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Mark Clark's '69 Camaro looks like just another COPO clone, but beneath the wrapper is a full-blown g-Machine with ZL1 power
GM has lost its mind, and speed freaks are loving every minute of it. The company's prudent response to the global recession and astronomical fuel prices is a supercharged 580hp ZL1 Camaro. Sounds good to us. Better yet, GM recently unveiled plans to build 69 COPO Camaros strictly for NHRA Stock Eliminator and Super Stock competition. It's as if the car guys took over the joint, busted into the boardroom, and gave shareholders the middle finger. While the plan is ballsy, it's far from innovative. In fact, the moves are a direct rip-off of Chevy's 1969 playbook. Even so, there's nothing wrong with that, because what was a great plan then is still a great plan today. During that year, Chevy dropped 69 all-aluminum 427ci big-blocks into COPO Camaros ordered up with the ZL1 option. Just like today, the goal was to mop up in Super Stock. The original ZL1's success in NHRA competition was the stuff of legends, and it made quite an impression on kids growing up during the muscle car era. Mark Clark was one of those kids, and memories of Chevy's factory ringers have inspired him to build a car that looks a lot like a '69 ZL1 on the surface, but packs a fully modernized Pro Touring bite.
Let's just get this out of the way up front. Mark has done quite well for himself over the years, and spent a pretty penny commissioning Woody's Hot Rodz (www.WoodysHotRodz.com) to build him a '69 ZL1 clone. Nevertheless, he's far from your typical rich wanker. He came out of the womb with a transbrake button in his hand, and grew up idolizing guys like Bob Glidden and Lee Shepherd during the glory days of professional drag racing. Not content with merely watching from the stands, Mark competed in NHRA Comp Eliminator, Super Gas, and Pro Stock, winning the '86 Keystone Nationals in B/Altered.
Due to his affinity for drag racing, when Chevrolet Performance announced plans to build a run of limited edition all-aluminum 427 big-blocks, Mark had to get one. Back in 1969, in what's arguably the most infamous magazine road test of all time, Super Stock & Drag Illustrated ripped an 11.64-at-122 mph quarter-mile pass in a 427-powered ZL1 Camaro piloted by Funny Car hero Dick Harrell. Considering the car's only mods were a set of headers, a bigger carb, slicks, and ignition timing and valve lash tweaks, this blazing performance instantly elevated the aluminum Rat to legendary status.
With a fresh aluminum 427 sitting in his garage, Mark had to figure out what to put it in. "I started bouncing some ideas off of Chris Sondles at Woody's Hot Rodz, and considering the history of the aluminum 427, it only made sense to build a replica '69 COPO Camaro ZL1. I had recently come across an original ZL1 with blue paint and the RS package at an auction, and decided to model my car after that one," Mark says. After hatching a plan, the next step was finding a suitable car. "While standing next to Bobby Alloway at a car show, I mentioned that I needed a '69 Camaro for a new project we were working on," Sondles recalls. "He said that he had the perfect car for us sitting at his shop. It was originally a small-block SS car, but all that remained was the roof, firewall, and inner structure. Everything else was rotted out."
As the project progressed, the car's rotted-out state didn't matter. Over time, the plan changed from building a simple ZL1 clone to assembling an all-out g-Machine disguised as a period-correct ZL1 replica. In light of the low-mass motor, Sondles decided to take an aluminum intensive approach throughout the entire car. "We figured that the best way to achieve modern levels of handling and braking was with an Art Morrison aftermarket frame," Sondles opines. "In addition to a four-link rear suspension, the setup includes aluminum C6 Corvette front control arms and spindles. To take the aluminum theme to the next level, we installed an AMD aluminum hood, valence, grille shell, and fenders. The front clip weighs just 85 pounds, and the entire car checks in at 3,000 pounds."
Thanks to the Camaro's low mass, the big-block's 430 hp provide more than enough grunt to scoot it down the road. The aluminum block has been fitted with a forged rotating assembly, a 211/230-at-.050 hydraulic roller cam, aluminum 290cc oval-port cylinder heads, an Edelbrock single-plane intake manifold, and a Holley 870-cfm carb. Torque gets channeled through a Tremec T56 six-speed manual trans, and a Ford 9-inch rearend. Bringing it all to a stop are six-piston Wilwood calipers squeezing 14-inch rotors.
Although the Camaro's guts very much resemble that of a high-end Pro Touring machine, both Mark and Sondles wanted to stay away from the overtly racy vibe that's become the norm in recent years. "Pro Street cars looked cool in their heyday, but looking back we now realize that they were over the top, and that look is now out of style. That's something you don't have to worry about when building a '69 ZL1 replica because these cars looked good back then, and they will continue looking good in the future," Sondles says. "Instead of cutting the car up, we just wanted to use the pretty lines that GM already gave us. The goal wasn't building a car that no one's ever built before, but instead to build a car that has been done before to a higher standard. GM only built two ZL1 Camaros in '69 with the RS package, one of which was blue with a vinyl top, and that's the car we modeled this one after."
From a distance, Mark's car does bear a striking resemblance to the original COPO Camaro it seeks to emulate. Inspect it more closely, however, and some subtle differences stand out. While the dog-dish wheels look a lot like the factory 15-inch hoops, they're actually 18-inch Wheel Vintiques billet aluminum units that have been sandblasted and painted to match the body. This not only preserves the period-correct vibe, but also makes room for the giant 14-inch Wilwood brakes. Similar trickery ensues in the roof. That's not a vinyl top you're looking at, but rather a textured flat white paint. Furthermore, the Woody's crew rolled the exhaust tailpipes into the rear valence. "Hot rods weren't always cultivated out of catalogs like they are today. You had to get creative and work with what you had, and we're trying to capture that essence with this car," Sondles quips.
As a car designed to pay homage to the original ZL1 Camaro while simultaneously thumbing its nose at mainstream Pro Touring, what Mark's g-Machine lacks is just as important as the equipment it has. "We were going to put a spoiler, stereo, A/C, fancy serpentine drive, and a race steering wheel in it, but once I drove the car after it was complete, I told Chris to leave all that stuff off. I just felt that those luxuries would detract from the character of the car," Mark says. "On a windy two-lane road, the car drives like a modern Corvette but with an old-school big-block rumble. Big-block cars usually nosedive when entering a corner, but this car doesn't. With big-block power and aluminum suspension components, it can hold its own on an autocross while looking like a period-correct ZL1 Camaro."
Interestingly, although Mark Clark and Chris Sondles never intended to push the limits of innovation, they've created a very unique machine nonetheless. Cloning rare muscle cars is nothing new, and neither is throwing a bunch of money at a g-Machine packed to the brim with modern suspension hardware, however, doing both in one car while retaining all that delicious period-correct flavor is a refreshing twist on both the cloning and Pro Touring formula. The fact that '69 ZL1s were strictly straight-line machines makes this corner-burning clone even cooler. Only time will tell if GM's new LS-powered COPO Camaros prove to be as successful as the originals from 1969, but we can only hope that they'll inspire a new generation of kids that will someday build hot rods in their image.
