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ESCANABA - The Escanaba Cubs are facing a team they're familiar with and the Gladstone Indians will meet an unfamiliar opponent in Thursday's Class A state American Legion baseball openers in Marquette.
Opening ceremonies begin at 9 a.m., followed by a contest between Esky (16-14) and Menominee (12-24) at 10. Gladstone (38-10) then faces defending champ Hudson (21-18) at 10:30.
Esky is fresh from winning last weekend's Zone 5 tourney at Sault Ste. Marie. The Cubs, however, dropped a 5-2 decision to Menominee in pool play.
"After getting beat by Menominee in the Sault, we certainly won't be looking past them," said Esky manager Tom Ohman. "We have to give Menominee credit. They got two wins in a tough bracket. They're playing well.
"I was very pleased with our performance up there. Overall, I thought we played real well. We pitched and hit very well. Right now, we have healthy arms. We're not walking as many people as we did early in the year, but we made some defensive mistakes. We need to clean those up."
Trent Schwalbach will likely be the starting pitcher against Menominee, with Devin Olson, Matt Jensen, Ben Kleiman and Alex DeHaan as possible starters at any time.
Offensive leaders are Schwalbach and Austin Young, who also anchors the outfielder in center.
"Trent was a fantastic captain last weekend," said Ohman. "We have nine kids leaving after this year. After our loss to Menominee we told them we needed their leadership and experience. They're the ones we're riding. It seems like our team is peaking at the right time. I think the kids deserve the opportunity to make a run."
Winner of the Esky/Menominee match-up meets Kingsford (28-19) Thursday at 2 p.m. The loser returns to Gerard Haley Memorial Field Friday at 10:30 a.m.
"Kingsford is a very good hitting team," said Ohman. "If you make mistakes, they'll usually jump on them. There's potential for some close games. We've had a couple good days of practice. I think the kids are ready to go
"We're leaving for Marquette on Wednesday (today). We're hoping the kids can get a couple extra hours of sleep. Plus, we don't have to make the drive up there Thursday morning. They (motels) have good rates and they're paid for by the state. You've got to take advantage of that."
Gladstone manager Jim Groleau has been online trying to find information on Hudson, but to no avail.
"We know nothing about them whatsoever," he said. "We'll just have to show up, play our game and see what happens."
Gladstone (38-10) reached the semifinals of the zone tourney last week where they dropped a 7-6 decision to Esky. The Indians committed six errors in that contest.
"We hit the ball very well last weekend," said Groleau. "Only, our fielding let us down. We also need better pitching out of our No. 3 and 4 pitchers. I think the kids know they have to play better this weekend in order to have a chance."
Gladstone will likely start Matt Weyers or Blake Ballard on the mound in the opener, with Justin Jurek also a capable starter or reliever.
Offensively, Cody Frazer, Paul Tomaszewski and Peyton Jurek have been steady hitters, with Hayden Hardwick and Jared Stenson providing power in the Indians' lineup.
The Gladstone/Hudson winner faces host Marquette Blue (45-20) Thursday at 6. The loser resumes Friday at 10 a.m.


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First Scientology centre in the Middle East opens in Israel
Public figures gathered for the opening of a new Scientology centre in Tel Aviv last Tuesday.
Israeli academics and politicians attended the opening ceremony for the controversial religious movement, frequently attacked as a cult, at the former Alhambra theatre, a 1937 Art Deco building, in Jaffa.
But Meital Lehavi, a member of the Tel Aviv-Jaffa city council, said: "Jaffa is a house for everyone, accepting everyone.
"I am confident that by sitting together, thinking together and working together, we keep Jaffa the home for everyone. This new centre will have an important part in leading the way."
Dr Rimon Kasher, from the Department of Biblical Studies at Bar-Ilan university, said the centre made an important contribution to the region.
"I believe Scientology is the only religion that can create a connection or even affinity between the different faiths and the only one that can relieve the tension between religions.
"It is my hope that this will mark a turning point for not just the entire Israeli society, but for all of the Middle East."
David Miscavage, Scientology's chairman of the Religious Technology Centre, spoke at the opening ceremony.
Israeli architect Eyal Ziv worked on the centre's Alhambra theatre and called it a "Jaffa jewel."

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Two Mercer Island residents, who attend schools off the Island, have qualified for the 3A boys state golf tournament next spring.
Seniors Michael Schaloum, a student at O'Dea and Andy Ehrig, a student at Eastside Catholic, will play next spring after qualifying during the SeaKing District golf tournament on Monday, Oct. 22.
Schaloum shot a 74 during the championships, while Ehrig hit 75. The tournament was held at Willows Run Golf Course in Redmond.
It's the second straight state tournament appearance for both players.
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The American Whistleblower Tour is making a stop in New Orleans next week.
The Tour will feature prominent national and New Orleans-based speakers highlighting the role of whistleblowers in our society.
Sandy Rosenthal, founder of the grassroots group Levees.org will be a guest speaker.
Panelists will discuss how whistleblowers promote transparency and accountability in key issues facing local New Orleans area residents, such as the August 2005 flood, police accountability, and the BP oil disaster.
When: Tuesday, February 28th, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Where: Kendall Cram Room, Lavin-Bernick Center, Tulane University
This event is sponsored by the Government Accountability Project (GAP), Tulane University, and the New Orleans Coalition on Open Governance (NOCOG).
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Chuck Palahniuk
$24.95, 256 pages
Thirteen-year-old Maddy Spencer is dead. Completely dead. "Blood long ago pumped out and worms munching on me dead." The daughter of hypocritical superstars, she finds herself in hell, driven there by a chauffeur in a Lincoln Town Car. She's smart, fat and sarcastic. She's also the narrator and star of local author Chuck Palahniuk's latest novel, "Damned."
"Are you there, Satan?" Maddy starts out, in an homage to the mother-of-all-adolescent-girl-novelists, Judy Blume. "It's me, Madison. I'm just now arrived here, in Hell, but it's not my fault except for maybe dying from an overdose of marijuana."
An overdose of marijuana? Nobody dies from an overdose of marijuana. Of course Palahniuk knows that. It isn't more than a few pages before Maddy notes that "whenever you ask why anyone is damned for all eternity, she'll tell you 'jaywalking' or 'carrying a black purse with brown shoes' or some such petty nonsense. In Hell, you'd be foolish to count on people displaying high standards of honesty."
The question of how Maddy really died and why she ended up in hell is at the core of "Damned." Timid at first, Maddy takes a few chapters to get her bearings. She takes a road trip of sorts past Vomit Lake and the Great Plains of Broken Glass, telemarkets her way to popularity by convincing living people to choose damnation and confronts evil by subjugating some of the greatest villains of history to her will. By the end, Maddy is much more powerful in death than in life.
Palahniuk, who first captured attention as the author of "Fight Club," made a name for himself as a "transgressive" writer, focusing on outsider characters and taboo subjects. He's garnered a following for his tough guys and wild imagination. That imagination is on rich display in "Damned," where Halloween candy is currency and American culture is skewered at every opportunity. Palahniuk's hook is killer (who else would write a rich kid narrating from hell?), but narrative choices undercut the novel's impact. "Damned" moves slowly at the beginning, and Maddy's repetitive linguistic quirks (like calling people Pervy McPerv and Whorey Vanderwhore) grate over time.
"Damned" doesn't succeed because of Palahniuk's trademark shocking moments, but in spite of them. The novel makes the greatest impact when Maddy finally begins to peel back the lies surrounding her death and damnation. Palahniuk's treatment of adolescence, with its loneliness and burgeoning sexuality, is nuanced and interesting, but it seems as if he's unable to play it straight for too long. Free enough with strange sex and weird violence, Palahniuk seems determined to shy away from emotional honesty.
It's too bad. Maddy, stuck in hell for all eternity, could've used more of it.
-- Katie Schneider
Reading: Palahniuk reads from "Damned" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Bagdad Theater,
3702 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd. Tickets are $24.95 and include a copy of the book. Tickets are available at the Bagdad Theater, the Crystal Ballroom, CascadeTickets.com, or by phone at 855-227-8499. Books distributed at the event.


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DeGENOVA, Malvina Damiani
DeGENOVA, Malvina Damiani, 98, of Bellaire, OH, died Wednesday, October 31, 2012, in Shadyside Care Center.
Malvina was born August 14, 1914, in Dilles Bottom, OH, a daughter of the late Carmine and Pasqua Rosa Maizezza Damiani.
She was a homemaker, a member of St. John Catholic Church, Catholic Daughters of America, Catholic Women's Club, Sons of Italy 754, I.A.C. Auxiliary and the Madonna Crusaders Auxiliary all of Bellaire.
Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, was her husband, Joseph DeGenova; her stepmother, Matilda Gaudieri Damiani; a son, Raymond DeGenova; two brothers, Louis Damiani and Primo Damiani; three sisters, Julia Polivka, Amelia Rossi, and P. Rose Kovalo.
Surviving are two sons, Dr. Henry (Rosalie) DeGenova of Bonita Springs, FL. and Joseph (Mary) DeGenova of Bellaire, OH; a daughter-in-law, Jeanne DeGenova of Shadyside, OH; two sisters, Clementine Postage of Pickerington, OH and Mary Louise Tschappat of Clarington, OH; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will be received Sunday from noon-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Bauknecht-Altmeyer Funeral Homes and Crematory, 441 37th Street Bellaire, OH.
Funeral Liturgy with Mass at 10 a.m. Monday in St. John Catholic Church, Bellaire, OH. with Fr. Daniel Heusel as Celebrant.
Entombment follows in the Guardian Angel Mausoleum of Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Bellaire, OH.
Vigil service 7:45 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to, St. John Grade School Bellaire, OH.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.altmeyer.com.


