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"Yeah, I did,'' Catron said after Monday's practice at Matthew Knight Arena, hours after the league honors were announced. "I was kind of disappointed, but I was happy even to be mentioned with those guys.''
Catron, the first Oregon player to gain all-league honors since Maarty Leunen (also second team) in 2007-08, is averaging a career-high 15.3 points (seventh in the league) and 6.3 rebounds (11th) in 27.2 minutes.
He has scored in double figures in 21 of 28 games this year and is coming off a career-high 28-point performance Saturday against No. 18 Arizona in Tucson, where he became Oregon's 30th 1,000-point career scorer.
The 10-man first team includes three players from UCLA (Tyler Honeycutt, Malcolm Lee and Reeves Nelson), two from Washington (Isaiah Thomas and Matthew Bryan-Amaning) and one from league champion Arizona.
That one is Derrick Williams, the easy choice for Player of the Year. Williams, the remarkably efficient forward who averaged 18.8 points and 8.2 rebounds, became the fourth sophomore to win it, after Cal's Jason Kidd (1994), Arizona's Mike Bibby (1998) and Arizona State's James Harden (2009).
Arizona's Sean Miller, who guided his team to a league title and a 14-4 Pac-10 record, was named Coach of the Year.
All the honors are voted on by the coaches, who cannot vote for themselves or their players. Oregon coach Dana Altman had Miller and Williams on his ballot.
"A team that wins the league like that, it's pretty hard not to vote for those guys,'' Altman said.
USC guard Marcus Simmons was named Defensive Player of the Year, in a bit of an upset over UCLA guard Malcolm Lee. Simmons keyed USC's league-best defense (62.9 points) that helped the Trojans to a fourth-place tie in the Pac-10.
Freshman of the Year went to California guard Allen Crabbe, an honorable mention for the All-Pac-10 team. Crabbe averaged 16.4 points in Pac-10 play, hitting 48.1 percent of his three-point shots.
Only one player from a team outside the league's top six, Stanford guard Jeremy Green, made the first team.
Catron figured to have a shot not only at the first team, but also at Most Improved Player. That honor, though, went to Bryan-Amaning, who was fourth in the Pac-10 in both scoring (16.9 points) and rebounding (9.2) in Pac-10 play. He averaged 8.8 points and 5.9 rebounds last season.
Jared Cunningham, the athletic and disruptive guard who leads the league in steals (2.75), joined Catron on the second team and also made the All-Defensive team. Oregon's Malcolm Armstead, second in the league in steals (2.17), was not among the top eight vote-getters for the defensive honors.
As for Catron, Oregon forward E.J. Singler said he was "very surprised'' to hear he wasn't included on the first team.
"I think he was one of the best players in the league and deserved to be on the first team,'' Singler said.
Then again, ending the regular season with four straight losses doesn't exactly drum up support for these things.
"If we had done a little better as a group,'' Altman said, "he'd probably been recognized as a first-teamer.''

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The Securities and Exchange Commission closed out the year with its first non-prosecution agreement under the Enforcement Cooperation Initiative launched earlier this year.
The honor goes to Atlanta-based children's clothing marketer Carter's Inc., which won't be charged with any violations of the federal securities laws relating to SEC allegations of fraud and insider trading by its former Executive Vice President Joseph Elles.
Non-prosecution agreements are one of the tools the SEC added to its enforcement arsenal in January as part of a broader effort to encourage greater cooperation from individuals and companies in investigations and enforcement actions.
In announcing the NPA, the Commission said the agreement reflects the "relatively isolated nature of the unlawful conduct, Carter's prompt and complete self-reporting of the misconduct to the SEC, its exemplary and extensive cooperation in the investigation, including undertaking a thorough and comprehensive internal investigation, and Carter's extensive and substantial remedial actions."
The SEC charged Elles with financial fraud and insider trading, which it said caused Carter's to understate expenses and overstate net income for several reporting periods, leading the company to restate its financial results for fiscal years 2004 through 2008, and the fiscal quarters from Sept.29, 2007 through July 4, 2009.
The SEC alleges that, from 2004 to 2009, Elles inflated the company's earnings by giving Kohl's, its largest wholesale customer, huge discounts to buy more clothing and hid it by getting the Kohl's to defer subtracting the discounts from payments. He also created and signed false documents that misrepresented the timing and amount of those discounts, and pocketed $4.7 million in profit from insider trading in shares of Carter's common stock between May 2005 and March 2009, according to the Dec. 20 SEC complaint. Elles was terminated from the Company in March 2009.
"The SEC is clearly sending the message that they intend to wield a very big stick, but for those companies that, in an effective and sincere way, step up and voluntarily self-report, effectively cooperate and remediate the situation that gave rise to the underlying conduct, there are also carrots," says Randall Bodner, a partner in the law firm Ropes & Gray who co-led the team representing Carter's.
Under the terms of the non-prosecution agreement, Carter's agreed to cooperate fully in any further SEC investigation and in the enforcement action filed against Elles, including producing non-privileged documents and other materials requested by the staff.
"Carter's did the right thing by promptly self-reporting the misconduct, taking thorough remedial action, and extensively cooperating with our investigation, for which it received the benefits of a non-prosecution agreement," SEC Enforcement Division director Robert Khuzami, said. "In such circumstances, incentivizing appropriate corporate response to misconduct through the use of non-prosecution agreements is in the best interest of companies, shareholders and the SEC alike."
The SEC is seeking permanent injunctive relief, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains with prejudgment interest, financial penalties, and an officer and director bar against Elles. Its investigation is continuing.
"The fact that the SEC's first non-prosecution agreement is with a public company shows that the Commission wanted this case to get the attention of markets and public companies," says Rick Firestone, a partner in the law firm McDermott Will & Emery, formerly an associate director in the SEC's Enforcement Division.
