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by Tom Conklin, guest community blogger
The 5th Annual Jumpstart St. Patty's Day Trail Run/Walk was held at The Dalles Marina on Saturday, March 16, 2013.
With a cool spring Mid-Columbia temperature of 47 degrees and a slight breeze at the 10 am race time, over 170 participants headed out on the river trail seeking their own personal fitness challenge. This year's St. Patty's Day race was, as each year, the final of three winter races offered to folks during the winter months. Many folks that attended New Years weekend Freeze Your Gizzard Blizzard race, then a month later the Valentine's race, were ending the series with our St. Patty's event overlooking the Columbia River.
All course records for this race were secure for another year except in the men's 10k race, where Portlander Joe Dudman's 2008 record of 34:12 was shattered by local high school standout, Alex Dillard in a time of 31:37. Alex, coming off a recent indoor 5k meet (running for the University of Portland) PR of 14:43, was able to take his running to the trail in a longer event. After the race Alex commented, "the breeze was working against me on the way out and my splits were generally faster on the way back, it was nice to open up on a longer race today."
There were 17 elementary district 21 students that attended the race. The physical education specialists at Dry Hollow, Chenowith and Colonel Wright Elementary schools have been synching their curriculum the past several years. "We are trying
to get the younger age kids in our classrooms, from our district, to take their physical fitness beyond the gym to community events like these, so that they can see the fun and joy of older adults partaking in a fun event such as these three races. Our D21 elementary kids get into these events at no charge. It's a "carrot on the stick" approach for our students." The CDC (Center for Disease Control) in 1996, found that adults who exercised in any form influenced the youth in their care up to 66%.
In the bigger picture, the entire elementary set from all over the Columbia Gorge can compete in the Jumpstart Fall Cross country races held on the last Thursday of each September at Sorrosis Park, which is another extension of our District 21 elementary physical education fitness curriculum. In the spring, the three elementary schools host their annual Jumpstart Elementary Track Meet. These events are all extensions of the D21 elementary physical education programs, and open to all elementary students even beyond our three elementary schools. These events are supported by Dry Hollow PTA, Colonel Wright PTO and Jumpstart fund raising events like these trail runs. Community sponsors like Devco Mechanical and Casa El Mirador have been solid supporters to these community events and that makes them affordable!
Funds raised at this event go to four areas:
- A long time local runner's wife has been battling cancer for the last 8 years, so a portion of the funds will be offered to that family
- Jumpstart Summer Basketball Camp scholarship fund
- Physical Education department at Colonel Wright Elementary School
- Fall Elementary XC races & Spring Elementary Track Meet
Race photos can be viewed at runthegorge.com. See full results below the top finishers.
3k top three place finishers
Molly Taylor 16:03
Savannah Strassheim 16:59
Ashlie Dunn 17:17
Sylvan Sandvold 13:09
Larry Dunn 13:36
Justin Conklin 14:34
5k Top three place finishers
Susie Griffin 26:42
Sheila Burchell 26:59
Michele Gunderson 27:14
Ben Iremonger 19:00
Tony Dean 20:42
William McBride 21:16
10k top three place finishers
Stephanie Irving 50:55
Betsy Scott 51:00
Erin Ford 53:27
Alex Dillard 31:37
Jim Fish 39:39
Lucas King 40:42
Here are the lists of participants and times in the order all finished:
3k in order of finish:
Sylvan Sandvold 13:09
Larry Dunn 13:36
Justin Conklin 14:34
Omar Quintana 15:02
Dayveon Hammitt 15:16
Dylan Trainer 15:22
William Booth 15:23
Dwight Trainier 15:26
Molly Taylor 16:03
Luis Quintanna 16:22
Savannah Strassheim 16:59
Brian Strassheim 17:00
Spencer Taylor 17:04
Ashlie Dunn 17:17
Luke sperry 17:24
Mary Snograss 18.11
Varina Schechter 18.41
Colin Schechter 18:55
Belah Sandvold 18:56
Finely corbin 19:58
Scott Booth 20.00
Alyssa springer 20.01
Steve k 20.03
Ashley scott 20.41
Riley Parker 20.55
Eric Parker 20.56
Alaina Casady 22.03
Peggi Casady 22.04
Jonathan Snodgrass 22.23
Stacey Kaseberg 22.24
Dawn Justesen 22.24
Madison Heilman 22.30
Sydney Parker 22.31
Maggie Justesen 23.42
Chelsea Powell 23.51
Bridget Bailey 23.52
Lindy Taylor 23.56
Heather Taylor 23.56
Linda gladden 24.15
Madison Pincock 25.06
Emily pincock 25.07
Josue Quintin 26.15
Christina Fauth 26.16
Olivia Fauth 26.16
Natalie Titus 26.47
Mary Jo Titus 26.48
Zoe Dunn 26.50
Maisie Bandel 26:51
Donovan Hampton 27.38
Tanna Marigold 27:49
Makiah Iven 28.38
Anothay Iven 28.35
Victoria Males 28.59
Linda Compton 29.00
Valada Iven 29.18
Bryan Dean 30.28
Elizabeth Hammack 31.10
Karis Hammack 31.10
Paige Compton 31,29
Grace Stoddard 31.33
Donna Bailey 32.10
April Parker 32.10
Larkin Hampton 32.59
Sandy Brownstein 34.31
Ruth Swanson 34.52
Autumn Kramer 34.57
Myra Hampton 37.06
Andrew Hampton 37:06
Billie Linder 37:08
Michelle Dean 38.24
Erin Vance 38:29
5k Order of finish
Ben Iremonger 19.00
Tony Dean 20.42
William McBride 21:16
Bill Dressel 22:49
David Bandel 24:15
Anthony Rosso 24.37
Eric Nisley 24:56
Susie Griffin 26.42
Sheila Burchell 26.59
Owen Lamp 27.05
Michele Gunderson 27.14
Allison Gilliam 27.49
Steve Whitesides 28.01
Hannah Knott 28.11
Samantha 28.28
Todd Andrews 28.43
Debbie Sharp 29.42
McKenzie Shaw 29.45
Jeff Shaw 29.47
Kathy Willis 30.57
Easton Atchley 31.04
Sharon Doty 32.10
Lucy Booth 32.33
Francine Wilhelm 32.37
Amy Hampton 33.05
Katy Gilliam 33.12
Minnie smith 33.24
Marrcia Morrison 33.25
Elizabeth Bailey 33.41
Susan Billette 34.12
Alicia Andrews 34.43
Caroline Wamsley 36.41
Amy cox 36.42
Bryan Dawson 36.45
Amy Wenz 36.46
Jeanette Atchley 39.08
Emma Atchley 39.08
Brook Remington 39.95
Rebecca Dison 40.03
Quincy Atchely 40.33
Rick Doty 41.24
Pam Hawkins 42.03
David Ford 42.07
Flora Crouch 42.30
Evena Bandel 42.34
Sally Anderson 42.53
Celilo Carrillo 46.08
Carolyn McClure 46.12
Bruce Meredith 46.14
Dylan Molesworth 46.15
Jennifer Rubira 46.16
Sophia Pullen 46.34
Kaitlyn springer 47.51
Ms. (cindy) Johnson 48.07
Steve Johnson 48.08
Jan Holt 48.28
Marcia Warner 48.53
Carter Crouch 52.02
Nadya crouch 52.03
Sissy Turner 52.57
Steve Turner 52.58
Cindy Drake 53.36
Julie Stephens 53.37
Kayley Linebarger 53.38
Breanna Peterson 53.58
Justin Mohr 53.59
Klea Espy 54.04
Katie Adkison 57.34
Bethany Ellingsworth 57.36
Caydance O'Dell 59.25
Patricia Eichner 59.58
Guendolyn Gilliam 59.59
Dayvon O'Dell 1.00:37
Vicki Peterson, 1.01:52
Nicole Peterson 1.01:53
Toni Gardner 1.02:03
Mary O'Dell 1.02:04
Sharon Paz 1.02:46
10K In order of finish
Alex Dillard 31:37
Jim Fish 39.39
Lucas King 40.42
Jason whitley 41.54
Brad Anderson 48.16
Joe Maravilla 48.43
Ben Ehmer 49.52
Stephanie irving 50.55
Betsy Scott 51.00
Fletcher Andrews 53.16
Erin Ford 53.27
Ben Hoey 54.12
Caitlin Lynch 54.55
Amanda Hoey 54.57
Lynn Rasmussen 55.54
Michelle Montecalvo 58.10
Kerry Hallyburton 59.43
Sarah Ziegler 59.44
Kristi Springer 59.55
Kristen Booth 1.02.15
Cindy Berkshire 1.15.76
Hope Johnson 1.24.26


