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Undergraduate Chair: Paritosh Kumar
Graduate Chair: Marcus Taylor
Global Development Studies (DEVS) is an exciting field that examines political, economic and cultural changes from the grassroots to the global. What distinguishes DEVS at Queen's is its interdisciplinary approach, working closely with Geography, Economics, Environmental Studies, History, Political Studies, Sociology and Gender Studies as well as the Queen's Aboriginal Council to understand the nature of interactions between and within the countries of the North and the South. We examine issues such as poverty, cultural imperialism, human rights, social policy, and trade relations. Courses on Aboriginal communities in Canada further help students appreciate 'development' as a relationship rather than as a characteristic of particular places and people. DEVS also offers a unique study abroad opportunities such a 4-week course taught at the University of Havana (Cuba).
Major in Development Studies
A major is an intensive course of study in one discipline, with approximately half of your courses within the discipline with room for an optional minor in any other Arts and Science discipline.
Medial in Development Studies
A dual course of study in Development Studies and any other Arts discipline.
Minor in Development Studies
A minor is a less intensive course of study in the discipline that must be combined with a major in another discipline.
General in Development Studies
A less intense course of study leading to a 3-year degree.
For a full list of Degree Plans, see the Academic Calendar
Global Development Studies - MA
DEVS100: Canada and the 'Third World' (Full-year)
Introduces basic theoretical concepts of development studies, the history of global inequality, and short histories of alternative development strategies. Case studies of Canada's ties to the so-called third world will include missionaries, military, business, and aid. Canadian colonialism over First Nations peoples will introduce basic issues in Aboriginal Studies.
DEVS 305 Cuban Society and Culture
Cuban Culture and Society is a full 6.0-unit undergraduate course. It is part of an exchange agreement between Queen's and the University of Havana. The aim is to introduce students to some of the main events and highlights of Cuban society, history, politics and culture, with a focus on the period from the Cuban revolution (1959) to the present. The course is approximately four weeks long, held in the Winter and Summer Terms, and is taught by an interdisciplinary team of faculty members. The first two weeks consist of seminars at Queen's and follow a structured reading list. The last two weeks of the course take place at the University of Havana in Cuba. Enrolment in the DEVS 305/6.0 course is through an application process. Application forms are available through the Global Development Studies Department, www.queensu.ca/devs.
Independent Work Study Abroad Program: DEVS 410/6.0 and DEVS 411/3.0
One of the most attractive features of the Development Studies program at Queen's is the opportunity it affords students to complete a placement in a development context and get hands-on field experience for credit. Many of our students maintain that their placement is the highlight of their academic career. Students have traveled to places such as Bangladesh, Bolivia, China, Costa Rica, Laos, Ghana; have worked with organizations such as United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Oxfam, Shastri, Polaris Institute, World Bank, Canada World Youth, SOS Children's Village, Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity; and have been engaged with projects as diverse as AIDS education, land erosion prevention, human rights, and new immigrants to Canada. The placement itself (18.0 units) usually takes place over the summer months following completion of the 3 year of study but requires per-departure training in the Winter Term. These units are not considered complete until the co-requisite Post-Placement Seminar (9.0 units) is completed in the following Fall Term. Enrolment in the DEVS 410/6.0 and DEVS 411/3.0 program is through an application process. Application forms are available through Global Development Studies Department, www.queensu.ca/devs. Very limited funds are available through an application process to support internships but in general students are responsible for all costs.
Study in Shanghai
Courses taken in the Queen's Semester in Shanghai program offered through the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures are pre-approved for transfer into DEVS plans. http://www.queensu.ca/llcu/studyabroad/shanghai.html
Development Studies is an interdisciplinary, undergraduate program that explores issues of relevance to developing countries and aboriginal communities. It examines the role of economic and political systems, culture, gender relations and physical environments as agents of change in countries in the South and discusses their implications for North-South relations.
Some of our Global Development Studies grads work in the following industries:
Career paths for Global Development Studies grads handout from Career Services >
Canada and the "Third World" DEVS 100/6.0
Introduces basic theoretical concepts of development studies, the history of global inequality, and short histories of alternative development strategies. Case studies of Canada's ties to the so-called third world will include missionaries, military, business, and aid. Canadian colonialism over First Nations peoples will introduce basic issues in Aboriginal Studies
Introduction to Aboriginal Studies DEVS 220/3.0
An introduction to Aboriginal world view and culture organized on an historical basis, from Creation to 1969, emphasizing Aboriginal culture and experience in Canada. Aboriginal perspectives will be introduced through traditional teaching methods and contributions from elders and other community members.
Topics in Aboriginal Studies DEVS 221/3.0
A re-evaluation of conventional knowledge based on aboriginal world view and culture and the introduction of a decolonized perspective on contemporary issues. Guest speakers will provide detailed examinations of specific topics such as current issues in Aboriginal spirituality, art, education and politics.
The Global Political Economy of Development DEVS 230/3.0
Applies global political economy perspectives to key aspects of development finance. Topics include the introduction of basic economic terms, the role of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, World Trade Organization, and the growing roles of Transnational Corporations and financial markets in development.
Culture and Development DEVS 240/3.0
Provides students with a broad overview of debates relating to development and culture, including issues of religion, music, sport, art and literature, and how these interact with economic policy and political change.
Global Development Studies department student council (DSC) is one of the most active and involved student councils on campus. Organizing social events, raising funds and acting as the students' representative, the DEVS DSC attracts a dynamic and enthusiastic group of individuals.
Annual activities and responsibilities include: department socials with students, faculty and staff; the Raffikki Program which puts first and second year students in contact with upper year students to form a buddy system; involvement in the coordination of International Development Week; sale of DEVS clothing; and the provision of a scholarship to a work-study participant each year.
The DEVS DSC works to encourage a close-knit community within the department and to maintain the faculty-student dynamic that makes the Department of Global Development Studies unique on Queen's campus.
Global Development Studies offers an exciting opportunity for graduate students to further their academic training in this dynamic research field. Our interdisciplinary training offers a unique Master of Arts degree that builds from core strengths in the political economy of development and the cultural politics of development. In combining course-based learning with close supervision, the program provides students with key conceptual tools and broad thematic knowledge to undertake independent and critical research in a wide range of development issues.
Previous students within the program have used our training and supervision to undertake research on a wide range of themes: from issues of food security, aid policies and climate change to indigenous movements, health care provision and street children. Student projects have also covered a wide range of geographical regions: from Ontario to Bolivia, South Africa to Guatemala.
We offer the flexibility of a one-year course based option and a two-year thesis based option, with a diverse range of courses to supplement our core program. Financial support will be provided for students enrolled in the one-year course-based program. The current minimum level of funding is approximately $14,000 for the academic year September 1 – August 31. There is no guarantee that the stipend will remain at this level in future years. All Queen's graduate students in the first year of their program who bring new funding from one of Canada's three granting councils automatically receive a $5,000 Tri-Council Award as a top-up from the University. The $5,000 award is provided automatically and no application is needed.
The department offers an interdisciplinary Master of Arts degree in the field of Global Development Studies. The focus of our program is academic training for development research. To do so, we presently two parallel streams:
As a DEVS student in 2010, Mira Dineen, went above and beyond and turned her class project into a book. Co-author of Persistent Poverty: Voices from the Margins, Dineen wrote the collection of stories about Ontarians living in poverty and also about the urgent need for a call to action for provincial welfare system reform. The project was part of a province-wide poverty audit organized by the Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition.


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Obama's Shutdown/Default Scare Tactics
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RICHMOND -- Richmond residents Steve and Susan Chamberlin, both 70, took a look around when they were ready to retire to decide what they really wanted to do with their money.
