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WASHINGTON – May 31, 2012 – Ducks Unlimited supports newly introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting native grasslands at high risk of being converted to cropland. A Sodsaver provision in the 2012 Farm Bill would help slow down the rapid destruction of grassland in landscapes important to DU's conservation work, such as the Prairie Pothole Region of North and South Dakota.
DU Chief Conservation Officer Paul Schmidt expressed the organization's appreciation of Rep. Kristi Noem of South Dakota and Rep. Tim Walz of Minnesota for introducing the legislation. "What Representatives Noem and Walz have introduced is more critical today than ever," Schmidt said. "Having bipartisan support in both the House and Senate for Sodsaver is a win-win for waterfowl, their habitats, other wildlife and people."
Sodsaver would reduce crop insurance for the first four years for crops grown on native sod and certain grasslands converted to cropland. The Congressional Budget Office says this could save taxpayers nearly $200 million over 10 years.
"It's just common sense to reduce crop insurance assistance for less productive land that will save taxpayers money and help preserve critical habitat for pheasants, ducks and other game species, which helps support South Dakota's vibrant hunting industry," Rep. Noem said. "I look forward to working with my colleagues to include this legislation into the House version of the farm bill."
The Senate farm bill, approved by the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee on April 26, included an identical Sodsaver provision sponsored by Sen. John Thune of South Dakota and Sen. Mike Johanns of Nebraska. The House and Senate Sodsaver legislation strengthens the momentum for landscape native prairie conservation, which benefits and encourages DU's waterfowl habitat conservation work.
"On behalf of more than 37,000 DU members in Minnesota, I commend Congressman Tim Walz for his leadership in supporting Sodsaver in the 2012 Farm Bill," said David Flink, DU Minnesota state chair. "DU's priority habitat areas include native prairie in Minnesota and the Dakotas. The Sodsaver addition is an important endeavor, not only for wildlife habitat, but also necessary if we are to retain a grass-based agricultural enterprise for our rural economies."
Ducks Unlimited is the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving North America's continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, DU is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, with special events, projects and promotions across the continent. Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 12 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever. For more information on our work, visit www.ducks.org. Connect with us on our Facebook page at facebook.com/ducksunlimited, follow our tweets at twitter.com/ducksunlimited and watch DU videos at youtube.com/ducksunlimitedinc.
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Rochester police to shame alleged shoplifters with mugshot in paper, on Facebook
ROCHESTER - After being arrested and charged with shoplifting in the Lilac City, one can expect to have his or her mugshot published in the local newspaper, and having the information about the charge posted on the Rochester Police Facebook page.
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Published: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.
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The Community Calendar is a sampling of area events, meetings, exhibits and announcements throughout Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.
For a complete list of events, visit www.bigfunonthebayou.com.
If your event is not listed here, you can add it for free at our online events-listing site, www.events.bigfunonthebayou.com. Just visit the site, create an account and fill in the blanks to let people know what you have planned. Whether you're a church group or an artist with an exhibit, let others know here.
You can also mail listings to The Courier, P.O. Box 2717, Houma, LA 70361 or the Daily Comet, 104 Hickory St., Thibodaux, LA 70301; fax it to 857-2244 or 448-7654, or email it to firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com. Please include the event, time of event, date of event, where the event is taking place, the address of where the event or meeting is taking place and a contact phone number for information. For information, call 857-2200.
The Outdoor Movie Series, featuring family-friendly notable films, continues throughout the year. Moviegoers are invited to bring picnic blankets and lawn chairs.
Admission: Free.
When: Twilight on the third Friday of each month.
Where: Memorial Park across from the Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum, 7910 Park Ave., Houma.
Information: Houma Regional Arts Council at 873-6367.
Reading can win you prizes
The Terrebonne Parish Library System's summer reading program began May 28. Read 10 library books — or parents can read 10 library books to younger children — and receive a certificate, a chance to win a bike and coupons for free things. The summer program includes weekly story times, craft workshops and performances from Harvey Rabbit, Johnette Downing, Page Turner Adventures, The Noise Guy and more. The Library System's teen program, "Own the Night," and adult program, "Between the Covers," are also planned.
Admission: Free.
When: Throughout the summer.
Where: Various Terrebonne Parish library branches.
Information: wwwmytpl.org/srp or 876-5861 (option 3).
Art exhibit
Local artist Judy Vice was selected as the Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild's Artist of the Month for June. An exhibit of her work is on display throughout the month. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. Vice has always loved art, even at an early age. She promised herself that upon retiring she would take art lessons. Her journey began by studying watercolor painting with the late Myrna Waters. And she is also a student of Jean Boudreaux. Vice has attended numerous workshops with local artists, including a workshop held by the late Betty Brown. Vice's artwork represents all aspects of life, from still life to florals, including local subjects such as crabs and fish. Seashells and beach scenes also are becoming subjects of choice lately. She paints some landscapes but seems to be drawn to anything and everything that catches her interest.
Admission: Free.
When: Throughout June.
Where: Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild's Downtown Art Gallery 630, 630 Belanger St., downtown Houma.
Information: www.TFAG.org or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Reading can be fun
The Lafourche Parish Public Library System's summer reading program began May 31. Read a certain amount of books, and you will receive a certificate and coupons for free things. The summer program includes weekly story times, craft workshops, games, magical performances, wetland critters, arts and crafts, a visit from the Audubon ZOOmobile, and performances by Harvey Rabbit and friends.
Admission: Free.
When: Throughout summer.
Where: Any Lafourche Parish library branch.
Information: www.lafourche.org.
Let's rock
Downtown Live After 5 has entered its 12th season of free monthly outdoor concerts held the last Friday of the month through November. Monthly performances feature sounds from bands with roots in rhythm and blues, country, swamp pop, rock and more. This month, the local band, Good Feelins, is set to take the stage. The event, sponsored by the Houma Downtown Development Corp., was started as a way to bring people back to downtown Houma and show them the restaurants, stores and night spots that were in their backyard. Houma's Downtown Live After 5 started in March 2002 as an effort to revitalize interest and activity in downtown Houma. Members of the Downtown Business Association suggested holding outdoor concerts in the city after seeing similar events in Lafayette, Baton Rouge and other places across south Louisiana. The series attracts a group of 200 to 300 people a month.
Admission: Free
When: 5-10 p.m. June 21
Where: Courthouse Square in downtown Houma
Information: Picou at 873-6408
Celebrate independence
An Independence Day celebration includes a memorial at Veterans Park on La. 311 near Southdown Plantation to honor veterans and first responders, followed by a parade beginning at Stadium Drive and traveling through downtown Houma and ending at Town Hall featuring veterans and first responders, military vehicles and artillery, as well as residents from the community. The rest of the activities include a beauty pageant, food, a flyover, children's events and live music. The daylong event also includes a fireworks extravaganza after dark, parachutists, a foot race, a children's fun run and a bike race.
Admission: Free
When: 1-9 p.m. July 1
Where: Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd.
Information: www.houma4thofjuly.com
Watch your health
The Council on Aging's health fair includes food, health information, door prizes, games and more. You can purchase tickets at the Terrebonne Council on Aging office, 995W. Tunnel Blvd., Houma.
Admission: $1
When: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. June 29
Where: Houma Municipal Auditorium, 880 Verret St.
Information: 879-4333.
Let Freedom Ring
The Let Freedom Ring Festival — sponsored by the City of Thibodaux, the Lorio Foundation and the Veterans of Vietname War Inc. LA Post No. 4 — will feature live music, food, an auction, games and a fireworks display. Food will be sold, but you can bring a barbecue pit to grill. The night ends with a fireworks display at 9 p.m.
Admission: Free
When: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. July 4
Where: Peltier Park in Thibodaux
Information: Leland Hoffmann at 446-5237 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Salute the tunes
The Houma-Terrebonne Community Band's annual patriotic concert features some time-honored classics.
Admission: Free
When: 6:30 p.m. July 6
Where: J.C. Penney court inside Southland Mall, 5953 W. Park Ave., Houma
Information: Jen Jenkins at 637-3849 or visit www.htcb.org
Performances of Le Petit Theatre de Terrebonne's first production of the 2013-14 season, Dan Goggin's "Nunset Boulevard," features the Little Sisters of Hoboken who have been invited to sing at the Hollywood Bowl. They are thrilled at the prospect until they arrive and realize that they are booked into the Hollywood Bowl-A-Rama — a bowling alley with a cabaret lounge — and not the famed "Bowl" they were planning on. The show is structured in the tried and true variety format, but as always, things go awry.
Admission: $15
When: July 11-28
Where: Le Petit Theatre de Terrebonne, 7829 Main St., Houma
Information: 876-4278 or www.houma;ittletheatre.com
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo (KKCO) The Grand Junction Police Department, Mesa County Sheriff's Office, Fruita Police Department, and State Liquor Enforcement conducted the compliance checks.
