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Irvin-EPFD PSA
When Fire Chief Samuel Peña approached Public Information Officer Carlos Briano about creating a PSA about what people should do when an emergency vehicle with lights and sirens approaches, Briano knew exactly what to do. He texted his former colleague (and previous student of his) Mariel Torres-Tobias, who is the broadcasting teacher at Irvin High School. Read More
9-11 Memorial Sculpture
In commemoration of those who 15 years ago lost their lives during the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the brave men and women of the El Paso Fire Department, El Paso Police Department and El Paso Sheriff's Office paid tribute at a special ceremony at Station 18 on Sept. 11. Additionally, the new 9/11 Memorial "Rising Stronger," sculpted by Artist Julio Sanchez De Alba was unveiled. Retired Deputy Chief Austin L. Horan from the Fire Department of New York was the Keynote Speaker. Chief Horan shared his first-hand account of those first few moments and the first days that followed. Read More
Gonzo Sparky at KCOS
For the first time, the City of El Paso and KCOS Public Television partnered to record the EPFD Gonzo and Sparky Show on Sept. 12. The show is designed to educate children about what they should do in case a fire should occur while they are at home. It covers five key points: Read More
Basketball Champions
The long grueling Law Enforcement Basketball League came to an end. The El Paso Fire team finished the regular season in first place with a near-perfect record of 11-1. To honor the tragic events of 9/11, the league held the playoffs at Riverside High School that weekend. EPFD beat EPPD with a score of 66-40. Lt. Mario Herrera led the scoring in the game with 25 points. Read More
Medal Day 2016
For outstanding service, a distinct group of firefighters, an Ysleta del Sur Tribal Police Officer, a UTEP Police Officer and four civilians (including a high school student) were honored in the annual Medal Day Ceremony on Sept. 7 at the Bowie High School Fine Arts Auditorium, located at 801 S. San Marcial Street. Additionally, the Firefighter of the Year was named. The recognitions also included four Firefighter of the Quarter Awards, one Purple Heart Award, four Civilian Citations and over 50 Lifesaving Awards. Read More
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ComSAR at McKelligon Canyon
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El Paso, Texas – At approximately 7:21 p.m. on Monday Oct. 17, the El Paso Fire Department was dispatched to McKelligon Canyon when two hikers lost sight of the trail and called 9-1-1. The first unit arrived on the scene at 7:32 p.m. and spotted a distress signal light at the top of the ridge line, a few miles off trail. The Combined Search and Rescue team was immediately dispatched to help the hikers return to the trail.
ComSAR at Bowen Ranch
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El Paso, Texas – At approximately 10:10 a.m. on Saturday Oct. 15, the El Paso Fire Department was dispatched to the Bowen Ranch Bike Trail when a bicyclist fell of his bicycle and sustained an injury; his fellow bicyclist called 9-1-1. The first unit arrived on the scene and made contact with the patient at 10:18 a.m. The Combined Search and Rescue team was immediately dispatched to help the 56-year-old male return to the trail entrance.
Kip Hall Combat Challenge
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El Paso, Texas – On Saturday Oct. 15 beginning at 9 a.m., the El Paso Fire Department Training Academy will be hosting the local Firefighter Combat Challenge, a tough, head-to-head competition designed to simulate the physical demands of real-life firefighting. Wearing full gear and breathing apparatus, area firefighters perform a series of five tasks: climbing a five-story tower, hoisting, chopping, dragging hoses and rescuing a life-sized, 175-lb. dummy in a race against themselves, their opponents and the clock.
Fire Prevention Week Activities
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El Paso, Texas – To commemorate Fire Prevention Week, the El Paso Fire Department will be presenting the Gonzo the Clown and Sparky the Dog show over 25 times at various public and private schools throughout the city.
ComSAR Ron Coleman
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El Paso, Texas – At approximately 10:12 a.m. on Sunday Oct. 9, the El Paso Fire Department was dispatched to the Ron Coleman Trail when a hiker got separated from her group, lost sight of the trail and called 9-1-1. The first unit arrived on the scene at 10:18 a.m. and began to visually find her with the assistance of dispatch operators. The Combined Search and Rescue team was immediately dispatched to reach them.
Battalion 4 Praise
St. Raphael Catholic School would like to thank the EPFD for making our Red Ribbon/Fire Safety Celebration a success on 10/20/16... Read More
Help at Famous Daves
I wanted to informed you of how grateful my family and I were for the first-rate display of professionalism the Fire Department team demonstrated to us on Sunday, Sept. 4, when my daughter became suddenly ill while we dined at Famous Dave's on Airway... Read More
Oven Fire Help
Thank you for having helped us with an oven fire... Read More
Thanks from Heartbroken Grandma
Last Friday was a life changing day for me and our family. I lost my two grandbabies and their little cousin... Read More
Praise for Station 26
I just wanted to let you know that your firemen were extremely wonderful this past weekend... Read More
Praise for Station 18
This morning at 3:30 a.m. an irrigation canal in District 7 overflowed and severely flooded several homes. The Fire Department (Station 18 and Battalion 4) responded within minutes of the first call... Read More
Thanks to Stations 7 and 27
A big thank you to the guys at Stations 7 and 27 today who transported my grandfather twice... Read More
Pumper 10 Praise
This message is to thank the crew of Pumper 10 for the excellent presentation given to our children and adults from our community... Read More


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For his co-worker Ralph Hunter, a patternmaker and a 1970s Navy veteran, "at first, I couldn't believe that somebody would really come and take the plaques. Later, you think about it, and it makes you mad."
But it wasn't long before the two veterans, and their 100 or so colleagues at the Montague-based metal-working company, were able to do something about it.
As soon as company managers learned about the theft as reported in a May 8 Chronicle story, they mobilized to replace the missing markers free of charge -- and swiftly, in time for Memorial Day weekend.
|Replacing the Veterans Markers
Late Thursday afternoon, Whitehall Product President Brad Bruns and several company employees including Flater and Hunter brought the replacement markers to the park to be presented to David Eling, director of the Muskegon County Department of Veterans Affairs. Eling's department administers the park on Muskegon's Causeway.
After a brief ceremony, department workers and volunteers began the process of affixing the new markers in their proper places, working from a list Eling had. They used a stronger adhesive this time, Eling said.
The stolen 12-by-31/2-inch markers -- some made of bronze, some of an aluminum-based metal mixture -- were affixed to the concrete sidewalk called the Veterans Memorial Trail that has encircled the park since 1996.
Name, rank, service dates
Each numbered marker shows the name, rank and service dates of a member of the military, living or dead. The markers are purchased by veterans or by members of their families.
At the time of the theft, Eling estimated the replacement cost of the markers at about $4,500, or $125 each. That would have had to come out of his department's budget if not for Whitehall Products' donation. Eling also had no expectation of getting replacements in time for Memorial Day.
So he was elated by the company's offer and immediately accepted it.
The replacement markers are made of aluminum with bronze finish.
"At first, I couldn't believe somebody would really come and take the plaques. Later, you think about it, and it makes you mad." ~ Ralph Hunter, military veteran
The project -- initially proposed by company Vice President Jim Holz and to which other executives quickly agreed -- had special meaning for Bruns.
Brother in Afghanistan
The president said his 25-year-old brother, Army Sgt. Eric Bruns, is just finishing up a one-year combat tour in Afghanistan, with his return to his home base at Fort Collins, Colo., scheduled for Memorial Day.
"I got it right away," Brad Bruns said of Holz's proposal. "You don't have to have someone explaining it to you."
Flater, who served in the Army in Vietnam in 1970-71, was impressed with his bosses' determination.
"I was happy to see the company do it," Flater said. "They didn't have to. ... They jumped right in with both feet."
For Hunter, who served in the Seabees in 1973-78 all over the world, "it meant filling a big hole. It's hard to believe somebody would come and remove plaques like that."
