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By Carol Schachet
April 22nd, 2013
Cicero Guedes, a former sugar cane cutter turned land rights activist, worked in Campo dos Goytacazes, a settlement in Brazil. There he organized with the Landless Workers Movement (MST) to help families achieve what he had received: legal claim to land as part of Brazil's agrarian reform movement.
For his tireless work, Cicero was murdered, shot more than a dozen times while he rode his bicycle to the fields. His assassination seemed intended to send a message to other would-be land rights activists: organize and you will pay the ultimate price.
The True Costs of Industrialized Food
By Jonathan Leaning
March 27th, 2013
The real costs of the industrial food system on people's lives and the planet are as extensive as they are hidden. The article below by long-time Grassroots International friends, Beverley Bell and Tory Field of Other Worlds, offers a thought-provoking summary of those costs—all of which challenge small farmers in the Global South on a daily basis.
The True Costs of Industrialized Food
Mayan and Garifuna Indigenous in Belize Demand Respect for Their Ancestral Land
Roughly the size of New Jersey, Belize is one of the smallest countries in Central America. The country is also in the epicenter of the Mayan territory. More than half of Belize's population of 300,000 are Mayan indigenous and Afro-descendants, known as Garifunas.
Holding Their Ground
"The Conquistadors came and they subjugated us and they killed us, but they couldn't make us disappear because we always had corn. Through corn, we survived and we kept our feet in our territories. With corn at the center of our homes we kept our languages, kept writing our histories. We continued as villages, as families, as workers, as fighters, as a community with our own government, because we had and because we have corn. Now, with the invasion of genetically modified corn they are trying to throw a mortal blow at our existence, the blow that they have not been able to throw in 500 years."
--The Organizations and Communities of the Network in Defense of Maize (Translated from Spanish from the article El maíz, corazón de la esperanza de los pueblos—Corn, heart or the hope of the village—by Veronica Villa of the Red Maiz—Network in Defense of Corn)
Honduran Peasants Resist Land Grabbing, Occupy Farms
Last month, Honduras passed legislation to allow the construction of charter cities in the ancestral land of Afro-descendant Garifunas and peasant communities.
Climate Justice Statement of Solidarity with Idle No More
January 28, 2013 was marked around the world as an International Day of Solidarity with Idle No More, a movement sparked in November 2012 by First Nations women in Canada, in resistance to legislative threats to indigenous sovereignty. One particular piece of legislation which Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is promoting, Bill C-45, would nullify provisions of provisions of the Navigable Waters Protection Act which since 1882 has mandated consultation and approval by First Nations for projects that could affect waterways on indigenous territories.
Zainab's Struggle to Save the Indus and her People
"The contractor even determines who our daughters will get married to!" said Zainab bibi. "That is how much we are in bondage to these contractors. Are we not human? Do our children not have dreams of education? Don't we have hopes for them?
Accomplishments from 2012 - A sample of inroads for global justice
Grassroots International supports hands-on solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges: hunger, violations of human rights, climate change and environmental degradation, and economic disparity. During the last year, Grassroots International and our global partners and allies – including small farmers, indigenous peoples and human rights activists – achieved some victories in their struggle to secure the human right to land, water and food for all. Below are just some of the highlights.

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As we approach the end of 2009, perhaps it's time to reflect back on an eventful and noteworthy year for U.S. foreign policy. 2009 began with the appointment of Hillary Rodham Clinton as the 67th U.S. Secretary of State. Since her appointment, Secretary Clinton has visited 44 countries during 17 international trips, traveling 206,799 miles. During those trips, Secretary Clinton attended several important events and addressed many issues critical to U.S. foreign policy.
What International Event of 2009 Left the Greatest Impact on U.S. Foreign Policy? Why?
Carolann in Arizona writes:
I believe that the election and subsequent inaugration of President Obama had the biggest impact worldwide. He is well respected overseas which could lead to more understanding by our partners and adversaries.
Cafer in Turkey writes:
International Event of 2009 Left the Greatest Impact on U.S. Foreign Policy: Hillary Rodham Clinton was before election powerful rival of the today's President Barack Obama. After election President proposes to Clinton Secretary of State.
Mrs. Clinton accepted this suggestion and after that, past year they have very good HARMONY. This is not may be –International- Event of 2009 but this is the key point of all successes.
Jack in Virginia writes:
Great question. With so much happening across the globe, it's tough to pick just one. But, I'd have to say it was the elections in Iran this year. The Islamic Republic straddles the tenuous middle ground between Iraq and Afghanistan, and remains our most complex foreign policy challenge. The election of Ahmadinejad to a second term and the violence that, to this day, continues in the election's aftermath makes a course for engagement with the US a difficult one. While the election of Mir Hussein Moussavi would have still presented many challenges for the United States, President Obama's overtures would have found a much softer landing in Tehran had Moussavi been president. Certainly, it wouldn't have changed the Supreme Leader's animosity towards America, but it would have provided an opening.
The Iranian elections also present the U.S. with another big challenge. Not when or if we should engage Ahmadinejad's nefarious regime but rather, how the United States should support democratic reformers in Iran. Everytime we speak up on behalf of students, the Iranian regime jails them ...or worse. If we remain silent, human rights advocates condemn the U.S. for not doing enough. It's a real rock and a hard place.
Iran remains our most complicated issue - made only more so by the June election - yet, the administration is pursuing the right path. The regime in Tehran, along with many other repressive governments around the world, just don't know what to make of President Barack Hussein Obama. The Supreme Leader in Iran would have much preferred a saber-rattler in the White House. Instead, he's trying to figure out how to respond to our charismatic president who leads with the open hand of respect.
So, my vote is elections in Iran, but I'm interested to see what my fellow DipNote contributors come up with.
Ron in New York writes:
U.S. Foreign Policy has improved dramatically since the 2009 election of President Obama and his appoitment of Hilary Clinton as Secretary of State. U.S. is engaged, collaborating and seeking to keep all nations linked by the desire for security and stability.
Joseph in Oregon writes:
Dear Madam Secretary: I fully endorse Edith Garwood's comment and assessment posted on the face-book blog entry today. It's obviously difficult, if not impossible to pint-point just one shortcoming, their are many discrepancies and foreign policy failures that I wish to address, many are interconnected we live in a Global world today, here is my "short-list" that I would say has the greatest long-term impact;
(1) the failure of the Obama administrations to take the lead role with pursuing a meaningful international dialogue with establishing a Palestinian state (2) the failure of the U.S. Administration's lack of acknowledgement and with endorsing the crimes against humanity, brought forth by the international community by the Goldstone Report (3) The re-appointment of the Karzai government in Afghanistan despite the massive corruption with the election (4) failure to engage Iran in a meaningful dialogue over the expansion and willingness for Iran to seek peaceful nuclear energy's (5) The catastrophic failure at the COP-15 the U.N. hosted Global Warming summit, the U.S. had an opportunity to set the example and to propose a effective draft agreement that would result in real climate change over the next decade, it seemed to become more of a PR presence for the Obama administration, lacking in a genuine effort to engage with the international community in seeking real climate change reform, "where was Dr. Susan Rice during the two week summit?" (6) The military escalation in Afghanistan and in the region and the failure to shift the U.S. strategy from one of "war-wagging" to a policy of "nation-building" (7) The escalation of drone air-strikes and missile strikes in, Pakistan, Afghanistan & Yemen, resulting in the countless loss of civilian life and leading to long term animosity against America & American interests abroad (8) During 2009, our foreign policy strategy went from a country engaged in two wars, by the previous administration, to a country engaged in five wars by the Obama administration (9) All hope and meaningful change throughout the Middle-East and within the Muslim community, was absolutely callously erased by Obama foreign policy decisions, where a strategy focused on military escalation has been implemented and very little regard for the loss of civilian life has been addressed or acknowledged -- its shameful.
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Brian in California writes:
To make a brief statement; I am relieved that Hillary Clinton is our Secretary of State. Hillary has demonstrated grace, intelligence and most importantly, ethics. President Obama is not a favorite of mine, but with Hillary Clinton within arms length,the U.S. and the world abroad will be secure.
Thanks again for making me a proud American.
Patrick in Maryland writes:
Hi, Happy Holidays ...:)
The most important thing that impacted U.S. foreign policy is our New Transparency, and Communications Work with other countries.
Why? Because somethings will get better if more people know what their talking about, and opening dialogs or communications with others is always helpful...:)
Like this website,where we can find information about world events and discuss important topics ,but more of a government to government thing...:)
Also,I heard Hillary was on a special trip to the North Pole to have bilateral meetings. I hope we all get what we're wishing for..:)
Rosemary in New Jersey writes:
Such an easy question! Hillary Clinton becoming Secretary of State was THE international event of the year - hands down!
Great work, Madame Secretary! We love you out here. Have a Marry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Donald in Virginia writes:
I have to admit being very surprised at the many accomplishment but also concerned about the ongoing events with Iran and North Korea.