It remains be seen whether the Commission will give companies that cooperate a full pass in the form of a NPA on more regular basis or not, says Firestone. "In this case, the conduct was isolated," he says. "It's an open question in cases of broader misconduct where a company provides extraordinary cooperation whether they'll be the beneficiaries of a non-prosecution agreement."


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With the 2009 Formula One season opener in Melbourne, Australia only 72 day away, Ferrari debuts its 2009 competitor.
The 2009 Ferrari Formula One competitor is dubbed the F60 to denote Ferrari's 60th season of involvement in the racing series. The car is significantly changed from the 2008 car as mandated by the rules. According to Ferrari's Felipe Massa "all these things make it very different for us all to drive" referring to the addition of KERS and rule changes.
With the new aerodynamic regulations, Ferrari had to redesign the layout of the car, sidepods, and safety components for optimal weight distribution. This included redesigning the transmission to help aid the car's aerodynamic efficiency. The transmission is an updated version of the 7-speed limited-slip differential semi-automatic electronically controlled gearbox. The transmission is still placed longitudinally and encased in carbon fiber.
The car has an updated 2.4-liter V-8 engine, designated the 056, which remains a structural element. In accordance with the 2009 rules, the 056 V-8 rev-limiter has been reduced to 18,000 RPM and the engine will hopefully last 2500 km. With Formula One operating costs so high, each driver is allowed only eight engines for the 17 races in the 2009 season.
In accordance with the 2009 rule changes, the kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) makes its debut this season as well. Ferrari's system has been developed in cooperation with Magneti Marelli and Felipe Massa has been positive about the system so far. In addition to redesigning the car to substantial rule changes, Ferrari will use a new Brembo designed braking system. The new Brembo's use ventilated carbon fiber disks.
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I'm Boycotting Our National Weight Loss Obsession (And You Should Too)Lizzie Heiselt
Okay, I get it. Our country has a weight problem. So many overweight and obese people are weighing down our healthcare system and our airplanes, causing the population as a whole and individuals specifically to have to pay more. We don't know how to eat and we've forgotten how to move. Weight loss is a national obsession. And with good reason. Recent studies show that while American obesity rates have leveled off, that doesn't make being obese any less dangerous: Nationally, nearly 20% of deaths are connected with carrying too much weight.
Those are some pretty serious numbers. But, this is still generally speaking, of course. In general, we have a weight problem. But specifically, I don't. And neither do most of my friends. A few of my family might. And yet, no matter who I am with or what the occasion, it's always a part of the conversation: How do you stay thin? Or This is my new weight-loss plan. Or I'm cutting out sugar (or gluten, or dairy), just to see what happens.
It's starting to drive me a little crazy. I mean, why are we even talking about this? Among my friends, nobody here has a weight problem and everybody knows how to eat. We're all active, energetic people. And yet, here we are swapping diet tips like our lives depend on it. Why are we wasting our breath?
Is it simply because it's expected? Because so many people do struggle with weight, that even those of us who don't are feeling the burden? Because everyone knows someone who is trying to lose the baby weight, or who has committed to get healthier, or who has started training for something in an attempt to become lighter? I get it. It's an easy conversation topic, like the weather, or how was your weekend, and it gives us some common ground to think that, "Hey, we're all in this heavy life together."
On one level, it's great that it has become such an easy thing to talk about. People are understanding of how hard it can be to lose weight and keep it off. It is, perhaps, less isolating than it once was to be overweight, and it can be easier to find a supportive community to "get healthy" with. Plus it's easy to find helpful information on what to eat and how to sneak in more exercise.
But on another level, the constant chatter about weight loss and dieting are feeding the paranoia in unhealthy ways. Those who are least likely to need to lose weight develop body image issues and eating disorders. Those who already lead active, healthy lifestyles are wondering if they're doing enough, as if they could lose the weight for a couple of others if they just ate even better and exercised even more. It becomes muffled background noise to those who most need to hear it loudly and clearly. And the constant harping is likely not helping those who truly do suffer, both mentally and physically, from being overweight.
So maybe we could tone it down a notch? Give ourselves a break to regroup and come at it from a different angle? Or maybe just take a page out of Elvis's songbook: A little less conversation, a little more action.
In my perfect world, talking about weight, body image, and diet habits would be the exception rather than the rule. But since that's not likely to happen anytime soon, maybe I'll take a new tack: The next time someone starts talking about their new weight loss plan, I'll invite them to walk and talk about it right then. Or maybe I'll start doing jumping jacks, just for fun. Or I'll take them straight into the kitchen and show them how to make my favorite quick-and-healthy dish.
Maybe that will get some results.


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Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:41:00 – The Baggies are looking to bring in further reinforcements before the end of the transfer window and have been linked with Romao, as well as Lorient team-mate Arnold Mvuemba.
According to reports, Mvuemba has been given the green light to move on this summer and could be set to return to England, having played for Portsmouth earlier in his career.
Romao is understood to have been identified as somebody who could strengthen West Brom's midfield, but he is unsure if a deal will materialise.
The 28-year-old established himself as a key player for Lorient last season and is staying calm as he waits to see how the rest of the summer unfolds.
He said: "I have heard about the rumours, however, I have a contract until 2014 with Lorient.
"They have not told me anything about selling me, so let's wait and see."


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Horn on the horn
The Thrill and the Agony This week in sports by Chas Walker Horn on the horn It is a "cell-abration" that few will forget.
On the picket line at Safeway
OAKLAND, Calif. – "I'm here to fight for my benefits," said Teresa Gonzales. Gonzales is a picket captain for the United Food and Commercial Workers union from Hawaiian Gardens in Southern California.
New video exposes Bushs lies
Review "Uncovered: The Whole Truth about the Iraq War" Produced and directed by Robert Greenwald, in video or DVD format, 56 minutes, $14.95. By Todd Tollefson
Heartbeat of Buena Vista Ruben Gonzalez, 84, Cuban pianist
HAVANA (AP) – Cuban pianist Ruben Gonzalez, who found new fame in the mid-1990s playing with Compay Segundo's Buena Vista Social Club band, died Dec. 8 in Havana. He was 84.
