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Federal health officials said at least 24 people have become sick from an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to frozen snack foods marketed to children.
No one has died, but eight people, mostly children and teens, were hospitalized.
An investigation detected E. coli in an open package of Farm Rich brand frozen chicken quesadillas at an ill person's home.
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported illnesses in 14 states including:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Rich Products Corp. has recalled quesadillas, mozzarella bites and other frozen products made in November.
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July 7, 2011 —
THOMPSON, PA — The Florence Shelly Wetlands Preserve Stewardship Committee will sponsor a nature walk on Sunday, July 10, at 2 p.m. It will be an introduction to the preserve through its "Signs of Wildlife."
The preserve is a diverse, 400-acre nature preserve located on PA Route 171, just north of the village of Thompson. Part of The Nature Conservancy's network of protected lands, it was set aside more than 25 years ago because of its value as a wetlands, its rare stand of balsam fir and its diverse wildlife. The stewardship committee, a volunteer group, sponsors a series of nature walks on various themes every summer.
Among the sights and sounds the group will encounter are gouges made by bear claws in the barks of trees and carnivorous pitcher plants floating on the glacial pond. They will also view some of the less beautiful aspects of nature, such as the masses of dry viburnum that have been decimated by a beetle in recent years.
The amateur naturalists of the stewardship committee who will lead the walk include a willow furniture maker and potter, an author, and a retired chemist who has traveled all over the world to study birds.
The walk begins at the parking lot one mile north of Thompson on Route 171, where Stack Road intersects. It will last about two hours. It is free and no reservations are required. The trails are often wet, so wear protective footwear. Call 570/727-4272.

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13 Awards to Support Girls in Technical Education and Keep At-Risk Students in School
June 23, 2009
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On the 37th anniversary of Title IX, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joined White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett and an all-star line-up of women athletes and scientists for a roundtable discussion on the landmark legislation, and he announced the award of $2.4 million in grants to 13 groups to support projects that will help high school girls gain higher proficiency in math and science.
"These grants go hand-in-glove with our efforts to improve equity and access for women and girls in the classroom and on the playing field," Duncan said. "While much has been accomplished since Title IX was enacted, we must continue to push for further progress. Fairness and equity continue to be important issues that contribute to gaps in achievement between students. For this reason, the Obama Administration strives to remove the obstacle of gender discrimination as a way to increase access to college and careers for all students."
The four-year grants were made under the Women's Educational Equity Act Program within the Department of Education. The program provides financial assistance to enable educational agencies to meet the requirements of Title IX. The grantees were selected from 63 eligible applicants. Grantees received additional points if their projects included activities to help at-risk students meet challenging state academic standards and graduate. All of the awardees will serve females at the secondary level.
Pittsburgh Public Schools, for instance, will follow 348 participating female students from grades nine through 12, as they complete one of seven math-rich career and technical education programs. Pittsburgh is teaming with Smart Futures and the Carnegie Science Center's Girls, Math & Science Partnership to develop and implement a four-year intensive program titled "Gaining Equity Through Mathematics."
The 13 grantees and their first-year funding amounts are as follows:
|Sonoma State University (Calif.)
|Chicago (Ill.) Public Schools
|Northwest Vista College (Texas)
|Berea College (Ky.)
|North Wasco County SD#21 (Ore.)
|Hmong American Partnership (Minn.)
|Spokane Publc Schools SD#81 (Wash.)
|The Foundation for California State University (Calif.)
|Research Foundation of SUNY (N.Y. )
|Jefferson County Board of Education (Ky.)
|Adult Learning Programs of Alaska
|Queens Community House (N.Y.)
|School District of Pittsburgh (Pa.)
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my friend who loves adventure went this place. she told me that it was significant experience you can never experience if you live in urban city. that talk makes me feel I really want to visit this place. but, it is so far from the US….
Rwenzori Mountains National Park
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Rwenzori Mountains National Park is a Ugandan national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Rwenzori Mountains. Almost 1,000 km2 (386 sq mi) in size, the park has Africa's third highest mountain peak and many waterfalls, lakes, and glaciers. The park is known for its beautiful plant life.


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Our work to build healthy communities, families and individuals is at the heart of Mercy Corps' vision for social change. By partnering with a range of partners, from village health committees to government agencies, we help build the means to improve maternal, newborn and child health, ensure proper nutrition and combat infectious diseases.
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West Bank and Gaza: Helping Gaza's children lead 'normal' lives again
"My Earthquake Story" — a story for everyone
Healing the helpers
The aftershocks continue night and day following Chile's 8.8 earthquake on February 27, even though more than a month has passed. On Sunday night, a 4.8 tremor with an epicenter near Santiago set windows rattling and the overhead lamps swaying.
Kyrgyzstan: Toilets and community capacity development
I arrived on a typical school day to what seemed an empty school. That was because everyone was in the bathroom!
Indonesia: Kedai Balitaku provides employment
Mrs. Anik joined Kedai Balitaku Aceh — Mercy Corps' Child Nutrition Program that helps vendors sell healthy foods to children — in December 2009.
Indonesia: Helping the baby get better
My name is Muhammad Rizal. I'm working with Mercy Corps as the Marketing Officer for a nutrition program called Kedai Balitaku in Aceh Province, Indonesia.
Playing earthquake while the ground rumbles and tempers flare
The Educacion Popular en Salud (or EPES, Mercy Corps' local partner in Chile) Center here — with its wooden gazebo and jungle gym — is an oasis of respite from the surrounding catastrophe, two weeks after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Concepción, Hualpén, Talcahuano and neighboring c
Spring of hope: EPES provides emergency water to earthquake survivors
Haiti: Training to help children heal — a healing process in itself
I'm Fabiola, a part of Mercy Corps Haiti's staff of nationals, hired as the communication officer about three weeks ago. Needless to say, keeping up with Mercy Corps' energy and momentum has been challenging but mostly fun and almost always rewarding.
In Chile, hard work and messages of hope
Hector Reyes —a staff member for Educacion Popular en Salud (EPES), Mercy Corps' local partner here in Chile — and I returned from the earthquake-shattered city of Concepción late last night.


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It's Friday, so I thought we'd go with a particularly fun topic today"¦ and what's more fun than toys? (Umm"¦ don't answer that). I discussed Barbie a couple of weeks ago "" apparently I'm on a toy kick lately - so I left her out of this one. But don't worry; I've got 10 other classics sure to inspire a little nostalgia.
1. Lincoln Logs were invented by John Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright's son. The original instructions included a how to construct a replica of Abraham Lincoln's cabin, obviously, but also directions on how to build Uncle Tom's cabin.
2. Tinkertoys were invented after a stonemason saw kids being thoroughly entertained by building things with pencils and spools of thread.
3. Hula Hoops have been around forever in various formats, but the "official" Wham-O toy was invented in 1958. The inventors promoted it by going around to various playgrounds and parks giving children samples and showing them how to use it. Something tells me two random men showing up in a park handing out toys wouldn't go over that well today"¦
4. Sea Monkeys are real (and that's what they look like). I always thought they were a scam because I never once saw living Sea Monkeys swimming around in their little plastic home. They were "invented" in 1957 by Harold von Braunhut, the guy who invented X-Ray specs, but they are really just brine shrimp which are ideal for packaging because they enter a natural state of suspended animation in certain (shippable) environments. When kids release the "monkeys" into the prepared water, they "hatch." The reason they're so active (supposedly active"¦ I'm still bitter that mine never worked) is because one of the packets you dump into the aquarium contains a type of salt that increases the sexual activity of the little critters. Yep. Think about that the next time your kid is fascinated by Sea Monkeys.
