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Posted at 10:15 AM on July 11, 2011
by Paul Tosto
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We've been pretty focused on the shutdown's effects on state employees and state services. But as we enter business week two of the budget standoff, we want to take a deeper look at the practical effects the shutdown's having on private enterprise.
If you're a business owner, here's a chance to get your voice heard and help our reporting.
Tell us how your business is affected, if at all. What changes have you made to your business plans or operations? Any silver linings to all this? What questions do you want answered?
Post a comment below or use our handy MPR form.
We want to make sure we cover all the facets of this shutdown.
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(Any downtown rainbows visible in the shutdown gloom?)
Posted at 10:30 AM on July 11, 2011
by Paul Tosto
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Well be talking increasingly about the shutdown's ripple effects on Minnesota businesses. One really interesting test of that comes this afternoon as PolyMet Mining makes its case that state officials working on an environmental review of its proposed copper-nickel mine should be allowed to go back to work.
The proposed PolyMet project is a huge deal for northeastern Minnesota.
MPR News reporter Stephanie Hemphill wrote recently that the mine is projected to provide nearly 400 jobs and the company says it's already spent $30 million on the environmental review.
Roughly 10 employees from various agencies are needed to keep the project on track, the company says.
The PolyMet case is one to watch. Many different kinds of businesses are already starting to suffer from the shutdown. Canterbury Park has had to stop it horse racing operations, temporarily laying off 1,000 workers because the Minnesota Racing Commission, which oversees Canterbury, is shuttered because of the budget impasse.
So how does a court decide which business-government connections must be sustained in state budget shutdown?
A few weeks the Duluth News Tribune reported PolyMet is running low on cash.
Should it be a jobs issue? Should it matter if the company and a jobs creating project for Minnesota are put in jeopardy because of the shutdown?
The hearing is set for 3:30 p.m. .(2 Comments)
Posted at 11:09 AM on July 11, 2011
by Paul Tosto
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Comments this morning from Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch, R-Buffalo, suggest we won't be seeing a whole lot of movement soon in the battle between legislative Republicans and DFL Gov. Mark Dayton over a state budget.
"Only Gov. Dayton can end this shutdown..." Koch wrote in a prepared statement.
Koch renews the GOP's call for Dayton to open a special session to pass spending bills the two sides agree on. Dayton has refused to call a special session until an overall spending deal is reached.
While there's only about a $1.4 billion gap between the Republican and DFL spending plans, Dayton wants to raise taxes on Minnesotans earning more than $1 million a year while Republicans say the budget must be balanced without raising taxes.
"The costs associated with this shut down are staggering," Koch writes. "Estimates of unemployment benefits, lost revenue to the state, uncollected audits, delays in construction projects and the loss of private sector spending comes in at nearly $65 million per week.
Bottom line: The rhetoric is not easing off at this point.(9 Comments)
Posted at 12:24 PM on July 11, 2011
by Paul Tosto
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A state program that helps severely disabled Minnesotans find work is admirable but can't be considered essential enough to order funding during the government shutdown, a Ramsey County judge says.
Judge Kathleen Gearin called it a tough decision, one that went against the recommendation of the "special master" appointed to referee ongoing shutdown questions.
"Not every admirable social program is so essential that it reaches the level required to overcome the requirements of the Minnesota Constitution," Gearin wrote in a ruling posted today.
The Associated Press reports:
Gearin also denied requests to allow new nursing licenses, give car dealers access to an electronic vehicle registration system or let a suburban city get a water main construction permit. But she allowed funding for a Twin Cities food delivery service for homebound elderly people to go ahead.
Click here to read the complete rulings posted this morning.(0 Comments)
Posted at 12:57 PM on July 11, 2011
by Paul Tosto
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In the week before the shutdown, my MPR colleagues Curtis Gilbert and Molly Bloom produced a great, short video on the origins of the state budget mess. I can't say enough good things about it.
As we enter week two of the budget impasse, it's worth a second look.
It's easy to get caught up in the daily grind of shutdown news that we (OK, me) forget the basic numbers of how we got here. Republicans and Gov. Mark Dayton were about $1.8 billion apart when Molly and Gilbert made the video. Now, they're about $1.4 billion apart but the basic issues remain the same.
In two minutes, 53 seconds you'll be smarter about the budget and the challenges we all face.
Mouse over the box below, click the play button and check it out.
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Posted at 1:25 PM on July 11, 2011
by Paul Tosto
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Days before Minnesota state government shut down, Ramsey County Judge Kathleen Gearin ordered Minnesota officials to keep paying for "critical core functions" until a final budget was approved.
Some, though, questioned whether the court had that power.
That question's now headed for the Minnesota Supreme Court. Justices have set a July 27 hearing in a case brought by Republican lawmakers who are challenging Gearin's authority on the matter and the constitutionality of any government spending in the shutdown.(0 Comments)
Posted at 1:37 PM on July 11, 2011
by Paul Tosto
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Gov. Mark Dayton is expected to talk to reporters at 2:30 p.m. today about the status of the budget.
He'll "outline his continued efforts to compromise in state budget negotiations, and his efforts to engage Minnesotans directly on what is at stake in the budget," according to his office.
It's expected to take place on the steps in front of the Capitol.
It doesn't sound like we'll hear any new proposals or ideas or that we'll get some indication of any new talks between Dayton and Republican lawmakers.
We'll see what the rhetoric is like. The week, though, has not started on a conciliatory note.
Earlier today, Republican Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch ripped Dayton for intransigence and argued, "only Gov. Dayton can end this shutdown..."
Posted at 2:10 PM on July 11, 2011
by Paul Tosto
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We continue to be surprised by the reach and ripple of the state government shutdown. MPR News reporter Sasha Aslanian fills fills us in on how the budget impasse has forced prison officials to stop prison religious services until a funding deal is reached.
Here's her story:
The state government shutdown has prompted the corrections department to temporarily suspend religious services at state prisons led by inmates or volunteers. The department has laid off 600 employees, and says it does not have the staff to process visitors or ensure safety at group meetings.
Deputy corrections commissioner David Crist says the department favors restoring religious activities as soon as possible:
"Inmates do have the constitutional right to religious expression so we always knew this would be a temporary suspension of those activities and eventually, we want to bring them back."
Crist says the law does not specify a time frame for how long a temporary suspension of religious activities can last, but considers the circumstances in each case. Inmates are still able to meditate, pray and consult religious books during the shutdown.
The Department of Corrections is operating with 600 fewer employees during the state government shutdown. The 15-percent staff reduction means inmates can't receive visitors or volunteers, including those who perform religious services, because there aren't staff available to process them.
The department says offenders have a constitutional right to religious expression, and can pray or meditate individually until services are restored.
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Posted at 2:40 PM on July 11, 2011
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Gov. Mark Dayton is talking to reporters. My colleague Tom Scheck is tweeting the key information.