The L factor: Icons of Latino art and politics
NEW YORK – Latino art in U.S. culture, like Latinos themselves, cannot be easily categorized or narrowly defined. A bold new exhibit at Exit Art provides a box-of-chocolates sampling of a new generation of Latino artists which ranges from the humorous to the eclectic to the bizarre to the sublime.
Wheres Santa?
Review Children at Risk: Protecting New York City's Youths, 1653-2003 The New-York Historical Society 2 West 77th Street New York City Through April 4, 2004
How much for that dog?
Every so often, while I'm out walking my dogs, someone offers me money for my well-behaved beauties. Sometimes it's just a playful and friendly joke – people are often inspired to say friendly words at the sight of such happy dogs.
Phil who? Ochs legacy continues today
For those not fortunate enough to recall, Phil Ochs was one of our nation's most profound folk singers in the period that bridged the Civil Rights, antiwar and feminist movements.
A must-see film on the great theft of 2000
Review Imagine being an African American pastor never arrested for anything in your life. You show up at the polls on election day and are told you can't vote because you're a convicted felon.
The perfect gift for the holidays
Each year it seems the holidays come a little earlier. Before you've put away your bathing suits and sunscreen, bells are jingling and kids are lined up to see Santa.


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Lloyds TSB has a new Cash Isa Saver – Base Rate Tracker which keeps pace with base rate changes.
The new Cash Isa is set to compliment the Lloyds TSB Tracker Bond which was launched earlier in the year.
The new savings account has interest of 2.35% AER/Tax Free (tracks 1.85% over the Bank of England base rate for 12 months*)
The minimum balance is just £1 and the maximum £5,340, the Cash ISA limit for this tax year and the account is available to both new and existing Lloyds TSB customers with transfers in also allowed.
Greg Coughlan, Head of Savings at Lloyds TSB said "We understand savers are eager to get the most out of their savings but are uncertain what to do with the continued speculation that interest rates will change.
"Taking these concerns on board, we have designed Cash ISA Saver – Base Rate Tracker which allows customers to make the most out of their savings with tax free interest earnings and an interest rate that keeps pace with base rate changes."
MoneyHighStreet comments: "A base rate linked savings product sounds like a great idea, however, with the base rate predicted to stay low for some time are there alternative options to also consider?
"For example, Birmingham Midshires offer inflation linked ISAs which are designed to prevent your money being worn away as inflation rises.
"If you're looking to invest your money for a year, there are options available too that may be attractive, including the ING Direct Cash ISA currently offering a guaranteed rate of 3%.
"You of course need to make your own decisions as to what's best to meet your own specific needs.
"Whatever you opt for, make sure you keep an eye on the interest being paid and ensure you continue to get the best deal – it's all too easy to almost forget your savings accounts thinking they are continuing to earn a good rate of return when in fact initial bonus payments may have been paid and your account may be languishing on a poor interest rate."
* Rates on the Cash Isa Saver – Base Rate Tracker will change on the 1st working day of the month following a change in the Bank of England base rate. Account reverts to the variable Cash ISA Saver currently paying 1%


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Postings on the Web site Justusboys.com's message board, which appear to have been written by Clementi under the alias "cit2mo," document his feelings and actions in the hours leading up to his Sept. 22 suicide.
"I'm kinda pissed at him," Clementi apparently wrote about his roommate on Sept. 21. "It would be nice to get him into trouble ... I feel like the only thing the school might do is find me another roommate ... and I'd probably just end up with somebody worse than him."
"I mean aside from being an a–––e from time to time, he's a pretty decent roommate."
While many questions remain, Clementi's apparent online postings, which seem to follow a realistic timeline of events, reveal a young man who was struggling with what actions to take next.
In a Sept. 21 post, Clementi, 18, expressed his anger, writing on the message board, "the fact that the people he was with saw my making out with a guy as the scandal, whereas I mean come on...he was SPYING ON ME...do they see something wrong with this?"
But later that evening, he wrote, "Revenge never ends well for me. As much as I would love to pour pink paint all over his stuff … that would just let him win."
Final Hours
On Sept. 22, Clementi logged back on to the site at 4:38 a.m. with an update.
"So I wanted to have the guy over again. I texted roomie around 7 asking for the room later tonite and he said it was fine," he wrote. "When I got back to the room, I instantly noticed he had turned the webcam toward my bed and he had posted online again … saying...'Anyone want a free show just video chat with me tonight.' "
Then, Clementi apparently decided to get help.
"I ran to the nearest R.A. and set this thing in motion," he wrote. "We'll see what happens."
In a post two hours later, he wrote that his residence assistant took his concerns seriously. "He asked me to email him a written paragraph about exactly what happened," Clementi wrote. "I emailed it to him and to two people above him."
Later that night, though, Clementi drove onto the George Washington Bridge, parked his car and posted his final message on Facebook: "Jumping off the gw bridge. Sorry."
He then walked a mile onto the span and jumped to his death at approximately 8:50 p.m.
Clementi's body was found in the Hudson River and identified on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the two Rutgers freshman, Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei, have each been charged with two counts each of invasion of privacy for "using the camera to view and transmit a live image."
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New students are automatically considered for College of Media, College of ACES, and Ag Comm specific scholarships offered through the University of Illinois. Your award letter will indicate whether the scholarship is one-time or has specific criteria for re-issuing. Please see the "other relevant scholarships" section below for additional scholarships we've identified as holding potential for students interested in Ag Comm.
The Ag Comm program offers scholarships each year to admitted and current students in the program. These scholarships, awarded on the basis of merit and carry awards of $500 - $1,000 each for the year awarded.
Newly admitted students are automatically considered. Current or continuing students who wish to apply for one of these scholarships should apply by going to the College of Media Scholarship Application.
