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Safe Kids Snohomish County reminds families to shop safe for kids' toys
The holiday season is here and for many kids that means one thing — toys. Approximately 50 percent of all toy purchases in the United States occur between the Friday after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
While parents are on a mad dash to scoop up the hottest toys, safety should remain at the top of their wish lists. In 2010, an estimated 181,500 toy-related injuries in children aged 14 years and younger were treated in hospital emergency rooms across the U.S. With the federal toy safety standards passed by Congress in 2008, parents can be reassured that the vast majority of toys on store shelves are safe.
"Right now, parents and caregivers are preparing for the country's busiest toy-buying season, and the improved safety standards allow them to shop with more confidence than ever," Safe Kids Snohomish County Coordinator Shawneri Guzman said. "However, it doesn't mean we should throw caution to the wind. Shoppers should still make sure they are buying age-appropriate toys and following important toy safety guidelines."
Among the top tips for making sure children's toys are safe during this holiday season:
• Before shopping for toys, consider the child's age, interest and skill level. A fun but inappropriate toy for a particular child can be dangerous.
• Make sure toys intended for older children are stored separately from those for younger children.
• Children can choke on small toys and toy parts. Keep toys with small parts away from children under the age of 3, and check toys regularly for damage that could create small pieces that are choking hazards.
• Actively supervise children when they are playing with riding toys, as well as any toy that has small parts, magnets, electrical or battery power, cords and strings, wheels or any other potential hazard. Active supervision means keeping the child in sight and in reach while paying undivided attention to them.
• Avoid letting children play with electronic devices that are only intended for adults, such as key fobs, mini remote controls, watches, flameless candles and singing greeting cards. Many of these items contain coin-sized button batteries, which can be deadly if ingested, and should be kept out of reach if the battery compartments are not secure.
• Know the risks associated with children swallowing coin-sized button batteries, and know which devices in your home contain these types of batteries. Go to the emergency room immediately if you suspect a child has swallowed a battery. For additional information, visit www.TheBatteryControlled.com.
To stay informed about harmful products in the marketplace, parents can log onto www.recalls.gov and sign up for email alerts on recalled children's products.
"It's too difficult to get your information piecemeal from TV or the newspaper," Guzman said, "so if you get the emails sent to you each time a recall happens, you'll know right away which products to avoid."
Safe Kids Snohomish County reminds parents that most toys are safe, especially if you buy from reputable retailers.
"That doesn't mean you have to go to a 'big box' store," Guzman said. "But if you shop at a locally owned toy store, make sure that the owner is aware and vigilant about getting recalled items off the shelves."
If secondhand toys are purchased, or received from friends or relatives, Safe Kids Snohomish County advises parents to visit www.cpsc.gov and make sure those toys haven't been recalled for safety reasons. Used toys should also be in good condition with all their original parts and packaging, if possible. If a new toy comes with a product registration card, mail it in right away so the manufacturer can contact you if the item is ever recalled.
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Patrick Tinney: Managing Risk in Business Negotiations
By Patrick Tinney
Managing Partner
Centroid Training & Marketing
"Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act." - André Malraux, French Historian, Novelist & Statesman
There is almost always risk in business negotiations. The question is whether it is a negative risk or positive risk. If there is no risk in a negotiation then we are all just buying and selling stuff at market rates or at rates with unknown mark-ups.
The breadth of risk tends to follow factors such as the cost, quality, complexity, scarcity and time sensitivity of a product/service. Depending on the product/service and where it is produced there are other risks to acknowledge and calculate.
Professional business negotiators do their best to mitigate and manage risk. Here are a few examples of how they do it:
- Start homework early:
Very simply...money is lost at the bargaining table when the homework for the negotiation is compressed into a short period of time. Professionals, if they have an option will always take the time to know as much as they can to improve their odds of closing the best deal they can. It sounds cliché but time in this case really does translate into money.
- Understand Everyone's Economic Situation:
Can you imagine if you knew the party you were negotiating with, was anticipating a labour problem? What about if they were faced with a scarcity of a key component of their product, causing potential for a production quality problem? Would all of this economic information affect your management of risk in the negotiations? You betcha!
- Understand the Needs of the Other Side:
What if you knew prior to reaching the bargaining table that the other side needed to close a deal with you to hit their quarterly or year-end sales targets? How would this affect your approach to cost modeling with them? In a word, lots!
- Research Competitive Pricing:
This might sound academic, but too often long relationship negotiation partners just become comfortable while competitive market prices are edging lower. Conversely, scarcity owing to unforeseen natural catastrophe can drive prices up. Think drought and flooding in this case.
- Goal Pricing and Walk Away:
The gap between goal pricing and walking away from a deal is called 'the bargaining continuum'. This gap exists for both negotiation parties and sets up a unique dance. Both bargaining parties will make their business case for what final pricing should be. The party who best understands their cost modeling will have a better chance of mitigating risk.
- Opening and Closing Negotiation Positions:
Recently, I asked a seasoned mergers and acquisitions (M&A) specialist his preference for opening with a price or waiting for the other side to start. He firmly stated that he liked to see what price the other side wanted and then his side would counter. He was also convinced that over a long period of many M&A deals that on average the party that started the negotiation got the worst of it.
By comparison, my experience in negotiating many large media contracts is that the party with the best cost modeling and best reconnaissance who states price first usually got the best of the deal thus reducing risk. We must conclude that knowing your industry and negotiation partner is essential to mitigating risk.
- Control Content of Deal:
When closing out on a negotiation make sure your side drafts the content of the contract. This allows you, to a degree, to control and interpret the language in the contract. It also allows your side to arrange the order of the items and special side bars of the deal. If the other side does not like your interpretation of the deal, they will simply cross out what they don't like write in their changes and the deal closes. If not...the deal stands with your content.
Professional business negotiators always manage risk wherever they can!
"You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take." - Wayne Gretzky

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The hidden treasures of Esperance's wetlands were put on public display during the annual wildflower festival at the Anglican Parish Hall last week.
Hundreds of wildflowers and native plants from throughout the region were included in the exhibition, with this year's theme being saline wetlands.
Locals, visitors and school children flocked to the hall over the past five days to get a close-up look at the plants and pictures drawn by the students.
It was important to showcase the wonderful bush diversity growing in the region, especially for children, Ms Hoggart said.
"We used to think of wetlands as just a dump, somewhere you would stick old machinery," she said.
"But they are actually wonderful places."


