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MTA's 7 Subway Once Again Best in New York; 2 Comes in Last
Once again, the 7 train bested its fellow New York City subway lines in a riders advocacy group's rating.
The line connecting Times Square to Flushing, Queens, won top billing for the seventh time in the Straphangers Campaign's 16th "State of the Subways Report Card."
The group's report, released on Wednesday, noted the 7 train's frequency of scheduled service, a category where it tied for the top slot with the 6 train.
The 7 also performed above average in three ways: delays caused by mechanical breakdowns, seat availability during rush hour and car cleanliness.
The 7 didn't pass with flying colors, however. The Straphangers Campaign said the line would have gotten a higher rating were it not for its subpar showing in the categories of regularity of service and subway car announcements.
The worst of the 20 major lines was the 2 train, according to the Straphangers Campaign. It was the second time the line found itself at the bottom rung in the group's report card.
The 2—which runs from 241st Street in the Bronx, down Seventh Avenue in Manhattan and out to Flatbush Avenue-Brooklyn College—was found to have below-average regularity of service, delays because of mechanical failures and seat availability during rush hour.
But it wasn't all bad grades for the 2. The line tied for best in the system when it came to subway car announcements and showed near-average performance for car cleanliness and scheduled service.
"For riders, the subways can range from daily trips on a lucky 7 to being stuck with a terrible 2—and everything in between," Gene Russianoff, the Straphangers Campaign senior attorney, said in a news release. "Disparities abound and have come to define our city's subways."
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the city's subway system, said the Straphangers Campaign's report doesn't offer anything that is not already available on its website, where information is updated monthly.
The authority said it "constantly analyzes performance data to monitor and improve service." The MTA noted a new initiative announced this week to deploy so-called Combined Action Teams to quickly address track, signal and third rail issues.


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Facebook Is Cracking Down on Click Bait
Facebook is cracking down on "click bait," or articles people share on the social network with headlines to attract clicks, but little other information.
In a press release Monday, Facebook said it considers click bait "when a publisher posts a link with a headline that encourages people to click to see more, without telling them much information about what they will see. Posts like these tend to get a lot of clicks, which means that these posts get shown to more people, and get shown higher up in News Feed," the press release said.
Facebook said it could recognize articles that are click bait by calculating the amount of time users spend away from Facebook after clicking on an article.
"With this update we will start taking into account whether people tend to spend time away from Facebook after clicking a link, or whether they tend to come straight back to News Feed when we rank stories with links in them," Facebook said in the press release.
Facebook is constantly tweaking its "news feed algorithm," which determines what users see in the feed. The algorithm is crucial to the social network's business, because the longer people spend scrolling through posts, the more advertisements they may see.
A common complaint from Facebook users is that the news feed is filled with junk that they don't want to read from news sites known for pumping out "listicles" featuring subjects like humorous cat videos or celebrity gossip.
Weeding out sub-par content from the news feed is a constant struggle for Facebook. In December, the social network announced a major overhaul of the news feed, based on survey data, that aimed to populate it with more "quality content." Still, the click-bait persisted.

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Sun-Powered Car to Join Mahindra Lineup in India
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. plans to launch a new, sun-powered electric vehicle in India in the hope that high fuel prices will push consumers to look for new options in the car market.
The car, called e2o, runs on lithium ion batteries that allow it to travel 100 kilometers in one charge, the company said in a statement Tuesday. The vehicle, the only four-seater electric car in India, can also be solar charged, the statement said. The company will produce it at its new plant in Bangalore and plans to launch it in the market by March.
The name of the vehicle – pronounced "ee to oh" – follows the Mahindra tradition of having vehicle names ending with o (Scorpio, Bolero, Xylo, Gio, Genio). The company said the "e" in the name stands for the energy of the sun, and the "0" for oxygen.
It replaces the company's only other electric vehicle, REVAi, a two-seater mini car.
"We have almost stopped selling the REVAi and will focus on the current product now," Chetan Maini, founder and chief of strategy at the company's electric car unit, Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles, told India Real Time. The company hasn't said how much the car will cost.
Electric or hybrid vehicles haven't sold in high numbers in India primarily due to lack of infrastructure and inadequate investment by the government.
Over the next five to six years, the government plans to spend up to 138.50 billion rupees ($2.50 billion) to boost the electric car market and plans to have about five million to six million such vehicles—which includes two-wheelers, three-wheelers and small trucks apart from passenger cars—on the road.
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Doris P. Penas, 83, of Carrington, N.D., died Sunday, October 13, 2013, at Sanford Health, Fargo, N.D.
Her funeral service will be held on Friday, October 18 at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington. Visitation will be on Thursday, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington and one hour before the service at the church. A prayer service will be held on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home. Burial will be held in the Carrington Cemetery, Carrington.
Evans Funeral Home, Carrington, is in charge of arrangements.
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Adobe Fireworks
Accelerate web design and development with Adobe® Fireworks® CS3 software, the ideal tool for creating and optimizing images for the web and rapidly prototyping websites and web applications. Fireworks CS3 offers the flexibility to edit both vector and bitmap images, a common library of prebuilt assets, and timesaving integration with Adobe Photoshop® CS3, Adobe Illustrator® CS3, Adobe Dreamweaver® CS3, and Adobe Flash® CS3 software. Mock up designs quickly in Fireworks, or leverage other assets from Illustrator, Photoshop, and Flash. Then move directly into Dreamweaver CS3 for easy development and deployment.
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I love the features of this software, but it's the worst quality release (CS4) of any software that I've come across in many years. There's SO many serious bugs in it.
Just started... kinda loving it.
Keep thinking it's freehand.. LOL
I haven't come across the page feature, but Fireworks is still a great app. Luv it better ever since it came out for universal binary.
I wanted it to have the CS3 interface, though..
I've been using FW for a LONG time and love it. I love the new prototyping features in FW CS3, particularly being able to divide comps up into pages.


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4th Gen Intel® Core™ vPro™ Processors with Intel® VMCS Shadowing
The white paper looks at Intel® Virtual Machine Control Structure Shadowing (Intel® VMCS Shadowing), a new capability available with 4th generation Intel® Core™ vPro™ processors that helps boost performance for nested virtual machine monitors (VMM).
While a nested VMM runs above a root VMM, such as Citrix XenClient*, it still requires access to Intel® Virtualization Technology for IA-32, Intel® 64 and Intel® Architecture, and shares access with the root VMM.
While software-based nesting can enable sharing of virtualization architecture, sharing via software can affect application performance. Intel® VMCS Shadowing uses hardware assistance for software-based nesting, resulting in improved application performance.
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20.1Throughout his entire career - in the time span from the period immediately after the German defeat in 1918 until the end of the Second World War - Hitler`s behaviour and thinking was dominated by the idea of "removing" the Jews from Germany. Antisemitism was clearly the central binding element in Hitler's political ideology, which in fact was a conglomerate of highly contradictory ideas. His language concerning Jews was full of hatred and threats.
20.2Through the twenties and early thirties, Hitler wanted to achieve the "removal" of the Jews by emigration or expulsion which would, according to his view, be enforced by violent measures and even murderous acts.
20.3From the beginning of his time in office, Hitler was continually occupied with anti-Jewish measures. He was not only actively engaged in the preparations for the central anti-Jewish enterprise (the "boykott" of 1 April 1933, the Nuremberg Laws and the pogrom of November 1938), but gave also orders and directions concerning detailed anti-Jewish legislation and other measures against Jews.
20.4He took the initiative to radicalise anti- Jewish policy step by step. The fact that from time to time he was prepared to make tactical concessions and to postpone single anti-Jewish mesasures reveals how much he was engaged in the formulation of policy in this field.
20.5After Kristallnacht, when Hitler realised that Jewish emigration might not be completed before the beginning of a war, he announced (prophesized?) at different occasions the "annihilation of the Jews" living in the territory under his control. With these statements Hitler threatened to use the Jews as hostagages to prevent the Western powers from intervening on the continent. These statement clearly included the possibility of Genocide.
20.6Hitler avoided giving a clear written order to exterminate Jewish civilians. He avoided speaking openly about killing in his entourage. However, there is clear evidence that he was deeply involved in the anti-Jewish policy during the war, particularly when it reached a murderous stage. In general, Hitler's comments on the "Jewish question" reveal his essential commitment to radicalise persecution to the extreme.
20.7Hitler was fully responsible for the order for the mass executions in Poland in 1939 and 1940. He was also actively engaged in setting up plans for a Jewish reservation in Poland and he backed the Madagascar plan. He was continually preoccupied with further deportations and deportation plans.
20.8In 1941 Hitler ordered the extermination of the "Jewish-Bolshevist intelligentisa" and the elemination of every potential enemy in the occupied Eastern territories. He was fully aware of mass executions of Jewish civilians in the occupied Eastern territories.
