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The details might be a little murky, but I do recall the first time my parents "got funky."
We were kids in Pocatello, Idaho, my brother and I. We had a baby-sitter one night so that Mom and Dad could see a band everyone was pretty excited about at the time. It was 5th Dimension, which had sold out the Idaho State University Minidome.
My folks came home that night, and they were not right.
They were dancing.
"Your father ran up onstage and danced with the 5th Dimension!" I remember Mom saying. This would be my introduction to the concept of rushing the stage. I think the song that led to this impromptu boogie woogie was "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In," which was burning up the radio in our AMC Matador sedan at the time.
I've remembered that time, for all time, and, all these years later, I found myself on the phone with 5th Dimension co-founders Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. They are still married (for 44 years now), still inherently cool and playing Cabaret Jazz at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. Thursday in a show benefiting AFAN — Aid for AIDS of Nevada (tickets are $35-$59 and available at the Smith Center website or by calling 749-2000).
The AFAN connection has been forged by AFAN supporter Glenn Alai, who is the longtime publicist and associate of Penn & Teller and has known McCoo and Davis for 25 years.
We start the conversation in an obvious way, with me recounting that long-ago night in southeastern Idaho.
"We played where?" Davis says.
"The Minidome in Pocatello," I say.
"Who ever comes to Pocatello?" McCoo says.
"The 5th Dimension, in 1975!" I answer.
"Oh, my goodness!" McCoo says. "That is so beautiful!"
"That is a good thing!" Davis says, laughing.
McCoo and Davis are playing the Smith Center for the first time. But they have a history in the city dating to 1967, when the then-newly dubbed 5th Dimension (having just dropped its original name, The HiFis) was booked at Nero's Nook at Caesars Palace.
"The first time we worked in Las Vegas, the lounge at Caesars Palace, and the 5th Dimesnsion came in, and at the time the Checkmates were burning up the place," McCoo says. "We came in after they played there."
"They were on fire, and everybody was telling us, 'You guys can't go in there behind The Checkmates! You'll kill yourselves! You'll flop!' " Davis says. "But we were saying, 'Hey, we need to work!' We were just cocky enough to think we could do it, you know, and we blew the place away just like they were doing it. It was a great time. We took a real chance because The Checkmates were so great."
Forty-seven years later, McCoo and Davis are bringing a multifaceted show to Cabaret Jazz, beginning with the "must" songs.
"Well, you will be hearing 5th Dimension hits," McCoo says.
"Definitely so," Davis says. "We learned a long time ago that we can't do a show …
"Without doing 5th Dimension songs," McCoo finishes. "We did a show called 'It Takes Two,' featuring all of the great duets through the years, so we focused on that music and didn't do 5th Dimension music. Boy, did we hear back about that."
"We got beat up for that one," Davis says. "We learned very quickly that when people come to hear us, there are certain songs they expect to hear, and we better give them to them. We understand that because when we go see an artist, we want to hear the songs we remember, that moved us and made us happy."
However …
"We do plan some curve balls," McCoo says. "Billy will be singing some blues, which he is great at. There will be some jazz in the show, which people will be surprised at."
"We'll be singing some of the music from our own youth, before 5th Dimension," Davis says. "When 5th Dimension hit, we hit at such a 'pop' level that it was a long time before we could sing songs of our background, what we listened to growing up and made us want to go into music and want to become singers."
McCoo adds, "People will hear a 5th Dimension influence in everything we do, but that is our own input and the influence from the others in the group. We have reached the point where we are kind of influenced by our own music, as well as the music of others."
The couple will be backed by a four-piece band. There will be no splashy light show, no freewheeling choreography and, we say in a melancholy way, no rushing of the stage.
"This is all about music," McCoo says.
"It's about our music," Davis says, "and the music we love."
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From afar, the confab known as the World Economic Forum in Davos looked a little like Asgard, the mythical home of the Norse gods.
Well had it been said that Loki was at the bottom of all the misfortunes that ever befell in Asgard.
He could not die there, for he was one of the Dwellers in Asgard and death might not come to him that way.
And as they talked together the young Valkyrie saw in him a hero that one from Asgard might help.
"Make it so that she will go beyond the wall of Asgard," said the Giant.
It was a mad chase, and all Asgard thundered with the noise of galloping hoofs and the giant's mighty tread.
