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STOCKTON - Lincoln High junior Jessica Rodriguez wrestled not only for herself but for those who helped her along the way, including a friend who recently passed away.
STOCKTON - Lincoln High junior Jessica Rodriguez wrestled not only for herself but for those who helped her along the way, including a friend who recently passed away.
Rodriguez went undefeated and brought home a gold medal in the 146-pound weight division at the Girls California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championships last week in Lemoore. Rodriguez is the second girl from a Stockton high school to win a state title, joining Edison's Clover Esquivel, the 2012 champion at 189 pounds.
Rodriguez drew inspiration from unfortunate circumstances when her friend, Raquel Rankin-Reindel, was killed in an automobile accident on Feb. 13. Rankin-Reindel - a 39-year-old wife and mother of two boys - co-founded the Lancer Youth Wrestling Club in Manteca with her husband, Andrew Jon Reindel.
"She was like a second mom to me," Rodriguez said. "She used to go to all my tournaments and she would always tell me not to be nervous."
Rodriguez also wrestled to honor her coach at Lincoln, Albert Alonzo, and other coaches and wrestlers who helped prepare her throughout the season.
Rodriguez pinned all three of her first-day opponents on Friday, then she pinned top-ranked Katie Auxier of Northview in the semifinals before beating No. 2 Anna Naylor of Lynbrook 6-4 in the final.
"The phrase I kept reminding her was, 'Go out there and have fun,' " said Alonzo, Lincoln's second-year coach. "She was a little nervous and we reminded her it's natural to be nervous and she would be fine."
Rodriguez, a three-time Sac-Joaquin Section champion, was making her third appearance in the state tournament. She finished sixth as a freshman, then injured her knee in the second match at state and didn't medal as a sophomore. This time, she entered the state tournament appearing calm on the outside but feeling nervous on the inside.
"In the beginning, I acted like I was calm but I was really nervous because I didn't know who I was wrestling or how they wrestled," she said. "But I knew if I wrestled hard I could win."
Rodriguez said she had several people rooting for her, aside from her family.
"This year, it was my coach from Lincoln and coaches from Edison and Bear Creek and East Union, and I wanted to win for them," Rodriguez said.
"They know I'm a good wrestler and if I put my heart into it, I could win and they were always there rooting me on."
Of the 18 girls from area high schools who competed at the state tournament, 10 came home with a medal: Anissa Rodriguez (Chavez) was second and McKenzie Bacich (Bear Creek) was third at 98 pounds, Sarah Phillips (East Union) was fifth at 103, Priscilla Lopez (Edison) was sixth at 114, Sarena Olmos (Lincoln) was fourth at 132, Jazmine Ivey (Lathrop) was third and Kayla Sadler (Bret Harte) was sixth at 146, Gabriela Guzman (Edison) finished second at 165, and Jessica Paasch (Calaveras) was sixth at 235. Lopez and Sadler were given the Pursuing Victory with Honor Award.
"Our girls in our section are growing as a whole," Alonzo said. "It's a family, and it's always about working to achieve that top goal."
Contact sports editor Bob Highfill at (209) 546-8282 or email@example.com.


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Men's basketball wins Saturday on Kyle Randall's last-second bucket; finishes 2-1 at holiday tournament
Senior Kyle Randall did not score a point for the men's basketball team in the first half against Idaho State Saturday at the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
But head coach Keno Davis' confidence in him was unwavering as he let Randall score his eighth point of the second half from 18 feet with a half second to go to give Central Michigan a 54-52 win over the Bengals.
"He's the guy I have the most confidence in," Davis said. "Whether it's at the free-throw line, whether it's taking that shot or making the right pass, because of his experience and the type of player he is."
ISU had the ball with less than a minute to go, but freshman Chris Fowler stole it with the game tied up to give the Chippewas one last possession with 35 seconds left.
Davis said Randall was given the chance to shoot a pull-up jumper off a ball screen, or, if ISU played help defense, he would pass to a teammate in the corner.
Randall said it was a moment that he had not experienced since high school.
"It's just like in the gym," he said. "Just take my time, stay calm, be confident and knock it down."
Randall led in assists with four and only gave up one turnover. He made two of his nine field goal attempts.
It appeared CMU was breaking away at the start of the second half, when Kyle Randall contributed on a 12-2 run, with his first six points of the game from a layup and four free-throws, to give the team a 37-27 lead.
But guard Chris Hansen, the leading scorer for ISU with 12 points, made two critical three-pointers down the stretch to keep the Bengals in it.
He made a three to conclude a Bengals 7-0 run to make it 41-39 with 9:22 left.
ISU, staying within striking distance, finally tied the game at 48 with a Hansen three, four minutes later.
Olivier Mbaigoto made one of two free-throws with 4:19 left that amounted to one of five lead changes the rest of the game.
Freshman Derrick Richardson Jr. had two chances to give CMU the lead when the score was 52-51 in the last two minutes of the game, but missed the front end of both one-and-one opportunities from the free-throw line.
Simons tied the game by making one of two from the free-throw line with 1:09 remaining. The team finished 45.5 percent from the free-throw line, making 10 of 22 attempts.
First half
At the beginning of the game, it appeared ISU's 7-foot-4 center Jakub Kusmieruk was going to give the Chippewas trouble.
He was unleashed against height-less CMU and scored the first five points of the game.
"We have to learn how to minimize advantages like that," Davis said. "It took us a little bit to figure out what Idaho State was doing, and I give our guys credit that they were able to minimize the amount of those inside touches."
Kusmieruk did not have a rebound coming in and only grabbed two for the night. He played 18 minutes and scored seven points.
Blake Hibbitts and Mbaigoto had every point for the Chippewas early, until John Simons made a three to give CMU the 17-14 lead.
Hibbitts led the team in scoring with 12 points. Mbaigoto was second with 11 points.
Hibbitts, a three-point specialist, made four of eight three-point attempts after he made just two of nine threes in his first two games in Utah.
Game one
CMU won its first game in the Utah Thanksgiving Tournament in another close game, 59-55, against Wright State Wednesday.
"You always get better from those experiences (late in the game)," Davis said. "It's just nicer and more enjoyable when you get better from the wins."
The Chippewas lost to Utah 67-51 Friday.
"My goal was for us to have great intensity throughout three games in a four-day period, and, if we had that kind of intensity, we could only get better," Davis said. "I felt like we did."
CMU finished 2-1 at the holiday tournament, and will take on Bradley at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at McGuirk Arena.

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SEATTLE, WA - Timothy N. Taft, MD will be inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Hall of Fame at its' Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA on Friday, July 11th. AOSSM Hall of Famers are individuals in the sports medicine community who have contributed immensely and set themselves apart from others in the field.
Dr. Taft was the long-time, Max Novich Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedics and Director of Sports Medicine at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill (UNC). Dr. Taft attended Princeton University and the University of Missouri, School of Medicine. He completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of North Carolina, where he then joined the faculty. In the early 1970's, he helped organize and develop the formal sports medicine program at UNC. This program was unique in that it was based on a medical model with the physicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists and nutritionists being part of the university health care system rather than being directly employed by the department of athletics. In addition to being the team physician and orthopaedic surgeon for UNC, Dr. Taft has been the team, head physician or medical director for more than 40 US teams at international competitions including:
- 1979 USA Pan American Teams
- 1980 USA Olympics Teams
- 1981 USA World University Teams
- 1986 World Champion USA Men's Basketball Team
- 1990 World Champion USA Women's Basketball Team
- US Swimming Teams (1983-2004)
- 1999 Special Olympics World Games
- 2011 USA Special Olympics World Summer Games Teams
- 2013 USA Special Olympics World Winter Games Teams
Dr. Taft has also held many national leadership positions in sports medicine and orthopaedics. He has served on the Board of Directors for the AOSSM, the Medical Advisory Committee for the USOC and has often been an examiner for the ABOS. He currently serves as the North American representative to the Global Medical Advisory Committee for Special Olympics International. Dr. Taft has been honored as a Distinguished Eagle Scout by the Boy Scouts of America and has been recognized as a "Priceless Gem" by the UNC Department of Athletics. He has received Distinguished Service Awards from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, the University of Missouri and the University of North Carolina. He has also won several teaching awards at UNC.
