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Tom Kenyon has a new appreciation for the simple things in life like enjoying a round of golf on a sunny spring afternoon at Liverpool Golf & Country Club.
A cancer diagnosis two years ago changed Kenyon's world in a profound way. Since then, Kenyon takes little for granted. Being able to golf at a high level is an added bonus.
Kenyon, who had a cancerous kidney removed in 2012, made a successful return to competitive golf as he earned medalist honors with a 2-under par 68 Tuesday in the first qualifying round of the 58th Post-Standard Men's Amateur Golf Tournament.
"It's exciting, but I'm more excited to be healthy," Kenyon said. "Something like that changes your life completely."
Kenyon, of Clay, led the field of 73 golfers and secured one of Tuesday's qualifying spots for the main tournament, which begins June 4 at Kanon Valley Country Club in Cortland. The cutoff score for 18 holes was a round of 80 and a total of 35 golfers advanced.
"I wanted to hopefully do well and let people know just because you had cancer doesn't mean it has to be a death sentence," Kenyon said.
Kenyon's life changed dramatically in March of 2012. After undergoing tests for possible gall stones or liver problems, it was discovered he had a cancerous tumor on his left kidney.
"They did a sonogram and saw there was a mass on my kidney. Two days later a CT scan confirmed it was cancer," he said. "On March 9 they took out my kidney."
The cancer was isolated to only the left kidney and Kenyon was spared from radiation or chemotherapy. But his recovery did involve some significant dietary adjustments such as limiting his sodium intake and dairy.
"With one kidney I wasn't used to how I was supposed to be eating," he said. "You have to be careful how much protein you eat. There are a lot of dietary needs. It took a while to get my strength back. I'm just starting to feel better."
Kenyon, 47, looked sharp on Tuesday during his first 18-hole round of the season. A former assistant pro at Camillus Country Club in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Kenyon scored four birdies on holes 1, 7, 11 and 12. Prior to the qualifier, Kenyon's only time on a golf course was nine holes at Brooklawn. He also qualified for the main event in 2011.
"This tournament is to compete and see how your game is and see if you can play with the best hopefully," he said. "But being healthy is what I'm most excited about. I'm happy to just be here."
Ted Trespasz, of Manlius, finished one stroke behind Kenyon with a 1-under par 69. Trespasz, who completed his second year of law school this month, was happy his final exam schedule didn't conflict with P-S Amateur qualifying dates. The 25-year-old earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland and goes to St. John's University Law School.
"Usually my finals as an undergrad were mid-May and I can't make it back," he said. "This year it worked out."
Trespasz, a five-year varsity player for Fayetteville-Manlius, was familiar with the Liverpool course layout from his high school days. He balanced out two bogeys with two birdies on the front nine and finished on a high note with a birdie on 18, his fourth of the round.
"(The P-S Am) definitely is one of the big name tournaments around here," said Trespasz, a member at Onondaga Country Club. "Members of my club play and have done well. I just wanted to get out and see what it was like."
Trespasz prepped for the qualifier during the final weeks of school by golfing on some of Downstate's top courses such as Bethpage Black.
"I'm excited to have one of the top scores going into the next round," he said."If I can keep stringing pars together, I'll be happy."
Jack Weinerth finished third on the day with an even-par 70. Qualifying resumes Wednesday May 21 with 83 players teeing off at Rogues Roost East. The top 37 scores including ties at Rogues Roost will earn a qualifying spot. Qualifying wraps up Thursday, May 22 at the Pompey Club.


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More than 120 community members were able to learn more about the acquisition of federal grants June 14 at a Federal Grants Workshop hosted by The University of Texas-Pan American's Office of Research and Sponsored Projects and the American Association of Grant Professionals (AAGP) RGV Chapter in conjunction with the Offices of Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) and Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28).
Participants representing more than 35 organizations including small private non-profits, municipal and county government, local education agencies, higher education institutions and individual grant professionals were welcomed by UTPA President Dr. Blandina Cárdenas, by Hinojosa and Cuellar via videotaped messages and by AAGP-RGV Chapter President Lucila Lagace, principal with Lagace Consulting.
Cárdenas, an experienced grants writer herself, recalled how the disbursement of federal monies had evolved over the years and told attendees that as grants professionals they will play an important role in the growth of the region in the next 20 years.
The full day workshop included federal informational panels, workshop sessions and a networking lunch. The panels included representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Rural Development, U.S. Department of Commerce - Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Education, and the National Endowment of the Arts.
The workshop learning sessions included presentations on UTPA research capabilities; finding federal funding; preparing for the grant professional certification exam; preparing to approach federal agencies; and grant program evaluation. Presenters included Jacquelyn Michel, UTPA director of Innovation and Intellectual Property; Desirée Mendez, Office of Congressman Ruben Hinojosa; Jeremiah Rigsby, Office of Congressman Henry Cuellar; Dr. Al Borrego, director of the UTPA Public Administration Program; and Lagace.
Michel and Theresa Baily, director, UTPA Office of Research and Sponsored Research, who helped organize the workshop, said the event supported the University's goal to inform others of its knowledge, research capabilities and expertise in order to identify collaborative partners for proposals.
"Developing research partnerships and collaborations create a win-win for the Rio Grande Valley," Michel said.
Workshop attendee and AAGP member Estella De Anda, executive director of the Rio Grande Valley Mujeres Unidas (Women Together), said federal grants and collaborations with other community organizations were very important in the operation of her nonprofit organization.
"We do a lot of fundraising and we're always writing grants so I came to learn about anything new and to meet some of the people at the federal and state level," she said.
Lagace said she was pleased with the turnout and the interest shown by area grants professionals in developing their skills and capacity to successfully compete to bring more federal funding to the area.
"The diverse group of presenters and participants gained valuable knowledge in how to obtain funding for local projects that help alleviate the many social and economic needs of our region," said Lagace, who indicated a Part II Federal Grants Workshop is already being planned for September 2007.
For more information on grantsmanship opportunities, call 956/384-5004 or visit the UTPA Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Web site at http://www.panam.edu/dept/sponpro/.

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GAINES TOWNSHIP, Michigan — George and Denise McIntyre of Gaines Township take pride in being savvy shoppers. The coupon-clipping couple work hard to cut expenses. But they never expected their cost-saving measures would earn them time in the spotlight.
The McIntyre family will be featured Friday on the ABC series "Wife Swap."
The McIntyres are subscribers to the site www.refundcents.com, where they saw a notice that the program was looking for a coupon-clipping couple.
They are the second couple from the area to appear on the program.
Tony LaBrie, a disc jockey at WWBN-FM (101.5) and his wife, Corrie, of Burton were featured on a "Wife Swap" in January 2008.
George, 44, is a DJ at radio station WCRZ-FM (107.9). Denise, 49, works at Gaines Elementary School where the couple's twin sons, David and Nicholas, 11, attend.
"I really thought honestly that they wouldn't want us when they realized that Tony and I worked at the same company," George said (both radio stations are owned by Regent Communications). But the network had no problem with it. Neither did the LaBrie family.
George said he checked with LaBrie first. "We didn't want it to seem like a copycat endeavor," George said. LaBrie urged them to try.
In June, they filled out the online application and listed about a dozen different things they do to be cost-conscious and savvy shoppers.
The network called the next day. ABC sent a camera crew to spend a day shopping with the family.
"We bought $50 worth of groceries for $1.98," George said.
Filming took place the first two weeks in September.
The McIntyres watched the episode earlier this week and said it turned out better than they expected.
The McIntyres swapped with the Keyser family of Newcastle, Pa. Mark and Andrea Keyser have three children, Brianne, 14, Anthony, 11 and Brock, 8.
The Keysers are not coupon clippers.
"Saving money was not really their thing," Denise said with a laugh.
The difference in the way the couples handle finances and sports are the points of contention in the program.
George and Denise describe themselves as "private." They live in a secluded area with relatively few neighbors and their sons are allowed to play sports, but only one at a time.
Denise said the Keyser children are heavily involved in sports and the family is very social.
"It reminded me of Wisteria Lane," Denise said of her two weeks in Newcastle, a reference to ABC's "Desperate Housewives."
"The first week was crazy, busy, nonstop. I went to one sporting event after another. Neighbors kept stopping by. It was chaotic."
The wives live by home rules during the first week, and on Denise's first day she was handed $200 to shop for a luau party to be held that evening.
"Mark said we were having friends over and he sent me to the grocery store with $200. I was to grab and go shop like Andrea. Run through the aisles, throw stuff in the cart and not look at prices. It was a painful experience," Denise said.
She spent $65 and arrived home to find cars lining the street.
"I felt like the whole county was there, and I had absolutely nowhere near enough food," she said. "I was way out of my comfort zone."
After that it was one sporting event after another.
"Brock was in baseball, Anthony was in football and Brianne was in volleyball. It was way busier than I'm used to," Denise said.
Meanwhile, in Gaines Township, Andrea was concerned about the twins' appearance and wanted them to wear well-coordinated, designer outfits. She also thought the coupon clipping was a waste of time.
"She thought that (I) should work longer hours or get (a) second job rather than control spending," George said.
Because he and Denise rarely fight, George said his confrontations with Andrea the first week were more stressful than he had anticipated.
"It was harder than I thought," George said. "To have her come into our house and criticize my every move -- although, I have to admit I had a little fun being defiant."
When it came time to change the rules, Andrea got George a construction job with R&S Builders in Bancroft.
"I can't operate a power toothbrush, let alone a power tool," George said. He was fired the same day he started.
"Suffice it to say I made the most of my lack of construction ability," George said.
Andrea enrolled the twins in football at the YMCA in Owosso, where George said he was surprised to learn that his sons are much more confident than he knew. "And more athletic than I ever gave them credit for," he said. "They not only enjoyed (football), they shined."
When it was Denise's turn to switch the rules in the Keyser house, she asked the family to forgo all sports and issued communication coupons.
"Brianne said she rarely spent much time with her father," Denise said.
The communications coupons allowed the kids to interrupt Mark and he would have to put down whatever he was doing and listen, she explained.
The coupons went over well, as did Denise's outlawing of cellphones during dinner, but Mark broke the rule when it came to sports.
"He coaches Anthony's football team and he was afraid (Anthony) would lose his starting position," Denise said.
Denise admits to breaking one of the Keyser rules when she refused to tan in the family's home tanning bed.
"I have never seen a tanning bed," Denise said. "It looked like a casket. I was not going to crawl in that thing."
She did get Mark and the kids clipping coupons, but it didn't last.
"He thought it took too much time to save money," Denise said.
"I thought it was one of the funnier episodes," George said. "It doesn't appear nearly as contentious as I felt it was when it was going on."


