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Painting walls and fixing whatever's cracked or creaking isn't really much of a vacation -- unless you're the type who relaxes by working on your house.
Still, if you'll be homebound during that week or two of vacation you have this summer, resist the urge to make yourself useful, suggests Sara Dickinson, an interior designer and owner of Morgan House Interiors in Clinton.
Of course, she would never want you to leave your home environment to chance, so she's come up with a plan: "Use your weekends to work on the house, that way you can enjoy your vacation time." Fix up before your "staycation" and you can entertain friends with ease, or find that sweet spot to just laze around with a great book, she says.
"If you paint the bedroom, do it a little bit at a time, she suggests. "Call in Molly Maids or somebody who will clean for you." If you don't normally hire cleaners, let vacation be your excuse to avoid the housework, she says. "Treat yourself a little bit."
Here are a few of Dickinson's suggestions (and ours) to make the most of your home vacation.
1. For you, flowers. Small indulgences such as flowers and candles can be the key to making the best of a home vacation that is an unfortunate consequence of the times, Dickinson says. Casablanca Jardinier, shown above, is a gorgeous bouquet from 1800-FLOWERS.com. For $49.99 you get flowers and the lidded container. Too much of a splurge? Head to your local ShopRite where $10 buys a three-bunch deal with enough flowers to keep the whole house in bloom. Novice tip: Opt for the ever-present and long-lasting alstromeria, a lily relative that comes in many colors. Cut all stems the same length before you tuck them into their vases.
2. Light up. Festive backyard lighting can be as simple and inexpensive as hanging a few decorative light strings from the deck, a fence or a shady patio umbrella. "It gives you that kind of relaxed ambient lighting," Dickinson says. "They just say fun and relaxed -- have a drink, enjoy your yard." You can find them at Target, Pier 1 and many other retailers. This sting of Bumblebee lights is among novelty options from Smith & Hawken. $29 at smithandhawken.com or (800) 940-1170.
3. Heavenly scents. Candles smell great in the kitchen or bathroom, but try scent in other forms, such as linen spray, Dickinson suggests. Ideally, you'd spray your chosen scent on new bed linens, but if new sheets aren't in the budget, you'll enjoy sweeter sleep on pillows scented with familiar brands such as Caldrea, Crabtree & Evelyn or Jane, Inc. If you're really pinching pennies, aromaweb.com has simple recipes to make your own with essential oils (and vodka!).
5. Looks like new. Yes, you've heard this before, but a new color really can make a room feel like someplace else. "You can even paint just one accent wall in the room, or you can use wallpaper for an accent wall," says Dickinson. "Choose nice soothing colors -- blues, greens, even lilacs that are more on the blue side." Remember, this is pre-vacation work.
7. Postcards from home. Snap photos of your loveliest garden flowers, the kids' water balloon battle, that fab backyard party or your proudest home improvement. Send them to friends and family as "Wish you were here" vacation updates.
8. No cooking or dishes. Take-out and prepared supermarket fare should have you covered. "Instead of having a full meal every night, have a lot of little munchies," Dickinson says. This is a great option for entertaining. "Buy things you can pop in the oven just for snacking on with drinks."
Whatever you eat for the week can be served on eco-friendly biodegradable plates that can go right into the compost heap. Biodegradable plates, cups and cutlery sell in 50-packs ranging from $6.50 for 7-inch plates to $14 for cutlery at branchhome.com or (415) 626-1012.
9. Accessorize outside. If your outdoor furniture looks shabby, drop-kick those worn cushions and bring in cheerful replacements. A little spray paint in the right formula can easily renew outdoor furnishings made of metal, wood, even plastic (don't forget to prime first).
For a final touch, add an indoor-outdoor rug. The Terrace rug ranges from $23 for a 22- by 34-inch rug to $250 for a 7- by 9-foot rug at Morgan House Interiors, 44 Main St., Clinton, or (908) 735-6654.
10. Drinks at the ready. Fill your pitcher or drink dispenser with a signature drink. "Then you don't have to worry about it; it's already made," says Dickinson. At her place, the drink would be sangria. "It will hold for quite a few days -- in fact, it tastes better after a few days," she says. With her signature Fruity Party Sangria, she avoids having to prepare assorted cocktails. "Your guests will remember the personalized touch."
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This week's Oregon-Michigan State game is the country's marquee matchup this week.
The Ducks are No. 3 in the Associated Press rankings. Michigan State is No. 8. The game has implications for the first College Football Playoff.
College Football GameDay, ESPN's traveling circus, will be there.
Off the mainland and away from the spotlight, Oregon State has an intriguing game too.
The Beavers are favored to win Saturday at Hawaii. If they come through they will be 2-0 and heading into a bye week. With San Diego State coming to Corvallis for a non-conference game on Sept. 20, OSU has the makings of a 3-0 start.
Of course, first things first.
Beating Hawaii in Honolulu rarely is easy. Ask Washington. The Huskies escaped clinging to a 17-16 victory last Saturday night.
Longtime OSU fans will remember the Beavers' 23-21 loss at Hawaii in 1989.
The Beavers had the ball on Hawaii's 1, first-and-goal late in the game. On first down they gave it to future NFL running back Pat Chaffey, who appeared to crack into the end zone before losing the football. At least, Chaffey and the Beavers thought he had scored.
The officials ruled it a fumble. Hawaii recovered, and the Beavers lost. OSU coach Dave Kragthorpe left the islands muttering to himself.
I'm not saying anything untoward happened. But I will say, the Beavers would be wise to ensure that this week's game is not close enough for an official's call to matter.
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ESPN.com Pac-12 guru Ted Miller says the Oregon-Michigan State game is laden with meaning.
UO coach Mark Helfrich says the Ducks will need to improve against Michigan State.
The Ducks will try to find their edge this week.
A Michigan State beat writer weighs in on this week's game.
Oddsmakers install the Ducks as 11-point favorites.
Ducks turn their attention to Michigan State.
UO defensive coordinator Don Pellum isn't happy with his guys.
Oregon DB Troy Hill makes good on a second chance.
Oregon RB Royce Freeman calls his first college game "a great experience." Video by Molly Blue.
OSU coach Mike Riley wants the Beavers to put the ball in the end zone.
A sneak peak at the Rainbow Warriors.
The Beavers' season-opening victory leaves some lingering questions.
Apparently there was a whiny representative of the Pac-12 in the Reser Stadium press box on Saturday.
Connor Letourneau and Gina Mizell, the O's OSU beat writers, discuss this week's game with Hawaii. Video by Sean Meagher.
Some good and some bad for OSU in Week 1, and somebody in the coaches box should be helping Riley keep track of the clock.
The Beavers have something to build on.
Dwight Jaynes of CSNNW.com: Beavers, Ducks and Vikings all have work to do.
USC rolls and UCLA struggles; Pac-12 notebook from Bud Withers of the Seattle Times.
Jon Wilner breaks down Week 1 for the San Jose Mercury News.
Stewart Mandel of Foxsports.com reviews Week 1 and looks ahead to Week 2.
Dennis Dodd of CBSSports.com: Ohio State, UCLA and Florida State dodge disaster in Week 1.
Washington's defense steps up in Honolulu.
Some big concerns with UCLA's offensive line.
Strong start for USC, but depth will be an issue.
Jeff Eisenberg for Yahoo.com: A warning shot to the Pac-12 from USC.
Arizona State coach Todd Graham gives his defense high marks.
Greg Hansen of the Arizona Daily Star: Big crowd for the Wildcats' opener is a testament to AD Greg Byrne's work ethic.
There was a good crowd for Colorado-Colorado State in Denver.
About that Colorado bowl game, maybe not.
Married to the Game: a look at the lives of wives of college football coaches. The story is by ex-Oregonian staffer Lindsay Schnell, and leads with anecdote about Karen Seumalo, wife of OSU offensive line coach Joe Seumalo.
