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U.S. stocks fell as concern that yesterday's rally may have have been overdone offset a private report showing employers added more jobs than economists forecast last month.
Family Dollar Stores Inc. tumbled 13 percent after forecasting second-quarter earnings that missed estimates. Limited Brands Inc. sank 4.7 percent after reporting December comparable store sales that fell short of projections. Biogen Idec Inc. declined 3.5 percent after saying its experimental drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis failed to help patients in a clinical trial.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index declined 0.2 percent to 1,459.22 at 9:56 a.m. in New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 36.33 points, or 0.3 percent, to 13,376.22 today. Trading in S&P 500 companies was 28 percent above the 30-day average at this time of day.
"We had a debt ceiling relief rally yesterday but as we look forward into the next two months, there's going to be a lot of uncertainty over issues that are more pressing than the fiscal cliff," Eric Teal, chief investment officer at First Citizens Bancshares Inc., which manages $4.5 billion in Raleigh, North Carolina, said in a telephone interview. "We may have a sloppy volatile market."
The S&P 500 surged 2.5 percent yesterday, the most since December 2011, as lawmakers passed a bill averting spending cuts and tax increases scheduled to come into effect this year. After this week's deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, investors are turning their attention to impending confrontations between congressional Republicans and the White House over spending.
Spending Cuts
Lawmakers may need to approve an increase in the $16.4 trillion debt ceiling as early as mid-February, with Republicans planning use the vote to force President Barack Obama to accept cuts in entitlement programs such as Medicare. Another showdown might emerge in early March, when Congress must confront the $110 billion in automatic spending cuts that were put off in the Jan. 1 tax deal.
The budget agreement passed by Congress on Jan. 1 won't lower the country's deficit enough to avoid a sovereign-rating downgrade, Moody's Investors Service said yesterday. Moody's, which has assigned its top Aaa ranking for the U.S., has a negative outlook on the world's biggest economy. So does Fitch Ratings.
Jobs Data
Stock futures pared losses after a private report showed companies added 215,000 workers in December. The increase was higher than projected, data from the Roseland, New Jersey-based ADP Research Institute showed today. The median forecast of 36 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for an advance of 140,000.
More Americans than forecast filed claims for unemployment insurance payments last week as the closing of some state agencies during the holidays prompted the government to estimate some figures. Applications for jobless benefits increased 10,000 to 372,000 in the week ended Dec. 29, the Labor Department reported. Economists forecast 360,000 claims, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey.
The Labor Department will tomorrow release its payrolls report for December. The median forecast of economists in a Bloomberg survey projects a gain of 150,000 workers, following an increase of 146,000 in November. The unemployment rate held at 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008, according to economists' estimates.
Family Dollar
Family Dollar plunged 13 percent, the biggest decline in the S&P 500, to $55.47. The discount-store chain forecast earnings in the second quarter will be no more than $1.28 a share, falling short of the $1.39 profit projected by analysts on average. Dollar General Corp. also fell, losing 4.6 percent to $40.93.
Limited erased 4.7 percent to $45.18. The retailer that owns the Victoria's Secret and Bath and Body Works brands said comparable store sales increased 3 percent in December, missing the average analyst estimate of 4.7 percent.
Biogen lost 3.5 percent to $144.78. The third-biggest biotechnology company's drug, dexpramipexole, was in the third and final stages of clinical trials generally required for approval. It didn't show any efficacy in improving patients' function or survival, Biogen said in a statement today.
Mellanox Technologies Ltd. tumbled 19 percent to $49.65 as the Israeli data-management technology developer predicted late yesterday fourth-quarter sales of between $119 million and $121 million. That's less than the company's October outlook of $145 million to $150 million.
General Growth Properties Inc. slid 3.8 percent to $19.29 after Pershing Square Capital Management LP, its second-largest shareholder, gave up its demand for the sale of the company. GGP's biggest investor, Brookfield Asset Management Inc., will buy warrants for 18.4 million shares of the second-biggest U.S. mall owner from Pershing, according to a statement today.
Landec Corp. climbed 8.6 percent to $10.66 after the maker of packaged food products raised its sales outlook. Revenue in 2013 will grow by 33 percent to 38 percent from a year earlier, higher than its Oct. 16 forecast of 30 percent. Analysts on average had projected a 33 percent increase.


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SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — Opinion columnist Cal Thomas recently observed the passing of noted atheist Christopher Hitchens with this comment: "Hitchens now knows the truth and that can only be the worst possible news for him." Ironically, both men, while holding opposite religious views, have probably committed the same error in feeling certain their own beliefs were true.
Consider this evidence. A specific gene encodes to produce DRD4, a molecule that helps process signals between neurons in our brains. People who inherit forms of this gene producing the most active versions of DRD4 are more likely to believe in miracles and to believe spiritual forces direct their lives. Other people who inherit the least active versions of DRD4 are predisposed toward rational materialism and away from spiritual acceptance.
It's unsettling to imagine something we inherited might influence our religious views more than the true merits of our beliefs. But neuroscientist Robert Burton has studied how our brains alter the way we evaluate information.
According to Burton, if we try with all our might to arrive at a correct assessment of our beliefs, we will fail. Our every thought has bias wired in — a chemically and physically based bias we cannot detect nor eradicate. Without the ability to impartially judge our own thoughts, we can't be sure they are accurate. Therefore, real certainty about religion or anything is not biologically possible.
Whether God or evolution designed our brains, it appears that organ has the capacity to let us feel certain about things, but denies us the capacity to actually evaluate things to a level of real certainty.
The certainty with which both Thomas and Hitchens have held their opposing positions seems to be unjustified. Perhaps those doubting agnostics among us who dare to defend uncertainty hold the high ground in this debate.
— Margaret A. Beison


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Taking it to the streets.
That's how I spent Monday morning -- trudging around in the snow with a crew of bundled-up folks who were trying something drastically new in hopes of engaging parents.
A city councilman. A clergyman. Community development officials. Concerned parents and students. I watched them all arrive on an icy morning at John Adams High School, where they were handed a list of addresses and sent out to knock on doors.
Their mission: to fan out and find the parents of 10th graders, and urge them to come to "OGT Preparation Night," which happens at 6 p.m. tonight at the school.
I walked with Councilman Zach Reed and 10th grader LaDawn Young, as they explained that tonight's meeting is crucial. "Passing all five parts of the Ohio Graduation Test is necessary for your student to graduate," LaDawn explained to whoever came to the door, calling the event "one of the most important meetings of the year."
These 20 or so volunteers have pledged to help Principal Damon Holmes with his goal of lifting John Adams out of the academic watch category on its state report card. Holmes has a plan: He believes he can make it into the next bracket -- continuous improvement -- if his 10th graders improve their scores by at least 5 percentage points on the graduation test, set for March 11.
Obviously, it would help greatly if parents would get on board and make sure their kids prepare for the test. But last year, only 25 parents showed up at OGT prep night. "We've made phone calls but our turnout has always been lax," Holmes said.
In a conversation a few weeks ago, Holmes happened to mention his goal of climbing out of academic watch to Reed, who represents the ward. It energized the councilman to the point where he started calling local leaders to help out.
The effort has mushroomed, and carloads of helpers came to John Adams on Monday, ready to take advantage of the school holiday by pounding the pavement. It was part of an all-out effort to draw in parents that also includes sending flyers home and two nights of working with phone banks.
I've written in past columns that it's time to try something new when it comes to parent involvement.
It's time, Reed agrees, to explain to parents that the status quo has got to change.
"This auditorium would be filled to the rim if we were going down to the state championship for football. If it was a big-time sporting event, this place would be packed," he said. "What we're trying to show our community is, all those things are important but the education component is just as important."
Tonight, at OGT Parent Night, parents will be enlisted in the mission. They'll be given a look at sample questions and learn ways to help their child prepare for the test, including using websites and prep books. Teachers will be on hand to answer questions. The event will be fun, with free food and giveaways.
Parents will be urged to tell their kids to turn the TV off and practice answering test questions instead. Holmes said that parents need to be firm: "If you love your child, tell them no. Hold them accountable. Those used to be the social norms that put this neighborhood on the map."
On Monday, while some volunteers knocked on parents' doors, others were asking local merchants if they would put up "Good luck, John Adams students, we support you!" signs in store windows.
By afternoon, the signs could be seen in shops all over East 116th and 131st streets.
"That's what you want. You want them to be engaged," Reed said. "We need all hands on deck. When you see those kids walking to school, [merchants] need to be encouraging them that they can pass this test March 11."
Door-to-door canvassing, leaflets and signs -- these are tried-and-true techniques we've all grown used to seeing in political campaigns. It's good to see elected officials wielding them to rally a community around the important topic of parent involvement.
"This is the first year I've seen everybody pull together this hard. This is a beautiful thing," said Joyce Hood, head of the Knowledge Youth Organization which offers mentoring and other services to John Adams youths. Hood, a John Adams graduate herself, helped organize Monday's canvassing effort, and handed out coffee and bagels to participants.
John Adams hopes these fledgling efforts will become a model that other schools can copy. But they won't know until tonight if they succeeded. They're hoping for hundreds of parents to attend; there are about 350 students in the sophomore class.
Tonight we'll see if the seeds they've scattered have taken root.
John F. Kennedy High School is also planning an OGT Countdown to Victory event, to be held 4:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 26. The event will feature an African-American Read-In with local authors reading from their works. I will be the keynote speaker. For more information, call 216-571-4885.
To reach Margaret Bernstein: firstname.lastname@example.com, 216-999-4876 Previous columns online: cleveland.com/columns


