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That does sound a bit suspicious... when was the last time you turned it on? Maybe you missed the most recent system update? But that wouldn't explain the new features to Wii Sports... and we need to explain 'em cause I want them!
So I bought Mario Galaxy and I popped it in to play, after I go to the game screen and it says "SUPER MARIO GAAAAALLAAAXXYYYYYY" It asked me if I wanted to update my Wii. I thought "sure why not" so once it was done I notice that the Wiimote Warning screen has been changed. Now it shows the Wiimote with the nintendo rubber protector and new animations on what NOT to do. I said, "I wonder if it's like that with all my games now?" I pop in PBR and nothing changed, BUT when I popped in Wii Sports, everything had been updated. Now at every Menuscreen the Rubber Sleave had been put on every menu screen. And if you go in Boxing, they greatly improved the camera AND added new animations AND they added a knock out replay feature. If you winn by Knock out it replays the finaly blow ala Rocky Balboa. It was awesome.
I told my frineds about it and they though I was full of it. So I bring my Mario Galaxy to thier house and guess what. NOTHING HAPPEND. No update nothing. They thought I was going crazy because I just kept restarting and putting in SMG, but still no update. It wasn't untill I brought them over to my house and they SAW the updated Wii Sports themselves that they were like WTF?
So my Question is this. Since I know for a FACT thier is an update for Wii Spoerts now that improves the animations and adds a few extras to the game, howdo I updated my friends Wii so they can have the same updated Wii Sports as me.
Does it only update ONE Wii with a fresh new copy of SMG?
Was it a Fluke?
WTF is the deal?
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That does sound a bit suspicious... when was the last time you turned it on? Maybe you missed the most recent system update? But that wouldn't explain the new features to Wii Sports... and we need to explain 'em cause I want them!
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Is it possible to post a screenshot of a new wii sports animation? I'm curious...
Putting in SMG dosen't mean it will always pop up an update. If you update once, then you have the latest soft/firmware. A game will not keep poping up updates
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I have the similiar update and my friend who bought his wii after SMG had been released had the animations etc.
do ur friends wiis have wiiupdate24?
my wii is online so i get the updates when they come out if your wii is not online you will download updates from new games
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Did your friend have a wifi connection?Originally Posted by Giuseppe
That is what gives them updates.
I'm a drummer too.
Pm me if you like it!
i think it has to do with the wii sports disc itself. depending on when you purchased your wii, you might have received a more recent edition of wii sports with an added update.
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Monroe pitcher Kelly Widener is 3-0 with three shutouts. The junior has given up six hits with 17 strikeouts and three walks in victories over Perth Amboy, North Brunswick and Lawrence.
Bishop Ahr senior pitcher Megan Ryan is 3-0 and has given up just one run while striking out 31 and walking just two against Carteret, South Plainfield and North Brunswick. She is also 4-for-8 at the plate.
Wardlaw-Hartridge shortstop Taylor Gerhart had 13 RBI in two games heading into yesterday's play.
Spotswood and J.P. Stevens have been the two big surprises in the early going. Spotswood is ranked No. 10 in the state Group 2 rankings, while J.P. Stevens is No. 10 in Group 4.
Spotswood, led by the pitching and hitting of Micaela McSpadden and the power of Amanda Vacca and Shane Genthe, took a 3-0 record into yesterday's game against Middlesex.
Spotswood made a statement with a 9-1 victory over Edison on opening day, then beat Mother Seton, a perennial Greater Middlesex Conference-Blue Division contender, by a 14-0 score. Spotswood has outscored its opposition, 39-1.
It was time to take notice of J.P. Stevens when it beat East Brunswick, 2-1.
Rebecca Coleman is getting the job done in the circle, striking out 27 in 23 innings, while Stephanie Garrison, Ruth Zimmerman, Stephanie Zhang, Danielle DeBenedetto and Rebecca DiSerio, among others, have led a balanced offensive attack.
J.P. Stevens took a 3-0 record into yesterday's contest with North Hunterdon.
There are several intriguing match-ups during the week that will have a bearing on division standings, but the marquee game takes place Thursday when Bishop Ahr plays at Monroe at 4 p.m.
Monroe, led by its battery of pitcher Kelly Widener and catcher Marissa Monasseri, is ranked No. 1 in the Middlesex County Top 10, No. 5 in the Non-Public Top 10 and No. 11 in The Star-Ledger Top 20.
Bishop Ahr, led by its battery of pitcher Megan Ryan and catcher Gabby Elvina, is ranked No. 2 in the Middlesex Top 10, No. 8 in the Non-Public Top 10 and was considered for a spot in the Top 20.


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Dog estrus cycle
Have first heat 6-8 months of age. Come into heat approx. every 6 months, 2 heat cycles each year. Photoperiod has little influence.
Last 9-10 days. Uterine lining becomes highly vascular and bloody discharge will be shed from the vagina. Unlike humans, bleeding occurs before ovulation, when the uterus is preparing for conception.
(heat) follows proestrus. Lasts 9-10 days, vulvar swelling, some bloody discharge may occur, but usually less to none at all. Female is receptive to male.
False pregnancy. Non-pregnant **** exhibits maternal signs when pups would have been born if **** had been bred. Mammary development, lactation and maternal behavior occurs.
Cat estrus cycle
Heavily influenced by photoperiod. May come into heat at any time of the year, especially if kept in artificial light as in a home, but usually do not come into heat from mid-fall to mid-winter(oct-jan), when the days are the shortest. Estrus lasts 8-10 days. Are induced ovulators. If they do not mate, they will not ovulate and will come into estrus again in 2-14 days. If they mate, ovulate, but are not pregnant, they will come into estrus in about 45 days. Free roaming intact females have 2-4 litters a year.
Fertilization of ova in the same litter by seperate acts of coitus; thsu kittens/puppies in the same litter have different fathers.
Dog Gestation
gestation about 63-65 days, but a wider range of possibilities, depending on when in their cycle they are bred.
Stage 1 of parturition
Begins approx. 12 hours before stage 2. Restlessness, Vocalization, Nesting behavior, Tachypnea. At end cats will lay down & purr
24 hours before Stage 2 of parturition
Anorexia, & in dogs their temperature will drop to 99F and shivering may occur.
Stage 2 of parturition
When puppies and kittens are expelled. Strong uterine and abdominal contractions become evident. 20-60 min to push out each puppy, 20 min for each kitten. Up to 2 hours between puppies, 24 hours total. Approx. 5 to 15 min after each puppy/kitten a placenta must come.
hemorrhagic vulvar discharge (normal) Can last 8-10 weeks postpartum in dogs, 3 wks in cats. Should be non odorous.
Mammary infection. Presenting problem is often ill/dying kittens/puppies. Yellow, foul smelling milk. Mammary tissue warm to touch. Fever, lethargy, anorexia.
After birth mother will:
remove the fetal membranes, clean each neonate, begin to nurse the young shortly after they are born.
Sometime Mother unable to care for young because:
Caesarean section (anesthestized), maternal death, medical emergency, rejection of the young by dam.
Preputial orifice
Male kittens (and cats) have this small circular opening ventral to the testicles.
Area between the anus and genitalia. In first 2-3 weeks of life the dam will lick this area and the abdomen during and after nursing to stimulate the young to urinate and deficate.
Cleft Palate
Hole in the hard palate which makes it difficult to impossible for neonate to form suction for nursing. May see bubbles coming from the nose of neonates trying to nurse, milk excuding from their noses while nursing, or gagging while nursing.
Fading puppy or kitten syndrome
In puppies & kittens--failure to thrive, listlessness, loss of appetite, hypothermia, death; may occur rapidly(less than a day). Common causes are the herpes virus infection or other viral infections, inadequate nutrition, hydration or warmth. Treatment: keep them warm!!, dry & well hydrated. Make sure mother is producing milk.
Umbillical hernia
Failure of the abdominal wall to close in the fetus. Usually corrected at the time or spaying or neutering.
Undescending testicles, latin for "hidden testicle". Retained in either the abdominal cavity or in the inguinal(groin) region. Unilateral or bilateral; unilateral more common.
Juvenile Vaginitis
Bacterial or viral infection of the vagina. May see yellow mucus discharge. Usually resolves with or without treatment.
Infection of the penis and prepuce. May see yellowmucus discharge. Usually resolves with or without treatment. Don't confuse this with normal yellow discharge with occurs in intact adult male dogs.
Very commonly found in puppies and kittens. Diagnosed by observing adult worms in the stool or vomit or performinga fecal flotation on a stool sample.
May be found in puppies and kittens, but more commonly in puppies. May result in severe anemia(pale MM) Usually treated with oral vermicide.
Caused by a protozoan in the intestinal tract. Signs include diarrhea, dehydration, somtimes death in very young. Treated with oral antibiotic.
Distemper/Parvo (FVRCP) Vaccine
Feline vaccine. Given at 6 weeks old and again 3 to 4 weeks until 16 weeks old. After that given every 3 years.
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FREDERICTON- Premier Shawn Graham says he'll make public the full 1,000-page legal document outlining the $3.2-billion sale of NB Power assets to Hydro-Quebec before it's signed.
But when that will happen, is still vague.