When the feast was over the Dwellers in Asgard went to Iduna's garden as was their wont.
But go thou back to Asgard; and, if every thing shall weep for Balder, then I will send him to you.
Oh, why have you carried me off from Asgard and brought me to this place?
Now you can imagine the horror that was in Asgard as the sir listened to Loki's words.
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Top 5 observations from the Patriots loss to BaltimoreShow a little class guys - and girl
By MIKE ZEISBERGER, QMI Agency
Here are five observations for the Patriots and their, ah, entourage from one ink-stained wretch who watched them fall to the underdog Baltimore Ravens 28-13 in the AFC championship game on Sunday.
1. Attention Mrs. Welker: Please accept losing with class. Ripping Ray Lewis the way that you did on your Facebook page hardly was the action of someone holding their head high in defeat.
To recap, here's what you scribbled:
"Proud of my husband and the Pats. By the way, if anyone is bored, please go to Ray Lewis' Wikipedia page. 6 kids 4 wives. Acquitted for murder. Paid a family off. Yay! What a hall of fame player! A true role model!."
We won't bring up the fact that you, Anna Burns Welker, are a former Miss Hooters. Or that your husband dropped a number of catchable balls in the Ravens loss.
But lashing out the way that you did suggests a poor loser.
2. Attention Bill Belichick: You, too, should accept losing with class. If that's possible.


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In his Monday "Media Notes" column, Washington Post media reporter Howard Kurtz addressed Arlen Specter's switch to the Democrats and explored whether the media has a double standard in covering party-switchers: "little attention was devoted to this question: Was this a betrayal of the voters who elected Specter?"
Correspondent Carl Cannon, on AOL's new PoliticsDaily site, says conservatives are right in complaining that much of the media have "a double standard regarding party-switchers....When Republicans morph into Democrats, we tend to act like they finally saw the light, and quote them ad nauseam about how the Republican Party has gotten too narrow, etc., etc." But when a Democrat joins the GOP, "we concentrate on the tactical advantage to the party switcher."
Cannon recalled conservative disgust over the media celebration of departing Republican Jim Jeffords in 2001. Kurtz's review of media coverage found a real lack of questioning Specter's disloyalty to his party:
Most journalists assumed the role of handicappers, accepting as a given that this is the way the game is played. So what if Specter had promised to serve six years as a Republican? So what if Specter had told Newsweek less than three weeks earlier that "I'm a Republican and I'm going to run in the Republican primary and on the Republican ticket"? He was acting to save his skin; no further explanation necessary.
This value-neutral reporting was reflected in the headlines: "Specter Switches Parties; More Heft for Democrats" (New York Times). "Specter Gives Dems a Boost in Stifling Dissent" (USA Today). "Specter Leaves GOP, Shifting Senate Balance" (Washington Post). Not a hint that he had done anything untoward.
Kurtz expanded on his review of the news on his Monday online chat:
I went over the news stories and network reports and in no case was the propriety of Specter's decision to abandon his party of 35 years the focus of the story. In fact, it usually got a paragraph or so; the unspoken assumption was that politicians act in their own self-interest; and the coverage was concerned mainly with the impact on the Senate and the Obama administration. Certainly, pundits on the left or right have beaten up or praised Specter's move, but the reporters have, with few exceptions, not even pointed out that Specter told Newsweek he would remain a Republican as recently as three weeks ago.
In his newspaper piece, Kurtz displayed a contrast with the editorialists at The New York Times, who certainly help set the tone of the national debate:
When it comes to commentators, their analysis often turns on the direction of the defection. In 1994, when Democratic Sen. Richard Shelby switched parties days after the Republicans won control of Congress, a New York Times editorial said: "Talk about slipping out of the hills to bayonet the wounded! . . . His desertion to the victorious Republicans this week was hardly a huge surprise." But when Jim Jeffords flipped control of the Senate to the Democrats by leaving the GOP in 2001, the Times said approvingly that the Vermont lawmaker had given George W. Bush "an embarrassing lesson" for having pulled a "conservative bait-and-switch" on the country.
Kurtz acknowledged that some were willing to concede Specter's cynicism, if not so much his disloyalty:
There were some exceptions among mainstream journalists. Doyle McManus wrote in the Los Angeles Times that Specter was "cheerfully open about the cynicism of his move." Time's Michael Grunwald said the move highlighted his "desperate opportunism." The question surfaced only briefly yesterday on two Sunday shows: CBS's Bob Schieffer asked Specter about Republicans who voted for him and whether "you let them down," while NBC's David Gregory asked about David Broder's criticism, in The Washington Post, of the senator's "willingness to do whatever will best protect and advance the career of Arlen Specter."


