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BAY CITY, MI — Poets, painters, music and butterflies alike will keep the Great Lakes Bay Region's arts scene vibrant in the coming days.
Here's a look at five events, in chronological order, highlighting the next few days.
1st Thursday
Downtown Bay City next week again will host its 1st Thursdays celebration.
On Thursday, April 5, Saginaw Valley State University students, staff and alumni will see their pottery and paintings on display in various downtown locations.
Students and guests also will perform poetry and spoken word during the event.
Saginaw on Stage
Music fans on Saturday, April 7, can enjoy the next round of Saginaw on Stage as bands continuously play a Thomas Township venue on five stages, including two ballrooms, a lounge, a ski lodge and chapel.
Saginaw on Stage runs from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Apple Mountain Resort and Conference Center, 4519 N. River in Thomas Township.
Tickets cost $20 for adults and $5 for students in advance and $25 for adults and $10 for students at the door.
Butterflies in Bloom
Midland's Dow Gardens, 1809 Eastman, will continue its Butterflies In Bloom feature — starring the flying critters from various countries — with the Butterfly Ornament Glaze Bar.
For $5, employees there will help patrons create and glaze ornaments relating to butterflies from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Those who can't make the trip for the craft can try again when officials host another event on April 21.
'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
Aficionados both of Indiana Jones and symphonies on Monday, April 9, can step into the world Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford first brought to theaters in 1981.
The Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra will perform composer John Williams' music from the film during a performance at 8 p.m. on April 14 at downtown Saginaw's Temple Theatre. Tickets remaining for the event range in price from $10 to $39.
But first, on April 9, officials will ramp up interest with a showing of one of the films with one of Williams' most recognized scores. "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is scheduled for 7 p.m. event at Bay City's State Theatre, 913 Washington.
Tickets cost $5, although those who purchase tickets to the April 14 concert can get free tickets to the movie.
The Bay City show is a prelude to a similar viewing at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, in Saginaw's Temple Theatre.
This time the film is "Jaws," the 1975 Spielberg film about a stray predator preying on a beach community that also features a Williams score.
Tickets cost $5, although those who purchase tickets to the April 14 concert can get free tickets to the movie.


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2015 was a very challenging year. There were many experiences that took me out of my comfort zone. Although difficult, these milestones have allowed me to challenge myself and grow in new ways. Lets take a look back at 2015!
This first project is one I am very honored and proud to have had the opportunity to work on. It was my privilege to design a projection-mapped real-time data visualization for The One World Trade Center in NYC. This 65ft x 16ft (20m x 5m) projection is the first thing visitors see when they walk into the building. This was the first time I utilized Cinema4D to create the visuals. In case you missed it, take a look at my visual and motion design process.
Image by Edward Blake.
It wasn't long until the Millionth visitor arrived!_
Genentech Lobby Wall: Stimulant built an interactive system for the lobbies of Genentech buildings that would increase employee engagement and feature a wide variety of content. The system blends content from Genentech's intranet, social media feeds, and building energy statistics. I produced many of the visual designs early on this project.
Image by Stimulant._
AM / PM design: making back ends pretty. This dashboard allows us to easily manage apps. Here is what AM / PM used to look like:Logo design Process _
This year I did a major re-haul of the Gerg Werk branding and website design (although it's safe to say you've already gazed upon it if you're reading this). View the process post here. _
Save the date and wedding invites design. View the full work here. _
World Famous: Produced a range of animation-ready illustration elements. Here is a small snippet of the styles I created:Digital Kitchen: I had to opportunity to work with Digital Kitchen as a freelance creative for a few months. Unfortunately due to Non Disclosure Agreements I can't show any of the work I completed. While here, I brainstormed and conceptualized many innovative ideas for interactive installations, worked on high-profile projects, produced detailed graphic designs, and composited designs in real-world environments. Additionally, I assisted creating client-ready presentations.
Tectonic: While working here, I collaborated closely with the team to rebrand a high-profile company. Our design system scales between television, web, and mobile devices. Due to NDA, I'm unable to show this work.
Now that the One World Trade Center is officially open, I can talk a little about my process for creating the designs! This project marks the first time I used Cinema 4D to create the visuals. The look of the water, map, globe, lighting, and pins were all created in C4D, while the typography and stat designs were created in Photoshop. Below is the breakdown of my process.
Process Design:
Experimenting using Cinema 4D to create a quick topography. _
Depth Maps:
Once narrowing down a good thickness and spacing for the pins, I used two depth maps to create the continents and ripples. A depth map is an informational image that changes the height between planes, all based on black, white, and grey values. White areas indicate where sections of the image will be raised up and black areas will remain lower. The 'depth map for continents' raises areas to create continents and the 'depth map for pin ripples' lifts elevations around Brazil, Europe, and Japan. Pro Tip: any area that is not 100% black or 100% white will cause the elevation in that area to be somewhere in between the highest and lowest point. In this case, our 'pin ripple' depth map is smooth gradient so the elevation falls off smoothly, causing cone-like shapes. _
Visual Design:
Starting to add color, creating a low poly texture for the faceted oceans, and testing out placement of lights. In this rendering I'm using powerful lighting techniques called global illumination and ambient occlusion. This brings me to a very important point. If your graphics are going to be built to run in real time by a developer, work with them early in the project to make sure designs can be replicated in code. Cinema 4D is capable of very complex lighting, but there are a lot of cases when you can't replicate it in code due to hardware and software constraints. In some instances, these effects can be replicated but it will drastically cut the frame rate in the build. Always consult your developers! After making these renders and talking with our developer Joel, I learned some of these lighting techniques aren't practical for apps that are generated in real time. Lighting and camera setup. High school photography classes for the win!Globe view. The mountainous areas represent where most guests are visiting from since the opening of One World Observatory. To get this effect, I went back to using our good ol' depth map technique.Lastly, I created a nebula-like background using Trapcode Form in After Effects. This will be tweaked and placed behind the globe for the big transition reveal._
Final Design (black space represents a hallway). Graphics were created in Cinema 4d, After Effects, and composited in Photoshop. Click images for larger detail:
Motion Graphic studies: Now that the designs are signed off from the client, it's time to give the visuals some movement.
These first animations are tests for the stat ribbon. Stats update in real time based on live data being collected when tickets are scanned. While creating motion studies, I like to produce one direction with lots of complex movement and a second that is much more restrained. This allows our developers to start building the simpler version and add in additional flair if there is time.
Once tickets are scanned, country of origin labels will populate on the map. Some of these animations transition on at a harsh angle as a way to continue the faceted design language.
This is the Welcome Wall animation (area above the hallway) that greets visitors in a variety of foreign languages. These languages update in real time based on where people are visiting from. To continue with the OWO faceted design language, angular shapes and sharp shines reveal and hide images as a transitional approach.
And that's it! I feel honored to have been a part of such a grand experience. I will leave you with an image taken by a visitor of the One World Observatory. To see the portfolio page for this project visit: http://gergwerk.com/portfolio/one-world-observatory/. Au revoir!Image by Edward Blake
Client: Hettama Group // Legends
Agency: Stimulant
Stimulant credit list:
Design Director: Nathan Moody
Art Director: Jules Konig
Design Lead // Motion Designer: Gregory Kaufman
Technical Lead: Joel Pryde
Project Manager: Julie Yamato
Quality Assurance Lead: Aron Schoppert
Over the last few months I have dedicated myself to revitalizing the Gerg Werk identity. As a large portion of my design practice utilizes motion and video, I wanted to give homage to these aspects in the redesign. I have done this by visualizing the new Gerg Werk logo as a modified keyframe icon. In animation, keyframes mark the start and end of any transition by moving objects at a steady, constant rate. If you want to give the audience a little razzle dazzle, Easing Keyframes will allow objects to move with inertia, style, and elegance. One type of Easing Keyframe is visualized as a hourglass shape. This 'Bezier' Keyframe not only represents style and personality, but also resembles a lowercase 'g'.In case you were wondering how these keyframe types effect how objects move, I've created a short animation below.