One last time for Michigan and Notre Dame.
Bruce Feldman of Foxsports.com says Texas A&M is better without Johnny Manziel.
Pac-12 links package from ESPN.com.
The links from Duck Sports Now.
The links from Beaver Sports Now.
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North Precinct
Arctic Street: A driver's license, a credit card and a social security card was stolen from a gray 2012 Chrysler 200 in the 1400 block at 8 p.m. Thursday.
Ascent Trail: Money was stolen from a residence in the 1400 block between 7 p.m. Wednesday and 8:50 a.m. Thursday.
Eastbrook Drive : More than $600 worth of clothes was stolen from a residence in the 600 block between 12:30 p.m. March 8 and 8 p.m. Thursday.
Gala Drive: A black leather wallet was stolen from a residence at 11:35 p.m. Thursday.
Windover Drive: A cell phone, a checkbook, an Alabama driver's license and a social security card was stolen from a residence in the 2100 block between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesday.
South Precinct
Randolph Avenue: A white 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 was stolen from a street in the 600 block between 11 p.m. Thursday and 5:30 a.m. Friday.
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Monrovia Road: A $100 Visa gift card was stolen from a residence in the 1100 block between 8 a.m. Feb. 4 and 11 p.m. Feb. 6.
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The white stuff caused a little havoc -- Interstate 565 and Memorial Parkway were closed for a while this morning -- but mostly, the snow just provided pretty views for anyone who caught of glimpse of it.
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JACKSON, MI – Two deans and a part-time athletic director are joining the staff at the Jackson Preparatory & Early College charter school.
Carolyn Bosheff, a longtime Jackson College employee, will serve as academic dean of students, while Shane Malmquist, a Michigan native now working in New Jersey, will be the school's dean of educational programming and services.
Although he will retain his full-time position as special-education services director at Eaton Rapids Public Schools, Brent Watkins also will work part-time to establish JPEC sports programs, said Michael Masters, JPEC president.
RELATED STORY: Enrollment growing at Jackson Prep charter school, more public information sessions set
All three hires were approved by JPEC's Board of Governors at its regular meeting Monday, June 2. Bosheff already has started her new position, while Malmquist is expected to be on staff by early July, Masters said.
Bosheff will be paid $78,000 per year and Malmquist $71,000 per year, Masters said. Watkins was given a one-year contract at $25,000, he said.
"We have a lot to accomplish," Masters said. "It's great to have the right folks on our team."
Located on Jackson College's central Summit Township campus, JPEC plans to open in September with students in sixth through 10th grades.
Bosheff has been acting as JC's dean of students, but also has directed the college's Center for Student Success in her more than 10 years with the institution. Masters said Bosheff also assisted him in Jackson College's development of the middle college at the Lenawee County Intermediate School District's tech center.
Malmquist, a Central Michigan University graduate, is an assistant principal at the private Stevens Cooperative School's Newport campus in New Jersey. He will assist teachers, develop school partnerships and seek job shadowing and internship programs for students, Masters said.
JPEC plans to begin offering sports in the fall if enough students are interested, although there will be no league or Michigan High School Athletic Association affiliation in this first year, Masters said.
Watkins will work toward league and MHSAA affiliations, Masters said. School leaders previously have said they would initially consider cross country, golf, tennis, basketball and track programs for boys and girls.
The three new hires will be contracted employees at JPEC through Employees Only Inc., a professional employer organization.
JPEC continues to seek applications for teachers, and initial telephone interviews could begin as early as next week, Masters said. JPEC is looking at a possible 10 teaching positions, but that could change based on enrollment, he said. Salaries have not been determined for the positions, Masters said.


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By Fritz Busch
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NEW ULM - On Tuesday, Brown County commissioners will consider a request by the Brown County License Bureau to use an ATM cash machine for a year-long trial period.
The license bureau has researched the possibility of installing an ATM cash machine for several years, but until now, found the investment too large or required transaction amounts too high, according to a Request for Board Action (RBA).
The A. H. Hermel Company, which has ATM machines in neighboring license centers, offered to install the machine, maintain it by filling it with needed cash and paper, administer all $2.50 transaction fees, and carry liability insurance, all at no charge to the county except for electrical service and any telephone expense to the ATM, according to the RBA.
The lease would continue for 24 months. If the ATM does not produce at least 40 transactions per month for two consecutive months, Hermel, in its sole discretion, may remove the ATM from the building.
Commissioners will also consider:
Sixteen drainage ditch repair requests ranging from $339 to $8,509 in Home, Eden, Prairieville, Mulligan, Lake Hanska and North Star townships.
Awarding an aggregate surface and minor grading project on CSAH 7. The project is set to begin Aug. 20, 2012 and be done within 25 working days.
Setting a letting date for a CSAH 7 bridge repair project over the Cottonwood River, about one-half mile north of CSAH 24.
Set a public hearing date for Brown County Subdivision Regulations changes. It was requested to hold the public hearing at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 at the planning commission meeting.
Set a public hearing date for Brown County Zoning Ordinance changes. It was requested to hold the hearing at 9:15 a.m., at the Tuesday, Sept. 11 planning commission meeting.
Approving a $166,441.23 Alpha Wireless contract to go to a Simulcast Alerting (paging) system.
The meeting starts at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 7 in the courthouse commissioner's room.


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Let us imagine a group of religious people with a long history and names hard on the American tongue so for brevity we will call their Deity Bob, their leader The Bob and the adherents The Bobs.
One of the central themes of The Bobs religion is the pursuit of perfection and beauty to honor their God, Bob. The Bobs have never formally been recognized as a religion, have never built as church, yet are deeply religious and live according to their devote beliefs. They come from a region of the world known for fine gem stones and precious metals. The Bobs have quite naturally become widely known for their fine craftsmanship in metallurgy and jewelry, which is how they have supported themselves throughout the centuries.
The Bobs have settled near Canton, Ohio on a pastoral setting. They have incorporated in Delaware with a PO box labeled Bob's Bangles. Bob's Bangles is a world wide conglomerate that is comprised of jewelry outlets, kiosks, stores, gem trading, shrewd purchases of high quality name brand jewelers and a lucrative partnership through their precious metals division with various high tech companies.
The Bobs have cultivated their high quality creations because of their belief that they must make offerings to Bob and only the best should be considered for the honor of being offered to Bob. The greatest offering they can give is their children. To conceive of a beautiful child and then raise it in the best traditions of Bobdom is the highest form of offering to give Bob. Their beliefs include the notion that defective children are an abomination before Bob and their tradition requires children born with birth defects must be killed at birth.
The Bobs live in the modern world and killing live babies is not encouraged in most of the world where they do business or live. So the Bobs have adapted to local laws, coming as close to their ideal as is practical to the world where they have set up shop. In the US this means they don't kill live babies but do encourage abortions of fetuses with verifiable defects where the law allows.
In their belief that perfect children are the greatest way to honor Bob they are heavily invested in prenatal research and care. They do missionary work in some of the poorest areas of the world helping people of many religions to conceive and raise their own versions of perfect offerings. This takes many forms including poverty and education programs, disease prevention, infant care and a whole host of good works given freely and to any who need without conditions.
Bob's Bangles, like Hobby Lobby, object to the federal mandate to provide health insurance which they find violates the basic tenets of their religion and are seeking an exemption. The objectionable mandate in the ACA is that prenatal care must be covered by the insurance and the Bobs feel that prenatal care to any fetus that shows signs of defects violates their religious rights.
Bob's Bangles fully support the concept of prenatal care and in fact are recognized in the field for their contributions both financially and in making it a public cause. They simply cannot be party to, give any support to or condone something their religion considers an abomination before Bob. They wish to set up their own company paid insurance that covers everything in the ACA except for prenatal care of known defective fetuses. They will give a stipend to any employees who wish to purchase insurance separately to cover what Bob's Bangles own insurance does not, while still having complete access to Bob's Bangles insurance free of cost.
