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Do elite private schools have a responsibility to improve local public schools?
Is it possible that a greater collaboration between public and private schools could enhance our society? Policies and practice could be shared and improved. In addition, students could work together on local service endeavors.
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Mar 21 2013: In Alberta, we have a few private schools but the public system is perhaps more universalist than I perceive is the local experience for many of the responders to date. My daughter is a teacher in a private school (specializing in language immersion teaching) and my son in law is a teacher in the public system. The private schools do have an overall better standing in respect of universal tests ... But not that substantially different from the upper tier of public schools. One experiment that has proved to be quite successful here was to allow the parents and administration of particular public schools to form a "charter school" that is focused in some way... For example, advanced training for the arts, or for gifted children. Parents and children then apply for entry to the school, but once accepted there is no tuition, though there may be extra cost for musical instruments, for example. This middle way is I suppose quite Canadian, neither completely socialist nor absolutely free enterprise. In any case, it seems to work, and I understand creates an improved teaching and learning environment.
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Mar 22 2013: we hare charter schools here as well. my youngest son 17 goes to one. they are fabulous
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Mar 19 2013: Many elite private schools do feel such a responsibility. Some offer training in curriculum and pedagogy for local teachers. Some pilot curriculum and materials and then make it available free online for anyone who wants to use it.
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But the elite private schools face different challenges and constraints than public schools and do not necessarily have the answers to the problems that public schools face.Mar 26 2013: As an adult educator, asked a similar question for a long time, "Doesn't the much better funded K-12 have an obligation to support the adult education system?" I ended up rejecting that question. Weak power tries to force or mandate. Strong, long-lasting effective power comes from winning hearts and minds. Now I look for areas of commonality and try to create, specific, concrete opportunities for partnership. A solution to your problem by way of a proclaimed "responsibility" would abolish the public/private distinction.Mar 21 2013: So far the school boards have been mentioned only once.
In the USA the local school boards are responsible for the public schools. It seems to me that before the private schools start getting involved with the public schools, they should wait for an invitation from the school board. Without such an invitation, there is no responsibility.
Mar 22 2013: Barry,
You're absolutely right that the school board has an incredible impact on schools and their fate. My town's superintendent of only 2 years resigned due to an uncooperative school board, unwilling to change and collaborate. A school board is extremely powerful.
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Mar 21 2013: My first 6 years was in a private catholic school. It wasn't any better than the ignorant public schools. It all boils down to leadership or the lack thereof. Our congress is a prime example of those schoolsMar 21 2013: Hardly. There's a distinction between public and private schools for a reason. It is fairly universal that you spend you money on whatever you truly care about. Private schools may be more money, but the education is far superior and there are scholarship programs if you cannot afford to attend. That and, well, capitalism.Mar 21 2013: Fritzie and all - Why not look at the teachers and the students? A psychologist named Keirsey wrote several books on Myers-Briggs. The relevant one is his first one or first edition of - You Don't Understand Me. I gave my copy of it to my new niece by marriage. When you read that part on the distrubution of personality types among teachers and public school students, you will understand what happened to you and me in our good old public school days. Most teachers are Guardians and Idealists. If you are an Analytical(Promethian) or Artisan(Dionysian), you probably won't become a teacher. The former is the serious Yale student and the latter goes to Julliard. Okay - those are extreme examples, but you'll find the first group just happy teaching the honors students. The Artisans just don't fit in in public schools. Do you want creative people taching in Public High School in America? It's not going to happen except in honors classes. Get over it - The school boards don't want it to happen.
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Mar 21 2013: Actually public schools can and do draw such teachers, but if the administrative apparatus then demands conformity to some prescribed set of approved actions, such teachers may tend to rebel as long as they can and then leave to pursue other options that are more receptive to their strengths.Mar 21 2013: Your question and your explaination are different. Do they have a responsibility: No. Would it be possible to have a greater relationship with private schools: Yes
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However in policy and procedures they are like apples and oranges. Private schools have the option to design the course and implement strategies that meet the student needs. Fritzie has already stated the benefits and drawbacks of each .. I will go a step further. Public schools are directly under the control of text book publishers, test writers, federal and state governments. The curriculum is so compressed and structured that the teacher will follow the provided teacher guide from the text book publisher or fall behind and not cover materials need for successful test completion by the students. I would go so far as to say that most all discretionary decisions have been removed and the task at hand is simply to teach the test.
Taking in consideration what Fritzie and I have both said .... exactly where will these to meet for mutual benefit?
One has a lot to offer ... the other has in it possession a 5 pound bag which the government has given 25 pounds of material to stuff it with.
If you have the time ... please scroll down and re-read Pat Gilberts comment. Education is a multi-billion dollar a year business. Further upper tier administrators have made feather bedding a art form. Look in the phone book and see how many unions, researchers, consultants, and educational associations are listed. Compare the administrative and operational costs of both private and public systems.
I wish you well. Bob.Mar 21 2013: Interesting thought, Arthur! Time for our educational system to make some innovative change.Mar 21 2013: Getting rid of one or the other would benefit us all. I lean towards eliminating the public school districts. They are more expensive, and dollar for dollar they deliver less than the private schools. Besides, our "involved parents" would demand performance. In return their kids would be learning in the real world.
Mar 20 2013: No.Mar 20 2013: Public schools should be the benchmark for others and always be above the private education. To achieve that goal is necessary to invest in education. Private schools don't have this responsibility because the fact is that they are private and they only have responsibilty to their "customers" and "shareholders". Besides, is better for both parts to collaborate to improve them and their environment.Mar 20 2013: I would say: Ultimately no.
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They can and they should, but I wouldn't class it as an obligation.
I would however say that (assuming the private schools are verifiably better than public schools), the government and states have a responsibility to provide an equal (or close to, or better, or improving) standard.
If a private alternative can do something better, than the public sector has a responsibility to strive towards improving itself as the competition has been set.
Mar 20 2013: Xavier,
I agree with you that the public sector has a responsibility to strive towards improving itself. I wonder if it possible to achieve, especially when we consider the points that Fritzie made in regards to the private school population. Is that what separates private and public schools or could it also be the freedom that private schools have to be creative and innovative and ultimately do what works in any given situation (for example, discipline and curriculum)?
Mar 20 2013: The freedom private schools have to be creative and innovative and to customize what they do to meet the needs at hand is of huge benefit for their students if the staff is cutting edge. School district administrations go back and forth over time about what they think of what is often called 'building-based decisionmaking." Fifteen years ago it was the new big idea, as I remember, in schooling. Now administrative preferences seem to have swung back to centralized control and standardization, which tends to be highly frustrating for public school teachers, who far prefer being able to make the choices they think will work best for the particular students they are looking at that year.Mar 20 2013: I think the best improvement would be to do away with the public schools and turn all schools into elite private schools. Of course this will never happen as too many people make too much money at the public trough.Mar 20 2013: Fritzie,
I'm curious to know if the interactions that you refer to (curriculum) are successful. I realize that private schools have unique issues, but could more be done to help minimize the bigger issues that public schools face? Say, discipline, curriculum, exposure or lack thereof, and motivation?
