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The city's next mayor will face ongoing union negotiations with employees and a limited budget to do things, such as develop the city and draw business.
Kight, 66, who is completing his first term as mayor after 16 years on the City Council, said his goals are to improve Troutdale's downtown and find a place for a permanent City Hall.
He has been embroiled in a long dispute with the city council Among other things, he's been charged by the council with bullying employees and manipulating the city permit process to turn what he initially called a garden shed on his property into a 2,032-square-foot structure that looks like a house.
Daoust, 60, a 16-year member of the Troutdale City Council, has support from other council members and east county mayors. He says his top priorities are to develop Troutdale's downtown, industrial space and urban renewal district through partnerships with governments and local organizations.


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Recently SV2 Partners had the opportunity to observe blended learning in action at two charter schools in San Jose CA. The latest trend in using technology in schools, blended learning combines online lessons with traditional teacher instruction. Advocates of this approach use computers to individualize instruction so that each student can master content and skills at his or her own pace.
As our tours demonstrated, there is no one way to integrate blended learning in a school. At Alpha Public School's Blanca Alvarado Middle School, half the students worked individually on math or reading on laptops at one end of the classroom while the other students sat at their desks reviewing a grammar worksheet with their teacher. At Summit 's two San Jose campuses, tables full of freshmen armed with laptops and earplugs worked independently while math teachers circulated the room to help individuals with questions. At Summit each student had a "playlist" of skills and accompanying resources to help master those skills. For example, students could chose to attend a class on a topic or join a small group tutorial.
Blended learning changes the expectations for both teachers and students. Teachers are no longer able to just teach a class. They must become data experts, tracking the scores of each student as he or she progresses through a series of discrete skills, determining which skills that student needs to succeed. (This may include skills that a student failed to master three grades back.) And at both Alpha and Summit, students are learning how they can take responsibility for their success. Each student sets mastery goals and tracks his or her own progress and pace.
In theory, then, there are no excuses at a blended learning school. Teachers can't blame a student for failing to learn, and students can't blame their lack of success on a bad teacher. Instead, teachers and students become partners, actively working together to ensure that each student is challenged and no child is left behind.
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Waxhaw native Tom Ramsey is thankful for the tuition assistance he's received during his first year at the University of South Carolina at Lancaster.
Ramsey attended Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte for two years before deciding to take his studies across the state line. He said scholarship assistance has helped as he transitions into a new academic setting.
USCL freshman Audrey Kemp is just as thankful.
Katie Virtue begins each day at 3 a.m., not long after many people have just gone to sleep. She sometimes works evenings and is also on the job many holidays.
Virtue, a meteorologist for WSOC-TV in Charlotte, said her gig doesn't have glamorous hours, though the job is fulfilling in many ways.
She shared work experiences and discussed weather trends and phenomena with students Wednesday at Indian Land Middle School.
Life of a meteorologist
One student asked if Debbie Keenan was going to Paris. Another asked if she was ever coming back.
Well, Kennan didn't make it anywhere near France, though the experience was still exciting for all who witnessed.
Keenan, the media specialist at Brooklyn Springs Elementary School, rode in a hot-air balloon Friday morning. The ride, which took place behind the school, was the result of a reading challenge Keenan posed to all the students in the school.
Those posed portraits, candid shots and listings of senior superlatives make for fond memories each year for students at Lancaster High School.
The staff from the school's yearbook, The Rambler, are to thank for organizing and putting that information together throughout the year. And now, that recognition extends beyond the Bruin family.
The Rambler was recently selected as the best yearbook in the state by the S.C. Scholastic Press Association. The accolade is for the 2010 edition that came out last spring.
She has a shiny face, red lips, long hair and wears a pointy black hat.
Any other day, she'd be all orange, but on Thursday she became the Queen Witch of South Middle School.
That was the name given to one of the several carved and decorated pumpkins on display at the school Thursday.
Last week, South Middle held its Spirit Week, which culminated with a pumpkin-decorating contest. Faculty and staff were divided into 14 teams, and the students voted on which team's pumpkin they liked the best.
There's a slogan, written in Spanish, that Sandra Ovalles tells her students all the time. You can even find it from time to time on her blackboard.
It's "nada es imposible, todo es posible," which means "nothing is impossible, everything is possible" in English.
Ovalles believes you can achieve whatever you set your mind to, and she tries to help her students carry that same attitude – all through the teaching of language.
Some students achieve more success in the classroom when hands-on activities are built into daily lessons, while others may find it easier to work in small groups.
Finding what strategies work best for students and communicating those techniques to teachers is just part of what Wendy Bartell does.
The Buford Middle School literacy coach and instructional facilitator works daily with teachers and students. She helps teachers with their lesson plans, facilitates workshops and speaks to students about literacy.
Bartell said no two days are alike.
You won't find many textbooks in Kristal Salyer's class.
For the last three years, the fourth-grade Clinton Elementary School teacher has abandoned textbooks in three of the four main academic areas and adopted a student-driven approach.
By the numbers, her strategy appears to be working.
Salyer, who's in her fourth year at Clinton Elementary, is the 2010 Celebrate Great Teaching award winner for Lancaster County School District. The accolade is the district's highest honor for educators.
Despite a slow economy, Communities is Schools' annual School Tools supply drive was able to collect hundreds of school supplies that will benefit area school children in need.
The campaign, which collects pencils, notebooks and other items, began Aug. 1 and will end Tuesday.
This year, locals have been able to donate supplies at one of the BB&T locations in the county – on Main Street in Lancaster and off Charlotte Highway in Indian Land.
BB&T served as the lone drop-off location for the Communities in Schools (CIS) drive this year.
Dozens of students who didn't get the supplies they needed when school began will soon get a helping hand.
United Way of Lancaster County recently held its second annual Stuff the Bus school drive in which residents donated papers, pencils, crayons and other school supplies to collection spots throughout the county.
Those supplies benefit children served through the Lancaster County Outreach Project, which provides resources for neglected and abused children.
Remaining supplies will go to other Lancaster County School District children in need.
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My computer's operating system is Windows XP and I am using Microsoft Office 2007 with it.
My trouble is whenever I open an Excel file; it opens but has no data on it. Microsoft Word works just fine but Excel does not.
I even tried uninstalling and reinstalling Microsoft Office 2007, and made sure that all updates are done to no avail.
I hope you could tell me what the problem is and how I could solve it. Thank you.
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Hallo James,
In which format are you saving the document that you are creating in excel? The problem may be arising because you are not saving the document in the compatibility format. I will advise that you save it in that format as follows:
- With your excel document open, click on file, then choose save as.
- Choose excel 97-2003 workbook and then click on it.
- Give a file name and then choose the destination for the file you are saving. In this case I will advise that you save it on the desktop.
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Hartsock: There's plenty of excitement around bowl games
Penn State is sitting out the second year of its four-year bowl ban. Pitt is playing Bowling Green in the non-descript Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl in Detroit Dec. 26. Notre Dame is headed to the equally unheralded Pinstripe Bowl in New York City Dec. 28 to play Rutgers.
But plenty of excitement still awaits true area college football fans as the bowl season swings into full gear after the Christmas holiday.
The BCS national championship game, set for Monday night, Jan. 6, in Pasadena, Calif., promises to be a competitive one, pitting 13-0 Florida State's high-octane offense against a 12-1 Auburn team that rung up 59 points against Missouri in the Southeastern Conference championship game.
The Rose Bowl celebrates its 100th birthday Jan. 1 with a matchup befitting such an anniversary. Big Ten Conference champion Michigan State (12-1) takes on Pac-12 titlist Stanford (11-2) in the venerable bowl game which is fondly regarded as the "Grand-daddy Of Them All."
The Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl and Cotton Bowl also feature interesting matchups.
Following is an analysis of this bowl season's top games, along with dates, times and television stations on which the games will be aired:
1.) Monday, Jan. 6, BCS national championship game, Pasadena, Calif., Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1), 8:30 p.m., ESPN: Second-ranked Auburn hopes to continue its late-season roll against a top-ranked Florida State team which has averaged 53 points per game and is coming off a 45-7 drubbing of a very good Duke team in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. Whether Auburn's defense will be up to this challenge will be one of the biggest questions surrounding this matchup. The answer, one way or another, will determine this year's national champion.
