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�The law should apply equally to everyone.�
Sounds good in theory.
But when we read about what the FBI says happened in Cherryville, it causes us to rethink that opening statement.
In case you somehow missed it, six Cherryville men were arrested for participating in a multi-state operation that included taking bribes, transporting stolen goods and extorting money.
Four of the men arrested were working in law enforcement in Gaston County.
The story obviously sent shockwaves through the small town in the northwestern corner of the county. It also will leave a lasting stain on the Gaston County judicial process. Already, Gaston County District Attorney Locke Bell has said that he will dismiss all cases in which the testimony of the officers arrested Wednesday would be required. Just think about how many criminals might walk free because of what these officers have allegedly done.
Which brings us back to our first sentence. We know equal protection applies to all.
But we can�t help but think that there is really a higher burden for those in law enforcement to be law-abiding.
After all, they carry firearms and handcuffs. They are cloaked with the power of the state. They can arrest, detain, question and use force in the process.
They have power that the rest of the citizenry does not.
It�s wrong for anybody to bribe, extort or facilitate the transportation of stolen goods.
But not everybody carries the power of the state with them every hour they spend on the job.
Now, these six men all deserve their days (and weeks and months) in court. And they will face the same charges that anyone not in law enforcement would have faced.
But if they are found to be guilty of these crimes by a jury of their peers, it will be more than a betrayal of the laws of the land. It will also be a betrayal of the public trust.
Most of us do not take an oath when we start a new job.
For those that do � the bar is and should be higher.
We look forward to these men availing themselves of the constitutional protections provided in our nation�s judicial system. If they are innocent, we hope they are able to prove as much.
But if they are guilty, then their breach of public trust should be matched by the severity of their sentences.


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ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria will release funds this week to tackle the world's worst lead poisoning outbreak which has killed at least 400 children, a senator said on Monday, ending months of official inaction in which 1,500 more children were put at risk.
In May last year the government pledged 850 million naira ($5.4 million) to help clean up the lead and treat the thousands poisoned by contamination from an artisan gold mine in the Bagega area of northern Zamfara, but medical charity Doctor's Without Borders (MSF) said the money never materialized.
MSF said none of the ministers - mines, environment and health - scheduled to attend a conference on the poisoning last year showed up, and after that repeatedly complained that funds pledged for a clean up had not been disbursed.
"The funds will be released this week," Bukola Saraki, head of a senate environment committee told Reuters in an interview.
"Unfortunately not enough attention has been paid on this. Sometimes the most vulnerable get forgotten," said Saraki, who visited the affected areas of Zamfara last week.
MSF have said they are running out of time to complete the remediation - clearing up of the lead - before the rainy season starts in April. Impassable roads will then make it too difficult for the clean up team to start work until the rainy season ends around October.
Until they have cleared the lead they cannot effectively treat 1,500 children under the age of five who are contaminated.
The epidemic could still get worse because artisan mining continues unabated in Zamfara, where people say they can earn $4 a day, more than other available jobs.
"They're not going to stop. I saw a woman who had lost eight kids, but she is still mining," Saraki said.
"The only way around it is to invest in getting better methods for mining, provide modern equipment and get a more structured industry for these people to work in."
MSF has criticized the government for banning artisan mining, an approach it says will not work, instead of helping the poor community to make it safe.
Nigeria has one of the world's worst records on environmental protection, with massive oil spills in its southeastern Niger Delta region occurring frequently.
Government pledges to commit funds to clean up the devastation there and stop gas flaring have been largely unmet. ($1 = 157.2800 naira)

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GETAWAY2 wrote:While I think it was a very creative solution to the problem of characters getting too big and having nothing that teaches them. I don't think it is the right one.
No, no. This was not a solution to characters getting too big and having nothing to teach them. Not at all. We released this to make skill development rewarding and challenging. While previously anyone could master almost any skill and then move onto the next to rape it's XP value and become a grand master of everything, it should be extremely challenging to do that now. Surely, someone could do so with enough dedication, but nobody can lazily swim through their skills and yawn at everything they need to do with them.
This isn't about character class advancement, but skill advancement and protection of the value of skills. How many of you are known for being the best at something?
GETAWAY2 wrote:Perhaps less experience gained.. longer wait times on mind drain that would force more interaction instead of taking away from it. I agree with the concept of making things more difficult. Though I like it the way it is now it is unrealistic we should, as youngins, get to be in the same hunting ground as the oldtimers and hold our own within weeks. I am not one to make threats, nor am I going to start now. I will not be logging in any character that I care about til I see the effects for myself. Please, let's not continue with threats and demands. Let's work together to see if this solution is viable or if ,perhaps, we can find a better solution. If you think outside your knee-jerk anger you will know that Exxy and staff have always tried to be fair in everything and make the players happy. Thank you for your time in reading.
I agree. And if the only happy solution is to rip the whole thing back out and go for a different solution, then I'll do that. This is the best we have that tackles all the problems and with a few tweaks, it should be very managable from your end. I am, of course, open to and hopefully will hear some ideas rather than only criticisms.


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Business owners say something has to be done about the rising number of break-ins that have been plaguing downtown.
"It's got to the point that it's crazy, and you know they're gonna try again," said Carol Welch, a hairdresser who has worked for 40 years at Roma's Hair Fashion at 63 Main St.
On Wednesday morning, Roma's became the latest victim of what shop owners along Main Street describe as an epidemic of after-hours larceny.
Some of the late-night and early morning burglaries qualify as classic smash-and-grab, with perpetrators breaking out a window and running off with whatever was within reach.
Others, like Roma's, involve an element of malicious destruction, with drawers being pulled out, contents emptied on the floor and displays and other items being broken.
The businesses that have been broken into include Eastern Music at 45 Main St., Tux Towne at 40 Main St., The Perfect Nail at 54 Main St. and 1000 Degrees clothing store at 56 Main St.
A thrift store called Kyleigh's Closet at 4 Cedar St. was broken into either Monday night or Tuesday morning.
Owner Janine Raymond of Wareham, who opened the business in October with her boyfriend, said it was the second time in the past two weeks someone had broken in the front door and ransacked her office looking for valuables.
Raymond, 25, said she got a call from her landlord, Tux Towne owner Jose Bejarano, that the glass in one of her double doors had been smashed again.
She said the thief or thieves got away with about $25 in change. But Raymond was more unsettled by the damage done to her back office, which had been completely ransacked.
"I'm not comfortable at all, especially with my daughter here," Raymond said, as 8-month-old Kyleigh slept while her mother swept up broken glass and finished picking up clothing and other merchandise.
"I don't know what they were looking for, silly things I guess. They even left the refrigerator open," said Raymond, who was unable to conduct business Tuesday because of the damage.
She said the second incident has convinced her to invest activating an alarm system left by the previous tenant.
Diane Roma, 67, said it was just the second time in more than 40 years downtown that she'd been broken into.
Roma said whoever smashed the window near her front door stepped on and crushed consignment ear rings and sunglasses. They also stole petty cash put aside by Roma and her friends for their St. Pierre's Shoes shoe club, as well as jewelry that once belonged to Roma's mother.
She said the thief also went into her refrigerator and left the door open.
Roma says she'd made a habit of leaving her cash register open when she goes home, on the advice of a Taunton cop some 15 years ago who told her it would serve as a sign that there's no money in the store.
