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ACCRINGTON sixth formers have been offering a helping hand to orphans in India.
The group of seven visited the Deep Griha's orphanage in Pune, India, for four days as part of Accrington Academy's volunteering and extra-curricular activities programme.
And following the success of the trip, bosses at Accrington Academy Sixth Form Centre hope to build permanent links with The Deep Griha Society, which runs a wide range of education, health, and self-help projects in Pune to enable annual trips to take place.
The students, who are all in the sixth form, helped paint and clean the bedrooms of the orphanage while the children were at school, and after school they taught them English and played games with them.
As well as help in the orphanage they visited two slums in Pune and outreach centres for women and HIV/Aids sufferers.
Teachers visited the region at Christmas time to ensure it was safe for students.
Following the success of the visit the A-level students carried out a series of fundraisers including bag packing at Asda and a summer fair to raise funds for the trip.
Rebecca Szabo, 17, said: "The whole trip was amazing, my favourite bit was definitely visiting the orphanage in Pune.
"We made great friends with the children there, they were all so excited to meet us and spend time with us.
"It was very moving to see how happy they are despite having so little. I definitely want to do some more volunteering in the future"
Elliott Neil, 17, said: "We all learnt so much from the trip. We had to raise a lot of money ourselves before we went and this taught us all about fundraising and organising events.
"When we were out there, we really learnt how to work as a team as we were all together all the time. The whole trip was an amazing experience."
Callum Thomas, 17, said: "The trip was a really great opportunity and I was really lucky to be able to go.
"It felt really good being able to go and help those less fortunate than myself.
"I never realised how many luxuries and privileges I had until we visited the slums in Pune."


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Several Copperas Cove senior athletes will ink letters of intent to carry on their careers at the next level during a signing ceremony in the meeting room at Bulldawg Gym on Monday, June 3 at 9:30 a.m.
Bulldawg footballers signing include Julian Doubleday, who's headed for McMurry University in Abilene, and Devin West, who will sign with Cabrillo College in Aptos, CA.
Two Lady Dawg basketball players will move on to the college ranks, as well. Shawnte' Goff will sign with the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, while Jasmine Johnson will join Collin College in Plano.
Dawg basketballer Deion Robinson is slated to sign with Mountain View College in Dallas.
From the Bulldawg baseball squad, Dylan Cooper is signing with Manhattan Christian College in Manhattan, KS.
All Bulldawg fans are invited to attend, as we send these student athletes off to the next stage of their careers.

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A MAN has been arrested after a taxi driver was threatened with a knife in Darwen.
The man and his friend, who had been out drinking, were being dropped off at a house in Darwen in the early hours today when an argument broke out.
One of the men then pulled out a knife and threatened the driver, who then drove away.
The men were being dropped off in Olive Lane from elsewhere in Darwen by an M Cars taxi.
One of the men was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence. He is being quizzed by police.
Insp Ilyas Mohmed, from Blackburn police, said: "There has been some kind of kick-off with the taxi driver."
Max Ashraf, owner of M Cars, said: "Somebody pulled a knife out on one of our drivers.
"It happened in Olive Lane at about 12.30am. They had been picked up from an address in Darwen.
"The driver is not hurt but he was a bit shaken and we are now assisting the police with their inquiries."


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Lorin Lindner, PhD, MPH, is a clinical psychologist and preventative health educator in California. She is also the Founder/Director of Serenity Park Sanctuary and Lockwood Animal Rescue Center which provide lifetime sanctuary for rescued birds (Serenity Park), horses, wolves, wolfdogs, and coyotes (Lockwood).
Dr. Lindner has taught psychology from an environmental perspective in the Department of Psychology at Santa Monica College, has worked with Animals and Society (formerly Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) for 25 years, and has lectured worldwide on "The Link" between domestic violence, child abuse and cruelty towards animals.
She has co-authored two published articles on the effects of trauma on chimpanzees, and has authored/co-authored several other papers and book chapters on animals and the environment, trauma, domestic violence, animal cruelty, eco-psychology, and forensic psychology.
When she served as Clinical Director to New Directions Homeless Veterans, she initiated and ran a trauma-based therapy program for veterans helping disabled veterans care for traumatized parrots in the "Birds of a Feather" work therapy program. Dr. Lindner also specializes in treating perpetrators of animal abuse and training other therapists to apply treatment models to reduce recidivism.
She has been an active member of NEAVS since high school.
Dr. Lindner notes:
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**Originally posted October 6, 2013** I'm traveling with the husband and pups so I will be sharing some of my favorite recipes from The Noshery archives this week. These french toast waffles are my FAVORITE! They are incredibly satisfying and a reminder of my childhood. They also make a great breakfast option for your Valentine. This recipe uses apple butter, pumpkin puree, and pumpkin spice to give it a fall twist. But, leave out the pumpkin puree and in place of the apple butter use your favorite jam, I recommend a raspberry jam. Instead of pumpkin spice use some cinnamon and sugar the batter.
I'm writing this and I am sleepy. Like old lady, way past her bedtime sleepy. Did I mention it's only 8 pm? But, I am determined to finish this post before my face falls forward into the keyboard. I will do this because this simple and crazy easy recipe is crazy awesome and therefore it must be shared with the world.
That's when I decided to take two slices of challah bread, smeared with apple butter, filled with ham and cheddar, dredged in a pumpkin spice mixture and press them in a waffle maker. If you don't have apple butter use your favorite jam and if you don't have pumpkin spice just use a little cinnamon and sugar. Like I always say, feel free to make it your own.
I guess I answered my question.
That is right my friends! I made Ham and Cheese Stuffed Pumpkin Spiced French Toast Waffles! Say that 5 times fast. It's like I couldn't decide what I wanted so I threw everything in.
Tender challah bread, apple butter, cheddar and ham dredged in pumpkin spiced goodness. But hey, that's not enough, let's drizzle it with warm maple syrup. WHAT!!!
Caution, this is so delicious you can go cross-eyed. I'm just say'n.
- 4½ inch sliced of challah bread
- apple butter
- 4 slices ham
- 4 slices cheddar cheese
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin puree
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- Special Equipment
- waffle maker
- Plug in waffle maker to allow time to get hot.
- Spread apple butter on to challah bread slices, lay ham and cheese slices on a slice of challah bread apple butter side up. Top with another slice of challah, apple butter side down. As if assembling a sandwich. Set aside.
- In a bowl whisk together, eggs, pumpkin, sugar, vanilla and pumpkin spice, until well combine. Pour mixture into a plate. Dredge sandwiches in egg mixture, making sure to coat all sides and edges.
- Spray waffle maker with non-stick butter spray. Place french toast in waffle maker, close to press. Hold closed and press until french toast is golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.
- Transfer to plate and serve with maple syrup.


