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Lot-o'-buzz surrounding the Irving high school basketball coach who promised her players she'd get a tattoo of their choice if they won the state title.
The MacArthur High School Lady Cardinals delivered, winning the 5A championship in their March 5 triumph over Georgetown. The chosen tattoo has been an unofficial motto for the players throughout their winning season: "We N Dat Thang."
Some critics fret that the slogan, the title of a rap song produced by an Oklahoma-based disc jockey/rapper named Crunk Joose, is grammatically inaccurate and, thematically inappropriate (said to be about partying at a club).
Whether coach Suzie Oelschlegel actually gets the tattoo (on the sole of one foot, perhaps?) is her business, and she has been commendably tactful in wanting to focus attention not on the ink spat, but on her players' impressive achievement.
I should point out, though, that "We N Dat Thang" is relatively unobjectionable, given the entirety of the Crunk Joose repertoire. Others titles from Mr. Joose's discography, according to his Facebook page, include: "Sex N A Can"; "Buss U N Yo 4Head"; "Walk Around the Club Slap Errbody"; and "Jerk What Ya Momma Gave Ya." Try showing one of those tattoos off at the faculty staff meeting.

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Sass & the City: Housework is new workout
What do a pair of size-five bluejeans and a clean kitchen floor have in common?
According to a new study, everything.
Sit down and grab a Kleenex. Because this is way depressing.
The study, as reported by the New York Times, found that women are doing far less housework today than they did back in the 1960s. And it's no surprise that the result is a collective expanding waistline and higher levels of obesity.
Apparently, in 1965, women spent an average of 25.7 hours a week cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry. These days, that number is down to only 13.3 hours of housework a week.
Excuse us! Most of us are busy earning a living 40 or more hours a week. When we get home, we want to spend time with our kids, enjoy our hobbies and just relax.
The last thing we want to do is pick up a broom.
Honestly, I am shocked at the fact that any woman spends even 13.3 hours weekly on housework. Personally, the majority of time I invest in housework is either spent whining about it or wishing I didn't have to do it.
According to the study, even housewives and stay-at-home moms are slacking in the housework department. They now burn about 360 fewer calories daily than they did in the 1960s.
Women who work outside the home fare a bit better, burning about 132 fewer calories on household chores than they did in the past ... all of which add up to extra pounds.
The study's recommendation? Duh. More housework.
Somehow, I feel like Martha Stewart has to be behind this, checking for dust and pulling the strings like the evil, lavender-sachet-scented, dirtless, apple-pie puppet master that she is.
And where, may I ask, are the men in this study?
To make matters worse, the study was funded by a grant from none other than Coca Cola.
This is the company that sells the sugary beverage that is consumed on average 403 times per year by Americans. And, at 97 calories a crack, that adds up to a whopping 39,000 or more calories a year.
That's a lot of bath tub scrubbing, people!
Pass the Comet Cleanser ... to your guy!
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Summer Interns 2012 Series: The Saturation Shift
Editor's note: This is the second post by Bailey Kielarowski, a Brand Management intern who will be a senior at The College of William and Mary in the fall. Her first post was "Trendsetting for Two: When Multicultural Goes Mainstream."
When NASCAR embarked on a search for a new advertising agency (in which Ogilvy & Mather was recently selected), it emphasized a renewed focus on the coveted youth and multicultural markets.
Increased attention to U.S. Latinos will play a key role in NASCAR's evolving strategy. According to league demographics, Latinos currently make up nine percent of NASCAR's fan base. With previous initiatives such as Drive for Diversity and campaigns like "Bienvenidos a NASCAR," this is not the company's first foray into the Hispanic market. Yet given the growth figures for Hispanics, and in particular Hispanic millennials, NASCAR's Latino fan base has room to grow.
Guest Post: Dr. Clara RodríguezPosted by The Vidal Partnership on August 8, 2012
Editor's Note: As a part of the Advertising Educational Foundation's Visiting Professor Program, we were recently joined for a week and a half by Dr. Clara Rodríguez, a Professor of Sociology at Fordham University whose current research focuses on Hispanic media images. The purpose of this program is to allow the professor to experience advertising from the inside while an agency has a chance to learn from her insight and point of view based on years of research. In this post, Dr. Rodríguez gives a little peek inside her time at TVP.
The moment you walk into The Vidal Partnership's headquarters, you know you're in a special place. The light streaming through the windows and the sense of motion conveyed by the layout are your first cues. Then you see—and almost feel—the energy in the people moving around. They move with a sense of purpose but with an ease born of confidence.
Summer Interns 2012 Series: Hispanic Millennials vs. Millennial Hispanics
Editor's note: This week's guest blogger, Lauren Tkach, is our Planning intern this summer. She's about to start her senior year at NYU, studying Applied Psychology and Media, Culture, and Communications.
In their recent post, "Talk to Me," Natalie and Mara explore important insights regarding the emerging Hispanic millennial market in the U.S. today. As a Hispanic millennial myself — California-born Argentine-American — I can relate with much of what was said about what Hispanic millennials want in media and advertising: We want innovative and relevant content, we want to entertain our short-term attention spans, and we don't want to be hit over the head with Latino stereotypes. But how does this differ from millennials in the general market who might be just as media-savvy, who might have just as short of an attention span, and who are not so hot on ethnic stereotypes, as are their Hispanic counterparts?
Summer Interns 2012 Series: Talk to Me
The latest trend in the Hispanic media industry seems to be television networks crossing the language line. News Corp and Colombia's RCN Television Group partnered to launch MundoFox, a Spanish-language network, and Univision and ABC have partnered to launch an English-language news channel and web presence.
Both are cases of networks filling their gaps to keep up with changes in the American cultural landscape, but what do they really need to be successful with these new ventures?
Allow us to introduce ourselves: the authors of this post are Natalie Asorey, Miami-born Cuban-American, and Mara González, Puerto Rican. Other than being TVP interns in the Public Relations department, we're both bilingual millennial women with a strong Hispanic background. We are a trending topic in Hispanic marketing — the hashtag is soon to come.
What We're Reading This Week: Intern EditionPosted by The Vidal Partnership on July 5, 2012
This week's edition of "What We're Reading" was compiled by TVP's summer interns, who have been finding insightful articles during their broad research in various departments. Unsurprisingly, most of these articles center around the phenomena of social media, their generation's trademark tools. Enjoy!
Summer Interns 2012 Series: Brand PersonificationPosted by The Vidal Partnership on June 28, 2012
Before I go in depth about brand personification through social media, I would first like to introduce myself. My name is Frank Buttafarro, and I am the Digital Production intern for the summer here at TVP. I come from a small town called Fairview, New Jersey, and I am the son of two immigrant workers. I am currently a senior at Hofstra University, pursuing a degree in marketing. My interests are music, sports, and anything digital. My favorite part of the digital sphere is social media and how it can create interaction between two people, no matter how far apart they are.
Summer Interns 2012 Series: Trendsetting for Two
Editor's Note: Our TVP summer interns arrived a couple of weeks ago, and dove right into work all across the agency. This is the first in a series of blog posts by those interns. We hope you'll enjoy their fresh perspective as much as we have so far. The author of this post, Bailey Kielarowski, is an intern in the Brand Management department, and will be a senior at The College of William and Mary in the fall.
It's the minority marketing trend that's fast becoming a majority reality: general market isn't what it used to be. Alberto Ferrer's post on April 30, "The General Market Myth," examined how census data tells only part of the story when it comes to the influence of minorities in the U.S. Not only do the numbers understate their actual influence in trendsetter markets like New York, Los Angeles, and Miami, that influence is also turning the traditional paradigm of adapting general market campaigns to multicultural audiences on its head. Enter multicultural goes mainstream.
What We're Reading This WeekPosted by The Vidal Partnership on May 10, 2012
When we started to compile this edition of What We're Reading, we were struck by the number of interesting articles lately on the nuances of digital and social measurement and optimization. This seems to be a landscape that's always shifting, leaving marketers in a constant state of learning about the latest tools, trends, and metrics. There's never a dull moment as we continue to navigate the process from content strategy to creation to placement to measurement, all tied to clear business objectives. We hope you'll find some of these articles as useful as we have in keeping up to date.
The General Market Myth
A version of this post originally appeared on Advertising Age's blog, "The Big Tent." It has been updated to reflect current Census data.
In most enlightened companies these days, marketing resources are allocated to different target populations. Some of the more common groups are tied to ethnicity and culture: Hispanic, African American, and Asian American. The bulk of the marketing (and other) resources, however are firmly allocated to the so-called "General Market," even at companies that have been leaders in marketing to minority populations.
