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For a commemorative birthday, my daughter-in-law made me a quilt. The work and imagination that went into the project is breathtaking.
She started by sending two 5x5 pieces of white cotton fabric to my friends and relatives, telling them her plans and suggesting they each create something to add to the quilt. There are fabric reproductions of favorite photos, carefully embroidered phrases, and mementos, stunning reminders of a joyful past.
For years the quilt hung on our den wall. But times change, and now that room is no longer a den, and has no wall to offer for a blanket-sized cover. I folded the quilt and put it away until the wall, or another like it, would become available.
Recently it has occurred to me that such a wall will not appear again in my lifetime. So, I did what should have been obvious from the beginning. I removed a bedspread, and now use the quilt for a bedcover. Today it delights me in ways that I had not begun to appreciate before. I study the squares, one at a time and allow whatever is recalled there to flow through me – memories, affections, jokes, happy times, profound times, all symbols of a life of grace given to me by those I love.
In one corner, there is a square with a green frog that has a very wide mouth, and is obviously singing. This comes from a niece who was that wide-mouthed frog for many years. The frog-niece joined my daughter, her "twin cousin," over summer vacation. Year after year, the two girls managed to steal my heart, and drive me to distraction.
Another square simply says "More Guts than Brains," but lovingly adds "and all heart!"
My husband, in his muted fashion, simply reminds me that "God is Love." When I see his contribution, I remember all the symbols of love that passed between us over the 55 years we had together.
My sister and brother-in-law have a square done in patriotic red, white and blue, and boldly stating "I Like Ike." In point of fact, in 1956 we did not like Ike, but when our oldest was a newborn, we were offered baby-sitting for a night out by the couple. One the way home from a delicious, rare evening of freedom, we picked up our first born. When we got him home and proceeded to change him at bed time, we discovered those words boldly painted on his precious little tummy!
My niece, and namesake, reminds me of the day when she was a toddler who found the grape jelly, and I asked her mom to "clean her up or change her name!"
Any number of squares remind me of the wonderful family reunions my sisters' kids shared with us over 30 years. Other nieces and nephews bring memories of Hefty's Skillet Creek Farm, where we initiated a vacation destined to end in the Wisconsin Dells.
Friends drew mementos of college days. My daughter acknowledged gifts given her.
There are some biblical references and some photos, reproduced on the squares. The pictures include one taken of my mom, sisters and me when I was about 7 years old, and some from our daughter's wedding.
The squares, and memories, came from all over the country, and from friendships and relationships spanning 70 years. How could I have kept it put away all this time, when it should be in front of me, always on tap? Each night I go to sleep remembering something and someone special from my life, and I wake up and start a new day with another memory that reminds me anew how good that life is.
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NEW WATERFORD -One in, one out.
After appointing Gary DeMarchis to fill former Councilwoman Chris Bodnar's open seat on Tuesday, Councilman Larry Leister, after three years on council, resigned effective Oct. 18 for personal reasons.
Bodnar resigned effective Oct. 1 after six years and nine months on council.
Both four-year seats expire on Dec. 31, 2013 and DeMarchis and whoever fills Leister's seat will face the ballot in November 2013.
Mayor Shane Patrone praised Leister, 66, for "the effort you brought to council ... you will be missed," he said.
Leister, a Vietnam veteran with the 1st Infantry in 1967-68, said he was resigning with "reluctance" and was moving back to Pennsylvania.
"I really enjoyed working with all of you he said ... it was fun. I can't say enough about it." He commended the police department, saying it does "a heck of a job" and other council members commended him.
"You've been a great asset," said Councilman Tom Cresanto.
Council has 30 days from Oct. 18 to replace Leister before the appointment goes to Patrone.
DeMarchis, an East Palestine business owner and operator, is expected to be sworn into office during next month's council meeting after council unanimously approved his appointment.
His letter of interest for Bodnar's seat was the only one the village received.
Anyone interested in filling Leister's unexpired term can submit a letter of interest to Fiscal Officer Dave Slagle or the village at 3760 Village Park Drive, P.O. Box 287, New Waterford, Ohio, 44445.
Applicants can also drop off resumes or letters in the water and sewer drop-box in the front of the community building or bring it in during office hours.
Council members are paid $50 a month regardless of the number of meetings they attend and can enroll in the state pension plan. There are no health benefits.
In other business, Solicitor Tad Herold advised council regarding the traffic light at state Route 46 and Main Street in the center of the village.
He said there were inquiries about removing it and returning it to an intersection controlled by stop signs. Herold was unsure when the traffic signal was installed and explained that it depended on whether the village requested it and it was "warranted or permitted" or whether "somebody from the village just went out and put them up."
If that was the case then Herold said "it was not a problem for us." But if it was petitioned for from the Ohio Department of Transportation they will have to return to ODOT now that traffic has changed.
Administrator Fred Fink has contacted ODOT, Herold said, adding that if it is a warranted light, they my have to get an engineer and there are few engineering firms in the area that could handle the situation.
"We need to find out what our options are and go from there," Herold said.
In other business, council set trick or treat to run from 5 to 7 p.m., Oct. 31.

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5 Daily Annoyances That Must Be Part of a Secret Experiment
#2. Public Restroom Sinks That Splash Your Pants With Water
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Experiment: Understanding the Link Between Embarrassment and Appetite Among Men with Visible Urine Stains on Their Brand New Pants
The hypothesis that a human male's dietary preferences will change based on the level of shame he feels was tested in this experiment by installing sinks in 400 restaurant bathrooms designed to splash water on any article of clothing covering an adult man's genitals (heights 5-foot-6 to 6-foot-2). The water stains in each version of the experiment were pronounced and irrefutable, even with an untucking of the shirt, which many of the subjects still attempted. Outside the restroom, strategically planted researchers of both sexes were encouraged to express their discomfort aloud with one of two predetermined exclamations: "Foul! Double dribble" or "I dislike that he peed himself. How do I know he won't pee in my mouth next?" Then detailed records were kept regarding his food order once he returned to the table.
The study indicated that men who have suffered a humiliation are more likely to eat lightly if at all. Thirty percent ate only an appetizer before leaving quickly while 55 percent lost their appetite completely and vacated the restaurant. Also notable were the 4 percent who attempted to overcome their embarrassment by continually calling their dates' attention back to the water stain at every opportunity to prove it wasn't a big deal. Even though it was, it was a big deal for everyone.
These findings may be useful in determining weight loss methods for obese males (heights 5-foot-6 to 6-foot-2) and other people in need of appetite suppression. Also noteworthy, an additional test was implemented in schools with children, and the subjects showed no indication of embarrassment. It's possible the male sense of shame doesn't fully develop until puberty.
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Experiment: The Observable Effects of the Human Voice as It Senses an Injustice from an Automated Voice
Objective: To determine the many pitches of nasally self-righteousness a human voice can achieve when wronged by an inanimate machine. Identifying and classifying the many tones of annoyance is the first step to communicating with orcas and other species that rely on frequencies imperceptible to human ears.
Methods: The data was collected by constructing a call center that consistently misdirects inquiries, deliberately misunderstands voice commands, arbitrarily puts callers on hold, provides misleading menu options, drops calls capriciously, and never actually provides any solutions to even the smallest of problems. Then the service was distributed to every major corporation in the world. All subjects were unaware that they were participants in a study but agreed to the terms when they stayed on the line after being warned that their call will be recorded. All outbursts, rants, tearful screams, furious threats, and helpless entreaties, even while on hold, were documented and saved in the database for analysis. After which, they were played for captive orcas and their reactions documented.