She said, this time she had $800 stashed underneath the drawer because she didn't have time to make a deposit at the bank. She also said her rent check was missing.
Welch, 69, said she found out the shop had been burglarized when she came to work at 5:30 a.m. and saw a police car parked out front.
Beatrice Silvia, who sometimes works alone at Roma's on Monday nights, said despite the efforts of the mayor's office and Business Improvement District to improve and promote downtown, the area is becoming more dangerous.
"There's a lot of riffraff," Silvia said. "I work behind locked doors, and my customers lock the door behind them when they come in, because they know."
Roma said she's now finally going to invest in an alarm system.
Taunton Police Chief Edward Walsh said that's what every downtown merchant should have done by now.
He said even though the latest flurry of break-ins "sounds like a lot, I don't see a spike (in crime downtown) compared to the past."
Walsh said he's met with merchants at recent crime watch meetings, including one held at the office of the Taunton Business Improvement District, to get his message across that it's up to them to help themselves.
"They need to harden and toughen their business so it's harder to break into," which he said involves investing in alarms and camera surveillance systems.
The Bejarano and Dorsey buildings have private surveillance systems. But Welch and Roma think the city should also invest in a camera system for the Main Street block.
Walsh said the BID is looking into a grant program that would help defray the cost of a surveillance system for businesses.
The chief said he understands the concerns of merchants, but said he lacks the money to assign extra patrols on continual basis.
Patia Campbell said she attended the meeting held a month ago at the BID office on Trescott Street. She says her Eastern Music store has been broken into twice over the past two months.
One time she lost $2,000 worth of instruments; another time she lost what she said was a sizeable amount of cash.
"I've been in business here for 25 years, and I never felt that element before. I never knew there was such a drug problem in Taunton," Campbell said.
Yanni Smiliotopoulos, owner of Rainforest Gardens Floral Shop at 65 Main St., said he was asleep in his shop at 2 a.m. when he heard a noise coming from Roma's next door. But he said he didn't suspect it was anything suspicious and went back to sleep.
Smiliotopoulos and his friend Bejarano were the subject of a story in 2007, when they conspired to trap two men who had been stealing copper pipes from downtown buildings.
They hid out on top a roof at night and alerted police who made the arrests.
Smiliotopoulos said he chased away a 20-year-old intruder last summer who tried stealing chairs from a small patio behind his business.
"I told him I'd come down and kill him, and he took off," he said.
Mary Annunziato of Taunton said she was disgusted after learning that the used clothing store on Cedar Street had been broken into again.
"If that keeps happening then the businesses are going to move out of here, and in the end it will look like that broken-down place," she said, motioning to the empty Star Theater building.


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The great news is that six farmers have signed on to grow wheat for our Southern California market.
Quite different growing areas, with a wide range of weather and soils. We'll get to know all our growers in future blogs.
Viability tests show that all our varieties are lively and ready to go, with one hundred percent of tested seeds sprouting in quick time. First, seminal roots emerge in the first 36 hours.
Planting times for our other growers will be weather and temperature dependent and none of these underground mysteries will be visible. We'll just have to wait patiently for those first sprouts to stretch up through that protective sheath, form a crown just below the surface and send the first leaves above the soil, into the air. Like magic.


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Its been a while again hasn't it? Yeah, it has. Sorry about that. I am going to have to be short and sweet with this post but I thought I'd share a lactose free campaign I participated in with Natrel. They teamed up with a bunch of Canadian food bloggers to help create some super yummy lactose free recipes. Check them out here, and here's mine below.
French toast with orange zest
& maple whipped cream (lactose free)
4 slices good crusty bread
4 eggs
½ cup lactose free milk
zest and juice of 1 orange
1 tbsp honey
¼ tsp cinnamon
pinch of sea salt
¼ cup toasted walnuts
2 tbsp coconut oil
Maple whipped cream
1 cup lactose free whipping cream
¼ cup real maple syrup
In an electric mixer beat the cream and maple syrup until soft peeks form.
For the French toast: In a shallow dish mix eggs, milk, honey, cinnamon, orange zest and juice and whisk until well combined. Dip each slice of bread, both sides into the egg batter mixture and let set for 2 minutes each side. Melt the coconut oil in a nonstick frying pan over medium high heat. Add toast and cook until golden and brown. Flip and repeat. Top with whipped cream, chopped toasted walnuts and some sliced strawberries.
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Lucretius, in full Titus Lucretius Carus, (flourished 1st century bce), Latin poet and philosopher known for his single, long poem, De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things). The poem is the fullest extant statement of the physical theory of the Greek philosopher Epicurus. It also alludes to his ethical and logical doctrines.
Apart from Lucretius's poem almost nothing is known about him. The little evidence available is quite inconclusive. Jerome, a leading Latin Church Father, in his chronicle for the year 94 bce (or possibly 96 or 93 bce), stated that Lucretius was born in that year and that years afterward a love potion drove him insane. Having written some books in lucid intervals, which Cicero afterward emended, he killed himself in his 44th year (51 or 50 bce). In his Life of Virgil, Aelius Donatus, a grammarian and teacher of rhetoric, noted that Virgil put on the toga virilis (the toga of an adult) in his 17th year, on his birthday (i.e., 54 or 53 bce), and that Lucretius died that same day. But Donatus contradicted himself by stating that the consuls that year were the same as in the year of Virgil's birth (i.e., Crassus and Pompey, in 55 bce). This last date seems partly confirmed by a sentence in Cicero's reply to his brother in 54 bce (Ad Quintum fratrem 2, 9, 3), which suggests that Lucretius was already dead and also that Cicero may have been involved in the publication of his poem: "The poems of Lucretius are as you write in your letter—they have many highlights of genius, yet also much artistry." Excepting the single mention in Cicero, the only contemporary who named Lucretius was a Roman historian, Cornelius Nepos (Atticus 12, 4), in the phrase "after the death of Lucretius and Catullus." The only contemporary whom Lucretius named was one Memmius, to whom he dedicated his poem, probably Gaius Memmius (son-in-law of Sulla, praetor of 58 bce, and patron of Catullus and Gaius Helvius Cinna), for whose friendship Lucretius "hopes."
De rerum natura
The title of Lucretius's work translates that of the chief work of Epicurus, Peri physeōs (On Nature), as also of the didactic epic of Empedocles, a pluralist philosopher of nature, of whom Lucretius spoke with admiration only less than that with which he praised his master Epicurus.
Lucretius distributed his argument into six books, beginning each with a highly polished introduction. Books I and II establish the main principles of the atomic universe, refute the rival theories of the pre-Socratic cosmic philosophers Heracleitus, Empedocles, and Anaxagoras, and covertly attack the Stoics, a school of moralists rivaling that of Epicurus. Book III demonstrates the atomic structure and mortality of the soul and ends with a triumphant sermon on the theme "Death is nothing to us." Book IV describes the mechanics of sense perception, thought, and certain bodily functions and condemns sexual passion. Book V describes the creation and working of this world and the celestial bodies and the evolution of life and human society. Book VI explains remarkable phenomena of the earth and sky—in particular, thunder and lightning. The poem ends with a description of the plague at Athens, a sombre picture of death contrasting with that of spring and birth in the invocation to Venus, with which it opens.