For example, a marketer can take the latest Census data and learn that about 16% of the U.S. population is Hispanic, and thus strive to budget an equivalent share of resources to that population. Some companies go further and factor in the population trends in the appropriate age groups for their product or service and other future-looking data to make a determination of the relative importance of these groups to their business. Then they use these figures to determine the "right spend" for each group.
What We're Reading This WeekPosted by The Vidal Partnership on April 12, 2012
With so many great articles and posts being written every day, we seem to be in a constant state of "so much to read, so little time." We all rely on recommendations from sources we trust to find those insightful pieces that keep us up-to-date on our industry and the world. We thought we'd give you a little glimpse of what we've found interesting and relevant to our business recently. Happy reading!


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So what's the big fuss about?
We've always been told to drink a lot of water, but why is water so important? Water is the glue that holds your body together.
Your body is 60% water and every day you lose water through your breath, perspiration, urine and bowel movements. Water dramatically helps your body function and in order to replenish it, you must consume foods and beverages that contain it.
Water flushes toxins out of vital organs, regulates body temperatures, lubricates joints, carries nutrients to cells, helps prevent constipation and provides a moist environment for ear, nose and throat tissues. Lack of water can lead to dehydration making it hard for your body to carry out normal functions. Even mild dehydration can drain your energy and make you feel tired.
But how much water should you drink?
There is no hard scientific evidence that says you should drink 8 glasses of water a day, but it's not a bad idea either.
A 10-year study of nearly 48,000 men published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1999 found that the risk of bladder cancer fell 7% for every cup subjects drank per day. Other studies have found that the more water subjects drank, the fewer precancerous colon polyps they had. And a study of 20,000 Seventh-day Adventists in California in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that women who drank at least five glasses of water a day had a 41% lower risk of fatal heart disease, and men had a 54% lower risk, compared with those who drank just two glasses a day.
Easy ways to consume water. What you eat provides a significant portion of about 20% of your total water intake. Many fruits and vegetables—like watermelon and tomatoes—are 90% or more water by weight. Milk and juice are mostly composed of water, but a plain old glass of water is going to be your best bet because it's calorie-free, costs little-to-nothing and is always readily available.
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A 12-year-old Berkeley County girl was hospitalized after being bitten by a rabid fox in the Pineville area, according to a statement released by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Wednesday.
She was leaving her house the morning of Aug. 19 to catch the bus on the first day of school when the incident occurred.
"It bit her on the ankle," said Sam Chappelear of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources' Charleston regional office, which covers Berkeley County. "It was under the steps."
"To reduce the risk of getting rabies, we recommend that people avoid wild animals acting tame and tame animals acting wild," said Sue Ferguson of DHEC's Bureau of Environmental Health Services. "About 275 South Carolinians must undergo preventive treatment for rabies every year, with most exposures coming from bites or scratches by a rabid or suspected rabid animal.
"Wild animals carry the disease most often, but domestic pets can contract rabies as well."
Ferguson said state law requires pet owners to have their pets regularly vaccinated against the disease.
"If you think you have been exposed to the rabies virus through a bite, scratch or the saliva of a possibly infected animal, immediately wash the affected area with plenty of soap and water," Ferguson said. "Then be sure to get medical attention and report the incident to DHEC."
Sgt. Thomas Spann, of SCDNR law enforcement, said the incident occurred at about 6:45 a.m. at a residence off Pineville Circle. The residence is about 40 yards from the road, he said.
"It came out and bit her and she grabbed a hold of it and pulled it off her," Spann said. "She was screaming and held on to it. Her grandpa's house is next door."
Her grandfather grabbed a rifle and shot the fox dead, according to Spann.
The girl was treated by EMS and transported to Trident Hospital.
"The little girl went to the emergency room to get treated," Spann said.
Berkeley County Animal Control took possession of the fox and transported it to its compound at the Doc Williams SPCA so the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control could pick it up, Spann said.
DHEC will test it for rabies.
"I didn't see any sign of it frothing from the mouth," Spann said. "It was a small female fox. I don't think she was old enough to have pups.
"I see them out a lot when I'm hunting. I have been here all my life. They are (usually) not aggressive."
He said the porch was clean and it would likely be a few days before the rabies test would be complete.
There were 137 confirmed cases of animal rabies during 2012 in South Carolina, according to DHEC. There have been 82 confirmed cases in animals statewide this year. This animal is the first to test positive this year from Berkeley County. There were no animals from this county to test positive in 2012.
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AUGUSTA – South Carolina's Dustin Johnson was in the Masters lead all by himself today before falling apart on the back nine. Johnson shot a 76 and is 1 under par for the tournament, a collapse of six shots over the last five holes.
A double-bogey on the par 5 No. 15 hole and another at the par 4 No. 18 sent Johnson crashing down the leaderboard.
Johnson, 28, grew up in Columbia and played at Coastal Carolina. He lives in Myrtle Beach.
Johnson shot an opening round 67 on Thursday to finish one shot off the lead.
He has finished in the top eight in the three other majors, including the 2010 PGA Championship. Johnson had a 2-shot lead to the final regulation hole of that tournament, but he grounded his club in a nebulously designated "waste area." The controversial 2-stroke penalty cost him a spot in a playoff in which Martin Kaymer edged Bubba Watson.
Again Friday, Johnson's gallery included girlfriend Pauline Gretzky, daughter of hockey "Great One" Wayne Gretzky.
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Lucas Glover, the former Clemson player and 2009 U.S. Open champion, bogeyed the last two holes today to finish at 74 for the second straight day.
Glover after four birdies Thursday had only one Friday, on the par 4 No. 5 hole.
"Poor putting and finished poorly, that was the tale of the tape. Both rounds," Glover said. "It was almost identical. I hit the ball fine, but I'm not making any (putts)."
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The Gracidea Flower (Japanese: グラシデアの花 Glacidia Flower) is a key item that can be used to transform Shaymin from Land Form to Sky Form in Pokémon Platinum version. The Gracidea Flower can only transform Shaymin during the timeframe of 4am to 8pm. The Gracidea Flower event must be used in conjunction with the Oak's Letter event.
The Gracidea Flower is received from a woman near the southern entrance of Floaroma Town, once the event-distributed Shaymin is received and placed in the first slot of your party. Once you receive the Gracidea flower, Shaymin will transform into its Sky Form. However, Shaymin will return to Land Form during 8pm to 4am; it will also change back to Land Form when frozen. If you do not have Shaymin as the first slot of your party, the woman will not give you this item. Similarly, the Gracidea Flower is available in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver through the bouquet shop in Goldenrod City. In Pokémon Black and White, the Gracidea Flower can be obtained from a woman in the Lacunosa Town Pokémon Center, so long as Shaymin has been transferred prior. (Striaton City Pokémon Center in Black and White 2 )
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In the movie, Pokémon Giratina and the Sky Warrior, it was shown that when Shaymin is near a Gracidea flower, the pollen moves and temporarily pollinates Shaymin to change it into its Sky Form. According to the quarterly Flower Bearing of the Shaymin, that wherever the Shaymin land, a new Gracidea Flower patch will grow there. Gracidea Flowers are also distributed in the form of a bouquet, in which people can give them to their relatives to show gratitude.
- This flower shares its name with the land in which it originated from, as shown in the movie. However, the land of Gracidea is not featured in the games, considering that Flower Paradise is the primary location to find Shaymin within Generation IV.
- The word Gracidea is a portmanteau of the Latin words gracilis and dea, which respectively mean grateful and goddess.
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UNIVERSITY?PARK - There was one moment of high drama in Penn State's 58-47 dispatching of Penn at the Jordan Center Saturday. Fortunately for Nittany Lion coach Pat Chambers, even that turned out to be less dramatic than it first appeared.
With PSU leading 52-44 in the final two minutes, Lion guard Jermaine Marshall made a steal and broke free for a dunk. But he was tracked down from behind and steer-wrestled to the ground by Quaker guard Jamal Lewis.
The hit was so vicious it earned Lewis an ejection from the game, and it looked like Marshall might be seriously injured.
Already missing star guard Tim Frazier for the rest of the season due to a ruptured Achilles' tendon, Chambers never allowed himself to think the worst about Marshall.
"You know me, I'm a positive, optimistic person," Chambers said with a smile after the game. "So I was running over to help him up. Then I was making sure the bench didn't go [onto the floor]. I stayed positive, [thinking that] he'd bounce right up. And he bounced up, which was great."