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CUMBERLAND COUNTY Since 2000 Michelle Margarit and Maggies Place have been getting parents and kids from all over Cumberland County prepared for elementary school through POP UP.
The Preschool Outreach Program Utilizing Play was once a federally-funded program that got children and parents ready for elementary school by getting children socially involved and actively learning while parents were able to discuss problems and, as a result, realize theyre not alone in their difficulties.
In 2004, the countys three community health boards, along with the United Way, kicked in some cash when the federal government cut funding.
Margarit, program planner at Maggies Place, ended a 12-year tenure recently, so she decided to put together a presentation for the CHBs of pictures and statistics showing how successful POP UP has been.
It has made children better ready to go to school. Parents really feel less isolated, Margarit said. Most of those groups are in a very, very small, rural isolated communities of Cumberland County.
POP UP is available from September to June for residents in Springhill, Oxford, Amherst, Southampton, Parrsboro, Advocate, Pugwash, Wallace, Malagash and surrounding regions. Nearly 500 people participate in the program.
Children develop intellectually and socially through reading time, story time, playtime, and art time.
Were preparing our young children to be better ready for Grade Primary, Margarit said.
POP UP preparing youth, parents for rigours of school
CUMBERLAND COUNTY Since 2000 Michelle Margarit and Maggies Place have been getting parents and kids from all over Cumberland County prepared for elementary school through POP UP.
Organizations: United Way
Geographic location: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Maggies Place, Springhill Oxford Southampton ParrsboroTop of page


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Alaska State Troopers
On Aug. 28 at 12:32 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a
reported theft on Fanning Road in Homer. Investigation revealed two large marine batteries, valued at approximately $800, were stolen from a boat parked at the residence. During the investigation, troopers contacted a 32-year-old man and 41-year-old woman, both of Homer. The man was arrested for Theft 2 and the woman was arrested for a probation violation. Both were remanded to Homer Jail. The batteries were recovered and returned to the victim.
On Aug. 29 at 11:30 a.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a
disturbance at an Anchor Point residence. After investigation, they found a 53-year-old Anchor Point man was violating conditions of his release. He was arrested and remanded to Homer Jail.
Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to three medical calls and one structure fire the week of Aug. 26 – Sept. 1
Homer Volunteer Fire Department responded to 12 emergency medical service calls the week of Aug. 26 – Sept. 1.
August 28
Theft by Deception: Best Western Bidarka reported a young man and woman eating at the breakfast buffet without paying and stating they were guests at the hotel. An officer was advised.
August 29
Threats: The library reported an adult man threatened a couple of young women with a knife. An officer went to the scene on Hazel Street but the call was unfounded.
Disturbance: An anonymous caller reported a noise disturbance from a neighboring party. An officer went to area on Hidden Way, made contact with the noisy neighbors and advised them to keep the noise down.
August 30
Disturbance: A caller reported trucks using loud brakes in a residential area. An officer went to the area of Meadow Drive and contacted the business owner.
Forgery: A caller reported counterfeit currency. An officer responded.
Drugs/School: A caller reported possible drugs on school property. An officer went to the scene on Ben Walters Lane.
Welfare Check: A caller reported a possible boat in distress in the bay. Alaska State Troopers and the harbormaster were notified but the call was unfounded.
August 31
Suspicious Circumstances: A suspect from a previous theft was recognized by the business staff. An officer went to the scene on East Pioneer Avenue and the suspect was arrested and housed at the Homer jail.
Vehicle in Ditch: A 911 caller reported a motorcycle in the ditch on Skyline Drive. An officer went to scene and searched for the driver. The driver was later located near home and taken to South Peninsula Hospital by a neighbor.
Sept. 1
Intoxicated Pedestrian: A local taxi arrived at Homer Police Department, reporting their intoxicated passenger didn't remember where he lived. An officer assisted the passenger by contacting and arranging alternate transportation to the home of a friend.
Assault: A 911 caller reported screaming in the area and that a woman had been assaulted by a man who had already left after also threatening another man. The assaulter was arrested.
Sept. 2
Drug information: A 911 caller reported a vehicle driving on the Spit that had left a residence after purchasing drugs. An officer contacted the vehicle but found no drugs.
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natural vaginal birth (through water break) after c-section
How can someone break her water naturally or induce labour at home? Personal experiences are required
Thanks in advance
PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO BREAK YOUR WATER YOURSELF. Anyone who would encourage you to do that or give you advice on how to is absolutely wrong. It is dangerous to yourself and your baby. Vaginal birth after a c-section is common talk to your doctor about it.
Anyway we were trying to have a vbac with Charlie and it was a no go :'( I struggle with high risk pregnancies and at 37 weeks I suffered placental abruption. I had to have an emergency c-section
DON'T try to do this at home unless you're having a certified nurse midwife CNM handling it. I haven't had a C-section so not sure but ask your OB.GYN.
My daughter-in-law had a vaginal birth after having had a C-section. I would not try birthing at home, however, in case of complicaitons. Aside from a long labor she had no problems with the vaginal birth.


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There was a time in this country when black people and women were not considered "equal." Times change and you can either be hypocritical and ignorant or change with the times.
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FLINT – Legendary Beecher track coach Marty Crane created a track dynasty in Michigan and has finally earned national respect for his body of work through years.
Crane entered the National High School Athletic Coaches Association's Hall of Fame on Tuesday, June 17, at the Snow King Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Crane was honored with 27 other coaches from across the nation.
East Lansing High School's Evonne Picard was the only other Michigan coach inducted with the Class of 2014.
Crane's nomination came from the executive committee of the Michigan High School Coaches Association (MHSCA) and its board of directors.
"I'm what you call a track nut," Crane said. "I still officiate to this day and I'm still involved in a lot of things. Anything track and field related it seems like I'm there. I love the sport and I want to give back."
Crane is identified by many as a track guru. He coached Beecher's track and field and cross country teams for 34 years without a track to train on from 1969-2002 but still won 10 state championships, 13 conference titles and 19 regional championships. His 10 state titles are the most in Flint-area history.
He contributed to 83 athletes receiving All-State honors from the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association throughout his career.
He is a member of the Greater Flint Sports Hall of Fame, MHSCA Hall of Fame and was nominated for the National High School Track Coach of the Year four times.
In 1980, he won the MHSCA Coach of the Year and has served on numerous MHSAA and MITCA selection and rules committees.