2.) Wednesday, Jan. 1, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif., Stanford (11-2) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 5 p.m., ESPN: Pasadena warms up for the national championship game with this historic Rose Bowl pairing between two of the nation's best teams. Fourth-ranked Michigan State punched its first Rose Bowl ticket since 1988 by upending previously-unbeaten Ohio State in the Big Ten Conference championship game. Stanford is ranked fifth nationally. The Rose Bowl is always a centerpiece of the bowl season, but this particular matchup adds even more spice to the brew.
3.) Wednesday, Jan. 1, Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz., Baylor (11-1) vs. Central Florida (11-1), 8:30 p.m., ESPN: Remember when Central Florida was a fledgling program that served as early-season non-conference cannon fodder for teams like Penn State? Not anymore. Led by highly-touted quarterback Blake Bortles, UCF has become a force to be reckoned with, and this matchup with Big 12 Conference champ Baylor pits a pair of outstanding one-loss teams that should provide a desert delicacy for fans.
4.) Friday, Jan. 3, Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla., Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2), 8 p.m., ESPN: Buckeyes dropped from national championship hopefuls to this slot after suffering the Big Ten Conference championship loss to Michigan State. But this year's Orange Bowl will still stir some interest.
5.) Thursday, Jan. 2, Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, La., Alabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 8:30 p.m., ESPN: Sooners' thrilling Bedlam-rivalry road victory over Oklahoma State, coupled with 'Bama's Iron Bowl loss to Auburn, might render the 14-point betting line in favor of the Crimson Tide a bit inflated.
6.) Friday, Jan. 3, Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Tex., Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 7:30 p.m., FOX: Years ago, the Cotton Bowl used to be top-tier. Years ago, so were phonograph record players and leisure suits. This game still attracts some decent teams, though, and this year's matchup will feature two of them.
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Sen. Jeff Sessions
Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Texas. We both share a keen interest in space. I will also be speaking on the topic of the 40th anniversary of NASA, which is today.
Mr. President, next month, from launch pad 39B at Cape Canaveral, the Space Shuttle's main engines will fire up, the solid rocket motors will ignite, and the crew of seven will be sent off into orbit around our home planet. One of those seven will be the distinguished Senator from Ohio. More than 36 years after his first flight, John Glenn will again orbit the earth in a United States spacecraft.
I have here a picture of Senator Glenn taken 36 years ago with Dr. Wernher von Braun in Huntsville, Alabama, my home State. They are shown here discussing a proposed lunar landing craft. What an imagination, what a vision, what an exploring capacity they had. Shortly after that first orbital flight, they were already planning a trip to the moon--a vision that many thought could never be achieved and was achieved so successfully.
Senator Glenn's remarkable story is a subplot to the remarkable story of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. On October 1, 1958, just six months before the distinguished Senator from Ohio was named as one of the original Mercury astronauts, NASA was born. Today, NASA marks its 40th anniversary of service to this Nation.
It is hard to believe that more than 40 years have passed since the Soviet launch of Sputnik. Spurred by concern over the Soviet advantage in space, the Eisenhower administration proposed the creation of a civil space agency to lead our Nation in the exploration of space. Forty years later, the Soviet Union no longer exists. But NASA stands on the threshold of a new millennium, the undisputed world leader in space exploration.
The agency's achievements and discoveries during that 40-year period have changed our world in many ways. Those who are familiar with the space program talk frequently of the many ``spinoffs'' from the program. There are, in fact, many products and services that are obviously and directly attributable to the space program.
For instance, many Americans do not leave home in the morning before checking the weather forecast. Being from Mobile and just sitting through a hurricane, this was particularly true for me this past weekend. Of course, weather satellites orbiting the earth have revolutionized weather forecasting. Many of us check the forecast by turning on the television networks that distribute their signals by satellite. Indeed, I saw a writer interviewed recently. He said he realized just how significant this global communications system was when he was on a dirt road in Africa and he picked up a cell phone and, through a satellite, called his home in Ohio.
There are a great number of beneficial byproducts of NASA's work that are less obvious. Indeed, many credit the micro-miniaturization of electronics, which was driven by the needs of the space program, with ushering in the whole technological revolution and the information age that we are now experiencing.
As important as the tangible benefits from the space program have been, I believe the intangible benefits have been even more significant. What value can we assign to our victory in the space race--to our come-from-behind win against a totalitarian rival? What would have been the military and foreign policy implications of Soviet domination in outer space?
But Cold War implications aside, NASA's success has been an important factor in elevating our national spirit. For America, exploration is imperative. We will never be content to sit back as observers while others take the risks and are rewarded with new discoveries. Exploration can take many forms, but, probably more than anyone else, NASA exemplifies our spirit of exploration.
There was a time, earlier in our Nation's history, when Alabama and everything west of the Appalachians comprised the frontier. Today, space is the frontier. Since its inception 40 years ago, NASA has been charting the path in this new and exciting territory.
On October 7, 1958, just one week after it came into existence, NASA formally approved Project Mercury to send a man into orbit around the earth, investigate his capabilities and reactions to space and return him safely to earth. Project Mercury produced genuine American heroes, like the late Alan Shepard and then-Lieutenant Colonel John Glenn.
On May 25, 1961--shortly after Alan Shepard's suborbital flight, and months before Senator Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the earth in February of 1962--President Kennedy set a high mark for the young space program. Speaking to a joint session of Congress, he established a national goal of landing a man on the moon and bringing him safely back to earth, and this was to be accomplished before the decade was out.
As we all know, the nation and NASA were up to the challenge. On July 20, 1969, an Apollo lunar landing craft carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touched down on the surface of the moon. That remarkable achievement stands as one of the proudest moments in American history, and one of the greatest achievements in the history of mankind.
Since Apollo, NASA's accomplishments have been legion, in aeronautics as well as space, in unmanned exploration as well as human space flight. While it is hard to match the thrill of the first moon landing, the expansion of scientific knowledge flowing from NASA's later programs has truly been historic.
As we look to the future, NASA cannot, and would not, rest on its laurels. Within the first few months after its 40th Anniversary, NASA will launch the STS-95 science mission, with Senator Glenn on board, will launch the first U.S. element of the International Space Station, and will launch its next great observatory, the Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility.
Following close on the heels of those missions will be the first flights of the X-34 technology demonstrator and the X-33 reusable launch vehicle prototype, as well as the launch of the U.S. Laboratory Module for the Space Station.
All of this is scheduled to occur before this millennium closes. With proper support from the Administration, the Congress and the public, NASA will continue to lead the world in exploration well into the next millennium.
I am proud of the role that my home state has played and continues to play in the space program. Even before NASA was formed, Dr. Wernher von Braun and his team of rocket scientists with the Army Ballistic Missile Agency in Huntsville were developing new rocket systems. A modified Jupiter-C rocket, developed by von Braun's team, answered Sputnik by placing the Explorer I Satellite into orbit on January 31, 1958.
This is a remarkable picture taken at the ABMA Fabrication Lab in Huntsville in 1959. Shown here are the original seven Mecury astronauts, who are touring the facility with Dr. von Braun. From left to right we see: Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Deke Slayton, and Dr. von Braun.
In 1960, 4000 employees of the ABMA in Huntsville were transferred to NASA's control, and Dr. von Braun became the first Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. Von Braun and the Marshall Center would be responsible for the Redstone rocket, which lifted Alan Shepard into outer space, and for the giant Saturn V rocket, which propelled Apollo 11 to the moon.
Marshall Space Flight Center is still NASA's center of excellence for space propulsion, as well as NASA's lead center for Space Transportation Systems Development and for Microgravity Research. Companies and universities in Alabama also continue to play important roles in the space program.
So I have reason to be proud of Alabama's contributions. But universities, corporations, and NASA installations throughout the country play important roles in the space program and in space-based research. Our whole nation can be proud of our accomplishments in space, and in NASA's important aeronautics research.
We have succeeded because we are willing to take risks. And we have been unwilling to quit when we encounter difficulties and setbacks.
The tragic Apollo fire cost the lives of three brave astronauts. But we persevered, and the Apollo program made giant leaps for mankind.
During launch in 1973, the Skylab space station sustained damage that threatened to render it useless before it ever was put into service. Creative engineering salvaged that very important program.
The Challenger explosion in 1986 was a terribly painful event. We all mourned with the families of those brave explorers. But, following that tragedy, NASA was able to regroup, and has since safely flown 65 Space Shuttle missions, with a tremendous harvest of scientific results.
