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"What it is?" she asked when she saw the word butterfly in the story.
I switched to Spanish thinking she hadn't learned the word in English.
"Una mariposa. Mira." I pointed to the photograph.
Five-year old Marisa scrunched up her face and looked at me. "No, sé que es, maestra."
Marisa was stuck because she didn't know the word, the concept, of butterfly – the delicate wings of symmetry and colors, their connection to flowers, or even the size of one. It's hard to conceive a child not knowing this word, isn't it? But, not all parents communicate with their children in dialogue, helping them learn words. Five-year old Marisa exemplifies the stark differences in vocabulary that affect a child's ability to learn, to succeed in school.
Before Marisa could read and comprehend the book, she needed to know about butterflies.
I had three choices:
1) Switch to a book about she had background knowledge,
2) Teach her about butterflies and then try the book again later,
3) Make her continue reading a book the butterfly book, and hope for the best.
#3 is the worst choice for Marisa, because Marisa will have a difficult time comprehending about something she can't even visualize; but with Common Core Standards, I'd probably have to choose three and stick with the curriculum.
Common Core Standards is "a common core of internationally benchmarked standards in math and language arts" for the United States.
The problem with Common Core Standards is my student, Marisa. The problem with Common Core Standards is kids' individuality.
Learners learn best when they connect with the information, when they are interested in the information, and when they are READY to learn that information. I know it's not convenient, but the inconvenient truth is that five-year olds start school at different readiness places -- some reading words, some not knowing colors, numbers, or the word "butterfly."
Initially, it sounds fantastic to say we have high standards for students and they are x, y, and z.
Pushing teachers to teach "knowledge" doesn't consider the individual child. Better teaching looks at student growth, starting from where the students are, seeing them as individuals.
What's even more troubling, is the federal government, is developing MORE standardized tests – tests that will supposedly assess performance on the Common Core Standards. In fact, the government is spending $330 million to develop two national tests. I dare not think how many books that money would buy, how many teachers could be hire to lower class sizes, . . .
Have we learned nothing from the past? NCLB high-states testing does not and has NOT helped students. (Or we would not be working on the next "fix" for education.)
"What effect will the Common Core have on national achievement? The analysis presented here suggests very little impact. The quality of the Common Core standards is currently being hotly debated, but the quality of past curriculum standards has been unrelated to achievement" says the recent report from How Well Are American Students Learning? from The Brown Center on Education Policy.
A joint statement of Early Childhood Health and Education Professionals states, "WE HAVE GRAVE CONCERNS about the core standards for young children now being written by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers. The draft standards made public in January conflict with compelling new research in cognitive science, neuroscience, child development, and early childhood education about how young children learn, what they need to learn, and how best to teach them in kindergarten and the early grades."
Principal and elementary teacher, Joanne Yatvin, writes, "I could not see many elementary school children of any background or ability meeting the standards at the grades designated. In my view, as a former elementary teacher and principal, the standards overestimate the intellectual, physiological, and emotional development of young children, asking them to think analytically as they read or write, extract subtle meanings from a text, and make fine distinctions within and across texts."
Why are we repeating the same mistakes?
Does the government think this wolf in sheep's clothing will trick us?
I see you wolf, and I don't like your bully pulpit.
Readers, it's the same as the Lorax -- you need to speak up against this if you agree with me that it's not best for kids. We all need to speak up the wolf will gobble up our children's love of learning.
Who stands with me in defense of children's individuality as learners?
Read more about Common Core Standards:
on Edutopia
on advocate, Susan Ohanian's website


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March 26. 2014 11:35AM
UPDATE: Man held in Laconia drug case
— A man arrested Tuesday on drug charges after what police said was an eight-month investigation is in Belknap County jail after he was arraigned and held on $100,000 cash bail.
Police said Roger R. Perkins Jr., 31, and Windyann M. Plunkett, 30, both of 23 Gale Ave., were arrested following a raid on their home about 2 p.m. Tuesday. Perkins, who police said also lives in Methuen, Mass., was charged with two counts of possession of drugs with intent to distribute, and Plunkett was charged with one count of drug possession.
Laconia police seized cash, several types of controlled drugs, a revolver and semiautomatic, as well as a large quantity of electronic surveillance equipment including cameras, transmission and recording devices form the Gale Avenue home.
Perkins is scheduled for a probable cause hearing in 4th Circuit Court, Laconia District Division, on April 3. Plunkett is scheduled to appear in court May 8.

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Welcome to Racerhead, coming at you this time from a very crowded Starbucks in SoHo in lower Manhattan. Tomorrow night marks the return of Monster Energy AMA Supercross to the Northeast, something that hasn't happened since Jean-Michel Bayle was wearing #8 and talking about going road racing the same night he clinched the 1991 Camel Supercross title. I love this town, and I truly believe the riders do too—the ones I saw last night at the Pirelli shindig near Times Square certainly seemed to appreciate the city that truly never sleeps.
Of course the 2014 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season will come to a close and likely we will see Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto take his deserved place on the Mt. Rushmore of motorcycling. He is two points away from locking down a fourth straight title, and he's gone about it the hard way with that knee injury we don't know about. I have a feeling he will talk about his summer plans by the end of the weekend, and I now fear the news won't be good for the fans of the upcoming Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship. But for what it's worth, I have an issue with my knee, too, and it's daunting just to ride an escalator sometimes. I can only imagine what it's like to be the fastest man on the planet (sorry, AC222) and be using that limp to run the supercross show.
