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PARKERSBURG - A safety committee for Wood County Schools will bring plans to the board of education to conduct exterior safety audits to help upgrade the crisis response plan.
Pat Sole, coordinator of Safety and Energy Management, chaired a safety meeting Thursday afternoon and got backing to take plans to the board of education to upgrade the crisis response plan.
Over the next few months Sole will conduct audits of the school system's facilities, reviewing dozens of exterior aspects of the sites.
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Pat Sole, Wood County Schools coordinator of Safety and Energy Management, chaired a safety meeting Thursday afternoon for Wood County Schools.
"We want to find the deficiencies and correct them," he said.
The safety committee met last month - just days prior to the Sandy Hook, Conn., school shooting incident. Thursday Sole said the timing of the group's meeting, its agenda and the incident was ironic.
"It's good we are diving head-first into this," he said.
Sole said since Sandy Hook, principals, custodians and administrators have changed things.
"What has been the norm in the past may not be in the future," he said. "Things are going to change.
"We need input to secure things."
Sole said some schools have items in place- such as cameras, alarms and inside door locks- that aren't being utilized due to a lack of resources.
Parkersburg High PRO officer Dan Miller said his review of shelter-in-place emergency totes at PHS contained flashlights with corroded batteries and out-of-date water.
Sole will recommend officials change policy to require identification to be buzzed into school facilities.
He said every day people want to be let into the facilities without providing identification or a reason for their visit.
"They get irate about it," he said. "But they need to state why they are there."
Sole discussed items with the committee, seeking approval to present plans to next week's board of education meeting. He plans to meet with principals and the board regarding the crisis response plan.
Sole hopes to have the school system in compliance with the crisis plan by August.


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Leopard, Okavango Delta
Photograph by Beverly Joubert
A leopard sits in an ancient baobab tree in Botswana's Okavango Delta, a seasonal oasis for wild things above and below the water's surface.
Joubert is one of 11 photographers featured in our "Women of Vision" exhibit. See more pictures from the exhibit and hear from the curators on Proof.
City Hall, Chicago
Photograph by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel
A garland of nature crowns Chicago's City Hall, softening the hard edges of a town famous for steel and stone—and lowering summer temperatures on the roof.
See more pictures from the May 2009 feature story "Up on the Roof."
Cook is one of 11 photographers featured in our "Women of Vision" exhibit. See more pictures from the exhibit and hear from the curators on Proof.
Lions, Serengeti
Photograph by Michael Nichols
For male Serengeti lions like Hildur and C-Boy, teamwork is essential. Here, Hildur shakes the rain from his mane. He and C-Boy work together to retain control over two prides: the Vumbi, consisting of five adult lionesses, and Simba East, a pride now also with five.
See more pictures from the August 2013 feature story "The Short Happy Life of a Serengeti Lion."
Algae Bloom, Ohio
Photograph by Peter Essick
Fertilizer runoff causes toxic algal blooms. This one covered a third of Lake Erie in 2011.
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Ice Diamond, Iceland
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Destined to melt, an 800-pound chunk of ice glows in moonlight on a wintry Icelandic beach. The ice washed up in a lagoon formed by a receding glacier. Photographer James Balog calls such pieces ice diamonds, finding beauty as well as tragedy in disappearing glaciers.
See more pictures from the October 2013 feature story "Meltdown."
Golden Gate Bridge, California
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Morell, recently retired as a professor of photography at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, created this image of the Golden Gate Bridge using a camera obscura and the ground as a canvas.
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Fjord, Western Norway
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Western Norway's fjords—like Nærøyfjorden, northeast of Bergen and a UNESCO World Heritage site—look like fingers of the sea intruding into the land. But they are also receptacles for fresh water pouring off the peaks and ridges that surround them.
See more pictures from the November 2013 feature story "Follow the Water."
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Dusk is a busy time for the Vumbi pride. As the moon rises, the lionesses rouse themselves from their afternoon naps, tussle in the grass, and set out on the evening hunt. Nichols made this photo using natural light; soon after, he switched to infrared.
See more pictures from the August 2013 feature story "Serengeti Lions."
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A snorkeling tourist floats in a cenote called Las Calaveras—"the skulls"—near Tulum. Local Maya got their drinking water here until about 30 years ago, when divers found bones. Archaeologists have recorded the remains of more than a hundred people, usually shrouded by the water's primordial darkness.
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8.1-7 Illegal Possession -- § 21a-279 (a), (b) and (c)
Revised to May 10, 2012
The defendant is charged [in count __] with the possession of a controlled substance, specifically <insert type of substance>.1 The statute defining this offense imposes penalties on any person who possesses any controlled substance, except as authorized. <Insert type of substance> is a controlled substance.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant knowingly possessed or had under (his/her) control <insert type of substance.>
You must first find that the substance was <insert type of substance>. [<If the substance is marijuana:> You must also determine whether the amount allegedly possessed by the defendant was (more than one-half ounce but less than four ounces / four ounces or more).] <Summarize the evidence presented as to the nature and quantity of the substance.>
[<Insert if applicable:> The defendant does not claim that he was authorized to possess a narcotic substance as a person having a special privilege or a license under the statute.]
"Possession" means either actual possession or constructive possession. Actual possession means actual physical possession, such as having the object on one's person. Constructive possession means having the object in a place under one's dominion and control.
Possession also requires that the defendant knew that (he/she) was in possession of the <insert type of substance>. That is, that (he/she) was aware that (he/she) was in possession of it and was aware of its nature. The state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant knew that (he/she) was in possession of <insert type of substance>. <See Knowledge, Instruction 2.3-3.>
<If some form of constructive possession is alleged, see Possession, Instruction 2.11-1.>2
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant knowingly possessed <insert type of substance>.
If you unanimously find that the state
has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of the crime of
possession of <insert type of substance>, then you shall find the
defendant guilty. On the other hand, if you unanimously find that the state has
failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt any of the elements, you shall then
find the defendant not guilty.
1 Subsection (a) prohibits the possession of "any narcotic substance." Subsection (b) prohibits the possession of "any quantity of hallucinogenic substance other than marijuana or four ounces or more of a cannabis-type substance." Subsection (c) prohibits the possession of "any controlled substance other than a narcotic substance, or a hallucinogenic substance other than marijuana or . . . one-half ounce or more but less than four ounces of a cannabis-type substance." The difference between the three is in the punishment. Thus, this statute covers the possession of any controlled substance. If the substance is marijuana, the jury must determine the amount.
The court should indicate the specific substance(s) according to the allegations of the information. See Defining the Controlled Substance in the Introduction to this section for applicable definitions. Also, the parties may be willing to stipulate to the nature of the substance. See Stipulations, Instruction 2.6-9.
2 Ascertain from counsel what form of possession is alleged. The definition should be narrowly tailored to the allegations.
Effective July 1, 2011, the possession of less than one-half ounce of a cannabis-type substance is an infraction.
Subsequent offenders
General Statutes § 21a-279 (a) and (b) provide for an enhanced sentence if the defendant has previously been convicted of one or more violations of § 21a-279. Pursuant to Practice Book § 36-14, the prior conviction must be charged in a Part B information so that the jury is unaware of the prior conviction during the trial on the current charge. If a guilty verdict is returned, the jury must then be instructed on the second part of the information. See Subsequent Offenders, Instruction 2.12-2.
Sentence Enhancer
Section 21a-279 (c) provides an enhanced penalty if the violation occurs in, on or within 1500 feet of a school and the defendant is not a student at the school, or within 1500 feet of a day care center. The jury must find this fact proved beyond a reasonable doubt. See Sentence Enhancers, Instruction 2.11-4.


