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Los Lobos, the acclaimed rock band from East Los Angeles, played the final show of a three night stand at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in Lafayette Thursday (May 22) night. A working band for over 30 years now, the group could presumably have fulfilled its contractual obligations without breaking a sweat. But by all accounts Los Lobos didn't do that.
The Thursday night show was, according to everyone I spoke with after the concert, different than those that preceded it, including a lagniappe appearance at the tiny Blue Moon music club on Wednesday night that bled into Thursday morning. What's more, the veteran rockers took to south Louisiana like the cultural carnivores their music has always shown them to be.
Los Lobos' set basically started when some of its members took the stage at the end of Roddie Romero & the Hub City All-Stars' to pay tribute to Clifton Chenier. The show proceeded from there without interruption– and with Romero and keyboardist Eric Adcock remaining onstage – into the band's own "One Time, One Night," a plaintive vocal set against joyous guitars and an energy that brought the first of numerous standing ovations.
There was plenty to please serious Los Lobos fans: a fierce "Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)" that showcased the permanently sunglassed singer-guitarist Cesar Rosas, an extended "Burn it Down" that showcased fellow singer-guitarist David Hidalgo's sweet tenor and avant blues soloing. But the night belonged as much to Romero and his All-Stars as it did to Los Lobos - and in the process put a fine point on how much Louisiana music means to this Mexican-American band.
Listening in Lafayette, it was abundantly clear how similar in tone and beat Los Lobos' Spanish language folk numbers are to Cajun waltzes. Every musician in the house was on the stage for "I Got Loaded," the swamp pop staple by Louisiana's Robert "Little Bob" Camille Los Lobos recorded on its landmark "How Will the Wolf Survive?" Then came Fats Domino's "The Fat Man" and the Rolling Stones' "Beast of Burden," with Romero taking center stage on accordion and lead vocal. The parade of covers led to a finale I didn't expect but probably should have: "La Bamba," the Ritchie Valens hit Los Lobos took to the top of the charts in 1987, but rarely play live.
If by the end of the night Los Lobos sounded like a band born to Louisiana music – as opposed to just serious fans of it – I'd like to suggest it could have been because of something they ate.
On Tuesday night, Romero – who I know from experience smothers a mean chicken - and Lafayette chef Pat Mould cooked a batch of shrimp and crab stew for the west coast visitors. On Wednesday there was "grease gravy"- explained to me as smothered turkey wings and necks - and a crawfish boil before showtime yesterday.
From the stage on Thursday, Hidalgo lamented having to leave in the morning, to which Rosas responded, "Lot of good food!" At a party after the show, the two musicians sat side-by-side at the kitchen counter of a nearby loft, having helped themselves from a buffet of crawfish etouffee, potato salad and seasoned catfish fried in a cast iron pot of roiling lard by the Cajun chef Toby Rodrigue.
Later I asked Rosas if he enjoyed his time in Lafayette. He said, "The catfish was killer."


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Proactive Arbitrators Keep the Case Moving…
By Robert D. Herschman **
Undoubtedly, there are many ways in which arbitrators, and in particular Chairpersons, may ensure that a case proceeds expeditiously and in an orderly fashion.
At the Initial Prehearing Conference (IPHC), the Chairperson, together with the panel, convenes with the parties to set hearing dates and discovery deadlines. Invariably, because of the number of cases that claimant's or respondent's counsel has scheduled, there will be a request to set the hearing dates so far in the future that it is unacceptable to one party, thereby prolonging the case despite the arbitrators' attempts to expedite the process. Additionally, counsel frequently need to consult with their clients and experts to determine their availability. The panel, in turn, may consist of practicing attorneys, accountants, industry representatives, etc., who have busy schedules as well. Consequently, scheduling is often time-consuming and problematic. This article is written to provide several proactive approaches that the panel may utilize in dealing with scheduling and other related issues that impact the commencement and/or continuance of a hearing.
First, if counsel mutually agree to schedule hearing dates many months after the IPHC, the best practice is for the panel to set the hearing dates as agreed. However, when one party offers dates that are so far in the future that the other side objects, the panel should suggest that counsel "redouble their efforts" in checking their availability. If, for example, the parties require four days to complete the arbitration and four consecutive days are impossible to schedule, be creative. Suggest two sets of two-day hearings, non-consecutive days, weekends and/or working longer hours, and perhaps the availability of another attorney in the office to handle the matter. Finally, if a particular arbitrator's busy calendar consistently causes undue delay in scheduling the hearing, he or she should consider withdrawing so that a replacement arbitrator can be appointed. More often than not, when counsel recognize that the panel is actively involved in ensuring that the hearing begins and concludes in a timely fashion, there is less chance that one side will delay the hearing to the detriment of the other.
Another issue that should be addressed at the IPHC is setting discovery deadlines so that discovery disputes do not impact the commencement of the arbitration or lead to a motion to adjourn or postpone. Again, the suggested approach is to be proactive. Schedule dates by which motions to produce and/or compel and the responses to such motions should be forwarded to NASD, and if requested, a follow-up telephonic conference with the Chairperson to resolve any outstanding discovery issues. Usually, when the Chairperson promptly issues a discovery order with deadlines for compliance, the follow-up telephonic conference call can be cancelled, as it will no longer be necessary. The Chairperson should inform the parties that if the panel were not notified of any outstanding discovery issues as of the discovery cut-off date, it would operate under the presumption that all discovery matters have been resolved among the parties. The onus is on counsel to confirm that unresolved discovery matters are addressed in a timely fashion, and therefore, should not be grounds for adjourning the hearing.
While it is impossible to anticipate each reason that counsel may provide for adjourning a hearing, the panel must carefully review the facts of each request and remember that its failure to grant a postponement for legitimate reasons may lead to the filing of a motion to set aside or vacate the award in court. The panel should prioritize the parties' interest above their own scheduling commitments when ruling upon such motions, even though each panelist may have set aside numerous days on their respective calendars for the hearing. Finally, rule on such motions in a timely fashion after considering the number of prior requests and the burden on the parties. The Chairperson should forward the panel's written decision to NASD via electronic mail or facsimile transmission and follow-up with a telephone call to the assigned NASD staff person to confirm that the decision has been received.
These suggestions are but a few of the methods that have proven helpful in conducting well-managed hearings from the IPHC through final deliberations. Panelists should always be cognizant of the fact that their demeanor is of the utmost importance and that their goal is to have the case proceed as efficiently and expeditiously as possible. A cohesive panel that is prepared, professional, fair and unbiased towards all the parties will set the tone for the proper conduct it expects from all participants.
** Robert D. Herschman is an attorney in private practice and specializes in all forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution. He has served as Chairperson on more than 250 arbitration cases at forums sponsored by the NASD, NYSE, and AAA. He also serves as a mediator at these forums.
Since 1993 Mr. Herschman has been an NASD Dispute Resolution trainer of new arbitrators and Chairpersons. He authored this article utilizing his insights from conducting these NASD training programs and from his extensive arbitrator experience.