5. Play-Doh was first sold as a wallpaper cleaner. How's that for weird? It was rolled it on the walls to remove coal dust.
6. Troll dolls were created in 1949 by a Danish fisherman who needed a cheap Christmas gift for his daughter because he couldn't afford to buy anything. He used sheep's wool for the hair. Thomas Dam's dolls caught on; thus the original dolls were called Dam Dolls. I got in on the whole troll craze in the early "˜90s; I think they still reside somewhere in my parents' basement. I remember some of their names"¦ I believe Dud the Surfer was my favorite. That's not a typo: Dud. Not Dude. He had his own theme song. I'm not entirely sure why I'm sharing this.
7. Slinky was invented by Naval engineer Richard James. He knocked a coil off of a shelf when he was working to develop springs that could keep ship instruments stable in choppy waters. The spring did what a Slinky does"¦ it stepped down to a stack of books, then to the table, and then to the floor, where it righted itself into a cylinder. James knew it would be a great toy and tests by neighborhood kids proved him right.
8. LEGOs were invented by Ole Kirk Christiansen, a master carpenter who lived in Denmark. The word comes from the Danish words LEg and GOdt, which together means "play well." They later discovered that in Latin, Lego means "I put together."
9. Raggedy Ann and Andy were created by writer and illustrator Johnny Gruelle. Ann was created as a doll in 1915 for Gruelle's daughter "" he reportedly named the doll after two books poems from a James Whitcomb Riley book "" "The Raggedy Man" and "Little Orphan Annie." Ann inspired Gruelle to write stories about her adventures, and in 1918, Raggedy Ann Stories was released. Her brother, Andy, showed up in 1920. I had a Raggedy Ann doll and she scared the crap out of me. Most dolls did. I broke the arm of a porcelain doll once, then shut her in the closet because I was convinced that she was going to kill me in the middle of the night for breaking her. To this day I have to have the closet doors closed when I sleep. Have I ever mentioned that my first horror movie was Dolls and I was in third grade? Let the psychoanalysis begin!
10. Sock Monkeys. The sock monkeys that we have come to know and love today "" the ones made with Red-Heel socks "" are thought to have come about in 1932. The distinctive red heel (the monkey's mouth) was given to the socks so customers would know they were getting authentic Rockford socks. When the Nelson Knitting Company discovered that their socks were being used across the country in this arts-and-crafts movement, they won the design patent for the sock monkey pattern and started including it in the packaging of their socks.
As you can see by my rants about Sea Monkeys and Raggedy Ann, these toys definitely dredge up memories (why are both of mine bad?). Share yours in the comments! Maybe we'll do a follow up"¦ I was itching to throw in Cabbage Patch dolls and Pound Puppies, but I was trying to keep the list more traditional.
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Danowski Sparks Strong Second Half; Grant Scores Two in LI Debut
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Matt Danowski scored two of his three goals in the second half, as Long Island erased an 8-6 deficit with seven straight goals en route to a 14-11 win over Chesapeake.
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Attackman Matt Danowski posted his second hat trick of the season by scoring three goals, including two in the second half, as the Long Island Lizards (2-3) rallied from a two-point half-time deficit to earn a 14-11 Major League Lacrosse victory over the Chesapeake Bayhawks (3-2) at James M. Shuart Stadium on Thursday night.
Led by Danowski, the Lizards outscored the Bayhawks by an 8-3 margin after the intermission en route to their first home victory of the season.
The Lizards took a quick 1-0 lead just 63 seconds into the first quarter when midfielder Stephen Peyser scored an unassisted goal past goalkeeper Joey Kemp.
But the Bayhawks answered by scoring the next five goals over an eight-minute span to take a commanding 5-1 lead with 4:27 left in the period. Attackman Danny Glading and midfielder Ben Hunt, the reigning MLL Offensive Player of the Week, each scored twice during the spurt.
With 1:45 remaining in the first quarter, Danowski scored a two-point goal off a feed from midfielder Stephen Berger to end the Bayhawks' run and trim the deficit to 5-3. With 38 seconds left, attackman John Grant Jr. -- a two-time MLL MVP making his Lizards debut after Hamilton traded him in an effort to get younger -- cut the margin to 5-4 with a goal off a feed from midfielder Mike Ward.
The teams traded goals twice to open the second quarter before Hunt tallied his third goal of the game off a pass from attackman Ben Rubeor, giving Chesapeake an 8-6 advantage at the intermission.
Just 49 seconds into the third quarter, defenseman Kyle Hartzell upped the Bayhawks' lead to 10-6 when he tallied a two-point goal past goalkeeper Drew Adams.
But, it was the Bayhawks' final goal for nearly 25 minutes as Long Island scored seven straight goals to take a 13-10 advantage with 10:34 left in the fourth quarter. Danowski scored two of his three goals during the run while Peyser added a goal with an assist.
Hunt ended the Chesapeake scoring drought with 4:23 left on a goal off an assist from midfielder Kyle Dixon, but the Lizards sealed the victory when Berger scored an unassisted goal with 3:15 remaining.
While Danowski led the Lizards with his four-point effort, Peyser, Grant and Berger each scored two goals with an assist. Adams made nine saves, including five in the fourth quarter, to earn Bud Light Player of the Game honors.
Hunt, who scored five goals against Denver last week, led the Bayhawks with four goals while Glading scored twice with an assist. Kemp made five saves in the first half before being replaced by Brian Phipps, who had six saves in the second half.
The Lizards outshot the Bayhawks by a 45-41 margin and won 16 of 26 face-offs.
Major League Lacrosse: Long Island Lizards 14,
Chesapeake Bayhawks 11
Chesapeake (3-2) 5-3-2-1 / 11
Long Island (2-3) 4-2-5-3 / 14
One-Point Goals: CHES - Ben Hunt 4, Danny Glading 2, Matt Abbott 1, Jeff Reynolds 1, Ryan Hurley 1; LI - Matt Danowski 2, John Grant, Jr. 2, Stephen Berger 2, Stephen Peyser 2, Chris Fiore 2, Albert Maione 1, Jay Card 1. Two-Point Goals: CHES - Kyle Hartzell 1; LI - Matt Danowski 1. Assists: CHES - Ben Rubeor 2, Kyle Dixon 2, Danny Glading 1; LI - Stephen Berger 1, Stephen Peyser 1, Mike Ward 1, Zach Brenneman 1, John Grant, Jr. 1. Saves: CHES - Joey Kemp 5 (30:00, 5 goals allowed), Brian Phipps 6 (30:00, 8 goals allowed); LI - Drew Adams 9 (60:00, 10 goals allowed). Shots: CHES - 41; LI - 45. Power-Play Opportunities: CHES - 0 for 2; LI - 0 for 3. Attendance: 3,612.
