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Pretty tough to miss this married NBA all-star and former champion with his side piece boyfriend the other night at a party
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Awww Chris you never won the big one did you? Maybe you shouldn't have left NorCal. Ass.
Guess the "Rebounding Champion" will have to do lolzReplyCancel
He plays with balls, no?
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bosh would never, even tho i think he is closeted but to be seen out! bosh would neverReplyCancel
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@Gayled True! I was in Sac during the days of Webber, Peja, Bibby, Williams, Pollard, Vlade and Christie. The era that defines Sacramento basketball, The Choke Hold.
I'm fairly sure that era is the reason I hate basketball. It's the only time I've ever paid attention to it, and it was 7 years of hopes being broken under the weight of Webber's ego.ReplyCancel
I have no clue on this one but I'm sure he went to Duke. Lock it in.ReplyCancel
@Riven + @Gayeld = 916 in the house!!
This could be C Webb – he's had rumors swirling around him for awhile
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Cant be Chris Webber choking dog never won a championship.ReplyCancel
lamar is still married and we all know he is on the dlReplyCancel
Lamar was never an all-star.ReplyCancel
It's a common misconception, and he probably should have been at some point.ReplyCancel
@Sandy excuse you all it says is "Champion" and he was the NBA Rebound Champion ok?
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lamar barely looks as is he gives a shit bout basket ball anymore, that coach went out and took a chance on him after everythng and he just pissed on the chanceReplyCancel
Is Pau Gasol married? If so, he gets my guess.ReplyCancel
I miss the team from that era 🙁 I don't, however, missing going to Arco Arena. That place is a shit hole. Is it weird how many commenters on this site are in or around Sacramento? I was just talking to someone on here a few days ago that works just a few blocks from meReplyCancel
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DOE announced on September 15 its award of more than $63 million to support the commercialization of clean energy technologies, including $57 million for small businesses and $5.3 million for universities. The awards to small businesses include nearly $11 million provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. They will help 33 small businesses across the country develop manufacturing processes to scale up the production of their new clean energy technologies. Those technologies include 21 renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, as well as six new technologies for power grids, three for next-generation nuclear power, and three for cleaner fossil energy. The awards are the first under DOE's Small Business Phase III Xlerator program, which builds on the successes of DOE's Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs.
The renewable energy technologies include an algae-based biodiesel; four fuel-cell technologies, including two designed for biomass fuels; a high-temperature electrical insulation for geothermal energy applications; three solar cell technologies; and four wind power technologies. On the efficiency side is a lighting product using organic light-emitting diodes; innovative capacitors, permanent magnets, and lightweight materials for advanced vehicles; and four industrial technologies, including a low-cost microchannel heat exchanger, advanced laser-based sensors, a more energy-efficient way to make styrene, and a process that will allow ethanol producers to reduce their use of energy-intensive distillation. These 21 commercialization projects will receive nearly $38 million out of the total $57 million to be awarded. See the DOE press release and a detailed description of the 33 selected projects.
DOE also announced its first-ever funding for universities and nonprofits to build and strengthen "innovation ecosystems" that will accelerate the movement of cutting-edge energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies from university laboratories into the market. For instance, the University of Central Florida will hold the "MegaWatt Ventures" event, incorporating a technical showcase with a business plan competition and business and prototyping services. Teams will tap into the intellectual property portfolios and research expertise held by Florida universities. Each year, 10 teams will be awarded $10,000 each and will be given six months to complete a prototype and assemble a start-up team. The 10 teams will then compete for a $100,000 prize, with the aim of providing an incentive for commercializing the university-developed technologies. In its third year, MegaWatt Ventures will be expanded to include all universities in the southeastern United States.
Similar entrepreneurial efforts will be led by the Clean Energy Trust of Chicago, Illinois, for Illinois scientists and entrepreneurs; by the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems of Cambridge, Massachusetts, for university-originated technologies across New England; by the University of California, San Diego, which will hold an annual Regional Energy Innovation Challenge; and by the University of Utah, which will create the Energy Innovation Commercialization Center for participating western universities and research institutions. The projects will receive a total of $5.3 million in federal funding over three years, which will be leveraged with grantee investments to support $9 million in total projects.


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Would anyone care to tell me some tricks of how to incorporate an acapella to the beat? I'm so lousy at it!
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Atari, one of the pioneer video game design companies, declared bankruptcy recently. But that doesn't necessarily mean the end for the iconic brand.
In fact, many thought the company faded away years ago. Not the case. For nearly a decade, Atari has been owned by a French company, Infogrames Entertainment, which coincidentally, is also filing for bankruptcy. The move is seen as a way to separate U.S. operations from the financially troubled parent company.
For the past few years, Atari has been producing versions of its classic games for browsers and for mobile devices. Although not nearly as huge as the company was in the 1970s and 80s, Atari's U.S. operations provided more than 70 percent of the company's revenue.
The rise of Atari
Atari was founded in 1972, and the company began to manufacture an arcade game called Pong. It was a hit. Two years later, Atari began producing a home version with a console that connected to the TV.
Warner Communications purchased Atari in 1976 and oversaw the period of growth that made Atari the fastest growing company in the U.S.
The game design console that made Atari a household name hit the market in 1977. The first year, the video computer system was manufactured in Sunnyvale before moving overseas. By 1979, the Atari 2600 was the most popular Christmas gift of the year. Popular games such as Space Invaders, PacMan, Centipede, Breakout and Asteroids, among dozens more, helped Atari sell more than10 million units in 1982.
A number of factors contributed to the decline of Atari as an innovative technology company. Several entities that controlled it had financial problems, which meant that research and development suffered. The parent companies often refused to give credit to video game designers, which made for unhappy employees and high turnover.
The biggest factor contributing to Atari's demise was the rise of the home computer system. Here's an interesting fact: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak all worked for Atari in the early days. No doubt their experience at Atari had an impact on their innovations. Job and Wozniak worked successfully on the system for the arcade version of Breakout, while Gates, hired to help simplify the system, was fired when the project was stalled for a year.