Perhaps it is this knack for overcoming adversity that makes NASA so special. Space is a harsh environment, and setbacks are inevitable. The risks are real. But NASA has done an extraordinary job of coping with the difficult situations that they have confronted. Many times the people of NASA have turned potential failures into remarkable successes.
Now, as we stand on the threshold of a new century--indeed, a new millennium--our whole nation can be proud as we look back on NASA's accomplishments in its first 40 years. And we can be optimistic as we look ahead.
Optimistic that our spirit of exploration is alive and well. Optimistic that we will continue to see tangible and intangible fruit from our investment in space. Optimistic that our children's lives will be richer because we dare to reach for the stars.
Mr. President, I congratulate NASA on its 40th anniversary. I look forward to continuing to work hard to support this program in the future. Unfortunately, the administration's budget for the last 4 years has shown a net reduction in funding for NASA. I have spoken on that before. The budget we approved this year represents a small reduction again this year over last year's budget for NASA. I think it is time that we recognize our character as a nation, that we not cut NASA, that we recognize that it symbolizes who we are as a people. We should recognize that NASA symbolizes our best and highest instincts as a nation, and that we ought to be space explorers as Lewis and Clark explored the frontier, and as we have explored the seas and so many things.
Mr. President, I want to again say how much I have been honored to serve with astronaut Glenn, Colonel Glenn, and Senator Glenn. He has been a high representative of this Senate. We cheer him on again as he goes forward to his next flight 36 years after the first.
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ATLANTA -As the deadline for a 180-day exclusivity agreement between Recovered Energy Resources and the Montmorency-Oscoda-Alpena Solid Waste Management Authority approaches, the green energy company has requested the commissioners reach out to power providers in Northeast Michigan to help persuade them to consider entering into a purchase agreement.
RER intends to construct a gasification plant that would be built at the landfill in Atlanta, but even though it has investors lined up for the project, finding a local buyer for the power generated has not yet been found.
Bill Chynoweth of RER said he would like to help provide renewable energy to power suppliers such as Alpena Power, Wolverine Power and Presque Isle Electric and Gas before selling it to out-of-state markets. The commissioners, however, decided during the landfill meeting on Friday that RER should handle all talk with the power companies at this time. Alpena County Commissioner Lyle VanWormer said it is the job of RER to contact the energy companies and to negotiate with them and the board will continue to move forward when and if an agreement is reached.
"I just feel like this is really not this board's job to do," VanWormer said. "It has been a couple of years since we started this project, and I'm sure anyone who would be interested knows what we're doing. I would have thought if nobody has come forward with the publicity this project has been given, then they aren't going to come forward. If RER has to go outside of the state to sell the power, I have no issues with it, because they have definitely tried here to get the local market first, and that is all you can do is try, and if it doesn't work then I think you do have to look at the long-range picture."
The commissioners entered into the RER agreement with the assumption that ground could be broken and the facility could begin to take shape by the end of summer. Besides not having buyers for the electricity, the permit application still has not been filed with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, a process that requires review and public hearings before being issued. In most cases, it is a time-consuming process. Alpena Commissioner Cam Habermehl said until RER can find a purchaser for its power, there is no point of moving forward.
"We aren't going to negotiate with them until they have a contract or contracts in place, because how can you negotiate with someone when they don't even know how much they will sell and for what cost," Habermehl said. "We won't know how much of the tipping fee they would want would be, how much to lease the land, and there are just a lot of questions that can't be answered until everyone knows what the numbers are."
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Last week, New Bloomfield and Blain, two teams vying for top seeds in the WB playoffs, parlayed those elements, especially lockdown pitching, into important wins.
On July 6, on the road against Newport, New Bloomfield backed a standout effort by starter Nick Johnson with a third-inning manufactured run to take a 1-0 win.
Two nights later, Blain got another dazzling effort by ageless Leon Hoke, who limited Newport to three hits in a 7-1 win.
Bloomfield, who postponed its July 10 doubleheader at Middleburg a week, continues to lead the West Branch regular-season pennant race.
Blain, who lost to McAlisterville earlier in the week, evened its record at 9-9 and remains in the hunt for the third seed in the playoffs.
"You play Bloomfield to 1-0, that's good baseball, a fun game to watch," said Page. "We just didn't hit like we have been."
Page's ballclub was stymied by Johnson, who limited its opportunities to score. The right-hander threw 90 pitches, 52 for strikes, and went to a three-ball count just twice in seven innings. Johnson faced the minimum hitters three times, walked one batter and struck out eight, including five on just three pitches. He scattered three hits, one each by Matt Comp, Jared Briggs and Kyle Briggs.
"Nick was consistent, always around the plate," Page said. "He threw a smart game."
Equally sharp was Kyle Briggs, a mainstay of Newport pitching staffs. The right-hander breezed through his first two innings, allowing two walks, but stayed out of trouble by fanning the final batter in each frame.
Trouble then struck in the third.
Briggs retired the first two hitters, then got the dangerous Jimmy Baum to lift a fly ball to center. Colton Riley eased under the ball but, inexplicably, dropped it. Baum, running hard on contact, was able to reach second base on the error. Kenny Baum promptly followed with a single to center that plated his brother. It was Bloomfield's first hit of the game.
Briggs allowed three more singles, but wasn't threatened the rest of the way and absorbed the one-run loss. He finished with five strikeouts and two walks.
"Kyle pitched an excellent game," Page said. "We just didn't give him any help offensively."
Things got no easier when Newport traveled to Blain.
There, they faced Hoke, the 52-year-old pitching wonder who has been dominating West Branch lineups.
Virtually unhittable through the first four innings, Hoke controlled Newport with his dazzling mix of off-speed pitches.
He went 1-2-3 in the first inning with a strikeout, walked Page with one out and had runners at first and second in the second before ringing up his third K, then rolled through the next two innings with three ground balls, two strikeouts and a fly out to center.
By that point, Hoke was sitting on a 6-0 lead.
Christian Hansel, 19 and a Susquenita grad, ran into hard luck to open the game. Blain leadoff hitter Trent Reisinger laced a line drive to the gap in left-center. Newport, starting the game with just eight players — and no center fielder — had no chance to track the ball down and Reisinger legged out a triple.
"It was hit hard, but it probably could have been caught," said Kory Mann, who started in left for Newport.
Hansel fanned the next batter, but Aaron Rahn poked a two-strike pitch into shallow center to score Reisinger. One out later, Zach Rice singled and Ben Nyce walked to load the bases. Rahn then scored on a wild pitch and Cody Richard dumped a two-run single into right to put Blain up 4-0.
"That was a key hit by Aaron," said Blain skipper Mike Smith. "He's been on a tear, attacking the ball."
Hansel, who fanned four over three innings, gave up two more runs in the third.
Rahn lined a leadoff double to right-center and scored on Andy Bender's base hit. Two outs later, Hansel walked the bases full, then Ryan Nace to force in the second run.
"Ryan's isn't hitting much, but he's got a great eye and a .351 on-base percentage," Smith said. "And, he does a great job calling pitches. Leon loves pitching to him."
Held hitless over four frames by Hoke, Newport broke through in the fifth.
Kevin Hansel drew a two-out walk, then stole second. Hoke, showing too much concern for Hansel, then walked Riley. Chad Weller followed with a single over short that scored Hansel and broke up the shutout.
"That pitch wasn't where I wanted it," Hoke said after the game. "If it's located where I wanted it, he couldn't have handled it."
Newport picked up two more hits off Hoke, singles by Kyle Briggs and Christian Hansel in the sixth, but the veteran fanned Cole McGuire to end that threat and retired the side in the seventh to nail down the win. He finished with eight strikeouts, three hits and three walks.
West Branch notes
Blain is getting major offensive production from three players.
In seven games, Rahn, a rising junior at West Perry, is hitting a team-best .560 with four extra-base hits, including a home run.
Rice, who has a team-high 22 hits, is batting .333 and has produced 21 runs, tops on the team.
Reisinger is hitting .370 with five extra-base hits (two HR) and has produced 19 runs.
Dakota Smith (.302 with 16 runs produced), Ben Lyons (.300), Cody Richard (.283, 14 RP) and Ben Nyce (.265 with a grand slam) also have been consistent contributors.
Hoke, who has thrown a team-high 37.1 innings, has a 1.69 ERA with 47 strikeouts.
Rod Nace (31.2 innings) leads the team with 51 strikeouts.


