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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Mark Coleman always makes sure he gets his flu shot. So a few weeks ago, he walked into a drug store, rolled up his sleeve and got poked by a needle.
"I've had the flu before and it was no fun," said Coleman, 41, of Greenville, S.C., an electrical engineer "You feel sick as a dog."
He noted that several people in his office have been out with the flu in the last few weeks, which he thought was unusual because this isn't the traditional flu season.
"Usually, you see the flu in January and February. That's why I made sure I got my shot," he said.
Indeed, flu season has come weeks early - and has hit the Carolinas hard, health officials say. In fact, this is one of the worst flu seasons in a decade.
"Usually our flu season peaks in February and this one is peaking in December. It's very active. There are a lot of people sick with flu," N.C. Health Department epidemiologist Dr. Megan Davies said.
She said the state doesn't count individual cases of the flu. "We couldn't possibly because there are too many people. But what we do is track visits to emergency departments and visits to primary care doctors and what percentage of those is for flu-like illness," Davis said.
Right now, about eight percent of all doctors' visits in North Carolina are for flu-like symptoms: widespread muscle aches, fatigue, high fever. Some medications can shorten the duration of the flu, such as Tamiflu. But they have to be taken when the first symptoms appear.
So far, 14 people across the state have died of the flu. Eleven of the people who died were over 65.
The flu season is peaking and should start tapering off in a few weeks. But health officials say they could see flu cases into March.
Meanwhile, doctors' offices and emergency rooms in the Carolinas are filled with people suffering from flu-like symptoms.
In South Carolina, there have been 13 flu-related deaths since Sept. 30, said Lindsey Evans, spokeswoman S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control.
"We are categorizing it as widespread. We are seeing earlier outbreaks than in previous years and our numbers are pretty high," Evans said.
Health officials say they aren't sure why it's hit earlier than usual. Other states are in the middle of outbreaks, including Alaska, New York and Mississippi.
North Carolina Health Department epidemiologist Dr. Megan Davies says flu outbreaks are unpredictable, except that they come just about every year between September and March.
But this particular strain — H3N2 — is typically harder on older Americans than Influenza B or H1N1.
"We're seeing a lot of older people getting sick with it, even people who have been vaccinated," Davies said.
"Despite the fact that we have a lot of research done on the influenza virus itself, we don't really completely understand what makes one flu virus strain worse than another," she said. "What we know is that seasons where H3N2 is the predominant strain, older people get sicker and die more. But what precisely about that strain makes it worse, I can't tell you."
While vaccinations like the one Coleman received help ward off the flu, they're not always 100 percent effective.
"Vaccinations are going to prevent the flu in the majority of people who get the shot, but not in every single person," Davies said.
That's particularly true with older Americans. "Only 65 to 70 percent of the older population who get the flu shot will actually develop good immunity," Davies said.
Still, health officials encourage older Americans to get the shot because if they get sick with the flu, it could spell trouble.
"Their odds of getting the flu are much less if you get the shot," she said
Flu season begins with a vengeance in Carolinas
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Mark Coleman always makes sure he gets his flu shot. So a few weeks ago, he walked into a drug store, rolled up his sleeve and got poked by a needle.


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20 Ridiculous Halloween Costumes for Kids
There's one thing we know for sure about little kids– they can make practically anything seem adorable. Scrunched-up, twisted sour faces? Check. A boppin' on a bed rendition of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'? You betcha! Although we're a little dumbfounded as to how this "everything is ridiculously adorable" thing actually happens, we can't help but be sucked into the cuteness every darn time. This is especially true when it comes to Halloween.
Costumes are the ideal way for parents to take advantage of a child's innate cuteness, because there's no sass factor involved at such a young age. "Mom! Quit dressing me up as a tasty baby burrito!," is not even a possibility, so what results is a whole slew of ridiculous child and baby costumes. You know– the kind where these future teens will look at pictures and go, "Mom! Why the heck would you ever dress me up as a baby burrito?!" They're charming, but pretty goofy.
Check out our favorite ridiculous kid costumes below.

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Chef's Life "Have Yourself Some Moonshine" Vivian visits Broad Slab Distillery, where they talk about the art and soul of white lightning. The restaurant's mixologist works moonshine into several new drinks, while the restaurant staff struggles through the holiday party season. They end the season with a party of their own at Ben and Vivian's new house, with AppleJack Moonshine cocktails making a guest appearance. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "The Best of Slovenia" In the little-visited and underrated alpine country, Rick begins in the capital city of Ljubljana, enjoys the mountain resort of Lake Bled, ventures into the Julian Alps, goes spelunking in a gigantic cave, and swims with Slavs in a charming Adriatic port.G
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Located in the arid Sahel region of West Africa, Mauritania is one of the world's least developed countries. The population numbers just over 3.4 million, and the country is ranked 161st out of 187 countries in the 2014 UNDP Human Development Index, and 138th out of 147 in gender inequality. The southern strip of the land is part of the Sahel, where farmers and agropastoralists are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate variation, drought, and small-scale crises. In an area where the annual five to six month "lean season" always brings hunger and where rainfall is unpredictable, this has strained the resources of the rural poor. In recent years, Mauritania has been hit by successive outside shocks that have seriously affected the food security of the country, critically undermining the resilience capacity of vulnerable populations who rely on traditional agriculture and livestock activities for their livelihoods. Currently it is estimated that 1.2 million people—a third of the population—suffer from food insecurity countrywide.
The high level of poverty in the country, which affects 68 percent of rural inhabitants, also creates a high vulnerability to food insecurity. Over half of the population is either near or living in poverty, with lack of access to health and education services - about 25 percent of the people in Mauritania live on less than USD 1.25 per day. Mauritania also has a food deficit, and depends on imports for over 70 percent of its cereal needs.The deficit is structural: the means of production are limited; agricultural capacity is under-exploited, farmland is prone to desertification, and low agricultural output (30 percent of national cereal needs) has led to a high dependence on imports to address these needs. The rising prices of basic food products, combined with a decrease in household revenue in rural areas, has increasingly led to accessibility difficulties and an elevated risk of food insecurity.
Malnutrition prevalence in the country is also high. The World Food Programme's monitoring surveys over the last five years show that nationally, Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) consistently reaches levels above the World Health Organisation's 10 percent "critical" threshold during the lean season. Latest nutrition surveys show that compared to 2013, the rates of acute malnutrition amongst children under five has dropped to 9.8 percent. However, over 120,000 children under five remain malnourished countrywide.
Though security in Mauritania has remained relatively stable, the overall situation in the Sahel-Sahara region has been volatile. In 2012, armed conflict in northern Mali forced thousands of Malians to cross the border into Mauritania. As of 30 September 2014, over 55,000 Malian refugees live in Mbera camp alone, according to UNHCR data.
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Following a hubbub over the location of a proposed wastewater treatment facility, the Rocky Mount Sewer District board submitted plans for a new facility closer to the lake shore.
Following a hubbub over the location of a proposed wastewater treatment facility, the Rocky Mount Sewer District board submitted plans for a new facility closer to the lake shore.