Many suspect that during that time, Gates was working on the DOS system that IBM used to propel the home computer revolution. By that time, Atari had fallen behind in the race to develop technology and the rest is history. The three former employees went on to form Apple and Microsoft, arguably two of the largest corporations in the world. With its Bay area location, a good number of Cogswell College engineering graduates also got their start at this iconic company.
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After separation from its French owned parent, the brand and intellectual rights could still be profitable for whichever company buys Atari. Like Hostess, there will still be demand for the games the first gamers grew up with. Compared to video games of today, they are quite simple, but nostalgia buffs find the mobile and browser versions just as addictive as they were back in the day. Which could mean a good return for the right investor.
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Darrell Fulcher, 66
Mr. Darrell Fulcher, 66, of Clovis, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on April 30, 1938, in La Feria, Texas, to Jim R. and Alvis May Fulcher. He graduated from Clovis High School in 1957. He served for six years in the National Guard. He went to work for the Santa Fe Railroad in 1960 and retired in 1996 after 37 years of service. Family members said he enjoyed playing golf, hunting, and fishing, was an avid gardener and he enjoyed his family and grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Lynn Fulcher; and a sister, Donleta Tague.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Stagner Fulcher; two daughters, Kimberly Wells (and husband, Wesley) of Mountainair and Valerie Lyon (Willie) of Farmington; four sons, Tommy Fulcher (Robin) of Albuquerque, Russell Morris (Kristin) of Farmington, Michael Morris (Cindy) of Sevierville, Tenn., and Kenneth Morris of Farmington; four brothers, Harrell Fulcher (Sue) of Portales, Jimmy Fulcher (Bea) of Los Fresno, Texas, Foy Fulcher (Mary) of Zapata, Texas, and J. B. Fulcher (Thelma) of Lewiston, Ind.; a sister, Paula Sue Gossett (Thomas) of Portales; and 17 grandchildren.
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New York State Police at Liberty arrested Cynthia Pique, 39, and Eduardo Rodriguez, 37, both of Monticello, NY after troopers observed them sliding across Bridgeville Road in the Town of Thompson. The investigation revealed that Pique was operating a 2002 Lexus while having a suspended license and switched license plates on the vehicle.
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The western wildfires have led to a renewed call for staffing of fire lookout towers nationwide, especially in wildfire prone areas. Thousands of fire towers have been torn down or taken out of service over the past 30 years. Sally Kidd reports from Washington.
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Crampons. Check. Helmet. Ice picks. Backpack. Climbing harness. Check. All geared up, Matt Shove–my ice-climbing guide from Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) Climbing School–and I hiked into the woods. "It's a short walk," Matt told me.
And three minutes later, I was facing the frozen waterfall at Connecticut's Thomaston Ice Quarry–the same slab of ice that in a few short hours I would climb.
West Hartford, where EMS's southernmost New England climbing school is located, seemed to me to be the unlikeliest place to start an ice-climbing expedition. I was amazed to be tackling this kind of outdoor adventure within 25 minutes of the State House in Hartford.
First, Matt led me through the "baby steps" of ice climbing–literally. With 1-1/2-inch crampon spikes strapped to the bottoms of my boots, I practiced walking on a flat slab of ice. Then I progressed to walking on an angled surface. (Imagine picking your way to your mailbox across a sheet of ice in your driveway.) Nearby, a huge wall of icicles cascaded from above–and climbing it would be my final task.
But before I could tackle that, I had to learn to use my tools. After graduating from my lesson in walking with crampons, I experimented with the correct technique for applying my ice axes, one in each hand. With a flick of the wrist, I made contact with the face of the frozen wall. Its nooks and crevices, like cavities in teeth, were the sweet spots, where the pick (the axe's pointed tip) sank in and bit. Practicing this while standing on the ground was simple–but of course, I needed to go up … and up.
At the top of the waterfall, Matt anchored a fixed rope and dropped the ends below. On each climb, one end of the rope would attach to my harness through a belay device as a safety, with Matt on the ground keeping the other end taut in case I fell or needed to rest–both of which eventually happened, more than once.
After performing the ritual "On belay?" and "Belay on!" safety check, ensuring that Matt was ready for me to climb, I kicked the toe of my crampon into the ice and tapped the axe in my right hand into an inviting crevice. Then I stepped with my left foot, kicked my toe into the ice, and secured my other axe.
My body was heating up, and my muscles were tense. My eyes searched for the next crevice. Little by little, I climbed to the top of the ice.
Ice climbing, like most outdoor adventure sports, is best learned from a certified instructor. I don't think I'll be Matt's most memorable student, though. That award goes to the 73-year-old man who decided it's never too late to learn a new sport–and proved it by climbing his own slab of ice with Matt all winter long.
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State Superintendent celebrates success of 21 Southern Illinois Honor Roll Schools
Annual list recognizes improving and high-performing schools across state
COBDEN — Illinois State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch recognized 21 Southern Illinois schools today for being named to the 2010 Illinois Honor Roll. The schools were honored during a school assembly at Cobden High School.
"This is a remarkable list of 21 schools that have maintained or improved academic performance amid rising benchmarks and a tough economy," said State Superintendent Koch. "Many of the students in these schools come from low-income families but their parents, educators and community members are working extraordinarily hard to ensure these children are just as engaged in learning as any of their peers from Cairo to Chicago."
The 2010 Illinois Honor Roll recognizes 834 schools across the state for their continued academic progress. The honor roll is divided into three categories – Spotlight Schools, Academic Excellence and Academic Improvement. Each award has unique criteria that best reflect the diverse circumstances of Illinois schools.
- Spotlight Schools – Recognizes 300 high-poverty, high-performing schools that are beating the odds to overcome the achievement gap.
- Academic Excellence Awards – 459 schools have sustained high performance over at least three years.
- Academic Improvement Awards – 93 schools are showing substantial improvement.