If Hobby Lobby wins their case before the Supreme Court and can claim a business religious exemption, can Bob's Bangles also claim and be granted a similar exception? They both have a narrow objection to narrowly defined portions of the law while wishing to comply in all other aspects of the law.


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Poulsbo armory served its purpose | In Our Opinion
When the state decided to sell the North Kitsap Memorial Armory in 2009, city officials clamored that it be kept open for public benefit.
Ironically, the Port of Poulsbo's decision to tear down the 60-year-old building in favor of a parking lot will best achieve that goal. Poulsbo is a city starved for parking but rich in vacant space.
The port spent a year searching for renters for the squat but sturdy building on Jensen Way. Like many prospective Poulsbo landlords, it found tenants were hard to come by.
With a $500,000 investment weighing heavily on its shoulders, the port decided to go where the demand was and replace the armory with a paid parking lot. The port isn't going to get rich quick off this scheme, but at least it will be making some money.
Meanwhile, it could provide much-needed parking for its marina tenants and parking for the shoppers and sightseers who keep downtown Poulsbo kicking. Anyone who has driven hopeless laps around Front Street and Anderson Parkway in search of a parking space knows the need is there.
News of the armory's impending destruction was met with dismay by many Poulsbo residents. Some don't want to see a downtown landmark demolished. While its easy to fall into sentimentalism, the armory was never meant to win architectural awards. It was a study in utility and it served its purpose well. That purpose is now gone.
The fact that the building survived six decades doesn't make it historic — it makes it outdated.
The building has also been preserved, in part, as a living memorial for North Kitsap veterans. The legacy of our service members certainly deserves recognition but an empty and possibly asbestos-ridden blockhouse is hardly a fitting tribute.
If Poulsbo's leaders truly wanted to honor veterans, they would help find a new home for the newly displaced Veterans Services Office.
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Oregon's economy will be troubled this year, but should avoid recession and return to better times by 2009, two economists predicted during a City Club of Portland appearance Friday.
Tom Potiowsky, Oregon's state economist, and Randy Pozdena, ECONorthwest senior economist, agreed during an annual forecast that the state would likely escape with merely a slowdown. But if the nation enters a recession, possibly triggered by soaring oil prices and a fullblown housing crisis, Oregon could take a pronounced hit.
"A national recession would be particularly bad for Portland," Pozdena said. That's because the city economy tends to magnify national ups and downs, he said.
Pozdena said Portland has lost economic diversity, in the form of bank headquarters, manufacturing, forest products and metals refining, since the early-1980s recession. The city's economy is much more concentrated on services and construction, he said, and downtown employment has shrunk since 1997.
Also as of a year or two ago, he said, people moving into Oregon had household incomes about 10 percent below those of departing residents.
But Oregon has economic strengths, Potiowsky said, including exports that rise as the weak dollar makes U.S. products cheap for buyers abroad.
Pozdena doesn't expect Portland-area house prices to fall, because homeowners in Oregon took out fewer subprime loans compared to the rest of the country. Nationally, he said, the presidential campaigns could boost the economy as high-income earners race to make and invest more money this year, expecting a Democratic victory and resulting tax increases.
"I don't expect to see a recession in 2008," Pozdena said.
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Century and Hillsboro high schools, as well as the Miller Education Center, are changing their course schedules to meet a state mandate that every class be at least 130 hours long.
Rob Saxton, state deputy superintendent of public instruction, issued a ruling last month that Portland Public Schools failed to meet the 130-hour requirement per class to count for high school credit. An analysis by The Oregonian found that most metro-area high schools offer 125 class time hours per course or less.
Schools that fall short were directed to add the required hours by next school year or render those credits invalid.
Calls to the three Hillsboro schools were not immediately returned. Assistant Superintendent Steve Larson was not sure how many hours each school must add in order to meet the requirement. Glencoe and Liberty high schools offer a little more than 130 hours per course, he said.
During budget discussions, district administrators talked about adding a day to the school year. Larson said that alone wouldn't be sufficient to bring the three schools up to standard.
"They'll take a look at some master scheduling to increase seat time," he said. "There's a few ways to do it."
Larson said each school is working on a different plan to ensure every class meets the 130-hour benchmark. They will absolutely meet the requirement by fall, he said.
Oregon Administrative Rules state that high school students must receive 130 hours of instructional time per class and at least 990 hours each year. But what exactly counts toward that time is different for each rule, Larson said.
All of Hillsboro's high schools meet the 990-hour requirement.
Larson previously said it was unclear what counts as instructional time. Now that the Oregon Department of Education provided clarity, he said, the district is "very concerned about making this change" in order to meet the requirement.
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Rot In Hell are a brutally raw and unrelenting UK punk/hardcore band. They epitomize the "Holy Terror" / Cleveland sound, popularized by bands like Integrity and Ringworm, and inject their own mutation into the festering contemporary hardcore/punk cesspool.
"As Pearls Before Swine" is the first proper full length effort for Rot In Hell. From the first moments of haunting feedback in the opener "Fulminate of Mercury", it's apparent that something wicked has been unfurled. Just two minutes in, Rot In Hell sonically rips their world wide open, galloping forth into musical blackness. Songs like "Traitor's Gate" and "Lucius Ferce" are played with such violent ferocity it seems as though the band are simply collapsing in on themselves. The frenzied attack subsides slightly with the grim instrumental "Darkness Calls", acting as the foreboding eye of their storm. However the bloodbath soon kicks off again in songs like "Behavioral Resistance MMIX" and "Coyotenia". All of them leading us to a Hellmouth of a closer in their sprawling "Twilight Tongues".
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KEENE, N.H. -- A Hinsdale man and woman were killed in a two-vehicle crash on Route 12 in Keene, Friday morning.
Douglas Farr, Jr., 32, and Erin Breault, 35, were traveling south at about 10:30 a.m. in a 2011 Hyundai when the vehicle crossed the center line and collided with a fuel tanker truck near the Route 9 East ramp. The collision caused a massive explosion and black smoke could be scene billowing into the air. Farr was identified as the driver.
"It took approximately one hour for members of the Keene Fire Department, with the assistance of multiple other jurisdictions, to control and render the scene safe to approach," accord to the Keene Police Department.
Sections of Routes 9 and 12 were closed until late Friday night, as police investigated the crash and crews worked to removed the tanker truck. The fire also damaged power lines running over the highway.
The driver of the tanker -- 54-year-old Jeffrey Cloran of Becket, Mass. -- was transported to Cheshire Medical Center, treated for minor injuries and later released.
Police say the tanker -- owned by JP Noonan Transportation -- was fully loaded with about 5,000 gallons of petroleum when the crash occurred. After the collision, the tractor trailer caught fire, rupturing one of the trailer fuel cells.
When contacted Friday night, Keene police were unable to confirm if the driver of the Hyundai was the same Douglas M.
Hinsdale Board of Selectmen chairman Mike Darcy, on Friday night, also said he was unsure if that Douglas Farr was one in the same.
"We're sad and sorry for the families (affected by the crash)," Darcy said, "and wish them the best at this tragic time."
Poilice are continuing to investigate the crash and are asking anyone with information to call 603-357-9813.


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We've listened to our local Congressional candidates, our Presidential candidates and even T. Boone Pickens tirelessly debate energy policy in recent months.
It's a serious topic and one with no easy answers.
In Sunday and Monday's papers, you'll see a series of articles in the CitPat from Monetta Harr, Keith Roberts and myself about the high cost of food. In those stories, you'll read why until there is a sound energy policy in this country, food costs will continue to fluctuate.
