, 1999 vs. Los Angeles...Playoffs: Made his Stanley Cup playoff debut...Appeared in all 6 games and scored 2 assists (0-2-2)…Led all Avalanche forwards in ice time at 20:49 per game…Had an assist in his first career playoff game, Apr. 14 at San Jose...World Championships: Competed for Team USA at the 2010 IIHF World Championship in Germany...Appeared in all 6 games, tallying 3 points (0-3-3) and a team-high 8 penalty minutes.
2008-09: Dressed in each of the final 11 games for the Avalanche, tallying three goals and one assist…Was recalled from Lake Erie (AHL) on Mar. 19 and made his NHL debut that night against Edmonton...Scored his first NHL goal on Mar. 27 vs. Vancouver…Recorded his first career multi-goal game at Vancouver on Apr. 5…Collected his first career assist on Apr. 9 vs. Dallas…Finished fourth on the Lake Erie Monsters with 27 points (10-17-27) in 66 games.
2007-08: Finished second among Western Hockey League rookies in scoring with 70 points (18-52-70) in 72 games for the Calgary Hitmen…Led Calgary in assists and ranked 4th in points…His 52 assists also led all WHL rookies…Posted a +31 rating for the season, second best on the club...Playoffs: Led WHL in playoff scoring with 24 points (5-19-24) in 16 postseason games for the Hitmen.
2006-07: Named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team as a freshman at Dartmouth College...Finished second on the team in scoring with 31 points (14-17-31) in 33 games…Only fellow Avs draft pick David Jones (44) recorded more points for the Big Green…Tied for 2nd on the club in goals and ranked 3rd in assists…Led Dartmouth in power-play goals with 8…His 31 points tied him for second among ECAC freshmen, while his eight PPG led all conference rookies.
2005-06: Played for the Calgary Royals (AJHL), notching 56 points (19-37-56)…Named to the AJHL South All-Star Team.
PERSONAL: "Gali" lists these favorites: Italian (food); Tennis or football (sport besides hockey); First NHL game (hockey moment); Chicago or Calgary (NHL road city); Calgary (non-Sharks jersey); Miracle (hockey movie); Breaking Bad (TV show); Band of Horses (musicians); Honesty (personal quality in others)…Hidden talent is cooking…Would be an architect if he wasn't playing in the NHL…If he could have dinner anyone with anyone in history it would be Jesus and Gordon Ramsay…Hockey idol is Theoren Fleury…Biggest influence on his hockey career was his family…Piece of equipment he pays most attention to is his skates…Thinks the most exciting player to watch in the NHL is Sidney Crosby…Fastest skater in the NHL is Marian Gaborik…Hardest hitter in the NHL is Niklas Kronwall…If he could change one rule he would add no-touch icing…Thinks Jason Demers is the best teammate to double date with…Names Joe Thornton as the teammate most likely to wear a Speedo to the beach…Prefers the silence of an away building to the roar of the home crowd…Best thing about his hometown of Calgary is friends and family.


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How do you turn a theoretical novel of ideas into a watchable, reasonably accessible show?TNT Orders Let the Right One In Pilot, Continuing the Vampire Trend
It'll be the latest remake of the 2008 Swedish film.Julie Bowen Joins the Melissa McCarthy College Comedy Life of the Party
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It's created by OITNB's Jenji Kohan.Black Women Dominate the VMAs, and Pop Culture
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Book your room at The Towers at Lotte New York Palace
Get an overview of this hotelLuxury New York hotel in Midtown East - Grand Central, walk to Rockefeller Center
Located in Midtown East - Grand Central, this luxury hotel is within a 5-minute walk of St. Patrick's Cathedral and Rockefeller Center. Grand Central Terminal and Museum of Modern Art are also within 10 minutes.
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The Towers at Lotte New York Palace features a full-service spa and a health club. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of hotel's 5 bars/lounges. Business-related amenities at this 5-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms.
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Goldman Goes From Bear to Bull on U.S. Stocks
Goldman Sachs just went from a bear to a bull on the S&P 500, becoming one of the more optimistic firms on Wall Street.
The firm–which earlier this year said stock valuations were "lofty by almost any measure"–boosted its S&P 500 year-end price target to 2050 from 1900. Such a rally would represent a 4.2% gain from Friday's close on top of the 6.5% gain the S&P 500 has already achieved this year–and would mark an above-average year for the index if it came to pass.
Still, Goldman didn't sound too excited about it's latest forecast.
"We expect the equity rally will continue, but the trajectory will be shallow," Goldman strategist David Kostin wrote to clients. "Domestic economic growth is accelerating, and earnings will continue to rise, but further P/E multiple expansion is unlikely given our and the market's expectation for a Fed hike within 12 months."
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The S&P 500 jumped 0.5% to 1978 and sits less than 1% from its all-time high.
Goldman Sachs started the year with a cautious view on U.S. stocks. The firm was concerned about pricey valuations and the fact that earnings growth would need to support a continued rally. Mr. Kostin maintained a 1900 price target on the S&P 500, a level that was surpassed last month for the first time.
Companies in the S&P 500 trade at a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.4, based on the past 12 months' earnings. That trailing ratio, which was 18.4 a year ago, is above its historical average of about 17.
"US equities soared 42% during the past 18 months but the stellar return borrowed heavily from the future," Mr. Kostin said. "History shows S&P 500 rallies and the P/E multiple expands during the year prior to the start of a tightening cycle. But after tightening begins, the multiple contracts and the index typically delivers only modest returns."
The 13 Wall Street strategists tracked by Birinyi Associates predict the S&P 500 will finish the year at about 1950, on average. Last month Citigroup lifted its year-end target to 2000 from 1975. After a weather-induced contraction in first-quarter economic growth, Citi strategist Tobias Levkovich predicted "a stronger economy for the balance of the year," including a strong pickup in the current quarter, which should bode well for earnings growth.
Goldman also lifted its 12-month price target to 2075 and maintained year-end 2015 and 2016 targets at 2100 and 2200, respectively.
"Viewed in relation to bond yields, the U.S. equity market still appears attractively valued," Goldman strategist David Kostin wrote to clients. Goldman recently lowered its year-end forecast for the benchmark 10-year yield to 3.0% from 3.25%. The 10-year note currently yields 2.537%.


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1 [mass noun] A tough elastic polymeric substance made from the latex of a tropical plant or synthetically: heat and sunlight may cause rubber to deteriorate [as modifier]: a rubber dinghy a rubber plantation
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- One advantage of this material is that it is more resistant to alcohols than natural rubber latex and vinyl.
- Recently, a coworker told me that there is an alternative to conventional rubber latex that is not a synthetic product.
- Many of the ailments were caused by the ammonia that is added to rubber latex mixture to keep it liquid.
2British A piece of rubber used for erasing pencil or ink marks: a pencil with a rubber at the end
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- Each case has been filled with much needed resources for the children including pens, pencils, rubbers, rulers and pencil sharpeners.