The 21 schools honored are:
Massac Unit District
- Massac Jr. High School (Spotlight)
- Franklin Elementary School (Excellence)
- Metropolis Elementary School (Spotlight)
- Unity Elementary School (Excellence)
Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38
- Maple Grove Elementary School (Spotlight)
New Simpson Hill SD 32
- New Simpson Hill Dist 32 (Spotlight)
Buncombe Cons SD 43
- Buncombe Consolidated School (Improvement)
Cobden SUD 17
- Cobden High School (Improvement)
Jonesboro CCSD 43
- Jonesboro Elementary School (Spotlight)
Dongola USD 66
- Dongola Jr High School (Improvement)
- Dongola Elementary School (Spotlight and Improvement)
Shawnee CUSD 84
- Shawnee Jr High School (Spotlight)
- Shawnee Elementary School - South (Spotlight)
Egyptian CUSD 5
- Egyptian Elementary School (Spotlight)
Johnston City CUSD 1
- Jefferson Elementary School (Spotlight)
- Lincoln Elementary School (Spotlight)
Marion CUSD 2
- Jefferson Elementary School (Spotlight)
Carterville CUSD 5
- Carterville High School (Improvement)
Ewing Northern CCSD 115
- Ewing-Northern Elementary School (Spotlight)
Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188
- Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School (Spotlight)
Sesser-Valier CUSD 196
- Sesser-Valier Jr High School (Improvement)
A complete listing of the 2010 Illinois Honor Roll Schools can be found online at http://www.isbe.net/honor_roll/default.htm


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Vt. town reports reveal hurdles old and newBy Kevin OConnor
Staff Writer | March 02,2014Kevin OConnor / Staff Photo
Vermont town report covers range from Newburys re-enactment of the arrival of its 1763 charter to Castletons positive progress for our next generations picture by the town managers 6-year-old daughter.The three-member Select Board in Windham, population 419, figured it could survive practically anything after year upon year of recession following the nations fiscal free fall in 2008. Then came Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. An unusually sticky mud season last spring. And now, the Affordable (If Not Always Accessible) Care Act.
Navigating the new Vermont Health Connect has been almost as challenging as dealing with the aftermath of Irene, the board writes this month, but the town clerk stayed with it and got our road crew registered correctly so there was no lapse in their insurance.
From northwesternmost Alburgh to southeasternmost Vernon, flip through Vermont town meeting reports this season and youll find communities still feeling the economic wake of past crises are facing a new wave of management and money challenges.
This upcoming year we are expecting nothing and making (do) until we find ourselves in a better position, notes the Select Board in Underhill, population 3,016, repeating its annual forecast of the past five years.
For more than 100 towns with reports on file at the Vermont secretary of states office, that means big requisitions (take a $1.4 million plan for a new municipal office in Morristown, population 5,227) are the exception and small requests ($200 for the OxBee Quilt Guild in Corinth, population 1,367) are the rule.
In part, thats because dozens of communities flooded by Irene are continuing to pay for cleanup.
Royalton, population 2,773, still has nearly $300,000 in outstanding emergency loans a figure thats one-third its annual general municipal budget.
Neighboring Sharon, population 1,502, is aiming to finish its last road-repair project this spring.
We will mark that occasion with a ribbon-cutting celebration, its Select Board writes, and recognition that what it took Irene less than 24 hours to destroy will have taken our town more than two and a half years to restore at a cost of $2.4 million.
Strafford, population 1,098, has similar aspirations.
I hardly dare to say that the last projects for FEMA will be completed this year, its town clerk notes. Final costs will have to be submitted to the state for reimbursement and then the town can file the closeout paperwork. Four years after the destruction, were finally done. Maybe?
Many communities are complaining about another storm cloud: How to provide employee health insurance under a new federal and state system.
Winhall did not avoid the effects of change in the health care industry we were thrown into the chaos along with countless others, writes the Select Board in that town, population 769. This is probably an area that will be on our agenda for awhile to come.
Dozens of localities that had purchased coverage through the Vermont League of Cities and Towns learned theyd have to seek new plans through the states health exchange.
However, due to the inability of Vermont Health Connect to begin billing small business employers, we had to obtain insurance directly with the carrier this year, note local leaders in Sheffield, population 703.
Another hurdle straight from the headlines: Robberies. Addison, population 1,371, has suffered a wave at the same time its contracted sheriffs announced a sizable hourly rate hike.
While the robberies were taking place, half of our patrols were assigned to crime and the other half to traffic issues, the Select Board writes. As a result, our patrolling revenue was way down, running a deficit most of the year.
Middlesex, reporting a similar rash of break-ins, installed Neighborhood Watch signs throughout the town of 1,731 people.
The signs represented actual Neighborhood Watch members on each street, the Select Board writes, and since the signs implementation, the burglaries have stopped.
Some communities face singular challenges.
The Select Board has worked hard for several years to bring a department store back to Derby, local leaders write in that town of 4,621. We are making great strides to bring this project to a reality. Imagine cheap underwear locally!
Barnard, population 947, believed it ended the fiscal year with a substantial surplus, only to repay the $705,000 balance of its Irene loan and realize a potential $100,000 shortfall.
On the flip side: Norton, population 169. Scanning its ballot, you might think the big issue is whether the town should allow all-terrain vehicles on its roads especially because each street is listed separately: Article 25: Shall the town of Norton open Henry Road to ATV use? Article 26: Shall the town of Norton open Leos Lane to ATV use? Article 27: Shall the town of Norton open Old Dump Road to ATV use?
Then the new Select Board, responsible for a $132,580 annual budget, came upon an unexpected windfall.
We three were all surprised to learn that the town was ending the fiscal year with slightly over a quarter of a million dollars cash in the Island Pond bank, members write.
Which leads to their next item of business: Finding where that balance came from.
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oh and one more thing your milk is just right for your baby.
You might have to do some work on the delivery to baby but there is nothing wrong with your milk!
oh and one more thing your milk is just right for your baby.
You might have to do some work on the delivery to baby but there is nothing wrong with your milk!
(((hugs, mama))) I'm sorry you are getting such contradictory information from the medical community. I know you were open to a second opinion, but would you consider a third? Keep trying to reach the LLL Leaders. We are volunteers, and can't always be available, but we also love what we do and always will call back.
All babies, no matter what they are fed, lose 7-10% of their birth weight after birth and regain by two to three weeks. It looks like your son lost 2.5 ounces more than average, but that is highly likely due to the jaundice and possibly other birth interventions as another poster mentioned. It is a concern that he is still so far from his birth weight, but that is also more likely due to the jaundice than something being wrong with your milk.