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NASD Proposes to Conduct Background Verification on Arbitrator Applicants
On August 14, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published for public comment an NASD proposal to conduct background verification on all new arbitrator applicants and to assess an application fee to cover the cost of the verifications.
NASD believes that verifying arbitrator applicant information and credentials will help enhance the integrity of the arbitration process in the eyes of the investing public and other forum participants. The verification fee will not apply to arbitrators who are presently on the NASD arbitrator roster, but will be charged for new arbitrator applications received after the effective date of this important change.
At the present time, all arbitrator applicants are required to provide NASD Dispute Resolution with their employment or business histories, education, professional licenses, expertise, associations, and other pertinent information. In addition, approved and available arbitrators have an ongoing duty to regularly update their biographical information. This information is disclosed to the parties when they are selecting arbitrators for their cases.
While NASD currently checks the arbitrator records of applicants who have been registered with NASD on the Central Registration Depository (CRD), it does not verify any arbitrator information in regard to applicants who do not have CRD records. This proposal will expand NASD verification of arbitrator information to all new arbitrator applicants. As part of the proposal, NASD Dispute Resolution has identified a vendor that will provide the following verification services:
- Criminal check in the county of the applicant's residence;
- Federal criminal check;
- Employment verification; and
- Professional license verification.
The SEC approved this proposal effective October 1, 2003. View the entire NASD filing (File No. SR-NASD-2003-122) on our Web site.
Mediation Settlement Month and Day
During Mediation Settlement Month in October 2003, NASD Dispute Resolution reduces prices to encourage more parties to explore the benefits of mediation.
On Mediation Settlement Day, Thursday, October 30, 2003, dozens of New York-area organizations conduct special programs designed to promote mediation and to educate potential parties and attorneys about the mediation process.
View more information about this year's Mediation Settlement Month and Mediation Settlement Day.
Editor's Note
In addition to your comments, feedback, or questions on the material presented in this publication and other arbitration and mediation issues, The Neutral Corner invites readers to submit articles on important issues of law and procedure relating to mediation, arbitration, or other alternative dispute resolution processes.
Please send your article to Tom Wynn, Editor, The Neutral Corner, NASD Dispute Resolution, One Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway, 27th Floor, New York, New York 10006. Call the Editor at (212) 858-4392 for editorial guidelines.
We Need Your Peer Evaluations
By Valerie Bailey Johnston **
NASD operates the largest securities dispute resolution forum in the world, administering more than 7,700 new case filings in 2002. The prominence of NASD Dispute Resolution is due primarily to the integrity and competence of its more than 7,000 arbitrators.
As the arbitration caseload grew and the cases became more diverse and complex, NASD took a number of steps, including the following, to prepare arbitrators for their challenging role:
- Expanded its Web site, making more resources available to arbitrators;
- Expanded publication of The Neutral Corner from three to six times a year;
- Improved the arbitrator application process;
- Established mandatory training requirements for newly approved arbitrators; and
- Implemented Online Chairperson Training, making it more accessible to arbitrators.
At the same time, NASD instituted formal arbitrator evaluation procedures to help maintain the quality of the process and to ascertain arbitrator training needs. These procedures require review by NASD Dispute Resolution staff of arbitrator performance after service on each case, and quarterly, to determine the arbitrators' training needs and to consider the temporary or permanent removal of an arbitrator from the roster.
In addition to staff evaluations, NASD also converted its Peer Evaluation Form to a postage-paid mailer so that arbitrators may conveniently evaluate other arbitrators with whom they have presided, as well as evaluate the process itself. Finally, the forum instituted a postage-paid Party Evaluation Form whereby parties and/or their representatives may evaluate the arbitrators, the administrative services and the process. NASD Dispute Resolution implemented several of the above initiatives as a result of feedback from arbitrators and parties.
Peer and Party evaluations play an important role in helping NASD Dispute Resolution maintain a roster of the highest caliber. An independent survey of the evaluations entitled "Party Evaluation of Arbitrators: An Analysis of Data Collected from NASD Regulation Arbitrations" is available.
As indicated above, arbitrator or peer evaluations play a critical role in the evaluation process because they constitute another effective tool for obtaining valuable opinions on arbitrator demeanor and performance. Unfortunately, arbitrators and parties do not complete and return their evaluation forms in great numbers. To maintain the high level of service expected by forum participants, NASD Dispute Resolution is appealing to its arbitrators to participate in improving arbitrators' performance and process quality by routinely completing and submitting the Peer Evaluation Form. After each case, we ask that you use the form to provide your critical and honest opinions, whether positive or negative, about the arbitrators with whom you have served. While NASD Dispute Resolution appreciates all of the comments and suggestions it receives from arbitrators, the Peer Evaluation Form is the best vehicle for communicating those comments and suggestions. Arbitrators can find or access this form in the following ways:
- In the Information and Forms for Arbitrators Booklet that is sent to arbitrators upon appointment;
- As a postage-paid self-mailer in the Case Packet that arbitrators receive when appointed to cases;
- As a postage-paid self-mailer in the hearing room when the hearing is conducted at an NASD facility; and
- On the NASD Dispute Resolution Web site.
Arbitrators also may contact the NASD staff person assigned to the case for a copy of the form.
Peer Evaluation Contents
The Peer Evaluation Form solicits feedback on the chairperson's performance and each arbitrator's overall performance and ability to:
- Listen actively;
- Analyze problems and identify the issues;
- Use clear and neutral language;
- Be sensitive to the parties' values, gender, ethnicity, and cultural differences; and
- Be professional.
** Valerie Bailey Johnston is an Associate Director with NASD Dispute Resolution responsible for the development and delivery of staff training on case administration procedures. Before this, she managed the Northeast Region's program to recruit and train dispute resolution arbitrators. Valerie co-wrote the arbitrator training materials and regularly lectures on the securities dispute resolution process before numerous bar groups, law schools, and other organizations.
Valerie is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford, New Jersey and Brooklyn Law School in New York. She is a member of the American Bar Association and New York State Bar.
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Vashon's revised town plan takes shape, is nearly complete
Islanders Monday night agreed to include in Vashon's town plan a provision that would encourage King County to make the Island's urban center a bit more bicycle and pedestrian friendly.
At a meeting of the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council, those present — about 30 Islanders — overwhelmingly agreed to a new addition to the plan, originally crafted in 1996, calling for a handful of measures that would make it easier for Islanders "trying to live without cars," as community member Kyle Cruver put it.
But the language, crafted after months of meetings by the Town Plan Committee and a community-wide forum earlier this summer, got softened in the course of the meeting. Language, for instance, saying new businesses "shall" install bicycle racks was changed to encouraging them to do so after Debi Richards, the head of Vashon's Chamber of Commerce, said a mandate "could be onerous to new businesses."
The section was one of three that got approved Monday night and which will shortly be forwarded to King County staff for inclusion in an update of the county's comprehensive plan. A fourth and final section calling on Vashon town to live within the constraints of a limited water resource was tabled and will likely be discussed at VMICC's September meeting.