The board submitted a proposal for a facility located on Lake Road Y-13 (Red Arrow Road) to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources about three weeks ago. The proposed facility is about 2 miles south of the original proposed facility, about one mile from Lick Branch Cove at the 3.5 mile marker of the Lake of the Ozarks.
Board members purchased land behind the Dollar General on Route Y in Rocky Mount with the intention of building an extended-aeration wastewater treatment facility as part of Phase I of a six-phase sewer district project at the headwaters of Blue Spring Creek.
However, landowners along the creek in Miller County objected to having the effluent from the facility drain into the creek, claiming the effluent would damage the creek ecosystem. The landowners organized, sent a petition to DNR and reached out to environmental agencies.
At a hearing Jan. 30, the board announced plans to divert the effluent away from the creek. Eventually, the board scrapped plans for the Route Y facility in favor of a lake front location.
At the hearing, board treasurer Judy Kenworthy cited a desire to avoid conflict with creek landowners as the primary reason for examining other facility options.
The proposed treatment facility at Lick Branch Cove is the same type of treatment facility proposed at Blue Spring Creek, even though less stringent water regulations are required at the lake compared to the creek.
The facility "will meet the most stringent of regulations, as it would have in the other location," board member Peggy Cochran said.
Cochran said the liquid effluent released into the lake will be cleaner than lake water itself.
At an open hearing March 21, Cochran said that landowners near the proposed Lick Branch Cove location presented concerns about having a wastewater treatment facility on the lake shore, but also stressed that many supporters of the sewer district also presented their side.
"The Rocky Mount Sewer Board is moving ahead with purchasing the land and getting all of the appropriate clearances," she said.
Construction on the facility cannot begin until a comment period closes and DNR approves permit. Cochran said she does not know the expected date of approval.
The district must begin construction by June 30, or risk the loss of funding. The project is funded by $3 million in grants and a $1 million loan. When the board delayed plans in January, Kenworthy said the board might seek a 90-day extension on the construction date. Cochran said that the district will still try to abide by the June 30 deadline imposed by DNR.
Schultz Surveying and Engineering is the district's engineering company.
According to DNR, the operating permit will be available on it's website for a 30-day commenting period.


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The Smyrna High School JV boys basketball team defeated Sussex Central Wednesday night 61-36 in the Eagles last home game of the season.
Leading the way for Smyrna was freshman Victor Crews, who was recently called up to JV from the freshman team, with 12 points and 3 steals.
Also contributing to the Eagles win were Donte Ritchie with 11 points, Jameir Sudler with 8 points, Timer Garnett with 8 points, and Vincent Jubilee with 6 points and 8 rebounds.
Coach Dontay Black said the win was a great team effort from everyone on the floor.
The 17-1 Eagles only have two games left in the season, both of which will be away. The team will play at CR Friday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. and at Sussex Tech Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m.


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This time there would be no need for last-second heroics.
By Ray Maloney Journal Sports Editor This time there would be no need for last-second heroics. Devils Lake, which had won its last two games on last-second baskets, used a 19-11 run over the final five minutes to hold off a pesky Turtle Mountain team as the Firebirds took an 80-72 non-conference victory over the Bravettes on Tuesday at the Devils Lake Sports Center. The win was the third in a row for Devils Lake which is now 4-5 on the season and will take a 4-4 Eastern Dakota Conference mark into Friday's game against Fargo North at the Sports Center. "Once we figured out where to throw a pass to we got layup after layup," said Devils Lake coach Justin Klein after he secured his third consecutive win in his coaching career. Turtle Mountain's Joee Keplin sparked a rally that brought her team from a 57-47 deficit with 7:33 remaining by scoring eight straight points for her team and pulling the Bravettes to within 61-58 with 5:14 left in the contest. A 3-point play by Shikiya Chase tied the game at 61-61 with 4:54 to go. That was when the Firebirds took advantage of several turnovers and parlayed them into easy layups. If Devils Lake did not convert on the miscues the Firebirds cashed in at the foul line. They hit seven of eight free throws in the final 4:31 and finished the game with 29 free throws after going to the line 38 times. A total of 62 foul shots were attempted in the game. Devils Lake, which led 32-27 at halftime, had taken a 23-21 lead at 4:25 of the first half when Emily Schafer connected on a pair of free throws. The Firebirds would maintain the advantage until Chase tied the game at 61-61. Christa Lysne scored 22 points to lead four Devils Lake players in double figures. Taylor Swanson came off the bench to tally 15 points while Emily Schafer and Madison Walford each added 14 points in the contest. Keplin led all scorers with 24 points while Chase ended the game with 20 points. Turtle Mountain (72): Joee Keplin 24, Shikiya Chase 20, Winter Monette 8, Whitney Wallette 7, Brooke DeCoteau 4, Gia Davis 4, Madison Keplin 2, Dallas Davis 2, Ashley Davis 1. Devils Lake (80): Christa Lysne 22, Taylor Swanson 15, Emily Schafer 14, Madison Walford 14, Maddie Eriksson 7, Dru Lunday 6, Jadyn Fee 2. Halftime: Devils Lake 32-27.


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Twenty metres below the surface of the Celebes Sea off the east coast of Malaysian Borneo, I'm getting blasted by the ripping current. Desperately, I grasp at the loose coral littering the top of the reef wall trying to find an anchor. My husband Aaron has a slippery grip on my other hand and my two younger sisters are clutching the tips of my fins. It would be downright comical if I weren't concentrating so hard on staying put.
The four of us tenuously hang on literally by our fingernails, while our bodies are buffeted by the washing-machine current that whips around Sipadan Island's most famous dive site, the aptly named Barracuda Point. The battle is worth it. I'm staring at a huge school of those voracious predators. There are hundreds of them, astonishingly still in the rushing waters, perfectly posed so I can get a good look at their toothy grins. Then in a silvery flash, the school turns on itself and swirls into a massive ball. The barracudas swim off into the blue yonder.
Perfect timing, because I'm losing the fight. The crumbly coral slips out of my hand and we hurtle around the point into much calmer oceans and an entirely new aquatic landscape.
The late Jacques Cousteau propelled this tiny oceanic island into the spotlight in 1984 after he shot a documentary at Sipadan, describing it as "an untouched piece of art." Several resorts popped up and divers flocked here from around the world. But this underwater mecca became a victim of its own success. Four years ago, environmental concerns prompted the Malaysian government to shut down the island to all overnight stays.
However, the siren song of the sea still attracts thousands of divers to the area every year to experience what's often called the world's best diving. With a steep drop-off of 600 metres, the wall-diving is spectacular.
Turtles are the stars here and they don't disappoint. During one dive at Sipadan, there were so many giant green and hawksbill turtles, I stopped counting at 20. There were also plenty of reef sharks, moray eels, clownfish, plus the weird and wonderful, including bumphead parrotfish, ornate ghost pipefish, and pygmy seahorses.
Other divers reported swimming with hammerhead and tiger sharks, or the odd manta ray. That's the beauty of scuba diving -- you could visit the same site a dozen times and the underwater safari would never be the same.
