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Mike Snyder and Milton knew their District 4 Duals fate when Friday night's match with Central Columbia ended in a loss. The Black Panthers just aren't in a spot in their current condition to compete with a team as balanced and talented as Warrior Run, who they wrestled Saturday in their last chance to qualify for the team tournament.
But Snyder, a veteran of District 4 as a wrestler and coach for nearly 20 years, didn't sulk on Friday night. He could have ranted about the loss of sophomore Brandon Stokes who was lost on Jan. 4 with a broken collarbone. He could have ranted about wrestling maybe the toughest week of the season without three starters.
He didn't. Instead, he highlighted how his program was going to be better for weeks just like this one. Snyder's putting kids on the mat who normally wouldn't have had the opportunity to wrestle anywhere other than in the practice room.
And for a Milton program which is trying to build back to its hey-day when it was winning Class AAA district duals tournament titles, this is the right path. The Black Panthers still have one of the district's best hopes for a gold medal in Hershey in Ryan Preisch. Zack Bennett and Gage Heller have taken it upon themselves to become added hammers in the lineup with Stokes out. And the fight of his young wrestlers in less than advantageous conditions has Snyder thinking positively about the future.
"I'm excited about what they're doing," Snyder said following the loss to Central Columbia. "We threw a guy out there at 160 who is a first-year wrestler going against one of (Central's) better kids and he battled. Guys like that are getting an opportunity to battle and they're going out there and saving us team points and getting a chance to wrestle."
Milton lost its final dual before the cutoff Saturday afternoon to Warrior Run, 45-27, meaning for the second consecutive year it missed out on the district duals. But this is a Milton program taking the right steps toward becoming the program it wants to be.
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Sun-Gazette wrestling rankings
By MITCH?RUPERT
Top 10 pound-for-pound
1. Ryan Preisch, Milton
2. Billy Barnes, Williamson
3. Garrett Wesneski, Canton
4. Brian Friery, Lewisburg
5. Zach Fry, Hughesville
6. Matt Herr, Hughesville
7. Dakota Nixon, Muncy
8. Gavin Caprio, Central Mtn.
9. Garrett Hoffman, Montoursville
10. Chad Reese, Central Mtn.
Top 5 teams
1. Central Mountain
2. Hughesville
3. Jersey Shore
4. Montoursville
5. Warrior Run
1. Brian Friery, Lewisburg
2. Angelo Barberio, Muncy
3. Hunter Zondory, Jersey Shore
4. Braden Stahlnecker, Hughesville
5. Dennis Route, Canton
1. Eric Hunt, Warrior Run
2. Jordan Gessner, Lewisburg
3. Kyle Drick, Montgomery
4. Zach Beamer, Hughesville
5. Adam Malek, Loyalsock
1. Roshaun Cooley, Williamsport
2. Zack LeBarron, Warrior Run
3. Keanan Bottorf, Central Mountain
4. Tyrus Hamblin, Williamson
5. Trevor Sones, Hughesville
1. Devin Stahlnecker, Hughesville
2. Brian LeBarron, Warrior Run
3. Nick Buckle, Montgomery
4. Herman Briggs, Williamson
5. Dante Taylor, Lewisburg
1. Zach Fry, Hughesville
2. Keith Batkowski, Montoursville
3. Shawn Nitcznski, Sullivan County
4. Andy Aguilar, Muncy
5. Carl Gorg, Williamson
1. Nathan Jones, South Williamsport
2. Trevor McWhorter, Williamson
3. Charlie Andrews, North Penn
4. Nolan Ott, Montoursville
5. Emery Watson, Central Mountain
1. Billy Barnes, Williamson
2. Zack Bennett, Milton
3. Hayden Swartwood, Jersey Shore
4. Devin Remley, North Penn
5. Demetri Probst, Central Mountain
1. Dakota Nixon, Muncy
2. Colton Killion, Jersey Shore
3. Thomas Goetz, Montgomery
4. Kirah Thompson, Williamson
5. Ryan Seagrave, South Williamsport
1. Chad Reese, Central Mountain
2. Max Reed, Lewisburg
3. Elias George, Warrior Run
4. Triston Choate, Montoursville
5. Dylan Ammerman, Sullivan County
1. Ryan Preisch, Milton
2. Gavin Caprio, Central Mountain
3. Garrett Hoffman, Montoursville
4. Logan Aikey, Lewisburg
5. Harvey Wood, North Penn
1. Matt Herr, Hughesville
2. Lucas Shaheen, Montoursville
3. Isaiah Bobotas, Montgomery
4. Dominic Loffredo, Jersey Shore
5. Tyler Cole, Canton
1. Garrett Wesneski, Canton
2. Tyler Betz, Montgomery
3. Tanner McCarty, Sullivan County
4. Nate Lose, Jersey Shore
5. Brandon Stokes, Milton
1. Connor Route, Canton
2. Cameron Porter, Central Mountain
3. Ben Cerney, Montoursville
4. Jacob Huling, Jersey Shore
5. Ethan Barnes, Hughesville
1. Connor Bassett, Montoursville
2. Bryce Hanley, Central Mountain
3. Stephen Harrison, Loyalsock
4. Nick Roberts, Muncy
5. Brady Bryington, Canton
Snyder raved prior to the season about the number of students coming out to join the wrestling team at all levels. A group of elementary wrestlers covered the mat Friday night putting on a short workout for the fans. It's just one part of Snyder's plan to rebuild the program.
Milton has continued to produce state medalists, 12 since 2003. But the dual-meet success hasn't been there. In recent years, Snyder has programmed the Black Panthers' schedule to take advantage of that, scheduling tournaments like the Beast of the East, the Hurricane Classic and the season-opening Cumberland Valley tournament.
While his better wrestlers have been exposed to their best competition outside of the state tournament in those tournaments, he said his younger wrestlers have benefited also. Take for instance, the seasons being put together by junior Zack Bennett and sophomore Gage Heller.
Bennett is a three-year starter for the Black Panthers coming off a regional qualifying year. But he's gone to a new level this year.
He started the year with a fifth-place finish at the Cumberland Valley tournament. He's only grown from there, finishing this week with a 17-5 record, and with quality wins over Jersey Shore's Hayden Swartwood and Central's Taylor Johnson. Bennett has lost just once since the Beast of the East just before Christmas.
Heller was a sub-.500 wrestler a year ago as a freshman, qualifying or the district tournament despite finishing the season with a 12-15 record. But Heller has come on this year, taking sixth at Cumberland Valley. He's won 11 matches in a row and is 16-7.
And the emergence of both wrestlers couldn't have come at a better time with Stokes, a sophomore 195-pounder on the shelf at least until sectionals with his broken collarbone. Heller's 11-match winning streak started on the day Stokes was hurt.
"We had conversations with the team before the season and said if we're going to be what we want to be, we need to replace Ryan Solomon and we need to replace Taylor Porter. That's not going to be easy," Snyder said. "We needed Gage and Brandon Stokes to step up. I know what we're getting out of Zack because we've gotten it out of him the last two years. I'm excited for what he's going to do in the postseason and I'm excited for what Stokes is going to do and I'm excited for what Gage is going to do. Those guys are still young. With those guys maturing this much this year, if they can take that step again next year, we're going to be one of the teams to beat."