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Sea robins are annoying fluke fishermen who have been culling some nice size keepers out of the loads of shorts being caught. Snappers are showing in the harbors, and there are some weakfish around.
Some decent sized keeper bass are showing after sunset, and crabbing is pretty good. Sea bass fishing has been good, and porgies are making their presence known.
From Kris at Michael's Bait and Tackle, Great Kills, we learn small weakfish are showing in the bay and good numbers of fluke are being landed along the Islands beaches. Snappers are showing in the Harbor, and there are some small porgies around. Crabbing is good.
Paul at Great Kills Bait and Tackle says loads of sea robins are showing at Roamer Shoal and fluking is good with lots of shorts showing along with a fair number of keepers. Sea bass fishing is good, and porgy action is picking up. Snappers are showing in the Harbor and Raritan Bay. Crabbing is great.
Patty at Scags Bait and Tackle, New Brighton, reports cocktail blues are showing in the morning and at night and snappers are showing during the day along the Terrace, in front of the Ball Park and off the St. George Fishing Pier. Porgies are starting to show, and there are lots of fluke around. Crabbing is pretty good with all the creeks, the bulkhead and Pier producing good action. On the fresh water scene regulars are enjoying good largemouth bass action at Silver Lake. Sunnies, catfish and some bass are showing at Allison Pond. Clove Lake is producing catfish, sunnies and carp.
From Captain Earl of the Atlantis Marina based Atlantis Princess we learn the channels are producing good fluke action with lots of shorts and a fair number of keepers showing on both the morning and afternoon trips. The Friday and Saturday night trips produced cocktail blues, some small weakfish and a few bass. The Princess sails daily for fluke on a half day schedule and sails for bass and blues on Friday and Saturday night.
Captain Tom of the Atlantic Highlands Atlantic Star said plenty of throwback fluke are providing good action with some lucky anglers landing two or three keepers. Lately the morning trips have been better than the afternoon trips with the Sandy Hook Chanel action being better than the Ambrose Chanel action.
From Captain Ryan of the Sheepshead Bay based Marilyn Jean IV we learn recent trips started off in search of porgies with little success. They then take an hour ride down South and switch to sea bass. Calm seas allowed them to drift around hitting a lot of drops. The sea bass life was very good in most areas. Some places had a lot of shorts to weed through, but there plenty of keepers to go around and everyone went home with a nice bag of fillets. The last couple of night trips have seen some very large keeper striped bass landed along with plenty of blues and some porgies. Monday nights pool fish was a 35-pound bass.


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Las Vegas is hosting the biggest wireless show in the U.S., and there's always a splashy story out of the annual event. The latest one is whether a new touchscreen Samsung phone called Instinct can help Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S ) pull out of its funk and stem the flow of customers to competitors AT&T (NYSE: T ) and Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ ) and Vodafone (NYSE: VOD ) .
The Instinct -- which will be launched exclusively with Sprint Nextel in June -- looks strikingly similar to the Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL ) iPhone that has helped partner AT&T poach millions of subscribers over the past nine months. The device even sports some improved features, such as built-in global positioning (GPS) capability and true broadband connectivity.
While Sprint wouldn't reveal the price of the device, management has hinted that it will be significantly cheaper than the iPhone -- unless, of course, Steve Jobs decides to slash the price again. One caveat, though, is that Sprint will require those who purchase the device to choose one of its latest unlimited plans that all the major carriers are now pushing.
Like the iPhone, the Instinct will target a higher-end consumer or business user looking for a phone with all the features. Those are certainly the kind of customers Sprint would like to keep -- and earn back. But in my opinion, the device won't help with the issue of Nextel subscribers leaving in droves, which is the real problem Sprint is dealing with. So even if this new product is a real hit, it wouldn't pull Sprint from the abyss by itself.
But with all the focus on Sprint, one significant point is being missed: If the Instinct does manage to captivate millions, it would help Samsung cement its No. 2 spot behind top phone maker Nokia (NYSE: NOK ) , kicking more dirt on third-place Motorola (NYSE: MOT ) . And whether or not it would put a dent in the iPhone's allure is another question altogether -- one that depends on what Apple delivers in the next-generation iPhone.
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TRUMAN - The city of Truman got some welcome news that could help put a spring in the step of its residents.
In preparation for construction work on the voter-approved fire hall addition, the city applied for a credit rating, something it has not done in the past.
The city earned an A+ rating, a strong outcome for a city of Truman's size.
What it means for Truman residents is lower interest rates for the $550,000 bond to build an addition onto the current fire station.
"The A+ bond rating should result in substantial savings in interest costs over the 20-year life of the fire hall addition bond issue," said Truman city administrator Monte Rohman.
Rohman said Truman had a rating years ago, but the rating agencies stopped rating small towns for several years, before recently reinstating the practice.
Truman began the process of getting a rating with Moody's, an agency that works with many Minnesota cities. According to Bill Fahey, with Northland Securities based in Minneapolis, Moody's was not comfortable giving a high rating to Truman because the company doesn't have a standard in place for small cities.
So Truman stopped their analysis, and sent the same information to Standard and Poors, an agency similar to Moody's.
"Moody's credit committees still has a rating foundation based on bigger is better," Fahey said. "Standard and Poors ratings is based on 'defaults' and economic strength of the community and area.
"The rating presentation was exactly the same (as Moody's., S & P recognized the value of no defaults, strong fund balances, strong cash and investment balances, decisions by the city council to make a tax levy to make up for lost local government aid, the location of Truman to Fairmont and Martin County and Mankato and Blue Earth County, regional centers for employment.
"They also recognized the two ethanol plants and the soybean crushing plant and the relationship of the soybean crushing plant to the processing plant in Mankato and the job opportunities for citizens seeking employment in trucking. The city has low debt as a percent of valuation and debt per capita - two ways to express debt to the financial world."
While Fahey and Truman City Council were well aware of the town's benefits, the results were still a pleasant surprise.
"The A+ is a superior rating for the City of Truman," Fahey said. "... The A+ rating is above my greatest expectation and two steps above where similar sized communities are rated."
Several cities and school districts have reported a rating increase in recent months, but Fahey says Truman's case is different.
Many of the rate increases reflect the result of a change to the way ratings are arrived at by Moody's. Since Truman had no prior rating, the rate increases did not apply.
"Since the economic crisis on Wall Street, and before, the rating process and practice of all rating services have come under the critical eye of the Congress and have been accused of providing extremely high ratings for securities that nearly brought down Wall Street," Fahey said. "With that background, each rating company determined the need to modify their credit rating practice and develop a 'Global Rating System.'
"It took nearly two years to complete ... Standard & Poors was first to implement their new program and we saw credit ratings higher than before."