20.9In mid September 1941 Hitler ordered the beginning of mass deportations from Germany to ghettos in Eastern Europe. During Autumn 1941 and the following Winter, when preparation for the "Final Solution" in Europe were in full swing, Hitler spoke at various occasions openly about the annihilation of the Jews in Europe. It can be ruled out that the massive preparations for the systematic murder of European Jews in extermination camps in Poland, undertaken in Spring and Summer of 1942, were taken without his consent or his knowledge.
20.10Finally, from a number of letters and speeches of Himmler it becomes clear, that the Reichsführer SS referred to the Holocaust as a task which he had to carry out on the behalve of the highest authority in the Third Reich - Hitler.
20.11I have understood that my overriding duty is to the Court. My paramount obligation, as I have been advised by my Instructing Solicitors, is to assist the Court on all matters within my expertise regardless of whom my instructions are from and who is paying my fees. I confirm that this report is impartial, objective and unbiased and has been produced independently of the exigencies of this litigation. I believe that the facts I have stated in this report are true and that the opinions I have expressed are correct. Signed: Date:
192. 'Ich habe aber auch keinen Zweifel darüber gelassen, daß, wenn die Völker Europas wieder nur als Aktienpakete dieser internationalen Geld- und Finanzverschwörer angesehen werden, dann auch jenes Volk mit zur Verantwortung gezogen werden wird, das der eigentlich Schuldige an diesem mörderischen Ringen ist: Das Judentum! Ich habe weiter keinen darüber im Unklaren gelasssen, daß dieses Mal nicht nur Millionen Kinder von Europäern der arischen Völker verhungern werden, nicht nur Millionen erwachsender Männer den Tod erleiden und nicht nur Hunderttausende an Frauen und Kindern in den Städten verbrannt und zu Tode bombardiert werden dürften, ohne daß der eigentlich Schuldige, wenn auch durch humanere Mitttel seine Schuld zu bußen hat. Vor allem verpflichte ich die Führung der Nation und die Gefolschaft zur peinlichen Einhaltung der Rassegesetze und zum unbarmherzigen Widerstand gegen die Weltvergifter aller Völker, das internationale Judentum.' IMT XLI, pp. 549ff, Streicher-9.
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July 09, 2008
Massachusetts Doubles Renewable Energy Requirements for Utilities
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has signed new comprehensive energy legislation that doubles the requirement for the state's utilities to draw on renewable energy for their electricity, while also encouraging the utilities to use energy efficiency and helping municipalities that wish to follow suit. The Green Communities Act, approved on July 2, doubles the rate of increase in the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard from 0.5% per year to 1% per year, with no cap. As a result, utilities and other electricity suppliers will need to draw on renewable power sources for 4% of their electricity sales in 2009, rising to 15% by 2020, 25% by 2030, and so on. To help utilities meet those requirements, they'll be able to enter into 10- to 15-year contracts with renewable energy developers, and they'll also be allowed to own solar energy systems installed on their customers' roofs. The act also encourages larger customer-located systems by allowing customers with solar and wind power systems as large as 2 megawatts in capacity to earn credit on their power bill for any excess power fed back into the grid, under so-called net metering agreements.
To encourage utilities to also pursue energy efficiency, the new law will make energy efficiency compete in the market with traditional energy supplies, and utilities will be required to purchase all available energy efficiency improvements that cost less than new power generating sources. The utilities will also offer rebates and incentives to encourage their customers to take advantage of energy efficient technologies for lighting, air conditioning, and industrial equipment. For municipalities that wish to pursue energy efficiency and renewable energy, a new $10 million state program will provide technical and financial assistance. Called the Green Communities Division, it will be part of the state's Department of Energy Resources, an expanded and elevated revision of the state's current Division of Energy Resources.
The Green Communities Act also requires the State Board of Building Regulations and Standards to adopt, as its minimum standard, the latest edition of the International Energy Conservation Code as part of the State Building Code. It also requires new buildings owned or operated by the state to minimize their life-cycle costs by using energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water conservation. Regarding vehicles, the act requires the state to purchase hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles to the maximum extent feasible, with such purchases providing at least 5% of all new motor vehicles purchased by the state. The act also gives final legislative approval to the state's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. See the governor's press release and the full text of the legislation, Senate Bill 2768.


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Although there is likely to be a delay in egg hatch due to the environmental conditions we have experienced this spring, it is time to get ready to deal with that "infamous" insect pest known as the bagworm (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis).
Bagworms will eventually be out-and-about feeding on trees and shrubs, both broadleaf and evergreen. So, how can you alleviate the damage caused by bagworm caterpillars this year? You can initially start by "hand-picking" any bags formed last year, before the overwintering eggs hatch, and place them into a container of soapy water.
This will quickly remove large populations before they cause significant plant damage. For those less interested in the pleasures of "hand-picking," there are a number of insecticides labeled or registered for the control/suppression of bagworm populations including those with the following active ingredients (trade name in parentheses): acephate (Orthene), Bacillus thuringiensissubsp kurstaki
(Dipel/Thuricide), cyfluthrin (Tempo), lambda-cyhalothrin (Scimitar), trichlorfon (Dylox), indoxacarb (Provaunt), chlorantraniliprole (Acelepryn), and spinosad (Conserve). Many of these active ingredients are commercially available and sold under different trade names or generic products. However, several insecticides may not be directly available to homeowners. The key to managing bagworms with insecticides is to make applications early and frequently enough in order to kill the highly susceptible young caterpillars that are feeding aggressively on plant foliage.
Article information credited to Raymond Cloyd, entomologist, KSU.
Jonie James is a McPherson County Extension agent for agriculture.
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Changing air quality and weather forecasts have prompted Britt Festivals to move Saturday's performance back to the Britt Gardens in Jacksonville.
Faced with air quality that had been listed as hazardous at times this week, festival officials had arranged to stage this weekend's shows at South Medford High School, 1551 Cunningham Ave.
"We know this may create some confusion, but indications are strong that the weather will be pleasant over Jacksonville tomorrow," Britt's Executive Director Donna Briggs said in a prepared statement announcing the latest change. "We want to give our patrons, our orchestra and our music director finalist Mei-Ann Chen the true Britt experience they all deserve."
Tonight's show, featuring Chen leading the orchestra and pianist Jon Kimura Parker, will be at the school gymnasium. The box office will open in the school lobby at 6 p.m., doors will open at 7 and the concert will start at 8. Pre-concert activities have been canceled, and no food or drink is allowed.
Saturday's concert will proceed as usual in Jacksonville, but officials said concession stands might be closed, as the operators made other plans when the previous change was announced.
For details, call 541-773-6077 or see www.brittfest.org.
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Please check the status of this specification in Launchpad before editing it. If it is Approved, contact the Assignee or another knowledgeable person before making changes.
Launchpad entry: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/upstart/+spec/job-atomicity
The basic operations on a job of start and stop are already atomic in the sense that they can be repeated in any order, and only the last one issued has any effect. This specification proposes extending their atomicity so that their side-effects such as environment they provide to a job are also atomic based around the commands.
Atomicity is one of the keystones to reliable and predictable operation. If none of the side-effects of all possible operations of Upstart are unexpected then users will be inherently more trusting of it. Further specifications such as ExpandEventVariables rely on a predictable environment for a job, which is provided by the start command. That environment needs to be set for all processes of the job, including stop processes, even if the job has been restarted with a different environment in the meantime.
Use cases
The apache job may be started with an HTTPS environment variable that specifies whether or not to enable SSL support. Extra handling is required in both the pre-start and post-stop scripts depending on this variable so the value of this variable must always match, whether or not a queued restart intends to change it.
The mysql job has a complex set of conditions that can cause it to be automatically stopped. It has a pre-stop script that examines the stop events, and may chose to leave the job running.
User scripts will call start or stop and expect them to block until the job either reaches the intended goal state or their command is interrupted by another.
This scope of this specification is limited to matters of atomicity and side-effects of the start and stop requests, which while including the introduction of a "job environment" does not extend to using that environment.
- The start and stop requests are considered to be either manual requests through exposed commands or automatic requests through the matching of the event expression; behaviours should be identical.
- Start requests will be ignored if the job already has a goal of start.
- Once a start event operator has been matched, it is immediately reset and the entire expression must match again for it to start a job again.
- Start requests may specifiy environment variables that form part of the job's environment until it is stopped again.
- Those environment variables are added to the built-ins and those from the job configuration.
- A further start request will not overwrite those environment variables, instead it will queue its own which will be used once the job reaches the starting state again.
- Only one queued environment is permitted at one time, further queues will remove that queued. ie. given:
start foo FOO=bar BAR=baz start foo FOO=baz BAR=baz start foo FOO=quux
the foo job will be started with FOO=quux and no set BAR variable.
