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Long balls, small ball dooms Phillies as they lose to the Marlins in extra-innings, 3-2.
The Phillies would waste a four-hit effort by their ace, Cole Hamels, before Clay Condrey would come in to blow it in the eleventh inning, as the Phillies lose to the Marlins in extra-innings, 3-2. The Phillies would score the game's first run in the first inning on a RBI single by Ryan Howard, scoring Jimmy Rollins, who has gotten on base earlier with an infield single, to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead. The Phillies would increase their lead to 2-0 in the third when Howard would hit a RBI double, scoring Chase Utley, who has earlier singled, all the way from first. The Marlins would cut the lead to 2-1 when Phillies' starter Cole Hamels would give up a solo home run to Jeremy Hermida on a first pitch fast ball, Hermida's twelfth home run of the year. That would remain the score for a while, although the Phillies would threathen to score another run late in the top of the seventh. Carlos Ruiz would start the inning off with a walk. After Hamels pops out trying to bunt him over, and Rollins then hit into a force out, third to second, wiping out Ruiz, Victorino would get on base with a double, sending Rollins to third. Utley would then load the bases after he is hit by the pitch. But Howard would end the inning by grounding out, second to first. In the eighth, the Marlins would tie the game as Hamels, who has been keeping the Marlins off-balanced via a nasty curveball, would throw his second bad pitch as he threw an 0-1 fast ball to Cody Ross, his sixteenth home run of the year. Neither team would be able to score in the ninth, sending the game into extra-innings. In the top of the eleventh, the Phillies threathen to score with two men out. After Pedro Feliz got on base on a Hanley Ramirez throwing error, he would go to second on a Ruiz single. The two would then move up a base on Marlins' reliever Doug Waechter's wild pitch. But that would be as far as they would get as pinch hitter Chris Coste struck out to end the inning. In the Marlins' half of the eleventh, Clay Condrey would give up a lead off single to Alfredo Amezaga. He would then walk Ramirez, sending Amezaga to second. Hermida then follows with a bunt attempt to move the runners over, which instead becomes a single because Condrey appeared ready to throw to third, before he finally threw to first, too late to get Ramirez, loading the bases. Jorge Cantu then hits a single which bounces off of the scoreboard in left center field, scoring Amezaga for the winning run, giving the Marlins a 3-2 win.
Cole Hamels pitches another no-decision, as he is once again denied his tenth win of the year, although pitching eight solid innings of keeping the Marlins off-balanced, giving up only two earned runs on four hits, while striking out seven. Ryan Madson, J.C. Romero and Chad Durbin would combine to pitch two scoreless innings, giving up no hits between them. Clay Condrey would take the lost, giving up an earned run on three hits, getting no one out as he faced four batters. His record is now 2-2 with a ERA of 3.73. Josh Johnson would also get a no-decision, as he pitches six and two-thirds innings, giving up two earned runs on seven hits. Renyel Pinto, Joe Nelson, Kevin Gregg, and Matt Lindstrom would combine for three and a third innings of scoreless ball, giving up no hits. Doug Waechter would get the win, as he gives up no runs on one hit. His record is now 2-2 with a 3.35 ERA.
The Phillies' offense would once again do them in, letting a starter off the hook in the early innings and then doing nothing for most of the rest of the game. This is really getting to be an annoyance as they are allowing it to occur too often. Cole Hamels unleased a rather nasty curveball that kept the Marlins' batters off balanced, especially as he was starting off most batters with his junk, and not his fastball, which would end up hurting him as both home runs occurred because the batters were able to guess when he was throwing his fastball. But, if Hamels continues to use the curveball and constantly get it over for strikes, then he will be an even tougher pitcher for opposing hitters to face.
The Phillies will have the day off tomorrow before they start a three game series with the Mets starting on Tuesday. With the lost, the Phillies are once again tied for first place with the Mets as they have defeated the Reds in extra-innings. The Marlins are now trailing the Phillies and the Mets by half a game. The Braves are trailing the Phils and the Mets by six and a half games as they'd lost to the Nationals. The Phillies will now regroup as they play an important series with the Mets in New York, trying to defeat a National League East rival in a series who isn't the Braves.
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I really cannot believe that Hamels didn't win this game. Even the two home runs he allowed were good pitches. The one to Hermida was high and inside, and I think the pitch to Ross was off the plate that he just took the other way. Cole was dominant for the most part, but I think it just shows how closely matched these two teams are. It should be a lot of fun the rest of the way. Good luck against the Mets….Obviously someone has to win😦 so I'm hoping you guys can whack Santana around. The Mets are due for a losing skid anway after their 10 straight wins.
I can't believe that Hamels didn't win the game either, but, it just goes to show that a shake up of some kind is needed among the batters to get them going. That was just no excuse how they, for all intents and purposes, rolled over and played dead for most of that game. I mean, the Fox Broadcasters on Saturday and the Phillies' Broadcasters on Sunday both mentioned that the Marlins pitching isn't exactly world beaters and that the defense leaks like noone's buisness. They're only there because of the long balls the batters keep hitting, and that was proven yesterday since Hamels was only hurt yesterday by two long balls. Grrrr, somebody needs to take charge and start taking names and start kicking backsides over there.
Hermida just happen to guess right when he hit it out. As for Ross, wrong pitch, wrong time.
As for the Mets, while I agree that they need to start on a long skid, I'm beginning to wonder if the Phillies will be able to start it. Guess we'll find out better on Wednesday than on Tuesday. Why? Because the headcase aka Brett Myers will be pitching that night. All fingers crossed.
Believe me, even though the pitching for Florida is better now that Johnson, Sanchez, and Volstad are in the rotation, I don't know how they have managed to win up to this point without them. And our defense is the worst in the league…period. They play the game the wrong way, but somehow manage to win. I'm just as shocked as everyone else is.
Oh, the announcers on Fox Saturday Baseball and the Phillies' announcers kept on pointing out why they keep winning. The Marlins' batters ability to hit the long ball throughout the entire lineup. If that is ever stopped for a long enough period of time, the Marlins will fall back down to earth, mark my words.
Well it shouldn't be a secret that the Marlins can hit the ball out of the park. It's just that not too many people know it because Florida never gets much national attention. Last year they had as many home runs as the New York Yankees and were among the NL leaders in home runs as well…but they finished in last place behind the Nationals. What I meant was that this year they used the same forumla without their front-line pitchers again, but they have managed to hang in the race by just clubbing home runs….something that is proven by the history of the game that cannot win over the course of an entire season, yet it has surprisingly worked well enough for the first 100 or so games. Now once Sanchez returns in place of VandenHurk next week, Florida will have a completely different rotation than the one with Hendrickson, Miller, VandenHurk, Badenhop, Tucker, De La Cruz….etc….and can hang with the rest of the league…..either way, this team has stayed in it until NFL training camp, and that is good enough for me!
Good luck against Santana tonight! He gives up a ton of home runs, so he could be in for a rough day in your ballpark.
Well, it's obvious that someone has noticed that about the Marlins' batters. It's just that no one seems to be telling the other teams' pitchers how to minimize is that it would lead to situations like this past Sunday's game. As for the starters, I guess we'll see in the next few weeks how good they really are, especially if the batters get shut down by certain pitchers (Jamie Moyer. Pardon me, was that a blood curdling scream that I'd just heard? :)) in the league.
Actually, the Phillies are playing in Shea this week. And thanks for the good luck. The dummies who are suppose to be the Phils are going to need all the luck they can get.


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This is the third of five weekly installments profiling individuals who will receive Alumni Awards & Recognition on Nov. 11 during North Central College's Sesquicentennial Homecoming Celebration.
Oct. 18, 2011—North Central College is honoring J. Charles Eldridge of Wake Forest, N.C., with a 2011 Outstanding Alumni Award.
Eldridge and four others will be honored during the College's Sesquicentennial Convocation at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. This year's event commemorates the 150th anniversary of the first day classes were held at the school on Nov. 11, 1861.
Eldridge is professor of physiology and pharmacology at Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, N.C. He has held a variety of leadership positions at Wake Forest and was architect and phase director of a new M.D. curriculum that utilizes small group, case-centered tutorials for basic science learning. He recently adopted the same tutorial strategy for a graduate student curriculum in professionalism, bioethics and responsible conduct of research.
Eldridge has received numerous awards for his teaching, was a Macy Foundation Scholar at Harvard Medical School, a Ciba-Novartis Researcher of the Year and was honored as a Distinguished Alumnus from the Medical College of Georgia in 2002.
His body of research has been presented in nearly 200 published manuscripts, book chapters, professional meetings and seminars, including a 480-page book, "Endocrine Toxicology," edited and published in 2010. He frequently serves as a consultant on endocrine matters for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institutes of Health, various corporations and legal counsel.
Eldridge is a native of Ottawa, Ill. and received a bachelor of arts degree in biology and chemistry from North Central College in 1965. He holds an M.S. in physiology from Northern Illinois University and a Ph.D. in endocrinology from the Medical College of Georgia.