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November 24, 2012 Updated Nov 24, 2012 at 1:11 PM EDT
Actor Larry Hagman, best known for his role as J.R. Ewing on the iconic television show Dallas died on Friday, according to a report from The Dallas Morning News.
Hagman, who was battling cancer, was 81.
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Clueless : Season 3
- Network: ABC
- Series Premiere Date: Sep 20, 1996
- Starring: Elisa Donovan, Stacey Dash, Rachel Blanchard
Based on the 1995 hit film of the same name, Clueless is a popular half-hour American sitcom. The show aired for three seasons between 1996 and 1999. Clueless began life as part of ABC's popular 'TGIF' strand, but after it had finished it's first run, the network decided to cancel theBased on the 1995 hit film of the same name, Clueless is a popular half-hour American sitcom. The show aired for three seasons between 1996 and 1999. Clueless began life as part of ABC's popular 'TGIF' strand, but after it had finished it's first run, the network decided to cancel the series. It was a decision they would later regret, when it's re-runs proved a huge ratings winner, even competing with the incredibly successful Sabrina The Teenage Witch. Rival network UPN promptly capitalized on ABC's mistake, and the series found a new home where it aired for two further seasons. In a change to the movie, Rachel Blanchard plays the well natured and complicated, yet, as the shows title suggests, clueless teen soul Cher Horowitz. But many of the movie's cast return to reprise their characters, including Stacey Dash as Cher's sexy, confident and sassy friend Dionne Davenport. Set in the wealthiest parts of Beverley Hills, the show profiled the many loves and lives of Cher and her friends, all equally as rich, pretty and charming as her - all, that is, but the rude and self obsessed Amber Mariens (Elisa Donovan). Without her mother around, young Cher must travel through the trickiest times - those oh-so awkward teenage years - with the guidance of only her friends and father (Michael Lerner, Doug Sheehan). Joining her on her journey, are Murray Duvall (Donald Adeosun Faison) and Sean Holliday (Sean Holland) who more often than not, find themselves getting into trouble, not doing enough to help or generally just getting it very wrong. As the show developed, and the character's developed, the writing changed. From the relaxed, confident and slow pace of the first season, to the quick, sassy, off-the-cusp and celebrity-reference filled style of the second and third seasons, enter to a new and faster style of editing for the final two seasons with some hillariously well-timed sound effects and musical scores that complimented the jokes with style. Despite all it's good points, Clueless fell victim to the UPN axe and was cancelled in 1999. But the show has now gone into syndication across the world to a brilliant response, most notably from the United Kingdom and the USA. Clueless - one of the late great teen-orientated sitcoms of the '90s.
When Can I See Clueless?
If you're in the US, you can watch complete re-runs of all three seasons on The-N, Monday Through Thursday at 8pm & 11pm. Fans in the UK can see the show on Digital Satellite Network Trouble, Moday to Friday at 18.00 and 22:20.
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There is no sound at that moment when a car collides. The point of impact is a pause, followed by the scream of shattering glass and corkscrewed metal. It is a space, a held breath, a second when there is nothing but the deep inhale of air between two onrushing objects. Strange things happen in the space when cars collide. And no one can ever know everything that happens when hell is loose and the glass breaks. It is, perhaps, the purest form of chaos, and measuring that chaos is what the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety does. Tucked away in the hills of Virginia, the Institute's VRC -- Vehicle Research Center -- is where they examine that pause, reproduce it, watch it and measure it until they know everything possible about what can happen when a real accident occurs. Their goal is to reduce injuries and improve vehicle safety, and since the VRC opened in 1992 the Insurance Institute has had a strong role in instrumented crash tests and component testing.


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Bullies begone
Once again Coupeville schools have proven themselves ahead of the curve, this time on the issue of how to deal with the issue of student bullying.
Last month, Gov. Gary Locke signed a bill mandating the adoption of anti-bullying policies in all state schools by August 2003, with a model program to be drawn up by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Coupeville School District has had such policies in place for a while.
Superintendent Suzanne Bond said she was glad to see the issue get state-wide recognition. I think the problem has been here as long as Ive been in the business, Bond said. Its an area you want to put a lot of time into.
Bond said that about five years ago middle and high school principal Phyllis Textor was designated as the person to deal with incidences of student violence. The district has violence reports that teachers fill out, allowing administrators to track students who might be behaving badly. Without doing that, youre not aware as quickly of a given students aggressive tendencies, Bond said.
Theres a fine line where teasing becomes hurtful behavior, she added.
Bond said bullying is largely an issue of respect and character. If we are constantly talking about mutual respect, then theres going to be less bullying, Bond said. She added that any anti-bullying policy should also have a means of holding mean kids accountable for their behavior.
Once a model policy is formulated at the state level, Bond said administrators in Coupeville will probably review the language to make sure were meeting the letter of the law.
Textor did not immediately return phone calls.
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The Morris Museum is pleased to announce its schedule of new art exhibitions through March 2012.
A Patchwork of Cozy Quilts and Coverlets from the Collection of the Morris Museum
January 7 – February 26, 2012
Come in out of the cold to the warmth of exquisite 19th and 20th century bed coverings.
Celebrating Our Legacy: The 20th Anniversary Exhibition of Art in the Atrium
January 13 – March 18, 2012
New Jersey's premier annual African-American fine art show, Art in the Atrium, celebrates its 20th anniversary this season. Art in the Atrium showcases the work of both established and emerging artists, with a mission to increase community understanding and awareness of African-American art and artists. This exhibition features the work of Norman Lewis and over twenty other artists. Guest curator: Tarin Fuller
Opening reception: January 12, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. FREE Enjoy light refreshments and a lecture by Janet Taylor Pickett about the history of Art in the Atrium.
African-American Art Lecture Series FREE
February 4, 2012 , 1:00-2:00 p.m.Rosalind Nzinga Nichol will discuss the African origins of African-American arts and crafts
February 25, 2012, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Rosalind Nzinga Nichol and Tarin Fuller will examine the early African-American masters of fine arts from the 18th century through the Harlem Renaissance.
March 8, 2012, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Rosalind Nzinga Nichol and Halima Taha will speak about the art of collecting contemporary African-American art.
Modern Tapestries and Floor Coverings Conceived by Picasso, Calder and their Contemporaries
January 19 – April 15, 2012
Opening reception: February 2, 2012, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. $15 Enjoy light refreshments and a talk by Farhad Langarodi of J&S Designer Flooring in Morristown To register call 973.971.3718.
Studio Art Workshop: Fashion Under Foot January 26, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. $45 plus materials fee. Create your own decorative floor covering with fashion designer Freddie Johnson. Call 973.971.3720 to register.
Harmony in Clay: The Elegance and Refinement of Song Ceramics
March 8 – June 24, 2012
Harmony in Clay presents a major collection of Chinese ceramics, showcasing the ingenuity of the Song Dynasty's ceramics industry, including both stoneware and porcelain. The exhibition includes approximately 100 stunning objects from the Jiyuanshanfang Collection, assembled over decades by a single family. Song Dynasty ceramics have long been prized for their elegant shapes, unique glazes, and inventive decoration. This exhibit will showcase pieces from eight of the major kiln groups; Ding, Cizhou, Yaozhou, Jun, Qingbai, Jian, Longquan, and Jizhou.
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Brown-Glazed Sgraffito Ding Vase, 11th century, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), Jiyuanshanfang Collection
About the Morris Museum
The Morris Museum is an award-winning, community-based arts and cultural institution which serves the public through the presentation of high caliber permanent and changing exhibitions in the arts, sciences and humanities. The Museum also offers educational programs, family events, and is home to the Bickford Theatre and its wide range of performing arts offerings. Continuously serving the public since 1913, the Morris Museum has been designated a Major Arts Institution and has received the New Jersey State Council on the Arts' Citation of Excellence, among other awards. In 2013 the museum will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. These programs are made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; the F.M. Kirby Foundation and the New Jersey Cultural Trust.
The Museum is located at 6 Normandy Heights Road (at the corner of Columbia Turnpike) in Morristown, NJ, and is open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Admission to the museum is $10 for adults and $7 for children, students and senior citizens. Admission is always free for museum members and is free to the public every Thursday between 5 and 8 p.m. For more information, call 973-971-3700, or visit www.morrismuseum.org.