Mar 20 2013: Hi, MaRyan. I actually meant that elite private schools do not face, for example, the disciplinary issues public schools often face, the challenge of absenteeism in many student bodies, the students moving from school to school, the students with serious special needs, the challenges that come with size, some of the economic challenges families face that then affect the child's ability to concentrate at school, and so forth. Private schools typically pick students who they believe are well prepared and motivated and with parents they believe will provide what the private school wants to see in terms of supporting the students at home.
My son is in private school now, while my daughters were in public school all the way until university. I do not think the teachers my son has would be able to use their same curricula and pedagogy effectively in the local public schools in the area that face the greatest challenges.
Mar 20 2013: Fritzie,
I completely agree. But can we blame public school challenges on student population alone? There have been many incredibly successful magnet schools, whose students were previously some of the most challenged in their respective cities. That begs me to ask if there are other approaches that can be taken in public schools for improvement. Higher expectations for all? Demands on parents? Discipline on individual need? More accountability per child? More communication with families?
Mar 20 2013: Of course plenty can be done! Experimentation is continuously underway of precisely the sorts you mention- high expectations, strategies for parent engagement, ways of holding kids accountable, communication with families...
Your question, though, was about whether staffs of elite private schools would be a good resource for solving the big challenges of public schools. I think they are unlikely to be a highly promising source of that expertise or experience, because the biggest issues for public schools are not serious issues for the elite private schools.


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1/4 teaspoon
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Here are few tips that I learn from doing that recipe. First, I tripled most of the recipe, except for the topping. I baked it into big rectangular corning ware dish (about 16" x 9). I added a touch of almond extract. It gives it a nice taste. When baked, I topped it with a touch of icing sugar. It looked great. DO NOT over cook. I baked them for 30-35 minutes. These squares are better when they are moist. Do as the recipe says. Do not use a toothpick to judge if bake or not as it will come out as if it was not baked. Hope this help!
The taste was fine, although I found it too doughy, it baked longer then stated and the out-side became crispy with a gooey raw center. Also, I didn't like the topping, it just fell off. I could not cut these into neat squares as they fell apart and would not hold any shape. Im sorry that these did not turn out for me.
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I took these to work and everyone loved them! I doubled the recipe and baked them in a 9X13 pan instead so they were thicker, more like cake. I also used less brown sugar than it called for (because I ran out) and substituted with extra white sugar, and I used pecans instead of walnuts. It turned out great! The only thing I would do differently--if doubling the recipe in one pan again, I wouldn't double the cinnamon sugar topping because there was way too much. I used it all and when the bars were picked up, tons fell off---mostly sugar, leaving a VERY strong cinnamon taste, probably more than many people would want.
Just made these this afternoon and the kids had already eaten half the pan before the bars finished cooling! These are really tasty. I doubled the recipe (but I cut down BOTH sugars to approx. 3/4c each) and increased the apples to 2 large chopped apples (just over 2c). Left out the nuts. The bars were still sweet enough and don't require any frosting (although the caramel drizzle one reviewer suggested would be delish). Did not double the cinn/sugar topping. Baked in 9x13 pan for 33 minutes. My daughter said to save this recipe and we'll definitely make again soon!
I didn't try these so I have to write this review based on Hubs' report. He said these were the kind of thing he could eat till he got sick on they were that good. Five stars, he said, and better than his all-time favorite butterscotch cookies. Wow! I used Granny Smith apple, left out the nuts at his request and glazed them (right on top of the cinnamon sugar topping) with a butterscotch glaze I kind of just threw together as an experiment: 2 T. each of butter, brown sugar and cream, boiled for a couple of minutes, added about 1/2 tsp. vanilla, then more cream and powdered sugar till desired consistency. These are chewy, subtley cinnamony and appley with a butterscotch finish (his words, not mine). Definitely a make again!
I have to say that with a little bit of this and a little less of that. This was the most incredible apple cake we have ever had. My husband who is very picky couldn't stop talking about it. He said it kicked but!!!! I added 2 cups of apples and only a 1/4 cup of sugar. I also added a 1/4 cup of apple juice. It was so moist it melted in your mouth. I also made a creamcheese topping to spread on top. OH MY GOSH!!!!
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I made this recipe 3 times in the last couple of days. I had bought apples in bulk and needed to use them. I made 2 recipes with a 9x9 pan, cutting both sugars down to less than 1/2 cup each. The first time, I used 1 cup of apples but the next time, I used 1 1/2 full apples and I liked it better with more apples. With more apples, the squares are more moist and cakey. I also made a batch in a 9x13 pan -- I doubled the recipe, used 3/4 cup of each sugar, used 2 1/2 full apples, and baked for 33 minutes. No need to double the sugar topping. Delicious! And I had all the ingredients in my pantry already. This is going to be one of my favorite recipes.
I have made these several times now and thought that it was about time that I put my review in. These are wonderful!! Everytime that I make them they disappear quickly. I use 1 and a 1/2 times the recipe and bake in a 13'X 9' pan. Then I put a carmel glaze drizzled over the top. Just put powdered sugar (about 1/2 to 3/4 Cup)in a small bowl with enough milk to make a semi-thin glaze and stir a couple of tablespoonsfull of the carmel used for dipping apples etc.(Found in the produce section of your market). Drizzle over the top.
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According to a the 2011 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Humboldt Creamery in Fortuna made up 30% of the total toxic release in Humboldt County. The releases were in the form of nitrates as a by product of its milk manufacturing process.
According to Wikipedia, The Humboldt Creamery was established in 1929 as a local association of 152 dairy farms and, until 2009, creamery production was based on 50 small family dairies located in both Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. Wikipedia futher states that, "It was one of only two dairy operations in the United States to have 'free-farmed' certification, a designation related to the extraordinary quality of life attributed to cows who live in pastures."
After experiencing financial problems and a scandal following the resignation of CEO Rich Ghilarducci, bankruptcy was filed and the assets of the Humboldt Creamery were sold at auction on August 27, 2009 to Foster Farms Dairy. Click here to see the Northcoast Journal article on this story.
Use the player below to hear a report on the toxic release, submitted by KMUD News Correspondent Dan Young. This piece was aired by KMUD News Coordinator, Terri Klemetson, on Friday, April 12, 2013.
Water is necessary for the existence of our species, as well as other life forms on our planet. An article in the Huffington Post, titled, "Water Wars? Here in the US?", uses the term "peak water" to describe the coming water crisis, while a post in Aljazeera.com, states that, "...almost half of humanity will face water scarcity by 2030."