Marshall bounced up ready to fight before teammate Nick Colella held him back. And the entire Jordan Center breathed a sigh of relief.
Because with Frazier out, Marshall and sophomore D.J. Newbill are now being asked to do a little of everything in the Penn State backcourt. And against Penn Saturday, the duo once again came through for Chambers and the rest of the team.
Though neither is a natural point guard, they alternated bringing the ball up the floor. The Quakers tried to press to make things more uncomfortable for Marshall and Newbill, but in the end they finished with two and one turnovers, respectively.
"I thought D.J. and Jermaine for the most part did a pretty good job (vs. the pressure)," Chambers said. "They got winded - those Penn guards are quick and tough. ... But overall, I thought they handled (the point) very well."
Marshall logged 39 minutes and played another extremely efficient game. He was 4 of 10 from the field and got to the free-throw line 10 times, making nine. With 18 points Saturday, he has now scored 17 or more in three straight outings. That sort of consistency was missing from his game before this season.
"It's important, not just for me but for the team," Marshall said of the consistent play. "Everyone has to bring it."
That has not been a problem for Newbill, who had another stat-stuffer against Penn - 5-of-8 shooting, 13 points, five assists, five rebounds and four steals.
And Chambers got clutch play from others Saturday, as well. Rookie forward Brandon Taylor gave the Lions an early scoring punch from the arc. He finished with 11 points on 3-of-6 shooting from distance.
Sophomore forward Ross Travis had seven points and a game-high eight rebounds. Even struggling center Jon Graham got in on the act, with a pair of second-half baskets right when it looked like the game might get interesting.
But really, you never got the sense Penn State (4-3) was in any sort of danger in this one. The Lions took the lead for good on a pair of Marshall free throws midway though the first half. The edge grew to as many as 13 in the second period before a Quaker spurt made it 43-39 with 7:22 showing.
Then PSU became interested again. Marshall scored inside. Then Graham - who shot a combined 1 of 9 in State's previous two games - made back-to-back layups to push the lead to 49-39.
Game notes: Penn is now 2-6 on the season. ... Attendance was listed as 3,942, but actually appeared to be more than that. ... Penn State travels to Philadelphia to take on La Salle Wednesday. The game tips at 9 p.m.
PENN (2-6): Brooks 2-2 0-0 4, Dougherty 3-8 1-1 7, Cartwright 2-11 0-0 4, Lewis 3-4 0-0 8, Rennard 0-2 0-0 0, Hicks 4-10 1-1 10, Esprit 0-1 0-1 0, Nelson-Henry 1-2 0-0 2, Crocker 0-2 0-0 0, Jok 1-4 2-2 5, Gunter 0-0 0-0 0, Louis 1-3 1-3 3, Lucas-Perry 1-2 1-2 4. Totals 18-51 6-10 47.
PENN STATE (4-3): Taylor 3-7 2-2 11, Graham 2-4 0-2 4, Travis 2-6 3-4 7, Newbill 5-8 3-5 13, Marshall 4-10 9-10 18, Maduegbunam 0-0 0-0 0, Jack 0-0 0-0 0, Colella 2-4 0-0 5, Borovnjak 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 18-42 17-23 58.
Halftime-Penn St. 31-22. 3-Point Goals-Penn 5-23 (Lewis 2-2, Lucas-Perry 1-2, Jok 1-4, Hicks 1-6, Louis 0-1, Crocker 0-1, Rennard 0-2, Cartwright 0-5), Penn St. 5-15 (Taylor 3-6, Colella 1-3, Marshall 1-4, Travis 0-1, Newbill 0-1). Fouled Out-Brooks, Rennard. Rebounds-Penn 30 (Dougherty 6), Penn St. 34 (Travis 8). Assists-Penn 12 (Hicks 3), Penn St. 9 (Newbill 5). Total Fouls-Penn 26, Penn St. 19. Technical-Lewis. A-3,982.


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IN January, the Spanish government did the inevitable — it suspended subsidies for renewable energy projects in order to curb its budget deficit. A pioneer in developing renewable energy plants, Spain had come to realise that the incentives were a burden. This meant renewable energy giants such as Abengoa and Iberdrola had to look outside Spain and Europe for opportunities and growth.
While Spain was scaling back on the renewable energy subsidies, South Africa was taking the first steps to develop its own renewable energy industry.
With things not going well for Spain or Europe, South Africa is an attractive destination for big renewable energy companies looking for new markets. It is thus no surprise that some of the biggest developers of renewable energy projects in South Africa are Spanish. They have taken to the local renewable market like ducks to water, undeterred even by South Africa ditching a feed-in tariff mechanism in favour of a bidding process.
The government, through the integrated resource plan for electricity, seeks to introduce 17,800MW of renewable energy online by 2030. There is a feeling in certain quarters that South Africans underestimate the significance of the government-run renewable energy independent power producer procurement programme.
That could be true. For companies looking for attractive destinations, the country certainly offers what they are looking for. Almost unanimously, the preferred bidders in the procurement programme say they are here for the long haul.
Finding new markets for these Spanish companies is key. Renewable energy giant Abengoa Solar says its commitment to geographic diversification in new markets is one of the key factors behind its sustained growth.
The company is building two concentrated solar power plants in South Africa as part of the procurement programme. The two projects are a 50MW solar power tower, Khi Solar One, and a 100MW parabolic trough plant, KaXu Solar One, in Northern Cape. Khi Solar One is Abengoa's third commercial solar power tower and its first outside Spain.
Abengoa is the majority shareholder of the projects. The Industrial Development Corporation is also a shareholder.
Gestamp Wind, a Spanish company that develops' constructs and operates wind farms in the world's leading wind energy markets, is lead developer of the 75MW Karoo Renewable Energy Facility. With €5bn turnover, Gestamp is a big player in global wind energy. It owns 60% of the wind facility.
In its application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa for the plant's licence, Gestamp said it would develop a wind tower manufacturing facility in South Africa, either in the Western Cape or Eastern Cape. Such a facility would also supply steel towers to other preferred bidders in the first window of the procurement programme.
Shanduka Energy MD Nandkishor Moharir says those plans are still intact. Shanduka owns 25% of the wind project.
Gestamp Wind says the mooted plant will help to spur large-scale foreign direct investment. "This will be a catalyst in the further and sustainable development of the renewable energy sector in South Africa. The manufacturing process will bring fully transferrable and currently nonexistent skill sets to the country," the company says.
Mr Moharir says Iberdrola, Spain's largest energy group, has bagged the engineering, procurement and construction contract for the project. It will do the work with construction firm Group Five.
Gestamp's solar business also has a presence in the local market. Gestamp Solar, a multinational developer and operator of utility-scale photovoltaic plants, is part of the Gestamp Mulilo consortium whose two photovoltaic projects were part of the 28 preferred bidders in the first bid window of the procurement programme.
Gestamp is in partnership with Mulilo Renewable Energy, a locally owned company developing renewable energy projects in Southern Africa.


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quote: Technically, he's prejudice if he assumes these attributes about people from the south by default, but he's not racist. There is no race called the south.
quote: At the end of the day though, he is correct about money flow. States that vote blue tend towards net loss in under Federal tax and spending while red states tend toward net gain.
quote: Red states OTOH are saying even though the current tax structure helps them, they don't want that help and would prefer moving to a tax system which helps blue states. They're the ones staking the noble position here, not the folks imposing a higher tax on themselves and then trying to blame it on the recipients of that tax revenue.
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Account hijacking is a big problem on Facebook, where attackers manage to guess—or brute-force—your passwords. Two-factor authentication can help make it harder for criminals to take over your account.
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Twenty-three-year-old Paul Corby has a bad heart and a flawed mind.
The question before doctors now is whether his mental problems - he has a form of autism - are severe enough to make him a bad candidate for a heart transplant.
Doctors at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania have said they are, according to Paul's mother, Karen. She disagrees and is using an online petition and the support of a network of autism advocates to make her case. Karen Corby says she was "stunned" by Penn's decision, then inspired by another family's successful fight with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia over a similar decision.


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A Letter in the April 11 Tomahawk Leader
To the Editor:
On April 2, 2006, I was privy to attend a tribute ceremony at T.H.S., which honored our local and statewide "heros" – a.k.a "mushers." If you weren't there you missed a truly memorable event! Then again, you also maybe missed out on receiving a parking citation! Amazingly enough, during the Home, Sport and Travel Show the day before, parking in the same spaces, did not even warrant warning citations. "What a difference a day makes."