Results: Upon collection of all known frequencies of human voice (including 16 additional frequencies previously thought impossible) over a 25-year period, the orcas showed tremendous interest and worked diligently with humanity to develop a universal language between species. With the new form of communication, whales revealed cures to cancer, AIDS, methamphetamine addictions, and herpes. There is even initial discussion of being honored guests in their underwater cities. All of it possible, thanks to the people who dealt with customer service hotlines.
Conclusion: No, we're messing with you. The orcas hated it. One even figured out how to hang itself. Until the time that more amenable results arise, the study will continue indefinitely.
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Model Processing Operations for the Unified Modeling Language
Selonen, Petri
Publication type: Doctoral dissertation
Issue date: 2005-04-29
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University: Tampere University of Technology
Faculty: Department of Information Technology
Department: Institute of Software Systems
This thesis proposes a set of model processing operations for manipulating architecture and design level software engineering models. The approach draws from well-established and widely used software modeling paradigms like class diagrams, statecharts, and interaction diagrams. The operations are based on the usually implicit dependencies that exist between models describing the same system from different perspectives, at different levels of abstraction or at different phases of evolution. The Unified Modeling Language (UML), as a widely adopted industrial standard providing a common design vocabulary, is chosen as the target modeling language. The thesis outlines categories for model processing operations and defines them based on the UML metamodel. The thesis also studies how to combine the operations to form high-level model processing tasks. The presented operation categories are transformation operations, set operations, projection operations, and conformance operations. The main targets for applying the operations are assumed to be merging, slicing, synthesis, and checking of models. The presented approach aims towards supporting incremental model development, a faster and easier creation of models, improved model consistency and comprehension, and a better customization of model processing tools. The thesis gives example usage scenarios for applying the operations and shows how they can be exploited in practice in the maintenance of real-life product platform architecture. Further, it shows that the operations can be implemented, integrated with a computer aided software engineering environment, and succesfully used during software engineering. The tools and techniques have been implemented and deployed in industrial settings.
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Buffalo firefighters rescued a mother, father and five-month-old infant from the front porch roof of their two-family home on Lafayette Avenue on Thursday afternoon.
Theia Moyer, 32, who admitted she is afraid of heights, said she appreciated the firefighters who helped her husband, Chris, and little Ava down a ladder during the 3 p.m. fire.
Sun Mones, 30, the first-floor tenant at the Moyers' 2½-story frame home at 908 Lafayette, was taken to Erie County Medical Center's emergency room for treatment of arm burns he suffered when the food he was cooking caused a fire on his stove and set the rear of his apartment on fire.
Mones tried to get the burning oil out the front door but tripped in the foyer, starting a fire there. He then ran upstairs, screaming to the Moyers, "The apartment's on fire," Theia Moyer said.
The Moyers grabbed their daughter and initially tried escape by way of the front stairs, only to find the foyer aflame.
All four then got out onto the front porch roof, and Mones managed to quickly climb down a side trellis with Theia Moyer handing him Ava.
Fire crews arrived quickly and set up the ladder to rescue the Moyers.
"We appreciated the way the Buffalo fireman got here fast and did their job so efficiently," Theia Moyer said. "We are grateful to them."
Chris Moyer, 33, joined his wife in praising their rescuers.
"When you are on the roof and fire is coming out the front door, you're kind of amazed to see them come so quickly," Chris Moyer said.
Ava is "fine," Theia Moyer said. "She didn't know anything happened, and she seemed amused about all the attention she was getting."
The Moyers, who jointly operate a property management company, have lived at the Lafayette Avenue address for the past five years.
The couple expected to be able to move back into their apartment Thursday night because it sustained only minimal smoke damage. The first-floor apartment needs to have all its windows replaced, they said.
Fire officials listed $15,000 damage to the building and $10,000 damage to contents.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. - As the Canyon Springs environmental review process forges ahead, traffic and safety continue to be major concerns for residents who will likely be impacted by the proposed development.A draft Environmental Impact Report finds that the proposed residential neighborhood near Glenshire could significantly impact traffic and transportation, specifically by increasing delays at key intersections - mainly Glenshire Drive/Donner Pass Road and Glenshire/Dorchester Drive - along with safety concerns at Martis Peak Road/Glenshire.According to one Glenshire resident, another intersection should be looked at."Did you study the intersection of Olympic Heights and Glenshire Drive?" asked Jean Brooks, a Glenshire resident and SOS Glenshire member, at Tuesday night's EIR informational meeting at Truckee Town Hall.To which Gordon Shaw, principal of LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc., a subconsultant for the draft EIR, said no."Why not?" Brooks asked. "It's significant. No left turn lane there. How many people have been rear-ended when they were trying to turn left to go up into Olympic Heights? You've got to look at that."Since the Glenshire/Donner Pass Road intersection has long delays, particularly when vehicles attempt to make a left turn during peak evening hours, the EIR recommends that before the project breaks ground, a center turn lane on Donner Pass Road be constructed to allow two-stage left turns from Glenshire Drive. An eastbound left turn lane along Glenshire Drive at its intersection with Dorchester Drive is also recommended as part of the first phase of the eight-phase Canyon Springs project.As for the Glenshire/Martis Peak Road intersection - the proposed main entrance to the development - the EIR recommends a safety study be done, and implementing the study's findings as part of that the phase."The accident rate there is about twice as much as the state average for a road of that kind," Shaw said. "Over a five-year period there were nine accidents there. ... Six of those nine, there wasn't any snow on the ground."One meeting attendee suggested the region's deer population could have caused some of those accidents."I drive that hill almost every day, and certain times of the year, I see deer browsing along the roadside every day," the woman said. "When you say some of those accidents happen when there's no snow, my immediate thought was because they were swerving to avoid deer. Does that come into the safety - the fact that it's a wildlife crossing?"Shaw said wildlife will be looked at in the safety study, adding that she brought up a "good point."Glenshire resident Alex Heyman brought up the issue of roadside bikers."With the safety assessment, especially coming from Martis Peak going down Glenshire Drive to Hirschdale, and really all along Glenshire Drive ... there are a lot of bicyclists on that road," he said. "I don't think the numbers take into account a lot of near hits."The numbers don't include near hits, Shaw said, and may not include all accidents if some were not reported, but that is something a safety study could analyze.Another point of contention is the impact to residential roads, considering the EIR's estimate of up to 2,578 one-way trips per day coming and going from the neighborhood.Residents described scenarios of roadside parking challenges and vehicles breaking down on Glenshire roads, making travel on them difficult, if not near impossible, due to their narrow widths."We did not look at the sufficiency of the roadway width," Shaw said. "We looked at traffic flow, assuming that there was one lane in direction. If there is a need to look at the width of the roadways, that's something we would need to add to the EIR."Other potentially significant impacts identified in the draft EIR are: air quality; hazards and hazardous materials; geology, soils and seismicity; biological resources; cultural resources; and hydrology and water quality.Areas the draft EIR found would to be impacted less than significantly are: aesthetics; agriculture and forestry; greenhouse gases; land use and planning; noise; population and housing; public services and recreation; and utilities and service systems.Furthermore, impacts to the deer herd population would be less than significant, said David Early, principal at the Planning Center I DC&E, the lead consulting company on the draft EIR.Written comments on the EIR must be submitted by March 1. From there, a final EIR - which responds to comments received on the environmental analysis and possibly includes revisions to the draft document - will be compiled.
How to review the 644-page Canyon Springs draft Environmental Impact Report, released in December:• A hard copy or a CD version of the report will be available at the town of Truckee offices at 10183 Truckee Airport Road, in the Community Development Department.• A digital copy online can be accessed through the town's main website page at www.townoftruckee.com or via the following shortened web link: bit.ly/WKFn7W• For full details about the proposed project, visit canyonspringsoftruckee.com


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Loyalsock Chiropractic to sponsor Valentine Expo
Loyalsock Chiropractic will hold a Valentine's Day Expo 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the Gallery Room of the Holiday Inn, 100 Pine St.