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) is a world leader in sports medicine education, research, communication and fellowship, and includes national and international orthopaedic sports medicine leaders. The Society works closely with many other sports medicine specialists, including athletic trainers, physical therapists, family physicians, and others to improve the identification, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of sports injuries. AOSSM is also a founding partner of the STOP Sports Injuries campaign to prevent overuse and traumatic injuries in kids. For more information on AOSSM or the STOP Sports Injuries campaign, visit http://www.


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With an expanded setting, a fresh story and characters and an all-new technical foundation, Risen 2 will expand the success of the Risen franchise.
Set several years after the end of Risen, raging titans have devastated the world and pushed humanity to the brink of existence. Subsequently, monstrous creatures have risen from the watery depths of the sea and their attacks have brought all seafaring to a grinding halt. The hero, now a member of the Inquisition, is sent out to find out how to stop the chaos caused by these creatures from the deep. His quest begins with rumors that the pirates who frequent the southern islands are the only ones who know a way to get rid of the creatures once and for all and end their reign of terror.
A third-person role-playing game set in a dark and gritty universe, Risen 2: Dark Waters maintains the most immersive features of the original Risen, with multiple approaches to every challenge allowing players to shape the game world based on their own decisions. These choices will serve to unlock new paths, features and additional skills for the character. Together with a highly interactive environment and a full day/night-cycle affecting countless aspects of the game world, Risen 2 will be set in the most immersive RPG game world so far.
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Now I just wish that L & M would start making housings for the higher end of the camcorder lines. My own experiences with L & M have been positive whenever I talk to them either for product review clarification or should I have an equipment problem. I have spoken to Dan Emerson a few times via phone and he has always been very generous with his time. Trish in the service department was also very receptive and helpful.
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Comedy Hypnotist Don Barnhart Brings Hilarity The Levee, 7/23
From Afghanistan to Colorado, Comedy Hypnotist Don Barnhart brings the laughter to The Levee in Longview, TX in a special event July 23rd, 2014.
Just back from a world tour entertaining the troops, Award Winning Comedy Hypnotist Don Barnhart returns to Texas bringing his hilarious hypnotic show to The Levee in Longview in a special event July 23rd, 2014.
Don Barnhart's Comedy Hypnosis show turns the audience into the stars of the show by tapping into their subconscious mind and releasing their hidden talents.
Barnhart's show is setting record attendance numbers at comedy clubs, cruise ships, colleges, high schools and corporate entertainment and private events and Don is becoming the most requested act in these venues earning him the distinct title of, "America's #1 Comedy Hypnotist".
Don had his own show in Las Vegas where the Las Vegas Review Journal named him, "Best Bet" and when he's not on tour, he continues to headline the top comedy clubs in Vegas. Barnhart's YouTube videos have reached a total of over I million hits and Brad Garrett says, "Don is one of the funniest cats out there!" Other quote say Barnhart is "Hilarious" - NY Times, "One of the best" - LA Times, "That guy's funny" - Howard Stern
Don Barnhart has been seen on almost every major comedy show and was hand picked to star and direct The Ice House's 50th Anniversary All Star TV Special. He stared and directed, The Freedom of Speech Comedy Series and his self hypnosis CD's have been featured on Amazon.
The multi-talented entertainer been seen on MTV, Star Search, Evening At The Improv and has been featured on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC. Don can be heard regularly on The Bob and Tom Show and XM/Sirius Satellite Radio.
The hypnotist is in constant demand and has performed for: AFLAC, DARE, USO, Armed Forces Entertainment, NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, MTV, Comedy Central, A&E, XM/Sirius Satellite Radio, The Bob & Tom Show, The US Marine Corps, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Princess, NCL, Holland America, Colleges, High Schools, Comedy Clubs, Fairs, Good Day Sacramento, The ABC Morning Show, Good Morning Northwest and much more.
Don recently won the grand prize in the Talentcall comedy contest earning him a large sum of cash along with a career meeting with Theo Von from "Deal With It" and in 2013 Barnhart won the Levity/Improv Best Comedian Award and first gained notoriety as the winner of the American Idol Underground's Comedy Award.
Don Barnhart has been entertaining and producing shows for the US Military around the world since 1992 and is a veteran performer for AFE, USO and Comics On Duty. He just completed a celebrity series bringing comedy legend George Wallace on one of his tours as well as sending over singer James Durbin from American Idol.
Barnhart also stars in the comedy documentary Finding The Funny with Brad Garrett and Louie Anderson and has just published a new book on stand up called, Comedy 101. . His first book, Creating The Life You Desire is available on Amazon.com and he is also a contributing author on, I Killed: True Stories of The Road by America's Top Comics
What Barnhart hopes to gain from entertaining the troops is the chance to meet as many people as possible, make them laugh a little and bring a taste of home and the Aloha spirit to some people who haven't seen home in a while. "I always look at comedy as a sort of pressure release valve," says Barnhart. "It allows you let off a little steam and you can get through the day no matter how tough things may be."
Don serves as one of the top comedy consultants in the country and his company Don Barnhart Entertainment is constantly working with up and coming as well as established comedians, comedy clubs and corporations. When Barnhart isn't onstage doing standup, he teaches stand up, improv at his studio in Vegas as well as online through Skype
The Levee is located at 111 Joplin Dr, Longview, Texas
(903) 236-0472
Tickets are on sale at: www.Outhousetickets.com
For more information, to set up interviews or to purchase tickets, please check out Barnhart's website at: http://www.DonBarnhart.com


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Reed's, Inc., maker of the top-selling sodas in natural food stores nationwide, recently exhibited at the Natural Products Expo West, the largest show of its kind on the West Coast. Management and sales staff were on hand to promote Reed's Ginger Brew and Virgil's products to over 53,000 industry members and retail consumers. Reed's signed two new distribution agreements with Middle Eastern distributors, one in Israel and the other in Jordan.
"This show was a major success for us," commented Christopher Reed, Founder and CEO of Reeds, Inc. "We had two great new products to push, our new Virgil's Orange Cream Soda and Reed's Natural Energy Elixir. We gave out over 9,000 samples of our products, which is about 50% more than last year. We penetrated new markets, including our first sales into the Middle East. Our booth had more traffic than any other year at the Expo West. It did not feel like a recession, and it's obvious that the natural products sector is holding its own and even bucking the trend."
In a post-expo press release, Adam Andersen, Show Manager, Natural Products Expo West stated, "Retail buyers need face to face meetings, particularly in a slower economy. Buyers come to this show to seek out those new products that will fly off their shelves and offer a competitive advantage to their stores." In addition, according to expowest.com, "Natural Products Expo West 2009 featured more than 1,900 exhibiting companies occupying 300,000 square feet from 28 countries with 482 new exhibitors. The show's success proved that, despite a cool economy, natural product sales are hot and growing."
Nutrition Business Journal recently reported that early estimates indicate consumer sales of nutrition products grew 9 percent in 2008 to more than $100 billion.
About Reed's, Inc.
Reed's, Inc. makes the top selling sodas in natural food markets nationwide and is currently selling in 10,500 supermarkets in natural foods and mainstream. Its six award-winning non-alcoholic Ginger Brews are unique in the beverage industry, being brewed, not manufactured and using fresh ginger, spices and fruits in a brewing process that predates commercial soft drinks. In addition, the Company owns the top selling root beer line in natural foods, the Virgil's Root Beer product line, and the top selling cola line in natural foods, the China Cola product line. Other product lines include: Reed's Ginger Candies and Reed's Ginger Ice Creams.