Focusing on water issues in our local area, the third Annual Water Day was held at the Mateel Community Center in Redway on March 30, 2013. This all-day event was sponsored by the Eel River Recovery Project (ERRP) and co-sponsored by a dozen other environmental non-profits.
Kmud News recorded the event and is bringing highlights from the day's offerings of presentations and panels.
Use the player below to hear a report from Water Day, submitted by KMUD News Correspondent, Eric Black, and aired on the KMUD Local News on Mon., April 8, 2013. The piece includes information from a presentation by Tasha McKee (Sanctuary Forest) and ideas offered by Sungnome Madrone of the Mattole Salmon Group.
The player below hosts an audio report submitted by KMUD News Correspondent, Eileen Russell and includes highlights from a presentation on Algae Blooms in the Eel River by Keith Bouma-Gregson from the UC Berkeley, Mary Power Lab; Survey work done by the Eel River Recovery Project, presented by Pat Higgins ERRP Volunteer Coordinator; and toxic algae monitoring discussed by Paul Domanchuk (ERRP Toxic Algae Team). The report was aired by KMUD News Director, Terri Klemetson, on Wed., April 3, 2013.
Photos below show (top to bottom) Tasha McKee doing her presentation; morning panel - (left to right) Sara Schremmer (HSU/SRF), Tasha Mckee (Sancutary Forest), Sungnome Madrone (Mattole Salmon Group), Larry Desmond (Mendocino Water Works), Andrew Orahoske (EPIC); Morning WDIII Audience.
April Cannabis Science Update:
A social work research study recently published in the International Journal of Drug Policy finds that children living in homes where marijuana is cultivated do not suffer from adverse health effects at any greater rate than do comparable children in cannabis-free environments.
Chronic cannabis consumers may test positive for trace, residual levels of THC in their blood, even after abstaining from cannabis use for several weeks. This is according to clinical trial data published in the journal of the American Association of Clinical Chemistry.
The National Institutes for Health and the National Institute for Drug Abuse - both US government agencies - are offering $2 million to researchers who want to study the negative impacts of marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington.
A new study published online in Diabetes Care finds that chronic cannabis smoking can induce subtle metabolic changes that include increased visceral adiposity (also known as belly fat) and increased body fat insulin resistance. The study found no evidence, however, of an association between chronic cannabis smoking and more severe metabolic impairment.
And new research from Australia provides evidence that Adults who inhale cannabis report significantly better health outcomes than those who smoke tobacco, or a combination of both substances.
Use the player below to hear the April Edition of Cannabis Science Update.
Cannabis Science Update is a regular feature of the KMUD radio show, Cannabis Consciousness (1:30-3:00pm on the first Sun. of every month), and is written by Kerry Reynolds, read by Harold Day, and recorded by Dave Smith.
Missing - Genevieve Alexander described as approximately 5' 6", 115 pounds, 30 years of age, curly brown hair, possibly wearing eye glasses.
According to information from the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office, 30 year old Genevieve Alexander, shown in the photo above, has been missing since April 4, 2013, at around 3:30 pm. Ms. Alexander was last seen by family members at the Pomo Campground in Fort Bragg, and there was a confirmed sighting of her later at 4:00 pm at the Botanical Gardens in Fort Bragg.
Mendocino County Search and Rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard conducted a search along the coast with negative results.
If you have any information regarding Genevieve's whereabouts, please call the Sheriff's Office at (707) 463-4086.
A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center between March 13-17, among 1,501 adults, shows that for the first time in more than forty years of polling on the issue, a majority of Americans now favor legalizing the use of marijuana. The survey indicates that 52% say that the use of marijuana should be made legal, while 45% say it should not. This represents an increase of 11 percentage points in those favoring legalization since 2011. Young people between the ages of 18 and 32 polled the highest, with 65% in support, up from just 36% in 2008.
Additionally, within the Baby Boomer group (those born between 1946 and 1964), 50% now favor legalizing marijuana, among the highest percentages ever. In past studies, statistics have fluctuated in the Boomer group. For example, in 1978, 47% of Boomers favored legalizing marijuana, but support fell during the 1980s reaching a low of 17% in 1990. However, since 1994 the percentage of Boomers favoring marijuana legalization has more than doubled, going from 24% to 50%.
For further survey details see: www.people-press.org/2013/04/04/majority-now-supports-legalizing-marijuana/
Confrontation escalated this morning, April 2, 2013, between those protesting the Caltrans Willits Bypass Project and California Highway Patrol Officers, the agency charged with safety and enforcement at the project site. Using CHP SWAT Officers trained in climbing techniques, the tree-sitter known as Warbler, who was also engaged in a hunger strike, was removed from high in the tree that she has occupied for over two months. Additional tree-sitters were extracted by the CHP team later in the day.
In response to today's removal of Willit's Bypass Project protestors, by the California Highway Patrol, California Senator Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) issued a statement which can be read below.
Use the player below to hear details on this story in a piece aired on the KMUD Local News on Tues., April, 2, 2013 by KMUD News Director, Terri Klemetson.
For more information, photos and video see the Save Little Lake Valley web site: http://www.savelittlelakevalley.org
California State Senator Evans' Statement, dated April 2, 2013:
CHP was deployed to remove the protestors of the Willits Bypass Project just hours before I was set to meet with the director of Caltrans to have my questions answered. According to some reports, protestors in trees were extracted by CHP using "rubber bullets", and that CHP officers significantly outnumbered protestors.
I am shocked and dismayed at what seems to be an excessive use of force on unarmed protestors.
Thus far, I feel Caltrans and CHP have been slow to respond to my questions and quick to act regarding the Bypass Project.
It also was extremely disturbing to learn that the press was excluded from observing the removal of the protestors.
I had asked to be kept informed on a daily basis prior to any extraordinary action on this project as I represent the 1.3 million Californians living in the Second Senate District where this project is taking place. Regretfully that did not happen today.
I met today with Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty to express my dismay at today's events. I have additionally requested an immediate meeting with CHP Commissioner Joseph Farrow.
I urge everyone to remain calm and for protestors to remain peaceful in their opposition.
Photo below shows Warbler in her perch in March-Photo from Save Little Lake Valley Web Site.
Photo below provided by Jennifer Poole shows the remains of the Warbler tree-sit.
A study published this month in the Open Journal of Pediatrics indicated that just days after the meltdowns in the nuclear reactors at the Fukushima-Dai-ichi plant in Japan in March, 2011, Iodine-131 concentrations in US precipitation was measured up to 211 times above normal, and that the highest levels of I-131 were found in the five US pacific coastal states. The number of congenital hypothyroid cases in these five states from March 17-December 31, 2011 was found to be 16% greater than for the same period in 2010, compared to a 3% decline in 36 other US States. The authors' noted that In the Pacific/West Coast, the largest changes were in the California city of Eureka.
