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Washington Crossing Audubon Society (washingtoncrossingaudubon.org) announces its annual Holden Fund Grant program to assist individuals and organizations in advancing environmental education and conservation through initiatives broadly related to birdlife. Funding for this program is possible through a generous bequest from the late Polly Holden to be used for conservation and environmental education. This year, a total of up to $15,000 is available from the fund. Individual grants will be capped at $5,000.
Grant applications will be reviewed by the WCAS Grants Committee, which will provide recommendations to the full WCAS board for approval and announcement of recipients by Feb. 1. Submissions are due by Nov. 1.
Interested individuals and organizations should submit an application that supplies the
information outlined below (with supporting material as appropriate) by Nov. 1 to: firstname.lastname@example.com. Grant money cannot be used towards salaries or travel/transportation expenses. Recipients of funded grants will be required to submit a report upon project completion.
WCAS Holden Grant Application Outline:
Name of Individual/Organization
Contact Information:
Telephone No.
Describe the project. Include how the project will proceed and who is in charge. Provide a timeline and a budget.
What is the project objective?
What need will the project fill? What is the benefit?
What qualifications do you have?
What past experience does the organization have?
How will you evaluate the project?
If the project will continue, how will it be funded?


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The world of the Lennox factory was opened up to eighth graders at Miller Middle School in what has become an annual event.
More than 300 students toured the factory floor to get insight into one of Marshalltown's biggest employers. This is the 12th year the tour has taken place.
"It's just an opportunity to put Lennox out in the community," said Terry Frederickson of Lennox. "It also gets them to think about their career paths and job opportunities at Lennox."
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Logan Boehm, left, an intern at Lennox, gives a group of Miller Middle School students a tour of the company's factory floor. Students from Miller tour the factory annually as part of a partnership with the company.
It typically is an eye-opening experience for the students, since it's the first trip to a factory for most of them.
"A lot of them have no idea how big a factory is or the machinery that goes into making parts and how much engineering is involved," said John Augustine, counselor at Miller.
Lennox has a partnership with Miller School known as MALTS - Miller And Lennox Teaming Successfully. Staff from Lennox visit the school to talk about careers.
"They've been talking about the skill trades and apprenticeship program," said Jeff Plunkett, a tool and die worker at Lennox who was organizing tours.
Plunkett said the big presses seem to get the most attention from the students, and overall it's a nice day to share their company.
"I think everybody enjoys it," Plunkett said.

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It is recommended that am assessor uses holistic approach, so then the candidate is comfortable to provide evidence which will make them feel competent and that will lead the candidate to achieve the qualification they want.
To plan holistic approach to assessment the assessor could take some responsibility for collecting and structuring evidence and collects evidence through observation of performance, this is done by this is done by asking questions. The candidate can also collect evidence but must be supported by the assessor, when the candidate collects the evidence they need to get it approved by a colleague or a supervisor, if the assessor is not around.
The risks that may be involved in assessment in own area of practice can be high, it is important for the candidate to make sure an assessment is done in a safe environment. When going out to assess the candidate in their work place its necessary that the assessor has insurance in case of an injury.
Qualification licence. If I was a assess a candidate at a workplace I need to be sure its safe to do so, so before going to assess them they would need the work place to have a fire extinguisher, first aid box, health and safety certificates, liability insurance etc.
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How Much Does a Cell Phone Plan Cost?
In order to choose a cell phone plan that is right for you, you need to answer a few basic questions. First, what company do you want to use? Choose one that provides the best service in your area for the lowest price. To check the signal strength of different companies, go to cellreception.com. If you live in a well populated area, chances are there will be many companies that provide good coverage in your area. The next thing you want to consider is how much you are willing to spend. Cell phone plans can cost anywhere from $30 a month to $150 a month depending on the features included. Finally, decide what features you need to be included and which ones would just be a bonus. Some of these features include mobile-to-mobile, text messaging, and 3g service. You also need to consider what type of phone you want, such as a touch screen, flip phone, or one with a qwerty keyboard.
"Cellphone" (CC BY 2.0) by .v1ctor Casale.
How much is it?
- A basic plan for one phone will cost between $30 and $60 and will include anywhere from 250-900 minutes. This may or may not include texting. For example, a plan from Verizon Wireless that includes 450 minutes of talk time but no texting costs $39.99 monthly. Sprint has a plan called Basic which includes 200 minutes for $29.99. AT&T offers a plan that allows the customer 900 minutes of talk time for $59.99 per month.
- Most cell phone companies offer a plan that includes unlimited talk and text for one line. This unlimited plan will cost $89.99 through Verizon. While Sprint doesn't have a plan for only unlimited talk and text, it does have a plan called everything messaging that includes unlimited texting and 900 minutes of talk time for $89.99. AT&T offers a plan with unlimited talk for $69.99.
- If you would like to add 3g service (wireless internet) to your plan your monthly price will increase. Some companies such as Verizon just charge an additional monthly fee for this. If you only want 150 MB of service, it will cost an additional $15 per month. If you want unlimited, it will jump to $29.99 more per month. Other companies offer specific plans that include 3g coverage. Probably the best value fot Sprint users who want 3g service is the Everything Data plan, which includes free calls to any mobil phone, regardless of carrier, as well as unlimited texting, web, and email. This also includes 450 minutes of non-mobile talk time and will cost $69.99.
- Family plans are a great way to have multiple phone for you, your spouse and your children without having to pay as much per phone. Family plans from Verizon start at $99.99 for two phones that share 700 minutes and have unlimited texting. Each additional line will cost $10. Sprint has a plan for this same price; however, sprint's plan includes 1500 minutes of shared talk time. AT&T offers an unlimited shared plan for $119.99 per month.
- If you are purchasing a phone only to be used in emergencies or for a young child, your best option may be a prepaid phone. For example, AT&T offers soemthing called the gophone for which you pay $2 per day that it is used. There are no contracts to sign for a phone like this.
What is going to be included?
- Most cell phone carriers offer unlimited mobile-to-mobile (within their own company) on every plan they have.
- Almost every plan comes with unlimited nights and weekends. AT&T, however, sometimes has a minute limit on nights and weekends as well.
- Free long distance and roaming is a basic feature on almost any cell phone plan.
- Some companies, such as AT&T, have roll0over minutes. This means that any minutes you did not use one month will be added on to the total minutes you can use the following month.
- Voicemail, call forwarding, and caller id come standard on most phones.
What are the extra costs?
- The biggest worry for cell phone users is going over their minutes. Subscribers must pay a per-minute charge for every minute they go over their allowance. This cost per minute can be anwhere from $.30-$.50 per minute.
- When signing up for a cell phone plan, there is usually some type of activation fee. If you shop around and look for sales, you may find you can get this fee waived.
- In order to sign up for a cell phone plan, you must have a phone. Most phones come much cheaper when signing a contract, however, and may even be free.
- The advertised price of the cell phone plan you choose will not be the final price of your monthly bill. There are taxes and other surcharges you will have to pay each month. Check with your provider to get a final monthly bill before signing a contract.
- Most cell phone plans require a signed two-year contract. If you break this contract early, there is a substantial fee – usually between $150 and $200.
How can I save money?
- Many cell phone companies give discounts to certain groups of people, such as veterans, teachers, etc.
- Once your contract has expired, you can usually receive an even better plan as well as a free phone upgrade as an incentive to stay with that company.
How to compare prices:
- The best way to compare prices is to visit a store that offers cell phone service from multiple carriers. For example, Amazon is a dealer for Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile.


text: I am running for a second term on the Gloversville Enlarged School District Board of Education as we have unfinished business and wanted to share some details. I have two children in the district attending Kingsborough (the same elementary school I attended). I graduated from RPI with a B.S. in nuclear engineering and Pepperdine with an MBA. It is evident we suffer from problems including low morale as staff members speak about concerns not being heard and of a lack of direction in the district, poor results for our students (graduation rates in the low 50 percentile and now our district under state focus being rated in the bottom 10 percent), and parents/students concerns over bullying. All the while, school taxes become a crippling amount for families (spending has increased more than 71 percent in 10 years, while student population is down).