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The Oregonian story - "Portland cops bust Mexican drug ring operating in Old Town, Northwest tells a too often familiar story.
It also puts the lie to the claims of many that the Fareless Square will eliminate or hinder the drug dealing. Drugs get to Old Town by various means with the primary method being runners.
During my five years in Old Town, I have seen dealers, users and deliveries come to Old Town via buses, MAX, bicycles, cars, & walking.
There is often, especially when the weather is nice, a staging area for the runners. E.g., North Park Blocks are often used by runners on bicycles.
Drug dealers have given up carrying the drugs with them, delivery comes from a second or even third persons.
I remember one deal that I saw involved three 'seller' individuals. The buyer contacted the low level dealer - he carried no drugs. The low level dealer contacted another who shortly appeared. The buyer and this second person was the actual seller and they negotiated. And, shortly, the delivery man appeared and the deal was done.
Ironically, this distribution system operates much like a typical business. Customer, salesman, retailer, and delivery person. Hidden from view - are at least two other participants: jobber or wholesaler and manufacturer.
The irony is that this system becomes more complex as the police steps up their efforts.
For all of the wrong reasons - Old Town is uniquely situated - it is very accessible. There is easy ingress and egress. But rather than for residential and commercial reasons - it provide the best location for drug dealing.
One might be interested in this report: "Illegal Drugs in Central Precinct" by Street Crimes Unit, 2007. While it is a 2007 report - it is still applicable and informative.
Also see Short list of public safety issues Central Precinct, 9-13-05. Yes - several years old - but applicable and informative.
Not much has changed.
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A dozen chefs donated their time on a Saturday, the busiest restaurant night of the week. Purveyors across Northeast Ohio contributed everything from crabmeat to cashews for 300 ticket holders. Wines flowed, courtesy of patrons who believe in the cause.
Veggie U had its annual Food and Wine Celebration Saturday night, and while it was intentionally scaled back from the size and glamor of past events, there was no shortage of dazzling food or passion for the program designed to entice children to put more vegetables in their diets.
"They asked me to be on Veggie U's board," said Brandt Evans, beaming. The chef and owner of Pura Vida near Public Square linked with Cuyahoga Community College's culinary program to donate their shared space for the event.
"One hundred percent, I believe in it," he said of the classroom program. "It's so crucial that kids understand that carrots are orange. Now, they have a program for kids with autism."
The rising incidence of childhood obesity and diabetes is a call to action, he said.
"We've got to revitalize these kids, teach them how to eat in a healthy way. It's our duty as chefs."
Veggie U started some ten years ago by the Jones family, owners of The Chef's Garden in Huron, growers of fine small vegetables and microgreens for restaurants worldwide. It challenges students to taste some of those exotic items, to take on the responsibility of growing seeds in the classroom and sometimes a school garden. Lesson plans are linked to standardized school tests, and at the end of a session, kids get to eat what they grow.
While no third-party analysis has been done yet -- Veggie U chief Nadia Clifford said she is hoping to establish one by next year – anecdotal evidence has been on the faces and on the tongues of participating students.
Jennifer Wagner, health educator for the Wood County Health district in Bowling Green, said she's seen a little hesitation at first.
"But, in the end, they don't have to be coaxed to try a vegetable. Not that they love everything they try, but they're more willing to try it."
The program's web site at veggieu.org, also includes recipes and games to continue the program at home among students' families.
Wagner's home district near Toledo got a $27,000 grant last year from the Ohio Department of Health to test a Veggie U program in every third grade classroom in the county. This year, they got another $27,000 to launch the newer version aimed at children with autism.
Such funding is not always guaranteed in subsequent years. It cost $225 per classroom to run the program with equipment and lesson plans. For a school district such as Cleveland's, where all 140 third grade classes participate, that means more than $30,000 must be raised in that district each year.
Saturday's event was helped by the chefs and the donors of food and wine, and also by those who purchased $150 tickets. Among them were some bigger donors.
Dina Boger, corporate nutritionist for Parker Hannifin, says her company places a wide emphasis on wellness by providing employee health coverage for both conventional and holistic treatments. The company has contributed $20,000 to the Veggie U program, in an effort to find a way "to teach kids to take care of themselves."
Marianne Wolf, a special education administrator with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and a Veggie U board member, said she's been especially impressed with the new autism version of the program.
Even students who have trouble with their reading skills dive in and get the job done, she said.
"They figure it all out," she said, "which makes it near and dear to my heart."
Restaurants joining the event included AMP 150, Accessible Gourmet, Good to Go Café, the upcoming Bacchanalia, Tri-C, Flour, Hodge's, the upcoming Peachtree Southern Kitchen, Pura Vida, Flying Fig, University Hospitals, Urban Farmer, Mitchell's Ice Cream and LaBella Cupcakes.
Personal favorites from the night: Scott Popovic's (Bacchanalia) creamy cornbread, Ky-wai Wong's (Tri-C) lemon cream crepes with local berries and honey-mace whipped cream, Matthew Mytro's (Flour) eggplant meatballs, Nate Barker's (Hodge's) five-spice pork belly.


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The government has outlined plans to link the public sector retirement age to state pension age, which is rising to 66.
Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, said that the public sector cannot be excluded from pension reforms, as 750,000 public sector workers are threatening to strike on 30 June.
The government is set to confirm plans to base public sector pensions on workers' average salaries.
Mr Alexander's announcement is expected to explain that that most public sector workers will see their retirement age, which is currently set at 60, linked to the state pension in the future.
Alexander is also expected to safeguard public sector workers on less than £15,000 by not increasing their pension contributions. Those earning less than £18,000 will have their contributions capped at 1.5%.
Mr Alexander will say: "There is an indisputable case for reforming public sector pensions to ensure that they are affordable and sustainable but still amongst the very best available."That case is simple. People are living much longer - the average 60 year old is living ten years longer now than they did in the 70s. This advance comes at a price. It is unjustifiable to ask the taxpayer to work longer and pay more so that public sector workers can retire earlier and receive more themselves."


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The winner of the PBS Kids show "Between The Lions" has been chosen.
Thanks to all of you who entered and for your comments.
Comments were entered into a random drawing held at the downtown offices of The Birmingham News on 4th Avenue North.
Here is the winner...
She and her little fans will receive the gift pack to celebrate the PBS Kids and "Between The Lions" new season that premieres Sept. 21.
What's inside:
2 Hand puppets (Lionel and Leona)
1 Between the Lions Stories and Songs CD
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With Genesee County's two restaurants showing their stuff this evening for the Michigan's Best BBQ project, it only made sense that I get some thoughts from the food expert known for telling it how it is.
Here's what he had to say:
"Good barbecue starts with the meat, with the wood, the cooking times, the sauces and rubs that you use--but it all starts with the pit. If you haven't got good wood, you haven't got good smoke, you haven't got good barbecue," he said.
I told him that here in Michigan we're known for our apple and cherry woods, and asked him what he thought.
"Apple wood is good, cherry. It just depends what flavor you want on your meat, and it depends statewide, because we all have different flavors, different taste buds," he said.
I had hoped to talk some more barbecue with him, but the camera crews were getting ready and he had to cut it short.
Scott Atkinson is an entertainment reporter for the Flint Journal and can be reached at (810) 262-0216 or at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also follow Scott on Facebook or Twitter.


