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Kelly Kaduce is coming back to Minnesota.
No, the Winnebago native and professional opera singer is not moving from her home in Houston, Texas, to her home state of Minnesota.
But, she is returning to perform in the Minnesota Opera Company's production of Puccini's "Manon Lescaut."
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"I love returning to Minnesota to perform," Kaduce says. "It does feel like I am coming home."
Kaduce will be performing the lead role as Manon Lescaut in the opera which will be performed in Minneapolis on Sept. 21, 24, 26, 28 and 29.
Tickets are available by phone from the Minnesota Opera Company Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The number is (612) 333-6669. Prices range from $85 to $810 depending on the day of the performance and the location in the theater.
Puccini's theme for this opera is "You can't take it with you." While it is sung in Italian, there are English translations projected above the stage.
Kaduce's character of Manon is seduced by the irresistible lure of money, which triggers her downfall. However, true love is her redemption in this soulful opera by the composer of "La boheme," "Madame Butterfly" and "Turandot."
This is not Kaduce's first time as the lead for a Minnesota Opera production.
"I was initially in "La boheme" seven or eight years ago," Kaduce says. "I had to fly to Minnesota from New York in order to try out, and they hired me."
These days Kaduce does not have to do tryouts; they simply offer her the part. She has been in seven or eight different operas here in Minnesota, and dozens more around the country and the globe.
The professional singer grew up in Winnebago, the daughter of Bob and Jan Kaduce, and graduated from Blue Earth Area High School in 1992. She also graduated with a degree in music from St. Olaf College in Northfield.
"I guess I had my start in music by singing in church," she says. "I was singing in the church choir and in community theater."
The now-famous opera soprano had her first "starring" role as "Annie" in a Winnebago community theater production when she was just in fourth grade.
"I had piano lessons from Delores Schutt and from Jan Spitzack," she says. "That was my start to my musical career."
After getting her B.S. degree in music at St. Olaf, she went on to get her masters of music degree at Boston University.
"I studied voice and voice performance," she says.
In her last year there she was awarded a grant from the Metropolitan Opera Company. As she recalls, that "chunk of money" was what jump-started her opera career.
"I started to perform in different places as an apprenticeship," she says. "I got a manager and then started getting lead roles in small companies."
She has performed in many places, from New York to Australia to Sweden.
She met her husband, Lee Gregory, while performing in an opera. The two have a young son, Colin Lee. "Both my mother and Lee's mother have traveled with us to help take care of Colin," she says.
The family lives in Houston where Gregory is from. Plus, the city has a wonderful opera company, Kaduce says.
"It is one of the best in the world," she says. "Of course, Minnesota's is top-notch as well."
That could be why she keeps coming back to this state.
Kaduce says she started rehearsals at the end of August. The rehearsals last at least six hours a day, six days a week, which leaves her very little time for getting away and visiting back home in Winnebago.
"But, it is easy for my family to drive up and visit us in Minneapolis while we are here," she says. "I have some family and friends who will come to the opera, who wouldn't have come before, but want to come and see it."
Or at least, come to see Kaduce performance as Puccini's intensely romantic heroine. However, that could be a big reason for anyone to attend.
Variety magazine describes Kaduce as "Physically captivating and gifted with a soaringly pure soprano; Kaduce walks the elusive line between fragility and passion..."
Some high praise for the girl from Winnebago who started out at age nine by singing "The sun will come out tomorrow" as Little Orphan Annie.


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Cisplatin And Etoposide Plus Concurrent Accelerated Hyperfractionated Thoracic Radiotherapy (TRT) Followed By Three Cycles Of Irinotecan And Cisplatin For The Treatment Of Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC); Updated Results: JCOG 9903-DI
The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Last Modified: May 22, 2002
Presenter: Kiyoshi Mori
Presenter's Affiliation: National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Type of Session: Scientific
- Noda K. et al have demonstrated that Irinotecan and cisplatin (IP) significantly improves survival compared with cisplatin and etoposide (EP) in patients with extensive stage SCLC (Pro ASCO, 483a, 2000). The use of Irinotecan for the treatment of limited-stage patients is not fully resolved. This pilot study evaluated the safety of sequential administration of IP to EP plus thoracic radiotherapy.
- Eligible, patients had to have previously untreated LD-SCLC, be less than 75 years old, ECOG performance status (PS) 0-2 and adequate organ functions
- 31 patients were enrolled onto the study from October 1999 through July 2000
- There were 27 male, 4 female patients
- Median age 62, range 43-74, PS 0/1: 8/23.
- The treatment consisted of 80 mg/m2 of cisplatin on day 1 and 100 mg/m2 of etoposide on days 1, 2 and 3. Accelerated twice-daily TRT started on day 2 and involved the administration of 1.5 Gy in 30 treatments over a period of 3 weeks.
- After completion of PE/TRT, the patients received 3 cycles of IP started on day 29 and cisplatin on day 1 every 4 weeks
- 30 patients received the protocol treatment, 11 patients had a complete response, 18 had a partial response, and one had progression of disease on treatment
- The overall response rate was 97%.
- The one year survival rate was 79.3% for patients who received the protocol treatment. Median survival has not been reached.
- The use of etoposide and cisplatin plus concurrent twice-daily TRT followed by 3 cycles of Irinotecan and cisplatin is a safe and active regimen with an encouraging one-year survival rate. JCOG has plans to conduct a phase III study of this regimen.
- Despite initial good response rates with conventional chemotherapy and radiation in limited- stage small cell lung cancer, most patients experience relapse within 2 years and die with disseminated malignancy. Improvements in both local control and metastatic disease are required, but it is likely that any substantial improvement or increases in cure rate will be secondary to the development of more effective systemic treatment. This small pilot study from the JCOG has yielded encouraging results. A phase III trial evaluating this regimen against the current standard of care is indicated.
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The Chicago Red Stars have added three more free agents for the upcoming NWSL season.
Former Olympic team captain Lori Chalupny, Taryn Hemmings, and Ella Masar will join the women's pro soccer team, which signed Olympic veteran Leslie Osborne last week.
Chalupny, a 29-year-old versatile midfielder from St. Louis and also captain of the 2008 gold-medal Olympic USWNT with 92 caps, returns to Chicago for her second season. She was an integral part of the 2012 Red Stars team that contended in the WPSL Elite final. In between seasons she spent time in Sweden with team AIK.
Masar, a former Red Star forward and Illinois native, will return to the club this season. The leading scorer on the 2010 WPS Red Stars team, Masar later played a season with French side Paris Saint-Germain. Like Chalupny, the opportunity to play close to home played a role in her decision to remain with Chicago.
"Getting to play at home makes this crazy whirlwind of the last couple years come into perspective," said the 26-year-old Masar. "I have had some amazing experiences throughout my years of being a pro player, but nothing has ever been quite like home!"
Hemmings, a defender, has been brought in to bolster an a back line that features Canadians Erin McLeod and Carmelina Moscato. The 26-year-old Colorado-native most recently competed with the Boston Breakers in WPS and WPSL Elite. She also spent time with Australian side Canberra.


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WARRENSBURG, MO (April 13, 2012 - Members of the Building Community Through Education initiative will break ground on Warrensburg's newest Habitat for Humanity home at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 at 628 W. Gay Street.
The initiative is a collaborative effort between the University of Central Missouri, the Warrensburg R-VI School District and Habitat for Humanity of Johnson County. The partnership was announced Nov. 17 during a meeting of the UCM Board of Governors.
"We are very fortunate to have the partnership with UCM and the Warrensburg School District for this build," said Ben Huseman, construction chair for Habitat for Humanity of Johnson County. "With the enthusiastic volunteers we have from these two groups, as well as the volunteers from Whiteman Air Force Base, I am looking forward to a successful build that showcases the sense of community that Johnson County exudes."
The project is a unique opportunity which allows members of the community and the university to come together to work toward a local philanthropy. Students from UCM and community members in manufacturing and construction, public relations, business and a wide variety of other areas, along with local high school students, will be able to work together to complete the home.
"The Warrensburg R-VI School District is honored to partner with UCM and our local Habitat for Humanity board," said Deborah Orr, superintendent of the Warrensburg R-VI School District. "Habitat for Humanity is an outstanding organization, providing quality homes for families in need and we are proud to take part in this endeavor. We are also looking forward to the many learning opportunities this project will provide for our students and staff. Service to our community is one of the lessons that is important for all of us to learn. This project will give us many opportunities to do so."
Habitat for Humanity of Johnson County has not yet named the new homeowners.
"We received several applications from families in need of quality and affordable housing," Huseman said. "I look forward to turning over the keys to our next partner family and congratulating them on being homeowners when this project is finished."