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Former NSW Labor resources minister
In an explosive opening address, the counsel assisting NSW's Independent Commission Against Corruption, Geoffrey Watson, SC, said its probe into the granting of the licences was "the most complex and the most important investigation ever undertaken by the ICAC" since the agency was founded in 1988.
The Australian Financial Review broke the story in October 2009 that Mr Obeid, then a Labor MP, and his family would make millions from investing in a farm known as Cherrydale Park in the Bylong Valley near Mudgee if a coalmine went ahead.
A coal exploration licence was granted in June 2009 over the farm and two adjacent properties in which the Obeids had an interest.
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It is alleged that former mining minister
He also limited the tender process for the licences to smaller mining companies that were more geared towards exploration than mining.
"If only junior miners were involved, then it would be much easier for outsiders – outsiders like the Obeids – to negotiate to take a share in the small mining company," Mr Watson said. "It would have been impossible for outsiders . . . to negotiate a position with the big miners like BHP Billiton." Mr Macdonald's department ultimately awarded the licences over land in which the Obeids had an interest.
Mr Watson said the decisions to grant mining licences benefiting the Obeids "were not revealed to the cabinet and the rest of the cabinet and the whole of the caucus were kept in the dark". The effect of the decisions was that coal assets that could have created a revenue stream of tens of millions of dollars "passed to the ownership of third parties for a comparatively trivial return for the people of NSW".
Obeids outlaid $200,000 to recover $60 million
Mr Watson said it was "a fact, not an allegation" that the Obeid family agreed to sell their 25 per cent stake in Cascade Coal, the company that acquired the coal exploration licence over Cherrydale Park, for $60 million. The Obeids purchased Cherrydale Park in September 2007 from a long-time associate of the Packer family.
"Cherrydale Park happens to be located directly on top of a substantial coal deposit," Mr Watson said. "Eddie Obeid had previously been the minister for mineral resources and during that time would have had access to departmental mapping which showed that the Bylong Valley contained a large and unexploited coal deposit."
Cascade Coal's exploration licence encompasses two properties adjacent to Cherrydale Park in which the Obeid family have an interest, known as Coggan Creek and Donola. In exchange for their stake in Cascade Coal, the Obeids had already received $30 million "and have recently been pressing to get the next $30 million", Mr Watson said. "It was a very good deal for the Obeids: they outlaid $200,000 to recover $60 million."
Cascade access payments the same as Obeids' mortgage
Cascade Coal pays the Obeids $14,875 a month to access Cherrydale Park, which "happens to be the amount the Obeids pay each month on their mortgage".
Cascade pays $14,000 a month to access Coggan Creek and $3000 for Donola. In June 2009, the company entered into agreements to purchase all three properties for four times the market value but the sales had not yet been completed, "possibly because of the intervention of this inquiry", Mr Watson said.
If the transactions went ahead, Cherrydale Park would be sold for $17 million. Coggan Creek, which was purchased by a company controlled by a close friend of Mr Obeid's sons subject to a 30 per cent profit-sharing agreement, would be sold for $14 million. Donola, which is split 50-50 between the Obeids and their long-time friends and associates, the Triulcio brothers, would reap $2.4 million.
Mr Watson said investigations had revealed that the Obeid family acquired a secret interest in another coal exploration area known as Yarrawa. "On one estimate, albeit a bullish estimate, the Obeid interest [in the second area] is worth $30 million," Mr Watson said.
Obeid and Macdonald had a relationship of patronage and dependence
He said that "a relationship of patronage and dependence had grown between Mr Obeid and Mr Macdonald".
The inquiry will hear evidence that Mr Macdonald would also have "received a substantial payment" if Cascade Coal had been purchased by White Energy in a $500 million deal. That deal was abandoned in April 2011.
The investigation into Mr Obeid's dealings is the second of three inquiries into former NSW Labor MPs. The third, due to start next March, will consider the circumstances in which Mr Macdonald granted a coal exploration licence to a company that was chaired by a former national secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, John Maitland.
