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Mandeville Northshore Kiwanis is holding its fifth annual 5Kiwanis for Kids on Oct. 5. The event will feature a 1-mile run/walk and 5K race. The pre-registration cost (postmarked by Sept. 27) for youth entrants is $10 and an adult is $20. Race day registration is $15 for youths and $25 for adults. Race applications are available at www.15thstreetflyers.org.
Race-day registration and number pick-up begins at 7 a.m. at Varsity Sports, 2021 Claiborne St., Mandeville.
The 1-mile race begins at 8 a.m. and the 5K race starts at 8:30 a.m. The 5Kiwanis for Kids Run will follow a beautiful course through Old Mandeville and the scenic Mandeville Lakefront.
Participants will be given a T-shirt and post-race refreshments. The 1-mile and 5K awards will be given, as well as a school spirit award to the school with the most registered participants.
The race is administered by the 15th Street Flyers Running & Walking Club, and Northshore Kiwanis. All race proceeds benefit Project Graduation. For more information, please contact Paul LeBlanc at 985.867.8334 or 985.249.9034 or Diane Weiss at 504.460.2991 or 985.893.3684.
Knights 4th Degree Father Timothy Pugh Assembly 1635 benefit tourney
The Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Father Timothy Pugh Assembly 1635 is holding a fundraising event that any individual or business can help make successful in a number of ways. Money raised will support projects including the Wounded Warriors, Wingman's Cancer Fund and activities including hosting veterans returning from overseas duty and their spouses.The fifth annual Knights of Columbus golf tournament will be held Sept. 13 at the Oak Harbor Golf Course near Slidell. Registration begins at 11 a.m.; lunch is served at noon; and tee time is 1 p.m. The cost is $100 per golfer; $400, for a foursome.
Sponsorships are available at a variety of levels. For information on registration or sponsorship, contact Joe Rotolo at 985.264.7661 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Ballet to Bar workout at Northlake Nature Center
Kristen Billiot will teach Ballet to Bar participants how to attain a long, lean dancer-like physique through this Northlake Nature Center program. It will be presented Sept. 13 at 9 a.m. in the outdoors, overlooking the Beaver Pond at the Northlake Nature Center. Space is limited. Reservations are required. Free for members; non-members, $5. Call 985.626.1238 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Rotary Club of Slidell Northshore Skeet Shoot
The Rotary Club of Slidell Northshore will have its fifth annual Skeet Shoot on Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Covey Rise Lodge near Husser. Teams will compete for prizes and awards in the sporting clays tournament. Shooters will be able to practice in warm-up competitions prior to the tournament. Barbecue dinner will be served throughout the day.
Registration for a four-man team is $500. For an individual shooter, the cost is $125. Mulligan shots can be purchased during registration. Carts are provided for teams, but shotguns and shells are not. Sponsorships at different levels still are available. The skeet shoot is a Rotary fundraising event to support local charities.
For details, contact Dave Kaufmann at firstname.lastname@example.com or 985.649.7381.Soccer Challenge Sept. 14
St. Peter Council 12906, Knights of Columbus Soccer Challenge will be held Sept. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. at St. Peter Catholic Church, St Mary's Hall, Covington. This event is open to boys and girls, ages 10-14 (proof of age required). Winners of each division will advance to district competition. Winners of each age group will be awarded a competition soccer ball and certificate. For information, contact Greg Ware at firstname.lastname@example.com. or call 985.875.2626.
Moonlight Hike and Snow and Ice
"Moonlight Hike and Snow and Ice" with the Shiver Shack will be Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Northlake Nature Center. Guides will take guests on a 1-mile stroll through the site under the moonlight to experience the sights and sounds of the night. From the parking lot, you will take the Magnolia Trail boardwalk to the Clubhouse Trail to the Long Leaf Pine Trail and back via the Old Forest Trail and/or Eagle Trails. You will cross the Beaver Pond, stopping at all the Interpretative Centers for observation. Participants will be rewarded with snowball treats provided by NNC partners, "The Shiver Shack". Bring flashlights. Families are welcome. Space is limited. Reservations are required. Free for members; non-members, $5. Call 985.626.1238 or email email@example.com.
Krewe of Dionysus golf tournament
The annual Krewe of Dionysus' golf tournament is scheduled for Sept. 20 at the Royal Golf Club. The four-person scramble is $80 per golfer and begins at 11 a.m. with lunch and registration. Participation is limited to the first 120 entrants. All positions were completely filled last year so early entry is recommended.
In addition to a putting contest, prizes will be awarded for the top three teams, longest drive, and closest to the hole. Sponsorship opportunities are available for the event which has become one of the largest tournaments on the north shore. Additional details can be found at www.dionysusofslidell.com or by contacting Jack Hutchison at 985. 774.0299.
VIA Fall Training Academy
2013 VIA Fall Training Academy will be held Sept. 22-Oct. 27. Fall
Training is designed for players, ages 9-14, and is open to new and
returning players. The goal of the training is to provide players with
quality technical instruction in skill development; and to prepare
athletes for the competitive element of the game. The cost is $155 for
beginners and intermediate ($170, if not pre-registered); and, $195,
advanced ($210, not pre-registered.) For details, visit
Fall men's basketball leagues
ATR in Madisonville is accepting teams for its fall men's basketball leagues. Open age Wednesday nights starting Sept. 25 and over 40 league starting Sept. 23. Cost is $250 per team. Call 985.869.2067 for details.
St. Tammany Ladies Volleyball League
St. Tammany Ladies Volleyball League registration and practice will be held at the Bayou Lacombe Middle School gym in Lacombe on Sept. 24 and Oct. 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. The registration fee is $25. For additional information, call Betty Pagragan at 985.201.8721 or Ramona George at 985.882.7517.
St. Jane de Chantal benefit golf tournament
St. Jane de Chantal Knights of Columbus Council 12529 will have its annual benefit golf tournament Sept. 26 at Covington Country Club, 200 Country Club Drive. The four-person scramble tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m.
The cost is $90 per player; and $360 per team.
Food, drink, ditty bag, and prizes all are
included in the fee. Prizes will be awarded for winners of longest drive and
nearest to the hole competitions, as well as first-, second- and third-place
finishers. Sink a hole-in-one on a designated hole and you'll drive away in a brand new 2014 car from Hood Chevrolet.
Hole sponsors are being sought, $70 per sign
(unlimited signs available). Merchant
gifts also are being collected, with the goal of having each golfer walk away
from the tournament a winner – with a prize in hand.
Money raised through this event will support various children's programs including : Mentally Disabled Funds sponsored by the K of C, Covington Bank, and St. Vincent de Paul Society.
For information, call Claude Mouney, Grand Knight, at 985.264.5705; Bill Rossignol, Past Grand Knight, 504.756.2058; or Mel Hasenkamph, 985.264.1753.
Slidell Past Masters Club
The Slidell Past Masters Club will host its 13th annual Golf Tournament on Sept. 28 at Royal Golf Club, Slidell. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Slidell Learning Center for dyslexic children.
The event will be a four-man scramble with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Entry fees are $280 per four-man team or $70 per golfer.
The fee includes the golf game, cart, beverages, and lunch. Food will be furnished by Zea Rotisserie and Grill, Slidell. There also will a special prize of a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup, donated by Leson Chevrolet, Harvey, Louisiana, for a hole-in-one on a designated par-3 hole. There will be prize money for the top two teams plus other skill contest and lots of door prizes.
Hole sponsorships are available for a $50 fee.
For information, call Jim Watson at 985.781.1072 or Al Tidwell at 985.641.1976.
Walk for the Poor Sept. 28 in Mandeville
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Archdiocesan Council of New Orleans' Friends of the Poor Walk and Run will be held Sept. 28 on the north shore. The 1-mile event will be held on the Mandeville Lakefront (corner of Jefferson, across from the Yacht Club.
On-site registration begins at 8 a.m., and the event will begin at 9: a.m.
There's a $5 registration fee. Forms and information are available at www.svdpnola.org, and can be can be mailed to P.O. Box 792880, New Orleans, LA 70179-2880
Sponsors and their guests are urged to enjoy music, food and refreshments after the event. The food, fun and fellowship will take place until noon.
Knights of Columbus Council 14614 Charity Golf Tournament
The Knights of Columbus Council 14614's sixth annual Charity Golf Tournament benefiting The Covington Food Bank and Special Olympics will be held Oct. 3 at the Covington Country Club. Registration is at 10:30 a.m.; and the shotgun start is at noon. The cost is $100 per golfer, which includes golf cart, putting contest, closest to the pin, longest drive, chance to win a car courtesy of Banner Ford, door prizes, food and beverages. Register in advance online at www.kofc14614.org. For information, call Tom Brady at 985.898.0990 or LeRoy Brandow at 985.237.2570.
