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NORWAY – More than 15,000 eggs – and hundreds of prizes – await youngsters in the 18th Annual Norway Community Easter Egg Hunt at Marion Park Saturday.
This volunteer-driven free event is a tradition in the Norway area. Children aged zero to 10 years old come from throughout the area to participate, organizers said.
The Norway Community Easter Egg Hunt was started by Mary Spera, said Becky Kleikamp of Norway.
"This will be the third year that myself, my family and Liane Dunn have been running it," Kleikamp said. "It is always the day before Easter."
Demonstrating the popularity of the event, Kleikamp said the actual "hunt" doesn't last very long.
"Last year my husband, Terry, timed it and it was seven seconds and all 15,000-plus eggs were picked up," she said. "It was amazing."
This year's hunt is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. Line-up begins at 12:45 p.m. at the park.
Children are separated into four age groups with prizes and three grand prizes in each group.
The grand prizes for the zero to three year old age group include a Dora Bike donated by Standard Electric-Wittock Supply Co.; Franchesco Power Wheels donated by Standard Electric-Wittock Supply Co.; and Cars Bike donated by Sons of the American Legion of Norway.
Ages 0-3 may have one parent accompany them into collect eggs. In all other age groups, only children are allowed to hunt.
New bicycles are the three grand prizes in the 4-5 year age group. Two of the bikes are donated by Forward Financial Credit Union; and a third is bike donated by ERA Chevrolet of Norway.
In the 6-7 years age group, the grand prizes are a bike donated by the Sons of the American Legion of Norway; a pool-pizza party at Pine Mountain Lodge donated by Pine Mountain Lodge, and a bike donated by Norway Granite & Marble of Norway.
Grand prizes in the 8-10 year-old age group are a pool-pizza party at Pine Mountain Lodge donated by Kaad Family Dentistry; a bike donated by Dr. Paul Hayes MD; and a bike donated by Coleman Engineering.
Other major contributors include MBM Construction, Back in Motion, Dickinson Area Community Foundation, RAS Distributing, Off the Wall Video, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Town & Country Ford, Norway Fire Department and Cloots & Swanson.
Flash the fire dog of Forever Fire Safety will also be on hand to greet the children.
Besides the grand prizes, there will be two drawing prizes this year, Kleikamp said.
"We are also trying something new this year," she said. "We have two prizes that we would like the parents to bring their children over to the pavilion and get a free drawing ticket for a chance to win. One prize is a Show Stopper Cake from Andrea's Sweet Designs of Niagara, Wis., and the second prize is a Super 8 Pool Party."
Each child may get one ticket, and two tickets will be drawn to win.
"We will draw the two winning tickets before the countdown for the run at 1 p.m. and put a sign up by the pavilion with the two drawing numbers, so come to the announcer (Terry) to claim your prize with your ticket after you collect your eggs so that we can get a picture of you with the other grand prize winner," she said.
Children are advised to wear appropriate clothing for the hunt.
"There is still a few feet of snow at Marion Park and some rather large snowbanks so plan on wearing your snow boots," Kleikamp said.
"Terry and I went to Marion Park on Saturday to clean out the pavilion and it had two to three feet of snow in it. Needless to say, after five hours we only had half of it shoveled and that has 4 inches of ice under it so, we will be wearing our boots, too," she said.
All prizes must be claimed by 3 p.m. on the day of the event.
"Local businesses have been very generous with there donations this year as in the past so that we can offer a free, fun-filled day for all of the great children that come every year," Kleikamp said.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 14, 2010) – Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) scored a match-high 15 points in leading the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team to a 25-18, 25-21, 25-13 victory over host Thailand Saturday evening during Pool D action of the 18th FIVB World Grand Prix in Bangkok, Thailand.
Team USA, now 3-2 in this year's World Grand Prix and in fifth place with nine points, concludes Pool D action versus NORCECA rival Puerto Rico on Aug. 15 at 1 a.m. Pacific Time. Next week the fourth-ranked Americans will conclude the preliminary round in Hong Kong with matches against Germany on Aug. 20, Thailand on Aug. 21 and China on Aug. 22. Thailand falls to 1-4 during the World Grand Prix and takes on Italy on Aug. 15 at 3:30 a.m. Pacific Time.
The U.S. totaled seven blocks in the opening set as it won 25-18. The Americans broke a 14-all tie in the second set with a 7-2 scoring spurt in easing into a 25-21 victory. Team USA opened the third set with a 9-2 advantage and never looked back in winning the finale 25-13.
Last year the U.S. lost in five sets to Thailand during the final FIVB World Grand Prix preliminary round match in Bangkok.
"The score cannot say anything, I think," U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon said. "Thailand is very strong and caused us a lot of problems. In the second set, we gained composure and played a good game against Thailand and their cheering fans. I think it's a tough match. It's hard to say if we can beat Puerto Rico tomorrow. We just want to play good one at a time and try to win each match we play."
Bown totaled 15 points via 11 kills on 17 attacks, three blocks and an ace. Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) chipped in eight kills on 13 swings and a match-high four blocks for 12 points. Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas), who led or tied for team high scorer honors in the first four World Grand Prix matches, contributed nine kills on 20 attacks and two blocks for 11 points. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) charted seven kills on 14 attacks, two blocks and an ace for 10 points. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) contributed three kills and three blocks for six points, while Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) provided three blocks and two kills from her setter role.
Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) recorded a U.S.-high nine digs, while Larson added six digs. Glass was credited with 49 running sets on 66 attempts. Larson also provided a team-leading 11 excellent service receptions on 23 attempts.
"Thailand is a great team," Sykora said in the post-match press conference. "They are strong with quick combination. Our defense and blocking are our keys to success today. However, I think we have many things to improve. Thailand is one of the strong Asian teams. To play them is not easy. We did our best in taking on them. We always played them seriously. I think they have markedly improved their performance compared with last year when we took on them."
McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hitter, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Glass at setter. Sykora was the designated libero for the match. Barboza was a serving sub in all four sets.
For the second match in a row, the U.S. dominated the net as it held a 17-2 block advantage over the host country. Team USA also held a 40-32 margin in kills and a slim 2-1 advantage in aces. The U.S. converted 44.4 percent of its attacks into kills with a .389 hitting efficiency. Meanwhile, Thailand converted just 29.9 percent of its attacks into points with a .215 hitting efficiency. The Americans held a 28-17 digs advantage and held a 50.0 percent excellent service reception mark.
For the latest news on the FIVB World Grand Prix, visit the U.S. Women's National Team FIVB World Grand Prix event web site by clicking here. The page includes archived press releases, schedule and results involving all 12 World Grand Prix teams, photos, statistics and match videos by Universal Sports.
Onuma Sittirak paced Thailand with 12 points, while Wilavan Apinyapong and Malika Kanthong added eight points apiece.
"I think everyone on my team did her best today," said Apinyapong, Thailand's captain. "However, the USA players are very tall. They played very well, especially their high blocking. We did a lot of mistakes on serving. We played disappointingly today. However, I hope we will come back with improved form against Italy in our last match here."
"Congratulations to the USA," Thailand Head Coach Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai said. "It was like what my team captain had said earlier. We did our best and we found it very difficult to score points. Actually, we played according to the game plan, but we served badly. Our blocking also did not live up to my expectation. However, spirit remains in our team. I hope we will come back stronger tomorrow and play our best game against Italy."
