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The decision by planners to locate a proposed cracker plant outside of the immediate Tri-State Area topped the news in March.
Shell Oil announced it had picked the 300-acre Horsehead zinc property in nearby Monaca, Pa., for the site of a multi-billion dollar ethane cracker, a plant that would convert the ethane from natural gas into ethylene used in petrochemicals for the plastics industry.
The March 15 announcement dashed hopes among West Virginia leaders that the company would build the plant in Hancock County, or in Southeastern Ohio.
West Virginia officials, who'd hoped to persuade Shell to build on a 250-acre parcel next to Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort, said they expected to reap the benefits of downstream business opportunities locally, since the Monaca site is less than a half-hour's drive from Weirton, comments echoed by state and local leaders in Jefferson County.
West Virginia officials insisted Marcellus and Utica shale operations in West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania and Southeastern Ohio could support more than one cracker.
Also in March MarkWest Energy Partners leased 207 acres in Cadiz's industrial park to construct a pumping station. The $1,051,000 deal included 21 acres along the front of Industrial Park Road and 21 acres along U.S. Route 22 at $15,064 per acre. The 165 acres in between was leased for $2,500 per acre.
MarkWest, a Colorado-based energy company involved in gathering, processing and transporting natural gas, said its Harrison County operations will produce 100,000 barrels per day of fractionation, storage and marketing capacity, and will boast 200 million cubic feet per day of cryogenic processing capacity.
Local officials said construction of the plant and the pipeline infrastructure through the county represented an investment of $500 million to $1 billion.
MarkWest also purchased the Rosebud Mining headquarters on East Market Street in Cadiz for an administrative office for Ohio operations, creating about 20-25 jobs.
In other news in March:
Jefferson County commissioners on March 8 approved a tight budget for the year, but there were hopes revenue would increase for the next year's budget.
The general fund budget totaled $13,478,862, about $200,000 less than in 2011.
County Commissioner Thomas Graham said there was a lot of work put into finalizing the budget. Commissioners met in September with department heads warning of an tight budget. County Commissioner Tom Gentile complemented county department heads for keeping spending down through the end of 2011 and turning money back in, which helped in keeping the 2012 budget nearly the same as last year.
County Commissioner David Maple said he was pleased with the tight spending by the departments in 2011.
Graham said the commissioners kept operations at the county jail the same. He said the commissioners didn't want to reduce the number of prisoners housed at the jail.
Maple said he hoped the 2013 budget would improve with increased revenue because of the oil and gas drilling. He cautioned the oil and gas drilling market could fluctuate and the county should keep that in mind next year.
Jefferson County Engineer James Branagan told the county commissioners in March that 2011 was one of the most productive years in his more than two decades as county engineer, thanks to road work done by Chesapeake Energy.
Branagan presented his department's annual report that showed major help from Chesapeake Energy.
Chesapeake rebuilt and paved 11 miles of county roads in 2011 at a cost of $400,000 a mile as part of the road-use agreement the county had with gas drilling companies.
Branagan said Chesapeake's subcontractors either did base repairs or full-depth reclamation where the existing road was pulverized to a depth of 16 inches, adding cement and water, grading and compacting and then paving with asphalt.
Chesapeake also improved shoulders, culverts, drainage, adding catch basins and road ditches, Branagan said.
Voters turned down a 1-mill operating levy proposal for the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School during the March 6 election.
The levy would have generated $1.1 million annually.
Superintendent Dale Edwards at the time said that with the levy failing to pass, the school would have to resort to a "Band-aid type approach" toward the facility repairs the building needs.
Voters would again turn down the levy in November.
A 9.45-mill continuous operating levy that would have prevented major cuts within the Edison Local School District was declined passage by local voters during the March 6 election.
The levy would have generated approximately $3 million year and would have went toward maintaining existing programs and preventing additional cuts and closures in the district.
Voters again rejected the levy proposal in November, and school officials have said major district cuts would have to be made.
The Indian Creek School District failed to pass a proposed 4.95-mill bond issue and operating levy during the March 6 election.
The 4.95-mill levy - a 3.5-mill bond issue and a 1.45-mill five-year operating levy - would have provided the school district with $22 million for a new high school building. The school district would have been responsible for $15 million, according to officials, while the Ohio School Facilities Commission would have provided $7 million.
Voters would again turn down the levy proposal in November.
Glenn D. Chaffee, 54, of 615 Logan Ave., Mingo Junction, was sentenced to four years in prison on March 29 by Jefferson County Common Pleas Judge David Henderson after Chaffee admitted to pointing a shotgun at a Mingo Junction police officer in September.
Chaffee pleaded guilty to two counts of felonious assault and single counts of felonious assault on a police officer and attempted murder.
The county prosecutor's office reported Chaffee was involved in a domestic dispute with his wife on Sept. 3, 2011, at their home. Chaffee beat on his wife for several hours, the prosecutor's office reported. Chaffee pointed a shotgun at his wife but the gun misfired, so he broke the shotgun into pieces, the prosecutor's office reported.
Around 7 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2011, the wife was able to call 911 but was unable to speak because her husband was nearby. Mingo Junction Police responded to the home and found Chaffee sitting on the front porch, the prosecutor's office reported. The officer said he needed to speak to the wife and went inside, while Chaffee went into another room, the prosecutor's office reported.
Chaffee came out of the room with a shotgun and told the officer "not to do it," the prosecutor's office reported. The officer, according to the prosecutor's office, determined he was unable to draw his service weapon in time so he charged Chaffee, tackled him and removed the shotgun, with assistance from the county sheriff's department.
Darin Sherman Bell, 45, of 1014 county Road 23, Bloomingdale, who was found guilty of one count of felony dogfighting, was ordered by Jefferson County Common Pleas Judge Henderson in March to spend two weekends in jail and will be on probation for two years.
A common pleas court jury found Bell guilty of one count of felony dogfighting but innocent of another count of dogfighting. Henderson dismissed a third county of dogfighting prior to the jury beginning deliberations.
The Jefferson County Drug Task Force raided Bell's home in August 2010 looking for cultivated marijuana. The drug task force notified the county's dog warden when 205 pit bulls were found on the property. The jury determined Bell sold, purchased or trained a dog for dogfighting but didn't promote, engage in or was employed in dogfighting.
Henderson also ordered Bell not to possess pit bulls or other dogs used in dogfighting or associate with known dogfighters.
The once booming steel town that has seen more than its share of unemployment and recession woes in recent years became a centerpiece in March for the Republican presidential primary battle for Ohio's 66 convention delegates.
Two weeks after Rick Santorum found an enthusiastic capacity crowd at Froehlich's Classic Corner restaurant the Republican candidate returned to Steubenville to await the results of the Super Tuesday primary elections in March.
Santorum may have won the popular vote in the 6th Congressional District but could not collect any delegates from the district because his campaign failed to file enough signatures for delegates to the Republican primary.
According to local Santorum organizer Michael Hernon, the former Pennsylvania senator insisted on returning to Steubenville for what could have been the most important night of his presidential campaign.
Steubenville Council gave City Manager Cathy Davison a generally favorable job review on March 20 and encouraged Davison to focus on building the city's water customers and attracting business to the downtown.
The annual job evaluation came as Davsion entered the third and final year of her current three-year contract.
Council members met in a two-hour executive session on March 11 to discuss their personal views on Davison's job performance.
Looking at Harding Middle and Pugliese West Elementary Schools, there was a lot of "marvelous integration" that could be seen, according to Ohio Board of Education President Debe Terhar, who visited the school in March.
"I feel the majority of schools in Ohio should be doing this - the integration from a child's early years of education to their later. It needs to be replicated at larger schools," said Terhar.
Terhar and Sarah Dove, teacher liaison to the governor's office, visited Steubenville City Schools to tour the facilities and to get an upclose and personal look at what has earned the district so many excellent ratings.
It must have been a feeling of deja vu for Dharani Kotekal, an eighth-grader from Indian Creek Junior High School, after she was the last speller standing during the 2012 Jefferson County Regional Spelling Bee presented by Eastern Gateway Community College and the Herald-Star on March 10 at Buckeye North Elementary School.
Kotekal, who previously won the county bee in 2010 and placed second last year, reclaimed her title as top speller in the 20th round Saturday by correctly spelling the word "nativistic."
Kotekal proceeded to the National Scripps Bee in Washington, D.C., in early June, where she placed in the top 25 spellers in the country.
The Community Improvement Corp.'s board of directors spelled out the selection process for new officers in March, ending weeks of controversy. Board members, meeting for the third time in as many months for the purpose of reorganizing, stressed the need to "move forward, do what needs to be done" for the betterment of the community.