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The history and lore of Pearl River and its surrounding community is alive and well and will soon be on display to the public at the Pearl River and Honey Island Museum.
The museum and research center at 39127 Highway 41 Spur across the street from the Pearl River Town Hall, will open for town officials, police officers and firefighters July 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Senior citizens are welcomed to tour the museum July 6 from 9 a.m., to noon, and the museum officially will open to the public July 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thereafter, the museum will be open each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Volunteers have spent many hours securing photographs, memorabilia and artifacts from the area as well as family histories, said volunteer museum chairperson Ruby Gauley.
"In addition to history displays, we have a lot of different exhibits on display, including an Indian exhibit, a muskrat exhibit and a swamp room," Gauley said.
"The museum continues to seek information about the people and events in the Honey Island Swamp and Pearl River before 1950."
Photographs will be scanned and the originals returned promptly, she said.
For information about the museum, volunteering or to share a piece of history, call the museum at 985.863.5040, or leave a written message in the message box located on the front of the building.
The St. Tammany Parish government advises residents that the Chris Kennedy Bridge on Chris Kennedy Road will be closed for repairs for two weeks, weather permitting.
This bridge is on Chris Kennedy Road, south of Highway 41 and north of Detwiller Road.
Residents of the Pearl River and Hickory areas who need to access the road north of the bridge can do so from Highway 41 or from Dummyline Road. Residents needing to access Chris Kennedy Road south of the bridge can do so from Pine Street Extension.
Work on the bridge will include replacing bulkheads, repairing piles, installing drainpipes and putting in rip rap. In addition, there will be a mill and overlay of the road surface.
Uniforms from Alton Elementary, Little Pearl Elementary, Riverside Elementary, Sixth Ward Elementary and Creekside Junior High will be accepted at an upcoming uniform swap.
Parents and guardians can take advantage of the opportunity to swap uniforms in time for the 2012-13 school year, by bringing old uniforms to the 21st Century Community Leaning Center office this week from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the 200 Hall of Creekside Junior High School.
For each uniform donated, the donor will receive a voucher that may be used to obtain a different uniform July 6 or July 9 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Creekside cafetorium, 65434 Highway 41.
For information, call the 21st Century Community Learning Center office at 985.863.8562.
Herbie Thorpe, creator of Herbie Bear Books, will be the special guest at the Pearl River branch library Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.
Story time for all ages will be offered Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
Youth age 8 to 11 can register in advance to enjoy Galaxy Play-Doh during the Middle School Madness Thursday at 2:30 p.m. It will be followed by a special young adult program for youth age 12 to 18 at 4:30 p.m.
For information, call the library at 985.863.5518.
"Amazing Aviation Wonders" is the theme of this week's vacation Bible school program at First Baptist Church of Pearl River, 64541 Highway 3081.
Youth age 3 through sixth grade are welcome to join in the fun this Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. each day. Participants may register Monday beginning at 8:30 a.m.
For more information, call Kathy Smith at 985.502.5949.
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FLINT – Looking for a place to watch the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
Flint Sports Soccer Club, a local men's soccer team, is hosting a World Cup watch party for the U.S. opening match against Ghana on Monday, June 16, at Churchill's in downtown Flint. Atwood Stadium will benefit from the gathering.
The watch party is aimed at raising funds for the restoration of Atwood Stadium. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m.
Admission is $30, which includes food, drinks and prizes. All proceeds will benefit the Friends of Atwood Stadium, a group of community volunteers who are helping to lead the fundraising campaign for Atwood Stadium.
"We are excited to bring World Cup soccer to downtown Flint to benefit such a great cause," said Tom Saxton, longtime member of FSSC and current head women's soccer coach at Michigan State University. "Many of our members grew up playing at Atwood. It is our hope that the restoration of Atwood Stadium will bring the local soccer community back to downtown Flint and provide opportunities for the Flint youth to play the game."
The Ruth Mott Foundation will match all funds raised as part of its pledge of $100,000 in matching funds to the Atwood Stadium restoration project. The Foundation granted the funds to help the campaign for the stadium, led by the Friends of Atwood Stadium.
"Kettering University is grateful for Tom Saxton and Churchill's and others who have helped to put this event together," Atwood Stadium director John McGarry said. "The new field we are fundraising for will be striped for football, lacrosse and soccer. We're confident that soccer has a great future at Atwood Stadium."
For more information, contact McGarry at (810) 762-9735.


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Anglers save Hooked on Fishing event
The 21st annual Federal Way Hooked on Fishing event at Steel Lake Park almost didnt happen this year.
But thanks to the last-minute efforts of members of the Save Our Fish chapter of the Puget Sound Anglers, the event went off without a hitch.
If it wasnt for the Puget Sound Anglers, the event wouldnt have even happened this year, said Tarra Reardan, Federal Way cultural events and arts coordinator.
Trout Unlimited, the group that formerly put on the event, no longer had the resources to host the event.
We stepped in here at the last minute because we thought this event should be continued because its been a part of the community for so many years, said Frank Urabeck of Puget Sound Anglers.
On Saturday, more than 300 children ages 2 to 12 took turns lining the dock at Steel Lake and casting lines into a netted-off area packed with nearly 2,000 trout. It was easy fishing, and most children caught their two-fish limit within minutes. Some of the fish weighed as much as eight pounds.
Julia Bortolotto, 5, said she was looking forward to eating her fish that day for lunch. It was her first fishing trip.
Alec Bortolotto, 7, was a little more attached to his fish.
He actually wanted to put it in the fish tank, but I didnt think that would work, said Alecs father, Jeferson Bortolotto.
Larry Moe, of the Puget Sound Anglers, said the fishing event was a great opportunity for children who might not otherwise have gotten to try fishing.
We do want them to get hooked on fishing rather than all the other things there are in life today, Moe said.
At the conclusion of the event, about 1,000 remaining fish were released into Steel lake. Urabeck, of the Puget Sound Anglers, said he hopes his group can host the event again next year.
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The Western Juniper Alliance (WJA), formerly known as the Western Juniper Utilization Group (WJUG), was created in 2013 following the signing of the WJUG Declaration of Cooperation.
The WJA is cultivating and sustaining new business opportunities by strengthening the Western Juniper supply chain, and expanding commercial market opportunities for Western Juniper products. The WJA also promotes training programs that aim to build a qualified workforce and help small businesses access the financial resources they need to grow and create jobs in rural communities.
Members of the WJA include government agencies at all levels, environmental and conservation groups, Western Juniper harvesters, milling operations, ranchers, trade associations and private businesses. The WJA is a collaborative effort managed by Sustainable Northwest, a non-profit based in Portland, Oregon.
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Promising new partnerships between government, civic leaders, non-profit organizations and businesses formed due to the growing alarm around the proliferation of Western Juniper throughout eastern Oregon. There is general agreement that Juniper needs to be removed from both public and privately-owned lands to improve grazing land, discourage the spread of invasive weed growth, improve water supply, and to protect and restore available habitat for sensitive species like the Sage Grouse.
In addition, many feel that Juniper treatment as a key component of rangeland restoration has tremendous potential to create jobs, provide economic opportunity to struggling timber and forest product industries throughout Oregon, and provide a plentiful resource for biomass energy production in the near to mid-term.
During the summer and early fall of 2011, Oregon Solutions conducted an assessment of the current status of juniper in Oregon and perceived challenges and opportunities to successful utilization of the available juniper resources. The assessment included discussions with key stakeholders and on September 7 Oregon Solutions convened a small planning group to discuss the identified issues and opportunities, current Juniper utilization efforts, new and emerging opportunities and to brainstorm potential pathways forward.
New opportunities exist to fund juniper removal and to re-purpose the biomass accumulated. A steady supply of juniper means that jobs can be created for those in the juniper market, including millworkers, artisans, forest workers and others.
Conversations among the juniper group thus far have touched on supply, management, science, harvest, funding and utilization including primary and secondary processing, marketing and product development
The ultimate purpose of a juniper workgroup is to foster a consistent juniper communication network to develop supply chains, leverage investments and unlock opportunities associated with rangeland restoration and juniper removal. We know increased connectivity among juniper stakeholders can lead to new jobs and greater utilization of juniper which has been made available as the result of rangeland restoration.
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Western Juniper Utilization Group/ Bureau of Land Management/US Forest Service/Sustainable Northwest Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Western Juniper and Economic Opportunity
Sustainable Northwest Juniper Info Page
The Western Juniper website, maintained by Scott Leavengood, Director of the Oregon Wood Innovation Center at OSU, provides additional background on the characteristics of juniper and research efforts to develop its potential for commercial uses.
Information regarding juniper products and markets including sources of raw material (e.g., if you want to buy or sell western juniper products) can be found at The Western Juniper Manufacturer Home Page
For those of you interested in the Western Juniper design and engineering testing being conducted at Oregon State University, the team at the Oregon Wood Innovation Center has created a web page to keep people up-to-date.
Access info about OWEB's juniper-related work. This page provides descriptions of/links to 1) the juniper management guide developed for OWEB by Hugh Barrett to inform design and implementation of juniper treatments and 2) two juniper effectiveness monitoring reports that takes a programmatic look at the ecological effects emerging from some of the agency's past juniper treatment investments.
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Gasvoda, David S.. 1999. Trail Traffic Counters: Update. 9923 2835P. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center.
This report updates a 1994 report, Trail Traffic Counters for Forest Service Trail Monitoring (9423-2823-MTDC). Three types of trail counters were evaluated: active infrared, passive infrared, and seismic. The report recommends an active infrared system for most trail monitoring situations because these systems provide the most accurate counts. One disadvantage of infrared systems is that they are harder to hide from vandals than seismic systems, particularly the active infrared systems that require bright reflectors to return the beam to the sending unit. Passive infrared systems should be reserved for situations that require a small, lightweight unit that must be set up quickly. Seismic systems may be used when problems with vandalism outweigh the need for accuracy.
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UNESCO celebrates World Press Freedom Day: World governments urged to guarantee freedom of information
More than 300 participants attending UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day Conference in Brisbane (Queensland, Australia), have urged national governments to enact legislation guaranteeing the right of access for all to information held by public bodies at all levels, local, national and international.
The call was issued in the Brisbane Declaration adopted at the close of the conference, organized in collaboration with the School of Journalism of the University of Queensland on 2 and 3 May to mark World Press Freedom Day. Participants included 75 journalists from Pacific Island States, and media professionals from all other regions.
At the Conference, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, also presented this year's UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize to Chilean investigative reporter Mónica González Mujica of Chile.
During her keynote address at the opening of the event on 2 May, the Director-General stressed UNESCO's role as a champion of freedom of expression and the right to know, which are "indispensable for the attainment of all human rights and fundamental for strengthening democracy".
"It is clear, also, that in a more direct way, individuals are seriously hampered in their everyday affairs if they do not have access to information that affects or has the potential to affect their lives," the Director-General said, adding that: "Wherever you are in the world, when you have lived through a period of history during which your 'right to know' was severely restricted, you have a special grasp of what its absence entails - and you tend to have a very high regard, indeed, for freedom of information."
At the ceremony for the World Press Freedom Prize, the Director-General pointed out, however, that freedom of information is not enough. She denounced the fact that "countless journalists all over the world continue to endure harassment, intimidation or physical assault in the course of defending our right to know."
"I cannot emphasize strongly enough that national authorities have the primary obligation to prevent and punish crimes against journalists," she said. "Today, I call upon governments everywhere to assume this responsibility as a matter of urgency."
The Director-General praised the award winner Monica González Mujica as a "dauntless journalist who let nothing stand in the way of her search for the truth, and her determination to inform the public, in her native Chile during the military dictatorship."
Ms González Mujica echoed the Director-General's denunciation of violence against journalists, emphasizing problems in Latin America, her region. "While the drunkenness of democracy has continued dominating the official discourse, fear and even death have returned to some countries – with new weapons and methods – poisoning our streets. Journalists have been the first victims; they face the constant threat of organized crime, which through terror, seeks to conceal its links with police, the military, parliamentarians, business people, ministers, mayors, judges and also with others who call themselves journalists."
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CLINTON — Customers are "finally starting to listen" this summer, heading off stricter usage restrictions, Clinton Water Company Superintendent Roger Plaisted said today.
The water system's 4,700 customers were told in June to refrain from washing cars or using sprinklers to water lawns or gardens. Power washing is allowed, as is watering with a hand-held hose.
That's "pretty standard for us in the summer," said Plaisted. But what's different this year is a higher rate of compliance.
He thinks that's partly because "water is starting to become an issue everywhere," increasing awareness. "It's been better than it has in the past."
At this point he doesn't foresee further restrictions, unless the state issues a drought emergency.
This summer, Plaisted said, the water company issued "a few warnings" to customers turning on water sprinklers.
Most do so under the cover of darkness, he said, and are therefore usually caught one of two ways — their neighbors turn them in or an official notices that "every yard's burned up except one," Plaisted said.
Violators receive a warning the first time.
"If they persist we can shut their water off and charge them to turn it back on again," said Plaisted.
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The [NYT] report, which examined conditions…over a 50-month period between 2005 and 2009, cites example after example of horrific treatment: patients left unbathed and lying in their own urine and excrement; patients left so thirsty that they drank water from vases; patients denied medication, pain relief and food by callous and overworked staff members; patients who contracted infections due to filthy conditions; and patients sent home to die after being given the wrong diagnoses.
As the piece goes on to explain, the hospital's actions sprung from its single-minded pursuit of cost control. It drastically reduced its operating budget in hopes of qualifying for foundation-trust status, a legal category that would grant it more freedom from central government control. It's a textbook case of how structural incentives in government-dominated health care systems can lead to terrible outcomes.