Reed's products are sold through specialty gourmet and natural food stores, mainstream supermarket chains, retail stores and restaurants nationwide, and in Canada. For more information about Reed's, please visit the company's website at: http://www.reedsgingerbrew.com or call 800-99-REEDS.
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Cleveland Indians' Lonnie Chisenhall is greeted at the dugout after a grand slam off Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie in the sixth inning today in Cleveland.
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CLEVELAND —Lonnie Chisenhall hit his first career grand slam, Scott Kazmir pitched into the seventh inning and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 today.
Chisenhall's homer in the sixth broke open a 1-0 game and hit off the facing of the second deck in right field, landing in Kansas City's bullpen.
Kazmir (5-4) allowed two runs in 6 1-3 innings for his first victory since June 21 as the Indians won for the fifth time in seven games.
Miguel Tejada's RBI single in the seventh broke a streak of 22 consecutive scoreless innings for Kansas City, which has lost four in a row. Alcides Escobar's infield hit with the bases loaded added two runs in the inning.
Chris Perez, pitching for the sixth time in eight days, worked the ninth for his 12th save.
Jason Kipnis' sacrifice fly in the third gave Cleveland the lead against Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie (8-7). That began a stretch that saw Guthrie retire nine straight, which Kipnis ended with a leadoff single in the sixth. Michael Brantley's one-out double moved Kipnis to third and Carlos Santana was intentionally walked.
Guthrie struck out Jason Giambi on a 3-2 pitch but Chisenhall teed off on his next delivery. The home run was the 22nd allowed by Guthrie, tying him for the American League lead.
Chisenhall, the Indians' No. 1 draft pick in 2008, began the season as Cleveland's starting third baseman but was sent to Triple-A Columbus in May. He has three homers and 14 RBIs since being recalled on June 18.
Kazmir remained unbeaten at Progressive Field this season, going 5-0 in eight starts. The left-hander walked the first two hitters in the sixth before Mike Moustakas fouled out. Tejada's single off Matt Albers scored Salvador Perez before David Lough grounded out. Albers intentionally walked Alex Gordon after falling behind 3-0. Escobar beat out a slow groundball to shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera as Lorenzo Cain and Tejada scored.
Rich Hill struck out Eric Hosmer to end the inning. Vinnie Pestano worked out of a two-on, one-out jam in the eighth, which ended when Santana, playing first base, made a leaping grab of Tejada's line drive that.
Guthrie allowed five runs and eight hits in seven innings. He's recorded one win since June 10, a stretch of six starts.
Michael Bourn singled and took third on Cabrera's single in the third. Kipnis lifted a flyball near the left field line, which was deep enough to score Bourn.
Kipnis, who will be making his first All-Star appearance Tuesday in New York, was 3 for 3 with an RBI and stolen base.
Cabrera, who was 1 for 3 with a walk, has been the subject of trade rumors. Media reports have said the Indians and St. Louis are discussing a deal that would send the two-time All-Star to the Cardinals in for pitching help. The Indians entered play today ranked 12th in the American League in ERA.
The rumors involving Cabrera, who can be a free agent following next season, coincide with the Indians promoting shortstop Francisco Lindor, their No. 1 pick in 2011, to Double-A Akron.
The Indians wore 1902 replica road jerseys and caps.
NOTES: Lindor, 19, will play in the All-Star Futures Game on Sunday and will join Akron early in the week. "You don't want to rush a kid too much," said manager Terry Francona. "I don't doubt you could throw him in a major league game and it would look like he belongs. Could he hold his own enough to put up some numbers? Probably not yet but this is a significant step in his career." ... The Royals recalled LHP Everett Teaford from Triple-A Omaha and optioned LHP Donnie Joseph to the Storm Chasers. Teaford previously pitched for Kansas City in 2011 and 2012, and went 3-2 with a 2.88 ERA in 23 games for Omaha. Joseph tossed 1 1-3 scoreless innings in two appearances. ... RHP Zach McAllister (sprained middle finger) allowed two runs in 3 1-3 innings today on a rehab start at Double-A Akron against Altoona. McAllister will likely need at least two more rehab outings before being activated. ... Royals RHP Wade Davis will be activated off the paternity leave list Sunday, but stay in New York with his wife Katelyn and their first child. ... Indians RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (7-4) faces Royals RHP James Shields (4-6) in the three-game series finale Sunday at 1:05 p.m. and the final game before the All-Star break.
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One of our readers makes the point that the Scott McClellan-Peter Osnos affair has the earmarks of communist thought control, as in Darkness at Noon. In this process, one offers the prisoner better food, to be sure, but most importantly helps him understand where his thinking was wrong, and then leads him to "right thinking." The process is easier if, as here, the captive's knowledge of fact and his convictions were weak to begin with. Apparently, there is a whole literature on this.
In this account, McClellan's editors helped him come to believe that he was doing the right thing, not just making a buck.
UPDATE: It turns out the Osnos has been quite explicit about the way in which his editing process re-shapes the thoughts of public figures who write books for his company. Months ago, Osnos wrote:
In nearly 25 years of editing books by public figures intended to provide historical perspective, I have learned that the full story only really emerges in the final editing. Even people who have lived through an experience in, say, The White House, The Pentagon or the Kremlin, can't completely fathom what they've been through. They need help in explaining "what happened" — which is why that is McClellan's title. . . .[Scott] is very hard at work on the manuscript. We'll then help him be as clear as he can possibly be about what he has concluded.
This sounds a bit like the kind of help Zinoviev and Kamenev needed.
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Negett.B is a security risk for the computer in which it is present. This program, which allows new examples of malware to be created simply and easily from a series of options defined by the user, can be used maliciously with the consequent risk of infection.
Negett.B does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs an attacking user's intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, email messages with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc.


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Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel takes pole for F1 Korean Grand Prix
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YEONGAM, South Korea – Sebastian Vettel's extraordinary dominance of Formula One continued on Saturday when he claimed the pole position for the Korean Grand Prix.
The German has taken the pole for three straight races — winning the first two. He's aiming for a third consecutive win at the Yeongam circuit and, most importantly, a fourth consecutive F1 championship.
Vettel set his pole time early in the final qualifying session, and was able to abort his final flying lap when nearest challenger Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes came up 0.2 seconds short in his bid to beat Vettel's time.
"I had a very, very good lap in Q3 at my first attempt, and I knew that would be tricky to beat myself," Vettel said.
"Fortunately the first lap was good enough," he added. "Mercedes was pretty strong."
Hamilton had been the fastest in Friday's practice, but Mercedes could not improve the car as much overnight as Red Bull did.
Still, Hamilton said he was satisfied with second.
"I felt I got the most out of the car," the British driver said. "In general it's been a good weekend and I really hope tomorrow we can fight with them (Red Bull)."
The positive news for Hamilton, and everyone else who qualified in an even-numbered grid slot, is that the even numbers have the inside line to the first corner, while the odd-numbered places are outside but on the rubbered racing line.
Vettel's teammate Mark Webber qualified in third but carries a 10-grid-place penalty into Sunday's race for hitching a ride back to the pits on Fernando Alonso's Ferrari at the Singapore Grand Prix. He will be demoted to 13th.
Lotus' Romain Grosjean qualified fourth but will be promoted to third, ahead of Mercedes' Nico Rosberg and Alonso, who is Vettel's nearest challenger in the title chase but a distant 60 points back after finishing runner-up to the German for three straight races.
Alonso's teammate Felipe Massa qualified seventh, ahead of the Sauber pair Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Gutierrez, with Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen in a disappointing 10th, 1.6 seconds off Vettel's time.


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June 5, 1933 - April 22, 2013
New Windsor, NY
June E. "Liz" Heffner of New Windsor entered into eternal rest on Monday April 22, 2013. She was 79 years old.