Following post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Bordeaux, France, and at the Medical College of Georgia, Eldridge joined the faculty of the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C. He has resided in Wake Forest since 1978.
Others being honored on Nov. 11 are Outstanding Alumni Award recipients Esther Benjamin of Mitchellville, Md., and Col. Stephen Taylor of Lexington Park, Md.; Wall of Witness honoree James Will of Arlington Heights; and Alumni Recognition Award recipient Ryan Dowd of Aurora.
North Central College's yearlong Sesquicentennial Celebration commemorates the 150th anniversary of the first day of classes on Nov. 11, 1861, and the College's role in helping to shape the fabric of the Naperville community. Throughout its history, North Central College alumni have distinguished themselves as leaders in the arts, sciences, business, education and many other areas of study. Numerous Sesquicentennial events and projects are planned throughout 2011 and into 2012. Visit northcentralcollege.edu/150 to learn more.
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David Bakhtiari answered with such certainty, and with a look on his face that bordered on a smile. If only the rest of the Green Bay Packers were feeling like their 21-year-old rookie left tackle was on Sunday evening.
All throughout the Candlestick Park visitors' locker room, there was frustration – the kind that losing to the same team three times in a 364-day span will cause. The third time had been anything but a charm for the Packers, who had dropped a 34-28 opening-day decision to the San Francisco 49ers, a team that's starting to look a little bit like the franchise's 1990s nemesis, the Dallas Cowboys.
And while the way it happened had been different – with quarterback Colin Kaepernick and wide receiver Anquan Boldin doing most of the damage through the air rather than Kaepernick (and Frank Gore) running wild like last time – the end result had been the same as it was in last year's season-opener and in the season-ending NFC Divisional Playoffs.
The resulting feelings afterward had been predictable. Agitated coach Mike McCarthy didn't like being second-guessed. Irritated Aaron Rodgers didn't appreciate the suggestion that a gap existed between the two teams. And no one seemed to feel particularly good about any positives that might have been culled from their performance.
"We came here to win the game. I don't know who the hell you think we are," McCarthy snapped when asked if there were any encouraging signs to be taken from what happened. "We lost a game we were capable of winning today. We are in the mindset of feeling the pain of losing. This is not what it's all about.
"We came in here with every intention of winning this game today and we didn't get it done. We did not do the little things to win today. We've got to fix that, correct that."
Asked if he thought a gap existed between the two teams, Rodgers replied, "We'll wait and see. I don't really appreciate that question. Or understand it."
And then, there was Bakhtiari. He certainly hadn't been perfect on Sunday, giving up a pair of sacks in his NFL regular-season debut against Pro Bowl pass rusher Aldon Smith. But he was still in college at Colorado last year for the Packers' first two losses to the 49ers, and while he clearly felt the disappointment of the outcome, he wasn't teetering on the edge, either.
So when it was suggested that the teams might see each other again before everything's all said and done, Bakhtiari interjected, "We will."
Oh yeah?
"They're a great team. We're a great team," Bakhtiari replied. "There's a high chance we'll see each other again."
Ah, youth.
If they do meet again, the Packers will have to figure out just what it'll take to stop Kaepernick, who went from running for an NFL quarterback-record 181 yards in the 49ers 45-31 playoff victory to completing 27 of 39 passes for a career-best 412 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions (129.4 passer rating). While the Packers achieved their goal of containing him on read-option plays and scrambles – he finished with seven rushes for 22 yards on the ground – they couldn't corral Boldin, the aging ex-Baltimore Raven who torched them for 13 catches for 208 yards and a touchdown.
"Boldin had a hell of a day," McCarthy said. "When they have a premier guy like that, especially someone that they're featuring, you have to take that away. We did not do that."
The Packers tried everything against Kaepernick, including hitting him when both legal and illegal. When Kaepernick scrambled to the sideline on a third-down play in the second quarter, Packers linebacker Clay Matthews chased him and dove at him well out of bounds.
"If intimidation is your game plan," the man-of-few-words quarterback said, "I hope you have a better one."
It was Boldin who really spoiled the Packers' plans. With the 49ers playing without Michael Crabtree and Mario Manningham, Kaepernick's pass-catching weaponry seemed to be down to two: Boldin and tight end Vernon Davis (six receptions, 98 yards, two touchdowns). They proved to be plenty.
Boldin's 9-yard catch on third-and-5 jump-started the 49ers' first scoring drive, which ended with Kaepernick's 20-yard touchdown pass to Davis on a third-and-8 play. Davis easily lost Packers safety M.D. Jennings on the play, which was the start of a theme: Poor safety play with Morgan Burnett (hamstring) sidelined. Boldin's touchdown, a 10-yarder after referee Bill Leavy botched the enforcement of offsetting dead-ball fouls after Matthews' shot on Kaepernick, came when he caught a ball over the middle and safety Jerron McMillian missed on a diving low tackle. Davis' second touchdown, a 2-yarder that made it 24-21, came against special teams ace Jarrett Bush, forced onto the field in the dime because of Burnett's absence. And the 49ers' go-ahead touchdown, a 1-yard run by Frank Gore with 5 minutes 47 seconds to play in the game, came after a 43-yard catch-and-run by Boldin.
"It's unfortunate Morgan wasn't there today, but that's the way it goes," said McCarthy, who is now 5-3 in season openers, thanks to the 49ers' victories each of the past two Septembers. "I think when our safeties watch the film they're going to wish they had made more plays on the ball."
The offense, meanwhile, will wish it made more plays. While Rodgers (21 of 37, 333 yards, three touchdowns, one interception, 102.6 passer rating) and his guys answered several 49ers' scores, they didn't do it enough. They also couldn't sustain enough drives throughout the game, as shown by a 17-minute deficit in time of possession that couldn't be chalked up only to their up-tempo style.
"It was a game everybody wanted to win. It was an important game to us. And we came out on the losing end. It's disappointing. We've got to find a way to fight harder and do whatever it takes," Packers guard T.J. Lang said. "They're a team that's now beaten us three times in the last year. When you play a team like that, things are going to get heated. It's an important game to everybody. I thought we battled hard. At the end of the day, we didn't make enough plays."
They did make some. To tie the game at 7-7, Rodgers threw a pinpoint back-shoulder ball to Jordy Nelson to gain 31 yards, then watched running back Eddie Lacy gain 31 more on a perfectly executed screen. Those two plays set up Randall Cobb's 5-yard reach-for-the-goal line TD.
To tie the game at 14-14 just before halftime, a 13-yard catch-and-run by tight end Jermichael Finley turned into a 28-yard play thanks to a 15-yard roughing-the-passer penalty. Then, after a Josh Sitton holding penalty, Nelson converted a third-and-15 with a 15-yard catch-and-run. And the drive ended with Finley catching a pass in the right flat and eluding cornerback Perrish Cox for a 12-yard touchdown.
To tie the game at 21-21, Lacy ran three straight times for 15 yards to start the drive before Rodgers' surgical strikes to Cobb (13, 18 yards) and Nelson (8-yard touchdown).


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A 36-year-old Clovis man accused of kidnapping and repeatedly raping
a woman on a two-day crime spree was convicted by jury trial Wednesday,
according to District Attorney Matthew Chandler.
Chandler said Anthony Morgan was found guilty on one count of
first-degree kidnapping, one count of criminal sexual penetration, two
counts of aggravated assault, one count of aggravated battery, and six
counts of battery against a household member.
Morgan was accused of kidnapping the woman in October 2006 following an argument that Chandler said turned violent.
Chandler said Morgan forced the victim to drive him around Clovis
for several hours while beating her and threatening her with a gun.
Chandler said after repeatedly assaulting the woman Morgan took the
wheel, drove her to a secluded spot in Curry County and raped her.
The victim testified she tried numerous times to escape but was unable, according to Chandler.
Chandler said Morgan kept the woman captive for two days and assaulted her again before finally releasing her.
Morgan faces a maximum 59 years in prison at a sentencing hearing.
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Weirton museum schedules events for 2014
WEIRTON – The Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center has a variety of events slated during this year.
The calendar of activities begins March 15 with the sixth-annual Festival of Nations, featuring a variety of ethnic food, songs, dances and other entertainment.
The Festival of Nations is set to run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Millsop Community Center.
The festival is chaired by Dr. J.K. Luthra.
The original Festival of Nations was founded during Weirton's early history as a way to celebrate the community's cultural and ethnic diversity. It was reformed in recent years by the museum to provide a similar celebration.
This year, the museum will be the host site for the local stop of the Hometown Teams exhibit provided by the Smithsonian Institution.
Scheduled to run from Aug. 17 to Sept. 27, it is sponsored by the West Virginia Humanities Council and will explore the role of sports in American culture, with a focus on teams and players of the Weirton area.
The exhibit also will include several speaking events related to local athletics, which will be announced at a later date.
Museum President Dennis Jones is serving as the coordinator for the exhibit.