By The Numbers
1969 Chevy Camaro
Mark Clark, Cayuga, IN=
Type: Chevy 427ci big-block
Block: Chevy aluminum bored to 4.250 inches
Oiling: GM pump and pan
Rotating assembly: GM 3.760-inch forged crankshaft, rods, and 9.5:1 pistons
Cylinder heads: GM 290cc aluminum oval-port castings with 2.19/1.88-inch valves
Camshaft: GM 211/230-at-.050 hydraulic roller; .510/.540-inch lift; 110-degree LSA
Valvetrain: GM timing set, valvesprings, retainers, locks, and 1.7:1 rocker arms
Induction: Edelbrock single-plane intake manifold, Holley 870-cfm carburetor
Exhaust: custom 1.75-inch long-tube headers, dual 2.5-inch mufflers
Cooling: U.S. Radiator Desert Cooler and electric fan; GM water pump
Output: 430 hp at 5,800 rpm and 444 lb-ft at 3,800 rpm
Built by: Chevrolet Performance
Transmission: Tremec T56 trans, McLeod clutch, Hurst shifter
Rear axle: Ford 9-inch rearend with 31-spline axles, 3.70:1 gears, and limited-slip differential
Front suspension: full Art Morrison frame, sway bar, and steering rack; C6 Corvette control arms and spindles; Strange coilovers
Rear suspension: Art Morrison four-link and sway bar; Strange coilovers
Brakes: Wilwood 14-inch rotors and six-piston calipers, front and rear
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: Wheel Vintiques billet, 18×8, front; 18×10, rear
Tires: Bridgestone 245/40R18, front; 275/40R18, rear


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VALDOSTA, Ga. - The Georgia Southwestern women's soccer team fell behind 2-0 in the opening half at Valdosta State on Thursday evening and could not recover as VSU handed the Lady Hurricanes a 6-0 defeat in the season opener for both schools.
Christening a brand new facility in front of more than 1,500 fans, the Lady Blazers jumped ahead of GSW early when Hannah Mulkey knocked in a header off an assist from Emily Cooper.
VSU added a score in the 36th minute to take a 2-0 lead into the halftime break.
The Lady Blazers extended their lead to 3-0 less than nine minutes into the second half and posted late scores (75th, 81st and 86th minutes) to put a cap on the evening.
Newcomer Zada Hyatt took GSW's lone shot of the match and Amber Bahri stayed busy between the pipes making seven saves.
Southwestern returns to Valdosta on Saturday for a 7 p.m. match with Queens University of Charlotte to conclude the VSU Tri-Conference Challenge.

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Essentially, the idea is that the natural language of graphical user interfaces is $\pi$-calculus, typed using classical linear logic (plus some temporal modalities). Furthermore, we think that the implementation strategy of callbacks and event loops can be understood in terms of Paul-Andre Mellies' tensorial logic. So we think we can:
You can download the draft here. If you want to read something with more theorems than this note, I'd suggest looking at Jennifer and Steve's paper about their Linear/Producer/Consumer calculus for CLL.
- Explain how there are secretly beautiful logical abstractions inside the apparent horror of windowing toolkits;
- Illustrate how to write higher-order programs which automatically maintain complex imperative invariants, and
- Write some Javascript programs which we think are actually $\pi$-calculus terms in disguise.


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Studying Off Campus
Augustana University offers a number of off-campus study programs that will not only expand your horizon as a student, but also dovetail well into a sociology major. Off-campus study opportunities include:
Sociology Internship
The Sociology faculty strongly encourage sociology majors to participate in an internship, typically during your junior or senior year. Internships not only allow you to gain practical experience in your expected career field, but also provide opportunities to explore how sociological theories and methods of analysis apply in real-world career experiences. Students have interned with organizations such as:
- Lutheran Social Services Foster Care
- Lutheran Social Services Refugee Resettlement
- McCrossan Boy's Ranch
- Sioux Falls Police Department
- Sioux Falls Department of Juvenile Corrections
- Sioux Falls Juvenile Detention Center
- Sioux Falls Multicultural Center
- U.S. Consular Office, Oslo, Norway
- Children's Home Society
- Dougherty Hospice House
- Avera Behavioral Health
- Active Generations (senior citizen center)
- Bethany Christian Services (adoption)
- Touchmark at All Saints (senior retirement community)
Sociology internships are a great way to see firsthand how your classroom learning applies in career settings!
Study Abroad
About 40% of Augustana graduates study abroad during their four years at Augustana University. Although you may not have considered it, the sociology faculty encourage all students to think seriously about spending an interim or semester studying in a different country. There are a host of short-term and semester long-opportunities for international study at Augustana — whether through the Upper-Midwest Association for Inter-Cultural Education (UMAIE), the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA), or through the Augustana International Programs. Focusing on social justice issues, HECUA offers programs of study in international locations such as Northern Ireland, Scandinavia, Ecuador, and Eastern Europe. Because Augustana is a HECUA partner, your Augustana tuition will transfer directly to HECUA programs.
Study in Other Parts of the USA
Augustana students can also participation in a semester of education in our nation's capital as part of the Lutheran College Washington Semester. HECUA is an urban studies program that gives Augustana students opportunities to study social justic and social policy in Minneapolis/St. Paul. And, given the loyalty of Augustana's alumni base, when students have a special interest in doing an internship in a particular area of the United States, alumni often welcome them and help them acquire internships.


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Schauer Calls For Long-Term Solvency Of Pension System; As State Senator Voted To Underfund It
Bill from 2007 specifically took from employee retirement system
Gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer says one of his plans if he is elected is to ensure the long-term solvency of the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS).
However, as a state senator in 2007, Schauer voted along with most other legislators specifically to underfund that system. House Bill 4766 balanced the budget by reducing the pension fund contribution — which is one of the reasons MPSERS today has an estimated unfunded liability of $24.3 billion.
Schauer's education plan would also require all charter public school employees to participate in MPSERS. The expanding unfunded liabilities on membership, however, show that adding more people into the system would likely increase underfunding gaps.
Schauer's campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
Adding more employees to spread the increasing cost of MPSERS is not the solution, says Michigan Association of Public School Academies President Dan Quisenberry.
"The MSPERS system is broken," Quisenberry said. "It's draining precious resources from all classrooms ... The system needs further reform to make it healthy, and even adding in every person teaching in a charter school would not make the system stable."
Quisenberry pointed out that many of the people who work in public schools, charter and conventional, are actually employed by private companies, and are not a part of MPSERS.
Gary Naeyaert, executive director of the Great Lakes Education Project, notes that there are only about 4,000 charter school teachers who are not part of the fund, accounting for less than 2 percent of the system's membership. There were 223,769 active members in MPSERS as of Sept. 30, 2012 (the most recent available).
Pushed by Gov. Snyder, the Legislature made complex reforms in 2012 that had employees make greater contributions and allowed new hires to choose a 401(k)-type plan in lieu of the traditional annual pension. That lowered the MPSERS unfunded liability by $561 million in 2013.
Still, the system costs roughly 30 cents on every dollar school districts pay out in salary to fund. The past underfunding has cost taxpayers much more and tightened the budgets for districts.
James Hohman, assistant director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, said the long-term solution is to close MPSERS and have the school employees on a 401(k)-type plan like other state employees and workers in the private sector.
See also:
Pension Costs Mean Tighter Budgets For Classrooms, Taxpayers
Commentary: Shifting School Employees To a 401(k) Is the Most Important Thing
Teacher Pension System Hole Getting Deeper
Schauer Education Plan Looks To Shut Down Successful Charter Public Schools


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Tri-County Animal Rescue is featuring Hoss again as our Pet of the Week. Hoss is a Border Collie/Australian Shepherd mix and can stay inside or outside. Hoss usually comes in at night and seems to be pretty much house-trained. He is almost a year old and is great with kids. Hoss is neutered, current on rabies vaccine, current on distemper/ parvo vaccines, de-wormed and he has been micro-chipped.