The missing plaques still haven't turned up. Police speculate they were stolen for their scrap value, but checks of West Michigan scrap dealers have been fruitless.
A $1,000 reward is offered for any information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for stealing the markers.
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Mom's Favorite Cake
An old-time favorite - heavy, moist, spicy and full of raisins!
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups strong coffee or water
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 cups California raisins
- 1 apple, peeled and grated
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup chopped nuts
Simmer the first five ingredients together for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool 10 minutes. Blend together the remaining ingredients and stir into saucepan mixture. Pour batter into well-greased and floured 13×9-inch pan. Bake at 350°F for 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool and dust with powdered sugar, if desired.
Note: Diced candied fruit may be added for an easy fruitcake.
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Calories 430 (31% from fat); Total Fat 15g (sat 2g, mono 8g, poly 4g, trans 1g ); Cholesterol 0mg; Protein 4g; Carbohydrate 74g; (Dietary Fiber 3g; Sugars 53g; ); Iron 2mg; Sodium 150mg; Calcium 22mg; Potassium 321mg
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The latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio claims that Brock Lesnar is expected to return to WWE television following July 20's "Battleground" event. He will then begin a feud with WWE World Heavyweight Champion John Cena, and will face him for the title at "SummerSlam" on Aug. 17.
During the June 30 edition of "Monday Night Raw," Triple H announced that John Cena would have to put his WWE World Heavyweight Championship on-the-line at "Battleground" on July 20 against three other men in a Fatal 4 Way Match. He then claimed that if Cena manages to survive that match as champion, that he will initiate The Authority's "Plan B." While many believe that "Plan B" is Seth Rollins, it's rumored that Lesnar will actually be used in this role.
Lesnar, who has had his issues with Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, and their family in the past, is said to be the man The Authority will enlist to take out Cena and capture the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Lesnar vs. Cena at "SummerSlam" has already been promoted by WWE, and the two are the featured superstars on the official "SummerSlam" poster and DVD cover.
"The Beast" is rumored to be the man chosen to defeat Cena for the title, and then defend the championship at "Night Of Champions" in September. WWE wants to book "Night Of Champions" as a massive show in order to bring in more WWE Network subscriptions, and they believe that Lesnar in the main event will help them succeed in that mission.
How Lesnar will return and associate with The Authority should make for interesting television to say the least. The question is, will Lesnar appear first at "Battleground," or the following night on "Monday Night Raw?"
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LANDOVER, Md. — David Diehl had heard the scream before. It was the same sound he heard as a rookie when he ran over to Rich Seubert, who was on the ground after suffering a shattered right leg in a 2003 game against the Eagles.
Diehl heard that awful sound Sunday when Seubert suffered a right knee injury in the first quarter of the season-ending victory over the Redskins as the guard-turned-center was writhing on the ground.
"It was almost the same thing," Diehl said. "I went running over there. I held his hand because he was in some pain. He was squeezing the crap out of my hand and I didn't care. I just tried to tell him, 'Be calm, be calm.'
"When they were putting him on the cart, he was looking at me. I just told him I loved him and, 'Keep your head up.' Throughout all that, his message to me was, 'Make sure you beat those guys.'"
The Giants won for Seubert Sunday. They're hoping they won't have to win without him for a part of next season.
The Giants would only call the injury a dislocated kneecap. But someone who spoke with Seubert yesterday said doctors are fearing he might have suffered a torn patella tendon, which would require yet another extensive rehab for Seubert, 31. The person, who requested anonymity because the team is waiting for the results of tests, said Seubert is hoping MRIs today reveal only a slight tear in the tendon.
"Richie asked for one thing," coach Tom Coughlin said. "He asked us to win the game, and we did."
Still, it wasn't enough to console Coughlin on this matter.
"Everybody knows what he's been through and what it means," Coughlin said in reference to Seubert's fighting back from his broken leg. "Talk about heart and soul in the way he played this year and the things he was able to accomplish for our team. We lose our center (Shaun O'Hara) and this guy goes in there and just does a super job.
"Why guys like that get hurt, I don't know."
Said Diehl, "People say, 'Oh, he's filling in.' He did more than just fill in at center. He took on a leadership role and had a hell of a season."
• DT Barry Cofield was among the last players wearing his game pants. He also clutched his jersey in his left hand while he spoke with reporters.
It might have been the last time wearing a Giants uniform for the impending free agent, who was nearly traded to the Saints this past offseason.
"That's exactly what I'm thinking about right now. You can't help but reflect," he said, adding this when asked if he thought he was done as a Giant: "I don't know. It's not up to me. There are 31 other teams and only one New York Giants.
"The way I played, I feel like I left it all on the field, I feel like I've been a professional. I play hard, I play hurt, I play sick. I feel like I did my part."
• Another soon-to-be free agent is LB Chase Blackburn, who played with two shoulder injuries this season that required bracing before each game. Blackburn said an MRI today will reveal whether or not he'll need surgery.
• DE Justin Tuck said the car accident in which he was involved on Friday night on Route 4 was the result of a driver cutting into his lane.
"New Jersey people can't drive," Tuck said with a grin.


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About the Author
Timothy Black is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Hartford where he directs the Center for Social Research. Black is a scholar activist who works with human service program leaders and state legislators in developing public policy and service programs, as well as grass-roots community groups in organizing low-income residents to represent their own political interests. His work focuses almost exclusively on socially and economically marginalized communities.
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Charles 'Tuck' Bidelspacher III
Charles "Tuck" Bidelspacher III passed away peacefully early Sunday Oct. 27, 2013, after having a celebratory 70th birthday dinner gathering with much of his family the evening prior. He was a resident of Elmcroft Senior Living Center at Loyalsock.
Mr. Bidelspacher was a long time resident of Williamsport and Montoursville, and a summer resident of Eagles Mere.
Mr. Bidelspacher attended Cochran Grammar School and Curtin Jr. High School and graduated from Mercersburg Academy in 1962. He attended Denison University 1962-66 and American Law School until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served from 1968 to 1972 in the field of communications, spending much of his time shipboard and traveling all over Europe pole vaulting in NATO competitions.
Upon leaving the Navy, he returned to Williamsport to work in his father's law firm. In 1972, he met and married Nancy Abramo and started a family, settling in Montoursville. For many decades he was involved in and principal of the Williamsport Yacht Club along the Susquehanna River.
Mr. Bidelspacher was an avid sports enthusiast, particularly track and field and soccer, which all his sons participated in.
Mr. Bidelspacher was preceded in death by an infant son, Kyle Randall; son, Keith Abramo; infant grandson, Braxton Troy; as well as his parents Charles R. and Margery T. Bidelspacher.
He is survived by a sister, Ann T. (husband, John) Groves, of South Africa; a twin brother, Robert (wife, Elaine), of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands; ex-wife, Nancy Winner; daughter, Karin Abramo (husband, Al) Randall; sons, Kyle Jason, Kristopher Casey (wife, Leslie-Ann) Bidelson, and Kirk Trevor (wife, Rachel); grandchildren, Kelsi and Zachary Randall, Kasidy, Kaden, Mason and Kira Bidelspacher; cousin, Nancy Wheeler; and nephews, Terence and Kevin Bidelspacher.
A funeral service will be held 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30, at Spitler Funeral Home, 733 Broad St., Montoursville. Friends will be received from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. The family will provide the flowers.


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Greenbank wife killer sentenced to 52 years in prison
Judge Alan Hancock ensured that 63-year-old Robert "Al" Baker will die in prison for the brutal murder of his wife at their Greenbank home last June.
Tuesday morning, the Island County Superior Court judge sentenced the Antarctic scientist and pizzeria owner to 52 years in prison, which was the sentence recommendation from Senior Deputy Prosecutor Eric Ohme.