Julia Larson, coordinator of the county's rural economic strategies program, said that the language Islanders approve for its updated town plan, even if it makes it into the county council's comprehensive plan, is not binding. At the same time, she said, it will have an impact and will influence policy and decision-making.
"Everything from the (VMICC) board is a recommendation to the county, and the county takes those recommendations very seriously," she told the group.
VMICC's general membership also agreed to language updating the design section of the town plan, which addresses how development should unfold within the rural town's boundaries — which extend from Cove Road south to Cemetery Road.
Those gathered, for instance, agreed to a provision that calls for a two-thirds vote at a VMICC meeting before a zoning change can be made next to a historical building. They also agreed to language calling on developers erecting new structures next to properties that have a historic landmark designation to "consider impacts (of the new construction) to the landmark's style and character."
Some questioned the meaning of the language regarding design and development, noting that VMICC is not a government and can't legislate or regulate. But Natalie Sheard, owner of Café Luna and one of the stalwarts on the Town Plan Committee, said she felt it was important for Vashon to make a clear statement, even if that statement doesn't carry the force of law.
"We'd like our message to get to developers," she told the group.
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Murray said he didn't know if Georgia losing in the SEC title game to Alabama would make it more likely he will return.
"I don't want to make any stupid decisions based on emotion," he said. "It's a tough decision. I need my parents. I need to write everything down. That's the type of person I am."
Murray is rated as the No. 74 overall prospect and No. 5 quarterback by former NFL scout Russ Lande of the National Football Post. He puts Murray behind only N.C. State's Mike Glennon, Southern California's Matt Barkley, Arkansas' Tyler Wilson and West Virginia's Geno Smith. NFLDraftScout.com lists Murray as the No. 55 overall prospect.
Kiper said he thinks Murray should return since he's not a projected first-round pick.
"It's a tough call," he said. "It really boils down to where is he? He's played a lot of football at Georgia, it seems like he's been there forever. He's an accurate passer. He's won a lot of games. He didn't win the big one. …He's thrown a lot of touchdown passes, made a lot of plays."
Said tight end Arthur Lynch, Murray's roommate: "If I were to guess I could see him leaning towards staying,. If we won and were in the national championship, maybe it would be a little different. He's such a competitor I could see him wanting to come back and do more, but we honestly haven't talked about it much because we have one more game to play."
Kiper said Murray's big-game "struggles" are the biggest thing working against him.
"Obviously against Alabama he didn't get the win, but he was right there with them the whole way," Kiper said. "And of course you think about the height, what's he gonna measure out at: Is he gonna be six feeet, a little over it, what's his exact height going to be? He's not going to be 6-2, 6-3."
Murray had an answer.
"I am 6-1," said the 210-pound Murray.
Teammates not expecting Ogletree, Jones back
Freshman outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins was talking about the "young defense" that Georgia will have next year, already counting on junior linebackers Alec Ogletree and Jarvis Jones to be gone.
Both are widely projected to be first-round NFL draft picks—ESPN's Todd McShay has Jones going No. 13 in a mock draft and Ogletree No. 17--but haven't announced they are leaving.
"If I was them, I'd be gone," Jenkins said. "All that money, I'd be gone. I don't know what they're doing, but I think everybody knows. Everybody in their mind already knows that they don't think they're going to stay another year."
Two Georgia juniors are planning on returning for their senior seasons.
Defensive end Garrison Smith said he "most definitely" will return for his senior season.
"I feel like I've got a lot more to give to the program and the university," Smith said. "Getting my degree would be one of my big accomplishments in my life."
Lynch submitted paperwork to get a grade from the NFL draft advisory committee, but said he doesn't want to leave Athens yet.
"Quite frankly, I don't think I'm ready anyway," Lynch said. "I think I need another year."
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The number of Georgia senior football players invited to take part in all-star games next month is in the double digits.
Nose guard John Jenkins, safeties Bacarri Rambo and Shawn Williams and receiver Tavarres King were selected to play in the Senior Bowl Jan. 26 in Mobile, Ala., on the NFL Network. The game is considered the most prestigious for NFL draft prospects.
"It is a big deal," King said. "I'm blessed to have the opportunity to play in that game and showcase my talents and get my name out there."
Cornerbacks Sanders Commings and Branden Smith were tabbed for the East-West Shrine Game Jan. 19 in St. Petersburg, Fla., on the NFL Network.
Outside linebacker Cornelius Washington and defensive end Abry Jones were invited to the Casino Del Sol College All-Star game Jan. 11 in Tucson, Ariz.
Linebacker Mike Gilliard and running back Richard Samuel were picked for the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on Jan. 19 in Carson, Calif.
Linebacker Christian Robinson said he will play in the Raycom Bowl on Jan. 19 in Montgomery, Ala.
"I'm going to enjoy it and have fun one last time," Robinson said.
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The coaching carousel continues to spin, but Georgia coach Mark Richt said he hasn't been contacted by other coaches about his assistants.
"Not one bit," Richt said. "Can you believe that? I think our coaches are worthy of that and I think our coaches have been obviously courted but no one's called me."
Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo was one of five finalists for the Broyles Award for nation's top assistant. Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham has aspirations of becoming a head coach one day.
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Defensive end Abry Jones, who missed the last six games of the regular season after undergoing ankle surgery, still could play in the bowl. "I know his intention has been to rehab and get ready to play," Richt said. "We've not counted him out by any means for this bowl." Jones left foot was in a walking boot at the team banquet last Saturday.
Nose guard John Jenkins was listed out of practice with a concussion. Jenkins took part in interviews in the early afternoon.
Richt is among the coaches scheduled to speak at the American Football Coaches Association convention Jan. 6-9 in Nashville.


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John W. Kindt argues that gambling is a multi-billion dollar drag on the economy, not the moneymaking boost touted by supporters. Cash merely changes hands from bettors to casino owners, he says, creating no products or anything else of value.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) web site now displays a "Report an Emergency" button on each page within its "Emergency Preparedness and Response" section. Clicking there reveals a page that provides several options for obtaining health-related information in an emergency. Their recommendation to the general public is to call "911." However, they offer a 24/7 direct telephone number to their Emergency Operations Center, for use by state and federal agencies, but also for physicians who may need information related to emergency patient care. As part of our emergency preparedness planning activities, we can add this resource to those we recommend to our clientele, especially since it is available 365/24/7.


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Results tagged ' Dodgers '
7/27 More Dempster rumors
CBSsportsline.com's Jon Heyman reports Friday that talks between the Dodgers and Cubs are at an impasse, and that the Dodgers are looking at other options. The Dodgers have reportely offered pitching prospects but Heyman said the Cubs were asking for Allen Webster. The Dodgers have the leverage in talks as Dempster has rejected a deal to the Braves, and was believed to only be willing to go to the Dodgers. Matt Garza was another option but he may be a difficult trade candidate because the right-hander won't get a start until the end of the week. He came out of his last start last Saturday because of cramping in his right elbow.
