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My grandpa and his siblings were all "Del":
The odd part was that none of them went by Del growing up. If I remember correctly they were Sister, Sally, Laney and Lucy. I suppose that helped prevent the anarchy of having 4 Del's in one household. When they grew up my grandpa (Delano) and his brother (Delbert) both went by Del but us kids always called Delbert "Uncle Delb" so we didn't get confused. Or maybe just because Delbert thought it was funny to tell us that was his name.
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I know sisters named Anastasia and Kloey....Kloey definitely got gypped. I also know a Jeremy, John, Janelle, and Janessa...Janelle and Janessa aren't even twins, so that's pretty unfair they don't get a less similar name. What about Jane, Julia, Josephine, Jessica, Jennifer, or any other number of J names out there?
Hm, I also know an Allison, Lindsey, and a C.l.ar.k.a. Yes, Clark with an a.Anya Angelina, Alessandra Mary, Leah Susannah Claire, Mariana Abigail, Marisol Demetria,Caroline Michaela, Rikarah Jade, Liadah Cristina, Leah Cassandra, Alicia Cordelia, Eliza Francesca, Jade Antonia, Jessamine Faith, Audrina Rosemary, Sarah Evangeline, Catherine Ariadne
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Almost a half-century after he was wounded serving his country, an Adair County Army veteran was recognized recently for the sacrifices he made in Vietnam. And a Campbellsville veteran recognized him.
Larry Burton of Columbia, who was a private in the Army's 506th Infantry, was awarded a Purple Heart at Lindsey Wilson College's annual Veterans Appreciation Luncheon.
Burton received the decoration more than 46 years after being wounded in battle.
Melissa Million has been named the fall Taylor Regional Hospital ambassador. Nancy Cook was also nominated.
A team member nominated Million for the honor. The following was written about her on her nomination form:
"Melissa is a very caring and compassionate nurse. Her patients are her No. 1 priority and she provides them with first-rate care. She always has a smile on her face and tries to create comfort and trust in her patients.
Mikayla Smith
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville University welcomed Elizabeth Styffe, global director of the HIV/AIDS and Orphan Care Initiative at Saddleback Church in California, as keynote speaker for "God's Heart for Orphans" in Ransdell Chapel on Wednesday, Oct 29. The worship service was a kick off to National Adoption Month.
Frost-Arnett hosted a zombie walk last month and the event raised $1,230.
Samantha Jones and Nichole Pippin recently presented Paul Osborne checks in the amount of $615 each as donations to Campbellsville Trail Town and to United Citizens Bank for the injured Campbellsville Fire & Rescue firefighters.
Campbellsville native Casey Schaeffer was named Ms. Wheelchair Kentucky 2015 last weekend in Louisville.
Schaeffer, 28, grew up in Campbellsville. She graduated from Taylor County High School in 2005 and attended classes at Campbellsville University and St. Catharine College.
About six years ago, she was paralyzed from the waist down after a car crash. Married to Shawn Schaeffer, the couple lives in Greensburg.
Schaeffer said there were two interview sessions and an on-stage speech and questions.
Ed and Nell Blevins of Campbellsville recently celebrated their 72nd anniversary with a surprise party. Family and friends attended.
The Blevinses have a son and daughter-in-law, Gil and Laurel Blevins of Campbellsville.
Stanley and Henrietta Oakes of Campbellsville celebrated 67 years of marriage on Oct. 17
They were married in Marion County in 1947.
The Oakeses have two children, Mark Oakes and Linda Russell. They also have four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Jasmin Lamer of Campbellsville announces the birth of a daughter, Aaliyah LaShae Lamer, at 11:40 a.m. on Nov. 3 at Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville. She weighed 6 pounds, 6.3 ounces and was 18 inches long.
Grandparents are Shelley Shields and Dennis Lamer of Campbellsville.
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Brandie and Spencer Adams of Campbellsville announce the birth of a son, Owen James Adams, at 1:16 p.m. on Nov. 5 at Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville. He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was 19 inches long.
They bowed their heads in silence as the names of those killed in action were read aloud.
Taylor County High School hosted a Veterans Day ceremony on Monday to honor local people who had served and are still serving in the U.S. military.
The TCHS Band and Choir performed patriotic music throughout the ceremony and students spoke about the meaning of Veterans Day.
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Dr. Michael V. Carter, Campbellsville University president, thanked family members present at the recent dedication ceremony for the Pence-Chowning Art Gallery and Chowning Art Shop named in honor of those whose lead gifts made both developments possible.
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SAN JOSE -- Republicans in California and across the nation must pitch a bigger tent, Neel Kashkari, one of two GOP candidates for governor, told the San Jose State University College Republicans on Thursday night.
Asked what the main differences are between him and conservative Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Hesperia, Kashkari said he hasn't studied Donnelly's platform but believes that as a moderate he can attract more voters both back to the GOP and to the voting booth in November.
"I want to make the Republican Party an inclusive party" offering positive economic ideas, said Kashkari, 40, of Laguna Beach. "We need to bring more people into our tent."
California isn't the economic rebound story that Democrats want everyone to believe, Kashkari said, noting that the state still has a high jobless rate and the highest poverty rate in America.
Kashkari said that if Californians "unlock the private sector to grow the economy" and improve schools, other problems such as crime will take care of themselves. But he also wants to "rebuild and re-energize the Republican Party in California" by spreading this message, he said.
"These issues are not only issues that can unite Republicans, but they're issues that can bring (independent voters) back into the party and can win over some moderate Democrats," he said.
Kashkari told the gathering of about 20 students that all opportunities were open to him because his parents, who were immigrants from India, believed in the value of a good education.
"Higher education has been the ticket to success in my life," yet tuition increases have abounded in California in recent years, said Kashkari, an asset manager and former assistant U.S. treasury secretary.
One reform might be to change the funding formula so that state universities and colleges aren't paid per student, but based on the efficiency of getting those students through to graduation, he said.
Kashkari said another idea might be to put more class content online to make it more accessible, while cutting costs.
Answering a student's question, Kashkari said the science behind climate change is compelling, but a cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions like the one California has implemented will merely drive carbon-emitting businesses -- and the jobs they offer -- elsewhere. Any solution needs to be national or international, he said.
Strengthening the state's economy, meanwhile, will provide more tax revenue and give the state more leeway to enact environmental protections.
Kashkari also noted that as a gun owner, he has no problem with background checks as a means of keeping guns out of criminals' hands.
Josh Richman covers politics. Contact him at 510-208-6428. Follow him at Twitter.com/josh_richman. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.


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PARKERSBURG - More than 300 people traveled through the Julia-Ann Square Historic District this weekend to see five historic homes decorated for the upcoming holiday season during the annual Victorian Christmas Home Tour and Tea.
"This year's tour has been wonderful," said home owner and district member Judy Smith. "We were so busy (Saturday) we ran out of food at the tea and that has never happened."
This was the 13th year for the two-day tour, which includes a sit-down tea with desserts from area restaurants on Saturday along with guided tours and costumed home owners. The second day includes self-guided tours of the homes on Sunday.
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Judy Smith, owner of 1024 Juliana St., dressed for the holidays on Sunday during the second day of the annual Julia-Ann Square Historic District Victorian Christmas Home Tour.
Photo by Jolene Craig
The front parlor of 1024 Juliana St. was decorated in red and white, along with the entire house, to represent Parkersburg High School to celebrate owner Judy Smith's 50th class reunion from the school during the annual Julia-Ann Square Historic District Victorian Christmas Home Tour.
"The Sunday tours are more calm and relaxed and allow people to tour the homes at their own pace while Saturday is more structured," said Smith, who along with her husband Norman, owns the Caswell-Smith House at 1024 Juliana St. "We try to make the tour enjoyable for everyone who wants to join us."
Each of the five houses in the tour were decorated for the Christmas holiday season with garlands, wreaths and trees inside and out.
"I decided to go with a Parkersburg High School theme this year to celebrate my 50th class reunion," Smith said. "So, every room is decorated in red and white and I think it's great, I might do it again."
A group of family members from around the Mid-Ohio Valley took this year's Sunday tour and said they do it every year.
"It's fun to see the houses and it kind of helps us get in the mood for the holidays," said Laura Hogue of Washington, W.Va., who toured the historic homes with family members Whitney Ball of Parkersburg, Karen Pugh of Little Hocking and Betty Varney of Belpre.
"This is just something we try to do every year because we can get together and see some great homes," Varney said. "It's just something different and fun."
Rick and Ruami Dyck have had the Nelly-Dyck Home at 1024 Ann St. in the home tour three times in the past decade they have lived in the district.
"We are very happy to help support the district because, we believe, it is important to keep the history of the neighborhood and the city going," said Ruami Dyck.
This year's tour also featured the Blevins House at 944 Juliana St., the PeterkinDeKlavon House at 1203 Ann St. and the Garland House at 924 Ann St.
Each year different homes within the district are featured on the tour. All of the proceeds from the tour go to improvements to the historic district.