Supplementation does not have to be formula except in very rare cases. There is nothing wrong with your milk. You can supplement with your milk. He simply needs a little more time, some extra nutrition and if he is stooling and wetting diapers, seems content and is gaining then he is getting back on track. The number one thing to remember is to feed the baby. You can breastfeed on demand and pump some extra milk each feeding to give him a boost. I would recommend that you try to feed him more than the minimum of 8 times in a 24 hour period...more like 10-12 or more if he will cooperate. Encourage him to eat more often. Have someone take care of everything else while you work on getting your little one's weight where it no longer is a concern. Your only job should be to feed the baby for now. Trust what your instincts are telling you. It is easier for the doctors to recommend formula than to refer you to a lactation consultant or to try to help you fix any breastfeeding difficulties.
Is there a lactation consultant (IBCLC) where you live? Some insurance plans will reimburse you for the cost of their services. Even if they don't, it is still cheaper than a year's worth of formula. I would highly recommend that you both be seen by an IBCLC at this point. You can rule out things like a bad latch. Although if that were the case, you'd probably be here posting about soreness as well.
It is very important to get your son's weight back up, and quickly. I don't want to downplay that. If he were only a few ounces shy of his birthweight by two weeks, then I'd say the doctor was overreacting, but he is still 18 ounces from his birthweight (10% would have been 15.5). This is not something that is your fault, and I don't want to scare you. His medical condition, jaundice, is likely responsible for his slow weight gain. But it is very important that he catch up his weight loss.
What kind of pump do you have? You will need a hospital grade rental pump if you choose to pump and bottle feed the baby your milk. This type of pump could be helpful in the short term as well if you choose to breastfeed and then supplement with your milk. They can often be rented by the month.
Tanya, LLL Leader and Mama to three wonderful kids
thanks - i'm going to try that nurse-in thing. sounds like a good idea to just spend a lot of time in bed trying to nurse him.
his jaundice appears to be subsiding and he's been quite alert lately. i think maybe he was too sleepy to eat very well at first. i mean, he would eat and then fall asleep and i wouldn't be able to wake him up to eat any more. now that he's more alert he's eating a lot better.
labor was induced with pitocin and i was on an iv for nine hours. i don't know if that has anything to do with him having jaundice or not, but it would stink if it did. i really did not want to be induced. i didn't want any interventions.
i really appreciate all the thoughts and ideas i've been getting on this message board. it stinks that there's nobody i know around me who knows anything about breastfeeding.
thank you so much!!
Sounds like your instincts are working for you very well. Make sure to watch wet/dirty diapers closely and watch for signs of dehydration. Keep listening to those instincts. They will tell you if something is not right. You know your baby better than the doctors or even we do.Originally Posted by oskersmommy
Sadly, one of the known side-effects of pitocin is neonatal jaundice. I credit pitocin with the bad case of jaundice ds#1 had. Here's the drug info on it, if you're interested in seeing for yourself: http://www.kingpharm.com/uploads/pdf...Pitocin_PI.pdflabor was induced with pitocin and i was on an iv for nine hours. i don't know if that has anything to do with him having jaundice or not, but it would stink if it did. i really did not want to be induced. i didn't want any interventions.
The jaundice is listed on the second page on the second column with some other known risks. It's definitely a drug I wish I had known more about before I had my first baby. But, you learn as you go often in life and I've learned a lot with my first baby!
Tanya, LLL Leader and Mama to three wonderful kids
How are things going? Were you able to reach a Leader? I was thinking of you and your little one and wanted to check in! If you have time to send an update, please do!
Also wanted to add that if your baby is rooting after the bottle put him on the brest. I did that with our daughter and she started to gain her weight back a lot quicker that way. Also it helped to keep her interested in the breast. I was able stop giving her the bottle by gradually cutting back the bottle feedings. I would give her the bottle just about 1/2-1 ounce and the put her on the breast and was finally able to wean her from the bottle that way. Trust your instincts and your body to feed your baby. Good luck!
My baby girl was slightly jaundiced when we left the hospital but not enough for therapy to be prescribed. My milk was not coming in well so she would sleep a lot and not eat often, though I wanted to bf her solely at my doctor's reccomendation I did feed her formula because I did not want the complications of jaundice to go full force and require treatment. She was on formula mostly and I pumped and stored my BF milk, of what I could produce, but as soon as she was cleared, we went full bf milk and she is doing great! No nipple confusion or any issues and she was so much more alert when her billi went down.


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Three high school students in North Dakota were disciplined after wearing Ku Klux Klan outfits to a hockey game.
The students, who attend Red River High School in Grand Forks, were photographed in the stands at a game Friday night in Fargo, according to ABC News.
The photo showed three hooded figures, surrounded by fellow students in white. It was posted on Twitter by Shane Schuster, who had been a spectator at the game.
"I guess the red river highschoolers are racist?" he tweeted.
According to the Grand Forks Herald, many students wore white clothing and face paint in keeping with school tradition that the fans dress in school colors during the state tournament. Called a "white out," the custom was popularized by the NHL's Winnipeg Jets, according to the Herald.
Red River Principal Kristopher Arason told The Associated Press the students put on the garb after the first goal and wore it between 30 seconds and one minute.
He said the school is taking what he described as appropriate action against the students.
"We, as a school, are extremely disappointed with the behavior of these three students," Arason said in a prepared statement. "This behavior is not a representation of our school or student body."


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Top scorers go missing in Orange's Final Four lossAP Photo
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim watches the action during Saturdays NCAA Final Four game against Michigan in Atlanta.
ATLANTA Jim Boeheim sat on a stool most of the night, hand propped against his chin, looking more like a man proctoring a math exam than one coaching a basketball game.
Not much a coach can do when his best shooters cant find the basket.
The Syracuse coach had only two points less than his best player, Michael Carter-Williams, and only five fewer than his most dangerous shooter, James Southerland.
Two players who accounted for 25 points a game this season combined for three measly buckets Saturday night. That was easily the difference in a 61-56 semifinal loss to Michigan.
