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quote:Originally posted by ryan93According to the deadline day coverage, the Leafs had inquired on Vanek, at least in the early going while the price was still much higher than what the Habs ended up paying.
quote:Originally posted by JOSHUACANADAVanek to Montreal is great for Montreal and bad for every other eastern playoff team and horrible for NYI period, Snow and the owner have literally solidified themselves again as the worst owned managed and run organization in all of sports.
quote:Originally posted by nuxfanI simply don't think that a rebuild must include getting rid of Kesler. I understand that he would provide a good return - it is because HE IS A REALLY GOOD PLAYER. He's a 29 year old centre in the prime of his career that produces consistently, plays his heart out, and does everything for this team. He is very cap friendly at 5M per year, and has 2 more years on his contract. Every team in the NHL would like to add that kind of player, and VAN only has one - so if he has not explicitly requested a trade, why is VAN so keen to give him up?
quote:Originally posted by nuxfanThey have other trade-able assets that they can use. They are rich in defensemen, Edler would fetch a great return. Forwards that are paid a lot and not producing - Burrows comes to mind. Assuming they buy out Booth this summer, they'll have 10M additional dollars, in addition to a cap raise, to add pieces to the team via free agency. They have promising prospects (Horvat, Jensen), that will likely get a serious shot next year. All very valuable in a rebuilding effort.
quote:Originally posted by nuxfanJust because we're using the word "rebuild", doesn't mean you have to chuck everyone that is good out and replace them with unproven youth. Most people in the city agree the Canucks need to improve, but I don't think anyone wants to go through an EDM-style "rebuild"
quote:Originally posted by Alex116You're not alone and quite frankly I'm a little surprised that so many Canuck fans think we still have a shot and should try to add pieces rather than rebuild.
quote:Originally posted by nuxfanshame, I was curious to see TT and Luongo as teammates...@Alex - I think its at least possible that VAN ownership decided to keep Kesler because... Kesler is actually very good. Despite rumours, there has been nothing concrete from Kesler that he does want out of VAN. I think its good for VAN management to listen to offers for him, in case the too-good-to-pass-on offer comes along. But in the end, if they don't trade him, they still retain a very good player, who is reasonably young, that they can build around next year with some other moves.They could also be planning to move in the summer, when the cap goes up and teams are building for the next year. May get more suitors.
quote:Originally posted by The DukeAlex...kadri is not enough for kesler, i agree, BUT.........kadri , Gardiner and a 1st rd pick for......kesler and Edler ?? are u nuts ??I would give. Kadri....., 2nd rounder..... and an average prospect for kesler. Toronto would still win this trade, kesler is a great player.
quote:Originally posted by Pasty7Chicago Really wants a second line center to solidify their team
quote:Originally posted by slozoSo what's all this on Ryan Kesler of Vancouver?There is a LOT of chatter that he was very public and openly talking about how he had asked for a trade, he wanted a trade/wanted out of Vancouver . . . but now publicly denies it all, of course.Kesler . . . that's a pretty big fish out there, I'd say. He'd be the cream of the crop in terms of deadline deals . . . Hmm. Yeah, I might give up Kadri for Kesler, sure. Not sure how much beside Kadri I'd have to give, but might not be much . . . Kadri is young and has upside, and Kesler is an injury prone guy . . . could be close to even.Kesler to the Rangers perhaps?Would he OK a Montreal deal?Then there's Philly and Pittsburgh . . . Philly would definitely make a play for Kesler.Very, very interesting."Take off, eh?" - Bob and Doug
quote:Originally posted by Leafs81As for the Vancouver Canucks, I do expect them to make a big splash. Kesler, Edler, depth players and maybe Luongo.
quote:Nuxfan...Alex....Do you ever think about the Canucks moving the Sedins ??....could be a very smart move for them while the twins still have some value.....i don`t think they will ever lead Van. to a stanley cup and if they don`t...why not trade them and start over ?
quote:Originally posted by Alex116quote:Originally posted by Guest6173Is there a trade period in this pool? ThanksHeard today that although he's got a NTC, there's been talk of an Edler to Detroit deal in the works that could happen in the next couple days. This would mean he'd have to waive his NTC of course, but he may be interested in moving on? Strange thing is though, MG has said he won't ask guys to do such a thing (waive the NTC) so unless a guy comes and actually asks to be moved, then I don't know how he'd get a deal done??? Unless of course Edler has mentioned this but I kinda doubt it?
quote:Originally posted by Guest6173Is there a trade period in this pool? Thanks
quote:Originally posted by Alex116As for Edler, I guess he'd have to agree to waive his NTC if he were part of a deal? 2 years ago I'd have said the Canucks were crazy to even consider dealing Edler. Now, I'd be okay with it. He's really not panned out the way I'd expected/hoped. It's a shame. He really does have all the tools, but he just continues to be inconsistent and uninterested on some nights? I think It'd take more than Edler to get Kane and maybe even for Ladd?
quote:Originally posted by nuxfanlots of talk recently about WPG, and Ladd or Kane being on the move. Not surprisingly, the Canucks are rumored to be in the hunt for either (both are local boys), and either would be a huge addition to the team.I'm not sure what would have to go the other way though, neither would be cheap. I'd be more than happy to see Edler go the other way as part of a package, or perhaps straight up.
quote:Originally posted by Guest37921st) Klein for 5 years > Del Zotto for 1 year. Hands down everytime. Nasville needs to resign this guy and hope they can turn his career in the right direction just for a chance at winning this trade.2nd) Hearing lots of David Legwand rumours...3rd) Hearing lots of Andrew Ladd rumours...
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Delbert J. Fischer, 87, died Feb. 4, 2013, at his home. He was born Aug. 30, 1925, at Ost, the son of Anthony B. and Anna Reichenberger Fischer. A resident of Cunningham most of his life, he was a retired farmer and stockman.
He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Cunningham.
On Dec. 28, 1957, he married Jaclyn Mans at Wichita. Other survivors include sons Tony and wife Patty and Mike; daughter, Ann Buess and husband Charlie; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Gregory and Clem; sisters, Marcelene and Ruthelma; and granddaughter, Vanessa Buess.