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Ashland residents Doug and Becky Neuman announced this morning they have purchased the Red Lion Hotel in Medford.
A press release said the Neumans, known for their renovations of Ashland Springs Hotel and Lithia Springs Resort in Ashland, plan to renovate the hotel and rename it the Inn at the Commons.
They also will expand Larks, the restaurant they own at Ashland Springs, into the Medford location, the release said.
The purchase price of the hotel was not immediately available.
The Red Lion, at 200 N. Riverside Ave., across from The Commons, has more than 9,500 square feet of meeting space and can accommodate up to 1,200 people, the release said. Of the 185 guest rooms, 67 will be removed on a 3.29-acre portion of the property that the city of Medford is purchasing for a parking lot at a cost of $1.6 million.
More details will be given when they become available.
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It has been a pretty uneventful rest day at the Tour and after two and a half weeks, that is a good thing. Lance Armstrong has come out publicly and stated that his aspirations for the Tour's yellow jersey are over and that Contador is the best rider on the team. I am sure that was not what the Texan wanted to be saying, but it was a classy thing to do. He still sits in second place, but unless he can find a bit more climbing fitness, the podium might be a stretch. There is a 25-mile(40km) time trial in Annecy on Thursday, but that might not be enough to erase any deficits if he continues to struggle on the climbs.
I spent the rest day visiting several teams, Columbia-HTC and Saxo Bank and sittting down with some riders for interviews. Here are a few. Look for more to dribble in over the next few days.
George Hincapie is the most popular rider in the US save that guy from Texas. He hold the American record for most Tour starts (14) and finishes (13).
Bruce: fourteen Tours de France. That is an incredible legacy. Did you finish every one?
George: I finished every one except my first one(1996). I was just a young kid and I was trying to get ready for the Olympics. I rode two weeks of it then had a bad crash and pulled out.
Bruce: what's in your future on the bike?
George: I am definitely going to keep racing. I don't know if I will do a couple more Tours. I will probably do another couple of years. I don't know if I will be able to come back to the Tour or not. It is still undecided there.
Bruce: How are you feeling?
George: I feel good. I definitely had a very big disappointment the other day. I had a big chance to be in yellow. That seems to be standing out more than anything right now. But as far as my riding, I am going quite well. Hopefully, I can pull something out in the last week.
Bruce: Let's talk about that moment. It appeared to be a bit of a misunderstanding between you and the Astana guys. It didn't look like they were the ones who were really doing the work. It looks like you got some bad information at the finish line.
George: I don't know about that. I have my opinion and I know the facts. I don't really care to comment on what happened and who did what wrong. I have a strong opinion on that and I will keep that to myself.
Bruce: You had the yellow jersey for a day in 2006?
George: I know it would have been hard to keep it(yellow jersey) yesterday, but it would have been very special to get it.
Bruce: What is your role on the team?
George: I can pretty much do everything for the guys. I can help them in the mountains. I can represent them in the breakaways. And I can help Cavendish in the sprints. So, I think I have done a great job for the team. This team is amazing. It is the best team I have ever been on by far as far as the depth of the riders and the comaraderie. For sure.
Bruce: It almost looks automatic for you guys to win a bunch sprint. Take us through the final 2kms of a field sprint
George: That's the thing. That is why I say this team is so good. People watching just think it is automatic. They see us all lined up, all together, but they don't see how hard it is to stay together and how much fighting that is going on and all the bumping. There are people trying to cut inside you on the corners. It is just real chaos. But, this team is so good at staying together. We never get complacent. We are always 100% focused and 100% motivated to get Cav to the final 200 meters.
Bruce: what's the lineup for the leadout train and how does it function?
George: Bernie (Eisel) and (Bert) Grabsch are doing most of the work the whole day. With 5-10km to go Kim (Kirchen) and Maxime (Monfort) take over. Michael Rogers has been taking over with 2km to go. Tony Martin takes over with 1500m to go then I take over with about 1km to go and then Renshaw takes over with 500m to go.
Bruce: Obviously, your stage win in 2005 at Pla d'Adet was a huge moment in your career. But, are there any other Tour moments which stand out in your career?
George: Winning team time trials. Anytime you get to the Champs Elysees no matter what you have done is a huge accomplishment just to get there. Those are definitely moments which stand out.
Mark Cavendish is the best field sprinter in the business, bar none. Even with all his successes he has been criticized for not getting over the mountains and finishing the Tour.
Bruce: You are finally going to try and make it to Paris. How do you feel about your climbing?
Mark: I am not suffering in the grupetto. I am just sitting in there. I don't ned to try and climb with the front riders. What I need to do is save as much energy when I am not climbing with the front riders. I was never going to get dropped from the grupetto, anyway. At least now I can recover and save energy rather than having to go full gas to try and stay in the grupetto.
Bruce: are there any opportunities to try and get back the green jersey?
Mark: It's not happening. The green jersey is gone now. Eighteen points on Thor is too much.
Bruce: let's talk about the rest of your Tour. You won four stages.
Mark: I said "if I don't win a stage I have failed." So, you have to be content with one stage at the Tour. It is the Tour de France. I set two goals, one to win a stage, the other goal was to reach Paris. I won a stage. I am close to reaching Paris. That is successful. Getting to wear green for the first time in my career. Tony to wear white. We still have all nine guys in the race. It has gone perfect for us, actually.
Bruce: let's talk about your new book 'Boy Racer'. What is the part of your personality that you haven't shown publicly that is in the book.
Mark: If you buy the book it explains why I am emotional after a stage. If I wina race I am elated. If I lose a race I am destroyed, angry, aggressive. It is easy to sum up a person fifteen seconds straight after a race when all that emotion that is pent up has spilled out. That's fifteen seconds where you can make the right or wrong decision about a person. If you read the book it shows that there is much more to me than just this Jekyl and Hyde a$$hole, really.
Jens Voigt is on the powerful Saxo Bank team which has two riders in contention for high placings in the overall classification.
Bruce: What will the plan be for Saxo Bank be for the Alps with Andy Schleck riding so well.
Jens: Andy sits in fifth place overall so there is room to improve on that. He got the white jersey which was his first objective achieved, but of course we aim high and we would like to have one of the Schleck brothers on the podiium. It looks like things are pretty simple from the way I see it. We gotta move. We got to try and make the race hard and give Frank and Andy a chance to shine in the mountains. We gotta get past Wiggins. We have to drop and gain more time on people like Tony Martin, on Kloden, on Armstrong, the good time trialists.
In the ideal scenario we would, two days from now, start the time trial with Andy being comfortably ahead of the good time trialists, especially Wiggins who is an awesome time trialer. We have to look into getting him(Wiggins) into trouble
. Our strength is that we have two really good, strong climbers and we have to work with that.
Bruce: what will your role be in the Alps?
Jens: to just make life hard for the others. It is probably the best for me to create chaos. That's good. That's what I am best at. Just make people suffer and have tactics such that they never know if you go now or go later. To put constant pressure on the others (rivals).
Bruce: pleast fill us in on what happened when you flatted out of that breakaway on stage 14 to Besancon. That was a Jens Voigt-type breakaway.
Jens: I am sure that the poor fellow tried (to change his wheel) as quick as he could. It is just complicated to change the back wheel. Then there were the whole circumstances. They had to come running to me to see, first of all, do we have a front wheel or back wheel. By the time we got the bike changed it was too late.
Then you have this rule that you are actually allowed to go behind the group with the yellow car to get back to the group where you had the puncture because you didn't puncture because it was funny. You have been punished enough by that (getting a wheel change). I tried to talk to them, but the commissaire quickly said "No, no. This isn't going to happen here. There is no helping."
So, I was out there all by myself and quickly calculated my chances. Twelve strong riders swapping off in the front and me alone and I figured out that is next to zero that I am going to see them again.
Italian Vincenzo Nibali finished third behind Alberto Contador in Verbier. His is a young rider with a lot of potential. Italian is my fourth language after English, Spanish and French, but I managed to get several questions out to the Liquigas rider at the team bus yesterday at the finish.
Bruce: It was a good day for you?
Vincenzo: Yes, it was a good day, but Contador was much better. He was so much faster than the rest of us. But, yes, it was a good day for me and my team.
Bruce: is it possible to finish top 5 in the Tour?
Vincenzo: yes, I hope it is possible for me to finish high in the general classification. I feel good and I feel very strong.
This was a work of art just on the retaining wall just as the riders entered the town of Verbier. Pretty cool!
I don't know if you can tell by this photo, but former yellow jersey rider Rinaldo Nocentini (87) has his saddle pointed slightly downward.
Ah, the joys of getting something from the publicity caravan.