Please allow me to reiterate. I am not faulting the officer for doing his job; as per him "my vehicle and others who received citations, were preventing emergency vehicles from gaining access to the property." Matter of fact, this same officer asked me "if I saw the sign posted, or, could I not read?" Obviously, I did not notice the same sign others also missed; as being a seasoned journalism major, my reading skills did not come into play. Only, his obvious attitude with me, did! As I was very upset, I initially refused to pay. Not smart! The officer informed me that this would result in suspension of my driving privileges and would ensue after 20 days. Since I had no recourse, I left; calmed down, and came back within the hour, paid the fine and left a written "Have a nice day" message which was not at all sincere.
Bottom line! Hasn't Tomahawk had enough adverse publicity and criticism due to our local police officers' actions during Fall Ride? It's really not about the small monetary fine, but the poor timing and negative messages people are perceiving – especially since the reason all of us were there was to pay tribute! Wouldn't a warning citation have sufficed? Must we always appear to be generating revenue from these events.
I am not denying that I was, obviously, parked in error. I am not telling the officer not to do his job, and simply look the other way or act unappropriately. I am simply stating: be consistent; prioritize and handle things in a different manner. Let hometown residents remain proud of where they live and their law enforcement officers – and visitors with a reason to want to come back!
Once again,
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TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. — People often recognize their strengths but in times of indecision or crisis may forget to focus on leveraging what most inspires and motivates success.
Rebel Fitness Academy was designed with the underlying belief that caring for your body will reveal the life purpose which you were meant to fulfill. Ryan and Sarah Egan, the owners of Rebel Fitness Academy, practice a "work hard, play hard" lifestyle and are offering an educational series for teens and adults this month.
Kim Bateman, Ph.D., will present an interactive one-hour workshop "Wholesome Living" at Rebel Fitness Academy in Truckee on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 6-7 p.m. Anyone who seeks a supportive environment and authentic opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of their strengths plus tips for living a life based on actualizing what is most important to them will especially benefit from participating in the workshop. Bateman holds a doctorate in psychology and is the dean of Sierra College, Tahoe-Truckee.
Rebel Fitness Academy is devoted to fusing passion and mind-full precision functional training to unlock the explosive athletic potential in every individual explains Ryan Egan. The September education series also includes a discussion and presentation on the fundamentals of kettlebell training with special guest, world champion skier Daron Rahlves and Egan from 6 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 26.
Offered at no charge to attendees, the Sept. 19 event is the second in the three-part educational series. Optional donations to the High Fives Foundation will be welcome at the event.
Space is limited at each event. RSVP by calling 530-550-7777. Rebel Fitness Academy is located at 12277 Soaring Way in Truckee. For more information visit rebelfitnessacademy.com.


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CHARLESTON - Debate remains between tanning salons and cancer prevention advocates regarding the dangers of tanning beds and their links to skin cancer. On one hand, tanning beds have been listed as carcinogenic by the World Health Organization. On the other hand, salons say responsible tanning won't result in damage, such as severe burns, that can cause cancer.
Proposed legislation, HB2768, includes a number of suggested regulations relating to tanning salons, such as requiring tanning salons to register with local boards of health and post warning signs about "the dangers inherent in the use of a tanning device."
Requiring that no person under the age of 18 be permitted to use tanning salons is a provision organizations like the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network are pushing legislators to support. Juliana Frederick, grassroots organizer of the Morgantown ACSCAN office, said younger people are more at risk for melanoma the more regularly they tan.
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Katie Stutler, an employee at Indian Sun and Silver, cleans a tanning bed Saturday at the Martinsburg salon. Owner Judy Wright said tanning bed legislation should focus more on inspections and regulations of salons themselves, and less on limiting access to clients based on age.
Journal photo by Rachel Molenda
Judy Wright, owner of Indian Sun and Silver, serves a client Saturday at the Martinsburg salon. Wright, who has been running the salon for eight years, said she has imposed her own age restrictions on tanning despite there being no state law mandating it.
"Melanoma is the second most common cancer for 15- to 29-year-olds and the most common form of cancer for young adults, ages 25 to 29," Frederick said.
Frederick called cancer study results relating to melanoma "staggering," citing a statistic that said the use of tanning beds before the age of 35 increases a person's risk for melanoma by 75 percent.
"I think there's this misconception that tanning beds are not dangerous, and they are," Frederick said.
Tanning salons are scapegoats, according to Judy Wright, owner of Indian Sun and Silver in Martinsburg.
"I think they just constantly want to blame someone," Wright said, regarding the legislation.
Wright said her salon is a certified Smart Tan facility, which takes into consideration different skin types when deciding how long and at what intensity clients should tan. While there is no current law that states age limits on tanning, Wright said she has introduced her own policies.
"I think parents have a right to know what their child's doing," Wright said. "And I think they also have a right to know how we run our salon and what we're going to be doing to their child's skin."
Indian Sun and Silver allows those who are older than 17 to tan without parental consent. Those ages 15 to 17 must be given consent by a parent or guardian. Teenagers under 15 are required to have the consent of their parent or guardian, in addition to being accompanied by him or her.
Del. Stephen Skinner, D-Jefferson, said his co-sponsorship of the bill was not about adults, but due to concern regarding early tanning.
"We need to make sure that we're protecting kids from the harmful affects of tanning beds," Skinner said.
The bill, which holds bipartisan support in both the House and Senate, according to Skinner and Frederick, is currently under review by the House committee on health and human resources.
This type of legislation was also introduced last year, Frederick said, but died in the House judiciary committee.
While Wright said she doesn't want "tanning police," she raised questions about why salons aren't inspected or regulated in the same way that hair and nail salons are.
"No one ever walks in any of these tanning salons and regulates how they clean their equipment or how much time they're giving (customers)," Wright said.
Wright said lawmakers should focus on the education of tanning salon staff, as well as responsible and sanitary salons.
"I know sometimes you've got to reel things in, but reel in the right things," Wright said.
- Staff writer Rachel Molenda can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 215, email@example.com.


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on February 3, 2013 - 1:00 AM
In 2011 Adam Mansbach found he had an unexpected and enormous hit on his hands with a modest mock children's book, "Go the F*** to Sleep." Published by a small indie house, Akashic Books, which had a microscopic publicity budget, the book went viral on the Internet. It reached No. 1 on Amazon even before it was officially published, no doubt helped by Samuel L. Jackson's narration on YouTube, where he delivers an aria of increasing parental exasperation in coping with an obstinate, procrastinating 3-year-old at bedtime. Each verse culminates with the lovely refrain "Please, go the f*** to sleep." We have all thought this even if we've avoided singing it aloud. For those wary of committing to parenthood, Mansbach's piece offers excellent inoculation.
"Rage Is Back" will ricochet off the astonishing best-seller success of GTFTS and lots of copies will sell on that account alone. But also it should gain in reputation and respect for its own strengths, which reach quite beyond the cute cleverness of GTFTS. The book is first of all a history of the subway train graffiti-writing that swept New York City from the early '70s to the late '80s. Thereby it's also a story of names, self-nominated ones, the tags graffiti writers use in their work. An elegant contraption of a book, "Rage Is Back" is held together and made to run because of the remarkable voice of the narrator, one Kilroy Dondi Vance, age 18 at the time of writing, the biracial son of two graffiti writers, Billy and Karen (noms de plume: "Rage" and "Wren 209").
When the novel begins in 2005, Dondi's been kicked out of school (nosy janitor, weed in the locker). His mother, who has ambitions for him, has kicked him out of the house and therefore he's been couch-surfing, relying on the kindness of friends. Finally, his father, who has disappeared for 16 years, returns suddenly to wreak revenge on a sadistic MTA cop Anastacio Bracken, who (probably) murdered Billy's friend, Amuse, and who is now running for mayor. Bracken gets one long scene in the novel, sitting in the back of one of those Mercedes Benz limos with the black tinted windows. He's ruthlessly extorting a member of Billy's crew to discover Billy's whereabouts and incidentally to pocket a fine load of cash for himself. If I were to cast the movie, Bracken would be played by Rudy Giuliani with his insincere horse-toothy smile.
Mansbach hangs a complex story on the basic revenge plot, the outline of which is clear enough, while the carrying out is breathtakingly ornate. The idea is to simultaneously "bomb" (that is, graffiti up) every single subway car in the city all in one weekend, thereby shaming Bracken's "war on vandals" and ruining his mayoral chances. It impossible to untangle in a summary all the strands, because so much gets fuzzed up by the continuous veil of marijuana smoke and the reports of what's happening invariably get distorted by the huge amounts of other hallucinogens ingested. It's best for the reader so inclined to go along and enjoy the ride. There's much instruction and delight along the way.