The expo will be a one-stop shop for all Valentine's Day necessities, including vendors from The James Restaurant, Megan Joan Jewelry, Loyalsock Chiropractic, Le Chocolat, Mary Kay and Vemma.
Montoursville Garden club to hold monthly meeting
The Montoursville Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Feb. 7 at Montoursville Presbyterian Church.
Following the meeting will be the February program, "Acupuncture, Healing Herbs and Whole Foods," and will feature Jeremy E. Reidy, from The Reidy Center.
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COLUMBIA Questions surrounding GOP House Speaker Bobby Harrells self-reimbursement from his campaign account could add intrigue to the typically non-competitive speakers race.
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But the key ingredient in such a scenario, a viable GOP challenger to Harrell who could split the House Republican vote in the contest later this year, has not emerged.
Scott Buchanan, executive director of The Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics, said its too soon to tell what impact the revelations could have on Harrells leadership future.
If you look in other states where youve had legislative leaders get defeated or have a tough time getting re-elected to a position, its because of controversy of this sort, he said. This is the sort of issue that doesnt help.
A spokesman for Harrell said Monday that the campaign expenditures were legitimate and documented.
The speaker very much plans to explain how this story was one of politics and not of fact, Greg Foster said.
Rep. Ralph Norman, the Rock Hill Republican who challenged Harrell for the speakers post in 2010, said hes unsure whether he again will try to unseat Harrell. Norman, who was defeated 112-5 last time, said he ran against Harrell over philosophical differences and because nobody else would do it.
Still, Norman said the outcome of the reimbursement issue will be a factor in the speakers contest.
This issue is going to have to be resolved, he said. If its just an oversight, thats fine. But hopefully hes going to provide an explanation, which the public deserves.
Rock Hill GOP Rep. Gary Simrill, who nominated and voted for Norman for speaker in 2010, said he doesnt foresee a rush to judgment of Harrell.
But Simrill, who is running for assistant majority leader, said he expects Harrell to be forthcoming with explanations and details with whats going on.
Incoming GOP House member Donna Wood of Spartanburg County said Harrells reimbursement issue will affect her vote in the speakers race.
This never should have gotten this far out of control, be it the speaker or anybody else, she said. I worked in the business world, and I didnt get reimbursed until I backed up every item of spending. Its unfortunate that this has come up with the speaker, but we all should be held to the same standards.
Wood is unopposed in the general election after unseating Republican Rep. Steve Parker.
Harrell is expected to win re-election to his House seat in November, but he might have to rely on Democrats to keep him in his leadership spot if a challenger for speaker can splinter the GOP vote.
Republicans control 76 of 124 House seats and could re-elect Harrell as speaker by themselves. But if a challenger splits House Republicans, Democrats could decide who becomes the next speaker.
Still, Democrats might not be inclined to turn their backs on Harrell, with whom most House Democrats have a good working relationship.
Rep. David Mack, D-North Charleston, said Harrell has done great work for the Charleston area and doesnt think the reimbursements will be an issue.


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LISBON - The practice of donating surplus combat vehicles to police departments has come under criticism from some who are uncomfortable with what they see as the gradual militarization of U.S. law enforcement.
Don't count Columbiana County Sheriff Ray Stone among them, however. His department recently took possession of a donated Caiman, a mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) armored-personnel carrier, and he is glad to have it.
"It's a good thing to have. It'll be here for decades, long after I'm gone, and if it saves one life during that time then it's worth the $6,200 transportation fee," Stone said.
The bullet-proof MRAP was developed to also protect U.S. military from roadside bombs, landmines and rocket-propelled grenades while deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. With one war over and the other winding down, the military has begun donating surplus MRAPs to police departments of all sizes, with the sheriff's office being the latest recipient.
The 12-foot-high, 14-ton air-conditioned $733,000 MRAP can carry six soldiers, with the capability to add seating for two more. Stone envisions the MRAP being used sparingly to transport special response team (SRT) members into hazardous situations involving an active shooter or potentially dangerous drug busts. The MRAP would minimize the exposure of SRT members in those instances by getting them as close as possible to the crime scene.
He said it can also be used to also minimize the danger when retrieving a wounded or injured police officer or citizen during a situation involving an active shooter.
"As you know, anything can happen," Stone said. "I've been in some situations where I wish I had a bullet-proof vehicle to get up close. All we have are bullet-proof vests."
This is the second armored personnel carrier at the disposal of the sheriff's office. In 2005, a federal Department of Homeland Security grant was used to obtain a $280,000 ballistic-engineered armored response (BEAR) tactical vehicle that can hold up to 15 police officers.
In the possession of the Mahoning County Sheriff's Office, the BEAR is supposed to also be available for use by sheriff's offices in Columbiana and Trumbull counties, but Stone said it has not worked out that way.
"In the five years I've been here it's never been in this county, and we've tried (to use it) several times," he said. The MRAP will give the county its own vehicle they know will be available when needed.
Still, others are troubled by this trend of providing military vehicles and weaponry to police departments, which began more than 20 years ago, according to U.S. Today. U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., introduced a bill earlier this year to, among other things, ban the donation of such vehicles as the MRAP, as well as drones, assault weapons and aircraft.
Johnson explained his position in an op-ed in USA Today, which was co-written with activist Michael Shank:
"Something potentially sinister is happening across America, and we should stop and take notice before it changes the character of our country forever. County, city and small-town police departments across the country are now acquiring free military-grade weapons that could possibly be used against the very citizens and taxpayers that not only fund their departments but who the police are charged with protecting ..."
Stone said he can never envision the MRAP being used against law-abiding citizens. "It's not going to happen," he said. "It's a defensive, not offensive, vehicle. The only time it would be offensive is if we're raiding a drug house" where there is a chance they would be met with armed resistance.
The MRAP is available for use by any police department in the county, as well as the county Emergency Management Agency during disasters. Stone said the MRAP can travel safely through up to two feet of water and has 6-by-6 capability.
"It's like the old adage that I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it," he said.


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The Mormon corridor, a region of ubiquitous LDS political and cultural influence stretching from Phoenix through Rexburg, Idaho. Also a play on Mordor from Lord of the Rings.
I heard Brigham Young kept a wife in each town up and down the Morridor.
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As news of Nevada Union teacher Craig Zetterberg's death Saturday began to spread, Facebook messages from all over the world started flooding in to his friends and family about the impact of the man called "the cornerstone" of the school.
"Kids from Africa, kids from South America are reaching out, now that they've heard this, to confirm it's true," said Jeff Dellis, a fellow teacher and close friend. "I'm just — I think everyone's just overwhelmed at how many people he's affected."
Zetterberg, who coached girls' water polo and who co-coached the mountain biking team at NU, was riding with the mountain bikers Saturday when he died of a heart attack, said NU Assistant Principal Paul Lundberg.
"He was heading up the back, making sure the stragglers were there," Lundberg said.
Lundberg said plans are being put in place to help students and staff deal with Zetterberg's loss.
"He was the heart of NU — it's really going to rock the kids," he said. "We're meeting with pastors and crisis counselors and putting together a program. We will have a crisis center for the kids in the west gym, that will be open with a myriad of pastors and counselors (available)."
Zetterberg, a teacher for more than 20 years, had taught social studies at NU for seven years after coming to Nevada County from Wheatland. He taught in the Partnership Academy, as well as a class for at-risk students, a move that friend Mitch Giles said pushed him "a little" out of his comfort zone.
