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MOBILE, Alabama -- The South Alabama football coaching staff is taking its show on the road. But it will open that show at home.
The Jaguars' coaching staff will feature a two-day football camp for players in the ninth to 12th grades June 20 and 21 on the school's intramural fields, located just below the football field house on campus adjacent to Joe Gottfried Drive.
From there, the coaches will conduct clinics, also for players from the ninth to 12th grades, in Dothan (June 22), Montgomery (June 23), Birmingham (June 24) and Decatur (June 25).
The two-day Mobile football camp feature options for participants to take part in both days of the camp and stay overnight on campus, non-overnight stays but compete each day of the camp or take part in just one day of the camp. Each of the camps on the road are set for two-and-a-half hours, with the first 30 minutes used for registration.
"The camps on the road are shorter versions of what we'll be doing here in Mobile,'' Jones said. "We'll be teaching fundamentals for each position.''
The Dothan camp will take place from 6-8:30 p.m. at Rip Hewes Stadium, with the Montgomery camp taking place at Park Crossing High School from 5-7:30 p.m. In Birmingham, the camp will take place at Oak Mountain High School from 6-8:30 p.m., while Decatur High School will be the site of the Decatur camp from 6-8:30 p.m.
Cost of the four camps on the road is $30 per camper. The cost for the camp in Mobile is $200 per camper for those who will stay overnight, $180 for commuter campers and $100 (no overnight stay) for those taking part in only one day of the camp.
South Alabama is also sponsoring a 7-on-7 camp June 19 from 4-9 p.m. The camp is also open for full team participation for players from the 9th to 12th grades and will take place on the South Alabama football practice fields, located behind the football fieldhouse. Cost is $345 per team. The camp is held in conjunction with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
"There's no doubt it helps get our name out there,'' Jones said of sponsoring camps at various spots across the state. "The more we can get out in front of high school coaches and players, the better we're going to be. I think it's essential for us and really helps us in the state of Alabama.''
The Jaguars begin their sixth season of football on Sat., Sept. 6 at Kent State, with their first home game of the year set for Sat., Sept. 13 against Mississippi State of the SEC.
Jones said last season, the Jags' first as a full Football Bowl Subdivision team, helped draw attention to the program, not only with prospects, but with college football fans as well. South Alabama posted a 6-6 record last year, making it bowl eligible though it did not receive a bowl invitation. The Jags won their final three games of the year, including a 30-8 won over Sun Belt Conference co-champion Louisiana-Lafayette in the final game of the year.
"People look at what we did in our first season of D1 (competition) last year and (prospects) saw the Tennessee game (close loss in Knoxville),'' Jones said. "It's just amazing what a game like that can do (in terms of recognition). There's just a lot of excitement around the program and the players are seeing that.''
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The Barbour County Board of Education is proposing to close two elementary schools in order to save about $700,000 annually and avoid major renovation costs, according to information released by the board Tuesday.
The Barbour BOE announced a plan Monday to conduct public hearings for comments regarding the proposed closure of Volga-Century Elementary and Mount Vernon Elementary schools, and the consolidation of students from those schools with Philippi Elementary School.
On Tuesday, the BOE released documents stating the request for closure is to be effective at the completion of the coming school year. Volga-Century and Mount Vernon students would begin attending Philippi Elementary beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
The documents stated the board's reasons for wanting to close Volga-Century include the need for major renovations to the school's roof, heating and air conditioning systems, floor coverings and lighting; a decrease in student enrollment; and "a redistribution of resources for the benefit of all students in Barbour County."
According to state guidelines, the recommended "utilization" percentage for schools, which is based on attendance, is 85 percent. Currently the utilization of Volga-Century Elementary School is only 30 percent, the documents stated.
Reasons given for the proposed closing of Mount Vernon Elementary School include the need to replace the school's roof, heating and air conditioning system and lighting; an enrollment decrease; and that the school's utilization is only 36 percent.
Volga-Century currently has 61 students and Mount Vernon Elementary has 73 students.
About $708,580.18 would be saved annually by closing the schools, including savings related to facility, personnel and transportation, the documents stated.
The board also anticipates its efforts to receive project funding will be enhanced by closing the schools.
According to the current comprehensive education facility plan, the cost avoidance figure for Volga-Century Elementary is $2,091,595, while the Mount Vernon figure is $2,032,049. This means that more than $4 million would be removed from the county's CEFP total, which could possibly help the county receive funding for other schools.
The overall anticipated reduction in personnel for the proposed closures is 3.66 professional positions and 5 service positions, according to the documents.
The proposed school closings would coincide with the movement of fifth-grade students in the county from the elementary schools to middle schools, a movement that the board approved in July and will begin with the 2014-2015 school year.
The public hearing regarding the proposed closure of Volga-Century Elementary will be at 6 p.m. on Sept. 16 and, if needed, Sept. 17 at the school's multipurpose room.
The hearing on the proposed closing of Mount Vernon Elementary will be at 6 p.m. on Sept. 18 and, if needed, Sept. 19 at the school.
The public hearing regarding the consolidation of students with Philippi Elementary School is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Sept. 24 and, if needed, Sept. 25 at the school.
After all testimony and questions to school officials, the board will vote on the proposed action Sept. 30. If needed, the meeting may also be continued to Oct. 1.
The public may attend the hearings, where they will be able to submit statements, testimony and questions.
Details of the procedure for submitting written materials and speaking with or questioning board members is available online at www.wvschools.com/barbourcountyschools/.

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During the Ubuntu Development Summit for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Jason Warner, Ubuntu Desktop Manager at Canonical, gave an interview to Amber Graner, an Ubuntu contributor involved in the community since February 2009.
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Do the hustle: It's funny watching old Sam hustling around right before elections trying to make some brownie points. We are looking at your whole body of work Sam, not just what you have done in the last few months.
I'm not stupid: I guess that everyone like me thinks that it is ironic that all of a sudden the city employees are going to get raises after not receiving them for five years. Mayor Jones says that this is not political. Who do you think you are kidding? If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and looks like a duck well then guess what? It's a duck. It's all political.
Thank you Sam: I was so glad to hear on the news that we are going to get a city raise of 2.5 percent. I hope that also applies to the part-time library workers, because we have not had a raise in five years. Thank you Mayor Jones, and it's not just because you are running for reelection.
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Sandy's not buying: Sandy Stimpson is not trying to buy anyone's vote. He is just trying to take his message to all Mobile. Sam Jones, on the other hand, is trying to buy votes with his new budget, which is our tax dollars.
Sam and Barack: If you ask me Sam Jones is just like Obama. He cannot stand to see anyone be successful. He wants to tax the hard-working people so that they cannot get ahead. He wants to tax the rich and bring them down to a lower level. You can't do that; this is America.
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Attention, please: Mr. Obama, there was an Australian ball player shot to death while he was walking down the street. Why have you not come out and said anything? In my eyes that makes you a hypocrite.
Old West style: These three lowlife dirt bags that killed the ball player in Oklahoma just for the fun of it should be publicly hung the morning after the conviction is handed down.
Where's the coverage? I see where a man was shot to death in Oklahoma by three other men, but there has been nothing said on CNN, Fox News or the ACLU or NAACP. What is wrong with all you people? Don't you want to do something about it? I mean the boys were only trying to have a little fun.