Baker was stone-faced throughout the dramatic hearing in which he was called a "monster" over and over again.
Baker took the stand in his own defense last week and claimed he didn't know how his wife, Kathie, was bludgeoned and strangled in their bed, dragged through the house, wrapped in tarps and thrown in their backyard.
The jury didn't buy it and found him guilty Monday afternoon of murder in the first degree with aggravating factors. In an unusual move, Hancock set the sentencing the next day.
Although Baker's background wasn't discussed during trial, Ohme described his life of deception.
Baker was convicted of molesting a stepdaughter — which Kathie didn't know about — and spent five years in prison in California in the early 1990s. Ohme suggested Baker's claim to be a physicist was fabricated; he said neither he nor a detective could find evidence that Baker has a degree.
Ohme said Kathie didn't know the real Al Baker.
"When Kathie went to sleep that last and final time, she had no idea she was living with a monster," he said.
The focus of the sentencing hearing was on Kathie, who was just 53 years old. Hancock said he agreed with Jami Hill, Kathie's niece, that she should no longer be called Kathie Baker, but referred to her by her maiden name and just "Kathie."
In comments and letters read in court, friends and family members described Kathie as beautiful, kind, loving woman who was a respected scientist. A colleague wrote that she was the first meteorologist to work for Raytheon Corporation; she and Baker worked at the science station in Antarctica.
Friends and family traveled from across the country to watch the trial and speak at the sentencing hearing.
"Kathie was the shining light of our family," Kathie's brother David Hill said. He described his sister as being "deeply in love" with her husband and that the family had accepted him into the family with open arms.
"In my opinion, he's a monster," he said. "He does not deserve any leniency."
Her other brother, Richard Hill, sent a letter to be read aloud.
"You took away the most beautiful person anyone could ever know," he wrote.
Amy Grafinger described the loss of her best friend.
"There's no way for me to sit here and tell you everything that Kathie meant to me," she said. "She was an incredible person who thought about other people, who was generous and kind."
Grafinger said she considered Kathie and Al Baker as part of her family and had planned to move to Whidbey to be closer to them.
Sheri Lawrence said they were friends for 26 years.
"Words cannot express what a wonderful lady she was and how much she meant to so many people," she said.
Kathie's stepsister, Char Johnson, also said she was well loved.
"She was just the light of everybody's eyes," she said. "She was just a wonderful, wonderful person. She never said anything bad about anybody."
Jami Hill, Kathie's niece, said the family had suffered terrible tragedies recently, which Kathie had helped her "put the pieces together."
"Her love lit the world," she said, adding that "watching her joy was tremendous."
Struggling through tears, he also had words for Baker. She said he was considered part of the family and had attended funerals of her father and other family members.
"Knowing what the family has suffered, he selfishly still decides to take another life," she said.
Baker said nothing in his defense and showed no emotion. His attorney, Tom Pacher of Coupeville, was ill and didn't attend the hearing. Kathie's family hugged each other after a guard led Baker away.
In closing arguments Monday, Pacher tried to punch holes in the prosecution's case and suggested that burglars may have killed Kathie Baker after her husband went to work.
"This case is crawling with reasonable doubt," he said. "There is simply not enough evidence in this case to convict him of anything."
Ohme, however, said that the overwhelming evidence showed that Baker killed his wife because his girlfriend was coming to Whidbey for a visit.
Baker told the woman that he was separated from his wife and bought plane tickets when he mistakenly thought Kathie would be in Denver for a week.
"The web of deception he had woven came crashing down on him," Ohme said.
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Principal Laura Lisiscki and her staff at Kaiser Elementary School in the Willow Run school district were out recruiting students door-to-door again the other day.
Lisiscki and her team were leaving fliers on front porches and talking to residents in the Kaiser attendance area in Ypsilanti Township's West Willow neighborhood.
The staff has gone recruiting at least three times since school closed in June, but it's not new this year.
"We do this every year," Lisiscki said as she headed to another house on Oregon Avenue and kindergarten teacher Sandy Bogoski visited houses on the other side of the street. By doing this, she said, "we've been able to maintain our (school's) enrollment."
From knocking on doors, to sending out mass mailings, to advertising on radio, billboards and in print media, local schools are marketing themselves in an attempt to attract more students.
Since the state pays school districts for each student enrolled, the more students a school has, the more state funding the school receives. State financing is more crucial to schools than ever in these tough economic times.
This past school year, traditional schools across Washtenaw County experienced the first decline in overall student enrollment in 20 years, primarily due to Michigan's weak economy, which is forcing many families to leave the state. Public charter schools saw enrollment increases last year, but at a slower rate than in previous years.
Private school enrollment in Washtenaw County increased 22 percent, from 3,842 in the 2006-07 school year to 4,689 last year, according to statistics from the Washtenaw Intermediate School District. At the same time, student enrollment in the county's 10 public school districts dropped 2.1 percent, from 45,371 in September 2006 to 44,429 in 2007.
Traditional public schools are feeling the brunt because of the educational alternatives parents have, such as private and charter schools, home-schooling, and schools of choice, which are public schools that accept students from outside the district's boundaries.
Ann Arbor Public Schools officials announced last week a marketing plan to add about 1 percent of the district's existing enrollment over the next two school years. That would amount to about 200 students.
Liz Margolis, spokeswoman for the district, said the plan, estimated to cost between $71,000 and $75,000, includes running ads on radio stations, in print media and on Ann Arbor Transportation Authority buses from September to April.
Competition for students is intense in eastern Washtenaw County, where three public school districts, four public charter schools and six private schools are located. The schools share the same ZIP codes and encompass the city of Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti Township and portions of Superior and York townships.
The public Lincoln Consolidated Schools, Willow Run Community Schools and Ypsilanti Public Schools are using marketing campaigns to recruit students for the fall.
Lincoln had previously advertised on radio stations but decided that becoming a schools of choice district would be more beneficial. The district had hoped to enroll 150 new students through schools of choice, but only enrolled 75 as of June 30.
However, 30 to 35 new students have enrolled due to moving into the district over the summer, said Lincoln Superintendent Lynn Cleary. She expects those numbers to rise in August.
"But, you have to balance that with how many students have moved out," Cleary said, which won't be known until the fall.
Emma Jackson, spokeswoman for the Ypsilanti Public Schools, which is north of the Lincoln district, said officials there weren't surprised when Lincoln became a schools of choice district.
"I believe it was inevitable that all the districts in this part of the county would become schools of choice," Jackson said. "I believe that our families are solidly behind us and we'll continue to draw new families because of our diversity and quality of programs and our partnerships with the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University and Washtenaw Community College."
When it comes to marketing, Ypsilanti Public Schools has it covered with billboard campaigns and mailings targeting families with school-aged children in the area. On Tuesday, school staff are planning to knock on doors in the Fairway Hills subdivision in Ypsilanti Township and in the Normal Park neighborhood in Ypsilanti to talk to residents about the district.
Willow Run Community Schools is running ads on four Detroit radio stations. The $65,000 campaign began in June and ends in mid-August.
"We get a lot of calls from it, but whether or not people are submitting enrollment forms, I don't know," said Willow Run Superintendent Doris Hope-Jackson.
Willow Run school board members in June approved a budget for the current school year that included bringing in 170 new students, which would bring in $1.6 million in state funding. It is not clear how many new students have enrolled so far.
Meanwhile, Hope-Jackson said she is focusing on developing programs to draw more students, such as the gifted and talented program for second- through sixth-graders slated to start at Kettering Elementary in the fall.
"I'm not trying to compete with the other school districts or copy what they're doing," Hope-Jackson said. "We're building programs that will attract students."
Teaching students through individualized instruction is a focus at Fortis Academy, said Chris Thompson, principal of the public charter school on Golfside Road in Ypsilanti. Fortis has more than 700 students and a waiting list. The school graduated its first eighth-grade class last year.