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The search for sustainable new materials to store heat captured from the sun for release during the night has led scientists to a high-tech combination of paraffin wax and sand.
Their report on the heat-storing capability of this microencapsulated sand appears in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering.
Benxia Li and colleagues explain the need for better materials that can store and release heat. These so-called "phase-change" materials" (PCMs) are essential, for instance, for storing heat from the sun for use in providing energy at night or during cloudy periods. PCMs absorb, store and release heat when changing "phases" from a solid to a liquid and vice versa.
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They describe a new approach to using paraffin as a PCM. Made from petroleum, paraffin is a waxy material that absorbs heat, melts into a liquid and releases heat as it solidifies.
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> > > What does 'select null order by 1;' do now? > you can do a NULL test there and prevent oper() from even being > called. postgres=> select null order by 1; ?column? -------- (1 row) There are three or four cases in transformSortClause() and I had fixed only one case for UNION. A second case is now fixed, in the same way; I assigned INT4OID to the column type for the "won't actually happen" sort. Didn't want to skip the code entirely, since the backend needs to _try_ a sort to get the NULLs right. I'm not certain under what circumstances the other cases are invoked; will try some more testing... Off to work now :) - Tom
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The ASX chief used a speech in Melbourne on Tuesday to call for Treasurer
Mr Funke Kupper told the Australian British Chamber of Commerce that too much energy had been spent on implementing regulatory reforms designed for Europe and on dealing with fragmentation of the market across Chi-X and various dark pools where shares are trading away from public markets. Such fragmentation had produced no real benefits for super funds or retail investors.
"To me these reviews are not just about stability and competition," he said of Mr Hockey's financial services inquiry. "They are about competitiveness of the country. That has to be an increasing focus so that we don't adopt policies from overseas that are not particularly relevant to us and that we keep a firm eye on what it will take for us to compete internationally. "
As an example of what the government should do, he pointed to Canberra's decision in February to allow the ASX to keep its monopoly over clearing and settling shares with the matter to be reviewed in early 2015. Mr Funke Kupper said when that occurs, he would like the government to make a "real decision" with a longer term focus.
"We shouldn't make another two-year decision. We should make a five or ten-year decision because you can't run a business that way. We need to make very material decisions about our infrastructure and we can't do that with a two-year horizon," he said.
Mr Funke Kupper said Singapore and Hong Kong had been more selective in what reforms they introduced and had thereby allowed their stock exchanges to be more successful in attracting investment. Asked about the likelihood of another attempt to merge with Singapore Exchange, Mr Funke Kupper said the ASX does "not have any pressures nor do we have any plans" to consolidate.
He said high frequency trading made up 25 per cent of total trading in Australia while a further 25 per cent of trading had shifted to dark pools. At those levels the issues of fragmentation was manageable, he said.
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A recent study found that the owner's personality is reflected in the outward appearance of their home.
According to the 2011 DaVinci Roofscapes' Homeowners Exterior Preferences Study, more than seven in ten homeowners* (71 percent) believe the outward appearance of their home reflects their personality. Those people who identify their personalities closest to their home's exterior live in the Midwest, while those with the least connection are residents of the Northeast.
Homeowners who closely align their home's exterior with their own personality cited a variety of reasons for the similarity, including:
- "It's bold and different like me."
- "Having personally designed my home I feel it reflects my likes and preferences."
- "I am a contemporary person; the house is contemporary."
- "It too is old, but really stylish."
- "It looks simple and unpretentious … which is how I think of myself."
- "The exterior of my home is conservative in appearance, which is the same as my personality."
Homeowners also indicated in the study that the colors of their home's exterior match up and reflect their personalities, citing:
- "I am a traditionalist. I think the colors of my house are very traditional."
- "The (house) color and trim was chosen by me and is unique to my personality."
- "I have chosen colors (for my home's exterior) that are traditional and dramatic rather than the drab beige people consider safe."
"This part of the study tells us that a majority of homeowners see a relationship between their personalities and their home exteriors," says Ray Rosewall, CEO and president of DaVinci Roofscapes. "This helps us understand why roofing color options are important to homeowners. They see their home's exterior — including the colors on the exterior — as a positive reflection of who they are. This explains why we've seen soaring sales of personalized color configurations of our roofing products in the past several years and an overall increase in color blends by our customers. People are sharing their personality through their home's exterior!"