Wake up America: I'm watching the news about the guy that is on trial for shooting the baby between the eyes. I have yet to hear Sharpton or Jackson come out and speak about this
Another pipeline: It's strange that everyone is so concerned about this oil pipeline that one day, might, one day in the chance of a blue moon with the perfect circumstances, leak. They are not concerned however about the 42-inch waste-water line that MAWWS is going to have dumping into the river at the Africatown bridge. No one has said a word about that.
Who is more important?: So the pipeline is going to be moved so that the city water supply is safe. What about the people who live in the country and their wells? Are their lives just as valuable as those in the city?
Work for your insurance: This is in response to the people who are in favor of Obamacare. When I went to work many years ago I sacrificed salary so that I could get good benefits. I'm retired now but I still have that health care. I went to work and worked for my insurance. If you don't go to work and work for your insurance, then I am sorry for you.
Where's the big brown plane?: Why has there been no mention of Mobile losing the UPS shipping and receiving plant to Pensacola? In addition to the job loss there was about $100,000 in jet fuel sold every month. The city was well aware of this.
Protect thy child: I read with interest that Satsuma is having a problem with temporary signs on street corners. I then came to realize that the biggest culprit is the real estate industry. The biggest violator in that industry is the mayor's daughter. My guess is the mayor isn't going to do anything about it because it will hurt his daughter's business.
Tsunami is the cause: The reason that all these dolphins are dying could be related to the junk that the Japanese tsunami has dumped into the sea.
Bitter Dolphins: It is really sad that three players from the 1972 undefeated Dolphins team turned down a trip to the White House because of a difference in political views. That to me seems just hateful and bitter.
Fees are fraud: Why has something not been done about all these fees that public schools are all of a sudden starting to charge. Someone is making a lot of money off of our children. It is wrong and I believe that it is fraud.
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This game is my second consecutive game an higher rated opponent. After 10 years of chess, I still can't manage my clock! This is how stupidly I lost the game.The time control is 30 moves in 90 minutes and 1 hour sudden death. I only had an analog clock and hence no time delay that actually made things much worse. My opponent did not make a single good/aggresive move in the whole game and I still lost the point. That made me very sad
He couldn't try for stalemate; he probably only had about 30 seconds on his clock after the blunder: not enough time to dig deep and search for drawing possibilities!
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thats lame, how did the rest of your tournament go??
I see...I think it was better to trade off both rooks on your 28th and 29th move. and yes, I think you should have resigned when you did 28...Rf8???, it was a lost game after that move.
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We are writing in response to the Jan. 14 article ''Home-Building Limit Unpopular.''
Although our town supervisor, Ken Bush, is entitled to a personal opinion about Onondaga County's Sustainable Development Plan, as citizens of the town of Elbridge, we strongly disagree with his opinions about this plan. The Onondaga County Sustainable Development Plan was written by experts in the field of planning who worked for years to study and analyze the data, research current approaches and poll the public to develop a vision for the future of our county. The plan is comprehensive yet readable, and can be found online at www.future.ongov.net.
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In conclusion, we believe that the Sustainable Development Plan is thorough, practical, feasible and in the best interests of all of the citizens of Onondaga County, including those in the town of Elbridge.
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"Tom Oliver had just moved his family from Lake Tahuya to Chico, along the No. 7 fairway at Kitsap Golf and Country Club.To play golf? Hardly. I'm embarrassing, Oliver said of his links acumen. The Olivers moved, he said, to be closer to King's West School, where Oliver worked for a decade as a teacher, athletic director, coach and transportation coordinator.Hey, it was, what, 30 seconds away? Oliver asked. We bought it as a fixer-upper, but it was so convenient.Earlier this week, though, Oliver was told in sudden fashion that his services no longer were required by the school, which is owned and operated by Seattle-based Crista Ministries.According to Crista Superintendent Mike Martin, Oliver's contract for the 2000-2001 school year was not signed and delivered in a timely fashion.Oliver, contacted at home Friday morning, said school employees have 15 days to review, sign and return their contracts. He admitted his contract went back to Crista outside that 15-day window.I was coaching our (King's West girls basketball team) at a summer camp. I was gone for a week, he said. When I got back, I signed it and sent it in.Oliver said he was called to meet with Martin and King's West principal Nick Sweeney Thursday, and was told there of his dismissal.That (the tardy contract) was the reason they gave me, he said. I tried to explain why it was late, but their minds were made up.Oliver said he suspected that the real reason for his dismissal was budgetary, a suspicion Martin confirmed during a telephone interview Friday.Enrollment at King's West is lower than budget, and we've been forced to take some steps to reduce costs, Martin said, adding that Sweeney would take over Oliver's duties as athletic director and that his other duties would be reassigned among remaining staff.We're having a reduction in force, Martin said, and (Oliver's) position was not directly in the classroom.That reduction blindsided Oliver, a five-time Sea-Tac League Athletic Director of the Year and seven-time league girls basketball Coach of the Year.I was shocked. My family is shocked. Our life is turned upside down, Oliver said. I think (returning the contract late) gave them the opportunity to cut back.They knew it was my intention to return. I turned down two other job offers to stay put, he added, noting that his three children all attend King's West and his son, Ryan, has a summer job there.It's not just a Tom Oliver issue, he said. It's a family issue, and it hurts. I've been on the ground floor there, since the beginning. I made a commitment.I love Crista, but I feel this situation was not handled fairly.Calls to Sweeney and former King's West principal Ken Friesen were referred to the Crista superintendent's office.Oliver's Warrior girls basketball teams have gone to four state Class B tournaments in the last five years and won seven Sea-Tac League championships. He also coached three league volleyball champions after joining the King's West staff in 1992, and had three district qualifiers each in basketball and volleyball under his belt from a 1985-88 stint at Bremerton Christian.Oliver said the timing of his ouster by King's West makes it difficult for him to find work for the coming school year, since most schools already have completed their hiring.It's going to be tough, he said, but our desire is to stay in this community. We just have to trust in a higher power to take care of us."
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Columbus, Ohio - The Grand Valley State women's golf team posted a 307 (+19), the best score of the entire tournament, in Sunday's (Apr. 27) final round and totaled 943 (+79) over three days to win the GLIAC Championship for a seventh straight season. The No. 24 Lakers finished 33 shots ahead of second-place No. 19 Ferris State (976, +112), while junior Kelly Hartigan claimed medalist honors for the second year in a row.
Hartigan entered the day five strokes out of first place, but carded a one-over par 73 to erase the deficit and win by six shots. Despite a bogey and a double bogey on the front side, Hartigan rallied with three birdies and a two-under par 34 on the back nine. She totaled 227 (+11) for the tournament and led the field in par-4 scoring (+4) and pars (37).
The Lake Orion, Mich. native joins Melissa Sneller as the only other player in school history to win the GLIAC Championship twice. It is also her sixth win of the season, which bests Sneller's and Sarah Hoffman's school record of five victories.
Hartigan now has 10 career victories and is just one behind Hoffman and Sneller for the most in GVSU history.
Right behind her in the individual standings was freshman Julie Guckian, who turned in a 54-hole score of 233 (+17) to finish second. Guckian made three bogeys in her first four holes before she played her closing 14 holes at just two-over par to post a five-over par 77 Sunday afternoon. Her 34 pars over the weekend were second only to Hartigan.
