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Wrap-up of the 11th edition of the MONTREAL HIGH LIGHTS Festival
What a Festival!
Montreal, Monday, March 1, 2010 - It's official! This 11th edition of the MONTREAL HIGH LIGHTS Festival presented by Hydro-Québec wins the Gold Medal, having picked up the momentum set by last year's 10th anniversary-and Montrealers celebrated every moment! We witnessed record attendance for all three programs, a 60% increase in on-site sales, twice the shows, and an explosion of support from local fans and media! Yes, the Festival has reached maximum speed, thanks to its public and private sponsors, but mainly due to our incredible fans!
Better yet, after 10 years of growth, our winter event reached maturity in fine fashion, taking over and illuminating the city core: with two free outdoor sites, including the magnificently elaborated Place des Festivals, activities in Complexe Desjardins, our Finest Tables spread throughout the city, the Nuit Blanche enlivening three quartiers and one pôle, the Festival has worked its way into every part of Montreal and the very heart of its citizenry.
Well, that might explain why the MONTREAL HIGH LIGHTS Festival keeps growing-this year's incredible array of new additions was a testament to a Festival in constant evolution. With a huge program of concerts, free events and gastronomical outings, fans enjoyed 11 days and nights of beautiful weather and wonderful activities at this 11th edition, confirming the status of the event: we've never seen winter look so exciting, so energized, so healthy. It looked like… summer in the snow! Three programs, one Festival, a million hearts full of life and love… in a remarkably "Montreal" event. In fact, this year, Montreal finally discovered the full potential of winter!
The BMO Bank of Montreal Celebration of Light - our free outdoor celebration
More than ever, the Celebration of Light was the place to be for Montreal High Lighters and their guests. This year, thanks to the addition of the Place des Festivals and Espace L'Oréal, the Quartier des spectacles welcomed more fans than ever to a wildly diverse program. Start with the unique Ambiosphère L'Oréal, in the heart of a forest of inflatables and lovely lights, welcoming a phenomenal amount of visitors to its voyage into the universe. A runaway success.
And the party kept going in Old Montreal and the Quays of the Old Port, thanks to family activities and new additions to the program-the Giant Labyrinth, a special guest appearance by the Alouettes and the Grey Cup at the BMO Skating Rink, the Milk Hospitality Tent, the Portuguese Happy Hours, AXA Electro Evenings…-and, above all, the BMO Shows, driving crowds wild with performances by Malajube (opening concert), We are Wolves, Nadja, La patère rose and the uproarious Denis Drolet with their closing Plume Latraverse tribute! Preceded by the BMO Fireworks displays and the Quays of the Old Port Events presented by Hydro-Québec, the concerts were a huge hit with fans. Finally, the Sphère AXA was a massive success, with thousands of Montrealers dancing to music and visuals provided by hot DJs and VJs. One late-arriving guest was a real surprise: a savage windstorm that blew through the site in the wee hours of Friday. But thanks to the involvement of AXA, we transformed the venue into an open-air dancefloor and moved the musical events to the BMO Stage.
The Sun Life Financial Performing Arts - the cultural program
In this 11th edition, the Festival hosted a record number of shows, with over 100 performances-while meeting its ticket budget goal-and offering all the excitement of a full-blown music and arts festival. A number of our homegrown artists shared that thought (Elisapie Isaac, Les Trois Accords, Andrea Lindsay, Martine St-Clair, Yann Perreau…), delivering special projects or premieres at the Festival. In all this excitement, let us mention shows by our honorary co-presidents-the magical Paradis Perdu by Dominic Champagne and Mísia's magnificent fado, in the opening concert-the standing ovation earned by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yannick Nézet-Ségin, the tandem of Nagano-Repin and the OSM, the craziness of Psy with 7 doigts de la main, and the torrid new Caliente ! series that heated up our February! With the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club the Brazilian Night with Paulo Ramos, Bïa, Monica Freire, Nico Béki and Peninha, Agnès Jaoui, Calexico, Jorge Martinez, and Portugal's Maria de Medeiros and Ana Moura (in the closing concert), the series brought us sunshine on a daily basis, a genuine delight in February. No wonder the series has been unanimously voted into next year's program!
A very special mention goes out to the Leonard Cohen Artworks Exhibition, welcoming over 5,000 visitors to the Galerie Lounge TD in the Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan! And this free exhibition continues until May 9!
The SAQ Wine and Dine Experience presented by Air France - the gastronomy and wine program
And who knew that Portugal tasted this good? Well, the secret is out, now that the MONTREAL HIGH LIGHTS featured country has revealed its rich culinary traditions and uncorked its vintner's finest wines in the Honorary President's Dinners hosted by Fausto Airoldi, Vítor Sobral's Portuguese Convivial, and all our Finest Tables, a runaway success welcoming the largest Festival delegation ever. Our featured country, as well as our featured city and region (New Orleans and the Eastern Townships) brought their delicious and unique flavours and aromas to our plates, to the delight of an ever-growing community of Montreal foodies.
Start with the Festival of Quebec Cheeses in Complexe Desjardins, breaking records with a 35% increase in sales! Next, the salon des vins, in the same venue, showcasing the Great Wines of Portugal. And people kept flocking out to taste Quebec cheeses, notably on Saturday in the Hyatt Regency Montréal, during the first-ever edition of Presenting: Quebec Chefs and Cheeses, which hosted a healthy-and delicious!-contest between talented chefs! What a brilliant concept: 400 guests tasting 16 incredible Quebec cheese-bashed dishes prepared by 4 renowned Montreal chefs. A unique event, the contest showcased the skills of our local chefs and crowned a winner in the young and talented Sophie Ouellet, sous-chef in restaurant DNA, who was awarded a $5000 prize offered by the Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec.
But without question, this year's great surprise was the new Crossroads of Flavour, also in Complexe Desjardins! It was an instant and unforeseen success, presenting a delicious concept-a "village" devoted to the inimitable flavours of our regional products and their creators. A gourmet paradise that not only showcased sublime products-duck smoked meat, anyone?-but also highlighted the great work done by our local producers.
The High Lights Event presented by Hydro-Québec
Let's set modesty aside-what a MAGNIFICENT evening! Already an impressive success in last year's 10th edition inaugural presentation, this new urban happening returned in force with a new creation (again conceived by Olivier Dufour) that blew everyone away! With incredible staging, 60 fabulous performers, an impressive multi-level V-shaped stage, a diverse video montage, and brilliant use of music and multimedia, the show was an utterly unique and unbforgettable experience! And the Place des Festivals proved the perfect venue for the event.
The 7th Nuit blanche à Montréal presented by Hydro‑Québec
Bigger than ever, this year's Nuit blanche featured 181 activities, 122 venues, 6 free shuttle routes thanks to the STM, a newly added zone (Mile-End, connected to the Plateau route) and the arrival of 40 new partners! And what a blast we had! Thanks to gorgeous weather and a full moon, we witnessed what may have been the largest Montreal February crowd ever! Ste. Catherine Street was as packed as it would have been on a summer night! With so much activity, let's remember to cite the action in the Quartier des spectacles, the collective dancing and visual games on the Place des Festivals, the activities in the Museum of Fine Arts (including the glass-themed exhibitions), the Musée d'art contemporain, welcoming over 17,000 guests, the Belgo (with close to 9,000 visitors), 104 Art souterrain projects spread over 4 km of underground corridors, the craziness that reigned at free shows in Club Soda (Karnival V.2 with Poirier) and Métropolis (the Masked Bal hosted by Bande à part presented by SIRIUS, attended by 12,000).