Following Saturday's dual-meets here's an unofficial look at what the District 4 Class AA Duals field could look like. Official seedings and brackets will be released today.
1. Towanda (24-3); 2. Southern Columbia (12-2); 3. Wyalusing/Lewisburg (13-4)*; 4. Wyalusing/Lewisburg (13-4)*; 5. Warrior Run (12-4); 6. Hughesville (13-5); 7. Montoursville (12-5); 8. Troy (12-6); 9. Line Mountain (10-5); 10. Williamson (18-10); 11. Benton (9-5); 12. North Penn (14-8); 13. Montgomery (12-7); 14. Muncy (11-8); 15. Mifflinburg (8-6); 16. Danville (12-10); 17. Canton (12-11).
*The third and fourth seed will be determined by a coin flip
Chad Reese, Central Mountain, 160 pounds
Escape the Rock continues to be one of the top tournaments in the country, distributing championship belts to the winners. Reese was one of three Central Mountain wrestlers to place last weekend, and his third-place finish is nothing to scoff about. Reese's only loss came back fall in 52 seconds in the quarterfinals to John Carroll's (Md.) Chris Almony, a two-time national prep qualifier. Reese's season has been up and down against the best of competition, but with the postseason just a couple weeks away, a third-place finish at ETR should be just the spring-board he needs.
District 4 Duals at Milton, Saturday 11 a.m.
There has never been a Class AA field as wide open as this year's. District 4 has progressed from just getting the champion to the state tournament to now having the top three teams advance. In turn, the district instituted wrestlebacks beginning with the quarterfinals to determine the third-place team. The consolation bracket could be just as much fun to watch in Milton as the championship bracket. Jersey Shore is the favorite to win the Class AAA tournament, but it has yet to wrestle Shikellamy this year. It could be an interesting final if those two meet up.


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TAMPA, Fla. – The FBI is joining an investigation into bogus letters sent from Seattle to many Florida voters that raise questions about their eligibility to cast ballots.
Tampa FBI chief Steven E. Ibison said Wednesday the FBI will focus on letters received by voters in 18 counties in central and southwest Florida. State authorities have received reports of letters in at least 23 counties.
The letters claim to be from county supervisors of elections but were all postmarked from Seattle. They raise questions about the voter's citizenship and appear intended to intimidate people.
The letters also say the voter must fill out a Voter Eligibility Form in the next 15 days -- and failure to do so will result "in the removal of your name from the voter registration rolls and you will no longer be eligible to vote."
"A non-registered voter who casts a vote in the state of Florida may be subject to arrest, imprisonment, and/or other criminal sanctions," the letters state.
Ibison says voters who get a letter should first contact their local election supervisor to see if it's authentic. If not, voters should keep the letter and contact the FBI.
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The Muir building is part of a set of several buildings flanking San Jacinto Plaza created by prominent architect Henry Trost, whose work was most prolific from the late 1800s to the 1930s.
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BUCKHANNON - The city of Buckhannon is considering restructuring - and possibly increasing - its police and fire fees.
Now, city officials want input from the public.
During a budget planning meeting last week, City Administrator Michael Doss told City Council members that although a draft of the city's budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year does not include any increases in police and fire fees, he's advising council to think about altering them in order to create a more equitable structure.
"I'm recommending that we look at both the police and fire fees, trying to create some equitable structure that would essentially eliminate some of the subsidizations by residents for commercial businesses," Doss said.
Currently, Buckhannon residents pay $1.50 per month in police fees and $1.50 per month in fire fees, for a total of $3. Commercial entities pay police and fire fees based on annual gross receipts, Doss said; however, once a business makes $200,000 or more, the fees are capped at $15 per month.
Doss said he believes city residents are "subsidizing" police and fire fees for larger businesses - that is, paying a disproportionate amount of money compared with the amount commercial entities are required to pay.
"I'm not going to crucify Walmart, but I do want to make this note, and I think it will bring some attention to how grossly inept our police and fire fees are," Doss said. "Walmart pays an annual of $360 a year in police and fire fees - that's $180 police, $180 fire - now (Buckhannon Chief of Police) Matt (Gregory) can attest to the fact that there's a lot of shoplifting and different things going on at Walmart, and that gobbles up $180 of a police officer's time... oh gosh, in a trip or two. And God forbid if there's a fire call or something and we have to mobilize to go out to Walmart, $180 isn't going to go far. And again, I'm not picking on Walmart, but the way our (fee) structure is set up."
Doss said $30 per month is the most amount of money the city will ever realize in police and fire fees from any business making over $200,000 annually.
"So Jake Anderegg (owner of Anderegg's Jewelers on Main Street) pays $360 a year for police and fire and Walmart pays $360 for police and fire," Mayor Kenny Davidson observed.
"That's correct," Doss replied. "That burden essentially is being subsidized by the residents of Buckhannon because their (commercial entities') fees are so small. There's more residents than businesses, but when you take it all into consideration - and all things fair - it does end up being a subsidization by our residents, and that's really not fair."
A request from Buckhannon Police Chief Matt Gregory spurred Doss' analysis of the city's police and fire fee schedules. Gregory has requested that council allocate money in its 2014-2015 fiscal year budget for the hiring of a 10th full-time police officer. The department is currently operating with nine officers, but Gregory said the prevalence of drugs as well as the economic growth in the city necessitates an additional officer.
"Ten is where we need to be as a growing city," Gregory told City Council during the budget planning meeting. "You need to just look around you, this town is evolving and it's not going to stop."
Buckhannon Fire Chief Mitch Tacy, who did not attend Tuesday's meeting, also wants to hire two more firefighters, Doss said.
Raising police and fire fees for commercial entities - and possibly for residents - would enable Gregory to hire another officer and Tacy to hire two firefighters, Doss told council.
"I think it's kind of putting the cart before the horse to go ahead and give a blessing to hire the additional officer and the additional fireman without having the revenue there to support it," he said. "The first thing we have to do if council's decision is to hire another officer and to hire another fireman - and really the only way as I see it to fund it - is to look at our police and fire fees."
Councilman Dave Thomas said he has "never been happy" with the city's police and fire fee structures and suggested establishing a fee structure based on square footage of a building. Thomas, however, said he believes police and fire fees should be restructured, regardless of whether council votes to hire additional employees.
"I do think we have to separate between adding a firefighter or a police officer and trying to look at, do we have the appropriate structure for fees?" Thomas said. "I think we need to change the structure for fees regardless of whether we add personnel. We haven't had a good structure for years, and I think we need to address it."
Councilman Ron Pugh also weighed in favor of adjusting fees.
"I think if we want a professional force either way - police or fire - you have to be willing to pay for it," Pugh remarked. "I don't think that any reasonable citizen out there would disagree with that."
Davidson said if raising commercial fees generate enough revenue to add personnel, there may be no need to touch residential fees.
"I'd like to give the public the opportunity to react to it," the mayor said. "If we do the numbers and see just how much revenue do we need to hire a police officer, the associated costs, and a couple firefighters, simply restructuring the commercial (police and fire fees) might give us the money we need. We may not need to bother (with increasing) residents' fees."