Consider this: about three-quarters of the Earth is covered by water and an estimated 80 per cent of the world's life forms are found in the oceans. It's an ever-changing cornucopia of flora and fauna that is only on show for those who are willing to strap on an air tank.
There is a big downside to one of the world's fastest-growing recreational sports -- it can be expensive. However, if you know where to look, bargains aren't tough to find.
The most affordable diving is in Southeast Asia, which is conveniently home to the Coral Triangle, a global epicenter of biodiversity. So along with top dive sites, you get amazing dive resorts, often at half the price of what you'd pay in North America.
For example, my temporary home for five nights near Sipadan is a private thatched-roof bungalow on stilts at Kapalai Dive Resort (www.sipadan-kapalai.com). Overlooking the crystal-clear azure waters, the entire resort sits on a sandbar, so during high tide you are virtually marooned in the middle of the ocean with no land anywhere in sight. It's like something from the cover of a glossy travel magazine and it doesn't cost much more than the price of just three boat dives in the Caymans ($200/night including meals and unlimited diving).
I am not the only guest who is enthralled with this paradise. Twenty-five-year-old Benjamin Gonzalez Fernandez has been diving for more than half his life. His favourite spot was Egypt -- conveniently close to his home in Belgium -- until he arrived here. "Asia is, for me, the most attractive and affordable," raves Gonzalez. "Now I've been here, I won't go back to Egypt."
Houston dive shop owner Henry Lo agrees. He takes his clients on trips all over the world, and he says, "No question the best deals are in Asia." And there are plenty of places to choose from.
The Philippines, often skipped over by tourists too focused on Thailand and Vietnam, has several world-class dive destinations with fantastic deals on packages that include accommodations, diving and even certification. This country is a bargain-hunter's dream where you can easily find cute air-con rooms on the beach for $35/night and a delicious Filipino chicken adobo dinner for less than $2.
In Puerto Galera, a five-hour bus and ferry trek from Manila, the narrow strip of beach is lined with dive resorts and operators. The PADI Open Water course plus five nights hotel starts at less than $400 (www.puertogaleradive.com). More than two dozen dive sites are within a 20-minute boat ride.
Diving around the island of Boracay isn't as cheap (rates have jumped about 50 per cent in the past year), but it's home to the best beach in the Philippines, if not all of Southeast Asia, even making the 2007 Yahoo Travel's World's Best Beaches list (www.boracay.com). In the low season of May to October, room rates are slashed by more than half, plus you can negotiate discounts for diving packages.
Head to Palawan in the south for postcard-perfect limestone cliffs that rise dramatically from cerulean waters, but below the surface, you'll find a stark contrast. During the Second World War, A U.S. Navy strike force surprised a fleet of Japanese supply ships hiding out in Coron Bay, off the north end of the province. The stealth attack devastated the Japanese and left behind mass destruction. Now, 14 of those sunken ships make up one of the world's best wreck dive sites (www.coronwrecks.com).
It is an eerie experience hovering over the remnants of a once-proud ship that now serves as a giant tombstone for dozens of nameless sailors. When diving the Kyokuzan Maru, a 137-metre long Japanese freighter, I was surprised to see the mast still standing upright, except now it's encrusted with corals and anemones. Moorish idols and lionfish dart over the bridge, and a discarded tire has become home for dozens of small reef fish. For $100/day, dive operators in Coron can arrange two boat dives to the wrecks and accommodations.
Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, has stats that are bound to impress -- more than 4,000 different species of marine life can be found around 13,500 islands. Though Bali has several excellent dive sites, hard-core divers head to Sulawesi (east of Borneo) for Bunaken Marine Park and Lembeh Strait. It's definitely "off the beaten path" but macro-diving is superb, with many critters you can't see anywhere else.
One of my sisters is booking her next dive trip at the Divers Lodge Lembeh, which offers truly unlimited boat dives. Recommended by a diving enthusiast colleague (who has been back twice), the best part is the high level of personalized service. A group of two can arrange for a private boat with their own dive guide, at no extra cost. The four-night all-inclusive unlimited dive and lodging package costs about $625 (www.diving-on-sulawesi.com).
More easily accessible, Thailand boasts several good dive sites, conveniently close to the famous white sands of Phuket. What could be better than a trip that combines rowdy beach parties on the "strip" with the serene silence of floating in the tropical seas? (www.divetheworldthailand.com).
The country's top dive destination is the Similan Islands, a group of nine islands scattered in the Andaman Sea about 100 km north of Phuket. The national marine park was affected by the tsunami but divers who have been there recently report minimal damage with excellent conditions. You can expect to see beautiful hard and soft coral gardens, as well as unusual rock formations made of huge granite boulders. The odd leopard shark cruises around the Similans, but for a once-in-a-lifetime experience, head further north to nearby Richelieu Rock. It's rated as one of the world's best places to dive with imposing whale sharks, the largest fish in the ocean (best time is February to April).
A liveaboard is the ideal way to get the most diving in the shortest amount of time (season is from October to May). A five-day/four-night cruise including all dives, food, and private air-conditioned ensuite cabin costs around $1,000 per person. Divers on a budget can use Khao Lak as a base and arrange daily boat trips, but keep in mind the Similans are about 90 minutes away.
Closer to home, Honduras is arguably the best bargain in the Americas and it has some of the healthiest corals in the Caribbean. Around the Bay Islands, you'll be diving the same barrier reef as in Belize, except for much less area. It's the second-largest barrier reef in the world, after the Great Barrier Reef. Utila has earned a rightful reputation as a diving backpackers' paradise. You can find seven-night all-inclusive dive packages starting at $650 and PADI Open Water certification for $250 (www.aboututila.com).
There is a little bit of everything here -- nice shallow sandy sites for beginners, deeper wall dives with rays and sharks, and even a wreck for more advanced divers. February through April, your chances of seeing a whale shark around Utila are fairly high. One of the dive centres even runs a research project studying these magnificent animals, which can grow to an astounding 12 metres in length.
But no matter where you end up, the best part about a diving vacation is it allows you to see the world in an entirely new perspective. Language barriers, lost luggage and long airport lineups have no place underwater. The serenity of floating in the deep blue depths is like nothing you've ever experienced. Trust me, once you try it, you'll be hooked too, and if you don't believe me, Jacques Cousteau summed it up best, "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever."
There are several excellent dive shops in the Vancouver area and to maximize your vacation time, it's best to get certified before you leave. The PADIOpen Water course ranges from $350 to $500. However, if you are budget conscious, you may want to do your certification elsewhere, combining the classroom with a bit of fun in the sun. Something to keep in mind for those with cold feet -- the waters off our coast are a chilly 8 C, compared to 28 C in tropical oceans.
There are many direct flights from Vancouver to major Asian hubs including Hong Kong, Singapore and Manila. From there, look for bargain airfare on one of several discount airlines, including www.airasia.com, www.cebupacific.com, or www.tigerairways.com. If you have a stopover in Hong Kong, scuba gear is at least a third cheaper than in Vancouver. Watch out for weight restrictions (scuba gear is heavy), especially on domestic flights.