James R. Threat, 28 of Steubenville was sentenced to four years in prison by Jefferson County Common Pleas Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr. on March 14 after pleading guilty to two counts of robbery.
Threat was arrested by City Police in connection with the Dec. 16 robbery of Kwik King on North Seventh Street. County Prosecutor Jane Hanlin said Threat walked into Kwik King armed with a knife and stole money from a clerk and a customer.
On March 15, the Brooke County school board accepted the resignation of Tom Bruney as Brooke High School's head football coach. In his three years as coach, Bruney led the Brooke Bruins to two state championship attempts and one Ohio Valley Athletic Conference victory. But Bruney said false accusations against him and his family prompted him to resign.
Kathy Kidder, Brooke County superintendent, said she and other officials investigated the accusations and found none to be true, but she agreed with Bruney that his resignation would be best for the football program.
On March 17 a supervisor at Ohio American Energy's Salt Run 1 Mine near Brilliant was killed in an accident. Officials with the federal Mining Safety and Health Administration confirmed Walter McAfee, 55, of Jewett was crushed between a highwall mining machine and front-end loader.
William Harmon, 29, of Steubenville, was shot and killed on March 20 by a Weirton police officer outside the Misty Cove Laundromat. Brooke County Assistant Prosecutor David F. Cross said Harmon charged at the officer and appeared to be bearing a metal object.
Cross said Harmon had robbed the Sunoco gas station earlier that morning using a serated knife, and under the circumstances, the shooting was justified.


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I'm trying to get the latitude/longitude of all of a user's friends using a single API call. I believe I need to write a multi-query FQL statement, but I can't get the syntax correct.
I believe the two queries need to be something like the following:
'"friends":"SELECT uid,current_location FROM user WHERE uid IN (SELECT uid2 FROM friend WHERE uid1 = me())"'
'"location":"SELECT location FROM page WHERE id IN (SELECT current_location_id FROM #friends)"';
My problem is that somehow I need to get the ID of the current_location in the first query so that I can reference it in the second query, but I only know how to get an array that contains the id.
Thanks for any help!
I'm not trying to get check-ins of friends. Instead I want to graph the "current_location" (i.e. where they live) of all of a user's friends on a Geo map. I can get a user's "current_location" with the following FQL query:
"SELECT uid,sex,current_location FROM user WHERE uid IN (SELECT uid2 FROM friend WHERE uid1 = me())"
This query returns the following array:
[current_location] => Array
[city] => New York
[state] => New York
[country] => United States
[zip] =>
[id] => 108424279189115
[name] => New York, New York
Which does not contain the longitude and latitude of the of the current_location (New York in the above example)
Therefore I now need to take the ID of the current_location (e.g. 108424279189115) and run a second FQL query such as:
"SELECT location,name FROM page WHERE page_id = 108424279189115)"
To get the latitude and longitude of the current_location. Currently, I have a working code that runs the first FQL query, then extracts page_id in php, and then runs a second FQL query to get the current_location latitude/longitude. However, for performance reasons I would like to run only one multi-query if this is possible.

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June 24, 2014
8 Tasty Iftar Ramadan Specials in Cape Town
The holy month of Ramadan is nearly upon us here in cultural-loving Cape Town and with this in mind; I went hunting for the best Iftar deals in town.
When sunset arrives and the call to prayer beckons, nothing slakes your hunger and thirst quite like a tasty mince samoosa, sweet falooda, milky boeber and other delicious treats shared with loved ones at Halaal-friendly restaurants around the Mother City – but it shouldn't cost you an arm and a leg to do so.
Come and break your fast for less with these tasty Iftar specials in Cape Town:
Mezbaan Restaurant at the Hilton
Satiate your hunger pangs with a delicious four course meal including soup, starters, mains and dessert.
The Iftar menu at this North Indian inspired restaurant will vary during Ramadan and complimentary dates and Falooda will be served.
Did you know? The Hilton Cape Town also has prayer facilities and these are available for use by all guests.
Cost: R190 per person
Location: Hilton Cape Town City Centre Hotel, 126 Buitengracht Street, City Centre, Cape Town
Contact: +27 (0)21 481 3700
Website: www.capetowncitycentre.hilton.com
On the Square at the Capetonian
A local favourite, The Capetonian Hotel's restaurant, On the Square, is the usual hotspot for scrumptious Iftar offerings.
This year, this strictly Halaal eatery doesn't disappoint with a three-course buffet dinner including tea, coffee and dessert.
Booking is essential so make sure you've reserved your table early!
Good to know: The Capetonian Hotel is a 5 minute drive from the V&A Waterfront – perfect for your last-minute Eid shopping if you felt so inclined.
Cost: R 125 per person
Location: Pier Square, Heerengracht, Foreshore, Cape Town
Contact: +27 (0)21 405 5670
Website: www.capetonianhotel.easy2reserve.com
Westin Grand Hotel
Spending the weekend at the Westin Grand but you don't want to miss the spiritual goodness of Ramadan?
With the hotel's reflect and refocus package, you don't have to. Your luxurious stay includes room service at no extra charge before 6am for Sehri, date and nut drops and complimentary transfer to the mosque. Strictly Halaal food can also be ordered from their preferred supplier.
For your info: Got time to kill before Iftaar? City Sightseeing Canal Cruise offers a great short tour around the Table Bay Harbour, ending right back at the Westin's neighbour Cape Town International Convention Centre.
Cost: R 4118.40 per suite per night.
Location: Convention Square, Lower Long Street, Cape Town
Contact: +27 21 412 9999
Website: www.westincapetown.com
La Playa Café
Gorgeous views of the sunset with an even more spectacular Ramadan feast on offer, the V&A Waterfront's La Playa restaurant is the ideal setting for your first meal of the day.
To sweeten the deal, the chic establishment is offering complimentary dates and falooda to break your fast before you dive into any of their recommended Greek-inspired main dishes, desserts and coffees.
Fun to do: Fit in a few minutes of exercise after your decadent meal with a walk around the V&A Waterfront, admiring the oldest working harbor and the musical buskers.
Location: Shop 224, Upper Level, V& A Waterfront, Cape Town
Contact: +27 (0) 21 418 2800
Website: www.la-playa.co.za
Bismillah Restaurant
Whether you're feasting in vibey Sea Point or bustling Gatesville, there's a cozy Bismillah Restaurant ready to help you celebrate the end of yet another day of the holy Ramadan month, with delicious complimentary starters.
Return their generosity by ordering any of their hearty main dishes, including vegetarian curries, seafood specialties, grilled meats and noodles. Don't miss out on mahala samoosas, paratha, chicken wings, chips, garlic bread and more.
Fun Fact: Bo Kaap is home to the more well-known Biesmillah restaurant. Pop by for the best butter chicken curry you'll ever taste!
Cost: Various
Location: 275 Main Road, Sea Point, Cape Town& Shop No. 3, Gateway Centre, Temple Street ,Gatesville, Cape Town
Contact: +27 (0) 21 434 1473/ +27 (0) 21 852 2107
Website: www.bismillahrestaurant.co.za
Hartley's Buffet
Eat as much as you like this boeka time with the numerous tasty goodies on offer at the Southern Suburbs' latest Halaal restaurant, Hartley's Buffet in Wynberg.
These guys sure know how to lay out a delectable spread with Cape Malay favourites like denning, tripe curry and butter bean curry all on the menu.
Something to bear in mind: Fancy yourself the next Mariah Carey? Hartley's has a Karaoke machine available for your next big shindig after Ramadan.
Cost: R 125 to R 165 per person
Location: 113 Ottery Road, Wynberg
Contact: + (0)21 761 2374
Website: www.hartleysfoods.co.za
Golden Feather Spur at Vangate Mall
Who says you can't have a sizzling Spur outing this Ramadan?
Get a tantalizing bowl of soup or garlic bread with a 200gm Sirloin Steak with chips and onion rings and malva pudding with custard for a great price and the full Spur family experience.
Cost: R 99.95
Location: Shop 77, Vangate Shopping Centre, Vanguard Dr., Athlone ,Cape Town
Contact: 021 633 7484
Website: www.spur.co.za
Kaprinos Restaurant
Want to break your fast in a family-friendly establishment that feels like home no matter where in the Peninsula you are?
Try Kaprino's in Northgate, renowned for its exuberant buffet meals and delicious nonalcoholic 'mocktails'.