In all, 111 total businesses were checked. 9 were caught selling alcohol to minors. Law enforcement has what's called a "minor operative", or someone under 21, go into the establishment and ask for alcohol. Police tell us if an employee of the business asks the minor for their id, age, or birthday; they must tell them the truth. The undercover minor can't provide a fake id or lie.
The businesses who failed compliance checks Wednesday night were Top East restaurant, Horizon Liquor, Fin's Grill, The Winery restaurant, Taqueria Valparaiso, Pete's House of Spirits, El Tapatio (Grand Junction location), Chin Chin, and Clifton Liquors.
"The people that actually did the selling will get a criminal summons where they have to appear in court, and the business that owns the liquor license; that information is passed on to the either the city or the state liquor board," says Kate Porras, public information officer with the Grand Junction Police Department.
We contacted all nine establishments. None were interested in doing an on-camera interview with us. Some did say it happened, it was a mistake, and it won't happen again. None of the businesses told us what will happen to their employee who sold the alcohol to the minor.
Officials tell us none of the 9 businesses have been caught selling alcohol to minors in the past year.
In March, a compliance check was performed on 180 businesses. 7 were busted for selling alcohol to minors.
The operation was funded by the "Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Grant," which was awarded to the Grand Junction Police Department in October of last year.


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People are invited to make a wreath with Wander Eisenhauer and Mary Fenton from the Penn State Master Gardeners of Wayne County, who will lead the popular and annual hands-on workshop. The workshop is scheduled for Thursday, Dec 5th from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at The Cooperage, 1030 Main St., Honesdale.
Admission is free, but there will be a $5 charge for each item made. Pre-registration is required, by calling the Penn State Extension office, Wayne County, (570) 253-5970 ext.: 4110 or emailing firstname.lastname@example.com
For more information on Penn State Extension and upcoming programs, visit extension.psu.edu/wayne.
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Features by Helen Palmer
States move to close drug data mining
Posted In: Health
Information about which drugs doctors prescribe for you often ends up in the hands of big drug companies, which use it to market their products. But some states are passing laws to ban the practice. Helen Palmer reports.
Keeping an eye on drug testers
Posted In: Health
Even after years of research and development, the FDA only gives its stamp of approval for a drug or device after a tough set of clinical trials. But a new report finds only a tiny fraction of tests get FDA scrutiny. Helen Palmer reports.
Creditors have upper hand in disputes
What credit squeeze? The Federal Reserve says Americans are charging as much stuff as ever on credit cards. But a report out today from the consumer watchdog Public Citizen says that when we dispute those charges, cardholders lose almost every time. Helen Palmer reports.
Uninsured problem twice as big
Posted In: Health
The Census Bureau reported that 45 million Americans have no health insurance, but a study out today says it's really twice that. Helen Palmer reports.
Tangles in medical web-slinging
Posted In: Health
Wal-Mart and Intel recently adopted electronic health records for their workers. But getting other companies involved won't be easy. Helen Palmer reports.
Poverty no obstacle for health care
Posted In: Health
A new program starts today in San Francisco that will cover uninsured residents below the federal poverty level. Helen Palmer explains why part of the funding, which comes from an emergency care fund, won't be enough.
Healthier economies make for healthier kids
Posted In: Health
Unicef says the number of children dying each year has dropped below ten million for the first time since it began keeping records. It stands to reason that more widespread public health campaigns contributed to the decline. Helen Palmer reports.
An easy-to-read label is hard to find
Posted In: Health, Retail
FDA officials are debating whether changes in food labels might help consumers make healthy choices. Helen Palmer reports there are plenty of ideas but not much consensus.
A healthy change for hospitals
Posted In: Health
Three years ago the amount of time doctors-in-training could work in hospitals was reduced from 120 to 80 hours a week. A new study shows if anything it's been good for patient care, not bad, and the residents sure are happier. Helen Palmer reports.
Clue found to missing bees
Posted In: Health
Scientists have fingered a virus that may be a cause of the country's disappearing bees -- what's called colony collapse disorder. Marketplace's Helen Palmer, a beekeeper herself, reports.


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Joseph Gordon-Levitt NOT playing Alberto Falcone! A few fleeting moments from the new "Captain America" trailer! Also, the "Akira" short list will have you screaming "Kaneda!" and more.
CBR News previewed SEGA's upcoming "Thor" and "Captain America" movie tie-in games and spoke with the developers about their goals in adapting Marvel's cinematic universe to the gaming screen.
Director Zack Snyder talks "Superman!" Robert Pattinson on "Daredevil" rumors. Joseph Gordon-Levitt's "Dark Knight Rises" role revealed? Also "Captain America" reshoots and more.
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale next Wednesday including "5 Ronin" #4, "Captain America" #615.1, "Daredevil Reborn" #3, "FF" #1, "New Mutants" #23 and more.
Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR presents an exclusive preview of "Captain America" #615.1, a special jumping on point hitting stores March 23 from Ed Brubaker and Mitch Breitweiser with a Daniel Acuna cover.
"Daredevil" captures a director! "Men in Black III" loses a Baldwin! Russia gets an epic "X-Men: First Class" trailer! Also, new stills from "Priest," "The Sandman" is still awake, and more.
Will Mogo appear in "Green Lantern?" Will "The Avengers" face the Kree and the Skrulls? Will "Men in Black III" ever finish its script? Also, a pair of "X-Men" talk "First Class" and more.
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale next Wednesday including "5 Ronin" #3, "Avengers Academy" #11, "Hulk" #30.1, "Ruse" #1 "Uncanny X-Force" #5.1, and many more.
Writer Cullen Bunn spoke with CBR News about the transition from writing creator-owned series like "The Damned" and "The Sixth Gun" to scripting "Superman/Batman," "Captain America" and more.
"The Avengers" come to Cleveland! Batman flies in "DKR?" Ryan Reynolds still wants "Deadpool," talks "GL" costume. Also, "Dylan Dog" trailer surfaces, the Red Skull revealed, and more.
Marvel Comics has released an advance look at "Captain America and the Secret Avengers" by Kelly Due DeConnick and Greg Tocchini. The one-shot hits stores March 30.
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale next Wednesday including "5 Ronin" #2, "New Avengers" #10, "Onslaught Unleashed" #2, "Sigil" #1, "Venom" #1 and many more.
The first full-body shot of actor Hugo Weaving in character as the Red Skull from Marvel's "Captain America: The First Avenger" hits the web as director Joe Johnston discusses Steve Rogers character and the Avengers.
Marvel Comics has teamed with ComicsPRO to produce a limited edition variant cover for "Fear Itself" #1 featuring the artwork of series artist Stuart Immonen.
Mark Ruffalo talks "Hulk Algorithm!" Christian Bale's beard not for "DK Rises!" New "First Class" pic reveals Emma Frost! Also, "Cap" trailer described, "Sucker Punch" set visit, and more.
Marvel Comics has released an advance look at "Secret Avengers" #11 by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Will Conrad. The issue, featuring a Mike Deodato cover, hits stores Wednesday, March 30.
Writer William Harms and artist Declan Shalvey send the villainous Crossbones on a dangerous mission in "Captain America and Crossbones." We spoke with both creators and editor Bill Rosemann about the one-shot.
"First Class" posters arrive! Anne Hathaway confirms Catwoman in DKR? Josh Brolin says "MIB III" script is good. Also, Alan Silvestri to score "Captain America," new "Spider-Man" pics and more.
Marvel SVP of Publishing Tom Brevoort strikes back on CBR with some plain talk on comic royalties, the characters who will keep getting their own titles, and Avengers news…plus, a special invite for one fan to join the conversation.
Marvel has released an advance preview of "Captain America" #616, with a look at pages from several members of the all-star lineup including Ed McGuinness, Howard Chaykin, Mike Deodato, and more!
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale next Wednesday including "5 Ronin" #1, "Astonishing Thor" #3, "Deadpool" #33.1, "Secret Warriors" #25 and many more.
DJ Caruso to direct "Preacher!" New hi-res "Cap" images! "Zombies vs. Robots" to be a motion picture! Also, Malin Akerman on "Superman" rumors, a new "Sucker Punch" trailer, and more.
In "Captain America and the Secret Avengers," Sharon Carter and the Black Widow, attempt to prevent a young and dangerous girl from making a life changing mistake. We spoke with Kelly Sue DeConnick about the one-shot.
Chris Evans on getting into "Cap's" character. Zack Snyder on auditioning Henry Cavill in a "Superman" suit! Shane Black nearing deal to direct "Iron Man 3" Also, "Akira" update and more.
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale next Wednesday including "Avengers" #10, "Captain America" #615, "Thor" #620, "X-Men Legacy" #245 and many more.
In honor of Cap's 70th anniversary, Kieron Gillen and artist Renato Arlem deliver "Captain America and Batroc" in March. Gillen spoke with CBR about his love for the Leaper, parkour and more.
SEGA has announced Chris Evans will reprise his role as Steve Rogers, voicing Captain America for the "Captain America: Super Soldier" movie tie-in video game while releasing four new screenshots from the game.