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Adnan Butt, RBC:Hi Lori is there you can be a bit more specific about what we might expect at ASCO at this time and secondly when could we get greater clarity other phase 3I trials likely will be pursued this year or is it more likely to be next year. Lori Kunkel:So your second question is that we certainly expect to give you more clarity around the other two trials by the end of the year and hopefully around mid-year and we gave you clarity on our first trial which we committed to about mid year and our second trial we are going to moving forward with discussion in front line elderly. Also, with respect to ASCO, wewill presenting data on the bendamustine and rituxan combination with ibrutinib as well as the first cohort on the ofatumumab ibrutinib combination and we will be presenting our first analysis on our single agent activity in the frontline elderly. So, if you take an overarching look on how these trials are rolling out again strategy of relapsed as single agent as well as in combination and to move upfrontvery quickly.I believe we are just getting stared..IMO. Stay long my friends.
jg so whats your take. do you think this ASCO will be a nice cataylst for the stock to take it to 35-40?
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Oregon vs. Colorado
Sunday, February 10, 2013 7:05 PM
Oregon's Amanda Delgado, center, defends a shot by Colorado's Ashley Wilson during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Boulder, Colo., Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Colorado won 84-59. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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PRINCETON — The College of New Jersey knew it had a tall order going against the Princeton men's basketball team today. And it did come up short.
But at the end of the afternoon, although 38 points separated the teams, each essentially left with what they signed up for.
Division I Princeton, coming off a two-week layoff, won the game 71-33 in preparation for the start of weekend play in the Ivy League.
Division III TCNJ, coming off a one-point disappointment to Ramapo Saturday, left with some perspective and a never-quit attitude in the face of adversity.
"The guards are as tall as me and I'm a forward on my team,'' TCNJ junior Skyelar Ettin said. "It's definitely mind-boggling to see seven-foot, 6-11, 6-10 across the board. You don't see that at TCNJ.''
They have only two players taller than Ettin, who is 6-5.
"We put brooms there,'' TCNJ coach Kelly Williams cracked about players in practice simulating Princeton's height. "But (brooms) don't have minds and athletic ability.''
Princeton, which will take an 8-7 record into this weekend's games against Cornell and Columbia, put five players on the Jadwin Gym court 6-10 or better.
TCNJ, 5-15, returns to New Jersey Athletic Conference play Wednesday night at Rutgers-Camden.
The Lions were in this game for about 12 minutes before a 16-1 spurt by the hosts. Going nearly nine minutes without a basket, TCNJ went from trailing 19-14 to being shown the door at 35-15.
"We're happy to be back at it after exams,'' Princeton coach Mitch Henderson said. "We wanted them to be focused on things that we do well, which is just rules defensively, and offensively tried to keep it pretty simple.
"I thought we did a nice job getting the ball inside and out.''
The Tigers outrebounded the Lions 60-30, outscored them 20-4 on second-chance points and moved the ball so well it had 18 assists on its 21 baskets.
They also did an excellent job on the free throw line, making 22 of 29.
Freshman Hans Brase had the best stat line with 11 points and 15 rebounds, two assists and one block. However, he only made three of his 10 shots. Sophomore Denton Koon scored 12 points, hitting on five of nine attempts.
Senior Ian Hummer (8 points, 6 boards), meanwhile, became only the seventh player at Princeton to score 1,400 career points.
Emmanuel Matlock and Ryan Keegan each had 10 points for TCNJ. The Lions shot just 23 percent and missed all 14 of their 3-point attempts.
TCNJ, with one senior on its roster, is looking well past today.
"We're a very young team,'' Williams said. "I told our guys you don't lose weight in one day. They'll be some sunshine sooner than later. But if you follow our team, we never lack effort.''
Neither does Princeton, which last played Jan. 12 against Penn.
"Definitely there's been a change, as far as the way we've played over the season,'' Koon said. "And we're starting to play better.''


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"I gained 60 pounds in about four-and-a-half months. I just did it the old fashioned way: eating and drinking my face off. I've lost a little bit of it, but it was hard. It was probably just as hard as losing weight. You wouldn't believe it, but it is. It's these same principle: It's all about pain."
– On a day like this, we all need a little chuckle, and it's a good thing that funny woman Anna Faris can deliver it when we need it the most. And don't worry Anna, I gained 60 pounds during my first pregnancy, too!
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State Rep. Ray Garofalo, R-Meraux, has proposed a bill that would allow a newspaper in business for six months to hold the official journal contract for a city or parish, rolling back the current five-year period. If House Bill 943 is approved, that could pave the way for the newly formed St. Bernard Post, which rents office space from the legislator, to compete as the official journal in the parish.
In fact, that's precisely the idea. Garofalo said the bill was written so the St. Bernard Post, opened in October, can compete for the official journal contract.
Garofalo said he was asked by the St. Bernard Parish Council to file the bill so a local company could win the contract. Currently, the St. Bernard Voice is the official journal for the parish. The Voice has deep roots in St. Bernard, but after Hurricane Katrina the publication was sold to the owners of the Plaquemines Gazette.
"There's nothing underhanded here at all," Garofalo said. "All we're trying to do is focus on economic development and what's best for St. Bernard."
Garofalo confirmed that he owns the property where The Post rents office space at 1310 E. Judge Perez Drive.
He said he's not rewarding Post owner Kenny Zulli Sr. because of their business relationship.
"The reason he is a tenant is because I felt very strongly we needed a local paper," Garofalo said. "I'm renting to Mr. Zulli at half cost because I want to help him get going in business. I'm losing money. But I believe we need a local paper."
Zulli, who has decades of experience in the printing business, said he has known Garofalo for only about four months. Garofalo won the 103rd District seat in a runoff in November. The district covers all of St. Bernard Parish, as well as small parts of Plaquemines Parish and eastern New Orleans.
Allan Von Werder, legislative chairman for the Louisiana Press Association and publisher of papers in Franklin and Morgan City, said the five-year requirement ensures that publications are serious and will continue in operation.
"Six months is such a short period of time that, essentially, if I were to publish some general news off my printer and copy machine and distribute that for six months, I would qualify under this law," he said.
Zulli said he became interested in the possibility of holding the official journal contract with the parish after researching the law recently and discovering what he considers to be a problem for the St. Bernard Voice.
"I went and brought it to my attorney's attention and he says the Voice is in violation because they are not locally owned and operated. So I asked how I can get on the list."
Norris Babin, co-owner of the St. Bernard Voice, disagreed, saying the Voice has had an office in the parish since 1890, with the exception of a short period after Hurricane Katrina.
Babin also questioned the relationship between Garofalo and Zulli.
"I find it appalling," he said. "To me, that's a conflict, but I don't know if that's a conflict according to state law. I've asked Mr. Garofalo to pull down (the bill) and he says he was asked to put it in by his local government."
According to state records, House Bill 943 has been assigned to the House Municipal and Parochial Affairs Committee.
Bob Ross can be reached at email@example.com or 504.883.7053.


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According to a report from Delawareonline.com, a 27-year-old Delaware man was arrested on drug charges last week after police said he allegedly stuffed 29 baggies of heroin in his mouth in an attempt to hide the drugs from approaching officers.
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TRURO – More than 250 swimmers are expected to participate in the largest provincial swim meet ever hosted at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre (RECC).
Miranda Bates, event organizer and head coach of the Truro Centurions swim team, said hosting the Nova Scotia junior championships this year lays the groundwork for many more of this kind of event in the future.
"It's probably the biggest meet we've held in Truro in 10 years," said Bates.
There are 11 Nova Scotia teams and one from P.E.I. participating in the three-day competition. The local club has 32 swimmers, age nine to 25, entered in the event.
Prior to the first heats Friday afternoon, the 256 participants spent about an hour warming up in the pool's eight lanes.
"We are looking to bring home some medals," said the head coach. She added they are also setting their sights on a banner.
"We'll be competing for the banner against Halifax, Dartmouth, Sackville," she said. "The challenge for us is to see where we stand against the bigger clubs from the city."
She said the Centurions club has about 69 members, while the club from metro has about 300 members, 43 of which were scheduled to participate in the Truro meet.
"It's going to be interesting," said Bates.
Aquatics manager Suzanne Hicks-McCully said hosting an event of this calibre in Truro is a great opportunity for the town, the county and the surrounding communities.
"I'm excited that it is here," said the manager. "I spent 15 years working at Truro Centennial (pool) and we were never able to host a meet at this level.
"It's quite exciting to be in the mix and host these events along with other big facilities."
The RECC pool has eight lanes, two more than many other venues, a state-of-the-art timing system, seating area for spectators and a larger deck space designed for competitions.
The championship meet continues Saturday and Sunday at the RECC.
For more details, visit www.swimnovascotia.com.