The daughter of the late Roscoe and Hattie Mae (Dowling) Cooper she was born June 5, 1933 in Suffern, NY. She married Stephen Heffner II on June 30, 1951 in Newburgh, NY.
June was a caring and devoted wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. In the 1960s Mrs. Heffner volunteered as a Den Mother for the Boy Scouts of America. Additionally she was heavily involved in the Newburgh City School District in the 1970s and 80s where she was a member of several parent/teacher groups and worked in the lunchroom at Liberty Street and South Junior High Schools. June particularly stood out at Liberty Street School where she bonded with many of the students who remember her to this day.
In the late 1970s, June became a Family Care Provider for New York State, taking elderly clients into her home. She later became the president of the local chapter of the NYS Family Care Provider's Association. Mrs. Heffner retired in 2005.
In High School, Mrs. Heffner became a member of the Daughter's of the American Revolution, a lineage - based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in United States' independence. She and her husband, Stephen, were members of St. Francis of Assisi Church, Newburgh, NY.
Survivors include her sons, John L. Heffner of Murfreesboro, TN and Stephen J. Heffner III of Newburgh, NY; her siblings: Leona Tweedie of Vallejo, CA, John Cooper of Bridgeport, CT, Shirley Bauer of Lexington, KY, and Margaret Cooper Deeds of Newburgh, NY; her grandchildren: John L. Heffner Jr. of Murfreeboro, TN and Candace Heffner and her fiance Frank Claudio of Yonkers, NY; her great-granddaughter Cierra Heffner of Hartford, CT; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, June was predeceased by her husband, Stephen J. Heffner II; her brother, Roy; and her sisters: Arlene, Barbara, Millie, and Louise.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on June 8th with a Memorial Service beginning at 3:30 p.m. at Brooks Funeral Home, 481 Gidney Ave, Newburgh, NY.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions on June's behalf may be sent to New Windsor Country Inn, Attn: Paul Lockwood, 450 Temple Hill Road, New Windsor, NY 12553.
To send a personal condolence or further information, please visit BrooksFH.com or call 845-561-8300.


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2003 Volkswagen New Beetle ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
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When it arrived in 1998, Volkswagen's New Beetle rekindled the magic of its legendary namesake and became a ray of sunshine in an all-too-serious car market. At that time, we asked: Where's the convertible? We've been asking that question every year since. Finally, it's here.
The question now becomes: Did they wait too long? Volkswagen's New Beetle is no longer that new, having been around for about six years now. With the Chrysler PT Cruiser, Ford Thunderbird, Mini Cooper and other retrospective designs stealing headlines, the Beetle no longer basks in the retro-fad limelight.
Beetle remains a stylish car, however. And because it's a Volkswagen, the Beetle is a refined car. It combines German engineering and performance with exceptional fit and finish, and it represents a good value. Like other retro-mobiles, however, driver and passengers must make some concessions for style. Interior ergonomics are not as good those in a more traditional car, such as the Golf. Nor is there a lot of trunk space.
Drop the top and all these concerns are blown away, of course. The New Beetle convertible is good fun. It's also tight. Volkswagen has engineered a winning chassis with none of the cowl shake common on most convertibles. New for 2003, Beetle convertibles are offered with a choice of trim and 2.0-liter or 1.8-liter turbo engines. Introduced for 2002, the Beetle Turbo S is fun, too, though its fun is best measured with a stopwatch.
The standard Beetle is still cool, too. It comes in an assortment of bright, fun colors. Its exterior and interior design details are fun and creative. On the road, the Beetle is smooth and sophisticated and handles well. It's considered a safe car. Beetle earned top scores in the federal governments crash tests and comes with Volkswagen's excellent safety features. Just don't expect to see people looking, smiling and waving at you every time you come around a corner as much as they did when the New Beetle first hit the streets. After all, Beetle is now a familiar face in America.
Beetle comes with a choice of engines: Volkswagen's 115-horsepower 2.0-liter engine comes on GL and GLS 2.0 models. TDI models are equipped with a 1.9-liter diesel engine called TDI for Turbo Direct Injection that earns an EPA-estimated 49 mpg on the highway. 1.8T models come with a 150-horsepower turbocharged 1.8-liter engine. A five-speed manual gearbox is standard; a four-speed automatic ($875) is optional. Turbo S is equipped with a free-breathing 1.8-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission. Convertibles offer a six-speed automatic with Tiptronic ($1175).
Models and MSRPs: GL 2.0 ($15,950); GLS 2.0 ($17,815); GL TDI ($17,195); GLS TDI ($18,995); GLS 1.8 T ($19,855); GLX 1.8 T ($21,640); Turbo S ($23,540); Convertible GL 2.0 ($20,450); Convertible GLS 2.0 ($21,850); Convertible GLS 1.8 T ($24,100); Convertible GLX 1.8 T ($25,550).
Beetle comes well equipped. Base GL comes with a long list of standard items: CFC-free air conditioning with an integrated pollen filter; a six-speaker AM/FM stereo/cassette; central locking with keyless remote; anti-theft system; four-wheel disc brakes with ABS; tilt/telescoping steering column; clear-lens halogen projector headlamps; heated, power exterior mirrors; cruise control; power windows.
GLS trim level adds front fog lamps, 16-inch alloy wheels, a power sunroof and no-cost optional leatherette. Options include leather-trimmed seating surfaces, heated front seats, a three-spoke, leather-wrapped steering wheel, a leather-wrapped shift knob and hand brake grip, 17-inch alloy wheels (on 1.8 T), Monsoon Audio System, ESP and heated windshield washer nozzles.
GLX also features 16-inch alloy wheels, a speed-activated rear spoiler (also available on GL and GLS 1.8 T), an eight-speaker Monsoon Audio System, a leather-wrapped shift knob, hand brake grip and three-spoke steering wheel, leather-trimmed seating surfaces with heatable front seats, heated windshield washer nozzles, halogen fog lamps, rain-sensing wipers and a self-dimming rearview mirror.
Turbo S remains the most powerful New Beetle with its 180-horsepower 1.8 T engine rated at 173 pounds-feet of torque. All Turbo S models come with the six-speed manual. Other unique features include 17-inch alloy wheels, brushed alloy trim and dual stainless steel exhaust tips.
Convertibles offer a choice of standard five-speed manual or a new optional six-speed automatic transmission with Tiptronic. The New Beetle convertible is available with a manual or semi-automatic cloth-lined top that features three layers to ensure excellent insulation and appearance. Volkswagen's standard Automatic Rollover Supports serve to provide added overhead support in the unlikely event of a rollover. Sensors in the car indicate whether it is in a rollover situation, causing the Automatic Rollover Supports to deploy behind the rear seats, whether the convertible top is up or down. The exclusive system works in conjunction with the headrests to help provide even more protection for occupants.
Standard safety equipment includes driver and front passenger airbags, side-impact airbags mounted in the seatbacks, a safety-belt tensioning system, a collapsible steering column, an emergency trunk release handle and rear-seat tether anchorage points for securing a child safety seat. Antilock brakes (ABS) come standard. Volkswagen's Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP) is optional on the New Beetle GL, GLS and GLX, and standard on Turbo S. ESP will automatically help stabilize the vehicle in the event of a sudden emergency maneuver.
The distinctive dome shape of the Volkswagen Beetle is no longer a novelty. So we were surprised when our black 2003 convertible attracted attention around L.A. Young women often turned and looked at it, pointing it out to their friends, even when the top was up. A young man who had just purchased a Mini Cooper stopped us in a parking lot and wanted to know all about the Beetle convertible. (He liked it.) Perhaps we shouldn't have been surprised. While there has been plenty of time for the aftermarket to produce Beetle convertibles, the exorbitant price of these conversions kept the numbers down.