The sixth-annual Robert Haworth Memorial Art Exhibition, chaired by Dr. Ray Greco and coordinated by Pam Makricosta, will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 18 at the museum.
The exhibition was created by the museum to feature the artwork of area residents and pay tribute to the influence of Robert Haworth, who was an art teacher at Weir High School from 1934 to 1969.
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BSC Honors Radt Class of 1997
Twenty-one students who will graduate from Bluefield State College's radiologic technology program in May were recognized during a luncheon in their honor earlier this month at the College.
The award for outstanding academic student (highest grade point average) was presented to Elizabeth Davis, and outstanding clinical student award (highest clinical grade average) was given to Betsy Honaker.
Lani Crane, A.S., R.T.(R)(T), Bluefield Regional Medical Center Therapy Technologist, was the featured speaker at the luncheon. Fifty-seven percent of the BSC RadTech class of 1997 will graduate with academic honors.
Bluefield State College's Radiologic Technology 1997 graduates include Elizabeth Daniels, Denise Cullop, Aleisha Myers, Denise Sandifer, Tencha Bevins, Anthony Thomas, Jessica Van Kirk, Kristina McMilliion, Judy Lilly, Tanya Ramsey, Donnie Anderson, Eric Dodson, Kim Boggs, Carol Wilson, Rebecca Tygrett, Stephanie Allen, Betsy Honaker, Amy Walters, Chris Young, Charles Workman, and Vent Hatfield.


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PA places 15th in national competition
August 16, 2012 —
Guest column by Jamie Knecht, Watershed specialist, Wayne Conservation District
The Canon Envirothon celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, and we were very pleased and excited to host it here in Pennsylvania. The team that represented PA in the Nationals was from MMI Preparatory School in Luzerne County. PA placed 15th overall at the national level, an accomplishment that few high school students experience.
The Envirothon is a competition where teams of five high school students are tested on environmental topics including aquatic ecology, forestry, soils and land use, wildlife and an issue that varies from year to year. The issue for 2012 was "Non-Point Source Pollution and Low Impact Development."
Locally, the Pike-Wayne Envirothon features 60 students representing Wallenpaupack High School and Delaware Valley High School in Pike County and Honesdale High School, Western Wayne High School and Canaan Christian Academy in Wayne County. The top placing team from each county moves on to the Pennsylvania State Envirothon competition. Following that, the top team from Pennsylvania moves on to the week-long national competition, the Canon Envirothon.
This year I had the pleasure of serving as an Oral Component Judge at the Canon Envirothon held at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA. Students worked on low-impact proposals for new development and retrofitting existing development in a town setting.
The 2012 Canon Envirothon hosted teams from a total of 44 U.S. states, nine Canadian provinces and one Canadian territory, making a total of 54 teams competing. A total of $120,000 in scholarships and Canon products was awarded to students. The top team overall was from Pembroke High School in Kansas City, MO.
We were pleased not only to have the national competition take place in Pennsylvania, but to also have our PA team represent us so well. I was nothing short of amazed at the talent, dedication and intelligence of these young men and women. It gave me an insight into our future and based on these kids, I would say our future is looking pretty bright.
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Honesdale man arrested for theft, forgery
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On 12-27-2011 the Honesdale Borough Police initiated an investigation into the report of a Theft, Forgery and Access Device Fraud incident.
Through an investigation is was learned that on 12-09-11 Joshua COLEMAN 19 years of age of Honesdale stole a debit card from a victim. Between 12-09-2011 and 12-14-2011 COLEMAN used the stolen debit card on fourteen occasions to make cash withdrawals and purchases at various locations in and around Honesdale totaling $1,160.68.
COLEMAN then stole a check from the same victim on 12-19-2011 and forged the victim's signature and cashed said check for $140.00 at a bank in Honesdale.
On 12-28-2011 charges of Theft, Forgery, and Access Device Fraud were filed against COLEMAN. Honesdale Borough Police officers obtained a warrant for COLEMAN on 12-29-2011. COLEMAN was arrested shortly thereafter in Honesdale.
COLEMAN was taken before Magistrate T. Mikulak at The Wayne County Courthouse where he was afforded a preliminary arraignment. COLEMAN failed to post $2,000 bail and was incarcerated in The Wayne County Correctional Facility.
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County Judge Barbara Shaw left the meeting before any public comments could be heard, but two residents expressed their concerns to the other members of the court.
Maurice Yarter told the court that he believed that it is everyone's obligation to defend those who can't or will not defend themselves, and it was in that spirit he decided to speak on the issue of a misconduct complaint brought forward against Chief Deputy Russell Swize.
Swize resigned recently amid the allegations of misconduct noted in a complaint brought forward by a law firm representing Premier Vacuum Service and Barbara Shaw in her "individual capacity."
"Contrary to what anyone else may speculate, neither Russell Swize nor Carol Swize asked me to speak on his behalf, but it is time for somebody to speak up," Yarter said.
"It is my understanding that Russell made an offhand remark at an accident scene, and it was made in jest, however in true Barbara Shaw fashion, she is using this offhand comment to suit her own political agenda. It is sad when our First Amendment right to free speech can be dictated by the likes of a county judge," Yarter said. "She can outright lie about people to maintain her position, and hire a law firm to abuse her position to cost someone his job."
Yarter said that Shaw, her husband Kyle Shaw, Attorney Brian Smith, Sheriff Dwayne Villanueva and County Attorney Herb Hancock met in the county judge's office during normal business hours to discuss the complaint.
"Why was it being held in the judge's office?" Yarter asked, questioning whether Shaw was bringing the complaint as an individual, or in her capacity as county judge.
"Is she using her office in an attempt to intimidate Mr. Swize?" Yarter asked. "Why was the county attorney present?" Yarter asked. "Is he representing the county judge and or Barbara Shaw in her individual capacity?"
"Barbara Shaw's comment that this is politically motivated is in fact an accurate statement," Yarter said, "however, it is politically motivated by Barbara Shaw in a misguided perception to set up her re-election. Barbara Shaw has made several attempts to try to remove virtually every elected and appointed official in Karnes County. Beginning with Vi Malone, Carol Swize, Bob Busselman, Betty Yarter, Lajauna Kasprzyk and Jeffrey Wiatrek. If you do not agree with her or go along with her half-baked schemes, this is what you are in for."
"The big question now, is 'Who is next?'" Yarter asked. "My guess is Sheriff Villanueva or her stated opponent for county judge, Walter Long."
"Russell Swize is guilty of making an offhand remark and perhaps even an unprofessional remark, however it should not have been raised to the level that it cost a good man his job."
At this point, County Clerk Carol Swize told Yarter that his three minutes allowed for public comment had expired.
County Judge Pro Tem James Rosales called for a motion to extend Yarter's speaking time to allow him to finish what he had to say.
County Commissioner Shelby Dupnik made a motion to extend Yarter's time an additional two minutes. The motion was seconded and all present voted in favor of extending Yarter's time.
Yarter concluded by urging residents who know Russell Swize to contact their county commissioner and express their concern and displeasure regarding the "railroading of Russell Swize."
"He did not deserve this treatment and what it has cost Karnes County and its residents," Yarter said. "The actions of Barbara Shaw in this matter are reprehensible, as is the lack of leadership by Sheriff Villanueva."
"Karnes County has lost a good man," Yarter said. "I have been told on many occasions, and I believe this to be true, if good men do nothing, evil will prevail."
Shanna Hall also spoke to the court during the public comments part of the meeting, and Hall expressed opposition to a recent decision to move public comments to the end of the meeting, instead of the beginning of the meeting where they have been for many years.
"I think this shows a perfect example of where citizens stand in the priorities," Hall said. "You see where we are at on the agenda. At the very very bottom -- last. The concept of putting the citizens to be heard in any form or fashion at the very end of the Commissioners Court meeting, reveals a genuine lack of respect for the citizenry. It is censorship and it shows utter disdain for the very people who pay your salary, for each of you in your elected positions -- they are who you work for."
"There are many citizens out here with extensive education, business and military experience, lawyers with legal facts which not only can be helpful to inform this commission to make decisions, but in addition let us not forget our first amendment right to be able to speak, even if it is just an opinion, or an argument," Hall said.
The court's rules that limit speakers to only three minutes of speaking time are unnecessarily restrictive, Hall said, because some subjects require more time to explain.
"I would recommend that you might consider extending that to five minutes," Hall said.
Hall cited instances where public officials stalled or denied the right to inspect invoices or other public records.
"Maybe the transparency is in the best interest of the Karnes County taxpayers," Hall said.
Hall then referred to Judge Shaw's recent decision to circumvent the posting of meeting notices and agendas through the county clerk's office.
"The idea of circumventing this normal protocol of recording the agenda must come to an end," Hall said. "Are you aware at the current time that the Commissioners Court agenda is not even being posted according to the local government code, 81.003, and there is no official verification that the agenda is being posted 72 hours in advance which is a local government code, 551.043."