"Rage Is Back" tells us what has happened to New York City in roughly the 30 or so years from the mid-1970s to the present, but from the inside of a largely anonymous teenagers' subculture making its presence felt loudly and continuously, especially to the millions of everyday riders on MTA subways and buses. But this was violence committed by aerosol spray cans, not by guns. The kids carry paint, the cops carry the heat. Mansbach gets this story told by the remarkable voice and viewpoint of his 18 year-old narrator, Kilroy Dondi Vance. Almost all the names in "Rage Is Back" (I stopped counting as I approached 50) are noms de plume, the tags graffitists use to sign their work. In fact, their work consists mostly of tags with some vaguely anarchistic political slogans tossed in one occasion. Another way of putting it: the graffitists literally impose their names over the public spaces we see. Dondi carefully distinguishes between the graffitists who are merely slobs and defacers and those who might be considered artists. That's a tough issue and one that Dondi often elides: What is art, however transgressive, and what is dreck, mere vandalism?
Graffitists' names affirm an identity at once secret, cryptically obscure (who knows what "Cloud 9" means?) and screamingly public, announced in bright colors on the sides of often-vacant buildings and most famously on the sides of subway trains. These names are self-nominated tickets to celebrity of a sort, notoriety for sure, and in all events gestures of self-fashioning.
Interestingly, Kilroy Dondi's names are an exception: his names are "given" him by his parents firstly, to honor the anonymous World War II GI graffitists who scrawled the dopey face and big nose drooping over a fence with the legend "Kilroy was here" on walls all over Europe. Secondly, "Dondi" alludes to the comic book war orphan with the cute button eyes and also pays homage to the "Dondi" tag of one of the most famous of the 1980s graffitists. Dondi, the narrator, therefore is both in the world of the graffiti culture and not in it, able to long for the adventure of doing lots of thrillingly illegal stuff and at the same time able to realize how ridiculous and self-destructive the graffiti writers of the '70s and early '80s were.
Dondi's ambition is to write an important book about how we live now. Or at least how some of us live now and how we got here. He realizes he's really too young for such a project, understanding that as of now he's merely "a nerd with swagger." But he's also determined to "Fake it until you make it. Sit in the Chair," adapting this AA mantra for his own purpose.
Dondi enjoys making sarcastic fun of the school he attended, calling it the "Whoopty Whoo Ivy League We's a Comin' Academy." He also suspects he was admitted in the first place on the "Let's Give a Clever Young Colored Boy a Chance to Transcend His Race Scholarship." Nevertheless, because of his Huck Finn-like preternaturally shrewd intelligence and the benefit of the truly excellent education in the humanities he has been receiving as a scholarship boy, Dondi has the equipment to ride free-range through Western culture: arts and letters, Homer to Chester Himes, "journalism" from Herodotus to Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Wolfe. He remembers from "The Great Gatsby" last read in eighth-grade English class, who rigged the 1919 World Series. In passing, he mentions two major 19th century authors who wrote compellingly about life underground (this after all in a book about subways) – Dickens and Victor Hugo. He calls them Chuck Dickens and Vic Hugo, as if they were familiars from the "nabe." Dondi's not just dropping names either. He's always got a point to make or a comparison to illuminate. It's a real nerdy swagger I would say. Also funny.
Rage Is Back
By Adam Mansbach
290 pages, $26.95
Stefan Fleischer taught in the English Department at the University at Buffalo for 39 years. He now resides in Houston.


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LEWISTOWN - Incumbent State Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, R-Bellefonte, pulled off a landslide victory over democratic challenger Christopher Lee in the race for the 171st district in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
Benninghoff said he was very humbled by the voters who have entrusted him to serve another term.
"It's a honor for me to serve another term, I don't take re-election for granted," the eight-term representative said.
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Benninghoff said once the new statewide redistricting is ratified he will pick up Decatur and Union townships, in addition to Armagh and Brown townships.
Currently the 171st district encompasses Armagh and Brown townships in Mifflin County, as well as portions of Centre County.
Overall voter turn out according to unofficial election results was 67 percent, which is above average.
According to the unofficial results, Benninghoff secured 18,325 votes while Lee secured 10,002 votes.
Benninghoff currently serves as the Chairman of the House Finance Committee and also serves as Chairman of the Rural Health Caucus.
Lee is the CEO of the Boal Museum in Boalsburg, he also serves on the Government Affairs and Infrastructure Committees of the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County.
State Rep. Adam Harris, R- Mifflintown ran unopposed in the 82nd district. Harris has served in the General Assembly since 2002. According to unofficial election results, Harris secured 18,933 votes. The 82nd district encompases portions of Mifflin, Juniata and Snyder counties.
State Rep. Mike Fleck, R-Huntingdon, ran unopposed in the 81st district. Fleck was first elected in 2006. According to unofficial election results, Fleck secured 18,371 votes. The 81st district encompasses portions of Mifflin, Huntingdon and Blair counties.
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Puerto Rican Eats..
One of the things I wanted to check out was foods unique to PR. Admittedly, being in San Juan is not the way to do it. So to that end, I offer the following.
Caribbean Munchies:
Caribas brand chips are made from produce popular to the Caribbean basin. They were wedged into the potato and corn chip aisle. They were new to me. The 3 I tried were made from Yuca, green Plantains and yellow Plantains. Yuka chips– the text on the bag was entirely in Spanish, but the illustration is of a large root sliced thin and fried like potato chips They do have the texture of a potato chip, but with their own unique flavor. They remind me of thick, salted kettle chips. I liked them. The yellow Plantain Maduros chips were very crunchy and slightly sweet, hence their caramel color. I liked them too. Continue reading
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Shadyside…The Art Festival on Walnut Street The Shadyside Chamber of Commerce and Howard Alan Events present this juried festival. Many familiar faces return to this popular upscale show along with new exhibitors including several from Pittsburgh. Artists will display original handmade artwork, including paintings, life-size sculptures, photography, and mixed media in a gallery style outdoor art extravaganza. Artists are available to discuss their art and inspiration. Free admission.08/25/2012 - 08/26/201208/25 - 10:00 am – 9:00 pm08/26 - 10:00 am – 5:00 pmLocation: Walnut St. at South Aiken St., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Zvonimir Nagy, organZvonimir Nagy of Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA. Freewill offerings accepted.08/26/2012Time: 4:00 pmSt. Paul Cathedral, 108 N. Dithridge St., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Tar BeachA workshop production written by Tammy Ryan and directed by Sheila McKenna. It's July 1977 in sweltering New York City. Sixteen year old friends Mary Claire and Mary Francis start the day sunning themselves on the roof. Younger sister Reenie is searching for her prize-winning Greek Mythology Class Project: The Head of Medusa, while their parents are consumed by the battles of their troubled marriage. The Marys hatch a plan to stay out all night with a bonfire on the beach, but the unexpected happens: the biggest blackout since 1965, a chance encounter with Son of Sam and a sudden loss of innocence.08/27/2012Time: 7:00 pmLocation: 937 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
A Talent for MurderIn this merry murder mystery, mayhem ensues when the family of cigar smoking suspense novelist Anne Royce McClain plots her death in order to get their hands on her art collection. A cast of quirky characters rounds out this exciting comic thriller.08/30/2012 - 09/09/2012Apple Hill Playhouse, 275 Manor Rd., Delmont, PAwebsite | map
Come Blow Your HornNeil Simon's first Broadway comedy smash. Alan Baker, a 30-ish swinging bachelor with time, money and women to spare, welcomes rebellious and eager 21-year brother Buddy into his den of iniquity while their horrified parents can only watch and pray. This farcical 60's romp became a hit movie starring Frank Sinatra.08/30/2012 - 09/08/2012279 Shapiro Rd., Loretto, PAwebsite | map
Morales play GriegMusic Director Walter Morales solos in Grieg's Piano Concerto with guest conductor Maria Sensi Sellner.08/30/2012Katz Performing Arts Center, JCC, 5738 Darlington Rd, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
The TempestAlan Irvine directs FREE outdoor performances of Shakespeare's The The Tempest is a revenge play – but also about family, and, of course, romance – with comical results. PSIP serves up rough-and-tumble, contemporary Shakespeare plays using the parks' environs as the set and the audience as part of the action. Bring a blanket and be prepared as the show must go on in any kind of weather. 09/01/2012 - 09/23/201209/08 - 2:00 pm09/09 - 2:00 pm09/15 - 2:00 pm09/16 - 2:00 pm09/22 - 2:00 pm09/23 - 2:00 pmLocation: Frick Park, Beechwood Blvd. at Nicholson St., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
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Music Major
Bachelor of Arts in Music
The Department of Music at Westminster College offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in music as well as a music minor. The major and minor both offer a choice of emphasis: academic or performance; each student must pick one or the other within the major or minor. The BA degree in music is an excellent choice for talented students who plan to pursue graduate work in music, and for liberal arts students pursuing two majors in preparation for graduate school. It is also a degree that would qualify students for any number of music-related jobs following college. Among those musicians with sufficient talent and training for careers in performance, those with degrees in music are unquestionably at an advantage over those without.