For the cheapest flights to Honduras, fly through Seattle -- around $700 US compared to $1,000-plus from YVR. Also, a few local dive shops arrange diving trips every year. www.sidneydivensurf.com/roatan.html, www.bcdivers.com/divetrips.html


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Our world is evolving faster than ever. The economy, technology and culture drive changes at a remarkable pace and in unpredictable ways.
In the past, lives could be defined by four distinct phases: childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. Today, two more phases come into play: the odyssey and active retirement.
The odyssey has emerged as the period of wandering many 20-somethings experience between adolescence and adulthood. During this time, traditional markers of adulthood such as marriage and a career are delayed, replaced by a period of searching and experimentation.
The uncertainty of these years leads many people to move back home with mom and dad. In her book Slouching Toward Adulthood: Observations from the Not-So-Empty Nest, Sally Koslow says nearly 6 million adults ages 20 to 35 are living at home.
Whats the reason for this new life phase? Changes in the economy and work culture are the likely forces driving this epic journey from adolescence to adulthood.
At the height of the industrial economy in the 1960s, the typical 30-year-old had fully reached adulthood, having moved away from home, secured a good job, married and had children. The formula was: get good grades, go to college, get a job that leads to a career and live happily ever after. It worked back then.
Today, as we move into the connection economy, the certainty of that formula is gone. Good grades and a college degree are no longer a sure ticket to a stable economic livelihood.
What are parents to do?
For those of us who are late baby boomers and Generation Xers with children, we must prepare for their odyssey by:
Talking with them about the connection economy.
Preparing financially for the odyssey years.
Setting healthy boundaries.
The connection economy
Even though following the old formula wont guarantee success, education remains crucial. It can help your children meet the demands of the new economy, which requires applying what we know in ways that inspire connections between people, evoke emotions, cause them to tell stories and dream.
Our children will need to learn to thrive as independent artists, as freelancers not as employees for life. Trying new endeavors, being creative and discovering opportunities in unexpected places will lead them to success.
The financial odyssey
The majority of young adults receive financial assistance from their parents during these years, says Patrick Wrightman of the University of Michigan. The average amount of assistance totals about $7,500. Parents need to be prepared for this financial reality.
Just as you are saving for your childs college education, you may want to save for your childs odyssey years. But one caution: Dont sacrifice your financial security to support post-college-age children.
Healthful boundaries
Assisting adult children financially can lead to conflicts between couples especially in second marriages involving stepchildren. You and your partner must decide together how to spend your collective money. Yes, Im talking about budgeting and planning.
As with all financial commitments, preparation is essential.
Durango resident and personal finance coach Matt Kelly owns Momentum: Personal Finance. www.personalfinancecoaching.com.


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A hearth just inside the doors at Carolina Village has always been a meeting place for the retirement community.
In recent weeks, it has become much more.
A hearth just inside the doors at Carolina Village has always been a meeting place for the retirement community.
In recent weeks, it has become much more.
People still sit around the fireplace and chat, but now it's more about stories that are nothing short of history. The hearth is covered with photographs and war memorabilia. Some of the photographs are the young faces of many of the residents. Some are sons, daughters and grandchildren who have served or are serving in the military.
The display, "American Dream," is a part of the broader theme "The Greatest Generation," which was the idea of public relations specialist Phyllis Smith. This month's theme celebrates the soldiers who returned home from war with the idea of building a life.
The display, she said, has garnered much attention by not only the residents, but visitors and workers as well. On Thursday afternoon, everyone who walked by stopped to take in the photographs.
The reaction from the residents has been priceless, Smith said. "They started gathering and telling stories that they remember."
One photograph in the sitting area has grabbed the attention of a few people. In it, a man and woman are staring back – both in military garb.
The couple in the photo are Martin and Bernice Zygovsky, and as they looked over some of the history on Thursday, they wore the uniforms from that photograph.
The couple met at the Marine Corps Air Station in Cherry Point, N.C., where they were both on active duty. Martin Zygovsky was a Marine who worked with explosive ordnance and supply. He'd served two tours in Vietnam before landing in Cherry Point.
Bernice Zygovsky was serving in the Navy's Nurse Corps. She served abroad in Guam and Japan.
The two lived across the street from one another in the private sector near the base. He was a widower with two children. She'd spent most of her adult life serving in the Navy. In those days, she said, the Navy wouldn't let females who were married with children serve.
One day, Martin Zygovsky had tickets to a show he can't remember the name of and finally got up the nerve to ask Bernice out. They dated for more than a year and finally married on March 23, 1974, while both were still on active duty. By that time, the Navy had changed its policies, allowing the couple to make their commitment official.
The two ate lunch together every day until they retired from the military. Bernice retired in 1977 and Martin followed in 1978. He was a captain, and she was a commander, which made things a little interesting.
"Women don't usually have a higher rank than their husbands," Bernice Zygovsky joked.
It doesn't bother her husband, though.
"I salute her every night before I go to bed," Martin Zygovsky said with a chuckle.
After retiring from the military, the couple traveled for the next 28 years. They visited all 50 states and saw places all around the world before settling in at Carolina Village in March 2010.
Since then, they've been able to share their stories with other residents and listen to others' stories. The history in Carolina Village, however, was a surprise. The outpouring of photographs and memorabilia has revealed many things about fellow residents that they'd never known, Martin Zygovsky said.
"We really didn't know how much (history) was here till they started putting that stuff out there," he said.
"It's wonderful," Bernice Zygovsky added.
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Butler County Coroner William Young III pronounced her dead at the scene.
Police described Hays as "an active heroin user."
Investigators would not say it they have any idea where the woman got the drugs but state police Sgt. Patrick Sarnese acknowledged they are chasing leads.
Officials have already identified two of the other suspected "Theraflu" fatalities as 30-year-old Jayson K. Berardini who overdosed in his Penn Township home last week. And 41-year-old Richard Coward died Jan. 25 at his Middlesex Township mobile home.
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Vatican Updates "Sins"
Posted 11 March 2008 - 08:03 AM
VATICAN CITY - In olden days, the deadly sins included lust, gluttony and greed. Now, the Catholic Church says pollution, mind-damaging drugs and genetic experiments are on its updated thou-shalt-not list. Also receiving fresh attention by the Vatican was social injustice, along the lines of the age-old maxim: "The rich get richer while the poor get poorer."
In the Vatican's latest update on how God's law is being violated in today's world, Monsignor Gianfranco Girotti, the head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, was asked by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano what, in his opinion, are the "new sins."
He cited "violations of the basic rights of human nature" through genetic manipulation, drugs that "weaken the mind and cloud intelligence," and the imbalance between the rich and the poor.
"If yesterday sin had a rather individualistic dimension, today it has a weight, a resonance, that's especially social, rather than individual," said Girotti, whose office deals with matters of conscience and grants absolution.
It's not the first time that the Vatican has sought to put a modern spin on sin. Last year, the Vatican took on the problem of highway accidents, issuing a kind of "Ten Commandments" for drivers against the sins of road rage, alcohol abuse and even rudeness behind the wheel.