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New Century Club, April 2010
Mrs. Cross delivered a very interesting biography of the Father of Country Music, based on the Nolan Porterfield's definitive biography, Jimmie Rodgers: The Life and Times of America's Blue Yodeler as the New Century Club continued its study of famous Mississippi entertainers. Rodgers was the first to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Rodgers was born September 8, 1897, and was named James Charles Rodgers. He was the youngest of three sons and had a troubled life from early childhood since his mother died of tuberculosis when Jimmie was only five years old. His father, a railroad man, sent Jimmie to live in Scooba, Mississippi, with his paternal grandparents. They were very poor. For the next twenty-five years Jimmie had no permanent address. His father married again, but Jimmie's attempt to adapt to life with his stepmother did not work out. He was sent to live with his maiden aunt, Aunt Dora. He was very frail and did not attend school very much. His affinity for entertaining came at an early age. By age thirteen, he won an amateur contest and tried organizing traveling shows. His father, however, put a stop to that and got him a job working on the railroad with him, first as a waterboy and later as a brakeman, hence his name "the singing brakeman."
He was married twice. First, he married a woman named Stella in 1917. She bore a daughter named Katherine in 1918. Jimmie did not know about her until she was 10 years old. He had divorced Stella in 1919 and married Carrie in 1920. Anita, a daughter, was born January 30, 1920.
He continued to work on the railroad and to make music as well. He had a knack for meeting people and for making friends. At the age of 27, Jimmie contracted tuberculosis, which temporarily ended his railroad career but gave him the chance to spend more time with his first love, entertainment.
He toured, made recordings, and performed sold-out shows whenever and wherever he played. He wrote to his Aunt Dora, "I am making a man of myself. I am making some money." He built a beautiful home in Texas, which he named Blue Yodeler's Paradise. However, money meant little to him. He was very generous with what he had.
His health continued to deteriorate. By August of 1932, it became apparent that tuberculosis was getting the better of him. He had to give up touring, but he still had a weekly radio show in San Antonio, Texas. In May of 1933, Rodgers died within 36 hours of finishing his last recording session. His legend and legacy are alive and well. The Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Festival has become a showcase of talent for some very well known artists, such as Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow, Loretta Lynn, and Charley Pride.
His music has impacted all of our lives with his simple, yet unique, style.
New Century Club will meet for its final meeting of the year in May at the library when Joy Hill will review The Legacy of the Blackwood Brothers.
New Century Club will continue its study of Mississippi entertainers who have made a difference in April when Collett Cross will bring the program on Jimmie Rodgers, Father of Country Music.
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South Baldwin Community Theatre will present "Nuncrackers: the Nunsense Christmas Musical" on consecutive weekends beginning Dec. 6.
Nuncrackers is the fourth show in Dan Goggin's series of Nunsense musicals, and is directed by Jan Hinnen. The show's choreography is directed by Jamie Parks and Jackie Dahlman is the musical director.
The musical takes place in real time in the basement of Mount Saint Helen's Convent. It is about the first TV Special being taped in the Cable Access TV Studio built by Reverend Mother. It stars the nuns, the tipsy Father Virgil and some of Mt. Saint Helen's students. The sisters plan a special version of "The Nutcracker" and experience diversions along with their on-air advertisements for the Catholic Home Shopping Network.
The holiday music includes some traditional holiday carols and a sing-along as well as some Christmas Carol spoofs including "Here We Come-a-Waffle-ing;" "The Holly and the Ivory;" "Twelve Days Prior to Christmas;" "Santa Ain't Comin' To Our House" and "We Three Kings of Orient Are Us."
Performance dates are Dec. 6, 7 and 8 and December 13, 14 and 15. Friday and Saturday shows start at 7:30 p.m. and the curtain rises for Sunday shows at 2 p.m.
Tickets, priced at $18 for adults and $15 for students, can be purchased at sbct.biz and at the theatre box office.
Tickets go on sale online Nov. 25 and the box office opens Nov. 27. Box Office hours will be Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and one hour before each performance. Credit cards are accepted. SBCT is located at 2022 West second St. in Gulf Shores.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Lifelong Staten Island resident Edna M. Schissler, 92, a retired bookkeeper and committed volunteer for Meals on Wheels, died Wednesday at home.
Born in Westerleigh Edna Tye, Mrs. Schissler relocated to Sunnyside in 1943.
Mrs. Schissler retired as the bookkeeper for her husband's business, the former Nassau Welding Co., in the late 1970s. She later worked as a caretaker for an elderly retiree.
A frequent volunteer for Meals on Wheels, the organization that provides meals to homebound seniors, Mrs. Schissler enjoyed gardening, entertaining at her home and traveling, taking trips to England, Colorado and to visit relatives in West Virginia.
She was a longtime member of El Bethel Assembly of God Church in Westerleigh, where she volunteered with youth groups and served as the church's treasurer for several years.
Her husband, Henry Schissler, died in 1974.
Surviving are several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Monday from the Matthew Funeral Home, Willowbrook, with a service at 10:30 a.m. in El Bethel Assembly of God Church. Burial will follow in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp.