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WhatsApp Is Using IMEI Numbers As Passwords 102
mpol writes "In the past, WhatsApp has been criticized over their insecure use of XMPP. Recently, new versions of their app have incorporated encryption. It seems the trouble isn't over yet for WhatsApp and its users. Sam Granger writes on his blog that WhatsApp is using IMEI numbers as passwords. This is at least the case with the Android app, but other platforms are probably using similar methods. Since someone's IMEI number is easily readable, this isn't really secret information that should be used for authentication."


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October 7, 2009 > Healthcare reform forum
An audience of 35 gathered on the lawn behind Paddy's Coffee House in Union City on the afternoon of October 3 to participate in a Healthcare Reform Forum.Paddy Iyer, coffee-house owner and sponsor of community activities and events, opened proceedings. He instigated the forum due to the current lack of critical thought on the healthcare issue.Moderated by Alex Starr, League of Women Voters, the panel featured former Senator Pat Johnston, representing the health insurance lobby, Dr. Anmol Mahal, speaking on behalf of the California Medical Association, Jerry Salcido, an attorney representing the Republican Party, and Armit Patel, a practicing attorney and former pediatrician, giving the Democratic Party's position.Starr opened with the basic question: "What is the most important issue of healthcare reform?" The four panelists gave four different perspectives.Johnston stated there are two aims. First, better healthcare for Americans, many of whom have inadequate access, no healthcare and for whom the cost of health insurance is high. Second, address the issue of pre-existing conditions. Currently, insurance companies can deny cover or offer coverage at much higher rates.According to Mahal, lack of insurance causes suffering to those with unexpected illnesses. Three consequences are personal, economic devastation, physical problems and psychological impact. To solve these problems, he recommends Congress passes a simple law, viz. insurance companies must insure all applicants. He stresses healthcare should provide preventive maintenance and cover catastrophic events. 5-10 percent of the population suffers chronic illness and 90-95 percent are healthy and do not claim on their policies. To guarantee coverage for all, nearly everyone needs to have health insurance so that an insurer has adequate funding to meet all claims.Salcido asserts government should not force healthcare on its citizenry. Since WWII, government involvement has increased health-care costs. The public sector should practice rule of law, not rule of man. His political philosophy is that government should insure natural rights and not be the provider.For Patel, the provision of access to healthcare for all and control of rising healthcare costs in the United States are key points.One audience member stated universal healthcare is already available through emergency room. Mahal explained the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) 1986 obligates emergency rooms to provide an appropriate medical screening examination to determine if an emergency condition exists, even for the uninsured. If such a condition exists, the hospital must provide treatment until the patient is stable or, subject to restrictions imposed by statute, transfer the patient to another hospital. This system works poorly; patients often use emergency rooms for non-urgent care.Salcido's response to the question "Is universal healthcare a right or a privilege?" is that healthcare is not a right. Natural rights are life, liberty and the fruits of one's labor. Government intervention in healthcare should decrease and private markets prevail.Mahal opposes Salcido's perspective. Healthcare is a right. According to an informal poll of physicians in California, 80 percent think it is a right; 20 percent do not. Johnston feels government should provide health insurance for children and the elderly, at the very least.How should a single-payer system be funded? The forum's consensus is this issue is academic. Neither party feels a bill with a single-payer system will pass.An audience member emphasized US citizenry has a right to healthcare as in all other industrialized nations where citizens have a right to education, protection under the law and universal healthcare. In America, the official mindset has been that citizens have a right to education and protection under the law. Healthcare does not feature.Another comment was directed to Salcido who had stated the government has no right to force healthcare on its people. The speaker reminded him government forces citizens to do many things, such as mandatory car insurance, and believes healthcare for all needs to be enacted.Mahal commented on tort reform. Physicians often order unnecessary test as defensive measures against medical malpractice charges. If tort reform passed, medical costs would decrease slightly, adding that an average, 19 percent of healthcare costs go to physicians.The forum was diverse. Panelists and the audience had strong opinions. Central issues are healthcare for all, cost control and the need for medical establishment to promote preventative measures.Anyone who missed this event can attend "An Update on Healthcare" on October 19 at 7 p.m., Fremont Congregational Church, 38255 Blacow Road, Fremont.


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A hurtful blue sky reflects on the mill pond lagoon. Old gnarly gums reach out of the heat haze on the distant shore. Closer, poking up out of the water like giant spikes on an echidna, are millions of reeds. Some are green and some browned off by the summer heat. A magpie goose squawks in front of me - alerting his friends of my presence. Any number of other waterbirds shelter from the heat, hidden among the maze of reeds. You can hear them shifting in their hidey holes.
"People travel the world to experience something similar on an organised tour - they go a thousand miles to see something they could see in our backyard," says Robert Hunt, who is exploring the fringes of this picturesque lagoon with me.
Suddenly the sounds of nature are broken by a semi-trailer as it rattles past. We're at Rowes Lagoon Rest Area on the busy Federal Highway, about 50 minutes north of Canberra. Anyone who has driven this well-travelled stretch of bitumen regularly would be familiar with this small lagoon which, like nearby Lake George, completely dried out during the last drought, but right now it's full of water, and teeming with wildlife.
There are birds everywhere, such as the commonly occurring swamphens, swans and lapwings. Threatened species are occasionally spotted here, including the blue-billed duck and swamp harrier. Although it's an official roadside rest area, some birds such as the Latham's Snipe use this wetland as a bit of a rest stop of their own. I reckon this short-legged, stocky bird endures a slightly longer trip than most motorists who stop here to stretch their legs or use the facilities. The Latham's Snipe is a trans-equatorial migrant that breeds in Japan and China and sometimes visits here in the warmer months.
But it's not just birds - large stencilled warning signs on the picnic shelters warn of snakes. "This place is literally crawling with tiger and brown snakes," says Hunt, who has lived near the lagoon for the past 15 years but has only had the grazing license for the area, which includes the lagoon, for the past 12 months. Part of the conditions of Hunt's licence require him to manage noxious weeds and preserve the integrity of the site by fencing it off and not grazing the lakebed, nor its fringe.
"Just last week I sat on the hill and watched a white-bellied sea eagle fly in," marvels Hunt, clearly relishing his conservation responsibility for this lagoon.
"Often I'll come and sit by the edge of the lagoon at dawn or dusk and soak up the atmosphere. You could be anywhere - that is, until you hear the traffic!"
While wandering through the woodland of Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve, Ross Young of Giralang recently encountered this dragon tree which, thankfully for him, wasn't breathing fire. Can you make out its eye, and long jaws ready to chomp?
Meanwhile, Philip Eliason of Red Hill isn't so certain that the headland hidden among the rocky outcrops of Eurobodalla National Park should be referred to as Queen Victoria Rock (Mystery Solved, December 15).
"I and my young daughters used to regularly walk along that section of coast in the late afternoon. At the end of the beach, at certain moments the headland very closely resembles the Sphinx," says Eliason, who diplomatically adds, "in pure silhouette like in your photo, it can seem like Queen Vic, but seeing the shadows and lines of the face itself it is closer to the Sphinx."
Often facing a long walk home, Eliason confesses that he often coaxed his girls to turn around by suggesting, "The Sphinx might come to life after the sun sets". It seemed to work - "the imagination would take over and the two girls would worry, and we would put some fast distance between us and the imposing Sphinx as dusk fell", Eliason recalls.
The exceptionally long (and, sadly, dead) diamond python (Morelia spilota) recently featured in this column's expose´ on the beaches near Mystery Bay (Mystery Solved, December 15), isn't the only large creature you might encounter along this spectacular stretch of coast.
"Some years ago", while fossicking along the coast between Mystery Bay and 1080 Beach, Peter Bolger and his family stumbled across "large scats filled with pieces of Little Penguin [Eudyptula minor]."
Thinking it might be a wayward leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) the next day, the Bolger clan "set out to try and find it".
It didn't take them long. After a short rock hop, the Bolgers found it just north of 1080 Beach, on a small shingle beach between rocks. "It was fast asleep so we all gathered to admire its bulk and its evident power," Bolger recalls.
Despite warning everyone not to get too close to the sleeping beauty, "suddenly young Clancy, then aged six or seven, confidently strode forward and patted the head of the monster".
Bolger says, "Everyone held their breath as Clancy approached,'' but, thankfully, "the monster-sized seal raised its head into a nose-vertical position and yawned immensely, like anyone's favourite labrador".
Bolger reports that when they returned the next day, it had vanished and he wonders if anyone else has seen a sea leopard (as they are also known) along our south coast.
Leopard seals are not commonly found this far north, as they prefer the waters of south Antarctica. They can grow up to four metres long and weigh almost half a tonne, so if you do encounter one, I'd strongly recommend you keep your distance. Stan Gorton, this column's south coast beach hound, reports that "Clancy was really lucky he didn't get his arm bitten off - they are pretty docile creatures but they have huge teeth!"
Gorton remembers at least one other sea leopard making landfall on his patch. "One washed up at Kianga [just north of Narooma] a couple of years ago, everyone thought it was dead and the council turned up with a tractor to bury it, but it was still alive - just exhausted."
PS: Happy New Year to all. This column relies (and thrives!) on your regular contributions of unusual photos, quirky stories and local secrets. Keep them coming in 2013 by whatever means of communication suits you best.
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WILMINGTON, Mass. — The offseason is officially over now that the Bruins' rookies have reported for formal, on-ice practices, which started today at Ristuccia Arena.
Of course, No. 2 overall draft pick Tyler Seguin was the magnetic presence, both on and off the ice, among the 24 rookies in attendance for the two-session practice. In the scandal of scandals (haha), Seguin played center during drills.
"I'm pretty confident and comfortable at either position," said Seguin, who will probably be moved to the wing once main camp opens next weekend. "I've played both over my OHL career, so coming in here, any position – whether it's goalie, those two positions – I'll play them to make the team."
Seguin, who has been politically correct and humble about the possibility of him making the big club since the draft in June, has obviously also rehearsed his "I can play wing or center" shtick in the last couple months as well. And let's face it, there's no controversy here folks. If Seguin can show the same speed and shot in camp that he showed in the OHL and in development camp, the Bruins will find a place for him and he'll benefit a team in desperate need of not just offensive talent, but creativity.
"He'll probably stay at center for a bit," said general manager Peter Chiarelli, noting that the line combinations would be mixed and matched as the week unfolds.
Seguin had a mostly busy summer, with personal workouts, a trip to Team Canada's World Junior team camp and a week off for fishing following up his time at Bruins development camp in July. Before he arrived in Boston last week, Seguin took part in a "mini training camp" with more than a dozen NHL standouts — including Scott Gomez, Mike Cammalleri and Jason Spezza — alongside training Matt Nichol in Toronto. The physical activity, along with the exchange of ideas he had with those NHL vets, better prepared Seguin to make the next step in his career.
"I'm going to go in here, have fun, but obviously leave everything out there, work my hardest, try to make an impression to try to make this roster," said Seguin about his approach to camp and the two rookie games coming up on Wednesday and Thursday at TD Garden.
"Seguin Mania" shouldn't be tarnished by any position controversy. First and foremost, he's a hockey player and Boston won't be wrong by inserting him at any position — well, as long as it's not goaltender.