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Special Closed Meeting eAgendaJuly 8, 2008
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In accordance with the authority in me vested, I do hereby call the Berkeley City Council in special session as follows:
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Teleconference Location: 1636 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA
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The City Council will convene in closed session to meet concerning the following:
The Berkeley City Council will consider whether to file litigation against the Alameda County Registrar of Voters and the proponents of the "Initiative Ordinance Requiring Voter Approval of Exclusive Transit-Only and HOV/Bus-Only Lanes" to prevent the initiative from being placed on the November 2008 ballot.
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'ImaginAsian' turns into realization at Pasadena's Japon Bistro
By Erica Wayne 03/12/2014
Usually I write my own headline and deck — that second title line, the grabber. When we first visited the new Japon Bistro a decade ago, I was searching for something catchy when I looked down at a piece of paper I'd grabbed from a table at the front of the restaurant. "Imagination meets ImaginAsian," it read. So I cribbed it.
The last in a series of sushi places to have occupied the long narrow space on the north side of Colorado Boulevard just east of Lake Avenue, Japon Bistro is now 10. I've got to hand it to them. Few upscale eateries have made a success of it on this side of town (Bistro 45's the sole survivor now that Noir's gone). Somehow the overcrowded, parking-challenged Old Pasadena crush attracts both diners and restaurateurs hoping to haul them in off the teeming streets.
We, on the other hand, hate going round and round in parking structures, jostling through hordes of merrymakers and cooling our heels barside while our 8 p.m. table is readied at 8:27. One thing we adored about Japon Bistro from the first was its location. Even on weekends, we can park around the corner without needing tickets stamped, change for a meter or (heaven forbid!) valet parking.
The transformation from its predecessor's coffee-shop "décor" when Japon Bistro opened was miraculous: cherrywood furniture, silk and black leather upholstery and bleached hardwood floors. Indirect lighting, starched linen and elongated framed rectangles of bold calligraphy made for real elegance. Background jazz, buzzing sushi bar and young, hip clientele created a "casual chic" atmosphere that would do West LA proud.
There were cloths on the tables, and the server offered us steamy towels to wipe our hands at the start of the meal. Tri-part sake samplers, one of Japon Bistro's highlights, came with printed review sheets listing 16 brands, with space for comments. But on our second visit, tables were bare, no towels were offered and the names of the sample sakes were jotted by our server on a sheet of scrap paper.
We were left wondering if the fact that it was a weeknight made a difference or if some of the extra flourishes were being dropped. But, in truth, we hadn't come back for hot towels or linens. We wanted a repeat of some of the great dishes we'd eaten, a few we hadn't, and to try more of those sakes.
Among the more interesting appetizers were grilled beef tongue, fried spicy tuna-stuffed shishito peppers and a spring roll combo of six miniature teriyaki-glazed barbecue eel-avocado rolls with an equal number of citrus-sauced shrimp-asparagus rolls. A hot pot of hokkai-nabe (chunks of salmon, potato, tiny scallops and greens in a creamy miso broth) was also wonderful — vichyssoise Japanese-style.
We demolished a grilled ocean combo with a slice of tender sea bass, marinated in "yu-an" sauce and a firm piece of black cod in a "saikyo" marinade. And we drooled over the list of chef's-choice omakase dinners, one featuring Kobe beef, king crab, lobster, shrimp and (no kidding) blowfish, that sometime fatal temptation for ultra-gourmets who live life in the fast lane.
Over the years, progressive simplifications have diminished Japon Bistro's reputation for original cuisine. Its ambiance and décor are almost the same; service and food are still good (especially the sushi). But "imagination meets imaginAsian … creations never imagined … taste always remembered" (all part of their early advertising) are no longer phrases that come to mind.
The menu is down to a simple one-page list. Stuffed shishito peppers ($9) are still available and so is the beef tongue. But, alas, the innovative spring roll twins and the hokkai-nabe aren't. No ocean combo, no elaborate omakase dinners (though I've read on Yelp that some are available at the sushi bar) and no Chilean sea bass (probably a good thing since it's so endangered).
The sampler sakes ($16) on our most recent visit, at least according to our server, are down to nine listed on three laminated cards. But the trio we chose (Urokasumi honjozo genshu, Namahage Yamahai junmai and Ohyama tokobetsu junmai) were primo, all quite different from one another, all delectable, and all extremely complex.
As for our edibles: miso black cod ($10) and hamachi kama (yellowtail collar - $12) appetizers are favorites we order in just about every sushi place we frequent. Japon Bistro's were delicious, but small (half a collar and a 3-inch by 4-inch thick piece of cod) and served unadorned on beds of shredded cabbage with ponzu. (I confess to being spoiled by the enormous, equally tasty, FULL collar I had at Glendale's Zono Sushi last month for the same price.)
Unlike many newer sushi establishments, Japon Bistro's rolls are confined to a "mere" 27: 16 (most standards) on their printed sushi/sashimi list and 11 on a "special" menu. A traditionalist, I'm usually quite happy with rainbows, caterpillars, dragons and spiders and/or simple seafood on rice. Japon Bistro's fish is way above average, so complexity's superfluous.
But last week we tried two $16 "special" creations: a "Northern Delight" (shrimp tempura, avocado and cucumber inside; tuna and caviar outside) and a "New Age Roll" (filled with tuna, salmon and daikon sprouts, topped with albacore, avocado, fried onions and a "secret sauce." Both were beautiful, especially the first, with alternating dollops of red and black eggs, and quite good, although the onion tendrils were less crisp than chewy.
When Japon Bistro opened in 2003, its concept was far more ambitious than it is today. And, of course, there were fewer competitors. Now, with not only Kabuki, but Roku, Oba and Osawa and others vying for clientele, Japon Bistro seems to be relying evermore on its exceptional sushi bar. But the ambiance is pleasant, the service is good, the sushi and sake delightful and parking is free. In short, Japon Bistro is still well worth a visit.
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11 NCAA Div. III individual championships
IOWA CITY—The Central College men's track and field team dominated the distance events once again at Friday's Iowa Invitational, while the women's team used its speed on the short track and in the relays.
"I wanted to see competitiveness and I saw that tonight," coach Joe Dunham said. "It was a great overall effort by the Dutch. Our assistant coaches do such a great job working with our student-athletes. We're blessed to have a quality staff with quality student-athletes.
"It's a great time to be a part of this program."
Sprinters, relays lead women—Sprinter Abi Davis (sophomore, Des Moines, Dowling Catholic HS) bested runners from Drake and Western Illinois with a runner-up finish in the 200-meter dash in 25.60 seconds, 0.03 seconds off of Iowa's Taylor Lynch's pace. It's the fastest time in the Iowa Conference and will likely rank in the top 20 nationally after conversion.
"Abi ran a fast race," said Dunham. "It was a great effort by her and sets up nicely for next weekend's conference meet."
Davis was also part of Central's top 4x400 relay team with Elin Phipps (sophomore, Boone), Taylor Beckman (junior, Panora, Panorama HS) and Camie Kibbee (junior, Mason City), which finished less than two seconds behind Western Illinois' squad in its 4:04.35 runner-up performance. It's the fastest time by a Dutch relay this season. Central's second team of Abby Saladino (sophomore, Long Grove, North Scott HS), Meredith Zimmerman (junior, Urbandale), Gabrielle Muse (junior, Waukee) and Allie McBroom (junior, Runnells, Southeast Polk HS) finished third in 4:18.40.