The nationwide consumer study, conducted online by Harris Interactive©, also indicates that homeowners in the Midwest are the most likely to feel connected to the outward appearance of their home (80 percent), followed by the South at 73 percent and the West at 71 percent. Homeowners in the Northeast feel the least amount of personality connection (65 percent) with their home's exterior.
"Homeowners in the study also indicated that when house hunting or designing their own homes, the most attention-grabbing feature of the exterior was the style of the home, followed by how the home looked on the property," says Rosewall. "We believe this information firmly links a homeowner's personality with a specific style home. As opposed to buying a house simply because it's a 'good deal' or in a good location, people seek out the style of home that most reflects how they view themselves and want others to see them."
DaVinci Roofscapes has manufactured award-winning polymer slate and shake roofing since 1999. The roofing tiles are virtually maintenance free and far more cost effective than the natural product. DaVinci leads the industry in tile thickness, the tile width variety and the greatest selection of subtle earth-toned colors. Company products have a 50-year warranty and are 100 percent recyclable. DaVinci proudly makes its products in America and is a member of the National Association of Home Builders, the Cool Roof Rating Council and the U.S. Green Building Council. For additional information call1-800-328-4624 or visit www.davinciroofscapes.com.


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The importance of pantomime surrounding the Old Firm has increased with the gradual regression of football standards. The farcical scenes at Celtic Park on Wednesday night contained incidents which might be commonplace at lower levels of the game, but the reality of three red cards, tunnel shoving matches and touchline rows carries extra weight when Celtic and Rangers are involved.
It is that acerbic concoction which maintains wider interest in two teams who lack the resources and appeal to attract the calibre of players who once took part in Old Firm fixtures. Talk of a move to England or a European league has subsided for now; Wednesday's events proved these two teams retain a capacity for fever-pitch fare in their own backyard.
On Sunday, a senior police official called for Scottish football's most high-profile occasion to be banned. The human and material cost, Les Gray argued, was disproportionate to what was at stake. As this closely contested campaign enters its crucial phase, two Glasgow derbies remain. There have been five already this season.
The next one, a League Cup final, comes on 20 March. Before then, a meeting hosted by the Scottish government, featuring representatives from Strathclyde police, Rangers, Celtic and the Scottish FA, will take place. Campbell Corrigan, Strathclyde police's assistant chief constable, said: "It is the responsibility of us all, not just football, to do everything we can to reduce the violence and end the sectarianism that, sadly, is still ruining lives and is an embarrassment to our country."
Which is the key aspect; the level of madness surrounding Old Firm matches means what would be regarded as basic football dust-ups elsewhere have wider and dangerous ramifications. It is no exaggeration to suggest carnage on the streets would have ensued had the latest Old Firm game taken place in its typical Sunday lunchtime slot.
Within the last fortnight, police horses had to take to the field to halt battling supporters at a Scottish non-league match between Cumnock and Auchinleck. Officers would argue, with more than a degree of legitimacy, that those further up the chain should set a better example. The sight of coaching staff snarling at each other, as was the case on Wednesday, is particularly unhealthy.
El Hadji Diouf had been angelic by his own standards during an introduction into Scottish football until his second appearance in a Rangers shirt at Celtic Park. There must be an element of sympathy for the Senegalese striker given the relentless goading he receives at every turn but his antics on two bookable occasions were all too predictable. They also highlighted why many queried Rangers' wisdom in signing the player.
As Diouf received a red card after the final whistle, Celtic's supporters had collectively gained revenge for the player spitting at them in 2003. Stewart Regan, the chief executive of the Scottish FA, has issued a strong statement which clearly implicates Diouf. The Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra, the assistant manager, Ally McCoist, and Celtic's manager, Neil Lennon, are also alluded to by Regan. "The Scottish FA categorically condemns the inflammatory and irresponsible behaviour throughout last night's Scottish Cup replay between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park," Regan said.
"I was both saddened and deeply embarrassed to witness the scenes that unfolded during what is supposed to be Scottish football's flagship fixture. I acknowledge the pressures of expectation on both clubs but last night's behaviour crossed the boundaries of acceptable conduct at a football match. It is incumbent on Rangers and Celtic to ensure a far more responsible level of behaviour."
