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"It was perfect timing right there."
That's how Zeb Petrof, a Times Observer newspaper carrier, summed up his part in potentially saving a Starbrick family's home from extensive damage, or worse, as a result of an early morning house fire on Monday.
Petrof said he was driving down Greene Road and "looked over off to the right and the whole porch was lit on fire."
The fire, on the porch of Curtis Upton's residence, broke out sometime around 3 a.m.
Upton, as well as his fiancee, two-year-old daughter and seven-year-old son, were all asleep in the residence.
Petrof pounded on the door to wake Upton, who was sleeping on the couch just feet away from the flame.
After calling 911 and getting everyone out of the house, Petrof and Upton worked to bring water from the sink in an attempt to get the fire under control.
"That fire was just getting ready to take off," Petrof said. "(It was) getting ready to turn into a blaze."
Timing was everything, Petrof said, explaining that he was actually 15 to 20 minutes late picking up his bundle of papers to deliver early Monday morning.
Upton praised Petrof's response.
"I'm pretty thankful. He basically saved my house and my family," Upton said. "He spotted the fire before any smoke alarms went off."
Upton said, "We tried to douse the fire with water. I showed him where the faucet was. I'm just so grateful (for) his quick actions and the firefighters (that) saved us."
Asked how the fire started, Upton said there was a flower pot with a dried rootball with an ashtray nearby. He believes the fire must have smoldered for six to eight hours, starting as the family had been enjoying the beautiful weather Sunday evening out on the porch.
"The firefighters were surprised there was so little damage, and no internal damage," said Upton. "They were here for probably a couple of hours, from about 3:30 to 5 (a.m.) or so."
As for Petrof, once the situation was under control, he gave Upton his paper and finished the route. He described the experience as "a little bit of excitement."


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The Gladstone City Council this week extended its prohibition of medical marijuana dispensaries with the adoption of a year-long moratorium.
The council on Tuesday unanimously approved the moratorium, which prohibits the operation of dispensaries through May 1, 2015. The prohibition is allowed through a law signed last month by Gov. John Kitzhaber.
To be recognized by the state, cities and counties must approve their moratoriums by May 1. Wilsonville, Oregon City, Milwaukie and other cities have already approved their own temporary bans.
In the waning days of the legislative session, the Gladstone City Council in February enacted a temporary ban on the facilities. The council wanted to allow the planning commission time to craft regulations before March 3, when the state began registering dispensaries. That ban is set to expire in late August.
At the time, Senate Bill 1531, which allows for local regulation of medical marijuana facilities, was still under debate. But now that the bill is law, Gladstone City Attorney David Doughman suspected the council might want to extend the city's ban.
In addition, there might be some question as to whether the previous ban will be recognized under the new law.
"In the absence of this ordinance, someone could come forward and say I think what you've done to date is applicable to me," Doughman said.
In February, the owners of The Harvest Connoisseur, a prospective dispensary located at 325 East Berkeley St., protested the ban.
Testifying before the council, Shiloh and Stephanie Wilson said they already grow medical marijuana for several patients off site and they're worried they'll be zoned out of existence.
"We've already invested money into this," Stephanie Wilson said in an interview with The Oregonian. "Our patients want us here."
The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners is expected to hold a second public hearing on its own medical marijuana dispensary moratorium on April 24. The board will likely adopt it.
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Zack "Danger" Brown will have a job on his hands delivering on his potato salad promises. Kickstarter / YouTube
The UpTake: The entrepreneur behind the $70K (and counting) potato salad on Kickstarter will have a job on his hands delivering on the madcap crowdfunding concept. So far, he appears up to the task.
W e weren't surprised to discover that Zack Brown, the man behind the world's most famous potato salad, has entrepreneurial chops.
It's a good thing too, because Brown, the co-founder of Columbus, Ohio-based software development shop Base Two, is going to need them to deliver on his madcap Kickstarter project. As of this afternoon, Brown's crowdfunding campaign to make a potato salad had raised more than $70,000 (well exceeding its modest $10 goal).
So far Brown has promised at least a bite of potato salad to more than 2,500 backers who pledged above the $3 level. A party for backers. A live-streamed video of himself making the potato salad. Potato salad-themed apparel. And finally, a book featuring potato salad recipes from around the world.
Just like that, Brown has an overnight potato salad-inspired business with its fingers in live events, e-commerce and publishing. The idea may be ridiculous, but Brown is certainly going to work for that potato salad, which wasn't his idea going in.
"I never thought it would go this far. $10 seemed like a good, conservative goal," Brown said in an "Ask Me Anything" thread on Reddit."I think the thing people are responding to is the opportunity to come together around something equal parts absurd and mundane. Potato Salad isn't controversial, but it seems to unite us all."
Now, whether he wanted it or not, he's got a full-time job as the face of potato salad in addition to his duties at Base Two. As the company's Twitter feed points out, nobody in the media has been asking Brown about the company's approach to agile development.
Alex is a Brooklyn-based freelance journalist. He writes about media entrepreneurs and creatives for Upstart Business Journal.
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By PAUL NEWBERRY
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons sent a message to all the skeptics with a resounding victory over the defending Super Bowl champions.
Matt Ryan threw three touchdowns passes and the Falcons' defense handed New York its first regular-season shutout since 1996, stifling the Giants 34-0 on Sunday.
Julio Jones caught a couple of scoring throws from Ryan, who broke his own franchise records for completions and passing yards in a season. Matty Ice finished 23 of 28 for 270 yards.
The Falcons (12-2), who have already clinched the NFC South, moved a step closer to locking up home-field advantage throughout the conference playoffs. One more win would ensure for them that any postseason contests before the Super Bowl are held at the Georgia Dome.
Eli Manning threw two interceptions for New York (8-6), which dropped into a first-place tie with Washington in the NFC South. Dallas had a chance to make it a three-way tie later in the day, hosting Pittsburgh (update).
The Giants also went 0 for 3 on fourth down and missed a short field goal.
Despite their lofty record, Atlanta has received plenty of criticism for winning ugly against inferior opponents. A 30-20 loss to last-place Carolina a week ago only seemed to reinforce the notion that the Falcons are headed for another short stay in the playoffs. They have yet to win a postseason game since Ryan took over as the quarterback in 2008, going 0-3.
But one thing the Falcons never seem to do anymore is lose two straight games. They extended the NFL's longest active streak since consecutive defeats to 49 games, going back to the 2009 season.
"We love the haters, man," said Falcons cornerback Asante Samuel, who had the first interception against Manning. "The haters keep us going. So keep your hate coming. We love it. It makes us play with a chip on our shoulder."
For the Giants, it was a miserable performance when they desperately needed a win, at a time of year when they normally play some of their best football.
"Atlanta was very, very good. We were very, very bad," New York coach Tom Coughlin said. "There's no excuse for what happened here."
Manning threw his first pick on the second play of scrimmage, setting up a quick Atlanta touchdown. Coach Tom Coughlin made a curious call late in the first half, passing up another short field goal attempt when his team was almost 2 yards shy of the marker. Asante Samuel batted down a short pass intended for Victor Cruz, sending Atlanta to the locker room with a commanding 17-0 lead and all the momentum.
But even if the Giants had taken the field goal, it's probably wouldn't have made much difference.
The tone in this one was set right away.
When Manning attempted to hit Hakeem Nicks on a short pass to the right, Samuel stepped in to make the interception and return it to the Giants' 16. From there, Michael Turner ran it four straight times, the last of those a 1-yard plunge that gave Atlanta a 7-0 lead less than 3 minutes into the game.
Manning finished 13 of 25 for 161 yards, leaving him with a dismal 38.9 rating – his worst since a Dec. 23, 2007, win at Buffalo.
"We have two games left and we have to win those two games," Manning said. "What else happens after that, we don't know and can't control."