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Thirty-two years after his death, Professor Longhair's posthumous career as a New Orleans music icon is still thriving. Two events on Saturday, Sept. 29 aim to reassert, and refurbish, his legacy.
The inaugural Bogalusa Blues and Heritage Festival, all day Saturday at Bogalusa's Cassidy Park, features a 2 p.m. tribute to Longhair, who was born Henry Roeland Byrd in Bogalusa in 1918. Guitarist John Mooney, percussionist Alfred "Uganda" Roberts and drummer Johnny Vidacovich, all alumni of Longhair's band, are scheduled to take part, along with bassist David Barard and pianist Bob Andrews.
On Saturday night, Tipitina's — named for one of Longhair's songs, it was founded so he could have a regular place to play — hosts "Fess' House Party New Orleans Style," an all-star benefit to restore the former Byrd family home on Terpsichore Street. Meters bassist George Porter Jr. anchors a house band that will back Dr. John, Ellis Marsalis, Jon Cleary and Ed Volker, keyboardists in the Longhair lineage.
All in all, it's a big weekend for a long-dead musician whose influence far outstripped his commercial success.
According to legend, Longhair learned to play on a discarded piano that was missing several keys. That accounted in part for his unorthodox style, which applied a robust left hand to a heavily percussive synthesis of rhythm & blues, barrelhouse boogie woogie, blues, rhumba and New Orleans street beats. His idiosyncratic voice, a sort of strangulated blues shout, was the perfect accompaniment.
He first recorded in the late 1940s. In the 1950s, various labels, including Mercury and Atlantic, issued his music. His recordings of "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" and "Big Chief" remain standards of the Carnival season.
By the 1960s, he had fallen on hard times. He dealt cards and worked as a janitor.
He emerged from obscurity at the 1971 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. With Jazz Fest producer/director Quint Davis and his then-girlfriend, the late Allison Miner, serving as his managers, Longhair enjoyed a productive decade as a "rediscovered" music legend. He released a series of well-received albums and toured. The establishment of Tipitina's in 1977 gave him a base of operations.
He died in his sleep of a heart attack in January 1980, on the eve of a tour with British rock band the Clash. Thousands attended his funeral. Posthumously, he won a Grammy for his "House Party New Orleans Style" album, and in 1992 was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame as an early influence.
Locally, his disciples include Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Harry Connick Jr., Jon Cleary, Henry Butler, Art Neville and just about anyone else who has ever tickled the ivories.
His admirers in the larger world of popular music include Elton John and New Age luminary George Winston, who has devoted much of his life to studying Longhair's music and technique. Actor and blues pianist Hugh Laurie, best known for his portrayal of the title character of the TV medical drama "House," covered "Tipitina" on his 2011 CD "Let Them Talk."
Through multiple owners and incarnations, Tipitina's has maintained its status as a Longhair shrine. A bust by the late bluesman Coco Robicheaux sits just inside the door; Longhair's face dominates a huge banner above the stage.
Saturday's benefit to raise money to restore Longhair's old house is a production of the Tipitina's Foundation, the nonprofit organization affiliated with the club.
The Bogalusa Blues and Heritage Festival also will donate a portion of proceeds from the sale of its souvenir Longhair poster to the house restoration fund.
In addition to the Longhair tribute, the festival boasts a solid roster of regional blues artists, including closer Tab Benoit, plus Kenny Neal, Carolyn Wonderland, Luther Kent, Homemade Jamz, Wes Lee and Owen "Big Daddy O" Tufts. It also includes a Kids' Zone and an array of food vendors.
Additionally, its Heritage Trail will spotlight significant musicians with ties to the area, including several who recorded at Bogalusa's Studio in the Country. They include Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and the band Kansas.
But Longhair remains the most renowned musician to emerge from Bogalusa. On Saturday, in the city of his birth and the city of his legend, he once again will receive his due.
When: Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Where: Cassidy Park, 625 Willis Ave., Bogalusa.
With: Owen "Big Daddy O" Tufts, noon; Wes Lee, 1 p.m.; Professor Longhair tribute, 2 p.m.; Homemade Jamz, 3:15 p.m.; Luther Kent, 4:15 p.m.; Kenny Neal, 5:30 p.m.; Carolyn Wonderland, 7 p.m.; Tab Benoit, 8:45 p.m.
Tickets: $10 at the gate. Kids 12 and under admitted free.
Info: www.bogalusablues.com.
What: A benefit to raise money to restore Professor Longhair's former home.
With: Dr. John, Ellis Marsalis, Jon Cleary, Ed Volker and a house band led by bassist George Porter Jr.
When: Saturday, Sept. 29, 8:30 p.m.
Where: Tipitina's, 501 Napoleon Ave., 504.895.8477.
Tickets: $35 general admission, $80 VIP.


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Sun Halo Seen In The Skies Over WMassMay 18th, 2013 at 9:13 pm by Adam Strzempko under Weather
If you saw what you thought looked like a rainbow around the sun Saturday afternoon you weren't alone. 22News received numerous calls and e-mails from people who saw it.
It's actually what is known as a sun halo or sometimes called an icebow.
It's created when light is reflected and refracted by the ice crystals in the clouds.
The light splits up into different colors forming a ring around the sun.


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Flanked by Sen. Reginald Tate, left, and Rep. Mark White, right, NFIB member Rochelle Stevens was one of 35 NFIB members to hear a state legislative update at NFIB's Memphis Area Action Council.
At the April 23 Memphis Area Action Council, NFIB members heard a glowing recap of the recent legislative session from area lawmakers, who praised the NFIB team for their role for key successes. The event, sponsored by law firm Jackson Lewis, was held at Regions Bank in East Memphis.
Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris (Collierville), Sen. Reginald Tate (Memphis), and Reps. Steve McManus (Cordova) and Mark White (Germantown) highlighted key legislation they either passed or supported, much of which will be helpful to small business.
Norris noted his sponsorship of Senate Bill 1635, which improves taxpayer rights for state business owners. NFIB worked with Norris, the Department of Revenue and interested parties to pass the reform bill.
McManus said Tennessee's passage of a balanced budget amendment resolution, an NFIB priority, contrasts sharply with what's happening in Washington, where the issue has fallen on deaf ears for many years. He shared an illuminating example of how woeful recent federal budget "cuts" truly are.
Rep. Mark White, also an NFIB member and chairman of the House Education Subcommittee, discussed the important of key education reforms, including the Tennessee Promise program that will help more Tennesseans enter higher education.
Tennessee State Director Jim Brown recognized NFIB member Mark van Stolk with Calaveras Business Coaching for his grassroots activism. Before the legislative session ended, van Stolk energized his coaching network to help amend a bill that would have effectively put thousands of executive and life coaches out of business.
For more details about upcoming Memphis-area meetings, please contact Sarah Waters at email@example.com or 615-872-5331.
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Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris catches up with fellow NFIB member Jim Baker with Owen Brennan's Restaurant in East Memphis.


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NORTH ADAMS -- Police are searching for a missing 25-year-old city man.
Joshua Bressette, of Chesbro Avenue, was last seen in the Price Chopper parking lot on State Road between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Monday, according to a missing person notice issued by the North Adams Police Department.
Bressette is approximately 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. He had brown hair, blue eyes, and usually wears darker clothes with a knit cap and glasses, according to the notice.
He also has numerous tattoos, including "live fast die fast" across his neck and a full skeleton on his rib cage.
The notice says Bressette may be in danger. Anonymous tips on Bressette's whereabouts can be given to the department's detective bureau at (413) 664-4944.


text: I currently own only two types of pistols, CZ's & 1911's. I've been thinking about getting a Hi-Power eventually, and would like to hear from folks who own CZ's & Hi-Powers, and how they compare to one another. I would assume that if you really like the attributes of a CZ, then a Hi-Power should be a no-brainer. Any comments?