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Dan, on line 9 I think you want to pipe to
Also, you can try using
$0 to get the current prompt. I think that would be what you want, as
$SHELL returns
/bin/bash for me even I'm running zsh (but I didn't chsh)
$0 for bash will return
bash, and
$0 for zsh will return
-zsh (not sure about the leading hyphen.)
if [ $0 -eq '-zsh' ]
also check this thread: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9910966/how-to-tell-if-its-using-zsh-or-bash
What if divide this two script into one for bash and another one for zsh (Exact same script except zshrc->bashrc). And in the README.md tell the bash user to grab bash one, and vice versa. Maybe a simple solution to avoid possible error occurs.
I'm a fan of:
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This is probably just test code, but careful on line 6: you're missing a path separator
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By Neate Sager, Yahoo Canada Sports Buzzing the Net
Michael Dal Colle is proven finisher whose all-around game just needs some polish.
The Oshawa Generals believed they got great value out the No. 7 overall pick in the Ontario Hockey League priority selection draft when they selected Dal Colle, a 6-foot-2, 175-pound centre with supple hands who played with the Vaughan Kings during his final year of minor hockey. Dal Colle hoping he can step right into a prominent role, which starts with trying to adopt the habits of older teammates such as Generals captain Boone Jenner, a Columbus Blue Jackets prospect, and Philadelphia Flyers first-rounder Scott Laughton. Both have become high NHL picks by virtue of playing an all-around game.
"One thing I definitely plan to do is look at the older guys on the team like Jenner and Laughton," Dal Colle says. "Try to pick up on his [Laughton's] habits in practice. Guys like him and Jenner are good offensively, but take pride in their defence and playing physically. That's what I want to do."
Read the rest of the article here.


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Scymtek Goes Wholly Customizable With Jingles
Scymtek Goes Wholly Customizable With Jingles
Scymtek Cymbals has introduced a new Jingle feature to its line of vented cymbals. New Jingle feature jingles that can be removed so each drummer can customize the cymbal to their individual taste. The drill hole sizes are compatible with standard cymbal rivets so drummers can also use combinations of both jingles and rivets or nothing at all. Sizes offered are 16" 17" 18" and 19".
- Retail: $240 – $300
- scymtek.com
Scymtek Cymbals has jumped on the effect cymbals bandwagon with an intriguing new customizable setup. The company is now offering Jingle crashes within their Vented Series. The jingles are easily customizable since hole sizes for the jingles are compatible with standard cymbal rivets, which enables drummers to use any combination of jingles or rives ton each cymbal, or nothing at all.
The vented cymbals are offered are 16″, 17″, 18″, and 19″, and list prices range from $240 to $300.
For more information, visit http://www.scymtek.com.


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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Former University of Alabama head coach Gene Stallings was announced Thursday morning as one of the inductees in the Class of 2010 for the College Football Hall of Fame.
Stallings, who coached the from 1990-1996, played at Texas A&M under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, then coached the Aggies for three years. He spent 17 years as an NFL coach before taking the Alabama job and leading the Tide to the 1992 national championship.
Stallings will be in Huntsville June 5 to speak at a 4 p.m.event at Merrimack Hall with proceeds going to the peforming arts program for children with special needs. (For more information, call 534-6455 for see www.merrimack.hall.com.)
Former Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez is the other coach being inducted into the Hall of Fame during ceremonies in December in New York.
Players being enshrined in the Football Bowl Subdivision category are Dennis Byrd, North Carolina State; Ronnie Caveness, Arkansas; Ray Childress, Texas A&M; Randy Cross, UCLA; Sam Cunningham, Southern California; Mark Herrmann, Purdue; Clarkston Hines, Duke; Desmond Howard, Michigan; Chet Moeller, Navy; Jerry Stovall, LSU; Pat Tillman, Arizona State; Alfred Williams, Colorado.


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Amanda Shaw, renowned local Cajun fiddler and just 19 years old, will play a free show at the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino tonight, Dec. 21. The show kicks off at 8 p.m. in the Atrium as part of the Free Friday series.
For more information, see Belle of Baton Rouge. To hear Amanda Shaw's music, click here.


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New York Winter - Central Park Snow
By Vivienne Gucwa
There is something
undeniably magical that occurs
as the snow falls
swirling and twirling in the air until
it hits the ground heavy with the weight of a thousand promises:
exultations and dreams held close to the earth
in the stillness between wintry pauses
like a snowglobe resting between giddy shakes of joy.
Bow Bridge is one of Central Park's most iconic structures. It was built between 1859 and 1862 and is shaped like an archer's bow. This particular image was taken during a snowstorm in Central Park, New York City. Bow Bridge sits covered by a beautiful layer of freshly fallen snow as the buildings that line Central Park West sit in the distance just past the snow-laden trees.
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KALAMAZOO, MI - The Bronson Children's Hospital Walk & Run, formerly known as the Walk Across Kalamazoo, is scheduled for Sept. 29 and will include a competitive, certified 5K run.
Proceeds from the fundraising event, which is in its seventh year, are to benefit children's health services through the Bronson Health Foundation.
About 700 people participated last year, helping to raise more than $56,000 for specialized services to help pediatric patients heal physically, emotionally and psychologically.
Bronson Children's Hospital is the only children's hospital in southwest Michigan and one of only six children's hospitals in the state.
The Walk & Run will begin at 1 p.m. at the Bronson Methodist Hospital parking lot at John and Lovell streets in downtown Kalamazoo. Onsite registration begins at 11 a.m. and the event will be accompanied by family-friendly activities including a Jungle Joes obstacle course and games.
The cost is $25 for adults and $15 for children ages 6 and older. There is no entry fee for children age 5 and younger. Attendees can walk as individuals, or with a team.
Visit www.bronsonhealth.com/walkrun for more information and to register.


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12/11 Afternoon Roundup
No transactions went down on Wednesday morning, as the third day of the Winter Meetings got underway at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. But there are plenty of rumors and buzz going around. Here is a look at the latest:
- The agent for Rays left-hander David Price told Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com and MLB Network that his client wouldn't consider an extension with the Mariners if traded to Seattle but might do so with other, unspecified teams. Price has two seasons remaining before he hits free agency. Our Greg Johns calls Price and the Mariners "an extremely remote match."
- Free-agent outfielder Shin-Soo Choo could command a seven-year, $140 million deal, tweets USA Today's Bob Nightengale. The Mariners and Rangers are in the lead for his services, according to the New York Post's Joel Sherman.
- The Rangers are staying patient as they wait for asking prices to come down on the likes of Choo and Nelson Cruz, writes our T.R. Sullivan.
- The D-backs are in the market for a starting pitcher, Rosenthal tweets. ESPN's Jayson Stark mentions free-agent right-hander Matt Garza as a possibility.
- The Nationals' quest for a left-handed reliever could end soon, according to Rosenthal.
- Rosenthal also describes Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips as "in play" for trade talks.
- Our Carrie Muskat updates the Jeff Samardzija situation, as the Cubs explore a contract extension with the right-hander, who also has been involved in plenty of trade rumors this offseason.
- The Astros are one of the teams interested in often-injured former All-Star outfielder Grady Sizemore.
- The Marlins are listening to offers for outfielder Justin Ruggiano, writes our Joe Frisaro. They also have interest in outfielder Delmon Young, according to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald.
- The Orioles have talked with free-agent reliever John Axford, tweets Jon Morosi of FOXSports.com.
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Yankees outfielder Xavier Nady is done for the season. The New York Post is reporting that Nady will have Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, a procedure that will sideline him for the rest of this season and possibly all of 2010.
Manager Joe Girardi said that the news of Nady's injury -- he walked off the field during a rehab assignment Thursday night -- was 'disappointing'.
"I am more disappointed for him than I am the club," Girardi told the Post. "You would love to have him back. He has put a lot of time into this. I know how bad he wants to play."
A free agent at the end of the year, Nady appeared in just seven games for the Bombers this season and posted a .280 average.