These scholarships are administered by a committee of personnel from ACES, Media, and an Ag Comm facult member. One application will make you eligible for any one of the several scholarships we offer. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit as expressed through agricultural communications profession interests, efforts, achievements (including scholastic) and potentials in agricultural journalism and communications. This can and should be expressed in your essay on the application.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are up to their old tricks again, making moves trying to improve their chances to make the postseason.
According to the Dodgers' official Twitter account, they are getting Ricky Nolasco from the Miami Marlins for Steven Ames, Josh Wall and Angel Sanchez.
#Dodgers acquired pitcher Ricky Nolasco from the #Marlins in exchange for minor league pitchers Steven Ames, Josh Wall and Angel Sanchez.— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 7, 2013
It is no surprise that the Marlins have dealt Nolasco, who was making the most money on the roster at $11.5 million and in the final year of his deal. It should also come as no shock he is moving to L.A., since he is from Corona, Calif.
Here is our full breakdown of the deal for both sides and what it means looking to the future, both this year and beyond.
Los Angeles Dodgers: B+
As so often happens when we assume a team has too much pitching, things quickly broke down.
Kershaw and Ryu have been doing their part, but Greinke battled a shoulder injury suffered in the infamous fight with Carlos Quentin. He also hasn't been very good on the days he has pitched, posting a 4.30 ERA and a 52-24 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 69 innings.
Capuano regressed just like a lot of people assumed he would after posting a 3.72 ERA last year to look more like the pitcher he was before the outlier season. Beckett is having neck surgery that will end his season. Billingsley has had elbow problems for a long time and finally had to get Tommy John surgery earlier this year.
Depth is a huge issue for the Dodgers' pitching staff right now, making Nolasco an even bigger priority than any other area the team could possibly look to upgrade right now.
There is some risk attached to Nolasco, since this is his first season with an ERA under 4.48 in five years, and his stuff is average at best. But right now, the team just needs someone who can give it innings more than anything else.
Of course, if you go deeper into the stats, you can see that Nolasco is throwing better than he has in a long time. His strikeout rate has increased from 5.89 in 2012 to 7.21 this year. His walk rate has fallen from 2.21 to 2.00, and his Fielding Independent ERA this season is better than his actual ERA (3.51).
The international spending money being shipped to L.A. gives the team a little more flexibility if it chooses to use it, but considering how thin the market for players is this year—not to mention, the fact it already invested $1 million into shortstop Lucas Tirado—it may be done with major moves in that area.
In exchange for Nolasco, the Dodgers really didn't give up anything of value. Wall, Ames and Sanchez are all in their mid-20s, have incredibly low-ceilings as relievers and aren't likely to contribute much in the big leagues.
Wall is the only one with big league experience under his belt, pitching in six games this season with an ERA of 18.00 and a 7-6 strikeout-to-walk ratio in seven innings.
Miami Marlins: D+
This one isn't quite as egregious as the fire sale from last winter since this team is going nowhere fast, Nolasco is in the final year of his deal and had no chance of returning to the team. But just looking at the value returned for one of the better and more durable starters on the market this summer is embarrassing.
Wall, Ames and Sanchez are strictly relievers.
Wall has the most potential of anyone in the deal, with a big frame and power fastball-slider combination that could be tempting to try in the rotation, but his command and control are such that he works best in short bursts.
Ames could turn out to be the best part of the deal for the Marlins. He is a bit undersized for a righty at 6'1", which is why he can't start, but his ability to hit his spots with an above-average fastball that sits in the low 90s with a decent slider help him get by.
Sanchez has been starting in Low-A and High-A this season, with mixed results because his command is still questionable, and the off-speed stuff remains a work-in progress, even though he is striking out more than a hitter per inning.
However, considering that Sanchez is physically mature at 23 years old and going up against players younger than him in the Midwest League before his promotion, you would hope to see something better than a 4.88 ERA and 108 baserunners allowed in 72 innings.
According to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com, Sanchez is the player the Marlins are highest on and was crucial to the deal.
Angel Sanchez, #Dodgers 8th rated prospect, according to http://t.co/RsMhXZdLeS, is considered key young arm in deal for #Marlins— Joe Frisaro (@JoeFrisaro) July 7, 2013
Working with a power fastball that sits in the mid-90s and a slider that can look like a plus pitch at times, Sanchez is an exciting arm for the Marlins to add. But again, thanks to an inability to throw quality strikes consistently, it is hard to see him being more than a reliever.
Of course, when you have a roster like what the Marlins do and are as deep into a rebuild as they are, just adding arms to your system might be the top priority at the moment.
This does seem like a knee-jerk move to make, especially with the number of teams who would be in the market for pitching as we move closer to the deadline.
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports noted that the Chicago Cubs trading of Scott Feldman to the Baltimore Orioles earlier this week may have hurt the market and asking price on Nolasco.
Ironically, Rosenthal also said that the Marlins were looking for prospects and not players who have made it to the big leagues and struggled but still have upside. Miami did get prospects, but the Cubs got a much better package for Feldman.
Note: MLB stats courtesy of Fangraphs.com; Minor League stats courtesy of MLB.com.
If you want to talk baseball, feel free to hit me up on Twitter with questions or comments.


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Diva, I am so glad your landlord agreed to 6 more months on the lease. Good! Maybe he & the gf will break up by then.
Doodle, did you eat a hot dog for lunch?
The earthquake was in Illinois. They say people felt it in all directions though. We're about 225 miles at least from where it happened & I felt it. Wild!
So, Mr K said he got the hospital bill for the surgery he had....they said we don't owe any money. I called the insurance company, they said we should not owe any money. How is that possible? I mean, I would be ecstatic if that were true, I just can't believe it. The insurance lady said our coverage was very good. But 100%?? That would be suuuuper sweet. And amazing. Mr K did say that the bill total was $16K. That's crazy. The most nutty thing on it was $40 for a blanket. Huh?