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Our second business has nine deferred-management-fee (DMF) villages, the most common type of retirement village in Australia.
In the last month we've announced, after two years of market research, our expansion into the manufactured housing sector.
The name of the new business will be Active Lifestyle Estates. It has grown out of caravan parks and provides affordable seniors living for active retirees. It has a slightly younger target market than our other villages. Rental and DMF villages typically target seniors in their early to mid 70s whereas the manufactured home model is for people from their early 50s.
About 70 per cent of our revenue comes from the rental villages. Residents pay a four-week bond of about $1200. Then we charge about $300 a week, which provides a nice one-bedroom apartment in a smaller retirement village of 50 to 60 units. We have an on-site manager so people live independently but someone is there in case anything goes wrong. There's also an on-site chef who prepares three meals a day, which costs an additional $60 a week.
The deferred management fee model accounts for about 20 per cent of our revenue. This is the model used by 90 per cent of retirement villages around Australia. Residents pay about $300,000-$350,000 for a lifetime leasehold interest in the village. When they depart to go to a care facility, for example, we repay the amount less a management fee of about 3 per cent a year for each year they were in the village.
Pro-rated, about 10 per cent of our income will come from Active Lifestyle Estates. Residents buy the above-ground structure and we retain the freehold interest in the land. We charge a ground rental of $120 to $140 a week. With 76 per cent of seniors relying on the pension for their income, this is an affordable product because it's a brand new home but the value of the land is not being incorporated into the price.
The highest priority is that Garden Villages' occupancy rate is about 84 per cent and we believe that over the next 12 months we can grow that to about 90 per cent. That will take revenue from $8 million per annum to $11 million. In our DMF business we're sitting on about $25 million worth of stock, having converted some rental villages to the DMF model. As we move through that, it will flow directly to our earnings and cash flow.
We have about 10 manufactured home parks under due diligence and I expect that before June 30 we will announce another two or three acquisitions in that space.
We have land that is ready for expansion, attached to the villages we already own. We have approval to start building 53 new units at our village in Gladstone, Queensland, and will commence construction there in the next few months. We plan to add about 50 units to the Rockhampton village and we have room to add 28 units to our village in Maitland in NSW.
Expanding an existing retirement village where we know the market and have the community facilities is a low risk, higher value proposition than developing a greenfield site.
We're following a "cluster" strategy, where we plan to invest more heavily in four target areas, including the Newcastle and Hunter region, and the Central West of NSW. By building four or five assets in each of those regions we can use our management capability to drive superior performance, with a regional manager in each of those areas. There are economies of scale we can access – in marketing, maintenance, general purchasing and development.
Other listed businesses such as Lend Lease and Stockland own retirement villages but really our main competitors are other operators of villages in the same local areas as ours. We spend a lot of time keeping existing residents happy rather than spending up on advertising. Over 70 per cent of our new residents are friends or referrals from our existing residents.
For the six months to December 31, the group reported a net profit of $2.3 million. That's a relatively low number, reflective of the fact that we sold down about $35 million of property offshore to pay down debt and bring the money back to Australia to invest in opportunities here.
We had a large business overseas, but we've sold that and now we're reinvesting the money in our Australian operations. I would say that over then next 12 to 24 months, earnings and cash flow will grow quite significantly. Running seniors living villages is a hands-on business. It's hard to add value to a portfolio of retirement villages in Long Island, New York, unless you're there every day.
We were earning about 6-7 per cent cash yields but we can return that capital back to Australia and actively reinvest it and earn cash yields in excess of 10 per cent and unlevered internal rates of return of between 15 and 20 per cent.There are more prospective, more accretive opportunities in Australia and it's much closer to home, where we can drive those assets even harder.
We have a portfolio of three student accommodation facilities in Wellington, New Zealand. We've signed new 15-year leases with high quality education institutions there so we're happy to hold those assets for the medium term.
After about four years of not paying a dividend, we paid a final 0.5¢ dividend in August 2012, and we followed it up with a 0.5¢ interim dividend in February. We're looking to grow our distributions in the next 12 to 18 months to be at least a 5 per cent yield on the current unit price, and to continue to grow that yield. For us it's a decision between paying a high distribution or investing that capital wisely we can make an extremely strong return over the next two to three years. All the six acquisitions we've announced in the past few months have an internal rate of return of 18-57 per cent.
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A local care centre for dementia sufferers will open its doors this weekend for their annual summer fete.
Paternoster House Care Centre, Waltham Abbey, hopes to raise enough money to buy some digital tablets so residents can video call their relatives.
The day will offer entertainment such as a punch and judy show, a flea circus, a falcon show, 'animaltastic' as well as a variety of stalls selling items such as clothing, jewellery and teddies.
The event will run at the home on Paternoster Hill, Waltham Abbey between 11am-3pm and will be visited by Waltham Abbey Town Councillor, Ann Mitchell at 12pm.
Mental Health Administrator Deepeka Dayal, 31, said: "It will be a fun event for the community as well as the residents and their families, it will be nice for everyone to enjoy the fresh air, hopefully we will have nice weather.
"People are free to come along and even to bring their parents to see what a lovely family orientated home we offer."


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Weaknesses identified in the operation that resulted in the deaths of 34 striking miners at Marikana would provide lessons to help avoid similar failings in future operations, a police expert said on Friday.
Public order policing expert Brigadier Zephania Mkhwanazi was asked the previous day by commission chairman Ian Farlam to consider what lessons could be learned from the failed police operation on August 16.
On Friday he identified four points he believed should be revised.
"Operational commanders and overall commanders rely on tactical commanders to give information," he said.
In large operations, such as Marikana, breakdowns in this communication could occur.
"We need to work (on) that," Mkhwanazi said.
More "less lethal" weapons should be used, in case existing measures, including teargas, stun grenades and water cannons, failed.
"Always there will be a gap, (so) the best thing is to have more options," he said.
"If you fail with teargas, what else can we use?"
He also suggested that the operation did not adequately prepare members of the tactical response unit (TRT), as they were not issued with gasmasks.
"Checking visuals, SAPS move back because the TRT were not in possession of that kind of equipment and training."
Further research into international police agencies' non-lethal weapons should also be undertaken, Mkhwanazi said.
After the tea break on Friday, Mkhwanazi acknowledged that the Marikana operation could have been conducted at night when there were fewer protesters on the koppie near the Lonmin mine.
Procedurally, police would still have been obliged to warn protesters to disperse. In the event, this order was not given.
Mkhwanazi said that it was difficult to remove weapons from protesters at the hostels, prior to the shooting on August 16.
"It is important to know where firearms are kept... A hostel has a lot of rooms."
This step was intended to be the final stage of the operation to disarm protesters, which ultimately failed.
Mkhwanazi said he did not know why the hostel was not searched earlier.
He said police had not searched protesters who were on their way to the koppie, as this was not normal procedure in terms of the Regulation of Gatherings Act.
The three-member commission is holding public hearings at the Rustenburg Civic Centre. The other commissioners are senior advocates Bantubonke Tokota and Pingla Hemraj.
Thirty-four striking miners were shot dead on August 16 and 78 were wounded when the police opened fire on them while trying to disperse a group which had gathered on a hill near the mine.
In the preceding week, 10 people, including two police officers and two security guards, were hacked to death near the mine.
President Jacob Zuma announced the commission in August. It must complete its work within four months. - Sapa