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A while ago, a reader (who asked not to be named) welcomed me to Alabama with an email that began:
"Welcome to The Magic City ... one of the special things that make it SO magic is the fact that people live here, driving the highways and roads, in rain and in sunshine, and don't have many clues to the rules they had learned that are out there."
He sent along a list of four pet peeves from years of driving. Now that I've been in the state for a year, I agree with his list.
The list applies to drivers everywhere, but there's one more thing I've seen happen on the roads here twice that I have never seen anywhere else. (Kind of brings Alabama's recent fifth-worst drivers ranking into focus.)
Here's the list with some added commentary:
1. Eyes on the road: A no-brainer. That's a few thousand-pound object your guiding down the road. Pay attention. You don't have to look away long or go that fast to force yourself into a situation that will require an insurance claim, medical transport or worse.
2. Turn signals: Just flick the thing! It's right there, sticking out, ready for use for turns and lane changes.
That little flashing light has one heck of a duty. You're about to make a traffic flow-altering decision that I actually get time to prepare for because you warned me. (And I thank you.) When I'm warned, so is the person behind me. And the person behind them and so on.
Look at it this way: You paid for your car. Why not use all the features in it? Get your money's worth.
Not convinced? Here's the LAW: A signal is required at least 100 feet before the turn. We won't be mad if you push that to 200 feet or more. (Just remember to turn it off after the turn if it doesn't automatically do so. That way we're not waiting five miles for you to make your decision.)
3. Wipers on/lights on: If it's dark enough to rain, it's dark enough for lights. (WOLO, as he put it.)
Even if you have those automatic lights, turn them all the way on. That way you can see your dash items like speed, gas, temperature, etc., and I can really see you.
Chances are, on many stretches of road around here, your lights are all you've got because the roadside ones aren't working.
4. Do you even have lights? Oh. My. Goodness. I have lost count of the number of times it has been dusk or dawn and someone comes barreling up the road or over a hill without headlights.
Again, the LAW: Headlights must be on from a half-hour after sunset to a half-hour before sunrise, and any other time when you can't see more than 500 feet.
And check if they're working properly. Headlights, license plate lights, brake lights and taillights are required by law.
Headlights are easy to check, but for lights on the rear, look at the reflection in a window behind you the next time you're backing out at a shopping center or something.
5. Ain't that peculiar? This is something I haven't seen anywhere but here. Twice.
The last time it happened was on, of all places, U.S. 280. I'm waiting in one of the eastbound turn lanes at Inverness Parkway when the light turns red. We're all stopped and life is going along well as the other movements get served by their traffic signals.
You know that magical moment at each intersection when everyone has a red light? It's a split second, if that.
Well, that was enough time for the driver of the car in the far right lane to whip out across all the eastbound and westbound lanes to turn onto Kenley Way. The rest of us sat there for a moment giving each other that "For real?" look. I even said a quick prayer that he made it safely to wherever he was so eager to be. (Seriously.)
I don't think I'm overstepping my bounds when I say that is all kinds of illegal. And dangerous. The streets of Houston, Amarillo, San Antonio, Baton Rouge or Corpus Christi never prepared me for that.
Holidays: On the roads or in the skies, please be careful. The next several days are among the most dangerous on Alabama highways. If driving to neighboring states, remember you can dial 511 to get road conditions in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee and about 30 other states.
Road rubbish found on area roadways this week:
- Interstate 65 north: Bricks in the roadway between Montgomery Highway and Alford Avenue
- I-65 south: Rolled up tarps fell from a flatbed truck between Oxmoor Road and Montgomery Highway
- Montgomery Highway north: Car battery in the center lane near Lorna Road
- I-65 south: Gas grill in the road between Alford Avenue and Montgomery Highway
Don't just buckle up. Tie down.


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Watson, NY -- State police have identified a motorcyclist who died while riding in the wrong lane Sunday as Kyle L. Riesel, age 24, of Lyons Falls.
Riesel's 2008 Honda motorcycle was going south in the northbound lane of a Lewis County road Sunday morning when he slammed into a pickup truck, troopers said.
The pickup was entirely in the proper lane when the motorcycle struck it, troopers said. The driver attempted to avoid the motorcycle, but crashed.
The crash happened near the crest of a hill. Riesel was thrown from his motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing and no charges are expected, troopers said.


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As I traveled across the city Tuesday night attending many Night Out Against Crime gatherings, I felt a sense of optimism regarding our city's fight against crime. The community was standing together in solidarity against the violence that plagues our streets.
If we are going to turn the corner in this fight, then we must maintain this solidarity throughout the remaining 364 days of the year. I will be honest -- there is no easy or quick solution to this problem.
We must fight the violence on a broad array of fronts. Our families, our education system and private business all have important roles in this fight. However, when these organs of our society cannot prevent crime, my office is called in to clean up the mess and contain the violence.
We all have roles to play in this fight. While some are nurturingly proactive, the role of the District Attorney's office will always be stoically reactive. I have heard the whispers about my office's aggressive policies from every corner of the courthouse. A columnist from this newspaper recently criticized me for re-indicting a murder defendant rather than surrendering the case as a casualty of the system.
We do not dismiss and re-institute cases in some Machiavellian attempt to hold a defendant beyond the time limitations prescribed by the law. My office dismisses far fewer cases than either of my two predecessors. However, unlike my predecessors, I will, if the law permits, re-institute those cases in which I believe we can prove the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Defendants, criminal defense attorneys and their allies have accused my office of flouting the law. Despite these accusations both in legal pleadings and the media, appellate courts have regularly reversed those judges who have illegally quashed or dismissed re-instituted cases. As such, one can only presume that those courts do not see the same sinister motive in our conduct as our opponents are so quick to assign.
If the issue with the dismissal and re-institution of cases is limited to the pretrial confinement of defendants, then defense lawyers can file a speedy trial motion, which requires our office to bring the defendant to trial within 120 days of its filing. If our office fails to bring the defendant to trial in the requisite time period, then he is automatically released from custody. To file such a motion, defense counsel must sign an affidavit swearing that he is ready to proceed to trial.
In order to obtain a conviction, we must prove the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. With time, memories fade and witnesses disappear. Since I possess the burden of proof in every case, time is always working against me. Defense attorneys, who recognize the strategic advantage of drawing out criminal proceedings, very rarely file these motions.
Like the Maytag repairman, I long for the day when I will come to work and have nothing to do. I will not, however, decline to prosecute a case because to do so would offend the delicate sensibilities of my opponents. My respective role in this fight against crime requires unwavering stoicism. We, as a community, should not and cannot forget the rights and needs of the victims and the community at large.
The solidarity displayed Tuesday night reassured me that we have not.
If we are going to succeed in this fight against violent crime, then we must employ an all-hands-on-deck strategy on a broad array of fronts. Neither the nurturing solutions nor the stoic ones are or ever will be mutually exclusive of one another. As such, when it comes to prosecuting violent criminals, my paramount concern is to protect the community.
Within the bounds of the law, I will prosecute violent criminals as aggressively as I can, and for that, I will make no apologies. That is my responsibility and obligation to the citizens of New Orleans.
Leon A. Cannizzaro Jr. is Orleans Parish district attorney.


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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Renaissance Theatre has added a show to their presentation of Pulitzer-Prize winning rock musical "Next to Normal".
The new show will be Sunday, Aug. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 for adults and $15 for seniors and students. For tickets and more information, visit renaissancetheatre.net or call 256-536-3117.


text: Hi!. After 20 years diving as professional I only could say Lumba Lumba in Palau Weh, is the worse and the most dangerous place I've ever seen. In last 2 months, 6 people where to hospital. When I been there, the second day I felt strong headache. I inspect the tanks, and all of them where out of service, then when you dive there, you get air intoxication. The equipment for rent is completely out of service. A disaster. Go diving Palau Whe, is really nice place, but not in Lumba-Lumba.


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HOLYOKE –Members of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield have lived through lean times over the course of a more than 130-year history in Western Massachusetts.
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, for example, they supplemented meager meals with fresh fruits and vegetables which parishioners and priests shared with them.
They are accustomed to living simply. For some, it means forgoing dinners out with friends, for others it means an attitude that is free from a desire for material possessions. For all, it means living life in common, focused on the good of the community over individual needs.
Simplicity, says Sister Maxyne D. Schneider, the congregation's president, "is living in such a way that what is important in your life is clear." For her community, that means care of the "dear neighbor," prayer, mission and responsibility to one another.
Seven members of the religious order founded in LePuy, France, in 1650 first came to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield from Flushing, N.Y., in 1880 to staff and teach at St. Patrick School in Chicopee Falls. (Dispersed during the French Revolution of the late 1700s, the congregation was re-founded in the early 1800s in Lyons, France, and from there sisters came to the United States, settling first in St. Louis and then moving throughout the country.)
On Aug. 22, 1883, a new motherhouse for the Sisters of St. Joseph was opened in Springfield and a novitiate begun. The sisters also began Cathedral High School in Springfield that year; two sisters taught all the subjects to several students in a room at St. Michael Cathedral.
That year the Springfield Republican reported that the sisters' ministry extended beyond teaching to "visiting the sick, the friendless and other parish work."
In the Springfield diocese, Sisters of St. Joseph have been involved in a variety of ministries, most notably education, but also in the areas of social work, prison ministry, communications, parish ministry, religious education, social justice, service to the poor, pastoral care in health-care settings and ecology.
In 1928 the sisters founded Elms College in Chicopee.
Ground was broken for the "new" Mont Marie in 1960, a campus that now includes a nursing home open to the public, two housing projects for the elderly and low income residents, offices and a chapel.
The Mont Marie Day Nursery, later called Mont Marie Child Care Center, opened in 1975. It closed in 2011.
In 1991 the Mont Marie Health Care Center was established as a licensed, certified medical facility. One residence for low-income adults opened in 2008; a second opened in 2010. Both house sisters and lay people.
The sisters operated the Weston Center for Women, also known as Weston Rehab, for 20 years until it closed in 2012 because of financial issues. It served women leaving incarceration and dealing with addiction.
According to 2012 figures, 126 sisters, or half of the congregation, are currently earning an income. Of those, 81 work full-time (less than one-third of the congregation) and 45 work part-time. Many sisters volunteer their time to serve in one or more of a variety of ministries.
It is estimated that by 2017 there will be only 47 wage earners remaining in the community, which would number more than 200 members, according to an actuarial study.
The sisters welcomed their first "associate," a lay person who shares in the mission and ministry of the congregation, in 1979. There are currently more than 80 men and women in the associate program and five "agregees," another group of lay people involved with the congregation.
The Springfield congregation merged with a congregation in Fall River in 1974 and a congregation in Rutland, Vt., in 2001. Nationally, there are 23 congregations and more than 7,000 members of the Sisters of St. Joseph.
Prison ministry and after-school educational programs for children, like Homework House in Holyoke and the Gray House in Springfield, have blossomed as has the sisters' use of modern technology as a means of spreading their mission. They maintain their own website, ssjspringfield.org and a Facebook page.