Soft top or hard top, the Volkswagen New Beetle is built on the same basic platform as the Volkswagen Golf, a high-quality, highly rigid chassis. A rigid chassis results in a smooth, controlled ride with little noise, vibration or harshness. Well-engineered crumple zones and other features enhance crash protection. To maintain structural integrity without sacrificing its round shape, the New Beetle convertible's body has been enhanced to provide additional support, including a rear seat support that enhances chassis rigidity.
Beetle's dimensions prove it is no small car. The body is 161.1 inches in length and 67.9 inches wide, with a wheelbase of 98.7 inches. It's longer, but narrower and taller than a Mini. Beetle is shorter, but wider and not as tall as a PT Cruiser.
Quality is excellent. Gaps between doors, fenders and other body panels are some of the tightest we've seen. Fenders and bumpers are made from a special dent-resistant plastic. Outside door handles are easy to grab, feel good, and don't require inverting your hand to operate. New turn indicators on outside mirrors warn drivers alongside when changing lanes. Color-keyed mirror housings and door handles add to the Beetle's clean appearance. At night from a distance, our black convertible looked like something from Porsche with its sleek dome shape and round headlamps.
Convertibles are distinguished by an exterior chrome strip that surrounds the greenhouse and by a redesigned trunk design with integrated third brake light, and side mirrors with integrated turn signals.
Turbo S looks similar to the other New Beetles, but aerodynamic enhancements give it a hunkered-down German turbo look. Smoothed-out wheel wells and revised bumpers give it a seamless, aerodynamic appearance. Double exhaust pipes hint of compressed aspiration under the hood, while special 17-inch alloy wheels and tires indicate a sports suspension. A subtle Turbo S badge, styled after Porsche badging, adorns the back hatch on which sits a rear valance. The Turbo's rear spoiler pops up at speed and is designed to maintain rear-end stability in high-speed corners. After spending some time with the car, we found the rear spoiler a bit annoying as it comes back down with a 'thunk' when slowing down.
Color is important on the Beetle and a diverse palette is available, including special-edition colors introduced at different times during the 2003 model year: Campanella White, Galactic Blue, Sunflower Yellow, Sundown Orange, Cyber Green, Chromaflair Silver/Green, Blue Lagoon, Red Uni, Chromaflair Cyan/Purple, Black, Reflex Silver, Red, Blue Lagoon, and Platinum Gray.
Volkswagen Beetle sweeping roofline creates tremendous front-seat headroom, though less than the PT Cruiser and slightly less than the Mini Cooper. The Beetle's deep dashboard can make you feel like you're driving the car from the back seat. You cannot see the hood or anything else but road in front of the windshield. Beefy front A-pillars (the post between the windshield and side window) impede vision in tight corners. (This big dash area and thick A-pillars are no doubt part of the Beetle's excellent crumple-zone design.) Small sun visors have no hope of blocking the sun coming in through the giant side windows. Convertibles offer as much room as hardtop Beetles.
Volkswagen's seats are comfortable and attractive. The flat design of the seat bottom makes it easy to get in and out of the seats, but they lack sufficient side bolstering for driving quickly on winding country roads. The usual fore-aft and rake adjustments are provided, while a lever jacks the height up and down. My right knee came into contact with the corner of the center console, but adjusting the seat rearward solved this. Your passenger may encounter the unfriendly tracks while groping around for the fore-aft adjustment. The outside mirrors are mounted well forward of the driver, which is actually a better position than that of many other cars which mount them too close to the driver.
The back seat of the convertible is fine for adults on short trips. Shoulder and hip room are cramped, more cramped than in the hardtop Beetles. There's decent rear headroom, more in the convertible than in the hardtop. There's a reasonable amount of space for feet and legs in the convertible when the front passengers cooperate. Hardtop Beetles offer more rear legroom. Beetle hardtop offers more rear legroom than the Mini, less than the Cruiser. Both of Beetle's front seats flip and pivot up and forward, making it easier to climb into the back seats. They then flip back to the original seating position, a nice memory feature.
Beetle's trunk is small, just 12 cubic feet, though the rear seats can be folded down to carry more cargo. The convertible's trunk is even smaller, just 5 cubic feet. Mini Cooper and PT Cruiser offer more cargo capacity.
Dual cup holders in front of the shifter are tucked under the protruding center dash that houses HVAC and audio controls. That arrangement appears to preclude tall drinks, but the cup holder platform cleverly swivels to the right to make room for that grande cappuccino. Your companion will have to hold his or hers, however.
Beetle's interior is attractive and, like all Volkswagens, is nicely finished. A myriad of materials is used to give the Beetle a high-tech look. We love the painted metal trim at the upper edges of the doors, which matches the exterior paint. GL and GLS feature new interior cloth, a tightly woven upholstery that's resilient and sporty, yet soft to the touch. Leatherette (vinyl) and leather are also available. The upper dash uses coarse, hard materials accented by smoother, softer surfaces elsewhere. Curved, dimpled door handles look ultra-modern. The steering wheel feels good and features brushed aluminum spokes. A small bud vase keeps a small flower looking fresh or holds a plastic daisy.
Beetle gets several running changes throughout the 2003 model year, including: moving the clock and temperature display to the base of the center mirror for easy-to-read driver information; an integrated turn indicator on the side mirrors; pinch protection for models with a power sunroof; and a redesigned center console with storage and a padded armrest. A dealer-installed, six-disc CD changer, vertically installed in the center console, is a new option for GLS, GLX and Turbo S models.
The padded armrest on the redesigned center console is nice enough, but the storage compartment is small. The optional six-disc CD changer fills this space, eliminating one of your few storage cubbies. The glove box looks impressi.
Driving Impression
The Volkswagen Beetle is fun to drive. It feels tight. Handling and brakes are excellent. Acceleration performance varies from lethargic to brisk, depending on model.
Beetle rides well on bumpy pavement. It's smoother than a Mini Cooper and more refined than a PT Cruiser. The Beetle feels quite stable at speed and in high-speed sweeping turns. The Beetle feels stable at speed. It leans in corners when driven hard, but tires and suspension give it good grip and keep the car firmly in contact with the road. The steering is quick and accurate. Handling among the different Beetle models is quite similar as the suspension is tuned to provide the same driving characteristics.
Beetle is smooth and stable under hard braking. It can stop in a shorter distance than a Chrysler PT Cruiser, according to published reports, but it doesn't stop as quickly as the Golf or Mini.
The 2.0-liter engine that comes on GL and GLS 2.0 models is smooth, quiet, and refined. It's very tractable around town with good, usable power at low rpm. That means you don't have to do a lot of shifting. Put it in second or third gear and leave it there. It's quite pleasant at 20 mph in third. You can even take off from a stop sign in second gear without any lurching. It cruises well at high speeds. Torque from the 2.0-liter engine comes at relatively low revs and makes the car feel sprightly around town. It wouldn't be our first choice for drag racing, though. In terms of acceleration performance, the 115-horsepower Beetle is among the slowest cars sold today. It takes about 10.2 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph, according to Volkswagen. That's lethargic performance by anyone's stopwatch. Convertibles are even slower due to their added weight (0 to 60 in 11.4). It's clean performance, though. Volkswagen revised the 2.0-liter engine for 2003 for reduced emissions, qualifying the Beetle as an Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) in all 50 states.
We recommend the manual gearbox, which was used for the numbers above. It shifts smoothly and adds enjoyment to driving the Beetle. The automatic works well, but offers sluggish acceleration performance, dropping 0 to 60 times to 11.5 seconds with the 2.0-liter engine. The convertible, however, offers a six-speed automatic with Porsche's Tiptronic system that is nearly as quick as a manual gearbox (0 to 60 mph in 11.8 seconds). It's expensive, but also allows semi-manual shifting.