Cost: R 120
Location: Northgate, Cape Town
Contact: +27 (0)21 510 2266
Website: www.kaprinosbuffet.co.za
Ramadan Kareem, everyone!
Know of more delicious Iftaar specials in Cape Town? Send your suggestions to firstname.lastname@example.com


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Theresa Caputo didn't talk to my deceased grandfather and grandmother during our interview.
TLC's "Long Island Medium" star didn't hint at whether she felt the presence of my since-passed dogs Onyx, Pooch or Jack, or Henry, the guinea pig who died when I was in second grade.
But Caputo says she has channeled the loved ones (furry ones included) of plenty of others – on her TLC show, at the grocery store, in front of live audiences, at the bagel shop and everywhere in between. It's a gift she claims she can't turn off. It captivates believers in the paranormal, both thrills and confuses those on the fence about her abilities and, on occasion, angers those who are convinced she's a fraud.
Caputo has been a practicing medium for 10 years and is a certified medium with the Forever-Family Foundation, an organization dedicated to connecting science with the afterlife. "Long Island Medium," which began its third season on TLC in early September, follows her life as a mother and wife in Long Island. She will appear live at the Louisville Palace on Oct. 30 to share personal stories and do interactive readings with audience members. Caputo recently took time out of her busy schedule to speak with me – but not before her marketing rep made it clear she doesn't do readings over the phone. Ah well.
ANGIE FENTON: Those who watch your show see that you're changing people's lives, you're stunning skeptics across the country – what is this whirlwind experience like?
THERESA CAPUTO: I know that I've been very blessed to have this gift to be able to communicate with people who have crossed over. This whole experience has given me such a completely different (out)look on what I do. It's so much more than me just speaking to dead people. I never realized how much it has really changed people's lives. I see that now. … People will come up to me after the show and say, "Even though I didn't get read, the whole experience was so unbelievable, I know now that my loved ones are with me." "I'm not afraid to die." Or, "You just made things so much clearer for me." It's amazing how … everything has given everyone so much peace and understanding.
FENTON: What is it like for you when you're speaking to loved ones who've passed? Is it exhausting? Is it uplifting?
CAPUTO: I actually find it to be exhilarating for me. I find that it's rechargeable for me. In a way I almost feel like if I haven't channeled a spirit in a couple of days I'm like, oh my gosh, what's wrong with me? (Laughs). I feel like I need to read somebody! … Because I don't know how I really do this, it's hard for me to explain even what it's like. For me it's just like having a conversation with someone in the world. It's just like all of a sudden I start sensing and feeling things that mean nothing to me or I don't understand, but the person that I'm speaking to, the messages are life changing.
FENTON: What about for yourself? Do you sense people who have passed in your own life?
CAPUTO: Absolutely! (But) it's a little bit different. It's harder for me to connect with my own loved ones because you have to understand when spirits give us messages, I want them to acknowledge things that have gone on here in the physical world or like say things that are very specific. … With my own loved ones or even with my friends, I'll be like what, was I supposed to know that? Did that really happen? Did I experience that with them? When I'm meeting someone I don't know, for me it's like I don't know what this is. … But I always sense and feel my own loved ones. My nanny, who has been passed for a very long time, she really gave me help from the other side in accepting my gift.
FENTON: How young were you when it first started?
CAPUTO: I've been seeing spirits since the age of 4. I thought it was normal. That that's what people saw: You know, people standing at the end of the bed or hearing people calling their names. I thought that was normal. It wasn't until the age of 28, because I suffered from anxieties because I was blocking spirits communications because I didn't really understand it, and when I got older … (and turned) 28 did I realize or know it was spirits trying to communicate with me. That's when I really learned how to understand but more importantly control the energy, and that's when my life, really, for me, I felt complete and I was able to harness my anxiety.
FENTON: Do you channel or speak to animals?
CAPUTO: Yep. Animals have come through. When I communicate with spirits they're not speaking to me the way we speak in the physical world. I feel and sense things. I'll see flashes of things. So, dogs will come through and show me a flash of a collar. I might see a pink rhinestone collar, and that's my symbol for a person who lost the dog and they kept the collar. They might show me a bed or a toy. … I just see flashes of it. To be honest with you, the way I interpret it, anything that has a soul has the ability to come through. I channeled a squirrel before. I mean, come on, someone has a pet squirrel. I didn't make that up. Who has a pet squirrel? (Laughs.) … One time that came through, God's honest truth. In front of 100 people. There were 100 witnesses that a squirrel came through!
FENTON: When you are live in front of an audience, how do you manage things? Do the spirits take turns?
CAPUTO: For me, it's whether I'm in a room of 10 people or 1,000 people. I have certain rules. I just go with the energy of the souls that are going to communicate the best, that are going to communicate the strongest. I tend to go very fast. I jump from one soul to another. I can very easily stand on the stage, talk about myself (for the majority of the time), and channel four energies. I don't do that. I give a little quick speech … and then go right into channeling for at least an hour and a half of channeling. I take no breaks. It's just from one soul to another to another. It's amazing. … What I'm able to do as a medium is absolutely phenomenal.
FENTON: How did you start your business as a medium?
CAPUTO: I started my business with just a business card and word of mouth. I was booked for two years before the show aired. All new clients are being placed on a waiting list because unfortunately it's impossible to schedule people three years out. I just want to take this time to thank all my clients for your patience and understanding.
FENTON: How did you wind up starring in "Long Island Medium" on TLC?
CAPUTO: My friend Victoria felt that I was made for TV and this was the perfect way to share my gift with everyone. Her sister Courtney and friend Jonathan, both producers, helped make that a reality. Between TLC, Magilla Entertainment and my incredible crew, I've been able to share my life and amazing gift with the world. People ask, "How has your life changed since the show?" I say the only thing that changed is that I have both cameras and spirits following me now. (Laughs.) At the end of the day I'm just Theresa Caputo, a medium, wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend from Hicksville.
FENTON: Is this a gift from God?
Caputo: For me, I believe I have a beautiful and amazing gift from God. I do believe in God. … I am Catholic and I am a practicing Catholic. They'll say as a Catholic how you were brought up and raised you shouldn't be bothering the dead." I'm not bothering anybody. They're bothering me! (Laughs.)
Theresa Caputo Live!
What: TLC's "Long Island Medium" star
When: Oct. 30
Where: 7:30 p.m. Louisville Palace


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At the 58th Annual Meeting and Convention of the New Hampshire Credit Union League (NHCUL), held at the Omni Mt. Washington Resort, June 15-17, 2012, Ronald H. Covey, Jr., was elected to the NHCUL's Board of Directors. A financial services executive with more than three decades of experience, Covey will serve a three term on the seven-member NHCUL Board of Directors.
"It's an honor to have been elected to the Board of Directors of the New Hampshire Credit Union League and represent New Hampshire's 21 consumer-owned credit unions and their 500,000 members. The NHCUL has had impressive industry growth figures. Just this past year, statewide membership in credit unions grew 5.09%, while assets in New Hampshire credit unions grew to $5.3 billion. I look forward to serving on the NHCUL Board of Directors," said Covey. Covey also looks forward to supporting the myriad of philanthropic and NHCUL partnerships including: More Than Wheels; Make-A-Wish Foundation® of New Hampshire; Greenlight Initiative (energy efficiency loans); and CU4Reality™ Financial Education Program (financial literacy program).
Selected as the President and CEO of Manchester-based St. Mary's Bank in 2008 – the nation's first credit union – Covey is the 8th professional to serve in this role at St. Mary's over the past 104 years. Covey has extensive experience managing commercial, consumer, mortgage lending; branches; commercial loan operations; collections; and special assets groups. Covey received a B.S degree from the University of New Hampshire and a master's in business administration from Southern New Hampshire University.
Within the Greater-Manchester community, Covey has served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the NH Institute of Art; the Board of Directors of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and America's Credit Union Museum Foundation; the Executive Board of the Daniel Webster Council of the Boy Scouts of America; Advisory Board/Trustee of the Manchester Regional Community Foundation; Trustee of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Manchester; Campaign Chairman of the Bishops Charitable Assistance Fund; as well as the Board of Leadership Greater Manchester. Covey resides with his wife and family in Hooksett.


text: hey ya all... watz goin on.. lotsa sketchin huh.. we'll be doing a hearty skull today(u can draw it 4 ur bf/gf, who hs a taste for skulls.. a perfect valentine day's gift.. lolz.. just an idea..).. it's a complete month from valentine's day, i was planning to submit it around dat time.. but you can start drawing it from now on only.. ok.. jokes apart.. we'll be mixing the traditional skull components, and heart shapes. the final output, is upto you, how you present it with colors n all.. i did a quick coloring work.. as you can see.. will b waiting to see ur final outputs.. keep smilin n keep drawing.. n all questions are heartedly welcme.. ask ny problm u have in it or ny other drawings.. keep smilin. n keep drawing.. 'AnArma' OUT..