Keyframe – the movement is linear, lacks variety in speed by moving objects in a constant rate
Ease Out – will start the animation slowly, and finish at full speed
Ease In – will start the animation at full speed, then finish slowly
Bezier – shares attributes from both easing keyframes. It is this extra style and attention to detail that I hope to continue to include throughout my work.
Design elements using the Bezier Keyframe as inspiration for the letter 'g'. After lots of sketching, I was able to create a larger mark that also utilizes the Bezier Keyframe into the initials GWK – Gerg Werk._
Process sketch variations:
This is a teaser post based on the latest project I worked on in 2015. Now that the building is open to the public, I can announce that I'm very fortunate to have had the opportunity to design a large scale projection data visualization for the One World Observatory in New York City. For final designs and many more details, see this project in my portfolio here: http://gergwerk.com/portfolio/one-world-observatory/.
Photos from NY Curbed _
Photos from The Gothamist.
Lets take a look back at the work I was a part of in 2014.
First, a project that has won the top spot for best use of technology at the Event Design Awards 2014, the Genentech Pipeline Explorer. My role on this project was visual designer, motion designer, and post production. I also co-wrote a blog post that documents our process, which includes behind the scenes images and lots of project details.
Genentech BioOncology Pipeline at ASCO 2014 from Stimulant on Vimeo.
Second, the interactive art installation for Decibel Fesitval called dBcube. This highly experimental four-sided interactive dance cube received tons of attention from festival goers. The USS Enterprise helmsman, George Takai, also had his turn.
#dBcube at EMP for Decibel Festival 2014 from Stimulant on Vimeo.
A personal favorite of mine is an exhibit for the MOHAI museum in Seattle. The Launchpad uses interactive multi-touch mirrors, depth-sensing cameras, and a real time reactive particle system.
MOHAI Launchpad from Stimulant on Vimeo.
I had the opportunity to work on branding for my good friend, Noise Jockey. In his spare time, NJ is field recording, producing sound design, sound effects, and music. Here is the final logotype design lockup at the top of his website._
Reversed logomark options_
Alternative direction using Morse code as sound and visual symbol_
Alternative direction using a noise maker as main logo_
Color and layout exploration for logotype _
Sketch and type explorations
For the 2014 Decibel Festival, Stimulant designed and built an interactive art installation. The Decibel Cube (#dbCube) uses four Kinect 2's to track dancers movement across a four foot, five sided plexiglass cube. Dancers on opposite sides share a unique experience as flowing interactive ribbons connect their virtual bodies. These generated graphics pulse in real-time as the visuals cycle through multiple virtual environments.
Stimulant has made the source code available at https://github.com/stimulant/dbcube. This includes the Cinder project for GPU-powered graphics, the node.js software for client synchronization, and even a vvvv patch for audio analysis. The tech discussion is happening over on the Cinder forums.
Joel Pryde and Aron Schoppert setup before Decibel Festival starts.__
Testing complete
One of the many virtual environments.
Client: Decibel Festival
Agency: Stimulant
Stimulant credit list:
Design Director: Darren David
Art Director: Jules Konig
Project Manager: Kristi Torgrimson
Technical Director: Josh Santangelo
Technical Lead: Joel Pryde
Concept Design and Visual Design: Jules Konig and Gregory Kaufman
Quality Assurance Lead: Aron Schoppert
Video cinematography and post production: Gregory Kaufman

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Free Pumpkin Latte from Peet's Coffee with Purchase
September 07, 2012
Is it Fall already? Peet's coffee seems to think so, and they're kicking off their Autumn drink menu by giving away a free small pumpkin latte with the purchase of their oatmeal or artisan baked good.
Offer expires on Sunday, Sept. 9. Click here for coupon.
Local Peet's Coffees can be found at:
- 19th & R (Safeway parking lot)
- 20th & J
- Alhambra & Folsom (next to Fed Ex/Kinkos)
- 37th & J


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Gaffney, S.C.—Saturday's men's college lacrosse season opener between NCAA Division II national powers Limestone and New York Institute of Technology has been cancelled. The fifth-ranked Saints and the third-ranked Bears were to meet in Orlando, Florida as part of the Faceoff For A Cause Weekend however the recent winter storm that swept thru the northeast has made travel impossible for NYIT therefore the decision was made to cancel the contest.
Limestone will now open its 2010 season on Saturday, February 20th hosting Wingate in a regional showdown at Saints Field with action starting at 1:00 PM.


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Proposed affiliation called off between Cascade Valley, PeaceHealth
ARLINGTON — The Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics' proposed affiliation with the PeaceHealth Medical Group has been called off, for the time being.
Cascade Valley and PeaceHealth have been seeking an affiliation since September of 2013, but the Cascade Valley Board asked PeaceHealth to release them from the talks July 17, after PeaceHealth requested an extension to the decision-making timeline.
"Due to the budget impacts of implementing Epic in PeaceHealth's hospitals and clinics, they have decided to put on hold the affiliation with us at this time," Cascade Valley Board Chairman Tim Cavanagh said. "PeaceHealth may re-engage with us in the future. Fortunately, we started this process early enough that we are in financial health and able to evaluate our options. We are well positioned to take the time we need to make the best next decision for Cascade Valley."
Clark Jones, CEO of Cascade Valley, elaborated that the hospital had sought an affiliation partner to secure its ability to provide future healthcare services for its community.
"In the face of rapid change in our industry, including the shift to electronic medical records, change in the insurance industry and challenges in recruiting new physicians, the financial viability of a small, urban healthcare system is a real challenge," Jones said.
Jones expects no operational changes to Cascade Valley at this time, but he did acknowledge the hospital's need to refine its short- and long-term strategies in light of this change.
"The board and I haven't even had a chance to sit down and talk about all of this yet, it's still so new," Jones said. "After we take a breather, we'll discuss what our options are, since we didn't really have a Plan B in place if this fell through.
"We have the time and the talent needed to continue seeking the right future in northern Snohomish County, so that we can continue providing excellent health care close to home," he added.
Jones said such an affiliation is better for the hospital in the long run.
"In the meantime, what we can do it watch how the landscape shakes out, with an eye toward what's in the best interests of the community," Jones said. "This also hasn't stopped our conversations with PeaceHealth. We remain in contact with them, and if their internal issues improve, we certainly won't be burning our bridges there."
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MLive.com asked ArtPrize 2013's Top 10 popular vote finalists to help us share their stories and impressions about the contest.
Below are responses for Nick Jakubiak, whose "Tired Pandas" are at The B.O.B.
Name: Nick Jakubiak
Title of work: Tired Pandas
Venue: The B.O.B.
Voting code: 54903
Website: www.nickjakubiak.com
About the artist: I am an artist residing in Battle Creek, Michigan. Besides sculpture I also paint and run The Rogue Artist Movement Gallery in downtown Battle creek.
This is my third year at ArtPrize. Last year I was in the Top 50 with "Old Tired Crow."
About the art: Tired Pandas is a recycled art sculpture made from bike tires and inner tubes. It stands 7 feet tall.