But those who knew Zetterberg agreed that everything he did was focused on student success.
"You know, a lot of times people get romanticized in their passing — but there's no need to do that with Craig," Dellis said. "He was singularly the most important person at NU."
Dellis cited Zetterberg's enthusiasm and depth of caring as some of the attributes that made him popular, not just with students, but with staff.
"People felt heard by Craig," he said. "They felt that he really cared for them.
"Everyone knew his end game was the kids," Dellis said. "He was an amazing teacher … (But) even kids that didn't have him in class were impacted by him.
"He is what every teacher should aspire to be like."
Zetterberg didn't limit himself to classroom work or to extracurricular activities, Dellis said.
The two men were part of a weekly meeting to discuss the state of the athletic culture at NU and ways to make the kids positive role models in the community. They restarted a club that had been defunct since the 1970s, the Block N Club, a group of varsity athletes who reached out through community service.
"He was very involved in trying to improve the culture and the perception in the community of what NU was all about," Dellis said.
Zetterberg "put students above any other priority at school," Giles said. "He taught them his great work ethic and respect for the school and the teachers."
Giles echoed the depth of his friend's commitment, saying, "he had his hand in everything at that school."
As an example, Giles cited the upcoming testing at the school, which is set to start Tuesday — just one day after the entire student body is to learn of Zetterberg's death.
"The school was debating whether we should get an extension," Giles said. "But knowing Craig, I don't think we need that because his kids are prepared and he would want them to do it."
One of Zetterberg's favorite sayings is something that Giles is taking to heart, today and in the days to come.
"We're just doing what we do," he said.
"We're taking care of business. We're doing what we do."
Zetterberg is survived by his wife, Collette; son, Keegan; and daughter, Alexandra. No information as to memorial services was available Sunday.
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Thursday, October 17, 2013
Pilot Cullen Underwood works his magic in the cockpit. The propellers begin to spin as the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" engines sputter and catch and say, "Pop-pop-pop, pa-pa-pa-paaaaaaw-ruuuuumph!"
It's a beautiful sound, followed by a puff of friendly smoke. The smell of aviation fuel exhaust from radial engines is like no other. It's a smell thousands of airmen in World War II became familiar with as they boarded B-17s to drop bombs behind enemy lines.
It's a smell that anyone could experience for $450 when members of the Liberty Foundation took guests for flights on the historic aircraft at Charleston Executive Airport on Johns Island Oct. 12 and Oct. 13.
The flight were 25 minutes with a total experience of 45 minutes. It costs about $4,500 an hour for the non-profit to operate the airplane. They spend $1.5 million annually to keep it airworthy and on tour.
The B-17 burns 200 gallons of fuel per hour. Aviation fuel costs between $6 to $8 per gallon, Liberty Foundation volunteer Keith Youngblood said.
For those who could not afford to fly, the bomber was on display so visitors could walk through the plane after 3 p.m.
The Liberty Foundation is all volunteers who rotate weekends so they can return to their day jobs. They have about 30 pilots.
This touring piece of history is a good teaching tool for today's kids who are taught little more about WWII than Pearl Harbor, Hitler and the atom bomb, according to Youngblood.
Seeing the airplane joggles veterans' memories.
"Every weekend we usually see half a dozen veterans who come out to see the plane," Youngblood said. "Families of veterans will hear their stories for the first time. It's absolutely remarkable what they did. We can't imagine what theses guys went through."
"A lot of ground crew from the war come out with their log books," Underwood said. "It's great for family members of people whose grandfathers flew in it. It gives a great perspective. What attracts me to it is what they did in such a short time in those planes."
The B-17 was known for being resilient to damage and attacks from Luftwaffe fighters and flak. About one-third of the B-17s made were shot down, Youngblood said.
Once the P-51 Mustang fighters came into the picture as escorts, far fewer B-17s were shot down, Youngblood said.
B-17s flew 150 mph at about 25,000 feet where it was -30 to -60 degrees Fahrenheit. Crews used oxygen tanks to breathe and often had frostbite around their mouths, Youngblood said. The bombers carried 4,000 to 8,000 pounds of bombs.
It was dubbed the "Flying Fortress" because it carried a crew of 10 men and 10 Browning M-2 .50-caliber machine guns that fired about 13 rounds per second. No gun aboard carried more than one minute's supply of ammunition.
The crew was the pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier, flight engineer (and top turret gunner), radio operator, two waist gunners, tail gunner and ball turret gunner.
This Memphis Belle is not the one featured in the 1944 documentary, "Memphis Belle: A Flying Fortress."
The Memphis Belle crew was the first to complete 25 missions and return to the U.S. without losing a crew member. The Belle was part of the 91st Bomb Group in the "Mighty" Eighth Air Force.
After the war the original Memphis Belle was bought by the city of Memphis then donated back to the Air Force. It was on display at the Memphis National Guard Armory, where it was vandalized.
All the instruments were stolen and it was left to the elements. In 2005 it was taken to the National Museum of the USAF in Dayton, Ohio where it is being restored.
Only about 12 B-17s are still flying today.
The plane that visited the Lowcountry was painted as the "Memphis Belle" and flew to England with another B-17 in 1989 to be used in the 1990 Hollywood feature film "Memphis Belle."
The "Movie Memphis Belle" was accepted by the U.S. Army Air Force on April 3, 1945 and served 20 years as a military transport. In 1960 it was sold to a private company that used it as a firefighting plane known as "Tanker 78."
In 1982, WWII B-17 pilot David Tallichet bought it for the Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation and restored it to resemble the military bomber.
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After eight years serving its French fare in downtown Charleston, La Fourchette is closing its doors on 432 King St. this week. The space has been sold to Hall Hospitality Group, which owns Halls Chophouse and Rita's Seaside Grille and hasn't announced its plans for the new acquisition.
Perig Goulet, chef and owner of La Fourchette, said he's taking a hiatus from the restaurant scene, but Charleston hasn't seen the last of him.
"This is a nice opportunity for me to explore my ideas about Charleston dining, especially for the locals who have been so kind to me," he said. "I will be back. Bonsoir y'all."
In La Fourchette's absence, diners can get a taste of the French bistro's style when Egan & Sons opens in a few weeks in the building that formerly housed Moes Downtown Tavern at 5 Cumberland St.
Owner Christopher Egan hired former La Fourchette chef Kyle Yarborough as executive chef of the Irish restaurant and pub.
"I thought the rustic bistro cooking Kyle has done would go very well with our idea of straight-from-the farmhouse, country Irish food," Egan said. "I've let him run with his creative side, and I think it's a good fit."
Egan and his family own two other Egan & Sons restaurants around his home town of Montclair, N.J. He said he remodeled the former Moe's to highlight its rustic character.
"It's definitely going to be a fun place to meet, eat and drink," he said.
A specific opening date hasn't been nailed down, but Egan said he hopes to open in about two weeks.
A discount furniture store is opening in North Charleston this week, another sign of the local housing rebound. American Freight Furniture and Mattress will make its South Carolina debut today at 4750 Goer Drive, near Montague Ave. and Interstate 26.
The Ohio-based chain has 85 other locations across the country. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.
Also on the discount front, Dollar General will hold a grand opening Saturday to celebrate its newest North Charleston store at 4741 Rivers Ave. The first 50 shoppers to show up at the 8 a.m. opening will win $10 gift cards. The next 200 shoppers will win tote bags and other prizes.
My Gym Charleston Children's Fitness Center opens Thursday in Mount Pleasant's Towne Centre Shoppes. The kids fitness club at 1113 Market Center Blvd. offers programs backed by developmental research for children ages 6 months to 13 years old.