"I don't know the answer to that," Energy Minister Jack Keir said Friday when pressed for a timeline by reporters. "It is in everybody's best interest to get the information out as quickly as we can to New Brunswickers about this."
The Liberals said their "finalized agreement" with Quebec is now being formulated into a legal document by lawyers and investors.
The Tories gave notice in the legislature Friday that they will introduce a motion next week, urging the government to release the full legal document a minimum of 30 days before being signed.
Tory Leader David Alward said the premier's definition of "before it is signed" might not leave as much time as the official Opposition thinks is appropriate.
"To bring it in the morning of the signature, or the day before, is a complete insult to New Brunswickers` intelligence," he said.
The New Brunswick government has said it wants the deal signed on or around March 31.
Meantime, in Nova Scotia, Premier Darrell Dexter is staying out of any potential regional spat over the revised deal.
The premier wasn't available Friday for comment on published remarks by Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams, who is worried the deal will give Quebec a "stranglehold" over electricity exports from eastern Canada.
Jennifer Stewart, a spokeswoman in Dexter's office, said the Nova Scotia premier is aware of Williams's stated concerns.
"Until he reviews the revised deal in greater detail, he won't be making any further comment," said Stewart. "In the meantime the premier is standing by his comments made the other day."
On Wednesday, when the revised deal was announced, Dexter said it appeared to address concerns raised by the Atlantic premiers around access to New Brunswick's power grid.
He said he was "optimistic" because control of transmission and distribution would remain in the hands of the New Brunswick government and the independent system operator would also be owned by the province.
Dexter said that's important because decisions would now more likely be made in the interests of the region rather than in the interests of a large utility such as Hydro-Quebec.
Under the scaled-back plan, Hydro-Quebec is slated to take over most of New Brunswick's power stations and gets a long-term contract to supply electricity.
The revised deal gives Quebec guaranteed capacity on the transmission system, including export lines, something Premier Jean Charest has cited as key to the deal.
Williams said his concern stems from a closer examination of the details and Charest's expressed desire that Hydro-Quebec dominate markets in eastern North America.
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Enumclaw Expo Center's financial picture not as rosy as believed
The financial picture at the Enumclaw Expo Center may not be as rosy as everyone thought.
That was the word delivered to members of the City Council during a special workshop Feb. 22 in City Hall council chambers. Explaining the past finances, current operations and future goals was Kristen Damazio, day-to-day manager of the facility, who has been on the job a little less than a year.
"I don't think it was quite as transparent as it could have been in the past," Damazio said, referring to the Expo Center's overall financial health. "We're learning from the past and focusing on the future."
The business model now being used, she said, calls for no more than 30 cents in expenditures for every dollar of revenue.
"We're significantly reducing expenses across the board," Damazio told the council, whiled also pursuing opportunities to make greater profits.
"I'm talking to every kind of group you can possibly imagine," she said, looking to persuade people to pull events from other venues and move them to the Expo Center.
Part of the belt-tightening process has impacted local groups. In the past, some events were given a sweet deal, she said, paying only enough to cover the city's costs. Those days are gone, Damazio said, noting that nonprofit groups still receive a discount, but the discount isn't as great as it once was.
The Expo Center experienced a net loss of more than $222,000 during 2010, Damazio said. By slicing into expenses and bumping revenues, the financial drain is expected to be reduced to about $127,000 this year, she added. And, while she has officially said the center should be self-sufficient by 2014, Damazio told council she hopes to have the facility operating at a break-even point by 2012.
Part of the future operation will depend upon known tenants. Damazio said she's working with Creation Fest on a 10-year contract and both the Olympic Kennel Club and the Scottish Highland Games are on board through 2013.
Creation came to Enumclaw for the first time in 2010 – after many years at the Gorge Amphitheatre in central Washington - and organizers were apparently pleased with the result.
Damazio also noted she's in serious talks with someone who would like to operate a year-round motocross facility on the Expo Center grounds.
"I want us to be an all-inclusive facility where anybody who wants to put on an event knows we can handle that event," she told the council.
While council members appeared to like the notion of the Expo Center breaking even soon, not all were pleased with the overall picture. Councilman Sean Krebs, in particular, wasn't happy with the way things have gone in recent years.
"It seems like we're a little haphazard in what planning is going on," he said, adding that the council has perhaps been lax in setting policy regarding the Expo Center.
When Mayor Liz Reynolds objected to the "haphazard" claim, Krebs pointed to a $96,000 expenditure that was generally explained as facility upkeep but couldn't be fully documented.
"We can't really say the city of Enumclaw has done a great job of running the Expo Center," Krebs countered. "You certainly can't look back…and say this has been a shining success."
Earlier, Councilman Rich Elfers had questioned some 2009 numbers, stating his belief that the year was profitable due to a $311,000 contribution from King County to help with the fair.
"There was an understanding by council and others that the fair made money and things went well," Damazio said. "The fair might have made money but the rest of the year was a loss."
Toward the end of her presentation, Damazio said one of her primary goals is to keep a close watch on dollars and cents.
"I don't want us to continue to have this 'rose-colored glasses' picture of what's going on out there like, unfortunately, has happened in the past," she said.
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For Playmaker Theater's former president Kay Files, no one person can do theater. The team of production and cast members of "Lend Me a Tenor," which she directed in March, swept Playmakers Theater's annual Alvin Awards recently. The comedy also recognized as the best show of Playmakers' 2012-13 season.
Derek Thrush won for producing its set, lighting and sound design; John Carambat won for its poster; and Files was recognized for its costumes. Cary Martin, who played Max, won leading actor; Kathryn Merris Scott, who played Maggie, won leading actress; Ladson Poole, who was Tito, won supporting actor; and Gina Pauratore, who was Maria, won supporting actress.
"I couldn't do it without the team, that's all I can say," Files said during the awards ceremony.
Winners of the Alvin Awards are chosen by secret judges – theater professionals or theater professors from universities – who come to every production during Playmakers' season, explained Ellen O'Connell, a Playmakers' board member.
The Covington theater will open its 2013-14 season with another comedy that's also a musical, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." The production will begin Sept. 6 and run to Sept. 22 at the theater, 19106 Playmakers Road, Covington. Show times are 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays; and 2 p.m., Sundays.
The Tony Award-winning musical, which appeared on Broadway in 2005, is set in a fantasy town and focuses on two men who make it to the final round of a county spelling bee. The hilarious tale focuses on these overachievers' angst, chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime.
"It's a musical; it's a comedy; it's a drama; it's a farce with everything rolled into one play," said Cameron Tyler Welch, the show's director. Gail Adams is serving as musical director.
In the original production, adults played all the roles, Welch said, but Playmakers' had such a large talent pool of teenagers that many are staring in their version.
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" stars Alli Mathas as Olive Ostrovsky, Missie Noel as Rona Lisa Peretti, Roswell Pougue as Douglas Panch, Abby Tatum as Logainne Schwartzandgrubinarre, Michael Lyons as Mitch Mahoney, Mike Ascani as William Barfee, Allison Gilbert as Leaf Coneybear, Cameron Welch as Chip Tolentino, and Annie Noel as Marcy Park.
"This show has something for everyone. It's touching, funny and heart-warming," said Welch, adding that PG-13 rating has been added to the production because there are some portions that could be misconstrued by younger audiences.
Tickets to the "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" are $25 for adults and $15. They can be purchased by visiting www.playmakersinc.com or calling 985.893.1671. Season tickets also are available online or by mail at P.O. Box 724, Covington, LA 70434
Playmakers Theater will continue its season with productions of "Veronica's Room," "The Best Little Christmas Pageant Ever," "I Hate Hamlet," "Almost, Maine" and "The King and I." For more information, visit www.playmakersinc.com or call 985.892.9767.
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• Registration is due Aug. 28 for after-school art classes sponsored by the St. Tammany Art Association. The classes, taught by Jodie Flowers-Santora, teach 6 to 9 year olds different mediums. Classes start Sept. 4, and cost is $80 for four sessions and supplies. For more information, contact STAA at 985.892.8650 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
• Don't miss Covington's next Block Party, where a portion of N. Columbia Street will blocked off. The fun is set for Aug. 30 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
• Slidell Little Theatre continues its production of "Seussical" at 8 p.m. Aug. 30 and 31 and 2 p.m. Sept. 1 at the theater, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell. For more information or reservations, visit www.slidelllittletheatre.org or call 985.641.0324.
• Cutting Edge Theater presents "Rent" at 8 p.m. Aug. 30 and 31 at the theater, 747 Robert Blvd., Slidell. For more information, contact 985.649.3727 or www.cuttingedgetheater.com.
• Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen is looking for deserving high school music programs as part of its "Popeyes Love That Music Contest." Three programs will receive $10,000 each to help them flourish. The contest is open to public and private high schools in the greater New Orleans area, including St. Tammany Parish. Entries, via an online application that includes a video performance and written response, will be accepted Sept. 3 to Oct. 11. For more information, visit www.popeyeslovethatmusic.com.
• Skarlett Roa Fine Art and The Scotts' Coffee Bar will present Skarlett Roa's debut art show, Sept. 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. at 201 Carroll St., Mandeville. Enjoy Havana nights-themed hor d'oeuvres, libations and fun while viewing Roa's art. For more information, call 985.231.7632.
