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VINELAND — The Compass Academy Charter School's opening may be pushed back another year, the state announced two weeks ago.
N.J. Senator Jeff Van Drew; however, asks the state Education Commissioner to re-assess the school in order to allow it to open this year.
According to school officials, the issue preventing them from opening is technical in nature.
Van Drew received a promise from Christopher Cerf, New Jersey education commissioner, on Aug. 3 to review the matter again and resolve the issue.
"The commissioner promised to re-assess the school and to determine whether it can open this year," Van Drew said. "He essentially is going to look at the matter with fresh eyes. If he finds the delay in the opening was caused by a purely a technical issue, he will permit it to open this year. However, if the issue was more substantive, the school will require one planning year. The bottom line is, he is not going to hold up the process over a technicality."
A meeting is planned between the state and the school officials to ensure the school will open this year.
The Department of Education approved Compass Academy last January, when it approved seven other charter schools.
Compass Academy will serve Vineland, Millville and Pittsgrove area.
The school planned to have 114 K-2 students by June and will expand one grade level per year until it operates on a 5-5 level.
In July the school was given a one-year extension in mid-July, despite Compass Academy already beginning the process of enrolling students and hiring teachers.
"I want to thank Commissioner Cerf for his willingness to re-evaluate the issue," Van Drew said. "It truly is commendable that rather than giving me a bureaucratic reply, he committed to reviewing this personally. This is the type of responsiveness that residents value and that they deserve — especially when it comes to an issue as critical as the education of our children."
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Crews were headed late this morning to a Lower Saucon Township crash with entrapment, according to emergency scanner reports.
A single vehicle hit a tree at 11:13 on Flint Hill Road in the area of Scenic View Drive, according to radio broadcasts.
The person inside the vehicle is trapped, according to emergency reports, and authorities were calling for the removal of the vehicle's roof, side doors and dashboard to free the victim.
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Australia's Shaun Marsh celebrates his maiden Test century during the third day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Australia. (AP Photo)
Sri Lankan players congratulate bowler Suranga Lakmal, third right, after he took the wicket of Shaun Marsh. (AP Photo)
Sri Lanka's Thilan Samaraweera (right) celebrates with teammates after he dismissed Australia's Michael Hussey. (AFP)
Sri Lankan ground staff cover the field as the game is interrupted by rain during the third day of the second cricket test match between home team and Australia. (AP Photo)
Australia captain Michael Clarke looks on during the third day of the second Test between Australia and Sri Lanka. (AFP)
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If the proposed arena project Ken Miller is helping to spearhead ever becomes a reality, the goal is to bring more than sporting events to downtown Kalamazoo.
Miller, chairman of the Western Michigan University board of trustees and owner of Millennium Restaurant Group in Kalamazoo, is a member of Suite Idea Inc., a group which has been working on the plan for the 6,800-seat, $81 million event center.
WMU men's basketball and hockey games would be played in the center, as well as the K-Wings hockey games. Miller said there would be even more events held in the center than athletics.
And there is the potential for spinoff development.
Perspectives: "How do you think an arena downtown would affect Kalamazoo?"
Kalamazoo arena could revitalize 'desolate' downtown area, but voters must approve new taxes to make proposal a reality
Suite Idea has been working in conjunction with a group called Arcadia Commons West, which is exploring the possibilities of private development surrounding the event center.
"Truly, the event center probably won't happen unless we come up with the periphery development -- and maybe it shouldn't happen, because we don't want to just have this arena sitting there," Miller said. "We want to create a space; we want to create a lifestyle around this event center. And at the same time, there won't be any development in this area if it weren't at least for the big anchor, which in this case is the event center."
Miller sat down with Business Review's Olivia Pulsinelli to discuss the proposed event center.
Why an arena? Why here?
First of all, the land has been totally acquired, partly through donation, which the initial purpose that the property would be used by Western Michigan University for economic development and/or athletic use. That was done nine years ago, when there were more dollars available through the state for the university for that specific purpose. Western is not capable of doing that, yet has the need for an athletic facility like this. It would be a minor player, but still a very necessary tenant, in this project. That nine acres of Kalamazoo has sat vacant for almost 13 years. There has not been one idea brought forth about that property, with the singular exception of an event center.
We had three different sets of consultants all come in and do land design for us. And all of them said this community, one, should have an events center and/or arena -- we're one of the few communities our size that does not. Two, if you're going to do it, you ought to do it on this property.
We have nine acres in the center of our town that is not part of anything. Not part of the central business district. Not part of any one of three college campuses. Not part of four contiguous neighborhoods. And that's a shame.
That is very significant for this community to think about because if this project doesn't go, those nine acres are going to sit as concrete for years and years. It's been 13 years already, and nobody's come up with an idea yet.
Communities, cities, die or succeed from the center out. Take a look at the ones that have succeeded -- Grand Rapids, Chicago. And take a look at the ones that have died -- those are the ones that have failed to take a look at the center of their community. They've focused on their periphery. It would be no different than you or I focusing on having muscular arms and legs and letting our hearts die. I'd rather have weak arms and a strong heart. Part of the focus here is to strengthen the heart of this community -- let the success flow outward in all directions.
This would obviously create work for people in the construction industry, but how do you think it would affect the real estate market downtown?
The primary vacancies downtown right now are some retail, and I think Class A office space is the most excessive. There's isn't much talk about doing additional Class A office space. But what there isn't and what we need more of is urban housing. Not high-priced housing, not low-income housing, but perhaps anything from professional to professional student. And right now, there's 2 percent vacancy rate on housing -- so if you build it, they will come. ...
I don't see this being a competitive situation, and frankly, I have three operating units downtown within a block of this place, and I believe it would be good for them.
How do you think the public has reacted to the proposed event center?
There was more negativism right off the get-go, which is to be expected. As with any community, there are the negative people and the naysayers, where it wouldn't make a difference what we were proposing. That's a little bit of human nature.
I will tell you that as time has gone on, and this has become more public -- and we have gotten out there and had meetings with neighborhoods, with community organizations, with political organizations -- I would have to say that it has been significantly on the favorable side.
And we're not asking them to commit yet. What we want is mature neutrality as we are getting our story out and as the county is doing its due diligence.
I think it started out on the negative, and it is -- a step at a time, as it should be -- gaining positive momentum.
It seems like the biggest problem with the arena is about money. Are there alternative ideas being discussed for funding besides the food tax?
No, that is the only source that is being considered. The legislation that has been passed, Public Act 180, only allows for that. It only allows for that tax, and it only allows for that tax to be used for this purpose. It's not like we can have this same tax and build low-income housing. Not allowed. Nor can we shift that tax away from food and beverage and tax tobacco. The public act says you can tax 1 percent on food, beverage, hotel and car rental.
That tax is a use tax -- you don't pay it if you don't use it. It's not a millage; it's not an automatic tax on anything. It's not a tax on groceries. It's a food and beverage and hotel tax.
So the good news is, on the hotel tax, the people who come into this town will pay 1 percent tax on their room. They may never use the arena, but they'll help us pay for it. Any people who eat at the restaurants in this county, who come in from outside of this county -- come in, eat, drink, leave -- will help pay for our arena. Conversely, if you live in this community, and you don't stay overnight, you don't rent a car, you don't go out, you will have 100 percent access to this event center and maybe never pay a dime for it.
What we don't want to do -- what some other communities have done, and we think it's a mistake -- would be to use the income from the events and dedicate that to debt service. That's where a lot of communities get in trouble, because all of a sudden, ticket prices go down or events fall off, now you've got a mortgage payment, and you can't cover it. We want an income stream dedicated purely to the debt service, not to operations. That way, every dollar that comes in from revenue can be dedicated to the maintenance and operations of the building. That is a model that has worked, and the communities that have found difficulty are the ones that have not followed that model.
What do you think are some of the logistic hurdles facing the plan?