- A manual start command on a job identified by id may chose to specify no environment, in which case it will restart the existing job keeping the previous environment.
- The start request (command or events) will block from issue until one of the following things happens, in which case the request will unblock immediately:
- The job reaches the running state if a service
- The job reaches the waiting state
- A job command fails
- A new start or stop request is recevied
- Stop requests will be ignored if the goal of the job is already stop.
- Once a stop event operator has been matched, it is immediately reset and the entire expression must match again for it to stop the job again.
- The stop operator is not reset if the job is restarted.
Stop requests may also specifiy environment variables, however these are only appended to the job's environment (from the start request) for the pre-stop script. This is because that script can make a decision to restart the job again, and may wish to make an informed decision based on the reason for it stopping.
A further stop request (after an intermediate start request) will overwrite those environment variables; in practice this is not important since this request cannot arrive until after the pre-stop script has finished.
- The stop request (command or events) will block from issue until one of the following things happens, in which case the request will unblock immediately:
- The job reaches the waiting state
- A job command fails
- A new start or stop request is recevied
Data preservation and migration
These changes alter the blocking behaviour of the start and stop commands when interrupted by another command; the previous semantics were never documented, so nobody should be relying on them yet.


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Why the Beatles Are (Technically) Releasing New Music
New music from the Beatles? Technically, yes.
Today sees the release via iTunes of "The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963," a collection of 59 demos, outtakes and live performances by the group. Among the material are two John Lennon compositions never before released by the Beatles: "Bad to Me," which was a number-one hit in the U.K. for Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas; and "I'm in Love," a modest hit for the Fourmost. Forty-two tracks were recorded live at the BBC, which compliments the group's 63-track "On Air – Live at the BBC, Volume 2," which was released in November, and "Live at the BBC," issued in 1994.
Other highlights include a live version of "Love Me Do" that's an improvement over the rendition that appears on the first "Live at the BBC" recorded four months earlier; four tunes credited to Chuck Berry including a hot "I Got to Find My Baby"; three slightly different readings of "There's a Place"; and an outtake of "One After 909," which didn't appear on an official Beatles release until "Let It Be" in 1970.
While a plum for Beatles completists, the album also offers the copyright holders additional protection. European Union law protects recordings for 70 years, but only if there's been an official release.
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Raptor399 wrote:Nice work, dburckh. It's good to see development pick up where tsMuxeR left off.
Personally I would rather integrate a working library into PMS than integrate its full source code into PMS. I think the devs have enough work on their hands already trying to make PMS work without having to worry about the inner workings of transcoding and muxing.
Compare tsMuxeR itself; we happily use it, but we don't have to know what makes it tick internally.
If you would manage to cook up a viable standalone replacement that works on all platforms, we would be silly to not consider it.
My stuff actually supercedes TsMuxer. I will have to say, buggy or not, TsMuxer is an impressive piece of software. Muxing H264 is a real challenge.
RemuxTool was a supposed to be a replacement for the TySuiteJ muxer. That died for various reasons.
Anyway, I'm not claiming it's perfect, but it generally works. I can take in a file no problem. The problem will be writing to an OutputStream


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- A driver learns from the past to lead the future
- A driver builds up his own trucking business
- Father and son share a love of life on the road, even if it makes visits rare
- This driver always makes time to mentor the next generation — whether at home or on the road
- This driver helps rookie truckers learn the ropes
- Home-schooling in a truck means the country is a classroom
- This driver sees the world through Google Glass
- A career trucker brings his tales of the road to people in hospice
- How driver Paul Sedlak finds motivation to reach his fitness goals
- I Love Trucking: More than a job, driving is a way of life
Bikers pay tribute to military veterans in the annual Run for the Wall
Each year, during the final week of May, people in Knoxville, Tenn., come out in droves. American flags are placed along the road to welcome visitors who will only stay for a short while, but who make a roaring impression. The Run for the Wall motorcycle rally to the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., is on its way to honor U.S. veterans on Memorial Day.
"It's phenomenal," says Randy Smith, general manager of TA Knoxville West, where the group has stopped for fuel for the past nine years. "Everybody is out here waving flags in support. It's a great day."
This year about 900 bikers gassed up in just 45 minutes, then hit the road again, to much cheering along the way. In Washington, they joined hundreds of thousands of other bikers honoring vets in the annual Rolling Thunder parade.
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Last Modified: Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 9:02 a.m.
NEW DELHI - Indian police say they have arrested six men in connection with the gang rape of a Swiss tourist in central India.
A police officer in Gatia district of Madhya Pradesh state said Sunday that the men have admitted to the crime.
He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Police say the woman and her husband were on a cycling vacation in India and had camped for the night in a forest when they were attacked by a group of men Friday night. They say the couple were robbed and beaten, and that the woman was gang-raped.
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Nangwa wrote:gregkavarnos wrote:Kick 'em in the cajones first ask questions later? VERY Buddhist!Nangwa wrote:Better safe than sorry is what my mama always used to say.
I know, right?
Investigate and scrutinize for 12 whole years before committing is tantamount to a swift kick in the beanbag.
Extremely un-Buddhist.
Some teachers you can see enough not to even bother wasting your time checking them for 12 years..


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Bob Russell will be the featured speaker at Campbellsville Christian Church on Sunday, Nov. 8 during the 8:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. worship services.
Russell led the growth of Southeast Christian Church from 120 to more than 18,000 before retiring after 40 years of ministry in 2006. He has the ability to communicate Bible truth in a direct manner, seasoned with humor.
Lowell Avenue Baptist Church hosted a groundbreaking celebration service for the construction of its new Family Life Center. The new facility will have a full regulation-sized gymnasium, expanded kitchen, classroom, office and storage space. The celebration took place on Sept. 27 with the Family Life Center Committee and Blevins Construction Co. representative Barry Blevins participating. Children of the church also participated.
Pam Tebow, mother of University of Florida Gator quarterback Tim Tebow, told the story of her son buying Cocoa Krispies.
She recently spoke to a packed crowd at a local church about being a person of influence.
She said her son "Timmy" normally doesn't eat sweets, but this one time they were at the store together and he put a box of Cocoa Krispies in the shopping cart.
A little boy, a Tebow fan, saw the box of cereal and told his mom, "Tim Tebow eats Cocoa Krispies!" and he wanted some, too.
Muldraugh Hill Baptist Church, located at 4430 KY 289 in Lebanon, will be celebrating its 135th anniversary Nov. 4-8.
Following is a schedule of events for the week.
Wednesday, Nov. 4 - the Rev. Harold Meers.
Thursday, Nov. 5 - the Rev. Earl Pike.
Friday, Nov. 6 - the Rev. Steve Skaggs.
Saturday, Nov. 7 - The Garry Polston Family.
Sunday, Nov. 8 - the Rev. Bruce Hullette, during morning worship. A potluck meal will follow the service.
Good Hope Baptist Church will be led in an evening of music and praise by Garett Lowery and his parents on Sunday at 6 p.m.
Lowery is a senior at Campbellsville University and is a licensed minister who feels called into career missions. He is currently the pastor of student ministries at Bardstown Baptist Church.
Lowery says of his family, "We all descended from a long line of Baptists from Kentucky to Georgia and are ready to come worship God with you and have a great time together."
White's Ridge Baptist Church will host all-day church services and dinner on the grounds on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 14-15.
All times listed are EST. Everyone is invited to attend the services. Food will be served between each service.
For more information, call Pastor Dickie Rogers at (270) 250-5214.
A schedule of events follows.
- 10 a.m. - Bro. Gary Tucker preaching with singing by Russ Milby.
- 2 p.m. - Bro. Mark Bradshaw preaching with singing by Paulette Tucker and Deidra Bray.
Today I did not go to the outlet store next to the grocery store. That may not mean much to you, but to me it was a major big deal.
Lately, I haven't been able to stop at the market without checking out the outlet. Even if I park far away I'll say, "I need to walk more," and head over to see what's new on the racks.
Once there I say, "I'll just look but not try on." Or "I'll try on but not buy," except I usually end up buying. Then I end up not really wanting what I buy. I'll put stuff in my closet where it sits until I give it away.
Grace. Humility. Love.
The Rev. Paul Prather, pastor and contributing columnist at the Lexington Herald-Leader, spoke of evangelical Christians and the intersection of faith and public policy at a Kentucky Heartland Institute on Public Policy address recently on campus.
Prather, who pastors Bethesda Church in Mt. Sterling, said grace, humility and love will serve evangelical Christians well in life.
"We ought to be humble," he said.
He said the church is declining in influence, citing statistics, and more people have no faith at all.
South Campbellsville Baptist Church will host its second annual fall festival on Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. in the church yard.