Argument of the poem
The argument in outline is as follows:
1. No thing is either created out of or reducible to nothing. The universe has an infinite extent of empty space (or void) and an infinite number of irreducible particles of matter (or atoms)—though their kinds are finite (see atomism). Atoms differ only in shape, size, and weight and are impenetrably hard, changeless, everlasting, the limit of physical division. They are made up of inseparable minimal parts, or units. Larger atoms have more such parts, but even the larger are minute. All atoms would have moved everlastingly downward in infinite space and never have collided to form atomic systems had they not swerved at times to a minimal degree. To these indeterminate swerves is due the creation of an infinite plurality of worlds; they also interrupt the causal chain and so make room for free will. All things are ultimately systems of moving atoms, separated by greater or smaller intervals of void, which cohere more or less according to their shapes. All systems are divisible and therefore perishable (except the gods), and all change is explainable in terms of the addition, subtraction, or rearrangement of changeless atoms.
2. The soul is made of exceedingly fine atoms and has two connected parts: the anima distributed throughout the body, which is the cause of sensation, and the animus in the breast, the central consciousness. The soul is born and grows with the body, and at death it is dissipated like "smoke."
3. Though the gods exist, they neither made nor manipulate the world. As systems of exceedingly fine atoms, they live remotely, unconcerned with human affairs, examples to humans of the ideal life of perfect happiness (absence of mental fear, emotional turmoil, and bodily pain).
4. Humans know by sense perception and argue by reason according to certain rules. Though the senses are infallible, reason can make false inferences. Objects can be seen because they discharge from their surface representative films, which strike the eye just as smells strike the nose. Separate atoms are in principle imperceptible, having no dischargeable parts. The senses perceive the properties and accidents of bodies; reason infers the atoms and the void, the latter of which exists to explain the perceived movement of bodies.
5. Humans naturally seek pleasure and avoid pain. Their aim should be so to conduct their lives that they get, on balance, the maximum of pleasure and the minimum of pain. They will succeed in this only if they are able, through philosophy, to overcome the fear of death and of the gods.
Literary qualities of the poem
The linguistic style and spirit of the poem are notable. The problem of Lucretius was to render the bald and abstract Greek prose of Epicurus into Latin hexameters at a time when Latin had no philosophical vocabulary. He succeeded by applying common words to a technical use. Thus, he used concilium ("assembly of people") for a "system of atoms" and primordia ("first weavings") for the "atoms" that make up the texture of things. When necessary, he invented words. In poetic diction and style he was in debt to the older Latin poets, especially to Quintus Ennius, the father of Roman poetry. He freely used alliteration and assonance, solemn and often metrically convenient archaic forms, and old constructions. He formed expressive compound adjectives of a sort rejected by Augustan taste—e.g., "the light-sleeping hearts of dogs," "forest-breaking winds." He imitated or echoed Homer; the dramatists Aeschylus and Euripides; Callimachus, a poet and critic; the historian Thucydides; and the physician Hippocrates. His hexameters stand halfway between those of Ennius, who introduced the metre into Latin, and Virgil, who perfected it. There is also some incoherence of rhythm, as well as harsh elisions and examples of unusual prosody.
The influence of Lucretius on Virgil was pervasive, especially in Virgil's Georgics; and it is in clear allusion to Lucretius that Virgil wrote, "Happy is the man who can read the causes of things" (Georgics II, 490).
Lucretius spoke in austere compassion for the ignorant, unhappy human race. His moral fervour expressed itself in gratitude to Epicurus and in hatred of the seers who inculcated religious fears by threats of eternal punishment after death, of the Etruscan soothsayers with their lore of thunder and lightning, of the false philosophers—Stoics with their belief in divine providence or Platonists and Pythagoreans who taught the transmigration of immortal souls. The first appearance of religio ("religion" or "piety") in the poem is as a monster that thrusts its fearful head from the regions of the sky. Epicurus, not intimidated by these spectres, had ranged beyond the "flaming ramparts of the world" through the infinite universe, broken into the citadel of nature, and brought back in triumph the knowledge of what can and what cannot be, of that "deep-set boundary stone" that divides the separate properties of things, the real from the not real. And "so religion is crushed beneath our feet and his [Epicurus's] victory lifts us to the skies."Arthur Frederick Wells
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De rerum natura("On the Nature of Things") in the 1st century bce, the term magnetwas derived from the province of Magnesia. Pliny the Elder, however, attributed it to the supposed discoverer of the mineral, the…
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Rash of bicycle thefts rolls on
The cycle of bicycle thefts reported in town since the beginning of the month continues, with cumulative losses mounting over $10,000.
Losses kept mounting this week with the latest incidents including:
A bicycle valued at $600 was reported stolen from a garage on Penfield Road sometime between July 18 and 2:57 p.m. Tuesday. There was no sign of forced entry to the garage, but numerous people were walking to and from the beach near the home over the last several days, according to the report.
A mountain bike of unknown value was reported stolen from the front porch of a Grasmere Avenue house sometime between Sunday and 7:58 p.m. Tuesday. The bicycle was not locked, but could not easily be seen from the road, police said.
A bicycle valued at $500 was stolen from the north side of the downtown Fairfield Railroad Station sometime between 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Monday. Police said the bike was locked to a rack but the lock also was missing.
Three bicycles -- valued at $250, $100 and $100, respectively -- were reported stolen from a yard on Churchill Street sometime between 9:30 p.m. Sunday and 6 p.m. Monday.
Police said the three bikes were locked to a tree, but the owner apparently left the combination numbers on the lock aligned so the lock could be opened by the thieves.


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The carrier-free iPhone 5 goes on sale, details on Redbox's upcoming streaming service leak, you can now put (almost) whatever you want on iTunes gift cards, and Staples gets in the 3D printing biz.
- Apple begins selling unlocked iPhone 5 in the US, starting from $649 (update: LTE band questions) Yesterday Apple began selling the unlocked iPhone 5 to its US customers. Now you can use the iPhone 5 on any carrier you please—provided you don't mind paying the full unsubsidized price. The unlocked iPhone costs $649, $749, and $849 for the 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB models, respectively. That may seem steep, but it allows you to upgrade the phone whenever you want, among other things, so it's often worth the price. [Engadget]
- Apple Introduces Variable Cost iTunes Gift Cards to Third Party Retailers for the Holidays Retailers will soon be getting iTunes gift cards with variable pricing for the holidays. The cards will allow customers to put whatever amount they want on them at the time of purchase, provided that it's between $15 and $500. You won't however, be able to purchase these cards online. [9to5Mac]
- Staples Announces In-Store 3-D Printing Service Staples is prepping a new service called Staples Easy 3D that will allow customers to make use of in-store 3D printers. To make it happen, all you'll have to do is upload your designs to a website, and then you can pick up your creation or have it shipped to you. The service will launch in the Netherlands and Belgium in the first quarter of 2013. No word on the US launch, or how much it will cost. [Wired]
- Scoop: Key Pricing and Launch Details of Redbox Instant Revealed Details have emerged regarding Redbox Instant, the company's Netflix-like streaming service currently in private beta. The service will have a $6 and $8 tier, with the latter providing four credits for use towards rentals at Redbox vending machines in addition to a streaming library. Users will also be able to stream new release films for prices starting at 99 cents. As it's still in beta, all of this is subject to change before Redbox Instant goes live. [GigaOm]
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By Keith Peters
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It was an overcast, rainy Saturday morning in San Jose and Menlo School water polo coach Jack Bowen was just about to be pushed and dragged into the pool at Independence High as the Knights celebrated their Central Coast Section championship.