Our offense was not good in the first half or the second half, Boeheim said. Second half, we got our defense going a lot better, and got back in the game in spite of our offense.
But that offense wasnt much to talk about in either half, especially as far as two of the most important cogs were concerned.
So nice a job did Michigan do on Southerland that, trailing by three with 17.9 seconds to go, Boeheim couldnt draw up a play to get the ball to him. Instead, Trevor Cooney drove hard to the basket. He missed and Syracuse never got a chance at the tying shot.
We were trying to get James, they switched it and Trevor had no choice, Boeheim said. He did the best he could in that situation.
As for Carter-Williams, well, he wasnt even an option by that point. He fouled out with 1:14 left, giving a big tug on his jersey while walking to the bench after a 1-for-6 night that included two assists and five turnovers.
Youd love to have him out there, Boeheim said. You want to go to the basket in that situation, and make a play going there, but were not making a lot of shots, so were not going to try to throw something up.
Another Syracuse scorer, C.J. Fair, carried almost the entire load with 22 points, but with few other options, and without balls going in the basket, Syracuse wasnt able to set up its suffocating 2-3 zone as efficiently and frequently as it wanted.
That left Boeheim with very little to do other than watch the ugliness unfold.
Carter-Williams, a projected first-round NBA draft pick in a few months, made his only basket on a layup late in the first half.
Southerland, who tied a program record with nine 3-pointers in a game against Arkansas earlier this year, finished 2 for 9 and 1 for 5 from long range. All five of his points came over the last 1:58, including a 3-pointer that pulled Syracuse within a point with 47 seconds left.
He seemed like the perfect man to go to on Syracuses last possession, but never saw the ball, as Cooney, a freshman, drove wildly to the hoop and missed.
Syracuses first trip to the Final Four since its 2003 championship led by Carmelo Anthony ended with a very un-Melo-like thud.
Its hard to see it. Boeheim said. I told them, they should feel bad, because they could have won this game, but what theyve accomplished is, I think, incredible this year.
Instead of taking part in the ultimate send-off for the Big East Conference, which is reconfiguring after this season, the Orange goes home and its Michigan playing Louisville for the title Monday.
The Wolverines man-to-man defense much more damage to Syracuses offense than Syracuses zone did to theirs.
Syracuse (30-10) shot a respectable 41 percent, but Southerland and Carter-Williams only made 20 percent.
While most teams need defense to help produce offense, Syracuse is one of those rare teams that turns that equation on its head.
The Orange needs offense to produce defense. Without it, long rebounds turned into easy transition points for Michigan. While holding Trey Burke to seven points, Syracuse never found an answer for the Wolverines big man, Mitch McGary (12 points, 10 rebounds, six assists). Michigan made six 3-pointers in the first half. The Orange allowed 36 points over the first 20 minutes only three fewer than they gave up to Marquette in the regional final and fell behind by 11.
We just became more active in the second half, said Syracuse guard Brandon Triche, who mans the top of the Orange zone. For me, I was kind of stagnant in the first half, and probably got three or four 3-pointers hit on my side. In the second half, I tried to make sure that didnt happen.
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Will Central Banks Prolong the Gold Rally?
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- It's no surprise that SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) rose 1.3% last week in response to news about the German and Japanese central banks.
After all, gold prices have been rising for more than five years as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other central bankers around the world have responded to The Great Recession with inflationary monetary measures.
I am expecting the GLD exchange-traded fund to continue surging in the long term due to these policies. Overall, the world's central banks increased the holdings of gold in 2012 by 17% to 536 metric tons. In addition to reducing the supply of gold, central bankers have greatly increased the amounts of fiat currencies. No mystery as to what happens next: Gold should continue to increase from basic supply and demand factors. (For more on gold and gold prices, see FinancialTrading.com.)
It turns out this was the biggest addition to government stockpiles of gold in 48 years. It was also the first time in decades that central banks were net buyers of the yellow metal. In 2013, analysts estimate another 280 tons of gold will be purchased by central banks in just the first six months. This is a nice heads-up to traders from central banks that they will be buying large through July.
The most recent gift to precious metals speculators on how to bet was from Germany's central bank, the Bundesbank. It recently announced that it would be bringing gold home from the Federal Reserve Bank in New York. Eventually, the Bundesbank wants half of Germany's gold back home, a big jump from the present amount of 31%. That means 300 tons of gold from New York and 374 tons from Paris will be embarking on a one-way journey to vaults in Frankfurt.
Across the pond, newly released transcripts from Federal Reserve reactions to the exacerbating global economic crisis in 2007 were unsettling. U.S. officials such as Bernanke and Tim Geithner, then the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, grossly underestimated the severity of the looming financial crisis.
In May of 2007, Bernanke declared that there were "good fundamental reasons to think that growth will be moderate," as The Wall Street Journal reported recently. By the end of 2008, the Federal Reserve was on a massive stimulus campaign to rescue the global economy with the first waves of trillions of dollars of asset purchases and the lowering of short-term interest rates to near zero. That also led to the surge in gold that continues today.
As gold was jumping again last week, the yen fell to a 31-month low as traders expected more action from the Bank of Japan to weaken its currency through more government bond buying. Like the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan has embarked on a series of quantitative easing measures to jolt the economy from the 23rd year of its extended "Lost Decade."


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A snow storm moved into Eastern Washington and North Idaho Wednesday night and into Thursday morning.
The storm brought about 4 inches to the Spokane-area as of 7 a.m. Thursday. Outlying areas in Spokane County got as much as 10 inches of snow. The snow made for a slick commute Thursday morning, especially in outlying areas, causing some schools to close for the day.
Winds in the Spokane-area were up to about 20 miles per hour.
Snoqualmie and Stevens passes dealt with ice and compact snow. The Washington Department of Transportation closed both passes shortly Thursday morning for avalanche control.
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Stir It Up: Sweet potato salvationDirk Van Susteren Photo
A sweet potato loaded with apples, pecans, raisins and coconut and drizzled with maple syrup makes a delicious, nutritious and vegan breakfast.
If, like many of us, you are searching for a healthy eating plan, you can be forgiven your confusion. High-carb, low-fat? Low-carb? No-fat?