Although they had made education-related donations in the past, they saw a crying need in public education in low-income neighborhoods in their community. Children in need of a quality education were being shortchanged by cash-strapped schools and a shortage of new ideas for helping them learn.
Through their Pleasanton-based Chamberlin Family Foundation, they are intent on bringing more effective school leadership and better instruction to the West Contra Costa school district, which includes Richmond, with an emphasis on programs that they believe are getting results.
With that in mind, they have given $500,000 to support West Contra Costa's participation in Emerging Leaders, a national organization aimed at training teachers to be effective school leaders.
They have also donated $200,000 this year, with an ongoing pledge of $100,000 per year, to the Richmond campus of Leadership Public Schools, charter schools that have raised school test scores significantly for African-American and Hispanic students from low-income neighborhoods.
LPS Richmond students averaged more than 800 points, the benchmark for proficiency, on the state's Academic Performance Index, about 100 points higher than students in neighboring public schools, according to the school's website.
"I invest my money for different kinds of returns," Steve Chamberlin said. "We're not interested in wrestling with alligators; we want to drain the swamp."
Added Susan Chamberlin: "If we don't address these kids' needs, we're going to have a truly uneducated population."
The Chamberlins have targeted Emerging Leaders as an outstanding program. Participating teachers receive intense training after school and on weekends, said Nia Rashidchi, an assistant superintendent who leads the program for the West Contra Costa district.
"The program involves 20 of our teachers who want to be leaders in their schools to improve student achievement, or they want to go beyond their school site and be principals someday," Rashidchi said.
Some of the participants go on to the next stage, called Aspiring Leaders, where the specific focus is giving them experience as administrators.
Teachers in Aspiring Leaders serve an internship year as a vice principal or assistant principal under the leadership of top principals, Rashidchi said.
Steve Chamberlin, who had a decades-long career as a developer, said he really became interested in education after he began lecturing about real estate and entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
"I was excited by the atmosphere (at Haas), where the students were on top of the subject and challenged me by asking tough questions during every class," Chamberlin said.
Since they started the foundation in 2006, the Chamberlins have donated more than $2 million to schools, colleges and universities in Northern California.
The Chamberlins also have a wide-ranging interest in other areas of educational innovation.
Susan Chamberlin cited the Silicon Schools Fund, which is providing gifts of technology to promote so-called blended learning. With blended learning, teachers spend most of their class time working with students who are using computers and other technology as opposed to more traditional techniques, such as lecturing or leading discussions.
"When the Chamberlins first told me they were 'venture philanthropists,' I was unclear what they meant. Now I get it," said Haas Dean Richard Lyons. "They are masters at identifying areas in public education where new opportunities are opening up but we hadn't yet made investments to have access to them."


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It took about four years, but a new playground at Garden Gate Elementary School is complete and the place to be at recess for students.
After four years of fundraising, logistical hurdles and assistance from students, parents and the district, Garden Gate upper-grade students got their first minutes of playtime on the playground on Jan. 8 during a ribbon-cutting ceremony and mini-pep rally.
The red-and-blue playground, built for about $67,000, replaces a solid blue play structure at Garden Gate, 10500 Ann Arbor Ave.
"The paint was chipped, and it wasn't the best play structure in the world, but it was serviceable," Garden Gate principal Brandi Hucko. "It was very much well loved."
"It was a bit antiquated," said PTA president Sophia Chan, who spearheaded the campaign for a new playground in 2010, when her children began attending the school. Chan took on the task of collecting box tops to raise funds that went in part toward the new playground.
The process was surprisingly complicated and time intensive, she said. Money was a big barrier, as was getting district approval for the structure itself.
"We couldn't just choose anybody; we had to go with a district-approved company," said Hucko. "There were all these little milestones we had to overcome. Both of us were very new to this, and we figured it out as we went along."
A small portion of the money came from the school's participation in a scrip program and the students' collection of those box tops.
"It got the kids involved--that was the key," Chan said.
The Garden Gate student council picked out the pieces that would eventually form the new playground.
Maintenance workers from the Cupertino Union School District stepped up and did much of the manual labor preparing the site. Much of the work was done over the recent two-week winter break from school. Some work was done on weekends.
The new playground is incredibly sturdy. Chan estimates as many as 20 kids were on the structure simultaneously during the initial moments of opening day. A random drawing was conducted to determine which students got to use playground first.
Chan and Hucko believe the playground will be a popular place to play for years to come and on weekends, given Garden Gate's large student population and location in the middle of a neighborhood.
"We just treated it as a legacy project. There are a lot of young siblings in the neighborhood who will use this play structure," Chan said.
There are plans to install a plaque of some sort on the structure to recognize the students from the last four academic years who contributed to the project and patiently waited for its arrival.
"The lesson here for students to take away is if there's a will, there's a way," said Hucko.


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Richard Leonard is the former campaign manager for Schrenko's bid for governor. He completed his testimony Tuesday.
Leonard testified he ran Schrenko's gubernatorial campaign out of his little townhouse on Monte Sano Avenue in Augusta.
He also detailed what happened at a meeting in northern Atlanta in June of 2002.
Leonard testified he attended a June 2002 meeting at CCSC--the company owned by Schrenko co-defendant Stephan Botes--along with Schrenko, Temple, and co-defendant Peter Steyn.
During that meeting, Leonard testified, Schrenko and Botes got to know each other better, each talking about their backgrounds. Schrenko explained why she was running for governor, and Botes told Schrenko about a software product he wanted to sell.
Leonard testified Schrenko smiled and said it might be good for the Governor's Honors Program, and that she wanted to present the program with the software as a present in the next few weeks.
This is the software the state auditor says was never delivered.
Leonard also testified concerning the $590 checks drawn up by Johnny Turner.
According to prosecutors, 100% of the money sent out in those checks ended up back in the campaign account.
Leonard testified Tuesday that Schrenko co-defendant Merle Temple kept a complete accounting of where all that money went.
Leonard testified he drove the checks around Augusta to family and friends and filled in their names, saying he used his nieces and nephews; brothers; sister-in-law; Jim Cox, who'd gotten the media contract to buy all the campaign ads; Leonard's former girlfriend, Rebecca Pugh; a former News 12 employee; and others.
He testified that in all cases the money came back to the campaign, either in checks or in cash donations.
Leonard also testified he signed a confidentiality agreement, saying he would notify the campaign if he was subpoenaed for documents or to testify.
He testified he was replaced by Merle Temple around the end of June/early July, and that he became the press secretary for the campaign.
Leonard also said when Temple called in the fall and asked him to sign the Georgia campaign disclosure forms, he told Temple to "go to hell".
Leonard testified that after News 12's investigation into the spending aired, federal agents started asking questions, and it was then that he told John Luther to tell investigators the $590 checks he'd gotten cashed into Schrenko's campaign bank account had nothing to do with the campaign.
Leonard testified he found out the next day that conversation had been recorded when assistant US attorney Russell Vineyard played it back for him.
Leonard also testified he pled guilty to one misdemeanor count of witness tampering relating to that conversation.
According to Leonard's testimony, there were "a lot of smoke and mirrors" in the last campaign disclosure reports. He testified that an entry indicating Schrenko had $250,000 in contributions was all for show, to help the campaign seem like it was doing well when in fact it was not.
After Leonard's testimony, South African Johannes Potgieter took the stand. Potgieter testified he paid a $10,000 database system bill for the Schrenko campaign at the request of Stephan Botes, and that Botes then paid him back.
Leonard had testified that bill being paid kept the campaign alive, because the database system was important to keeping records and providing possible republican donor names.
The judge suspended the trial after Potgieter's testimony. We're told the matter relates to bond for Botes.