CBR News attended Hasbro's Collector-Fan Media Day at the NYC Toy Fair and came away with news on Comic-Con exclusives, "Revenge of the Jedi" collectors packs, "Thor" and "Captain America" figures and more.
Marvel Comics has provided CBR with covers and solicit information for product shipping May, 2011, including the latest from "FF," "Fear Itself," CrossGen, "Thor," "Amazing Spider-Man" and more.
CBR News visits the 2011 Toy Fair and finds Hasbro offering action figures from Marvel's "Thor" and "Captain America" movies, a massive Comic Con 2011 Exclusive Star Wars box set and much more!
Marion Cotillard to join "The Dark Knight Rises?" James Franco to shout "Tetsuo!" in "Akira?" Tommy Lee Jones talks "Captain America." Also, "I Am Legion" to be a motion picture and more.
Marvel's latest "Fear Itself" teaser asks the question "Who are the worthy?" while showing an image of Captain America, Iron Man and the Grey Gargoyle, reaching out to grasp something that looks similar to Thor's Mjolnir.
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale next Wednesday including "Daredevil: Reborn" #2, "Hawkeye: Blindspot" #1, "Marvel Girl" #1, "Silver Surfer" #1 and more.
Marvel Comics has released an advance look at "Captain America" #615.1, a specially produced jumping on issue by Ed Brubaker and Mitch Bretiweiser. The issue, with a cover by Daniel Acuña, hits stores March 9.
Updated with new art! With March's "Captain America and the First Thirteen" one-shot, writer Kathryn Immonen brings readers a tale of love and war starring Captain America and his first love, Peggy Carter.
Super Bowl ads for "Cap," Thor," "Cowboys & Aliens," and "Priest!" Is the mystery "Superman" role a Kryptonian villainess? Also, an update on Nick Fury's "Avengers" sidekick, and more.
The first trailer for "Captain America: The First Avenger," Marvel Studios' WWII-era adventure starring Chris Evans, debuted during the Super Bowl. The latest film in the Avengers franchise opens July 22.
Chris Evans sets out to "Avenge" in the first full theatrical poster for "Captain America: The First Avenger" – Marvel Studios' summer period action epic whose trailer will debut during the Superbowl.
Marvel Comics has released an advance look March's "Captain America and Crossbones" one-shot, written by William Harms with art by Declan Shalvey and a Greg Tocchini cover.
Four possible names for Nick Fury's sidekick! "The Flash" writer talks Barry Allen and speed! Tommy Lee Jones in new "Cap" photos! Also, casting "Superman's" other leading lady, and more.
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Catchable-sized trout are scheduled to be stocked this week into the following waters, listed by county.
Calaveras - Camanche Reservoir, Tulloch Lake.
Fresno - Avocado Lake, Fresno City Woodward Park Lake, Kings River (below Pine Flat Dam), Pine Flat Reservoir.
Mariposa - Eastman Lake, Merced River (Sections I and II).
Sacramento - Gibson Ranch Park Pond, Granite Park Pond.
San Joaquin - Camanche Reservoir.
Stanislaus - Modesto Reservoir, Woodward Reservoir.
Tuolumne - Tulloch Lake.
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According to Devils Lake Police Chief Keith Schroeder, the Central Middle School (CMS) went into lockdown Wed., Dec. 12, at approximately 3:30 p.m., following reports of a man with a gun walking by the school.
Schroeder said by the time police arrived on the scene the man was gone. However, on a hunch Schroeder went to Gerrell's Sporting Goods Store to determine whether the store's staff had seen the man. They confirmed that the man had been there trying to sell a rifle.
Schroeder said police located the individual at his home and spoke with him. He said "no crime was committed as the weapon was not concealed and that nobody was in any danger" and that the situation "was an unfortunate set of coincidences."
A message issued Wednesday afternoon by the officials with the Devils Lake Public Schools read, "Good Afternoon Parents, at 3:35 p.m. today Central Middle School Administration received a report of a person carrying a weapon by Central Middle School. All schools in the district went into an immediate lockdown and remained there until the alleged threat was cleared by the chief of the Devils Lake Police Department.
The alleged suspect has been identified and the Devils Lake Police Department continues to investigate this incident. We would like to thank the community for their quick response to this incident and helping to ensure the safety of all. If you have further questions please contact Devils Lake Public Schools Superintendent Mr. Scott Privratsky."
Privratsky was out of town during the incident and not available for comment Thursday morning, however, Ryan Hanson and Josh Johnson were the administrators who were on site and handled the situation as it presented itself.
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The Power of the Middle Ground
A Couple's Guide to Renewing Your Relationship
By Marty Babits, LCSW, BCD
Published by Prometheus Books
The Power of the Middle Ground explains as no other self-help book does why and how the inherent difficulties entailed in the change process itself are daunting. Author Marty Babits, a seasoned couples therapist and educator, explains strategies and provides tips for grappling successfully with the challenges that change presents. This key aspect of working through relationship difficulties has, until now, been given short shrift in the popular and academic literature. Despite the central place of divorce in our culture, he teaches couples how to achieve a much greater impact in solving difficult interpersonal problems than is often thought possible.
Babits helps couples envision a place that brings their potential for love and compassion alive. This place, which neither partner can dominate and in which each learns to approach problems productively, he calls the middle ground. Through a series of exercises, he equips couples to appreciate and actualize what is positive and possible in their relationship.
This encouraging, yet realistic book empowers partners to negotiate differences, emphasize the positive, see issues from each other's point of view, defuse anger, and, as a result, rekindle warmth and love.
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- Author: Marty Babits, LCSW, BCD (New York, NY), author of The Power of the Middle Ground: A Couple's Guide to Renewing Your Relationship, is a psychotherapist in private practice and a member of the Executive Supervisory Committee of FACTS (the Family and Couples Treatment Service) of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy.
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While any football game is a great excuse to gather together and cheer on the home team while enjoying tasty snacks and delicious beverages, the Super Bowl is undeniably the "big event."
The culmination of an entire season of wins and losses, stats and record breaking, the Super Bowl pits the two conference champion teams against each other for a final showdown that puts it all on the line.
With the big game on the TV, Super Bowl hosts are undoubtedly looking to bring their best game to the table. For tips on making this Super Bowl party one to remember, we contacted Geoff Suk, a former Summit County resident who has served as the personal chef for Broncos owner Pat Bowlen for the past 10 years.
Keep it simple
"For me, the No. 1 thing for the game — because I like to watch the Super Bowl and especially this year — (is to) figure out things that are easy and that hold up well sitting around," Suk said. "You don't want to be making food during the game."
Chips and dip are always a classic, and simply buying ranch dressing or hummus at the store or making homemade guacamole is completely up to the cook. Suk suggests seven-layer dip, a favorite of his, either store bought or homemade.
"I wouldn't get too fancy," he said. "People come to eat food, but at the same time they're there for the football game. The food is a pleasant side benefit."
Everyone loves tradition
Traditional foods such as hot dogs and brats are old favorites for a reason — they're delicious. Plus, they're easy to hold onto and cheer at the same time, and there are a lot of ways to cook them.
While some enjoy the slightly charred flavor of dogs on the grill, Suk suggests stovetop cooking, which brings the added benefit of beer flavoring. His instructions: Put the pre-cooked brats in a pan with half an inch to three-quarters of an inch of beer, put the lid on, bring it up to a simmer and let the brats steam until they're cooked through. He cautions against using hoppy beers, which will add too much of a bitter flavor. His go-to is Michelob Classic Dark, although any malty beer will do.
Suk also suggests tossing in the sauerkraut at the end to get it to soak up some of the flavor. Then have some stoneground mustard, pretzel buns and maybe some caramelized onions on hand to top it all off. If a crockpot is available, then it's perfect for keeping the brats and other fixings warm during the game.
Don't forget the sweet stuff
"You always have to have sweet," Suk said. After all the savory dishes are devoured, having some sweets on hand is a good idea.
"For me, I like to keep things to finger food, stuff that people don't have to be sitting somewhere to eat," he added.
In his family, Rice Krispies treats are a favorite. They're easy to make, mixing lots of marshmallows with any flavor of cereal — fruity, chocolate, honey, etc.
Of course, a cook can't go wrong with a plate of cookies or brownies, either.
In the Broncos skybox
When creating the menu for Bowlen and his guests at the stadium in Denver, Suk doesn't hold back.
"It's a pretty big, involved menu for them," he said.
There's always a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and snacks. For afternoon games, Suk usually makes a brunch to start, with items such as Belgian waffles, frittatas, omelets, bacon, sausage, etc.
"At halftime, since this is a football game and it's at the stadium, we switch it out; we do traditional hot dogs, bratwurst, locally made sausage with all the fixings," Suk said. Dessert usually comes during the third quarter.
"In years past, the two things that Mr. Bowlen always ate were sushi and at halftime, he always ate a bratwurst, without fail," Suk said when asked about any good luck foods.
