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The Redemption of Casey Pachall
Casey Pachall was on his way to leading TCU to another BCS-busting season and possibly becoming a Davey O'Brien candidate for top quarterback in the country. There were even murmurs of a potential Heisman run after a 2011 season when he was second-team All-Mountain West. His 2012 season began 4-0 with a 180.0 passer rating . . . and then came an October 4th arrest for DWI and Pachall's subsequent withdrawal from school. He entered into rehab and ended his season.
Pachall was a forgotten man. He left TCU a Mountain West contender and returned as a QB fighting to earn back his starting position for the Horned Frogs, who are now members of the Big 12.
Will Pachall be able to return to form? Will his personal growth from the demons of substance addiction help him fulfill his potential as a QB, and help TCU challenge for another BCS bowl opportunity? Pachall's ability to rise from the ashes will help determine the Horned Frogs' fortunes in the ultra-competitive Big 12, as well as shaping his own potential as the first-round quarterback prospect he once showed signs of becoming.
So, what kind of NFL prospect is Pacall?
At 6-foot-5, 230 pounds, Pachall has tremendous size for a quarterback. He has the ability to make plays with his feet as well as his arm. He seems to see the entire field and consistently works through his progressions, even in the face of pressure. He has a quick release on short throws, but does wind up a bit on deep balls. Pachall has good arm strength with accuracy on short and intermediate throws, and he can drive the ball into tight windows. On the fade, he shows very good touch along the sideline.
On the run, he displays accuracy moving in either direction. His footwork is solid, but he will rely on his arm strength when moving in the pocket and when he can't step into throws.
Pachall has a toughness and willingness to take a hit to complete the pass. When under duress, he will force throws trying to make a play and will be a little careless with the ball when scrambling to evade pressure.
Prior to his arrest and subsequent entrance into rehab, Pachall seemed destined to eclipse Andy Dalton as the highest drafted QB out of TCU. He showed an ability to win a big game with a 473-yard, five-touchdown performance in 2011 against fifth-ranked Boise State in 2011. Prior to his arrest in 2012, he had thrown for 900-plus yards and 10 touchdowns to one interception.
Pachall has returned to Fort Worth having to compete to regain his starting spot against incumbent Trevone Boykin. Coach Gary Patterson's handling of the situation shields Pachall from any pressures he will face early on, allowing him to focus on his continued rehab. Patterson has kept his thoughts on the starting QB close to the vest indicating, he is in no rush to name a starter.
How this story of redemption ends shouldn't be highlighted by Pachall returning TCU to the top, but how he has saved his own life from the demons of addiction.


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While foods and health food stores etc.
All the ghees in the us I've seen are grass fed, ancient organics, purity farms, and another Indian one are the main ones
On a side note, Ghee is very easy to make if you already have a good source of grass-fed butter. And I've found it to be quite cheaper than buying ghee on its own.

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Whitehall 3, Carlisle 2: The Thundering Herd's season came to an end when the Zephyrs rallied from a 2-0 first-half deficit. Carlisle scored on its first two shots on goal of the game, getting their first in the 6th minute when Michaela Coplen's corner kick deflected off a Whitehall defender and dropped to the feet of Becky Hoy, who turned a popped the ball into the upper corner of the net. Kirstyn Sokolsky gave the Herd their second goal when she was fed the ball at the top of the box, made one move around the Whitehall keeper and slid the ball in the goal from 10 yards out. The Zephyrs' goal-scoring phenom Kayla Cunningham pulled her team within a goal before the break and gave Whitehall the game with a great strike with eight minutes to play.
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Northern 6, Faith Christian 0: The Polar Bears held a 1-0 lead at the break, but blew the game wide open in the second to earn a quarterfinal date with Red Land. Olivia Snare led the way with two goals and an assist, with Taryn Casey also adding a pair of scores. Shea Regan and Hannah Mabus also found the net for Northern.
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2 cups champagne, white wine, or white vinegar
1 pint strawberries
Wash, hull, and slice strawberries. Place in a clean jar with a tight fitting lid. Cover with vinegar. Let sit for 2-3 weeks, shaking occasionally. Vinegar will turn pink and strawberries will soften and lighten in color. When ready, strain through a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth. Place in a clean jar. Vinegar will keep in a cool dry place for up to a year.
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1/4 cup strawberry vinegar
2 t dijon mustard
1 clove garlic, minced
salt, white pepper, honey to taste
1/2-3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Combine all ingredients and shake well.
Variation: replace dijon mustard with strawberry preserves for a sweeter vinaigrette
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2 cups strawberries
1/4 cup strawberry vinegar
1/3 cup ketchup
2 T soy sauce
2 T honey (or brown sugar or maple syrup)
2 t fresh grated ginger
1 t cayenne
1 small shallot, roughly chopped
1 clove garlic
salt and pepper to taste
Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Pour into a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Serve hot or cold. Delicious with chicken and pork.
Strawberry Basil Marinade
1/2 cup strawberry vinegar
1/4 cup chopped basil
1 t crushed red pepper
2 cloves garlic, smashed
2 green onions, chopped
1 lime, juiced
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt and black pepper
Combine all ingredients. Great for grilled chicken and pork. Marinate at least 4-6 hours.


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Love it or hate it, Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ is one of the few culturally essential American movies of recent years, a genuine phenomenon that found a huge audience without the bludgeon of an eight-figure advertising budget. Shot in 2003 on the set of Passion, Francesco Cabras and Alberto Molinari's The Big Question asks members of the film's multinational, multireligious cast and crew a dozen "universal" questions on the nature of the divine: Who is God to you? How do you pray? What happens after life?
Unfortunately, while the questions may be universal, they're not particularly original, and the responses largely run the expected range, rendering the whole project less enlightening than your average collegiate coffee-and-cigarettes bull session. The individual clips are kept brief throughout, creating a monotonous rhythm (which musical interludes featuring a mysterious white dog do little to alleviate) and reflecting a dubious methodology that privileges quick, punchy responses over sustained reasoning. (Cabras and Molinari claim to have sought answers "devoid of superstructures," but of course it's precisely these pre-existing religious forms that govern most people's views on spiritual questions.)
In a striking departure from the DV ugliness that's become the documentary norm, The Big Question is beautifully lit and shot, no doubt in an attempt to impose some cinematic texture on decidedly noncinematic subject matter. Many performers appear in costume and makeupmost strikingly Jim Caviezel, who shows up briefly in full-on scourging modebut there's precious little effort to connect the questions asked here with the answers suggested by Gibson's film (never discussed in detail); indeed, Cabras and Molinari squander a golden opportunity to produce a spiritually oriented variation on the lightweight making-of genre. What emerges instead is an unlikely lesson in the Hollywood star systemthe film's refusal to ID any of the interviewees has the perverse effect of emphasizing the few faces we already know, and viewers may catch themselves wondering when Gibson will show up next.
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STATE COLLEGE – It took four police officers to take former Penn State football commit and Central Dauphin standout Zayd Issah into custody, according to court documents obtained Monday.
Issah was arrested early Saturday morning after police received a call regarding a disorderly conduct.
According to the court documents released Monday, Issah fought with staff members of the AW & Sons apartment rental company in State College before police arrived. Issah was walking away when an officer identified herself and grabbed him by the wrist. Issah broke free from the officer's grasp and began running away.
Other officers in the area grabbed hold of the 6-foot-4, 200-pound athlete, and after identifying themselves, Issah continued to try and flee. According to the criminal complaint, it took four officers to take Issah into custody.