Dayton raises the issue of so-called "sin taxes" on alcohol and cigarettes as an option. He says he's also willing to discuss a sales tax expansion under certain conditions. It's not clear, though, if Republican lawmakers would support any additional taxes.
Dayton also says he plans to barnstorm the state to deliver his budget message to Minnesotans. "I'm driving" is his response when asked who's paying for travel. He's headed for St. Cloud Tuesday and then southern Minnesota cities on Wednesday.
He says he'll remain available for negotiations. But there's nothing from him so far to suggest new discussions are imminent with GOP Legislative leaders, who did not appear in a conciliatory mood this morning.
Dayton says Thursday was the last time he spoke to Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch, R-Buffalo or House Speaker Kurt Zellers, R-Maple Grove.
Republicans are expected to respond shortly to Dayton's comments.
UPDATE: Here's video from Dayton's press conference...
Dayton pushes for compromise from tommy scheck on Vimeo.
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Posted at 2:38 PM on July 11, 2011
by Paul Tosto
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From MPR News reporter Tim Pugmire:
Gov. Mark Dayton is asking Republican legislative leaders to come back to the bargaining table today with the hopes of ending the state government shutdown. It's the eleventh day of the shutdown and the two sides still appear to be far apart on a budget deal.
Dayton sent a letter to GOP leaders telling them that he was open to discussing several revenue options including an income tax on top earners, tax hikes on cigarettes and alcohol, eliminating sales tax breaks and an expanded sales tax with a lower rate. Dayton says his income tax proposal, like President Obama's, is a very selective tax increase.
"It's only on the very wealthiest individuals. It's only on corporations that aren't paying their fair share. It's not on all small businesses. It's not on all taxpayers. But they hide behind the same fiction that it's an overall tax increase, and they're intransigent about moving beyond it."
Republicans oppose raising any taxes to erase the state's $5 billion projected budget deficit. They have been urging the governor to allow them to pass a stopgap spending bill that would allow state government to reopen.
Here's a video of Dayton appealing directly to Minnesotans:
Posted at 3:40 PM on July 11, 2011
by Paul Tosto
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Responding to Gov. Mark Dayton's press conference this afternoon, GOP Legislative leaders say the governor needs to focus on how the state's spending its money and how to spend less.
MPR News reporter Tom Scheck is tweeting information now from a press conference with Republicans. He writes:
Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch says a "counter offer" to Dayton is in the works but didn't say when it would be offered. Scheck points out Republicans haven't offered another proposal since the state government shutdown began -- that prior offers are still valid but that Gov. Dayton rejected them.
UPDATE: Here's the video from today's GOP press conference:
Posted at 4:10 PM on July 11, 2011
by Paul Tosto
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As Republicans legislative leaders and DFL Gov. Mark Dayton go at it over budget proposals to end the state shutdown, Running Aces Harness Park is launching a new radio ad campaign touting slot machines at Running Aces and Canterbury Park as the solution.
Most people refer to this option as "racino." But the Running Aces folks are also calling it Minnesota's Budget Jackpot.
The group says slots would generate "more than $400 million annually in economic activity in the state and create thousands of new jobs."
However, that alone would not solve the current $1.4 billion gap between Republicans and Gov. Dayton.
The "budget jackpot" ads start Tuesday in greater Minnesota.(2 Comments)
Posted at 5:11 PM on July 11, 2011
by Paul Tosto
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With the shutdown dragging on into week two and mosquito season in full swing, Minnesota's Health Department has called a small number of tick and mosquito researchers back to work.
MPR News reporter Lorna Benson writes:
The Minnesota Department of Health has called back to work a small number of employees in one of its disease units. The workers had been furloughed during the state government shutdown. They will now help process a backlog of more than 500 reports of so-called vector-borne diseases that have come in since the shutdown began. Mosquitoes and ticks account for most of the vector-borne diseases in Minnesota.
Health Department spokesman John Stieger says agency managers thought they could do without the employees if the shutdown had ended quickly.
"Since now we're on to 11 days (since the shutdown) it was important we felt to bring staff back to follow-up with health care providers who are contacting us about suspected cases of vector-borne diseases."
This is the peak period for Lyme disease reports in Minnesota. And the state is just entering its peak season for West Nile virus.
The Health Department didn't need a special ruling to bring back the employees since the agency already had permission to retain workers who investigate disease outbreaks.
A small number of employees who work in the Health Department's vector-borne disease unit have returned to work. The unit investigates outbreaks associated mostly with ticks and mosquitoes.
The agency laid off the entire unit when the shutdown began. But now the Department needs help processing the more than 500 reports of vector-borne diseases that have come in since the shutdown began. This is the peak period for Lyme disease reports in Minnesota. And the state is just entering its peak season for West Nile virus.
Spokesman John Stieger says a special ruling wasn't needed to bring back the employees.
"We had already been approved by the Special Master to carry out infectious disease investigations. So this kind of falls into that category which was already approved as a critical service."
Stieger wouldn't say how many employees returned to work. When the vector-borne disease unit is fully staffed it has 4 epidemiologists and 5 student workers.(0 Comments)
Posted at 5:22 PM on July 11, 2011
by Paul Tosto
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Filed under: Business
Earlier today, we suggested keeping an eye on the arguments made by PolyMet Mining that, despite the shutdown, state officials working on an environmental review of its proposed copper-nickel mine should be allowed to go back to work.
We wondered aloud: How does a court decide which business-government connections must be sustained in state budget shutdown?
Should it matter if the company and a jobs creating project for Minnesota are put in jeopardy because of the shutdown?
The answer this afternoon appears to be: No.
MPR News reporter Stephanie Hemphill covered the hearing this afternoon. She writes:
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A judge hearing requests for exemptions from the state government shutdown appeared to take a hard line today.
Polymet Mining Company appeared before Judge Kathleen Gearin. The company asked that DNR employees working on an environmental study of its proposed copper-nickel mine be allowed to return. The company's attorney said the Polymet is paying for the work, so it should be allowed to continue.
Judge Gearin said she wasn't persuaded by that argument. She said a shutdown means a lot of people are suffering.
"If the other branches of government fail to come to some conclusion about the budget, and they have, business life, personal life, is just not going to be the same in this state for quite a while."
The DNR is not taking a position on the matter, but a spokeswoman told Judge Gearin that two other mining companies are also in the environmental review process.
Gearin predicted businesses won't want to deal with the state after the mess caused by the shutdown. She has not ruled on Polymet's request.
Posted at 5:37 PM on July 11, 2011
by Paul Tosto
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Driving home from Yellowstone National Park Saturday night into Sunday, that stretch of I-90 from the South Dakota border to Albert Lea and the subsequent run on I-35 to St. Paul took a lot longer than I expected.
All the closed signs on all those Minnesota highway rest stops made it feel a bit longer.
