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Mitsubishi EX241U DLP projector - 3D REFURB Product Details
The high performance, low cost EX241U doesn't skimp on functionality. Crestron RoomView enables advanced network management for easy plug-and-play connectivity. Closed Caption (CC) capability provides an automatic subtitle function. Closed Caption (CC) capable, the multimedia projector also provides on-screen 18-language display capability. And the video projector comes 3D-ready with optional DLP Link-compatible 3D glasses.
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Video Bandwidth: 170 MHz
Max Sync Rate (V x H): 120 Hz x 99 kHz
Lamp Type: 185 Watt
Lamp Life Cycle: 3000 hour(s) / 4000 hour(s) (economic mode)
Features: Eco-Mode technology, 6-segment color wheel, Closed Caption, wall color correction, BrilliantColor, DLP 3D Ready, instant shutdown, Crestron RoomView, Direct Power Off
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Output Power / Channel: 2 Watt
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Interfaces: 2 x VGA / component video input - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ¦ 1 x VGA output - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ¦ 1 x HDMI - 19 pin HDMI Type A ¦ 1 x remote control - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9) ¦ 1 x network - RJ-45 ¦ 1 x audio line-in - mini-phone 3.5 mm ¦ 1 x audio line-out - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ¦ 1 x S-video input - 4 pin mini-DIN ¦ 1 x composite video input
Included Accessories: Lens cover, wireless remote control
Cables Included: 1 x VGA cable
Security Features: Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), password protection
Power Device: Internal
Nominal Voltage: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Power Consumption Operational: 315 Watt
Power Consumption Operational ( Standby ): 0.5 Watt
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Width: 11.1 in
Depth: 9 in
Height: 3.6 in
Weight: 5.5 lbs
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Sound Emission: 34 dBA
Sound Emission (Economic Mode): 29 dBA
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MIAMI - Customs and Border Protection officials found 459 pounds of cocaine in a container at Port Miami.
Officials said officers were inspecting containers at the port May 29 when they found suspicious boxes in a container. A drug-sniffing dog was brought in and alerted the officers that there were drugs present.
The 169 bricks of drugs, which were tested and came back positive for cocaine, were hidden in eight cardboard boxes in a container that originated in Panama, made stops in Colombia and Mexico, and arrived in Miami from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, customs officials said.
Customs and Border Protection said the cocaine is worth about $7.3 million.
No arrests have been made.
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Here is the construction diagram of dc generator
An electrical generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy, generally using electromagnetic induction. The source of mechanical energy may be a reciprocating or turbine steam engine, water falling through a turbine or waterwheel, an internal combustion engine, a wind turbine, a hand crank, or any other source of mechanical energy.
The Dynamo was the first electrical generator capable of delivering power for industry. The dynamo uses electromagnetic principles to convert mechanical rotation into an alternating electric current. A dynamo machine consists of a stationary structure which generates a strong magnetic field, and a set of rotating windings which turn within that field. On small machines the magnetic field may be provided by a permanent magnet; larger machines have the magnetic field created by electromagnets.
The energy conversion in generator is based on the principle of the production of dynamically induced e.m.f. Whenever a conductor cuts magneticic flux , dynamically induced e.m.f is produced in it according to Faraday's Laws of Electromagnetic induction.This e.m.f causes a current to flow if the conductor circuit is closed. Hence, two basic essential parts of an electrical generator are (i) a magnetic field and (ii) a conductor or conductors which can so move as to cut the flux.
Generator Construction:
Simple loop generator is having a single-turn rectangular copper coil rotating about its own axis in a magnetic field provided by either permanent magnet or electro magnets.In case of without commutator the two ends of the coil are joined to slip rings which are insulated from each other and from the central shaft.Two collecting brushes ( of carbon or copper) press against the slip rings.Their function is to collect the current induced in the coil. In this case the current waveform we obtain is alternating current ( you can see in fig). In case of with commutator the slip rings are replaced by split rings.In this case the current is unidirectional.
Components of a generator:
Rotor: In its simplest form, the rotor consists of a single loop of wire made to rotate within a magnetic field. In practice, the rotor usually consists of several coils of wire wound on an armature.
Armature: The armature is a cylinder of laminated iron mounted on an axle. The axle is carried in bearings mounted in the external structure of the generator. Torque is applied to the axle to make the rotor spin.
Coil: Each coil usually consists of many turns of copper wire wound on the armature. The two ends of each coil are connected either to two slip rings (AC) or two opposite bars of a split-ring commutator (DC).
Stator: The stator is the fixed part of the generator that supplies the magnetic field in which the coils rotate. It may consist of two permanent magnets with opposite poles facing and shaped to fit around the rotor. Alternatively, the magnetic field may be provided by two electromagnets.
Field electromagnets: Each electromagnet consists of a coil of many turns of copper wire wound on a soft iron core. The electromagnets are wound, mounted and shaped in such a way that opposite poles face each other and wrap around the rotor.
Brushes:The brushes are carbon blocks that maintain contact with the ends of the coils via the slip rings (AC) or the split-ring commutator (DC), and conduct electric current from the coils to the external circuit.
How DC generator works?
The commutator rotates with the loop of wire just as the slip rings do with the rotor of an AC generator. Each half of the commutator ring is called a commutator segment and is insulated from the other half. Each end of the rotating loop of wire is connected to a commutator segment. Two carbon brushes connected to the outside circuit rest against the rotating commutator. One brush conducts the current out of the generator, and the other brush feeds it in. The commutator is designed so that, no matter how the current in the loop alternates, the commutator segment containing the outward-going current is always against the "out" brush at the proper time. The armature in a large DC generator has many coils of wire and commutator segments. Because of the commutator, engineers have found it necessary to have the armature serve as the rotor(the rotating part of an apparatus) and the field structure as the stator (a stationary portion enclosing rotating parts)
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April 20, 2014, 12:25 am TWN
Unlike plenty of suits and dresses, casual wear provides us with a sense of relaxation and comfort. Being functional while looking good can be challenging, but Taiwanese brands are able to accomplish this delicate balance.
Try on MooZ's ski jacket — it's breathable and water repellent, perfect for cold weather. A selection of sophisticated colors and lightweight spring/summer lines are designed to your taste. Men's shirts from Outerboro are stylish and functional — the trouble of changing shirts is no longer an excuse for not biking to work. Double Wing is 100-percent Made in Taiwan and provides a comfortable wear with soft fabrics. If you are a hat person, consider Squad for their distinctive patterns and multicolor caps. Going out for a bike ride but don't want to carry much? Sneeze's shoulder bag is small but fits all your necessities.
Complete your perfect wardrobe by hanging up some casual and functional garments now. ■
來試穿木子 (MooZ) 的雪衣吧!透氣又防水的材質,是寒冷天氣的最佳選擇。另有輕量的春夏系列和各種顏色任君挑選。Outerboro有型又具機能性,穿上襯衫騎腳踏車上班而不須再更換衣服不再是夢。百分百MIT的顥泰 (Double Wing) 給你柔軟布料製成的舒服衣物。如果你出門要戴帽子的話,你一定會喜歡Squad多彩和具創意圖案的帽子。想騎騎車樂活一下,卻不想帶太多東西在身上?Sneeze的單肩背包小巧卻能收納所有必需品。
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A Dallas County court that prosecutes chronic school-skippers is targeted in a complaint filed this week with the U.S. Department of Justice. The special court prosecuted more than 36,000 cases of chronic truancy in 2012. According to the complaint filed by three civil advocacy groups, "Once ensnared in the Dallas County truancy court process, children are subjected to a byzantine legal process resulting in increasingly punitive measures including arrest, handcuffing, and threats of jail time and detention."
The complaint singles out the Dallas, Garland, Mesquite and Richardson districts. As this map shows, they're not the only places where truants are penalized. Shown are school districts and charter schools in North Texas where students have been fined for truancy (which usually means having 10 or more unexcused absences over six months). Garland ISD had the highest rate of criminal truancy cases, with 95 truancy fines levied per 1,000 students. (One student could have multiple fines.) Dallas ISD came in second, with 65 truancy fines per 1,000 students.
You can click on the legend at the bottom of the map to zoom in on certain districts. For instance, click on the red marker to see districts and charters with the most truancy fines per 1,000 students.
(A note on the data: You'll see a handful of districts that report only one truancy case. It could be as many as four, but the state does not report the exact number when there are fewer than 5.)
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The Firemen is a game developed by Human Entertainment and released in 1994 for the {{SNES}} in Japan and Europe. It was never released in the US despite the fact that the European version is already in English.
On Christmas Day 2010 the Metrotech Chemical Company building is engulfed in flames and it's up to Pete and Danny as well as the rest of the D-sector fire brigade to advance up through each floor, putting out fires, rescuing survivors, and dealing with rogue security robots along the way.
The game plays as a isometric shooter in which you must go through each level and destroy or avoid fire and other obstacles,complete objectives, and defeat the boss at the end of each stage.
It was followed by the sequel "The Firemen 2: Pete & Danny" on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation in 1995.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: The building's security robots go on a rampage after the fire starts.
* AnAsskickingChristmas: The D-sector fire brigade spend their merry Christmas time avoiding and extinguishing all manner of fire and explosions, as well as busting up rampaging security robots.
* AnAxeToGrind: Your AI controlled partner Danny not only puts out '''FIRES''' with his axe, but also uses it to destroy killer robots.
* ConvectionSchmonvection: Fire will not hurt Pete unless it directly touches him. Possibly justified as the fire fighters seem to be wearing flame retardant gear.
* DidIMentionItsChristmas: The game takes place on Christmas day but outside of Danny's complaining and occasional Christmas trees or other decorations around the building it has no real effect on the plot.
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: [[spoiler: After Pete cracks a pretty lame joke He and Danny burst into laughter, possible because of the relief of surviving such a stressful situation.]]
* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The game seems to take place entirely during the predawn hours of Christmas Day.
* {{Homage}}: The game's setting and plot owe quite a bit to ''Film/TheToweringInferno''
* GottaCatchThemAll: The people stuck in the building have to rescued before the level can be finished.
* [[IWantMyJetpack Firefighters Want Their Radar]]
* KillerRobot: Many of the enemies and bosses are security robots that have gone rogue due to the fire.
* KillItWithWater: Your fire hose and water grenades are your only means of defense against enemies, which makes sense as all enemies are fire, robots, or flaming robots.
* NoAntagonist: It's just fire.
* NoExportForYou: The game was not released in American markets despite an English version being released in Europe. Also it's sequel "The Firemen 2: Pete and Danny" was never translated or released outside Japan.
* SensorSuspense: The Firemen have a radar which shows lifesigns. Later in the game it breaks, and the two have to find the survivors by hand.
* ShoutOut: The Christmas timing and some of the dialog relating to it are obvious ''Film/DieHard'' tributes.
* ShownTheirWork: Breaking windows and opening doors where there isn't fire ''does'' cause backdrafts, and potential explosions.
* TimedMission: Every stage is on a timer, usually lasting around 10 to 15 minuets. Running out of time results in your health bar dropping to almost zero.
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BORDENTOWN CITY — The founder of the Virginia-based nonprofit that provided the flag presented to the Bordentown City Veterans Memorial Committee last year said the controversy surrounding the committee's decision not to fly it is the first of its kind.
"We've never had controversy like this about flying the flag," said George Lutz, who started Honor and Remember Inc. following the death of his son on Dec. 29, 2005 in Iraq. "It's such a simple thing. Most people get it."
The Honor and Remember flag, featuring a red and white background, gold star and flame design in the center, along with additional patriotic elements, is one of two presented to the town by the parents of a Bordentown City resident killed in Afghanistan in 2011. U.S. Army Spc. Benjamin Moore died when a bomb detonated near him.
At its meeting tonight, the veterans committee, at the urging of Deputy Mayor James Lynch, will discuss and reconsider its decision not to fly the flag at the local veterans memorial on the corner of Farnsworth and Railroad avenues.
Lutz said the committee's refusal to fly the Honor and Remember flag in honor of fallen soldiers is based on a misunderstanding of the rules for flying the American flag.
"They're basing whatever their decisions are on misinterpretation and misinformation," Lutz said. "It's not a military symbol; it's a civilian appreciation that lives are being lost for their freedom."
Lynch echoed similar sentiments last month and hopes the committee can work with the Moore family to ease tensions.
"Maybe there's something the committee can agree on where we can walk away from this thing with our heads held high," Lynch said.
Some veterans in town raised objections to having it flown, saying it doesn't meet code that applies to the American flag and bears resemblance to the Vietnam flag, which also has bright yellow among its colors.
After a year of back-and-forth, the issue of whether to allow the flag to fly over the memorial was raised again at a Feb. 10 city commissioner's meeting, at which Lynch asked the committee to reconsider its decision not to fly the flag.
But Lynch said the committee misinterpreted the code, which states the American flag, not the Honor and Remember flag, cannot have attached to it "any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature."
"That's not against flag code. If that was true, we wouldn't have the American flag on hats, trucks, shirts. They're just misinterpreting it," Lynch said.
The committee also pointed out the Honor and Remember flag has not been adopted by the federal government. But it is approved in 19 states, including New Jersey, and is endorsed or in the approval process in the remaining 31 states, Lutz said.
"We got another state adoption this week in Tennessee," he said. "This whole controversy really hasn't happened before actually."
The mother of the fallen soldier, Amy Moore, said she originally received a letter from veterans committee chairman Bruce Throckmorton dated Jan. 22, 2013, stating, "the committee will display this flag at the new Veterans Memorial."
However, months passed without communication, and in June the committee held a meeting at which members objected to the Honor and Remember flag's depiction of the American flag folded in its traditional trifold configuration below the large yellow star, among other objections, Moore said.
Following the June meeting, the committee sent Moore a rejection letter and returned the flag.
Though she initially questioned whether the committee would ever reverse its decision, today Moore said she will be at tonight's meeting at 6:30 at 209 Crosswicks Street.
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UNIDO, TERI Build Capacity on Solutions to Energy, Climate Challenges
14 February 2014: The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and TERI University (TERI U) held a two-week course that brought together 40 policy makers, government officials, and experts from Asia, Africa and Europe to build awareness and knowledge on global trends, innovative technologies and policies in the fields of energy, climate change and sustainable development.
The course, titled the Sustainable Energy Leadership Programme (SELP), took place in New Delhi, India, and featured visits to energy projects in India. Participants also shared their perspectives of sustainable energy projects and engaged in high-level discussions at the Delhi Sustainable Development Week.
Pradeep Monga, Director of UNIDO's Energy and Climate Change Branch, said central to the design of the programme was the adage that "seeing is believing," and allowing "participants to observe and interact with the actual innovative installations, entrepreneurs, and their beneficiaries, to understand the concepts and judge their applicability to their own countries' context." [UNIDO Press Release] [TERI Website]