It was all Falcons after Lawrence Tynes missed a chip shot kick from 30 yards, ruining an impressive second possession by the Giants. Atlanta took it 80 yards from there, with Ryan going to Harry Douglas on a 37-yard gain for the big gainer. Then, on third-and-11 from the 12, Ryan went to his favorite target, Tony Gonzalez, in the end zone. The 16-year veteran leaped over safety Will Hill to haul in the high throw – and hopped up quickly for his customary dunk over the goalposts.
Early in the second half, the Falcons blew it open on Ryan's 40-yard touchdown pass to Jones down the left sideline. Finally, after a drive that used up more than 9 minutes in the fourth quarter, Ryan went to Jones for a 3-yard TD.
The Giants turned it over one more time in the closing minutes, leading to their first shutout in the regular season since a 24-0 defeat at Philadelphia on Dec. 1, 1996. The performance came just a week after they put up 52 points on the New Orleans Saints.
There was a moment of silence before the game honoring the Connecticut shooting victims, and the Giants also wore "SHES" decals on their helmets for Sandy Hills Elementary School.
Even more touchingly, Cruz dedicated the game to 6-year-old victim Jack Pinto, who was reported to be a big Giants fan.
"It was very emotional, obviously, during the game," said Cruz, who caught three passes for 15 yards. "With a family facing that much tragedy, you want to be someone that inspires them, someone that can put a smile on their face at a time where it's tough to do that."


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As the festival's new "queen," Morden, 33, of New Era said she is on a mission to help make the asparagus industry a more profitable product in the county, state and country.
"It was particularly important for me to run this year in memory of my dad, since I lost him to cancer in February," said Morden, who is the daughter of Margaret Kamrowski of Idlewild and the late Donald Kamrowski. Donald Kamrowski died just shy of his 70th birthday.
Morden said her father grew asparagus on their family farm in Rothbury while holding a full-time job at a local factory to support his family and the farm. Over the years, she watched her father and other farmers work and fight hard to keep their dreams of farming alive, while many had to sell their land in the end.
During her yearlong reign, Morden said she'll use her experience and "home-bred" passion for the community, farmers and industry to bring awareness not only to the nutritional and tasty value of asparagus, but the industry and national festival's need for support to continue.
"When I ran for the title three years ago and received the honor of being the runner-up (to) Heather J.R. Green, my reason for running was purely to promote our struggling asparagus and agricultural industry," Morden wrote on her application to the National Festival Committee before the Mrs. Asparagus competition in March. "Since then, the festival has been in jeopardy due to budget concerns and a lack of volunteers.
"The National Asparagus Festival has become an annual tradition that many local residents and tourists look forward to each year," Morden wrote. "It is an important community event and if we wish to continue, money must be raised, volunteers need to be found and the requirements of the NAF board must be made known. As queen, I could help make this happen."
Married to Peter Morden, she is a mother of six, including 9-month-old twins, an educator, and a program director of ASPIRE at Shelby Public Schools. Morden will make various appearances during her reign, including appearances in parades, festivals and schools.
Morden said she will make a business trip this month to Washington, D.C., where she intends to talk with area legislative representatives about the needs of the asparagus industry and to solicit their continued support.
Morden said she is determined to make a difference and it's her commitment and passion for the cause that helped her to win the festival's Mrs. Asparagus title, said Linda Jonseck, the festival queen's coordinator and Mrs. Asparagus 2000.
"She's a good choice," Jonseck said. Morden was chosen Mrs. Asparagus Queen by a panel of judges based upon a point system that included each candidate's private and on-stage interviews, poise, enthusiasm and knowledge.
Jonseck said competition this year was a "standout" with competitors that included Kim Morden's sister-in-law, Crystal Morden of Muskegon, Jessica Bates of Shelby and Mrs. Asparagus runner-up Patrisha Danes of Ferry Township.
Sweet music for the soul
Women of Purpose will present a free worship concert this weekend that lovers of gospel music won't want to miss.
The organizers have spent months recruiting community female vocalists and musicians, and rehearsing a wide range of traditional and contemporary gospel selections. The concert is scheduled 6 p.m. Saturday at Queen Esther Missionary Baptist Church, 2220 Superior in Muskegon Heights."It's going very well," said Susie Jackson, the project's minister of music. "The women are excited about the unity of getting together as one body in Christ. Rehearsals have been inspiring and spirit-filled and we're just hoping some lost sister (at the concert) will see the light as these women illuminate the Christ in them and will choose our God as their Savior."
The musical will mark the third year the community gospel choir has presented a concert.
"It's been such an anointed experience, and this year we have 18 churches combined that's a part of this fellowship and have signed up for the workshops," said Jacquie Oliver-Frierson, the project's program coordinator.
She said she hopes the concerts are just the beginning of what will become a multipurpose ministry.
"This is what we're starting with, women in music, and we're hoping to take it further, where it will grow into a ministry of women ministering, a ministry where you can have women come together and talk about different issues, senior women counseling younger women coming up ... and helping women in need."
The concert this weekend is sponsored by Queen Esther church's Senior Mission Ministry and a free-will offering will be taken at the event, with proceeds collected to support the church's mission group.
For more information about the concert, contact the church at (231) 739-8825.
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St. Tammany Parish government offices and the parish courthouse will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday due to the threat of severe weather conditions. Only emergency personnel in parish government will be required to report for duty, while some local government employees will be on-call if they are needed, according to a news release from the parish's public information office
The parish has instituted its cold weather protocols. The public works department will be sanding bridges and pre-positioning barricades for road and bridge closures if the need arises, according to the release.
The St. Tammany government offices were also closed Friday due to wintery weather. The parish said it will provide updates on the weather conditions on an as-needed basis on its Facebook and Twitter feeds, as well as through local media.


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ACC Needs Old 'Canes
Nearly 10 years ago, Miami and Virginia Tech kicked off a process that has now turned Big East, a one time power conference, into an unnamed, amped up version of Conference USA.
Back in 2004 when the schools became members of the ACC, it was supposed to shift the balance of power among the football conferences. For the most part, Virginia Tech has held up its end of the deal. However, Miami hasn't made any significant waves in the conference since their arrival. For the sake of both the ACC and the Hurricanes football program, that needs to change.
In the Hurricanes' last four seasons as a member of the Big East, they finished with double-digit win totals in every season and earned a BCS bowl birth as well. In the time since they haven't won more than nine games in a single season.
The reasons the Hurricanes need to return to championship form are obvious.
BCS Standings
Last year's BCS standings highlighted the need for another good ACC team. The computer rankings docked the conference's top teams, Florida State and Clemson, in the standings. The computers use strength of schedule as a major factor in their rankings.
In Week 12 of the BCS rankings, Florida State earned a No. 6 ranking from the Harris Poll and USA Today, but due to their computer ranking of 17, they found themselves 10th overall. To put it in perspective, Florida State, a one-loss team, was at the time behind every one-loss SEC team in the only national standings that matter until a playoff is implemented. To make matters worse, the Seminoles were behind two-loss South Carolina and LSU.
Granted, non-conference scheduling plays a role in this dynamic, but a few more formidable ACC teams would help more.
Everybody loves parity
If the current college basketball season has taught us anything it's that competitiveness is a plus. The ACC's Coastal Division has lacked this characteristic since the conference split in 2004.
Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech have been the only teams to win the Coastal crown and compete in the ACC Championship Game.
It may seem like Clemson and Florida State have a stronghold on the Atlantic Division, but Wake Forest and Boston College have also represented the Atlantic in the Championship.
Notre Dame stirs nostalgic feelings
Yes, the Fighting Irish have found their way into an ACC football column. Last season Notre Dame reminded us of what it was like to have one of the dormant giants back in the national championship conversation. Perhaps now would be a good time for the Hurricanes to do the same.