Two of the officers sustained injuries while attempting to take him into custody and one sought treatment at Mount Nittany Medical Center because of a right wrist injury, police said. The other officer sustained what the documents classified as "minor scrapes" on his left arm.
Police said they found a small amount of marijuana in the left pocket of Issah's shorts.
Issah was charged with aggravated assault, three counts of resisting arrest and possession of a small amount of marijuana.
A preliminary hearing is set for 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Issah previously had his Penn State scholarship revoked in March when he was involved in a counterfeit cash scheme. Last week, he was placed in a probationary program for first-time offenders which would have allowed him to avoid a criminal record if he completed the program.
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Bill, Help!That was the title of the email she had sent me."I know what I want. They just don't get it." She proceeded to explain to me how she had started with XYZ Company, but now she felt that it wasn't what she wanted. The job was boring. The owners lacked vision. The pay could have been a whole lot better.Maybe she should have done more homework on the company, asked more questions during the interview, or spoken to some of the existing employees, before she started the job. Or maybe her vision was not as clear as she had originally thought. Was she giving up too early? Did she go into the job with a positive attitude? Were the bosses really so narrowminded? Would it be likely she could step right into another job making a better salary?All great questions.Well, I recommended she stay with the job for a few more weeks, at least until she had time to answer these questions. Maybe, just maybe, she was giving up too early. I reminded her that something had initially attracted her to this company, and now it was gone?Maybe you too are in the habit of starting things, but fail to complete them?Somewhere along the way, you may have started secondguessing yourself. Do I really want to graduate with a business degree? Do I have the natural talent to become a successful coach? What about my dream of becoming a teacher? Did I make the right choice? Am I in the right job and the right company?Wow!Does this all seem, way to familiar? It does for me.From years of experience, the answer to all these questions lies in your ability to define yourself. What is Your One True Calling in Life? Your Destiny, if you will? Your Life Purpose?Your Life PurposeYou have got to decide on your life purpose.On the surface, it would appear that you have time, all the time in the world.Beware. Time will pass at the speed of light.The Greatest Sales JobPerhaps the greatest sales job is the sale you must make on yourself.You need to sell yourself on who you are.You need to sell yourself on what you want.You need to sell yourself on your life purpose.If you want to be successful, you must have a singleminded focus, just one major accomplishment that you, and only you, can make.Paint Like PicassoAt some point in your life you need to STOP. Take a few days, or a week if you need to, spend some quiet time with and by yourself. Really concentrate on what excites you, what motivates you, and what you are passionate about.Then Decide!Decide and stick to it. You are the Picasso of your life. Paint the picture. Paint it as clearly as you can. Visualize your picture, holding it firmly in your mind's eye.Now focus, really focus.Nothing can stop you, but yourself!If you are or have been in a similar mental circumstance, let me hear from you. What are you doing, or have you done to conquer this dilema.Drop me a comment. I would love to hear your story.
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This is an excellent post ! I like the correlation.
What i'm working on ( and I have followed some of your ideas ther), is how I can "complement" an organization. How can my background in travel enhance their specialty (if I were to go to an advertising firm, for example) and allow the company to increase revenue, rather than have to scale back.
That is the plan i am working on, now. I talked to an "expert" a few weeks ago who said "The way the economy is expect some doors to be shut in your face."
My response was "If the door doesn't open, how will they close it? "
These are trying times, but I have to think positive and use my creativity and personality, whenever and wherever.
Sorry to ramble. This was a very inspiring post !
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- 1 1⁄2 cups chopped fresh pineapple or 1 1⁄2 cups drained canned pineapple chunks, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup chopped sweet pepper, any colour
- 1⁄4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1⁄4 cup diced onion
- 2 tablespoons squeezed lime juice
- salt & pepper
- In a small glass bowl combine all ingredients, blend well.
- Refrigerate in airtight glass container for up to 3 days.
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DH picked this out for us to try. I used fresh pineapple and Hoo Doggies--gave the salsa a great sweet and tart flavor. Of course, we loved the cilantro too. I served this with grilled pork tenderloin and it was a great accompaniment. Thanks Dorothy. Sure 'preciate ya!
I tried this salsa while testing foods for an upcoming luau. It had good flavor, but after about an hour the salsa looked greenish in color. It lacked in presentation. I also added a few peppers to liven up the flavor. I would serve this salsa again but it's not a favorite. Thanks for the recipe Derf.
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ELIZABETH — A late-night shooting in a residential neighborhood of Elizabeth — the second in less than a week — left one teenager dead and a second injured, authorities said Tuesday.
John Davis, 16, was pronounced dead on arrival at Trinitas Hospital in Elizabeth after the shooting, which occurred at 10:30 p.m. Monday on the 800-block of Anna Street, Union County Prosecutor Theodore Romankow said.
A second victim, a 15-year-old boy whom authorities did not identify, was shot in the ankle but was expected to recover after being treated at University Hospital in Newark, Romankow said.
Police responded to 875 Anna St. on reports of multiple shots fired and found Davis collapsed in front of Jailene's Grocery & Deli at Anna and Henry streets, Romankow said.
Neighbors said Davis, a student at Elizabeth High School, lived with his brother and grandmother. They described him as outgoing, funny and courageous and said he always played basketball though he was not on the high school team. They said he worked at a recreation center on the same street where he was shot.
"He was someone you couldn't help but be friends with," said Mya Newkirk, 18, who knew the victim. "He treated everyone like family."
A classmate, Monasia Williams, 16, said Davis' life was cut short in a senseless shooting.
"He was a funny person, someone you couldn't get mad at," she said. "He was 16. He lost his life to gun violence over nothing."
The shooting is still under investigation and no arrests have been made.
Jerome Franklin, 20, said he heard the shots and ran into the deli. After stepping back outside, he said, he saw Davis on the ground and called 911.
About a dozen youngsters crowded in front of the deli Tuesday afternoon where a makeshift memorial to Davis was erected. An overturned plastic crate propped up a piece of cardboard bearing handwritten messages of condolence. Teddy bears and candles surrounded the crate. On plain white T-shirts, neighborhood teens, several of whom were dribbling basketballs, scrawled ''RIP John Davis 8/18/93 - 8/2/2010'' in Sharpie marker.
Last Thursday, Bruno Pierre, 19, was shot to death on the 900-block of Flora Street, a block away from Monday night's shooting.
Romankow said at the time the shots, fired around 12:20 a.m., hit Pierre and grazed a second victim, who was not identified. Pierre died some 12 hours later at University Hospital. John Holl, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office, said the shootings do not immediately appear to be related.
Anyone with information on either shooting is urged to call Union County Crimestoppers hotline at (908) 654-TIPS.
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"Hoboken faces worst case scenario. Flooding has begun," Zimmer wrote tonight. "Moving Wallace shelter residents to state shelter in East Rutherford."
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In January 2001, President Clinton sent to Congress an action plan with the goal of reducing the size of the summertime Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone to less that 5,000 square kilometers by 2015. The Action Plan was developed by the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Nutrient Task Force with representatives from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), other Federal and State agencies, environmental and agricultural groups, and tribal organizations. As part of an intensive scientific assessment, guided by the National Science and Technology Council's Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (CENR), USGS determined the sources and loads of nutrients in streams throughout the Mississippi River Basin. The runoff of nutrients from agricultural land has degraded the quality of water in the Mississippi Basin and has caused hypoxic conditions in the Gulf. This information enables targeting of water-quality incentive and habitat restoration programs to achieve the most significant improvement in local water quality in the Mississippi Basin and hypoxia in the Gulf.


