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Waldo County ousted from state 11-12 tournamentYoung local athletes finish with solid 3-2 record
Bar Harbor — Waldo County experienced an impressive run in the state Little League 11- and 12-year-old baseball tournament; however, that journey came to an end in Bar Harbor July 24 at the hands of Dirigo.
The local squad finished third in the state as it was nipped 11-10 Tuesday, as Dirigo advanced to the championship round, where it faced Scarborough July 25 for the state title.
Wednesday's final was a rematch of last year's 10-11 final, which saw Scarborough defeat Dirigo 11-1 in five innings. Scarborough also won the 9-10 baseball crown in 2010.
Against Dirigo, Waldo County (3-2) fell behind 11-4 in the first two innings and rallied to within one run, but could not complete the comeback.
Leading Waldo County at the plate were Dean Grass (double, single, 2 runs), Colby Furrow (single, RBI, 2 runs), Liam Cail (single, RBI, 2 runs), Emmett Shell (RBI), Joey Danna (double, 2 RBIs), Connor Kneeland (single, RBI), Kenny Brewer-Frazee (run), Liam MacMillan (double, single, RBI, run), Ben Powell (single, run) and Chris Evans (single, RBI, run).
For Dirigo, Nate Howard (run), John Henry (run), Jake Hendsbee (home run, double, 2 runs, 2 RBIs), Cody Taylor (single, 2 runs), Dylan Presby (double, single, RBI, 2 runs), Derek Dyer (single, run), Jake Lamereau (single) and Dakota Stoops (grand slam, single, 5 RBIs, run) paced the offense.
Waldo County pitchers Grass, Kneeland and Shell combined to allow nine hits and five walks, with seven strikeouts. Six of the seven strikeouts were recorded by Shell, who allowed no runs on the hill over the final four innings.
Dyer, Taylor and Presby pitched for Dirigo, combining to allow 10 hits and seven walks, with two strikeouts.
Waldo County scored six runs in the third inning behind five hits and three walks, as it brought 11 batters to the plate in the frame.
Dirigo scored seven runs in the first inning to distance themselves from Waldo County.
Previously in the state tournament, Waldo County, the District 2 champion, beat East Biddeford 6-1, Hermon 3-2 and Coastal 4-0, and lost to Scarborough 4-2.
Team members for Waldo County include Brewer-Frazee, Cail, Danna, Furrow, Eric Gower, Grass, Kneeland, MacMillan, Powell, Shell and Evans. The team is managed by Monica Furrow and coached by Wally Furrow and Otis Kneeland.
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So, in the future, I'll probably cut off the FFAQ votes at midnight on Friday, but I've gotta say, I thought you guys made the poll really excellent, and I absolutely loved the questions. While the resurrection question won, it won by literally one vote against the next question, and another question had only two fewer. So competition was vigorous. Also, I'm happy to report that nobody cheated from what I can tell! (I can see if someone's IP address has voted for the same question twice.) So thanks for that. I think I'm really going to enjoy doing this every week, and I hope you enjoy it too.
All right, on to the winning question (btw, if you ask a winning question and have a blog, I'll obviously pimp it out, but this question came from an anonymous user):
Josh, as Latter-Day Saints, we believe in a resurrection where our bodies are restored to perfection. If I can ask what may be a really personal/controversial question...what is your idea of what that perfected state would be for you? If you could, would you simplify your life and simply want to "become" straight? Or do you think that being gay is a defining part of who you are, and that you are already perfected with that trait? I think it's an important question for our church- what is the end goal for people like you? For LGBT Mormons, what does heaven and perfection look like, what are they hoping for? Do you think that your answer differs from others in the community?
Excellent question, my friend.
I'll jump in with some caveats. First, this question and answer is based on the Mormon doctrine of resurrection and afterlife. For more information about that, look here, here and here. Second, I'm about to share my own personal, spiritual, opinions. I am not trying to foist this opinion on anyone else. I'm simply answering, honestly, a question that was voted on in a poll. Third, if your opinion differs from mine, I completely respect that, and I'm not going to challenge you or argue with you about it. Fourth, I claim the right to not really know the answers, and to have fluidity of thought. So, while I am stating something that I believe to be true now, I also claim the right to allow my thoughts on the subject to evolve over time.
This is where I'm at with this subject at the moment:
For me, a perfected state as a resurrected being would include no longer being gay.
I want to clarify from the outset that my life wouldn't be my life if I weren't gay, and there are many incredible and important things that being gay has resulted in for me in this life. Many of my talents and interests and abilities seem to correlate in some way with my homosexuality, and I treasure those components of who I am.
So, what of those components of who I am? What will happen to them if in the next life, a perfect body means a body that is attracted to women instead of men?
I'm not entirely sure, to be honest. My suspicion is that the important things that the gay portion of my identity has given me will be taken with me into the next life. I'm not sure how it will work. But ultimately, I believe that in that state I will feel complete and whole, and that there are probably details regarding resurrection that will make it feel transcendent in such a way that any concerns I have will probably all be moot and I'll be like "Whoa, okay, I see how this works now, and--coool--I love my new, improved, non-wrinkled, non-blind-eye, perfectly sexualized self."
I really do love who I am, and feel that major parts of who I am are directly correlated with being homosexual. That includes stereotypical things like my aptitude and ease with musical and verbal expression, my interest in people and ability to empathize and relate to other humans, and my uncanny ability to notice when people, especially women, have gotten a good haircut (really, I have no idea why that is part of my repertoire when we've established many times that I no style sense, but it is). It also includes more complex things things like the fact that being part of two groups that appear mutually exclusive (gay and Mormon) my entire life has allowed me, and sometimes forced me, to free myself from over-simplified black and white paradigms. Or like the fact that bullying and persecution in younger years has given me added perspective as I do therapy, as well as strength and stamina as I confront the world around me as an adult. So, in a lot of ways I feel as though I have come to truly cherish the ways my homosexuality has enhanced, enriched and expanded who I am. I am a deeper, better, more nuanced person because I'm gay. I have seen Christ's Atonement work in my life in miraculous ways because of it. I have truly come to love that part of who I am, although it has been challenging in many, many ways.
One thing I am spiritually very sure of is that the resurrection will happen. It's probably one of the more profound spiritual witnesses of truth I've ever experienced. Riding a bus in a dusty town in Venezuela, reading about Christ, I had a moment of transcendence--a moment where I knew with perfect, spine-tingling clarity that Jesus Christ actually had revivified, eaten honey comb, walked with his comrades. That he was alive, embodied, in that very moment, and that one day I too would be resurrected.
I am positive that no matter what, when we are resurrected, we will be happy with what has happened. We will feel whole and we will feel good. Also, I suspect that all people will have a change in their sexual impulses once resurrected, and I think it's perfectly possible that sexuality in a resurrected state is something that we can't even conceptualize.