Special rates will be offered throughout the grand opening weekend to those who pre-register online at www.mygym.com/Charleston.
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No more excuses to put off date night. Mount Pleasant Towne Centre is making couples' outings more affordable with dinner-and-a-movie packages.
On Mondays, the price of dinner at Burtons Grill, P.F. Chang's or Grimaldi's Pizzeria includes movie tickets to nearby Palmetto Grande Cinema, which can be used any night of the week.
"We are continually trying to get people to recognize Towne Centre as a family-friendly destination, and we thought this would be a great way to get families out on Mondays," said Erin Engebritson, marketing manager with Towne Centre.
The three restaurants offer varying deals. At Burtons, couples can choose two entrees, a bottle of wine and two movie tickets for $50. P.F. Chang's offers a three-course meal and a ticket for $25 per person.At Grimaldi's, $35 buys a large pizza, dessert and two movie tickets.
"It really is a good deal. It's hard to beat," Engebritson said.
Do you know of any openings, closings or retail happenings? Reach Abigail Darlington at 937-5906. For more retail tips, follow her on Twitter @A_Big_Gail and visit the Retail Report blog at blog.postandcourier.com/retail-report/


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COLUMBIANA - Erin Elizabeth McCullough and Jared Gregory Klamer were united in marriage on Sept. 8 at The Links at Firestone Farms, Columbiana.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCullough, East Palestine.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Klamer, Chardon.
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Jared and Erin Klamer
The Reverend Robert DeZee officiated the 4:30 p.m. ceremony, which took place in the barn.
Escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore a strapless all-over lace A-line style gown. The sweetheart neckline, antique lace ivory dress featured three-dimensional lace and organza flowers accented with Swarovski crystal centers. The scalloped hemline extended into a chapel length train and was complemented by a flower hair pin. She carried a clutch style bouquet with white and purple mini Calla lilies, pink roses, orange spray roses, green spray chrysanthemums and salal, wrapped in ivory ribbon with a line of pearls.
Trisha Ray, Chardon, served as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Alysha Whitfield, Ketterington; Jill Bica, East Palestine; Leanne Grisa, Avon; and Abby Klamer, sister of the groom, Chardon. Flower girl was Laney Bistarkey, cousin of the bride, East Palestine.
Performing the duties of the best man was Tom Miller, Columbus. Groomsmen were Matthew and Ryan McCullough, brothers of the bride, East Palestine; Jed Hall and Kevin Ray, both of Chardon. Ring bearer was Justin McKee, cousin of the bride, Columbiana.
A reception for 200 guests immediately followed at The Links at Firestone Farms banquet center.
The rehearsal dinner was held at the Springfield Grille, Boardman.
The bride is a graduate of East Palestine High School and The University of Akron. She is employed as a speech-language pathologist for RehabCare, Columbus.
The groom is a graduate of Chardon High School and The Ohio State University. He currently works as a personal banker for JP Morgan Chase Bank, Columbus.
Following a honeymoon in Key West, Fla., the couple resides in Columbus.


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I remember the talks that we just couldn't have another one for a long time- maybe not until Noah was off his diet and we knew he was going to be ok. Maybe never. His illness caused so many setbacks for us and I was mad our son had to suffer like that, furious that we all had to go through it, and I resented it for affecting our family plans.
We had to consider if I was mentally and physically strong to be pregnant, care for Noah, and manage his diet... and we had to face the fears that our next child could have Doose Syndrome, too. So many 'what ifs', but we both knew it was time. It was time to take back our desires, remove ourselves. from survivor mode and get ready for battle. We weren't going to let those stupid seizures win. We were actually going to go on with our lives.
Shortly after our decision, a new life was growing in my body. From the very beginning it was like an experiment of sorts. After all we'd been through with Noah, we wanted to do everything completely different with this next baby.
Pretty much the opposite of how we parented before was called Attachment Parenting. We fell right into place. It worked. And it made so much sense.
Three years ago today, Grayson was born. Just like most mothers, whether they live the AP lifestyle or not, our bond was instant. I wasn't going to let him go.
Some Moms wear their babies out of convenience, or necessity. I wear mine to keep them closer to my heart.
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RG Steel Announces Closure of Sparrows Point
DLLR's Rapid Response Team ready to provide assistance to dislocated workers
BALTIMORE, MD (May 24, 2012) - The Maryland Department of Labor (DLLR) has been notified that RG Steel will completely idle the steel mill at Sparrows Point for an undetermined period of time. A total of 1,975 employees (1,714 hourly and 261 salaried) will be affected, with layoffs commencing on June 4, 2012 and continuing through June 18, 2012.
"Layoffs and plant closures are tragic, especially when such a historic local institution as Sparrows Point is affected," said Maryland Interim Labor Secretary Scott R. Jensen. "We have been in close contact with RG Steel leadership and are standing by to offer assistance to the men and women who count on family-supporting wages from their jobs at Sparrows Point. While it is unfortunate that efforts by everyone involved to keep RG Steel open and solvent have been unsuccessful, it is our hope that all RG Steel employees will find new employment as soon as possible, and we will deploy all our resources to assist them in their efforts."
DLLR's Rapid Response Team, a multi-agency partnership that includes representatives from DLLR's Division of Workforce Development & Adult Learning, the Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED), Local Workforce Investment Boards, community colleges, and local and state government offices as well as community and faith-based organizations, has implemented strategies to assist dislocated workers during career transitions. During Rapid Response information sessions, which will be coordinated with RG Steel, employees will receive guidance regarding unemployment insurance, local and state resources, job placement, and training opportunities. Access to DLLR's 35 One Stop Career Centers and the Maryland Workforce Exchange (MWE) will facilitate the re-employment process. Currently, the MWE has 107,486 jobs listed across Maryland.
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — The San Antonio Rampage (1-1-0-0) snagged their first win of the 2013-14 season with a 3-1 decision over the Rockford IceHogs (0-1-0-0) before 5,455 at the AT&T Center.
The Rampage outshot the IceHogs 56-25, breaking a franchise record of 55 shots that had stood dormant since April 11, 2010. The record-breaking shot was off the stick of Quinton Howden, with 1.6 seconds remaining in regulation. The Rampage went 1-for-4 on the power play, and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.
The first meeting of the year between the Rampage and the IceHogs got its first real action at 14:24 of the opening period, when Rockford goaltender Antti Raanta stayed down after making a save. Leaving the game shortly after, he was replaced by Kent Simpson.
San Antonio stayed busy for the second half of the period, putting up yet another strong penalty kill. With Jared Gomes off for tripping, Howden broke free and let the puck go with a great shorthanded chance, gathered his own rebound, and ripped one off again, but was denied by Simpson.
Less than a minute later, Vincent Trocheck followed his teammate's lead, trying to break into the zone, but had his stick checked by a Rockford defender. In the waning seconds of the Gomes infraction, Jed Ortmeyer sacrificed the body and blocked a Rockford shot, effectively killing off the tripping minor.
In the final three minutes of the first, noted Rampage fighter Eric Selleck engaged Jared Nightingale behind the net, and the two fought it out in the corner, with Selleck landing two hard punches to bring Nightingale to the ice.
The Rampage spent the remainder of the period on the power play, courtesy of a Brad Mills slash, but both teams went into the room in a 0-0 deadlock.
Just 47 seconds into the second, and in the final seconds of the carried over power play, Jon Matsumoto sent the Rampage crowd into a frenzy. Captain Greg Rallo brought the puck in, handed it off to Colby Robak, who then sent it through the circles where Matsumoto was waiting. With a wide open net and stationed right outside the crease, Matsumoto ripped it top shelf to put the Silver and Black up 1-0.