Program Requirements
An audition is required for status as a music major or minor. Students must choose a major instrument and audition on that particular instrument (e.g. piano, voice, guitar, violin, etc.). Live auditions are held each year on specific dates as announced on the music department web page. Music major aspirants auditioning before the end of March, who are planning to enroll as freshmen the following fall semester, will automatically and simultaneously be considered for music scholarships. All remaining auditions will be held for major or minor status only. Due to strict course sequencing, students wishing to graduate with a music major within a four-year course of study must begin their major fall semester of their freshman year. Students desiring a music minor must audition before their sophomore year. Students with transfer credits need to complete a minimum of nine credits of music courses, including two semester of ensemble credit, at Westminster College in order to fulfill the requirements for a music minor. A minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA in music courses must be maintained for the music major or minor. For more information, call the office of the Music Department Chair at 801-832-2435.


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Tuesday, April 1, 2014
When St. Johns Christian Academy athletic director and basketball coach Bob Winters decided the 2013-2014 school year would be his last, he had no idea his final year patrolling the hoop sidelines for the Cavaliers would produce his best team and closest shot at grabbing the brass ring of a state championship, nor did he have any idea at how devastating his teams final game would be.
Just awful, he said of the defeat.
And then added appropriately, Devastating.
The last second, 45-foot shot that denied his Cavaliers a chance at a state championship against eventual SCISA champ Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach abruptly slammed the door on a career that has spanned two generations.
We led for the entire game, right up until the final second on the clock when the shot fell, Winters said.
Perhaps the youngest head basketball coach ever at age 22, Winters will retire in June as unofficially, the oldest SCISA coach in the state at 70.
The reality that the end is drawing near has hit a little too close to home since he made the announcement official.
There were tears in his eyes as he spoke, as much from the reality that the end of this road drew near as the way his final game as a coach ended.
This years team had a real shot at winning a state championship, he said.
Winters storied career also included a seven-year stint at Berkeley where he was named the Post and Courier Coach of the Year in 1985.
My first years at Berkeley we struggled because the situation existed that the best athletes played football but didnt come out for basketball, he said. After a couple of years this changed and we began to develop some great two-and-three-sport athletes, and our success in basketball was greatly enhanced.
According to Winters this happened in the form of 6-5 230-pound center Rodney Mack, a player he called the best high school player he had ever seen.
Rodney averaged over 27 points a game his senior year over 29 games which means he scored 800 points his senior year and I never saw him take a bad shot.
He absolutely ruled the backboard, Winters said, He got just about every available rebound, dunked with three guys hanging on him, would knock opponents down and extend his hand to help them up and smile. He could outlet pass on the break just like Wesley Unseld.
Mack led the Stags to a region title in 1985 and a deep run in the state tournament to the semi-finals before losing to eventual undefeated state champion Sumter.
Winters coaching career began at Newberry College after playing as a walk-on his first three years.
I was a walk-on, non scholarship player when I enrolled in the fall of 1962, but by the time I graduated I was on a full athletic scholarship.
How Winters landed that scholarship was a one-of-a-kind story: Nield Gordon became the Newberry Coach in 1963 and I played for him as a sophomore and junior. During my junior year in 1964, Coach Gordon asked me if I wanted to help him coach the team. The deal was that he would put me on full scholarship, if I would stop playing and start coaching.
Winters jokingly added he was probably the only player in the history of college athletics who was awarded a scholarship to stop playing.
Where Coach needed help the most was with scouting opponents so I accepted the deal and my parents were very pleased about the financial end of it.
Coach had a lot of confidence in my opinions about both opponents and potential recruits, Winters said. The next year we added a freshman team schedule and I began actually coaching a team as well as my other duties so I was earning my scholarship money. After earning his masters at Appalachian State Winters landed his first head coaching job at Greenvilles Parker High School,
I was 22 years old, probably the youngest AAAA head coach ever in South Carolina, Winters said. Success was not immediate but we kept getting better, and my last year at Parker we finished the season 21-1.
Stops along the 48-year ride in addition to Berkeley included a three-year stint as an assistant coach at the College of Charleston, when Winters was invited to join the staff when Coach Alan LeForce took the head coaching job there in 1971.
I have always been kind of proud of the way I got into college coaching as I didnt know Coach LeForce at all, Winters said. He asked me to join him based solely on how my team played.
Winters returned to Ohio after three seasons with the Cougars to coach at Champion High School in Warren, Ohio, and after three seasons there moved on to Washington High School, the same school that produced Hall of Fame football coach Paul Brown.
Winters remained there until moving back to the Palmetto State in 1978 to begin his stint with the Stags.
Winters decided at the start of the 2009-10 school year it was time to make coaching basketball a family affair when he was named head basketball coach and athletic director at St. Johns Christian Academy where his kids Bobby and Anne had attended since sixth grade.
As Bobby began to grow up I started coaching his Upward team and got to know Eric Denton and got involved with SJCA as the JV boys coach.
One thing led to another and I was offered the position of basketball coach and athletic director.
It didnt take long for Winters to put his footprint on the Cavaliers basketball program, leading SJCA to a SCISA region championship in his first season as coach, despite suffering a stroke during the basketball season.
Winters called the three years he was able to coach his son the greatest honor of his coaching career.
The three years Bobby played for me on the varsity are the high point of my career, he said. We shared a passion for the game and Bobby became a very reliable, team-oriented player that I was proud to coach.
The younger Winters helped lead his team to a 23-7 record his senior year and was named to the SCISA All-State Team. It was my highest honor to be able to coach my son and I will always be deeply indebted to Eric Denton and the folks at St. Johns Christian Academ for allowing me to be the coach here.
Winters calls SJCA the perfect place to finally hang up the whistle and playbook for good.
When I became the coach here I wanted SJCA to be among the elite basketball programs in SCISA and with two final four appearances in a two year period I think that I can say, mission accomplished.
Winters called his coaching career a blessing.
I was able to coach in college, I was successful at every place I coached in two different states, got to coach my son and got to do something I loved until I was 70 years old.
I have been truly blessed and am thankful to God for looking after me and giving me a chance to pursue my dreams.
As for regrets?
Even with last second shots denying his team a shot at that coveted state title, Winters replied with an emphatic, NONE!
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Nine thousand more Marylanders employed today than one year ago; Unemployment
rate declines for second consecutive month
BALTIMORE, MD (March 25, 2011) Maryland added 8,100 jobs last month and recorded a 0.3
percent rate of growth, triple the national average, according to preliminary data released today
by the U.S. Department of Labor. Across the nation, 192,000 jobs were created a 0.1 percent rate
of growth. Marylands unemployment rate improved for the second consecutive month, from 7.2 percent
to 7.1 percent, and remains nearly two full percentage points better than the national average (8.9
percent). The number of employed Marylanders grew in February by nearly 3,200 the sixth consecutive
month of growth and the largest month-to-month gain since March 2010. Compared to a year ago, nearly
9,000 additional Marylanders are working today.
Februarys preliminary employment figures demonstrate that Maryland employers continue to
outperform the rest of the nation and that we are uniquely positioned to transition into this new
economy more quickly than other states, said Governor Martin OMalley. Maryland employers added
8,100 jobs last month, tripled the national rate of job growth and for the second straight month
drove down the rate of unemployment. Together, we are moving forward by making the right choices
and the right investments to create jobs through innovation.
Governor OMalley understands that opportunities are created by our challenges. Under his
leadership and during a difficult national recession, Maryland has invested in a skilled workforce
and prepared its workers to fill the jobs of the new economy, said DLLR Secretary Alexander M.