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This is my hypothesis:
August 2008 UBS hires Lazard to figure out what to do.
February 2009 Rumor was that WFC was going to buy UBS. Confirmed that talks happened but went nowhere.
March 2009 UBS announces they are exiting 55 markets and by the end sell 56 offices to Stifel
July FT article comes out about maybe Bob McCann from MER may be on the short list for head of WM USA
Same article or another at the same time mentions that Dean Witter passed and went for Smith Barney whatever we are called now.
Many at UBS think JPM is a buyer for UBS. Rumor, nothing else, though. I even saw one that said Ameriprise (which is just plain silly)
UBS has courted everyone at the dance but no one is interested. 20% of the UBS head-count and 5% of the UBS revenue (although unprofitable) is US. In Switzerland, UBS uses the typical bank "Private Bank" model. Salaried employees, some bonus. They know how to work this model well. That is not the US model (overseas they really pay to have a bank account). UBS knows that 90% (last I heard Merrill was 65%, haven't heard from others but you get the picture) of its revenues come from <$1MM households. They, like everyone else pose as THE firm for >$1MM households. But all firms' profit margins are better at the 500,000 HH (ever discounted a million plus HH? So does everyone else!)
So UBS is trapped in the model they say they are versus what they really are and every possible suitor on the street knows it because they are the same way to some extent. They cannot make money doing what they are doing and they simply do not know how. The reality is that our business is a slim margin business versus a bank. Banks are getting net interest spread and fees which are almost half of their core revenue. That can be 300 to 600 bps gross. Wealth Management as a business might get 15 bps or less to the bottom line (or negative in UBS' case).
Who wants to marry someone with a personality disorder?
Just my thoughts to other postulators. Cheers!


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BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Bobby Jindal laid out the state's emergency preparedness plan this evening for the potential arrival of Hurricane Gustav, which he said could make landfall in Louisiana sometime early Tuesday.
The state's catastrophic action team has been activated and the governor plans to hold a meeting Wednesday of his unified command group, who are key officials with state agencies that would be dealing with the emergency.
If the storm continues to threaten the state, Jindal would declare a state emergency and request a federally declared emergency on Thursday. Those declarations trigger regulatory and financing programs to help the government deal with a disaster.
The governor emphasized that all the plans are tentative based on the direction of the storm and that the steps for evacuation may not be necessary.
If the storm continues to head toward Louisiana, the governor on Thursday would exercise state contracts for up to 700 buses to assist with evacuations.
Assisted evacuations could begin as early as Friday and evacuations from hospitals and medical care facilities would begin Saturday. Evacuations by rail also could begin Saturday.
Contra-flow, in which all lanes of major highways would direct traffic away from the storm impact area, could begin Saturday or very early Sunday, Jindal said.
"These are the timetables as we see them now," Jindal said. "We all hope this will be a false alarm."
The state has identified locations for 10,000 critical care beds for evacuees and 68,000 regular beds for evacuation.
The Louisiana National Guard has been put on alert and could be called up, Jindal said. The number of Guardsmen and the place of deployment will be determined as the direction of the storm becomes clearer, Jindal said.
"Be ready, now's the time to review your plans," Jindal said. "This is a serious storm."
State officials are about to enter a tiered system of emergency alert, Jindal said. The tiers include levels 1, 2 and 3, with level 1 being the most serious. The higher the alert, the more staff goes to work and the more preparations are made for evacuations. The state is expected to enter a Level 3 on Wednesday followed by Level 2 on Thursday, depending on the storm's activity.


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MyFoxNY.com reports that the Port Authority's police chief will resign amid allegations that he arranged for an on-duty officer to give his daughter a lift from John F. Kennedy Airport to New Jersey. Despite the firestorm, the report says that Chief Robert Belfiore is expected to file for a pension worth at least $120,000 a year.
NJ.com users are debating whether the circumstances surrounding Belfiore's resignation should preclude him from receiving a pension. Some of their comments may surprise you.
From SnoDrtRider:
This guy should be fired and receive NO pension... abuse of power/privilege in a public position needs to stop and someone needs to be made the example.
Writing a letter to Gov. Christy right now.
From ocergle:
Personally, my distaste for unions and their abuse of the "public system" can be exceeded by none. However, I do not think he should be forced to get nothing. He should be demoted back to that date, and his pension should reflect that demotion. He should then be placed on WC up and until his date of resignation.
From samjoe:
I don't agree that he should get NO pension -- but I think a 50% loss for a dishonorable discharge (which it what it SHOULD be) is appropriate. Claiming he had an in-the-line-of-duty injury! Shameful.
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If I had your options to consider, I'd keep the $$ from the second tower, put some of it into a Tic-Ring Rotator for the lower Yagi, and join in the fun on the air. (snip) If this thing is to be done a budget, let's not forget swing arms and simple J-arms that allow rotation around 310 degrees This is a very viable option when using tribanders or monobanders I have been using HD 73 rotors that can be picked up for as little as 50-75 bucks at a hamfest for this purpose. The mounting plate and angle pieces can be fabricated for even less. Although the rings have a good rep, this method has worked for me for almost twenty years. Bill K4XS
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The Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Warren County will hold its second annual Denim Day April 28. The event, which caps off Sexual Assault Awareness Month, will focus on increasing knowledge and awareness of sexual assault in Warren County, as well as a fundraising event.
According to Pam Farago of the Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Crisis Center, Denim Day is recognized in memory of a 1992 Italian appellate court case. A driving instructor forcefully raped his student, but an initial guilty verdict was overturned by the Italian Supreme Court because the victim was wearing tight jeans.
This controversial decision sparked a public outrage that culminated with the women of the Italian Parliament protesting by wearing jeans to work. The name Denim Day was coined and the event is still recognized as an annual reminder of the incident.
"Students, businesses, churches, and individuals will be planning rallies, posting flyers, raising funds, and of course wearing denim," said Farago about what will happen on Denim Day in Warren County.
"This is just one way to help us raise awareness for the primary prevention effort we have going on," said Farago about the impact of the day. The center is Warren County's only shelter for victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault.
According to Farago the center, which is funded by local and state governments, the United Way and private donations, helps shelter over 100 women and children every year in a private and secure safe house. The center also has a hotline that handles over 3,000 calls a year. The center also has outreach counselors to help people manage through difficult decisions and legal advocates to help with any possible legal situations.
"Hopefully everyone goes on to a life that is free of violence," said Farago about the goal of the center. They want to help at any level, whether it is someone who needs to get away for a short while or to help someone manage their life to leave an abusive situation for good. Farago stresses the importance of helping women make their own decisions, having the resources to do so and empowerment.
"We help them every step of the way," said Farago. "Our doors never close." This can be anything from helping them get an education, find a job or fix their credit history. Other than reactionary steps to domestic abuse and sexual assault, the center has taken steps towards preventing incidents as well.
Farago believes education and awareness can be very effective tools if lessons are taught from a young age and are reinforced by family, friends, educators, governments and townships as a whole. The center sponsors projects to create a well-informed public.
Projects such as bystander intervention and overall social norms changes make people understand they can help and more importantly teach them how to do so. Another project the center sponsors, "College Bound and Safe," goes to Warren County high schools and speaks to seniors about how to be safe when they leave for college.
The center also tries to coordinate efforts with the towns and police forces as a larger coalition to prevent domestic violence and sexual assault. Local townships have written proclamations where they promise to do their part in fixing the problem.
"There is no excuse for violence" has become the mantra of the fight against domestic abuse and sexual assault awareness events such as Denim Day 2009 will help achieve that goal.
For more information about Denim Day activities and how to get involved or donate to the Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Warren County, visit the web site besafewc.org and follow the "Denim Day" links.