The bottom line is that this is a mystery and I don't know the answer. And I'm okay with not knowing all the answers. (Cognitive dissonance is something I tolerate very well due, in large part, to growing up as a gay Mormon, and thus the conversation comes full circle.) I know God loves us. I know He wants us to be happy. I don't believe I'll spend eternity feeling sexual attraction to something I'll never ever ever ever EVER have. I don't believe that the God I know, who has tenderly guided my steps throughout my life and whose love for me feels very real and very personal, would ever lead me down a path that ended in that way.
All right, there it is folks. Thanks so much for the excellent question.
Also, I haven't decided what I'll do with questions that were first and second place runners up. I've thought about using them for future posts, or I might just leave them to be resubmitted for future weeks.
Only time will tell. As well as my desperation for post material.
Oh, I wanted to close this one out with one of my favorite poems by one of my favorite poets Gerard Manley Hopkins (who, incidentally, was a gay closeted Jesuit priest who never acted out on his homosexuality). This beast is a brilliantly executed double Petrarchan sonnet with language that arrests me every time I read it. Because Hopkins wrote sonnets LIKE A BOSS.
|CLOUD-PUFFBALL, torn tufts, tossed pillows ' flaunt forth, then chevy on an air-
|built thoroughfare: heaven-roysterers, in gay-gangs ' they throng; they glitter in marches.
|Down roughcast, down dazzling whitewash, ' wherever an elm arches,
|Shivelights and shadowtackle in long ' lashes lace, lance, and pair.
|Delightfully the bright wind boisterous ' ropes, wrestles, beats earth bare
|Of yestertempest's creases; in pool and rut peel parches
|Squandering ooze to squeezed ' dough, crust, dust; stanches, starches
|Squadroned masks and manmarks ' treadmire toil there
|Footfretted in it. Million-fuelèd, ' nature's bonfire burns on.
|But quench her bonniest, dearest ' to her, her clearest-selvèd spark
|Man, how fast his firedint, ' his mark on mind, is gone!
|Both are in an unfathomable, all is in an enormous dark
|Drowned. O pity and indig ' nation! Manshape, that shone
|Sheer off, disseveral, a star, ' death blots black out; nor mark
|Is any of him at all so stark
|But vastness blurs and time ' beats level. Enough! the Resurrection,
|A heart's-clarion! Away grief's gasping, ' joyless days, dejection.
|Across my foundering deck shone
|A beacon, an eternal beam. ' Flesh fade, and mortal trash
|Fall to the residuary worm; ' world's wildfire, leave but ash:
|In a flash, at a trumpet crash,
|I am all at once what Christ is, ' since he was what I am, and
|This Jack, joke, poor potsherd, ' patch, matchwood, immortal diamond,
|Is immortal diamond.
As I said. LIKE A BOSS.
What about you? Do you have any thoughts on the afterlife and resurrection? Feel free to share your own opinions, but please remember to be respectful and kind as people share their deeply held core beliefs. Remember also that it's totally okay to have completely different opinions and beliefs than other people! Our job here is to learn and share and love one another despite our differences, not to correct and condemn. Attacks on people's personal views are something that will never serve to persuade another human of anything. Ever.
All right. To bed I go so I can be rested for Stake Conference tomorrow. Over and out.


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I immediately was drawn to this piece because it takes us out of our egocentric human view, to a view of the rabbit, who is neither outraged or pleased about the possibility of his life being taken, or saved, at any given moment. Is that not the truest acceptance of life's circumstances? We wrestle with human emotion, day in and day out, which is at times destructive and exhausting, but does it have to be? How would it feel to be in that space of equanimity, not overly impressed, not overly depressed...just a state of being in the ever-lasting and enduring circle of life and death? I look forward to your comments upon reading this simple, beautiful story.
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A source said only the name will change, but that the Solvay operations should remain essentially the same under Braskem.
Another industry participant said interest in cheaper resin imports could increase if PVC domestic prices rise when Solvay exits the regional market.
Still another said that the major effect of the announcement at this point is market uncertainty.
In any case, since Brazil's anti-monopoly commission CADE needs to approves the acquisition, the consequences of the deal will not be felt for a long while, the sources said.
Braskem has signed an agreement to acquire vinyls and chlor-alkali producer Solvay Indupa from Solvay for $290m (€212m), the Brazil-based chemical major said. Solvay Indupa has PVC plants in Brazil and Argentina, with a total PVC capacity of 540,000 tonnes/year and a caustic soda capacity of 350,000 tonnes/year.
The deal establishes an industrial base in Argentina for Braskem, a country in which the company has had a commercial presence for more than 20 years. Moreover, it will increase Braskem's PVC capacity to 1.25m tonnes/year, the company said. Braskem's caustic soda capacity will rise to 890,000 tonnes/year.
Under the agreement, Braskem will acquire the 70.59% stake that Solvay owns in Solvay Indupa. Closing on the acquisition will depend on approval from Brazil's CADE, Braskem said. With the conclusion of the deal, Braskem will launch a public offering to the minority shareholders to buy the shares of Solvay Indupa on the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange. Once the deal is approved by Brazil and Argentina anti-monopoly agencies, Braskem may become the fourth largest PVC producer in the Americas, it said.
With the acquisition, Braskem increased the number of plants it operates from 36 to 40.
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Chris Volstad
Christopher Kenneth Volstad
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- Height 6' 8", Weight 225 lb.
- High School Palm Beach Gardens High School
- Debut July 6, 2008
- Born September 23, 1986 in Palm Beach Gardens, FL USA
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Pitcher Chris Volstad was selected by the Florida Marlins in the first round of the 2005 amateur draft. He was signed by scout John Martin and made his pro debut that summer with the GCL Marlins, where he went 1-1 with a 2.33 ERA in 6 starts, before being promoted to the Jamestown Jammers, where he started 7 games and posted a 3-2 record and a 2.13 ERA. He spent the entire 2006 season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers, going 11-8 with a 3.08 ERA in 26 starts.
Chris Volstad made his major league debut with the Marlins on July 6, 2008 with two innings in relief against the Colorado Rockies, picking up the win. He made his first start five days later against the Los Angeles Dodgers and picked up another win while coming within one out of a complete game. He went 6-4, 2.88 in 15 games during his rookie season, but would never quite live up to that early promise. In 2009, he spent almost the entire season in the Marlins' rotation, but was only 9-13 with a 5.21 ERA in 29 starts. In 2010, he improved to 12-9, 4.58 in 30 starts, pitching a career-high 175 innings. The fact that he has never come close to pitching 200 innings while spending a number of years as a full-time major league starter points to the Volstad's main problem, an inability to pitch deep into games. Coupled with a rather modest strikeout rate (5.7 per 9 innings at the end of 2012), menas that his role is limited to that of 4th or 5th starter, and even then he has always been below average. He pitched one more seasons for the Marlins in 2011, witha record of 5-13, 4.89 in 29 starts. he did set a personal high with 117 strikeouts, in 165 2/3 innings.