Senior Veronica Ryan fired a six-over par 78, which brought her three-day total to 243 (+27). She finished in a tie for 10th place. Sophomore Gabrielle Shipley, who led the field in par-5 scoring (+1), came in seventh place with a seven-over par 79 in the final round and a 241 (+25) for the tournament.
Junior Molly Esordi shot an 88 (+16) to close out her weekend, but tied for 21st place with a total score of 253 (+37).
Findlay checked in at third place of the team standings with a 979 (+115), Ashland finished fourth with a 985 (+121) and Northwood rounded out the top five with a 1,004 (+140).
GVSU will tee it up next at the NCAA Division II East Regional at Purgatory Country Club in Indianapolis, Ind. The three-day event will begin on Sunday, May 4 and conclude on Tuesday, May 6. Check back this week for tee times and live scoring information.


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Zion Lutheran Church will hold its fourth annual baseball talk at 7 p.m. Feb. 19 in the church's sanctuary, 2215 Brandywine Lane, York.
This year's event will feature Jim Duquette, former vice president of the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles and current baseball analyst for Sirius/XM Radio; Mel Antonen, baseball writer for SI.com and MASN and a Sirius/XM talk show host; and Dan Connolly, Orioles/national baseball writer for The Baltimore Sun.
The panelists will discuss the upcoming baseball season –- including their thoughts on the Orioles and Phillies -- and will answer questions from the audience. There is no admission fee, but a freewill offering will be taken to benefit the church's youth ministry program.
For more information, contact the church at 767.4673.


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The continuing revolution in digital computing and global communications has produced a rapidly evolving field for artists who create experiences of image and form with computer screens, intelligent devices and new materials; who also invent tools for exploring, creating, and distributing their ideas and works. We offer concentrations in media practices of animation, photography, and video, with more variations yet to be invented by you.
Courses in imaginative and narrative arts, required for professional work in documentary films, game art and promotion, visualization, motion graphics, interactive art, illustration and short animated film, are offered. An intensive studio program, this curriculum seeks to provide you with knowledge, experience and techniques of media arts informed by theory, experimentation and critique. Extensive digital imaging and interactive media editing and production facilities afford you the opportunity to become highly proficient in the current skills and emerging practices necessary for remarkable work. The media arts are evolving and expanding their reach into culture and society in daily life and global experience. The revolutions in 3D printing, embedded devices and robotics are changing the landscape in which the media artist will operate. This degree prepares you to meet the challenges of continuous change with adaptive ingenuity.
This major is offered as BFA in Media Arts without a concentration, BFA in Media Arts with concentration in Animation, BFA in Media Arts with concentration in Photography and BFA in Media Arts with concentration in Video Art.
Co-op division is ZA.
Faculty Mentor: David Tames, email@example.com, 617.373.3873
CAMD Advising strongly recommends that you start the process by meeting with a faculty mentor in your new major to talk about your interests and goals for the major to make sure it's the right choice for you. Once you're ready to make the change, then it's time to schedule an appointment with your new Academic Advisor to make the change official and start planning for your next semester and beyond.
Current students are required to refer to their degree audit through myNeu or Northeastern University Undergraduate Catalog for requirements.
Freshman Year Fall
- ARTF 1000 Art + Design at Northeastern
- ARTF 1124 3D Foundation with
- ARTF 1125 3D Tools: Form Basics
- Drawing Fundamentals Elective
- ARTH 1110 Global Art + Design History: Ancient to Medieval
- ENGW 1111 College Writing
Freshman Year Spring
- ARTF 1122 2D Foundation with
- ARTF 1123 2D Tools: Imaging Basics
- ARTF 2220 4D Foundation with
- ARTF 2221 4D Tools
- ARTH 1111 Global Art + Design History: Renaissance to Modern
- MATH 1215 Mathematical Thinking
Sophomore Year Fall
- ARTF 2223 Interactive Foundation with
- ARTF 2224 Interactive Tools
- ARTH 2210 Modern Art + Design History
- ARTD 2380 Video Basics with
- ARTD 2381 Video Tools
- NU Core
Sophomore Year Spring
- ARTD 3480 Video 1
- Drawing Fundamentals Elective
- Media Arts History Elective
- NU Core
Middler Year
- Co-op (6 months)
- ARTD 4580 Video 2
- ARTG 2250 Typography 1
- ARTG 2251 Type Tools
- Media Arts Basics and Tools Elective
- NU Core
Junior Year
- Co-op (6 months)
- ARTD 4680 Video 3
- Art + Design Elective
- NU Core
- Open Elective
Senior Year Fall
- ARTD 4530 Contemporary Directions in Digital Art
- Open Elective
- Open Elective
- NU Core
Senior Year Spring
- ARTD 4670 Digital Arts Degree Project
- Art + Design Elective
- Open Elective
- Open Elective
Drawing Fundamentals Electives
Media Arts Basics and Tools Elective
Complete one course with corresponding tools course, as indicated, from the following list:
- ARTD 2370 Animation Basics with
- ARTD 2371 Animation Tools
- ARTD 2360 Photo Basics with
- ARTD 2361 Photo Tools
Media Arts History Elective
Complete one of the following courses:
- ARTH 1110 Global Art + Design History: Ancient to Medieval
- ARTH 2211 Contemporary Art + Design History
- ARTH 2212 Survey of the Still & Moving Image
- IM 1110 Interactive Media and Society
Complete two Art + Design Elective with corresponding tools courses, as indicated or any Drawing Fundamentals Elective, Media Arts History Elective, Media Arts Basics Elective or Photography Elective not previously taken:
Art + Design Electives
- ARTE 2500 Art + Design Abroad: Studio
- ARTE 2501 Art + Design Abroad: History
- ARTE 4901 Special Topics in Art + Design Studio
- ARTE 4902 Special Topics in Art + Design History
- ARTH 2213 19th Century Art
- ARTH 2214 American Art
- ARTH 4500 Art of the African Diaspora
- ARTH 5200 Issues in Contemporary Art
- ARTH 5300 Postmodernism: Theory and Practice in the Visual Arts
- ARTH 5400 Contemporary Visual Culture
- ARTH 5500 Art and New Media: History and Theory
- ARTS 2330 Sculpture Basics
- ARTS 2340 Painting Basics
- ARTS 2341 Figure Drawing
- ARTS 3449 Drawing in Mixed Media
- ARTD 3470 Animation Studio 1
- ARTD 4570 Animation Studio 2
- ARTD 3471 Virtual Environment Design
- ARTD 3472 Character Design for Animation
- ARTD 3473 Animation for Games
- ARTD 4575 Animation Studio 3
- ARTD 4577 Digital Sculpture and Model Making
- ARTD 3460 Photography 1
- ARTD 4565 Photography 2
- ARTD 4660 Studio Photography
- ARTD 4661 Alternative Photographic Processes
Department of Art + Design's new offering for this prgoram is BFA in Medial Arts with concentration in Video Arts.
There was a course recommended by David Tames that caught then-middler Chelsea Storino's attention: Videos for Social Change, instructed by Alessandra Renzi. Chelsea was coming off an arduous four-month documentary project, and while she was certainly proud of it, Alessandra's assignment allowed her to explore more abstract visual territory.
As It Is Defined was the result, what she describes as a relatable, personal, and visual experience about time, age and beauty. The video features a conversational delivery of dialogue focused on personal interpretations of age and beauty, voiced over mosaic effects of airport and travel imagery, and remains as perhaps the one piece Chelsea is most proud of.