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The Obama administration's decision this week to impose a further delay in approving TransCanada Corp.'s $7-billion Keystone XL pipeline project brought howls of outrage from Republicans and the oil industry, and "profound disappointment" from Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The State Department did invite the company to reapply when it has completed the rerouting of the pipeline around the ecologically sensitive Sand Hills region in Nebraska – essentially punting the final decision until after next November's elections.
Stung, the Harper government has lashed out at foreign environmental groups, characterizing them as "radicals" and "jet-setting celebrities" fuelling pipeline controversies in Canada. Federal regulators are now holding a public review of Enbridge Inc.'s Northern Gateway pipeline, and the government has warned that foreign groups are financing delaying tactics to undermine the development in the oil sands.
The Harper government itself has actively lobbied in state, federal and European capitals to oppose policies that it views as detrimental to Canadian oil. Yet it has good reason to worry about the globalization of the opposition. The stakes are enormous, and not only for the Prime Minister's home province.
Oil is now Canada's largest export by far, and the country ranks third in total crude reserves behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Meanwhile critics worry that the oil boom is transforming the country into something of a petro state, driving the loonie higher at the expense of Central Canadian manufacturing.
In the U.S., activists have targeted fossil-fuel production and use, with campaigns against coal, oil and the controversial "fracking" extraction of shale gas. But oil is the most politically divisive.
U.S. groups such as the NRDC have been active in Canada, and foreign foundations have funnelled money to Canadian environmental groups and activists, in some cases specifically to organize opposition to the Gateway pipeline through B.C.
Even in Europe, the Canadian government is battling an effort within the European Parliament – backed by well-organized activists – to pass low-carbon fuel regulations that would rate oil-sands crude as the world's worst from the standpoint of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Yet the environmental community is simply following the pattern of the international oil industry, which seeks to influence policy wherever it has operations. And they are also following a known script for global campaigns, whether to save the Brazilian rain forest, to protect tiger habitats in Asia or, indeed, to halt logging in British Columbia's Clayoquot Sound.
Canadian oil producers are now finding they have to respond to the heightened international campaign against them, said David Collyer, president of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, speaking from Washington, where he was meeting U.S. colleagues, Canadian embassy staff and analysts to assess the political climate for Canadian oil exports in the 2012 election year.
"It's a global business, and it's hard to draw boxes around these things," he said. "Ultimately, it is for Canadians to decide whether those voices are relevant to the debate or not."
Who's winning?
International groups have seized on the Alberta development as a potent symbol in the much bigger fight over climate change. Mr. Collyer argued that the groups have been acting out of fear, trying to win a battle to show that they are not losing the war.
Since the optimistic days of the Green Group summit, the U.S. Senate has failed to pass climate legislation, Mr. Obama has proved disappointing on emission regulations and international climate talks have faltered.
In turn, the environmental campaign has provoked a public-relations response in Canada: the founding of EthicalOil.org, a group with close ties to the Harper government and the industry. The group has been highly critical of the foreign groups that have financed campaigns in Canada.
"These groups unfairly target Canada and our oil sands because it's an easy, risk-free target for them," EthicalOil spokeswoman Kathryn Marshall said.
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Somewhere Tim Cook and Stephen Elop are laughing
The Wall Street Journal
is reporting
that Google Inc. (
) is holding an emergency summit at the 2013 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. At the mobile industry's top trade show, Google is reportedly meeting with Android phonemakers like HTC Corp. (
) and Hewlett-Packard Comp. (
) about fighting back to prevent Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (
) from gaining too strong a dominant position in the Android market.
I. One Company to Rule Them All?
Samsung currently accounts for 40 percent of Android sales --
more than any other company
. It's also easily the most profitable of any Android device-maker.
Some analysts think Google is fearful that Samsung will leverage its powerful position to try to get a bigger cut of Google's slowly growing mobile ad revenue stream. Sources claim that Samsung currently gets around 10 percent of the revenue from clicks on its devices. A bump to Samsung's take-home percentage could help offset
per-device payments it has to make to Microsoft
Corp. (
) for intellectual property licensing.
hopes to make $8B USD in 2013
via mobile advertising
on Apple
, Inc.'s (
) iPhone and Android.
Andy Rubin reportedly warned Android phonemakers not to let Samsung get too powerful.
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At a closed-door event, the
reports that their source was in attendance and heard a presentation by Android Chief Andy Rubin. Mr. Rubin allegedly praised Samsung's success, but warned that it could be a "threat" if it furthered its dominant position. Google is reportedly eyeing offerings like HP's $169.99 USD upcoming Android slates.
Samsung in 2012 was the
biggest smartphone shipper
, shipping 215.8m smartphones, almost all of which ran Android. By contrast, Apple "only" shipped 136.8m iPhones. Samsung hopes to ship
390m smartphones
in 2013.
In 2011, Samsung only accounted for 15.6 percent of Android tablets, but in 2012 it advanced to 27.9%, becoming a major player
according to
Interactive Data Corp. (
). Samsung passed Amazon.com, Inc. (
) in Q4 2012 to become the largest Android tablet seller (Amazon uses a modified Android build in its "Fire" tablets). Samsung just revealed the
Galaxy Note 8.0
, a hot tablet that is vying with Apple's iPad Mini.
II. Samsung Could Seek Alternatives
If Samsung reacts badly to Google's efforts to keep it in check; it could jump ship to one of a couple rising platforms. It
already has made Windows Phone devices
and has a good relationship with Microsoft Corp. (
). Alternatively, it could opt to test the waters with
a Mozilla OS device
(Samsung's South Korean counterpart LG Electronics, Inc. (
) is doing precisely that). And
then there's Tizen
, a mobile Linux kernel that Samsung is co-developing with Intel Corp. (
For now, Google and Samsung are united by their common enemy: Apple. Samsung will launch its counterstrike against the iPhone 5 on March 14 --
the Galaxy S IV
In March Google and Samsung will collaborate on the massive Galaxy S IV launch.
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leaked spec sheet
has been circulating which claims the hot handset will pack:
• 4.8-5.0-inch 1080p display
• Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
• 1.9GHz Qualcom Snapdragon 600 processor
• 16/32/64GB storage options
• Removable SD card slot (up to 64GB)
• 13MP rear-facing camera, w/ "Orb" technology for compressed panorama shots
• 4G LTE support
• Multi-purpose / Dedicated camera button
• Bluetooth 5.0
• 3100 mAh battery
Will the Galaxy S IV be the last major effort between Google and Samsung? It's possible, but at this point it's likely the pair's ties that bind are stronger than those that separate.
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Kelly Wearstler Divulges Extreme Diet In Pages Of "Bon Appetit"
Kelly Wearstler is a design goddess. Her interiors include hip hotels from around the world and homes of the rich and famous. In recent years, Wearstler has expanded into designing home goods, accessories, jewelry and clothes. I'd deck out my entire lifestyle a la Kelly if only I could afford a $175 scarf.
Bon Appetit did a recent Q&A with Wearstler — one of those fluffy reading, back page sorts of Q&As — and any fan of Kelly Wearstler would read with interest …
… and then get slightly concerned that she survives mostly off flavored water and juice.
As a woman who is really into Wearstler's designs, I read this interview not expecting the shock I received. Her daily intake of food and beverages as described:
- water with Miracle Reds, Miracle Greens, lemon, or cayenne extract
- a double dry nonfat macchiato
- a Superfood juice made of kale, spinach, lemon, ginger and E3Live — "I avoid orange- and pineapple-based juices, too much sugar."
- almonds or granola
- for dinner, roast chicken or whole wheat pizza, salads, beans, lentils and hummus
On top of all this, seven days a week Wearstler does a boot camp workout that supposedly burns 800 calories per class.
Even the Bon Appetit interviewer (or editor who worked on the interview after the fact) seemed concerned about Wearstler's paltry food intake and heavy exercise schedule, remarking "You must be starving after that workout!" and "What about real, solid food?" Commenters on BonAppetit.com are also incredulous, with one bluntly asking "Will someone tell me why this article is in a FOOD magazine when the only solid food Kelly eats is almonds, granola and the occasional pizza?" Added another commenter, "I know juicing is having its moment, but I shouldn't have to tell you that a person you're interviewing should chew the majority of their meals if you're going to feature them."
I want to be clear that I'm not a nutritionist. Even a nutritionist or psychologist wouldn't be able to diagnose an eating disorder just from one interview alone. As the National Eating Disorder Association notes, eating disorders evolve from "the complex interplay of biological, psychological and social forces," which none of us can presume to know about Wearstler. Additionally, California, where she lives, is far more committed to the juices-and-granola-style eating regimen than other places in the country. Although the foods and liquids she describes to not amount to a large gross quantity, she's packed nutrients into what she does consume.
But at the risk of concern-trolling, this extreme diet and the fact Bon Appetit published it worries me. It seems more like a bare minimum of nutrients than actual sustenance. At what line does does "healthy eating" habits end and "eating disorder" begin?
If you or someone you know needs treatment for an eating disorder, you can contact the National Eating Disorder Association's confidential helpline at 1-800-931-2237 and find additional resources here.
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Freeport school costs might rise to meet township, PennDOT standards
The cost of Freeport Area School District's new middle school could increase by as much as $1.5 million and the building's completion could be delayed a year because the district needs to meet Buffalo Township's stormwater runoff and parking requirements.
The district also must upgrade two intersections on South Pike Road/Route 356 in front of the school campus to PennDOT specifications.
District architect HHSDR Architects Engineers is submitting revised plans to the township that they believe will meet the spirit of their requirements without pushing the district further into debt on the $30 million project.
"We want to work with the township, and we want to get this on schedule," said school board President Dan Lucovich. "The delays will only cost the taxpayers more money."
Architect Greer Hayden outlined several options for parking and stormwater runoff control to school board members on Tuesday during a project progress update.
The worst-case scenario would mean delaying opening the school until fall 2016, if the district is required to replace a storm sewer culvert under Monroe Road. The culvert doesn't meet township requirements, based on the site's projected runoff amounts.
Hayden said HHSDR believes it came up with solutions that would keep the project on track and the opening of the school in September 2015.
However, progress hinges on whether Buffalo Township approves a revised parking plan and the firm can develop a stormwater management plan that meets its requirements.
Buffalo Township feels there is inadequate parking at the school campus, which will include the new middle school, high school, administration building and athletic fields.
The district's original design called for 350 spaces around the new school with no modification to about 200 spaces around the high school and administration building.
There are two ways the district can calculate parking usage based on the township's zoning requirements: maximum occupancy, which includes all students and staff; or peak usage, such as during arrival and dismissal and evening school events, Hayden said.
The first scenario would require 1,365 spaces, which is well beyond what school officials believe is needed even if there were simultaneous sporting events and a performance in the auditorium.
The new design, based on peak usage, would add an about 150 spaces through parking areas at the administration and maintenance buildings and around the high school.
The township supervisors may consider the parking plan Feb. 26.
"It seemed like it would be acceptable to the township engineer," Hayden said.
If it's not approved, it could push the project construction past September 2015, meaning a mid-year opening for the middle school.
Stormwater plan
The capacity of the stormwater culvert under Monroe Road to which the school campus' runoff drains doesn't meet the township's requirement for a "25-year storm," a very rare, severe storm.
The middle school design, which includes two stormwater retention ponds, reduces the flow of runoff, but not enough to meet the township code.
The township is requiring the district to replace the culvert so that it can handle more runoff, Hayden said. That could cost about $150,000 and put the district a year behind in opening the school.
Replacing the pipe would also mean releasing more water. That would require a joint agreement between PennDOT and the state Department of Environmental Protection and releases from the property owners to accept more runoff.
HHSDR's solution is to build a third stormwater retention pond to control the flow of runoff from an approximately 20-acre parcel of vacant land next to the middle school site.
"If we can control this water so we can reduce the flow to the existing pipe, we can avoid all that, because I'm not sure we can get the releases from the property owners," Hayden said. "That might be a way to avoid replacing the pipe and satisfying the township ordinance."
Road improvements
About $700,000 of improvements are needed to the Silverview Drive and Cole Road entrances to the campus off Route 356.
District officials expected to be required to make improvements there, but until meetings with PennDOT and the township, the extent of the improvements wasn't known.
Alterations include a right-turning lane from Route 356 onto Cole Road and a left-turning lane from Route 356 to Silverview.
"Every one of these intersections require some type of improvement now," Hayden said. "The fact that PennDOT (said) that we're making a bad situation worse, that's why we're required to do these improvements."
Additionally, the district revised its plans for a new road between the campus and Monroe Road near Sheetz.
They'd hope to make it two-way, but faced with having to create right-turn lanes into and out of Monroe Road at Route 356, they opted to restrict the district driveway at Monroe to an exit only.
Jodi Weigand is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 724-226-4702 or email@example.com.