The bigger news, and worse news, is the crash involving Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Martin Davalos. What happened to him this week is downright tragic in sporting terms. The nicest guy you'll meet in the pits (and I know we seem to always say that about foreign athletes) will not be in New Jersey tomorrow night to battle for the 250 East Region crown because the gods of racing dealt him a cruel hand. Just thirty laps away from winning a title that has eluded him for nearly a decade, he crashed while practicing this week and fractured an ankle and foot and jacked up the other one as well. He won't win that title—the very cool, very capable, and very fast GEICO Honda rider Justin Bogle almost certainly will—and may never see a chance like this again. I think I can speak for a lot of folks in and around the sport when I say this is downright sad, and I with Martin the best. He won two main events, he rode with passion in every race, and he deserved better, but that's how it goes in motorsports, and it's a big part of why we love/hate it.
Strangely, after an amazing run of race wins, the bottom fell out of Mitch Payton's luck and all three of his 250 East Region contenders—all race winners—are now on the sidelines. The Pro Circuit reversal of fortune has been so quick and devastating that it's hard to even believe that Martin, Adam Cianciarulo (shoulder), and Blake Baggett (eye injury) are all parked now.
But the show must go on, and I believe tomorrow night's return to East Rutherford will be a smash hit for Feld Motor Sports and the series in general. As a Northeasterner (six-hour drive from Morgantown), I am really glad to see a supercross back here after all these years. Once upon a time they raced in Boston, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Philly, D.C., Cleveland, and of course what's now called MetLife Stadium. The reasons they haven't been back are as complex as global warming and union labor combined, but now is a great time to take a risk on this side of the country and make it happen. I hope they have 72,000 people there tomorrow night, and I hope it leads to more SX races in this corner in the years to come. Feld has gone over the top in promoting the event, and I think they even sent those dazzling Monster Girls to the New York Stock Exchange to ring the bell this morning. Chad Reed and Andrew Short and Josh Grant and the Red Bull KTM folks, and even the injured Adam Cianciarulo, have been here for most of the week preaching the gospel of supercross, and I hope those turnstiles are humming tomorrow night as a result.
And a big thanks to everyone at Pirelli for the invite to a swanky and fun cocktail party last night at their U.S. headquarters near Times Square. They invited the athletes, media, and all of the folks from Feld Motor Sports to stop by and say hello, and it was a fun deal through and through. Then I ended up at an host-to-God speakeasy in Hell's Kitchen and did some quality bench-racing with all of the Racer Xers who drove up to support the race—and it was a free weekend!
But as I close this out—sightseeing and #signjousting are calling my name—I want to tip my cap to Martin Davalos. We've all had the misfortune of seeing great young men crash and injure themselves at the most inopportune times, but this one had particular cruelty to it. Adam Cianciarulo will get more chances to win a title, and so will Justin Bogle, Blake Baggett, and all of the other guys who've been in this championship hunt. But for Davalos, this was his time, and he worked hard and through a lot of adversity to get this shot. To lose it now, in such a damn shitty way, is a tragic twist of fate. I wish him the best, and I hope he comes back in 2015 and gets right back up there.
Here's the rest of Racerhead—thanks for stopping by.
THE LATEST (Steve Matthes)
Going into this weekend's supercross at MetLife Stadium there are precious few things in terms of story lines going on. Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto just has to roll around in the main event to secure his fourth straight supercross title (and who thinks he's really just going to roll around out there?), and with Martin Davalos' devastating practice crash practically giving Justin Bogle his first championship, the 250SX East series isn't exactly capturing anyone's attention.
But there's still plenty more going on around the sport and here are a few of them.
- I think we'd all agree that Davalos' crash is about the worst possible thing to happen to him. I'm here to tell you that it's not all bad. With the crash, it's now possible for Davalos to ride 250SX yet again next year. If he won the title, he would be out. And although he captured his first two career supercross wins this year, he's yet to do much outdoors, and I for one don't think he would be very stellar in the deep 450 Class. So yes, the injury sucks, but with his contract up this year, no matter what coast he chooses next year he'll be a title favorite. I'd say Martin Davalos just made himself a lot of money next year. I'm sure he and his team would want to win the title this year, because you can never guarantee anything in this sport, but this injury isn't all bad for Davalos. Sure, maybe it's 90 percent bad, but there is that 10 percent of a silver lining.
- With Blake Baggett also not racing this weekend or next (the PR says an eye injury, and to be fair, Blake did suffer a bad cut above the eye a couple of weeks ago, but that's not the reason he's not racing. He's not racing because he doesn't want to point out of the class for next year), the Pro Circuit team won't even be at the race. This is unfathomable considering that only a few short weeks ago the team held the 1-2-3 spots in the 250SX class and was a lock for the title with Adam Cianciarulo and then, when he was hurt, Davalos.
- You want rumors? The latest one I heard from very well-placed people on both sides of the border have defending Canadian MX1 Champion Brett Metcalfe filling in for Villopoto on the factory team (I know DC said last week he heard Villopoto might try to race with a bad knee, but I keep hearing he's out) and ex-RCH rider (after Las Vegas) Josh Hill going up to Canada to fill in for Metty. Crazy, right? I don't know what Leading Edge Kawasaki in Canada (Metcalfe's team) would want with releasing Metcalfe from his contract to head south, but methinks Kawasaki USA did something for them to make them let go of the #1 plate up there. I don't think this deal is done, but there are some serious talks behind the scenes to see if this can happen.
- Meanwhile, Metcalfe was seen working with Chad Reed's team, and all I can think is that he's running through some parts for when Reed gets back (Chad's going to be under the gun to be 100 percent ready for Glen Helen), which is a smart move by Reed, or he's also going to race Glen Helen for Discount Tire/Team 22 before he goes to Canada … unless of course he's riding for Monster Energy Kawasaki.
- Villopoto gets his teammate back this week as Jake Weimer returns to action after getting hurt at one of the Anaheims. Welcome back to the Jakester!