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Thought we'd send you off into the weekend with a healthy dose of sunshine… and this vintage-rustic style "Lemons & Lavender" theme is just the thing! It's full of warm, sunny inspiration for everything from spring/summer bridal showers and weddings to a special Easter or Mother's Day brunch!
Dreamed up by talented ladies: Cortnie of Canvas & Canopy Events and Vanessa of Alchemy Fine Events, this party is sprinkled with charming details like place settings topped with tiny bundles of lavender, chairs adorned with lemons & olive tree branches, and a make-your-own ice-cold Limoncello station!
Read on for lots more sunshine-filled pics and party details…
"With the warmth and sweetness of the Mediterranean sun in mind, Cortnie & Vanessa wanted to create a table that exuded the scents and senses of the European countryside. A rustic, white wrought-iron table & chairs set served as the charming foundation for this sunny tablescape. The tables were draped with vintage yellow linens, and centerpieces consisted of iron baskets & vessels from Found Vintage Rentals, which were filled to the brim with fresh lemons, limes & lavender. Vintage finials were the perfect accent to the simple, chic arrangements by Renae's Bouquet.
The menus were designed with illustrations of lemons and lavender printed in soft pastel shades, and each place setting was topped with tiny bundles of lavender. For a fun twist on the traditional place card cameo, oval-shaped tags were tied onto clusters of lemon and olive tree branches that hung on the back of each guest's chair.
For a creative and refreshing signature drink idea, a "citrus bar" offered up icy Limoncello and garnishes of mint and raspberries. Want to bring a taste of Europe to your 'festa del sol'? Make your own limoncello at home with a few simple steps by The Food Network!"
MENU DETAILS from Petros:
Petros Horiatiki Salad
Vine-ripe tomatoes, cucumber, Epirus feta- the mother of all feta, Volos olives, avocado, onions, capers, EVO* and oregano*
Karpouzi Salad (the colorful salad pictured above)
Fresh watermelon, heirloom tomatoes, Epirus feta, manouri cheese, drizzled with Greek honey, mint and EVO*
Feta Crusted Colorado Rack of Lamb
Our Signature Dish – served with tomato olive jus and sauteed garlic broccolini
– Design: Canvas & Canopy Events & Alchemy Fine Events
– Photographer: Cameron Ingalls
– Stationery: Alchemy Fine Events
– Florals: Renae's Bouquet
– Venue & catering: Petros
– Vintage Pieces: Found Vintage Rentals
– Submitted by: Be Inspired PR
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My 10th anniversary is this November, and I was imagining an Italian inspired decor (mostly to go with the wood-fired oven I built in the backyard–whenever we entertain we always serve awesome pizza!), and if lemons were in season then, I'd be all over this design! Even so, there's plenty of lovely inspiration to take from this.
2Rowaida Flayhan SAYS:
In love with this party, a real Tuscany style inspiration. Love the details Beautiful! Wish you a wonderful weekend Jenn!
3mallory SAYS:
i want to eat that up!!!!
4Michelle SAYS:
Beautiful as always, I always love Vanessa's work, she is so talented. Well done ladies, this is lovely. x
5buy lemons SAYS:
What magnificent photos. Whoever took these is exceptionally talented.
I think part the wonder of "fresh lemons" is the live enzymes in fresh lemons.
I was wondering if anyone knows if it makes any difference whether I use Eureka lemons or Meyer lemons or Lisbon lemons? Any opinions on that? Where I live we don't have easy access to fresh lemons but I can get them if I go online and Google "buy fresh lemons online."
The nice thing about that is that if you order direct from the orchards, the growers pick them right off the trees and ship them direct — a tip I learned from my cousin in North Dakota. This way I get fresh lemons picked from the tree without all the time sitting in cartons, trucks and warehouses.
Madelyn G.
6Marisol SAYS:
So Pretty!!
7Sarah @http://agirlintransit.blogspot.com/ SAYS:
I love how the drinks look!- Sarah http://agirlintransit.blogspot.com/
8Tamara Guida SAYS:
One of my favorite parties to date! I want to be a guest!
9Laura SAYS:
love this. so cute, lemons + lavenders!!
10Jo SAYS:
The food looks amazing, and everything is beautiful and so sunshine-y! Can't wait for spring to show up around here.
11Sabina SAYS:
I love having lemon in my beverages. It invigorates me.
12HiLLjO SAYS:
What a lush combination. Not only a great color combo, but smell as well. Looks like there was some good tastes, too!
13Vanessa SAYS:
Simply Stunnin!
14woman SAYS:
Magnificent pictures. Looks Yummy. This is really cool.
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16Amber SAYS:
This is so…sophisticated! It's clean and fresh. And looks effortless. Perfection.
17Andrea Tablescape SAYS:
You were featured on Tablescape Times Three today! :) -Andrea
18Sarah Smith SAYS:
The lemon aid with the raspberry looks so pretty!
19Georgea SAYS:
I absolutely love this theme for spring- so bright and delicate. I want to throw this party too!
20priyanka SAYS:
Heyy I love the themes showcased here for all occassions. Im looking to host my bridal brunch party for friends and family and was looking for a theme for this occasion.
Venue would be partially open wid a bar set up with plans and greenery around.