Vatican officials, however, stressed that Girotti's comments broke no new ground on what constitutes sin.
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Posted 11 March 2008 - 09:48 AM
Posted 11 March 2008 - 10:49 AM
How could contraception be akin to murder? If contraception prevents life from beginning, then there is no murder. Could it be that their numbers are dwindling so rapidly that this is almost a "last ditch" effort to increase membership and indoctrination as more people move towards spiritualism?
This is just my opinion and I do not mean to offend anyone who is Catholic. I accept everyone's right to believe as they choose just as I know you respect my right to believe as I choose.
Posted 11 March 2008 - 11:18 AM
Posted 11 March 2008 - 01:32 PM
Who died and made them God??
Posted 11 March 2008 - 02:26 PM
Contraception is a sin because you aren't supposed to prevent pregancy. Of course, for this to work fully, sexual relations are only to be engaged in by adult married couples (male and female). In the view of the Church, sex is only for procreation, to prevent procreation through contraception is a sin. Not followed by all Catholics.
The Church's stance on Stem Cell research is mainly against (as I understand it) the use of embryonic stem cells, obtained from test tube embryos (with the permission of the couple the embryos were created from for in vitro fertilization) and aborted fetuses/embryos. And the Catholic Church isn't the only group against that. But it's fast becoming a moot point with new research in stem cells that do not come from these sources. (Not followed by all Catholics)
And the Vatican has always, for Catholics, been the main source of understanding of the Bible and other holy works. Doesn't mean they're right or wrong. Just how they interperate it, and face it, in the grand scheme of things, their words are mainly for Catholics (and even then, many don't necessarily follow to the letter).
I don't think it so much a last ditch effort as it is one of those rare moments where they attempt to keep up with modern life and modern concerns by relooking at the doctorine and applying it to the world today.
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Posted 11 March 2008 - 06:20 PM
I seriously doubt the Catholic Church alone stands befuddled and bewildered by modern secular life.
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Posted 11 March 2008 - 10:23 PM
This is what has always urked me about Catholicism...obviously not meaning to offend anyone who chooses to follow it.
Who died and made them God??
Posted 11 March 2008 - 10:42 PM
I haven't read the article yet, and only caught a snippet on the news. I just have to say the confirms to me why the Church is so behind the times on so many things. My B-I-L has Diabetes, he is only 38, stem cell research would help him. Why on earth would they be again research that saves lives?
I think it boils down to how those stem cells are obtained. Currently, the bulk of stem cells come from abortions. I am against killing embryos. Now if we obtained more stem cells from umbilical cords or adult sources, that'd be a whole different story.
How could contraception be akin to murder? If contraception prevents life from beginning, then there is no murder.
I'm not against methods which prevent pregnancies, but abortions (including the day after pill) are morally wrong in the majority of cases, imho. Sex is a good recreation between spouses, but they should take responsibility for any pregnancy that occurs.
This is just my opinion and I do not mean to offend anyone who is Catholic. I accept everyone's right to believe as they choose just as I know you respect my right to believe as I choose.
This is a hard line to navigate. The Church doesn't want to change its position so often it appears to be following society. At the same time, it must recognize when society has changed.
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Posted 11 March 2008 - 10:47 PM
JESUS died and left the Church in the hands of St. Peter. Catholic tradition holds that the Pope is Peter's successor - that he has the same responsibility to the believers today as did the Apostles during the Apostolic Age.
Who died and made them God??
In fact, the leaders of most Christian sects see themselves as earthly proxies for Jesus. When the Savior returns, they will hand over the reigns.
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
Posted 12 March 2008 - 07:43 AM
Stem cell, abortions,preventing. I'm sure there is bible for it.
Posted 12 March 2008 - 07:49 AM
No, they won't hand over the reigns because Jesus never lost then to being with.
In fact, the leaders of most Christian sects see themselves as earthly proxies for Jesus. When the Savior returns, they will hand over the reigns.
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RIPLEY - With a quiet demeanor, at first glance you may think that Sarah Williams is shy. After talking to her for a few minutes you realize that she is quite the opposite. She is articulate, outgoing and displays a quiet confidence.
Ripley High School is proud of student-athletes like Sarah and rightfully so.
Sarah is a junior carrying a 4.25 grade point average with two weighted "Advanced Placement" classes that make her GPA that much more remarkable.
Ripley Principal Will Hosaflook understands the work Sarah puts into her studies and basketball.
"Sarah is an astounding student-athlete at Ripley High School. She has a wonderful personality, very self-disciplined, and knows the value of hard work. Academically, Sarah has a very rigorous schedule, which requires many hours to be spent studying outside of the eight hour school day. Pairing her academic talent with her athletic talent—you have a role-model student-athlete."
The athletic hoopster is also a hopeful for this year's National Honor Society induction.
"It would mean so much to me to be selected," said Sarah, who coincidentally was a member of the Junior Honor Society in middle school where she carried a 4.0 GPA.
She is also active at Evans Church of God and participates in the Transformed Youth Program, 4-H and its community service group.
The daughter of Jerrold and Melissa Williams also finds time to be a First Chair trumpet in Ripley High School's Marching Band.
Sarah is the second oldest of six children. She has a younger biological brother and four adopted siblings.
"I like to stay active and busy and I enjoy helping others. I like spending time with family."
The gifted post player discovered basketball when she was nine and hasn't looked back since.
"I have made lifelong friends through basketball and I love my coaches. We (current team) are a family and that is because of the atmosphere our coaches create for us."
On the hardwood, Williams has been a breath of fresh air this season. The Lady Vikings of coach Justin Frashier graduated their two leading scorers from last season and Williams has produced in the post.
She is averaging 10 points and eight rebounds a game. She scored 18 and hauled in 12 rebounds against Ravenswood in the Rod Hudson Memorial Tournament. It was the second double-double of the week for Sarah.
"I feel like I learned to be aggressive from watching Paige Smith (graduated 2012). I feel like I play more aggressively and it has helped me tremendously," said Sarah.
Coach Frashier appreciates all that the gifted student-athlete has done for his program.
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Sarah works hard every day and does what is best for the team. She has had a pretty good year but I think she can dominate next year as a senior because I know that she will come in the gym and work on her game. Hopefully, with her leadership others will follow."
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Scripture: Acts 3:14 NIV You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this….
19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
Observation: Luke, the author of the book of Acts here records Peter's sermon. Peter is claiming that Jesus is "the Holy and Righteous One" and "the author of life." This agrees with the apostles John (John 1:9-14) and Paul (Colossians 1:15-20). Jesus is the "Author of life." He allowed himself to be killed in full faith that death was not the end. He assured his followers the he would return to life after being crucified.
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Prayer: Lord, you are the "Author of life," and the "Creator of all things." You know this earthly life because you not only created it, you lived it! I trust your forgiveness and your guidance. Amen
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The Otero Junior College Student and Community Choir, under the direction of Dean Rees, rehearsed at the Grand Theater in Rocky Ford on Monday evening.