When asked what drew her to the project artistically, she said, "I wanted it to be relatable. If you walked into a room and only heard a snippet of it you would say, 'Yeah, I've felt that way before.' The human quality really drew me to it."
She's now a fourth-year communications/media screen studies and digital art dual major, and is still pursuing her goals of telling meaningful stories in a visual way. After a successful internship at New England Conservatory as a video production co-op, she finds herself at an exciting crossroads – one where she feels she can integrate her academic and professional work.
While Chelsea knew coming in to Northeastern that visual art – especially video – was the field she felt most drawn to, the earliest meaningful academic experience came from a class with Julia Hechtman. "Even though her course wasn't specifically a video course, it made me hungrier for what the College of Arts, Media, and Design had to offer." The class was 4-D Foundations, and was her "first toe in the deep end" to the introduction of time-based media.
Chelsea never looked back, immersing herself in most of the production classes available in the College of Arts, Media, and Design. After graduation, Chelsea feels that she can create meaningful, personal stories, and get a real hands-on experience related to her academic work. She's about to start a second co-op at AMC in New York City, and is enrolled in a summer dialogue to go to Iceland with professor Julia Hechtman.
When asked what advice she would give to incoming students about to start their academic careers at the College of Arts, Media and Design, she replied, "Something really unique about video is that besides your concentration, you also have the opportunity to take so many different courses. You really end up with a more varied course load, as well as a diverse collection of portfolio work, which is key for staying motivated and inspired."
You can see Chelsea's featured project, As It Is Defined, as well as an archive of her other work, on her online portfolio: ChelseaStorino.com.
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COLUMBUS, Ga. — Authorities say a 45-foot section of the Chattahoochee RiverWalk has caved in after being exposed to shifting river currents amid the construction of a whitewater rafting course.
No injuries were reported.
The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports that the Saturday collapse near a dam downtown has dealt the whitewater project an unexpected setback.
The 2.5-mile whitewater rafting course is expected to boost tourism in the Columbus and Phenix City, Ala., areas when it opens in two years.
Officials say the course, which has been years in the making, is touted as the first of its kind to run through the heart of a metropolitan area.


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A power outage -- and the failure of backup generators to turn on in a timely matter -- not only knocked out TriMet's popular TransitTracker scheduling site for most of Tuesday but prevented riders from buying mobile tickets.
TriMet confirmed reports that some people trying to use the TriMet Tickets smartphone app weren't able to purchase day passes for about 10 minutes on Tuesday. Instead, they reportedly received an error message saying no tickets were available.
The glitch was indirectly related to a power outage that hit a TriMet building being renovated for a new MAX command center on Southeast 17th Avenue. Roberta Altstadt, a TriMet spokeswoman, said many of the agency's computer servers are housed at the location.
The computer system is designed to detect a power failure and, within a heartbeat, switch over to auxiliary power. That didn't happen Tuesday morning.
And many riders who count on TransitTracker for real-time departure and arrival information for trains and buses took to Twitter to say they were none too pleased:
Does the same company run the @trimet website that powers #coveroregon and #obamacare websites?Squid Vicious (@squidvicious) January 29, 2014
Philip Larkin, clearly another sufferer of Trimet's system being down today. RT @LarkinQuotes: Sink further from the lightsideshow_val (@sideshow_val) January 29, 2014
@trimet I manage a data center. Unless someone hit the EPO, there's zero excuse for everything being down. #trimet #ups #notbrown #batteryNonpartisan (@nonpartisantoo) January 29, 2014
Of course the one day I brave public transportation in the interest of saving gas money #trimet's computer system is down.Linda Jellison (@lindajellison) January 29, 2014
I hate Trimet. I want my car.Alexis Willette (@alexiskayy1) January 29, 2014
@trimet transit tracker is down. Glad to see higher fares and less service = solid support! #sarcasmMatt Engstrand (@mattengstrand) January 29, 2014
.@trimet when your transit tracker realtime thing is down, it behooves you to immediately broadcast significant delaysKassiane (@UVGKassi) January 29, 2014
Since the glitch knocked out TriMet's entire online presence, including its website and the 238-RIDE phone service, the agency turned to Twitter to ask the local media report what had happened.
Early Tuesday afternoon, the agency assured riders that systems were "slowly coming back online but it's taking longer than expected." It would take nearly 24 hours before things were fully fixed.
In fact, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, TransitTracker was still showing only scheduled arrival times. Crews were able to get the real-time arrivals back up and running around noon.
On Tuesday, when the electricity went out, TriMet had to rely on "the backup of the backup" to get servers to reboot, Altstadt said. "Something was damaged in the process" that had to be replaced and delayed the system being restored, she said.
TriMet isn't sure what knocked out the power or why the backup power generators didn't come on as programmed. "We're investigating," Altstadt said.
As for problems with riders being able to buy tickets via the agency's popular mobile app, she said it was just a hiccup caused by bad timing. GlobeSherpa, the Portland startup that developed the app and maintains its servers, is given an inventory of day passes and two-hour tickets.
"When inventory on a certain fare instrument is running low, their system automatically emails TriMet to get additional tickets assigned," Altstadt said. "That inventory on Day Passes was getting low" when TriMet's computer system went dark.
"TriMet and GlobeSherpa are taking steps to prevent this from happening again, she said." Again, we apologize for this and the other inconveniences brought about from the server issue yesterday."
-- Joseph Rose


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Manchester City came to Old Trafford under a mountain of pressure to rectify the mistakes they'd made in allowing Manchester United to storm away with the league.
And thanks to a wonder goal from Sergio Aguero, City left with the three points in hand and the confidence that they are capable of pushing their Red Devil opponents. What's more, they showed that they will no doubt be a force to be reckoned with in the title race next season as they chase United.
City were strong right across the park, and they deserved the result that they achieved on the night. But who were the real standout performers for Roberto Mancini's men?
Read on and find out player grades for every City player against United.


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While the initial results of the Jewish Policy Research were informative, some of the most instructive points were among the less obvious.
Two in particular were striking. First there is a move, particularly among the young, away from traditional religious categories, with many people brought up as traditionally religious now regarding themselves as secular or culturally Jewish.
At the same time levels of religious observance are higher among the younger members of the community. On a communal level we are frummer than our parents.
In fact ours is a tale of two communities. On the one hand the mainstream community is like any other western community only more so — bourgeois with low birth rates, high educational and economic achievement and well integrated into the economic and cultural life of the host society.
On the other hand there is the strictly Orthodox community, with high birth rates, strong family and communal ties, low divorce and out-marriage rates, but with rates of social and economic deprivation higher than those of the host community. The stereotype of the rich Jew does not apply to the most visible Jews in our community.
There are lessons for us here. Secular Jews, who with their Israeli counterparts form a large part of world Jewry, need to be accommodated by the community, and by the Board of Deputies which represents it. We at the Board have to be sensitive to their aspirations and concerns. A large part of our work is devoted to this.
At the same time, we have to reach out to the Orthodox community — which the Board is doing, partly through the new All Party Parliamentary Group, which focuses particularly on their needs.


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In her third court appearance for illegally sharing music online, a Minnesota woman was ordered by a jury to pay $1.5 million in damages to trade group Recording Industry Association of America.