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Right now, the world is looking to South Africa – for the biggest soccer event of the last four years. Everyone around me (even those who usually hate soccer) is waiting for their team's first match with bated breath. Soccer maniacs are hoping for thrilling matches and revealing insights into the mastery of their soccer heroes.
I have heard that T-Systems is also offering its customers revealing insights into the recent developments relating to the real top IT topics. T-Systems' "world event" is the "T-Systems Symposium", which will be staged at three locations in Germany in June/July: Hannover, Darmstadt and Stuttgart. The CeBIT 2010 trade fair held in Hannover in March was a similarly big event covering a broad range of topics with more input from Deutsche Telekom. The T-Systems Symposium will give business customers a deeper insight into its own top topics.
What topics will be shown? To name a few – My Access Key, SIMKo 2, UCC, mobile CRM and, of course, AMM. On this particular occasion, AMM will be showcased together with ERP. Why? AMM makes no sense on its own. Combined with ERP, customers will be able to see the brand new update from the former AMS and the transformation to AMM. The second "M" stands for "Modernization" – it gives customers numerous advantages and the ability to take their applications into the future. Invitations have been sent out to customers – feedback is underway.
Take a look at the AMM blog next week – with more news about AMM and the T-Systems Symposium. Until then, keep the fever burning – yebo!


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Granny gets money backUPDATED 10:49 PM MDT Jun 23, 2013
An Albuquerque grandmother is sleeping soundly knowing the man who scammed her got caught!Video Transcript
ALBUQUERQUE GRANDMOTHER IS SLEEPING SOUNDLY.... KNOWING THE MAN WHO SCAMMED HER - GOT CAUGHT! SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS OUT 500-DOLLARS, AFTER SENDING MONEY TO A PERSON SHE THOUGHT WAS HER GRANDSON. BUT NEW AT 10 -- ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER MELISSA COLORADO EXPLAINS... THAT GRANDMA SAYS SHE'S READY TO PRESS CHARGES. LAST WEEK, 80-YEAR OLD RUTH DOBBS WAS FURIOUS. GRANDMA RUTH: PULL YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR A! THOSE WORDS DIRECTED AT THE SCAMMER, WHO CALLED HER FROM A CALIFORNIA NUMBER, CLAIMING TO BE HER GRANDSON. HE ASKED FOR A 500-DOLLAR LOAN... AND SHE PUT THE MONEY ON A PRE-PAID DEBIT CARD -- BELIEVING SHE WAS HELPING A RELATIVE. BUT SOON, DOBBS FOUND OUT - SHE HAD BECOME A SCAMMING STATISTIC.... AND WAS OUT 500-BUCKS. SHE WENT ON-CAMERA WITH HER STORY TO WARN OTHERS. ruth Dobbs: my grandson called me and he said, grandma you need to watch your language! NOW, THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT SMILE. ON WEDNESDAY, SHE WAS CONTACTED BY AN EMPLOYEE WITH GREEN DOT'S FRAUD DEPARTMENT. ruth Dobbs: he said I have some good news for you, he said you are going to get some money back standup: RUTH DOBBS SAYS GREEN DOT WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO TRACK DOWN THE SCAMMER'S INFORMATION INCLUDING HIS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER DOBBS SAYS SHE DOESN'T KNOW IF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S WHITE COLLAR CRIME DIVISION WILL TRY TO PROSECUTE THE SCAMMER. BUT IF THEY DO - ruth Dobbs: I will be there every day the court is in session. I want him to get his dues and his dues is not sitting in his bunnies and taking it from somebody else IN ALBUQUERQUE, MC K7 ACCORDING TO A RECENT REPORT FROM THE A.A.R.P... SCAM ARTISTS HAVE STOLEN AT LEAST 4-POINT-5 MILLION DOLLARS FROM SENIORS.
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ZooBoo 2012 open for business
The Erie Zoo is different after dark.
Even ZooBoo veterans can't explain it.
They just know there's a certain magic about seeing the familiar space bathed in the pale orange light of twinkling bulbs, decked out with truckloads of Halloween displays, watched over by smiling trolls and populated by thousands of kids in costume. And then there's the candy, dispensed one station at a time to ticket-toting kids.
Maybe that explains why 40,000 people attend ZooBoo each year.
Maybe it even explains why Stacey Kessler, an avowed Steelers-jacket-wearing football fan, sold her ticket to Thursday's Steelers-Titans game in Tennessee.
She was looking forward to the game. But her daughter, 7-year-old Emily, wanted to make the trip from Kentucky to Erie, where she attended ZooBoo in 2011.
"Coming here meant more to her than anything," said Kathy Delio, of Erie, Emily's grandmother.
Erie native Andrea Tevens is eager to plant that same seed of tradition in her three young boys, all 4 and under.
They made the trip from Buffalo to be among the first to visit ZooBoo, which opened Friday after weeks of behind-the-scenes preparations.
"It's fun for the kids to wear their costumes, and they can see the animals," Andrea Tevens said.
Not everyone was from out of town.
Melissa and David Koma drove over from Girard with five children in tow, including four of their own.
"My kids love it," Melissa Koma said as her husband and children took a quick spin through the Amazing Maize Maze.
"They love to see it decorated. It's a different way to look at the zoo."
Friday wasn't the busiest ZooBoo night ever. Some said it usually picks up closer to Halloween.
It might have been a degree too cool for some.
Like any number of princesses garbed in puffy winter coats, 5-year-old Isabella Fazekas had her coat zipped up over her Tinkerbell costume.
But her parents, Tom and Christina Fazekas, who were there with Isabella and her three brothers on Friday, said opening night of ZooBoo is a tradition they're not going to break.
For the eighth year in a row, they made the drive to Erie from the Cleveland suburb of Fairport Harbor.
"It's a great little zoo," Tom Fazekas said.
No need to tell that to Erie native Scott Warofka, who drove to Erie from Columbus with his wife and son.
"This is something special," he said.
"If you spend any time here at ZooBoo, it's something you don't want to miss. It's a rite of fall."
JIM MARTIN can be reached at 870-1668 or by e-mail.