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The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation announced Tuesday HART will be cutting $2.8 million from its budget in public outreach expenditures.
CEO and Executive Director Dan Grabauskas told KITV4 News the agency will eliminate eight subconsultants, and cut the remaining two in half.
In addition, HART will eliminate two Parsons Brinkerhoff staff positions and reduce another to part-time status. That includes cutting the over $350,000 contract for Pro-Rail Blogger Doug Carlson. Recent comments on his blog have sparked concern his stance has become politically infused.
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HART will also scale back its Olelo program and production and its newsletter which Grabauskas said would save a combined $255,000 annually.


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As for games I would suggest on getting Elebits.
hey i'm new to wiichat and i just got my wii 2 days ago
i have some games
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-wario ware smooth moves
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what games do you recommend
Hey welcome to the forum.
As for games I would suggest on getting Elebits.
welcome to wiichat man! I reccomend RE4 for wii for sure.
Wii games that I own: Zelda, The godfather, Wii sports, Resident Evil 4.
Next up: Metroid Prime 3 Corruption
What are those green things under your name? And why do you have so many?
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like brady said they are rep points. u can rep people if they make a good post by clicking the green mushroom in the bottom left side of their post.
Wii games that I own: Zelda, The godfather, Wii sports, Resident Evil 4.
Next up: Metroid Prime 3 Corruption
like, if some guy w/ a screen name of TortillaChip520 came and said "i suggest Redsteel, it's a good game for getting used to FPS's for the wii"and then u bought it and liked it, then u would click his little green mushroom and he would be extrememly happy!
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Welcome to wiichat. I would personally recommend Red Steel and Resi 4 (if you have not played it on GC yet). Enjoy your stay here.
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Statement From Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Senate Immigration Bill Passage
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement on the Senate passage of the Immigration Bill:
"Today's strong bipartisan vote in the U.S. Senate to fix America's broken immigration system is good news for farmers and ranchers, good news for farm workers, and good news for rural America. The Senate plan would ensure the stable agricultural workforce that U.S. producers need in order to remain competitive with other nations and maintain our abundant, affordable food supply. For millions of farm workers who today live in the shadows, it will provide an appropriate opportunity to earn legal status by contributing to America's agricultural economy. In addition to being a strongly pro-agriculture bill, the Senate plan would grow the U.S. economy, strengthen the Social Security system and reduce our deficit. Following today's strong bipartisan vote by the Senate, the House of Representatives must continue the momentum toward passage of comprehensive immigration reform as soon as possible."
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The psychological wellbeing of serving military personnel and veterans
This one-day conference is an opportunity to share and develop understanding of key psychological applications and interventions that can be used to support the wellbeing of military personnel pre, during, and post deployment and for veterans thereafter.
There will be three themes to the day, each of which will be chaired by a prominent specialist within the relevant area:
Theme 1: Psychological wellbeing - Training & Workplace Support
What interventions are being made to ensure that personnel are best equipped to maintain performance in challenging situations?
Theme 2: Psychological wellbeing - Serving Military personnel
What psychological interventions can be made during deployment and what other psychological factors affect behaviour in theatre?
Theme 3: Psychological wellbeing - Veterans
Inevitably, veterans continue to need support long after they have left the Services. What lessons have been learnt?
Keynote address: Professor Simon Wessely
Professor Simon Wessely is a leading figure in various aspects of military health and is director of the Kings Centre for Military Health Research Unit, King's College London.
Provisional Programme
Please note this programme has changed since originally published. The latest version is shown here.
09.00 Registration
Theme 1: Psychological wellbeing - Training and Workplace Support
Theme Leader - Fiona Butcher
09.30 Lecture 1: Selecting, training and treating young soldiers; How the Army Medical Services provide an Occupational Mental health Service - Col. McAllister
10.00 Lecture 2: Promoting positive pressure - Meera Nayyar
10.30 Lecture 3: Army Chaplains and their wellbeing - Paul Cawkill
11.00 Roundtable Discussion
11.30 Keynote Speaker: Military Mental Health: Myths and Realities - Prof Simon Wessely
12.00 Lunch with Poster Session
Theme 2: Psychological wellbeing - Serving Military Personnel
Theme Leader - Prof Jamie Hacker Hughes
13.00 Lecture 1: Dr Rachel Norris
13.30 Lecture 2: The Role of Risk in the Health Behaviours of Military Personnel in the United Kingdom Armed Forces - Dr Neil Verrall
14.00 Lecture 3: TRiM - 16 years on & still going strong - Major Cameron March
14.30 Roundtable Discussion
15.00 Refreshment Break with Poster Session
Theme 3: Psychological wellbeing - Veterans
Theme Leader - Brigadier (Retd) Mark Noble RM
15.30 Lecture 1: A brief history & prelimenary outcomes of the 6 week PTSD treatment programme at Combat Stress - Dr Imogen Sturgeon-Clegg (Combat Stress)
16.00 Lecture 2: Picking up the pieces, the Veterans outreach Support (P) Process - Dr Morgan O'Connell (VOS(P))
16.30 Lecture 3: A Personal Reflection - Dr Margaret Evison
17.00 Roundtable Discussion
17.30 Closing Remarks
All times and speakers are subject to change.
More information on each speaker is available on the booking site.
Target audience
The conference is cross-disciplinary and will be of interest to clinical, counselling, health and occupational psychologists as well as military personnel and civilians working closely with the military e.g. the NHS, charities, emergency & prison services.
Booking information
Early Bird rate until 8 October 2012:
• Society members: £96 (£80 + VAT)
• Society non-members: £134.40 (£112 +VAT)
After 1 October 2012:
• Society members: £114 (£95 + VAT)
• Society non-members: £162 (£135 +VAT)
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By Rail
The nearest station is Camberley, on the London Waterloo line. An alternative is Blackwater station on the Reading-Gatwick line. Both are within easy walking distance of the RMAS.
By Car
The main entrance of the Academy, the Staff College gate, is on the A30 (the London Road) opposite Camberley town centre.
Please note: You will need to supply your car registration number during the booking process to enter RMA Sandhurst. The car park is a short walk to the training rooms.
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Location This hotel lies tucked between the Place de la République, Gare du Nord and Gare de l'Est and just a few minutes' walk from the Grand Boulevards, the Marais district and the Opera. It is a few minutes by metro from the Champs-Elysées, the Eiffel Tower and the Sentier (garment district) in a quiet side-street in the heart of Paris. It is 21 km to Charles de Gaulle Airport and Orly Airport is 23 km away.
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The magic behind this dish hails from its sweet and spicy overtones. That flavor contrast, says Connie Cacciapuoti, comes from guava hit with jalapeno heat.
"I'm half Puerto Rican, and guava has always been a part of my life," she explains. With a guava tree in the back yard as a child, guava paste became a common ingredient in the family's repertoire.
Mrs. Cacciapuoti advocates a few tweaks to the kebobs. For instance, try using another protein instead of chicken.
"I would do a filet of beef, London broil cut into thin ribbons or a substantial fish like tuna, swordfish, mahi mahi or even shrimp — just adjust the cooking time," she says. Offer the dish over a bed of coconut-cilantro seasoned rice.
Submitted by Connie Cacciapuoti, Annadale
2 pounds chicken cutlets, cut into 1½-inch cubes
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 cloves garlic, smashed and diced
Juice 1 lime
1 tablespoon Adobo, can be found in the Goya section in supermarket
Fresh black pepper or ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Mix all ingredients above to marinate
Guava paste, can be found in the Goya section in supermarket
½ Jalapeno pepper, seeds remove and diced
Vegetables for kabob:
1 red pepper cut into 1-inch squares
1 purple onion, quartered
½ pint of grape tomatoes
1-2 ripe but firm mangos, cut into 1-inch cubes
Place the red pepper in a glass bowl, cover with paper towel; place in the microwave and cook 30 seconds.
Thread chicken and alternate vegetables on skewer.
Place on a preheated barbecue grill or broiler pan for 5 minutes.
For glaze: Place guava paste and diced jalapeno in a small sauce pan, heat until melted.
Turn over skewers, brush with glaze, continue to cook and continue to glaze about 8-10 minutes.