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Boston is a beautiful city this time of year, a place that attracts plenty of sightseers, many of whom take in a Red Sox game at Fenway Park.
Few visitors, though, cause the kind of stir that a 25-year-old Lake Oswego High School graduate did this past weekend.
Kevin Love was in Boston and very quickly gained the notice of Celtics fans in the city. Love is under contract for two more seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves, but 2015-16 is a player option, meaning he can become an unrestricted free agent in 2015.
At 6-foot-10 and with a trademark beard, Love is well-known enough -- he was voted an All-Star Game starter, has been an Olympian, and has a national Taco Bell commercial -- that he was quickly recognized during his Boston visit. A Harvard grad got his picture taken with Love, and the photo spread like wildfire on social media, and Love also was seen at a Red Sox game.
Love also chatted with a guy named Bill Fairweather, who relayed some of the conversation to the Boston Globe's Baxter Holmes. Fairweather said he and Love talked about Celtics history, something Love apparently knows well.
Love also chatted with Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo (who said Monday he and Love talked for "about 39 seconds," and he made no sales pitch); was seen at a party chatting with Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski; and got some advice from Red Sox star David Ortiz, who chimed in on Twitter that he could give Love advice on moving from Minnesota to Boston.
None of this is particularly subtle, and some of it might even come close to tampering (Fairweather is a former producer for ESPN and a radio co-host). But all of it must give Minnesota president Flip Saunders a pounding headache.
Love can bolt next summer, and many believe Minnesota has to trade him to get something for him. The Celtics, according to Holmes, are one of the teams interested in Love. It would be hard to believe that any team would trade for Love unless it receives an assurance that he would sign an extension with it, giving him an almost veto power over his eventual landing spot, which made Love's Boston visit so interesting.
As you might expect, reports out of Minnesota have gone back and forth about the team's willingness to deal Love. Soon after the season ended, the Associated Press, citing unnamed sources, reported that the Timberwolves are open to trading Love. Team owner Glen Taylor later told the Pioneer Press that he expects Love to play for him next season. Timberwolves general manager Milt Newton told reporters that if the team trades Love, "You best believe that we will be a better team."
And Sunday, Saunders, reacting to Love's Boston visit, said he expects Love "to be playing for us" next year.
Love's uncertain status has surely played a role in the Timberwolves' search for Rick Adelman's successor as coach. They had discussions with Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger -- who has exactly one year of head coaching experience -- but Joerger ended up staying with Memphis. Saunders said Sunday that there's a "better chance" that Minnesota won't have a coach in place by the June 26 draft.
If the Timberwolves do deal Love, it makes sense that the trade would come closer to the draft. Basketballinsiders.com's Steve Kyler writes that Love's agent, Jeff Schwartz, is pushing hard for a trade. Love is scheduled to be at USA Basketball's training camp in July, and if a deal is not done by then, you can imagine the media sideshow during those practices and into the World Cup.
Love has played all six of his NBA seasons for Minnesota, and he has not only never made the playoffs, he has never played on a team with a winning record. In fact, this past season's 40-42 record is the best of his tenure.
The 2013-14 season began with the hope, maybe even belief, that the Timberwolves would do what the Trail Blazers ended up doing -- getting back to the playoffs. If Minnesota has any hope of keeping Love as a building block, it might have to follow the formula used by the Blazers, adding enough pieces around Love and point guard Ricky Rubio to get Love engaged with the franchise again.
Love's situation is reminiscent of Aldridge's summer last year, when he supposedly wanted to be traded out of Portland. Portland GM Neil Olshey handled that situation deftly.
Can Saunders and Love do the same? Or was Love's Boston flirtation simply the start of a new chapter for one of the league's best players, one who has a gaping postseason hole in his resume?
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – It's no secret that the former Coca-Cola bottling plant across from the Von Braun Center is in line to be redeveloped.
In an effort to be proactive, the Huntsville City Council on Thursday hired Walter Schoel Engineering to research the sidewalks, roads, sewer lines and other public infrastructure around the downtown Coke site.
Director of Urban Development Shane Davis said the $79,560 study will detail the public improvements needed to support a major redevelopment at the Coke property, and give city leaders a better understanding of how much those upgrades will cost.
"When that property redevelops, there are some things the city is going to have to do," said Davis. "We just want to be prepared to respond."
Big Springs Inc., which owns the nine-acre tract at the corner of Clinton Avenue and Monroe Street, is in the process of demolishing the vacant bottling plant and clearing the rubble.
John Wynn, chairman of Big Springs' board of directors, told AL.com in June that the company has a buyer for the land. However, he said he is under a confidentiality agreement not to name the buyer or discuss how the site might be used in the future.
Davis said the city will have to do some significant work before anything can be built on the Coke property.
At minimum, a large sewer line buried under the bottling plant will have to be moved and new sidewalks poured, he said. The next owner could also ask the city to remove Pollard Street, a shortcut between Clinton and Holmes avenues that bisects the Coke site.
A recent study by The Shopping Center Group identified the Coca-Cola property and former Toys"R"Us on University Drive as the most attractive retail redevelopment sites in the downtown area.
Big Springs Inc. closed the bottling plant in mid-2012, citing rising production costs and other factors. The company now buys soft drinks from other regional beverage producers.


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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced that Sesame Street: Elmos Musical Monsterpiece will be coming to Wii in June 2012.
"In Sesame Street: Elmos Musical Monsterpiece, parents can inspire an understanding of music and dance in a kid-friendly environment with their favorite Sesame Street characters, said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Production and Development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. We worked closely with the early childhood development experts at Sesame Workshop to create fun interactive activities that help kids foster a love for music.The action-filled game is designed to encourage preschoolers to sing, dance, and learn through a series of fun musical games. All of the music in the game is performed by Ozomatli, and includes some original songs by the popular Los Angeles-based band, whose music is a combination of hip-hop, salsa, dancehall, cumbia, samba, funk meringue, Jamaican raga and Indian raga influences, designed to appeal to kids and parents alike.Sesame Street: Elmos Musical Monsterpiece gets children up and dancing and encourages music creation, said Rosemarie Truglio, Ph.D., Vice President of Education & Research, Sesame Workshop. The game also explores emotional expression through music and dance, introduces instrument names and sounds, and helps children to practice early math skills through music.
Developed by Griptonite Games, the mini games enable preschoolers to play by themselves with minimal involvement, while also offering ways in which their parents can help them, featuring a Parents Page where parents can review games that their child has played as well as reviewing curriculum goals. Parents can also customize up to three profiles, set limits for number of games played, and much more.
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Farm Report
Come April, we are ready to put the heavy coats and heavy foods away for the winter, and welcome warm weather and a fresh crop of delicious spring fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately, Mother Nature often has different plans. If you are stuck in the house listening to the pitter patter of rain, try some light, but warming spring fare that will be sure to kick the winter blues.
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The Crimson Tide's junior running back rushed for a career-high 203 yards Saturday in a 42-14 victory at Auburn.
Richardson ran 27 times, and he also caught a 5-yard touchdown pass, giving him 23 touchdowns this season.
His performance helped the No. 2 Crimson Tide end the regular season with an 11-1 record (7-1 in the Southeastern Conference Western Division).
The defensive player of the week is LSU's Tyrann Mathieu. The sophomore cornerbackback had a team-high eight solo tackles, forced two fumbles and recovered one as the top-ranked Tigers defeated third-ranked Arkansas 41-17 on Friday.
Mathieu added a 92-yard punt return for a touchdown as LSU remained undefeated (12-0, 8-0 in SEC West). The Tigers will meet Georgia on Saturday in the SEC Championship Game.
It looks almost certain that the BCS Championship Game on Jan. 9 in New Orleans will be a rematch of a Nov. 5 showdown at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. LSU defeated Alabama 9-6 in overtime.


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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Dozens of firefighters are battling a blaze early Wednesday morning at metal plant on the city's East Side.
The fire was still burning at 4:30 a.m. throughout the Victory White Metal Co. at 6100 Roland Ave., although firefighters said it was under control. They were called to the plant just before midnight.
At least three ladder trucks were at the scene. The fire was burning throughout the Victory White building.
The cause of the fire was unknown early this morning and there are no reports of injuries.
Firefighters were contending with temperatures in single digits and wind chill below zero. When asked if it was causing any problems with the equipment, a fire official said "So far, so good."
WEWS Channel 5 reports there are concerns about chemicals in the building and a Hazmat crew was at the scene.