On January 5, 2012, Chris was traded to the Chicago Cubs in return for P Carlos Zambrano. He had a very difficult season for the Cubs, going 3-12, 6.31 in 21 starts. On October 26th, he was placed on waivers and was claimed by the Kansas City Royals. However, barely a month later, the Royals turned around and designated him for assignment on November 28th, making him a free agent. In the meantime, the Royals had re-signed Jeremy Guthrie and acquired Ervin Santana in a trade, obviating their need for an additional starting pitcher.


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I hear the voice of Stewie from "Family Guy" every time I type or say that line.
The offseason has begun with me staring out the window at the rain and my daughter staying home from school with an upset stomach caused by the antibiotics she's taking to fight an infection in her thumb.
Swallowing the pills on a full stomach didn't work as promised. So now what do I do? Call the doctor and ask for the pills that don't upset my kid's stomach? I didn't realize that I needed to be so specific.
If it comes down to different medication or the loss of a thumb, I guess I'll call the doctor.
My head is still spinning, but not from antibiotics. I blame the 2010 season.
Wasn't I just blogging from my hotel room in Sarasota? Wasn't I just complaining about, well, everything until I got settled, learned my way around town and started to appreciate everything that it had to offer?
Didn't one of the locals down there just buy me a drink and call me "fresh meat?"
Wasn't I just chasing around Dave Trembley on the back fields at the Ed Smith Stadium complex?
Didn't I just predict that Kam Mickolio would be the breakout player this season?
Didn't I apologize for that already?
Didn't Michael Gonzalez just tell reporters again that his shoulder was fine?
Didn't Lou Montanez just put up the "Gone Fishin'" sign at his locker?
Didn't Koji Uehara just strain his hamstring again?
Didn't I just declare that Uehara would be injured all season and never again pitch for the Orioles?
Didn't I just get Frank Mata and Armando Gabino confused?
Didn't I just meet MLB.com's new Orioles beat reporter, Brittany Ghiroli, and make some lame Tonya Harding joke?
Didn't Ghiroli just flee the media trailer after my first spring training tantrum, which doesn't faze the veteran reporters?
Didn't I just guarantee that Chad Moeller would beat out Craig Tatum for the backup catcher's job?
Didn't I just start looking up Julio Lugo's stats after the Orioles acquired him?
Didn't I just look up the contract that he signed with the Red Sox and almost pass out?
Didn't I just write "herniated disk" for the first time?
Didn't I just predict that the Orioles would hover around .500 this season?
(Feel free to take it from here)
Seems like only yesterday, my friends.
The Orioles ended up with the fourth-worst record in baseball, which would have sounded a lot worse back in March.
Here are the final draft standings:
Pittsburgh 57-105
Seattle 61-101
Arizona 65-97
Orioles 66-96
Kansas City 67-95
I'll be back later today, once I figure out what I'm doing with my daughter besides waiting on her all day like her personal butler. But I wanted to thank everyone for the kind words and your enthusiasm and loyalty during a most difficult season, one that tested our patience and often frayed our nerves.
We didn't always agree or get along, which is to be expected, but I'm thankful to have such a devoted following, and for fans who can carry on an intelligent baseball discussion, who get my sense of humor (or at least tolerate it), who willingly ride out my grumpy moods, and who provide a nice safety net for me when I accidentally stray from the facts.
The pace might slow down a bit around here, but we're not shutting down. And don't be surprised if, within a few days, we're discussing which coaches have been retained on manager Buck Showalter's staff.
Didn't I just meet Jeff Datz?
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I stalled the motor back on, after putting some small 1/8" O-rings as inserts to minimize vibration from the motor. I am probably going to ultimately use a different motor, but meantime, want to use this one. It is fine, except for some reason noisy when running, and clicks when hand turned.
It runs smooth, but has a tiny bit of bearing play in it. I have a replacement on order. Need to use this one to at the very least balance the plane out.
Also, installed the 60A E-flite ESC. I opted to have it sit under the battery tray, facing flat forward. Air will spill over the whole fin area of the heat sink. Also, I used Industrial-grade velcro for the unit, and will also be putting some cable ties to use as a backup. Just in case. It sits totally solid now, but under 6+g loops, who knows?
I also used white glue on the top and bottom of the wood canopy floor - it is SOLID now. No flex at all. I also reinforced the gear on the inside with a overlay spar inside the gap where the blind nuts are. Epoxied in.
I made a side mount for the ESC's on/off switch. This sits off to the port side of the plane. It was cut from a 3/4" pice of balsa and slotted to fit against the wall of the fuselage on the battery cross member I installed, and the near furthest bulkhead ring. It should work well there. I may just leave it on, but thought I'd try it. I don't like having stuff out of the fuelage wall, and the battery compartment seemed an excellent location.
I also zeroed and adjusted the bottom wing throws and positions as a prelude to mounting the wings tomorrow.
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Almost finished now, just mounting the radio, wings, linkages for the ailerons, and then wires! Woo Hoo!
Stay tuned, getting her done very fast now!
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Seems that while Cook County Board President Todd Stroger has been busy rolling back the sales tax, the Chicago Sun-Times discovered he wasn't paying his own personal taxes.
Turns out the Internal Revenue Service has put a lien on the home of Stroger and his wife, Jeanine, in an effort to pay off nearly $12,000 in unpaid incomes taxes, dating back to 2007.
"It's a bill that him and his wife have made arrangements with the IRS on," Stroger spokesman Gene Mullins told the Sun-Times. "They made arrangements with them, and they're paying it off right now. They worked out a payment plan with the IRS."
The latest blow to Stroger comes as he fights off critcism for his veto of a tax increase repeal passed by commissioners. He said the repeal of a 1 percentage point sales tax increase would create a $245 million budget deficit.
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It's a simple newspaper clipping, tacked up on a bedroom wall. Several months old, it's a little tattered and faded.
But ask Brandon Heath (18.4 ppg, 3.5 apg, 3.4 rpg, 1.5 spg) whether emotions surrounding the subject matter of that clipping have subsided and he'll quickly tell you otherwise.
"I will never forget that," Heath said.
"The Indiana game -- that really made you feel bad," coach Steve Fisher said. "We were the better team. We just had a meltdown in the final 80 seconds. But we still had the lead with 20 seconds to go."