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NEWARK - This will be hard because, if you saw the Devils' 7-1 hammering of the St. Louis Blues, you probably would come up with about 25 reasons why they won.
This was one of the Devils' most impressive wins of the season because they scored a bunch of goals instead of their usual one or two, and they came against one of the top teams in hockey, a club that seems to have everything in place to win the Stanley Cup this season.
Here's our top 3 reasons for the win.
It was snowing hard outside and snowing goals inside. The Devils looked like the Penguins finding net on almost a third of their 23 shots. They probably should have saved a few of those for Friday when Alex Ovechkin is in town, but the Devils certainly were excited to have a long-time-coming offensive night like this. They got goals from their future Hall of Fame right wing (Jaromir Jagr), a top 6 forward just back from injury (Damien Brunner), their hot third line (Ryan Clowe and Adam Henrique), their fourth line (Ryan Carter), from a rookie offensive defenseman (Eric Gelinas) and a veteran defensive defenseman (Mark Fayne). Afterward, players laughingly said it's too bad so few people made it the arena due to a blizzard hitting the area. This was a collective effort, too, as 15 of their 18 skaters earned at least a point, everyone but Dainius Zubrus, Michael Ryder and Andy Greene.
Maybe the most impressive thing about this big win was the Devils never let off the gas pedal. They took a 1-0 lead 2:27 in, then scored 24 seconds later to make it 2-0. When the Blues scored at 8:47, the Devils came right back at 10:27 on a goal by Jagr. From there, they added on with two power-play goals in the second, then two more in the third. Besides the goals, they took it to the Blues on the forecheck again and again.
We don't want to take anything away from the Devils' best performance of the season, and while they've been giant killers at times this season let's face it, they didn't come close to getting the Blues' A game. If St. Louis has a flaw, it's playing the second half of back-to-back games. This was one of them, and they're now 2-5-1 in the second games and 31-6-4 when getting at least one day of rest. The Blues played terrible right from the start, especially goalie Brian Elliott, who was yanked 12:17 in after allowing three goals on nine shots. Jarovslav Halak was just as bad, allowing four goals on 14 shots, one on an embarrassing center-ice dump by Gelinas that somehow got past him. It will be real interesting to see how the Devils do next Tuesday in St. Louis.


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Crime Stoppers of Dauphin County announced Thursday that authorities are seeking two fugitives wanted on various criminal charges.
Jorge Vazquez-Roman is wanted for failure to appear in court after being charged with drug offenses. His last known addresses were in the 100 block of Evergreen Street and the 1200 block of Rolleston Street in Harrisburg. He was described as approximately 5-foot-10 and 150 pounds.
Allen Kalin is wanted for violating parole or probation after being charged with aggravated assault and unlawful contact with a minor. His last known address was in the first block of George Drive in Middletown.
Those with information on either man are eligible for a reward up to $2,000.
Call Crime Stoppers of Dauphin County at 800-262-3080 or write to P.O. Box 469, Harrisburg, PA 17108. Visit Crime Stopper's Most Wanted website or its Facebook page for other information.


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Syracuse, NY--Temperatures today in Syracuse will chase the record books.
Today's forecast is for a high in the upper 80s. That means it could reach the record of 89 degrees set in 1978, said Brian Lovejoy, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Binghamton.
"It's a good chance that the record could be approached, or tied. It's possible that it could go into the 90s," he said this morning.
The normal high for this date is 72 degrees.
The heat came up from the southeast corner of the U.S., spread north into the central states, and is now moving east into our area, Lovejoy said.
A cold front coming through late Thursday night into Friday morning will bring some showers and thunderstorms that will knock temperatures back to normal, he said.
Look for highs in the mid 70s and lows in the 50s Friday through Sunday. There's a 30 percent chance of rain on Memorial Day.
If it does rain on the holiday, it won't be all day, Lovejoy said.


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We provide what is believed to be the first experimental evidence of spatial control on multiple filamentation (MF) using circularly polarized femtosecond laser pulses. The exceptional shot-to-shot reproducibility of the MF pattern allowed complete characterization of the two copropagating high-energy filaments, revealing for the first time temporal (self-) compression of circularly polarized filamenting pulses to a fifth of the initial laser pulse duration without any sophisticated chirp control. Compared with LP MF, an enhancement in spatial stability and an increase in energy throughput are reported for circular input polarization.
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In one form or another, Upper Mount Bethel Township supervisors found themselves dealing with sludge Monday night and listening to a large crowd of township residents who do not want it spread on farmers' fields as a fertilizer, a move they fear would damage air and water quality.
In the end, the township rescinded an earlier decision it made to pay $60,000 for fertilizers and lime that farmers could spread on their fields instead of sludge, a fertilizer made from human waste that is supplied by area sewer authorities.
And township resident, Ron Angle, who sparked the debate over the use of sludge in the township, promised he will start spreading the stuff this spring on property he leases to farmers.
About 70 people jousted with Angle and the supervisors.
They came armed with a petition and a plea that the supervisors adopt a "Bill of Rights" that would protect them from what they said would be the risk of exposure to stench and declining property values and protect their way of life.
They waived "No hazardous waste, Yes to community Bill of Rights" signs and gave standing ovations to anti-sludge supporters.
The supervisors voted down the "Bill of Rights" proposal, saying they did not like the language in their proposal but agreed to discuss it at an upcoming workshop meeting.
The frustration with the board and with Angle surfaced throughout the meeting.
"Why are you doing this to us?" Dianne Zimmerer asked the board, saying the board was letting the community "get sludged" by Angle, who has a state permit from the Department of Environmental Protect to spread sludge.
"It's a hard issue," said Supervisor Joe Battillo. "I feel your pain. I wish the state would change the law."
Attorney Debra Bodine said she was "appalled" nothing had been done by the board of supervisors on the sludge issue and urged they challenge the law that permits it.
"Laws are sometimes wrong," Bodine said, referring to the nation's history with slavery and women's rights.
Outside the meeting room, Angle said he was on strong legal footing and, besides that he said, sludge has been used for decades as a fertilizer in Lancaster County and is now used in Forks Township and in Lower Mount Bethel Township.
"Everything is done by the book," Angle said, referring to the state regulations involving sludge. "It's all highly regulated."
Angle, referring to the resentment he faced at the meeting, said, "We do have a certain percentage of kooks here."


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FOLEY, Alabama -- A proposed Foley budget will give employees their first pay raise in three years and extra holidays, city officials said Thursday.
The Foley City Council is scheduled to vote on the budget on Sept. 19, the last scheduled meeting before the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1, City Administrator Mike Thompson said. He said the budget estimates that the city's overall income will be about the same in the upcoming year. Sales taxes and fees from utility payments are projected to be up, but property tax predictions are down by about 5 percent due to falling home prices and some fees, such as those for construction permits, are also expected to drop.
"It's a little bit up in some places, a little bit down in some places, so essentially, a flat budget from a revenue perspective," Thompson said.
Mayor John Koniar said the budget includes a new position for an information technology expert. Proposals to add a full-time city attorney and other positions, however, will have to wait until finances improve, he said
The total revenue estimate is $24.67 million, up from $24.6 million that came in during the current fiscal year, Thompson said.
Thompson said some expenses will be up, but the city is still projected to finish the year with money left over. He said the third draft of the budget presented to council members at a work session Monday had a surplus of about $130,000, approximately the same as the amount left over for the current budget.
Once cuts recommended by council members are included in the next draft, the total surplus should come to about $250,000, he said.
The new budget does include a 1.5 percent pay raise for city employees that will go into effect in January, Thompson said.
"In terms of employee issues, we haven't had a pay increase in Foley for three years, so we're looking for things that we could do to try to help with that," Thompson said.
The raise for the 287 city employees will add about $128,000 to the budget.
The council also voted Tuesday to increase the number of paid holidays for workers. Thompson said Foley has not offered as many holidays as Baldwin County or other municipalities.
"The city of Foley only has 8.5 holidays in a year that are paid," Thompson said. "Most local governments are way above that with 11 to 13 paid holidays, so they approved going from 8.5 holidays to 10."
City employees had received a half-day off for Christmas Eve. Thompson said workers will now get a full-day holiday on Dec. 24.
City workers have also had to choose between taking a holiday on Martin Luther King's birthday in January or Memorial Day in May. The new calendar gives employees both days off with pay.


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It may be late for the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team, but it's not too late.
The Minutemen will shoot for their third consecutive victory Wednesday night at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C., when they take on George Washington University in an Atlantic 10 Conference matchup.
UMass (10-15, 4-7 A-10), is looking for a win that could be the equivalent of a 3-pointer: keep its winning ways going, firm up the eighth seed for the A-10 tournament and put on a good showing in a region that is fertile recruiting grounds for coach Derek Kellogg and staff.
"The ideal thing would be to go down and play well at GW and get a win and then worry about Saint Louis (Sunday at Mullins Center) next," Kellogg said. "I don't really think we're mature enough to worry about anything other than not only the next game, but the next minute, the next day."
With a roster full of sophomores and freshmen to go along with one senior and three juniors, the Minutemen are a young squad which has had to suffer through some growing pains to reach a point where they appear to be putting it all together.
"We're making some strides, I think we're starting to play pretty good defense, and we're rebounding the ball well, and I think the biggest thing is the guys have bought into their roles that have become more defined as the season has gone on," Kellogg said. "Also we have gotten some great senior leadership and play out of Ricky Harris of late. A combination of all those things has allowed us to stay in some games and of late win a few."
The Minutemen are coming off a solid win at home over Saint Joseph's, which was preceded by a thrilling overtime victory at Duquesne.
Harris has been the catalyst on offense for UMass, averaging 29.3 points over his last three games, but what has really gotten the job done is the rebounding by committee. UMass leads the conference in overall rebounding (41.4 per game) and offensive rebounds (15.4).
Sophomore forward Sean Carter leads the team with 7.1 boards a game, followed by freshman swingman Terrell Vinson (5.5) and junior center Hashim Bailey (4.9).
"I'm not sure exactly how and why, but I know we pay more attention to rebounding in practice throughout the whole year," Kellogg said. "I also think we're getting more rebounds from different positions, not just our big guys.
"I think everybody's paying attention to details on the defense and offensive glass, and it's carrying over to the games," he added. "Rebounding and defense are total effort plays. You have to have a certain level of skill and athleticism, but it is a great way to judge if a team is getting after it. We haven't always played as smart as I want and taken care of the ball as well as I want, but the effort in almost every single game has been at an acceptable level."
With five games to play, UMass would like to at least stay in the eighth spot and host an A-10 tournament first-round game on March 9. The top four teams get a bye, and teams five through eight host teams nine through 12. The last two teams don't make the conference tournament.
Harris is one of five Minutemen who hail from the greater Washington, D.C. area, and UMass has already received a National Letter of Intent from Maxie Esho of Upper Marlboro, Md.
Beating George Washington (13-10, 3-7) is job one, but putting on a good show for potential recruits in the process would not be a bad thing.