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Staten Island LNG Tanks
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Workers erect a fence as the dismantling operation of the LNG tanks in Rossville begins. Tuesday February 12, 2013. (Staten Island Advance/Tom Flannagan)
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By design, it's tough to pick out a single star from the Princeton High team that brought home the first state title in the boys' swimming program history last month.
The class that will graduate this summer had so many stars, and that's what made competition tough to find for the Tigers this winter.
Jacques Bazile, Derek Colaizzo, Harun Filipovic, Addison Hebert, Victor Honore, Matt Kuhlik all contributed to the incredible rout that capped Princeton's run to 17-0 and the NJSIAA Public "B" title.
If The Times' Swimmer of the Year went to a whole class, this would be the year that happened, however, it goes to an individual. Representing his class, Derek Colaizzo is the 2012 Times Swimmer of the Year.
Colaizzo was a two-time county champion this season, winning the 50-meter freestyle in 24.11 seconds, ahead of Notre Dame's Max Cummings in 24.82, and taking the 100 free in 53.26 seconds, faster than teammate Kuhlik by two tenths of a second, winning the 50-meter freestyle in 24.11 seconds, ahead of Notre Dame's Max Cummings in 24.82, and taking the 100 free in 53.26 seconds, faster than teammate Kuhlik by two tenths of a second.
It was that close, but the two wins helped Colaizzo be named the Swimmer of the Meet at the Mercer County Championship in early February as the Tigers made it two in a row after ending Notre Dame's three-year run in 2011.
Sophomore teammate Will Stange, who may well win this honor within the next two years, was the only other double individual champ at the county meet, winning the 400 freestyle as well as the backstroke.
But while Stange's class has several talented pieces in its own right, the Tigers wouldn't be where they were without Colaizzo and his fellow 2012ers.
Princeton scored more than 100 points in every non-coed dual meet during the Colonial Valley Conference season.
And when competition figured to get stiffer for Princeton once the NJSIAA postseason began, the Tigers only stepped up their game.
Princeton's three Central 'B' meets looked just as lopsided as their CVC schedule, putting up 125 points on Red Bank, 115 on Ocean Township and 111 on Lawrence to take home an expected sectional title.
Colaizzo won the 50 free and showed his freestyle versatility by taking the 500 free title as well in the sectional-clinching win over the Cardinals.
Then came the state group tournament.
In the 104-66 semifinal win over Summit, Colaizzo contributed to two relay wins, won the 50 free and took second to Kuhlik in the 100 free.
Five days later in the 109-61 state final rout of Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Colaizzo repeated the events and helped win two relays and the 50 free once again, but came in third behind Kuhlik and Joe Dunn in the 100 free.
Princeton swimmers skipped the NJSIAA individual championship meet, but had Colaizzo attended and repeated his state final times, he would have finished second in the state in the 50 free and made the 'B' final in the 100 free.
Instead, the next time Colaizzo swims under a school's cap, it'll be for another school called Princeton, the Ivy League university in the town.
200 Medley Relay
Peddie — Cal Rohde, Senior; Forrest Davis, Junior; Ryan Signorin, Senior; Thomas Duvall, Senior: The Falcons' foursome won the Eastern title in 1:33.02, more than a second ahead of the Haverford School's time.
200 Free
Thomas Duvall, Senior, Peddie: Duvall was the Eastern meet champion, winning in 1:39.91 to edge Germantown Academy senior Arthur Frayler by nine hundredths of a second.
Ryan Signorin, Senior, Peddie: Signorin came in second in the Eastern meet in 1:52.01, less than two seconds behind Germantown Academy freshman Alex Lebed.
50 Free
Derek Colaizzo, Senior, Princeton: Colaizzo won the Mercer County title in 24.11 at Lawrence's meter pool, finishing seven-tenths of a second in front of Notre Dame senior Max Cummings.
100 Fly
Patrick Park, Sophomore, Peddie: Park, the former West Windsor-Plainsboro South swimmer, won the Eastern meet title in 49.99 seconds, nearly a full second in front of Haverford senior Connor O'Prey.
100 Free
Jeremy Wong, Senior, Peddie: Wong was the Eastern meet champion, taking the event in 45.64 seconds. That was 0.87 seconds faster than Mercersburg senior Scott von Jouanne.
500 Free
Will Stange, Sophomore, Princeton: Stange won the 400 free in at the Mercer County meet in Lawrence's meter pool in 4:09.93.
200 Free Relay
Peddie — Patrick Park, Sophomore; Alex Rosen, Junior; Forrest Davis, Junior; Jeremy Wong, Senior: The Falcons won the relay in 1:24.76 at the Eastern meet, edging Penn Charter by 12 hundredths of a second.
100 Back
Brad Jokubaitis, Senior, Lawrenceville: Jokubaitis took third at the Eastern meet in the backstroke, finishing in 51.55 seconds. He also won the event at the NJISAA championship.
100 Breast
Zack Warner, Sophomore, Montgomery: Warner finished seventh in the state in 59.64 seconds at the NJSIAA individual meet earlier this month.
400 Free Relay
Peddie — Patrick Park, Sophomore; Ryan Signorin, Senior; Cal Rohde, Senior; Jeremy Wong, Senior: The Falcons won the Eastern meet title in 3:04.16.


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LANSING -- The Detroit Tigers visited the Capitol in Lansing Thursday, but the festivities weren't limited to baseball.
The Tigers recognized and honored Michigan State Police Trooper Drew Spencer, of the Lansing post, who recently returned to work after suffering life-threatening injuries in the line of duty.
"We feel a special connection to the State Police," said Tigers radio play-by-play man Dan Dickerson, who emceed the event, which was part of the Tigers' Winter Caravan.
"Trooper Spencer, on behalf of the Tigers organization, we salute you and your family for your service and your sacrifice. We understand you've returned to full-time duty -- in baseball terms, off the DL (disabled list)."
Spencer, 27, was in the middle of a traffic stop on the night of Sept. 4 along Interstate 96, near Wallace Road in Ingham County, when a Chevrolet Malibu lost control and struck Spencer's patrol car. The Malibu then struck Spencer, who was standing near the left-front of the patrol car.
Spencer sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported by helicopter to the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor.
Spencer was released from the hospital on Sept. 22. He underwent several weeks of intensive physical and occupational therapy before returning to work on Dec. 15 on full-duty status.
Tigers outfielder Delmon Young presented Spencer with a team jersey at Thursday's ceremony.
"I feel happy to be back, just blessed to be able to get through what I have," Spencer said. "My ultimate goal basically was just to get back to work. I love my job. I love working for the state, protecting the people."
Spencer was honored in the House Appropriations room in the state Capitol in Lansing. His wife Jamie, son Jonah, 3, and daughter Hazel, who was born during his recovery four months ago, were also in attendance.
Lieutenant Gov. Brian Calley also spoke Thursday, honoring Spencer on the state's behalf.
"Trooper Spencer, the governor, myself, the Tigers organization and the people of the state of Michigan would like to thank you for your service, bravery and sacrifice, putting it all on the line for the people of the state of Michigan," Calley said.
Spencer said he was grateful for the appreciation the state and the Tigers showed him.
"It's really nice. I appreciate that they felt the way they did about it," Spencer said. "A big support thing, it's kind of nice to be around it. I would come for free, so to be honored in something like this, it's really nice of them."
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NEW YORK -- The Yankees have reportedly filled another need today and they didn't have to go very far to do it.
The Yankees have agreed to terms with former Mets lefty Pedro Feliciano, according to multiple published reports, filling general manager Brian Cashman's need for another left-handed reliever to pair with Boone Logan.
According to si.com, Feliciano has agreed to a two-year deal worth around $8 million, with an option for 2013.
He will be the 10th relief pitcher to sign a multi-year deal this offseason, an indication that the Yankees will have to keep their checkbook open to accomplish another remaining goal, signing a right-handed reliever to help set-up closer Mariano Rivera.
Feliciano, 34, went 3-6 with a 3.30 ERA in 92 appearances for the Mets. It was the third straight season that the lefty appeared in at least 86 games, a workload that raises red flags.
But Feliciano's effectiveness against left-handed hitters -- they hit just .211 with eight extra base hits and no homers off Feliciano last season -- may negate questions about his workload.


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Commuters hoping to beat the holiday traffic by taking mass transit home will not be able to escape the holiday commute nightmare unscathed.
NJ Transit announced at 5:43 p.m. tonight that all trains in and out of New York Penn Station were suspended indefinitely due to switch problems, according to NJ Transit spokesman John Durso.
Durso added that Amtrak crews were making repairs to switches, but could not give a timetable as to when service would be restored.
The problem began about 5:30 p.m. — affecting all NJ Transit trains, Amtrak trains and Long Island Railroad service. Although the switch issue was resolved about 6:50 p.m. and trains started moving again, most passengers are experiencing delays of up to 60 to 90 minutes, Durso said tonight.
Amtrak officials were not immediately available for comment.
Durso said NJ Transit has extra customer service representatives in New York Penn and are working to provide additional transportation options for customers.
NJ Transit is allowing its rail passengers to use their train tickets to ride on the company's buses tonight, Durso said. He noted the Port Authority bus terminal was experiencing one-hour delays as of 7 p.m.
Star-Ledger staff writer Mike Frassinelli contributed to this report.
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• N.J. traffic alert: Pre-Thanksgiving congestion picking up


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Looks great! The multiplayer is what it is - it's frantic, no camping, etc. But it's fun! I'm just glad to see this supported, it's why I held on to my copy. It's easy to knock, but giving us more maps, more modes, and a level cap increase as well as special bonuses is something I wish more games would do.
Kudos to 2K Marin (don't listen to the nay-sayers, they're not playing it anyway) - Hopefully we'll see some Single-Player DLC or at least DLC for your online apartment.
the multiplayer is terrible


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By JASON LADAY
VINELAND -- Patrick J. Welsh, the suspect in the murder-suicide case currently being investigated by Vineland Police Department and the Cumberland County Prosecutors Office, was seen by an acquaintance just hours before he and his ex-girlfriend, Coretta L. Derry, were found dead in their home, according to police.
The acquaintance saw Welsh at 2 p.m. and noted he was upset over the pending break up between himself and Derry.
Police also announced that Derry was on the telephone with a friend when the line suddenly disconnected between 2:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. When the friend went to check on the house, no one answered the door or the telephone, even though Derry¹s car was in the driveway. It was at this point that the friend called the police.
Further investigation by police also found that Derry had filed a report accusing Welsh of domestic harassment back in late May. She then told police that they were in the process of breaking up, and that Welsh was upset and calling her about removing personal belongings from their house.
Derry at the time declined to get a temporary restraining order, or make an official complaint against Welsh.
According to Cumberland County Prosecutor Ron Casella, an autopsy was conducted on both bodies today, as well as a search of Welsh¹s car.
Police discovered the bodies of Welsh and Derry shortly after 4 p.m. on Friday inside their shared home on Hance Bridge Road dead from shotgun wounds. Derry was found lying in a stairwell leading to the second level of the home, while Welsh was found on the floor of the master bedroom.
Authorities believe that Welsh first shot Derry, then shot himself. Though they were not married, they had lived together in the house and were in the process of ending a four-year relationship.
Both Welsh and Derry had worked at Bayside State Prison as corrections officers since January 1999, according to a spokeswoman from the New Jersey Department of Corrections.
Derry¹s 11-year-old son, who lived with the couple, was on his way home from school and was not present during the shooting. The child is currently staying with his maternal grandmother.