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Let me preface my comments by first stating that I am a healthcare executive originally from Flint and was in town visiting family when I read about this story in the Flint Journal.
Frankly, I am appalled at Hurley leadership for their handling of this situation by settling this lawsuit.
Acquiescing to the request of the patient's father, albeit distasteful, was the right decision and doesn't even come close to discrimination by the hospital.
Meeting the needs of the patients and their families should be their primary focus, even if it is uncomfortable. In our hospital, if a patient desired a different provider because of race, we would accommodate that as it is their right who treats them. This isn't about race or discrimination of any kind, it is about service to the patient. The only thing this does is hurt the hospital in a time when no hospital can afford to be hurt.
Hospitals all across the country are struggling to find ways to stay open. The reimbursement levels that go into effect next year will make it impossible for many facilities to stay open. That is simply the reality of the situation.
Frivolous lawsuits such as this only serve to make things worse. We all need to see the bigger picture here. Healthcare in the U.S. is at a crossroads like it has never seen before. With significant issues facing the industry related to access, quality of care, patient safety and declining reimbursement, they already have their hands full without this type of unnecessary incident.
The leadership here failed to do their job and I'm disappointed to see that this has happened. The people of Genesee County need Hurley Medical Center and deserve better.
BOB WARDA/Rochester, MNCheck out more Flint Journal Opinion pieces and letters at www.mlive.com/opinion/flint.


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The University of Michigan is part of a landmark study to examine environmental influences on the health and development of 100,000 children across the country.
The National Institutes of Health announced the start of the project Thursday and is providing a $18 million grant.
In Michigan, 5,000 children and their families will be studied - from Wayne, Genesee, Grand Traverse, Lenawee and Macomb counties.
The National Children's Study will collect an unprecedented amount of information, said Daniel Keating, director of the U-M Center for Human Growth and Development. Keating is the lead investigator of U-M's $4.4 million portion of the study.
A U-M team plans to screen 12,000 Wayne County households to identify and enroll study participants prior to conception, or no later than the first trimester of pregnancy.
The team also will obtain developmental assessments on infants and children. Eventually, the researchers hope to follow study participants through age 21.


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Oregon Insurance Commissioner Laura Cali has given carriers until Friday to decide whether to extend plans that had been slated to expire at the end of the year.
Consumers can find out which insurers will extend their plans by checking the Insurance Division's website at 5 p.m. Friday, where a list will be posted.
The deadlines come as the Obama Administration considers allowing insurers to enroll individuals directly instead of funneling them through malfunctioning exchanges, The New York Times reports.
Close to 145,000 Oregonians were told this fall that they would need to find new coverage because their existing policies did not meet coverage requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act state officials say.
Another 193,000 Oregonians are covered by small-employer plans that also do not comply with the act. Those plans will end on their next renewal date, possibly as early as Dec. 31.
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon said Friday it expects to extend its noncompliant plans, at least one of which was popular with enrollees because of its low premiums.
In Oregon, insurers can extend noncompliant plans through March 31 or until the end of 2014. Consumers must notify insurers that they want to remain on the plan. Anyone staying on such plans cannot qualify for financial help through Cover Oregon.
Cali noted that the extended plans likely provide fewer comprehensive benefits than those available on Cover Oregon, including mental health services and childhood dental and vision care. But older consumers who had their plans cancelled said they didn't need guaranteed maternity coverage, for example. Some also faced higher premiums and deductibles on the exchange.
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The owner of a Orange County, Fla. barber shop was arrested Sunday after agents discovered he would turn it into an after-hours strip club at night.
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I rarely make a gumbo or stew during the summer months. It's just too hot. But a couple of weeks ago, I had a hankering for shrimp stew garnished with finely chopped hard-boiled eggs, like the one from my grade-school days when papa took me for lunch on Fridays at Hebert's Cafe.
The rich, thick, aromatic stew was made even thicker by stirring the chopped eggs into the brown gravy. I also recall Mama making a potato gumbo that was more fricassee than a thin gumbo. This dish was mainly reserved for meatless Friday meals, but sometimes chunks of smoked sausage were added for a Sunday night repast. The potatoes soaked up the spicy flavor and tickled my taste buds.
About 10 years ago, when I was working on a cookbook with Eula Mae Dore, who is now deceased, she introduced me to a gumbo she made with dried shrimp. Eggs were dropped into the gumbo pot and poached in the rich liquid. What a treat!
Before I got around to making my shrimp stew, Hurricane Isaac came for a visit. My husband and I were well prepared. Several cans of Vienna sausage, a few tins of Spam and sardines packed in mustard, a box of saltine crackers and many bottles of water lined the kitchen counter.
The outdoor furniture was secured under the carport. Bags of ice were stored in a couple of ice chests near the kitchen door. Six flashlights in various sizes, lots of candles and my mother's hurricane lantern were set out on the dining room table.
By the time the sun set on Tuesday, there were a few wind gusts (really more like gentle breezes) and occasional sprinkles.
My husband and I sat on folding chairs on the patio overlooking the bayou, watching the gentle swaying of the willows and cypress trees. We saw several great white egrets flying like white handkerchiefs on the wind. All was quiet. No frogs or cicadas chirped.
Rock spoke, breaking our reverie.
"Hey, while we still have power, why don't we make that shrimp and egg stew you've been talking about? I'll get a pack of shrimp from the freezer. You get the roux going."
Done deal.
Shrimp and Egg Gumbo
Makes about 8 servings
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped yellow onions
1/4 cup chopped green bell peppers
1/2 cup chopped celery
8 cups water or shrimp stock
1 pound medium-sized shrimp, peeled and deveined
Salt and cayenne pepper
8 large eggs
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
Cooked rice for serving
Heat the oil in a large, heavy pot over medium heat for 2 minutes. Then add the flour. Stir constantly to make a brown roux, the color of peanut butter. Add the onions and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the bell peppers and celery, and cook, stirring, 2 minutes.
Add 2 cups of the water or shrimp stock to the roux mixture, and stir to blend well. Then add the remaining 6 cups water or stock and blend again. Cover the pot and reduce the heat to medium-low.
Simmer for 1-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and cayenne. Skim off any oil that has risen to the surface. Increase the heat to medium.
Add the shrimp. Stir well. Break 1 egg in a cup or small shallow bowl and gently slide it into the gumbo. Repeat with the remaining eggs, putting them in various places in the pot. Do not stir.
Add the green onions and parsley and let simmer, covered, for 10 to 12 minutes.
Serve in gumbo bowls or deep soup bowls with rice.
Potato Fricassee
Makes 6 servings
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped green bell peppers
1/2 cup chopped celery
4 to 5 cups water or beef broth
1-1/2 pounds red potatoes, peeled and cubed
Salt and cayenne pepper
1 pound smoked sausage, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices (optional)
1/4 cup chopped green onions
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Combine the oil and flour in a heavy pot over medium heat. Stirring constantly, make a dark-brown roux. Add the onions, bell peppers and celery. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes.
Add the water or broth, more or less according to personal taste. Season with salt and cayenne. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer (cover the pot), for 1 hour.
Add the potatoes and cook until they are fork-tender, about 20 minutes. Add the sausage if using. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add the green onions and parsley.
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As someone associated with Kean University for nearly 40 years, including serving as interim president and as founding dean of the Nathan Weiss Graduate College, I am offended by the ongoing, orchestrated personal attacks against the current president.
The vast majority of my colleagues go above and beyond their contractual duties to serve our students. However, the actions of the faculty union's leadership ignore that our university exists to provide a quality education that is accessible and affordable, not to preserve work schedules contrary to that mission and out of sync with current economic reality. President Dawood Farahi's initiatives to provide year-round student services and advisement, a rigorous examination of programs to ensure they satisfy students demands and meet market opportunities, allow students to evaluate the quality of instruction, are well thought out and should be part of academia's fabric.
Instead, the leaders of the Kean Federation of Teachers want immunity from accountability. Perilous economic times require shared sacrifices to benefit those whom we truly serve. The reality is Farahi has been a skillful architect of one of the most significant improvements in student services, physical plant and reputation of any state university.
Frank J. Esposito, Ocean
Christie has right attitude
New Jersey has elected a governor who was willing to run on conservative principles and actually stick to them. I understand the unions and their workers are afraid of what that means for them, but as a business owner, I don't blame the sacrifices I have had to make on the government, but the economy. If my company is struggling, we don't have to fight a union to freeze wages and see where the dust settles, we just do it.
Our state should be run the same way. We need fiscally conservative politicians like Gov. Chris Christie to continue to fight the takers and spenders of this state and start reversing the Jon Corzine course of big labor, big spending and the highest taxes in the nation.
New Jersey could be a great place to grow private enterprise and a family, we just have to get out of the way and let conservatism get us there.
Christie talks tough, and his brand of politics is exactly what New Jersey needs today.
David Falzarano, Colonia
Talk shouldn't be cheap
Red Bank seems to be doing a good job cracking down on people using their cell phones while driving ("Red Bank police drive home message: Put down the phone," June 14). Unfortunately, the law enforcement agencies of other New Jersey municipalities don't seem to be as aggressive in stopping this problem.
Here's an idea that might put a dent in this dangerous practice: Rather than doubling the fine as the state Assembly has proposed, why not bring the same charge against the person at the other end of the line?
Ron Schneiderman, Bridgewater
Where's the justice?
Let me get this straight. Newark Detective Mark Hulse was speeding and driving drunk when he killed Joao Marques ("Still seeking justice, estate of accident victim sues Newark officer," June 12). His blood alcohol level was measured at 0.12 after a delay in administering the test. A grand jury failed to indict him. And the fact the Essex County prosecutor brought up the victim had also been drinking is disgusting.
In the article, Jon Shane, a former Newark police officer, then states that "DWI is a quasi-crime, it is not criminal."
Tell that to any family that has lost a relative to drunken drivers.
Hulse chose to drink and drive with fatal consequences. A six-month suspension without pay and then reinstatement to his previous job is not punishment for taking a life. There have been too many drunken driving incidents involving police officers in the past few years. Shouldn't police officers be held to the same laws as the general public? Where is the outrage from police officers with consciences?
Is Hulse planning to support the family of Marques? I hope they get every penny they are suing for.
Chris Szczepanski, Somerset
A no-win situation
The Star-Ledger reports that the Springfield Township Committee is considering removing the $2 million annual fees it is charged by the Rahway Valley Sewage Authority from its property tax ("Springfield to establish township sewer utility," June 10). Instead, it plans to establish a sewer authority to bill the residents separately for these charges. Through this fig leaf approach, a typical homeowner will enjoy lowered property taxes of $81, offset by an estimated utility bill several times that.
Overlooking the expense of establishing a separate entity with all of its overhead costs, let's not overlook the federal income tax implications when this $2 million comes out of property tax and goes into a charge by a separate utility. Property tax is an allowable federal tax deduction. Utility expenses are not. Assuming an average marginal tax rate of 20 percent, Springfield's taxpayers will pay an extra $400,000 in federal income tax each year if this goes through. Now that is a gift we don't need to make.
In fact, that amount approximates the money lost in state aid that led to this scheme in the first place.
Stanley Kaish, Springfield
Who's laughing now
I observed with amusement Drew Sheneman's June 10 cartoon. He is drinking too much of his own Kool-Aid if he believes the tea parties have been ineffective. I think it is simply propaganda trying to buck up failing leftist efforts to drag America towards a failing European socialist system.
The issue is and will remain taxes and spending. We cannot afford the programs we already have, such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and so forth, without some major adjustments. And the Democrats have saddled this nation with a health care entitlement that is neither affordable nor constitutional. Our children and grandchildren will be paying for this turkey if it is not repealed or thrown in the trash heap by the Supreme Court.
So go right ahead, keep making fun. America will be not laughing come November. There is hope and change coming, and it will be when socialist Democrats and go-along-to-get-along Republicans are thrown out on their ear. Sheneman's little cartoons just make us all the more determined to punish at the polls the people he has supported.
Edward J. Hulme Jr., Laurence Harbor
Praise for senators
As the oil spill disaster continues to pour oil into the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg showed real leadership by standing up against a misguided bill last Thursday that would have increased New Jersey's dependence on oil by more than 14 million gallons in 2016, and cost consumers billions at the gas pump.
The Senate thankfully rejected the proposal, introduced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (D-Alaska) and backed by Big Oil, which would have blocked new rules requiring cars and light trucks to use less oil as well as other common sense actions to reduce America's dependence on oil and other fossil fuels.
We don't need another bailout — especially one for Big Oil right in the middle of an enormous oil disaster.
Doug O'Malley, Environment New Jersey