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Librarian pledges purple hair to promote reading
The teen librarian for the Oak Harbor Library is challenging teens to read at least 50,000 combined pages this summer, and in turn, she's willing change her hair color from brunette to purple.
"I bought hair dye a while ago for my school visits, so they'd know I was serious," Librarian Anne Murphy said.
The Teen Summer Reading Program is part of the Sno-Isle libraries system. Teen must submit book reviews online at www.sno-isle.org and will qualify to win prizes.
In Oak Harbor, four $20 gift certificates will be handed out, and teens that submit at least eight reviews will qualify for the grand prize drawing of an Ipod Shuffle.
"We're looking for thoughtful reviews. Maybe a sentence about what the book is about, what they liked or disliked about it and if they'd recommend it," Murphy said.
All review entries will qualify for the Sno-Isle grand prize of an ACER Extensa laptop computer. The more entries people submit, the greater chance they have to win.
So far, about 300 reviews were submitted online from Oak Harbor. Murphy said they're about at the halfway mark for the total of combined pages read.
Murphy said the hair dye is semi-permanent and would last for two to three months.
"Purple is my favorite color," she said.
The challenge began June 9 and will finish Aug. 31.
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Mac and Cheese Showdown
St. Bernard residents love macaroni and cheese so much so that nearly every restaurant in the parish has its own version of the dish on the menu.
Local restaurants will bring out their best mac and cheese in a friendly competition for People's Choice and Judge's Favorite trophies. The event will be held July 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the St. Bernard Seafood and Farmer's Market, 409 Aycock St., in Arabi. Attendees can purchase a $10 tasting band, that allows them to try all of the dishes and vote for their favorites. For information, call 504-278-4242.
The St. Bernard BPW Club is having their monthly meeting on Monday, June 17th at 6pm at the Council on Aging in Chalmette. This month's meeting will honor the 2013 BPW Scholarship recipients. The scholarship recipients and their families are invited to attend the meeting. Please call Suzanne Sweeney at 908-3023 if you have any questions.
Tourist Commission meets
The St. Bernard Parish Tourist Commission will meet June 19 at 9 a.m. at the Visitors' Center, 409 Aycock St., Arabi. The agenda will include discussion of upcoming events, marketing, and planning for the Tourist Commission.
Business expo
The St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce will hold its 2013 business expo June 29 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the St. Bernard Civic Center in Chalmette. A band, samples from local restaurants, business networking and free giveaways will highlight the event.
Exhibitor and sponsorship information is available by calling 504.277.4001.
The Blood Center's Bloodmobile will be on site from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Replacement blood may be given in David Gonzales Sr.'s name.
CHS class of 1963 50th reunion
Chalmette High School's class of 1963 will hold a 50th reunion with the classes of 1962 and 1964-65 June 30 from 3 to 7 p.m. at N'Tini's, 2891 U.S. 190, in Mandeville.
A buffet and cash bar will be featured. The cost is $30 per person
Checks should be mailed by April 30 to Christie O'Neal, Harold J. Anderson Inc., 389 Hwy. 21, Suite 402A, Madisonville, LA 70447. Make checks payable to Chalmette High School Reunion.
Fourth of July celebration
The 28th annual St. Bernard Salutes America Celebration will be held July 4 from 3 to 9:30 p.m. in Torres Park, 8201 W. Judge Perez Drive, in Chalmette, behind the St. Bernard Parish Government Complex. Admission is free.
Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys and Band Camp will provide music. A hot dog eating contest, sponsored by Stonewalls BBQ, will be held. The contest is open to the first 10 registrants. Those interested in participating must preregister by calling Andrew Becker at (504) 473-7238.
A fireworks show will be held 8:30 p.m. A variety of food will be sold. Craft booths also will be available.
For more information, contact Becker.
Golden Agers meet
The Golden Agers Club will meet July 7 at 12:30 PM at the Magnolia Room. The group will have a picnic lunch. For information, call Sherri Malbrough at 279-7763.
Zephyrs night
St. Bernard Parish Night at Zephyr Field will be held July 5 at 7 p.m. The New Orleans Zephyrs will meet the Oklahoma City Red Hawks. A post-game fireworks show will be held.
A corporate package is $200, which includes 20 lower level tickets and one concourse table to promote a business in-game. Additional tickets are $5 each.
A group outing package is $100 and includes 20 lower level tickets. Additional tickets are $5 each.
To redeem discounted rates, tickets must be purchased in advance. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Rachel Whitley at (504) 734-5155 x296 or email email@example.com
Honor roll students
Students from St. Bernard named to the fourth quarter honor roll at Holy Cross in New Orleans are:
High honor roll - Fifth grade: Christian Guerra and Steven Kitto; sixth grade: Lane Coleman, Colin Doody and Luke Lafrance; seventh grade: Mark Aquilo, Kyle Canseco and Ted Holmes; eighth grade; Austin Asevado, Sean Doody, Joel Gourgues and Dillon Melerine; ninth grade: Paxton DeForest, Alexander Lafrance and Austin Sembera; 10th grade: Clint Bourgeois, Edward Burgard, Jared Delacruz, Frank Duplessis, Collin Guerra, JonMarc Lafrance, Lionel Serpas, Colin Smith and Michael Voss; 11th grade: Jordan Calcagno, and Michael White; and 12th grade: Ryan Barback, Ryan Bourgeois, Bret Buckel, Rosco Couture, David DiMaggio, Alexander Nicosia, Corey Peltier.Honor roll - Fifth grade: Logan Blum; sixth grade: Carter Holmes; seventh grade: Mark Aquilo and Kyle Canseco; eighth grade: Damon Randazzo and Austin Asevado; ninth grade: Spencer Leslie; 10th grade: Dorian Green; and 12th grade: Brandon Borne, Colton Cutrer and Stephen Oalmann.


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Voglans is a popular place to head to in Aix-les-Bains as a large number of the area's most popular attractions are within easy driving distance. Two of the most popular attractions here are the fabulous Mottets Recreation Area and the remarkable SavoiExpo. Also worth checking out are Elephants Fountain and the Chateau de Chambery.
Voglans offers some interesting cultural attractions nearby that make great places to visit. There are plenty of excellent destinations visitors can pay a visit to for a morning such as Espace Malraux in Chambery.
If you love nature and wildlife, visit the nearby green spaces. These are good spots to breathe deeply and relax. Families enjoy destinations such as the Parc des Loisirs de Buisson Rond in Chambery. There is a charming atmosphere here and well-designed gardens.
Take a break from the tourist trail and indulge in a game of golf at the Aix-les-Bains Golf Club.
To really get to know this fascinating part of the world, think about booking your accommodation at one of the area's hotel or serviced apartment options. If you're looking for a warm welcome and a good nights sleep check out the amenities at the Best Western Alexander Park, Chambery, the Golden Tulip Aix les Bains, and the popular P'tit Dej-HOTEL Aix-les-Bains.


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Northrop, which was proposing to assemble its KC-30 tankers in Mobile, said Monday it was quitting the competition because of its belief that the Air Force's selection criteria were tilted toward Boeing's smaller KC-767 aircraft.
Gates, speaking to U.S. troops at an undisclosed air base in southwest Asia, said the Air Force's guidelines gave both planes an equal shot at the potential $40 billion contract.
"I wish that we had had a competition. I wish that both companies had stayed in it," Gates told members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, an audience that included many tanker pilots and crews. "I think the request for proposals that the Air Force sent out was fair and balanced and was based on Air Force requirements."
Gates said the tanker program should move forward quickly despite the lack of competition. New tankers are the top item on the Air Force's wish list, but the decade-long effort to replace its aging fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers has been dogged by scandal and delays.
The Air Force has tried and failed in two previous attempts to award a contract for new tankers, but Gates said this deal should stick. The Air Force has said it expects to award a deal by September, but a Pentagon spokesman said this week that Northrop's decision to drop out could speed up the process.
"The bottom line: I don't see any reason for this outcome to bring any further delays to a long-delayed program," Gates said.
He also promised to hold Boeing's feet to the fire.
"We will certainly be sharpening our pencil when it comes to negotiating with Boeing," Gates said.
Northrop's bidding partner, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co., said this week that it would not compete against Boeing on its own, raising accusations in Europe that the U.S. government was trying to protect Boeing from foreign competition.
A spokesman for French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday that Sarkozy will raise concerns that the tanker contract is anti-competitive when he visits President Barack Obama later this month.
French government spokesman Luc Chatel said Wednesday that France regrets the decision, which "raises questions about whether competition rules are working properly."
Pierre Lellouche, France's trade minister to Europe, called the decision "an affront" against which Paris should "react."
"I assure you, there will be consequences," Lellouche told the Associated Press.
Obama, meanwhile, named Boeing Chief Executive Jim McNerney to chair a new presidential advisory committee focused on international trade.
"Given a level playing field, American workers can compete and win in the global economy," McNerney said in a statement. "As chief executive of one of America's largest exporters, I see employees of Boeing and our suppliers and partners proving that every day."