"We do a pretty good job of developing a good academic profile on every child and attempt to meet their needs via a regular classroom," said Thompson, principal since the school opened five years ago.
Parents don't seem to mind that the school doesn't have a marketing campaign going on.
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Fortis parents Darryl and Amy Warner said the school's academic setting has been a good fit for their children, Stacie, who is entering first grade, and Sydni, who is entering fifth grade. Darryl Warner also said he believes that the staff at Fortis listens to parents' concerns and suggestions and carries them out if at all possible.
Thompson said that other than open houses, Fortis doesn't do marketing outside of its building.
"The way we get more people into our program and children who stay enrolled is literally through word-of-mouth," Thompson said. "Your best sales tools are happy customers."


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WRIGHT, RALPH ISAAC, 77, of Louisville, passed away Tuesday December 14, 2010, Norton Audubon Hospital.
He was a native of Jane Lew, West VA, a retired truck driver with local 89, Trans Personel, U.S. Army veteran of Korea War and a member of Faith Assembly of God. Survived by his wife of 55 years, the former Rita M. Smith; daughters, Sheila D. Wilson (Greg), Lisa M. Grimes( David); son, Nathan W. Wright (Beverly); eight granddaughters; one grandson; six great-grandsons and one great-granddaughter.
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Highland Local School District was rated "Excellent with Distinction" by the Ohio Department of Education for the 2012-13 school year. This marks the 13th consecutive year Highland has earned an "Excellent" rating or better.
The rating is earned by districts when it wad designated "Excellent" and also exceeds value-added targets. Highland Superintendent Catherine Auckerman said the district met 100 percent of its state indicators, met Annual Yearly Progress, AYP for all student subgroups and the Peformance Index Score is the highest in school history.


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Opposition is growing to a forthcoming digital ID card for American citizens, but it may be too late to make sweeping changes to the controversial identification requirements.
During a congressional hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) savaged the Real ID Act as an unwarranted intrusion into Americans' personal lives that a Republican-controlled Senate enacted two years ago without a single hearing or debate.
"Americans deeply value their privacy," said Leahy, who heads the influential Senate Judiciary committee. "Americans have traditionally recognized the danger of an overreaching government." He said Real ID will "effectively create a national ID card."
Leahy's hearing coincided with the
That means bars and banks and other businesses would face no technical obstacles when skimming and retaining those data. There is "nothing limiting the use of the Real ID card for this type of purpose," said Sen. Russ Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat. Also, Homeland Security has not ruled out the use of mandatory radio frequency identification tags in the cards, which raises additional privacy concerns.
Enacted as part of an emergency Iraq war spending bill, the Real ID Act compels state governments to issue driver's licenses that follow national ID standards to be set by Homeland Security. Eventually, Americans without the federalized ID will not be able to use their state-issued ID to do things like open a bank account, enter federal buildings, or fly on a commercial airline. Homeland Security puts the total cost at $23.1 billion over 10 years.
That has sparked a kind of grassroots rebellion, with seven states so far enacting legislation opposing Real ID, according to the advocacy site RealNightmare.org. (The list: Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Colorado, Arkansas and Maine.) An additional 14 states have had one chamber of their legislature approve some sort of anti-Real ID measure and more have bills pending.
But because the federal law is already on the books and final regulations are nearly complete, Real ID opponents face a difficult task.
A split among conservatives
Three groups tend to be strong supporters of Real ID. National security aficionados claim secure IDs will stop terrorists from boarding commercial flights, and some businesses hope to secure some of that $23.1 billion in spending for themselves by selling compliance technology to motor vehicle departments. The most influential groups, however, are anti-immigration advocates who believe Real ID will stop the flow of illegal Mexican immigrants across the border.
Rep. James Sensenbrenner, a Wisconsin Republican who was chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in 2005, was the politician most responsible for inserting Real ID into the military spending bill, which also funded tsunami relief. In an editorial on Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal criticized Real ID and dubbed Sensenbrenner's effort a "poll-driven election panic" designed to "placate noisy anti-immigration conservatives."
Conservatives are split on Real ID. States like Idaho and Montana that have come out against the idea are hardly bastions of liberalism, and an anti-Real ID coalition includes People for the American Way and the National Center for Transgender Equality--but also Gun Owners of America and the Virginia Gun Owners Coalition.
During Tuesday's Senate hearing, James Carafano, a policy analyst at the conservative Heritage Foundation, defended Real ID.
"Adequate privacy protection can be implemented," Carafano said. "We can fairly implement this system in a reasonable timeline...There obviously is some security value in having national standards that credentials presented for a federal purpose must meet."
Janice Kephart, president of 9/11 Security Solutions, also praised the 2005 law. "Real ID does not invade privacy," Kephart said, adding that at least 23 state legislatures have bills supporting the measure and Kansas and Michigan have enacted them. "Real ID does not create a national ID card."
Kephart's inside-the-Beltway firm makes money by providing consulting services to government contractors "with special expertise in border security." Her Web site lists Northrop Grumman as a client.
For their part, Kephart and other proponents of the Real ID Act say it's designed to implement proposals suggested by the 9/11 Commission, which noted that some of the hijackers on September 11, 2001, had fraudulently obtained state driver's licenses. But not all did: At least one hijacker simply showed his foreign passport and walked onto the airplane that day.


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CANNON MICHAEL is the new president of Bowles Farming Company, a diversified 11,000 acre family-farm operation located in Los Banos, Calif.
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The farm has moved away from harsher organophosphates to defoliate cotton.
Since Cannon does not play a large role in the daily agronomic operations, he engages in discussions and attends events on the issues facing California agriculture.
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The Holy Trinity Senior Social Club in Westfield, will meet on May 12, at 1:30 p.m., in the parish center. The guest speaker will be Joanne Rajoppi, Union County Clerk, having served 20 years as local, county and state official in New Jersey. She has published another book titled, "New Brunswich and The Civil War: The Brunswick Boys." Attendees will be able to purchase the book and she will be signing them.
The trip to the Paper Mill Playhouse and dinner at Charlie Brown's was a great success, everyone had a good time, thanks to Father Matthew Looney.
At the May meeting, Dominic Lisanti will be taking reservations for the June luncheon, the cost is $16.
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The medics and their locations follow: Medic-1, behind Maui Memorial Medical Center on Mahalani Street; Medic-2, 2700 Kokomo Road, Haiku; Medic-3, 131 S. Kihei Road, just south of the ABC Store; Medic-4, Lahaina Comprehensive Health Center; Medic-5, Napili Fire & Ambulance Station; Medic-6, Hana Health; Medic-8, Kolapa Place, Kaunakakai; Medic-10, Kaiser Annex building on Mahalani Street, Wailuku; Medic-11, 151 Naalae Road, Kula; Medic-13, 455 13th St., Lanai City; and Medic-14, 3284 Akala Drive, Maui Meadows.
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By all accounts, he was a humble, not to say shy, man who shunned adulation. But it's not adulation – we know he didn't do it at all alone, and won his chance to be first almost by lottery – just a simple statement of fact: like Rameses or Caesar, his name will be known to schoolchildren in not just hundreds, but thousands, of years. Of who else, in our lifetimes, can that be said?


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The Monache-Walker Pass National Cooperative Land and Wildlife Management Area includes 306,422 acres within the Caliente and Ridgecrest Resource Areas. The Caliente Resource Area portion includes approximately 140,000 acres of public land in the Lake Isabella, Kelso Valley, Chimney Peak and Walker Pass Areas. The Monache-Walker Pass National Cooperative Land and Wildlife Management Area overlaps the Deer Spring, Erskine Creek, Granite Cave, Keyesville Historic Mining Area and Ker-311 SMAs and the Piute Cypress Natural Area ACEC. Portions of the NCLWMA in the Kelso Valley, Chimney Peak and Walker Pass area were designated as Wilderness in 1994.