Don't expect the orange signs to go away any time soon.
Among the newest court decisions this afternoon, a judge turned aside the requests of truckers and reaffirmed that highway rest stops are not essential services in the shutdown.(3 Comments)
Posted at 9:05 PM on July 11, 2011
by Paul Tosto
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From MPR News reporters Nancy Lebens and Tim Nelson
U.S. Bank says it will allow a month reprieve from most loan payments to customers affected by Minnesota's state government shutdown. The bank is offering the program to laid off state employees and others whose businesses are affected by the shutdown.
U.S. Bank spokesman Tom Joyce says customers can choose which monthly payment they'd like to skip, then notify the bank by calling an 800 number.
"A variety of loans are eligible as well as small business lines of credit, consumer lines of credit, etc. They should call the bank and just make sure they've picked the month, or picked the payment that they want to skip and get that verification from the bank before they were actually to skip a payment."
U.S. Bank says it already has a program on mortgage loan forgiveness. Eligible customers must have a U.S. Bank account in good standing by June 30 to qualify.(0 Comments)


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Picturebook illustrator, comic book creator and social media wonder, Seattle native Sarah McIntyre is a hive of activity. She is a constant presence online and her blog provides reams of fresh illustrations, comics and insight. In another sense, she is hard to miss because of her eye-catching outfits. When I spoke to her after a recent Dublin event, she was wearing cat-eye glasses, a striking hat and matching dress, resembling a grand lady of the 1950s. It is part of a carefully constructed persona, designed to appeal to children at events. 'I used to be quite mousy and I kind of faked this vivid "character" at first. It was like play-acting. And then I discovered I quite like dressing up and running around in big hats. It is fun when you walk through a large crowd of people- they all turn around and stare after you. It used to be a fear: "Oh, have I got something on my face or something?" If you have a massive hat, you know why they are staring.'
Of course, we are not here to talk fashion, but picturebooks and comics, two worlds in which Sarah is deeply immersed. Illustrator of many picturebooks such as You Can't Scare a Princess (text by Gillian Rogerson), When Titus Took the Train (text by Anne Cottringer), Morris The Mankiest Monster (text by Giles Andreae) and creator of the Vern and Lettuce comic, is equally at home in both worlds. I asked about the origins of her interest in comics. 'I grew up reading comics in The Seattle Times newspaper with big, eight page sections, broadsheet size. Then I came to Britain and there were just these heavy colours with superheroes and tights and bimbo ladies and I thought, "Ahhh". At the time it really put me off and I saw picturebooks as much more my thing.'
However Sarah had a revelation after reading Gemma Bovery by Posy Simmonds, Craig Thompson's Blankets and Livejournal authors like Kate Beaton- 'I was like, "I get it". Comics can be about anything! I knew that already from Calvin and Hobbes but I had forgotten it along the way.' Sarah discovered a whole world of comics which had more to offer than capes and punchlines. 'It could be the story of your life. Anything you can write a book about, you can have comics about. There is no limit. People call it a genre but it's not. It's a medium that can encompass every genre.'
Sarah mentioned one advantage of comics over picturebooks: the immediacy. 'What actually happens is that a book you are excited about now won't actually happen for about three years so by the time you get into that book, the editor is different and you've forgotten what it is a about a little bit. Where-as with a comic you can have it published on your blog the next morning. I love the immediacy of that as you don't have to wait for years for it to be published. If I have an idea now, people can see it tomorrow or today even. It's wonderful.' It is clear that the rest of her work has been influenced by her interest in comics and comic-book sensibilities. You Can't Scare a Princess features a 'CRASH!' that wouldn't look out of place on the Batman television show and When Titus Took the Train features an intriguing intersection of picturebook and comic with the pages spilt into several sections.
Discussing her picturebooks, Sarah expanded on the process involved in creating the illustrations. She works from her studio in London, a converted police station that she shares with other illustrators. 'I tend to create a thumbnail version of the whole book and go into Photoshop and block it out in colours. I usually take three or four colours and do the whole book very, very roughly and to see the compositions that can go on the page. They are only an inch big and then I go back later. When I have decided on the compositions, I actually do the details in pencil.' She also revealed when faced with deadlines, she listens to video game soundtracks to provide a sense of urgency.
As an illustrator, Sarah is always collaborating with authors to create picturebooks. More often than not, she will not have met the author nor would she meet them during the process. It is common practise, as it avoids complications, but Sarah noted that it 'was kind of sad not meeting them, not knowing the writer. With Gillian Rogerson of the Princess books, I didn't meet her for the first book but after the first book as soon as I turned in the art work, I sent her an email, saying, "Hi, Gillian, I just want to say I love your text." And she immediately wrote back, "I've been wanting to talk to you. I love your stuff." And we had a little geek-out.' They are now friends and have done many events together.
One of the many charms of Sarah's books is in the witty little details that are often squeezed into the page and the minor parallel narratives running along the main story, hidden in the illustrations. 'Sometimes I do this if there's a strong concept which I think can carry it and sometimes I think the text calls for a little more with more little stories going along inside a big story. It's very satisfying for readers see details. It's going to make kids interested, no matter how it looks artistically because there are interesting things going on in the picture so it's always a fallback.' Her books are full of novel touches. For example, in Morris the Mankiest Monster, she used a different, more earthy style, full of textures and collage, especially in her design of a cow whose skin is given a distinctive texture with a pattern of handwriting!
Sarah has many exciting upcoming projects. In addition to her illustration work for Superkid, with text by Claire Freedman, which will be published in May with Scholastic UK, she is illustrating her first series of chapter books, Seawigs, in collaboration with author Philip Reeve, whom she befriended at various book festivals. She is also committed to promoting children's comics and possible directions for their future. Among her proposals is the placement of comics on the back of cereal boxes and a large database of comics and their creators that would be an essential guide for teachers and librarians to comics and comic-writing workshops. 'One of my main focuses is now children's self publishing and the importance of kids making their own books. I think with the recent loss of the printed version of The Dandy, there is a big debate about comics and their future in print and electronic publishing. I think a lot of people are just thinking, "let's do the same thing, but try harder". I'm keeping the discussion positive in thinking of new ways of putting comics in front of kids and encouraging children to encounter, discover and create them.'


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We already have pretty strong boundaries when it comes to screen usage for Little Cat (aged 4), before this week he was only allowed cartoons for up to an hour, usually between 3-5 days a week and always in the afternoon, just after lunch for a bit of quiet time. The cartoons and films he has access to are all things which I am happy for him to watch: No violence or cruelty, respectful attitudes towards children and adults alike, slow paced (with the exception of Octonauts) and/or educational in some way or another.
He doesn't have use of a tablet or computer, no apps or video games and no access to the internet unless we are specifically looking something up together – For example when he was interested in volcanoes recently we watched several youtube clips of erupting volcanoes and looked up some answers to his questions, before we got a book from the library for him to delve into.