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Get a look at the moon's glories, interplanetary vistas and other outer-space highlights from February 2013.
Anytime is a great time to gaze at the moon, but if you keep a close watch on Thursday night, you might actually see the moon move in its orbit.
The moon passes through the sky from east to west every night, of course, but its orbital motion takes it from west to east against the background stars.
You can notice that change from night to night, as the moon progresses from its new phase to the full moon. Thursday's night sky, however, provides a way to track the west-to-east movement during a shorter time frame: Starting at around 9:30 p.m. local time, the moon will creep past the bright star Spica in the constellation Virgo. Look closely, and you can watch the moon creep.
Space.com's Joe Rao provides all the details about the encounter between the moon and Spica.
Even if you miss the Spica spectacular, there will be plenty of opportunities for moongazing ahead. Earlier this week, folks in chilly northern regions snapped some great pictures of moon halos, which are caused by ice crystals high up in the atmosphere.
"The angled faces of the six-sided crystals bend moonlight into circles 22 degrees in radius. ... Generally, the brighter the moon, the better the halo," SpaceWeather.com explains.
We're featuring Norwegian photographer Steve Nilsen's spotlight shot of a moon halo in our Month in Space Pictures slideshow, and I'm also passing along Sebastien Saarloos' moon-halo picture from Alaska's Lower Miller Creek.
For more marvelous pictures of the moon and Alaska's northern lights, check out Saarloos' Facebook page.
Sebastian Saarloos
Moonlight illuminates the scene at Lower Miller Creek in Alaska on Jan. 17. Ice crystals in the atmosphere refract the light to create a shining halo.
Alan Boyle is NBCNews.com's science editor. Connect with the Cosmic Log community by "liking" the log's Facebook page, following @b0yle on Twitter and adding the Cosmic Log page to your Google+ presence. To keep up with Cosmic Log as well as NBCNews.com's other stories about science and space, sign up for the Tech & Science newsletter, delivered to your email in-box every weekday. You can also check out "The Case for Pluto," my book about the controversial dwarf planet and the search for new worlds.


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"Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus.
"Steal away, steal away home.
"I ain't got long to stay here."
To the slave owner, the melody was just keeping his slaves happy as they worked.
He paid little attention to the words.
But the slaves, they were getting ready to steal away all right — steal away from the plantation.
They were to start on a dangerous journey on the Underground Railroad, a loose organization of sympathizers who provided hideouts and other help to runaway slaves.
The songs the slaves sang have come to be known as Negro spirituals.
"They come out of the slave experience, songs of perseverance and hope," said Andrew Granade, associate professor of musicology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City's conservatory.
It was mainly call-and-response music. One person would sing a line and others would respond with a chorus. Sometimes one person would sing a line and others would add lines.
The songs had no authors, said Pamela Baskin-Watson, a local writer, arranger and pianist.
The music was an outlet for the slaves, Granade said.
"The owners didn't pay much attention to what the slaves were singing about but saw it helped them work better in the fields," he said. "But the words expressed the present feeling of oppression and suffering but also reassurance, future redemption, couched in biblical language.
"There was a lot of connection to the people of Israel whom God delivered from bondage."
Although reading was forbidden for slaves, listening was not, writes Tom Faigin on jsfmusic.com.
"Slaves caught snatches of hymns outside the slave owners' churches," he said. "Out of little scraps of biblical texts and bits and pieces of psalms and hymns, hundreds of new and beautifully repetitious songs were fashioned and reworked until they became beautiful folk poetry."
From 1800 to 1825, slaves were exposed to the religious music of poor whites at camp meetings on the ever-expanding frontier, Faigin said. Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist evangelist preachers delivered sermons of hope and salvation that coincided with the slaves' longing for freedom on Earth.
Randye Jones, in an article, "The Gospel Truth About the Negro Spiritual," wrote: "Over the years, these slaves and their descendants adopted Christianity, the religion of their masters. They reshaped it into a deeply personal way of dealing with the oppression of their enslavement."
They knew the stories of Moses, the Israelites' deliverance from bondage, Joshua, Mary, Jesus and the devil, he said. They couldn't read the Bible, but they memorized the biblical stories they heard and translated them into songs. Granade said slave owners, especially in the early years, encouraged the slaves to adopt Christianity to remove them from their African religious roots.
"But it was a specific kind of Christianity, where those with black skin were lesser than those with white skin," he said.
Also in Africa, drumming was a means of communication, so owners took drumming away from slaves.
But the slaves soon learned that they could sing and pass along messages the way they had done with drumming.
Some spirituals were work songs, used when a group of slaves had to work together to haul a heavy load.
"Slaves used spirituals to affirm their humanity and to give them hope, faith and courage to go on living when life seemed to be nothing but endless physical toil, punishment and deprivation," Faigin said.
Many of the Negro spirituals were connected to the Underground Railroad.
"A fugitive could use several ways," according to the website negrospirituals.com. "First, they had to walk at night, using hand lights and moonlight. When needed, they walked (waded) in the water so that dogs could not smell their tracks.
"Second, they jumped into a 'chariot' (any vehicle) where they could hide and ride away. These chariots stopped at some 'stations,' " but the word could mean any place where slaves went to be picked up.
"So Negro spirituals like 'Wade in the Water,' 'The Gospel Train' and 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot' directly refer to the Underground Railroad."
Negro spirituals spread across the country as slaves would leave one place and go to another, said Carl G. Harris, professor of music at Hampton University in Virginia. Harris, who did his dissertation on Negro spirituals, said there are thousands of them.
Several attempts have been made to compile them, but no one knows how many there are.
The Jubilee Singers group from Fisk University in Nashville is credited in the early 1870s with being the first choir to bring Negro spirituals to the masses. Their purpose was to raise money for their struggling school. They traveled throughout the United States and in Europe. Most had been slaves, and the story of how they were accepted is amazing, Granade said. Other black colleges followed.
Today many African-American churches sing Negro spirituals only during a black history program, Robinson said. But "those are our songs," he said, and they have meaning for today. Some traditional African-American churches still sing them, especially those with older members.
"We can relate to the music in today's context," he said. "The slaves sang, 'We're going to lay down our burdens.' We have burdens today, even though they may be different."
He includes Negro spirituals as part of the repertoire of his choirs and teaches their meanings.
"I want the choirs to know the messages and then they are more effective when they sing them and we are able to transfer the meanings to our audience."
"A lot of young African-Americans don't know their history," Baskin-Watson said. "They have not been exposed to it. I don't think the black church necessarily is the answer. A lot of them are not doing spirituals, and I don't see anything changing that."
A lot of African-American churches are more influenced by what is going on in contemporary music, Harris said.
Courses in African-American history are one way to keep knowledge of Negro spirituals alive, he said. Students develop an appreciation for them when they learn of their influence on classical music, jazz, blues and pop music, from both black and other composers.
In some public schools, they are taught as part of American folk music, not Christian music, Granade said.
He agrees that many people today can identify with Negro spirituals.
"They express emotional depth, and that carries throughout time," he said. "The slaves were looking for redemption, and we still need that today."
Some songs cross racial barriers because many Protestant hymnals contain Negro spirituals.
Now praise-and-worship songs, with the words displayed on large screens, are more popular than hymns, experts say.
"Just about everyone will have a grandma or grandpa who will sing those songs," he said.