Prosecutors have already asked that an electronic monitoring anklet be put back on Botes, as they fear he'll flee the country.


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Ben T. Cox of Campbellsville has been elected as an alternate delegate to the 128th annual American Angus Association Convention of Delegates, which takes place on Nov. 14 in Louisville.
Chick-fil-A Express opened Wednesday at Campbellsville University's Davenport Student Commons building. Above, the Chick-fil-A cow encourages lunchtime drivers to "Eat Mor Chikin." Chick-fil-A Express is open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday. At left, two Chick-fil-A cows helped kick off the opening of the Chick-fil-A Express restaurant on Aug. 24.
New staff recognized at Campbellsville University's staff workshop on Aug. 19 include Juanita Grundy, social work program assistant; Adrienne Butler, assistant to the director of career services; Sherry Bowen, secretary for School of Theology; Sarah Creason, early childhood education secretary in the School of Education;
Sallee's Family Taekwondo has recently moved locations to 219 E. Main St. in downtown Campbellsville, across from Chandler's Office Supply and Twisted Stem. The business is an ATA certified school, having served the community for more than 10 years. Classes are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m. for children and 7 to 8 p.m. for adults, and Saturday from 11 a.m. until noon for all belts. Anyone interested in joining receives three free classes. Owner/Head Instructor Randall Sallee Jr. is a fourth-degree black belt. For more information, call (270) 735-7770.
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has presented Taylor County and Campbellsville elementary schools with back to school grants. The back to school grant will fund programs, equipment, materials or software for the schools' library or literacy programs.
TCES received $2,000. CES received $1,599.
Yamato Steak House of Japan's Campbellsville restaurant is now open.
Managed by Tom Dong, Yamato's also has locations in Somerset and Corbin. A new location is also on its way to Shelbyville.
Yamato's offers a variety of fresh sushi, including vegetarian rolls, cooked rolls and uncooked rolls. It has a sushi bar where diners can sit and watch the chef create a special roll.
Chris Taylor is the owner of Taylor's Auto Repair, located at 1466 S. Columbia Ave.
Taylor has been a mechanic for 20 years and is experienced in auto, bike and boat repair.
He specializes in auto body and mechanic services.
Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Dan Flanagan of Campbellsville is among the 11 farmers nominated to fill five board of director positions at Farm Credit Services of Mid-America.
Farm Credit Services of Mid-America is one of the largest agriculture lending cooperatives in the nation serving farmers and agribusinesses throughout Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee. The cooperative's 73,000 voting stockholders will be casting their ballots starting in September.
Flanagan, who has served on the FCS board since 2007, will be running against John Kuegel Jr. of Owensboro.
Bluegrass Cellular is calling on the community to select its featured 2011 Battles in the Bluegrass football rivalry games. Battles in the Bluegrass is a high school sports program that features rivalry football games across the state. The program is part of Bluegrass Cellular's ongoing support of community high school athletics.
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When doctors learned an STD called Human Papilloma virus was linked to cervical cancer, they encouraged women to get annual pap smears to spot the virus or the cancer early. But a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds vaccinating women against a strain called HPV-16 can prevent the strain and pre-cancerous lesions.
While it's too early to tell, doctors think this vaccine could lead to other vaccines that can prevent viruses linked to other forms of cancer.
Like most vaccines, it only protects those who aren't already infected with HPV-16. Approximately 20 percent of the population has that type of HPV, and some 60-80 percent of people have some form of HPV.
Researchers say it may be at least five years until the vaccine is available on the market, and in the meantime, women should continue annual tests.
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Goldman Sachs Boosts Jobs Forecast Ahead of Nonfarm Payrolls
Count Goldman Sachs in the camp that is anticipating a better-than-expected monthly jobs report on Friday.
Jan Hatzius, chief U.S. economist at Goldman Sachs, boosted his December nonfarm payrolls estimate to 200,000, from his previous expectation of 175,000, citing improving jobs data. He also sees the unemployment rate holding at 7.7%.
"This morning's ADP employment report was significantly better than expected," Hatzius says. "Separately, initial jobless claims were higher than expected this morning, but the Labor Department reported some holiday distortions. Overall, the data since our preliminary estimate last Friday have been strong enough to prompt us to revise up our forecast."
The ADP report this morning showed private-sector jobs in the U.S. increased by 215,000 last month, which beat expectations. The report, which is also conducted with forecasting firm Moody's Analytics, has in the past been viewed as a precursor for the government's nonfarm-payrolls data. But, as our colleague Kathleen Madigan points out, the ADP report's new methodology is geared toward capturing where the government's report will be revised to, not necessarily the initial reading of jobs as reported by the Labor Department.
Prior to revising its methodology, ADP had a historically volatile track record for predicting the government's data.
Still, that hasn't stopped Goldman and other economists from revising their estimates.
Goldman's estimate is significantly ahead of the Street's consensus forecast. Economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires anticipate 160,000 jobs were added last month, with the unemployment rate remaining at 7.7%.
Credit Suisse boosted its payrolls forecast to 185,000, from 165,000. "We think the post-Sandy bounce could be bigger than previously thought," says Jonathan Basile of Credit Suisse.
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Today we looked at the rekindled Flight 93 memorial Muslim controversy and sighed and shook our heads and threw up our hands. Well, most of us. One commenter was proactive and hatched an idea for a true, beautiful memorial.
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It now appears clear to me that there is only one appropriate way to commemorate the tragic events of September 11th.
We need a giant sculpture of the Statue of Liberty and Uncle Sam pinning Muhammad to the ground while Jesus rapes him, with John Wayne and Steve McQueen watching and laughing.
There is no other solution.
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When the Mason Bulldogs take the field for Friday night's game against St. Johns Red Wings, some players will be wearing a little extra padding under their pads.
"I'm going to be wearing my shirt under my pads," said Sean Wren, a senior wide receiver on the football team. "I'm sure of that."
The shirt Sean's talking about isn't hard to find in Mason High School's hallways. The school has sold hundreds over the last week. The shirts are being sold to raise money for the American Heart Association. They simply read, "Tackle Heart Disease".
The idea was brought to Mason's Athletic Director, Greg Lattig, by Sheri Liddle with the American Heart Association. Four football teams in Michigan are playing one game this season for the cause of heart disease. This is a pilot program that the AHA could expand going forward. Mason is the first school in the country to participate.
"Mason is the first to have a crack at it," said Liddle. "They're doing an incredible job."
The team took up the cause, making it their goal to save or change one life in their community. Although the original plan was to have the team wear red jerseys, that plan had to be changed.
But even though the red jerseys won't be at Friday's game, fans and their red shirts will be. Coaches are planning on donning the shirts on the sidelines. Cheerleaders will also wear red and have made signs with signs and symptoms of heart attacks and strokes.
This week has been much more than a fundraiser though. Students, teachers and staff have all taken the issue to heart. Biology teacher Courtney Ford incorporated heart health into her unit this week on homeostasis and overall health.
"It puts the thought in the students' minds that they aren't immune to this and that themselves or their family members will likely be affected," said Ford. "It's always great to see when the students come together for a common cause."
Students throughout the high school say they've learned a lot about heart health.
"Heart attacks in women are somewhat hidden," said Wren. "I never that and getting a lot of this info has helped me with awareness."
"I've been walking around and asking teachers and students do you know the sign and symptoms of a heart attack and they do," said Liddle.
Liddle and Lattig say they're already planning for next year.
If you'd like to learn more about the signs and symptoms of heart attacks and strokes, more information is available at the American Heart Association website (heart.org)


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After owning the Victorian Lady in Georgetown for 12 years, chef Mark Newman is ready to show off his talents at the Holiday Inn's renovated restaurant: The Sporting News Grille.