Volkswagen builds some of the best small diesel engines in the world and the available 1.9-liter TDI engine is smooth, quiet and clean. It gets an EPA-estimated 44 mpg on the highway, compared with 31 mpg for the 2.0-liter gas engine. The 1.9-liter four-cylinder diesel engine produces only 90 horsepower, but generates 155 pounds-feet of torque and runs brilliantly. It is slightly rougher in texture than the standard gas engine, which some people like because they say it reminds them a bit of the original Bug. But it doesn't clatter like old Mercedes diesels. It's suited very well for everyday driving.
Driving enthusiasts will prefer the 1.8 T turbocharged engine. It lacks response at the bottom of the rpm range, but provides good acceleration performance once the revs are up. Step on the gas and the car begins to build momentum, then there's a whoosh of power. The Beetle 1.8T can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in about 8.2 seconds. Again, the manual gearbox is best. We have not been completely happy when pairing the 1.8 T with an automatic because the turbo seems to confuse the transmission.
Turbo S quickens the pace, accelerating from 0 to 60 in a very respectable 7.4 seconds. Coupled with a less-restrictive exhaust system, the new Turbo S engine delivers betters the horsepower of the 1.8 T by 20 percent and adds more torque. This shows up when launching off the line and in passing maneuvers. The long and flat torque curve of the Turbo S engine makes it very enjoyable to drive. There's no lengthy turbo lag.
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Volkswagen excels at engineering and the Beetle is a fine example of that. Beetle feels tight and responsive. The ride is smooth and sporty. Handling and braking are excellent. It rides well and there's little undue noise from the road or engine compartment.
With a price starting at $20,450 for the GL, Volkswagen aims for the New Beetle convertible to be the highest-volume, lowest-priced European convertible in North America. That should be an easy goal, especially since the Golf Cabrio is now gone.
The standard 2.0-liter engine is smooth and quiet, fine for most people, but driving enthusiasts will find its acceleration performance lacking. Beetle 1.8 T is fun to drive. Its mild manners make for a pleasant ride around town, while its acceleration performance give it sports appeal. It's best with a manual. Turbo S is for enthusiasts who want sporty handling and performance.
Model Lineup
GL 2.0 ($15,950); GLS 2.0 ($17,815); GL TDI ($17,195); GLS TDI ($18,995); GLS 1.8 T ($19,855); GLX 1.8 T ($21,640); Turbo S ($23,540); Convertible GL 2.0 ($20,450); Convertible GLS 2.0 ($21,850); Convertible GLS 1.8 T ($24,100); Convertible GLX 1.8 T ($25,550).
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Rebels holding more than 100 people hostage in the Philippines have agreed to a discuss a cease-fire. Friday's breakthrough could lead to more definite peace talks between the insurgents and the government.
The standoff began on Monday when around 200 fighters from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNFL) stormed several coastal communities in Zamboanga City, taking residents hostage and reportedly using some as shields.
Fighting between the Muslim rebel group and government troops has left 22 dead, with around 24,000 locals forced to leave their homes due to the violence.
The conflict spread to the island of Basilan on Thursday, resulting on one death before residents were evacuated.
But in a sign of hope, talks between Philippines Vice-President Jejomar Binay and rebel leader Nur Misuari by telephone on Friday ended with an agreement to halt conflict.
"The details of a peaceful settlement can be threshed out with a cease-fire in place," Binay told the Associated Press news agency.
At the heart of the conflict is the MNFL's disillusionment with what it sees as broken government promises over the establishment of an autonomous region for Muslims in the largely Catholic nation's Mindanao region. The MNFL signed a peace deal with the Philippines government in 1996 but Misuari refused to lay down arms. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a more prominent Muslim group seeking independence, has had more success negotiating with the government.
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Philippines President Benigno Aquino visited Zamboanga on Friday, describing Misuari's actions as a "desperate" attempt to scupper peace efforts. Officials said rebels had set fire to many homes, with four blazes still raging across Zamboanga.
Aquino also warned the rebels there were some "lines they should not cross."
"Our forces and equipment on the ground are overwhelming," Aquino said at a news conference.
"We're not setting a deadline but we have decisive points. If they harmed hostages, resorted to arson and crossed other lines that should not be crossed, our security forces have instructions on what to do."
The MILF is reportedly in the final stages of peace talks with the Philippines government, with a view to taking over an expanded autonomous Muslim region in the south of the country by 2016.
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MBDA's National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week has by tradition set the standard as the premier event for minority entrepreneurs, business owners, and advocates. On December 5-6, the 30th anniversary milestone event officially joined the ranks as one of the most successful MED Week's in the history of the conference.
This year's event was attended by nearly 1,300 individuals representing a broad range of industries from across the globe. In the State of Commerce Address, Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank opened the conference with inspirational remarks on the growth of the economy and highlighted the crucial role that minority-owned businesses play in exporting and job creation. Acting Secretary Blank's address embodied the theme of this year's conference, Job Creation in America: Build it Here – Sell it Everywhere!, and set the tone for the conference agenda, which included an International Business-to-Business Linkage networking reception attended by the Brazilian Ambassador to the United States, a partnership announcement between MBDA and the Export-Import Bank that launched the "Global Outreach Alliance," and numerous seminars and workshops focused on the global supply chain and emerging markets.
The intense full-day conference was often marked by "standing room only" plenary sessions and seminars led by senior government officials, corporate executives, and leading minority business owners. Concurrent afternoon workshops allowed attendees to delve into industry focused topics, including advanced manufacturing, government contracting, mergers and acquisitions, and global emerging markets. Conference attendees were also invited to attend the Business Expo and One-on-One Business Matchmakers, which featured scheduled meetings with buying organizations from both the public and private sectors who collectively represented over $30 billion in contracting opportunities. A new addition to the Business Expo was the Deltek/American Express Open pavilion that provided a platform for minority business owners to explore teaming, joint venture and strategic alliance opportunities with some of the most successful prime contractors across America.
At the core of this historic event was the National MED Week Awards Ceremony, which celebrated the achievements and contributions of minority business owners and advocates in over the last year. Honorees included 12 private sector, non-profit entities and leaders in the categories of lifetime achievement, leadership, access to capital, exporting and manufacturing that have had a major impact on the growth of minority business enterprises. Among the winners were a U.S. Congressman, presidents of manufacturing and service companies, leaders of non-profit training and advocacy groups, and successful private-sector manufacturing, exporting and finance concerns, all of whom have contributed significantly to minority business development, job creation and economic growth throughout the country.
Of notable mention was the MBDA National Director's Special Recognition of Mr. John W. Rogers, Jr., Chairman, CEO & Chief Investment Officer of Ariel Investments, LLC, for his ongoing advocacy of minority owned firms in the professional services sector. In his remarks, Director Hinson stated, "Today we honor a man who quietly, yet forcefully acts behind the scenes to champion minority-owned businesses in the professional services industry. A man who challenges the status quo to increase diversity in corporate supply chains, board rooms, and executive offices." Mr. Rogers addressed the audience by humbly accepting the recognition and acknowledging the important work of MBDA.
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$18,000 raised in Daily Herald Hope for the Holidays drive
Kindness and goodwill abound in the suburbs, just as an Arlington Heights man predicted.
"People are pretty good if they just get the chance," 90-year-old Walt Meder said.
How to donateTo make a tax-deductible donation, send checks made out to WINGS - Daily Herald Hope for the Holidays, P.O. Box 280, Arlington Heights, IL 60006-0280. The deadline is Dec. 17.
After Meder, who describes himself as forever affected by the small kindnesses he was shown as a youngster growing up during the Depression, spurred a Daily Herald fundraising drive to buy toys and gifts for children and families at a Palatine-based emergency shelter, readers have donated $18,332 in just two weeks. That total includes Meder's initial $1,000 donation.
Readers can make tax-deductible donations through Dec. 17 to the Hope for the Holidays campaign inspired by Meder.