Parish rosary will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Cunningham. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Thursday at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Church Cemetery.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The hundreds of thousands of spectators at President Barack Obama's second inauguration Monday encountered strict security screening, slow-moving lines at checkpoints and a packed National Mall. But while some inauguration-goers complained they were stalled in getting into the swearing-in ceremony, or had difficulty accessing public transit, law enforcement authorities reported no major security problems from a crowd that was smaller than the record-breaking turnout of 2009.
"There was a lot of lessons learned brought into this one and a lot of pre-planning," said Chris Geldart, the District of Columbia's homeland security director. "I think it went as good as it could go."
Heightened security was evident throughout the nation's capital, from police officers stationed inside subway stations and on street corners to military Humvees that blocked downtown intersections. Spectators navigated through street closures, checkpoints that screened for a wide range of prohibited items, and demonstrators for varied causes. Flight restrictions were in place above Washington and more than 2,000 out-of-town officers were sworn in to work security.
There was no official crowd tally Monday night, but Geldart said it was "definitely above 800,000" and possibly up to 1 million — a large turnout, though still smaller than the 1.8 million who packed the mall for President Barack Obama's first swearing-in ceremony.
Officials had hoped that more signs, plus additional magnetometers, would ease pedestrian congestion and reduce some of the logistical snafus from four years ago.
But even with smaller crowds, there were sporadic reports of slow-moving security lines, including at a gate between Union Station and the U.S. Capitol that came to a halt so a motorcade could pass and barriers could be repositioned. Stuck spectators vented on Twitter that the line did not move for at least a half-hour and that they were redirected to another security gate.
"People were frustrated because no one knew whether they should stay or go," said Ralph Mason, 24, of Tallahassee, Fla., who was at the gate with his girlfriend. He said people in the line received conflicting advice, but he believed officials recognized the confusion and did try to solve it.
"It was a little tense this morning" at some of the gates, acknowledged Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier, who sent additional officers to deal with crowding for people with tickets to the ceremony. "I was getting a little nervous."
Some repeat inauguration-goers said the experience was better than in 2009.
"It's a lot easier because there aren't as many people," said Anita Sutterlin of Middlefield, Conn., who watched the afternoon parade from her perch on the top row of some aluminum bleachers near the White House. She was attending her third inauguration with her husband, Paul.
Others were frustrated in trying to reach their destination. Cheryl Tate, 52, of Flint, Mich., and her friend Karen Pugh, 43, gave up hope of getting into the mall and decided to turn around after trying to walk from RFK Stadium, in southeast Washington, where their bus had parked. They ultimately found a free shuttle back to the stadium, where they waited for their group in anticipation of a long drive back to Michigan.
"We didn't see anything, unfortunately," Tate said, adding that others on their tour bus had been luckier.
A smattering of protest groups occupied spots along the Pennsylvania Avenue parade route, but the demonstrations largely were directed at long-running national and international concerns rather than at policies specific to the Obama administration.
The U.S. Capitol Police arrested three people, including a demonstrator who refused to come down from a tree and was shouting and chanting, said spokesman Shennell Antrobus. D.C. police hadn't reported any arrests of protesters as of Monday afternoon.
A few dozen protesters with the ANSWER Coalition, a peace and social justice coalition, gathered at Freedom Plaza near the White House to honor the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and call for jobs, not war. Brian Becker, the coalition's national coordinator, said the group focused on messages that would resonate with a pro-Obama crowd. In addition to a poster focusing on King's legacy and jobs, protesters had signs saying "Indict Bush Now" and "Drone Strikes (equals) War Crimes."
John Diamond of Arlington, Va., handed out flyers inviting people to a "disinauguration ball" as people exited the inauguration ceremony. The flyers, which said "Not my president," invited people to an event later Monday in Virginia. Diamond, who didn't vote in this election, said he wants to encourage peace and opposes the drone attacks the president has authorized.
"We're just out here celebrating freedom and trying to get people to think about the fact that we don't need violence to control people or dictate the behaviors of other people and we should start looking for alternatives," Diamond said.
Another activist, Malachy Kilbride, said that while he and other protesters with the Arc of Justice Coalition were pleased Obama had broken the race barrier by winning the presidency, "that does not negate the fact that we are very upset with issues like the bailout of the banks, corporate influence in government, big money in politics."
Associated Press writers Matthew Barakat, David Dishneau and Jessica Gresko contributed to this report.
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How scientists see and make things that are too small to see is the focus of the interactive exhibition "Zoom Into Nano" opening Jan. 19 and continuing through May 12 at the American Museum of Science and Energy.
How scientists see and make things that are too small to see is the focus of the interactive exhibition "Zoom Into Nano" opening Jan. 19 and continuing through May 12 at the American Museum of Science and Energy.
Nanoscale science and engineering is the process through which materials are manipulated on the molecular scale to generate very, very small structures and devices. Visitors can make and see nanostructures and explore what nanotechnology is and how it might affect our lives, according to an AMSE news release. Families can explore the amazing properties of memory metal, liquid crystals and magnetic fluid. While all of the exhibits are fun, visitors can zoom down to the nano level of a real image like a butterfly's wing and an oyster shell to see how beautiful everyday objects are at the nanoscale.
Visitors can discover that molecules are too small to see, but not too small to smell. Families can use their senses to lead them on a nano journey from small (sand), to smaller (dust), to nano (smell). They can also experience the constant motion of atoms and molecules in a variety of exhibits, including the "Atom Transporter" where the challenge is to arrange individual atoms into a pattern while them move. Families will have a chance to view, build and stretch molecules while exploring their shape and structure.
Highlights of the implications of current and future developments in new tools and materials in nanoscale science and engineering are also showcased. Advances in nanotechnology are likely to change the way we design and fabricate also every everything from faster computers with greater storage capacity to stain repellent clothes to things that are still beyond our imagination.
AMSE is located at 300 S. Tulane Ave. It's open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. AMSE admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors ages 65 or older, and $3 for students ages 6 to 17. Children age 5 and under are admitted free. AMSE members are free.


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CHRIS Wilder has resigned as Oxford United manager, according to chairman Ian Lenagan.