The biggest hurdles are going to be first, getting the approval of the county commissioners who will take it to a vote.
The county commissioners are not going to approve or not approve the plan, they're going to approve or not approve our request to get this on a ballot. The public will vote as to whether to pay for this or not. So the biggest hurdle will be getting it past that vote. I see no other real hurdles. There may be administrative issues -- we don't have a current system set up to collect this tax that we're going to propose, but it's not the first time it's ever been done.
The land's already purchased. There have been enough studies done about the site that we see no real engineering problems. There are a lot of other issues that could be hanging out there that can't get addressed until we find out if we have a project. But we have thus far, through all the engineering, all the architectural, all the feasibility studies, have not come across any significant hurdles.
Why do this now in this economy?
That's a good question, and the answer is: What better time? The $81 million quoted for the cost of this project was originally developed a year and a half to two years ago -- good economy, high labor cost, high material cost. We're holding onto that number, though we've repriced it. Steel's down; concrete's down; labor's down.
This state has people chomping at the bit to go to work, and the trade unions I've talked to have been chomping at the bit to make this happen. It's one and a half to two years of employment for somebody, in terms of the construction period. So to me, why not now? Do we want to wait until we've got those prices back up? What better time, both economically and psychologically?
When other communities are waiting for things to happen, this community should be making things happen. This isn't a want -- this is a need in my mind.
We've been blessed in this community to always take the initiative and take the lead, to not let things just happen to us. We will make things happen. This is something that we need to make happen, and what better time to do it.
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One mistake that Callender sees students make is choosing the college their friends attend. "Just because it's good for your friend doesn't mean it's going to be the right college for you," she said.
Rather, it's important to consider the whole package a college offers. Financial aid, comfort with the campus and availability of courses should all weigh into the final decision.
More specific concerns include the teacher-student ratio, the level of security and access to outside environments as well as potential living situations.
When narrowing down to the dream college, there was no particular set of questions that are most stressed by experts. When it comes down to it, students need to go with their gut feelings.


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A few times a year, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board releases its trade data, giving the rest of us a chance to peer into the murky municipal bond market. Yesterday, we got access to the data for the first quarter of 2012, and a few interesting facts jumped out.
Can revenue bondholders relax now?
Bond markets generally focus on who has rights to specific cash flows and control over assets. That was what Alabama federal bankruptcy court Judge Thomas Bennett was addressing when he issued an opinion Friday afternoon covering the insolvent Jefferson County sewer system.


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Hollis: Cavs' interest in Izzo is "high" and "strong"
This is the real thing, folks.
In a phone interview just completed, Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis acknowledged that Cleveland's pursuit of Tom Izzo is the most serious publicly known threat to Izzo's MSU tenure since he nearly left for the Atlanta Hawks a decade ago.
"There were some others that got serious," Hollis said, but the cards have not been plainly on the table like this. Hollis said there is no formal contract offer from Cleveland, but that the Cavs have expressed a "high interest" in Izzo, a development that started last week.
"What I know is that they have a strong interest in Tom," said Hollis, who has not spoken with Cleveland owner Dan Gilbert, whom Hollis called a "good friend." "I know that Tom does not have a contract offer to respond to. And I know that he has not been able to completely think through all the implications of a change."
Hollis is helping him. Boy, is he.
"We're meeting daily, all hours," Hollis said. "We're a support base for each other."
Hollis also said any contract re-negotiation -- Izzo makes just over $3 million a year -- would be an annual formality, not a response to this situation. It's not like MSU can get into a bidding war with Dan Gilbert. Much more from the interview with Hollis later.


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The Fieberbrunn ski area has been using the LO.LA* system since winter 2014/2015 for local avalanche information for the area. From this year, locally based avalanche experts will be assessing the avalanche situation for the whole of the Skicircus area (with official avalanche information as a basis), using the LO.LA* system. The daily, up-to-date local avalanche situation can be viewed at the freeride check-points throughout the ski resort, on the Internet at saalbach.com, and on the Saalbach Hinterglemm App.


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Football: The 6th annual High School Football Showcase will be held at 1:30 p.m. on April 27 at In the Net Sports Complex, Palmyra. The cost is $60 to participate in the sports recruiters high school football combine challenge. For more information, contact Wayde Marsico at email@example.com, call 717-829-4994 or visit www.sportsrecruiters.com.
Soccer: HMMS Eagle FC will hold tryouts at the following times — 5:30 p.m. on April 2 for the boys' U12 team and 5:30 p.m. on April 22 for the girls U15 team. Contact coach Chris Fox at 717-802-4772 or email@example.com for more information.
Soccer: The Fox Soccer Academy will hold elite summer camps for players ages 6 to 18 and will be broken into age or skill level to allow for enhanced drills, faster transitions and greater results. For more information, visit www.fsaelite.com.
Golf: Rich Valley has the following leagues beginning the first week of April — 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, two-man league from back tees; 5:30 p.m. on Thursdays, two-man league; 5:30 p.m. on Thursdays, two-woman league. The course will also be hosting a Spring Open Scramble on April 6 and two-person challenge on April 13. For more information about the leagues or tournaments, visit www.richvalleygolf.net or call 717-691-8805.
Golf: Valley Green Golf Course has moved its Shamrock Scramble to March 30 because of expected course conditions. For more information, call 717-938-4200.
Soccer: The Penn Legacy Soccer Club, based in southeastern Pa., will hold open tryouts for its travel/premier soccer teams beginning April 4 and running through early May. The tryouts are for boys and girls in the U9 through U19 age groups. To register or get more information, visit http://pennlegacy.org.
Softball: The Harrisburg RBI fastpitch softball free "all skills" clinic will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on March 15 at CD East for girls ages 8 to 14. For more information, call Mike Stepp at 717-503-2458 or Marcy Velez at 717-233-3827.
Softball: A men's league in the Harrisburg area is looking for a new team for the upcoming season. There are weekday and Sunday leagues. For more information, email email@example.com or call 717-460-7899.
Coaches: Susquenita School District has three openings for assistant football coaches. Visit www.susq.k12.pa.us to view the application requirements and deadlines.
Soccer: The Capital Area Soccer Association is forming spring recreational leagues for U5 to U18 boys and girls. For more information, visit www.capsoccer.org.
Running: The 3rd annual Dick Fralick River Run/Walk 5K will be held at 8 a.m. on May 3 at the MYO Park in Millersburg. All proceeds will go to the Millersburg Ferry Boat Association. The cost is $20 on or before April 26 and $25 after that. For more information or to register, visit www.dickfralickriverrun.com or email email@example.com.
Running: The DMP 5K Run/Walk will be held at 9 a.m. on April 5 at the Dauphin Middle Paxton Community Park, Dauphin. This is a family-friendly event with a kids fun run and Easter egg hunt following the race. The price is $25 on or before March 22 and $30 after. For more information, visit www.dmpraces.org, call 760-821-5452 or email email@example.com. Proceeds will help fund improvements to the Dauphin Middle Paxton Community Park.
Coaches: Red Land ice hockey has openings for varsity head coach and varsity and middle school assistant coaches. Interested applicants should send a resume with background clearances to email@example.com or call 717-319-6848.
Softball: The Krunch 18U elite travel softball team is looking to fill a catcher's spot on its team created by a player injury. Contact Tod Whitman at firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Basketball: Team Supernatural AAU Basketball Club will hold tryouts for 9th and 10th grade boys from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on March 16. There is a $5 registration fee. Register at www.teamsupernatural.net. Contact coach Craig at 717-215-2419 for more information.


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Gerald W. Crowter, age 74, of Mayfield, died Tuesday, September 4, 2012, at Albany Stratton VA Medical Center.
He was born December 31, 1937, in Gloversville. He served his country faithfully in the U.S. Army for several years and later worked at several leather finishing companies in the Gloversville area.
