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Stetson University head baseball coach Pete Dunn has been a constant presence and influence in the Hatters' athletics department for more than 35 years and now, thanks to an agreement reached this summer, he will continue his career at Stetson into the future.
Dunn, who completed his 34th season as the Hatters head baseball coach this spring, signed a new contract extension that will keep him in the home dugout at Melching Field into the future. Terms on the contract are not being disclosed.
"Pete Dunn is the person who has made Stetson baseball what it is," Director of Athletics Jeff Altier said. "It has been a tremendous relationship over the years. He has led the program in such a way that it is a nationally recognized and respected program.
"The great thing with this extension is that we know he will lead this program for the entirety of his career. To know that he will spend his entire career as a Hatter is very unique, especially in today's college environment."
The contract will also carry Dunn, who will be inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in January, through the college career of his son, Taylor, who is a member of the Hatters' new football program and will be a senior during the 2016-17 school year.
"That is not by design, but is coincidental," Dunn said. "With the start of football at Stetson, and my son being a part of that, it is exciting to know that I will be here through his playing days and continue to be a part of the Athletics program as the baseball coach."
Dunn said it is due in great part to the leadership from Altier and Stetson University President, Dr. Wendy B. Libby, that he continues to be excited about the future of Stetson Athletics.
"I appreciate Jeff and Wendy and the entire university staying committed to me and my staff," Dunn said. "I am thrilled to be able to continue to lead the program. It is certainly something that I am proud of."
Dunn first became associated with Stetson baseball in 1969 as a player. He later served as a student assistant coach (1971-72) before joining the program as a full time assistant coach in 1977. He was named head coach at Stetson in 1979. By the end of his new contract he will have been a part of the program for more than 40 years.
"That is quite an accomplishment," Dunn said. "You never start out thinking that is going to happen. It has been a great ride for me and my family. We have had success with the program and we are going to continue to work hard to have success. You never give up on that dream of getting to Omaha, and I will continue to work as hard as I can to make that a reality during my stay."
The desire to take Stetson baseball to the College World Series is part of what keeps Dunn energized after all of these years.
"If I didn't still have the desire and the fire in the belly to win and try to take this program to the next level, I wouldn't have signed this new contract," Dunn said. "We still have work to do here. It is a great situation with all of the excitement around Stetson and the things the football program is bringing. It is exciting to be a part of Stetson in any capacity, and certainly in the athletics program and the baseball program."


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Chancellor, Windward Community College
Douglas Dykstra
Douglas Dykstra was appointed chancellor of Windward Community College July 1, 2009 after serving as vice chancellor for academic affairs at Hawaii Community College since 2004.
His previous administrative experience includes service as acting dean of instruction/vice chancellor for academic affairs at Leeward Community College for four years.
Dykstra holds a master's degree in secondary education–community college curriculum and instruction from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a master's degree in history, focusing on United States diplomatic history, from Kent State University. He earned his bachelor's degree in history from Thiel College.
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5 Moments That Prove Mr. Rogers Was the Greatest American
#2. He Effected Change Through Rational Debate
Look, I know you've heard this one. But I'm going to ask you to consider it from a different, still-amazing angle.
As our own Doc Sargent has noted, PBS hadn't even gotten started before Nixon tried to chop its budget in half. Imagine I cut 50 percent off of you. You'd either die of blood loss or become one of those limbless torsos that shrieks all night until its caretakers muffle it with a laudanum-soaked handkerchief. Nixon wanted you to live in a world where PBS was a screaming, limbless torso. And even though that would still do less damage to their brains than The Annoying Orange, I don't think kids should be exposed to it.
Mr. Rogers charmed away that idea with the power of lyric poetry:
And you think file sharing's a problem now? Back in the day, a trillion-dollar industry was nearly aborted because the threat was too great that people might watch Three's Company Too on their own schedule. Meanwhile, Mr. Rogers thought you should be able to go out and play, then watch his show at your leisure. Naturally the Motion Picture Association of America was there to howl and moan about it with ridiculous hyperbole. Guess who the Supreme Court backed? Mr. Rogers, right?
Ho ho! No -- this is America. Shrill hyperbole always outshouts the voice of reas- wait, this can't be right. It says they did indeed side with Mr. Rogers.
Why It Made Him Great
So yes, we're covering some old ground here when we could have repeated that myth about the time thieves returned his stolen car. But it's important ground to retread, because Mr. Rogers was one of those folks who quietly move mountains. He got things done -- and those things? Those things gave a lot of people the few moments in their lives when they felt loved and capable of greatness.
Even when not soothing the Senate with song like it was some kind of minotaur, Rogers treated everyone the same way he treated children ... which is to say, respectfully. In plain, fair, frank language, he explained good ideas rather than trying to win fights, which makes him the antithesis of the Internet. If Mr. Rogers had heard Rebecca Black's "Friday," he would have thought it a wonderful thing that she had a passion, and parents willing to invest so much in it.
Because at the end of the day, when we're offline, don't most of us want the same things for the people we love? Mr. Rogers just had a much bigger Google+ circle than most of us.
Virtue Unlocked: Respect
#1. He Understood the True Meaning of Religion
If you live anywhere in America, you've probably been cornered at one point by a stranger who really, really wants you to know about the only way you'll get to heaven -- maybe it's faith, maybe it's good works, maybe it's buying the new iPhone. Who knows? But definitely not that last one.
Fred Rogers, faithful Presbyterian minister, was not in the business of telling you how to feel bad about yourself. All he cared about was educating you to the fact that you were born a human being with dignity and respect.
In 1997, he won a Daytime Emmy, because for some reason they didn't just divide those evenly between Mr. Rogers and Muppets. And here's what he said:
Not only did he thank everyone, he asked if everyone else would, too -- not because it's gracious, but because it's good for us to do. And then in 1999, he did it again at his TV Hall of Fame induction. (That clip comes at the end of one of his best episodes, when he met Jeff Erlanger and had just the nicest conversation.)
Fred Rogers knew that a spiritual leader should elevate the people in his care to be their best. He did not waste his time hating things or making fun of people's efforts. He sliced through the exterior and talked to the child inside them or the adult they would be. If he had lived to see Honey Boo Boo, he would have told her that she has an inner beauty that no judge can take away from her. And if he had endured 9/11 with us, he- oh, he did:
Watch A Message of Hope on PBS. See more from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
Why It Made Him Great
"I know how tough it is some days to look with hope and confidence on the months and years ahead," he says. He didn't live in a world full of songs and puppets. He brought songs and puppets to a world that was scared and tired and vulnerable. A lot of people of a lot of faiths are waiting for the Messiah, but even if one arrives, how are you going to tell the difference between him and Fred Rogers?
He explained death and divorce and disease to kids so that they'd learn which fears were justified and which they could relinquish. His job wasn't only to help children grow up, but to remind adults, always, that they had been children once, and that someone, somewhere, had loved them.
And when he died himself, of stomach cancer -- which you might recognize as The Cancer Nobody Deserves, But Especially Not Mr. Rogers -- he left us all, yes, poorer, but so much richer. He gave a lot of us the tools to be kind to each other. And any praise would give a short measure of the man, so the only worthy testament to who he was is the life he lived, without judgments, without politics, with selflessness and love. He was our neighbor, and he loved us.
He saw a beautiful world, so he created a beautiful world, and all the people around him -- all the cynical, sarcastic, tired, busy people -- knew that we were seeing something that would not happen twice in our lives. And we all respected what he had made, because he made it for us -- even when he himself was tired and busy.
Virtue Unlocked: Selflessness
March 20th is the greatest American's birthday, and we should all remember what he taught, not only that day, but every day. If Congress has any memory at all, it will go further than the resolutions honoring him and make his birthday a national holiday. The man gave literally a third of this country something that only some of us got at home if we were lucky: an adult who cared about them, and a teacher of the human spirit.