Hall read from an attorney general opinion that stated that the county clerk is to issue all notices, all writs, all processes necessary for the proper executions of the powers and duties of Commissioners Court.
"Therefore, all of the agendas that have not gone through her office properly are not stamped and filed as official documents," Hall said. "Why has this changed? We did it for the same way for years with (former County Clerk) Alva (Jonas)."
Hall described a recent incident at a Commissioners Court meeting as harassment.
"I hope that no citizen goes through being harassed and threatened as happened with my husband at the last public meeting," Hall said. "He was obviously threatened with being arrested for not signing in to the public meeting. This is not required by the Texas Open Meetings Act -- to sign in."
"Each of you commissioners must rise up, must stand up, must speak up and take a stand on behalf of the people you represent, and uphold the proper procedures for conducting government business. It is your duty to represent your constituents and do things the right way."
Hall also asked the court to consider installing a sound system in the room where Commissioners Court meetings are held.
"A lot of the people who spoke today, we could not hear or understand," Hall said.


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selena gomez andReplyCancel
I don't think the host is married—whos the guy that dated tara reid for a long timeReplyCancel
his last name starts with a CReplyCancel
Fallon and MileyReplyCancel
you know the one that every called manorexicReplyCancel
Derek, you're thinking of Carson Daly but he just had his third child…he might be too busy.ReplyCancel
carson daily and selena gomezReplyCancel
@princess–ok gotchaReplyCancel
andy cohen and zac effron ftwReplyCancel
I think Larry King and Miley Cyrus make a lovely couple.
You're all welcome for that visual. I've cornered the market on brain bleach, and I charge a thousand dollars an ounce.ReplyCancel
OT: Danny Trejo is opening a taco shop in LA next year. Oh my god this changes EVERYTHING!!!!ReplyCancel
I think Derek got it with Andy and Zac! Andy totally spilled the beans with that hockey player/Vogue intern Sean Somebody.ReplyCancel
Pat O'Brien and.,.,
Sorry, got massively distracted by the promise of Trejo's tacos in my mouth
Sean AveryReplyCancel
Dont get too excited LadyH it might be South Central LA.ReplyCancel
Tacos con MacheteReplyCancel
ROFL @Dena!!!! Fuck YES!!!!!! You rock!!!! BWAHAHAHAReplyCancel
@JAS, you are evil!ReplyCancel
Nice one! Welcome FancyFel!ReplyCancel
Gaycrest for the host Beiber for the tweener.ReplyCancel
@Fancyfel—welcome! Hate to be the bad news bear though but don't think Ariana is a former A list (her star is just rising unfortunatly) I know I know we are a tough crowd ; )ReplyCancel
!!! Please excuse me while I faint. I cant believe the CDaN-lebrities said hi to me! Thanks for the warm welcome and please take my words with the sincerity in which it is meant. After see your names for so long it's cool to jump into the conversation to your friendly posts.ReplyCancel
well I just do love my fans at Fancyfel ; ) *jokesjokes*ReplyCancel
Paging Lady H and Derek: Henry Rollins has posted an apology re: his
"fuck suicide" rant in L.A. Weekly on his own website, and has promised to address the whole sorry business in his next LA Weekly column, which I think is tomorrow. He admitted he was an ass, apologized to everyone he hurt with his comments, and said he understood if people bailed on him over it–in other words, it was a real apology, not the standard half-assed "I'm sorry if you were offended" BS. For all his faults, Hank's a standup guy who takes responsibility when he fucks up, and is basically a pretty decent guy.
(I suspect the reference in the original column to getting shot while coming home w/groceries is a reference to his friend Joe Cole being murdered in front of him in exactly that scenario in December of 1991, and I can understand how, after having to clean your friend's blood and brains off your front lawn before his family gets there, you might be less than sympathetic to those who pull the plug on themselves. Yes, he did show his ass on this one, but at least he has the balls to admit he fucked up.)ReplyCancel
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@Robin—interesting thanks for the info : )ReplyCancel
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Good for Henry Rollins then. As someone who once had to watch someone try to commit suicide by jumping in front of a subway train (and failing) Ive always been someone who doesn't condone that action. And it upsets me when someone does it, considers it or tries and fails. When I get that depressed I try to concentrate on what is good in my life.
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@sandybrook, I'm intrigued by your post because I can't quite parse it.
Did the person succeed in jumping in front of the train, but fail at committing suicide? IOW maimed but not dead?
Or was the person so clumsy he/she tried to jump in front of the train, and failed…like, face plant against the side of the car because he timed it wrong?ReplyCancel
Here in the UK, a man killed himself earlier this week by walking in front of a train driven by his ex-girlfriend. She was so distraught by what happened that she required sedation.
When this manner of suicide (and the murder/suicide of "family annihilators") makes headlines it perpetuates the image of a suicidal individual as selfish rather than desperate.
Yes the person jumped in front of the train but only lost a leg and didn't die. There was absolutely no way the train could miss her she swandived off the platform and spread as far as she could. I cant even imagine what the driver went through and may still be going through.ReplyCancel
I think that man wanted to punish his girlfriend Yoj. He had to really hate her to put her through this.ReplyCancel
Hi & welcome FancyFel-good first guess!!! I like the nick part b/c its so timely.ReplyCancel
& Andy's clearly a kiss & teller too.ReplyCancel
Me too, Derek. I HeisenLove ALL of my CDaNers
(I just found that GIF and am now obsessed, so sorry but you can now expect it in my regular circulation)
Glad to have you, @FANCYFEL
Thanks for that update @Robin! I always enjoy your posts and am glad to know he apologized. I am saddened by what he said last week, but I can totally buy his apology. I was very shocked that such an intelligent and passionate person would say something so lacking in compassion. Especially over depression. It makes sense he was just being angry and impulsive, I've always appreciated him for his frankness. Take it easy, Henry. And throw a much needed TV Party 🙂ReplyCancel
wasn't zac on wwhl recently with andy??
lady h did you go to aaron paul's party last night?? how was it?? deets girll
Awww!!! Yoj is the BESTEST!!!
@SUGARTITTAYZ I WISH!!! I was thinking about going to his scavenger hunt on a Monday just for funsies. Sadly, I only met Aaron once and it was by pure luck. The event was originally supposed to be Dean, RJ and Betsy. Betsy couldn't make it at the last minute and Aaron swooped in to cover. Lauren was his gf at the time and sorry, but it was obvious they were both high off their asses and not prepared to be oot in public. Both were very kind and come on, he had the DANTE DEFENSE!!!ReplyCancel
I don't think his words lacked compassion, LadyH. The compassion was directed elsewhere.
Anyway, it was an interesting opinion and I'm not surprised he's come back with more on the subject. It's tricky, and one of those things not that easy to put in a box in real life.ReplyCancel
Always the voice of reason, Sprink. I was just surprised Henry didn't express more empathy for Robin. I'm looking forward to reading his follow up article! 🙂ReplyCancel
What did you do when you worked on bb??ReplyCancel
I've never worked on BB. One of my mentors did some consultant gigs for VG though. I'm just an over zealous fan girl who has attended BrBa events from time to time 😉ReplyCancel
You know when Heath Ledger overdosed accidently(?) I recall a lot of people saying unkind things about him and his choices that led to his death. Heath had been battling depression as well, but nobody EVER appologized about those rude statements (most notably Jack Nicholson)
What Rollins said about Robin Williams was his initial (and uncensored) reaction and opinion. I think there may possibly be some validity to SOME of what he said but I think it comes back to this: Just because you're speaking the truth (maybe just YOUR truth) doesn't instantly make it okay to say it out loud in front of those you might offend.
Henry Rollins is pretty well known even notorious for stating his unvarnished opinion but even if he felt like he was speaking a complete truth, he should have at least slept on that opinion for a few days to see if he changed his mind about sharing it with the world.
Suicide makes me mad too. You can't take it back, there are no do-overs. It doesn't make sense to many of us. To someone not suffering from that kind of bleak depression it does seem unthinkable to do such a thing to your spouse and children. I'm glad that Henry came back and appologized for the rash way he addressed the subject. I'd say it's a symptom of our society in this day and age.
Social media. Anyone can get online, on Twitter or even (some) on TV and say whatever comes into their heads. It's a shame more folks don't think before they speak, think about the possible repercussions of their words. Seriously how many times do you get an honest to God apology from high profile people that screw up? No too damn often. Henry appologized so let's move on.ReplyCancel
As for the actual question – Fallon & Selena Gomez were the first 2 that popped in my head. Isn't she back with Beiber (again?). Is Vanessa Hudgens an actual "singer" or did she primarily play one in HSM but didn't record anything else? Other than that? I got nothin.ReplyCancel
@unknown— you are totally right. He is A+.ReplyCancel
Are any of them really singers? Does anyone else remember the fight between Gomez and Lovato? It cracked me up because neither one can sing without a studioReplyCancel
Ryan Seacrest and Selena Gomez, he has said on his radio show in the past that he's been crushing on her for a whileReplyCancel
Selena and Mario, you're gross Hollywood.ReplyCancel
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There will be reading performances of Bertolt Brecht's "The Jewish Wife" and Edward Allan Baker's "Rosemary with Ginger" on Thursday, August 8. On Thursday, August 15, there will be reading performances of "Something Unspoken" and "I Can't Imagine Tomorrow" by Tennessee Williams. Poet Barry Wallenstein and the jazz trio of Tony DeCicco, Mario Marchisella and Larry Ravdin will perform on Saturday, September 7.