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The Insider: Doctor Today Urgent Care is Expanding Today
Published: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 9:09 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 9:09 p.m.
Doctor Today Urgent Care, a local chain of medical clinics, is expanding again. The network plans to open a clinic on U.S. 92 near the intersection with Havendale Boulevard in Auburndale. Doctor Today opened its first clinics in Lakeland and Winter Haven in 2002, according to its website. The company now has three clinics in Lakeland and one that opened last year in Winter Haven. Clinics are also scheduled to open soon in Haines City and Lake Wales, according to the company's website. The clinics, which specialize in treating minor emergencies, strains, sprains, broken bones, lacerations, sports injuries and work-related injuries, are open late 365 days a year.
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- Apr 24:
- Officials: Dead bomber name in terrorism database
- Apr 23:
- Boston bombing suspect's wife is 'nice,' 'sweet' American convert to Islam
- Boston bombing victim Martin Richard, 8, laid to rest privately
- Older Boston bombing suspect frequently visited jihadist websites, U.S. officials say
- Boston Bombing Suspects: Who Do We Think They Are?
- Crowd funding for Boston's Dave Henneberry and his shot-up boat goes through the roof
- Apr 22:
- Boston bombing suspect Tsarnaev charged with using WMD, could face death penalty
- Boston bombings edge into immigration debate
- Feds ask to interview wife of suspected Boston Marathon bomber
- Apr 21:
- Top cop says Boston bomb suspects likely planning more attacks
- Governor: Video shows Boston bomb suspect placing backpack
- Police: Boston bomber may have been killed by his own brother
- Apr 20:
- Doctor: Boston suspect had so many wounds he couldn't tell which was fatal
- Authorities arrest two in town where Boston bombing suspect may have lived
- Boston bombing suspect hospitalized following arrest
- Apr 19:
- Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev's mother-in-law sickened by attack
- Mercury News editorial: Marathon bombers raise important questions for American society
- Boston Red Sox, Bruins postpone games during manhunt
- Boston bombings: Television can only 'hurry up and wait'
- Boston bombing suspect's U-Mass Dartmouth classmates: He was 'calm,' 'cool,' 'laid back'
- Boston bombing suspects' sister says she doesn't know what got into them
- Boston bombings: TV networks plan prime-time coverage
- Media chasing Boston images, information in massive manhunt
- Boston bombing suspects' uncle, 'ashamed,' asks nephew to turn himself in
- Boston bombing suspects spent night in Honda before carjacking a Mercedes
- Boston manhunt: MIT police chief says slain officer Sean Collier was dedicated, well-liked
- Boston manhunt: Chronology of chaotic search for suspects in marathon bombing
- Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev captured alive, police say
- Boston bombing suspects: Who are the two brothers?
- Police: Suspect who killed MIT cop is dead; second suspect tied to Boston bombing
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- Boston bombing suspects shown in photos, video released by FBI
The suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing were identified by law enforcement officials and family members as Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, ethnic Chechen brothers from Dagestan, which neighbors Chechnya in southern Russia.
They lived near Boston and had been in the U.S. for about a decade, an uncle said.
Chechnya is the home of an Islamic insurgency that has carried out deadly bombings in Russia and the region, but its militants have never been known to export violence to the West.
In the past, insurgents from Chechnya and neighboring restive provinces in the Caucasus have been involved in terror attacks in Moscow and other places in Russia.
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Those raids included one in Moscow in 2002 in which a group of Chechen militants took 800 people hostage and held them for two days before special forces stormed the building, killing all 41 captors. Also killed were 129 hostages, mostly from the effects of the gas Russian forces used to subdue the attackers.
Chechen insurgents also launched a 2004 hostage-taking raid in the southern Russian town of Beslan, where they took hundreds of hostages. The siege ended in a bloodbath two days later, with more than 330 people, about half of them children, killed.
Insurgents from Chechnya and other regions also have launched a long series of bombings in Moscow and other cities in Russia.


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Adding Localization packages into v3
By ogino on 12 15, 2009
Now so many people are writing about v3, I would like to mention about its localization. v3 localization (both admingui and asadmin) is available now and can be added using UpdateCenter. Here's how.
Run updatetool.
$ updatetool/bin/updatetool
Enter "Localization" in uppper right corner and search for add-on packages. You should see a list of localization packages something like below.
Check all the packages and click green arrow button to install. Restart domain and that's it.


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San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Program
For the second commemorative coin program of 2006, the United States Mint is paying tribute to the San Francisco Old Mint, celebrating the instrumental role it played in the recovery and rebuilding of a great American city.
Public Law 109-230, approved by President George W. Bush on June 15, 2006, calls for the production and release of two commemorative coins to honor the history and legacy of the building that became known as the "Granite Lady," in this, the 100th anniversary of the terrible tragedy which befell San Francisco in the spring of 1906.
In 1852 President Millard Fillmore approved an Act of Congress establishing a branch of the United States Mint in San Francisco to convert miners' gold from the California gold rush into coins. The San Francisco Old Mint building, the second building in San Francisco to house the United States Mint there, was designed by architect A.B. Mullett who also designed the United States Department of the Treasury building and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The solid construction of the "Granite Lady" enabled it to survive the 1906 earthquake and fire, making it the only financial institution able to operate immediately after the earthquake as the Treasury for disaster relief funds for the city of San Francisco.
The obverse design of the $5 gold coin is a rendition of the Old Mint modeled on the original 1869 construction drawing by A.B. Mullett. The reverse design is a replica of the 1906 Half-Eagle Coronet Liberty eagle reverse, designed by Christian Gobrecht.
The obverse design of the silver dollar is a rendition of the San Francisco Old Mint, originally prepared for the San Francisco Mint Medal by Sherl J. Winter. The reverse design is a replica of the 1904 Morgan Silver Dollar eagle reverse, designed by George T. Morgan.
Both coins will be struck at the current United States Mint at San Francisco and carry the distinctive "S" mint mark of that facility.
Both coins are available with proof and uncirculated finishes. A proof coin has a brilliant mirror-like finish. The term "proof" refers to a specialized minting process, which begins by manually feeding burnished coin planchets into presses fitted with specially polished dies. An uncirculated coin has a high quality, satin finish and is produced with special care.
Surcharges collected through the sale of these commemorative coins are authorized to be paid to the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society for the purposes of rehabilitating the Historic Old Mint in San Francisco as a city museum and an American coin and gold rush museum.
The five-dollar gold coin is limited to 100,000 and the one-dollar silver coin has a mintage limit of up to 500,000 across all product options.