- They returned delighted, with pens, pencils, rubbers and badges - mementoes from the trip.
- We'll have the usual sort of thing for children like baseball caps, pens, books, CDs, rubbers and pencils.
3 (rubbers) North American Rubber boots; galoshes.
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- You may have your boots, rubbers and scarf, but are you still depending on your thin fall jacket to keep you warm throughout the seemingly endless winter months?
- If you don't find any attractive rubbers, leave your shoes at work and buy yourself a nice pair of boots.
- To make things easier for you, we conducted our own test of the top-rated rubbers.
4North American informal A condom.
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- It'd be a good idea to back the rubbers up with some foam.
- A couple of beers and a few albums later, Jake asked if Mark had any rubbers.
- Didn't think I was gonna get lucky, so I didn't take any rubbers out with me, and I didn't have any change to get some when I did.
where (or when) the rubber meets (or hits) the road
- US informal The point at which a theory or idea is put to a practical test: the differences between effective and ineffective teachers show up where the rubber meets the road, in the brains of the studentsWith reference to the informal use of rubber to refer to the tyres of a vehicleMore example sentences
- In terms of moral values, this is where the rubber meets the road.
- The combination of riders and management is, of course, where the rubber meets the road.
- Army Reserve company commanders and first sergeants are where the training rubber meets the proverbial road.
Mid 16th century: from the verb rub + -er1. The original sense was 'an implement (such as a hard brush) used for rubbing and cleaning'. Because an early use of the elastic substance (previously known as caoutchouc) was to rub out pencil marks, rubber gained the sense 'eraser' in the late 18th century The sense was subsequently (mid 19th century) generalized to refer to the substance in any form or use, at first often differentiated as India rubber.
Words that rhyme with rubberblubber, clubber, grubber, lubber, scrubber, snubber
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1A contest consisting of a series of successive matches (typically three or five) between the same sides or people in cricket, tennis, and other games: the opening rubber of Britain's Davis Cup tie against Argentina
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- They couldn't beat Jill Schofield and Viv Williamson but won five of the rubbers, top scorers for Poppleton being Kath Halliday and Hilary Spencer winning 22 games.
- In the opening contest of the night Lismore City narrowly defeated RSL six rubbers to five.
- Appleton Roebuck against Wheldrake in division three provided quality tennis worthy of a higher division, the first five rubbers being drawn.
1.2 Bridge A unit of play in which one side scores bonus points for winning the best of three games: the total score, including 700 for the rubber, was 2,620 [as modifier]: she supplemented her income with her winnings at rubber bridge
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- In rubber bridge one does not often come across complicated systems and partnership agreements.
- If they take all the tricks they score four games and thus win the rubber immediately.
- The highest score past 250 points wins the rubber.
Late 16th century: of unknown origin; early use was as a term in bowls.
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Personal trainers are a resilient bunch. When the economy tanked they drifted from costly one-on-one sessions to more cost-effective small group training.
With clients still counting their pennies, trainers have now taken to the Internet on the theory that if you build that interactive website, they will come.
"Online personal training is similar to online dating," said California-based trainer Jackie Warner. "When online dating came about, it was 'what is this?' and now it's the number one way to date."
Warner's training site, jackiewarner.com, debuted in September, partly, she said, as an alternative to one-on-one sessions, which can run to $150 an hour.
"People cannot afford even $25 for group classes anymore," said Warner, star of the cable TV weight-loss reality show "Thintervention." "Everyone's tightening their belts."
At $11 a week, based on a 26-week package, there's wiggle room.
Health club memberships dipped from 45.5 million to 45.3 million between 2008 and 2009, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, the industry's trade association.
The sites range from computer-generated workouts based on a client's vital statistics, to highly personalized coaching supported by customized plans in an interactive community.
At Warner's site the client answers an exhaustive questionnaire detailing fitness and eating habits and goals before selecting a real, not virtual, certified trainer from Warner's crew.
"There's a strong Facebook-like support system," Warner explains. "People can talk to their trainers and to each other. Once the consumer gathers an empowerment team around, the success rate goes up greatly."
At lebootcamp.com, weight-loss coach Valerie Orsoni and her team stress hands-on support with a French twist.
The online coaching, which costs $15 to $29 a month, addresses losing weight, toning and augmenting muscle mass and improving posture.
"I am here almost at their beck and call and can be contacted when they need me," said Orsoni, who was born in France but lives in Silicon Valley.
"We start with a full evaluation of their lifestyle, and then I use the tools, techniques and methods that will constitute their personal program."
Pete McCall, an exercise physiologist with the American Council on Exercise, said online training is just a natural extension of our growing comfort with technology. But there's a downside.
"We have all these great tools but they take away from personal interaction," he said. "And you might lose feedback on proper form, technique and alignment."
Orsoni's latest book "Le Personal Coach," insists you can shape up without a gym membership.
"Why do I need to go to a gym with people sweating, no oxygen and germs flying?" she said. "I mean, that's crazy."
On the recent bestseller "French Women Don't Get Fat," she is equally frank.
"French women do get fat. It's all these devices, like the Internet. We're always sitting, tweeting," she said. "We used to move more."
Personal training
Some 6.5 million Americans are now using personal trainers up from 4 million in 1999, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association.


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Published: Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 9:54 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 9:54 a.m.
MONTGOMERY | Alabama Governor Robert Bentley said the state stands to lose 24,000 jobs if automatic government spending cuts kick in on March 1.
Bentley said the impact was calculated by the National Governors Association. It forecast the biggest impact in Alabama would be on defense-related jobs. Bentley said the Huntsville area would be the hardest hit.
Bentley's comments Wednesday coincided with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta telling Congress that he may have to shorten the workweek for the vast majority of the Defense Department's 800,000 civilian workers if the automatic budget cuts occur.
He also said the across-the-board spending reductions would "put us on a path toward a hollow force," meaning a military incapable of fulfilling all of its missions.
In a written message to employees, Panetta said that he notified members of Congress Wednesday that if the White House and Congress cannot strike a deficit reduction deal before March 1 to avoid the furloughs, all affected workers will get at least 30 days' advance notice.
The furloughs would be part of a broader plan the Pentagon is preparing in order to cut $46 billion through the end of this budget year, which ends Sept. 30. More cuts would come in future years as long as the automatic government spending cuts, known as sequestration, remained in effect.
"In the event of sequestration we will do everything we can to be able to continue to perform our core mission of providing for the security of the United States, but there is no mistaking that the rigid nature of the cuts forced upon this department, and their scale, will result in a serious erosion of readiness across the force," Panetta wrote.
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THE BAD: Beautiful playing in this one, although there are certainly a handful of short songs mixed amongst the outrageous jam vehicles. I imagine that this show has "something for everyone", but one has to wonder about the ATR>BATR in the meat of the second set.