A growing media presence
The Festival has never enjoyed greater coverage from local media-and from around the world: from the rest of Canada (Canadian Geographic, Ottawa Citizen, Style at Home, Toronto Sun), Brazil (Prazeres de Mesa), Bulgaria (Bulgaria National Radio), China (Xinhua News Agency), the United States (About.com, Austin Monthly, Culinary Concierge, Edge publications, Jezebel Magazine, Maine Sunday Telegram, New Orleans Magazine, The Voice), France (La Croix, Le Monde, Radio France International), Italy (Corriere della Serra), Mexico (Estilos del Universal, Le Fourquet, Traversias) and, of course, Portugal (Expresso, Fugas, Lusa News, Rotas & Destinos, RTP Internacional, TVI, Volta ao Mundo).
Mission accomplished: a balanced budget
This year, the Festival envisions reaching a balanced budget, as hoped for by the MONTREAL HIGH LIGHTS board of directors (composed of members drawn from the tourism, economic and cultural sectors of Montreal, with Michel Archambault presiding), whose stated goal was to partly resorb the deficit accumulated during the first years of the Festival.
One Festival… and over 300 partners!
We must sincerely thank our loyal partners, without whom an event of this magnitude could never exist: Hydro‑Québec, present since the Festival's inception, BMO Bank of Montreal, our new partner since last year, L'Oréal, joining us this year, Sun Life Financial, Air France, Milk, the Société des alcools du Québec, AXA, the Great Wines of Portugal. Thanks also to our official partners, the Old Port of Montréal Corporation Inc., the Old Montréal Business Development Corporation, T-Fal, Complexe Desjardins, Tourisme Montréal, the Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles and the Hotel Association of Greater Montréal.
We would also like to offer thanks for the continued support of our three levels of government: the Government of Canada, more specifically Industry Canada, Economic Development Canada and Heritage Canada, the Government of Québec through the involvement of the Ministère du Tourisme, the Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire, SODEC and the Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine, as well as the Ville de Montréal and the Conseil des arts de Montréal.
In closing, let us offer a special salute to our 300 partners who brought their special magic to this incredibly diverse Festival, and our team including new CEO, Jacinthe Marleau and our special consultant Jean‑François Demers!
2011: special edition - "Ladies First," thanks to L'Oréal
After all this fun, one might think we'd be ready for a break… but we're already bubbling with brilliant ideas for next year… when the MONTREAL HIGH LIGHTS Festival, in partnership with L'Oréal, delivers a 2011 special edition showcasing Women, in a 12th edition celebrating the brilliance of female artists, creators, starred chefs and vintners! We'll see you then, from Thursday, February 17 to Sunday, February 27, 2011!
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City's financial situation worsens
$500K revenue shortfall may mean borrowing to pay bills.
The city started out the new year with sobering news. It is down more than $500,000 in expected opening revenues because of a November 2008 shortfall.
The decline could be the tip of the iceberg for the cash-strapped city as worrisome financial information for the end of 2008 is tallied by the administration.
The current losses throw into question the city's ability to cover its budgeted reserves and adhere to the spending plan recently approved in its 2009 budget. It also raises the possibility that the city will have to resort to loans to fund operating expenses – something it has never had to do in it's 18-year existence.
"There is just no way to predict (revenues) to keep going down, and down, and down," Finance Director Elray Konkel said. "This is the deepest economic challenge this country has been through since the Depression and I don't see a bottom yet."
Konkel told members of the Finance Committee during a Tuesday meeting that he expects the $500,000 total to grow since the island's economy shows no signs of turning around anytime soon.
"The $500,000 loss was through November," Konkel said. "I am not going to comment on December yet because we are still going over details and things haven't been posted, but I am expecting it to get larger."
The revenue assumption downgrades were announced in a memo from Konkel a week after the council approved the 2009 budget on Dec. 17.
The timing of the memo caused concern among some council members, who felt they should have had the information, or at least indicators of the downturn, before they approved the budget.
"This has happened two years in a row now," council member Debbie Vancil said. "We're going to do just what we did last year. The council was given financial information in December to base its budget on and we come back in to find things had dramatically changed."
Council member Barry Peters defended staff during Tuesday's Finance Committee meeting by saying that financial information can take city staff up to six weeks to gather, summarize and publish.
Nevertheless, the figures are a troubling indication for the year. The $500,000 shortfall in opening revenue comes mainly from significant downturns in tax-generated income. Also included in the half-million-dollar amount is a $62,275 line item for an unforeseen, council-approved road upgrade on the Williams Property.
"We're not expected to achieve the estimated $2.2 million (in reserves) based on what I have before me now," Konkel said Tuesday. "Construction has almost come to a complete standstill; same thing on the REET (real estate excise tax) side, it's just abysmal."
There are also indicators that previously stable tax sources, such as monies accrued through property taxation, are beginning to take a hit. So far, property tax is down about $200,000 from an estimated $6.2 million for 2008.
Konkel attributed the downturn to delinquent payments by struggling island households.
"We're starting to see the effects of foreclosures," Konkel said. "Three to five homes a month are going to sale and there are several hundred homes in phases of foreclosure on the island."
Statistics on the Bainbridge real estate market provided by Windermere show that November set a two-year low for median home sale prices. Those sales eventually drive the city's REET revenues, which were expected to raise $1.5 million for the city in 2009.
Building and Development Services, the money raised from planning and permitting new developments, was also down sharply. The month of November saw only $30,000 come in for BD&S; the 2009 budget was based on an assumption of roughly $1.16 million of BD&S revenues. However, it's not unusual for such revenues to be slow during winter months.
The $500,000 loss compounds a significant cash-crunch for the city, which receives a bulk of its property tax funds in two payments – between April and May, then October and November.
During Tuesday's meeting, strategies to ensure the city can cover its costs until April were discussed. Those included the possibility of using tax anticipation notes – a form of short-term borrowing against future revenue – to accrue $862,000 to cover expenses, said Finance Committee Chair Chris Snow.
"That of course raised all kinds of alarms for people, it's something we certainly hope we would not have to do," he said. "(Tax anticipation notes) are quite undesirable, partly for political reasons. We definitely should not be going into debt for ongoing operations, and I subscribe to that."
Another option would be to use council-approved, inter-fund loans to shift money between accounts, Peters said.
The move may be necessary to not only prop up the government, but to pay for pending dues, such as the city's insurance premium payment to the Washington Cities Insurance Authority for $400,000. That amount is due by the end of January.
The downturn also brings into question the ability for the council and city to adhere to its approved 2009 budget and spending authority.
Snow said many things would have to be revisited, even hard-won concessions over community spending for human services and the arts.
"It's pretty clear we won't be able to follow the spending programs we had in the budget," Snow said. "All of those things would have to be reviewed, (to) whether or not we can still hold good on (our spending promises), I really don't know."
Konkel believes the city has been proactive in handling the downturns, trimming more and working on a cost-cutting proposal that will come before the council sometime in February.
Mayor Darlene Kordonowy didn't return calls this week regarding the city's financial situation.
For now, the city administration has put a hold on spending. Money in the opening quarter is only being spent on salaries, benefits, and building and facility operations. The directive says that contracts and new spending will be stopped until May 1.
"We're literally working on month-by-month, department-by-department cash flows to watch things," Konkel said. "We're at that point of needing to watch it that close."
The administration is also working on a contingency plan to deal with an additional 15 percent drop in revenues if things get worse, he said.
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KALAMAZOO, MI -- The Arcadia Creek Festival Place in downtown Kalamazoo was a stairway back to classic rock of the 70s and 80s Friday night, as tribute bands playing hits of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and Led Zeppelin took to the stage.
Tonight, the Arcadia Rock Fest continues with Who's Bad, a Michael Jackson tribute band. Who's Bad's 100-minute set, scheduled to start at 10:15 p.m., spans Jackson's record-breaking career with about 25 songs.
The Arcadia Rock Fest, formerly Rock for Kids, raises money for The Community Healing Centers, which helps abused and neglected children.
Bruce in the USA, a Bruce Springsteen tribute band, and the Led Zeppelin tribute band Led ZepAgain were headliners Friday night.