- With Baggett and Davalos sitting out the last two East Coast supercrosses, you know who has a very good shot at finishing third in the 250SX series? Factory Metal Works' Vince Friese, that's who! Yes, Freise needs 21 points in the next two rounds to get third behind Bogle and Davalos, and that's a pretty impressive season if he makes it happen. If he gets really nuts and gets a couple of podiums, he can even pass Davalos and finish second overall.
- Before I leave you, when I think of New York SX, I think of former factory Kawasaki rider Eddie Warren and how he got his one and only 450SX podium at the Meadowlands in 1987. Ah, Eddie, we hardly knew ya.
Some links:
The great Paul Buckley has allowed us access to his archives, and we're trying to get some subjects of these photos to tell us a story. This week it's Broc Glover talking about his later years at Yamaha.
Michael Byrne and Jason Weigandt joined me to talk about this weekend's race on the Fly Racing Moto:60 Show presented by N-Fab.
I'm rebuilding a 1990 KX250 for some reason, and it's not being put together and will be ready to ride soon. Read the third installment of #project90 is here.
WHAT IT TAKES TO RACE HERE (Weege)
A few days ago I penned this tale about the first attempt at a NJ/NY supercross from 1987-1991. Back then the event could barely draw 30,000 fans, and with the extremely high cost of doing business anywhere in the Northeast—and the New York City region, especially—it just couldn't work, so the race went away.
So tomorrow night is the measuring stick. Has the sport grown enough over the last 20 years to draw enough fans to actually make the event work? Seems like it. I heard they had already sold 55,000 seats by yesterday afternoon, and the only seats left are into the upper tier of the building (the building has a seating capacity of just over 80,000). They expect 60,000 fans, easy, and I'd think 70,000 is doable. That's double what the race drew back in the 1980s, and a real sign of this sport's rising popularity, as well as the impressive marketing and sales work by the folks at Feld. They've really been pounding the pavement getting the visibility up for this race, and it worked.
Still, it's expensive to do business here. I heard yesterday that this race costs three times more than the average supercross, and it's so expensive and requires so much promotion that it still probably won't be profitable, even with 60,000 fans. Feld could make much more money, I'd gather, just going back to New Orleans and spending 1/3rd the money to get 3/4 of the crowd. But this event is much more of an investment in the overall visibility of supercross as opposed to a profit center.
We got to see the track yesterday on press day, the dirt looked pretty hard and dry, but I think they were planning ahead just in case it rains. Tomorrow's forecast is clear but there's a slight chance of some rain today. Ryan Dungey commented in the press conference that the dirt was softer than he expected and he'd probably go with a soft terrain tire. There's also a cool rhythm lane that a few riders were quadding with a tabletop-single-tabletop combo. It was big, but Ryan Villopoto and Jake Weimer, amongst others, had it dialed.
In addition, it just happens to work out that Villopoto could wrap the title here, which gives the race a kind of grand-finale feeling even though it's the next-to-last round. No offense, but I've attended a championship celebration party at the former penultimate round, in Salt Lake City, and I'm going to guess that a celebration in New York will probably one up that.
Martin Davalos wasn't the only one to be dealt a cruel blow this week. Four different Grand Prix racers—two of them moto winners already—went down hard while practicing earlier this week. Max Nagl, Todd Waters, MX2 title contender Glenn Coldenhof, and Mike Kras all crashed hard, albeit at two different racetracks, and the result was not pretty. Get week soon to all of those guys, plus the alarmingly long injury list here as well.
Ken Block vs. Neymar Jr.:
We got this note and the photos from longtime reader Billy "BDMX25" Disney:
"I have had this out in the barn for years, to the best of my knowledge it is a late '60s, early 70's 100cc Rockwell by Taka. From what I have been told Taka made the motorcycle and if you ordered X amount you could have your company name on them! But I have no idea if that is true or not... Anyway, I knew if anyone knew, it would be one of the Racerhead readers."
Okay, who can help Billy Disney figure this little minicycle mystery out? email@example.com
Remember Dangerous Joe Bonello? He's still around, and he's still one of the funniest, most entertaining people you will ever meet in the pits. Joe read my list of Americans who went to Europe and wanted to add some notes on some of the guys mentioned, and some overlooked:
"Billy Clements was the first American to actually score a GP point... Louie Franco rode in Europe for several years, but mainly International races etc. Mike Guerra was the last rider ever to win a GP on a Swedish built Husky (totally forgotten in MX history, Guerra that is). Mike Young rode a VOR , or a Vertamti in 500s and did pretty well, may have won a moto or two? Gary Semics rode a private CR500 for two years and got a couple of top fives or so, but the factory bikes were gone in front of him. Tom Carson rode a bunch of Board Cross, Internationals, etc., he was good rider. Mike Healey ALMOST won the world title, but Stanton beat him in the final GP in Japan and cost Healey the Championship! (two points I think?) Tallon Vohland actually led the GP Championship a couple of times, fast dude, Rodney Smith as well! Matt Goerke also rode a bunch of off-season races, several other Americans as well. And Mike Alessi rode two GPs a few years ago while staying with Carioli, I think he got a top three but no wins. There's a bunch more, but I'm too tired to remember, duh!"
I should add that the Professor of Motocross himself, Gary Bailey, was awarded some trips across the Atlantic in the late sixties as the Top American of the pre-championship era and raced many times on the continent, but he did not actually race the FIM World Championship while he was over there. As I have said many times before about Barry Higgins, Gary Bailey was born way ahead of his time.
That's all we've got right now. Thanks for reading, and enjoy the return of Northeast supercross. See you at the races.


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AT-AT Walker (All Terrain Armored Transport)
The All Terrain Armored Transport, or AT-AT walker, is a four-legged transport and combat vehicle used by the Imperial ground forces. Standing over 20 meters tall with blast-impervious armor plating, these massive constructs are used as much for psychological effect as they are for tactical advantage.