Standing off to the side watching the celebration unfold was Menlo junior Daniel Pugliese. He was still wearing his dark blue robe and his No. 14 cap, as dry as when the match started.
Pugliese did not play in the 2010 CCS championship match, which pretty much summed up his three years with the team at that point. Certainly, there would not be a fourth year of watching others play.
"I wasn't the best at it," Pugliese said of his water polo career. "And, I wasn't getting the opportunity to play. I loved the sport, but it wasn't working out."
So, Pugliese hung up his polo cap and decided to try something new.
"I had run cross country in middle school," he said. "And, I had swum a number of years. I wanted to do triathlons (swimming, biking and running) so I figured this was a good way to start."
Pugliese knew a couple of the other runners on the Menlo cross-country team, including then-senior Sam Parker, the 2010 West Bay Athletic League individual champion and seventh-place finisher at CCS.
"I didn't expect much of it," Pugliese said of his debut season of running, which began with a 33rd place in the Division IV race at the Stanford Invitational.
"I was the first Menlo boy," Pugliese said. "I thought to myself, hey, not bad."
That first race was just the kind of confidence-builder that Pugliese needed. From there, his season just took off as he won individual titles in the league races, capped with a triumph at the WBAL Championships last Friday at Crystal Springs in Belmont. His time of 16:02.3 was a personal best on the rolling 2.95-mile course.
"I thought it was great that I was doing so well, but not that I would follow him (Parker)," Pugliese said.
Pugliese's season has been one right out of a storybook, a true rags-to-riches tale that is not yet over.
Pugliese and his teammates will toe the starting line once again on Saturday at the 2011 CCS Championships, also at Crystal Springs. The boys' Division IV race (Menlo, Sacred Heart Prep) starts at 10 a.m. and is the first of the day. The Division IV girls (Menlo, Sacred Heart Prep) follow at 10:35 a.m. The Division V boys and girls (Priory, Castilleja, Pinewood) follow beginning at 11:10 a.m. with the Division I boys (Gunn, Menlo-Atherton) going off at 12:20 p.m., followed by the girls (Gunn, M-A, Palo Alto) at 12:55 p.m.
While Pugliese wasn't able to contribute to the Menlo water polo team's success last season, he definitely has factored into the cross-country team's success. His winning time in the WBAL finals ranks him seventh among Division IV entrants. Four runners ahead of him, however, are on teams expected to qualify for the state meet. That leaves Pugliese in solid position to earn an at-large berth for the state finals and a chance to continue his very interesting season.
Too bad there's no pool to jump into to celebrate.
"I'm still learning how to pace properly and take the hills," he said. "The (Menlo) coaching staff and other runners have helped me those things up."
Pugliese is headed into uncharted territory this weekend, given where he came from. There were no thoughts of even qualifying for CCS when the season began.
"Not at the beginning of the year," he said. "But, I'm looking forward to it."
So are quite a few others who have legitimate shots at qualifying for the CIF State Meet in Fresno on Nov. 26.
Two favorites for individual titles are Gunn sophomore Sarah Robinson and Priory senior Kat Gregory.
Robinson, who finished third at CCS last year, is the top returning finisher in Division I. She won the SCVAL El Camino Division title with a personal best of 17:32, which ranks her third overall among all the divisions and puts her nine seconds ahead of San Benito's Vanessa Estrada for Division I honors.
"Sarah is running very well and should challenge for the win," said Gunn assistant Ernie Lee.
Gregory, the two-time defending CCS Division V champion, is an overwhelming favorite for a three-repeat. Her best time of 18:12 at Crystal this season is the only Division V time among the overall top 50 this season.
Like Robinson, Gregory could stop and tie her shoelaces and still win easily.
Gregory cruised to a second straight WBAL title in 18:44 last Friday at Crystal, but was coming off eight days of no running while recuperating from a sprained ankle. She helped her team qualify for CCS and now the Panthers are in position to join Crystal Springs and Castilleja as state meet qualifiers from Division V.
Other teams predicted as state qualifiers include the Menlo-Atherton boys in Division I and Priory boys in Division V.
With seniors Michael Hester and Jack Beckwith leading the way, the Bears could finish second to Carlmont or third behind Bellarmine. Gunn has an outside shot, at best.
"There are just too many good teams in D1 boys for our guys to have a shot at top two," Lee said.
If the Titans don't qualify as a team, senior Andrew Prior could advance as an individual. He was 10th last season in 16:17, but ran 15:50 in the league meet and ranks 23rd at Crystal among all runners this season.
The Gunn girls, meanwhile, do have a shot at qualifying as a team.
"We have the ability to place in the top two and advance to the state meet," Lee said. "But, we need to have everyone run well. The girls are excited to give it a shot."
The Gunn girls are predicted to finish fourth behind Carlmont, San Benito and Homestead, with Palo Alto listed fifth.
Paly freshman Katie Foug and junior Chika Kasahara could advance as individuals.
The Sacred Heart Prep boys and girls, who swept the WBAL team titles last week, aren't expected to do that Saturday. San Lorenzo Valley, Half Moon Bay and Carmel top the boys' Division IV list while SLV, Scotts Valley and Half Moon Bay are favored to repeat that 1-2-3 order from last season and qualify for state.
Sacred Heart Prep senior Zach Kaplan, second at the WBAL finals and 14th at CCS last year, is primed for a shot at a state meet berth along with Menlo sophomore Matt Myers.
In the girls' Division IV race, Sacred Heart Prep freshman Gillian Belton could challenge for a berth, as well.
In Division V, Pinewood freshman Nicole Colonna, who was seventh at the WBAL meet in 19:55 to earn an at-large berth to CCS, also could have a chance at advancing this weekend.


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Even before the first vote is counted, Tuesday's Statewide Primary Election had a big winner: California's independent voters. For the first time in over a decade, the votes of the state's 3.6 million independent voters (now called "No Party Preference") actually mattered in State Legislative and Congressional elections. The political impact on the state's elections has been dramatic.
Independent voters are not unified by an ideological agenda. Polling done by the Public Policy Institute of California continues to show that about 40% of independents describe themselves as moderates, 30% as liberals, and 30% as conservatives. Independent voters are unified around their views on broken government – 89% of independents trust the government to do what is right "only sometimes" or "never" according to a recent CNN Poll. Independents see the political process as being focused primarily on what is best for the political parties rather than what is best for the people.
Tuesday's primary marks the debut of the Top Two Open Primary, which transformed California's elections into non-partisan affairs much like our local elections. All the candidates run on the same ballot. All the voters cast their vote for the candidate of their choice – regardless of party. The top two vote getters will then go on to a runoff style election in November. It also marks the debut of districts drawn by an independent citizens commission (which included independent voters) rather than a gerrymandered map prepared by politicians in the State Legislature. Independent voters and IndependentVoice.Org overwhelmingly supported the passage of these reforms at the ballot in 2008 and 2010. Taken together, these reforms have blown open a political system that was once very hostile to the state's independent voters.
The reaction of California's political players was the first major impact of these changes. Deprived of a guaranteed re-election based on controlled party primaries and gerrymandered districts, a number of incumbent politicians decided to retire rather than compete in an open process. It was exactly that open process that attracted many candidates who could not have won a partisan primary – including for the first time independent candidates without a party affiliation. Having a new field of candidates and 3.6 million independent voters involved in the process stimulated new kinds of dialogue. No longer focused on who was the most loyal Republican or Democrat, primary debates became a place to actually talk about a broad range of issues with a large array of viewpoints.