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Man turns himself in following 4-year-old's shootingUPDATED 6:39 AM CDT May 23, 2014
A man turned himself in to police Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of a 4-year-old girl.Video Transcript
First at 10! A Des Moines man charged in the shooting death of his 4-year-old daughter... Police say the girl picked up a gun and accidently shot herself when her father set the gun down within her reach ... Her father, 24- year-old Adam Mead, turned himself into police late this afternoon. It happened April 21st ...inside this apartment complex on Fleur Drive... according to investigators, the family of five was all home in their apartment. Adam Mead told police he was in the bedroom when his 4-year- old daughter Lillium walked in...Adam Mead told police he "placed a loaded .45 caliber FNX handgun onto a dresser...he then.... turned his back for a few seconds and heard one shot behind him." He told police on scene that "he spun around to see Lillium with a look of shock on her face as she fell over onto the bed." The police report states Mead says he immediately saw his daughter's shirt turn red and then called 9-1-1...a dispatcher talked him through how to stop the bleeding and CPR. Medics arrived quickly and transported Lillium to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Mead is now charged with involuntary manslaughter...ne glect of a dependant person ...and two counts of allowing a minor to access a gun...there were two other children in the apartment at the time of the shooting. Police recovered the handgun and also found several other guns in the apartment including one more that was loaded that investigators deemed within reach of children. According to online court records Mead does not have a criminal record. Adam Mead turned himself in with his attorney - he has already posted his 17500 dollar cash-surety bond and has been
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ABC has cast Marc Blucas and Liza Lapira in key supporting roles in the drama pilot ""See Cate Run."
We keep describing "See Cate Run" (formerly "I, Claudia") as "Jack & Bobby"-esque,because it focuses on C.C. (Amy Smart), a young prosecuting attorney, who has no idea that some day she'll be a contender for the presidency.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Blucas will play a campaign guru who sees potential in C.C., while Lapira will play the main character's roommate.
Best known for his run as Riley Finn on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," Blucas has most recently been seen in "The Jane Austen Book Club" and "Meet Dave."
Lapira's credits include "NCIS," "Dexter" and "21." She'll also be seen in the upcoming "Fast & Furious."
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text: Dorothy Mae Edwards, of Pioneer, Calif., passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at the age of 91. She was born in Ringgold, La., on March 5, 1923 to the late Johnnie and Nona (Williett) Harper. Dorothy was raised on the family farm in Ringgold. Her father moved west during the war looking for work. He was able to find employment in the shipyards and his family soon followed him. Dorothy worked at the Army Supply Depot, in Oakland, as one of the first computer operators during WWII. While attending First Baptist of Richmond, she met her future husband, David Edwards. A romance soon blossomed and the couple was married March 18, 1945 in their home church. David introduced his younger brother, Walter, to Dorothy's sister, Bobbie, and they followed in matrimony in 1950. The two couples lived close and their children grew up together, between Richmond and Pleasant Hill. She was always quick to laugh, believed in the "silver lining," finding the bright side in every situation. Dorothy loved jokes and was thought to be the greatest mom ever by her children. Dorothy is survived by her husband of 69 years, David Edwards; daughter, Anita Edwards, of Pioneer; son, Ralph Edwards, of Pioneer; sister, Bobbie June Edwards, of Monroe, Ga.; grandchild, John David Douglas; great-grandchild, Margaret N. Douglas; nephews, Billy Rex Harper, Jr., Dr. Robert Eugene Harper, Kenneth Wayne Edwards; and niece, Carol Lynn Cradduck. She was preceded in death by daughter and Cynthia Ann Douglas; brothers, John Francis Harper, Jr., and Billy Rex Harper, Sr. At her request, there will be no services. Interment will be in the Amador Memorial Cemetery, in Pioneer. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting danerimortuary.com and signing the guest book.


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State unable to combat prison gangs for lack of funding, manpower
State investigators say they're losing ground in the fight to control gangs in New Jersey prisons because they don't have enough manpower and funding.
The criticism of operations at the prisons, leveled by unions representing investigators and corrections officers, comes two months after the State Commission of Investigation said the state was failing to stop inmates from smuggling drugs, communicating with illegal cell phones and coordinating criminal activity from behind bars
Union leaders said the Department of Corrections' approximately 100-member Special Investigations Division has lost nine people in three years and operates without a chief. Each prison has only one investigator monitoring gang activity, and a single person analyzes confiscated cell phones for the entire department, they said.
"It's becoming very difficult for us to do our job," said Neil Layden, president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 174, which represents 92 Corrections investigators. "We don't have the funding nor the people."
In May the SCI, which reports to the Legislature, released a report saying prisons are like a "branch office" for gang members and calling the situation "intolerable."
The SCI also said prison investigators are overwhelmed: "Given the magnitude and multiplicity of its responsibilities, (the Special Investigations Division) is undersized, insufficiently funded and, as currently structured, unable to effectively and efficiently fulfill its vital mission, particularly with regard to suppressing gang activity."
Layden is concerned the SCI report has fallen on deaf ears.
"It seems like it's not going anywhere," he said. "We talked to everyone who would listen."
Corrections Commissioner George Hayman declined to comment for this report, as did the highest-ranking investigator, Assistant Chief Wayne Everett.
After the SCI report was released, Hayman issued a statement saying Corrections is "dealing proactively" with its gang problem. "We continue to house an offender population -- bent toward violence and power struggles -- with a minimum of disturbances," he said.
The department declined to comment on staffing or equipment within the division.
"It would not be in the best interests of safety and security to disclose this information in a public forum," Corrections spokeswoman Deirdre Fedkenheuer said.
Fedkenheuer also said the investigators do not have a set budget and she could not say how much is spent on the division.
Like much of state government, Corrections was hit by the budget crunch. Its funding dropped by about $40 million to $1.156 billion.
Gordon Johnson (D-Bergen), chairman of the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee, said he intends to hold a hearing following up on the SCI report when the Legislature convenes again later this year.
Johnson said the state should explore new ways to deter cell phone use, but didn't criticize Corrections or Hayman.
"I think he is doing all that he can," Johnson said. "This is a major problem that takes time to address."
Assemblyman David Rible (R-Monmouth) has twice called for a hearing on the report. Echoing SCI's findings, he said prisons "are being run as corporate headquarters for the gangs."
"When you're being sentenced to prison, it's supposed to be a rehabilitation time period, as well as paying time for your crime," Rible said. "I don't think you should be in there accelerating crime outside the jail."
Corrections spokesman Matt Schuman said the department was "among the first" to use dogs to detect cell phones, finding 118 phones, 21 batteries and 121 chargers since October. He also said Hayman supports changes to federal regulations that would allow the jamming of cell phone signals in prisons.
Wayne Robbins, Lodge 174's vice president and a principal investigator in Corrections, said cell phones are so prevalent, inmates don't even worry when one is taken away.
"They'll say all right, I got my next one coming in," he said.
Meanwhile, Robbins said each investigative unit has to share one cell phone among a half-dozen investigators.
"Inmates have better cellular capabilities than we do," he said.
Mike Goodman, vice president of New Jersey Policemen's Benevolent Association Local 105, which represents about 7,000 Corrections officers, said the use of cell phones has made prisons less safe.
"They're getting more skillful in regards to communicating," he said. "It's tough to maintain control."
Fedkenheuer said 19 percent of inmates are formally identified as gang members. In its report, the SCI said a top Corrections official testified under oath that up to half the inmate population "may be involved in some way" with a gang.
The SCI report also said having the same investigators probe gangs in prison and potential corruption of prison employees hampered anti-gang efforts. It said corrections officers shied away from working with investigators "for fear that they will themselves become targets of investigation" while investigators "are leery of establishing a working relationship with many custody officers due to their concern over corruption within the uniformed ranks."
Fedkenheuer said that issue was resolved, citing "a clear line of demarcation" between the two functions the last two years.
But Layden said staffing shortages have forced some investigators to handle both responsibilities.
"We're still doing internal affairs work," he said. "It's a difficult task to one day talk to someone about a situation and the next day investigate them about another incident."