- Height: 22.5m ,
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When Agent Kallus and the Empire tracked the Ghost crew to Seelos, they brought with them a new kind of weapon: the AT-AT. Massive and powerful, the rebels' clone trooper friends were impressed with the four-legged tanks' advances in engineering, armor, and firepower. Their modified AT-TE was no match.
Three of the transports were dispatched in total, chasing the rebels into a blinding sandstorm. Through the Force, Kanan the Jedi was able to "see" the walkers and advised the clones on where and when to strike. It proved to be a successful strategy, as a direct hit to the neck of the nearest AT-AT sent the vehicle toppling. Once out of the sandstorm, the battle continued. Zeb, Kanan, and Ezra eventually commandeered one of the walkers, helping Captain Rex to destroy the only remaining AT-AT, and Kallus ordered a hasty retreat.
AT-ATs drove the Empire's assault on the Rebel base during the Battle of Hoth. The gigantic combat vehicles were air-dropped onto the snowy world, where they marched toward the command center and were met by Rebel defenses. Snowspeeders first attempted to blast the AT-ATs, but the walkers' armor proved too strong. Commander Luke Skywalker ordered his squadron to use harpoons and tow cables, tying the legs of the hulking transports. Though this tactic proved effective at toppling a walker, the Rebels were ultimately unable to stop the Empire's advance. General Veers, leading the surface attack, targeted and destroyed the Rebel base's main power generator. Imperial forces, along with Darth Vader, entered the base -- though most Rebels had been able to escape.
AT-ATs were used by the Empire as transports on Endor, the forest world that was home to the Death Star II's shield generator. Due to the dense forests and brush, the smaller, more agile AT-STs were primarily used during the Battle of Endor.
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AT-AT Pilots
The Empire's combat drivers are trained to handle everything in the Imperial ground arsenal, but AT-AT pilots see themselves as elite, controlling their massive four-footed assault vehicles in combat against Rebel targets. While driving early models of their massive walking tanks, AT-AT pilots nearly annihilated the Ghost crew and three surviving clones on Seelos, and later obeyed General Veers' orders during the Empire's advance on Hoth's Echo Base, destroying numerous snowspeeders and blasting apart the Rebels' ground defenses.
Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker was a Tatooine farmboy who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the greatest Jedi the galaxy has ever known. Along with his friends Princess Leia and Han Solo, Luke battled the evil Empire, discovered the truth of his parentage, and ended the tyranny of the Sith. A generation later, the location of the famed Jedi master was one of the galaxy's greatest mysteries. Haunted by Ben Solo's fall to evil and convinced the Jedi had to end, Luke sought exile on a distant world, ignoring the galaxy's pleas for help. But his solitude would be interrupted – and Luke Skywalker had one final, momentous role to play in the struggle between good and evil.
Secluded in a remote corner of the galaxy, the forest moon of Endor would easily have been overlooked by history were it not for the decisive battle that occurred there. The lush, forest home of the Ewok species is the gravesite of Darth Vader and the Empire itself. It was here that the Rebel Alliance won its most crucial victory over the Galactic Empire.


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'Fugitive of the Week' Benjamin Labrecque arrested in New York
July 10. 2013 5:28PM
CONCORD — "Fugitive of the Week" Benjamin Labrecque, 20, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Bronx, N.Y., on Wednesday.
This arrest was made after deputy marshals received tips indicating that Labrecque was residing in the Bronx. The New Hampshire fugitive task force coordinated Labrecque's arrest through the U.S. Marshals in New York, who arrested Labrecque without incident.
Labrecque had been wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant issued by the Hillsborough County Superior Court for a probation violation stemming from an original conviction and sentence for robbery, criminal threatening and resisting arrest.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office had requested the assistance of the fugitive task force to find and arrest Labrecque. Labreque was the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force's featured "Fugitive of the Week" on May 9, which is seen on several outlets including the New Hampshire Union Leader.
Labrecque is being held in New York as a fugitive from justice, pending his return to New Hampshire.


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When Brian Bailey and Tim Hug opened their first two Old Carolina barbecue restaurants, people wanted Bailey to franchise the place in the first month. It's a process.
In 2006, when Brian Bailey and Tim Hug opened their first two Old Carolina barbecue restaurants, people wanted Bailey to franchise the place in the first month. Bailey, though, has never gone about building a restaurant empire over night.
It's a process.
When Old Carolina added macaroni and cheese as a side item a few years ago, Bailey and Hug spent more than a year perfecting the recipe. They tasted, tested and tweaked the recipe and ingredients from suppliers until they had one they believed was perfect. It was just a side item, but Old Carolina, by that time, had a reputation for great food. The mac and cheese needed to have a southern hint to it, like the concept of Old Carolina.
Old Carolina has grown beyond Stark County (Stow, Stongsville, Lyndhurst and Fairlawn) to eight stores. Bailey and Hug formed Ichor Restaurant Group, which is the umbrella company that Old Carolina, Baja Pizzafish and two new places fall under. In December, Ichor will open Smoke The Burger Joint on Portage where Jojutlas Mexican Grill used to be.
There are plans to open Wedge Grilled Cheese soon as well. Bailey experiments his grilled cheese wedges with his teenage daughter and her friends.
How have two guys taken an idea and turned it into a profitable, growing business?
"There's a difference between opening a restaurant and opening a concept," Bailey said. "Concepts have a greater chance to succeed than restaurants. Anybody can feed you, but who can feed you in a place you connect with? Our recipe for success starts with an inspiration."
The inspiration of Old Carolina was to tell the story of roadside BBQ shacks in the south, but do it with quality products. Ichor opened Baja Pizzafish because it is the "food that fuels the active lifestyle of Southern California."