I have always been an ideas kind of a guy, and I thought this might be the best time to open the floor to yet one more idea that could save money in the health care reform package. When we think computers have come along ways since the 60's big main frames, 70's, 80's, 90's and the age of Microcomputing, the speed and abilities this tool provides people from around the world and should also accomplish one more new task.
I believe the future in the Medical Community is having "Computer Doctors" which can provide many computer data related tools for patients, check blood pressure, heart rates, monitor the PCV's, order tests, but then thinking outside the box, maybe its about time the computer can run some of these tests that get sent off, or the patient in the emergency room, at the room gets a full diagnosics just like when computers check itself out, it conducts a self test on the patients. It checks for broken bones, orders the x-ray exam automatically, without having so many physical Medical Doctors having to do all the leg work at the hospital. If a patient did need something specialized, then sure a Doctor can come and assist, but for the most part, the computer can most likely do all the things for checking out a patient, using a nurse to assist in this process, and the how long would it take to program a computer, vs the costs it takes for one medical student to complete a medical degree? Keeping Doctors sure on staff but sharing the load of responsiblity onto a computer which could process the data, monitor the patients vitals, and provide a better high tech environment for the staff at the emergency rooms, so patients are not left alone, waiting to be served, when a "Computer Doctor" is in all the rooms, tending to each of the patients conditions automatically.
Cost savings would be in the millions or future billions by having computers monitor patients and be more apart of the diagnostics and ordering tests, running data, monitoring the patient on a a constant basis, while still having Physical Doctors at the hospital to oversee and ensure the computers are performing up to task. It just might be the future life saving technique that would be cost effective and help hospitals cope with the rising costs of Staff and when an emergency arises in the emergency room, physical Doctors and Surgeons are still available to do the same jobs.
Jack in Virginia writes:
@ Joseph in Oregon -- You raise a few good points, but the brush with which you paint the current administration's policy is just a bit too broad for me.
1) I agree with your stance on the Palestinian issue.
2) You're right on Goldstone. The Administration should have said more.
3) The Karzai election was a tough one. But what more could we have done?
4) You're wrong on this one. The Administration has tried to engage Iran in the most meaningful way possible. Obama's quiet outreach to the Supreme Leader, himself, was important and something the previous administration did not undertake. Place some blame on Iran.
5) "Catastophic failure"???? Really? That catagorization seems a bit extreme.
6) Tough situation. Agree to disagree.
7) Complicated policy. I'm not yet sure how I feel about the escalation of Predator strikes.
8) Five wars? I disagree.
9) While this Adminstration should do more, I think the change of tone towards the Muslim world has been truly laudible.
"Shameful" seems too harsh a final word. If you think this Administration's policies are shameful, what must you have thought about the previous administration?
Ari in Pennsylvania writes:
Dear Sec. Dr. Clinton et al: President Obama's Inaguaration was the BIGGEST 2009 Global Event...And effects will be felt for decades.
Why? That's to be played out over Time moving Forward.
Joe in Tennessee writes:
I do not feel there is any single event as the entire world seems in transition and if anything, that is the key note for last year: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TRASNSITION.
We can cite a multitude of events from New Leaderships, Economic collapse, which was inevitable, to war and even stability then throw in proof of global warming.
Taken individually, each had an impact; but, all are interconnected in the future all nations face worldwide. For the first time, most Nations can identify with the problems in to some degree.
The many Summits, Pacts signed and citizen involvement found in many countries also show a realization that transition of many elements must take place collectvely, including human rights.
Something as simple as a march on the streets of Najafabad in Iran presently with open rejection of their present elected leadership shows a major step in freedom.
It has been a year which will set the future of TRANSITION for the World…countries will have to integrate with each other or nationalize. That is the realistic evolution of all that has occurred from the events past and no one event will dictate which it will be.
May God bless each and everyone and especially our leaders for the future...Be well.
Luis in Florida writes:
Dear Sec. Dr. Clinton: As a citizen of the world, I must say the most glorious moment this year when it comes to foreign policy by the United States has to be, the United Nations Speech given by many world leaders and the president of the United States at the UN General assembly. The president of the United States took the podium and acknowledges the fact that many countries, groups and individuals view America with skepticism and distrust. To quote the president: "Part of this was due to misperceptions and misinformation about my country. Part of this was due to opposition to specific policies, and a belief that on certain critical issues, America has acted unilaterally, without regard for the interests of others. And this has fed an almost reflexive anti-Americanism, which too often has served as an excuse for collective inaction.â€
The president of the United States recognizes many goals and achievement during his 9 months in office including, talks with Moscow regarding the reduction of strategic warheads and launchers. The State department with the president support sent a Special Envoy for Middle East Peace; Israel and Palestine in which peace and security take root, and the rights of both Israelis and Palestinians are respected.
The United States also made great efforts and advancement by joining the Human Rights Council, the signing of the convention of the rights of persons with disabilities. The United States also embraced the millennium development goals which include but are not limited to: efforts to provide productive and decent employment for all, including woman and young people, the war against hunger must be embraced with renewed vigor, especially in the interest of young people, get all children into school, especially those living in rural communities, and eliminate inequalities in education based on gender and ethnicity.
The United Nations has also applauded the United States and the Security Council for the recent talks about nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.One of the greatest moments during this year was a part of the speech the president of the united states address to members of the general assembly and the world to hear:
"The United Nations was born of the belief that the people of the world can live their lives, raise their families, and resolve their differences peacefully. And yet we know that in too many parts of the world, this ideal remains an abstraction -- a distant dream. We can either accept that outcome as inevitable, and tolerate constant and crippling conflict, or we can recognize that the yearning for peace is universal, and reassert our resolve to end conflicts around the world.â€
-President Barack H. Obama
Flavius in Virginia writes:
The death of Michael Jackson, because we lost our Ambassador of Love!
Paul in New Hampshire writes:
Dear DipNote: I personally am quite impressited with the U.S. Government's overall outreach to the world since President Obama was elected. This includes not only the work under Secretary Clinton at State, but also the work of the Department of Defense, the work of Permanent Representative to the UN Susan Rice, and the personal efforts of NSC Advisor Jim Jones, Obama, Clinton, Richard Holbrooke and others.
It's unfortunate that the U.S. still faces a huge variety of diplomatic and diplomatic-military issues, especially in South Asia, East Asia and the Persian Gulf. However, I honestly think this Administration has adopted an approach that will be far, far more successful in the long term. Good luck and have an early Happy New Year!
Shona in U.K. writes:
What International Event of 2009 Left the Greatest Impact on U.S. Foreign Policy? Why?
Wow, you sure ask allot of questions!! But the main one for me really is, "Bye bye Bush."
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Palgye in South Korea writes:
Dear to Sec Hillary Rodham Clinton: Strongly flattery, if under, force of President of the United States and the eminent degree which Hillary Rodham Clinton is personal accomplishes and thinks the work.
Heaith Insurance Reform was Passed. The who will not be able to negate and gives a thanks once again in force.
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Thank you.
Condo writes:
U.S.A. has improved dramatically since the 2009 election of President Obama and his appoitment of Hilary Clinton as Secretary of State. U.S.A. is engaged, collaborating and seeking to keep all nations linked by the desire for security and stability.
Kristen in Oklahoma writes:
The David Goldman case has brought International Child Abduction front and center. This is something that needs to be addressed, bills written, policies changed. We need to apply sanctions for Countries that refuse to return American Children within 6 weeks as the Hague Convention outlines. They need to know this is unacceptable and we won't stand for it.
Thomas in New Jersey writes:
The return of Sean Goldman to his father in NJ is a landmark event that was over 5 years in development -- almost 6 agonizing years to achieve justice. Why did it take so long? And why are there so many other American left-behind parents still separated from their abducted children in foreign countries around the world? Some answers can be found at www.bringseanhome.org.
This singular event had the greatest because it demonstrates that this growing, intractable problem is not hopeless, it shows how the rule of law can be followed when political leaders act responsibly and citizen activists insist on "government of the people, by the people, for the people."
Chuck in Washington, DC writes:
While I don't know if it has made the greatest impact on U.S. foreign policy, the return of Sean Goldman to the custody of his father has certainly created an upwelling of awareness of the issue of International Child Abduction. It would be fantastic to see the DoS aggressively pursue those almost 3000 cases of American children being illegally retained abroad in an effort to bring them home as well. When it comes to foreign policy, there are macro- and micro- issues. This is one of them where the thousands of micro issues become one very large and important issue that simply must be addressed.
Isabel in New Jersey writes:
The International Event that comes to mind immediately is the past-overdue return of Sean Goldman from Brazil. This 5 1/2 year long abduction finally came to an end yesterday.
Madame Secretary, I thank you for supporting David Goldman and defending his son Sean's human rights.
Unfortunately, there are still over 2800 American children in similar situations, but I feel more confident now, that we will be able to bring these innocent children back to the U.S.
It took political pressure to make this miracle happen, but the U.S. has made it very clear now to the world that we will no longer sit quietly as our children continue to be held illegally in foreign countries. There will be consequences for countries that harbor child abductors.