Funds will be used to buy gifts for children and families in need served by WINGS, a nonprofit agency that provides emergency shelter, temporary housing, education and job help for suburban women and their children.
So far, 341 families and individuals from around the suburbs have donated to Hope for the Holidays. Praise of Meder's generosity is a common theme among the letters that accompany the donations.
"What a wonderful soul you must be," one donor wrote in a note addressed to Meder. "Because of people like you, eyes light up with happiness and hearts sing with joy."
Meder approached the Daily Herald about starting the campaign and gave the initial donation. WINGS officials said the money donated will be used for a variety of gifts ranging from toys to more practical items for older children. The agency was started for victims of domestic violence, but agency officials said there are "always more kids than adults." At any given time, the agency is helping 80 to 100 families.
Basia Sobus, owner of The Toy Emporium in Park Ridge, said her store was happy to step forward to offer gifts at a discount.
"If it's for kids that are in need, I'm more than happy to do that for them," Sobus said. "I always love sponsoring and giving money and buying things for kids in need here and around the world. My heart is in that."
By accepting donations of money instead of toys, the Daily Herald will be able to purchase specific gifts on the WINGS list. The Daily Herald will print a special thank-you ad featuring the names of donors, as well as a list of the gifts purchased.
To donate, send tax-deductible checks by Dec. 17 made out to WINGS -- Daily Herald Hope for the Holidays, P.O. Box 280, Arlington Heights, IL 60006-0280.


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A: Fusion ioMemory solutions increase memory performance in servers instead of pooling expensive DRAM across several servers. It handles large workloads with less rack space. For example, Japanese Internet service provider, Rakuten, used Fusion ioMemory products to eliminate over 50% of its Microsoft FAST environment's existing rack space, replacing a few hundred 2U servers with 5% fewer 1U servers. Fusion ioMemory solutions also provided significant performance headroom to defer future scaling needs. Overall, the Fusion ioMemory implementation beat Rakuten's closest competitive bid by over $4 million.
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Redhawk Center/Eisiminger Fitness Center; 550 14th Ave; 206-296-6441
University Recreation is a center for community and connection that empowers all to live happier and healthier lives. Enjoy a variety of activities all centered on fun, fitness and personal development; many at no additional cost. Explore the Cascades, try a Cardio Dance class, grab a few friends for an Outdoor Volleyball league or go for a swim. The REC provides programming that fits into your life, interests, and needs.
Student Center 380; 206-296-2593
The Office for Wellness and Health Promotion along with the student based Health and Wellness Crew (also known as HAWC) promote good health practices through education, prevention, and peer support. Their goal is to enhance student health and well-being. At Seattle University, we strive to educate the whole person; to that end, at the Office for Wellness and Health Promotion, we see health and wellness holistically... Which means that there is more to being healthy than eating right and exercising!
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During Academic Year (August 15th - June 15th)
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The Student Health Center (SHC) at Seattle University (SU) focuses on enhancing levels of wellness and empowering students to be self-directed in their own care. In addition, the SHC utilizes the unique window of opportunity to promote lifelong healthy life-style behaviors.
The SHC provides primary care to all enrolled students. The SHC is staffed by Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioners and Medical Assistants. The Student Health Center provides the following specific services: wellness physicals, women's annual exams, diagnosis and treatment of acute illness, management of chronic medical problems, treatment of injuries, treatment of skin problems, STD and pregnancy testing, medication management for depression, immunizations, allergy shots, eating disorder management, laboratory services, and medical supplies.
Consultation and treatment for various health care needs are provided at with a $5.00 administrative fee per visit. A small fee is charged for services requiring laboratory testing and prescription medications are available at a minimal cost. The Student Health Center also provides most immunizations to students at cost. All services are confidential and no information is released without student permission, unless required by law.
Same day or next day appointments are available for urgent health concerns. Please stop by or call for an appointment.
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It's all the more heinous when the harm is officially condoned. The following is a piece out of Philadelphia (LINK), and it is an update of this story.
The hanging trees from the Old South have been figuratively replanted in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. On a steamy day in June of 2009, an innocent man named Michael Zenquis was beaten by an angry mob after he was wrongly accused of raping an 11-year-old girl. A female onlooker yelled, "Rapist!" He heard someone say he deserved to die while others shouted, "Kill him, kill him!" Michael was beaten with sticks and a baseball bat. Michael was stomped. Michael was bleeding, but he kept yelling, "I'm innocent, I didn't do anything." When the vicious attack finally ended, Michael had sustained injuries to his back, his eye, his shoulder, and his foot.
The police took Michael away but quickly discovered they had picked up the wrong guy. So what do you think they did? They dropped him right back in the neighborhood where the animals had beaten him. Getting out of Kensington alive became a terrifying ordeal for Michael.
In light of this despicable atrocity to an innocent man, what did the Mayor do? What did the police commissioner do?
I'll tell you what they did: nothing.
Worse. The next day, a different mob caught up with the actual rapist, named Jose Carrasquillo. What do you think happened? The mob gave him a brutal beating that lasted several minutes until the police got there.
So, did the mayor or the police condemn the vigilante justice?
Exactly the opposite. The police gave two of the men who helped "apprehend" Carrasquillo $5,750 each.
Further, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey announced he would not pursue criminal charges against the mob. Ramsey explained that the man's injuries were not life-threatening (the new test for assault in Philadelphia?), and, after all, emotions were running high. "From what I've seen so far," Ramsey smugly declared, "we have one victim and that's an 11-year-old girl.''
And the message this sends to people predisposed to vigilante justice is -- what, exactly?
Michael Zenquist filed suit against Philadelphia, alleging that the Philadelphia police told people in the Kensington neighborhood that Zenquist was a child rapist even though he wasn't, and that the neighbors were free to assault Mr. Zenquist.
The city of Philadelphia moved to dismiss the complaint, but U.S. District Judge Louis Pollack stated that allegations in the complaint are "adequate to state a claim for conspiracy."
"To support the inference of an agreement among the officer defendants and the private individuals who assaulted him, Zenquis relies principally on the allegation that the private individuals had spoken to at least one or more of the individual [police] defendants, and were told ... that they should detain [Zenquis] and that they would be permitted to use force against [Zenquis]," Pollack wrote (brackets and ellipsis in original). "This is consistent with and buttressed by the allegations, earlier in the amended complaint, that at least some of the officer defendants were canvassing the Kensington neighborhood for several hours prior to the assault."Allegations of the rewards that civilians received for detaining Carrasquillo also support the claims for municipal liability, the decision states.
*How do we protect people from such harm? Anonymity for all involved until such time as a conviction is obtained would go a long way toward protecting the innocent. After all, for no other crimes except those related to sexual assault do we allow anonymity for the accuser (with the exception of children). Rape is considered a special crime because it carries inordinate shame and stigma; that same shame and stigma affects those who are branded rapists. Justice, and fidelity to the principles of presumption of innocence, argue for anonymity for the accused.


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March 2012
St. Clare 800 Years Later: The Fascinating Namesake of Santa Clara University, Santa Clara County, and Santa Clara the City
Deborah Lohse
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 26, 2012— For centuries, Clare has been depicted as a demure follower of St. Francis. Recent research, however, is revealing an extraordinary woman, who was both a visionary and a leader.
For instance, 800 years before the recent tensions between the Vatican and nuns in the United States, the woman who would one day be known as St. Clare had struggles of her own with the Pope. Clare wanted to define an authentic way for females to pursue a life that included radical poverty and close collaboration with Francis of Assisi and his Brotherhood.
Today, more than 20,000 women throughout the world follow the Form of Life Clare established.
Daughter of a noble family in Assisi, she became devoted to the journey of St. Francis and the way he "loved the Poor Christ." In 1212, at the age of 18, she gave away her dowry and ran away from home to join him.