Chamber Golf Classic
The East St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce's 15th annual Chamber Golf Classic will be Oct. 4 at Oak Harbor Golf Club. Registration is at 11 a.m.; tee time, 12:30 p.m. The cost is $125 per player. Numerous sponsorship opportunities also are available. Call the Chamber at 985.643.5678 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for details.Joseph A. Champagne Jr. / Gene Bennett Memorial Golf Tournament
Paul's Alumni Association will hold its annual Joseph A. Champagne, Jr.
/ Gene Bennett Memorial Golf Tournament on Oct. 4 at 8 a.m. at Tchefuncta
Country Club. Registration begins at 8 a.m., shotgun start begins at 9:30 a.m.,
and awards will be presented at 3 p.m. "Hole in one" prizes will be
awarded. Single entry fee is $175; and foursome fee is $700. Eeduced
registration is available if received before Sept. 25. Sponsorship
opportunities are available. For additional information contact Mark
Richards, Associate Alumni Director, at firstname.lastname@example.com, 985.892.3200, Ext. 1274; or
call Saint Paul's Development Office at 985.892.3200 ext. 1270.
Knights of Columbus Our Lady of the Lake Council 9240 will have its
18th annual Children's Christmas Shopping Spree Golf Tournament on Oct.
14 at Tchefuncte Country Club, 2 Country Club Park, Covington.
Registration is at 10 a.m.; a putting contest, 10 a.m. to noon; and shotgun start for the four-person scramble, noon. Lunch and dinner will be catered by Butter Beans. Special events will include closest to the hole, Las Vegas hole, longest drive hole, and straightest drive hole.
The cost is
$100 per player, and various sponsorship opportunities also are
available. The proceeds from this event support the Knights' many
charitable donations, especially the organization's annual Christmas
shopping spree for underprivileged St. Tammany children. For details,
call Pat Wilkerson at 985.727.1278; Gerry Suhor, 985.727.0409; or Joey
Patterson, 985.676.7755.
The seventh annual Fall Golf Classic benefiting The Samaritan Center will be held Oct. 18 at Tchefuncta Country Club, Covington. The cost is $120 per player. Register online at churchoftheking.com. Registration on the day of the event is at 7 a.m., with the shotgun start at 8 a.m.; lunch and awards banquet, 8 a.m. Sponsorship opportunities also are available. For details, contact Events Manager Donna Hetro at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Great Strides benefit Oct. 26 in Slidell
The Louisiana Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has set the date for its Great Strides event on the north shore. A national walk event held in hundreds of cities throughout the nation, the St. Tammany benefit will be held Oct. 26 at John Slidell Park in Slidell. Park check-in begins at 9 a.m., and the walk starts at 10 a.m.
The 2013 goal of Great Strides is to raise nearly $42 million nationwide for CF research, education and care.
To help fight CF, get involved in Great Strides by calling Mallory Messina at 504.455.5194 or by visiting http://greatstrides.cff.org.
Archbishop Hannan High School Golf Classic
The annual Archbishop Hannan High School Golf Classic will be held Oct. 28 at Tchefuncte Golf and Country Club with a shotgun start of 1 p.m. The cost is $125 for an individual player and teams are $475. Sponsorships also are available. If you are interested in playing, purchasing a sponsorship or making a donation, please contact Jill Hogan at email@example.com or 985.249.6363.
Pink Rubber Boots Family Fishing Rodeo & Sportsman's Extravaganza
The Slidell Women's Civic Club will have its Pink Rubber Boots Family Fishing Rodeo and Sportsman's Extravaganza on Nov. 9, based at the Slidell Heritage Park. The cost to participate in the rodeo is $35, adults; $15, youths under 16 - is paid by Nov. 2. Registered participants will receive one entry to the rodeo and a T-shirt. The rodeo will begin at first light from any waterway. The extravaganza will feature food booths, craft booths, and sportsman's vendors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For details, including registration and sponsorships details, visit www.slidellwomenscivicclub.org.
Pope John Paul II Catholic High School Jaguar Athletics Golf Classic
Pope John Paul II Catholic High School Jaguar Athletics' fifth annual Golf Classic will be held Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. at Pinewood Country Club, 405 Country Club Blvd., Slidell. Check-in is at noon, lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., and the four-person scramble begins with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. The cost is $75 per golf in advance, and $100 after Oct. 21. The field is limited to the first 100 registrants. Numerous sponsorship opportunities are available, with all money raised supporting the PJP II Jaguar Athletics program. For details, contact Mark Jeanmard at 985.649.0914, Ext. 21, or 504.202.8384.Submit information for the north shore Sports Roundup to email@example.com.


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KENT, Ohio -- Kent State will try to extend its three-game winning streak on the road against Army, a team that seems to have found its option groove.
The Black Knights (1-4) are a throwback with their option offense, a run-oriented power football game.
In Army's first win of the season, last week against Boston College, the Black Knights rushed for a whopping 516 of their 595 yards of offense and ran 92 plays. Army leads the nation in rushing with an average of 397.2 yards per game.
The Golden Flashes (4-1) hold teams to an average of 128.4 rushing yards per game, best in the MAC. However, KSU's lone loss, 41-14 at Kentucky, came with the Wildcats rushing for 185 yards, including TD sprints of 67 and 38 yards.
Running, however, is also something KSU does well, particularly the past three games. Starting running back Trayion Durham has put together games of 112 yards rushing at Buffalo; 91 yards and two TDs against Ball State; and 116 yards and two TDs at Eastern Michigan.
On the season, Durham has rushed for 460 yards and five touchdowns and is averaging 4.4 yards per carry.
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Jury Indicts Developer
A federal grand jury recently indicted Lee Baker Jr., a prominent real estate developer, for alleged fraud for making false statements to obtain loans from Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union.
Baker allegedly made several transactions through the $444 million Denali Alaskan in Anchorage dating back to 2005 to fund several condominium units, according to several local media reports. To obtain the loans, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Baker transferred property from his company, Discovery Construction, to himself and then back to his company.
After the sale back to Discovery Construction, Baker told Denali Alaskan that a $1.4 million deal went through and obtained financing from the credit union. However, he allegedly used the funds received from Denali Alaskan to reduce his shareholder debt to his construction company, according to media reports.
In another condo deal, Baker also allegedly lied to the credit union after drawing down proceeds of a $9.2 million loan for an Anchorage apartment project. He ended up defaulting on the loan, the indictment noted.
Baker was charged with 14 counts including fraud and money laundering. He is facing a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Both the IRS and the FBI conducted the criminal investigation against Baker.
Denali Alaskan did not respond to a request for comment.
Credit Union Times first reported on Baker in 2008, when the credit union sought $16 million in its lawsuit. Denali Alaskan said a $2.8 million loss in 2007 was attributed to Baker's defaulted loans.


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An ESPN production truck parked outside of Providence Park on Sunday morning in preparation for the Portland Thorns' match against the Houston Dash and didn't leave until early Thursday morning, hours after the MLS All-Stars earned a 2-1 victory over Bayern Munich.
ESPN brought extra workers to the Pacific Northwest this week, including talent and crewmembers to produce pregame and postgame shows Wednesday from a set on the Providence Park concourse. The Worldwide Leader in Sports had extra cameras, even ones inside goalposts, to catch all angles of the game. And, leading up to one of American soccer's biggest events, the broadcast giant aimed to showcase a week of festivities in Portland.
"The goal for an event like the All-Star Game or MLS Cup is we want to showcase the event," ESPN producer Chris Alexopoulos said. "We'll add more camera to the game, we'll add our studio set."
In total, ESPN had more than 90 credential staff members at the All-Star Game, slightly more than they would for a regular-season MLS contest.
The commentators had to make some slight adjustments to their work, too. While play-by-play announcer Adrian Healey and color commentator Taylor Twellman both went through typical preparations — reviewing dozens of pages of notes and speaking with coaches — before the MLS All-Star Game, they realized that such an event should be treated differently than other games.
"It terms of tone, it maybe is slightly different," Healey said about an hour before kickoff. "It's maybe going to be more conversational. This is a festival of the MLS; it's more of a state of the union, where we are halfway through the season. There will be more of that sort of thing."
Like any game, though, the producer, director and commentators were in constant communication throughout the broadcast Wednesday night.
About a dozen workers spent the game in the ESPN production truck, which was filled with screens of all different sizes showing angles from several cameras. Alexopoulos sat at the front of the truck deciding when to show to replays or use graphics on the telecast.