Bruce in the USA brought the crowd to their feet as they rocked out the hits like "Born in the U.S.A.," "Born to Run," and of course, "Glory Days."
Bill Wright, whose Wright for Kids foundation puts on the annual event, was all smiles as he walked through the crowds, shaking hands, giving hugs and posing for pictures.
Vendors offered an array of beers, mixed drinks, wine and hearty eats like pulled pork and smoked sausage.
In addition to Who's Bad, tonight's entertainment lineup also includes Lisa Can't Sing, from 5:15 to 7:45 p.m.; and The Spazmatics, '80s cover band from 8:15 to 9:45 p.m.
Gates open at 4:30 p.m. Cost is $10.
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The best way to teach children about sustainability and healthy living is to fully immerse them in the practice of it — at least that's Peiffer Elementary School's motto.
The South Jeffco school began work on its community garden last Friday, and teachers, students and parents gathered at the school during the district's fall break to help.
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CENTREVILLE, MI -- Police are investigating a home in rural St. Joseph County for possible methamphetamine manufacturing.
Narcotics investigators with St. Joseph County Area Narcotics (SCAN) executed search warrants in the 65000 block of Klinger Lake Road Tuesday after an investigation into drug activity at the home, according to a news release. When police arrived, the suspects had already fled the scene.
Investigators found evidence of manufacturing and use of meth, and the case will be forwarded to the St. Joseph County Prosecutor's Office for potential charges. The Constantine Fire Department was called to the scene to assist in the cleanup of the meth waste.
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WASHINGTON, DC--The Space Launch System (SLS) Program is moving ahead, and has just completed a combined System Requirements Review and System Definition Review, which set requirements technical, cost, performance and schedule requirements of the overall launch vehicle system,according to a release from NASA headquarters.
With this milestone, SLS now moves ahead to its preliminary design phase, the release said. The SLS program is managed by Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.
As part of the process, an independent review board comprised of technical experts from across NASA evaluated SLS Program documents describing vehicle specifications, budget and schedule. The board confirmed SLS is ready to move from concept development to preliminary design.
"The in-depth assessment confirmed the basic vehicle concepts of the SLS, allowing the team to move forward and start more detailed engineering design," said William Gerstenmaier, NASA's associate administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate.
The reviews also confirmed the SLS system architecture and integration with the Orion spacecraft, managed by NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, and the Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, which manage the operations and launch facilities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
"This is a pivotal moment for this program and for NASA," said SLS Program Manager Todd May. "This has been a whirlwind experience from a design standpoint. Reaching this key development point in such a short period of time, while following the strict protocol and design standards set by NASA for human spaceflight is a testament to the team's commitment to delivering the nation's next heavy-lift launch vehicle."
The combination of the two assessments represents a fundamentally different way of conducting NASA program reviews, allowing the SLS program to reach this milestone less than ten months after the program was announced in September 2011. The next major program milestone is the preliminary design review, targeted for late next year.
The first test flight of NASA's Space Launch System, which will feature a configuration for a 70-metric-ton (77-ton) lift capacity, is scheduled for 2017. As SLS evolves, a three-stage launch vehicle configuration will provide a lift capability of 130 metric tons (143 tons) to enable missions beyond low Earth orbit and support deep space exploration.


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Freedom High School senior Seth Watlington swam a strong closing 50 yards to post a come-from-behind victory in the 100 yard breaststroke at the PIAA championships at Bucknell University.
Watlington trailed Hershey's Kyle Ruddle at the turn, but reeled him in to capture gold by .07 at 55.89.
"I am not really a morning swimmer," Watlington said. "I have always swam better at night. All of my coaches through the years would say the same thing. I don't know what it is I just love swimming at night."


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Big 'Bravo!'for 'Annie,' cast, actors, tech crew, and all | Letters
As I stood with the audience, while giving a standing ovation to the cast of Annie (at San Juan Community Theatre), I was struck by the thought of what a wonderful community we live in.
Obviously the cast put their heart and soul into the performance; but, what also deserves recognition are the dozens of people who work countless hours quietly, and efficiently behind the scenes.
The music, the sets, the choreography, theater volunteers, dog trainer, plus all the parents who supported and transported those children late at night deserve a big round of applause.
You were all superb. Thank you for bringing joy to the island. It's amazing what this community is capable of when we work cooperatively for the common good.
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"He's got to continue to improve some of his coverage skills," Auburn defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson said. "Great tackler. Big, physical guy."
Moncrief, at 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, has prototypical size for the position.
More importantly, he brings a physical nature to the boundary safety spot, a place that requires a player capable of coming down into the box and making a tackle like a linebacker.
His coverage skills were tested throughout the spring, too. In most of Auburn's practice sessions, the No. 1 units faced off against each other, meaning that Moncrief cut his teeth by covering players like Sammie Coates, D'haquille Williams, C.J. Uzomah and others.
"He brings size and hitting capability, and he's also good in coverage," Auburn "star" Justin Garrett said. "It's really good having him back there. He learned the calls of the defense very fast."
Moncrief's ability to pick up the defense was the most important hurdle, and he largely passed with flying colors.
In Auburn's first season under Johnson, an inability to master the defense right away cost junior college transfers Kenny Flowers and Brandon King in terms of playing time, but Moncrief fit right in next to starting field safety Jermaine Whitehead.
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The bride is a daughter of Linda and William Guarneri. The bridegroom is a son of Rina and Frank Amato.
Given in marriage by her father, the bride chose her sister, Tara Guarneri-Ferrara, as the matron of honor. The bridesmaids were Sabrina Tumino, Julia Murdocca, Priscilla Caputo and Joanna Ranelli. The flower girl was Serena Amato.
Salvatore Amato was the best man for his brother. The ushers were Robert Amato, Joseph Guarneri, John Ferrara, Stephen Parrino and Gregory Amato. The ringbearer was Gregory Amato Jr.
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Mr. Amato is a graduate of Tottenville High School and earned a bachelor of arts degree in sociology from the College of Staten Island, where he was named to the dean's list. He is a construction foreman with National Homes, West Brighton, and a union electrical technician with JSP Electric Contracting, Rossville.


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Accused murderer Kenny Green ordered to stay in jail
Suspected murderer Kenny Green was back in Newfoundland Supreme Court in St. John's Thursday to hear the judge's decision on his bail application. Justice Donald Burrage denied it. — Photo by Rosie Gillingham/The Telegram
The reaction to the news differed, depending on which side of the courtroom people were sitting.
When Justice Donald Burrage rendered his decision to deny accused murderer Kenneth Edward Green bail Thursday afternoon, there were both cheers and sobs.
The cheers and clapping came from about a dozen friends and family members of murder victim Joey Whalen. They sat on one side of Courtroom No. 4 in Newfoundland Supreme Court in St. John's.
On the other side, a handful of supporters of Green hung their heads. One woman put her face in her hands and sobbed.
Green glanced up at them and nodded as he was escorted out of the courtroom and back to the lockup. He was to be taken back to Her Majesty's Penitentiary.
Burrage took only a few minutes to render his ruling. He opted, instead, to give his written decision to Crown prosecutor Robin Fowler and defence counsel Randy Piercey. The reasons, as well as details from the bail hearing, are banned from publication.
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Security was again tight for the case. Outside the courtroom, sheriff's officers used hand-held scanning devices on everyone who entered the courtroom.
Green, 34, is suspected of murdering Whelan, a 47-year-old who died days after an assault at a home on Tessier Place March 13.
Green — who is also charged with conspiring to escape custody from the Waterford Hospital — is due back in provincial court next week for a status update on the case.
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A Florida school district won't let cheerleaders wear their uniforms to class because they're too sexy.
The move could be called hypocritical, as the district is also responsible for issuing the very same skirts and tops they're banning because they violate the dress code.
As the New York Daily News reports, Countryside High School principal Gary Schlereth says the district instituted a stricter dress code this year and the short skirts and sleeveless tops don't make the cut.