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Saturday is 420 Day, and those who ceIebrate cannabis day will get a special treat this weekend when iconic comedy duo Cheech & Chong perform at Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant.
In a recent interview with MLive.com, Tommy Chong said he is looking forward to entertaining fans -- or as he called them, stoners -- on Saturday.
"Just make sure you be there, especially the stoners," Chong said.
"All the stoners I know think every day is 420," he added in his signature laugh. "Go straight to the show, then get high, and then enjoy it."
420 Day is a date that has evolved into a counterculture holiday in North America to celebrate and consume cannabis.
And it's cannibas that has made Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin household names since their 1978 movie "Up in Smoke," which became an instant cult classic and stoner movie staple.
Today, Cheech & Chong still tour the country, make speaking engagements and dabble in film and TV. In fact, in honor of 420 Day, they plan to interact with fans on various social media platforms to celebrate their new animated feature film, "Cheech and Chong's Animated Movie."
In essence, they are celebrities among celebrities.
Fans always ask him about "famous people" he may have entertained. Two of his favorite buddies: Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg.
"Willie had the best; Snoop smoked the most," Chong said matter-of-factly.
Of course he's talking about Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg, who is now Snoop Lion.
"He was originally supposed to be Snoop Light, but Snoop thought it was too much like Miller Lite, so he became Snoop Lion," said Chong, who performs at 8 p.m. Saturday. The show is sold out.
What: Cheech & Chong
When: 8 p.m. April 20, 2013
Where: Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant
Tickets: SOLD OUT
More info: For last-minute ticket availability, call 1-888-726-9633 or check StarTickets.
What can fans expect from "Cheech & Chong," a comedy duo that defined an era with its irreverent, satirical and counter-culture comedy routines?
"It's a mixture of comedy and a history lesson," Chong said. "We've been around so long, we have to refresh people's memories as to who we are and what we do."
The show is led by Chong's wife, Shelby, who keeps them on task.
"(It's) because we perform in front of a lot of stoners, and people who smoke pot, so everything we say is funny."
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong recorded a series of hit comedy albums and films in the '70s and '80s, including "Up In Smoke," as well as sequel, "Cheech & Chong's Next Movie." Other movies: "Nice Dreams," "Things Are Tough All Over" and "Still Smokin'."
Diehard fans might ask: "What's it like to smoke Labrador," a reference to a scene in "Up In Smoke."
"It's a little harsh," Chong said. "It's all the chemicals in the dog food. But after you get it down, it's good, it's quite nice. It's mellow. It makes you want to chase cars and bark at people."
Chong said he is not surprised the legalization of marijuana has become a major topic of discussion in the U.S. He is happy to be part of the discussion and to see the eventual legalization of marijuana.
"It's happening now," he said. "To tell you the truth, it's always been legal for me. I've always known it was good for you...I thought it would come along sooner, before I went to jail anyway."
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Philly in town
Soriano, LF
Theriot, SS
Lee, 1B
Ramirez, 3B
Soto, C
Johnson, CF
Fukudome, RF
DeRosa, 2B
Dempster, RHP
Left-hander Cole Hamels (11-8, 3.20) pitches for the Phillies.
First round in Daytona
The Cubs' top choice in this year's draft, Andrew Cashner, was promoted to high Class-A Daytona today. He's scheduled to pitch Friday, with the Cubs in first place atop the Florida State League East Division.
Cashner replaced left-hander Jeremy Papelbon, who hit the disabled list with a burst finger blister. Papelbon had thrown 35.2 straight scoreless innings before being removed from his last start.
Worthy cause
The Cubs and Cubs wives will host their sixth annual food drive, benefitting the Lakeview Pantry, on Saturday, Aug. 30 from 1 p.m. through the third inning of the 2:55 start.
Fans who make a donation of 10 non-perishable food items or of $20 will receive a 5-by-7 photo autographed by a player. Each fan can get up to two photos, and donations will be accepted outside Gate D at Sheffield and Addison.


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Q & A January 2012
Question: Is there any truth to the idea that buying the worst house in the best street is a good investment?
Answer: In the current real estate environment where more and more buyers are looking to play it safe, buying the 'worst house in the best street' is a great approach.
If there's an opportunity to acquire a property that you believe you can add value to, and it is located in the surrounds of homes of a higher value, then you may want to consider moving forward immediately. You can be even more confident of your investment if the property offers a generous land component and lies within 10km of the city as these properties are always in demand from both buyers and investors.
There are many excellent buying opportunities at the moment that successful investors are taking advantage off even though they may not totally meet the 'worst house in the best street' criteria.
Always get a building inspection and speak to a builder and any tradesman you plan to use to ensure you know what your upgrades will cost so you can budget these into your offer.
Finally, research online and talk to your local area experts about what's on offer in your price range at the moment. Many sellers are looking to settle as early in the New Year as possible so it is a very good time to buy property.