Earlier today, Italy (3-2) topped Puerto Rico (1-4) 25-12, 25-17, 25-18 in Pool D at Bangkok. In Pool E, Brazil (4-1) defeated Netherlands (2-3) 25-21, 21-25, 25-15, 26-24 and Dominican Republic (2-3) upset previously unbeaten China (4-1) 25-20, 20-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-9 in Macau, China. In Pool F at Okayama, Japan, Germany (2-3) stopped Chinese Taipei (0-5) 25-19, 25-14, 25-19 and Japan (4-1) defeated previously unbeaten Poland (4-1) 25-19, 25-21, 19-25, 25-16. After five matches, no team remains undefeated with China and Poland both losing. Four teams are now 4-1 atop the standings including Japan and Brazil with China and Poland. Based on points, China is the top team with 13 points, while the other three 4-1 teams have 12 points.
Volleyball fans across the world will be able to watch three FIVB World Grand prix matches a week as FIVB TV announced on Aug. 5 that it will stream matches on the Internet. One match per day from the three preliminary rounds as well as all matches form the Final Round will be streamed live on http://www.laola1.tv/en/int/fivb/video/203---.html. The USA-Italy match was shown live as part of the package, while the USA-China contest on Aug. 22 rounds out the preliminary round coverage. As a note, the FIVB TV matches cannot be viewed in most locations within the United States based on negotiated broadcast rights.
Fans in the United States can watch all remaining USA matches on Universal Sports (www.universalsports.com), on a tape delayed same-day coverage. Selected matches will also be shown on Universal's television channel. All matches will be on-demand after they take place. To find out if Universal is in your home area and its daily schedule, click here. To view video archived Team USA matches during the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix, click here.
For more information on the FIVB World Grand Prix, visit usavolleyball.org/events/3056. For more information on the U.S. Women's National Team, visit its home page by clicking here.
The U.S. scored the first two points of the opening set with a Glass block and Akinradewo kill, but Thailand quickly responded with three points to take a 3-2 advantage. The U.S. rattled off the next three points on a Tom kill, Akinradewo block and Hooker kill to take a 5-3 advantage. Thailand battled back with three unanswered points to assume a 6-5 margin. Hooker answered with three consecutive kills to push the U.S. back in front 8-6 at the first technical timeout. Glass put up a block and Thailand followed with an attack error to stretch the U.S. lead to 12-9. Team USA went into the second technical timeout up 16-12 after a Thailand service error and Larson block. Out of the break, Tom served an ace and Akinradewo took a quick set for a kill to extend the margin to six points at 18-12 prompting a Thailand timeout. The teams traded points as the Americans reached set points at 24-18 and Akinradewo put down a block for the winning point at 25-18. Akinradewo had a team-leading six points in the opening set and two of the team's seven blocks. Hooker added five points in the set.
Team USA earned the first two points of the second set with kills from Bown and Tom. The U.S. extended its lead to 5-2 with a Hooker block after a Thailand service error. Tom slammed a back-row kill after a Thailand service error, then Larson connected for a cross-court winner to push the margin to five points, 8-3, at the first technical timeout. Thailand cut the gap to two points at 11-9 with three consecutive points including an ace, then moved to within one at 12-11. Thailand tied the set at 13-all as part of a 7-2 scoring spurt. Team USA answered with a Tom kill and Bown block yielding a 16-14 U.S. advantage at the second technical timeout. Team USA increased its margin to three points at 18-15 with a Bown kill and Glass block leading to a Thailand timeout. The Americans stretched its lead to 21-16 with three unanswered points with a Larson block followed by kills from Bown and Tom forcing another Thailand timeout. Thailand chipped away at the lead with two straight points to close to 21-18. Larson closed out the set with a kill at 25-21. Bown led the U.S. in the second set with seven points while the Americans picked up another five blocks. Tom added four points in the set.
Bown scored the first two points of the third set with a kill and ace to give the Americans a 2-0 lead. Glass and Tom connected for consecutive kills and Akinradewo put up a block to extend the margin to 5-1. Team USA continued its charge as Hooker slammed a kill after a Larson kill and Thailand error to send the Americans to an 8-2 advantage at the first technical timeout. Out of the break Hooker put up a stuff block to increase the margin to 9-2. The U.S. reached an eight-point advantage at 12-4 as Hooker served a winner after a Thailand error. Out of a timeout, Bown put up a block to extend the lead to 13-4. The American advantage reached double-digits at 15-5 as Bown and Hooker scored back-to-back kills, then Tom put up a block to give the U.S. a 16-5 lead at the second technical timeout. The U.S. went up 21-9 with an Akinradewo kill and Bown block. Thailand answered with three straight points to cut deficit to nine points at 21-12. Glass and Tom scored consecutive kills to yield match points at 24-13 and Hooker put an exclamation point on the match with a kill at 25-13. Bown was credited with five points in the third set to lead the U.S. while the American defense added five blocks.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for FIVB World Grand Prix Pool D (Thailand)
# - Name (Pos, Ht, Hometown, College)
1 - Ogonna Nnamani (OPP, 6-1, Bloomington, Ill., Stanford)
2 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
14 - Nicole Fawcett (OPP, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)
15 - Logan Tom (OH, 6-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, Stanford)
16 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
17 - Nellie Spicer (S, 5-9, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)
18 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
19 - Destinee Hooker (OPP, 6-4, San Antonio, Texas, Texas)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Jim Stone (Columbus, Ohio)
Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)
Team Leader for Poland/Thailand: Reed Sunahara (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Team Leader for Hong Kong/Japan: Laurel Iversen (Kalaheo, Hawaii)
FIVB World Grand Prix Standings - (through Aug. 14/updated at end of day)
China (13 Points) 4-1
Brazil (12 Points) 4-1
Japan (12 Points) 4-1
Poland (12 Points) 4-1
USA (9 Points) 3-2
Italy (9 Points) 3-2
Germany (7 Points) 2-3
Netherlands (6 Points) 2-3
Dominican Republic (4 Points) 2-3
Thailand (3 Points) 1-3
Puerto Rico (3 Points) 1-4
Chinese Taipei (0 Points) 0-5
NOTE: Matches won 3-0 or 3-1 earn the winners 3 points; Matches won 3-2 earn the winner 2 points and the loser 1 point
2010 FIVB World Grand Prix Schedule
Pool A (Sao Carlos, Brazil * Ginasio Nilton Olaio Filho)
Aug. 6: Brazil def. Chinese Taipei 25-15, 25-19, 25-12
Aug. 6: Japan def. Italy 30-28, 27-29, 25-20, 25-13
Aug. 7: Brazil def. Japan 25-20, 25-19, 25-20
Aug. 7: Italy def. Chinese Taipei 25-15, 25-20, 25-19
Aug. 8: Italy def. Brazil 25-22, 25-21, 18-25, 25-19
Aug. 8: Japan def. Chinese Taipei 25-16, 25-16, 25-16
Pool B (Gdynia, Poland * Gdynia Competition Hall)
Aug. 6: USA def. Dominican Republic 26-24, 22-25, 25-14, 25-19
Aug. 6: Poland def. Germany 25-18, 16-25, 25-22, 26-24
Aug. 7: Poland def. Dominican Republic 25-23, 25-16, 25-14
Aug. 7: Germany def. USA 25-23, 25-22, 16-25, 25-23
Aug. 8: Poland def. USA 16-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-23
Aug. 8: Dominican Republic def. Germany 25-19, 22-25, 31-29, 16-15, 19-17
Pool C (Chengdu, China * Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau)
Aug. 6: Netherlands def. Thailand 25-22, 25-22, 25-23
Aug. 6: China def. Puerto Rico 25-20, 25-18, 25-22
Aug. 7: Netherlands def. Puerto Rico 25-9, 25-12, 25-21
Aug. 7: China def. Thailand 25-16, 25-16, 25-22
Aug. 8: China def. Netherlands 19-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-21
Aug. 8: Puerto Rico def. Thailand 25-22, 25-23, 25-21
Pool D (Bangkok, Thailand * Keelawes 2)
Aug. 13: USA def. Italy 26-28, 26-24, 25-23, 25-15
Aug. 13: Thailand def. Puerto Rico 23-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-19
Aug. 14: Italy def. Puerto Rico 25-12, 25-17, 25-18
Aug. 14: USA def. Thailand 25-18, 25-21, 25-13
Aug. 15: USA vs. Puerto Rico, 3 p.m. (1 a.m. PT)
Aug. 15: Italy vs. Thailand, 5:30 p.m. (3:30 a.m. PT)
Pool E (Macau, China * Forum de Macau)
Aug. 13: Brazil def. Dominican Republic 25-14, 25-18, 25-14
Aug. 13: China def. Netherlands 25-16, 25-19, 25-16
Aug. 14: Brazil def. Netherlands 25-21, 21-25, 25-15, 26-24
Aug. 14: Dominican Republic def. china 25-20, 20-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-9
Aug. 15: Netherlands vs. Dominican Republic, 1 p.m.