What winning would mean: I don't make money plans without money, and so until ti's all over, no plans there.
On ArtPrize: I enjoy ArtPrize every year and I am proud to be a part of it.
More: Meet the artists behind ArtPrize 2013 Top 10 popular vote


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Harbor Seafood, 3203 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 443-6454
Dave Robinson was an early adopter of the logic in opening a fresh seafood restaurant next to a fresh seafood market. It's what he did when he launched Harbor Seafood 20 years ago, 10 years after opening the Fisherman's Cove seafood market in the same Kenner building. "It seemed to be the perfect marriage for what we did, " he said. "We threw up an oyster bar, and it's been crazy ever since."
Harbor is a slender restaurant decorated in faux-wood paneling, neon beer signs and framed Jazzfest posters. Everything available at the Cove is available next door, only cooked: chargrilled tuna, amberjack, redfish or mahi mahi. Blackened tilapia with shrimp fettuccine. Fried frog legs or alligator tail meat in buffalo wing sauce. The restaurant's seafood boil is particularly clove-y; its aroma gives you an idea what mulled wine would smell like were it invented by Cajuns. Still, my favorite crawfish dish here is the creamy, aggressively spiced etouffee.
What to expect: A full-service seafood restaurant next to a seafood market.


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The students are part of the school's peer mediation and conflict resolution program. Under the guidance of faculty advisor George Anthony, they traveled to Newark a few weeks ago to attend the three-day Newark Peace Education Summit.
The conference was held in the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) focused on peacemaking practices from around the world. It featured panels and workshops with the Dalai Lama, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Somaly Mam, the Cambodian author and human rights advocate, and various Nobel Peace laureates and peace advocates from around the world. The goal of the summit was to explore the programs, policies, and methods used by communities around the world to establish peace, why and how they work, and how to replicate them in America, Anthony said.
"I felt it was important for my students to be heard and be a part of this process," said Anthony. He spoke about how, often, young voices are silenced, "not because they have failed but because we have not succeeded in providing enough forums where they could be heard."
Students from Susan Wagner's conflict resolution program focused their efforts a little closer to home, on domestic and date violence among teens. They presented a workshop titled "The Body of Peace and the Voices of Our Future."
The workshop was inspired by the efforts of Dina Tush, whose daughter Jessica Tush, a former Susan Wagner student, was 19 when she was murdered in 2008 by her ex-boyfriend Thomas Paolino. He is serving 23 1/2 years in prison for the crime. Anthony noted that Jessica was once a member of Wagner's conflict resolution team.
Mrs. Tush is working to pass the "Jessica Tush Act." It would require the introduction of domestic and date violence lessons and programs into the middle and high school curricula. New Jersey recently passed a similar bill into law. The act is working its way through the New York State Legislature. According to national statistics, one in three female teenagers say they have feared for their physical safety in a dating relationship.
During the workshop, Susan Wagner students spoke passionately in support of the legislation that would impact themselves and their peers.
Junior Alhaji Turay said she felt compelled to speak out about date violence on Jessica's behalf, noting that if there had been classroom discussions on domestic and date violence, perhaps teens Jessica's age would have been more informed and aware of the problem.
"This Peace Conference was an eye-opening event for me as it took me out of my world and enlightened me that there are some issues that we need to address," she said.
Senior Brandon Perdomo said the workshop "opened my eyes to the shades of the spectrum we all need to represent regarding peace in our communities and the role our voices can play in shaping the future."
Vihanga Dehigama was grateful for the opportunity to "deliver my speech and let my voice be heard."


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The Story of How I Got My Car
I feel the need to separate my life stories & blogs that deal with the site so this why there is a Stories section now. Plus, it's pretty long. Feel free to skim! Skip down to the bottom to see pictures of my car & the other possible cars.
How It Started
My brother had been begging my parents for a car since we both have different schedules–he's still in high school & I'm in college–& after relentless nagging, they decided to give him my car (originally owned by my Grandpa) & buy me a new one. My Grandpa traded in his 1997 Lexus LS 400 for my dad's 2006 Mercedes S430. Obviously, my Grandpa got the better deal but he deserves it since he's approaching 80 & deserves to drive a beautiful car given to him by his favorite son-in-law.
I Want a Hybrid
When asked about the car that I wanted, I said, "a Toyota Prius," or anything that is below 30 grand & gets great mileage. I know it's what most people call "ugly" but I love it. It's similar to when you meet someone & you don't find them attractive but as you get to know them, you begin to admire their personality & then all of a sudden you find them more attractive. With the Prius, I initially thought it looked like a pod but I realized what it stood for: responsibility. It's one of the most successful hybrid cars of its day & has started a frenzy in the auto industry. Automakers are scrambling to beat the Prius by putting out their version of hybrids. The competition for a better hybrid out on the market is "Earthlings-trying-to-be-responsible-after-we've-consumed-so-much-of-Earth's-resources". There are many wrongs with the Prius, such as where its parts come from. The shipment of such parts is from countries overseas which means the shipment of the individual parts creates a lot of pollution but the car in general is a step toward a change in the way we behave. The car inspired me to recycle & to promote being Green. I got past the pod look & fell in love with it. It is the most fuel efficient car & I don't drive fast so I don't need all that horsepower that other "hybrids" boast. The engine may be small but driving from 0 to 60 in 5.4 seconds is not what I need! I don't like driving fast, it actually scares me & if I hurt someone in the process I would be tormented for the rest of my life. I couldn't live with the guilt.
Rejection and Reason
My father rejected it! He told me that he wouldn't feel safe with me in a Toyota but would feel better if I were in a Lexus. I argued with him that they're the same company & they practically (not all, but most) use the same sheet metal & parts. He was furious with my "naivety" because he believed that Lexus is more dependable, reliable, & safer than Toyota. I felt I needed to prove him wrong so I did my own research. I looked up the Toyota Prius's safety ratings on a government website. To my delight, it tested the exact same way its luxury line, Lexus, did. The Lexus IS 250 received the same amount of stars the Toyota Prius did. Since the Prius is lighter, it had a 13% chance of rollover compared to the 10% chance the Lexus had. I was sitting at my computer thinking, "AH-HAH! I WAS RIGHT, WHAT UPP?!"
When my father came home we discussed my findings. He still rejected the thought of his only daughter being in a Toyota. (Hondas, Kias, &/or Hyundais were not discussed as future cars…because they suck.) His claim to such pride in the "brand name" cars was the fact that they cost more money because they are safer & more reliable. German cars have much heavier and thicker sheet metal than Japanese cars. Go up to a Mercedes S550 in a parking lot, knock on it & you'll notice how much of a tank it is. Then go up to a Honda Accord or even a Lexus LS & see if the knock is more hollow than the Mercedes. Trust me, my dad's car is a tank!
We agreed to test drive some cars until my father found one suitable for me. After all, it is his money & it wasn't really about wanting a Prius, saving the Polar Bears & my dad's money, it was more about finding a car that would keep me safe…for him at least. I honestly would've been down for anything.
Discussing Possible Cars
We discussed the cars that would be suitable for a 19 year old. He asked me how I felt about a Lexus, BMW, Volkswagen, or Mercedes. He skipped over all of the affordable Japanese/Korean cars just because he didn't feel that they would be safe enough for me. My brother's dream car was the Lexus IS 250, well actually, it's the ISF but anyway, my father said that we take a closer look at the Lexus. He then brought up the Mercedes E-Class. Immediately, I told him it is way too expensive & my Aunt just got that car. How would you feel if you just bought a nice E-Class for yourself & two years later, your niece gets one!? We crossed off the Mercedes & moved onto Volkswagen. I told my parents I had always wanted a Jetta but then for some reason they declined & went onto the BMW 3-series.