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hi guys i'm pretty new to this kind of technology....so i'm not very into rendering, mux and stuff....
so actually my problem is stuttering. no matter how I set the ps3ms.
the actual set up is the following.
mac mini 2core (late 2009) at least 2gb ram.
the little boy get wifi from a netgear dg834 router. (situated in a different room)
in the same room of the router there is a sony bravia kdl46w5500 tv linked over ethernet to an airport express to get the wifi.
everything is working, so ps3ms recognize the tv (with the prorper model name and stuff). so the network is working properly.
in the tv network settings there is an option about rendering. do I need the tv to use the render??
so,but as i said befor no way to get smooth streaming.
any ideas??
tnx in advance


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Ni Hao! This week (download here), the Geeks are happy to have 1/3 of the 3 Non Joggers in the virtual studio, Mr. Russ McGarry. Russ is a ultramarathoner residing in Portland, Oregon. He's one funny mofo.
Training updates: Ray is still training for April's Shamrock Shuffle, but is currently experiencing some thigh pain (possibly caused by Enya….). Jason is still focused on lifting heavy things, but did manage to get a few miles in this week. Russ is having a low mileage week since he's not currently training for anything (around 35 miles).
Russ tells us his origin story, starting as a standup comedian out of Chicago, traveling to Los Angeles where he was a writer. It was in LA when the running bug got to him. He was enticed to run the LA Marathon with a friend. From there, Russ developed more of a taste for the trail running. He claims that his predisposition to injury and falls makes him more suited for the trails. Soon after, Russ and his wife moved up to Portland where he continued his love of trails, signing up for 50k's, 50 milers, then 100 milers. Here, he met Carl and Gary (the other 2 non joggers). Gary and Russ talked much about running while training for the Pine to Palm 100 and decided that they should make a podcast. Carl was included given his history as a radio dj before his mailman-ing career took off. Thus spoke the 3 Non Joggers.
Russ made mention of a great site for West Coast trail runners to check out: PCTrailRuns.com. If you would like to support Carl's documentary, go to his website, CarlTheMailmain.com.
Twitter Search & Follow: This week, we are just going to ask you to follow Jason's wife, Tera (@MrsKehl80). She just signed up for her first 5k, the GO St. Louis 5k.
Also, follow all of the 3 Non Joggers: Russ (@3NonJoggers), Gary (@GaryTheVale), and Carl (@CarlTheMailman).
Until March 26, Jason is still raising money for pediatric cancer research via St. Baldrick's. Your donation of $5, $10, or whatever you can spare helps tremendously. Thank you to those who have donated! To Donate: click here.
Until next time, leave feedback on iTunes, email questions and comments to feedback [at] GeeksInRunningShoes [dot] com or just 'like us' on facebook! Also follow us on Twitter, Jason (@guttocutwl) and Ray (@adeyemiking).
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AVON, Colorado - The Avon Town Council Tuesday took a big step toward settling its long-running legal disputes with developers of the Village at Avon. But some residents are considering a challenge to that decision.
By a 5-2 vote, the council gave final approval to an ordinance that makes several changes in the Village at Avon project's original land use approvals, which date to 1998. Those changes move around commercial and residential areas at the 1,800-acre project. The agreement also adds to the amount of allowed commercial space, and will allow the developers to build a hotel on the north side of the Interstate 70 interchange at Post Boulevard.
If the settlement is completed - and there's more detail work to do on the deal - it will bring to an end a legal battle that began in 2008, when the town filed suit against the developers, alleging the developers were delinquent in $3.5 million in payments owed the town under the 1998 agreement.
The developers countersued - with a $300 million request for damages - alleging that town officials had prevented any further building at the project. At the moment, virtually the only construction at the site are the Walmart and Home Depot stores, the Traer Creek Plaza office and retail building, and the Buffalo Ridge apartments.
After years of litigation - and millions in legal fees - the parties announced a settlement agreement in October of last year, and have spent the months following the announcement hammering out the details.
Since the deal was announced, it's been opposed by a group of town residents - primarily those who live just south of the Village at Avon property between the Traer Creek Plaza building the Beaver Creek Rodeo grounds - who say the deal gives too much to the developers and creates the possibility of rampant development a stone's throw from their homes. Opponents also say the town - which is taking over street maintenance and similar jobs at the development - won't receive enough revenue from a .75 percent "fee" - a sales tax - to cover those costs.
Former council member Tamra Nottingham Underwood has been among the most vocal opponents of the deal. Underwood said Wednesday that she and other project opponents are weighing their options in the wake of Tuesday's council vote.
The only real tool opponents have is a petition drive and possible special election in an effort to overturn the ordinance.
The timeline on an effort like that would be tight. Underwood said the town charter gives opponents just 30 days after "final action" on an ordinance to gather enough valid signatures - 10 percent of the total number of votes cast in the most recent town election.
"But having spent all summer and fall at this, I don't know that anybody has the heart to challenge it," Underwood said. "It would take a lot of work, and it would take money."
Council member Amy Phillips is leaving the board Nov. 27. While council members have been advised to keep quiet about the ordinance pending a possible challenge, Phillips was willing to talk about the deal.
"This is probably the most frustrating year I've ever spent doing nothing," Phillips said. "But when it came down to it, we had to decide, do we settle, or spend $2 million a year for the next five years?"
Phillips said that amount - a combination of lost revenue and legal fees, plus the time a potential court case and appeals could take - adds up to roughly 10 percent of the town's annual budget. That, she said, is an unacceptable financial hit for the town.
"That's more money than we spend on the bus (system)," she said.
Phillips, who lives in the neighborhood near the Village at Avon, said she's had "nightmares about what's going to be in my back yard."
Despite those reservations, Phillips believes voting for the deal was the right thing to do.
While Tuesday's vote was a big step toward settling the lawsuits, and avoiding a trial scheduled for January, there's still a lot of work to do, work that will be picked up in large part by a council with two new members - Jennie Fancher and either Matt Gennett or Jake Wolf.
Phillips said "the jury's still out" on whether the settlement will be good for the town. But, she added, "This is the best alternative we have."
Business Editor Scott N. Miller can be reached at 970-748-2930 or email@example.com.


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Braindance, on 12 December 2012 - 08:54 PM, said:
I never called you biased - what a merely said is that if you look at the state of the game more globally after the nerfs you will see that it's better.
But because rogue survival is low that doesn't mean lol buff damage.
Unless you're being sat on as aff and or bad at faking casting dots+ malefic into a burst with another class shouldn't really be a problem... 100k haunts are fun
And no... shockwave is retarded and just doesn't need to deal damage to -players-. My mage with about half malevolent gear glyph of armors and molten armor up got hit by a 112k shockwave I looked up the warrior he was in t2/orc +full cds. So just think if I was ballzy and tried to be in mage armor that game =p Jk didn't matter got hit for 400k in 2 globals. But that's besides the point
Also with dks... if they space their cds and your healer isn't a moron... it's not exactly difficult at that point to play tsg... I would know
>(O-O)> [Sunglasses on inside face].
Also my bad, I thought you were calling me biased towards this whole conversation. I mean...
The game is supposed to be balanced around 2 dps 1 healer vs 2 dps 1 healer.
So when a warrior charges me (warbringer 3sec) and I look at his buffs and see NO cds popped and watch misc large numbers pop across my screen die in a shockwave with no trinket and before my last stand pops... I get a little madbro.
I really need to screenshot the next time I get forced to drop the soap by one.
It went something like 87k collosus smash, 120k mortal strike 150k Heroic strike 100k shockwave.
I just don't know why it's fair that a stun on the same CD as kidney shot with the duration of Deep freeze that can hit -multiple targets- and has no ramp up time IE must be frozen, requires Combo points etc.... Is allowed to hit for ANY Damage -period- let alone hit for 100k CDS or NOT.


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For Stevie Johnson, rap and football are synonymous—he even quotes Drake on "Thank Me Now"—and he's gained recognition in both realms thus far. He signed a five-year, $36 million contract with the Buffalo Bills in the offseason and the 26-year-old wide receiver also released his first mixtape last fall called Why So Serious? If his mixtape title doesn't ring a bell, it refers to The Dark Knight quote he wrote on his undershirt to insult Chad Johnson and Terrell Owens (both are leading candidates for the Struggle Man of the Year award) after he scored a touchdown on the Bengals in 2010.