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The Class of 1965 Memorial Scholarship
Criteria: (Amount Equal to One Full Annual In-State Tuition Award) The Class of 1965 Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a full-time sophomore with financial need who has successfully completed his or her freshman year at Worcester State University. Candidates are required to submit an essay attesting to the financial need for this scholarship. The Class of 1965 Memorial Scholarship will follow the recipient from the time it is awarded, as a sophomore, through the completion of the recipient's baccalaureate degree as long as the recipient remains a full-time student in good academic standing.
The tradition of reunion class giving resonated with the Class of 1965, the largest class in attendance at Reunion Weekend 2010. With the assistance of the University's second reunion gift committee, the Class of 1965 raised more than $21,000 in support of their 45th reunion. This amount was combined with the more than $5,500 in contributions to the class's 40th reunion gift effort to create the Class of 1965 Memorial Scholarship.
Named in memory of deceased members of the Class of 1965, the Class of 1965 Memorial Scholarship serves as a symbol of the importance of higher education to the Class of 1965. It is the Class of 1965's hope that this scholarship will enable worthy students to earn a degree from Worcester State that will open doors for them that they never dreamed possible, and that when it comes time for them to give back, they will be as generous as the Class of 1965. Knowing that there are students who require financial help in order to realize their educational aspirations, the Class of 1965 Memorial Scholarship will help make that possible, regardless of the applicant's field of interest.


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Mount Olive Cemetery is an historic African-American cemetery located near Wilmington, DE on Lancaster Avenue. The cemetery entrance is marked with a Historic Marker - from the Delaware State website. Burials from several early African-American cemeteries in Wilmington were moved to Mount Olive in the early 1900s. The first recorded burials in Mt Olive were in 1899. Many markers from the earlier St. Peters and 12th and French (Old Union) date from the early 1860s and have been transferred to Mt. Olive.RECORD NOTE: If you don't find your family member listed yet - :I haven't gotten to the record yet (only to 1907!) - The record might not be public (only records before 1961 are available) - There might not be a public burial record.
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Death records, census and newspaper clippings will help identify not only the persons with existing tombstones, but additional people buried here as well.
Existing markers photographed: 945. Burials identified - 6264 (St. Peters, 12th&French (Old Union), Union (Ezion & St. Peters - Front and Union, to 3rd and Pyles Lane) and Mount Olive. Records - completed through 1911
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The Royal Oak Public Library will be restoring Tuesday and Thursday morning hours. Starting on September 6, the library will open at 10 AM.
Book pick up at Youth Services desk begins Monday, September 12. Meeting on Monday, October 3 at 4:30-5:30 PM.
Book pick up at Youth Services desk begins Monday, September 26. Meeting on Monday, October 24 at 4:30-5:30 PM.
New story times for the youngest children, infants to 15 months and their adults. Enjoy 30 minutes of language building activities for babies. Story times are "ticketed drop-in" which means there is no advance registration.
Celebrate the diversity of dragons with stories, information and activities. Registration is requested. Limit 30.
The Royal Oak Public Library Butterfly Garden needs volunteers to help maintain the garden throughout the fall. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Mary Ann DeKane at 248-246-3714 or email@example.com.
This film chronicles Detroit resident John Hantz's effort to acquire one square mile of blighted Detroit neighborhood and turn it into urban farming and the resistance he meets. In English. 90 Minutes.
Chill out playing video games on our Xbox 360 with Kinect, Wii and Game Cube. Registration is requested. Limit 20.
Kick back and play Wii, Gamecube, and Xbox 360 with Kinect. Bring a friend! Snacks provided. Registration is requested. Limit 20.
Odilo provides libraries with a different channel for eBook lending, incorporating library-created content, as well as content from midlist, emerging, small, independent and self-publishers. With titles from more than 500 publishers worldwide, Odilo provides a rich catalog for users to explore!
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Ben Edmunds greets the beer tourists from a Portland beer bus excursion with friendly ease during a brief pause from his brewery duties. Modest and efficient, he welcomes us to the pub, where we're sitting with flight paddles full of Breakside Brewery's creations. With a laugh, he acknowledges my baited question posed in innocence: "Can you tell folks who aren't from Portland a bit about your philosophy and how your background and education plays into what beers you produce at Breakside?"
Edmunds' scholarly approach to brewing is laid in a substantial foundation. However, there is no mention of his Siebel Institute education, training in Germany and Belgium, and degree from Yale. Ben Edmunds is a brewer who one suspects is constantly thinking about the way in which beer can be better; how new flavors can be incorporated and combined; and how styles can be tweaked and perfected.
Don't look to Breakside to tackle every style of beer, as Edmunds explains: "There are some classic styles we'll likely never brew because we don't believe they are as delicious as others. We also have a reputation as being an 'experimental' brewery, and we do experiment a lot, but it's always with a tight focus on what we want the final beer to taste like—what we want the drinking experience to be."
Inspired Brewing
Artistic expression is apparent in each beer Edmunds and co-brewer Sam Barber craft. One expertly executed twist on a classic is the Aztec—a spicy reinterpretation of an American strong ale with cocoa, serrano and habanero peppers, and a sneakily smooth finish on a 9.4 percent ABV beer. Recently, I met up with Edmunds, who was pleased that the most recent iteration of Aztec was coming along even better than he'd expected. "The yeast profile is really where I want it," Edmunds confides.
"(We) have to believe that the finished beer will taste delicious.," says Edmunds. "Whether we brew a very traditional style, like a German helles, or something experimental—like our gin barrel-aged sour golden with Thai ginger and kaffir lime leaves—the most important thing is that the beer be drinkable, refreshing and tasty."
Creative dedication is forefront for Breakside: "I think some of the techniques we use have come directly from being able to play around with a small batch format here," Edmunds explains. "We've learned a ton about working with fruit, spices, sour mashes, Solera-style barrel aging, to name a few things, that I hadn't been exposed to either in brewing school or at other breweries."
Edmunds waxes philosophical about customers' initial acquaintance with his beer: "I always ask what sort of beer they like to drink. My hope is that any customer who comes to Breakside for the first time finds two or three beers that they love. I don't expect everyone to love every beer on the menu. Where someone's entry point with beer is depends on their own palate."
His personal tastes are equally as diverse. He dodges my attempt to ferret out his favorite brew, replying: "Trick question, no such thing. Does any brewer ever say they have a favorite beer amongst their own?"
On reflection, he offers, "A few beers that I'm very proud of and would serve to a visiting brewmaster: Pilsner, IPA, Dry Stout, Gin Barrel IPA, Cedarbaumbier." This thoughtfulness is woven throughout the spirit of Breakside. Opening in May of 2010, the pub and its brewers have become synonymous with ingenious food and beer creations at their pub in northeast Portland.
In 2011, Breakside rolled out 92 different beers. Despite recently celebrating their official two year anniversary, Edmunds explaines: "When we opened we were still awaiting licensing from the TTB. It wasn't until November 2011 that we really started rolling out beer of our own from the space." This year they're on track to brew 80 different beers, including a few returning from last year.
Food as Inspiration For Beer
How does Edmunds come up with so many ideas for innovative taste sensations? He credits his mother for expanding his horizons, exposing him to a "wide range of cuisines and eating experiences." He explains: "I think that my interest in beer is rooted in my broader interest in food and drink. Homebrewing clicked for me as an outlet for creativity in a way that no other hobby ever did. I feel a lot of understanding for the motto on the labels of New Glarus' Unplugged Series where it quotes Dan Carey saying something like, 'Some people paint, some sing, others write…I brew.'"
When asked about the beer he feels embodies the spirit of Breakside, he reveals his willingness to take on technical challenges in addition to the quest for creative endeavors. "The IPA is our biggest seller, by far, and we really love the huge nose of Citra and Simcoe hops that just overwhelms you," Edmunds says. "That said, I think that the German lagers we're able to make in the slower months are closest to my heart as a brewer. A great helles or pils is about as good as it gets, and they're some of the most technically challenging beers to pull off."
Breakside Adds a Production Brewery
In addition to the existing pub system, Breakside is opening a production brewing facility south of Portland, in Milwaukie, Ore., where they'll start with 10,000 barrels. By the end of the year, Edmunds estimates: "If we max out the cellar with more tanks, we might be able to push 30,000 barrels out of the space." The facility will offer up additional jobs in the Milwaukie area, and is a welcome expansion to Edmunds.
"Currently, Sam (Barber) and I do all of the brewing, says Edmunds. "Our business is so busy that 95 percent of what we produce is sold right over the bar. We've actually had to pull back on outside accounts because we can't keep up with demand given the limited amount we can produce from our pub system. It was always our plan to grow the business to have distribution beyond the brewpub, and our new production facility in Milwaukie will set us on that path."
The new Milwaukie placement for Breakside will include a tasting room and growler sales, with hours coinciding with the original pub. Edmunds credits the pub as the hub of Breakside's neighborhood-centric focus, and the production facility brewers will be expected to do double duty as barkeeps. Those visiting the taproom will be able to discuss more nuanced details of the beer, and by the beginning of 2013, he posits, Breakside's brews should be throughout the Northwest in Oregon, Washington, and parts of Idaho.
Edmunds ponders the two distinct functions of the locations: "No matter how many people come to us as a destination brewery/restaurant, our neighborhood customers will always form our base. We have so many folks who come in once a week or twice a month, just to see what's new. We try and make sure that our serving and brewing staff are connected with all of the regulars, that we make the place accessible to help foster neighborliness," he says. Milwaukie residents are looking forward to participating in Breakside's culture as well, with eager requests for updates on the future of the new facility.
One needn't look further than the desk in the existing brewery, where a silver medal from the 2011 Great American Beer Festival resides happily amongst brew notes for a clear indicator of Breakside's trajectory. The silver (and a newly won bronze medal from the 2012 World Beer Cup) for Breakside's Dry Irish Stout have also recently been added to the brewery's accolades.
"We feel so fortunate to have had a great run over the last two years," says Edmunds. "It's crazy to think about what the next two have in store…" As for what beer comes next, there's no sign of Edmunds' creativity running out any time soon: "I'm so full of ideas for what we do as we grow, it'd take a much longer column to include all that's coming up."
Breakside Brewery
820 Northeast Dekum Street
Portland, OR 97211
(503) 719-6475
Sunday: 12 – 10ish
Monday – Thursday: 3 – 10ish
Friday – Saturday: 12 – 11ish
Emily Engdahl is the founder of Oregon Beer Country, a travel and tourism site dedicated exclusively to the craft beer culture of Oregon. As a craft beer writer, community events coordinator, and homebrewer, Emily encourages consumer education, community craft beer connections, resource building, informed craft beer choices, and keeping craft beer fun and accessible. Emily is also a self-taught graphic designer and trained mediator. Find her on twitter at @emilyengdahl and @ORBeerCountry.