Games, activities for the kids, balloon animals and bouncy houses are just a few of the things planned. There will also be free food, including hot dogs, hamburgers, cotton candy, caramel apples and candy.
For more information, contact the church office at 465-4261 or visit www.southchurch.us. South Campbellsville Baptist Church is located at 601 S. Central Ave.
Truth Tabernacle will host its annual harvest fest on Saturday with a "hallelujah" party from 4 to 9 p.m.
There will be free candy for the children, games, a bonfire and hayride, weather permitting.
On Sunday, church members will dress up "old-fashioned days" style. A gospel singing is set for 1 p.m. and a harvest Thanksgiving dinner will follow.
For more information, call Pastor Raymond Clark at 789-3082. The community is invited to attend each event.
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After outplaying league MVP Aaron Rodgers and shattering the Green Bay Packers in his first NFL playoff game, after setting a league record and making Charles Woodson look old and slow, Colin Kaepernick had one more task this night.
Call his mom, who was too sick to make the game.
Ten months later, Teresa Kaepernick still gets teary-eyed at the memory. "I can't believe that he called me," she said recently from the family's home in Modesto. "It was such a big day for him, and he thought to call me."
Kaepernick's big day -- he rushed for 181 yards, passed for 263 and accounted for four touchdowns in a 45-31 divisional-playoff victory Jan. 12 -- ranks No. 9 in our countdown of the 10 Most Unforgettable Moments in the 49ers' history at Candlestick Park.
The day, though, didn't start well. On the game's fourth play from scrimmage, Kaepernick threw a pass that was intercepted and returned for a Green Bay touchdown.
Teresa, watching on the couch with the flu, shouted in horror. Rick Kaepernick, in the stadium with the rest of the family, turned his head.
"You can't make that throw across your body going that way," Kaepernick's father said to a seatmate.
The mistake played into the perceptions of many football pundits. Kaepernick, a second-year player from Nevada with only seven NFL starts to his credit, wasn't ready for the size of this stage. Especially with his counterpart being Rodgers, the league's reigning MVP and top-rated passer.
"Oh, yeah, they were saying it," Teresa said, recalling the telecast. "There was this little assumption that this kid has no clue what he is getting into."
Turns out the Packers had no clue what they were getting into with this kid.
"The great thing about Colin is he's never going to quit," his dad said. "The bad thing about Colin is he's never going to quit."
With the 49ers trailing 7-0 on his mistake, Kaepernick walked the sideline assuring his teammates that there was no cause for concern. "We'll make plays," he promised.
It took him less than four minutes to make good. Taking over at his own 20 after the interception, he marched the team 80 yards to the end zone, converting on third down three times along the way. The last time, on third-and-8, he ran 20 yards for a touchdown, marking the occasion with his first postseason Kaepernicking celebration.
Thus began an intense back-and-forth duel. The Packers regained the lead at 14-7. The 49ers tied the score, then went ahead 21-14. The Packers answered to make it 21-all. The 49ers led 24-21 at halftime. The Packers tied it at 24-24.
And that's when Kaepernick changed everything -- the game, his career, the NFL.
"People misunderstand Colin's feet because of his strides," Rick Kaepernick said. "Is he quick? No. Is he fast? If you race him for 10 yards you're going to beat him. If you race him for 40, it's going to be close. If you race him for 100 yards you're going to lose."
The Packers raced him for 56 yards. They lost.
On second-and-4 from his own 44, with 7:16 left in the third quarter of a tied game, Kaepernick faked an inside handoff to LaMichael James, then broke around right end, untouched and into the open. Woodson, the future Hall of Famer, had an angle on him, but it was gone in a flash. Kaepernick kissed his right biceps again.
It was 31-24, then 38-24, then 45-24.
Afterward, the tattooed quarterback fueled his legend in an exchange with reporters. When asked if he was more of passer or a runner, Kaepernick coolly responded, "I don't want to be categorized."
His parents applauded the answer.
"It annoys him to always have people wanting to call him a running quarterback," Teresa Kaepernick said. "His job is to lead the offense, to move the chains and that's just what he is doing."
He did that and more against the Packers. Then he called his mom.
Contact Elliott Almond at 408-920-5865 and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/elliottalmond.
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In honor of the 49ers' final season at Candlestick Park, we count down their 10 Most Unforgettable Moments there. Stories will run until Dec. 23, the last regular-season game at the place the 49ers have called home since 1971. The 10 Most Unforgettable Moments -- among them a few that 49ers fans can't forget, no matter how hard they try -- were voted on by the sports staff of the Bay Area News Group. You can have your say, too. The ballot is online at mercurynews.com/49ers. Cast your vote. The fans' top 10 will be revealed before the final game.


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When companies ditch their traditional pension plans in favor of defined-contribution plans such as 401(k)s, investors typically cheer. After all, 401(k) plans shift uncertainty about market ups and downs off of corporate balance sheets and onto employees' shoulders.
But there may be a significant cost to those decisions down the road in the form of stagnation in the top ranks and an exodus of young stars, according to new research by Haig Nalbantian, a senior partner at human-resources consulting firm Mercer.
In an unpublished analysis, Nalbantian examined the talent flows in two similar client companies – both global, mature, consumer-products firms whose general approach to talent is to promote employees into upper levels rather than hire from outside.
Company A – Mercer declined to identify the clients – jettisoned its pension plan in the late 1990s and instituted a 401(k). Company B maintained its pension plan despite internal and external pressure to abandon it.
There was no obvious workforce impact of either decision until the recession began interfering with typical retirement patterns, Nalbantian says.
As the economy slowed, Company A began to develop choke points in its talent pipeline: a lack of retirements was preventing young go-getters from moving up in the organization. The company's "velocity," or the percentage of people getting promoted or making lateral moves, stalled at 11%.
A map of the company's internal labor market showed that, at the senior professional and senior manager levels, the probability of moving up dropped considerably. Even worse, said Nalbantian, up-and-comers at those levels were among those with the highest probability of quitting.
"They were stalling out in their careers," he said. "The future of the organization was walking out the door."
Meanwhile, Company B had no such choke points. Its velocity was about 18% even in a tepid economy. And far fewer of its active employees were eligible for retirement than at Company A, indicating that individuals were retiring as expected. Average retirement age for Company A workers who joined after the 401(k) was established was 64; at Company B, the average was around 60.
Nalbantian and his colleagues at Mercer's retirement-consulting practice believe the retirement-plan design is the variable distinguishing the dynamics at the two firms.
Pension plans provide inherent incentives for people to retire, unlike 401(k)s, which are based on a balance that rises or falls depending on which way the markets' wind is blowing. So "companies that got rid of defined-benefit plans were making a decision to eliminate their ability to strongly influence employees' decisions to stay or leave," he said.
Those companies were guided by spreadsheets that were tough to argue with, said Nalbantian. "But what they weren't doing was looking at the likely workforce impact of those decisions," he said.
The shift to 401(k)s is also considered a sign of a more transactional relationship between employers and employees. Companies offer less security and stability to the workforce and workers in turn offer less loyalty, making them more likely to leave when an opportunity opens up elsewhere.
"Do firms really transfer the risk when they're giving up their ability to influence retirement dynamics?" he asked. "Each person who stays on creates a cascade of impacts down the row. So you don't need a lot of delays in retirement to create the phenomenon of choke points."
What's the impact for employers? Increased costs because of turnover; stagnation, as people "retire on the job" and simply stop striving for promotions; and lack of innovation, because "you need replenishment to make sure you're not living in the past," said Nalbantian.
However, even evidence of these effects isn't enough to reverse the decline of pension plans. Nalbantian presented his analysis to Company A three years ago and it didn't reinstate the pension plan. Instead, it found ways to dissolve the choke points by emphasizing mobility for high performers, even when that meant lateral instead of upward moves.


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By Matt Young
In these busy times, it's hard to do anything on the spur of the moment anymore. Many of us have to live by the clock and the calendar, and throughout most of the year, we grin and bear it. But if you are a waterfowler, there are certain times when you just have to drop everything, get your gear, and go hunting. That was the case last December when I received a late-afternoon phone call from Jim Ronquest. We had been trying to plan a duck hunt since before Thanksgiving, but scheduling conflicts kept getting in the way.
"We have a group of our TV sponsors coming to Stuttgart in a few days," explained Ronquest, who is multimedia director for Rich-N-Tone (RNT) calls. "John Stephens is hosting the group at his place on the reservoir. We've got room for one more hunter. Can you make it?"
While I had a deadline looming in the near future, Ronquest's offer was hard to refuse. First, it was unlikely that I would ever have the chance to see two better duck callers in action on the same hunt. Stephens, who is president of RNT, has won the World's Championship Duck Calling Contest three times (1995, 1998, and 2005), and Ronquest took the title in 2006 after several close finishes. They both earned their calling chops in the duck hunting crucible of east-central Arkansas, and their contest calling prowess may only be exceeded by their skill in calling live birds. Second, Stephens's reservoir is a Stuttgart area landmark that can hold massive concentrations of waterfowl. All things considered, this was an invitation no duck hunter in his right mind would ever pass up.