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But I thought on the all-potato diet that you had to supplement with meat, vegetables, and dark chocolate. Did I miss something?
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[QUOTE=justyouraveragecavemen;1024652]But I thought on the all-potato diet that you had to supplement with meat, vegetables, and dark chocolate. Did I miss something?[/QUOTE]
yes, the awesometonium. And here I thought you had a balanced diet. :rolleyes:
BTW, the venison roast was slap-yo-momma good. I don't mean to toot my own horn but toot toot honk honk y'all. I'm on a quest to kill another deer so as to provide my family with more and more roasts of this caliber.
Also, do you know how hard it is to find aluminum phosphate for hide tanning? I may have to order it online I guess. When I ask at places the person looks at me like I just asked for fertilizer, gasoline, and "maybe like a fuse of some sort". (That was a joke Mr. or Ms. FBI person who just read that) They also ask what people us it for, to which I say I don't know what normal people use it for but I'm going to use it for tanning. They then look at my gingery pasty self with a look of complete confusion. I'll try the local co-op today, I think that's where some will be.
"What do I use it for? Well, definitely not making bombs, ha ha. Speaking of which, where can I get 100 pounds of ball-bearings?"
For 1-1-2013, the crossfit.com workout of the day demo and extended workout footage features my best good friend since childhood. He's the person that sent me on the primal path. He's the large instructor barking the words of encouragement.
So I decided to check out MopeWOD thanks to your suggestion on the blogs thread. Much lol'ing ensued. Thanks.
Here's a rundown of recent events in bullet form:
*We've decided to start our new house as soon as the builder can but since it's rained for a week straight here, it's going to be a while.
*We also have decided on a basement house. I like the idea because of the lower utility bills and in 5-7 years (or better financial times) we will add the top floor. The basement can then be for my sister, who will have to live with us one day anyway.
*I want a light colored metal roof for the house so it will keep cooler. I'm also pondering on ways to catch rainwater and on hot summer days pump that rain water to a sprinkler/soaker hose for the roof. That would keep the whole house cooler as well.
*I've gained about 20lbs back from my lowest point. I blame this solely on muscle, since I've been doing a Starting Strength workout and drinking 1/2 to 3/4 gallon of whole milk a day. My pants still fit in the waist, but are super tight in the thighs. If I continue this trend, I have full intentions of entering a powerlifting competition early next year. I think this is my mid-life crisis.
*Tanning deer hides turned out to be a whole lot harder than I thought. The hardest part is getting every bit of meaty grossness off of the hide. I've got on soaking in solution that needs a little more work to be done.
*Running low on venison and haven't killed another deer! I better get my act together! On Christmas Eve eve I missed the biggest buck I've ever seen (well, that I've ever seen while hunting). It haunts my dreams.
*Other than these mundane things, life has been pretty uneventful.
*That is all.
*The President says I can have 2
*More bullets, anything more than 10 is dangerous.
Had to google "basement house". I assume that means you have living space underground, which helps keep the house cool in Summer...and does that help keep heat in during the Winter too? Sounds cool, as long as there are windows somewhere :D.
Damn, I wish I could drink milk like that. Stupid gut.
Tanning deer hides immediately makes me imagine how terrible that must smell. I watched Mike Rowe try it on Dirty Jobs and just seeing it made me feel a bit ill.
Yeah the people at the mortgage company had no idea what a basement house was either. Dude asked if it was going to have a roof or be covered with dirt. I delivered furniture one time to a house that was covered with dirt. From the road it looked like a grassy mound but the back side had a small patio, door and a couple windows. They wouldn't let us go any further than the front door.
There will be roughly 2 feet of wall above ground on the side and both ends, the back of the house will be almost completely out of the ground. We'll have small windows just above the ground in a couple rooms and of course the door and bay windows on the exposed side. With poured concrete walls I hope that it will be a pretty constant temperature. The basement in our house now is underground on the front and one end of the house and open on one end and half the back. It's cool in the summer and warm in the winter, compared to the top floor anyway.
Drinking the milk is just an easy way to have excess caloric intake to promote muscle growth.
Actually, I soaked it the hides for a couple days before trying to flesh them and that took almost all of the smell away.


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Phillip Williams Sr., whose sons Derecko Jamal Martin and Phillip Duane Williams were shot just after midnight Saturday, March 16, said Martin was on top of the gunman when bullets ripped through his head, neck and stomach.
Martin, 30, died later at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital. Phillip Duane Williams, 23, underwent surgery Saturday morning, his father said. He was shot in the arm and leg and is expected to recover.
"He was just trying to help," Phillip Williams Sr. said of Martin. "He saved a lot of people from getting shot."
On Friday night, Martin was at his cousin's apartment inside 3241 Marshall Ave. SE for a birthday party for Phillip Duane Williams. Their father was at the party earlier in the night and left around 8 p.m. When he left, the party was small and calm. He figured his sons were safe.
Early Saturday morning, a nephew woke up Phillip Williams Sr. and told him his sons had been shot. He looked at his phone and saw 14 text messages and many missed calls.
"I was like, 'What?' It scared me so bad," Phillip Williams Sr. said Saturday afternoon outside the building where his sons were shot.
He does not know what led to the shooting or who would want to harm his sons. Grand Rapids police investigators believe a group of uninvited guests arrived at the party and an argument started. One of the uninvited guests took out a handgun.
Martin tackled the man with gun and held him down, Phillip Williams Sr. said. Struggling, the man started shooting.
People inside the apartment Saturday afternoon did not want to talk about the shooting. Neighbors claimed they were not home when it happened. It appeared as though someone punched a hole in the wall outside the apartment. The door was smeared with black dust, likely from police dusting for fingerprints.
Phillip Williams Sr. was at the apartment Saturday afternoon looking for answers. He started to cry when talking about his sons. A single tear clung to his cheek. Neighbors stopped and expressed their condolences.
Martin loved his three children, his father said. He was a single father who stayed home and cared for his kids. Martin also has a child on the way, his father said.
"I'm so mad he won't be able to see his own," Phillip Williams Sr. said.
A 2005 story in The Grand Rapids Press detailed Martin's struggles after someone stole his state ID card and committed felonies using his name as an alias. The felonies were attributed to Martin and made finding a job difficult. He would attach a copy of a letter clearing him of the felonies, but it did not seem to help. Employers would never grant him an interview to explain.
"This is messing up someone's life. Your character — it destroys that, " Martin said in 2005.
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Two buzzwords at the Mobile Commerce Forum were Near Field Communications and augmented reality.
Two buzzwords at the first Internet Retailer Mobile Commerce Forum held this week in Chicago have been Near Field Communications and augmented reality. Although several speakers uttered the phrases, they were mainly mentioned in passing, with little description of what the technologies are and how they relate or will relate to mobile.
So, let's start with a little vocabulary lesson.
NFC, which stands for Near Field Communication, is a technology that enables phones (or other items, such as credit cards) to interact with objects—such as posters and payment terminals—from just a few feet away.
Augmented reality uses the capabilities of a mobile phone to enhance a presentation, such as using the camera to identify a consumer's location and then sending her a coupon to a nearby store.
My experience (and granted I didn't sit in every session) was that most of the time the two technologies were mentioned in the ever-popular "conclusion slide," as showing promise for the future. But I never heard examples of either technology being used in the U.S. today for mobile marketing or commerce.
I do know that eBay is using a rudimentary version of augmented reality in one of its mobile apps that enables shoppers to place articles of clothing atop pictures of themselves on their mobile phones. But that's about all I've got.
NFC on the other hand, I have a little more experience with. It was favorite term in the space I covered at my first job out of school, writing about card-based payments, ATMs and banking for a Chicago-based business publication. Bigger in Japan and Europe, the technology is moderately used there for making payments with a mobile device by tapping or waving the phone in front of a properly equipped terminal. Although it's been a topic of conversation for years among mobile and payment techies here, the trend has yet to catch on much in the States.
So, what do these two technologies mean for mobile? I've got a lot buzz here and little to back it up. Do you readers have any examples of either technology being used today in the U.S. for mobile? Do any of you still believe NFC has a future in U.S. mobile payments despite the technology being around for years with little adoption? Do you agree with many of our Mobile Commerce Forum speakers that both these technologies will play a big role in the future of mobile commerce? If so, how? Feel free to share your vivid, compelling examples in the comment box below.
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(WBNG Binghamton) To help 11,000 Upstate New York homeowners, Senator Charles Schumer proposed a bill to put a four year freeze on planned flood insurance premium increases.
Until FEMA can finish an affordability study, Schumer says, the rate hikes could force homeowners to choose between breaking the bank or leaving their home.
The rate hikes could also drastically reduce home values in the areas selected for insurance increases.
The New York Senator says in the initial evaluation, FEMA was required to look at the economic effects of premium increases.
"There is in the legislation an affordability clause and it says FEMA had to look at it, and FEMA basically ignored it," said Schumer, "and that's why we want to impose a moratorium on them."
Schumer says his bill has broad support among Republicans and Democrats and expects it to pass in the coming months.