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Randolph hospital is state's only BHOP grant recipient for 11 years running
RANDOLPH – Gifford Medical Center has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the Avon Breast Health Outreach Program to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of early detection of breast cancer.
The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program (BHOP) supports community-based, non-profit breast health programs across the country and is part of the Avon Foundation for Women, the largest corporate philanthropy dedicated to women's causes globally.
This is the 11th consecutive year that Gifford's Breast Health Program has received funding from the Foundation, resulting in a more than $415,000 investment regionally to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of mammograms and clinical breast exams.
The only Vermont recipient, Gifford was selected as one of 120 grantees nationwide. Organizations like Gifford are chosen based on their ability to effectively reach women, particularly minority, low-income, and older women, who are often medically underserved.
Through the grant, Gifford Breast Care Coordinator Cheryl Manns travels the state speaking to women where they live, work, and socialize about the life-saving benefits of early detection of breast cancer and sharing information on resources like Ladies First.
Since Gifford received its first grant in 2002, it has provided more than 4,500 mammograms and nearly 3,500 clinical breast exams through the program, and referred countless others to hospitals in their region of the state for care. In 2011 alone, Gifford breast care personnel spoke to more than 5,000 Vermonters in communities near and far about having annual mammograms after age 40, annual clinical breast exams, and doing self-breast exams so women know what is normal for them.
Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women in the United States and in Vermont. It's also the nation's leading single cause of death overall in women between the ages of 40 and 55.
According to the Vermont Department of Health, about 473 breast cancer cases are diagnosed among Vermont women each year. About 92 people each year die from the disease. Nationwide, there is a new diagnosis every three minutes and a death from breast cancer every 14 minutes.
While advances have been made in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure, early detection still affords the best opportunity for successful treatment. According to the Avon Foundation, programs such as Gifford's help ensure that all women have access to early detection information and options, even poor and medically underserved women.
Pam Caron serves as director of ancillary services at Gifford and oversees the grant.
"I am so pleased and humbled that we have been given the Avon Foundation grant again this year. The importance of spreading the information about early detection of breast cancer to our communities is a passion our entire team of breast care personnel shares. I am very proud of the work they do, and the care and compassion they show to our patients is phenomenal. The Avon grant supports our efforts, and I look forward to continuing the mission in 2012," Caron said.
Since 1993, the Avon Foundation has awarded more than 1,550 grants to community-based breast health programs across the United States. These programs are dedicated to educating underserved women about breast cancer and linking them to early detection screening services.
The Avon Foundation for Women and Breast Cancer Crusade
The Avon Foundation for Women, an accredited 501(c)(3) public charity, was founded in 1955 to improve the lives of women and today is the world's largest corporate-affiliated philanthropy focused on issues that matter most to women. The Avon Breast Cancer Crusade, which observes its 20th anniversary in 2012, has placed Avon at the forefront of the fight against breast cancer; today, Avon is the leading corporate supporter of the cause globally. In the 20 years since the Crusade's launch, Avon breast cancer programs in 58 countries have donated more than $740 million for research and advancing access to care, regardless of a person's ability to pay. Avon raises funds for the Crusade through the sale of Avon "Pink Ribbon" products, and through events and walks, such as the U.S. Avon Walk for Breast Cancer series, which is the Foundation's largest fund-raising source.
The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program
The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program is administered by Cicatelli Associates Inc. to support community-based, non-profit breast health programs across the country. The Fund's National Advisory Board selected the Breast Health Program at Gifford Medical Center as one of 120 new grant recipients nationwide in the 2012 cycle of Avon Breast Health Outreach Program grants. These organizations were chosen based on their ability to effectively reach women, particularly minority, low-income, and older women, who are often medically underserved.
For More Information
For more information on breast care at Gifford or to have Breast Care Coordinator Cheryl Manns visit your organization, call her at (802) 728-2317. For more information about breast cancer, contact the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345 or www.cancer.org, or the National Cancer Institute at 1-800-4-CANCER or www.cancer.gov.
To learn more about the Avon Foundation for Women, call 1-866-505-AVON or visit www.avonfoundation.org, where you can access free printable Breast Health Resource Guides in English and Spanish. For information or to register or support Avon Walk for Breast Cancer events, visit www.avonwalk.org or call 1-888-540-WALK.


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Ore. smokejumpers skydive into illegal pot garden
Published: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 7:02 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 7:02 a.m.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season.
The six smokejumpers from a base in Redmond found the site Monday evening, when there was a rash of lightning strikes.
Jackson County sheriff's spokeswoman Andrea Carlson says the smokejumpers notified authorities, who hiked into the remote site in the Rogue River-Siskiyou (SIS'-kee-yoo) National Forest. They seized two guns and more than 1,000 little pot plants.
Carlson says the site near the community of Applegate was being cultivated by growers for Mexican drug gangs, and it's been used before.
She says the smokejumpers saw some people but weren't sure whether they were pot growers, so no one was arrested.
The smokejumpers extinguished the fire after it burned less than an acre.
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VAIL, Colorado - Forbes Travel Guide has unveiled its 55th annual listing of Star Award-winning lodging properties worldwide, and named Solaris Vail and the Four Seasons in Vail as Four-Star Award recipients, amongst other prestigious properties on this list. Solaris and the Four Seasons will be showcased among all the 2013 award winners on Startle.com, the online home of Forbes Travel Guide.
The Forbes Travel Guide - formerly the Mobil Travel Guide - has released an annual list of Five- and Four-Star hotels, restaurants and spas since 1958.
An announcement from Solaris Vail about the award cites the property's array of residences for nightly rental, as well as the Vail location of chef Nobu Matsuhisa's eponymous restaurant, Matsuhisa. Amenities include a private spa, fitness center, movie theater, bowling alley and lounge, ski valet and more.
"We're honored to receive this prestigious distinction from Forbes Travel Guide," said general manager Bill Marshall. "We strive to provide our guests an unprecedented level of guest services, along with the finest in accommodations and amenities. We're pleased that Forbes has recognized our efforts, and named us among the top hotels in the world."
"The Forbes Travel Guide annual Star Awards represent the best in class in luxury hospitality. Travelers seeking exceptional experiences rely on our ratings to guide them to the world's finest hotels, restaurants and spas," said Michael Cascone, president and COO of Forbes Travel Guide. "By continuing to evolve our ratings categories, we are establishing a global benchmark for the highest standards in hospitality service and facilities."
For a detailed explanation of how Forbes Travel Guide compiles its Star ratings, go to www.startle.com/about/ratings. To see the complete list of 2013 Forbes Travel Guide Star Award winners, visit www.startle.com/forbes-travel-guide-star-award-winners/2013-star-award-winners.
For more information about Solaris, go to www.solarisvail.com. For more information about the Four Seasons at Vail, go to www.FourSeasons.com/Vail.


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My bicycle is our second car. I love to bicycle in all weather, for all distances, and on all routes. Bicycling has brought so much joy to my life, and I want to share it with anyone who is interested. I will use my soapbox to tell you about the joys, the freedom, the benefits, and, yes, the challenges of bicycling and walking for transportation.
As a bicyclist, my view of motorized scooters has been negative. Scooters go too fast for bike lanes and bike paths, yet people ride them there anyway. Scooters block the bike rack.
Other drivers are annoyed by scooters because they don't go as fast as cars and trucks.
Scooters aren't subject to emissions regulations, so while they use less gas than a car, they pollute more. Scooters don't have any of the health benefits of bicycles. They are no better than cars in this respect, and they are worse than cars in the other respects. At least cars don't block the bike racks.
Does anyone like scooters?
If you follow my blog, you'll have noticed I've been reading books (City Cycling and Walkable City) about urban planning and our transportation choices. The next logical book is Donald Shoup's The High Cost of Free Parking. This opened my eyes to the one benefit of scooters over cars: they require far less space to park.
I will cover this in more detail after I've finished reading the book, but Shoup convincingly argues that we have an overabundance of parking which is destroying downtowns.
Scooters could improve downtowns because they require less space to park--if parking were provided for scooters.
There was a time when I thought that cities ought to respond to whatever mode of transportation that people want to use. If they want to drive (and they do), build roads. If they want to bicycle (which I do), build bike paths. If they want to ride scooters and golf carts, design streets and provide parking to accommodate them.
Last summer, Bike Across Kansas stopped in Clyde, KS where every house had a car, a truck, and a golf cart. We stayed in the school but ate downtown, which was a fair hike after a long day on the bike. Residents brought their golf carts to the school and gave us rides downtown. On the ride back to the school, I was one of about 6 people hanging onto one part or another of a golf cart. On the hills, we put a foot down and pushed to assist the little engine. This was probably the most dangerous moment of the entire trip. We weren't even wearing our bicycling helmets!
I thought it was odd that the little town was overrun with golf carts. Then I thought, "Why not?" It's certainly not my transportation choice--again with the pollution and absolutely no health benefit--but if that's what people want to use, cities should accommodate them.
Since then, I learned that "if you build it, they will come." Roads create drivers. Bike paths create bicyclists. Parking lots create parked cars. Cities that attempt to respond to transportation choices unwittingly drive transportation choices. Cities should instead actively define transportation choices.
In my opinion the choices they define probably should not include golf carts, and we ought to have some emissions regulations in place on all gas powered motors, whether they are cars and trucks, scooters and golf carts, or lawn mowers and chain saws. But we could encourage both scooters and bicycles by requiring scooter and motorcycle parking as well as bicycle parking, allowing us to reduce the overall parking lot size without reducing the number of people who can use it, and thereby benefitting everyone.
True story: I thought it would be nice to have a photo of a scooter blocking a bike rack in Kirksville and I set out to find one. I was sure I'd find one within 3 or 4 bike racks. Seems like there is always a scooter blocking the bike rack. I searched all over town without finding one, and had to resort to finding an image online!