• STAA will sponsor a beginning pottery (wheel throwing) class for a maximum of five students starting Sept. 9. Students will learn how to make pottery on the wheel, using different tools to shape the clay. The seven-week course will meet from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and the cost is $225 for clay, glazes and firing. For information, STAA at 985.892.8650 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
• STAA will sponsor an intermediate wheel throwing class for a maximum of five students starting Sept. 9. Students will improve their throwing skills with new techniques and tools. Classes are taught by artists Javier Armenta and Vanessa Hock. The seven-week course will meet from 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and the cost is $250 for clay, glazes and firing. For more information, STAA at 985.892.8650 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
• An art sale benefitting Daughters of Divine Providence's Yucatan Mexico Mission will take place Sept. 21 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Vintage Court, 75082 Highway 25, Covington. The event is free and open to the public, and will feature artwork by Alan Flattman, Garland Robinette, Valerie Melancon, Susan Larsen and more. For more information, visit www.galleryofdivineprovidence.com.
• The Slidell Art League is pleased to announce a most unique and creative evening with the arts thru Name That Tune…Name That ART, Oct. 4 at Christ Episcopal Church. In a game-show-type atmosphere, a few bars from pre-selected tunes will be played by Christy & The Rascals, then the participants will have an opportunity to name the tune and name the piece of artwork that depicts the tune. A correct answer to both affords the winner a chance to purchase the artwork at a minimal price. Tickets for the event are $25 per single; $40 per couple and available at Christ Episcopal Church, 1534 7th Street, Slidell or by calling the church at 985.643.4531, or SAL Reps. Sharon DeLong at 512.589.9802or Candace Page at 985-640-2485.
• The City of Mandeville is seeking artists and restaurants for its second annual OctoberFeast, which will take place Oct. 2-5 and will celebrate the birthday of Bernard de Marginy. Artists are needed for the art stroll Oct. 4; restaurants are being requested for the grand tasting of local food and wines Oct. 5. The deadline for artists to register is Sept. 14. For more information, visit www.mandevilleoctoberfeast.com, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call 985.624.3147.
• Playmakers Theater is looking for a director for "The Best Little Christmas Pageant Ever." The show runs from Dec. 13-15, with possible school performances on Dec. 11-12. For more information, contact Ellen O'Connell at email@example.com.
Sarah Bonnette is a freelance community writer on Louisiana arts and culture. She may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Revitalized by young performers, they continue to speak to new audiences, eventually becoming classics.
Distinguished repertory companies, like the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble — which appears on Saturday at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark — make a special point of preserving this dance heritage.
Robinson's troupe, which is based in Denver, was among the groups commissioned by the American Dance Festival to stage revivals of dance works by the great African-American choreographers Katherine Dunham (1909-2006) and Donald McKayle (b. 1930).
Saturday's program features excerpts from this repertory — along with Robinson's own contribution to the tradition of African-American dance, her "Wisdom of the Baobab Tree," commissioned by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
"We're excited about keeping the legacy of these great artists alive," says Robinson, who recalls that her first exposure to the work of the late choreographer Alvin Ailey, when she was 19 years old, turned her life around.
"Because I had seen dance with that kind of passion and power, I knew what I wanted to do." Robinson, who is now in her early 60s, returned to Denver to form her own dance company in 1970.
Dunham, a pioneering artist who transformed her research into the dance traditions of the Caribbean into flamboyant theater works, was a beloved mentor of Robinson's. Therefore, Saturday's program begins with "Progressions," a sample of Dunham's classes. According to Robinson, Dunham's technique reveals "the discipline of that kind of work, and the stamina, mental toughness and physical toughness that she had.
"She created a new form," Robinson says, describing the choreographer's fusion of classical ballet and Afro-Caribbean rhythms.
"I've never seen anybody with the kind of determination, courage, and love for people," Robinson adds. "That's why 'Progressions' will blow your mind.
McKayle's "Blood Memories," an epic work originally created for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1976, was revived by Robinson's group nearly 20 years later. In this dance, history is a fluid stream and the destiny of Africa's children follows the course of great rivers from the Nile to the Mississippi.
In between sections of "Blood Memories" that portray the rituals of Watusi warriors and the picturesque setting of a paddle-boat steamer, comes a love duet. Viewers today may not realize, Robinson says, how important such theatrical images of African-American life were to social progress in this country.
"In those days, it was important to show the humanity of the African-American experience, because you didn't see that. That wasn't really allowed to be seen on stage," Robinson explains.
A second romantic duet, this one from Alvin Ailey's "Escapades," will feature a young dancer from Newark. Kendell Dempster, who graduated from Arts High School in 2004, and who attended SUNY Purchase with assistance from a Star-Ledger Scholarship for the Performing Arts, represents the latest generation to inherit these masterful creations.
"I just hopped on the plane and came to Denver," Dempster says, "From that point, it's been the most life-fulfilling experience for me.
"There's a hunger there, and a power," says Robinson, describing the young dancer's eagerness to perform. "We're so proud he's with us."
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble
Where: Victoria Theater, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, One Center Street, Newark
When: Saturday at 7 p.m.
How Much: Tickets are $20, and $22. Call (888) 466-5722 or visit njpac.org


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Student enrollment at The University of Texas-Pan American continued on its recent trend of steady increases as unofficial numbers indicate a more than six percent increase from last year.
This spring there are 16,147 students enrolled at the University - an increase of almost 1,000 from the spring 2004 semester. Official enrollment numbers will not be released from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions until later this month.
Dennis McMillan, associate vice president for Enrollment and Student Services, said enrollment increases are accomplished with a combination of two dynamics.
"Enrollment increases occur when new and returning students enroll in greater numbers, and students who were here last semester persist at a higher rate," he said.
The Enrollment Projections Team at UTPA, comprised of seven representatives from various departments, provide short and long-term projections for planning purposes. The team, in conjunction with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), project fall 2005 enrollment to be 18,122. By 2015, enrollment at UT Pan American is expected to be 29,451.
"Considering the predicted growth in the Valley and improvements in the preparation of high school students, the projections are probably on the conservative side," said Dr. Susan Griffith, executive director of the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness.
She said THECB projections are always fairly accurate for short term projections. However, the further out into the future the predictions go, the less accurate they are, she said, which is normally true for most forecasting systems.
"The THECB relies on demographic projections for our market area, but they don't take into account any recruitment or retention initiatives we may implement, because they don't know what we're going to do in the future," Griffith said.
This academic year, 175 faculty members were hired to accommodate the rise in enrollment at UT Pan American.
"The University is hiring more faculty members in order to make sure students have classes to attend. This semester we added an additional 178 course sections, which means an additional 9,000 student spaces in classes," said Dr. Rodolfo Arévalo, provost/vice president for Academic Affairs. "The different colleges are also offering more courses in the afternoons and evenings to accommodate students' work schedules."
Arévalo also said the University will continue to add additional parking spaces and encourage students to take classes at varied times during the day to better serve the increase of students.


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Like the eponymous song its hello Mary-Lou to former Hobart girl Mary-Lou Stephen who left and returned to Tasmania on 3 occasions when she was 18, 23, and 28. Mary-Lou started off as an aspiring actress in Tasmania, touring schools as part of a theatre troupe and true to her Renaissance girl nature also formed and performed in a band while she was living in Tasmania. When she did make the move to the mainland Mary-Lou made a successful radio career for herself which she enjoys today, as well as recently making another move, into the world of publishing as author of the memoir 'Sex, drugs and meditation'.
Mary-Lou was encouraged to write her memoirs at the urging of friend, supporter, fellow author and one time Tasmanian resident Monica McInerney. Mary-Lou's manuscript was sent to Monica's literary agent in 2008 and created an instant interest. The publishers couldn't get enough of Mary-Lou and 10 drafts later Mary-Lou was ready and so committed to the project she took 6 months without leave to bring it to fruition.
In her memoir, Mary-Lou Stephen offers us an honest and truthful account of a young woman that has been hurt by her experiences of romance gone wrong, drug and alcohol addiction, but Mary-Lou also shows us how these problems can be surmounted to enable any of us to take control of our relationships and alienate addictions.
Mary-Lou begins her memoir in her present situation working in radio and dealing with a difficult work situation and relationship woes, addiction to alcohol and food, and not finding the answer in conventional therapy, She decides to try Vipassana meditation, a course which she calls 'meditation boot camp'. Its a bold move for a girl that makes her living by chatting to find herself in constant, calm, contemplating silence.
There is humour in that the meditation retreat is enlivened by curious and amorous kangaroos, dealing with uncomfortable sitting positions and guilt over mistreating mosquitoes.
During her stay Mary-Lou discovers that nothing is ever what it seems as her evaluation of her room mate and the elegant lady who she believes must be a model, after the course, confesses clumsiness. The adage Mary-Lou advises, is what others think about you is none of your business and often what you think of them couldn't be further from the truth and the realisation that no one is perfect and that she has been persecuting herself for not being perfect and worrying what others thought of her instead of taking control of her own path to happiness.