The sound of Healey and Twellman's commentating blared throughout the truck, but the crew members inside still constantly discussed what feeds to show and graphics to prepare. Alexopoulos relayed all of the messages to Healey and Twellman in the broadcast both.
"We're in constant contact once the game starts," Healey said.
During All-Star week, for any sport, ESPN producers will try to incorporate more shots of the crowd and the surrounding area to showcase the host city. This week was no different.
But Alexopoulos pointed out that in Portland, it didn't take much extra effort to capture the atmosphere.
"It happens organically, where you can't force the city to look great," Alexopoulos said. "If the city loves soccer, which Portland does, than there's stuff around town to shoot. There's the Timbers Army, there's people waiting to get in. Those are things that are happening and they are right there for you to cover and implement."
"When you call a game in Portland, the atmosphere speaks for itself," Twellman added. "So you don't have to worry so much about overloading it with storylines and facts. You can let the game present itself."
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LAS VEGAS—Hoteliers, designers, architects and others seeking green product and service options had a plethora to choose from at this year's Hospitality Design Expo + Conference. The May 15 to 17 event was held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas. Attendance was up 15 percent from last year, according to show organizers, with about 7,000 in attendance and more than 900 exhibitors. There were many first-time green exhibitors, offering items ranging from hotel drinking water systems to energy-efficient LED light bulbs to a bed that transforms into a heat chamber to effectively kill dust mites and bed bugs.Green Lodging News visited with many of the new and repeat exhibitors at the show. Here is a rundown of just some of the eco-friendly product and services that were featured.GoodKnight introduced its self-sterilizing bed system that kills bed bugs and dust mites using heat. The bed actually converts into a heat chamber thanks to a cover that encapsulates the bed.Shaw Hospitality Group introduced Vivid Palette. Vivid Palette is comprised of tufted and Eco Evolution dye-injected print carpet patterns for guestrooms and public spaces. Tufted carpets are customizable by choosing from more than 270 solution-dyed nylon options; Eco Evolution print can be customized with more than 720 colors. Vivid Palette tufted and Eco Evolution print carpets are manufactured with Eco Solution Q Nylon, which is Cradle to Cradle certified by McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry.Kirei featured its new Windfall Reclaimed wood panels.E&K Vintage Wood also featured reclaimed wood—from sources such as barns, warehouses, churches, etc. Its wood can be used for flooring and custom furniture.
Interface, a designer and producer of modular carpet tile, announced a strategic partnership with The Carpet Recyclers, a La Mirada, Calif.-based business that, since its establishment two years ago, has diverted more than 150 million pounds of used carpet from West Coast landfills, saved more than 15 million gallons of oil and created more than 100 green jobs.Fastmac Performance Upgrades, Inc. unveiled its U-Socket AC Receptacle with Built-In USB that can power any device that is capable of being charged via USB. The receptacle auto senses the required wattage and only outputs full power if something is connected to it.Frontera Furniture displayed its line of rockers made from Brazilian Cherry, a wood that matures in half the time as teak.Icera USA featured its line of water-efficient toilets that use 1.28 gallons per flush and that feature the company's Hyperion Flushing System.Truly Green Solutions introduced its more than 250 commercial grade LED products—from LED T-8s to color-changing LED strip lights.
SWITCH Lighting offered its liquid-cooled LED A-lamps. The full line includes 40, 60, 75, and 100 watt-equivalents, with the latest addition of the first-ever 3-Way LED lamp.WESSCO International featured its new line of hot and cold plant based beverage cups.Kanex rolled out Sydnee, a device that can charge up to 4 iPads or iOS devices at the same time. Sydnee powers off once devices are charged.Let's Gel, Inc. displayed its Eco-Pro Anti-fatigue mats that include Bio-Foam, a plant-based renewable resource.Durkan, the hospitality brand of The Mohawk Group, launched a new fiber system, SmartStrand Contract. Made with DuPont Sorona renewably sourced polymer, SmartStrand Contract is specially engineered for hospitality carpeting to offer performance, sustainability and luxury.
Nordaq Fresh gave attendees a taste of the water filtered using its new hotel drinking water system. Its system allows hotels to bottle water on-site, eliminating plastic bottle waste. Nordaq Fresh's unique business model eliminates the upfront costs of water filtration systems.Versa Wallcovering featured Verona, with a design that includes subtle waves that flow along a ribbed background to create a stylized contemporary vertical effect. An extensive palette of 24 colors covers the spectrum, from whites and warm and cool neutrals to soft mid-tones and brights. The low-VOC wallcovering is made of 20 oz. Type II vinyl on Osnaburg backing and can be custom-ordered as a Second-Look Recycled Wallcovering with 20 percent recycled content.Brentano highlighted its Brentano Green fabrics that incorporate bamboo, wool, and recycled polyester. Also featured: the company's eco-friendly faux leather.Humanscale debuted its Element Disc task light. Utilizing advanced Thin Film LED Technology, Element Disc overcomes the weaknesses of conventional LED task lights by offering 3000K illumination and excellent light distribution in a slender profile.Cerno was also at HD Expo with LED desk lamps, as well as pendants and floor lamps.Florida Tile featured its many varieties of floor and wall tiles that are GREENGUARD certified. Almost all Florida Tile products contain recycled content in the product's body.
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A taste of the Jersey Shore is about to arrive on Hudson Street.
WindMill Hot Dogs, best known for their burgers, hot dogs, and cheese fries, will have soft-opening of their new Hoboken location next week.
Construction workers have been busy in the past month transforming the former location of Lucky's Famous Burgers at 79 Hudson St. into WindMill Hoboken.
Co-owners Roger Corrado and Timothy Cochrane said they are both excited to see their plan become a reality and to offer the area a different food choice.
Corrado, a former commodities trader, bought the rights to open a Hoboken location in 2007 but had trouble finding the right location.
Since signs first went up along Hudson Street advertising the restaurant, he has received an outpouring of interest.
"We put up the sign in the window and had an instant reaction. There's strong enthusiasm from fans that grew up and had made a trip to the WindMill part of their summer," he said.
The restaurant will offer seating for 24 inside, 22 outside, and plans to be open till 4 a.m. on weekends to cater to the late-night crowd.
WindMill Hoboken will also have several unique features not present at the other WindMill restaurants, including delivery and a smartphone app that will allow users to browse the menu and place orders right from their phones or tablets.
Next week's soft-opening will give the staff of 15 the chance to sharpen their skills before the official grand opening planned for Friday, May 11.
The owners are hoping success in Hoboken will allow them to open other locations in North Jersey.
Cochrane said when he was visiting several of the other restaurants as part of training to understand the product, he got a sense of what dedicated fans of the restaurant will do to satisfy a craving.
"At one restaurant there was one man who said he was on his way heading north on the Turnpike and took a detour to grab a hot dog. Now that's dedication," he said.


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Favret, a Family Medicine physician, worked at Oakwood Center from 2000-2009. He spent the past three years at primary clinics in South Carolina, but has returned and began seeing patients this month in Oakwood Center's Family Medicine Department.
Favret has had a distinguished medical career spanning three decades. After earning his medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo, Favret completed his residency and fellowship at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. For 15 years, he saw patients at the Marinette-Menomonie Clinic in northeast Wisconsin.
He looks forward to seeing many of his former patients as he embarks on his second stint with Marshfield Clinic. Patients will quickly see that his approach to medicine hasn't changed.
"I help my patients craft the appropriate kind of health care they want, and in order to do that well, a provider needs to be a good listener and be in tune with their needs," he said.
An exercise advocate, Favret enjoys hiking, biking and skiing. In February, he completed the Birkebeiner in Hayward.
To make an appointment with Dr. Favret, you can contact Marshfield Clinic Eau Claire Oakwood Center at 715-858-4200.
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Pope John Paul II is splitting its boys and girls soccer head coaching duties after operating under one coach for both teams for the past few years.
Danny Clavier and J.B. Mahoney, both veterans from the Slidell Youth Soccer Club, will be in charge of the Jaguars' boys and girls teams respectively. They succeed Jack Mills, who had been the coach of both teams.
Also, Karen Sedtal will become the head softball coach, switching places with Earl Gervais who will become the assistant coach. Gervais will remain the head volleyball coach with Sedtal as his assistant in that sport.
"We're a small school, but we offer 23 sports and prefer not to have them be head coaches in multiple sports," PJP II Athletic Director Mark Jeanmard said. "It's a lot of work to devote yourself to being the head coach in more than one sport."