The 46-year-old is believed to have informed the players of his decision minutes after their 1-0 win against Torquay United this afternoon.
It has come after Lenagan rejected an approach from Northampton Town yesterday to speak with Wilder about their vacant manager's position.
The U's chairman has not received a resignation letter, something he described as "bizarre" but has asked Mickey Lewis to act as caretaker boss.
Lenagan said: "My understanding is Chris Wilder has in the last half an hour told the players that he is going and will not be back at Oxford after today.
"That is all I've heard. I'm not sure, I've just looked in his office and he's not there, but it would appear that he has resigned.
"It seems a very peculiar way to do it, but he has told the players.
"He told me yesterday and the day before that he would resign at the end of the match."
Wilder took over at United in December 2008 and his five-year tenure made him the third longest serving manager in English football's top four divisions.
When he took over the club were in the bottom half of the Conference and he went on to lead them back into the Football League after a play-off final victory at Wembley in 2010.
Today's win moved United up to sixth in League Two.
Lenagan said: "Chris has done a good job for us and this is a strange way to conclude the matter at the very end.
"But he obviously feels very strongly that with five and a bit months to go on his contract he wants the security of somewhere else and the fact that he probably believes he would get offered the Northampton job has triggered this sequence of events."
The U's chairman hinted there may still be the possibility of legal action, but would take time to assess the position.


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A five-month-old calf was badly bitten on its hind legs and flank is what is the second confirmed attack by the Snake River wolf pack in Oregon's Wallowa County.
The calf was discovered injured Oct. 30, when a livestock owner was checking cattle in a forested grazing area known as Upper Freezeout Creek, on U.S. Forest Service land. The calf was caught and taken back to a barn two days later, and examined by an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife investigator on Nov. 4.
The calf's injuries, including a 4-inch wide hole in the muscle tissue of its right flank and similar large, open wounds on the back of both legs, were estimated to be 12- to 16-days old. Data from GPS collars worn by wolves of the Snake River pack showed they were in the area at the estimated time of the attack.
The pack's first confirmed livestock attack was discovered Oct. 15 about 1.5 miles north.
In that case, a rancher checking on cattle saw a cow running down a slope with four wolves on the hillside above her. The rancher chased the wolves away, but found the injured 250-pound calf when he returned the next morning. The calf later died, becoming the 82nd confirmed livestock kill by wolves since the first one crossed into Oregon from Idaho in 1999.
Under a procedure set out by Oregon's wolf management rules, the first confirmed attack has been declared a "qualifying" incident. Wildlife managers can consider killing one or more pack members if they rack up four qualifying incidents within six months. Investigators have not yet determined if the second attack is a qualifying incident.
Wildlife agencies have killed four wolves for livestock attacks: two in Baker County in 2009 after 29 animals, mostly sheep, were killed in a series of attacks; and two in Wallowa County in 2011 after half a dozen head of cattle were killed in multiple incidents.
Oregon has seven packs, all in the state's northeastern corner, and counted 46 individual wolves at the end of 2012. Officials with ODFW believe the wolf population is higher; another estimate will be reported at the end of 2013.


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Students who will be in grades 7-12 next year must have a physical before competing in school athletics.
Free athletic physicals will be given for next year's seventh-12th graders Monday at Baptist Health Medical Clinic, beginning immediately after school. The school will run a shuttle bus from the George Burke Fieldhouse to the clinic and back for the duration of the physicals. No transportation will be provided after the physicals outside the shuttle to the fieldhouse.
Forms should be picked up and filled out by parents. Coaches will be sending these home or they may be picked up in the Stuttgart High School office.


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Kathleen Jo (Kat) Merlock passed away on Aug. 24, 2013 in El Dorado.
Kathleen Jo (Kat) Merlock passed away on Aug. 24, 2013 in El Dorado. Born on May 17, 1958 in Wichita, the daughter of Eugene and Ardena Pond Merlock. She was a graduate of Cooper High School in Abilene, Texas.
Kat worked in retail and was employed at Casey's (Sixth Street) for nine years; Shoe Dept. for several years; and Cato. She loved people, was always smiling and had an infectious laugh. She was gifted with the ability of interior decorating. Kat loved and knew the Lord.
Preceded in death by her father, Eugene Merlock. She is survived by: her husband, henry Kendel; daughters, Karista Kendel, Kaitlin Kendel and Christina Mosher, all of El Dorado; son, Corey Merlock of Tulsa, Okla.; brother, Steven Merlock; mother, Ardena Merlock, both of Jenks, Okla.; three grandchildren; other relatives; and a host of friends.
A memorial will be held on Sept. 14 at the El Dorado Senior Center, 210 E. 2nd Ave. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., followed by the service at 1 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to AseraCare Hospice, 145 N. Main, Suite 103, or to the American Cancer Society.