So I'm outta here in 25 mins. Yay! Going to the gym to work out with a friend. Then might go shop for that baby gift. That's all I got.
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Narrators: George (GS) and Margaret Schiffner (MS)
Interviewer: Louis Logan (LL)
Date: November 11, 1995
Moses Lake, Washington
[The following is a verbatim transcription]
Tape 2, Side B
MS: . . . Everyone wanted their niche in the water to benefit their area. And the people in the Spokane area wanted to have it come out of the Pend O'reille River and the Spokane River and the Washington Water Power got involved in it. And they were going to have the water go up around Spokane somehow. . .
. . . Clear back in the 1890s the Spokesman Review was putting articles in the paper keeping the pot stirred up about the project of putting water in this area. . .
. . . [reading from Bruce ?] "On July 18, 1918, Rufus Wood came to Ephrata looking for a story for his newspaper which was the Wenatchee Daily World. He talked to Billy Clapp who told him of a proposal to dam the Columbia and divert its flow into Grand Coulee. By doing so it would be possible to irrigate the basin and produce electricity. Woods printed this story and gave Clapp credit for the idea. The dam pictured by Woods would have diverted the portion of the flow directly into Grand Coulee, the ancient bed of the river."
And Bruce, in putting this thesis together, he interviewed C.C. Dill in Spokane, on October 13, 1949 in regards to his involvement. . . He had a lot to do with various proposals in regards to the dams.
. . . From the very beginning when people began coming into the basin the dream of putting water on this land was a vision that was not dropped. And Billy Clapp was one of these gentlemen with a vision. He was an attorney in Ephrata and both the Northern Pacific Railroad and the Great Northern Railroad conducted surveys in eastern Washington in the 1880s and the 1890s investigating ways to irrigate and attract settlers [reading from Pitzer]. . .
Well, they talked big. When it come down to it, it cost money and lots of times these dreams vanished because of the cost. . .
LL: . . . When you were a child, were railroads still important in this area?
GS: Railroads were everything. A lot of people will try to tell you that Highway 10 originally came through Moses Lake. Highway 10 did not come originally through Moses Lake. That was much later. Highway 10 came through Coulee City and Waterville and to Wenatchee and then over. . . Pass, and then. . .
The photograph shows my grandfather getting on a passenger train and I was told when I was a child that it was at Wheeler. And this railroad ran from Connell north to Coulee City and on into Spokane. And, with a stop in Wheeler. And railroads were everything. The problems of getting the Northern Pacific. I was just reading yesterday, through, originally the Northern Pacific came to Spokane and then down to Pasco and over the Oregon Washington Navigation Railroad tracks to Portland and north to Tacoma. They didn't go through here and it was quite a feat to put them through the mountains and to build the tunnel in Stampede Pass.
LL: So when would you say that Highways replaced railroads as the major form of transportation in the Moses Lake region?
GS: I can remember the Highway 10, which was actually State Highway 18 being built just before, as I remember, just before World War II. And before that the highway was, you traveled from Ritzville to Moses Lake on what we call Wheeler Road. And then it came across Moses Lake. . .
MS: . . . O'Sullivan, his name is very prominent in building this project and he wrote an article in 1919 that appeared in the Wenatchee World and the sad thing about it was that O'Sullivan put his life and his finances before this project. He never really saw the true dream come because he lost both his life and his life savings in promoting this project. That's how involved the man was. And of course, Nat Washington Sr., until his tragic death. That's our former State Senator's father, also was very prominent in promoting the earlier years of this project, along with Billy Clapp and Mr. Matthews from Ephrata. They were businessmen in the Ephrata area. . .
[talks about high dam vs. gravity plan]
GS: . . . One thing I would like to have an environmentalist explain to me is why they are so violently opposed to electricity. They oppose dams. Some of them even advocate tearing down dams. They're opposed to nuclear power. They even want to close down the nuclear power plants that are in existence. They fought a coal fired generator at Cle Elum, got it stopped. They fought a coal fired power plant at Creston and got it stopped. They fought and got stopped a natural gas plant at Creston and got it stopped. They're now in the process of fighting windmills at Bingen and I don't know if anybody's ever figured out another way to make electricity. I'd like to understand. . . why they're so opposed to electricity.
LL: Did the generation prior to you ever discuss what it was like without electricity here?
GS: Well I lived through that. As a boy we never had electricity on the farm. Then when I lived in town we had electricity, and so from, within four hours notice, why I would go from one extreme to another extreme. . .
I was four years old and I can remember living in a house that was a, it was a big central furnace in the basement that burnt coal and the house was kept nice and warm. Went from that to living out on the ranch where we burned wood and coal and the coal in this country that we burned, unless we shipped in from back east, was the coal from Cle Elum, and my mother always claimed that you carried in the bucket of coal and two buckets of ashes. . .
. . . What a lot of people don't realize is that the Moses Lake Irrigation District was established as we know it today in '29. In my understanding, prior to that, the right to pump water out of Moses Lake, it went to the Washington State Supreme Court three times. Now they irrigated, before the Columbia Basin [Project] obviously, because in '29 that was established. But the thing about it is that depended on the springs that were in the lake and also the runoff. And some years that was mighty slim. I can remember one year in particular that there was even a lawsuit over, some people opened up a spot alongside the lake near 2 northeast and Westshore Drive to let water out into the western part of the Mae Valley. In my understanding that went to court. But the Grand Coulee Project, the Moses Lake Irrigation District in the Columbia Basin Project here, the Irrigation District established by the Bureau, establishes Moses Lake and an adequate supply of water so that the Moses Lake Irrigation District does not run out of water during the year. So, without the Columbia Basin [Project] there would probably be a small amount of irrigation around Moses Lake, but that would be very small. . .
. . . One year. . . the dam broke and we had to patch it and also hold the water. And so we all chipped in money and or car bodies, all the old car bodies that people could gather up were taken down there and they dumped, they bulldozed the sand and car bodies in to keep the dam from washing, from holding the water that was there. It was vital. That was in the Flood of '48, I think. . .