Smoke, the new burger joint, is a concept that's a little more difficult. Burgers aren't universal to any part of the country.
Flavor profiles, however, are.
There will be flavors
based on parts of the country. After testing more than two dozen blends of beef mixtures from suppliers, Ichor settled on an angus beef with brisket and short loin blend in it.
"We're paying a premium for a custom blend of beef," Bailey said. "But we're still able to keep our burger prices in the $6-$8 range."
Bailey and Hug have a franchise goal in mind. It's lofty, but who thought they'd get this far? The first two restaurants opened in 2006, a third in 2009, two more in 2011, and they started franchising this year.
Next year is when they plan to expand outside of Ohio. They have a signed agreement in place to open a store in Ann Arbor and plans are in the works for Pittsburgh. The goal is "555 by 2025."
"Based on average unit volume sales, 555 units is a billion-dollar brand," Bailey said. "That's our goal."
Bailey has yet to open a concept that has failed. I wouldn't bet against that 555 goal right now.
Those who frequent downtown Canton restaurants at lunch hour have wondered what has happened to the Lion's Den? It was a charming, upscale eatery, but owner Frank DeMetro is changing gears a little.
The Lion's Den is still open and he is including breakfast hours.
"Upscale is not working downtown with anybody," DeMetro said. "We will still have entertainment on the weekends. We are going to open the dance floor on the other side and offer breakfast this time around. We will be open for lunch and dinner Wednesday-Saturday with live entertainment."
Part of downscaling is taking a look at the menu. Before, DeMetro said he had six seafood items being flown in.
"We were trying to compete with Benders, and they've been there for 125 years," DeMetro said.
For example, Lion's Den was offering dolphin and getting about 20 pounds of dolphin meat delivered from Hawaii via UPS at almost $20 a pound. Halibut cost about $20 a pound as well.
"Everything is expensive," DeMetro said. "It's hard to make money in the restaurant business unless you have volume."
Still, the bread and butter of the restaurant business is alcohol and liquor sales.
There are two coffee shops in downtown Canton already (Carpe Diem and Muggswigz) and there will be a third before the end of the month if all goes according to plan.
Tommy Beppler is no stranger to people in Stark County. He used to make cheesecakes for more than a dozen restaurants around town. He is moving his Esspresso Yourself coffee shop out of B Loco's and into a small storefront next door. Beppler used to own Mojo's on Hills and Dales, so the coffee business isn't new.
"We had a coffee cart in B Loco's and it just wasn't a good working situation for either of us," Beppler said. "You would think one would draw from the other, but there's just too much conflict. Marriage and business partnerships are tedious."
There are 39 attorneys in the building where Esspresso Yourself will be (corner of West Tuscarawas and 2nd Street), and Beppler plans on offering service to them. His daughter, Geli Ellsworth, will run it.
Esspresso Yourself will offer some baked goods, mostly biscotti, but he won't have Mary Ann Donuts. He experimented with that at B Loco's, but said he was only making about 50 cents a day on the donuts.
It didn't take long for the Jimmy John's sub shop to get up and running at 4201 West Tuscarawas St., in the Country Fair Shopping Center. ... Springbook Plaza, which is now owned by Scott Fitzpatrick, has added 30,000 feet of new tenants. Fitzpatrick said plans are still moving forward to develop 65 acres along Applegrove and Frank behind BJ's Wholesale. "I'm very confident it is coming together," Fitzpatrick said. "It's not exploding like we'd like, but neither is anything else in this business. We fight the little wars and try to win them."


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For most pups, the best part of a car ride is feeling the breeze in their furry faces as they stick their head out the window. Despite the feel good nature of this pleasurable experience, it's actually a very dangerous habit.
In the early days of automobiles, most cars did not have windshields and their top speed was approximately 45 mph. Given those conditions, drivers wore goggles to protect their eyes. Now that we have windshields to protect us, you wouldn't consider sticking your unprotected head out the window at 45 mph. Then why let your dog?
Allowing your dog to let it stick its head out the window is a very dangerous habit. Their eyes are exposed to dirt, rocks, dust and other debris. These materials can easily puncture and scratch your dog's eyes. A line of pet goggles has come out, which are to help prevent these types of injuries. However, even if you can train your dog not to paw them off his head, there are still many other dangers when your dog's head is out the window while driving.
Damage to the ears is another big concern. When the dog's ears flap in the wind, his soft ear flaps (pinnae) can easily become irritated, swell and become very tender. The constant and rapid flapping of the pinnae against your dog's head from high-speed winds causes trauma to the ear and results in swelling. Repeated trauma such as this can cause lifelong problems for your pup.
Allowing your dog to stick his head out the window can also lead to more severe outcomes, such as falling out of the car or getting his head stuck in the window opening. Taking a turn a bit too fast, traveling over bumpy terrain or an overly excited pup can cause your dog to lose balance and easily fall out of the window. These types of incidents occur more frequently than one might imagine and can cause severe injury or death to dogs.
It should go without saying, but another very dangerous idea is to allow your dog to ride in the bed of a pickup truck. All of the dangers of sticking its head out the window from inside the car are increased, since the bed of a pickup offers little or no protection from wind, debris or falls. In addition, a pickup's metal bed can reach dangerously high temperatures on hot days, which can cause damage to the soft tissue on a dog's paws.
The best place for your dog to ride is in the back seat or cargo area of your vehicle, properly restrained of course. Utilizing a pet safety belt, car seat, vehicle pet barrier or a travel crate is the best ways to ensure that your pup's travels are happy and safe. Sure, crack the window, but no heads out!
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Read John 15:1-17
The psalmist wrote, "I say to the Lord, 'You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.'"