Aug. 15: China vs. Brazil, 3:30 p.m.
Pool F (Okayama, Japan * Okayama Momotaro Arena)
Aug. 13: Poland def. Chinese Taipei 25-16, 25-19, 25-15
Aug. 13: Japan def. Germany 26-28, 25-17, 25-20, 25-11
Aug. 14: Germany def. Chinese Taipei 25-19, 25-14, 25-19
Aug. 14: Japan def. Poland 25-19, 25-21, 19-25, 25-16
Aug. 15: Germany vs. Poland, 2 p.m.
Aug. 15: Japan vs. Chinese Taipei, 5 p.m.
Pool G (Hong Kong, China * Hong Kong Coliseum)
Aug. 20: USA vs. Germany, 3 p.m. (midnight PT)
Aug. 20: China vs. Thailand, 8 p.m. (5 a.m. PT)
Aug. 21: USA vs. Thailand, 1:15 p.m. (10:15 p.m. PT on Aug. 20)
Aug. 21: China vs. Germany, 3:45 p.m. (12:45 a.m. PT)
Aug. 22: Germany vs. Thailand, 1:15 p.m. (10:15 p.m. PT on Aug. 21)
Aug. 22: USA vs. China, 3:45 p.m. (12:45 a.m. PT)
Pool H (Taipei, Chinese Taipei * Taiwan University Gym)
Aug. 20: Brazil vs. Puerto Rico, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 20: Poland vs. Chinese Taipei, 7 p.m.
Aug. 21: Puerto Rico vs. Poland, 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 21: Chinese Taipei vs. Brazil, 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 22: Brazil vs. Poland, 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 22: Chinese Taipei vs. Puerto Rico, 4:30 p.m.
Pool I (Tokyo, Japan * Yoyogi National Stadium)
Aug. 20: Italy vs. Netherlands, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 20: Japan vs. Dominican Republic, 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 21: Dominican Republic vs. Netherlands, 2 p.m.
Aug. 21: Japan vs. Italy, 7 p.m.
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Response to Queen's Jump from an AgustaWestland AW139 at the Olympics
Your question as to what I think of the Queen's para jump during the Olympics opening ceremony (Rotor & Wing, September 2012, page 8) has prompted me to respond: I think it gives us all hope for the future.
If the Queen can takes such risks in this nanny state then so can we. Mind you she had been practicing using a wing suit and using cardboard boxes to soften her landing prior to her big day.
It does sadden me to think that for whatever reason a higher jump from 4,000 feet was canceled by a UK Air Show. We can but hope she will appear once again at the end of the Paralympics, just to show that it is not only James Bond that can persuade the Queen to make such a brilliant entry. We are her obedient servants.
Geoff Dinsdale
Expanding Robinson Training to East Coast?
I am sure Robinson's training course is a great program (see "Safety from the Start," Rotor & Wing, September 2012, page 38). The problem is that it's only offered on the West Coast and scheduling into the course requires a commitment sometimes months in advance. Are there any plans to conduct a course on the East Coast?
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I posted a while ago about having feedback problems with the iBeam Active that I have in my Santa Cruz OM. I am currently using the iBeam with a ParaDI, occasionally using a sound hole cover as well.
I feel like I am having to notch out a lot of the warmth of the iBeam in order to avoid feedback, and the sound hole cover seems to make my tone too thin and sterile. I do like the way the iBeam sounds, but am now considering a pickup that is a little more feedback-resistant. I'm sort of interested to try out the M80, but I want to leave the iBeam in the guitar, at least until I decide I like the M80 better, if that even happens. Without having actually tried it, I think I'd like to use the iBeam in quieter situations, and the M80 in louder situations.
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- Would I need something like the iMix preamp to join the M80 and iBeam signals?
- Does the iMix work with the iBeam Active, technically speaking?
- Does this even sound like a good idea? Would the M80 and iBeam tones work well together?
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Ok because of the rise in number of clubs etc the pinning is looking messy.
Now all clubs that have under 2000 posts will NOT be pinned.
Once your club has reached 2000 posts shoot me a PM and we will review the club.
This should make the section look alot tidier as right now it's looking rather messy.
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Ok because of the rise in number of clubs etc the pinning is looking messy.