Although the company contends Jammie Thomas-Rasset, a 33-year old mother of four, shared more than 1,700 songs on file-sharing site Kazaa, it sued over only 24 of them. On Wednesday, Thomas-Rasset was ordered to pay 62,500 dollars per song for violating copyrights.
A spokesman for the RIAA said at first the company tried to settle with Thomas-Rasset for $5,000 but she refused. Under federal law, a recording company is entitled to any amount between 750 and 30,000 dollars per infringement.
Most people targeted for illegally downloading music have settled for about 3,500 dollars each. Thomas-Rasset said the punishment doesn't fit the crime and there is no way she can afford to pay the damages. She is planning to appeal the decision and hinted she would declare bankruptcy before ever paying the company.
For More: Atty: MN woman can't pay for sharing songs (Associated Press)
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|Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
The purpose of this study is to introduce and integrate architecture as a study subject in the regular math school curriculum at the 9th grade level in The Sound School, a public school in New Haven, CT. Students at the end of the program will create a small model of a bridge as the chief goal of their work and study.
This curriculum unit consists of a series of lessons that will teach students the basics of architecture principles. The project presented in this unit describes my experiences in organizing, managing, supervising, and testing this program. To explain the development process of this project, I will present it in three phases as follows:
Phase 1: Background and Program Description
This phase describes the implementation of the project and how the students will be selected. It also describes the contents of the architecture program and how it integrated into the math curriculum.
Phase 2: Implementation
This phase will be a general overview and introduction to architecture principles. Students will be introduced basic principles of architecture and engineering, and an overview of the urban history and social issues of the building of some of the bridges of New York City. Some of these issues will be covered along the social studies teacher at The Sound School.
Phase 3: Execution of the Program
The third phase will explain how the project will be executed. The program will be introduce to the students in two parts. In the first part students will visit some of the bridges in New York City. This will be by bus or by boat, as budget permits. The second part will be dedicated to a hands-on approach. Students will collect all their data learned during the program and then, they will create and built a small-scale model of a bridge.
(Recommended for Mathematics, grade 9.)


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Canadian cities draw foreign investors
The real estate market in major Canadian cities such as Toronto and Vancouver continues to flourish thanks to growing interest from developers, investors and buyers, both domestic and international. Henry Cao, President of Greenland Group Canada talks to Up front about their decision to invest in Canada and why Canadian cities are in favour.
Emerging Trends in Real Estate®
In this year's report, we provide insights into various facets of Canada's real estate market, as well as analysis of some of its key urban centres.
Tax Insights: GST/HST and QST alert – Investors must issue notification of investor percentages – November 15, 2014 deadline
Distributed investment plans are required to obtain information from investors to determine the plan's provincial attribution percentage, so that the plan's GST/HST liabilities can be calculated in accordance with the selected listed financial institution GST/HST reporting rules.
Tax Insights: GST/HST reporting for the real estate sector: Are you compliant?
The Canada Revenue Agency is auditing the GST/HST reporting of taxpayers in the real estate sector.
Real Estate 2020: Building the future
The Canadian real estate industry has seen unprecedented growth in the past decade and only recently has the level of general transaction activity slowed in pace.
Tax Insights: GST/HST issues affecting the real estate and construction industries
This Tax Insights highlights Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) issues relevant to the real estate and construction industries.
Insights from Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2013: Canada's continuing equilibrium
In a world struggling to manage unprecedented debt levels and economic upheaval, Canada enjoys a stable real estate economy.
From the ground up – Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2012: Development Prospects in Canada
This report, a supplement to our Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2012 publication, highlights development prospects in Canada culled from interviews among more than 100 survey participants.


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ANN ARBOR -- It's exactly 48 hours until kickoff of the 2014 Michigan football season. The Wolverines welcome Appalachian State to Michigan Stadium on Saturday and the buzz falls somewhere between cautiously optimistic and nervously excited.
The past week has seen the release of U-M's first depth chart and memories conjured of Michigan's historic 2007 loss to App State.
Over on the basketball side of things, coach John Beilein's team returned from Italy last weekend and has been off the grid since. The Wolverines finished their 10-day exhibition tour with a 4-0 record.
With that as the preface, you're welcomed to join MLive Michigan beat writers Nick Baumgardner and Brendan F. Quinn for today's live chat. Just login above and post your questions below.
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Hello, and welcome to my first trip report!
I've been a member for over 6 years and I almost feel embarrassed this is the first time I take the opportunity to write a trip report in so many years and trips up to now. However, on this occasion I planned for it ahead of time. This meant researching how to upload pictures, opening a flickr account, the BB code stuff, etc, all just after booking the flights and while traveling I even took notes on my iphone. Like a pro!
This is also be the first trip report on TK's new IAH-IST route (started April this year). I hope you enjoy it!!
Background: I had to go to Madrid in late June for a friend's wedding and I decided to take the opportunity of crossing the pond to try out a new destination in Europe. Prices were a bit high (compared to what I wanted to pay or had paid before) so I went ahead a used miles for the first time ever - had lots to spare. Having both UA's MileagePlus and AA's AAdvantage frequent flyer memberships I had some options. At this point I wasn't sure where exactly I wanted to go so I started browsing on both airline's websites the destinations they offered with miles, which partner airlines, and the cost of each. AA wasn't offering anything special, as most non AA destinations were offered via BA (with a hefty surcharge and taxes even with miles) and Air Berlin. On the other hand, UA had many other options (LH, LX, US, TP). Tried a few (CPH, OSL, DME) and then I thought about the city of two continents, Istanbul. To my surprise, TK was offered via Houston, in Business Class for the IAH-IST sector, economy on MIA-IAH (UA metal) for just 50,000 miles one-way, and after quick thought I went ahead and booked it.
I searched the forums for some feedback on TK and found a couple of LAX-IST trip reports plus some news about TK's product offering, especially the newly deployed Wi-Fi on-board which was a big selling point (movies and books are not enough sometimes for people like me who can't sleep on planes). This was all done back in Feb/Mar this year.
The complete routing for the two week trip ended up being:
MIA-IAH-IST: Covered in this trip report
IST-CDG: TK Economy (A332) - Paris Air Show weekend
MAD-DFW-MIA: AA F (772 and 738) – both in the new American paint scheme
A few days before the trip, the turmoil in Turkey was all over the news. I was watching closely and waiting until the last minute to see if I needed to cancel my plans but, in the end, I took the risk seeing that the protests were focused in a particular area of the city (Taksim). Anyways, the point I'm trying to make is that, by looking at possible changes to my trip, I noticed that UA was now offering the MIA-IAH sector on F for the same amount of miles I used to book my flights back in March. Called them up and they upgraded me without much inconvenient, one day before the flight.
Aircraft: A319
Scheduled Departure: 11.42 EST
Departure Gate: G19
Actual Take-off: 11.49 EST
Announced flight time: 2h10m
Scheduled Arrival: 13.30 CST
Actual Landing time: 12.56 CST (34 minutes ahead of schedule)
Arrival Gate: E17
The day had come, and I was going to be cheap. I took the Metrorail from downtown Miami to the Airport and got there in just under 30 min (not very 'business' class but it's $2.00 compared to $25.00 for a cab). Arriving two hours before departure meant I had a lot of time to kill in the airport but, as I later found out, Concourse G has absolutely nothing good to offer. Not even lounge access for UA's F Class pax.