He and other pets will be at PetSmart , 3698 E. Franklin Blvd., from 6 to 9 tonight and noon to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Dogs can suffer from a wide variety of allergies just like their human companions. These allergies usually manifest themselves as skin conditions. This will cause the immune system of the dog to overreact with a number of different symptoms, most notably a skin irritation. Unfortunately, allergies are becoming more common every day. Skin irritation from allergies is fairly easy to identify. Some of the symptoms are redness, itching, hair loss and recurring skin infections from the irritation. The dog may begin to scratch himself more thus bringing on the skin problems. There are a number of different kinds of dog allergies dogs may be suffering from. Here are the most common:
FOOD � The common symptoms of food allergies consist of skin irritation, excessive itching, hair loss, and hot spots. There are a number of causes for food allergies including a built-up intolerance to beef, dairy products, chicken, corn and soy. Dog food allergies can develop over time making it all the more important to be aware of these symptoms. The easiest solution is to change to a different dry dog food and see if the skin problem clears up. If this is not the answer, a visit at the veterinarian is necessary for further assistance.
FLEA � Much like food allergies, the dog will develop redness to the skin, become itchy, and may begin chewing in spots. Possible treatment is giving the dog a bath in cool water with a shampoo designed for fleas. If the dog has chewed his own skin, antibiotics will be sometimes needed, depending on the severity of the problem. Diagnosis of Flea Allergies can be difficult at times because the symptoms are similar to other allergies. However, you can look for the presence of fleas and eliminate them.
BACTERIA � Bacterial allergies can be identified by red blotches, pus pockets, hair loss and skin formation that looks like ringworm. Typically, bacteria allergies are secondary to other problems the dog may have such as parasites or hormonal disorders. It is vital to get a blood test to see what the actual problem is.
CONTACT � This happens when the dog coming into contact with any kind of allergens. Anything from the bedding, chemicals, plants, or household cleaning products can bring on contact allergies. There are several different treatment methods including using a certain kind of shampoo, a prescribed oral form of steroids, and other natural treatments.
Tri-County Animal Rescue is a non-profit organization serving Lincoln, Gaston and other surrounding counties. volunteers and donations are needed to continue its mission of finding homes for these unwanted animals. For more information, call 704-263-2444, visit www.tcar.us or on FaceBook at Tri-County Animal Rescue. Donations can be sent to Tri-County Animal Rescue, PO Box 483, Alexis, NC 28006
Tri-County Animal Rescue founder Joann Hager writes a weekly report for The Gazette.


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STOCKTON - About 14 of every 1,000 residents in Stockton were victims of crime in 2011, a year in which the city was yet again the second most violent city in California.
STOCKTON - About 14 of every 1,000 residents in Stockton were victims of violent crime in 2011, a year in which the city was yet again the second most violent city in California.
In crimes per capita, only Oakland outpaces Stockton.
And bucking the trend for most large cities in the state, violent crime in Stockton increased. Two-thirds of California's largest cities saw the rate of violent crime drop in 2011. And with the city's homicide rate at more than double what it was at this time last year - and robberies and assaults on the rise - it is possible 2012 may be even more violent.
The latest crime statistics are alarming and underscore law enforcement's need to focus on violent crime, said Eric Jones, chief of the Stockton Police Department.
"We are working very hard to knock down the violent crime," Jones said. "Guns and gangs are our top focus. We've seen some pretty bold shootings and a lot of brazen activity. People are feeling very comfortable carrying guns around."
While violent crime statistics improved from the previous year in most California cities with a population of 100,000 or more, the rate of violent crime in Stockton trended upward, according to a Record analysis of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual preliminary Uniform Crime Report.
Nationwide, Stockton was the 10th most violent city on a list topped by Flint, Mich. Detroit, St. Louis, Oakland and Memphis, Tenn., rounded out the top five.
"It's not a list we want to be on and we're working to get off of it," Jones said.
The chief pointed to a real-time policing strategy, turning on surveillance cameras around the city and the creation of a Community Response Team as recent steps the department has taken to improve public safety.
The real-time strategy gives watch commanders, or shift leaders, the ability to deploy officers in districts around the city to respond to in-progress crimes or patrol areas at risk of a retaliation attack. The surveillance cameras were installed years ago but switched off when Stockton first fell on hard financial times. The Community Response Team features two 11-officer teams focusing on areas that receive a high volume of calls.
Turning on the cameras and creating the response team cost roughly $78,000, according to police. The response team's focus is to be highly visible and reach out to residents in the troubled neighborhoods in order to gain their trust, Jones said. Although optimistic about the plan's potential, Jones said it will be a long and difficult process.
"Our issues with violent crime won't change overnight," he said.
Figures gathered though May 31 underscore Jones' assertion. The city's rates for homicide, aggravated assault and robbery in 2012 are already ahead of last year's pace.
Through the end of May, aggravated assaults are up 26 percent from what they were on May 31, 2011. Robberies are up 56 percent during that same period.
Stockton's police force has investigated 29 homicides so far this year.
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A clear step up from the Villages. Defintiely one of the more generous Clos de Porrets we have tasted whilst keeping its typically powerful, structured side, which marries well with the elegance the vintage. Dense but polished tannins lock in the sweet dark hedgerow, black cherry and damson fruit. Very successful. A 3.7 hectares Monopole of Domaine Gouges; long-lived, always one of the more classic muscular style Nuits of the region.
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Henri Gouges started Domaine-bottling in the 1920s and as such are one of Burgundy's pioneering estates. Henri's grandsons Pierre and Christian have been looking after production for the last two decades and have been responible for carving out the Domaine's great reputation for uniquely muscular, long-lived Burgundies. As from the 2007 vintage Gregory, Christian's nephew, who has been working at the Domaine since 2003, is making the wines and has made an immediate impact. His aim is for less extraction in the wines through a collection of numerous small details in the winemaking process, including more use of gravity in the cellars and less pumping of the wines. His changes are not totally wholesale, though, and he still clearly sticks to the Domaine's reserved, traditional approach to making wine. Stems are not included in fermentation but use of new oak is fairly limited. The resultant wines are pure, high-toned, certainly not flashy, and powerful but not unwieldy, they give immense pleasure. An exciting new dawn for a benchmark Burgundian Domaine.