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Admin posted a topic in Dream Act NewsWASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Tuesday the nation's immigration system is "in desperate need of repair" as he opened Congress' first hearing this year on immigration. Whether Congress will be able to agree on how to fix it remained unclear. The session came as President Barack Obama pushes for swift action to pass immigration legislation and as bipartisan Senate negotiators work to craft a bill. But in a sign of the difficulties to come, the Judiciary chairman, Republican Bob Goodlatte of Virginia, cautioned against a "rush to judgment" and said each piece of the issue must be examined in detail. Goodlatte said there are lots of questions about how any large-scale legalization program would work, how much it would cost and how it would prevent illegal immigration in future. Obama supports a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants already in the country, something many Republicans oppose. Goodlatte questioned whether another approach might be possible: "Are there options we should consider between the extremes of mass deportation and a pathway to citizenship for those not lawfully present in the United States?" he asked. His question underscored the discomfort of many majority House Republicans with granting eventual citizenship to illegal immigrants, something conservatives often decry as amnesty. At one point the hearing was interrupted by protesters, apparently young illegal immigrants known as "DREAMers" brought to the country as children, who shouted "undocumented and unafraid!" before being led out. Yet Tuesday's hearing, which focused on fixing the legal immigration system and on enforcement, was notable for the generally measured tone from some Republicans known for strong anti-immigration positions. Several questioned whether there's a way short of citizenship to deal with illegal immigrants, and others on the panel agreed on the need to allow more high-skilled workers to enter the country, a priority for technology companies. "Let's not let the more contentious issues and the idea of comprehensive reform prevent us from passing something," said Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala. It was part of a larger shift by Republicans who have begun to embrace action on immigration reform in the wake of the November elections in which large proportions of Hispanic voters supported Obama, helping him win re-election. Some GOP leaders have concluded that softening their views on immigration is becoming a political necessity. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., delivered a speech Tuesday embracing "an opportunity for legal residence and citizenship for those who were brought to this country as children and who know no other home." It appeared to be a change for Cantor, who voted against DREAM Act legislation to allow a path to citizenship for certain immigrants brought here as youths. Source: http://news.yahoo.com/house-opens-first-immigration-hearing-161659660--politics.html;_ylt=AkrcMW5uRVFWlzW4au1NQa4JVux_;_ylu=X3oDMTIydDc2NGNpBG1pdANBVFQgSG9tZSBXaWRnZXRyb24gVGVzdCAxBHBvcwMxMwRzZWMDTWVkaWFBdHRXaWRnZXRyb25Bc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTFpNzk0NjhtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3


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Posted on October 22, 2012
So it's true. Tonight during prime time, you have to choose among the last Presidential Debate, Monday Night Football, and a Major League playoff game. Must be Sweeps Week.
Do television programmers have NO sense of priorities? NO sense of proportion? I have eBay auctions ending tonight, and nobody's going to be able to spare a moment to glance at them. I DO wish people would consult me when they're setting these things up.
Anyway, I suppose you know which I'm going to suggest you choose. Yup. Go read a book. If you must, turn on the most important event with the mute on, and glance up from time to time to see if it's getting exciting. But last I heard the Bears were favored to win by 14, so catch up with your reading.
It so happens that I have a number of excellent titles I can seel you. I don't know whether the books are any good, but the titles are great.
I don't even really want to open the Headache Prevention Cookbook, for fear I'll be disappointed. My hope and dream is that this is a book full of recipes you feed to the people who give you headaches, so you need never worry again.
I am actually afraid to open Easy Sewing for Infants. Don't give the kids your darning needles, friend. They'll put an eye out.
I believe I have already mentioned Watchable Birds of the Southwest, which implies that some are unwatchable, and those art catalogs of Important Paintings by Old Masters, which suggests that they have private sales of Unimportant Works by Old masters, or Important Works by New Masters. But have I mentioned a small volume from the turn of the last century called Great Men Who Began As Clerks? I dream of a world where there will be a big book on People Who Started As Clerks And Stayed There.
Some titles are a matter of individual senses of humor. I have seen people double up with laughter at the sight of Great Irish Cooking, with others offering to discuss this with them out in the parking lot. I have had a lot of trouble with an LP called Dolly Parton's Biggest Hits, which many a customer has grabbed up with joy only to have their significant other send them to put it back. (And yes, so you don't have to say it, I AM surprised that it's not a 45 record. Happy now?)
If it comes to that, you could spend an evening listening to records with controversial titles. I don't think there's been a single "Best Of" album—Best of ABBA, Best of Barry Manilow, Best of Barney—that didn't provoke somebody into saying, "What's the WORST, then?"
These are just suggestions, of course. It may be that you will prefer to watch some of the title matches broadcast live tonight. After all, one of them is extremely important, and might deserve watching. But those of us in Chicago know how that one must come out.
Don't the Cardinals ALWAYS win?


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Crotched Mountain ski area says zoning rules don't apply on lightingBy NANCY BEAN FOSTER
Union Leader Correspondent
July 14. 2013 9:22PM
FRANCESTOWN — After receiving complaints from people as far away as Nelson about the lights shining over the new trails at the Crotched Mountain Ski Area, the town is considering issuing a cease-and-desist order to force the ski area to comply with zoning regulations.
But the manager of Crotched Mountain said the town's ordinances don't apply to ski resorts and is seeking a variance through the zoning board.
According to Francestown Town Administrator Michael Branley, the lights installed last year to accompany Crotched Mountain's expanded trails and a new high-speed lift have cast a "big glow over the world" that can be seen for miles. On weekends, the sky above Crotched Mountain stays bright until the early morning hours due to the mountain's "Midnight Madness" extended hours.
"We're getting complaints about the lights from local residents, but also from people as far away as Greenfield and Nelson," said Branley.
Branley said that according to the planning board, the lights at Crotched Mountain need to have shields to direct illumination onto the trails so they're lighting only what needs to be lit.
"They've been going back and forth with the planning board about this since the expansion was completed," said Branley.
The planning board has since asked selectmen to issue a cease-and-desist order against the ski area, owned by Peak Resorts, and has drafted a notice of non-compliance requiring the lights to be shielded within 30 days. That notice will be sent to the ski area this week, Branley said.
Pat Terry, general manager of Crotched Mountain, said the ordinance the planning board and selectmen are trying to enforce doesn't apply to the ski area.
"Francestown's ordinances were really written for street lighting and parking lot lighting," said Terry. "Even if we shielded the lights, we still wouldn't be in compliance with the ordinance as written."
Terry said that due to wind and snow, shielding the lights is an impractical solution and could actually result in the mountain having to add more lights to the new trails.
"Instead, we're applying for a variance," said Terry. "That seems like the most practical way to go."
Terry said that Crotched Mountain's lighting follows industry standards.
"It's the norm for ski area lighting," he said.
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The Burroughs girls soccer team lost a close, tightly contested match against Victor Valley Friday, 1-0, to close the first round of Desert Sky League play.
The Rabbits netted the game's lone goal in the first half. After that, neither side could get much of an attack going, as shots for the game were held to 11.
"It was a really evenly plated match, I look forward to playing them again," said BHS Coach Kelly Blake. "We had a break down in our defensive formation that led to the goal. We'll come back in a couple of week and get ready to play the second round of Desert Sky League play."
Burroughs had six shots, playing a strategy that normally suits the team well.
Blake said the team relies on creating goals through attacking the keeper and scoring on rebounds.