In fact, he's one of a new crew of employees who have filled key positions at Frisco's Holiday Inn in the past month or so, just in time to make a big splash after a two-year restoration of the entire hotel.
"We want this to be a Frisco (locals') headquarters," said Andrew Bradford, the new director of sales.
He says The Sporting News Grille is a sports bar he feels comfortable bringing his toddlers to - a family-friendly place that transformed from a dark, basic restaurant to a light, airy, spacious restaurant, with a long, sleek bar featuring unique stools made of the same rubber as basketballs. Within The Sporting News Grille, 16 flat-screen, high-definition televisions are strategically placed in nooks, crannies and towers, allowing groups to watch different games without much distraction.
The team hopes to build the bar into a locals' hangout with a free locals' card that provides two free PBRs with the purchase of an appetizer during happy hour (4-6 p.m. daily, except Sundays, when it applies all day), and the 13th purchase free. Newman plans to draw a crowd with aps like buffalo chicken egg rolls with a kick, sliders, and caramelized mushroom and onion risotto, as well as his entrees, such as chicken with pesto pasta, tangy ribs, steaks and blackened salmon.
"I try to make it more exciting, more vibrant, more eye-catching, more pleasing," said the chef of 20 years.
Four years ago, a family business comprised of two sons and their parents, incorporated as New Vision Hotels, bought the franchise of The Holiday Inn. Within the contract, they agreed to renovate within two years.
Now, the lobby welcomes guests with a soft lodge feel, accented by a double-sided fireplace and cozy chairs to sit while surfing the 'net. An added wing brings the total rooms, complete with granite countertops, desks, oversized shower heads and some king-sized beds, to 216. The indoor pool room features a dry sauna, huge windows and large, light tile - quite a change from decades past.


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Tuesday, 03/18/1997
The Flynn Theatre, Burlington, VT
Set 1: Cinnamon Girl, NICU > SampleSample in a Jar > PYITEPunch You In the Eye > My Soul, Beauty of My Dreams > HoodHarry Hood > CTBCars Trucks Buses[1], SuzySuzy Greenberg[2] > Character Zero[1]
Set 2: Taste > Drowned -> CaspianPrince Caspian > BowieDavid Bowie, Love Me, I Told You So[3], Love Me Like a Man[3], Waste > CDTChalk Dust Torture, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light
Encore: Hello My Baby[4], Funky Bitch[1]
[1] Dave Grippo on alto sax and James Harvey on trombone
[2] Dave Grippo on alto sax and James Harvey on trombone.
[3] Phish debut; Tammy Fletcher on vocals.
[4] Without microphones.
· Chameleon tease in Suzy Greenberg
· Barracuda tease in Harry Hood
Noteworthy Jams: Harry Hood (highly recommended), Cars Trucks Buses
Average Song Gap: 47.55
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Dave Grippo (Guest), James Harvey (Guest), Tammy Fletcher (Guest)
Notes: This show celebrated the release of "Phish Food" ice cream and was a benefit for the then-newly formed Waterwheel Foundation. "Ben & Jerry" made a short speech before the show and free ice cream was made available for the entire crowd. I Told You So and Love Me Like a Man, both of which featured Tammy Fletcher of The Disciples on vocals, made their Phish debuts. Cinnamon Girl was played for the first time since March 1, 1989 (899 shows). Hood contained a Barracuda tease by Trey. The last three songs of the first set, as well as Funky Bitch, featured Dave Grippo on alto sax and James Harvey on trombone. Suzy Greenberg included a Chameleon tease from Grippo. Hello My Baby was performed without microphones. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.
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About the Book
Medium Raw marks the return of the inimitable Anthony Bourdain, author of the blockbuster bestseller Kitchen Confidential and three-time Emmy Award-nominated host of No Reservations on TV's Travel Channel. Bourdain calls his book, "A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook," and he is at his entertaining best as he takes aim at some of the biggest names in the foodie world, including David Chang, Alice Waters, the Top Chef winners and losers, and many more. If Hunter S. Thompson had written a book about the restaurant business, it could have been Medium Raw.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
The long-awaited follow-up to the megabestseller Kitchen Confidential
In the ten years since his classic Kitchen Confidential first alerted us to the idiosyncrasies and lurking perils of eating out, from Monday fish to the breadbasket conspiracy, much has changed for the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restaurant business—and for Anthony Bourdain.
Medium Raw explores these changes, moving back and forth from the author's bad old days to the present. Tracking his own strange and unexpected voyage from journeyman cook to globe-traveling professional eater and drinker, and even to fatherhood, Bourdain takes no prisoners as he dissects what he's seen, pausing along the way for a series of confessions, rants, investigations, and interrogations of some of the most controversial figures in food.
Beginning with a secret and highly illegal after-hours gathering of powerful chefs that he compares to a mafia summit, Bourdain pulls back the curtain—but never pulls his punches—on the modern gastronomical revolution, as only he can. Cutting right to the bone, Bourdain sets his sights on some of the biggest names in the foodie world, including David Chang, the young superstar chef who has radicalized the fine-dining landscape; the revered Alice Waters, whom he treats with unapologetic frankness; the Top Chef winners and losers; and many more.
And always he returns to the question "Why cook?" Or the more difficult "Why cook well?" Medium Raw is the deliciously funny and shockingly delectable journey to those answers, sure to delight philistines and gourmands alike.
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"Bourdain has insight, access and good taste, and he's a naturally engaging writer...Bourdain is a hopeless romantic when it comes to food and the people who cook. The subtitle's real valentines are two elegantly written profiles." — New York Times Book Review
"Like a stinky fish sauce from his beloved Vietnam, [Bourdain's] appeal among the food die-hards has only grown stronger and more pungent over time, and this book will only solidify that adoration." — Austin American-Statesman
"This is Bourdain at his best. His food-porn vignettes are guaranteed to make your mouth water." — Miami Herald
"Compulsively readable." — New York Magazine's Grub Street
"The food orbit is [Bourdain's] element, and chapters on today's leading figures—from chef David Chang to critic Alan Richman—display his access, outspokenness and comedic gifts." — Wall Street Journal
"The KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL author is a father now, but he hasn't cleaned up his language, lost his zesty appetite or his critical zing." — Time Magazine
"Bourdain is back with more intriguing food fights, moving further from the kitchen into the eating industry. [Bourdain's] dissections...are still as hilarious, as scatological and as spot-on as ever....his fare—and his prose—is still quite spicy." — BookPage
"Full of things everybody in the food world thinks but nobody will say...If [Bourdain's] sharp eye and his wicked tongue have brought him acclaim, what's kept him in the spotlight is his heart. Like Oscar Wilde, he's a moralist in the guise of a libertine. Long may he prosper." — Denver Post
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The new superintendent for Randolph County Schools is Dr. Stephen Gainey. Gainey is from Wake County. He will start July 1, with a yearly salary of $165,000.
Last December Gainey was named Interim Superintendent for the Wake County Public School System. He began his career with Wake County schools as an Apex High math teacher before becoming assistant principal of Leesville Road High in 1996. He became principal of Turrentine Middle in the Alamance-Burlington School System in 2001, then returned to Leesville Road High as its principal in 2004. He earned his doctorate in 2003.


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New College makes top 100 list
Published: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 11:04 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 11:04 p.m.
SARASOTA - Less than a year after securing a top-three distinction by The Princeton Review for best value of a public college, New College of Florida has received similar honors from the U.S. News & World Report.
This year, the public liberal arts college in the north corridor of Sarasota was ranked No. 89 on the U.S. News and World Report's Top 100 liberal arts colleges list. New College was the fifth public liberal arts college on a list dominated by private institutions.