All performances are at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Donations are accepted. The audience is invited to gather at the Fat Lady Café after the performances for hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. Reservations are recommended. Call 845/798-1527 or email firstname.lastname@example.com [1] for reservations and information.


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So, many men, so little time.
This is the length swim trunks should've always been. When in the hell and how in the hell did the board shorts revolution in the US get started with guys wearing swim trunks down or past their knee??!! Leave it to US heteros to f*ck up years of great swim fashion.
Those guys are mostly ok at best
Maybe all the chemicals they have been infusing into our food chain recently has actually done some good. The guys today are most definatley hotter with better bodies and faces. Very few of the old pics would you say the guy is actually goregous…..
#10 has swimwear on?
4, 5, 9, & 10 remind me of those WWII "bromances" of horny servicemen away from their wives and girlfriends. That must have been a great way to retreat from the awful stresses of war.
No 2 looks like the sort of thing Jude Law wears to show off his he-vage.
many of them so scrawny accept the 3 bodybuilders. men looks much better today!
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Originally Posted by Narutohokage7
Tbh, 13 year olds these days are vile creatures, they yap on about sex and what not w/o reading 50 Shades.. The world sickens me at times.
i remember when i was 13*flaskback*
Yes teenagers read books
and yh i dont know, this world is turning bad... too much chavs and slutty girls
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i didn't know teenagers read books
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yeah, that they do. The world has gone to hell. People find it "normal for 16 and 17 year olds getting pregnat.
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i remember when i was 13*flaskback*
please no flashback
Artemis Fowl
Animorphs~I loved it back in high School
Mostly all R.L Stine books
HP Series
Alex rider is the best, read the whole series and its the best out there
i loved alex rider, but after a while i stopped reading them because i hated how he would. not. die. i mean, it just seemed too unrealistic to me after a while, but i still loved the series. anyway, i practically lived off the animorphs for years Percy jackson series is good...i liked hunger games, but im worried it will turn into Team Peeta vs Team Gale and have a fanbase similar to twilight. D:
There was this book called Shade's Children I read while I was a teenager. That one was awesome. Then there was a lot of books by Clive Cussler. And Redwall. Ten fafillion books about animals acting like people, eating till they shat themselves and then killing each other. Ahhh, the teenage readings.
Also, make dang sure they start reading Lord of the Rings at this age. This is the best point to start.
Artemis Fowl
Percy Jackson series
Hunger Games
Maximum Ride
Discworld series
Harry Potter series
You can always go back to the classic novels.
Some are actually fun to read. :D
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Wrong, wrong and wrong again.
Make no mistake, the receptionist at any company wields power. They are put there as the first line of defense to everyone who passes through that door, ergo their opinion many times is paramount.
The receptionist is who decides what kind of first impression you make. Talking a blue streak on your cell phone while waiting is another first impression faux pas. It might seem like a good way to pass the time, but it can also indicate lack of concentration, patience and respect. And don't think the person in charge won't hear about your whining about the drab color scheme, uncomfortable chairs, and the hour-long wait.
No. 1: Why did I bring this dummy along?
Most of the reason interview blunders happen are because of nerves, but some of them are just out of sheer stupidity.
Careerbuilder.com recently released findings from a survey of 3,000 hiring managers and human resource professionals about some of the most unbelievable (we'll call them stupid) interview blunders.
- One candidate answered their cell phone then asked the interviewer to leave their own office because the conversation was "private."
- A man smelled his armpits on the way into the interview room.
- A woman who had applied for an accounting position said she was a "people person" not a "numbers person."
- An interviewee asked for a ride home following the interview.
- A man said he was fired from his last job for beating up his boss.
In job interviews as in life, it's all about how you play your cards. Good rule of thumb: Don't check your common sense at the door.
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Coast to Coast: Missing in Action
No, it's not me in the suit. But I do lead tours in the Rocket Garden behind him.
If you're a regular reader of this blog, you know (1) my wife and I moved to Florida almost two years ago, and (2) I've posted less and less in recent months.
I've posted occasional updates about our Florida adventure, which was motivated mainly by our desire to live in the "Space Coast" which is the local nickname for Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Merritt Island and nearby locales.
One major objective was to be hired as a Communicator at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. And after nearly two years of waiting for a position to open, I was hired last month.
A Communicator is a tour guide, but also much more.
We've been described as "NASA experts" and "NASA ambassadors." Technically we don't work for NASA. We work for Delaware North Parks & Resorts, which has the contract to run KSCVC for NASA. But the public doesn't know any different, and of all the NASA contractors we're the only ones allowed to wear the NASA logo.
I suspect that not all the Communicators are passionate about space exploration, but it helps.
Two positions were open, so when called for an interview I figured I had to do something to stand out. We were told to prepare a brief presentation about the next Space Shuttle launch, so I brought from my collection a Shuttle model to use as a reference.
When I walked into the interview, four people sat on the panel. One was a former astronaut — in uniform — who's now an executive at the park. I'm sure that was to see if we could be intimidated.
Having been around pro ball players and other celebrities for many years, I'm not easily intimidated. But when I saw the "blue suit" as they call astronauts around here, I thought, "If I screw up with any technical details in this presentation, I'm not bluffing my way out of it."
Well, I got the job, so I must have done well enough.
I was told later by one interviewer that when I came through the door with the model, he thought, "This guy knows what he's doing."
Most of my days are filled by leading the Discover KSC tours, which take guests to visit historic locations, including within about a mile of the Shuttle pad.
We're also assigned as "pathfinders," meaning we wander the facilities encountering guests to answer their questions (the most common being, "Where is the bathroom?") and interpret the exhibits. NASA likes the pathfinder roles so much that we're being assigned more locations.
Obviously I have a lot to learn, so it's eating up all my free time. I update FutureAngels.com in the morning, then it's off to KSCVC for the day, and evenings are spent reading books or researching NASA technology on the Internet.
As much as I love the Angels and their minor leaguers, I feel like I've been given a higher calling. People from all over the world come to visit KSCVC, especially near launch time. We are ambassadors not just for NASA, but for the United States.
I gave serious thought to shelving FutureAngels.com this spring, but finally decided it was too important for those of you who follow the Angels' minor leaguers to shut it down. For now, though, it's in second place in my life. Hopefully you understand.
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How cool for you. I had the pleasure of enjoying a visit and to see a launch at NASA as a guest of then Director Michael Griffin. I was not crazy for Florida but NASA…wow. I had never been around a greater and more motivated group of people than those of the NASA employees and contractors. As a child of southern california and the space race it was a dream come true to witness a launch. I want you to know how much i enjoy the future angels website. Your insights are always informative. Even though I find myself in the eastern time zone my love for all things Angels remains, (even those late nights watching the boys). Thanks again and congratulations on your new adventure!
Thank you for the compliment. You may enjoy reading my space blog Space KSC at http://www.spaceksc.com.
Wow, Stephen. I didn't realize you also had a space blog. Fantastic! I just, also, wanted to say that I appreciate you still keeping up the Future Angels blog. Even if you only post once in a while, I love your insights and observations. And now that I see you have a space blog, there's another website I'll be visiting every day (my bosses will not be happy 🙂 ). Thanks for all you do.


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Dante's Inferno ReviewBy Patrick Klepek - Posted Feb 03, 2010
Though Dante's Inferno doesn't change the landscape of the action game, I won't fault it for doing something so many other games have obviously failed at. Visceral Games identified gameplay we love, successfully transplanted it to somewhere new, added a few welcomed wrinkles to the formula and delivered it before Kratos's return. Dante's Inferno helps supports the theory that sometimes, same is good.
The Pros
- Properly executes the best parts of God of War's combat
- Utilizes its literary roots without beating you over the head
- Good vs. evil skill trees encourage multiple playthroughs
The Cons
- Glitches suggest a slightly rushed product
- Game's end battles make God of War's same mistakes
- Once you strip away the inspirations, it's not very unique
If you were to follow the roots of Dante's Inferno, it'd lead you to many different places. The setting and the characters are directly pulled from the first part of Dante Alighieri's epic poem, The Divine Comedy. The gameplay was shamelessly plucked from Kratos's blades in God of War. The distinctively fleshy look was lifted from the personal art books of twisted artist Wayne Barlowe. It's a mad mashup of numerous influences.