Kibbee also ran a personal-best time of 59.48 for fourth in the 400-meter dash.
"Camie had a career day," Dunham said. "She ran really well individually and then ran a great leg in the relay. It was a nice all-around day."
Thrower Lorell Stuht (freshman, Loveland, Colo.) set a personal record in the weight throw with a toss of 44-4, topping her previous best by just under five feet.
Hurdler McKenna Zimmerman (junior, Urbandale) and her sister Meredith ran personal-best times of 9.51 and 9.66, respectively, in the 60-meter hurdles. The times bested their previous marks by 0.30 and 0.16 seconds and were good for seventh and eighth.
Distance runners Andie Arthofer (freshman, Dubuque, Senior HS) and Molly Bramble (sophomore, Waukee) also ran personal-best times of 5:33.78 and 5:34.19, respectively, in the mile.
Men's distance record falls again—Eli Horton (junior, Runnells, Southeast Polk HS) broke Austin O'Brien's (senior, Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley HS) school record in the 3,000-meter run set at this season's Dutch Athletics Classic as the duo finished Nos. 1 and 2. Horton finished more than seven seconds ahead of O'Brien in 8:21.94, more than four seconds faster than the previous record. Cole Decker (sophomore, Des Moines, Dowling Catholic HS) finished fourth in 8:38.15, while Isaac Steffensmeier (freshman, St. Paul, Fort Madison HS) was eighth in 8:41.29. Once converted, Horton's time will likely rank in the top 10 nationally.
"Eli ran the race completely by himself, which is difficult to do," Dunham said. "We wanted him to qualify for the NCAA meet in the 3,000-meter run and that time should do it.
"Isaac has a bright future at Central. His time was about 10 seconds faster than his peak last year. I was really impressed with his effort tonight."
Fellow distance runners Drew Jackson (junior, Johnston) and Jamie Vander Veer (junior, Knoxville) finished first and second in the 800-meter run. Jackson ran the best 800 time by a Dutch runner this year in 1:56.16, followed by Vander Veer's personal-best 1:56.34.
"Drew and Jamie posted great times and there's still a lot more there," said Dunham. "I was pleased with their progression.
"Our distance runners put together some really good races. We're still working some things out, but it was a good opportunity for our track team to prepare for next weekend. I was happy with the way we ran."
Hurdler Dan Roemerman (sophomore, Iowa City, City High HS) placed fourth in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.45. Sprinter Mitch Wagoner (senior, Iowa Falls, Iowa Falls-Alden HS) won his 200-meter dash heat in a season-best 23.07 seconds, placing eighth overall.
Throwers Steven Messerschmidt (senior, Neola, Tri-Center HS) and Gunnar Johnson (junior, Ankeny, Johnston HS) placed fifth and sixth in the shot put, respectively. Messerschmidt also tossed the weight 48-6.75, while Johnson set a personal record with a mark of 47-7.25.
"Steven had a great day throwing," Dunham said. "He's been really consistent all season. It was another move in the right direction. Gunner had a big throw in the shot as well. He's improving and we're looking for him to score at the conference meet."
Dunham also noted the performance of pole vaulter Nick Lemmon (junior, Auburn, Wash., Kent-Meridian HS), who reached 12-11.5 in a fourth-place finish.
LINCOLN, NEB.—The Dutch track and field teams sent a handful of student-athletes to Lincoln, Neb., for the Nebraska Tune-Up Friday as well.
The jumpers had the most success at the Huskers' home meet. Logan Mulford (freshman, Mount Pleasant) placed 15th in the men's high jump, clearing 6-0.75, while Hillary Hotz (junior, Fort Dodge, St. Edmond HS) cleared 5-3 in the women's for 12th.
Sprinter Monica Ruiz (sophomore, Hudson) ran a personal-best time of 26.97 in the 200-meter dash for 22nd place. It's more than one-half second faster than her previous best and is the fastest Dutch 200 this season.
Central takes its mark for the Iowa Conference championships next Friday and Saturday at Decorah. Last season at Dubuque the Dutch men won the title by two points (186-184) over Wartburg, while the women finished third behind the Knights and Luther.


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Let's not skirt around this
Considering how irredeemably off-trend skirts were last winter - apart, of course, from the pencil skirt which has become a wardrobe classic - it is astonishing (or would be anywhere apart from the capricious world of fashion) that this year a skirt is one of the most sought-after garments.
This is partly down to the novelty factor. We have grown nostalgic for them, having worn mainly dresses and trousers for the past two winters.
And partly down to the desire to be creative. We have been saying how perfect the dress is because it is an instant fix, no thinking required. But after a while, we have a masochistic desire to return to the early-morning ritual of working out what goes with what.
And finally, because skirts perfectly channel the whole 1950s aesthetic given impetus by Mad Men, Marc Jacobs and Prada.
Happily, there are at least a half-dozen skirt options this winter. Almost certainly among them will be a shape and length that works for you.
To ensure a pencil skirt looks a little bit Mad Men rather than a teensy bit dull, you need the right top half. A ladylike blouse and a batwing-sleeve top both work: Gap has a minimalist one in taupe or indigo at £35.99.
The best pencil skirts on a budget are at Oasis (wide waistband in grey, navy or black) and Marks & Spencer's (panelled tweed with embossing, £39.50).
Slightly pricier ones include Gerard Darel grey tweed with leather trim, £119 Fenwick, W1; MaxMara grey wool with flounce at the back, £185, Fenwick, Brent Cross; black with diagonal zip from Alexander McQueen's diffusion range, McQ, £155 at Matches; cream wool with chain belt by Milly at £265; Malou Sander with bold back zip (£105, Wild Swans) and at Joseph, St John's Wood sleek, grey or black flannel (£165) or charcoal with pinstripes (£175). The most indulgent is a butter-soft brown leather with gold zips by Michael Kors, at £2,260, and at Joseph, St John's Wood.
If you are opting for the draped or tulip shape, French Connection, MaxMara, Banana Republic and M&S are all bang-on for business use, while Dolce & Gabbana and Reiss both used an animal print, making their draped offerings perfect for out-to-dinner and party-season wear.
A draped skirt competing with a frilled and bow-bedecked top half can easily turn into a car crash, so keep the top half streamlined.
A little edgier is the 50s-influenced full skirt, which has been done astonishingly well by M&S in leather at £99 or in a grey printed silk at £45. Reiss has done it in grey with pocket detail (£120), and in a more voluminous version in black (£89).
Other great full skirts are at Warehouse in a very 1950s red and by Betty Jackson in her Betty Jackson Black range for Debenhams. The bell skirt from Marc by Marc Jacobs that sits just on the knee, perfectly works the Mad Men trend without any risk of tipping into fancy dress.
Top among the crop of minimalist, polished A-line skirts is a grey wool on-the-knee by Almost Famous (£90, Fenwick, Brent Cross) and bottle green leather with military buttons at Wallis.