Again, thank you for defending Sean Goldman's rights.
Merry Christmas.
Greg in Texas writes:
International Child Abductions and the lack of compliance of signatory nations of the Hague like Brazil and Mexico. Natioins who are not signatory nations of the Hague like Japan. the need of the state department to provide real suport for Left Behind Parents. The failure of the State Department to give testomony to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing on International Child Abductions. The need for H.R. 3240. The need of OCI to reform for they give inacurate info to LBP and are of no help, see bringseanhome.org to find them.
Mfer in California writes:
The most significant event to represent foreign relations is the Sean Goldman case. This case has put a spotlight on the Hague Convention and countries like Brazil's non-compliance and harbouring of child abductors. As the saying goes justice delayed is justice denied - this case taking over 5 years to be resolved is no justice for a child like Sean Goldman, who at age 4 was ripped away from his father. It is clear from the court findings in Brazil of 3 psychologists and the honourable Judge Pinto that Sean was subjected to a form of child abuse called Parental Alienation Syndrome. It is my hope that the State Dept. will focus more attention and resources to helping all left behind parents and Hague cases. After all what kind of country is the great United States if we cannot even protect our most vulnerable citizens, our children.
Herb in Massachusetts writes:
Sean Goldmans kidnapping has had the most impact on me. How can our Government allow International Parental Abduction to have no consequences? Why did it take 6 years to return this American child? Why didn't the State Department ensure the enforcement of the Hague Treaty that Brazil signed? When will we guarantee our AMERICAN parents that the U.S.A. will do whatever it takes to bring all the other children home? David Goldmans fight has ended ( finally) but not because the State Department fixed it. It is due mainly to Rep Chris Smiths hard work and steadfast determination, NBC 'S fair factual & continued coverage, and the efforts of the members of www.bringseanhome.org all who never gave up. For the MANY other Left Behind Parents the problem remains the same and they will not be guaranteed the same ending simply because they are not in the media spotlight & are not lucky enough to have a champion like Rep. Chris Smith as their Representative. This means they must have an institution within this country that will aid them with as much dedication as the above mentioned supporter of David & Sean Goldman. YOU Madam Secretary must place this as the highest priority. You are the chosen guardian of the United States and must protect its most vulnerable citizens, our children. Your department needs to become the hero for all the other Left Behind Parents. This Country must set in place legislature that forces other country's to know that the United States will not tolerate the stealing of its children. Period!
Kim in Michigan writes:
International Child Abduction and the 5 year fight David Goldman had to go through under the Hague Convention. This must change and no Exit controls still not in place in the United States.2,800 American children are still held hostage in other countries. Brazil and Mexico are the biggest offenders of non compliance of International Law. Serious changes need to be made to help these left behind parents get their children back under the 6 week return as required under the Hague Convention. We need action for these children and educate these countries on how the Hague Convention is supposed to be work as an abduction case not a custody battle. Child Abduction is child abuse and must be stopped.
Wendy in Canada writes:
The greatest accomplishment of the U.S. was the return of Sean Goldman to his rightful father! However, the fact that it took 5 and a half years is apalling. There are more children that require the aid of their country. What has impacted me the most as a Canadian who is involved and watching, was the view of Left Behind Parents on how incredibly inept the U.S. State Department was, has been and continues to be, and the utter failing of that departments mandate to help abducted children. The andecdotal accounts of parents that I have witnessed with regards to their horrifying experiences with an office that is supposed to be in place to assist and support them and their abducted children is mind boggling.
So what will stick in my mind the most about 2009 is the return of Sean Goldman but mostly is the lack of support David and ALL left behind parents receive from the U.S. Department of State in recovering or re-establishing relationships with their children. I'll be watching closely to be sure.
Carlos in Michigan writes:
The most significant event for me was the repatriation of Sean Goldman from Brazil to his father in the U.S. I hope that this event will lead to the State Dept. taking other case files of internationally abducted children out of the place they are currently filing them (ie the waste basket) and prioritizing this issue more appropriately.
Susan in Texas writes:
"THE RETURN OF SEAN GOLDMAN" In my personal opinion, has had a great impact to foreign relations and policies. With the rise of child abduction in all countries, I hope this case will pave the way for all other "Left Behind Parents" and have a sum what more speedy return of their children. This case has taken more that 5 1/2 years to finally come to a decision and without Senator Clinton, Barack Obama, Chris Smith and numerous others this return may have taken a lot longer. Our laws in the United States as well as the Hague Treaty, and HR 3240 need changing, updating, new laws passed, in order to help these children be united with all "Left Behind Parents". Thank you Senator Clinton and countless others that made this fathers Christmas wish come true after 5 1/2 years.
Emily in Washington writes:
I think that the return of Sean Goldman after being held in Brazil illegally for over 5 years is the event that should have the greatest impact on U.S. Foreign Policy.
It highlights the plight of over 2800 AMERICAN children who are being held illegally in countries all over the world. It also highlights the need for a centralized department which has the power to impose sanctions on countries who knowingly aid in the abduction of these children, especially those which are signataries of the Hague Convention.


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SHENANDOAH JUNCTION - When Jefferson quarterback Andrew King found Darrod Doleman in the end zone for a 6-yard strike with 38 second left in the first half, the Paul Lawrence Dunbar, D.C., Crimson Tide had surrendered its first points of the season, and the momentum began to fall in favor of Jefferson.
Opportunities missed by the Cougars, along with a fast start for Dunbar, resulted in a 35-7 Crimson Tide victory Friday night at Jefferson High School.
"We should have had more on the scoreboard," Jefferson coach Richard Mills said. "We dropped some passes, had fumbles here and there and also messed up plays."
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Jefferson's Geoffrey Walker, right, loses the ball while fighting for extra yards as Dunbar's Terry Talford recovers during the first quarter of their game Friday night in Shenandoah Junction.
The Crimson Tide advanced down the field on their first three possessions of the contest.
On its opening drive, Lamal Matthews completed two passes for 35 yards and ran for 16 more, including a 3-yard scamper to cap the drive to give Dunbar a 6-0 advantage, which stood after a missed extra point.
Following a Jefferson drive that stalled on its own 41-yard line, Matthews took to the air for the majority of the Crimson Tide's second possession.
Lamal found his brother Delonte Matthews on a 37-yard strike, followed up with a 21-yard strike to James Duff. Following a 5-yard pass to Michael Smith, Lamal Matthews ran the next 15 yards on two plays for his second rushing touchdown. On the extra point, Dunbar initially went for two on a Lamal Matthews pass to Delonte Matthews, but an offensive pass interference call pushed the Crimson Tide back, resulting in a kick by Leon Wheeler to make the score 13-0.
Jefferson began a drive that went down the field, but as Andrew King completed a pass to Geoffrey Walker, a fumble recovered by Dunbar's Terry Talford gave Jefferson its first turnover of the night and the ball on the Jefferson 40-yard line.
A pair of passes by Lamal Matthews to Patrick Witherspoon and Hazle Crawford, respectively, set up a Malont'a Patterson scamper down the right sideline for a 28-yard touchdown. The two-point conversion followed to give Dunbar a 21-0 lead.
The Crimson Tide took a 27-0 lead on a 30-yard interception return by Davalier Harvey before Jefferson's offense found the end zone.
"We were intimidated by Dunbar's speed in the first half," Mills said. "We eventually got settled in once we realized that we could keep up with their speed."
Jefferson scored on a 13-play, 72-yard drive that capped by a King pass to Doleman to cut the Dunbar lead to 20.
The Cougars forced a turnover with a Jordan Hardiman interception, but Jefferson did not score before halftime as two of King's passes fell incomplete.
Jefferson continued to bring the ball up the field after halftime, getting as close as the Crimson Tide 9-yard line in the fourth quarter. It was unable to find the end zone.
However, Dunbar scored once more in the fourth quarter.
Lamal Matthews orchestrated a nine-play, 61-yard drive to score Dunbar's fifth touchdown of the night as part of his 248-yard night on 12 of 17 passes for 181 yards and 67 yards rushing on 11 carries.


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The Postman rings six times when luminaries—and PEOPLE critics—answer the call to choose the year's top TV shows, films, songs, books and bytes
Cynthia Stevenson, Hope on Hope & Gloria.
"I loved Babe more than anything. I am a raging animal freak, and after I saw it, I was telling everyone I know never to eat pork. I can't believe how they made those dogs' mouths move just like they were speaking."
Dustin Hoffman, actor.
"My favorite book was The All-American Skin Game by Stanley Crouch. He's a jazz critic and essayist and black human being who upsets the apple cart."
Luke Perry, actor.
"I'm an X-Files fan because of the music. The X-Files theme is me and my wife's love song."
Gillian Anderson, Agent Dana Scully on The X-Files.
"Funny Bones is a brilliant film. Days after I saw it, I was remembering the hysterical details."
Christian Slater, actor.