During screen free week we had no screen time whatsoever during the day, myself included. I made an exception during the evening after his bedtime, to have a quick check of my emails to make sure there wasn't anything urgent, but anything that could wait was left unopened. I also decided to relax the TV rule for the evening as my husband didn't participate with this screen free week (although he often does,) and we watched one or two programmes together.
My main goal for myself was to have a week off social media, especially facebook which I find can be such a time thief and so addictive. My goal for my son on this occasion was for him to break the habit of asking for TV on autopilot straight after lunch, and to give him more room to rediscover creative ways to entertain himself instead.
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The Rough Draft Diaries EP 11, Friends of Separation
In this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries, Haley runs into an odd predicament when the title to her blog brings an unexpected group of followers. Even more unexpected, she decides to contact one.
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The Gerihatricks are a loosely knit group of senior hockey players, 60 plus and 70 plus years of age, that play primarily at the Gardens Ice House in Laurel, MD. The group was originally formed by Bill Wellington and draws its core of players from the Washington, DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia area. In 1999, the Gerihatricks competed at the Senior Olympics in Lake Placid, NY and won the championship in 2000. The Seventy Year Old team won the Gold Medal championship in Providence, RI in 2008. Today, John Buchleitner acts as the facilitator for the group, which hosts an annual senior tournament, travels to tournaments around the country and holds weekly senior drop-in sessions.
For more information about our senior tournament, drop-in hockey or general questions about the group
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Fifteen-year-old Franklin Gamez was asleep early Sunday morning on a living room couch inside the Sutton Street home his family rents when he heard gunshots outside.
Groggy, he at first wasn't sure what had happened. His brother's friend, who Gamez said had been waiting for a taxi near the porch, burst through the front door and told him there was a man in dark clothing outside with a gun.
"I hit the ground and went into the kitchen," he said of the 4 a.m. incident Sunday.
The family waited nearly three days before telling a landlord what had happened — unsure what anyone could do with little information on a possible suspect.
The landlord called police Tuesday night and officers responded to investigate. They told dispatchers it appeared the shots may have come from a shotgun.
Two large holes were left in the family's front windows — one, positioned directly across from the couch where Gamez had been sleeping.
No one was injured, though two brothers, ages 20 and 22, also were inside at the time, along with his mother, Reynalda Gamez.
With her son interpreting from Spanish, Reynalda Gamez said she had taken pain medication the night before and didn't notice damage to the home until the next morning.
She figured the suspect was long gone and didn't report the shots to authorities.
Even after her landlord called, the woman wasn't sure there was much anyone could do.
But still, Gamez said she worried for her son and other children.
"If they catch him now, good, " Reynalda Gamez, 42, said. "I'm nervous because I don't know who it was or why they did it."
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text: Spurs-Magic Q&A with Orlando Magic Daily Posted by Jeff Garcia on Nov 29, 2013 18:48 ShareTweet Good friend of Project Spurs, Philip Rossman-Reich of Orlando Magic Daily, recently spoke with Project Spurs' Michael Rehome on the topic of how much the Magic are trying to copy the San Antonio Spurs' system. The Magic are trying to copy the San Antonio Spurs. There is really no way around that. From Rob Hennigan, a former Spurs intern) to Jacque Vaughn (a former Spurs player and assistant coach), the team wants to find a way to copy the sustained success the Spurs have had from the last decade. It goes from the culture the team is building to the personnel the Magic have brought in to establish it. Tonight, the Magic get their first look at the Spurs this season. It is master vs. padawan tonight as Gregg Popovich and his defending Western Conference champions come to Orlando the night after Thanksgiving. Since we are learning how to do things the "Spurs way," it seemed like the perfect time to turn to our good friends at Project Spurs and check in on how the Spurs are doing and hope their wisdom basks off on us. I chatted with Michael Rehome of Project Spurs to help preview this game: Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily: It is safe to say nobody thought the Spurs would be able to jump out of the gates so quickly after the way they lost in the Finals. How has Gregg Popovich, Tim Duncan and company circled the wagons early on this season to get the most out of his team (again)? Michael Rehome, Project Spurs: This is what makes the San Antonio Spurs and their organization so accomplished. As you stated, many teams coming off of a finals as the Spurs had, just seconds away from winning their fifth title, you would think they would not start the season as they have thus far. Popovich had shown the tapes to [Tim] Duncan and company to give them more fuel to the fire so-to-speak. Popovich is a great motivator. He knows what his players can do, each and every one of them. When the organization re-signed and brought back the core players, I just had that feeling that they (Spurs) wanted to get back to that place and bring home what was there. Every player on this team knows their role. There is not one that will go out and try to overtake a game on his own. They all let it come to them. [The players] know who runs the team and where the offense is going to work through and that is [Tony] Parker. We have to remember how long Parker has been with the Spurs and how he has come through down the stretch for this team and has every year improved and been in the MVP talks. Pop lets his players play. No matter who you are, if you mess up, you better believe he is going to come down on you. Maybe that is why they are playing well right now. Ha. OMD: The Magic are trying to build things up in much the same way the Spurs and Thunder have built things up. Do you see any similarities in their approach with the current Magic roster? What is the secret to the Spurs never-ending success?! Click HERE for the full interview at Orlando Magic Daily. ShareTweet About Jeff Garcia View all posts by Jeff Garcia →


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A hollow-point bullet is one that has a small hole in its front or tip end. The purpose is to flatten out or expand when entering a soft target to decrease penetration and destroy tissue. From my own experience at hunting small game, the .22 high-speed hollow point is a more reliable stopper than the 40-grain solid-point bullet.
Over the years I have taken hundreds of squirrels, several ground hogs, plus a few rabbits, foxes, skunks and a couple of ruffed grouse with a .22 rimfire rifle. Using 36 or 37-grain hollow-point ammunition, I get quick humane kill with body shots.
In the late 1970s, I thought I might try squirrel hunting using Winchester's .22 Wildcat ammunition. This high-speed round uses a 40-grain lead bullet that is graphite coated. I was hunting with a good squirrel dog on one particular day when he went after an old fox squirrel. I got my first shot off at this squirrel at about 50 feet. The squirrel ran out on a limb and jumped onto another limb of a dead locust tree as if it was not even hit. It stopped there, and I got off a second shot at about 75 feet. It then started up the tree and stopped again about 6 inches from a hole about 20 feet above the ground. I fired a third shot, and the squirrel slowly crawled into the hole leaving its tail sticking out.
I ended up going back to the house to get a crosscut saw. After about 45 minutes of hard manual sawing, the tree came crashing to the ground, and I was sweating from head to foot. The squirrel had not moved since it went into the hole. When I pulled it out and examined it, I realized that I had hit this large fox squirrel with all three shots. The exit holes were about the same diameter as the entry holes.