No matter what regimen you follow, there is one food that seems to be embraced by all: sweet potatoes. They make a delicious snack, and a healthy one: They are a good source of fiber and vitamins A and C, have 4 grams of protein per serving, and have no fat. They are simple to prepare (bake, boil, microwave, grill) and taste great with nothing more than a sprinkling of salt and pepper or a drizzle of maple syrup.
I found myself contemplating the sweet potato recently after reading New York Times writer Mark Bittman's recent book, "VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00 to Lose Weight and Restore Your Health ... for Good." Bittman has been eating like a vegan — no animal products, including eggs, dairy or honey — for two-thirds of the day for the past six years. In other words, he eats like a vegan until dinnertime.
Bittman says that within a few months on this regimen, he lost 35 pounds and reduced his blood sugar and cholesterol to healthy levels. By giving up meat and dairy only until 6 p.m. (along with junk foods, white bread, white pasta, white rice and alcohol), he never had that deprived feeling that can derail even the best of intentions. Have a craving for steak or Brie? Just wait until dinner.
If all of us followed this plan, it would have a salutary effect on the environment, too. According to Bittman, "livestock production is one of the top contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for at least 20 percent (and by some estimates up to 50 percent) of dangerous gases in the atmosphere — a greater impact than even transportation."
All right, I'm game. What's for breakfast? My go-to bowl of Greek yogurt, oats and berries is out, as is the poached egg I worked so hard to perfect. Whole-grain cereal is OK, but I need to buy some non-dairy milk. Maybe some toast with cheese? Oops.
This VB6, I thought, is going to be harder than it looks. But a rummage through the refrigerator yielded a sweet potato, and sweet potatoes satisfy both Bittman's VB6 scheme and my own breakfast requirements: delicious, affordable and quick.
Bittman offers Smashed and Loaded Sweet Potatoes, a variation on the decidedly un-vegan twice-baked potato, with its sour cream, cheese and bacon. He gives a sweet variation (maple syrup, cinnamon, nuts) or a savory one (beans, corn, herbs, chili peppers), which could work for breakfast, lunch or a snack.
So today I'm a vegan until ... noon. I'm working on it.
Smashed and Loaded Sweet Potatoes
Yield: 1 or 2 servings
1 large sweet potato, pierced with a sharp knife
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Sweet or savory toppings (below)
Wrap the sweet potato in a damp paper towel and microwave on high until you can easily pierce it with a fork, about 10 minutes. (You can also bake it in a 425-degree oven for about 50 minutes.)
Meanwhile, assemble your choice of toppings from the list below; if using savory toppings such as beans and corn, you may want to saute them or otherwise heat them.
Cut the potato in half and scoop out the insides into a bowl. Smash a bit with a fork or potato masher; sprinkle with salt and pepper. (Pepper is good even on sweet versions; for the savory version you might want to use white pepper for some heat.) Return the mashed potatoes to their skins or spoon into a bowl. Top with chosen ingredients and serve.
For "sweet" sweet potatoes, use any or all of the following: ½ tablespoon maple syrup, 1 tablespoon unsweetened shredded coconut, 2 tablespoons chopped fresh apples, 1 tablespoon raisins or other unsweetened dried fruit, 2 tablespoons chopped toasted nuts, ground cinnamon, nutmeg or other spices to taste.
For savory sweet potatoes, use any or all: 1 cup cooked greens, 2 tablespoons chopped roasted red bell peppers, ¼ cup cooked beans (black, cannellini or chickpeas), ¼ cup peas, ¼ cup corn kernels, 2 to 4 tablespoons fresh herbs such as parsley, basil or cilantro, up to 2 tablespoons soy sauce, up to 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, 2 tablespoons chopped olives, 1 tablespoon chopped red onions, ½ chopped chipotle in adobo, 1 clove chopped garlic, 1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger, 1 teaspoon horseradish, ½ teaspoon red chili flakes, hot sauce to taste.
(Recipe slightly adapted from "VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00 to Lose Weight and Restore Your Health ... for Good" by Mark Bittman; Clarkson Potter, 2013)
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Claude Morin was named Vice President, Global Sales Management in October 2012 with overall responsibility for Air Canada's sales and sales partnership management on a global basis. Since 2008, he had been Vice President, Global Sales, with responsibility for all aspects of sales and product distribution for Air Canada worldwide.
Previously Claude was responsible for the airline's cargo activities as President & CEO, Air Canada Cargo, a limited partnership.
Since joining Air Canada in 1985, Claude has held a number of senior management positions in Sales, including General Manager, France, responsible for passenger sales and operations, as well as Senior Director, Passenger Sales, responsible for all sales generated through the agency distribution network in North America.
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La Banda el Recodo is not only one of Mexico's most successful banda, but one of the most eclectic. Over the past four decades, the group has performed a mixture of Latin dance tunes, jazz swing, and classical music. The first banda to be recorded, La Banda el Recodo has recorded more than 178 records and has brought its music from the barrios of Mexico to the international stage.
Formed in 1951, La Banda el Recodo was conceived by self-taught clarinet player Don Cruz Lizárraga (born July 1, 1918; died June 17, 1995). Although his formal education ended after his first year of junior high school, Lizárraga was a master as a musician and bandleader. Teaching himself to play clarinet, against the wishes of his father, Lizárraga had to sell one of his pigs to raise the down payment for his first instrument. He raised the additional cost by picking corn for a neighbor. In the early '50s, Lizárraga joined a banda de musica sinaloense, gradually becoming the group's director. Shortly after moving to Mazatlan, Sinoloa, he accepted an invitation to sign with RCA Victor. Although he recorded his first two tunes, "Mi Adoracion" and "El Callejero," with a quintet, he soon formed La Banda el Recodo with its classic lineup of two clarinets, two trumpets, two trombones, bass drum, and snare drum.