The meditation, Mary-Lou say is on the border of the conscious and subconscious and teaches us to be present in the moment without worry of the past or fear of the future. it involves 'being equanimous' ie .of a composed frame of mind. It also involves being responsible and taking care of one's own stuff without uploading to others
With her success as an author Mary-Lou still wants to keep working on radio where she feels a deep connection to people, completely different to the solitary life of a writer. Mary-Lou hopes to walk the balance between the two. Mary also recently relaunched her band 'Chain of Hearts'.
And it would seem the future seems all sunshine for Mary-Lou. 'Sex, drugs and meditation' is out now and watch this space for news of more of Mary-Lou's marvellous memoirs.


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With 'extra resources on,' MHI report done, CEO looking forward
Ed Martin — File photo
Nalcor Energy CEO Ed Martin has made no secret of the fact the company failed to make submissions to the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities (PUB) and Manitoba Hydro International (MHI) on the proposed $6.2-billion Muskrat Falls hydro project as early as all parties had expected.
On Wednesday, The Telegram asked Martin about a letter sent Jan. 31, 2012 to the PUB by MHI, in which managing director of subsidiary operations, Paul Wilson, noted "a number of challenges encountered" in the creation of MHI's review report on the project.
Wilson stated questions submitted to Nalcor "took anywhere from five to a maximum of 119 days" to receive a response, with 22 days being the average.
He noted Nalcor's final submission to the PUB was expected in July 2011, but was actually made Nov. 10, 2011, "adding significant delays to the overall review process."
MHI would not make any further statement on the subject when contacted by The Telegram this week.
However, Nalcor Energy did take questions.
"We're 100 per cent committed to the process here. That's never been an issue," Martin told The Telegram.
"That being said, I think it's fair to say we had underestimated, particularly in the early days, the volume of work that would be required to answer some of the detailed questions that we were receiving."
In its own letters to the PUB, Nalcor has stated the same team of individuals had initially been answering questions for the independent reviews of the PUB and MHI, on top of answering questions for the review by Navigant Consulting and answering questions from media.
Responses fell behind.
"We put extra resources on and ended up, as we moved closer to the end of the year, we obviously got caught up," Martin said.
Meanwhile, one further item was raised in MHI's Jan. 31 letter.
Nalcor has been using a "gated" process, where it draws together all the information it has before making the decision to proceed to the next phase of the process. The letter stated a number of documents MHI had expected to see at the point of its review were not available.
"For example, at Decision Gate 2 one would normally expect that system integration studies would be complete, that the transmission line design criteria would be prepared as part of the design basis for the transmission line, and that the relevant single line diagrams for the HVdc converter station equipment would be available. These types of documents are required to determine inputs for the base cost estimate," it stated.
In response, Martin said the points raised have been put to his technical team and he has no intention of dismissing them out of hand.
He committed to more work up front, should it be determined there is work that needs to be done before the next Decision Gate.
Following a debate on the project at VOCM studios in St. John's Wednesday night, Minister of Natural Resources Jerome Kennedy said more specific cost estimates and financing numbers for the project were expected before they make the "Gate 3" decision, when the government formally sanctions the project and proceeds with construction.


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-- Janelle Cromie at the plate... Takes two hard cuts at the first two pitches, but misses both. 0-2. Ball low, 1-2. Swing and a miss, and that's strike three and the third out.
-- One out, runner on third... Lefty Jordan Skinner at the plate... Strike one, strike two... high, ball one. 1-2 count... Fouled off the backstop... Skinner makes grounds out to first, but she advances the runner, and the T-Wolves have an early 1-0 lead.
-- Danielle Roisom up for the Wolves... Taylor gets to third on a wild pitch... 2-2 count... Miser throws the cheddar, and Roisom swings and misses for strike three.
-- Dylan Miser is on the mound for the Wildcats. Natalie Taylor is first up for the T-Wolves and she rips the first pitch to deep right for a double.
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Loganberry Festival highlights food, farm, environment and art
Pie, music, pie, food, pie, games, pie, animals, art and yes, more pie.
It's easy to tell summer is here when the historic Greenbank Farm rolls out the green carpet of fun for its annual Loganberry Festival. The 22nd incarnation of the big event is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24.
This year's expanded festival takes the theme of "Back to the Farm" with more than 100 booths and exhibitors reflecting the farm's role as a center for sustainable agriculture, recreation, environmental education and the support of local artists and artisans.
"We view the festival through children's eyes — lots of fun things to do, new experiences and a few surprises all within an old-fashioned farm setting," said festival volunteer director Faith Wilder.
"If the kids enjoy it, the kid in each of us will enjoy it too," she added.
Children will find plenty to do at the kinetic waterworks installation, the stomp percussion set, a fun facts farm search for prizes and at the popular children's play area. And don't forget to sign up for the pie-eating contests (for kids and adults), a hay wagon ride or face painting.
Whidbey's very own "stilt-man" Larry Dobson will also be roaming the grounds on high.
"Nurturing what is best about the land and lifestyle of Whidbey is what the farm is all about," Wilder said.
"That philosophy is reflected in our reinvigorating the Loganberry Festival to reflect our amazing community — the organizations, arts, foods and entertainment that make the island and the farm so special," she said.
New this year are 4-H exhibits with chickens, goats, cows and horses; booths with farm produce and plants; local artisan foods; and tours of the farm's Agricultural Training Center gardens and its brand-new solar power station.
Additionally, the Island Model A Club will showcase a number of antique cars on Sunday, while the festival will feature all its old favorite activities such as hay rides and pie-eating contests, and its delicious array of festival foods.
High quality local talent will be exhibited through the festival's arts and crafts vendors who offer hand-crafted items, and its artisan food makers who will have jams, jellies, sauces, nuts and candies for sale. Also featured are the new "Artists in Action" including a blacksmith, woodcarvers, weavers, quilters, printmakers and others who will demonstrate their artistic skills.
Throughout the festival weekend, the farm will reverberate with summer sounds of music by some of Whidbey's favorite musicians such as the award-winning barbershop quartet Cheers!; tropical jazz band Bahia; Whidbey's ambassadors of sea shanties and mirth the Shifty Sailors; and those madcap makers of melody, the Rural Characters. Folks can also enjoy the music of Island Strings, saxophonist Danny Ward & Reality, and the bluegrass and world beat of Spoonshine Duo, introduced by that favorite master of ceremonies, Jim Freeman.
In the tasting tents, more than 20 of Whidbey Island and Puget Sound wineries will offer tastings of their finest wines, and several Whidbey brewers will have their best beers on hand, as well.
Information booths will be set up for local nonprofit and community organizations such as WAIF, Good Cheer, 4-H and others. A new "Greenbank Farm Store" will offer everything Loganberry, including hats, T-shirts, bags and wine glasses, and a special shoe box raffle to benefit the farm training center's scholarship fund.
Whidbey Pies Café, Greenbank Cheese Shop and the three art galleries at the farm will also be celebrating with special treats and new exhibits.
All day admission is free, and parking per car is $3, which goes towards the farm's expenses.
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I don't care what you say, it's not at all ghoulish to spend more than an hour at a wake, though I must admit it does sound odd, especially since I'd met the man just once.
The visitation for Justus - Jay - Legvold was late Monday afternoon at Foust Funeral Home in Eagle Grove. I'd met him when I wrote a story last November about his war years, but I graduated from high school with his daughter, Kay; I babysat for the former Laurie Larson, who is married to his son, Jim; and I saw a picture of Jay holding his oldest baby, Steve, so I felt like I knew Steve, too.
It's an unfortunate fact that funerals often are the only activities that bring full families together. For birthday parties or family reunions, work or previous engagements may get in the way, but a funeral is too final to ignore. My dad always said to "Marry 'em and bury 'em," at least that's what my sister tells me. I don't remember him saying that, but I didn't live around Dodge for a lot of years and she did.
You know that six degrees of separation thing - the idea that everyone is, on average, approximately six steps away from any other person on Earth - seems most true at a funeral.
I hung around Jay's visitation, not only to support Kay and her family, but to wait for Cass and John Larson to appear. I haven't seen either of them for a long time. In fact, the last time I saw Cass, she was in "Fiddler on the Roof," the Paddle Wheel Players presentation in Eagle Grove several years back.
As I waited for them, Elmer and Shirley Olson came in. Way back when - and I mean way back - they attended South Enes Lutheran Church in Vincent, and their little girl could sing in perfect pitch. I remember that. I don't remember her name. I know now, however, that she and her husband are moving back to Eagle Grove from Montana. And that's something I never, ever would have figured to learn at Jay's wake.
I didn't have to wait long for the Larsons to show up. I remember them most for living just south of us on the farm and for asking me - and my sisters, too - to babysit when they needed someone.
You know how an idea will sometimes burst into your head so brightly you figure it must be a wonderful idea? Well, I had one of those ideas one night when I was babysitting for them. After the kids went to bed, I dragged out the vacuum and started a house revamping.
It remains fuzzy why I did that since I didn't like to clean, even when I had to. Maybe it wasn't a cleaning, since I vacuumed only under the furniture I moved, but I had this crazy urge to rearrange their furniture. Not just an end table here and lamp there. I threw the furniture up in the air - well, not literally - and pulled down a new configuration of sofas and chairs and everything else in two rooms.