A town in the northern part of the Côte d'Or that gave its name to the Côte de Nuits. Sitting on the southern edge of the Côte de Nuits, the town is the mini commercial hub of this part of the Côte d'Or, though much less significantly so than the Côte d'Or's capital, Beaune. Many négociants are based here and the town, like Beaune, also runs its own charity auction, the Hospices de Nuits, but on a much smaller scale.The appellation Nuits-St-Georges lies both sides of the town, incorporating the vineyards of neighbouring Prémeaux-Prissey to the south. Typically Nuits-St-Georges are powerful, mineral, muscular and long-lived wines, however there is a distinct, widely accepted difference between the wines on the south side and those further north adjoinging Vosne-Romanée where the wines are silkier and more elegant, rather like those of its neighbour. There is more clay in the soil of the Prémeaux vineyards, making wines of less finesse and more prominent tannins. Nuits boasts 27 Premier Cru vineyards but no Grands Crus, perhaps because at the time of the classifications in 1930 the town's leading vigneron, Henri Gouges, who was tasked to help classify the vineyards, was too concerned of being seen to favour vineyards in which he owned parcels. However, if the crown was to go to one Les St-Georges, on the south side of Nuits, would be it. Also particularly fine in the southern Nuits-St-Georges sector are Les Cailles and Les Vaucrains, both adjacent to Les St-Georges, while Aux Murgers and Aux Boudots on the Vosne-Romanée side and Les Argillières, Clos l'Arlot, and Clos de la Maréchale in Prémeaux can make great wine. Small quantities of very rare white wine are made, too, from the Chardonnay grape, as in the Clos l'Arlot, and also from the Pinot Blanc grape in Gouges' Premier Cru Les Perrières. The town is home to a surprisingly small handful of well-reputed producers, namely Henri Gouges, Robert Chevillon, Domaine de l'Arlot, Patrice Rion, and Chauvenet, whilst there are many growers in neighbouring Vosne-Romanée who make outstanding examples of Nuits St Georges., and in Chambolle-Musigny, Freddy Mugnier is responsible for the great revival in fortunes of the spectacular Clos de la Maréchale vineyard.
Pinot Noir is the classic grape of red burgundy, whose greatest wines are concentrated in the east and south-east-facing clay/limestone hills of Burgundy's Côte d'Or. A notoriously temperamental variety, Pinot Noir has proved difficult to grow in certain climates and soils and will not tolerate over-cropping. The best examples have wonderfully expressive aromas and thrillingly pure bitter sweet red forest fruit and cherry flavours, developing truffle and game overtones with age. At their greatest they offer a lightness with intensity and are transparent enough to magnify the characteristics of the terroir in which they are grown. Outside of Burgundy, Pinot Noir has had great success in New Zealand, coastal California, Oregon, Hemel en Aarde in South Africa and the more marginal, cooler districts in Australia. Along with Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir is also one of the major components of Champagne.
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West Virginia Man Charged With Farting on CopErik Deckers
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Copyright 2008
As a typical Guy, I've complained loudly about the deadliness of another Guy's gas. Or joked about whether he would have to register an impact statement with the Environmental Protection Agency. Whether his butt should be registered as a lethal weapon. Whether the smeller is truly the feller. About whether – you get the picture.
What we never realized is that passing gas can be bad enough you can be charged with criminal battery. It's right up there with belting someone across the face or stabbing them.
That's what Jose Antonio Cruz of Clarksburg, West By God Virginia, found out this past week.
According to a story in the Charleston (West Virginia) Daily Mail, Cruz "loudly" passed gas at Charleston patrolman T.E. Parsons during his arrest, so Parsons charged Cruz with battery.
There are times in a humorist's life that God smiles down on us, where the heavenly lights break through the gray clouds of the mundane, and a choir of angels sings and serenely flap their wings. I don't get many moments like this. Moments where funny meets absurdity and hilarity ensues. Moments like when a guy is arrested for farting at a cop. A million jokes raced through my head, and I tried to capture them all.
"Ooh, how about 'a fart and battery,'" I cackled, scribbling in my notebook. "Assault and butt-ery? Maybe he'll get the gas chamber." I scribbled a few more thoughts, and finally slumped in my chair, exhausted from the effort.
It all started when Cruz was pulled over this past Tuesday for driving without headlights. When police asked him to step out of the car, they said Cruz was unsteady and smelled of alcohol, so they took him to headquarters.
The Daily Mail said Cruz was being fingerprinted while Parsons was preparing the Breathalyzer machine. That's when Cruz scooted his chair toward Parsons, lifted his leg and "passed gas 'loudly'" at Parsons. Then – and you really can't expect any less – Cruz waved the contaminated air in Parson's direction.
"The gas was very odorous and created contact of an insulting or provoking nature with Patrolman Parsons," wrote the insulted and provoked Patrolman Parsons.
According to the official report, Cruz's breath sample wasn't enough to register on the machine, because he was suffering an asthma attack. So he asked to be taken to the hospital, but police say he resisted when the EMTs arrived, so they had to struggle to handcuff him.
All in all, Cruz was charged with a DUI, battery on an officer, and obstruction. (Although, if you think about it, "obstruction" really wasn't the problem.)
Cruz admitted his heinous crime, but said he never moved his chair toward Parsons or aimed at him. Instead, he claimed he had an upset stomach, but that he wasn't allowed to use the bathroom. That must be an awful feeling, not being able to breathe in one end, but having too much breath in the other.
"I couldn't hold it no more," he told the Daily Mail on Wednesday. He also said the other officers thought the whole thing was funny at the time, and laughed about it with him. So he was naturally a little worried when the charges were filed.
"This is ridiculous," he said. "I could be facing time."
Cruz (to his new cellmate): So what are you in for?
Prisoner: I killed a man in a bar fight and used his skull as a pretzel dish. What'd you do?
Cruz: I farted on a cop.
Cruz doesn't need to worry about it though. The next day, Kanawha County Prosecutors asked the fart charge to be dropped, either because they didn't want the media attention, or because the charges were just a bunch of hot air.
However, Cruz maintains that he was not drunk or uncooperative. He also says he is angry that the police were preparing him for a breathalyzer test while he was suffering an asthma attack.
Which makes me wonder, how was Cruz able to laugh with the cops about farting at Parsons, but wasn't able to produce enough of a breath for the Breathalyzer test?
But in the end, you know Parsons will earn a couple of great nicknames out of all of this. Which makes me wonder what the men and women of the Kanawha County police department will come up with for him. Smelly Harry? Farts Mulder? Or Fin Toot-tuola, Ice-T's character from Law & Order: SVU. Or maybe they'll use my personal favorite, Magnum P.U.


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This year's Summer School is taking place from August 22-24. How can the medium of film make room for social discourse and political action in the cinema and in exhibition spaces? The events and workshops take a look at variety of ways that artistic practice can influence social and political processes, be it through working in a collective, artistic actionism, or spectator-oriented aesthetic strategies that understand reception as participation. The focus is on films or film curatorial concepts that can be considered less as declarations than as political action. Using historical and contemporary examples, the school will look at what had to be done to get things moving in the interplay of image-politics and social practice. The presentations are partly in German language only.
The summer Tarkovsky retrospective is a tradition that has grown dear both to us and our audiences for 30 years now. In August, we are showing the seven feature films and one mid-length graduation film by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky (1932–1986), whose monumental oeuvre exudes a lasting fascination.
10 years after the end of the Second World War, certain members of the younger generation started clashing with a largely authoritarian society. The cornerstones of this "deviant" youth behavior were coolness and criminality, provocation and rebellion against traditional values. The Magical History Tour is showing American classics from the German "Halbstarken" genre together with cinematic representations of rebels from different periods and social or geographic contexts, a showcase of all manner of their spiritual siblings, even the more taciturn ones.
The film critic, writer, and curator Cristina Nord is the new director of the Forum. Since it was founded in 1971, the Forum has taken place as part of the Berlin International Film Festival, curated and organised independently by Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art.
Cristina Nord (born in 1968) served as film editor for the cultural section of the daily "taz. die tageszeitung" in Berlin from 2002 to 2015. Her writing deals with a broad spectrum of film forms from the present and from film history. Alongside her award-winning print media work, Cristina Nord has been active as a lecturer and curator for a variety of institutions, including the Freie Universität Berlin, the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, and the Duisburger Filmwoche. After moving to the Goethe-Institut in 2015, Cristina Nord was the Brussels-based director of programming focusing on southwestern Europe, where she conceived and realised projects from all cultural sectors, all the while remaining closely associated with film and cinema.