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Outrageous assertion
So the Free Press has finally come clean as to what it thinks the Phoenix Sinclair inquiry is all about. Haven't seen that big a headline since JFK was shot (No blame laid, Feb. 5).
Let's find persons to blame other than the perpetrators of the crime. There is no guarantee Phoenix would have been apprehended had she been seen before the file was closed. Any action short of that would still have left her so-called caregivers free to take her to the rez and kill her. Phoenix was out of the reach of Winnipeg CFS when she was murdered.
It may be politically incorrect, however, to point the finger of blame someplace else. For Lindor Reynolds (What about criminal charges?, Feb. 5) to suggest that the mistakes made amounted to criminal activity is outrageous.
Well, as I suspected, Lindor Reynolds is looking to make the Sinclair inquiry a witch hunt. Everybody knows that mistakes were made. Everybody would do things differently if given a second chance. Reynolds is a perfect Monday-morning quarterback.
She's come to loathe the word "prioritize." Yet, that's a fact of life for CFS. Reynolds hasn't spent a day doing what she's criticizing. She doesn't understand the understaffing issues. She doesn't understand the political (in the big sense, not in the governmental sense) meddling, the conflicting messages that happen when aboriginal children are in care.
We're right back to where we started from. Millions of tax dollars spent that will never bring back a little girl and won't make any significant changes to the CFS system.
As long as people who shouldn't have children continue to have them and expect the public sector to look after their kids, all while CFS is trying to do the dance with special-interest groups, nothing will change. Let's see if we're still having this conversation in 10 years.
In the beholder's ear
In her review of the performance of Steve Reich's Desert Music at the final concert of the Winnipeg Symphony's New Music Festival, Gwenda Nemerofsky claims that "the overall effect was of a work whose ideas reached us before the end, and while the composer had more to say, the audience, and perhaps the musicians, had had enough."
While I can't speak for the musicians, I can assure her that not everyone in the audience was so entirely dismissive of this rich, complex work. For me and for others I talked to, Desert Music was the highlight of the festival.
There's something rather astonishingly egocentric about the assumption here that if Nemerofsky is having a certain response to something, then of course, everyone else around her must be thinking and feeling exactly the same things.
In the same review, she described the complex scenario she read into Vincent Ho's percussion concerto, and her admiration for it; I, meanwhile, sitting in the same hall, heard a lot of what sounded like undigested Wagner and Richard Strauss, interrupted by the anguished shrieks of livestock in the stockyards.
Acting like animals
Re: Park camera gives peek into wolf-pack life (Feb. 5). At first glance, the picture of an entire wolf pack gathered together is both fascinating and endearing. Closer inspection of the scene, however, removes the charm and shows instead the vicious side of wolf-pack life.
There is a wolf lying on its side with the obvious leader of the pack snarling viciously at the downed wolf. The downed wolf is either being reprimanded by the pack for some wrong, sick and being killed or is from another pack and is being killed. A dark trail leading away from the downed wolf may be blood. Such is life, and death, in wolf packs.
Noticeably different
In his glancing review of the Liberal leadership "debate," Bruce Owen seems surprised that the candidates are "singing from the same songbook." But they are, after all, members of the same party. That is what a party is -- a group of people who share the same vision of how the country should be run.
I realized that Owen hadn't been paying attention when he said that the only differences had been on the marijuana issue. The biggest difference -- and it did come up in the discussion -- is Martha Hall Findlay's position on supply management in dairy and poultry. She has clearly and publicly presented her position that the supply-management system needlessly keeps prices high while decreasing export opportunities. This, to many, will be as big an issue as the demise of the wheat board. Most candidates made a reference to this issue and to Ms. Hall Findlay's position. None supported her.
The dismantling of a system where consumers pay artificially high prices on milk, eggs and poultry in order to subsidize a wealthy industry is an issue to be debated.
Open urban reserves
I agree that the conflict over the Kapyong Barracks properties in Winnipeg must be settled and that the Government of Canada must give First Nations the chance to strive for economic independence. Filing another court injunction proves once again that this government wants the status quo to continue where aboriginal people continue to be the poorest ethnic group in Canada.
There has been a great increase in aboriginals completing education programs and university. However, they now need a place to put these skills to good use and become part of this country's flourishing resource development. An urban reserve is the place.
If this government is serious about positive change, it will support the development of these lands by First Nations. Failure to do this will prove their promises of equality and social justice were meaningless.
CARL McCORRISTER
Correcting the record
Re: Back door to abortion debate closed (Jan. 31). The Canadian Press falsely reported that three MPs asked the RCMP to investigate any abortions after 19 weeks as homicides. In fact, MPs Maurice Vellacott, Leon Benoit and Wladyslaw Lizon called on federal police to investigate 491 abortions, of 20 weeks gestation and greater, that resulted in live births.
These MPs were not trying to get through the "back door of the abortion debate," but rather asking for justice for the 491 babies born alive who could have had a second chance in life but instead were hidden in soiled utility rooms, struggling to survive without a blanket or loving arms to rock them until they died, some surviving as briefly as a few minutes, others as long as an eight-hour shift. That is called murder.
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Java for the everyman
Re: That's no ordinary joe (Feb. 1). While the increase of independent coffee shops in Winnipeg is great in many ways, these new modern shops tailored to the middle class are slowly but surely pushing the "lower class" out of downtown.
Like the homeless being given one-way tickets out of Vancouver during the Olympics, this gradual gentrification avoids issues of wealth disparity in our city instead of addressing them.
Yes, new chic shops downtown are nice for those who can afford it. But why can't we invest in places that cater to various demographics? As a former employee of Ellice Café, it's not impossible for me to imagine a business that doesn't discriminate against what's in your pocket, or what you look like, but instead, brings people together around everybody's favourite pastime -- food.