— Carrie Muskat
7/27 Dempster-Dodgers rumors
According to MLB.com's Ken Gurnick, the Dodgers are focused on acquiring Ryan Dempster from the Cubs, and continue to hold talks to line up back-up deals if they can't reach an agreement. The Dodgers are rumored to be involved with nearly every starting pitcher on the trade block, from James Shields and Josh Johnson to Zack Greinke and Matt Garza. Dodgers chairman Mark Walter said Wednesday that after the team added Hanley Ramirez, the Dodgers weren't done. Los Angeles also is looking for another bat.
— Carrie Muskat
7/24 Trade rumors
Ryan Dempster will likely make a decision today regarding whether he'll accept a deal to the Braves. The Cubs and Braves were believed to be finalizing a deal, which requires Dempster's approval because of his status as a 10-and-5 player (10 years in the big leagues, five with the same team). The Braves were reportedly offering right-handed pitcher Randall Delgado.
Dempster isn't the only Cubs player drawing attention leading up to the July 31 Trade Deadline. The Dodgers, who still could be pursuing Dempster, also are inquiring about Matt Garza. One report said the Dodgers would deal top pitching prospect Zach Lee to the Cubs for Garza, but a baseball source told MLB.com's Ken Gurnick that was premature. Lee was reportedly the player the Cubs asked for in the Dempster talks, but the Dodgers didn't want to move him for a two-month rental player. Garza, on the other hand, would be under club control through arbitration for one more season.
However, the Dodgers also need a run-producing corner infielder at least as badly as a starting pitcher. Lee apparently still has significant trade value, even though he has struggled to a 9.45 ERA since being promoted to Double-A last month.
And it's not just the Cubs pitching that's drawing interest. The Orioles are reportedly asking about first baseman/outfielder Bryan LaHair.
Dempster's departure would not just impact the Cubs rotation, but the players. Jeff Samardzija gives the veteran credit for helping him get on track this year.
"He's easy to watch how he attacks hitters and it relates to me very well," Samardzija said. "The list goes on — I could sit here all day and tell you what Demp's done for me. It's good to have that veteran mind and those veteran eyes around me at any point in the game — 'Hey, I'm seeing this, and I'm seeing that.' He's been that guy for a long time."
— Carrie Muskat
7/23 Matt Garza update
Matt Garza, lifted from his last start because of cramping in his elbow, was feeling better Monday but most likely will be skipped in the rotation at least one start. Garza, who came out of Saturday's game against the Cardinals after three innings, was scheduled to start Friday, but Cubs manager Dale Sveum said Monday that Travis Wood will likely start. Wood will be pitching on normal rest because of an off day Thursday.
"Garza is better today and there's some improvement," Sveum said Monday. "[His arm is] not quite extendable but he doesn't seem to be concerned about it. I think [Tuesday] will be the big day to do the evaluation. That's when we'll have to make some decisions and line up stuff."
Garza (5-7, 3.91 ERA) will not throw a bullpen on Tuesday. The timing of that is still to be determined. Garza also is the subject of trade rumors, and the Dodgers are reportedly interested in the right-hander. A report on Monday said the Dodgers would trade pitching prospect Zach Lee to the Cubs in a package. Garza would be under team control through 2013.
— Carrie Muskat
7/21 Dodgers on hold re: Dempster
The Dodgers haven't given up on landing Ryan Dempster, although the tone of rumors cooled noticeably Saturday. Even manager Don Mattingly seemed to be preparing himself for the deal to fall apart.
"Other teams have agendas to build or rebuild, and to put two teams together to make a deal is not as easy as it sounds," Mattingly told reporters in New York, including MLB.com's Ken Gurnick. "But if we're in position to pick up somebody that can help, we're going to do it."
That said, the Dodgers still are considered by many the favorites to land Dempster. The pitcher can virtually dictate where he ends up because he has trade-veto power and he's rumored to prefer the Dodgers, where he would be reunited with buddy Ted Lilly.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers reportedly are refusing to deal pitching prospect Zack Lee for Dempster because Dempster would essentially be a two-month rental as an upcoming free agent and the Dodgers invested $5.25 million to sign Lee in 2010. If the Dodgers trade Lee, it more likely would be for a player the Dodgers could control beyond this year, someone like Padres third baseman Chase Headley, who won't be a free agent until 2015. The Cubs are believed to be holding out for Lee.
— Carrie Muskat
7/20 It's that time of year
Dale Sveum changed the setting on his cell phone Friday, just in case the team did make a deal regarding Ryan Dempster before his scheduled start against the Cardinals.
"It's that time of year," Sveum said Friday. "That's why I kept my phone on high volume today. Obviously, you never know what could happen like that. One phone call changes the whole scenario. It can happen quick. It can happen with more than one guy."
Dempster (5-3, 1.86 ERA) was reportedly being sought by several teams, including the Dodgers, who have made an offer for the right-hander. The Cubs were prepared just in case a deal was made. Casey Coleman was scratched from his start Thursday for Triple-A Iowa but a team official said that was done in case newly acquired pitcher Justin Germano could not get to St. Louis. The Cubs acquired Germano from the Red Sox late Thursday for cash considerations, and he did arrive at Busch Stadium in plenty of time for the game as well as a brief throwing session.
"You have to prepare for stuff like this," Sveum said about losing a starting pitcher. "It's never a perfect world because you never know that day or that hour when it's going to happen."
— Carrie Muskat
7/20 Cubs consider Dodgers offer
Ryan Dempster is still scheduled to start tonight for the Cubs, who are considering the latest offer from the Dodgers for the right-hander. According to MLB.com's Ken Gurnick, the Dodgers have made an offer but won't get into a bidding war because they also need to add offense, preferably a corner infielder, even more than they need Dempster.
The Dodgers farm system also is a little thin in the kind of prospects needed to land All-Star caliber players like Dempster, the Padres' Chase Headley, or the Phillies' Shane Victorino. Theo Epstein, Cubs president of baseball operations, has said they're looking to improve on pitching in the organization. That said, Dempster, 35, would be a pure rental for the Dodgers, which most likely is affecting the negotiations. He is in the last year of his four-year contract with the Cubs, which is paying him $14 million this season. Players must be with a team for an entire season in order to qualify for draft-pick compensation, according to the new CBA.
Dempster has played 10 years in the Major Leagues and five with the Cubs, so he has the right to veto any deal. However, the right-hander was expected to approve of a trade to the Dodgers, where he would be reunited with his friend, Ted Lilly.
Epstein has kept Dempster up to date.
"It's just kind of like, 'Hey, there's teams interested,' and that's great," Dempster said Thursday. "Nothing imminent, not that I know of. I'm sure if they have something, they'll come to me. But right now, I'm just trying to get ready for [Friday's] game."
The Tigers and Braves also were believed to be pursuing Dempster as well. FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reported Friday that talks regarding Dempster could "drag on a few more days."