But we can't wait for Congress to mark it. We have to make sure we remember Rogers Day, and the other 364 days, by telling people we love them just the way they are. Surprise people with kindness, and make the most of the gift he gave us. Let's turn our world into his Neighborhood.
Happy birthday, Mr. Rogers, from all your neighbors. 143.
Brendan McGinley means it.
For other times Brendan got mushy, check out Love and his Letter to My Unborn Son.
EDIT: Hey, gang -- Cracked member villainous (yes, that is his/her real and legal binding name for all time) made a petition to make Rogers Day a real thing. This is that. If you want to sign, groovy.


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A tourist steps onto the sidewalk outside a restaurant on East Bay Street and looks for a ride. But he sees no cabs.
Taxi fare ordinance
Effective July 1, 2011, all taxicabs in Charleston were required to activate a meter and charge no more than the maximum rate shown:1. Max rates downtown$5 flat fee for all trips that pick up and discharge on peninsula.For trips with more than one passenger, a $1 surcharge is permitted per additional person.2. Max rates elsewhere$4 for first 2 miles and 35 cents per 0.2 miles thereafter.$1 passenger surcharge allowed.3. Gas surchargeAny surcharge in effect must be posted in a conspicuous place for rider to see. Gas surcharge is according to Carolina AAA's per-gallon price:$3 per gallon 50 cents$3.50 $1$4 $1.50$4.50 $2Source: City of Charleston
Instead, a line of Ford Crown Victorias, Lincoln Town Cars and Dodge Grand Caravans stretches onto nearby King Street in downtown Charleston. These cabs take up every roadside parking spot from Cannon Street to Marion Square.
And they're not going anywhere.
That scene is not yet a reality in the Holy City, but it's a measure of protest that downtown cab drivers might take if they're forced to continue charging a flat $5 fee for rides anywhere on the peninsula.
The price, determined by a city ordinance enacted in mid-2011, barely covers their expenses for gas and upkeep and leaves little for profit, the drivers argue. The fee messes with free enterprise, they add, by not allowing them to set the prices for their services.
"We take pride in what we do," said David Barnes, a downtown taxi driver who helped devise the "Occupy King Street" plan that has not taken place. "We take pride in the city because it's the best in the world. But this law is unfair for the city and the drivers that help make it a safe, friendly place."
For now, Barnes and about 20 other drivers settled for a meeting with Mayor Joe Riley last week to argue against the flat fee, which caught recent attention after The Post and Courier reported one resident's account about a driver who had declined to give her the rate. The rider called the police, who helped sort out the dispute.
Instead, the drivers said meters should determine fares citywide.
The police have issued citations to drivers not following the ordinance, said Robert Somerville, assistant director of the city's Department of Traffic and Transportation.
Taxi customers also can complain to the city's Livability Court, which investigates each case and can also issue citations.
Somerville had no data on the number of tickets written since the ordinance took effect.
The mayor vowed to revisit the issue by asking staff members and legal experts to research it. But Riley didn't immediately take a side on the topic.
He said the ordinance arose partially to provide a reasonably priced, convenient way for residents without cars to get around. But the city, he said, also has a stake in regulating how its streets are used for such a "public conveyance."
"There's a philosophical issue about whether the city should regulate fares," Riley said. "But in this instance, it could be a money loser for them, so maybe it should be revisited."
But not everyone in the city's political circles is in favor of reconsidering an ordinance less than two years after it took hold.
Councilman James Lewis, who represents part of the city's West Side, served on a special committee that studied the issue in early 2011. It came about because of the wide array of rates offered by different companies: some that used meters, some that used flat fees, some that made up the rates depending on who stepped in their cabs.
One of its primary backers: Yellow Cab Co., which has been in business here for a half-century.
Rather than the fee anarchy, the committee decided on $5 as a reasonable amount that would cover drivers' costs because the peninsula "isn't a big place," Lewis said. Drivers also can charge $1 per additional rider, as well as a surcharge that fluctuates with gas prices — usually another $1.
Lewis would not support a change in the scheme.
"What we have now is reasonable for the people downtown," he said. "With the meter, it wouldn't really be that much different. This keeps everyone on the same plane."
But that's not the case, argue many in the business.
They don't get enough respect for what they do, drivers said: They often act as ambassadors for the city by greeting tourists at the cruise terminal or at the airport; they keep the streets safe by chauffeuring drunkards or watching for suspicious activity.
Sheila Seagers, a driver for more than four years, said she takes it one step further.
In her 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan, she acts as somewhat of a DJ by offering music genres that suit her guests' tastes. But all the extras that make riding a pleasure, she said, cost money. On top of that, she gives half of every fare to her employer.
If she charges the flat fee for a ride from Mount Pleasant Street in the Neck Area south to The Battery, $5 won't earn her a living, she said.
By the meter, such a ride might run about $11.
She acknowledged not complying with the $5 fee, instead determining higher flat rates based on the length of a trip and the number of riders.
"The maintenance costs are going up, and the fares are going down," Seagers said. "It doesn't work."
Reach Andrew Knapp at 937-5414 or twitter.com/offlede.
Mohammad Yousef stands next to the notice about a flat $5 rate on his Yellow Cab near Marion Square in downtown Charleston. Yousef said some other taxi drivers don't abide by the law about flat rates for riders on the peninsula.×


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Unger is not defending 2nd Amendment rights
February 12, 2013
Recently at the Jefferson County League of Women voters I was stunned to hear that Senator Unger will not defend 2nd Amendment Rights....
Einstein said:"Pres Obama was born in Hawaii." Riight. And Mitt Romney is a murderer who never once in 10 years paid any taxes. Uh huh. Why should we believe ANY claim that Obama makes? Fooled us once, shame on him. Fooled liberals the next 1000 times, shame on them AND Obama.
"Pres Obama is not advocating for a drug test for gun ownership." I know, but why not? Don't you believe that only NON-drug abusers should be allowed to buy guns? If we don't have a test, how do we make sure that potheads, meth-heads, and cokeheads aren't buying guns?
"Pres Obama has been vetted more heavily than anyone in history." LOL! Tell me about his college grades, then.
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In the letter, it mentions that "Sen. Herb Snyder side-stepped the question, muttering something about bans on high capacity magazines being OK, as hunters don't use them,".
The second amendment has absolutely nothing to do with hunting. The second amendment, like ALL the first 10 amendments was written to protect we citizens from the federal government. Forget the mentions of hunting, hunting has nothing to do with the second amendment, it never did.
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Second Amendment. Not Third, or Tenth, or 101st. Second. Methinks this concept was pretty darn important to the founders of our country. I wonder why...
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Still off rails Nhale. Pres Obama was born in Hawaii. Pres Obama is not advocating for a drug test for gun ownership. Pres Obama has been vetted more heavily than anyone in history.
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Yeah, I guess that jumped the logic train by an extra step, but still, if the REAL agenda is to keep criminals from being able to legally have a gun, then shouldn't our LEADERS, including illegal alien Obama and The Clowns of Congress (of both parties) run their OWN records FIRST and take a drug test, as their gesture of goodwill, sincerity of motives, and non-hypocrisy, before they impose their holy edicts on us peons? Don't REAL leaders say "I won't make my followers do anything I myself am unwilling to do" ?
So run those background checks and drug tests on our leaders. Let's see them pass the worthiness test first.
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NHale, You have went off the rails a bit buddy. Slow that train to crazy town down. Woo!!!