The 2003 season was the last time the Hurricanes have been anywhere close to a BCS bowl. The idea of meaningful rivalry games against Florida and Florida State would be a welcome occurrence.
Last season made one thing clear: die-hard college football fans love anything resembling the good ol' days.


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The New Orleans Privateers baseball team (11-32, 2-22 Southland) could not complete a ninth inning rally in an 8-6 loss to the McNeese State Cowboys (27-21, 16-8) on Sunday at Maestri Field at First NBC Ballpark.
Trailing 8-5 heading into the ninth against reliever Cole Prejean, the Privateers got a single from Jonathan Santana and a double off the wall by Andre Damiens that brought the tying run to the plate. New Orleans could only manufacture one run off the early threat though when Michael Cusimano's sacrifice fly RBI made it 8-6. Prejean induced a fly out to center to preserve the win, and his first save of the year.
Both teams traded early momentum, but the Privateers got the first lead of the game in the third when Damiens hit a two-run single to right to put New Orleans ahead 3-2. Starter Daniel Martinez got into some trouble in the fourth, and was pulled with two outs and the bases loaded. "He (Andre) has done a great job, and it's when we've needed it. Cusimano's hit the ball well and he'll be in there. He's swung the bat pretty good," said coach Ron Maestri.
"With two outs, we give them two runs. Today we had six freshmen and they've got to learn how to compete, but we're going to stay with them and I'd like to finish up on a good note," said Maestri.
Darron McKigney came in and after throwing two pitches, the game was stopped by the Privateers coaching staff who protested the count, which was lost by the home plate umpire. After the count was changed, McKigney allowed a walk to tie the game. A hit batter put McNeese back on top, and a passed ball extended the Cowboys advantage to 5-3.
McNeese added two runs off of McKigney in the sixth after the only Privateers error occurred. With two outs, a ground ball to second was kicked and kept the frame alive. Reed Gordy delivered a single to push the Cowboys lead to 7-3. New Orleans grabbed two runs back in the bottom half of the frame.
The Privateers missed a chance to cut further into the deficit in the seventh inning. Damiens led off the frame by reaching on an error, then stole second. A ground ball on the right side of the infield moved Damiens to third with one out. New Orleans called for a suicide squeeze by Cusimano, but the ball didn't get far enough in front of the plate and Damiens was tagged out at home.
"One of the telling things, we had eight walks today. When you got a good hitting team you can't expect your pitcher in a key situation to shut everybody down. Throw strikes, if they hit it they hit but we can't walk them," said Maestri.
The Privateers out-hit McNeese 12-9 on the day. Samuel Capielano went 3-for-5 with three doubles and two runs scored while also driving in one. Santana also added two hits on the day, and scored once. Martinez went 3.2 innings while on a pitch count, and took the loss. Martinez struck out three but also issued three walks.
For McNeese, Hans Ask went 3-for-5 and scored two runs. Jackson Gooch added three runs while drawing three walks and getting hit by a pitch once. Cameron Toole went 2-for-5 from the ninth spot in the order to jolt the bottom of the Cowboys lineup. Prejean went the final three innings for the save while Bryce Kingsley picked up the win.
The Privateers will head to Northwestern State for their final road series. First pitch is set for Friday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m.


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TRURO - The Truro Leon's Furniture Bearcats recently nailed down third spot in the final regular season standings with a 4-1 peewee AA hockey win over the Acadia Axemen.
The Bearcats compete in the league championship tournament later this month in Antigonish.
Kaleb Johnstone, Lyndsey Smith, Aiden Pitcher and Sam Stoddard all scored for Truro against Acadia while Steven Jackson picked up the win between the pipes. Daniel MacKenzie and Mitchell Rector chipped in with assists.


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GARDENDALE, Alabama – Yogurt Mountain in Gardendale will hold a grand opening Thursday, June 26.
The Birmingham-based frozen yogurt chain announced it would open a Gardendale location in January. Yogurt Mountain Gardendale is located in the shopping center at the corner of Fieldstown Road and Mt. Olive Road, next to Panera Bread.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held that day at 4 p.m.
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TUPPER LAKE - It's been a long time coming, but construction of the Wild Walk is finally underway.
Once complete, the handicap-accessible elevated walkway will be The Wild Center nature museum's newest installation. It might be its most unique feature, too.
The finished project is slated to open next year on July 4, the museum's nine-year anniversary. It will include a series of platforms connected by suspension bridges and walkways, all interlaced with educational exhibits created by Wild Center staff.
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Joel Harmon, left, and Ryan Gill of Phoenix Welding and Fabricating work on one of the towers that will become part of The Wild Center's new Wild Walk exhibit in Tupper?Lake.
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This 40-foot tower is one of six that will be erected for The Wild Center's new Wild Walk exhibit.
(Enterprise photo — Shaun Kittle)
"The whole concept is to give people a different perspective as they go from the forest floor to the tree canopy," said David St. Onge, manager of grounds at The Wild Center.
Building began Tuesday, and the vision for the Wild Walk is already apparent, even though the footprint for the project is minimal. Several branching paths lead to foundations that will soon support six sets of steel pillars, which will rise about 40 feet above the forest floor in a teepee shape.
The components of the Wild Walk were constructed in a warehouse by Phoenix Welding and Fabricating over the winter. Two of the steel teepees were erected Wednesday afternoon by workers from that company.
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Once they're all in place, the teepees will hold the various attractions, which include a raptor nest, a log "uber-twig" treehouse and an enormous spiderweb made from cargo netting.
Wild walkers will be able to interact with everything once the structure is complete. Stairs will lead to the raptor nest, where a view of the surrounding forest and the Adirondack High Peaks awaits. The treehouse will be open for exploration, and the spider web will be climbable.
A portion of the Wild Walk will also give people a look at life in the tree canopy of an Adirondack forest. Blinds there will enable visitors to observe birds in nearby tree branches without the birds observing them.
Around the corner from the bird blinds, a replica of a white pine snag, or standing dead tree, will contain a spiral staircase. As visitors go through the snag, they will learn how organisms like fungi, insects and woodpeckers depend on dead trees.
At the bottom of the snag, a life-sized wood carving of a snoozing black bear and its cub will greet explorers.
COST of Wisconsin, a company that specializes in themed exhibitions, took a digital photo of white pine tree bark and is using that to create an exact replica for the snag's bark.
St. Onge said talk of a new installation began in 2006 as an outline for a single-tower structure with an educational focus on birds.
"We decided we needed to do something different here and create something that wasn't so linear," St. Onge said. "We explored a lot of different things, but we've also managed to keep it educational."
The final exhibition is a collaboration of the museum staff's creative input throughout the years. In that time, ideas were developed and kept while others were scrapped. A suggestion to put in a treetop zipline was tossed aside, but the larger-than-life spiderweb has endured.
Even though the $5.5 million project has begun, fundraising for it isn't finished. The Wild Center has received two New York State Economic Development Council grants, one for $250,000 and another for $1 million, and has received about another $1.25 million in donations. If the project is to be completed, another $3 million must be raised.
To donate to the Wild Walk, visit www.wildcenter.org/campaign or contact Wild Center Director of Philanthropy Hillarie Logan-Dechene at email@example.com or call 518-359-7800 ext. 103.
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Fiji 42 France 6
It's a long time since the golden era of French rugby league and high hopes they might be returning to more honey-coloured success were snubbed out by Fiji last night.
The Tri Colores have twice been World Cup runners-up (1954 and 1968) but there will be no such heroics this time around.
They won't even get out of their group.
France were highly favoured to emerge as winners of Pool 2, particularly after their 36-18 win over Scotland last week and collection of decent results against New Zealand and Australia in recent times, but they were made to look ordinary by a Fiji side who will now fancy their chances of winning through to the last four.