This season has been the right-hander's best, despite two stints on the disabled list, and he currently leads the Major Leagues with a 1.86 ERA. He missed time April 21-May 3 because of a right quad strain, and was sidelined June 18-July 8 because of right lat tightness. His record would be better if he had gotten any run support early in the season. Dempster went 18 starts, dating back to August 2011, without a win until June 5 when he beat the Brewers. He has 10 quality starts out of his 14 this season. Dempster has won his last five starts without giving up a run, and his 33-inning scoreless streak is the longest by a Cubs pitcher since Ken Holtzman's 33-inning streak in 1969.
The Cubs will have an extra pitcher on hand in St. Louis. Casey Coleman was scratched from his start Thursday for Triple-A Iowa but a team official said that was done in case newly acquired pitcher Justin Germano could not get there in time for Friday's game. The Cubs acquired Germano from the Red Sox late Thursday for cash considerations.
— Carrie Muskat
7/18 Dempster, Garza rumors
The New York Post reports the Dodgers as the favorite to land Ryan Dempster before the Trade Deadline with the Tigers seen as "strong pursuers" and the Red Sox as long shots. FOX Sports reports the Cubs are exchanging names with teams interested in Dempster. The Red Sox are also interested in Matt Garza.
The Chicago Tribune noted Stephen Fife, who made his ML debut, is a former Red Sox prospect who could be included in a Dempster-to-Dodgers deal. Fife, 25, filled in for injured Chad Billingsley, and gave up one run over six innings Tuesday night. The Dodgers acquired him from the Red Sox last summer in the Trayvon Robinson deal. A sinkerball pitcher, he'd be a good fit at Wrigley. Dempster has a 1.86 ERA, tops in the Majors.
CBSSports.com reported the Royals have inquired about Garza. They have had a scout at this week's Cubs games. Dempster is in the last year of his $14 million contract, and, essentially a rental player for the final months of this year. Garza is under team control for 2013.
— Carrie Muskat
5/6 Cubs, Dodgers to start 4 pm CT
The Cubs and Dodgers are expected to begin play at 4 p.m. CT at Wrigley Field. Because this is the Dodgers only trip to Chicago, the two teams were willing to wait.
— Carrie Muskat
5/3 Looking ahead
How big is a win on Thursday against the Reds? The Cubs split their four-game series against the Phillies and have a chance to sweep the rain-abbreviated two-game set against the Reds on Thursday.
"Any time you go on a road trip, I think the goal is to play .500 or better if you can," Ian Stewart said. "The Phillies are a great team and we went in there and went toe to toe with them, and if we can get these two games here [in Cincinnati], it'll keep the momentum going into the homestand where we'll be facing more good teams. We'll need to do well against the Dodgers because they're playing as good as anybody right now. If we can get this game [Thursday] and get the offense rolling a little more, it'll be extra momentum going into the homestand."
— Carrie Muskat


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Improvements at Morrell plant please SD officials
SIOUX FALLS (AP) — State officials say they're pleased with improvements made to wastewater treatment at the John Morrell meat processing plant in Sioux Falls.
The plant has spent $10 million on upgrades after being cited for numerous wastewater violations in recent years. State environmental specialist John Miller inspected the plant and the upgrades in late September.
The upgrades were part of a settlement after Sioux Falls' largest employer was cited for being out of compliance with dozens of environmental rules for the treated wastewater it discharges into the Big Sioux River.
The Argus Leader reports that Kelli Buscher with the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources says recent violations have been limited.


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Living Free in Enemy Territory
November 07, 2011
As far back as six centuries before Christ, soldiers have been taught a simple strategy: know your enemy. It was the famed Chinese general and strategist Sun Tzu who coined the phrase, and it reveals an important truth. If forced to do battle, an army gains a distinct advantage by knowing everything about who it battles.
The call to follow Christ is a call to war. Every Christian wages a lifelong, all-out war against the world, the flesh, and the Devil. Satan was man's first adversary, and he will be his adversary to the end. Yes, Satan's reign was broken at the cross, but for the time being he still wields his power as we await Christ's return.
It is good to know your enemy. Yet there is a particular temptation that comes with knowing your enemy: you may inadvertently become like him. They say that the way to train people to identify counterfeit currency is not to have them study counterfeit money but to study the real thing. When we know what is true, what is genuine, we are equipped to quickly recognize and root out what is false.
In Living Free in Enemy Territory, a book that deals specifically with Satan, Greg Dutcher takes just that kind of approach. Instead of dwelling on the person and work of Satan, he dwells upon Scripture, upon God's source of light and truth. And in the light of Scripture, Satan looks exceedingly dark and his work outrageously horrifying.
As much as it is good to know your enemy, it is even better to know the One who can smash—who has smashed!—the head of that enemy. Dutcher does an admirable job of drawing the reader to the work of Christ, to the One who has done just that. This short book shows how to live free in enemy territory. And the way to do that is not to ignore the Enemy, but neither is it to dwell upon him. The way to live free is to bow before the One who has already conquered Satan and who now waits for the day when He will destroy him forever.
(I am posting this as a review of Dutcher's book, though it was originally written as the Foreword to that book)
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When Algiers resident Dr. Jayashree Rao saw an IMAX movie about David Breashears' climb of Mount Everest in 2002, she thought it was crazy. "These people need their head examined. Just watching the film is hard enough," she told her friend. Then she read Michael Crichton's semi-autobiographical book, which discussed his climb of Mount Kilimanjaro, and she was inspired to learn more about the highest free-standing mountain in the world.
"I was always fascinated by that mountain in Africa," Rao said, but "if you'd told me in April 2011 that you wanted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, I would have called you nuts and referred you to my daughter, who is a clinical psychologist."
And yet in February, Rao spent nine days climbing 15,000 feet to see the snows of Kilimanjaro. Rao had been diagnosed with a meniscus tear in her left knee and surgery was recommended.
Rather than take that recommendation, she began physical therapy for the knee and simultaneously entered a training program under the direction of John Dares, her personal trainer.
Dr. Johnny Johnson suggested surgery, as did Rao's brother, an orthopedic surgeon. Interestingly neither her brother nor sisters knew about the climb until the night before she flew to Tanzania.
Rao said she isn't sure why she embarked on the adventure. "I voiced the desire shortly after the first anniversary of my mother's demise."
One day while talking with other physicians about what they wanted to do next, Rao said, "I heard myself blurt out, 'I want to do Mount Kilimanjaro,' and I wondered who said that. It was me."
A friend who was to go with her dropped out, so on May 4, she decided to go alone. Her husband wanted to go to Ethiopia to archeological sites.
Rao is a smart, vibrant woman who knows what she wants, and she planned well to reach her goal. For several months before the climb, she used treadmills and other workout equipment at the rehab facility as well as walking for hours up and down the levee in Algiers. She worked up to being able to walk for at least two to three hours, and eventually six hours with few breaks. And all this was with a 15-pound backpack strapped to her back, because on the climb she would have to carry her own supply of water and other equipment.
Rao also did cardio training and muscle building exercises starting in August before her February trip to Africa and Mount Kilimanjaro.
It's not possible to train for altitude, said Dares, Rao's personal trainer, so he recommended she climb up and down the levee or other places in the area with similar inclines.
