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The coaching wheel for Durango High School girls swimming has gone around again with gusto.
This time, it landed on a former triathlete and high school swimmer who spends her time away from the pool in the classroom or on a bike.
Kathryn Ross is the sixth coach in the last five seasons for DHS girls swimming, which has managed to pilot sizeable groups to the state meet despite a steady stream of coaching changes. Since longtime head coach George Philpott stepped down, Tom Coxwell, Jordan Parker, Matt June and Christina McMunn all have taken turns at the helm.
Ross, who was hired about three weeks ago, is a 22-year-old freshman at Fort Lewis College, where shes a member of the cycling team. Before that, she spent time training in triathlon at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and competing in several triathlons before deciding to head to college. Most recently, the Pennsylvania native coached a summer swim team in Erie.
After a whirlwind couple of weeks getting to know her new charges and getting things in order, Ross is ready to get meet No. 1 under her belt todays home event against Delta, Fruita Monument and Grand Junction at 4 p.m. at the FLC pool.
Already, Im just so happy with the attitude and the positivity of the team. They just seem so close. ... Im excited to have a meet and start to get to see where the girls are at ... in kind of a race atmosphere, Ross said.
Shell be inheriting a young roster with a sizeable freshman population, as well as some experienced talent. The Demons did graduate Katie Ambrecht their lone championship final qualifier at state Katie Kroening, Carly Merryman, Cindy Nguyen, Megan Piccoli, Brennan Stottlemyer and Jordan Warren from last years squad, which does leave a few holes to fill.
But a handful of state qualifiers return for DHS, paced by seniors Hannah Chapman and Haley Cotgageorge and junior Brooke Kniffin. Bonne Matheson and Rydell Stottlemyer return after swimming on state relay teams as well, and Kniffin said the team is high on freshman Annie Mummery.
With a fair amount of depth and more experienced divers, DHS is setting its sights on beating out powerhouse Montrose for a district title and sending more swimmers into the championship finals at state. Breaking a few school records along the way wouldnt be unwelcome, either.
Diving is a huge key to topping the district list. Montrose typically uses experienced divers to pick up points that used to elude Durango. But after finding some willing divers a year ago, the Demons deficiency in that area has dwindled, with the denizens of the deep end having a year of experience.
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Our freshman year, we won districts, and thats because we had a lot of freshmen, said Chapman, daughter of Michael Chapman and Desiree Lopez.
And the swimmers have taken to the person in charge of those decisions rather quickly.
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Coastal zones in Europe contain large human populations and significant socioeconomic
activity. They also support diverse ecosystems that provide significant habitats
and sources of food. Significant inhabited coastal areas in countries such as
The Netherlands, England, Denmark, Germany, Italy, and Poland already are below
normal high-tide levels, and more extensive areas are vulnerable to flooding
from storm surges. Hard defenses to prevent such flooding, combined with the
loss of the seaward edge of coastal habitats as a result of existing rates of
sea-level rise, already are causing significant coastal squeeze in many locations
(e.g., Pye and French, 1993; Rigg et al., 1997; Lee, 1998). Deltaic areas often
are particularly threatened because they naturally subside and may have been
sediment-starved by dam construction (e.g., Sanchez-Arcilla et al., 1998). Other
nonclimate change factors such as pollution may condition the impacts of climate
change. Information further to the summary given below appears in the chapter
on coasts in the European ACACIA report (Nicholls, 2000).
Climate change could cause important impacts on coastal zones, particularly
via sea-level rise and changes in the frequency and/or intensity of extreme
events such as storms and associated surges. Under the SRES climate change scenarios,
global sea level is expected to rise by 1368 cm by the 2050s. Regional and
local sea-level rise in Europe generally will differ from the global average
because of vertical land movements (glacial isostatic rebound, tectonic activity,
and subsidence). Deviations from the global mean sea level also will occur as
a result of oceanic effects such as changes in oceanic circulation, water density,
or wind and pressure patterns. Mediterranean sea levels have fallen by as much
as 20 mm relative to the Atlantic since 1960, probably as a result of declining
freshwater input and consequent seawater density increase (Tsimplis and Baker,
2000). Looking to the future, the net effect of these processes is likely to
be as much as 10% of global mean change to the 2080s (Gregory and Lowe, 2000).
Sea-level rise can cause several direct impacts, including inundation and displacement
of wetlands and lowlands, coastal erosion, increased storm flooding and damage,
increased salinity in estuaries and coastal aquifers, and rising coastal water
tables and impeded drainage (Bijlsma et al., 1996). Potential indirect impacts
are numerous; they include changes in the distribution of bottom sediments,
changes in the functions of coastal ecosystems, and a wide range of socioeconomic
impacts on human activities.
Other climate change factors also may be important. For example, rising air
and sea temperatures may cause significant shifts in the timing and location
of tourism (Perry, 1999) and recreational and commercial fisheries and decrease
the incidence of sea ice during winter. These changes also may influence water
quality through the occurrence of algal blooms, which would have adverse effects
on tourism and human health (Kovats and Martens, 2000). Changes in the frequency
and track of extratropical storms are less certain. It is worth noting that
an analysis of the HadCM2 climate change simulations found a decrease in the
number of northern hemisphere storms, but with a tendency for deeper low centers
(Carnell and Senior, 1998). This would have important implications for coastal
areas, including an additional increase in flood risk. Several studies suggest
that storm surges in northwest Europe might change as a result of climate change
(von Storch and Reichardt, 1997; Flather and Smith, 1998; Lowe and Gregory,
1998), but further investigation is required to produce definitive results.
Storm occurrence has displayed significant interannual and interdecadal variability
over the past 100 years (WASA, 1998); this could produce important and costly
impacts without other changes (e.g., Peerbolte et al., 1991) and might interact
adversely with sea-level rise.
The impacts of sea-level rise would vary from place to place and would depend
on the magnitude of relative sea-level rise, coastal morphology/topography,
and human modifications. The most threatened coastal environments within Europe
are deltas, low-lying coastal plains, islands and barrier islands, beaches,
coastal wetlands, and estuaries (Beniston et al., 1998). Tidal range is a key
factor: In general, the smaller the tidal range, the greater the susceptibility
to a given rise in sea level. The Mediterranean and Baltic coasts have a low
tidal range (<1 m), which suggests that they will be more vulnerable to sea-level
rise than the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea coasts (Nicholls and Mimura, 1998).
A regional/global model of flood and coastal wetland losses described by Nicholls
et al. (1999) considers the interacting effects of sea-level rise, population
growth, and improvements in protection standards. All other climate factors
are assumed to be constant. This model allows the impacts of the SRES scenarios
on Europe [excluding the former Soviet Union (FSU)] to be explored. Because
increases in population and protection standards in Europe are minor, the major
changes are caused by sea-level rise. In 1990, about 25 million people were
estimated to live beneath the 1-in-1,000 year storm surge, with the largest
exposure along the Atlantic/North Sea seaboard. However, these people generally
are well protected from flooding now. The changes in flooding, shown in Table
13-3, indicate a significant increase in the incidence of coastal flooding
by the 2080s, assuming no adaptation, particularly around the Mediterranean.