Really, it was one big room because the opening was so big, so it didn't count as two.
When I saw the car lights pull in the driveway, I sat quietly on the sofa in its new position and waited for my thanks. Possibly even a bonus on my sitter pay. The kitchen door opened. They walked together into the dining room. I was getting goose pimples just thinking about it.
Cass let out a low, long "Oooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh," rather like a puppy squeezed in a closing door. John looked around and yelped, "What the hell happened here?"
When I went back the next day to pick up something I'd forgotten, the house was back in Larson order, and I never rearranged it again. I did babysit, but I never rearranged their furniture.
So long friends, until the next time when we're together.
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The city of Hardeeville is sponsoring a Fill the Bus program that enables underserved children to obtain school supplies through local donations.
The City of Hardeeville's summer internship program wraps up Friday.
Whole Foods held their grand opening ceremony on Hilton Head Island on Wednesday.
The Eat Smart, Live Longer group in Sun City is encouraging area residents to attend a showing of "Cowspiracy," a documentary said to go in-depth about the harmful effects of the agricultural industry.
The Sun City Kayakers have been keeping local waterways free of trash and debris since April 2012 through their Adopt a Landing program.
At low tide, several members of the club pick up plastic and trash to keep the landings clean.
As the November election nears, a possible Sunday alcohol sales referendum is on the minds of Jasper County residents and officials.
A group of neighbors, friends, family and church members gathered July 19 to break ground and raise money for a Hardeeville woman's new home.
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is commemorating Vietnam War era veterans for their service this year with an Aug. 2 ceremony in Columbia.
Sun City's Eat Smart, Live Longer Club discussed the benefits of a diet recently endorsed by the nonprofit medical group Kaiser Permanente at its meeting this month.
Sixteen members of the Bluffton Boys & Girls Club participated in the second camp and tour of Sun City sponsored by the Sun City Tennis Association.
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Many of MSO Pops' hits from the '60s miss their mark
Classic pop/rock songs are a unique brand of magic, snapping one back to a time and place that lives only in memory.
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Notable deaths in arts and entertainment in 2013
It was a year that took from us Tony Soprano, Billy Jack, Edith Bunker, and Arnold and Willis' stepdad, among others.
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At a certain point, New Orleanians are going to realize that sending murderers to jail requires a comprehensive effort and that blaming reticent witnesses for the ongoing violence gives cover to police and prosecutors who aren't always as thorough as a murder conviction requires.
Last week, in the city's first capital murder trial since Hurricane Katrina, a cousin of the victims stepped forward bravely and told the jury that in July 2006 she saw Kevin Amison and his brother mow down four people on a dead-end street in Treme.
The woman's testimony was gripping and detailed. She described the victims' failed attempts to run away from their attackers. She described the order in which the victims fell. She described where the bullets hit them. She recounted a victim's mother crying out, "That's my baby, you're killing my baby."
It wasn't enough. The police hadn't recovered any physical evidence linking the defendant to the murders. The jury couldn't come to a consensus during their deliberations, and Judge Camille Buras declared a mistrial.
It's the second time in recent months that at least one witness to a Treme murder has testified to no avail. Three teenage girls say they saw David Bonds kill Dinerral Shavers, the Hot 8 Brass Band drummer and high school band teacher, on Dec. 28, 2006, but the jury acquitted Bonds.
In that trial police had recovered a murder weapon. But they had no scientific evidence linking the defendant to it. In the Amison trial, they didn't even have a weapon. Just the word of the cousin mentioned above and another relative who testified that Amison was one of the killers.
Murder convictions are hard to get, and that's as it should be. The inherent difficulty in winning such convictions means success takes witnesses brave enough to cooperate with authorities, good solid police work and prosecutors who present a persuasive case.
When a case is built entirely on the word of witnesses, all a defense attorney has to do is create doubt that those witnesses are correct or that they have sinister motives or that they couldn't have seen what they say they saw.
After the witness gave a detailed accounting in the Amison case, defense attorney Bruce Whittaker showed her the statement she had given police hours after the murders: "Nobody didn't really see his face."
In the Bonds case, prosecutors had pinned their hopes of a conviction on their star witness, a young teenage girl who not only refused to identify the defendant as the murderer but made a dramatic show of her refusal. When asked if she saw the killer in the courtroom, she stood up in the witness box and said, "I don't see anybody. I must need glasses."
One juror told the judge that during testimony, he noticed that Bonds had placed his face in one hand and pantomined the shape of a gun with his index finger and thumb. Whether that was an attempt at intimidation and whether it affected the witness is unclear. What we know is that the case fell apart in court.
It is the job of defense attorneys to engender doubt. However, such attorneys would have a much more difficult time getting acquittals and hung juries if they also had to contend with a Police Department skilled in gathering evidence or prosecutors with years of experience.
But Whittaker all but mocked the Police Department's shortcomings Wednesday when he noted how a whole army of officers had responded to the scene of the quadruple murder and found nothing that connected his client with anything.
"All that effort and resources," he said, "and they never got beyond shaky, unreliable identification."
That wasn't enough to win a murder conviction last week, and, truth be told, it never should be.
Jarvis DeBerry is an editorial writer. He can be reached at 504.826.3355 or at email@example.com.


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The majority of her fellow school directors disagree, saying Donches is trying to micromanage the district and do a job tasked to its administrators.
The matter has been debated repeatedly since she joined the board in 2011. It was the topic of discussion again during a testy exchange at Monday's meeting as Donches defended the alternative budget she pitched at the board's June 25 meeting.
"This year when I made my presentation, I envisioned a collegial conversation about the budget...Instead, I was ambushed and accused of ambushing," she said. "I am being told my information is incorrect and the reductions I recommended cannot be made, however, I believe that, once again, next year, I will be proven correct."
Board President Charles Ballard at last month's meeting called Donches' proposal a "classic propaganda ambush." School directors declined to vote on her budget and ultimately adopted an administration-prepared 2013-14 spending plan that held the line on taxes.
Speaking Monday, Alan Earnshaw, the board vice president, said it would be "foolish beyond belief" for school directors to demand that they review every invoice and purchase order. Suggesting the board is shirking its fiduciary responsibility by failing to do so is a misrepresentation of the facts and indicates Donches doesn't understand what it is that school directors are elected to do, he said.
If new beakers for the Emmaus High School chemistry lab are purchased, for example, the list of bills to be paid that's presented for board approval at every meeting should say that, Donches says. As it is, the bill list indicates to whom a payment will be made and that it's for "supplies," but not for what kind of supplies or for which school, she says.
Administrators say they'd have to hire a part-time clerk to accommodate Donches' request for an explanation of how every school district dollar is spent. The majority of school directors say Donches' request is excessive and have voted down her requests for such detail.
Donches said she believes administrators are overstating what it would take to prepare the information she's requesting, noting that when she asks Superintendent Thomas Seidenberger's executive assistant for data it's provided in a timely manner. Administrators have said there's a big difference, time-wise, with accommodating specific requests and providing the level of detail Donches wants for every line item in the budget.
Donches has responded by abstaining from board votes to pay the district's bills. School director Julian Stolz, who also abstains from such votes to show his support of Donches, said she has been "publicly taken to the woodshed by the administration" for seeking detailed information about East Penn's budget.
School director Kenneth Bacher said the board voted against hiring someone to accommodate Donches request for information that no one else on the board deems necessary to make decisions.
"I'm a little frustrated that you keep, in my mind, misrepresenting this issue. I don't care if you want to abstain on things...but I wish you wouldn't misrepresent our position on the issue," he said.


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Stop by Happy Hour at The Shannon - $3 pints until 7 tonight.
See local band Daddy NoBux live at Whiskey Bar.
It's Ladies Night at Bar None - $2 drinks and no cover for females.
And, since it's the weekend, McSwiggan's will have $1 shots every 60 seconds tonight.


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The Band Perry
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The Band Perry's pop-like country music has taken the country by storm; don't miss the opportunity to witness this new talent.
Friday, March 25
Sweet Japonic Reunion Show
Billy's Lounge
Yep, you heard right, the Sweet Japonic band is reuniting and they have decided to play live just for you, so bring your singing voices and follow along to the songs that will surely be played at the reunion show.
Saturday, March 26
15th Annual Lowell Community Expo
Lowell Performing Arts Center
A fun-packed all day event; including door prizes, food, and beverages, entertainment, and the products and services of 150 local businesses, churches, and other groups at your disposal.
Sunday, March 27
Winter Jam
Van Andel Arena
The well-known and anticipated Winter Jam is here! Bring friends and family to this joyous event featuring Christian music's largest tour of musicians.
Forward Thinking: Visit the Student Exhibition at the GRCC Collins Art Gallery starting March 28. Admire the many different kinds of art created by students at Grand Rapids Community College and show some support from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. And if you cannot make it Monday, be sure to stop by before it ends April 22.


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Manville — Arc of Somerset County had an exciting three weeks at their very own Camp Jotoni in Warren Township where three major companies sent volunteer employees to help revitalize the camp grounds and buildings.
These events follow the first phase of the Camp Jotoni Capital Campaign that the Arc had put into place earlier this year in an effort to raise funds for the camp's future investment of the aging facility.