Lizárraga continued to lead La Banda el Recodo until his death from cancer in 1995. The group continues to tour, however, led by his clarinetist sons German and Alfonso. The current band also features clarinet player Alberto Montoya, vocalists Carlos Sarabia and Luis Antonio Lopez, harmony singers Víctor Manuel, Sarabia Garcia, and Aldo Sarabia Garcia, trumpet players Mario Alvarado Villaseñor and Enrique Valdez Rojas, bass drummer Jose Martinez Ochoa, snare drummer Jose Martinez Jimenez, trombone players Oscar Alvarez Otonez, Conrado Zatarain Fajardo, and Gerardo Urias Gutierrez, and tuba player Carlos Soto Beltran. Five years after the death of Lizárraga, La Banda el Recodo won a Grammy for Best Banda Performance for "Lo Mejor de Mi Vida" at the first annual Latin Grammy Awards. Under the new leadership of Lizárraga's sons, Alfonso and Joel, La Banda el Recodo forged ahead, prolifically releasing albums in the new millennium, including 2006's Mas Fuerte Que Nunca, which mixed banda with other musical influences, including salsa and cumbia.


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October 5, 2009-- Home Textiles Today,
Orian Rugs is carving out a niche for itself in the affordable area rug category with the launch of two new USA-made collections produced at its Anderson, S.C. headquarter plants.
"We will be offering a lot of very affordable rugs," said Paul Sullivan, senior vp, sales and marketing. "We will be concentrating on an extensive grouping of rugs that could potentially retail for $79, $99 and $129."
Sullivan said the idea is to help "keep the market affordable" for shoppers who are strapped during these challenging economic times.
"It seems to be a fact that the retail rug business dropped 600,000 [units] in volume — that is obviously a cause of the economy. But it also shows that rugs need to become more affordable," he explained.
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This month will mark the 85th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Across the nation and throughout the world community, millions of people will pay tribute and celebrate the birth of one our greatest freedom fighters and most effective leaders. The legacy of Dr. King is more than a federal holiday although we should never forget the protracted but successful struggle that was required to get that holiday recognition signed into law.
The legacy of Dr. King is more than a tall magnificent statue that now stands on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. King's legacy is also more than a faint remembrance of the past sacrifices and victories of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. The living legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. should be a legacy of present-day continuing the good fight for freedom, justice, equality and economic empowerment in America, Africa and everywhere in the world. Yes, today that is a big order and a tremendous challenge.
As a young, statewide youth organizer from 1963 to 1968 for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in my home state of North Carolina, I witnessed firsthand the incredible genius and courage of Dr. King. I also remember his militant band of preachers, community organizers and student leaders who had become impatient with the status quo of systematic racial injustice in the United States. Golden Frinks, the N.C. state field secretary of SCLC recruited and introduced me to Dr. King and SCLC. Working with Dr. King changed my life for the better.
Today, my purpose is simply to apply what I believe is the living legacy of Dr. King to some of the most pressing issues that oppressed people face nationally and internationally. Remember when Dr. King spoke out against the atrocities of the Vietnam War in 1967, there were many in the African American community who could not readily make the connection that saw between the issues of racial and economic oppression in the United States and the issues of war and peace in southeast Asia. One of Dr. King's famous quotes was, "An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." It was only after Dr. King's tragic assassination in 1968 that many shared his opposition to the Vietnam War.
Martin Luther King Jr. would not have supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In fact, there should be much louder voices now concerning the post-colonial devastating wars and violence in the Sudan, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Somalia, and in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo where millions have died. There is just too much public silence about these and other global violent conflicts. Dr. King's commitment to nonviolence was non-negotiable.
Africans and African Americans as well as all people must strive to settle differences and disputes without engaging in self-destructive violence. This in part is what I mean when I use the phrase "living legacy" of Martin Luther King. Gun violence is down somewhat now in Chicago, but it is still too high. Gun violence is rising in Detroit, Washington, D.C. and in Philadelphia. SCLC, NAACP, National Urban League, National Rainbow Coalition, and the National Action Network should take on the National Rifle Association (NRA) and its policies to proliferate gun sales in America.


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Illinois Receives Determination Letter on Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
State meets many benchmarks
SPRINGFIELD—The Illinois State Board of Education received its determination letter on the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) from the U.S. Department of Education.
The Department's determination is based on the totality of the state's data and information, including the state's FFY 2007 Annual Performance Report (APR) and the revised State Performance Plan (SPP), other state-reported data, and publicly available information.
In the determination letter from the USED's Office of Special Education Program (OSEP), Illinois was commended for achieving levels of compliance for Indicators 9 (disproportionate representation in special education), 10 (disproportionate representation in specific disability categories), 11 (child find timelines), 12 (early childhood transition), 16 (compliant timelines) and 20 (timely and valid data submissions).
Illinois was placed in the "needs assistance" category with several other states.
Factors affecting the determination for Illinois included the state:
- Reported 69% compliance for Indicator 13 (secondary transition), with progress from 24.3% reported the previous year.
- Reported 76.23% compliance for Indicator 15 (timely correction of noncompliance), with slippage from 92.4% reported the previous year.
- Reported 92.6% compliance for Indicator 17 (due process hearing timelines), with slippage from 93.1% reported the previous year.
Illinois' determinations for the FFY 2005 and 2006 APRs were also "needs assistance." In accordance with section 616(e)(1) of the IDEA and 34 CFR 300.604, if a state is categorized as ``need assistance'' for two consecutive years, the Secretary must take one or more of the following actions:
- Advise the state of available sources of technical assistance that may help the state address the areas in which the state needs assistance.
- Direct the use of state-level funds on the area or areas in which the state needs assistance.
- Identify the state as a high-risk grantee and impose special conditions on the state's Part B grant award.
Pursuant to these requirements, the Secretary has advised the state of available sources of technical assistance related to Indicator 13 (secondary transition), Indicator 15 (timely correction of noncompliance) and Indicator 17 (due process hearing timelines).
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Job searchers know that finding the right job isn't easy, especially in times of economic uncertainty. Harder still is finding and nurturing a strong, sustainable career.
This week, the New York Times gives us a thought-provoking glimpse at the current employment landscape. "The college degree is becoming the new high school diploma: the new minimum requirement, albeit an expensive one, for getting even the lowest-level job," Catherine Rampell writes. The article describes the tight job market at all levels across organizations, industries, and geographies.