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Launch Event Video
A Rich Seam - What happens when learning goes deep?
The OECD states in their report "Education Today 2013" that countries need to provide a "good basic education in childhood and adolescence that equips people not just for the jobs of today, but with the ability to learn new skills for the jobs of tomorrow right through their lifetime."1 In order to engage young people in their education and for them to succeed in the future, Michael Fullan and Maria Langworthy suggest that 'deep learning' – the disposition to learn, create and 'do'– is necessary to stimulate lifelong learning in today's students. The good news is that that deeper learning is already visible in many schools today, and, according to the authors, likely to spread globally in the near future.
This expansion is due to the convergence of three forces, which the authors have highlighted in A Rich Seam as:
1) New pedagogies – where teaching is no longer about curriculum content, but fosters learning that is more engaged with real life, encouraging students to continue learning outside the classroom;
2) New change leadership – where leadership is no longer about top-down or bottom-up, but rather about students and teachers pushing each other to learn together, driving progress in partnership;
3) New system economics – where learning can be less expensive due to students' natural inclination to learn as a result of new, more engaging pedagogies.
These three forces are underpinned by the increasingly ubiquitous nature of technology, which allows learning to happen both within and outside of schools. Though the authors admit that up to now, the impact of technology has had a low impact on learning, awareness is increasing about how to support pedagogy in a collaborative, connected manner as opposed to just using it for accessing information. One of the examples cited is Hellerup School in Denmark, where teachers use e-portfolios to track students' progress in all aspects of their development and where students can access their own portfolio to reflect on their strengths and weaknesses, as well as to set their own goals.
The ideas in this report are based on interviews with students, teachers, school leaders, system leaders and policy makers from twelve countries (US, Canada, Colombia, England, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Finland, Singapore and Australia), classroom visits to observe the real interactions between students and teachers in schools, and research across existing other publications. Three case study videos from these visits are included below.
The biggest claim in the report is that with this new model of learning, there can be twice the learning for the same, or even a lower price. The main premise of this argument is that people will voluntarily spend more time on learning that is useful to them and so will become 'natural learners' at no extra cost. Approximate estimations were also given for the cost of technology and what it would take to scale-up in large quantities. Given the prevalence and growth of digital tools in the past twenty years, it is not entirely unthinkable for technology to become ubiquitous in school systems in the next twenty years for a minimal amount of money.
A Rich Seam sets out a hopeful future for education, based on the evolving learning partnership between students and teachers. Students, teachers, school leaders and policy makers all need to play a part in this large-scale transformation of learning; students by pushing their teachers and fellow classmates to be learning partners and defining their own learning goals; teachers and school leaders by collaborating with teachers and schools to create a system-wide endeavour to use these new learning techniques. Finally governments should lessen their focus on accountability and instead, foster policies which align with these deep learning goals.
1 OECD. (2012) Education Today 2013: The OECD Perspective. OECD Publishing. doi:10.1787/edu_today-2013-en
Press release is available here. Media coverage has been published so far by MaRS Discovery District, ISTE, Times Education Supplement, Association of School and College Leaders, Education Newswire, Education Week, Education Dive, the PIE news, Higher Education Academy, ScoopIt, Yahoo (Singapore), Yahoo (Canada), Michael Fullan, Nesta, Oliver Quinlan and Pearson. Follow the discussion on Twitter using #richseam or see a Storify summary.
This article is a summary of
Fullan, M. & Langworthy, M. (2014). A Rich Seam: How New Pedagogies Find Deep Learning. London: Pearson.
A Rich Seam is available to download below. Hard copies of the report available on request. Summary written by Jacqueline Cheng.
Launch Event Video
A Rich Seam - What happens when learning goes deep?
Case studies
"The Perfect Storm" - Central Peel Secondary School
"Our Journey to Awesome" - Park Manor Public School
"Our Digital Journey" - William G. Davis Sr. Public School
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Here 'Ouigo' - France launches low-cost trains
Dan MacGuill · 19 Feb 2013, 10:00
Published: 19 Feb 2013 10:00 GMT+01:00
- Court fines EasyJet over disabled passengers (05 Feb 13)
- Marseille: 'A city with a unique soul' (31 Jan 13)
- Eurostar trains cancelled as cold snap bites (21 Jan 13)
SNCF opened its online booking service for its new budget train service 'Ouigo' on Tuesday although the no-frills service, inspired by the budget airline model, will not start transporting passengers until April 2nd. The new trains will link Paris and Lyon to Marseille and Montpellier on the south coast.
In a bid to tempt travellers away from airlines, the company is offering tickets starting at just €10.
"This new offer is for the 4 million people living on the outskirts of Paris who are currently more likely to take their car than the train," said SNCF chief Guillaume Pepy.
The comparisons with the EasyJet and Ryanair model do not end with cheap tickets. Trains providing the budget service will have no first-class section, no café or bar, and less free space, in order to take on 1,200 passengers, 20% more than a normal TGV service.
In addition, 'Ouigo' patrons can expect to have to cough up extra if they want to take a second piece of luggage on their journey across France.
In another move from the Ryanair playbook, 'Ouigo' services will depart from and arrive at stations outside the major cities of Paris and Lyon, which means travelers should factor in the added cost of connecting, for example, Marne-la-Vallée to the city of Paris itself - a 30 km journey.
Trains will arrive however in the city centre station's in Marseille and Montpellier, 3h 15min and 3h 35min after leaving Paris.
Each year 400,000 seats will go on sale at just €10 with a further one million costing just €25. Prices will rise depending on demand until they reach a maximum price of €85.
SNCF, which runs the high-speed TGV service, does already offer cut-price ticketing – in the form of 'TGV Prem's' and 'iDTGV' – but customers often have to book months ahead of time to avail of the savings. 'Ouigo', however, will allow passengers to make their travel plans a week or so in advance, but still keep their expenses low.
Despite this, SNCF director of 'voyages', Barbara Dalibard has already confidently announced that the company expects to sell one million 'Ouigo' seats every year.
This latest gambit from SNCF comes after Air France announced in January that it was launching 'Hop!', its low-cost challenge to Ryanair and easyJet.
For a Friday trip from Paris to Marseilles, booked three months in advance, 'Ouigo' compares favourably with other means of transport in terms of price.
The classic, high-speed rail journey with TGV will set you back €72, while an Air France flight and a seat with the car-sharing service 'Covoiturage' both cost €50.
A Ryanair ticket, at €34, is slightly cheaper than a cut-price iDTGV rail ticket, at €35.
But if economy is the priority, travellers should look to the TGV Prems service, and the newly-launched 'Ouigo', with both tickets costing €25, according to an SIA Conseil report published in French daily Le Figaro on Monday.
To book tickets wisit Ouigo site by clicking here.


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Come here. I want to whisper some words into your ear.
Stop beating yourself up. Stop being so hard on yourself. Please. You're not the only mother who loses her $#@& sometimes. WE ALL DO IT.
I'm around Moms all day. We all start off with small-talk and pleasantries, but it's always just a matter of time before the Mom-worries begin to flow:
- "Only two more weeks of school. I don't know if I'm ready. I'll be a basket case by mid-June. I don't think I was cut out for parenting."
- Or "She won't sleep! She screams all day and all night and I'm so tired I can't even focus my eyes. I'm completely useless at this."
- Or "I have to take Josh to the allergist later today. He's making that weird sound in his throat again and I just can't figure out what's going on. Why can't I get some answers?"
- Or "My daughter cried at the bus stop today. The other girls pick on her about her clothes. I know it's just how girls this age act, but telling her that doesn't help and I just hate seeing her so sad. How am I going to make this better?"
- Or "His teacher called again last night. He's zoning out in class. I've changed his diet and taken him off the soccer team, but nothing seems to help. What am I doing wrong?"
- Or "I have to clean up my kids' diet. They eat too much junk and I know it's horrible for them. I feel like I'm failing them."
- Or "I yell all the time! I used to swear I would never yell at my kids. I HATE yelling. They're going to have complexes!"
- Or "They're experimenting with drugs. I'm terrified they'll destroy themselves. And I can't even tell them that I didn't do drugs so they shouldn't, because I did it when I was a kid. I don't have a leg to stand on!"
Meanwhile the internet, Twitter, Facebook, every outlet of expression available absolutely hum with the words of mothers, overlapping and intertwining -- a million-voice women's chorus of worry and wonder and what-should-I-do-about-this and why-am-I-this-way-when-I-want-to-be-THAT-way? No matter where you look, one or many of us quietly or loudly ponder our brokenness and ineptitude as mothers.
Motherhood, so full of joy and bliss and reward and beauty, drips fear and pain and stress on us every single day, no matter the age of our kids. Each of us started off as wide-eyed, dependent children ourselves, and now all-of-a-sudden we're totally responsible for a brand new pair (or two, or seven) of wide-eyes and a case of full-on dependency. And as growing up itself does, every moment of mothering brings a new question or problem to solve that we haven't ever had to solve before. So while we naturally feel for them, the moment they're in our arms, this fierce, protective attachment, and while our children wash our hearts and fill our eyes with love, they also drag us further and further into unexplored frontiers of ourselves and our experience with every subsequent heartbeat.
Walking in the unknown, bearing responsibility for one little life or many little lives is some enormously and constantly tough mental and emotional weight. No matter how many children we have, no matter what support we have, no matter where we came from or how we were raised ourselves, we're in brand new territory every day, having to read the map while running full speed in the direction we hope leads to the final destination of happy, healthy, affirmed, responsible children-grown-adults. Running and wondering and researching and readjusting and recalibrating. It's important work - the most important, I'd argue, of all the work that humans do - and it's heavy and stressful and complicated and never-ending.
Is it any wonder we blow up, break down, and occasionally (temporarily) give up? Why we deeply crave reassurance? Why we stress and worry and occasionally panic? If we were, say, brand new heart surgeons, showing up for our first solo surgery, but wearing blindfolds, with our operating rooms set up on top of a space shuttle as it rocketed to Mars, and our patients remained awake and alert and periodically (or constantly) screamed at us while we installed our first new valve and sewed up our first real artery, would we not eventually have to blow up, tell our patients to SHUT UP!, throw down our instruments and storm away sobbing? (Because I'd argue that trying to shepherd a sick, tired, opinionated three year old through a grocery store run or get a hormone-riddled teenaged girl put down her phone, clean up her room and do her homework can be every bit as complicated and stressful as blind, non-anesthetized open heart surgery in mid-air.) (Wouldn't you?)
We are truly all unsure of how to do this job right. We all, at times, find it unimaginably complicated and stressful and frustrating. We're all on-the-job-training on the blurred, moving line between adoration and terror, trying to get it right in flight, trying to figure all it out and get it done, simultaneously.
It's motherhood, it's beautiful and privileged and rewarding, but y'all? Motherhood is doing the impossible every day, and it's hard, and sometimes it just plain drives us bonkers and brings out the ugly in us. And it's okay to admit that, and it's okay to feel it, and express it, and even resent it sometimes.
And as the chorus of mother-voices will echo, you are totally, totally not alone.


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The Holland Museum will be hosting its annual Cappon House Ice Cream Social on Sunday, June 29, 2014 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at no cost to visitors. The event allows guests to experience the Cappon House for free while enjoying games and ice cream. All games and activities will be Victorian themed to highlight the era in which the house was built and occupied.
"The Cappon House is a historical community treasure," said Chris Shires, Holland Museum executive director. "The house's restored interiors are furnished with one of the country's largest collections of early Grand Rapids furniture in its original setting. The Cappon House Ice Cream Social gives visitors the chance to experience life in the late 1800s."
Attendees will be able to participate in a walk through tour of the Cappon house with docents (guides) available to answer questions. Activities will range from marbles, rolling hoops, croquet, jacks, graces and more. Adults and kids alike will catch a glimpse at life in the 1800s.
The Cappon house was built in the early 1870's during the Victorian era for the city of Holland's first mayor – Isaac Cappon. It was designed by Jan R. Kleyn, a Dutch immigrant architect. The house was completely restored from 2000-2004 including reproduction of original wallpaper, floor coverings and silk upholstery material.
The Cappon House is located at 228 West 9th Street in Holland, Michigan. Visit hollandmuseum.org or call 616.796.3329 for more information.