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In a surprise move, St. John's IceCaps' winger Derek Whitmore left the team this morning to play in Germany. He's pictured here in a file photo earlier this season.
Two days after scoring his first goal as a St. John's IceCap, Derek Whitmore left the team this morning to join a team in Germany.
A 28-goal scorer for the AHL's Rochester Americans last season, Whitmore appeared in seven games for the IceCaps this season.
Whitmore was with the IceCaps on a professional try-out contract, had struggled to break into the lineup in large part because of the AHL's veteran rule, which limits the amount of experienced players a team can dress in any game. Sunday's game at Mile One Centre in St. john's was just his seventh game of the season, and came after he had watched four straight contests from the press box.
"It's been tested a lot," Whitmore said this week about his patience level this season. "I love my teammates here. It's a great group of guys ... and practising is something I do enjoy. But it's definitely not been an easy year for me."
Whitmore's PTO was set to expire with the IceCaps' 25th game on Dec. 11, at which time a decision would have had to be made on whether to keep the 27-year-old left-winger on the roster.
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A recovering opiate addict who is now on the methadone program was advised by his immediate supervisors not to tell the owners of the company he works for he's on the program.
Editor: I am opposed to increasing the methadone treatment here on P.E.I. I appeared before a government committee on prescription drugs and demanded a provincial ombudsman investigate babies born hooked on methadone.
I challenged the erroneous statement that a person on methadone is drug free. If a person on methadone was drug free then babies wouldnãt be born hooked on methadone.
The Ghiz government has inspectors to investigate the over-prescribing of prescription drugs but no inspector to investigate prescribing methadone during pregnancies. Babies born hooked on methadone are simply irrelevant.
I had called for the closure of both the Hillsborough Hospital and Mount Herbert and build a youth addiction facility. Drug addicts will be able to trade an illegal addiction for a legal addiction and be on methadone for years.
I am writing a complaint to the P.E.I. Auditor General to investigate taxpayers paying to treat babies born hooked on methadone and doctors prescribing methadone for more than two years.
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The Eastside's 'clean trend'
The Eastside has a number of interesting lifestyles. Based on Hebert Research's current findings, one of them is the way that cars are maintained around here.
Brown Bear Car Wash has 11 of its locations on the Eastside, including self-serve and tunnel car washes. Seattle has only six. Though Seattle still exceeds the Eastside in population and size, Eastside residents' frequency of annual car washes is 45.6 percent higher than Seattle. Brown Bear captures 76.4 percent of the commercial car washing market on the Eastside.
There is a lot to learn from this.
Based on Hebert Research findings, car washing over the past four years has not declined with the economic recession. Priorities may change on spending, but there are exceptions — and it is within these exceptions that further insights are fostered.
The four strongest variables that explain the demand for paying to have cars washed can be explained by the increased importance of saving time, convenience, it's better for the environment and a better cleaning method.
In November 1995, Brown Bear (Car Wash Enterprises) was sold to Tosco Refining and Marketing Company — acquired in 2001 by Philips Petroleum — for a major expansion outside of Washington. Much of the company's early customer service standards were abandoned, and in 2003 the family that started the business reclaimed the company. Every detail from the white shirt dress code, culture, maintenance and service standards was meticulously restored.
The result is a company with over 300 employees and a culture that continues to raise the bar and lead in customer satisfaction. Brown Bear now meets the standard among its customers in the same fashion as Nordstrom, Costco, Daniel's Broiler and Overlake Hospital. While the services and merchandise are obviously different, there is more that they share with each other. Clean warehouses, stores, restaurants and facilities are the details reflected by discipline. The brand stands for something within the company as well as with their customers.
Jim Hebert is the president and founder of Hebert Research, Inc.
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EAST RUTHERFORD -- Though preparations for next season have in many ways already started, they will begin in earnest at the final whistle on Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium following the Giants' season-finale against the Redskins.
And the Giants (6-9) as we currently know them may change dramatically. They have roughly 30 free agents, including defensive end Justin Tuck and wide receiver Hakeem Nicks. The futures of veterans such as Chris Snee, David Baas, David Diehl, Mathias Kiwanuka, Shaun Rogers, Terrell Thomas, Andre Brown, Keith Rivers and Linval Joseph are in question.
This is the fourth time in the past five seasons that the Giants have missed the playoffs.
"The evaluation of the current team will be right away," coach Tom Coughlin said on Thursday afternoon.
Coughlin said this is no time for him to get nostalgic regarding the future of some long-time Giants. He said he hasn't spoken to players individually about them possibly playing their last game as Giants. It's about beating the Redskins, he said.
But defensive coordinator Perry Fewell admitted this is an emotional time.
"It's tough as a coach emotionally when you're playing your last game, period," Fewell said. "Then, when you couple that with free agency, yeah, it's a difficult thing.
"You try to take that out of it because it's a business but the human side of it tells you that you have developed a relationship, you love these guys. They have gone to war for you. They've done some things, gone through some things with their bodies with the pains and aches that normal people don't see."


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Two months after their proposed merger was put on hold, Greek banking groups EFG Eurobank and Alpha Bank announced on April 9 moves that would help them shore up capital adequacy ratios.
Alpha Bank was close to agreeing the sale of 30 per cent of its subsidiaries throughout Eastern Europe to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Bloomberg news agency said on April 9, quoting a report in Greek newspaper Real News.
According to the report, Alpha Bank would create a new umbrella holding group for its subsidiaries in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine, Albania and Macedonia, and then sell a stake in it to EBRD.
Alpha Bank took a strong hit from the Greek government debt restructuring in March, having to write down about 74 per cent of its Greek government bonds.
With the proposed merger with EFG Eurobank, which would have created the country's largest bank and would have included an injection of Qatari funding, put on hold in January – mainly because of concerns that EFG Eurobank had even higher holdings of Greek debt – the sale of equity in its foreign subsidiaries could bring Alpha Bank the funds it needs to maintain mandatory capital ratios and avoid nationalisation
In a separate statement on April 9, EFG Eurobank said that it reached an agreement to sell its Turkish operations, Eurobank Tekfen, to Burgan Bank.
The deal would improve EFG Eurobank's tier-I capital ratio by 0.6 percentage points and its liquidity position by 800 million euro, the bank said in a statement. The sale was expected to go close, pending regulatory approval, in the third quarter of the year.


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A Grantville woman was seriously injured and two others were hurt in a two-vehicle crash Sunday evening in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, according to state police.
Troopers said a Dodge Dakota driven by 53-year-old Brian L. Unger of Tower City struck the left side of a Chrysler Town & Country driven by 67-year-old Linda L. Crytzer of Grantville as Crytzer attempted to turn onto Allentown Boulevard from South Hill Road about 5:30 p.m.
After impact, the Chrysler slid off the road and down an embankment, police said. Crytzer was taken to Hershey Medical Center with serious injuries.
Unger was taken to Hershey Medical Center with minor injuries and his passenger, 52-year-old Lisa Unger, was also taken there for moderate injuries, police said.
West Hanover, Hershey and East Hanover volunteer fire departments assisted at the scene.


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North Kitsap School Board weighing its options on next year's budget
POULSBO — The North Kitsap School District may need to cut 15 full-time equivalent positions to help balance a $1.7 million shortfall in its 2012-13 budget.
The shortfall is an increase of $370,000 since the last forecast in March.
The school board needs to make a decision regarding layoffs of the certified staff soon. By law, those not returning to work the following year need to be informed by May 15.
On April 19, the school board weighed its options during a special meeting. No decision was made.