It will be revealing as to whether Regan has the conviction to have all of those involved charged with bringing the game into disrepute. The Billy Boys and The Famine Song have crept back into the repertoire of the Rangers support, despite being condemned by the authorities and their own club. That is explained in part by a siege mentality, brought upon by wider financial trouble at Ibrox, and the understandable sense that those who govern Scottish football lack either the will or ability to dish out punishment.
Celtic's following is far from innocent, with archaic chanting in support of the IRA continuing. That group have also adopted a policy of phoney moral indignation towards much of what their rivals do, which is utterly tedious.
In Glasgow, more than any other British city, football fans seem to spend more time obsessing about another club than they do about their own. Now, both teams are in the spotlight. And predictably, not on account of the more endearing side of the game.


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Tuesday, November 25, 2003
Page: 12A
Alyssa M. Matzoni
Alyssa Marie Matzoni, daughter of Jeff and Faith Matzoni, Ocean Pines, Md., celebrated her first birthday Nov. 14. Alyssa is the granddaughter of Bob and Jaye Jabers, Wilkes-Barre; Lee and Beth Moran, Forty Fort; Dennis and Bettse Matzoni, Alden.
R.J. Georges
R.J. Georges, son of Bob and Anne Cronauer Georges, York, celebrated his ninth birthday Nov. 23. R.J. is the grandson of Frank and Rosemary Cronauer, Wilkes-Barre; Bert and Jana Georges, Hummelstown.
Lauren A. Waskiewicz
Lauren Ann Waskiewicz, daughter of Michael and Sandra Waskiewicz, Leesburg, Va., celebrated her 12th birthday Nov. 24. Lauren is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Farrell, Exeter; Stanley Waskiewicz, Wyoming; the late Rita Waskiewicz. Lauren has a brother, Aaron, 7.
Tyler J. Duda
Tyler John Duda, son of Lori A. Duda, Nanticoke, is celebrating his seventh birthday today, Nov. 25. Tyler is the grandson of Edward and Jean Duda, Nanticoke. He is the great-grandson of the late Laura Roman. Tyler has a brother, Blake, 12.
Adam R. Frederick
Adam Robert Frederick, son of David and Joann Frederick, Exeter, is celebrating his first birthday today, Nov. 25. Adam is the grandson of Robert and Harriet Frederick, Lancaster; Catherine Pechal, Swoyersville; the late Daniel R. Pechal. He is the great-grandson of Anna Pechal, Swoyersville; the late Joseph Pechal.
Samantha A. Smith
Samantha Ann Smith, daughter of Philip Smith and Gina Caffrey, Hanover Township, is celebrating her 10th birthday today, Nov. 25. Samantha is the granddaughter of Rose Ann Caffrey and Michelle Smith, both of Wilkes-Barre; Thomas and Carol Caffrey, Plains Township. She is the great-granddaughter of Tony Zlobik, Florida. Samantha has three brothers, Kyle, 9, Jonathon, 7, and Corey, 5, and a sister, Kassidy, 9 months.
Bianca M. Alberola
Bianca Maria Alberola, daughter of Dave and Mary Jo Alberola, Newport Township, is celebrating her 12th birthday today, Nov. 25. Bianca is the granddaughter of Rita Olszyk, Nanticoke; the late Joseph J. Olszyk. Bianca has a brother, David, 15.
Carina A. Forte
Carina Ann Forte, daughter of Louis Forte and Carrie Ann Podcasy, Wilkes-Barre, is celebrating her seventh birthday today, Nov. 25. Carina is the granddaughter of Joe and Dorothy Andrejewski; John and Ann Hopkins; the late Joseph J. Podcasy; the late Louis W. Forte. Carina has a brother, Anthony, 17.
David P. Brigido
David Peter Brigido, son of Peter and Kelly Brigido, Birchwood Hills, Plains Township, is celebrating his fifth birthday today, Nov. 25. David is the grandson of Bill and Betty Belles, Glen Lyon; Peter Brigido and Maryann Brigido, both of Old Forge. David has a brother, Dante, 18 months.
Samuel J. Lukas
Samuel Jay Lukas, son of John and Diane Lukas, Plymouth, is celebrating his sixth birthday today, Nov. 25. Sam is the grandson of Jack and Jane Lukas, South Carolina; Wayne and Tina Cooper, White Haven; Frank and Vilma Tagnani, Nanticoke.