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After the show, the drivers will sign autographs and take photos with fans.
Did anyone happen to see Mitt Romney's son, Josh, at the 4-H Large Animal auction Thursday? Josh made a stop at the Jackson County Fair yesterday to campaign for his father at the Fair Events Center. Afterward, he stopped to check out the auction.
Earlier in the week, Harold Miller was awarded the Senior Volunteer of the Year award at the Herman Gumper Stage and a group of senior surprised fairgoers with a flash mob. The Clint Black and Lee Brice concert was also a big hit.
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Happy New Year!
How are you feeling right now? Excited? Nervous? Scared? Hungover? Personally, I feel simultaneously optimistic, overwhelmed and over-caffeinated. I'm gearing up for Monday, when vacation is officially over for the rest of the world and all bets are off. Most of the preparation is work related, with the remainder devoted to personal development and mapping out the next
365 364 days.
Though I chose not to write a Year-In-Review post, I did reflect on my word from 2013 while pondering my word for 2014. (Do you dedicate a word to the year? If so, I'd love to hear yours in the comments below.)
2013 was my year to IGNITE. As the crystal ball dropped and the confetti fell, I wrote:
The time for anxious contemplation and testing the waters is over. Now is the time to dive in. I'd rather end the year exhausted than bored. I'd rather look back on memories than what-ifs.…
2012 offered the match. Ready or not, 2013 is time to ignite.
Lesson: Be careful what you wish for.
As it turns out, I didn't just light the fire, I watched as nearly everything which had previously felt familiar burned to the ground. Entering 2014, this begs the question: How can you build something substantial from a pile of dust? The short answer is: You can't.
There is only one way out of the embers:
"You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame;
how could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?"
― Friedrich Nietzsche
Like the legend of the Phoenix, 2014 is the year I experience rebirth. This is both thrilling and terrifying. Creating something from (almost) nothing is no simple feat, and so it is I find myself setting goals that have more long-term vision than in the past. Some of these goals stem from necessity, while others spring out of desire. The common thread among them is they require deliberate action, continuous momentum, and intense focus to get off the ground.
While most of my peers are choosing words that offer ease and simplicity (which is perfect for them), my word is more battle cry than hymn. And when the going gets tough, as it surely will, it is helpful for me to remember that with the rise of the Phoenix comes the spirit of hope and redemption.
The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments.
~ Gustave Flaubert
While we're on the subject of "future" I'll confess another reason I aim to RISE this year: In my heart of hearts, despite (or perhaps because of) what has come before, I'm looking forward to the day I'll be ready and able to spread my wings, glide with the wind, and SOAR.
"We never know how high we are till we are called to rise.
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NOISE DISTURBANCE, ROYALTON ROAD: The excessive sounds of sawing or a dog wheezing in and adjacent apartment prompted a resident to call police at approximately 8 p.m. Oct. 27. The man also said his neighbor's TV was too loud.
Officers went to the apartment and found the noise was actually the neighbor snoring. The caller was advised there's nothing he could do.
DRUNKEN DRIVING, I-71: A North Canton man was arrested after he fled from officers at 1:30 a.m. Oct. 27.
When they ran the car's plates, officers discovered the owner of the car had two prior drunken driving charges, in 2003 and 2007.
After the car finally stopped near the Whitney Road overpass, a 39-year-old passenger complained of chest pains. The passenger was cited for making false alarms.
The driver was cited for refusing a blood-alcohol content test with a prior drunken driving charge, misdemeanor fleeing and failure to stay in his lane.
SUSPICIOUS SITUATION, ROYALTON ROAD: An employee in the Ceres Group Building heard someone walking through leaves and saw a shadow at 6 a.m. Oct. 26, and another employee said she felt like someone had been watching her. A K-9 officer checked the area and no tracks were found.
FIRE ALARM, SPRAGUE ROAD: Employees at Akzo Nobel were evacuated when the fire alarm went off at 5:15 p.m. Oct. 25.
There was no fire, the alarm was tripped by smoke, from outside the building, getting into the air intake system.
DISTURBANCE, PARK LANE DRIVE: A bus driver called police at 3:40 p.m. Oct. 25 after he overheard some children on the bus talking about a fight at Allen Elementary School at 4 p.m.
Officers in the area found a small group of children showed up just after 4 p.m., and denied knowing anything about a fight.
RAILROAD FLASHERS, PROSPECT ROAD: Traffic was backed up at 3:15 p.m. Oct. 25 because CSX was working on railroad equipment that overheated.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ROYALTON ROAD: A North Royalton man was taken to the hospital Oct. 24 due to his high level of intoxication.
Officer were alerted to the man, who was lying on the ground outside the Shell gas station for about an hour and a half, at 7 p.m.
A portable breath test was administered and it was determined he would be charged for disorderly conduct while intoxicated..
DRUNKEN DRIVING, DRAKE ROAD: A man was arrested at 1:10 a.m. Oct. 24 after he was stopped for failing to keep his Lexus in its lane near Waterford Parkway.
The man complained of chest pains after about 30 minutes in jail, and he was transferred to Southwest General Medical Center. The man was charged with drunken driving, refusing a blood-alcohol test, failure to stay in the lane, having an expired license plate and obstructing official business.
DAMAGED PROPERTY, WEST 130th STREET: A Hinckley police officer called Strongsville police when his back windshield exploded at 7:15 p.m. Oct. 23.
The officers determined a defective antenna installation caused pressure on the window when the trunk was opened and closed, and the window shattered under the pressure.
SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE, LANIER AVENUE: An overly curious man caused a woman to call police after he parked his car across the street from her home and began asking questions about her roof and a dog at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23.
The woman and her husband had left the house, but a neighbor informed them the man was still sitting in his car staring at the house. When officers arrived, the man had driven towards Howe Road in an older red sedan.
STOLEN VEHICLE, PEARL ROAD: A Walmart manager called police at 5:45 a.m. Oct. 23, and said an elderly woman said she had been in the store for an hour and a half and came out to find her green Mercury Marquis had been stolen from the parking lot. Police checked the lot and couldn't find the car, so they drove her to her home on Oakland Park Drive.
But the story doesn't end there.
At 7:40 a.m., a Walmart assistant manager called and told police the vehicle is actually parked on the side of the building next to the lawn and garden center. Officers found the woman walking down Whitney Road and took her the rest of the way to the store. The car was spotless and had not been tampered with.
MENACING, MISTY LAKE DRIVE: Things almost got real when a man's dog jumped his back fence and wrestled with his neighbor's dog Oct. 22.
The caller told police his wife went over and got the dog after about a minute, and talked to the neighbor's wife, and the two smoothed everything out.
But when the neighbor's husband came home, the caller said he came over and threatened to shoot the dog if it jumps over the fence and endangers his wife or his dog again. The caller just wanted the incident noted.
THEFT FROM AUTO, FOLTZ INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY: Windows were smashed in two cars at approximately 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at the soccer fields. Reports said a Honda CRV and a Dodge each had a window smashed and a purse stolen. One woman said her keys were in her purse. Officers put the area on special attention.
SUSPICIOUS SITUATION, SOUTHPARK CENTER: An off-duty Cleveland police officer was at SouthPark Mall's Cinemark Movie Theater at 7:20 p.m. Oct. 22 and called Strongsville police to report another movie-goer was recording the movie.
An officer spoke to the patrons in question, who proved they had no video camera and showed officers their cellphones had no videos of the movie. They were released.
HARASSING, STAFFORD DRIVE: A woman was receiving letters from another woman claiming she was being unfaithful, according to the recipients husband.
About 45 minutes later, police were told of another woman on Juniper Court receiving text messages telling her she was cheating.
Both incidents were reported Oct. 22.