According to a press release, the accolade marks the ninth year New College has made the list of top 100 public and private schools. U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on a complicated rubric that accounts for factors such as graduation rates, faculty and financial resources and alumni-giving rates.
According to a New College release, here are some highlights from the report:
• One-quarter of students have SAT scores of 1410 or higher.
• Thirty-five percent of New College freshmen were in the top 10 percent of their high school class.
• Seventy-three percent of New College classes have fewer than 20 students.
• Only 1 percent of New College classes have 50 or more students.
Curious who tops the list? Here are the top five, all private institutions.
• Williams College (Mass.)
• Amherst College (Mass.)
• Swarthmore College (Pa.)
• Bowdoin College (Maine)
• Middlebury College (Vt.)
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Gift giving is for Christmas and birthdays. It's not for June 17 in Rangers Ballpark.
That's what A's starter Dan Straily found so annoying in his performance in Oakland's 8-7 loss to the Texas Rangers on Monday night.
"I gave that one away," he said.
It wasn't on purpose, mind you, but Straily had a three-run lead after the A's scored six times in the fourth inning, but he wasn't able to make it through the fifth. And while reliever Jesse Chavez technically was saddled with the loss, it didn't much feel that way to Straily.
"We scored six. That should have been enough," Straily said when asked to define the nature of his gift. "We had a win. I'm not OK with that outing."
Pitching with a 6-4 lead in the fifth, Straily got two outs and had a man on second when things slipped away from him. A.J. Pierzynski, who had homered earlier, doubled in a run. And Nelson Cruz, who had homered off Straily earlier, homered off his replacement, Chavez, to give the Rangers back the lead at 7-6.
Echoes of what Straily was feeling could be heard in Chavez's words as he shook his head after the game.
He'd gotten ahead of Cruz 0-2 and tried to throw a changeup down and away. He threw a changeup, no problem, but it was over the middle of the plate and Cruz crushed it.
"It's plain unacceptable to let the guys down that way," Chavez said. "I was trying to change his eye level, playing off the sinker. It hurts."
Oakland would not lead again, although the A's had a run in and two men on in the ninth before succumbing to closer Joe Nathan.
Straily was coming off a streak of five starts in which he'd allowed a total of eight runs, good for an ERA of 2.20. The first of those was a seven-inning, two-hit effort in Arlington in a 1-0 win.
Monday was nothing like that.
"I stayed aggressive, and they stayed aggressive," Straily said. "But my pitches were just up in the strike zone. It seemed like they were swinging out of their shoes tonight, swinging early and often.
"If I make better pitches, they're going to foul the ball off instead."
This is only a June series with more than half of the season still to play, but both teams have reason to play this one on the edge. The Rangers came in off six consecutive losses in which they'd totaled just eight runs, prompting a talking-to from manager Ron Washington on Sunday.
The A's came in the winners of 22 of their last 29 games to take the West lead by storm. Monday's loss trimmed the A's lead to two games over the Rangers in the American League West.
"It's obviously a big series for us," Chavez said. "We're trying to build a cushion."
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Protein expert for Cytos
25.06.2012 - Swiss Cytos Biotechnology Ltd. (Schlieren) has nominated the former CEO of Micromet Inc., Christian Itin, as its Non-executive Director. The biologist resigned from his former post after selling the firm for US$1.16bn in cash to Amgen.
Itin spent 13 years with Micromet. In 1999, Itin also co-founded Zyomyx Inc., a protein chip company based in the US.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/people/bio-people/2012-2/christian-itin.html


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SALEM, Ore. — Oregon's health insurance exchange plans to open a call center in Salem with 50 permanent jobs and 100 seasonal jobs.
Starting in May or June, the workers will answer questions from people and companies about the Affordable Care Act.
The health exchange is called Cover Oregon. It was approved by the Legislature in 2011 to help implement federal health care legislation.
The Statesman Journal reports Cover Oregon is headquartered in the Portland suburb of Durham where a staff of 70 is expected to grow to 100.
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Green Lantern #59
Hope you like exposition, because "Green Lantern" is serving up a whole lot of it with a side of talking.
|November 21st, 2010
The Flash #6
"The Flash" finally crosses the finish line for its first story, but despite the delays it's a strong showing.
|November 17th, 2010
Brightest Day #14
"I might not be meant to save the universe or the Earth, but I can make life better for others and for me. Why is that wrong? Why?!"
|November 17th, 2010
Brightest Day #13
Did someone say... hawk?
|November 3rd, 2010
Brightest Day #12
"I will bring Mars back my way not your way!"
|October 20th, 2010
Untold Tales of Blackest Night #1
Because you, the reader demanded more "Blackest Night," here's more "Blackest Night." Or maybe DC just figured out we'd buy more "Blackest Night."
|October 13th, 2010
Green Lantern #58
It's a lot of set-up, but at least it's entertaining set-up.
|October 13th, 2010
Brightest Day #11
The cover promises the return of the Black Lanterns. The interior pages deliver.
|October 7th, 2010
The Flash #5
This issue feels like a transition point towards next month's conclusion, but it's a fast-paced one at that.
|September 22nd, 2010
Brightest Day #10
Black Manta stops by to liven things up a bit. In Manta's own words, "Unexpected. But interesting."
|September 16th, 2010
Green Lantern #57
Geoff Johns tries to squeeze the Star Sapphires into the new greater Lantern cosmology. It's a little forced, but almost works.
|September 9th, 2010
Brightest Day #9
When even the other characters in the comic find the plot hard to swallow, something has gone wrong.
|September 2nd, 2010
Brightest Day #8
Hawkgirl or White Lantern Firestorm? Those are your cover options for this issue. One of them will cost a pretty penny, the other one will only run you two hundred ninety-nine pennies.
|August 18th, 2010
Brightest Day #7
Hank Hall and Boston Brand sit down for cheeseburgers. Hilarity ensues. Or maybe not.
|August 4th, 2010
Green Lantern #56
Hector Hammond, Larfleeze, and Green Lantern meet up in North Branch, Minnesota and the sheriff asks Hal to retrieve a lawn flamingo.
|July 29th, 2010
The Flash #4
This month's issue of "The Flash" feels both classic and modern at the same time, which is a nice twist.
|July 28th, 2010
Brightest Day #6
"Brightest Day" is still all over the map, creatively and fictionally.
|July 26th, 2010
Brightest Day #5
DC's solicitation for this issue promises, "Deadman discovers the truth behind the formation of the White Lantern and what it means to the twelve returnees and the rest of the DC Universe." Not so much.
|July 8th, 2010
Wonder Woman #600
There's something for everyone in "Wonder Woman" #600, but overall it's not as strong as one would hope.
|June 30th, 2010
The Flash #3
The continuing adventures of Barry Allen rush on under the "Brightest Day" banner with some surprising revelations.
|June 30th, 2010
Brightest Day #4
"Brightest Day" continues on, but only a select few of the returned twelve appear in this issue. Aquaman and Martian Manhunter fans are sure to be disappointed.
|June 16th, 2010
Brightest Day #3
Still setting the stage for what's to come, but the creative team behind this series might just be able to make this work.
|June 6th, 2010
Green Lantern #54
Two Red Lanterns in the New York subway system and neither of them is Bernie Goetz. What could possibly go wrong?
|June 1st, 2010
Brightest Day #2
"Brightest Day" is still a big jumble of storylines, one that's yet to gain cohesiveness.
|May 19th, 2010
The Flash #2
"The Flash" is fun so far, but so far it's also surprisingly predictable
|May 12th, 2010
Brightest Day #1
While the white rings resurrected twelve heroes and villains, this issue follows only a half dozen of the returned heroes.