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LAKE PLACID - A small plane crashed into the summit of Nye Mountain in the High Peaks Wilderness at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Essex County Emergency Services Coordinator Don Jaquish said.
There were three men in the plane, and they were not injured, Jaquish said. After the crash, the men used a cell phone to call Essex County 911.
Forest rangers and members of the Lake Placid Fire Department were working together to rescue the men. As of 9:30 p.m., the rescue was still in process.
The plane was on its way to the Lake Placid Airport when it crashed.
Nye Mountain, south of Lake Placid, is known to hikers as one of the 46 Adirondack high peaks originally thought to be taller than 4,000 feet, although Nye is one of those that was later found to be lower than 4,000 feet.


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The Calgary Flames continue to entertain calls and inquiries for veteran defenseman Jay Bouwmeester, who became available after the Flames acquired and signed Dennis Wideman, and interest has increased after Ryan Suter came off the free agent market to sign with Minnesota.
It's believed the Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers have all inquired about his availability. Don't believe me? Check it out:
- Detroit Red Wings interested in Jay Bouwmeester
- Jay Bouwmeester to the St. Louis Blues
- Jay Bouwmeester a good fit for the Edmonton Oilers
- Philadelphia Flyers should sign Jay Bouwmeester
- Jay Bouwmeester to the Carolina Hurricanes
The Flames are looking for a top-six scorer in return. Glory be to Jay Feaster if he dump that salary AND get a legitimate forward in return.


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The UW-Eau Claire softball team's rescheduled home opener Sunday against St. Norbert College has been postponed again, this time because of wet grounds.
No date has been set for making up the non-conference twin bill which was originally scheduled for Saturday, March 31.
The Blugolds are now scheduled to make their 2007 home debut in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader against UW-Superior Tuesday at Gelein Field in Carson Park. The first game is set for 3 p.m.
The Blugolds, currently 12-4 for the season, are ranked No. 4 in the most recent NFCA Division III national poll.


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Okay, so all of yesterday's talk of spring having sprung aside, it's not like 50 MPH winds are that unusual, and yes, it's cold today, but it's not like the snow we had around these parts last night stuck, so I'm standing behind my contention that it's spring. So there.
Rebel Boat Rocker is dead, their planned Knight Rider game is dead, hell's bells, David Hasselhoff's career and the Pontiac Trans Am are both on their last legs, but like a phoenix rising from the Arizona, is seems Knight Rider: The Movie is in the works, according to this MSN Entertainment Article (thanks Andrew Barilla). Word is this will probably feature younger operatives as the main character... I think this has Freddie Prinze Jr. written all over it.
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Caffeine's buzzkill: Addiction
Physical, emotional problems tied to overconsumption of stimulant -- but most users needn't lose sleep
Published 10:04 am, Friday, March 28, 2014
It's 4 in the afternoon, and Adam Sandoval, a San Francisco handyman who starts work very early most mornings, is finishing up his second 16-ounce tumbler of black coffee for the day.
"I've tried to quit it, but I get headaches," Sandoval, 47, said with a shrug. "So I stopped using sugar and cream. That's the bad stuff. Now I just drink it straight, and it feels like I'm getting more caffeine somehow."
Sandoval may be dependent on his daily coffee buzz, but it's not something he worries about. Like millions of Americans, he doesn't see much of a downside to the regular shots of caffeine.
But for some people, that dependence can be so strong, physically and emotionally, that it becomes problematic. There's even a medical term to describe it -- caffeine use disorder.
"If you drink caffeine regularly, you can get withdrawal symptoms, which can include drowsiness, fatigue, loss of energy, headaches and irritability," said Dr. Kyle Custis, a physician with Fairfield Urgent Care, which is affiliated with Bridgeport Hospital.
Despite these symptoms, he said, the DSM-5 -- the American Psychiatric Association manual that's the bible for mental health issue -- claims caffeine dependence doesn't officially meet the criteria for an addiction or abusive behavior.
Still, there are some who believe it's a major issue. "Caffeine has caused significant problems for some people," said Laura Juliano, a psychology professor at American University in Washington, D.C., and part of a team of researchers studying the harmful effects of caffeine use disorder.
"We have people who say caffeine is interfering with their life. They keep saying they're going to stop, but they can't," she said. "I've seen people who have gone to great lengths to get caffeine when it was unavailable. I knew one woman who pretty much ruined her husband's tropical vacation because she spent half the day looking for caffeine."
Ubiquitous substance
Juliano and her team, which includes behavioral science experts from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the University of Vermont, wrote a lengthy report late last year about caffeine use disorder and the need for more research in the field.
Caffeine may be ubiquitous in American culture -- some reports suggest up to 90 percent of people in the U.S. regularly consume it -- and the idea that caffeine can be addictive is hardly new.
Most of the research into caffeine involves its potential health benefits and risks as a drug. For the most part, evidence suggests that caffeine is probably benign in moderate doses. But multiple studies have shown positive health benefits associated with regular caffeine consumption -- it may protect against diabetes and Alzheimer's disease, for example, or help treat depression.
But when it comes to misuse of caffeine, astonishingly little data exist about how widespread the problem is, Juliano said.
That may be in part because most people don't see caffeine as an especially dangerous drug. It's certainly safe in small doses, and even in excessive amounts, the worst effects usually are symptoms like headaches, anxiety and jittery hands. "If you drink too much of it in one sitting, it can certainly have side effects," Custis said "But I don't see any clear evidence of long-term (negative) effects of drinking too much caffeine."
Difficult to cut back
However, some health care providers think it's best to err on the side of caution. Cardiologists have told patients to cut back on coffee because they're having heart palpitations, and psychologists have warned people that their caffeine habit may be adding to their anxiety problems. Yet some people have trouble letting go of the caffeine -- or even cutting back -- because it feels like a necessity.
Even sleep experts say patients will complain of insomnia but shudder at the idea of quitting caffeine.
"There are people who have chronic reflux, stomach acid pain, bleeding, hemorrhoids -- all because of coffee. They're suffering a lot," said Keith Humphreys, a Stanford addiction expert. "But they try and they fail to stop."
Those people may be addicted to caffeine, he said. But he's loath to apply that label to most people who regularly use caffeine, even those who are physically dependent on it. For something to be considered an addiction, it needs to truly disruptive -- causing problems in personal relationships, for example, or interfering with the ability to work.
Plus, most people can usually cut back on their caffeine consumption without quitting altogether, unlike truly addictive drugs such as alcohol or heroin.
Still, Juliano said, for some people caffeine overuse can be disruptive. There's very little research into the subject, but one study found that roughly 1 in 10 people met the most important diagnostic criteria for caffeine use disorder.
Those people said they wanted to cut down on their habit, that they were using the drug despite knowing that it was causing them harm, and they suffered withdrawal symptoms when they tried to quit. All three criteria together suggest disordered consumption, according to researchers in that study, which was done in Vermont.
Treatment programs
Even if only a small minority of caffeine users are having problems controlling their habit, that still could be a large number of people, Juliano said. If just 1 percent of the millions of caffeine consumers are in trouble, that's still thousands of people, she pointed out.
Now, Juliano and her colleagues are developing treatment programs specific to caffeine, addressing issues such as counseling, coping strategies and consumer education. Their first study of a new treatment technique may be published this year.
In the meantime, she'd like to make consumers and doctors better aware of the role that caffeine may be playing in their daily lives.
Most people don't even know for sure how much caffeine they're drinking, because amounts can vary widely among beverages. A mug of coffee brewed at home may have 100 milligrams of caffeine, while a 16-ounce beverage at Starbucks can have more than 300 milligrams.
People often are so used to their daily fix that when they accidentally go without, they don't understand why they suddenly feel fatigued and headachy, Juliano said. Studies have even found that patients who have surgery sometimes wake up with headaches that aren't from the anesthesia, but from missing a morning cup of coffee.
"My wife has to prep for Yom Kippur," the Jewish holiday that involves a day of fasting, said Dr. Daniel Saal, psychiatrist in the chemical dependency recovery program at Kaiser Santa Clara in California.
"There is a legitimate withdrawal phenomenon, and it's not rare. It's extremely common," Saal said. "But I would not think of caffeine as an addiction in most patients. It's not on the top of my list of concerns."
Staff writer Amanda Cuda contributed to this report. She can be reached at email@example.com or 203-330-6290.