Though both teams had multiple chances to showcase their special teams in the remaining minutes of the frame, neither were able to convert, and the clock timed out with a Rampage advantage still standing.
The IceHogs got one back immediately in the third, when Alex Broadhurst tied up the game with a wraparound goal in the first minute of play. San Antonio gave their opponents a quality chance to break the tie a minute later, when a defensive zone turnover led to a Rockford chance. Rampage goalie Scott Clemmensen came through with a huge save in the crease to keep the score even at one.
Just past the midway point of the third, Matsumoto found the magic again, this time tapping it in from behind the post. His second tally of the night, assisted by Howden and Philippe Cornet, put the Rampage back on top.
That assist gave Cornet 12 points in 12 career games against Rockford.
Rockford pulled their goalie with just under a minute to go in regulation, but their late push for extra offense came up short, as Alex Petrovic knocked one in from the blue line, his empty netter sealing the IceHogs' fate.
Petrovic's goal came with 42.9 seconds to go in regulation, and secured the first win of the season for San Antonio.
The Rampage kick off a two-game road trip next Saturday when they travel to the Allstate Arena to face the Chicago Wolves. They will return to the AT&T Center on Oct. 18 for the first game in a home-and-home series with the Texas Stars.


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Yes we're aware of the Patriot Act Nellie. That's the one Bush started and Obama INCREASED. lol. What part of that don't YOU understand?
Keep typing Nellie; you're hypocrisy keeps giving us more facts on 'why' voters are not interested in democrats anymore. You 'say' you hate the Patriot Act under Bush administration; then ACCEPT it INCREASED under Obama administration. Proves your stupidity and hypocrisy. Priceless!
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nelly must mean that Patriot Act that Obama and democrats love so well that they VOTED FOR IT and then Obama INCREASED the SPYING on it. THAT ONE ????? Bwahaha......Your defense of democrats failed Nelly.
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Pure; liberals are 'followers' not leaders. Therefore they will 'follow' their socialist dictator anywhere he takes them. The communists call these folks, appropriately, "useful idiots." Fits!
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You are aware of the Patriot Act, aren't you, Puremagix?
wiki excerpt: The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 is an Act of Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. The title of the act is a ten-letter acronym (USA PATRIOT) that stands for Uniting (and) Strengthening America (by) Providing Appropriate Tools Required (to) Intercept (and) Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001. It is commonly referred to as the Patriot Act.
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Making Nature Whole, published in 2011, presents an in-depth history of the field of ecological restoration as it has developed in the United States over the last three decades. The authors draw from both published and unpublished sources, including archival materials and oral histories from early practitioners, to explore the development of the f... read more
By Andre F. Clewell and James Aronson
Ecological Restoration, published in 2008, offers for the first time a unified vision of ecological restoration as a field of study, one that clearly states the discipline's precepts and emphasizes issues of importance to those involved at all levels. In an engaging manner, the authors discuss the scientific and practical aspects of the field as wel... read more
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The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook, published in 2005, is a hands-on manual that provides a detailed account of what has been learned about the art and science of prairie restoration and the application of that knowledge to restoration projects throughout the world. Chapters provide guidance on all aspects of the restoration process, from c... read more
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Restoring Wildlife, published in 2009, gives ecologists, restorationists, administrators, and other professionals involved with restoration projects the tools they need to understand essential ecological concepts, helping them to design restoration projects that can improve conditions for native species of wildlife. It also offers specific guidance and examples on how v... read more
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Large Scale Ecosystem Restoration, published in 2008, presents case studies of five of the most noteworthy large-scale restoration projects in the United States: Chesapeake Bay, The Everglades, California Bay Delta, the Platte River Basin, and the Upper Mississippi River System. These projects embody current efforts to address ecosystem restoration in a... read more
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SUMMERTON — Walk into Scott's Branch High School here and what normally greets visitors at most high schools isn't in sight — that big display case full of sports trophies won by the school's athletes.
Oh, it's there all right, but halfway down the hall, discreetly turned flat against one wall.
What greets visitors instead is the school's Palmetto Gold plaque award for closing the achievement gap, the school's Award of Excellence from the Dukes Foundation and a bulletin board cheering students on for their academic achievements and standardized tests necessary for college.
For years, Clarendon School District 1 languished at the bottom of the state's performance ladder, but that has changed in recent years.
Now, the state Department of Education ranks the district as the second-best-performing when the impact of poverty is taken into consideration. And when ranked on performance alone, it's in the top third, higher than Charleston County and on par with Greenville.
Making bad schools good
A plaque near the entrance to Scott's Branch High testifies to the special, historic position the school district holds. It honors the Summerton residents whose fight to win equal treatment for black schoolchildren led to the 1954 Supreme Court decision that ended public school segregation.
Today, the high school remains almost as segregated as the all-black school it replaced after the Supreme Court's ruling. Whites bailed from the state's public schools in the 1960s and 1970s, and in many rural districts few ever returned.
Blacks account for 97 percent of Clarendon District 1's students, with an almost equal percentage counted as poor.
Those two percentages typically predict failing academic performance.
So what is the district doing that makes it perform so much better than what would seem to be its equal in the Allendale County School District, one of the state's lowest-performing districts by almost any measure?
Both districts rank among the top four in spending per student. They receive extra state and federal money to compensate for small local tax bases and little economic opportunity.
So money isn't it.
Both school districts are small, Allendale with about 1,400 students and Clarendon 1 with under 900. Both student bodies are almost all black. And the number of students from poor families exceeds 95 percent in both districts.
So why the dramatic difference in their academic performance?
Take a look back inside the entrance hallway at Scott's Branch High. Look around for the giant framed photograph of the school's state championship 2008 football team surrounded by adoring teachers and administrators. It no longer hangs prominently anywhere in the hallway.
District Superintendent Rose Wilder ordered it moved to the gym area. "Sports are secondary here. Where your eyes go, so goes your energy," she said.
Wilder wants students focused on education and their future. She and her staff make sure students know that they are expected to do well and that it's up to them. It's their responsibility. "You are here for a purpose, and it's to get an education," Wilder said.
From the first day of classes, teachers drill that message in. They urge students to work hard and offer them the help and encouragement they need to master courses. For example, every student is assigned a teacher as a personal mentor to provide extra support and encouragement.
One prominent poster sums it up: "Good character makes great winners… respect… cooperation… integrity… self-discipline… positive attitude."
Cory Leonard, 16, a junior tailback on the football team, who was sidelined by a leg injury last season, holds a 3.4 grade point average.
From football he knows the importance of discipline and focus. He likes seeing that self-awareness spread to the whole school. "I feel good about it. Here we actually learn."
Ethel Canty, a 17-year-old senior, also with a 3.4 average, agrees with Leonard. A painting she perfected under the tutelage of the school's award-winning art instructor, Tarleton Blackwell, was selected last year for display in the Cannon House Office Building on the national Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C.
Blackwell expressed pride in Canty and joy in watching her skill with a paint brush develop under his supervision. "I'm blessed to be here," he said.
Canty enjoys it as well. And her success shows in the scholarship offers she already has received from Columbia College in Columbia and at USC Sumter. But her heart is set on attending the highly rated Art Institute of New York City, something she might never have dreamed of without the encouragement she receives at Scott's Branch.
"They want the best for us," she said of her teachers and administrators.
Clarendon County sheriff's Deputy George McConico has been the resource officer at Scott's Branch High for six years. He has seen the students change, and smiles at the eerie quiet in the once rowdy hallways between classes.
"I've been seeing the atmosphere change as far as studies, academics, performance and behavior. Attitudes have changed. The children are disciplined and problems have decreased."