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The IBE was founded in Geneva as a private, non-governmental organization in 1925. Its aims were to centralize documentation related to public and private education, to take an interest in scientific research in the educational field, and to serve as a coordinating centre for institutions and societies concerned with education.
The newly-founded organization was to a large extent a Genevese initiative. Among the founding fathers were Edouard Claparède, Pierre Bovet and Adolphe Ferrière.
In 1929, under new statutes, the IBE extended membership to governments, while it remained open to public institutions and international organizations. It thus became the first intergovernmental organization in the field of education.
At the same time, Jean Piaget, professor of psychology at the University of Geneva, was appointed director. His name became closely associated with the organization, which he led for almost forty years. During the same period, Pedro Rosselló was assistant director.
Since 1934, the IBE has organized the International Conference on Public Education (now the International Conference on Education) which, from 1946 onwards, was convened together with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), founded in 1945. In 1969, the IBE became an integral part of UNESCO while retaining intellectual and functional autonomy.
In 1999 the IBE became the UNESCO institute responsible for educational contents, methods and teaching/learning strategies through curriculum development.


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Systemwide Events Calendar
Introductory to Natural FarmingNovember 8, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Windward Campus, Hale Kuhina 115
This introductory course will cover the basics of Natural Farming techniques with indigenous microorganisms (IMO), a way of farming practiced in more than 30 countries, in home gardens and on a commercial scale. Its basic premise is that farmers can generate most, if not all, of the necessary inputs to otherwise be thrown away, such as egg shells, animal bones, and fish waste. These are mixed with ingredients that can easily be found in any kitchen such as brown sugar, vinegar and rice. Benefits of using the Natural Farming methods include as much ass 60% lower costs to the farmer, more desirable crops, higher yield, better quality, zero waste emission, and stronger plants.
Instructor: Joseph McGinn
Course Fee: $375 + Lab Fee (TBD)
Course Code: N10GR411
Dates: 10/25-11/10
Thursday 5:00pm-8:00pm & Saturday 9:00am-3:30pm
Meetings: 6
Event Sponsor
Career and Community Education, Windward Campus
More Information
Career and Community Education, 808-235-7433, email@example.com
|Thursday, November 8
|The Wellness Center - Fitness Class Schedule
Maui Campus, Pilina Bldg., Wellness Center
|Center for Korean Studies Celebrates 40 Years
Manoa Campus, Center for Korean Studies
|Jessup Lunch & Dunking Booth Fundraiser
Manoa Campus, Law School Courtyard
|"Links to the Past: The Work of Early Hawaiian Artisans"
Manoa Campus, Henke Hall 325
|Introduction to Aquaponics for Sustainability
Windward Campus, Hale Uluwehi
|The Fundamentals of Investing
Manoa Campus, Webster Hall 203
|Seiji Naya Asia-Pacific Lecture on Income Inequality in Japan
Manoa Campus, George Hall 227
|Teresia Teaiwa - Fiji. Women. Soldiers. And poetry.
Manoa Campus, Halau o Haumea, Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies
|Introductory to Natural Farming
Windward Campus, Hale Kuhina 115
|Groove in the Garden
Manoa Campus, Bale Courtyard
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Mother, boyfriend arrested in her daughter's death
Credit: The Associated Press
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NAPA, Calif. — Authorities say a Northern California woman and her boyfriend are scheduled to appear before a judge in the death of her 3-year-old daughter.
The Napa County district attorney's office says Sara Krueger and Ryan Scott Warner are due to make their first appearance in a Napa County courtroom Tuesday afternoon.
The 23-year-old Krueger and the 26-year-old Warner were arrested Sunday in El Cerrito after police found Krueger's daughter in her apartment on Saturday.
Police say the child, whose name has not been released, showed signs of having been sexually assaulted and blunt force trauma.
The girl's relatives and neighbors gathered Sunday night for a vigil outside the apartment where her body was discovered.
Lt. Debbie Peecook says an autopsy on the girl is being conducted on Monday.


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'I'm Puerto Rican—I'd Be Great at Selling Drugs'; 'Not Married? She Must Be a Lesbian'ABC's new comedy "Work It" has offended Latinos, LGBT people, TV critics and viewers. How can a company use its employee-resource groups, diversity councils and clarity of values to prevent multicultural missteps?