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PHILADELPHIA – Penn (3-0) had another easy day at Levy on Sunday, winning its third match of the spring, 7-0 – all three victories have been by the same margin. The win snapps Richmond's (3-4) three-match win streak, and also stopped the Spiders' quest to sweep Philadelphia in their weekend road trip around the City of Brotherly Love.
In doubles competition, the 14th-ranked pair in the nation of Sol Eskenazi and Sonya Latycheva (2-0) easily defeated the Richmond duo of Melissa Kandinata and Katya Salas, 8-2, in the first flight. At second doubles, co-captains Stephanie Do and Jules Rodin (1-0) teamed up for the first time in 2012-13, and defeated Anna Abadias Morales and Emily Gitman in a close match, 8-6. The final doubles match of the day was a tight one, with Emma Whitfield and Alex Ion (2-0) besting Alexandra Smyth and Georgina Pons Cano, 8-7, in a one-game tiebreak at the third flight.
Singles went the same way for the Red and Blue as they took all six matches over the defending Atlantic-10 Conference champions. Do (3-0) stepped in at first singles, and did away with Kandinata easily; 6-1, 6-1. Latycheva (2-0) played her second match of the season, this time at second singles, and bested Abadias in straight sets; 6-3, 6-0. Ion (3-0) took the third flight match in straight sets as well, topping Salas; 6-2, 6-3. At fourth singles, Jaime Yapp-Shing (1-0) made her spring debut, and won a tough one in three sets; 1-6, 7-5, 6-4. Katherine Jania's (3-0) match at fifth singles ended in her favor, as Smyth retired at the end of the second set; 6-2, 5-2 (ret.). The final match of the afternoon went to Whitfield (3-0) at sixth singles, as the senior defeated Pons Cano in straight sets; 6-4, 6-1.
The Quakers' next match will be on Feb. 15 when they welcome Stony Brook to Philadelphia. The match will be Penn's last before it heads to Florida for its spring break trip.
Full Results
Penn 7, Richmond 0
No. 1: Stephanie Do (P) def. Melissa Kandinata (R); 6-1, 6-1
No. 2: Sonya Latycheva (P) def. Anna Abadias Morales (R); 6-3, 6-0
No. 3: Alex Ion (P) def. Katya Salas (R); 6-2, 6-3
No. 4: Jaime Yapp-Shing (P) def. Emily Gitman (R); 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 5: Katherine Jania (P) def. Alexandra Smyth (R); 6-2, 5-2 (retired)
No. 6: Emma Whitfield (P) def. Georgina Pons Cano (R); 6-4, 6-1
No. 1: Eskenazi/Latycheva (P) def. Kandinata/Salas (R); 8-2
No. 2: Do/Rodin (P) def. Abadias/Gitman (R); 8-6
No. 3: Whitfield/Ion (P) def. Smyth/Pons Cano (R); 8-7 (1)


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Paris -- Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former International Monetary Fund director whose promising political career in France was immolated by sex scandals, was cleared Tuesday of charges he participated in the gang rape of a prostitute in a Washington hotel.
The decision, announced by a French prosecutor in the northern city of Lille, constituted a rare piece of good news for Strauss-Kahn, 63, who had been considered a leading candidate to become president of France until he fell into disgrace after being arrested in New York in May 2011 on an accusation that he sexually assaulted a housekeeper in a Manhattan hotel.
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The New York charges were dropped when prosecutors discovered that accuser Nafissatou Diallo had lied concerning other subjects.
Since the spectacular arrest in New York, Strauss-Kahn has been ostracized from French politics, reduced to giving economics lectures in foreign cities. His wife, a former television personality, has expelled him from their spacious apartment in a stylish Paris square, and he has been accused - in court and in sulfurous dinner party gossip - of long leading a double life as a sexual predator.


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Two Warminster pubs are being brought to market by specialist property adviser Christie + Co on behalf of the joint administrators of Powder Train LLP.
The Anchor Hotel, in Market Place, and The George Inn, in Longbridge Deverill, are just two of five freehold pubs in the south of England to be put up for sale.
Christie + Co are taking the action on behalf of Julie Palmer, Simon Campbell and Gavin Savage of Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP, the joint administrators of Powder Train LLP, which entered administration on February 6.
The Anchor Hotel, worth £450,000, is a Grade II Listed former coaching inn, which includes two bars, a breakfast dining room and five en suite letting bedrooms.
The inn's situation on the borders of Salisbury Plain and Warminster's market town has made it a popular venue over the years.
Situated just outside Warminster, The George Inn, worth £895,000, dates from the 17th century and is a bar and restaurant, with extensive garden areas and a paddock.
The news comes just a few weeks after it was revealed that national pub chain Wetherspoon had applied for planning permission for The Bath Arms, also in Market Place, in the hope re-opening the pub with a beer garden.
As well as The Anchor Hotel and George Inn, other pubs set to go on the market include The Chilli Pad in Hampshire, The Chequers Inn in East Sussex and The Handsome Pig in West Sussex.


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GMs voted 25-5 in favor of limited use of instant replay on home runs. It could work.
There's so much to look for in football. On a fumble, when did his knee or elbow touch the ground in relation to losing the ball? Many times the view is difficult because there's an arm or leg obstructing the view. Did the receiver maintain control and get both feet down?
Instant replay has a chance to work in baseball because much of the action is at fixed locations: the foul line, the bases, and the fence. Cameras can be focused on those locations. Balls trapped in the outfield are harder to judge, and of course, the strike zone is a nightmare.
Personally, I think they are considering replay because the umpiring has been so off the past few years. The real issue is whether to remove the human element.


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Lena Dunham reveals her new book cover, and Kanye West celebrates the 10-year anniversary of The College Dropout album: See Us Weekly's roundup of the top 10 celebrity tweets you may have missed!
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3. Olivia Munn: "Why do all the people who post "cute cat videos" on YouTube edit creepy music over the videos? Ruins my cute cat watching enjoyment."
4. Nicole Richie: "I would rather get a colonic in front of everyone, than parallel park in front of anyone."
5. Ellen DeGeneres: "I have a new workout routine. I play a round of Flappy Bird, then do a pushup for each point. It's been 2 hours. So far I've done 9 pushups."
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The University of Iowa football team this season has five players on the roster whose fathers played for the Hawkeyes before them.
It's doubtful any team in the country has more.
There's good and bad in that.
"It's good to have a guy who's been through what I'm going through,'' said senior wide receiver Jordan Cotton of his father, Marshall, who was a star running back at Davenport Central before going to Iowa. "It probably was a lot harder and more demanding when he was here, but it's good to have him help me through it.''
That "it was tougher when I was there'' line would seem to be a familiar refrain when the old Hawkeyes are talking to their sons.
Redshirt freshman offensive tackle Cole Croston hears the same thing from his dad, Dave, who lettered as an Iowa offensive lineman in 1984, '85 and '86.
"I tell him about how our camp is and what he tells me is that they would go two-a-days full pads every day and that they would just knock the snot out of each other,'' Cole said last week at Iowa's media day. "He tells me I'm soft because I tell him our schedule and he doesn't think it's that tough. He thinks the old days were a lot tougher.''
The other "legacy'' members of the current team are sophomore defensive back Sean Skradis, whose father Bryan was a defensive end from 1977-81; freshman tight end George Kittle, whose dad Bruce was an offensive tackle from 1977-81; and freshman offensive lineman Mitch Keppy, a former Riverdale star whose father Myron lettered in the defensive line for Iowa in 1986 and '87.
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More from Jordan Cotton: He said that when he goes home to Mount Pleasant, he and his dad talk a lot about football.
"And we joke around about who scored more touchdowns when they were here,'' he added.
For the record, Jordan already has beaten Dad. As great a high school player as Marshall Cotton was, he was largely a blocking back at Iowa. He scored one touchdown, on a pass play during his freshman season in 1984.
Jordan has two TDs, both last year, on a pass reception against Minnesota and a 92-yard kickoff return against Penn State.
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This is one of those things that's guaranteed to start an argument: A website called Ranker.com has come up with a list of what it considers the best quarterbacks of all time.
This alone should get the ruckus going: Brett Favre is No. 8.
Another stunner: There are seven active QBs in the top 50: Peyton Manning is second, Tom Brady third, Drew Brees 13th, Aaron Rodgers 19th, Eli Manning 26th, Ben Roethlisberger 29th and Joe Flacco 50th.
I'm in two football fantasy drafts today and it will be a shock if Eli Manning or Roethlisberger is among the top 100 picks. Flacco is a longshot to be picked at all.
Oh, we forgot to mention: No. 1 on the list, which seems to be weighted heavily toward guys who won championships, is Joe Montana.
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Add this to your list of stupid human tricks: The Iowa Speedway in Newton hopes to break the world record for the largest number of people to simultaneously perform the stop, drop and roll fire safety maneuver. They hope to do it Sept. 7 at the Prairie Meadows 150 stock car race.
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Author and historian Kev Varney, with an assist from a high school football fan named Tom Sikorski, has compiled a list of the winningest high school football programs ever in Illinois. It was a tedious undertaking that took the better part of two years.
There are two Quad-Cities area programs in the top 10. Rock Island is No. 8 with 634 victories and Geneseo is No. 9 with 628.
No. 1 on the list, with 728, is East St. Louis High.
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Major League Baseball's decision to make extensive use of instant replay next season opens up several cans of worms.
We're not saying it's not a good idea. It's something they should have done long ago. But it's almost mind-boggling the scope of this thing.
Think of how many close judgment calls are involved in every baseball game. It hasn't been spelled out exactly how all this will work, but it sounds as though everything except ball-strike calls will be subject to review.
Wait until we have to wait a few minutes five or six times a game for some guy 1,000 miles away in a room full of TV monitors to decide whether or not a call is correct.
Many people think baseball games are too long now. This could add 10 to 15 minutes to the average length of games.