"The skirts were just too short," Northeast High School principal Kevin Hendrick told the Tampa Bay Times.
Surprisingly, the new rules have upset some of the cheerleaders' parents.
"The girls are there to promote the school," Norma Fraser, whose daughter Jeana Fraser is a sophomore cheerleader on the varsity squad at Countryside, told ABC News Tampa Bay. "My daughter loves Countryside. She wants this to be a positive thing and she wants to keep the tradition and so do I."
"If it's an approved school uniform — which it was approved, by the administration, years ago — why is it out of dress code?" Christine Johnson, whose daughter is on Countryside High School's varsity cheerleading squad, told the Times. "And why can they wear it in front of thousands of people at a football field if they can't wear it on game day at school?"
While I see the logic in their arguments, I disagree. If a non-cheerleader wore a mini skirt of the same size to school, she would be kicked out in a heartbeat because the skirt is inappropriate. Or hey! What if wrestlers wanted to wear their suits (which basically cover as much as the cheer uniform pictured above) to school on game day? So why should a cheerleader be able to walk the halls in her mini? The dress code should apply to everyone. Besides, there are plenty of other ways to show school spirit on game day. Cheer shirts, leggings under skirts — if that fits within the dress code.
Allowing a small group of people special privileges inspires negativity. There is already a kind of we're-the-cool-kids aura that surrounds cheerleaders and football players, so why exaggerate that with uniforms in classrooms?
Full disclosure: I was a cheerleader. In Utah. I was not allowed to wear my uniform to class because the skirt was too short and violated the school dress code.
At the time I, along my fellow cheerleaders, was very upset about this. I have a vague, embarrassing recollection of trying to stage some kind of cheerleader sit-in during which we refused to go home and change. This, of course, lasted all of ten minutes.
In hindsight, and as the mother of a 5-year-old daughter, I fully understand and support my school's decision not to let us wear those skimpy skirts to class. What about you? How do you feel about cheerleaders wearing skimpy skirts to class on game day? And if the skirts are too skimpy for the classroom, are they too skimpy for the football field?
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Gabriel O. Sawakuchi, Ph.D
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Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Regular Faculty Member, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas, Houston, TX
Adjunct Professor, Physics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
|Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, PhD, Physics
|University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, MS, Physics
|University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, BS, Physics
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Physics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 4/2010-1/2013
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Visiting Scholar, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 2/2003-6/2003
Honors and Awards
|HPC Innovation Excellence Award, IDC
|Early Career Researcher Supplement Award, Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
|One of the 20 best referees for the Physics in Medicine and Biology Journal
|One of the 20 best referees for the Physics in Medicine and Biology Journal
|NASA Space Radiation Summer School Award, NASA
|International School on Radiation Effects in Solids Travel Award
|Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) Master of Science Scholarship
|Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) Undergraduate Scholarship
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
|Flint DB, Granville DA, Sahoo N, McEwen M, Sawakuchi GO. Ionization density dependence of the OSL curve shape and ratio of UV to blue emissions for Al2O3:C detectors exposed to 6 MV photon and therapeutic proton beams. Radiat Meas DOI:10.1016/j.radmeas.2016.02.002, 2016.
|Sawakuchi GO, Ferreira FA, McFadden CH, Hallacy T, Granville DA, Sahoo N, Akselrod MS. Nanoscale measurements of proton tracks using fluorescent nuclear track detectors. Med Phys 43(5):2485-2490, 2016.
|Granville DA, Sahoo N, Sawakuchi GO. Simultaneous measurements of absorbed dose and linear energy transfer in therapeutic proton beams. Phys Med Biol 61:1765-1779, 2016.
|McFadden CH, Hallacy T, Flint DB, Granville DA, Asaithamby A, Sahoo N, Akselrod MS, Sawakuchi GO. Time-lapse monitoring of DNA damage co-localized with particle tracks in single living cells. Int. J. Radiat. Onc. Biol. Phys. 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.04.007, 2016.
|Krishnan S, Chadha AS, Suh Y, Das P, Minsky BD, Mahmood U, Delclos ME, Sawakuchi GO, Beddar S, Katz MH, Fleming JB, Javle MM, Varadhachary JR, Wolff RA, Crane CH. Focal radiotherapy dose escalation improves overall survival in locally advanced pancreatic cancer patients receiving induction chemotherapy and consolidative chemoradiation. Int J Radiat Onc Biol Phys, 12/2015. e-Pub 12/2015.
|Granville DA and Sawakuchi GO. Comparison of linear energy transfer scoring techniques in Monte Carlo simulations of proton beams. Phys Med Biol 60:N283-N291, 7/2015.
|Granville DA, Sahoo N, Sawakuchi GO. Calibration of the Al2O3:C optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) signal for linear energy transfer (LET) measurements in therapeutic proton beams. Phys Med Biol 59(15). e-Pub 7/2014. PMID: 25029434.
|Granville DA, Sahoo N and Sawakuchi GO. Linear energy transfer dependence of Al2O3:C optically stimulated luminescence detectors exposed to therapeutic proton beams. Radiat Meas 71, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
|Zhu XR, Poenisch F, Lii M, Sawakuchi GO, Titt U, Bues M, Song X, Zhang X, Li Y, Ciangaru G, Li H, Taylor MB, Suzuki K, Mohan R, Gillin MT, Sahoo N. Commissioning dose computation models for spot scanning proton beams in water for a commercially available treatment planning system. Med Phys 40(4):041723, 4/2013. PMCID: PMC3631269.
|Derveni M, Allen M, Sawakuchi GO, Yukihara EG, Richter L, Sims MR, Cullen DC. Survivability of immunoassay reagents exposed to the space radiation environment onboard the ESA BIOPAN-6 platform as a prelude to performing immunoassays on Mars. Astrobiology 13(1):92-102, 1/2013. e-Pub 1/3/2013. PMID: 23286207.
|Omotayo AA, Cygler JE, Sawakuchi GO. The effect of different bleaching wavelengths on the sensitivity of Al2O3:C optically stimulated luminescence detectors (OSLDs) exposed to 6 MV photon beams. Med Phys 39(9):5457-68, 9/2012. PMID: 22957613.
|Anand A, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Sawakuchi GO, Poenisch F, Amos RA, Ciangaru G, Titt U, Suzuki K, Mohan R, Gillin MT. A procedure to determine the planar integral spot dose values of proton pencil beam spots. Med Phys 39(2):891-900, 2/2012. PMCID: PMC3277608.
|Sawakuchi GO, Yukihara EG. Analytical modeling of relative luminescence efficiency of Al2O3:C optically stimulated luminescence detectors exposed to high-energy heavy charged particles. Phys Med Biol 57(2):437-54, 1/21/2012. e-Pub 12/15/2011. PMID: 22173080.
|Bartz JA, Sykora GJ, Underwood TH, Nichiporov DN, Sawakuchi GO, Akselrod MS. Evaluation of aluminum oxide fluorescent and OSL detectors in proton radiotherapy beams. Radiat Meas 46:1974-1978, 2011.
|Perles LA, Mirkovic D, Sawakuchi GO, Titt U. Monte Carlo investigation of rebinning material density distributions of lung parenchyma phantoms in proton therapy. Nucl Tech 175:22-26, 2011.
|Titt U, Mirkovic D, Sawakuchi GO, Perles LA, Newhauser WD, Taddei PJ, Mohan R. Adjustment of the lateral and longitudinal size of scanned proton beam spots using a pre-absorber to optimize penumbrae and delivery efficiency. Phys Med Biol 55(23):7097-106, 12/7/2010. e-Pub 11/12/2010. PMCID: PMC3001334.
|Sawakuchi GO, Sahoo N, Gasparian PB, Rodriguez MG, Archambault L, Titt U, Yukihara EG. Determination of average LET of therapeutic proton beams using Al2O3:C optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) detectors. Phys Med Biol 55(17):4963-76, 9/7/2010. e-Pub 8/6/2010. PMID: 20693613.