Thomas again said he thought the two issues should be separate.
"I think it's absolutely imperative that we don't tie the increase in the restructuring of the police and fire fees to whether or not we add additional staffing," he said. "I think the fire and police (fee) structure has not been appropriate for years and should be addressed. They're both separate issues as far as I'm concerned."
Davidson disagreed.
"Matt (Gregory) is talking about a real need for a police officer; Mitch (Tacy) has said to me for years that he needs at least two additional fireman," the mayor said. "The reason that he needs those two is the volunteers are not coming out.
"He's not getting the number of people out where it's safe for his people to fight a fire.
"I think we need to if we're going to increase the fee, we need to offset that with what we need in terms of dollars to hire these people. I think we ought to establish the need 'how many dollars does it take?' then take a look at the restructuring, and if that's the case, then we need to get it out before the public so that people can react to that."
Also at Tuesday's budget meeting, Doss presented a preliminary draft of the 2014-2015 budget, which is currently balanced at $3,441,977.
Council will reconvene to discuss the budget during a second work session meeting in March.
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David Orr quotes from Allen Grossman's new book, Descartes' Loneliness, in order to show that American poets, despite a frightening tendency toward navel-gazing and absolutism, still find it necessary to address others in their poems. He claims to choose the book "almost at random," but Grossman in his criticism has spoken repeatedly to the major concerns of Orr's article. Grossman has long claimed (in works such as The Sighted Singer) that poetic address—whose survival Orr registers tentatively, while Grossman takes its preeminence for granted—models the possibilities for relationships that exist not only in literary space, but also in politics: "both policy and art are addressed to the solution of problems vital to the continuity of the social order, and, therefore, to the human world."
But this is not to say that poetry and politics adopt a similar speech (as Orr's opening anecdote reminds us). Rather, poetry distinguishes itself among the other media of discourse because it "situates itself where other instruments of mind find impossibility." For American poetry in particular, Grossman finds the example of Whitman and Lincoln revealing, and his article "The Poetics of Union in Whitman and Lincoln: An Inquiry toward the Relationship of Art and Policy" stands as a response to "The Politics of Poetry" avant la lettre. Even if Grossman concludes that poetry cannot resolve or overcome what he calls its "bitter logic," the varied places from which it speaks allow for a critique of any politics that closes off the possibility of new ways for persons (who hope to instantiate communities) to relate to each other.
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These games will be not only interesting, but will be important come NCAA Tournament time. Seedings may be depending on the outcomes of some of these games. Bubbles may also burst for a few teams because of them.
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The event kicks off with a pork dinner starting at 11:00. Sugarbeets will be harvested with restored equipment from the '30s, '40s and '50s. Newly restored this year is a 430 John Deere unit with grab roll changeover kit.
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Any major ground operation in Gaza would lead to widespread international condemnation. This is wrong and unfair, but it is also true.
There is also, however, another factor which could stop such an operation: Iran's nuclear programme.
Finally, the world is taking the issue seriously. Crippling sanctions are hurting the economy and destabilising Iran's currency. And because of its support for the Syrian regime, Iran is now more hated than Israel in some parts of the Sunni Arab world. So Iran needs a spoiler to undermine the West's ability to strengthen sanctions and remind the Arab street to hate Israel.
If the IDF takes wider action, it would be bad for Hamas. But it would be good for Iran. And anything good for Iran is bad for Israel's strategic position. That is the trap for Israel.
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Bring friends and family to celebrate maple season, mud season and waning winter at Williamstown Rural Lands' winter open house at Sheep Hill, a conservation property and the headquarters of the WRLF, from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 2.
Activities will include an animal tracks and winter ecology hike, and sledding and snowshoeing on the hill if snow returns to the Berkshires.
Inside the farmhouse, there will be seasonal craft activities, and maple treats to celebrate the maple syrup season.
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The landscape of the National Museum of Australia.
By Catherin Bull and Richard Weller
At a popular level, landscape traditions from elsewhere have been
adopted somewhat uncritically in Australia, resulting in a palimpsest
of landscape styles and little in the landscape that is recognizably
Australian in its design character. This popular approach has been
challenged by the work of landscape architects in the last quarter
of the 20th century, but the profession's work is acknowledged as
subtle and integrative and has lacked the iconic projects that its
professional colleagues in the Northern Hemisphere have typically
used to represent themselves. The profession was established relatively
late when compared with its North American and European counterparts
(the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, or AILA, was
incorporated in 1967), and design by landscape architects in Australia
has typically pursued harmony through a mimetic, naturalistic aesthetic.
Landscape architects Vladimir Sitta and Richard Weller would assert
that the challenges to popular standards laid down by the profession
have been far too restrainedeven demure. As a consequence,
their design at the National Museum of Australia on Acton Peninsula
in Canberra eschews naturalistic aesthetics and mimetic representations,
asserting the importance of landscape (and, by extension, landscape
architecture) in the continuing dialogue that makes the national
culture. And what better place to do this than at a museum whose
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Varsity Male Athlete of the Week: Brandon Roda, Iroquois football
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Whatever sibling rivalry exists between Brandon and Justyn Roda, they don't let it seep into Iroquois' football huddles.
"We're fine on the field," said Brandon Roda, the younger of the two. "At home, that's different."
There wasn't much bickering between the brothers during or after Friday's Region 2 game against Union City.
Brandon Roda ran for two touchdowns of 55 yards and a third for 68 in the Braves' 44-18 victory at Iroquois Stadium. The sophomore, who took handoffs from his senior brother, racked up 250 yards on only eight carries.
It accounted for nearly half of the Braves' 533 yards in total offense.
"We just beat them right off the bat," Brandon Roda said of Iroquois' offensive line. "(Linemen) Brandon Oswalt and Joey Robinson were kicking out on blocks the whole night. It was amazing."
The victory helped Iroquois claim the region's fourth and final playoff berth for the eight-team District 10 Class A tournament. The District 10 Committee released the playoff brackets Saturday.
The Braves (3-6, 3-4) will play Region 1 champion West Middlesex (8-1, 6-0) in the first round Nov. 9 at a site to be determined.
Iroquois can close its regular season on a hot streak if it beats Lakeview (5-4, 3-3) at home this Friday in a non-region game.
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He has extensive specialist scientific knowledge of the Met Office wave forecast models, including assessment for industry usage and application of metocean data to aspects of offshore oil and gas and marine renewables projects.
Simon leads the Orographic Processes team and conducts research into improving the representation of orography (hills and mountains) in forecast and climate models, looking specifically at developing new techniques for local forecasting in mountainous and hilly regions.
Simon has recently worked on the scientific development and testing of the post-processing techniques in the Met Office Virtual Met Mast™ tool, which predicts site-specific wind climatology for wind farm planning.
Ricky is a research scientist using his modelling expertise to test and develop a new high-resolution approach with the Met Office Virtual Met Mast™ tool, which can complement local site observations made when assessing potential site locations.
This approach makes use of the Met Office Unified Model (UM), using nested model domains to represent the details of the wind flow at very high resolution.