While walking back to the house, I thought, "Well, this is what I get for trying to transcend established methods." I have never hunted small game with .22 solid-point ammunition again.
When a hollow-point bullet strikes a target, the velocity pressure created at the front of the bullet forces the bullet to expand. This process is often referred to as mushrooming.
This squirrel season I have taken 16 squirrels with my favorite .22 rifle. When hit through the shoulders, the entry hole is the same diameter as the bullet, but the exit hole is sometimes as big around as a nickel.
Hollow-point bullets lose a large percentage of their energy on contact. They rarely ricochet off a hard object like a rock. This lessens the possibility of hitting anyone or anything else other than the target.
Today, the .22 Long Rifle High Velocity hollow point is often called "the queen of small game hunting loads" by most of the firearm writers. The advertised muzzle-velocity of the 36 or 37-grain hollow- point bullet is about 1,280 feet per second in a rifle with a 22-inch barrel. The velocity at 100 yards is 1,015 feet per second.
A telescope-mounted rifle sighted in for 50 yards will have a mid-range trajectory of less than 1 inch. This will allow humane kills on squirrels, rabbits, and small varmints at this range.
When accuracy is important, the hunters using a .22 rimfire need to test their rifle at a shooting range with a variety of ammunition. This will determine the particular firearm's preferences. The accuracy of different loads can vary greatly in the same gun regardless of the make, model or quality of the rifle.


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No More Dino Nuggets: Healthy Lunch Ideas for Teachers
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The interwebs are just swarming with healthy school lunch ideas for kids. But packing a kid lunch is easy! Throw in a juice box and a good ole' PB & J and you're set. Packing a teacher lunch, however—something that's healthy, easy and more adult friendly than Scooby Doo fruit snacks—well, that's much harder. That's why we put together a list of delicious and healthy (okay, mostly healthy, we couldn't resist the
bacon muffins
) adult-lunch ideas that will help you make it through sixth period without having to make an emergency stop at the vending machine.
Reinvent Dinner.
Leftovers have long been a teacher-lunch favorite—and we get that warm (albeit reheated) food sure beats PB & J. But a Tupperware of last night's mystery meat sure doesn't make lunch something to anticipate. That can change. Food blogger Becky Johnson from
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Pack a salad.
We certainly aren't suggesting that you toss some iceberg and ranch into a Tupperware and call it a day. But we love the idea of making a huge and hearty salad and then eating portions of it in your lunch throughout the week. For inspiration, we asked a few food bloggers for ideas and they recommended this
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We know antipasti sounds like a fancy restaurant word, but we take it to mean "a whole bunch of little snacks that taste good". And, with that in mind, chop up some cheese and deli meat, add raw veggies, pickles, olives and some crackers and you'll have an easy lunch that looks like it was made in a restaurant.
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While the drought may be over, local wells are replenishing a little more slowly than wells in Northern California, but just as surely.
On Monday, the Santa Clarita Water Division — one of four local water retailers — released its latest figures for water supply in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Local wells provided the division with 584 acre-feet of water in December, and by June, the same wells were delivering almost double that amount, or at least 1,035 acre-feet of water.
The extra water found in that six-month period is enough to fill 1.96 million bathtubs, or 451 acre-feet. An acre-foot of water is one foot of water across an entire acre of land.
And, while the rate of water returning to local wells may not be as robust as that witnessed in Northern California, the slow but steady rise seen locally has water heads happy.
"Up north, where all the water is, that's where the reservoirs are full, and where they're really recovering," said the division's Retail Manager Mauricio E. Guardado Jr. "The same is true here with our local well supply — we're recovering, but it's a slow process."
In March, Gov. Jerry Brown officially declared an end to the statewide drought.
Local water officials, including Guardado, say that's no reason for Santa Clarita Valley residents to stop conserving water.
"We still need a few more years of consistent rainfall," he said, citing a return of a healthy snowpack in Northern California. "People in Southern California have to remember that we still live in an arid environment.
"We want to encourage our customers to be water efficient."
The Sierra Nevada Mountains received 50 percent more rain and snow than normal this past winter.
"The governor's announcement regarding the ending of the drought is much more related to the very wet winter we experienced in 2011," Dirk Marks, water-resources manager for the Castaic Lake Water Agency, said Tuesday.
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Apple testing various iPhablet sizes up to 6-inches
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1. Ninetysix (Posts: 2380; Member since: 08 Oct 2012)
I'll definitely look at iPhones again once they up the screen size. Pretty happy with my S4 right now.
4. Topcat488 (Posts: 1396; Member since: 29 Sep 2012)
Sorry but 4.8" is NOT considered as phablet... The Dell "Streak" started the phablet era at 5"... Samsung perfected the marketing of it at 5.3"... So anything under 5" is just a large phone... Apple even joined that category late.
23. HansGoneInsane (unregistered)
I don't mind Apple bringing a larger screen size to the market, but I hope they don't make a phablet. Lets be honest: A phablet is not a phone anymore. Why do you never see someone actually making a call with such a device in the respective advertisements? Because holding such a big device to once ear looks stupid. Its like humans evolve back to the 80s or early 90s. Let a phone be a phone (smartphone of course) with a size that fits good in once pocket and let a small tablet be a small tablet that is better for long reading. Just my opinion of course.
43. ProblemSolver15 (Posts: 301; Member since: 14 Jun 2010)
My Note 2 fits fairly well in my hand, and holding it up to my face proves to be well worth its size. Quite honestly, I love my Note and I'd gladly fork over the money for the Note 3, I just don't see much reason to do so when my current handset has proven to be a workhorse. Think I'm going to look into the G2 just to be 'different', I guess you could say. I see no shame in swapping between the 2 every couple months. We're all phone and gadget fanatics, that's why we're here. We want the latest version of whatever device or software is out and we will pay hard-earned money to do so. This is just fun for me guys.
51. Piotrek007 (Posts: 112; Member since: 07 Dec 2010)
Don't tell me you never saw people using Galaxy Note (any) and making a call with it !!
37. Alex123 (Posts: 241; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
Agreed. Apple falls behind the others.
52. Supaheight (Posts: 66; Member since: 29 Sep 2012)
fo apple 4.5 is
33. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
You're right it will look like just another iphone again and if it will be a iphablet it would be the most expensive phone ever.
2. _Bone_ (Posts: 2154; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
Imagine the number of baby iOS7 icons it'll fit!!!!
11. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
Imagine the number of applications that would be optimized to actually look good in a 6inch screen!!! As opposed to scaled up smartphone apps...
20. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
If you call a black screen at the top and the bottom as "optimized"
24. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
If Apple does release a 6in iPhone, you can bet that its either going to run iPad apps and/or its going to gets its own category of applications. Black bars at the top and bottom are temporary, but scaled-up smartphone apps on Android "phablets" are not going to change :/
30. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
I have a Note 2 and if apps are scaled up... I can't tell! They all look GREAT! Why the hate?
32. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
I guess we all have our own tolerance levels, nothing wrong with that. I had a Note II and that was one of the biggest reasons why I had to sell. I had a huge powerful device with a 5.5 inch screen and yet I was running the same exact apps as other weak smartphones out there, homescreen was still 4x4 apps/widget (WTF? Why?), and the pull-down menu on the Note II is exactly the same as the S3; you'd think that with a bigger screen you'd be able to see more notifications...So instead of making good use of space a lot of things (not everything though) is stretched and magnified.
If I'm going to carry around a huge ass phone, I want to see a lot more content and not a magnified OS...The Note II also lacked good Spen document editing apps (I tried many including S Note [which oddly enough was the worst], Acrobat Reader, Lecture Notes, etc) and none were up to par.
A good "phablet" needs to be perfectly optimized for its size. Otherwise its just a huge ass phone. That's why for me personally its a tablet combined with 4-4.8 inch phone, no more phablets
40. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
Lol, I'm coming from a Razr, so the notification screen is completly different for me. The Razr didn't have all of the quick toggles but yeah. I guess that would be a negative. I will admit, the only app I've seen look kinda weird on was Ruzzle. Everything else, fantastic.
All I know, is that Note 3 is the one to beat right now. If Apple can put something compelling together, I would give it a shot, but it has to have a stylus.
49. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
The Note 3 is looking like a killer device, but the Note 2 for content creation and document editing was a let down. For example, if you want to make a simple 8.5 x 11 flyer or edit a powerpoint via S Note, you can't because everything you export from S Note will essentially look like a screenshot.
I needed more powerful tools from the Note 3 and not the cute touchwizzy features like action memo and scrapbooking. I'm not saying the Note 3 is bad device, but the S pen is just not powerful enough to justify the size tradeoff. I do miss jotting down notes on the go though.
Its kinda funny but owning the Note 2 is what convinced me to buy an iPad 5/iPad mini 2 this year (or maybe Galaxy Tab). Lots of powerful iOS exclusive apps
44. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
if you have an iPad and and iPad mini... do you honestly think would be nice to cramp it inside a smaller device...
18. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
It'll just translate into "another row" of uselessness .... iL∅L
28. Googler (Posts: 813; Member since: 10 Jun 2013)
How many icons are on the iPad? Don't see a slightly larger phone changing that much.
34. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Imagine having a extra set of rows and still looks the same
3. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
lul, i wonder what they'd actually call it. xD
probably some spin on the iPhone name like iPhone 6 Mega or iPhone 6 Max, maybe even iPhone 6+
14. lalalaman (Posts: 631; Member since: 19 Aug 2013)
I will call it iPhablet...its a perfect name....it will get ppls attention quick....they will thinks a something completely new is there....bt it will certainly b the screen size which will attract instead of pixels or processor
16. Commentator (Posts: 3685; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
The iPhab?
At any rate, Steve Jobs is thrashing violently in his grave. If you listen closely when it's very quiet, you can make out a faint "COOOOOooooook!!!" on the wind.
19. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
I thought dead people couldn't pass gas?
42. taikucing (unregistered)
22. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
iPhone XL?
35. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
iPhab is the perfect name and their still behind on massive screen display next thing we know they will patent the screen 6" saying no one else can't make that size screen
6. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
It's about time! This is a good move for Apple, if the actually sell it. But they still have to loosen the shackles a little, you still can do much with an iPhone (Relatively speaking. I know you can do a lot on them). I'm sure that won't hender the sales figures. And if they give a different option to the candy land colors, that would be even better.
7. Kelley71 (Posts: 72; Member since: 26 Nov 2012)
I thought Apple was the company asserting the perfection of the 3½" screen. How are they going to sell a 3½" Phablet?
8. GeekMovement (Posts: 2156; Member since: 09 Sep 2011)
Apple secretly wanted a bigger screen size all throughout this time.
9. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
I don't buy it. It doesn't make sense to make a "phablet" (such an ugly word). I do personally think Apple should increase the screen size, but I think even 4.8 is extremely unlikely.
This is going to turn into whole iPhone Nano ordeal Part II, which by the way WSJ also confirmed was on its way back in 2011. Don't hold your breath guys.
21. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Just for the record, despise the weird would it produces... Phablet is now a word
26. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
It just looks and sounds so cheesy. Lack of a better word I guess.
45. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
I thought phablet should have been a slang not a word though
10. youdug (Posts: 27; Member since: 19 Jul 2013)
The Ultra Z is 6.4 inches...
17. sniper1087 (Posts: 508; Member since: 31 Dec 2011)
Yet the issue is that there is a point when a phone gets too big, and it failed the pocket test, you have to take your phone out of your pocket, if you want to sit down. The sharp edges doent make it easier to hold.
12. jove39 (Posts: 1858; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Way to go apple...bump up screen sizes...I want iPhone with 5" screen...
13. GrapeEyes (Posts: 248; Member since: 01 Sep 2013)
The iPhone design team don't have a clue, within 3 years, the whole product will crash out the market just like what will happen to Blackberry in Dec 2013.
If I was in the iPhone team, I would make a 6inch iPhone with ipen etc.... I would create a budget iPhone that you can buy without any contract for $199 I would just go all out with many styles.
What is wrong with those idiots?
15. lalalaman (Posts: 631; Member since: 19 Aug 2013)
And make iphone 5s with atleast 4.2 or 4.5 inch screen
29. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
iPen? No thanks
I don't think many companies have worthwhile budget phones that cost $199 without contract, not just Apple.
36. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
I hope they will end up like BB soon.
25. Gemmol (Posts: 792; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
I will admit a 6 inch iphone will push me over the edge to get one......I do not do anything extra with Android and I am loving the Windows OS after buying my parents a windows phone, which they had no problem since they had it...no reboots, no lag, it do everything they need, they are not worried about apps, so they are Windows fans now, and I want to go to Windows too, but I need 6 inch device, which ever comes first Nokia Phablet or Sony Ultra Z will be my next phone, unless they come out right next to each other then I would test both out, actually if they both come out together im going for Nokia Phablet but it must have 6 inches......I like using my phone as gps.....My Note did a good job of being my GPS and from checking out Nokia Gps I would not mind switching over.....but if Apple can make 6 inches and improve their GPS I would leave for them, they get app first, I do not download apps like that, but I love the option of having that option just incase I change
27. Googler (Posts: 813; Member since: 10 Jun 2013)
So we should expect this phone some time in late 2016, early 2017. Isn't that how many years it took WSJ's prediction of the iPhone coming to Verizon to be true?
Silly things about predictions like this, all you have to do is take a simple look at trends and make a prediction, then wait. It'll happen some time or another, technology runs its course eventually.