"They made a couple plays down the stretch. But we could have taken care of the ball better than we did," said Heath, who went 6-for-17 and was involved in a loose-ball skirmish at half-court that started the downward spiral.
Because the 11th-seeded Aztecs shot 56 percent both from the field and from beyond the arc, the agonizing defeat hurt even more.
"It's one of the hardest losses that I've been a part of -- bar none," said Fisher, entering his 16th season as a head coach and eighth in San Diego. "It would have been the crowning jewel to a great, great season. But it still was a very good season."
As the only Mountain West Conference team to win the regular-season title and tournament championship, San Diego State led wire-to-wire and upheld its preseason pick as the team to beat.
The Aztecs even changed their up-tempo style and excelled in a slow-down game during their three MWC Tournament games -- including an overtime win over seventh-seeded Wyoming in the championship.


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White has progressed to a Pro Bowler since then while Milloy remains a starter, something that is no surprise to his former teammate.
"I'm not surprised about anything that guy does because he's a warrior out there on the field," White said Wednesday in a conference call with Seattle reporters. "When he was here, he was a warrior, and he's still playing that way. He goes out there and he flies around, he flies and gets to the football, and he makes plays.
"That's what this league is about. That guy, he's a real special player, man. He does it the right way, he's a pro. He goes out there and he puts his heart out there in the game. You just love playing with guys like that."
Milloy played with the Falcons up until 2008, which was Mike Smith's first year as head coach. The Falcons rebounded to make the playoffs that year, a remarkable turnaround, and while the free-agent acquisition of running back Michael Turner and drafting of quarterback Matt Ryan had a lot to do with that, Smith cited Milloy's leadership as a factor.
"Lawyer is a great guy to coach," Smith said. "He was one of those mentors for us in that first year, and really was a big contributor in terms of spreading the message. I believe that you've got to have players that can be the messengers for your coaching staff. You can't always me hearing it from the coaches. He did a great job with that secondary room. He loved to play the game. He's a contact player. When he's close to the line of scrimmage, you better be aware of where he is because he's going to be coming to the ball with bad intentions. I enjoyed coaching Lawyer, and I really liked the way he approaches the game."
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A 20-year-old Austrian operator of Tor servers has been charged with distributing child pornography after police found that one of his Tor Project exit nodes transported illegal images, according to several reports on Wednesday.
Police from the Styrian Landeskriminalamt confiscated around 20 computers, including HP Storage MicroServers and thin clients, external hard drives, USB sticks, gaming consoles, tablets and smartphones in a Wednesday morning raid.
William Weber could face up to 10 years in prison if he is convicted.
Designed by the US Naval Research Labratory, the Tor network allows users to remain anonymous on the Internet by encrypting a user's Internet traffic multiple times and funneling it through a dedicated server with its own IP address, according to Ars Technica. Tor networks are used by journalists, governments, and criminals alike.
"The data is then passed to a second server, which decrypts one layer of the encryption before passing it to a third server. At that point the data is converted to its original form and sent to its final destination. Tor's onion-like architecture makes it infeasible for the contents to be intercepted by third parties, except by those monitoring an exit node. Even then, it's hard to know where the traffic originated," Ars writes.
Weber worries that his arrest could set a precedent that Tor operators be held liable for content that is transmitted through their Tor networks. Like web hosting providers, Tor operators process huge amounts of data and are not necessarily aware of what kind of data their users are transmitting.
Weber told Ars that he ran about five to 10 nodes, from locations in the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Austria, and Hong Kong. He estimated that in all they carried about 30 terabytes of data each day.
Weber is currently accepting donations to finance his legal expenses, including bitcoins. Recently, WordPress began accepting bitcoin payments.
"Sadly we have nothing like the EFF here that could help me in this case by legal assistance, so I'm on my own and require a good lawyer," he says in a blog post.
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Featuring guest artist Tom Bagshaw
Opening Reception Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 7‑10pm
On View March 10 - March 28, 2012
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On Saturday, March 10, Corey Helford Gallery is pleased to present "Numina," a major exhibition of new work by artist Amy Sol.
Inspired by the word "numinous," Sol selected "Numina" as the title for her new exhibition, based on the curvature of its letters, feminine qualities, and sound alluding to magic and mystery – all elements embodied in her latest collection of paintings. "I often choose words for not only the meaning but the shape and sound of the word itself," Sol notes.
Her most expressive show to date, Sol's process is more free form than before, exploring color and technique in unexpected ways. "In a way, I feel I have tapped in to a primitive creative energy that first compelled me to paint when I was a child. Exploration is the primary goal of each piece, with composition and palette guided by intuition and instinct," Sol adds.
"Numina" will feature ten new acrylic-on-wood panel paintings, infused with Sol's signature soft colors, dream settings, delicate washes and loose layering of acrylic paint. Her aesthetic balances between illustration and painting while her narrative combines ethereal settings with animals and female figures. "The characters in each piece are participants seeped in adventure and dream logic."
The upstairs gallery will feature new works by UK artist Tom Bagshaw. Continuing his exploration of myths, legends and folklore from various cultures around the world, Bagshaw's figurative digital works adopt a lighter palette for the exhibition. The new series will include two Disney-inspired portraits.
The opening reception for "Numina" takes place Saturday, March 10 at Corey Helford Gallery. The reception is open to the public, and the exhibition will be on view through March 28, 2012.
Amy Sol
Amy Sol spent her childhood years in Korea and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where she currently lives and works. Though the style of her work is greatly influenced by a combination of manga, folk-art, vintage illustration and modern design, she remains a self-taught artist. She has dedicated many years of her life to mixing pigments and mediums to achieve a unique color palette of subtly muted tones. Sol's work has been exhibited at galleries worldwide including London, Italy, Los Angeles, Miami and New York and published in Juxtapoz and The Korea Times. For more information about the artist, please visit amysol.com.
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Based in the Georgian city of Bath, England, Tom Bagshaw works as a commercial illustrator and fine artist under the moniker "Mostlywanted." Exploring themes of fantasy, beauty and mysticism, Bagshaw's highly rendered digital painting style could be described as dark and moody. However, a closer look at the details reveals there is also quirky humor, mystery and strong, feminine beauty mixed in. For more information about the artist, please visit mostlywanted.com.


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Farmington community provided a special parade for an Empire Township resident
Before last weekend, Jacob Albeck was a fan of parades only in theory. He liked marching bands, his mother, Michelle, said, and he liked loud noises and candy. He was a fan of the component parts of any good parade, in other words, but because of a rare genetic condition called nonketotic hyperglycinema, the 16-year-old Empire Township boy had never actually seen one in person.