MS: . . . [reading from Pitzer] What really got the dam going was that in 1932 it was "the election of Franklin Delanore Roosevelt and his New Deal in the White house, liberated programs suddenly offering prospects of immediate funding for public works ventures offering relief especially for the unemployed."
So the money was finally secured to start thinking about the dam. But you know that brought a lot of problems. The unemployed just flocked to the Northwest! To the Columbia Basin, up around the dam projects where they thought it was going to be built. There was no housing, no facilities of any kind, to accommodate. They tried to warn them to write ahead and see if there was a job available in their expertise, but they just panicked and raced out here, so. Because none of the communities that are up there, in 1932 were there. In fact there's some little communities that were there during the building of the dam that aren't there. . .
. . . the primary work started in 1933 and then a company got the bid for the coffer dam and the initials were MWAKS. . . that was six construction companies that formed that company. . .
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Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey A. Manning today sentenced former state Sen. Jane Orie to a prison term of between 2 1/2 and 10 years on corruption charges.
She was immediately taken into custody after the sentencing hearing today in Downtown Pittsburgh.
Orie, a Republican, made no statements. She had tears in her eyes as she was led away.
Manning called her actions a "flagrant and disgraceful violation" of the lawyers' oath.
Orie, 50, was found guilty in March of five felonies and nine misdemeanors. The charges, which included theft of services, ethics violations, tampering with evidence and forgery, stemmed from allegations she used her legislative staff to run fund-raisers and conduct campaign work. She has claimed the charges were politically motivated.


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plot(piecewise(0<=t and t<2, 4,2<=t and t<12,0), t=0..13);
But I'm not sure how to do it periodically. I thought about using modular arithmetic in the conditions and setting up something like
H(t)=piecewise(0<=modp1(f(t),12) and modp1(f(t),12)<2, 4,2<=modp1(f(t),12) and modp1(f(t),12)<12,0); but this clearly doesn't work.
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Joyce H. Spaetgens
Funeral services were held Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church for Joyce H. Spaetgens, 84, who passed away Sunday, September 5, 2010, at her home in Rayne.
Father Bill Ruskoski e officiated the services.
Survivors include her husband of sixty-three years, Tony Spaetgens of Rayne; three daughters, Karen and husband, Wayne Blanchard, of New Iberia, Mona and husband, Jim Gros, of Lafayette and Melanie Comeaux and Ken Leblanc of Scott; four grandchildren, Shelly and husband, Jerome Lange, Kaci Blanchard, Corey Gros and Jill Gros; two great-grandchildren, Laney Lange and Sakura Lange.
Mrs. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, Clinuis and Yvonne Hoffpauir; and one brother, Ronald Hoffpauir.
Visitation was Monday, September 6, 2010, from 2:00 until 9:00 p.m. and then 8:00 a.m. until time of services.
A Rosary was recited Monday at 7:00 in the evening.
Burial was in the St. Joseph Catholic Church Mausoleum #2 in Rayne under the direction of Duhon Funeral Home, L.L.C. of Rayne.
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Based solely on climatology, Oklahoma City has already passed the coldest part of winter. On average, the coldest week for the Capital City is the first week of January with low temperatures in the upper 20s and high temperatures in the upper 40s.
Does this mean that Oklahoma City will no longer see cold weather this winter? Absolutely not. Without a doubt, more waves of cold air are expected over the next two months but with longer days, days will slowly become warmer.
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COLUMBIA -- The whispers in Moncks Corner had grown in number and volume since December.
One of Berkeley County's best athletes had left the area to be South Carolina's point guard. But would Bruce Ellington ever consider playing for Steve Spurrier?
The answer came Thursday, as evidenced by the freshman's presence at USC's spring football practice. Ellington, who will join the football team this summer, intends to play both sports for the Gamecocks.
"From what I understand, he wants to play football next year," Spurrier said. "We'll go about it that way and give him an opportunity."
Ellington scampered out the field's side door Thursday, but he told The Post and Courier in January that he could not close the door on his football career.
"I think about it a lot," Ellington said. "I can't lie to you. I do think about playing football."
Ellington contacted receivers coach Steve Spurrier Jr. earlier in the week, expressing interest after months of considering the move. Ellington then informed basketball coach Darrin Horn, who had been bracing for this possibility for some time.
Horn has encouraged Ellington to follow his heart, but Horn also knows how destructive and disruptive the decision could be for Ellington's basketball development if he splits his time between the sports.
Ellington led the Gamecocks in scoring (12.8 points per game) and assists (3.2) as a freshman, but his productivity and efficiency slipped toward the end of the season. A calf injury in mid-February led to some of the decline. For the season, he shot 32.6 percent from the floor and 30.8 percent from 3-point range.
"From the first time I met Bruce I knew playing both sports in college was a possibility and we support him in every way we can," Horn said in a release. "We hope he has a lot of success in football and look forward to having him back next year for basketball."
The football team is targeting Ellington as a slot receiver who could take snaps at quarterback and also return punts and kickoffs.
"We'll get into all that a little later," Spurrier Jr. said. "We think somewhere on offense is where he should play."
Spurrier Jr. conceded the coaches aren't exactly sure how to use Ellington until they see him on the practice field.
They thought that would be this week, but the staff learned that an NCAA rule prohibits signees in basketball's early period from participating in another sport until after the player's first academic year.
Ellington can attend practices and work out on his own, using strength coach Craig Fitzgerald's recommendations, but he cannot participate in team activities until May.
There's some confidence that Ellington can be a dynamic addition to an offense that already includes All-America candidates in receiver Alshon Jeffery and running back Marcus Lattimore.
"Oh, yeah," Spurrier said, "he can help us."