On June 6th, Home Depot of Bridgewater and Raritan sent over 10 employees to build a much needed fence around the camp's basketball court along with some gutter and flooring repairs to some of the cabins around the campus.
On June 10th, Henkel N.A. Corporation of Bridgewater sent over 10 employees to plant shrubs and flowers around the newly paved path along the camp nature trail and the camp's basketball court. The camp was in dire need of new paving that covered mostly dirt road and grass, which made it hard to navigate some of the campers who use a wheelchair for mobility. Through a $13,000 grant from Henkel, The Arc was able to finish repaving and resurfacing work throughout the camp grounds which will help ensure safe and accessible walkway for the more than 200 children, adolescents and adults who experience the joy of Camp Jotoni.
The grant was offered by Henkel through their MIT program, (Make an Impact on Tomorrow). Henkel has long been a supporter of volunteer programs to the Arc of Somerset County. "It is great to work for a company that supports the volunteerism of its employees", stated JoAnn Artfitch, the organizer of this event and employee of Henkel Corporation, who also secured the MIT Grant. "We all touch the hearts of others in ways that aren't always apparent to us. We want all of the work being done here leading up to opening day to bring smiles and joy to all who come here".
In addition, on June 13th, L'Oreal Franklin Manufacturing facility, based in Somerset, organized a 250 employee volunteer day effort by sending their entire manufacturing plant to Camp Jotoni, setting up a large tent on the grounds with a DJ and food tent.
L'Oreal partnered with The Grainger Foundation, which both helped underwrite the cost of all major project expenses. The Grainger Foundation offered The Arc a $10K check for this project initiative. The Arc of Somerset County estimated that L'Oreal's project day completed over four years worth of maintenance and improvements to the camp. "This was an unprecedented event, for The Arc of Somerset County", states Lauren Panarella. "The generosity of time, talent and funds has truly made an impact on Camp Jotoni and will ultimately benefit the children, adolescents and adults who attend the Camp programs beginning on opening day, June 29th".
Since 1976, children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities have enjoyed spending part of their summer at Camp Jotoni. Over the years many new programs have been added to camp including residential weeks, community outings, overnight trips off camp grounds, and most recently, respite weekends during the spring and fall. The Volunteer efforts that were provided by Home Depot, Henkel and L'Oreal, helps to preserve the camp facilities so that The Arc can continue to provide quality services for years to come. The Arc of Somerset County is grateful to these partners for this revitalization project and welcomes anyone who is interested in offering their time and services to the camp grounds this fall by calling our development office at 908-725-8544 Ext. 608.


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The news last fall that the federal government would act to bail out many of the nation's top banking and financial services companies -- to the tune of $700 billion -- didn't sit well with a lot of Americans.
However, the message from two successive presidential administrations finally got through to a skeptical public: If these former pillars of the financial system were allowed to fail, even if they deserved to because of atrocious decisions, the collapse would take the entire economy down with them.
People have gotten used to the idea since, but there has been a lingering, deep pool of resentment just below the surface as Americans have seen businesses in other sectors founder and fail and millions lose their jobs without a lick of help from Washington.
The news last weekend that many employees of American International Group (AIG), the once-mighty insurance giant, would still get bonuses -- some in the millions -- in spite of the company's repeated helpings of bailout money, just might have reignited that outrage, however.
AIG has come back to the federal government no fewer than four times since September, and has received a total of about $170 billion. Nevertheless, the company has gone ahead with plans to hand out $165 million in bonuses to employees, purportedly to keep them working for AIG.
Some might argue that those whose decisions put AIG in a position to lose a record $62 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008 should be fired, not given huge monetary incentives to stay on. (State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo reported that 11 of the people who recently received bonuses of $1 million or more had already left the company.)
Sure, it's less than one one thousandth of the total bailout money AIG received. Still, the taxpayers' money AIG and other institutions have received was supposed to be used to ease the credit markets and help the economy recover, not pay out big bonuses.
What's more, it was also disclosed in the last several days that AIG used federal rescue money to pay off other financial institutions rather than pump up the wider economy. Suspicions of collusion in diverting federal bailout money have been voiced.
Last weekend, Obama administration officials essentially said there was probably not much they could do about the AIG bonuses. They said the original Troubled Assets Relief Program legislation contained few controls on how bailout recipients used the money. That admission itself stirred additional outrage. Congress, of course, has joined the noisy chorus.
As the public outcry has grown this week, however, President Obama and his advisers have grasped the danger of a broad populist backlash that could derail other administration initiatives on the economy and elsewhere.
On Monday, the president denounced the AIG bonuses in uncommonly harsh terms. He said he ordered the Treasury Department to "pursue every single legal avenue to block these bonuses."
"In the last six months, AIG has received substantial sums from the U.S. Treasury," Mr. Obama said. "How do they justify this outrage to the taxpayers who are keeping the company afloat?"
Maybe it's as F. Scott Fitzgerald once said: "The rich are not like you and me."
Clearly AIG's exalted leaders have a much higher opinion of their worth than do ordinary Americans, who are going to be paying for their reckless orgy of greed for a long, long time. But perceptions count, even when you're an above-it-all master of the universe in the corporate world. Especially when the taxpayers own 80 perrcent of your company.
In the meantime, this bailout/stimulus thing has gotten away from the White House in recent weeks, with precious little of the money that's supposed to reinvigorate the sick economy actually being used for that purpose. If AIG's arrogant fat cats get to keep their bonuses for failing, holding onto public support for the TARP initiative will be that much harder to do.


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|Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
Joe Lewis
This year I plan to create activity cards which the teachers can duplicate for their students to record their data and perform their activities. I feel that if this third dimension is added to our units, more teachers will use them. After all, we pay anywhere from five dollars to fifteen dollars at most teacher book-stores to find appropriate activities to demonstrate our lessons.
This year I participated in the seminar, "Meteorology and Oceanography," and have decided to develop a unit about classroom weather stations. The concept- weather—is a part of our fifth grade science curriculum. By teaching at a science magnet school, I feel that making and using a weather station in the classroom is a great addendum to our science curriculum at Troup Magnet Academy of Sciences. Since the students will get a chance to make most of the instruments used in the weather station, they will receive a thorough understanding of the function of each of the instruments. They will also gain insight on how the data they receive from the instruments help meteorologist in forecasting the weather.
I honestly feel that this is an extremely exciting unit for my students, and hopefully for anyone else who chooses to use it.
The word weather is used to denote the state of the atmosphere at a particular place for a short period of time. The variables that constitute the type of weather that we have at a given place and time are made up of the following elements: (1) air temperature; (2) humidity; (3) air pressure; (4) the type and amount of precipitation; and (5) the direction and speed of the wind. All of the instruments which meteorologist use to measure each of the previously mentioned variables will be discussed in detail later within this unit.
Upon completion of this unit, and the reinforcement activities included throughout the prose, the student should be able to accomplish the following cognitive objectives:
- (A)Maintain a weather station throughout the course of this unit.
- (B)Maintain a weather journal including data from their weather station and other weather conditions.
- (C)Construct the following weather instruments, and state the importance of each in forecasting weather: (1) wind vane; (2) anemometer; (3) barometer; (4) psychrometer; and (5) rain gauge.
Some of the instruments, such as the rain gauge anemometer and wind vane, have to be placed outside in the open, free from any objects that can obstruct windflow or precipitation. The barometer, an instrument which measures air pressure, can be housed in the classroom. The thermometer will require a special holding station to protect it from precipitation and direct sunlight. However, air must be able to pass through it. Instructional information can be found in the Appendix at the end of this unit.
It is extremely important that the students record the data from their weather station in their journals each day. They should also write a brief description of the weather conditions each day. The worksheet in Appendix 1 can be used by the students to record their data, or they can design their own individualized data sheets.
Wind direction refers to the direction in which the wind is blowing. Meteorologist usually record wind direction according to its cardinal direction, or compass points—East, West, Southeast, etc . . . The students can take this exercise one step further by stating the degree at which the wind is blowing. For example, they can record the wind direction as 180 degrees South, or 230 degrees Southwest, etc . . .
Wind speed is recorded according to the rate of motion of the air in relationship to a specific unit of time. Therefore wind speed is recorded in knots (nautical miles per hour). Wind speed can also be measured in miles per hour (mph).
Gusts are rapid fluctuations in wind speed with a variation of 10 knots or more between peaks and lulls. If there is a fluctuation in wind speed between 15 knots and 20 knots, sustained for at least one minute, they are called squalls. If the wind speed fluctuates above 20 knots, they are known as peak gust—the highest wind speed that can be recorded.
Wind shifts are changes in wind direction of 45 degrees or more that occur in less that 15 minutes. Wind shifts of that magnitude are normally an indication that a cold front is passing through. Whenever these types of wind shifts occur meteorologist can confidently forecast that a storm is on its way. Atmospherically, there will be a rapid drop in temperature and dew point, and a rise in air pressures.
The two instruments in which meteorologist depend upon to measure the four properties of wind are: (1) wind vane—an instrument which indicates the direction that the wind is blowing; and (2) Anemometer —an instrument which measures wind speed.