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The casing is being constructed between 10th and 11th Avenues in order to preserve a possible right-of-way for two new rail tunnels into Penn Station, New York. It is being built beneath the Hudson Yards Development project currently under construction. A total of $185 million was given for the project from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Super Storm Sandy Relief funding.
"The value of the work on this concrete casing cannot be underestimated, as it preserves a possible pathway for new tunnels designed to increase the reliability and capacity for Amtrak and New Jersey Transit's (NJ Transit) operations and will step up the resiliency of the rail system against severe weather events like Super Storm Sandy," Amtrak Chairman Tony Coscia said.
Damage to the Northeast Corridor (NEC) during Superstorm Sandy was significant and, in some places, unprecedented. The storm surge flooded four of six 103-year old tunnels under the Hudson and East Rivers, for the first time in their history. Both Hudson River Tunnels that serve points south of New York were flooded with 3.25 million gallons of brackish water. The flooding of these tunnels halted all Amtrak NEC and NJ Transit service into Manhattan for about five days, impacting nearly 600,000 daily riders and causing significant economic disruption. The Long Island Rail Road also suffered a significant loss of capacity and service due to the flooding of two of the four East River Tunnels.
The placement of the concrete casing involves the excavation of approximately 83,000 cubic yards of soil and bedrock and will be 800 feet long, 50 feet wide and 35 feet tall. The dimensions of the casing have been designed to ensure that the preserved right-of-way will have sufficient space for the future construction of a two-track train tunnel.
The contractor selected is Tutor Perini Corporation of California.


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Say I don't want to leave my PC running and I don't want to use wakeup on LAN (I'm not saying I wont but for the purposes of this question assume I don't) can I use the SB Boom without my server and have it wake me up with music from Squeezenetwork? Is this reliable? Does anyone do this today and how well does it work.
I find my bedroom DAB radio annoying for a number of reasons (including the display being too bright) and was thinking of replacing it with a SBB but I don't leave my server running.
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SB Boom as Alarm Clock: Squeezenetwork"O wad some Power the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us,
An' foolish notion."
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I use SN and Pandora as my alarm. Seems very reliable so far.
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Alarm has been entirely faultless... apart from one time when we had a power cut.
You might want to look at the threads about the display brightness on this forum. It's a very handy thing that the Boom has an ambient light sensor built into it and it'll be great when it's programmed correctly (allows screen to go dark enough at night)... hopefully in 7.2.1. Otherwise you can see the brightness to manual (settings 0-5, I think).
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Described as a "Lovecraftian" horror title, Insane will be "an original trilogy of triple-A games" from developer Volition, Inc. (Saint's Row 2, Red Faction: Guerrilla), with the Hollywood filmmaker acting as the external creative director on the series.
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"With this new series of video games, I want to take players to a place they have never seen before, where every single action makes them question their own senses of morality and reality," del Toro said in a press release this morning.
As the director has self-professed a lifelong love for video games, THQ's Danny Bilson said he hopes del Toro's talents as a "gifted writer and film director" will aid in the creation of a "unique point of view" will help to "create visually stunning adventures, filled with rich and rewarding gameplay."
As part of the collaboration, THQ will retain all intellectual property rights on the Insane video games, while del Toro will hold the rights to any "filmed entertainment products" that come from the series.
THQ has also set up an official site for the game, along with the ability to sign up for a newsletter with future updates on the game. The first chapter in the new THQ property will launch in 2013 for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.


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White House Must Answer Petition To 'Build Death Star' 384
EdIII writes "The White House petition to secure funding for building the Death Star has garnered over 25,000 signatures, which means the White House must officially respond. I can't wait to see it. My question to Slashdot readers: what modifications would you add to the proposed Death Star? Obviously, as one journalist put it, 'guardrails around any of the facility's seemingly endless number of bridges, spans, shafts and pits.' What other changes would you ask your representatives to make?"


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This years trends range from simple, classic looks, to those that are a little bit more outrageous! With that being said we have a lot of fun trends to look forward to this year! Time to refresh your wardrobe with these hot new trends that are going to be a must have!
This year will be the year of the stripe! From vertical stripes, colored stripes, zigzag stripes, and anything that comes in stripes!
Emerald Green
Emerald Green is offically the color of the year! Emerald green is the perfect statement color for both night and day! You can add hints of emerald to your outfit to make it pop.
Multipurpose Clothes
We can all relate to having busy schedules and always being on the go. That's why it's so important to purchase outfits that you can wear during the day or night. This year will be all about clothes for all occasions. You can easily take your day look to night by simply having the right versatile pieces in your wardrobe. So make sure to stock up on the following chic blazers, tailored pants, dresses and skirts that you can wearing during day and night.
Alexander Wang had everyone talking this year with his "Glow In The Dark" collection. Don't be surprised if "Glow In The Dark" start appearing in stores soon.
Holographic Pieces
This year holographic finishes are going to be super in!
I used to only think this trend was a must have if you worked in retail, so that security can see what you had in your purse. Well that's all about to change in 2013! Add perspex or plastic accessories to your wardrobe for a few statement making trendy touches.
Luxe Cuffs
The runways were all about cuffs this year! What I love about the cuff is that it's the perfect way to add some flavor to a plain outfit! It's always about the details that make an outfit stand out.


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WILMINGTON, Mass. – After his first informal skate with his Bruins teammates today, former Montreal forward Benoit Pouliot was asked about making amends to Boston center David Krejci, who Pouliot pounded in a fight during last season.
A better question might've been about whether Krejci should buy lunch in order to prevent another beatdown. However, there shouldn't be any fisticuffs between the two now that they're on the same side trying to defend Boston's Stanley Cup title from a season ago.
"I talked to him earlier," Pouliot said of Krejci after the skate at Ristuccia Arena. "I'm on the team now. Things like that happen. When I was in Montreal, guys I'd gotten in fights before and stuff [were there], and they were best friends. I'm not looking to come here and try to screw up everything that's going on down here. I'm just looking to try to find a spot and get along with the guys as much as I can."
If Pouliot's performance on the ice can even half match the potential that Minnesota once saw in him (he was the Wild's first-round pick, fourth overall in 2005), fitting in won't be a problem. The Canadiens acquired Pouliot during the 2009-10 season and thought the fresh start might work out. He put up just 30 points 79 games during the regular season last year, and by the playoffs he was scratched for four of the seven games against the Bruins.
"I think there was maybe a lack of trust between me and the coach," said Pouliot about Habs coach Jacques Martin. "At first when I got there, I think he played me 17, 18 minutes a game. Things went well, and then it kind of went downhill after that. But last year I had a good year on the third line, fourth line all year long, and it was more positives than negative stuff when I was Montreal."
So now Pouliot has his second fresh start in as many years. The Canadiens, Pouliot said, didn't show any interest in retaining him and the feeling was mutual. The Bruins were the first team to contact him when free agency opened in July.
He's already used to looking forward to Habs-Bruins tilts, so it shouldn't be difficult for him to get extra amped for those showdowns. What role he'll have in those games, how much he'll play overall and what role he'll have will be up to him to determine over the course of training camp, which opens Friday.
"Coming to a new team, you've got to show them what you can do, and try to get the trust of the coaches, the players, and do your own thing, do what you're capable of. That's what I'll try to do," he said.


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The College of Education recently completed a renovation project on CEDAR Building that included updates to many of its systems, including HVAC and electrical, as well as aesthetic improvements such as new paint and flooring.
CEDAR Building
New windows have been added to the exterior of CEDAR Building and the breezeway connecting it to Moore Building.
EPCSE Admin Offices
New paint and carpeting have been added to the Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education's administrative offices.
CEDAR Restrooms
All bathrooms and doors throughout CEDAR building were upgraded to meet ADA standards.
CEDAR Clinic
The new doorway into CEDAR building from the shared breezeway with Moore Building shows the newly configured CEDAR clinic.