But only in this country, does it take Paris Hilton to weigh in with an energy plan of her own, before people really start talking about the problem.
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pril 13, 1998
Administrators on the move
The Northshore School District has announced the following administrative moves and changes. Last spring, the District announced several one-year interim administrative changes for the 1997-98 school year. The administrators who are reassigned have the option of returning to their former positions or being considered for other administrative positions.
Administrative assignments that have been finalized for 1998-99 include:
* Executive Director of Personnel: Laurie Ferwerda, currently interim Executive Director
* Canyon Park Junior High Principal: Glen Bowser, currently interim principal
* Kokanee Elementary Principal: Ed Young, formerly principal of Kokanee but spending this school year as interim Director of Personnel
* Frank Love Elementary Principal: Greg ,Waddle, currently interim principal at Kokanee
Three elementary principals have announced their upcoming retirements:
* Gretchen Evans, principal at Sunrise Elementary; with Northshore since April 1975; a principal since 1987; principal at Sunrise since 1989.
* Jeanne Lundgren, principal at Frank Love Elementary; a principal in Northshore since 1987; principal at Frank Love since 1991.
* Eileen Peterson, principal of Crystal Springs Elementary since 1991.
A representative group of staff, parents, and students from schools with principal openings will be asked to share their school's priorities regarding principal characteristics. This information will be used to help determine the best person to fill the vacancy. Current Northshore principals interested in these positions will have a chance to apply. If a good match between the candidate's strengths and the school's needs is not met, candidates from outside the district will be considered.


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We'll start this story with a quiz. Read the three examples below and quickly decide if each of them is an example of bullying. Your answers can be "Probably Yes," "Probably No" or "Not Really Sure."
A. While trying not to be late to class, a bigger student knocks a smaller student to the ground.
B. The first time your best friend shows up for school with braces, you greet her by saying, "Hi there, Metal Mouth!"
C. A girl shares every bit of gossip she hears about a new kid in class with her 500 Facebook friends.
Before we give the answers, we should probably explain bullying.
Marsha Blakeway, who works with students at Alice Deal Middle School in Washington on solving problems between people, said bullying is "repeated behavior that is intended to do harm and that has a power component." The "power component" means that the bully has an amount of control that makes it hard for the person being bullied to defend himself.
If you are being bullied or if you see something you think is bullying, tell an adult — someone you trust at home, school or church. Kids often think that if they talk to an adult, they are tattling.
"Tattling is to get someone in trouble," Blakeway said. "Telling is to keep someone from getting hurt."
Students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary in Manassas, Va., take a bully-free pledge that includes speaking up when they see bullying. But a group of fourth- and fifth-graders called the Guardian Eagles does even more. The kids act as peer mediators, talking with other students to solve small problems that could turn into bullying.
"We just try to find out what really happened and get them to think about what the other person thought," said Jennifer Roderick, a fifth-grader.
The kids also make posters and put pins on their backpacks as a reminder of the school's pledge.
Michael Cornwell, now a high school senior, helped start the program four years ago with a middle-school friend and Marshall counselor Anaid Shaver. Cornwell thought that some of the bullying he saw in middle school could be avoided by making younger kids aware that they can do something about it.
"If a whole group tried to stop bullying, it would be positive peer pressure," Cornwell said.
The students said some of the behavior they used to notice has disappeared.
"Sometimes on the bus the big kids would pick on the third-graders," said Erin Dolan, a fifth-grader. "A lot of people are being nicer now."
The program has spread to five other Prince William County, Va., elementary schools, and the Guardian Eagles said they hope to keep their group going in middle school.
At Lafayette Elementary in Washington, students in grades 2 through 5 have an elective once a week called peace class.
Linda Ryden begins each class with listening and deep breathing exercises. As a recent class of third-graders sat silent with eyes closed, Ryden instructed them to focus on slowly filling and emptying their bellies of air.
"You can use your deep breathing to control your anger," she told the class.
Ryden also uses what she calls mindful movements — stretching of their arms and legs along with some balancing. One student said the exercises aren't just for class time.
"Sometimes on the field at recess I practice the mindful movements," said John Joire, who is in third grade. "I think it calms me down before we go into the classroom."
Each week, Ryden teaches topics such as apologizing, complimenting and thinking before speaking. She also assigns them a "peace pal," a classmate who maybe isn't a close friend. The kids report back at the next class on what kind things they did for their pal.
"I like to draw them pictures because I'm a good artist," said third-grader Reign Mosby. "And I like to play with them at recess."
Ryden said she hopes the lessons will prevent Lafayette kids from becoming bullies. "The challenge," she said, "is to keep them practicing kindness."
And the answers are . . .
So, back to our quiz. Reread the three situations now that you know a bit more about bullying and see if you would change your answers.
A. Probably no, but the bigger kid needs to apologize and be more careful.
B. Probably no, but it's not the nicest thing to say to a friend.
C. Probably yes. An adult needs to be told so the girl posting the messages can be talked to about the impact of her behavior.


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Community Care, Sept. 4th 2008, p. 20-21
The government is keen to improve access to services by co-locating social workers in schools. In a school environment social workers can do more preventative work with children and develop joint assessments with fellow practitioners while teachers can focus on their core responsibility of teaching.
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Community Care, Sept. 4th 2008, p. 18-19
In Summer 2008, Community Care surveyed nearly 300 social workers to try and understand the full extent of the confusion surrounding professional boundaries. The findings highlight differences of opinion among social workers about relationships with clients, and underline the need for the General Social Care Council to provide greater clarity on what is and is not acceptable.
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Co-production is an innovative approach to service development and practice that brings together service users and practitioners in a collaborative relationship, drawing on service users' strengths and abilities in the problem-solving process. This book explores the theory and practice of this model in social work and related fields. It gives examples of methods and services designed on co-production principles, including housing initiatives where the users, rather than professionals, provide support to each other, the development of local area co-ordination as a service response to dilemmas of geography, and whether restorative justice can provide a better direction in re-integration than traditional criminal justice.
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Journal of Integrated Care, vol. 16, Aug. 2008, p. 3-8
The personalisation agenda currently appears as a key strand of the government's approach to health and social care services. On the face of it, this offers an exciting future where service users drive the way that services are joined up. There is some suggestion that in the future any talk about partnerships will be about this citizen-state interaction, rather than one between health and social care agencies. However, this paper argues that there is danger in suggesting that the personalisation agenda negates the need for health and social care agencies to work together in partnership. It suggests that the personalisation agenda not only changes the nature of debates about partnership working, but also makes the effective interaction of health and social care services more vital than ever.
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Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
Social workers constantly struggle with the idea of power and what it means it their work. They often experience themselves as powerless, yet are seen as having a powerful impact on other people's lives. The book introduces important theories of power in order to show the value of these perspectives for understanding the social work role and its intrinsic challenges. The book:
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Former Cardinal pitcher Kyle Lohse joined Milwaukee in the offseason. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)
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For years, it seemed like the Cubs and Brewers were constantly sparring for NL Central supremacy. But those days are over for the time being, with the Cubs trying to rebound from a 101-loss season and the Brewers perhaps dealing with a rebuilding year after a third-place finish in 2012. The offense, which carried the team last year, should still be solid, but the pitching staff is a big question mark—though the late-spring signing of former Cardinal Kyle Lohse should help.
The Brew Crew were already planning on breaking in a few youngsters in their rotation, signaling they probably wouldn't be running with the Reds and Cardinals atop the division. But between losing slugger Corey Hart for the first two months of the season and having to do without Mat Gamel for the entire season, they're dangerously short on depth in the lineup and counting on a pitching staff in transition.