The second major impact was the emergence of an organized "third force" of independents in California's State Legislative and Congressional elections. My organization, IndependentVoice.Org, went through an endorsement process aimed at educating candidates about the concerns independent voters have about partisanship and their desire to reform the political process. Through that process we endorsed three Congressional Candidates who embraced that independent reform agenda: Republican Abel Maldonado, Democrat Stacey Lawson, and independent Linda Parks.
The Independent Voter Network, led by former legislator Steve Peace and one of our partners in passing the Top Two Open Primary, sent out 500,000 mailers to independent voters informing them of their right to participate in Tuesday's election and ran a virtual primary campaign. They also held a press conference highlighting independent candidates around the state – several of whom may actually "win" their election and get into the second round of voting. We even witnessed the launch of the first "Super PAC" for independent candidates – icPurple.Org, led by Gateway CEO Ted Waitt – specifically airing television commercials with a message about the necessity of non-partisan leadership. While each of these organizations has a different focus, this third force of independents pushed an agenda of challenging partisanship and promoting reforms that make the political process more democratic and inclusive.
There are still challenges ahead for California. Too many independents are still unaware that they can now participate in the primary. Many of the established political players are still resistant to speaking to independent voters on the issues that most concern them – partisanship and broken government. The organized independent forces are still small in number and under-resourced.
Whatever those challenges, California's primary election has proven that when partisan control is removed and independent voters are included, new possibilities can emerge. Independent voters 1, Political Partisans 0.
Jason Olson is the Director of IndependentVoice.Org which represents California's 3.6 million independent voters and worked to successfully pass the Top Two Open Primary (Prop 14) and Redistricting Reform (Props 11 and 20).


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* Obama's plan "good signal" for Paris 2015 summit
* Proposal will face challenges from states and industry
* Eyes on China and U.S. for moves away from fossil fuels
By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
OSLO, June 1 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants, due to be announced on Monday, will win muted applause abroad with some hopes it could help a U.N. deal to fight climate change in 2015.
Emerging economies including China and India are likely to be lukewarm because they have often said that Obama's plans for emissions cuts until 2020 - even if fully implemented - are far short of the curbs they say are needed by the rich.
But the U.S. plan to limit emissions by existing power plants could put pressure on other nations in U.N. talks on a deal meant to be agreed at a summit in Paris in late 2015.
Obama's plan will be a "good signal" for Paris by showing that "one of the world's biggest emitters is taking the future of the planet and its people seriously," said Christiana Figueres, head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat in Bonn.
The Paris summit is meant to agree plans by almost 200 nations to slow global warming beyond 2020, when it will enter into force. It will succeed the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which sets cuts only for about 40 industrialised nations until 2020.
Governments and companies are looking to China and the United States in the run-up to 2015 for signs of their commitment to move away from fossil fuels in what could be a trillion-dollar economic shift.
A U.N. panel of climate scientists says it is at least 95 percent likely that man-made greenhouse gases are the main cause of warming that is threatening water and food supplies with ever more heatwaves, downpours and rising sea levels.
Ronny Jumeau, ambassador of the Seychelles at the United Nations and a spokesman for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) which fears rising sea levels, said Obama's plan on Monday would be "inadequate in the greater scheme of things".
Still, he said the plan, to be announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), might trigger action.
"If he manages to do as planned, will this be the moment when the U.S. can finally say to China, India and other major developing emitters: 'I've done as you've asked all these years, now what about you?'"
Many nations have been disappointed by Obama's actions since he took office in 2009 talking of fixing a "planet in peril". Obama's plans to legislate cuts in emissions failed in 2010 because of Senate opposition.
"I have increasingly the feeling that the epicenter of success is the United States and China finding common ground in what they are willing to sign up for in Paris," said Yvo de Boer, who was U.N. climate chief when a 2009 summit in Copenhagen failed to agree a climate treaty.
De Boer now heads the Global Green Growth Institute in South Korea.
Obama's goal of a 17 percent emissions cut by 2020 from 2005 levels has been helped by a shift to shale gas from coal and amounts to a 3.5 percent cut from 1990, the U.N. benchmark year. Many other rich nations are on track for deeper cuts.
European Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard's office said that "the U.S. announcement, if substantial and far-reaching, could have a positive impact in the global climate talks." A session of the talks resumes in Bonn, Germany, on Wednesday.
Obama said on Saturday that the planned EPA measures would also curb air pollution from burning fossil fuels that is especially damaging for the health of children and the elderly. Power stations account for about 40 percent of U.S. emissions.
Alden Meyer, of the Union of Concerned Scientists, said the EPA plan would be the "jewel in the crown" of Obama's policy until 2020 but cautioned it was only the start of a protracted process with likely challenges from industry and states.
"This is not a silver bullet that will transform the international landscape," he said.
And Changhua Wu, Greater China director of The Climate Group, a non-profit adviser on emissions, doubted Obama's plan would have much impact on Beijing. "China is going to continue to make efforts because it has to deal with air pollution and energy security anyway," she said.
Washington wants the 2015 Paris deal to be a compilation of national plans for emissions curbs beyond 2020, far short of a binding U.N. treaty favoured by many emerging nations. (With extra reporting by Nina Chestney in London and Stian Reklev in Beijing, editing by Rosalind Russell)
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The department of physics honored seven students with awards for excellence earlier this semester.
Recognition as Outstanding Teaching Assistants in the department has been awarded to senior Deborah Denby of Westmont, Ill.; senior Joanna Gundersen of Bolingbrook, Ill.; senior Christopher Hall of Pataskala, Ohio; senior Ricky Kelley of Burton; and junior Christopher Ploch of Redford.
Seniors John McNutt of Elgin, Ill., and Gregory Pavlak of Hopkins have been inducted into the Hope College chapter of Sigma Pi Sigma.
The Outstanding Teaching Assistant recognition is presented through the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), and includes a certificate of achievement and a gift membership in the AAPT. The AAPT is the world leader in promoting physics education at all levels. Dr. Catherine Mader, professor of physics and chairperson of the department, presented the awards.
Sigma Pi Sigma is the physics honorary society, and the invitation to join is extended to members of the Hope community that have demonstrated outstanding scholarship in physics. Current members Christopher Hall, Dr. Peter Gonthier, Kevin Gardner, Dr. Jennifer Hampton, Dr. Graham Peaslee and Dr. Catherine Mader were present at the induction ceremony and welcomed Pavlak and McNutt to the community.


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The essential rules governing rural development policy for the period 2007 to 2013, as well as the policy measures available to Member States and regions, are set out in Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005.
Under this Regulation, rural development policy for 2007 to 2013 is focused on three themes (known as "thematic axes"). These are:
- improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector;
- improving the environment and the countryside;
- improving the quality of life in rural areas and encouraging diversification of the rural economy.
To help ensure a balanced approach to policy, Member States and regions are obliged to spread their rural development funding between all three of these thematic axes.
A further requirement is that some of the funding must support projects based on experience with the Leader Community Initiatives. The "Leader approach" to rural development involves highly individual projects designed and executed by local partnerships to address specific local problems.
As before 2007, every Member State (or region, in cases where powers are delegated to regional level) must set out a rural development programme, which specifies what funding will be spent on which measures in the period 2007 to 2013.