A wind vane is simply a large arrow on a pivotal base that points in the direction which the wind is blowing. The wind vane should be placed in an area free from buildings, trees, or any other objects that don't allow the wind to blow freely. A set of direction (cardinal) indicators should be placed at some point underneath the arrow, which are directly related to the cardinal compass points. Directions for building a wind vane, along with an illustration, can be found in Appendix 2 at the end of the unit.
An anemometer is an instrument which measures the speed of wind. This instrument must be placed high above the ground and away from anything that can obstruct the flow of air. Even though there are several different types of anemometers, the Robinson Anemometer is the most commonly used because it works well under a great number of conditions. The wind speed is determined by the number of turns of the wheel in a certain length of time.
Air pressure is measured with an instrument called a barometer. There are two different types of barometers: a mercury barometer and an aneroid barometer. The mercury barometer consists of a glass tubing closed at one end and filled with mercury at the other end. The open end of the glass tube on the barometer is placed in a container of mercury. At sea level, air pushing down on the mercury in the container supports the column of mercury at a certain height in the tube. As the air pressure decreases, the column of mercury drops.
At sea level and 0 degrees centigrade, air pressure is able to support a column of mercury 760 millimeters high. This value is called standard air pressure and is expressed as an atmosphere. Air pressure can also be measured in millibar. Millibar is most commonly used on weather maps. Standard air pressure, or 760 millimeters of mercury is equal to 1013.20 millibar.
A more common type of barometer is called an aneroid barometer. This is the type of barometer which we will be making for our weather station. An aneroid barometer is made up of an airtight metal box from which most of the air has been removed. A change in air pressure causes the needle to move and indicate the new air pressure. By comparing the daily readings on the calibrated scale, the students will be able to tell if the pressure is rising, falling or remaining steady. It is the changes in air pressure, rather than the level of air pressure, which provide the most meaningful indicator of weather. Pressure changes used in connection with the direction of the wind gives the amateur meteorologist the best key to local weather conditions.
Both the mercury and aneroid barometer are expressed in terms of inches of mercury. I have enclosed directions for making both of the previously mentioned barometers in Appendix 4. Homemade barometers are frowned upon by meteorologist because of the inaccuracy of the equipment. For the purposes of this unit, I suggest using a real barometer (usually expensive) or to listen to the local weather channel to get the barometric readings in your area. Then you can compare both pieces of data with your students.
Meteorologists use a set of two thermometers to record minimum/maximum readings because it is important for them to obtain the warmest and coldest temperature daily. Realistically, the thermometers are one-way thermometers that have to be reset each day. The minimum thermometer uses alcohol as a liquid, with a small indicator inside the tube. The alcohol retracts and pulls the indicator along with it as the air cools, thus leaving the indicator at the lowest temperature of the day.
The maximum thermometer uses mercury. Mercury is stored in the "neck down" portion the tube. Mercury is a thicker liquid than alcohol. As the temperature increases, the mercury expands beyond the constriction into the top part of the instrument where it stays in place recording the maximum temperature of the day.
As far as the classroom weather station is concerned, a standard air thermometer can be used. These thermometers break easily and should be handled carefully. Tthey should also be cleaned daily of outside elements such as dust, dirt and moisture so that the most accurate temperatures are recorded. In order to get the minimum and maximum temperature for each day, a student should record the temperature early in the morning and at the end of the school day.
When the air blows over the wet-bulb thermometer, the water in the cloth evaporates. Evaporation requires heat energy; therefore, the evaporation of water from the cloth cools the bulb of the thermometer. If the humidity is low, evaporation will occur rapidly and the temperature of the wet-bulb thermometer will fall at a fast pace. If the humidity is high, evaporation will occur at a slower rate causing the wet-bulb thermometer's temperature to remain high.
In order to determine the relative humidity you must first find the difference between the dry-bulb temperature and the wet-bulb temperature. The differences between the two temperatures are calculated by using a table made by and available from the National Weather Service in Washington, D.C. From this information it is also possible to tell at just what temperature the dew point will be reached under all conditions of relative humidity.
The rain falls into the funnel at the same rate in which it falls upon the ground. The rain is then measured with a ruler. The amount of rain which was measured in the cylinder is equivalent to the amount of rainfall that fell if the rain would have remained in one place. The amount of rain collected in the rain gauge over a given period is expressed in millimeters or centimeters. The weather observers in the United States express the amount of rain that has fallen in inches.
A basic text on the art of observation forecasting. The author discusses weather folklore, clouds, color of the sky, etc. and their impact upon weather forecasting.
Middleton, Knowles W.E. Invention of the Meteorological Instruments. The John Hopkins Press, Maryland, 1969.
This text discusses in depth each of the meteorological instruments used to forecast weather and the scientist who invented them.
Ramsey, Dan. How To Forecast Weather. Tab Books, Inc., Pennsylvania, 1983.
A thorough text about forecasting weather with excellent illustrations. Book based upon USA weather forecasts.
Sutcliffe, R. Weather & Climate. Blandford Press, 1966.
The authors purpose for writing this book is to explain to the general reader what it is that meteorologist are doing and trying to accomplish in the future.
Widger, William U. Meteorological Satellite. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., New York, 1966.
This book describes the development and operation of TIROS and Nimbus satellites and the impact of their data on weather.
Williams, Jack. The Weather Book. Vintage Books, New York, 1992.
This text is an easy to understand guide to weather in the USA. Even though they use the proper scientific terms, it is an excellent teaching source.
The author explains what a barometer is and how it functions in terms of meteorology.
Gibbons, Gail. Weather Forecasting. MacMilliam Publishing Company, 1987.
Describes forecasters at work in a weather station as they use sophisticated equipment to track weather.
Kaufman, John. Winds and Weather. Morrow Junior Books, New York, 1971.
The author investigates the relationship between weather patterns, the flow of winds and shows the reader how he can predict the weather to come.
Kerrod, Robin. The world of Weather. Derrydale Books, New York, 1991.
The book discusses all types of concepts associated with weather.
Knight, David. The Science Book of Meteorology. Franklin Watts, Inc., 1964.
Discusses the science of meteorology from weather conditions and concepts to instruments used to forecast and detect weather.
Lehr, Paul. Weather: A Guide to Phenomena and Forecast. Golden Press, New York, 1964.
This is one of the books from the Golden Nature Guide Series and is an excellent source book for students and teachers studying weather.
Milgrom, Harry. Understanding Weather. The MacMillian Company, 1970.
The author discusses a variety of concepts associated with weather.
Rogers, Daniel. More Science Projects: Weather. Marshall Cavendis Corporation, New York, 1989.
The author combines theory and experiments to explore the world of weather. Stambler, Irvin. Weather Instruments: How They Work. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1968.
The author discusses all instruments used by meteorologist to forecast weather and discusses in full detail how they work.
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BAY MINETTE, Ala. -- Baldwin County commissioners couldn't agree Tuesday to a 1-cent sales tax increase, but did agree to talk more about that and other budget-balancing options after a presentation on the local education system's growing financial woes.
Baldwin schools Superintendent Faron Hollinger and four Board of Education members attended the commission work session to request immediate help with a drop in state and local revenue that is adding up to $61 million over the current and next fiscal years.
"It has been a precipitous and startling decline," Hollinger said. Coupled with a forecast of 6 percent more in statewide education budget cuts next fiscal year, "it is by far the worst economic condition education in Alabama has ever experienced," Hollinger said.
Board President Tracy Roberts and members Angie Swiger, Norm Moore and Frank Trione met with three commissioners, while Commissioner Wayne Gruenloh took part by teleconference from the National Association of Counties conference in Nashville, Tenn.
The county now collects a 2-cent sales tax, with nearly 76 percent of revenue going to the school board. County officials estimate that every 1 cent of sales and use tax generates about $25 million a year.
"I realize that education is very important. ... But under the current economic conditions, people can't afford to feed their kids right now," Gruber said. "A penny doesn't sound like a whole lot of money, but they count the pennies."
Bishop asked Burt, Gruenloh, two school board representatives, Hollinger, state Sen. Trip Pittman,
R-Montrose, state Rep. Steve McMillan, R-Gulf Shores, and other county and Board of Education staff members to meet and look at all options.
Also represented will be Faulkner State Community College. The school's president, Gary Branch, told commissioners it needs a portion of the sales tax.
"The sales tax is one option. But I don't think we need to be putting something out there now that won't pass. We need something we can live with, work with and will fly," Bishop said, adding, "we've been bombarded with people in the community who are up in arms."
The first meeting will be within a week, officials said.
Participants quickly agreed Tuesday on the main culprit -- Alabama's policy of "equity funding" in which counties with a richer property tax base send the equivalent of 10 mills to the state for poorer counties. The amount sent by Baldwin is expected to climb above $45 million next fiscal year, which could be more than it keeps for local schools, officials said.
Burt said finding relief from that through the Legislature or courts must be part of the discussion.
"A great deal of the shortfall is equity funding," Burt said. "We've sat silently and ... watched it float away."
Hollinger said the school board has researched ways to battle the policy but "it is an issue we get absolutely no traction with."
The Board of Education has made a series of decisions this year to reduce costs, Hollinger said, including cutting nearly 450 positions, closing two schools and freezing locally funded salaries for 2009-10. Without an infusion of revenue, more such measures are ahead, Hollinger said.