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15 years ago in U.S. Catholic: How does our garden grow?
By Bishop Robert Morneau
This article appeared in the June 1999 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 64, No. 6, pages 34-37).
Seven tips for moral eating
According to Catholic Rural Life, what we eat is a moral issue. How do we use an informed conscience to make moral eating decisions?
1. By placing an emphasis on eating and purchasing foods that are good for the planet.
2. By eating and purchasing foods that are good to grow and that benefit soil and water resources.
3. By focusing our purchasing decisions on the common good—what is good and just for farms, farmers, and their workers in terms of health and well being.
4. By asking questions about how food is grown, harvested, and kept safe for us to eat.
Family farmers: Living on the edge
The year 2009 was a particularly challenging one for independent farmers like Teri Rosendahl. With the global financial crisis in full swing, small family farms were hit hard, and Rosendahl and her husband, Peter, were forced to mortgage a lot of the equipment they used at Udder Valley Dairy in rural Spring Grove, Minnesota just to get by. But from small daily struggles to major financial obstacles, challenges had simply become a way of life on the small, family-owned dairy farm.
Food fight: The pros and cons of genetically modified food
Genetic modification has yielded major changes in the way we grow our food, but concerns are cropping up over whether a bigger harvest means a better—or safer—diet.
How does our food system affect what we eat?
"We've gotten away from the real meaning of food, and the power of food," Michael Pollan told us in a December 2013 interview. The famous food author has helped spur a movement encouraging people to return to using whole, real ingredients in home-cooked meals. He is known for touting a primary rule about food and eating: Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.
How cooking can create community
This famous food author insists there's much to be gained from sitting around the table and sharing a home-cooked meal.
How will climate change affect the next generation?
So-called "cheap" energy sources will have a high cost for future generations.
We have been told that we live in a threshold age of energy production, an era when industrialized nations are poised to migrate from the combustion of fossil fuels to a solar- and wind-powered, renewable energy future. That has been the political assurance of the Obama administration and the appealing scenarios served up by energy futurists, even from the marketing departments of the large oil and gas corporations which today call the tune on energy policy.
Let it rain: Marymount University puts an eco-friendly spin on gardening
Students at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia worked together to construct a rain garden outside of their library. The idea took root to help reduce pollution levels in water runoff and to improve water quality on campus. Learn more in this short film about the benefits—both environmental and educational—of their unique garden.
Arresting development: The faith community should slow urban sprawl
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SLAV 551 A: The Introduction To The Study Of Slavic Languages
- Spring 2011
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Introduction to the history of Slavic languages from the beginnings to the present time, including sound changes, morphology, vocabulary and the development of writing systems. Cross-listed with SLAV 351
Please note: students wishing to take this course in Spring 2011 or after will need the newly required pre-req: LING 200, or permission of the instructor.
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History of Slavic languages from Indo-European to present time, including development of writing systems and national languages. Principles of historical linguistics: sound change, analogy, semantic change, as well as relevance of historical linguistics to our knowledge of human development, ancestral culture, etc. Prerequisite: either SLAV 110, LING 200, or LING 400.
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text: This is my second and definitely last attempt at a diary - cos this time I'm definitely going all the way! About me: 4th Jan 2013 I started doing SW from home. That day I weighed myself and came in at 25st 10lbs and I swear I almost broke down. At 5ft 7 I was morbidly obese, couldn't walk far without my legs and back aching, stairs were impossible, finding clothes was a nightmare. Enough was enough. I started the plan myself at home and by early September 2013 I had reached 19st 10lbs. I was over the moon. And...that's where complacency stepped in. I was by no means at goal but had lost so much that the benefits were already fantastic. I can walk miles, smaller clothes, feel better etc and I was in a new relationship. So, since then I've tried several times to start again with little success because my heart just wasn't in it. This week something has finally clicked and I am back to it! For real. So I bit the bullet yesterday and weighed myself and I am 20st 1lb. I am angry that I've wasted the past 9 months or so in terms of how much more I could have had off, but am massively relieved that I've only gained 5lbs. My target this week is to lose that 5lbs and get myself back down to my lowest weight on this journey. So my weigh in day will be a Friday. Thank you to whoever takes the time to read this and hopefully we can help and support each other along the way. I've finally decided no more excuses, I want results and you only get one or the other! Let's do this


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Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey has now provided three seasons of riveting characters and stories. Season 1 introduced the Crawley family to millions of viewers all over the world. Dangerous jealousies and delicious ambitions painted a picture of the struggles of preserving a vanishing way of life. In Season 2, the Crawley's and staff attempt to honorably prevail into a new era as the Great War fundamentally changes everyone and everything in Downton. Season 3 continues testing tradition, weathering wars, budding romances, and shocking betrayals. As the Great War continues, horrific battles are not only fought on the
war front but also in the great cities and towns. Distinguished homes have been destroyed financially and psychologically, and while some in Downton fight at all costs to maintain home, Downton may not be excluded from destruction. Life becomes even more unsteady as the town morphs and grapples to find its place in this changing era.
Whether new to the series or already hooked, check out our entire day dedicated to this show with our Downton Abbey Season 3 Marathon Sunday March 3 from 11:00am - 11:00pm on WETA TV26 & WETA HD. The marathon continues on March 4 from 1:00pm - 6:00pm and March 5 from 1:00pm - 6:00pm. Don't miss out on our second look at this riveting season!


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Oracle's Java Community Outreach Plan
By Yolande Poirier-Oracle on Oct 23, 2013
As the steward of Java, Oracle recognizes the importance and value of the Java community, and the relevant role it plays in keeping Java the largest, most vibrant developer community in the world.
In order to increase Oracle's touch with Java developers worldwide, we are shifting our focus from a flagship JavaOne event followed by several regional JavaOne conferences, to a new outreach model which continues with the JavaOne flagship event, as well as a mix of online content, regional Java Tours, and regional 3rd party event participation.
1. JavaOne
- JavaOne continues to remain the premier hub for Java developers where you are given the opportunity to improve your Java technical skills, and interact with other members of the Java community. JavaOne is centered on open collaboration and sharing, and Oracle will continue to invest in JavaOne as a unique stand-alone event for the Java community.
- Oracle recognizes that many developers cannot attend JavaOne in person, therefore Oracle will share the wealth of the unique event material to those developers through a new and easy-to-access online Java program. While online JavaOne content cannot address the importance of actual face-to-face community/developer engagements and networking, online content does aide in extending the Java technical learning opportunity to a broader collection of developers.
- Oracle will execute regional Java Developer Days with recognized Java User Groups (JUGs) with participation from Java Evangelist and Java Champions. This allows local, regional specific Java topics to be addressed both by Oracle and the Java community.
- In addition, Oracle will deliver more virtual technical content programs to reach developers where an existing JUG may not have a presence.
- Oracle also recognizes that improved community dialog and relations are achievable by continued Oracle sponsorship and onsite participation at both established/well-recognized 3rd party events and new emerging/growing 3rd party events.
Oracle's ultimate goal is to be an even better steward for Java by reaching more of the Java ecosystem with face-to-face and online community engagements. We look forward to planning tours and events with you, members of the Java community.