At San Damiano, the small church near the Franciscan brothers where Clare settled, she opened a way for women to live contemplative lives in radical poverty, in mutual respect and love, and in an interdependent community of equals. After Francis' death, she held firm before Church authorities on the San Damiano sisters' right to continue to live that way. In the last years of her life Clare composed her own forma vitae, the first female-authored prescription for Christian religious life to receive papal sanction.
This Palm Sunday (April 1) will mark the 800th anniversary of when Clare di Offreduccio de Favoroni made her escape through a window in her parents' home to join Francis and the brothers in radical poverty, and celebrates the beginning of the community of Poor Clares.
To mark the anniversary and shed new perspectives on the fascinating namesake of the school, city, and county of Santa Clara, Santa Clara University is holding a series of events.
Events will include:
* Exhibits which feature artifacts from St. Clare's life including a replica of the tavola, the medieval wood panel painting depicting the saint and a narrative cycle of her life; a digitalized copy of her Form of Life, which laid out the tenets of the order that she founded. Displays also document collaborative efforts at SCU over the last four years to address the question: "How can Clare of Assisi be a light to us here at Santa Clara University?"
The exhibit will run in the St. Clare Room and on the Second Floor Learning Commons of the Harrington Library from March 30–June 29, 2012.
* Two plenary lectures as centerpieces of the annual meeting of the Medieval Association of the Pacific:
* Fri., March 30, 1:15 to 2:30 p.m., Professor William Short, OFM (Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley) will present "Medieval Francis in Modern America: From Assisi to Manhattan."
* Sat., March 31, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m., Professor Catherine Mooney (Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Boston) will present "Clare of Assisi's Multiple Lives: In History, Hagiography, and Current Scholarship."
Seating is limited and RSVP to email@example.com or 408-554-4930 is required.
* Osher Lifelong Learning Institute class, St. Clare and the Poor Clares, taught by Jean Molesky-Poz, Ph.D., SCU Religious Studies Department, Sat., April 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
* A day to Reclaim and Celebrate St. Clare of Assisi, Thursday, May 10. Activities include an afternoon lecture followed by a panel, a reception and an evening concert.
> Professor William Short, OFM, internationally recognized Franciscan scholar, will speak on recent research that provides new understandings of Saint Clare of Assisi. His talk will be entitled, "Mirror, Mirror on the Cross: Clare of Assissi and her Modern Revival." A panel of faculty and alumnae respond. St. Clare Room of the Harrington Learning Commons, 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
> Reception, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
> St. Clare Vespers Concert. To celebrate Clare's centennial, music director and composer, Leslie La Barre, a SCU alumna, presents the world premiere of her work, St. Clare Vespers Concert, inspired by Saint Clare's Letters to Agnes of Prague (1234–1253). The orchestral chamber work, conducted by Elisse La Barre '09, will be performed by Bay Area musicians as well as SCU faculty and students with soloists Nancy Wait-Kromm and Lilliane Crommer (both SCU faculty). The concert at the Mission Church begins at 7:30 p.m.
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Monday, October 3, 2016
Bleeding and Clotting Disorders
Hemochromatosis and Low Iron
Dear Sir or Madam: I am a hemochromatosis patient. My iron and saturation levels have recently fallen, and I have no idea why. Is it normal for iron levels in HH patients to be low and stay at a low rate? In addition, is it normal for HH patients to have low iodine levels?
Thank you.
While it is not possible to comment on the specifics of your case in this forum, if you are on a phlebotomy program, that could affect these measurements.
In general what should be followed is the ferritin, with a goal for the ferritin to be approximately 100. The iron and iron saturation will be affected by a lot of other things, and therefore should not be routinely followed. Regarding the iodine, I am not aware of any connection between HH patients and iodine levels.
Spero R Cataland, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University


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Mother's Day is quickly approaching. The girls are very excited and are planning an elaborate celebration for their mommy. One of the girls is handcrafting a vase. Lulu is in charge of the flowers. He often gives red roses to my mother-in-law, which she adores. Our little 5-year-old munchkin wrote a letter with her adorable handwriting. Here's what she wrote:
"I love you, Mommy. You are so special, thank you for taking care of me. You are the best mom in the [w]hole wide world." She showed it to me to ask if Mommy would like it. I was like: "Aww, munchkin, it's adorable! I'm sure Mommy will love it."
And finally, Sunny (the eldest one, who's 14) asked me to help her plan out the celebration dinner. I've gone through the recipes I've published so far and put together a list in case you're looking for inspiration as well. The recipes are separated by type, from breakfast ideas to appetizers, savory sides and meat dishes as well as elegant desserts.
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Local schools increase security over threats
Concerns about violence in local schools also prompted Manchester's superintendent to write a letter to parents about rumors swirling on social media, seeking to ameliorate worries about student safety.
In Windham, Superintendent Henry LaBranche said it's unclear at this point if the threat in town was a credible one, but he was not taking any chances.
"This week we've already been on high alert," he said Friday morning.
School officials learned of the threat around 9:20 p.m. Thursday, when the principal of a parochial school in Willimantic, Conn., contacted a Windham School Board member.
LaBranche said the Connecticut school district, also known as Windham, received threats via Twitter, but school officials there were later told "that the threat was intended for Windham, New Hampshire."
By 10 p.m. Thursday, both the FBI and New Hampshire State Police had been notified, and the incident was being investigated.
"We immediately put our emergency plan into place," said LaBranche. The exact nature of the threat wasn't revealed, LaBranche said. "There are a bunch of 'unknowns.' "But we're being very cautious."
Parents were notified by email Thursday night. Police have already been visible at the district's schools this week in the wake of the deadly shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Windham police have been making "rolling patrols" at each school since Monday, and school administrators have been taking a closer look at each school's security measures, officials said.
During Monday's school day, Windham High School was briefly placed on lockdown after several school employees reported hearing "a loud bang" inside the school that morning, officials said. Police and fire officials conducted a sweep of the building, although Windham Police Chief Gerald Lewis said "nothing out of the ordinary" was found.
Threats of violence Friday at Manchester's high schools - amid predictions of the end of the world and in light of the killings in Newtown - were unsubstantiated rumors, according to the school superintendent. Police in Bedford likewise dealt with a hoax bomb threat.
In an email to parents, Lurgio Middle School Principal Ed Joyce said a note with a bomb threat was found in a bathroom at Bedford High School Friday morning.
"Although the Police again classified the message as a "low level" threat, we took all appropriate actions to ensure the safety of our students," Joyce wrote. "This time, we moved the students to safe locations in the building: the dining hall and gymnasium.�With the students in a secure location we had the building searched by a State Police Canine."
No bomb was found, the campus was reopened and students were allowed to go home, he wrote.
In Manchester, police are working closely with school district officials into the investigation of talk of pending violence and "any other rumor that threatens the safety and welfare of our students and staff," Superintendent Tom Brennan wrote in a letter addressed to the Manchester community.
His letter follows:
"In light of the recent tragic event in Newtown, CT and the predications relative to the end of the world (Mayan calendar), there has been increased chatter on social media regarding acts of violence which has added to the anxiety and fear among parents, students and staff.
"Like many school districts throughout the state, we have become aware of several rumors involving violence directed at our students and staff. We take any threat seriously and with the assistance of the Manchester Police Department, our building level administrators have followed up on these rumors and have determined that these rumors are unfounded.
"The Manchester Police Department continues to work closely with our District in the investigations of these rumors and any other rumor that threatens the safety and welfare of our students and staff. It has provided and continues to provide the appropriate level of resources to maintain the safety and welfare of our students and staff.
"Our building administrators and staff under the direction of the building principals have increased their level of vigilance and continue to be visible throughout the buildings to reduce the levels of fear and/or anxiety among the students.
"The safety and welfare of our students and staff is our number one priority."


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