Overall, Suk emphasized not letting cooking or hosting duties take over the enjoyment of the event.
"Keep it fun and lighthearted; don't stress out about the food," he said. "That's not the focus of the day; the focus is on the game."


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Witness will be in concert at Fairview Baptist Church at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 30. For more information, call 465-2058.
Several years ago, I wrote a story for the newspaper about two local sisters who raise chickens and sell the eggs.
As part of my, um, research, I ate some fresh-out-of-the-chicken eggs, sunny-side up, if I recall. That's the way I like my eggs, but I also like them scrambled with onions and artichoke hearts, or maybe mushrooms.
I'm so glad eggs are no longer on the Evil Foods list (and if they still are, please don't tell me). I love eggs!
About 20 people attended a National Day of Prayer breakfast at Campbellsville University's Winters Dining Hall on Thursday morning.
Guest speaker the Rev. Mikie Ash of Mount Union Baptist Church in Green County told the audience that even a small group can accomplish big things with prayer.
"There is power in prayer. We cannot do it all. God can do all things."
Ash said many people have forgotten about the power of prayer.
"A lot of people have forgotten to speak to the master. No prayer, no power."
While out for our semi-regular Sunday drive, as I flipped through the radio stations I asked my husband what kind of music he liked.
That's the kind of questions you ask on a first date, not after 34 years of marriage!
I'm not sure what that says about the state of our marriage. You don't even know what kind of music your husband likes?
Um, not exactly, although I have a good idea what he doesn't like. I can rule out heavy metal and polka and most music recorded after 1979.
Elkhorn United Methodist Church will host a fish fry and gospel singing on Saturday.
The event will take place from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Acton Retreat Center.
Entertainment will include:
True Gospel, 4:30 p.m.; Revived, 5 p.m.; Living Waters, 5:30 p.m.; Doyle Stearns, 6 p.m.; Gospel Train, 6:15 p.m.; Jim Durham, 6:45 p.m.; For God So Loved, 7 p.m. and Anthony Meadows, 7:30 p.m.
Campbellsville Christian Church will continue the celebration of its 125th anniversary on Sunday with "Focus on the Present."
Guests for the day will be former senior minister John Hays and former associate minister of music Mike Bowen.
From the Heart, a ladies' ensemble, will provide special music.
Current ministries and activities of the church will be highlighted.
At 10:45 a.m., a church family portrait will be made on the Maple Street steps.
Campbellsville First United Methodist Church members processed down Main Street on Good Friday. "Jesus," portrayed by Mark Hillard, and two "Roman soldiers," portrayed by Dr. Steve Hinton and Dr. Ted Beam, walked from the intersection of Main Street and Columbia Avenue to First United Methodist for a brief Good Friday service and luncheon.
Buckle your seat belts for a fun-filled, inspirational ride on the Holy Highway with GPS (God's Plan of Salvation) as your guide.
Campbellsville Christian Church's SonLight Kids will perform GPS on Sunday at 5 p.m.
This is a high-energy kids' musical packed with humor, creativity and spiritual truth.
For more information, call Cari Gaddie at 465-5571.
New Life Church will host "Hoot" for all youth beginning on Saturday. The event will also take place every second Saturday of the month thereafter.
Chad and Bethany Shively will be the speakers.
The event begins at 6:30 p.m.
There will be pizza, music and time to hang out.
New Life Church is located on Old U.S. 68. For more information, call (270) 572-7989 or e-mail email@example.com.
Greta Wright was named Most Valuable Player by the Church Bowling League.
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Reef Encounter is about life on a coral reef! Using polyp tiles, players grow different types of corals, which they can protect from being attacked by other corals through judicious placing of their four wooden shrimp. To be successful players must consume polyps from neighboring corals in order to acquire the "consumed" polyp tiles that are the key to the game. The consumed polyp tiles have a myriad of uses (and have a similar effect to the action points in games like Tikal and Java). Most importantly they can be used to flip over or lock the coral tiles, which determine the respective values of the different types of coral at the end of the game.
Product Awards
Best Advanced Strategy, 2007
Best Strategy Game Nominee, 2005
Product Information
Richard Breese
Z-Man Games
Mariano Iannelli
Year: 2005
Players: 2 - 4
Time: 60 - 120 minutes
Ages: 10 and up
Weight: 1,469 grams
Language Requirements: Manufacturer's rules are printed in English. This is an international edition or domestic edition of an imported item. Game components are language-independent.
- 16 wooden shrimp
- 20 wooden alga cylinders
- 50 wooden larva cubes
- 200 polyp tiles
- 10 coral tiles
- 4 parrotfish containers
- 4 coral reef boards
- 1 open sea board
- 4 player screens
- 4 turn action cards
- 1 cloth bag
Product Reviews
Average Rating: 4.4 in 5 reviews
When you see the cute painted shrimp with their little painted eyes, don't think you have a simple, "beer and pretzels" game. This game is complex and there is a great deal of skill involved in the play. It will take a few plays before the richness of this masterpiece becomes evident. Every move and decision is crucial.
Highly replayable. May scare off people who don't want to put a lot of time and concentration into their games (Both in the learning and the play).
I've played this game twice so far. After the first play, I immediately bought it. If you like heavier games, this one delivers the goods.
The theme is of course out of the ordinary - growing corals on some underwater rocks, protecting them with shrimps, so you can finally eat both the coral and shrimps with your parrotfish. But on the other hand, there is something about the theme - life in a coral reef - that is compelling. And the new Z-Man edition has beautiful dark tones that help evoke an underwater atmosphere.
But of course, interesting theme and nice colors do not a great game make. The mechanics and gameplay are crucial. For me there are just enough things to consider in Reef Encounter to make it interesting, but not too much to overwhelm me. Others have already described the game play in detail. I'll just say that I was pleasantly surprised with this game, and recommend it if you want a deeper, heavier game of about the same weight as games like Puerto Rico, Caylus, and Tigris and Euphrates. It is also just as good as those three games.
Reef Encounter usually inspires two reactions in new players. They are often dazzled by the spectacular beauty of the game (it's the prettiest game I own) but a little dazed by the rules explanation. Indeed, the game is visually stunning; and while the game play only faintly alludes to the theme, the idea of a reef barrier is realized by the artwork of Juliet Breese. The beautiful background is but a sham, however, as there is a raging conflict of reefs in the game play.
The game plays extremely well - it's one of the best games of 2004 without a doubt. Of course, this being a Breese game made that almost a certainty- I ordered a copy of the game without even finding out any information. There's a steep learning curve to the game - after about ten plays, I find myself easily beating newcomers - but it's not insurmountable. For some reason, the game reminds me of Tigris and Euphrates - the direct confrontation and the tile laying have some sinister similarities. And yet Reef Encounter is a bit gentler, and because of the theme a bit easier to find opponents. It's definitely a game of skill and tactical placement, and I haven't found a sure strategy to win. It makes for a very good three or four-player game, and an excellent two player bout. Richard Breese has produced a masterpiece, hindered only by a slightly problematic rulebook and limited production.
One playing board is placed in the middle of the table for each player in the game (up to four). Each board has thirty-three squares in a grid of some sort. Five of these squares are starting spots for five different colored corals, and a "polyp" (tile) of each type (gray, orange, pink, white, and yellow) is placed on those spots. Each player takes a screen of their color, a small container (the parrotfish), four shrimp tokens in their color, and a bunch of polyp tiles randomly drawn from the cloth bag (number determined by player order number). An "open sea" board is placed on the table, with ten coral tiles placed on it. Each coral tile shows a combination of two of the reef types - one double, and the other single. The coral tiles also have either a red, blue, green, or purple flower printed on them. A pile of larva cubes (matching the coral types) is placed near the board, as well as a pile of alga cylinders. Five spaces on the open-sea board, one for each color of reef have a cube of that color placed in them, as well as one to three random polyp tiles (detailed in the rules). Each player then does two things: takes two cubes of their choice - putting them behind their screen, and placing one of their polyp tiles secretly into their parrotfish. The player who is chosen to go first begins, with each player following in clockwise order.
On a turn, a player has three phases. In the first, they have the option of "eating" one of their corals (explained later.) They then enter an action phase, where they can perform the following actions in any order:
- They may play a larva cube from behind their screen and place matching polyp tiles of that color from behind or in front of their screen onto the board (up to four). Tiles may be placed pretty much anywhere the player wants, but cannot be placed so that two groups of the same type of reef would join. If the player places a tile next to an "extra growth" space, they may place a bonus tile of that type for free there. This action may only be done twice on a turn.
- When doing the above action, the player may "attack" one coral type when placing polyp tiles. They must first check the open-sea board, looking at the coral tile that matches the combination of attacker/victim. The attack can only occur if the attacking color is the double coral on the coral tile. Attacks can also only be made from reefs that are two or more tiles large. The tile(s) are eaten, and placed in front of the screen of the attacking player.