He is survived by: his companion, Sara J. Spanos of Mayfield; a sister, Barbara VanAuken (James) of Silver Springs, Florida; and several nieces and nephews.
It was Gerald's request that there be no services. Cremation took place at Park View Crematorium, Schenectady. Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to the James A. Brennan Memorial Humane Society, 437 Nine Mile Tree Road, Gloversville, NY 12078.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Walrath & Stewart Funeral Home, Gloversville. Please visit the family's online guestbook at www.brbsfuneral.com.


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On Tuesday, April 29, the options for live music in New Orleans include an evening with Nick Spitzer and American Routes Live.
Civic Theater, 8 p.m.
Tulane folklorist Nick Spitzer's long-running public radio program American Routes travels the winding back roads of American music, with historical background, in-depth interviews and live performances. See it go down live, with a program that features NEA fellows Dr. Michael White and his Original Liberty Jazz Band, and Beausoleil founder Michael Doucet, the fiddler, educator and Cajun heritage preservationist - plus singer Topsy Chapman, bluesman Little Freddie King and the Electrifying Crown Seekers. Tickets $25 and up. Pay an extra $25 to attend a special meet-and-greet reception with Spitzer and the musicians onstage before the show.
Also on Tuesday, April 29, the Dragon Smoke supergroup
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The Rattlers, a week after capturing ArenaBowl XXV with a 72-58 win over the Philadelphia Soul, will get on a bus late this afternoon and go to University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale for the Cardinals' preseason game against the Oakland Raiders.
Coach and General Manager Kevin Guy said it is expected that a camera will be put on the team and the players will be on the JumboTron at some point during the game.
Saturday night, there will be a Rattler Rally at US Airways Center between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., where the players will be introduced like pre-game coming out of the tunnel.
This should be a big production number unlike what was held Wednesday afternoon at the US Airways Center pavilion. That was a news conference. This will be a show with season highlights and interviews and speeches.
"We'll do it up right," Guy said. "Because we played the ArenaBowl on a neutral site (New Orleans Arena), this will give our fans a chance to celebrate. It will be a celebration."
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Empiric Assessment of Secondary Effects of Influence of the UAH Exchange Rate Upon Indicators of the Labour Market of Ukraine
The article specifies main channels of influence of changes of the national currency exchange rate upon indicators of activity of companies. The primary effects are: prices of imported goods, costs of imported factors of productions, costs of servicing of debts nominated in foreign currency. The article describes secondary effects that manifest themselves in dynamics of indicators of the labour market and are connected with changes of indicators of company activity during adaptation to action of primary effects. It provides results of empirical check of hypothesis of availability of secondary effects of changes of UAH exchange rate and also analysis of specific features of their manifestation in Ukraine. It provides results of econometric assessment of influence of changes of real effective UAH rate (calculated by the "import basket") upon dynamics of indicators of wages, employment and profitability of different types of economic activity of the industry.
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We the Kings, performing tonight at Cleveland's House of Blues, lives on an odd edge of contemporary pop -- somewhere between a boy band and mainstream rock -- with bands like All Time Low, the Maine, Rocket to the Moon and Mayday Parade. Their teen-to-early-twentysomething fans are mostly female -- and they dig their scruffy, ever-so-slightly dangerous heartthrob look. Then there are the songs, like their 2008 breakout hit, "Check Yes Juliet," with driving riffs that are just young, loud and snotty enough to make the innocent boy-loves-girl sugar taste at least a little bittersweet.
The Florida quintet performs at the House of Blues on a four-act bill, with the festivities starting at 6:30 p.m. The openers are Breathe Carolina, T. Mills and the Ready Set. Tickets are $23 online via House of Blues, and at the door. (Michael Norman, Northeast Ohio Media Group)
Any way you slice it, award-winning artist Judy Takacs, of Solon, definitely wants attention for her new exhibition at the Bayarts Westshore Visual Arts and Education Campus. That's why she gave the exhibition – which focuses on paintings of seminude women – the provocative title "Chicks with Balls." Takacs, 50, a 1986 graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art, said the
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GLOVERSVILLE - The volunteers who run the Glove Performing Arts Center say the community now has a unique opportunity to support the historic theater.
In a new fundraising campaign called "Discover the Glove," the family of the Glove's original owner has agreed to donate $2 for every $1 raised locally, up to $100,000.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for us to put the theater on a better financial footing," said Mark Finkle, president of the theater's Board of Directors.
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Performers sing and dance Friday night in the opening number of "Main Street Showcase: Into the Woods Edition," a cabaret-style show at the Glove Performing Arts Center. (The Leader-Herald/Bill Ackerbauer)
Annaleigh Lester sings during the show Friday. (The Leader-Herald/Bill Ackerbauer)
Sonny Duross and Alyssa Reed ham it up as the hosts of the cabaret. (The Leader-Herald/Bill Ackerbauer)
Executive Director Richard Samrov is seen this week in the lobby of the Glove Performing Arts Center with a painting by local artist Cheryl Bielli that shows how the theater could look when renovations are complete. (The Leader-Herald/Bill Ackerbauer)
Last year, the board reached out to Renee Crown, the daughter of the late J. Meyer Schine, who established the Glove back in 1920. She and her husband, Lester Crown, who live in Chicago, agreed to provide the 2-to-1 challenge grant, effectively tripling the money from other donors until Dec. 31.
"I just can't image that if this community wants this theater they can't respond to this," Finkle said this week. "A $50 donation becomes $150 for us."
Keeping the nearly century-old theater open and running hasn't been easy. It is expensive to heat -more than $19,000 per year for its auditorium alone - and the renovations and improvements accomplished in recent years have been hard-won accomplishments.
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For more information about the Glove Performing Arts Center, or to make a donation or volunteer, see www.glovetheatre.org or call 773-8255.
The Glove has had no paid employees since its last professional director, Emily Grant, left the area about five years ago. At that time, the theater was in serious danger of closing, but the theater's volunteer Board of Directors regrouped and pledged to keep it open and gradually build it back up.
"The arts have struggled everywhere," Finkle said. "It's not an easy road."
But the Glove already has raised about $30,000 in donations that it can apply to the "Discover the Glove" campaign, Finkle said, and the Board of Directors and other volunteers hope their excitement will catch on with others in the community.
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"The response from the community is outstanding," said Richard Samrov, the theater's volunteer executive director. "They really want to keep this theater here in Gloversville. That makes me very happy."
Though the campaign offers naming opportunities for major donors - such as plaques on seats and other fixtures for certain dollar amounts -smaller contributions are equally welcome, Finkle said.
"Some people have sent in the $50 donations," Finkle said. "Wouldn't it be great to get a thousand $50 donations from people? That'd be a thousand people committed to the theater."
Finkle said he would like to be able to host more professional actors and touring groups at the Glove, but he says it will always be a welcoming venue for homegrown productions organized by local theater enthusiasts, including its own resident troupe, the Hand in Glove Players. And it will always offer opportunities for young performers to gain experience in front of local audiences, he said.
"We have to be a local venue," Finkle said.
The theater is dedicated to cultivating its own crop of future performers and patrons, offering classes in music and acting for children on the premises.
"The volunteers here at the Glove Performing Arts Center - I couldn't praise them more," said Samrov, who is 74 years old and worked as an usher at the Glove in the 1950s. "We're all in it for the duration."
The money raised in the "Discover the Glove" campaign will be invested both in the infrastructure of the theater and future programming, Finkle said. The last major investment of donated funds went into wiring, he said - it was necessary, but it wasn't highly visible.
"I think we need to show something physical in the building so people can say, 'Oh, something's happening there,'" he said.
The theater has received new auditorium-style seats, and installing them is one of the short-term goals, along with fixing a section of the roof and renovating the men's bathroom.