Check-in was fast, even though there was no dedicated First check-in. The carpet was there for dedicated check-in but everybody was using the self-service check-in kiosk and there were not that many passengers in line either for this flight. I didn't have to wait and went straight to the next available kiosk.
The check-in agent reviewed my travel documents as I was travelling internationally and gave me my boarding passes all the way to IST. Bag was also checked all the way to Turkey and I left for the gate. Security was a breeze, but again, this terminal is ghost town…
Boarding process started on time with a bit of confusion at the gate as the agent called for: "UA 301 with service to Newark". UnitedFirst was called for boarding and I asked the agent if in fact I was boarding the plane to Houston. He responded with a smile and said "Yes, I'm sorry, this is 301 to Houston", to what I answered with "Just checking, thanks!"
My seat to IAH
The infamous legroom shot
View out the window
Take-off and view of MIA
My hood
Warm nuts and red wine
Lunch: Cream of asparragus and chicken burrito
Travel companion (couldn't identify the airline, looks like AA)
Our plane at IAH Terminal E
United Club at Terminal E
The plane that brought me from MIA seen from the UA Club
Transit in Houston
I had 6+ hours in Houston and I spent them mostly in the United Club at Terminal E. After a few hours reding and relaxing at the Club, I walked over to Terminal D to see if there was any activity on my flight (2 hours before scheduled departure) and I noticed one of TK's agent was starting to set-up the gate. I asked her if I needed to get a new boarding pass from TK and she said yes, so I waited until she finished setting up the gate. At this point I was crazy bored already. It took her a while to find my ticket, but after she called somebody, she confirmed the checked bag and gave me my new Turkish boarding pass. Also handed me a 'fast-track' pass for immigration in Turkey (very useful). I didn't go back to the lounge and walked around the terminal to see what cool/rare planes I could see.
FIDS at Terminal D
AV's new livery
SQ to DME and SIN
QR to DOH
KL 747 Combi to AMS
Aircraft: Boeing 777-35R Reg: TC-JJE
Scheduled Departure: 19.50 CST
Departure Gate: D11
Actual Take-off: 20.53 CST
Announced flight time: 10h52m
Scheduled Arrival: 15.15 Local Time
Actual Landing time: 15.45
Boarding was, in one word, chaos. People started lining up at the gate and it became too crowded too soon. It took them quite some time to start boarding. They started with passengers with special needs and traveling with small kids. 15 minutes after, no boarding call had been made for business class. After another 5 minutes the boarding announcement was made we went in.
Entered the aircraft through the second door and was very excited to make the left hand turn. At this point I realized I was flying business class!!! Two F/As were at the door to greet passengers. After a quick "Good Afternoon" I asked if the aircraft was equipped with Wi-Fi and the F/A said "Yes, of course", to what I replied "Awesome". At this point I knew it was going to be a great flight. The kind of small details that get me really excited…
Service started with a welcome drink and Godiva chocolate. Doors closed and we started taxiing so I turned on the front facing camera to notice that the plane taxiing in front of us was a UA 787 (sorry, I forgot to take pictures). Take-off was south bound from runway 15L with a sharp turn right (+270 degrees to get us to our N NE flight path).
Boarding pass and Fast-Track immigration pass
The TK logo at the entrance of the aircraft (door 2)
Yes, Wi-Fi on-board
The seat for the next 11 hrs
Welcome drink, no refill offered
After take-off and sharp right turn
Mood lighting
Amuse bouche
Main dish. I chose the fish.
Dessert cart
Fruit for me, please!
Checking where we are...
Breakfast Service
Almost there
I really enjoyed the service and the hard product (although the seat doesn't provide a power outlet which I found extremely disappointing for a seat that's fairly new). I wasn't very excited about the movies available in the Planet IFE so reading and Wi-Fi were the entertainment options. LiveTV included only three channels (BBC, Sports 24, and another I can't remember at this point). I also have to say, with all due respect, that the flight attendants on this flight were absolutely gorgeous. Very professional and polite too.
Arrived to Istanbul's gate 208 (on one of the corners of the terminal) and views of the plane weren't all that great. This is all I could get of my 773 when we landed in IST:
The fast-track pass proved very valuable as immigration was very crowded. Cleared it in under 15 min and went to pick up the checked bag. I had arranged for transportation to the hotel beforehand to avoid any issues with disruptions in metro service.
Overall, the experience was very good. UA's domestic service was great for a 2 hour flight. The F/A was very attentive and polite. Turkish was also worth the try and exceeded my expectations. Keep in mind the only points of comparison I have are DL BusinessElite old seat (764) and IB BusinessPlus (A343, which is nothing to write home about). Wi-Fi did make the difference for me because, even though to my surprise I managed to sleep a couple of hours, the rest of the time I checked e-mails and did a lot of research online on local Istanbul attractions and sightseeing. Plus I was updating constantly my facebook profile making my friends very envious LOL.
By the way, plane was packed in Eco and Eco+, but there were a few (3 or 4) business class seats empty. Luckily one of them was the seat next to mine....
I really hope you enjoyed it.
Feedback is always welcomed, but please be nice, it's my first time
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Powered by an explosive offense, Three Rivers defeated Williamston, 33-13, to capture its first Division 4 football district title since 2009 Friday night.
After Williamston cut Three Rivers' lead to 20-13 late in the third quarter, two big plays from Three Rivers' offensive leaders helped put the Hornets' chances out of reach.
Less than two minutes after the Williamston touchdown, senior quarterback Sam Shutes and running back Corry Brown had runs of 20 and 30 yards, respectively, to set up a 3-yard touchdown run for Shutes that gave Three Rivers a comfortable 26-13 lead and put the game away.
"This all feels surreal," Brown said. "We were 1-8 last year, and we just did a whole 360-degree flip and now we are district champions."
Next up for Three Rivers is a quartefinal matchup next weekend at Grand Rapids South Christian (8-3), which beat Dowagiac, 42-23, Friday night.
Three Rivers seemed one touchdown ahead of Williamston (7-4) all game. Every time the Hornets closed in with a score, Three Rivers offense responded with a touchdown less than two minutes later to regain control.
The pattern started with two minutes left in the second quarter, when Williamston senior running back Devin Smyth scored on a 3-yard run to tie the game at 6-6.
On Three Rivers' first play after the touchdown, Brown ran for 72 yards to put the Wildcats on Williamston's 3-yard line. With 39 seconds to go in the half, running back Maurice Shanklin scored on a 2-yard run, giving Three Rivers a 13-6 lead heading into the half.
"Three Rivers did a great job; they made plays," Williamston coach Steve Kersten said. "We knew they were a good team, and they were going to score points. In the first half we just weren't consistent offensively."
Three Rivers (8-3) was just as menacing on the other side of the ball, with its defense recording three interceptions on the night. The first two interceptions came on Williamston's first two series of the game.
"The defense played well, especially in the first half," Three Rivers coach J.J. Wagner said. "They had a couple drives going, and we were able to get a couple interceptions to stall those."
Shutes recorded 125 passing yards and two touchdowns in the win, including a 33-yard throw on Three Rivers' first series of the third quarter that put the Wildcats ahead, 20-6.
Brown totaled 216 rushing yards and two touchdowns, including a 20-yard run late in the first quarter to put Three Rivers on the board first, leading 6-0. He also scored the final touchdown of the game – a 39-yard run with four minutes left in the fourth quarter – to ensure the win.