Europe (excluding the FSU) is estimated to have at least 2,860 km2
of saltmarshes and 6,690 km2 of other unvegetated intertidal habitat,
mainly composed of sites recognized in the Ramsar treaty. Based on coastal morphological
type and the presence or absence of coastal flood defenses, Table
13-4 shows wetland losses resulting from sea-level rise. Wetland losses
are most significant around the Mediterranean and Baltic. Under the A2-high
scenario, wetlands in these regions could be eliminated. Any surviving wetlands
may be substantially altered. Such losses could have serious consequences for
biodiversity in Europe, particularly for wintering shorebird and marine fish
Available national results emphasize the large human and ecological values
that could be affected by sea-level rise. Table 13-5
shows results of national assessments in The Netherlands (Baarse et al.,1994;
Bijlsma et al., 1996), Poland (Zeidler, 1997), and Germany (Sterr and Simmering,
1996; Ebenhöh et al., 1997) for existing development and all costs adjusted
to 1990 US$. In Table 13-5, adaptation assumes
protection except in areas with low population density. People at risk are the
numbers of people flooded by storm surge in an average year. Adaptation/protection
costs for Poland include capital and annual running costs; % GNP assumes that
costs are all incurred in 1 year. Subnational and local studies from East Anglia,
UK (Turner et al., 1995); South Coast, UK (Ball et al., 1991); Rochefort sur
Mer, France (Auger, 1994); Estonia (Kont et al., 1997); and Ukraine (Lenhart
et al., 1996), as well as regional reviews (Tooley and Jelgersma, 1992; Nicholls
and Hoozemans, 1996) also support this conclusion. Many of Europes largest
citiessuch as London, Hamburg, St. Petersburg, and Thessalonikiare built on
estuaries and lagoons (Frasetto, 1991). Such locations already are exposed to
storm surges, and climate change is an important factor to consider for long-term
planning and development.
Other values that may be affected include archaeological and cultural resources
at the coast; these resources sometimes are being recognized only now (Fulford
et al., 1997; Pye and Allen, 2000). In Venice, a 30-cm relative rise in sea
level in the 20th century has greatly increased the frequency of flooding and
damage to this unique medieval city; solutions to this problem are the subject
of a continuing debate and need to consider climate change (Consorzio Venezia
Nuova, 1997; Penning-Rowsell et al., 1998).
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PETERSBURG - Fifty years ago, West Virginia fisheries officials sprang a surprise on the state's trout fishermen.
In addition to the usual rainbow, brown and brook trout, hatchery crews stocked a fish that anglers had never seen before - a pale yellow trout with a faint pink stripe down its side. To honor the 100th anniversary of West Virginia's statehood, Division of Natural Resources officials dubbed the alien-looking creature the "Centennial golden trout."
The brightly hued fish, as it turned out, had been developed completely within the state's trout-hatchery system, where observant hatchery employees discovered a one-in-a-zillion quirk of nature and transformed it into a trout-fishing sensation.
"Even 50 years later, people consider it a treat to catch a golden trout," said Homer Tinney, manager of the DNR's Petersburg Hatchery, where the unusual strain was discovered and developed. "And to think, it started right here."
The first goldens were stocked in 1963, but their story began early in 1955, when a yellow-mottled juvenile showed up among thousands of rainbows spawned in the fall of 1954.
Vince Evans, Petersburg's manager at the time, took interest in the odd little fish and nicknamed it "Little Camouflage."
Evans transferred to the nearby Spring Run Hatchery later that year. His successor at Petersburg, Chester Mace, moved Little Camouflage to a separate raceway and kept watch over her as she grew.
By the summer of 1956, she had grown to 14 inches. Her yellow mottling had changed into a broad golden band that encircled the middle of her body. Later that year, she produced her first eggs - 900 of them - which hatchery workers fertilized with milt from a regular rainbow male.
The eggs hatched, but none of the fry exhibited any yellow coloration.
Early in 1957, Little Camouflage's offspring and nearly 500,000 other juvenile rainbows were transferred to rearing ponds at Spring Run. Shortly after they arrived, one of the attendants noticed that a few of the fish had started to change color.
Within weeks, roughly 300 of the "rainbows" turned a uniform golden yellow, and as they grew their unusual coloration grew even brighter.
Edward Kinney, the DNR's Fish Division chief at the time, thought it might be a good idea to try to propagate the eye-catching new strain. Mace and Evans selected the best-colored fish for brood stock and spawned them during the fall of 1958.
The first goldens ran smaller than their rainbow counterparts, but careful breeding remedied that problem. By 1963, DNR officials deemed the strain ready to be stocked in state waters.
"They determined that they would stock one golden for every 10 rainbows, and we've maintained that ratio ever since," Tinney said. "We tend to stock them in lakes and larger streams because their color makes them more susceptible to predators."
Centennial goldens quickly drew the attention of scientists, who sought to determine what caused the strain's unusual coloration. Studies showed that despite its name, West Virginia's version of the golden trout is essentially unrelated to the "true" golden trout found in the high-altitude streams of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains.
West Virginia's version turned out to be, at its core, a rainbow trout - a rainbow trout of a different color, for sure, but genetically identical to the green-backed, black-spotted, red-striped rainbows found in most of the Mountain State's stocked-trout waters.
"Basically, the golden is a rainbow without any black pigment," Tinney said.
When visitors come to the Petersburg Hatchery, Tinney delights in telling them that the facility raises nothing but rainbow trout.
"They look at me like I'm crazy, and they ask what all those yellow fish are," he said, grinning. "But then when I show them a golden and they see its pink stripe, they recognize that it's a rainbow."
Partly to acknowledge the strain's true nature, and partly to avoid confusion with true golden trout, DNR officials now use the term "golden rainbow" in the agency's publications.
The town of Petersburg apparently hasn't received the memo. Signs emblazoned with the famous fish's likeness describe the Grant County seat as "The Home of the Golden Trout."
And indeed, the Petersburg Hatchery remains the sole source of every golden rainbow stocked by the DNR.
"All of them originate here," Tinney said. "We provide eggs to the Bowden Hatchery, but all of the eggs are stripped from the brood fish and fertilized here in Petersburg. We hatch about 80,000 eggs each year, and Bowden hatches between 20,000 and 30,000."
Although the DNR has a policy not to export golden rainbows outside the state's borders, fisheries agencies in several states now stock the strain, or variations on it.
"Back in the '60s, someone sent some of our fish to Pennsylvania," said Mike Shingleton, the DNR's assistant chief in charge of trout fisheries. "They did some selective breeding of their own and created what they call the 'palomino trout.' A lot of states now have golden rainbows or palominos in their hatcheries."
The fish's striking appearance has made it a coveted prize for many anglers - and an accursed pest to others.
"Two types of people fish for goldens," Tinney said. "Those that love 'em, or those that hate 'em. Some fishermen get frustrated by them, because they don't seem to bite as eagerly as regular rainbows. Other fishermen call them 'tracer trout,' and fish around them for the regular rainbows that are usually nearby."
That reluctance to bite, Tinney added, is part what makes goldens a highly valued catch.
"I've only ever met one person who said he caught a [six-fish] limit of goldens in a single day," he said. "What really amazes me is that some people say they've fished for years and have never caught a golden."
The Petersburg Hatchery's history with the golden rainbow has made it a bit of a destination spot for tourists. Tinney said visitors routinely show up to get a glimpse of the facility's famous fish.
"We even get visitors from other counties," he said. "About four years ago, the governor had a big tourism push, and they brought people from Australia, England, Germany and other countries to tour West Virginia. This is one of the stops they made. They were amazed at how goldens were so different from rainbows."
Anglers have celebrated the difference for 50 years, and Tinney said they'll continue to celebrate it for the foreseeable future.
"The [DNR] is committed to stocking goldens," he said. "People expect us to stock them, and we do. Sportsmen pay for [trout hatcheries and trout stockings], and we do our best to give them a good day of fishing."