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Warner Bros. Releases DVD-Style Movie Apps, Beginning With Inception And The Dark Knight
Warner Bros. has decided to take an interesting and thoughtful approach in movie offerings with their new "App Edition" movie apps for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. These new apps provide a much more DVD-style experience for iDevice users over the traditional iTunes Store purchases.
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STATEN ISLAND — It happened on Saturday — my first taste this year of holiday madness. I had to shop for ingredients I need to prepare for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
I knew I timed my trip to ShopRite in New Dorp badly, but I've been trying to be better about getting to the gym in the morning and not rushing myself through what remains of the rest of the day. We took some time to stop at a school fair sponsored by the PTA of Staten Island Tech before swinging over to Hylan Boulevard. The parking lot was packed. I was already in a bit of a panic: So many people, so many carts, so little room.
I have to admit upfront that my patience for big grocery stores has nose-dived in recent years. And I know better than to go in the middle of an afternoon on a Saturday preceding a holiday. But we grabbed shopping carts anyway and went through the swinging doors.
Almost immediately, I wanted out — and I did nearly leave. But I couldn't imagine when I'd have another opportunity to get this chore out of the way, so I soldiered on.
As customers parked their carts near a tower of boxed sweet potatoes and began examining each potato through a shrink-wrapped cover, I actually felt a bit of terror sweep over me. How was I going to get around this roadblock? As soon as one shopper selected a box, another took her place. It seemed like there was no way out.
Finally, a brief break in the pack and I shot through and away from produce. But of course I'd forgotten two things and had to go back. I went sans cart this time. A kind employee directed me to the fresh cranberries I'd sped by at first. Fifteen minutes later and now aisles away, I realized that I'd forgotten the peeled garlic.
Leaving my cart at one end of the baking aisle, I returned to produce and ran into the same fellow, now straightening the banks of carrots and string beans and broccoli.
"How do you stay sane working here?" was the first thing out of my mouth. He laughed. "I guess you just start acting like everybody else," he said. "What do you need to find now?" He quickly directed me to the peeled garlic, which I would never have found on my own.
Finding a turkey was another challenge. I'd been told by my brother-in-law to get a big bird. Rock-hard frozen turkeys weighing close to 20 pounds were being slung around by a lot of people. Who knew what criteria determined which bird they finally settled on? All I know is that these birds, sounding like bowling balls, were picked up and pitched back into the free-standing freezers non-stop.
I finally escaped with one, only to return it and go for a fresh-killed bird that was slightly larger. My arms ached from the effort.
I found a bit of solace in the cleaning products aisle, where I left my cart and began making brief sorties into other areas, grabbing what I needed and returning to dump the items into my cart.
I swore I wasn't buying anything not on my list because it would only increase my time in the store.
Check-out wasn't as bad as I expected, and there was someone to scan and another to bag. The employees were unfailingly friendly and seemed content to roll with the punches. The woman in front of me tried to tip the female bagger and was firmly told, "I'd take it, but I am not allowed to. Those are the rules."
The young man scanning, the bagger and I had a brief conversation of why the day after Thanksgiving is called "Black Friday." None of us knew, though we knew it had something to do with the kick-off of the holiday shopping season. We just couldn't figure out what the "black" represents.
Then, it was out the door with a cart full of bags — and back to the car. Load bundles into the car. Try to back out of the parking place without colliding with someone racing down the lane toward the exit. Wheel around the motorist pulling into the lot, looking to take the spot I just vacated.
Drive home to the next challenge: Removing packages from the car and getting everything inside. Finally done.
Survey the bags spilling over the kitchen counters and floor. Remove coat and begin the time-consuming task of putting everything back onto shelves — this time, mine.
Note the things I forgot and will have to get before Thursday — pepper and Ziploc bags. I'll find those in some smaller shop. I don't think I can stomach another jam-packed foray.
How do you shop for Thanksgiving? Do you head out early in the day or later at night, say, around dinnertime? Do you try to round up everything in one comprehensive trip, or pick up things you want bit by bit? I'm sure many of you have well-worn strategies that serve you well. Feel free to share with all of us by posting a comment to this column on SILive.com.
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By Bea O'Quinn Dewberry
SPRINGFIELD - Police are still investigating the cause of a truck roll-over last night at the corner of Sumner Avenue and White Street that resulted in a three car pile-up and minor injuries to six people.
Police Lt. Robert P. Moynihan said today six people were taken to Baystate Medical Center for treatment. Injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.
The truck accident occurred at about 7:30 p.m. Friday, and led to a three car "fender-bender," Moynihan said.


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PITTSBURGH -- With off-season changes looming, Cleveland Browns players and coaches entered Sunday's game fighting for spots in the league in 2013.
Quarterback Thad Lewis may have done the most of anyone on the field to assure himself of a job somewhere next year. Third on the depth chart, Lewis' first NFL start didn't come with spectacular numbers (22-of-32, 204 yards, 1 TD, 1 interception), but his effort in the 24-10 loss may help his status in Cleveland (depending on the coach) or with another NFL team.
What did we learn: OK, it's a low bar to clear, but Lewis did better in his debut than Brandon Weeden. Lewis made one huge mistake with a Troy Polamalu interception in the first half, but showed poise in the pocket and zip with his release. He did make the usual rookie mistake by staring down receivers, but at least made quick decisions.
Lewis, 25, gave evidence that he might be a No. 2 in the NFL. Regardless of the Browns' final decision on a coaching staff, Lewis at least got the chance to display his talents to the league.
Tricky: On fourth-and-5 at the 25, Pittsburgh native Ray Ventrone received the snap on a fake punt and ran 35 yards to the Steelers' 40. Ventrone, also known as Bubba, was the upback on the play
Injuries: Josh Gordon injured his ankle late in the second quarter. OL John Greco left in the fourth quarter with a knee injury.
Next week: The season is over, but off-field changes will certainly begin within the next 24 hours.


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Two mile treadmill run - 13:55. Was pretty sore this morning and this time was only 11 seconds off my PR, so I'm pretty pleased.
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Two mile treadmill run - 13:55. Was pretty sore this morning and this time was only 11 seconds off my PR, so I'm pretty pleased.
Nick, you have been kicking ass on here for YEARS! I was just curious, how old are you?
Very sore from my workout from yesterday--chest, delts, glutes, quads! Vinyasa yoga for 90 minutes, maybe 30-60mins. very light work on the elliptical (better than sitting on my butt listening to podcasts,) and 20s on/20s off tabata-style of "bench hops". I saw it in Men's Health... Stand over a bench and grip both sides (palms flat,) then tuck your legs, put the weight into your hands and hop back and forth until you fear you're gonna take a face plant. ;-) I try to stay in the air for at least 1-2secs to put an emphasis on my upper body and core. Great total body exercise!
Pullups (various hand positions) and trx suspension training, flys, rows, one legged squats and LOTS of planks :-)
1 mile jog
" Cindy" AMRAP 20 min
5 Pullups
10 pushups
15 Squats
Got 17 rounds done
@Primal JessJane - I just turned 46 a couple of months ago. The best part is before I went primal, I was probably 50lbs overweight, not feeling good, not looking that good either. Changed to a mostly primal diet, and now I feel as good as I did in my 20's.
On to todays workout:
Five Rounds:
TRX Rows x 10
Divebomber Push Ups x 10
Vee Ups x 10
TRX Squats x 10
Pull Ups x 10
Dips x 10
Jump Rope x 50
Kettlebell High Swings x 10
24" Box Jumps x 10
5 mile run, max HR 136 bpm. Kettlebell class tonight, 40 mins of full on exertion
Did my first set of 20 rep breathing squats last night @ 225 lbs, holy crap what a beating. Feel great today though, definitely interspersing these with the lower rep squats from now on.
Let's see what's on the agenda this afternoon after work?
As many rounds as possible in 20 min:
Pull ups
Pushup (w/a twist for intensity)
Kettle Bell raises
Big tire flips
Then I plan to do a lil triceps specific training.
For time:
100 squats
90 double unders (skipped, no jump rope)
80 pushups
70 situps, crunches, whatever abs
60 Pullups
50 wall balls
40 kb swings
30 box jumps
20 Burpees
10 sprints (I did 20 sec intervals, 20 sec rest...covered 1.15 in 8ish minutes)
Ugh. What a beating.
You guys love those Crossfit workouts don't you. ;-)
5x5-8 heavy back squats
3x30sec handstand
5x3 deadhang chins
2x18 KB RDLs
2x10 bulgarian lunge
+ 5min bench hops
I am EXHAUSTED!