- They may place one of their shrimp on any coral group on the board that doesn't already have another shrimp on it. Shrimps protect the tile they are on from attack, as well as the four tiles orthogonically.
- They may move one of their shrimps to another coral group without a shrimp, or behind their screen.
- They may exchange one of their "eaten" polyp tiles for a larva cube of the same color, placing the cube behind their screen.
- They may exchange one of their larva cubes for a polyp tile of the same color.
- They may exchange one of their "eaten" polyp tiles for an alga cylinder. The player discards the tile into the bag and places one cylinder of any of the four colors onto the open-sea board. This causes all larva tiles with a flower of that color to flip over, reversing the power struggle between those two colors. (Instead of yellow being able to eat orange, now orange can eat yellow!)
After a player has taken all the actions they want to (or can), they pick one of the larva cubes on the open-sea board, taking all the polyp tiles with it, placing all of them behind their screen. The larva cube is replenished on the board, and all of the spaces that have less than three polyp tiles have one randomly added. Play then passes to the next player.
At the beginning of each turn, a player has the opportunity to consume one of the corals upon which they have a shrimp, as long as it consists of at least five tiles. Four of the tiles are returned to the bag, with the remainder being placed inside that player's parrotfish. If this is the first coral a player has eaten, they place their shrimp onto the open-sea board. From now on, when that player takes an alga cylinder, they may place it directly onto one of the coral tiles, locking it into place (this can only be done once per turn.) Future shrimps are placed into the parrotfish, so as the player devours corals (only one per turn), they slowly lose their shrimp. The game ends when one player has eaten all four of their shrimp or when all the coral tiles are locked by alga cylinders. All players, other than the one who precipitated the end of the game, get one extra turn, in which they can only consume a tile group (although they must pay five tiles to the bag instead of four).
All players empty out their parrotfish and count up the value of the tiles they've eaten. The coral tiles on the open-sea board are consulted. Each coral type is worth one point, plus one point for every coral tile that they have a double tile presence on. Therefore, polyp tiles are worth one to five points. The player with the highest score is the winner (tiebreaker in the rules.)
Some comments on the game...
1.) Components: Reef Encounter was done with a professional touch, and this difference can be really told by the box - which is of tremendous quality when compared to previous R&D games, like Keythedral. The rest of the components are sterling, also. The cubes and alga cylinders are easy to handle, but the neatest wooden components are the little wooden shrimps with painted on eyes - easily the most unique component in the game. Speaking of unique, EVERY SINGLE double-sided polyp tile is drawn slightly differently. This may not be a big deal to some, but it really enhances the over all appearance of the game. When the tiles are placed on the gorgeous boards, that really do look like a photograph of the crystal clear water of a reef, the effect is tremendous. The game is absolutely gorgeous, and the time spent into putting it together shows. The shields have nice artwork, as well as the parrotfish (which stand up like miniature Castillos from El Grande), and everything is just a joy to play around with - tons of little goodies. The only problem I had was that the gray and white polyp tiles were occasionally confused by players, but this was easily noticed and fixed.
2.) Rules: The twelve-page rulebook is just as beautiful as the game, with many beautiful illustrations and examples. Unfortunately, it doesn't do as good of a job as explaining the rules as it should. Reef Encounter has several more rules than your typical "Euro" game, and the layout and order in the book was fairly confusing. Some reference cards are included, but they really don't do a good enough job and almost can be as mystifying as the rules. When teaching the game to newcomers, I am very quick to explain strategies, and such; but the game is really only taught by doing, rather than explaining. After teaching several groups of players how to play the game, I finally have a system down; but it's a bit "heavier" than your average game.
3.) Scoring: I always mention scoring first, as it is a crucial factor in the game. Players should take care to watch which corals they eat, as well as how valuable those polyp tiles become over the course of the game. One must take care not to put all of their eggs in one basket, so to speak - I have yet to see a player win who concentrated solely on one tile group. I thought that the mechanic of putting one tile in the parrotfish at the beginning of the game was quite clever - as it prevented players from having perfect knowledge, but allowed them to still have a great deal of information.
4.) Players: The game plays well with three and four, and the attacks players make on each other are fun, keeping interaction high. But I think that I enjoy my two-player match-ups the most. The game becomes very strategic and interesting, and downtime is very minimal. In a four-player game, especially if you have a slow-moving thinker, the possibility for some analysis paralysis presents itself. But in a two-player game, your turn comes up so often that you don't mind; and therefore, I think this has become one of my favorite two-player games.
5.) Strategy: There are a lot of decisions to make during the game. Just how fast should one consume their own polyp tiles? I've seen one player rush to eat them as fast as they could, hoping to end the game quickly; but they went too fast, not gaining enough points. Others grow huge coral reefs that become too big of targets for others to attack. One must find a balance, and know just when to consume their own coral reefs. Sometimes all a player does on their turn is just take a cube and tiles and slowly bide their turn for a few rounds, building up for a sudden attack. The tactics in this game are many and varied, and for some reason remind me of the same mindset I get in Tigris and Euphrates.
6.) Availability: Sadly, Reef Encounter is hard to find. I was fortunate to have someone pick me up a copy at Essen for a reasonable price, but now the game is few and far between. Hopefully a large company will pick it up for wider distribution - it's certainly a worthy candidate - so that everyone can get it.
7.) Fun Factor: The game, with the neat theme and terrific strategy, is sort of a vicious game, with players attacking other player's corals, or using them to their advantage. Players will even attack their own corals, just to get the polyp tiles to exchange for alga cylinders. Some people may be uncomfortable with this level of aggression, but I found that the game had a nice balance so that the aggression-happy people were satisfied, as well as those who would rather just play a non-aggressive game. The shrimp allowed people to protect their corals fairly well, and with some good positioning, you could fend off most attackers. Still, sometimes I saw (or did myself) a tactic that just impressed me with its brilliance. The game allows a player so many neat tricks that it's just a joy to play.
If you find this game for a decent price, buy it quickly, without thinking. It's Mr. Breese's best game to date, and that's an impressive statement. Everyone I've played it with has enjoyed it; and although some of the players were a little dazed their first time through (I was), further playings showed the true strategies and tactics of the game. Sadly, the game is currently out of the price range of most people, and unless a reprint occurs, will stay that way. That's a shame, as this game is a truly tremendous game, with a unique feel that I've gotten from no other.
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Xzandra Dowd pumped in 22 points and Jaianah Matthew chipped in 15 in leading East Central Community College to a key 70-63 victory over Southwest Mississippi Community College Monday night in the Brackeen-Wood Physical Education Building on the Decatur campus.
The Lady Warriors improved to 8-14 overall but more importantly 5-6 in the MACJC South Division in the final home game also billed as "Sophomore Appreciation Night."
A berth in the MACJC State Tournament is now on the line for first-year head coach CrandaI Porter's squad as they face Jones County Junior College at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 on the Ellisville campus in the regular season finale. The Lady Bobcats are also 5-6 overall and deadlocked with the Lady Warriors for fourth place.
Copiah-Lincoln leads the division at 10-1 followed by Southwest (8-4) and Gulf Coast (7-4). The top four teams in each division qualify for the state tournament, scheduled Feb. 25-28 and hosted by the MACJC South Division's men's winner. Pearl River and Southwest are the top men squads with 8-3 and 8-4 records, respectively.
Dowd, a 5-8 sophomore guard from Neville (La.) High School, made eight of 12 field goals and connected on one of two treys and five of eight free throws. She also led in rebounds with 15.
Matthew made six of 13 field goals and connected on three of 10 shots from three-point range. Matthew, a 5-8 sophomore guard, hails from Arkansas High School in Texarkana, Ark.
Also scoring were Jakela Johnson of West Jones, 11; Tyneisa Mickens of Noxubee County, eight; Niya Hughes of Forest, six; Reneisha Evans of Newton County, five; Ellen Black of Scott Central, two; and Taylor Brister of Lawrence County, one.
Katrina Littlepage had 18 points to lead the Lady Bears, who fell to 14-8 overall.
EC held a 41-39 advantage at halftime.
In the men's game, EC dropped another close contest with a 64-59 setback to the Bears.
Bobby Wrench poured in 17 points to lead the Warriors, who fell to 2-20 overall and 2-9 in league play under seventh-year head coach Maurice Bowie.
Wrench, a 6-3 sophomore forward from Columbus, was also the leading rebounder with 10 boards.
Other point makers were Aquill Baynard of Elsik High School in Houston, Tex., 15; Chris Rhoney of West Lauderdale, 13; Tejiminion Leatherwood of Northridge (Ala.) High School, six; Randy Collier of South Leake, four; and Walter Evans of Hattiesburg and Jamere Eichelberger of Louisville, two each.
Devon Flowers tallied 15 points to lead the Bears, who improved to 15-8 overall and 8-4 in the division.
EC trailed 33-31 at the break.
The Warriors close out the 2012-13 campaign against Jones County Thursday. Game time is 8 p.m. on the Ellisville campus.