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CHARLES TOWN - At 10:30 on a Tuesday morning, the kitchen of Charles Town Presbyterian Church bustles with energy as Meals on Wheels volunteers prepare for another day of deliveries.
Alice Cook, the cook for Meals on Wheels of Jefferson County, prepares hot and cold meals that will be delivered to more than 50 Jefferson County residents, while other volunteers pack the meals into insulated containers to bring on their routes. The process is repeated five days a week.
Volunteers are at the core of Meals on Wheels, and they donate their time and resources to serve the community.
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Journal photos by Mary Stortstrom
Charles and Josephine Fridinger, a husband and wife delivery team, check notecards before leaving for their route. The cards include the names, addresses and other information of meal recipients on each route to aid delivery drivers.
Meals on Wheels volunteer Vanny Whitmore checks a cooler of meals before the drivers depart.
"The volunteers help keep Meals on Wheels going each week," said Jen Watland, who has recently become involved with the organization as a fundraiser coordinator. "There's only two part-time paid employees; the rest is all-volunteer."
Patsy Morgan-Runkles, the administrative assistant, makes sure the drivers have the correct meals packed for the correct clients, and sees them off as they leave on their delivery routes.
Morgan-Runkles said between seven and nine volunteers meet her at the church each morning, and others are standing by.
"We have regular drivers, but they do different days of the month," she said. "Some will do one day a month, some will do every other week. We have about 60 people that I can call."
The purpose of Meals on Wheels is to deliver nutritious, homemade meals to those who are homebound due to disability, illness or other circumstances. Clients can request special menu changes based on dietary needs such as diabetes or food allergies.
Mary Custer has been receiving meals for nearly two years, and enjoys the convenience of the service and the quality of the meals.
"The variety is very good," Custer said. "It's all very good, very nutritious and economical."
In addition to just receiving a meal, Custer enjoys the company provided by the volunteers.
"I enjoy seeing the deliverers, and sometimes they stay and visit if they have time," Custer said. "I understand if they don't have time, but it's nice when they do."
Alice Rissler used to cook for Meals on Wheels, but now receives meal deliveries. She rarely leaves her house, but gets assistance from her children who live nearby.
"I don't go anyplace, but the children live on the farm and they help take care of me when I can't get around very much," she said. "They get things for me, but it's not like when I would go (to the grocery store) and get what I wanted."
Rissler said grocery stores have become so big and extravagant that she probably couldn't find what she needs anymore.
"It's so different, what they have in the stores now and how they're fixed up," she said. "It doesn't mean a thing to me, it wouldn't do me any good to go."
Having worked with Meals on Wheels in years past, Rissler understands the program's benefit to the county.
"I like it and there's a lot of folks who need it," she said.
Steven McNabb said he doesn't eat well unless he gets meals delivered from Meals on Wheels.
"I'm kind of infirmed, I don't go as many places as I used to, just the doctor's and getting my prescriptions. I can open a can of something and heat it up, but to have a complete, nutritious meal like that, I don't eat like that. I open up a can and I spoon it out of the can," McNabb said. "(The meals I receive) are the only balanced meals that ever come through that door."
Like others, McNabb enjoys the human interaction provided by Meals on Wheels volunteers as much as he enjoys the food they bring.
"Wonderful meals, wonderful people and it's a wonderful program," he said. "I like seeing a smiling face every day, and the people are always so very nice and in a good mood."
Rich Meehleib is a volunteer driver for Meals on Wheels, and has been involved with the organization for eight years. He spent two years as president, and four years on the board.
Meehleib became involved with Meals on Wheels after he saw an advertisement that stated the need for drivers while he was working at Hospice of the Panhandle.
"(Working at Hospice) was getting frustrating because I always had to work with the extremely sick patients because no one else would - they just walked away," Meehleib said. "I wasn't skilled in that area. I'm OK with visiting with someone or taking them to the doctor, but not so good with the medical side of it."
Although a good portion of funding for Meals on Wheels comes from private donations, staff and volunteers are concerned by the recent news that the funding the organization receives through United Way has been cut by $12,000.
According to Pete Mulford, president of United Way of the Eastern Panhandle, there are three ways agencies like Meals on Wheels receive funding - through basic needs support monies, community solutions grants and designated giving to a specific organization.
"Meals on Wheels of Jefferson County put in a basic needs request, but is funded minimally through basic needs," he said. "They do get substantial designated donations."
Meehleib thinks the cuts are happening because what funding is available is going to other organizations in the area.
"It would be interesting to see why the funding cut exists, because I don't think it's from a collection standpoint of United Way," he said. "What has happened is they've added other organizations and that depletes the pool."
Mulford said the funding cut for Meals on Wheels is due to various charitable organizations in the area vying for financial support.
"Some organizations get more designated funding, while others get none," Mulford said.
According to Meehleib, applying for grants is a difficult process that takes a great deal of skill, so Meals on Wheels often turns to fundraisers for support.
"We've already had two or three big fundraisers this year, and those bring in between $5,000 and $6,000," Meehleib said. "Along with the little bit of money that United Way of the Eastern Panhandle's giving to us, we survive."
Watland is planning a fundraising event, the Follow the Yellow Brick Road Gala, that will be held at the Asbury Center, at 110 W. North Street in Charles Town, on Saturday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event will feature music, food, door prizes and gift baskets for silent auction, and childrens' entertainment. Admission is $10 for adults and $3 for children under 12. All proceeds will go to Meals on Wheels of Jefferson County.
"It's not just the meals the clients rely on, but oftentimes the volunteer is the only person they see throughout the week," Watland said. "It's so much more than a meal, it's also the caring of the volunteers."
- Staff writer Mary Stortstrom can be reached at 304-725-6581 or www.twitter.com/mstortstromJN.


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It was a few degrees above freezing this morning when I left work and as I wove through the quiet back streets I came across the rare sight of frost on the lawns. (iPhone shots again).
By the time I passed the little creek my body had warmed up, but, I was breathing steam and my knees felt cold each time they tightened against my trousers on the up-pedal.
Crossing the freeway I was beginning to enjoy being toasty warm with a numb nose and a sharp, cold wind against my cheeks.
So, although after 9 hours of night shift I was longing for my bed, I ducked out of waiting for the first train of my commute and headed for the city station to connect with the second train direct.
By the time I was rounding Lake Monger other commuters, runners and some serious lycra-cyclists were out enjoying the chill with me.
I had enough time to stop off in Northbridge for a coffee (more steamy breath) before hopping aboard. The extra miles and my blood tingling with cold gave me one of the yummiest sleeps I've had in weeks. Cold, dry cycling is one of my favourite kinds, especially if there's fresh-ground coffee and bed at the end!


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Farming practice under review after neighbors' complaints
August 9, 2013
ANTES FORT — Is it legal? That's essentially what more than 50 people wanted to know about the practice of spreading animal waste from Nicholas Meat Packing onto a Jersey Shore area farm, which has......
So money makes it alright to illegally poach deer??? Should trucking companies be allowed to shoot deer because they run into their trucks and cause damage??? How about homeowners that have $20k in landscaping??? Farmers have somehow developed a sense of entitlement and exclusion from the law all while accepting government subsidies and aid. This story is just another example how much the local farmer cares about their community. I am sure not all farmers do this but working and living by many farms, I have seen the hipocrasy first hand. Farmers that take matters into their own hands and go on killing sprees yet won't let responsible hunters hunt their ground durring deer season all to keep the big bucks to themself, yet selectively cry crop damage when its convenient.
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Wool rich your comment couldn't be farther off the wall. We do indeed donate all the deer meat to shelters we kill for crop damage and trust me if you had near the money in cornfields and see the damage resulting from deer and bear you'd better understand
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They are not talking about spreading manure in this article at all. Can any of you process what you read?
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Garder54, all the homes were here before they started spreading this stuff. And I can not emphasize strongly enough that THIS IS NOT A MANURE SMELL. Anyone who wants to get a whiff of this stuff only need to follow one of the trucks from Nichols. If anyone ever stood over a deer gut pile the you have a pretty good idea what it smells like. That 98% water thing is a joke.
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Farmers shooting deer for crop damage is the most abused excuse to poach deer. The law states that farmers can not just shoot deer for crop damage without a specific permit. It also only applies to antlerless deer. Most farmers don't get these permits or could even show any justifiable crop damage. They have a scub hay field and shoot deer because they feed on the edges. Farmers have been abusing this for years and laugh about it. I see it all the time at night and on Sunday and many brag about it. The Pa Game never investigates or enforces farmers shooting deer for crop damage.
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After watching shark week, this product of blood water and manure would probably make a pretty good shark chum. Sell it in handy 5 gallon buckets and it would probably make a good profit.
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I think most of us that live around farm fields understand the smell of natural manure and don't mind it. The problem is the super concentrated manure is in its own league of pungency and strength. If the farmers would have compromised and go back to the traditional solid manure, this wouldn't be news. Now both farmers have alienated themself to the community and their selfish arrogant behaviors has ruined their families past reputation. I doubt it was worth it in the long run.
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Who was their first? The farm or the homeowners? If the homeowners were their first, then I'd completely understand. If it was the farm, then they took that risk buying a home in that area. I am sure they all understood that manure would be spread, but they should have done their research and realized other things can legally be applied to the fields. A house is the largest investment most of us make, and the only thing you can't change is the location. So you really need to do your research. It *****, I feel bad for them, but that's the way it is.
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I agree for the most part Woolrich but farmers are allowed to kill deer that are destroying their crops as is anyone employed by the farm.
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I would think Camerer and Bowes are not that popular around town but I bet they don't care either.......Since both families "inherited" their farms from the previouse generation, you would think they would "try" to accommodate the poop spreading to get along with the community. In my experience, many local farmers feel a sense of entitlement and do what ever they want like poach deer, etc...
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While the latest employment report showed an upswing for the national economy, job growth indicators suggest Wisconsin's economy is failing to keep a similar pace.
Private sector businesses nationwide added 246,000 jobs in February, reducing the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent, the lowest rate since 2008, according to Friday's U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics report.
However, a January report from the bureau said Wisconsin is ranked 42nd in private-sector job creation based on data collected between June 2011 and June 2012.
These two sets of data form an inaccurate comparison, Department of Workforce Development spokesperson Dick Jones said in an email to The Badger Herald.
While the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly Current Employment Statistics said Wisconsin has lost 19,100 jobs from June 2011 to June 2012, Jones said the actual state-level job count according to DOL's Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages shows Wisconsin gained more than 35,500 private-sector jobs during that time span.
The QCEW surveys about 95 percent of Wisconsin employers, while only 3.5 percent of CES' surveyed businesses are in Wisconsin.
Although Gov. Scott Walker admitted Wednesday his quarter million job growth goal his first term was unfeasible, Jones said Walker's 2013-15 proposed biennial budget is committed to targeting economic development.
"Improving Wisconsin's business environment and encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation will help grow Wisconsin's economy," Jones said. "At the same time, preparing workers to find jobs in the modern workforce will help Wisconsinites prosper and further strengthen our state's economy."
Wisconsin added only 3,900 nonfarm jobs in all of 2012 after the state gained 5,200 nonfarm jobs between December 2011 and January 2012, according to BLS. The bureau said Wisconsin's job growth rate was one-tenth of the U.S. rate in 2012 — 0.14 percent compared to 1.40 percent job growth nationally.
As of BLS' most recent employment data for Wisconsin since December, the state has also lost 15,900 nonfarm jobs since January 2011. In December, total nonfarm employment for the state was 2,858,644 according to Department of Workforce Development's statistics.
Political science professor David Cannon said Walker's spending cuts may be causing Wisconsin's employment situation.
"With all the cutbacks in state spending — Act 10 cut spending for public sector jobs, especially in education — it takes money out of the economy and creates lower demand," Cannon said. "That kind of a policy was a drag on the economy, so it didn't grow as fast as states around us."
Cannon added there are two paths to economic prosperity: Walker's approach to balancing the budget through low taxes and decreased spending, which encourages business growth, or an increased role of government in public program spending to build a long-term base for the future, a strategy President Barack Obama has advocated.
Walker's fiscal policies have not created more private-sector jobs in the short term, however, the governor has said all along his plan is geared toward the long term, Cannon said.
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation spokesperson Tom Thieding agreed the state's financial strategy would take time to advance the state's economy.
"A lot of what we're doing will not mean immediate changes," Thieding said. "Most of these are multi-year investments."
He said WEDC is currently using a "multi-pronged approach" to support business looking to expand, developing capital programs that help entrepreneurs get started and helping foster an environment where businesses want to relocate to Wisconsin.