A new feature for 2007 to 2013 is a greater emphasis on coherent strategy for rural development across the EU as a whole. This is being achieved through the use of National Strategy Plans which must be based on EU Strategic Guidelines.
This approach should help to:
- identify the areas where the use of EU support for rural development adds the most value at EU level;
- make the link with the main EU priorities (for example, those set out under the Lisbon and Göteborg agendas);
- ensure consistency with other EU policies, in particular those for economic cohesion and the environment;
- assist the implementation of the new market-oriented CAP and the necessary restructuring it will entail in the old and new Member States.


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The program offers a variety of classes for both entry-level and career advancement positions. Classes taken individually or in series will prepare the student for:
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Do not try to bend the Subaru Matrix — that's impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth: there is no Subaru Matrix.
There totally is, however, a hawkeye Subaru WRX with a Matrix wrap so lovingly put together it's almost beyond mocking. If you like the Matrix so much you put in this kind of effort maybe you should be rewarded instead of mocked. I somehow doubt the commenters will feel the same.
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I first heard about Specialty Produce several years ago from Chef Hanis Cavin, when I took a cooking class from him at the Prado in Balboa Park. As we scooped up bites of seared scallops topped with a freshly made blood-orange hollandaise (it was a sauce-making class) someone asked about the itty bitty sprout-like microgreens on top. Hanis told us they came from this great warehouse-style store that specialized in restaurant supply, but was also open to the public - Specialty Produce. After that, it seemed like I started hearing about them everywhere, and whenever I would say I hadn't been, the response was some incredulous exclamation: "Oh, you HAVE to go!" It's not exactly the kind of place where you just do your regular grocery shopping though, so it took me a while to find the right opportunity.
It finally came last summer, when I decided to make a mess of pickles for our annual September barbecue. I found great baby carrots, cauliflower and even grapes for pickling, and bought vinegars by the gallon jug. I also bought potatoes for my favorite potato salad, and lots of edible flowers (including lavender) for the cheese tray and decorations. (The lavender looked especially nice floating in the jar of fresh lemonade - perhaps accounting for the fact that it had disappeared after the first half hour of the party!)
When I was there, I noticed the pallets of produce and other items heading out to some of the better local restaurants. J Six, AR Valentien, etc. It seems they ALL get their stuff there. You don't have to be a restauranteur to shop there though, and they're trying to get the word out on that fact. They stock bulk quantities of dry goods, higher end pantry items (like the aforementioned vinegars) and dairy items as well as produce. (Their refrigerated warehouse is huge, and COLD, so bring a sweater or a jacket if you're planning to spend any time browsing in there!)
Lately I've struck up a friendship with the lovely Kelly Orange, who I "met" on Twitter, and who invited me to come down and take these photos and do some shopping. I waited until I had another party opportunity coming up - it was a double whammy actually - dinner with friends, followed the very next day by a barbecue, where we served that chocolate cake, along with grilled sausages from Sausage King, potato salad, heirloom tomato bruschetta with with burrata cheese, the rest of the pea and fava dip, some steamed artichokes, and Labne topped with zataar spice and pita bread. It was quite a spread - we got some good use out of the items overflowing out of the box in that picture above, let me tell you. I had heirloom tomatoes, peas, favas, blood oranges, micro chives for the potato salad, spring onions, baby creamer potatoes, blackberries, champagne vinegar, even McCann's Irish Oatmeal. They've got it all, baby.
Shopping there is a little bit intimidating at first, or at least it was for me. If it's your first visit, you might want to call and let them know you're coming - they will be happy to show you around. You park on Hancock street, but enter on the North side of the building, up the stairs on the far side of the loading dock. Once inside, you sign in at the desk, get a card to wear around your neck, and you're free to shop. It's definitely a wholesale operation first and foremost though, so watch out for forklifts and pallets stacked all over the place piled high with boxes. You'll need some plastic bags, which you can find by the scales next to the entrance to the refrigerator room (or you could bring your own.) There are no carts, so you just pile up your stuff and they'll get you a box when you're done. You can pull up to the loading dock to get your stuff, or carry it out if you don't have that much. Be warned though - like Costco, it's one of those places that's hard to walk out of without a heavy load. Unlike Costco though, you won't have buyers remorse when you get home and survey your goods - you'll be too busy cracking your cookbooks and calling your friends to invite them over for a fabulous homecooked meal!
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1929 Hancock Street, Suite 150
San Diego, 92138
(619) 295-3172
Check out their website for a complete list of their in-stock items, updates on their selections from the farmers markets (including the Santa Monica market) and new seasonal specialty items - as well as information on the restaurants they serve.


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As stated in the Bible in Matthew 7:13, the road to destruction is a broad way. There are no new lanes but most have now been paved making it easier to travel on.
In 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court decided that our constitution afforded women the right to abort any of their unborn children in their womb that they chose to. This newly paved lane quickly filled to capacity.
The Supreme Court has now paved another lane by placing the stamp of approval on homosexuality at the federal level. The authority to redefine marriage is not in our constitution but this did not stop the court. People will always demand certain rights for themselves or their groups. When our courts acquiesce or capitulate to these demands outside of our laws it becomes anarchy, outside of God�s laws it dooms us to self-destruction.
In light of the courts recent decisions, polygamists are seeking the decriminalization of plural marriages. Where does the LGBT stand on polygamy? Will polygamy be the next �rights� you will assert? Depending on which study you ascribe to, the percentage of homosexual men who are bisexual ranges from 35 percent to as high as 56 percent, female homosexuals are close behind. LGBT, polygamy would certainly appease your bisexual constituents. Most homosexual organizations have distanced themselves in the past from NAMBLA (North American men boys love association). Will you now do the same to the bisexuals in your organizations? I don�t know why you wouldn�t support the men/boys love association and polygamy for bisexuals especially since as you proudly say, �Love is love.�
The center lane on the road to destruction has required resurfacing several times as it carries more traffic. This lane carries the facilitators of sin; Presidents, Governors, judges, litigators and legislators who thumb their noses at God�s word. Other travelers will be church leaders that have forsaken God�s word and replaced it with the doctrine of men and professed Christians who hate sinners.
At the end of the broad road to destruction, the women who aborted their children and the homosexuals will stand before God. The women may say to God, the Supreme Court gave us the right to choose. The homosexuals may say to God, the Supreme Court declared homosexuality ok and anyway God, you created us this way. God will say to them, no, it was not the Supreme Court that gave you the right to choose, it was I the Supreme Being. God will then say in my word as delivered in the Bible, narrow is the way that leads to life.
To the homosexuals God will say you chose to believe as truth the lies of Satan and perverted my word. To the women he will say, as the aborted children standing at Jesus�s feet look on, you denied an earthy life to my creation and discarded my blessing as though it were garbage. To the professed Christians that never uttered any prayers of deliverance and redemption for the homosexuals or for the women that aborted their children, God will say depart from me for I never knew you (Matthew 7:21-23). To all non-repentant sinners, God will say the choices were yours, my word plainly states the consequences of your choices (1st Corinthians 6:9).
How do I know so much about the broad way to destruction and what God would say? I have traveled on the broad way many times but through prayer and studying God�s word we were able to exit as can anyone who chooses. The longer you�re on the broad way the harder it is to exit (Romans 1:28).
I know what God would say as I know what he has said. God is not politically correct as he never changes nor does his word. I�m still searching for the scriptures where God created five genders, where a woman is not with child at conception and where mankind decides when life begins. Maybe these scriptures can be found in the special edition bible the Pope uses where it says that atheists through good works are redeemed.