Fiji can progress to the semifinal qualifier against the winner of Pool 3 if they can beat Scotland on Wednesday night.
They can even afford a narrow loss, so superior is their points differential.
Fiji had the game under control as early as the 42nd minute, when Akuila Uate scored his second try
and Fiji's fourth to open out to a decisive 24-6 lead.
Uate was the star of the show and will surely add to the four NRL games he played for the Newcastle Knights this season.
Fiji's strength is their backline and it's stacked with experience with the likes of Jarryd Hayne (Eels), Wes Naiqama (Knights), Daryl Millard (Bulldogs), Semi Tadulala (Bradford Bulls).
Brisbane's Ashton Sims did a good job leading an inexperienced forward pack with players straight out of clubs like the Parkes Spacemen, Terrigal Sharks and Fassifern.
France didn't have the flair or fluency to get back into the game, especially against a team that employed good doses of discipline, as well as pace and power.
If Fiji do progress to the semifinal qualifier, probably against Samoa, they would not look out of place
in the final four on the evidence of last night.
They got on the front foot as early as the seventh minute, when Hayne dummied his way over for the night's opening try.
Fiji's second was less convincing and they were given the benefit of the doubt by the video referee after the ball ricocheted off Hayne's shoulder into the arms of a jubilant Iowane Divavesi of Terrigal Sharks fame.
France got on the scoreboard on the half hour through transplanted Frenchman John Wilson but it was the only high-point in a disappointing night for them.
As the try-count mounted and they were forced to trudge back behind their own line for each conversion, the looks of shock turned to utter despair.
Fiji deservedly took an 18-6 lead into halftime and they piled on four more tries in the second spell to post the most convincing scoreline of the World Cup.
The kava would have been flowing freely on the streets of Suva last night. For France, it was a night to forget.
Fiji 42 (A. Uate 3, J. Hayne 2, I. Divavesi, S. Tora tries, W. Naiqama 7 gls) France 6 (J. Wilson try, T. Bosc gl). Halftime: 18-6.


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As part of it's World on Stage Festival the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center will present the African Children's Choir "Journey of Hope" concert on Sunday, November 14 at 3:00 p.m.
*Tickets Only $10 for Friends of Alabama Baby & Child!
*Subject to availability. To receive this special offer, call the ASC Box Office at (205) 975-2787 and reference the code "CHOIR."
Offer not good on previously purchased tickets.
For twenty-three years this choir has been changing the lives of Africa's most vulnerable children. Story after story tells of children coming to this choir as orphans or from dire living conditions and emerging as performing artists, physicians, business leaders - all with a commitment to improve the lives of other children.
The choir raises funds to send the members to school, provide housing, and continued leadership training.


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An in-depth look at the sexual assault allegations connected to former Saints safety Darren Sharper (Bleacher Report)
Boise State defensive end Demarcus Lawrence, Clemson wide receiver Martavis Bryant among players the Saints should target in NFL draft (CBS Sports)
Cornerback, outside linebacker, center top the Saints' need list in the NFL draft (Yahoo!)
Oregon State wide receiver Brandin Cooks, Utah cornerback Keith McGill slated for the Saints' top two draft picks (NFL.com)
Tackle (huh?) might be a thought for the Saints at No. 27 overall (Fox Sports)
Former Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins says defensive coordinator Rob Ryan wasn't the problem in Dallas, the players were (ESPN)


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Liverpool, NY — Five Liverpool Central School District fine arts alumni, mentors and contributors were inducted into the Liverpool Fine Arts Hall of Fame May 22.
Since 2003, VITAL has honored those who have contributed to the arts (music, visual arts, dance and theater) through the LCSD Fine Arts Hall of Fame. There are three categories in which individuals can be nominated:
Alumnus: A Liverpool alumnus or alumna who has distinguished him or herself in the area of the fine arts.
Contributor: A community member who has given of his or her time and energy for the betterment of the fine arts in Liverpool.
Mentor: A retired Liverpool School District staff member who has supported, inspired and motivated the community in the area of fine arts.
The 2011 inductees are Mark Wright, Colleen Lisson, Bryan Steele (Polashenski), Leslie Nicoletti and Elizabeth Quackenbush.
Here's a description of each inductee provided by the school district.
Mark Wright (1959-2010) was the grants director at the Cultural Resources Council of Central New York. He was instrumental in shaping the landscape of the CNY arts community. He was especially dedicated to helping young people in the arts pursue their interests and helped hundreds of students to advance their studies in their chosen discipline. The Liverpool High School Music Department was a benefactor of his work as grants director. Through his guidance and tutelage the Liverpool High School Jazz Ensemble was awarded numerous grants to help fund its annual Jumpin' Jazz Jam. He also was instrumental in securing funds to send the LHS Jazz Combo to the Next Generation Festival in Monterey, California.
Retired LHS educator Colleen Lisson enjoyed a 34-year career as an art teacher. While at Liverpool High School, she taught a variety of classes including studio art, drawing and painting 1and 2, architectural design, ceramics, photography, sculpture and printmaking. During her tenure, she served as a mentor to her colleagues and students. Many new art teachers turned to her for support and guidance. Her students remember her for her transformation of the student art show, Visual Encounters. Due to her vision, the one-day event evolved into a week-long art show celebrating the work of high school's art department. She also is credited with founding the National Art Honor Society at the high school and continues to serve as its advisor. Many of her former students have gone on to become successful in visual art careers, thanks to her encouragement and tutelage.
Leslie Nicoletti graduated from Liverpool High School in 1980. Following high school, Nicoletti studied studio arts at Portland School of Art (Maine). She continued her studies graduating magna cum laude from Syracuse University and completed her education earning her master's degree from Oswego State University. An accomplished artist in her own right, she has served as an artist-in-residence in more than a dozen Central New York schools. Her ceramic murals, handmade paper murals and painted scenes are proudly part of the landscape of many Liverpool schools. Most notably, she has a ceramic piece in the permanent collection of the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse. She is the 2010 recipient of the Central Region Art Educator of the Year Award from the New York State Art Teachers Association. She is an art teacher in the Baldwinsville School District and continues her work as senior assistant to internationally acclaimed artist Margie Hughto.
Elizabeth Quackenbush is a 1990 graduate. She received her undergraduate degree in music education with a vocal concentration from SUNY Fredonia and her master's degree in music education from Syracuse University. She has created an exemplary choral music program at Jamesville-Dewitt High School, and has directed/produced 15 shows at J-D. She also has collaborated with Broadway musical directors Kevin Stites and Richard Alexander in her role as director of the acclaimed show choir, In Achord. Active in the community, she has served as the music director for the local theater group, The Talent Company. She has served numerous times as a guest conductor of All-County Chorus for Chenango and Oneida counties and The Chautauqua Institute. Most recently, she served as guest conductor for the 2010 Syracuse City School District All-City High School Choir. She has been selected by Who's Who Among American Teachers and received the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra Musician's Outstanding Music Educators Award in 2009.
Liverpool High School class of 1987 graduate, Bryan Steele (Polashenski), has earned his rank amongst fellow professional musicians and composers. Following his graduation from Ithaca College, he pursued a career as a professional saxophonist and composer. His experience spans film scores, advertising, television and performing. He has performed and recorded with such greats as Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Steven Tyler, Busta Rimes and Blood, Sweat and Tears. As a musical director and featured soloist, he toured with the first national tour of the Broadway show, "Movin' Out." As a songwriter and composer, he has placed songs with artists worldwide as well as having achieved hundreds of placements in television and video games. To date, he has recorded three CDs as a leader.