"My favorite album would be the Seal album, called Seal. It just moved me."
Christy Turlington, model.
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Fran Drescher, star of The Nanny.
"I loved that Il Postino. The man who wrote it, directed it and starred in it dropped dead after he wrapped it. It was a charming movie with a dark story behind it."
Maxine Bahns, costar of The Brothers McMullen:
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Isabel Allende, author.
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Dennis Franz, Det. Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue.
"Il Postino was a sweetly romantic movie. There could not be anything more simple than that story, and the characters utterly won me over. It passed by in 10 minutes."
Roberta Flack, singer.
"I loved the silliness of While You Were Sleeping. Sandra Bullock was fabulous. I loved the quaint fairy tale with a real side to it."
Sandra Bullock, actress.
" 'Brown Sugar' by D'Angelo is a soulful loooove tune. It's good, grooving funk. I'm on location, and my boyfriend is always working, so when I get home he leaves it on my answering machine. It's a nice connection."
Nickolas Ashford, Ashford and Simpson:
"I liked Vampire in Brooklyn because Eddie Murphy looks like me!"
Joey Slotnick, Sam on The Single Guy.
"The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers was my favorite CD of the year. It has a great sense of rock and roll but also a great sense of humor."
Ming-Na Wen, Trudy on Whe Single Guy.
"My favorite book was Miss America by Howard Stern. He has the pulse of America in his private parts."
Sofia Coppola, actress and fashion designer.
"Showgirls was a brilliant comedy. Everyone will realize what a classic it is in 10 years."
Gina Gershon, Cristal in Showgirls.
"Crumb was a really interesting, well-thought-out documentary. He was just so weird, and his brothers were even stranger. It tickled my fancy."
Melody Beattie, self-help author.
"I couldn't put down California Angel by Nancy T. Rosenberg. I knew I'd miss the characters, and it would be a long time until I had a similar experience."
Brandy, singer.
"I loved Species. It made you think that what happened in the movie can happen in real life."
David Hyde Pierce, Niles on Frasier.
"Nixon is the best movie of the year. I'm in it. I just have a hunch."
Penny Marshall, director.
"I liked Devil in a Blue Dress. It was a very well-made movie, and the actors were excellent."
Daphne Zuniga, Jo on Melrose Place.
"I love Mad About You. Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt are hilarious together. You can tell that their own creativity and wit come out."
Jon Secada, singer, now starring in Crease on Broadway.
"I loved Apollo 13. I love Tom Hanks's work, and he did a great job following up Forrest Gump."
Gabrielle Carteris, talk show host.
"I can relate to Friends because it's about young people. I like the goofiness. The comedy comes out of life. Also, everyone in it is not perfect."
Julie Delpy, actress.
"I really liked Leaving Las Vegas. I'm not crazy about stories about prostitutes and drunks, but the way it was done was really intelligent and subtle. I liked the twisted sense of humor."
Keith Hamilton Cobb, Noah on All My Children.
"The characters in The Usual Suspects were well-drawn and the dialogue was very interesting. Mostly, I remember Gabriel Byrne's great performance."
Cynthia Rowley, fashion designer.
"I love the latest Ace Ventura. He's an animal lover, and he's funny!"
Queen Latifah, rapper and Khadijah James on Living Single.
"I liked Dead Presidents. My father's a Vietnam vet, so it kind of reminded me of my family. And the music was knockin' through the whole movie."
Wolf Blitzer, CNN White House correspondent.
"Seinfeld is very real and totally hysterical. I like every character. It's terrific."
Cameron Diaz, actress.
"The Presidents of the United States of America's song 'Kitty' makes me laugh. I put that on when I need a little cheering up."
Kylie Travis, Rachel on Central Park West.
"It's embarrassing to say, but I'm a country-western buff. The ballads on Shania Twain's The Woman in Me are fabulous for all us drama queens."
Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Randy on Home Improvement.
"I liked The Beatles Anthology. It was great to see because I'm 14 and didn't live through that period. I don't think we'll ever have another group as popular as the Beatles."
Taran Noah Smith, Mark on Home Improvement.
"I liked Toy Story. I liked Buzz because of Tim Allen. We did a reading for Home Improvement and I could pick up stuff Tim was doing with his voice that was similar to Buzz."
Zachary Ty Bryan, Brad on Home Improvement.
"Toy story was amazing. I liked the actors, the characters, the plot. My favorite character was Mr. Potato Head."
Michael Kinsley, cohost, CNN's Crossfire.
"Moo by Jane Smiley paints a perfect picture of a liberal college campus, and I just love campus fiction. The book also contains a profusion of interesting characters who jump out of the pages."
Jennifer Tilly, actress.
"I really loved the Isaac Mizrahi documentary, Unzipped. I was watching that movie, and I wanted to be a gay man living in New York. I wanted to be Isaac."
James Salter, author, A Sport and a Pastime.
"From the first to the last sentence, Sabbath's Theater by Philip Roth just doesn't let you go. It's enthralling and repelling at the same time. Roth is a seducer."
Greta Van Susteren, CNN commentator.
"I loved Get Shorty. John Travolta is my favorite actor. I admire his resilience."
Robert Downey Jr., actor.
"Get Shorty was really good. I didn't know what would happen every 20 seconds. I didn't even get up to go to the bathroom."
Elmore Leonard, author.
"I liked Braveheart. I liked the feeling that I was seeing something I had never seen before—the history. I thought the action was terrific."
G. Gordon Liddy, talk show host.
"My very, very, strong favorite movie was Braveheart. It was brilliantly done. Essentially, I admired the message that freedom is worth fighting for. This is very relevant to the world today with the situation in such places as Bosnia and Nigeria."
Paul Levine, author, Jake Lassiter mystery novels.
"My favorite film was Braveheart. I'm a sucker for swordplay, and who can resist a peasant and a princess in a tent, even if they both wear skirts?"
Stedman Graham, businessman and Oprah Winfrey's fiance.
"Quincy Jones's album Q's Jook Joint is the best. It's a great collection of wonderful artists that we all know. Ray Charles's song 'Let the Good Times Roll' was my favorite."
Quincy Jones, record producer.
"My American Journey by Colin Powell was powerful. He has lived an incredible life."
Andre Harrell, president of Motown Records.
"I liked My American Journey. Colin Powell makes very clear decisions. I respect him."
Charles Burning, actor.
"I liked an English book by Jonathan Coe called Windshaw Legacy. It's a very funny sendup of a mystery about an upper-middle-class family in Britain."
Anthony Edwards, Dr. Mark Greene On ER.
"My favorite book was Amazing Grace by journalist Jonathan Kozol. It's as brutal as I could ever imagine."
Steve Forbes, GOP presidential candidate.
"On the Origins of War and the Preservation of ' Peace by Donald Kagan vividly demonstrates that peace is not natural, keeping it requires hard work, vision, the ability to communicate and fathom the motives and mind-sets of other parties."
F. Lee Bailey, O.J. Simpson attorney.
"The most memorable movie I saw this year—and I saw very few because of the trial—was Seven, a thoroughly disgusting, gloomy movie. It was particularly grisly. But serial killer cases are always of interest, particularly when you're dealing with a clever one. Having had experience with the Boston Strangle^ who was so clever he never did get caught—he turned himself in—I thought, by and large, it was pretty well done. Was it realistic? Sure. The kinds of people they were tracking in this movie exist."
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This is the eighth book in the "Anne of Green Gable" series and the third in LM Montgomery's war novels. The main character, Bertha Marilla "Rilla" Blythe, was born to Anne Shirley Blythe in 1899 when Anne was 33. The story begins in 1914, and Rilla is 15 years old. She is a frivolous young girl who anticipates a life of neverending parties with an assortment of boyfriends at every turn. She has convinved her mother that she has no intention of attending college when she graduates from high school. Just as she is ready for lighthearted adventures of superficial meaning, World War I begins. Her brothers go off to battle, and Rilla is swept away into a dramatic test of her courage and tenacity which revolutionalizes her life. Rilla becomes a serious, hardworking woman whose time is taken over with Red Cross drives and filling in gaps in the work force left by the young men. She adopts an orphaned baby and waits silently and poignantly for her love to return. She realizes what is of consequence and what it takes to be a woman. This fictional account of W W I is the only modern portrayal by a Canadian woman about the home front. Montgomery resolved to praise the valor of those who fought and worked for the war effort. She kept journals that span the full four years of the war, and she dedicated the book to her cousin who died of the Spanish flu that resulted from the fields of combat. Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation. The Adobe eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year. Both versions are text searchable.
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For my masters program, I had to write a paper that had something to do with management & labor relations. So I chose the NHLPA.
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The NHLPA's Hiring of Donald Fehr as Executive Director for Collective Bargaining in 2012
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The NHLPA's Hiring of Donald Fehr
September 15, 2012 will be a very important date for the National Hockey League (NHL), the players and the fans. The events leading up to this date will determine if there will be another lost season. The NHL last missed an entire season in 2004-2005 when the owners staged a lockout. No one can say if the NHL will be able to withstand another lockout. The National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA) recently appointed Donald Fehr as director which will drastically shape the direction in which the contract negotiations will go.