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Today, 2013 Chevrolet Sonic and Spark vehicles with Chevrolet MyLink will be available with Siri, an intelligent assistant that helps get things done just by asking.
"The Chevy Sonic and Spark are the first vehicles to offer Siri Eyes Free integration," said Cristi Landy, Chevrolet marketing director for small cars. "Safe, easy, reliable and portable connectivity is a top priority for our customers, and Siri complements MyLink's existing capabilities to help deliver an incredible driving experience."
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Things I should have told you:
Dumb me forgot to tell you some very important details about the adoption that may help you understand the process a bit more as you go through it yourself.
First: The ICPC actually went a lot quicker than we expected. We were told it could take up to 14 business days... that's 3 weeks people... Fortunately, our lawyer informed us that it was also possible that it could go a lot quicker. I guess it really depends on how quickly your lawyer puts together the paperwork and how quickly each state is at contacting each other.
You may remember that we were staying at a week-by-week hotel. It was much cheaper than paying for a hotel nightly. This leads me to my suggestion for you: ONLY BOOK ONE WEEK AT A TIME! We booked for two weeks and ended up only staying in that SC for nine days. Now, we did only book one week at first. But, our lawyer got her days mixed up and thought Thursday was Friday. So, on Thursday she told us she wouldn't get the paperwork until Monday and that we could leave on Tuesday morning. So, we went ahead and booked another week, because it was still cheaper than paying for five days at a nightly hotel. Then, right after paying for the next week, she calls us and tells us that she thought today was Friday and she will actually have the paperwork tomorrow (Friday) and that we could leave tomorrow night if we wanted. While this was great news because we wanted to go home, we had also just shelled out a fistful of money for an extra week! We ended up staying until Saturday morning and then coming home. So, keep in close contact with your attorney. They will let you know how the process is going and give you estimates. If you book two or three weeks, in advance, then you might end up paying for days you don't need.
The ICPC process was easy. It was mostly waiting. They started the paperwork the day the relinquishments were signed. It involved faxing us some materials at the hotel, which we had to sign and send back, and then a lot of lawyer to state office, state office to state office, state office to lawyer work. (Confused yet?) :)
We used these nine days to get to know our daughter on our own. I hated being away from home, and really wanted to be sleeping in my own bed, rocking my daughter in my own recliner, watching my own TV, using my own DVR, visiting with our families, and petting my sweet cats (who I missed terribly). However, it was much needed time with our baby. We were able to bond with her, without anyone else around. While it would have been nice to have family helping us out, it was good to just be US. We got used to her cries, her feeding schedule, her need for being held. We spent the time loving her and dedicating ALL of our attention to her - not work or lesson planning, etc. ICPC time actually turned out to be very valuable time to us.
Second: Every state has different birthfather laws, relinquishment laws, and revocation periods. So, your experience may differ from ours, but I figured I would share it so you could have something to compare it to.
In SC, the birthmother goes to a hearing BEFORE the baby is born to determine that there is no coercion taking place. Here, she tells the judge who she's chosen, why she's chosen them, and why she's chosen to pursue adoption. This allows the judge to see that she is making the decision on her own, that there is no "baby buying" taking place, and that she is in the right frame of mind. Some states have this hearing after the baby is born. A had her hearing in June. It went well. Our lawyer got the chance to meet her and talk to her.
After the baby is born, most states require that birthmothers wait 24-72 hours (some states even require weeks) before relinquishments can be signed. In SC, the relinquishments can be signed any time after the baby is born, as long as the birthmother has been off pain medication for a total of four hours. In our case, A had a C-Section. She wanted to rest for a day, and we wanted her to rest for as long as she needed. The lawyers were trying to pressure her into signing the papers the same day the baby was born, but we all wanted them to wait until Saturday or Sunday. Honestly, Nick and I figured that they wouldn't be signed until Monday. I know that if I had just had surgery, I'd want pain meds for as long as I could. (I'm a bit of a wimp).
A signed the papers Saturday morning, not even 24 hours after the baby was born. We were thankful and surprised for such a quick process. In SC there is no revocation period.
In our situation, the birthfather was not named. SC is different from most states, in that the birthmother does not have to release ANY information about the birthfather if she so chooses. A chose not to release his name or identifying information, though we did know his age and race. The way SC handles terminating birthfather rights in such a situation is through advertising. They will run an ad in the paper once a week for three weeks. After that, they must wait 30 days. If no one comes forward, they will terminate the birthfather's rights. Since they have no name, it appears in the paper as a John Doe letter. A's name will not appear in the ad.
Third: Finalization! We will finalize in SC, where the adoption took place. Some states require 3-6 months for finalization, and I believe some are even quicker. In SC, finalization can take place 90 days (3 months) after the initial placement. They need this time to file paperwork with the court, get the birthfather's rights terminated, and have post placement visits. In our case, the post placement visits will be done by the social worker who did our homestudy. Our state requires 6 post placement visits (once a month). That means if we were finalizing here, we would have to wait 6 months for finalization (and probably longer). SC only requires one post placement visit. So, our SW is going to send along her first report to the lawyer, but she still wants to complete her 6 visits. So, we'll still be having post placement visits even after we've finalized. It's very strange to deal with two different states at one time because neither state knows the other state's rules and things like this end up happening. But, we are happy to oblige. We don't mind visits, and it won't change our ability to finalize in three months.
And Tears...
I broke down today. I am working like a dog lately. I have four jobs total. I teach at two different universities, I work as a tutor online, and I am a realtor. Currently, I'm not teaching since it's summer, so I'm only working two jobs right now. But they're kicking my butt. I have been away from the house so much this week - and I hate it. Today, I left the house at 12pm and won't get to go home until 8 or 9pm tonight. (I'm at work right now, answering phones at the office). It's been like this every day this week. What am I going to do when school starts back up????!!!!??? I HATE being away from my Mimi so much.
I didn't think it would be this bad. I knew that I'd be away, but I also knew that when I'm gone she'll be with her Daddy. But I can't stand it. I want to see her chubby cheeks. I want to feed her. I want to change her poopy diaper. I want to sniff her baby feet. I cried and cried before I left for work today. I miss her terribly.
When school starts, I'll be working every day of the week. I don't know how I'm going to do it. I wish I could be a stay at home mom.
Unfortunately, it's just not possible. :(
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Deontae Bridgeman has never been afraid to dream big.
From playing youth football while growing up, through high school and his four years with the Adrian College football team, Bridgeman has strived to reach his ultimate goal: to one day play professionally.
Another step towards that goal is now on the horizon for the Adrian College senior. Bridgeman has been invited to participate in a National Football League regional combine March 29 in Indianapolis at the Colts' practice facility. He will have the chance to run drills and work out in front of professional scouts, looking to make a strong impression.
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Bridgeman was a two-year letter winner at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore High School, setting the school record for tackles in a season (137) as a senior and playing in the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-Star Game in 2009. He played all four years at Adrian College as a linebacker, helping the Bulldogs to the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship as a junior.
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"I love playing inside linebacker, but I feel like they would be more comfortable putting me at outside," Bridgeman said. "I've watched some of the linebackers and know some guys that have been through it, and one constant is it's all about speed. I feel that I'm stronger than most people imagine. My vertical is not bad, but I want to be more explosive. I've been doing lots of squats, leaps and jumping."