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TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie agreed today to ban political fundraising on all public property, a measure introduced in response to a series of stories by The Star-Ledger about the Elizabeth Board of Education.
The bill (S3166), which passed the Legislature last week and was signed by Christie, expands current law that prohibits candidates for state office from raising money in state buildings, applying it to all candidates for any public office and their representatives on all public property.
Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union), a main sponsor of the bill, said it was a response to documented nepotism and patronage within the Elizabeth Board of Education, along with tens of thousands of dollars in political contributions collected from teachers, administrators and other employees.
Board officials have denied any wrongdoing. Donald Goncalves, a spokesman for the Elizabeth Board of Education, has said the board supports the bill and already has a policy on the issue.
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• N.J. Senate passes bill banning political fundraising on all public property
• 2 Elizabeth 'whistle-blowers' say school district is targeting workers who exposed lunch-subsidy abuses
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Poor Daughter Number Three! Daughter Number Three had a rather difficult Sunday morning last week. She was home for the Christmas holidays, of course, and pitching in here and there to be as much help as she could to her mother. And mothers need all the help they can get at Christmas.
So do fathers, and thereby hangs the tale.
I was asked by my friendly neighbourhood minister to take the service last Sunday morning. Some of you are probably thinking, if you're not exactly saying it out loud, that there goes the last remaining sliver of credibility in the United Church.
But then you'd also have to say the same for my friendly neighbourhood minister and that wouldn't be nice at all. In fact, I think she'd take umbrage.
I was asked to fill in because our minister was away that Sunday. Interestingly, she also doubles as organist and choir director when the need arises. We have two choir directors and organists most of the time, but this time they were all gone.
Enter Daughter Number Three.
Back in her high school days, Daughter was one of our musicians in the church and played regularly for the choir and services.
Her father (me) seized upon this fact and before Daughter was quite off the plane, asked her if she'd play for the Sunday he had to "keep church." It was really no surprise that she said yes, but added that she was pretty rusty because she hadn't played for a congregation in many years.
From my own small involvement in church music, I knew that playing for congregational singing was a whole different quintal of fish. But she said she'd give it her best shot if I got the hymns to her in plenty of time for her to practice. "No problem," I said. And oh yes, by the way, I asked if she would read one of the scripture lessons as well.
Comes Sunday morning. I was down there bright and early, although Daughter was almost late. But she got there in time, opened up a service bulletin, read down through it and said, "What's this thing we're supposed to sing after the offering?"
Goodnight Irene! I'd forgotten all about our sung response to the offering.
"It's to the tune of 'In the Bleak Midwinter'," I said apologetically. "You know that tune?"
"I guess we'll find out," she said.
Then I remembered something else. "We always sing one verse of a hymn as an introit, Jenny."
She gave me a not entirely pleasant stare. "Oh? And what would that be?"
"Joy to the World."
"I haven't played that in a long time, Father."
I know when she calls me "Father" that I'm not entirely in her good graces.
"Look," I said. "Just give us an opening chord and we'll take it from there."
"Right," she said.
Anyway, she went out to the church and launched into an excellent prelude. I went out shortly after, said good morning, announced the introit, which she got through pretty well, and announced the first hymn.
Daughter just about fell backwards off the piano stool. That wasn't the hymn I had given her to practice. Panic! She thought she was losing it and couldn't even remember what the original hymn looked like. She just knew this wasn't it.
Frantically, she thumbed through the hymnal, found the one I had just announced and with a fervent prayer launched into it. (I know all this makes me look bad, which is perhaps the understatement of the Christian year thus far.)
We came to the part where one of the church ladies was telling a story to the children. It was interesting, but from the corner of my eye I saw Daughter reach behind her and try to open the door to the minister's office. That was locked. What was she up to? Then she got up off the stool and came down around to the other door and turned it. Also locked. She walked across behind the pulpit and out the door to the choir room. She was gone a few moments and then returned. She walked partway back to the piano, then stopped and went out to the choir room again.
I was intensely curious by this time.
Finally, she came down to the front where I was sitting and announced in a sibilant whisper, "I can't find the music to 'I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day'."
I had planned to work a singing of that lovely carol into my meditation, but obviously that was out the window.
"I've looked in every corner of this church," she whispered, "and I can't find it anywhere."
"Don't worry about it," I said, immensely relieved that this was something that wasn't my fault.
Came the time for the scripture readings. Daughter looked idly down the page of the service bulletin to see who might be doing this stuff, and to her horror found her name opposite one of the lessons.
She remembered I had casually asked her to do that when she first came home, but I hadn't thought of it since. The time to read was practically upon her. Desperately, she got the attention of someone in the choir. More desperate whispers.
"Anyone back there got a Bible?!" Someone hurriedly handed her a Bible with the foresight to have it open to the reading in question, and Daughter read it as though she had written it.
With all the walking back and forth, Daughter found her left foot hurting. She glanced down at her feet. The shoe on her right foot was hers. The shoe on her left was not. In all the flurry leaving the house she had put on one of her mother's shoes.
That was not my fault, either!
It was for Daughter a memorable service, one she isn't likely to forget for a very long time. Neither will I.
The rest of the family will see to that.
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Poor Daughter Number Three! Daughter Number Three had a rather difficult Sunday morning last week. She was home for the Christmas holidays, of course, and pitching in here and there to be as much help as she could to her mother. And mothers need all the help they can get at Christmas.
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The Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) caused a stir in the Senate on Thursday when it presented its Statutory Appropriation Bill for 2013 and in it, the sum of N5 billion had been earmarked for the rehabilitation of prostitutes in and around the Abuja metropolis in 2013.
The proposed N5 billion will be expended to rehabilitate prostitutes and destitute in the FCT, among other expenses.
Please what's your thought on this? N5bn For Rehabilitation Of Prostitutes? How will they even know the real prostitutes?


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On Sunday afternoon, Cavaliers coach Byron Scott laid out some goals for his young team this season. He thought they would begin working toward those starting with their first two exhibition games — against Montepaschi Siena on Monday and the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.
"Opponent field-goal percentage, rebounding and turnovers," Scott said. "Those are three areas we're trying to focus on. We want a 44 percent opponent field-goal percentage, to improve our defensive rebounding and cut down our turnovers."
By splitting the first two games, the Cavs have made some strides defensively and on the glass, but they're averaging 21 turnovers, six more than last season. After 22 in a 97-80 loss to the Bucks, a seething Scott told reporters, "We took a step back as a team because of the way we played. We played selfish basketball, didn't move the ball. I thought (the Bucks) played hard and shared the ball. That's the way we have to play." The Cavs did not practice yesterday, although they watched film in what likely was a loud and long session.
They did hold the Bucks to that magic 44 percent and were outrebounded by just two against a much larger team. But the Cavs shot just 38.5 percent (30 of 78). Only C.J. Miles (18 points) and Kyrie Irving (16 points) scored in double figures.
"I thought C.J. was one of the bright spots," Scott said. "I thought he played pretty good the first game, and I thought he played much better (Tuesday).
"I thought C.J. played with a lot of intensity, lively. I thought he was one of the few guys who came ready to play."
Clearly, that did not include rookie Dion Waiters, who made just 1 of 7 shots from the field with four turnovers against the Bucks. Scott was so upset that he yanked Waiters from the game after he messed up a play Scott had called during a fourth-quarter timeout.
Seven-time NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady said he will play for the Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles in the Chinese Basketball Association.
McGrady, 33, played with former Chinese basketball star Yao Ming with the Houston Rockets and is well known in the country.
Although the team made no announcement, McGrady posted the news on his website on Tuesday, though it didn't list the terms of the deal. Chinese media reports said the one-year deal is worth at least $1 million.
McGrady said "it will be an honor" to play for the Chinese people.
• The Philadelphia 76ers waived forward/center Mikki Moore and guard Xavier Silas.
Moore appeared in 564 games in 13 NBA seasons, averaging 5.8 points and 3.9 rebounds in 18.2 minutes per game. Silas was an undrafted rookie from Northern Illinois in 2011. He signed with the Sixers in April and appeared in the final two regular-season games.
• Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard has been cleared by to participate in limited five-on-five scrimmages, but did not play in the Lakers' exhibition game last night against Portland. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant also didn't play last night because of a strained right shoulder.
Bryant apparently was injured during practice Tuesday, coach Mike Brown said.
The injury isn't thought to be serious, and Bryant wanted to play against the Trail Blazers, Brown said. Bryant missed a day of practice last week because of soreness in his right foot.