The Challenge of Imitation
Is imitation necessarily a bad thing? On one hand, the use of the word suggests imitation is easy. I assume most developers who tried to make a game like Halo, Modern Warfare or World of Warcraft will quickly tell you that's not necessarily the case. Good imitation isn't an easy task.
Dante's Inferno is a very well crafted action game, largely because it succeeds at using its inspirations effectively. While the game lifts significant pieces of what makes God of War's gameplay tick and emulates them to an astonishingly capable degree, Dead Space developer Visceral Games made at least two key changes that help Dante's Inferno stand out: a skill tree that forces players to pick one side over the other (on their first playthrough, anyway) and numerous options for air combat.
The good vs. evil skill tree comes down to a distinction of offense vs. defense. If you're a player interested in having a litany of different moves available to you at any one time, especially ones that can aid in your ability to chain massive combos, evil is the way to go. If you're less versed in this style of action game and could use a little more help in the way of health and ways to fend off attacks, good is a better route. You cannot come close to filling both sides of the skill tree the first time you play through Dante's Inferno, a forced decision that now seems entrenched within Visceral Games' DNA (Dead Space, for example, forced players to make key decisions about what weapons they wanted to use and upgrade).
Despite not being someone who would consider themselves "good" at this type of games, I headed down the path of evil for a simple reason: it was easier. In Dante's Inferno, players have an opportunity to condemn or save enemies and, well, it's simpler (and quite literally faster) to condemn them. More points means more skills, which meant I went evil. While an interesting design choice, I question leaving so many desirable skills, such as the ability to heal yourself with magic, on the tougher side of the Good Samaritan.
But I kept returning to the question of imitation while searching for the bottom of Hell. What makes God of War so satisfying to play? For me, it feels tangibly powerful. Even though you're just pressing buttons on a controller, the combat in God of War exudes an energy that's unmatched elsewhere in video games. When Kratos smashes his fists into an enemy's face, you clench up. The combat feeds from the screen to your hands. Somehow, you can honestly feel Kratos's anger. Now, replace Kratos with Dante and God of War with Dante's Inferno and that is Visceral Games's biggest accomplishment. You feel like a part of the combat in Dante's Inferno and when Dante smashes an enemy down to the concrete with his scythe, you feel it. When the game works, it's not because it's a rip-off, it's because it re-executes already well-established ideas.
Lessons Not Learned
Not everything about God of War deserves to be imitated, however. Remember how the final boss battle in the original God of War did nothing to capitalize on the hours players spent learning and understanding the combat system, favoring a flashy, titan-sized battle over meaningful application of your drafted skills? Dante's Inferno's end game makes the same unfortunate miscalculation, compounded by a final boss whose multiple forms are not so much challenging to defeat as they are a test of your stamina for avoiding purposely frustrating attack patterns. I ratcheted the difficulty down to "classic" (aka "easy") and felt no regrets. It's poorly designed and ends the game on a low note.
There are also signs that Dante's Inferno was rushed to release ahead of its fiercest competitor, God of War III. There are glitches throughout Dante's Inferno, ranging from minor (e.g. mid-combat QTE events missing the QTE buttons) to absolutely frustrating (e.g. Dante can fall through the floor or the screen will simply disappear entirely before loading the game over screen). These issues cropped up about three or four times during my nearly ten hours spent in Hell on our retail Xbox 360 copy.
Reading Isn't Fundamental
In hindsight, Electronic Arts made a mistake by turning people's attention to Dante's literary roots. Inspiration, a common thread throughout much of Dante's Inferno, is what took place here, not adaptation. EA should have emphasized what makes a game interwoven with elements from The Divine Comedy a potentially bad-ass video game: you get to fight through Hell and tackle Lucifer himself. That's exactly what Dante's Inferno leverages successfully. It takes the best playable elements from The Divine Comedy and transplants them into a playable video game. Case closed.
Though Dante's Inferno doesn't change the landscape of the action game, I won't fault it for doing something so many other games have obviously failed at. Visceral Games identified gameplay we love, successfully transplanted it somewhere new and added a few welcomed wrinkles to the formula. Admittedly, it also borrows one of the worst elements of God of War in its use of the anticlimactic final boss battle. It also feels like EA rushed it to stores at the expense of some extra bug squashing. As someone who's very much a fan of the God of War series, I wasn't sure what to expect from Dante's Inferno, but the game helps prove a pet theory of mine: sometimes, same is good…if it's done well.
Instead of shelling out the big bucks, why not give Dante's Inferno a try by renting it from Gamefly?


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The following books by Hamilton and Kirkland alumni have been added to the Burke Library collection. We welcome other new or recent books for annotation in upcoming issues of the Alumni Review. Bibliographic information for ordering purposes may be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com, or, preferably, copies of books to Bookshelf Editor, Alumni Review.
David M. Hayes '81 (publisher), Oneonta 360. A gorgeous collection of full-color panoramic photographs of Oneonta, New York, by Stephen Joseph, who grew up in that city. An 18-month collaborative project by the photographer and the publisher, David Hayes, it reached fruition in 2010. David Hayes, also a native of Oneonta, first became acquainted with printing by operating the Hamilton Private Press in the basement of Root Hall. He ran a small advertising business in Florida before returning to Oneonta and starting his own book-printing company, the Argian Press. This breathtakingly handsome volume is its latest production.
Eric Best '70, Into My Father's Wake ([no place: the author], 2010). An account of a remarkable solo sailing adventure across 5,000 miles of the Pacific from San Francisco to Hawaii. Not only a journey fraught with peril but also one of personal discovery, it is written with great candor in describing the author's internal struggle to come to terms with his deceased father once and for all. A gripping tale and an inspiring story, it is "one man's odyssey into himself and into his past." Eric Best, a former journalist and passionate sailor, now resides in Brooklyn and is president of a strategic planning firm.
Jane Hwang Degenhardt '93, Islamic Conversion and Christian Resistance on the Early Modern Stage (Edinburgh: Edinburgh Univ. Pr., 2010). This superbly written and impressive scholarly work explores the theme of Christian conversion to Islam in early modern English drama, including the plays of Shakespeare and Marlowe. Thoroughly and widely researched, it gives "a complex and lively picture of the cultures of controversy in Renaissance England" and why Islamic conversion, "erotic and tragic," as depicted on the stage, took on great importance in early modern Christian thought and debate. The author is an assistant professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Joseph T. Flynn '83 (principal editor), Pediatric Hypertension, 2nd ed. (New York: Humana Pr., 2011). Described as the "premier text on hypertension in neonates, children and adolescents," this new edition is comprehensive and drawn from the most current medical knowledge. Its chapters are contributed by medical specialists in the field, including Dr. Flynn of the Division of Nephrology at Seattle Children's Hospital, who is also a professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Todd Jones '84, What People Believe When They Say That People Believe (Latham, MD: Lexington Bks., 2010). The author, an associate professor who also chairs the department of philosophy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, tackles in this work the thorny issue of group think. Subtitled Folk Sociology and the Nature of Group Intentions, it offers a detailed and insightful look at "the diverse meanings of statements about groups and the various social structures to which they correspond." Rather than dismissing broad statements about groups out of hand, as many social scientists do, the author analyzes their probative value in explaining group behavior.
Cameron McWhirter '86, Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America (New York: Henry Holt, 2011). We habitually locate the great milestones and cataclysms of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and '60s, but the author — a distinguished journalist for The Wall Street Journal and the recipient of a Nieman Foundation Fellowship — has researched and documented a harrowing national drama that unfolded generations earlier and in many ways set the stage for what was to come. Weaving the great economic and political tides of the post-World War I era together with deeply personal stories, researched and written with an artist's eye for detail and a novelist's sense of pacing, Cameron McWhirter recounts an eight-month "spasm of brutality" in which white mobs attacked more than two dozen African-American communities. It was "the worst spate of race riots and lynchings in American history," and — often for the first time — blacks stood and fought back. "From that violence came something vital and, ultimately, unstoppable," he writes — "black Americans' collective will to reach true equality."
David Pratt '80, Bob the Book (New York: Chelsea Station Editions, 2010). The author's first novel, it is aptly described by him as "a quick entertaining read with plenty of comedy, drama, romance, chance meetings, near misses, coincidences and unforgettable characters." It is all about Bob, who is literally a book. And a gay book at that! David Pratt creatively endows the book with feelings and tells of its adventures, beginning with Bob on sale in a Greenwich Village bookstore, where he falls in love with another book. He goes on to tell of additional books that Bob encounters and the people who own and read them. More than merely a whimsical work, Bob the Book contains discernment and truth about relationships to which a reader, and especially a gay reader, can relate. David Pratt's short fiction has appeared in a variety of publications and, as a director and performer, he is no stranger to New York theatre.
J. Arthur Rath III '53, Slices of Life in Hawaii, Vol. I (New York: iUniverse, 2010). A celebration of Hawaii in prose and verse by an author who was born and bred in the islands and who is now once again a resident there. In conversational style, this charming book tells of Hawaii's past and present in the form of vignettes. Arthur Rath, whose memoir of his days at Hamilton, Thy Boys, was published in 2007, lovingly focuses in this volume on Hawaii and its people, and anyone who has even the most remote interest in the islands will find much pleasure and reward in reading it.