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Just wanted to clear up what is in a standard tower leg bolt kit from Rohn. Six bolts and six nuts. That is all. No washers and no PAL nuts. At least this is the case for 20G, 25G, 45G, and 55G. I can't imagine that you could squeeze a leg hard enough to create enough friction to take all the downward force, especially on the bottom section of a tall tower. I have to believe the bolts support a good deal of the downward force in shear. I do believe that squeezing the tower leg prevents the need for a lock washer, however. I have never heard of nuts falling off of tower leg bolts or a tower leg bolt actually breaking and/or falling out. Stan email@example.com Ron Youvan wrote: > > > > Hi:<< For our tower applications, we're looking at resistance to shearing on > the bolts. The need to achieve perfect torque values is not so > necessary for this sort of application. >> > > I was taught the way the Rohn towers and the like, (sleeved leg) > > work is: The bolts don't support the weight of the tower, the bolt/nuts > squeeze the > > sleeve onto the top of the leg of the section below it. > > Was I taught wrong? > > BTW Rohn sells bolt/washer/nut (I hope with PAL nuts) sets for each size of > > tower they make, about $3.10 (as I remember) for one section 6 of each) > > 73 (= Best Regards) de: Ron firstname.lastname@example.com > VISIT my HAM WEB SITE at: http://www.qsl.net/ka4inm > using LINUX here & loving it! > > -- > FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html > Submissions: email@example.com > Administrative requests: firstname.lastname@example.com > Problems: firstname.lastname@example.com > Search: http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: email@example.com Administrative requests: email@example.com Problems: email@example.com Search: http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm
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WOODSTOWN — Residents here will elect a new mayor and two council members in the Nov. 8 General Election.
Currently, the six-member council is comprised of three Republicans and three Democrats.
Republican Mayor Richard Pfeffer is not running for re-election.
Vying for Pfeffer's seat as mayor are Democrat Debbie Pettit and Republican Don Dietrich.
Democrats Valerie Spence-Lacy and Robert Scardino and Republicans Edward C. Segrest and Veronica L. Soultz are running for the two open seats on the borough council.
Here is a look at the candidates for mayor:
• Dietrich, 61, has been a Woodstown resident for 24 years and is currently a member of the borough council.
Dietrich, newly retired from a business management career, led teams of people and managed large budgets in large companies.
He was vice president for TNS, a large global marketing research firm, during the last 14 years of his career.
Dietrich said he would like to spend the next four years looking after Woodstown. His goals are to encourage commercial property development, encourage the local business community, find affordable traffic calming solutions, find solutions to abandoned property and open space preservation.
He served as chairman of the borough council's finance committee for the past two years, is a member of the Woodstown Planning Board and served five years on the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional Board of Education.
Dietrich also serves as the borough council liaison with the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Business Association and served in numerous volunteer committees for Woodstown.
Dietrich and his wife, Debby, have two children.
• Pettit, 53, has been a resident of Woodstown for 32 years and has been the owner of Lady Fitness for 30 years.
Pettit is concerned about the local economy and said Woodstown has lost a lot of business.
She said the town needs somebody with a business sense to run Woodstown like a business. She would like to see taxes kept down, wasteful spending cut, and she added she also has concerns with public safety.
Pettit, a newcomer to politics, said she would love to have neighborhood committees and have a head of the committee to report to the council.
In addition to owning Lady Fitness, Pettit has been a co-chair of the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Fourth of July Parade, a member of the Salem County Chamber of Commerce, the Woodstown Fall Festival Committee, chairperson and coordinator of the annual April's Run 5K event and a member of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation.
Pettit and her husband, Larry, have three children and two granddaughters.
Here is a look at the candidates for borough council:
• Lacy, 55, was born and raised in Woodstown. An incumbent, she was appointed in March to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Councilwoman Anne Buckwheat.
Lacy graduated from Woodstown High School in 1974, and moved after graduation, but made a return to Woodstown six years ago.
"I care about Woodstown and its residents. It's as simple as that," Lacy said. "My concerns are (that) I work for the residents of Woodstown. So whatever they are concerned about, I am."
Lacy said her experience on council has given her a better understanding of how local government works.
She added her current concerns are with speeding and getting more programs for children.
Lacy is retired from South Woods Prison, Bridgeton, where she was a social worker.
"It's okay for me to know and think what I want to do, but the residents drive me," Lacy said.
Lacy said her goals are to make Woodstown the best town in Salem County based on feedback from residents.
Lacy and her husband, Harold, have five children and have several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
• Scardino, 41, has been a resident of Woodstown for 15 years and a volunteer for Reliance Fire Co. for 15 years.
Scardino said one of the things he wants to see is more control over government spending. He says the municipal budget should be run like a household budget.
Shared services, public safety and trying to revitalize the downtown area are also his concerns.
Scardino, a newcomer, would also like to make crosswalks more visible and keep speeding down.
"There seems to be no long-range plan for attracting business into town. It's a nice commercial area where old businesses have been, but there doesn't seem to be much of a plan," Scardino said, adding bringing in business helps with tax control.
Bringing in a monthly event or festival such as a Fourth Friday is also an interest, he added.
Scardino is a teacher in Washington Township.
Scardino has served as vice president and president of Reliance Fire Co., president of Mantua Township Education Association and executive vice president and president of Washington Township Education Association.
He and his wife, Cheryl, have two daughters.
• Segrest, 45, has been a resident of Woodstown for 11 years and works as a senior program manager for defense and homeland security contractor Lockheed Martin.
Segrest managed development and production of command, control, communications and surveillance systems for ships and aircraft of the U.S. Coast Guard.
He also served as a board officer of Woodstown Lacrosse LLC for the club's first two years.
Segrest has served on borough council for four years and said he wants to continue working to ensure that Woodstown government continues to operate effectively.
"I want to spend the next three years working to increase efficiencies in operations and develop outside revenue streams such as the one created by our new automated license plate reader," Segrest said.
Segrest said he will continue to drive greater efficiency in the police department and reduce overtime by implementing a 12-hour shift structure that is used by other municipalities.
Segrest is concerned with preserving the land on Auburn Road and engaging neighboring towns to pilot the creation of a shared service entity.
He and his wife, Barbara, have one son.
• Soultz, 40, has been a resident of Woodstown for six and a half years and said winning a seat on council will allow her to expand her service to the community.
Soultz, a newcomer, is a volunteer of the American Legion Ambulance Association of Woodstown and for the past three years a member of the executive board and president of the Radiology Club at Cumberland County College.
Soultz is concerned with the issue of abandoned properties, improving the number of businesses operating within the borough and maintaining services in a cost-effective manner.
"We need to develop a solid, affordable plan to deal with these issues," Soultz said.
Soultz said she wants to focus on preserving the safe, nurturing environment that Woodstown represents.
"We need to explore opportunities to share services where appropriate with other nearby communities, the county and the state in areas that will not negatively impact our current quality of life," Soultz said.
Soultz and her husband, Rodney, have two children.


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Energy consumption should be at the forefront of our minds, especially when it comes to computing, and Western Digital's RE2 GreenPower consumes less power than most 1TB hard drives on the market. It's not the fastest drive, but it's also not a slouch, so it's suitable for everyday PCs, media centres and even high-end machines.
The main aim of Western Digital's GreenPower line-up of drives, is to reduce power consumption. Not only for mid-range capacities, but also high-end, and not only for standard drives, but also for RAID Edition drives. This might seem to be a hard thing to do – indeed, how do you cut down on energy consumption without compromising the drive's performance – but Western Digital has accomplished it without producing a slouch.
Physically, the 1TB RE2 GreenPower drive has four internal platters and employs perpendicular magnetic recording. It's a Serial ATA drive with a 3Gbps interface speed and a 16MB buffer. Its spin speed is a mystery and Western Digital just states that it uses IntelliPower, which is a feature that controls the speed to optimise its power consumption. It's aimed at environments where many drives are required, such as data centres, but users who want to build a high-end machine or a media centre PC will also find it to be a useful option.
The RAID Edition drives are optimised to run in RAID configurations, as they employ technology that improves the handling of error checking, but also because they barely exhibit any vibration. Our 1TB model barely vibrated or made a sound while it was running. From spin-up, and while it was conducting seek operations, the drive almost felt like it wasn't even switched on. This is a welcomed trait for any system that will house two or more of these drives.
Other welcomed traits are the drive's practically silent running and relatively cool operation. After two hours of continuous file transfers, the drive's surface warmed up to 34.5 degrees Celsius, which means it won't get too hot to touch. In a case with proper ventilation and cooling, the drive's surface temperature will be kept even lower. As for noise, all we heard were faint ticks when the drive was performing seek operations.
The cool, silent and vibration-less running can be attributed to a slower than usual spin speed, and the slower than usual spin speed (as well as optimised algorithms for controlling the heads) also contributes towards the drive's power efficiency. Compared to the last GreenPower drive we saw (the Caviar GP), the RE2 consumed even less power overall. While idle, we measured its power consumption as 3.47W, which is a 0.19W improvement. The 12V line, which drives the motor, consumed 3.12W, and this is 0.12W improvement. At full load, while copying data from one location on the drive to another, it consumed 7.62W, and this is even lower than the 10.1W that Western Digital claims it will consume.
Despite the reduction in power consumption, speed hasn't been compromised. The drive recorded a rate of 68.62MBps in our write test, and 69.30MBps in our read test. These are both faster than what the Caviar GreenPower drive mustered, but still a little slower than what 1TB drives from Hitachi and Seagate have produced. It was also much better than the Caviar when transferring data from one location on the drive to another, as it recorded an average of 28.68MBps.
As it stands, the RE2 GreenPower is among the quietest, coolest and least-vibrating drives on the market, and its performance isn't bad either. Coupled with the lower-than-usual power consumption for a 1TB drive, and a five-year warranty, we think this drive is a good option for anyone who wants to build a multi-drive high-end system or a lounge-dwelling media centre PC. With a formatted capacity of 931GB, and a retail price of $499, its cost per formatted gigabyte of 54 cents represents good value.
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First impression on unpacking the Q702 test unit was the solid feel and clean, minimalist styling.
For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.