Johnson is beloved by Buffalo Bills fans for his outrageous personality, on-field antics, and the excitement and production he brings to his team. The Bay area native spoke with Complex about this season's Buffalo Bills, his music career, being friends with Lil B, and whether he would rather be the greatest rapper alive or win the Super Bowl. Read on to find out more to find out why Johnson may be the most "based" athlete in the NFL.
Interview by Lauren Nostro (@LAURENcynthia)
What are your thoughts on the season so far?
The season is basically a tale of two halves. Either we're playing well in the first half and then the second half is pretty bad but if we put it together, everything will be good. We still have to take care of taking the division and making the playoffs. It's up in the air and that's all we ask for.
What's the team chemistry like right now?
We still have work, we're not there yet and we know that. We know what it takes. A few weeks ago in Arizona, I think it helped us out a lot by keeping us together, as far as once practice was over with, we all didn't go our separate ways. We still were with each other. We were able to talk to each other and basically put a lot of things on the table, as far as emotions go and how people will respond to it. It was a good feeling for us and I think it should boost us for the rest of the season.
I don't feel sorry for my guy Fitz, because there's stress on everybody. If I make a mistake, they'll be on my head just like that. We understand, and I'm pretty sure Fitz understands, that nobody's gonna be perfect. Once he has a big game, everybody's gonna love him again.
Ryan Fitzpatrick's getting a lot of heat from everyone for throwing nine interceptions through Week 7. What are your thoughts the criticism he's been receiving?
I don't feel sorry for my guy Fitz, because there's stress on everybody. If I make a mistake, they'll be on my head just like that. We understand, and I'm pretty sure Fitz understands, that nobody's gonna be perfect. Once he has a big game, everybody's gonna love him again. It's a matter of time before everybody's loving Ryan Fitzpatrick. I'm just gonna do my part to make sure that I can try to make that happen for him, each and every week. It's just a phase right now, he'll shake out of it though.
We heard you now have a show on WGR 550 Sports Radio. How's that going?
It's good. It gives me a chance to speak my mind on certain things. It gives the listeners a chance to know what goes on in the huddle. Not just saying the huddle on the field, but inside the locker room and what's going on in the players' minds.
I'm from Buffalo, so I know the emotional rollercoaster of being a Bills fan and how the team affects the entire community. What is your relationship like with the community of Buffalo overall?
It's pretty cool. I'm happy. I'm not from here but the people basically took me in—my whole personality, the things I've done. There's things I've done that weren't good, and they still backed me. The relationship with the fans is sweet. Like I said, the fans will be on my head once I do something bad, but I know it's for the best of us. They just want to see a winning team. Hopefully we can give that to them.


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WILLIAMSTOWN - Belpre, Caldwell and host Williamstown each posted a victory here Wednesday evening in a wrestling triangular.
The Yellowjackets of first-year head coach Ryan Scott, who won the Ritchie County Duals last weekend, had six grapplers go undefeated. Heavyweight Alex Rauch was the only 'Jacket to register two pins as the hosts fell to Belpre, 42-36, and knocked off Caldwell, 43-34. In the opening match of the tri, Caldwell squeaked past the Golden Eagles, 40-39.
"We were missing David (Hastings at 170) and he would've made the difference," said coach Scott, who noted Hastings will be out of the lineup for a while after having gallbladder surgery.
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Belpre's Derek Davis controls Caldwell's Kale Rayner in their 182-pound match Wednesday in Williamstown. Rayner got the upper hand later and scored a pinfall at the 3:19 mark.
Aside from "Big Cat" Rauch, the only other wrestler to record a pair of mat slappers was Caldwell's Jared Leasure, who pinned Belpre 195-pounder Dakota McDaniel in 55 seconds and needed 89 ticks of the clock to do the same to Williamstown 182-pounder Cody Smith.
Brye Mullenix (113), Brett MacIver (120), Dalton George (126), Austin Raines (132) and Jake Tracewell (152) collected two wins each for the 'Jackets, who wrestle in a Friday quad at North Marion with Grafton and Herbert Hoover.
"That's big because Hoover is in our region now," added Scott, whose team had its closest individual match result in a 7-6 victory for 'Jacket 145-pounder Logan Lindsey versus Belpre's Ethan Wiggers. "The kids are pumped to wrestle North Marion, but actually Hoover is more important for us."
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Caldwell 40, Belpre 39
106: Gavin Stalnaker (B) won by forfeit
113: Jordan McCutcheon (B) wbf
120: Kolby Rayner (C) wbf
126: Tyler Wiley (C) wbf
132: Michael Haga (C) wbf
138: Kameron Rayner (C) md. Robby Postlewaite 16-5
145: Ethan Wiggers (B) wbf
152: Cody Martin (B) wbf
160: Matthew Colvin (B) d. Austin Cobb 8-6 (OT)
170: Caleb VanMeter (C) p. D.J. Leftwich 3:33
182: Kale Rayner (C) p. Derek Davis 3:19
195: Jared Leasure (C) p. Dakota McDaniel 0:55
220: Jamie Barrett (B) p. Chance Rucker 0:29
285: Hayden Lowe (B) wbf
Williamstown 43, Caldwell 34
106: Dalton Smith (W) wbf
113: Brye Mullenix (W) wbf
120: Brett MacIver (W) md. Kolby Rayner 9-1
126: Dalton George (W) wbf
132: Austin Raines (W) d. Wiley 9-4
138: Joel Swisher (W) p. Haga 1:11
145: Kam. Rayner (C) md. Logan Lindsey 11-2
152: Jake Tracewell (W) wbf
160: Cobb (C) p. Trevor Anderson 3:17
170: VanMeter (C) wbf
182: Leasure (C) p. Cody Smith 1:29
195: Kal. Rayner (C) wbf
220: Tyson Cartell (C) wbf
285: Alex Rauch (W) p. Rucker 0:34
Belpre 42, Williamstown 36
106: Stalnaker (B) p. Smith 2:46
113: Mullenix (W) p. McCutcheon 5:44
120: MacIver (W) wbf
126: George (W) wbf
132: Raines (W) wbf
138: Postlewaite (B) p. Swisher 0:51
145: Lindsey (W) d. Wiggers 7-6
152: Tracewell (W) md. Martin 12-0
160: Colvin (B) p. Anderson 0:45
170: Leftwich (B) wbf
182: Davis (B) p. Smith 4:44
195: McDaniel (B) wbf
220: Barrett (B) wbf
285: Rauch (W) p. Lowe 4:57
Note: Williamstown lost one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Next matches: Belpre at Jackson Invitational on Saturday; Williamstown/Herbert Hoover/Grafton at North Marion quad on Friday.
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Class AAA
1. Huntington (6) 60
2. Ripley 54
3. Parkersburg South 47
4. Point Pleasant 42
5. Parkersburg 37
6. Wheeling Park 30
7. Washington 24
8. Musselman 16
9. Buckhannon-Upshur 12
10. Brooke 5
Others receiving votes: John Marshall
Class AA/A
1. Clay County (5) 59
2. East Fairmont 51
3. Greenbrier West (1) 47
4. Independence 45
5. Wirt County 35
6. Fairmont Senior 32
7. North Marion 19
8. Calhoun County 13
9. Williamstown 11
10. Oak Glen 9
Others receiving votes: Braxton County, Liberty (Raleigh)
Belpre head coach Scott Adams' squad, which heads Saturday to the Jackson Invitational, had 2-0 efforts from 106-pounder Gavin Stalnaker, 160-pounder Matthew Colvin and 220-pounder Jamie Barrett. Barrett had the quickest pin of the tri when he stuck Caldwell's Chance Rucker in 29 seconds.
"We're getting there," Adams said. "We should be back to almost full strength on Saturday. The boys are working hard in practice. They are grinding out here in the matches and aren't giving up.
"I think we've got a good shot at this tournament coming up. I'm looking forward to wrestling. There will be a lot of TVC teams and sectional teams there."
Joining Leasure with 2-0 records for Caldwell were Kameron Rayner (138/145), Caleb VanMeter (170) and Kale Rayner (182/195).