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It is sad how most restaurants operate these days. My husband used to work for a local non-chain place back in the 80s and they made their own ghee every week and used that for everything. Then they switched to some yellow crap in a can. Bah.
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That day we discovered a farmer's market and bought heritage eggs. Oh...my...God, it was amazing. Fried those babies in some butter with a large side of back bacon and we were laughing all the way to the yummy bank.
Well, if you can go out to a national US restaurant strip mall chain and order a whole wild animal (lobster), you're doing pretty good. Normally in instances like that I just suspend my primalness for the evening.
If you are new to the PB - please ignore ALL of this stuff, until you've read the book, or at least http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-blueprint-101/ and this (personal fave): http://www.archevore.com/get-started/
Next time order the lobstah and steemers with plenty of buttah and you will be sufficiently satisfied and we Mainah's will be very happy you help support our economy! PS: Of course it would be much better if you visited our most awesome state and sample our fare in the most pristine conditions!
You'll never see the light if you're in someone else's shadow, or said another way, life is like a dog sled team, if you're not the lead dog, the scenery never changes
The steamed veg problem at Red Lobster is in the seasonings they put on it. If you ask specifically and make it clear that you have gluten and soy issues, they will steam some plain broccoli for you, or at least they will here. A lot of chains put seasoning blends on their vegetables, so they are not really plain and have all sorts of weird mystery stuff in them.
But really, if I want seafood, it's stupid expensive a lot of the time here anyhow, so I will go to a good local place and get some quality stuff that I know will be served with real butter. As Apex said, you might not be able to go out as often, but in my city, there are some really great local restaurants that specialize in local, organic foods and are really aware of dietary sensitivities. And actually, a lot of the time, they're not really much different in price than some of the chains, and the food is a million times better.
If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive. --Audre Lorde
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I think that is what annoys me most about chains- you take something simple- a no-brainer- salad with chicken or fish and broccolli and the next thing you know you are sick because you are god knows what. LOL, just grilll a chicken breast and put it on a bed of lettuce that you rinsed with water. Serve with actual olive oil and vinegar. Instead you get some injected chicken product, on a bed of lettuce rinsed with beach, coated in soy oil with a healthy slug of corn syrup.