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UK operator Club328 has launched a block-charter program called SkyClub. The entry-level package gives customers 10 hours in six-seat Raytheon Premier Is for £30,000 ($52,500).
In December, Club328 bought four low-time pre-owned Premier Is from Raytheon Aircraft. The first two had entered service by the middle of last month and the other two were due to join the Southampton-based operation by the end of this month.
SkyClub customers can also buy blocks of hours in Club328's other aircraft: a 15-seat Dornier 328Jet and a 12-seat Dornier 328 turboprop twin, as well as a Hawker 700 and 800. Having recently acquired the assets of AvCraft, the company wants to add more 328Jets to its fleet.
Club328 would not provide prices for SkyClub membership covering the other aircraft types or larger blocks of hours. It said that other packages would be priced according to each client's requirements and factors such as whether a mix of aircraft might be required for different trips, the customer's flight profile and the airports that are to be used.
Officially, SkyClub customers need to give 72 hours' notice to guarantee that their aircraft type is available. However, Club328 said that aircraft would likely be available with 24 hours' notice. If the chosen type is not available with 72 hours' notice, the operator will provide a free upgrade or offer a smaller aircraft at a reduced per-hour rate.
SkyClub customers purchase flight hours annually, and they can roll over any number of unused hours into the following year.


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The most important thing to remember when doing an acrylic fill is to not nip product if you don't need to.
The most important thing to remember when doing an acrylic fill is to not nip product if you don't need to, says Nadine Galli, district coordinator for OPI Products (North Hollywood, Calif.), because nipping can damage the nail. When doing an acrylic fill, Galli nips only product that is visibly lifting. Next, she files down the product with a medium-grit file, being careful not to file the natural nail. "If the product is tight against the nail, then file it down instead of nipping," she advises. "The biggest mistake I see technicians make is to try and pry the product off with their nippers."
If she sees lifting once she begins filing, Galli uses her nippers to gently remove the artificial product. "If you force it, you will crack the rest of the nail as well as remove layers of the natural nail." she explains. "I think technicians tend to over-nip because they are not taught properly. Some technicians place their nippers under the product then pull up, which is incorrect and can cause more lifting. You need to use your nippers as if they were scissors and cut off any lifting product rather than pulling up."
If Galli notices a crack in the artificial nail but no lifting, she'll file the cracked area down and fill it in with product.
Juli Miller-Chen, a nail technician at Canyon Fitness Salon in Canyon Lake, Calif., and educator for IBD (Gardena, Calif.) also agrees that nippers should be used sparingly and only if the artificial product is loose or lifting. When doing a fill, she files the fill line flush with the natural nail. "Nipping product off the cuticle area can also cause a visible fill line." she says.
When Miller-Chen notices a crack in the artificial nail, she applies a drop of quick-dry nail glue in the crack to stop it from cracking further and to secure it if it occurs in the natural nail. Then she carefully nips away the excess artificial product from around the crack. Next, she files down the entire nail. If the crack is in the stress area, it will alter the level of the nail surface where the product meets the natural nail, so to level out the surface, she applies a nail tip, then fills it in with product. If a crack appears around the cuticle, she files the area completely flush with the natural nail so she can do the fill.
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Von Essen, Stark, Gurland et al. Join 'Randi Driscoll And Friends In Concert,' June 24
'Randi Driscoll and friends in concert' a special concert event will be performed June 24 to benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation. The concert will be presented at the Laurie Beechman Theatre at 8pm.
Joining Driscoll will be Leenya Rideout, David Gurland, Josh Zuckerman, Noah Heldman, Max Von Essen, and Tracy Stark, hosting the evening will be Jason Drew.
In 2000 Driscoll recorded the song 'What Matters' about Shepard, sales of the song benefitted the Matthew Shepard Foundation.
The Laurie Beechman Theatre is located at 407 West 42nd Street below the West Bank Cafe. To make a reservation call (212)695-6909.
Randi Driscoll is a singer and songwriter whose original music, voice and passionate stage performances have earned her many accolades including; Campus Activities Magazine's, "Female Performer of the Year 2004" and "Best Small Venue Performer 2004". Her performance credits include opening slots for Bob Weir's Ratdog, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Hornsby, Dar Williams, Jonatha Brooke, Pat Benatar, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne and many others. Randi has performed at Lincoln Center in the "Bang on a Can Festival", the 2001 HRC dinner in Washington, D.C., with keynote speaker, Hillary Clinton, and the New York City Hall Pride Awards honoring Whoopi Goldberg and Olympia Dukakis. Randi's music has been featured in docu- mentaries, commercials, and the WB hit series, "Dawson's Creek". Without any major label behind her, Randi has been able to sell over 20,000 CDs and successfully tour the country, building a devoted following.
In 1998 Driscoll wrote the song 'What Matters' in response to the death of Matthew Shepard. "What Matters" has become the official benefit single for the Matthew Shepard Foundation, a charity started by Matthew's parents whose goal is to replace hate with understanding, compassion and acceptance. To date, the benefit single has raised over $40,000 for the foundation and has been featured in several documentaries as well as a commercial directed by Spike Lee that aired during the 1999 Academy Awards. "What Matters" was also featured in the NBC film, "The Matthew Shepard Story", starring Sam Waterston and Stockard Channing.
Proceeds from the sheet music also benefit the foundation exclusively and the choral version of "What Matters", arranged by Kevin Robison, has been performed all over the world, including concerts at New York's Carnegie Hall, Place des Artes in Montreal, and the Disney Hall in Los Angeles.
A documentary based on the making of Randi's song, "What Matters", has won several film awards, including the 2006 Summit International Silver Award Winner in Creative Excellence and the Spring 2006 DV Award Winner. Randi has performed the song over 1,000 times and the film documents Randi's journey with this song, her travels performing it nationwide, and the creation of the music video.
Randi is an independent artist who tours and performs year round at colleges, clubs, festivals, and benefit concerts.
For more information visit MatthewShepard.org
The Matthew Shepard Foundation is an LGBT rights group founded in December 1998 by Dennis and Judy Shepard in memory of their 21-year old son, Matthew, who was murdered in Wyoming in October 1998[1].
Created to honor Matthew in a manner that was appropriate to his dreams, beliefs and aspirations, the Foundation seeks to "Replace Hate with Understanding, Compassion & Acceptance" through its varied educational, outreach and advocacy programs and by continuing to tell Matthew's story.[2]
The Foundation focuses on three primary areas: erasing hate in society; putting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth first; and ensuring equality for all LGBT Americans.


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Scammers Using Desperate Phone Calls to Prey on Senior Citizens
A shameless phone scam that tricks senior citizens into thinking a grandchild has been arrested abroad continues to deplete the bank accounts of those who fall for it.
In a recent White Plains incident, a victim of this scam said the caller concocted a story that her "grandson was with a friend driving in Buffalo, New York and crossed the Canadian border and was arrested for drug possession." He instructed her to wire money to Canada to post bail.
This scam is not limited to phone calls, it has also been perpretrated via email. Residents will receive emails from the account of a friend or loved one claiming to be in another country and requesting a large sum of money for a plane ticket, bail money, or other emergency expenses. In reality, a scammer has obtained control of the sender's email account and contact list/address book, and the victim sends the money directly to the scammer.
Red Flags of these particular scams include:
- Anyone you've never met or spoke to on the phone that is asking for money through the Internet or to be wired to them is scamming you.
- Always thoroughly research anyone you meet on a social-networking or Internet dating website.
- Be very suspicious if you are asked to send anything through a third party.
- Be very suspicious if an email has misspellings, broken English, or any grammatical anomalies.
- An Ontario, Canada area code
If you receive an urgent call asking for help for a family member, be suspicious and make every attempt to find out whether the emergency is real before acting. Ask for the caller's name and contact information. Make some calls and find out whether the story is true. Don't be pressured by a caller who tells you that you must act immediately. Even if the caller's account is true, there is no emergency so critical that you cannot take some time to verify the facts.
Please protect yourselves and your elderly family members by sharing this information.