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Sandy Dovre of rural Cottonwood and Terry Kempfert of Hutchinson decided to put their minds together and come up with one-of-a-kind creations.
Together, the duo does altered art prints, sculpture, cards, books and uncommon everyday objects they upcycle.
Dovre said her artistic side came out when she became a stay-at-home mom and started making presents.
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"For probably 10 to 15 years I've been doing chairs as graduation gifts for nieces and nephews and friends," Dovre said.
The two met each other through Heritage Makers, an online digital scrapbooking site, where they are both consultants.
Dovre said she and Kempfert put their art on hold to concentrate on Heritage Makers.
"We both said 'why aren't we doing this? why aren't we painting things?" Dovre said. "We both encouraged each other to start painting and creating."
"Once we got to know each other, we both thought 'oh, we found someone who understands,'" Kempfert said.
The two incorporate what they learned with Heritage Makers into their hands-on projects.
"We're using our art form with the digital system, using it in the upcycled (items)," Dovre said. "It's kind of a hybrid art."
It also turns out that both Dovre and Kempfert like to turn old chairs into pieces of art by painting them as well as other projects. Last year, she and Kempfert started Defying Gravity Design.
"We're taking found things and old things and making something new," Dovre said.
Kempfert said they talk about their projects.
"I think we feed off of each other,"?Kempfert said. She said that she and Dovre may end up making totally different items, but use a lot of the same materials.
"Our looks are distinctive," Kempfert said.
Kempfert said her work typically incorporates words as she does calligraphy and other lettering.
"I've always been a word person,"?Kempfert said. She also does etching on glassware.
Kempfert said she and Dovre will hit the thrift shops and craft stores together, scrounging for items that they will use in a "non-traditional" way.
"Mostly I like rummaging through thrift shops," Dovre said.
Dovre said she makes her pieces in her studio, which is in a converted hayloft in an old barn on her and her husband's property.
Kempfert creates more of the signs they feature in the items they bring to sell at different stores, Dovre said. Several of their designs are at Blue Green in Marshall.
One of the items Dovre likes to create is storybook birdhouses. She'll take the roof off a birdhouse she finds and replaces it with a book she picks up at an antique store.
"I use the pages to do the sides of the birdhouse," Dovre said.
Dovre said she also has a line of free-standing hearts with the sayings "Forever in love" or "Live, laugh, love."
Dovre said she turns to the Internet to find new project ideas.
"It's irony to see what other people are doing," Dovre said of upcycled art. "It's a growing trend."


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Shorewood buyer gets a deal
Shorewood Heights, the 45-acre apartment community on the northeastern corner of Mercer Island, has been sold. Goodman Real Estate of Seattle and its investment partner, Pinnacle Investments, confirmed today that they have purchased the 645-unit complex. Media sources reported that the sale price was $110 million — an amount more than 20 percent less than the complex sold in 2005.
The Reporter first reported the sale in late July.
Over the years, the apartment community has changed hands and expanded. The new owners plan to add more housing and amenities.
In 2002, 78 new homes were added. In 2007, the city approved a permit for the construction of 124 new apartments and town homes (to be converted into condos later).
They were not built at the time and the permit remains open, city of Mercer Island officials said.
"Shorewood Heights is a landmark multi-family asset with the capacity for development of an additional 124 units," a press release by the buyers said. The owners plan to complete additional improvements including a swimming pool, upgraded landscaping and an expansion of the existing fitness center.
The seller, Security Properties and Principal Global Financial, bought the property from HAL Real Estate for $141.3 million in December of 2005. The deal at the time was thought to be the region's second-largest apartment transaction of the year behind Harbor Steps, a mixed-use, multi-story project in downtown Seattle. Seven years prior, the property had been purchased for $55 million. According to the King County Assessor's Web site, the property is now valued for tax purposes at $100.1 million.
This latest sale is one of the largest apartment complex sales in the Puget Sound area since the Island Square apartment and retail complex, also on Mercer Island, sold for $112 million in 2008..
Pinnacle is a real estate investment, management and brokerage firm with offices and properties throughout the United States. The firm presently manages or owns more than 175,000 multi-family housing units (60,000 affordable housing units) in the United States and beyond.
Shorewood Heights was originally built in 1949 by Island resident Charles Clise.
The Pinnacle Family of Companies on Wednesday paid just under $110 million for Shorewood Heights, a 645-apartment community on Mercer Island. That's 22 percent less than what the property traded for almost five years ago.
This is the Puget Sound region's largest multi-family transaction since 2008, when Island Square, a mixed-use project with 235 apartments and 40,000 square feet of office and retail, sold for $112 million. Island Square is also on Mercer Island.
Changes ahead for Shorewood
The new owners of Shorewood Heights have permits ready for improvements. They include:
• an expanded fitness center for residents
• a swimming pool
• 124 new units
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Fisheries in the Bering Sea
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With warm sea temperatures during 2000 to 2005, the Bering Sea was showing indications that Arctic species that require the presence of sea ice were being replaced by sub-Arctic species that don't require sea ice. This is shown schematically in the Figure F1 as a shift of the biological energy pathway that favors bottom animals (Benthic) to one favoring species that live closer to the ocean surface (Pelagic).
However since 2005, the Bering Sea has been relatively cold with more sea ice in the winter and spring than normal. In 2008 and 2009, the winter sea ice extent in the Bering Sea was at a near record maximum, not seen since the early 1970s, and ocean temperatures were at a near record minimum (Figure F2). Under these conditions, cold water species, such as Arctic cod, have returned toward the south. At present Bering Sea climate change and ecosystem response are more effectively characterized by natural variability with multiple years of warm and cold temperatures, than by an emerging global warming trend or by an influence from the major summer sea ice losses in the Arctic Ocean proper.
Pollock are a major economic resource from the Bering Sea. Warm temperatures and lack of sea ice have tended to favor pollock in the recent past, creating one of highest biomass for any large marine ecosystem throughout the world. The biomass for pollock in the Bering Sea and the number of new fish added each year (called recruitment) are shown in Figure F3. In recent years pollock recruitment has been low, with the decrease beginning before the return of the cold temperatures (Figure F2). The Bering Sea pollock population is now in collapse. It is suggested that during the end of the warm period (2003-2005), the normal food supply for pollock shifted to less favorable species and that pollock predators, such as arrowtooth flounder, became well established. With the recent shift to a cold period, the favorable food supply for pollock returned to the Bering Sea, but it was less available due to the presence of sea ice. Further, the continued presence of arrowtooth flounder as a predator on pollock remained a negative factor.
Bering Sea temperatures respond both to global warming and large natural variability. While the Bering is cold at present we anticipate a swing back to average temperatures in the coming winter due to El Niño conditions. By 2020 or before, we anticipate a swing back to prolonged warm temperatures. This scenario would continue the negative impact on Arctic and bottom species, such as crab, while favoring sub-Arctic species such as salmon.
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This is an update from the joint hearings by the Coast Guard and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement investigating the causes of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion on April 20.
A top BP official on the Deepwater Horizon rig at the time of the massive explosions April 20 questioned why company executives in Houston combined two processes on their troubled well, suggesting the bosses were trying to "save time."
"They decided we should do displacement (of protective drilling mud with seawater) and the negative test together; I don't know why," BP company man Robert Kaluza told internal BP investigators after the accident, according to notes from those investigators.
"Maybe they were trying to save time. At the end of the well sometimes they think about speeding up."
That's how the investigators' notes were read Thursday by lawyer Steve Gordon during Marine Board investigative hearings in Kenner.
Experts have said it was a mistake to displace the mud before the well was completely plugged, because the mud weight is the first defense against natural gas or oil kicking up and blowing out the well.
Kaluza, who had only been overseeing rig operations for four days when the accident happened, has not made any other public statement about it because he has twice invoked his Fifth Amendment rights to refuse to testify before the Marine Board panel.
At the panel hearings Thursday, Gordon asked Kaluza's boss, BP wells team leader John Guide, whether Kaluza was right.
"I don't know exactly what Mr. Kaluza is referring to," Guide said.
Gordon asked if it's true that doing those two activities together would save time.
"Could be," Guide said.
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Area seniors are getting a healthy dose of education to improve brain health via Jamestown Community College's senior audit program.
David Tharaeparambil, 80, a retired JCC professor, is currently taking a ceramics course at JCC. Tharaeparambil, Marsha Butler, Bob Reeder and several other students in the class are senior citizens aged above 60, and are thus eligible for the senior audit program. The program allows them to take the course without getting graded, and they only have to pay the fees associated with the particular class.
For Tharaeparambil, taking the courses at JCC is about much more than just improving his skills, he said. There is also a therapeutic value associated with both the ceramics and digital photography classes he is currently taking.
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Students of Jamestown Community College's Ceramics I class are shown with some of the pieces they have been working on. Pictured from left are Marsha Butler, Bob Reeder and Katie Coleman, of all of Chautauqua; Deric Ence, JCC ceramics professor; and David Tharaeparambil, a retired JCC professor who is currently taking the ceramics course. Several of the students in the class are senior citizens over the age of 60, and are thus eligible for the senior audit program. The program allows them to take the course without getting graded, and they only have to pay the fees associated with the particular class.
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David Tharaeparambil is shown with his favorite sculpture on the Jamestown Community College Campus. The piece, entitled "More," acts as an inspiration to Tharaeparambil.
"It's excellent therapy, and craft is a way of living fruitfully," said Tharaeparambil. "One of the things that happens when you get to my age is that if you don't use your brains they fade little by little. Going to community college to improve your technical skills makes you forget your deficiencies, and that you're falling apart - it's better than medicine."
Tharaeparambil's ceramics professor, Deric Ence, who earned his master's at Edinboro University, said that he feels it's not just the seniors who benefit from taking the classes, but also the professor and the other students.
"Having seniors in the class brings more variety, and they have different experiences, " said Ence. "I think the younger students really appreciate the older ones because they see what they have grown up to become, and that they are still continuing to progress and grow as individuals. David has taught me a lot by just being in the class. I remember that he told me that once your mind goes, then your body follows. So, if you keep your mind active and continuing to do what you can to learn and progress - then you're going to have a more healthy life."
Butler agreed, stating that the social aspect of interacting with the professor and students both young and old is what makes taking the classes fun.
Reeder said that for him, it's never too late too learn new things. That's because he believes that, "You're not middle aged until you're 80," said Reeder.
According to Ence, the ceramics class in particular is one that is beneficial to the senior students because it is a skill that many people wish they would have done.
"By giving them this opportunity, they get to do something that they always wanted to do," said Ence. "And, not only that, but you're making something you can use."
The pieces the students create in class are also great gifts, said Tharaeparambil.
"One of the first coffee mugs that I made I gave to one of my tenants - and he was so thrilled," said Tharaeparambil.
Ceramics and digital photography aren't the only classes that Tharaeparambil has taken at JCC. He has also taken intro to painting, and his favorite, he said, was literature of the Bible.
"I was brought up Catholic, but I never read the Bible from cover to cover," said Tharaeparambil. "It was one of the best classes I have taken in all of my life, and if there was one class that stands out in terms of making sure you think, it was that class."
Next semester Tharaeparambil plans on taking Ceramics II, which is an advanced level class. But, he also has dreams of going to Costa Rica, where he hopes he will be able to learn Spanish.
"It's one thing that I've always wanted to do, and never been able to," said Tharaeparambil.
Tharaeparambil, who is originally from Kochi, India, earned his first bachelor's degree from Madras University in India. Then he completed a bachelor's in law from Bombay University in India and earned his master's degree from Western Michigan University at Kalamazoo. He then began a doctorate at Michigan State University East Lansing, which he nearly completed before he began teaching political science at JCC in 1966. After retirement, Tharaeparambil decided he wanted to study gerontology, and completed a graduate program at University of South Carolina. But, his studies aren't done, and he hopes to pass the bar in New York State so that he can practice law, he said.
According to JCC's registrar's office, the way the senior audit program works is that students age 60 and over may register for a course in the senior audit grade mode; beginning the first day of the course on a space available basis. A senior audit form may be obtained, and completed, in the registrar's office.
For more information call 338-1000 or visit www.sunyjcc.edu.
Continuing education into the later stages of life can have lasting positive affects on brain health. Mary Ann Spanos, director of the Office for the Aging, says that research has shown that brain health is dramatically affected by learning new skills.
"When you're learning a new thing, it is the best way to create new connections in the brain and to see changes that are positive," said Spanos. "So, I think it's fantastic that David is continuing his education. You're never too old to learn new things, and it says a lot about a person who goes back to school. It's extremely beneficial for him to maintain his brain health and cognitive function through to the end of his life by constantly challenging himself."
If enrolling in a class is not an option, one way that Spanos recommends area residents can improve their brain health is with www.lumosity.com. The website features brain games and training that challenges users, and claims that subjects who utilize the games showed an improvement of 20 percent in memory and attention.
Stephen McConnell, PhD, of the Alzheimer's Association, stated in "The Healthy Brain Initiative: A National Public Health Road Map to Maintaining Cognitive Health," that "The new science has shifted the focus to the idea that there is value in a public health strategy of getting people to think about their brain and how they might alter their behavior to keep their brain healthy."
According to ASA-MetLife Foundation's "Attitudes and Awareness of Brain Health" poll, more than 84 percent reported that they took some time nearly every day to engage in activities that may be associated with improved cognitive health: engaging in art or creative projects, reading, keeping physically active, playing games or doing puzzles, working, or spending time with family and friends.
For more information visit www.aging.ny.gov or www.alz.org.