|Sawakuchi GO, Mirkovic D, Perles LA, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Ciangaru G, Suzuki K, Gillin MT, Mohan R, Titt U. An MCNPX Monte Carlo model of a discrete spot scanning proton beam therapy nozzle. Med Phys 37(9):4960-70, 9/2010. PMCID: PMC2941520.
|Sawakuchi GO, Zhu XR, Poenisch F, Suzuki K, Ciangaru G, Titt U, Anand A, Mohan R, Gillin MT, Sahoo N. Experimental characterization of the low-dose envelope of spot scanning proton beams. Phys Med Biol 55(12):3467-78, 6/21/2010. e-Pub 5/28/2010. PMID: 20508318.
|Sawakuchi GO, Titt U, Mirkovic D, Ciangaru G, Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Gillin MT, Mohan R. Monte Carlo investigation of the low-dose envelope from scanned proton pencil beams. Phys Med Biol 55(3):711-721, 2/7/2010. e-Pub 1/13/2010. PMID: 20071752.
|Gillin MT, Sahoo N, Bues M, Ciangaru G, Sawakuchi G, Poenisch F, Arjomandy B, Martin C, Titt U, Suzuki K, Smith AR, Zhu XR. Commissioning of the discrete spot scanning proton beam delivery system at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Proton Therapy Center, Houston. Med Phys 37(1):154-63, 1/2010. PMID: 20175477.
|Yukihara EG, Gasparian PBR, Sawakuchi GO, Ruan C, Ahmad S, Kalavagunta C, Clouse WJ, Sahoo N, Titt U. Medical applications of optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters (OSLDs). Radiat Meas 45:658-662, 2010.
|Ciangaru G, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Sawakuchi GO, Gillin MT. Computation of doses for large-angle Coulomb scattering of proton pencil beams. Phys Med Biol 54(24):7285-7300, 12/21/2009. e-Pub 11/20/2009. PMID: 19926912.
|Reitz G, Berger T, Bilski P, Facius R, Hajek M, Petrov V, Puchalska M, Zhou D, Bossler J, Akatov Y, Shurshakov V, Olko P, Ptaszkiewicz M, Bergmann R, Fugger M, Vana N, Beaujean R, Burmeister S, Bartlett D, Hager L, Pálfalvi J, Szabó J, O'Sullivan D, Kitamura H, Uchihori Y, Yasuda N, Nagamatsu A, Tawara H, Benton E, Gaza R, McKeever S, Sawakuchi G, Yukihara E, Cucinotta F, Semones E, Zapp N, Miller J, Dettmann J. Astronaut's organ doses inferred from measurements in a human phantom outside the international space station. Radiat Res 171(2):225-35, 2/2009. PMID: 19267549.
|Sawakuchi GO, Titt U, Mirkovic D, Mohan R. Density heterogeneities and the influence of multiple Coulomb and nuclear scatterings on the Bragg peak distal edge of proton therapy beams. Phys Med Biol 53(17):4605-19, 9/7/2008. e-Pub 8/4/2008. PMID: 18678928.
|Vanhavere F, Genicot JL, O'Sullivan D, Sawakuchi GO, Spurny F, Yukihara EG, Zhou D. Dosimetry of biological experiments in space (DOBIES) with luminescence (OSL and TL) and track detectors. Radiat Meas 43:694-697, 2008.
|Sawakuchi GO, Yukihara EG, McKeever SWS, Benton ER. Optically stimulated luminescence fluence response of Al2O3:C. Radiat Meas 43:450-454, 2008.
|Sawakuchi GO, Yukihara EG, McKeever SWS, Benton. Overlap of heavy charged particle tracks and the change in shape of optically stimulated luminescence curves of Al2O3:C. Radiat Meas 43:194-198, 2008.
|Sawakuchi GO, Yukihara EG, McKeever SWS, Gaza R, Benton ER, Uchihori Y, Yasuda N, Kitamura H. Relative optically stimulated luminescence and thermoluminescence efficiencies of Al2O3:C dosimeters to heavy charged particles with energies relevant to space and radiotherapy dosimetry. J Appl Phys 104:124903, 2008.
|Edmund JM, Anderson CE, Greilich S, Sawakuchi GO, Yukihara EG, Jain M, Hajdas W, Mattson S. Optically stimulated luminescence from Al2O3:C irradiated with 10-60 MeV protons. Nucl Instr Meth Phys Res A 580:210-213, 2007.
|Yukihara EG, Sawakuchi GO, Guduru S, McKeever SWS, Gaza R, Benton ER. Application of the optically stimulated luminescence technique in space dosimetry. Radiat Meas 41:1126-1135, 2006.
|Sawakuchi GO, Okuno E. The role of aluminum and titanium in the point defects of gamma irradiated natural quartz. Phys Stat Sol (c) 2:588-591, 2005.
|Sawakuchi GO, Okuno E. Effects of high gamma ray doses in quartz. Nucl Instrum Meth Phys Res B 218:217-221, 2004.
Grant & Contract Support
|Effect of radiotherapy-induced DNA damage on cardiomyocyte turnover
|Funding Source:
|Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
|Principal Investigator:
|3/1/2016 - 2/28/2019
|Exploiting hadron therapy differential DNA damage for radioprotection and radiosensitization
|Funding Source:
|Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
|Principal Investigator
|3/1/2016 - 2/28/2018
|Validation of Monde Carlo calculated correction factors for ionization chambers used in magnetic fields
|Funding Source:
|Principal Investigator
|2/1/2015 - 1/31/2016
|DNA damage response induced by therapeutic proton and carbon ion beams
|Funding Source:
|Sister Institution Network Fund, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
|Principal Investigator
|1/1/2015 - 12/31/2016
|The role of reactive oxygen species in gold nanoparticle radiosensitization in clinical MV beams
|Funding Source:
|Center for Radiation Oncology Research Seed Fund, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
|Principal Investigator
|10/8/2014 - 10/7/2015
|Synaptic mechanisms of cognitive decline after cranial radiation
|Funding Source:
|Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
|Principal Investigator:
|9/1/2014 - 8/31/2017
|Real-time volumetric scintillation dosimetry for radiation therapy
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|Principal Investigator:
|8/1/2014 - 7/31/2017
|Towards temporal and spatial measurements of radiation injury in live cells
|Funding Source:
|The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
|Principal Investigator
|7/1/2013 - 6/30/2014
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VINELAND — A Bridgeton man was killed in a collision on Walnut Road near Sacred Heart Cemetery Tuesday, according to police.
Police were called to the scene of the accident at around 6:30 p.m. for a report of a vehicle colliding with a motorcycle. Antonio L. Sydnor, 29, of Spruce Street, was riding a motorcycle east on Walnut Road when a vehicle entered the roadway from the cemetery.
Sydnor and his motorcycle collided with the rear of the vehicle, according to police.
He was taken to Inspira Medical Center Vineland for where he later died from his injuries, police said.
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It's almost Friday, Northeast Portland. Whats going on?
• The backlash against public school budget cuts is growing in Northeast, as well as other neighborhoods. In Northeast, some of the Twitter traffic Thursday was aimed at a 1 p.m. May 11 protest march from Grant High to Pioneer Courthouse Square.
• Da Vinci Arts Middle School is also circling the wagons to brace against cuts. Theater teacher Tom Beckett set up a Facebook page, "Help da Vinci," to raise the $250,000 needed to avoid cutting 2.59 or 10 percent of the teaching staff. The school is also encouraging support at its annual auction tonight and for an April 27 Comedy Night fundraiser. For details: www.pps.k12.or.us/schools/davinci.
• The Portland Mercury declares N.E. Alberta Street's Salt & Straw "destination worthy." Guess that means even bigger weekend crowds.