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J.M. Gelbord, H.L. Marshall (MIT Center for Space Research), D.A. Schwartz (SAO), D.M. Worrall, D. Birkinshaw (U. Bristol & SAO), E.S. Perlman (UMBC), J. Lovell, D. Jauncey (CSIRO), D.W. Murphy, R.A. Preston (JPL)
We are conducting an X-ray survey of flat-spectrum radio quasars selected by extended radio flux. In this poster, we present ground-based optical observations made with the Magellan 6.5m telescope in support of this survey. Our ongoing Magellan program includes both spectroscopic and imaging observations. We use spectra to confirm optical identifications and to measure redshifts of a few sources. Imaging data provide optical fluxes (or flux limits) for the jets, which in turn constrain broad-band models of jet emission. In all but one system optical upper limits imply that X-ray emission is produced by inverse Compton scattering of the cosmic microwave background. Such IC-CMB models imply relativistic jets with kinetic powers comparable to the bolometric luminosity of quasar cores.
In one system, PKS 1421-490, we have discovered a unique optically-dominated jet: one jet knot is ~200-300 times brighter than the core in the optical band and 3.5 times brighter in X-rays. Its optical spectrum is featureless, ruling out most possible sources of contamination; a deeper upcoming observation will both improve the S/N of the jet spectrum and allow us to measure the redshift of the core (photometric colors suggest z>2.5). We will discuss this intriguing jet knot in detail.
This work has been supported in part under SAO contracts GO4-5124X and SV1-61010.
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Can Kubiak Stay Out Of The Hot Seat?
In the 10 year history of the Houston Texans franchise, seven have had Gary Kubiak as head coach.
Much like the past few seasons, Kubiak may very well find himself on the hot seat if the team does not meet their particularly high expectations. Though he has coached the franchise from the middle of the pack to among the top teams in the NFL, the team has yet to make the Super Bowl.
Kubiak has trusted undrafted free agent Arian Foster to be the feature back and he has stuck by quarterback Matt Schaub.
Both players have been huge factors in the success of the Houston offense, along with Texans lifer Andre Johnson.
However, the defense has been the force to be reckoned with recently.
The Texans have a solid defense filled with impact players. They have drafted 10 defensive players in the first round since the team's inaugural season in 2002.
Many of the Texans recent draft choices have grown to become house hold names, such as J.J. Watt and Brian Cushing.
That said, with a solid offense and a strong defense, the excuses, if any, are no longer acceptable and fans should be expecting a Super Bowl appearance is in the very near future.
If Kubiak can not get this team to deliver soon, do not be surprised if defensive coordinator Wade Phillips is promoted, at least in the interim and especially if the first half of the season puts the team in a deep hole.
Why Phillips you may ask?
He has had previous experience as a head coach for the in-state rival Dallas Cowboys, the Buffalo Bills and the Denver Broncos. He is also the son of Bum Phillips, a former coach for the Eagles.
So if Kubiak's time in Houston ends on a sour note, would opportunities be waiting for him with another franchise?


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The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested a woman accused of trafficking a Texas teen for prostitution. Vice detectives discovered Andrea Birdow, 22, of Sherman, Texas, and the 16-year-old girl at a hotel in Metairie on Wednesday morning, according to a Sheriff's Office arrest report.
Birdow and the girl allegedly propositioned investigators for sex in exchange for $320 during a prostitution sting at a motel in the 5900 block of Veterans Memorial Boulevard, the report said. After detectives took the two into custody, detectives learned that Birdow rented the room as a base of operations for prostitution dates for herself and the teen.
Birdow was aware the girl was only 16, the report said. But the girl was forced to engage in prostitution, according to the report. Birdow would collect the money the girl earned and turn it over to their pimp, the arrest report said. The pimp was not identified.
Birdow allegedly allowed the teen to sit in on her own dates and instructed her on how to perform certain sex acts, according to the report. After investigators arrested Birdow, they discovered 5 grams of marijuana in her pocket.
Birdow was booked Wednesday night at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna with trafficking a child for sexual purposes, prostitution, crimes against nature and possession of marijuana. Birdow was still being held there Thursday on a $15,500 bond. No other information was available about the teen.


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Strategy paper falls short on ideas we need for sustained growth
Published 21/12/2013 | 02:30
Ireland has undergone a five-year financial wake, the last three of which were controlled and monitored by the troika. Now the wake is over and the troika has departed.
New forecasts by IBEC (2.8pc growth) and the ESRI (2.7pc growth) predict that the Irish economy is entering a new phase offering the prospect of significant growth in employment and greater buoyancy in tax revenues which may forestall the need for further austere measures in the next Budget. As these optimistic forecasts were announced the Government launched its new policy, A Strategy for Growth: Medium-Term Economic Strategy 2014-2020, a document "to point the way to a stable and prosperous future, and away from the failed policies of boom and bust that have cost us so dearly".
What is happening and will this new strategy deliver?
Ireland during the Celtic Tiger years has so far undergone two phases. The first was the virtuous phase from 1994 to 2000 when the country experienced unprecedented growth by very effectively linking in with Silicon Valley's hi-tech revolution and acting as a pontoon for hi-tech products and services between California and Europe. The US hi-tech multinational companies (MNCs) provided the core for growth around which the services and construction sectors were able to expand further.
Tax revenues increased, the budget deficits transformed into budget surpluses and the national debt/GDP ratio fell dramatically. It was the best of times. Unfortunately, just after the economy appeared to peak in 2000, the worst-of-times scenario started to unfold. The dot-com bubble burst, growth declined in the US economy, confidence fell -- sparked further by the atrocities of 9/11 -- and, as 2001 unfolded, it looked as if Ireland's growth phase was over.
This turned out not to be the case as the second phase of Celtic Tiger emerged. The 2002 Budget provided a range of apparently attractive fiscal incentives for investors in the property market and the Irish banks found an apparently unlimited new source of funds in the euro markets. The builder/developer/banker second phase of the Celtic Tiger produced a property market bubble the consequences of which produced Ireland's five-year financial wake.
Now it appears the period of mourning is over and Ireland is back on the path of economic growth. This, in my opinion, is the start of the third phase of the Celtic Tiger, a phase that once again will be driven by the export performance of MNCs linked in closely with the US and UK economies, both of which are in growth phases. Through the period of 2008-12, as the economy suffered, the MNCs nevertheless remained robust and expanded into further sectors such as social media and gaming.
Against this promising background it may be asked whether the new medium-term strategy provides sufficient direction for Ireland to embark effectively into a third, and more virtuous, Celtic Tiger phase. Unfortunately, after reading it, one feels that our policymakers are caught up in a type of Stockholm Syndrome identifying too closely with their recent gaolers, the troika, and not fully capable of providing a vision for the path of the economy as it moves towards 2020.
Of course the fiscal rules of the game have to be presented and maintained. The targets of a 3pc budget deficit for 2015 and a movement towards budgetary balance in 2020 are obligatory. The maintenance of these will bring the debt/GDP ratio from its current 125pc to close to 90pc in 2020. But once these elements were factored into the strategy, there was considerable scope to provide some vision rather than outlining a wide range of aspirations.
If we are to embrace the viewpoint that our economic destiny is very closely linked to the growth of the MNCs then why is there so little about this sector and its needs in the strategy?
THE MNCs continually call for more numerate and linguistically gifted graduates. Current government strategy has greatly reduced funding to the universities while, at the primary school level, pioneering foreign language programmes have effectively been abolished -- Fine Gael still has to fulfill an election promise about making Irish an optional subject.
So how will current policy produce the necessary graduates and linguists? And what type of contingency planning relative to the MNCs is in place to counter any of the proposed changes in corporate taxation that have been raised both in the United States and Europe?