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INDIANAPOLIS — Key Cooperative together with Syngenta, one of the world's leading companies, participated in a program through the National FFA Foundation for an opportunity to have an FFA jacket awarded to Dylon Morrison, a member of the Newton Senior High School FFA.
Syngenta issued a challenge and made an offer to its retail partners: Contribute $2,500 to the National FFA Foundation and Syngenta will match it. In recognition of each retailer's contribution, a local FFA chapter that has been designated will receive an official FFA blue jacket and a $500 check for the chapter.
"Syngenta is proud to partner with many of our retailers in supporting the Blue Jacket program," said Scott Desotel, Iowa District Manager. "This is an outstanding opportunity to help ensure the future of agriculture across the U.S. while positively impacting local chapters and relationships with our leaders of tomorrow."
"FFA prepares young people to lead, grow and achieve future success in more than 300 diverse careers through agricultural education," said Dwight Armstrong, chief executive officer of the National FFA Organization.
The National FFA Organization, formerly known as Future Farmers of America, is a national youth organization of 540,379 student members as part of 7,489 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The National FFA Organization operates under a federal charter granted by the 81st United States Congress and it is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The U.S. Department of Education provides leadership and helps set direction for FFA as a service to state and local agricultural education programs.


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2011-7 Adminstrative Order Relating to Rule 3002.1
Friday, December 2, 2011
On December 2, 2011, the Court entered an Administrative Order Relating to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 3002.1. Click here to view the order. It is also posted on the Court's website under General – Local Rules.
Per the order, subsections (c) and (f) of the Rule 3002.1 apply in all bankruptcy cases pending in the District of New Mexico as of December 1, 2011.


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Duke (2-6) posted two falls in the first three matches to jump out to a 15-0 lead and never looked back. The Blue Devils allowed the Wildcats to score just 27 points across the eight individual bouts.
"I'm very pleased with our performance tonight," head coach Clar Anderson said. "We had a great crowd here for our first home match and I think the guys responded to that. We really appreciate all the support and hope that they come back for our next match against Gardner-Webb on Tuesday."
Redshirt junior Peter Terrezza got the match started at 125 pounds with a 7-5 decision. Terrezza picked up his 15th win of the year and second dual bout victory as he outlasted Matt Zarth in the final period for the narrow decision.
The next two matches were all Duke as redshirt freshman Brandon Gambucci and freshman Tanner Hough pinned both of their opponents. Gambucci needed just 1:08 to earn his second fall of the year, while Hough picked up his team-best eighth pin and 19th win of the season.
Immanuel Kerr-Brown added three more points to Duke's team score at 157 pounds with an 11-4 decision over Christopher Talevi. The victory was his 19th of the year and second straight.
The Blue Devils continued to cruise with victories from Randy Roden at 174 pounds and Robert Mello at heavyweight. Roden controlled the entire match, easing past Ian Solcz 12-6, while Mello picked up his first victory at heavyweight with a 12-4 major decision over Eddie Isola.
Duke returns home for its next match, hosting Gardner-Webb, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. Live scoring and live video are available for the match at GoDuke.com.
125 - Peter Terrezza (DU) dec. Matt Zarth (DC), 7-5 (3-0)
133 - Brandon Gambucci (DU) pinned Anthony Elias (DC), 1:08 (9-0)
141 - Tanner Hough (DU) pinned Benjamin Hartshorn (DC), 4:04 (15-0)
149 - A.J. Guardado (DU) dec. Kevin Birmingham (DC), 9-5 (18-0)
157 - Immanuel Kerr-Brown (DU) dec. Christopher Talevi, 11-4 (21-0)
165 - Ryan Harding (DU) dec. Tyler Mullen (DC), 6-3 (24-0)
174 - Randy Roden (DU) dec. Ian Solcz (DC), 12-6 (27-0)
184 - Diego Bencomo (DU) won by forfeit (33-0)
197 - Brian Self (DU) won by forfeit (39-0)
285 - Robby Mello (DU) major decision Eddie Isola (DC), 12-4 (43-0)


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Jeanette D. Hughes
Jeanette D. Hughes, 73, of Cuba, N.Y. passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 at home. Born on March 17, 1939 in Lackawanna, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Mary Kelsey Colley. On Sept. 5, 1959, in St. Jude's Episcopal Church, South Buffalo, N.Y., she married Arthur G. Hughes who passed away Nov. 18, 2009. Jeanette was a graduate of Frontier High School Class of 1956. Mrs. Hughes worked a short time for Bethlehem Steel in Buffalo but most was a happy homemaker and loving wife for her family.She was a Rotary Ann in Cuba for many years and received the Paul Harris Fellowship award for her service. For many years she enjoyed being part of the Show Time productions that the Cuba Memorial Hospital Auxiliary hosted. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Blasdell, N.Y. Chapter.Mrs. Hughes was an avid golfer, liked to read, garden, travel south in the winter but most of all enjoyed spending time with her family. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.She is survived by her four children, Cynthia [Frank] Haas of Cuba, N.Y., Dwayne [Sandra] Hughes of Cuba, N.Y., Dawn Kelley of Cuba, N.Y. and Tina [Kurt] Thomas of Ridgway; 11 grandchildren, Brandon, Corey and Heather Haas, Bryant and Cody Hughes, Shawn Numeracki, Shawn, Jenni and Brooke Thomas, and Alycia and Kayla Kelley; three great-grandchildren, Jordyn and Braydan Numeracki, and Elin Simons; two brothers, Paul [Joan] Colley of Orchard Park, N.Y. and David Colley of Blasdell, N.Y.; three sisters, Barbara Kelsey of Louisville, Ky., Virginia Ritts of Largo, Fla. and Mary Lou Young of East Aurora, N.Y.; and several nieces and nephews.In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by a brother, Bruce Colley, in March of 2012.The family will receive friends at Christ Episcopal Church, South Street, Cuba, N.Y., on Thursday, Oct. 11 from 3-5 p.m. at which time a memorial service will be held. The Rev. Marian Schneider of the Allegany County Episcopal Ministries will officiate.In lieu of flowers, memorials in Jeanette's name may be made to Christ Episcopal Church, South Street, Cuba, N.Y. 14727 or to the Cuba Circulating Library, 39 East Main St., Cuba, N.Y. 14727.Arrangements are under the direction of the Mark F. Rinker Funeral Home & Memorial Service, Inc., Cuba, N.Y.Online condolences may be sent at www.rinkerfuneralhome.com.


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Teaching opportunities for Fletcher Students
By Jessica Daniels On June 2, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Our Students
Applicants and incoming students often ask about the opportunity to find teaching assistant positions while at Fletcher. One of our newly-minted alumni, Amy Patanasinth, shares her reflections on working as a teaching assistant this past semester. As you'll see, she has followed the common protocol of using TA as a verb, with TAed being the past tense.
This past spring semester, I was a Teaching Assistant with the History Department. I TAed for Professor Jeanne Penvenne's course "Historical Perspectives on Contemporary African Crises." As a double Jumbo, I had stayed in touch with some professors from my days as a Tufts history and international relations major, and one of them recommended me for the TA position. For most Fletcher students, the best way to find a TA position is to email the chair of the department in which you're interested. Fletcher students have TAed for the History, Political Science, and Peace and Justice Studies departments, among others, in the past. Different departments have different application processes; however, most consist simply of sending off your resume — be sure to highlight any teaching experience you may have.
At Fletcher, one of the areas that I studied was Africa, so the course was a great fit. I was responsible for a quarter of all of the grading for a 74-person class and for holding weekly office hours. Since I couldn't attend the class sessions (due to a conflict with one of my own classes), the office hours were a great way to connect with really bright undergraduates.
TAing was a lot of work, and the timing (my last semester at Fletcher) may not have been the best for me (though professors seem to prefer second-year students). Still, I really enjoyed working closely with the professor, and I learned a lot.
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Glad it's helpful, Jeremy. And I'll pass your note along to Amy.
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Thanks! This is the clearest answer I've seen on the topic.
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Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church with her funeral service beginning at 2 p.m.
Ona Belle Koch, 93, of Stuttgart passed away Thursday, April 11, 2013, in Crestpark Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 1, 1919, to F.E. and Florence Preston Grantham in Stuttgart.
Onie, as she was known to her friends, was married to Martin W. Koch for 62 years. She was a longtime employee of Farmers and Merchants Bank, retiring as an assistant vice president. Following retirement, Martin and Onie enjoyed traveling extensively with friends.
She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and was active in the American Heart Association.
Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers, F.E. Jr., Abe, L.C. and Bill Grantham.
Survivors are two sons, William "Bill" Koch and wife Marion of Stuttgart and Robert "Bob" Koch and wife Carol of Hot Springs; and four grandsons, Martin Koch of North Little Rock, Stephen Koch of Little Rock, Bert Koch of Key West, Fla., and Emil Koch of Fayetteville.
Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church with her funeral service beginning at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Lone Tree Cemetery by Turpin Funeral Home of Stuttgart.
The family requests memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church.
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Illuzzi Casts Himself as Independent Republican in Auditor's Race
DERBY – Sen. Vince Illuzzi said Wednesday that he will be filing the paperwork with the Secretary of State today to run for state auditor. However, he won't make a formal announcement until later this year."It may be later this month or it may be in September," said Illuzzi, who is running as a Republican. "I'm still talking with folks about when to do that."Illuzzi is facing off against Doug Hoffer, a Burlington Progressive who is seeking the Democratic nomination. Illuzzi delayed filing the necessary paperwork to help his senate district. If Illuzzi made an announcement prior to the May 22 adjournment date, his senate district risked losing a seat because population in his district had not grown as fast as some other parts of the state. "This area forevermore probably would have been reduced to one senator," said Illuzzi, who sat on the Special Senate Reapportionment Committee. "After having been re-elected for 32 years from this district, it would have been unfair for me to put my own plans ahead of the future of this area."As a courtesy to Illuzzi, committee members were willing to retain both seats, as long as there was a prospect of him seeking re-election. Both senate seats are safe until the legislature looks at the districts again in 10 years. Unless something changes between now and then, the senate seats will most likely be reduced.Supporters have urged Illuzzi to run for state auditor for several months. Illuzzi said he knew in April that current auditor Tom Salmon of St. Johnsbury was looking for work in Washington, D.C. Salmon is a contender for a position in the Inspector General's Office.Illuzzi also struggled with deciding to run as a Republican or Independent. Aside from the Northeast Kingdom, the majority of the state leans to Democratic. Illuzzi said many of his Democratic friends in the legislature urged him to run as an Independent."I gave that very serious consideration," he said. "In fact, I've collected over 500 signatures to run as an Independent. After conferring with folks, I've come to the conclusion that I've been an Independent Republican for 32 years and Vermont is what it is today because, in large part, of Republicans."For the past 10 years, Illuzzi has run for the Vermont State Senate as a Republican but picked up the Democratic nomination as well."I'm calling myself an Independent Republican, which is what my legislative record reflects over the past 32 years," Illuzzi said.Illuzzi sees himself as a protégé of well-known political leaders like former Gov. Ernest Gibson, Franklin Billings, former Gov. George Aiken and former Rep. Jim Jeffords. Illuzzi said he's independently minded, not driven by ideology, but common sense solutions and practical considerations.He said it's too early to tell if he will step down from his position as Essex County State's Attorney. That term is up in January of 2014.