Paul works to develop statistical techniques that can be used to help improve our forecast accuracy at specific locations. The resolution of the Unified Model places certain limitations on the accuracy of our forecasts, especially at locations that have characteristics that are not typical of the surrounding area.
Forecasts for such sites will unavoidably contain systematic errors that are related to the site's location. Paul's work develops and applies statistical techniques that aim to minimise these systematic errors and thereby improve the accuracy of our forecasts at these locations.
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NEW YORK — The FBI will supply high-tech surveillance aircraft to authorities investigating a possible serial killer on New York's Long Island later this week, a police official said today, after the discovery of 10 sets of human remains in recent months near a highway leading to the popular Jones Beach State Park.
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer said federal investigators will supply both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft equipped with special cameras that will scour more than 15 miles of the Ocean Parkway along a remote barrier island south of Long Island in search of additional victims.
The parkway is surrounded by a tangle of underbrush and evergreens that have proved difficult to maneuver on foot for cadaver dogs and officers. Volunteer firefighters with aerial ladders and even mounted police units have been brought in to assist with the search. Today, police divers searched the waters north of the parkway for possible victims.
It was in that thicket that police found the first four sets of remains in December. At least some of the remains were dumped just feet from the highway; others were found 90 feet or more into the underbrush. Six more sets of remains have been found in recent weeks, including two on Monday.
Dormer said investigators have tentatively ruled out any ties between the Long Island case and the 2006 killing of four women who worked as prostitutes in Atlantic City.
"The indications we have right now is that there is no connection," Dormer said at a briefing, where he declined to offer specific details about the ongoing investigation. He said he was awaiting the results of forensic testing, including that of anthropological experts from the New York City Medical Examiner's office, before discussing the identities or cause of deaths of the most recent sets of remains.
While authorities have identified only four of those found — all women in their 20s who worked as escorts booking clients on the Internet — the remaining six also were found on the north side of the highway within several miles of each other. Detectives said it appears some had been dead for a long time.
Dormer said investigators were not ruling out the possibility that more than one person may be responsible for leaving the remains along the highway, which features long stretches with no street lights.
Police happened upon the first set of four remains while searching for a missing New Jersey prostitute last seen in a nearby community nearly a year ago. She has yet to be found.
State police, who assisted a local police search near Jones Beach on Monday, said troopers and crime scene investigators would return to the Ocean Parkway on Thursday to again search for more possible remains.
Previous coverage:
• Body count from possible Long Island serial killer increases to 10
• Missing Jersey City woman is not among 8 bodies found dumped along N.Y. beach highway
• Authorities find 3 more victims along N.Y. beach in suspected serial killer case
• Search for missing Jersey City woman continues at remote N.Y. beach where five others have been found
• None of 4 bodies found on Long Island match missing Jersey City prostitute
• Investigators scour Long Island beach access road in area where Shannon Gilbert of Jersey City was last seen
• Police investigating disappearance of Shannon Gilbert remove SUV from home
• Boyfriend and the driver of Shannon Maria Gilbert recount hours just before Jersey City woman went missing
• Missing Jersey City woman identified attacker in frantic 911 call before disappearance


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How awesome is it that Josh Harrison made the National League All-Star team for the Pirates!
He is, and forever will be, "The Man" in Altoona thanks to his wonderfully catchy walk-up song in 2010.
Harrison also represents something for all the little guys in baseball. He represents hope.
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No position. No hype. No big signing bonus. No chance to play every day.
No problem.
Guys like Harrison and another popular former Curve player, Brock Holt, who's tearing it up with the Red Sox, are proof that if you bust your tail every day, play the game the right way, do everything that's asked of you and never take no for an answer, that maybe, just maybe, enough people will take notice.
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Who: Six Curve players are among the game's stars
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It won't be anyone giving those type of players a chance. It will be those guys having to earn every little thing they get in the game.
Harrison and Holt are two of the best stories out of the 115 former Curve players to make the major leagues.
There's another guy like them playing in Altoona this year, as well, and over the weekend he received some terrific news that he's been selected to play in the Eastern League All-Star Game.
Utility man Drew Maggi is everything you want in a ballplayer. Versatile, scrappy, works hard, battles for everything he gets.
He's not the most talented guy around. But Maggi does so many things well that if you watch him play every day, he will rub off on you the same way Harrison and Holt did when they played for the Curve.
"He's a guy who brings the energy, a guy who's going to raise the bar in everybody else," Altoona manager Carlos Garcia said. "Everybody else sees him and tries to follow and compete the way he does."
Garcia then added what may look like a simple statement but in actuality is one of the best things a manager can say about a player.
"Everybody in here respects Maggi because he creates his own fate," Garcia said.
That's why Maggi plays every day for the Curve, even though he didn't have a starting job at the beginning of the season.
It's also why the 25-year-old, who's in his third season with the Curve, was able to earn his first All-Star nod.
He's a baseball grinder in every sense of the word, and it's great to see someone like him get rewarded for those efforts.
"It means a lot to me personally," Maggi said of the All-Star selection. "The feeling feels really good. People acknowledge what you're doing, so that's always a plus."
Drafted in the 15th round out of Arizona State in 2010, Maggi has put up good but not great numbers in his pro career. He's not a great pure hitter like Holt, the 2012 Eastern League batting champ, or Harrison, who hit .300 for Altoona.
But Maggi runs well - he leads the team with 20 steals - has great plate discipline and can hold his own playing anywhere in the field. He's already played all four infield positions plus the two corner outfield spots this season.
That kind of versatility is a major plus, and if he continues to improve as a hitter, Maggi someday could knock down the door to the big leagues, just like and Harrison and Holt.
"Watching them succeed definitely gives me hope," Maggi said. "For me, I don't really stop believing. I think guys like that who play hard and can play anywhere, those guys are very useful to a team."
Harrison turned being very useful into being an All-Star with the Pirates, and Maggi has done the same with the Curve.
You never count out guys like that, and you always want to make sure to watch them because they play a big role in making baseball fun.
Cory Giger is the host of "Sports Central" from 4 to 6 p.m. daily on ESPN Radio 1430 WVAM. Reach him at 949-7031 or @CoryGiger on Twitter.


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The Liberty Hill Improvement Council After School Literacy Program is hosting a drop-in today from 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the Danny Jones Complex-Armory Armory, 5000 Lackawanna Blvd., in North Charleston.
The event is to give the public as well as current and potential sponsors see its program, which is aimed at helping struggling readers.
Forty students from Hursey Elementary are enrolled in the 2-year-old program. Last year, of the 22 students enrolled in the program at the end of the year, all but two were reading at or above grade level.
Officials such as Charleston County School Superintendent Nancy McGinley and North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey are expected to attend.
For more information about the program, go to: www.lhicliteracy.org.


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It is clearly thirsty work being a British central banker.
The Bank of England's drinks bill almost doubled last year to about £8,000 for 756 bottles of wine and champagne, compared with £4,126 in 2012 and an even more modest £3,509 in 2010.
There were also a series of events and dinners to mark the departure of Lord King and Paul Tucker, one of his deputy governors, at a cost of more than £20,000, according to a Freedom of Information request.