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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: Very well organised, challenging 10kIn full: Being a local, I had no need of the baggage store and other facilities, but what I saw of the event was very well organised indeed. Picturesque running along the wooded river section, with the cathedral and castle above on the opposite shore. And free high-res photos to download afterwards - the first time I've seen this, and much appreciated.One minor downside was some congestion at the start, but overall a good event - will be entering next year! Date of review: July 28, 2016
In short: Another well organized Chester Half, with some good support on the wayIn full: Well organized as ever - a great race. I'll just mention a couple of minor points for further improvement - I'm sure the organizers of this event read this and take note!At the start, the signs indicating where to line up, based on estimated finish time, read 'sub-1:30' and 'sub-1:40'. I'd have prefered it if they had simply read '1:30', '1:40' - then I'd know exactly where to line up based on my estimated finish time. The prefix 'sub' just makes things a bit more confusing. (Just behind the 'sub-1:30' sign got -very- crowded, pehaps as a result.)The other thing is that the timing mats at some of the intermediate points seem somewhat out of place, by up to about a minute either way. Not that this is much of a concern, but it is nice to be able to have accurate 10k, half-way, 10 mile splits.(One last thing - I still prefer the old course. I miss the -real- hill at the end!)Date of review: May 27, 2015
In short: Hot. Well organised.In full: Hot, and nowhere near a personal best for me - five months being too busy to train will do that! Well organised as ever - congratulations to the organisers.I might be in the minority here, but I must admit to preferring the old route - with the proper killer hill at the end! The hill, and the downhill sections in Blacon were a bit of a feature. The new route, with the repeat of Parkgate Road is just a little dull. (I would have struggled with the hill this year though.)Date of review: May 24, 2014
In short: The most well organized event I've runIn full: I'll start at the start, which was a bit congested. I suspect that this was through no fault of the organisers. Rather, it seemed more the fault of some of the runners lining up just behind the 1:30 marker when they were aiming for 1:45, despite the clear markers! The surface on the racecourse is hardly ideal for running, but it doesn't last for long and what the racecourse start does allow for is lots of portaloos - hardly any queueing, which is unheard of at most events.It is a little difficult to judge pace for the first two miles, being up, down and up again. 7:20 for the first mile, 6:29 for the second, so if you like to print out pace armbands, you'll need to take this into account. Then it's very gently undulating to about halfway - on average gently uphill, but barely enough to notice.Good to see energy drinks at the halfway point (though I had taken my own) and timing mats at 10k and halfway (and later at 20k). Then it's flat or downhill almost all the way back, apart from a little bridge over the motorway. I say almost, as there is that evil little hill in the last kilometre. The upside, though, is a town centre finish which is a more than fair trade off in my mind. Besides, the hill in the last kilometre adds, in my mind, to the character of the course.The finish seemed very well organized with a decent medal, running top and other goodies.All in all, well organized, friendly support and, despite the last hill, a pretty fast course. (Well, I have to say that after getting a pb right on one of my goal times - 1:30:00. I'm very glad the organizers didn't add the traditional one or two seconds to my watch time when calculating my official chip time!)Date of review: May 14, 2013
In short: Not very rock 'n' rollIn full: On the positive side, the course was good - challenging and made more so by the weather - and the drinks stations provided not just water but isotonic drinks (at about 4 and 9 miles) and apparently gels too. The isotonic drink containers weren't the easiest to drink from and tended to spill, but at least it wasn't cups. Water was in bottles - good. Timing mats at 10k and 10 miles were a welcome addition.On the negative side, access to the starting pens was not easy - it appeared that lots of people had to enter via corral 1 and make their way back through the crowds of runners. The atmosphere on the course was a little lacking - especially for a 'rock 'n' roll' event. While one can't blame people for wanting to stay out of the wind and rain, there also did not seem to be as many bands on the course as advertised. Then, at the end, there didn't seem to be any goody bags - that is, we received water, isotonic drink, power bar, banana, crisps etc. but no bag to put them in!Finally, with the headline act cancelled, this can't have been much fun for spectators at the start/finish. Not very rock 'n' roll! I'm glad I didn't need to pick up baggage too.Okay, so it was windy, so some of this can be forgiven. However, the wind had been forecast pretty accurately and one would expect the rock 'n' roll franchise to be experienced enough to be able to handle it.Date of review: April 15, 2013
In short: Good, though some room for improvement. Very windy!In full: The organisers have had no luck with the weather - postponed in 2010 due to ice, howling gales in 2011 and even windier this time around. However, they've done a pretty good job with the organisation of this event.There were a couple of irritations though. The showground gate nearest the Premier Inn was locked again (seemingly just for the event), necessitating a fairly lengthy diversion. While I was prepared for this after last year, a warning to first timers would be useful. (Last year, we had to run to the start!)The lineup at the start was very busy and it was difficult to see the 'estimated time' signs to work out where to line up - I had to jump and I am six foot. Making the signs a little taller (and perhaps further apart) would help. The result was a somewhat congested start, with runners of different abilities more mixed up than usual.Having said that, I still found it an enjoyable race, despite the atrocious wind. After the rather chunky medals of the last two years, this year's was great - perhaps the best of my collection. I expect to enter a fourth (and maybe fifth and sixth) time! Date of review: November 29, 2012
In short: Well organised and scenicIn full: Both water and isotonic drinks were in bottles - much better than cups. The bins at each mile post were also very handy - not everyone takes just one sip at each station! (First marathon for me - so a PB!)Date of review: October 12, 2012
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Major U.S. stock averages dropped Thursday after a choppy trading session, as investors worried the Federal Reserve would scale back stimulus and China could be headed for a slowdown.
A better-than-expected jobless claims report gave way to worries that the labor market was indeed improving and would encourage the Federal Reserve to taper its bond-buying program. Manufacturing data in China indicated an unexpected contraction in manufacturing activity in the country, culminating into the steepest decline for the Nikkei 225 in Japan since the aftermath of the tsunami and nuclear disaster in March 2011. The index closed down 7.3%.
"We had about a 3% intraday move to the downside from yesterday's high to today's low based upon what came out of the Fed yesterday," said Phil Orlando, chief equity market strategist at Federated Investors. Equities did retrace from their intraday lows by midday. "This market has gone vertically . . . and this is the most hated rally in the history of the stock market . . . and I expect down 3% some cash started to come into the market at the margin."
The S&P 500 closed down 0.29% to 1,650.51, easing off its intraday low. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 0.08% to 15,294.50. The Nasdaq slipped 0.11% to 3,459.42.
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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before Congress Wednesday reaffirmed the importance of a sustained improvement in the U.S. labor market as a precondition to tapering asset purchases, and the jobless claims report Thursday appeared to be consistent with such an improvement.
"We believe that by September, the FOMC will have seen enough evidence of firming labor market conditions to modestly pull back on bond purchases," John Ryding and Conrad DeQuadros, economists at RDQ Economics in New York, wrote in a note.
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About one in five central Ohio homeowners owe more on their mortgage than their home is worth, according to figures released today by the mortgage information company CoreLogic.
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Central Ohio homeowners are faring slightly better than U.S. homeowners, 22.1 percent of whom are underwater (also referred to as "upside down"). That's down a bit from 22.5 percent during the second quarter.
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Overflowing with attractions, yet still left off most traveller itineraries, Attapeu is a province virtually untouched by tourism. Set in a valley, on the river bank, wedged between Sekong province to the north, Champasak province to the west, Vietnam to the east, and Cambodia to the south, languid Attapeu has a lot to offer the intrepid visitor, although very little in the way of tourist infrastructure has been developed to take advantage of this, even in the capital of Attapeu itself.
The capital of Attapeu province is predictably Attapeu the city. It's the sort of place where you might see a few other foreign tourists, but usually only those searching for a more authentic version of Laos. Few tuk tuks seem to traverse the streets of the capital, but walking is the best way to explore anyway, ideally in the early morning or late afternoon, and the town grid is unusually straightforward. Mosquitoes are abundant in the rainy season so be sure to protect yourself as malaria is a seasonal risk here.
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DescriptionThe Zane Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWMU) is located southwest of Lund, Utah. This mostly flat Unit ranges from 5100 feet in the south to 5300 feet in the north. Mountain Spring Wash the only substantial drainage cuts the unit also ranges from 5100 feet to 5300 feet. The most common levation is 5200 feet but ranges from 5100 feet to 5400 feet with an elevation difference of 300 feet. Fifty-six percent (56%) of the CWMU elevation ranges between 5200 feet and 5300 feet an elevation difference of 100 feet.
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SARANAC LAKE – Ruth H. Benham, of Saranac Lake, passed away peacefully in her home on Dec. 8, 2012. She was surrounded by the love of her family and caregivers.
Ruth was born on May 25, 1925, in Hamburg, and she liked to say she was raised as a "farm girl," strong and robust.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband, David, who passed away in May 2006. Ruth is survived by her son, David L. Benham and his wife Mary Kay; two daughters, Linda Tarantelli and her husband Mike, and Rebecca Reyes. Ruth and Dave were also blessed with seven grandchildren: Megan and David Benham, Jessica Zobel (Doug Zobel), Matthew Cook, Maria Reyes, and Dana and Max Tarantelli. Ruth also had the extra love of two great-granddaughters, Lila and Eloise Zobel.