Over the next year and a half the NHL and NHLPA will need to reach a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) without the disastrous results of years past. In April 1992 a strike led to the postponement of 30 games (Stoppages Possible for both NFL and NBA, 2010). The 1994-1995 season was shortened to 48 games (down from 82) when the owners staged a lockout over putting a salary cap in place (Elliott, 2011). This caused a total of 468 games to be missed (Stoppages Possible for both NFL and NBA, 2010). Then in 2004 the NHL made history. The NHL became the first professional sports league to cancel an entire season ( Elliott, 2011). Commissioner Gary Bettman was looking to control costs and "reduce the percentage of revenues funneled toward players' salaries" ( Elliott, 2011). The NHL wanted a hard salary cap plus a 24 percent rollback on current contracts; eventually the NHLPA broke down and agreed to the NHL's demands ( Elliott, 2011).
In 2004, the NHL was headed by Commissioner Gary Bettman and Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly while the NHLPA was headed by Executive Director Bob Goodenow and President Trevor Linden (ex NHL player). The NHLPA has gone through several different directors and much turmoil since the lockout in 2004. The hiring of Donald Fehr indicates that the NHLPA is ready to play hard ball with Gary Bettman and Bill Daly.
It's 6 pages long. If you want to read more, click the jump. I didn't include the cover page or bibliography. This isn't meant to be all inclusive or an opinion piece. It's just informational for people who may not know anything about sports and unions.
The NHLPA was established in 1967 in order to represent professional hockey players, in the NHL, and uphold the terms of the CBA (About the NHLPA, n.d.). According to NHLPA.com, "The NHLPA is the sole and exclusive bargaining representative of the present and future players in the NHL". Each year 30 players (one from each team) are elected to serve as the executive board which has control over all NHLPA activities (About the NHLPA, n.d.). Daily operations are left to the executive director and staff (About the NHLPA, n.d.).
The executive director of the NHLPA has been a tumultuous position at least since the 2004-2005 lockout. In the five years since, the NHLPA has gone through three different executive directors. As of mid December, the NHLPA has appointed a new executive director who may just be the man to go to bat for the players against the likes of Gary Bettman and Bill Daly.
In September 2010, a NHLPA committee suggested Donald Fehr for the position but because of the turbulent past they decided it was best to put it to a member wide vote (Vogl, 2010). The members voted overwhelmingly to appoint Fehr as the newest executive director (Vogl, 2010). Fehr only accepted the job after the NHLPA ratified their constitution to give Fehr "significant authority as long as he has a majority of support from the players" (Ackert, 2010). He also asked that he primarily work from New York, to keep his brother on retainer for $3 million annually (as legal counsel), ability to do consulting work and ability to write a book (Campbell, 2010). The appointment of Fehr signals that the NHLPA is ready to fight for the players rights against the NHL, which hasn't been the result with the past directors.
Fehr was executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) from 1983 to 2009 (Vogl, 2010). Fehr accomplished much in Major League Baseball (MLB) during his tenure as executive director. Because of Fehr, the MLB has had relative labor peace during the last 16 years, even while working out two new CBA's (Flynn, 2010). According to Vogl (2010), he helped bring about huge salary gains for the players. Fans of hockey are worried that if history repeats itself, Fehr will oversee a strike, like the one in 1994 that canceled the World Series. Fehr has stated the strike in MLB was because the owners were bargaining in bad faith and the strike was ended when they were found to be violating federal laws, which he hopes to avoid this time around (Flynn, 2010).
Fehr plans to do his homework in order to truly represent the NHLPA at the bargaining table. Fehr has stated he won 't even look to begin negotiations until Spring of 2012 (Custance, n.d.) because he needs to learn the sport as he has never played or coached the game of hockey (Wyshynski, 2010). Fehr will spend his time learning the current CBA and what ways the players are benefited and hurt by it. Fehr also needs to learn the revenue sharing system and the economics of hockey (Custance, n.d.).
Fehr also knows he needs to get the players more involved. He understands they are disillusioned with the union (Wyshynski, 2010) and he wants to spend one-on-one time with them to find out what they think are the key issues (Custance, n.d.). Fehr also wants to look to the future to find shared goals and hopefully work with the NHL to reach an agreement that will attain those goals (Campbell, 2010).
Now that Fehr has taken office he needs to put in place a staff that can help the NHLPA compete with the NHL at the bargaining table. Fehr will be 64 years old when the current CBA expires and it will be doubtful that he remains the executive director for too many years beyond reaching an agreement in 2012 (Custance, n.d.). It seems he has put together a top notch team with extensive sports and union backgrounds. For his lawyer and economic consultant, Fehr has brought in Richard Rodier, most known as Jim Balsillie's attorney in his bid to move the Phoenix Coyotes to Hamilton, Ontario and the subsequent bankruptcy case (ESPN.com, 2011). According to ESPN.com, Rodier will review all legal, economic and business issues. Fehr has also brought in two associate counsels, Robert DeGregory and Maria Dennis, to handle collective bargaining and individual player matters (ESPN.com, 2011). DeGregory has previously worked for the Writer's Guild of America West and the United Steelworkers International Union (ESPN.com, 2011). Dennis has played for the U.S. Woman's National and Yale's Woman's team and served on the boards for USA Hockey, the USOC (United States Olympic Committee), and the Salt Lake Olympics Organizing Committee (ESPN.com, 2011). Lastly, Fehr has brought in Colin A. Campbell, from MKTG Marketing, to be director of corporate sponsorships to drive the NHLPA's sponsorship business (ESPN.com, 2011). With his supporting players in place, Fehr is now ready to start looking at the issues most important to the NHLPA in the upcoming collective bargaining sessions.
There are several areas that will be brought to the bargaining table but the hot button issue will be revenue sharing. One of the key areas with revenue sharing is the lower profile teams in large markets. These teams are currently unable to participate because they are in areas that have t.v. households of 2.5 million. These teams are not the primary team in the area. The teams affected are the Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders (Botta, 2010). These teams may be in large markets yet compete for fans, and their money, with the L.A. Kings, Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers.
Custance (n.d.) states that revenues and U.S. television ratings continue to increase while the on-ice product just might be the best it's ever been. The players want to maintain at least their current percentage of the revenue while the NHL wants the players to receive a smaller percentage of the revenues (Elliott, 2011). The other major monetary issue is the effect of long term contracts and their cap hit. Recently the current CBA was amended to curtail the long term contracts used to minimize the cap hit. The NHL is looking to change the new CBA to make long term contracts reflect the actual amount paid each season instead of the average (Elliott, 2011). Also of interest is allowing the team trading a player to continue to pay part of the salary, which is not allowed under the current CBA (Elliott, 2011).
Other non-monetary issues will also need to be addressed. One main point the players will stand strong on is an in-season break for the Olympics every four years (Ackert, 2010). The NHL is looking to cut the professionals from being eligible for the Olympics. The NHL feels the Olympics alter the 82-game schedule too much and leave players more vulnerable to injury. The players want to represent their countries and have a chance to win the gold at the highest, most prestigious level. The NHL players have participated in the Olympics for quite a few years. The years that they do not have Olympics, the players participate in an All Star Game and Competition. The NHL is ok with this type of game since it is not as long and strenuous. Another area of great importance to the players is the Christmas break of December 24th and 25th. The current CBA doesn't allow for games on those two days and players want to keep it that way (Custance, 2010). According to Custance (2010), the players prefer to spend that time with their family rather than playing. The NHL has also made the Winter Classic (played on January 1st) it's premier holiday event. Kris Draper of the Detroit Red Wings believes the players would fight to keep the Christmas break (Custance, 2010).
Finally a new area of concern is disciplinary hearings. The NHL has been trying to crack down on dangerous hits to the head and has been holding players responsible for their actions. The supplemental discipline and appeals process will be looked at under the new CBA (Custance, n.d.). The NHLPA represents both players and this could be considered a conflict of interest. Brad Stuart of the Detroit Red Wings believes the NHLPA "should focus on protecting players not protecting them from suspensions" (Custance, n.d.). Custance (n.d.) thinks it could be time that the injured player should have a say at the disciplinary hearing.
The revenue sharing, cap hits, Olympic and holiday breaks and dangerous hits are the main areas that will be brought to the table in 2012. The players hope that Fehr will be the right person to make sure their voices are heard. For now the players are leaving these issues to the NHLPA, agents and management. Even future stars like Steve Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning), Alex Semin (Washington Capitals) and Drew Doughty (L.A. Kings), whose contract negotiations may be affected by the uncertainty in future free agency seasons, would rather worry about their on-ice play than the business side (Custance, 2010).