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New Hampshire Union Leader
February 16. 2013 2:48AM
CONCORD -- The entrance to Blake's Natural Foods at 178 Silk Farm Road seems trapped in time, a muddy dirt road running between picturesque farm buildings.
The sign out front still says Blake's Turkey Farm even though it's been a dozen years since the Blake family raised turkeys here. The silence is broken only by the sound of an employee operating a forklift to move some boxes.
That hints at the activity inside the production plant, where a couple of dozen workers dressed in white overcoats and hairnets are making one of the company's signature dishes: chicken pot pie. Workers gathered at the front of the line use small measuring cups to scoop carrots, peas and potatoes to add to the fresh chicken meat another worker has placed in the foil pie pans. They move quickly as dozens of pies travel along a conveyor belt to where another worker uses what looks like a giant fire hose to inject gravy into the pies.
This definition of handmade - which marries modern assembly-line techniques with a team of human workers - is a bit different from the one that comes to mind when you conjure the image of Charlie Blake making his first turkey pot pie in 1970 from a recipe by his grandmother, Clara. Back then, Blake sold them from his 1967 Chevy van in downtown Concord.
Compared to most modern food production though, the fourth-generation family business is homespun, even as it produces up to 16,000 meals a day.
"I've been in 50,000-square-foot facilities with two guys walking around with a clipboard, and the machines are doing everything," says Chris Licata, who joined Blake's as president in 2006.
"That's not the way that we do it. We say on some of our packaging 'Our meals are made by wonderful, happy people,'" he says. "People are doing the work, not machines. Even though it's made with love from scratch, we've gotten pretty efficient at it."
These days, Blake's produces about 30 varieties of chicken and turkey pot pies, shepherd's pies, macaroni and cheese dinners with lobster or chicken and other offerings, including a gluten-free chicken pot pie made with a cornbread crust. Its product lines, made from either all-natural or organic ingredients, are distributed nationwide to retailers like Whole Foods Market, Market Basket, Hannaford, Wegman's, Shaw's and natural food co-ops.
Blake's is targeting the growing interest in natural and organic products, sales of which jumped 10 percent to nearly $91 billion in 2011, according to the Natural Foods Merchandiser's 2012 Market Overview.
Licata joined Blake's after a long career as a ski and action sports industry executive, lured by the opportunity to help the family business grow from a regional player that distributed a handful of products in five states to a national player with a varied product line. His wife, Amy, the "corporate conscience" of the company, is the daughter of owners Charlie and Sally Blake.
"You only have a few chances to reinvent yourself. I watched this small mom-and-pop company that I admired greatly grow but at a very modest pace," says Licata, 46.
Since his arrival, the company has doubled its work force to about 40 and grown its sales by a factor of four.
"I wasn't a food guy, but I was a business guy," says Licata, who began applying some basic business concepts to Blake's and worked on getting the production plant certified organic, which meant updating equipment and changing some processes. "I listened to a lot of people and just tried to make sure that whatever we did we were always respecting the values of the company."
Licata and his wife have tried to instill those values in their twin 8-year-old daughters, Blake and Lucy, whose arrival inspired the couple to work with the business.
"There are very few people who have the ability to make food for more than their family. I look at this facility in so many ways as a gift," he says. "It's gift to make responsible food for families and for people."
The company has been growing steadily for the last several years and is readying the launch of a new product line designed to build on the success of the organic products it's been distributing.
Licata has tried to temper that growth with ensuring the company does not stray from its roots. Many of the meals it makes were developed from heirloom family recipes by Clara Blake, who founded the turkey farm in 1929.
"We always say whether we're developing new meals or perfecting existing meals, 'If Clara were to come back today would she approve of the way that we're making her recipes?'" Licata says. "Whenever we get this idea that we could maybe not mash our own potatoes, we go, 'You know what, Clara would never allow that.' And it brings us right back to the core values that this company was really built on."
Lucy and Blake Licata have already had a taste of entrepreneurship through Blake & Lucy's Lunchbox, a side business that sells lunches featuring Blake's chicken salad to traveling youth sports groups and to visitors at Lake Sunapee.
For the Licatas, it's a way to help instill the values they promote at Blake's and promote good nutrition.
"Food plays a role in how kids grow up and how healthy they are, the habits that they learn and the habits that they maintain throughout their life," Licata says. "It was important to us that we could be a solution for families."
Licata and his wife also want their daughters to appreciate that it's possible for families to work together in a business and thrive.
"Family-run businesses - let alone growing family-run businesses, let alone functional families running family-run businesses - are a dying breed," he says. "And we've been fortunate in that we've seen growth every year, sometimes significant growth. Yet in the face of that, we've been able to continue to work together as a family."
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WAVERLY, Iowa—The Wartburg football team (6-2 overall, 4-1 IIAC) fell 24-10 to Iowa Conference opponent, Coe (5-2, 3-2) Saturday.
The game was scoreless through halftime.
Sophomore Brandon Domeyer (Manchester) had 106 yards in the first half alone to mark his third 100-yard game of the season. He finished with 127 yards.
The Kohawks were the first team to strike as they made a 22-yard field goal with 7:41 remaining in the third.
The Knights answered on their ensuing drive and as they compiled an eight-play 55-yard drive that ended with a 24-yard field goal by sophomore Michael Bohlke (Manchester).
Coe took the 10-3 lead on its next drive as Colton Storla had a 16-yard touchdown run.
The Kohawks extended their lead to 17-3 on their first drive in the fourth quarter as Elijah Phillips caught an 11-yard pass from Josh Rekers.
Wartburg's defense blocked Chase Cooling's punt and senior Jared Wauters (Elberon) ran the ball in from 20-yards out to make the score 17-10 with 4:21 remaining.
Coe scored for the final time on its next drive on a 36-yard pass.
Senior Taylor Jacobsmeier (Wapello) finished with 210 yards through the air. Sophomore Jordan Schmitt (West Union) was the team's leading receiver as he had eight catches for 112 yards for the first 100-yard game of his career.
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•Detached, single-family homes "gather' uptown•
Properties are now available at a new village of 33 detached- and attached-homes within what backers call the Charleston peninsula's "urban core."
The Gathering at Morris Square is on Morris Street between Felix and Smith streets. Prices start in the mid $400,000s for the 1,400-2,100 square foot residences.
Cuyler Applegate, with William Means Real Estate, has officially listed the first four properties in what the company refers to as an "exciting" community in a prime downtown spot.
"This location is attractive to a wide range of buyers — professionals wanting to live near work, young couples wanting to raise their children in an urban environment and students at both MUSC and College of Charleston who would like to be able to walk to school," says Applegate, the listing agent.
According to William Means, The Gathering at Morris Square "combines classic Charleston architecture with modern design."
Buyers can select from eight floor plans. The homes consist of three-to-four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. Perks are metal roofs, cement plank exteriors, bamboo floors, granite counters, ceramic tile bathroom floors and off-street parking, the real estate agency notes.
Complementing the neighborhood will be a new city park.
The Gathering at Morris Square is off Upper King Street, which gives residents access to cocktail bars, dining, shopping and cutting-edge art galleries, according to William Means.
Also close by are MUSC, the College of Charleston and the Charleston School of Law.
Applegate says neighborhood supporters are "excited to bring a new quality construction project to the peninsula in close proximity to the tremendous growth around Upper King. This is a huge bonus for The Gathering at Morris Square and its potential buyers," he says.