31. bugsbunny00 (Posts: 2054; Member since: 07 Jun 2013)
yeaaah apple!!....:0
38. darkkjedii (Posts: 21220; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Take your time apple, when you do it, it'll rock.
39. ronjr123 (Posts: 79; Member since: 16 Feb 2012)
This is all PR bs. Just to have apple in the news following the Note 3 announcement, Apple had some young kid in their PR department contact a few main stream media outlets saying how they too aren't being left behind.
Why can't anyone else see this for what it is... Nothing but a news item trying to take away Samsung's spot light.
46. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
That's how the game is played. Samsung, Google, Microsoft, and Nokia all do the same things. Just look at Nokia's KitKat tweet from yesterday. And, I certainly wouldn't be surprised to see a Nexus 5 leak pretty soon after Apple's announcement next week.
41. taikucing (unregistered)
hahaha... now Apple is the follower
47. Kishin (Posts: 704; Member since: 30 May 2013)
Its about time.
48. d2010fos (Posts: 7; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
testing.... how hard could it be to increase screen size and form factor Every other company has done so.... and this is commping from an iphone user..
50. dorianb (Posts: 595; Member since: 24 Oct 2012)
They were just waiting long enough for Jobs to be thoroughly dead so no one could bring up him dissing the stylus with his finger comment.
That or still working out how to patent the stylus or iPhablet iTab iStickyPad iSketch iJournal iFolder or iWhateveritllbecalled....
53. McLTE (Posts: 821; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
BUT.. you don't need a phone any bigger than 4" screen size. Apple says so! THEY determine what YOU need.
When they announce a phablet, then will be the time you need one and only then!
Apple is losing market share because they aren't listening to their consumers. If they suprise us in the next year with keeping the 4" that many people do like, and also bringing a 4.8-5" screen.. AND perhaps a 5.5-5.7 phablet, then I think they would really come on strong again. As much as I hate to admit it, it's true.


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Electronic Reverse Auctions and the Public Sector – Factors of Success
Moshe Eitan Shalev
United Nations
Stee Asbjornsen
United Nations
March 30, 2010
Journal of Public Procurement, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 428-452, Fall 2010
Electronic reverse auctions (e-RAs) provide purchasers with an opportunity for greater saving, transparency and administrative benefits. This paper reviews the literature, identifying the factors relevant to public sector e-RA success, and then tests these factors through a statistical analysis of a large sample of e-RAs, with a view towards providing guidance to public sector purchasers looking to conduct e-RAs. Our research found no correlation between e-RA success and the number of bidders or auction volume, but correlation between e-RA success and each of competition among suppliers, purchase complexity and purchase specification. The number of bidders was found to be correlated with competition among suppliers, specification and complexity. Auction volume was found to be correlated with none of the factors. We discuss the possible explanations for our results and draw conclusions for public sector procurement managers to consider when deciding whether to conduct an e-RA for a particular purchase.
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The most depressing thing about last night's 3-1 loss to the Padres?
1) Losing to a (now) 47-59 team coming off a rest and regroup day when the Brewers had already lost?
2) 0-6 with runners in scoring position against Tyson Ross, Blaine Boyer, Kevin Quackenbush and Joaquin Benoit?
3) Allen Craig wearing the collar – again – and dropping his average to .238 for the season while Oscar Taveras got another pinch hit in his only at bat?
4) Jason Mott getting torched – again – for another home run. His 7th on the season in only 21 innings of work, in one of the worst HR parks in MLB?
5) Losing a Lance Lynn start against a starting line-up that doesn't feature one batter over .300 and 7 batters under .250?
I guess we'll stop there for now. You get the point. The Cardinals had a golden opportunity to whoop up on some crap teams this past weekend and week before a huge series this weekend against the Brewers. So far? 2-2.
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Solomon beats Smith as Lewisburg tops Milton
December 18, 2012 - Mitch Rupert
By MITCH RUPERT
MILTON – Jim Snyder knows it's hard to sell a high school kid on the idea that not getting pinned is as good as a win in some instances. But it's a point he was trying to sell to his team prior to Tuesday night's dual meet at Milton.
Snyder knew Lewisburg was getting as many as 24 free points from Milton for forfeits, and preventing bonus points from being scored would be just as important as scoring bonus points. His wrestlers bought in last night as some wrestlers fought off big moves, and others like Max Reed and Nick Bernstein pulled off wins in toss-up matches as the Green Dragons beat an undermanned Milton team, 45-28, last night.
In the night's marquee and final bout, defending state champion Ryan Solomon of Milton beat returning state fifth-place finisher Brandon Smith, 5-1. Milton forfeited four weights last night, including three of the first four and was down 24-0 before Hunter Snyder won the Black Panthers' first bout, 14-7, at 126 pounds. That was one of the bouts where Snyder was proud of his wrestler for not giving up bonus points.
Lewisburg's Dante Taylor and Milton's Hunter Snyder rolled all over the mat early with the score tied at 7-7 midway through the second period. But Taylor was caught in a five-point move to end the second period and was able to fight off his back in the third period to keep Hunter Snyder's win to a decision.
"I thought it was going to be the first one to 21 there for a while," Jim Snyder said. "The wheels kind of fell off for him there in the middle of the match a bit. Then he has to battle and not get pinned."
Hunter Snyder's decision started a run of five wins in six bouts for the Black Panthers. But Taylor and Steven Gingher made it as difficult as possible for Milton to maximize is points.
Gingher was trailing Milton's Taylor Porter, 8-4, in the third period and knew Porter was looking for a big move to score a fall late in the third. Porter finally hit a cement mixer with about 10 seconds to go, but Gingher fought off the big move and forced Porter to settle for a major decision. Ryan Preisch followed with a fall for Milton to cut Lewisburg's lead to 30-25, but it was as close as Milton ever got.
"It's not a great position to be in, but we had some kids step up," Jim Snyder said. "It's a tough situation some of these guys are put in, but we let them know in the locker room before we came out that if you don't get pinned, that's a win for us."
The biggest wins of the night for Lewisburg came at 170 and 182 where Reed and Bernstein each bumped up a weight class to try and give the Green Dragons the best chance at individual wins. Reed, a sophomore, responded with a brilliant performance on his feet recording three takedowns against stellar Milton freshman Brandon Stokes for a 10-5 win.
Bernstein got himself in some precarious situations against Milton's Gage Heller but always seemed to find a way to come out on top. He caught Heller in the second period to record a fall and all but seal the dual-meet win for Lewisburg.
"Seventy and 82 were the two we needed to win to win the match," Milton head coach Mike Snyder said. "I thought we could do pretty well in the middle and upper weights. I thought we could win eight or nine (bouts) on paper and we won six. But we wrestled well overall. We're throwing some forfeits out there, but we didn't wrestle bad and that's what we're concerned with."