3.7 Runs Scored/Game — 8th in NL
The heart of Milwaukee's Opening Day lineup looked tough, as would any that had sluggers Ryan Braun and Aramis Ramirez batting third and fourth. But it appears the Cubs might catch a bit of a break. The Brewers likely won't get a 100 percent version of Braun as neck stiffness has kept the 2011 NL MVP out of action since April 3 and the North Siders will entirely duck Ramirez, who was recently placed on the DL with a knee sprain.
The injuries and lack of a strong bench will certainly take the Brewers' 2012 league-leading offense down a peg in the early going, but skipper Ron Roenicke is one of the most active offensive tacticians around. He loves to get runners moving, bunt and slip in the occasional late-inning squeeze play to pressure opposing defenses. With young shortstop Jean Segura settling in, Roenicke might have a quartet of 30-steal players. In the absence of Hart's power bat, it will be interesting to see if Milwaukee green-lights the running game even more aggressively. One key will be whether center fielder Carlos Gomez and catcher Jonathan Lucroy retain last year's power gains as they hit their prime, age-27 seasons. If they don't, things will likely get a whole lot worse for this lineup in 2013.
6.5 Runs Allowed/Game — 13th in NL
Yovani Gallardo is a familiar face at the front end of the rotation, and Lohse (who is slated to pitch against the Cubs Wednesday) should be solid after a few career years in St. Louis. But after that, there's a whole lot of wish-casting. Can Chris Narveson come back from a torn rotator cuff? Will top prospects Wily Peralta and Mark Rogers break through? Has the NL caught up to Mike Fiers, who did well his first time around the league last year before fading late? With that many question marks, a career utility pitcher like Marco Estrada is sure to come in handy.
The bullpen has experienced some turnover as well. The Brew Crew brought in veteran lefties Mike Gonzalez and Tom Gorzelanny to set up John Axford. The hirsute closer will have to prove he's back from a season in which he almost lost his job due to a rash of titanic home runs. But when Axford is on, his swing-and-miss stuff rates among the league's best. The Brewers need him to be that pitcher again if they hope to contend.
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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama is also celebrating its fourth expansion in 11 years. The construction project, which was estimated to cost $80 million when it was announced in 2012, was completed last month.
The expansion added a second V6 line to the facility.
Toyota Alabama's total investment will exceed $850 million by July 2015, when its current $150 million machining project is completed, according to a news release from Toyota. Last year, the facility produced a record 540,000 engines.
The maximum annual engine capacity is nearly 750,000 engines. The plant is the only Toyota facility in the world to produce four-cylinder, V6 and V8 engines under
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It produces engines for seven North American-built Toyota models: the Camry, the Highlander, the RAV4, the Sequoia, the Tacoma, the Tundra and the Venza.
Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle will be on hand to commemorate the event, and will be joined by Gov. Robert Bentley, Sen. Jeff Sessions, Sen. Richard Shelby, Rep. Mo Brooks and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama President Jim Bolte.
In addition, Toyota is commemorating this morning's milestone by donating $50,000 to be split equally by Harris Home For Children, a Huntsville-based foster care program, and Nexus Energy's Alabama Wise Program, a community energy program that empowers Alabama families to take control of their energy costs.


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Penn State football players have lost the comfort of routine, the feeling of normalcy. They returned from a bye week Nov. 6 and have seen their campus and program turned inside out.
But Saturday afternoon at Ohio Stadium, a team being tugged in many directions pulled it together for a victory that leaves the Nittany Lions one win shy of a trip to the Big Ten Championship Game.
Putting behind the controversy of recent weeks, Penn State defeated Ohio State, 20-14, in front of 105,493 fans. The Nittany Lions jumped to a 10-0 lead and survived anxious second-half moments to claim a share of the Leaders Division title.
Penn State (9-2, 6-1) travels to Wisconsin on Saturday with a berth in the conference title game at stake. It was the team's first win since accusations went public that former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky sexually assaulted young boys. It is a scandal that cost 84-year-old coach Joe Paterno his job and led to the dismissal of university President Graham Spanier.
"I don't think any team in the history of college football has been through so much in such a time period," Penn State interim coach Tom Bradley said after the victory.
"To be able to hang in there and fight through it. . . . They have done everything we have asked them to do. They have been great in the field, they have been great going to class.
"There were some times I'm sure they wanted some answers. I couldn't be any prouder of them."
The Nittany Lions lost to Nebraska, 17-14, last Saturday, just days after the nation's attention was trained on their Happy Valley campus. After a week of practice in which they installed a Wildcat formation -- in part to distract them from the off-field controversy -- they arrived in Columbus on Friday to learn that Paterno was battling a treatable form of lung cancer.
Bradley gathered the team to dispense another round of bad news, although, in this case, many of the players had text messages awaiting them when they landed.
"It's a very sad thing," said running back Stephfon Green, who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns Saturday. "We all said a prayer for coach. We were glad to hear it was treatable. If anyone is going to fight through something, it's going to be coach Paterno.
"It's just more adversity, more obstacles in the road that you have to hurdle. I'm proud of this team. We came, we saw and we conquered."
Penn State won a game with someone other than Paterno as coach for the first time since Dec. 4, 1965, when Rip Engle led the Lions past Maryland.
How long ago was that? The Browns were still defending NFL champions.
Bradley wanted no attention for the victory. "This isn't about me," he said. "This is about these players, the team."
Bradley said the players have done everything asked of them -- from concentrating on football to remembering to straighten ties and remain clean-shaven.
"I think it shows they are focused on what they can control," said quarterbacks coach Jay Paterno, son of Joe. "Obviously, last week's game took on bigger proportions than just a football game. That's not easy to -- I don't want to say 'bear that cross' -- but bear that burden."
Quarterback Matt McGloin said the game in The Horseshoe was the best he had felt in two weeks.
"With all that has gone on around the program, it felt great to just feel free and just play," he said.
The Nittany Lions used the Wildcat formation about 12 times, and it produced the game's first touchdown as Green ran for 39 yards. Jay Paterno said he thought the package's addition would be something fun for the players and keep their minds on football.
As the final seconds expired, he was asked for his thoughts as he ran off the field.
"Immediately, as I have been trained to do my whole life, I started thinking about next week and Wisconsin," Paterno said.
That might be the closest these Nittany Lions get to normal for quite awhile.
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The New York Knicks want Carmelo Anthony, but not for the price the Denver Nuggets are asking.
Tuesday there was a reported deal between the Knicks and Nuggets that the New York front office turned down.
We have heard all of the scenarios regarding Carmelo Anthony's departure from Denver, but now there is growing sentiment that the Nuggets may actually keep their franchise star with or without the contract extension instead of making a mediocre deal.
The Nuggets reportedly wanted Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton, another starter (Fields, Chandler or Mozgov) Eddy Curry's contract (which is unfortunately accompanied with is body) and at least one first-round pick for Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups.
The Knicks' Donnie Walsh and Mike D'Antoni said turned that down citing too much in return for the All-Star forward.
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To help organizations observe the 150th birthday of West Virginia in 2013 the West Virginia Humanities Council traveled its award-winning exhibit "Born of Rebellion: West Virginia Statehood." The exhibit will end its sesquicentennial tour of the state in December at Philippi after being seen in 17 state communities.
From Nov. 18 through Dec. 6, "Born of Rebellion" will be on display at The Market Place located at 309 South Main Street in Philippi. The exhibit is co-hosted in Philippi by The Market Place (Barbour County Community Garden Market) and the Blue & Gray Reunion, Inc.
The exhibit can be viewed Tuesday-Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 7 a.m. to noon. It will be closed on Thanksgiving Day with special hours on Nov. 29-30 of 7 a.m. to noon and Dec. 6 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more information about the display schedule contact Debbie Schoonover at 304-457-5183.