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MUSKEGON, MI -- Three headlines for Thursday, July 25, 2013, plus a tip about what's coming up:
What's hot now: Muskegon River cleanup nets thousands of cans and 'nasty, stinky' trash
BRIDGETON TOWNSHIP, MI -- When Jerry Carlson launched a kayak on the Muskegon River after spending years away from it, he was shocked at the dump it had become and decided to do something about it.
Cops, courts and fire: Video of fatal Muskegon shooting played in court; victim fired many shots from two guns, police say
MUSKEGON, MI – Angry male yelling, curses. The sound of gunshots and a woman's voice: "Get down! Get down! Get down! Stay down! Stay down! Stay the f--- down!"
Make sure you don't miss: Muskegon's South Pierhead Lighthouse to open to the public Friday
MUSKEGON, MI – Visitors can look inside a Muskegon landmark when the South Pierhead Lighthouse opens to the public from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, July 26.
Coming up: New crime tip line will send texts and voice mails directly to police command officers.
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Three New England natives came up big to help Notre Dame get its first road win of the season. Pat Connaughton, Zach Auguste and Pat Knight combined to score 37 points in Notre Dame's 73-69 win over Boston College Sunday night at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill.
The Irish (14-12, 5-8 ACC) started 0-6 on the road, including 0-5 in ACC road games prior to Sunday's victory over Boston College (6-19, 2-10).
Connaughton, who was just 3 of 10 from the field in last Tuesday's double-overtime win over Clemson, hit his first four shots and scored nine of Notre Dame's first 11 points. The Arlington, Mass native scored 11 of ND's first 21 points, but went nearly 24 minutes before scoring again when he hit a pair of free throws with 5:38 remaining in the game. He finished with a team-high 17 points in his first college game back in his home state.
The Eagles were 6 of 9 from the floor to start the game and used an early 7-0 run to take an early 14-9 lead, but they made just four of their next 12 shots. The Irish swung around with an 8-2 run to go up 17-16 and later made seven straight shots from the floor at one point to go up 31-27 with 5:00 minutes to play in the first half.
The Fighting Irish led 38-35 at halftime. The 38 first-half points was the most points in the first 20 minutes of a game for the Irish since scoring 39 in the first half in a Jan. 19 win over Virginia Tech. Notre Dame had gone five straight games without breaking 30 points in the first half, but they have now done it twice in a row.
Auguste, a Marlborough, Mass native, scored six of his 10 points in the first half. He was a solid 4 of 6 from the floor to score in double digits for the third straight and in five of his last six games. Knight, who hails from Dixfield, Maine, hit 5 of 7 shots for 10 points. It was his first time in double figures since scoring 13 in the season-opener against Miami (OH) back on Nov. 8. Knight had a team-high nine rebounds as well.
After hitting those six treys in the first half, the Eagles were just 1 for 5 from behind the arc in the second half. BC's only trey of the second half came with 18 seconds remaining. After starting 3 for 3 from long range they hit just 4 of 11 the rest of the way.
Eric Atkins hit 4 of 5 from 3-point range to finish with 16 points. V.J. Beachem and Steve Vasturia hit Notre Dame's only other 3s of the night. They scored five and seven points, respectively.
Olivier Hanlan, who was a high school teammate of Auguste's at the New Hampton School in New Hampshire, led three Eagles in double figures with a game-high 18 points.
Demetrius Jackson missed his second straight game for what Brey referred to last week as "poor academic decisions", but ESPNU reported during the game that Brey indicated Jackson would be back with the team on Monday.
Notre Dame continues its current three-game road swing on Wednesday with a trip to Miami.


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By Dave Walker
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Helena Moreno's Monday departure from WDSU-Channel 6 to consider a run for elected office was apparently the result of her frustration over stalled recovery progress, and haven't we all been there?
But grousing about political ineptitude and bureaucratic inefficiency and actually running for something is what separates coffeehouse cranks and Dan in Metairie on Line Three from genuine movers and shakers.
"She has a strong desire to be involved in public service," said Greg Buisson, a local consultant Moreno has hired to help shape her political future. "It's fair to say she's frustrated by the level of inactivity in some areas, and that has led her to get much more involved. She's exploring the best opportunities to become involved."
Moreno hasn't yet responded to multiple interview requests, but interviews with Buisson and former co-workers at WDSU have shed some light on her intentions, primary of which appears to be a run for the U.S. Congress in Louisiana's 2nd District, a seat now held by the indicted-but-still-formidable William Jefferson.
"She will begin meeting with community leaders, talking about some of the issues, and getting a better understanding of the district from the electorate standpoint," said Buisson, a former general manager at WVUE-Channel 8. "There are a lot of unknowns now for this seat.
"There's no doubt she has strong name recognition, and in that name recognition she is obviously (known) as someone who is fair-minded (and who) has held government leaders accountable.
"We have seen, across the country, other elected leaders come from the broadcast arena."
True enough.
J.D. Hayworth was an Arizona TV sportscaster before making a successful run for the U.S. House of Representatives (he's since returned to broadcasting, as a talk-radio personality in Phoenix).
More recently, a Eugene, Ore., TV anchor announced on-air his bid for Oregon secretary of state.
Closer to home, WIST AM-690 talk-radio personality Kaare Johnson recently (and unsuccessfully) joined a large field of candidates for an at-large seat on the New Orleans City Council.
Buisson said a formal announcement of Moreno's congressional candidacy could be expected within two to three weeks, provided her listening tour among community leaders and some speedy voter polling result in a green light.
Moreno, 30, comes from a wealthy family and intends to self-finance her campaign, co-workers said. A news release issued by Buisson on Monday said she's a political independent for now.
"As a journalist she opted to not have any party affiliation, wanting to have the ability to cover both Democrats and Republicans," Buisson said. "Now she's going to have to align herself philosophically with a party that makes the most sense to her.
"She goes in with a populist streak that she needs to have. People want to rally behind someone like that."
About that populist streak: Buisson's Monday release offered potential grist for aggressive opponents, as they're all sure to be.
Headlining Moreno as a "New Orleans Investigative Reporter," the release goes on to describe her as "a journalist who has spent the last year uncovering scams and reporting on Katrina-related news."
Moreno began work at WDSU in 2000 as a reporter and was elevated to morning anchor in early 2005, but only recently joined the station's "I-Team," where she specialized in consumer news.
Among Moreno's stories still archived on the station's "I-Team" Web site are a report on counterfeit designer purses and the perils of gift-card expiration dates.
Moreno's last piece for WDSU aired Monday evening. Inadvertently edited to remove her voice-over narration, it was about energy-efficient light bulbs.
News of Moreno's apparent candidacy was "a surprise to me," said Dr. Silas Lee, a political pollster and analyst familiar to local TV-news viewers. "I never knew she had political aspirations."
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Rose Mancini makes lots of cakes for Oktoberfest. Her recipe for an easy adaptation of the famous Black Forest cake starts with a chocolate cake mix, the darker the better. Maraschino cherries or dried cherries could be used in the batter, but do not change the liquid amounts on the cake mix directions. Maraschino cherries could then be used to decorate the top of the cake.
Creole Black Forest cake
Makes 10 to 12 servings
1 18.25-ounce box chocolate cake mix
1 21-ounce can cherry pie filling
1 10-ounce can chocolate frosting, or your favorite chocolate icing recipe
Whipped cream or whipped topping, if desired
Follow directions on the box of cake mix, but decrease the amount of water by half and add half of the can of cherry pie filling to the batter at the beginning of mixing.
Bake as directed for a Bundt cake (or for two-layer cake). Let cool.
Cover the cake with the chocolate frosting. Store-bought icing goes on a little easier if it is heated in the microwave for about 20 seconds. If it is too runny at first, it will thicken as it cools.
When finished icing the Bundt cake,* add the remaining whole cherries from the pie filling on top. Swirl the remaining red pie filling liquid over and around the cake to give a red cast to the frosting.
If desired, add whipped cream or whipped topping in between the cherries and around the base of the cake.
*If icing a two-layer cake; first frost the bottom half of cake, and top with half the remaining. Stack the second layer on top; finish icing it, and garnish the top with the rest of the cherries, then dab the reamining pie filling liquid on top and swirl it around to give a red cast to the chocolate.