While the current CBA was set to expire September 15, 2011, a clause to extend it by one year was exercised by the players in June of 2010 ( Stoppages Possible for both NFL and NBA, 2010). The NBA and NFL CBA's expire prior to September 2012. If the NBA and NFL have work stoppages as expected, the NHL would be handed an opportunity to expand the leagues popularity and gain more fans (Flynn, 2010). Even if the other leagues are able to agree without a stoppage, the NHL will need to make sure they do too or risk losing fans.
Hopefully Fehr is the answer the NHLPA is looking for. If Fehr and the NHL can reach an agreement prior to September 2012 and avoid a strike or lockout situation, the NHL is poised to continue to grow and gain more of the market share.


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The high school soccer season will officially begin today. The following is previews of area squads.
ELKINS - Last season ended with unfinished business for the Tigers after the team dropped a 1-0 heartbreaker to Big 10 Conference rival Buckhannon-Upshur in the Class AAA Region II, Section 2 championship game.
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The Buckhannon-Upshur and Elkins High School soccer teams will begin the regular season today with home matches. The Tigers will entertain Martinsburg, while the Bucs will host Musselman.
After losing seven starters to graduation, coach Andy Montgomery said this year's squad will have to rely on an experienced group of defenders to win games.
The team has 20 players on the roster, including eight lettermen.
"We've got a strong core of defenders," Montgomery said. "First and foremost, we are going to stop people from scoring and take our chances on the other end. Most of our seniors last year played offense, so we have a lot of experience in the back. We're going to have to work as a team to score goals."
Senior goalkeeper Tyler Gray will play an integral part in the team's game plan, Montgomery said. Helping him on defense will be seniors Adam Haddix and Aaron Lee and junior Alex Edwards.
"(Gray) has been our goalkeeper for the past two seasons," Montgomery said. "He's got a good bit of experience. He's gotten better with shot handling each year. He's a great communicator. He sees a lot of what's going on and tells his teammates."
The team will look to seniors Cameron Wilson, Chris Bodkin and Thabo Madzimure to find the net.
"Wilson and Bodkin are our leading returning scorers from last season," Montgomery said. "We need them to step up and led us in that category.
"(Thabo) will also play a striker role. We've been trying to find a guy who really wants to score and so far, he's shown a lot of determination."
The Tigers will open the season at home at 7 p.m. today against Martinsburg.
TENNERTON - Class AAA powerhouse Buckhannon-Upshur will look to senior leadership to make a run toward a state championship. The Bucs hope to build on last season's 17-3 mark and sectional title.
Although the team lost a lot of seniors to graduation, coach Mike Donato believes this year's team will find success. The team has 27 players on the roster, including six seniors.
Senior midfielder Trey Short will play an instrumental part in 2014, Donato said. Last season, he earned All-State honorable mention honors and was on the second team of the Big 10 Conference squad.
"(Trey) has a great understanding of the game," Donato said. "He's got a great soccer IQ. He plays a crucial position. On the attack, we need him to find space and distribute the ball. He knows when to be aggressive. He's also one of the better defenders on the team. He keeps the pressure off the goal."
Junior midfielder Josh Tenney will also play an expanded role. Last season, he earned second team Big 10 All-Conference honors.
"We lost a big class," Donato said. "We lost two of the top scorers in the state. We can't replace them, we can only hope someone can fill in and achieve. I think we got some guys who can do that."
After four years between the sticks, goalkeeper Chris Orwig has graduated. Now, junior Cam Blake is ready to step in and try his hand at stopping goals.
"He's waited three years to step in," Donato said. "He was patient. Now it's his turn to lead from the back. He commands respect from his teammates and his play has backed it up."
Anchoring the defense will be senior Lucas Gallo and junior Matt McCoy.
"They've been working together with Cam, trying to build chemistry," Donato said. "They will be responsible for holding the middle together. We don't want to just win, we want to shut people out."
The Bucs will host Musselman at 7 p.m. today.
PHILIPPI - The Philip Barbour Colts didn't have an impressive record last season, but coach Ron Jones believes this year's squad is ready to bounce back.
"We're much stronger than last year," Jones said. "The guys seem to be working together as a team. Practice has been going very well. We also did pretty good in our scrimmages."
The Colts will rely on senior defender John Terwilliger to keep the ball out of the red zone. He is a four-year starter.
"John is a very good defender," Jones said. "He's resilient and uses his head. He's very intelligent and knows the game. He anticipates the action and gets to the ball."
Offensively, PB will look for junior Nick Triplett to light up the scoreboard. He earned All-Big 10 honors last season.
"He can play anywhere on the field," Jones said. "He's fast and very aggressive. He's a good leader. He expects the team to do well. During the offseason he called the guys up and had them join him to kick the ball around. He's a take charge kind of kid."
Other seniors on the team include forwards Cody Everson and Marcus Long and defenders Gunnar Poling and Dylan Westfall.
The Colts will open their season at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Pocahontas County.


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With the Boston bombings fresh on her mind, Cathy Critser of Summerville said she was terrified when a small plane swooped over her while she was driving on the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge.
She called 911.
"It literally scared me to death. I couldn't hardly keep my foot on the gas pedal," she said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it will look into what happened Wednesday when a Charleston County contractor conducted aerial spraying for mosquitoes on both sides of the bridge.
"The FAA's inquiry will determine whether any federal air safety regulations were violated during the flights," the agency said.
Ted Childress of Awendaw said the plane was 100 feet above the bridge deck when he saw it while traveling in the northbound lanes. The aircraft did a "half-turn and dive roll," he said, maneuvers he compared to an air show. He pulled out a pocket camera and began recording the event.
"I thought maybe it was going to crash," he said.
The county contractor, Williamsburg Air, was conducting a standard flight for mosquito control near the Ravenel Bridge, the county said.
"The plane was operating within the FAA guidelines, which enable us to exist in a restricted category so we can fly low to treat mosquito larvae," the county said.
Critser said the plane came toward her from the downriver side of the bridge as she was traveling northbound from Charleston before reaching the towering overhead support cables. She thought the aircraft would hit bridge highway lights. Drivers were pulling over and stopping on the span because of the plane, she said.
"This plane looked like it was coming right at us," she said.
Critser said that after the plane passed over the bridge, the pilot headed toward a tree line, which Critser thought the plane might hit. The incident happened at about 3:30 p.m., she said.
Guy McClary, owner of Williamsburg Air, said no one was in danger because of the aerial spraying operation at the bridge, which has happened twice before this year without complaint.
"Everything that's going on in this country, I can understand people being concerned," McClary said.
He said the plane was 300 feet above the bridge.
"We're high enough across that bridge," he said.
Williamsburg Air has contracted with the county for aerial mosquito control for seven years, he said.
The plane was near the bridge while treating both ends of Drum Island, a spoil area that is a notorious breeding ground for mosquitoes, the county said.
"It's important to emphasize that the pilot was not doing a 'fly-by' over the bridge, but was following normal protocol within our safety guidelines in order to conduct targeted mosquito treatment," the county said.
Under protocol, the county notifies police in advance that such a plane will be in their area.
"This is all part of a very detailed and routine process to keep the mosquito population in Charleston County under control," the county said.
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18 Funny and Epic Craftfailscraftyamy
I have been a fan of Heather Mann's Craftfail almost since the site began. For some reason there is nothing funnier to a crafter than a project gone bad — probably not at the moment — okay, definitely not at the moment. But after all is said and done, there's nothing better to do with a craftfail than laugh along. One that particularly tickles me (as a Star Wars fan) is this felt Chewbacca by Heather herself. I can and do laugh at myself, so I appreciate it when others can as well. See more (including one of mine!) after the jump.
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Poor Cookie Monster 1 of 17Cookie Monster cupcake fail
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Good Sport Doggie 2 of 17Fat dog in a little coat!
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Where Are Her Legs? 3 of 17Barbie sez, "Don't drink and craft!"
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Footwear Failure 4 of 17Sparkles can't save these sneakers.
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Definitely Not From Heaven 5 of 17Angels shouldn't melt
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It's Good to See You Again 6 of 17Hairless Chewbacca pancake?
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Confusing Icing 7 of 17Perfect poo cupcakes
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Retail Inspiration 8 of 17Anthropologie chandelier fail.
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Gimp Had a Zipper Mouth, Too 9 of 17Jolly cannibal jack-o'-lantern hot pad!
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A Little Angry 10 of 17Froggy's redemption!
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He's Watching You 11 of 17Christmas in June: Santa Garcia fail
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Right From the Can 12 of 17Spam soap fail
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Un-Perfect Little Balls 13 of 17Stiffy balls gone very wrong
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Gnomes Are Not So Hot 14 of 17Mr. Bill and the floozie
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Chia Mess 15 of 17Lady Liberty likes a good laugh.
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Omar Epps, Sanaa Lathan, Alfre Woodard, Debbi Morgan
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Swish! That's the sound of director-writer Gina Prince-Bythewood scoring with her spirited debut film celebrating—you guessed it—love and basketball. In tracking the athletic and romantic progress of both its ball-playing heroine (Lathan) and the cute boy next door (Epps), Love & Basketball briskly and with humor covers much ground about sports and competitiveness, mothers and daughters, and fathers and sons.