|May 5th, 2010
Green Lantern #53
With "Blackest Night" over, "Green Lantern" heads in a direction of... To Be Continued!
|April 21st, 2010
The Flash #1
A swift, lightweight launch for a new series, but not a bad one.
|April 15th, 2010
Brightest Day
After the "Blackest Night," there must be a "Brightest Day," if for no other reason than to sell some comics.
|April 14th, 2010
Superman: Secret Origin #5
As "Superman: Secret Origin" gets closer to modern times, the issues are slightly less compelling, but still well-crafted.
|April 12th, 2010
The Flash Secret Files and Origins 2010 #1
A nearly full-size Barry Allen story and plenty of background info on the worlds of two Flashes.
|April 9th, 2010
Blackest Night #8
The white light shines on and all is right with the world.
|March 31st, 2010
Blackest Night #8
: "Blackest Night" draws to a close with "Brightest Day" looming on the horizon, but is it worthwhile? I say most definitely. And thank you.
|March 31st, 2010
Green Lantern #52
This issue is being billed as the penultimate chapter to "Blackest Night." I kinda thought that designation was fulfilled with "Blackest Night" #7, but I guess not. Semantics.
|March 24th, 2010
Blackest Night #7
The White Lantern is revealed here. All will be well.
|February 25th, 2010
Blackest Night: The Flash #3
The Rogues are the best part, but that's often been true with any Flash series.
|February 19th, 2010
Green Lantern #51
"Blackest Night" continues to erupt across the DCU as the Color Guard turns their collective power against the Spectre.
|February 17th, 2010
Superman: Secret Origin #4
In what might by Gary Frank's best-looking Superman comic yet, we get new origin for the Parasite and more.
|January 30th, 2010
The Atom and Hawkman #46
"Blackest Night" has resurrected another title from the cancellation pile. This issue is about as close to "Blackest Night" #6 1/2 as we're going to get and it leads straight into February's "Blackest Night" #7.
|January 28th, 2010
Green Lantern #50
Industry veteran Doug Mahnke fills the role of artistic clean-up batter, and "Green Lantern" #50 is his grand slam.
|January 28th, 2010
Blackest Night: The Flash #2
Kollins' art is superb, Johns' story goes beyond the formula for a very good "Flash" tie-in to "Blackest Night."
|January 26th, 2010
Adventure Comics #6
Even as an oversized issue, "Adventure Comics" #6 feels a little rushed.
|January 18th, 2010
Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds
Any fan of the Legion of Super-Heroes, George Pérez, Geoff Johns, or even Superboy Prime (you may have problems if you fall into that category) will want to look into this book.
|January 4th, 2010
Blackest Night #6
"Blackest Night" breaks the silence of the "skip week" in full color brilliance as the Black Lanterns set their sights on Earth.
|December 30th, 2009
Blackest Night #6
"Blackest Night" #6 in some ways feels like a fan game come to life, but in a fun and entertaining way.
|December 30th, 2009
Green Lantern #49
Ed Benes comes in as John Stewart goes all military on a bunch of Black Lanterns. Unfortunately, it's the worst issue of the series so far.
|December 26th, 2009
Adventure Comics #5
A good series goes off the rails here, as Superboy Prime invades the DC offices, literally.
|December 13th, 2009
Blackest Night: Flash #1
"Blackest Night: Flash" breaks out of the starting gate with a supersonic boom, delivering a plethora of characters, a myriad of settings, and a tightly-conceived tie-in to the main "Blackest Night" series.
|December 3rd, 2009
Green Lantern #48
Larfleeze and Atrocitus share a delicate moment, and Sinestro bears his feelings to Hal Jordan. This issue also contains a few other Lanterns and some promises made under duress.
|November 25th, 2009
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In a nonleague game that might have North Coast Section Division I playoff implications, the visiting Liberty High boys soccer team defeated Mt. Eden 1-0 on Thursday.
The Lions (3-2-0) have won three straight games and look like a team that will vie for a playoff spot and perhaps a Bay Valley Athletic League title. Mt. Eden (7-4-3) will look to get back on track in West Alameda County Conference play after New Year's Day.
"I'm very happy with how we played," Liberty assistant coach Jorge Velazquez said. "I like that we stayed organized and kept mental focus the whole game."
Staying organized helped Liberty fight off a potent Monarchs attack, as the Lions defense was stingy despite the home team controlling the possession and having more opportunities.
Liberty keeper Eduardo Morales also played a big role, as he had eight saves. Liberty scored on a quick counter in the 32nd minute when Eric Reynoso's cross was put in by Edgar Ordaz.
"We've been talking about maintaining our shape, and sometimes we do and other times we don't," Mt. Eden coach Jonas Alvarez said. "They got us on a quick counter, and we made a defensive mistake."
Girls basketball
Heritage 57, University-Irvine 50: The Patriots (8-2) used its half-court man-to-man defense to limit University to five points in the first quarter, and Heritage never trailed in this first-round West Coast Jamboree Platinum Division game at Deer Valley.
Erin Asher scored a team-high 15 points for Heritage, and teammate Lexie Campbell had 14 points, including four 3-pointers.
Sabrina Engelstad had seven of her 10 points in the Patriots' 18-5 first-quarter run.
-- Staff
Boys basketball
San Lorenzo 73, Foothill 72: Ali Faruqbey converted an off-balance runner at the buzzer for the winning points in this first-round Tim Cole Memorial Tournament game. He scored a team-high 25 points for San Lorenzo (8-2).
Cory Frederickson of Foothill (3-5) scored a game-high 33 points.
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In an effort to demonstrate that the al Qaeda-affiliated group reportedly behind the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi does not represent the city's residents, many Libyans today took to the streets with signs of apology and support.
In photos posted online by Internet media outlet Libya Alhurra TV (Free Libya TV) and the Libyan Center for Documentation, citizens of Benghazi can be seen holding bilingual signs with anti-terror slogans such as "this does not represent us" and "no place for Qaeda within us."
Snapshots posted on Twitter show a similar solidarity demonstration taking place in Tripoli.
Libya's interim leader Mohammed Magarief said in a statement today that both the National Congress and the transitional government "condemn the criminal aggression," and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice.
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text: "But we have faith that the real spring is our youth having real faith in God," he added.The priest said Pope Benedict's visit would reinforce what Pope John Paul II said when he visited in 1997, "that Lebanon is more than a country, it's a message of peace and coexistence between the East and the West."Of Lebanon's population of nearly 4 million, approximately one-third is Christian. The country's population belongs to 18 different religions, 12 of which are Christian.Joe Zoulikian, a 33-year-old Armenian Catholic who works at the American University of Beirut, described Pope Benedict's visit as "very emotional, because the head of Catholic Church is coming to Lebanon while the region is full of war and revolutions.""For us it's a (sign of) hope to stay," Zoulikian said.Joseph Semaan, a 36-year old Maronite from Beirut who works as a technology manager and represents the Scouts of Lebanon on the youth meeting planning committee, said the pope's visit "will give us empowerment and hope."About 500 of Lebanon's some 10,000 Scouts will be assisting during the entire weekend of the pope's visit to Lebanon, mostly serving as ushers."I think he is here also to deliver a message of peace and to reinforce the diversity of Lebanese society, especially with what is happening in countries near us. There is a lot of war. So he is here to tell us not to be afraid. I am sure he will ask us to build the peace, to have faith," Semaan said.Saher Dawood, a 30-year old Chaldean Catholic refugee from Baghdad who has been in Lebanon for two years, said the pope's visit "will give the youth a push in their faith and hope because they (the youth) don't have this strong hope now." Dawood is one of some 30,000 Christian refugees from Iraq now living in Lebanon.Samieh Traboulsi, a Chaldean Catholic deacon, added that Lebanon is "in big danger now, because all the young people are immigrating to Europe, the Gulf and other countries."Father Bou Hadir said not only logistical preparations are under way for the pope's visit: "We also have to prepare our hearts."For the nine days before the visit, Catholic churches will conduct a novena of prayer."We are waiting with love, enthusiasm and prayer for this visit of the father to his children," Father Bou Hadir said.