• Been wandering who moved into the former Star-E Rose coffee shop on N.E. Alberta St.? Check out my New in Northeast video this week and meet the folks behind the third Anna Bannanas Cafe in Portland.
• Props to Concordia University student Alexandria Castaneda, a sophomore nursing student, who has been named a 2012 Newman Civic Fellow by National Campus Compact.
• Miss any NE this week? Here are the links to my daily roundups. Thursday. Wednesday. Tuesday. Monday.
• Looking for something to do close to home this weekend? Check out my entertainment roundup at 6 a.m. tomorrow on Oregonlive.com/ne-portland.
• Here's one for the calendar: Elders in Action and the Hollywood Senior Center are hosting a city and county candidate forum at 2 p.m Monday, April 23, at the center, 1820 N.E. 40th Ave. It may be the only forum specifically aimed at seniors and their concerns.
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Healthy pregnancy information on proper beauty care, exercise, and nutrition.
Women are having babies later in life, and many women are into their forties before the biological time bomb goes off, leaving them thinking, "Omigad: I've just got to have a baby RIGHT NOW." The sudden baby urge is a phenomenon that has never been explained satisfactorily, and now, with women starting high-powered careers in their twenties and realizing fifteen years down the road that, in the struggle of getting that MBA, they forgot to do things about getting pregnant, it isn't so much explored as it is attacked with calendars, hormones, thermometers and implantations.
It's safer than ever before to have a late-life child, but Down syndrome and other birth defects do become more likely, and complications that result in injury to the mother are more likely too. The fact is, our bodies are vastly different at forty-something than they are at twenty-something: less resilient, longer to heal. Modern medical care makes it possible for preemies of under one pound to grow into healthy adults, and with today's understanding of the importance of planning, nutrition and supplements such as folic acid, older moms experience much less risk than they did even ten years ago.
If you're pregnant and in your late thirties to early forties, you probably have more inner and outer resources than younger women. You've probably planned your pregnancy, painted the nursery and are emotionally ready for motherhood. You may even have money saved for your child's education. So, with all your ducks in a tidy row, it may seem even more unfair that morning sickness, fatigue, bloating and blotchy skin are dancing attendance on your upcoming blessed event.
It may not be a surprise to you that many of the things you should be doing to stay healthy during pregnancy are also the things that will keep you looking your best, even in those early, wretched and retching weeks. Read on for before, during and after beauty tips for pregnant ladies and brand-new moms.
Don't Be Superwoman.
I know you think you should be and could be Superwoman. You could try, but you'll probably just wear yourself out, and frankly, they don't give awards for Superwomen. If you can afford it, cut back on the work hours, take every sick day, holiday and personal day off, and don't even think about taking a shorter-than-usual maternity leave.
Step away from the computer, put your feet up, close your eyes, read a book or listen to music. Sleep doesn't count as rest, by the way: your normal nighttime sleep is also still required. Rest in between meetings at work, take naps on weekends and avoid social events you don't really want to attend anyway by saying quietly (and with just a hint of gravity), "Oh, I'd love to, but I can't. I have to rest."
Let It Come To You.
To assist you in resting, consider having groceries or dry cleaning delivered, go out for a meal once in awhile instead of cooking at home and enlist the aid of those who live with you in things like doing the dishes, putting stuff away or cleaning the tub. You might feel guilty before the baby comes, but once that wee creature arrives, you'll kick yourself for not having pre-trained your family to help.
Take walks, go swimming or take water aerobics. Do whatever activities your OBGYN says is okay for your particular stage of gestated bliss. Exercise is great for the skin, perks up the mental attitude, keeps the kilos down and promotes your baby's health too.
Eat Right.
Obviously, you won't smoke, take dope, use over-the-counter medications or drink alcohol. Pay attention to your caffeine intake too (remember, what Mommy does, Baby does too). Also, watch the sugar. Diabetes occurs more frequently in older pregnant women, and watching your diet can help keep your blood sugar under control.
Stay Hydrated.
Undereye circles sometimes come along with morning sickness because you get dehydrated, and it shows up in the thinning skin under the eyes. Drink plenty of water throughout your pregnancy.
Feel Fashionable.
Buy the prettiest maternity clothes you can find. Subsiding into sweats for months on end will compound any feelings of unattractiveness you may experience. Your body will certainly grow rounder - even around the ankles - but that's no reason to give up on fashion. Fashion loves you and will always take you back.
Love Your Skin.
Your skin color may change during pregnancy, and you may need to buy different shades of makeup. Some lucky women look fabulous between months four and eight: their skin glows, their eyes sparkle. If you are one of these women, count your blessings. If you're one of the other 90 percent, treat yourself to an occasional facial.
Acne Acme.
Some women get acne from the drastic hormonal surges of pregnancy. Check with your doctor before using anything remotely medicinal: your skin may absorb chemicals that aren't good for the baby. The acne is temporary and will disappear once your body's hormone levels have evened out.
Accept Help.
During your pregnancy and after the baby comes, accept help when it's offered. Lots of new moms feel that they should be able to do everything themselves, but in fact, it takes a village to keep Baby's laundry done. Line up a reliable sitter before the birth, so that as soon as you can, you can go out for dinner or a movie without worrying. Let friends cook you dinner, and coerce family members into chores. Fatherly creatures should also be pressed into service when it comes to hourly chores such as feeding, changing or holding Baby. Training your partner in baby-tending does more than get you some extra sleep: it helps Dad and Baby bond.


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A look at other headlines from across the area.
A couple in Newaygo County facing charges for violating the Medical Marijuana Act at their grow operation had $10,000 worth of drug stolen. [Fox 17]
• A Belding man will spend five years in prison for receiving child pornographic DVDs in the mail. [Greenville Daily News]
• Expect to see a low-flying helicopter near Windmill Island Gardensv in Holland the next few weeks. Hamilton Helicopters is spraying common reeds around the area. [Holland Sentinel]


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LIVE from LeadsCon Las Vegas: How to get people to read your entire email?
Today, Delivra participated in an interview with Webmasterradio.fm and their Inboxed Show highlighting best practices and emerging trends in technology and email marketing. The show aired LIVE from the LeadsCon Las Vegas event where industry experts are currently gathered to learn, network and share effective lead generation strategies.
During our portion of the interview, Delivra responded to Jon Fondy's questions regarding a recent BtoB Ask the Expert article titled, How do you get a recipient to read to the end of your email? We were able to share tips on how to ensure readers get to the end of your email. Here are a few of the tips discussed:
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Dr. Max Cynader explains how sleep affects your brain and body. You can actually live longer without food than without sleep. Dr. Max Cynader is the director of The Brain Research Centre of UBC Neuroscience, Vancouver Coastal Health.
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Quarteron May 27, 2011 at 4:36 am
Those of you who are of a younger bent might be shocked to know that, once upon a time, you had to leave your house for the finest in video game entertainment. You could have a Nintendo in your home and stack thirty of the finest titles next to it, and if I asked you where the best video games were, you would give an answer that would never make sense today. The bowling alley. The place at the mall. The gas station. Or, if you were lucky, the Arcade.
I was not lucky enough to have a full arcade nearby. Living in a quiet suburb, the closest mall was not in reach on my bicycle, let alone somewhere my parents would let me venture alone as a child. I did have quite a bit of leeway in the local neighborhood, though, and so one of my favorite haunts was the Kum-n-Go a few blocks away. It was awkwardly attached to a T-shirt shop that our next door neighbor owned and operated, with an interior hallway needlessly attaching the two. Within that hallway, the manager had tucked in two arcade cabinets that were guaranteed to not be maintained properly. It was a revolving door of familiar titles: Smash TV, 1942, NARC, Mortal Kombat, and some other SHMUP games whose names escape my memory. All of them demanded my respect and hard earned playing time. But as a kid without an allowance, this was not a simple task. Sometimes random change would be found in the convenience store parking lot, or loose coins would be found on the kitchen table that nobody had claimed in a few days. I would frequently claim salvage rights and then find an excuse to get on my bike and go for a ride. My parents were probably happy I was getting out of the house for exercise. And while I was, my dark intent was much different. I was off to practice Fatality moves that I'd hastily written on a scrap of paper.