Joseph Mangan and Janette Sherman, the authors of the study, suggest that, "Further analysis, in the US and in other nations, is needed to better understand any association between iodine exposure from Fukushima-Dai-ichi and congenital hypothyroidism risk."
A search warrant for a residence in Eureka resulted in the arrest of 19 year old Matthew Mildbrandt for cultivation and possession for sale of marijuana, conspiracy to commit a felony, being armed in commission of a felony and unlawful sexual relations with a minor. In the same case a search warrant for a residence in Fortuna and another property at the 2500 block of Burr Valley Road, Dinsmore, led to the arrest of Mark Mildbrandt 56 years old, and his wife Denise Mildbrandt, 54 years old, the parents of Matthew Mildbrandt. Mark Mildbrandt was arrested for cultivation and possession of marijuana for sale, conspiracy and armed in commission of a felony, and Denise Mildbrandt was arrested for cultivation of marijuana, possession for sale of marijuana, conspiracy and armed in commission of a felony. The searches also turned up cash, silver, numerous weapons and suspected evidence of environmental damage.The full press release and photos may be viewed below.
HCSO press release, March 26,2013:
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Community Response Unit (C.R.U.) obtained a Humboldt County Superior Court Search warrant for two residences after an approximate month long investigation which began with a crime tip. The warrant authorized the deputies to search a residence in the 2100 block of Law Blvd, Eureka and a residence in the 1900 block of Scenic Drive, Fortuna. Deputies assisted by the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (H.C.D.T.F) served the warrant at Law Blvd first at approximately 7:30 a.m. on 03-25-2013. When deputies arrived they located Matthew Mildbrandt, 19 years old and a 17 year old juvenile female. When deputies searched the residence they located ten one pound packages of marijuana bud, an assault weapon, 65 growing marijuana plants, approximately 10 pounds of processed marijuana, a US Postal Box containing approximately two pounds of sealed marijuana ready to be shipped via US Postal Service, paperwork indicating sales of marijuana, approximately $6000.00 in US Currency and evidence of Matthew Mildbrandt having unlawful sexual relations with a minor. Matthew was arrested for cultivation and possession for sale of marijuana, conspiracy to commit a felony, being armed in commission of a felony and unlawful sexual relations with a minor. He was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility where his bail was set at $50,000.00. The juvenile female was released to her mother who responded to the residence and took custody of her. Mark Mildbrandt was arrested for cultivation and possession of marijuana for sale, conspiracy and armed in commission of a felony, and Denise Mildbrandt was arrested for cultivation of marijuana, possession for sale of marijuana, conspiracy and armed in commission of a felony.
Deputies then served the search warrant at the Scenic Drive residence. When they arrived at the residence no one was home. The residence belonged to Mark Mildbrandt 56 years old, and his wife Denise Mildbrandt, 54 years old, the parents of Matthew Mildbrandt. They searched the residence and located two assault style weapons and nineteen other rifles and handguns. They also located paperwork indicating sales of marijuana and over 400 ounces of silver along withother precious metals and approximately 13,000.00 in cash. While at the home Mark showed up in his employer's truck. Deputies searched the truck Mark arrived in and found approximately 10 pounds of harvested marijuana in the truck. Mark Mildbrandt was arrested for cultivation and possession of marijuana for sale, conspiracy and armed in commission of a felony. He was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility where his bail was set at $50,000.00. Denise Mildbrandt showed up at the residence after Mark, and she too was arrested for cultivation of marijuana, possession for sale of marijuana, conspiracy and armed in commission of a felony. Her bail was set at $50,000.00.
Deputies were able to obtain information during their search which indicated Mark and Denise Mildbrandt had property in the 2500 block of Burr Valley Road, Dinsmore along with Mark David Mildbrandt. Deputies obtained a search warrant for that property and drove to Burr Valley
Road to serve the warrant on 3-25-2013, approximately 4:00 p.m. When the deputies drove up Burr Valley Road, they came across four fir trees that had been recently fallen across the road. The fir trees were approximately two feet in diameter and completely blocked the road. This not only blocked the deputies from accessing the search warrant location to be searched, but it also blocked other non involved residents from accessing or leaving their homes. Deputies were able to clear the road enough to pass after about thirty minutes using chainsaws.
Once at the search warrant site, deputies located a cabin that had been converted for cultivation of marijuana. There was a small living space, along with a drying and manicuring room. Deputies located a diesel powered greenhouse on the property that had leaked several gallons of diesel and oil onto the ground. In the greenhouse structure deputies approximately 300 growing marijuana plants approximately one foot high. They also located approximately 364 pounds of dried marijuana and three firearms including a shotgun. No one was at the structure when they arrived.
The Humboldt County Code Enforcement Unit and Environmental Health are being notified of the environmental damage that the deputies witnessed at the scene. This is an ongoing investigations with more arrests anticipated.
Photos below were provided by HCSO.
Suspects Arrested, left to right: Mark Mildbrandt, Denise Mildbrandt, and Matthew Mildbrandt,
The protest against the Willits Bypass Project is escalating, and according to the KMUD Local News Broadcast, aired by News Director, Terri Klemtson, Thurs., March 21, 2013, the California Highway Patrol stepped up their presence at the project site, and as of 2:30 pm eight people had been arrested.
Use the player below to hear more including:
- An interview with a CHP Officer
- An interview with a Caltrans spokesperson
- Opinions from a tree sitter ("Warbler")
- An interview with a spokesperson from the Environmental Protection and Information Center(EPIC)
- Information on the planned nude photoshoot
Links to more information:
Caltrans Willits Bypass Web Page
Previous KMUD News post Willits Bypass update
KMUD News Post detailing the background of this project and protests against the project
Related information contributed by Dan Roberts
The press release below dated, March 21, 2013 was jointly released by three environmental groups: Center for Biological Diversity, Willits Environmental Center and EPIC.
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Two-dozen conservation and community organizations are joining together to take on irresponsible and damaging highway-widening projects around the state by the California Department of Transportation. The Caltrans Watch coalition cites wasteful spending, institutionalized disregard of environmental regulations designed to protect natural resources, and a pattern of refusal to address local community concerns. A dozen of the groups are calling on Caltrans to halt construction on the controversial Willits Bypass project in Mendocino County.
"With devastating budget cuts to education, health and social services and the state park system, how can Caltrans squander $350 million on five unnecessary highway widening projects in Northern California, with severe environmental impacts?" asked Jeff Miller of the Center for Biological Diversity. "Someone needs to give 'em a brake. Where's the oversight and accountability to rein in the pervasive problems at Caltrans, like refusal to consider reasonable alternatives to massive highway projects, shoddy environmental review, no transparency, faulty data and disregard for public input?"
"The Willits community is coming to realize what a disaster the Willits Bypass will be for our environment and our town," said Ellen Drell of the Willits Environmental Center. "The project should be stopped until Caltrans adequately evaluates less damaging alternatives. We want our transportation dollars and construction jobs directed toward locally appropriate infrastructure that doesn't bankrupt the state, further trash our natural resources or ignore the $300 billion highway maintenance backlog."