The Otero Junior College Student and Community Choir, under the direction of Dean Rees, rehearsed at the Grand Theater in Rocky Ford on Monday evening. They were testing the acoustics of the theater. Even without the shell, "Oklahoma!" rang out loud and clear, all over the auditorium.
"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens …" are a few of Maria Von Trapp's favorite things in Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Sound of Music," and the song is just one of many favorites that the Broadway duo penned over the years. The OJC Student and Community Choir is proud to present a hearty sampling of their songs that have warmed our hearts when they perform "My Favorite Things! Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein and Stephen Sondheim."
The concert will be performed twice, first at the OJC Humanities Center on April 1 and then at the Grand Theater on April 2. Both concerts begin at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30. Admission is free. Dean Rees directs and Sally Kappel accompanies. Al Guadagnoli is featured on bass guitar.
Two masterful medleys form the heart of the program. First, Mac Huff arranges 13 popular favorites from such shows as "The Sound of Music," "Oklahoma!" "South Pacific," "Carousel," "The King and I" and "State Fair." To name just a few … "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning," "Oklahoma!" "Do-Re-Mi," "The Surrey With the Fringe On Top," "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair" and "You'll Never Walk Alone." Surely such songs form the heart of the Broadway repertoire! Talented soloists are featured throughout the choral medley.
Following the medley a number of soloists share their vocal talents. Katie Newens sings "I Can't Say No" from "Oklahoma." Katie Lagergren, Amanda Rusher, and Leslie Williams blend their voices in a beautiful arrangement of "Edelweiss." Mike Shima portrays the fiery Billy Bigelow as he imagines becoming a father when he sings the dynamic "Soliloquy" from "Carousel." Terry Miller touches hearts with a glorious rendition of "If I Loved You" also from "Carousel." Cindy Wickham uplifits spirits with "Climb Every Mountain."
Finally, the choir offers a medley of songs from the dynamic composer that many have named as the successor to the Rodgers and Hammerstein duo: Stephen Sondheim. Known for his wide variety of songs and plays, Sondheim has a knack for revealing the psychology and personality of his characters with his subtle songs and brilliant lyrics. Mac Huff arranges nine songs into a choral medley that is sure to have you leaving the theater humming the tunes and chuckling over his clever and (sometimes) sardonic lyrics. From such shows as "A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum," "Into the Woods," "Sunday in the Park with George," "Sweeney Todd," "Follies," "A Little Night Music" and "Company," Sondheim's genius is clearly revealed. "Send in the Clowns" is only one of the highlights.
Dean Rees, director of the OJC Student and Community Choir, cordially invites you to attend a fun and entertaining concert chock full of popular melodies and memories of wonderful nights at the theater.
Members of the OJC Student and Community Choir: Tim Austin, Ed Blasi, Donna Cannon, Debbie Dennis, Bethany Dilda, Lynda England, Rebecca Grantham, Dan Haddan, Rodger Harris, Sandra Harris, Judy Hensley, Norm Kincaide, Katie Lagergren, Janell Lorenzo, Melaina Lucero, Katie Newens, Ingrid Nivens, Dawn Pollmiller, Michael Rees, Amanda Rusher, Tracey Salzbrenner, Kristine Sarlo-Koehler, Susan Shand, Mike Shima, Hal Tatman, Charleen Turner, Bekah Urban, Leslie Williams, Nenna White, Sandra Harris and Cindy Wickham.


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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Investigators suspect a 16-year-old girl whose body ended up at a waste disposal site near the Mercer-Butler County line was the victim of a "thrill kill."
Gina Bacher Burger's alleged killer, Ricki D. Williams IV, 18, of Youngstown, also hoped his crime would earn him "status" on the jail's top floor, known as "murderer's row."
"He was kind of living out his fantasy of being a 'thug' or 'gangster,' " Austintown Police Chief Robert Gavalier said this morning of Williams. "He thought killing someone would be fun."
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A garbage truck unknowingly took the trash from the Dumpster to the Tri-County Industries Inc. dumpsite in Pine Township, Mercer County. Workers discovered Burger's body two days later.
Prosecutors said Williams, who is homeless, confessed to killing Burger, who he knew as an acquaintance at her Compass West apartment complex
He is accused of grabbing Burger shortly after she left her apartment, where she lived with her mother. He forced her into another apartment, where Ronisha Johnson lived. Police identified Williams and Johnson as friends.
According to court documents, Johnson said Williams started beating her and forced her and Burger into the woman's bedroom.
Williams tried to force Johnson to stab Burger with a knife, documents said. When she refused, Williams grabbed the knife and stabbed Burger once in the chest.
The pair then placed Burger's body in Johnson's son's Pack 'n Play bag, Gavalier said, before it hauled it to the Dumpster.
Chief Gavalier said, "We think (Williams) went to the apartment that night to kill someone. Gina may have been the first person he saw. She may have been at the wrong place at the wrong time."
Williams faces charges of aggravated murder, two counts of kidnapping, intimidation, tampering with evidence, two counts of abduction, possession of criminal tools, abuse of corpse and one misdemeanor charge of criminal trespass.


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A food revolutionhas been happening in the land of such low-rent favourites as bangers and mash, beans on toast, haggis and fish and chips with mushy peas.
"Ya, thanks for noticing," chef Paul Kitching tells our tour group as we finish our meal at his 21212 Restaurant in Edinburgh.
"We're trying to do things a little differently here," he adds in his rapid-fire English accent.
A little differently is quite the understatement.
After all, 21212 earned a Michelin Star in early 2010 just eight months after opening.
It also won best new restaurant in the U.K. in 2009 at the National Restaurant Awards and continues to generate rave reviews and even confound diners somewhat.
For instance, what is a guy with an English accent doing in Scotland serving up nouveau Frenchinspired cuisine?
Well, after helping Juniper Restaurant in Manchester earn a Michelin Star, he decided to strike out on his own and secured an incredible Georgian townhouse on the Royal Terrace in Edinburgh.
A $7.2 million renovation later produced 21212 with a 38-seat main dining room, several private dining rooms and even six hotel rooms up top.
While the food is certainly contemporary, the decor is in keeping with townhouse's roots and can best be described as a modern interpretation of Georgian with big comfy chairs in sumptuous fabrics and elaborate draperies covering the massive windows.
The night we dined, there seems to be a foam theme going on. Foam topped the smoked fish appetizer, the corn-fed chicken entree and the layered summer fruit trifle dessert.
By the way, 21212 is reference to the 65-pound prix-fixe menu offering two choices of appetizer, a soup, two entree options, a cheese plate and then a pick of two desserts.
Our tour group was visiting Britain to sightsee, after all, the history and architecture is stunning, the scenery pastoral and the hype notched up after the global spectacle of Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding.
But as we zigzagged our way through England and Scotland, our inner-foodies came out.
We ate some British classics (fish and chips at the Ship Inn Pub in Fife, Scotland, for instance), but increasingly sought out the new direction of U.K. cookery, which is basically anything goes international influence using some local ingredients.
"Like all great destinations, Britain has a world-class culinary scene," says Jeremie Gabourg of Transat Holidays, which packages flights and itineraries from more Canadian cities to more British cities than any other company.