Her grandchildren remember their grandma for always being there to provide love and support and lots of yummy, buttery popcorn, great stir-fries, Jell-o powder finger dipping and "buttons." Ruth also loved playing endless games of rummikub with her friends and family and she always seemed to have that endless smile with lots of love and patience for anyone seeking help or guidance.
Ruth was involved in many activities during her life – she was always on the go. Some of her favorite things to do were cooking, sewing, canning, singing and volunteering. She was a 4-H leader, a bus driver, a gardener and an active member of the Presbyterian Church. She will always be remembered for her warm smile and her heart of gold. Ruth was the perfect example of a great mom, grandmother, teacher and friend.
Although Ruth struggled with dementia, she continued to be an active member of the community, thanks to her incredible caregivers. She was on a bowling team, volunteered at the Hhott house, helped with community clean up days, and took many walks around Moody Pond. She also enjoyed picnicking along the Riverwalk. Ruth loved good food and good company. She will be deeply missed by many.
Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. There will be a memorial service to remember and honor Ruth's life at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, at the Presbyterian Church with Pastor Joann presiding and a reception will follow in the Great Hall.


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I wonder what kind of product can be used to make the PJ Garlic Sauce that isn't that high in trans fats.
This is a photo of the Ingredients in the Shanks's Artificial Butter Flavor. I tasted it again this morning and I really don't think it would be a good product to try for a PJ Garlic sauce clone since there is only artificial flavor in that product.
Norma,The current PJ formulation for its Garlic sauce (set forth below for convenience) includes "natural & artificial" flavor. Since garlic (dehydrated) is already cited in the list of ingredients and that list also has no reference to "natural garlic flavor", and since presumably the Garlic sauce needs some flavor beyond the lactic acid, such as a "butter" type flavor, I think that it would be reasonable to assume that the "natural & artificial" flavor could include a product such as the Shank's Artificial Butter Flavor. That product might be supplemented by a natural butter flavor but the other flavor might be a natural garlic flavor. We just don't know. Current Version (2013): Soybean oil, water, salt, contains less than 2% of garlic*, vegetable mono & diglycerides, natural & artificial flavor, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, soy lecithin, lactic acid, sodium benzoate (a preservative), calcium disodium EDTA added to protect flavor, citric acid, carotene(color), Vitamin A palmitate added. *DehydratedPeter
What kind of product do you think that can be tried to get that buttery oily mouthfeel in a clone PJ Garlic sauce and still meet the current Ingredient List. I am at a loss of what to try. I can put a little of the Shank's artificial butter flavor into the recent PJ attempt to see what happens. I was going to make a dough for Tuesday yesterday, but since this PJ Garlic sauce is harder to replicate than I ever imagined, I think I will wait until another week to try the cheesesticks at market.
Norma,I think I would go with the Shank's Artificial Butter Flavor to see if that gets you in the right direction. Unfortunately, there are so many forms and brands of artificial butter flavorings. However, here is one that is sold by Durkee Foods on its foodservice side that looks more promising because it has both natural and artificial flavors: http://profileshowcase.foodprofile.com/ProductUpc/000280tonebrothers/047600344936?MFR_NUM=000118. From the retail side of the Durkee website at http://www.durkee.com/productsearch?type=cat&cat=7&let=B, it looks like there may be a comparable product at the retail level but I did not see the ingredients list for that product. Peter
Norma,Here is another imitation butter flavor that looks even better than the Durkee product: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012272X8/?tag=pmak-20. As noted at the Amazon website, the McCormick Imitation Butter Flavor includes Soybean Oil, Natural and Artificial Flavors and Lactic Acid. All of those ingredients are in the PJ Garlic sauce. Interestingly, there are no Nutrition Facts for the McCormick product since, as noted next to the ingredients list, the product has no significant nutritional value.As you can see from https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000B6FLOI/?tag=pmak-20, the retail McCormick Imitation Butter Flavor has entirely different ingredients. They are the same as your Shank's product.Peter
What could be in the PJ Garlic sauce that gives it the really good mouth-feel?
Norma,I think it is the emulsification of the oils by the mono- and diglycerides and the soy lecithin. The PJ Garlic sauce and the Parkay Squeeze margarine spread have similar ingredients in that respect although the Parkay product does not have diglycerides listed as an ingredient, only the monoglycerides. The consistencies of the products may also have an effect on how the products feel in the mouth.Peter
My curiosity got the better of me so I decided to purchase some Parkay Squeeze margarine spread and to conduct a hydration bake test using that product. For my test, I decided to try to emulate the PJ Garlic sauce from a weight perspective. To do this, I added some dried garlic powder, a bit of soybean oil, and a bit of salt to the Parkay Squeeze margarine spread. I allowed a little slack in my numbers to account for the small amounts of the other ingredients used in the Parkay Squeeze product. The ingredients and their weights were as follows:26 grams, Parkay Squeeze margarine spread (60% vegetable oil)1.134 grams soybean oil (1/4 t.)0.60 grams of dried garlic powder0.17 grams, salt (1/32 t.)Total weight = 27.904 gramsI put the above mixture into a metal jar lid (with a weight of 12 grams) and heated it in my countertop oven for about 1 1/2 hours. My oven does not have very accurate temperature control but I estimate that the temperature varied between 200-230 degrees F, particularly with the many door openings to check the progress of the test. After about a half hour, I noticed that the mixture was bubbling. I continued the test until I saw that the bubbling had pretty much subsided. I then let the mixture cool and weighed it on my small digital scale and did some calculations to determine how much water was in the test sample. The number I came up with was 35.9%. Previously, I indicated that according to the NutritionselfData.com website a generic 60% vegetable oil margarine spread contains about 37.5% water. That is a difference of only 1.6%. That difference is small enough to lead me to believe that there may be some merit to conducting hydration bake tests with margarine-based products. One of the things that I noticed when I conducted the test is that there was some residue of solid ingredients that settled at the bottom of the mixture. Quantitatively, it seemed to be more than the amount of dry garlic powder that I used for the test. I believe what may have happened is that the dry garlic powder was rehydrated by the water in the Parkay Squeeze product and increased in volume. When I have a chance, I may repeat the above experiment but use only the Parkay Squeeze product. That should tell me if the residue was solely attributable to the dried garlic powder. And the test might confirm the results of the above test with respect to water content. Peter
Did you taste your mixture of Parkay Squeeze product with the other ingredients added to see if you thought it tasted, or looked anything like the PJ Garlic sauce?
Norma,My mind was on whether a hydration bake test with the PJ Garlic sauce would tell us how much water is in it. That number, if different than the corresponding number for the Parkay Squeeze product, could tell us if water would have to be added to the Parkay product to get the same consistency as the PJ Garlic sauce. Peter
Norma,How long till your dough is ready?
Nate,My dough for the cheesesticks is ready now. I was sidetracked for a little while, but I still will bake them tonight. Is there something you wanted to tell me about them?Norma
Nope. Just anxious to see how they turn out for u. Are u using your own garlic sauce or Papas?