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I tried Front Row, XMBC, Plex and Boxee.
Front Row is the best by far IMO. Has the best user interface (prettier and easiest to use) and it's not a resource hog (high cpu use).
I use it specially for my songs (+6.000 nicely organized). With my macbook + apple remote + airport express = I can play my music library nicely without cables for many, many hours.
A beautiful media player that comes bundled with Mac OS X.
Just asking, but why is it "Commercial with demo"?
Surely it's just a bundled application with Mac OS X
Nice app, but I don't use it, subtitles are not working in front row, while they are supported by any other soft...
lets admit it, this is basically media center edition mode for macs.
Now i have used the windows edition and i must say that while it does look and work well that is only on the most expensive of hardware.
Even on my older macs Front Row looks and works as advertised.
Just another thing that mac does better as soon as they try.


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The Henderson County Sheriff's Office arrested and charged a Hendersonville man with child neglect after his three children, ages seven months to 3 years, were found home alone Thursday.
Daniel A. Lind, 43, of 58 Beehive View Lane, faces three charges of misdemeanor child neglect. He was arrested Thursday night after deputies discovered him walking near Ingles on U.S. Highway 64.
Earlier that day, deputies acting on a tip found a 3-year-old, a 17-month-old and a 7-month-old unattended inside a residence on Beehive View Lane. The investigation revealed the children had been left alone at least four and a half hours, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office.
Deputies were able to locate the children's mother, who was at work and thought the children were home with their father.
The Henderson County Department of Social Services was contacted to evaluate and assess the incident. Lind is currently incarcerated in the Henderson County Detention Facility in lieu of a $3000 secured bond.
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San Ramon Valley
In his first year with the Wolves, Tovani had his team playing its best water polo at the end of the season. The Wolves got beaten by De La Salle for the East Bay Athletic League title but came back and beat the Spartans 14-11 to advance to the North Coast Section Division I title game for the second year in a row. In the final, San Ramon Valley faced Miramonte. The Wolves lost on a last-second shot after losing 11-6 to the Matadors earlier in the year. Tovani's first season also included a championship at the Roche Invitational.
First team
TUCKER ANGELO, De La Salle, Sr. -- Angelo was the Spartans' team MVP, leading them in scoring with 114 goals. He helped De La Salle win the EBAL title and make the NCS Division I semifinals. He also contributed 21 steals and 11 assists.
JACK FELLNER, Miramonte, Sr. -- A UCLA commit, Fellner was an outstanding shooter who led the Matadors in scoring with 80 goals. His 58 steals and 40 earned ejections also helped Miramonte claim Diablo Foothill Athletic League and NCS Division I championships. He was the DFAL MVP.
DREW HOLLAND, Miramonte, Sr. -- Holland was named "Most Outstanding Goalie" of the DFAL after anchoring the defense for the league and NCS Division I champions. He finished with 328 saves on the year.
TYLER MARTIN, San Ramon Valley, Sr. -- Martin's job was to stop opposing teams' top scorer, and he did it so well that he earned EBAL MVP honors. He had 57 goals to go along with 117 steals, helping the Wolves reach the NCS Division I title game for the second straight year.
JD RATCHFORD, Campolindo, Sr. -- Ratchford, who has committed to Cal, was one of the area's top all-around players and was the Cougars' team MVP. He tallied 98 goals along with 69 steals to help Campolindo take second to Miramonte in the DFAL standings.
CONNOR REID, Acalanes, Sr. -- Reid's 103 goals helped the Dons reach the NCS Division I semifinals. The first-team All-DFAL selection also tallied 64 steals and 52 assists.
CHARLIE WISER, Miramonte, Sr. -- Wiser was named East Bay Player of the Year for the second time as an overall contributor for the section's top team. He usually guarded opponents' top player and also contributed 64 goals. Wiser is headed to Stanford to swim and play water polo.
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Connor Neumann, San Ramon Valley, Jr.
Sammy Yorke, San Ramon Valley, Sr.
Colin Chiapello, De La Salle, Jr.
Michael Bull, Alhambra, Jr.
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Los Gatos, which boasts a Rolls-Royce dealership, is among 30 California cities on the list for a possible credit downgrade from ratings agency Moody's. So are Santa Clara and Sunnyvale, home to high-tech titans, and the East Bay's tony Danville.
So how did cities hosting Fortune 500 companies and plenty of rich folks get tagged for review as potential welchers? Moody's says California cities face more limits on their ability to raise taxes and control costs of employee pensions and other perks than others. And a small but growing number of California city bankruptcies has caused Moody's and other credit agencies to take another look at what was once considered a rock-solid investment risk.
"What we've not seen elsewhere in the country is the use of bankruptcy to the extent it has been used in California," said Robert Kurtter, Moody's public finance managing director, adding that doesn't mean the agency thinks the cities under credit review are in danger of default.
"These ratings may not be as strong as we once thought they were," Kurtter said. "That doesn't mean they're going down the tubes and are fiscal basket cases."
The upshot for residents of a credit downgrade is that it may raise future city borrowing costs to taxpayers, whether for cash-flow purposes or to build, say, a new library.
Moody's sweeping review announced this week stunned some Silicon Valley cities on the list.
"It was a complete surprise to us that we would even be mentioned," said Sunnyvale City Manager Gary Luebbers. "We're in good condition, and relatively speaking to the rest of the state, we're in very good condition."
Other Bay Area cities also expressed confidence in their credit.
"Our finances and our creditworthiness are very strong," said Joe Calabrigo, town manager of Danville. "But Moody's has concerns over the state's overall creditworthiness. Because they have concerns about the state of California, they are going to look at all types of debt."
Alan Shear, assistant city manager of Martinez, said the city is about to pay off the last $250,000 of $2.2 million in debt issued to pay for a City Hall rehabilitation project.
"We're going to pay it off, and we'll be done with it," Shear said, adding that the city isn't planning on issuing more bonds in the near future, so any downgrade won't cost the city anything. Berkeley officials also felt their credit would withstand scrutiny.
San Jose, Silicon Valley's big kahuna, wasn't among the 30 cities Moody's listed Tuesday as under review for possible credit downgrades.
Moody's had already dunned San Jose's credit in March, citing a "multi-year erosion of the city's general fund reserves," the "weakened revenues resulting from the economic downturn" and city management being "significantly challenged to manage retirement costs."
City officials said the Moody's downgrade would cost San Jose an additional $350,000 a year in short-term borrowing fees because it followed another credit ding by Fitch Ratings last year. San Jose has since seen several credit downgrades on various debt by Standard & Poor's, Fitch Ratings and Moody's. The city's general fund is currently under another review by Fitch Ratings.
San Jose officials have noted that their general-obligation bond ratings, now Aa1 with Moody's and AA+ with Fitch and Standard & Poor's, have merely returned to the very high levels from a decade ago after being bumped up to sterling triple-A levels from 2008 to 2010.
Kurtter noted that San Jose's credit is still better than the state of California's.
"Aa1 is still an exceptionally high rating," Kurtter said.