Rauch had the second quickest pin of the night, needing just 34 seconds to defeat Rucker.
Colvin had the only overtime match and posted an 8-6 victory thanks to his takedown just seven ticks into the extra session against Caldwell's Austin Cobb.
WHS 138-pounder Joel Swisher took a quick 2-0 lead against Belpre's Robby Postlewaite just 15 seconds into their match, but the Golden Eagle quickly turned things around and registered a mat slapper with 1:09 still left in the first period.


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Although we're nearly a month past the shortest day of the year and we get a few added minutes of sunlight with each passing day, we've still got a couple of months to go before the first day of spring gets here. After the excitement of the holidays pass, we get into the depths of winter, when it can sometimes be hard to get out of bed. With cold temperatures, gray skies and frosty windshields, it's tempting to stay in bed and hibernate! For many of us, winter causes seasonal depression—about half a million people are affected each year by Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and thousands more get a milder form of the winter blues, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Symptoms of SAD include lethargy, low self-esteem, anxiety, sleepiness and the desire to be alone. While the causes of SAD aren't certain, the Mayo Clinic says the reduction in sunlight can cause a change in our biological clocks, a drop in levels of serotonin (which keeps us from getting depressed) and a disruption in the hormone melatonin (which affects sleep patterns).
Fortunately, a few easy behavior modifications can help us fight sad.
1. Work with the sun: As we discussed in this recent article, simply giving yourself daily access to sunlight can help. If privacy isn't a concern, sleep with your curtains open so the morning sun can help you wake up. Start the day with a daily dose of sunshine, in the form of a brisk walk around the block (I know this can be hard to do in cold winter temperatures, but it truly does help!). If you work indoors all day, make time to take three 10-minute walks throughout the course of the day. Then, at night, avoid blue-based lights such as those from televisions and computer screens. These lights mimic the color quality of sunlight and can disrupt our release of melatonin, keeping us awake and not allowing us to follow our healthy, natural sleep patterns.
2. Get exercise: Exercise naturally releases endorphins in our brains, which help us feel happier. Regular exercise also helps us sleep better, allowing us to keep a regular sleep pattern. If you exercise outdoors, you're also giving your body a daily dose of fresh air and sunshine—two of our bodies' requirements it can be easy to miss in winter.
3. Light therapy: If you suffer from severe SAD or if you live in a place where dreary days make it hard to EVER get sunlight, consider bright light therapy. Light therapy boxes radiate a very bright light, similar to sunlight. Exposure to the light is said to produce a change in brain chemicals that helps improve your mood.
4. Supplements: Exposure to sunlight allows our bodies to manufacture vitamin D, a vital nutrient for immune system regulation, metabolism and brain health. When we don't get enough sunlight, we might be creating insufficient levels of vitamin D. A supplement can help. If we're getting virtually no sunlight, here are our vitamin D requirements, according to this article from Medical News Today.
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CHARLESTON — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced a plan to reduce state spending in response to slowing tax collections....
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Tomblin where is the bills in the Legislature to creating more jobs and funds for our highways and bridges. Instead of 'Voter suppression laws' doing away with the straight-ticket vote. And doing away with teachers seniority, I'm sure that's going to teach our kids. How about you and the Legislatures earn your keep!!!
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BREVARD — With a tight focus on public education, job creation, health care and North Carolina's military interests, Rep. Chris Whitmire announced Monday that he will seek re-election for the 113th District seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
"I enjoyed tremendous success with multiple local, state, and national issues during my first term and we are seeing results," Whitmire said in a statement. "Job providers are expanding employment opportunities in the area, constitutional rights are better protected, educators appreciate my relentless efforts to better enable them to prepare our students to become contributing citizens, and future leaders and numerous constituents are grateful for my attention to their worthy concerns."
Whitmire is a Republican who represents Transylvania, south Henderson and Polk counties.
A former chairman of the Transylvania County Board of Education, Whitmire was elected to the North Carolina House in 2012 and is currently serving his first term as a legislator. During his time in the General Assembly, he has served on 10 standing committees, three study committees and co-chaired the food desert zones committee.
Six of the bills Whitmire filed as the lead sponsor have become law, along with other bills he championed as either a primary or co-sponsor.
Also in the statement, Whitmire specified regulatory reform as a major accomplishment made by the legislature last year, along with the passage of a balanced budget, voter identification and tax reform. Additionally, he was one the most successful freshman legislators in the past decade with 14 bills as a primary sponsor enacted into law including the Session's most significant military-economic bill, two education bills, one jobs bill and one identity protection bill, according to the statement.
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We rejoin our castaways back in camp after the most recent tribal council. Everyone is congratulating the Three Amigos for getting rid of El Guapo -- Phillip, the Specialist, head of Stealth R Us. No one is really upset, and are in fact pleased to never have to say "Stealth R Us" again.
But when morning dawns, everyone is feeling a little down. Brenda starts crying and Dawn tells her that everyone has been through so much -- Brandon, Phillip, voting people off. Brenda seems to have just come to the realization that it's dangerous out there.
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Just in time to save the day, it's tree-mail and news they are headed to a "Survivor" auction. They each get $500, there will be no sharing of money and the bids are in increments of $20. Malcolm swears to save his money in case there is an advantage to be bought. He immediately buys a bucket of beer for $20.
Reynold is the next bidder, buying a covered plate for $180. He is given a chance to switch for one of two covered plates, but he stays with his original pick, which is a slice of pizza. He passed on a rotten coconut and the rest of the pizza. Sherri immediately offers to buy it for $500, putting her out of the rest of the bidding.
Next up, Dawn buys a roasted chicken for $500. Malcolm spends his last $480 for a clue to a hidden immunity idol. Then Andrea buys a tasty Italian dish, but agrees to trade it for beans and rice for the whole tribe.
Brenda wants to bid, but she's afraid of getting something terrible. Cochran ends up buying an advantage in the next immunity challenge and poor Brenda spends money for pig brains.
Next up are letters from home for $20. Malcolm, Dawn and Sherri are out of money, so no love for them. Eddie buys the last item, a huge bowl of peanut butter to be shared with the tribe. They have 60 seconds to grab what the can and they smear it all over themselves and scrape it off into a communal bowl when they get back to camp. Allow us to express the sentiment for you: Ick.
People cry over their letters while Malcolm and Reynold work on Sherri to join them. If they can get Sherri and Eric, they can knock out Cochran and really bust the alliance of six.
Early the next morning, Malcolm goes hunting for the idol and gets discovered by Andrea and Cochran. Andrea follows him and won't budge in order to keep him from finding the idol. They are in a standoff that ends when they both agree to go back to camp.
Malcolm is starting to feel foolish. The clue directs him to head toward the water, then look left for a tree growing out of the rocks. He thinks "water" means the well; we think it means the, you know, water as in the lagoon, the largest source of water they have. On the other hand, he's excelling at "Survivor" and we're just sitting here making snarky comments.
Immunity challenge
The challenge this week is of strength. It involves holding a pole by a rope. with one hand The pole is the equivalent of a third of their starting body weight. Every five minutes, they drop their hand down to a lower knot. Cochran reads his advantage, which allows him, at any time, to move his hand back up two knots.
Cochran uses his advantage early on and so while the rest get down to the end of rope, which has no knot to brace their hands, he is sitting pretty.
Brenda and Eric fall out, followed by Sherri, Malcolm, Andrea, Dawn and Reynold. Impossibly, it comes down to Eddie and Cochran, and Cochran wins it. So much for the Three Amigos' big plan.
The victory goes to Cochran's head. He declares, to the camera, that he is the greatest challenge monster ever. He's won more of the individual challenges than anyone else, and if people don't like it, then he's just going to keep winning.
Back in the real world, Malcolm drafts Sherri into the Three Amigos with the promise to get rid of Andrea. Reynold gets Eric on board, but Eric later says he's playing both sides and he tells his alliance he's with them. They agree to split the vote between Malcolm and Reynold.