Norma,You did a nice job with the Cheesestick clones. In the past, I have observed PJ workers work with dough balls right out of the cooler. They are hard to open up without resorting to a lot of docking. I suspect the dough ball that the worker in the PJ store you visited used to make your Cheesesticks had been allowed to warm up but maybe not to the optimum stage. You indicated that you used two cups of shredded mozzarella cheese. If you look at the video below, you will note that the amount of cheese put on the skin is rather sparse. Was the cup you used a standard 8-ounce (by volume) measuring cup? If so, you might sometime try using less cheese if only to be able to make a more direct comparison with the Cheesesticks that PJ makes. Also, cheese is the most expensive item on the Cheesesticks product. That might be a factor if you decide to sell your Cheesestick clones at market. I notice also that you cut the pizza into 18 pieces instead of 14 pieces (some PJ stores apparently cut into 16 pieces). I assume that you were not trying to copy PJ exactly on this aspect. With respect to oven rack position, when I made my PJ pizza clones, using a screen, I placed the screen on the lowermost oven rack position of my electric oven. Depending on what was placed on the pizzas and their quantities, I would sometimes have to raise the pizza in the oven once the bottom crust was of the desired color in order to get more top crust browning or to finish cooking the toppings. The oven temperature I used was around 500 degrees F.Were you satisfied with the performance of your garlic sauce?Peter
Norma,Nice looking CheeseSticks there. The thickness is spot on. The bottoms of the sticks differ from papa johns though (the stone I'm thinking). Which texture (crunch) was better, yours or papa johns). As for the cheese I used 4oz. How bout you?Nate
Thanks Nate, but mine sure didn't look as good as yours. I liked my attempt better on the bottom crust compared to PJ bottom crust. I used 2 cups plus a little more of LMPS mozzarella. Norma


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Good Start For the Sox
October 2 – First three innings
David was trying to be a gentleman, a knight in shining armor, but it was ridiculous what he was proposing to do – driving all the way down to the Bronx to pick me up for the trip to Boston.
"I can do it," he pleaded. "I'll leave around three in the morning, get there about eight or so, and we'll be fine. That'll put us in Boston by about noon."
"I know you can do it, but you'd really earn some stupid points, ya know?" I said to him.
"What do you mean? I'm just trying to make it easy for you."
"And I appreciate that, but it doesn't make any sense for you to come all the way down here. I can take the train up to Hartford. You can get off the Thruway in Springfield, take 91 down to Hartford – it's about 30 miles or so – pick me up there, and we'll still get to Boston in plenty of time. And here's the best part – you won't be exhausted, or even worse, dead because you won't fall asleep at the wheel."
Rather than be a typical rock-headed guy, David realized I was right, and to his credit, he agreed to do it my way. So my alarm went off at about five, just about the time he was getting into his car in Rochester, and by 10 o'clock we were together in his beat up Chevy Malibu, on the way to Fenway Park for the winner-take-all playoff game between the Yankees and Red Sox.
We talked about a lot of things as we headed East on the Mass Pike, but most of the time was spent discussing the fact that we were going to be watching history unfold today.
There hadn't been a special playoff game like this in the AL since the Red Sox and Indians had to decide the 1948 pennant. That one was at Fenway, too, and the Red Sox lost to Cleveland. "Let's hope history repeats itself," David said.
I was so excited to get the chance to watch this in person, but at the same time I was so nervous and I felt like I wanted to puke. I go crazy during games in June. Imagine this, with the AL East division and a trip to the playoffs on the line?
Well, Mr. Lassiter was right, and we started understanding that as soon as we got near the ballpark. After we parked in a nearby garage, we walked to where Mr. Lassiter was going to meet us with the tickets on Lansdowne Street, and what a scene we encountered. There were no seats available for the game, but there were a whole lot of people milling around, hoping that some would materialize out of thin air, I guess.
There were large groups, mostly people our age, chanting obscenities, getting into fights, and pretty much making asses of themselves. I gotta admit, I was a little worried, even with all the Boston policemen there on horseback trying to maintain order. When we met up with Mr. Lassiter, he said hello very politely to me, gave David a hug, and then said, "Give me those hats right now. What did I tell you?" We both agreed, took them off, and handed them over. Sometimes father does know best.
"You kids be careful," Mr. Lassiter said as he turned to walk away. "And I hope you enjoy the game. See you later."
I hate the Red Sox, but Fenway is pretty awesome. What a cool place, and you can't appreciate that Green Monster out there in left field until you see it in person. And what an atmosphere inside the stadium. Electric is what it was. Every pitch that was thrown, there was a roar. It was so neat to be a part of it, and what was weird for me is that I've never gone to see the Yankees on the road, so I wasn't used to them being booed for everything they did.
I just wish there had been more booing early in the game. The sellout crowd, which was about 99.9 percent Red Sox fans, didn't have a whole lot to boo because things went pretty well for the Sox.
Mickey Rivers led off the game with a walk against Mike Torrez. He stole second and right away David and I, the only two Yankee fans in our section, started thinking the Yankees would get the early jump in the game. But Rivers stayed right there as Torrez retired Thurman Munson, Lou Piniella and Reggie Jackson in order.
Ron Guidry worked a perfect first, Torrez mowed the Yanks down 1-2-3 in the second, and then the Red Sox took the lead when Yaz hit one down the right field line that just cleared the fence inside the Pesky Pole. The place was going crazy, and David and I just sat there as people all around us were jumping up and down and giving us the business. What a horrible feeling.
Rivers doubled in the third, but again was left there when Munson struck out for the second time. Boston had a chance to score in its half when George Scott led off with a double and took third on a sacrifice, but Guidry got Rick Burleson to ground to third and Scott couldn't score, and then Jerry Remy flied to left.
So at the end of three, it was 1-0 Red Sox, and it was time to flag down a fellow vendor for a couple beers.


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Worldwide smartphone sales totalled 32.2 million units in the second quarter of 2008, a 15.7%increase from the second quarter of 2007, according to Gartner market research firm. In addition, of all mobile device sales, smartphones' share remained stable at 11%. Nokia Corp. remained its leading position, whereas Apple could only grab 2.8% of the market.
"Although global smartphone sales to end users [in the first half of 2008] reached 64 million units, up 22% compared with the first half of 2007, sales increased at a lower rate than in 2007. The current economic environment continues to negatively impact the market, limiting consumer spending and replacement purchases in general. In addition, smartphone sales slowed down as a result of new compelling touch technology mainly available on enhanced phones (based on proprietary operating systems) rather than smartphones," said Roberta Cozza, principal analyst at Gartner.
Although Nokia held the No. 1 position with a 47.5% market share in the second quarter of 2008, its year-over-year growth was about half of the market average. Nokia faced increased competition in the consumer smartphone market, which had an impact on its year-on-year performance.
"To stay competitive, Nokia will need to introduce more design variations amongst its N-series models and keep innovating. The expected introduction of a touch-screen smartphone in the second half of 2008 will test the company's capability to show differentiation and innovation," Ms. Cozza added.
Research In Motion (RIM) recorded another strong quarter. The vendor's smartphone sales were up 126% year over year, and the company's market share nearly doubled compared with the second quarter of 2007. RIM continued to execute well at the consumer level, increasing its global market reach. In the second half of the year, the company is expected to launch smartphones based on new form factors, which are necessary to keep pace with the competition at the consumer level.
HTC gained the No. 3 position during the second quarter of 2008, moving up from the No. 7 ranking in the first quarter. HTC's sales more than doubled year over year, but its overall share was flat at 4% compared with the first quarter of 2008. HTC continued to perform well during the second quarter primarily thanks to sales of its Touch product line.