"Sorry I look so pale, but I was expecting to hear [$1.2 million] and then I hear [$1.7 million] and it just about knocked me out of my chair," board member Bill Webb said near the end of the meeting.
The shortfall, as Superintendent Richard Jones described it, is a "moving target." The shortfall could be more, or less, by the time the board adopts a budget for next year.
In response to the declining revenue, a proposal to cut 15 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions was made and put up for board discussion/adoption during the April 12 regular school board meeting. The special meeting April 19 gave the board more time to debate the possibility of layoffs.
Of the 15 FTE, 12 would be "usable" attrition; an equivalent of 12 positions will be vacant at the end of this school year due to retirement, resignation or leave of absence and would not be filled.
With the attrition of 12 out of the way, that would leave three FTE of certified instructional staff — teachers, specialists, support — to be laid off.
The board was advised of three suggested routes that could be taken during the special meeting.
The first: Use the 12 FTE attrition and lay off three people.
The second: Authorize the layoff of five FTE regardless of attrition level. This, according to a presentation by Assistant Superintendent Chris Willits, would "ensure adequate flexibility" in staffing specific subject area at the secondary level.
The third: Allow further attrition to absorb the remaining three FTE — if there is any; don't give any certified staff layoff notices and if useable attrition level exceeds 15 FTE, or the budget allows for it, hire more staff.
However, the 15 FTE will not make up for the total shortfall as it will cut about $1.2 million from the budget.
In order to meet the board's 3 percent fund balance reserve, which was reduced from 5 percent, it needs to cut about $600,000 more.
Board member Dan Weedin and board president Kathleen Dassel stated they were in support of "option 3."
Board member Tom Anderson suggested zero-basing the budget — building it from scratch. He knows it's "a huge undertaking," but might be something to consider. He noted the major benefits of grant funding still being brought in to help the district.
Board member Scott Henden said his decision will be driven by facts. Though he understands the personal side of layoffs, he doesn't want to allow that to sway him.
The district is expecting 110 fewer students to attend schools in North Kitsap in 2012-13 — it receives more than $5,000 in state and federal funding per student.
The continued loss of I-728 funding and K-4 enhancement funding complicates matters. Funding totaled about $3.5 million in 2008-09 and helped the district lower class sizes. After the district lost the funding the following year, it used tax levy funds to keep those smaller classes.
Last year, the school board authorized a reduction of 28 FTE positions due to the predicted budget deficit in May 2011. The reduction was 10 elementary staff, 13 secondary and five specialist positions. Attrition prior to May 15, 2011 was 19.34. A total of 11 teachers — 8.66 FTE — were affected by layoff notices.
However, seven of the 11 teachers originally laid off for the 2011-12 year were rehired due to further attrition and increased kindergarten enrollment and ELL program need.
But the reduction of 28 FTE did not fully address last year's overstaffing and the district began the year overstaffed by 15.
The board's next meeting is scheduled for April 26 at 6 p.m.. The Citizens Budget Review Committee will be on hand to present recommended cuts.
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Rising divorce rates are a reality in India but some MPs are still calling it a western concept. They suggest mending it rather than ending it.
Two weeks ago when the Rajya Sabha took up for discussion a Bill seeking the inclusion of "irretrievable breakdown of marriage" as grounds for divorce, the debate shone a light on our MPs' views on women, marriage and "Indian culture", some of which seem to belong to another century. The Marriage Laws (amendment) Bill, 2010, introduced by law minister Salman Khursheed saw three days of debate in the Upper House. The debate however did not conclude and an amended version will now be reintroduced. To be fair, the primary objection of many MPs was on the grounds that if divorce is made easier vulnerable women could be driven to destitution since financial safeguards for women are not codified in law but left to the discretion of judges.
"Effectively, if you put irretrievable breakdown without a financial support as a ground [for divorce], the inevitable consequence is going to be - as mostly women are the sufferers of a matrimonial breakdown - that once a husband uses [this] for a divorce, courts give conventional and very conservative maintenance amounts, " Leader of the Opposition and BJP MP Arun Jaitley said, leading the debate.
CPM MP Tapan Sen pointed out that unpaid domestic work was not recognised as valuable work, and, hence, women were treated as unequal. Until they are treated as financial equals of men, liberalising divorce was a bad idea, Sen said.
But as the DMK's Kanimozhi who supported the Bill pointed out, "Everybody seems to have assumed that no woman would want a divorce;in a marriage, no woman would want freedom;no woman cares for her liberty;no woman really bothers about how she is being treated. " Trinamool Congress MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy also agreed that women were becoming more self-reliant and "no longer want to live at the mercy of their husbands", among the few voices that acknowledged the agency of women.
Far more problematic, though, was the argument of several MPs that divorce was "Western" and should be made more difficult. Jaitley was followed by his party colleague Najma Heptullah who began by saying "the Indian ethos is on family building, not on family breaking". Heptullah spent the next several minutes narrating long-winded personal anecdotes about the various weddings she had witnessed as well as stories from her own marriage to explain how things were now changing, women were becoming more independent and "so, naturally, there are differences within the families. "
To explain the dangers of importing "Western" concepts, Heptullah turned to semantics: in English, she said, the word used was "daughter-in-law - kanoon ki beti", while in India, a daughter-in-law was considered to be a daughter. While Heptullah made several substantive points about protection for vulnerable women, she went on to insist, "I don't think there is anything that is really irretrievable. Anything can be retrieved. "
BSP MP Brajesh Pathak insisted that Indian marriages were the happiest in the world and did not understand the need for the amendment. Moreover, the amendment would encourage "Western culture", he said. Men who had grown up in Western culture and were tempted by the bright lights of Delhi, Mumbai and Lucknow would hurry to divorce their wives, he added. Pathak reiterated several times in his speech that when a woman gets married in India, she accepts her husband to be her Lord.
BJP MP Maya Singh criticized the government for expecting judges to give justice to women especially in rural areas, but went on to suggest that the government instead of bringing in this Bill, study why marriages were breaking up in the first place. She said that the Bill would encourage the "tendency of divorce".
Joining the "Save Indian Marriage" chorus was MP Achuthan of the CPI who said in his speech "In India, the rate of divorce is increasing alarmingly. We have to do something to cement the bond of marriage as an institution. This proposed amendment on the contrary encourages divorce. "
Calling it "cultural suicide" that was influenced by "sex and lust" BJP MP Rama Jois told the House, "I celebrated the golden jubilee of my marriage last year. In our culture, it is like this that the sexual desire decreases but the relationship between husband and wife increases. " Jois warned that "the present legislation increases the desire to get divorce and ultimately it is ruinous to the family which is regarded as the fundamental unit of our society. "
Congress MP from Goa Shantaram Naik went for the cheap laugh, joking about marriages being made in "gardens and cinema halls" rather than heaven these days, quoting Hindi film song lyrics. "Shaadi se pehle kuch kuch hota hai aur shaadi ke baad kuch nahi hota hai, " Naik said, thoroughly amused by his own joke. Naik went on to express doubts over whether TV serials led to divorce but supported the Bill.
By far the most shocking argument though came from Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan. Towards the end of a fairly meandering speech, Bachchan said, "I cannot imagine [how] a man and women who have a mentally or physically challenged child can ask for a divorce. I think they should never ask for a divorce... I think if a couple, despite having a child like this, asks for a divorce, they should be punished. They must be punished by not giving them divorce. "
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Wedding is an event and Marriage an achievement. If the foundation of a marriage was based on looks or money alone or with a ulterior motive then things may not work. Mutual respect, Love and sacrifice is the need of the hour. A divorce and another marriage is just 'Hope winning over experience'.