"Combine that with the history, sightseeing, scenery and royalty and you have an incredible holiday."
The 69-room Goring Hotel in London's Belgravia neighbourhood has always been exclusive, but little known.
That was until Kate Middleton famously spent the night there before marrying Prince William.
With TV cameras from around the world trained on the property to capture her exit in wedding dress, the hotel has become a refined London hot spot.
"I can't talk about Kate's stay here," says hotel managing director David Morgan-Hewitt when our group drops in for dinner.
"But I can certainly tell you about the food and the restaurant and the hotel."
So we sit down to "proper British cuisine," which turns out to be a modern take on the usually staid food the Brits are known for.
As such we savour the cold asparagus in vinaigrette, the slow-roasted lamb breast in shallot sauce and the rhubarb and ginger trifle.
Much explanation goes into the trifle featuring Mrs. Oldroyd's rhubarb from Yorkshire, which has been forced.
Forced meaning it's grown in the dark to produce small, sweet shoots, rather than the usual thick, sour stalks.
Sounds dreadful for the rhubarb, but good for us picky eaters.
Before taking in the West End London musical Betty Blue Eyes, we have an early dinner at the nearby Indigo Restaurant at the upscale One Aldwych Hotel.
I eat what's referred to as "contemporary British" by ordering the coley fish with bubble and squeak.
Coley from the North Sea used to be a down-market fish, but has gained prestige for its firm white flesh and progressive chefs working their magic on it.
Perfectly poached, my coley accompanies bubble and squeak, another common Brit dish gone gourmet. It's basically mashed potato mixed with shredded cabbage, carrot and onions and rolled into a cake that bubbles and squeaks when it hits the hot frying pan
It's back in Edinburgh where we sit down at Bistro du Vin in the Hotel du Vin.
A warm room with vaulted ceiling its bistro name reflects is French influence, but with Scottish ingredients.
The fish is from the nearby North Sea, the lamb and pork "birth to butcher reared" at Peelham Farm and the cheese from the Mellis family.
It's at Bistro du Vin that sommelier Sebastiano Ingaliso starts us off with a glass of Pol Roger -the champagne served to the 1,200 luncheon guests after Wills and Kate's nuptials.
Even chain restaurant eating has been ramped up in Britain with Lock Fyne in Leeds (and all its other locations) serving fresh fish (try the monkfish and prawns in Thai curry) and Living Room in York featuring a great location inside the old Medieval city walls on the Ouse River.
If you want a touch of tradition, afternoon teas is still served virtually everywhere throughout Britain.
Our favourite was at The Orangery Restaurant at Kensington Palace in London.
The orange tea is served first and then the three-tiered silver tray is brought out with finger sandwiches (crusts cut off, of course), scone with clotted cream and jam and little pastries on top.
If You Go
- Transat Holidays packages flights, hotel and activities from Calgary to London and Manchester year round and Glasgow for the summer season.
-- TransatHolidays.com.
- Great eats at 21212Restau-rant.co.UK, GoringHotel.co.UK, OneAldwych.com, HotelduVin. com, HRP.org.UK/KensingtonPalace, TheLivingRoom.co.UK and LockFyne.com.


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Before the Orlando Public Library came into existence, the Sorosis Club of Orlando maintained a circulating library for its members. This collection was initially on the second floor of the old Armory building on Court Street and was subsequently moved to the Knox building at Pine and Court streets. On May 11, 1920, Orlando citizens showed by a vote of 417 to 19 that they wanted a library and were willing to pay for it.
Captain Charles l. Albertson, a retired police inspector of New York City, and a winter resident of Orlando, had for many years been collecting books at his home in Waverly, New York. In November 1920, Captain Albertson offered his collection to the city of Orlando, on the condition that it furnish a suitable building to house it. The contract between the city of Orlando and Captain Albertson provided that Orlando would accept the gift of the Albertson Collection and furnish the library building; that the library should be known as the Albertson Public Library; that Captain Albertson should be Advisory Superintendent of the Library throughout his lifetime; and that Orlando should suitably maintain the library.
In early 1949, the Orange County Chamber of Commerce presented a proposal for a bookmobile to the board of the Albertson Public Library. The ladies of the Orlando Sorosis Club determined that a bookmobile would allow the library to bring books to the small communities of Orange County and spearheaded a drive to raise funds for the purchase of the vehicle. By November 1949, it was on the road!
The Friends of the Library also came to be in 1949. An announcement published in the Sentinel Star on February 27, 1949, states that the Winter Park - Orlando Zonta Club would be meeting for the purpose of sponsoring a new organization to be called the "Friends of the Library".
By 1959 a committee of Jaycees evaluated the library and determined that the Albertson Public Library was no longer able to meet the needs of its staff or the community. Preparation for the 1966 building began in 1962 when construction of a new Main library was approved by the Orlando voters, and the city acquired additional land adjacent to the original site. In 1964, the library moved to temporary headquarters at 905 North Orange Avenue, the Albertson building was demolished, and construction began. The new Orlando Public Library building was dedicated on August 7, 1966. The architect was John M. Johansen of New Canaan, Connecticut. He called his design a "composition in monolithic concrete."
The library closed its temporary location on July 23 to move into the new building. The Orlando Public Library was dedicated on a rainy Sunday afternoon, August 7, 1966. The 50th Anniversary Souvenir booklet provides details.
As early as 1974 the need to expand the Orlando Public Library was recognized. In 1978, the library secured from the Orlando City Council a commitment for the whole block to the west of the existing site. In 1980 the voters approved the sale of $22 million in bonds for construction.
In March 1985, the 1966 building was closed. The expansion opened to the public April 8, 1985. Work on renovating the old building began immediately. A grand opening celebration for the expansion and renovation took place on Sunday, April 6, 1986.
The 290,000 square foot building fills a whole city block. It was built with 19,000 cubic yards of concrete. A major challenge given to architect Duane Stark and his team was to design an expansion that would blend seamlessly with the original 1966 Johansen design. The measure of Stark's success is quite apparent in the exterior of the building. The color and texture of the new exterior walls were matched to the rough hewn cedar pattern of the original poured-concrete walls.
Johansen's Orlando Library
Article about the Orlando Public Library - Architectural Record, June 1967.
Architecture for Florida Living
Photographic review in the 1968 premiere edition.
Library Expansion Open House - May 29, 1985
Flyer handed out at the grand opening of the newly expanded Library building on May 29, 1985.
Orlando Public Library Expansion Celebration 1986
The Orlando Public Library expansion Celebration took place on Sunday, April 6, 1986.
Orlando Public Library - Marking 50 Years of Library Service
Library History booklet created in 1973 for the 50th Anniversary of the Orlando Public Library.
Orlando Public Library - Orlando Sentinel - Florida Magazine 6 April 1986
The Florida Magazine section of the Orlando Sentinel published on 6 April 1986 heralded the opening of the new edition to the library.
History of the Orlando Public Library; History of the Albertson Public Library; Orlando Public Library History


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Good people of Canada, especially the knitters,
It has come to my attention that some of you Canucks were a little miffed when I rudely expressed annoyance at your recent gift of a large mass of arctic air.