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does Mike Brown want to coach some college?
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I consider you guys losing to Bucknell karma for mackey poking fun at our sweet 16 rings ;)
Bucknell's good. They returned pretty much every one from a 25 win team. Should be in the tourney.
Purdue Athletics is becoming LOL.
Painter is a good coach and you guys have a young team. Bucknell isn't exactly a name brand, but they are a good team. But yeah, it's rough sledding for Boiler fans lately. At least you guys can rejoice when Hope gets axed at year's end.
I don't really know what people are expecting out of this team. Remember the Baby Boilers losing to Wofford at home early on? DJ Byrd's not the same punk high school kid that used to abuse me the majority of the time at local open gyms, but he kinda is. I'm nowhere near an NCAA (or NAIA) quality player but DJ didn't completely embarrass me. I don't say this to toot my own horn or whatever or rag on DJ, just to say that he's one of our two best players, we aren't going to be very good. Get on the bubble on and I'll be satisfied.
watching this Texas A&M/Alabama game just hurts
So Nord misses the game with an injured back (get well soon btw), and there's fairly intelligent playcalling that results in a road conference win. Coincidence?
Painter's substitution patterns were exhibition-like. He clearly still doesn't know what he has in his bigs, and outside of Hale - who looked good offensively - neither do I. He played all 6 bigs and each had their moments. The interesting thing was that Hale, Lawson, and Simpson were clearly better than Marcius, Hammons, and Carroll. If Painter has a strict idea of which guys are 4's and which are 5's, I'm going to predict that he changes that before season's end.
Ronnie Johnson looks special. He reminds me a bit of a Big 10 level Kyrie Irving. Does almost everything well, but doesn't have any discernible skill that is outstanding. Watching RJ play was like watching Hummel play as a freshman. You just know you're going to love watching this guy play for 4 years.
Davis was really good defensively, but he doesn't seem very quick. He's a power guard.
Sucks that the game is not on TV today.. Boiler up!
did MP bench DJ Byrd and AJohnson?
I almost never mention refereeing but Purdue has been royally butt ****ed in this Nova game. Without lube or a reach around.
I don't like blaming refs either but that was utter ********.
55 fouls in 45 minutes of play.
Despite the loss, I'm super excited about Ronnie Johnson. He's really gotta fix that short release jumper, but I have a hard time coming up with a guy that's shown his court vision so early in my time watching Purdue. Hammons disappointed me somewhat, he just seems soft and not willing to use his giant body much at all. He's got surprisingly good feet and isn't as unathletic as some led me to believe , but just needs a good bit of coaching up. He got abused a couple times by that fellow frosh big from Nova. Put Lawson's brain in Hammons's body you got a surefire lottery pick. Anthony Johnson's played pretty well too, I don't know what Painter recruited him as but I didn't expect him to ever be the go-to backup point, but he's pretty solid in the role, I don't know if that's just necessity or what. He's a gritty kid that really likes playing strong on ball defense and that's always fun.
And free throws. *****. These are predominately Indiana bred kids, hit your damn FTs, at least 70% or so. There's really no excuse for it. The bigs OK maybe, big *** hands and all. But the wings, Terone especially, I just don't get it. His stroke's ok enough, but it's just brick after brick. Get Billy Kelly on loan or something.
According to Ken Pomeroy the Byrd "flagrant" increased Villanova's win probability by 30%. That call is absolutely inexcusable. The broadcast crew said the 2 refs that reviewed it on the monitor simply couldn't decide. So they had the guy with the least experience (I assume that's why he wasn't looking at the replay initially) come in and decide for them. That's ****ing ridiculous. I don't care what jersey you root for, it's an embarrassment to refereeing. There's 3 refs. 2 of em say "hell, I don't know." So let the rookie take the blame.
For more good news, Kendall Stephens is missing his senior year because of shoulder surgery. Figures.
That was definitely a foul by Byrd, IMO, but it was probably one of the worst flagrant calls I've ever seen. Wow, that was bad, I honestly couldn't believe it when they made the call.
But the flagrant was absolutely brutal. Especially since they went through the trouble to actually review it and it was such a clearly non-flagrant foul. That's the part that got me.
Detroit here we come...
Interestingly Edison and Macarthy had 0 catches. What's up with that?


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'Homeland' Star Makes Muslim Joke To Obama
After what Damian Lewis inscribed on Barack Obama's DVD box set of Showtime's hit series Homeland, the President might no longer be such a fan of the show.
On the British program The Jonathan Ross Show Saturday, the Emmy-winner said he wrote a Muslim joke to Obama on the gift (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Lewis told Ross that the program "became an even bigger hit when the President said it's his favorite show."
As a result, he was invited to the White House for dinner getting seated at the same table as Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron.
At the end of the evening, Teamsters for Obama asked him to sign a box set of Homeland DVDs to give to the President.
"[Co-star] Claire Danes had written something really lovely and sweet saying, 'I was a fan of yours long before you were a fan of ours,'" Lewis said. "I thought, 'That's really stylish.'"
So he needed to "think of something really great, something classy" himself, and finally settled on, "'From one Muslim to another,' in an indelible Sharpie. I couldn't take it back."
"I was then writing emails for the whole of the next week going, 'I do hope he understands irony," Lewis humorously added.
For those not getting the joke, on the program, Lewis plays Nicholas Brody, a Marine Sergeant that was rescued by Delta Force after being held by al Qaeda as a prisoner of war for eight years. He's now a devout Muslim.
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Sunday, November 3, 2013
Remembering Lou Reed (1942-2013), Rock's Urban Poet Laureate
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- Michael J. Mand said...
There is no way to measure the influence Lou Reed had on the direction that music was to take in the seventies. He was the godfather of both "glam" rock and punk rock. His music, however, recapitulated life. He matured; his music matured; his audience matured. His was truly a remarkable career which deserves a greater tribute than I was able to provide in two hours on St. James Infirmary this past Friday.
- November 3, 2013 at 9:31 AM
- Jeff Tone said...
I look forward to hearing your tribute to Lou Reed at http://stjamesinfirmary.net/
- November 3, 2013 at 11:35 AM
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Keys Take Series with 6-2 Win over Nationals
Frederick Hits Three Solo Homers to Win Five Game Series Against Potomac
June 7, 2012 6:29 PM ET
Frederick's Mike Flacco opened the scoring with a solo homer against P-Nat starter Adam Olbrychowski in the second inning. Flacco's third home run of the season gave the Keys a 1-0 lead.
The Nationals loaded the bases with no out in the fourth against Frederick hurler Kyle Simon but couldn't score. Back-to-back strikeouts then a sensational diving catch by Bobby Stevens preserved a 1-0 Keys lead.
In the bottom half of the inning, Aaron Baker led off the inning with a monster shot down the right field line to increase the Keys advantage to 2-0.
The P-Nats finally got to Simon in the top of the sixth. Zach Walters led off with a hit, his third in his first three at bats and J.R. Higley was hit by a pitch. J.P. Ramirez hit a bloop single to right center field scoring Walters. Higley scored on a wild pitch to tie the game 2-2. Simon gave up two runs, hit three batters, walked two and struck out two in his five and a third innings not factoring into the decision.
Frederick broke the tie in the bottom half of the sixth with two runs. A Mike Flacco walk loaded the bases with one out and took Olbrychowski out of the game who had tossed exactly 100 pitches. Ryan Demmin came into the game and walked in a run with a 3-2 pitch in the dirt against Michael Mosby giving the Keys a 3-2 lead. The next batter Garabez Rosa hit a single that increased the Keys lead to 4-2.
A Flacco single in the seventh scored Ty Kelly extended the lead to 5-2. The Keys added another run off of Demmin with Rosa hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning to give Frederick a 6-2 lead. It was the second home run of season and the third solo home run for Frederick on the contest.
Jason Gurka (1-1) tossed two and two-thirds hitless innings in relief to earn the win for Frederick. Olbrychowski (2-5) gave up four runs -- two of which were left on base when he left the game -- and struck out five taking the loss.
Potomac returns home on tomorrow to begin a series against the Salem Red Sox with a doubleheader starting at 6:05 PM. LHP Robbie Ray (2-2, 5.01) getting the start in the first game and LHP Bobby Hansen Jr. (1-2, 6.49) will start the second contest set to start 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first. The Potomac Nationals are celebrating their 35th Anniversary of professional baseball and family fun, for all your ticket needs please call the box office at 703-590-2311 or visit www.potomacnationals.com.
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I am trying to measure a 10 to 50 mV off of the NI-DAQ card NI-9205 .
I know that the range is from 200mV to 10V. What am wondering is if there is a way to capture even smaller values?
Hi mike.tyler,
The range of the DAQ card does not specify the minimum voltage you can measure, but rather how much that analog-digital converter (ADC) needs to amplify your signal. The range of the ADC is -10 to +10 volts, and when a range of -0.2 to +0.2 volts is specified, the signal is amplified to meet the voltage range of the ADC. LabVIEW automatically selects the voltage range based on the minimum and maximum voltages you specify when you create a DAQmx task.
I think what you need to know is the smallest voltage change in your signal that you can detect. When using a 200 mV range, the smallest voltage change that that can be detected is 4 uV, which is given in the 9205 user manual. Thus, you should be able to measure your 10-50mV signal just fine. Sincerely,