The circumstances of the creation of West Virginia remain unique in American history. Questions arose as to the constitutionality of the process and even as to whether the new state should be dissolved once Virginia was restored to the Union. The issues involved in West Virginia's birth still engage people even far beyond our borders – providing material for a 2003 C-SPAN debate and lengthy article in the California Law Review. "Born of Rebellion" examines the constitutional questions surrounding the statehood process. Exhibit viewers are given an opportunity to cast their vote on the constitutionality of our state.
The Humanities Council made the design phase of the exhibit an innovative educational project by working with graphic design students at West Virginia University. Sixteen students working in four teams designed the exhibit as a class project, as well as the accompanying brochure. The exhibit features several QR (quick response) codes. Visitors with smart phones can scan these codes and read related articles in e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org, also a program of the Humanities Council.
Since becoming available again for display in December of 2012, "Born of Rebellion" has never been off the road having traveled to Oak Hill, Paden City, New Martinsville, Grantsville, Athens, Bluefield, Parkersburg, Elizabeth, Rowlesburg, Bridgeport, Alderson, Lewisburg, Berkeley Springs, Morgantown, New Cumberland, Wellsburg and, finally, Philippi.
Consisting of three freestanding kiosks, the exhibit originally toured the state for two years starting in 2006, when it traveled to 23 locations and received a Leadership in History Award from the American Association for State and Local History. The exhibit was made possible in 2012 – 2013 with support from the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts.


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NORTHAMPTON — Police have released new information about a Tuesday night assault that sent a Northampton man to Springfield's Baystate Medical Center with a stab wound, though criminal charges have yet to be filed as the probe continues.
A group of three men, believed to be in their teens or early twenties, assaulted a man around 11 p.m. Tuesday near Pulaski Park. The victim fell to the ground, pulled out a knife and stabbed one of the assailants in the leg, police said.
Northampton Police Lt. Jody Kasper said Thursday that, to the best of her knowledge, no one has yet been charged with a crime. Police said they interviewed three of the males involved in the incident — two of whom were uncooperative — but continue to search for the fourth man, who fled the scene.
"It appears to be an act of self-defense right now," Detective Lt. Kenneth Watson told the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Charges may be forthcoming, Watson said.
The man who was stabbed in the leg is a 21-year-old Northampton resident, who was treated at Baystate and later released, police said.
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As The Oregonian's Lindsey Schnell writes, Mannion seems to have regressed since the first half of the season, and his subsequent knee injury. Take a look at what Beavers fans think is wrong with Sean Mannion:
It's up to the coaches to reel it in a little and not put it all on him. Sean is incredibly smart, which is why they threw the playbook at him his freshman year. Sean's problem is that he has a noticeable hitch in his delivery. I would have figured that he would have more fumbles this year. Credit the Offense of line for that. Pass camps, reps in the off season will be crucial.beavernation family:
Nothing is wrong with mannion that cant be worked out. He is a decent qb with a great arm. thats it. The only reason most of us are complaining about him is that 30 min south of Corvallis is a QB that is a redshirt Freshman who has become one of the top quarterbacks in the country.maffu72:
Comparing Mannion to Mariota is not productive. The latter runs an offense so, so SO much simpler by comparison. Riley's pro-style offense is very complicated & takes years to master. It is an offense which translates well to the NFL, and will continue to attract QB prospects with dreams of playing on Sundays (so there's no reason to ditch it).cj73:
The only way to help Mannion now is to provide him with more time in the pocket to survey the field and teach him to look through his progression. That means picking up more help on the offensive line, probably through the Juco ranks.Hump0607:
Is it coincidental that the game mannion tore his mcl in was the start of his interceptions. I think not. Give him a break the guy had knee surgery in the middle of the season and came back. It will take him a bit to come back to full form.What do you think about Sean Mannion's body of work this season? Is he still the Beavers best option at quarterback? Join the conversation in the Beavers Fan Talk section and post your comments below.


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Jayne Cobb
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'Boy, it sure would be nice if we had some grenades, don't you think?' Brash, rude, violent, and more than a little untrustworthy. Possibly with a heart of gold underneath. ... Possibly.
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blended with green tea, black tea, lapsang souchong, natural artichoke flavor, raspberry leaves, natural currant flavor, marigold flowers
teas: lapsang souchong, currant, artichoke green
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A savory tea, smoke and earth tones blend together with lapsang souchong and artichoke greens. The flavors are smoothed out with a touch of currant. Lovingly inspried by Joss Whedon's Firefly/Serenity series.
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Flames engulfed a vacant residential building at 256 Boyd Ave. in Jersey City early this morning, the Jersey City Fire Department said.
According to Jersey City Fire Director Armando Roman, firefighters were alerted at 2:26 a.m. and responded within 4 minutes to the two-alarm fire. Roman said the firefighters fought for almost two hours until the fire was under control at 4:05 a.m. and that by 5:38 a.m., all companies were able to return to their stations.
"The fire was well on its way before company got there, but the guys did a great job under the inclement weather," Roman beamed. "It was very cold. [Under these conditions,] water starts freezing up, making it harder to fight the fire."
Roman told the Journal that primary and secondary searches showed that no one was in the building and no civilians or firefighters were injured. There was, however, significant structural damage to the building and its integrity will need to be evaluated by the city's building department, he said.
Residents from an adjacent building, 254 Boyd Ave., were evacuated as a precaution and were able to return afterward to their home which suffered minor fire damage, Roman said. He also mentioned that the building also suffered water damage from extinguishing efforts.
Roman noted that authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire.


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Sometimes I love having a small yard. When others are revving up riding mowers, I can give my lawn a few swipes with a small mower and I'm done.
But a small yard isn't good when you want to install a rain barrel. After observing a rain barrel-making workshop sponsored by the Lake Soil and Water Conservation District and held at Holden Arboretum, I know how beneficial they are. Plus, I have some super-cute ideas about how to decorate one.
First, I have to figure out where I can put one and still be able to get out of my driveway.
"You can tell it's spring when people start calling about rain barrels," said our instructor, Dan Donaldson, district administrator with the conservation district.
About 25 participants paid a $55 materials fee for the workshop. Among them were the father and son team of Ernie Richmann III and Ernie Richmann IV. A friendly guy with a winning smile, Richmann the younger told me that he signed them both up for the class as a belated birthday present for his dad, 64, of Painesville.
"I just like to spend time with my dad," said Richmann the younger, 36, a graphic designer in Eastlake. "We like to do the same things."
Both men share an interest in gardening and the environment. Young Richmann had to water his garden last year with tap water, but he'd rather use water that doesn't contain chemicals. "During dry days, I can use this until it rains again," he said.
Donaldson started with a brief slide presentation on the benefits of installing a rain barrel. They provide mineral-free water for irrigation and outdoor washing, decrease the amount of water flowing into streams and storm drains, and limit the amount of water flowing around your home's foundation.
"It's only 55 gallons, but every little bit helps," Donaldson said.
A slide cautioned us to be careful when placing the rain barrel in our yards. The barrel will weigh about 300 pounds when full. "Once it's full of water, you're not going to move it," he warned.
It needs a level spot, so it's a good idea to build a platform for it. Barrels should be uphill from but not far from the area to be watered. Of course, it must be close to a downspout.
If the barrel will be on the ground, be sure there's room under the spigot to place a bucket, Donaldson said.
The barrel lid keeps out mosquitoes and dirt. Collected water is OK for watering vegetables but not drinking; it may contain contaminants from the roof. Barrels must be drained in winter if they are plastic, or the frozen water will crack them.
Homeowners with room for more than one rain barrel can link several together. Donaldson recommended putting the hoses near the bottom of each barrel so that each one fills and drains evenly.
Rain barrels are hot these days. Many homeowners are thinking about installing them in hopes of reducing the new storm water fee they'll have to pay.
The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will collect the fee from homeowners staring this year. Part of the money will be returned to local communities to help implement a regional storm water management program. The program will serve nearly every community in Cuyahoga County and a smaller number in Lake, Lorain and Summit counties.