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In the text of St. John's Gospel, i, 28, the author locates the event of Our Lord's baptism by St. John the Baptist at Bethany across the Jordan and there is herein a celebrated variant. The greatest number of the ancient codices, and those of greatest authority, have Bethania , "Bethany". This reading is approved by Lachmann, Tischendorf, Westcott-Hort, and others. The uncial codices, C 2 , K, T, U, A, II, many minuscule codices, the Sinaitic Syriac, and Cureton's Syriac text have Bethabara . This reading was approved by Origen, Jerome, Eusebius, and Chrysostom. Origen, in his commentary on this place of St. John's Gospel, declares as follows: "We are not ignorant that in nearly all codices Bethany is the reading. But we were persuaded that not Bethany, but Bethabara should be read, when we came to the places that we might observe the footprints of the Lord, of His disciples, and of the prophets. For, as the Evangelist relates, Bethany the home of Lazarus, Mary, and Martha, is distant from Jerusalem fifteen furlongs, while the Jordan is distant one hundred and eighty furlongs. Neither is there a place along the Jordan which has anything in common with the name Bethany. But some say that among the mounds by the Jordan Bethabara is pointed out, where history relates that John baptized ".
Archaeological research has failed to identify either Bethany or Bethabara beyond the Jordan ; the conjectures range from the ruins on the bank of the Jordan opposite Mahadet Hadschle less than two miles north of the mouth of the Jordan, even to Mahadet 'Abara, a ford of the Jordan near Bethshean. All things considered, the most probable opinion is that there was a Bethany fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem, and another across the Jordan. The name of this latter may have been a transliteration of a Hebrew phrase meaning "the place of the ship". Bethany across the Jordan has shared the fate of many other Biblical sites which have disappeared from the earth.
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Hohokum is rare and effective union of art, activity, and music. Games, even those with an open fondness of form above function, typically operate under a rigid designation of themes. Meaning is assigned wherever significance is found, but it wasn't difficult to define the raw emotion that gave life to Journey, Everyday the Same Dream, or Where is My Heart. The creation and progression of an open personal response is a holy grail of emotive game design - and Hohokum's found it.
A casual glace at Hohokum probably leaves a weird impression. Players appear to control a series of oddly shapes kites with eyeballs, each one speeding up, slowing down, and bouncing off the walls with reckless abandon. Each kite-friend is quickly sent away to his or her own special world, leaving control of one unique kite to the player. Hohokum never explicitly states what to do from here, or anywhere for that matter; completing overt goals, checking off secondary objectives, and experiencing all of the subtlety in-between are trusted to the player.
After a bit of poking around, Hohokum's mechanisms are revealed with relative simplicity. Each rectangular level hosts a subversive challenge for the player to expose and solve. Cracking the code liberates one of your kite's friends and wraps up the goal of that particular level. Levels are connected via a series of portals, each eventually funneling your kite back into a familiar hub-world. A peripheral task involves the player carefully examining the background to reveal hidden "eyes" throughout each level, and there are more than hundred to find across Hohokum's fifteen worlds.
Expressed purely through player mechanics, Hohokum isn't all that different from a normal adventure game. Using your kite, you fly around in every direction looking for bits of the level to interactive with and, context firmly hand, search for the veritable missing piece of the puzzle. The consistent insanity behind each level's context insures that no two solutions are ever the same, allowing Hohokum all of the necessary space to exorcise its whimsical demons.
Plenty of games have shuffled the player through wild scenarios, but Hohokum's rapid-fire delivery of surreal nonsense knows few equals. In one level I broke petals off flowers that turned into magnets, which I then planted and used to attract monkey-things to ride on my kite in order to properly combat a massive elephant-riding horde. In another, I had to slip into a separate dimension and collect clouds for a slumbering bird-creature before extracting him from his dream world and throwing a huge pool party for all of his friends. Hohokum is packed to the gills with delightful madness and it begs the player to indulge every second of it.
The demands of a completionist's heart require an extensive amount of time spent looking for Hohokum's hidden eyes. This leads a gradual appreciation of Hohokum's soundtrack, not necessarily by its insistence on reactive shifts in melody, but rather through the meditative quality behind its calm and collected rhythm. Culled exclusively from artists signed to Ghostly International, a record label with a penchant for relaxing electronic exceptionalism, each piece of music fits perfectly in sync with Hohokum's mission. Tycho makes the most significant contribution, with "Coastal Brake," "L," and "A Walk" practically defining Hohokum's lush soundtrack, but poignant offerings from Michna and Shigeto stand out as well.
What sets Hohokum apart is transformation from a thinly veiled point-and-click adventure into a nostalgia induction apparatus; or rather its diverse series of styles, themes, and music reached out and affected parts of my brain I didn't know demanded affection. Unaware of any potential personal investment, Hohokum issued a call-and-response to specific and relatable experiences. A level where I was helping people along an amusement park reminded me of building roller coasters K'nex with my dad when I was ten. Another area filled with pastel dots looked exactly like my mom's old room in my grandmother's home. The blue-on-white grid layout of a different level reminded me of staring at Sega Master System game boxes and dreaming I could afford to own them all. Collecting monkey creatures against Michna's "Emerald Plateaus" somehow sent me back to sleepless nights in Japan listening to Fever Ray's "Triangle Walks." Everywhere Hohokum took me felt like an invitation to explore some dormant memory inside my head.
Even without anecdotal nostalgia dives, the strength of Hohokum's art and accompanying music are a gateway to ruminate on its vague implications. One level featured countless uprooted trees on the periphery and two different tribes on platforms in the center. In one corner were a bunch of red, violent saws sticking out of trees. Your kite friend is unlocked by finding a way to unite the two tribes, perhaps resolving their differences and potential ruination along the way. Hohokum never states explanation or resolution, but it's not hard to fall into its world and consider its consequences. Genuine art is meant to evoke a response from the consumer, and Hohokum's diverse assortment of imaginative endeavors makes it easy to get lost inside its world.
Hohokum's levels are huge, but every single asset feels deliberately constructed and loaded with accompanying detail. I was carrying ten creatures on my kite in an amusement park level, and each one had an animation to bring out an umbrella when it started raining. The same thing happened when I lined up other creatures at an ice cream stand. There's an overwhelming sense of playfulness and positivity inside all of Hohokum's apparent nonsense, not unlike the surreal and silly foundations that built Keita Takahashi's Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy (and it's no coincidence that Takahashi contributed art to Hohokum's credits roll). Hohokum isn't only the antithesis to the grim violence that's come to define popular gaming, but also a declarative statement to the power of amusement. Games can be as rich and contemplative as easily as any other expressive medium.


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The best race I ever saw was at the ghost track Beltsville Speedway north of Washington, DC in Maryland. I have covered that in other posts.
I happened to think of Beltsville again when I saw a results sheet posted by Jack Walker from Old Dominion asking for Beltsville finishes.
What did Beltsville in was the same thing that did in so many other tarcks, encroachment by neighbors who complained of noise.
Beltsville was still darned near brand new when it closed. They tried everything, including high sound barrier walls and mufflers on the cars.
What is very interesting, is that in 1976, the United States Department of Transportation published a study conducted at Beltsville of sound abatement procedures and wrote an extensive article on the subject.
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Since purchasing the Lakewood Golf Club eight years ago, the trustees of New Orleans' pension fund for firefighters have had high hopes for putting the city on the map as a golf destination.
Their expansion of the club stalled in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, but a $12 million course refurbishment came together in 2009 with the help of acclaimed golf architect Ron Garl. Now, the fund board is moving ahead with the next phase of development, with plans underway to develop the property into an upscale resort, including golf villas, a luxury hotel, condominiums and more, putting the overall price tag at around $200 million.
The Algiers course is one of more than a dozen examples of the public pension fund's multimillion-dollar investments in the realm of real estate. And as state officials push for a fresh look at how trustees of pension systems manage their investments, some industry experts have questioned the fund's strategy of making high-interest loans to local developers, their concerns heightened by the shaky economy.
Outstanding loans
In 2009, trustees of the New Orleans Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund had more than a dozen loans outstanding, totalling tens of millions of dollars, primarily made to developers pursuing projects in the greater New Orleans area, according to a fiscal audit report commissioned by the fund and released last year by the New Orleans firm Duplantier, Hrapmann, Hogan and Maher.
At first glance, state Rep. Kevin Pearson, R-Slidell, the chair of the House Retirement Committee and an advocate for more oversight of how trustees of the state's pension systems screen potential investments, said it appeared like the fund board was "acting as a bank."
In one example, from 2007 to 2009, officials with the city's pension plan for firefighters loaned architect and developer Marcel Wisznia about $4.4 million through state corporations that Wisznia was involved with, Maritime Building LLC and Stephens Garage Building LLC.