My dad & I gathered around my brother's computer monitor to see the two possible cars he'd like for me to test drive: The Lexus IS 250 & the BMW 328i. He looked at the Lexus & felt it wasn't such a bad car & was about 80% sure that he would get me it. Then, he saw the BMW 328i & exclaimed, "It's so beautiful!!" Despite it's beauty, I told my dad that it starts at $33,000 & is about $2,000 more than the IS. Again, he reminded me that money wasn't an issue to him, safety comes first. Either way, I was excited for my future car. I was about 80% sure that I was going to get a Lexus IS 250 in a midnight blue color. I was happy! I couldn't believe I would be getting a new car so soon & that my parents were so concerned with my safety that they'd be willing to put me in a SUV! I knew money isn't an issue for my parents but it was to me. I wanted to save them as much money as I could because I know how hard my dad works to make the money that we have. Let's face it, he really doesn't get paid enough. I would know, I do the billing at his office & it's amazing how much he charges for a procedure & the amount of money he actually gets paid by insurance companies. Sometimes, I kid you not, the insurance companies only pay him $0.42 for a procedure that costs $900. On top of that, I plan on transferring to a University & attend Medical School. I don't want him to be broke when he retires!
Vroom Vroom!
His philosophy of "safety comes first; money is not an issue" is pretty tough to fight. We test drove the Lexus IS 250 & the Lexus GS. I knew he wasn't going to get me a GS but it was nice to test drive a car that was similar to my old one. It drove the exact same way & of course, it looked a lot nicer. Driving the Lexus IS 250 was a lot more bumpy considering it's a sports car & not so much a "luxury fine driving" car. The steering wheel was harder to turn & it was a much smaller car than the '97 Lexus LS 400 I'd been driving. My dad said it looked too much like a smaller version of a Toyota Camry that he might as well buy me the Camry & save money. In the current economy we're in, it's not a good idea to buy an expensive Toyota Camry with leather seats, the L logo, & pay $35,000. To him, the Lexus & Toyota were no different at the moment he saw how similar they looked so he immediately withdrew his position on getting me the Lexus IS 250. Besides, if you were on a budget & wanted a nice car, you might as well buy the Toyota Camry. It looks like a Lexus, minus the leather seats (although that is an option), the L logo, & the 15 grand. Lexus was crossed off the list. I was a little sad but the mystery of what my future car became foggy. I still wanted a hybrid but I also didn't think my dad would buy me a BMW. There goes the Lexus IS 250's 80%.
Dude, I Got a BMW
Later, my father took me to test drive the BMW 3-series at Sterling BMW in Newport Beach. He told me he had always wanted a BMW when he was in college but stuck with Mercedes because they had some crazy deal & he was mad broke back then. He said that I would be getting a car within 2-3 weeks. I told him that we should just ask them for a quote & find another dealership to bargain with afterward. After all, it is Newport Beach! You can't expect to find a great deal there since the BMW dealership was right next to the dealership that sold Ferraris & Porches! We test drove the 328i & I fell in love with it. The steering wheel was a beast to maneuver at first but on the road, it drove so well. A guy in a black sedan next to me looked over to check out the brand new car I was test driving (he was cute), shook his head in amazement, & sped off. When we got back to the dealership, we sat down with the dealer. I was amazed! I thought we would look around but my dad sat down, planted his foot, bargained all that he could, & bought me a BMW 328i! I was so shocked. I couldn't believe it. I thought we would wait but BMW had this awesome $1500 rebate that my dad wanted to take advantage of. I felt so lucky to receive such a beautiful car! Most people can't even afford the car that I was getting it. I have the best parents in the world. They rock. I love & appreciate them so much. I didn't ask for a 3-series, I asked for an affordable car with great mileage yet they felt my worry for money was ridiculous.
I love my new car but I'll only have it for 3 years since it's a lease. I'm still a little sad that I couldn't convince my dad to get me a really fuel efficient car (I LOVE POLAR BEARS) but .. come on, the man got me a 3-series. I can't complain, although filling up the BMW will be a pain, for the love of Polar Bears, the man got me a BMW. I'd do just about anything to keep it running.
Possible Candidates
BMW 328i
Lexus IS 250
Mercedes-Benz E350
Toyota Prius
As years pass, most of these links may or may not work. If you don't know what a certain car looks like, just google it. Make sure to include the year 2009.


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Chazfest, the Bywater-based music festival, was begun when guitarist Alex McMurray's band with Washboard Chaz, the Tin Men, wasn't booked at the 2006 Jazz Fest. As the musicians sat around together feeling a bit glum, they came up with the idea of simply throwing their own fest, for their friends and neighbors.
Onstage with the ChazFest headliner yesterday night, the Happy Talk Band, McMurray explained: "First, we thought we would just set up and play outside the fence at the Fest, but that didn't work out."
McMurray and his wife, the artist Kourtney Keller, live in the St. Claude Avenue compund known as the Truck Farm, which houses a recording studio of the same name. The four brightly painted shotgun houses that make up the Truck Farm share an expansive backyard, where for the past 5 years on the Wednesday between Jazz Fest weekends, two stages, cocktail, beer, craft and food stands are set up for what has become a neighborhood institution.
Washboard Chaz's face, usually stylized to imitate the Professor Longhair mural at Tipitina's, adorns Chazfest banners and posters (though this year, Keller diverted from the theme to recreate a 1981 cologne ad for 'Chaz' cologne - the original model was Tom Selleck.) Food and craft vendors include friends like the Frenchmen St. restaurant Yuki and the Bywater stalwart the Joint, plus Truck Farm resident Oliver selling handmade hats and Decatur St. shop Funrock'n selling T-shirts. Fiddle virtuoso Matt Rhody and his wife Georgia sold margaritas.
Though almost 1000 people attended Chazfest this year, the vibe remained decidedly mellow and hyper-local. Funrock'n's vendors ironed Chazfest logo transfers onto attendees' T-shirts and tote bags, with a BYO policy. Happy Talk Band leader Luke Allen was married at the Truck Farm yard two years ago, as he announced during his set. We asked food vendor Eve Abrams, who also makes radio documentaries for WWOZ, what made her mulberry sorbet "uber-local," as it was advertised on her hand-painted sign.
"I picked the berries from that tree right there," she said, pointing to her immediate left.
The bands who play Chazfest also mostly live within walking - or at least biking - distance of the venue. At noon, Meschiya Lake and her Little Big Horns opened, followed by Helen Gillet and the Hot 8 Brass Band. McMurray himself, while running the show, found time to sit in on guitar with Happy Talk, Matt Perrine's Sunflower City, the Tin Men and the Brian Coogan Band. (Quint, we think you're slacking - where's that tambourine?)
As night fell, Ratty Scurvics played a set of mellow, Jacques Brel-style lounge piano on the side stage while Happy Talk set up on the mainstage. As they ended their set of Bywater-inflected eulogies, murder ballads and love songs, McMurray and Allen encouraged guests to cross the street to the Saturn Bar, where a Chazfest wristband got you free attendance for R. Scully and the Rough 7's midnight set.
Scully and the 7 are scheduled to open the Acura Stage this morning at 11 - it's been a long, fest-filled week for all, and there are four more days to power through. Happily, at Chazfest, there were no casualties except one; a dancing fan who slipped a disc gyrating wildly during Debauche's frantic, klezmer-infused early afternoon set. McMurray and Keller escorted the dancer out of the Truck Farm after the accident.