Sherri decides they are all cracked not to realize she is in control, but she isn't sure what side she will go with.
Tribal council
There's lots of discussion about who's in, who's out, and who is flipping. Sherri says it's something to think about if you are on the bottom. That surprises and worries Dawn, who says she hopes Sherri doesn't feel that way.
Jeff Probst questions Cochran about the likelihood someone will flip alliances tonight. He lays out the scenarios, and says if it happens, it will be an all new game.
We see some of the votes, and they are for Malcolm, Reynold, Andrea. We end up in a three-way tie with each one getting three votes. Another round of voting is ordered and just like that, our favorite "Survivor," Malcolm, is voted off.
He takes it pretty well, but laments at having spent $480 for a clue and still being unable to find the idol. He found three for nothing.
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Fletcher woman's letter on ACA hits mark in DC
Published: Friday, November 15, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 6:44 p.m.
When Kathleen Stephan wrote a letter to Sen. Richard Burr earlier this month about problems she'd experienced with the Affordable Care Act, she questioned whether North Carolina's senior senator would ever see it.
"You wonder whether they read them," said Stephan, 62, who retired to Fletcher with her husband from California in 2011.
On Thursday morning, Stephan watched on C-SPAN as Burr, R-NC, read her letter in its entirety on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
Hours before President Obama announced a proposed fix to his signature health care law, Burr used Stephan's letter as an example of the problems his constituents are facing thanks to the Affordable Care Act.
"I've heard from North Carolinians back home that because of Obamacare, their plans have been canceled, their premiums will increase and they will be paying for coverage they do not want or need," Burr said, before reading Stephan's letter verbatim.
A few weeks ago, Stephan said she was notified by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina that her insurer was canceling her health insurance policy effective Jan. 1 because it "does not meet all the mandates under Obamacare."
The replacement policy the company offered in its place — which added coverage for maternity, newborn and pediatric care required under the ACA — will cost Stephan $928 a month, more than double her current premium of $418.
Stephan, who underwent seven months of treatment for breast cancer last year, said she doesn't want or need the added coverage mandated by Obamacare. And the long-time Republican worries that she can't afford the more expensive policy on her retirement savings.
"When President Obama was selling the Affordable Care Act to the American people, he repeatedly promised that if you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan, period," Stephan told Burr. "I'm writing you today to tell you that I do like my plan and want to keep it."
Obama's announcement Thursday that the federal government will now allow insurance companies to extend coverage for people like Stephan through 2014 didn't offer her much reassurance that her problems will be solved.
"I'll believe it when I see it, because it sounds like kind of a leap, logistically," Stephan said. "But we'll see. I continue to hold out hope that some kind of fix will happen."
BCBS Spokesman Lew Borman couldn't speak specifically to Stephan's circumstances, citing federal privacy rules. But he said "we have advised people for the last three years that if you make a change in your coverage, you could affect your grandfathered status (under ACA)."
Individual insurance plans didn't have to meet Obamacare requirements if they existed on March 23, 2010 and weren't substantially changed to cut benefits or increase costs. Stephan lost her grandfathered status when she moved from California, where she also had Blue Cross Blue Shield, to North Carolina and had to buy a new policy here, she said.
Although BCBS tries to match up those losing coverage with the next closest policy, Borman said customers have more choices. Under the federal health insurance exchange, he said, BCBS offers 26 plans with "a wide range of both premium deductibles and co-pays."
In a news release following Obama's announcement, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina President Brad Wilson said the company has been "exploring options to provide some relief to our customers who were faced with losing a plan they liked." He said the "additional flexibility" offered by the president "could help insurers take steps to protect their customers for another year."
However, Stephan doesn't want what she called "an inferior plan with an inferior deductible, or one where I can't see the same doctors that I'm seeing."
Republicans were unimpressed with Obama's proposed fix. Burr's press secretary, Robert Reid, called it "a political stunt that aims to provide relief for the Democrats' plummeting approval numbers."
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Derrick Fale Atkisson, 19, wil get credit for 84 days (42 days time served, 42 days good time), according to Kern County Superior Court records.
He was also fined $360 and placed on 3 years probation.
Atkisson was arrested on March 14, a short time after a man reported to police he was accosted by a person on Finley Drive near Sixth Street who displayed a handgun and demanded money.
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Graniteville, SC--To say last year left a sour taste in the mouths of Midland Valley would be the understatement of the year. A season after winning the region title, just a single win in 2011.
They'll have to go some seeing there's a lot of new faces in key places, namely the offensive backfield. Coach Rick Knight is the first to admit they'll be a work in progress and just need to get better every day and every week. Everyone, coaches included, took a long look in the mirror to see how they can improve.
"Absolutely, absolutely" said coach Rick Knight "We added things in the weight room and we tried to improve our team speed and tried to be a little tougher. I don't know if that's worked yet, but we tried to make our requirements a little tougher."
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2012 OUTDOOR TRACK (FRESHMAN): Qualified for the Southland Conference Championships in the 10k at the Victor Lopez Rice Classic (3/23) with a time of 37:26.12 … clocked a time of 38:02.37 in the 10k at the Southland Conference Championships (5/11) … Won the 3k and placed fourth in the women's 1500m with a time of 5:09.32 at the Border Olympics (3/3) … placed second in the 5k with a time of 18:29.80 at the Cactus Cup (3/17) … set a personal-best time of 4:53.95 in the women's 1500m to finish second at the Texas State Invitational (4/6) … recorded a personal-best time of 10:47.23 to win the women's 3k at the Texas Invitational (4/14) … set a personal-best Southland Conference qualifying time of 18:13.76 in the 5k at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight (4/21) … finished third in the 5k with a time of 18:28.20 at the Southland Conference Championships (5/11-13).
2012 INDOOR TRACK (FRESHMAN): Placed third in the women's 3k with a time of 10:42.60 and finished first in the 5k at the Indoor Southland Conference Championships (2/24-25) … Placed third overall in the women's 3k with a personal-best time of 10:37.23 to qualify for the Indoor Southland Conference Championships at the Jeff Davis Bank McNeese Indoor Meet (2/3) … placed fourth overall with a time of 10:41.00 at the McNeese State Cowboy Indoor Meet (1/13).
2011 CROSS COUNTRY (FRESHMAN): Teamed up with Melissa Jones to finish third for the Islanders with a time of 46:08 at the UTPA Bronc Relays (9/2) … clocked a personal-best time of 24:12.4 in the women's 6k at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival (10/15) … competed in five meets during the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ran for Rick Smith at Del Rio High School in Del Rio, Texas … regional champion and district champion … state qualifier … named 2011 Runner of the Year and Most Dedicated Runner of the Year in 2010 … helped her team to a district championship … finished third at regionals and qualified for state as a team … holds the school record in the 3200-meter with a time of 11:32.
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The Wireless N USB Adapter TL-WN722NC allows you to connect a desktop or notebook computer to a wireless network and access high-speed Internet connection.
Complies with IEEE 802.11n, they provide wireless speed up to 150Mbps, which is beneficial for the online gaming or even video streaming. Also, wireless security encryption could be established simply at a push of QSS (Quick Setup Security) button, preventing the network from outside threats.
Wireless N - Speed & Range
Base on the IEEE 802.11n technology, TL-WN722NC shows more excellent abilities of mitigating data loss over long distances and through obstacles in a small office or a large apartment, even in a steel-and-concrete building. Compared with legacy 54M products, TL-WN722NC delivers performance enhancements, allowing you to have a more joyful surfing experience, including sharing files, watching streaming media. Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) automatically avoids channel conflicts using its clear channel selection feature and fully realizes the advantages of channel binding, greatly enhanced the wireless performance.
External Detachable High Gain Antenna
TL-WN722NC offers 4dBi high gain external antenna that can be rotated and adjusted in different directions to fit various operation environments, and can bring better performance than the internal antenna. For even more demanding applications, the antenna can be replaced with diverse antennas to show even greater flexibility and wider wireless coverage.