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- 1 envelope mushroom gravy mix
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 cups cubed cooked beef
- 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
- 2 medium potatoes, peeled, cubed and cooked
- 1 tube (12 ounces) refrigerated buttermilk biscuits, separated into 10 biscuits
- In a large saucepan, combine gravy mix and water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Stir in the beef, vegetables and potatoes; heat through.
- Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Top with biscuits. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 12-16 minutes or until bubbly and biscuits are golden brown. Yield: 5 servings.
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"I've made this several times. I just use whatever I have. My family totally loves it. And it is so easy."
"We loved this I did not bake it with the biscuits on top I have never had luck with that in the past on other dishes. Still good could use some salt and pepper for us. Oh one more thing could not find mushroom gray mix so I used seasoned gravy mix still good. Would be really good with mushrooms in the mix."
"I didn't have leftover roast beef so I used beef stew meat that I browned. It was good and easy. I will try using a jar of brown or mushroom gravy or using leftover gravy from roast the next time. I am not a fan of gravy mix except in crockpot recipes or something similar. If I am going to stand over a stove and stir, I want homemade gravy (LOL)"
"I made this one night for a casual supper when my inlaws were staying with us for a week. It was quick to put together so, thankfully, I didn't have to stay in the kitchen for too long. Since I made it with canned roast beef chunks, I drained them and gave them a very quick rinse in water to keep them from making this dish too salty. The mushroom gravy mix and biscuits gave it enough salt. Everybody loved it, and I was glad I could put together something "homey" so quickly. I served it alongside a green salad and glasses of milk and dinner was done."


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Brown Sues Abbott And Fournier for Blocking Generic Cholesterol Drug
LOS ANGELES--California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today sued Abbott Laboratories and French drug company Fournier for devising "an elaborate scheme" to block less expensive generic versions of TriCor, a drug that controls cholesterol.
"Through an elaborate scheme—involving multiple drug patents, baseless lawsuits, and market manipulation—Abbott and Fournier thwarted competition," Attorney General Brown said. "These companies made billions of dollars in annual profits, while Californians were burdened with artificially high drug prices," Brown added.
After the Food and Drug Administration approved TriCor in 1998, Abbott and Fournier immediately devised a complicated strategy to prevent generic companies from entering the market and driving down Tricor prices. Key elements of the company's scheme included the following:
• First, the company made trivial changes to the formulations of TriCor, for example switching from a capsule to a tablet, and then withdrew the original drug from the market.
• Then, Abbott and Fournier aggressively marketed their slightly altered versions of TriCor—although these drugs did not offer new medicinal benefits.
• Next, Abbott and Fournier deleted references to the original forms of the drug from national drug databases to confuse pharmacies or health plans, consequently making it impossible for a generic version of TriCor to obtain generic status.
At the same time, Fournier got the U.S. Patent Office to issue a series of patents covering the minor variations of TriCor, and then filed meritless patent infringement lawsuits against generic companies that tried to compete.
Abbott and Fournier knew that their patents were unenforceable but the litigation triggered mandatory thirty-month periods in which the Food and Drug Administration could not approve generic versions of TriCor. These delays from litigation gave Abbott and Fournier enough time to deplete the market of the older versions of TriCor so that no generic company could compete.
All of these baseless lawsuits were ultimately terminated or dismissed by Abbott and Fournier after their market-switching schemes were completed.
The attorney general alleges that these practices violate California's antitrust law as well as the Sherman Act and have caused Californians to pay artificially high prices for TriCor. California and its citizens pay more than $150 million on TriCor per year. Studies show that when generic competition to a branded drug becomes available, the price for the drug decreases between 50 and 80 percent.
The civil complaint, filed today in federal court in Delaware along with twenty three other states, seeks triple the amount of damages incurred by the state's public health agencies and individual consumers. The reason for seeking these exemplary damages is due to the willful, egregious and repeated nature of these violations.
Abbott Laboratories develops, manufactures, and sells pharmaceuticals and health care products and services throughout the United States. The company's principal place of business is 100 Abbott Park Road in Illinois. Fournier Industrie et Sante is a French corporation headquartered at 42, Rue de Longvic, 21300 Chenove, France. Laboratoires Fournier, S.A., a subsidiary, collaborated with Abbott for regulatory approval, production and sale of TriCor in the United States.
TriCor is a brand-name prescription drug that uses the active ingredient, fenofibrate, to regulate triglyceride and cholesterol levels. TriCor and other fenfibrate drugs lower triglyceride levels, reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. TriCor is generally prescribed as a maintenance drug for long-term cholesterol problems.
Eighteen states joined California today in filing this lawsuit including: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington and West Virginia.
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The 2005 Guinness Book of World Records' Smallest Hard Disk Drive
Toshiba Storage Device Division announced that Imation has designed Toshiba's 2GB 0.85-inch hard disk drive (HDD) into the company's new Micro Hard Drive, a device developed for consumers that need ultra portable and reliable ways to access, store and transport important information. The Micro Hard Drive from Imation will be available by mid-July.
Heralded as the world's smallest hard disk drive in the 2005 Guinness World Records(TM) Book, Toshiba's 0.85-inch HDD is the first drive to provide multi-gigabyte storage capacity in a sub-one-inch form factor, enabling unprecedented capacity for next-generation mobile devices, including mobile phones, digital audio players, PDAs, digital still cameras, camcorders and external storage devices.
"Imation's Micro Hard Drive would not be possible without the inclusion of Toshiba's 0.85-inch HDD, which was selected for its high capacity, compact size and durability," said James Ellis, general manager, global product strategy, Imation. "We understand the evolving needs of today's mobile users, and have designed a product that accommodates their unique needs and appetite for storage. We are proud of this accomplishment and are excited to deliver the industry's first product featuring Toshiba's 0.85-inch HDD."
With a current capacity of 2GB and 4GB planned for mid-year, Toshiba's 0.85-inch drive delivers enhanced storage to smaller, lighter, more efficient consumer products. Toshiba is also pioneering Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR), and will incorporate this technology to reach capacities of 6GB to 8GB on the 0.85-inch HDD by 2006.
"Imation has built a must-have device with important features that business travelers, students and other consumers will be adding to the top of their holiday gift lists," said Scott Maccabe, vice president and general manager, Toshiba Storage Device Division. "Toshiba's small form factor HDDs make devices like this possible through innovative storage technology that pushes the limits on size and capacity never before seen by the HDD industry."
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Against the backdrop of powerful, networked ICTs, affordable genetic tests, and discourses of human difference that inhabit genealogy and genetics research, this paper investigates the production of genetic knowledge and subjectivities within genealogical communities of practice. Based on interviews and participant-observer work in genealogical communities, this paper explores how genetic genealogists use and engage with genetic tests and databases, with ramifications for the construction of race and identity in the US context.Dr Calvert is interested in how genealogists, and genetic genealogists engage with the racial legacies of US history and population genetics, especially origin stories. Her study is a work in progress so she laid the framework and provided examples rather being able to draw firm conclusions.
Part of the framework she mentioned was "four waves of genealogical interest" in the US:
- 1876: the US centennial
- 1930s: the Depression
- 1976: Alex Haley`s Roots
- 2000: genetic genealogy
In discussion following the presentation I asked about these waves, commenting that there's surely more to the last than genetic genealogy, and asking about the Depression wave. Scout quoted a source which I didn't catch. At http://www.common-place.org/vol-02/no-03/ohare/ there's reference to peaks of interest in the 1890s, 1930s and 1970s as reflected in publications. That publication is too early to have captured the last peak.
What's the evidence from Google Ngram? Here's the frequency of the terms genealogy, ancestry and, pedigree in the American English corpus, with 5 year smoothing.
I'm hard pressed to see the four waves. Can you? What I see is an increase in the term ancestry through the 19th century, then a decline through the 1980s followed by an increase in parallel with an increase for the term genealogy which started around 1950. The term pedigree had no similar dramatic moves.
So what about the widely believed influence of Alex Haley's book Roots? An Ngram for the terms race and racial do show bumps in the mid-1970s, but Haley published Roots in 1976. It's more in line with the influence by the civil rights movement which preceded it.
What this evidence from Ngram suggests to me is that in terms of influence on genealogical interest the book Roots had precious little.
I'll have more to say on this lecture soon, including some comment on Elizabeth Kipp's post on her English Research from Canada blog.