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Hennepin County board approves $22M for 911 center
The Hennepin County Board has approved a $21.6-million contract for a new 911 emergency communications building.
The Sheriff's Office says groundbreaking on the new building is expected next year. The facility will be in Plymouth, near the county jail.
Sheriff Rich Stanek says the project is essential to public safety, and will ensure uninterrupted service for 911 calls, radio dispatch and technical services.
The Sheriff's Office says the county's current emergency communications facility in Golden Valley isn't big enough to accommodate new technology, and the equipment there isn't adequately protected.
The $21.6-million contract was awarded Tuesday to Stahl Construction. The project has a total projected budget of $33.7 million.
The Sheriff's Office provides public safety dispatch services for 23 law enforcement agencies and 19 fire departments.
Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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The competition is held in Rock Springs, Wyo., on July 14-20 featuring more than 1,500 contestants.
The contestants compete for prize money, scholarships and to be named National Champion.
On Saturday, June 29 a benefit team roping was held in GW, with all proceeds going toward sending Flores to the finals rodeo.
Residents from Live Oak County and surrounding areas have shown their support by giving their time and money at events like the team roping.
The benefit roping winners were Robert Martinez of Beeville, winning of the saddle for the #9 roping, and winners of the #11 roping were Trey and Seth Lopez also of Beeville.
When asked about qualifying for the finals, Hondo explained that at the beginning of the year this was the goal he set for himself, and now he just wants to do well.
Hondo will be attending Wharton County Community College on a partial scholarship for which he will be competing on the schools rodeo team in both bullriding and team roping.
The Flores family expressed their deep gratitude for all the community support Hondo has received since qualifying for the finals.
The roping was made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Gable Martinez who donated the use of the arena. Leroy Martinez and Katie Umphres donated their time to assist with the event and NA Productions provided the cattle.
Donations are still needed, contributions can be sent to P.O. Box 94 George West, Texas 78022 or call 361-449-5922.


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My DS is 15.5 months old. I've been pumping since he was 1 month old.
DS has been getting EBM at day care and now preschool since he was 3 months old.
At his preschool - he gets EBM in sippy cups ... on a good day he might drink about 3 or 4 oz of EBM.
Even though DS isn't taking much EBM at preschool, I've been reluctant to stop sending in EBM because my DS is also allergic to all dairy (and several other things) and is so small he's barely on the charts (yeah - I know the charts are silly, just some context for how small he is).
In my mind - that EBM has been a nutritional "safety net" for DS. But the reality is that the 3 or 4 oz he drinks really isn't much.
We've been working with a pro-BF dietitian who works with kids with food allergies. She hasn't given us full recommendations yet - but at our first meeting did give me "permission" to stop pumping and stop sending EBM with DS to preschool.
I thought I'd be elated to finally be able to "hang up the horns". But instead I find myself totally conflicted. Pumping is a chore - but honestly not so horrible. I've really liked being able to provide EBM for DS and have that as an important part of his nutrition. We've never supplemented and made it through some stressful dips in my supply.
So maybe part of me is feeling like I'm letting DS down if I stop sending EBM with him to preschool? The reality is that he's nursing alot but not getting much nutrition from EBM and might actually drink more if he gets soy milk when I'm away. And I guess part of me worries that the switch to soy milk will be a disaster but once I stop pumping I won't be able to start again. What if DS needs that EBM and I stop pumping and can no longer pump in the future?
I never thought that stopping pumping would cause me so much internal conflict! Help???
More background HERE and HERE.
ETA: I'm currently pumping just once a day, and pumping just enough for EBM to send with DS the next day.


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February 5, 2014
ISBE DELL Special Edition Newsletter 2014.254 - ACCESS for ELLs Testing Schedule Extension
This special edition ISBE DELL Newsletter will focus on assessment. Please take a few minutes to review the information below along with the attached schedule.
ACCESS for ELLs Testing Schedule Extension
Due to the severe weather conditions that many districts have experienced during the current ACCESS administration, ISBE is extending the administration window for one week. Testing and return shipping deadlines are now seven calendar days later than those in your currently approved schedule. Use of this extra time is optional, not required. Please, return your ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS materials for scoring as soon as possible to minimize any delay in processing by MetriTech.
Contact UPS to arrange your material pickup, 800-823-7459.
For questions about testing or the time extension, contact ISBE at 866-317-6034.


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Compiled by Kevin Wilson
For nearly three decades, Charlie Thompson has produced winter training rodeos. This season's rodeo offers spectators a chance to get a glimpse at potential future world champions, in addition to names they may already recognize.
What is it?
The Lubbock Winter Rodeo Series was spawned from a small organization called C-T Rodeo Company, named for founder Charlie Thompson in 1970.
The Lubbock Winter Series started in 1978 and have been the training grounds and stepping stones for literally hundreds of contestants and champions. Many former and current contestants have gone on to professional status and competition in world championship events.
The motto of the company is "Train Where the Pros Train." Some world champions who have ridden with the C-T Rodeo Company include bareback riders Will Lowe and Eric Mouton and bull rider Tuff Hedeman.
When is it?
The Lubbock Winter Rodeo Series runs every Saturday on the South Plains Fairgrounds, with 7 p.m. (Mountain Time) shows.
The season is scheduled to run through April 24.
Where is it?
The series is held at the Livestock Pavilion at the South Plains Fairgrounds in Lubbock, about 105 miles from Clovis and Portales.
How to get there:
To get there from Portales or Clovis, drive to Muleshoe and continue on U.S. 84. When you reach Lubbock, turn left onto Broadway Street. Turn left again on Avenue. U. The fairgrounds are located on 14th Street.
Plan to leave before 4:30 p.m. to get to the rodeo in time.
The admission prices are reasonable. Adults are $5 each, children are $3 and children under six get in for free.
What you might not like:
The time frame. Assuming you stay at the rodeo two hours, and possibly stay in Lubbock for a late dinner, you most likely won't get back until midnight.
For information:
Charlie Thompson can be reached at email@example.com, by phone at (806) 794-2317, or online at www.c-trodeo.com.


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Why is she beloved??ReplyCancel
I thought rachel was dating some dudeReplyCancel
Can you imagine M (Dame Judi Dench) telling Tom to take a hike? <3ReplyCancel
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So many hot, closeted actors. Jake and Zac need to CALL my ass!!!ReplyCancel
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Sorry Reno I didn't address VIP with my reply. I was asking her why Rebecca Ferguson is beloved. I agree that Rachel is better answer and is beloved.ReplyCancel
Rachel is so cute. Don't know why she is having no luck finding a real boyfriend. If Jake is gay, he needs to bust out of that closet!ReplyCancel
Rebecca Ferguson definitely isn't beloved. She hooked up with a One Direction memberReplyCancel
Wait … If Rachel wants no part of the bearding she might want to consider that it's a bit late, seeing how they've spent the last couple months glued to each other so everyone assumed they were dating on the DL anyway.
Is Enty saying Rachel was clueless to Jake's intentions for getting close to her until NOW? If she doesn't want to be taken unwittingly along for the ride then she needs to get the story out that she's done with Jake now.ReplyCancel
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Arrests netted following city Christmas parade
Elkins teens serve in Trinidad and Tobago
Most teenagers spend their summer watching TV, at the beach, or just hanging out at the mall with their friends. This summer, however, a group of teenagers from Elkins decided they instead wanted to spend their time helping the less fortunate and spreading the message of Jesus Christ.
From June 14-28, Vertical Youth, the teen ministry of Elkins-based Summit Church, sent eight teenagers and three adult leaders to the country of Trinidad and Tobago. They had one goal: to serve others as Jesus would, through acts of service and preaching the Gospel. They partnered with Dove International Missions in Lancaster, Pa., meeting together before the trip for training and preparation before flying to Trinidad and Tobago.
Trinidad and Tobago is a small island off the coast of Venezuela that is roughly the size of Rhode Island and is home to about 1.5 million people. While there, Vertical Youth ministered in schools, neighborhood parks and local churches. The ministry was largely drama-based and focused on building relationships, sharing personal testimonies and living out the gospel of Jesus Christ through acts of service.
Vertical Youth, led by the husband and wife youth pastor team of Randy and Renee Ellis, also partnered with the local Youth With A Mission base to upkeep their 74-acre facility by cutting grass, painting the buildings, digging drainage ditches and other activities.
"There are people all over the world who need to hear about the love of God and see the love of God through our actions," said Randy Ellis. "We were blessed to not only be able to minister in service, but also to see over 300 people raise their hands to receive salvation!"
"It was wonderful seeing our group come together and grow even closer than we were before the trip," said Renee Ellis. "God even opened the door for us to minister in a school that had never been reached with the Gospel!"