WPA / WPA2 Encryptions - Advanced Security
As for the security of WI-FI connection, WEP encryption has been no longer the strongest and safest guards for outside intrusions. TL-WN722NC provides WPA/WPA2 encryptions that are created by the WI-FI Alliance industry group, promoting interpretabilities and security for WLAN.
QSS Button - Quick Wireless Encryption
Compatible with WI-FI Protected Setup™ (WPS), TL-WN722NC features Quick Security Setup that allows users to almost instantly setup their security simply by pressing the "QSS" button automatically establishing a WPA2 secure connection, which is more secure compared with WEP encryptions. Not only is this faster than normal security setups but more convenient in that you don't need to remember a password!
Bundled USB Cradle
TL-WN722NC equipped with the USB cradle and 1.5m extension cable, which allow you to save USB port space, and extend the USB connection length up to 5 feet, making it more convenient to plug the USB device in & out of the USB socket. Its elegant and stylish design is suitable for home deployment and will even improve the look of your home and office.
- Product Description
- TP-LINK TL-WN722NC - network adapter
- Device Type
- Network adapter
- Form Factor
- External
- Interface (Bus) Type
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 9.3 cm x 2.6 cm x 1.1 cm
- Data Link Protocol
- 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
- Data Transfer Rate
- 150 Mbps
- Frequency Band
- 2.4 GHz
- Compliant Standards
- IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.11n
- System Requirements
- Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Device Type
- Network adapter
- Form Factor
- External
- Interface (Bus) Type
- Connectivity Technology
- Wireless
- Data Link Protocol
- 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
- Spread Spectrum Method
- Data Transfer Rate
- 150 Mbps
- Line Coding Format
- Frequency Band
- 2.4 GHz
- Status Indicators
- Link activity
- Features
- Ad-Hoc Mode, roaming function
- Compliant Standards
- IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.11n
- Antenna
- External detachable
- Gain Level
- 4 dBi
Expansion / Connectivity
- Connections
- 1 x USB 2.0 - 4 pin USB Type A
- Included Accessories
- USB cradle
- Encryption Algorithm
- AES, 128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, TKIP, WPA, WPA2, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
- Compliant Standards
- FCC Part 15
Software / System Requirements
- OS Required
- Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista
Dimensions & Weight
- Width
- 9.3 cm
- Depth
- 2.6 cm
- Height
- 1.1 cm
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature
- Max Operating Temperature
- Humidity Range Operating
- 5 - 95%
Customer reviews
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TP LINK 150M USB stick + cradle
Reviewed by Les Newman. Review Posted 04/10/2013
Good product.
I am getting the same speeds from this WiFi adapter as when using an Ethernet connection on Win 7 64 from a DLink 2680.
In regard to installation probs in other reviews using Win 7. I didn't use the TP Link software.
Plug it in, 7 does not recognize it, but if you install via 7s 'new wireless connection' it downloads the drivers , find your network from the list and off you go ..no cut outs, no problems when the computer comes out of sleep !
The base comes with a good extension cable so you have a choice where you place it, for signal or cosmetics.
Good product at a good price. No more untangling the Ethernet cable from under the computer chair and no speed loss.
- Overall
- Ease of use
- Value for money
Excellent all round
Reviewed by Jodes. Review Posted 18/01/2014
Easy to install (Automatically recognised on windows 8.1, true plug-and-play).
Good transfer speed
Good signal strength
Excellent signal reliability
Good USB cable length
Excellent value for money
- Overall
- Ease of use
- Value for money
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By BookRenter Digital Intern, Joyce Du
It's the end of August and most of my home friends's Facebook statuses say something along the line of "Back at school," "Senior year, here I come…" On the polar end of the spectrum, my statuses say "A few more weeks to go, what am I going to do?"
This is the greatness of going to a school on a quarter system. Unlike my friends in the semester system, my school year is broken down into three quarters, each ten weeks long, followed by a much-deserved break.
There are perks, as well as pitfalls with the quarter system, in my opinion – and here are some of them:
- I get to learn more! (My internal nerd speaking here)
- Summer vacation always feels longer
- Falls and springs are lengthier
- Only taking 3-4 classes/quarter
- Classes are not drawn out over a four-month period
- All my friends leave in the middle of August
- Winter is sometimes "too" long
- More midterms and finals
- My vacations don't align with friends that go to semester-system schools
So do the perks outweigh the pitfalls? I don't really know. All I know is I'm going into my senior year, and countdown for graduations starts in just a little over a month.
What are your thoughts? Which would you prefer?


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Two Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office officials have been charged with taking bribes.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said 52-year-old John P. Sens and 59-year-old Gerard J. Hoffman were charged with conspiracy to commit bribery. Prosecutors on Tuesday released two bills of information stating that Sens and Hoffman received things of value from two unidentified businessmen in return for steering Sheriff's Office work to them.
Part of the conspiracy allegedly involved submitting phony bids in the names of local companies to give the appearance of a competitive bid process.
Prosecutors said Sens is alleged to have received cash, a custom-built swimming pool and works of art, like Blue Dog paintings, from the businessmen. Hoffman allegedly received free electrical work and a trailer. The Sheriff's Office has not commented.
Two businessmen were also listed, but were not names in the bill of information.
"It's just brazen, and some individuals think they will never get caught," said legal analyst Robert Jenkins.
An attorney for Sens said his client intends to plead guilty.
"That indicates to me he is cooperating with the federal government," said Jenkins.
Sens, brother of Municipal Court Judge Paul Sens, worked for Sheriff Marlin Gusman as the director of purchasing, which officials said means he had access to contracts and played a key role in who got them.
In summer 2012, Sens was demoted after it came out that was involved in an ongoing federal probe into the jail.
Officials said Hoffman left the office in summer 2012, where he served as the director of the maintenance department.
Legal analysts said the investigation into the jail is far from over.
"I think they have some people contacting lawyers as we speak," said Jenkins.
A representative for Gusman said the sheriff is aware of the charges and his office has fully cooperated with the investigation.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- With Marco Scutaro destined for the disabled list to start the regular season, the Giants don't really have an issue finding players to play second base.
While final roster moves won't be made until Saturday, it's quite likely manager Bruce Bochy will have a choice among Joaquin Arias, Brandon Hicks and Ehire Adrianza and could even use outfielder Juan Perez to man the position defensively.
Who bats second will be the far more compelling question. Bochy made an intriguing call on the No. 2 hitter Thursday night for the first game of the Bay Bridge Series -- outfielder Hunter Pence. It's probably not advisable to write that one down for opening day, though.
"I'm going to take a look at Hunter right now, today and maybe (Friday)," Bochy said. "I did talk to Hunter about it. He's done it. When he came up, he hit in the two hole. He does give you speed. And he's a guy who can hit the ball out of the ballpark, too. That's not a bad thing to have at the top of the order."
Pence is the fifth player Bochy has tried in the No. 2 spot since Scutaro played his one and only game in spring training March 17. First baseman Brandon Belt made two starts there, outfielder Tyler Colvin two, shortstop Brandon Crawford one, and for the final three games in the Cactus League, outfielder Michael Morse batted second.
Pence, who hit .362 in Arizona and led the club with five home runs, has 65 career starts hitting second, but he hasn't batted there since Aug. 26, 2009, when he was with the Houston Astros. He went 2 for 4 with a double Thursday in the Giants' 4-0 loss to the A's. Pence would seem an unlikely choice given his run-producing skills, but Bochy is looking at it differently.
"Somebody's going to get an extra at-bat that's going to take that No. 2 spot," he said. "You wouldn't mind giving it to a threat like Hunter."
"It's been a slow process, frustrating for him and for us," Bochy said. "What's important is that we get him right because it is so early in the season. If it takes another couple weeks, hey, I'll take him for five months."
"Reddick went out and got a sinker out over the plate and got two quick ones on the board," Hudson said. "All in all, though, it was OK. I made some pitches when I needed to at times but also got ahead in the count some and didn't finish guys off."
Hudson finished the spring with a 4.26 ERA and acknowledged that his readiness for the season is still "a work in progress."