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News.com.au | April 18, 2007
David Williams and Stefanie Balogh
Eighteen-year-old Emily Jane Hilscher was one of the first two victims to be identified in the Virginia Tech massacre, along with 22-year-old Ryan Clark.
The pair were neighbours in rooms 4040 and 4042 on the fourth floor of the West Ambler Johnston Hall dormitory where a gunman began the first of 33 campus shootings on Monday morning just after 7am, US time.
The gunman was identified by federal law enforcement authorities late last night as Cho Seung-Hui. He was described as being a 23-year-old South Korean male student who lived on campus, but no other details about him were released last night.
Witnesses to the shooting said that the gunman was involved in an argument with a girlfriend and had later stormed out of the dormitory building.
A counsellor believed to be Mr Clark, who was also a resident adviser was called to calm the situation at the dormitory.
The gunman returned at 7.15am and shot Ms Hilscher and Mr Clark. US media reported that Mr Clark had been shot in the neck.
More than two hours later the murderer armed with two hand guns stalked the corridors and classrooms of a college building in another separate part of the campus for about 20 minutes, killing 30 more people.
A further 20 students were injured, either by gunfire or jumping out of the massacre building.
The gunman was wearing a vest holding ammunition, witnesses said. He carried a 9mm semi-automatic and a .22-calibre handgun, both with the serial numbers obliterated, according to federal law enforcement officials.
He turned his weapons on himself before police could arrest him.
Police decided against closing down the college after the first shootings occurred, believing the killer had left the scene and was "off campus".
Then, two hours later, gunshots erupted from a separate building about 1km from the scene of the first murders.
Virginia Tech student Chen Chia-hao told Taiwan cable TV about the first shootings.
"They had a big quarrel in the West Ambler Johnston Hall and he shot her. Then the RA (dormitory supervisor) came, and he shot the RA," Mr Chen said.
Witnesses told how the gunman calmly roamed the classrooms inside Norris Hall, a building housing a science and engineering school, firing his weapon as students and teachers vainly tried to flee.
Wearing a black leather coat and maroon hat, the gunman used chains to lock the doors to the building from the inside before beginning his killing spree.
Friends of Ms Hilscher and Mr Clark last night posted messages on internet social-networking site "Facebook" and other blogs remembering her as a vibrant girl with an engaging personality.
"Emily was a wonderful person who always put a smile on my face," wrote friend Jessica Gould.
Mr Clark a prefect in the dormitory was in his fifth year at Virginia Tech and a leader in the school's marching band.
"He was such a friendly person," said friend Sarah Davis, 21, a trombone player in the band.
"When I came in as a freshman I was scared to death. He was always really friendly. If he didn't know you, he'd introduce himself."
Columbia County Sheriff's Office in Georgia confirmed 22-year-old Mr Clark from Georgia was one of the first shooting victims.
Ms Hilscher was confirmed dead by local law enforcement officials.
"You hear about people in other places mourning the loss of a child of great potential and great hope, and now we're the ones that have to bear that great loss," an official said last night.
"The Hilschers are strong people, and this is a strong community, and they'll have our support. The best we can hope for is a time of healing."
The list of the dead is known to include at least four staff members.
A message on the school's engineering department website paid tribute to two of the staff.
It read: "In Memoriam. Professor Kevin Granata and Professor Liviu Librescu who died on April 16, 2007 while serving Virginia Tech."
Professor Granata was killed while teaching his course in the Norris Hall building.
Professor Librescu, originally from Romania, was killed alongside Professor Granata.
A third instructor in the engineering department, Professor G.V. Loganathan, was also killed.
President George W. Bush addressed the nation in the hours after the shootings.
"Schools should be places of safety and sanctuary and learning. When that sanctuary is violated, the impact is felt in every American classroom and every American community," he said.
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Happy meal? HELL YES, I'M COMING. =D read more
DONT TALK SHIT ABOUT TOTAL read more
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i sent that text.
im your secret admirer.
im waiting behind mcdonalds for your sexy ass. read more
Can I? :33 read more
i think that was the name of some porno back in the day.
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excalibur had some sex involed if i remember correctly. read more
No way, sweetcheeks.
And you're all sexy, people. But Michael is least sexy. 8|
THAT IS ALL; GOOD DAY. read more
idk about that but watevah babe. read more
Really? That's what you get from talk of dicks and vibrations?
But that comment reminded me of the time that my cousin had me call his phone... He had it on vibrate. And in his pants. The loon. XD read more
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If you're talking about me, my name is madeleine, not madeline.
and if you're talking about me, call me maddie.
and if you're talking about me, what?
and if you're not talking about me, ignore my post. read more
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Oh, and I approve of kia threatening mike with a stick. read more
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Funny as hell, though. Nice one. =D read more
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Ann Arbor Huron goalie Eliot Solbrig made 27 saves and Ross Evoy scored a goal, but the River Rats dropped to 0-4-0 with the road defeat.
K.J. O'Brien drilled a goal and two assists for Southgate Anderson, which scored three in the first period and led 4-1 after two.
"They outworked us in the first and third periods," Huron coach Ken Westerman said.
Evoy's goal, assisted by Glen Camfield, came in the second period, when Huron launched a majority of its 10 shots at Southgate Anderson goaltender Trevor Presnell.
Ben Cullin, Joshua Miruk, Ryan Curry, Nick Spagnol and Shawn Daddow each scored for Southgate Anderson (3-0-0).


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Portland, Oregon--May 29, 2012-- For the first time, six women are riding the same route as the Tour de France, a day ahead of the men. Two of them are from Portland, Heidi Swift and Jennifer Cree. They face tough odds. The distances are huge and the support is not as good as for the men. They have been training hard, including here on NW 53rd in Portland. Jamie Francis/The Oregonian
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I just dreamed about wii and got up(at 5am).
I was on the line, waiting for wii to be released(in my dream).
and....guess what! I got it!(in my dream )
I can't stop thinking of getting it.
Does anyone know when the 3rd launch is going to be?
I live in USA.
and will people line up for the 3rd launch, too?
I love bunny~