Ellington was a combination back his junior season at Berkeley before leading the Stags to a state title in 2009 as a senior quarterback who inflicted a lot of damage with his legs. Most considered him the second-best high school player in the state that season, behind Lattimore.
"Based on high school, we think he can be a great player," Spurrier Jr. said. "That's all we know right now. Obviously, when you watch him play basketball, he's explosive and athletic and talented. He's an SEC-proven athlete now. I'd like to hope he could be a great one."
Berkeley football coach Jerry Brown attended the Gamecocks' practice Thursday, giving his support to Ellington's decision. The veteran coach has long said the 5-9, 200-pound Ellington is the best player he's ever seen, on his or any other team.
"Berkeley High School coaches, and our opponents, really understand how good Bruce is," Brown said. "I think a lot of other people have heard about it, but I don't think they understand how great he could be. It's going to be exciting to see him kind of come forward, to see him contribute."
One of the residual questions is what will become of Ellington's basketball career. The possibility remains that Ellington could at some point choose to play only football.
Spurrier Jr. said Ellington's quality academic record and maturity make it possible for him to play two sports, a growing rarity in college athletics.
"He doesn't have to make that decision now," Brown said. "He's given basketball a try. He misses football. It's as simple as that."
Ellington wore a big smile Thursday afternoon as he dribbled a football and watched USC's receivers run through drills.
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Red Cross blood drives scheduled for December
MARTINSBURG - The American Red Cross has announced its next blood drives. To be eligible to donate, donors must be 17, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in reasonably good health. Donors can give every 56 days. All blood types are needed - especially O-, A- and B-negative.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today: National Park Service, Harpers Ferry;
11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday: Calvary United Methodist Church;
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday: Holiday Inn, Martinsburg;
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 24: Moler Avenue Church of the Brethren;
1 to 7 p.m. Dec. 26: Shepherdstown Fire Hall;
1 to 7 p.m. Dec. 28: Leetown United Methodist Church;
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 29: Independent Bible Church.
For more information, call 800-732-0382 or visit www.redcrossblood.org.
Hospice training available in Jan.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Hospice of Washington County Inc., 747 Northern Ave., will hold its winter volunteer training program from noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 14, 18 and 23.
For more information, call Lindsay at 301-791-6360.
Zumba party set for Tues. and Thurs.
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION - Come join the "Zumba" party at 7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at the Jefferson County Parks and Recreation. Cost is $5 per class or $25 for six classes. There are no contracts, nor memberships.
For more information, call 304-728-3207.
Defense class for women set for Jan.
WINCHESTER, Va. - The Laurel Center will sponsor "Taking Control," a self-defense class for women from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15. The class will include situational awareness and safety information, plus basic hands-on self-defense techniques and applications.
For more information or to register, call Alison at 540-667-6160.
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A five-year-old boy is in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle, with two others, while crossing a street in Allentown.
It happened just before 6 p.m. Tuesday at Lafayette and Liberty streets, near the Allentown Fairgrounds.
According to Captain Reinik with the Allentown Police Department, 64-year-old Jose Gutierrez, 13-year-old Jayda Shiwcharan and five-year-old Omesh Shiwcharan were hit.
Reinik says the police believe the victims are related, with Gutierrez, from Allentown, likely being the grandfather of Jayda and Omesh, both of Newark, New Jersey.
The driver, an 81-year-old Allentown man, told police that he was driving on Liberty Street looking for a parking spot when he noticed people on the side of the road attempting to cross. He did not think that they were going to cross, and told police that he had no time to stop.
"Based on witnesses, we don't believe they were crossing in the intersection," said Allentown Police Captain Tony Alsleben on scene.
Police do not believe that alcohol was a factor in the accident. Police have not arrested or charged the driver.
Witnesses said the accident caused a commotion as people rushed to help.
"People was taking off their shirts and covering up [the man's] wounds on his head," said Timothy Bland, who happened to see the accident from inside his home. "There was a little boy that was under the truck and nobody was doing anything really because they couldn't pull him out."
The boy underwent leg surgery at Lehigh Valley Hospital on Cedar Crest Boulevard, officials said. Gutierrez and Jayda are in stable condition. Reinik says Omesh's condition is improving.
Reinik says he can "only guesstimate that [the victims] were going to the fair."
Allentown Police are continuing to investigate this incident, but in the meantime, police stress the importance of safety when crossing the street.
"We always recommend cross at a crosswalk, we have plenty of personnel here assisting with traffic. Cross where there's a marked uniformed officer or at the crosswalks at the intersections and be very careful. There's a lot of traffic out here," Alsleben said.


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By examining nature, it's systems and energy transactions this project intends to bring awareness and understanding of those phenomena and their current impact. Working with contemporary computational design methods and using parametric models, Ross Lovegrove and his studio's intention is to reveal natures underlying blueprints and transfer them into a new design language. Therefore these...auto designcarcarsconcept carFranceindustrial designLondon
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Contemporary Arts Center Córdoba / Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos
Contemporary Arts Center Córdoba in Córdoba, Spain by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos: In the face of the homogeneity which our global civilisation imposes in all aspects of life, the Centre of Contemporary Art aspires to interpret a different western culture, going beyond the cliché of this expression used so frequently. Distrusting the supposed efficacy and flexibility […]architectureCórdobaNieto Sobejano ArquitectosSpain
Alive Without Breath (Hyperrealistic Resin 3D Paintings of Sea Life) / Keng Lye
These aren't photographs, these are crafty illusions and gorgeous, intricate work by an Asian artist. Using a similar technique devised by Riusuke Fukahori with Goldfish Salvation, Singapore-based artist Keng Lye has created these hyperrealistic three-dimensional paintings in resin, of aquatic animals, in the series, Alive Without Breath. Patience, discipline, a careful hand and a keen eye...Alive Without BreathfishhyperrealismKeng Lyepaintingphotorealismresin
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LEWISTOWN - To raise money for a cause that's important to him, Gary Gill is gearing up for a 136-mile bicycle ride next week - something he's never taken on before.