"I'm still a little ways (away)," he said. "But I feel like I'm close enough where I can go out and compete and give us a really good chance to win. Hopefully I can continue to get a little stronger as the season progresses and make better pitches with my off-speed stuff. That's one thing that's suffering a little bit when I'm ahead in the count."


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STOCKTON - Three youths were discovered to be in possession of loaded, concealed handguns and were arrested Tuesday afternoon just south of downtown Stockton, police reported.
The teenage boys were driving near Sonora and California streets at 4 p.m. Tuesday when they were pulled over by Community Response Team officers for a traffic stop, police reported. One of the boys ran but was apprehended quickly and was found to be hiding a loaded firearm.
A subsequent search of the driver and other passenger turned up two more loaded, concealed handguns, according to police. The juveniles, ages 17, 16 and 14, were all arrested on suspicion of weapons violations.
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If I create a layer ("BEARINGS"), then select it as the active layer and make it's line colour green and then insert a block, then that block appears as green - as I would expect. However if I then simply move that block anywhere (either by dragging with the mouse or by using the "mv command then it seems that all line colour and thickness info is instantly discarded.
The same thing happens in all cases for me - whether I "delete original" or "keep original" or use ANY of the other options.
Am I doing something stupid?
Windows Vista, QCad 188.8.131.52.


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WashWire Daily Brief: Scaling Back Budget Goals
Welcome to the new WashWire Daily Brief newsletter, the Journal's morning rundown of the biggest news stories and exclusive features from Washington on politics, policy, financial regulation, defense and more.
The 2015 White House budget makes one thing very clear: Nobody is looking to get into any major fights with midterms just months away. President Barack Obama's plan was largely devoid of lofty new policy goals, focusing instead on targeted measures that have mostly been previously proposed. Administration officials said the proposals—including spending increases for education and infrastructure and increased aid for low-income workers and the unemployed—would help employment and economic growth, but they stopped well short of the president's first-term ambitions like revamping the nation's health care.
The budget, as expected, received a largely chilly reception from Republicans. Though there were some points of agreement—the GOP has also expressed interest in infrastructure spending and in strengthening some anti-poverty programs—Republicans are largely looking to postpone big political compromises in case they win control of the Senate in November. Republicans have also laid out a starkly different approach to helping low-income Americans, criticizing the government's anti-poverty programs and emphasizing individual choice and accountability over government aid. Kristina Peterson has more: http://on.wsj.com/1craPVu Republicans aren't the only ones criticizing Mr. Obama's budget proposal. Labor unions, some of the president's most loyal supporters, made some critiques of their own. Melanie Trottman reports: http://on.wsj.com/1hKh46l
Under Mr. Obama's proposal, the deficit would reach prerecession levels by 2018, shrinking to 1.9% of GDP. But the White House's budget outlook is more optimistic than estimates by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, which sees deficits widening again after 2015. That's because the Obama proposal steers clear of the most politically troublesome area of the budget: the explosive long-run growth in entitlement programs like Medicare. Jeffrey Sparshott explains why the administration's forecasts are more upbeat than most: http://on.wsj.com/1cr2AZz
Damian Paletta explores the nitty-gritty details of the budget: http://on.wsj.com/1cqlQ9v And for the Journal's full coverage of the plan's proposals—including expanding broadband access, enforcing immigration and commercializing NASA—read here: http://on.wsj.com/1hGCPDT
–Rebecca Ballhaus
Secretary of State John Kerry went to Ukraine to reinforce American support of the Pro-Ukrainian movement. However, the U.S. is being careful in its political maneuvering as many countries in Europe have economic ties to Russia. Washington Bureau Chief Jerry Seib explains. VIDEO: http://on.wsj.com/1hLy5fD
One of the striking and somewhat dispiriting revelations in the new batch of Clinton presidential archives released last week is just how little seems to have changed in the 20 years since Bill and Hillary Clinton entered the White House. A review of thousands of pages of internal memos shows the 42nd president grappling with many of the same policy dilemmas and stubborn political realities that bedevil the 44th. Read Peter Nicholas's full post in Washington Wire: http://on.wsj.com/1dqscnn
RUSSIA RELATIONS: Relations between the U.S. and Russia continue to sour, as Vladimir Putin staunchly defended his use of force in Crimea, rejecting Western demands to withdraw and calling sanctions counterproductive. Meanwhile, U.S. and European leaders intensified threats of punitive measures if Moscow doesn't stand down. One glimmer of hope: These were Mr. Putin's first extensive comments since Russian soldiers went on the move last weekend, which Obama administration officials said indicated a pause in escalation of tensions. Lukas I. Alpert, Jay Solomon and Margaret Coker report: http://on.wsj.com/MKoxpT
FLOOD INSURANCE: The House's 306-91 vote to scale back flood-insurance rate increases will ease the bite of a 2012 law that attempts to shift more of the risk of holding property in flood-prone areas to owners by phasing out federal subsidies and taxpayer-funded discounts. Lawmakers reached a bipartisan compromise, following pressure from the real-estate industry and property owners in coastal regions. The bill must now be reconciled with a Senate bill approved in January. Siobhan Hughes reports: http://on.wsj.com/MLTcDm
INSURANCE DELAY: The Obama administration will let insurers sell policies that don't comply with the federal health law for at least one more year—a second delay aimed at averting another furor over canceled plans. Mr. Obama first delayed the law's provision by a year in November, which—in the absence of another delay—would have meant voters could have received cancellation notices before this November's midterm elections. Louise Radnofsky and Anna Wilde Mathews report: http://on.wsj.com/MLy5AY
PRIVATE OPTION: Arkansas lawmakers overcame Republican resistance and voted to continue allowing the state to use Medicaid dollars to buy private health-care insurance for poorer residents, a compromise state Republicans and Democrats initially reached last fall that allowed the state to accept federal dollars and cut the number of uninsured residents without enlarging Medicaid. Such plans are critical to the Obama administration's efforts to persuade a majority of states to agree to some kind of expansion of coverage for their lowest-income residents. Ana Campoy and Louise Radnofsky report: http://on.wsj.com/MLDZlE
-Compiled by Rebecca Ballhaus
Tuesday's primary elections in Texas left unsettled the question of how much clout the tea-party movement has, writes Paul Weber of the Associated Press, as one tea-party candidate forced Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst into a runoff, while tea-party challenges against two establishment stalwarts, Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Pete Sessions, failed. http://bit.ly/1hKb7GC
Steve Forbes worries that the International Monetary Fund, if it follows its usual formula in Ukraine, could make the situation there even worse: "Its functionaries routinely prescribe higher taxes, devaluations and the elimination of subsidies for countries with wayward economies. If a nation agrees to this toxic mix, the IMF will then give it supposedly lifesaving loans. The trouble is, this prescription severely harms any recovery." http://onforb.es/1hKbgK9
While President Obama' new budget isn't going to fly very far in Congress, the discussion of it reveals Democrats and Republicans do agree on some things, writes Ron Fournier of National Journal, including that "the post-industrial economy and the Great Recession have created durable unemployment and social malaise, with a growing number of Americans questioning whether they and their children still have the ability to do better." http://bit.ly/1hKbpgC
Tough words from President Obama toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggest he is going to pressure the Israeli leader into accepting a framework for peace with the Palestinians, but Aaron David Miller writes in Foreign Policy that this isn't really very likely to happen. Presidents get deeply involved when chances of success are good, and they aren't now, and Obama has limited leverage and few pressure points. http://atfp.co/1hKbwbT
Student populations are going to grow the fastest in coming years in a set of Western and Southern states—Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Texas and Florida—that also happen to be among those that spend the least per student, writes Mikhail Zinshteyn in The Atlantic. http://bit.ly/1hKbEZ7
Pope Francis said that women could have greater decision-making power in the church's hierarchy. He also said the Vatican could soon make significant changes to the Catholic church's approach to divorcées. http://on.wsj.com/1hKi6PP
@GrahamBlog: It started with Benghazi. When you kill Americans and nobody pays a price, you invite this type of aggression. #Ukraine http://bit.ly/1hKcpBa
@michellemalkin: UGH. @grahamblog , you are an embarrassment to all who truly care about Benghazi. Just stop==> http://bit.ly/1hKcUeG
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To jail inmate Lisa Coulter, the Hallmark card she got from a support group is a lifeline, something to hold close to her heart as she nervously waits for a judge to release her or send her back to prison after 16 years behind bars.