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An unidentified man was pronounced dead on Sunday at the scene of a motorcycle accident on Ga. 21 near Goshen Road in Effingham County.
The accident was reported about 6:15 p.m.
Effingham County Sheriff's Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor said the driver of the motorcycle was heading north on Ga. 21 when he apparently lost control and crashed into an embankment.
One lane of Ga. 21 was closed to traffic while the accident was investigated.
Identification was being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Railroad crossing closures to remain in effect today
Railroad crossings on Tremont and Chevis roads remain closed today for maintenance work.
The CSX Railroad will close the crossing in the 2000 block of Tremont Road just before it dead-ends into Telfair Road, as well as the crossing on Chevis Road. The crossings are scheduled to reopen about 8 a.m. Tuesday.
CSX asks motorists in the areas to follow detour signs and to expect travel times to increase in the area.
The detour for the Tremont Road crossing will be marked from Telfair Road to Gwinnett Street, then from Interstate 516 to Tremont Road. The detour for the Chevis Road crossing will be marked from U.S. 17 to Ga. 204 then to King George Boulevard and ending at Wild Heron Road.
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Savannah-Chatham police are accepting applications to the department's Citizen's Police Academy.
The 13-week program, designed to allow residents to informally interact with members of the police department and the local criminal justice system, begins Feb. 7, said metro police spokesman Julian Miller. Class meets from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays at the department's squad room at 201 Habersham St.
The deadline to apply is Friday.
Miller said participants will meet officers from each police unit who will explain what their jobs are and how they do them.
The program will include a tour of the 911 center, the Chatham County jail, firearms and tactical training, traffic stop role-playing and an opportunity to ride with a patrol officer.
To apply, visit a metro police precinct or call Gianna Nelson at 912-651-2246. Applications can also be found online at scmpd.org.
Registration is $10 and only checks or money orders will be accepted. Applications must be signed and notarized, and can be turned in at any precinct or the Police Barracks at the intersection of Habersham and Oglethorpe streets.
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Notice the carving between the legs. It resembles the "Lingzhi" or "Fungus of immortality." Regardless the the symbolism, the table is beautifully made, with everted flanges that rise 2" above the top of the table. When I first saw this table, I thought it was one of the most beautiful and graceful Altar tables that I had seen on the market. Country furniture yes, but like so much country furniture, its design is classical, its construction superb, and it works for the modern household. I feel very fortunate to have it in my inventory. Circa 1800.
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First up, landfill supervisor Dan Borgman shared a preliminary drawing showing what he would like the new scale house to look like. The purpose of the 16 by 40-foot building is to allow landfill attendants to help direct traffic. Right now the attendants don't have any contact with customers until after they've finished dumping their load.
Approximately $80,000 has been set aside in the county's 2013 budget for this project.
The building includes a work area for attendants, two restrooms and office for the landfill supervisor.
Commissioner Dave Donaldson expressed concern about people having to go through the break room to get to one of the restrooms; he thought maybe the restroom should be positioned off the hallway.
Donaldson also questioned why the building is going to be in the middle of the road instead of off to the side. Borgman said that way the scale is visible.
The commissioners suggested the Planning and Zoning Department look over the drawings to give input on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and the second exit.
Another topic that came up was electronic waste.
Borgman talked to a company that is starting up in Sidney, Neb., that is willing to use the Logan County Courthouse as a place to accept e-waste and they would come pick it up themselves. They would charge 23 cents per pound and the county would be responsible for collecting that at the courthouse.
Right now, the county transports e-waste to Electronic Recyclers International, Inc., where they pay seven cents a pound to dispose of it. Logan County partnered with Phillips County and in both counties e-waste is collected in packaging units and when there is a trailer full in Sterling it's taken to Denver.
The county took its first load since the program started in April 2012 to Denver a few weeks ago. Borman said the cost to the county to dispose of the waste was $531, not including transportation because it was free this time, and at that point they had only taken in $517 from customer fees.
To break even he said the county would need to collect at least 12 cents a pound.
"Our flat rates are killing us," Borgman said, noting they had a TV come in the other day that was probably 200 pounds and they only charged $8 for it. "We can't be charged $14 for recycling and only charge $8."
Currently the county charges $30 for larger commercial equipment and large copier machines. Video or digital cameras, computer towers/CPU's, laptop computers, landline phones, car stereos, video game systems and satellite boxes are $2. Desktop copiers, servers, Ink Jet desktop printers, VCR's, DVD players, home stereos and universal power suppliers are $5 and computer monitors, 13-inch to 46-inch TV's, 59-inch TV's, console TV's and projection TV's are $8.
There is no charge for Samsung equipment, keyboards, mice and cables, cell phones, software, Palm Pilots or PDA's.
Borgman recommended charging 20 cents per pound.
"I'm just trying to find a way to make (the e-waste program) pay for itself, not get rich," he said.
He noted the free load certificate program can help customers with some costs. The program allows county residents to participate in landfill free days by granting two free loads per calendar year to each household in the county.
Donaldson said then the issue becomes how do they weigh it and how much time will that take. He suggested maybe looking at fine if someone is caught putting e-waste into the landfill instead of the e-waste dumpsters that are there.
He pointed out the reason they set the fees where they're at is because they didn't want to charge too much and cause people to dump their waste somewhere in the county instead of taking it to the landfill.
Donaldson said that part of the problem is that the public needs to be educated about the program and they need to know that just because something fits in a dumpster, doesn't necessarily mean it should go there. Borgman said the public also needs to be informed that starting July 1, it will be illegal to landfill electronic waste.
The commissioners decided to stay with the same fees for now.
Additionally, there was discussion about the financial assurance update that the landfill needs to complete for the state. Borgman said they do this every five years. It's based on future tonnage and landfill gas emissions.
He received a bid of $2,100 for consulting to complete the update.
Donaldson questioned why Borgman couldn't complete the form instead of having someone else come in and do it. Borgman said it's a complicated process.
The commissioners asked to see previous reports to find out what is included in them. They also asked Borgman to find the specific date for when this needs to be completed.
Additionally, Borgman shared the open burning permit application that has to be submitted to the state, noting that the size of the burn pile is limited to 15 feet wide by 15 feet long by 15 feet high. That is a small pile and limits the ability to burn wood that doesn't need to go into the landfill.
Other discussion centered on an operating procedures handbook that Borgman presented to be given to new and old employees. The commissioners asked for some more time to review the document before taking an action on it, although they agree it's a good idea.
In other business, the commissioners made some minor changes to the building inspector job notice that is to go out and they also agreed to have a Social Services Department vehicle repaired, at a cost of $5,000. Donaldson noted an adjuster from County Technical Services, Inc. looked at the car and agreed the repairs are necessary.
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