The more we are dedicated to preserving, rediscovering, and revitalizing archival films, the more we have to make sure that there is enough competence in dealing with analog film material in the future. For this reason Arsenal is offering a workshop in 16mm shooting, processing, archiving, print intersection and cleaning, digitization and projection in cinema from August 30 to September 4th. Arsenal members and partners will accompany the participants through the entire process: from producing a 16mm film, to digitizing it, then on to projecting it in the cinema, with added insights into archiving and caring for prints. The last day will involve a tour of the archive.
Registration deadline was August, 5.
Heaven's Gate Michael Cimino USA 1980
With Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt,
Isabelle Huppert, Joseph Cotten, Jeff Bridges
Restored long version 35 mm OV 216 min
Break Up – L'uomo dei 5 palloni
Break Up – The Man with the Balloons Marco Ferreri
Italy/France 1965 With Marcello Mastroianni, Catherine Spaak
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Characters behind the rafting paddle
This person will guide your raft through some of New Zealand's most exciting & scenic white water but what do you know about them?
Located in a beautiful valley hidden in the heart of the Southern Alps is the home of Rangitata Rafts. Yes, these guys recognised the beauty of this valley long before Peter Jackson filmed 'Edoras', Lord of the Rings!
So, just who are the characters who give up the bright lights of other tourist meccas to work and play in such a unique location and enjoy sharing its magic with others?
Today we will introduce you to 'Tussock'. Firstly, don't let looks deceive you! Tussock is a 'jack of all trades' ready to put his hand to anything. He travelled the world far and wide for 5 years and his greatest accomplishments were two motorbike adventures, each nearly a year in duration.
The first was from London to Johannesburg roughing it all the way. Sleeping under the stars, following the railway lines and sun and cooking their meals on the billy.
These were true Kiwi's travelling in the day before laptops, cell phones or back up vehicles and they had a blast! The second was from Arizona to Buenos Aries and I am sure that will not be the last, Mongolia perhaps?
After he returned home to Geraldine, NZ and had nearly given his mother a heart attack by surprising her with his arrival after 5 years, he met up with an old mate and decided to try his hand at guiding a raft on his local river, the Rangitata.
This provided the perfect mix for him; adrenalin, spectacular mountain scenery and of course, mixing with people from all over the world. He had found his niche in life! Check out the action video.
Rangitata Rafts soon gained the reputation as one of the most scenic, exciting and friendly rafting companies in New Zealand and Tussock's role began to change.
Not forgetting that during this time he also married Alex and became a father of three! Now days, Tussock is more a 'jack of all trades' than ever before, as the owner/operator of Rangitata Rafts.
He now leaves the guiding paddle in the capable hands of one of his many fantastic and very professional grade 4/5 guides.
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Services haven't been held at St. Isidore's for 14 years, but people in Los Alamitos seem to think it will always be a place for worship.
"I don't know why people keep thinking that this is an old Mexican Catholic Church," Maria Teresa Diaz said last week at St. Isidore Historical Plaza. "We keep telling them that it is not. It's closed. It's just a historical landmark."
Albeit a landmark that could be wiped off the map, if volunteers like Diaz are unable to raise enough money to preserve it in the next eight months.
St. Isidore is the city's oldest public building, and it could function as the heart of the city, according to the group Comité del Amor, which already hosts public outreach services and lots of small fundraisers.
Comité hopes to buy St. Isidore so it can use its Spanish revivalist chapel for wedding receptions – think wedding portraits at the altar or next to the nearly 80-year-old stained-glass windows – and keep the city's history alive, though donations will have to speed up if the volunteers are to buy the old church from its new owner.
Who owns the property is one of the few cloudy areas surrounding that deal. Comité is renting St. Isidore from the Diocese of Orange with a view toward buying the property, valued at $1.2 million, by May 31. The diocese transferred the deed to St. Hedwig, the local Catholic parish, last year, though it didn't announce the deal.
Time is running out and the future of St. Isidore as a historical plaza remains in limbo.
Here are a few areas of uncertainty Comité del Amor is struggling to clear up:
For starters, Comité board President Bruce Murphy doesn't think the group will have to pay the full price.
Talks with the diocese are just restarting, Murphy said, but he thinks the $1.2 million appraisal overstated the price of the property.
"I don't think that was accurate in 2006 when it was done," he said.
St. Isidore has a long way to go regardless. Murphy said the board has raised $260,000 so far.
Diaz and other volunteers are confident they can raise enough money to buy St. Isidore as new fundraising efforts – like this weekend's big fiesta and a membership drive that offers discounts to local stores (both in their second year) – gather steam.
President for only a year, Murphy has organized St. Isidore Historical Plaza into a more streamlined business outfit and has received verbal commitments for loans from two banks, if the price makes sense.
"They've at least given us a verbal go-ahead when we talked to them to know that, within parameters, we can go forward."
Comité has been bargaining with the Diocese of Orange for 12 years, almost as long as the church has been decommissioned. The diocese closed it in 1999, due to earthquake-proofing costs, according to volunteers.
But it appears there's a new party at the table – the property's new owner, St. Hedwig Catholic Church.
A grant deed provided by city officials shows that the diocese transferred the property to St. Hedwig on June 27, 2012. Steven Mendoza, the city's director of community development, said he was surprised to see St. Hedwig owns the property.
Murphy also was surprised by the transfer. He said he's spoken with the Rev. Christopher Heath, pastor at St. Hedwig, about the purchase, and believes negotiations won't be affected by which part of the Catholic Church owns the building.
Nor does it change church policy, according to Ryan Lilyengren, a spokesman for the diocese.
"St. Hedwig is ostensibly the owner of the property, but there's no change," Lilyengren said.
St. Hedwig did not respond to requests for comment.
If fundraising and loans don't add up to a million dollars, or a wealthy philanthropist fails to appear out of the blue, pushing back the deadline is another option. But it would come at a steep price.
Comité has rented the facility at $500 per month for over six years with the understanding that that money would go toward the purchasing price, Murphy said. The group also paid two installments of $50,000 to the diocese.
If Comité can't come up with enough to buy St. Isidore, all that money would be returned to the group, which would in turn return it to donors who've put in more than $100, according to volunteer Marilynn Poe, a former mayor.
But that arrangement goes out the window if Comité seeks another extension; the group already extended its loan twice, Lilyengren said.
"It becomes hard money and it doesn't apply to the purchase price," Murphy said. "In other words, they keep it."
It's unclear to what extent the city can or will intervene on St. Isidore's behalf.
Diaz, Poe and Mayor Warren Kusumoto said there was support inside City Hall for some kind of contribution to the cause, but it's likelier to come in waived administrative fees than large amounts of cash.
Kusumoto said he thinks the building is worth saving but should be done with private money. Taxpayer dollars should only be dedicated to St. Isidore if taxpayers vote for it, he said.
"People have struggles with just their day-to-day living, and anything we take from them in the way of money that goes to city coffers, it's money that's not working for the people," Kusumoto said.
For his part, Mendoza was confident that no matter what happens, the chapel will at least be preserved.
He compared it to such preservation projects as the Packing House in Anaheim and the Long Beach Art Museum – both private buildings maintained with a public use.