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And is Barry Soetoro's gun ownership really legal, if his confessions in his autobiography are true? He's a self-admitted marijuana and cocaine user. He should be arrested for committing the crime of using a firearm when it was illegal for him to do so. But then, one could argue that his masterminding the homicide-by-drone of an American citizen is an illegal use of an assault weapon too, making Obama MUCH more of a felon than he accused Mitt Romney of being. After all, Romney's "felony" was having once been in charge of Bain Capital when it let a former employee's medical insurance run out after Romney had quit the company. If that makes Romney a murderer, then what is Obama, by comparison?
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So there is no objection to the "modest" step of requiring background checks on all women seeking to kill their unborn babies, to make sure they REALLY have the "Constitutional right" to do so? I mean, we don't want women with a drug conviction having an abortion, right? Because that would be an "illegal" abortion, just like a man with a rap sheet buying a gun would be an illegal gun purchase. Correct?
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Yes, I would call that modest. And I am all for doing everything we can to reduce abortions including waiting periods. As far as the doctors go they are heavily regulated already. But yes I am all for giving the pregnant woman mandatory counseling and making her aware of her options. Liberals are not pro abortion, as much as the Right wants us to be. We (or most of us) just want the final say in a woman's reproductive rights to be theirs.
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HillTopWV said:"...even the most modest proposals for gun control (like background checks at all points of sale) would be considered outrageous by the letter writer..."
"ALL points of sale" includes Obama giving that shotgun of his to his wife or daughters--a background check on them would be required, like it would on ANY parent transferring ownership of ANY firearm to ANY family member. And you call that "MODEST"? To a liberal, the most extreme infringement on rights is just modest, I guess. So how about some modest background checks & waiting periods ALL abortions, then at the point of sale? Does the patient or the doctor have a history of crime, drug use or mental impairment? No abortion for you.
Sounds modest and reasonable, right?
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Majoritarian.......you missed that one. You are usually pretty good at picking up the points.
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I agree with the commenter below that says Unger's comments are very scary. Sounds like he could run for office in 1944 Germany. The Senator has to uphold his Oath of Office and defend the Constitution and Laws.....and people actually checked the disagree box on a Senator upholding his Oath of Office and defending the Constitution. That kind of explains why this nation is in trouble with that mentality.
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Unger only cares about getting re-elected. He will say whatever he thinks his audience at the time wants to hear, so if his audience believes in the constitution and the rule of law, all of a sudden he's pro-second amendment. If his audience is a bunch of liberals, he does a 180.
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"To be 'cured' against one's will and cured of states which we may not regard as disease is to be put on a level of those who have not yet reached the age of reason or those who never will; to be classed with infants, imbeciles, and domestic animals."
And THIS is where you want to go ?
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One of the most popular Lewis quotes comes from his work "God in the Dock" - "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. They may be more likely to go to Heaven yet at the same time likelier to make a*****of earth. Their very kindness stings with intolerable insult. . . .
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Einstein(Not) - "I am descended from slaves so saying I have a slave mentality if more than offensive."
So you were offended at my saying it, but you claim to be a fan of C. S. Lewis whose quote I offered is based in the same philosophies and applied to intellectuals. Nice, but hypocritical !
Then you claim that Lewis had socialist and communist leanings. Not true, by the quote I gave and a few others. He was accused by a few of such leanings in his time. It was based in his accomodation of the liberal theology that was catching on then. Today it is known as "liberation theology" and is an attempt to blend Marxism with Christian theology. It has very few adherents, like the wacko minister that Obama listened to for 20 years.
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Unger's comments are very scary. Sounds like he could run for office in 1944 Germany. I will not vote for him next time around. The Senator has to uphold his Oath of Office and defend the Constitution and Laws.
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good for unger, the second ammendment was for the days of cowboys and indians when the wild west was dangerous and the people needed the protection.however today we are i hope more civilized people than back then so we need to ammend the 2nd ammendment.1700'swas a long time ago.
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You state, "And no God did not endow us with a Right to Free Speech, Firearms, Habeous Corpus, Jury Trial...., the government does. Inalienable rights are life, liberty, fairness, equality, justice."
Think about it. What does life, liberty, fairness, equality, justice mean if one isn't free to speak and/or free from being seized by a few neighbors because they want him to pay-up? Who decides those things--the individual or an oligarchy in the government? Do you decide for your neighbor?
Sorry, but Rights are inherent. And, governments may either properly recognize Freedom and work to protect it as much as possible OR government can act in tyranny and attempt to stifle Freedom. You, Obama, and the "Progressive" comrades have chosen the latter.
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at least you can admit your a communist einstein, saves me the trouble from pointing it out. but you seem to think i care about either parties. They are both screwing us. Im not a john ok, so dont think im just gonna sit by and let the political class crap on my liberties anymore
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Johnny (or squirm)--> the high tech weopan of 1787 was the musket, right? Did the founders limit us in the second amendment from owning muskets? No where do I see in the second amendment where we can only own knives and blunderbuss's. Your argument is stupid.
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Your type and the NRA need to get over yourselves. You are against any and all gun contol measures. The writers of our constitution didnt want everyone owning an AK-47!
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I am an honest and hard working Mountaineer also. I nor any of my reasonable liberal brethren have stolen anything from you. I am certainly not an elitist and hope only for you good folks to become educated and enlightened as to who the friend of the working, middle, union class is. And it is not the Republicans.
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The Founding Fathers overthrow a non representative and oppressive government.
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William Pitt, there you go again, 18th century logic. I am a big CS Lewis fan though, Christian free thinker who had socialist and Communist leanings.
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Sun Tech Days 2008:An insider review.
By vikram on Jan 20, 2009
SUN tech days 08 in hyderabad was fantastic.
A lot of engineers attended and this I guess was one of the largest gathering of Developers in India in 2008.
This was a great platform for Sun to showcase its technology in India which has a large IT base.
Although the center point of focus was java and netbeans, there were also another interesting sessions.
Sessions on the new sun studio, presenters from Intel and AMD were a hit.
The demo booths were always crowded and attractive sessions were buzzing with people.
Around this time SUN had acquired MySQl and that keynote by David Axmark was fanstastic involving a lot of passion.
But there were certain things that were striking otherwise as well.
A lot of in-session advertisement hurts and takes the focus out of technology to Sun marketing.
I am not saying this was not required, but overdoing it or bringing it into the very dynamics of technology is not welcome.
And as for the other keynotes, they were too long and doing overtime.
Another thing was that Sun kept focus on software side, while it's and irony of sorts that Sun makes money more from Systems than from Software alone.
Hardware demonstrations and session need to be added as well. A simple sun machine power needs to be brought out especially in a country like India, where the market is highly price sensitive but huge.
Technology like Sun ray and desktops like the Ultra 24 boxes should also be added to the set of demonstrations.
As for my own liking, the food was best. It is heartning to see that Sun does excellent managing a conference of this stature.
Kudos to those who made the last year a success. Keep the good work going.


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Time for lacrosse to be a local high school sport
March 14, 2013
This is in regard to Pride Panhandle Lacrosse. We finally have U18 teams from Berkeley and Jefferson counties. It is time for lacrosse to make its way into the high school syste....
Cynicism. There. Reconciled.
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Major. You are correct. My apologies.
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The younger teams play at Poor House Farm Park. The high school boys play at Martinsburg's Coburn Field. The girls are still looking for a permanent home field, as far as I know. Search Panhandle Pride on Facebook. And the WV lacrosse website is ****lacrosseinwestvirginia****
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FYI, Lacrosse is the FASTEST growing sport in the US and that is also reflected in WV. The local LAX club (Panhandle Pride) nearly tripled in enrollment from year 1 to year 2. LAX went from teams only for U9, U11 & U13 boys to those plus U15, U19 (high school) & U19 girls. It is EXCITING - come see for yourself!