Summit's Lead Pastor, Hal Boehm, was excited about the trip from the beginning. "Randy and Renee do a fantastic job with our teenagers, and they stay true to their mission of raising up this generation to have compassion and serve people whether they live in a different country or right down the street."
To date, Randy and Renee have helped lead and organize trips to Peru, Dominican Republic, Czech Republic, Bolivia and Guatemala, as well as local trips within the United States.
"Not many teenagers have the opportunity to consistently have the experiences our Vertical Youth do, and they're learning more about God and themselves in the process," Randy Ellis said. "What these teenagers are doing now in the molding of their character has already begun to have positive repercussions. I have no doubt it will continue to impact the community of Elkins for years to come."
Summit Church meets every Sunday morning at the American Mountain Theater in downtown Elkins as well as throughout the week at 302 Goff St. Vertical Youth meet Sunday and Wednesday evenings at the Goff Street location. For more information on either Vertical Youth or Summit Church, visit www.summitelkins.com.


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Gertrude R. NeillJuly 03,2013
Gertrude R. Neill
HARDWICK Gertrude Rose Bellavance Neill, of Hardwick, went to our dear Lord on June 30, 2013, at the age of 73.
She was born Aug. 26, 1939, in Walden, Vt., the daughter of Aime and Beatrice (Godbout) Bellavance, both deceased.
She attended Star School in Walden.
She married Cecil J. Neill on July 28, 1962, at St. Norberts Church.
She delivered bottled milk for A. Bellavance & Sons door to door in the local area. She also picked up granite locally for A. Bellavance & Sons and was the first woman to do this in the Barre area. She worked for Hardwick Wear Knitters, Cabot Cheese Plant and Wildcat Busing. Once her children were born, she became a full-time housewife.
She was a member of the Auxiliary for the American Legion Post 007 and the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St. Veronica.
Gertrude is survived by her daughters, Patricia Lemay, her husband, Michael, and sons, Troy and Zachary, of Hardwick, and Carolyn Greaves, her husband, Perley, and sons, Philip, Bradley, his wife, Jackie, and Daniel, of Walden; son, James, his son, Joshua, and daughter, Jennifer, of Anchorage, Alaska; and stepson, Bruce Mehuron, his wife, Peggy, and sons, Gregory and Christopher, of Waitsfield. She is also survived by her brothers Frank, of Elizabeth, Pa., Albert and Laurent, of Hardwick; sisters Alice Wheeler, of Gloucester, Mass., Beatrice Lussier, of Berkshire, Vt., and Doris Dufresne, of Marshfield, Vt.; brother-in-law Rodney Allen, of Berlin, Vt., and sister-in-law Barbara Allen, of Derry, N.H.; along with many nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
She was predeceased by Cecil on April 2, 2006; her parents; sisters Therese Dufresne and Jeanne DArc Dufresne; along with her brothers Alphonse, Arthur, Joseph, Paul and Leon.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of des Groseilliers Funeral Home on Church Street in Hardwick, Vt.
Calling hours will be held on Sunday, July 7, 2013, from 4 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 8, 2013, at 11 a.m. at St. Norberts Church in Hardwick. Burial will immediately follow at Fairview Cemetery in Hardwick.
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#147843 - 09/12/05 10:17 AM fomite
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Fomite :- an inanimate object that transmits infectious disease agents. Back-formation from the plural of Latin fomes 'tinder', fomites. Related to faveo 'to warm, keep warm; cherish'. Perhaps related to English to bake._________________________
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#147844 - 09/13/05 01:29 AM Re: fomite
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When and where did this back-formation occur? I always understood a back-formation was a (wrongly) assumed source for a word, which then became used in its own right, such as scavenger being assumed to come from a verb scavenge which did not actually exist until after a verb for the noun was thought desirable.
So, was fomites adopted into English and then fomite assumed? If so, what was fomites used to mean in English, and when did it drop out?
#147845 - 09/13/05 05:42 AM Re: fomite
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First citation for fomite in the OED is 1859. It's a medical term, not one that was (or is) commonly used in polite brandy-and-cigars after dinner talk.
#147846 - 01/21/07 10:20 AM Re: fomite
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...but sounds like it ought to mean an explosive substance in frothy form; eg, so that it can easily be forced through a small opening to make, lets say, a roadside bomb_________________________
#147847 - 01/21/07 11:31 AM Re: fomite
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1. Any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious organisms from one person to another.
Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
"Fomite" is a common misspelling or typo for: comate, famine, finite, foliate, fomented, fomenter, omit, vomit, vomited.
#192306 - 08/08/10 03:29 AM Re: fomite [Re: zmjezhd]
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Recently an anaesthetist was described as a fomite in the operating theatre (I am a surgeon philsopher as my email might suggest)
Fits well with insults theme of last week
In addition the Oz troglodyte is to found in the opal fields of Coober Pedy where the underground hotel/motel, shops and multiple residences are dug out of the beautiful yellow and pink hard clay, requiring no colour finishing, though lacquer is applied to control dust
Inside temperature some 23C all year - outside 0C some nights
50C in daytime
#192725 - 08/20/10 05:49 AM Re: fomite [Re: zmjezhd]
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A fomite is any inanimate object or substance capable of carrying infectious organisms and hence transferring them from one individual to another. A fomite can be anything such as a cloth or mop heads so when cleaning this is important to remember that this could aid when spreading pathogenic organisms._________________________
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#192731 - 08/21/10 12:18 AM Re: fomite [Re: pachills]
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Fomites was formerly used more-or-less interchangeably with "vector" in preventive medicine, but vector has come to mean living things that do the same thing, primarily (and according to some authorities, exclusively) arthropods.
I've also heard fomites used to mean feces by medical people, though not recently._________________________
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#192733 - 08/21/10 01:42 AM Re: fomite [Re: beck123]
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>I've also heard fomites used to mean feces by medical people, though not recently.
oh deer, isn't that usually fewmets?
#192735 - 08/21/10 07:25 AM Re: fomite [Re: tsuwm]
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Only when spoken by Dr. Hunter's poor relations._________________________
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Dordt College News
Feenstra Signs With Dordt College Basketball
November 27, 2013
(Wednesday, November 27; Sioux Center, Iowa) Taylor Feenstra, a senior at Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa, has announced his intention to attend Dordt College and join the Defender basketball program.
Taylor, a 6-7, 245 pound forward, averaged 11.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game last season and helped the Wolfpack to the substate final. Feenstra, already a two-year starter, averaged 10.7 points per game and converted 72 three-point shots. Western advanced to the substate final during that sophomore season as well.
Feenstra earned third-team all-state honors last season along with first-team honors from the Lakes Conference and second-team honors from the Northwest Iowa Review. He also took second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore.
"We are excited to announce Taylor as our first recruit from the class of 2014. He continues to develop all facets of his game and with a great deal of potential, we believe his best days are still in front of him. Taylor comes from a very successful program at Western Christian and understands what it takes to compete at a high level. In addition to being an excellent basketball player, Taylor is an outstanding young man who will impact our campus community in many ways during his time here the next four years," said Dordt College Coach Ross Douma.
Taylor is the son of Randy and Lynette Feenstra of Hull, Iowa. He plans to study business at Dordt College.
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Q. What are the qualifications for a license?
A. For an Optician:
Show proof of high school graduation or GED certificate, successfully complete the South Carolina Practical Examination in Opticianry and successfully pass the American Board of Opticianry Examination (ABO), and meet one of the four following criteria to take the South Carolina Practical Examination in opticianry:
1. Complete a two-year South Carolina apprenticeship in opticianry or
2. Graduate from a two-year COA program in opticianry or
3. Document valid and current licensure in another licensing state or
4. Document at least two years employment as an optician in a state that does not license opticians.
For a Contact Lens Dispensing Optician:
Meet all qualifications for an optician, and successfully pass the National Contact Lens Examination (NCLE)
Q. When are examinations given?
A. The South Carolina Practical Examination in Opticianry is given twice a year in June and in December.
Q. How much does it cost to get a license?
A. The application fee to become a licensed optician is $25 and the S.C. Practical Examination fee is $295. The application fee for a contact lens dispensing license is $25. Applicants may contact the American Board of Opticianry and National Contact Lens Examiners at 703-719-5800 for the national examination fees.
Q. What are the fee requirements for renewing my license?
A. Biennial renewal fees are $200 for a licensed optician and an additional $100 for a licensed contact lens dispensing optician. Out of state or inactive renewal fees are $120 for an optician and $60 for a contact lens dispensing optician. License renewal fees are due by October 1 of odd numbered years.
Q. What is the criteria for continuing education for renewal purposes?
A. Eight (8) hours of continuing education credit is due at renewal time by October 1st of odd numbered years from every licensed optician. Two (2) hours of the eight (8) may be in practice management. If the optician holds a contact lens license, an additional two (2) hours are required in contact lens work. This makes a total of ten (10) hours due October 1st of odd numbered years from contact lens dispensing opticians. All education hours must be ABO or NCLE approved.