"What it becomes we don't know. What we do know is there is a part of it that needs to be preserved," Mendoza said. "It's a goal in our (city's) General Plan and, hopefully, our future general plan."
The vote on the future general plan looms in the next few months. By then, the prospects for St. Isidore may be clearer.
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HILLSVILLE –– Carroll County gets a do-over.
Having just suffered a last-second, 17-14 loss to Bassett to open the 2010 season back in August, a common sentiment along the Cavaliers' sideline was, boy, I'd like to have another chance at that one.
Carroll County will get that opportunity tonight (Friday) when the Cavaliers and Bengals open Region IV Division 4 playoff action at Tommy Thompson Field.
"I really have thought of it a lot," said Carroll County coach Tom Hale, whose Cavaliers went on to a 7-3 record and the No. 4 seed in the six-team field. "We had opportunities that we didn't take advantage of. Daggone, to finish up 8-2 and have the second-best record since I've been here, I've thought about it a lot, to be honest. I think our kids have too."
The advantage would appear to be with the Cavaliers the second time around, for several reasons. Carroll County went to work with an entirely new offensive line in Week 1 and did everything but pull off the win against a senior-dominated Bassett team.
"Watching us from the first game and watching us now, we have definitely improved," Hale said. "What we need to find out is how much has Bassett improved. I'm sure they have. We see some things that we could have done better, and you look at us now and we're doing those things better. We've definitely made progress."
Bassett has transformed into more of a spread offense throughout the season while the Cavaliers have just been honing what they always do. The results have been apparent in the number of points Carroll has put up, scoring 47 or more three times, including a school-record 60 in last week's win over Graham. The production has even surprised Hale.
"I really am. We [started the year with] a lot of inexperienced linemen. We've got good experience with our skill people, but they're only going to be as good as the guys who are blocking for them. I feel like our linemen have really progressed, and I think our staff has done an excellent job getting those guys to where they are right now."
Though differing vastly in style of play and physical make-up, the two teams appear very equal. Neither one had a bit of luck against Christiansburg, both rolled to easy wins over Patrick County, and of course their first meeting went down to the wire.
The big key is what each team does with what it learned 11 weeks ago. Carroll County couldn't contain Shaq Finney, and the speedy Bengal broke two big scoring plays, including a 53-yard punt return, then had to big gains in the drive that led up to the winning field goal.
"We can't let the Finney kid get away from us," said Hale. "He's a heck of a player on both sides and he'll give us something to worry about with our kicking game. We know he and the quarterback, we've got to stop. We didn't do that consistently in the first game."
The Cavaliers have another thing going for them, and that is getting their second chance in the friendly confines of Tommy Thompson Field.
"It's a big advantage for us to get to play them again," Hale said. "It's tough to beat a team twice, especially on their home field. We know it will be tough and we're not taking anything for granted, but we're definitely looking forward to another shot."
Region IV Division 4 first round
Bassett (4-6) at Carroll County (7-3)
Friday, 7:30 p.m., Tommy Thompson Field
Radio: WWEZ FM 101.1, Hillsville
Last week
Bassett lost to Magna Vista 48-7
Carroll County defeated Graham 60-21
Last meeting
Aug. 27 (Bassett, 17-14)
Last Carroll County win
2006 (19-7)
Common opponents
Bassett lost 29-0 Sept. 17
Carroll County lost 40-0 Sept. 10
Patrick County
Bassett won 43-0 Oct. 29
Carroll County won 47-19 Sept. 3
The season
Bassett Carroll County
D Carroll County 17-14 8/27 L to Bassett 17-14
L to PH-Roanoke 26-7 9/3 D Patrick Co. 47-19
D Jefferson Forest 42-7 9/10 L to C'burg 40-0
L to C'burg 29-0 9/17 D Tazewell 50-13
L to Franklin Co. 34-23 9/24 D Grayson Co. 36-35 ot
Open 10/1 Open
L to Amherst Co. 24-7 10/8 D Abingdon 28-3
L to Martinsville 23-0 10/15 D Marion 39-0
D Tunstall 43-6 10/22 D Grundy 20-0
D Patrick Co. 43-0 10/29 L to Richlands 63-0
L to Magna Vista 48-7 11/3 D Graham 60-21
The series
2004–#Bassett 35-14
2005–Bassett 36-19
2006–Carroll Co. 19-7
2007–Bassett 41-6
2008–Bassett 28-7
2009–Bassett 21-20
2010–Bassett 17-14
# playoffs
Bassett leads 6-1
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$75,000 Camaro? Chevy prices track-tuned Z/28
New track model Z/28 priced -- orders taken this month, on sale this spring.
The bare-bones, track-tuned version of Chevy's muscle car -- the 2014 Camaro Z/28 -- will go on sale this spring at $75,000, including destination and a gas-guzzler tax — a hefty premium over the track-oriented ZL1 model ($56,050) and 50K more than the base 1LS trim ($24,550).
The Z/28's price also doesn't get you air conditioning: The system was ditched to make the car lighter and can be added for $1,150.
The 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 was first introduced at last year's New York Auto Show and wears unique front and rear bumpers for improved track aerodynamics, fender flares and extended rocker panels, a rear spoiler and a functional rear diffuser.
Power comes from a 7.0-liter V-8 good for 505-horsepower and 481 pounds-feet of torque. A six-speed manual is the sole transmission and carbon ceramic Brembo brakes are standard.
Inside there's a Z/28-specific matte-metallic trim called Octane, a flat-bottom steering wheel and microfiber Recaro seats that are manually adjustable to save weight.
The Z/28 is around 300 pounds lighter than the track-oriented ZL1 thanks to the elimination of several components, including the backseat pass-through, tire-inflator kit, interior sound deadening material, trunk carpet and high-intensity discharge headlamps and fog lamps. The rear-window glass is also thinner and the battery is lighter.
The Camaro Z/28 will be available to order in late January. Rights to the first Camaro Z/28, VIN 0001, will be auctioned at Barrett Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Jan. 18.


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(PRWEB) October 11, 2013
Over the next six months, thousands of students will push educational boundaries and test gravity's limits through designing, building and successfully launching model rockets. Registration to compete in the 2014 Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) is now officially open for middle and high school students across the country.
The annual rocket contest, sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association(AIA), accepts up to 1,000 student teams composed of three to ten students in grades 7-12. TARC presents students with new challenges by annually updating the criteria for a successful flight, forcing the teams to adapt their design and launches each year to comply with the new regulations. This year, students are required to design a rocket that will climb 825 feet with a payload of two raw eggs, and safely return to earth with both eggs unbroken via a dual-parachute recovery. All of this must happen within a small flight window of 48-50 seconds.
The top 100 ranked teams will be notified on April 8th that they have earned a spot to compete against other student rocketeers in the 2014 national finals. The final "fly-off" will take place on Sunday, May 11th at Great Meadow in The Plains, VA. Teams that advance to the finals will compete for a share of $60,000 in prizes and scholarships, and a trip to compete against teams from the UK and France in the international "fly-off" held at the Farnborough Air Show in July.
TARC plays a critical role in recruiting and retaining talented and diverse students into careers in the aerospace and defense industry. Now in its twelfth year, TARC is the largest rocket competition in the world and an internationally recognized STEM program with thousands of alumni hailing from all 50 states. AIA and the National Association of Rocketry work hand-in-hand with multiple industry partners and AIA member companies to sponsor the annual competition. For additional information on TARC and to register a team, please visit http://www.rocketcontest.org.