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How three food lovers found freedom from the daily grind.
By Jason Horn Photos by Cary Norton
Everybody's had the fantasy of telling the boss to shove it and striking out on their own. But few of us have the guts to actually do it.
Mike Wilson certainly had no intention of quitting his job when he opened Saw's BBQ in Edgewood. The Charlotte native had been cooking professionally since the age of 15, and he moved to Birmingham for a job testing recipes for Cooking Light magazine. Wilson's a Southern boy through and through: He used to make barbecue on his days off, and after a coworker asked him to cook her a few slabs of ribs, he began selling them to his office mates on a regular basis.
Wilson's original plan was to open Saw's and have employees run the restaurant during the day and man it himself after work. "But after the first week," he says, "I couldn't even imagine having to go back to work and have this place running." That's when he called his supervisor and gave notice.
For Lisa Anderson, the career shift was much more jarring. She ran Jane Simon, a high-end clothing boutique in Mountain Brook Village, for 12 years before the recession forced it to close in 2009. On a trip to New York soon after, Anderson discovered Burger Joint, a restaurant in the Le Parker Meridien hotel that serves plain ol' burgers and milkshakes but always has a line out the door. "I couldn't get it out of my head," she says. "I went twice."
Despite the fact that her only culinary experience was cooking for her kids, Anderson opened Boho Burgers last August in Cahaba Heights, serving patties made from grass-fed Alabama beef in a tiny storefront. The place only has three chairs at a counter inside and two tables on a miniscule deck outside, but on a good day, Anderson says, she can sell 130 burgers.
Trying to leave the restaurant world is actually what spurred Angela Schmidt to start her own business. She moved to Birmingham in 2001 to pursue a civil engineering degree a UAB, but a stint waiting tables at Ocean convinced her to trade bridges and canals for aprons and clogs. She worked in the kitchens at Chez Fonfon, Highlands Bar & Grill, Ocean and 26, eventually becoming executive chef at John's City Diner in 2008.
At that point, Schmidt says, "I didn't want a restaurant of my own anymore. I wanted my life back." She started looking for a non-restaurant job, but instead came up with Chef U. The business, which is now just over a year old, is a combination catering company, cooking school and party entertainment service. "You kind of get three in one," Schmidt says. She creates a custom menu and cooks it in customers' home kitchens, offering tips and advice while guests look on.
One thing Wilson, Anderson and Schmidt all lacked in starting their projects was a fear of failure. "Just do it," Wilson advises anyone thinking about following in his footsteps. "You just gotta get out there and stick your foot in it."
Doubts are part of the equation, Schmidt says. "Every day is filled with, 'Am I going to have to get a real job?' Even if you're full of selfdoubt, that's just part of it."
But all three say they found success because they're doing something they love. "If you follow truly your passion," Anderson says, "and put your heart in it, it'll just happen."