"Welcome home," the card read, and "We are praying for you." Coulter wrote back, "All the days I've spent holding my emotions in, being so visibly strong through this entire ordeal, came to an instant surface and I cried so hard for the better part of two hours."
To Santa Clara County jail officials, such greeting cards and letters -- no matter how therapeutic to inmates -- are a security risk. Citing concerns about drugs and other contraband tucked into envelopes, hidden under stamps or painted onto sheets of paper, jail officials want all mail from friends and family to be limited to small postcards.
The restrictive mail policy -- the only one in the Bay Area and the fifth in the state -- was set to start June 1. But after vocal objections from community and advocacy groups, the jail this week postponed the change until at least July 1. Supporters say limiting mail to inmates would hinder rehabilitation and unfairly punish the estimated 90 percent of correspondents who don't try smuggling. Along with the danger of contraband, authorities say too much effort goes into checking the volume of mail. Even though correspondence from attorneys would be exempt from the restrictions, the public defender's office and inmate-rights groups also are dead-set against the change.
"It's not right," said San Jose resident Ramona Redmond, whose boyfriend is in county jail. "How you supposed to get everything you want to say on a postcard? What are you supposed to do, send a thousand postcards?"
Cost is another consideration: A letter costs 46 cents; a postcard is 33 cents. Phone calls must be made collect, and each 15-minute call costs $5 to $20, depending on whether it's local or out of state.
County jails chief John Hirokawa plans to hold a community meeting to hear the concerns and present the Department of Correction's rationale.
"The new policy is predominantly for the safety of staff and the inmate population," he said, noting that people have tried to smuggle hypodermic needles, staples for tattooing, black tar heroin, PCP and tabs of acid through the mail. Hirokawa notes that drugs create a black market, and cause overdoses and fights between inmates and assaults on guards.
Jail officials have the administrative authority to make the change without approval from the Board of Supervisors. However, the board can modify the new policy or stop it.
Hirokawa said the pause also gives county lawyers time to review a 3-week-old federal court ruling from Oregon that found restrictions on incoming and outgoing mail in a suburban Portland-area jail unconstitutional. The ruling noted that the policy "prevents an inmate's family from sending items such as photographs, children's report cards and drawings, and copies of bills, doctor reports, and spiritual and religious tracts." However, the decision is not binding in California. Nationally, the ACLU has won cases in Florida and Colorado, while challenges by inmates and other groups elsewhere have met with mixed results.
Before the community meeting, Hirokawa also will consider tweaking the policy, including allowing inmates and their correspondents to use email, and families to send photos via snail mail.
However, even if email is permitted, there's a payoff for the system. The Main Jail and Elmwood now get more than 200,000 pieces of mail a year -- the vast majority of which is not read by the authorities unless there is a "bona fide reason," one jail official said. But all email could be closely monitored via search functions that can easily track keywords ranging from gang names to drugs. Software also can translate foreign languages.
The postcard-only trend started in 2007 when Joe Arpaio, the controversial sheriff in Maricopa County, Ariz., banned incoming, nonlegal mail except for postcards, according to the Massachusetts-based Prison Policy Initiative. Nationally, a few dozen out of about 3,000 jails have adopted it. In California, at least four counties have such a policy -- San Diego, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Sacramento.
But Los Angeles County rejected the policy out of concern it would aggravate inmates' mental health problems -- and possibly spark violence. No state prison system has taken it up. According to a spokesman for the California prison system, "Letters are a really good rehabilitative tool. It keeps them connected to the community, it's very important." But, he noted, the prisons may not need to restrict mail because they have dogs that can sniff out contraband, including cellphones.
One other difference between jails and prisons is that everyone in prison has been convicted of a crime, while two-thirds of the 3,986 inmates in Santa Clara County jails still have pending cases, many of which are misdemeanors. They are considered innocent until proven guilty.
"We're a civilized society, and we need to treat incarcerated individuals in a civilized way," Public Defender Molly O'Neal said. "Letters keep them from acting out and give them something to do. It's a positive in a negative situation."
Contact Tracey Kaplan at 408-278-3482. Follow her at Twitter.com/tkaplanreport.
How Jail Mail works
There's no denying that it takes a significant amount of time and effort to deal with jail mail Monday through Saturday. At Elmwood jail in Milipitas this week, two "custodial support assistants" were hard at work in a high-ceilinged room while minimum-security inmate Israel Andrade sat in his black-and-white striped uniform looking on.
A jail official said one inmate is assigned per shift to make sure the sorters don't pocket anything or read the letters. "It's his chance to be the police," the official joked.
Wearing latex gloves to prevent being exposed to possible drugs, the sorters first check each name and booking number against a computer database.
Each envelope then is run through an automatic blade that slices them open. Stamps are torn off by hand because they could be affixed with glue that contains drugs. Envelopes and letters are lamp-checked for hard-to-detect liquid drugs. Nothing pornographic is allowed -- though much is sent -- lest it create a hostile work environment for female staff members.
Any physical anomaly, including glitter, crayon drawings or a lipstick kiss, renders a piece of mail "suspicious," and it's returned to sender. Sorters officially note all such mail on a special form.
To Andrade, 37, the end result is worth the effort. Every week, the construction worker -- who failed to pay restitution and appear in court -- stays connected to his wife and four children. He treasures at least two letters weekly that report how the kids are doing in school and on their baseball and soccer teams. He tucked the photo they sent him of the family above the bottom bunk where he sleeps as a constant reminder.
"I see a lot of inmates that don't get letters," he said, "so I'm very appreciative. You can't express as much on a postcard."
-- Tracey Kaplan, staff


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OLYMPIC VALLEY — Squaw Valley Institute (SVI) will bring ultra-marathoner and documentary filmmaker J.B. Benna, along with celebrated ultra-runners Tim Twietmeyer and Andy Wilkins-Jones, to Olympic Village Lodge on Thursday, June 21, 6:30 p.m. to discuss the sport and premiere Benna's new movie, "Unbreakable." The movie tells the story of several ultra-runners who participate in the grueling 100-mile race that begins in Squaw Valley and ends in Auburn, Calif. The showing of "Unbreakable" will mark the premiere for the movie at Lake Tahoe.
With the actual race commencing on June 23, organizers of the evening expect many of the ultra-marathoners to be in attendance at the Squaw Valley Institute event. Tickets are $15 for general public; $10 for SVI members, Western States racers, and children under 18. Donations will be accepted. Attendees will find out what drives these remarkable athletes to participate in the extreme form of racing.
In addition to sponsoring the Western States 100 event, Montrail will sponsor the Squaw Valley Institute event, with CEO Topher Gaylord on hand to introduce the guest speakers. Montrail's sponsorship will go toward subsidizing or paying for Girls on the Run - Sierras participants to attend at no cost. There are 98 girls in that program.
Montrail will also host a 6K Uphill Challenge and Fun Run at Squaw on Friday, June 22, starting at 10 a.m. Registration for the 6K is free and will be available at SVI's "Unbreakable" screening or at the Montrail booth in Olympic Village, Friday, June 22, 8-9:30 a.m.
Purchase advance tickets at AlpenGlow sports in Tahoe City, with Montrail visors offered to the first 50 purchases there.
For more information, visit www.squawvalleyinstitute.org, or call 530-581-4138.
About Squaw Valley Institute
Squaw Valley Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to presenting programs having artistic, cultural and educational values. The Institute presents lectures, performances, forums, exhibitions and classes in the unique mountain environment of Squaw Valley, North Lake Tahoe, Truckee and surrounding communities, bringing together visitors, residents and friends in the truest sense of community. Visit www.squawvalleyinstitute.org.


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