William Means contends the area's development of new hotels and restaurants will boost attention around an already highly desired area. In a sign of growing demand, more than 15 homes have sold to date this year in the Upper King area, and the most recent sales were on the market for less than 60 days, the agency notes, citing figures from the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors' Multiple Listing Service as of May 20.
Formed in 1933, William Means Real Estate specializes in buying and selling residential property and real estate in Charleston's historic peninsula and in surrounding communities and islands. It has more than 25 agents and offices in Charleston and in East Cooper. The agency is also Charleston's exclusive affiliate with Christie's International Real Estate.
•Altmans, Tufts join affiliate of nationwide agency•
A father and son have launched a sales team with Century 21 Properties Plus, while a start-up agent is signing on as an associate.
John Altman has 20 years experience as a licensed homebuilder in South Carolina and is president of Home Sweet Home Construction. He and son Pressley are a new team of sales associates with Century 21 Properties Plus, operating under the name Altman & Altman LLC.
The pair will specialize in residential property sales in the Summerville area, according to Century 21.
"We are thrilled to have them join our team," says Tim Rash, who heads up Century 21 Properties Plus. "It's an exciting time to be with the Century 21 System as we increase our market presence in Summerville," Rash says.
The Altmans point out that they know the Charleston area as "lifelong Summerville residents."
Meanwhile, Danielle Tufts has joined Century 21 Properties Plus as a sales associate, likewise focusing on deals in greater Summerville.
Tufts just completed "extensive training and licensing" through Fortune Academy as well as an eight-week course with Century 21 Properties Plus. Rash says, "We believe training supports growth and professional excellence in the real estate industry."
Tufts, who lives in the Summerville area, is married with two children. "I am looking forward to beginning my real estate career with such a great company," she says.
Century 21 Properties Plus started up 15 years ago. It has locations in downtown Summerville at 118 W. Richardson Ave. and east of the Cooper in Park West at 3301 Salterbeck Court.
For more information, visit www.century21properties.com.
•Greater Charleston area sees dip in foreclosure rates•
Extending a streak of fewer local properties in line to be repossessed by the lender, the foreclosure rate locally fell in March to 3.28 percent. The share was 4.05 percent a year ago.
Figures for the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metro area came from national real estate analyst CoreLogic.
Although foreclosure activity sank in the Charleston area, the share was higher than the national foreclosure rate of 2.84 percent.
The mortgage delinquency rate, too, declined in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville. According to CoreLogic information, 5.93 percent of mortgage loans were 90 days or more past due in March compared to 6.87 percent for the same period of 2012. The U.S. delinquency rate in March dropped to 6.01 percent, from 7 percent a year earlier.
CoreLogic says the delinquency rate also includes properties that are in foreclosure or reclaimed by a bank or other lender. The foreclosure rate, meanwhile, refers to loans in some stage of the foreclosure process. Foreclosures are defined as cases where the owner's right to a property is terminated, usually due to default.
•Hunley Waters to host 'summer block party'•
New residents of an energy-efficient neighborhood in North Charleston will be feted as a special event today.
The Hunley Waters Summer Block Party is 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
The public is invited to the free housewarming event geared to people who have just moved into the community. The fest will include food, drink and entertainment. There will be an outdoor cookout and music by the Bluegrass duo Green Levels.
Hunley Waters, North Charleston's only gated waterfront community, is noted for its National Association of Home Builders'-certified green homes.
According to the neigbhorhood's marketers, the 36-home community perched on Noisette Creek is a block from the bustling East Montague Business Corridor. The neighborhood showcases a community dock and pavilion for recreational kayaking.
Homes tout front porches, ample storage space and the latest Energy Star appliances, according to supporters. The public can tour homes at the block party. Anyone interested can contact Neil Bansil at 843-714-3855 or Valarie Frasier at 843-276-8614.
According to the developer, Hunley Waters features special incentive financing for workers employed at the city of North Charleston, Charleston County, Joint Base Charleston and SPAWAR.
For more information, visit www.hunleywaters.com.
•Valentine joins NAI Avant as commercial broker•
An agent whose background isin retail leasing has singed on with the Charleston office of a Columbia-based brokerage.
Gordon Valentine is the latest broker to join NAI Avant's Charleston office. According to the company, "his knowledge and experience provides tenants, owners and investors with a wide range of commercial real estate services."
Before joining NAI Avant, Valentine worked for Birchin Lane Realty Advisors LLC in Charleston. He specialized in retail leasing and site selection for a national retailer.
Valentine, originally from Richmond, Va., received his bachelor's degree in history from the University of Virginia and pursued a concentration in urban planning, real estate development and finance.
NAI Avant's Charleston office is located in the King & Queen Building at 145 King St., Suite 410.
The company employs more than 65 professionals in comprehensive brokerage, leasing, development, property and project management services. The brokerage is a member of the NAI Global Network.
For more, go online to www.naiavant.com.
•Snapshot of local new-homes market to take place this month•
Contractors in the housing business stand to gain impressions of the local market from a noted economist and a new homes specialist.
The Charleston Home Builders Association is hosting the Charleston New Homes Market Update from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18. The update will take place at Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd. in North Charleston.
One Home Builders Association member per company can attned the event for free. Each additional member or non-member is $25. Sponsors are The Post and Courier and SCE&G.
Presenting the update will be Will Jenkinson, broker-in-charge of Carolina One New Homes; and Joey Von Nessen, research economist at RESH Marketing.
For more information, visit www.charlestonhomebuilders.org.
•South strongest in construction backlog index•
A leading national sign of commercial and industrial contractor work slowed in the first quarter but is up solidly from a year before.
The Construction Backlog Indicator is a forward-looking national economic marker that reflects the amount of work that will be performed by commercial and industrial contractors in the months ahead, according to Associated Builders and Contractors, which compiles the report.
The group claims that the data provides "the only reliable leading economic indicator offering this level of specificity focused on the U.S. commercial and institutional, industrial, and infrastructure construction industries."
According to the organization, the first quarter 2013 indicator dipped 1.1 percent and stands at a 7.9 month backlog.
At the same time the indicator is 7 percent higher than the same period of 2012.
According to the Associated Builders and Contractors, the indicator shows commercial and industrial construction work under contract, but not yet completed.
"As with the broader economic recovery, the rebound of the nation's nonresidential construction industry remains sporadic and stymied by a myriad factors, including tight credit, heightened caution among private developers and public policymakers, and a still struggling global economy," ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu says.
"Because a growing number of projects are now in various stages of planning, the expectation is that the backlog will expand moderately later in 2013, but construction volumes will be roughly flat for the balance of the year," he says.
"Certain nonresidential construction segments, such as energy generation, infrastructure, retail and lodging, appear to be doing well," Basu says.
By region, the South continues to hold down the most sizable backlog at 9.3 months, which is the highest level in more than a year, the group says.
The Associated Builders and Contractors cited Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Oklahoma and Georgia as rapidly expanding states in the South.
Basu says construction spending growth remains constrained nationwide, despite several large infrastructure projects.
"In contrast, the South continues to progress. Major industrial projects have recently broken ground or been announced in Alabama, Georgia, Texas and elsewhere in the region. The energy sector also has continued to support contractors in Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma," he says.
By sector, the heavy industrial sector construction fell from 6.2 months in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 5.7 months in the first quarter 2013.
Infrastructure continues to be associated with the lengthiest construction backlog among all three industry segments at 9.7 months in the first quarter, according to Basu.
"Because the nation did not fall off of its fiscal cliff, infrastructure-related backlog remains relatively stable," he says. "However, highly constrained state and local government budgets continue to frustrate substantial improvement in this segment," he says.