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The problem this area will face is precisely that described by MrScience. Fu ding without being sanctioned by the WVSSAC. I believe Morgantown has a concentration of lax interest, but the rest of the state has been slow to adopt. Even with our orientation to MD and VA, it's taken the EP this long to start a club.
And lax and football are not mutually exclusive. In other words, it's not required to support one and not the other. Many kids play both, as the seasons are opposite and the same skills translate between the sports - speed,quickness, hand eye coordination, tough ess, and the ability to decleat the opponent.
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LAX needs to be in our schools. We have over 70 players signed up in our second year. There is a great desire to play. It is the fastest sport on two feet! Let's broaden our horizons and allow kids to play what they want not what is dictated to them by the limited choices. Time to shed the limits and spread your wings Berkeley County. Open up more opportunities to our youth. Besides-LAX would be a great conditioning sport for the footballers-It's all good!
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believe it or not, we had lacrosse at Martinsburg High from 1975-1977. I played on that team all 3 years. It was a great sport that I enjoyed more than football. I'd like to see it come to stay. It's time for something other than football, basketball and soccer.
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"Fight for funding" means fundraising, and don't go after the sponsors of existing athletic programs.
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Students tried to get Martinsburg High School to start a Lacrosse team a few years ago. Even though it is not sanctioned by the WVSSAC, they discovered about 16 West Virginia high schools who have active teams and a fairly well organized season. Long story short, even though they had about 50 students sign up, the Athletic Director essentially said it would take "years" to develop a program and someone (not a student) who was willing to volunteer an enormous amount of time to develop a program for both boys and girls (Title 9), fight for funding (coaches, uniforms, equipment, travel, etc.), and bring the program to reality. The school board is not going to spend the money until the sport is officially sanctioned by the WVSSAC. However, I believe that the right person could work hand in hand with his/her local high school Athletic Director to get the program off the ground.
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"But the lacrosse players, as you apparently have missed, are better students than the typical footballer."
I taught for six years at a private Catholic academy near Middleburg. The lax players were the worst behavior problems and carried the lowest GPA of all the sports teams.
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Yes, fenderbass. But I'm pretty sure Obama is a Muslim. I heard it on Fox and Friends just last week...in the same breath they were reporting the discovery of a capitalist Martian colony that was destroyed by the infiltration of European socialism.
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It kills me when conservatives poo poo decent activities coming into the area. Most of the conservatives I know only really have 2-3 hobbies including but not limited to: 1.Calling Obama a muslim among other things. 2. Shooting guns. 3. Church 4. Complaining.
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"Go back to smoking your Basics and drinking your institutional coffee." - Best post on this site in a long time.
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Major, Hipsta has effectively handed you your rear end on a nice silver platter on a fancy white doily in this thread. Glad to see this county isn't completely filled with bass ackwards feeding from the Fauxnews slop bucket.
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To help you out a bit with the name, a hipster typically refers to a late 20s, early 30s male who dresses in vintage clothes, likes to drink Pabst Blue Ribbon, listens to bands such as Arcade Fire, and posts a lot of pictures on Instagram. It has nothing to do with hip hop.
Funny thing. My kids play lax, and Ive coached it too. It is a great sport that needs to be added locally. But, as you always do, you make some underhanded class oriented comment, even when proclaiming support. My kids also play football and will attend one of the best academic prep schools in tri-state area. So, uh, what happens when the players/kids you place in your little assumption boxes don't fit in those little boxes?
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Good for you.
I coach high school football, so, rather than assume they're corrupt, I know the character of these young men. You're more an idiot than I ever believed. Please don't bring your offspring near our fields. We'd prefer not to be polluted with your stupidity, even if diluted by a generation.
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Majoritarian, I'll give you credit. You are very good at hiding your intentions.. Very good indeed. Too bad you use your powers for evil.
Funny. You call me hiphopper. Please look up the phrase Hipsta. It's not what you ass-u-me.
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I am surprised at some of the comments and how rude people can get on here. I am just writing to express my support. My youngest played hockey but switched quickly when he was introduced to the Lacrosse sport. Now my oldest son is on the high school team using it to support his High School soccer season and keep him conditioned. The only 'problem' is that he now has more 'Love' for LAX than anything, and the season has barely started! For those who doubt it's value, as far as I know there are already 2 juniors that I know of who have been given FULL scholarships due to their 'out of area' playing and their is a young woman from Hedgesville who was able to engage in Shep.U.'s team. How can we deny our children scholarship opportunity in our own High Schools? Very few sports provide that, especially not Hockey (or even soccer anymore for that matter).
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I'd rather see the area embrace Ice Hockey. It's a far more appealing sport. Lacrosse is an interesting game usually played by elite prep-schoolers preparing for private college educations (see Duke). Anytime we can increase the options for our children the better off we will be. Why not build a state of the art ice skating rink that all the area schools can call "home" and open it to the public when not in use by the schools? Skating is a great recreational outing for everyone.
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No, Majoritarian. Not all people reject "American football" because of race. Just a select few, such as yourself.
Seriously, enlighten me. How is lax less "savage" than "American football"? Is it the less-sturdy helmets they wear in lax? Or maybe the lighter pads that afford less protection to the shoulders of the lax player? Or maybe it's the stick, with which they players are permitted to cross-check and hand-check? You wouldn't be able to play this sport either. Go back to smoking your Basics and drinking your institutional coffee.
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Gonna be a*****of a state tounament for lacross....when the only 3 or 4 teams are her in the panhandle. Not woth adding it unless its added across the state and in other surrrounding states as a hgh school sport
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Majoritarian, have you ever watched lacrosse being played, or is this yet another way for you to seem intentionally obstinate and vaguely racist by rejecting "American football"? Lacrosse is an incredibly violent sport that requires incredible athletic skill. Yes, conceptually, the sports are vastly different. Yet, athletically, the same kids that dominate the skill positions in football will dominate lax. See Jim Brown. Once again, you're an idiot.
It's a good idea to see lax in schools. Please dont take this comment incorrectly.
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This would be such great news if we can get this into the schools. Lacrosse has grown so much and to not have it in the Local High Schools is horrible.
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A Digital Video Camera! Overdue Library Book! And Something Growing Hair On It!
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Oh wow, I don't think I've ever found something as cool as a camera, but ecosystems inside sippy cups--yeah.ReplyDelete
What does it look like now?
Ok, the "something growing hair on it", find out what it is?ReplyDelete
nothing as fun as that...i usually find money and food! the other day i did find the adapter to my computer that enables me to upload pictures, it was missing for a few days :)ReplyDelete
Just *one* overdue library book? I bow to you.ReplyDelete
Yum. I'm a big fan of things formerly known as food. Score with the digital camera find!ReplyDelete
I never move furniture for fear of what is behind it ;) That's cool you found the digital camera!ReplyDelete
You never know what you'll find in a house full of boys, huh? First an egg and now something with hair growing on it! :-)ReplyDelete
Congrats on finding the video camera.
Yeah, it's a scary thing moving furniture around! You just never know what's lurking beneath!ReplyDelete
I think I'd rather the overdue libary fine than whatever it was growing hair. Hmmm...the fun of having boys!! LOLReplyDelete
LoL! Something growing hair on it!!!!! That's when you grab the longest pair of tongs you can find and pitch it. Hahahaha!ReplyDelete


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Representatives of Leadership Lycoming Class of 2013 and Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity met recently to address marketing needs for the local nonprofit affiliate of Habitat for Humanity.
Needs include providing better public awareness of Habitat's mission in the community, encouraging volunteer participation in various aspects of the organization and publicizing the need for charitable donations.