Samrov said the Glove is experiencing a "renaissance." Audiences for theatrical productions have grown larger and more enthusiastic in the last few years. Whereas shows four or five years ago were selling fewer than 50 tickets per night, more recent shows - such as last year's "Annie" - brought audiences of 100 to 200 people each night. The recent production of "The Wizard of Oz" was a financial success, costing $5,000 to produce and bringing in $12,000 at the box office.
Also last year, the Glove presented a grant-funded educational play about the genocide in Darfur. The play was "magnificent," Finkle said, and about a thousand students from five different school districts came to see it. He said the Glove hopes to present another such play for school groups in the future.
Samrov said the Theatre Historical Society of America has expressed an interest in hosting its annual meeting at the Glove this year, which would be a big feather in its cap and bring new visitors to Gloversville.
"That's a big deal for us," Finkle said. He hopes this year's fundraising campaign will be a "springboard" to further community investment in the Glove's future as a cultural and economic hub for downtown Gloversville.
"We're more determined now than we every have been before," Samrov said. "We're determined that we cannot waste this gem."
Upcoming events
On Friday night, the theater hosted a cabaret-style "Main Street Showcase" performance intended to raise money for the Hand in Glove Players' upcoming production of "Into the Woods," which will open March 8 for a run of six performances.
On Feb. 14, 15 and 16, the Glove will present a dinner-theater production of the Neil Simon comedy "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers."
For the full 2013 production schedule at the Glove, see www.glovetheatre.org.
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Saying sorry has become an obsession | Whale
I just caught the latest installment of "Am I Really Sorry?," that whacky new form of entertainment that's sweeping the nation.
For the few who don't know what I'm talking about, "Am I Really Sorry?," is only the buzz of the water-cooler conversation, the whattup of talk radio, the going grist of the late-night comedian.
It's simple. Take a wrongdoer, preferably a celebrity, and in front of the whole country wring an apology from the erring soul. Then talking heads on CNN and Fox News and the public at large dissect the apology and sit in judgment on the wrongdoer, giving them the final say by accepting or rejecting the apology.
In other words, some guy steps on another guy's toes in Miami, and in a studio in far-off Winnemuka, Nev., or at a shack in Bugtussle Texas, some schlub whose toes are unstepped on, yowls, demands an apology and scores it real or fake.
Makes perfect sense.
If this were an actual game show – and it's hard to rule out anything these days – I would set "Am I Really Sorry" on a stage in the middle of a giant fishbowl. Only, instead of the usual studio audience, the inner surface of the fishbowl would be lined with hundreds of television screens, each filled with the hairy eye of a talking head or alternatively, a Joe Sixpack.
Add a host with perfect teeth and perfect hair, and you might have something like this:
"And who do we have in the seat of contrition tonight?" asks an unseen announcer.
"Well, Charlie, tonight we've got a hot-as-blazes scandal, I mean it's smokin' baby. Here we've got Mr. No Good Jones, who cheated on his wife."
Music strikes up, lights dance across the stage. Finally, we see a man on a stool under the hot lights. Dozens of cameras surround him. Wires attached to his body measure the sincerity of his response to the accuracy of a new unit of measure, the nanosincere.
A panel of pundits, psychologists and assorted experts sit at the ready.
"Are we ready?," says our host. "Then let's get ready to grovel!"
"Tonight's transgressor, Mr. No Good Jones, was caught not with one, not two, not three but with seven mistresses. People, it looks like this guy wrecked his marriage, alienated his kids and his fans, even got himself kicked out of Safeway. So, are you ready to apologize to all the people you hurt?"
"Uh, I'm really, really sorry," Jones says. "I've destroyed everything, hurt my wife and kids. I just want one more chance. To the folks from Maine to Seattle, I'm really sorry. And I swear I won't do it again."
"And there you have it, Mr. No Good Jones' apology to the hurting heart of an aggrieved nation. His wife doesn't seem to be here, so let's ask America, which is no doubt offended by what happened between this man and his wife. Let's play Am I really sorry!"
Camera cuts to a TV screen.
"First, we've got Fred out in Neah Bay, Washington. Was No Good Jones sincere? Do you think he meant it? Go ahead, my man."
"Are you kidding?" says Fred. "Pee yuu, I mean somebody crack open a window! I'm mad as hell, and in no way do I accept his apology for cheating on me, er, his wife."
"Yeah, the whole thing seem a bit scripted, lacking spontaneity," says our host. "Well, the boys in our lab have completed their lightning-fast analysis. And here's what the Sincerograph, our exclusive, patented, super-sensitive, super swift measuring instrument has to say. Ooh, too bad, doesn't look good for Mr. No Good Jones …
"But I meant it, I really meant it," Jones protests.
A tear collects on his cheek. A technician sucks it up with a dropper and hustles off with it.
"Our high-speed super camera caught a tiny, telltale quiver on No Good's lying lip. Our on-set chemist has measured the salt content in No Good's tears and an electrician has measured his galvanic skin reaction. Our on-set psychologists have carefully analyzed his body movements, our electrodes have measure the pucker of his, well … never mind.
"Our conclusion: this wasn't really sorry! I think we have to give that apology a thumbs down."
Next week the show will give us the failings of a mystery celebrity caught prancing in his wife's underwear.
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"I work here. I believe whole-heartedly in spending money locally here," he said. "We shop here. We shop at the P&C in Westvale. My kids go to school here. We do everything here. I believe in supporting the local (community). It all comes back around, one big circle."
Falcone, who turns 47 today, grew up on Worth Avenue in Solvay and moved to Lakeland when his father, "Red" Falcone, head mechanic for the school district, relocated the family after the district moved its bus garage there.
Falcone graduated in 1981 from Solvay High School, married the former Mary Casimiro — a Lakeland girl who was the sister of his best friend in high school — 22 years ago, and joined the local fire department 18 years ago.
Manny and Mary Falcone have a daughter, Allysa, 16, and a son, EJ, 11. Both attend Solvay schools. Manny works as a lineman for Solvay Electric Department.
Falcone's given name is Emanuele. It was his father's name, and Manny passed it along to his son, EJ. The initials stand for Emanuele James.
Geddes is a town of 16,835 people packed into 9.24 square miles. The municipality is divided in half — Lakeland in the east separated by the village of Solvay from Westvale in the west.
The town and village have talked for years about merging their police departments, but nothing came of it. Earlier this year, after the election of Kathleen Marinelli as Solvay mayor, talks about merging the town and village police departments were scrapped.
"The village always wants to be the village of Solvay," Falcone said, adding later, "The people hold to their values pretty close. The core Solvalians. The way they run their village. ... I don't foresee the police department going anywhere."
Even though the police merger talks faltered, Falcone said, the town and village cooperate in a number of ways, and that will continue. The town police department backs up village police, and the highway departments lend each other a hand when needed.
The two municipalities have a cooperative agreement on road salt. He said the town has a salt dome and buys enough road salt for the town and village, then sells the salt at cost to Solvay, charging the village only if a town employee is brought in specifically to load the salt onto village trucks.
"We will work together closer," Falcone said. "I'm not saying consolidating things and crunching. But maybe a lot of combined services and working together. If the (town) highway department has a truck they need, and we have it available, come on over and use it. Shared services. I'm big for that." He said two of the greatest concerns for town residents are road work and public safety.
"Garbage has to be picked up," Falcone said. "The roads have to be in good shape, plowed and salted. That's what people are really concerned about, and that they're safe when they go home. Those are the biggest concerns in the town."
He said the town will hold the line on town spending, as it has in recent years.
"We did cut some budgets the last couple of years due to the times," he said. "We crunched everybody down. Where are we going in 2010? We're going to hold the line. I can tell you that. We're going to work to get what we need to do done."
He plans to do all he and other town officials can do to make sure the local P&C site remains a grocery store. As of Monday, a bankruptcy court judge had not ruled on whether to accept a reported $150 million offer to buy Penn Traffic, owner of the P&C grocery chain.