Bridgeman is not the first Adrian College linebacker to have a pro day experience. Taz Wallace was invited to the University of Michigan pro day combine in March 2007, then participated in the Detroit Lions rookie camp later that year. Wallace holds the NCAA Division III record with 429 career tackles, including a school-record 155 tackles as a sophomore in 2004. He also ranks third (138 tackles in 2006) and fourth (133 tackles in 2005) on the AC season tackles record list.
"There's a lot of preparation leading up to (the combine), and you're training two or three times a day, six or seven days a week," Wallace said. "The most important thing is preparation, both physically and mentally. It's more about what you do prior and what sacrifices you're willing to make."
Both Bridgeman and Wallace agree that there is a misconception about Division III and smaller college athlete's ability to perform at the professional level. Wallace mentions London Fletcher (John Carroll University) and Pierre Garcon (Mount Union) among the Division III players to have NFL success.
"Small school guys tend to get overlooked, but that has started to change over the last few years," Wallace said. "Lots of guys from small schools are starting to make noise. At the end of the day, it's about can you play football."
Bridgeman is looking forward to his chance to show what he can do on the field, and his development as an Adrian College Bulldog can help get him closer to realizing his NFL dream.
"I've played with a lot of Division I guys, and there is a misconception about what level you play at," he said. "This puts me in a position for everyone to see how I play. I've prayed a lot and have a good support system pushing me, and that makes me work harder."


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If your computer is owned by a business or corporation and you do not have administrative access, the following will need to be installed by the business or corporate system administrator before coming on to campus. **Users who are unable to install the following applications will not be able to connect to the Internet from USD.
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Alumnus and opera star Alfred Walker performs voice recital on campus
September 23, 2011
Loyola University New Orleans alumnus Alfred Walker '96 will perform a solo voice recital on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Roussel Performance Hall, located in the Communications/Music Complex, on the corner of St. Charles Avenue and Calhoun Street.
The concert will feature works by Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Henri Duparc, Aaron Copland, Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner. According to Walker, the Schubert lieder are personal favorites, but the Wagner arias are significant because they were instrumental in his growth as an artist on stage.
Tickets are $15 for general admission and free for Loyola faculty, staff and students, seniors and children, and are available online at www.montage.loyno.edu or by calling 504-865-2074. Tickets will also be available at the door 30 minutes prior to the performance. Proceeds from this concert will benefit the Frohnmayer Legacy Fund.
Walker, a New Orleans native who recently performed at Loyola for the "Frohnmayer Reunion and Tribute," is excited to return home.
"The upcoming recital is something I've always wanted to do here. It brings me great joy to sing songs that are really close to my heart," said Walker. "Without Loyola and vocal professor Philip Frohnmayer, I wouldn't have been able to develop my talent and discover my passion for music."
"It's wonderful to have him come back as a mature artist with so much to offer to the public and to our students," said Frohnmayer, who has known Walker for almost 20 years. "It's a kind of completion of a large segment of life for both of us, which I hope we will continue to enjoy for many years."
A critically-acclaimed bass baritone, Walker has sung at major venues around the world, including La Scala, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and Spain's San Sebastián Festival. He will return to the Metropolitan Opera this fall to reprise his performances of Parsi Rustomji in Phillip Glass' "Satyagraha."
Walker will also present a vocal masterclass on Friday, Sept. 23, at 4:30 p.m. Admission to the masterclass is free and open to the public.
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By KATHRYN FLAGG
STARKSBORO — As the last session of "Camp Common Ground" drew to a close last week, multigenerational campers piled into cars, boarded airplanes and took off for home. With the family camp attracting visitors from 40 states and several different countries, that trips home can, at times, be arduous.
For East Middlebury residents Bryan Carson, Holly Stark and their seven-year-old son Max, the end-of-vacation trek was, instead, a scant 21-mile jaunt down Route 116.
The family's decision to vacation close to home — to "staycation," as Carson quipped — is a trend many Vermonters have embraced to reduce vacation stress, take advantage of their own backyards and, in many cases, save time, resources and money.
Though the "staycation" is by no means a new phenomenon, according to Steve Cook, Vermont's deputy commissioner of tourism and marketing, it has, he said, "been the word of the summer." The Department of Tourism and Marketing has promoted in-state vacations to Vermonters for the last four years, and now, Cook said, other states are launching similar campaigns. Both New York and Connecticut kicked off their first-ever marketing campaigns for in-state tourism this year.
It's a trend that seems to be catching on. At Kampersville in Salisbury, owner Jean Wisnowski said she's never seen so many Vermonters flock to the Lake Dunmore campground.
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When she asks new campers about where they're from, she said, she's increasingly hearing from residents of Burlington, Winooski, and White Hall, N.Y. It's a notable change of pace for a business that usually attracts visitors from New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire.
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ADDISON COUNTY — State officials on Thursday restored two-way traffic on Route 125 from East Middlebury to Hancock, which had been reduced to one lane in spots for more than two weeks, and plan to repave damaged portions of the flood-ravaged road before the end of September.
While work is proceeding smoothly on that stretch of state highway, repairs to other Addison County roads and bridges damaged during the Aug. 6 storm and flooding — notably the Lower Plains Road Bridge in East Middlebury and portions of Route 53 near Lake Dunmore in Salisbury — are in somewhat of a holding pattern. Officials are waiting for word of whether federal disaster repair funds will be available and say time is needed to marshal other resources for these major projects.
Middlebury Director of Operations Dan Werner said it will likely be next summer before workers are able to replace the Lower Plains Road Bridge, a small span that was shifted by the swollen waters of the Middlebury River.
"Both (bridge) abutments were damaged," Werner said. "That bridge will have to be replaced."
Residents dependant on that bridge will therefore have to continue to make detours for the better part of a year. As the Addison Independent went to press, federal authorities had still not decided on whether to make an emergency declaration that would provide up to 75 percent of the money needed for flood-related damage repairs in portions of East Middlebury, Hancock, Ripton, Goshen, Salisbury, Leicester, Bridport and Forestdale.
MIDDLEBURY — When it comes to being green, Middlebury College takes the eco-cake, according to "Sierra," the magazine of the Sierra Club.
The September/October issue of the magazine, which ships out to 1.2 million readers, recognized the college as the number one school on a list of 10 "schools that get it," applauding the institution for its continued work as an environmental leader in higher education.
"Sierra" singled out a partnership that makes it easy for Middlebury students to offset carbon dioxide emissions associated with travel, and gave a nod of appreciation to grants for students to investigate environmental solutions like geothermal power while studying abroad. The feature also highlighted the college's waste management facilities, which recycle 60 percent of campus waste, and the new biomass generator, slated to kick into gear this winter.
The news proved exciting for the staff at the college, though the college's high standing among eco-friendly universities has often been pointed out by other rankings. Middlebury was one of six schools nationwide recognized this year by the Sustainable Endowments Institute as a sustainability leader, earning the institute's highest recognition.
But the high-profile "Sierra" feature is nonetheless a welcome pat on the back for the college.
"It's a nice acknowledgement of all the great things that we've been doing here," said Director of Sustainability Integration Jack Byrne.
"I'm so proud of what Middlebury's doing," said Dean of Environmental Affairs Nan Jenks-Jay. "It's about champions all throughout the system," she said, pointing to the staff members, faculty and administrators across the college spectrum who have worked to make the school more green.
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