ETC: The band continued to add little quirky additional jams to lots of songs. Check out the funky ending bits on It's Ice and the weird vocal jam ending to MFMF. MSO is particularly fast, and has 2 Secret Language signals as well as 3 straight Simpsons signals. Ginseng Sullivan is a debut, and Trey mentions that "we've never played this song before". Oddly, he also says they've never played MFMF before either!


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SANTA CLARA -- Tom Gamble rattled off praise and insight in such quick succession that it sounded like one of his scouting reports.
This subject was Trent Baalke, the 49ers general manager. Eight years since Gamble and Baalke arrived in the 49ers front office, they're now on opposite coasts, preparing for this week's draft.
"It's tough not to be with him, to be honest with you," Gamble said by phone Monday night from Philadelphia. "I've got a ton of respect for him."
Gamble left shortly after the 49ers' Super Bowl loss to return to his NFL roots, becoming vice president of player personnel for the Eagles, where his personnel career started 25 years ago and where his father once was team president.
Baalke's growing legacy might take on another layer this week. He has 13 draft picks to use or barter, with few holes on a talent-laden roster.
"Trent Baalke has to be on his 'A' game. This could make (him)," 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh told CSN Bay Area at last month's owners meetings.
Baalke and his staff helped turn the 49ers roster into a contender the past two seasons. What can't be overstated, insiders say, is Baalke's behind-the-scenes work.
"To sit as a 49ers fan, you can't be in better hands," Gamble said. "He's constantly looking at reports, background information, getting to know these guys off the field. Nobody works like he does."
Baalke's draft philosophy appears to thus: He'll take whom he wants when he wants, regardless of that pick's popularity or pedigree.
For example, take the Southeastern Conference, a proverbial football factory that's produced the most first-round picks each of the past six years. Of the 17 players drafted by the 49ers since 2010, only two played in the SEC: running back Anthony Dixon (2010 sixth round, Mississippi State) and cornerback Chris Culliver (2011 third round, South Carolina).
"We don't go into a draft saying, 'We're not going to draft from the SEC or Pac-10,' " Baalke said. "You have the draft board and you play the board. If he happens to be from the SEC when you pick, so be it. If he's not, so be it."
Baalke eschewed media interviews during Super Bowl week, opting to stick to what he prefers: studying film and scouting. He even traveled to a college all-star game in Texas.
Perhaps Baalke's biggest find came two years ago, when he lured Harbaugh from Stanford. Their team-first, ultracompetitive approach has worked in ideal synchronicity, but they're not clones.
"Jim is a gut-feeling kind of guy," 49ers CEO Jed York said. "Trent is analytical, like everything sort of needs to fit, and 'I'm going to make sure that everything is perfect and I'm going to go through all the analysis and process.' "
Because the 49ers' season ran long, Baalke didn't attend any college's pro-day workouts for the first time in his tenure. He chose to work in-house, balancing another busy free agency period with putting finishing touches on the team's draft board.
Gamble downplayed his insight into the 49ers' draft desires, stating how things can change through medical reviews and personal interviews over the past two months.
But Gamble knows Baalke's tendencies, perhaps better than anyone. "In the end, he's got to pull the trigger," Gamble said, "and he knows what he's looking for."
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The Cal men's soccer team is ranked No. 1 in two prestigious polls for the first time in school history after sweeping Colgate and College of Charleston last weekend.
The Bears (5-0-1) topped the polls Tuesday for Soccer America and TopDrawerSoccer.com. Cal also is ranked second to North Carolina in the coaches' poll, which is widely acknowledged as the most important ranking.
Stanford's women were ranked second to Virginia in the coaches' poll, while the Cal women are 11th and Santa Clara 20th.
"For our administration, alumni and soccer community, this is a fantastic moment," Cal coach Kevin Grimes said in a statement. "We understand that rankings will have an ebb and flow to them throughout a season."
High school
D.J. Calhoun, a senior linebacker for the El Cerrito High football team, was selected to play in the 2014 U.S. Army All-American game. Calhoun, who is 6-foot-1, 215 pounds, has orally committed to play at USC. The game features the top high school football players in the nation and will be played in the Alamodome on Jan. 4.
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Thibodaux man killed in head-on crash
Published: Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 6:50 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 22, 2013 at 10:56 a.m.
A driver from Thibodaux died Thursday after he crossed the centerline of La. 20 in Vacherie and struck another pickup head-on, State Police said.
Tommy Thibodaux, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The other driver, Gerald Torres, 61, of Vacherie, has been flown to the Interim LSU Public Hospital in New Orleans with serious injuries, police said.
The crash happened about 3:30 p.m. near St. Patrick Street, police said. Thibodaux was traveling north, and Torres was traveling south.
Thibodaux was not wearing a seat belt; Torres was. Police said they do not suspect either man was driving drunk, but results of routine toxicology tests are pending.
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Nativity scenes have a few standard elements: a manger, swaddling clothes, happy parents, sheep, maybe the Three Wise Men. They don't generally include Trayvon Martin.
But there he is, wearing a hoodie, a stream of blood pouring from his chest onto the straw-covered floor of the scene outside Claremont United Methodist Church, the holy family around him.
There is danger in the manger.
For the seventh straight Christmas, the church at 211 W. Foothill Blvd. has turned its Nativity display into a piece of art that comments on our times.
John Zachary, the artist, told me the acquittal in July of George Zimmerman, who fatally shot the 17-year-old African-American in 2012, struck him as a worthy subject for Christmas comment.
For one thing, the backdrop to the Christmas story is the slaughter by King Herod of all infants in Bethlehem, a barbarous attempt to kill the Messiah.
Rather than tidings of comfort and joy, that time of year would have seen "other parents in agony because their children had just been killed," a plaque explains.
In searching for photos of Trayvon, Zachary said one of the teenager lying dead on the pavement particularly tore at him.
"What if Jesus was lying there bleeding to death? I was kind of thinking of that," Zachary said.
The scene is titled "A Child is Born, a Son is Given," the wording outlined in red formed from a pool of blood at Trayvon's feet. I suggested to Zachary that he might be melding Christ's birth and Crucifixion in one tableau, Easter being the time a son was given.
"Easter and Christmas should be tied together. It's all the same story," Zachary said.
Of course, via his substitution, we might ask the question, Did Trayvon Martin die for our sins? Depending on your politics, the answer might be yes. But let's not get too philosophical here.
In contrast to the serene approach of most Nativity scenes, Zachary and Claremont United Methodist aim, year after year, to remind us forcibly that Joseph and Mary were outsiders.
"I think the value of this is that it stretches us to think, what does the birth of Christ call us to do?" Sharon Rhodes-Wickett, the church's lead pastor, told me. But even she admits the violence of the scene is unsettling.
"I found this year's hard to look at. It's hard to look at a young man who's shot and bleeding to death. But even though I'm uncomfortable with it, that's the point," Rhodes-Wickett said. "We have to take a look at the violence."
Zachary and I met up Monday morning at the Nativity, where he was making a few repairs.
Even if this was an articulated dummy in street clothes and hooded sweatshirt, it was almost painful to watch the artist using a drill on Trayvon Martin's forearm. Hadn't the teen suffered enough?