The cleansing and development of the banking sector is obviously a vital part of the re-construction of the financial sector of the economy smitten by debt overhang and deleveraging. The strategy document keeps referring to "a suite of financial products" (p.34), "a suite of appropriate products" (p.34), and "a suite of tailored and customised financial products" (p.39). It will be interesting to see if and when these suites of financial products will be unleashed. In the interim it may be more important to spell out the possibilities for the two pillar banks (AIB and Permanent/TSB) owned by the State and how exactly they will unlock their bad loans and non-performing mortgages.
Groupthink was one of the root causes behind the recent financial collapse. This strategy document still smacks of groupthink. Vision and creativity are lacking. They are badly needed if Ireland is to progress towards the full employment society of 2020.
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Feb. 20, 2012
Final Stats
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - It wasn't easy, even when it looked like it would be.
But the Fayetteville State Lady Broncos took a potentially devastating blow from the Livingstone Lady Blue Bears and shook it off, using a late 9-2 run to put the finishing touches on a 78-71 victory on Monday night at Felton J. Capel Arena.
Up by 19 points early in the second half, the Fayetteville State Lady Broncos (12-13, 6-9, 4-5) were cruising.
But the Livingstone Lady Blue Bears (8-16, 4-10, 3-6) weren't going to allow the Lady Broncos an easy win in their home finale, and used a 25-8 run to trim the deficit to one, eventually taking the lead, 54-53, with 6:55 remaining in the game. It was Livingstone's first lead since 1-0 with 18:10 to go in the first half.
The two teams traded the lead five more tiems and tied seven times before the end, but senior Tashama Banner, in her final game at Capel Arena, scored five straight points to fuel the decisive run, which was capped by a Bria Robinson (Fr., Belmont, N.C.) layup for a 76-67 lead with 23.6 seconds left.
Banner led Fayetteville State with 15 points to go with five rebounds and three assists while DaQuondra Cuthbertson (Jr., Spencer, N.C.) added 15 points and nine rebounds. Robinson had 12 points and five boards while Akysia Resper (So., Concord, N.C.) added 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists.
Montiya Harrison, who gave the Lady Blue Bears their second - and most improbable - lead with a foul shot, led all players with 19 points. Jasmine Murray added 12 points while Tiffany Evans had 11.
Fayetteville State got off to a hot start, getting seven points from Resper to build a 20-8 advantage with 11:25 to go in the first half.
But the Lady Broncos roared back, getting four points each from Resper and Je'Lena Robertson (So., Houston, Texas) to spark a 9-0 run to close the first half, giving Fayetteville State its largest lead to that point, 38-24, entering the break.
Fayetteville State continued to pour on the pressure from there, extending the run to 14-0 for a 43-24 lead with 17:22 to go. But the Lady Broncos were held without a field goal for the next 6 minutes as Livingstone used that stretch to rip off a 15-4 spurt to get back into the game by the midway point of the half.
Following the game, Fayetteville State, which finishes its season with a winning record at home (6-5) honored its seniors, Banner and SheQuitia Manning (Capital Heights, Md.)
The Lady Broncos close their season at Winston-Salem State on Saturday.


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Northwest NEWS
uly 6, 1998
Carnation is small town with a big heart
There was a small miracle Saturday, June 20. It happened at Carnation Elementary School. It was part of a community fund-raising drive to raise $20,000 for Mark Heyting. He has a rare form of bone marrow cancer. His insurance would not pay until November which could well be too late. I called Kathy Nelson; her phone number was on the flyer. She said they had some money before the sale, but when it was over they had $14,000!!! It makes me proud I live here, a small community with a big heart.
It seems that health care, HMOs and health insurance spend more time raising all costs, looking for loopholes so they can pay less claims and make even more money. They have become so greedy they have forgotten what health care really means.
Yet, that greed brought out a wonderful outpouring of compassion and caring. Well, they say the Lord works in mysterious ways.
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During Alumni Weekend, all alumni celebrating a class reunion have the opportunity to climb the bell tower and ring the bells!The Flying Petrel eNews | February 2009
It's February!And you know what that means! Oglethorpe Day is next week! Oglethorpe Day is Wednesday, February 11, on campus. The special day - when we celebrate James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of Georgia - begins with a bagpiper summons on the Quad at 11:50 a.m., followed by a Petrels of Fire race at noon. The bagpiper will lead the OU community to the Conant Performing Arts Center on campus immediately following at 12:05 p.m. Oglethorpe Day introductions will take place in the Conant Performing Arts Center at 12:10 p.m. Oglethorpe Day speaker Dr. Paul Hudson '72, historian laureate of Oglethorpe, who prepared the nomination for the university's appointment to the National Register of Historic Places, will address the community at 12:15 p.m. Following his speech, the OU community is invited to Emerson Student Center for a Southern-themed lunch at 12:50 p.m. Please email the Alumni Office if you plan to attend.February 14 is Valentine's Day! Just a fun little fact for you: OU's records indicate that there are 344 living OU married couples (meaning both spouses are alumni). Read messages posted about some Love at First Sight on the Quad! Be sure to share your story on ePetrel! To log in, you will need your ePetrel ID number.Calling ALL OU Alumni Back to Campus!Alumni Weekend is just around the corner; mark your calendars for Friday, April 17 - Sunday, April 19. Alumni Weekend has something for everyone! Don't miss out on the fun! This year, the classes of 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999 and 2004 will celebrate their reunion years. There will be a special reunion for psychology majors. Celebrating special anniversaries are Chi Omega, SAE and Chi Phi. Special highlights: Carillon Ceremony for reunion classes, OU Faculty Appreciation Party, Walking History Tour of the Crypt of Civilization and Hermance Stadium, Young Alumni Party, Greek Block Party, Alumni Association Awards Banquet, Campus-wide Oglethorpe Day of Service, 5K Road Race and Fun Run, Breakfast with the President, Stomp the Lawn band party, reunion celebrations and anniversary celebrations! For more information and to register, please visit the Alumni Weekend 2009 website.The Year of the GreeksThis year's Alumni Weekend is the Year of the Greeks! All Greeks are invited back to campus for a special Greek Row Block Party on Saturday, April 18, 2 - 4 p.m. There will be philanthropy, food, family fun, games, children's activities and music! Reminisce about your OU Greek experience as you party in Greek Row again!Since SAE is celebrating its 150th anniversary, Chi Omega is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its refounding and Chi Phi is celebrating its 40th anniversary, the three Greek organizations will have special reunions in OU's Emerson Student Center the evening of Saturday, April 18. Each organization will have its private party to allow Greek sisters and brothers to catch up with each other. As the parties will be held in Emerson Student Center, the three Greek organizations will be able to mix and mingle easily and catch up with everyone. What a great pre-party for Stomp the Lawn band party! Visit ePetrel for more information about Greek festivities during Alumni Weekend 2009. You will need your ePetrel ID number.Climb the Bell Tower!What student or alum hasn't always wanted to climb the Lupton bell tower and see the campus from the carillon bells? If it's your class reunion year, you now have the opportunity to climb the bell tower! Facilitated by the National Alumni Association, the Carillon Ceremony takes place on Saturday, April 18, 1 - 2 p.m. on the Academic Quad, during Alumni Weekend. Alumni sign the historical carillon registry book and have their photos taken ringing the carillon bells. The ceremony has become one of the most treasured traditions during Commencement Week at OU. Visit ePetrel to register to climb the bell tower and ring the bells! No skirts; must wear non-slip, low-heeled shoes. You will need your ePetrel ID number.A Personal Thank You to OU Faculty - Past and PresentLooking back on your college career, there's probably one or two (or even more!) faculty members who stand out in your memories. No matter how many years go by, you always think about your professors and realize the impact