At the same time, "commercial and institutional construction backlogs continue to expand," Basu says, "thanks in part to gradually declining office vacancy rates in much of the nation and rising hotel occupancy rates".
By company size, firms with $100 million or more in annual revenues showed a jump in construction backlog during the first quarter from 10.8 months to 11.2 months. "Backlog among this group has never been longer in the history" of the Construction Backlog Indicators, he says.
In contrast, companies with annual revenues below $30 million experienced a decline in construction backlog during the first quarter, the economist says.
"In general, larger firms enjoy the most solid banking and insurance relationships and are often able to leverage those relationships into comparative advantage," Basu says. "This seems to be happening now as larger general and subcontractors have widened their advantage over their smaller competitors during the past quarter."
The Associated Builders and Contractors describes itself as a national trade association representing 22,000 members from more than 19,000 construction and industry-related firms.
For more information, visit the group's website as www.abc.org.


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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Southern University says Isaac Greggs, who headed the university's marching band for 36 years, has died.
Greggs, who had been the university's director of bands, was 85. The cause of death was not released.
The Southern marching band became known as the "Human Jukebox" during Greggs' tenure and played at six Super Bowls, four Sugar Bowls and three presidential inaugurations.
Greggs had retired in 2005.
In a news release, Southern's director of bands Lawrence Jackson called Greggs "an impeccable leader" who believed in innovation.
Jackson played in Southern's marching band from 1971 to 1975 under Greggs' leadership.


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Bill Murray makes a grand entrance Liberace-style on the "Late Show with David Letterman" when Murray, the first guest to visit "The Late Show" when it premiered on Aug. 30, 1993, helps the host mark 20 years on the CBS Television Network tonight.
Arriving onstage in a white, vintage Rolls-Royce, below a sign onstage in script lettering that reads "Billy," Murray, resplendent in a white Liberace-style outfit, complete with a cape, a white toy poodle and wearing Liberace's signature hairstyle, gets escorted out of the Rolls by a young, blonde man wearing a gold-and-white chauffeur uniform to take his seat next to Letterman.
David Letterman (standing and applauding): "Wow, that was wonderful, Bill." (audience applauds)
Paul Shaffer: "Bravo, bravo, bravo. Wow. ..."
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Murray: "I had to get something that went with this outfit." (audience laughs)
Letterman: "Well, you really have - my heart has now taken flight." (audience laughs)
Murray: "Thank you, Dave. You know, I love you, audience, I love you, but I don't have time tonight, 'cause I'm only here for one reason." (points to Letterman)
Letterman: "Oh, that's very special." (audience applauds)
Murray's entire interview, including the special "billboard" he took out for Letterman for his 20 years at CBS and his unearthing - using a pickaxe and a jackhammer - of a time capsule near Letterman's desk onstage with "artifacts" from Aug. 30, 1993, can be seen on "The Late Show" tonight (11:35 p.m.) on CBS.
As of tonight's broadcast, the multiple Emmy Award-winning "Late Show with David Letterman" will have broadcast 3,897 episodes and four primetime specials in its 20 years on CBS. Since its debut on the network on Aug. 30, 1993, the critically acclaimed show has been honored with nine Emmy Awards, including six for "Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program," and a staggering 73 Emmy nominations.
Also featured on "The Late Show" tonight is a performance by musical guests Lenny Kravitz and Gladys Knight, who is making her first appearance on one of Letterman's late night talk shows, as well as a special ""Late Show Photo Album" to close out the broadcast, featuring iconic images from the show's 20 years at CBS.


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Senior receiver Louis Hollier made touchdown catches of 37 and 39 yards Saturday to capture Most Valuable Player honors in Northwestern State's 24th Annual Joe Delaney Bowl spring football game won 21-7 by the Purple, capping the Demons' first spring workouts under new coach Jay Thomas.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Daniel Hazlewood hit Hollier three times for 87 yards while completing 11 of 16 overall for 137 yards. White team quarterback Grant Chiasson passed for 212 yards, including a 49-yard score to fellow sophomore Ed Eagan, and completed 15 of 25 passes.
There was only one turnover, coming on the game's eighth play, when junior cornerback Fred Thomas intercepted a pass on the sideline and dashed 79 yards to push the Purple ahead 7-0. Only two five-yard penalties were marked off in the 90-minute game before about 1,000 supporters at Turpin Stadium.
"It was clean, and that goes back to last weekend's scrimmage. The players did a tremendous job of cleaning up what we needed to address," said Thomas. "Very few penalties today, the running backs handled the ball well, and we overcame some dropped passes early on, and some bad snaps. The defense made some plays, and we hit some deep balls when we caught the defense in mismatches. Overall it was a good way to finish up spring."
Hollier's play-making ability was unsurprising, said Thomas.
"Louis comes to work every day and practices hard. He makes catches like that every time he's out here. He's done it through his career," said Thomas. "We are counting him in a big way this fall."
He ran a deep post for his first score, getting behind coverage, and broke free on a skinny post route early in the third quarter five plays after the White had closed within 14-7.
The outcome made a winner out of Purple guest head coach Norm Hicks, an avid Demon fan dating back to the 1970s, while former NSU receiver Rudy Hines (1975-78) was the guest coach of the White squad.
"I've seen a bunch of spring games, and played in a few back in the day," Hines told the entire team afterward. "This one was as well played as any of them."
Linebacker Paxton Cook topped the Purple with seven tackes and a pass breakup. Defensive end Justin Evans had six tackles, a sack and a tackle for loss for the White.
Kicker Andy Wickman missed a 52-yard field goal for the White when the ball banged off the crossbar.


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A perfect week - weatherwise - is dawning as November comes to an end.
A perfect week - weatherwise - is dawning as November comes to an end.
After a series of off-and-on storms, the Stockton area is headed for six or seven consecutive days of glorious sameness.
Overnight lows in the 40s, daytime highs in the 60s, almost nonstop sunshine and, for those who love holiday skiing, eight Sierra Nevada resorts have already opened and another starts operations today.
Conditions also are ideal for holiday shopping. Black Friday holds the promise of patchy clouds mixed with bright sunshine.
"We like to see snow, and conditions are perfect for fall hiking," said Matt Patwell, manager of Stockton's REI store. He viewed the rain earlier this week as a good omen for the start of winter sports.
"For us, the holidays combined with nasty weather is good," Patwell said
Trying to capitalize on seasonal conditions, the store's Black Friday special today is half off on REI-branded outerwear.
The week ahead for San Joaquin County residents will feature anything but "nasty weather."
The National Weather Service projects a strengthening high-pressure system along the West Coast, keeping temperatures at normal or above and keeping conditions dry. Any hint of additional rain is expected to stay far north of California.
"Much of the country will enjoy tranquil weather" this weekend, according to the Weather Service.
The only thing to mar the forecast is the possibility of patchy morning fog in the northern San Joaquin Valley.
At the higher elevations, the recent storms mean that eight Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts have opened for skiing and snowboarding: Boreal Mountain Resort, Heavenly Mountain Resort, Kirkwood Mountain Resort, Northstar California, Squaw Valley Ski Resort, Sugar Bowl Resort, Mount Rose Ski Tahoe and Sierra-at-Tahoe.
"The base at Tahoe is 30 inches," Patwell said, hours before another storm hit early Wednesday. "Long term, the moisture is good for the health of the Delta and the fish. We need the water to have a healthy place to recreate."