David A. Bowen
David Anthony Bowen, son of Jake and Felicia Bowen, Jim Thorpe, celebrated his fifth birthday Nov. 23. David is the grandson of Frank and Patricia Wolf, Albrightsville.
Dominic J. Vitale
Dominic Joseph Vitale, son of Paul and Lynn Vitale, Hanover, celebrated his seventh birthday Nov. 20. Dominic is the grandson of AnnMarie Vitale, West Nanticoke; Victor Musselman, Danville; the late Joseph S. Vitale Jr.; the late Maryann Musselman. He is the great-grandson of Mary Hanko, Dorrance. Dominic has a brother, Anthony, 4.
Lydia M. Lawson
Lydia Marie Lawson, daughter of Eric and Laine Lawson, Mountain Top, is celebrating her sixth birthday today, Nov. 25. Lydia is the granddaughter of Mary Kamp, Wilkes-Barre; the late Robert Kamp; the late Melvin and Mary Ann Lawson. Lydia has two brothers, Reid, 12, and Evan, 2.
Dennis J. Wrubel
Dennis James (D.J.) Wrubel, son of Thomas and Denise Wrubel, Glen Lyon, celebrated his fifth birthday Nov. 23. D.J. is the grandson of Simon and Phyllis Wrubel, Alden; Dennis and Eleanor Hamrick, Glen Lyon; Jackie Bertrand, Nanticoke; the late Dennis Bertrand Jr. He is the great-grandson of Helen Bertrand, Nanticoke; the late Dennis Bertrand; the late Eleanor Nethercott; the late Stella Wrubel.
and you, and you!
Kathy Sweetra, happy birthday, Aunt Kathy! You're the best! Love, Kelly.
Kathy Sweetra, happy birthday! Enjoy your day! Love, Kathy and Mom.
Duane Stein, Marion Egri, Martha Leinbecker, Liz Henderson, Fred Kaliveit, John R. Bala Sr., Amanda Hontz, Randy Thompson, happy birthday! From Marge Hontz.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ruchle, happy anniversary! From Marge Hontz.


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All blocks, as every Garhauer part, come with Garhauer's 10 year unconditional guarantee.
Includes: Includes upper support ring, and lower ball mount.
height is 64" with 34" arm. 2 piece stainless steel construction, with collapsible arm for easy stowing. Comes comlete with 60' of line, Lifting weight capacity is 150 lb.
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Dog control
We have 4 Dog Control Orders designed to:
- cut down dog fouling
- restrict dogs from places such as children's playgrounds
- ensure that dogs are kept on leads in sensitive areas
Fouling of land
If you are in control of a dog, it is an offence if you do not pick up dog mess on any land with public access including:
- town centres
- roads
- pavements
- public footpaths
- woodlands
- agricultural land
- common land
Please bin or take home mess. Even if you bag it, you will still be commit a littering offence if you do not deal with it responsibly.
Dogs on leads
If you are walking a dog, it is an offence if you do not keep it on a lead. This should be no longer than 2 metres, on land covered by the Order.
This includes:
- cemeteries
- sports pitches
- A and B roads
- adjoining footpaths
- verges
It also applies to some car parks, picnic sites and sensitive wildlife areas at countryside sites.
Dogs on leads by direction
It is an offence for a person in charge of a dog to fail to put that dog on a lead if directed by an authorised Council Officer, Dog Warden, Site Manager or Park Ranger.
Areas excluding dogs
It is an offence if you allow your dog to enter an exclusion area. Exclusion areas include all enclosed children's play areas and closed multi-use games areas and at Rushmere Country Park (PDF 382.3KB) it will also restrict dogs from designated education areas.
The penalty for committing an offence contained in a Dog Control Order is a maximum fine of £1,000.
A Fixed Penalty Notice of £80 may be offered in place of prosecution, reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days.
Reporting a breach of a Dog Control Order
You can report someone who has breached an order to the ASB and Statutory Nuisance Team on 0300 300 8302 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
You should make a note of what you saw, with as much detail as you can, including (if known) the name, address or car registration number of the person in charge of the dog or a description, what happened, plus details of the date, time, and place.
The team may ask you to provide a witness statement. An officer will investigate and may take action, which may include issuing a Fixed Penalty Notice to the dog owner or prosecution.
If you do not have information about an individual committing an offence, but wish to report a problem with dog mess in your neighbourhood, please call the Waste Services Team on 0300 300 8000 or email email@example.com.