"My family worked there for years," he said. "My wife was a 20-year employee. ... My sister worked there. My brother worked there."
Falcone he wants to tap the experience and expertise of the town's senior citizens.
"Seniors are a big part of me," he said. "If it wasn't for them, we wouldn't be where we are."
He wants to solicit their opinions on issues of concern and ask members of the town's senior community to serve town committees.
Even with the slow economic times, Falcone said, the town needs to tackle repairs to Lakeside and Walberta roads." Roads are number one with everybody," he said. "We have some major roads that are absolutely deplorable."
One other goal he has in mind is making the town office building more energy-efficient.
"Out in the gazebo, the main foyer area, where all that glass structure, I want to turn that into solar energy. ... I'd like to turn that into all solar power and see if we can (generate) some of what we're using for heat and electricity," he said.
Falcone said his chief job as supervisor is to be open-minded and listen to what residents have to say.
"Everybody has a right to be heard. ... You just listen and absorb what everybody has to say," he said. "That's our job as a board. Our job is to listen and then come up with a decision as the board."
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|Jesse Edwin Davis
|Birth name
|Jesse Edwin Davis III
21 September 1944
Norman, Oklahoma, United States
|22 June 1988
(aged 43)
Venice, Los Angeles, California
|Rock, blues
|Session musician, sideman
|Electric guitar, slide guitar
|Years active
|Associated acts
|Taj Mahal, Milara Love, Jackson Browne, The Monkees, Neil Diamond, John Lennon, George Harrison, John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Harry Nilsson, Gene Clark, John Trudell
|Notable instruments
|Fender Telecaster
Jesse Edwin Davis (September 21, 1944 – June 22, 1988) was a Native American guitarist. He was well regarded as a session artist.[1] His death in 1988 was attributed to a drug overdose.[2]
Born in Norman, Oklahoma, Davis began his musical career in Oklahoma City. His father, Jesse Ed Davis II, was Comanche while his mother's side was Kiowa. He graduated from Northeast High School in 1962. Jesse Ed Davis II, his father, was an accomplished artist known for his 'True Indian' painting style and his works were exhibited in the Capital Building in Oklahoma City.
Davis began his musical career in the late 1950s playing in Oklahoma City and surrounding cities with John Ware (later Emmylou Harris' drummer), John Selk (later Donovan's bass player), Jerry Fisher (later Blood, Sweat & Tears vocalist), Mike Boyle, Chris Frederickson, drummer Bill Maxwell (later Andrae Crouch and Koinonia) and others.
By the mid 1960s Davis had quit the University of Oklahoma and went touring with Conway Twitty.
Davis eventually moved to California. For 8 years, he lived in Marina Del Rey, with his lady (Patti Daley) and her son (Billy). Through his friendship with Levon Helm, he became friends with Leon Russell, who introduced him to session work, before joining Taj Mahal and playing guitar and piano on his first three albums. Davis played slide, lead and rhythm, country and even jazz during his three-year stint with Mahal, making an appearance with the band as a musical guest in The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus.
After the 1969 album Giant Step, he turned to session work for the likes of David Cassidy, Albert King and Willie Nelson. In 1970 Jesse played on and produced Roger Tillison's one and only LP for Atco Records, a division of Atlantic. Jesse and Roger − a fellow Oklahoman − were joined at the Record Plant by Bobby Bruce (fiddle), Larry Knechtel (organ and harmonica), Stan Szeleste (piano); Billy Rich (bass); Jim Keltner (drums) and Sandy Konikoff (percussion); Don Preston and Joey Cooper took care of the vocal accompanists. Roger Tillison's Album was recorded live. This album was finally released on CD by Wounded Bird Records in 2008, with Davis providing electric guitar, bottleneck (slide) guitar and banjo. The Woody Guthrie-penned tune "Old Cracked Looking Glass" has become a standard for Oklahoma bands.
Davis recorded his first solo album when Atco Records signed a contract with him to record two albums with the label. The result of that engagement was the self-titled album Jesse Davis (1971), which featured backing vocals by Gram Parsons and appearances by Leon Russell and Eric Clapton, among others. After guesting with Russell on Bob Dylan's "Watching the River Flow" single, Davis went on to work with George Harrison, performing at the ex-Beatle's Concert for Bangla Desh extravaganza at Madison Square Garden, along with Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Russell, Keltner, Clapton and others.
Later in 1971, Davis produced and played on Gene Clark's second solo album, White Light. Two more Davis solo albums followed: Ululu (1972), which included the original release of Harrison's "Sue Me, Sue You Blues", and Keep Me Comin (1973), occasionally listed as Keep On Coming. Around this time, Davis began playing with John Lennon, for whom he provided lead guitar on Walls and Bridges (1974) and Rock 'n' Roll (1975). He also added guitar to Gene Clark's No Other album in 1974. As well as his work with Lennon, Davis guested on a number of ex-Beatle solo albums in the mid '70s − Harrison's Extra Texture (1975) and Starr's Goodnight Vienna (1974) and Ringo's Rotogravure (1976).
Prison minister and former band manager Marty Angelo writes about his experiences with Jesse Ed Davis in his book Once Life Matters: A New Beginning (ISBN 0961895446; pages 85−87). Angelo states he was introduced to Davis by drummer Gary Mallaber in 1972 while Davis was living in Marina Del Rey, California. Davis then introduced Angelo to John Lennon, who in turn introduced Angelo to heroin.
Davis' session work continued for the rest of the decade, and he also performed with The Faces as second guitarist throughout their final US tour, in the late summer and fall of 1975. In addition to the artists listed above, Davis contributed to albums by the likes of Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Leonard Cohen, Keith Moon, Jackson Browne (he played the solo on "Doctor My Eyes", from Browne's 1972 debut), Steve Miller, Guthrie Thomas, Harry Nilsson, Ry Cooder, Neil Diamond, Rick Danko and Van Dyke Parks.
In and out of clinics, Davis disappeared from the music industry for a time, spending much of the 1980s dealing with alcohol and drug addiction. Throughout the 10 years he was with Patti Daley, they never married. In the following years he married twice. While married to his second wife, he formed and played in The Graffiti Band, which coupled his music with the poetry of American Indian activist John Trudell. In the spring of 1987, The Graffiti Band performed with Taj Mahal at the Palomino Club in North Hollywood, CA. At this show, George Harrison, Bob Dylan and John Fogerty got up from the audience to join Davis and Taj Mahal in an unrehearsed set which included Fogerty's "Proud Mary" and Dylan's "Watching the River Flow", as well as classics such as "Blue Suede Shoes", "Peggy Sue", "Honey Don't", "Matchbox" and "Gone, Gone, Gone".
On June 22, 1988 Jesse Ed Davis collapsed and was pronounced dead in a laundry room in Venice, California. Davis had various drugs in his system and his death is commonly attributed[by whom?] to a heroin overdose. He was 43 years old.
In 2002, Davis was posthumously inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame.
(See also Taj Mahal Discography)
As leader[edit]
- Jesse Davis (Atco, 1971)
- Ululu (Atco, 1972)
- Keep Me Comin or Keep On Coming (CBS, 1973)
As sideman[edit]
- White Light - Gene Clark (1971)
- No Other album (Asylum - Gene Clark 1974)
- Rock 'n' Roll album (Apple - John Lennon 1975)
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches By Jeremy Simmonds p. 235
- ^ ASK THE GLOBE Boston Globe October 21, 1988


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Reporting to the Executive Vice President and Provost are the seven schools, Graduate Studies, Undergraduate Studies, Honors Education, and the McDermott Scholars Program.