BJP MP Maya Singh has very rigtly suggested that more time and money should be spend in making the marraiges stronger. Let us make pre-marraige councelling compulsory... lets table a bill for it and then discuss divorce... lets lay the foundation right...
Jay a still has a long way to go! She seems unaware of the social issues in general.


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A former executive chef at Portland State University who says she was fired because of her age is suing for $800,000, claiming her manager mocked her for owning an "old fashioned" flip-style cellphone and repeatedly called her old.
Marilyn Taylor was 55 when she was hired in July 2012 by Aramark, which contracts with PSU to provide food services. Although PSU is listed as a defendant, the manager worked for Aramark, a university spokesman said.
According to the suit, manager Timothy Kellen described Taylor as an "old lonely woman," and when she asked for Christmas off, he responded, "Why would you want that off? Who'd want to visit you?"
The suit also claims Kellen ridiculed her when he saw her having trouble lifting a heavy box or struggling to use a new computer program.
A spokeswoman for Aramark said she couldn't comment on pending litigation. The Philadelphia-based company had nearly $14 billion in sales last year and employs 270,000 worldwide, according to its website.
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The suit was filed earlier this week by Portland attorney Mitra Shahri in Multnomah County Circuit Court. The suit states Taylor thrived at her job and was praised for her work ethic and ability to control the budget. It claims that PSU's president complimented Taylor for a luncheon she was involved in preparing in January 2013.
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The makeup artist is in charge of making all the beautiful faces on the runway even more so.
"We had meetings with some designers about what their ideas would be. The makeup is there to enhance their lines," she says. "You know, it's not a makeup show."
Some designers aim to create a complete look with clothes, jewelry, shoes and makeup. They can be very specific. Others prefer to focus on making clothes and leave the details to others.
The first night Fire went for fairly understated makeup.
"A dramatic eye and a stained lip," she says. "Everyone has an across the board look because (all the designers were) sharing models."
Each night of Portland Fashion Week, the runway is shared by several designers. A small, indie apparel maker is not likely to create 80 different designs a season for a 20 minute presentation like the big companies do, so it makes sense to group several designers together.
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Nebraska State Senators Get Outfitted With MacBook Airs
In another weekend item about politicians getting a Mac, the Omaha World-Herald is reporting that the Nebraska Legislature will soon be acquiring 70 new MacBook Airs. That'll be one for each of the 49 state senators (Nebraska's state legislature is unicameral) and the rest for staffers and backup machines.
However, not all is well down on the Great Plains, as one senator is unhappy with the expense of US$1,524 per machine--didn't anyone tell these guys that they're getting a pretty good discount off the $1,799 list price?
Sen. Tony Fulton told the newspaper that the legislature didn't need "designer laptops," but finally said that he would begrudgingly accept the decision of the Appropriations Committee.
Another senator, Kent Rogert of Tekamah said that the MacBook Air "fits inside my jacket." Dude, you must have some big jacket pockets. Plus, don't they have sleeves over there in Nebraska?
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Hello fashionistas!!! =) Hope you had a good thursday.=)
Mine was a bit wet and miserable. =( You know me, i'd wear blazers everyday if i could. But i cant do it today. It was raining all day that when we walked the dogs, we looked like wet rats! And i only ran for half an hour, i looked ridiculous.
Tonight we watched "My sister's keeper." We knew its gonna be depressing, but we wantched it anyway. Hollywood changed the story as usual but it wasnt so bad, i still cried. And for me, it is Cameron's best so far. The mother was amazing, selfish and with such mother love that some of you might relate to. I only have dogs but i can say i'd do anything for them. I dont allow my sisters to walk them because i almost lost them in road accident. We were in the park, me and my two sisters, and the boys (my sisters's friends) we were just messing around, i was smoking while watching the boys play with the dogs. Suddenly it became less funny and my Poodle got scared cuz one boy wont stop chasing her. She ran away from where we were and headed to busiest road of the city. My heart stopped when i realized what's about to happen. She's gonna cross the road cuz on the other side is our building. I was screaming and i thought i'd have heart attack. I was shouting "Baby!! Come back here! Not on the road!" But my screaming only panicked her more. She wanted to come back to me but the boy who was chasing her was still chasing her, then trying to save her. And she crossed the road….She survived the first lane, the car missed her. But not the next one. I was just behind her, still trying to catch her and not caring about cars coming from both directions. The car got her though the driver slowed down when he saw me and the dog and what's happening. But i forgot i have one more dog. My pekingese was behind me, as if saying "Mommy, why are you running?! Wait for me!!!" He's running after me, me running after his sister. My sister screamed his name and i looked back and saw the lights of the car, coming fast towards him. I dont know how i did it but i picked him up and i still dont know how i made it. So i got him, ran towards the car that hit my poodle. He's (the driver) still there, as if waiting for me to pick up my dead dog. The cars behind him didnt even honk though i was causing the traffic. So i searched for my lifeless dog under the car. She wasnt there. That's when i started to cry. I searched the bushes and expecting her lying there, bloody and dead. Maybe she still managed to crawl. But she wasnt there. One of the bystanders spoke in Russian and pointed at the street, our street that connects to the main road where she was hit. I ran and asked everybody i passed if they saw a dog. My crying freaked them out. I ran up to our apartment, and completely forgot we had elevator. We're on 3rd floor, and by the time i was on the last set of stairs, i managed to look down and realized there's blood all over the place. I said "No no. no.." and ran to our apartment. My baby was there, sitting infront of our door, with blood dripping from her head. I knew i shouldnt pick her up cuz she might have broken bones but i totally forgot about that and i picked her up and cried and said "Mommy's here,mommy's here.." for like a thousand times till my sisters and the boys arrived. Nobody said a word… they just watched me cry. Everybody knew it was bad. Then my sister's boyfriend "Ukranian" who i love dearly, finally woke up and started dialling people's numbers to find a vet. Ours was on holiday. My husband was in the UK. When we were already inside, i couldnt put her down, i didnt want to see how bad she was. I didnt care about the blood on the carpet, or on my J.Lo shirt.i didnt care about anything. I just wanted to hold her, saying "Sorry baby, mommy was stupid..stupid..stupid…stupid..". Then one of the boys said i have to put her down and so we could inspect her. All the clinics are closed. It was 11:30 in the evening. So i slowly put her down…she walked. We just watched her walk in the living room, smelling the boys. And that's when i decided to inspect her, trying to find the broken bits. I couldnt find anything except the wound in her lip, a scratch on her right from foot and scared eyes. That's it. One of the boys said, it's impossible, there must be something wrong with her! She cant survive that one. I saw her, he said. But one of the boys spoke. He had a better view. She knew the car was coming, she knew it'll get her. And it did, that's why she has a scratch on her right front foot (the car was coming from her right side) and a wound in her lip. The car hit her but she kept running and managed to make it, between the next set of tires. She ran under the car and in between two tires and got away….
We cleaned her wound and scratch and she slept with me that night, in our bed. They only get to do that when they're sick. (and when they had operation, both of them) And i didnt sleep all night, i just kept whispering to her "thank you for not dying on me…it wont happen again, not ever again…". I didnt dare tell my husband, not yet i thought. First thing in the morning we went to the vet to make sure. The vet said we were very very very lucky he cant believe it himself. That's when i called my husband and told him everything. And he said, She's Sqweezy. She has good reflexes, fast and with good calculation. All the games they've done in two and a half years have paid off…
And so that's started my phobia. Whenever there's a car while were with them, i panic and pick both of them up. My husband tries to calm me down but i shout at him and say "You dont understand! You werent there!" So now, they will only walk if im there.