Moody's said a couple of cities under review -- San Francisco and Los Angeles -- may see upgrades in their general-obligation bond credit due to "significant tax bases that have demonstrated relative resiliency during the economic and property market downturns." San Francisco's rating is now Aa2 and Los Angeles' is a bit lower at Aa3.
Moody's expects to complete its review in about 90 days.
Kurtter said a key concern driving the credit review is the bankruptcies of Stockton, San Bernardino and Mammoth Lakes this year, on the heels of Vallejo in 2008. Though Standard & Poor's said municipal bankruptcies will continue to be rare due to the high cost, ratings agencies fear more cities are thinking about it.
Stockton's case was particularly worrisome because like many cities, it faced revenues not keeping pace with growing pension costs, but the city has effectively suggested it will pay pensions before making bondholders whole.
Greg Larson, town manager of Los Gatos, thinks the credit review has more to do with Moody's being more cautious than his town's financial health.
"I think this is more about a policy change by Moody's," Larson said, "not a change in our financial situation in Los Gatos."
Bay Area News Group reporters Jason Sweeney, Doug Oakley and Lisa White contributed to this report. Contact John Woolfolk at 408-975-9346. Follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com/johnwoolfolk1.
Here are the cities under review by credit ratings agency Moody's.
Azusa, Berkeley, Colma, Danville, Downey, Fresno, Glendale, Huntington Beach, Inglewood, Long Beach, Los Gatos, Martinez, Monterey, Oakland, Oceanside, Palmdale, Petaluma, Rancho Mirage, Redondo Beach, Sacramento, San Leandro, Santa Ana, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Maria, Santa Monica, Santa Rosa, Sunnyvale, Torrance and Woodland.


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SAN LEANDRO -- A man sought in a shooting that killed a bystander at the Bayfair BART station is believed to be on the run with his girlfriend, who was wounded when the gunfire broke out between two groups at a bus stop outside the station.
Jabrie Bennett, 18, of Oakland, is wanted in connection with the deadly exchange of gunfire on Jan. 19. Kenneth Lee Seets, a 50-year-old Fremont man, was killed by a stray bullet.
A teenage girl, who was originally reported as a bystander, was grazed by a bullet during the exchange. She was treated at a hospital and released.
On Friday, BART investigators said the girl, identified as 18-year-old Antilea Beal, was on the run with Bennett, whom investigators believe to be her boyfriend.
BART investigators closed in on Bennett's last known residence in East Oakland on Thursday afternoon and found that he had fled, BART police Deputy Chief Ben Fairow said. Beal, who is already wanted on three outstanding warrants issued by the Alameda County Probation Department, also was nowhere to be found.
Two other suspects, a 16-year-old boy and another suspect who has not been identified, were arrested during a traffic stop shortly after the shooting. They are jailed on unrelated weapons charges after guns were found in their car.
Several agencies cooperated in the investigation, Fairow said, including BART police, San Leandro police, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, Hayward police, Oakland schools police, the California Highway Patrol, Oakland police, the U.S. Marshals Service and the District Attorney's Office.
"There was some great work done on this case," Fairow said. "We can't bring Mr. Seets back, but hopefully an arrest can bring some closure to this family."
Seets and the teenage girl were caught in the crossfire between two rival groups about 12:30 p.m. near the BART station's AC Transit connection area.
The tragic events were felt intensely by AC Transit supervisor Larry Glenn, 58, who was one of the last people to see Seets alive.
Glenn was standing just steps away from Seets, who was sitting on a bench near the station's bus loading zone, when a fellow driver asked for his help fixing a fare machine. Glenn said he had taken only a few steps when he heard shots ring out behind him.
"I heard 20 to 30 rapid-fire sounds" Glenn said. "Thirty to 40 people started running and ducking."
Glenn used his bus's handheld radio to bring emergency crews to the scene.
"I went to the girl first, who had what looked like blood on her white jacket. She said 'I've been shot!' but was alert, and had women with her. Then I was told about the man on the ground."
Glenn ran to Seets, who was lying face-down on the ground with a gunshot wound to his torso.
"He was on his belly facing his right side, his face on the ground in a dirt patch, and all I could hear was (what sounded like) snoring," Glenn recalled. "I kept saying 'Hang in there, they'll be here shortly.' I believe my voice was the last thing he heard."
Seets, who worked as a truck driver for a Hayward-based plastics plant, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Glenn said he was trying to reach Seets' family to express his condolences. He said he cannot get the shooting out of his mind.
"I felt really sad because there's a part of me that ... just, if I hadn't of been called, I would have gotten shot. It's very disheartening," Glenn said. "He was an innocent bystander. I just don't understand the easiness of how these kids do what they do."
Bennett is considered armed and dangerous, and anyone who sees him or Beal should call 911 immediately, police said. Anyone with information about their whereabouts can contact BART police detectives at 510-464-7040 or the anonymous tip line at 510-464-7040.
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10U seeks competitive travel team to join for Spring 2011 Season in Monmouth County, NJ. Above average batting skills and solid 1B and 3B abilities. A true leader on and off the field. Please contact Joe at 609-751-3082.
Why would a 10U team look for players who play specific positions rather than the best players available? This is when I can tell the coaching staff is a bunch a dads who don't understand the game. This is a good situation to avoid.
This post is from a player's dad looking for a team. He's describing the kid's abilities. Dunno why the heck he's doing it here. www.travelbaseballnj.com would make more sense.
You're right. I misread it. From the other side I wouldn't advertise position. I would advertise he can hit, run and throw. I have an opportunity for him. He can pay $300 per month year round for training and another 3K for the team to train and play for the Arsenal.
I remember when my son was 14U, during a break I watched part of a 10U game. A dad told me his son was going to play college ball because he was part of the Arsenal program. Last year I told the story to a friend with a son playing 17U Arsenal (the kid is playing D1 this year). The friend said there were only four players remaining from the 13U team.
"...he can hit, run and throw."
Gotta read between the lines on this one. Saying he's a corner guy is the same as saying he can't run.
"Gotta read between the lines on this one. Saying he's a corner guy is the same as saying he can't run."
You never know at age ten. My son was small and fast when he was ten. He caught.
Catcher is different at that age. He's often if not usually the best athlete on the field. Only the pitcher and SS might be better. F5 and F3 might be great players, but they're often not quick.
Just finished 12U fall travel ball. Our catcher was so much faster than the rest of the team it was silly, plus he bats lefty. In about 20 games I would guess he beat 25 ground balls out for hits, which isn't easy on a 70' field. Every single time he was on 1st he stole second, and every time he was on second he stole 3rd, and nobody came close to throwing him out, even on pitch outs. Odd thing is that the kid can run distance too. He finished 5th in our city's middle school cross-country championship, by far the first 7th grader to finish.
I'll be honest - when I saw "1st and 3rd baseman" and "10U" I was thinking the same thing: that tall chunky kid who can't run, but can hit, hit for power, catch, and throw, but has the range of a bronze Buddha (then again, so did Al Oliver).
I know the "prototypical" catcher of yore is the chunky kid who can't run but has skills, but it's not always true.
There seem to be two models - the squatty kid, and the rangy model, and those long, lean catchers can sometimes run.
Squatty kid: think Ivan Rodruigez.
Rangy model: think Carlton Fisk (who could run, tied his career high with 17 stolen bases when he was 37), Benito Santiago.
My son was the rangy model, and he could run too. Not blindingly fast, but fast enough, and good instincts - didn't get thrown out stealing on the big diamond until he was 17, and he ran a lot. He's 6'3" 185 now, 195 after a meal. At one point he was 6'1" 135 - a beanpole in shins.
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"F5 and F3 might be great players, but they're often not quick."
In 13U we had a fast and quick player at third. There are a lot of balls that need to be cut off in front of the shortstop in 13U.
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