A rod, painted red, between his chest and the floor illustrates a stream of blood.
Zachary, who was wearing a T-shirt with the famous image of a triumphant Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston in the ring, was cheerful and friendly. He talks with the cadences of his native Tennessee.
"I grew up in the Methodist church. All my family are Methodist ministers," said Zachary, who'll turn 58 on Jan. 2.
Residents of Claremont, Zachary, his wife and children have been attending Claremont United Methodist for 15 years. He is a Hollywood production designer, who designs, builds and "dresses" sets for TV and movie productions such as "Raising Hope," a Fox sitcom, and "My Name is Earl," a former NBC comedy.
Church leaders approached him in 2007 about creating and building a Nativity. Zachary began planning a typical scene. Then he had second thoughts.
Christmas traditions of gifts, celebration and warmth reflect "privilege," Zachary said, and "there's a lot of people who don't have that privilege. Maybe I should do something that's provocative, that's more in keeping with the teachings of Jesus."
That first year, he updated the Nativity concept, making Joseph and Mary a modern homeless couple on a ghetto street. The backdrop was a wall of graffiti.
"It was appropriate historically. They were homeless refugees," Zachary noted. "You try to put it in a context of how it would be today."
The scene struck a chord in the community. Elementary school students left notes of support, and a shopping cart in the scene was spontaneously filled with grocery items, which the church used for its food bank.
"It was received very well. From then on I've kept it in the contemporary context," Zachary said.
His subsequent scenes turned Mary, Joseph and Jesus into war refugees in Iraq, flanked by American soldiers, against a bombed-out wall with the slogan "Peace on Earth" (2008); into Mexican migrants halted by the U.S. border wall (2009); into an African-American woman holding her infant, sans Joseph, in a prison cell (2010); and again (2012) into a homeless couple, outside a chain-link fence that Zachary took down on Christmas Day to show their inclusion.
2011's scene skipped the Nativity, instead depicting the outlines of three couples, two of them same-sex, each holding hands, under the wording "Christ is Born." The figures of the two same-sex couples were later knocked over, which police investigated as a hate crime, although Zachary said "it was probably just kids or something."
This year's scene looks traditional at first glance. Joseph and Mary are in silhouette inside a wooden shelter against a backdrop that resembles stained glass.
Zachary said: "If you drive by, you think, oh, that's nice. Then you think, what's that black kid doing there? So you take a look."
The scene went up Dec. 8 and will come down Jan. 5. Response has been muted.
"I thought this would be more controversial, but I come to find out people don't really like people gettin' shot," Zachary said with a chuckle. "They may not agree what to do about it, but they agree it's a bad thing."
As we spoke in front of the scene, which is along a Foothill frontage road between a bank and a theology school, motorists cruised past for a look.
Anthony and Gloria Huerta parked and tried to take the scene in. Gloria focused on the angels. Anthony thought Trayvon was a zombie inserted by a prankster.
Once Zachary explained the scene, the Pomona couple seemed to appreciate his approach.
"They're not going to go crazy on you here. It's Claremont," Gloria assured him.
Later, retiree Viola Saunders of La Verne parked and walked up. She didn't look pleased. "It's pretty bad," she remarked.
Saunders said her friends at Pomona First Baptist Church were buzzing about the scene. "It takes away from the original," Saunders said before walking back to her car.
A couple of minutes later, she returned to take photos on her phone. She wasn't sure they turned out. Zachary politely took down her address and promised to mail her photos.
"I can see where you're coming from," Saunders told him, although she was still of the opinion the Nativity is too sacred to modify.
Rhodes-Wickett said her congregation, which meets in a sanctuary designed by architect Richard Neutra, is progressive. "Most people like something that makes us think and makes us search our hearts," she said.
"Some people think it's too edgy. I understand that point of view," she added. "I don't know what the future will bring, but at this point it's an annual thing."
Zachary said his faith has been deepened by the act of creating the scenes.
"As I've done these, Christmas has become more meaningful to me," Zachary said. "It's become deeper -- but not so literal."
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Prof. Rowe is cofounder of Luminary Digital Media, a small commercial publisher of next-generation mobile reading experiences, including Shakespeare's The Tempest for iPad.
On spring afternoons you may also find Prof. Rowe coaching the Lower Merion High School Girls Ultimate Frisbee team – the 2009, 2010, and 2013 USA Ultimate Pennsylvania State Champions.


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(WOMENSENEWS)-- At the same time that Colorado opened its doors to the legal sale of marijuana on Jan. 1 and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed loosening marijuana laws, there's a different reality for many pregnant and parenting women caught consuming drugs.
In the curtained world of family courts and child service protection agencies, women across the country face punishments for drug use. These include removal of children to foster care, repeated visits by government employees, home searches, mandated drug tests, unwanted court appearances and even forced detention. These reprisals may be noncriminal, but they are nonetheless bruising and burdensome.
While the public appetite for drug reform has grown, the situation for women with children has worsened in the past decade, in part because of a little-noticed law from the George W. Bush administration that redefines child harm from parental drug use. A parent's use of drugs and even mere possession can be considered "child endangerment" under sweeping language, peppered with a dictionary of newly crafted terms such as "substance-exposed infants" or SEIs and "drug-endangered children" or DECs.
Those most affected are the economically distressed and women of color.
"There is very little attention to how the drug war is perpetrated in the child welfare system," said Emma Ketteringham, managing attorney of the Family Defense Practice of The Bronx Defenders, a nonprofit organization that represents parents, at a panel in New York sponsored by the Open Society Foundations in November. "Unless you are on the receiving end of child welfare, you might not know what happens."
In many cases, pregnant women or newborns are tested for drugs without consent in public hospitals and a positive test can trigger a report to child protection services. That, in turn, can spur child welfare officials to start an investigation into child neglect. Advocates compare "test and report" of pregnant and parenting women to the biased profiling of "stop and frisk" by police on the streets of New York City.
The child welfare system is designed to buffer children from unfit parents, but when drug use is alleged Ketteringham said "unfitness is presumed."
Family Court Cases
Family courts, found in 38 states, hear allegations of child neglect. Because they are civil law proceedings, parents are not afforded the same protections as defendants in criminal court. Mothers may encounter closed hearings, a lack of appointed lawyers and scant scientific testimony. A "preponderance" of evidence legal standard is also harder to fight than the criminal law burden of "beyond a reasonable doubt."
More difficult, neglect claims commonly proceed without any formal hearing. Susan K. Dunn, legal director at the American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina, said that "the classic way of dealing with drug use is by bringing a 'safety plan' and it happens under the radar. Social services says, 'We're going to take the baby,' so moms comply. People's lives are in turmoil."
One of Dunn's clients was ordered into drug treatment without any consideration given to her employment and child care needs. Another woman who tested positive was dogged by a caseworker demanding drug tests after a single positive marijuana screen during childbirth, she said.