After finishing with a 4-4 record in 2011, Williamston finished the 2012 regular season with a 7-4 record.
Three Rivers won its first district final since 2009, the same year it lost to Marshall, 49-28, in the Division 4 state championship.
"We are obviously happy with the win," Wagner said. "Anytime you can win a district championship you're satisfied, but now we look to next week."


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The night doubled as an opportunity for the available men and women to promote their own unique talents.
"We wanted to pick bachelors and bachelorettes who were entrepreneurs in Jersey City because we wanted to put a new spin on the auction fundraiser," Art House Productions founder Christine Goodman told us. "We wanted it to also be a promotional opportunity. People can talk about their businesses and what they do here."
Those skills included cooking lessons from Bar Majestic owner Joseph Castro, who used the stage as an opportunity to promote his forthcoming Barrio Bar Cevicheria, a Peruvian restaurant with rooftop Tiki bar opening later this summer on Newark Avenue; closet organizing from Anne McTernan, an interior designer by day, Marco & Pepe waitress by night; and a custom shirt from the well-tailored DeCarlos Morse of Decarlos Bespoke, one of the most pursued bachelors of the night.
But before the evening's emcee, Dancing Tony, called up the first lot, bachelorette Cealleigh Pender took the stage to perform with her band Folderol.
Pender, a California native who is now a massage therapist in Hamilton Park, moved to Jersey City two years ago and instantly found a home in Art House Productions, a non-profit, community performance space.
"And now, because I know two-thirds of the people being sold tonight, because I'm so active in the community myself, anytime I can help Art House raise money, I do it," Pender told us.
Local playwright Summer Dawn Hortillosa -- a former Jersey Journal reporter who now freelances for the paper -- has been involved with Art House Productions since high school and feels a similar bond.
"I saw that they were looking for people who were willing to help the arts by selling themselves and I thought hey that would be great," she said, attributing her emergence as an artist to Art House, where she staged Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night'' as a director at the age of 16.
Saturday night was only the second time Art House hosted a bachelor auction, their first having been in 2010 when they raised $1,600. This year, the group raised $2,000, in part due to the enthusiasm of the desired dates' willingness to do anything for a buck, no matter how humbling.
For Thomas John Carlson, the founder of Jersey City Art School, that meant doing a push-up for every dollar he wanted bidding to increase. For Hortillosa it was tap dancing with jazz hands. Maybe most torturous, McTernan had to confess to the crowd how seeing Snooki in Jersey City changed her life.


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I love our Christmas Tree. It's festive, grand, and gorgeous. But there is a downside to all this holiday cheer. I think out Christmas Tree is making us all sick.
My husband and I both suffer from allergies to cats, various flowers and apparently also a freshly cut Douglas Fir. I've complained about our adverse reaction to our tree on Twitter, Facebook, at holiday parties and now here on Babble. And it turns out I am not alone in my Christmas Tree woes. And this malady has a name, it's called Christmas Tree Syndrome.
The Telegraph noted that Upstate Medical University, which is part of the State University of New York, did a study that found that there is "a peak in respiratory illnesses in the weeks either side of December 25."
After analyzing cuttings from 28 different trees they found especially the molds that can grow on the trees – that "70 per cent can cause symptoms including itchy noses, watery eyes, coughing, shortness of breath, chest pains, sinus congestion, feelings of fatigue and problems sleeping." They also found that some affects can be long term finding that they can "even lead to long term lung problems and conditions such as bronchitis and pneumonia."
The Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology did research that found that during a two week period, "the number of airborne mold spores increases from 800 per 35 cubic feet to 5,000."
Yeah, pretty crazy. But if you suffer from Christmas Tree Syndrome, what do you do about it? The best thing you can do is either not get a tree or get a fake one. If you don't do that, then you can take the tree, hose it down outside and let it dry before you put it up. Otherwise, just don't let it live in your house for too long and take it down as soon as Christmas is over.
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MUSKEGON COUNTY — Lena the friendly dog is doing much better, thank you.
And so are her owners, Douglas and Carol Twa of Montague.
The Twas were relieved Tuesday that the man who shot Lena without provocation had just pleaded guilty to torturing or killing an animal, a felony.
Gregory Arthur Kruse's surprise guilty plea headed off a nonjury trial as it was about to begin Tuesday afternoon. Kruse, 50, of 5617 South Shore in Fruitland Township is scheduled for sentencing at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 2. He faces a possible maximum term of up to four years in prison.
"I'm pleased that he 'fessed up to what he was charged with, and he's willing to accept the consequences of his action," Douglas Twa said.
He said he hopes Kruse's sentence will "get guns out of his hands and make restitution for our (veterinary) expense." In addition, "I'd like to see him do community service with rescued animals."
The Twas said Lena, their 2-year-old German shepherd-Labrador retriever mix, has largely recovered from the Feb. 27 shooting that left her with a titanium plate screwed into her right rear leg from hip to knee. Lena still limps to some extent, but she's back to her playful self and swam in Lake Michigan this summer, Carol Twa said.
Kruse pleaded guilty as charged, under a clause of the animal torture/killing felony statute that covers commission of a "reckless act, knowing or having reason to know" that it could kill or maim an animal without just cause.
Kruse shot the dog after she ran onto his property. Authorities say he did so not because she posed any threat to him but because he mistakenly believed she belonged to his next-door neighbor, a man he disliked.
According to testimony at Kruse's probable-cause hearing May 13, Lena was 30 feet away from Kruse and not running toward him when he shot her. A Muskegon County sheriff's deputy testified that, when he arrived to investigate, the gentle, wounded dog limped up to him and leaned against his leg.
The deputy also testified that Kruse had mounds of sand piled up at the back of his property that appeared to be used as a shooting range.
Twa, a retired teacher, owns a Montague construction business. He had been working a few doors down from Kruse's property the day of the shooting. He takes Lena with him to job sites in his pickup truck. In this case, the dog had run off after Twa pulled up to his customer's house.
In a separate case, Kruse faces an Oct. 15 trial on a charge of second-offense marijuana possession, also a four-year felony. According to a sheriff's report, jail personnel found a small amount of marijuana in Kruse's coat after he turned himself in March 23 for booking on the animal torture charge.
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TROY, Alabama - University of South Alabama women's soccer's Lauren Allison scored in her third straight appearance to thrust the Jaguars past Louisiana Tech, 1-0, in the 2013 Trojan Classic championship match on Sunday.
Allison now has five goals on the year after braces against Mississippi State and Jackson State. Now unbeaten in four matches, USA (3-0-1) is off to the best start in program history. After a 5-0 dismantling of JSU on Friday, South Alabama extended its all-time Trojan Classic win streak to four matches.
The Jaguars now look to another away weekend in which they will travel to Southern Miss on Friday and UAB on Sunday. The club is currently 2-0-1 on the road and will look forward to the reinstatement of head coach Graham Winkworth, who served the last of his suspension on Sunday.
The red-hot Allison gave USA a slim goal advantage in the 30th minute of Sunday's contest, which proved a dense one with the outfits registering eight shots apiece and the Lady Colonels doubling the Jaguar corner tally.
Louisiana Tech forced three of its six corners in the opening 22 minutes, but the Jaguars turned away any chances at goal. A quarter of an hour away from the break, Allison gathered a deflected shot and calmly deposited her fifth of the year, and the margin proved just enough for USA to exit unscathed.