Psalm 16:2 (NRSV)
Recently I underwent knee-replacement surgery. Immediately afterward I made amazing progress. I was able to walk with help the next day, and without any help in two days. The other patients were amazed. But my speedy recovery was due in large part to the fact that I had very little pain. I assumed my lack of pain was a result of my physical strength, so I stopped taking the prescribed pain medication. The day after I quit taking the medication, I had so much pain I felt like I had been run over by a truck. I learned then that it wasn't my strength that had been allowing my progress as much as it was the pain medicine.
As I look back over my life, I realize that my relationship with God has been something like my recovery from that surgery. At times I have taken credit for some act of mercy, forgetting that God is the source of any goodness in me. The reality is that I have never done anything worthwhile -- loved any person, preached any sermon, led any program -- apart from the inspiration and power of God's Holy Spirit. God has been the source of any and all acts of goodness in my life. In the words of Psalm 16, "You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you."
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Thought for the Day: What good does God want to do through me today?
Prayer: Holy yet personal God, we give thanks that you honor us by working through us. Help us to see your hand of love in our lives, and help us to faithfully follow your lead. Amen.
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Projects include two hotels, construction of a visitor's center and retail space for a winery in Lockport's Old City Hall
The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency board of directors accepted applications for assistance for four tourism projects in Niagara Falls and Lockport on Wednesday. All applications will be reviewed and voted on at the board's March meeting after public meetings are held regarding each individual project.
It is estimated that the projects will retain 17 full-time jobs and 47 part-time jobs, while creating approximately 50 new full-time jobs and about 20 seasonal and part-time jobs. The projects also will generate more than $10 million in capital investment. The applications submitted are projects that include a hotel refurbishment and a hotel conversion in Niagara Falls, and a new visitor's center and winery along the Flight of Five - Erie Canal Locks 67-71 - in Lockport.
"These are all tourism-related projects that meet the criteria for assistance by our agency, and our board is very pleased that two of the projects utilized the Opportunity Zone program, which was specifically created to incent investment in the cities of Niagara Falls and Lockport," said Lockport Mayor and acting NCIDA Chairman Michael Tucker. "I am personally pleased to see the continued investment along and around the Flight of Five as the potential of this historic project for our city will provide a huge economic impact not only in Lockport, but Niagara County."
Local hotelier B.F. Patel, through Indian Ocean LLC, is seeking a commercial payment in lieu of taxes and sales tax and mortgage recording tax exemptions to invest $6.650 million to convert a vacant office building at 900 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls, into a Courtyard Marriott hotel. The conversion includes an addition of a third floor and general improvements to the rest of the historic structure. When completed, the new hotel would create 24 new jobs and nine part-time jobs with a total annual payroll of approximately $700,000. The estimated annual community benefit is $3.37 million.
Hydraulic Race Co. is the operator of the Lockport Cave and Underground Boat Ride in Lockport. The company is proposing to construct a 1,136-square-foot visitor's center at 5 Gooding St. Hydraulic Race Co. is seeking a five-year Opportunity Zone PILOT and sales tax and mortgage recording tax exemptions. The total project cost is $104,300, with estimated annual community benefit of $172,100.
Maid of the Mist Hospitality LLC is seeking to invest $4 million to refurbish the Comfort Inn The Pointe located at One Prospect Pointe in Niagara Falls. In order to retain the Comfort Inn franchise from Choice Hotels, refurbishments and upgrades must be performed with completion deadlines. Maid of the Mist Hospitality is requesting a 10-year commercial PILOT sales tax and mortgage recording tax exemptions. The total annual estimated benefit to the community is approximately $3.9 million.
Geise Properties LLC - Old City Hall is seeking a five-year Opportunity Zone and sales tax exemptions to renovate space within this historic property located at 2 Pine St., Lockport, which will be leased to the Flight of Five Winery as well as other food and tourism retail operations. The renovations are estimated to cost $200,000, with an estimated annual community benefit of $1.145 million. Birdsong Holly, a renowned Lockport inventory, designed and constructed the first functional water turbine in the building, and Geise Properties intends to renovate this original power source.
"We know how critically important it is to retain and create jobs, but we cannot lose sight of the fact that we need to invest in our tourism industry in order to create a critical mass of quality lodging, as well as venues and attractions to get people to our region to visit and spend money," Tucker said.
The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency is a not-for-profit public benefit corporation established in 1972 by the Niagara County Legislature. Under the provisions of the New York Industrial Development Agency Act, the NCIDA is empowered to actively attract and develop economically sound commerce and industry, thereby fostering job opportunities, general prosperity, and economic welfare for all residents of Niagara County. The NCIDA utilizes a variety of financing, tax incentive and job training programs to induce economic growth. Many of these programs can be employed individually to meet a specific need or assembled to form a comprehensive development package.


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GTA 5 multiplayer to redefine open world games, Rockstar teases
Grand Theft Auto 5's multiplayer is said to do for open world games what 2001's GTA 3 did for single player, according to Rockstar North head Leslie Benzies.
Speaking with IGN, Benzies offered a few scant teasers regarding his studio's ambition for GTA 5's multiplayer, "For GTA V we want to push all of these to a new level while incorporating new gameplay elements that would not have been possible before.
"The ability to switch between different characters allows the player to do things that wouldn't have been possible in any other GTA game, and on the multiplayer side we hope that GTA V will do for multiplayer open world games what GTA 3 did for open world single-player games."
When asked for more information on multiplayer, Benzies replied, "That's what we're working on, but we're not ready to talk about it just yet. Refining open world multiplayer into something really special has been a huge focus of development and we are very excited to share more information with people soon."
Details are thin but Benzies talks big game. We already know that GTA 5's mutliplayer will see the crew system from Max Payne 3 carried over, and that Rockstar wants your feedback on how to make its multiplayer better.