While the team got shots on net, the Victor keeper caught them and prevented rebound scoring opportunities.
Blake credited Meagan Schiller for playing well as a forward. Blake said Schiller controlled the middle and passed well to the other forwards.
She successfully ran in the open space between the Victor Valley defense.
The Burros will have the next two weeks off and will return to the pitch on Nov. 9 at Barstow to resume the DSL season.


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Baseball starts Friday while softball hosts San Joaquin Delta College in a double header
Spring sports will swing into action at Taft College this weekend with home baseball and softball games scheduled.
The Cougar baseball team christens its season at home today with a doubleheader against northern California powerhouse Feature River College, and both baseball and softball will play home games on Saturday.
After opening with Feather River today, the Cougars will play Los Angeles Harbor Saturday at 2 p.m. Feather River and Harbor will play the morning game at Cougar Field.
The Cougar softball team will host San Joaquin Delta College of Stockton Saturday in a doubleheader at the Al Baldock Cougar Sports Center. The games are scheduled for noon and 2 p.m.
TC is 1-0 after opening the season last Saturday with a 2-1 win over College of the Siskiyous in a game played in Visalia.
Baseball coach Vince Maiocco will start sophomores Allen Sanchez and P.J. Matha in today's games.
Sanchez was one of the top pitchers in the state last year until he broke an ankle in the first conference game and was granted a medical redshirt season.
Matha was a reliever last year but has worked his way into the starting rotation.
Saturday's starter will probably be freshman Brandon Van Stone.
Meanwhile, the Cougar women's basketball team will be in action Saturday, playing at Reedley College to start the second round of Central Valley Conference action.


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At its next meeting, the Oak Ridge City Council will consider whether to attempt to negotiate a better deal with the Environmental Protection Agency on the sewer upgrades or not.
At its next meeting, the Oak Ridge City Council will consider whether to attempt to negotiate a better deal with the Environmental Protection Agency on the sewer upgrades or not.
About three and a half years ago, the EPA inspected the Oak Ridge sewer system and noted excessive rainwater leaking into that system during storms. In April 2010, EPA sent the city a show-cause letter which requested a face-to-face meeting to "show cause" why EPA should not intervene. Instead of meeting with EPA, the Council chose to phone-in an informal response. Subsequently, EPA imposed a 20-page Administrative Order filled with expensive add-on requirements and a $170,000 civil penalty.
The total cost of the sewer improvements is in the neighborhood of $50 million. Paying for these improvements has so far required two major utility rate increases and a major increase in city debt. More rate-hikes are likely.
The city still can, if it chooses, propose a reasonable, technically-based alternative to the current EPA Order. This approach would tailor the generic Order requirements to Oak Ridge, specifically.
Up until now, the Council has been reluctant to consider this path.
It's ironic that no one is claiming the upgrades will generate measurable (let alone significant) changes in the chemical or biological environment surrounding Oak Ridge. The improvements will likely be so small they will be lost in the noise. In other words, this $50 million expense will probably generate little actual environmental improvement.
While similar sewer upgrades have helped the environment elsewhere, it's not clear that they will do so in our particular case.
Time is running out. If the Council doesn't negotiate a better deal soon, the city will experience the full economic impact of these costs.
It would be a shame to burden our future without at least trying to find an alternative.
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NEW YORK (AP) — "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" has gotten a lot of love — it has nabbed the best new musical Tony Award.
The romp of a musical, in which a poor man comically eliminates the eight heirs ahead of him for a title, beat out "Aladdin," ''After Midnight" and "Beautiful — The Carole King Musical."
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Oil capped the longest stretch of weekly advances in more than eight years after reports showed that U.S. hiring and manufacturing expanded last month.
Futures climbed 0.3 percent after the Labor Department said payrolls rose 157,000 in January and the Institute for Supply Management's U.S. factory index reached a nine-month high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1 percent. Brent oil's premium to crude traded in New York widened because of limits on a pipeline linking the Midwest to the Gulf Coast.
"Prices have primarily moved higher on improving perceptions about the economy," said Bill O'Grady, chief market strategist at Confluence Investment Management in St. Louis, which oversees $1.4 billion. "The numbers today show that the economy was a little better than we thought and that's mildly supportive for both oil and the products."
West Texas Intermediate crude oil for March delivery rose 28 cents to settle at $97.77 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Trading at 2:35 p.m. was 64 percent above the 100-day average for the time of day. The weekly gain of 2 percent is the eighth in a row, matching a streak that ended in August 2004.
Brent oil for March settlement increased $1.21, or 1.1 percent, to $116.76 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. The contract touched $117.07, the highest intraday price since Sept. 14. Trading was 37 percent higher than the 100-day average.
The European benchmark grade's premium to WTI futures was $18.99. The spread reached $19.60 earlier, the widest since Jan. 4, after narrowing to $14.41 in intraday trading on Jan. 17.
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The January increase in payrolls follows a revised 196,000 advance in the prior month and a 247,000 surge in November, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington.
The ISM index rose to 53.1 in January from 50.2 a month earlier, the Tempe, Arizona-based group said today. Economists in a Bloomberg survey projected a reading of 50.7 for January, according to the median of 86 forecasts.
The Dow climbed above 14,000 for the first time since 2007 while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 1 percent. The dollar fell as much as 1 percent against the euro. A weaker U.S. currency bolsters the appeal of dollar-denominated commodities as an investment.
The spread between the U.S. and European benchmark grades widened after Enterprise Product Partners LP said yesterday that restrictions at the Jones Creek terminal in Texas will limit flows on the Seaway pipeline that links the Midwest to the Gulf Coast until late 2013.
The pipeline began carrying crude to Houston refineries from the storage hub at Cushing, Oklahoma, last month after the flow direction was reversed. The Brent premium to WTI narrowed on speculation the reversal would relieve a glut in the central U.S.
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Visitors bureau retracts support of commissioner's convention center plan
The Pennsylvania Dutch Convention and Visitors Bureau has withdrawn its support of Lancaster County Commissioner Scott Martin's plan to stabilize the finances of the Lancaster County Convention Center Authority.