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Justin Timberlake teases release of first new music in seven years
After a seven year absence from new music (aside from the occassional guest vocals and "Saturday Night Live" collaboration with Andy Samberg), Timberlake just released a minute-long video at 11 a.m. CT this morning teasing what appears to be the release of new music -- with a clock counting down to what appears to be three and a half days from now. »Read Full Blog Post
Ridge mesmerizing in Chamber Theatre's 'Underneath the Lintel'
Midway through his extraordinary solo performance in Glen Berger's "Underneath the Lintel" - being staged by the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre under C. Michael Wright's direction - James Ridge asks the audience whether we'd recognize a miracle if we saw one.
I know I've missed a few - "Lintel" suggests we all have - but I have no doubt I saw something akin to one Friday night, in watching as good a one-person show as I've seen anywhere in a long time. »Read Full Article(2)


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Thanks To New PET Scan, Doctors Can Catch Recurring Cancer Earlier Than EverThat's where a new kind of PET scan comes in. It uses a radioactive tracer called C-11 that is taken up by prostate cancer cells.
Schwartz: Red Bulls' Robles Helping In Fight Against Pediatric CancerThe Red Bulls have partnered with Hackensack University Medical Center to launch the "Tackle Kids Cancer" campaign, and Robles is the official spokesperson for the initiative.
Doctor: Mom With Zika 'Hanging In There' After Baby Born In NJ With Birth DefectThe woman delivered the baby through a cesarean section Tuesday at Hackensack University Medical Center, said Dr. Abdulla Al-Kahn, the hospital's director of maternal-fetal medicine and surgery.
Baby Born At New Jersey Hospital With Zika-Related Birth DefectA woman visiting the United States gave birth to a baby at Hackensack University Medical Center Tuesday that has a Zika-related birth defect.
Paramus Police: Woman Struck, Critically Injured, In Route 17 Hit-And-RunA 20-year-old woman was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Route 17 in Paramus on Tuesday night.
New Jersey Health Officials: Woman Who Was Sick On Plane At Newark Did Not Have EbolaA woman who was hospitalized after recent travels from an Ebola-affected country did not have the virus, officials told Tuesday evening.
Sick Passenger Hospitalized After Landing At Newark From Ebola-Affected CountryA sick passenger who recently traveled from an Ebola-affected country was hospitalized after landing at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday.
Seton Hall, Hackensack University Health Network To Open Joint Medical SchoolThe announcement was made Thursday at the former Nutley campus of Swiss medical products firm Roche Holding that closed in 2013. The school would be based there and in Clifton.
Good Samaritan Stabbed After Stopping To Help Woman In RutherfordThe victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
Christie Announces NJ Ebola Response TeamGov. Chris Christie said he has signed an executive order to create an Ebola virus joint response team to coordinate on Ebola preparedness in the state.
Stories From Main Street: Using A Family Tragedy To Help Diagnose Congenital Heart DefectsSean Fisher died August 25, 2008 at football practice. The 13-year-old collapsed and died from an undiagnosed heart condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a thickening of the heart wall.
It's Back: Tri-State Area Hit With Round Two Of FluDuring the peak in mid-January, influenza A was the culprit. This second wave is being led by influenza B.


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Firefighters battling a blaze in a Dorchester home Friday night made an unusual discovery -- $1 million worth of pot, according to police.
A fire broke out shortly after 11 p.m. at 10 Wyoming St., injuring two firefighters and causing about a half million dollars in damage, officials said.
Watching NewsCenter 5's report | Images: Pot pulled out of home
After the fire was extinguished, firefighters found drug paraphernalia in the multi-family home and then discovered about 150 marijuana plants in the basement and on the second floor, Boston police said.
Police executed a search warrant at about 3 p.m. Saturday and pulled the plants out of the house.
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BP and its two main contractors, Transocean and Halliburton, are the primary defendants in Gulf oil spill trial scheduled to start Monday. But lots of legal issues have been settled since the 2010 disaster. Here is a primer on what has happened so far and what each company still has at stake.
Role: Held the lease on the Macondo well and oversaw drilling operations on Deepwater Horizon rig.
What action has been taken:
- BP agreed to a class-action settlement to resolve more than 100,000 medical, economic and property claims from Gulf Coast businesses and residents. The company estimates those claims could cost about $7.8 billion.
- In a criminal settlement with the Justice Department, BP agreed to plead guilty to 11 felony counts of criminal misconduct related to deaths on the rig, one count of felony obstruction of Congress and a variety of environmental crimes. The company must pay $4 billion in fines.
- The company settled rules violations with the Securities and Exchange Commission for $525 million. The SEC claimed BP had violated U.S. security laws over the estimate of the oil spill flow rate.
- The Environmental Protection Agency suspended BP from winning new federal contracts or oil leases by the U.S. government. The agency has said the suspension will remain in place "until the company can provide significant evidence to EPA demonstrating that it meets federal business standards."
What's still at stake:
- Clean Water Act penalties, which could range from $3.3 billion to $14.1 billion, depending on whether the company's actions are found at trial to be grossly negligent.
- Damage claims of more than $34 billion by state and local governments, a figure the company disputes.
- Potentially billions of dollars for environmental and economic restoration projects required under the Oil Pollution Act's Natural Resource Damage Assessment process.
- Additional damages for losses not covered by the private claims settlement from some of the 100,000 private parties who filed suit against the company.
Role: Owned the Deepwater Horizon rig and supplied both the rig and the crew to BP.
What action has been taken:
- Transocean agreed to pay $1 billion in civil penalties for its role in the 2010 accident.
- The company also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor environmental charge and agreed to pay an additional $400 million in criminal penalties.
What's still at stake:
- The trial will determine Transocean's share of liability, if any. The company contends its contract requires BP to pay any government or private claims.
Role: Hired by BP to pour the cement plugs in the Macondo well.
What action has been taken:
- A federal judge ruled earlier this year that Halliburton was shielded by its contract with BP and is exempt from paying most of the pollution claims resulting from the spill. The company has paid nothing so far.
What's still at stake:
- Could still be liable for punitive damages or civil penalties under the Clean Water Act. Any fraud by Halliburton could also void the agreement with BP. Last year, the company set aside $300 million as a loss contingency related to the trial.
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still face criminal liability.
Last year, BP negotiated deals with as many of its drilling contractors as possible before the trial was scheduled to start, including its partners in the well.
- Anadarko Petroleum Corporation agreed to pay BP $4 billion.
- MOEX Offshore agreed to pay $1.1 billion, which BP will use to pay claimants. MOEX also agreed to a partial settlement of claims with the Justice Department for an additional $90 million.
- Weatherford, the maker of a float collar used in the well during cementing, agreed to pay $75 million.
- Cameron International, the manufacturer of the blowout preventer, agreed to pay $250 million.