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Labor Department to Cut Export-Price Data Due to Budget Constraints
The Labor Department said Tuesday it will stop collecting data on export prices used to calculate economic output and measure trade flows due to funding constraints.
The department said in a statement it also will scale back data it collects in a quarterly program on employment and wages in order to achieve "necessary savings" and to "protect core programs."
The nation's primary statistics-gathering agencies are preparing new spending plans after lawmakers last month reached a broad deal to fund the federal government for the next two years. Funding for statistics gathering has been trending lower in recent years amid battles over government spending.
In the latest budget agreement, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics received a small funding increase this year. Still, the $592 million provided for the statistics agency in 2014 remains below 2011 and 2012 funding levels and $21.6 million below what President Barack Obama sought in his 2014 budget.
"With that comes a lot of choices we'd rather not be making," Jason Furman, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said at a conference Tuesday. "This is one of the difficult choices when it comes to statistics and there will be difficult choices in just about every area of the budget."
The export price data is part of a program that also collects data on import prices. The department compiles a monthly report on import and export prices using data collected from U.S. companies.
Economists and policy makers use the data to measure import inflation, trade flows and overall economic activity. Companies use the information to adjust prices for products they buy and sell abroad.
Some users of the data had been bracing for an even larger pullback as the Labor Department weighed how to cut the program.
For the quarterly employment and wage data, the Labor Department said it will reduce the "scope and frequency" of some of the information collected. The quarterly program, which started in the 1930s, measures national, state and city data.
The Labor Department produces some of the nation's most closely watched economic data, including the monthly employment report that measures job creation and unemployment and the monthly consumer price index report.
To preserve its most closely watched indicators from budget cuts, the Labor Department last year eliminated reports tracking mass layoffs, environmentally friendly jobs and international labor markets. The international labor-markets report was important enough that the Conference Board, a private research organization, struck an agreement to take over the data tracking.
The nation's other key provider of economic statistics, the Commerce Department, also is hammering out new spending plans for this year.
–Eric Morath contributed to this article.


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and this goes into my /etc/laptop-net/profiles/home/files.d/var/www/proxy.js:
function FindProxyForURL(url,host) { return "DIRECT"; }
I deleted the other profile and changed my settings to automatically detect the proxy configuration from file:///var/www/proxy.js . Tada! No more worries. It just works.
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Askew aces No. 16 at Links at Tuscaloosa
Published: Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 11:39 p.m.
TUSCALOOSA | Bill Askew hit a hole-in-one on No. 16 at The Links at Tuscaloosa. The 111-yard shot on the par-3 hole was struck with a 9-iron and witnessed by Wayne Bruchey, Bobby James, Ricky Stuart and Ken Koskadan.
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SNOWMASS VILLAGE --Over 48 hours this weekend, teams will transform blocks of snow in downtown Aspen into creative masterpieces in Anderson Ranch Wintersculpt, the traditional snow-sculpting aspect of Wintersköl.
For the past 20 years, Snowmass Village's Anderson Ranch Arts Center has sponsored Wintersculpt. I asked Sonya Taylor, children's and outreach coordinator at the center, some questions about the Ranch's role in the event and what it's like to participate.
Snowmass Sun: How does Wintersculpt fit into the Ranch's mission?
Sonya Taylor: Wintersculpt fully encompasses our mission: This celebration of winter and snow sculpting is a transformative experience that celebrates artists, artmaking, creative dialogue, community, experimentation and growth. It is an event that brings locals, not just artists but teachers, bartenders, business owners and children together to create. Watching the community create beautiful sculptures out of blocks of snow is very inspiring. Anyone with a sense of adventure can do it.
SS: How was the theme Vintage Spirit chosen? What does it mean, or is it open to interpretation by artists?
ST: The theme is the same as Wintersköl 2013. Artists may interpret it however they wish.
SS: How does someone sculpt snow, as in what tools/techniques are involved?
ST: People attack their block of snow in all different ways. From chainsaws to shovels to homemade gadgets, it varies from team to team. The competition begins at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10, and goes until Saturday, Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. Teams have 48 (hours) to complete their masterpiece, and many work throughout the night. It's so fun to walk through the mall during those 48 hours and see these artists at work and to see the techniques that are used. It's not as easy as it might seem. Snow sculpting is very physical hard work.
Awards will be presented at 5 p.m. Jan. 12. Winners receive cash prizes of $400 for first place, $200 for second and $100 for third.


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wind 1
- Strong winds blowing in the direction of the arrow keep air confined in the vortex.
- Strong winds blow a sandstorm through the camp when suddenly the sound of large artillery rounds is heard about 300 meters away.
- It is believed that they have picked up metals blown off the bombing range by the strong easterly winds that regularly blow across the island.
- There's trouble in the wind.
- The vibes coming out of the company suggest that radical change is not in the wind.
- Even media moguls like him are beginning to feel the chill wind of recession.
- It lands so quietly, you can only hear the rush of the wind in the top of the trees.
- Jackson repeated the chorus twice more before they all put down their instruments and left me with my wind knocked out.
- The wind was knocked out of her for the second time in five minutes.
- The wind was knocked out of her, and she lay gasping for breath.
- The fruit, its oils and the kernel were traditionally used to treat severe acid stomach, excess wind, fatigue after menstruation and the common cold.
- People with a predominance of phlegm are generally healthy, whereas those with predominance of bile or wind are always of indifferent health.
- These foods encourage the production of wind, and may aggravate colic.
- So, in other words, another international confluence of hot wind and gassy rhetoric thus comes to pass.
- It was, of course, all empty wind and unfounded wailing, but it still had an impact.
- She is just full of wind and hot air.
- A platform is rigged toward the back of the stage rising over the winds and brass sections for the vocalists.
- However, despite a balance that favors the orchestral winds, the sound is not bad at all.
- A jug band is essentially a string band with a wind section - harmonica, kazoos, and the jug, of course.
verb[with object]
- She dodged his extremely slow blows and sank her fist into his stomach, winding him.
- And then Sean punched him in the stomach, winding him completely.
- Chris quickly kicked me hard in the stomach, winding me badly.
before the wind
- Sailing With the wind blowing from astern: a white-hulled yacht ran before the windMore example sentences
- The wind blew from the north and the ship ran swiftly before the wind.
- Wind shrieked through the rigging as the mast groaned under the strain of its huge triangular sail that drove the vessel before the wind, its rigging taught as harp strings.
- Several days out, however, a storm arose and the vessel was driven before the wind in a constant southerly direction, headed toward the South Pole.
get wind of
- informal Begin to suspect that (something) is happening; hear a rumour of: Mortimer got wind of a plot being hatchedReferring originally to the scent of game in huntingMore example sentences
hear about/of, learn of, find out about, become aware of, be made aware of, be told about, be informed of, hear tell of, have brought to one's noticeinformal hear something on the grapevine
- We can't say anything yet, otherwise the suspects will get wind of what we're doing.
- The only fall-out of this episode was that the management, also having got wind of the rumour, quickly embedded the canvas in an ugly plastic case.
- Jane was the best person to confide in but I knew once she got wind of what happened on New Year's Eve she'd be scheming again.
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
- proverb Few things are so bad that no one profits from them.Example sentences
- Who says it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good?
- And yet, it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
- Maybe we'll just wait for the catastrophe and anyway, it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
which way the wind is blowing
- How the current situation is likely to develop: those politicians know which way the wind is blowing amongst their votersMore example sentences
- All three parties try to gauge which way the wind is blowing.
- Unions know which way the wind is blowing, and while they remain opposed to a break-up, they realise that structural change is on the way.
- During this dark time for video games, only one company seems to have noticed which way the wind is blowing.
like the wind
- Very quickly: she ran like the wind back to the houseMore example sentences
- Jo had the talent, and could run like the wind.
- Just over 40 years ago, at a students' sports meet on a lovely summer day, he ran like the wind, and shone like a star.
- Mind you, I'm aiming to run like the wind to get to that finishing post first.
off the wind
- Sailing With the wind on the quarter.Example sentences
- Her performance off the wind is very good, and the full keel and centerboard make the boat easy to balance and comfortable to sail on beam and broad reaches.
- We sail with the main sail and a jib sail, about 135 degrees off the wind.
- I'll describe the touch-and-go struggle to keep the boat pointed just enough off the wind to maintain headway, and the jackhammer pounding of a madly luffing mainsail trying to spill a 75-knot gale.
put (or have) the wind up
- British informal Alarm or frighten (or be alarmed or frightened): Frank was trying to put the wind up him so that he would be too agitated to think clearlyMore example sentences
informal give someone the heebie-jeebiesNorth American informal spook
- Spending ten minutes putting the wind up pregnant women about epidurals doesn't help things, especially when she admitted that 50% of women at the hospital end up having one.
- The section of the speech on crime should have put the wind up anyone with even the smallest affection for civil liberties, the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary.