In the second quarter of 2008, Apple's share of global smartphone sales to end users decreased to 2.8% from 5.3% in the first quarter of 2008. The significant drop in sales was mainly due to the company having to clean the channel of first-generation iPhone units before the arrival of the iPhone 3G in June. Apple's sales figure in the second quarter of 2008 accounted for sales of inventory carried over from the first quarter of 2008. Gartner analysts expect iPhone sales to grow significantly in the second half of 2008, enabling the company to regain a top position in the global smartphone vendor rankings.
For the smartphone operating system market, Symbian commanded 57% of the global sales to end users in the second quarter of 2008 compared with 66% in the same period last year. Symbian's performance was affected by a 26% drop in unit sales in Japan and Symbian's licensee Mitsubishi exiting the market. Overall, Symbian's share declined as a result of a more competitive and fragmented mobile operating system market.
Sales of Microsoft Windows Mobile devices increased 20.6% year over year, with Microsoft's share remaining flat at 12% in the second quarter of 2008. Microsoft's strongest region in unit terms was North America, followed by Western Europe. Both regions combined accounted for 74% of global Windows Mobile sales.
On a regional level, the North American market remained among the fastest-growing markets in the second quarter of 2008 with an increase of 78.7% year over year. The region also accounted for almost 25% of the global smartphone sales to end users. Europe, the Middle East and Africa exhibited 21% growth year over year; Western Europe drove much of the growth in the region with a 29.3% increase. Finally, the markets of Asia/Pacific and Japan declined 4.8% and 24%, respectively.
"Wider availability of new touch smartphone models together with the global introduction of the iPhone 3G will help sales of smartphones return to stronger growth in the third quarter of 2008," Ms. Cozza said.
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Troubled times in the classroomPosted Saturday, December 15, 2012, at 8:10 AM
This is a post from one of my Facebook friends, a math teacher who taught with me for many years. She was responding to the comments she's seen of a similar nature.
In the wake of the massacre of 18 children and five or six adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in the Connecticut city of Newtown this week, the news media and social networking sites are ablaze. Many of the old issues have been regenerated--Should we have tighter gun control laws? Could the violence be stopped if we allowed religion in the classrooms?
I've pondered this issue for at least 48 years, since that's how long I've been a part of the educational community, as a teacher. I started teaching in 1964, when things were--to put it mildly--a lot different. I've watched religion come and go in the classroom, and I've tried to gauge its effects on the students.
This morning, a Facebook post from a former fellow colleague caused me to come to a considered conclusion. After all these years of watching the events around the nation, I know what I believe and am finally ready to state it.
This is my friend's post:
I've seen things of this sort circulating. Although kids still carry Bibles at school. Kids still can pray at school. Jackson has a Fellowship of Christian Athletes organization (FCA). Just because government says no... God is mightier than the government. "The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." Deuteronomy 31:8. If God never leaves us, then he's at schools. :)
I don't begin to understand the school shootings. But I don't blame God. I blame the devil. The Devil filled that man with hate, not God.
Just my opinion.
I don't begin to understand the school shootings. But I don't blame God. I blame the devil. The Devil filled that man with hate, not God.
Just my opinion.
She's right. Our Advance High School has an active FCA organization, which operates as the other clubs do: It is an extra-curricular organization. Community members and churches donate to the FCA members, in order to provide them with funds to pay for transportation to events. Their sponsors are teachers, who volunteer their time after school. The group is allowed to use a school bus, as long as they pay for it out of their own funds. The administration is supportive of this group.
Membership in the FCA is voluntary, as it should be. In my opinion, no one should be forced to take part in a free-will activity of the heart. Students may be required to study math, or science, or history, but the State should never coerce them into praying or studying the Bible.
To do so would make us no better than the old Communist Party, which fell from power in 1989. They told their people what to think, and if they didn't agree, they were imprisoned or killed.
The operative word here is "Freedom."
Additionally--If we allowed religion in our schools, which one would it be? To say "Christian" doesn't help much, as there are many, many branches of Christianity. Advance has 15 churches in the immediate area, and--believe me--they do not all agree on church issues.
I know that many of you won't agree with me, but I do hope that you won't be hateful and rude. I don't often put myself out there with a controversial issue, but I feel this one is important.
Let's be civil.
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I have found another good post on my Facebook by Jennifer Danielle Crumpton of Manhattan, N.Y.:
"In my role as a Christian minister, I have to speak up about the lie politicians and others are putting forth, that the CT shooting happened because "God has been removed from our schools." This is a dangerous, irresponsible, and and theologically immature statement. God is not found in the rules or activities sanctioned by a school, or the doctrines that make that an issue. God is in the hearts of human beings, children included. And praying to God will not in fact avert the tragedies of our world...we've all seen/experienced that tragedy happens inexplicably. God does not "allow" things to happen because we do not adhere to human-concocted doctrine and superstition. Where is God? God is grieving with us. But God is not smiting children because of the separation of church and state."
-- Posted by Madeline1 on Sun, Dec 16, 2012, at 7:42 AM
My friend just posted another excellent testimony for what teachers do to help their students:
"My teacher friend Bobby Clubbs (speech teacher) worded it very well! Thought I'd share with you.
"God is in our schools. We teachers love and shepherd our kids every day. Students care for their friends and try to live their lives as witness to their faith. Prayer groups meet, Bibles are carried and read, and the pledge is recited. Yes, "under God" and all. I do not lead my students in prayer, but I pray for them. I don't read them Scripture, but I love them and they know that my classroom is a place of love and acceptance. No one comes over the PA to pray, because what prayer should it be? My students are Baptist, Catholic, Pentecostal, Mormon and yes, Atheist and Agnostic. God is in our schools because God is love, and love is present every day. Students and teachers who are Christian, Muslim, Jew, Atheist, and Agnostic are loving, caring, supporting, laughing, crying, hugging, and high-fiving each day. If God isn't in a school it's because individuals are waiting for someone else to take him there. It is our responsibility to bring God everywhere we go by our actions and the testimony of our lives. 'No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.' 1 John 4:12"
-- Posted by Madeline1 on Sat, Dec 15, 2012, at 9:19 PM
It's interesting that when horrible tragedies happen, people yell for new legislation--whether for more strict gun control or "putting God back in the classrooms." Always a simple solution to a complicated problem, always overlooking other underlying causes.
For example, people who commit these acts almost always have mental problems, but our (largely Republican) legislatures are quick to reduce or eliminate funding for treatment centers.
Result? The madman loads up with guns and goes out to vent his frustration on innocent people.
It's never simple.
-- Posted by goat lady on Sat, Dec 15, 2012, at 7:48 PM
I agree, and must say that in my years as a teacher I always had my Bible on my desk. Nobody ever told me I couldn't. My former high school has a moment of silence every morning after the pledge. Students may pray silently, if they wish. I would not want others to teach their religion to my children, so I agree that prayer and religious lessons do not belong in public schools. If parents do want religious classes given, they should enroll their children in private school or in classes at the church of their choice. By example, Christian teachers reflect the lessons of God. If a student asked what I believed, I told him/her the truth, without belaboring details. God is not gone from our schools until Christian teachers and leaders are gone.
This devastating event is not the fault of lack of religion in schools, though Christians everywhere are praying for these families who have had such a tragic loss.