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CLEVELAND, Ohio - Will Zydrunas Ilgauskas keep his role in the Cavs front office? Does Mike Brown favor Jarrett Jack over Dion Waiters?
Among the topics discussed today:
- Why has Luol Deng struggled since coming to the Cavs?
- The Zydrunas Ilgauskas retirement ceremony.
- When will the Cavs losing streak end?
- Has David Griffin done enough to keep his job as GM beyond this season?
Cavs Insider airs every Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. on cleveland.com. Be sure to join them for the next show on March 18.


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Revered as one of Canada's greatest songwriters, Gordon Lightfoot says performing onstage is still his greatest joy as an artist.
"I've always been a performer at heart," the 75-year-old guitarist said. "I started out as a performer."
In 2010, however, word spread that Lightfoot had died, a rumor he denies to this day.
"I had two health issues, and then they thought I was dead," Lightfoot said.
Lightfoot was listening to radio while driving home from a dental appointment, and was surprised to hear about his death. It stemmed from a report on Twitter. He famously called the radio station he heard it on to allay the rumors.
He's still going strong in spite of what they said, and is coming to Interlochen on June 18 to prove it.
Influenced by composer Stephen Foster and such artists as Pete Seeger and the Weavers, Lightfoot studied jazz composition and orchestration in his youth.
It was his songs that first gained him notice. Canadian folk-rock duo Ian and Sylvia added his material to their repertoire in the mid-60s. The folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary enjoyed hits with his tunes "Early Morning Rain" and "For Lovin' Me," while Marty Robbins topped the country charts with Lightfoot's "Ribbon of Darkness."
His debut recording, "Lightfoot!," was released in 1966, and featured his own versions of "Early Mornin' Rain," "The Way I Feel," and "Ribbon of Darkness," as well as other originals and songs by Phil Ochs ("Changes") and Ewan McColl ("The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face").
In the decades since, he's recorded more than 20 albums and performed countless concerts across his native country, the U.S., and abroad.
Lightfoot has a special connection to this area. He's performed previously at Interlochen, and also supports a scholarship at Northwestern Michigan College for its maritime program.
"I have a commitment there to the maritime academy," he said. "I've had a scholarship there since 1977."
He says Interlochen's ambience keeps him coming back to the area.
"Interlochen has a wonderful amphitheater," he said. "You can tune your guitar while you look across the lake."
In the past 12 years, Lightfoot has not had it easy with regard to his health. In 2002 he suffered an abdominal aortic aneurysm, which led to a six-week coma, a tracheotomy and several operations.
After recovering from that, he suffered a stroke while performing. It paralyzed two fingers of his right hand. Through physical therapy and continued exercise, he's regained most of the use of the fingers and still plays guitar in performance.
"I had to find a new neural pathway. I never practiced as much as I did then [to recover]," he said. "Eventually I got back to 96 or 97 percent."
Lightfoot says his shows draw from all facets of his career, and the diversity of the material keeps the concerts interesting for both performer and audience.
"It's all different keys, different tempos," he said. "Everything I've written is so different."
Lightfoot says that diversity is a gift, something he isn't conscious of doing when writing.
"There are only three or four songs that replicate one another," he said.
While most every show features hits like "If You Could Read My Mind," "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and "Sundown," Lightfoot says he never tires of performing such familiar favorites. "I always do the songs a little bit differently," he said. "There's no such thing as getting tired of them."
Nor, apparently, is there such a thing as retirement. The Interlochen show is the initial performance on a 10-date Midwest tour which concludes the end of the month. In July, he goes out again, this time out East, then finishes up the summer with a 14-show trip out West. In the fall, he'll travel across his native country from mid-October through the end of November.
Lightfoot never anticipated the longevity of his songs or his career.
"'Sundown' is still getting airplay," he said. "When I was 35, I thought what the heck am I going to be doing."
Now, 40 years later, he knows. "I want to work while the sun shines," he said.
Gordon Lightfoot takes the stage Wed., June 18 at 8pm in Kresge Auditorium. For tickets or more information, visit Interlochen.org.


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Saturday Morning Black Bear Program at the Bandy Creek Visitor Center on July 6th
Contact: Sherry Fritschi, 423-286-7275
Contact: Effie Houston, 423-569-9778
There will be a program on "Black Bears in Big South Fork" at the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area's Bandy Creek Visitor Center on Saturday, July 6, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). This program about black bears will be held on the back porch of the Visitor Center.
People of all ages can learn how to keep safe in bear habitat and gain an understanding of how human behavior can impact bear behavior. Visitors will learn what to do if they see a black bear, how to store food at a camp site, and how to keep safe in the backcountry.
For more information, contact the Bandy Creek Visitor Center at (423) 286-7275.


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My son is 4 1/2 months old and I feel like we should start trying rice cereal pretty soon. He's always been a good nurser and I love it so much. I can't explain it, but I'm not looking forward to starting him on solids because it makes me think that he won't need me anymore after that. Am I strange? Has anyone else felt this way? I just want our relationship to continue to be special and close even after we're done breastfeeding.
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MONTGOMERY -- Richard Dorrough, the state's Commissioner of Children's Affairs, has died after a battle with cancer.
Dorrough had served in the cabinet level position since 2005. He helped develop Gov. Bob Riley's new voluntary pre-K program and develop Children's Policy Councils across the state.
He was senior judge of the Montgomery County Family Court, having been appointed to the court in 1984 and elected three times. As presiding judge of the court, he started numerous programs to assist families and Teen Court to address minor juvenile offenses. In 1998, Judge Dorrough was named "Judge of the Year" by the Family Law Section of the Alabama State Bar Association.
"Commissioner Dorrough was a great man and a very thoughtful leader. He had a heart of gold and throughout his career he worked hard to improve the lives of children. He will be terribly missed," Riley said in a written statement.