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Flying Sidekick: Home Alive Compilation II
(Broken Rekids)
In 1993, someone murdered Mia Zapata in Seattle. The firethroated Zapata sang with the Gits, one of the most impassioned and easily the most unfairly overlooked band of Seattle rock's salad days. The crime was never solved. It feels weird to say that "something good" came of such an atrocity, but something did.
A group of activists and musicians, outraged at police bungling of the Zapata case and the risks women face on Seattle's streets, founded Home Alive. Among other pursuits, the nonprofit group organizes self-defense classes and keeps the issue of violence against women on the agenda of the oft-frivolous indie-music scene. Doing God's work doesn't exempt you from the hazards of the economy, however; Home Alive recently announced it's dropping its paid staff in favor of an all-volunteer structure, adding that it may have to give up its Seattle offices.
So you really ought to buy Flying Sidekick, a compilation CD benefiting Home Alive. If altruism doesn't move you, perhaps the fact that this is a hot-damn potent anthology of some of the Northwest's best musicians will.
The Gossip, Olympia's seething blooze-punx, open proceedings with the unapologetic (to say the least) "I Want It." Aside from a couple isolated missteps, the 17-track comp does not look back. Indigo Girl Amy Ray teams with the Butchies for a surprisingly gritty rant, leading into the Pinkos' fist-pumping version of the Joe Hill Wobbly anthem "Rebel Girl." The Makers show up in their suave incarnation, all plangent keyboards and rock-a-bye love-makin' rhythms. The Need's brutal rhapsody to metal and mayhem, "Frayed Ends of Sanity," provides the comp's most harrowing moments. Maktub, Seattle soulcats supreme, laze through "Uptown Feeling," a laid-back meditation on the urban condition that Stevie Wonder would envy. By the time Portland's Dead Moon ends the album with the disarmingly childlike "Where Anything Goes," Flying Sidekick has assembled a convincing sonic manifesto for a very fine cause. Zach Dundas
Check out www.homealive.org.
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Jesse Dayton
Hey Nashvegas!
(Stag Records)
Combining honky-tonk traditions and tear-in-your-beer ballads with rockabilly flavor and swing danceability, the third solo release from Jesse Dayton finds the former Road Kings frontman filling out a larger pair of shit-kickin' cowboy boots. His George Jones-like bellowing is more confident, his songwriting more colorful and his Telecaster-playing more tricky and awe-inspiring. Hey Nashvegas! reflects Dayton's wide-ranging influences, stretching into Tex-Mex, big-band-style swing ("Panhandle Jane," which features back-up singing by the Dixie Chicks) and traditional country. Dayton's got soul, passion, wisdom and skill--and he's using them all just right. Jenny Tatone
Jesse Dayton plays at 9 pm Friday, Dec. 7, at Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave. 226-6630. $8+ advance (Fastixx).
Madonna Greatest Hits Volume 2
(Maverick/Warner Brothers)
Will acolytes of Volume 1 (a.k.a. The Immaculate Collection) reject Volume 2's more layered phreaks? Nah. Both volumes bulk up on gems ("Borderline" et al. for V1, "Ray of Light" et al. for V2) and a few clunkers ("La Isla Bonita" etc. for V1, "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" ad nauseam for V2). Volume 2 even includes a few cuts from the barely year-old Music. How audacious! Perfecto if you're looking for something to pop in the player after a haphazard get-together turns boozy, bound for Truth or Dare. Caryn B. Brooks
Keith Jarrett
Inside Out
(ECM Records)
Keith Jarrett's soft touch and limitless improvisational ability may make him the greatest jazz pianist of his generation--even if he moans uncontrollably during performances. Performed without the framework of old standards, this entirely improvised live set with longtime colleagues Gary Peacock and Jack deJohnette is quietly extraordinary. Brian Libby
Various Artists
Boyd Rice Presents Music For Pussycats
Could it be that Boyd Rice--notorious Satanist, alleged fascist, determined misanthrope--is going soft? Nostalgic? Fearful of his own mortality and, thus, eager to revel in the joys of youth? Music For Pussycats anthologizes deeply obscure '50s and '60s girl groups beloved by the noise music pioneer. Rice puts up a brave front in typically millenarian liner notes ("What we know of any culture or civilization ultimately comes down to what survives"), but mostly this album is straight refined sugar. Honey Ltd.'s creepy anti-war sashay "The Warrior" ("We need to kill more people/ Strong men is what we need") and the Love Exchange's "Swallow the Sun" trip lightly over the sort of Sturm und Drang Rice usually concerns himself with, but most of these 12 tracks deal in party girls, wounded hearts and clever ways to meet hunky lifeguards. Bouncy, syrupy, chirpy fun--if Boyd Rice can't deliver it, who can? Zach Dundas