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When you see Jeremy Lin smiling on the court, tongue wagging, it's not just because his New York Knicks have won five in a row. It's not just because the Bay Area kid has become an out-of-nowhere national sensation, putting up big numbers night after night.
Lin is smiling, primarily, because he feels like he has been delivered.
"Sometimes you come up against a mountain and you end up making the mountain seem bigger than God," said Lin, who spoke with this newspaper via phone on the condition that questions be limited to the issue of his spirituality.
Last year when he was playing for the Warriors, "I was on pins and needles. I was putting all this unnecessary pressure on myself. Now, I feel like I'm free out there."
He can no longer stroll anonymously down the streets of New York, but Lin has found peace. He is bombarded with interview requests (even David Letterman got turned down), yet Lin is experiencing a sense of ease he's never before felt.
His devout Christianity, bred at the Chinese Church in Christ in Mountain View, has been his guide since he was young. But Lin admits these last few months were a test unlike any before.
Sucker punched by the cold business of the NBA -- playing for his third team in a year -- Lin suffered in silence. Before he was the talk of the sports world, before he was crowned star of the Knicks, Lin was ridden with doubt and anxiety. So he doubled down on his commitment to God.
And without that, he believes, there would be no Lin-sanity.
What the country sees is a Cinderella story, Lin's meteoric rise from the NBA Development League to unstoppable star. But for Lin, it's a story of faith, the beautiful struggle he's now convinced he can win. Most importantly, it's a story of how he'll be completely fine if he doesn't.
"I'm not playing to prove anything to anybody," Lin said. "That affected my game last year and my joy last year. With all the media attention, all the love from the fans (in the Bay Area), I felt I needed to prove myself. Prove that I'm not a marketing tool, I'm not a ploy to improve attendance. Prove I can play in this league. But I've surrendered that to God. I'm not in a battle with what everybody else thinks anymore."
It took some time, some rough nights, long prayers and countless Bible studies. Lin confided in his pastor, Stephen Chen.
"It was hard. I could make him no promises," Chen said. "To trust what God is doing is definitely a lesson that Jeremy is continuing to learn and not to trust in his results."
The first body blow came Dec. 9. Disappointed in his rookie campaign, which saw him average 2.6 points in 9.8 minutes with the Warriors, Lin said he went all out during the offseason.
But before he ran a drill under new coach Mark Jackson, he was pulled from practice. General manager Larry Riley told Lin he was being waived for business reasons -- the Warriors were making a play for the center they desperately needed and were forced to clear salary space.
That didn't take away the sting.
Two days later, Lin hopped a plane to Houston with a heavy heart after they claimed him off waivers.
The fresh start didn't do much to help Lin's anguish. The Rockets had so many guards on the roster, Lin said he couldn't get reps in practice. In two preseason games with Houston, he totaled 7 minutes, 51 seconds.
"At the time, I was thinking if this doesn't work out, I maybe needed to take a break from basketball," Lin said. "I put in four months of training. I felt like I worked harder than anyone else. And now I was fighting for a chance to practice. I was questioning everything."
On Christmas Eve, it happened again. Lin was waived. Same deal -- the team needed to release him so they could throw big money at a big man.
Lin headed back to the Bay Area defeated, but with a renewed purpose. He gave up trying to control everything. He tried to stop worrying.
He started every morning with a devotional before heading to the gym to work out. Whenever the anxiety tried to creep in, he whispered a Bible verse to himself:
And we know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to his purpose. — Romans 8:28
Even with the glittery trappings that can accompany an NBA lifestyle, Lin's devoutness has always been his compass, friends say.
"In high school, a few of us were known to party on Friday nights after the games. Jeremy was known for teaching the bible to kids and spending time with his family," said his Palo Alto High teammate Brad Lehman. "None of the usual distractions were an issue for him."
Three days after being waived by the Rockets, Lin was picked up by the Knicks, just in time for him to join the team in the Bay Area. He suited up and made his Knicks debut at Oracle Arena, playing 1 minute, 27 seconds, missing his only shot.
Certainly no immediate signs of the Lin-sanity to come.
"I was playing garbage minutes the first two to three weeks," Lin said. "There was definitely a little bit of "what's going on?" in my prayers.
Lin was eventually sent back to the NBA's hinterlands -- the D-League -- for the fourth time in his career. But he wouldn't stay long. The Knicks brought him back after he logged a triple-double in his first game.
Then, on Feb. 4, at halftime of a home game against New Jersey, injured Knicks star Carmelo Anthony suggested to coach Mike D'Antoni that he play Lin more in the second half.
Lin responded by finishing with 25 points and seven assists in a win.
After that first big game, Lin became a starter. After the second one, he became the talk of the nation. After the third one, he was a Hall of Famer in the making.
"I know he's a humble guy who works hard every day whether he's playing 40 minutes or 4 minutes, so that will never change," said Stephen Curry, his former Warriors teammate.
Now, the Knicks are 5-0 with Lin running the show. He's gone from having a non-guaranteed minimum contract and sleeping on his brother's couch to having America's biggest market now concerned the Knicks can't pay him enough to keep him.
But even Lin admits the constant struggle he faces. Deep inside he knows it is bigger than him.
"There is so much temptation to hold on to my career even more now," Lin said. "To try to micromanage and dictate every little aspect. But that's not how I want to do things anymore. I'm thinking about how can I trust God more. How can I surrender more? How can I bring him more glory?
"It's a fight. But it's one I'm going to keep fighting."


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Matchbox Twenty coming to Poughkeepsie
Matchbox Twenty, a band who has repeatedly scored hits near the top of the Billboard charts, is coming to the Mid-Hudson Civic Center on March 2.
Tickets for the show go on sale Nov. 13-15 to members of the matchboxtwenty.com community, while tickets go on sale to the public on Nov. 16.
The show is part of the band's tour promoting its new album "North." It kicks off Jan. 29 and continues through March.
Matchbox Twenty broke onto the rock scene in the late 1990s showcasing a cool pop-rock sound with hits like "Push" and "3 A.M." Other major hits include the No. 1 smash "Bent," and near chart-toppers "Unwell" and "If You're Gone." The band's latest hit "She's So Mean," is currently on the Billboard charts, and the band's latest album "North" is its first No. 1 album.
Tickets go on sale on Ticketmaster (1-800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com). Seats are $76.50 and $61.50.