The storm water fee -- based on the amount of impervious surfaces on properties such as driveways, roofs and patios -- will be around $5 a month for most homeowners, and more for businesses.
Install a rain barrel or plant a rain garden and you might be able to reduce the fee. However, several criteria apply. For instance, at least half of the home's roof area must be connected to barrels, and the barrels must be completely drained no more than four days after a rain.
If you qualify, you could get a 25 percent reduction in the stormwater fee. Go to the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District's website, neorsd.org, for more information.
Contact the Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District at 216-524-6580 or cuyahogaswcd.org, or your county's conservation district, to find coming rain barrel classes.
After the slide show, Donaldson told participants to grab a plastic barrel and a diverter kit and take them to one of the work stations in the room. They would use an electric drill to make holes for the spigot and pipe that attaches the barrel to the diverter.
The diverter attaches to the downspout and diverts water into the barrel. Homeowners must cut their downspouts to attach the diverter, so participants would have to do that part after they got home.
The Richmanns waited while Donaldson helped people drill holes in the barrel for the hose and spigot. When it was their turn, father and son held the barrels steady for each other and debated the best place to put the spigots.
Richmann the younger had trouble screwing in his spigot. "It's a good thing we don't have to actually make the barrel," he joked.
Within 90 minutes, everyone had finished and was carrying big blue barrels out to their SUVs in the parking lot. The Richmanns put both barrels into dad's truck.
"It'll give him an excuse to come over and see me," the younger Richmann said with a grin.


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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When the feline immunodeficiency virus was first discovered in the late 80s, it created a near hysteria among cat owners and pet rescuers.
Untold thousands of otherwise healthy cats have been killed after a blood test revealed they were FIV positive.
Eventually, long-term studies showed that many FIV-positive cats live for years with no or minimal ill effects from the virus, which is transmitted from cat to cat through deep bite wounds.
Yet the fear persists, and some rescue groups and county humane societies continue a policy of automatically euthanizing any cat that tests positive for the virus.
"FIV is not, nor should it be a death sentence for cats," says veterinarian Danya Linehan. "We in the veterinary and animal rescue communities have finally evolved past the point of recommending euthanasia based on that little blue dot on a test kit that indicates a patient is FIV positive."
The director of the Cleveland Animal Protective League agrees. The largest pet-rescue group in Ohio used to euthanize all FIV positive cats.
"Now, it depends on the cat's temperament and health at the time of intake, our ability to transfer the cat to another rescue group and to an increasingly lesser extent, our shelter population at the time," Sharon Harvey said.
"But, if the cat has a good temperament, isn't sick and our veterinarians feels it has a good quality of life, we try to find adopters who will understand the disease and be able to take on the animal's needs. We recently adopted out a rock star of a cat, 10 years old and FIV positive, to an HIV-positive couple."
FIV is a slow-acting virus and veterinarians now know that infected patients, as well as human HIV patients, can live long happy lives, and FIV cannot be transmitted to people, Linehan said.
"It's not even that easy for cats to contract FIV from other cats. Almost all transmission is caused by deep, penetrating bite wounds," Linehan said. "FIV is not transmitted by communal food and water dishes, snuggling up together, mutual grooming or playing."
And nearly all kittens younger than six months who test positive for FIV don't really have the disease, even if their mothers do.
"They test positive initially because the FIV antibodies from the mother can linger in the kitten for several weeks after they stop nursing," Linehan said.
Cats who are truly FIV positive should be neutered and kept indoors to minimize the chance of fighting with other cats.
With that precaution and basic good care, "FIV positive cats may have a shortened lifespan because of the immunosuppressive impact of their disease, or, they may not," Linehan said. "Whether they have eight or 18 years, they can have high-quality lives as long as someone gives them a loving home."
With that in mind, the Public Animal Welfare Society and Stautzenberger College, where Linehan trains veterinary technicians, have teamed up to host a special-needs adoption event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the college, 8001 Katherine Blvd., Brecksville.
"We haven't been able to come up with a catchy name for the event, so any suggestions from Animals in the News readers would be appreciated," PAWS director Amy Beichler said. "Multiple rescue groups offering FIV-positive cats and other pets with special needs will be at this event looking for perfect homes for slightly imperfect, but well-deserving pets."


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The Syracuse Crunch fed two more key players from its lineup to parent club Tampa Bay on Thursday.
The Lightning recalled netminder Cedrick Desjardins and forward Richard Panik.
Desjardins is needed because Lightning goalie Anders Lindback is out for an indefinite amount of time with an ankle injury. Goalie Pat Nagle was recalled from Florida of the ECHL to join the Crunch roster.
This is Desjardins' second promotion this season. He went up earlier this month and took a loss against Montreal.
Panik also played for the Lightning earlier this season, scoring his first NHL goal. He has 22 goals and 19 assists for the Crunch this season.
"We felt like we needed another offensive player at forward,'' said Julien BriseBois, assistant general manager of Tampa Bay.
Syracuse hosts Hamilton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Albany at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.


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We generated of average output power at (bandwidth of ) in a diffraction-limited beam by placing a -long quasi-phase-matched GaAs crystal inside the cavity of a synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator (OPO). The OPO used type-II-phase-matched periodically poled lithium niobate as a gain medium and was pumped by a mode-locked laser at , with a pulse duration, repetition rate, and average output power. The terahertz radiation was generated by difference frequency mixing between the signal and idler waves of the near-degenerate doubly resonant OPO.
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Day One:
It's not that I'm a shyster (ahem), it's just that I have limited time to discover the joys and woes of England. Leaving at six in the morning, it took me a whole hour to get from Croydon to the other side of the Blackwall Tunnel as the northbound approach of this river crossing was crawling at a snail's pace. Sunday wouldn't have been a problem but I left the start for the following day, so is it any wonder why I don't like Mondays? Once I'd passed that, I watched as the miles of traffic shifted slowly into the capital from the M11; I was escaping to the north and there were more than two chevrons apart between myself and the vehicle in front. Luxury.
After consuming a reasonable fried breakfast at some faceless motorway service station, I arrived in Lincoln at 10.00am. Lincoln is a small city that fits the 'quaint' description but there's two sites that you need to make time for. Lincoln Cathedral looks awesome from the front; it's just like any other cathedral on the inside mind, but worth a mooch just for the stylish wood carvings depicting the Twelve Stations of the Cross. The second sight is the castle, which is a two minute walk from the cathedral. This place held more historical interest for me; it used to be a former womens' prison and is still used as a county court. But the jewel in its crown is that it holds an original Magna Carta and I was eager to give this important document a butcher's. Unfortunately I found out that the original charter was away on tour and replaced with a copy, similar to the one that's displayed in in the cathedral. AWAY ON TOUR! Now why didn't they tell me this in the first place? However, the surrounding exhibition more than made up for the disappointment and also on display is the ancient Charter of the Forest (not a facsimile), written on animal skin and dating from 1217, this was still in use up until 1971 making it the longest remaining statute that was in force in England. The explanation of how both charters came into existence is simple to understand, beautifully well presented and therefore an ideal day out for children. I was in my element.
It's possible to devote an hour to the cathedral and another to the castle. I decided on a time limit for both based on how much loose change I had for the parking ticket machine and besides, I wanted to do lunch in Hull.
Following the signs to the Humber Bridge, I climbed northwards until I drove around an unassuming curve on the A15 where I was suddenly greeted by the imposing sight of the bridge itself. Even in shitty weather this particular structure looks damn impressive; it's no wonder that Phil Brown was eager to come here. The Humber is a large body of water and it's more enjoyable to cross compared to navigating the Severn bridge (note: the tolls do not discriminate against Ford Escort vans by doubling the charge). On arrival at this fishing village, I made my way to the old part of the locality, had fish 'n' chips in a restaurant set aside for tourists - I was the only one there - and saw some typical Northern sights (see below):
Dusk was closing in as I navigated the pitiful rush hour on exiting but I felt slightly dismayed at not having visited two of Hull's prime sights: The KFC Stadium and The Welly Club (the latter being the city's top live music venue which has hosted famous artists like The Housemartins and Cool To Snog), I'll put them on my 'places to do' list for next season.