PARKING VIOLATIONS, CHATMAN DRIVE: Police cited a woman after receiving complaints at 2:15 a.m. Oct. 21 that she was parking in a handicap spot without a placard.
BURGLARY, PEARL ROAD: Just after 7 a.m. Oct. 20, someone broke two windows at Metrick's Motel. A witness saw a man get in a car and leave, but couldn't give a description on either.
WARRANT SERVED, I-71: A routine traffic stop at 1 a.m. Oct. 20 ended with Strongsville officers turning two women over to Cleveland Heights police after it was discovered they each had a warrant, one for burglary and one for contempt of court. Two other women in the car were taken back to the station to arrange for rides.
RECKLESS OPERATION, PEARL ROAD: A man was driving a black Cadillac north from Burger King was cutting off and brake checking other drivers just before 8 a.m. Oct. 18.
A caller told police the man was hanging something out the window — possibly a police badge.
THEFT, ROYALTON ROAD: A man called police after he took an "ex-friend" up on his offer to bring a girl to him if he gave him $100 at approximately 9:30 p.m. Oct. 16. After taking the caller's money, the man fled and never brought the woman. The caller texted the man and another man involved about getting his money back and going to their homes, and they told him "he would get hurt if he did that."
The man wanted the theft and reports filed.
SUSPICIOUS SITUATION, SOUTHPARK CENTER: An officer was waved down after a man saw a child left alone in a car just after 11:30 a.m. Oct. 16. Police found the 4-year-old's mother inside making copies, and she said she could see the child through the window the whole time. She was told this is "not the best idea" for the future.
FRAUD, SARATOGA TRAIL: A popup on a woman's computer claimed to be from the FBI and told her she needed to send money to get her computer fixed. She was advised it was a virus.
DAMAGED PROPERTY, WEBSTER ROAD: A man discovered the front and rear windows of his 1999 Chevy Tahoe had been shot out by a BB or pellet gun at 8:40 a.m. Oct. 16, but officers couldn't find a BB or a pellet inside the car. The car owner said kids have been trespassing on the field across the street lately, and special attention was requested for the area.
SUSPICIOUS SITUATION, PEARL ROAD: How many times can one person show up in the police blotter in one night? Apparently, three.
A woman told police a younger male wearing a hoodie with the hood pulled up over his face tried to enter her car while she was stopped at the light at Pearl and Whitney roads at 10 p.m. Oct. 15. Police found the male in a 2001 Volkswagen at Buffalo Wild Wings at 10:30 p.m. that night, and also determined he was involved in an incident on West 130th Street at 8 p.m. that night, after a woman saw his car swerve off the road into a ditch. He drove the car out himself.
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PROPERTY, WHITNEY ROAD: A group of seven or eight teenagers were at a gazebo at 6 p.m. Oct. 15 when one of them got on the roof and started pulling shingles off, a caller told police. An officer responded and found that a 12-year-old boy was on the roof, but no damage was done.
HITCH HIKING, I-71: Police received a call of a man on the side of the highway holding a sign saying "Columbus Please" at approximately 9:20 a.m. Oct. 15. They found the skateboard-toting man just south of the Ohio Turnpike, and gave him a ride to the RTA Park-N-Ride on Pearl Road. He was told he could walk along Pearl, but not the highway.


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PAUL HARTLEY is the author of seven previous cookbooks, including The Marmite Cookbook, which has sold more than 100,000 copies. He is a food writer and radio host, and is a former restaurateur. He lives near Bath, England.
What was the hardest thing about writing a book?Getting started, I love collecting the ideas and recipes, researching the history, and then comes the day it needs writing down in some kind of order—that's the hardest.What food could you not live without?Onion, god how I love onions.Do you have any unusual or special family traditions?The first Sunday in December, the head of the family hosts an Advent Tea. All the family members HAVE to attend, it's Christmas food, readings, songs, and is unmissable.What do you like to make by hand?Mayonnaise. Flavored with fresh garden herbsWhat's the best way to spend a rainy Saturday morning?Having brunch with friends, espresso, cognac and eggs Benedict – just heaven.If you were an animal, what would it be?A Labrador. They say it's a dog's life so bring it on. My Labrador eats like a gourmet, gets pampered by pretty girls that call by the kitchen and taken for long country walks – definitely a dog.What did you want to be when you grew up?A classic motorcar auctioneer – I have owned over 100 classic cars from Bentleys to Cadillacs, Jaguars to Citroens.


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Chan was far from perfect but he did enough to win. Less people seem to be outraged about the Germans' silver (since the Canadians URed their 3S, just like Ten downgraded to a 2-2, costing a higher placement), when they arguably had as many mistakes as Chan.
Nobody seems to be outraged that Asada and Kostner were placed ahead of Li in the freeskate, even though she was much cleaner than both of them.
Ten had a clean FS, which won him the FS, but it wasn't enough to win overall. Period.
Sounds like Chan needs attention and wants to correct his admittion about wrong win. Damage was done and repair is visible.
He had the task and he failed to accomplish it in London. He should live with it and stop whining.
He had a chance in Vancouver to be the first Canadian men with gold, he lost it. Now its time for Plushenko, Ten, Amodio, Fernandes, Hanyu.. Chan needs to learn from Plushenko how to be patient.
Also, people are outraged because this is consistently a problem with Chan, more-so than ANY other skater in the world today. His last 2 world championships are suspect at best, and at worst, they are frauds.
Clean, yes. But Li was rather slow, her jumps were small and she skated with little expression. She just isn't in the same league with Asada and Kostner. Li got higher TES than Gold and Wagner, but her PCS scores were lower, so she placed below the two US ladies---and that was correct.Nobody seems to be outraged that Asada and Kostner were placed ahead of Li in the freeskate, even though she was much cleaner than both of them.
Chan's falls were very clumsy. His entry into both jumps was bad and he ended up on his a**. 8.96 for transitions with two spectacular failures? When Chan delivers a subpar performance, he shouldn't be getting the same high PCS scores he gets for a decent one. Chan 'won' by 1.3 points, and basically because of inflated PCS scores.
His transitions going into his jumps are still difficult. The landing of the jump wasn't a result of his transitions being performed poorly, if anything they added to the jump's difficulty, so he should still be credited for incorporating those transitions. The only thing that should drop is his transitions going out of the jumps because he generally performs his jumps with some transition afterwards, so yes, that should be reduced, but it's not like Ten had transitions going into and out of all his clean jumps.
I acknowledge Chan's PCS was inflated, but do you or anyone here think Ten got inflated PCS scores over either of the two segments? Like, you think he deserved better interpretation and choreography in his freeskate than Takahashi, as the scores show?
D&R's errors were SBS 3S<+2T+2T<, and a bit of a scratchy throw 3Z landing (for which they received mainly 0's but still a 'clean' jump)
S&S turned a 3T-3T sequence into a 2T-2T sequence, turned a 3S into a 2S plus a fall, and had a clear double-foot on the 3A throw
D&R's 3S<+2T+2T< alone (4.11 points) ended up getting almost 3 times the points as both of S&S's SBS jumping passes combined (1.45 points with the fall).
The Germans had superior levels on the lifts, twist and death spiral, but D&R didn't make errors on these (as reflected by positive GOE).
And we can agree to disagree, but Ten's choreography beating out Takahashi's choreography to me is a disgrace, even considering Takahashi's errors. As clean as Ten skated, 87 points is really high PCS - for comparison, it's just two points shy of Fernandez' PCS at Euros where he did 3 quads in a clean skate with a much better choreographed program than Ten.
And I don't think that Patrick has to say "I think other skaters did better"- no one expects him to do that. I just wish for some humbleness. Instead of arguing for his scores, he could have simply said, everyone is entitled to their opinions, and I'm going to work to do better next time.
Sure what he said could be deemed as "honesty", but it shows honestly the type of person he is.