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We built a new home and installed a WaterFurnace geothermal system in November 2011. The system is set up with 4 zones, 3 on the main floor and one for the basement. We live on a lake in NC and the coils are 13' deep in the lake. From the time it was installed, it worked perfectly. We were able to adjust all thermostats to control individual temperatures, and keep the settings lower in the winter and warmer in the summer. Bills were low and the house (which has complete envelope foam insulation) was quite comfortable. We also installed hot water from this system to the HW heater.
Then last fall we got a "Call for Service" notification on all of the thermostats. Our technician (very motivated and helpful) came out and found a problem where the pipe leading to the HW heater had steam coming from it. He shut that down. After consulting with WaterFurnace, and doing some additional testing, they determined that the problem was the main board, the thermistor, and the shutoff valve. After a while they replaced these.
But while waiting for this repair, and even after replacement, we keep getting "Call for Service". So we did some testing. First we tested all thermostats to see if leaving one off would keep the system from needing service. It turned out that the one on the west side of the house was the culprit. As long as we left this off, we never got a "Call for Service." So we swapped two of the thermostats and the west zone still had the problem, meaning that it wasn't the thermostat, it was the zone. In the meantime, our home is no longer comfortable, and the bills have increased by 50% over what they had been last year. Since recent weather has been more temperate, I can't attribute this to temperature.
Today, our technician brought an expert from WaterFurnace with him. This person has 15 years of experience with Geothermal systems. At the end of the discussion, they told my wife that (1) the problem is that when a single zone is running, there is too little airflow though the constricted ducts, and the system overheats, and (2) the reason that the bills have gone up is that when the system overheats, it uses the emergency electric heat. So, as a temporary measure until they have a better idea what to do, they have increased the airflow from 25% to 70% in the west zone (or may be in all zones - I wasn't there and my wife didn't tell me).
So my question is this. If a WaterFurnace system is set up to be zoned in four zones, why is ours having this problem? And does their explanation of what is happening with the system overheating and the emergency electric heat kicking in make sense?
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NEW YORK (AP) — Random House says it plans to publish a young adult adaption of Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling survival saga "Unbroken."
Barbara Marcus, president and publisher of Random House Children's Books, said Thursday the adaption will be published on Veteran's Day, Nov. 11, with a first printing of 200,000 copies.
"Unbroken: An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive" chronicles the true story of Lou Zamperini, a World War II hero and track star who ran in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
A motion picture based on the book and directed by Angelina Jolie is set for release on Christmas Day.
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A new food and grocery business opening in the Laurelwood Collection this week will seek to draw in foodies and health-conscious shoppers with a distinctive product focus.
The concept behind The Mighty Olive is that of an artisan olive oil and vinegar market.
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The shop will focus on selling dozens of flavors of premium-quality olive oils and vinegars – a concept the husband-and-wife ownership team saw elsewhere, then "fell in love with it, did some research and got hooked."
That's according to Carol Braslow, a former corporate director of purchasing for Peabody Hotel Group. Braslow said she was looking to start a new chapter in her professional career, so she and her husband, Sam, decided to launch their new venture, which opened Tuesday, Nov. 12.
And it's not just racks of olive oil in bottles that they're selling. The Mighty Olive also will help customers with recipes and product pairings, and will facilitate cooking demonstrations, among other things.
"We know how healthy olive oil is, and the taste is unbelievable," said Braslow, whose husband is a former owner of A. Schwab dry goods, the venerable Downtown Memphis store. "It makes cooking easy, you can put it on so many things, and it's really tasty. A lot of the concept (behind The Mighty Olive) is also about pairing things together, so we'll suggest things, we'll give out recipes and do cooking demonstrations."
The Braslows settled on Laurelwood as their destination after considering other possible locations and gravitating toward the idea of putting their store in "the center of Memphis." The store, at 4615 Poplar Ave., also carries specialty items in addition to oils, including a line of bath products.
The Mighty Olive will offer specialty chocolate made with olive oil, as well as products such as salts, pasta, bath products and a variety of kitchen gadgets such as cheese boards.
"We'll also be baking bread here, too," Braslow said. "The main idea is for you to come here and taste things, and if you don't like it, you don't have to buy it."
Braslow will draw on her extensive professional background to help make the business a success. As corporate director of purchasing for Peabody, she was responsible for things such as capital purchases and national contracts for hotels owned and managed by Peabody Hotel Group.
The New York native also worked on setting product standards in the company's hotels and, in 2010, managed the purchasing related to a $450 million renovation and expansion of the Peabody Orlando hotel, a project that encompassed 1,641 guest rooms and 300,000 square feet of meeting space.
In 1999, the hotel company gave her its employee of the year award.
Olive oil has devoted fans, including Lionsgate Entertainment founder Frank Giustra, who reportedly carries several bottles in his luggage whenever he travels. According to a report earlier this year in The Vancouver Sun, Giustra's interests now extend to agri-business, and he recently won an award for producing "the best organic, medium-blend olive oil in the world."
"We're going for premium-quality products here," Braslow said of The Mighty Olive, adding that the 1,800-square-foot space was renovated extensively. "Olive oil will eventually replace a lot of other oils."
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RICHMOND, Ky. - Zach Stephens went 3-for-3 and Seth Lucio pitched 5.1 innings in relief for his second win of the season as the Tennessee Tech baseball team (8-6, 2-1) took down the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (4-7, 1-2), 5-4, to win its fourth series of the 2013 season.
Only one EKU batter managed multiple hits in the contest. Kenny Hostrander managed two hits for one RBI. Brent Cobb, who pitched six innings for the Colonels picked up his third loss of the season after giving up four runs, three of which were earned.