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"Bachelor in Paradise" (8 p.m., ABC): This looks like another cheesy way to milk the franchise. It brings back former contenders from "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" and gives them a second chance at romance in an isolated Mexican locale.
"Partners" (9 p.m., FX): Comedy veterans Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence team up in an "Odd Couple"-like legal series. They play Chicago lawyers with very different backgrounds who form an unlikely bond after meeting in court
"The Awesomes" (Hulu, 12 a.m.): Season 2 brings the team of animated misfit superheroes back in top form. Under the leadership of Prock (voiced by Seth Meyers), they're poised to take on bigger and badder villains, welcome a new hero to the fold and even navigate a steamy love triangle. The voice talent includes Will Forte, Rashida Jones, Amy Poehler and Bill Hader.
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Wofford beats Georgia Southern, snaps long road losing skid
Published: Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 12:33 a.m.
STATESBORO, Ga. — Karl Cochran scored 16 points and Spencer Collins posted a double-double to lead Wofford past Georgia Southern 53-47 Thursday night, snapping an eight-game road skid.
Spencer finished with 14 points and 11 boards and Lee Skinner scored 11 for Wofford in a game that remained close throughout and featured 10 lead changes.
"I thought we were a little more physical and we did some things that took them away from what they wanted to do," Wofford head coach Mike Young said.
Georgia Southern (11-17, 5-10 Southern Conference) took its largest lead 40-36 on a C.J. Reed 3-pointer with 7:32 to play. But Wofford used a 10-2 run over the next 5 minutes to surge ahead 46-42. Cochran capped the run with back-to-back layups.
Wofford (12-17, 6-10) outrebounded Georgia Southern 40-31 and scored 11 second-chance points.
"Our team has been very responsible and accountable on the defensive end of the floor," Young said. "To outrebound them by nine is a pretty big statistic on the road. When you hold somebody to 34 percent from the field and outrebound them, you usually win."
Wofford travels to the College of Charleston on Thursday for a game to be broadcast on ESPN3.
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Camelback Mountain Ski Resort's snowmaking team kicked off the 2012-13 season Saturday evening by firing up their snow machines and blanketing the slopes in the frosty stuff.
Now they need to make sure the slopes stay coated throughout the season.
Camelback is searching for new members for its snowmaking team.
"A snowmaker is someone that loves the outdoors, is resilient, quick on their feet and is looking for a fun, but challenging job. They have to balance the science of snowmaking with the art of creating consistent first-rate skiing and riding conditions that Camelback is known for in the East," said Bill Toye, vice president of mountain operations at Camelback, in a statement release.
In addition to openings on the snowmaking team, the resort is also hiring for other seasonal and full-time positions.
Working at the resort has its perks, including free skiing and snowboarding for employees, food and retail discounts and even some perks for their friends and families, said Sherry Rex, vice president of human resources at Camelback Mountain Resort.
For more information on what positions are available, visit skicamelback.com.
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The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team looks to regain its footing after consecutive losses when it takes on Lamar on Saturday at the Montagne Center. The game will be carried live on ESPN3 with Lincoln Rose and Van Chancellor on the call.
• With 20 points against New Orleans, John Jordan moved into the school's career top-10 in points. The junior is now in the career top 10 in points, assists, rebounds and steals in Islanders history. He is four points from 900 and two assists from 400 in his career.
• During conference season, the Islanders have posted 33 double-digit scoring efforts across eight players.
• Sophomore Brandon Pye is selective in his shots, but is incredibly efficient. The Mansfield, Texas, native leads the conference with a .511 (24-for-47) shooting percentage beyond the arc.
• Freshman Jeff Beverly busted out of a slump with 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting at Lamar. It was his second game in double digits in league play.
• Redshirt sophomore Jake Kocher has 19 steals in conference season, including six against New Orleans. The six swipes were a career high and the second-most in a game in school history.
• The Islanders took part in a 10-day, 4-game tour of Italy this summer, visiting Milan, Varese, Florence and Rome.
The Islanders and Cardinals split a pair of tight games last year, with each team emerging victorious on the road. In the first meeting, the Islanders snapped a 12-game losing streak by knocking off Lamar 62-56 in Beaumont. A&M-Corpus Christi got off to a big start, carrying an 11-point lead into the locker room and holding off a late charge from Lamar for the victory. John Jordan had one of his finest games in an Islanders uniform, posting a career-high 11 assists to go along with 15 points, three steals and five rebounds.
Lamar got its revenge in the second meeting, as the Cardinals closed the game on a 23-6 run to overcome a 13-point second-half deficit and stun the Islanders, 67-63. Donley Minor's hit a trio of three-pointers in the final two minutes, the final blow coming with less than five seconds left, in lifting the Cardinals to the victory. Minor scored 11 of his 16 points in the final two minutes to stoke the rally. Joy Williamson had 12 points in a losing effort for the Islanders.
The Cardinals hold a slight edge in the all-time series, 7-5, taking the advantage by virtue of three wins in the last four meetings. Lamar won the first four matchups in program history before the Islanders responded with four in a row in 2008-09 and 2009-10. The Islanders are 1-2 in Willis Wilson's tenure against Pat Knight's Cardinals. The teams have split the series 3-3 all-time in Beaumont, with the Islanders winning three of the last four. The Cardinals' 78-77 victory on Feb. 22, 2007, was the only road loss for the 2006-07 Southland Champions.
Sam Houston State used a 21-4 run early in the second half to build a 16-point lead, then held off a frenetic rally by the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team for a 78-74 victory. The Bearkats claimed sole possession of second place with the victory.
Jeff Beverly led the way with 15 points in a losing effort, while John Jordan added 14 points and six assists. Zane Knowles posted 10 points to give the Islanders three players in double figures.
James Thomas topped the Bearkats with 17 points, while Terrance Motley (14), Paul Baxter (12) and Kareen Ransom all finished in double figures as well. Michael Holyfield had a huge game with 16 rebounds and five blocks for SHSU.
The Islanders' 6-3 start in league play can be attributed to a more efficient offense that is seeing a total team effort. In the eight league games, the team has seen a total of 33 double-digit scoring efforts distributed over eight different players. (See chart on page 5 for more information.)
John Jordan is the only player with eight games in double figures, while Rashawn Thomas and Jake Kocher have five 10-point contests. Joy Williamson and Zane Knowles have hit 10 points on four occasions, while Brandon Pye has done so three times. Hameed Ali has two games in double digits, while Jeff Beverly has two. Six players are averaging at least 7.4 points per game on the season.
Against Northwestern State, A&M-Corpus Christi put six players in double figures, led by John Jordan's 22. It marked the first time that the team has had six players finish with 10 points or more since Nov. 16, 2006, the season opener of the team's Southland Championship season.
Contrast that to last year in league play, when John Jordan and Will Nelson combined to average 28.4 points – 46.6 percent of the Islanders' offensive production. This year, Jordan and Rashawn Thomas are combining for 26.6, but that is just 35.2 percent of the offense.
John Jordan is only a junior for the Islanders basketball team, but he's the most experienced player on the roster and one of the front-runners for Southland Conference Player of the Year. The Houston native was named Preseason First Team All-Southland Conference by the league's coaches.
He leads the team and is seventh in the league with his 15.7 points per game, while his 4.8 assists are second. Despite his 5-foot-10 frame, he has also pulled in 4.8 boards per game. He has posted 20 points or more on seven occasions, five assists or more 12 times and at least five rebounds in 12 games this year.
But the Oral Roberts contest showed he may be at his best when not being the go-to scorer. He had just seven points, but dished out six assists and commanded the offense to the signature victory of the Willis Wilson era.
Jordan's place in Islanders lore is also reaching new heights. With his 20 points against New Orleans, he moved into the school's top 10 in points. He is also already in the Islanders career top-10 in rebounds, assists, minutes and steals. He is on pace to become the ninth player in school history to score 1,000 points in his career later this season. He needs to average 11.6 points the rest of the way to pass that milestone.
Jordan has done much of his scoring by getting to the free-throw line. On the year, he has gotten to the stripe 10+ times on 10 occasions and has hit at least 10 at the line five times. He is 142-for-204 on free throws this year, both of those numbers leading the Southland. His 142 makes are already fifth in school history and his 129 against Division I teams are 15th nationally.
Jordan broke the school record with 138 assists as a freshman, then bested his own mark with 159 as a sophomore. With 398 career assists, he is second in school history and closing on Brian Evans' 493.
In addition to the other newcomers, the Islanders have a welcome face back in the fold that was missing last season. Redshirt sophomore Jake Kocher, who sat out 2012-13 after double hip labrum surgery, was back in the lineup in the season opener.
His return to the court was a triumphant one, as Kocher poured in 10 points to go along with a career-high six rebounds and four steals against HTU. In the UTSA contest, he played a career-high 25 minutes, totaling 11 points, four rebounds and four steals. He went through a prolonged cold stretch in December, though.
The start of conference play saw Kocher bust out of his slump, going 4-for-7 from the floor for 14 points at UCA, nabbing eight rebounds and posting a career-high five steals. It marked the first five-steal game for the Islanders since Garland Judkins had five swipes against Central Arkansas in 2011.
Over the last seven conference affairs, he has finished in double figures four times and is averaging 9.4 points over the last five.
He has seen a knack for steals, fast-break points and three-point plays as of late. At Nicholls he had 13 points – 10 in the paint – including a pair of three-point plays after notching steals. He scored a career-high 15 against Southeastern, earning two three-point play opportunities and scoring all six of the Islanders' fast-break points. And against New Orleans he had a career-best six steals – one off Kevin Palmer's school record. He is fourth in the league with 2.1 steals per game in Southland play.
In 2011-12, Kocher did most of his damage down the stretch, including a career-high 15 points in the season's penultimate game at UT Arlington. He is the city of Austin's all-time leading scorer from his days at St. Michael's Academy.
The Islanders have seen an improvement on the offensive end with the advent of conference play. A&M-Corpus Christi has topped 70 points in eight of its nine conference contests and is currently fifth in the league with an average of 75.6 in league play. The Islanders are ninth overall with 69.3 points per game on the year.
Part of the offensive improvement can be attributed to efficiency. The Islanders are shooting .481 from the field in conference play, up from .430 in non-conference affairs. Likewise, the Islanders have turned the ball over 10 times or fewer in seven of the last eight contests.
With a 6-3 conference record, the Islanders are off to their best start in league play since starting 7-2 in the 2009-10 season. In the championship season of 2006-07, the Islanders started 11-1 en route to a 14-2 league mark.
On the road, the Islanders lost their first contest in conference affairs at Sam Houston State. It is the first time A&M-Corpus Christi has begun 4-1 on the road since 2006-07. That team started 6-0 away from Corpus Christi and went 7-1 on the season.
Freshman Rashawn Thomas was one of the most electrifying players for the Islanders over the summer. During the team's trip to Italy, he had a double-double in each of the team's four games.
But the fates turned another direction for Thomas. The Oklahoma City native fractured his jaw on Nov. 7, the day before the Islanders' first game of the year against Huston-Tillotson. He missed the first nine games of the season.
Any doubts about the 6-foot-7 forward being tentative were instantly alleviated. Thomas missed his first two shots, but converted his first career points at the 8:25 mark. By the time the dust had settled in the game, the freshman had 12 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and two steals. He became the first Islander freshman with a double-double in his debut since Corey Lamkin had 16 points and 15 rebounds against Sul Ross State on Nov. 16, 2001.
In league play, Thomas is averaging 10.3 points per game, 6.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks. He is 39-for-67 from the field for a .582 percentage. He had also cut down on his fouls significantly, committing 18 in his first seven conference affairs. But he had major foul trouble in a whistle-filled affair against New Orleans, fouling out in just 16 minutes.
Thomas was a McDonald's All-America nominee and was named City Player of the Year his senior season at Southeast HS.
Seventy points has been a magic number for the Islanders this season. When A&M-Corpus Christi has reached the 70-point barrier, the team is 9-4 on the season, while going winless in nine games in which they have failed to score 70. On the other side, the Islanders have just a 3-8 mark when the opposition reaches 70.
The Islanders were blessed with a spectacular opportunity this summer, taking part in a 10-day tour of Italy that saw the team play four games. The NCAA allows teams to take an international tour every four years. In addition to getting to play against professional teams, the Islanders had the added benefit of 10 extra practice days prior to departing on their trip.
A&M-Corpus Christi went 3-1 during their four games, the only loss coming to a team that hit 16-of-31 three-pointers. The Islanders visited Milan, Varese, Florence and Rome during the journey, which ran from Aug. 20-30.