Oddly enough though, Jeanmard is doing just that. He is one of the few persons in the state to be both head football and boys basketball coach.
However, the school is also hiring Krisner Green as the top assistant basketball coach with an eye on his being in charge of things until the end of football season.
Clavier has more than 30 years of soccer coaching experience, 15 with the SYSC. His Slidell Lightning U-13 team won a state championship this spring.
Mahoney has been the assistant coach for the PJP II girls soccer team which reached the Division III quarterfinals for the first time in school history last season. He has coached the SYSC U-16 and U-18 teams for 11 years.
Both Clavier and Mahoney are non-faculty coaches.
Sedtal has been has at PJP II as both assistant softball and volleyball coach since 2006.


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At the time I bought this jug from England (Pic. 1) I rushed to post it without even having received it. Now have it and have been able to compare it with others from my collection. The comparison has proven quite illuminating.
If you consult my previous post, you will realize that 3175 is one of several Loetz jugs featured in Ricke as Loetz tableware". The handles vary. The black and white period photograph shows crackle ware. Therefore, it has been widely assumed it was made only in clear crackle.
Another set of premises has to do with the hollow handle shape and the presence of a polished pontil. attributed to a design by none other than Kolo Moser. All other variants have been assumed to be non-Loetz design shifts, particularly the Tango variants.
However, pitchers in my collection show a wide range of variations. The handles vary. In some pitchers, it is hollowed out and integral to the piece. In others, it is attached in an oval or a square space (Pic.. 2)
In addition, when looked as a group, I found jugs with polished pontils (Pic. 4), broken pontils ( the yellow one in Pic. 3) and completely cut from the top, no pontil.
It is by now commonplace knowledge that Loetz made in-house variations of popular designs, and that other manufacturers, most notably Ruckl and Kralik, made wares
which were practically indistinguishable from Loetz pieces.
Therefore, I am proposing that they all be considered Loetz until it can be conclusively established, either by design books or catalogs, which were made by lesser houses. I must admit I was a bit taken aback when my beloved red/black martini glasses, which I had always considered non-Loetz, appeared as such in a recent Tango exhibit in the Czech Republic. Why? Because I have a matching red pitcher with an attached black oval handle that goes perfectly with them, and a cocktail shaker in black glass with a red top that also matches. As far as Tango, I have red and yellow with oval handles in clear or black.
In an ironic twist, I bought a large clear crackle without a pontil because a dealer informed me, it was " cheap glass, but perfect for beer", and another one as "Modern Italian glass". Needless to say, I use them all!
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âHere come the kid-fucking jokes.â
Sure, why not? In the course of his set last Thursday night at Helium, Dave Attell discussed just about every other uncomfortable subject imaginableâmasturbation, ejaculation, pubic hairstyling, homosexuals, Mexicans, midgets...especially midgetsâso really, it was only a matter of time before he got to the pedophilia nyuks. While that might sound vile, it wasn't that bad: Sure, he mentioned that watching Toddlers and Tiaras (one of many TLC reality shows he referenced throughout the night) gives him an erection, but it's not caused by the little girls preening around on stage in outfits that'd be considered too revealing for women three times their age. He just gets aroused by competition. âSame thing happens during Storage Wars,â he explained.
If you're going to see Dave Attell, this is the sort of stuff you're coming to hear. A standup veteran, Attellâperhaps still most recognizable to the general public from his stint hosting the underrated Comedy Central program Insomniacâspecializes in a brand of vulgarity that's smartly executed yet totally unintellectualized. His comedy isn't about exposing the ugliness of the world or the cliché âsaying the horrible things everyone is thinkingâ (because really, nobody thinks about midgets as much as he apparently does). He just says offensive shit purely because he finds it hilarious. You can try to parse sociopolitical meaning from a joke that goes, âI support gay marriage, as long as it's between two people of the same race,â but the humor is on the surface: It's funny because confused bigotry is funny.
Leaning against the Portland skyline mural that serves as Helium's backdrop, dressed slovenly with unkempt hair tumbling out from underneath a backward cap, Attell looked the part of a racist drunk slumped against the wall outside a convenience store yelling epithets at costumers, lighting a cigarette at one point to complete the image. His set mimicked that kind of stream-of-consciousness rambling as well. Attell doesn't do bits as much as he strings together non-sequiturs that appear to pop into his mind at random. He started by talking about Helium itself and the odd choice of building a comedy club in the most ârapeableâ part of the city; he later commented that the club is so dark, it's like it was designed by Chilean miners. Over the course of an hour-plus, he touched on all the topics mentioned above, making recurring characters out of members of the audience, including one he referred to only as âMexicanâ and the other as âIndian.â He returned often to his favorite subject: midgets. âIf midgets want to be considered people, then the rest of us should be bumped up to Gods,â he said. He mused on the hilarity of seeing a little person wearing a sombrero. And I don't even want to type the alternate slur he suggested for them.
It was all in good fun, though. That's the thing with Attell: Unlike former girlfriend Sarah Silverman, whose âpretty Jewish girl saying nasty thingsâ act has courted as much controversy as admirers, there's something about Attell that doesn't cause as much kneejerk liberal outrage. It could be that there's a gender component, that âan ugly Jewish guy saying nasty thingsâ is somehow more acceptable than a woman doing the same schtick. Mostly, though, I think it's just because we all naturally find the racist drunk outside the 7-11 who's unhealthily obsessed with midgets hilarious.
âHere come the kid-fucking jokes.â


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Last quarter, OYO Geospace logged revenue of $56.2 million. GAAP reported sales were 11% higher than the prior-year quarter's $50.7 million.
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Last quarter, EPS came in at $1.78. GAAP EPS of $1.78 for Q2 were 29% higher than the prior-year quarter's $1.38 per share.
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CHILTON COUNTY, Alabama -- A review of air traffic records by the Federal Aviation Administration today found no records of any flights Tuesday afternoon that could have caused a sonic boom in central Alabama.
Some have speculated that a sonic boom could have been the cause of the loud sound that rattled walls across Chilton County and in parts of Bibb County Tuesday afternoon.
More than 100 calls about the incident were received by Chilton County 911 about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said if there was a sonic boom, it would have had to have been caused by a military aircraft because no civilian plane flies fast enough to cause one.
A spokesman for Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery said none of the aircraft that fly out of there travel fast enough to cause a sonic boom. A spokesman for the Alabama Air National Guard said today he would look into the report, but no information had been provided as of this afternoon.
It wouldn't be the first time a sonic boom has rattled walls and windows in Alabama.
Residents in Choctaw, Washington and Clarke counties reported a loud sonic boom in Feb. 2010 as three jets from the Pensacola Naval Air Station flew through the area.
In 2009, aircraft from a base in Tennessee broke the sound barrier and caused loud booms heard by many Madison County residents.
In 1995, police dispatchers in Pelham sent officers out looking for the source of the noise after getting calls from concerned residents. That noise was later determined to have been caused by a landing of Discovery space shuttle.


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SLIPPERY ROCK - All good things must come to an end.
After the final out of the Warren baseball team's season-ending 4-2 loss to Thomas Jefferson in the opening round of the PIAA Class AAA baseball playoffs Monday at Slippery Rock University, the nine members of the graduating senior class gathered on the field one last time.
When they broke the huddle, they shouted one word together in unison:
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Warren's nine seniors gather one last time after the Dragons' 4-2 loss to Thomas Jefferson on Monday at Slippery Rock University in the PIAA Class AAA Baseball Tournament.
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Warren's Eddie Dorunda heads back to first during a PIAA Class AAA playoff game with Thomas Jefferson on Monday at Slippery Rock University.
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Warren's Chris Danielson connects during a PIAA Class AAA playoff game with Thomas Jefferson on Monday at Slippery Rock University.
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The Dragons - especially the nine seniors - became more of a family than a baseball team over the past four seasons. Together, they grew not only as baseball players, but as young men.
Along the way, they put something special together on the diamond.
A spectacular senior season ended Monday with a 16-4 record and the school's first District 10 Class AAA championship since 1977.
Catcher and senior Andrew Bevevino shared what was said in the huddle just moments after the end of nine outstanding high school careers.
"I just told them I loved each and every one of them and was so proud of them," said Bevevino. "We're just one big family. When you watch your brothers grow up around you and turn into the baseball players and young men that these guys have become it just fills your heart with pride. I have nothing but pride in my heart right now."
And about the game?
"We went out with fight and fire," he said. "We never gave in until the final out was recorded. I expected nothing less out of these guys."
Warren's veteran baseball coach Jeff Passaro reiterated his catcher's sentiments.