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Assistant Professor (Research), Brown University, The Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Rebecca Silver, PhD, is a staff psychologist at Bradley Hospital, providing clinical and consultation services, participating in program evaluation and research activities, and supervising psychology trainees within the Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.Silver is a graduate of Brown University, and earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Oregon. She did a clinical internship in child clinical psychology at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, and a postdoctoral fellowship in early childhood mental health at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Early childhood mental health; developmental psychopathology; development, dissemination and implementation of evidence based practices in community settings; program evaluation.
More information on Silver's research
Silver, R. B., Beers, M. M., Godoy, L., & Dickstein, S. (in press). Addressing barriers and limitations of developmental screening in community contexts: Moving beyond the red flag. In R. DelCarmen-Wiggins & A.S. Carter (Ed.), Handbook of Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Mental Health Assessment: Second Edition. New York: Oxford University Press.
Silver, R. B., Measelle, J. R., Armstrong, J. M., & Essex, M. J. (2010). The impact of parents, child care providers, teachers, and peers on early externalizing trajectories. Journal of School Psychology, 48, 555-583.
Silver, R. B., & Eddy, J. M. (2006). Research based prevention programs and practices for delivery in schools. In K. Dodge, T. Dishion, & J. Lansford (Eds.) Deviant Peer Influence in Programs for Youth (pp. 253-277). Guilford Press.
Silver, R. B., Measelle, J., Essex, M., & Armstrong, J.M. (2005). Trajectories of externalizing behavior problems in the classroom: Contributions of child characteristics, family characteristics, and the teacher-child relationship during the school transition. Journal of School Psychology, 43, 39-60.
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Rivertown Repertory Theatre in Kenner will kick off its 24th season with a bang as it presents the ever-popular musical "Chicago." The show-stopping musical, which has earned six Tony awards and two Olivier awards, continues to be a delightful mainstay on stages.
Director Patrick Mendelson plans to razzle-dazzle fans with performances beginning Friday at 8 p.m. The show will continue each Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. through Oct. 2.
The cast includes Leslie Limberg as Velma Kelly and Jaune Buisson Hebert as Roxie Hart. Also starring are Marc Belloni as Amos Hart, Tracey Collins as Matron, Greg Di Leo as Billy Flynn and Jimmy DeMontluzin as Sgt. Fogarty.
The musical director is Alan Payne and Hebert is the choreographer. Other members of the production staff include Eric Porter, set designer; Kate Jensen, costume designer; Scott Sauber and Nancy Macko, lighting designers; Kathy Riess, production stage manager; and Charles Ward, producer.
This season, the 300-seat theater will offer something to delight all audiences.
Neil Simon's comedy "Rumors" will run Nov. 18 through Dec. 4.
The Tony Award-winning comedy "Plaza Suite," featuring Butch Caire and Tracey Collins, will hit the stage Jan. 20 through Feb. 5.
"The Battle of Swallowford," an Ed Simpson comedy, will follow March 16 through April 1.
The pop musical "The Marvelous Wonderettes" will close the season May 11-29.
Tickets for "Chicago" cost $35 for most adults, $33 for those 55 and older and for students, and $17 for children ages 6 to 12.
An optional, pre-performance dinner buffet by Benedict's Caterers is available for $30. Reservations are required.
Tickets may be purchased at the door. Group rates are available.
Season tickets cost $150 for adults, $140 for those 55 and older.
For details, call the box office at 504.468.7221 Tuesday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. or visit www.rivertownrepertorytheatre.org.
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UPDATE: Chris Houston will earn $25 million over five years, and $15 million over the first three years, according to YAHOO! Sports' Jason Cole.
Detroit Lions cornerback Chris Houston has officially signed a five-year deal to remain with the team.
"Of course, I wanted to see what was out there, but with the market being flooded with corners, there wasn't too much positive out there," Houston told MLive.com. "The best thing for me was to stick with the Detroit. I would have hated to end up somewhere where I wasn't comfortable, and it wasn't right. I felt this was the best fit."
Houston has started in 42 of the 43 games he has appeared in since joining Detroit in 2010. He has missed only five games during that time span.
Last season, Houston had 56 tackles, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, and 11 pass breakups. ProFootballFocus.com ranks Houston 16th among players at that same position, plus opposing quarterbacks had a 78.7 QB rating when facing Houston in coverage.
Houston has only enjoyed one winning season in Detroit, but the cornerback re-signed because he believed the organization was heading in the right direction.
"The front office is doing their job of trying to get the player in there that we need to get over the hump. You never know. All I know is I just go in and keep working on what I need to work on, and try to help the team out to overcome last season, and I'll leave everything else to the front office. Chemistry is the main thing, and trying to get guys in that room to have chemistry. You can't keep giving guys one-year deals, two-year deals, because there is no chemistry.
"Having that longevity will help because most championship teams have veterans who have been together for five-plus years. I think Detroit is heading in the right direction."


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I think there is a trade in the future of the Lions, but for this mock draft I will select based on the assumption the Lions stay with the picks they currently have. I think the Lions have a chance to greatly bolsterer their team. I think if they hit on their picks this year we have a chance to be in the playoffs next year.
NFL Mock Draft 2011: Jimmy Smith and Bruce Carter Head Detroit Lions' Class
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Smith will help improve the Lions secondary
The Lions may have an opportunity to draft Prince Amukamara, but I think Jimmy Smith is the player they actually have their eye on. Smith has excellent physical skills, and I think the maturity and character issues are behind him.
LeShoure would be an excellent compliment to Jahvid Best
The Lions use their second round pick to address the need for a power back. LeShoure put up very good numbers in his last year at Illinois rushing for almost 1,700 yards. Best is a great speed back and receiver out of the backfield, having a player like like LeShoure to be the change of pace back would be excellent for both players, and the Lions organization.
Carter is a first round talent
Bruce Carter would have been a first round pick, and probably would have been a top 15 pick, except for a torn ACL in November 2010. If Carter is cleared medically than he would be an absolute steal in the third round. The Lions are in great need of a linebacker help and Carter would be a huge lift for the depleted unit.
Barksdale could be the eventual replacement for Jeff Backus
The Lions address the need to upgrade and stock the offensive line here by drafting OT Joe Barksdale. Barksdale has had experience working at both right and left tackle and has enough upside to potentially compete for the starting right tackle position and be the eventual replacement for Jeff Backus.
The Lions need receiving help
If Toliver is available he would be an upgrade over Derrick Williams who has been a disappointment in Detroit. The end of the draft tends to be a crap shoot and Detroit needs to get a legit number 3 receiver. There is a rumor going around that Chad Ochocinco might be headed to Detroit. If that is the case it allows Toliver to work behind a group of veterans.
Arkin played both RG and LT at Missouri State. He's a good pick in the seventh round as he could end up being a valuable part of the offensive line.
The Lions hit with last years draft, headlined by Suh.
I think this would be a successful draft for the Lions. I think they would get immediate starters in Jimmy Smith and Bruce Carter. LeShoure would split carries with Jahvid Best, and provide a good goal line back. I think Barksdale and Akrin could be eventual starters or at the very least good rotational players. The fifth round pick of Tolivar could end up being one of the gems of the draft, he's got a good frame size and has been productive.


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PENSACOLA, Fla. – Picking up a second consecutive victory on the road in Gulf South Conference play, the No. 3 University of Alabama in Huntsville men's basketball team defeated West Florida as four players in double figures guided the team to a 78-75 decision. The Chargers move to 11-1 (4-0 GSC), while UWF drops to 7-5 (2-2 GSC).
The win marks the ninth straight for the Chargers which represents the fourth-longest string of victories in program history.
It was a closely contested affair as the game was tied 11 times, the lead changed on 10 occasions, and neither team led by more than seven points at any time during the game.
After UAH started the contest strong by scoring the first five points, West Florida answered back and eventually built up a 13-7 lead at the 13:33 mark, and the six-point advantage was the largest the Argos would enjoy in the game. The lead, however, was short-lived as Andrew Donovan knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and Zane Campbell added a triple to produce a 9-0 run that placed the Chargers back on top at 16-13 with 11:21 left in the opening stanza.
Two ties and a pair of lead changes followed before UAH would take a 34-31 lead into the halftime break as UAH took advantage of nine Argo turnovers in the stanza and converted them into 14 points.
Through much of the second half, the lead was quite inelastic for both teams as neither UAH nor UWF was able to push their advantage out to more than four points, but the Chargers were finally able to create a cushion in the closing minutes.
With the UAH advantage at just one at 65-64 after a Terrance Beasley 3-pointer, a 10-2 run for the visitors created a 74-67 lead with 3:39 remaining, and the Chargers were able to hang on for the victory as West Florida could narrow the gap no closer than three points in the waning moments.
Beasley hit 15 shots on the night including four from beyond the arc to lead all scorers in the game with 34 points.
Pacing the Chargers offensively was Jaime Smith who scored 18 while dishing out a career-best eight assists. Campbell joined him in double figures with 16 points while grabbing a team-best seven rebounds. Donovan added 11 and Conner Blasi went 5-for-6 from the field to notch 10.
UAH connected on 55.4 percent of its attempts from the field, and for the ninth straight contest the Chargers recorded at least 10 3-pointers as the team went 10-for-21 from downtown. West Florida shot 48.3 percent for the contest and held a 33-27 edge on the glass.
Continuing league play, the Chargers will return home to face Christian Brothers in a rematch of last year's NCAA South Region championship contest. Tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall.