The bureau's board also voted last week to convene a meeting this month "of key community stakeholders" to study ways of funding the county's tourism promotion, according to a statement sent to the media.
The two issues are connected. Martin's plan calls for the 20 percent of the county's hotel tax that formerly went to the visitors bureau to be redirected to the convention center authority, as it has since spring. The amount is around $900,000 a year.
The visitors bureau has made up for the loss through cuts and the drawing down of its reserve fund but said it cannot function effectively in the long haul unless funding is restored. The bureau will withdraw $625,000 from its reserve fund next year alone, board treasurer Shane Ackermann said in the statement.
"It is imperative that our loss of funding is addressed in the near term," Ackermann said.
The board did not vote to oppose Martin's plan, bureau board chairman Rick Stammel said in the statement.
"However, in order for us to be an effective participant in a plan that will make this CVB whole, we need to go into these conversations in a neutral position," he said.
The bureau said the proposed meeting would include itself, county and city government, the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Lancaster, Penn Square Partners and the convention center authority.
Penn Square Partners, a joint venture of the High Cos. and Lancaster Newspapers Inc., owns the franchise for the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square hotel adjoining the convention center. It leases the property from the redevelopment authority.
The convention center authority owes more than $60 million in debt incurred to build the convention center, and its portion of the hotel tax, which was supposed to cover the debt service, has proved insufficient.
Martin's plan proposes to shore up the authority's finances over the near term without raising the hotel tax. A competing plan put forward by Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray would raise the hotel tax from 3.9 percent to its legal maximum, 5 percent, and restore funding to the visitors bureau.
In March, bond holder Wells Fargo is due to reset the interest rate on the variable portion of the convention center debt. If the authority's financial stability has not improved, there are concerns the risk premium could rise significantly.
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Roger Simon: Conservatives at CPAC snub Christie for crazyROGER SIMON
March 09. 2013 12:40AM
IN POLITICS, snubs are more important than invites.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican and social conservative, has been refused a speaking spot at the Conservative Political Action Conference to be held this week just outside Washington.
CPAC, as it is known, is the Ames Straw Poll without the fun.
The Ames Straw Poll held in Iowa has free drinks, free eats, free face painting and free country music followed by a bunch of speeches and a meaningless presidential straw poll.
CPAC has a bunch of speeches and a meaningless presidential straw poll.
Previous CPAC straw poll winners have included President Jack Kemp (three times), President Phil Gramm, President Steve Forbes, President Gary Bauer, President Rudy Giuliani, President George Allen, President Ron Paul (twice) and President Mitt Romney (four times.)
Winning the CPAC straw poll would be a kiss of death except that two winners - Ronald Reagan (three times) and George W. Bush (once) - actually survived it and went on to the Oval Office.
Statistically, it is far better to lose the straw poll than to win it, which may be why Christie says he is not upset by being snubbed. "It's not like I'm lacking for invitations to speak around the country," he said.
Christie is being punished because he appeared in public with President Barack Obama to thank him for Hurricane Sandy relief for New Jersey and also because Christie later berated Republicans in Congress because they held up that relief.
But that is only part of it: Christie is being snubbed because he is a winner in a party that embraces losing as a sign of faith and purity.
Two of the major speakers at CPAC will be - drum roll, please - Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney.
The CPAC 2013 official motto is: "America's Future: The Next Generation of Conservatives."
It is a little hard to see, however, how either Palin or Romney represents America's future or the next generation of conservatives.
Palin can't hold onto a job even at Fox News. And while I know a number of people who would like Romney to run again in 2016, they all happen to be Democrats.
Romney went on TV recently to disprove rumors that he has been spending the past few months in a hotel suite in Vegas shuffling around with Kleenex boxes on his feet.
Romney spoke to Chris Wallace on Fox News about something Romney has just discovered: There was a "passion gap" in the last election between Republicans and Democrats.
Anybody who watched the Republican and the Democratic conventions last year saw a big difference in enthusiasm. As I also wrote last year, at campaign speech after campaign speech, people would shout out, "We love you!" to Barack Obama, but I never heard anybody shout that out to Mitt Romney.
This caught Romney totally by surprise on Election Day. "You know, we certainly had the passion coming from our side, and I don't think we were as aware of the passion that was coming from the other side," Romney said. "I think we were a little blindsided by that."
So what can CPAC and the Republican Party learn from this? It might learn that passion counts. It might also learn, as I have written repeatedly, that the more likable candidate almost always wins the presidency.
So who has CPAC lined up to speak besides Palin and Romney? Rand Paul, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindal and Jeb Bush.
That is a pretty broad field ranging from wacky to serious, so why is Chris Christie barred from it? Because he is a Republican governor in a Democratic state and has an approval rating of 74 percent, that's why.
As a Republican actually attracting Democrats and independents, he is suspect in the eyes of conservatives.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that CPAC was showing a "suicidal death wish" by snubbing Christie and that it "writes off CPAC as a serious force."
"If you can't accept Chris Christie as a conservative, then you're really just asking for another election loss in 2016," King said. "And it makes us look crazy in the eyes of the American people."
But King misreads his party. To many hard-core Republicans, the party has wasted nomination after nomination on wishy-washy mock conservatives who are not true believers and who are not willing to drink the Kool-Aid.
Crazy? Crazy is what a lot of Republicans yearn for.
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This condition is more common in people of African American descent.
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- Smoking cigarettes
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- Vesicoureteral reflux
- Chronic urinary tract infections
- Exposure to high levels of lead
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- Lowering high blood pressure
- Controlling blood sugar and lipid levels
- Staying hydrated
- Controlling salt in the diet
- Participating in an exercise training program to keep you physically fit and reduce the chance of depression
- Quitting smoking
- Undergoing dialysis , a medical process that cleans the blood
- Having a kidney transplant
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- Get a physical exam every year that includes a urine test to monitor the health of your kidneys.
- If you smoke, talk to your doctor about how you can successfully quit.
- Maintain a healthy weight.
- Drink water and other fluids to stay hydrated.
- People who have diabetes, previously known kidney disease, high blood pressure, or are over the age of 60 should be screened regularly for kidney disease.