"Count me in!" I replied. "I wouldn't miss it for the world."
Less than 48 hours later, I found myself in a natural brush blind listening to two of the world's best duck callers in stereo. To my right Ronquest was bearing down on an RNT Daisy Cutter, shaking the surrounding brush with rolling feeding chatter that could be felt as much as heard. To my left, Stephens was blowing greeting calls on a Short Barrel, each note so raspy that you could almost watch the sound waves cut through the wind and reach distant birds.
Hunkered down in the brush with us were NaturalGear President Leland Sykes, Mark Wardlaw of Delta Retrievers, David Carrington of Avery Outdoors, RNT creative director Blake Fisher, and videographer Kade Arnell. Handling the retrieving duties was Tank, a four-year-old black Lab co-owned by Wardlaw and Ronquest. Despite the size of our group, we had excellent concealment. Stephens created the ingenious natural blinds during the offseason by transplanting heavy clumps of mature buttonbush, commonly called "buckbrush." He carefully pruned the limbs to create shooting holes and installed sturdy wooden benches anchored on metal posts for seating.
The weather was also in our favor. The first arctic cold front of the season had just roared down from Canada, bringing clear skies and a hard north wind. As dawn broke over the Grand Prairie, a variety of waterfowl traded beneath the last morning stars. But we were in a mallard hole, and Ronquest and Stephens focused their attention on the scattered bunches of "big ducks" working the flooded buckbrush. No one could accurately describe my hosts' calling as sounding like "sweet music." In fact, nasty might be a better description. When it comes to calling mallards in thick cover, nasty will beat sweet every time.
Their calling had a powerful effect, drawing several pairs and small flocks of mallards over the decoys with their wings cupped. The birds seemed mesmerized by the incessant calling, spiraling downward in ever-tightening circles until they finally came straight down into the decoys, their bright red feet glowing in the dim light. We bagged several drake mallards during the first hour of shooting time, giving Tank plenty of retrieving work in the flooded brush.
When Tank had brought the last bird to hand, I asked Ronquest about his calling strategy. "For me, calling is all about realism," he said, hanging a heavy greenhead on a duck strap. "These birds have already made up their minds and are coming back here to loaf during the middle of the day, so you want to imitate the sounds loafing ducks would make in this particular environment. Listen to wild birds in the places that you hunt, and then imitate the sounds they make.
"But that doesn't mean you can call the same way every time you hunt in a certain area," he continued. "Weather can affect the way ducks behave, and it can affect the way your calling sounds to the ducks. Take today for example. This is a good windy morning, and the birds are talkative and responding well. But if the wind were to lay down or if we were to get some cloud cover, we might have to make some adjustments on how we call. And that's where reading the ducks comes in. You have to watch the birds and see what calls work best. Once you figure out what works on that particular day, keep giving them more of the same until they start acting differently."
As the sun climbed above the horizon, bright light filtered through the tangled buckbrush, illuminating the decoys, and the wind rose in powerful gusts, rippling the water around us. "Get ready, boys. This is about to get fun," Ronquest said with a knowing smile. "This is a mallard day."
Almost on cue, flights of mallards returned to the reservoir from feeding in surrounding rice fields. The birds were clearly looking for company, quacking and chattering and breaking up into smaller groups as they made their first pass over the buckbrush flat. Stephens and Ronquest went to work power-calling a formation of mallards free-falling from high altitude above us. They never let up as the flock made several swings over the decoys, pleading with the birds with comeback calls when they turned away and then reassuring them with soft quacks and feeding chatter when they sailed over the spread. On the sixth pass, the flock finally committed, offering us easy targets as the mallards hovered to land among the decoys directly in front of us.
With Ronquest and Stephens doing the calling, several more groups of mallards followed suit, and we kept Tank busy retrieving fallen birds. During breaks in the action, I had the rare opportunity to listen as Stephens—one of the most talented callers of his generation—shared some of his hard-earned knowledge.
"It's the level of intensity that really separates great callers from good and average callers, and that's true both in competition calling and calling ducks," he said. "You have to work hard and practice, and you have to have the right call. But what really sets the champions apart is they are absolutely mentally focused on what they are doing. These guys can maintain that intensity throughout a calling contest, and great duck and goose callers can maintain the same kind of focus on the birds while they are hunting."
By midmorning, each of us was close to bagging a limit of mallards. But the hunt was far from over. I noticed that our decoy spread included a single white-fronted goose decoy. I had written it off as a confidence decoy until a large formation of whitefronts (commonly called specklebellies) appeared over the reservoir. Stephens reached for the speck call on his lanyard and greeted the distant birds with a series of piercing two-note calls. A few of the geese answered back, and gradually the flock veered in our direction. Stephens continued to echo the geese in the air, and as the flock approached the decoys, all the birds set their wings and broke into a chorus of shrill cries that raised the hair on the back of my neck.
Peering through the branches above me, I could clearly see the striking black barring and white face patches on adult birds sailing in a lazy circle above us. Stephens reassured the wary flock with soft clucks and alternated the pitch of his two-note calls. These tactics had an overpowering impact on the geese, and several of the birds broke away from the flock and dove toward the decoys, side-slipping on the way down.
After watching mallards decoy all morning, the geese looked huge as they glided into the buckbrush hole with their pumpkin-orange feet outstretched. Stephens called the shot, setting off a thunderous fusillade of shotgun fire. Several specklebellies crashed and hit the water, and everybody clamored out of the blinds to help retrieve the prized birds. Over the next hour, we decoyed two more flocks of whitefronts as well as several more mallards, allowing each of us to take a limit of both geese and ducks by 10 o'clock.
"I really enjoy calling specks," Stephens said after the hunt. "They are such vocal birds, and they respond well to calling. The key is to get one bird to answer back to you. Once you get a conversation going, where you and that bird are calling back and forth to each other, the rest of the geese will often join in. It's pretty impressive when a whole flock gets fired up like we saw this morning."
Stephens's personal interest in hunting all kinds of waterfowl is clearly evident at RNT. Since he took the reins as company president in 1999, RNT's catalog has grown to include a variety of duck and goose calls, including classics like the Original and innovative new designs like the Microhen.
"We are all waterfowl hunters and we all hunt with our calls, so we are always working on new call designs that will give us an edge," Stephens said. "It's a thrill to build a call in the shop that feels right in your hands and then take it along on a hunt and have ducks or geese respond well to it. In our business, the birds are the judges that really count."
RNT calls, videos, and other products can be ordered online from Mack's Prairie Wings at mackspw.com. For more information about Rich-N-Tone calls, visit the company website at rntcalls.com.


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Research in Motion addictive BlackBerrys cause users to spasm in reaction to a blinking red light.
Investors in the stock seem to react the same way to any news about a deal for the company.
The stock Thursday touched a 52-week high of $18.32, nearly triple the low it hit only four months ago. It then quickly gave back part of that gain, and is now up 3.4% to $17.93 in recent trading.
The most recent spurt up and down appears to be fueled by, what else, but chatter about it being bought, coming from the slopes of Davos.
The CFO of Lenovo Group told Bloomberg that it was "looking at all opportunities — RIM and many others" and that "We'll have no hesitation if the right opportunity comes along that could benefit us and shareholders."
RIM shares are now up 13% this week after getting an earlier boost this week from CEO Thorsten Heins telling a German publication he continues to consider options including licensing software and maybe selling the hardware unit.
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MINERAL WELLS - The new West Virginia 14 bridge at Mineral Wells opened Thursday, offering new possibilities for the area, said some of those who came out for the start of traffic on the bridge.
The bridge is the last piece in a three-phase construction project near Interstate 77 in Mineral Wells that began more than a decade ago. The bridge is significant in it eliminates a sharp bend in W.Va. 14 at W.Va. 21.
"We are certainly happy to have the bridge done," said Rusty Roten, District 3 engineer for the WVDOH.
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Jan and Dave Bargeloh of Turkey Foot Road came out to see the opening of the new West Virginia 14 bridge at Mineral Wells Thursday. The two have lived in the area for most of their lives and feel the bridge will provide better access and new opportunities for the area.
Roten said the bridge provides better access and addresses a number of traffic issues in the area.
"It will provide residents in Wirt County and that part of Wood County easier access to Interstate 77," he said.
Work still needs to be done to connect power lines to traffic signals. Roten is hopeful those will be done very soon. In the mean time, there are signs and message boards alerting people to the new traffic patterns .
The $9.4 million project was awarded in 2010 and done by Orders Construction of St. Albans.