The mission
Gill, of Lewistown, is embarking on the trek Monday, June 13, in honor of his 68th birthday, which is June 18.
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Gary Gill, of Lewistown, is preparing for a 136-mile bike ride next week to raise money for the Juniata Valley Vegetarian Society, which he has been a part of since 1999. Gill will ride in honor of his upcoming 68th birthday.
"I'm doubling my age," he said about the mileage.
Funds raised for the ride will go to the Juniata Valley Vegetarian Society, which Gill has been involved in since 1999, he said.
The nonprofit organization, which is based out of Lewistown, will use the money for promotional materials and events, he said.
Though this is the first time Gill will undertake such a long-distance ride, he has "doubled his age" before when it comes to bicycle riding, he said. He rode 124 miles at the age of 62.
"It was a lot of fun," he said.
The JVVS is a small organization and relies solely on member dues, Gill said, so he thought it would be a good idea to have some sort of fundraising for it. And, since he enjoys biking, he thought of combining the two.
"Maybe I can get some pledges," he said.
Gill's hope is to get members in the community to challenge him. People can either make a pledge per mile, or make a single donation for his efforts, he said.
So far, he said, "the outpouring of interest has been really amazing."
The goal of the ride, Gill explained, isn't just to have the community challenge him and bring in money, it's also to raise awareness about the JVVS and a plant-based diet.
The ride
Gill will begin his ride, using his Trek bike, at his home along Ferguson Valley Road in Lewistown. From there he'll head east to Newton Hamilton. Then, he'll reach Granville, and Hawstone Road, which he'll take to Mifflintown. From there he will go through Port Royal, Thompsontown and McAlisterville, and eventually make it to Middleburg, he said.
"I'll be taking a lot of back roads," Gill said.
Then Gill plans to head to U.S. 522 to Beavertown, and then to Back Maitland Road and eventually to Vira Road and back home, he said.
The entire trip is exactly 136 miles, Gill said; he did a practice run in the car.
Gill said his journey is a good opportunity to ask other bikers to ride along with him, either part of the way or the entire time. His wife plans to ride her bicycle the last 30 miles, he said.
"She's my support," he said.
Gill said preparation for the ride mainly consists of "kinda' building up over time the long distance mileage."
Recently, Gill went on a backpacking trip, which he said is good exercise, and later this week plans to go on a two-and-a-half-hour bike ride. He'll rest for three days before the big day, he said, "and be ready to go."
One of the most important things to do during the ride will be calibrating and pacing himself, Gill said, noting that the last 36 miles will be more of a struggle.
"I'm gonna' have to really bear down and just grind it out," he said.
"I've never done this many miles in one day," he added. "This will be a challenge for me."
In terms of eating for the day of the ride, Gill said he'll basically eat his normal diet. During the ride he plans to bring along energy gels, granola or energy bars, and sandwiches made with tempeh salad spread or tofurkey - tofu turkey. He'll also bring plenty of fluids, he said, and will make trips to convenience stores along the way.
Gill said mental inspiration for the ride will be "easy" because he has so much support from people.
During the ride itself, Gill said his motivation likely will come from being in the "beautiful" country and on the back roads that he takes pleasure in.
"I enjoy riding," he said. "I don't mind being alone."
Juniata Valley
Vegetarian Society
The Juniata Valley Vegetarian Society has about 10 core members, but has a mailing list of about 100 people. All members are volunteers, Gill said, and 100 percent of money raised for the organization goes directly to the group treasury.
The JVVS started, he said, to support vegetarians and vegans in the area, and to educate people on what it means to be a vegetarian or vegan.
"We're trying to also break down myths that people have about vegetarians," he said, such as how they get protein into their diets.
Gill said people can get plenty of protein through eating such things as grains and beans.
"(If you) eat a varied diet, you'll get all the protein that you want," he said.
Gill, who has been a vegetarian since 1984 and a vegan the past 15 years, said he originally changed his eating habits for environmental and ethical reasons, but those also eventually turned into health reasons.
The JVVS is accepting new members. Those interested in joining do not need to be vegetarians.
For more information or to make a pledge for Gill's bicycle ride, call Gill at 242-9566 or email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Understanding Bariatric Surgery
What is Bariatric Surgery?
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I made a blog before about my cats and dogs many health problems. Here's an update. The flea problem; i bought more flea medicine(vectra) and capstars(pills that kills fleas in 20 mins). Every pet took them, some didnt like having a pill shoved down their throat(cats), steel was use to this(because I give him lots of pills and medication). Within 30 minutes, the cats were licking like crazy, itching, scratching. Shakespear got so crazy about the fleas that he jumped on a scratching post and it fell over, then he dashed over to the couch, and 5 mins later he was licking himself on the counter. I had to put him outside before he destroyed the house. The other cats just iched and scratched, freaking out about the fleas moving all over their body. Steel was outside the whole time, but im sure he was scratching and biting too. That night I found dead fleas everywhere, It is disgusting. Poor blossom had flea poop all over here white fur, which she kept licking all night. The next day, i personly put flea medicine on all the pets. I plan to have a professional carpet cleaner come over and clean the carpets. And flea bomb the house.
Steel: He got better. Ear infection disappeared, the chewing his butt stopped. he was 96% okay. Then he start really chewing, and biting. And we took him to the vet. Every thing was good, except the skin allergy. He had 5 hot spots on him, mostly near his tail and butt. We left 200+ dollars less, and 2 things of pills to give him twice a day. So he is curently taking pills of medication and flea medicine.
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By now theres a lot of dead fleas everywhere. I'm going to vac+!@#$soon, then give each pet a brushing outside. The carpet cleaner will be here in a week or 2. Steel is doing better with the medication, but still bites/chews this tail and butt.
i'm glad the fleas are gone though.
How are they doing today? I hope things have settled down a bit so you can have some peace. As long as you got rid of the fleas that is the important thing!
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