"I walked up and down the steps by the levee 20 times, and up and down the gravel incline path 20 times," Rao said.
With Thomson Trex, a company that specializes in group excursions to the mountain, Rao set out with a dozen other Americans on a nine-day climb. Forty thousand people, mostly Americans, climb yearly. Thomson Trex provided 56 support people in the form of guides, assistant guides, cooks, waiters and porters who carried equipment needed to prepare meals, set up tents and provide assistance to the climbers.
A food tent, a restroom tent and tents for each climber were provided when the group made camp. To preserve the mountain's purity, nothing is left there.
Rao said that part of the climb involved a 45- to 60-minute walk that was almost as straight up as a ladder by using rocks to gain footing for the next step up.
"We learned some Swahili from the guides, and sang songs," Rao said.
"It was a spiritual experience for me," Rao said. "For me, it was a peaceful and solitary, just me and my music, but the younger climbers were more engaged with each other. I would get behind taking pictures and enjoying the scenery."
She texted her husband when she could get a satellite connection.
She said the most difficult part was the cold. "I was cold the whole nine days," Rao said.
The good outweighed the cold however, and she was amazed by the beauty and serenity of the mountain afforded her. Rao said she experienced at least five different climates from tropical to rainforests, to snow-covered mountain tops, and saw birds, monkeys and other wildlife along the way. Rao took many pictures, including the glaciers that actually exist on the mountain itself.
Finally, after nine days, the group reached 15,000 feet to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.
One of the most touching special events when she reached the top was reading a letter that her granddaughter, with the help of her father, surreptitiously put into her backpack before Rao left New Orleans. The outside of the envelope read, "Don't open until you are on the mountain." And Rao did just that. The letter told Rao how much she was loved and missed.
Traveling to another continent, 15,000 feet in the air, family was the connection that endured for Rao. Can you blame her for wanting to go back someday?
The People Program, which you may remember from my column about the recent gala, is a nonprofit organization that provides classes for those of us over 50. The West Bank location is at Holy Spirit Church, 6201 Straford Place, and you can call them at 504.394.5433 for more information on the many course offerings this summer and in the fall.
Some class topics are: nutrition, dance, language, computer, stress management, New Orleans history, music and more. Summer classes cost $30 for one class and $50 for more than one class. The fall courses are $150 for one or more topics. Visit www.peopleprogram.com for more information on registration.
The Kiwanis Club of Algiers will meet today from 7 to 8 at the Aurora Tennis and Swim Club. The speaker will be David Skinner, general manager, Mahalia Jackson and Saenger theaters.
The eighth annual "Porch Sale of the Century: Treasures from the Point" will be Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Almost 100 families in Algiers Point will be selling items, and it should be an interesting event for all. If you wish to participate as a buyer or seller and wish further information, visit treasuresfromthepoint.org, or call 504.491.1002.
Jane Tiller is an Algiers resident who writes about events of community interest. You can contact her at 504.444.3771 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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HOBOKEN – A Hoboken author has won a humanities prize for her book exploring the murder of a gatekeeper of public aid during the Great Depression.
Holly Metz, who has lived in Mile Square City for over 30 years, has been awarded "book of the year" by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities for her tome Killing the Poormaster: A Saga of Poverty, Corruption and Murder in the Great Depression. She'll receive the honor at the council's awards celebration on Oct. 30 in New Brunswick.
The book is about the Depression-era case of a desperate, unemployed and starving welfare applicant Joe Scutellaro who stabbed and killed the poormaster Harry Barck in 1938 during a scuffle.
With chronic unemployment during the 30's, the poormaster's power to deny aid to the poor created resentment among those who he refused assistance.
The book covers Scutellaro's arrest and trial, with examples of Hoboken's corrupt municipal government, unemployment and poor public assistance programs in Hudson County.
Metz is a freelance author who has written on legal, cultural, and social issues for the American Bar Association and for various publications, including The Progressive Labor History and the New York Times.
She is also the founder of the Hoboken Oral History Project, which documents the city's working class history.
Each year the New Jersey Council for the Humanities presents an award to an outstanding humanities book on a New Jersey subject or written by an author with New Jersey ties. This year's contest saw over two dozen nominations.
A Public Humanities Award will go to the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation President and CEO Chris Daggett, who will also present the keynote address at the October event.
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Poor Clare and mystical writer, born at Bologna, 8 September, 1413; died there, 9 March, 1463. When she was ten years old, her father sent her to the court of the Marquis of Ferrara, Nicolr d'Este, as a companion to the Princess Margarita. Here Catherine pursued the study of literature and the fine arts ; and a manuscript illuminated by her which once belonged to Pius IX is at present reckoned among the treasures of Oxford. After the marriage of the Princess Margarita to Roberto Malatesta , Prince of Rimini, Catherine returned home, and determined to join the little company of devout maidens who were living in community and following the rule of the Third Order of St. Augustine in the neighboring town of Ferrara. Later the community, yielding to the entreaties of Catherine, adopted the Rule of St. Clare, and in 1432 they were clothed with the habit of the Second Order of St. Francis by the provincial of the Friars Minor. The increasing number of vocations, however, made it necessary to establish other monasteries of the Poor Clares in Italy, and in pursuance of the Brief of Callistus III, "Ad ea quf in omnipotentis Dei gloriam", convents were founded at Bologna and Cremona. St. Catherine was chosen abbess of the community in her native town, which office she held until her death. The grievous and persistent temptations which in the early days of her religious life had tried her patience, humility, and faith, especially the latter virtue, gave place in later years to the most abundant spiritual consolation, and enjoyment of the heights of contemplation. A large part of St. Catherine's counsels and instructions on the spiritual life are to be found in her "Treatise on the Seven Spiritual Weapons", which contains, besides, an account of the saint's own struggles in the path of perfection, and which she composed with the aid of her confessor shortly before her death. The body of St. Catherine, which remains in-corrupt, is preserved in the chapel of the Poor Clares at Bologna. St. Catherine was canonized by Pope Benedict XIII. Her feast is kept on the 9th of March throughout the Order of Friars Minor .
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Queen candidates
WELLSBORO – Twenty-nine young women from around the state will compete for the title of 2014 Laurel Queen on June 22.
According to Tioga County Chamber of Commerce personnel, the queen candidates gather at noon June 20 on the steps of the county courthouse for the official welcome.
That evening, the Queen's Preview and Concert at the Wellsboro High School auditorium will feature musical entertainment by Sadie Green Sales.
Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m., the young ladies will ride on professionally designed floats during the Laurel Festival parade; "Uniting with Nature" is the theme for this year's cavalcade.
Scholarship amounts have been increased this year for winners.
The winner receives $1,500; first runner-up $750, sponsored by Wellsboro Rotary; second runner-up $500, and Miss Congeniality will receive $250.
There also will be some entertainment at the Queen's Coronation Ceremony, held at the high school this year at 7:30 p.m.
Michelle's Studio of Tap dancers will perform, as will violinist Johanna Vogt.