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quicksilver a great draw
Local hydroplane race fans wont have to worry about venturing too far this summer to catch the excitement on the water.
Silverdale will remain home to the quicksilver hydroplane races in August despite the Silverdale Chamber of Commerce bowing out as the events sponsor. But who can blame them? The responsibility of having to acquire half of the $60,000 to $65,000 it takes to put on the race is a daunting task for any organization. Its become hard enough to pass tax increases for needed services in recent years, much less ask for sponsorships to support a three-day event.
And although the chamber is no longer a sponsor, its members helped the event get its swimming legs, helping to establish a free, family friendly event right here in our backyard.
The decision is something the board didnt enter into lightly, explained Darla Murker, executive director of the chamber.
The organization will continue to help promote the event, however, which will hopefully influence the Unlimited Lights Hydroplane Racing Association (ULHRA) to keep the races in Silverdale. We need this event to stay in our town. Not only does it put Silverdale on the map, but it brings business to our area. For once, people from Seattle can travel over here. With them they bring their money to spend on local businesses.
Not only is quicksilver a great tourism draw, but its great for locals. Its a fun, outdoor event for kids and adults alike to partake in without the hassle of having to travel to Seattle, spending an arm and a leg on gas or ferry fees. The races can be viewed from the water or from Silverdale Waterfront Park, allowing for boaters to also get in on the fun and take advantage of a warm summer day, which there are far too few of in the great Pacific Northwest.
This wasnt the first time quicksilver hit a bump in the road. After being named the associations race site of the year in 2005, the races almost didnt come to Silverdale in 2006. The chambers struggles with funding were saved by a large matching contribution by Great Western Sports.
ULHRA officials have said they will take on the event and will bring the races to Silverdale as scheduled, Aug. 17-19. Hopefully all will go as planned and Silverdale will once again be home to the roaring engines and high-flying rooster tails of the quicksilver hydroplane races.
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By Jueseppi B.
Here's the list, of the 22 House Of Representatives who will vote right now, for a clean CR bill when or if Speaker Boehner has the balls to allow a vote on a clean CR. CR means Continuing Resolution.
Rep. Pat Meehan (R-Pa)
Rep. Scott Rigell (R-Va.)
Rep. Peter King (R- N.Y.)
Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa)
Rep. Jon Runyan (R-N.J.)
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.)
Rep. Tim Griffin (R-Ark.)
Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)
Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)
Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.)
Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.)
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Ca)
Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.)
Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.)
Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)
Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.)
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.)
Rep. Leonard Lance (R-N.J.)
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)
Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.)
'By my count, that makes 22 house Republicans who have publicly stated that they would vote for a clean CR, which would end the government shut down'.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Sunday that there are not enough votes in the House of Representative to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government without a provision defunding or delaying the Affordable Care Act.
"There are not votes in the House to pass a clean CR," Boehner said in an interview with ABC's "This Week."
Contrary to Boehner's claim, several House Republicans have signaled willingness to pass a bill to fund the government with no strings attached to Obamacare's funding and implementation.
Speaker Boehner is a liar.
From The Huffington Post:
As of Wednesday afternoon, the number of those Republicans hit 21 — surpassing the magic 17 votes needed to pass a clean funding bill if all 200 Democrats stick together and team up with them. Of course, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) would have to be willing to put that bill on the floor in the first place. But if he did, the votes appear to be there for passage, at which point the bill would sail through the Senate and be signed by President Barack Obama, ending the shutdown.
The number is now 22 as of Monday the 7th Of October.
GOP came to power seeking government shut down
Published on Sep 30, 2013
Government shut down will hurt the veterans and construction workers who have Government contracts. Bottom line…the Republicans don't care. They came into office with one thing on their agenda…Government Shut Down.
What is a CR:
A continuing resolution is a type of appropriations legislation used by the United States Congress to fund government agencies if a formal appropriations bill has not been signed into law by the end of the Congressional fiscal year. The legislation takes the form of a joint resolution, and provides funding for existing federal programs at current, reduced, or expanded levels.
Federal budget procedure
The federal government of the United States operates on a budget calendar that runs from October 1 through September 30. Each year, the Congress authorizes each department, agency, or program to spend a specific amount of money. This money may not be spent, however, until it has been appropriated for a given purpose. The Department of Justice, for example, is authorized to spend $22.2 billion each year, but may not do so until Congress passes a law that says so.
Under the Constitution, only Congress may appropriate money for the operation of the federal government. Therefore, Congress is required to pass separate spending bills every year to fund the operation of government. If no such bill becomes law, government functions cease immediately and all functions of the government cease eventually, as required by the Antideficiency Act, except as excepted by the Act. In order to prevent the interruption of government services, Congress and the President will often pass a continuing resolution. This authorizes government agencies to fund their agencies at the current level until either the resolution expires, or an appropriations bill is passed. Like all acts of Congress, a continuing resolution must be passed by both houses of Congress and the President, or passed with a majority large enough to override a Presidential veto.
Advantages and disadvantages
Standoffs between the President and Congress or between political parties, elections, and more urgent legislative matters complicate the budget process, frequently making the continuing resolution a common occurrence in American government. They allow the government to take its time making difficult fiscal decisions.
Federal agencies are disrupted by the periods of reduced funding. With non-essential operations suspended, many agencies are forced to interrupt research projects, training programs, or other important functions. Its impact on day-to-day management can be severe, costing some employees the equivalent of several months' time.
The most significant incident involving continuing resolutions occurred in 1995, when a standoff between then Democratic President Bill Clinton and Congressional Republicans led to the shutdown of the federal government. Without enough votes to override President Clinton's veto, Newt Gingrich led the Republicans not to submit a revised budget, allowing the previously-approved appropriations to expire on schedule. The resulting lack of appropriations led to the shutdown of non-essential functions of the federal government for 28 days due to lack of funds.
CBS Host Takes Apart GOP's Shutdown Argument
Bob Schieffer grills Cornyn
Hopefully this will help you understand what is going on…..and if you need further help with the truth of this government shutdown…….
Tell The Truth America: This Government Shutdown Is ALL About R.A.C.E.
This government shutdown is racist and not very shy about it either.
Let me break it down for you who don't know. Racist ass caucasians, and the hand full of house niggers who follow behind, sucking their nasty sweaty balls, do not want Barack Hussein Obama to be a success because he is Black. ObamaCARES is something that will put Barack Hussein Obama in the history books for much more than being the first Black human to be elected President Of The United States.
The Affordable Health Care Act elevates Barack Hussein Obama into the history books with The Presidents who implemented Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, The G.I. Bill. It secures a legacy no other caucasian POTUS has had since those great men who started the above mentioned social services.
Can you imagine an America without Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, Veterans Benefits? In 30 years, Barack Hussein Obama will be known as the Father Of American Health Care. Now what racist ass cracka caucasian wants THAT?
Think it any coincidence the U.S. Government was shut down by racist caucasian slaves of the Koch Brothers and Grover Norquist on the VERY SAME DAY ObamaCARES opens it's enrollment?
What has been the headlines today, Government Shutdown or ObamaCARES Open Enrollment?
ObamaCARES…now that is something they just couldn't allow to succeed.
Can you imagine an America without Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, Veterans Benefits? In 30 years, Barack Hussein Obama will be known as the Father Of American Health Care. Now what racist ass cracka caucasian wants THAT?
Think it any coincidence the U.S. Government was shut down by racist caucasian slaves of the Koch BrothersandGrover Norquist on the VERY SAME DAY ObamaCARES opens it's enrollment?
What has been the headlines today, Government Shutdown or ObamaCARES Open Enrollment?
They could NOT allow The Affordable Health Care Act to be a success. I mean how can some Harvard educated Black dude be mentioned in the same breath as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Social Security Act of 1935. They could not possibly "let" a Negro be thought of in the same way we think of President Lyndon B. Johnson and Medicare…heaven forbid!!
SO, the TeaTardedRepubliCANTS devised a plan to make Barack Hussein Obama the shame of the 44 Presidents. Make his signature legislation, legislation that saves lives and insures millions of Americans for the very FIRST time in their lives, The Affordable Health Care Act aka ObamaCARES, the single reason for shutting down theUnited States Government.
It's ALL about race and ObamaCARES. P.E.R.I O.D.
And they were able to accomplish all this carnage for middle class federal employees and their families, middle class business owners, middle class workers, the poor, the elderly, American military personnel, children and expectant mothers, ONLY because you middle class voters sat on your lazy asses on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.
Grover Norquist and The Koch Brothers thank you.
What YOU going to do on "NO"vember 4th, 2014.
I do not want to live in a nation that is as stupidly racist as The United States Of AmeriKKKa.
Rand Paul & Mitch McConnell caught on hot mic talking shutdown strategy
Published on Oct 3, 2013
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) were caught on a hot mic Wednesday night while discussing their party's messaging on the government shutdown.
Paul ran into McConnell, who was wired for an interview, in front of a camera after wrapping his own interview with CNN, according to Western Kentucky news station WPSD.
"I just did CNN and I just go over and over again 'We're willing to compromise, we're willing to negotiate.' I think — I don't think they poll tested 'we won't negotiate.' I think it's awful for them to say that over and over again," Paul said of the Obama administration's stance on the shutdown.
"Yeah, I do too, and I just came back from that two hour meeting with them, and that was basically the same view privately as it was publicly," McConnell said.
President Barack Obama met with congressional leaders Wednesday night to discuss opening the federal government and raising the debt ceiling, but the meeting brought the two sides no closer to ending the budget impasse.
In the video recording, Paul was confident that the GOP's pivot from demanding Obamacare be defunded to seeking out compromise would succeed.
"I think if we keep saying 'We wanted to defund it. We fought for that but now we're willing to compromise on this,' I think they can't — we're gonna, I think — well I know we don't want to be here, but we're gonna win this I think," he said.
Shutdown Hits Federal Workers
I see every news talk political joke of a TV show go around saying everything but what is the obvious truth….every past POTUS, thats 43 of 'em, have gotten what was needed to keep this government financially solvent….except one.
Barack Hussein Obama.
The Black President of The United States Of AmeriKKKa.
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GRAND RAPIDS — Tips from the public led to the arrests of two men who reportedly sexually assaulted and robbed two women last week, police said Wednesday.
Grand Rapids police said Lucas John Such, 18, and Gregory Jerome Quinn, 22, are scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on multiple charges stemming from the Sept. 14 incident near Plainfield Avenue and Grove Street.
Both are Grand Rapids natives and live near the location of the assaults, police said.
On Sept. 15, authorities released composite sketches of the suspects.
The sketches were published in various media outlets, and the suspects were arrested Tuesday after "numerous" tips from Silent Observer and the Creston Neighborhood Association, police said.
The women were walking on Plainfield Avenue NE about 1:30 a.m. when the were approached by two men.
"They were walking down the street and noticed these two guys walking up behind them," Grand Rapids police Capt. Jeff Hertel said. "They got a weird feeling."
Hertel said public tips, particularly one that came through the Creston association, proved critical.
"Someone communicated to the association the identity of these guys," he said.
Officials said Such is expected to be arraigned on three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of unarmed robbery.
Quinn faces charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, unarmed robbery and being a habitual offender, police said. He has a criminal record out of Cook County, Ill., with convictions for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in a vehicle and battery, police said.
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We're moving into Birmingham. One of the things we keep reading, and keep hearing that you folks said about Birmingham was the most segregated city in the South. And we hear that Mississippi was the most violent. So, let me ask you, what really was the worst place in the South?
I would say Mississippi was the worst place in the South. But Birmingham was an awful city. We called it "Bombingham." There had been so many bombings until we changed the name to "Bombingham." We often said, Birmingham was the worst city this side of Johannesburg, South Africa, even back then, during those days. But a whole state? The state of Alabama was not Birmingham, and so, consequently, the whole state of Mississippi was bad. For instance, in Mobile, Alabama it was very, very liberal considered during those days. Huntsville, Alabama was very, very liberal, because these are cities that are made up out of consummate politin— people. People who are constantly coming from the Northern areas of our country, the Eastern areas of the country. And so, as the state of Mississippi was the worst, and as a city, Birmingham as one of the worst cities in the state of Alabama.