Bear Valley Mountain Ski Resort on Highway 4 opens today with its annual two-day Winterfest celebration.
The lower-elevation long-range forecast calls for sunny, mild conditions through the middle of next week.
So far this season, the Stockton area has seen 1.27 inches of rain. Normal for this time of year is 2.31 inches of rain.
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An historic piece of equipment has been restored to working order.
One of the sluices at Cromford Mill has been repaired by Derbyshire County Council to give greater control of water entering and leaving Cromford Canal. The old mechanism was worn and repairs have been carried out to match the original construction.
Councillor Andy Botham, said: "Arkwright's Mill is a World Heritage Site and the work will enable us to control water levels and help avoid potential flooding."


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VATICAN CITY — Surprisingly, the pope's own Latinist had nothing to do with the recent birth of Latin on the Vatican's official Web site.
Wisconsin native Carmelite Father Reginald Foster told CNS the other day he didn't have a hand in the birth of the new "Sancta Sedes" section on www.vatican.va, but he said he was thrilled it had happened.
Fr. Reggie works in the Latin-language section of the the Vatican's Secretariat of State and has been translating papal texts into Latin for 30 years. He said he could never understand why, until now, papal and Vatican documents "would come out and people couldn't find them in Latin."
"Well, someone maybe caught on and fixed the thing," he said.
He also senses there is "renewed interest" in this so-called dead language, but nothing like the old days when there used to be a 10-minute news show in Latin that aired daily on Vatican Radio. After it was suspended he said "People were saying 'What's this! How's this possible?!'"
For now, Latin lovers will have to content themselves with Fr. Reggie's weekly program "The Latin Lover" on Vatican Radio or they can come to Rome and study Latin with the Carmelite priest at his own academy or they can go online and see what it's all about.
After all, not only is it still the official language of the Vatican, quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur !
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On Tuesday, Honduras soundly defeated Canada 8-1 to win Group C in the semifinal stage of CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying to advance their their second straight "Hexagonal." They join the USA, Jamaica, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama in the final round - which will be played in 2013 - and in which the top three teams will earn automatic berths to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Colorado Rapids midfielder Hendry Thomas has earned 38 caps with the Honduran national team since making his debut in 2005, and represented his country at the Beijing Olympics and 2010 FIFA World Cup (above against Switzerland). We caught up with him to get his thoughts on Honduras' advancement, and his desire to return to his national team.
What was your reaction on Honduras reaching the Hexagonal?
"I'm really happy that we achieved that step, but also a bit surprised by the big score. But I think everything went right for Honduras and that was important to make it such a broad result."
What is about Honduras that the national team programs continue to find success?
"I think Honduras has come from less to more. I think the Honduran player has continued changing his mentality, realizing that he should always want more. I think that has been important for Honduras to continue gaining triumphs. Hopefully the group can continue like this and can go even further."
Do you watch the semifinal games, in particular the match against Canada?
"Yes, I watched the match. When I'm not with the team I'm always trying to watch it on TV. So I was their supporting them and happy for the win."
Do you miss not being with the team ?
"Honestly, the players that are there today are the ones that are in the best form. I'm going from less to more. I'm working hard, first to find successes in Colorado and then I think the rest will come. I think that when you're well and in optimal condition then the possibilities with the national team will be there. I hope that when that day comes, to be able to take on that role and be able to stay like I have always done with the national team."
So it is a goal of yours to return to the national team?
"Without a doubt. I always have goals, and that is one of my goals. But first things first. I want to have success and reach big things with Colorado, and the rest will come easily. Without a doubt I want to be with the national team. Being on national team is the ultimate for a player. And so one has to be, if possible, at 200 % to be able to give the most."


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Closely related to the verb is the noun fang "plunder, spoils". It also meant "an instrument for capturing or holding", and this led to it being used to refer to canine teeth, or the dangerous teeth of any animal.
It's from a nasalized form of Proto-Indo-European *paḱ-/*paǵ- "to fasten". This root became Latin pāgus "of or belonging to a country community, civilian, inhabitant of a country community" (from "boundary staked out on the ground"). pāgānus initially referred to someone who lived in the country. This apparently became post-classical Latin paganus "heathen".
There are three possible reasons why the sense of paganus developed into "heathen".
1) Heathens lived in the country.
2) paganus also meant "civilian" as opposed to "soldier". Since Christians considered themselves soldiers of Christ, they used the term for "civilian" for non-Christians.
3) paganus had an intermediary sense "outsider", as in someone outside the city, and this came to be applied to people outside the community.


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Spring 2012
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Bucky Bronco Confidential
Who wears the costume today may be classified information. But here's one secret revealed: how Bucky came to be.
Why women professors?
Marking 50 years of coeducation at Santa Clara—and recognizing that it's not just the composition of students that has changed profoundly.
Mission Matters
Here comes the sun ... and our solar decathletes
The 2013 Solar Decathlon is on! Santa Clara is competing for the third time, after third place wins in 2007 and 2009.
Bigger than all of us
Baseball Coach Dan O'Brien goes old school. He wants players—and fans—to rekindle a love affair with the game.
Opening new doors in the Philippines
Introducing Casa Bayanihan—a place to learn, work, and be changed forever.


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Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center announced Monday that it will be providing primary care services to former patients of Dr. Matthew A. Bennett.
Memorial is working with its primary care providers to ensure those patients have timely access to health care services and are provided with reliable, quality care.
The medical center is working with the landlord to reopen the North Tonawanda office that formerly housed Bennett's practice, pending state Department of Health approval. In the interim and as a temporary measure, patient appointments will be scheduled at the Summit Family Health Center in Suite 500 of the Summit Healthplex on Williams Road, Wheatfield.
"The sudden closing of a large primary care practice creates significant hardship for patients and for the community. Our goal is to assure the availability and continuity of quality preventive and primary care services," said Memorial President and CEO Joseph A. Ruffolo.
"We are in the process of notifying patients that their medical records are in our custody," he added. "Patients can be assured that their records will be treated with the utmost confidentiality throughout this process."
To schedule an appointment, patients should call 716-278-4499.


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"When my 20-year old was little, hardly anyone went to preschool. Now if you don't send your kids preschool you're looked down on. Why is that?" asks my girlfriend, Rajean. We're sitting with our feet soaking in hot basins of water at the nail salon.
Hmmm, I know what Rajean is talking about.
I phone Barbara Willer, Ph.D. Deputy Executive Director of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) to ask. "20 years ago, the value of preschool was understood for social aspects and cognitive aspects." But, "the achievement gap begins early on" she explains. Which is why it's very important for all children to have access to preschool, especially for children of disadvantage. (Access meaning both affordable and high quality.)
Two big benefits of preschool are:
1. New experiences.
2. Improved vocabulary.
Often these benfits are already present in highly-educated families, making preschool less of a necessity than in families with less education.
But, decades of research show that a "high quality early experiences make a difference in children's lifelong academic and social success." (NAEYC position statement.)
For all kids.
From all backgrounds.
Have you priced preschools lately? They're expensive. My own kids attended several different programs because of moving, cost, and my growing awareness of what made for a good program.
The NAEYC website says, "Unlike K-12 education -- a publicly financed system with a relatively stable funding base -- most early childhood care and education services operate in a very price-sensitive market financed primarily by fees from families and supplemented by public and private contributions. Many families cannot pay the full cost of quality care, and the ongoing commitment from public and private contributions is seldom guaranteed."