Shortly before the 2 p.m. opening a few people were able to walk across the bridge and took pictures. A couple of employees with Comfort Suites wanted the opportunity to be among the first to drive across the bridge.
Heather Dowler, guest service representative with Comfort Suites, and her co-worker, Vern Harris, were able to drive across the bridge and back, honking their vehicle's horn to the amusement of workers with Orders Construction who were gathered on the bridge.
"We wanted to see if we could be one of the first ones across the bridge when they were done," Dowler said.
The two and Comfort Suites sales manager Tammy Reynolds had their pictures taken together and with some of the construction workers on the bridge.
It was a bittersweet moment for Dowler.
"This whole crew has been with us for a couple of years," she said of the construction crews that have been staying at the Comfort Suites while work was going on.
"They have been absolutely wonderful," she added. "They have worked really hard on this bridge.
"We are just going to miss them so much. It is a happy moment, but it is also really sad. They all became like our family. Now it is time for them to depart and leave us."
Harris said they got to know these people and while work was going on, the flaggers always made it a point to make sure the employees were able to get into the Comfort Suites' parking lot on busy days with a lot of traffic.
"They were like our own personal flaggers," she said with a laugh.
Reynolds agreed.
"They have been so kind and accommodating," she said. "We enjoyed having them in-house."
Dave and Jan Bargeloh of nearby Turkey Foot Road came out to see the opening of the bridge. They were able to walk out on the bridge and have their pictures taken.
"We have been anticipating the project for a long time and watched its progress," Dave Bargeloh said.
The couple has lived in the area for many years and seen Mineral Wells change from a rural farming community to what it is today.
"Through the years we have seen so many changes," Jan Bargeloh said.
The new bridge will provide a straight shot into Mineral Wells.
"It is going to be so much safer for the school buses going up to the elementary school," Dave Bargeloh said. "It has always been a bottleneck down there (at the curve in W.Va. 14 at W.Va. 21).
"There has been a lot of concern about that old concrete bridge down there. At one time they had it labeled as the most unsafe bridge in the state (before it was reinforced and improved awhile back)."
The couple is excited about the possibilities this new road access will have for the area. They believe the new access will spur commercial development around the area.
"It is such a huge improvement," Dave Bargeloh said. "It is going to be a boom to the whole area, I think, to have better access.
"It will open up the community."
Roten said the old road will remain open for awhile but will eventually be closed. Traffic was going across the bridge just after 2 p.m.
Reynolds said the new access should make traffic move more smoothly through the area with easier access to many local businesses.
"I know that sharp turn was of great concern for a lot of people," she said. "It is a straight shot now into Mineral Wells.
"I think it is going to make traffic for the local businesses a lot quicker. It took a while to get here, but it will be worth it."


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Holy Cross, Torrington post wins; Nonnewaug tops NW
Holy Cross 57, Derby 35: Kiera O'Donnell netted 11 points to lead host Holy Cross in NVL action.
Nicolette Lombardo added 10 points for the Crusaders (4-0).
Rebecca Adanti led all scorers with 15 points for the Red Raiders (0-3), and Shelby Mendillo contributed with 10 points.
Torrington 56, Seymour 13: Paige Middleton recorded 11 points to lead visiting Torrington to the NVL win.
Caroline Teti added nine points for the Red Raiders (3-1).
Cristina Tacinelli and Faith Thurmond each had four points for the Wildcats (1-3).
Naugatuck 49, Ansonia 27: Nicole Boucher had eight of her 14 points in the fourth quarter and added 10 rebounds for the Greyhounds in Naugatuck.
Angelina Piccirillo chipped in with 12 points, eight rebounds and five steals for Naugatuck (3-2) and Jessica Butler added eight points.
Morgan Westine had 10 points for Ansonia (0-4).
Wolcott 53, Wilby 21: Kayla Briere scored a team-high 16 points and had eight steals to lead Wolcott in NVL competition.
Cassidy Cody added 14 points and five rebounds for the Eagles (3-1), while Maddy Hanlon chipped in with nine points, three rebounds and two assists.
Isabella Inglese also contributed with four points, five rebounds and two assists.
Becky Chambers led the Wildcats (1-3) with 12 points.
Crosby 61, Woodland 43: Deborah Vaichus netted 13 points to lead host Crosby in an NVL matchup.
Za'Nayia Love and Ariel Fulton had 12 points apiece for the Bulldogs (3-0), and Ninoshka Figueroa added 10 points.
Andrea Piccolo led all scorers with 20 points for the Hawks (0-3), while Carla Piccolo chipped in with 10 points.
St. Paul 48, Kennedy 43: Kelly McMahon posted 12 points to lead visiting St. Paul in NVL action in Waterbury.
Theresa Swanke added 11 points for the Falcons (2-1), and Bridgid Johndrow had 10.
Lynadia Whiting led all scorers for the Eagles (2-2) with 16 points, while D.J. Alberto scored seven points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Sarah Norwood chipped in eight points and nine rebounds.
Nonnewaug 46, Northwestern 31: Jess Fengler had 13 points and four steals to lead Nonnewaug in Winsted.
Courtney Carlson added 12 points with three rebounds for Nonnewaug (3-0) and Allie Charette added nine points.
Emma Beltrandi had 10 points for the Highlanders (3-1) and Kathleen Wysocki had egiht points.
Shepaug 24, Gilbert 22: Caroline Kelly had 12 points and Kelsey Johnson 10 for the visiting Spartans (2-2) in BL action.
Amanda Root led the Yellowjackets (0-4) with seven points. Shelly De La Paz added five.
Housatonic 70, Terryville 38: Heather Kearns scored 11 of her 21 points in the first half as the Mountaineers broke out to a 30-14 halftime lead and improved to 3-1.
Lauren Segalla added 12 for Housy, while Hannah McGuire and Katie Heacox both added nine. Bailey Doran led Terryville (0-4) with 15 points.
Pomperaug 66, Brookfield 30: Lauren Rubinstein collected a game-high 17 points, dished out six assists and had five steals as the Panthers built a 44-11 halftime advantage en route to the SWC victory in Southbury.
Hannah Metcalf added 16 points, had seven steals, and five assists while Kaitlyn Perroti recorded a double-double with 10 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocked shots for Pomperaug (2-1).
Sam Mazur had eight points for Brookfield (0-3).
Cheshire 52, West Haven 33: Sara Como recorded a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Rams over host West Haven in SCC action.
Jill Howard scored 13 points while Missy Bailey contributed with seven points for Cheshire (4-0).
New Milford 50, Oxford 24: Lindsey Heaton netted 17 points and Emily Llerena added 14 as the Green Wave handed the Wolverines their first defeat in SWC action at Oxford.
Maggie Grubb added nine points for New Milford (2-0). Bobbie Stilson had eight points and seven steals to lead Oxford (2-1).
Kaynor Tech 65, Grasso Tech 41: Allison Terry recorded 13 points and seven rebounds for Kaynor Tech as it grabbed the CSC win on the road.
Taleeha Green added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Panthers (1-3).
Tabitha Ford scored 24 points for Grasso Tech (2-1).
Northfield-Mount Hermon 49, Taft 44: Hannah Friend dropped in a game-high 22 points for the Big Red on Friday.
Chelsea Robinson added 10 points while Jalissa Rodriguez had eight points for Taft (1-3).
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Silicon Valley's health and biomedical industries hired more people and enjoyed a 60 percent increase in market value last year while looking ahead to even more growth in 2013.
With $21.7 billion in sales in 2012, the health and biomedical sectors as a group moved up from sixth place to fifth among Silicon Valley's top 150 companies.
Out of 35 new medicines approved by the Food and Drug Administration last year, eight were produced by Bay Area companies, representing "a dramatic amount of innovation," according to Travis Blaschek-Miller, communications director for the BayBio trade association. "It was a banner year for the Bay Area's R&D companies."
While profits of $3.8 billion dropped 11 percent in 2012, the number of employees grew 12 percent to 35,224.
G. Steven Burrill, the CEO of Burrill & Co., uses his iPhone as an electrocardiogram to monitor his heart and said such Bay Area innovations have helped drive the health industry's transition from a "one-size fits all world to personalized care that treats patients as individuals."
"There's a lot of excitement today and a lot of interest in the revolution of health care," Burrill said. "That translates into investor interest."
Giants such as Foster City-based Gilead Sciences (GILD), which has a portfolio of 15 marketed treatments for HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, serious respiratory, cardiovascular, and metabolic conditions, cancer and inflammation, ranked ninth overall among Silicon Valley's top 150 companies. Gilead saw a 16 percent increase in sales last year to $9.
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OAKLAND -- Everyone knows the A's signed Hiroyuki Nakajima to be their starting shortstop and to be a productive part of their lineup.
But when you listen to manager Bob Melvin talk, it's clear that Nakajima's baseball skills were only part of the attraction.