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Ingredients :
Spinach / Palak - 1 bunch chopped
Potato- 1, medium, cut in cubes
Flat beans - 5-6, cut in long pieces
Kohlrabi - 2 medium, cut into cubes
Brinjals/ eggplants - 2, small, cut in cubes
Badi- 8-10 fried
Tomato- 1 meduim size sliced
Red Onion- 1, medium, sliced
Mustard oil- 2tblsp
Panch phoron- 1 tsp (Mix of Celery seeds, cumin, fenugreek, kalonji & fennel seeds )
Dry red chillies- 2 nos
Turmeric powder/ Haldi- ½ tsp
Salt as per the taste
For gravy:
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Cumin seeds- ½ tsp
Poppy seeds- 1tsp (Optional)
Garlic cloves- 3 pods
Green chilly- 2
** Grind the above ingredients & make a fine paste **
Heat 1 tblsp oil in a kadai. Add all the vegetables except brinjal, tomatoes and spinach. Shallow fry for 2-3 min.
Then add mustard paste on it, mix well sauté it few second. Immediately add 1 cup of water to the vegetables. (Don't fry the masala too much to avoid the bitterness)
Add salt as per the taste & turmeric powder. Cover the pan with a lid.
When the curry will start boiling add the brinjals. cover the lid. let the curry boil till all the veggies are cooked.
Now remove the lid add the chopped spinach, tomatoes. Mix well. Let the curry cook for another 5 mins till the spinach gets cooked. Add the badi pieces.
Now the gravy part is done will do the seasoning.....
Heat oil in a another pan. Add 1 tblsp of oil. Add dry red chillies & panch phoron, let it crackle. Then add the red onions. Sauté till it it beomes soft.
Now add the gravy in to the seasoning and mix well. Turn off the gas and cover with a lid for 5-10 mins.
Serve hot with Plain rice or Roti.....
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It was a treasure hunt of sorts that took more than four years and involved gathering 398 pieces of paper that were at least 40 years old.
But the completed project, overseen by Vietnam veterans Art Canales of Santa Fe with an assist by Art DeVargas of Albuquerque, does more than put faces with the names of New Mexico servicemen who died in the Vietnam War.
It makes real the sacrifice and cost of that war.
When the photo of Army Sgt. Bobby Joe Martinez of Fort Wingate came in last month, it made New Mexico the first state to obtain a photo of every one of its servicemen who died in that controversial war.
From eastern New Mexico, those photos include:
• Jimmy Hohstadt, Daniel Martinez, Freddie Joe Roberts, Ruben Rubio, David Stoll and Harvie Winkles from Curry County.
• Andrew Pacheco, Francisco Garcia, Ramon Ortega and Sam Eggert from Quay County.
• Jerry Bryant, Harry Dyer, Joe Shaw, Lloyd Smith and Paul Wolfe from Roosevelt County.
It's part of a nationwide campaign by the Vietnam Veterans of America to collect and display photos of all U.S. servicemen who died in the war at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial's planned $115 million Education Center in Washington, D.C.
The center is being designed to complement The Wall, the famous black granite memorial with the names of all 58,272 fatalities.
The 398 photos of New Mexico's Vietnam War dead will be on display through March at the New Mexico Veterans' Memorial visitors center at 1100 Louisiana SE, and all photos are posted at:
Canales and DeVargas deserve credit for going above and beyond the call of duty in recognizing their fellow troops. DeVargas says "we were the guys knocking on the doors, but we had a lot of help from everyone … families, friends, veterans. And, for whatever reasons, we stuck with it."
Sticking with it is something our military veterans know more than a little about. And now, thanks to the efforts of Canales, DeVargas and others like them across the country, the rest of the world will know more about those servicemen we lost in Vietnam.
— Albuquerque Journal and Clovis Media Inc.


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GAB names new election head
Michael Haas to serve as Elections Division administrator
The state Government Accountability Board has appointed a staff attorney to oversee Wisconsin elections.
The board announced Wednesday that members selected Michael Haas to serve as Elections Division administrator during a closed session Tuesday.
Haas has served as a GAB attorney since 2008. He will now be responsible for overseeing the state's elections, a task that includes interacting with nearly 2,000 county and municipal clerks.
He replaces Nat Robinson, who was asked to resign. Board spokesman Reid Magney declined to elaborate, saying only the separation was cordial. Board Director Kevin Kennedy wrote in a memo to local clerks in November announcing Robinson's departure that he believed it was time for a change in leadership in the Elections Division and board members supported his decision, but he offered no other details.
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Linked in and on the run...
May 12, 2011 —
The question that hangs in the air is whether there is such a thing as "too much fun?" Judging by the past week, I hesitate to say "yes" but that said, I'm grateful that I must slow down for a brief shining moment and share my exploits, while sitting still.
Over the weekend, I became momentarily overwhelmed (what else is new) when forced to make decisions on "where and when." So many choices of great events to attend can create (personal, psychotic) inner chaos but ultimately, I don't believe that "less is more" concerning the arts and entertainment world of the Upper Delaware Valley. Therefore, I took off at lightening speed...
My conundrum began with the "First Fridays" concept. There are several from which to choose, but only one first Friday each month. This time out, I went with the Upper Delaware Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender (UDGLBT—hold the mayo) event at the Water Wheel (www.waterwheelcafe.com) in Milford, PA. The organization, (www.udglbtcenter.blogspot.com) is busy, busy, busy, and this is the first opportunity that I've had in over a year to pay them a visit.
First Fridays coordinator Patty Tomaszewski works tirelessly to create these highly successful events, and had invited singer/songwriter aj shanti (www.myspace.com/ajshanti) to entertain. I'm a huge fan, so it was easy to select UDGLBT as my destination this time around. Many in the audience had not experienced shanti before and they were (clearly) impressed with her style, incredible vocals and her unique connection with each audience she encounters as she travels the world, sharing her talents. Between the crowd, the (swell) venue and the show—(almost) too much fun.
I have (finally) discovered the reasoning behind so many organizations' creating festivals of one sort or another—each and every one that I attend turns out to be fun, fun, fun. I headed out to Sullivan County College (www.sullivan.suny.edu) for its annual Kite Festival, with the thought of snapping a photo and being on my way, but there was so much going on, that I stayed for hours. A perfect opportunity for families to spend time together, the festival included kite demonstrations, booths, vendors, food, music, an art show and (yep) loads of fun.


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You know when you go on a mission trip that is a completely life-changing experience, and you come back all fired up? You just stared injustice in the face and realized you can actually do something about it. Your life takes on new purpose. It's like the small seed of justice that had been lying dormant within you suddenly bloomed, and you feel an almost uncontrollable urge to share your experience with others in a way that will make them understand what has to be done.
You know that feeling?
That's the type of passion-driven person the Compassion Philippines office hires. And they've come up with a pretty unique way to find those people.
The Compassion Philippines hiring process is unique. As part of the final round of interviewing, each candidate is required to participate in an "immersion experience," a process designed to look into the heart of the candidate.
The immersion experience requires the candidate to spend four days and three nights living with the family of a Compassion-assisted child. The location selected is usually among the worst of the slum areas.
The candidate stays with the family, eats what they eat, sleeps in their home, and remains in their community for the entire time.
After the stay, the family and the church partner write a review of the experience and provide input on how the candidate related to them in their poverty. If a candidate does not pass this review by the family and church partner, he or she will not be offered a job at Compassion Philippines.