Finally, my parents figured out where I was always off to. My mom turned it into a game for awhile. She wouldn't just give me money to go play, though. Instead, she turned it into a task. Handing me a dollar, she'd tell me to run to the Kum-n-Go to buy her a bottle of Mountain Dew, and I would be allowed to use the change to play a game of Smash TV. Suddenly becoming the eager errand boy, I would take off for the store, buy the soda, ask for a bag to put it in, set it by the machine, and stretch my quarter for as long as I could. Any time my mom would have to ask where I'd wandered off to when I returned was a victory. It meant I'd truly put in an epic session of high-level gaming.
Then, one magical day, the store installed a Street Fighter II machine. Unblemished and perfect, the machine gave off a glow of authority that made the Arch Rivals cabinet next to it shrink into the corner in submission. I had to play it. I became focused solely on beating it on a single quarter, because that was the only way I could.
The next day, my mom needed a soda. Not because she asked, but because I insisted. Looking back, the hard sell must have been adorable coming out of the mouth of an 11 year old, doing his best impression of a used car salesman. My mom was won over. There probably was a whole 12-pack of cans in the refrigerator, but she knew what I was after and wasn't going to stand in my way. Off I went to the Kum-n-Go, ready to meet my destiny as a Street Fighter champion.
Bounding through the door and waving to the clerk, I rudely cut past a couple in the candy bar aisle to grab a bottle of Dew. Not even breaking my stride, I sprinted back to the counter before the couple couple put down their items. I understood their annoyance, but it would take too long to explain. It was better that I just get this over with now. Placing my dollar on the counter, I vibrated with anticipation, the Street Fighter cabinet peeking from around the corner, taunting me and making the whole process that much slower in my head.
Receipt already balled up in her hand to be disposed, she handed me my change and slid the Dew in my direction, wrapped in its customary brown bag. I glanced down at the change as I said thank you and then realized that something was amiss.
There was only 19 cents in my hand instead of the normal 26. There were six coins in my hand, none of which were quarters. The world stopped. Already my lip was quivering as I looked up to the clerk, who had most likely been mentally preparing for this moment since I'd entered the store.
"The price on soda went up," she said, seeing I was about to turn into a mess. I tried to eek out a response, maybe some attempt to beg for more change, but it didn't come. Instead, I bit my lip, looked back at her, offer her the bravest "Thank you" that I could, and walked out of the store… bawling my eyes out as the couple I'd cut in front of offered their best confused look.
I wiped my face as I gripped the brown bag holding my mom's soda, getting back on my bike and blubbering all over myself as I attempted to disembark. Being emotional, riding a bike and holding a small bag at the same time is not simple, and it took me a minute to get going. Going over the curb of the sidewalk, my hand, wet with tears, lost the bag and the bottle shattered on the pavement below. (Yes, remember when 20 oz. sodas were glass?) I was now a complete basketcase. No video game Valhalla, and now I had failed in my task for my mother, and strewn broken glass all over the parking lot. My duty overruled all other action, and still attempting in vain to stop crying, I walked back into the store.
The clerk had to have been a mom. In comes a kid in tears holding the top of a broken glass bottle as if to demonstrate all that is wrong in the world, and she immediately ran around to remove it from my grasp before I could cause a medical accident. As she took it from me, I pointed back out into the lot, praying that the devastation would be cleared before a car would almost certainly explode upon running over the broken glass. Upon disposing of the glass, she came back to where I was frozen in place, and knelt down and asked if I needed another Dew. I sniffled in the affirmative, saying it was for my mom, and she walked to the shelf and grabbed me a replacement, placing it in a larger plastic bag with handles.
"Don't drop this one, okay?" she offered encouragingly. I nodded over the pout I was still trying to remove from my face, and pulled myself together for the ride back home.
I still had not been able to play Street Fighter. It remained back at the store, almost certainly being violated by some other kid who would immediately beat it before I could claim my rightful place as champion. But I pushed those thoughts to the back of my mind as I delivered my mom's soda and handed her the 19 cents in change. The amount made my mom ask why there was so much, which almost set off another round of tears, but I was able to keep most of it in as I explained that the price had changed. My mom, empathetic to the end, expressed how horrible of luck this was, placed a quarter in my hand, and told me to head back and play the game that I'd wanted.
I did not suddenly spaz in joy. I didn't run around the room shouting THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU like I totally did when my parents bought me a Game Boy for Christmas. Instead, I became a warrior, suddenly realizing that playing this game was clearly destiny. I went back to the convenience store, sizing up the Street Fighter cabinet while the clerk still worked to remove the rest of the broken glass from the parking lot. I could stand nearby making polite gestures to offer to help, knowing they would be refused, but there was no time for that now. I had a game to destroy.
It was then that I learned a very valuable lesson: The AI in that game was cheesy as *fuck*.


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Humans of Syracuse photo by Kathe Harrington, a Syracuse photographer who takes photos of people on Syracuse streets every day and posts them on Facebook. Harrington does not fully identify the subjects in her photos. Harrington wrote of this photo, "Daijon thought he could out-run his dad!"
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BRIDGETON — Classic rock, rhythm & blues and music from the 80s and 90s flooded downtown Bridgeton Saturday during this year's CrabFest and Cohansey RiverFest between East Commerce and Broad streets.
The festival, which was a project of the Bridgeton Main Street Association and the Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce, featured dozens of vendors, a beer garden, mechanical bull, live bands, "CrabFest Choo-Choo Train" rides for children and meals of crabs over linguine.
"The crabs are excellent," said John Stanzione of Deerfield. "I think it's better this year than it's been in the past."
Last year's festival was moved to the Carmel Fire Hall and Books, Yarn, Coffee on Commerce Street due to Hurricane Irene, but the weather didn't change much about the event, said Frank T. Harris Sr., Chairman of the Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce and co-chair of the festival.
"We still served over 600 meals last year," Harris said. "We consider this year's event the third annual. Last year's event just didn't have the downtown festival feel."
"I grew up in the area," Briggs said. "It's a nice turn around. It's nice to see everyone get together; you don't see that too often."
The Delaware Bayshore Program of the American Littoral Society also held two guided shuttle bus tours during the festival.
The tours included stops along the Cohansey River at Caviar Point in Greenwich, the Bethel AME Church in Springtown and Elk Lake in lower Hopewell Township and were meant to expose area residents to the history of the Cohansey River and its importance, said Matt Blake, manager of the Delaware Bayshore Program.
"People aren't going to support protecting [the river] unless they have an experience out in it, unless they understand it, unless somebody can take them out and show them sites and help them understand what they're looking at," Blake said.
Blake said about 100 years ago, there was a thriving town in Caviar Point that relied on the Cohansey for survival, but pollution to the river and poor management of its fisheries led to the town's demise.
"Communities like Springtown went away when employment in important fisheries like the sturgeon fishery went away because of mismanagement, pollution and disease. It shows how jobs and a healthy environment are connected," Blake said. "Everywhere you go there are layers and layers of stories and history."
Gail Robinson, the director of the Bridgeton Public Library, said the tour was enlightening.
"There are so many interesting things about Cumberland County and so many of them we don't know about," Robinson said.
The theme of the tours focused around the Underground Railroad. In the 1800s, the area surrounding the Cohansey River was filled with many Quakers who disapproved of slavery and worked actively to assist slaves in their escape to freedom, Blake said.
"You have salt marshes, all that mud and tidal marsh lands, this labyrinth of creeks that [slave owners] were largely unfamiliar with," Blake said. "These Quakers threw up barriers to make it more difficult so groups of slavers searching for their slaves couldn't get into Greenwich."