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The first phase of a new law cracking down on the credit card industry went into effect last week. Card issuers must now give consumers more notice when card terms are changed and an option to reject interest rate increases.
By next February, the most substantive changes in the new law will be in place, including banning card companies from raising interest rates on existing balances unless the borrower is more than 60 days late.
But there's another key date to mark on your calendar: May 22, 2010.
That's when you'll see results of a study on an especially creepy practice by credit card companies, commissioned by a little noticed provision in the legislation. Credit card companies collect data on consumer spending from the millions of card transactions processed every day. Some of them analyze this data and use it to determine how credit-worthy you are.
The card companies believe that sudden changes in spending behavior and certain purchases may signal that you're headed for financial distress. So, they use spending information to determine whether to make changes to the terms of your card, such as raising your interest rate or reducing your credit limit. What's unknown right now is what kind of spending can trigger changes, and how big of a factor it plays in determining who is a credit risk. But according to CreditCards.com, sudden cash advances, using your card at a second-hand clothing store, gambling at a casino or for bail bond services are the kind of spending that can raise a red flag.
Of course, the card companies use the information for other purposes too, including marketing other bank products to you and to detect fraudulent activity on your card.
A fascinating piece by Charles Duhigg in the New York Times Magazine last year revealed that card issuers also use information on your spending patterns to customize communications strategies and develop psychological approaches to get card holders to cough up payments when they fall behind.
Thanks to the study mandated by the new credit card law, we'll get a better idea about which companies engage in so-called psychographic behavior analysis and how they use that information. The Federal Reserve, the Federal Trade Commission and other banking regulators must deliver their report to Congress detailing whether credit card issuers engaged in this practice between May 2006 and May 2009 and whether that tracking negatively affected minority and low-income card users. Based on those findings, the Fed will also make recommendations on changes to existing credit card rules or laws to curb card company practices they deem harmful to consumers.
Of course, card issues may decide to halt the practice while they know they're being studied, at least while regulators are collecting the data. And it'll take another law to eliminate the practice altogether.
Do you think it's ok for credit card companies to track your spending patterns to look for risky behavior? Or does this all smack of too much Big Brother to you?
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Wowza! "American Idol" Season 10 had its first major shocker of the season as the Top 11 results show featured the "judges save" on Casey Abrams and the announcement that this summer's tour will be expanded to the Top 11.
Host Ryan Seacrest announced at the end of the show, which went slightly over its one-hour time slot, that because the judges used their save on Casey, that two contestants would be cut next week.
Also, "Idol" producers agreed to take all Top 11 contestants on tour because the save was used at this time. Typically the tour consists of the Top 10.
But the night was full of drama.
It all began when Casey Abrams, considered by many -- including me -- as one of Season 10's front-runners to win the contest, landed in the Bottom Three with Thia Megia and Stefano Langone.
The night took a dramatic twist when it was announced that Casey was being eliminated, but not after "singing for his life" in hopes of the judges using their save.
After only singing a few minutes, judge Randy Jackson stopped the singer, and fellow judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez announced there was no need to hear Casey sing: They were using their save.
At that point Casey nearly passed out. He stammered about the stage, barely being able to walk or talk. The crowd cheered "Casey, Casey" and the cast was stunned by the news.
Casey hugged his mom, thanked the judges and seemed determined to do better next week.
Here is an early video of Casey making it to Hollywood:
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Help relieve bacterial skin infections related to allergies, grooming and scratching, while providing relief from itching due to fungal infections. The GNC Pets Antibacterial & Anti-Fungal Conditioner is pH balanced and has a lavender scent.
Features: Lavendar scent
Used For: Dogs – 12 weeks and older
Health Consideration: Skin and Coat
Weight: Net Wt. 32 oz. (946 mL)
Apply conditioner liberally from base of neck to the tail, paying special attention to avoid eyes. Work thoroughly through the coat. Allow conditioner to remain on pet for up to 5 minutes for maximum benefit. Rinse well and towel dry.
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Have you snapped any cool photos of Central New York storms? You can show them off on syracuse.com.
Upload your photos to the Weather 2013 gallery. You can also tweet them at us @syracusedotcom, or share them on Instagram with #CNYstorm.
Quarter sized hail was reported Wednesday afternoon and evening in several counties.
Twitter users shared some shots of rainbows over Syracuse after the tornado warning on Tuesday.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect until 11:00 p.m. Dave Eichorn has been updating with the latest information.


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By Jef Rietsma | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazette
COLON – Phil and Dawn Furney, proprietors of Dawn and Phil's Cafe, have ambitious ideas about uses for the second and third floors of the building they own in downtown Colon.
"There are a lot of ideas, but some that jump out include a second-floor dining room, maybe a studio apartment — there are some good options but they all would cost quite a bit of money," Dawn Furney said Wednesday, as she studied cracks between bricks in the west side of the building that is more than 130 years old.
The Furneys are one of about a dozen business owners in downtown Colon with an interest in conducting exterior and interior improvements to the buildings in which they operate. Their plans could materialize sooner than they think if village officials agree to the formation of a Colon Downtown Development Authority.
Several steps toward a DDA already have been taken and if the matter stays on track, the seven-member village council could make the proposal official Oct. 12. It would subsequently require a similar blessing from state officials.
"If we can get the facade-improvement grant, I think we're going to see a major upgrade in terms of the appearance of Colon," said Nancy Percival, a village trustee, and proponent of the DDA concept. " It would be great for the community and a great source of community pride."
The prize for Colon having a DDA in place would be a facade-enhancement grant for which the village would qualify. The state-funded grant would cover 75 percent of all improvements – interior and exterior – of commercial buildings that fall within the DDA's boundaries.
Mary Weaver, who owns Real Estate Magic with her husband, Walt, is playing a major role in the DDA plan. She said by virtue of a community having a DDA, it opens the doors for numerous other grants. Weaver said as far as she knows, Colon and White Pigeon are the only incorporated communities in St. Joseph County that don't have a DDA.
Weaver said a DDA is more than just a group of like-minded business owners meeting monthly and talking about what they wish they could do to improve their businesses. She said a DDA makes businesses within its boundaries eligible for funding for various improvements through a combination of grants and funds captured through a tax- increment financing plan. A TIF is a complex financing measure that involves an entity receiving the difference when property-tax values increase versus what the value was prior to an increase in property values.
"Considering the way things are right now, it could be five to 10 years before we see an increase in property values in Colon," Weaver said. " But as a DDA, we could seek up to two mills, but I think the decision has already been made that we wouldn't want to impose additional mills within the DDA's boundaries."
Weaver said the proposed DDA in Colon would include an area along State Street from the Marathon gas station to the east, down South Blackstone Avenue and as far west as the Vanguard manufacturing plant on South Street. One of a few arms of the district would stretch down Burr Oak Road. Weaver estimates there are nearly 30 businesses within the proposed DDA district.
Colon Village President Tom Whitford said if the DDA materializes, he would be at liberty to appoint eight to 12 people to serve on a DDA board. Whitford said he thinks an eight-member board would be a good number, and he would serve as a ninth member, albeit in a non-voting capacity.
Percvival said as it stands right now, she is under the impression that the village council is behind the idea of the DDA proposal. The next step is an Aug. 31 meeting that will involve business owners within the proposed DDA boundary and Tom Sanford, representing the engineering and planning firm Nederveld Associates Inc. of Grand Rapids. Sanford has been assisting the village with developing bylaws, planning and other facets relevant to the proposed DDA.
During a meeting earlier this summer, 11 business owners in the two-block stretch of State Street attended and indicated an interest in some type of exterior and interior improvements. There are a number of stipulations to qualify for the 75/25 state grant, Weaver said. A major factor centers on age of building. Also, an improvement can't already be taking place. Consequently, she said, business owners with improvement plans are stuck in a holding pattern until the DDA materializes."
The American Legion was interested in the facade- enhancement grant but their building isn't old enough," Weaver said. " There's no vinyl siding allowed and you have to be consistent with the original material, so Dawn and Phil, for example, would have to restore their exterior with brick because the building was originally brick."
Furney, who has been a part of the Dawn and Phil's team for two years next month, said the DDA plan is probably one of the biggest things to happen to downtown Colon if the measure is approved. Her only reservation, she said, is throwing her support behind the DDA plan and then finding out she doesn't qualify for the facade-enhancement grant.
She looked over the building that houses the eatery and said the basement used to house a three-lane bowling alley and the third floor at one time was a roller skating rink.
"We'd love to reinstall the 28 windows on this building and give it that look that it had originally," Furney said. " I still have some questions about the DDA plan but I like the facade- improvement program a lot =85 it's something that we would definitely take advantage of."
A meeting involving Colon's business owners was scheduled to take place Aug. 31 to review plans and proposals that could be realized with the formation of a Downtown Development Authority.
A 60-day waiting period will follow, during which DDA supporters would develop bylaws, an overall plan and an ordinance to be presented to the Colon Village Council.
The soonest the council could act on the DDA proposal is Oct. 12.


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Announcement has been made of the engagement of Lori Ott Burleigh and Brett Randall Hoover, both of Muncy.
A June 22 wedding at Trinity United Methodist Church, Pennsdale, is being planned.
Ott Burleigh is the daughter of Mary Ann and Ronald Ott, Muncy. She graduated from Muncy High School in 1980. She received a bachelor's degree in elementary and early childhood education in 1995, and a master's degree in special education in 1999, from Bloomsburg University. She is employed by the Transportation Security Administration, Montour-sville.
Hoover is the son of Brenda K. Hoover and Joseph Giles, Gastonia, N.C. He graduated from Herndon High School, Herndon, Va., in 1986. He received a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1990 and a master's degree in business administration in 1991, both from James Madison University, Harris-onburg, Va. He is employed by Kellogg's, Muncy.


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How Do You Keep Things Organized With Your Kids?
The other day I was looking for my 3 year old son's shoes so we could go outside. The picture tells the story on how unorganized I am about keeping his stuff in place. He has four pairs of shoes, I found one of each. It was too much later that I did find another shoe that matched one of these so we were good to go, but his shoes should probably always be in the same place. That makes the most sense, but sometimes it doesn't always work out that way. Do you do anything fun and creative to make it so their shoes are always in the same place?