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I heard an answer to this question awhile back, and believe it's true - though guessing it's not based on any real research. The answer being that any toy that forms a bridge between them and their parents is the toy they like best. Any thoughts?
Well, from my experience every new toy is the favorite toy.
The interesting question is: how long?
Much things and toys are interesting only for a short time and others will be used again and again. The more flexible they are (as Sarato describes in her answer What toys tend to be a child's favorite, and why? ), the longer they'll last - e. g. Duplo, Lego, building bricks or a wooden railway which can be used every time in a different way.
From my experience (with a nearly 4 year old boy), I'd say, the following features make a toy especially interesting for a (our) child:
The toys, our son uses most often (at home, we don't know exactly, what he does in the kindergarten) are at the moment
I liked what Beofett said in the How many toys are enough / too much thread. He suggested that the best toys are toys that you can create things with (crayons, legos, etc.). This held true for my brother and I as we were growing up-- while I only played with my easy bake oven for a few months, we played with our block set and legos for many years without getting bored with them.
Based on numerous observations: often the favorite toys for a lot of kids are things that can serve as containers - from the standard "carton box from a toy" to assorted boxes/bottles/bags/etc...
Reasons for a child selecting a toy might include:
If you're looking for a blast from the past, you might check out the National Toy Hall of Fame's "List of Inducted Toys": Atari 2600, Baby Doll, Ball, Barbie, Bicycle, Big Wheel, Candy Land, Cardboard Box, Checkers, Crayola Crayons, Duncan Yo-Yo, Easy-Bake Oven, Erector Set, Etch A Sketch, Frisbee, The Game of Life, G.I. Joe, Hula Hoop, Jack-in-the-Box, Jacks, Jigsaw Puzzle, Jump Rope, Kite, Lego, Lincoln Logs, Lionel Trains, Marbles, Monopoly, Mr. Potato Head, Nintendo Game Boy, Play-Doh, Playing Cards, Radio Flyer Wagon, Raggedy Ann and Andy, Rocking Horse, Roller Skates, Scrabble, Silly Putty, Skateboard, Slinky, Stick, Teddy Bear, Tinkertoy, Tonka Trucks, and the View-Master.
(Yes, this is my question, but after looking into the question more myself, I thought I'd share what I had found.)
The favorite will vary from child to child also changing with developmental stages. A favorite for most infants and young toddlers are things with faces. This can be anything from a mirror to a stuffed animal to a doll. The reason this is generally a preferred toy for young children is that their favorite thing to look at is their parents' faces so it is familiar to them. This may never change for some children. The primary purpose of play with toddlers and young school aged children is to explore roles and they quickly seek out creative play mimicking adults in their life or things they have seen on TV. If they see Mommy cooking every day, they will want toys to imitate that, likewise if there is someone using tools often, etc. My 2 year old nephew current favorite is Swiffer with a section of the handle removed - he helps every day dusting the floors with it and will do so for hours on end. I do wonder if the question is actually intending to ask what the most "popular" or common favorite toy, as it is a relatively individual thing.
We routinely "rotate" the toy selection in the play room, both to keep the quantity of toys constrained, and so that when we re-introduce toys they get that new toy fun! effect.
My kids are 1.5 yr and 3 yr. Typically whatever one kid is into playing with, the other one wants. So their tastes in toys ends up completely overlapping. Doesn't even matter that one's a boy and the other's a girl; the boy has taken complete ownership of my daughter's new baby doll, and the daughter likes to sort through his Duplo blocks.
Given their ages, toys that tend to get rotated out include easily weaponizable toys (i.e. "hammers", "sticks", "baseballs", and "vehicles"). These all move to the garage (and are available during father-son garage time).
We also have some by-request-only "games" which are put away but can be used with adult supervision: Play doh, crayons, colored pencils, paints, puzzles, games, and a kids electronics set. All are popular but used infrequently so far.
A few toys have become standards. They never get rotated out because they get played with frequently and are rarely "trouble". These are the ones I would consider the all-around long-time "favorites" that get dragged out time and again, and that we are cleaning up and putting away most every night:
Not mentioned but perhaps even more importantly are the plastic containers we use to store and organize all of these. Often the kids will dump the toys out of the bins and then play with them! They'll stand on the bins, sit in them, put things in them, use them as "lawn mowers", use the lids as bats for hitting balls, wear them as hats, and so on and so forth.
Indeed, I'd have to say in terms of actual play time, the kids play less with their own toys and more with other common household objects: The aforementioned containers; remote controls; blankets and pillows from the couches; the couches; any stools, chairs, or movable furniture; napkins; pot lids; cat toys; spatulas (HUGE favorite!); rubber bands; laundry baskets; everything from the magazine rack (torn to shreds); the telephone; laptop computers; brooms and vacuum parts; the laundry; etc.
Oddly, anything we'd put in our recycling bin weirdly ends up being the perfect toy. Of course we wash everything before we put it into the recycling bin, so at first we weren't that bothered by them dumping it out and strewing egg cartons and cardboard boxes and plastic containers across the kitchen, but it's so consistent we eventually had to just put the recycling bin up on a counter so the couldn't get into it and had to stick with their own toys. But giving them an odd cardboard paper roller, or plastic snack container, or egg carton can give them an evening's activity. Go figure.
I agree with BBM, that for a child, every new toy becomes their favorite toy. This is also the same observation I am seeing with my child. But I also try my best to give him developmental toys which will help or aid him in his learning. I buy books, media and toys that would help him improve his vocabulary, word knowledge and so on, so he can learn easily. At home, we also try to play Scrabble, and or read books, so he could see our interest, so in a way, he can be influenced. He would know the kind of games that we play. There are even some scrabble board specially made for children, which can help them learn words in a fun way - http://www.squidoo.com/seven-tips-on-how-to-be-king-and-queen-of-scrabble


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Schneider's run leads Homestead football team into state semifinals
In Homestead football lore, there is the cool-as-the-other-side-of-the-pillow touchdown pass from Derek Watson to David Harkensee to beat Germantown in the greatest regular season game ever in 2003.
In 2007, there was the overtime fourth-down out pass from Casey Barnes to Justin Howard, which Howard took over the goal line to help beat Whitefish Bay on its refurbished stadium's dedication night.
Some Bay fans still insist that Howard never got the ball over.
To that legacy, you can now add "The How in the Name of Red Grange's Century- Old Sneakers Did Jay Schneider Find Room to Slide Down the Sideline?" seven-yard TD scamper with 1:16 remaining Saturday that lifted the Highlanders to a 17-13 WIAA Division 2, Level 3 playoff win over previously unbeaten host Green Bay Southwest.
With the win, the Highlanders (10-1) advance to the WIAA D2 state semifinals next weekend against Marshfield (10-1). It is their first berth in the semifinals since the 2008 D1 state championship season.» Read Full Article
Whitefish Bay football team rallies past East in playoff action, 24-14
Because he got smart in the second half, Whitefish Bay offensive coordinator Jake Wolter won't have to start looking for another job.
And because he was smart enough to give the ball to his all-world back Rashadeem Gray to the tune of 22 times and 170 yards in the second half, the Blue Duke football team is en route to the WIAA State Division 2 semifinals for the first time in its history courtesy of a 24-14 level 3 victory over previously unbeaten Brookfield East Friday night.
"It was kind of funny," said Wolter. "Rah- Rah (Gray's nickname) and I were talking about five or six weeks ago, and I told him that if we lose from here on out and you don't have at least 20 touches and you're not hurt, I'm going to fire myself (laughs)."
"In my my mind, he's the best player in the state and he needs to have the ball."
Gray, who finished with 193 yards on 28 carries that included the game-clinching 59-yard burst for score with 1:45 remaining and who also scored the go-ahead TD on an 18-yard pass from quarterback Grant Menard with 3:53 remaining, appreciated the compliment.» Read Full Article
Brown Deer hires expert for independent review of Haughton encounters
Brown Deer has hired Robert C. Willis, a law enforcement instructor, trainer and consultant, to review the Police Department's numerous interactions with Zina and Radcliffe Haughton, Village Manager Russell Van Gompel announced in a news release today.