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South Aiken High School's Naval Junior ROTC unit welcomed newcomers for their first day of freshman orientation on Monday.
Senior C.J. Campbell was there to help out as he gets ready for his final year. He doesn't have to think long about the person who got him into ROTC – his older sister, Jessie, a former executive officer at South Aiken. She has graduated from Mary Baldwin College after four years of ROTC and is participating in officer training this summer.
"Jessie has continued to be a great influence," Campbell said. "She set me up for this. I really enjoy it, and she will show me the ropes to get into the military. I was a kid when Jessie started here, and it was amazing to watch."
Larry Laughlin, the unit commander, said the orientation is a great way for freshmen to get an idea of the opportunities offered by NJROTC. There are six teams from which to choose – among them orienteering, rifle team, academic and drill teams and CyberPatriots online competitions.
This is a chance for the ninth graders to "work hard and become part of a family culture," Laughlin said. "We teach a lot about leadership and citizen development."
Junior cadet Tyler Adkins said NJROTC has become a big part of his life. From the start, he wanted to become a member of the drill team and has enjoyed that experience. Brittney Black, also a junior, learned about the program and said she was "surprised how much fun it was."
Freshmen Michael Duran and Ian Hoffman developed an interest in NJROTC while attending Kennedy Middle School. Even on day one, Duran already was excited about the program. Hoffman is intrigued by the CyberPatriots, which brings teams together to remove viruses from virtual computers. The contest can pit the South Aiken squads against opponents who could be overseas, as well as throughout the U.S.
"I've been really into computers my whole life," Hoffman said. "I could see this as a way to get into college."
Senior writer Rob Novit is the Aiken Standard's education reporter and has been with the newspaper since September 2001. He is a native of Walterboro and majored in journalism at the University of Georgia.
Editor's note: In an earlier version of this article, Brittney Black was misidentified. The Aiken Standard regrets the error.
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Exploring Gay Montreal
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Few cities in the world embrace their LGBT communities with as much gusto as Montreal. Home to one of North America's most famous gay neighborhoods -- simply known as the Gay Village, or Le Village Gai to the city's predominantly francophone population -- Montreal even marks it as such on its official tourism maps. Canada's second biggest city also hosts a slew of gay-popular annual events and festivals, and was the site of the first-ever World Outgames (a preeminent global LGBT sporting event) in 2006.
Montreal's long gay history dates all the way back to 1869, when one Moise Tellier ran a shop on what's now Saint Antoine Street selling apples and cakes -- but more legendarily was a place for gay gentlemen to rendezvous. A century later in the Stonewall era, most of Montreal's gay life was clustered at the city center along Saint Laurent Boulevard. The 1970s and '80s saw LGBT establishments move eastward en masse, creating today's Gay Village in the mile-or-so stretch of Saint Catherine Street (or Rue Sainte-Catherine) between Berri and Papineau Streets. Here, scores of bars, clubs, shops and restaurants catering to the city's large and diverse LGBT community have been thriving for decades.
While it's active year-round, summertime brings the Village to full life. During the neighborhood's Aires Libres art event from May to September, a 12-block stretch of Saint Catherine between Saint Hubert and Papineau is closed to traffic and transformed into a pedestrian-only zone. Just to ensure ultimate gaiety, some 200,000 little pink balls are strung directly above the street, creating an ever-present pink explosion overhead.
The Village prides itself on offering venues for every shade of the gay rainbow. At the top of Saint Catherine Street is Le Stud, perennially popular with the city's leather/Levi and bear (read: generally hairier and less image-conscious) crowds. At the bottom end of the Village are Circus and Stereo, both mixed gay/straight after-hours dance dens that rank on DJ Magazine's list of the Top 100 clubs in the world. Located along Saint Catherine Street are longtime Village favorites like Cabaret Mado, helmed by beloved local drag entertainer Mado; Sky, a sprawling 3-level complex that overflows on weekends, and during summer months sports its own rooftop terrace, pool and spa; and Stock Bar, one of Montreal's many popular male strip clubs, where -- as per the city's rather relaxed guidelines on such matters -- the performers disrobe completely.
Meanwhile, Montreal's spectrum of gay life continues to expand beyond the cozy confines of the Village, especially westward to the up-and-coming Mile End and adjacent Mile-Ex neighborhoods -- the latter formerly a desolate industrial area between Mile End and the Parc Extension district. Here a more alternative and self-identified "queer" scene has mingled with the area's already-established creative class. The blend makes for socializing that's anything but dull, at quirky establishments like Notre-Dame des Quilles, a dive bar with its own half-size bowling lanes; and Alexandraplatz, a hip German-like beer garden set in a working brewery complex. Mile End is also home to the always lively Royal Phoenix, now the city's main lesbian hangout -- which also attracts a wide variety of modern gays, and a fair number of straight folks, too.
For the latest info on gay Montreal, check out the website of the long-running LGBT monthly magazine Fugues (in French only), and the dedicated LGBT section of Montreal's official tourism portal.


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The only reason I have stopped swimming is because my skin is sensitive to chlorine. I miss swimming so much. I found it very, very relaxing. And there's something about being in or on or near water that is very primal - the undulation is very soothing on our sensory perception. Just looking at water relaxes me - at least I'm still able to do that.
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A native of Centreville, Alabama, Jerry Johnson received his B.S. degree in
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career with the Soil Conservation Service in 1970.
The TREASURE Forest Program and Alabama's natural resource professionals lost a true treasure when Jerry Johnson passed away on December 31, 2003.
As state forester for the Natural Resource Conservation Service, Jerry was a member of the original group that developed the criteria and guidelines for the TREASURE Forest Program. Serving on the TREASURE Forest subcommittee since its inception, Jerry personally reviewed every single TREASURE Forest nomination. Jerry stated that he felt blessed to have been given the opportunity to work with so many landowners who were practicing good stewardship of their forest and wildlife resources. In turn, the landowners of Alabama were blessed to have Jerry caring for our natural resources.
Jerry was not one to seek recognition for his accomplishments, however he received many honors and awards during his career. He was the first person to receive the Outstanding Young Forester Award in Alabama; he received the Bill Moody TREASURE Forest Award, the Alabama Wildlife Federation Governor's Soil Conservationist of the Year Award, and was elected to the Alabama Foresters Hall of Fame. Although Jerry was charged with many duties, TREASURE Forest always held a special place in his heart. He once commented that being closely associated with TREASURE Forest was a highlight of his career. Maintaining the integrity of the TREASURE Forest Program was his passion.
Those who knew Jerry knew that he was passionate about his Lord, his family, and his profession. He served them all very well. Jerry's funeral was a celebration of his life and his Lord, Jesus Christ. Although he will be sorely missed, we should not be sad. We should know, as Jerry knew, that goodness and mercy followed him all the days of his life and he will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Until we meet again my friend . . .
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This week, you'll want to start checking your mailboxes for my new book, Do More, Spend Less - The New Secrets of Living the Good Life for Less, which will be shipping very soon. We're going to have a little fun with shipping and delivery. The first person to receive a hard copy of my book, take a picture with it, and post it to Facebook.com/BradsDeals, will receive a free Kindle Fire or Nook HD, your choice! Haven't ordered a book? Don't worry - they haven't shipped yet, so you still have a chance to win this contest! Order your copy at Amazon or BN.com at the still-low pre-order prices (currently 40% off at $10.77). I'm super excited about the book and I think you will be, too. USA Today has said: "Brad has made beating the system a way of life. This is his how-to book for the rest of us." See more info at bradsdeals.com/book.No longer available