In no time at all I was cruising along the A165 up to Scarborough which marks the start of the North Yorkshire Moors. There was just enough daylight left to appreciate this vast National Park, the scenery augmented by patches of snow that had not yet melted. Halfway through the Moors and I'm in Whitby; Dracula's English connection. Being pressed for time meant no stoppages but I did get a glimpse of the old abbey as I drove over the town's main road bridge which overlooks the harbour. This is the place to go for Whitby jet.
It was dark by the time I reached Middlesbrough and the only reason I had to stop was to take a piss. This particular city looks quite boring at night but I'm told that it's a veritable disaster area during daylight hours. I'm not sure which time of the day I'd choose if I were to visit again, but I shan't be putting it on the list unless it becomes part of a sporting away fixture. Why else would anyone go there?
You don't get any fog in the Tyne Tunnel, besides which it would've sounded strange to sing: "Fog in the Tyne tunnel is all mine, all mine...", just doesn't work, does it? I'd be bypassing Newcastle for the time being, heading instead to Northumberland.
Day Two:
I took time out to rest, explore the locality and catch up with friends.
Day Three:
I woke up this morning and soon got the blues. My newsfeed reported that Crystal Palace FC had gone into administration and further more, Victor Moses would not be in the squad for tonight's match. Financial problems at the club had been on the boil for quite sometime so it was no great surprise that it would spill over like this. In addition to all our troubles, Newcastle have been top of the table for, ooh, ages and we had a tough challenge ahead. Traveling the half hour journey to the centre on the Tyne and Wear Metro from Whitley Bay was made shorter by a friend wishing me well despite the foregone conclusion. The end result wasn't too humiliating; our lads put up a spirited fight and we've since made up for what has been a miserable week by beating Peterborough (as well as Wolves). Then again, Peterborough have been bottom of the table for, ooh, ages.
St James' Park ratings:
Stadium - in very good nick as it should be for a club this size. Away supporters are ushered to the seventh level (no lifts) of the Sir John Hall stand in an effort to knacker them out so they won't be able to cheer their team on.
Security - that'll be the local constabulary. Tough Geordie coppers on tough Geordie horses telling southerners "if yuz tek anuffa sip o' that drink yuz gettin' banged oop". Like I'm dead scared.
Transport - Tyne and Wear Metro to St James station which stops right outside the ground. Well done, Geordies.
Food - I wasn't that hungry.
(Newcastle United 2 - C Palace 0. Attendance: 37,886)
Day Four:
The journey back south included a pleasant four hour drive on the M1. There's a point on the journey just as you cross the Durham / Yorkshire border where you can see the North Yorkshire Moors to the left and the Yorkshire Dales to the right at the same time (although this might involve a spot of head turning unless you happen to be an eagle or a hammerhead shark). Not long after passing an industrious looking Sheffield, a slight detour was made towards Royal Lymington Spa in Warwickshire (Shakespeare's country). This is quite a posh place, nice, clean, all white Georgian architecture, it's so polite it's offensive. As darkness had already descended on what was a drizzly day, I decided against an exploratory amble about town opting instead for the warmth of the nearest pub just across the road from the venue. The band I had booked tickets for were playing in The Assembly, which was recently given a major overhaul by top bordello make-over man Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen. Give the fella his due, he's not done a bad job and now that the smoking ban is fully enforced, the white architrave should stay white for quite a while. It's a superb place to see a live act as it's a 1,000 seater (or should that be standing?) venue, intimate but at the same time you have lots of room to breath. Either that, or the band could've sold more tickets. I won't go into the merits of HMHB as it's ground that's been covered before but a special HMHB podcast featuring Howesy can be downloaded here and a review of the Leamington gig can be found here.
Setting off towards London on the M40 I thought I'd be home free in a couple of hours. Wrong.
Somewhere between junction 9 and 8a, I feel a slight pop coming from the gas pedal. Odd. I press down with my foot and quickly discover that there is no power. This presents me with a challenge: I'm in the third lane struggling to overtake a petrol tanker who is needlessly hogging the middle lane and to make matters worse, another vehicle decides it would be fun to sniff my arse at high speed (otherwise known as tailgating). Trapped but moving. I have to get over to the hard shoulder and I'm constantly slowing down, this is not good.
85...70...60mph and getting slower.
It's too dark, where the fuck am I?
I know exactly where I am, I'm in the middle of fucking nowhere and about to get stranded. Bollocks! Why didn't I renew my AA membership?
Hazard lights are a miracle of modern times. Apply them and watch how people give you a wide berth. Bye bye petrol tanker, bye bye coffee breath sales executive in a Mondeo rushing home to his wife, hello hard shoulder. As I'm cruising along trying to find the widest spot to the left of the motorway, I see in the distance what looks like a van at a standstill, all indicators blinking simultaneously. That'll do for me, Tommy. Hazard lights are a miracle of modern times.
The two blokes in the van are waiting for the arrival of the breakdown service, which gives us something in common. Barely thirty minutes goes by when this knight in a shining armoured patrol car turns up, deals with the blokes in the van first and then me. The bonnet is popped open to reveal a broken connection between the accelerator cable and the gubbings which lets more fuel into the engine. An improvised running repair with cable ties is hastily made and off I go, which means no two hundred and fifty quid towing fee to fork out = result . Fears of kipping in the car with high speed traffic dangerously whizzing past on a shivering cold morning are thwarted, as for that night only, the county bestows me with the title of Oxfordshire's Jammiest Git of the Month.
I'm home free.
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History was made in Flemington when the "Trial of the Century" was held here. Readington Middle School seventh-graders took a field trip here recently and to learn more about the trial, where Bruno Hauptmann was found guilty of the kidnapping death of the eldest son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh, and today's court system.
The trip followed a unit on "What is justice?"
Students started in the old courthouse, escorted by Hunterdon County Sheriff Fred Brown. The courthouse was the venue of Hauptmann's trial for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. in 1935.
Students met with Jim Davidson of East Amwell Township, co-author of "New Jersey's Lindbergh Kidnapping and Trial" and a Hunterdon Central High School Board of Education member.
Davidson presented some of his research about the arrest, trial and execution of Hauptmann. He also shared rarely seen photographs of the Hauptmann trial. Hauptmann never admitted to the crime and his guilt is still debated.
Davidson offered several theories as to who may have kidnapped and killed the Lindbergh baby and took questions from the students.
Ed Davis, county chief warrant officer, showed the students the jail cell where Hauptmann was held during the trial.
Students moved through various rooms at the old courthouse, examining wood, fiber, handwriting, and fingerprint samples created by seventh-grade teachers. Videos of varying points of view on the trial were viewed and evaluated.
Former Readington mayor and historian Stephanie Stevens gave the students a tour of the Hunterdon Historical Society's Doric House, where they saw artifacts from the Lindbergh kidnapping trial.
Along with Stephanie Singer, the school's media specialist, students continued with a walking tour of the borough that highlighted landmarks noted in a novel the students read, "The Trial" by Jen Bryant.
At the "new" courthouse, also in Flemington, the seventh-graders met with county Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns III. The prosecutor and staff members, including Under-Sheriff Robert "Smitty" Smith, supervised a mock trial in which students took on the roles of judge, prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, defendant, witness and jury members.
Sheriff's Department members Debbie Van Horn and Wendy Hayth made county IDs for the students and court stenographer John Newton taught students about court recording. He is the father of a recent township middle school graduate.
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