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Car-seat law offers a safety 'baseline'By TIM BUCKLAND
New Hampshire Union Leader
July 27. 2013 10:35PM
CONCORD - Calling changes to state child restraint laws a "baseline" and "minimum," child safety advocates and a car-seat expert say parents should go beyond the law's minimum standards when deciding whether to place their children in car seats.
The existing law - in effect until Dec. 31 - provides that a child must be in a car seat until he or she is 55 inches tall or has turned 6 years old.
As of Jan. 1, 2014, use of a child seat will be mandatory until a child has either reached 57 inches in height, or has reached his or her 7th birthday.
"I always refer to the law as the minimum baseline for safety," said Sarah Tilton, a child passenger safety advocate for Britax, one of the world's largest manufacturers of car seats. "It is not, by any means, the best practice."
Tilton's sentiment is shared by Debra Samaha, program director of the Injury Prevention Center at Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.
"A child may be very tall for their age, yet developmentally they are not ready to use an adult seat belt only," she said. "They may squirm and slouch and become distracted and not keep the adult seat belt in a safe position which may harm them in the event of a crash."
Samaha said a list of 32 inspection stations will soon be posted at the Driving Toward Zero website, nhdtz.com, which promotes traffic safety in the hopes of preventing fatal accidents. She said parents can take their child restraint systems to the stations, most of which are fire stations and police departments, to ensure their car seats are properly secured and right for their children.
Peter Thomson, coordinator of the New Hampshire Highway Safety Agency, said the law is expected to affect about 15,000 children statewide who might otherwise have stopped needing car seats under the existing law. He said that, while police agencies probably wouldn't set up enforcement efforts specifically looking for violations of the new law, an officer may charge someone if he or she sees that a child isn't secured as required by the law.
Violations carry fines of $50 for a first offense and $100 for subsequent offenses.
"We would hope that parents would jump on it and do the right thing," he said.
Parents must also have car seats that conform to U.S. Department of Transportation standards, which provide manufacturers with guidelines for how car seats should be built. Manufacturers typically place expiration dates on car seats and warn parents against using hand-me-down seats that have passed their expiration dates.
Tilton said children are ready to ride in a car without a car seat when their back is against the seat back, knees bend at the edge of the seat, feet touch the floor, the lap belt is across their hips and thighs and not their stomach, and the shoulder harness stretches across the middle of their chest and rests on the collarbone and not the neck.
She said parents shouldn't have much adjustment when the new law takes effect to find a child restraint system that is right for their child.
There are several seat types:
-- Infant car seats, which are rear facing only and intended for babies. Some models can accommodate children as heavy as 40 pounds.
-- Convertible seats, which can face the rear of the car and, when a child is large enough - usually at least 1 year old and at least 20 pounds - it can be turned around to face forward. Convertible seats by Britax, for example, can hold a child up to 70 pounds and up to 49 inches tall.
-- Forward-facing-only seats, which are for toddlers and can only face forward. They are often used by parents who want their children kept in a five-point harness longer.
-- Combination seats, which have five-point harnesses that can be removed later to let them act as booster seats using a car's seat belt system. Most seats are meant for children 25 to 90 pounds when using the harness system and up to 120 pounds when used as a booster seat.
-- Booster seats, which prop up children to a safe height to use a car's seat belt system. Some can accommodate children as heavy as 120 pounds.


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As rumors of the buck grew, locals began to whisper about sightings of the buck. Now, we have photo confirmation. The giant does exist. Will he make a mistake and venture out of his sanctuary this coming weekend as an army of orange invades the Wisconsin woods? We'll keep you posted.


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Apple Inc. (AAPL) saw its share price decrease sharply on Thursday, even as the S&P 500 hit 1,500. The tech giant, which is a major component of the broad market index, experienced a 10% drop on investor skepticism over its prospects for growth despite its record earnings.
The Dow and S&P 500 hit 5-year highs on Thursday following mostly upbeat corporate results and economic data, but the NASDAQ lagged as shares of Apple plunged.
The company reported after markets closed on Wednesday that it sold 47.8 million iPhones in the quarter, compared with 37 million in the same quarter a year ago. Although a year-over-year increase, the pace of sales slowed. Many analysts had hoped 50 million iPhones would be sold for the period.
"No technology company has ever reported these kinds of results," Apple CEO Tim Cook said Wednesday.
As CNN Money notes, it was almost exactly one year ago that Apple nudged out Exxon Mobil to become the most valuable publicly traded company in the world. While it still holds the top spot, Apple's recent sell-off is narrowing the gap. Exxon's valuation is now just $14 billion below Apple's.


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West Texas Intermediate oil slipped to the lowest level this year as Chinese manufacturing expanded less than forecast and U.S. federal spending cuts were set to be triggered, bolstering concern that fuel demand will decline.
Futures fell 1.5% after data showed China's manufacturing slowed for a second month while factory output in the euro area contracted for the 19th straight month. Democrats and Republicans are in a standoff over how to replace the cuts totaling $1.2 trillion over nine years, $85 billion of which would occur in this fiscal year. OPEC raised output 0.3% to 30.7 million a day in February, a Bloomberg survey showed.
"The global manufacturing numbers are very weak, and that's always bad for commodities," said Bill O'Grady, chief market strategist at Confluence Investment Management in St. Louis, which oversees $1.4 billion. "Budget cuts come into effect today, and although they may not be as bad as previously thought, they may have a negative impact on commodity demand."
Crude oil for April delivery fell $1.37 to $90.68 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest settlement since Dec. 24. Prices dropped 2.6% this week. The volume of all futures traded was little changed from the 100-day average at 2:35 p.m.
Brent oil for April settlement dropped 99 cents, or 0.9%, to $110.39 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. Volume was 54% above the 100-day average. The European benchmark grade traded at a premium of $19.71 to WTI, up from $19.33 yesterday.
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In China, the world's biggest oil-consuming country after the U.S., manufacturing slowed last month, the PMI report from the Federation of Logistics and Purchasing in Beijing showed. The reading fell to 50.1 last month from 50.4 in January.