Leadership Lycoming is a specialized training program designed to understand the needs of the community it serves and develop and motivate effective leaders committed to using their skills and talent for the betterment of their community. The intent of the Leadership Lycoming Community Project Partnership is to help Leadership Lycoming participants understand the value of community leadership.
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From left are Leadership Lycoming Class of 2013 members Megan Lehman, Sherry Paulhamus, Greg Harrison, Heather Willis, Stacie Shearer and Jamie Snyder. Joe Geffre was absent from the photo.
"We are very pleased to be getting their assistance and expertise," said Ana White, home development coordinator. "We operate with a very small staff which calls for tireless work on our part and committed volunteers are always an important piece," White explained. "I'm impressed with their dedication to help us and their commitment to make a difference."
Members of Leadership Lycoming tasked with providing marketing expertise to the Habitat Organization are as follows: Joseph Geffre, director of mail and document services, shipping and receiving for Pennsylvania College of Technology; Greg Harrison, vice president, marketing and communications for Susquehanna Health; Megan Lehman, with Lycoming County Department of Planning-Community Development; Sherry Paulhamus, office coordinator, Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC; Stacie Shearer, North East recruitment specialist, Halliburton Energy Services; Jamie Snyder, vice president of operations for North Central Sight Services Inc.; and Heather Willis, associate attorney with McNerney, Page, Vanderlin and Hall.
Habitat's next home build will take place on Diamond Street in the Newberry section of the city, according to White. The Habitat vision is to have a community in which everyone has a decent place to live, which they call putting their faith into action.
To be chosen, families go through a selection process that includes income verification to determine if they are credit-worthy and financially responsible, White noted. Habitat homes are then rehabilitated or built primarily with volunteers using money contributed by supporters.
Homeowners provide 250 hours of sweat equity, with 100 hours working on their own home, and carry a 30-year mortgage on the property.
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Posted 29 May 2010 - 10:41 PM
But my problem is, my kids have been wanting an xbox. And I am going to try and buy one for Christmas this year for them. I look around on ebay, target.com, and so on. But there seems to be so many options to get. Best Buy had a black one and a white one. I absolutely have no idea what I am looking at.
I want a new one, probably the latest version I am guessing, with whatever controllers and so on.
Can anyone help me with this?
Posted 30 May 2010 - 02:34 AM
Xbox.com has a pretty good side-by-side comparison of the two available Xbox models, so it should give you a good idea as to where to start.
First of all, I don't think I have even been in this part of lgw ever. And second of all, my knowledge of video games is slim to none.
But my problem is, my kids have been wanting an xbox. And I am going to try and buy one for Christmas this year for them. I look around on ebay, target.com, and so on. But there seems to be so many options to get. Best Buy had a black one and a white one. I absolutely have no idea what I am looking at.
I want a new one, probably the latest version I am guessing, with whatever controllers and so on.
Can anyone help me with this?
The two versions you've seen are the Xbox 360 Arcade, and the Xbox 360 Elite. The Arcade console is the White one, and the Elite is the matte Black.
Graphically, they'll both look exactly the same. There is only one difference hardware wise between the two (memory, which I'll get to in a second), so you won't notice one difference between the two consoles. So don't worry about buying one over the other in fear of it looking better or worse.
They will both come with one wireless controller, and will come with your standard AV cable, though if you have an HDTV you'll want to upgrade that with an HDMI cable. Games played on an HDTV with just the AV cables look ok at best, whereas the HDMI cable will make them look spectacular.
The major difference between the Elite and the Arcade (other than the color) is the memory. The Elite comes with an external/detachable 120GB hard drive. It's detachable so your kids can go to a friend's house and play on their saved games, without having to bring the whole console, and vice versa. The Arcade comes with an internal memory chip at 256MB. Since they both have storage included, you don't have to buy an extra memory card or hard drive to be able to save games (like you had to do with the first two PlayStation consoles).
Depending on how many games they will want to play and save to the hard drive (which darn near EVERY game will need them to save their progress), you'll probably run out of room quick on the 256MB chip on the Arcade, though you can buy a hard drive separately and add it on. However, the 120GB on the Elite (or the 120GB drive if you buy it separately) will have more than enough room for you. For example, I have the Elite/Black, have game saves from well over a dozen different games (including installing 3 games directly to the hard drive), and I haven't even used 1/3 of the available space.
The Elite/Black console will also come with a headset to use on the XboxLive service (if you choose to allow the kids to play games online, they can use the headset to talk to other players), and will come with a free Cat5 cable to hook it up to the internet. The Arcade/White version won't come with either of those extras, though as always, they can be purchased separately.
From there, whichever way you go, the next thing you should buy with it is the rechargable battery pack and cable. The controller normally uses 2 AA batteries, but they will eat through them fairly quickly. The rechargable pack can be used wirelessly when at a full charge, and then you can plug the cord in and keep playing when you need to recharge.
Hope all this helps! Any other questions you have, feel free to ask!
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Posted 30 May 2010 - 10:13 AM
Thank you again.
Posted 30 May 2010 - 11:25 AM
No problem.
Wow Jedi, thank you so much. Thanks for taking the time of writing all that out. I can now come back and read a few more times if need be. I was really starting to stress a little on what I was looking at. I was kind of wondering what the internet options are, and now I know.
Thank you again.
As far as online, both consoles will have access to the XboxLive service, and there's 2 different levels of service available with it. Silver, which lets you download new updates for games, download full games from the XboxLive Arcade, and lots of other stuff. The kids can add friends online, and chat with them online. The other level is Gold, which allows them to play multiplayer games online, as well as all the stuff that the Silver level can do. You get the Silver level for free with purchase of the Xbox, and there are no yearly fees for it. The Gold level is $50 a year, or you can do month-to-month plans as well.
The same kind of side-by-side comparison for the Live service is available on Xbox.com.
You can use a normal Cat5/Ethernet cable to connect to the internet, or they have wireless adapters if you use WiFi at home too.
I personally only have the Silver membership. I played games on Live back when it first came out, but I haven't played online in years now. Because after a few years, the service was invaded by a bunch of teenagers who were all acting tough and cursing and swearing all the time. Combine that with the fact that those same kids got WAY better at the games than I did, so I cancelled my Gold service and just kept the Silver level.
"We thought we were indestructible, The Lords of Iron"
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Posted 29 July 2010 - 12:01 AM
Probably too late but you should get the new slim version. Better design to reduce the 'red ring of death' incidents, allegedly.
yea but the new one is kinect ready so it would be better to get that. plus 250 gb hard drive. win win.
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Responding with a firm "no" when asked if kids were in the cards, Rogen added with a laugh, "We have a dog. That's good for now."
But the actor has found personal fulfillment even without starting a family.
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Bobby Jindal laid it on the line last week. In the keynote address at the winter meeting of the National Republican Committee, the Louisiana governor told the gathered cognoscenti that the GOP had to "stop being the stupid party." Three cheers for Jindal. He needs to make sure his peers in Virginia and other states get the message.
A functioning democracy needs viable political parties to keep each other in check and offer alternative visions for the country. The vision offered by the Republican Party in recent years is that immigrants are bad, raising taxes is treasonous, climate change is a fantasy and women don't get pregnant when they are raped legitimately. It's the talk of a fringe party, not one that wants to represent a country as large and diverse as this one is.
The Republican Party is hardly a fringe organization, but it has given itself over to a faction whose main purpose seems to be who can out-conservative the other. For example, in 2013, same-sex marriage is mainstream, but too many Republican leaders cringe even to say the words. It's not a path to political success.
Jindal offered no real specifics, saying mainly that the party's focus on number crunching in Washington was the wrong strategy. Instead, he told his audience, the party needed to go to "the place where conservatism thrives – in the real world beyond the Washington Beltway."