Sanchez. Through our commitment to workforce training, apprenticeships, higher education and
adult learning, we will continue building on our success and be among the nations leaders on the
road to recovery.
Maryland added 3,500 private sector jobs and the largest month-to-month
gains were realized in the administrative and support services (2,000 jobs), arts, entertainment
and recreation (1,600 jobs) and construction (1,000 jobs) sectors. Government added 4,600 jobs,
including 3,200 in local government. Based on preliminary data made available today, this gain
is largely driven by increased employment in higher education. The trade, transportation,
warehousing and utilities sector declined by 1,000 jobs, the months largest sector decline.
February 2011 is Marylands eighth consecutive month of year-to-year job growth. The
current job level is 43,400 above the February 2010 data. Private sector employers made
up nearly 90 percent of this increase. The largest year-to-year increases were recorded
in the health care and social assistance (10,600 jobs), retail trade (10,200 jobs),
administrative and support services (8,300 jobs) and construction (4,200 jobs) sectors.
The U.S. Department of Labor also released today revised jobs data for January 2011,
which adjusted month-to-month job losses in Maryland upward from -7,100 to -5,100.
Because of the OMalley-Brown Administrations investments in workforce training,
higher education and skills development, Maryland is better positioned to recover from
the national recession more quickly than most other states. DLLR leads several of the
administrations most successful skills development initiatives, including the
Skills2Compete initiative. DLLR also oversees apprenticeship programs that provide workers
with an opportunity to earn while they learn. Since February 2010, over 1,800 Marylanders
have registered for apprenticeships and 1,360 have graduated including more than 1,000
in the construction and building trades.
Secretary Sanchez and Tim
Bibo, Jr. a DLLR
research analyst will hold a conference call (888.282.0431; passcode 8946825) at noon
today to provide an overview of the latest data and Marylands employment figures compared
with other states. Reporters will have the opportunity to ask questions following immediately
after the briefings.
The production of state and metropolitan area Current Employment Statistics (CES)
estimates will transition from State Workforce Agencies to the BLS with the production
of preliminary estimates for March 2011, which will be released on April 19, 2011. BLS
will also implement several methodological changes to standardize the estimation approach
across states. While these changes will reduce the potential for statistical bias in state
and metropolitan area estimates, they may increase the month to month variability of the
estimates. More detailed information on the changes to procedures for producing CES estimates
is available on the BLS website.
Employment Situation
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Sources: AIChE Journal, Princeton University
quote: I guess where I find flaw in your argument, is it is kind of a chicken and egg thing. You say we should not invest until it financially makes sense, but it will never make financial success until the research is done. If we wait 30 years to begin the research, then it will be 30 years from then.
quote: We can't just bury our heads in the sand and hope all the problems will go away. If you had, instead said we should wait until we have lower our deficit, and maybe dropped the debt, then maybe I would understand and partially agree.
quote: Unless you are saying we should not be investing in any technology
quote: I think money should be spent on things like this.
quote: Why not just spend all of our money today while we're at it? Who cares about tomorrow.


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Licensing Review Board: Who's on it?
ROBINZINA BRYANT, first district, Flossmoor. Board chair. Former FBI special agent investigating counterterrori...
Licensing Review Board: Who's on it?
ROBINZINA BRYANT, first district, Flossmoor. Board chair. Former FBI special agent investigating counterterrorism, white collar crime, bank fraud, and wire and mail fraud in St. Louis and Chicago from 1997 to 2007. Member of Chicago Bar Association, American Bar Association and Christian Legal Society. Bachelor's degree in social work, Illinois State University; master's in education, Illinois State University; law degree, Drake University Law School.
DR. JAMES LEWIS CAVANAUGH, first district, Winnetka. Professor of psychiatry at Rush University Medical Center. Behavioral risk analyst with FBI, U.S. Secret Service, Illinois State Police and Chicago Police Department. U.S. Navy Medical Corps, 1971-1973. Bachelor's, Williams College; medical degree, University of Pennsylvania.
VIRGINIA WRIGHT, first district, Palatine. 24-year veteran FBI special agent investigating white collar crime, bank fraud and financial institutions fraud in New York, New Haven, Conn., and Chicago. Bachelor's, Temple University.
SERGIO ACOSTA, second district, Elmhurst. Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP. Former chief of general crimes section of the U.S. attorney's office northern Illinois district. Former Assistant state's attorney in Miami. Served on Chicago's Ethics Reform Task Force and as an administrator on the Illinois Gaming Board. Bachelor's, DePaul University; law degree, George Washington University School of Law.
JOHN DIWIK, third district, Naperville. Criminal investigator with Amtrak Inspector General's Office. Former FBI special agent investigating mortgage fraud, bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud and public corruption. Bachelor's, Northeastern University; master's, University of Connecticut.
PATRICK CHESLEY, fourth district, Springfield. Former 30-year assistant U.S. attorney, central district of Illinois, prosecuting white collar crimes; also was antiterrorism coordinator there for six years. Served in attorney general's office specializing in environmental violations. Law degree, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
G. PATRICK MURPHY, fifth district, Energy. Former U.S. District Court judge for southern Illinois district. Chief judge of southern Illinois district, 2000-2007. U.S. Marine Corps, 1966-1969. Bachelor's and law degrees, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
The board, tasked with either sustaining or upholding the objections, has sustained a total of 282 objections as of Friday, according to Illinois State Police spokeswoman Monique Bond. She said a total of 1,331 objections have been made.
The seven-member board is comprised of commissioners appointed by Gov. Pat Quinn; three are appointed from the 1st Judicial District, which covers Cook County, and one each from the other four judicial districts. Their initial term ends Jan. 12, 2015. After that, commissioners can be reappointed to subsequent four-year terms.
One commissioner must have at least five years' experience as a federal judge, according to the law; two must have spent at least five years as an attorney with the U.S. Justice Department; three must have spent at least five years as an agent with investigative experience from the Justice Department, the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Department of Homeland Security or the FBI; and one must have served at least five years as a licensed physician or psychologist with expertise in mental illness.
"Having a history in the criminal field gives you a good background to understand what types of people would be good candidates or bad candidates to have a concealed carry permit," said Patrick Chesley, a Springfield resident, former assistant U.S. attorney and one of the commissioners on the board.
Board chair and former FBI special agent Robinzina Bryant of Flossmoor said the structure "brings a lot of diversity to look at things from different angles."
"It takes a village," Bryant said. "Everybody brings a unique perspective."
The law states that board commissioners are to be compensated at a salary similar to members of the Executive Ethics Commission. That salary is $37,571 per year, according to EEC officials.
The board doesn't have a set schedule, but meets on an as-needed basis when objection deadlines approach. Bryant said a flexible schedule was important because many of the commissioners juggle these duties with full-time jobs.
Applicant objections
Applicants seeking a permit must be at least 21 years old, must have a valid Firearm Owner's Identification card, cannot have been convicted of a felony, cannot have been found guilty of the use or threat of violence to anyone within five years of applying, cannot have two or more DUI violations within five years of applying, cannot be the subject of a pending arrest warrant, cannot have been in court-ordered substance abuse treatment programs within five years of application, cannot have been the subject of a protective order within five years of application, and must have completed the required 16 hours of firearm training.
The Illinois State Police or any local law enforcement agency may object to a person's concealed carry license application if that agency believes the above criteria aren't met or if other information gathered during the checks raises questions.
Page 2 of 2 - ISP and local agencies have the authority to check FBI criminal background databases, all local and state criminal history records, all wanted persons records, all domestic violence records, all Department of Human Services records on mental health, and any other federal, state or local records likely to contain information relevant to a background check.
Bond called the dual state and local background check process "a parallel track," and said that "the General Assembly envisioned a process that was going to be multi-layered."
"Some examples of sustained objections could include an applicant with no convictions, but may have a history of multiple arrests or multiple calls to their home — usually domestic violence," Bond said, citing information provided to her by Bryant.
"Either charges are dropped or the victim refuses to press charges. Cases like these can point to recurring patterns," she said.
Some objections "might not be strong enough or serious enough for the board to determine that it's something that should prevent the applicant from getting a permit," she said.
But other issues, regardless of how far back in the past they are, compel the board to sustain an objection.
Bond said one example of that is impersonating a law enforcement officer with an unlawful use of a weapon.
"Every law enforcement agency that has a question about an applicant is doing their due diligence," she said. "They're doing the right thing. This is exactly how the process should be working."
Court challenges
The board has 30 days to sustain or overturn objections.