Country Director Noel Pabiona explains that the purpose of this final step is to identify candidates who truly have a heart for serving Compassion-assisted children and church partners.
"A candidate may look perfect on paper or in office interviews, but you can't fake it in the field."
Program Communications Manager Wendy Sebastian spent her immersion experience with a family of seven children in a small slum home. She worked with the mother breaking large pieces of charcoal into smaller pieces to sell.
Wendy shares how that experience impacted her: "Chopping and re-packing coal with Anna helped me see firsthand the difficulty and health risks she encounters every day to net 40 to 80 pesos a day ($1-2). I felt compelled to do something beyond enjoying and maintaining my privileged life. This experienced confirmed that God purposely led me to Compassion to help build His kingdom agenda and I had to obey His calling."
Along with the hiring process, Compassion Philippines office staff who do not spend time in the field are required to participate in an immersion experience every two years to keep them in touch with the children and partners they are serving.
Wow! Now that's on-the-job training if I ever saw it.
Working at my desk thousands of miles away from those in the field, sometimes I catch myself losing track of the reality of the ministry we're doing. It's easy to get swept up in the mundane routine of my daily tasks.
A radical interview experience like those in the Philippines would surely sear into the mind of any potential employee the serious and life-altering impact of his or her job.
As I was writing this, I was also working with the Compassion Philippines staff in the wake of Typhoon Ketsana. Along with thousands of our children who have lost homes, some of our staff have lost everything as well.
If you are interested in more information on this disaster, visit its crisis page. And please remember that we will contact you directly if your child has been affected by the disaster.


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When you read a story of a manly hero slaying a dragon and then bedding the princess, it's easy to imagine there's a 300-pound author sitting behind the typewriter in a tiny apartment full of cats. After all, fiction is all about escaping our real life, right?
Not always. In fact, if you look at the authors behind some of the most iconic heroes of all time, you find a writer who's every bit as badass. Not only did these guys insert elements from their actual lives into the stories, they actually toned them down a bit.
We're talking about the creators of characters like...
5James Bond
The Character:
We know what you're thinking: "I don't need you to explain to me who James Bond is, fool! Don't waste my valuable time!" But we do need to explain that the Bond from the books is not the wise-cracking, lovable rogue that you've seen in the films (that was, in fact, just Sean Connery being himself).
No, literary Bond is a ruthless, slightly amoral man who does whatever he needs to do to get the job done. He doesn't get laser wristwatches or jet packs, just an assload of fucking guns.
Even Daniel Craig's portrayal, while much more accurate, failed to express the extent of Bond's badassery. At the end of Casino Royale (the book), upon learning that his girlfriend is both (A) a double agent and (B) dead, his only reaction is to call up M and say, "Yep. She's dead." Yeah, the novelized Bond is a damn sight more hardcore than any of the movie versions.
He doesn't need puns to punish you... shit, wait.
The Writer:
Before he invented Bond, Ian Fleming was personally recruited by the Director of Naval Intelligence to aid them as a spy during World War II. Fleming rose to the rank of Commander and started devising ingenious plans to disrupt the enemy forces, including Operation Ruthless, in which British troops would masquerade as injured Germans and then kill their rescuers, and Operation Goldeneye, which covertly kept an eye on fascist Spain in case it decided to join the Nazis.
We're assuming it looked something like this.
Later on in the war, he was chief planner for the 30 Assault Unit, a special task force composed of 138 commandos who were trained in doing basically everything James Bond has ever done. After the war, he built his own house/slice of tropical paradise in Jamaica and, a couple years later, President Kennedy (a big fan of the Bond books) invited Fleming to dinner. While there, Fleming suggested that JFK should discredit Fidel Castro by announcing that beards attracted radioactivity and made you sterile, a suggestion that was apparently taken quite seriously by CIA Chief Allen Dulles.
Near the end of his life, Fleming said that his biggest regret was that he was "always smoked and drunk and loved too much." We're pretty sure that's awesome.
We couldn't figure out which of these was more badass, so we're just going to use both.
Seriously, now. Of all the characters in the world that are the result of the author just writing a thinly-veiled version of his own life, did you ever think James freaking Bond was one of them?
4King Arthur
The Character:
You know the story: After pulling the fabled Excalibur from a stone, he was crowned King of England, because pulling things out of a stationary object is the only qualification necessary to lord over a powerful empire.
"You are now the sovereign ruler of Office Max."
Arthur refused to pay tribute to the Roman Empire, deciding instead to muster an army to go kick them in the balls with a plate-armored boot. But before he even reached the battle (which he won convincingly), Arthur decided to take a quick detour to fight a goddamn giant, because hey, it's a giant.
"Really, when am I going to be here again?"
Arthur defeats the giant by "swappis [the giant's] genytrottys in sondir," which we can only assume has something to do with a claw hammer and male nudity. Oh, and did we mention that he has a scabbard of invulnerability? Because he totally does.
The Writer:
If there's one bad thing about Arthur it's that he was always too much of a goody-two-shoes. Thankfully, Thomas Malory--the guy who wrote/compiled King Arthur's tales--didn't cotton to any of that bullshit. He was basically a one-man crime spree and a mixture of Robin Hood, Harry Houdini and Sean Connery.
He and a bunch of his friends ambushed the Duke of Buckingham and stole everything he had. He then proceeded to seduce another man's wife twice, robbing the guy the second time around. Thomas also broke out of jail three times, once by swimming across a moat at night, once by using swords, daggers and other pointy objects to stab his way free, and once by somehow getting a royal pardon.
Meaning he looks like this and will rob you while making your daughter's virginity disappear.
"Because he's fucking awesome, that's how. And he signed my crown."
Malory remained free for a while but spent his last remaining days in prison, using the time he had left to write a masterpiece of English literature instead of more typical inmate hobbies such as lifting weights and having sex with men.


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Soap Opera Fan's Screen Captures Of The Week.
Even with all of the drama, it's sometimes pretty hard to keep a straight face.
Welcome to our weekly screen capture gallery where Soap Opera Fan Blog pokes fun at our favorite soaps and asks you along for the ride.
Join us on Twitter @soapoperafan, and Facebook. Come tweet and Facebook with us about all soap operas, "Dallas," "Glee," "Grey's Anatomy, "Vampire Diaries," and "Venice The Series."
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John C. Wells Planetarium Shows
Sat, 15 Dec 2012 7:00 PM
7 and 8:30 p.m.
Room 1103, Miller Hall
Produced by Evans and Sutherland Digital Theater, "Mystery of the Christmas Star" allows audiences to journey back 2,000 years to Bethlehem in pursuit of a scientific explanation of the star the wise men followed to find the baby Jesus. This modern retelling of the Christmas story is sure to charm and captivate audiences of all ages. For information, visit http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/ChristmasStar.shtml; free.
- Nov 16: - Jan 5: College for Kids
- Nov 16: - Jan 12: Saturday Morning Physics
- Dec 6: - Mar 11: "Observe Our Library" Exhibition


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The San Francisco Giants may have taken home the World Series title, but they weren't the only team in the Bay Area to grab our collective attention last year. The Oakland A's, of
Catfish Hunter Bash Brothers Moneyball regular baseball fame, had a great year and, in combination with a Texas collapse, rallied to actually win the AL West in 2012.