It sounds like good advice, as long as the message of intolerance and, well, stupidity, changes. It won't help to focus the wrong message in a different place. That is not to say that Republicans have to become more liberal – though they could show more affection for centrists of both parties – but that they need to be realistic about the country that this is.
Jindal seems to be trying to make the party attractive to more voters, and it's an important effort. He recognizes that the problem is within the party, not in some exterior place. Not so the Republicans in states such as Virginia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Ohio – states that are controlled by Republicans but that voted for President Obama in the past two elections. Those Republicans are trying to rig the contests in their states to give them more electoral votes.
It goes like this: In most states, the candidate who gets the most votes wins all of its electoral votes. Some states want to change the rules so that votes are distributed proportionately to the voting totals.
That, in fact, might not be an unfair system, but what is intolerable is that Republicans in these states want to force the issue for no other reason than to improve their chances in a presidential election. It's not that different from last year's efforts to diminish minority voter turnout through voter identification laws. That failed. So did Franklin Roosevelt's attempts to get more favorable Supreme Court rulings by trying to pack the court.
It's a loser's strategy or, as one Democratic Virginia state senator called similar pieces of legislation, "sore loser bills." It's blaming voters for the party's inability to connect.
The answer to the Republican Party's problems lies in Jindal's honest, if painful, approach, not in cheesy and disreputable efforts to change the rules. Republicans have won these states under these rules in other elections. They should be able to do it again, but they need to do it by looking voters in the eye and offering them something of value, not by insulting their intelligence.


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A 200-block West Fourth Street woman reported Monday afternoon her iPod had been stolen.
A fight was reported Monday afternoon in the 1500 block of North Countyline Street. According to the report, it was a heated argument between a man and a woman, and the woman was advised of her options.
A 1200-block Perrysburg Road woman requested to speak to an officer Tuesday morning about her ex beating on their 12-year-old daughter.
Tiffin accident
An accident was reported Monday night in the 200 block of Charlotte Street. A caller reported a man took off on foot toward the school.
Tiffin fire
Firefighters were called to 525 Circular St. Monday night for a lock-out.
Firefighters were called to 78 Shaffer Park Drive early Tuesday morning for an unintentional detector activation.
Firefighters were called to 1440 Maule Road Tuesday morning for an unintentional sprinkler activation.
Firefighters were called to 70 Greenfield St. Tuesday morning for an unintentional alarm transmission.
Fostoria fire
Firefighters were called to the 300 block of Thomas Street Monday night for an open burn.
Firefighters were called to 550 Zeller Road for a commercial fire alarm. No problems were found.
Firefighters were called to an automatic alarm Tuesday afternoon at 300 Court Place.


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question about install limitations
Posted 30 January 2013 - 06:00 PM
specifically we have a building with corrugated aluminum that basically looks like this http://image.made-in...minum-Sheet.jpg ...but not sure if its possible to install it on such material.
Posted 30 January 2013 - 06:33 PM
For a stable install the mount needs to be lagbolted or otherwise connected to a very firm base.
The irregular surface of the corregated roofing will also create a problem.
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Posted 31 January 2013 - 09:49 AM
I mounted a dish on a 4X4 post attached to a fence post which went into the ground and was very firm indeed. The only problem was that the ground here is clay and it expands when wet and contracts when dry. I had to repoint the dish shortly into the rainy season and shortly into the dry season. That got old after a couple of years so found a better mounting place.
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Posted 31 January 2013 - 10:08 AM
not sure if that will help.
ps. anyone know how heavy the dish equipment is?
Posted 31 January 2013 - 12:03 PM
externally, the roof, overhang and walls are made up of it. basically the entire outside of the building is made of the stuff. this picture is identical to how the corrugation lines run http://rowenamaxwell...iron-shed21.jpg
not sure if that will help.
ps. anyone know how heavy the dish equipment is?
It could be done but to me the simplest way would be to put a pole mount right next to the building.
Posted 31 January 2013 - 01:01 PM
If the dish had been fastened directly there would have been too much side to side play when the wind blew on it.
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Posted 31 January 2013 - 08:29 PM
i've considered a pole.. only problem is it would probably need to be 10 feet high b/c of the line of sight clearance issue. basically the same height as the building. if i could attach it to the roof somehow, that would be ideal. maybe i could use something like concrete board, which supposedly its very durable.
If you dont mind attaching something to the roof you could bolt a non penetrating roof mount to the roof.
Posted 31 January 2013 - 08:34 PM
you could bolt a non penetrating roof mount to the roof.
Sort of defeats the purpose...
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Sort of defeats the purpose...
You could install a corrugated roof mount (some dealers refer to this as a NPRM).
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RIPLEY - Cedar Lakes Conference Center will host its fifth annual Winterfest through Jan 1. Event will feature craft workshops and classes, lots of lights, a visit from Santa and more.
For more information, call (304) 372-7860 or visit www.cedarlakes.com.
Christmas events
INWOOD - The South Berkeley Christmas tree lighting ceremony will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Musselman High School.
In addition, the 14th annual South Berkeley Christmas parade will begin at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Musselman High School. Various school choirs will be performing beginning at 1 p.m., prior to the parade. Miss West Virginia, Kayla Lanam will be an honored guest. Dinner with Miss West Virginia and other guests will immediately follow the parade at Heritage Hall. Tickets for the dinner are $25 each and must be pre-purchased.
For more information, call (304) 229-2202.
Art exhibit
CHARLES TOWN - Local artists of The Potomac River Artists' Guild will display works in the Jean Heiler Gallery of the Old Opera House Friday through Dec. 14.
For more information, call (304) 725-4420.
Soldier's prayer
HARPERS FERRY - Harpers Ferry National Historical Park invites the public to attend "Prospects of Peace: A Soldier's Prayer 1864," on Saturday and Sunday. Event will feature a weapons firing demonstration, lantern-lit walking tour, dance instruction to period dance music, caroling, confection making and more.
For more information, call (304) 535-6748.
New Year's party
SHEPHERDSTOWN - St. Agnes Knights of Columbus will sponsor a New Year's Eve gala party Dec. 31 at Shepherdstown fire station.
Event will feature a full course dinner and breakfast, champagne at midnight, raffles, noise makers and more. Cost is $85 per couple. Event is BYOB. Reservation deadline is Saturday.
For more information or reservations, call Bill at (304) 267-0537.
Open house
WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The Waynesboro Model Railroad Club will feature seven operating layouts for all ages at its holiday weekend open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Visitors will also be able to purchase chances on two popular HO and N-scale layouts, as well as a Thomas the Tank Engine train set.
For more information, call (717) 597-3902.
Open house
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Shepherdstown Fire Department will hold its annual Christmas open house and free community dinner Sunday. Dinner will be served from noon to 3 p.m. Event will feature a visit from Santa Claus, free gifts for children, fire safety literature and more.
Museums by
FREDERICK, Md. - The annual Museums by Candlelight will be from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 13 throughout Frederick County and within the City of Frederick. The tour will include 22 historic sites and is self-guided. Sites include the C. Burr Artz Public Library, Brunswick Railroad Museum, National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Roger Brooke Taney House, Key Memorial Chapel, George Alfred Townsend Museum and more. Event is free and open to the public.
For more information, call (800) 999-3613 or visit www.FrederickTourism.org.
Home tour
BERRYVILLE, Va. - The Clarke County Parks and Recreation Department and the Town & Country Garden Club will sponsor a self-guided tour through five decorated homes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 13. Also included will be a tour of the Grace Episcopal Church. A block ticket is $25 per ticket or six tickets for $125.
For more information, call (540) 955-5140.