"They are a great bunch of kids, whether they're playing baseball or not," said Passaro. "They are just great to be around and I expect they will all be very successful in everything they do - much like they were on the baseball field. Kids like this don't come around very often."
Warren entered Monday looking for the school's very first PIAA baseball victory after securing the team's first D-10 Class AAA title in 35 years just one short week ago.
Things looked good from the start as Warren starter senior Matt Jaskolka and Thomas Jefferson senior Joe Shaffer went pitch for pitch.
Jaskolka was perfect through the first two innings, striking out three of the six batters he faced. Shaffer wasn't bad himself allowing only a walk to Bevevino and an Eddie Dorunda single as the score remained tied at 0-0 after two innings.
The Jaguars - the third seed out of District 7 - broke through in the third inning, taking advantage of some ill-timed Dragon miscues.
With one out, Eric Fairman delivered Thomas Jefferson's first hit of the game with a double. After an infield pop out, second baseman Ryan Ruffing reached on an error, putting runners on first and third with two out.
The Jaguars' next batter, Joe McHugh, survived an eight-pitch at-bat with a walk, bringing Major League Baseball pitching prospect Greg Schneider to the dish with the bases loaded. Schneider delivered, crushing a three-run double over the head of Warren right fielder Collin Fantaskey to put the Jaguars on top, 3-0.
All three of the runs were unearned - something that would become a trend during the night.
Both teams struggled to get anything going offensively through the completion of the fifth inning as Thomas Jefferson held the 3-0 lead. In the top of the sixth, the Jaguars stretched the lead to 4-0 with another unearned run.
Designated hitter Bruno Natter was walked and moved to third on the first of two sixth-inning Warren errors. The second error allowed Natter to score from third and Thomas Jefferson led, 4-0.
Things looked bleak for the Dragons as the Jaguars opted to lift Shaffer in the sixth and insert Schneider into the game. Entering Monday's game, Schneider was 9-1 on the season with a 0.19 ERA in 75 1/3 innings pitched. He had 126 strikeouts and is listed among Baseball America's top 500 amateur prospects.
Instead of buckling under the pressure, the Dragons rose to the occasion.
Bevevino was the first batter Schneider faced and the senior catcher promptly tripled to deep left-center. Hank Morrison - another senior - followed with a walk, but the Jaguars appeared close to getting out of the jam with two quick outs. Yet another senior - Preston McMeans - came to the plate and ripped a shot to shortstop and Thomas Jefferson finally made a mistake.
The ball got past the shortstop and Bevevino and Morrison both scored to get Warren within two at 4-2. A Collin Fantaskey groundout ended the inning, but Warren had the momentum with an inning remaining.
Jaskolka, who pitched a great game in going all seven innings and allowing no earned runs on just three hits while striking out seven, kept the Dragons' momentum going. He sat the visitors down in seventh without allowing any more runs to score.
Down to their last three outs for the second time this postseason, the Dragons started the seventh with a flurry. Kory Thomas and Chris Danielson - two more seniors - hit back-to-back singles to get things going. Schneider responded with a strikeout of Bevevino and Morrison grounded into a fielder's choice to put runners on the corners with two down.
That brought Kevin VanOrd to the plate and the senior worked the count full before being set down on a borderline 3-2 pitch to end the game.
"They just took advantage of our mistakes," said Passaro. "That third inning was just kind of a worst-case scenario. We had two outs with one on and then we had the error, their two batter worked a walk and Schneider just delivered when it mattered. We knew he wasn't the guy we wanted up and that situation and he showed why."
All six runs mustered by the two clubs were unearned. That fact wasn't lost on Passaro.
"We should still be playing right now," he said. "We handed them all four runs they scored and they handed us the runs we scored. It should be 0-0 in the eighth inning while we're here talking."
While the loss certainly stings, the Dragons will likely take much happier memories from a season that has been unmatched in the previous three and a half decades of baseball.
"These kids did some special things," said Passaro. "They have a lot to be proud of."
Bevevino agreed.
"Right now, it really stings," he said. "But after the sadness goes away, I'm going to remember a lot more good memories than bad. Because there were so many more good things that we did. Down the road, I'm not going to remember how this game ended. But winning the District 10 title - those memories last forever. They never die."
THOMAS JEFFERSON (4): Ruffing 2b 4-1-1-0, McHugh ss 3-1-0-0, Schneider cf-p 3-0-1-3, Natter 3b 2-1-0-0, Hall dh-c 3-0-0-0, Toboz cr 0-0-0-0, Shaffer p-1b 3-0-0-0, Booher lf-cf 2-0-0-0, Fairman 1b-lf 3-1-1-0, Campano rf 3-0-0-0, Carranza c 0-0-0-0. Totals 26-4-3-3.
WARREN (2): Danielson cf 4-0-1-0, Bevevino c 3-1-2-0, Morrison 3b 3-1-0-0, VanOrd dh 4-0-0-0, Dorunda 2b 2-0-1-0, Jaskolka p 2-0-0-0, McMeans 1b 3-0-0-0, Fantaskey rf 3-0-0-0, Thomas ss 3-0-1-0, Maeder lf 0-0-0-0. Totals 27-2-5-0.
Thomas Jefferson 003 001 - 4 3 1
Warren 000 002 0 - 2 5 3
2b-Fairman (T), Bevevino (W). 3b-Schneider (T), McHugh (T), Bevevino (W). WP-Shaffer. LP-Jaskolka. Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-k): W-Jaskolka 7-3-4-0-2-7; T-Shaffer 5-2-0-0-1-2; Schneider 2-3-2-0-2-1.


text: [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 223 (Thursday, November 19, 1998)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 64173-64175] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-30973] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 9 CFR Parts 93, 94, and 130 [Docket No. 98-070-3] Closure of Harry S Truman Animal Import Center AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We are closing the Harry S Truman Animal Import Center (HSTAIC) and amending the animal import regulations to remove all provisions related to HSTAIC. The facility, which has been used for high risk imports, such as ruminants from countries where foot-and- mouth disease exists, has been chronically under used and has never generated enough revenue to be self-sufficient. EFFECTIVE DATE: December 21, 1998. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Gary Colgrove, Chief Staff Veterinarian, National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-3276; or e- mail: email@example.com. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Harry S Truman Animal Import Center (HSTAIC) is an offshore, maximum biosecurity animal import facility owned and operated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture. It is the only facility of its kind in the United States. On August 10, 1998, we published in the Federal Register (63 FR 42593-42596, Docket No. 98-070-2) a proposal to close HSTAIC and amend the animal import regulations in 9 CFR parts 93 and 94, and the user fee regulations in 9 CFR part 130, to remove all provisions related to HSTAIC. We solicited comments concerning our proposal for 60 days ending October 9, 1998. We received three comments by that date. One was from an individual; the other two from industry associations. One comment, from an industry association, was completely supportive of our proposal to close HSTAIC. The other industry association comment agreed that HSTAIC needs to close, but voiced two concerns. The first concern was that there will be greater incentive to smuggle llamas and alpacas into Chile from other regions, with the risk that foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or new diseases would appear in Chile. Chile is currently free of FMD, while other regions in South America are not. Llamas and alpacas from Chile can enter the United States without having to go through quarantine in HSTAIC. Without HSTAIC, llamas and alpacas from regions where FMD exists would not be directly imported into the United States. We believe this situation is unlikely to lead to more smuggling of animals into FMD- and rinderpest-free regions, such as Chile. Since HSTAIC was dedicated in 1979, only 11 shipments of imported camelids have been quarantined in the facility. Demand for llamas and other camelids in the United States is now shrinking. As demand shrinks, so does the incentive for smuggling animals. Under these circumstances, we believe there is no significant risk. The commenter's second concern was that any alternative high security import facility maintain high standards for safety and humane care. We agree completely. We are considering alternatives for importing ruminants and swine from regions where FMD or rinderpest exists. No alternative would be acceptable if high standards for safety and humane care were not included. One comment objected to our proposal to close HSTAIC. The commenter stated: (1) The United States needs to have a facility like HSTAIC, and the facility should not have to be self-sustaining; (2) we should modify HSTAIC just enough to keep it operational, and make major renovations and repairs later; and (3) we underestimated the cost of closing HSTAIC. As we explained in our proposed rule (see 63 FR 42593), under the statute authorizing HSTAIC, the facility was intended to be self- sustaining. Unfortunately, this has never happened. Demand to use HSTAIC has never been high enough to make it self-supporting. Demand is now falling. Instead of live animals, germplasm--embryos and semen--is now imported for breeding. Under these circumstances, we do not believe HSTAIC is needed. Industry representatives appear to agree; both comments we received from industry associations supported our proposal to close the facility. We could delay closing HSTAIC, as the commenter suggested. The State of Florida has extended our sewage permit until August, 2003 (this action took place after our proposed rule was published). However, the longer we delay closing the facility, the longer our operating losses will continue, and the more it will cost to close the facility. If the commenter is correct, that we have underestimated the cost to close the facility, then it is even more important that we act quickly to minimize our losses. To do this, we must close HSTAIC as soon as possible. Therefore, for the reasons given in the proposed rule and in this document, we are adopting the proposed rule as a final rule. Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory Flexibility Act This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12866. The rule has been determined to be not significant for the purposes of Executive Order 12866 and, therefore, has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. HSTAIC is a maximum-security APHIS animal import center that provides quarantine services for animals which would otherwise be excluded because they are being imported directly from countries where high-risk diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), rinderpest, African swine fever, hog cholera, and swine vesicular disease are [[Page 64174]] found. HSTAIC was designed to be a self-supporting facility, to as great a degree as possible, with costs defrayed by charges to the importers of the animals who use the facility. However, this has not been the case. Instead, the facility has been underused and has never generated enough revenue to be self-sufficient. Vital repairs and maintenance of the facility and its equipment has been accomplished by the use of agency funds that would otherwise have been directed toward pest eradication efforts. However, these costly short term repairs and maintenance have not been adequate to upgrade the facility. Regulations concerning the use of the facility were revised in the early 1990's so that any user of HSTAIC for a single animal importation would be responsible for paying all related costs, except capital expenses, incurred in qualifying and quarantining the imported animals at HSTAIC, but the deficit has persisted. At inception, a strong demand was projected for breeding stock in order to import strains of livestock that had specific traits needed for improving U.S. domestic breeds, particularly cattle from high disease- risk countries. However, after the first six imports, this had not occurred. The facility has not had the optimal three imports in any year and money for capital expenditures has not been appropriated. Therefore, we are closing the facility and removing from the CFR the current regulations concerning HSTAIC. Under the terms of this rule, the Center will not accept animals for quarantine after December 31, 1998, and APHIS will enter into an agreement with a prospective importer for final exclusive use of the facility only if it is certain that the animals will enter the Center on or before that date. Since HSTAIC was dedicated in 1979 there have been 21 ruminant and swine importations. The first imports (cattle from Brazil) were released in July 1980. A total of 6,713 animals have been quarantined and released during this period, including cattle (633), swine (574), sheep and goats (460) and camelids (5,046). Several countries in Latin America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Peru), Europe (France, Germany), Asia (China), and Africa (South Africa) were the sources of the imports. Of these, Chile, France and Germany are now recognized as FMD free. Certain regions in South Africa are also in the process of being recognized as free. The first six imports were cattle (3 from Brazil and 3 from Europe). Camelids have accounted for 11 imports (5 from Bolivia, 1 from Chile/Brazil and 5 from Peru). There have been three imports of swine (1 from China, 1 from France and 1 from Germany), and one import of sheep and goats (from South Africa). Eight out of the nine most recent imports have been camelids. The above total, 21 imports in nearly 20 years, has fallen short of the anticipated three shipments of animals per year. Based on three months of isolation at the center for each group and one month between shipments for cleaning and disinfecting, with full use, there should have been 57 imports handled through HSTAIC. Furthermore, the size of individual imports has been smaller than the capacity of the facility, and thus importers have failed to take advantage of economies of scale, which would have reduced the per animal cost of using the facility, as costs per animal are lower as numbers increase. The capacity of the facility is about 400, plus sentinel animals. (This designation is for cattle. For smaller animals, such as sheep and goats, even larger numbers can be accommodated). Only 6,713 animals were actually imported and quarantined during the entire 21 years. The potential number should have been more than 22,800 animals. The quarantine process is costly regardless of numbers, and is paid entirely by the importers. The average fee for the last 10 imports has been $1,920 (or $16 per day) per head. Each selected applicant has exclusive rights to use HSTAIC for the importation during the quarantine period and is responsible for paying all costs, excluding capital expenditure, incurred in qualifying and quarantining the specified animals through HSTAIC. A partial list of costs includes: expense for sentinel animals, laboratory tests, medical treatment, official travel by APHIS personnel, courier services to transport test samples to the Foreign Agricultural Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL), salaries of HSTAIC personnel, all supplies needed for animal care, maintenance, and testing and the post-quarantining cleaning and disinfection of HSTAIC, as well as utilities and overhead, including salaries and benefits of support staff. The operational cost of an average importation is high--between $750,000 and $1 million per import period. This cost would likely have increased, if the center remained open, since substantial infrastructure repairs are needed immediately and there is an ever-increasing requirement to maintain the aging facility. Expenses charged to selected importers vary by importation depending on the kind and number of animals in each shipment, and the country of origin. Since operating costs while the facility is in use are charged entirely to the importers, if HSTAIC were fully utilized (that is, housing three importations during each year), it could probably be nearly self-supporting. However, due to underutilization, the minimum operating budget must cover costs borne by the facility in the absence of animal shipments. The facility has never had three imports in a single year since its opening. In fact, no quarantines at all occurred for two years (1986 and 1990), two imports each for only three years (1993, 1996 and 1998), and the remaining years have had only one import each year. Thus, up to two-thirds of operational costs have had to be covered from agency funds. During a non-used year, approximately $390,000 had to be allocated, from the agency budget, just to maintain the facility. In a partial-use year the deficits ranged between $130,000 and $260,000. Over the duration of the facility, the agency has diverted approximately $4 million in nominal dollars, or about $6.4 million in 1998 dollars, for operational expenditures to keep the facility ready for very few users. These deficit amounts do not reflect the depreciation of the component parts of the facility and of replacement needs. While the property presently has no other purpose except maintaining readiness for the small number of importers of special livestock from countries that are not free from FMD, equipment, supplies and the physical plant still lose their value, whether with disuse or use, as they wear out or become obsolete. Furthermore, as the facility has aged, maintaining the building in useable condition has required more frequent upgrading of its components, which have varying degrees of life expectancy. The annual adjusted depreciation value of the various physical components of the facility is approximately $93,776 (obtained by straight line depreciation of all replaceable assets and equipment whose useful life is still active) or about $257/day. This is the cost of depreciation the facility has been incurring annually even with full use, the amount that should have been collected for the purpose of upgrading equipment. By initially excluding capital expenditures from the fee structure, the agency forfeited the opportunity to charge users approximately $1.8 million in nominal dollars (or about $2.4 million in 1998 dollars) that it could have been collecting over the entire period. Overall, the operational deficits and the capital expenditures have accounted for [[Page 64175]] about $8.8 million. If the facility were kept open, the agency would continue to incur similar losses, with only slight relief if these costs were prorated and added to user fees. The agency has already spent over $1 million in the last five years to repair and modify an incinerator, test emissions, and replace stack pipes, in an effort to meet standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). Attempting to keep this aging facility in compliance with EPA/FDEP standards would continue to be expensive for the agency. (These needed repairs include repairing and upgrading the facility's wastewater treatment facility; replacing a generator, an incinerator, the roof, and underground fuel storage tanks; and upgrading the fire suppression/alarm and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.) Currently about $4.5 million are needed to make the most urgently needed repairs. Closing the facility will make this unnecessary. The money and human resources needed to keep this facility operating can be diverted to other programs that play a more important role in protecting the United States against animal disease incursions. The cost of closing the facility, about $1 million, will be offset by the future saving the agency will realize. Closure of the facility will not impact a substantial number of importers, because most importers do not use HSTAIC. Despite the original expectation that cattle and swine would be the predominant imports, over the last six years the facility has been used mainly by importers of llamas and alpacas. Using public funds in the maintenance of a facility that serves only specific importers places an undo burden on tax payers. This action is not expected to have a negative economic impact on this small number of entities, which can still import camelids into the United States from Chile and other countries, which are recognized as FMD free. The facility closure should produce positive budgetary impact for the agency. Under these circumstances, the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that this action will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Executive Order 12988 This final rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This rule: (1) Preempts all State and local laws and regulations that are inconsistent with this rule; (2) has no retroactive effect; and (3) does not require administrative proceedings before parties may file suit in court challenging this rule. Paperwork Reduction Act This rule contains no information collection or recordkeeping requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Lists of Subjects 9 CFR Part 93 Animal diseases, Imports, Livestock, Poultry and poultry products, Quarantine, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. 9 CFR Part 94 Animal diseases, Imports, Livestock, Meat and meat products, Milk, Poultry and poultry products, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. 9 CFR Part 130 Animals, Birds, Diagnostic reagents, Exports, Imports, Poultry and poultry products, Quarantine, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Tests. Accordingly, we are amending 9 CFR parts 93, 94 and 130 as follows: PART 93--IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN ANIMALS, BIRDS, AND POULTRY, AND CERTAIN ANIMAL, BIRD, AND POULTRY PRODUCTS; REQUIREMENTS FOR MEANS OF CONVEYANCE AND SHIPPING CONTAINERS 1. The authority citation for part 93 is revised to read as follows: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622; 19 U.S.C. 1306; 21 U.S.C. 102-105, 111, 114a, 134a, 134b, 134c, 134d, 134f, 136, and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.2(d). Secs. 93.430 and 93.431 [Removed and reserved] 2. In part 93, Secs. 93.430 and 93.431 are removed and reserved. Secs. 93.522 and 93.523 [Removed] 3. In part 93, Secs. 93.522 and 93.523 are removed. PART 94--RINDERPEST, FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE, FOWL PEST (FOWL PLAGUE), EXOTIC NEWCASTLE DISEASE, AFRICAN SWINE FEVER, HOG CHOLERA, AND BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY: PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED IMPORTATIONS. 4. The authority citation for part 94 continues to read as follows: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 147a, 150ee, 161, 162, and 450; 19 U.S.C. 1306; 21 U.S.C. 111, 114a, 134a, 134b, 134c, 134f, 136, and 135a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 4331 and 4332; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.2(d). Sec. 94.1 [Amended] 5. In Sec. 94.1, paragraph (b)(2) is removed and paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4) are redesignated as paragraphs (b)(2) and(b)(3), respectively. PART 130--USER FEES 6. 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A Metairie grandfather has been booked with DWI-child endangerment after Kenner police found him driving drunk with his 5-year-old granddaughter in his vehicle, a police report said. Police stopped Randolph P. Millet, 56, at a DWI checkpoint at 11:18 p.m. Saturday in the 2300 block of West Esplanade Avenue in Kenner.