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|A sperm whale prepares to dive
She went on to explain that sperm whales were resident here all through the year but other varieties, including blue whales, visited at other times. Today we would only see sperm whales, and they would all be males ("it's too cold for the females"). As if on cue, another one appeared and obligingly did a great dive for us, its tail swishing in the air.
|The tail is the last to disappear
Another whale rose to the surface, and then another. "Look with your eyes as well as the camera," said Ellie. By the time the fifth whale was sighted I heeded her words, and put the camera away. I was rewarded with a magnificent view of the fluke.
Albatrosses and More
|A wandering albatross sits on the water
We came back past Barney's Rock, where whalers of old kept a lookout for whales. Today it is home to a colony of New Zealand blue seals, and we saw a number of pups playing on the rock.
|There is a colony of New Zealand blue seals on Barney's Rock
The boat made a sudden diversion, then stopped. A pod of splendid black and white dolphins was playing around the boat. They swam, and dived, and flipped, showing off to their audience. They moved too fast for good photographs, so I allowed myself just to enjoy watching them.
|The dolphins move too fast to capture their antics!
We had seen five whales, seals, dolphins, albatrosses and shearwaters. All in all, a successful trip!


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SALEM – A Salem police officer pulled a suicidal man from the railing of the Cranmer bridge railroad overpass on West State Street Tuesday night, as a westbound train approached below.
Chief J.T. Panezott, contacted by phone, said he had not spoken with Sgt. Brent Slider yet about the incident, but read the report and said Slider did "an awesome job" and likely saved the man's life.
Officers responded to the overpass shortly after 8 p.m. when the dispatcher advised of multiple callers reporting a man sitting on the railing. Slider said police arrived at the crest of the bridge and saw the man sitting on the south side railing with his legs hanging over the side.
According to the report, Slider initiated verbal contact with the 34-year-old man who was emotional as evidenced by his body language and statements, which were indicative that he intended to jump. He started scooting away and told the officer to leave him alone, that he was waiting for a train.
Slider noted in the report that he saw a westbound train approaching from the area of the New Garden Avenue crossing and continued talking with the man and told him he needed to move to his right side to better communicate with him.
After getting behind the man, he grabbed him around the waist and pulled him backward off the railing. A second officer arrived on the scene and both of them pulled the man to the ground and secured him in handcuffs. The man was taken to the hospital for treatment and evaluation.


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HUNSTVILLE, Alabama -- Rapper ST 2 Lettaz is cruising down Jordan Lane in his pearl white Cadillac DHS. In a matter of days, ST's group G-Side - one the most critically revered Alabama rap artists ever - will play a rare hometown show, when the duo, which also features rapper Yung Clova, plays a headlining 10:35 p.m. April 26 set during Juice Fest Art and Music Festival, a first-year week-long cavalcade celebrating Huntsville's hip-hop culture.
"When you listen to G-Side albums, they're a little more mellow," ST says. "They give you that ambient feel or whatever. When we do that live on the stage, we're jumping around and bring that energy. For this show, we're bringing some joints that nobody's never heard and we're going to bring back some of the classic G-Side songs form the first couple of albums."
Backyard jam
G-Side's set tops the Saturday bill at Hoopers Restaurant and Sports Pub, which festival organizer Juels Pierrot has rechristened "The Juice Yard" for the evening and is located at 5125 Moores Mill Road. Other artists performing that day – the show begins at 2 p.m. - include Huntsville's Jay Dot Rain and Joi Tiffany. (Complete list below.) Tickets are $10 and available via eventbrite.com.
The show will be G-Side's first Huntsville gig since reuniting in November following an amicable two-year hiatus, in which ST and Clova each pursued solo careers. The duo have cut a new album "From Gz to Godz" and are plotting a surprise release via Rocket City imprint Slow Motion Soundz. On April 19, ST actually played the LP at Huntsville shop Vertical House Records during Record Store Day festivities. "I'm excited for people to hear the whole album altogether. It will be out next month, for sure," ST says.
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During G-Side's Juice Fest set, expect to hear their new single "Statue" and a couple other "From Gz to Godz" tracks, including "I Do," which the duo premiered in March at the Austin, Texas entertainment conference South By Southwest (SXSW). Other tunes pegged for the 30-minute performance include catalog tracks "I'm Sorry" and "Recognize."
For most of the Juice Fest show, G-Side will perform in the hip-hops classic two-mics-and-a-DJ configuration, with DJ Rozaa on the wheels of steel. However, ST and Clova plan on bring out vocalists Joi Tiffany and PH, ST says, "just for a few songs just to give the audience an idea of what the G-Side shows were like when we were doing the festival circuit and all that."
G-Side broke through in 2008 with their atmospheric, shimmering sophomore album "Starshipz & Rocketz." Accolades from Spin, National Public Radio and New York Times followed, as did hype-building sets at SXSW and European tours. The duo recently tuned up their stage show with an early-April set at Nashville's Mercy Lounge.
ST says he "definitely has a greater appreciation for the G-Side show,"now. "I think we're not as self-conscious as we were when we were doing this. We just kind of go up there and be ourselves and we know that's the best way to deliver it and the way it will be received the best."
Spark it up
The idea for Juice Fest was sparked while Pierrot, 23, was working at the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival last summer in New York. A Jersey City, N. J. native and Alabama A&M University senior majoring in communication arts, Pierrot was been working on Juice Fest since January. The week-long programming began on Monday with Juice Poetry Unscripted at A&M's Morrison Building Theater, and also has included on-campus dance, visual arts and fashion events building up the Saturday show.
"I graduate in May and I wanted to leave something to the city of Huntsville because it's given me so much," Pierrot says, taking a break from doing festival promotion at local radio station WEUP. "And I thought, what's the best way to do it?"
'Our network was strong in the city'
Pierrot says there weren't many challenges in putting Juice Fest together. "We knew rappers. We knew acts. Our network was strong in the city. The challenge was to get people to really understand the concept. That there was a culture that lives and breathes in culture, and it's a culture that should be put on a bigger platform."
Pierrot got into hip-hop around the age of 9, after being repeatedly being exposed to tracks from gruff-voiced rapper DMX on his cousin's Panasonic boombox. Post-graduation, Pierrot hopes to organize hip-hop festivals around the country.
And, he adds, "Move that culture forward."
Click here to read the inside G-Side's reunion, upcoming album and drive to build "the music city of Alabama."
Click through the above photo gallery to view images of G-Side through the years.
Juicefest Art and
Music Festival April 26 lineup
Show starts at 2 p.m.
Mic Jenkins
Jay Dot Rain
Wade Brown
Joi Tiffany
Support acts
Young Flizo
No Suh Foster
Nu Nation
Free Nation
Bama Starz
Tims When Its Warm
Nate B
Lamar Cole
Young Satch
Cool Is Mac
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I'm looking forward to Spring, as well! I would love to skip over Jan and Feb and go directly to March!
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Pam: Well, at least we are in N.C. and not up north! To me, spring comes so early now!
Cyndi: thanks…yes, I love the looks these days!
Libby I have two polka dot sweaters on their way to my house!! I also just bought a sheer navy with white polka dot blouse to wear with white jeans for Spring. I am right along with you on this one. Take a peek at my Spring 2012 pinterest boards, I think we are thinking along the same lines. Bring on the stripes, brights and Polka dots!! xo Kathysue
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NEW YORK CITY — Hamilton resident Michael Vanhise, who has been charged with attempted kidnapping for allegedly attempting to hire the alleged NYPD "Cannibal Cop" to kidnap a woman, was ordered held without bail today by a federal magistrate.