Rajean admits, "I have felt a bit judged for not sending my son, who will be five at the end of this month, to preschool." Our toenails turn bright orange as she explains, "I've been both a stay-at-home and work-at-home mom with him and simply haven't been able to justify the expense of sending him to someone else to teach him kindergarten readiness."
So let's say you find an affordable program, how do you know if it's any good? My second daughter spent months in mediocre program just because everyone else in our new neighborhood sent their kids there. (I know, I know. Not a good reason for attending. No, if everyone jumped off a cliff . . .)
"We do have an accreditation process," laughs Willer when I reluctantly admit my lame method of finding good program. "That's the purpose of it, to measure quality, to provide parents with a short cut, a way of knowing that programs have met a set of professional standards that are based on developmentally appropriate."
Hallelujah! Search for an accredited program; you'll be glad you did. (Don't I wish I had.)
"The value of education begins early," reminds Waller, "preschool offers an opportunity for a positive educational experience."
What do you think? Will you send your children to an ECE program? How will you decide?


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Does my retainer fit properly?
I have a removable upper retainer. How do I know that my retainer fits properly?
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Yes, Song Lu tea farm (松露茶園) is the name of Lin's (of DYL not of Lin's Ceramics) farm. The name of the farm itself is less well-known than Lin's name.Tead Off wrote:Lin farm is constantly mentioned as the 105k farm by many. Is this the same, Song Lu tea farm?SilentChaos wrote:I hope your friend was buying DYL from Song Lu tea farm (松露茶園) (105.5k).茶藝-TeaArt08 wrote: I had one friend, whom works for Lin's ceramics pay about a $100 for 150 grams of Da Yu Ling.
....but...but....but...at 105km as altitude...you can get wing badges from NASA for being in space? The highest DYL tea I know is roughly around 2650meters, but SUPPOSEDLY they go up to 2800meters.Tead Off wrote:I had always envisioned the kilometre markings as ascending the mountain, but somehow didn't picture the terrain of actual farms being lower than their markings. This is why altitude is a better choice for a farm's description. Of course, this is no guarantee of quality.


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This week in Island history
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Journal, July 9, 1910
Narragansett Avenue and a number of side streets have been given a coat of dustoline. The past few days of hot, dry weather has made it almost impossible for the watering carts to make an impression on the dust, as the extent of the roads to be watered was such that the carts were kept hustling to get around. The application of dustolene, it is hoped, will help matters and give the drivers of the watering cart a chance to get the upper hand on the dust.
Barge Valentine is in with a cargo of coal for the Ferry company.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, July 5, 1935
The summer season was officially opened Wednesday evening with a dinner and dance at the Beavertail Golf and Country Club, when the summer colony and many out-of-town guests were present….(The Myer Davis orchestra played for the dance.) From the Newport Daily News, July 11, 1935
Captain Clarence King and his brother, Andrew, of Marine Avenue left Wednesday on a swordfishing expedition to Oak Bluffs.
From the Newport Daily News, July 12, 1935
Camp Seaside, the Y.W.C.A. summer camp at Conanicut Park, has opened with campers registered from Providence and vicinity and several nearby states. Former campers returning noted many improvements about the camp, including a new artesian well.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, July 5, 1960
The Conanicut Yacht Club has opened its 69th season with Adm. Ralph C. Alexander, USN, (ret.) as commodore.
From the Newport Daily News, July 6, 1960
The Coast Guard today began interviewing crewmembers of the ferry Jamestown to determine what caused its steam engine to fail when docking in Newport June 19. …The Jamestown suddenly lost power and began drifting helplessly in Newport's lower harbor about 3:30 p.m., June 19, with 80 passengers and 25 vehicles aboard. Two small fishing vessels towed the Jamestown to the fleet landing about 500 feet south of the ferry slip.
At a special meeting of the Jamestown Bridge Commission last night, six regular and two part-time toll collectors were unanimously given a 10-cent hourly pay raise, raising the present hourly wage to $2.10. …The present offi ce on Narragansett Avenue is owned by Thomas E. Hunt and has been used by the commission since the bridge was opened in 1940. The present rent is $50 a month, but commission members said the building is inadequate as an office.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, July 9, 1985
Sen. David Carlin assured the Town Council and the School Committee Monday night that the state will give Jamestown $157,000 to implement the Basic Education Program. …The Rhode Island Basic Education Program, which goes into effect in September, mandates a set of educational standards for every community.
From the Newport Daily News, July 9, 1985
Bids have been submitted for construction of two group homes for the retarded, one in Jamestown and one in Exeter. …The state plans to build a three-bedroom, one-level home on a 100 by 200-foot lot on Pemberton Avenue, which it bought for $26,000. …The home will include large dining and living rooms, a kitchen and an activity room.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, July 7, 1995
(caption) There was a crowd on hand Tuesday for the annual North End Fourth of July Parade. Participating were strollers, walkers, bicyclers, rollerbladers, joggers, tractors, antique cars, a fire engine and our community band.
Instead of spending summer days at the beach relaxing with friends or happy doing nothing at all, four Jamestown teenagers are spending their summer picking up garbage. The four teenagers and their adult supervisor make up the town's OSCAR (Ocean State Cleanup and Recycling) unit.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, July 7, 2000
The oil-skimmer boat that is managed by the Jamestown Fire department was at the scene of the Narragansett Bay oil spill just over an hour after some 9,000 gallons of number-six fuel oil began to leak from the barge Penn 460.
Despite the thousands of islanders and tourists flooding every square inch of Jamestown's eastern coast last Sunday, town officials report that the event (of Tall Ships) went smoothly and without incident.
Several new water regulations, as adopted by the Town Council June 26, went into effect yesterday.


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June 7, 2010
There was good news and bad news after 25-year-old Carlos Xavier's (name changed) recent STD screening at a Chicago public health clinic. "I don't have HIV," the college student says, "but I have hepatitis B -- which I never heard of before.
Hepatitis is an infectious, blood-borne virus that inflames the liver. Hepatitis A is often transmitted through foods tainted with microscopic amounts of fecal matter, particularly during overseas travel. It is also transferred through contaminated blood and stool. Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) are often passed through infected blood as a result of a variety of behaviors.
Having unprotected sex, multiple sexual partners, more than one sexual partner during any six-month period or concurrent relationships -- including "friends with benefits" -- increases your chances of developing hepatitis. Men who have sex with men (MSM) should be particularly careful, as should the HIV-positive: Unprotected sex and drug use -- even of non-injection drugs -- increase a person's chances of exposure, and compromised immune systems are particularly susceptible to the virus.
Inmates, people on dialysis and those living with someone who has chronic hepatitis also have higher odds. You should never share another person's razor blade or toothbrush; nor is it safe to engage in oral or anal contact. And, as always, it's vital to wash your hands carefully after you use the bathroom and before eating. Blacks are more than three times as likely as Whites to be diagnosed, reports the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
A series of shots can prevent both hepatitis A and B, but no vaccine exists for hepatitis C. Once a person becomes infected, the body may fight off hepatitis on its own, as it always does hepatitis A. Hepatitis B and C, however, can become chronic and may lead to loss of liver function, liver cancer and a liver transplant. Unfortunately, few or no symptoms appear until significant liver damage has already occurred. When signs do exist, hepatitis often mimics the flu's sore throat, nausea and vomiting. Chronic infection is often marked by telltale jaundice and dark-colored urine.
"On a day-to-day basis, you can practice safer sex with condoms," says Michael Kharfen, who is with the HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Administration of the District of Columbia Department of Health, "and dental dams for oral sex."