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The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science continues to expand its academic degree offerings with the recent addition of the Master's and Doctoral degree programs in Material Science and Engineering and the Baccalaureate and Master's degree programs in Mechanical Engineering. Other baccalaureate degree programs include Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, and Telecommunications Engineering. Master's degree programs include Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Science-Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Telecommunications Engineering. The Jonsson School offers doctoral programs in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Software Engineering, and Telecommunications Engineering. Dean Mark Spong leads the Erik Jonsson School organization.
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The School of Interdisciplinary Studies works collaboratively with the other academic units across the campus to offer coursework crossing traditional disciplinary boundaries. Additionally, IS offers baccalaureate degree programs in American Studies, Gender Studies, and Interdisciplinary Studies and a master's degree program in Interdisciplinary Studies. Dean George Fair leads the Interdisciplinary Studies organization.
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The Naveen Jindal School of Management remains the largest of the seven academic units and boasts national ranking in the top 50 full-time MBA programs in the United States. SOM offers baccalaureate degrees in Accounting and Information Management, Business Administration, and Finance. Master's degree programs include the M.S. in Accounting and Information Management, Finance, Healthcare Management, Information Technology and Management, Management and Administrative Sciences, and Supply Chain Management; the M.A. in International Management Studies; and the MBA in Business Administration, in a variety of formats. Doctoral programs are available in International Management Studies and Management Science. Dean Hasan Pirkul leads the Naveen Jindal School of Management organization.
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FAIRHOPE, Alabama -- As the city moves ahead with plans for a $2 million, 10-field soccer complex on Manley Road, concerns are mounting that the project may far exceed the initial cost estimate.
In talking with Preble-Rish, the Fairhope-based engineering firm handling the project, and others, Council President Jack Burrell said it became clear that $2 million will likely not be enough to finish the complex.
"We can't look at that short-sighted," Burrell said. "We have to look at this long-term and find out if this is going to be $3-4 million. Are we willing to spend that money? I mean that concerns me."
Part of the problem comes from a re-engineering of the project that is on a 40-acre site at the corner of Manley Road and Baldwin County 13.
Mayor Tim Kant said the grading issue arose through the Recreation Board, which is overseeing the project. The planned sloping of the fields that would've been about a three-and-a-half foot difference from one end to the other was changed to a crown system, allowing more level fields.
"I don't think it's that noticeable but apparently with kicking soccer balls it is," Kant said of the sloped design. "And so they stated their case and we agreed to do it. And by doing so, just changing the design, would maybe increase the cost by about 200-some thousand dollars."
Kant said a lot of the cost would be offset by keeping three of the 10 fields sloped and eliminating the need for a six-foot retaining wall across the back of the complex.
Burrell prompted the discussion during the council's Monday work session.
A key question centered on when the council will find out the new cost of the project. Sherry Sullivan, the city's director of community affairs and the employee liaison on the recreation board, said an project amendment from Preble-Rish was on the mayor's desk for review and that the actual cost will not be known until all of the project's components are bid out.
"What I don't want to happen, Sherry, is that we get halfway into this project under construction and move dirt around and we find out that it is $2 million more than we thought it was," Burrell said.
Sullivan said the project will be made up of many bids, each of which the council will have to approve.
"You can look over every component of it," Sullivan said. "You can go ahead and price out the whole project so you know what pieces of the park you want to do."
The mayor said the main goal is to get a complete master plan in hand.
"More or less, I've told the committee they have $2 million to build whatever they're going to build. When $2 million is gone, that's all we're going to build, period," Kant said. "Unless this council changes this number. That's all we agreed to. If that means they have to wait on lights. If that means they have to wait on whatever, they'll just have to wait."
Private funding may also be sought to help offset additional costs.
An important element of the project that came together Monday night was the council's approval of taking over Baldwin County 13 from Baldwin County 34 to Mosley Road. The Baldwin County Commission had already OK'd the transfer.
With the road in the city's control, the city will likely keep a low speed limit to avoid turn lanes into the complex's parking lot, which will have over 700 spaces. Three access points are planned for Baldwin County 13 and one on Manley Road.
Concerns by residents of the neighboring Summer Lake subdivision prompted the council and planning board to approve revised soccer complex plans late last year with the new access points on county road 13.
Overall the proposed project will feature two main professional-quality soccer fields with bleachers, a press box, restrooms, a conference room and a concession stand that will enable the city to host the state high school soccer championships and college-level tournaments such as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) championships or SEC women's tournament, which is currently hosted by Orange Beach.
The professional fields are said to be the key in helping the city become a soccer destination.
The proposed facility is also expected to include a playground, and a few gazebo-type structures as well as two picnic pavilions. An 8-foot-wide walking path will go around the perimeter of the complex and will be available for public use.
The mayor said the city is still working toward getting the complex open by the fall soccer season.


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From Death Comes Life
|NASA Spitzer Space Telescope image of the spiral galaxy M81, located some 12 million light years from Earth. The infrared radiation emitted by polycyclic nitrogen-containing aromatic hydrocarbon (PANH) molecules is shown in red. This emission is excited by star (and planet) formation along the edges of the spiral arms.
Credit: NASA
A team of NASA exobiology researchers revealed organic chemicals that play a crucial role in the chemistry of life are common in space.
"Our work shows a class of compounds that is critical to biochemistry is prevalent throughout the universe," said Douglas Hudgins, an astronomer at NASA Ames Research Center, located in California's Silicon Valley. He is principal author of a study detailing the team's findings that appears in the Oct. 10 issue of the Astrophysical Journal.
"NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has shown complex organic molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are found in every nook and cranny of our galaxy. While this is important to astronomers, it has been of little interest to astrobiologists, scientists who search for life beyond Earth. Normal PAHs aren't really important to biology," Hudgins said. "However, our work shows the lion's share of the PAHs in space also carry nitrogen in their structures. That changes everything."
|A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with nitrogen. The blue balls are the carbon atoms, the yellow are hydrogen and the red is nitrogen.
Credit: NASA
"Much of the chemistry of life, including DNA, requires organic molecules that contain nitrogen," said team member Louis Allamandola, an astrochemist at NASA Ames. "Chlorophyll, the substance that enables photosynthesis in plants, is a good example of this class of compounds, called polycyclic aromatic nitrogen heterocycles, or PANHs. Ironically, PANHs are formed in abundance around dying stars. So even in death, the seeds of life are sewn," Allamandola said.
The NASA Ames team studied the infrared "fingerprint" of PANHs in laboratory experiments and with computer simulations to learn more about infrared radiation that astronomers have detected coming from space. They used data from the European Space Agency's Infrared Space Observatory satellite.
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THIS PAST WEEK: Carrick hit a 53-yard pitch two feet from the pin on the 18th hole for a birdie four to win the Wall Invitational by a stroke with a two over-par 73 last Monday at the Shark River Golf Course.
COACH'S QUOTE: ``Corey has a work ethic second to none,'' said coach Tim Hogan. ``He's self-taught. He took his first lesson two weeks ago. He's very competitive and has the will to win. He showed that with that birdie on the 18th at the Wall Invitational.''
FAVORITE TV SHOW: "I watch the golf channel.
FAVORITE MOVIE: "Happy Gilmore''
FAVORITE ATHLETE: Tiger Woods
FAVORITE FOOD: Ceasar wrap.
FAVORITE CLUB TO USE: Titleist 7-10 MBS 6-iron
FAVORITE CLUB TO PLAY: I like to play the ones in Florida, where I used to live, because of their style - the Bermuda grass and the water. They're fun to play.
HOBBY: ``I to go to the beach and surf.''
COUNTRY TO VISIT: ``I'm going to Scotland and that will the top trip of my life so far.''
THREE FOR DINNER: Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer."
COLLEGE: ``I'm going to Monmouth.
IN 10 YEARS: ``I'd like to be involved and see as far as I can go. Maybe be a superintendent at a course.''


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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The city will provide a shuttle bus service to accommodate the expected rush of visitors for Empowerment Week.