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UH Manoa Campus Events Calendar
Timpuyog's Valentine Bake SaleFebruary 14, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Manoa Campus, McCarthy Mall, in between Webster Hall and the Art Building
It's Valentine's Day! Surprise your special someone, or treat yourself, to some mouth-watering baked goods made with love by the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's (UHM) Ilokano Language and Literature Program's student organization, TIMPUYOG.
The bake sale is to raise money for the program's activities, including the Ilokano B.A. Scholarship Award.
The Timpuyog Organization, comprised of students enrolled in Ilokano language courses at UHM, strives to help students develop leadership skills, serve the community through volunteer work, instill pride in the Ilokano heritage and Philippine ancestry.
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By A.B. Stoddard - 10/14/09 10:19 PM EDT
In one week's time, President Barack ObamaBarack ObamaDonald Trump will make our economy great again Clinton proposes 'reserve' program for volunteers Trump's law and order promises won't make America any safer MORE failed to convince the International Olympic Committee to allow an American city to host the 2016 Olympics, then was awarded the Nobel Prize. The reaction from conservatives to both events was consistent — there was exulting over Brazil winning the Olympics, and a Nobel Peace Prize became a bad thing.
But one week after rejoicing that America had lost the Olympics, and therefore the thousands of jobs it would have created here, there was Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele mocking the president for his "awesomeness" and the Nobel as "meaningless." Hopping on the Rush Limbaugh bandwagon (Rush called Obama a "laughingstock"), Steele wrote in a fundraising letter that "Democrats and their international leftist allies want America made subservient to the agenda of global redistribution and control."
Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney and a comer in the Republican Party, also went overboard. Though she offered a constructive idea about how Obama could send a mother of a fallen soldier to accept the award on behalf of the United States in his place, she called the selection of Obama "a farce."
Thankfully, there are restrained Republicans left in the party. Sen. John McCainJohn McCainGOP lawmakers slam secret agreement to help lift Iran bank sanctions Kerry: US 'on the verge' of suspending talks with Russia on Syria Trump, Clinton to headline Al Smith dinner MORE (Ariz.), Sen. Orrin HatchOrrin HatchHow the White House got rolled on the Saudi-9/11 bill Overnight Finance: Lawmakers float criminal charges for Wells Fargo chief | Scrutiny on Trump's Cuba dealings | Ryan warns of recession if no tax reform Overnight Healthcare: Watchdog says ObamaCare program made illegal payments MORE (Utah) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty offered dignified responses that acknowledged their surprise but offered their congratulations. House Minority Leader John BoehnerJohn Boehner3 ways the next president can succeed on immigration reform Republican Study Committee elders back Harris for chairman Dems to GOP: Help us fix ObamaCare MORE (R-Ohio) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnellMitch McConnell9/11 bill is a global blunder that will weaken US efforts abroad States urged to bolster election security How the White House got rolled on the Saudi-9/11 bill MORE (R-Ky.) said nothing. And former Govs. Mitt Romney (Mass.) and Sarah Palin (Alaska), along with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), chose to stay silent.
The loyal opposition should take on the Democrats and the president over the following: a surge of forces recommended by the president's general in Afghanistan, the consequences of an increased federal role in healthcare, the impact of burgeoning debt, woeful unemployment and even Rep. Charles Rangel's (D-N.Y.) right to remain chairman of the powerful tax-writing committee when he hasn't cared to pay his own share of taxes.
On matters of governing, the GOP should not let up. But Republicans should beware of criticisms of the president's peace prize and discussions about his birth certificate, and they should reject the Steele posture and Limbaugh patriotism. Voters who decide elections are listening.
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Charlie Brooks won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
Charlie Brooks became the Christmas champion on this year's festive edition of Strictly Come Dancing.
The 30-year-old took theĀtitleĀrightĀafter winning the audience's share of the final vote following theĀtimeĀthat the judges votes gets her tied her with fellow competitor Debra Stephenson.
However, it was the EastEndersĀstar's Jive, along withĀpartnerĀVincent Simone, which helped CharlieĀdanceĀher way to win theĀcompetitionĀin the end.
Blue's Simon Webbe started the show with Katya Virshilas.
With theĀhelpĀof bandmates Anthony andĀDuncan in the audience, he danced the ChaĀCha Cha to Slade's Merry Xmas Everyone.
TheĀsingerĀhad a hard time doing aĀroughĀroutine as aĀmanĀwho comes home toĀhis wifeĀwho has been arranging the dinner table.
He showed the audience how confident he wasĀwearing a purple short-sleeved shirt withĀKaya in matching purple dress.
The routineĀended with the couple sitting down with aĀnewspaperĀand certainly overwhelmed the judging panel.
Len Goodman said that it can be compared to aĀfresh snow, sharp like the air on ChristmasĀmorning, hot like a mulled wine.
While Alesha Dixon noted that theĀperformanceĀwas strong, animalistic, totally in control, and performed with confidence.
Bruno Tonioli added that though it is Christmas, it feels like it was already midsummer.
Craig Revel Horwood refers to the girl as an Amazon since the routine is soĀpowerfulĀthan the other dancers who have dance before them.
Shortly after the first performance, comedian Debra Stephenson cam eĀnextĀalong with partner Ian Waite for their take on American Smooth.
The two dance to the Christmas classic Baby, it is Cold Outside Debra sported a sparkling silver dress withĀpartnerĀIan in a grey tux.
The duo took to the dancefloor beginning theĀroutineĀonĀaĀchaisĀlongue and performing theirĀroutineĀwithĀpanache.
The routine finished with a successful lift, and returned to theĀchaisĀlongue, and it was an inspiringĀturnĀwhich manages toĀgiveĀthem 37 points.
Hi-De-Hi actress Su Pollard gave the evening's lightĀreliefĀalong with herĀpartnerĀAnton Du Beke for their own version of the Foxtrot
Anton got covered with snow and was warming his hands on a fake fire asĀSu arrived on a sleigh, BingĀCrosby's White Christmas playing as they got stuck.
The stars were both dressed in white. Afterwards, Anton stripped off Su's white dress so that it could reveal a mint green dress.
Next was Barry McGuigan who got partnered with Erin Boag.
Erin dressed in a red dress as the duoĀdanced to a jazzed up versionĀof classicĀcarolĀJingle Bells.
The former boxingĀchampionĀfeltĀuncomfortableĀas he lacked finesse and ambled along at times; however, theĀreactionĀthat he got from the judges wasĀpositive.
The lastĀcontestantĀthat performed in BBC One reality danceĀcontestĀand eventually won theĀcontestĀwas actress Charlie Brooks with herĀpartnerĀVincent Simone.
The two got wears Santa costume, theĀactĀwas Vincent giving out presents to female members of the audience prior to revealing Charlie from a sack.
The duo danced to the tune of theĀfestiveĀsongĀSanta Claus is coming to Town.
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Italy now has three local R user groups, thanks to the recent formation of MilanoR in the city of Milan. Founded by R consulting company Quantide's Andrea Spanò, R-core member and University of Milan professor Stefano Iacus, and quantitative consultant Daniele Amberti, MilanoR will be a forum to "exchange knowledge, learn and share tricks and techniques, and provide R beginners with an opportunity to meet more experienced users".