The romantic drama starts out with its two primary hoop dreamers as gangly 11-year-olds living in an upper-middle-class neighborhood in L.A. and longing to play professionally. Soon they are longing for each other as well. By the time they reach college and in the years that follow, Lathan and Epps each must decide just which means more, romance or round ball. Lathan (The Best Man) and Epps (The Wood) perform winningly both on the court and off, and Love benefits greatly from a sterling supporting cast. (Note to parents: A couple of frisky sex scenes may put the movie out of bounds for aspiring athletes under 13.) (PG-13)
Bottom Line: Close to a slam dunk
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Q. Why Do Greens Slope Back to Front?
The reason is twofold, as a green sloping gently towards golfers helps their approach shot "hold" the green, and it makes the green visible.
For average players, airborne and straight constitutes a good shot, but they just don't get enough backspin to "hold the green" and avoid frustration. It's one situation where nearly all golfers say, "Check please."
Most of us also like to see the green on an approach, to commit to the shot and plan strategy. Also, the visual composition of the hole is usually better when the green is visible at the end of the hole. For vision, the back of the green simply must be higher than the front - a hole has to play dramatically downhill for a level green to be visible.
There is no "ideal" upslope to use. On flatter ground, it usually ranges from:
The 1.5 percent minimum required for good drainage;
3 percent maximum practical slope to maintain fair slopes at today's green speeds.
Flatter slopes on the front half of the green (under 2 percent) reduce ball-mark damage, where most shots strike. Two- to 3- percent slopes on rear green areas make the green more visible, as rear portions of many greens tend to visually "disappear" behind even small ridges and flanking bunkers. Also, fewer golfers "go past" rear pin locations, causing steep downhill putts, compared to the front, where a "too-steep" slope can cause poor putts to roll off the front of the green. Of course, that should vary from green to green.
Years ago I measured some greens that golfers complained "didn't hold." Greens with at least 1.25 percent uphill slope held well, while flatter greens did not. In theory, shots from longer distances, in downwind or uphill conditions, or shots coming from downhill lies, have less backspin and might need slightly more help in stopping, so I often design slightly steeper back-to-front slopes where one or more spin-reducing factors exist.
However, variety is good - not all greens need to hold equally well, and having "local knowledge" and a variety of subtly different approach shots makes golf more fun. In the days before club standardization, "Golden Age" architects fully expected long-iron approach shots to play with roll out, and provided less front-to-back pitch, and short-iron approaches to have "more check." They designed steeper back-to-front slopes to create a different shot for those.
Vision considerations can control basic slope; if an approach shot is gently uphill, a steeper green - up to 3 percent maximum slope - may make the difference in attaining vision. On steeper uphill approaches, sometimes, a "false front" or raised back will also be required for golfers to see at least a portion of the green. Most uphill approaches require a fairway approach, with green hazards well off to the side for vision. These greens are good candidates for flanking bunkers left and right to mark the desired line of play on what would otherwise be a blind green.
Jeffrey D. Brauer began his career as an apprentice in the Chicago area in 1977. His first project was Kemper Lakes, which shortly after hosted the 1989 PGA Championship. He formed GolfScapes in Arlington, Texas, in 1984. In the last 29 years he has designed and consulted on a wide spectrum of projects, ranging from partial renovations to international resorts. His recent work includes teaming with the design team of Pascuzzo and Pate on a remodel of the world-famous La Costa Resort & Spa in California, and renovations at Superior National Golf Course in Lutsen, Minn., and Mesquite Municipal Golf Course in Mesquite, Texas.
He has been a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects since 1981, serving as President during its 50th Anniversary year in 1995-96. Jeff still studies the classic works - both old and new, and has played more than 75 of the best courses in the world.
Jeff gives many presentations and is a regular architecture columnist for many publications and websites, including Golf Course Industry and Cybergolf.com. He has also been a strong advocate for the "Tee it Forward" campaign and strives to make his courses fit the description of "fun to play every day."
Jeff's work has been spotlighted in most of the world's major golf magazines. Golf World ranked him as one of the top-20 golf course architects and Golf Inc. ranked him as the world's fourth-best value in golf architecture in 2010. Jeff's portfolio and reputation keep him at the forefront of desired designers for new courses, reconstruction and renovation projects. For more about Jeff, visit http://www.jeffreydbrauer.com/sites/courses/layout.asp?id=859&page=48451.
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UNFCCC Secretariat Announces Submission of Two JI Project Design Documents
27 October 2009: Two joint implementation (JI) project design documents (PDDs) have been submitted by an accredited independent entity to the UNFCCC Secretariat, for the JI projects "Reconstruction of Units 1, 2, 3 and 4 at Zuyevska Thermal Power Plant" in Ukraine, and "New dry cement line installation at OJSC 'Sukholozhskcement,' Sverdlovsk area, Russia."
The PDDs are open to comments by interested stakeholders until 26 November 2009. This is pursuant to the provision of the JI Guidelines requiring that under the JI Track 2 procedure, accredited independent entities shall make JI PDDs publicly available through the Secretariat, subject to confidentiality provisions, and receive comments from parties, stakeholders and UNFCCC accredited observers for 30 days from the date the PDD is made publicly available. The PDDs are now available on the JI website, where detailed information on the submission of comments is also provided. [UNFCCC announcement] [Zuyevska Thermal Power Plant PDD] [New dry cement line PDD]


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Officials said a woman was injured when her car hit a horse that was on a road near Hazleton Tuesday.
According to the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier newspaper, the Buchanan County sheriff's office says Lydia Danehy was traveling on Iowa Highway 150 when her car hit the horse Tuesday night.
Authorities said Danehy suffered injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening. The horse was killed.
The crash is under investigation.
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Like the 6-year-old wishing for a pony or the 16-year-old wanting a new car, Lance Young, executive director of the Glory Hole, has high hopes for Christmas this year.
"At the very top of my list is a house, so I could have a halfway house for people who are ready to leave the homeless shelter," Young said. "We need transitional housing so that people who can't afford an apartment can live in a house with lower rent. It's the next step in getting back into society."
Young recognizes he's dreaming big, but "you never know," he said. Just in case he doesn't get his first wish, he has some back-ups this holiday season, starting with the use of a karaoke machine.
"For New Year's, in years past we've had a party that was a movie, popcorn and snacks - boring," Young said. "This year I'd like to have a karaoke party and I'm trying to find someone with a machine who would like to come in and do that, so people who don't want to drink can do something besides watch boring movies."
Moving down on the list, Young is asking Juneau residents who want to help the homeless this holiday season to donate gifts for people of all ages: toys for kids, McDonald's gift certificates or CDs for teenagers, and hats, scarves and portable music players for adults, for example. The gifts will be distributed at the Glory Hole's Christmas party on Dec. 22.
The Glory Hole also will provide low-income families with Christmas meal boxes, and Young welcomes any donations.
"They can just get a box and fill it with food, or they can call me and I can let them know what I need," Young said. He added that he needs volunteers for the Christmas and New Year's parties.
The Glory Hole is one of many local nonprofit organizations that will benefit from the Great Alaskan Toy Drive. The drive, sponsored by KINY/KSUP radio stations and the Alaska Army National Guard, begins this week and will run until Dec. 18. The sooner people donate presents, the better, said Michelle Shaw of KINY/KSUP.
"Basically what we do is the Army National Guard is bringing out toy boxes, and people bring in new, unwrapped toys valued at $10 or more," Shaw said. "We collect all of the toys, and I go in with volunteers and separate them into age groups."
The toys are wrapped and donated to nonprofit organizations such as the Glory Hole, the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Catholic Community Service, the state Division of Family and Youth Services, AWARE, the Kake Salvation Army, and Helping Hands.
The St. Vincent de Paul Society is once again running an adopt-a-family program, as well.
"We have families of two to 12 people for people to choose to adopt," said organizer Joe Hubert. "Essentially it consists of buying and wrapping presents for a family and bringing them to St. Vincent de Paul's, or to the family's home."
Hubert plans to match sponsors to families depending on the amount of money the sponsor wishes to spend.
"There's no price range," he said. "For adults it would be a pair of pants and a shirt, for example. Something that's a necessity but not outlandish. For kids it could be stuffed animals, games, school supplies or books."
St. Vincent's will accept families for sponsorship until Dec. 13. It will match sponsors to families as long as families are available. Toys from the Great Alaskan Toy Drive will supplement toys donated by sponsors or be distributed to families that request help in the last few days preceding Christmas, Hubert said.
The Salvation Army is organizing a gift drive this year, with angel trees soliciting presents for children in need under the age of 18, said Maj. June Nicloy, an associate officer with the Juneau Salvation Army.
The trees, which can be found at the Nugget Mall, ACS Wireless and Key Bank, among other locations, hold tags with the names and Christmas wishes of Juneau children. Donors can take any tag from a tree, buy a gift for the person listed and deliver it to the Salvation Army.