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Festivals are crowded.
Festivals are bright.
They're full of smells and sounds — lots of sounds.
Festivals are a cacophony of people and music that creates an aural boundary that announces this is a time and place that's different from the regular activities that fill the day or week.
Festivals are in fact festive.
Their unique atmospheres add to the environment of downtown, and that's why we believe the health and vibrancy of the downtown festivals need to be protected as a city task force moves forward with its discussions about possible changes to the noise ordinance, especially as it pertains to the festivals and the Arcadia Creek Festival Place.
The task force was convened to address noise concerns raised by downtown residents, who are the most directly impacted by the sounds that come from the festival site during the summer. The task force meets again at 5:30 p.m. June 24 and July 8 at Kalamazoo City Hall.
We hope all residents with an interest attend these meetings to ensure they are heard in the debates.
Already there were good discussions on Monday. Festival organizers made a compelling argument against one proposal to have the festivals close at 11 p.m. Most festivals open on Thursdays, but make the majority of their revenue on Friday and Saturday nights, and in particular from partygoers attending late on those nights.
Closing the festivals early would hamper some festivals' ability to stay in business. That's not something downtown can afford. We understand that residents perceive the sound problems as a quality-of-life issue, but we believe the viability of the festivals is also a quality-of-life issue. They help make downtown and interesting place to be.
Now, making downtown a livable place is important for the future health of our city. Yet, we believe most of those who chose to live downtown do so not because they want the quiet of the countryside. Rather, they enjoy the unique atmosphere that comes from being in the heart of the action.
The concerns of residents do need to be recognized, and one suggestion made Monday, that a maximum decibel level be set for festival nights, seems a reasonable alternative. We hope to hear more from both sides about whether that would address concerns over noise. We'd also agree with one commenter who said developers might want to think about better soundproofing materials in the living spaces being developed downtown.
The festivals have been critical building blocks in helping to make downtown Kalamazoo the vibrant place that it is today. Whatever solutions the task force -- and ultimately the Kalamazoo City Commission -- come up with, they should not cripple these important community events.
This is an editorial from the Kalamazoo Gazette. For more Kalamazoo Gazette opinion pieces and letters visit http://www.mlive.com/opinion/kalamazoo/.


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HANCOCK - Although Debbie Mann was hoping to get about 1,000 volunteers for Make A Difference Day in Hancock Saturday, the 400 people she estimated would show up did help with the effort to clean up Hancock.
"When you think about it, it's 10 percent of the population of Hancock," she said.
Not all of the volunteers showed up on Saturday, Mann said. Some did projects other days of the week.
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From left, Hancock high school hockey team members Hayden Heikkinen, Trevor Rowe and Tommy Randell work with Hancock City Councilman Barry Givens Saturday at Porvoo Park during Make A Difference Day. Several hundred volunteers worked at locations throughout the city picking up leaves and trash.
Begun more than 20 years ago by the creators of USA Weekend Magazine and the Points of Light volunteer organization, there are thousands of projects in communities around the country attracting volunteers, according to the Make ADifference Day website makeadifferenceday.com/about-make-difference-day.
Mann, who is a member of the Hancock planning commission, and organizer for Make A Difference Day, said when she lived in Appleton, Wis., she would often read about Make A Difference Day in the weekend Parade Magazine.
Mann said there was a list of 15 project sites for volunteers to work on Saturday, mostly picking up leaves and trash.
"(The clean-up project) coincides with the long-term beautification of Hancock," she said.
Bonnie Holland, executive director of the Finlandia University Jutila Center for Global Design and Business, who is also a member of the Hancock Downtown Development Authority, said some of the people involved with the MADD Saturday were also people who helped with a similar effort before last summer's FinnFest and Hancock's sesquicentennial celebration.
"It's so exciting to see it's captured the interest of people in Hancock that they want to continue the effort," she said.
The Hancock Make A Difference Day effort was registered with the national organization. There is a possible $10,000 for the best effort, but Mann said the main reason for the local event was to get people, particularly young people, to develop a sense of pride and ownership in the city.
Saturday was cold with a chance of rain and snow, but Holland said that didn't seem to matter to the people who showed up to work.
"Everybody is dressed warmly and ready to work," she said.
One of those warmly dressed volunteers was Michigan Technological University student and Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity member Charles Dunham, who said he has been involved with MADD in the past.
"This is actually my sixth time doing this," he said. "It's fun to help the community."
Dunham said the STG members were going to work on repairing two crossings over the Swedetown Creek on the Maasto Hiihto cross country ski trail.
Drew Cederquist, another STG member, said he also did MADD last year when he chopped fire wood for Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly.
"I really enjoyed it," he said. "It's fun to give back."
Members of the Hancock Central High School hockey team were cleaning up at the waterfront, including Porvoo Park and along the Department of Natural Resources Recreation Trail, and team member Hayden Heikkinen said the city has helped out the team in the past.
"They do a lot for us, so we wanted to give back," he said.
Also working on the waterfront was Hancock City Councilman Barry Givens, who said the effort by MADD volunteers is greatly appreciated by the council members. "We (have to) take pride in our city," he said. "You (have to) get your hands dirty."
Tech student Christina Villerot, who was picking up trash on Hancock Street, said she thought taking part in MADD was a good way to be supportive of the community. "It's a good service opportunity," she said.
Mann said she was very pleased with how many people decided to take part in the Hancock Make A Difference Day.
"I'm really amazed at the turnout," she said.