Colonial Christmas
MARTINSBURG - The General Adam Stephen House will host its annual colonial Christmas illumination and open house form 6 and 9 p.m. Dec. 13 and from 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 14. Admission is free.
Event will feature caroling, children's craft activity, tours and more.
For more information, call (304) 276-4434 or visit www.orgsites.com/wv/adam-
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MARTINSBURG - Art Berkeley will sponsor the 2008 Dunn Building Event through Dec. 20 on the second floor area of the Dunn Building. Artists, artisans, writers and musicians will be selling products in the cafe area during the reception. Artists include Leia Wood, Andrea Burke, Jay Tabor, Paul Berryhill, John Bickle, Rip Smith, Mary-Jo Bennett, S.J. Brown and more.
For more information, visit www.artberkeley.org.
Candlelight Tour
FREDERICK, Md. - The 22nd annual Candlelight Tour of Historic Houses of Worship will be held 4 to 9 p.m. Dec. 29 throughout Frederick. The tour will include 12 of Frederick's most notable historic churches and one synagogue. Event is free and open to the public.
For more information, call the Frederick Visitors Center at (800) 999-3613 or visit www.FrederickTourism.org.
Dinner show
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Antietam Recreation will present its Old Fashion Cowboy Christmas dinner and show from 6 to 9:30 p.m. every weekend to Jan. 3.
Tickets range from $12.21 to $38.85, depending on date, age, number in the party and the meal. Show includes music, dancing, hayrides, horse tricks and more.
For more information, call (301) 797-7999.
Civil War medicine
FREDERICK, Md. - The National Museum of Civil War Medicine is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 10 to 17 and free for children 9 and younger. In addition, a family rate is offered for $15, which includes two adults with children.
Special events include:
Saturday: Antietam Battlefield Illumination
Dec. 11: Frederick Civil War round table meeting
Dec. 13: Museums by Candlelight
For more information or to register for training workshops, call (301) 695-1864.
Fine arts museum
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts will offer classes in basic drawing, watercolor, presentation skills, children's art and more. In addition, special events include:
To Jan. 4, 2009: "One Hundred Stories: Highlights from the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts" exhibit
To Jan. 18: Exhibit "Fantasy Figures by Terry Stone"
To Jan. 25: Exhibit "American Watercolors: 1860 to 1930"
To Feb. 8: Display of examples of still-life paintings from the 20th century
For more information, call (301) 739-5727, TDD (301) 739-5764 or visit www.washcomuseum.org.


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COLUMBIA — South Carolina had some down time in December before it played Michigan in the Outback Bowl, and defensive end Chaz Sutton used some of it to ponder what he saw on his game film during the season.
Considering Sutton was a backup defensive end, he had a fairly productive year — the best of his career, at least statistically. He finished with seven tackles for loss, including five sacks, and two forced fumbles. Sutton's primary role came in USC's rabbits package, which uses four defensive ends at once in pass rushing situations, usually on third downs.
As Sutton reviewed his 2012 game film, he knew Devin Taylor's departure after the season would result in Sutton being a starter for the first time in 2013. So Sutton critiqued himself hard, and noticed he could have made more plays than he did.
Sometimes he read the wrong "key" in the offensive alignment, which lets defensive linemen know where their first move should be. Sometimes he took the wrong steps. Sometimes he was just caught unaware of the situation.
He has one more season to make those plays, because he will be a fifth-year senior this fall. If he grasps the new approach used by first-year defensive line coach Deke Adams and takes advantage of double teams that opponents will throw at USC's other end, All-American Jadeveon Clowney, Sutton could eclipse his career numbers to this point — 11½ tackles for loss and six sacks.
Even if most college football observers outside South Carolina couldn't name the Gamecocks' other defensive end, Sutton is a familiar face at USC. He originally signed in the Class of 2008 as the nation's sixth-ranked weakside end, according to Rivals. He attended prep school that fall, then redshirted as a freshman in 2009. He will turn 24 in September.
Sutton, who is 6-5 and 256 pounds, almost certainly will not be a first-round NFL draft pick next spring, unlike Clowney, who is projected to go No. 1. But because Clowney's talent is so rare — and because Sutton possesses enough of his own to have played every game the past two seasons as a reserve — Sutton could have a productive final season.
Sutton said frequent double-teaming of Clowney "opens up a lot for me, because I think a lot of teams are going to try to slide to his side, and they might leave me one-on-one with a (running) back or a tight end. So it's going to be helpful a lot."
Adams replaced Brad Lawing, who left for a similar job at Florida after last season. At North Carolina, Adams favored an assertive approach that differed from Lawing's teaching points. Adams is now implementing his plan.
"In the past, with things they've done (under Lawing), they've been so gap controlled that they just stay in their gap and the ball comes to them," Adams said. "Well, I want to be aggressive and get up the field and go get the ball and not just wait and sit and let it come to me."
Said Sutton: "It's more freelance or free-wheeling than just playing a gap and trying to make the play off wherever the running back flows to."
Not that Lawing's style was ineffective. South Carolina last season ranked sixth nationally with 43 sacks. In 2011, USC finished 25th with 31. Of course, this doesn't mean the Gamecocks can't have similar sack numbers with Adams, since Clowney was responsible for 21 of those 74 sacks over the past two seasons.
Though Adams said he is giving his players "a little bit more freedom" to play aggressively, he emphasized that his approach isn't exactly freelancing. He still wants his linemen to mind their gaps. But Adams understands this is all new for the Gamecocks' linemen. Because he wants them to surge into the backfield and adjust their position once they get there, Adams has spent a lot of spring practices working on change-of-direction drills.
"Once you get up the field, sometimes you're going to end up out of position," Adams said. "And you're going to have to stick your foot in the ground and you're going to have to change directions and you're going to have to make plays moving side to side. It's a little different, but they're catching on to it."


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A 48-year-old Plano man will remain jailed until trial on allegations that he attempted to transfer obscene materials to a minor that he knew was younger than 16 years old.
Douglas E. Fallis was arrested Thursday and ordered to remain in custody after a detention hearing Tuesday in Fort Worth, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Northern District of Texas.
According to the affidavit, a Fort Worth Police officer was working undercover as a 13-year-old girl in a Yahoo chat room in March 2012. The officer was invited to view an individual's webcam. When the officer chose to view the live video, he saw a man later identified as Fallis engaging in sexually explicit conduct, according to the affidavit.
Similar incidents occurred twice more over several weeks with the officer posing as the same 13-year-old girl. During the last contact, after Fallis engaged in live sexually explicit conduct, he typed, "sorry this is wrong, later," and ended the chat, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Documents filed Tuesday state that Fallis was being detained until trial because of his arrest and criminal history, "including accusation of similar past conduct, nature and seriousness of the danger posed by defendant, and the nature and circumstances of the instant offense [that] make him a risk of flight or nonappearance and a danger to the community."
If convicted, Fallis faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a lifetime of supervised release.
The case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.


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Shawne Merriman has gone from the beaches of Miami to the practice field in Buffalo.
Come Sunday, he might once again find himself on the playing field in a Bills uniform.
"As long as he is in playing shape and everything goes well this week and he gets back into the flow of things, he's probably going to be right there on Sunday afternoon giving us some help," coach Chan Gailey said.
Merriman, who was re-signed Monday, returned to practice Wednesday with the team that released him during training camp. Out of work since, he said he's split his time between Miami and San Diego.
"Hence the sunburn that I got from laying on the beach after my workout," he said.
Merriman, though, expressed no doubt he's ready to step in for the Bills, who have a void at defensive end with Mark Anderson out with a knee injury.
"I knew I could still play and I could contribute to the game a lot. I'm just happy to even get that call back," Merriman said Wednesday, talking for the first time since rejoining the team. "You never know how things are going to go and you have to be ready when it's time."