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For these nine companies, the recovery has been the best thing that's happened to them and they're not showing any signs of fading.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - After Perry junior Billy Miller won the Division II 285-pound state championship Saturday, coach Dave Rowan leapt into Miller's arms in the middle of the mat. Miller caught his coach and executed a perfect takedown.
Moments earlier, Miller had been tied with Whitehall-Yearling senior Alex Farrow with less than 20 seconds left in the championship match. Miller scored a takedown with 14 seconds left, giving him a 3-1 victory.
Miller's victory not only gave Perry its first ever state wrestling champion, it capped a brilliant tournament for the Pirates. They finished second in the team race, behind St. Paris Graham. All five Perry wrestlers who qualified went home as state placers.
And all of that came just two months after Rowan had open heart surgery, sidelining him at a critical time of the season.
"I never thought it would go this route with the issues I've had," Rowan said. "During this recovery time I worried how the kids were going to take it. But they used the adversity as a propeller to get second in the state and to get a state champ."
Miller said while he was proud to be Perry's first ever champion, he was happier to be part of Perry's best ever team finish.
"Being Perry's first state champ is an honor, but getting second as a team, that's better than first in the state," Miller said.
Division I
Who's next?: St. Edward returns one of its least experienced teams in memory next season. Are the Eagles vulnerable in 2013-14?
Here's the breakdown:
St. Edward returns four wrestlers with state tournament experience next season, none of whom have placed. That includes L.J. Bentley, who did not qualify this year.
Brecksville has six of nine qualifiers and four of seven placers back, including two-time finalist Austin Assad. Massillon Perry's returning lineup features seven qualifiers, five of whom placed, including 2012 state champ David Bavery. Cincinnati Moeller will have seven state place-winners back, one of whom did not qualify this year.
"We're tough this year, but next year Eds better watch out," Bavery said. "You can write that down on a piece of paper or whatever you want. St. Eds better watch out because we're coming."
Double champs: St. Edward (Division I) and St. Paris Graham (Division II) won two state titles this year. Both were champs in the first Ohio High School Athletic Association state team tournament. The OHSAA has said it will continue to crown two team champs, one for the team tournament and one for the individual tournament. Wrestling is the only sport in which it awards two titles.
NEO rules: In addition to the 12 Division I finalists from The Plain Dealer's seven-county coverage area, seven area wrestlers placed third, five were fourth, four were fifth, six were sixth, two were seventh, and five were eight.
Among the third-place finishers, St. Ignatius senior Tommy Zeigler (126), Barberton's Richard Robertson (170) and Highland's Adam Kluk (195) placed for the third time. St. Edward's Colin Heffernan (138) and Riverside's Evan Rosborough placed for the second year a row.
St. Edward senior Dean Heil's freshman brother, Josh, was third at 106 for Brunswick.
Zeigler won perhaps the best match of the morning, though it was only a 1-0 score against St. Edward's Chance Driscoll. Zeigler was on top for the third period and rode Driscoll, who seemed on the verge of escaping the entire two minutes.
Kluk beat Barberton's Aaron Tschantz, who placed fourth the hard way. He lost his first-round match to Brecksville's Josh Murphy, then won four straight. Murphy wound up sixth.
Division II
Pinning them back: Norton sophomore Sean Rutherford (195) entered the state tournament with high expectations after winning the Alliance District last weekend. But his state championship hopes were dashed by a loss in the quarterfinals Friday morning.
Rutherford responded by pinning his next four opponents en route to a third place finish.
"After my upset, I felt like woke up and actually wrestled my matches," Rutherford said. "Before that I wasn't even here, like I wasn't ready."
Rutherford needed less than 30 seconds for two of the pins, including the one in the third-place match against Columbus Mifflin senior Jalen Robinson.
Rutherford said knowing he had made it all the way through the consolation bracket to a third place finish made the win even more special.
"To be able to battle back through all that, it's like a personal high, too," Rutherford said. "It makes you feel better from the upset."
Undefeated (almost): Perry senior Evan Nichols (195) said he was very upset for about 15 minutes after he lost his quarterfinal match by default. Nichols was disqualified after he made an illegal move, which left Sandusky sophomore Isaiah Margheim too injured to continue the match.
But after his coaches calmed him down, Nichols was able to recover to win four straight matches over two days to place third in the state. He said he wished he had a chance to face Lexington senior Josh Lehner, who is undefeated this season, but was happy to finish third.
"Overall, we're looking at this like I went undefeated in the state tournament considering that DQ-ing isn't exactly a loss," Nichols said.
"I hope the best for the kid and I hope his neck's OK."
Margheim recovered from the injury and won his semifinal match Friday night. He lost to Lehner 6-1 in the finals.
Looking ahead: Walsh Jesuit has a storied wrestling tradition, but experienced something of a down year in 2013. The Warriors sent just two wrestlers – freshman Alex Mackall (106) and junior Nolan Whitely (132) to Columbus.
Both ended up on the podium Saturday. Mackall won his seventh-place match and Whitely finished in fourth.
Whitely said he is confident Walsh Jesuit will be back strong next season.
"We have some new kids coming in next year," Whitely said. "We should get a couple down next year on the podium."
Division III
Shaking it off: Beachwood junior 120-pounder Sammy Gross, a defending state champion and the top-ranked wrestler in his weight class, was dealt a big disappointment Friday night when he lost to Jamestown Greeneview freshman Logan LaCure, 6-3, in a semifinal.
"I just don't think I was focused on the right things," Gross said. "I think going into my matches, I have a game plan for every match. I kind of got out of my game plan Friday night, and I think I just wasn't feeling like myself. I'm going to remember this loss all summer long as I train for next year. My goal is to win the championship next year, and I'm going to learn from the loss and use it as fuel."
Gross bounced back in a big way Saturday morning, posting two dominant victories to clinch his second third-place finish.
Gross began the day with a rematch of the Garfield Heights district final, defeating Massillon Tuslaw's Dion Perez, 12-6, and finished his morning with a 14-2 major decision over Delta's Kyle Keller. He finished his season at 48-3.
Pirate power: Black River junior 106-pounder Sebastian Vidika also reached the third-place match, but lost to Dayton Christian's Hunter Bray, 8-4. He gained revenge for his only regular season loss in the consolation semifinals by defeating Sandusky St. Mary's Alex Smith, 6-2.
Vidika's fourth-place finish is his first state placement (he went 1-2 last year) and gives Black River two state placers for the first time in a few seasons.
"It is nice to place after the upset last year, but it would have been nicer to wrestle in the finals," said Vidika, who ends his season at 42-3.
Senior 120-pounder Mike Hozan became the first three-time state placer in school history when he placed eighth. He lost in overtime, 8-7, to Bloom-Carroll's Chandler Minnard in the tiebreaker.
"It's bittersweet," Hozan said. "I had four good years. I feel really blessed to have the opportunity to wrestle here [at state] all four years and get on the podium these last three years. A lot of kids don't even get the opportunity to wrestle here once."
First time's the charm: Clearview senior 132-pounder Matt Hollingsworth had never participated in a postseason tournament during his previous three seasons, despite being one of his school's best wrestlers over his career. Injuries and weight issues denied him from wrestling at a sectional tournament until this year.
Hollingsworth made his first postseason tournament memorable and ended his high school career on a high note, placing fifth in his weight class with a 3-2 win over Dayton Christian's Alex Barker. He became just the fourth state placer in program history and the first since Jacob Bill was a state runner-up back in 2004.
"We told Matt for four years that if you work hard, it will pay off," Clearview coach Jason Steadman said. "Hard work in this sport always pays off. We're not liars.""
Best of the rest: Kirtland senior 220-pounder Evan Brettrager equaled the amount of losses he suffered before the state tournament here, going 4-2 this weekend.
However, Brettrager ended his tournament, and high school career with a victory over Johnstown-Monroe's Clayton Bullard, 5-4, to finish in fifth place. It is the first state placement for the 50-4 Brettrager.
Other placers include Manchester 106-pound freshman Joey Bowen (seventh), Hawken 152-pound junior Seth King (seventh), Keystone 182-pound sophomore Jacob Worthington (sixth) and Cardinal 220-pound senior Caleb Fry (eighth).
Worthington aggravated a shoulder injury during his consolation semifinal 5-3 loss to Covington's A.J. Ouellette. He tried to make a go of it in the fifth-place match, but wound up taking a default.
Freelancers Teddy Cahill and Dan Gilles contributed to this report.