Vanhise, 22, was denied bail on the grounds that he was "a danger to the community," a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Manhattan said.
The hearing was held in Manhattan at 11:30 a.m. It was unclear where Vanhise would be held pending trial.
According to the FBI, Vanhise corresponded with Gilberto Valle, a 28-year-old police officer who allegedly planned to kidnap, cook and eat many women.
No cannibalism allegations have been leveled against Vanhise, but authorities allege he and Valle were arranging for Valle to kidnap a woman from New York City for $5,000. Valle planned to deliver the woman in a suitcase so Vanhise could rape and kill her, the FBI alleged.
Valle's attorney has said the email conversations were fantasies and her client did not plan to act on them. No one was harmed in either case.
Vanhise lived with his grandparents in Hamilton but also had a residence in Trenton where he lived with a female companion. He was arrested Friday morning at the Hamilton home. Later that day, Vanhise's aunt said he was cooperating with the FBI.
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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney lands in Pittsburgh for a last-minute campaign stop on Election Day.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney exits his plane at Pittsburgh International Airport on Election Day
Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Critz casts his vote at St. Patrick Church in Johnstown, Pa.
Critz's Republican challenger, Keith Rothfus, casts his vote at St. Stephen's Church in Sewickley.
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey takes a picture after casting his vote at the Myrtle Street Methodist Church in Scranton.
Tom Smith, the Republican challenger to U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, casts his vote at the township building in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County.
WTAE's Bob Mayo found strong voter turnout at the University of Pittsburgh campus in Oakland.
Franklin Park voters found long lines at St. Brendan's Church.
There was a report of only one voting machine being available early in the day and long voting lines at the American Legion hall in Crafton.
Voter Christina Rummel reported no problems at her polling place at the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill.
Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company on Haine School Road, shortly before 9 a.m. (In 2008, a voting line stretched out the door and into the parking lot.)
Managers at Compunetix and Chorus Call in Monroeville gave workers a half-day of paid vacation. "We're encouraging our employees to get out and vote and do your civic duty," senior vice president Joe Kasunich said.
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Because Hurricane Sandy knocked down a large number of trees there, the county has hired a contracting firm for $45,490 to help the county's own crew remove the trees.
A 2010 proposal to log more than 1,000 trees, including some 100-year-old oaks, from the property outraged some people and the Freeholders canceled the plan.
In response to a question at the board's Jan. 15 meeting, Freeholder Director Rob Walton said the contract is only for the removal of downed trees "on Round Mountain and other county parks." It's just for trees "that have fallen due to the storm," he added.
Rich Tree Service of South Plainfield was hired under its state contract for tree work. Walton said he thinks must of the what the county pays will be reimbursed by FEMA.
Shortly before Sandy arrived, the county took delivery of a new wood chipper for the tree section of the Hunterdon County Department of Roads, Bridges and Engineering.
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Nick Fierro writes that the high expectation Phils are far away from panic mode despite dropping the first three games of the season to the Braves. I was there long enough yesterday afternoon to witness Adam Eaton's fifth inning meltdown en route to an 8-4 loss and it was not pretty, from the foul weather to foul fan temperment.
Eaton's poor outing (4.2 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, and a 2-run homer off the bat of noted slugger Kelly Johnson) was the first by a Phillies' starter this season, following up very good to excellent starts from Brett Myers and Cole Hamels. Tonight, the team will travel to Miami to take on the 2-1 Marlins with Jamie Moyer matching up against the right-handed Sergio Mitre.
After the well-publicized failures of Tom Gordon and Ryan Madson (Todd Zolecki reports that Mad Dog became the first pitcher to lose his team's first two contests since Bill Campbell did it for the Bosox in 1977 -- "Soup"'s best season of his 15-year career btw), the Phils' pen was able to hold the Braves at bay. They were led by Clay Condrey, who the always-resourceful Zolecki points out fell one short of tying the Phillies' record for consecutive strikeouts by a relief pitcher. The wonderful Guillermo Hernandez struck out six in a row in 1983.
Pat Gillick has expressed interest in Rosario throughout the latter parts of spring training, and the hope here is that the pitcher will continue the improvement he demonstrated in Grapefruit League play. Rosario also pitched extremely well in 42 innings for Triple-A Syracuse last season -- he's expected to be in uniform for tonight's game.
With all the problems the Phillies have today, the guy drawing the majority of the fans' ire is plainly Burrell. He gets booed when he does darn near anything. It is an odd relationship of fan base and player; Phillies fans seem to be on the verge of openly rooting against a player on their team.
He's become the perfect symbolic Phillie, in a way. The fans love to hate him.
Some of this is Burrell's fault; plainly self-inflicted. Some of it, sadly, comes from his own organization. When the Phillies made it clear this winter Burrell was being shopped and when Dallas Green trotted out to rip him, all bets were off.
That's not to say Burrell is a great player; he had his struggles last year when he lost control of the strike zone and floundered badly in the late innings of close games. It's not a coincidence Burrell was on the bench so often in September.
Still the Phillies need him; they're better if Burrell gets it together.
Maybe he will, maybe he won't. But at least let him fail of his own volition. Heck, guys are doing that everywhere you look on this team.
One of them, notably, is Ryan Howard -- without question as popular a player the Phillies have seen in years. But Howard heard a few boos himself Thursday, after a day when Howard was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and made a horrible error in the first inning.
"It's three games, and everybody is jumping ship and panicking," Howard said. "It's three out of 162. I'm not worried. It will get right."
RyHo, who is scheduled to appear on David Letterman next week, seems downright ornery lately. While he's certainly correct that it's only three games, the Phils really need to get it together on the road. How nice would an easy win be right now?
*By the way, there's a rather hilarious photograph of Pat the Bat (see ColeforPresident) going around the web. And although the well-known and time-honored gesture is most likely directed at Daisuke Matsuzaka, who surrendered a homer to The Bat in Saturday's exhibition finale, it could easily relate to the relationship between Burrell and Philly fans.


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HOLYOKE -- Fire Commission member Yasser Menwer will gather signatures on nomination papers in his bid for the Ward 5 City Council seat Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Dino's Pizza Restaurant, 615 Homestead Ave.
Menwer is a district aide to state Rep. Aaron M. Vega, D-Holyoke, and a senior noncommissioned officer at Barnes Air National Guard base in Westfield. Menwer said the event at Dino's will be a combination signature drive and meet-and-greet with residents.
Menwer will be trying to unseat incumbent Ward 5 Councilor Linda L. Vacon in the Nov. 5 election.


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SARANAC LAKE - Dr. Adam Abodeely, a member of the Adirondack Health Medical Staff since 2010, has earned his board certification with the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery..
Board certified colon and rectal surgeons are committed to the highest standards of care for patients having diseases affecting the intestinal system. In addition to having proficiency in the field of general surgery and fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery, colon and rectal surgeons have acquired specialized skills and knowledge with regard to the medical and surgical management of diseases of the intestinal tract, colon and rectum, anal canal and dermatological conditions affecting the anal area. Colon and rectal surgical specialists also have special skills in the performance of endoscopic procedures of the rectum and colon, and evaluation and management of pelvic floor disorders including bowel incontinence, constipation and pain syndromes.