Merriman is expected to get some time on the scout team this week during practice to test his conditioning. He said he had grown comfortable in defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt's 4-3 scheme before his release.
"It's become second nature," he said of the defense. "I went through just about a whole training camp and got very comfortable."
Right guard Kraig Urbik and defensive tackle Spencer Johnson, both of whom are suffering from ankle injuries, returned to practice Wednesday after sitting out the past two games, but both looked to be extremely limited in the portion of practice open to the media.
Five Bills did not practice: defensive end Mark Anderson (knee), left tackle Cordy Glenn (ankle), defensive tackle Kyle Williams (ankle), cornerback Terrence McGee (knee) and safety Da'Norris Searcy.
Williams missed two practices last week, but was able to start against the Arizona Cardinals. Gailey indicated McGee was given a day to rest, and is expected to practice today, while Searcy was hurt against Arizona.
Defensive end Mario Williams (wrist) and receiver Brad Smith (chest) were on the injury report, but practiced fully.
Tennessee also had five players not practice: running back Javon Ringer (knee), defensive tackle Jurrell Casey (shoulder), linebackers Zach Brown (illness) and Colin McCarthy (ankle) and cornerback Tommy Campbell (ankle).
Safety Jairus Byrd was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week on Wednesday. Byrd had two interceptions – one in the fourth quarter and one in overtime – in Sunday's win over the Cardinals.
Rookie cornerback Ron Brooks returned to practice after spending the first six weeks of the season on the injured reserve, designated to return list after surgery for a broken foot. He's eligible to play in Week Nine at Houston.
The Bills made two statistical changes from Sunday's game. A sack that came when Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb had been forced out of bounds was originally awarded to linebacker Nick Barnett. It was changed to a half sack between Barnett and Kyle Williams, making their season totals 1.5 and 4.0, respectively. Also, defensive tackle Alex Carrington was credited with a blocked field goal, on Jay Feely's kick at the end of regulation.
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Duncan Rait and Robert Buckley each perished in New Zealand's Aoraki/Mt. Cook National Park on September 13 and 14, respectively.
Rait, a 36-year-old Melbourne native and experienced mountaineer, died from injuries suffered when he slipped off an icy ridge and into a gully, according to a report in The Age, a Melbourne-based newspaper. Though Rait initially survived the approximate 200-foot fall, he was pronounced dead by Mt. Cook Village paramedics shortly thereafter.
Sunday's The Guardian reported the following day that Robert Buckley, a British climber who had been living in Christchurch, also died after falling 2000-feet off of Mount Sefton, a 3150m (10,334 ft) peak in the Aoraki/Mt. Cook National Park. Buckley's three companions called for a helicopter, but were not rescued until early Sunday morning.
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SYCAMORE - Give Wynford senior Adam Hartz a couple inches and he'll take 109 yards.
And a couple touchdowns.
Two quick-strike passes from Brock Williamson to Hartz in a two-minute span to close the first half made a huge difference as the Royals downed Mohawk 34-13 at Warrior Field Friday night.
The win was Wynford's 60th straight in regular season play, the last loss coming at the hands of the Warriors back in 2006.
"That's what they tell me," first-year coach Gabe Helbert said of the streak. "I'm sure our kids are aware of it. I just want us to continue getting better each and every week."
The 1-1 Warriors were very much in the hunt until their fortunes turned midway through the second quarter.
It was a 6-6 game before Williamson scored from a yard out to finish seven-play, 57-yard drive to put the Royals on top for good.
After the Warriors went three-and-out, Williamson and Hartz went to work.
First, Williamson hit Hartz on a quick out for what might have been a 5-yard gain. But the senior receiver put on a quick pivot move and spun to the outside for 55-yard touchdown. Williamson's pass to Deric Skidmore made it 20-6 with 3:37 left in the half.
Helbert tried to save clock with a couple timeout calls in the hope of forcing a Warrior punt. But Drew Loose hit Mitch Parker for 12 yards for one first down and Mohawk picked up another on an encroachment penalty.
On the next play, Warrior coach Erik Baker hoped to induce another Royal error with a little trickery, but Wynford's Tyler Baumberger intercepted sophomore Gunnar Johnson's halfback pass.
Williamson then sent Hartz deep and hit him for a 64-yard touchdown and a 28-6 halftime lead.
"Adam is a playmaker; he has the ability to get open," Helbert said. "He understands coverage. He understands where the weak spots are and at the same time, he has the ability to make plays after the catch. That was kind of the key for us tonight. He made that big, huge play and it got us going."
By night's end, Williamson and Hartz had worked the Warriors for four completions and 139 yards.
"If we didn't have to play them, I love watching their film," Baker said in praise of the Royals. "They are so sound. They do a lot without it being overkill.
"You see this formation and they're going to run this and this and this. It's not like they're going to run something you don't know, but they run it really, really well," he said. "They hit something big when somebody's a step out of position. That's all the window they need."
Wynford took a 6-0 lead by rolling 67 yards in seven plays off the opening kick. Corey Brown's 1-yard smash provided the score with 9:11 left in the quarter.
The Warriors countered with a 66-yard drive but turned the ball over on downs at the Royal 3.
Still, that was a set-up for a game-tying score, thanks to Tyler Krupp's recovery of a Williamson fumble at the Wynford 19.
Loose and Parker hooked up on seven passes for 103 yards and a second-half touchdown. But it was their much less conventional connection that tied the game.
Loose ran 6 yards before losing control of the ball at the goal line. It bounced into the end zone but Parker was there to recover with 43 seconds left in the quarter.
Aside from a single incomplete pass, the Royals went strictly with the ground game in the second half. Brown, who led Wynford with 112 yards on eight carries, ripped off a 52-yard gain to set up Gage Roe's 5-yard scoring run.
Mohawk matched that on its final possession with a 97-yard drive. Loose's 30-yard pass to Parker provided the score.
"We're really trying to be process-oriented," Baker said. "There were some things that we really didn't do very well last week that we actually improved on this week.
"Our pass protection, against a much tougher opponent, was much better this week," he said. "Defensively, we still have some things we need to work on.
"It's not a heart thing - they want to make the tackles," he said. "It's a matter of space and angles and those are things we can fix."
Wynford 34, Mohawk 13
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Mohawk6 007 - 13
First Quarter
W - Corey Brown 9 run (kick failed), 9:11
M - Mitch Parker recovered fumbled in end zone (run failed), :43.5
Second Quarter
W - Brock Williamson 1 run (pass failed), 6:01
W - Adam Hartz 55 pass from Williamson (Deric Skidmore pass from Williamson), 2:06
W - Hartz 64 pass from Williamson (Brown run), 1:36
Third Quarter
W - Gage Roe 5 run (pass failed), 3:13
Fourth Quarter
M - Parker 30 pass from Drew Loose (Joe Godinez kick), 1:25
First downs1716
Passing yards151141
Punts-ave. 1-354-34.5
Individual statistics
RUSHING: Wynford - Brown 8-112, Williamson 11-80, Roe 8-40, Levi Schafer 7-34, Hayden Rhoades 5-30, Keaton Teynor 1-(minus-2). Mohawk - Loose 15-49, Grant Price 12-32, Gunnar Johnson 8-18, Grant Ekleberry 5-18, Logan Stillberger 4-2, Parker 1-1.
PASSING: Wynford - Williamson 5-7-151-0. Mohawk - Loose 11-21-141-1, Johnson 0-1-0-1.
RECEIVING: Wynford - Hartz 4-139, Evan Snode 1-12. Mohawk - Parker 7-103, Johnson 1-20, Stillberrger 1-11, Hunter Fitschen 1-5, Price 1-