Melvin, appearing at the A's annual FanFest Sunday, put the arrival of the smiling, spikey-haired Nakajima in broader perspective.
"When we were not able to bring Stephen (Drew) back, Hiro was a good acquisition for us," Melvin said. "I'm very excited about what he can offer. He can hit. He can play defense.
"And he looks like a leader, a gamer. He will fit in very well here."
Upon hearing that, Nakajima's wide smile grew even wider, if such a thing is possible.
"If he said that, then I am even more excited to be here," Nakajima said. "I will certainly do what I can to be a leader here."
Nakajima's first FanFest was an unqualified success. The event at the Coliseum was sold out, and when Nakajima was introduced in the Coliseum Arena, fans chanted his name.
"When I went out there, they were calling me Hiro," Nakajima said through a translator. "I appreciate that. It makes me very excited."
An instant hit in Oakland after his introductory press conference following is Dec. 18 signing with the A's, Nakajima hasn't lost any of his charm.
"He has one of those faces that lights up a room," general manager Billy Beane said.
Nakajima, who has not yet found a home in the Bay Area, is running out of time right now. He's only going to be around a few more days, because he said he wants to make it to the A's training camp in Phoenix by Feb. 1.
Spring workouts don't begin for pitchers and catchers until Feb. 12 and for position players like Nakajima until Feb. 17, but he wants to be as prepared as possible for his first Major League spring training adventure.
"This is my mission," he said. "That's why I want to get there early, by Feb. 1. I want to dive into the atmosphere."
Spring workouts in Japan typically are double session. In the U.S., teams go with one session only, and until the Cactus League games begin, teams generally are finished working out by noon or 1 p.m.
That's just fine with Nakajima. Strange, but fine.
"In Japan, they take spring training a little too extreme," Nakajima said. "I appreciate this."


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Virtuoso bassist, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, composer and bandleader Cachao (1918-2008) was one of the most influential of all Latin musicians, closely associated with the genesis of the mambo and a master proponent of descarga. In tribute, John Child offers a revised and updated version of a discographic profile first published in 1998.
Israel "Cachao"López(b 14 Sept. '18, Havana, Cuba; d 22 March '08, Coral Gables, Florida)The name of revered bassist Cachao (who also arranged, composed and played bongo, tres, trumpet, piano and trombone) is linked with the origins of mambo and is virtually synonymous with descarga (Latin jam session). From a musical family, said to include at least 35 bassists, at the age of eight he played bongo with Chapman Sport, a children's group that included future famed singer Roberto Faz (1914-1966). He started playing bass in '27 and debuted with the band of Ignacio Villa (1911-1971, later known as Bola de Nieve or Snow Ball) providing music for silent movies. In '30 he joined the Havana Philharmonic Orchestra, remaining a member for over 30 years. Meanwhile he performed with the dance band of violinist Marcelino González, and between '34 and '36 he worked with Ernesto Muñoz, Antonio Maria Cruz and Orquesta Antillana.
He joined La Maravilla del Siglo led by singer / composer Fernando Collazo (1909-1939). In '37 the musicians mutinied after a row with Collazo and formed themselves into a co-operative led by flautist Antonio Arcaño (1911-1991), which soon became Arcaño y sus Maravillas, a flute, strings and rhythm section charanga francesa that interpreted the danzón, a Cuban ballroom dance evolved in 1870s from 17th-18th century French contradanza. Personnel included Cachao's brother cellist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger Orestes López "Macho" (1908-1991). He and Orestes composed most of Arcaño's repertoire of danzones (up to 28 a week when Arcaño's charts were stolen). Orestes' danzón "Mambo" '38, first performed on the radio station Mil Diez, is widely regarded as the earliest manifestation of the mambo rhythm; it took at least six months for the new danzón-mambo sound to be accepted, however by '43 Arcaño's orchestra challenged Arsenio Rodríguez's conjunto as Cuba's most popular band; Cachao and Orestes feature on most of the RCA recordings by Arcaño y sus Maravillas collected on the recommended Danzón Mambo 1944-51 '93 on Tumbao. Cachao retired from the exhausting Arcaño routine in '49 to work in theatrical revues, opera, etc; he returned to the nightclubs in '53 by joining the band of José Fajardo (1919-2001), appearing with them at New York's Palladium Ballroom in '54. In the late '50s he reformed disbanded members of Arcaño's orchestra to make two danzón LPs on Duher: Camina Juan Pescao - Cachao y su Típica '58 and Cachao y su Típica Vol. 2 '59 (reissued as La Leyenda, Vols. 2 & 1 on Kubaney; yes, in reverse order!), when other danzón orchestras had become charangas, playing cha cha chá and other rhythms. Further danzones he recorded in Cuba in '60 were collected on Superdanzones '97 on Egrem and Bebo & Cachao Jazz Cuba 2 '07 on Rhino.
The first descarga (literally: "discharge") to be recorded in Cuba is currently understood to be "Con Poco Coco" for the 10" LP Cubano '52 on Clef Records performed by pianist / composer / arranger Bebo Valdés (b 9 Oct. '18, Quivicán, Cuba) and members of the Tropicana night club orchestra under the name of the Andre's All Stars; the historic track was included on the compilation The Original Mambo Kings - An Introduction To Afro-Cubop '93 on Verve (all five cuts from Cubano are available on Bebo Valdés & His Havana All Stars: Descarga Caliente '96 and The Best Of Bebo Valdés 2-CD Set '04, both on Caney); he made his recording comeback after 34 years with Bebo Rides Again '95 on Messidor. Panart Records organised a series of descargas from '56 with Cuba's best musicians, mixing Cuban idioms with extended soloing in a loose format: Cuban Jam Session's in two volumes (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) directed by pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer Julio Gutiérrez (1918-1990), followed by Vol. 3 directed by tres player Niño Rivera (1919-1996). Cachao did "short jam sessions" as 78s, then the '57 albumCuban Jam Sessions In Miniature "Descargas" - Cachao y su Ritmo Caliente Vol. 4 (he did not receive any payment for the album's million-plus sales); the entire Cuban Jam Sessions In Miniature album is collected on Cachao y su Ritmo Caliente From Havana To New York '94 on Caney together with tracks Cachao recorded with the Joe Cain Orchestra for Latin Explosion '64 on Time Records. Cuban Jam Session with Fajardo and his All-Stars '64 was the fifth volume in the Panart series.
His other descarga recordings from this period include Jam Session With Feeling '58 and Cachao y su Conjunto - Descarga '61, both on Maype, and Cuban Music In Jam Session '61 on Bonita (reissued under the same title by Musicalia and as Descarga Cubana '96 on Lucuso; most of the Bonita album is compiled on Descarga Guajira '02 on Caney together with the three extended cuts that comprised the original vinyl release of Cachao Te Pone A Bailar, initially issued on Teca and reissued on Regio). Descargas Con El Ritmo De Cachao '61 on Modiner is said to be the last descarga album he made in Cuba. He also played on "Descarga Numero Uno" and "Descarga Numero Dos" recorded in c. '57 by Chico O'Farrill's Cuban All Stars included on the collection Los Mejores Musicos de Cuba '60 and Cuban Jazz '59 by percussionist Walfredo de los Reyes (b. 16 June '33, Havana; who performed on Cuban Jam Session Vols. 1 and 2), both on Gema. Tracks from Los Mejores Musicos de Cuba and Sabor Cubano are compiled on the Cachao anthology More Legendary Descarga Sessions '96 on Caney; the Walfredo de los Reyes CD Sin Timbal No Se Pue' Bailar '05 on Caney pairs Cuban Jazz with his '58 album Sabor Cubano.