After Saturday, he might be eager for the next one, although he's not likely to ever find another parade quite like the one that wound through his neighborhood. That one, organized by the Make-A-Wish Foundation, was just one part of a wish that also put Jacob and his family into a suite for Sunday's Vikings game against the Arizona Cardinals.
Saturday's parade was never meant to be as big as it was. Michelle and her husband, Jeff, expected a few golf carts and some family members. They passed out flyers to their neighbors to let them know traffic might be tied up for about 10 minutes.
Just a modest kickoff to Sunday's main event.
They didn't know how things had grown. The more people found out about the parade, it seemed, the more they wanted to be involved. That's why Saturday's parade featured five Farmington fire trucks, a squad car and other vehicles from the Dakota County Sheriff's Department, a float from a local Cub Scout pack, even the Farmington High School marching band.
Katelyn Broermann is the Make-A-Wish volunteer who organized the parade. She was amazed at the way people stepped forward to help.
"It's been pretty easy," she said. "The (sheriff's) department contacted me and they went above and beyond. Same with the fire department," Broermann said. "A lot of people, I would say in general, went above and beyond."
Sheriff's sergeant Pat Enderlein got involved after representatives from Empire Township called looking for help shutting down the streets. Traffic control wasn't a problem, but Enderlein saw a chance to do more.
"It's a great opportunity to help this young man out," he said. "He's loved parades and always wanted to get to a parade and unfortunately he hasn't been able to.... This is an opportunity to bring a parade to him."
Thanks to the sheriff's department, Jacob's parade featured a squad car, an air boat and the Dakota County MAAG team's armored vehicle. The department also brought an ATV, and Jacob got a ride when the parade was done.
FHS band director Erin Holmes was also eager to get involved once she learned about the parade. She knew who Jacob was because he sometimes stands outside her classroom to listen to the music. She and some of the school's other music teachers have played in Jacob's classroom.
Holmes and band director Jeff Gottwig sent requests all over the country for the sheet music to Skol Vikings, the team's official fight song. Members of the marching band learned it specifically for the parade because Jacob loves to hear it after the Vikings score.
"It's always great to do something for members of our school and our peers," Holmes said. "Part of the band's job is to reach out to others and provide something more than just a concert. We want to do something that makes people really excited about music in general."
At the Albeck home, all of that remained a mystery. On Saturday morning, Michelle Albeck still expected a modest event.
"My first ringer was this morning when a stranger came up to the door and said, "Would you like some candy for your parade?' Michelle said. "I said, 'Who are you?' I didn't know so many people would know about it."
People turned out in large numbers for the parade, many dressed in Vikings gear. Friends, family and neighbors lined the street to watch, and after the parade made one pass in front of his house Jacob climbed onto a float meant just for him and rode in a place of honor.
For his parents, it was an amazing moment.
"It's very heartwarming, because you just don't know," Michelle said. "We stay home a lot and we're not out in the community. To kind of have everybody come to us is just so awesome."
The parade was Jacob's first, but it might not be his last.
"He really had a blast," Michelle said. "He might need a little nap."


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Silver State Schools Details Its Tough Year and CEO Vows to 'Rebuild'
The privately insured Silver State Schools Credit Union of Las Vegas, on an urgent campaign to restore its balance sheet following a $22 million capital infusion and a $51 million net loss in 2009, sought last week to reassure its members.
Although the $819 million credit union, the state's largest, is suffering a bad year as a result of large loan losses from the hard hit Nevada economy, an assistance package from American Share Insurance should help cushion against future problems if economic conditions sour,
Its year-end financial report posted on the ASI Web site, americanshare.com, shows ROA of negative 5.6%, net worth at 2.8%, or $23 million, and loans at $740 million. Loan charge-offs were $45 million, or 5.1% of outstandings. Delinquencies at year-end reportedly stood at $60.6 million, or 8.19% of outstanding loans.
President/CEO Dave Rhamy told the Las Vegas Sun the credit union had written off $35 million to $36 million in bad loans during 2009 and that its reserves now stand at $72 million, which gives the credit union security if the Nevada economy further weakens.
In February, Silver State notified members of its planned to accept the $22 million capital infusion from ASI, with Rhamy telling members that the financial aid should bolster general reserves "and positions us to continue to help our members as we move forward."
Last December, Rhamy projected the credit union could have net income of $6 million to $8 million in 2010, saying he has revised the outlook by forecasting a net loss of $10 million. At the worst, the credit union projects it will have to write off $20 million to $22 million in loans during 2010, Rhamy was reported to have said.
Neither ASI nor Silver State has detailed the terms of the $22 million infusion, but Rhamy said the borrowing is long-term debt "and doesn't have a repayment date." But, he said, it will take another two to three years to earn back the losses and be in a position to pay off ASI.
"People should see that we are in a rebuilding mode," Rhamy said. "We went after the money to bolster public confidence."
Last year was a very difficult year for Silver State "and we hope we never see it again," Rhamy concluded. "We just wanted to reassure people we are here to stay. We have been around 60 years and want to be around another 60. We are planning on it."


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Camden Hills sweeps, North Haven swept in Feb. 4 roundball actionWindjammer boys may face Oceanside for KVAC Class B title Feb. 8
The Camden Hills and North Haven boys and girls high school basketball squads were in action on Tuesday, Feb. 4, which resulted in sweeps for both schools — though only the Windjammers' outcome proved beneficial among the Midcoast teams.
The Windjammers emerged victorious over Lincoln Academy, as the boys earned a 74-63 win in Newcastle and the girls a 51-46 decision in Rockport.
The Hawks came up empty against talented Forest Hils of Jackman as the boys fell 70-54 and the girls lost 83-37 in a doubleheader at Thomas College in Waterville.
Click for photos from the North Haven at Forest Hills boys game.
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Click for photos from the Lincoln Academy at Camden Hills girls game.
The following is a recap of reported results:
Girls basketball
Camden Hills 51, Lincoln Academy 46
At Rockport Feb. 4, the Windjammers netted a Heal Point-worthy win over the visiting Eagles, which helped them shoot up the Eastern Class B playoff ladder. Lincoln Academy led 20-13 after the first quarter, while Camden Hills led 28-27 at halftime. The Eagles then took a 39-36 advantage after three quarters.
Charlotte Messer and Maddie Bowman put up identical numbers on the night, netting 18 points, three rebounds and two assists. Also chipping in for the hosts were Rachel Pease (9 points, 15 rebounds, 3 blocked shots), Bekah Hilt (6 points, 9 rebounds) and Jaclyn Gilson (3 rebounds, assist)
For Lincoln Academy, Brie Wajer scored 17 points, while Barrett Campbell added 12.
The 'Jammers netted 17-of-28 free throws (61 percent), while the Eagles converted 4-of-10 (40 percent). The hosts outrebounded the visitors 35-20.