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TEWKSBURY TWP. – Statewide Insurance Fund Chairman, Thomas S. Russo presented the Township of Tewksbury with a plaque recognizing its commitment to safety throughout 2013.
The presentation was held at the Statewide Insurance Fund's annual re-organization meeting at the Olde Mill Inn in Basking Ridge.
Fund Chairman Russo noted "The core mission of Statewide is to provide affordable, comprehensive insurance coverage to NJ public entities. This mission is achievable by each member's participation in Statewide's safety and risk management programs, which are tailored specifically for the public sector. Insurance claim costs are the single largest expense of providing insurance coverage. A reduction in claims through a commitment to safety results in savings for all Statewide Fund members. This savings provides public entities budget relief which is more important today then ever before. Thank you for your commitment."
The Fund was formed in 1994 to address the insurance crisis that was facing public entities. Their insurance coverages were becoming restrictive and their insurance premiums were escalating out of control. Today, the Fund has members throughout the State and provides property, liability and workers' compensation coverage to its members.
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That is correct, after a long time of negotiating, the 7 time Tour de France winner has decided to join BikeReviews.com where his first race with the team will take part in the Tour of California. An official press release will be issued later today, and you can read more about the acquisition below.


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Ski enthusiasts risk icy plunge
WENTWORTH - Bruce Treby had so much fun gliding across the ice-cold water here Sunday he decided to try it again.
Unfortunately, the 22-year-old New Glasgow native wasn't as lucky on his second attempt.
"It was chilly," he said moments after climbing out of the frigid waters. "Cold at first but after a few minutes it was not too shabby."
The snowboarder was one of 35 people, some as young as seven, to take part in aquaneige, a crowd-pleasing event where skiers and snowboarders try to navigate across a 100-foot long pool of ice water.
Some were lucky and made it through easily, others took a dip in the drink.
Ski Wentworth general manager Leslie Wilson said the event has been a tradition for at least a decade.
"It's always a lot of fun for all the brave souls who are willing to plunge themselves into the water," she said.
The event is always held on the third week of March. Staff spent about six hours on Saturday preparing the pool and worked hard Sunday filling it.
Wilson said there were no injuries and added the participants were all very skilled athletes.
"If you're going to do this, you want to know what you're doing," she said.
The hill will be closing on March 30 after one of its busiest seasons, thanks to an early start, in a number of years.
Awards were handed out to some of the competitors including Amy Chandler (first girl skier to finish), seven-year-old Matthew Stevens (youngest competitor), Bruce Treby (first snowboarder to finish), Christian Hart (first male skier to finish) and Adam Tattrie (first to finish).
The following is the list of participants in Ski Wentworth's annual Aquaneige:
Aaron Rushton
Georgina Neatby
Amy Chandler
Emma-Jean Stevens
Matthew Stevens
Nick Stevens
Lincoln Watson
Cheney McWaters
Jeffrey Harrington
Bruce Treby
Cory MacCallum
Ryan Parker
Matt Less
Alex Watters
Jacob Sutton
Rebecca Sutton
Madina Sutton
Christian Hart
Andrew Keddy
Connor Leet
Emily Leet
Hannah Moore
Michelle Verge
Emily Brown
Lindsay Blake
Owen Canton
Michael Eisener
Eric Mullaley
Adam Tattrie
Liam Moffatt
Anne Gilbert
Emmett Blois
Michael Blois
Kevin Duguay
Rob Blake


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Readers pondered the role of government and its effectiveness in dozens of comments on Sunday's AL.com articles, which exposed questionable circumstances surrounding two federal grants to provide emergency preparedness kits to the homeless and others.
"This is a perfect illustration of why there is such government corruption," mlhtiger221 posted in the comments section. "A helpful, needful idea is proposed that will genuinely be of service to the poor, but all along the way of its implementation, rules are broken by both the government officials and the private companies."
Still others questioned the very concept of the kits giveaway.
Kislath wrote: "Who actually thought these kits would be useful to the homeless and not a complete waste of money? ... Heck, the BAG containing the kit is the most useful part of the kit. The radio and blankets are okay, too, but a digital thermometer? A glow stick? Sheesh!"
"Here's an idea: just for fun, let's try to come up with a list of things that really would be useful to a homeless person and able to be stuffed into a bag."
Bama First and others said government waste breeds cynicism among the public and mistrust of officials in power.
"If you wonder why there is strong opposition to additional taxes and funding for these wasteful programs all you have to do is look at the waste and theft."
"If you want the US to survive another decade, vote the democrats out of office in Nov." aberro99 wrote. "That's the only way to nullify the corrupt Obama administration."
But Vesco18 responded: "We had problems long before Obama came to town. If you think the democrats are the only source of these problems, then I feel for you dude. The fact is our whole system is off track."
Vince sounded a similar message:
"This has nothing to do with a political party Both parties have shipped your jobs overseas so that now the only opportunity for someone without a college degree is the night time cleaning crew. Thank you Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama."
Snap2cola said it all " seemed to be more about a scorned lover" who now wants revenge, referring to the sexual harassment lawsuit by Waltz against Dunning.
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus had praise for AL.com, "This is what a news organization should be doing. Exposing this type of corruption and malfeasance for all to see."
But African Queen2 wasn't so impressed:
"Mike, this isn't the only thing the US/Alabama Taxpayers are paying for. There's much bigger issues than this....... these clowns will get a slap on the wrist and be on their merry way....... Until the MEDIA (THAT MEANS YOU) starts holding our elected officials' feet to the fire of accountability, we will continue to see criminal behavior! SHAME ON YOU!"