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The Secret Stash w/ Matt Komar
Montclair, Nj, United States
The Secret Stash with Matthew Komar is a radio show that has been airing on WMSC since 2009. The show covers the best of today's independent music and classic underground tracks. The show has aired over 100 times and has become one of WMSC's more popular shows. The show is currently airing on Wednesdays, 7pm to 10pm. This page will serve as an archive for the show.
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New chamber office opens in Mt. Pleasant
Boasting a new manager and a new location, the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce Laurel Highlands Chapter officially opened its doors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and dedication.
The chamber's new home is adjacent to the Shop Demo Depot in Mt. Pleasant. Manager Deborah Salopek said that even before the official opening, the site proved to be a winner. She was welcoming visitors while they were getting settled.
"This is proving to be a great site for us already," Salopek said. "People who were shopping here just walked in to see the offices and to see what we were about."
In 2012, the original Laurel Highlands Chamber of Commerce, which covered businesses in Mt. Pleasant and the surrounding areas, merged with the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce, coming under the larger group's umbrella of networking and opportunities.
Since that merger, the groups have been working to improve the outreach of all businesses and members of the chamber.
"We are really excited about this. We really couldn't be more excited," said Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce President Chad Amond of the move and new offices. "This is going to be a great location for us, and it will only enhance the ties that we have here in the community and in Mt. Pleasant."
The ribbon-cutting was performed last week by Westmoreland County Commissioner Tyler Courtney, who heads the Westmoreland Chamber board. He addressed a crowd that included local businessmen, borough officials and area representatives.
"This is a very exciting day for the chamber, and this will only improve the relations here in Mt. Pleasant and in the community," Courtney said. "It is our responsibility to help them grow. Chambers have challenges, but we felt that we could come here with something to bring to the table to help Mt. Pleasant."
The former offices of the Laurel Highlands Chamber were on Church Street, but the site proved less than ideal, with virtually no parking available and low visibility.
Mt. Pleasant borough officials said the new offices will help increase the opportunities for the town and the township, and the location near the busy Shop Demo Depot will be an asset to both.
"It's great to see both the chamber and Shop Demo Depot working together, and through that working relationship, they will help each other," Mt. Pleasant Borough Manager Jeff Landy said.
Salopek said she looks forward to serving the people of the area and that her vast experience will be put to good use.
"My duties as the manager for Laurel Highlands Chapter of the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce vary from day to day," Salopek said. "It's something fun and different every day. I am responsible for membership development, community relations and coordinating events."
She explained that membership development is twofold.
"It entails me being the heels on the ground here in the Mt. Pleasant area, meeting current chamber members and working with them to help grow their businesses. The second part of this is encouraging non-members to take advantage of all the great benefits the chamber offers, in addition to assisting them to grow their business by working smarter, not harder.
"As for community relations, it is my goal to build and develop strong, trusting relationships with business owners in Mt. Pleasant and the surrounding area even if they are not currently chamber members," she said.
The offices are open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays.
Marilyn Forbes is a contributing writer.


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What is covered?
Accidental injury that occurs at USA Rugby sanctioned activities.
Who is covered?
All registered members of USA Rugby, including athletes, coaches, officials and referees who sustain an injury during a sanctioned rugby activity.
What is a sanctioned event?
A sanctioned activity is a rugby game or practice where all participants are registered, including clubs, players, coaches, referees and volunteers. In addition, your team must be fully compliant with sufficient number of players and registered coach with all club and player fees paid in full.
What if I am injured at an activity and I am registered but others are not?
USA Rugby's accident insurance will not cover any participant in any unsanctioned activity. Check with your coach or team administrator to verify all participants are registered prior to participating in any rugby activities.
Do I have to be CIPP registered to eligible for the insurance?
Yes, you must be a member of USA Rugby PRIOR to any injury in order to be eligible for coverage. Confirmation of your registration will be confirmed at the time your claim form is submitted to USA Rugby.
Who is the insurance carrier?
The insurance carrier is AIG, an A+XV Best rated insurance company.
What is a deductible?
If I have primary insurance coverage, should I file a claim?
If you have primary insurance, you MUST file a claim there first. This policy is an excess accident medical policy and is designed as a supplement to your medical insurance. After you receive the 'explanation of benefits' form from your medical carrier, you must submit a copy of the 'explanation of benefits' form to the excess carrier to adjust the balance of the claim.
My primary insurance coverage has co-insurance How does this insurance respond?
After the $1,500 deductible is met, benefits under the HSR policy are paid at 70%. This policy will supplement the unpaid remaining allowable charges/co-insurance by paying 70% up to the policy limit.
If I do not have primary insurance, how will this insurance respond?
Yes, there are exclusions. Please refer to Summary of Coverage on the USA Rugby Insurance page for exclusions. Please note, this is not a comprehensive list of exclusions. Others may apply.
Are there exclusions to this insurance coverage?
Yes, there are exclusions. Please refer to Summary of Coverage on the USA Rugby Insurance page for exclusions. Please note, this is not a comprehensive list of exclusions. Others may apply.
Is illness covered under this policy?
No, this is an Accident policy only. Only medical treatment as a result of a Rugby related activity accident at a sponsored or sanctioned event will be covered. Please do not try to substitute this insurance for a medical insurance policy that covers your total medical conditions. It will not provide this coverage.
What is a pre-existing condition and how does that affect my injury claim?
A pre-existing condition is a condition for which you have been previously treated by medical personnel. Conditions that may be considered pre-existing include repetitive motion injuries, or prior injuries to the same body part. These will be looked at very closely by the claims department to determine if your current injury is directly related to a prior injury and was simply a re-aggravation of a previous injury. Repetitive motion injuries are not 'accidents'. This policy is designed to assist you in covering the cost of accidental injuries
What is accidental death and dismemberment coverage?
These are benefits in the event of death due to a covered occurrence (while at a sanctioned rugby practice or event). Additionally, there are scheduled benefits due to the loss of a hand(s), foot(s), eye(s), speech, hearing and quadriplegia, paraplegia or Hemiplegia. Please refer to the Summary of Coverage.
How do I file a claim?
How do I follow up on my claim?
You will be provided with instructions on how to follow up on your claim once the incident report is processed in the USA Rugby National Office.


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If you're an injection molder or mold designer, you probably keep an eye on developments in computerized mold simulation. Perhaps you have been wondering about a phenomenon that has puzzled me, too. Why have the bulk of innovations in mold simulation over the past two years been devoted to applications that account for only 5% to 10% of the parts being molded? Why has most of the news lately concerned 3D analysis (using 3D solid mesh elements) when 90% to 95% of plastic parts can be analyzed faster with conventional 2.5D analysis?
3D simulation was developed for thick, solid parts or ones with localized thick sections. Such parts cannot be simulated as accurately with the 2.5D analysis developed for more typical "thin-shell" parts. Murali Annareddy, product line manager for Moldflow Corp., laid out for me three reasons why 3D analysis has dominated recent product debuts (see story on p. 35).
One reason is the proliferation of parts that can benefit from 3D simulation. As plastics find their way into more high-strength applications, more new parts have thin-shell geometry with some thick sections.
Second, Annareddy sees an industry-wide shift toward 3D structural analysis programs like Ansys and Abaqus. Design engineers want interfaces from mold simulation so these programs can translate predictions of molded-in stresses and fiber orientation into structural properties.
Third, Annareddy said there is a perception that 3D analysis is more accurate even for thin-shell parts. But 3D simulation is probably "overkill" for thin-shell parts, he says, because the results of 3D or 2.5D analysis would be very close, and 3D analysis takes much more computer time and memory. Moldflow's answer will be a future release that allows users to mix regions of 2.5D and 3D analysis in the same model. Speed and accuracy: The best of both dimensions.