Radcliffe killed his estranged wife, Zina, and two other women, and injured four more at the Azana Salon and Spa in Brookfield on Oct. 21 before taking his own life.
The Brown Deer Police Department has since come under scrutiny for failing to arrest Radcliffe after a number of domestic abuse incidents. An Oct. 30 letter signed by 12 Wisconsin lawmakers calls for an external audit of the Brown Deer Police Department's interactions with the Haughtons.
"In the interest of getting an unbiased evaluation of the facts and law enforcement standards relevant to the Village of Brown Deer Police Department's contacts with the Haughtons, we have hired Wisconsin Law Enforcement Instructor Robert C. Willis to conduct an independent review of all contacts with the Haughtons", Van Gompel said in the release. "We have instructed Mr. Willis that he has no restraints on the scope or depth of his review."
Willis has served as a patrol officer, SWAT team member, and in a number of training positions. He is currently a part-time patrol officer in Milwaukee County, is a Deputy Sheriff in Brown County, and works as a full-time instructor and trainer at the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Tactical Training Complex.» Read Full Article
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2 former Homestead students get 30 days in jail for assault on girl
Port Washington - For what a prosecutor called "cooperative sexual assault," two recent Homestead High School graduates were sentenced Thursday to 30 days of jail and two years of probation for having sex with a 14-year-old girl inside the school last year.
Deangelo Dantzler and Brent Anderson, both 19, pleaded no contest in September to physical abuse of a child as part of plea bargains that amended the original charges of sexual assault of a child.
Ozaukee County Circuit Judge Sandy Williams ordered Dantzler and Anderson to each perform 200 hours of community service during the term of their probation, and allowed them to serve the jail time starting Dec. 21, when they will be on break from college, Anderson at UW-Parkside and Dantzler at Milwaukee Area Technical College.
She declined requests to let the men use work-release time for anything but counseling.
"This is pure punishment," Williams said.» Read Full Article
Scissor-tailed flycatcher draws crowd in Ozaukee County
Autumn is prime time for unusual bird sightings in Wisconsin, with many species winging through the state on a southerly migration.
Sometimes, too, a rare bird shows up that defies the typical travel pattern.
Case in point: A scissor-tailed flycatcher has been observed Wednesday and Thursday at the edge of a farm field in Mequon.
The scissor-tailed flycatcher is the state bird of Oklahoma and typically found in a handful of southern states. As its name implies, the bird eats insects. It normally flies south in fall and winters in Central America.
But every so often, one makes a foray north.» Read Full Article
Brown Deer police ask state for domestic violence training
Brookfield spa shooter Radcliffe Haughton and his wife.Brown Deer Police Chief Steven Rinzel has asked the state Department of Justice for training on how to handle domestic violence situations - a request that comes as his department deals with sharp criticism for how it responded to calls involving
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced Tuesday that Rinzel made the request not just for Brown Deer police but also for all law enforcement in the Milwaukee area.
The training won't be the first for the Brown Deer police force.
Nearly half of the force attended comprehensive training in 2006, including officers and a supervisor who investigated domestic violence twice at the Haughtons' Brown Deer home, according to records obtained by the Journal Sentinel.
On one call, in January 2011, officers saw Radcliffe Haughton point what appeared to be a rifle at his wife. Officers set up a tactical perimeter, told him he was under arrest and ordered him to surrender. He refused. A supervisor ordered officers to leave the scene 90 minutes into the standoff.» Read Full Article
Mishlove resigns from Shorewood board
Shorewood - Six-year Shorewood School Board member Michael Mishlove informed district administrators and officials via email early Saturday morning that he would be leaving his post on the board.
"Please be advised that I hereby resign from the Shorewood School Board effective immediately," Mishlove wrote in a brief email. "Please regard this message as my formal notice to the Board/District of my resignation."
Mishlove went on to express his pleasure in working with Superintendent Martin Lexmond and Shorewood Education Association President Michael Halloran, among other past and present SEA leaders, wishing Lexmond success in guiding the district and writing that he respects the "professionalism and work of the District faculty".
Mishlove didn't respond to NOW's requests for comment.
Board member David Cobb said Mishlove had seemed himself at the board's recent Oct. 23 meeting, and had made no indication of any intent to resign.» Read Full Article


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The family and friends of Paul Faircloth invite you to attend a get-together to remember the good times from 3-6 p.m. at Johnnie's on Saturday, Oct. 13.
Paul passed away on Friday, Sept. 14 in Sarasota, Fla. He was born Aug. 5, 1949 in Escanaba and was raised in Cheboygan and graduated from Cheboygan Catholic High School. He worked for the Mackinac Bridge Authority and later took his father's real estate appraisal business in 1979-2006.
He is survived by his sister, Kathleen; brother, Dan (Kim); son, Paul, and grandaughter, Elizabeth; three nephews, one niece and four daughters, Sara, Megan, Holly and Kate.
His parents preceded him in death.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A coal executive who has become one of the most recognizable faces in the 6th District congressional race, is threatening a slander suit against U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler over an ad running on Lexington TV stations.
Heath Lovell originally showed up in a hardhat and miner's garb in a TV ad earlier this month, supporting Republican challenger Andy Barr in the congressional race. Since then, the Chandler campaign has been running a spot claiming Lovell is not a miner.
Attorneys for Lovell sent a letter to Chandler on Monday, demanding the ad be taken off the air. Attached to that letter were certificates showing Lovell is a certified miner for underground and surface coal operations in Kentucky.
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Phantom S107 GYRO RC Helicopter for $19.99 + $5.00 shipping
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These things are a lot of fun to fly and once you get the hang of it. A word of warning - they get carried very easily by wind, so turn off ceiling fans and I wouldn't try using it outside. It also has a fairly short battery life (mine gets ~10 mins of flying time before needing a total charge) but it's well worth it. If you like RC cars and such, you'll absolutely love these.
It's hard to say if these are better or worse than the syma. Apparently They're just rebranded choppers but I don't really know 100%. This is a great buy but for ~5 dollars more you can get the "original" choppers at amazon.
I bought 3 of these 6 months ago and they were great. These are IR choppers so they won't fly outside. Indoors only. They're great choppers and a lot of fun and really take a beating.
On one Amazon review, 4 persons gave this 1 star. Why take a chance?
You can buy a real Syma S107 for a buck or 2 more.
@artlouis: agree, and I see them for $0.40 more on Amazon, not even a buck or two.
The syma versions of these are awesome. Can't speak for these, but they're probably ok too.
How can they leagaly put "radio controlled" in the description when these are clearly IR controlled, there IS a difference. What a disappointment!
Why does the features section reference RADIO control and then it says an IR transmitter is included. That is very misleading since radio is much better than Infrared
@redscot68: @gamorten: I am pretty sure the author got confused and thought RC meant radio controlled when it just means remote controlled :-/
You know, they mean the "other" RADIO.
Radically Antennaless Direct Infrared Operation.
@redscot68: Well when u are doing the discovery for word court let me know so i can get in on the class action
Um, Amazon has the (identical?) Syma version for LESS, counting free super-saver shipping, AND you get to pick the color.
I have the Syma. It was awesome until I crashed it 100 times (so it is harder to fly) and shipped it cross-country during winter (killing the battery). For $20, it's great for older kids and adults, though the flight time is only ~6 minutes.
Yep, cheaper on Amazon if you have Prime. Not seeing the deal here.
@tanookisuit You must really suck at flying cause the syma are the easiest out of any chopper out there to fly. I own two of the military versions (the apache and the cobra) and my buddies own the official version of these and they could be flown by a third grader, unless youre a third grader.... lol
@redscot68: RC apparently means Remote Control these days. ;-)
Bought one of these the last time they were on woot & I love it!
Woot.... its cheaper on Amazon (URL - http://amzn.to/IeV9A8 ) if you have prime, or if you add $5 more dollars to your order. You can pick your own color over there too. Hell they will even gift wrap it for you.
Stay away from 3 channel coax Infrared crap. Get a V911 for 20 bucks more. You won't get bored of it in a weekened and will be able to fly it outside in calm conditions.
My blog on the V911:
If anyone cares, you can charge the helicopter from the remote unit (it has a built-in plug) or by using the included usb cable to connect it to a PC or the like.
Whatever you do, if youre thinking of getting a Syma on Amazon, don't buy the SO22 Chinook. I bought one about a month ago and it did fine for the first few flights and then it was useless. I ended up taking advNtage of Amazon's great return policy. However these particular "style" of choppers work great and I highly recommend them.