Please forgive my thoughtless words. I am truly quite fond of your country, having made several memorable visits to the Shaw Festival, Banff, and Le Petit Coochie Coochie Bar des Danseurs Nus in Montréal. (Hey, Guillaume!)
My host informs me that Canadians have been extremely good to him, and that if he has to choose between you and me, I'll be getting my mail delivered to the knothole in the oak tree across the street. You don't have to tell me twice.
So, I apologize. I realize that an arctic air mass is fair trade, considering that in recent years we've given you Britney Spears and Herbie, Fully Loaded. (I'm not going to bring up Anne Murray. I'm not I'm not I'm not.) I'm very sorry for what I said.
I know I should probably say this all over in French, but the only French expressions I know are "Où est le lavabo des dames?" and "Plus forte."
Okay, how was that? Am I done?
No. Go on. Do it.
Fine. And a one, and a two–
O Canada!Am I done now?
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Yes. That was very nice.
It would have been better on my harmonica.
I'm not giving you the harmonica back until you apologize to Mrs. Teitelbaum in 1503 for what you did to her cat.
Jesus, I need a cigarette.


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After reading the Jan. 22 front-page article "Many wells are OK," which discussed the plight of Woodlands residents dealing with contaminated drinking water that arose after Rex Energy began fracking operations in the area, I began to wonder how I would react if it were my community.
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Though, as the headline states, some wells in the community still are unaffected by the contamination, offering a few water wells that have not been tested as evidence that fracking is safe is like pointing to a drunken driver who made it home without getting into a wreck and claiming drunken driving is safe.
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I assert that malfeasance could be addressed by a federal recall election. That would require an amendment to the constitution.
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[ mal feez'nss ]misconduct: conduct by a public official that cannot be legally justified or that conflicts with the law.
If there's any one thing the Obama administration is good at, it's malfeasance. There are countless examples, particularly where they do things our founding fathers never intended. A few I'd classify as such follow:Sending F-16's and tanks to Egypt (Why arm radical Islamists?); Eric Holder's refusal to provide Congress with information on the firearms fiasco with Mexico, resulting in his contempt of Congress citation; (It made Congress in general, and the House of Representatives in particular, look totally inept – they couldn't kick Holder out of office); The President's deliberate obfuscation of the Benghazi attacks; The Democrat's failure to offer budgets in Obama's first four years. (This year, they have offered one.) Their failure to address fiscal debt and deficits. (OK, perhaps that is simply incompetence. But I believe they have a duty here.) ; Government advertising to lure people to sign up for food stamps.
Some current ones:Homeland Security's massive purchases of ammunition for all sorts of firearms, creating shortages, and their refusal to tell Congress why they are doing it; Frivolous studies, such as the recently announced grant to study why Lesbians are fatter on average than non-Lesbians; (Another suggestion: they could be uglier on average as well.) The recent release of illegal alien felons (as a tactic to make sequestration seem more horrible than it really is) and without proper documentation; Wildly extravagant spending for junkets by government employees and their wives (General Services Administration is only one of the agencies doing it.)
Malfeasance is hard to prove, because the perpetrators claim what they did was perfectly valid, and they are often defended by the main-stream media. But, we the people know it when we see it. The only known remedy for malfeasance is the election process. It's up to voters to recognize it and vote the rascals out of office. But, it's way too slow, and we blew our chance to do so last November, now we'll have to wait at least two years for the mid-term elections, and more likely four for the presidential election. There's no guarantee the evildoers will be voted out even then. Even if Republicans win a powerful majority in Congress in the midterms of 2014, there's no way their Congress can fire Eric Holder, or Harry Reid, or Barack Obama.
Many states have a better way to address malfeasance: the recall election. In Wisconsin, they tried to recall Governor Scott Walker (I believe his actions were perfectly valid.) It didn't work, because he won the recall election and remained in office. But at least, Wisconsin has a mechanism. There is no such mechanism, other than impeachment, in the federal government. Impeachment has a fundamental flaw: it can only be carried out by the party in power, and even then there must be a large majority.
Let's suppose we have the ability to demand a recall election for the President, or any cabinet officer, a justice of the Supreme Court, or any member of Congress. It shouldn't be too easy to initiate, because if too easy, there would be constant recalls and it would be a great nuisance. But, suppose we have the ability. After Obamacare kicks in, could Obama survive a recall? Could Eric Holder or Harry Reid survive one now?
In order to give the American people the power of recall, we'd have to have a constitutional amendment. It would define the means of initiation and the procedure. I believe it should only be directed at one government official, but it could also be used to repeal a particular law. I'll take a cut at the wording for dismissal of officials only:
Amendment XXVIII.
Section 1. Every elected official of the federal government, and each official appointed by the President, and each federal employee shall be subject to nomination as a candidate in a special recall election to determine if such employee shall be retained in office. If nominated, the candidate may be dismissed from office by a majority of people who vote in the special recall election. Any such dismissed official shall vacate the office within ten days of the certification of the vote. Each state legislature shall certify the election results within its state and pass the result to the Chief Justice. of the United States Supreme Court. The Chief Justice shall certify the total result of the election and direct the dismissal or retention of each nominated official.
Section 2. A special recall election shall be held, twice each year, for the purpose of recalling elected and appointed officials of the federal government who have been nominated for recall by resolutions of the majority of participating state legislatures and their governors, or by a two-thirds majority vote of the United State House of Representatives. The nominations will be passed to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States at least two months prior to the special recall election. The Chief Justice will prepare the ballot and distribute it to the states by two months prior to the date of the special recall elections. The special recall elections will be national in scope, will be conducted by the states, and will be held on the first Tuesday of May and the first Tuesday in November. A maximum of ten nominated individuals may be placed on the ballot for recall, and they shall be accepted in the order of certification. The special recall elections may be held in conjunction with other local, state, and national elections. The question on the ballot for each individual shall be expressed as "Shall (name of official, position of official) be retained in office?" If no officials have been nominated or no ballots have been issued by the Chief Justice, such elections may be cancelled.
Section 3. Any official refusing to resign office within the ten day period, after being denied retention in office, shall be deemed prima facie guilty of treason and subject to imprisonment, fines, and forfeiture of all federal benefits.
Notes: So, if we want to recall President Obama, we would need the majority of the states, at least 26 if all states participate, to pass resolutions nominating him for recall. Alternatively, a two thirds majority of The United States House of Representatives could also nominate an official for recall. The Chief Justice would then place the nominee's name on a ballot and pass the ballot back to the states. Once certified by the Chief Justice as being not retained in office, the official would have ten days to resign the office. If the official was elected, the electing body would need to replace him or her. If appointed, someone else would need to be appointed.
You can see from the above, we'd need a reliable nominating procedure, a trustworthy person of authority to prepare the ballot and certify the election, a reliable election procedure, and some sort of enforcement. It's not an easy idea to implement, and there are probably flaws in what I've laid out. I do believe it is possible, and would be desirable.
All this depends on an honest Chief Justice. We can only hope.