The police officer asked Millet whether he had consumed any alcohol or drugs, and Millet admitted that he drank two or three beers, the police report said. The officer noticed several signs of intoxication, the report said: red, blood-shot eyes and the strong odor of an unknown alcoholic beverage emanating from his breath and person.
A small child was asleep in his vehicle's back seat, the report said.
The officer asked Millet, 4521 Jeannette Drive, to get out of the vehicle. When he did, the police officer noted that Millet was unsteady afoot and had urinated on himself, the report said. He performed poorly on a standardized field sobriety test, according to the report.
Police said Millet had never been issued a valid driver's license. He was arrested and brought to Kenner jail where a breath test showed that his blood-alcohol level was .192, more than double the legal limit of .08.
The child was released to a parent, said Lt. Wayne McInnis, Kenner Police Department spokesman. Millet was arrested but was released Sunday for prison overcrowding.
When reached by phone today, Millet admitted he was driving without a license but said he wasn't drunk. "I didn't do anything to harm my grandchild," he said. "If I felt I was drunk I wouldn't have even drove."
He said he was driving back to his Metairie home from his sister's house in Jefferson and planned to stop at the grocery store in Kenner to buy milk for his granddaughter. He said she was wearing a seat belt in a booster seat and that he was wearing his seat belt.
Millet said he is caring and involved with his grandchildren and that the child endangerment arrest is not indicative of him as a grandfather. Three granddaughters live with him and he often babysits for them, Millet said.
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With the Free Software Foundation Europe as the idea source, international and open source lawyers have started a publication to help the legal profession understand issues surrounding free and open source software. The lawyers have taken the open source community as a model for their project.
Under the title "International Free and Open Source Software Law Review" (or "IFOSS L.Rev."), the legal journal offers advice to the law profession on copyrights, license implentation and interpretation, software patents, open standards, case law and statutory changes. The law journal with case studies, commentary and discussion is to appear twice yearly on paper and online. An illustrious circle of law experts worldwide act as its publisher. Participants include Google's corporate counsel Daniel Berlin, Ywein Van den Brande from Belgium, Carlo Piana from Ital, Mark Webbink of the New York Law School, David Vaile from Australia's Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre, and Brendan Scott from Open Source Law. Karen Copenhaver, legal counsel for the Linux Foundation, is also enthusiastic about the project, "For many years the focus in the legal community has been on raising questions about free and open source software licenses and development models. With this journal we have turned the page and begun to focus on the answers". She opines, "It is rewarding to see lawyers adopting collaborative models to share knowledge and work product, arrive at common understandings, and further the development of the necessary legal ecosystem around free and open source software.."
Linux Magazine was quick to reach founding members about such information as financing for the project. A large part comes from contributions, also partly from the European Legal Network (ELN) that was originally given birth by the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). The lawyers are glad of any new colleagues wanting to join the project. Mark Webbink says that this includes "Anyone interested in promulgating free and open source software and who is sponsored by an existing member." These can then become members of the editorial board. "We asked for volunteers, and a number of us foolishly failed to take a step backward," he says in jest. "We will continue to invite members of ELN to participate."
Independent Italian lawyer and counsel to the FSFE Carlo Piana had quite personal reasons for wanting to participate: "Spreading words on what Free/open source software is, what the real threats are (as opposed to the fake ones) and how they can effectively be addressed, is something I have been doing for the last five years, always repeating more or less the same things in different environments. Always hearing the same question, 'where can I find more information on these topics'." The collaborative legal journal should bring this discussion to a high level, according to Piana, and should "gather interest from a wide audience within many of the core protagonists of the FOSS 'revolution' (companies, lawyers, developers and activist)." New York law professor Webbink considers the FOSS developers a model for legal collaboration: "We (the public and legal counselors) are deeply appreciative of the knowledge, time and effort contributed in collaborative software efforts by free and open source software developers. At one level then, it only stands to reason that we (at least the legal counselors) should be willing to make a similar contribution to the understanding of the legal issues surrounding free and open source software." He also considers the collaboration the best way to "properly address the legal issues that arise, giving each of us the ability to be better informed and to be better advocates on behalf of our free and open source software clients."
The first issue of the IFOSSLR is available for free download from the project website and can also be ordered in a printed edition. The authors put their articles under licensing allowing free copying and distribution under specified conditions.
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Linus Announces Linux 4.8
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Moments after impact, Rutgers redshirt junior guard Khadijah Rushdan always asks herself why.
Why did she storm down the lane and make a spin move in traffic, crashing to the floor in excruciating pain?
Why did she leap high over a taller defender to snag a rebound, only to injure her shoulder in a frightening fall?
Why did she take a charge from a player outweighing her by at least 50 pounds, crumbling to the hardwood in a heap?
"People ask me that all the time, but I just get a different mind-set when I'm out there," Rushdan said, shaking her head. "By the time I stop and think, it's too late. I've just dove through the bleachers or something. Then, I'll ask myself, 'Why did you do that?' But it's just instincts."
Despite undergoing major surgery on both knees — starting with her left knee in high school — Rushdan hasn't adjusted her reckless style one iota. And three years after she lay in a hospital bed following surgery on her right knee, asking herself if she would ever be the player she once was, she has made it all the way back.
"She's playing probably the best basketball of her whole career," Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer said.
Rushdan, who missed two games this season with a bruised knee, capped her long and painful journey back on Tuesday night with her first career triple-double, notching 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the Knights' 54-42 victory over Pittsburgh at the RAC. She became the first player since 2001 and only the second player in school history to get the trifecta. Current assistant coach Tasha Pointer is the other.
"The last couple of games I've come close, but now that I got it, I still can't believe it," said Rushdan, who'll lead the Knights (14-9, 7-3 Big East) against No. 8 Notre Dame (21-4, 10-1) this afternoon in South Bend. "I'm very proud of myself. It's overwhelming. I'm just amazed by it.
"My freshman year, after I tore my ACL, I was wondering if I would ever get back to this level. It has been wonderfully rewarding. I thank God every day for the opportunity to play. I'm just so grateful. That's why I play so hard. You never know when it'll be your last game."
Rushdan, subbing for injured point guard Nikki Speed, is averaging 9.7 points, 7.0 assists and 6.6 rebounds in the past nine games since moving from shooting guard back to her natural position. After playing in the shadow of the likes of Essence Carson, Matee Ajavon and Epiphanny Prince, Rushdan is the Knights' undisputed leader.
"At the end of the game, I want her to have the ball in her hands," said forward April Sykes. "She's going to make the right decision nine times out of 10."