That night remains to be the most scary moment of my life…
Sorry its a bit long, i just thought i'd share to you my being a "mother" even if i'm just a "Dog mommy" =) You should see the film. Its heartbreaking but if you're a mum, you might like it.=)
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By Rachel Judy | April 28, 2011
Immediately following an appearance on the The 700 Club and sharing a message at a joint Christian Broadcasting Network/Regent University chapel service, Ron Luce, co-founder and president of Teen Mania Ministries, spoke to students and faculty from Regent University's School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship. On Tuesday, April 26, Luce shared a firsthand account of how servant leadership has played a pivotal role in the success of his ministry.
Luce told the story of how he started Teen Mania Ministries, stressing that it succeeded in spite of what he described natural lack of leadership abilities. "I was a bad leader and I didn't know it," he said of the early years.
Now, more than 20 years later, he's learned a thing or two about leadership. One of those things is the importance of approaching fundraising and the business side of ministry as part of the calling from God. "I didn't realize that you had to raise money to be in ministry," Luce said tongue-in-cheek. He quickly learned that, while fundraising was a crucial part of his ministry, how he handled the funds was also important. "[I had to ask] am I being a wise steward of whatever I have?" he said.
At first, Luce and his wife, Katie, were speaking to small groups of 10-20 teenagers gathered in a church member's living room. But, as they continued to persevere, they saw their gatherings grow exponentially. Today, millions of teens have attended their Acquire the Fire conferences and served on one of many Teen Mania-led mission trips.
As his ministry grew, Luce realized his understanding of leadership needed to grow as well. "I thought the leader was the guy who told everyone what to do," he said. "How do you get things done and serve?"
Luce has learned that being a servant first is what truly makes for great leadership. "The more you pour into [your staff] personally ... the more they'll care about what you care about," Luce said, noting that this belief has transformed how he cares for his own staff. "If they're going to invest the best years of their life with me, I'm going to invest with them."
During a question and answer session, Luce discussed his own leadership experiences and shared ideas for inspiring leadership in teens and young adults. "You don't teach them to be servant leaders. You just teach them to be servants," he said. "You'll become leaders just by laying your life down."
Teen Mania was founded in 1986. More than 25 years later, Teen Mania still declares the truth of the gospel without compromise, challenging teenagers to take a stand for Christ in their schools, communities and throughout the world. Luce holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and theology and a master's degree in counseling psychology.
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Clay, NY -- Onondaga sheriff's deputies used a borrowed ladder to save four people from a burning home in Clay Friday night.
"Firefighters tell us if they had not done that, then this would have been a fatal fire," said Undersheriff Warren Darby, who was at the scene of the fire at 37 Bayberry Circle.
The fire was called into emergency dispatchers at 11:22 p.m. Deputies on patrol in the area got there first, Darby said, and found the first floor of the two-story home already engulfed in flames with people trapped on the second floor and screaming for help.
They went to a neighbor's house, borrowed an aluminum extension ladder and put it up to a window on the second floor, rescuing first Matthew Poon, 16, who had burns to his upper body and smoke inhalation, then Poon's mother Catherine Poon,51, who was semi-conscious and suffering from smoke inhalation.
Deputy Michael Doupe was at the top of the ladder, with Deputy Timothy Hahn next to him and Deputy Timothy Kelly remained on the ground holding the ladder, Darby said.
A nearby neighbor, Lateef Haskins, saw the deputies rescuing the family and brought them a second ladder to rescue the remaining trapped family members, Poon's sister Scarlet Poon, 21, and a cousin, Amy Chei, 20, who both suffered from smoke inhalation.
The residents and three of the deputies were taken to Upstate University Hospital. All suffered smoke inhalation. Matthew Poon was also being treated for burns. Deputy Robert Bell was injured while trying to bring the ladder to the house. He was being treated for an injury to his shoulder, Darby said.
Deputy Mike Doupe had severe smoke inhalation and first degree burns to his face. Deputy Tim Hahn also had smoke inhalation.
The injured were taken by NOVA and NAVAC ambulances to Upstate University Hospital.
The family's dog died in the fire.
Firefighters from Moyers Corners and Liverpool remained at the scene and investigators had not yet determined a cause for the fire.
However, they believe the fire started from a faulty electrical cord located on the main level. None of the smoke detectors were working at the time of the fire, deputies said.
"We are proud to have that level of work force for us protecting the community," Darby said standing amid the flashing lights of the still smoky scene early Saturday morning.
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Wall Street conman Bernard Madoff was led handcuffed to jail Thursday after pleading guilty to tricking thousands of people out of billions of dollars in one of history's biggest financial scams.
Madoff, 70, told a packed New York court he was "deeply sorry and ashamed" for the decades-long Ponzi scheme and the former financial titan and chairman of the Nasdaq stock market now looks likely to die behind bars.
He faces a maximum sentence on June 16 of 150 years after pleading guilty to all 11 counts of fraud, perjury and theft. Prosecutors also want to track down an astounding 177 billion dollars they say passed through Madoff's hands.
Judge Denny Chin asked Madoff, wearing a grey suit, dark tie and white shirt, how he would plead.
"Guilty," Madoff replied.
Defense lawyer Ira Sorkin said the silver-haired money manager should be allowed to remain free on bail in his seven-million-dollar Manhattan apartment until sentencing.
But Chin responded: "It is my intention to remand Mr Madoff," triggering applause from victims who had gathered in the court room.
Federal marshals then handcuffed Madoff behind his back and led him away.
Big questions remain over Madoff's possible accomplices and the extent of his theft.
One of Madoff's victims, who was allowed to address the court, said instead of allowing the guilty plea there should have been a trial.
"If we go to trial we have more of a chance to comprehend the global scale of this horrendous crime," the woman said. "We will bear witness to the pain that Mr Madoff inflicted on the young, the infirm and the old."
Madoff looked nervous when he first entered the court, watched from the packed benches and via video link by hundreds more people in a separate room.
He clasped and unclasped his hands, fidgeted with his chair, and answered questions from the judge in a barely audible voice.
But he appeared to gather confidence after Chin asked him to recount his crimes.
Speaking publicly for the first time since his shocking arrest on December 11, Madoff summarized how he lured clients into giving him their money.
They believed he was making legitimate investments, when in reality he was running a Ponzi scheme where funds invested by new clients are used to pay fake returns to existing clients.
Millions of dollars worth of investment funds sat in a New York bank account, which he would then dip into when clients said they wanted money back.
"The essence of my scheme was that I represented to clients ... that I would invest their money in common stock. Those representations were false for many years. I never invested those funds in the securities," he said. "Instead, those funds were in a Chase Manhattan account."
He said he was sorry and that he had never intended to perpetuate such an epic fraud, but that when he started out in the 1990s he felt "compelled" to impress important clients with good returns.
"I believed it would end quickly and I would extricate myself and my clients," he said. "This proved difficult and, in the end, impossible."
"I cannot adequately express how sorry I am," he added, saying: "I am here today to accept responsibility for my crimes."
Although Madoff is now a finished man, vast questions hang over the scandal.
No one has established just how much money was stolen. Prosecutors say that shortly before his arrest Madoff reported that he was managing about 65 billion dollars, whereas in reality he held only a "fraction" of that amount.
In total, prosecutors say, the government seeks to recover 177 billion dollars from Madoff, something his lawyers call a wildly inflated figure.