- But his chances of election have put the wind up the US Congress.
sail close to (or near) the wind
- People were invited and encouraged to sail close to the winds of slander as the show and the presenter sought out audience share.
- Some of the singing was a little weak and difficult to hear in parts and there were perhaps a few too many gags, one in particular sailing a little close to the wind.
take the wind out of someone's sails
- Frustrate someone by unexpectedly anticipating an action or remark.Example sentences
- This tiny bit of information took the wind out of my sails.
- I heard something today which really took the wind out of my sails.
- He knew, too, that the move would take the wind out of the opposition's sails.
to the wind (s) (or the four winds)
- In all directions: my little flock scatters to the four windsMore example sentences
- When they have finished their final reports on their internships, the four women are planning to scatter to the four winds.
- All our children are being split up and scattered to the four winds.
- I slammed on the brakes and this group of youths, which included girls, just scattered to the four winds.
- 11.1So as to be abandoned or neglected: I threw my friends' advice to the windsFrom 'And fear of death deliver to the winds' (Milton's Paradise Lost)More example sentences
- Yet when the temperatures go through the roof at home we tend to throw caution to the wind and abandon ourselves to the damaging rays.
- Here's a flick that throws all caution to the wind and winds up being truly a unique moviegoing experience.
- One day many years ago, some friends of mine and I threw caution to the wind and attended a secret, forbidden event.
wind of change
- An influence or tendency that cannot be resisted: the winds of change are blowing through agriculturePopularized by Harold Macmillan's use of the phrase in a 1960 speechMore example sentences
- However, thanks to the winds of change that swept Eastern Europe and Africa in the early 1990s, democracies are emerging, giving hope to a continent that has suffered for so long.
- The Soviet Union had imploded, the Berlin Wall had come tumbling down, and Africans were not indifferent to these winds of change.
- Then came the nineties; the doors of the economy were thrown open to winds of change from the global scene.
- Example sentences
- The crew experienced all that Bass Strait could offer, from a calm windless night to a south-westerly gale, but with the team working well together, all events became just part of the sailing experience.
- It's an album that is as beautiful, harmonious and calm as a blue sky on a windless day.
- Wind power cannot entirely replace fossil-fueled plants because some generating capacity must be maintained on standby for windless periods.
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wind and German Wind, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ventus.
A word from an Indo-European root that also gave us Latin ventus, the source of vent (Late Middle English) and ventilate (Late Middle English). Winnow, windwian in Old English, is to use the wind to separate grain and chaff. To get wind of something comes from the idea of hunted animal picking up the scent of a hunter. The phrase wind of change was used by Harold Macmillan, British prime minister 1957–63, during a speech he made in Cape Town in 1960: 'The wind of change is blowing through this continent, and, whether we like it or not, this growth of [African] national consciousness is a political fact.' See also ill. For the differently pronounced verb see wand
Words that rhyme with winddownwind, Lind, prescind, rescind, Sind, upwind
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verb (past and past participle wound /waʊnd/)
- They then approach along a path that winds among lush landscaping, keeping the porch's clean, strong lines always in sight.
- The garden itself was just a path that wound among clusters of aspen trees along the flank of a grassy foothill.
- The path was endless, constantly winding downward in a spiral.
- A blue mohair scarf was wound tightly round her neck, almost covering her face, and she pulled it away to speak.
- Cattle, we found, like the grass long, so that they can wind it round their tongues.
- Mr Wells had hooked a large flatfish which he thought was a skate, but it turned out to be a stingray and it wound its tail round his arm and stuck a four-inch spike into him.
- These devices are usually quite large; assembled from coils wound onto magnetic cores.
- I even wound a 10-foot length of parachute cord around my hiking staff.
- I also wound the two long power cables around the length of the printer cable and secured them with a fair number cable ties.
- Pale vines wound over what looked to be emerald-green alabaster.
- The gradual twist of the body may be likened to certain movements in nature, such as that of a vine winding around a tree.
- They lived in open-air houses that wound around trees.
- It turned easily, making clicking noises like an alarm clock being wound.
- The original watchmaker himself used to wind the clock every Friday after Juma prayers at 2 p.m.
- Still, as I wound the clock, I felt that it was more than mere decoration.
- If you wind the key enough, he'll go.
- You make a sandwich of the printing plate and the paper and some sort of pad on top of the paper, put it in the press and wind a handle to screw down the top plate of the press.
- This photo shows the flip out handle, which once wound for thirty seconds, produces full room sound for thirty minutes.
- The near the end there's a sound like a tape being wound back and we get the alternate version - same aquatic feel, but light and airy as well.
- Get another and then close the shutter, which winds on the film to the next position.
- I may want to wind back the cassette to replay a section.
- This is the compartment located in the fo'c's'le below and behind the anchor winch, into which the anchor chains are wound.
- After a few minutes of puzzled winds and twists and turns and curses muttered under my breath, I come upon the bed.
Phrasal verbs
wind down
- (Of a mechanism, especially one operated by clockwork) gradually lose power.Example sentences
- The quality is fine for TV broadcast and animation motors give us more accuracy from one frame to the next, because the shutter speed alters slightly as the spring winds down in the clockwork motor.
- Turbine generators here wind down, the emergency system to protect the nuclear reactors from overload kicks in, and the propeller shaft stops.
- The left engine normally wound down and wind-milled, while continuing to power the left side hydraulics.
- informal1.1 (Of a person) relax after stress or excitement: I sank into a hot bath in order to wind downMore example sentences
relax, unwind, calm down, cool down/off, ease up/off, take it easy, rest, put one's feet upinformal de-stress, let it all hang out, unbuttonNorth American informal hang loose, stay loose, chill out, chill, kick back
- Palm Beach is a place to relax, wind down and live elegantly, and if you want more, remember, Miami Beach is just a short gorgeous, scenic drive down the highway.
- Tired runners and walkers can relax and wind down at the celebration where they can enjoy music, entertainment and light refreshments.
- So, now that I've taken a cool shower, I intend to relax and wind down.
- (also wind something down)1.2 Draw or bring gradually to a close: business began to wind down as people awaited the new regimeMore example sentences
slacken off, slack off, slow down
- If a buyer cannot be found, the company will be wound down and closed.
- Workers at the centre at the Cork Airport Business Park were told that the plant would be wound down over the next three months.
- The weaker he became, the more urgently he focused on winding the business down.
wind up informal
- And, if you don't want to wind up in that situation, you need to pack heat and be prepared to resist at the point of abduction.
- We all wind up in your situation sooner or later, and I agree - it's tough.
- Shaking his head in disbelief, he wondered how he'd come to wind up in this situation to begin with.
- It looks like this job will wind up soon - the company could well fold in the next month or so.
wind someone up
- He teased me and wound me up, without mercy, all day, for my grumpiness.
- She was winding me up, teasing me, and I knew it but the pain was still too fresh and the anger wasn't far from the surface and it took everything I had to keep quiet.
- In itself this can be a little irritating if you're trying to wind someone up.
- I was feeling extremely tense and uncomfortable and the whole thing was winding me up more and more and more.
- His lack of insight winds him up and leads him to write angry and bitter rants like this - it's pretty sad really.
- I suppose it's fitting that I rant about religion on Easter Sunday, but this wound me up, and then Steve tipped me over the edge.
wind something up
- If the liquidator receives this amount at sale, then, based on the company's statement of affairs when it was wound up, the company could be left in a break-even situation.
- As a result, insolvent companies are not wound up but sit idle, usually heavily in debt, until they are struck off the register.
- Having taken all steps, active or passive, required to terminate the activities of the club, short of passing a formal resolution to wind it up or dissolve it, the general meeting of the club resolved to sell the club's last asset.
- Another chapter or two should wind this up, but I need a transitional chapter.
- His apparent indifference to the current state of affairs merely supports the view that it is time to wind it up.
- The Shakers wound up their pre-season schedule with a 1-0 defeat against a full strength Barnsley side in midweek.
- Luckily the road was fairly empty and I slammed up the gearbox winding the car up to an eyewatering 105 mph.
- Brakes off, cranks churning, I wind it up and let it go.
- On the highway it winds it up to about forty-five, at which point the engine and drive train are seemingly screaming the distorted symphonics of an ear-splitting concerto.
Old English windan 'go rapidly', 'twine', of Germanic origin; related to wander and wend.
A word from an Indo-European root that also gave us Latin ventus, the source of vent (Late Middle English) and ventilate (Late Middle English). Winnow, windwian in Old English, is to use the wind to separate grain and chaff. To get wind of something comes from the idea of hunted animal picking up the scent of a hunter. The phrase wind of change was used by Harold Macmillan, British prime minister 1957–63, during a speech he made in Cape Town in 1960: 'The wind of change is blowing through this continent, and, whether we like it or not, this growth of [African] national consciousness is a political fact.' See also ill. For the differently pronounced verb see wand
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PALO ALTO -- Fresh from her arrest in Texas for protesting the Keystone XL pipeline, Daryl Hannah found a friendlier reception this weekend in Palo Alto, where she touted a new documentary about global warming deniers with the subtle title "Greedy Lying Bastards."