Average class sizes will dramatically increase next school year -- by 42 percent at elementary schools and nearly doubling at high schools, officials said.
School board member Norm Moore said the public will feel the impact in August when classes resume.
"We are in an unprecedented situation here. This is the only thing we have been able to come up with that has an immediate impact," Moore said. "I know it is unpopular with some folks out there, but when parents go in and see the conditions of schools in the fall, the numbers of kids in classrooms, other people will come out" in support.
"I am up for re-election next year. I support this tax fully and I don't mind going to the people and explaining why."
Burt said he opposes the tax because it will hurt residents financially.
"I will meet half a day, all day, every day, Sundays, nights, but I ... don't see how we can dump a bigger burden on the poor people," Burt said. "What more regressive tax can you put on than a sales tax?
"My re-election is not part of the process. The process is how do we solve this problem working together. It can't all be on revenue; there have to be reduced expenses. That is what every family is dealing with in this county."


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By Rush Russell
Here in New Jersey, a group of top experts in child welfare has come together to see what can be done to prevent child sexual abuse from ever happening to any child in our state. It includes doing a better job of educating our parents about the true facts of child sexual abuse so that parents can be more vigilant in protecting their child from a potential perpetrator.
One of the most important facts is that the perpetrator is not usually a stranger; in about 90 percent of the cases, it is someone known and trusted by both the victim and the family. Consider how Jerry Sandusky built trust with his victims at Penn State, over time, incrementally, before a crime ever happened. That practice, known as "grooming," has clear warning signs that parents need to recognize.
Over the weekend of Aug. 10, we read the news of the heroic rescue of Hannah Anderson, the 16-year-old girl who was with a close family friend, James DiMaggio, also known as "Uncle Jim," after officials reported DiMaggio had burned down Hannah's family home, killing both her mother and brother. He had escaped, taking Hannah, to an extremely remote backwoods area in Idaho, where he was eventually shot and killed by law-enforcement officials. Hannah was safe.
As of now, we don't know all of the facts in this case. But as Hannah's grandfather said after hearing of the rescue: "It was a complete shock. ... Let it serve as a warning, that's all we can say."
And yes, DiMaggio was known and trusted by Hannah's parents, and there were indeed warning signs. Sheriff's officials have said DiMaggio had an "unusual infatuation" with 16-year-old Hannah. They also characterized Hannah's relationship with DiMaggio as being "close, platonic." A friend of Hannah, 15-year-old Marissa Chavez, told the Associated Press that she had witnessed DiMaggio tell Hannah he had a crush on her. He allegedly told the teen that if they were the same age, he'd date her.
According to Hannah's friend, Hannah was "creeped out" by the comments, but she didn't tell her mom, because she didn't want to ruin the friendship her parents had with DiMaggio. But Hannah also didn't want to be alone with DiMaggio after that, Chavez said.
Apparently, other news reports state that DiMaggio had also taken Hannah on a trip to Hollywood, which was supposed to be for one week, but Hannah told her friend that they came back after two days, because DiMaggio was upset that she wasn't paying enough attention to him. That seems creepy, too.
Again, not all the facts are known in the case yet; more is slowly becoming available.
Parents, you need to know that it is important to recognize warning signs that an older adult is taking an unusual interest in your son or daughter and you need to pay attention. Talk to your child regularly, after events when they may be together, to check in on their mood, or ask about their time together. Drop in, unannounced, if possible, if they are spending time together in private. Ask questions about unusual gifts or offers of transportation. Simply be vigilant when another adult spends one-on-one time with your son or daughter — not to become paranoid or distrusting, but to be mindful of the risks and vigilant in protecting your child from harm.
For more information and education about how to prevent child sexual abuse, go to preventchildabusenj.org and click on "Enough Abuse Campaign in NJ." As Hannah's uncle reminded us, "Let it serve as a warning, that's all we can say."
Rush Russell is executive director of Prevent Child
Abuse New Jersey (preventchildabusenj.org).
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Prairie County Fair features entertainment for all ages
New this year – sign up for Saturday's ATV/Lawn Tractor Pull & ATV/Motorcycle Rodeo
An exciting mixture of favorite traditional events and new events are planned for fairgoers August 7 through 9 at the Prairie County Fair in Terry, Montana.
Celebrating the Centennial, Celebrating the People: Meet Leon "Pizrick" Gothard.
Meet Leon "Pizrick" Gothard.
Pictured on the left is "Pizrick" and Alice Gothard
"Ours was a Military Police Detachment so we didn't get all the fancies," said Leon "Pizrick" Gothard, of his military service, "We didn't get a combat infantry medal even though you served right alongside the infantry."
Prairie County Fairgrounds, Terry, MT - July 4, 2015
Prairie County Celebrates its Centennial on the Fourth of July
Prairie County celebrates 100 years with Fourth of July Celebration
Bike decorating contest planned for Fourth of July
The Prairie County Centennial Planning Committee is having a Best-of-Show Bike Contest during the Fourth of July Centennial Celebration activities at the Prairie County Fairgrounds.
Adults and children who have bicycles, unicycles, tandem bicycles or kids pedal-powered or motorized vehicles, are encouraged to compete by decorating them. There is no theme for this contest.
Storm wreaks havoc
Streets and yards in Terry were flooded during Friday night's storm. While the storm dumped 2 to 3 inches of rain in the Glendive area, Terry received 5 inches. Photo courtesy of Michelle Lockwood The storm Friday night brought massive rainfall to the Glendive area with hail and flooding affecting nearby counties. Grant Hicks, meteorologist with the National Weather Service Forecast Office in
LIFTT Staff to speak at May 19 Prairie County Congregate Meal
Staff members from Living Independently for Tomorrow (LIFTT) will be the featured speakers at the Prairie County congregate meal on Tuesday, May 19.
Based in Billings, and serving 18 counties in Eastern Montana including Prairie County, LIFTT provides advocacy and resource services to people of all ages and all kinds of disabilities. The goal of LIFTT's services is to provide people with disabilities in our service area with the tools necessary to be able to live free, independent and productive lives within their own homes and communities.
Terry High School graduation this Saturday
Terry High School will graduate a class of eleven seniors this Saturday, May 16, at the Ray Frank Gymnasium in Terry. Terry Roelfsema, Pastor of Fallon Evangelical Church and Terry School shop teacher, will conduct the Baccalaureate at 1 p.m. with the commencement at 2 p.m. Greg Mendenhall, Terry High School science teacher and coach, has been asked by the 2015 graduating class to speak.
This year's Valedictorian is Halle Keltner, daughter of Larry and Stephanie Keltner, and Salutatorian is Dakotah Luedtke, daughter of Sonia and Scott Luedtke.
Spring Concert on Tuesday
The 2015 5-12th Grade Band and Choir Pop Concert is Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ray Frank Gymnasium. The concert will consist of 5th Grade Band, 6th Grade Band, 6th Grade Choir, Jr. High Band, Jr. High Choir, High School Band, High School Choir, a mass 6-12 Choir, and a mass 6-12 Band.
School Election Results
Community supports school with passing of General Fund Levi
The Terry community once again came out in support of our schools with the passing of the General Fund Levy with 193 votes FOR and 114 votes AGAINST.
Results from the May 5 Terry School District Trustee election ended with Tyson Browning and Brock Tibbetts being voted in to serve one three-year term each.
The vote was a close one with Browning and Tibbetts splitting the votes with 189 votes each and Vadnae Green following close behind with 169 votes.


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To the Editor:
I recently went to a forum sponsored by a local Citizens Action committee in my local community about fair elections. The group contends that the people don't have a real chance at being heard in an election because running for election is costly and the average citizen cannot contribute a lot. Corporations thus fund candidates and once they are elected, these candidates are beholden to those who contributed the big bucks. The voice of the top contributors therefore drowns out the small voices of voters. This affects our local budgets, especially our schools and services. The issues that receive funding get skewed in favor of big business because money is power. Elections cost more and more, the costs of advertising continue to rise, and staffs get larger.
A citizen who might be interested in running for office is faced with an enormous fundraising task and very few places to go to for this funding since they are not yet connected to those with big money who might back them. A fair elections law would give prospective candidates for office access to public funding. It might work like this: for every dollar raised, a public fund financed by tax monies would match that dollar with six dollars. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has backed this idea.
There is a rally scheduled for May 29 in Albany to convince our lawmakers to draft and pass a fair elections bill.
Nancy Brisson


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LIMESTONE COUNTY, Alabama - Authorities have released the name of an Athens woman killed in a two-car wreck Tuesday night on Alabama Highway 99.
Yolanda Martinez, 48, was pronounced dead at the scene at about 7 p.m., according to Limestone County Coroner Mike West.
She was driving a 2001 Nissan and she was wearing a seat belt, a state trooper said.
The trooper said the cause of the wreck, which occurred at a four-way stop at Easter Ferry Road, is under investigation.
Martinez was leaving a family gathering on Fort Hampton Road when the accident occurred, West said.
The second car, a 1998 Ford, was driven by Tony Scott, 48, of Elkmont. He refused medical treatment, West said.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Limestone Chapel Funeral Home.
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