The week is filled with activities to commemorate the Sept. 15, 1963, bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church which killed four girls. The tragedy was a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement.
"This is a historic week in our city and we want to accommodate as many people as possible to make Empowerment Week a pleasant and memorable experience for everyone," Mayor William Bell said.
For information about the week's events, click here.
The $10,000 service will use a mix of MAX buses and chartered carriers as determined by the size of the crowds, city spokeswoman April Odom said.
The city urges visitors to park their cars at Legion Field, 400 Graymont Ave. W. A shuttle service will run between there and points of interest in downtown Birmingham on Wednesday and Sunday.
Shuttle service also will circulate between 16th Street Baptist Church, Kelly Ingram Park, Railroad Park and the Westin Hotel.
(Click here to scroll a map of Legion Field and downtown event locations.)
The shuttle schedules are:
2 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Shuttle service will run between Legion Field and Kelly Ingram Park.
9 a.m. to 10 p.m.: Visitors can catch shuttles from Legion Field to Kelly Ingram Park.
2 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Shuttles will circulate between Kelly Ingram Park, Railroad Park and the Westin Hotel.
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: A shuttle route originating at the Westin Hotel will drop off visitors at 16th Street Baptist Church and Kelly Ingram Park.


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The Spot in Harrisburg
Tuesday, April 01, 2014 9:40 AM
JoAnn Farrell, a waitress for 23-years at The Spot restaurant, serves customers on the last day of business, Sept. 30, 2007, in downtown Harrisburg.
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Western Michigan women's tennis team wrapped up their solid opening weekend with a good showing at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic, with several players building on good starts to the weekend with impressive finishes.
Senior Jill Pastunink wrapped what ended up being a perfect 3-0 weekend in singles play at the Classic, defeating Marquette's Aleeza Kanner in the afternoon session. Pastunink picked up three breaks in the first set and held her own serve in taking the first set, and overcame Kanner's comeback attempt in winning the match 6-0, 6-4.
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Oregon State University received $7 million from Peter and Rosalie Johnson for the College of Engineering and $5 million from an anonymous donor for the School of Arts and Communication.
The University of Portland received $158,722 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women, for implementation of a campus program.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest received the following: Meyer Memorial Trust, two-year grant of $150,000; Summer Lea Hillman Foundation, $10,000; and Autzen Foundation and Jackson Foundation, $5,000 each.
The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund awarded $75,850 in grants to 31 Oregon nonprofits. The larger grants include: the Siletz Valley Fire District, $6,100; Bright Horizons Therapeutic Riding Center, Siletz, $5,000; Oregon Coast Community College, $4,359; Nestucca High School, $3,775; Central Coast Fire & Rescue, $3,701; and Oregon Coast Soap Box Derby, $3,650.
The Right Brain Initiative, an arts education program, received a three-year match challenge grant of $75,000 from the Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund.
Knowledge Universe donated $25,000 to SMART (Start Making a Reader Today,) and $10,000 to Schoolhouse Supplies.
The Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber received $30,000 from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund.
The Clackamas County Cultural Coalition awarded $25,045 in grants to nine nonprofits and two individuals. The larger grants include: Clackamas Community College Foundation, $3,800; Art Gym at Marylhurst University, $3,500; Estacada Area Arts Commission, $2,500; Clackamas County Historical Society and the Ledding Library, Milwaukie, $2,400 each; and Canby Public Library, $2,200.
Lift Urban Portland received the following amounts from: Safeco Insurance, $10,000; Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, $5,000; Autzen Foundation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Metro and the Jackson Foundation, $3,000 each; Oregon Community Foundation, $2,500; and OnPoint Community Credit Union and the West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District, $2,000 each.
Assistance League Portland received $10,000 from the Jay and Diane Zidell Charitable Foundation and $5,000 from the Juan Young Trust.
The Linnton Community Center received $5,000 from the Chevron Corp.
-- Nancy Dow
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Orpens Irish Cider has won a series of major international awards in the UK and the US.
The Irish cider makers won Gold for Design and Packaging, a trophy for the packaging and a bronze for the cider itself at the International Cider Challenge in the UK.
The company also picked up a bronze at GLINTCAP, (Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Association), the leading US awards.
Orpens fresh pressed apple cider is now stocked in Tesco as well as a wide range of restaurants, bars and off licences across Ireland.
This refreshing, single vintage cider is made using 100% fresh pressed apples, which are carefully selected from quality orchards.
The cider is complex and layered, with a clean, crisp flavour with a fresh and citrusy finish.
For stockists, log onto - http://www.orpens.ie/where-to-buy-orpens


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Cool might have to try these.
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These are Morningstar vegan burgers, they are very yummy.Quoting wandep:
Never had veggie burgers before are they any good?Quoting GypsiSky:
Veggie burgers and tots for the kids, huge salads for my husband and myself.
It will be my first time making it...seems like the perfect portion size. :)
Unfortunately it will have to wait since DH surprised me with Pizza tonight.
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Sounds interesting.Quoting Wish2Be:
Meatloaf in muffin tins :)
With Gravy and Mashed potatoes :)
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A 37-year-old man was convicted of sticking up mother-and-daughter employees at a Sonic Drive-in in Mandeville last year.
A 12-member jury on Thursday found Jason Walstrum guilty of two counts of armed robbery. Assistant District Attorney Jack Hoffstadt prosecuted the case and state Judge Richard A. "Rick" Swartz set the sentencing for June 23.
Armed robbery carries a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 99 years behind bars, without the benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence.
Walstrum, armed with a pistol, confronted the manager and assistant manager, who happened to be related, on June 30 about 1 a.m.at the restaurant at 4610 Louisiana 22. The women were outside changing the menu boards when Walstrum approached them, authorities said.
Walstrum, of 100 Parkview Blvd. in Mandeville, told them to open the restaurant's safe, but according to authorities, the safe was on a timer and therefore could not be opened.
He took money from the cash register and from the two women, Mandeville police said.
The women were unharmed, police said.
Security footage from a nearby gas station helped police track Walstrum down, and he was arrested on July 7, according to clerk of court records and police.


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BROCTON - Lacey Clark's two aces and 15 assists lifted the Dunkirk Lady Marauders (1-5, 4-5) over the Brocton Lady Bulldogs (1-7, 1-10), 25-12, 25-20, 25-23, Tuesday in girls' high school non-league volleyball.
Sarah Hanlon added eight aces, one assist and three kills for the winners.
The Lady Bulldogs were led by Kayla Peting's six service points, one ace and six assists, and Kyoka Inagaki's six service points, one ace and three kills.
WESTFIELD - Kayla Mansfield's six kills and three aces and six assists lifted the Pine Valley Lady Panthers (4-6, 3-4) to a 17-25, 26-24, 25-16, 25-17 victory over Westfield (1-9, 0-7) on Tuesday in CCAA Division 3 girls' high school volleyball.
Alex Bentham added 10 kills and seven aces while Ahleen Pollock had six assists and three aces for the winners.
The Lady Wolverines were led by Hillary Nelson's three kills, three blocks and nine aces, and Mackenzie DeLand's seven aces. Jen LaPorte had two kills, as many blocks, three assists and two aces in a losing effort.
Forestville 25 25 25
Maple Grove 5 12 18
FORESTVILLE - Sydney Youngberg had 14 kills and three aces Tuesday, helping Forestville (8-2, 5-2) past Maple Grove (3-9, 3-4), 25-5, 25-12, 25-18, during CCAA Division 3 girls' volleyball action.
Ryanne Dugan added 25 assists, two digs and an ace in the win for the Lady Hornets while Cherish Pope chipped in six kills, three digs and two aces. Also for Forestville, Alisha Szumigala had four aces, three kills and two blocks and Baylee Gloss charted seven digs and three aces.