they made on your life. Now, you have the chance to thank them. During Alumni Weekend, alumni are invited back to campus for a Faculty Appreciation Reception on Saturday, April 18, 6 - 7:30 p.m., in the lobby of Conant Performing Arts Center on campus. Join the National Alumni Association in celebrating past and present faculty members by personally thanking them and honoring them for their time, commitment and dedication to the OU campus. Appetizers and drinks will be provided. Attendees include Jim Bohart, Bill Brightman, John Carton, Barbara Clark, Cassandra Copeland, Stanley Daugert, Paul Hudson, Beth Johnson Cooper, Jay Lutz, Bob Moffie, John Nardo, Mike Rulison, Dan Schadler, Johanna Shamp, Bill Shropshire, Dean Tucker, Martha Vardeman, Vicky Weiss and many more! Visit ePetrel to register.A professor from the '50s and '60s returns to campusStanley Daugert, long-time philosophy professor at OU during the '50s and '60s, will return to campus for Alumni Weekend! Be sure to visit his lecture "The Good Life, 2009 A.D." on Saturday, April 18, 10:45-11:25 a.m. Daugert and his wife, Vivian, will also join the Class of '59 for its 50th reunion on Saturday evening. For more information about Alumni Weekend and all the reunions happening that weekend, please visit ePetrel.A Special Awards Banquet for Outstanding OU AlumniJoin your classmates at the Alumni Association Awards Banquet as OU honors its 2009 Alumni Award winners on Friday, April 17, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., at The Retreat at Dunwoody, 1001 Summit Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30319. The event is $55/person, and this includes a cocktail reception and dinner with wine and beer. Reservations are required by April 14. There is limited seating. RSVP today! 2009 Award Recipients: Talmage Award: David Cooper '71; Spirit of Oglethorpe Award: Janice McNeal '98; School Bell Award: Mike Emery '82; Young Alumni of the Year: Allen Whitehart '06; Athletic Hall of Fame Winners: Josh Gazaway '99 (baseball), Eddie Starnes '58 (basketball), Shelly Anderson '95 (basketball), Dan Brown '99 (basketball), Tinnie Weber '97 (soccer) and Tolliver Williams '99 (golf). Send the elevator back downDue to the economic climate, there are a number of OU alumni, including recent graduates, who are searching for jobs. If you or your company is hiring, please email the Alumni Office with this information.Looking for a Job?Please remember that the OU University Career Services Office is here to help alumni with resumes and job searches. Visit the Career Services webpage to make an appointment and sign up to receive emails from the Career Services' eRecruiting.Proof OpensThe OU production of David Auburn's Proof opened last night! There will be performances Friday and Saturday, February 6 and 7 at 8 p.m. in the Conant Performing Arts Center on campus. For more information, contact the box office at 404-504-1074.Internationally Renowned Pianist to Perform at Oglethorpe University Lauded across five continents for his uncommon abilities and great technical and interpretative qualities, pianist Albert Tiu returns to OU for the first time since 1997 to perform an all Beethoven program Friday, February 20, at 8 p.m. at the Conant Performing Arts Center on OU's campus.
Tiu, who has appeared with the St. Petersburg (Russia) Philharmonic, the Hamburg Symphony, the Finnish Radio Symphony, Northern Sinfonia England, Calgary Philharmonic, Louisiana Philharmonic, the Johannesburg Philharmonic, the Guangzhou Symphony and the Juilliard Symphony, will perform Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 22 and Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 106 ("Hammerklavier"). General admission for the event is $10, and tickets are free for OU faculty, staff, students and alumni. Tickets are only available at the door, which opens at 7 p.m.
OU Athletics UpdateDespite the cooling temperatures outside, the OU men's and women's basketball teams have stayed hot on the hardwood this winter. Here's an update on both teams:
The men's team raced out to their best start since the '93-'94 squad, the last team that was invited to the NCAA tournament, by compiling a record of 12-3 through its first 15 games. At press time, the men are 13-6 overall and in third place of the SCAC East with a 6-4 conference record. The Petrels have blitzed opponents with a dynamic starting five that are each averaging in double figures. Sophomore Todd Ward has led the campaign averaging 15.5 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game on the season.
The women continue to hold their place in the national ranking and, at press time, were touted as the #10 ranked team in the country in the USA Today/ ESPN Coaches Poll. Currently, the women are 18-2 on the season and atop the SCAC East standings with a 9-1 conference mark. With five starting seniors, the Petrels are not only hoping to repeat last year's NCAA Tournament success, they also have their eyes on their first SCAC championship as well. Each of the starters - Katie Kulavic, Anna Findley, Tina Grace, Biz Richmann and Hannah Brooks - have eclipsed the 500 rebound milestone for a career and are likely poised to be headed to the OU Athletics Hall of Fame when they become eligible in 10 years.Visit the OU Athletic webpage for more news and schedules.Calling all French and Spanish Speakers!The Center for Civic Engagement is supporting Dr. Mario Chandler and Dr. Jay Lutz with their French and Spanish Crossroads in the Caribbean and Africa service-learning course. The Center needs your assistance! If you know of volunteer opportunities for students to use French and Spanish speaking skills, please contact Heather Staniszewski '02. Students' interests vary from basic translations to working with Spanish businesses to counseling refugees. Volunteer hours must be completed between February 1-April 24. The Center is also looking for alumni or community members who are of Cuban or Martiniquais descent who would be willing to be interviewed by OU students in these classes. Celebration of Darwin's 200th Birthday Join the OU community for a lecture called Darwin: What's in a Name by Philip Zinsmeister, Ph.D., OU Emeritus Professor of Biology on Thursday, February 12, at 7 p.m. in the OU Museum of Art. Une Tempête at OUJoin us on campus for a staged reading of Une Tempête, by Aimé Césaire on February 23, in OU's Lupton Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Carolyn Cook directs a staged reading of the Martiniquais playwright's Une Tempête, based on Shakespeare's The Tempest. The reading will be performed by students in OU's French and Spanish Crossroads in the Caribbean and Africa: Martinique and Cuba, a Civic Engagement service-learning course. Tickets are $10. Contact Carolyn Cook or Jay Lutz for more information.
Spring '09 is an eventful one! OU was on the road this week for alumni receptions in Tampa and Naples, Florida! Alumni Weekend, a don't-miss occasion chock full of events and reunions, is this April! Be sure to mark the dates on your calendar! The Alumni Office would like to gauge interest for an event called Cocktails and Canines, where alumni and their families and friends could bring their dogs and enjoy an afternoon on Oglethorpe's Academic Quad. We would like some feedback from you, and we'd like to know how much you love your dog! Give us feedback!
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Considering the difficulties in today's economy, it's certainly a time to cut expenses. Saving money by eliminating unnecessary purchases leaves you a nest egg for when you really need it. In addition, saving money helps you pay down existing credit card or other bills. And with the Debt Movement upon us, there isn't a better time to skim the fat off of your budget and start rocking that debt!
The key to saving money is employing a multi-pronged approach. You typically spend money for a host of products and services from an array of suppliers. Therefore, you must strategize to save effectively; this ensures you cover all your bases as applies to where your money is going.
Here are 5 easy ways that all of you can save money:
Plan Your Shopping
You can't forgo shopping altogether (although I wish you could; there are the necessities to purchase each month. Always develop a plan when shopping for clothing, big purchases such as vehicles or tech gadgets, and pretty much for any other essentials in life.
Always analyze NEEDS versus WANTS and don't get caught in the trap of making "unnecessary" impulse purchases. Do research online before making a purchase or download one of the many apps available to help you with that process.
Take Advantage of Grocery Store Discounts
Food takes a big bite so-to-speak out of your monthly budget. Learn to plan a menu and find ways to save on your monthly grocery budget. Use store and manufacturers coupons that are available on products you use. In addition, take advantage of "quality generic products" whenever possible as they tend to cost less than popular national brands.