"From the wild canyons of the Smith River, through the redwood parks of Humboldt, to the wetlands headwaters of the Eel River at Willits, Caltrans is running roughshod over the North Coast," said Natalynne Delapp of the Environmental Protection Information Center. "Local communities are trying to engage the agency to develop appropriate transportation solutions, but Caltrans continues to bulldoze us with archaic projects straight out of the 1950s, that benefit only a limited group of economic interests."
Despite a pending lawsuit filed by conservation groups challenging the Willits Bypass — a proposed four-lane freeway to be built through sensitive wetlands around the community of Willits — Caltrans has stated its intention to cut down mature oak forests, remove brush and destroy riparian vegetation along critical salmon streams before the case can be heard in federal court this summer. State Sen. Noreen Evans earlier this month sent a letter to Caltrans echoing community concerns over whether there is a need for a four-lane project, why other alternatives or routes were not seriously examined, and if less environmentally destructive solutions to address local traffic congestion were feasible. For now, protestors and a tree-sitter in the path of Caltrans' proposed superhighway have prevented tree and vegetation removal.
The Caltrans Watch coalition includes: Alameda Creek Alliance, Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters, Campaign for Sensible Transportation, Center for Biological Diversity, Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge, East Bay Chapter of the California Native Plant Society, Environmental Protection Information Center, Friends of Coyote Hills Committee, Friends of Del Norte, Friends of the Eel River, Local Ecology and Agriculture Fremont, Mendocino Group of the Sierra Club, Northcoast Environmental Center, Pacificans for Highway One Alternatives, Piercy Watersheds Association, Redwood Chapter of the Sierra Club, Safe Alternatives for our Forest Environment, Save Little Lake Valley, Save Niles Canyon, Save Our Sunol, Save Richardson Grove Coalition, Tri-City Ecology Center and Willits Environmental Center.
Caltrans has consistently refused to consider less expensive and ecologically damaging alternatives to highway widening projects that could accomplish safety and transportation objectives, and has ignored public concerns, input and opposition. The coalition points to half a dozen highway-widening projects being pursued by Caltrans that are not needed to achieve the stated safety or transportation access purposes:
* The $10 million Richardson Grove project to widen and realign Highway 101 through Richardson Grove State Park in Humboldt County, damaging prized old-growth redwoods to supposedly increase access for large commercial trucks;
* The $210 million Highway 101 superhighway the size of Interstate 5 around Willits, not needed for local traffic volumes, requiring the largest wetlands fill permit in Northern California in the past 50 years and running through headwaters of salmon-bearing streams and habitat for endangered plants;
* The $19 million Highway 197/199 widening projects in Del Norte County along the "wild and scenic" Smith River to accommodate oversized commercial trucks, with impacts to old-growth redwood trees;
* The $76 million Niles Canyon highway-widening project in Alameda County, a "safety" project stopped by a citizen lawsuit. Caltrans now admits the widening is not needed and the Federal Highway Administration recently concluded it is not warranted by the state's safety data. It would have cut 600 riparian trees and added four miles of cement retaining walls and rip-rap along a regionally significant stream for steelhead trout;
* The $50 million Calera Parkway project to double the width of Highway 1 in Pacifica, in San Mateo County, with impacts to endangered frogs and garter snakes.
The coalition supports safe roadways and sensible transportation planning. For each of these projects the organizations have expended considerable effort through the available public review processes to encourage Caltrans to pursue reasonable and effective safety or access upgrades that would avoid needless environmental destruction. These efforts have largely been frustrated by Caltrans' refusal to even evaluate viable alternatives proposed by the affected communities.
The pattern of flawed decision-making and inadequate environmental review by Caltrans has forced community organizations to resort to litigation as the only remaining avenue to seek redress. The coalition cites systemic problems within Caltrans, beginning with the manner in which transportation infrastructure needs are identified, the proposed solutions to address those needs, incomplete and inadequate review of environmental impacts, and disregard for concerns of local communities.


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Use Windows Migration Assistant to migrate your files from your old Microsoft Windows-based PC to your Mac running OS X Mountain Lion or OS X Lion. Migration Assistant automatically transfers your contacts, calendars, and email accounts and more, and puts them in the appropriate applications.
How to migrate information from a PC to your Mac
What gets transferred, and to where?
Windows Migration copies this information from your Windows PC to your Mac:
Email, contacts, and calendar information
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|From Windows 7 (with SP1 or later) or Windows 8
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|Logged-in user
|Logged-in user
|Logged-in user
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or to Address Book (Lion)
|Logged-in user
|Logged-in user
|Logged-in user
|Calendar information--to Calendar (Mountain Lion)
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|Exchange messages--to Mail app
Tip: "Logged-in user" means only the data belonging to the user account that you are logged in to Windows with is transferred. To transfer data from other user accounts, repeat this process while logged in to the other account(s). A new user account will be created in OS X each time you perform a migration.
Important: Windows "Mail app for Windows 8" is not supported. However earlier versions of Windows Mail running in Windows 8 are supported.
Note: You may have to manually quit an application in Windows 8 before using the Windows Migration Assistant. Follow these steps to quit an application in Windows 8:
- Use the Alt-Tab key combination to choose a running application.
- Press Alt-F4 on the keyboard to quit the application.
- Bookmarks from Internet Explorer, Safari for Windows, and Firefox are transferred to Safari in OS X.
iTunes content
- Transferred to iTunes in OS X.
Image files
- Transferred your disk; these can be added to iPhoto.
Note : After migrating, you should open iPhoto and let it search the disk for photos to import.
System settings
- Localization, locale, browser homepage, desktop picture (omitting standard Windows desktop pictures) are transferred to equivalent System Preferences settings in OS X.
Other files
- Files from each top-level folder in the logged-in user's home directory will be offered.
- Non-system files (items in \Windows, \Program Files), top-level folders on the user's Windows system disk, and top-level folders on other local disks attached to the Windows PC are also offered.
- Tip: You can uncheck (deselect) anything you do not want to transfer.
Before you begin the transfer process
- To avoid interrupting the migration process, disable automatic installation of updates in Windows.
- Disable any anti-virus software on the PC. Such software may incorrectly identify the Windows Migration Assistant process as suspicious and interfere with it.
- Disable any firewall software on the PC. Firewall software may block needed ports for Windows Migration Assistant to run.
- Run the check disk utility (such as chkdsk) on the PC to make sure it is free of any issues.
- Tip: Select Start > Run… type "cmd" and press Enter. Type "chkdsk" into the command window and press Enter. If the check disk utility reports that it "found problems", enter "chkdsk /F" press Enter. Press "Y" then restart the PC. Repeat this process until the check disk utility reports no issues. If an issue persists after a few repair cycles, you should get the PC serviced before migrating your data to the Mac.