"It's not the case that only poor women have substance abuse issues, but middle- and upper-income women have an environment where they are more protected," said Dunn.
In Jackson, Wisc., about 30 miles from Milwaukee, Alicia Beltran was subjected to noncriminal detention after she confided to a prenatal counselor that she had recently kicked painkillers. The 28-year-old was brought to family court in shackles on July 18, 2013. Without representation, she was ordered into a drug treatment program for three months under a state law that gives the court jurisdiction over a fetus "in need of protection" because of the mother's drug use.
National Advocates for Pregnant Women in New York worked with Wisconsin lawyer
Linda S. Vanden Heuvel to file a still-ongoing challenge to the law in federal court.
Women's behavior became fresh targets with the 2003 founding of the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children. Located in Westminster, Colo., it now has affiliates in 25 states that advocate for policies to intervene and treat children (DECs) who are at risk of harm from poor care by a substance-abusing parent.
The DEC movement follows the passage of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act on prenatal drug exposure and potential harm to children by exposure to any presence of illegal drugs. Under the 2003 law, states are required to have procedures for referring "substance-exposed newborns" or other "drug endangered children" to child protection services or face loss of child abuse prevention funding.
The number of parents or children who are affected is unknown. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health for 2002-2007 found that 3 percent of children "lived with a parent who was dependent on or abused illicit drugs." In 2012, the Children's Bureau identified 64,484 children in 34 reporting states as "children with a drug abuse caregiver risk factor."
Crack Myths Fuel Legislation
The drug-endangered children legislation developed "because of concern about infants affected by their mother's use of crack cocaine," according to the Children's Bureau of the federal government.
But at the same time, medical studies, including a major 2002 analysis by Dr. Deborah Frank of Boston University School of Medicine, disproved the initial dire predictions about the effects of crack on newborns, showing that alcohol and tobacco have more severe long-lasting effects.
Other literature declares that the movement started to combat methamphetamine labs. Whichever genesis, the rules on drug-endangered children continued to grow to include "children that faced dangerous exposure to any type of drug," according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
A Justice Department interagency task force included in its definition any child who "lives in or is exposed" to illegal drugs, including pharmaceuticals, when the child is "at risk" of experiencing harm "possibly resulting from neglect."
State laws have further cordoned mothers. Twelve states and the District of Columbia now equate mere exposure of newborns to drugs as child abuse or neglect, according to the Children's Bureau. Eleven states consider exposing children to the possession or distribution of drugs to be child endangerment.
The Obama administration's Office of National Drug Control Policy states on its website, "The DEC movement has rescued thousands of children and led to the development of numerous programs that have coordinated the efforts of law enforcement, medical services and child welfare services to ensure that drug-endangered children receive appropriate attention and care."
But, it notes, "a cohesive and coordinated" federal response was lacking.
Sara Arnold, an advocate for the legalization of marijuana, is a fierce critic of the DEC movement, which she said fails "to draw any distinction between use and abuse." The co-founder of the Family Law and Cannabis Alliance in Massachusetts, Arnold said that DEC activism in Colorado resulted in the refusal to provide specific protections for parents in the legalization of marijuana.
"Coloradan parents, even those who need marijuana as medicine, can and do face investigations, service plans and removal from the home solely for cannabis use," said Arnold. "DEC are the same old drug warriors trying to move the goalposts."
Cynthia L. Cooper is an independent journalist in New York who frequently writes about women's rights and human rights.
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Yarn Profile: Shetland 2000
First Impressions
Pure Shetland sheep provide so many color variations that, at one point, Shetland wool brokers exported more than 30 colors of undyed yarn alone. Today, the demand for dyed colors has forced many Shetland wool producers to breed other sheep that produce easily dyed white fiber instead.
This yarn is the result of a collaboration between Yarns International and Jamieson and Smith Wool Brokers of Lerwick, Shetland. It is pure, undyed Shetland wool grown in the Shetland Islands.
It is currently available in five colors: Shetland White (cream), Mooskit (grayish brown), Shaela (steely gray), Moorit (somewhere between fawn and dark reddish brown), and Shetland Black (brownish black).
Knitting Up
This helped make knitting a breeze. The yarn didn't snag, and its firmness allowed me to knit easily by touch alone. The resulting swatches were fine, thin, and eager to become part of something useful.
Blocking / Washing
My swatches bloomed and softened with wash, but I was barely able to detect a change in gauge. There's no need to worry about your colors bleeding or fading, since they're in the wool itself.
You'll want to take the time to block your garments flat. Even while wet, the ends of my swatches wanted to curl up.
Although Shetland 2000 is softer than many dyed Shetland yarns, it still has a relatively high itch rating. On the flip side, it's a slender but strong yarn that will keep you warm for years.
I only hope this collaboration will continue and that we'll see the reintroduction of more natural colors into the Shetland wool market.
Yarn name
Shetland 2000
Yarns International
Fiber content
100% Shetland wool
32 to 35 sts per 4 in/10cm square on US 3-4 (3.25-3.5 mm) needles
Average retail price
$7.95 / skein
Where to Buy Online
Yarns International
Weight/Yardage per Skein
50g. / 190 yards
Country of Origin
Shetland Islands, U.K.
Manufacturer's suggested wash method
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A Louisiana woman was left with minor injuries following a two-vehicle accident Monday morning in Pike County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol the crash happened at 8 a.m. on U.S. 61 at Pike County Road 310.
A 1997 Ford Thunderbird operated by 71-year-old Rebecca C. Wilkinson of Louisiana reportedly failed to yield to a 2013 Volvo tractor driven by 45-year-old Scott D. Sturtz of Cambridge, Iowa, causing the car to strike the tow unit of the truck.
Wilkinson, who was wearing a safety device, was taken by ambulance to Pike County Memorial Hospital.
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The Delta Tule Trekkers, a local walking club, will hold its last meeting of the year at 7 p.m. Monday at Angelano's, 1020 N. Main St., Manteca. Dinner and social hour begins at 6 p.m., and a holiday cookie exchange follows the meeting. Attendees are invited to bring a dozen of their favorite cookies to exchange with what they take home.
Information: (209) 931-1565 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Sierra Macintosh Users Group's final meeting of the year will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the assembly room of Ebbetts Pass Fire District, 1037 Blagen Road, Arnold.
Members can bring Mac items they no longer use, a plate of cookies, or other holiday snacks. There will be a door prize.
Information: (209) 795-3798 or (209) 728-9012.
An informational seminar for artists and nonprofit organizations wanting to apply for grants from the Creative Work Fund will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at L.H. Horton Jr. Gallery, Delta College, 5151 Pacific Ave., Stockton.
Grants range in size from $10,000 to $40,000.
Information: (415) 203-2802.
The Stockton Women's Network's holiday mixer is from 5:15 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Mid Cal Body Shop, 1111 N. Union St., Stockton.
Dress as your favorite Hollywood character, walk the red carpet, schmooze with starlets, dodge paparazzi and win prizes. There will be refreshments.