-- Posted by GONENOW on Sat, Dec 15, 2012, at 2:05 PM
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Teen Events in November
In the Teen Area this Month
Answer trivia questions for a chance at a $15 iTunes gift card!
College Essay Workshop
Sun, Nov. 4, 3:30pm
What admissions officers want, how you can set yourself apart.
Teen Critics Book Group
Ths., Nov 8. 18, 6-7pm
Pizza served! Icecore by Matt Whyman. Gr. 7-9.
NaNoWriMo Write-In
Sat, Nov. 10, 2-5pm
Write in the company of your fellow NaNoWriMo participants!
Teen Advisory Board Meeting
Tue., Nov. 13, 4-5pm
Plan programs, pick books, earn volunteer hours. Gr. 7-12.
Pizza and Pages
Wed., Nov. 14, 6:30-7:30pm
They Never Came Back by Caroline B. Cooney. Gr. 6 & 7.
Manga Club
Sun., Nov. 18, 1:30-3pm
Discuss manga, watch anime, draw, make food and crafts, learn about Japanese culture. Gr. 7-12.
NaNoWriMo Afternoon of Writing Dangerously
Sun, Nov. 18, 12-5pm
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Team USA Takes Two Gold At Para Pan American Games
Team USA picked up two gold medals among four total in Colorado Springs Saturday at the IBSA Para Pan American Games for blind and visually impaired athletes.
Myles Porter, 100 kg (USA Judo Training Site, Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs) took the silver medal in London last summer at the Paralympic Games and he topped the podium today for gold at the IBSA Para Pan American Games. To get to there, Porter defeated the Brazilian and Cuban gold medalists from the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Paralympic Games.
Adnan Gutic (-81 Kg) also won a gold medal by defeating Cuban, Brazilian, and other American athletes.
Other medal winners include Dartanyon Crockett (-90 Kg) silver and Steve Mulhern (+200 Kg) bronze.
Gaia Iaccarina (70 Kg) Silver, Sara Luna (-70 Kg) silver; Cindy Simon (57 Kg) silver, and Tina Thomas (52 Kg) bronze
Participating countries included Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Venuswela, and Pourto Rico.
This was the second tournament of the day for visually impaired judo athletes, the first being the IBSA's IBSA World Youth and Student Games.
Competition resumes Sunday with USA Judo's International Championships for the Blind and Visually Impaired. This is expected to be one of the largest international events for the blind in the world, said Tournament Director Heidi Moore of Denver Judo, with more than 120 blind and visually impaired athletes from 15 countries converging on Colorado Springs for the three tournaments and training camp.
Following are the U.S. rosters.
World Youth and Student Championship Team:
Cassaries Johnson, Menomonee Judo/Chicago, IL
Josh Farra, Liberty Bell Judo/Philadelphia, PA
Nadia Montanez, Menomonee Judo/Chicago, IL
Sara Luna, Menomonee Judo/Chicago, IL
Korbin Anderson, Twin Cities Judo/Bloomington, IL
Ashleigh Heitt, Colorado Springs Judo Center/ Colorado Springs, CO
Robert Tanaka, Ju Shin Kan Judo/Denver, CO
Benjamin Goodrich, University of Minnesota/Minneapolis, MN
Pan American Team:
Ron Hawthorne - 60kg US Olympic Training Center/Colorado Springs, CO
Josh Sisson - 66kg Welcome Mat Judo/Kansas City, MO
Josh Farra - 73kg Liberty Bell Judo/Philadelphia, PA
Adana Gutic - 81kg White Tiger Judo/St. Louis, MO
Ryan Jones - 81kg Denver Judo/Englewood, CO
Dartanyon Crockett - 90kg US Olympic Training Center/Colorado Springs, CO
Myles Porter - 100kg US Olympic Training Center/Colorado Springs, CO
Steve Mulhern +100kg Liberty Bell Judo/Philadelphia, PA
Mike Larsen +100kg Cahill's Judo/San Bruno, CA
Tina Thomas - 48kg, Mojica Judo/Los Angeles, CA
Cindy Simon - 57kg, Kokushikai/Wayne, NJ
Sara Luna - 70kg, Menomonee/Chicago, IL
Gaia Iacarrino +70 Kg, Menomonee/Chicago, IL
Head Coach - Scott Moore, Denver Judo/Englewood, CO
Team Leader - Marc Vink, Liberty Bell Judo/Philadelphia, PA
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Competition will be held Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14 at St. Mary's School located at 2501 E Yampa St, Colorado Springs, CO 80909.


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The Kenai Peninsula is a large peninsula jutting from the southern coast of Alaska in the United States. The name Kenai is probably derived from Kenayskaya, the Russian name for the Cook Inlet, which borders the peninsula to the west. It extends approximately 150 miles (240 km) southwest from the Chugach Mountains, south of Anchorage. It is separated from the mainland on the west by the Cook Inlet and on the east by the Prince William Sound. Most of the peninsula is part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough.
The glacier-covered Kenai Mountains (7,000 ft/2,130 m) run along the southeast spine of the peninsula along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska. Much of the range is within Kenai Fjords National Park. The northwest coast along the Cook Inlet is flatter and marshy, dotted with numerous small lakes such as Bear Lake. Several larger lakes extend through the interior of the peninsula, including Skilak Lake and Tustumena Lake. Rivers include the Kenai River, famous for its salmon population, as well as the Russian River, the Kasilof River, and Anchor River. Kachemak Bay, a small inlet off the larger Cook Inlet, extends into the peninsula's southwest end, much of which is part of Kachemak Bay State Park
The Kenai Peninsula is littered with glaciers on its eastern portion. It is home to both the Sargent Icefield and Harding Icefields and numerous glaciers that spawn off them.
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Sentencing set in Marinette pot case
By LISA M. REED
Staff Writer
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Five family members facing federal marijuana charges after more than 1,000 marijuana plants were found at two locations in Marinette County will be sentenced in April.
U.S. District Court officials said that the five individuals – husband and wife Javier, 51, and Mara Hilda Magana-Mendoza, their son, Brian, 19,; Javier's brother, Marco Magana, 38, and Manuel Mendoza, 45, all of Green Bay – pleaded guilty, so a jury trial was not held as originally scheduled for Jan. 22.
Four of the defendants will be sentenced on Tuesday, April 9. Brian at 9:30 a.m., Manuel at 10:30 a.m., Maria at 1:30 p.m., and Marco at 3 p.m.
Javier will be sentenced on Friday, April 12 at 1:30 p.m.
Assistant U.S. Attorney William Lipscomb of Milwaukee is prosecuting the case.
The federal charges against the five defendants are the result of an investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, Marinette County Sheriff's Office, Brown County Sheriff's Office, Marinette Police Department, Green Bay Police Department, Brown County Drug Task Force, U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Marshals Service.
According to the affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Green Bay, the suspects purchased three properties on Marinette County X in Middle Inlet and South Hill Road in Athelstane where they grew large fields of marijuana.
The affidavit states law enforcement was notified of the grow operations in May when a fisherman reported being kicked off Middle Inlet by two Hispanic males who told him "fishing was closed."
The fisherman saw several trees had been cut down and that a power cord was stretched over the water, according to the court document.
In early June, a logger contacted authorities to report coming across a pot field, and another fisherman discovered a power cord, pump and makeshift bridge near an area where one to two acres of land had been cleared for marijuana plants.
Authorities tracked ownership of the land to the suspects and traced vehicles coming and going from the grow areas to them.
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