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Eligia Then, a two-year veteran, was attacked by an inmate at the prison on Feb. 6. Then suffered bruising on her neck from being choked, cuts to her cheek and eyebrow, bruises on her right eye and nose, and head injuries, PBA Local 105 president Lance Lopez said.
"This assault right here was brutal enough to keep her out of work," Lopez said. "We need the state to come in and make up the difference."
State lawmakers have introduced a bill that would ensure corrections officers receive their full salary while recovering, Lopez said. Currently, officers must use sick or personal time for the first five days following their injury, and then worker's compensation benefits kick in and pay 70 percent of the salary to the officers, Lopez said.
The new bill would require the state to pay the officers' full salary in the first five days and then require the employer to supplement the worker's compensation pay so that officers would receive their full salary while recovering, Lopez said.
Anthony Wieners, president of the state PBA, said corrections officers are the only law enforcement officers who do not receive 100 percent of their salary while they are on worker's compensation.
"This bill is something that's long overdue," Wieners said. "It's a benefit that most of my municipal officers enjoy every day."
Then spent five days in the hospital following the attack and is undergoing physical therapy, her fiancée William Watkins said. She is unable to speak in detail about the attack because it remains under investigation, Lopez said.
"Since this happened, she's been very emotional. At night sometimes she wakes up sweating, she cries," Watkins said. "Since then she's just, she's not the same."
Watkins said he and Then, who kept her dark sunglasses on throughout the press conference, took the test to become corrections officers together, but she was the first to get the job.
"I wish I had been there to help her," he said. "It's rough. She's not an individual who doesn't like to work."
State Assemblyman Charles Mainor (D-Jersey City), who introduced the bill in April 2013 and said he will reintroduce it, said corrections officers' pay should not be reduced while they recover from an injury.
"If we're going to have any law enforcement officers to protect us, then we have to do what we have to do to protect them," Mainor said.
"It relies on fundamental fairness," said Donald Ryland, president of the corrections officers' union.
"This time it was Officer Then. It could be one of us, it could be me," Ryland said.
An identical bill was introduced in the state senate by Sen. Sandra B. Cunningham (D-Hudson), Lopez said.
Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney (D-Gloucester) said in a statement today that he would support the bill.
"Individuals like Officer Then put their lives and well-being on the line every time they report to work. When they sustain an injury in the line of duty, it's only appropriate that the state take all measures possible to help them through that difficult process. These officers deserve not just our praise but our action," Sweeney said.
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Known to many who follow the case closely, Frederick Leatherman is a blogger popular among the "anti-Zimmerman" coalition due to his credentials as a former attorney.
His writings often feature his pseudo-scientific interpretations of forensics (often in contradiction with the findings of actual forensic scientists), his pseudo-legalistic analysis of the case (often in contradiction with the vast majority of legal experts (and reality)), conspiracy theories (involving Zimmerman's friends family, and even official witnesses in the case), blatantly specious arguments, red-faced temper-tantrums, and name-calling towards George Zimmerman and those inclined to think he may be innocent.
The over-the-top anti-Zimmerman rhetoric he spews daily, and his undue confidence in Zimmerman's conviction, is music to his readers' ears. It gives them hope, and a sense of validation in their hatred towards Mr. Zimmerman. In return, Mr. Leatherman enjoys lavish praise heaped upon him by his readers, who affectionately- albeit inappropriately (see below)- address him as "Professor Leatherman". Recently, Leatherman capitalized on his recent following by encouraging them to donate money to his PayPal account.
Any credible attorney would surely wait until official evidence has been released before forming definitive conclusions about a case. Not Mr. Leatherman. In his very first post on the matter, Leatherman confidently pronounced Zimmerman guilty of murder before a prosecutor had even decided whether to charge him! For this, and other reasons, he discredited himself re: the Zimmerman case on day one.
Like many convinced of GZ's guilt, I believe the initial media narrative fit right into Mr. Leatherman's personal and political proclivities, and he just couldn't help himself. His blog postings and comments have only gotten more outlandish and inflammatory as time has gone on.
At the time of this writing, his most recent post is, "Why Did George Zimmerman Kill Trayvon Martin".
Let's take a look at some lines from it:
- "[George Zimmerman] wanted to be respected and he believed he would be respected, if he could get away with killing an expendable person whom no one would miss or care about."
- "[George Zimmerman's] life is a tapestry of massive failure for which he appears to compensate by lying and manipulation." "It's almost as if he killed a projection of the person whom he most despises in the world, a nobody. In other words, I suspect he killed a projection of himself."
- "I believe George Zimmerman probably would have killed any apparently "expendable" stranger he encountered that night on "his turf" who did not willingly submit to his authority as the self-appointed sheriff of the neighborhood. That person could have been you or me or anyone else on foot in that neighborhood that night looking for an address."
- "Trayvon Martin's life appears to have been no more important to [George Zimmerman] than a cockroach."
- "I think [George Zimmerman] is a danger to others and belongs in a psych ward or in prison."
Mr. Leatherman ends his rant with:
"In the discussion that follows, please do not demonize him."
You have to wonder, how can someone fail to see the irony in such a statement? (or in his opinion that Mr. Zimmerman "belongs in a psych ward"?
[Keep Leatherman's hateful personal attacks on Mr. Zimmerman in mind when you consider my motivations in writing this. And this is merely the latest example, not the worst. Mr. Leatherman routinely makes hateful attacks upon Mr. George Zimmerman- , and routinely allows hateful attacks to be made upon Zimmerman's friends and family. Above all, Mr. Leatherman is a hatemonger,crackpot, and an abject hypocrite. Personally, it is the two in red that bother me.]
Self-proclaimed expert?
Some of his other comments aptly illustrate other tendencies:
"I wish [George Zimmerman] would take a battery of psychological tests that I could review to get a better understanding of who he is."
"Welcome to the world of forensic psychiatry and psychology."
Similar to his embarrassingly inflated credentials as a professor, it seems that Frederick Leatherman often feigns expertise in fields he clearly does not have. This appears to be a proclivity that Frederick Leatherman has possessed for some time. A former client of Mr. Leatherman wrote
"..Leatherman fancied himself an expert on DNA".
Many of Leatherman's "forensic findings" have been proven to be dead wrong. In this latest post, he seems to suggest that he has some level of competence in "forensic psychiatry and psychology", going so far as to "welcome" his impressed readers to "the world of forensic psychiatry and psychology". Even his legal analyses and explanations re: the Zimmerman seem to reflect a sloppy incompetence on his part.
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Mr. Leatherman is a former public-defender who, to my knowledge, never managed to win a single case.
Perhaps most telling may be what his own clients say about Mr. Leatherman's abilities. One of his own former clients seemed to paint a picture of Mr. Leatherman as an incompetent, temperamental crackpot that suffered religious delusions, apparently abused alcohol and possibly drugs, and who was a failed attorney.
From page 6 of a legal filing:
In a letter to a judge, Leatherman's former client wrote:
There is some evidence to corroborate his former client's claims. Mr. Leatherman apparently felt compelled to sign an affidavit admitting some of his failures to represent this client. A prosecutor even filed a motion in court to compel Mr. Leatherman to keep a logbook of his activities because, it seems to me, he feared that Leatherman's incompetence may well become an issue on appeal. Much to his client's relief I suspect, later Mr. Leatherman withdrew himself from the case.)
[Update: See "Why Mr. Leatherman Left Washington" for information that may shed further light on Mr. Leatherman's legal career.]
"Professor" Leatherman?
In 2006, Mr. Leatherman moved out of state to take a job teaching classes at a start-up, for-profit, law school (that he was fired from the next year). Apparently, he was later rehired (and then fired again.) The school itself, which failed to ever achieve accreditation, folded after only four years. For Leatherman to cling to the title of "Professor" in "retirement" is inappropriate and, frankly, kind of pathetic.
Mr. Leatherman appears to be living in a fantasy world. His life is a tapestry of massive failure for which he appears to compensate for by exaggerating his credentials, and receiving praise from the choir he preaches to. Outside of his echo chamber, Mr. Leatherman is widely considered a laughingstock.
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I don't believe in buy and hold until death do you part. The way I see it, the choices you can make are to buy, hold, or sell. It seems crazy to forgo one of your three options simply to adhere to a motto. Flexibility is one of your biggest advantages as an investor. Why give it away for nothing?
By the same token, if you sell too quickly, you can miss out on huge multibaggers such as Hansen Natural (Nasdaq: HANS ) . I didn't buy that stock when I first looked at it at $2 (split-adjusted) back in 2004. And while I feel bad I didn't, I probably feel better about it than the people who bought at $2 and sold at $3 for a quick 50% profit.
Really, you want the best of both worlds -- a strategy that allows you to both harvest profits and achieve huge returns. That means thinking carefully about both your sell criteria and your hold criteria. These criteria are different for every investor and every portfolio, but I've found the following works well for me.
Hold when: The price changes
Price changes, up or down, don't change a company's fundamentals. If you sell simply because the stock's made you 50% in a short time, you're potentially throwing away a much bigger long-term profit. If the price goes down on no news, the company becomes more attractive, not less. So, it doesn't make sense to sell simply based on price changes.
Before the last presidential election, health insurers were quite cheap. Investors were concerned about the potential of a Democratic administration changing the operating environment for health insurers. Humana (NYSE: HUM ) and Cigna (NYSE: CI ) both took hits that November. Investors who sold based on the falling prices missed out on some extraordinary gains since then.
Hold when:Temporary bad news comes
Bad news will come to every stock, sooner or later. The company will miss estimates by pennies but fall by dollars. In itself, this isn't a reason to sell. If the factors are temporary, and, in the long term the business is still strong, it still makes sense to hold, or even buy.
For example, I bought specialty auto insurer Kingsway Financial (NYSE: KFS ) in 2003 at $11.40. Mere days later, the company announced a reserve adjustment, which pushed the shares down to $9. It was unfortunate timing, but it didn't seem to affect the company's long-term potential, so I bought more. Now the stock is trading for a little less than $20.
Sell when:The stock's way overvalued
If a great stock's fairly valued, then it generally makes sense to not sell it. You'll likely know that company better than any new company you add to your portfolio, and it's hard to find great companies at cheap prices, so you should naturally be reluctant to give up the ones you have. But if the company becomes extremely overpriced, then it's time to jettison it -- it will be unlikely to earn spectacular future returns.
A couple years ago, Warren Buffett noted that he made a mistake holding on to Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ) through its highs in the late 1990s. Though Coke's a great company, it was way too expensive back then, and subsequently, its stock has had terrible returns.
Sell when: The business changes
If you're buying a great business, and suddenly you notice that the business isn't actually that great any more, it can make sense to sell. The key decision point is whether the changes are temporary bumps or the company's business is weakening. I suspect Berkshire Hathaway has been selling H&R Block (NYSE: HRB ) recently for such a reason.
The customer base and the margins of its core tax-return business are slowly being eroded by competition from tax software such as Intuit's (Nasdaq: INTU ) TurboTax. H&R Block has responded with its own tax software, but it's clear that technology is changing the tax business and weakening H&R Block's competitive position.
Sell when:There's a better stock to buy
If you're short on money but see an incredibly compelling stock that you absolutely must own, then by all means sell a less attractive stock to raise funds. But before you make the switch, make sure that you take into account transaction costs and taxes. Often it won't make sense to sell a company in which you have large returns, pay the taxes, and put the proceeds into a marginally more attractive stock.
The Foolish bottom line
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Fool contributor Richard Gibbons wonders what's up with the snow in South Africa. He owns shares of H&R Block and Kingsway but does not have a position in any other security discussed in this article. Coke and Intuit are Inside Value recommendations. The Fool has a disclosure policy.