As McConico spoke, students quietly filed past him near a wall with a bulletin board filled with the college acceptance letters of several students. Last year the school's senior class of about 60 won $2.1 million in college scholarships.
'It's not just money'
State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais loves Wilder and other district superintendents like her. They give proof to his controversial contention that the real problem with many of the state's failing, high-poverty schools is not lack of money from the state.
"To blame poverty is a cop-out," Zais said. The fault for student failure does not lie with the students or parents, he said. "The difference is the performance of the administrative team. ... Poor administrators tolerate ineffective teachers."
Zais praises Wilder's performance in Clarendon and the performance of several other high-poverty school districts, such as Darlington, Calhoun and Barnwell 19, which he described as "knocking it out of the ballpark."
Wilder agrees with Zais that creating an atmosphere of high expectations and success for students, teachers and administrators sparked much of the turnaround at Clarendon 1. It also generated increased stability and excitement among teachers and administrators.
Rick Johnson's bass-drum voice can he heard from down the hallway even with the door shut to his math classroom. Wilder lured the former private business management and finance wiz out of retirement to take a stab at teaching high school math.
He once taught at Indiana University and always wanted to teach, but the pay didn't rise to the level he wanted, so he stuck with private business until retiring recently to Clarendon County. With Wilder's encouragement, he took the math teacher qualifying exam and passed it with no trouble.
"I like mavericks," Wilder said of Johnson as she watched the first-year teacher with his class.
"You've got to know the rules," Johnson told his students, reassuring them that math is not that difficult. "Don't get confused. Don't let the numbers confuse you."
Then he asked different students what book they were reading, and told them he wouldn't accept a simple one.
"Challenge yourself" he boomed. "Reach! If you can't read, you can't do math."
Wilder voices pride at the district's accomplishments, but said Zais makes a mistake when he says poor districts don't need more state money.
Gov. Nikki Haley recognized that last month in her State of the State address when she called on legislators to work with her to find ways to improve education and increase help for poor districts. However, she declined to offer a plan or any specific ideas.
Wilder's school district currently receives the sixth-highest amount of state money per student in the state, and got an infusion of federal money that will run out in a couple years. "I don't know what we'll do when that happens," Wilder said.
Even with that money, she said, the district does not have the cash necessary to hire enough teachers for electives or advance-placement classes to further prepare students for college.
The district recently arranged for an advance-placement teacher in literature, but needs such teachers for several other disciplines. Recent studies have demonstrated that students who take advance-placement classes have a greater chance of getting into and completing college.
At the other end of the education scale, Wilder said the district only recently found enough money to hire a literacy coach to help the students who come to school ill-prepared to learn.
'I can turn Allendale around'
Nevertheless, Zais insists that more money is not the answer. He points to Allendale County's consistently failing schools, which spend the fourth-highest amount per student in the state, $15,790, and get the third-highest amount from the state per student, $7,506.
Only McCormick County, at $7,549 per student, and the state's Charter District, at $7,894, get more state money. By comparison, Charleston County gets $3,836 per student from the state.
"Allendale proves it's not just money," Zais said. "They have the money to hire the best teachers in the state," he contended. He pulled out a sheet of paper and scribbled some numbers that he said prove the school district misspends its money on administration. He said the district's administrators receive an average salary of $92,000.
The problem in Allendale County is that the money doesn't get to the classrooms where the district could spend a lot more to hire the best teachers, Zais said.
"You've got your priorities screwed up," he said of Allendale's school system.
Harold McClain served as Allendale County's school superintendent for the past three years until he was fired Jan. 28 in a surprise move by the newly elected school board.
In an interview before his removal, McClain said Zais must have gotten his numbers wrong. Allendale's teachers earn $42,700 on average, principals $77,600 and administrators in the district office $71,025, excluding his $110,000 salary, McClain said.
The Allendale School Board offered no real explanation for removing McClain, other than to release a one-paragraph statement saying, "The majority vote wished to move the District forward in a new direction ... To provide the best quality education for our children."
Separately, School Board Chairwoman Wilda Robinson sent The Post and Courier another statement that she said might provide some indication of what led to the firing. The second statement had been publicly released in Allendale the same day McClain was fired. It referred to the district's Jan. 15 loss of a $1.3 million, one-year extension of a federal School Improvement Grant. The statement said the district lost the money because McClain's administration did not submit a plan that met the criteria for the grant.
McClain expressed shock at his removal, saying he felt he had set the stage for Allendale's schools to reverse their downward slide.
McClain has been replaced by interim Superintendent Walter Tobin, who also serves as chairman of the Board of Trustees of South Carolina State University. Tobin, who has served as an interim superintendent for several other state school districts, said it appears to him that McClain had made "some real attempts to change" Allendale's schools for the better.
He said he expects to remain interim superintendent through the end of the school year while the board looks for a new superintendent. In the meantime, he said, he wants to "bring some calm, and bring people together" in a school system that seems to have been "polarized over the years."
Three years ago, McClain sought out the superintendent post specifically because he wanted to turn around the county's failing schools.
At that time, McClain worked as a troubleshooter for the state Department of Education to help improve underperforming schools. He saw what happened when the state declared a state of emergency in Allendale County's schools, and took control of the district in the summer of 1999.
The state returned control to the county in April 2006, citing improved student and teacher performance while under state watch.
After the state left, McClain saw the district's performance plummet again, and he blamed the state. "They left without an exit plan, taking all of their experts and experience. The state did not build what could be sustained."
McClain knows that poverty does not have to cause students to fail. He once worked in Orangeburg County's schools and saw how progress was possible with high-poverty schools.
When Allendale lost yet another superintendent, McClain volunteered to take on the job with the 2010-2011 school year.
"I looked at Allendale one day and said, 'I can turn Allendale around.' I will do it given the time."
He also knew time was not all he needed. He needed more money.
In its effort to provide for the school district, Allendale already imposes one of the highest property tax rates in the state. But the money from that tax, $4,651 per student, isn't anywhere near enough to provide for an adequate education. Even with more than $11,000 per student a year in state and federal money, Allendale's student performance remains near the bottom.
A revolving door
McClain characterized Allendale's biggest problem as "missing human resources and a revolving door of teachers and administrators." The district's middle school loses half of them each year. And districtwide, one out of every four teachers leaves each year. That makes it almost impossible to build any consistency, McClain said. "You are starting back every year."
Now, McClain has joined that revolving door. By his count he was the district's sixth, and longest-serving, superintendent or interim superintendent since 2006.
To counteract turnover, and to attract high-caliber teachers, McClain had planned to offer signing bonuses and bonuses for high performance in lifting student academics. He also worked with consultants to help create an internal system to build talent and instructional leadership in teachers and principals.
To partially make up for the staff turnover and difficulty attracting teachers, Allendale County sought out foreign teachers through a federal program that allows school districts to recruit teachers from other countries. The teachers are allowed in on three-year contracts, which can be renewed.
Currently, 20 of Allendale's 113 teachers come from other countries, mainly India, but also Romania, Mexico and Jamaica. Statewide, 271 such foreign teachers work in public schools.
In addition, by shifting money around, McClain created four new teaching positions, two teachers to work exclusively with children who are two or more grade levels behind, a math coach and a literacy coach.
One problem McClain hoped to cure with improved school performance is the loss of white students and the support and community involvement the schools need from their parents.
An estimated 400 white Allendale children attend private school or go to public schools in nearby counties. Some parents sidestep district attendance rules by purchasing land in other counties, a loophole allowed by state law.
That loss of white students remains a common problem for many poor and rural schools.
A step in the right direction
An indicator that some of the changes McClain made had begun to make a difference can be seen in the latest state school report card and the previous year's. The district as a whole still ranks "At Risk," but in the area of academic growth the district jumped from "at risk" three years ago to "Excellent" last year and "Good" this year. Those two grades show that the district is taking necessary steps to improve student performance.