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Everybody agrees that the consumerization of IT is happening; to what degree, nobody is quite sure.
Two new surveys of 2,660 information workers and 560 IT managers and executives, conducted by International Data Corp. on behalf of Unisys, find that while usage of personally owned devices is growing in the enterprise, these are still pretty much used to augment traditional usage of PCs. At the same time, the survey shows that social media is used primarily for marketing purposes.
Interestingly, workers give internal IT more credit for supporting these devices than IT managers, which suggests there is a lot of extracurricular support provided by IT staff.
But despite the proliferation of these devices, any plans to optimize existing applications for mobile computing devices remain in relative infancy.
Access to Enterprise Software from Mobile Devices Lagging Study finds that many are missing the productivity opportunities provided by mobile access to enterprise software.
June 2011 Spam and Phishing Report Spam at lowest level since the McColo takedown in November 2008.
Security Vulnerabilities at All-time Highs for Mobile Devices Mobile security recommendations for consumers and administrators.
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ABBIE CRESCITELLI, Northampton: The junor won WMass diving title (373.05 pts.); finished 5th at Div. II states with 11-dive school record 403.65; regional champion gymnast.
MEGAN DUSTIN, Agawam: The sophomore was 3rd in 200 freestyle and 4th in 500 at WMass; 4th in 200 and 5th in 500 at Div. I states; holds 6 individual and 2 relay school records.
DELANEY DYJAK, Holyoke Catholic: The senior repeated as WMass champ in 50 free; 3rd in 100; 3rd in 50 at Div. II states; 4-time first-teamer; will attend either Wagner or Springfield.
KERRY FLEMING, Northampton: The sophomore was 4th in 100 free, 7th in 200 free at WMass; on school record teams in 200 and 400 free relays; 9th in 50, 10th in 100 at Div. II states.
CHRISTIANA GRECO, Minnechaug: The senior won WMass title in 100 butterfly (57.19) and was 2nd in 50 free; Div. I state runner-up in fly; helped set WMass meet record in medley relay.
JESS HARPER, Easthampton: The junior was Div. I state champion in 100 free (52.25) and 50 free (24.18); WMass champ in 100 back (school-record 57.53) and 2nd in 100 free (51.92).
COLLEEN HUMEL, Chicopee: The junior was Div. I state runner-up in 100 backstroke (All-American consideration, 56.78) and 200 freestyle; holds every individual school record.
JORDAN JACOBSON, Westfield: The senior captained Bombers to league title; 4th in 50 freestyle and 6th in 100 freestyle at WMass meet; anchor of school-record medley relay; will swim at Providence.
KELSEY JOHNSTONE, Westfield: The freshman is a member of school-record holders in 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays; finished 2nd in 200 medley relay both at WMass and Div. I states.
KELLY LAJOIE, East Longmeadow: The sophomore finished 4th in 100 backstroke at Div. II state meet, just missing school record, and 4th in 200 IM at WMass; swam at USA Swimming sectionals.
ERIN LEWIS, Westfield: The junior was WMass runner-up in breaststroke, 5th in IM; 7th in IM, 8th in breast at Div. I states; 2nd in medley relay at WMass and states.
JERRICA LI, Longmeadow: The freshman won Div. II state titles in 50 and 100 freestyles, narrowly missing WMass records in both events; won 100 and 200 at WMass.
LAUREN LONGLEY, Westfield: The sophomore led off school record in 400 freestyle relay; 7th in WMass in 100 fly; 8th in WMass in 200 free and 9th at Div. I states; 9th in state 200 free.
EMILY MURPHY, Minnechaug: The senior rallied from a scoreless dive to finish 2nd in WMass; 6th at Div. I state meet; also a WMass-champion gymnast.
KRISTYN POPOWSKI, Holyoke Catholic: The freshman won WMass title in 500 freestyle (5:05.28) and was 3rd in 100 butterfly (1:00.06); 4th in 500 and 5th in fly at Div. II state meet.
LAUREN QUINN, Minnechaug: The freshman was WMass runner-up in 200 IM and 100 back, as well as winning medley relay in meet record time; 4th in IM and back at Div. I states.
GENNA SENECAL, Westfield: The senior was 7th in 100 fly at Div. I states; 5th in fly and 6th in 200 IM at WMass; on school record holders in medley and 400 free relays.
SABREE THOMAS, South Hadley: The senior was 2nd in 100 fly and 3rd in 200 IM at WMass; 4th in fly at Div. II states after winning it last season, also 5th in 200 IM; will swim at Central Conn.
KAITLIN TRAVERS, Northampton: The junior was fourth in 100 back and sixth in 100 fly at Western Mass. meet; helped Blue Devils to WMass title and Division II state runner-up finish.
KELSEY VEILLETTE, Westfield: The senior diver was 3rd in WMass meet and 8th at Div. I states; personal-best 6-dive score of 218.4 vs. Northampton; trains at Springfield Area Diving Club.
BRYANNA VERONEAU, Belchertown: The junior was 4th in 100 fly and 7th in 200 IM at WMass; 4th in 100 free, 6th in 200 free at Div. II states; holds all but one school record.
ERIN VOSS, Northampton: The freshman won Div. II state title in the 500 freestyle (5:00.08) and was 2nd in 100 free; 2nd in 500 at WMass meet; school-record holder in 500.
HOPE WALSH, Westfield: The junior was 3rd in 500 free and 4th in 200 free at WMass; 4th in 500 free at Div. I states (school record 5:12.45); 400 free relay school record.
MERIZA WERENSKI, Holyoke Catholic: The UMass-bound senior capped career with WMass and Div. II titles in 200 IM and 100 breaststroke; finishes with 8 WMass and 7 state titles.
BRIDGET WHEBLE, Minnechaug: The senior diver finished fourth in WMass and 11th at Div. I states; two-year WMSOA All-Star; team diving captain; also WMass swim qualifier.
MAELA WHITCOMB, Northampton: The sophomore was 5th in 200 free at Div. II states; part of school-record 400 free relay, 2nd in state; 7th in backstroke, 8th in IM at WMass.
MIRANDA WINGFIELD, Northampton: The senior helped team win WMass title by winning 400 free relay, which also placed 2nd at Div. II states; 5th in 500 free at WMass and 6th at states; attending Ithaca.


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Too much screen time dooms The Fifth Estate, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Wikileaks founder Julian Assange
- From: News Corp Australia Network
- November 15, 2013
Rating: 2 stars
Director: Bill Condon (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn)
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Bruhl, Laura Linney, David Thewlis, Alicia Vikander.
Earlier this year there was a very compelling documentary released about controversial Australian info-warrior Julian Assange and the Wikileaks saga.
Its title was We Steal Secrets.
Now here comes a not-so-compelling feature film telling the exact same story.
A better title might have been We Stare at Screens.
Unfortunately, The Fifth Estate is doomed to settle for the same soft outcome that plagues so many movies centred on hard technology.
An unwieldy proportion of the running time is chewed up by people anxiously staring at laptops and PCs.
All they can see is scrolling text, progress bars, login windows and instant message updates. All they can say is a rehash of what they just read.
The experience is about as exciting as being locked inside an internet cafe on a long weekend.
On those occasions where The Fifth Estate can go offline and enter the real world, its stocks do temporarily rise.
This is largely thanks to a razor-sharp portrayal of Julian Assange by British actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
This first thing that really hits you about his performance is just what an astonishing feat of mimicry he has achieved.
Every physical, vocal and behavioural tic of Assange - and there are a stack of them that must be catalogued to credibly carry off this unique individual - are blended into a powerfully believable whole by Cumberbatch.
It is certainly not his fault The Fifth Estate can often be a first-rate snooze-fest. The same can be said of German star Daniel Bruhl and his solid work as Daniel Berg, the leading keyboard warrior in Assange's digital army in its short prime.
A tell-all book penned by Berg (Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World's Most Dangerous Website) served as the principal basis for The Fifth Estate's screenplay.
While screenwriter Josh Singer ably draws on this and other sources for the inside scoop on what made Assange such a dangerous outsider, making the material matter to the viewer is often beyond him.
If you have any basic knowledge of the subjects covered here, The Fifth Estate won't be loading your memory with any fresh data.
We all know Julian Assange is so socially awkward it hurts. We all know Wikileaks was never the 'organisation' he made it out to be.
Yes, Assange got up the noses of the wrong people. Yes, he acted recklessly with the dissemination of information that could have resulted in harm to others.
These facts and more are all listed by the movie, but are never utilised to provide any great insights for the viewer.
A decision by the filmmakers to leave out the incident that prompted a number of infamous sexual allegations against Assange is completely unfathomable.
Context is everything for a tale ripped from the most recent pages of our history books.
Extinguishing the flashpoint that forced Assange into a strange judicial exile (which continues to this day inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London) removes some much-needed relevance from the mix.


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Deborah managed to find some local trinkets for the grand kids and then because of the heat (92 degrees) we dropped in at the LCS (Lake Chapala Society) for a "coca light" where we met Benji and Cinder, two of the local LCS pets that roam the grounds during the day. If I had a leash, I think I would have taken Benji home with us after he stared at me with those big dark brown eyes.
After than we headed back to El Dorado for our siesta which has become the normal case before dinner. We decided that we were going to go to Number Four for dinner and a show (Battleship), but we've come to understand that any plans that you make here in Ajijic are subject to change at a moment's notice
As we walked up the road to head for dinner, George and Jan pulled up in their car and asked if we wanted to join them for dinner..... Sure Why Not !. So off we went to Cafe Ma Ga Na, a local restaurant on the Caraterra on the way to Chapala. This was a nice little spot run by an expat from the UK who served up a great hamburger and fries. I felt somewhat obligated to our ride, so I took care of the dinner for four - I thought that the $24.00 was within our budget.
Last night in the square in Ajijic there was a community meeting held in the square that was being offered to all residents (locals and gringos) to explain and dispel some rumors regarding the recent murders here in the Ajijic area. This was conducted by the Chief of Police and the local Federali representatives. While Deb and I didn't make it, George and Jan did so we got the skinny at dinner.
After dinner, we were invited by some other neighbors Terry and Bernadette to play some cards, more specifically a game called GOLF. So with eight of us (Tom - I realize that I've not yet completed the Organizational Chart and that it's likely still difficult for you to keep track of the players - just know that I'm working on it) including a new couple that we've met from Edmonton - Barry and Kate - we had a good night with lots of wine and some good company
Tomorrow it's off to Tlequepaque with Ana so I'll report all our findings for what promises to be very interesting day.
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A man charged in connection with a home invasion in Reading has been arrested again on accusations he sold heroin throughout Berks County.
Jonathan Landron was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after three times selling heroin to an undercover detective, said Berks County detectives.
The transactions occurred in Mount Penn on Jan. 30; in Reading on Feb. 12; and in Muhlenberg Township on Feb. 12, said officials, adding that the detective contacted Landron on a cell phone to place each order.
At the time of the undercover buys, officials said Landron was free on bail after his arrest on Jan. 17 in connection with his alleged role in a home invasion on South 18th Street in Reading on Nov. 28.
Landron was arraigned on charges of possession, possession with the intent to deliver and delivery of heroin. He was committed to the Berks County Jail on $75,000 bail.
Landron is still awaiting court action on charges of criminal conspiracy to commit robbery, burglary, aggravated assault and theft in connection with the home invasion. Prosecutors plan to ask a judge to revoke his bail in that case.