A gauge of U.K. manufacturing based on a survey of purchasing managers slid to 47.9 last month, according to Markit Economics and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply. In the euro region, a factory gauge was unchanged in February at 47.9, marking a 19th month of contraction, according to a separate Markit report today.
"Oil is down because of the disappointing manufacturing index data overnight, especially the Chinese number, which shows the country had the smallest of expansions," said John Kilduff, a partner at Again Capital LLC, a New York-based hedge fund that focuses on energy. "U.K. manufacturing has plunged into contraction, which is going to hurt demand."
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Florida's tight ends coach Derek Lewis preaches the value of earning a college degree.
NEW ORLEANS — Being an emotional guy who is very passionate about football, Florida tight ends coach Derek Lewis has been called on several times by Will Muschamp to deliver pregame speeches to the Gators this season.
Lewis got so fired up addressing the team before the LSU game this season that he punched his hand right through a white eraser board used to diagram plays. He cut his wrist and damaged tendons in his hand.
"I was right there in my locker looking at him and saying, 'This man is crazy,'" senior outside linebacker Lerentee McCray said Friday after UF's practice in the Superdome. "He said, 'We drew first blood.'
"He's a real intense coach."
And he always has a strong message for the players.
He has one for the Sugar Bowl, and he's probably going to hit the players with it over and over this week.
"Finish your degree. Definitely finish your degree," Lewis said. "It's tough out there. It's a hard life. If you want it to be a deal where you can be successful, finish your degree. Have a good plan and work your plan."
Lewis speaks from experience.
He was born and raised in a tough area of New Orleans, and he ended up back there when his brief NFL career with the St. Louis Rams came to an abrupt end after he blew out his knee in 2000.
Having come up short of earning his degree while he was playing at the University of Texas, Lewis did not have many promising job prospects back home.
"My dad came and got me and said, 'A man doesn't work, he doesn't eat. You need to get a job. You didn't get your degree. It's your fault. You had an opportunity and didn't take advantage of it,'" Lewis said.
Back in New Orleans, Lewis ended up taking a job as a city bus driver. It was quite a harrowing experience, he said, one that included being held up at gunpoint one night. He said another time, two of his passengers overdosed on drugs.
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"You deal with it (when you're getting robbed at gunpoint). You give them what you've got, you keep your head down and you keep going. When they have a gun in your face, you don't think very much, you just do what they tell you to do."
As bad as things got at times, Lewis said he never dreaded going to work.
"My dad always told me, 'Whether you're a garbage man or driving a bus or a football player or an educator, enjoy your work,'" Lewis said. "I always did enjoy working, except when the guy held me up. That was scary."
After enduring on the job for two years, Lewis decided it was time to make a change, time to go back to school and get his college degree.
"I called up (Texas coach) Mack Brown and said, 'Coach, can I come back to school and get my degree?'" he said. "I ended up coming back to school and got my degree and got into coaching. Great deal."
Lewis served as a graduate assistant at Texas for two years (2005-06), then was hired by North Texas State to coach the tight ends.
A year later, Minnesota hired him as tight ends coach. He stayed with the Gophers for two years, then got a call from Muschamp after Muschamp was hired at Florida following the 2010 season.
"(A couple of years earlier, when Muschamp was the defensive coordinator at Texas), we talked about football, family and faith," Lewis said. "Will said, 'If I find anything or get anything, I'll give you a call.' Sure enough, he did.
"I'm enjoying it. When I got back into coaching, it was like a fish to water. It really was. I was born here, made my life here. This is what I want to do. I'm enjoying the crap out of it."
Muschamp said Lewis' story is a good lesson for everyone, especially his players.
"It's a great example of a guy that's been through a tough time, has pushed through it, and is committed to being a football coach from a standpoint of working and understanding the importance of affecting young people's lives," Muschamp said. "I know that's what he enjoys.
"It shows how easily things can be taken away from you. He tried to live without football and decided he needed to be a coach."
He's also been somewhat of a Santa Claus for his many family members living in New Orleans. He said he spent $3,500 on Sugar Bowl tickets.
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Lewis said it's OK that his wallet has taken a hit. He's just happy to be back in his hometown, back among family and friends, returning as a successful assistant college coach.
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"New Orleans is really what you make it," he said. "If you want trouble, you can find it. If you don't, stay away from it.
"I wasn't a sheltered kid. My mom and dad allowed me to go out and enjoy the company of my siblings and my neighborhood friends. When the streetlights came on, they told me to get my butt inside."
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What will Hooksett Village's future be?
Two community forums are scheduled called �Help Shape the Future of Hooksett Village.� The first will be on Thursday, April 11, at 6 p.m. The second is Monday, April 22, at 6 p.m. Both will take place at Town Hall, 35 Main St.
Roger Hawk is president of Hawk Planning Resources of Concord, a community planning consultant with 35 years of experience in the field. He has been retained by the town, along with the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, to study and get input on what residents want for the Village.
�Hooksett Village has lost a lot of its history� said Hawk. �The Mill and the old rail station are gone by.�
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Hooksett is one of several towns who won grants from the New Hampshire Housing Finance Agency to study ways to preserve New Hampshire villages as the social and cultural centers of their communities. The money is part of a larger federal grant. Hooksett received $30,000 for hiring consultants for studies. According to Town Administrator Dean Shankle Jr., the town also adds $7,000, $4,000 of which comes as non-cash, in-kind contributions.
The first meeting will focus on defining what exactly is considered part of the Village. Those in attendance will be asked to identify what makes Hooksett Village unique. The second forum will ask residents to offer suggestions on how future development should be handled and ideas on protecting, preserving and improving the Village.
The information gathered from these forums will be compiled into a report by Hawk and given to town officials who will decide on how to proceed. If the public shows strong support for preserving Village aesthetics the Planning Board could decide to create a �heritage district� in the Village. That designation could include a number of guidelines, recommended or required, to preserve Village character.
But Shankle said what they really want is input on the town�s master plan.
�From my perspective, I�m more focused on the future� said Shankle. With plans to update Hooksett�s master plan, �I think any input we can get from the public will be helpful.�
A light supper and refreshments will be offered during both forums. A website has been set up for the forums. It�s www.HV300.org. A Facebook page has also been created, named HV300.