The first meeting will be on May 8, and will feature a talk by Stefano Iacus on the "Past, Present and Future of R". The group is looking for suggestions for future talks and presenters, so if you're in the Milan area (or know another R user who is), please get in touch via the MilanoR website.
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http://www.babyzone.com/quizzes/quiz.asp?quizid=111Manic Momhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-15694534494456369132008-04-07T18:55:00.000-07:002008-04-07T18:55:00.000-07:00I always wondered how often you have to wear your ...I always wondered how often you have to wear your baby in order to be considered a baby wearer. I wore my third child all the time. It was the only way I could get things done. But, unfortunately, I didn't have this blogging community to inform me on all of the right slings there are, and the sling I had was rotten. I couldn't wear him anymore after he got to be around 16 pounds. I just kept getting headaches if I would wear him more than half an hour at a time. I wish I would have had your blog then. But if I have another baby (hopefully) then I will definitely look to you for advice. So you can add me to your blogroll of babywearing mommas if that counts. ;)Kathrynhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-62068877345329043382008-04-07T11:24:00.000-07:002008-04-07T11:24:00.000-07:00I didn't wrap much with Ella, I found it completel...I didn't wrap much with Ella, I found it completely intimidating but I wrap all the time with Gabriel and I can't believe how much longer I can comfortably carry him! I am *dying* for a Gypsy Mama Baby Bali Stretch... darn budget.

I hope you wrap a lot with baby number 4!Jesshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-76002052825791594522008-04-07T10:47:00.000-07:002008-04-07T10:47:00.000-07:00I really feel that as a mother who had problems wi...I really feel that as a mother who had problems with post-partum depression, babywearing SAVED my relationship with my babies.
Lovely, lovely picture.Beckhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-23362948794097534952008-04-07T06:22:00.000-07:002008-04-07T06:22:00.000-07:00LOVE this sweet pict of you and your cherub...ador...LOVE this sweet pict of you and your cherub...adorable!! I have no babies "to wear" but just had to say what a great idea! Have a blessed day, Steph! :)Katehttp://email@example.com


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The Sheboygan police responded to alligator sighting reports on July 20.
After capturing the exotic animal, it was turned over to the DNR.
Officials believe the alligator was abandoned by a pet owner.
Wisconsin law regulates the introduction, stocking and release of wild animals and violators can face a fine of $539.50 for the illegal release of a wild animal.
This case is still under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the DNR at 1-800-TIP-WDNR.


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Blue-collar workers have highest eligibility for short-term disability benefits, lowest for long-term
November 29, 1999
Blue-collar employees in medium and large private establishments are more likely to be eligible to receive short-term disability benefits than other employees, but are much less likely to receive long-term disability benefits.
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In 1997, 58 percent of full-time blue-collar workers in medium and large private establishments were covered by a short-term disability benefit. Coverage rates were somewhat lower for other workers: 54 percent of professional and technical employees and 52 percent of clerical and sales employees were covered by a short-term disability benefit.
While over half of blue-collar workers were eligible to receive short-term disability benefits, just over a quarter—28 percent— could receive long-term disability benefits. In contrast, 62 percent of professional and technical employees were eligible for long-term disability benefits, as were 52 percent of clerical and sales employees.
Short-term disability benefits provide for salary replacement, most often partial, for a 6- to 12-month period. Long-term disability benefits provide a monthly cash amount to eligible employees who, due to nonwork-related illness or injury, are unable to work for an extended period of time; most participants have a waiting period of 3 or 6 months, or until sick leave and short-term disability benefits end, before benefit payments begin.
These data are from the BLS Employee Benefits Survey. Learn more in Employee Benefits in Medium and Large Establishments, 1997, BLS Bulletin 2517 (PDF 804 K)..
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Blue-collar workers have highest eligibility for short-term disability benefits, lowest for long-term on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/1999/nov/wk5/art01.htm (visited September 28, 2016).
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That was far from pretty, but ugly wins tell you a whole lot more about a team's makeup and versatility than a blowout victory ever will. Lynch and the run game is the engine that drives the offense, and to the Panthers' credit their front seven (holy crap do they have a great front seven) corralled him all game long. That gave their pass rushers carte blanche to tee off on Wilson, and he still managed to throw for over 300 yards and a game-winning touchdown.
Doug Baldwin is clearly healthy again and looking like he's back to being the reliable catch machine he was in 2011, and somehow the Seahawks managed to put Hauschka"s jersey on a howitzer and sneak it on to the field. I have no idea how he managed to get so much extra distance on his kicks in one offseason, but when he decides to hang up his cleats he's got a a second career selling strength training programs via late-night infomercials.
On the negative side, the o-line was pushed around all game long — McQuistan was particularly ineffective, but when Carpenter stepped in to spell/replace him I soon found myself begging the coaches to put McQuistan back in the lineup. That's a bad sign for Carpenter.
Also, the defense's outside rush was anemic at best. Schofield gets a C+ for his one sack and intermittent pressure, but Mayowa did next to nothing to distinguish himself on his snaps. The season is still early yet, but if he wants to avoid being the guy who gets the boot to make room for Irvin's return in a few weeks he really needs to step up his game. I also didn't see much from Bennett, but I spent most of my time watching the defensive ends so for now I'll hold off on saying anything about his performance until I can spend some time watching him on the all-22 film.
But enough nitpicking — the Seahawks are 1-0, and life is feeling pretty damn good right now.


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I make ground beef jerky, use my dehydrator to get it mostly done and finish it off by using a pan of chips for an hour in the Little Chief smoker (vary for your desired smoke level).
I am making jerky today and considering using my Big chief smoker to do so, in part b/c most recipes (including Mark's) suggest using "liquid smoke". I figure that real smoke is more primal. Has anyone used a smoker? Other options I have are a dehydrator and the oven. Any advice would be helpful.
I am also open to your favorite marinade recipe.
Thanks in advance,
One Delta Ten Tango
I make ground beef jerky, use my dehydrator to get it mostly done and finish it off by using a pan of chips for an hour in the Little Chief smoker (vary for your desired smoke level).
I used the marinade recipe listed here on MDA (plus some Merlot) and dipped the meat into hot marinade for ~1min (small batches) and dried it in the oven - straight on the racks. Super easy and sooooo good! The first time I made it, my daughter and I ate most of it before it was completely done, running back to the oven every 5 minutes!
Thanks Mud Flinger and Blackbird. I went with the MDA recipe, hot marinade, and did the whole deal in the Big Chief. 2 pans of chips over a 8 hr smkoe/cook. It came out very, very tasty. I used flank steak. I'll have to try the ground beef jerky next.
Hi OneDelta. Good to hear you had success. I take it the temperature didn't get too hot in the smoker. I tried using my Brinkmann electric smoker and it got way too hot even with ice in the water pan. Do you know what temp your smoker was running?
I think I will do some experimenting with the dehydrator and try to rig up a thermometer in the smoker to better dial things in.
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I use my Little Chief and it's great. Takes about 8-12 hrs - give or take depending on the thickness of the meat and temperature outside.
My favourite marinade is just tamari sauce and maple syrup - about 2:1 ratio. And the best cut for beef jerky is HEART. It makes fantastic jerky.