The Panart Cuban Jam Session's had a profound effect on the Latin scene in New York (inspiring descarga recordings by the Alegre All-Stars and others), which Cachao joined '63 (via Spain), working with Charlie Palmieri, Fajardo, Johnny Pacheco, Tito Rodríguez (including the LP Tito Tito Tito '64 on UA, featuring the tribute "Descarga Cachao"), Candido, Eddie Palmieri (for nearly a year), Machito (for one or two years) and others. He participated in the classic Tributo A Noro '65 on Alegre by Kako's After Hour Orchestra and Salsa All-Stars '68 on Salsa, both effectively the Alegre All-Stars produced by Al Santiago, and the Tico All Stars' Descargas at the Village Gate - Live '66 (three volumes). He moved to Las Vegas, worked there with George Hernández, Pupi Campo and the Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra; played on Tico-Alegre All-Stars Live At Carnegie Hall '74 back in NYC; then his own LPs on Salsoul: Cachao y su Descarga '77 Vol. 1 '76 and Dos, Vol. 2 '77 (with a Cuban street scene painted by Henry Fiol on the cover) were co-produced with no commercial restraint by musicologist René López and Andy Kaufman to recreate Havana descargas and danzones (recalling the days with Arcaño); the line-up included five violins, featuring veteran Pupi Legarreta and younger Cuban Alfredo de la Fé, with Don Gonzalo Fernández on flute, Charlie Palmieri, Lino Frías on piano, Manny Oquendo on timbales, Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros on trumpet, Osvaldo "Chi Hua Hua" Martínez, Papaíto, Carlos "Patato" Valdés on percussion; the LPs received little airplay / promotion at the time, but have acquired cult fame since. His New York session work from the mid-'60s to mid-'70s included LPs by Dave Pike (Manhattan Latin '64 on Decca), Patato and Totico (Patato & Totico '67 on Verve), Hubert Laws (Flute By-Laws '66 on Atlantic), Candido ("Brujerias" de Candido / Candido's "Latin McGuffa's Dust" c.'66 on Tico), Arsenio Rodríguez (Viva Arsenio! '67 on Bang Records), Eddie Palmieri (Champagne '68 on Tico), Mongo Santamaría (Mongo's Way '71 on Atlantic), Lou Pérez (Lou Pérez y su Conjunto Típico '74 on Seeco / Atoll and Our Heritage - Nuestra Herencia '76 on Tico), Pedro Rafael Chaparro (Gozando '74 on Rico), Héctor Rivera (Lo Maximo '74 on Tico), Charlie Palmieri (Electro Duro '74 on Coco) and Walfredo de los Reyes (Ecué: Ritmos Cubanos '77 on Pablo).
He moved to Miami in the early '80s: session work there included albums by the Miami All Stars, Típica Páta, Conjunto Yumuri, Chano Montes, Pepe Mora, Hernán Gutiérrez, Ñico Rojas, La India de Oriente, Roberto Torres, Hansel & Raúl, Grupo Niche and others; he also worked with the Miami Symphony Orchestra. The team of Walfredo de los Reyes, pianist Paquito Hechavarría, percussionist Tany Gil and Cachao made the Latin jam-oriented Walpataca '81 (reissued under Cachao's name with the title Latin Jazz Descarga, Part 1 '94) on Tania; the follow-up Walpataca II '85 was reissued by Tania in '94 as Latin Jazz Descarga, Part. 2. Cachao led the same four-some plus others on the descarga set Maestro de Maestros: Israel López "Cachao" y su Descarga '86 on Tania, Fajardo was also there. He returned the favour by performing on Fajardo's La Flauta De Cuba on Tania.
Cachao's elevation from cult hero to his merited status started in '92 when Cuban-born, Miami Beach-reared Hollywood movie star Andy García directed / co-produced the feature length documentary Cachao: Como Su Ritmo No Hay Dos, which premiered at the Miami Film Festival in '93 and had its UK debut at the 37th London Film Festival, Nov. '93 (the latter included personal appearances by Cachao and García). The film chronicled the Cachao Mambo & Descarga concert promoted by García in Miami, July '92. Cachao and several participants from his Mambo & Descarga tour, including Paquito D'Rivera, José "Chombo" Silva (1923-1995) on saxes, Chocolate and recent Cuban defector, trombonist Juan Pablo Torres (1946-2005), performed on Paquito D'Rivera presents 40 Years Of Cuban Jam Session '93 on Messidor; he also performed on Gloria Estefan's multi-platinum Grammy-winning Mi Tierra '93, the fastest ever Spanish language album to go gold in the USA. García produced Cachao's first major label release Master Sessions Volume 1 '94 on Epic's Crescent Moon (run by Estefan's husband Emilio), which won the Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Album in '95, thus attracting the recognition he so richly deserved for his seminal contribution to the development of Latin music. The follow-up Master Sessions Volume II '95 garnered a Grammy nomination and won a Down Beat critics poll in '96. He guested along with Chocolate, Orestes Vilató and Anthony Carrillo on Machete '95 on Xenophile by John Santos & The Machete Ensemble; the tracks featuring Cachao were recorded in '89.
Over the next 12 years, García produced a further two CDs by Cachao, the Grammy / Latin Grammy nominated Cuba Linda '00 on EMI / Cineson and ¡Ahora Sí! Andy García Presents Cachao '04 on Univision, which won both a Grammy for Best Traditional Tropical Album in '04 and a Latin Grammy the following year. During the same period Cachao sessioned on Bebo Valdés' Grammy winning piano and rhythm set El Arte del Sabor '01 on Blue Note with Patato and D'Rivera guesting on three tracks and the all-star Cuban Masters, a sort of US answer to the Buena Vista Social Club directed by Juan Pablo Torres, for the Grammy and Latin Grammy nominated Los Originales '01 on Universal / MusicHaus, featuring Chocolate, Fajardo and many others. Also during this phase of his career he appeared on CD releases by John Santos & The Machete Ensemble (Tribute To The Masters '00 on CuBop; Cachao plays on one cut recorded in '89), Enrique Chia, Danzón By Six, Tropicana All Stars, Willy Chirino, Gloria Estefan and Issac Delgado's Grammy nominated En Primera Plana '07 on Univision / Universal produced by Sergio George.
Cachao was honoured at two Jazz at Lincoln Center concerts in '06 with the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra paying tribute to the Latin bass tradition. He also led a mambo all-star band at a JVC Jazz Festival programme at Carnegie Hall that year. He very belatedly made his UK debut with a memorable concert at London's Barbican Hall in April '07 as part of the annual La Linea festival.
In addition to his Grammy Awards, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, received a Hispanic Heritage Award, a National Endowment for the Arts Award, an induction into the Smithsonian Institute, and a Governor's Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, organisers of the Grammys.
On 9 March '08 he received a lifetime achievement award in the Dominican Republic. He fell ill shortly after and was admitted to hospital. He died the morning of Saturday 22 March at Coral Gables Hospital of complications resulting from kidney failure. Cachao is survived by his daughter María Elena López, grandson Héctor Luis Vega and nephew Daniel Palacio, who acted as his caregiver. Orestes López's son, Orlando "Cachaito" López, has been the bassist with many key Cuban groups including the Buena Vista Social Club.
Cachao had been scheduled to appear at the premiere of a new documentary, Cachao: Uno Mas, produced by San Francisco State University, at the San Francisco International Film Festival on 28 April '08. "This film is a glimpse into maestro Cachao's music, world and legacy, revealing the warmth, humour and humility that have been his trademark for nine decades," writes percussionist and historian John Santos, who in addition to recording with Cachao, toured with him as his bongosero in the early to mid-'90s. "He owned the 20th century and amazingly, he hit the 21st running, releasing several CDs and touring in Europe, South America, and the US since the turn of this century. He will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the greatest artists of all time."


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Published: Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 11:53 a.m.
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An excessive-noise complaint at a Coteau business Wednesday night led to the arrest of a worker, a Terrebonne Sheriff's Office report says.
The address in this story was originally wrong. We have since corrected it.
A deputy was dispatched about 10:45 p.m. to a vinyl siding business in the block of 2100 Coteau Road, Houma, the report says.
A neighbor reported the noise was interrupting her sleep, and the officer said the bass music was easily audible more than 100 yards from the business.
Matthew Rene Clement, 36, 118 Lewald Drive, Houma, refused to lower the volume because "he was not breaking the law," the deputy said.
Clement reportedly produced a decibel meter that measured the volume at 77 decibels. The applicable Terrebonne Parish ordinance defines readings more than 70 decibels, 25 feet from the source, as excessive.
Clement's meter measured 77 decibels about 250 feet from the source, the deputy said. Clement was jailed on charges of violating the parish noise ordinance and on two warrants for failure to appear in court.
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Agnes Thoms, age 92 of Sleepy Eye, died Saturday, August 18, 2012 at St. John's Lutheran Home in Springfield. Visitation will be on Monday, August 20 2012 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. Visitation will continue on Tuesday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Faith United Methodist Church in Sleepy Eye. Funeral Services will be on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at Faith United Methodist Church in Sleepy Eye with burial at Home Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com
Agnes C. Thoms was born on May 9, 1920 in Glenwood, the daughter of Ed and Mabel (Mills) VanVickle. She was united in marriage to Gordon in 1940 in New Ulm. Agnes worked for Pietrius Foods, Del Monte, Sleepy Eye Care Center and enjoyed babysitting. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, cooking, canning, gardening and helping with the fall harvest.
She is survived by her children; Beverly and Robert Hardin, Richard and Eva Thoms, Barbara Thoms, Douglas and Linda Thoms, Gary Thoms, and Debra Defiel; grandchildren; great grandchildren; great-great grandchildren; and sisters, Mildred Kreitinger, Vera Thoms, Elma Braun, and Alice Baumann.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in March of 2007; a daughter-in-law – Patricia Thoms, and a sister Gladys Jensen.
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