- Make sure you know the name and password of an administrator account. The first account created on the Mac is an administrator account.
- Make sure that both the Windows PC and the Mac are on the same network, such as your home network. These are the preferred network connections, in order:
- Use a CAT6-certified Ethernet cable that is in good condition to connect the Ethernet port of the PC directly to the Ethernet port of the Mac or Ethernet adaptor (USB or Thunderbolt). You shouldn't use an Ethernet cable that has any kinks in it or is missing connector tabs.
- Use CAT6-certified Ethernet cables that are in good condition to connect the Mac and PC to your home network router/hub/switch. You shouldn't use an Ethernet cable that has any kinks in it or is missing connector tabs.
- For wireless, use the fastest wireless signal possible (802.11n 5Ghz). Try to have the PC, Mac, and the wireless access point all in the same room close to each other.
- This process will create a new user account on your Mac that contains the data migrated from the Windows PC. It will not merge the information with any existing user accounts on your Mac.
- This article only applies to migrating from a Windows-based PC to a Mac. For assistance with performing a migration from one Mac to another, please see How to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from another Mac.
- Windows-specific file types, such as .exe files, are not transferred.
- You will need to enter your password when you first use an account, such as when you use your transferred email account in the Mail application for the first time.
Install Windows Migration Assistant on the PC
- On the PC, download the Windows Migration Assistant installer from Apple Support Downloads.
- Install Windows Migration Assistant, then open it.
- Click "Continue" to proceed.
The Windows Migration Assistant will wait for you to open Migration Assistant or use the Setup Assistant. Click below for information about the option you want to use:
Transferring with the Setup Assistant that appears when your Mac starts up for the first time
In the Setup Assistant's "Transfer Information to This Mac" screen, select the "From a Windows PC" transfer option.
Select the source Windows PC then click "Continue" to proceed.
The Mac will display a passcode that should appear on the Windows PC.
The Windows PC will display the passcode from the Mac, then click "Continue" to proceed.
On the Mac, select the information to transfer from the Windows PC, then click "Transfer" (once the "Transfer" button is available) to begin the migration process.
On both the Windows PC and Mac you will see a progress bar, messaging about what is being migrated, and estimated time remaining until the process is completed.
After this, complete the OS X Setup Assistant process.
Once completed, you can log in to the new user account.
Note: At your first login on the Mac you will see your account name. Press the Return key and you'll be prompted to reset your password. See Choosing good passwords in OS X for information about how to choose a good password.
Use Migration Assistant after your Mac has started up
If you've already gone through the Setup Assistant process, you can use Migration Assistant at any time to transfer data from a PC to a new user account on your Mac.
- On the Mac, open the Migration Assistant located in the Utilities folder. To open it: In Finder, choose Go > Utilities, or press Shift–Command–U (⇧⌘U). Double-click Migration Assistant.
- Select the "From another Mac, PC, Time Machine backup, or other disk" option then click "Continue".
- When prompted, enter an administrator name and password.
- Select the "From another Mac or PC" migration method then click "Continue" to proceed.
- When prompted, click Continue to quit other applications. Other applications can't be open on the Mac during the migration process.
- Select the PC, then wait for the PC to show the passcode displayed on the Mac.
- On the PC, once you see the passcode displayed on the Mac, click "Continue" to proceed.
- The Mac will then begin to inspect your computer and build a list of information to migrate.
- Select the information you would like to migrate to the Mac, then click Continue to proceed.
On both the Windows PC and Mac you will see a progress bar, messaging of what is being migrated and estimated time remaining. Once completed, you can log into the user account created.
Note: At your first login on the Mac you will see your account name. Press the Return key and you'll be prompted to reset your password. See Choosing good passwords in OS X for information about how to choose a good password.


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HOPKINS COUNTY, KY (11/17/11)—Mark Brown, a dedicated servant of Jesus Christ, a Madisonville native, and a naturally talented songwriter, was nominated for the United States Association of Gospel Entertainers and Musicians' (USAGEM's) "2011 New Artist of the Year" award earlier this year and will be appearing in the 8th Annual USAGEM Awards this upcoming Saturday, November 19th.
To be held at Nashville's historic Troubadour Theatre beginning at 3pm, the 8th Annual USAGEM Awards will include a variety of live performances by gospel music artists associated with the Nashville-based organization.
The event, which will be televised, will be hosted by the award-winning group, The Fox Brothers. The show itself will be filmed by Fresh Well Media and will be aired on the Family-Friendly Entertainment Network and other Christian television networks.
According to the USAGEM, artists scheduled to perform at this year's event include Melanie Walker, The Hemphills, Joanne Cash Yates, The Gardners, Glenn Tubb, Allison Speer, Russ Murphy, Rene Jones, The Pearly Gates, Danny Jones, Sandi Kay & New Hickory, Charlene Harrison, Bev McCann, Ann Hartmann, Tammy Vice, Joe Arview & Thunder, Sunday Edition, and comedian, Cheryl Jackson.
A total of nineteen awards will be presented in a broad cross section of categories including gospel entertainer, male and female artists, new artist, song, acoustic singer/songwriter, group, duo, musician, and comedian. Genre-specific awards will be presented to artists in Southern Gospel, Christian Country, Black Gospel, Bluegrass , and Contemporary Christian music.
Fellow artists competing alongside Madisonville native Mark Brown for the title of 2011 New Artist include Emily Carey, The Davis Family, David Smith, Paul Sparks, Allison Speer, and Sunday Edition. Each of the artists were selected from a pool of hundreds, if not thousands, of similar artists.
As Mark is a native and representative of our community, we at SurfKY News wish him the best of luck at the awards ceremony!
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The End, Indie Recordings Bring Norwegian Black Metal to U.S. Shores
Norwegian back metal has gained much attention as a serious sonic form and artistic endeavor in the U.S., but there are still many releases that do not find their way onto U.S. shores. To help remedy that, The End Records in conjunction with Indie Recordings have signed a distribution deal that will be bringing some notable black metal releases, including Vreid (members of Windir), 'Engangsgrill' (Nattefrost/Fenriz) and Sarke (Nocturno Culto from Dark Throne), onto U.S. soil starting later this month.
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Question from Carl: I recently started dating after a divorce. What advice would you give me as far as first date suggestions? Should my courtship techniques be the same as when I was in my 20s?
Also see: A guy's guide to dating.
PS: Keep it short and simple. Meet for coffee. If it's great, then you can extend the time. If not, you have a good out. Do something where you'll have something to talk about. Taking a walk, for example, can put a lot of pressure on two people who have just met. Go see a movie, a play or sporting event.
Question from Jeannie from Cleveland: My 22-year-old son lives in the house and I want to date. What should I do? I feel like a teenager!