A surgeon is only eligible to sit for board certification with the ABCRS after five years of an approved training program in general surgery, followed by an additional year of an approved colon and rectal surgery residency. This is followed by the written and oral examinations to determine if the surgeon will be officially board certified. Dr. Abodeely is already board certified in general surgery, which is an additional prerequisite for board certification with the ABCRS.
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Dr. Abodeely earned his bachelor of science degree from Siena College, and his medical degree from Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago in 2004. He completed his internship and residency in General Surgery through Brown University at Rhode Island Hospital. In 2010, Dr. Abodeely completed a year-long Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery at the Rhode Island Colorectal Clinic.
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Gay marriage and the triumph of '60s
Whatever the Supreme Court decides, it seems same sex marriage is here to stay. As the cover of Time put it, "Gay Marriage Already Won. The Supreme Court Hasn't Made Up Its Mind – But America Has."
from John Lloyd:
England's inevitable gay union
Earlier this week the British Parliament housed a restrained, sometimes mawkish and at times moving debate on gay marriage – and the bill passed the House of Commons, 400 to 175. The story was not that it passed, which had been expected. Instead, it was the split in the major governing party, the Conservatives, more of whose 303 MPs voted against the bill than for it. (Conservatives voted 136 in favor of the bill, with 127 voting no, five abstentions and 35 not registering a vote.) Prime Minister David Cameron, still intent on ensuring that his party is liberal as well as conservative, was emollient and understanding of those against the measure but presented his support in the context of a "strong belief in marriage. … It's about equality but also about making our society stronger."
from John Lloyd:
A church married to the wrong side of history
After the attack on the Twin Towers in September 2001, the evangelical preacher Jerry Falwell took some time to tell his fellow Americans that homosexuals (along with abortionists, feminists and pagans) were at least in part to blame. "I point my finger in their face," he said, "and say, 'You helped this happen.'"
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Are we having the wrong marriage debate?
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Kohl's Department Stores recently announced the 10 national winners of the Kohl's Cares® Scholarship Program. These exceptional youth, ranging in age from six to 18, are the recipients of a total of $10,000 in scholarships each for higher education. In addition to the scholarships, Kohl's will donate $1,000 to a nonprofit organization of each winner's choice.
Dahkota Brown, 15, of Jackson, was chosen as one of the 10 winners nationwide.
After learning that Native American teens have the highest suicide rates and the highest high school dropout rates in the United States, Dahkota created NERDS (Native Education Raising Dedicated Students), a positive peer-to-peer youth group dedicated to helping Native American high school students understand the importance of education and create a network of support.
"Kohl's is thrilled to recognize the ten national winners of the Kohl's Cares Scholarship Program and we applaud them for the time, energy and passion they have devoted to helping others and making a difference," said Bevin Bailis, Kohl's senior vice president of communications and public relations. "Whether it is collecting and distributing more than 200,000 books to children or raising money to purchase Automated External Defibrillator's to be placed at local parks and playgrounds, these children are doing inspiring work in their communities every day."
Winners are chosen based on initiative, leadership, generosity and project benefits and outcome. This year's winners were selected from more than 37,000 youth nominees nationwide for their volunteer efforts.
For more information or a complete list of Kohl's CaresScholarship Program national-, regional-, and local-level winners, visit kohlskids.com.
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GABRIELS - Jeanne M. St. John, 90, of Gabriels, died Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.
Born in Lamecque, New Brunswick, Canada, on March 30, 1922, she was the daughter of Joseph and Alma (Chaisson) Gauvin. She married Roy St. John in Newcomb in 1953.
Jeanne had been employed at Lavin Candy in Plattsburgh for many years. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters and Church of the Assumption in Gabriels.
She is survived by one stepson, Thomas St. John of Millinocket, Maine; one grandson, Andrew St. John of Los Angeles, Calif.; two great-granddaughters; and two great-great-granddaughters.
She was preceded in death by her father, mother, one granddaughter, Sabrina, and six brothers and sisters.
Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, at Church of the Assumption in Gabriels. A Mass of Christian burial will immediately follow at Church of the Assumption at 2 p.m. Burial will take place at St. Peter's Cemetery in Plattsburgh at a later date.
Friends wishing to remember Jeanne M. St. John may make memorial contributions to the Catholic Daughters Court St. Bernard 787 Scholarship Fund in care of the funeral home.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio — For 8-year-old Thad and the rest of the Matta family, it was a Sunday ritual, as it was for any other group of Hoosier basketball fans of that era. Get home from church, sit down and watch Bob Knight's Sunday afternoon coach's show.
In 1976, there wasn't better programming a basketball fan could find, and growing up near the Indiana border in Hoopeston, Ill., Thad Matta came of age with the team his Ohio State Buckeyes are now trying to replicate.
Asked Friday about his first memories as a basketball fan, the coach of 24-0 Ohio State talked about the 32-0 Indiana Hoosiers of 1975-76. They included a freshman named Scott Eells, a Hoopeston native who amplified the attention on Knight's team in Matta's hometown. But with an appreciation passed down from his father, Jim, a high school coach and administrator, young Thad would have loved them anyway.
"He was like my idol," Matta said of Eells. "So, I just, at that point, started saying that was the team right there. You had [Quinn] Buckner, [Scott] May, [Kent] Benson, [Tom] Abernethy. That was a great team, obviously."
With seven games remaining in the regular season, three in the Big Ten Tournament and six in the NCAA Tournament, the Buckeyes would have to reach 40 wins to remain undefeated -- so they're 60 percent of the way there.
Already they're only the fourth team in the past eight years to reach February without a loss. St. Joseph's got to 27-0 in 2004, Illinois reached 29-0 before losing to the Buckeyes in 2005 and Memphis was stopped at 26-0 in 2008. For weeks, Matta and his players have been deflecting undefeated talk, often by talking about how difficult their next game is -- six of their 11 Big Ten wins have been by five points or fewer. Saturday at Wisconsin, with Matta at 0-5 at the Kohl Center as coach of the Buckeyes, is the next potential end to the streak.
"We play Wisconsin on Saturday, Michigan State on Tuesday and Purdue on Sunday. All I've got to do is think about playing those games and it brings me right back to reality," Matta said.
One thing hasn't changed -- Matta doesn't buy the idea a loss would be good for his team.
"I know how hard it is to win in college basketball," Matta said. "I'm one of those guys, I like winning better than I do losing."
One thing has changed -- for the first time against Minnesota on Sunday, Matta sensed an opponent wasn't just playing Ohio State.
It was playing the undefeated No. 1 team in the country.
"I think we're getting everybody's best effort," Matta said, "which is a great thing. That's the way it should be."
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30 Island County employees could be axed
Some Island County department heads were surprised, even outraged, to discover that next year's budget projection is in the red by $2 million and that 30 jobs cuts have been proposed by county commissioners.
"It's looking pretty challenging for Island County," Island County Commissioner John Dean said. "It's less than surrounding counties, but we're a little smaller, so it's pretty significant for us."
Two prominent law-and-justice figures feel that they and the citizens were left in the dark when the "pretty significant" decisions about the budget were made. Prosecutor Greg Banks pointed out that commissioners apparently decided where cuts will be made without any input from the public or other elected officials. Open government laws require decisions to be made in public.
"Given the magnitude of the decisions that were made, I would have expected significant public discussion," Banks said. Sheriff Mark Brown has similar concerns.
The budget decline is due to the sour economy. Sales tax and interest on investments will be significantly lower next year, necessitating the nearly 10 percent cut in the general fund budget.