I bought three last time these were wooted. One for my son and two for Bday party gifts for his friends. If you are just looking for a fun toy, or your kid is, ignore the elitists here, they have a different agenda. My kid is five, he loves this thing. No, he doesn't have the dexterity to really control it well, it really takes some finesse to steer it. He loves to crash it though, and fly it into stuff, and it has held up surprisingly well. And at this price I don't worry too much.
We have had to pinch a few props from the other boxes though, they do break after a while, that's why they supply spares.
When he is good at flying these, we'll move on to true RC, and yes, I know, there will be a new learning curve there, blah blah.
I have one of the original Syma helicopters, and they are exactly the same as the ones being sold here. The cables, remote, everything about the chopper. They are a ton of fun. The only reason I bought another is because I crashed mine into my kids bed, and the gyro stopped working ever since. Other than that, it was pretty much indestructible, and my children thoroughly enjoy it.
I bought 2 of these the last time kids.woot.com was selling them... not really sure if it was the Phantom or not.. it's the S107 and they fly awesome! It's IR, looks identical. I've flown other micro heli's and they don't compare. I've had so much fun with my s107, I recently purchased an s033g gigantic version... the wind affects that one a lot, since you're flying it outside... but it's still a hoot! The S107 is pretty much bulletproof... I've flown with half a rotor missing. In a couple months of abuse, I've used both spare rotors and it's still flying great with some chips out of them. I've dropped it accidentally into soaking pots, twice! Shook it out, let it sit for a couple hours, then flew it without issue.
The Syma 107G are really great. You can get them for 20 bucks 2 day shipped if you got Amazon Prime. They are seriously a great RC chopper to learn on. With 3 Axis you can get a fun flying experience from the comfort of your couch. Don't think about it, go buy the legit Syma 107G, you will not regret it.
Not much of a deal. These are around $20 all day long on Amazon and by a brand we can trust "Syma."
I have owned 4 different Syma choppers...
In my opinion, this is a fake S107 Syma and should be priced accordingly. This chopper should not be the same price as the product it's copying.
you idiots know this, and the SYMA everyone says is better, are the EXACT SAME HELICOPTER assembled by the same little chinese 8 yr old for your pleasure...
I've had real Symas, and fake Symas. Real or fake, they all fly great! Identical boxes,but a few subtle differences in the helicopters themselves. The biggest difference, and probably the most important, is that the polarity is reversed on the fakes and the charging cables, motors, and circuit boards are not compatible between the two. Also, you can't get spare parts for the fakes; they are readily available for the real ones.
It's an awesome heli, but this is not a good deal. The Syma S107 is going for $21.12 on Amazon WITH shipping (with Amazon Prime, otherwise get your order total above $25 for free shipping). That's a $4 savings. Why are people voting this deal up?
I have a real Syma and they are great. For the price difference I'd stick to the real deal.
These mini helicopters have really taken off...usually, the price hovers around $30.
I have the Syma and have really enjoyed it. Reading up about it before ordering, I saw someone post -- and I agree with this -- if it were any easier to fly, you'd lose interest in it too quickly.
I found this site offers information and very reasonably priced replacement parts: XHeli.com
Dunno if they'd have info on this knock-off, but if you do the wise thing and get a Syma instead, that's a useful resource to know about.
I have one and my only complaint is that mine doesn't hold up to hitting ceilings well. Hitting the ceiling pushes the top rotor, which puts higher loading on the little gears, which pushed one of the small motors up and out of alignment. There's a tiny tab built into the metal frame that's supposed to keep the motor in place, and that tab bends every time it hits the ceiling. Easy fix, but eventually the tab will wear out and break, and then I'll need to do an actual fix.
Mine only chargers off the controller, and that is a huge battery issue. Talked with customer service and all they said was "sometimes USB works and sometimes is does not" - great customer service. You get what you pay for!
Can I use two Phantom S107 GYRO at the same time?
This is not "like" the Syma, it is the Syma, just rebranded. I've owned a Syma S107 in the past, and from what I can see in the photos, this is the exact same thing.
Mine was great fun, especially for $25, until the battery wouldn't hold a charge anymore. I think I got a good 3 months use out of mine before it was no longer functional. I was too cheap to replace the battery on a $25 helicopter, though, and started looking at more expensive 4-channel helicopters.
I kind of wish this was an actual deal. You can get one of these on Amazon for $25 shipped, sooo, where's the deal, Woot?
@bvic01: It's not so easy to fly once your friend damages it. When it is brand new, I'm sure it is the easiest to fly.
I just got one of these a couple of weeks ago and I cannot get it to work with my Droid Razer for nothing so be very careful before you waste your money.
I installed the I-Helicopter software for the Droid and again does not work for nothing
Infrared and all others are 'radio waves' so, technically, it is not misleading.
Won't let you choose the color. Ordered 2, assuming they would be different colors. Nope. Received 2 blue ones. Duh!
Mine broke the first day I had it.... I flew it maybe 4 times. Didn't even sustain any serious crashes. The motor for the tail rotor burned out so it won't go forward or backward anymore, just ascend and descend. Which really kind of takes the fun out of it...
This is a Symo-built 100% Symo S107G clone no doubt ... and not a good deal!! You can get the identical Symo original on amazon for a total of $20 incl. shpping !! You need to try harder Woot !!
Battery expanded When I tried to charge it. Didn't even get to fly it :(
Ordered one of these, and it came in with out a charging port on the helicopter! Nothing inside the frame where it should be, and a blank spot on the circuit board! I called Worldtech Toys and was forced to leave a voice mail for their customer support department, but haven't heard anything back yet....
Okay for fun, but you can't really fly it outside. Next time I will read the fine print a little more closely.


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Lupus disproportionately strikes African-American women
Such an event was held earlier this year on the campus of Clark Atlanta University, shortly after the deaths of two young women who had the disease. Now, the goal of Schofield, who participated in the event, is to make sure the campaign continues by holding similar events on other college campuses and in the community.
"Greater understanding reduces the level of fear," said Schofield, a 50-year-old Atlanta resident, who was diagnosed with lupus in 2000. "We're really trying to flesh things out and give people the tools and resources to ask the right questions."
The event was one of nine statewide symposiums presented by the Georgia Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America. This event, targeting young women who need to know the signs and symptoms of lupus, has led to requests for more programs on other college campuses. The campuses are key targets simply because of the disease's demographics.
Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that affects an estimated 1.5 million U.S. residents. The disease, which has no cure, mostly strikes women of childbearing age, roughly 15 through 44, and can affect any part of the body - skin, organs, blood and joints. Black women are two to three times more likely to develop lupus although males and females of all ages can develop it as well.
Fifteen percent of all new cases are people younger than 18, said Maria Myler, president and CEO of the Lupus Foundation of America, Georgia Chapter. She said most patients live well with lupus, and the survival rates are far higher than they were one or two decades ago.
"These are relatively young people in their 20s and 30s who are just hitting the prime of their lives when they get this devastating disease," said Dr. Sam Lim, associate professor of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, and chief of service for rheumatology at Grady Memorial Hospital. "They're starting families and careers. These are the faces of the disease."
Schofield had everything working in her favor before she was diagnosed with lupus. She was a leader in the community and in her church.
"I didn't look sick," said Schofield, who works in lupus research in the division of rheumatology at Emory University's School of Medicine. "I was thin, young and healthy."
She had a stable job, had moved into a new house a couple of years earlier and was a single parent of a young daughter, but she noticed she was always tired and was sensitive to sunlight.
She was stunned when she found out she might have lupus.
"I had never heard that word in my life," said Schofield. "I have to be honest, I went to my car and prayed and got a sense of overwhelming peace." Schofield said she knew then that she wanted to advocate for others with lupus.
But she still felt isolated.
With lupus, the immune system shifts into overdrive, attacking healthy tissue as well as invading viruses, bacteria and germs.
And it's not easy to diagnose. Symptoms - such as fatigue and joint pain - can mimic other conditions. Conditions range from mild to life-threatening, but most people with treatment can lead normal lives, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Lupus Foundation of America.
The cause of lupus is unclear, although many suspect genes might play a role and that there might be environmental or hormonal triggers.
Simone Watson, an accounting major at Clark Atlanta University, was diagnosed with lupus when she was 16, said her mother, Cassandra Watson of Chicago. She complained that her feet were swollen and hurt. Her physician advised them to see a rheumatologist, who diagnosed her with lupus.
"As a young person, you don't want to believe that you're ill," said her mother, "but it didn't stop her from pursuing her dreams and goals. She pushed forward."