Quiet off the court, a cyclone on it, Rushdan is averaging 12.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists in a team-high 34.7 minutes per game this season. The Wilmington, Del., product converted a three-point play on a length-of-the-court drive with 2:01 left to play to help turn back a Pitt rally. She has had nine or more assists in three of the past five games. She and center Monique Oliver ran a textbook two-man game, with Rushdan repeatedly feeding Oliver in the low post, in a victory over Syracuse on Feb. 6 in Piscataway.
"Khadijah has worked hard," Stringer said, adding that Rushdan is in constant pain and limited in practice. "She isn't a silk-suit player. She's a blue-collar player. She just loves (the game)."
Said Sykes: '"Khadijah just gives so much to the team. She does so many things and does them on a consistent basis. Even with all her injuries — sometimes she can barely walk — she's out there competing. She may get knocked down, but she always comes back."
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At a recent Washington Middle School Family Literacy Night, teacher Amy Anderson recited the poem, "Deliver Me," to Washington families.
"I want you to visualize what I am reading to you on the white boards. Draw pictures and try to include as many details as you can."
Anderson read the poem twice so that families could add specific details to their drawings.
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Washington Middle School sixth-grader Alexis Moon works with her dad, Tom, on a visualization exercise during a recent Washington Middle School Family Literacy Night.
"Doing visualization exercises is a great strategy to use with your child when you are reading with them. Having middle school students jot down pictures or key words will have them better tune into whatever they are listening to when you read."
Anderson worked at the "Strategies Station" during Washington Middle School's Family Literacy Night. The families really enjoyed the opportunity to learn and socialize.
"I think reading is so important, and also, just spending time with your child," said mother Amy Russo.
"We also get a free book," said her son, fifth-grader Jordan Russo.
The Washington Family Literacy Night was the brainchild of Reading Specialist Jennifer Cronin.
"I think it is very important for us to make connections with Washington families to help them understand the best strategies for reading," said Cronin. "We also want students to love to read for fun outside of school. Families can encourage and model good reading. By holding the Family Literacy Night, we give them strategies to do that at home. Students must be immersed in reading to comprehend it. So, the more we can encourage reading all the time, the better students' reading comprehension will be."
Cronin set up four literacy stations: a strategies station, a technology station in the library with different websites for students and parents, a lexile station to explain about student reading levels, how books are leveled and what text at different levels looks like, and a game station with different literacy games like "Beach Ball Comprehension" where parents wrote a question about the story they read, threw the ball in the air and had students answer the question.
Each family received a bag full of literacy goodies including: games, additional strategies to get their child reading outside of school and a book. Information about literacy strategies at home included: listening to audio books, writing recipes and then following directions and telling stories about your family. Washington School, with the help of Honest John's, also provided a pizza party for the families who attended.
"I want to thank all the staff volunteers that helped with the Family Literacy Night Amy Anderson, Priscilla Menzies, Stacey Daniels, Stacy Brand, Cathy Pitts, Bridget Phillips, Rosemary Hedberg, the DiMaio family and Annie Greene from the James Prendergast Library. Their help made the event a success," said Cronin.


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TV Ratings: 'Talent,' 'Big Brother' lead a tight Wednesday
'So You Think You Can Dance' drops again for FOX
Strong performances from "Big Brother" in the 8 p.m. hour and "America's Got Talent" in the 9 p.m. hour paced CBS and NBC on an extremely competitive Wednesday night.
Among adults 18-49, NBC and CBS both posted a 1.9 rating, while FOX delivered a 1.8 rating for the night in the key demographic. ABC was a distant fourth with a 0.9 rating, while The CW averaged a 0.3 rating.
Overall, CBS averaged an estimated 7.045 million viewers and a 4.5 rating/8 share, edging out the 4.3/7 and 6.95 million viewers for NBC. FOX was third with a 3.5/6 and 5.46 million viewers. ABC's 2.3/4 and 3.58 million viewers followed. The CW drew 769,000 viewers and a 0.6/1.
8 p.m. - "Big Brother" drew 7.25 million viewers and a 2.6 rating among adults 18-49 to put CBS in first for the 8 p.m. hour. FOX's "So You Think You Can Dance" slipped again after last week's bump, falling to second with 5.52 million viewers and a 1.8 key demo rating. NBC's "Minute To Win It" was third with 4.8 million viewers, beating the 3.465 million viewers for ABC's "Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown" and "The Middle." On The CW, "America's Next Top Model" averaged 901,000 viewers.
9 p.m. - NBC shot into first for the 9 p.m. hour with the 11 million viewers and 2.8 key demo rating for "America's Got Talent," which was roughly 1.5 million viewers and a 0.7 demo rating lower than last week's Wednesday hour. CBS was second overall with 6.585 million viewers for "Criminal Minds." FOX was third with 5.41 million "So You Think You Can Dance" viewers, but second with a 1.8 demo rating. ABC's "Modern Family" and "Happy Endings" averaged 3.16 million viewers. "America's Next Top Model" drew 637,000 viewers for The CW.
10 p.m. - CBS moved back into first overall in the 10 p.m. hour with 7.3 million viewers for "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." NBC's "Love in the Wild" was second with 5.05 million viewers, but won the hour with a 1.7 demo rating. ABC's "Primetime Nightline" was third with 4.11 million viewers.
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This is why I love what I do. Here is a wonderful letter from Atlas reader Michelle: "I am proud to say that my son's school, the Greenfield Hebrew Academy is boycotting Scholastic to Stand With Israel, even though it will cost them $3,000 in funds for their library. I am including the letter the school sent out about it, and the link for donating to support the library and Stand With Israel."
Perhaps Atlas parents out there can call for the cancellation of Scholastic Book fairs at their schools, too.
Dear Parents,
As you know schools like us around the country use Scholastic Books for their literature needs. You have probably seen the news that Scholastic made a serious error with regards to one of the books they publish. Thea Stilton and the Blue Scarab Hunt, a title in the Geronimo Stilton series, includes a map of the Middle East that omits Israel. Scholastic is immediately stopping shipment on this title, revising the map, and going back to reprint. However, they have not mentioned pulling books already at stores and other online outlets that contain the erroneous map.
We feel that it is important to maintain the integrity of our mission as a school strongly supportive to Israel and take a stand that demonstrates to the powers that be at Scholastic what an egregious error this was. As a result we have canceled our fall Scholastic Book Fair which was scheduled to take place the week of December 2.
Typically, the fair raises over $3000 for the school so that we can buy two to three hundred additional books for our library. Therefore, we are asking that you stand with us and Israel and consider making a donation to the library in lieu of the book fair purchase so that we are still able to buy great reads for our students.
You may donate either online at http://www.ghacademy.org/index.php/home/donate or by sending a check to the school with a note in the memo field stating that this is a donation for the library.
Thank you for your support and for allowing us to teach our students by example that it is important to stand up for what is right.


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When former Lamborghini design chief Luc Donckerwolke was tasked with reshaping the brand for the new millennium, he crafted two of the most dramatically desirable supercars on the planet in the Murciélago and the Gallardo. With a change in personnel and new models due, the question is where to from here?
Romanian Iulian Bumbu thinks he has the answer. His Insecta proposal represents a vision for a new mid-engined Lamborghini supercar. Inspiration comes from nature, particularly the insect world – hence the name. Iulian says he studied the exoskeletons found in certain insects and integrated a feeling of organic movement into Lambo's current geometrical style. The Insecta was packaged around the current V10, so its dimensions closely mirror those of the Gallardo. With body panels exquisitely shaped in virtual carbonfibre, the end result is full of drama and achingly desirable – both unmistakable Lamborghini traits. We're sure Ferruccio would approve.


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Ana Lisa Buduan Rapanut, 42, of Kihei, passed away on April 26, 2013 at Queen's Medical Center on Oahu. She was born July 25, 1970 in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, PI.
Family and friends are invited to gather at BALLARD FAMILY MORTUARY on Friday, May 24, 2013, with visitation from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, services at 7:00 pm. Visitation continues on Saturday, May 25 at the mortuary, from 8:30 am, followed by prayer service at 9:30 am, and burial 10:30 am at Maui Memorial Park, Wailuku.
She was a cashier with Whaler's General Store.
She is survived by her husband Edgar Rapanut; brothers, Ernesto (Justina) Buduan, William (Alma) Buduan, Narciso (Delia) Buduan and Reynaldo (Edna) Buduan &; sisters, Marilyn (Jessie) Domingo, Imelda (Flor) Fabian & Julie Buduan.
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