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Archive for Thursday, November 20, 2008
County rehires counselor-at-large on contract
Commissioners full of questions over contract with Kansas Sampler Festival Committee
November 20, 2008
The former counselor-at-large for Leavenworth County is back.
The Leavenworth Board of County Commissioners approved at its Thursday morning meeting a contract for professional services with Keyta Kelly, who was informed in August that her position was being reduced to a part-time one for 2009.
Kelly will perform "professional services to take care of tax matters," County Administrator Heather Morgan said, including all duties related to annual real estate tax foreclosure auctions, the collection of delinquent personal property taxes, legal work related to the Court of Tax Appeals, bankruptcy proceedings and the collection of delinquent EMS payments.
For her work, Kelly will be paid $43,590 annually.
Also discussed Thursday was the accounting practices for the Kansas Sampler Festival steering committee for the planning of the 2010 and 2011 festivals, which will be in Leavenworth's Ray Park.
The county has designated $25,000 for the purpose and the two commissioners present — J.C. Tellefson was absent — said they were concerned about the accounting practices of the commission.
Morgan recommended that the money be placed in a stand-alone account that would be accessible only with the signatures of three members of the commission.
"I want to see the minutes," Commissioner Dean Oroke said of the group's meetings, and he asked whether the commission would be subject to Kansas Open Meetings Act requirements.
David Van Parys, county counselor, suggested forwarding a list of the commissioners' concerns to the steering committee and Commissioner Clyde Graeber said he thought the committee "members realize their responsibility" when it comes to spending taxpayers' money.
On Monday, the commissioners took another look at an interlocal agreement between the county and county entities involved in the festival.
Morgan brought to the commission a list of concerns about the agreement that was made in July. The agreement outlines the funding needed to run the festival and who would be in charge of organizing the event.
"Things have changed this much since the signing of this document," Morgan said. Among the list of changes Morgan wanted to see made to the agreement were the creation of a separate account from the county's general fund to fund the festival, the creation of by-laws for the committee and establishing when and how much the festival's director gets paid of the budgeted $35,000 salary. Morgan also wanted the county to have a representative with voting power on the steering committee, something that is not spelled out in the current agreement.
Morgan said Kelly, the festival's director, was no longer going to represent the county on the steering committee.
Currently the committee is made up of representatives from the cities of Tonganoxie, Lansing, Basehor and Leavenworth; the Basehor and Tonganoxie chambers of commerce; the Lansing Historical Museum; and the Leavenworth Main Street program.
This did not sit well with the commissioners, who voted in July to pay for approximately $138,000 toward the festival's projected $240,000 price tag.
"We need to have representation and they need to recognize that we are paying more than 50 percent of the entire project," Tellefson said.
The commissioners wanted to set up a time with the steering committee to hash out its concerns before it gets closer to the six-month period prior to the first sampler festival in May of 2010.
In other business the board:
• Approved a change order not to exceed $10,000 for the kitchen expansion project at the Leavenworth County Justice Center. The change order was necessary because the drain on the south kitchen entrance design as planned would have been inadequate to properly function, Van Parys said.
• Heard a quarterly report on the Juvenile Detention Center by Robert Doyle, director.
"I believe we're in very good shape," Doyle told the commissioners, in part because state funding made up for the refusal of local school districts to pay a share of the costs for the truancy officers provided.
• Met in executive session for 10 minutes with Van Parys, County Clerk Linda Scheer, County Clerk-elect Janet Klasinski and Morgan to discuss potential litigation. After the session, the commission unanimously voted to amend the tax statements and reduce the tax for property owners in Sewer District No. 3 who recently had their taxes increased by $100 for grinder pump improvements.
"The funds raised by that special assessment will not be needed until the fiscal year 2010," Van Parys told the commission. "The staff somehow jumped the gun as it were." The increase will be placed in the 2009 tax statements.
Van Parys said all of the 180 affected residents would soon receive an amended tax statement that reflects this reduction.
• Heard from Morgan about the county courthouse's reaction to a bomb scare Thursday. Morgan said she met with Chuck Magaha, emergency management director, to discuss what went well and what didn't go well during the evacuation.
She said they agreed much went well, but some areas of improvement were discovered, like employees not taking personal items with them during the evacuation.
"That was probably our biggest disappointment in the evacuation," Morgan said. "People didn't take what they needed to take so they had to return to get their stuff."
She said Magaha would send out the county's evacuation plan to all of the county's department heads.
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If the course syllabus, course description, and course questionnaire are any indication of what this semester is going to be like, it's going to be a long road to graduation for me.
The semester doesn't start until Tuesday, but one of my professors took the liberty of assigning us something mid-week that is due - not on the first day of class, but tonight... in addition to an assignment for the first day. I would say "the nerve of him" but it really wasn't a bad assignment except the fact that my eyes were bleeding by the time I got through the first page. If this business capstone is any indication of what's to come in the "real world," I'll lose my vision within a year. It's like I got stuck in a time portal from the late 90's... I mean, we're already in the next decade of the millennium here. Okay, I'm going to stop ranting. Take a look for yourself.
It actually entertains me a bit. So I come from a graphic design background and hate Times New Roman, sue me. Not that Calibri is all that beautiful, but at least it looks better when you make it bold, add a shadow, and underline it all at once. Okay, nothing really looks that good when bold, shadowed, and underlined, but my professor apparently seems to think so. True story.
Professor, if you happen to read this either before the start of classes or anytime this semester, I sincerely apologize and hope that you will accept my donation of time to update every single one of your Word documents that you use this semester to a format that is agreeable for both of us.
On a lighter note, I'm going out to enjoy this mysterious Spring-like weather and get myself a drink on Main Street, sheesh.


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No one does po-boys like New Orleans, and so many restaurants in the city have their own take on the beloved sandwich that it can be hard to choose which is the best. There are many things to take into consideration when finding the best po-boy in town, including the bread—toasted Leidenheimer, please!—meat or veggies, dressing and overall menu. Take a look at some of our favorites to get ideas for your next po-boy eating adventure.
Parkway Bakery & Tavern. Parkway has a long-standing reputation of being one of the best po-boy spots in the city, and it is beloved by locals and visitors alike. They have an extensive menu with all of the classics plus some unique additions like alligator sausage, caprese and fried sweet potato. Their fried shrimp and oysters are crispy and light, their roast beef is tender and sloppy with gravy, and their bread is fresh and crisp. (538 Hagan Ave)
Parasol's. Parasol's menu is pretty typical with classics like roast beef, BBQ beef, ham, turkey, smoked sausage, hot sausage patty, meatball, oyster and catfish, but they make these classics with utmost attention to detail. The end result is a truly fresh and delicious bite, and this hop, skip and a jump from Magazine is well worth a visit. (225 Constance St)
Mahony's Po-Boy Shop. Mahony's cooks up their roast beef po-boy by braising it in red wine with vegetables and herbs for a tender, flavorful hunk of meat that just falls apart when you try to eat it (in the good way). On their full, unique menu they have a root beer glazed Chisesi's ham and cheese, cochon (pork) with Creole slaw and the "Peacemaker," which is fried oysters, bacon and cheddar cheese. (3454 Magazine St)
Domilise's Po-Boy & Bar. (5240 Annunciation St) The menu here is pretty standard with different meats, seafood and cheeses, but the quality of the po-boys served at this Uptown joint is one of the best in the city. They truly do the classics well, particularly their famous roast beef po-boy. It is the epitome of what a classic New Orleans po-boy joint should be.