Take Advantage of Online Coupons and Coupon Codes When Purchasing From a Web Portal
Are you shopping online for an item you need or want? Then take advantage of coupons or a promotional code online from various merchants. One of the coupon sites I like to use is Promotional Code particularly for their discounts at online stores. Maybe you're going to send flowers to someone; check online floral enterprises that offer coupons for immediate redemption when you order online. Maybe you want to purchase a new toaster from an online kitchen accessories site. Find one that offers quality products with attendant coupons that save you money. In addition, check out promo codes and coupon sites that offer a wide assortment of deals.
Pay Off Your Credit Cards As Soon As Possible
Yes, this is often difficult to do; however, the benefits are worth it for your financial well-being. Credit card debt that you carry over from month to month means you're being hit with high interest rates.
If you just make minimum payments each month, you won't reduce your debt in any significant way. You will incur monthly interest charges, which means more money is going out and less savings in your bank account.
Use the Library
Do you really need to buy every book or anything else you wish to read? I'm the worst at this by the way…I love to highlight and tag topics/quotes/concepts in books. Granted, having a hardcover, paperback or digital copy of your favorite author is nice. However, some books you read once and will never open again.
Use the resources of your local library for your non-fiction, novel, newspaper, music, magazine, and even movie needs. If there's something you really want a copy of, for your personal library, you can then buy it after first reading it from the library.
The above are a few things you can do, amongst a host of others, to save money. Let's face it; we don't know what the future really holds in terms of our financial situations, employment, and such. Save where you can, and consistently look for new ways to save so you avoid the inevitable lifestyle inflation creep. This helps you have the finances on hand for those random emergencies and for those items that you really need down the road.
These are good tips. We do plan our shopping but I think we tend to stray quite a bit. Sometimes it can be helpful if there are unexpected discounts for items that you use a lot. Sometimes it may be that we went shopping hungry which I know is never a good thing.
Good call on the library. I've found that if I really enjoy a library book, I will purchase it. This happens 1:15 books. There are many many books I read and am glad I did not purchase.
I just wanted to mention that most libraries will even go so far as to order a newer book that you may be looking for if they don't already have it.
Also, using coupons online to save on regular items like clothes and electronics can definitely be a huge money saver. I have to admit that just recently I saved $60 on books (not only did I get free shipping, but I also shopped during a major clearance event and used a coupon code to save $10 on my order).
It's really the little things that can add up, so even saving $5 can help. 🙂
I'm sorry to admit but I don't use the Library often enough. My fiance and I live but 3 blocks from the Library yet we would sooner find ourselves at the used book store than the Library. Maybe our thriftiness and excitement for the hunt has finally got us spending at time we don't have to!
Some people get annoyed by flyers in the mail, but we couldn't shop without them. We always look up what's on sale that week to decide what we're going to buy. We're far enough ahead with stock that we never HAVE to buy anything immediately – we can always wait for it to go on sale.
Good tips, Using coupons and buying more store brand products has really helped us lower our grocery budget which was a bit out of control in our budget last year.
I love the library. I started the Jack Reacher book series and bought the first couple on my Kindle for traveling over the holidays. I really liked them, but there are 17 books! If I bought all those that would kill my budget. Luckily, they have them ALL at the public library.
The bf knows our librarians on a first name basis. I used to think this was a little weird, but with all the money he saves us borrowing books and movies I'm certainly not judging anymore.
The library has become a forgotten place over here in the UK, yet every time I go in I'm shocked by how many good things they have to offer. Great tips!
Don't forget thrift stores, softcover books that have been released fairly recently can typically be found there in a price range of 50 cents to a 1 Dollar.
I use the library a lot. I look at the Barnes & Noble 100 top best sellers list and then reserve the books at the library. It has saved me a ton.
My sister bought me a Nook and I didn't even unwrap it for months but I signed up for some lists that email free books every day so I don't pay. This works well when you know you have to wait in line somewhere.
My wife and I are huge meal planners. We save a lot at the grocery store because of this. It also makes it easy when you get home from work and know exactly what needs to be cooked.
I love the library! I utilize my library card all the time! I love to read and since I can't afford to purchase books, I check them out at the library. I've also checked out movies there before which is a great plus 🙂
I keep saying that I am going to start going to the library but I never do. It is a huge waste of money to actually buy books because most of us won't read them a second time.
That's so true! I have yet to read a book for a 2nd time, but I do refer back to them quite often for content ideas, quotes, etc.
All this makes sense and I have been using these tips for three years now; all except 'use the library' – I still buy loads of books it is just that now they are electronic. Don't even have the excuse that 'I can't read a nespaper that has been read before'. Don't ask :)!
I realize I'm in the minority, but I've NEVER read an electronic book. I'm fairly old-school and I think I'll stay with the hard copy until they stop printing books.
It's my eyesight, Andy – I got a e-reader because I bought a book I couldn't read; the font was too small. Please don't say 'get new glasses' – have heard this one a people don't seem to realise that part of the problem is my sight changes throughout the day. It gets a bit of getting used to but once you have e-book are books; just not paper ones.
Love the library option we get books for the kids all the time from there. On top of that the library in our local town does a story hour for the kids which is also totally free which does really well at helping our kids with there reading skills.
EBATES! I really utilized this a lot last year and it has paid off. I bought our whole Christmas this year using our Perkstreet rewards and then earned over $50 cash back shopping through Ebates. I always take what I earn and split it between my 2 girls' savings accounts.
Best advice is to install their toolbar…it will always remind you to activate cash back on any site that they deal with.
Editor: I thank you for chiming in and suggesting Ebates (great idea to save money) but I can't have you go posting links in the comments. 🙂
I'm glad you emphasized meal planning. This was a huge one for us, as you know! Without plans, food would often go to waste. Even then, I was maddened by the amount of produce I had to end up tossing, but I thought meal planning would just take too much time. Wrong! It saves me time and a lot of money!
Planning meals is a huge money-saver! The only problem we run into is when you stray from the menu. For instance, we went out to dinner last night despite the fact that we originally were going to eat at home. Whoops. 🙂
If I carried a balance on my card I would try to make payments at any time, every week or so, to apply all the money left over. If you wait until it is statement time you pay more interests.
That's a great point but making multiple payments/month seems like a hassle to me. I think it would depend on how organized the person was; if you're able to sort out how you can afford paying a weekly CC payment then that's awesome! However, I think most people are too overwhelmed and a lot of them forget to pay it once/month…let alone 2, 3, or 4 times.
I'm with Pauline on this one, whenever I get some "Unexpected" cash. Be it a work bonus, cragslist sell or some other method, I'll deposit it and immediately make a payment towards a debt that I'm focusing on. This does two things for me, it reduces the overall interest paid on that debt (Minimally, but in my opinion every little bit counts) and it reduces the temptation to divert the funds somewhere else. -J-
We make sure we pay off our credit cards in the interest free period every month. It seems pointless to allow interest to accrue at such a high rate when we can pay it off.
I need to use the library more. The other day someone asked me where it was and I felt stupid because I couldn't answer them!
LOL. I wouldn't feel stupid; I probably wouldn't know if it wasn't for my wife!
I don't use my library nearly enough. Great tips.
Good tips Andy! We use many of these ourselves and they really can save a nice chunk of money over time if you know what you're doing and plan out your shopping. Realizing what's a need/want is a huge way to attack this overall.
These are all good tips! We always seem to save the most when we are too busy to go anywhere or do anything. This month has been crazy and the result is that we haven't spent any of our entertainment budget.
I always love it when we don't use our entertainment money until the end of the month. Instead of having $90 to spend over 4 weeks, you have $90 to spend in 1-2 weeks and you feel like you're rich! Haha.
I haven't used the library in awhile but that is a great tip. I am an audio-book guy, and the library has a lot of those to pick from. I will have to add that to my to-do list.
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