Let's take a closer look at the A's.
Major Off-Season Moves:
- Acquired John Jaso in 3 way from Seattle. Jaso is good young player and will be a sneaky great addition for the A's
- Acquired IF Jed Lowrie from the Houston after he made a temporary home their. Lowrie made like $20/hour, so he was way too much for the Astros.
- Signed Hiroyuki Nakajima from half across the world in Japan. They hope he is better than Kaz Matsui.
I think the Jaso and Lowrie trades were great deals for the A's but, in typical fashion, they weren't flashy this offseason. If Brad Pitt knows anything, it's how to acquire players below market value. Side note: we discussed one of Jaso's most important features here when the trade was made.
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Family Photos – Granddad in Stage Costume
I have been going through my parents photos and photo albums looking for old photos of my parents, their parents and other family members.
Below is one of my Paternal Great Grandfather Ernest Mitchell born in Adelaide South Australia in 1882 and died in NSW in 1945. The photo was taken in the late 1930's. On the back of the photo it says "Grandad in Stage Costume".
Ernest apparently appeared in a number of plays, including 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. I'm yet to find any other information on what other plays he would have been in or what thearte they were performed in. Ernest and his wife Daisy were living in Northy Sydney during the 1920's. Maybe one day I will find some additonal information.
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The names below are "one-hit wonder" names that ranked among the 1,000 most popular U.S. baby names only once–sometime during the 1880s.
This list is much longer than the 1940s and 1950s lists, but it's also probably a lot less reliable. Why? Because the SSA's baby name data for the late 1800s and early 1900s is pretty skewed. As a result, a lot of random names (and not-quite-names) managed to rank among the statistical "top 1,000" during this period.
- 1880 – Adina, Almyra, Chanie, Chrissie, Clemie, Cordella, Dayse, Delina, Delle, Elmire, Elzada, Estie, Fronnie, Lovisa, Lucina, Manerva, Manervia, Minervia, Neppie, Nolie, Orilla, Rillie, Sybilla, Tella, Thursa
- 1881 – Achsah, Ala, Alabama, Amey, Chestina, Chloie, Crissie, Daisye, Dema, Dollye, Eithel, Mila, Senora, Siddie, Sylvania, Tiney, Zilpah
- 1882 – Affie, Arah, Artelia, Birdella, Cathern, Cilla, Elizbeth, Fannye, Francina, Genevra, Iza, Jerusha, Loda, Lucetta, Lucindy, Luda, Mahalie, Modena, Nanna, Nelie, Olena, Sinda, Vicy
- 1883 – Almina, Argie, Beatrix, Cappie, Caro, Cloe, Deetta, Dorathea, Ermine, Felicie, Icey, Junia, Lovey, Marianita, Mattye, Pearla, Simona
- 1884 – Alzina, Annice, Georganna, Leala, Lurana, Milly, Nealy, Olivine, Oney, Savilla, Sussie, Theodocia, Violetta
- 1885 – Aurilla, Dosia, Emmy, Essa, Ica, Ilma, Lolla, Medora, Octa
- 1886 – Alwilda, Angele, Betha, Clytie, Ermina, Hilah, Louisiana, Metha, Oline, Pricilla
- 1887 – Alwine, Anice, Clemma, Eppie, Gustie, Octavie, Orelia
- 1888 – Francies, Margretta, Orra, Pairlee, Pallie
- 1889 – Chessie, Erla, Herma, Lulah, Noemie
- 1880: Agustus, Baldwin, Candido, Ceylon, Clemente, Firman, Friend, Hays, Hence, Hunt, Isam, Jabez, Obed, Rafe, Redden, Salomon, Sannie, Tilden
- 1881 – Ambers, Cas, Casimiro, Dixon, Elonzo, Emry, Erving, Esequiel, Manly, Marius, Marrion, Mercer, Obe, Philo, Primus, Prosper, Pryor, Roll, Wiliam, Wing, York
- 1882 – Alanzo, Alby, Alcee, Auguste, Caswell, Clabe, Ell, Greene, Hansford, Lone, Marsh, Pearley, Wenzel
- 1883 – Blanchard, Bose, Charle, Emett, Grove, Hanson, Jep, Jeptha, Linzy, Lute, Milas, Thurlow
- 1884 – Blain, Bowman, Bunk, Donaciano, Ebenezer, Ignatz, Odin, Oley, Osborn, Shep, Vollie
- 1885 – Drury, Elon, Fielding, Fleet, Fount, Lark, Lim, Nim, North, Orvis, Reason, Virge, Worley, Zenas
- 1886 – Acey, Algernon, Amasa, Amil, Calhoun, Colbert, Elby, Fuller, Ham, Lilburn, Lovett, Pratt, Ruffin
- 1887 – Bliss, Dorr, Ethelbert, Gilford, Gilman, Graves, Hillery, Shepherd
- 1888 – Benjman, Celestino, Hart, Hilmer, Le, Liston, Lott, Nils, Vere
- 1889 – Abie, Alver, Anatole, Boone, Branch, Bush, Claiborne, Edw, Fed, Governor, Hjalmar, Levin, Redmond
All one-hit wonder lists: 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s.


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Cornie M. HoughNovember 23,2013
Cornie M. Hough
Cornie M. Hough
WATERBURY Cornie M. Hough, 97, passed away in the comfort of her family at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.
Born in Mooers, N.Y., on Jan. 30, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Elizabeth (Duprey) Abare.
On Sept. 21, 1935, she married Henry C. Hough in Waterbury. Henry predeceased Cornie on Feb. 3, 1981.
Cornie was a 1934 graduate of Waterbury High School and, following her marriage, was happy and busy as a homemaker and raising her family. At the age of 42, Cornie became a licensed practical nurse and received her drivers license. She was employed at the Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury, and then later worked in nursing homes in Montpelier, as well as a private-duty nurse.
A woman of deep and devoted faith, Cornie was a 95-year member of St. Andrew Catholic Church in Waterbury, Court St. Theresa 551 Catholic Daughters of the Americas, and the St. Andrew Altar Society.
Her other memberships included Waterbury Grange 237, a 42-year member of the Harry N. Cutting American Legion Auxiliary Unit 59, a 37-year member of the Montpelier VFW Auxiliary, as well as the 8 and 40, and the Waterbury Historical Society.
In her leisure time she enjoyed traveling, cooking, jigsaw puzzles, playing Scrabble, crocheting and watching movies, particularly horror and Westerns.
Cornie was particularly proud that her first language was French, and had to be taught English when she began school.
Cornie is survived by her children, Carolyn Earle, of Eden, Edwin Hough and his wife, Andrea, of Northfield, Charles Hough and his wife, Brenda, of Waterbury, and Linda Kaiser, of Waterbury; 18 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Richard Abare, of Morrisville, and Robert Abare, of Moretown; two sisters, Marie Carri, of Tennessee, and Grace Lee, of Rutland; her sister-in-law, Helen Abare, of Alaska; her special friends, Peter and Sandra LaFlamme and their children, Kevin and Julie; as well as nieces, nephews and extended family. Cornie was predeceased by a son, Clifton Hough; a great-grandson, Dana Byrd; her son-in-law, Donald Kaiser; as well as siblings Ruby Dalley, Dorothy Green, Jerome Abare, Clara Pratt, Omeline Morin, Frederick Abare and Pauline Abare.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated from St. Andrew Catholic Church in Waterbury on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, at 10 a.m., with a reception to follow in the church parish hall. Friends may call at the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home in Waterbury on Monday evening, Nov. 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. Interment will take place in the Waterbury Center Cemetery.