"We know our best bet isn't staying home with Max against Preisch," Jim Snyder said. "We felt better with Max going up and Bernstein going up. We felt it was our only chance to win and those guys came through."
The wins from Reed and Bernstein opened the door for Solomon, who weighed in at 193.5 pounds, to bump up and wrestle Smith, who weighed in at 216.7. It was the fifth time the two have faced each other in the last calendar year – although one was a medical forfeit for Solomon in the District 4 final.
Solomon, despite giving up the weight, was dominant. He recorded a pair of takedowns and was never in trouble of giving up points in the 5-1 victory. He improved to 8-0 in his career against Smith, who is a two-time state qualifier and one-time placewinner. He's given up more than one point to Smith just one time in those seven contested bouts.
"I thought with the weight he was giving away this was Brandon's best shot," Jim Snyder said. "(Solomon) looked every bit as big out there and if anything he was a hair stronger. He's impossible to score on. He's in great position all the time. Nobody's beating him."
"I could feel the weight difference, but I think the tactic was to go out hard-nosed and do the same thing (as in the past)," Solomon said. "Doubles and keep after him and keep that aggressive pace and keep scoring. Brandon's a big, strong kid, definitely. It wasn't a whole lot of muscling him around today, so I think we wanted to work on some quickness and try to out-quick him."
Lewisburg 45, Milton 28
106: Brian Friery, L, won by forfeit.
113: Jordan Gessner, L, pinned Michael Boyd, 2:44.
120: Jeff Steele, L, won by forfeit.
126: Hunter Snyder, M, dec. Dante Taylor, 14-7.
132: Zack Bennett, M, pinned Cyrus Perez, 2:57.
138: Taylor Houtz, M, pinned Andrew Fritchman, 1:53.
145: Logan Aikey, L, pinned James Jones, 1:52.
152: Taylor Porter, M, maj. dec. Steven Gingher, 15-5.
160: Ryan Preisch, M, pinned Aaron Vansickle, 1:11.
170: Max Reed, L, dec. Brandon Stokes, 10-5.
182: Nick Bernstein, L, pinned Gage Heller, 3:44.
195: John Ward, L, won by forfeit.
220: Ryan Solomon, M, dec. Brandon Smith, 5-1.
285: Kyle Santorine, L, won by forfeit.
*Match started at 285 pounds
Takedowns: Milton 15, Lewisburg 8.
Official: Mark Dawson.
Records: Lewisburg (1-1); Milton (1-1).
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It is no longer a challenge to find a restaurant or pub in Vancouver that offers a good selection of craft beer, thanks in part to the efforts of CAMRA Vancouver for helping promote a craft beer culture in Vancouver. It is also not a challenge to find great food in Vancouver. Those who live in the Vancouver area are fortunate enough to enjoy a food & drink culture that is diverse, and for the most part, unpretentiousness and affordable. Although at times this unpretentious laid-back approach to food migrates so far from an exclusive haute cuisine experience that an establishment once again develops and air of exclusivity where entry is determined by the tightness of ones pants and the number of speeds on ones bicycle (one is preffered). Do keep in mind that these comments, particularly the latter, come from a kid born and raised in the sticks and still living in the backwoods of Vancouver's quiet suburbia.
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Superintendent Has Sahalee Ready for Senior Open
The first call U.S. Senior Open competitors should make when they arrive in town is to Richard Taylor, CGCS, veteran golf course superintendent at Sahalee Country Club, just outside Seattle in Sammamish, Wash.
With 26 years of experience at Sahlaee, including the last 11 as superintendent, nobody knows the course like Taylor. "The weather has been cooperative and we have the golf course right where we want it," said Taylor, a 22-year member of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). "Other than growing the rough up, we really haven't made very many changes inside the ropes for this tournament."
Taylor has also prepped the golf course for the 1998 PGA Championship and the 2002 World Golf Championship-NEC Invitational. He has a Bachelor's degree in landscape architecture from Washington State University and is one of only 1,700 active superintendents to earn the professional designation as a GCSAA Certified Golf Course Superintendent.
"It has been a real pleasure working with Rich Taylor over the last few years as we both prepare for the U.S. Senior Open at Sahalee," said Jeff Hall, USGA managing director of rules and competition. "Rich brings a wealth of experience to the table. Having prepared Sahalee at a high level on a daily basis for years, coupled with his efforts in presenting a demanding test for the 1998 PGA Championship and the 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational, I know Rich and his very professional team will deliver the type of test that will demand excellence from the players in this year's U.S. Senior Open."
Sahalee, which means "high heavenly ground" in the language of the Chinook, will use the North and South nines of the 27-hole facility for a par-70, 6,857/6,866-yard championship course. The Poa annua greens are smooth and rolling 12 feet on the Stimpmeter. The perennial ryegrass/Poa annua fairways are an average of 26 yards wide. Taylor has implemented the USGA-preferred graduated cut to the perennial ryegrass/Poa annua rough to increase the penalty the further shots land off the fairway. The first cut is 6 feet wide at 1½ inches high, the second cut is 8 feet wide at 2½ inches tall, and the rough is 3¼ - 4 inches high from there.
In a local golf column by Bart Potter in the June 1 Olympian, Taylor explains how nearly every aspect of his work at Sahalee revolves around the massive Western Red Cedar, Douglas fir and Western Hemlock trees that give the golf course its character, while also competing with the turfgrass for sunlight, air movement, moisture and nutrients.
Taylor, his assistant superintendents Scott Pugsley (four-year GCSAA member) and Scott Larson, and their staff of 28 will be assisted tournament week by a group of 20 volunteers consisting of nearby superintendents, assistant superintendents, retired superintendents and vendors.
Taylor welcomes 156 players for the USGA championship comprised of 73 exempt players and 85 players advancing from section qualifying, including fellow GCSAA Class A member Tommy Robinson, superintendent at Ravinia Green Country Club in Riverwoods, Ill., who qualified for his second U.S. Senior Open by winning a sudden-death playoff for third place and the final spot in a sectional qualifier at Inverness (Ill.) Golf Club on June 28.
Scott Hollister, editor of GCSAA's official publication, Golf Course Management, will be posting updates about Taylor and Robinson during tournament week on GCM's blog, From the Desk of GCM (http://gcm.typepad.com/gcm).
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Dallas Symphony in Europe: A celebratory dinner party
AMSTERDAM: After the triumphant Tuesday concert at the Concertgebouw–standing ovations after every piece–DSO musicians and staff and a number of patrons from Dallas were treated to quite a nice "Maestro's Dinner" Wednesday night at the Brasserie Keyzer, a lovely, old-fashioned restaurant next door to the Concertgebouw. After a high-tension buildup to the concert, plus the translatlantic travel and jet lag, it was just what the doctor ordered., A good time was had by all. I was sitting with a few DSO patrons, with whom laughter was not in short supply. The Maestro himself looked thoroughly relaxed and happy..