After the world premiere of the planet-vs.-profits film at the Aquarius Theatre on Friday, Hannah stepped outside to have her picture taken on a little red carpet -- and a scrum of curious passers-by quickly gathered to pull out camera phones to document a bona fide celeb sighting.
"It looks like a gentrified Pasadena," said the star of "Blade Runner," "Splash" and "Kill Bill," as she admired the downtown Palo Alto streetscape, shortly after giving the slip to an instant friend who identified himself as a UFO-ologist and urged her repeatedly to call him.
"Greedy Lying Bastards," by first-time director Craig Rosebraugh, is an in-your-face exposé of a multimillion-dollar campaign by corporations like Koch Industries and Exxon Mobil to convince the public and policymakers that the Earth is not really getting warmer -- and to defeat measures aimed at curbing climate change.
"It's become very clear that we are suppressing ways to make energy that is infinite rather than finite, and clean, rather than these dirty fossil fuels," Hannah told the audience after the screening.
Companies that traffic in such fuels, she said, are "the wealthiest industries since the advent of money ... so obviously they have no intention to stop, especially since, even in this economy, they're still making record profits."
A longtime activist on behalf of the environment, indigenous tribes and women exploited by the sex trade, Hannah is executive producer of Rosebraugh's film, which screened as part of the United Nations Association Film Festival. The 15-year-old festival is showing 70 documentaries highlighting human dignity from Oct. 18 to 28 at 11 locations from San Jose to San Francisco. (The schedule is at www.unaff.org.)
Sounding more like a climate scientist than a movie star, Hannah told the audience: "Weather is a little bit, almost, ephemeral or intangible; it's hard for people to get their heads around. But the ocean is more acidic than it's ever been in the history of our species on this planet.
"That's because there's more carbon in the atmosphere. The ocean sequesters carbon for us, it gets absorbed in algae and it sinks down to the bottom of the ocean. ... So that's one thing that shows that the climate crisis is happening unequivocally."
She went on to say that bad environmental practices are jeopardizing our water and food supply.
"Our water tables and the amount of fresh water on this planet are seriously jeopardized and in danger," she said. "And we've, as a global community, been over-pumping our aquifers to the extent that we've been falsely inflating food production on this planet."
Hannah, 51, has come a long way since she became famous for playing a mermaid in 1984's "Splash."
She lives in a Rocky Mountain state she prefers not to name, on a property full of rescued animals, including alpacas, horses and a pig. She drives two cars, an old El Camino that runs on biodiesel and the 1979 Trans Am that her one-eyed assassin character, Elle Driver, drove in "Kill Bill" -- now converted to run on alcohol.
The 5-foot-10 star, known for dating John F. Kennedy Jr. and Jackson Browne but remaining perpetually single, was asked in an interview after the premiere if she will ever marry. "How do you know I haven't married?" she asked slyly, but beyond that tease she didn't really want to talk about it.
Hannah and her entourage wound down by walking to the nearby Gravity Wine Bar to enjoy an upstairs reception with a surplus of free drink tickets.
There Hannah, pinot noir in hand, was willing to discuss less earthshaking issues, like her epic fight scene with Uma Thurman's Bride character in "Kill Bill: Vol. II."
She said the martial arts-sword fight, in a cramped little trailer, was initially supposed to be in a wide-open desert, with the rivals made larger-than-life, like Godzilla vs. Mothra.
She and Thurman rehearsed that fight for months, Hannah said, but at the last minute director Quentin Tarantino switched it to the trailer because he didn't want to look for a new location.
And then he decided to have Thurman stuff Hannah's head in a toilet. How did they film that from underwater -- build a fake toilet with a camera in the bottom?
"Oh, it was a real toilet," she said, "and I'm asking, 'Has this been sanitized?' "
If only all her cleanup concerns were so mundane.
Contact Karl Kahler at 408-920-5023 or follow him at Twitter.com/karl_kahler.


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WALNUT CREEK -- A Walnut Creek man was seen passed out behind the wheel of his truck at a stoplight and had been stopped by police shortly before he struck two pedestrians -- killing one of them -- outside a hotel in September, according to a prosecutor who on Wednesday filed felony charges against the driver.
Hossein Tabrizi, 54, is expected to be arraigned Thursday on charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the killing of 52-year-old Santa Barbara resident Sherry Hicks, and intoxicated driving causing great bodily injury in the wounding of Hicks' daughter-in-law, 24-year-old Sheng Hahn. The crash occurred about 6:15 p.m. Sept. 8 as the victims and their husbands were walking on a North Main Street sidewalk.
Toxicology test results show Tabrizi was intoxicated on the anti-anxiety prescription drug Lorazepam when he struck the women, according to the Contra Costa District Attorney's Office. It is unclear whether he was prescribed the medication; Tabrizi told hospital staff members after the accident that he wasn't taking any medication, and he has refused to talk to investigators, said Bruce Flynn, senior deputy district attorney.
Tabrizi's attorney, William Gagen, said if his client did test positive for the drug, it may have been administered by a hospital after the accident.
"We have no reason to believe he was under the influence of anything based on what we know now," Gagen said. "No one really seems to understand what happened, whether it was fatigue, whether he passed out, whether there was a medical issue.
"It's not an easy case to unwind," he said. "He was functioning well at work, and something happened on the way home that wasn't the result of alcohol or partying."
Gagen said Tabrizi turned himself in to the Walnut Creek Police Department on Wednesday afternoon. His bail is set at $250,000.
"About time" is how family friend Julie Scheibner reacted to the arrest. "I didn't realize how heavily it's been weighing on me. I'm so relieved to know that he is going to be off the street. He shouldn't be on the street."
Tabrizi had just finished his workday at a Newell Avenue tire shop when he was seen asleep behind the wheel of his Chevrolet Silverado pickup at a stoplight just 100 yards from his workplace, Flynn said. Other cars drove around the Silverado as several light cycles passed without it moving.
In one of those cars was a nurse who, concerned that Tabrizi was having a medical emergency, called 911. Another witness approached Tabrizi's driver-side door and shook him awake, after which Tabrizi continued driving.
A Walnut Creek police officer, responding to the nurse's 911 call, soon caught up with Tabrizi and pulled him over on the Interstate 680 onramp at Olympic Boulevard upon seeing him veer 1 or 2 inches into a neighboring lane, Flynn said.
The officer reported Tabrizi had no apparent signs of intoxication and did not appear to be having a medical issue. After Tabrizi passed a field sobriety test administered while he stayed inside his truck, he was allowed to drive away.
"(Tabrizi) did claim he was very tired and was just coming home from work," Flynn said. "The officer asked if he was taking any medication, and he said no. The officer let him go, and five minutes later they got the 911 call (about the fatal accident)."
Walnut Creek police Capt. Tim Schultz declined to comment on aspects of the case Wednesday and referred all questions to prosecutors.
Hicks' mother, Betty Schwartz, said police told the family about the traffic stop months ago. It was still hard for her to fathom Wednesday.
"It has always bothered me," the Ontario resident said. "Why did they let him go?"
Hicks, a math teacher and mother of three, and her husband were in town visiting her son and daughter-in-law. The family was walking to the young couple's apartment when Tabrizi, traveling at 43 mph, veered onto the sidewalk and struck the women before crashing into a planter wall outside the Marriott Hotel without ever braking. There were no other cars on the road when he lost control of his vehicle, Flynn said.
Hicks was killed in view of her husband and son, who weren't injured. Hahn was hospitalized for more than a month with head injuries and torn knee ligaments.
Scheibner, the family friend who was bartending at the hotel that night, sat with Hahn until medics arrived. She described Hahn as "broken everywhere" but is amazed at her recovery. Hahn is now walking, and preparing to work again.
"She walks real poised," Scheibner said. "She realizes how close she was to death."
Tabrizi suffered only a scraped elbow.
"He claims no memory of the actual incident. He suffered no head injuries," Flynn said. "The only conclusion I can draw is he passed out again, so we have him passing out twice in a 20-minute period."
Tabrizi was twice arrested for driving under the influence and once for public intoxication in 2005 in Ventura County. Only one of the DUI arrests resulted in a conviction, according to the Ventura County District Attorney's Office. His license was reinstated in late 2009, according to the state Department of Motor Vehicles.
One of the DUI arrests involved a solo-vehicle crash in which Tabrizi struck a cement divider, Flynn said.
The past six months have been a struggle for Schwartz, Hicks' mother. The family welcomed a new addition, Decker Etherton, who was born just months after Hicks' death. He would have been Hicks' first grandchild.
"Every time I look at my great-grandson, I think my daughter would have been so happy," Schwartz said. "Nothing is going to bring her back."
Contact Malaika Fraley at 925-234-1684. Contact David DeBolt at 925-943-8048. Follow them at Twitter.com/malaikafraley and Twitter.com/daviddebolt.