The construction projects include renovations to the former Stephens garage, on the fringe of the Warehouse District, and converting New Orleans' oldest skyscraper, the 115-year-old Latter & Blum building at 800 Common St., into apartments, offices and retail space.
Wisznia, in an interview, declined to discuss the specifics of the loans, although he acknowledged that he approached the pension fund's board to secure the money. Construction on the garage site, built in 1951 as a Buick dealership, is set to begin this year, a $38 million project that will give rise to 65 apartments and 15,000-square-feet of retail or commercial space.
The 11-story, 130,000-square-foot Common Street skyscraper was converted into 105 apartments, with commercial and office space occupying the first two floors, at a total cost of about $38 million. Most of the building has been leased since it opened earlier this year, Wisznia said.
"When you look at the confidence that the pension fund has put in our community, certainly since Hurricane Katrina, and it has been actively involved in the recovery through their investments, it is something that's heartwarming," said Wisznia, who also had a third outstanding loan, for $250,000, made in his name, at the time of the audit. "Without those efforts, our recovery would not be as far along."
In 2008, David Waltemath, who co-developed the English Turn Golf and Country Club in New Orleans, benefited from a $780,000 loan the pension fund made to Parks of Plaquemines LLC, a limited liability corporation that lists the veteran real estate broker as its registered agent. A year later, Waltemath received another $195,000, according to the audit.
Waltemath also declined to discuss the financial terms of the deal. Initial development on a new subdivision of the same name in Plaquemines Parish that Waltemath is spearheading wrapped up last year, he said in a recent interview.
"We're doing phenomenal," Waltemath said about the progress of the project.
Track record praised
Richard Hampton, CEO of the New Orleans Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund, praised Waltemath's track record and described the loan, promising repayment at 10 percent annual interest, as "probably one of our better-performing real estate investments."
"A lot of people would think this is not an environment in which residential real estate would do well," Hampton said in a recent interview. "This particular developer is very good at what he does. He picks great locations, and generally wouldn't present us with this opportunity if he never already knew in advance that he had sales that he could make."
For his part, Waltemath said the pension fund's board is "providing a terrific service to Louisiana" by investing in the local economy.
But some financial experts said it was somewhat unusual for a pension fund board to loan out tens of millions of dollars within the community, and perhaps not the safest bet. That falls in line with a report published earlier this year by two Northwestern University economists, who found that public pension funds' in-state private equity investments earned, on average, 3 to 4 percent less annually than their out-of-state counterparts.
Increasingly heavy burdens
In recent years, public pension fund systems have imposed increasingly heavy burdens on taxpayers, with public contributions to pension funds soaring even as the share covered by workers remains steady.
"The more successful that the funds are with their investments, the better off we all are," said Andy Kopplin, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu's chief administrative officer.
On the flip side, Kopplin acknowledged: "If the investment returns are not strong, then the city's obligations, over time, go up, and that's obviously the concern."
Fresh in the minds of some local observers is the city of New Orleans' decision in 2000 to sell $171 million in bonds and invest the proceeds in the stock market as a way of shoring up the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund.
Contributed to budget woes
But when the market plunged, so too did the investment fund, losing money for the first three years instead of the predicted 11 percent minimum annual returns. The blunder was projected to cost city residents as much as $400 million over its lifetime; it has been a major contributor to City Hall's recent budget woes.
Edward Siedle, a former SEC attorney who runs Benchmark Financial Services, a Florida firm that investigates pension fund fraud, was cautious about public pension funds putting money into local investments, saying: "The danger that the pension board will be lobbied for particular deals is most acute."
"Does that mean that they were necessarily bad?" Siedle said about loans made by the firefighters' fund. "I don't know, but it means that it raises a red flag."
Developers across the country have had a harder time being approved for loans by commercial banks for real estate projects since the market tumbled in the mid-2000s, said Robert Edelstein, a cochair of the Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics at the University of California at Berkeley.
Still, that hasn't led to a run on public pension funds. "I don't think that developers have turned more to pension funds than they have historically," Edelstein said. "It's just that pension funds are a large source of funds, and as banks sort of withered away a little bit, pension funds, at least for a while, seemed relatively flush."
Other experts offered a mixed picture of the practice. At the very least, Russ Wermers, an associate professor of finance at the University of Maryland at College Park, said public pension funds are often advised to steer their money toward "very large, credit-worthy corporations."
'Another way of investing'
Jeffrey Brown, a professor of finance and director of the Center for Business and Public Policy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, said it was not uncommon to see a public pension fund trying to earn a better return by putting some money into high-interest loans. "Essentially it is just another way of investing," he said.
From his research, Brown has seen a growing number of fund boards "overinvesting" in locally headquartered companies or individuals, which could cripple its bottom line if an entire region's market collapsed.
Instead, Brown would "frankly feel a lot more comfortable" having fund trustees invest in opportunities in other parts of the country.
Spread the wealth
"The difficulty with overinvesting in their own economy is that when things go badly for the state economies, then what you've got is, your assets in your pension fund are going to be taking a hit at the exact same point in time that the state revenues are taking a hit," he said. "And when the state is in the least able position to assist or make up for those losses."
Hampton defended the moves, and similarly brushed away praise from developers about the loans' positive impact in the community, saying that boosting the fund's coffers is his main objective.
"All of that's in pursuit of finding greater value in the marketplace, and maybe looking for it in other places that other people don't look," he said.
But when that comes to collecting greens fees, not everyone is sold on the idea.
"When anybody mentions golf courses in our meetings over there, we kind of all just turn our head and look away," said Dudley Dixon, a former mayor of Westlake who helps decide on new investments as vice chairman of the Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana. "We really don't want to hear it."
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Buies Creek, N.C.—For the first time since its completion, Campbell University's Friends of the Library (FOL) organization met in the newly renovated Wiggins Memorial Library on Friday, Nov. 12. Usually preceded by a formal dinner in Marshbanks Dining Hall, this meeting was held in Wiggins Hall in its entirety because the library has become such a focal point of the University, said FOL President Dorothea Stewart Gilbert.
"The meeting tonight is extra special because we are in the new library," Stewart Gilbert said. "It is a comfortable and inviting learning environment that has become the pride of the whole campus."
Campbell President Dr. Jerry M. Wallace and Dr. Dwaine Greene, vice president for Academics and Provost, recalled the history of the Campbell library from its establishment in 1923 in the old Kivett Hall as an accreditation requirement to achieve junior college status, to its move to the Carrie Rich Building in 1956.
"Campbell University has had its share of difficulty in what it has accomplished," Wallace said. "No more so than in the renovation and development of the library, but it is the capstone of our achievement, an important event in history."
Borree Kwok, director of Library Services, explained what was involved in moving the library from the Carrie Rich Memorial Building to the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, now Wiggins Library, last June. A total of 241,000 print volumes, 934,000 microforms, 8,000 pieces of audio/visual materials, 120 pieces of computer equipment and 4,200 feet of shelving had to be transported to the new facility.
"It was a daunting task," Kwok said, "but the move and the renovation add up to an 89 percent increase in floor space and double the amount of seating space."
It also means the addition of several new light-filled reading areas, 10 group study rooms, a 24-hour study lounge and faculty research areas."
"I've loved libraries all of my life," Greene said. "They are places where you can recharge your batteries. From the book mobile that used to stop in my home town to this spacious new Wiggins Memorial Library, they are wonderful, thrilling places. I love what they mean to people, and I've loved being part of the process that has brought this great library to Campbell University."
Established in 1972, the Friends of the Library helps support and promote the library program at Campbell.


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In making the rounds of high school football camps the past two weeks, I saw a lot of players who worked hard over the summer and look ready to have big seasons this year. See our Camp Reports.
Here's a list of players I'll be keeping an eye on when the games begin this week. The list is in no particular order and includes only players from teams I visited. It's not meant to be inclusive. Check out the list put together by my colleague Donnie Webb, too.
- Riquelle Othman, East Syracuse Minoa: A transfer from Henninger, Othman ran for just under 200 yards against Baldwinsville in a game last season. Now he's playing a Class A schedule.
- Keisean Scott, Henninger: The junior has size, speed and a decent arm. A starter in 2012, he looks very comfortable running the Black Knights' offense.
- Jaydakis Scott, Liverpool: Only a sophomore, Scott will likely start in the Warriors offensive and defensive backfields. "He's a good one," coach Dave Mancuso said.