This year's candidates are:
Shania Eschrich, Austin Area High School, daughter of Steven and Crystal Eschrich, has participated in track and field, prom committee, SALSA and Spanish Club. She has been on the high honor and honor rolls, achieved perfect attendance and has received most improved student and student of the month awards in the past. Eschrich plans to attend college to major in chemistry or dietary.
Kaetha Gentzyel, Bucktail Area High School, daughter of Carl and Pam Gentzyel, has been involved in Interact Club, Environmental Club, Student Council and Ski Club. She has volunteered at Bucktail Medical Center and has gone on a mission trip to Honduras to help at an orphanage. Gentzyel plans to attend college to achieve a special education degree.
Molly Slusarick, Cameron County High School, daughter of Brian and Christine Slusarick, has participated in marching and concert bands, Emporium Ultimate Cheer, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, yearbook and Spanish Club. She is a Red Cross-certified lifeguard and has volunteered with Sylvan Heritage Council. Slusarick plans to attend Chatham University in Pittsburgh, majoring in nursing.
- Taylor Nelson, Central Valley High School, daughter of Stephen and Barbara Nelson, has participated in student council, National Honor Society, softball, the anti-bullying and yearbook committees, and the German Club. She has been on the high honor and honor rolls, achieved an award of academic excellence and is involved with her local food bank as a volunteer as well as youth group and a coach for a girls 15-and-under softball team. Nelson plans to attend Kent State University.
Whitney Bailey, Canton High School, daughter of Steve and Kim Bailey, has participated in Student Council, Big Buddy Program, softball, competition swimming, enrichment program, Spanish and psychology clubs, mentoring program, Mothers Athletic Club, Battle of the Books, prom committee, May Day committee and the scholarship challenge team. She has been on the honor roll her entire high school career. Bailey plans to attend Elmira College to obtain a bachelor of nursing degree.
Rachael Shady, Central Mountain High School, daughter of Terry and Melanie Shady, has participated in student government, student council, National Honor Society, student-athletic leadership club, varsity volleyball and varsity softball. She has been on the high honor and honor rolls, achieved numerous volleyball awards and is the 2014 student council vice president, secretary of National Honor Society, varsity volleyball captain and varsity softball captain. Shady plans to attend Lycoming College to major in psychology and minor in early childhood education, as well as play softball.
Darian Dubots, Coudersport Area High School, daughter of George and Cindy Dubots, has participated in volleyball, National Honor Society, choir, Show Choir, yearbook and enrichment. She has been on the distinguished honor roll and has volunteered at Coudersport Special Olympics, Potter County Fun Fair and Teacher's Pet Rescue. Dubots plans to attend Pittsburgh University in Greensburg, majoring in biology.
Alexis Huyler, Cowanesque Valley High School, daughter of Shawn and Lori Huyler, has participated in band, chorus, volleyball, softball, student council, National Honor Society and is the 2014 class historian. She has been on the high honor roll her entire high school career and has achieved student of the month twice. Huyler plans to attend York College of Pennsylvania to major in nursing.
Casey Lane, Galeton Area School District, daughter of Scott and Julie Lane, has participated in enrichment, art club, photojournalism, National Honor Society and Yearbook Club. She is her class designer and soccer manager. Lane plans to pursue working in graphic design, with the possibility of attending art school.
Ally Morgret, Hershey High School, daughter of Bill and Alicia Morgret, has participated in Sigma Gamma, National Honor Society, National Art Society, Key Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions and field hockey. She has been awarded three field hockey varsity letters, one lacrosse varsity letter and an academic achievement award for her composition class. Morgret plans to attend Messiah College, majoring in elementary education.
Brooke Snyder, Hughesville High School, daughter of James and Crystal Snyder, has participated in track and field, prom committee, SALSA and Spanish Club. She has participated in student council and has achieved distinguished honor roll, student of the month and took first place in a computer fair for web page design. Snyder plans to pursue a certified nursing assistant certification and veterinary technician.
Gabrielle Antonicelli, Jersey Shore Area Senior High School, daughter of Jeffrey Antonicelli and JoAnn Evans, has been secretary of the Class of 2014, senior vice president of the Future Business Leaders of America, president of Student Council, Color Guard section leader, treasurer and the lead of her school's musical, member of two choir ensembles and Concert Choir secretary. Antonicelli plans to attend Dusquesne University in Pittsburgh to attain a degree in multi-platform journalism and theatre.
Jessica Brodnicki, Liberty High School, daughter of John and Juanita Brodnicki, has participated in key club, National Honor Society, student council, Spanish Club, chorus, concert and marching band, prom committee and ski club. She has achieved highest grade point average in several subject areas. Brodnicki plans to pursue a major in special education and early childhood education.
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- Farmland holds buried secrets of Indian history
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- Mississippi Delta farmland has produced some of the finest examples of Native American stonework and pottery yet found in the United States. Terry Smith has spent the last 20 years amassing an astounding, museum-quality collection of Delta Indian artifacts.
Terry Smith, Smith & Weiland, Clarksdale, Miss., holds a fine example of an Indian celt made from green stone. He often surveys and does engineering work for Delta farmers, and has spent the last 20 years amassing a museum-quality collection of Delta Indian artifacts.
It's the tiniest window of exposure. Buried for a thousand years or much more, an arrowhead comes to the surface as it's turned over by a tractor or pushed up through the crust by time. The dirt soon shifts and the window begins to close as the arrowhead is swallowed once again by the ground and disappears.
That brief blink of time in between is precisely what Terry Smith is searching for.
On a sticky Delta afternoon in Clarksdale, Miss., Smith parks his truck in the turnrow of a cotton field that rubs up against the Sunflower River. He scans the land, motions toward a barely perceptible rising ridge and begins walking toward it, dragging along a building sense of anticipation. He begins moving down the furrows at a rapid pace, sweeping his eyes several rows over the periphery to the left and right as he walks.
With his neck craned downward, Smith speaks at a staccato clip while he searches and his words peel back a layer from what moments before was an indistinct furrow. He points out chert flakes, pottery shards, mussel shells, color gradations in the soil, and much more.
Without warning, Smith goes silent, stops short, picks up a nondescript lump from the ground, and begins brushing away the dirt.
He has been in the field for less than five minutes and is already holding a fist-sized Indian sharpening stone. Smith grins and runs his finger over the flat, smoothed side of the large stone. "It's a little bit of an addiction. Yes, yes it is. When I find a good piece, it motivates me to cover more and more ground."
(For photos of Smith's collection, see Delta farmland reveals secrets of Indian history)
The pause is finished. Smith takes off fast down another furrow, eyes cast down on a hopeful prize — and his enthusiasm is absolutely infectious.
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American farmland contains the hidden vestiges of Native American history, and the Mississippi Delta has produced some of the finest examples of Native American stonework and pottery yet found in the United States. Smith has spent the last 20 years amassing an astounding, museum-quality collection of Delta Indian artifacts. The amount of individual pieces is stunning: celts, boatstones, hammer stones, a vast array of points and arrowheads, hoes, innumerable pottery samples, marbles, raw rocks, pots, bone implements, drills, jewelry, banner stones, gorgets, and much more.