Another key question is who else might have been involved.
"He didn't do these crimes alone and I don't understand why conspiracy is not one of his pleas," one of the victims allowed to speak told the court. "Who handled it when he was gone?"
Prosecutors and Chin himself on Thursday stressed the case remains open.
"The government's investigation continues, is continuing. A lot of resources are being expended both to find assets and to find anyone else who might be responsible for this fraud," prosecutor Marc Litt said.
No-one else has been charged, but legal experts say the probe might turn to others, including Madoff's brother Peter, and his sons Mark and Andrew, who worked closely with him. His wife Ruth is about to get her own lawyer, having previously relied on Sorkin.
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The fire chief said his department was alerted to the fire by a neighbor who reported smoke coming from the house. Firefighters on arrival minutes later found the garage fully involved in flames. It took about 20 minutes to douse the blaze, Nelson said.
One of the building's owners, Ping Geng, come on the scene shortly after firefighters arrived. Nelson said there was only one person home during the fire and that there were no injuries. He estimated the value of the garage, which was used for storage, and its contents at $35,000. There was some heat damage to rear siding of the home, according to Nelson.
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By GARRY BROWN
SPRINGFIELD - Ryan Huddy of the Springfield Falcons grew up at hockey rinks.
If he wasn't on skates himself, he would be watching the Edmonton Oilers practice.
Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Paul Coffey ... they'd go whizzing by. So would his dad, Charlie Huddy, a defenseman who played 17 years in the National Hockey League.
"I was a kid. I didn't realize what I was seeing. Now that I look back, I know," the younger Huddy said.
What he was seeing were superstars of an era in which the Oilers won five Stanley Cups.
His father played on all five of those teams. Now he's an assistant coach for the Oilers, NHL parent club of the Falcons.
Ryan Huddy, 25, played four years at Bemidji State in Minnesota, then two years in Germany. The Oilers signed him as a free agent last August.
After 19 games with Stockton of the ECHL, Huddy got the call he was hoping for, a promotion to the Springfield roster. He made his AHL debut Dec. 3 at Lowell.
"It feels great to be here. I got a lot of playing time in Stockton, and now I'm just trying to work my way in here on a team that has a lot of talent," he said.
He'll be hoping for more ice time Wednesday night when the Falcons play at Worcester in the rescheduling of a Nov. 15 game that had to be postponed when the DCU Center had a power outage that took hours to fix.
"Ryan's such a smart player. He has great knowledge of the game, much like our captain (Tim Sestito). Hey, Ryan's been around a great organization for a long time," Falcons coach Jeff Truitt said.
Does the younger Huddy get overwhelmed at times as he tries to follow his father in the Oilers organization?
"It's not overwhelming at all. For one thing, he was a defenseman and I'm a forward," he said. "My dad and I talk a lot, and he's a real help to me."
Truitt works with Huddy the same way he works with any player put in his charge.
"We put him in the lineup because he deserves it. He wouldn't have been called up if he weren't the best guy available," Truitt said. "Now it's up to him, just as it is with any player we call, to work hard and try to stay here. We're real happy with the attitude we've seen from everybody we've brought up from Stockton,"
His Falcons have played well at times on the road, but Truitt wants to see them getting more points for their efforts.
"We've got to bring our best game to Worcester," he said.
ICE CHIPS: Forward Stephane Goulet and defenseman Ryan Constant arrived from Stockton late Monday. They skated with the team in practice Tuesday. "Goulet's a guy who can help us offensively, and Constant will add to our physical presence in the back," Truitt said ... Sestito is improving as he recovers from an injury, but the coach said, "He's not quite ready" ... Forward Greg Paukovich incurred a left ankle injury in practice, but should be good to go against Worcester ... The Falcons play at home once this week, Friday against Philadelphia. The Birds will play at Hartford Saturday night.


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FENTON, MI -- Police continue to receive complaints about a consignment shop that suddenly closed its doors while still owing people money.
The business, Resale 360, would accept goods from customers and sell it for them for a fee. It closed at the end of March, according to police.
Fenton Police Lt. Jason Slater said the department received a complaint last week that a 32-year-old woman was still owed $112 for items she gave them to sell.
The business, located on Silver Lake Road, has given some items back to people, but has not reimbursed people for items it already sold, Lasky said.
Fenton Police are working with the Genesee County Prosecutor's Office to determine charges.
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3D Helicopters has outfitted a Sikorsky S-76 with leather seating for eight to go after the executive charter service market in Newfoundland and Labrador. — Submitted photo
Mark Dobbin's new executive helicopter service has a special guest to help launch the new business: the Stanley Cup.
The St. John's businessman's new 3D Helicopters venture is scheduled to fly NHL winger Michael Ryder from St. John's to Bonavista on Tuesday with the Cup, which Ryder won this year with the Boston Bruins, and will serve as a coming-out party for the new company, which aims to fill a high-end passenger need in the province.
"Newfoundland is very well-served by the existing helicopter companies, whether it be Cougar, Universal, Canadian Helicopters — they're all great companies," he said. "(But) they don't really provide an executive charter service. They tend to be more focused upon the traditional Newfoundland market, which is utility. We had a requirement for an executive personnel helicopter, and we're piggybacking our requirement to offer it to the general public in the local business and government agencies."
The service consists of a single helicopter, the Sikorsky S-76. In offshore configuration, the Sikorsky would seat 12, but 3D Helicopters has a passenger cabin with leather seating for eight people. The company will charge $3,500 an hour for the helicopter plus fuel, which Dobbin said makes the actual cost of the helicopter flight about $4,500 an hour.
"It's quite a fast helicopter, 260 kilometres per hour," said Dobbin. "It's twin-engine, so it can fly direct, point-to-point anywhere in the island."
Dobbin said the helicopter will take Ryder and the Cup from St. John's to his hometown in Bonavista in about half an hour.
"It's pretty exciting. We were contacted a little over three weeks ago when the date was picked for Michael to have the Cup — as you know, (winning team members) only get it for one day each," he said.
"Michael, being very community-minded as he is, wants to get as much done as he can, so he's actually going to be bringing the Cup around St. John's. … He's doing some community service work with the Cup in St. John's and of course wanted to bring it to his hometown as well. And to accomplish both, he wanted to minimize the amount of time spent in a vehicle on the road, hence the turn to us."
Dobbin said the company's lucky to be able to launch with such a high-profile assignment.
"Weather permitting, the aircraft will land down just off the waterfront behind Raymonds restaurant. We'll load the Cup and the passengers aboard the helicopter and then half an hour later they'll be stepping off in Bonavista," he said. "We're very fortunate. I guess the stars lined up in that respect."
Dobbin said the company is called 3D Helicopters for two reasons: the first is to emphasize a helicopter's ability to fly in any direction. But there's also a personal reason.
"I have three children with the last name 'Dobbin,' so it's a nod to them as well," he said.
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Residents 'will be comfortable with what they will be seeing,' county official predicts.
The public will get its first look at the final draft plan for South Kitsap Community Park tonight, continuing a series of meetings designed to create a recreational environment that suits the entire South Kitsap region.
Kitsap County officials declined to share details of the plan, in an effort to give all those interested a chance to learn about it at the same time. They did, however, disclose that most of the development will occur at the southwest corner of the park, near the intersection of Jackson and Lund, and the remainder of the park would still consist of a network of hiking and biking trails.
The park consists of approximately 220 acres. The developed portion would account for approximately one-third of the total total area.
"We are using the word 'unveil' here about this plan,' said Kitsap County Parks and Recreation Director Chip Faver. "But there is nothing in this plan that isn't already familiar to the community. They will be comfortable with what they will be seeing."