PS: You're not a teenager, so you have rights! That is to say, you are a mature woman and you want to date, so I think you need to talk to your son and tell him that you are going to start dating again. On the other hand, you don't want to put your date, yourself or your son in embarrassing situations. You might meet your early dates outside the house, or not bring them to the house unless the relationship is becoming more important. He is 22, and he has heard of "dating."
Question from Guest: Men with gray hair are thought to look distinguished. What do men think about women with gray hair?
PS: In general, I think they think they're older. I don't think it's fair, but it's probably true that gray hair is a signal to men that a woman is older and he may or may not like her ability to embrace her own aging in that way.
Some women of course look stunning with gray hair. It's the right color for them. Others not so much. But there is more to love than hair color, and I think people pick who they love on other criteria.
Question from Denise: Are online dating sites good ways to meet people?
PS: I think so. You have to try different sites to see which ones feel comfortable for you, and which ones have tools that you think will create a better chance of a good relationship. There are also sites that are primarily about friendship or finding someone to do things with. And they are good introductions to social networking, and a good way to ease into trying an actual dating site.


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Hiding Divya
Filmmaker Rehana Mirza tackles the taboo of mental illness in the South Asian community in her writing and directorial feature debut. "Hiding Divya" provides a rare, realistic and poignant glimpse into the lives of three generations of women -- Divya Shah whose bipolar illness has been denied and covered up for years; her rebellious daughter, Linny, who ran away from home as an unwed teen; and Linny's 16-year-old daughter, Jia, whose emotional turmoil is buried under a veil of secrecy. Combining the deft humor of Mirza's award winning shorts with the philosophical twists of her acclaimed theatre plays, the film tells a story of denial, shame, guilt and love.
Cast: Kunal Sharma, Madhur Jaffrey, Deep Katdare, Madelaine Massey, Pooja Kumar
Produced by: Deep Katdare
Directed by: Rehana Mirza
Written by: Rehana Mirza
Running time: 1hr 22min
Opens: Aug 20, 2010 Limited
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Try exercising with a friend or family member to keep you motivated. But if you don't have a reliable exercise buddy, try a virtual partner. The Nintendo Wii and Xbox Kinect gaming systems track your body's movements in real time and let you work out with a virtual friend.
Ready to step up your training but not quite sure how? If you can walk continuously for 20 minutes, you might be ready to try running. Several running stores, gyms and online programs offer beginners' running programs, which guide novices through a walk-run routine a few times a week until they're running continuously for 20 or 30 minutes. Cool Running's Couch to 5K (coolrunning.com) and Runner's World's 8-Week Beginning Runner's Training Program (runnersworld.com) are especially popular.
Take it outside. Exercising outdoors offers even more health benefits than going to the gym. Hiking, biking and walking in the fresh air have a greater positive effect on mental health than exercising indoors, a study found. Just five minutes of outdoor activity can improve mood, reduce stress and increase self-esteem — so take a walk after lunch for a more productive afternoon.
For National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, sign up for the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award challenge and track your progress online (presidentschallenge.org/challenge). Once you reach your goals, you'll be eligible to receive special awards and fitness gear.
Add some strength training to your workout, which tones muscles, builds bone and burns a whopping eight to 10 calories per minute. Even better, the additional muscle that you gain from lifting weights boosts your metabolism. For every three pounds of muscle you gain, you'll burn up to 120 additional calories a day, just doing nothing.


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It's pretty exciting as a company to begin with an idea, draft the plans and map out a road for a product's development – all to see it come together with one outstanding result. One of these such new products from us here at Okuma, is the new Azores saltwater spinning reel line.
"We've really been on a terror this week with the Azores reels," said an excited Mark Coleman, one of Okuma's West Coast-based product testers. "We're up to 50+ albacore on the one and 30+ on the other. The third has about 20 fish. All reels are functioning like new. In the big scheme of things that is a lot of tuna on one reel. More than any of the others I've tested! Honestly this is the best saltwater spinning reel I've used."
The new Azores line is our latest saltwater spinning line up here at Okuma, and boasts some exciting features that set this real apart from others.
"The Azores Z-65S is everything an angler looks for in a reel," noted Jason Schall, another key Okuma tester based out of Charleston, SC. "The corrosion-resistant coating and gearing, the Mechanical Stabilizing System combined with the water tight drag seal is perfect. The rigid aluminum body and side plate give it the strong, solid, heavy-duty look and feel on the outside that it also is on the inside. I caught over 250 fish in a week on this reel, with most of them large sharks and very large redfish. One of the redfish I caught was only 3 inches from a new IGFA length record!"
In Southern California, Okuma tester Capt. Bob Woodard has been putting the Azores to use on one of the best SoCal saltwater seasons in a decade. Woodard has scored numerous yellowfin tuna, yellowtail and some quality dorado on a spinning set up consisting of the Azores 65-size reel paired with a Makaira MK-C-701M spinning rod.
While the majority of fishing for yellowtail is done with conventional outfits, Carmen Macdonald and Brandon Cotton, both part of Okuma's Marketing front, switched it up a bit while on a recent fly-in trio down to Cedros Island, BCS Mexico.
"You might see a few guys on a sportboat fishing spinning tackle for yellows, but most guys are gonna be using conventional tackle most of the time. We'd caught a good amount of the forkies on conventional tackle already, so we figured let's mix it up and tag a few on the new Azores spinners," said Cotton. "I tell you what, that reel is extremely strong and stable, and the drags are super smooth and powerful."
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While some Maryland lawmakers are lamenting the loss of tradition in the move of the University of Maryland to the Big 10 Conference, one delegate is trying to prevent any loss of money that could come from the move.
Del. Patrick L. McDonough (R-Dist 7) of Middle River, said he is prefiling a bill that would prohibit any funding from the General Assembly to go toward the move.
"We are hearing that they have a $50 million fee to leave the [the Atlantic Coast Conference], and there are questions about whether they'll have to spend money to fit the standards of the Big 10," McDonough said. "I want to prevent any bonding or debt to create new facilities."
The move to the Big 10 was announced by university President Wallace D. Loh on Nov. 19. A lawsuit filed against the university by the ACC followed, as the conference pursues a $50 million exit fee set in September, up from $20 million. Loh is opposed to the high fee and has said that it likely would not be upheld in court.
At a news conference to announce the move, Loh headed off concerns about the cost by saying that the athletic department is self-funded and that no taxpayer dollars would be used.
University spokesman Brian Ullmann confirmed Thursday that the exit fee would be paid from athletic department revenues.
"Our athletics program is responsible for all of its own expenses; it receives no state funds," Ullmann wrote in an email.
But McDonough said that because the decision to move the university to the Big 10 was done behind closed doors, he has questions about how the transfer will be paid for.
"They are a taxpayer-funded institution," McDonough said. "Frankly, I don't see how they could have made a decision without consulting the General Assembly."