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A singer and songwriter with local ties is stealing some of the spotlight at this year's Rose Bowl.
Dustin Tavella is formerly of Stowe, Montgomery Co, near Pottstown. His song, "100 Roses," was selected as the official theme song of the Rose Bowl.
The video for the song was filmed in Pasadena, Calif.
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Every time I visit Charleston I arrive with a list of restaurants recommended by friends but there is never the time to sample all that this city has to offer.
The recently renovated Renaissance Charleston Historic District Hotel is a nice, modern upscale property conveniently located in the city's oldest quarter. The ample parking makes this a great choice for someone driving into town. Once parked you can easily shop on King Street, visit the College of Charleston, stroll through the City Market or take a boat ride out on the bay.
You will definitely work up an appetite and the hotel offers a great package that they call an Appetizer Crawl. For $199 per night you get a deluxe room, an appetizer crawl at three restaurants, personalized reservations and a guide map. Participating restaurants include everything from hidden gems to the city's most notable culinary names.
You can sample crab cakes at the Wentworth Grill, duck breast with dates at Muse, fried okra with goat cheese at Anson, sashimi tacos at O-Ku or Oysters Rockefeller at Hall's Chophouse. Tasting several different dishes at different locales can make for a fun and unique evening.
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The Summit Police Department is proud to announce the swearing-in of its three newest Auxiliary Police Officers.
Following the ceremony Chief Weck noted, "I'm pleased to welcome our new auxiliaries and am especially gratified by the fact that two of them are from our own Hispanic community here in Summit. This is consistent with the Department's continuing efforts to build a diversified organization with a close relationship to all the residents of our city."


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I once had a friend who was obsessed with her teeth, as well as everyone else's teeth. Since Junior high, the first thing she noticed on a person was their pearly whites, or more like their dingy yellows. She had braces and invested tons of money into teeth whitening kits, which only made her very aware of how others treated their teeth. She would turn down men and judge other girls based on the shade of their teeth.
Today, I was waiting in the parking lot of my brother's high school to pick him up and I had a lot of time to stare at myself in the visor mirror. After squeezing the blackheads on my nose I moved on to inspecting my teeth.
I am sad to say that after the removal of my braces back in 2010, my teeth have not been taken care of as well as I could have been doing. So immediately, I went home to find a DIY teeth whitener.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Saying her mother deserves justice, the daughter of stabbing victim Aliza Sherman announced today an increase in a reward to $50,000, hoping it might help lead to a break in the case.
Jennifer Sherman held a news conference at the Erieview building in downtown Cleveland, just steps away from where her mother was found stabbed and bleeding on March 24. Aliza Sherman was taken to MetroHealth Hospital but died from her wounds.
"We know there is somebody out there who has information," said Jennifer Sherman, 25, of Solon. "Please do the right thing and come forward. My mother deserves justice, and the monsters who killed her must be found and held accountable."
Sherman said her mother's children, siblings, and friends all contributed to help increase the reward offered through Cuyahoga County Crime Stoppers from $25,000 to $50,000. Sgt. Dave Rutt, who oversees Crime Stoppers for the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department, said it's the largest reward in recent memory.
Rutt said there have been numerous tips already but nothing concrete has resulted.
"We're hoping to get something," he said. "That's all we can hope for."
Cleveland Deputy Police Chief Edward Tomba said police have no suspects, but they also have ruled no one out.
A divorce trial for Sherman, a fertility nurse at the Cleveland Clinic, and her husband Sanford, a retired ophthalmologist, was scheduled to start days after she was attacked. She and her husband filed divorce cases in 2011 within days of each other. They were married for 30 years. Aliza Sherman's divorce lawyer has an office in the building.
Sherman still had her purse when she was found, police said in March. Her 2010 Toyota Highlander was parked nearby.
Police released a video in April showing a "person of interest" in the attack. Tomba said today investigators had the video enhanced but still could not make an identity, and can't even tell the race or gender of the person in the video.
Jennifer Sherman held the news conference as a light rain fell, surrounded by a small group of friends.
Nicole Angel, 23, of Beachwood, said she and others have been inspired by Sherman's efforts.
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In a continuation of the previous video, Bob demonstrates how to read a list of file names saved to the phone's flash drive and display those names in a ListBox. Each file name is displayed in a DataTemplate that contains a HyperlinkButton. This results in one Hyperlink button for each file name. Bob then demonstrates how to pass the file name in the QueryString to a second Silverlight page that allows the user to view the contents of the file.
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Enjoying the videos! Like the previous isolated storage example, I could only get the path using "/folder/name" and couldn't use the "/Isolates..;component...".
Why isnt the navigation working when using a panorama page?
The quota was for the sample application? Whoaaa Nellie is all I have to say.
Strange, mine works with ";component" where it previously could not work
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Defending against criticism from some quarters about her recent appointment to a top pensions committee post in Albany, Staten Island's state Sen. Diane Savino said her years as a union executive give her a depth of understanding about related issues.
"I am well suited for this," said Ms. Savino (D-North Shore/Brooklyn) of her appointment as chair of the Civil Service and Pensions Committee.
She said her years as vice president of Local 371 of District Council 37's social workers union shouldn't be viewed as a detriment, but as a plus.
"I am capable of understanding both sides," she said.
While some critics have said her opposition to a proposed fiscally friendly Tier 5 pension ranking is unreasonable, given the strapped economies of the city and the state, Ms. Savino said changes in retirement and compensation packages for new employees must be done through collective bargaining, and by law are not a matter for the state Legislature.
"The New York state constitution prevents us from diminishing benefits," said Ms. Savino. "It is not appropriate for the Legislature to insert itself into the collective bargaining process."
Gov. David Paterson suggested that the retirement age for new non-uniformed public employees should be raised from 55 to 62 and contend that, along with salary adjustments like workers making bigger contributions to their health insurance, such modifications could save the state millions in the coming years.
But Ms. Savino took issue with the cost-savings analysis, saying, "We will see no immediate change."
"To expect the Legislature to do something that is essentially an end-run around collective bargaining cannot happen," said Ms. Savino.
Borough President James Molinaro has also been critical of pension costs, but said of Ms. Savino, with whom he has teamed on other issues: "I've known Diane for many years, and at the end of the day I know she'll do the right thing for the people of Staten Island and New York."
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From her roots in Shona culture, Shingai Shoniwa's musical journey has taken her via the Brit School to the top of the charts with Noisettes
Sunday night in a clothes shop in Manhattan, and Shingai Shoniwa is bent backwards, upside down, over the back of a couch. She is singing Atticus, the beautiful, gentle centrepiece of Noisettes' thrillingly entertaining album Wild Young Hearts.
Next to her on the couch, an immaculate woman of a certain age named Susan eyes the singer nervously. Other immaculate women look on, taking pictures. Shoniwa flips her legs over, executing a neat backwards somersault, microphone still clutched in hand. She doesn't miss a beat, or a syllable. Now this barefoot dynamo in black bra-top, cutaway lime-green bolero jacket and tiny