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I had questions regarding these same types of things, a good resource other members pointed me to was leangains.com I am currently doing the 16 hours fast/ 8 hour feeding routine and I am happy with the results so far
Ok, I dont know if the following counts as CW, but many of these ideas are expressed by people working in fitness/athletics. Id like to hear your thoughts.
1. You lose muscle (and some say equal amount to fat) when you fast, so fasting is contraindicated for anyone either competing in athletics or training to gain muscle mass.
2. Your body slows its metabolic rate when you fast, so it makes it harder to lose weight when you are no longer fasting.
3. Food has a thermogenic effect. Eating the right foods stokes your furnace and increases metabolism.
4. If fasting is an efficient method for reducing body fat, why do people with really low body fat (sprinters, bodybuilders, gymnasts) generally eat multiple meals each day (5-7).
5. Many people who fast end-up looking low tone. They may lose weight, but they dont appear athletic or fit.
6. If fasting, on an intermittent basis, really works. Shouldnt we all just eat once or twice a day?
Im not really hungry in the mornings and could easily move to eating twice a day. However, I dont need to lose any weight. I would like to lose a little more body fat though (go from a 4 pack to a six pack, drop from a 33-34 waist to a 30-32 waist), and am very interested in IF. Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Of course, Id really like to hear from Mark on these points also.
I had questions regarding these same types of things, a good resource other members pointed me to was leangains.com I am currently doing the 16 hours fast/ 8 hour feeding routine and I am happy with the results so far
In addition to leangains - which I highly recommend - these two posts at fitnessspotlight may help:
At leangains, I'd suggest these:
And yes - IF (daily 15-22 hours) is helping me recompose.
I would say also check out theleansaloon.com as well as seconding leangains.com. I am a daily IFer and I workout five days a week and from my experience your numbered points are 0 for 6. IF is a great way to regulate the amount of food that you eat and works very will with a workout program to get you in the best shape of your life.
I do about 2 IFs a week, so far this month I'm down 15lbs (to 215.5 from 231.5) and I'm benching 225lbs 4x. Plus I can do pullups now.
I have a theory -- I don't think we need as much protein as everyone says to gain muscle. In any case, I also gain muscle easily so I might not be the best person to ask.
The comments about metabolism are typical misinformation that gets credibility from being repeated on the Internet ad nauseum.
Our metabolisms are not that 'delicate' or are they under our control as much as people think. The body would not 'adjust' metabolism unless it was without food for a minimum of 48 hours. The short fasts of IF do NOT slow the metabolism.
As to the 'thermogenic' aspects of eating--yes, eating causes digestion, and digestion uses the body's energy for the process. THAT, however, has nothing to do with the metabolism. Your metabolism does not 'speed up' when you eat! The body's metabolism is mainly regulated by the thyroid, and it is fairly immune to 'tinkering' by us--unless you decide to starve yourself for a significant period of time.
I'm a HUGE fan of IF.
I'm not an expert so I wont cite why it works, but I know I get a better workout in a fasted state, feel more calm, less moody, less hunger (yes!), less cravings and much better weight loss results.
I generally do a 5 hour eating window (from 5-10pm) but every so often I will do a longer fast.
I don't think I would suggest IF unless you are fairly low carb to begin with. I think it's easier to switch into a fasted state if your body is already used to using fat as fuel.


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Travel Oregon's summer campaign focuses on the "7 Wonders of Oregon." I did a spoof post a month ago asking, Does Oregon only have seven?
No matter who does the counting, Oregon has seven covered _ plus a whole lot more. (I'm working on a "wonders" project, but likely will launch it to cover a week's disappearance on vacation in July.)
The state of Utah is hammering Portland's television stations with ads right now to visit its five national parks. I can't argue with that, because they are all stupendous (I had to dust off that word, because I rarely use it).
But, really, don't they all cover the same red rock/canyonland ground, those "national'' parks in Utah? What happened in Congress when they passed out "national parks" anyway. Somebody was asleep at the switch, because they missed a whole lot of landscapes in Oregon that are just as worthy as those in Utah.
By the political definition of what should be a "national park," Oregon got slighted. Oregon could have 10 _ or 15.
Travel Oregon's "7 Wonders of Oregon" campaign is only the beginning of the state's grandeur. The ad campaign lists Crater Lake (which is a national park), Painted Hills (a national monument), Mount Hood, Columbia River Gorge, Wallowa Mountains, Smith Rock and the Oregon coast.
Heck, we blow the socks off Utah, just with those seven!
So, bring it on, which state has the better parks? In Utah, it pretty much ends with those five in the TV ads (though I love Mount Timpanogos, the Uintah Mountains and the Great Western Desert). In Oregon, the entire state joins in the parade.
Anyone out there in Utah reading this? Sock it to me with a comment.
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The latest NFL Mock Draft by Matt Miller of Bleacher Report offers an unsettling picture for the Oregon Ducks: Four non-seniors getting plucked by the NFL.
Miller projects three Oregon players going in the first round, and another in the second round. Three are juniors and one a sophomore.
Miller projects redshirt sophomore quarterback Marcus Mariota going No. 2 to Minnesota; junior cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu No. 20 to Philadelphia; junior running back/wide receiver De'Anthony Thomas No. 25 to Cincinnati; and junior center Hroniss Grasu in the second round to New England.
Players who are three years removed from high school (redshirt sophomores and juniors) are eligible to enter the NFL Draft. This season, players have until January 15 to declare. None of the Ducks players have indicated their intentions.
Last year, a record 74 underclassmen declared for the draft and 16 of the 32 first round picks were underclassmen.
The most drastic loss, of course, would be Mariota. Redshirt freshman Jeff Lockie is the No. 2 quarterback, but he has appeared sparingly in seven games, completing 8-of-13 passes for 57 yards. Redshirt freshman Jake Rodrigues has played in two games completed 3-of-6 passes for 67 and a touchdown. True freshman Damion Hobbs from Cedar Hill, Texas is redshirting.
If Ekpre-Olomu leaves, junior Troy Hill would likely be his replacement. Hill has played in all 10 games this season and is 11th on the team in tackles and tied for second with four pass breakups. He also forced a fumble at Washington.
It is unclear what the Ducks would do if Grasu leaves. His backup this season is senior Karrington Armstrong.
The Ducks are focusing on Arizona, not the potential of the Pac-12 title game.
The No. 17 Oregon men's basketball team sees positive trends developing.
De'Anthony Thomas talks about Arizona and the potential of going to the Rose Bowl in this video.
Marcus Mariota talks about his knee in this video.
The prospect of playing the Rose Bowl has lost its luster for some Ducks.
Historically, the Ducks have had trouble in their 11th game.


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Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December 2012
The 2012 International Day of Persons with Disabilities is an opportunity to renew our commitment to build inclusive and accessible societies, including especially persons with disabilities.
Today, more than one billion people live with some form of disability. They are more likely to experience poverty and discrimination and less likely to have access to social welfare services, while their position does not always make it possible for them to uphold and claim their rights.
We must support their dignity, rights and well-being as essential conditions for equality and justice. Disability is a development issue that we must address to achieve all internationally-agreed goals.
Action starts with Governments, which should implement international normative frameworks, and especially the 2006 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Across society – in schools, in the private sector, in civil society -- we have a responsibility to ensure that all persons enjoy equal rights and that women and men are empowered to participate fully in social, political, economic and cultural life.
The promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities and their inclusion stands at the heart of UNESCO's work.