A Waste Officer will inspect the area to see if additional cleaning is required, and details passed to the Council's Dog Warden Service, who may conduct patrols or take enforcement action.


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LG's Optimus G is a 4.7-inch quad-core beast of a smartphone, with the same brilliant ZeroGap screen technology as the LG Nexus 4 and some impressive features packed in.
Android Jelly Bean runs like a dream thanks to the 1.5GHz SnapDragon quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM. We saw the latest games running with silky smooth frame rates. Not only did they run perfectly, but they looked fantastic on the 4.7-inch IPS Plus display, which pumps out HD images with gusto. The Optimus G also uses the same 'ZeroGap' technology as the Nexus 4, which means the glass panel of the screen is incredibly thin, so it feels like you're actually touching the desktop. Don't worry if you think that might make the Optimus G's display flimsy or fragile, however, as it's made of the super tough Gorilla Glass 2.
A 13 megapixel rear-facing camera is boosted by an LED flash and you also get a front-facing lens as usual. The glossy body features subtle curves which make it comfortable to clutch, and the Optimus G is a decent size in the palm despite its large screen, thanks to its narrow bezel. Unlike many modern Android phones, you get physical home, back and menu buttons beneath the screen, but they don't add much bulk.
One of the most impressive features of the Optimus G is its 'Q-Slide' video player tool. Say you're watching a movie and you realise you need to send a text. Normally you'd have to quit out of the film, but now you can hit the Q-Slide button and the video will fade, allowing you to browse the desktop and open other apps.
You can adjust the prominence of the video using a slider in the top corner, and we found it easy to watch the video and mess around texting or emailing at the same time. It's similar to Samsung's ability to play video in a window, but this feels more comfortable to use.
Expect to see the Optimus G phone in the UK in Q1 this year.


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Player InformationFlames Home > Men's Soccer Home > Men's Soccer Roster > Roster Detail
Tyler BullockClass: Junior
Position: F
Height: 6-0
Weight: 135
Previous School: Jefferson Forest HS
Hometown: Forest, Va.
2013 (So.)
• Played in all 20 games with two starts
• Scored two goals for four points
• First collegiate goal was game winner in 3-2 two overtime win over Winthrop
• Scored a goal in 3-1 victory at Campbell (Nov. 2)
2012 (Fr.)
• Played in 14 games, starting five
• Posted two points with two assists
• Made first collegiate start on Sept. 12 at Howard
• Assisted on goal against Richmond (Sept. 29)
• Assisted on game-winning goal in 2-1 win at Radford (Oct. 30)
• Graduate of Jefferson Forest High School
• Helped team win 2011 Virginia state championship
• Named to all-district first team and all-region second team as a senior
• Member of Roanoke Star Elite team in 2009 & 2011
• Selected to play in the 2011 Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star Showcase
• Played at Jefferson Forest with Liberty teammate Jeremy Lee
• Also competed for Jefferson Forest cross country team in 2010
• Active member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• Son of Cley and Renae Bullock
• Older brother Tim played for Flames from 2008-11
• Birthday is April 12
• Majoring in exercise science


text: Crabtree Park Home > Departments > Recreation and Community Services > Where Do You Want To Play Today? Crabtree Park 1704 University Blvd West Mapit Jacksonville, FL 32217 Amenities offered at this park: Qty.Amenity1Baseball Youth1Basketball1Basketball Lighted9Benches3Bleachers1Grills1Multiuse Field1Picnic shelters2Picnic Tables1Playground Equipment1Softball Youth6Trash BarrelsYesBasketball JuniorYesBasketball Junior LightedYesPerimeter Site FencingYesSecurity Lighting Acres: 2.18 Park Type: Neighborhood Council Person: Lori Boyer History: Crabtree Park is located in the Lakewood area, three blocks east of the intersection of San Jose Blvd. and University Blvd. West. Walter Crabtree developed the entire Lakewood area between 1946 and 1961, some of it around picturesque New Ross Creek that meanders through the northwest section. He conveyed the land for the park to Duval County in several deeds between 1957 and 1963. For over fifty years, Walter R. Crabtree (1899-1993) was a real estate developer and builder in Duval County. He operated his own lumber company, and built the Lakewood Apartments across from the park. Through the years, sports have been the main activity at Crabtree Park: organized youth baseball/softball games and pickup basketball games.