The family requests that flowers be omitted; rather memorial gifts would be appreciated to the Waterbury Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 95, Waterbury Center, VT 05677.
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Review of the Canon EOS 30D
Canon EOS 30D Review
Series numbers aside, the outcome of this progression of models has generally been an increase in the amount of pixels on the sensor: from 3MP to 6MP and now 8MP. Both the D60 and the 10D had 6 million pixels; the 20D and the new 30D have 8MP. So is the new camera that much different from its predecessor? Let's take a look at the 30D and see if it lives up to the reputation set by its forebears.
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Canon continues its dedication to the CMOS sensor, and the 30D contains the same version as the EOS 20D, with 8.2 million effective pixels, out of a total 8.5million. The sensor is also APS-C size, which offers a 1.6x shift in focal length on 35mm format lenses. Speaking of lenses, the camera continues to use the Canon EF mount, which means any Canon AF lens may be used, or similar from the independent lens makers.
So, what sets this camera apart from the 20D? Basically the camera has been updated to take advantage of some of the newer features Canon has been including in recent cameras. To start with there's a larger LCD screen, with 2.5 diagonal inches of viewable area, 230,000 pixels and a quoted viewing angle of 85° from most directions. Actually this is a little confusing; most manufacturers would refer to this as a 170° viewing angle, which sounds better, but also I think gives a better illustration of how easy it is to see the screen at obtuse angles.
Introducing a new camera with a large screen is nothing new of course; Nikon did the same with the D70s, and Canon followed up the EOS 1D Mk II with the 'n' version and an added half an inch. But, like the Mk IIn, there's more that has been added to the 30D. Canon has added its Picture Style software to the camera. We've covered this in reviews of recent digital cameras, but I'll briefly recap. Picture Style provides a sub menu to allow you to add in-camera digital optimisation for popular subjects such as portraits or landscapes. There are various curves and settings for vivid, neutral or natural images, as well as black & white options. And you can download more options from the web, or build your own custom effects. It's like scene modes on steroids and works well. If you're shooting in RAW you can add the effect or delete if you're not happy. The other major upgrade incorporated into the EOS 30D is the frame rate, which has been increased from 5fps over 23 frames on the 20D, to 5fps over 30fps. This increase in buffer size may not be that significant to most, but if you're interested in sport or wildlife it could save your photographic life.
In other respects, there's much the same as before. The camera has a DIGIC II processor, magnesium alloy shell and the same shutter speeds as before. The AF system is the same as the 20D too, with a nine-selectable point system, enabling easy and fast focusing on off-centre subjects. Similarly the cameras share the same metering system, including AF linked evaluative metering, 3.5% central area spot metering and good old-fashioned centreweighted metering.
The overriding design factor is the inclusion of the larger screen. However, there's still plenty of space on the camera's back.
The rest of the design ethos of Canon cameras remains intact, and this model is instantly recognisable as a Canon model. It's very well made and comfortable to hold, thanks to its robust and sturdy build, and also owing to the rubber grip.
The top-plate has a large LCD screen with readouts for photographic controls such as aperture, shutter, white balance, file format, drive mode and exposure compensation. There's also a battery status symbol.
Many of these settings can be changed with the buttons placed close by, in combination with the front controller and rear command dial. The left side has the mode dial, featuring the usual array of manual through to program modes. There's also an auto mode and a set of scene modes, although considering the camera's target audience of enthusiasts and semi-professionals I think these are perhaps unnecessary, or even condescending.
In the centre of the top-plate on top of the pentaprism is a hotshoe and built-in flash. The flash covers up to 17mm lenses (equivalent to 27mm) and has a guide number of 13m – not too shabby.
On the side of the camera is a PC socket for attaching external flash units or studio lights. This socket is protected by a tough rubber cover, also covering the remote control, USB Hi-Speed and video out ports.
The back houses the LCD, the menu controls, and the rear command wheel, which allows menu and picture scrolling, with a central 'set' button. It doubles as aperture control and exposure compensation setting, which I always find awkward to use, as you need to set the power button to an unlabelled white line, which doesn't give the game away. Finally there's a toggle switch to allow manual control of the nine AF points, in conjunction with the AF selection button at the top right.
For starters I can attest to the camera's weatherproofing, after getting caught in a late March shower. As for camera timing, it's nippy, with near-instantaneous start up. The continuous burst mode offers up to 5fps over 30 frames in largest JPEG mode. Using a SanDisk Extreme III card, I managed a one-minute burst of 224 images, with a sustained 5fps burst lasting for the first 30 seconds to capture 150 images before the buffer filled up and the camera slowed down. Of course, that's using manual exposure and focus, so the camera has nothing else to think about. But that's impressive nevertheless, with an average one-minute burst speed of 3.7fps.
In other areas the camera performs well too. The AF is generally spot on, though it can at times dance between focus points or choose the wrong one, in which case you need to switch to manual selection. Canon also knows a thing or two about menu design: I like its scrolling action and fast jump to different sections, though I still find the typeface quite small compared to other systems.
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For the most part the EOS 30D is capable of some extremely fine images, and generally exposure and colour are very good. The camera does suffer from Canon's standard flat image look though, and I feel most images could do with a slight tweak in contrast to get rid of a slight milky look that faintly covers the images. Viewed alone this is barely noticeable but compared to an image from another camera, or viewed before and after correction, you can see it quite clearly. This is noticeable in JPEG images as well as RAW.
In terms of noise, the 30D performs very well, even at high ISO settings. ISO 1000 is about the highest I would recommend for comfortable images; any higher and I would be concerned about how the noise will show in the final images.
Finally a word about lenses. Several images I shot were less sharp than I'd hoped because of the quality of some of the cheaper Canon lenses. So it's worth investing in a decent lens, at least as a day-to-day standard, unless you want to see unsharp images and a higher incidence of fringing.
Generally though, I can't see many people complaining about the quality of the images they might get from the Canon EOS 30D.
At £1200, the EOS 30D isn't cheap, and I wouldn't suggest upgrading from the 20D. But if you're moving up from, say, a 300D or 350D, you'd probably appreciate the extra features and build quality. Similarly, for those keen Canon users switching to digital for the first time, the build quality and features make the camera a viable option.
As a new camera the Canon EOS 30D is a bit of a disappointment, but viewed as an upgrade to an already very good camera, it performs its role well. So while the extra functions don't excite us as much as a brand new model would, the Canon 30D is still a very good camera.
Canon may appear to have missed a trick by not announcing something totally new in the same price bracket as the Nikon D200 that matches its pixel count. But Canon is canny, and it's rare that any opportunity is missed, so I suspect there's something else up Canon's sleeve.
The 30D is a good camera but, in the grand scheme of things, perhaps not an important one.


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