"Apparently I've had hepatitis B for a few years but did not know," says Carlos, who is Black, Puerto Rican and bisexual, a combination of factors that increases his risk even more than race and sexual orientation would individually. "Why did they never test for this before?"
Primary care physicians should screen for hepatitis but often don't. A recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) report surprisingly singled out primary care and social service providers -- including those helping people with IV-drug-abuse problems -- as having "generally poor" knowledge of chronic HBV and HCV.
In addition to improving public awareness, the IOM assessment calls for more frequent use of the hepatitis B vaccination, which has been widely available since 1982 and is so effective that the FDA has described it as the first "anticancer vaccine." Less than 55 percent of adults have been vaccinated for hepatitis B. Even among health-care workers, a group at higher risk of infection, "only 75 percent had received the three-dose vaccine series," the American Academy of Family Physicians reports.
There is no cure if the body does not clear the virus on its own. In the case of hepatitis B, doctors monitor blood levels and suppress the virus.
Hepatitis B is treated by up to seven oral antiviral drugs, most notably interferon and tenofovir, an antiretroviral used as an HIV prophylactic. HCV is also treated with antivirals: interferon, ribavirin or a combination therapy.
"Unfortunately, treatment does not always work as well in persons living with HIV," Kharfen says. Black and Latino HCV patients respond poorly to interferon-based therapy, reports hivandhepatitis.com. But not everyone with HCV experiences debilitating outcomes.
"For many people living with hepatitis C," Kharfen says, "the goal is to maintain a healthy liver." Knowledge is "empowerment," he adds. So eat a nutritious diet; talk to your doctor before taking any vitamins, nutritional supplements or prescription medications; avoid illegal drugs as well as alcohol, which harms the liver; and get vaccinated for hepatitis A and B.
"When my doctor told me about my hepatitis, at first I was angry," Carlos says. "Now I'm happy to take care of myself and eat better. I'm getting tested every few weeks and even stopped drinking. Who would have guessed that?"
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February 14, 2013
MOLINE, IL – The Western Illinois University-Quad Cities community will now have the opportunity to work side-by-side with senior volunteers from RSVP of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois thanks to a new partnership agreement.
"We're excited about this new partnership and all of the opportunities it brings for the students, faculty, staff and community leaders," said Joe Rives, WIU vice president of the Quad Cities and planning. "This deepens, and greatly enriches, our commitment to social responsibility, volunteerism and lifelong learning. The partnership is a wonderful opportunity for the campus community and volunteers to learn and benefit from one another."
RSVP volunteers will have the opportunity to assist with tutoring, class presentations, event management and other responsibilities that match volunteer interests.
"We are delighted to partner with WIU-QC so we can share our volunteers' skills and talents with the University community," said Dave Layton, RSVP executive director.
RSVP works with men and women, 55 years of age or older, and community groups to promote and increase volunteerism and the potential for making a difference in the lives of people and communities.
"We are so appreciative for the volunteers who represent the fabric of our community and we welcome them to our Quad Cities campus," Rives added.
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Anger as Theresa May says she can't halt immigrants
HOME Secretary Theresa May yesterday admitted she is powerless to stop a tidal wave of immigration.
Her comments have made me very angry
But Mrs May yesterday appeared to throw in the towel. She said: "There are no further transitional controls that we can put on. But that is where the importance of looking at what it is that is attracting people to come here, in terms of things like our benefits system, and access to the National Health Service, is so important."
UKIP leader Nigel Farage said: "Her comments have made me very angry.
"If Britain wants to be able to control its own borders, and get a grip on the massive influx of immigration, then it can't remain within the EU.
"By January 2014 there will be an open door to Britain for people from these two countries."
Meanwhile, population pressure in Britain is set to increase with the Royal College of Midwives predicting that more than 700,000 babies will be born in England this year, the highest since 1971.


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A two-seater, single-engine, experimental aircraft crashed Tuesday at the Animas Air Park south of Durango.
Two passengers, Robert and Louise Pavicic of Prescott, Ariz., were uninjured in the crash.
The accident occurred at 12:35 p.m. as Robert Pavicic was attempting to land from the south end of the runway.
Pavicic said he was going too slow and was too high and he missed the middle of the runway and skidded off the right side into a grassy area.
The Pavicics were en route from Prescott. They planned to visit Durango for a couple of days before returning home.
The Lancair Legacy broke apart in several locations, including the tail.
Both Robert, 65, and Louise Pavicic, 67, walked away from the crash uninjured.
Louise Pavicic was good-humored about the bad situation.
Not only were they uninjured, but Louise Pavicic said the jostling may have aligned her spine.
People do have good crashes, she said.
Louise, who is not a pilot, said she was just beginning to feel comfortable flying with her husband, who has been flying since 1967.
The red-and-white plane was named Little Lady in Red.
She used to tell her husband it was the only other lady he was allowed to mess around with.
On Tuesday, she said: Bob, you know you just lost your plane, dont you? And your passenger.
She added: My heart breaks for him. Were going to cry it out later.
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Wrestling as theatre at Wilbury Group
My mother used to sit in front of her black and white TV every Saturday and watch professional wrestling. It's the closest she ever got to the theatre and actors.
Now you can see the world of wrestling in the form of Kristoffer Diaz's "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity," a tongue-in-cheek, allegorical look at the "sport" through the eyes of one Mace Guerra (Jo-an Peralta), a wrestler whose job it is to make his opponents look good.
Peralta is on stage through most of the two-act play, charged with the responsibility of "telling the story." Director Josh Short has used the immense Butcher Block Mill space to stage the play, with an actual wrestling ring serving as the centerpiece.
There are chairs circling the ring, a stage at far right with a long aisle for the "Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity," the star who is a better actor than wrestler. But then, it is Mace's job to make him look good. That's the importance of acting in wrestling.
Short uses three huge screens, courtesy of Visual Media Designer Michael Commendatore, to enhance the elaborate production. On the surface this is a sometimes out of control, in-your-face production, with lots of noise and oratory. Guerra has a ton of fast-paced dialogue, delighting the audience with his analysis of the action and background material on wrestling. He knows his role, challenges given to him by EKO, the sleazy manager of THE Wrestling (not sure what THE stands for). Vince Petronio plays the role to the hilt, tossing around politically incorrect ethnic slurs like bodies in the ring.
Mace introduces his pal, VP, (Benjamin Gracia) to EKO, who turns him into a stereotypical terrorist. Every wrestler must have their own persona. Gracia is a fast talking (sometimes too fast) bundle of energy and had the press night crowd roaring over his antics.
The first act drags a bit, and you wonder at times what the point to all this is, but stick around for the second act, which is as wild and crazy as the weird world of wrestling.
The ropes go up during intermission, and we are treated to an up close look of very realistic wrestling moves, including a number of body slams that will make you cringe for the poor actors who actually took wrestling lessons.
Stuart Wilson plays three different wrestlers that VP faces before the big bout with Chad Deity (Amos Hendrick). We won't tell you what happens, but be prepared for some real action.
"The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity" is as outlandish and outrageous as professional wrestling. It is bigger than life and twice as crazy. The playwright's notes talk about the metaphors of achieving your dream and then finding out it is not all that you imagined and finding the job you love in spite of a boss you hate.
And yes, it is about race and stereotypes and marketing a product (phony acting). But most of all, it is outrageously hilarious entertainment.
"The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity" is at Wilbury Theatre in the spacious Butcher Block Mill, 25 Eagle St. in Providence through February 9 at 7:30 p.m. Call 400-7100 for tickets.