She was leading a pretty good college life, but she was still occasionally plagued by flare-ups. In May, she called her mother and sister in tears because of intense pain.
"There was a lot of water retention in her feet and legs," her mother said. "She said she was tired all the time, and it was difficult to walk. She said it's like she was carrying a house."
She went to the hospital emergency room and was admitted, then released. Her mother said it seemed like everything was getting back on track when she took a turn for the worse and died.
"It's not cancer, but lupus is dangerous, too," said Vanessa Loiseau, whose 19-year-old sister, Ashmith, died in May one week after being diagnosed with lupus. "It can sneak up on you, and you don't even know you have it."
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No. 24 Washburn Ichabods Wrap Up Road Swing At Lindenwood On Saturday
Posted: 4:06 PM Jan 25, 2013
Reporter: WU, posted by Kinch O'Kelley
The No. 24-ranked Washburn Ichabods will wrap up their second three-game road trip of the MIAA season as they travel to St. Charles, Mo., to face the Lindenwood Lions for the first time in school history. Washburn (11-4, 4-3 MIAA) is coming off a 76-53 win over Lincoln snapping a two-game losing streak while the Lions (12-4, 5-3 MIAA) won their third straight for the eighth time in the last nine games topping Fort Hays State 69-58 at home. The Ichabods will home for four straight beginning with Missouri Southern on Jan. 31 following the game with Lindenwood.
'Bod Quick notes
• The Ichabods are wrapping a stretch of six of seven games on the road to open MIAA play.
• The Ichabods and the Lions have never met.
• The Lions are in their first season as a member of the MIAA.
• Will McNeill has recorded back-to-back highs in assists after recording six at Northeastern followed by seven at Lincoln last time out. The Lincoln game also marked his 71st time scoring in double figures at Washburn.
• After Bobby Chipman's 7 for 7 performance at Lincoln, it was the best shooting game by an Ichabod since Karlton Mims was 9 for 9 against Missouri Southern on Jan. 24, 2004.
• The seven field goals by Chipman were a career-high against Lincoln.
• Christian Ulsaker tied a career high with four assists against Lincoln.
• Kyle Wiggins also had a career-high six assists against the Blue Tigers.
• The 27 assists against Lincoln were tied for the 13th-best mark in a single game for the Ichabods and were also a season-high.
• The Ichabods have shot better than 53 percent in three of their last four games including a season-best .583 against Lincoln.
• The three free throws made and five attempts against the Blue Tigers were both season-lows for the Ichabods.
• The 13-point deficit against Lincoln was the largest the Ichabods had overcome for a win this season topping the eight point deficit at Fort Hays State.
Ichabods on radio
Washburn games will be broadcast on KTPK 106.9 FM with Mark Elliott and Jake Lebahn. The game will also be streamed live on the wusports.com website by following the listen live links on the men's basketball schedule page.
The coaches
Washburn Ichabod head basketball coach Bob Chipman
• is in his 34th season at the helm of the Ichabods.
• a 1973 graduate of Kansas State earning both his undergraduate and master's degree in Manhattan.
• is 732-300 overall.
• has 491 wins since the Ichabods joined the MIAA, the most of any conference school since the 1989-90 season.
• has led the Ichabods to 12 MIAA regular season titles and a MIAA-coaching tops of five postseason tournament championships.
• has led the Ichabods to 12 NCAA National Tournament appearances.
• in home games, he is 422-78 going 369-67 in Lee Arena.
• is second in all-time coaching victories in active NCAA Division II coaches.
• his 732 coaching wins is 22nd in all-time NCAA coaches at all levels.
• led the Ichabods to the 1987 NAIA National Championship and a 2001 NCAA National game, which was later vacated by Kentucky Wesleyan.
• Chipman played for legendary coach Jack Hartman earning two letters.
• Chipman has never faced Lindenwood.
Lindenwood Lions head coach Brad Soderberg . . .
• is entering his fourth season at the helm of the Lindenwood basketball program, and his 17th as a collegiate head coach.
• has recorded a 303-170 career record while going 92-23 at Lindenwood.
• In 2010-11, he led the Lions to one of the best seasons in school history. The team set a school record for wins with 29 and had a winning streak of 16, which is the longest in school history.
• Since Soderberg has come to Lindenwood the Lions have a record of 48-6 at Hyland Arena.
• Soderberg's ?rst NCAA Division I job was in 2000 when he took over for Dick Bennett at the University of Wisconsin.
• In 2002, he was named the Saint Louis University head coach and compiled 80 wins in six season. His 80 wins were the sixth most in school history.
• He has spent a total of six seasons as a Division I head coach and was also an assistant coach for seven seasons.
• Soderberg played his collegiate basketball at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point where he was a two year letterwinner.
Last time out for the Ichabods • #24 Washburn 76, Lincoln 53 • 1/25/13
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The No. 24-ranked Washburn Ichabods used a 19-0 run midway through the second half and turned an early deficit into a 76-53 win over the Lincoln Blue Tigers. Washburn snapped a two-game losing streak in the win over the Blue Tigers and won its 23-straight game over Lincoln.
Washburn (11-4, 4-3 MIAA) was up seven at 49-42 with 11:59 left in the game before back-to-back dunks byJoseph Smith jump started the big run ending with a free throw by Will McNeill with 5:48 to play putting the game out of reach. The Ichabods held the Blue Tigers (3-16, 2-7 MIAA) to 7 of 27 shooting in second half while the Ichabods heated up to 61 percent hitting 20 of 33 shots in the frame.
In the first half, the Ichabods and the Blue Tigers were knotted at 32 after the Blue Tigers came out on fire hitting 7 of their first 9 3-pointers building a 13-point lead in the first half at 19-6.
McNeill led the Ichabods with 17 points on 8 of 10 shooting from the field adding a career-high seven assists coming off six assists in the Ichabods' last game at Northeastern State. He led four Ichabods in double figure scoring followed by Bobby Chipman and his fourth double double of his Washburn career with 14 points and 11 rebounds going a perfect 7 of 7 from the field while adding two blocks. Martin Mitchell had 12 points and Smith finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.
Cedric Ridle led the Blue Tigers with 21 points and five rebounds.
Washburn shot 57 percent from the field in the game hitting 25 of 44 attempts from the field while dominating on the glass 43 to 20. Washburn had 12 offensive rebounds leading to 10 second chance points. Washburn's bench also outscored the Blue Tiger reserves 18 to 5. Lincoln was 19 of 54 from the field in the game finishing 10 of 30 from the field from 3-point range after starting 7 of 9 from deep.
Series history with Lindenwood
• This is the first meeting between the two schools.
About Lindenwood
• Lindenwood is 8-2 at home and has won eight of its last nine games including three straight overall after wins at Missouri Western and at home over Lincoln and Fort Hays State last time out.
• The Lions are 4-2 in MIAA home games this season.
• The Lions are averaging 79.8 ppg while allowing 66.2 ppg.
• Alex Bazzell leads the team with 17.3 ppg and 6.4 apg while hitting 133 of 156 free throw attempts.
• Cody Sorenson is averaging 11.1 ppg with 6.3 rpg and Richie Thompson is averaging 10.5 ppg with a team-high 8.3 rpg.
• This season Lindenwood is averaging 49 percent shooting from the field hitting 427 of 869 shots including 39 percent from 3-point range hitting 120 of 311 attempts.
Last time out for Lindenwood
(Jan. 24, 2013) -- ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Lindenwood men's basketball team won its third conference game in a row on Thursday night after beating the Fort Hays State Tigers 69-58 in St. Charles.
Lindenwood started the game on a 16-4 run to lead by 12 after the first 10 minutes. Fort Hays was able to cut the lead to four with 7:29 to play but the Lions offense continued to score extending the lead to 15 at the half.
The second half started with Lindenwood scoring the first two points followed by the Tigers rattling off 10 straight points to get within seven. That would be as close as the visitors could get for the rest of the game. Over the final five minutes, Lindenwood scored all of its points from free throw line going 9-for-10.
Alex Bazzell scored 23 points which was his third straight 20-point game. He also grabbed seven rebounds and dished out seven assists. Cody Sorenson chipped in with 15 points and Richie Thompson led the team in rebounds with 10.
The Lions shot 41 percent from the field and 33 percent from behind the three point line. Lindenwood won the rebounding battle 38-32 and caused 12 Tigers turnovers.
Bod bits
• Will McNeill was named a preseason All-American by the Basketball Times. He is the first Ichabod to receive preseason All-American honors since Travis Robbins prior to the 2004-05 season.
• Will McNeill has been named the MIAA Player of the Week twice on Nov. 26 and on Dec. 3.