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GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- A political newcomer is proving to be a formidable opponent for a local state House incumbent.
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Democrat Jim Slezak, a businessman with a well-known family name in Davison, is challenging first-term Rep. Ted Hammon, D-Burton, for the 50th District seat serving eastern Genesee County.
Hammon, a longtime local political leader, easily won the district in 2006. But campaign finance records show Slezak has outspent Hammon nearly 2-to-1 this time around, $35,500 to $18,500.
Hammon isn't concerned -- his experience speaks for itself, he said. He also spent six years as a county commissioner and 14 years on the Burton City Council.
And he has raised $42,500 in this election cycle to Slezak's $37,400, records show, so he has more to spend on his campaign in the final days leading up to the election.
Ted Hammon (I)
• Age: 59
• Employment: State representative; retired from AT&T
• Education: Bachelor's degree from University of Michigan-Flint
• Involvement: Member of state House committees including energy and technology, ethics and elections, families and children's services, health policy and tourism; former county commissioner; former Burton City Council president; former president of Communications Workers of America Local 4103; U.S. Army veteran; former Michigan National Guard military police; former member of county Community Mental Health Board; former Genesee County Land Bank treasurer
• Family: Wife Linda, three children, three grandchildren
1. What do you think is the most important issue facing the 50th District?
• Jobs, jobs, jobs. We need to develop a learning curriculum that links people in the 50th District to the jobs and careers of the 21st century. We can do this by building learning partnerships between businesses and schools to develop in-demand job skills. We can do this by creating a business culture reliant on innovation and technology that encourages new business start-ups.
2. Should Michigan lawmakers serve on a part-time basis, and should their pay and benefits be cut accordingly?
• I have co-sponsored a bill that would move Michigan to a part-time legislature and will work to move Michigan in that direction. The House has already voted to cut legislators' pay and reduce office allotments. The House also voted to end lifetime health and retirement benefits for all legislators. I voted for both bills.
Jim Slezak
• Age: 41
• Employment: Photographer; business owner
• Education: Bachelor's degree in political science from Yale University
• Involvement: Knights of Columbus; owns The Photo Factory in Richfield Township
• Family: Wife Kathleen, three children
1. What do you think is the most important issue facing the 50th District?
• I will bring leadership to Lansing. I will make Lansing return our fair share of tax dollars to this area, which will create jobs to help rebuild our infrastructure. Thus stimulating the economy.
2. Should Michigan lawmakers serve on a part-time basis, and should their pay and benefits be cut accordingly?
• I have talked with many people and they are outraged with the high cost of government. In the business world you do not get full-time wages for a part-time job. I concur with the people.
"You don't walk into an environment like this unless you have experience," Hammon said. "Experience is a commodity that's really needed at the state level."
The Michigan Information & Research Service, a political news service, has dubbed the race the No. 1 primary race to watch this season, saying it could be a litmus test on how the economic slump and higher taxes is agitating voters.
"We need someone who's going to bring leadership back to this area," Slezak said. "We need someone who's not going to rely on Lansing and basically do what Lansing says."
Slezak, a professional photographer, is co-owner of The Photo Factory in Richfield Township and said he has worked behind the scenes on many campaigns, including that of state Rep. Lee Gonzales.
He said his college roommate Matt Lieberman, son of U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., influenced him politically.
"I have some good support in the area and outside the area and across the country," he said.
Hammon points to his political accomplishments as proof that he's an effective lawmaker. He said he has sponsored several successful bills, the most recent of which raised the minimum age for personal watercraft operators to 16. He also voted to reduce legislators' pay and end their lifetime benefits.
"I've got two terms left," Hammon said. "There's so much we need to get accomplished."


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Two Niagara County women suspected of assisting a man and another woman in a weekend robbery in Lockport were arrested by police in Niagara Falls, Lockport police reported Tuesday.
Chelsee Williams, 18, of the Niagara County Community College dormitory, and Ashley Bivins, 21, of 21st Street, Niagara Falls, were charged with robbery, assault and conspiracy.
The two allegedly helped two others - James McClendon, 50, of 21st Street, Niagara Falls, and Jessica A. Burgess, 28, formerly of Lockport - hold up the night clerk of the Gulf Gas Station on Walnut Street in Lockport just after midnight Saturday.
Niagara Falls police assisted Lockport authorities in the investigation that led to the arrests of Williams and Bivins. A short time after the alleged holdup McClendon and Burgess were arrested by patrons of a nearby tavern.


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NEWARK — A 3-year-old who went missing after his grandfather fell asleep on a subway train in Brooklyn was found Friday evening in Newark, reports say.
Kah-yon Reynolds, his grandfather and at least one other individual got onto a Manhattan-bound F Train at the Smith-9th Street station in Gowanus, Brooklyn on Friday, police told CBS 2.
Kah-yon's grandfather fell asleep on the train and didn't wake up until the train reached the end of the line in Queens, the network reported.
According to The New York Daily News, Kah-yon was with family friends on the train who did not realize Kah-Yon's grandfather had fallen asleep. They took the boy with them.
Once Kah-yon's grandfather woke up and realized his grandson was gone, he called 911, The New York Daily News reported.
Helicopters checked the area near the Gowanus station looking for signs of Kah-yon, The New York Post reported.
But Kah-yon was found Friday evening with family members in Newark, The New York Daily News reported.
"We really believed that we lost him," Kah-yon's aunt Iyesha Reynolds told the newspaper. "It's definitely a blessing to have my nephew back."