Camden Hills went on a 12-2 run to end the second quarter, while the hosts were also down four points with less than four minutes to play. Messer netted 5-of-6 from the foul line in the final three minutes and the Windjammers were 12-of-16 (75 percent) from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter.
In the Maine Principals' Association Heal Point Standings for Eastern Class B, Camden Hills (10-7, 64.8148 points) is eighth, while Presque Isle (17-0, 150.9259 points) is first in the 19-team region. The top 13 teams qualify for the playoffs.
Forest Hills 83, North Haven 37
At Thomas College in Waterville Feb. 4, the Tigers finished the regular season unbeaten with a decisive win over the Hawks. Forest Hills led 28-2, 48-10 and 68-23 at the quarter breaks.
Maddie Hallowell scored 17 points for North Haven, while Adrianna Ames and Jasmine Brown added eight; and Samantha Sparhawk, four.
Kori Coro scored 23 points for Forest Hills, while Anna Carrier added 14; Dana McNally, nine; Haley Cuddy, eight; Linda Riley, Keely Taylor, Jocelyn Hoyt and Caitlyn Logston, six; Madison Cuddy, three; and Patricia Lessard, two.
The Hawks were 3-of-4 (75 percent) from the foul line, while the Tigers were 6-of-13 (46 percent).
In the Maine Principals' Association Heal Point Standings for Western Class D, North Haven (2-15, 1.1765 points) is 15th, while Forest Hills (18-0, 93.8921 points) is first in the 19-team region. The top 10 teams qualify for the playoffs.
Boys basketball
Camden Hills 74, Lincoln Academy 63
At Newcastle Feb. 4, the Windjammers sailed to their 14th win of the campaign. Camden Hills led 23-17, 37-31 and 61-47 at the quarter breaks.
Colin Morse poured in 31 points to lead the Windjammers, while Jayson Kuhn added 15; Chandler Crans, 13; Connor Graffam, seven; John Hall, six; and Andrew Hall, two.
Morse added five assists, eight rebounds and two steals, while Crans (4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals), John Hall (4 rebounds, 3 steals), Graffam (10 rebounds) and Kuhn (5 rebounds) also chipped in for the hosts.
Devin Scherer scored 16 points for Lincoln Academy, while Seward Matel added 14; A.J. Oliver, nine; Cole Leeman, four; Cole Eugely, two; and Brett Cowan and Sam Genthner, one.
In the Maine Principals' Association Heal Point Standings for Eastern Class B, Camden Hills (14-3, 116.6667 points) is second, while Oceanside of Rockland/Thomaston (15-2, 142.5926 points) is first in the 19-team region. The top 13 teams qualify for the playoffs.
Additionally, Camden Hills may square off with Oceanside for the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B championship on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. at Cony High School in Augusta.
Forest Hills 70, North Haven 54
At Thomas College in Waterville Feb. 4, the Hawks lost for the second time to the Tigers — and the second time all season. Forest Hills led 20-9, 43-17 and 55-38 at the quarter breaks.
Avery Waterman netted 27 points for the Hawks, while Ethan Mao added 14; Aidan Emerson, 10; and Dalton Hornby, three.
Ryan Petrin scored 23 points for the Tigers, while Tanner Daigle added 19; Brandon Ouellette, 15; Nathan Jalbert, seven; and Matt Turner, six.
The Hawks were 6-of-8 (75 percent) from the foul line, while the Tigers were 17-of-22. (77 percent)
In the Maine Principals' Association Heal Point Standings for Western Class D, North Haven (15-2, 53.4785 points) is sixth, while Forest Hills (16-2, 86.0376 points) is first in the 16-team region. The top 11 teams qualify for the playoffs


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In Chicago Visit, Clinton Focuses On Children's, Economic Issues
Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is excited to call the Clinton Foundation "my home'' for a number of new initiatives at the organization founded by her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
The former secretary of state and New York senator says she intends to focus on early childhood development, the promotion of women and girls around the globe and economic development in her new role with the foundation.
The potential 2016 presidential candidate joined her husband at the family's Clinton Global Initiative America meeting on Thursday.
It was the former first lady's first speech at a Clinton Foundation event since leaving the State Department in February. The Clinton initiative is gathering leaders in business, politics and philanthropy in Chicago for two days to promote economic recovery.


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I am retired Army with 23.6 yrs and 2 tours of vietnam. I have seen our promised military benefits kicked under the rug before and after my retirement. Our elected officials will promise anything to get elected and then promptly forget why they were elected, because it would interfere with lining their pockets. Our present administration cares nothing about our national history or the men and women who sacrificed to make this country great. Please find out what is going on in this country and vote for what is good for our US of A, not what is good for you.


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The star of Orange Is the New Black and Jane the Virgin presents her personal story of the real plight of undocumented immigrants in this country.
Diane Guerrero, the television actress from the megahit Orange Is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, was just 14 years old on the day her parents were detained and deported while she was at school. Born in the US, Guerrero was able to remain in the country and continue her education, depending on the kindness of family friends who took her in and helped her build a life and a successful acting career for herself, without the support system of her family.
In the Country We Love is a moving, heartbreaking story of one woman's extraordinary resilience in the face of the nightmarish struggles of undocumented residents in this country. There are over 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the US, many of whom have citizen children, whose lives here are just as precarious, and whose stories haven't been told.
Written with best-selling author Michelle Burford, this memoir is a tale of personal triumph that also casts a much-needed light on the fears that haunt the daily existence of families like the author's and on a system that fails them over and over.
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"Probably good if you are a fan"
I generally like memoirs of people who had to endure hardships growing up. Last year, I read Undocumented: a Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League (by Peralta), and I enjoyed that. That book felt authentic in a way that this did not. Something was missing in the Guerrero book. Maybe her co-author did too much writing, as many of the words and expressions did not ring true. I learned what happened to Diane Guerrero, but she never really came alive on the pages to me. It felt like this was written for an audience of young girls, and it was probably pretty effective for them. But I am an older man, and I got about 60% of the way through this and did not care enough to finish.
"Informative and Heartbreaking"
Learned a lot from this story about deportation and children left behind wen the parents are sent away, and was pretty surprised to find that our country would let these kids fall through the cracks. How disappointing! Did not like the narration at all, feeling it was way too over the top. Also, the story seemed a bit slow moving.
"In love with In the Country We Love"
This book moved my emotions. There were so many moments I forced back tears. Diane narrated the book herself making it that much better & real!
Her struggles as a young girl in America with her immigrant parents shines a light on the pains many children of immigrants face today. She is the definition of resilience, bravery and I could not recommended this book more so buy it, you will not regret it. Its outstanding! I loved it.