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BERKELEY -- Cal coach Sonny Dykes called his recruiting class "solid" given the club's ghastly 2013 season, but he knows his regime must do a better job of convincing local talent to stay home.
Cal's 21-member class includes just two high school prospects from the greater Bay Area -- San Mateo's Hamilton Anoa'i and Petaluma's John Porchivina. The Bears got no one from the East Bay, where in past years they have mined future stars such as Marshawn Lynch.
At least 15 local high school players signed with other Pac-12 Conference schools Wednesday, and the Bears also whiffed on five-star running back Joe Mixon of Oakley, who picked Oklahoma.
"There were a couple kids we went heavy on that we didn't get. That was disappointing," said Dykes, who suggested that academics were an issue with a couple of prospects. "Any good football program must protect its own backyard. It's important for us to do that."
The 2015 Bay Area class will be strong again, Dykes said. "We're ahead of the game on that," he said.
In the meantime, Dykes believes the Bears addressed needs and minimized the damage done by a 1-11 season.
Cal signed nine defensive linemen and linebackers in an attempt to shore up an area that contributed to the worst defense in school history. Three new offensive linemen are on board, and three running backs will add to that position.
The recruiting experts aren't especially impressed. Scout.com and Rivals.com both rate the Bears just No. 8 in the Pac-12. Rivals has Cal at No. 45 nationally -- its worst rating in a decade.
Dykes isn't discouraged. Suggesting the Bears found players who are good fits for the program, he said, "I think we improved our team greatly today."
The Bears' second-year coach also said the only way to evaluate this class will be to wait three or four years to see how it performs.
"We've talked about some of the classes signed here in the past," he said. "They looked really good on paper, but weren't so good, for a lot of reasons."
In fact, only two players from Cal's 2010 class that was rated No. 11 nationally by Rivals were listed as starters entering last season's Big Game.
Cal brings in six junior college players -- five of them on defense -- to add immediate experience. But there were some key high school signees as well.
Running back Tre Watson, who rushed for more than 3,400 yards and 48 touchdowns last fall at Centennial-Corona, ignored a late rush from Washington to stay with Cal.
"He's a fun guy to watch," Dykes said. "He had a 500-yard game, which is hard to fathom."
Vic Enwere, a 6-foot-1, 213-pounder from Texas, and Devante Downs, a 6-3, 230-pounder from Washington, provide the Bears a different dimension in the backfield. Downs, who signed mid-year, will initially get reps at running back during spring ball but could wind up playing linebacker.
The more prolific of two quarterbacks the Bears signed is (barely) 6-foot Luke Rubenzer, who threw 61 touchdowns and just three interceptions for a Saguaro-Scottsdale, Ariz., team that was 13-1.
"I don't know if any quarterback anywhere across the country had better numbers than he did," said Dykes, who also gave Rubenzer credit for holding together Cal's class while the 2013 season unraveled.
The Bears entered last season with good depth at linebacker, then were decimated by injuries. Dykes said middle linebacker Nick Forbes, who missed virtually the entire season with a bulging disk in his back, will be forced to retire.
Cal added four linebackers, led by four-star prospect Chandler Leniu of St. John Bosco. "We felt like he was the best player on the best team in the state," Dykes said.
Dykes expects Itawamba (Miss.) JC transfer Darius White to compete for a starting cornerback job.
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The Butler (PG-13, Anchor Bay, DVD & Blu-Ray) – This drama stars Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey and tells the tale of a man who was the butler for several United States presidents throughout the decades. Many other famous actors appear as various presidents, such as Robin Williams and John Cusack.
Carrie (R, MGM, DVD & Blu-Ray & DVD) – This remake of the Stephen King tale follows a teenager who is taunted and bullied and finally gets her revenge when she finds she has telekinetic powers. The 2013 version of Carrie stars Chloe Moretz, Julianne Moore, and Gabriella Wilde.
Totally Spies: Mission Mania & Rank: Super Spies! (New Video Group, DVD Only) – Totally Spies! Is an animated series that follows the adventures of three teenagers who are also undercover spies for the organization known as WHOOP. These two DVD releases comprise the third season of the series. Totally Spies! Features the voice talents of Jennifer Hale, Andrea Baker and Katie Griffin.
VR Troopers: Season 2, Volume 2 (Shout! Factory, DVD Only) – VR Troopers aired during the height of the Power Rangers craze and was also produced by Saban. The series featured three teenagers who fight villains in a virtual world. This release includes the 20 final episodes of the series. This release, previously planned as a retail release, then cancelled, will be available as a "select" release through Shout Factory's website.


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Trey Anastasio & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra,
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Set 1: First Tube, Water in the Sky[1], Divided Sky[1], Brian and Robert[1], Goodbye Head, Guyute (Orchestral)[2], Let Me Lie[1], Stash
Set 2: Time Turns Elastic, If I Could[1], You Enjoy Myself
Encore: Golden Slumbers > Carry That Weight > The End, The Inlaw Josie Wales[1]
[1] Trey on acoustic.
[2] Trey first on acoustic, then electric guitar, before returning to acoustic.
Notes: This show featured Trey performing with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Scott Dunn conducting with orchestration by Don Hart.
Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Don Hart, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
This was a fantastic show, I drove to Pitt and back from Cleveland that night for this show. I HIGHLY recommend the Inlaw Josie Wales from this show, it made my teary..... yeah, I said it... teary. What?


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Bridget Thomas is a founder of Kirksville - Protect Our Pets (KV-POP), a non-profit organization dedicated to community outreach for the benefit of the area's pet dogs and cats. KV-POP helps low-income (or no-income) people spay/neuter, train, and tag their pets. Their ultimate goal is to help people care for their pets and thereby reduce the number of animals surrendered to overcrowded shelters. KV-POP also promotes adooption from a local shelter or rescue. She was a board member of the Adair County Humane Society from 2008-2013.
We celebrate every adoption from the shelter, but this one was especially special to me. This affectionate and incredibly easy-going yellow lab mix named Tanner was finally adopted last week after more than nine months at the shelter! Who knows why it took so long?
Tanner came to the shelter last spring. I took Tanner's picture for the Pet Finder website on June 4th. He was featured on KTVO's Thursday morning "Pet of the Week" segment soon afterward. But no one came to adopt him.
They say that a dog will remember you forever if you spend just ten minutes with him on two occasions. I believe it. After I photographed Tanner in early June, he became a regular walking buddy of mine. All it takes is two times. Which means that by the third time, he saw me coming with leash in hand and barked joyfully. After that we walked once or twice a week for the next forty plus weeks. (Other volunteers walked him too. In fact, shelter dogs sometimes get walked several times a day – more than dogs who actually have families and homes!)
I liked to walk Tanner on a retractable leash so that he could get his exercise. He liked to run in big circles around me. He quickly learned his name, to come when called, and to enjoy our "rest time" mid-walk. He would crawl on his belly and smile at me; I would pet him and tell him what a good boy he was. The summer passed this way.
Tanner was on TV again in the fall and soon afterward his picture was published in the Kirksville Daily Express. Still nobody came for him. Meanwhile we knew that he would always have a place at the shelter, because not only did the staff and volunteers all love him, but he also got along well with every dog he ever shared a kennel with. Since he was neutered already, he was able to bunk with boys and girls, young and old. Tanner saw so many others come and go to their adoptive homes. Surely his turn would come soon.
You already know how this ends: finally, after three seasons in the shelter, Tanner was adopted last week by an eight year old boy and his little sister. It's likely that these savvy adopters did not see him on TV or in the newspaper. But they recognized the spark in his eyes when they met him. And when they hugged him and kissed him, well, it was all over. We're just sure that Tanner will have these friends for life. And this is nothing less than what he deserves.


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Engineer Larus makes for a quirky version of Job in this sweet fable/farce, filmed by director Olaf de Fleur in his hometown. Larus's father is dying, his estranged mother sings drunken lullabies to him over the phone, and his wife has taken up with his boss, an emotionally impervious jerk who blithely fires him once Larus confronts them about their indiscretions.
He flees Reykjavik for the Icelandic hinterlands in a bid to reconstruct his life by resurrecting a slaughterhouse that could revive a tiny town's economy. He lies his way into the project, but what seems like a great cause that could set his life in order instead lands him in a hotbed of small-town gossip, politics and bed-hopping. His primary partner is the town's larcenous mayor, eager to prove his clout, while his nemesis is a womanizer who at first seems to see right through Larus. Throw in other kooky characters—a nymphomaniac banker, a teacher pining for rock-and-roll roll stardom, a Barbie clone, and a gaggle of sheep farmers who keep telling Larus to shut up—and you have the makings of both a disaster and a redemption. Ultimately, the crazy parents Larus rejected so many years ago hold the key to his success.
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Neosho's eighth grade girls' basketball team continued to roll this season with a pair of victories over Ozark on Tuesday at Neosho Middle School, while the seventh graders were swept by the Lady Tigers in a pair of games.
The eighth graders won the A game, 38-30. The Lady Wildcats received major contributions in the win by Allison Burr and Caitlyn Jordon, who scored 18 and 14 points, respectively. Ashley Talley and Makayla Hayes both netted three points for Neosho in the victory.
Neosho's B team also won, 30-25. Alyssa Sanders led the way for Neosho with eight points, while Amy Morris added six, Madi Hames five, Lyndsey Linny four, Emilee Anderson two, Tori Frazier two, Josi Rose two and Trista Sherrill one.
The seventh grade girls dropped the A game, 45-18. Scorers for Neosho were: Alexus Hammack seven, Haven Pennington five and Gabee Rainwater, Mailia Hendricks and Breanna Slavens with two each.
The B team fell 48-17. Slavens, Hendricks and Pennington each led the Lady Wildcats with four points, while Amber Shepherd and Amira Wheeler had two and Jada Twitchell finished with one point.
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