Trees will go up today, and the charity requests that gifts be delivered by Dec. 18.
The Salvation Army is assembling food baskets with fixings for a Christmas feast this December. Community members who want to help can assemble an entire basket, or drop off food donations for the Salvation Army to distribute.
Often, families will sponsor a family's entire Christmas - buy presents for the children and prepare the food basket, Nicloy said.
"Other people will just drop off gifts, not even for someone specific," Nicloy said. "That's especially helpful for people who come in at the last minute."
Although the number of options for giving in Juneau can be a bit overwhelming, without them Christmas would be a terrible time for some families, said Helen Kalk, program manager for the Family Resource Center, a program of Catholic Community Service.
Even a small donation is greatly appreciated.
"I think people should recognize that a $10 gift is going to be incredibly valuable to somebody who can't afford a $10 gift," Kalk said. "People can rest assured that that $10 gift is going to be appreciated."
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Flourless and eggless? Yes it can be done! I've made flourless peanut butter cookies and really liked them. The recipe is super quick to put together and it's gluten free. I was looking at the recipe again recently and wondered whether I could make it even healthier by eliminating the egg.
I went to my new favorite baking substitute, nonfat Greek strained yogurt. I mixed it all together and hoped for the best. And was happy with the results. The cookies spread more but they are still delicious.
I also used reduced fat peanut butter to make it even healthier. Each cookie is 196 calories, 9.2 grams of fat, and 23.8 grams of carbohydrates. And it works for people with a gluten intolerance and who are allergic to eggs.
Flourless Eggless Peanut Butter Cookies
Yield: 14
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
1 cup reduced fat creamy peanut butter
1 cup light brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup nonfat Fage Greek strained yogurt
2/3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix everything except chocolate chips in medium bowl until smooth with a large wooden spoon. Stir in chocolate chips. Batter will be very sticky and wet. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop generous 1 tablespoon dough and place onto cookie sheet, space about 2 inches apart. Using moistened hands, shape dough so that dough are round circles.
2. Bake cookies until golden about 10 minutes. Leave cookies on sheet to cool and set before removing from baking sheets.
14 Responses to "Flourless Eggless Peanut Butter Cookies"
These look great- I love the idea of using Greek yogurt in the recipe!
While this is an excellent method for making healthy pb cookies and it looks delicious, Skippy reduced fat peanut butter is probably one of the worst products you could use. It contains all kinds of crap ingredients including hydrogenated oils and corn syrup.
I have a child that cannot have wheat or eggs and about 12 other food items. I was wondering if this could be used in making ice cream and if so what changes could I or should I make?
I mean if I were to use the dough in the ice cream making process, to make cookie dough ice cream, what if any changes would I need to make in order for this to come out ok.
would these work if i sweetened them with honey or agave instead of sugar?
actually I have been working on making a pregnacy friendly peanut butter cookie dough for ice cream. if she where to take the yogurt out what she could do is freeze the dough for about an hour and then use a spoon or small ice cream scoop and roll them into balls placing them on a cookie sheet and then refrigerating again for about 30 mins until hardened a little then put them in a zip-lock bag and freezing them for either baking or for chunking up for an ice cream topping :)
Thank you so much for this Amazing Recipie, Honestly these were the best cookies I have ever had, I made a few changes: I cut the ingredients in half-used coconut vanilla sugar, and plain yogurt) very soft and moist in center but I like it like that) I still baked at ten mins too


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Graphic Designer Hanley Wood, www.hanleywood.com, is currently seeking a Graphic Designer for our Remodeling group. The Graphic Designer will be responsible for contributing designs with powerful photos, illustrations, and info-graphic presentations. This individual's strengths will lie in commissioning and directing photo shoots and illustrations, conceptualizing layouts and type treatments, color correction, and producing layout and pages in preproduction. Strong collaboration and communication skills are imperative in ensuring that the workflow between art and edit meet the daily and weekly deadlines. The Graphic Designer must maintain all style sheets and templates within the K4 and/or Woodwing and work as a partner with editors and staff writers to create a look for the magazine that powerfully connects with specialized intelligence needs of business executive readers.Major Responsibilities and Related Duties Include:Coordinating online design with web producersAssigning photo shoots and illustrationsEnsuring adherence to budgets and deadlinesWork with art staff to select artwork and photos for magazine(commission illustration and photography, color correction, find stock art, create custom illustration using royalty-free art, etc.)Work with editors to obtain art from developers, owners, architects, and other sources for their specific articlesHire illustrators and photographersManage art/illustration contracts and materials returnManage creation of charts and infographics for storiesManage art/photo expenditures, staying within budgetManage invoicing, submitting bills within appropriate budgeting cycleAdhere to a strict production schedule that allows for multiple projects at the same timeQualified Candidates should possess the following Education, Experience, and Skills: Media design/production experience – preferably in both print and digital formatsAbility to present own creative concepts and create original art elements(using photography, illustration, typography, infographics)Ability to shape a project from conception to completionAbility to manage multiple assignments simultaneouslyAbility to work independently and in a collaborative team environmentWorking knowledge of web design a mustOutgoing, enthusiastic, self-starterExcellent communication, organization, and computer skillsStrong typographic skillsGreat attention to detailExcellent time management skillsAbility to work with little to no supervisionWorking knowledge of Adobe Suite, InDesign, other print and digital design toolsPlease submit resume (Word, .pdf accepted) and sample portfolio (web, .pdf preferred)


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New Orleans Hornets forward David West spoiled former Hornets coach Byron Scott's first return to the New Orleans Arena since he was fired after a 3-6 start last season.
Paul, who promised the Hornets would be all business Friday night, had 15 points and 10 assists.
The Hornets (10-1) won their seventh consecutive game at the Arena. Now, they play their next four games on the road, starting Sunday afternoon against the Sacramento Kings.
Cavaliers forward Joey Graham has been ejected after receiving a Flagrant 2 foul. Graham for slapping West in the head and causing him to fall hard to the floor. The Cavaliers continue to struggled against the Hornets defensive pressure, hitting just 33.33 percent of their shots. Ryan Hollins was assessed a Flagrant Foul 1 for grabbing West around the neck after he drove the lane. Peja Stojakovic has struggled, hitting 1-of-6 shots for three points. Coach Monty Williams hastily called a timeout with 1:40 remaining after the Cavaliers closed the deficit to 100-94.
The Hornets' defense continues to cause problems for the Cavs' offense. The Hornets forced the Cavaliers to miss their first four shots to open the quarter. With 5:50 remaining, the Hornets lead 73-57. The Cavaliers are shooting 32.2 percent and Hornets center Emeka Okafor has three blocks for the Hornets. David West has 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting. Chris Paul has six steals and has scored 10 points. New Orleans closed out the quarter with 81-68 lead.
The Hornets used a 15-0 run to build a 15-point lead behind three 3-pointers from Marco Belinelli. With the push, the Hornets took a 62-43 halftime lead. New Orleans defense forced 31.8 percent shooting and eight turnovers. David West and Belinelli led the Hornets with 16 points. It was a tightly played game before Belinelli sparked the Hornets' surge. After the opening 17 minutes, there were 12 lead changes and the Hornets' biggest lead was only six. After going 2-of-16 after the previous three games, Jerryd Bayless has made two of three shots for five points. The Hornets are on a 13-0 run to take an 18-point lead.
Trevor Ariza, Emeka Okafor, Chris Paul and Marco Belinelli combined to make only 3-of-10 shots from the field for 11 points in the quarter. But forward David West scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting to help the Hornets close to 28-26. The Hornets started the game missing four of their first five shots. On their first eight possessions, the Hornets had two turnovers. The Hornets were fortunate to take a 12-11 lead after making only 4-of-11 shots and comitting three turnovers. The Cavaliers also have struggled to make shots.
Pregame notes
The Hornets are seeking their seventh consecutive victory at home. . . . Tonight's game marks the return of former Hornets' coach Byron Scott, who was fired last November after a 3-6 start. Guard Chris Paul said he has nothing but the utmost respect for Scott, but said they need to win the game. . . .Second-year guard Marcus Thornton was inactive for the fourth consecutive game. In the previous two games, Paul has averaged 21 points, 10 assists and and three rebounds.


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By definition, commencement means "to begin to be." As the members of the Class of 2006 begin to be, we wish them every success, confident that they have been well prepared for a life of contribution in the 21st century, to meet its challenges and embrace its myriad opportunities.
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Commencement Remarks of NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch
May 18, 2006
Welcome to NJIT's 2006 commencement ceremony. Benjamin Franklin, one of history's most distinguished scientists, inventors, and statesmen, said that an investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. So congratulations on having made that investment of time and effort that few activities in life demand.
This is also an occasion to acknowledge the support of all those who have helped you make the decision to make such a vital investment. Please join me in a round of applause to express appreciation to family and friends whose support and generosity enabled you to reach this milestone in your life.