- Andrew Vogl, Cazenovia: It's a lot to ask, but Vogl seems very capable of filling the shoes of All-CNY running back Jake Wilson. Vogl got valuable experience last year playing behind Wilson, and his per-carry average wasn't that much less than Wilson's.
- Tayquon Hightower, Nottingham: Might be the best receiver in the area. Hightower is a 6-foot-4 high jumper and sprinter in track & field.
- Rasheed Baker, Jamesville-DeWitt: Made All-CNY as a junior, when he piled up 1,166 yards rushing and averaged 6.6 yards per carry.
- David Carroll, Oneida: Transformed his body in the weight room this off-season. Carroll plays linebacker and offensive line for the Indians.
- Ryan Lavner, Oswego: He's an All-CNY baseball player who went out for the Buccaneers football team his senior year. Lavner is so athletic that he could show up at numerous positions - including receiver, kicker, safety and linebacker.
- Jon Warner, Tully: Senior running back returns after an injury took much of his 2012 season. He's fast and shifty and will give Class D defenses fits.
- Jake Benedict, Sandy Creek: This kid was built to be a middle linebacker. He has the temperament to play the position, too.


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Because there just aren't enough Jews making movies, the NW Film Center's annual celebration of Yids in cinema returns for its 21st year. As the festival enters its second week, here's what to expect.
Hava Nagila: The Movie
Critic's Grade: B- Like most people with some Jewish blood, I have an ambivalent relationship with the ubiquitous Hebrew folk song "Hava Nagila" (when I was about 6, I kicked my shoe across the dance floor at a wedding and had to shamefacedly dart across the circle to retrieve it). I'm also ambivalent about Roberta Grossman's documentary, which traces the tune from its debated roots to its maligned present, along the way introducing us to some frankly ridiculous iterations: a death-metal take, a rendition by some Real Housewives bimbos, a burlesque version in Thailand. Those interpretations are good for a laugh, but the same can't be said of the strained voice-over narration, which strives for folksy jollity but just comes off cheesy. REBECCA JACOBSON. 7 pm Wednesday, June 19.
The Ballad of the Weeping Spring
Critic's Grade: B Guitar-stringer, gunslinger, it's all blended together ever since Robert Rodriguez's El Mariachi had an assassin travel around with his gun in a guitar case. Despite a title that might as well be a parody of every bad festival film, ever, The Ballad of the Weeping Spring is a weirdly engaging mix of insanely reverent paean to Sephardic (and Iranian) music and larky homage to the gunfighting classic The Magnificent Seven. Here, a pack of hard-boiled musicians travels through Israel to reunite the band for one last performance, from a chair-bound Sophia Loren-ish silver fox to a steely-eyed Hebrew-speaking Yul Brynner. The slow pace is livened by a terrific array of always-too-short musical performances. MATTHEW KORFHAGE. 7 pm Saturday, June 22.
A.K.A. Doc Pomus
Critic's Grade: B Chances are good you've heard a Doc Pomus song but never realized it. Peter Miller and Will Hechter's documentary gathers musicians, writers and producers to pay tribute to Jerome Felder, aka Doc Pomus, who wrote more than 1,000 songs in his lifetime. Felder contracted polio at age 6 and was something of an anomaly as a teen: a handicapped Jewish boy singing R&B songs in Greenwich Village. After a record deal flopped, he began writing songs for the likes of Ray Charles and Elvis Presley, including such standbys as "This Magic Moment" and "Save the Last Dance For Me." But Felder's life wasn't all about music, and the film fittingly includes emotional interviews with Felder's daughter and ex-wife. KAITIE TODD. 4:30 pm Sunday, June 23.
The World Is Funny
Critic's Grade: A Shemi Zarhin's quirky Israeli dramedy opens with Zafi, a student in a writing workshop, as she tells a story and is encouraged to note interesting secrets and moments about everyday people to use in her work. As a housecleaner, this is easy—especially with three of her clients, estranged siblings each dealing with their own unusual drama. Tied together by a thread not unlike that in Love, Actually, the film follows people who are bitter, angry, confused and dedicated as they try to figure out both themselves and each other. Supported by strong performances (especially Naama Shitrit as Zafi, who brings a bright charm to often serious subject matter), The World Is Funny artfully explores love and family in a way both funny and satisfying. KAITIE TODD. 7 pm Sunday, June 23.
SEE IT: The Jewish Film Festival is at NW Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 SW Park Ave., nwfilm.org. Through June 30.


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Dock gets some TLC this summer
INDIANOLA There will be a slight disruption this year to the usual carefree style of Indianola summers but its for the better of the community.
Access to Indianolas 900-foot dock that juts out into Port Madison Bay will be restricted for about a month this summer, starting June 15, as much needed repairs take place.
A study of the structure was completed about a year and half ago, showing that many of the vertical stringers that support the boardwalk are toe-nailed into the pile caps, nails are rusting and several of the tops of the pilings are rotting.
They looked at literally everything, every connection, every piece, (they) took hundreds of photos, Port of Indianola commissioner John Jacobsen said of the engineers who conducted the study.
Based on the results, the port commissioners decided it was time to do another fix on the famous pier. The port plans to hire contractors Blackwater Marine of Kirkland to do the work. Renovation of the dock will begin June 16 and is expected to take a month.
Such work will include replacing the top three feet of several rotting pilings and installing additional support beams to stringers that brace the boardwalk.
Most of the work will be on the first 450 feet of the structure, although there will be some upgrades to the popular float and gangway at the end of the dock.
Reconstruction wasnt completed earlier this year due to regulations, which prohibit work in the shoreline area between March and June, Jacobsen said.
The original dock was built in 1916 but was upgraded in 1938 for ferry service during the Mosquito Fleet days.
In 1950, the Agate Pass Bridge was completed and the ferry service to Indianola was discontinued, so the dock became a recreational facility. Cars were no longer allowed on the dock and we dont even like to see bicycles (today), Jacobsen said.
In 1972, there was another major overhaul, including the replacement of some pilings. When a big storm hit the dock in the early 1980s portions were lifted by the enormous waves and torn apart.
However, the community salvaged the pieces of its beloved landmark and put it back to together like a big jigsaw puzzle, Jacobsen said.
The last big update was the replacement of some pilings about seven or eight years ago, he added.
Funding for the project comes from the property taxes the port collects. The commissioners have been saving up with the intention of paying for major dock repairs. Jacobsen said the port is doing the best it can to keep it safe for recreational use and asks that residents support the effort.
We also have to remember we have to take care of this dock, he explained, noting that people shouldnt stand on the railings and should refrain from abusing the structure.
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Birthday Party Ghost Stories
For my 40th birthday I'd like to have a slumber party with a small group of my friends. I love scary movies (although I prefer supernatural, and am not a fan of slasher films) and would love to incorporate a couple into the fun. One of my close friends can only tolerate not very scary movies (I'm thinking at the level of Rosemary's Baby). A few other important details inside... [more inside]
What's a good movie to rent for a bunch of twelve year-old boys?
My son will be having a birthday sleepover in a couple weeks so we will be hosting about six twelve year-old boys. In addition to feeding them and the Minecraft LAN party, we'd like to watch a movie with them. Suggestions? [more inside]
Birthday scenes in movies
What's your favorite birthday party on film? I can't think of any off the top of my head, but I'm sure there are some great ones...I'm looking for funny, dramatic, scary - anything, as long as it's great.
Crime is Beauty: The John Waters Party
I'm the filthiest person alive, and it's my birthday. Help me plan a party themed around the films of John Waters. [more inside]
Hell is other people, and that's okay
My sister is turning 18. Help me build an Adolescent Crisis Prep Kit! [more inside]
Prison-themed presents
Help me think of prison-themed presents for a Down by Law screening party. [more inside]
Find me a birthday marathon movie!
Point me toward movies about birthdays, please. Bonus points for movies about turning 30 that don't involve Jennifer Garner. [more inside]
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A circuit breaker was tripped at a power substation in Ocean County earlier today, knocking out power to about 2,500 customers and briefly halting rides at Six Flags Great Adventure, according to Jersey Central Power & Light.
JCP&L spokesman John Anderson said crews are working at the substation on Route 539 to fix the problem, which began around 2 p.m. He did not have any indication when power would be restored.
According to JCP&L's website, the outage was primarily affecting customers in New Egypt, Wrightstown and Cream Ridge.
The outage momentarily cut power to Six Flags, according to spokeswoman Kristen Siebeneicher.