For the Lady Red Dragons, Jessie Babbage had 16 digs and two aces, Nickara Liddel had 10 digs, two kills and two blocks and Taylor Satalino added 24 digs, two kills and an ace. Also for Maple Grove, Sierra Sperenza chipped in five assists and as many digs.
North Collins 25 25 25
Ripley 9 8 7
NORTH COLLINS - Christine Blidy's 18 assists and five aces helped the North Collins Lady Eagles (7-1, 7-3) handle the Ripley Lady Eagles (2-7, 2-7), 25-9, 25-8, 25-7, Tuesday in CCAA Division 4 girls' high school volleyball.
Jasmine Filkov added eight kills and five aces and Arrika Bley finished with eight kills and two aces in the win.
Ripley was led by Sammi Trevelline's 13 assists and two digs.


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PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- A year ago, Ocean Springs lost five games by a total of 17 points. Time and again the Greyhounds would find themselves with a chance to win late in game, only to come up short.
So when Pascagoula on a 2-yard run by Javarious Walker with just over two minutes left to take its first lead of the game at 21-20, it would be understandable if some of the Greyhound faithful thought "Here we go again."
Not this time.
Isaiah Toler returned the ensuing kickoff to midfield and two plays later tailback Andrew Warren took a handoff around right end, broke two tackles and outraced the Panther secondary for a 42-yard touchdown that lifted the 'Hounds to a 26-21 win over their Jackson County rivals.
"I'm just so proud of our kids for staying focused," said Greyhound head coach Ryan Ross. "Andrew made a heck of a play and some of our (linemen) were 10 yards down the field hitting people, making a play. I couldn't be prouder."
Warren's touchdown capped a night that could definitely be described as "old school," with both teams looking to pound each other with their respective running games.
The two squads combined for 85 carries and 378 yards on the ground, but only 123 in the air -- most of that coming late in the game as Pascagoula worked feverishly to overcome a 20-7 deficit.
Although obviously disappointed to come up short, Pascagoula head coach Lewis Sims expressed pride in his team's effort.
"What a great night of high school football," Sims said. "Yes, I want to win. I want to win bad. But just because you come up short on the scoreboard doesn't mean you can't be victorious. You can win in other ways.
"Our guys did not give in, they did not give out and they did not give up. I couldn't be more proud of that."
The game could not have started better for Ocean Springs -- or worse for the Panthers.
Ocean Springs took the opening kickoff and marched 77 yards to a touchdown, eating up a whopping 8:15 of the first quarter. Warren capped the drive with a 3-yard touchdown run and Brad Wall's extra point gave the Greyhounds a 7-0 lead.
Moments later, on the Panthers' first offensive play, quarterback Jalen Glaude fumbled inside his own 20 and Ocean Springs' Isaiah Swopes scooped it up and returned it 19 yards for a TD. Wall's PAT failed, but the 'Hounds had a 13-0 lead.
If the Panthers were rattled, however, they didn't show it, taking the kickoff after the OS defensive score and initiating a smash-mouth drive of their own, culminating in a 16-yard touchdown run by Javarious Walker. Griffin Sublett's point after kick was good and Pascagoula was back in the game at 13-7 as the first quarter ended.
The score would be unchanged during the second quarter, with a 52-yard field goal attempt by Wall the closest either team came to scoring.
After stopping Pascagoula on the first series of the second half -- coupled with a short Panther punt -- Ocean Springs took over in Panther territory and four plays later Greyhound QB Drew Windham found Austin Williams in the right flat. Williams shed a would be tackler and bulled his way into the end zone for a score. Wall added the PAT and Ocean Springs had its biggest lead at 20-7 with 7:22 left in the third.
The Greyhound defense continued to pressure the Panthers, forcing two third-quarter turnovers, but could not cash in the takeaways for points. Ultimately, Pascagoula turned the tables on the 'Hounds, recovering an OS fumble and ending a short drive with a Jakwaize Walker 3-yard run. Sublett's PAT narrowed the game to 20-14 with 10 minutes left in the game.
Ocean Springs continued to pound the ball on the ground, working the clock, but with just over 3 minutes left, punted to the Panthers. Louisville commitment Jaylen Smith fielded the punt, but good coverage dropped him at his own 15.
The Panthers were 85 yards away from the go-ahead score, but with their large offensive line wearing down the Greyhound defense, brothers Javarious and Jakwaize Walker drove Pascagoula downfield, one punishing run after another.
Javarious Walker finished the drive with a two-yard run and Sublett's PAT gave the Panthers a 21-20 lead with 2:13 left in the game, setting the stage for the 'Hounds late heroics.
Pascagoula had one last-ditch attempt to salvage a win, moving past midfield in the game's final seconds, but Glaude's Hail Mary pass with one second left was intercepted by Marcus Buckley.
"We fought to the end and I couldn't be prouder of that," said Sims, whose team fell to 1-1 and will travel to face Greene County next Friday.
Ocean Springs, meanwhile, improved to 2-0 and will be on the road as well, facing Moss Point.
"I'm so proud of our guys," Ross said, "because that's one heck of a football team over there."
Warren led all rushers with 110 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. Reginald Hunter led the Panthers with 70 yards on 13 carries, with Javarious Walker adding 63 yards and two TD's on 12 carries.


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Monday, April 21, 2008
Welcome back, geese
Today nearly 400 noisy Canada geese flew overhead and circled to settle on the field below the house. They have claimed a hay field, while the ducks have taken over a tilled field that grew potatoes last year offers more mud for the ducks. Hopefully it won't be long til the sandhill cranes return, too. I'm very excited because today Jeff Corwin and the Animal Planet team (on the Discovery Channel) reserved the whole B&B for May 5th for their visit. They'll be here to film at the Musk Ox Farm, and that's good timing, because the babies are typically born right before Mother's Day. Mother's Day at the Musk Ox Farm is always a free day (no charge) to go, and it's fun to see the rolly polly little bundles of shaggy fur running around on their bitty hooves and sturdy little legs.
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Josephine: V-neck halter ballgown with chantilly lace bodice and distressed organza and shadow lace flowers at neck and multi-layered crinkle tulle skirt
I don't usually do a completely exposed back, but in the right setting, a woman's back can be a tremendously magnetic display. In this halter ball gown, the bride's back really contrasts with the collection of three big deconstructed rosettes right at her neck, done in distressed organza, a material which was very important for this season's textures, and in shadow lace. The rosettes form almost a ruff, or a halo—very gorgeous and dreamy. In the black gown, which is so moody, there's an effect almost like an empress, or a dramatic sorceress.
The deconstructed rosette is another motif I've used throughout the collection. They're bold and also playful, they take up some of that classic floral element of traditional wedding vocabulary, and refresh it. It's quite a contemporary decision: you have these pretty, abstracted flower forms, and then you set them off against her bare back. It's deliciously sexy.
I chose a very full A-line skirt for this gown, which fancifully deconstructs the classic formal skirt you'd have in a traditional ballgown. I built the whole thing up from crinkled tulle, layer after layer. It's carefully arranged so you have layers of a leaf-pleated tulle, which is so fantastic to me: it's a fabric that wavers perfectly between crispness and organic flow. The layers are folded in and tumbled so they seem to fly away when the bride's in motion, and they almost open up. There's no stiffness or structure in the skirt at all: it's a piece of Degas ballerina here, and with all of the different tones and shadows in the tulle it's so natural-looking and organic that it's almost a watercolor. I think this blend of texture and movement came together very well: you almost can't look at it without getting swept away. It's always whispering to you!
This dress is for the Romanticist bride, who wants to embody that allure and seduction, while drifting in a very ethereal, romantic world.
Josephine: V-neck halter ballgown with chantilly lace bodice and distressed organza and shadow lace flowers at neck and multi-layered crinkle tulle skirt | Collection: Vera Wang Fall 2012 Bridal | Photographer: Michael Beauplet