"Lauren capped off a great weekend," said USA assistant coach Keyton Wheelock. "She was composed with the finish and did well to have three goals this weekend."
Louisiana Tech turned up the heat on an already blazing Sunday afternoon, but the USA defense held on for its second shutout of the weekend.
"Our defense was huge today, especially late when Louisiana Tech started pressing us," Wheelock explained. "It's been very hot this weekend, so the girls had to fight to keep another shutout today. Rylee Hart was an anchor in the back for us today, and Melissa Drish did well to keep a second shutout."


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Annual fun fly draws area radio control airplane hobbyists
By Kay Braddock
About eight years ago, Ralph Poffenberger decided to make a stop in Terry before traveling on through the cut-across on state highway 253. The Prairie Unique sign had piqued his interest on previous travels along the highway, as he headed towards Wolf Point.
This time, though, he decided to stop.
"I always did want to fly a model airplane," Poffenberger recalled, noting before he left the store, which features a section dedicated to radio control models and trains, he had what would transpire into a new hobby in-hand.
It would take a year before Poffenberger delved into his new hobby, but once he did, he now admits, he was hooked.
"It's extremely addictive," Poffenberger shared as he stood in a room surrounded with radio control airplanes, parts and the equipment needed to build them.
He converted the building, that once served as a small garage, into his hobby room. It now houses more than 20 radio control airplanes and hours of dedicated hobby time.
Radio control airplanes can be purchased as ARF (almost ready to fly), stick built or scratch built, Poffenberger explained, noting the level of difficulty increases from ARF to scratch built. Most fly between 65 to 75 mph.
"We all put way more motors in it than it calls for," Poffenberger said, pointing to one of the planes he built that can go as fast as 110 mph. "It's a guy thing."
Although he attends other area fly-ins, he pointed to the friendly camaraderie particularly shared at the Terry Fun Fly.
"This is just kind of a fun group," he said. "It's pretty laid back."
Most flights at the Terry Fun Fly are non-competitive excluding one that includes cutting streams of crepe paper from the tails of other planes.
Between the radios, fuel stations, starters, chargers and other various tools and supplies needed to fully engage in the hobby, Poffenberger admits that the hobby can expend a fair amount of funds.
"It's no more expensive than any other hobby," he said, pointing out that some sewing machines can cost up to $10,000.
"You can get into it for a couple hundred dollars if you just want to get into the basics," he said. "Or you can get into the thousands."
But Poffenberger considers the time and money afforded to the hobby are all well spent.
"It's a good, clean, fun hobby."
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Often referred to as the "father of automotive electronics," Jerry Rivard pioneered the use of electronic fuel injection and microprocessor control in automobiles during the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. He started his career as a designer of automatic transmissions for General Motors, served as a manager of the Vehicle Controls Division for Bendix Research Laboratories during the 1960s, and acted as director of engineering for Bendix's Electronic Fuel Injection Division from 1971 to '76. He was chief engineer for Ford Motor Co.'s Electrical and Electronics Division and vice president and group executive for Allied Signal, Inc..
In the past two decades, electronics have gone from a non-existent entity to a key technology that now accounts for more than 20% of the cost of an automobile. Some of today's luxury vehicles are said to incorporate as many as 100 microcontrollers, and automakers are looking to add Internet and e-mail capabilities in the near future.
DESIGN NEWS/EDN: It's not unusual for a luxury vehicle to incorporate 80, 90, or even 100 microcontrollers today. Will that number continue to grow, or will engineers find ways to integrate the electronics?
RIVARD: The number of microprocessors is part of a natural technological evolution. Back in the 1980s, automotive people were primarily mechanical engineers. They were component people. They didn't look at the car as a system. To the contrary, they fought each other bitterly. It was very territorial. But now, very slowly, the need for a systems approach is being recognized by the automotive companies. And that should result in a more integrated electronics system. I'm not saying that you'll end up with one monumental computer in the vehicle. That wouldn't work; if something went wrong, the customer would end up spending $3,000 to get it fixed. But you're going to see the computers getting combined more. For example, a body computer could consist of several systems that aren't safety-related. And you could combine the braking, steering, ABS, and stability control systems in a chassis computer. The engine and transmission could be combined in another computer. It just makes sense to integrate systems that use the same sensors and have similar reliability requirements.
Q: What can engineers do to foster that concept of the vehicle as a total system?
A: There's still a gap between Silicon Valley thinking and automotive industry thinking. Right now, you're not getting the best of the electronics world because the dialogue between automotive people and Silicon Valley people isn't good. Together, the two industries need to spend more time looking at the vehicle as a total system, and then designing microprocessors to optimize that system. The bottom line is that the executives from both industries need to close the gap.
Q: Are there any areas of automotive electronics that seem ripe for breakthroughs?
A: The whole area of automotive handling will be a golden opportunity. The technology is there to control the suspension so that the driver always has optimal traction. Given the capabilities we have now, there should never be a rollover in vehicles. If you put the right kind of electronic system in a vehicle, it can think for the driver. The sensors can see if someone is going too hard into a curve. They can slow the vehicle, apply the appropriate braking, and make sure it stays on the road.
Q: Isn't the bigger question whether drivers will
the vehicle take control?
A: You'll always have the people who envision themselves as race car drivers, who say, "No one is taking control of my vehicle. "But if the auto companies don't take this upon themselves, they run the risk of letting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration legislate it. It would look better if the carmakers did it themselves.
Q: A lot of engineers today are still resisting the idea of 42-volt electrical architectures. Is 42 volts really so important to the future of the automobile, or are the naysayers right?
A: Forty-two volts is tremendously important. Today's average cars use about 2 - 2.5 kW. Luxury cars use around 5 kW. It's reached the point where vehicles like the 7 Series BMW need two batteries. When you go to 42 volts, power won't be an issue anymore.


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Applause for English Garden
Recently I signed a petition in favor of Sterling's English Garden. A week ago Lisa Allen of the Valley View had a story about garden to replace sheep at Pfeiffer Farm.
Pfeiffer said the slaughter house will go due to increased flooding and development. Last year she made a joyful announcement the slaughterhouse would open any day. Neither seven houses or increased flooding has changed things that much.
I have opposed the slaughterhouse from the beginning, it is in a sensitive area adjacent to park and river, in the floodway, just blocks from city center. If it is a dead issue, I am delighted.
Speaking of the historic register, will the recent twin barns qualify? As I heard it, she asked about farm sheds. When she was told no permit was necessary, up went the barns, in the floodway, not mobile. I thought it was a detriment to Carnation, with no benefit to anyone but Pfeiffer and her customers.
This is the third time I have mentioned Sterlings great landscaping and the lovely gift to the Senior Center. Now I have some friendly advice. Get a lawyer, a good one. Study all permits, paper work, and agreements. Have everything in writing, with your lawyers approval, and Good Luck.
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Hibbing, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) --- A Hibbing man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after he was found guilty of invading a home and raping a woman.
25-year old Brian Donnell Bridges was found guilty of two counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct, first degree burglary and third degree assault.
Bridges will spend 26 years in prison, after the court credited him for 4 years already spent behind bars.
Back in June 2008, Bridges raped, choked and threatened to kill a woman after he invaded her home in Hibbing. The woman suffered a broken clavicle.
Bridges gave investigators numerous alibi witnesses, but police say all had denied being with the defendant during the home invasion.
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