The hunt for Native American historical items has long been tainted by grave robbers, thieves of every stripe, forgeries, lost history, missed opportunity, and hoarders. Smith runs counter to the current of base greed. For Smith, the pieces he finds are not about dollar value — they're the key to a vanished world. Ask him a question about American Indians or Delta history, and he will pour out a lesson. "Sometimes I'll go to a school and show a group of kids — they're just mesmerized. I get excited just to share; for someone else to learn and appreciate."


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Don Schain; Peter Barsocchini; Kenny Ortega; Zac Efron; Vanessa Hudgens; Ashley Tisdale; Lucas Grabeel; Alyson Reed; Corbin Bleu; Monique Coleman; Bart Johnson; Olesya Rulin; Chris Warren, Jr.; Ryne Sanborn; Gordon C Lonsdale; David Nessim Lawrence; Seth Flaum; Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm); Disney Channel (Firm); Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Special features: Learning the moves featurette led by director/choreographer Kenny Ortega; never-before-seen music video "I can't take my eyes off of you"; "We're all in this together" music video; behind-the-scenes featurette.
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The Microarcsecond Metrology Testbed (MAM) developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a single-baseline interferometer coupled with a precision pseudostar. It is designed to test the ability of the SIM science interferometer to perform microarcsecond stellar astrometry over both narrow-angle (1 degree) and wide-angle (7.5 degree) fields. The MAM Testbed features an optical interferometer with a white light source, all major optical components of a stellar interferometer and heterodyne metrology sensors. This paper will describe the performance metric used to evaluate our narrow-angle field dependent data and presents the results of the analysis.
The narrow-angle 3 star observation scenario implemented in the MAM testbed consists of 1 target (T) star and 2 accompanied reference (R1,R2) stars, which are 1 degree apart horizontally from the target star. The observation of target (science) and reference stars are interlaced (R1,T,R2,T,repeat) in order to remove temporal and spatial drifts between consecutive measurements of the target star. The total observation time for target star is twice that of the 2 reference companions. Cyclic averaging was implemented in our observations in addition to interlacing.
The least squares algorithm tested in our field independent measurements is applied to solve for the delays (or paths) of the target star and the 2 reference stars. A super chop variance was adopted as our performance metric. This super chop variance will remove the drifts of the target star path from its path differences with respect to the 2 reference stars. Recent data is presented which demonstrates agreement between the metrology and starlight paths to be better than 150pm in the 3 star narrow angle field of view.
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STATEN ISLAND, NY -- Everybody does an encore these days. Some even say it cheapens the art of performance.
Occasionally, though, an encore can again be magical -- singular even. For instance, if you are Paul Simon at the grand reopening of the storied Beacon Theatre, and upon returning to the stage you are accompanied by Art Garfunkel, you are doing an encore that counts.
"We put 'The Boxer,' 'Sounds of Silence' and 'Old Friends' at the end of the show," says Garfunkel, who appeared on stage with Simon Feb. 13 at the Beacon. "But the thunderous f***ing applause that greeted me when I came out at the end of the show was -- what are the right words -- to die for. You go, 'I had no right to expect that there would be a lasting affection for the work of these two guys, one of which I am.' You pinch yourself."
The singer, who performs March 21 at the St. George Theatre, has good reason to be in awe of his own relevance. After all, he's half of arguably the most successful folk duo of one of America's pivotal decades for pop culture and politics. Songs like "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "Mrs. Robinson" not only helped to define the feelings of a generation coming into its own during the turbulent 1960s, but have served as cultural touchstones ever since (proof: "Sounds of Silence" is on the "Watchmen" soundtrack).
Garfunkel may have big hair, but he doesn't have a big head about it all.
Considering his stature as an artist, the Queens-born musician and actor seems genuinely grateful and self-deprecating. Garfunkel makes a cameo appearance this month on HBO's cult hit "Flight of the Conchords," playing himself as part of a bizarre love triangle involving a woman with a thing for "Garfunkeling" and bewildered series star Jermaine Clement, who she asks to wear a curly wig during sex.
"Doing wild stuff with a deadpan face is a lot of fun," says Garfunkel. "Ever since Mike Nichols cast me in "Catch-22" (1970) and then in "Carnal Knowledge" (1971), I've always felt like acting is a great game."
As any true fan would know, Garfunkel's most seminal involvement in a film thus far is obviously "The Graduate," the 1967 classic in which Simon and Garfunkel's music played an integral role. (He appears with Catherine Zeta-Jones in "Rebound," slated for release later this year.)
Though he's found success as a solo performer, Garfunkel gets a writing credit on only one of Simon and Garfunkel's major hits: "Scarborough Fair." Garfunkel says he's just never been compelled to sit down and write at the piano or on the guitar, and makes no claims about being a songwriter. For him, it was always all about voice.
"I'm a funny creature, I just live my life and I don't fit into the label," he says. "I sing. I have that gift, from age 5."
It's true that Garfunkel's voice was an essential part of the group's sound, so when Simon and Garfunkel parted ways in 1970 over artistic differences that have long been a part of their legacy, he pursued acting and performing material written by others, while Simon continued composing his own stuff. Of Garfunkel's 12 solo albums, only one really uses some of his own lyrics: 2002's "Everything Waits to Be Noticed," which earned high marks from critics. "Some Enchanted Evening" (2007) saw Garfunkel returning to standards by Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin and others -- but his love for music was born in the age of early rock 'n' roll.
"I loved rock 'n' roll as soon as Alan Freed invented it and brought it to New York radio. I had a buddy, Paul Simon, and we sang together and he played," says Garfunkel. "Together, we wrote rock 'n' roll, sort of Buddy Holly-style in the beginning (recording as Tom & Jerry, they had a minor hit with 1957's "Hey, Schoolgirl").
After a string of flops, the duo parted ways. When they regrouped years later, Garfunkel says, "Paul ran with the trophy of being one of the world's great writers, and I, wisely I think, chose not to compete."
But try to get Garfunkel to talk about the rocky periods of his and Simon's relationship, and he says it's a non-story. He admits to rough spots, but says that's what happens when you spend so many years in a close relationship. He says these days he just says "yes" to Paul, and that "things are mellow."
"He's just too funny and interesting and valuable to write off," chuckles Garfunkel. "There's a feeling between Paul and I of why not? It's a time in the world when a soothing sound, just viscerally, is a valuable thing."
Will there some day be another Simon and Garfunkel reunion concert in Central Park, like the 1981 show that brought a crowd estimated at several hundred thousand back to those perfect harmonies? He's not saying. But he's looking forward to playing St. George Theatre, which he expects will have a "familiar sound."
"I'll give you a song I wrote from that 'Everything Waits to Be Noticed' album, and the prose poem that it came from," he says. "I'll give you a bunch of different songs. My game is to say, 'Ever since Paul Simon, I'm a singer who sings songs by great writers.'"
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