Still, obstacles remain huge to the creation of a stable and quality teaching staff in an economically and socially challenged county. For example, Allendale doesn't have a movie theater.
"We are not the most attractive of communities. People want a place to work, but they also want a social life," McClain said before he was fired, adding to the instability problem.
Most of the district's teachers commute from other counties.
Despite the fact that the district receives the third-most state money of any, McClain contended that Allendale needs more to help make up for its many disadvantages. For example, Allendale can't afford to pay for any advance-placement classes and offers just one foreign language, Spanish, and only in high school.
Allendale is among the counties in the so-called "equity" lawsuit against the state that has been in the courts for 20 years. The suit argues that poor districts cannot provide students with the "minimally adequate education" that the state Supreme Court decided the constitution requires. A ruling by the state high court on whether the state needs to provide more to poor districts is expected this year.
"Equity is not sameness," McClain said. "When it comes to education finance, one size cannot fit all."
If the district received more state money, it might be able to prevent teachers from moving to districts with higher salaries. The average salary for teachers in South Carolina is $46,000, more than $3,000 higher than what Allendale pays on average, and Allendale's average salary is $10,000 less than those in some of the state's wealthier counties.
"True equity could eliminate that," McClain said. "Money isn't everything, but when you look at Allendale and other schools along the corridor, in order to attract and retain better teachers, money could provide an incentive that other counties don't need."
Rose Wilder×
"I finally understand it," said Chelsea Canty about why she celebrated in Rick Johnson's math class in December after a session in which Johnson worked closely with students having trouble grasping math concepts. "You've got to know the rules," he told them.×
Hands-on instruction is a must in Clarendon District 1 schools, helping students engage in their studies. Brittany Nelson has learned in Tarleton Blackwell's art class not to let a project overwhelm her. "I'm just focusing on each part that I'm working on."×
Harold McClain×


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on February 27, 2013 - 11:24 PM
, updated February 28, 2013 at 12:59 AM
Lynn M. DeJac Peters, the mother wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for nearly 14 years in the murder of her daughter, has terminal cancer.
She said doctors at Roswell Park Cancer Institute have told her she has a limited amount of time to live and that she should enjoy what little is left.
"For me, it is a blessing either way. I get to stay here with my family, and if I don't, I get to go see the love of my life, Crystallyn. I actually have the best of both worlds. That's the truth. I have my boys to live for here, but if I don't make it here, I have the love of my life waiting. So I really do have the best of both worlds," DeJac Peters, 49, told The Buffalo News on Wednesday.
DeJac Peters says she has been receiving chemotherapy and radiation treatments for the cancer, known as invasive moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma.
Cancer runs in her family, she said. Her sister Carol and brother Edward both died from the disease in their 50s.
"I have a mass in my right lung and three smaller ones in my left, and my spine is affected, causing paralysis. It's difficult to walk, and there is numbness in my arms. The other day, I tried to make a birthday cake for my twins, and I couldn't mix the batter," DeJac Peters said.
"The doctors have told me the cancer is inoperable and only one out of 100 live past five years."
Her twins, Douglas and Keith, are now 19, and her son Edward is 28.
While she is embracing her faith, DeJac Peters said, it is hard not to feel bitterness toward those who wrongfully imprisoned her.
"They took 14 years of my life and then another five years," she said of the former Erie County prosecutors who convicted her and of the state attorneys who only last November reached a settlement for her wrongful imprisonment.
In 1993, she was arrested and charged with strangling her daughter, Crystallyn M. Girard, 13. The following year, while steadfastly maintaining her innocence, she was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison.
DeJac Peters, who left two newborn twins and a young son behind to be raised by Chuck Peters, the twins' father, was released from prison in 2007 after members of the Buffalo Police Department's Cold Case Squad uncovered exonerating DNA evidence from Crystallyn's body that was traced to Dennis P. Donohue, who was later convicted of murdering a Buffalo woman.
Her attorney, Steven M. Cohen, said the news about his client's illness left him with two emotions: "I got choked up and sad for Lynn, but it reinvigorated my anger at Marusak and Clark," he said, referring to former Assistant District Attorney Joseph J. Marusak, who prosecuted the case against DeJac Peters, and Frank J. Clark III, who at the time was Marusak's supervisor in the District Attorney's Office.
Clark went on to be elected district attorney and retired from the post four years ago. Cohen said Clark had arranged for Dennis P. Donohue to receive immunity in exchange for his testimony before the grand jury against DeJac, who was single at the time and had gone on a few dates with Donohue.
Clark had responded to the DNA findings of samples that were uncovered by hiring a noted forensic pathologist, Dr. Michael M. Baden, who reviewed the autopsy by the Erie County Medical Examiner's Office and toxicology findings, and issued a revised ruling that Crystallyn died from an accidental cocaine overdose, rather than strangulation.
Donohue, meanwhile, is in prison for 25 years to life for the murder of Joan Giambra in 1993 and remains a person of interest in the 1975 slaying of Carol Reed.
On DeJac Peters' behalf, Cohen last year filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking $30 million in damages against Clark, Marusak, seven city homicide detectives and supervisors, Erie County and the City of Buffalo.
Cohen says that if authorities back then had done their job "with integrity" when Crystallyn was murdered in February 1993, "Donohue wouldn't have been at large in September 1993 to murder Joan Giambra."
Attorneys for Marusak and Clark have said they intend to vigorously defend their clients against the allegations in the lawsuit.
Concerned that DeJac Peters might not survive long enough for a trial in U.S. District Court, Cohen said he intends to file a motion for a "trial preference" to quicken the process.
The attorney is also considering obtaining permission from the court to allow DeJac Peters' testimony to be recorded ahead of time on video.
DeJac Peters says she has a positive outlook.
"I don't want gloom and doom. I've had enough of that. I want my friends to have an upbeat positive attitude," she said, asking for prayers for herself and "for all cancer victims and survivors."
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revolutionary advancement in artificial limbs will provide the first
hard-wired brain-control of
body parts. The John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
(APL) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have
joined forces to develop the brain-interface Modular Prosthetic Limb
(MPL). The limb will be controlled by computer
cursors implanted in the brain and will restore the sense
of touch by sending electrical impulses from the limb back
to the sensory cortex.APL was awarded a $34.5 million
contract with the government agency to begin testing the prototype on
human subjects over the next two years, according to a Hopkins
Applied Physics Lab press release and Singularity
Hub."We've developed the enabling technologies to
create upper-extremity prosthetics that are more natural in
appearance and use, a truly revolutionary advancement in
prosthetics," said APL Program Manager Michael McLoughlin. "Now,
in Phase 3, we are ready to test it with humans to demonstrate that
the system can be operated with a patient's thoughts and that it
can provide that patient with sensory feedback, restoring the
sensation of touch."The MLP includes 22 degrees of
motion, allows independent control of all five fingers, and weighs
the same as a natural human limb (about nine pounds). The
MPL will be the first artificial limb that can bypass spinal cord
injury connect directly into the brain. This would be
beneficial for quadriplegic patients that are unable to use some
traditional prosthetics, specifically those controlled by the feet.
They would be the first human subjects tested for the
project. Researchers on the project
have found that so far their biggest hurdle to overcome is increasing
the short lifespan of the implants. Embedded in brain tissue,
the silicon chips erode over time and would need to be replaced
within two years.
quote: Patients will control the MPL with a surgically implanted microarray which records action potentials directly from the motor cortex.
quote: The team will develop implantable micro-arrays used to record brain signals and stimulate the brain