• The Ichabods are +12.3 in scoring margin this season.
• The three freshman on the Ichabod roster (Khai Hutchinson, Evan Robinson and Colton Anderson) are all redshirting this season.
• Bryce Simons has missed the entire season with a knee injury.
• Alex North suffered a knee injury against Central Oklahoma and missed the last five games.
• With his 10 rebounds against Fort Hays State, Will McNeill became the first Ichabod to record at least 1,000 points (1,449); 400 rebounds (427), 200 steals (210) and 150 assists (177) in a career.
• Will McNeill is 23 assists shy of becoming the sixth Ichabod to reach at least 1,000 points and 200 assists joining Tom Meier (2,082/242), Greg Wilson (1,323/295), Mike Dickerson (1,130/214), Todd Alexander (1,099/215) and Shannon Kruger (1,014/341). He enters the Lindenwood game with 1,449 points and 177 assists.
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• Will McNeill passed Ron Berkholtz (1,342 from 1965-69 in 101 games) for seventh on the all-time scoring chart. McNeill currently sits has scored 1,449 points in 105 games #Buckets
• Next on the chart is Dan Buie (1,484 - 1995-97) in sixth on the all-time chart #SelectCompany
• Will McNeill's 483 field goals is eighth all-time at Washburn #Scorer
• Bobby Chipman's 205 3-point attempts is 21st in school history #FromWayDowntown
• Bobby Chipman's 72 career blocks is fifth all-time at Washburn and can move into the top four with eight more #RejectionCity
• Bobby Chipman's 471 rebounds is 21st all-time at Washburn #boards
• Will McNeill's 425 free throw made is fourth at Washburn #GetToTheLine
• Will McNeill's 542 free throw attempts is sixth at Washburn #LineTime
• Will McNeill's .784 free throw percentage is eighth all-time at WU #Automatic
• Martin Mitchell's career assist average of 3.7 per game is tied for seventh all-time at Washburn #Dimes
• Joseph Smith's 31 career blocks is 20th all-time at Washburn. #NoNos
• Will McNeill's 210 career steals is first at Washburn #NoBodyInFrontOfHim
• The MIAA record for career steals is 383 by Eddin Santiago #FastHands
• In scoring 17 points against Lincoln, Will McNeill kept his double-figure scoring streak alive at 48 games with all 33 games in the 2011-12 season and the first 15 of this season. #DoNotTalkAboutTheStreak
Ichabod Basketball HIstory
• Washburn is 1,442-973-2 all-time in 2,417 games played
• The 2012-13 season is Washburn's 107th of basketball.
• Washburn is the ninth-winningest program in NCAA Division II history.
• The Ichabods are 491-216 since joining the NCAA Division II ranks, which is the most wins by any program in the MIAA since the 1989-90 season.
• Washburn has won ten MIAA regular season championships and 21 conference championships in school history.
• The Ichabods previously won the MIAA regular season championship in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2012.
Ichabods in the national rankings
• The Washburn Ichabods dropped from 10th to 24th in the latest NABC Top 25 coaches poll which was released on Jan. 22.
• The Ichabods have been in the top 25 a total of 95 times since joining the NCAA ranks.
• The Ichabods have been in the top 10 in the national rankings 51 times.
Home sweet home
• The Ichabods are 369-67 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena.
• The 2012-13 season marks the 28th season of play in Lee Arena.
• The Ichabods recorded a school-best 28-game winning streak from Nov. 19, 1993 to Feb. 8, 1995 in Lee Arena
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It's a mad mad mad worldPosted Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at 2:50 PM
The falling stock market prompted me to tell someone this morning that if I were an investor, I would put my money into Serta. They looked at me quizzically. "That's right," I said, "Serta; the perfect sleeper." I'd slice that thing open and make a perfectly padded portfolio of it.
With my money there, safely secreted under my own comfortable backside, I'd be reasonably sure that the banks wouldn't lose it for me; corporate greed wouldn't wheedle me out of it and the government couldn't send it some place I've never heard of to rebuild a country or feed starving people that hate me just because I live here. The entire world has gone mad, mad , mad I tell you.
Wars, famine, political corruption, natural disasters, personal apathy, national debt, European financial crises, Mid-east unrest, falling stock markets, rising gold prices, looming military threats, unreliable allies, ordinary lying, cheating and stealing, and more national and international issues than you can shake a stick at show the world to be tipped off its axis and plunging into chaos. But hey, the recession's over, right!
Well, I've decided that I am not going with it. I will do the best I can with frozen wages, melting polar caps, reduced benefits, increasing energy prices, expensive food, cheaply made goods, tight credit and loose lips. I'll keep trying to live a decent life in an indecent world. I'll do my best to be positive in the negatively charged atmosphere.
It's not my fault the government is out of touch, society is in denial. And no one seems to be able to identify the problem let alone correct the situation. One day jobs are being created, but unemployment is up; that's seasonally adjusted, of course. The next day millions are out of work, out of a place to live and out of hope, but corporate profits are secure, that's an adjusted quarterly figure, of course, so why go back to the way things were.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that if you can milk the cow just as easily from a three-legged stool as from one with four legs, then the three-legged option wins every time. Old Bossie doesn't know the difference. She is drained just the same and sent back to the pasture to replenish her exploitable resource.
And so it will get worse. Banks will pay you two percent and charge you twelve. Kids in your neighborhood will go hungry but Uncle Sam will see to it that third world urchins are sent food and resources that corrupt leaders will steal or divert. Taxpayers will keep funding wars they don't believe in and corporations will keep pulling down huge profits. Yes, war is very profitable for some. The Halliburtons and Blackwaters and contractors of that ilk will make a literal killing while stepping on the little people and making a mess of their already exploited, polluted, corrupted nest.
I tell you it's a mad, mad, mad world and I don't know where it is all going to end, but I've got a "sneaking suspicion" as my Dad used to say that the worst of it is yet to come and it's likely to end badly. Somebody prove me wrong; please!
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Mr. Murry you seem to be dead on. Enjoyed reading your thoughts. At 59 I am now mature enough to look back and compare today, with what was in a better era. I am able to note the differences and there are things that stand out. A few years ago I saw the future before it happened.I saw the time coming when local convenience stores would stop selling 12oz cans of pop. It has come to pass. A number of your local convenience stores now do not sell cans of 12oz pop. That size has always been what I have grown up with from being a kid. It is natural to buy that size and not a 20 ounce size. I never desired a larger size. The kids of today, I feel sorry for them as they are being manipulated by a society that functions off greed (money) without regard for people or the harm their greed causes to innocent others. Yes, you can go to the fountain drinks and sometimes pay a little less for a soda than in a 12oz can but I don't want 32oz of a sugary drink because that is more than my body desires, and besides, after a little bit the ice dilutes the flavor and diluted soda is not appealing. When I started noticing the location of where the canned pop was being placed (hard to reach), I knew the future. Now the easy to reach product is a 20 ounce pop. I thought we had a weight problem in America. It's epidemic they say. It's on the news all the time and it's now become the children and young people who are making the headlines in respect to this weight problem. Despite this very damaging problem that everyone has to try and deal with, we have these pop companies promoting their product (which is full of sugar and one of the major problems in weight), to the kids and it's all about greed (money) with no concern for the consumer or the problems it causes. Now, if you want a 12 ounce can of pop you are presented with the options.
1. buy a 20 ounce size or a fountain drink which is usually larger than 20 ounces. I have an issue with this mentality. Sadly the kids don't seem to realize that 20 ounce bottles are not the norm but you'd have to be more mature to catch that. If a young kid starts life buying 20 ounce bottles then he thinks that's normal because he wasn't there when the 12 ounce was available. What you are exposed to is what you know.
Where are the people with the power to control things? Where are the people who could tell the pop companies "Hey, wait a minute here, what the hell do you think your doing?" Greed is probably the answer. I'll look forward to your posts.
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The clock has officially started. Eizenbizen has until 3 to make his pick.
This is where we will make all of our selections for the all-time draft. Good luck everyone.
Eizenbizen will be on the clock at noon.
The clock has officially started. Eizenbizen has until 3 to make his pick.
With the first selection of the Walterfootball.com All-Time Draft Michigan Mike selects...
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Is this thread solely to make selections or is this where we can also chirp each other and discuss the draft thus far?
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Plus I will be chiming in about who is on the clock.
With the second pick, I take
RB Walter Payton
My apologies to the many Bears fans. Sweetness holds a special place in my heart as well.
Another wasted pick on a RB.