Her struggles were not in vain and she is probably a better, stronger person in spite of them. This book is the voice of the often silenced child of immigrant parents. It is a compelling must read and I am blowen away by her story.
"Tear jerker with some 'aww' moments."
Loved it, didn't struggle to finish it. Diane had my full attention. I had preorded the book & was hoping she would be narrating it, she did fantastic. This book is bittersweet, had me in tears, fully awake as I drove all night from Cali to AZ. Immigration reform wasn't a topic that interest me much, but after completing this book, it has me thinking about the families who have to go through this painful ordeal.
"Inspiring story and this is just the beginning Diane!"
Excellent book one that truly captures the struggles and triumphs of all those in search of a better life.
"Heart wrenching and funny!"
Diane's story is so raw and relatable to so many in the US. As an immigrant with family trying to get their status corrected I feel her pain and understand the agony of fear that your family could be torn apart.
"Just loved it!"
I loved that I was surprised at how invested I became in her journey! I didn't really know what to expect, but I found myself fighting for her in my head! Her story also shed a lot of light on immigration, but she throws in feminism in there too. I loved that she had a point to her book, but it wasn't in your face. In the end she does have a little soap box moment in her last chapter, but she was bringing her reasoning for writing the book up, and I enjoyed what she had to say!
Also, because she is an actress, she changes her voice with characters (not in an annoying way), and it helped me visualize and connect with what was going on. I'm so glad she read it, because I don't think it would've done the book justice with someone else reading.
"An important story I'm so grateful was shared."
I'm a more informed American citizen with a renewed desire to be involved in the immigration conversation as a result of this heartfelt account that I fear is far more common than ANY of us image. Diane tells her story with grace and humor. Her account is personal and the reader feels that. Well written and exceptionally performed. Buy this. Now.
"Amazing book, Diane."
Thanks Diane, for fighting for our people. I pray for your parents return to the US, they deserve it, that is their dream and yours and dream always come true. Thanks for writing this book, it was an eye openers for some and reality for others. You are a very strong woman and God has sent you here for a purpose. Thank you for everything you're doing. You are blessed.
"Honest and real"
This book is such a tragically hopeful story of the harsh reality of immigrant life in America. I loved it and am so moved by her transparency and call to action for a better future.
"An important story for our time"
I didn't read the print version
I really enjoyed how Diane used her story to highlight all the problems with current beliefs around immigration (illegal or otherwise). It also came across as honest and down to earth.
I haven't listened to any other audio books by her but I do enjoy her in Orange is the New Black.
Such a moving, hearbreaking and inspiring book. i couldn't stop listening and I emphatized with Diane's struggle but I also admired her courage. Not only did she survive without her parents to guide and help her, she chose to share her story with us and bring awareness to both mental health and immigration, which is so important. I recognise much of myself in Diane and I was often in tears when she described all the things she overcame. It is by far the best book I've listened to in 2016. Thank you, Diane.
"A heartbreaking and beautiful tale of her life."
I started this book a couple of days ago and I have just finished it. I cried, I laughed, my heart ached in good and bad ways, it hurt for the small 14 year old Diane and for the children out there who experience the same thing she did.
It hit close to home when she was talking about her depression and it shook me how she felt.
Her story is compelling and so sad and so beautiful. I will never regret listening to her read her book because it gave it something that reading words on a page would never give it. And I, for one, have been changed on a deep level because of it.
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VINTAGE LAHOLMS KERAMIK SWEDISH ART POTTERY.This is a vintage hand made, hand painted Laholms Keramik Swedish Art Pottery dish. It still has its original label on the back and a further embossed on the base, with the number 146 which I understand is a design mark number. It dates to the 1950/1960's era. The dish is decorated with a climbing flowering plant, but I do not know which one. The background colour of the dish is a lilac grey with a terracotta glaze, though it does not pick up the colours too well in the picture. It is in perfect condition, with no chips or damage, and measures 6 inches across and 1 inch high.


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The summer is absolutely flying by. August half over as of today! Every single summer, as it nears its end, I think this. If only I could reach out and grab it as it comes like a softball. If only I had a magic glove.. Alas. Time is what it is. It must be savored. Every minute. I hope you are all having a beautiful summertime! We need rain here. Dry, dry, parched we are. Just a little, quick rhyme to say hello and goodnight.
Why must time pass so very fast?
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Roses bloom, then the soft petals fall..
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ATLANTA — Mayor Kasim Reed says a historic downtown church has lowered its asking price as negotiations continue for land to build a new Falcons stadium.
Reed told reporters Friday that Mount Vernon Baptist Church lowered its asking price from $20.4 million to $15.5 million.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the mayor stepped into talks after negotiations between the church and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority ended in recent weeks over a $14 million impasse.
The church had earlier rejected an offer of $6.2 million.
Last week, the mayor announced a preliminary $19.5 million deal to buy the property of another church needed to build the new stadium.
The newspaper says the Mount Vernon congregation must still approve the lower price, which was negotiated between Reed and Pastor Rodney Turner.
BROWNS: Rookie linebacker Barkevious Mingo remained hospitalized Friday, a day after suffering a bruised lung in the first half of an exhibition game against Detroit.
Browns coach Rob Chudzinski said the team doesn't know how Mingo sustained the injury.
In Foxborough, Mass., Tom Brady put to rest worries about his knee.
Two days after spraining his left knee, the New England star completed his first 11 passes before missing his last one and threw his first touchdown pass to new top wide receiver Danny Amendola. Brady played the first two series, then rested as the Patriots got the win over Tampa Bay.
In New Orleans, Drew Brees passed for 202 yards and a touchdown while leading five scoring drives, and the Saints survived a sloppy second half for a win.
In Orchard Park, N.Y., Rookie quarterback EJ Manuel then provided the knockout punch to start the second half in leading Buffalo to a preseason win.
Bills defensive end Mario Williams did not play.
He complained of soreness after practice Wednesday and joined receivers TJ Graham (groin) and Stevie Johnson (left hamstring) on the sideline.
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This is one I will be purchasing a full tin of (once I have an empty tin to put it in) It's great as a latte too! I just need a proper milk frothier!!
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Peterson touts progress of "employment pipeline" concept. County Commission Chair Candidate Ed Peterson, who is currently the District 1 County Commissioner, sent out a message Tuesday promoting the progress of his "employment pipeline" proposal for the county. Under the proposed program, high schools, community colleges and universities would be connected with employers to "enable direct on-the-job learning with focused curriculum in the schools." Peterson said the County Manager would be contacting a group of stakeholders — including school district representatives and Johnson County Community College — to discuss the idea over the summer. "The employment pipeline offers the potential of a highly trained and specialized work force that would build job opportunities and create economic development. We all can win, especially our young people who are the future vitality of this community," Peterson said in a statement. Peterson, a former Fairway mayor, is challenging current County Chair Ed Eilert for the county's top elected office. Former congressional candidate Patricia Lightner is running for the seat as well.