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Why I'm Taking My Tween to see 'Magic Mike'Ciaran Blumenfeld
As soon as my 12-year-old comes home from summer camp, I've promised to take her to see the film Magic Mike.
In fact, I was first made aware of the film by my (Channing Tatum fan) tween and her friends. They showed me the trailer on a pal's laptop at a sleepover party and launched a plot to see the film as early as humanly possible.
There was a lot of squee-ing and sighing and OMGing. I listened in.
"Channing is sooooo hot! "
"Midnight premiere! Lets go in our pajamas!"
"Do you think your mom will let you go?"
"Totally, my mom said she would drive"
"You're so lucky, my mom won't even let me watch PG-13 movies…"
Alas, my daughter is at camp this week and cannot go to the late-night show with her friends (the few who are allowed) and the intrepid cool mom braving the crowds. She's going to have to wait to see it with me. I will probably be forced to sit two rows behind her and some friend with parents as liberal as I am.
I have mixed feelings about this movie. On the one hand, I'm happy to see the playing field leveled a little bit. We've all seen too many movies about female strippers and some of us still have the wardrobe to show it. If you're my age and you didn't practice dancing on a backwards chair or own a Flashdance-inspired sweatshirt, you probably were raised by missionaries without cable.
My daughters don't have to see a stripper movie or even go to a theater to understand the objectification and sexualization of women in our culture. They have the Victoria's Secret Runway Show on primetime and giant arched-back, scantily-clad, push-up-bra wearing women in a mall window telling them what to believe that men really want to see.
Now two genders can play at that game, it seems. Perhaps the mall had a part in it. Perhaps director Soderburgh took a note from the Abercrombie stores that put half naked males in the doorway and sell more shirts. To girls. Teenaged girls, and their moms.
Before deciding whether I would take my daughter to this film I researched the plot a little. The story is really about a search for identity. It may glorify what goes on in the club, but for at least one character (the main one) the story is about his decision to pursue a different life.
I have no problem with sexuality. I was raised in a liberal household and saw plenty of "racy" movies from a young age. It did not make me promiscuous or deviant. My family was pretty frank in their discussions about sex and sexuality. As a parent, I'd rather have my children watch a sex scene than a murder scene any day. I believe in the beauty of the human form and find no shock or shame in nudity.
My conundrum is this: I do have a problem with the complete and total objectification of people, male or female. This to me, feels a little like violence. When people are reduced to parts, their humanity is a little stripped. It's not just the strippers, its the shoppers of parts as well, who are reduced. This is why I'd be uncomfortable if my husband went on about the VS models' cleavage and buns in the same way that I suspect he might look at me cross-eyed and shocked if I gushed about Channing Tatum's package.
There's so much more than that that I care about more in a man.
I'm frankly a little shocked and cross-eyed by the way some of my friends are talking about this film. Crudely. Objectifying-ly. It feels like payback for all the girl stripper films, but I'm still not sure I'm OK with it.
I'm pretty sure I will face criticism for taking my young daughter to see this movie, but who are we kidding? The images and messages are already all around her. The air is seething with sexual images and mixed messages and little help to navigate that minefield. I'd rather be there when the impressions are made and the discussion is had.
It's thin ice and I know it. I don't have the answers about sexuality and politics and culture even as an adult. But I don't think keeping her from seeing this movie is going to save her from our overly sexualized society.
So now that I've made that decision I'm looking forward to the film. I'll probably enjoy the "mancandy" factor some — it would be impossible to ignore, but I'm betting I'll enjoy the discussion afterwards more. My daughter is bright and wise beyond her years, thanks to our culture. She's going to inherit the media culture she's growing up in. I'm interested to hear her thoughts.
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LEWISTOWN - On a cold November morning six years ago, two people were brutally killed, and two families were left to grieve.
The families of the late Jason Specht, 33, and Sherry Jo Leonard, 43, gathered in front of the Mifflin County Courthouse Monday afternoon for what was dubbed the "justice gathering."
Specht and Leonard were killed in a mobile home along Route 522 in Granville Township on Nov. 25, 2007. They were discovered by firefighters and police officers about 4 a.m. after being summoned to Specht's home for a reported fire.
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Michele Huntsman, sister of the late Sherry Jo Leonard, asks for justice for her sister and Jason Specht, who were murdered six years ago in Mifflin County. Family, friends and supporters held a press conference Monday at the Mifflin County Courthouse asking if anyone has any information about the case to please speak up.
By the time firefighters got to Specht's residence, the home was almost fully engulfed in flames. Leonard was pronounced dead at the scene, and Specht died shortly thereafter at the emergency room at Lewistown Hospital.
One month later, Mifflin County Coroner Daniel P. Lynch ruled the deaths were homicides and said the cause of death for both victims was skull fractures that occurred prior to the start of the fire. According to initial reports, the bulk of the fire, which was ruled an arson, occurred in the bedroom area.
During Monday's gathering, Leonard's sister, Michele Huntsman, spoke to a large crowd gathered in support of the victims.
"We want the district attorney, investigators, community, and those responsible for this heinous crime to know that we are not giving up, and we will continue to fight this battle until there is an arrest, conviction and justice served," Huntsman said.
Huntsman and other family members have grown frustrated with Mifflin County District Attorney Dave Molek, who said in 2012 he would request time to convene a grand jury through the Pennsylvania Attorney General's office.
Molek's predecessor Steve Snook had initially begun the process to seek time for a grand jury. To date Huntsman said Molek has not lived up to the statement he made last year in which he pledged to seek time with a grand jury.
Although he was not able to attend the event, Molek said he gets "one bite of the apple" in prosecuting the case.
Molek said there were two possibilities in pursuing a grand jury: either request time in Harrisburg or have one set up in Mifflin County. A grand jury can compel a person to testify under oath, who otherwise may not be willing to speak with law enforcement officials.
"[There were] two possible suspects, [and I] ruled out one just this past year. [That] leaves me with one primary suspect," Molek said.
Anyone with information regarding this crime can contact the Pennsylvania State Police Lewistown at 320-1010 or Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers at (800) 4PA-TIPS.


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This book is a joy to peruse. The photography and quotes are marvelous and enjoyable. It reminds me that there are varied and beautiful golf courses all over the world.
The books job is to tie in the environmental aspects of golf course design with constructing a course containing good holes to play. It does this in an excellent manner and outlines the reasons why.
I especially liked the examples of the older designers and how they and some of our newer architects use the natural terrain to make golf holes flow. The book also demonstrates the positive relationship between the designers, superintendents, and the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program.
The book is a delight to read. Were I the superintendent of a private course, I would get copies for my green committee and board.
A View from the Rough by Mike Klemme, Sleeping Bear Press, 1995, $27.97 (hard cover), 135 pages, ISBN 1-8869-4706-6
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A total of 37 multimodal projects around the state, including improvements at the Redmond, Bend and Madras airports, top the list of recommendations for $42.3 million in funding provided by the ConnectOregon V program.
The three Central Oregon projects that made the cut total $2.34 million.
Topping the prioritized funding recommendations is $1.22 million toward the Redmond Municipal Airport (Roberts Field) Runway 4-22 rehabilitation, a project expected to cost $19.6 million in total.
Fourth on the list, $792,000 for Madras Municipal Airport improvements (total project cost $4.5 million) and No. 11 is $326,700 for the Bend Municipal Airport's Helicopter Operations Area (a #3.42 m,.
Savings from earlier ConnectOregon projects added $369,189.63 to the legislatively-approved $42 million.
The program's final review committee met in Portland Wednesday to review recommendations from several earlier volunteer review committees. Recommended projects, ranging from railroad improvements to bicycle paths, now go to the Oregon Transportation Commission for final approval.
The OTC will hold a public hearing on the recommendations at its July 17 meeting in Salem and make a final decision at its August 21-22 meeting in Ontario.
A summary of the recommended projects shows 15 percent of funds going to aviation projects; 17 percent going to bicycle/pedestrian projects; 26 percent going to port/marine projects; 32 percent going to rail projects; and 8 percent going to transit projects.
The legislation requires no less than 10 percent of the funds be distributed to each of the state's five geographic regions, provided there are qualified projects in the region. The summary shows that requirement was met.
The ConnectOregon program focuses on improving connections between Oregon highways and all other modes: marine/ports, aviation, public transit, bicycle/pedestrian and rail. Dedicated to non-highway projects,
ConnectOregon was first approved by the Oregon legislature in 2005 and has funded more than 140 projects around the state.
For ConnectOregon V, 104 applications, requesting a total of $124 million were evaluated by modal committees and regional committees before going to the final review committee.
Other Central Oregon projects that sought but are not recommended for funding are $50,000 for the city of Redmond's Homestead Canal Trail, Phase II; $733,259 for Sisters Airport Property LLC's capital improvements; $463,143 for the city of Prineville's Rails to Trails project; $792,048 for the city of Prineville's airport aircraft apron and fuel tanks; and $287,720 for Sisters Runway Inc and Sisters Airport Property LLC for a Sisters bike-pedestrian path and bike share program.
ConnectOregon includes both grants and loans for private sector applicants, municipalities, cities, counties, governing organizations, and other transportation-related entities.
Criteria for qualified projects include readiness for construction, economic benefit and value in linking transportation modes. To see details, visit the ConnectOregon website.


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Unit 2 at the PPL Susquehanna nuclear power plant resumed generating electricity for the power grid on Friday.
The unit had been shut down since Dec. 16.
According to PPL, an electrical connection problem caused an automatic shutdown during a routine, scheduled turbine valve test. An unrelated issue with the positioning of a valve on one of the unit's main water pumps during start-up activities extended the out-of-service time.
"We have conducted a detailed review to understand the causes of these events and learn from them," said Timothy S. Rausch, PPL Susquehanna senior vice president and chief nuclear officer. "We have completed repairs, updated procedures and trained plant workers."
Unit 1 at PPL Susquehanna continues operating safely at full power.


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