At 5 p.m., two-person teams representing Bridgeton, Upper Deerfield, Hopewell Township, Lawrence Township, Maurice River Township, the Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce and Bridgeton Main Street Association competed in the Cohansey River Kayak Challenge on the Cohansey River. The Deerfield Township team, composed of two firefighters, was not present due to a fire its members were attending to.
Before the race, Bruce Riley, who represented the Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce along with Jeff Contino, wasn't prepared.
"We'll probably get it figured out really quick," Riley said. "I'm not a kayaker and we didn't practice, but we plan on finishing in the top eight."
Riley and Contino won the race.
Bridgeton Mayor Albert Kelly said the annual festival is contributing to the revitalization of the city.
"It's another opportunity for us to show off our downtown and our riverfront activities and bring people inside the city," Kelly said.
The festival is representative of Bridgeton and helps make the community stronger, said Carola Hartley, director of the Bridgeton Main Street Association.
"It fits in with who we are and what we're about - we're in the process of developing a culinary district in downtown Bridgeton," Hartley said. "It also brings people within the community together to work together for the community, and that's a big part of why we have it."


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ANN ARBOR -- Continually tapering the do-it-all expectations surrounding incoming Michigan freshman Jabrill Peppers, coach Brady Hoke has continually preached a wait-and-see approach to the five-star prospect's impending role(s).
Last week, though, Hoke confirmed his plans to start Peppers as a nickleback to begin his U-M career.
Now this week, the Michigan coach revealed his highly touted freshman will indeed get his hands on the ball in 2014. In an interview with Campus Insiders' Bonnie Bernstein, Hoke said Peppers is "going to get his feet wet" in the U-M return game.
"We'll probably have him return some kicks and we'll probably have him do some kickoff returns -- just see how capable he is," Hoke said. "We think (he is) very capable."
He proved as much in high school.
A two-way star at Paramus Catholic High School in New Jersey, Peppers not only returned both punts and kicks, but also starred when featured as a quarterback, running back and wide receiver.
Peppers' combination of size and speed make him automatic candidate as a return specialist for the Wolverines. As a senior at Paramus Catholic, the 6-foot-1, 210-pound Peppers became the first boy in New Jersey history to capture the 100- and 200-meter dash races at the state's "Meet of Champions" in back-to-back years.
In early June, Peppers ran a 10.55 in the 100-meter final before running a 21.48 in the 200-meter to accomplish the feat.
As a senior on the football field, he rushed for 595 yards and six touchdowns, caught 25 passes for 413 yards and nine touchdowns, and piled up 198 yards on kick returns and 49 on punt returns.
That's all in addition to being the country's No. 1-ranked cornerback prospect and No. 3-ranked player overall, per Rivals.com.
Hoke has yet to formally declare if Peppers will be featured on offense next season.
Nonetheless, he was asked, once again, by Bernstein.
"Jabrill is obviously a guy that we think is a very good football player," Hoke said. "Will he get the ball in his hands and not just play defense? Maybe. We'll see how things go."
Hoke sported a smirk like a sickle with the comment, prompting Bernstein to blurt, "You're smiling. I can see that smirk."
"We'll see, we'll see," Hoke responded. "Believe me, I've got a new offensive coordinator (Doug Nussmeier) who wants him to play tailback. So ... we'll see."
The interview was Hoke's latest peppering of questions surrounding Peppers. The jewel of Michigan's 2014 recruiting class has been compared to Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson, along with countless other lofty expectations.
And for the umpteenth time, Hoke did his best to quell the hype.
"It's really unfair to that kid to say, 'This is the next coming,' but like I tell (Peppers), you've asked for it because of what you've done -- not in a bad way," Hoke said.
Brendan F. Quinn covers University of Michigan basketball and football. Follow him on Twitter for the latest on Wolverines hoops. He can be contacted at email@example.com


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Gov. Chris Christie will be among the featured speakers next week at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation annual economic summit.
According to a news release from the foundation, the fifth annual summit also will feature former President Bill Clinton, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Sen. Patty Murray, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and a host of other guests from the worlds of politics and academia.
The annual gathering, called "2014 Fiscal Summit: Our Economic Future" is scheduled for May 14, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC.
The speakers will explore "how fiscal decisions impact private and public investment, jobs, wages, mobility, technological innovation, business and consumer confidence, and overall economic growth."
Forum moderators will include Bob Schieffer of CBS; Gwen Ifill of PBS; Washington Post fiscal policy reporter Lori Montgomery; CBS News congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes; Bloomberg's chief Washington correspondent Peter Cook; and POLITICO chief economic correspondent Ben White.
According to its website, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's mission is "to increase public awareness of the nature and urgency of key fiscal challenges threatening America's future and to accelerate action on them."
Last year's forum included Clinton, Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, Gov. Martin O'Malley of Maryland and U.S. Rep Paul Ryan (R-WI) chairman of the House budget committee.


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Caught in the middle
It is not easy to be a moderate in the United Methodist Church today. On the right are the conservatives, exemplified by Good News magazine, who want Methodists to conform to their pinched vision of orthodoxy. On the left are the liberals, exemplified by the church bureaucracy and the Council of Bishops, whose concept of leadership seems to be limited to condescending sloganeering. Harsh words perhaps; but sometimes there is no way to take the sting out of the truth. We have seen this unhappy dichotomy on the issue of homosexuality for a couple of decades. Now we are seeing it in the response to the attacks of September 11.
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The Portland Trail Blazers will begin their season on October 30th with a game against the Phoenix Suns. It sounds far away, but before Blazers fans know it, the team will be hard at work in its 2013-14 NBA regular season.
The start of the season will be an exciting one for Trail Blazers. They've got Damian Lillard returning, and first-round draft pick C.J. McCollum will begin his NBA career. Portland also has Robin Lopez, Earl Watson, Dorell Wright and Thomas Robinson, all of whom will play their first games for Portland come fall.
It's true that every game—and hence every win and loss—makes a difference, but there are a few games in particular that will be highly anticipated by Portland NBA fans.


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The Rutland Department of Public Works street-sweeping schedule is a guide only and will depend on weather conditions, mechanical breakdown, and operator availability. Sticks, leaves, rocks, or other debris are not to be placed in the roadway. Areas with these items placed in the roadway will not be swept. Residents with questions can call the DPW office at (508) 886-4105 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday-Friday.
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Jon Gosselin didn't leave his job to be a stay-at-home dad, as he claimed on the season premiere of "Jon & Kate Plus Eight." Us Weekly tracked down Gosselin's old boss, David Rothermel, who says Jon Gosselin was fired for misuing company resources. Us magazine says Jon and Kate Gosselin concocted a story that Jon left the company because it wouldn't insure the sextuplets.
Rothermel also claims that Kate Gosselin kept her husband on a $5 a day allowance, and that once during her pregnancy, she stormed into the office -- bed rest be damned -- and yelled at Jon because his father failed to deliver her lunch.
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NEW DELHI: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will soon shoot for a TV campaign to promote Maharashtras fruit produce after being appointed as the brand ambassador for the state Horticulture Ministry.
We have done a few print campaigns in this regard but on August 3, we are going to do some work for the TV as well, Bachchan said on the sidelines of an event here to mark Indias triumph over polio.
I have dedicated myself to the polio campaign and though we have made India polio-free, my services to the campaign shall continue for any future noble cause in this direction, he said.
The 71-year-old actor, who is also the face of Gujarat tourism, is already a face of Gujarat tourism and polio eradication campaign.
Being associated with polio campaign for the last one decade and having many medical episodes during my career, my respect for the Indian medical profession has only grown.
So, promoting nations health or Gujarats culture or Maharashtras fruit produce, I am always ready to volunteer for a good cause, Bachchan said.PTI
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