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Northwest NEWS
ovember 19, 2001
SEPAC will host special needs advocate, paralegal
Northshore School District's Special Education Parent's Advisory Council (SEPAC) presents Advocacy within the Education System from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at Ricketts Auditorium, 18315 Bothell Way NE.
Stacy Gillet, special needs advocate and paralegal, will discuss advocating for your child in the school system. She will share resources and information about your student, the school's responsibilities and ways to work together in partnership.
To reserve free childcare, call (425) 489-6311 by noon Monday, Nov. 26.
Childcare will be in Ricketts, Room 23.


text: Halloween 2012 Some Northwest Latinos blend Halloween, Day of The Dead By Anna King • Oct 31, 2012 PASCO, Wash. – Just as this year's Halloween fades into memory, many Northwest Latino families are getting ready for the Day of the Dead. The traditional Mexican holiday is on Friday. Some families blend the two holidays. In Pasco, Washington, bakeries can hardly churn out enough seasonal pan muerto . It's a type of semi-sweet bread that has the shapes of bones and skulls baked right in. Bats are beneficial, says rehab volunteer By Bellamy Pailthorp • Oct 31, 2012 Bellamy Pailthorp / KPLU News It's Halloween – a time when black cats and bats are demonized or depicted as scary. But bats are actually one of the most unique mammals on the planet. Scientists say they're vital to the health of our ecosystem. So today, KPLU environment reporter Bellamy Pailthorp met with a woman who has taken it upon herself to re-habilitate as many injured bats as she can find. Bill Gates is being a Halloween buzzkill with his healthy candy By Jake Ellison • Oct 31, 2012 Wikimedia Commons Doesn't this guy ever let his hair down? It's Halloween! A long and important tradition, at least as far as I remember, was getting far too much candy and then hoarding it for months. (A parallel tradition only surfaced sometime after the 1980s: fighting over how much of the trick-or-treat take our kids were going to keep.) Now though, there's "healthier" candy … where's the fun in that? Well, Bill Gates is still just the second richest man in the world … so he has to stay on his game, evidently. So, he wrote on his blog that he's enamored of great tasting candy that's suppos' to be good for you. Behind a Halloween mask, even 'good' kids can turn into thieves By Shankar Vedantam • Oct 31, 2012 Vampires and monsters will be out in force tonight, but some of the darkest creatures out there might be your little angels inside those Halloween costumes.


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We just returned from the Disney Dream 11/17-11/21 and it was truly exceptional. Disney sets the cruise standard. This was our first Disney cruise and it was so easy to board! We booked 2 staterooms (7514 and 7516 adjoining). Everything on this ship is "to infinity and beyond"...you will not find better food quality & dining service, entertainment, activities, cleanliness and innovations on any other cruise line. We loved the new "Disney Dream" App for the iPhone which was convenient and informative. Our servers Ajus (Indonesia) and Sergio (Portugal) were excellent and so attentive...they worked hard at breakfast, lunch and dinner to bring everything we wanted and more! They knew what drinks we liked and made great suggestions based on our tastes and preferences. They brought me a Mickey Mouse ice cream bar the last night of the cruise as a "magical" surprise, along with my dessert trio. They made us laugh every day and yet were so professional.
Our stateroom host Aida kept the room so clean and brought ice twice/day.
Take this cruise. You will not be disappointed.


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WASHINGTON - Despite having "productive" budget negotiations with President Barack Obama Wednesday, Republicans said no real breakthrough was produced by the meeting.
GOP lawmakers are leaning on the president to approve trillions of dollars in spending cuts in exchange for an increase in America's borrowing power.
"Ultimately there was no discussion about whether, dollar for dollar, how far we're going to spread this out over the next 10 years," Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., told ABC News after the talks.
"So there's a lot of maneuvering... we've got a long way to go. But I felt that it was a good step, and I appreciated his invitation to us," Stutzman said.
Dozens of Republicans accepted the invitation to the White House to press Obama for political leadership on spending cuts.
"We have a debt crisis coming. We have to deal with this and if we want to grow jobs and the economy, we've got to get spending under control," Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said. "We've got to get our debt under control."
Results are yet to be seen, and White House Spokesman Jay Carney said a deep division remains on how to reform Medicare.
"This is not the forum with that many people in the room to put out proposals and spreadsheets and start negotiating details," he said.
House Speaker John Boehner sent the president a letter signed by more than 150 economists who agree that increasing the debt limit without cutting spending threatens job growth.
"This is the moment. This is the window of opportunity where we can deal with this on our terms," Boehner said.
It appears the president will have to meet at least some of the Republicans' demands for spending cuts.
Tuesday, 82 Democrats voted with House Republicans to kill a bill designed to raise the debt limit by $2.4 billion without cutting spending.
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"I think that's going to strengthen the hand of our speaker John Boehner in saying we're going to have to have some major systemic changes to the way we're doing business around here," he explained.
But even some lawmakers who want to cut spending also worry about America defaulting on its debts.
"We cannot default on our debt because the impact on the economy would be enormous," Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., he said.
"The interest rates would go up, the cost of borrowing for you if you were trying to buy a car, or a house, business -- all of that would increase," he explained. "And it would ruin our reputation for paying our bills."
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Castro Fires Course-Record-Tying 63 at Players Championship
Though there are still many holes to go, Robert Castro got off to a rousing start at the Players Championship. Golf's so-called "fifth major" began Thursday at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Castro, a 27-year-old Texan, started play on the 10th tee. The Georgia Tech grad carded five birdies on his first nine holes to make the turn in 5-under 31, then eagled the par-5 second (his 11th) at the Pete Dye-designed course before tacking on two more birdies for a 32 on his home half.
Castro's 63 matched the course and tournament record, set by Fred Couples and Greg Norman in 1992 and 1994, respectively. "It was a fun day," Castro told PGATour.com.
How fun was it? Castro missed only one fairway, hit 15 of 18 greens in regulation and needed only 26 putts for the early first-round lead in the $9.5 million event. "I hit it close a lot," he added.
He also became the 75th player in the history of the Players Championship to birdie each hole in the Stadium course's "Gauntlet" - Nos. 16, 17 and 18. But, as it turns out, such a display on those holes is no guarantee of a victory as none of the previous 74 players who accomplished that feat won the tournament.
Also getting off to hot starts with 6-under 66s were Zach Johnson and Rory McIlroy, with Casey Wittenberg, Hunter Mahan and Steve Stricker carding 67s at the approximate halfway point of the first round.
McIlroy, coming off a T-10 finish in last week's Wells Fargo Championship, felt he was entering the Players with his game in good shape. "I'm coming off the back of a pretty good week," the 24-year-old Northern Irishman told reporters Wednesday.
"I felt like the finish didn't really reflect how I played. From tee to green I was very solid last week. I just couldn't really get the putter going at all. But really happy with where my game is coming into this week, so hopefully I can see the weekend here for the first time."
Reigning Masters champion Adam Scott is playing competitively for the first time since nearly a month ago when he became the first Australian to win a green jacket. The 32-year-old, who took a vacation in the Bahamas and basically relaxed following his performance at Augusta National, shot a 69 Thursday.