Chesley said when the board members make a decision, they notify both the ISP and the local law enforcement department that made the initial objection.
But even that decision is not necessarily final. Applicants may challenge the board's ruling through the courts, though, according to Bond, no one yet has challenged an objection sustained by the board.
The board is required to submit a monthly report to the General Assembly documenting the number and types of objections it reviews.
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Pronouns are useful as substitutes for nouns, but a poorly chosen pronoun can obscure the meaning of a sentence. Common pronoun errors include:
Writers should spend time thinking about their arguments to make sure they are not superficial.
(Unclear antecedent: who or what are superficial?)
A key difference between banking crises of today and of yesterday is that they have greater global impact.
(Which crises have more impact?)
A key difference between banking crises of today and yesterday is that today's crises have greater global impact.
Pope Gregory VII forced Emperor Henry IV to wait three days in the snow at Canossa before granting him an audience. It was a symbolic act.
To what does it refer? Forcing the Emperor to wait? The waiting? The granting of the audience? The audience? The entire sentence?
Use a pronoun as subject only when its antecedent is crystal clear.
In the original state constitution, they allowed polygamy.
They (plural) refers to constitution (singular).
The original state constitution allowed polygamy.
It is often better to use a plural noun and pronoun than to use a singular noun and pronoun. Note that indefinite pronouns such as each and everyone are singular.
Each student must meet his or her advisor. (correct but awkward)
Each student must meet with their advisor. (incorrect: singular noun, plural pronoun)
Students must meet with their advisors. (correct: plural noun and pronoun)


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Generations of Memories Washed Away
From Blue-Collar Boardwalks to the Posh Hamptons, the Storm Damaged Towns Where Families Have Summered for Years
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J.—This week's massive storm ripped through the Casino Pier amusement park here and blasted the Jet Star roller coaster into the Atlantic Ocean—and along with it, a lot of memories for East Coast residents who make such places the anchors of their summers.
"The pier itself is just gone," said Kimberle Rolle Samarelli, executive director of the New Jersey Amusement Association.
Ms. Samarelli's great-grandfather helped pioneer the game-of-chance business along the Seaside Heights beach. Since 1948, Casino Pier has marked the raucous, northern end of the sun-drenched stretch of ice-cream stands, carnival games and arcades. "It is the engine of the economy of the Jersey Shore," Ms. Samarelli said.
"The beacon of the Jersey shore is the pier," said 38-year-old Carli Dapper of Ortley Beach, whose parents met at the shore 40 years ago. "It's forever changed."
Sleepy in the winter, lively in the summer, the Jersey Shore is just one of many Eastern coastal areas that for generations have shaped summer lives of residents and visitors.
In one way or another, most have been affected by the huge blast of wind and water dubbed Sandy by meteorologists—from the blue-collar boardwalks made famous by Bruce Springsteen's lyrics to the grassy beachfront estates of the Hamptons, east of New York City.
Between those extremes are clapboard neighborhoods that back up on Long Island Sound in Connecticut towns and Victorian gingerbread inns dotting the New Jersey oceanfront and points south.
What makes many of them so widely appealing—a place to stay right by the water—also makes them vulnerable to the tidal surges that usually accompany severe storms like Sandy. Many are dependent on seasonal replenishment of sand paid for by local, state and federal taxpayers.
"The shoreline has changed, but I do not think Cape May itself will change," said Susan Zingman-Leith, who runs a bed-and-breakfast in her town at New Jersey's southern tip.
On Fire Island, N.Y., a surge punched two breaches through the iconic barrier island, home to a string of communities connected by wooden boardwalks where generations of people have summered. Waves churned up by the monster storm reshaped the dunes along much of Fire Island's 32 miles of shoreline.
"It's just gut-wrenching," said Jim Dunphy, facilities manager at Fire Island National Seashore, who was worked there since 1993. "It's such a special place in the summertime, to see the people come and enjoy it. And then it's so peaceful in the winter, when it's just the parks people and the year-round residents, and the animals and the butterflies."
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The worst, he said, was seeing dunes and beach grass leveled by the storm. "It looks almost like a picture of the moon, it's just flat and barren."
Along the Atlantic Ocean in Bridgehampton, N.Y.—on Long Island, about 85 miles east of New York City—stairways that once descended to the beach led to nowhere. Asphalt parking lots were splintered like glass.
A few miles to the east, in East Quogue, Alex Gregor, the local superintendent of highways, said, "A lot of dune is totally blown out. The ocean is right level with the sand now."
In Ocean City, Md., Sandy lopped off the end of the resort city's fishing pier. Two camouflaged Humvees with helmeted troops inside patrolled near the beach Tuesday as a helicopter hovered overhead. Efi Sasi appeared to be the first business owner on the boardwalk to pull up his gray shutter. He was mopping the water out of Sassy Beachwear, his T-shirt and souvenir shop. "I open every day I can," Mr. Sasi said. "I live here. This is my business. This is my food. I'm not a millionaire."
Further north in Dewey Beach, Del.—not far from the more widely known Rehoboth Beach—side streets were flooded and docks at a local marina had been twisted and uprooted by Sandy's waves.
"There's a mess of debris out here that's going to need to be cleaned up," said Dan McCann, a security worker at popular beach bar The Rusty Rudder.
The storm surge tore decks from homes and ripped mailboxes from the ground in the 17th-century beach town of Clinton, Conn. Residents Janis and Hugh Birdsall, who lost power, planned to have "freezer parties" with their neighbors where they will cook all their remaining food over gas grills that they will push into the middle of the street. They did the same thing after Tropical Storm Irene.
Marie Lepis, a speech pathologist, moved to New Jersey's Ortley Beach 11 years ago. During the summers, she could be found standing in a boardwalk kiosk selling $3 tickets to win a Camaro in a raffle to benefit her church, Our Lady of Perpetual Health in Seaside Heights.
She says life in her neck of the woods is "an attitude," adding that "People who move to the shore, especially those to live full-time, do it to relax, to get out of the fast pace."
Not far from Seaside Heights is Belmar, a town of about 6,000 described by some as a low-ley, blue-collar surf spot popular with college students who flock to the cottage accommodations and bars each summer. Jason Soares, owner of 3 Brothers Pizza, swept three inches of brown water from the floors of his boardwalk eatery, which he had sandbagged and boarded up before Sandy's arrival. . "I'm gonna get this place cleaned up today and plan to open this weekend.…There's no place to eat in Belmar," he said.
John Maurer, owner of arcade parlors called Game Room, including one in Seaside Heights, voiced a similar spirit and said he planned to rebuild.
"People don't change. They go on the same vacation each year, and to the same place. It's going to take a big part of their lives away if it doesn't rebuild. I don't think we have a choice."
—Andrew Grossman, Lisa Fleisher, Cameron McWhirter, Will James, Jamila Trindle, Joseph De Avila, William Launder and Jennifer Smith contributed to this article.


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SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Vicente Garc�a, a transplanted New Mexican, has brought a number of traditional Old Mexico food products to Durango.
The store � Chiquita�s � named for his 3-year-old daughter, opened Aug. 1 in the plaza at 509 East Eighth Ave.
The list of food stuffs includes traditional Mexican candies such as mazap�n; chicharr�n (deep-fried pork skin); jamaica (dried hibiscus blossoms) to make a thirst-quenching drink; and traditional Mexican bottled soft drinks.
He also sells beef jerky that his father makes from cattle he raises in Albuquerque.
On Saturday, he offers freshly baked conchas, gusanos and empanadas � Mexican sweet rolls that he makes himself in a commercial kitchen.
Garc�a, who has a degree in business education from the University of New Mexico, came to Durango six years ago.
He arrived, supported by a mariachi band, to propose to Teresa Rodr�guez � a biochemistry major at Fort Lewis College. She accepted.
They married and have a 3-year-old daughter nicknamed Chiquita, who was named in honor of a grandmother several generations removed on her mother�s side.
Rodr�guez, a student adviser in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) program at FLC, helps out in the store when she has time.
A little further along, Garc�a wants to stock pi�atas and the prepackaged bags of goodies that fill them.
He also would like to be a source of Bimbo bakery products.
�But my long-term dream is to own a butcher shop,� Garc�a said.
The couple was cautious in preparing to open Chiquita�s.
�We read a lot online about how to start a business,� Garc�a said. �We had to go through so much to get a business license, a license to sell bread and get state and city sales-tax documents.
�It�s amazing how much they didn�t teach me in school,� Garc�a said. �We decided to take a chance. If we fail, we can at least say, �We tried.��