This begins with access to quality education. The 2008 International Conference on Inclusive Education was a landmark event where Member States committed themselves to adopt an inclusive approach to reach the goals of Education for All. Nonetheless, persons with disabilities remain marginalized today in education systems, and children with disabilities represent one third of all out-of-school children. By promoting inclusive approaches in education, UNESCO is working for the transformation of schools and other centres of learning, and for the adaptation of learning and teaching practices to cater for all learners. Inclusive education is a foundation stone for more equitable societies. To this end, UNESCO has joined efforts to establish a Global Partnership for Children with Disabilities, to work towards the implementation of Article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
UNESCO is working also to build inclusive knowledge societies, where persons with disabilities must be included at all levels, thanks also to the development of new technologies. Assistive technologies, especially those with personalized disability-friendly features, can improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities by providing better access to information and knowledge, to education and healthcare, as well as to employment.
UNESCO is committed to be at the forefront of UN agencies promoting equal access to employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. We have issued a specific Human Resources policy framework that seeks to foster a workplace culture based on fair practices to safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities to be treated with dignity and respect and to enjoy the same terms and conditions of employment. Special measures and initiatives have been put in place, to the extent possible, enabling persons with disabilities to have access to, participate in, advance in employment, undergo training and other career development opportunities. This is essential for safeguarding the rights of all persons to be treated with dignity.
On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, I call on Member States, public authorities, professional communities and civil society organizations to redouble their efforts to make the equal rights and dignity of every person the starting point of their work and the measure of its success.
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organic. I buy organic over the omega 3 in the store, the difference is only 40mg of omega3 max.
Which would you choose? And if you were raising laying hens, how would you best increase the Omega 3 content of the eggs, given the availability of only conventional layer pellets and an Alaskan winter (I.e., no natural forage for 9 months of the year)?
organic. I buy organic over the omega 3 in the store, the difference is only 40mg of omega3 max.
I would choose omega 3 (in fact I do )
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You could feed them whole flax seeds.
We buy organic, They're better quality and have 20x the O3 that conventional eggs do.
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My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - Jack Layton
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Thanks for the replies. Greatly appreciated. I have to say that I was in heaven on vacation in Vermont this summer with lots of pastures eggs, occasionally for $1.50/dozen at roadside/family stands. Noticeable difference from my conventionally fed backyard chix eggs (who don't get enough time or space out of their pen to forage naturally)


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M&M at Morris Plains, a limited liability company with a business address in Piscataway, filed the suit on Jan. 29, alleging the borough and planning board have failed to adopt an ordinance addressing the borough's obligation to provide low and moderate housing under the Mount Laurel doctrine, which forms the basis for the Council on Affordable Housing.
The 62.68-acre property, which was formerly owned by Pfizer, was purchased by M&M Realty Partners of Clifton in August.
Under a builder's remedy lawsuit, plaintiffs can compel the development of real estate projects at a higher density than would otherwise be permitted under local zoning regulations, if the development would help satisfy unmet housing obligations.
In its lawsuit, M&M at Morris Plains is asking the court to allow it to construct 800 housing units, of which 295 would be affordable housing for low- to moderate-income families.
M&M at Morris Plains claims the borough has obligations to develop 144 units and 151 units under previous rounds of COAH regulations. The suit is also seeking the appointment of a "special master" — an authority appointed by a judge who ensures judicial orders are followed — at the expense of the borough to provide guidance and testimony with regard to the Mount Laurel doctrine.
However, the state Supreme Court is currently revisiting the doctrine as Gov. Chris Christie's administration has sought to reduce towns' obligations with regard to the minimum number of affordable housing units required under COAH regulations.
Morris Plains Mayor Frank Druetzler said the lawsuit puts "a damper" on the proposed redevelopment of the Pfizer property.
"We're really kind of surprised," Druetzler said. "We thought we were in the middle of negotiations with them."
Druetzler said M&M has not filed a formal application for the property and hasn't actually spoken to the planning board since August.
In a statement on the municipal website, the borough stated that it responded to M&M at Morris Plains' conceptual plan in August — which envisioned a mixed use of about 500 apartments, condominiums and townhouses plus about 100,000 square feet of retail space — with a two-page list of changes for the developer to consider.
"Among them were fewer housing units, a larger front yard setback from Route 53 and better site aesthetics at the rear of the complex," according to the statement. "As of this date there has been no written reply to the borough letter."
Instead, M&M requested the development be declared a "redevelopment project" and sought a 20-year tax abatement equal to the school portion of their property tax bill, about 60 percent of the total tax bill, according to the statement.
Druetzler said the borough rejected that proposal.
With COAH still in limbo with the state Supreme Court, Druetzler said "it's uncertain where the lawsuit is going to go."
"We feel we have complied with affordable housing within the borough," he added.
Attorney Ron Shimanowitz, who is representing M&M at Morris Plains, has not yet returned calls seeking comment.


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Gas Prices — Oct. 26, 2013
Nevada State Average $3.50 –Downward Trend Continues, Says AAA
LAS VEGAS, October 8, 2013 – Retail gas prices continue to drop steadily as U.S. and global markets evaluate the impact of the federal government shutdown. Motorists in Nevada are now paying an average of $3.50 per gallon of unleaded regular gasoline, a $0.04 decrease from a month ago. With the exception of a $0.02 increase in Carson City, all major metro area show decreases, according to the AAA Nevada monthly gas survey.
Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Henderson are tied with the state's lowest pump price, in metro areas tracked by AAA, with drivers paying an average price of $3.41 per gallon of unleaded regular gas. Elko registers Nevada's highest price, at $3.74 a gallon, a $0.06 decrease from last month's average price. A year ago to date, Nevada's average gas price was $3.92 per gallon of unleaded regular.
"AAA expects that retail prices will continue to decrease in the coming months, as sufficient supplies, flat demand and cheaper winter-blend gasoline mean motorists are likely to pay less to fill their tanks," said Cynthia Harris, AAA Northern California spokesperson. "Barring a hurricane or other unexpected disruption to gasoline production and distribution, the national average could fall to $3.10 per gallon by Christmas, which would be the lowest mark since February 2011."
The national average price at the pump has fallen for 36 straight days, dropping $0.25 during this span. This marks the longest streak of daily declines since prices tumbled for 86 consecutive days during September 17 to December 12, 2008, when they plummeted a whopping $2.20 per gallon in less than three months.
Despite falling retail gas prices and recent political and economic uncertainty, the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil has remained above $100 per barrel for more than three months. Even with a slight decline in today's trading, this streak continued as WTI settled down $0.81 at $103.03 per barrel at the close of today's formal trading on the NYMEX.
The highest average price of gas tracked by AAA in the nation is in Hawaii. The price there is $4.21 per gallon. The lowest price, at $3.05 per gallon, can be found in Missouri.
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AAA Monthly October Gas Price Averages: 2013
City/State/Region Price Monthly Change
NATIONAL $3.35 -.21 NEVADA $3.50 - .04 LAS VEGAS $3.41 - .01 N. LAS VEGAS VEVEGAS $3.41 - .02 HENDERSON $3.41 -.01 RENO $3.74 -.05 CARSON CITY $3.54 + .02 SPARKS $3.73 - .02 ELKO $3.74 - .06 Elsewhere… LOS ANGELES
To get the best mileage possible, AAA recommends keeping tires at the proper pressure suggested by the vehicle manufacturer, performing routine maintenance and making sure fluids are clean and belts and hoses are in good repair. The way you drive can also impact fuel economy. Smooth driving to avoid sudden stops and starts, combining trips and lightening your load also helps conserve gasoline.
One way consumers can reduce the amount of money they spend on fuel is to shop aggressively for the lowest price. AAA offers text alerts via mobile phone for low gas prices in your area. Start saving today at www.aaa.com/gas.
AAA's Fuel Gauge Report is the most comprehensive retail gasoline survey available, with over 100,000 self-serve stations surveyed every day, nationwide. Data is provided in cooperation with OPIS Energy Group and Wright Express, LLC.
AAA Nevada offers a wide array of automotive, travel, insurance, DMV, financial services and consumer discounts to more than 365,000 members. AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers since it was founded more than 100 years ago.
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