Last Friday, Dean went around to department heads — elected and appointed officials — to let them know about the budget problem and the proposed solutions. Monday, the department heads and the commissioners met in a budget workshop to discuss specifics.
While 30 positions will need to be trimmed, about eight will come from attrition. The rest of the positions will be layoffs, though department heads will decide exactly who will get the ax.
With the holiday season fast approaching, Dean said the commissioners decided to use some of the county's fund balance — the amount left over each year — to keep those facing layoff on the job until Feb. 28.
"We didn't feel good about sending them out the door with a 'merry Christmas' and a pink slip," he said.
The final budget is scheduled to be adopted Dec. 1 following the first and only public hearing. Newly-elected Commissioner Helen Price Johnson will be on vacation and may take part via teleconferencing, according to Dean. She takes office after the election is certified since current Commissioner Phil Bakke was appointed to the position.
Prosecutor Banks and Sheriff Brown are not pleased with the commissioners' budgeting process.
"I was shocked by how large the deficit is and the suddenness of the process. I would have liked to have known earlier," Brown said. He asked for two new deputies during earlier budget hearings, but then found out that the commissioners want him to lay off two deputies. Ironically, he hired two new deputies Monday — one to replace a deputy who left and one to fill a new position authorized last year.
Banks is upset that only the sheriff's office and his office were targeted for staff cuts among all the law-and-justice agencies without any consideration for the impact on the level of service. He was completely caught off guard by the budget projection.
"How can it be that deciding how to spend $24 million of taxpayer money is done in secret? How was it kept under wraps through summer and early fall?" he said in an email message. "The citizens should be outraged."
Commissioners Dean and Mac McDowell have different explanations. Dean said he wanted to keep the impending budget gloom on the down-low in order to prevent panic and worry. He said he was "hoping against hope" as he saw sales tax numbers each month that the economy would turn around.
McDowell said the commissioners warned department heads over and over again that sales tax income was diving. He said they were told not to ask for increases in their budgets.
"Some people just didn't want to listen to us," he said, adding that he did not put his budget proposal together until just before the election. He explained that the county budget director cobbled together his proposal and Dean's proposal to create the current budget draft.
In early October, McDowell told the News-Times that early projections show a $1.2 million decrease in revenues. In addition to sales tax and interest decreases, the county's real estate excise tax is also down by 30 percent, but that money goes to paying off bonds and not into the general fund. The county is safe, at least for now, because McDowell created a policy preventing the county from committing any more than 50 percent of the excise tax.
The departments that are hardest hit are those that rely on fees for service, which are down dramatically. The Island County Health Department needs to cut a whopping $600,000 from a $3.3 million budget. The Planning Department will likely cut eight positions.
Dean said most other departments are being asked to trim 10 percent of their budgets, which amounts to one or two positions.
The commissioners proposed that the sheriff lay off two deputies, but he's suggested an alternative.
"I can't afford to go backwards here," said Brown, who's gone on a public relations campaign in recent months to convince the public that he needs more deputies. "It's a matter of public safety."
So instead, Brown has proposed cutting two of the 10 new police cars — specifically Dodge Chargers — that he requested to purchase next year.
While Dean was in favor of the proposal, McDowell said it really doesn't make sense. First of all, he said the county spends about $88,000 a year for each deputy, so delaying the purchase of two cars would not make up the shortfall by a long shot.
And he said it's only a temporary solution unless the economy makes a dramatic comeback.
"The problem is, a year from now we will still need to lay off two deputies," he said.
Banks was told he should cut a deputy prosecutor, but he's also hoping to find other places in his budget to carve off instead.
In addition to layoffs, Dean said the commissioner proposed other cost-cutting measures. They are delaying purchases for the motor pool, chopping the office equipment budget in half and snipping the commissioners' auto allowance.
"We're really looked under every rock," Dean said.
Dean predicts that the sizable cuts will significantly lessen the quality of service the county can offer.
"I ask everybody for their patience and understanding," he said, "and we will get through this together."
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In a state known for its diners, a North Bergen landmark stands apart.
The Coach House diner will celebrate its 75th anniversary on April 12. The 24-hour diner has stood at the corner of Kennedy Boulevard, 10th Street and Paterson Plank Road since 1939, and, as second-generation owner Nicolas Pappas likes to say, "We haven't closed since World War II."
"We're more than a diner," said Pappas. "We are so many different things to different people."
While the diner has retained its original footprint and "personality," said Pappas, much has changed.
Nearly everything is still cooked in-house and from scratch — including its famous strawberry cheesecake — which Pappas says "sets us apart from other diners."
In 2008, the diner underwent a renovation and added a bar with large televisions and a dining room, where black-and-white photographs hang showing the diner during its early years.
In one of the vintage photos, Pappas' father, Clem, stands smiling, wearing a white apron. In another, men in suits and fedoras are seen carousing and eating at the diner's counter.
"We have a lot of history here," said Pappas as he looked at the photos. "We have memories here."
A salient memory for Pappas was the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, which wreaked havoc throughout Hudson County. The Coach House never lost power, said Pappas, and stayed open to provide people with hot meals and a place to plug in their cellphones and laptops.
Employees worked around the clock, and, Pappas said, he couldn't recall a busier time at the diner than those few hectic days after the storm.
"It was just unbelievable," said Pappas. "There were lines going continuously."
In Pappas' office, there hang menus from throughout the years — including the original 1939 menu board, when a burger cost 25 cents and a club sandwich was 90 cents. Pappas, who ran the diner with his brother John until he died in 2011, said the old menus and news clippings connect him with the past.


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Bethesda Softworks is currently soliciting for fans to come and playtest some of their current and upcoming releases.
Prospective playtesters must be able to travel to the Dallas-Fort Worth area which is home of id Software who are currently working on DOOM 4.
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I can't seem to get a chance to pump to freeze. It seems like baby girl takes all my milk. Any advice how I can work out a schedule so I can build up my supply?
I can't seem to get a chance to pump to freeze. It seems like baby girl takes all my milk. Any advice how I can work out a schedule so I can build up my supply?
Are you looking to build up a "stash" of milk in the freezer for when you're away? Are you planning to go back to work?
If you're going back to work, you will pump on Monday for Tuesday's daycare feedings. So you don't need a ton of stored milk to go back to work, you really need just enough for the first day (though it's understandable that you'd want more).
How to build up a store of milk depends on what your goals are. A good beginning would be to feed your LO on one side only in the morning (in the 3-6 am realm) and pump the other side for a couple of ounces to freeze. Your milk supply is greatest in the mornings.
If you need to build up more, quickly, you can also pump after every feed and consolidate the output to put into the freezer. That's a lot of effort, though, so it may not be worth it if you're just looking for something for the occasional short outing away from LO.
First-time mom to Little Manatee (1/7/2010)
Nursed for 3 1/2 years!
My little boy is my everything.
I'm looking to build up for time away from her when she is with her grandparents. I've been taking Fenugreek but it hasn't seemed to work. I feel like my supply is going down and her demand is going up.
The single best thing you can do is nurse to increase your supply. She's going to be much more efficient at removing milk than a pump would be, so if you're pumping, add (rather than replace) a session. I found it worked well to pump first thing in the morning, either before I nursed or pumping one side while I nursed on the other.
Lots of people use fenugreek, oatmeal, mother's milk tea (and several other things whose names I can't think of ) as well. Lots of people also find that a lot of skin-to-skin contact helps, and that co-sleeping can make a difference as well.
ETA: Also be sure that if she's with her grandparents, pump at the time(s) she would normally nurse in order to keep signaling your body to produce milk for that feeding.


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