Tech received production from all over the lineup as four different players recorded RBI against the Colonels. Lead-off man Zach Zarzour, Stephens, Brandon Thomasson, and Daniel Miles all drove in runs as the four players combined for seven of the Golden Eagles' eight hits in the contest.
Eastern Kentucky started things off on the day, grabbing a run in the bottom of the first inning. The Colonels seemed to still be rolling off the adrenaline from the prior contest when they scored 18 runs. Tech quickly changed the atmosphere of the game, however, as Jacob Honea struck out two straight batters to end another scoring threat in the first.
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Lucio entered the contest in the bottom of the fourth in relief and never looked back. He gave up just two hits and one run over the final 5.1 innings, striking out a season-high five batters.
In the ninth inning with Zarzour on second, Eastern Kentucky decided it had seen enough of Stephens for the day, intentionally walking the slugger, who was 3-for-3 with a walk already at that point, to set up a force at third base. Thomasson did not take kindly to the sentiment, lacing an RBI double down the left field line to give the Golden Eagles the eventual game-winning run.
Lucio pitched himself out of a jam in the bottom of the ninth to seal the win for the Golden Eagles and improve their OVC record to 2-1 on the young season.
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IPSec vuln announced
NISCC has posted an advisory for IPSEC implementations. Seems that any configuration of IPSec that uses ESP, IP protocol 50 (Encapsulating Security Payload), with confidentiality (encryption) only is affected. In addition, reports of some configurations of AH (Authentication Header), IP protocol 51 are also affected.
The impact of this vulnerability is huge (well, assuming that you arent using data integrity already), as the attacker could get the plaintext version of the communication. As was pointed out to me by an ISC reader, the default on most VPN servers is to include data integrity with ESP. This is one good case where most people probably dont stray too far from the default config *sic*.
Principal workaround: Ensure that you use ESP with integrity protection.
It's always scary when you learn that a (suite of) protocol like IPSec, thats widely accepted by the community as being secure, suddently as a bad flaw revealed.
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Director Michael Bay has a new toy in "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" — British model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, who replaces Megan Fox as the love interest for Shia LaBeouf's human hero in the center of the warring-alien-robots franchise.
Huntington-Whiteley is equipped for Bay's brusque shooting style in a way that Fox (who in the media likened her director's on-set behavior to Napoleon and Hitler) was not, according to LaBeouf.
"Megan developed this Spice Girl strength, this woman-empowerment [stuff] that made her feel awkward about her involvement with Michael, who some people think is a very lascivious filmmaker, the way he films women," LaBeouf said. "Mike films women in a way that appeals to a 16-year-old sexuality. It's summer. It's Michael's style. And I think [Fox] never got comfortable with it. This is a girl who was taken from complete obscurity and placed in a sex-driven role in front of the whole world and told she was the sexiest woman in America. And she had a hard time accepting it. When Mike would ask her to do specific things, there was no time for fluffy talk. We're on the run. And the one thing Mike lacks is tact. There's no time for [LaBeouf assumes a gentle voice] 'I would like you to just arch your back 70 degrees.'"
Huntington-Whiteley, on the other hand, must have arched her back just right when Bay shot her in a Victoria's Secret ad in 2009, because months after Fox's trash-talking peaked, the director cut the actress' character, Mikaela Banes, from the third "Transformers" movie and replaced her with the newcomer.
"Rosie comes with this Victoria's Secret background, and she's comfortable with it, so she can get down with Mike's way of working and it makes the whole set vibe very different," LaBeouf said.
It's not just the set environment that changed when Huntington-Whiteley arrived, LaBeouf said, but the relationship between his character, Sam Witwicky, and his lady. In "Dark of the Moon," a Cybertronian spacecraft has been discovered on the moon and the alien robots are stirring. Sam, who fought beside the good-guy Autobots in two wars with the Decepticons, has graduated from college, only to face a breakup with Mikaela and an economy with 10% unemployment.
"Sam's sort of frustrated," LaBeouf said. "He has no purpose in life. When he was with the Autobots, he had purpose. He was needed. But he's got this very supportive girl [Huntington-Whitley's Carly Miller] who's having him go to these job interviews and trying to nurture him, get him back on his feet. It's a different female energy than he experienced with Mikaela, who was a very cold biker chick. This woman's more of a maternal, loving type. Sam wants a domestic, eggs-in-the-morning kind of a thing."
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — A church sex abuse victims group is acting out of "negative prejudices" when demanding some cardinals withdraw from the papal election, the Vatican spokesman said Wednesday.
The Rev. Federico Lombardi said at a news briefing that the criticisms raised by the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests are "well known" and cardinals already have responded.
The Survivors Network has said Cardinal Roger Mahony should withdraw from the conclave because confidential church files released last month showed the retired Los Angeles archbishop was among church officials who had shielded abusive priests and failed to protect children.
Mahony has apologized repeatedly for how he responded to abuse claims. His successor in Los Angeles, Archbishop Jose Gomez, stripped Mahony of his public duties. But the cardinal has said Vatican officials told him to participate in the conclave, which began Tuesday.
"We are convinced that there are optimal reasons to believe these cardinals should be held in esteem and should enter in the conclave, and they have all the right to be present in the conclave," Lombardi said at a news briefing on the second day of the conclave. "We don't believe they should be inconvenienced or put under pressure by the considerations made by SNAP which are, by my reading, informed by very negative prejudices."
The Los Angeles archdiocese settled more than 500 abuse claims in 2007 for a record-breaking $660 million. The archdiocese announced a new nearly $10 million settlement Tuesday.
David Clohessy, national director of the Survivors' Network, called Lombardi's comments "intimidating" and discouraging for victims.
"It's disappointing to see Vatican officials continuing to defend virtually every man who holds the title cardinal, regardless of how severe and ongoing his misconduct is," Clohessy said.


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