"It was only out for about a minute," she said. "It didn't cause any major disruption."
Park officials began a procedure to restart all of the rides within minutes after the brief outage occurred.


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Syracuse, NY -- Wegmans Food Markets Inc. announced today it is freezing prices on a changing list of mostly Wegmans-labeled products, from Sunday through April 28.
The Rochester-based supermarket chain said prices on more than 50 products "families use most" will be locked in for that time period, following the expiration of a freeze on prices on some 40 products. That price freeze ended at the end of December.
Wegmans, along with other supermarket chains and food industry analysts, are expecting price increases this year across many lines of food.
"The food industry is still confronted with high commodity prices, energy costs and global demand pressures,'' said Jo Natale, director of media relations for Wegmans. "The picture for 2012 is a bit murky, but there's no prediction that costs will drop any time soon and it's more probable they will rise."
Even if costs go up on the products Wegmans has vowed to stabilize, those prices on those products will still be locked in until April 28, said Natale.
"Price freezes" are a common promotional device used by supermarket chains regionally and nationally.
And they can be costly.
Wegmans said during its last price freeze, it cost the company $8 million as it absorbed price increases on the 40 items it locked in for customers.
Consequently, some of those items are not on the list of the products Wegmans is price-freezing until April 28, said Natale. Some of those products include coffee, canned tuna and peanut butter.
Wegmans' executives said 27 items on the expired list have been carried over into the new lineup. Twenty-five new items join the list. Price-frozen products include canned soups, navel oranges, some cough-and-cold over-the-counter products, bread and paper products.
As with the last collection of products Wegmans held the price on, the new lineup is mostly Wegmans-branded goods. The company says it has more control of prices on its own products, compared to national brands.
Colleen Wegman, president of the family owned chain, said it's important the company keeps its prices level.
"While we can't freeze prices on every product we sell, it's important to say that beyond this list, we will keep our prices low," said Wegman.
Today's announcement comes on the heels of controversial publicity Wegmans generated this week.
On Wednesday, the company said it "regretted" its decision to pull television advertising featuring actor Alec Baldwin and his mother, Carol Baldwin, a Camillus resident and well-known breast cancer activist.
Wegmans pulled the commercials following a handful of complaints from customers unhappy with negative publicity Alec Baldwin had generated in his personal life.
After a flood of customers counter-complained about Wegmans' decision to pull the ads, the company said it would finish the run of the advertising campaign and continue to work with the Baldwins, who have supported charities in the Syracuse region.
"We enjoyed working with Alec Baldwin and his mom, Carol, and would do it again," Natale said in a statement.


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(Wildflower patches will soon appear on the states exit ramps. One of my favorite is the Grants Mill exit off of I-459)
I've written a post before about shooting tips from a professional. You can see it here.
There's is also a great site started here in Birmingham called Momtographers.
Also check out Clickin Moms.
Although predictably a hot season to whip out the camera - don't be discouraged by spring's fickle weather.
One thing you can certainly keep in mind is that bright sunny, cloudless days are not always the best for taking portraits of your kids. Cloudy days, shade and indirect sunlight are much more flattering to their little faces.
We all have portraits of the kids with dark shadows over their eyes or they are squinting. Just keep this in mind when you look out the window and think -- it's not that pretty today -- but to a camera it can be a magical time.
My favorite lens is a 50 mm but you will probably be using a kit lens which is 28 to 135 or so. If you don't have the money to ad to your glass collection you can still create some wonderful portraits.
One great trick is to use your auto focus focal points - even if you venture into manual settings for ISO & F-Stop. It will help with fast action kid scenes that are harder to get crystal focus when you us manual focus capabilities.
Digital Photo posted a great round-up of 10 Keys to Unique Portraits here.
Here's a quick summary of their tips:
1. Find a dark alley for gritty urban looks - for more advanced techniques use a back flash behind the subject.
2 & 3 Add water or animals to the picture
4. Playground -- Swings and merri-go-rounds can had fun elements with blurred back grounds, practice focusing on your child and creating the kaleidoscope bokeh
5. History in the photos -- This is my absolute favorite because I'm all about road trips and discovering historical sites with the kids. Juxtaposing their modern outfits with vintage and historical settings can certainly be fun. Go here to see what DP had to say about it.
For the remaining list of tips continue reading here...


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Chocolate and candy sales were up more than 10 percent for The Hershey Co. during the first three months of the year, helped by an earlier Easter holiday and pricing.
In its first quarter report, the company said net income for the first three months of 2012 was $198 million or $0.87 per share, compared with $160 million or $0.70 per share for the comparable period of 2011.
"Preliminary data indicate a solid Easter sell through at retail and we expect this will result in a market share gain for the season. Importantly, while not included in syndicated U.S. market share data, we're very pleased with the everyday and seasonal marketplace performance at our largest customers and in the fast growing value channels," said J. P. Bilbrey, company CEO in a prepared statement.
Bilbrey announced a new product line, Hershey's Simple Pleasures, in three flavors, milk chocolate, dark chocolate and vanilla creme, in a "Smooth & Creamy" format that has 30 percent less fat than the average milk chocolates.
"While still early in the year, there is no material change to our full year inflation outlook. We continue to expect that input costs in 2012 will be higher than last year," Bilbrey said in a statement. "We expect full-year adjusted earnings per share-diluted growth of 10 to 12 percent. This is greater than our previous estimate of a 9 to 11 percent increase."
In 2012, the company expects reported earnings per share-diluted of $2.82 to $2.92.


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MOBILE, Alabama – Mobile's independent Crescent Theater is on a roll, currently showing a feel-good film that proprietor Max Morey says may be the year's best, and bracing to leap into multiplex territory on Friday with the summer blockbuster "Man of Steel."
Through Thursday, the 90-seat theater at 208 Dauphin St. is showing "The Sapphires." Loosely based on a true story that's already been the basis of a successful musical, it tells the story of four indigenous Australian women who, with the help of a scruffy talent scout, form a group that sings American soul music and is hired to entertain U.S. troops in Vietnam.
Between the music and the exuberant story, it's been creating "one hundred percent enjoyment" for patrons, Morey said. "I guess it's the best movie we've shown this year," he said. Remaining showtimes are 6 and 8:30 p.m. Monday, June 10; 2, 6 and 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11; 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 12; and 6 and 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 13.
"Man of Steel," the newest reboot of the Superman franchise, opens with a Thursday-night midnight screening. It won't be the first mainstream film the Crescent has shown, but it's likely to be one of the biggest; plans call for it to continue through June 27. (Visit www.crescenttheater.com for the most up-to-date information on showtimes and ticket availability.)
Morey said the Crescent's recent success with "The Great Gatsby" convinced Warner Bros. that the relatively tiny venue deserved a chance to light up its new digital projection and sound system with the Superman flick. "Man of Steel" stars Henry Cavill as Clark Kent, Amy Adams as Lois Lane and Michael Shannon as villain General Zod. Other names of note include Diane Lane, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner and Laurence Fishburne as "Daily Planet" editor Perry White.
Morey said that while it's been a delicate balancing act at times to mix mainstream money-makers in with the independent and art films valued by the theater's core audience, he thinks the theater has shown its commitment to movies that don't get multiplex play.
Other upcoming films include the documentary "More Than Honey" on Wednesday, June 12. On June 25, the band the Invincible Czars, from Austin, Texas, will perform a live soundtrack to the silent film "The Wind."


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People are apparently hoping lightning will strike twice after a winning lottery ticket was sold at a convenience store in Reading.
Someone bought a Cash 5 ticket worth $1.3 million at the Citgo in the 200 block of Buttonwood Street, Pennsylvania Lottery officials announced Tuesday.
The ticket correctly matched all five numbers in Friday night's drawing.
The winner has not yet come forward, but the store said it has been selling more tickets as word about the winning ticket gets out.
"I think its great. Pennsylvania, in general, hasn't really had that many major jackpots, so I think it's great that our store to be the first one around this area to have a jackpot winner," said Gagandeep Singh, the store owner's nephew.
The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.


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The St. Paul Spring Tune-up five-kilometer road race will be held Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 402 S. Ballenger Highway, Flint.
The race will start at 9 a.m.
The entry fee is $22 with a shirt and $15 without. Registration and packet pick-up will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and beginning at 7 a.m. on race day at St. Paul.
A pasta dinner will be served from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the St. Paul School gymnasium.