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Virtual reality makes it possible to see factory farms and slaughterhouses up close, without having to travel.
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Thousands of Nigerians flee to Cameroon to escape Boko Haram, Gaza exports first produce shipment to Israel since 2007, and more on today's VICE News Capsule.
Why a North Carolina Chicken Farmer Exposed the Depressing Conditions on His Own Farm
"I can't speak for a chicken—all I can say is what I observe. No, they're not happy," said Craig Watts in a video that went viral. "And they're definitely not healthy."
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In Cuba, I'm assured by locals, it is a greater crime to slaughter a cow than it is to slaughter a person. Why is beef so precious to this country's communist dictatorship?
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I'm against animal cruelty, yes, but then I also work too hard to eat tofu. And this is why the whole vegan argument is marooned in some unachievable Aquarian utopia. Meat is a pleasure and some pleasures are not worth questioning. Until I did this.
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The Night the Free Syrian Army Made Me Dinner
They dared us to try fasting, so that we could have a genuine Iftar experience. Being weak-willed people who can't go without liquids when it's 100-plus degrees outside, we failed miserably. I didn't want to be the first to admit this though, because Moha…
Fifty Shades of Chick-fil-A: My Polyamorous Chick-fil-A Fan Porn
His dick itself was just a head, a carbuncle buried in a mass of reddish pubes and dickne. "That's a teeny schlong," I pointed out. Matthew smirked and humped the air. "Chick-fil-A serves no beef," he said, "but Jesus loves us as we are."
Take a Stroll... with Rob Delaney - That's Some Killer Chicken
I've eaten a lot of Zankou Chicken. Zankou Chicken is a chain of restaurants in Los Angeles that serve amazing Armenian fast food. I'd be more than content to have a chicken Tarna plate with their signature garlic paste for my last meal on Earth.
The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher died today at the age of 87 after suffering from dementia for some time. To commemorate her memory we've unearthed a Thatcher-portrait series we published a few years ago. It's fair to say she looked the most dignified when she was drawn…
My Mansion
I grew up in what I guess you'd call a chicken coop. It was this place that used to be a chicken house.
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Jermaine Dupri Hopes Frank Ocean Saves R&B Music
It's no secret that current mainstream R&B music has become disappointing to several fans.
Songs which carry on the tradition of heart felt lyrics, matched with singing in a style that made the listeners feel the music; seems to have left the mainstream radio and video programs.
Now it's not that there aren't any artist, who continue the tradition of giving us heartfelt songs.
It's the mainstream media seems to have forgotten about what Rhythm and Blues is about.
For example, during this same exact date in 1993; R&B group SWV had the number one song with their classic "Weak."
Fast forward to 2012, and SWV is still cranking out hits, however mainstream radio has failed to embrace their incredible music.
The number one R&B/Hip Hop song is "Mercy," by G.O.O.D Music, and while we love the song; what happened to the R&B music?
Legendary hit producer Jermaine Dupri, who's responsible for an incredible catalog of classic R&B music, recently penned an open letter in response to Frank Ocean's album Channel Orange.
In the open letter posted on his site http://global14.com/ , Jermaine Dupri thanks Frank Ocean for bringing R&B music back to mainstream; with his album projected to take the number one spot on the Billboard top 200 albums.
With all the attention swarming around his album, since Frank's announcement that he was bi-sexual, it definitely helped to spark major attention from mainstream.
However, the music on Channel Orange, seems to be great in a way, that it's overshadowing the controversy. People who listen to the album, seem to be more than pleased with the album.
In the open letter, Jermaine also speaks about R&B music being compromised and sort of neglected by record executives.
We have to agree with Mr. Jermaine Dupri on this one. Mainstream media seems to have neglected R&B music. We hope that see a reemergence of what made us all love great R&B music of the past.
Read Jermaine Dupri's open letter about R&B music and Frank Ocean below:
When I saw the # that Frank Ocean is suppose to hit next week, I got extremely Happy,I said I need to get in my car and and listen to this album,by the time I got to "Sweet Life" I was even more happy,finally!! a RnB album that's hip,with out having the same 5 rappers on every song,I actually hope he hits 200k,for the sake of RnB,it's in the worst position it's ever been since I started making music,The Record company's don't believe in it,Radio won't play it if it don't have a rapper,and a majority of the artist that are labeled RnB,are confused and lost,so I repeat,I hope Ocean sells more than the 125k that he's on pace for,maybe these executives u'llwake the fuck up,or at least try to copy what he's doing,like they always do, by the way,the end of "Pyramids"jammin like a mufucka.


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KALAMAZOO – Fatigue from over a week of practice looked to set in Tuesday.
The players were in full gear for the first time today, but the pace of practice was a bit sluggish at Waldo Stadium as tired legs showed.
However, with corner Doland Celiscar sidelined with a minor muscle pull, freshman Leo Alba jumped at the opportunity to work with the first-team defense and the 5-foot-11, 161-pounder was energetic and looked good.
The Pembroke Pines, Fla. native went step-for-step with wide receiver Eric Monette on a streak route and kept the senior from catching the ball. He made a handful of other nice reads and plays and nearly came up with an interception when he dove in front of a receiver and got his hands on the ball.
"He's really played well ever since he's been here," WMU coach Bill Cubit said. "He's got a great makeup mentally. He's even-keeled. He doesn't get down or too high up. He just focuses and concentrates, even just walking around the building. He's an interesting guy."
There weren't many highlights from practice today, but here are a few other notes:
Wide Receiver
Darrin Duncan bounced back from an off day Monday with a nice day today. His routes looked good and he came up with a few nice catches. I still think the No. 4 receiver position is his to lose.
Tight End
It's becoming a bit of a broken record, but Flenard Whitfield looked good again today. He came up with some nice catches over the middle, but tight ends coach Steve Casula had to remind Whitfield not to run with his body so straight up – it seemed to be just habit from four years of running the court in basketball.
Nothing spectacular stood out to me today, but then again there were no major mishaps, other than giving up a long run to Dareyon Chance (which most likely would have gone for 50-plus yard touchdown).
The Broncos have their first night practice at 7 p.m. on Wednesday and fans will have the chance to meet and greet players afterwards.
The team will have its first scrimmage Thursday and it's set to begin shortly after 3:30 p.m.
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Madison County Democrat party chairman, Wetli, attacks another Republican. "Democrats slam McGill over Ten Commandments bill, Times, 6 February. McGill proposed legislation to allow display of the Ten Commandments on state property and in schools.
Neither the term, nor concept, of "separation of church and state" are in the Constitution. The term comes from a personal letter of President Jefferson emphasizing the first amendment prohibition of Congress making any law regarding religion. Constitutionally, all matters of religion are a state issue; thus McGill's proposal is appropriate.
Christianity has been the bedrock of America's development as a country. Jefferson, and other founders, believed that the First Amendment simply prevented the federal establishment of a single Christian denomination ... such has in England.
In a letter to Benjamin Rush, September 23, 1800, Jefferson committed himself, as President, not to allow the Episcopalians, the Congregationalists, nor any other denomination to achieve 'establishment' of a particular form of Christianity."
1854 Senate and House judiciary committee report excerpts:
"At the time of the adoption of the Constitution and its amendments, the universal sentiment was that Christianity should be encouraged, but not any one sect [denomination]. ... In this age, there is no substitute for Christianity. ... That was the religion of the Founders of the republic, and they expected it to remain the religion of their descendants."
"The great vital and conservative element in our system is the belief of our people in the pure doctrines and the divine truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ."
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The railroad transportation equipment manufacturer posted net earnings of $183.2 million in fiscal 2016, ended Aug. 31, a 5 percent decrease from the previous fiscal year, even as revenues reached a record $2.68 billion.
The Northwest Seaport Alliance will release two new mobile applications, DrayQ and DrayLink, in early November as part of an effort to speed cargo flow through the ports of Seattle and Tacoma and along local freight corridors.
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Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch said the Port of Savannah is quickly recovering from Hurricane Matthew, but cargo vessels are unable to reach the port until navigational aids are repaired.
The U.S. government has announced another round of amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations and Export Administration Regulations, further eliminating many long-held U.S. trade restrictions against the Caribbean island nation.


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Eat out for the environment and get some FREE dessert too (with the purchase of any entrée, side and drink), when you dine at Native Foods Cafe. Native Foods will donate 25% of their net profits for the ENTIRE day to Heal the Bay. Make your lunch or dinner a tasty one that counts!
Heal the Bay is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All gifts are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.