Rose pegs JoCo revenue loss as big issue in county races Kansas City Star columnist Steve Rose says that the hot button issue of this election season in Johnson County won't be parks and libraries. Instead, "The wedge issue in the upcoming August primary election for Johnson County Commission chairman, as well as for other county commission seats, will instead be about how to deal with a massive loss of revenue facing Johnson County government," he writes. "This just in: The net loss over five years, according to county officials, will be an astounding $48 million. This is the result of the Kansas Legislature eliminating over five years the mortgage registration fee, where lenders pay county government the fees collected from buyers of property. (The Legislature also approved new fees on document filings, which will raise a small amount of money.)" [Meddling Kansas lawmakers cut Johnson County funds — Kansas City Star]
First block captain meeting held in Roeland Park. Police Chief John Morris has hosted the department's first block captain meeting in its program to revive neighborhood watch programs. Morris said 13 community members attended the first meeting. The department will be recruiting more people for the program at a community event next week. The locations for the new block captains will be on the city Web site shortly.


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The Boeing 747 cargo plane swept in out of the night sky over the Andes. In accordance with a procedure established in earlier visits, it was guided to the far side of an international airport near Santiago, where passengers boarding commercial flights would not be able to see it.
Trucks pulled up, and for the next six hours workers loaded the aircraft's secret cargo. Then, at first light, the plane departed as discreetly as it had come. Thus did Iraq secure the fifth of 18 deliveries of Chilean-manufactured cluster bombs for potential use against Iran.
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Just last week CNN did something it had never done — finishing in fourth place among Total Viewers in primetime (8-11pmET). In fact, for much of the last several months, the network has been criticized for its sagging ratings in primetime — especially among the ad-friendly A25-54 demographic, including recently marking the 100th time this year the network finished in fourth place in the primetime demo.
But when 2009 is said and done, CNN's overall averages are not as grim.
Roughly two weeks before the official end of the ratings year, CNN is touting that, in fact, if you exclude the massive 2008 election year numbers, 2009 was the best year of the last five years in Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo in both primetime (Mon-Fri) and total day (Mon-Sun).
Ratings won't be final for the year until Dec. 27. We'll get the official numbers on Dec. 29 and bring you the monthly and yearly tallies for all networks then. But in their press release today, CNN says it has averaged 1.02 million Total Viewers in primetime (298,000 in the demo) and 613,000 Total Viewers in total day (185,000 in the demo.)
The release also takes a jab at the competition with this line: "In primetime, CNN continues to be the only cable news network to offer programming representing all points of view."
• Not much of a case needs to be made for the success of CNN's sister-network, HLN. HLN will have its best year ever in 2009 with some of its most well known programs, "Nancy Grace," "Morning Express with Robin Meade," and "Showbiz Tonight," posting their best years yet. Year-to-year, HLN will be up 15% in Total Viewers and 12% in the demo in primetime.
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CNN's Audience Grows Compared to the Last Five Years, Highest Rated Year Outside of 2008 Record-Setting Election Year;
CNN Far Surpasses MSNBC's Daytime, Non-Opinion Programming;
HLN Delivers Best Year Ever in Primetime and Total Day, Grows Most of Any Network in Prime;
CNN Digital Network is the No. 1 TV News Property in 2009
In 2009, CNN is positioned to have its most highly-rated year in five years in primetime (M-F/8p-11p) and total day (M-Su/6a-6a) among total viewers and in the key demo adults 25-54, outside of last year's record-setting election coverage deliveries. CNN's audience grew in 2009, with more viewers turning to the only cable news network that provides non-partisan programming representing all points of view than did in 2007, 2006, 2005 or 2004.
Primetime (M-F/8-11p)
2009 1.016m total viewers/298k key demo 25-54
2008 1.475m/525k – election year
2007 859k/269k
2006 848k/249k
2005 944k/298k
2004 963k/278k
Total Day (M-Su/6a-6a)
2009 613k total viewers/185k key demo 25-54
2008 696k/242k – election year
2007 484k/170k
2006 477k/165k
2005 515k/173k
2004 479k/157k
In head-to-head comparisons with MSNBC's news programming (9a until 5p), CNN far surpasses MSNBC's daytime non-opinion programming every weekday hour in total viewers and in the 25-54 demographic – with CNN averaging 708k total viewers/185k among 25-54 compared to MSNBC's 334k/101k in 2009. For the year, MSNBC places either fourth or fifth (trailing behind CNBC) throughout the day, and third at 4p in the 25-54 key demo. CNN also outperforms MSNBC in total day (6a-6a) in 2009 in both total viewers (613k vs. 407k) and in adults 25-54 (185k vs. 150k). In primetime, CNN continues to be the only cable news network to offer programming representing all points of view.
In 2009, CNN launched two new programs, State of the Union with John King and Amanpour. On Sundays (9a-1p) CNN's State of the Union averaged 609k total viewers and 176k among 25-54, an impressive 150% and 61% advantage over MSNBC's programming (243k/109k) and at 2p, Amanpour bested MSNBC's airing of Meet the Press by 111% in total viewers (389k vs. 184k) and by 42% among adults 25-54 (101k vs. 71k).
HLN set yet another ratings record in 2009, posting its best deliveries ever among total viewers and the 25-54 demo in both total day and primetime. Additionally, HLN had the most growth of any cable news network in primetime (both M-Su and M-F), up 15% among total viewers and up 12% in the 25-54 demo compared to a year ago on a weekday basis. This is the third year in a row that HLN has had its best year ever in the past five years in total day among total viewers and 25-54, and in primetime among 25-54.
2009 HLN program highlights include:
Morning Express with Robin Meade from 6a-10a had its best performance in HLN history in both total viewers and the 25-54 demo.
Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell at 7p increased the most of any evening cable news program (from 7p-12m) increasing 32% among total viewers and up 29% among 25-54 viewers.
Nancy Grace at 8p posted its best year ever in both total viewers and the 25-54 demo since the show launched in 2005.
The Joy Behar Show has increased 8% among total viewers launch-to-date (Oct.-present).
Showbiz Tonight at 11p posted its best year ever in both total viewers and the 25-54 demo since 2005.
In 2009, more people turned to the platforms of CNN Worldwide than any other news network — with 67.1 million coming to CNN for non-opinion programming on average each month, 49.1 million people turning to HLN for news, views and opinion programming, 37.9 unique visitors on average each month on CNN Digital, and CNN Mobile had 11.8 million users. On television, FNC reached 57.5 million and MSNBC 50.3 million viewers.