Admission is free.
Information: (209) 472-0359.
Margaret Troke Branch Library will have a free computer class to help students use the library's databases at 4 p.m. Dec. 20, Jan. 17 and Feb. 21, at 502 W. Benjamin Holt Drive, Stockton.
Dropins welcome; personal laptops allowed.
Information: (209) 937-8221 or (866) 805-7323.
Hike down to Natural Bridges to learn the geology of the area at 10 a.m. Dec. 22. Meet at the Natural Bridges Trailhead parking lot off Parrots Ferry Road. Dogs not allowed on this trail.
Information: (209) 536-9543.
Calaveras Big Trees State Park will have a Winter Wonderland fundraising event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 28.
There will be a scenic horse-drawn wagon ride, crafts for the children, music, and refreshments.
Tickets are $12.50 for adults and $8.50 for children. Funds to benefit educational programs in the park.
Tickets and information: (209) 795-3840 or winter2012.eventsbot.com.
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Cyclothymic disorder is a mild form of bipolar disorder (manic depressive illness) in which a person has mood swings over a period of years that go from mild depression to emotional highs.
The causes of cyclothymic disorder are unknown. Major depression, bipolar disorder, and cyclothymia often occur together in families. This suggests that these mood disorders share similar causes.
Cyclothymia usually begins early in life. It appears to be equally common in men and women.
The diagnosis is usually based on your mood history. Your health care providers may order blood and urine tests to rule out medical causes of mood swings.
Mood stabilizing medication, antidepressants, talk therapy, or some combination of these three therapies may be used to treat cyclothymic disorder.
Some of the more commonly used mood stabilizers are:
Some people with cyclothymia may not respond to medications as well as patients with bipolar disorder.
As with other illnesses, you can ease the stress of living with cyclothymia by joining a support group whose members share common experiences and problems.
Less than half of people with cyclothymic disorder will eventually develop bipolar disorder. In other people, cyclothymia will continue as a chronic condition or disappear with time.
The condition can progress to bipolar disorder.
Call a mental health professional if you or a loved one has persistent alternating periods of depression and excitement that negatively affect work, school, or social life. Seek immediate help if you or a loved one is having thoughts of suicide.
McClellan J, Kowatch R, Findling RL; Work Group on Quality Issues. Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2007;46:107-125.
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Finally the brave execs at The CW have made the bold move we all saw coming: ordering a new reality series clearly based on The Hunger Games called The Hunt.
On The Hunt, 12 teams of two will be dropped into the wilderness. They'll have no food, water or shelter. Theses Katnisses and Petas will have to hunt, gather and
make out for medicine capture the other teams. The competition will last for a month and the prize is cash, which lowers the stakes significantly from getting shot in the face with an arrow.
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There were 81 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday. At that time, there were 1,460 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Residential robbery: A 57-year-old woman reported a knock on her door at 9 a.m. Monday in the 3100 block of Tenaya Lane. When she answered, three masked men, including one with a handgun, forced their way in, police reported. The woman fled through her back door. The robbers left through the front door. Police did not determine if anything was stolen.
Burglary arrest: Police arrested Ronnie Thomas, 47, on Monday afternoon in connection with a burglary report at a home in the 1800 block of East Flora Street. Witnesses directed officers, who arrived at 1:19 p.m., to a vacant home where Thomas was found hiding, police reported.
Robbery: A 39-year-old man told police he was walking at 12:39 p.m. Tuesday on El Dorado Street near Jackson Street, where he was confronted by a man in his 30s wearing a red hooded sweatshirt and blue pants who hit him with a hammer, took his wallet and fled.
The California Highway Patrol responded to 16 noninjury accidents and one injury accident in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday. CHP officers also arrested two people on charges of driving under the influence and recovered two stolen vehicles.
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WATERFORD - The Wildcats started off strong but could not pull away from Federal Hocking as the Lancers escaped with a 43-35 victory Friday night at Waterford High School.
Waterford was ahead 13-7 at the end of the first quarter, but the Lancers used a 14-5 second quarter to shift the momentum their way and were able to maintain the lead throughout the second half to get a Tri Valley Conference road win.
Federal Hocking head coach Howie Caldwell said the team has a lot it can improve on.
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Waterford's Eli Strahler (12) dribbles by Federal Hocking's Cliff Bonner, right, during prep boys basketball action Friday night.
"To be perfectly honest, our last two games we haven't played the way we've wanted to play," Caldwell said. "I think we play scared at times. I think we come out afraid to do things, fearful of making a mistake.
"Defensively, we played pretty well. Offensively we're not getting it done."
Austin Shriver and Wyatt Porter each made shots to jump out to a 4-0 lead. After a bucket from Federal Hocking's Max Carrey, Cody Paxton hit a layup and then Brian Moore went coast-to-coast for another layup to extend the lead to 8-2.
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Federal Hocking 7 14 10 12 - 43
Waterford 13 5 8 9 - 35
Federal Hocking (7-3)
Corey Rex 0 0-0 0, Pete Crum 6 1-2 15, Alfy Nichols 2 0-2 4, Shawn Parsons 2 6-10 10, Terrance Mayle 1 0-0 2, Cliff Bonner 0 0-0 0, Max Carrey 5 1-2 11, Peyton Seel 0 1-4 1, Zach Engle 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 9-20 43.
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Brian Moore 2 0-5 4, Eli Strahler 1 0-1 2, Wyatt Porter 3 0-0 7, Cody Paxton 3 1-3 7, Jacob McCutcheon 0 0-1 0, Austin Shriver 4 6-7 15, Austin Bauerbach 0 0-0 0, Tanner Pottmeyer 0 0-0 0, Tryston Crawford 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 7-17 35.
Team stats: Federal Hocking: Shooting: 16-37 (43 percent); 3-pointers: 2 (Crum); Rebounds: 22 (Carrey 10); Assists: 6 (Bonner 2); Steals: 7 (Crum 3); Turnovers: 17; Waterford: Shooting: 13-37 (35 percent); 3-pointers: 2 (Shriver 1, Porter 1); Rebounds: 26 (Shriver 6, Moore 5); Assists: 6 (Moore 3); Steals: 10 (Moore 3, Paxton 3); Turnovers: 21.
JV: Waterford 32, Federal Hocking 31
Next game: Waterford at Fort Frye at 6 p.m. Saturday
Pete Crum, who led the Lancers with 15 points, converted an old-fashioned three point play to cut the deficit in half. Waterford kept the pressure on, as Shriver, who also had 15 points, hit a deep 3. On the next possession, Eli Strahler found Moore wide open under the basket for an easy basket to make it 13-5. Crum would hit a jumper to make it 13-7 going into the second quarter.
The Wildcats still looked to have the edge in the second quarter after Shriver found Porter open at the wing. Porter knocked down the trey to make it 16-9 before Federal Hocking reeled off seven straight points, four from Carrey, to tie it at 16-16.