On Wednesday Scott told the media he did his usual routine and took some time off following a major championship. "Put the clubs away for a little while. I left (them away) another week, which felt good, and I managed to just have no agenda for that week and enjoy myself and do nothing for a few days. It was nice."
Former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen also opened with a 69, with two other major winners, Keegan Bradley and Graeme McDowell, carding 2-under 70s.
One of the day's marquee threesomes - Tiger Woods, Brandt Snedeker and defending Players champion Matt Kuchar - tee off at 1:49 p.m.
Right behind them is Vijay Singh, who caused an uproar Wednesday when he filed a lawsuit in New York against the PGA Tour, claiming the Tour exposed him to "public humiliation and ridicule" during its 12-week investigation into his admitted use of deer-antler spray.
Bob Estes withdrew from the Players Championship before his round Thursday, citing illness, and was replaced by Scott Langley. Retief Goosen also withdrew. The 44-year-old South African, who began play on the 10th tee Thursday, was at even-par through nine holes before pulling out with a back injury.
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Reed Krakoff Is Back in Fashion With a Kohl's Line
The collection drops in April, and everything is under $129.By Véronique Hyland
The collection drops in April, and everything is under $129.By Véronique Hyland
The brand's store and site will still be open.By Véronique Hyland
The runways were a paintbox of color.By Véronique Hyland
Marni, Van Noten, Reed Krakoff, and more.By Diana Tsui
Our favorites from Michael Kors, Marchesa, Proenza, and more.By Rebecca Ramsey
Waiting for Kanye.By Stella Bugbee and Isabel Wilkinson
Furry shoes, cool fabrics, layering galore.By Diana Tsui
*Golf clap.*By Charlotte Cowles
Show how much you know from last week.By Diana Tsui
Show how much you know about the runways here.By Diana Tsui
American designers like Tory Burch, J.Crew, and Michael Kors give us pragmatism, but they also give us joy.By Robin Givhan
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Bethann Hardison issued a letter calling out design houses she characterizes as "racist."By Robin Givhan
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All the forward motion in New York, Milan, and Paris.
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This spring semester, The University of Texas-Pan American will be changing the venue for the commencement ceremonies, scheduled for Saturday, May 12, from the UTPA Fieldhouse to the new McAllen Convention Center, located on South Ware Road and Expressway 83.
The University's decision to move the commencement venue was prompted by the increase in UTPA graduates and their guests over the years said Dr. Ana Maria Rodriguez, chair of the Commencement Committee and senior vice provost for undergraduate studies. This semester, the 1,452 prospective candidates for degrees include 1,103 for bachelor's degrees, 336 candidates for master's degrees and 13 for doctoral degrees.
"Our fieldhouse can only accommodate so many people. When we began to issue a limited number of tickets to students, they began to request that we look at holding commencement at a location where we could accommodate more people. Therefore, the administration's decision to change the venue was made in response to student needs and with a great deal of student input. The safety of graduates, their families and guests was also an issue that was considered," Rodriguez said.
The McAllen Convention Center will seat 528 graduates and 4,894 guests, while the UTPA Fieldhouse seats between 450-500 graduates on the floor and 3,700 guests on the bleachers.
The committee took two years in exploring several venues around the Rio Grande Valley before settling on the $62 million facility she said. The committee found the UTPA commencement calendar, which is planned three to four years in advance, and the convention center calendar were a good match for this academic year.
"The McAllen Convention Center is a new venue in the Rio Grande Valley that is able to accommodate a large number of people for one event," she said. "The staff at the convention center has worked well with us in planning and designing the event, since an event such as this will be a first. There is also ample parking spaces available to accommodate the guests."
This semester, prospective graduates will be allotted 12 tickets for their family members and guests to comply with the Fire Marshal's Code of maximum seating capacity for the convention center. In previous semesters they were designated six tickets each. Guests attending the commencement ceremonies will be required to present a ticket to be admitted.
"Graduates, their families, guests and audience can expect grand ceremonies, solemn and celebrative, as they have always been at the UTPA Fieldhouse, but now held in a brand new majestic center," Rodriguez said.
Also this semester, the University will go to a three-ceremony format starting at 9 a.m. with the College of Education, which features 393 prospective graduates, the largest group in any of the six colleges. At 1:30 p.m. the College of Business Administration (224) and College of Health Sciences and Human Services (240) will share the arena. The final ceremony of the day at 5:30 p.m. will combine the College of Arts and Humanities (223), College of Science and Engineering (218) and College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (154).
Serving as the 2007 spring commencement speakers will be Noé Hinojosa Jr., president and CEO of Estrada Hinojosa & Company, Inc., who will be speaking at 9 a.m.; Edward H. Muñoz, principal of Muñoz Group, who will be addressing the 1:30 p.m. ceremony; and Sylvia M. Courtney, vice president of engineering for Raytheon Company, will speak at 5:30 p.m.
For more information or special accommodations, contact the Office of the Registrar at 956/381-2389 no later than Thursday, May 10.


text: Posted February 21, 2013 more importantly why are women interviewing naked men in the locker rooms after games.... it will never happen. she can be apart of the lingerie league which is stupid too.\\ just sexual assault case waiting to happen men/women in sports dont mix. yes she can be viewed a s an athlete ....im just saying she dont need to around men sports.....it too dangerous for women and a sexual assault case waiting to happen. i love women athletes and im all for equal rights but some things are taking it to far. oh yeah so now that women are considered "equal" lets put them in the ring with prime mike tyson......no excuses.....see what im talking about. its stuPID(in the words of barry bonds lol) Women should never push into masculine terroritory, doing so is just asking for a good raping, amirite?!?! 2 people like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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My New Favorite Web Tool - Socrative
I believe I have stated before that my teaching situation is unique. I teach at a very rural school, with limited technology. There is also not a lot of teachers that desire technology in their classroom here. Because of this situation, I am able to park our lone mobile lab of 20 computers in my classroom. So far, no one has expressed an interest in driving it to their room.
So my kids have their own laptop, all day long. I realize this does not always happen, and I am grateful for it. Well, since my kids all have a computer, we get to do some pretty cool stuff.
The latest tool we have been using is Socrative. I believe it is still in some form of beta, as you have to sign up and some people have expressed that they have not been given access.
After signing up, Socrative gives you a space for you to interact with your kids in a secure room. You can set up questions for them to answer in the form of short answer, multiple choice, and a few others choices. This website actually removes the need for a classroom response system. (Woohoo since we are never affording that!)
So far we have used the site as a place to conduct our spelling bee, answer group questions for social studies, and do math problems together. To allow my kids to be anonymous, I have given them a number from 1-21 to include with their answer. This allows me to know who answered what, and without the other kids making fun of their answers. After the kids respond, I can project all the answers up on the big screen.
After you have signed up Socrative will give you two links. One will be for the teacher, and the other link will be for the kids. A great feature is that the kids must sign into the room, and you get to keep the same room. Another great feature is that you can create pre-made quizzes that you can load up for the kids. It would be great to see a hub form where teachers can save and share quizzes they have made.
Have you had a chance to check this tool out? How are you using it?
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