Johnny's Po-boys. Johnny's is a full restaurant but is perhaps best known for their roast beef po-boys. They slow-boil the meat in onions, garlic, bell pepper, celery and black pepper to infuse all of the different flavors and then soak the meat in a pot of scrumptious gravy. Here you can find a crab cake po-boy, three-egg po-boy and the Judge Bosetta, which is ground beef and Italian and hot sausage with Swiss cheese. (511 St. Louis St)
Give these or any other po-boy joints a try! A few very honorable mentions: R&O's, Tracey's, Liuzza's By the Track, Mother's and Tujague's.


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Baby Bombers are back....
Should stay and fight for his place in Australia. It's not as if they've said they aren't going to pick him. It's fair enough that he loses his contract because he's hardly played, even at state level, since the 2007 WC.
Just read the article and there was no mention of him considering playing for the poms...
He won't go any where, but I could understand if he was pissed about missing out on all that IPL money.Shaun has been told he got a one-day ranking but was not when the formula was put together in the 25 contracted players," he added
Distinct lack of a quote in the article.
Why doesn't he do it then, can he just join the IPL now."I am pretty ready to go. If I was to play cricket tomorrow I could wheel myself out," Tait said.
TBH the bigger issue is playing for Aus in England. Definitely is rough that he was being told to get ready to play over there and then losing his contract. The decision to not let him play IPL was proper, especially if the selectors had intentions of him easing his way back for a tilt at England. Now it's all confused; is he a wanted player for England or not?
If he thinks he deserves a contract then he's not being realistic.
R.I.P Craigos, you were a champion bloke. One of the best
R.I.P Fardin 'Bob' Qayyumi
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I can understand Tait's frustration with missing out on IPL money and then a CA contract. I would probably feel the same.
However, it is more annoying than wrong. The facts are that he was under contract and that contract was not renewed.
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Marlins have learned to embrace quirky park
Since Marlins Park opened in April 2012, with the distance from home plate to its outfield walls stretching from downtown Miami to just beyond the north side of Tallahassee, the grumbling has been constant and loud.
That's just from Marlins players.
Since Marlins Park opened in April 2012, with the distance from home plate to its outfield walls stretching from downtown Miami to just beyond the north side of Tallahassee, the grumbling has been constant and loud.
That's just from Marlins players.
So Marlins officials had enough during the offseason. They politely told anybody wearing black, silver, teal and white to just go out there and play.
Guess more than a few Miami players got the message. With the season nearly a month old, the Marlins are flashing signs of turning the ballpark into their version of baseball heaven. They entered Friday night's three-game series against the Mets in New York with a 1-8 record on the road compared to 9-5 at home. Plus, they've scored more runs (76 to 22) inside of Marlins Park than elsewhere, accumulated a higher batting average (.293 to .220), ripped more home runs (nine to eight) and have a better slugging percentage (.437 to .331).
The Marlins also have a better attitude these days when they take the field at their beautiful place along 17 acres of Little Havana, but they still must deal with those ugly dimensions for sluggers: 334 feet down the left-field line, 386 feet to the left-field power alley, 418 feet to dead center field, 392 feet to the right-field power alley and 335 feet down the right-field line.
To those of another baseball generation, the Polo Grounds comes to mind, with Willie Mays running forever for a catch over his head. If not that, they recall the Yankee Stadium of the Ruth, Gehrig and Mantle eras, when the outfield was so vast that the Monuments and The Flag Pole were in the field of play.
To those of this generation, when the conversation involves outfield distances such as the ones at Marlins Park, they think of … Yellowstone Park.
But the hometown hitters don't say as much.
"I'm probably the wrong person to ask about this subject," said versatile infielder Jeff Baker, laughing while playfully glancing around the visitors' clubhouse recently at Turner Field.
Still, facts are facts. Baker has slammed five drives this season at Marlins Park that would have been homers elsewhere. Instead, each of them dropped into the glove of outfielders on the warning track.
"I obviously don't know the history of what happened at this ballpark before, but I just know that we've tried to spend this year using the big part of the field," said Baker, a nine-year Major League veteran with his sixth team after spending last season with the Rangers. "You don't try to hit homers [at Marlins Park]. It's more about trying to stay in the gaps and let the triples come. Guys kind of roll with that, and that's why we're having success at home."
Pitching and defense also are essential in a huge ballpark, and the Marlins are emphasizing both. Then there is that attitude: Figuring out how to make your ballpark work for you, then adjusting accordingly and saving your complaints for when you join another team.
I recall the early 1980s, when I covered the Giants for the San Francisco Examiner during the days of cold, windy and flavorless Candlestick Park. With mostly losses outnumbering victories during that post-era of Mays, Marichal and McCovey, Giants players frequently blasted their playing conditions at home more than they did their inability to pitch, hit and field on a consistent basis. Frank Robinson arrived as Giants manager in 1981, and he told his players to let their opponents do the grumbling about Candlestick. Then he told them to use the wicked breezes to their advantage, along with the troubled spots in the field and the sometimes tricky sun during their many day games.
He also told them to stop their grumbling.
The results? If not for a hot streak by the Braves down the stretch of the 1982 season, Robinson's silent Giants -- at least regarding their dislike of frigid Candlestick -- would have captured the old National League West.
Marlins catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia knows about working with a quirky ballpark. Prior to joining the Marlins this year, he spent four seasons in Boston. I'm pretty sure he discovered a few things at Fenway Park that Red Sox players used to their advantage.
"It was the way the ball hits off the wall in left field -- not just The Monster," Saltalamacchia said. "With the foul line in left field there, if it hits off the wall, it bounces toward the shortstop as opposed to the left fielder, so we always took advantage of that. In left-center, the way the ball hits off that wall, it shoots for that little triangular in right-center. That right-center gap right there, most outfielders kind of give up on it, because they think it's off the wall. But [former Red Sox center fielder] Jacoby Ellsbury always did an unbelievable job of continuing to go after that ball and always making a catch on it.
"There's a lot. There's a lot of little things at Fenway."
So what about Marlins Park?
"Even though it's a big place, there aren't too many things about it that are tricky," Saltalamacchia said. "When I first came to [Marlins Park] and saw the chain-link fences in left field and right field with pads on them, I thought we could use that to our advantage. But I've seen balls hit off them a few times this year, and it hasn't been anything. I do think that, knowing the ball is going to skip really fast when it gets into those gaps, we already can start thinking, 'I'm going to get to second, and I might have a chance to get to third.'
"That's an advantage, because in most of those situations, the other team is only thinking about stopping at second."
Actually, when it comes to Marlins Park, the other team mostly is thinking about getting out of town.
Unlike the Marlins these days.
Terence Moore is a columnist for MLB.com.


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The collector of hearts: new tales of the grotesque
Plume, 1999 - Fiction - 321 pages
In these twenty-five gothic horror tales from the master of the short story, Joyce Carol Oates explores the waking nightmares of life with eyes wide-open, facing what the bravest of us fear the most. From the Kafka-esque "Scars" to a ballad like tale of erotic obsession in "The Crossing, " to the mother-daughter bond given a fatal twist in "Death Mother" the stories in The Collector of Hearts illuminate the mysteries of the human experience -- both intellectual and visceral. It is a stunning and richly diverse anthology of mood and menace -- haunting, elegiac, and compulsively readable.
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