One reason, of course, is that the employment game is a buyer's market. "When you get 800 résumés for every job ad, you need to weed them out somehow," says Suzanne Manzagol, executive recruiter at Cardinal Recruiting Group. Demand for higher credentials pushes the less educated candidates down the chain, contributing to an unemployment rate for people with a high school diploma more than double for those with a bachelor's degree: 8.1 percent compared to 3.7 percent.
Because so many people are going to college these days, those without diplomas are viewed by employers as lacking ambition or the ability to succeed. However, the Times offers an alternate explanation for fields a bit closer to home for many of our readers: "Some jobs, like those in supply chain management and logistics, have become more technical, and so require more advanced skills today than they did in the past." Demonstrating strategic knowledge
At APICS, we understand it's essential to show your employer you have the knowledge and skills to successfully navigate the requirements of supply chain and operations management, including logistics. One proven way is to earn your APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) or Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) designation. Employers recognize that professionals with these certifications know the essential terminology, concepts, and strategies related to demand management, supplier planning, sales and operations planning, and more. And research indicates that professionals with an APICS certification earn about 15 percent more money than their noncertified counterparts.
As supply chain and operations management evolves, it demands even more from professionals. Accordingly, APICS is placing greater focus on the difference between tactics and strategy. Tactics, while vital to getting the day-to-day work of the organization done, often is not enough when considering the needs of the business at large.
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Ivar Fosheim (1863-1944)
Fosheim participated as all-round man and hunter on the second Fram Expedition 1898-1902.
Ivar Fosheim was born on a farm in Vestre Slidre, in the mountainous Valdres region of mid-Norway. He started to study medicine in Kristiania (Oslo), but decided instead to develop and run the family hotel and sanatorium. His great interests were hunting, fishing and outdoor life, and this was most probably his qualification for joining Otto Sverdrup's expedition with the Fram to northwest Greenland and the islands north of Canada.
Sverdrup praised Fosheim as an excellent hunter, an important qualification needed for keeping both sledge dogs and the 16 men with fresh meat – particularly musk ox and walrus – during the 4-year expedition.
Sverdrup and Fosheim became good friends for life during the expedition, and both tried their hand at walrus hunting in the Davis Strait in 1910. When Sverdrup was asked by the Russians to lead a rescue expedition 1914-15 north of Siberia, he wanted Fosheim on one of the two rescue ships. The Russians, however, wanted their own people instead.
In 1919 Fosheim left the hotel and sanatorium to his nephew and went to British Columbia, where he bought a home in a region with good fishing and excellent hunting for bears and other large game. He returned to Norway 1922-29 before going back to British Columbia for good.
Fosheim's diaries from the Fram expedition were bequeathed to the Maritime Museum in Oslo, and are an excellent source of information about the expedition 1898-1902. An edited version was published in 1994 (Storvilt, is og nytt land) and this is sold in the Fram Museum.
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But during his NFL career the past came back to haunt him and everything started going downhill for Wright. Alexander knew he wanted to become a Christian and wanted God to change his life and wanted to be baptized.
Today he is happily married with four children. He is a coach at Cornerstone Christian School and President and CEO for Alexander Wright Ministries based in Amarillo.
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STARLIGHT, PA — Una Evers, a watercolorist, will be the featured artist of the Big D Arts and Crafts League for the month of September at the Inn at Starlight Lake.
Evers divides her time between Walton, NY and Cape May, NJ. She says it is the shore that inspires her seascape and lighthouse paintings. It is the country that inspires her favorite subject, roosters. The vibrant colors of the roosters are perfect for the colorful style of her watercolors.
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A 46-year-old daughter is accused of stealing more than $137,000 from her elderly father from July 2008 to September 2012.
According to the criminal complaint, Debra Hollowitch offered to help take care of her father's finances after his wife died in July 2008. He agreed it would be a good idea for her to help him because his wife had taken care of their finances, the complaint states, but he did not give Debra permission to write herself checks or take out cash to pay her bills.
In September 2012, the victim terminated his daughter's power of attorney privileges, according to the complaint. When the victim went to the bank to withdraw some money he asked for an account balance for all of his accounts and realized there was a significant amount of money missing. The complaint states when the victim asked his daughter where all the money went, she did not have an explanation and "pretty much fell much off the face of the earth after that."
Investigators showed the victim some of the checks drawn from his account. He told them the signature on the bottom was not his and it was forged by his daughter.
The victim also told investigators at one point his daughter convinced him to do a reverse mortgage on his house and later transfer tens of thousands of dollars to a credit union with ATM access.
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Let's All Try to Pretend Albert Doesn't Have 19 Homers
Albert smoked his 19th homer last night, setting a record by becoming the fastest player to reach 19 homers at this point in the season, which, let's all keep in mind, is very early in the season. It's hard not to think about the steroid-rumor-tinged home run records Pujols might be able to smash this year, and by smashing, restore our collective faith in the game. But I am trying my best not to think about it. Sure, I would love to see 80 homers out of the guy, but I don't want him to have to carry that pressure for 4 and half months. Just as Albert makes it look easy, we should go easy on him and just enjoy this ride. That being said, I'd sure love to see him hit #20 today!
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What do you mean by steroid tinged home runs by Albert? I've followed his career since he started, and never heard a whisper about him taking any illegal steriods. Do you know something I don't?
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Freedom New Mexico Patricia Trevino, community education representative for Vistacare Hospice, will be a featured speaker at Tuesday's Friendship Rebekah Lodge meeting. The public is invited to the 2 p.m. Tuesday meeting at Odd Fellow Hall on 405 Main, where Trevino will discuss options for people with terminal illnesses. Information: Vicky Howard, 762-4843.
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NEXTRANS Indiana High School Essay Contest
The NEXTRANS Center at Purdue University is sponsoring its third high school essay competition for students residing in Indiana. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three essays. The contest's goal is to encourage students to consider how integral transportation is to the future of Indiana and our nation, and potentially interest them in transportation-related careers and/or higher education in the field. NEXTRANS is seeking articulate and well-researched essays of up to 1500 words on the following topic: What factor(s) do you think will most affect the future of transportation in Indiana and across the nation?
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