Shriver put in a layup to make it 18-16 before Crum hit a 3-pointer to give the Lancers their first lead of the contest. With 54 seconds left to go in the half, Shawn Parsons splashed two foul shots following a technical foul on Waterford to make it 21-18 at halftime.
The first half was very evenly-matched, as each team was 8-for-17 shooting with 11 turnovers.
Midway through the third quarter, Porter drained a jumper to tie things up at 25-25. Federal Hocking then used an 8-1 run, seven of those points coming from Crum, to take back the lead at 33-26 in the fourth quarter.
Shriver momentarily stopped the bleeding by hitting a trio of free throws to make it 33-29 before Alfy Nichols answered with a layup.
Later, two Shriver free throws made it 37-33 before Federal Hocking scored five straight points to put the game out of reach.
"We came out and played pretty well," said Waterford head coach Tom Simms. "We were playing pretty steady at times, and then coach Caldwell hit the pressure, and we were okay at first, but then we started throwing the ball away and making turnovers. We kind of got rattled and got ourselves in trouble."
The Lancers shot 16-for-37 (43 percent) from the floor including 14-for-23 inside the 3-point line, while the Wildcats were 13-for-37 (35 percent).
Carrey contributed a double-double for the Lancers with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Parsons added 10 points.
For Waterford, Porter and Paxton each had seven points, while Shriver was the top rebounder with six boards. Moore had a well-rounded game, pitching in four points, five rebounds, three steals and a game-high three assists. Federal Hocking improved to 7-3 with the win. "I think it's very big," Caldwell said of getting a conference road win. "Anytime you go on the road in this league it's very important to get a win. I think that puts us a game up on everybody in the league."
Waterford dropped to 4-2 with the loss. Simms said he was confident in the direction that the team is headed in. "We're a young team," he explained. "And they're doing alright. We've just got to keep growing."
In the junior varsity game, Waterford was victorious by a score of 32-31. Tryston Crawford made the deciding shot with :09.1 on the clock.
The Wildcats are back in action today at 6 p.m. when they head to Beverly to take on Fort Frye.


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DENVER (AP) - Colorado Democrat Mark Udall, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is praising the White House decision to let committee members see secret legal opinions that justify the use of lethal drone strikes against terror suspects.
The committee sought the documents before voting on whether to confirm John Brennan as CIA director.
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, chairwoman of the committee, said Tuesday the White House had agreed to give committee members access to the documents.
Udall says he'll now vote to confirm Brennan. Udall's spokesman, Mike Saccone (sah-KOH-nee), says the White House decision on the documents was a factor in Udall's decision.
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The East Mississippi Community College basketball teams resume action Thursday evening by welcoming rival Meridian Community College to the Scooba campus. Doubleheader action at EMCC's Keyes T. Currie Coliseum tips off at 5:30 p.m. with women's play followed by a 7:30 p.m. men's contest.
As an extra attraction for Thursday's EMCC-Meridian basketball doubleheader, team and staff members from last year's East Mississippi men's squad will be presented their championship rings in recognition of the Lions' third consecutive NJCAA National Tournament appearance as well as their third straight NJCAA Region 23 Tournament title and MACJC North Division regular-season crown.
Thursday's hoops action marks the first of only two more basketball home dates for the EMCC teams through the end of the 2012 calendar year. On Monday (Nov. 12), the Lady Lions will welcome Shelton State Community College, while the Lions play host to Baton Rouge Community College at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., respectively. Monday's doubleheader will mark EMCC's final home basketball appearance until the new calendar year. Through the remainder of November and into December, the Lions and Lady Lions are set to play seven and six games, respectively, away from the Scooba campus before returning home to the friendly confines of Currie Coliseum to entertain East Central Community College on Jan. 8, 2013.
After opening the new season with an 84-60 home setback to Georgia Highlands College last Thursday, head coach Sharon Thompson's EMCC Lady Lions evened their mark at 1-1 on the year with a 50-48 double-overtime triumph over San Jacinto College (Texas) this past Saturday in Baton Rouge, La. In the win over SJC, Quitman's Dajah McCarty and Savannah Kimmons, of Horn Lake High School, both recorded double-double performances for the Lady Lions. Along with scoring 17 points apiece, McCarty and Kimmons added 15 and 10 rebounds, respectively, in the winning effort.
Ranked eighth nationally in the NJCAA Preseason Top 25, head coach Mark White's EMCC Lions tipped off their much- anticipated campaign with last Thursday's 97-57 home triumph over Georgia Highlands. Memphis native Jarekious Bradley paced a quartet of double-digit Lion scorers with 25 points in the opener. The Midland College (Texas) transfer also notched a double-double in his EMCC debut by adding a game-high 13 rebounds.
Former Brandon High School product and Tennessee-Chattanooga transfer Trey Brown followed with 18 points off the bench in the Lions' opener against GHC. Starkville's Jacolby Mobley and A.J. Wade, of Northeast Lauderdale, contributed 14 and 12 points, respectively, in EMCC's 40-point victory to begin the season.
The Meridian Community College basketball teams are both under the guidance of first-year head coaches. Jocelyn McGilberry's Lady Eagles are 1-1 on the young season after knocking off Bishop State (77-66) in last week's opener and then falling at Southwest Mississippi (82-63) this past weekend. Cedric Drake's Eagles are winless in two tries thus far on the year, dropping decisions to Bishop State (62-41) and Southwest Mississippi (91-52).


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National, regional program directors visit Kicking Horse Job Corps The students and staff of the Kicking Horse Job Corps Center received two special visitors late last month: Peter E. Rell, national director of the Job Corps Program from Washington, D.C., and John I. Douglas, director of the now-consolidated Region 7-and-8 who's based in Kansas. The two were in Montana on a quick tour of the state's three centers ~ Kicking Horse, which is operated by the s OS ? < op it C/3 CA Tribes, and the Trapper Creek and Anaconda centers, run by the U.S. Forest Service - which have earned reputations as strong, successful schools. Montana's weather was on its best behavior during the Aug. 20 visit, which included a tour of the campus, a bit of consultation with a handful of students, refreshments and the presentation of gifts from a variety of entities. "This Job Corps works because of the cooperation between the staff, teachers, students, the community and the Tribal Council," Rell said, after the tour and a one-song dance by four outfitted students. "I'm pleased to see the GOODIES FOR SALE Help support the Reservation diabetes self-help group by patronizing its rummage and bake sale today, tomorrow and Thursday (Sept. 1, 2 and 3) at Tribal Health in Ronan from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (If it rains, they'll move everything across the highway to the Head Start building.) The money earned will go to buy exercise equipment and support an office. Questions? Call Barb Durglo at 676-2770. results of all that paperwork in D.C.," he continued, referring to his administrative work back East. He added that he was impressed with his first visit to Montana. "The first thing I noticed was that I couldn't see the air here like I can in Washington," he said, expressing praise for Kicking Horse's location at the foot of the Mission Mountains. "The center looks good. I can see everyone worked hard. Usually, when I comment on the nearness of a center, the director tells me, 'It always looks this good.' But not Virgil here," he said, pointing to Kicking Horse director Virgil Clairmont. "When I mentioned how clean and orderly the campus looked today, Virgil said, 'Oh, it usually looks better...'" Rell's comments followed presentations of gifts from a number of community leaders: Tribal Council vice-chairman Ron Therriault; Poison mayor, Pat DeVries; Ronan mayor, George Atkinson; Jay Preston, Ronan Chamber of (Continues on page two) LABOR DAY CLOSURES All Tribal, BIA and JHS offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of Labor Day.