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Mercer volleyball tops ETSU 3-1
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MACON, Ga. (Nov. 6, 2010) -
Mercer had four players record double-digit kills and the Bears downed ETSU 3-1 (20-25, 25-23, 13-25, 22-25) in Atlantic Sun volleyball play on Saturday afternoon at the University Center.
Mercer improves their record to 14-16 overall and 6-3 in the Atlantic Sun, while ETSU falls to 23-8 and a matching 6-3 A-Sun mark.
Jamie Duff (13), Amiee Frutchey (11), Krista Hurley (11), and Libby Hansch (10) each recorded double-digit kills for the Bears on the afternoon. Mercer outhit ETSU .210 to .108 for the match.
Alysa Long
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Megan Devine
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Whitney Cogburn
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Kiley Tamblyn
(Torrance, Calif.) led the ETSU defense with 15 digs.
After Mercer earned the opening set victory, both teams traded points for much of the second set until a Cogburn kill put the Bucs up 23-22. On the very next play, ETSU got a crucial block from
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ETSU could not keep the momentum on their side as Mercer won the next two sets to close out the match.
The Bucs close out regular season play on Wednesday as they welcome in USC Upstate to Brooks Gym. First serve is set for 7 p.m.
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Today's Mixcloud Thursday update comes to us by way of Germany in the early '80s, where bands like Grauzone and DAF established the Neue Deutsche Welle as one of the country's defining modern artistic movements. (You can read more about the NDW in this Track of the Day from January, as well.) Rock Show music director Dan put together this hour of NDW music back in January, so check it out here or at our Mixcloud profile.
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A few weeks back, during class, Noel Harding handed the Wildflower group a jar of magical minerals. He told us that if we sprinkled the minerals onto the soil where our garden was going to be that it would nourish the land and help our garden grow. When asked where they were from and what they were made of, he pointed us in the direction of his friend and donor of the minerals, Martha Gay Scroggins, co-ordinator of the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming. Martha's instructions and words of wisdom were "…The minerals consist of over 60 micro nutrients in a fine ground powder… they are sourced from Global Minerals and this product is called "Rama Rock"…They will last for years in the soil and can be returned to soil by leaving vegetative matter in fall and not removing- or composting…they are primarily used to increase plants immunity in organic food production systems…they must be watered in — do not leave on soil to dry out- best to hand broadcast, like adding fairy dust, during a rain is best time to apply…". So we listened to Martha and sprinkled on the minerals like fairy dust before a rain. Hopefully Rama Rock helps our garden grow.
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Le Moyne Book Club: February 20
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It can be an overwhelming experience. A chance to ask for whatever you'd like.
Ryleigh Carroll, 5, of Leonardtown had just had her once-a-year turn on Santa's lap at the Sixth Annual Festival of Trees, held Dec. 7 at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center as a fundraiser for Hospice of St. Mary's.
As the red-haired girl was picked up and carried away, someone asked what she had just asked for from Santa. And she had to think. What was her big wish this year?
"A doll," Ryleigh said finally.
Any doll?
Ryleigh nods.
Actually, Ryleigh wants an American Girl doll, one with red hair like her own, she explained, when prompted by her father, Steve Carroll, standing nearby and smiling. She plans to name the doll "Lila." And she would also like some stuffed animals.
It's a great opportunity for children — an audience with someone whom they believe will bring them whatever they ask for. What would adults ask for if they had the same opportunity?
"Straight up warm weather ... That's the only thing I need," Steve said.
Ryleigh's aunt, Tara Moore of California, agreed. "Yeah, that would be nice." Then she considered the weather forecast for that weekend, when a winter storm was expected. "A safe, happy, healthy holiday," Moore added, "with everybody traveling and the ice storms."
As about 900 visitors to the festival of trees admired the decorated Christmas trees and wreaths and visited the vendors set up for the occasion, the adult requests of Santa solicited for this story were much along the same line — not so much the things that could be wrapped and left under the tree, but the intangible things that so affect the adult world. Health, the economy and jobs were common themes ... along with a trip to France and few other large items that wouldn't fit under a tree.
Three representatives from hospice — Eve Love, president of the board of directors; Mary Ann Stamm, vice president of the board; and Kathy Franzen, hospice director — stood near the entrance to the festival, watching the visitors come in and admiring the display. With the hours of effort to prepare for the festival on their minds, Love said she would ask for "a tree that doesn't need fluffing ... and lights that always work."
With tears in her eyes, Stamm said she would ask for good health for her 86-year-old mother in Pittsburgh. "She took a fall this week," Stamm said. "I just want her to pull through and be healthy again."
Franzen thought for awhile and said she'd ask for an expansion of Hospice House of St. Mary's in Callaway. The hospice house, which currently has eight rooms, provides a homelike environment for people who require medical care as they approach the end of their life. "An addition ... three more rooms," Franzen said.
Franzen noted that the house often has a waiting list. "There's always like three people waiting," she said.
Steve Elwood was in the holiday spirit, humming "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" as he poured himself some orange juice from a refreshment table. "Gourmet Steve" was at the festival as a vendor, where he and his wife were selling specialty olive oils and balsamic vinegars.
Elwood's wish? "For my wife and I, a stress-free life" He said stress in their life often comes from financial strain. And then he added, "and for everyone to know the love of Jesus ... now that would definitely be a Christmas miracle."
Vonnie Patton of Chaptico, the art teacher at Mechanicsville Elementary School, was at the festival as a vendor also, where she was selling handmade jewelry. "Peace on earth and for our children to stay healthy," Patton said right away. And then she thought some more. She noted that she is at an age where she is thinking about retirement. She said she'd ask for a happy retirement with adequate health care.
"I want to travel out West and take classes on rocks and mineral identification," Patton said, laughing. "I want to have fun and travel until my body falls apart."
Finally, she said that she would also ask for the economy to pick up and for there to be more job opportunities for young people.
Betty Currie of Hollywood said she'd ask for "peace on earth and good will to all ... not just men," she said with a chuckle.
And Sue Gibbs, a longtime librarian with St. Mary's County Library who is now retired, said she would ask that everyone have a good planting season this spring and "enough rain all summer to keep our gardens green and growing."
She added, "a trip to France would be nice, too!"
Back at the festival's Santa station, Santa sat in a rocking chair and patiently listened to the lists of requests from young people.
They asked for footballs and soccer balls, iPods, Playstation 4, CD players, TVs, bicycles. "A lot of video games. A lot of Barbie dolls still. A lot of Batman and Spiderman things," he said.
What does Santa want for Christmas?
"Joy in the hearts of everybody," he said, with no hesitation. Almost like he'd been waiting for someone to ask.


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Wookie wrote:I am still figuring out the details for this year, and if I want to run it again.
Wookie wrote:So far, other than the first year, we have yet to sell all the tags so I only want to order 50 this time and if we sell out then great but if not I don't want to end up with tons of extras like I have now. I need to find something to do with all the ones I have.
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