Tonight's meeting is the fourth in the current series, during which attendees broke into small groups and discussed which facilities should be located in specific park locations.
Some of the items shown on the drawing, which is viewable online in an abstract drawing, include a paint-ball area, a dog park and a concert space.
While the parks staff declined to provide specific details, Parks Project Coordinator Martha Droge confirmed that a skateboard facility is part of the plan.
"The idea of a skateboard park received a great deal of support from the community," Droge said, "so it will come as no surprise that it is included in the plan."
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Without fail, whenever I see, or someone mentions, rocky road it instantly make me think of my dad.
I'm pretty sure it's his all-time favourite sweet treat but, then again, I'm pretty sure he loves most things sweet.
Lucky we're a cake-baking family. So with that in mind I thought I'd try my hand at making a cupcake that incorporated this yummy goodness. Give this recipe a try for your dad to see if he too loves rocky road.
Buon appetito!
RECIPE: Rocky Road Cupcakes
Makes: 12
130g unsalted butter, softened
150g caster sugar
2 eggs
190g self-raising flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
100ml milk
50g tinned cherries, drained and chopped
2 Fry's 55g Turkish delight bars, chopped into 1cm dice
100g mini-marshmallows or regular marshmallows, chopped into 1cm dice
20g toasted flaked coconut
70g unsalted roasted peanuts
200g milk chocolate, melted
Preheat oven to 180C and line muffin tins with paper cases and set aside. In a clean bowl beat together butter and sugar with electric beaters until it starts to become pale and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, making sure each is incorporated before the next is added. Using a spatula, fold in half the flour, cocoa and milk. Once combined, add the remaining flour, cocoa and milk and fold in. Lastly fold in cherries.
Spoon mix into paper cases, dividing evenly between 12. Pop into oven and bake for 20 minutes or until firm to touch on top. Remove from oven and allow to cool down. To make topping, in a small bowl combine Turkish delight, marshmallows, coconut and peanuts and put to one side. Line a baking tray with baking paper and make 12 circles of 5cm-size chocolate. On each circle pile on your topping mix and then drizzle with more chocolate. Put tray in fridge to set for 10 minutes before lifting each topping circle off and placing on to a cupcake.
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In the offseason, the Yankees chose to go with the younger, cheaper and more athletic Francisco Cervelli as the second catcher.
"Molina is a defensive profile guy too who doesn't hit," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. "Well, that guy cost a million bucks and this guy (Cervelli) cost nothing. So let's just go with the young guy."
Molina, 34, made $2 million last season while Cervelli is scheduled to make little more than the league minimum of $400,000.
In spring training, the Yankees have already faced another member of the championship team, Opening Day third baseman Cody Ransom (Phillies). And on Wednesday, the Yankees could see left fielder Johnny Damon and Phil Coke (Tigers).
Former Yankees center fielder Melky Cabrera (Braves) is also on the schedule while designated hitter Hideki Matsui (Angels) will likely be on the field for the Yankees' regular season home opener.
Cervelli, who will start at designated hitter, turned 24 on Saturday.
Yankees left fielder Curtis Granderson could get plenty of work against lefties as three of the Blue Jays pitchers scheduled to follow starter Shaun Marcum are left-handed.
Granderson, who hit .183 against lefties in 2009, is 0-for-3 in his first three looks against southpaws this spring. But Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Granderson has looked good at the plate, where he's hit a few balls hard.
The Blue Jays' lefties include Willie Collazo, Zach Jackson and Rommie Lewis.
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-millions of immigrants from Europe, Asia, and Latin America came to America. -African Amercians moved up north drawn by the factories
Why do cities grow so fast in the lat 1800s?
-millions on immigrants from Europe, Asia, and Latin America caem to America.
African Americans moved to the north dran by the factories.
Why were the Hull house, Salvation Army, and YMCA created?
-offered food and shelter, held classes and athletic and social activites, and offered poor daycare, social activities, and classes.
Compare the two men on their goa of attaing racial equailty for American Americans.
Booker T. Washington:
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Which long-awaited goal of the women's rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era?
-voting rights
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-exposed poor conditions and the meat packing indudtry.
What was the goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
-ban formation of trust and monopolies, not enforced until Teddy Rosevelt became president.
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NoPornNorthampton has a post about our story "The Sex Talk" here.
One passage provides a good opportunity to talk a little about how we develop and write stories. NoPorn writes:
Peters speaks with a few former porn performers who have had relatively positive experiences with the industry. The hazard of this approach, which reminds us of a pro-porn paper by Penn State Law Professors Clay Calvert and Robert D. Richards, is that it obscures the fact that for the majority of performers, their careers are nasty, brutish and short, with a low chance of wealth and a high risk of disease. It's no surprise, however, that it's easier to find and interview people who had positive experiences rather than bad ones, especially since performers who turn against the industry can experience vicious harassment.
What's interesting here is that we actually didn't set out specifically to find someone who'd had a relatively positive experience as a performer. Rather, we simply wanted to find anyone who lived in this area who'd had experience in the industry.
As it turned out, I knew someone who knew someone who'd had a short career as a performer, and she was kind enough to talk to us. But, I had no sense of whether her experience had been largely positive or largely negative. Going into the interview, Bill didn't really know what to expect.
In some cases, we try to balance a story out with a strict "present-both-sides" approach. In other cases -- and this is one of them -- we seek out someone with knowledge or experience relevant to the subject we're exploring, we go in without expectations, we listen to what they have to say, and we let the story unfold from there.


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Ralph Knisley of Randall Manor is taking over my gig as Advance food reviewer for the next several weeks.
No, I'm not quitting or leaving my post permanently. It's just that I'm going out on maternity leave in about two weeks. So when you don't see a blog float online by about 8 a.m. one weekday morning, you'll know what day has come.
Anyway, my husband asked me what I'd like my first meal to be after our little bundle of joy arrives. I think of all the things that were off limits in these nine months --- booze, sushi, loose eggs, brie, cold cuts, goat and feta cheeses, raw shellfish, canned tuna fish, smoked or cured fish, house-smoked meats, herbal teas, heavy-duty caffeine --- and I've managed to narrow that meal down to the following:
Lox piled on an onion bagel with cream cheese, red onion and capers AND freshly made eggs Benedict over whole wheat English muffins drowned in Hollandaise sauce AND a half dozen raw oysters. Oh, yes, and I'll wash that down with a glass of Heidsieck or something bubbly.
So today, I'm not going to ask you what your last meal would be. Rather, what would your first meal be if you needed to stay abstinent, so to speak, from your favorite food and drink?
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Use public transportation or carpool to the French Quarter area this weekend, during the Thanksgiving and Bayou Classic festivities, New Orleans police recommend as they announce traffic restrictions.
The New Orleans Police Department also plans to deploy more officers on foot, scooters, motorcycles and horses in the French Quarter, Central Business District and other areas where large crowds gather.
Vehicular traffic will be restricted as follows:
- Overnight Friday: From 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. Saturday.
- Overnight Saturday: From 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. Sunday.
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If heavy pedestrian or vehicular traffic occurs, Canal Street may be partially restricted between North Claiborne Avenue and the Mississippi River.
Vehicular traffic will not be allowed to cross Bourbon Street between Canal and Dumaine.
Motorists are asked to heed parking restrictions as well.
Illegally parked vehicles will be ticketed and towed, according to a news release from Sgt. Jonette Williams, 8th District community coordinator for the New Orleans Police Department.
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