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Rising commodity prices and lower energy costs are boosting rural business in Midwestern states and the northern Plains, according to the newest monthly survey of small-town bankers.
The Rural Mainstreet Index released Thursday climbed in December, the fourth straight month of growth.
"This is the healthiest reading that we have recorded since well before the national economic recession began," said Ernie Goss, an economist at Creighton University in Omaha who oversees the survey.
The index ranges from 0 to 100, with 50 representing "growth neutral." It's based on a survey of rural bankers in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.
In December, the index climbed to 60.6 from last month's reading of 57.5.
The survey showed increases in bank borrowing to purchase farmland and equipment and rising confidence in how the economy will perform over the next six months.
December hiring also increased, although Goss said the region's employment is still 3 percent below its pre-recession levels. The survey's farmland price index continued to show brisk growth, even though the December reading dipped.
Home sales remained strong in December while retail sales soared to 59.0 from last month's 51.5.
Nearly one-fourth of the bankers surveyed said they expect temporary shutdowns of ethanol plants in their area because of lower ethanol prices. Less than 4 percent said they expected an increase in 2013 ethanol plant revenues when compared to this year, according to the survey.
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United Flight 93
On Doomed Flight, Passengers Vowed to Perish Fighting
By JODI WILGOREN and EDWARD WONG
Published: September 13, 2001
They told the people they loved that they would die fighting.
In a series of cellular telephone calls to their wives, two passengers aboard the plane that crashed into a Pennsylvania field instead of possibly toppling a national landmark learned about the horror of the World Trade Center. From 35,000 feet, they relayed harrowing details about the hijacking in progress to the police. And they vowed to try to thwart the enemy, to prevent others from dying even if they could not save themselves.
Lyzbeth Glick, 31, of Hewitt, N.J., said her husband, Jeremy, told her that three or four 6-foot-plus passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 93 from Newark bound for San Francisco planned to take a vote about how to proceed, and joked about taking on the hijackers with the butter knives from the in-flight breakfast. In a telephone interview last night, Ms. Glick said her husband told her "three Arab-looking men with red headbands," carrying a knife and talking about a bomb, took control of the aircraft.
"He was a man who would not let things happen," she said of her high school sweetheart and husband of five years, the father of a 12-week-old daughter, Emerson. "He was a hero for what he did, but he was a hero for me because he told me not to be sad and to take care of our daughter and he said whatever happened he would be O.K. with any choices I make.
"He said, `I love you, stay on the line,' but I couldn't," added Ms. Glick, 31, a teacher at Berkeley College. "I gave the phone to my dad. I don't want to know what happened."
Another passenger, Thomas E. Burnett Jr., an executive at a San Francisco-area medical device company, told his wife, Deena, that one passenger had already been stabbed to death but that a group was "getting ready to do something."
"I pleaded with him to please sit down and not draw attention to himself," Ms. Burnett, the mother of three young daughters, told a San Francisco television station. "And he said: `No, no. If they're going to run this into the ground we're going to have to do something.' And he hung up and he never called back."
The accounts revealed a spirit of defiance amid the desperation. Relatives and friends and a congressman who represents the area around the crash site in Pennsylvania hailed the fallen passengers as patriots.
"Apparently they made enough of a difference that the plane did not complete its mission," said Lyzbeth Glick's uncle, Tom Crowley, of Atlanta. In an e-mail message forwarded far and wide, Mr. Crowley urged: "May we remember Jeremy and the other brave souls as heroes, soldiers and Americans on United Flight 93 who so gallantly gave their lives to save many others."
Like others on the doomed plane, Mr. Glick, 31, and Mr. Burnett, 38, had not originally planned to be aboard the 8 a.m. flight. Mr. Glick, who worked for an Internet company called Vividence, was heading to the West Coast on business, and Mr. Burnett, chief operating officer for Thoratec Corporation, was returning home from a visit to the company's Edison, N.J., office.
Lauren Grandcolas of San Rafael, Calif., left an early-morning message on her husband's answering machine saying she would be home earlier than expected from her grandmother's funeral. Mark Bingham, 31, who ran a public relations firm, had felt too sick to fly on Monday, but was racing to make an afternoon meeting with a client in San Francisco.
The plane was airborne by 8:44 a.m., according to radar logs, and headed west, flying apparently without incident until it reached Cleveland about 50 minutes later. At 9:37, it turned south and headed back the way it came. Mr. Bingham, a 6-foot-5 former rugby player who this summer ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, called his mother, Alice Hoglan. "He said, `Three guys have taken over the plane and they say they have a bomb,' " said Ms. Hoglan, a United flight attendant.
CNN reported last night that it had obtained a partial transcript of cockpit chatter, and that a source who had listened to the air-traffic control tape said a man with an Arabic accent had said in broken English: "This is the captain speaking. Remain in your seat. There is a bomb on board. Stay quiet. We are meeting with their demands. We are returning to the airport."
Another passenger on the sparsely populated plane barricaded himself in the bathroom and dialed 911. Ms. Grandcolas tried to wake her husband, Jack, but got the answering machine. "We're having problems," she said, according to her neighbor, Dave Shapiro, who listened the message. "But I'm comfortable," she said, and then, after a pause, added, "for now."
Mr. Glick, a muscular 6-foot-4 water sportsman, and Mr. Burnett, a 6-1 former high school football player, called their wives over and over, from about 9:30 a.m. until the crash at about 10:10 a.m., chronicling what was happening, urging them to call the authorities, vowing to fight, saying goodbye.
"He sounded sad and scared, but calm at the same time," Ms. Glick said. "He said people weren't too panicked. They had moved everybody to the back of the plane. The three men were in the cockpit, but he didn't see the pilots and they made no contact with the passengers, so my feeling is they must have killed them."


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A Central Point man died in a motorcycle accident Tuesday night after crashing his bike into a power pole on Hanley Road, police said.
Scott David Nuckles, 54, was eastbound in the 1000 block of Hanley Road at 6:39 p.m., when he failed to negotiate a left curve, drove off the road and hit a power pole head-on. Nuckles was pronounced dead at the scene. He was wearing a helmet. Oregon State Police said the crash is still under investigation, but that excessive speed is being considered as a possible cause, according to a news release.
Responding agencies included Oregon State Police, the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, Medford and Central Point police, Jackson County Fire District No. 3 and the Oregon Department of Transportation. The road was closed for two hours, with traffic detoured around the scene.
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