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0 SEC coaches, among those with at least five seasons in the conference, with a better winning percentage than LSU's Les Miles. Miles enters Saturday's SEC championship game with a 74-17 record with the Tigers -- an .8132 winning percentage. LSU's victory over Arkansas last week edged Miles ahead of former Florida coach Urban Meyer, who had had the best mark in SEC history -- an .8125 winning percentage (65-15 with the Gators).
1 SEC East team that did not have at least one game against SEC West powerhouses LSU, Alabama and Arkansas on its 2011 schedule -- Georgia. The Bulldogs were the only SEC East team to sweep its interdivision schedule, beating Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Auburn. Otherwise, the Eastern Division went 3-12 this season against the West. Tennessee was the SEC East team that had LSU, Alabama and Arkansas as its interdivision opponents.
1 Victory for Georgia in four games against the No. 1 team in the AP poll. The Bulldogs beat top-ranked Florida 24-3 in 1985. Georgia's losses to the No. 1 team came 27-3 against Pittsburgh in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 1977, 47-7 against Florida in 1985 and 41-17 against Florida in 2009. LSU has a 22-3 record when playing as the No. 1 team.
1 Loss in nine games in the Georgia Dome for LSU -- a defeat by Georgia in the 2005 SEC championship game. Georgia has a 4-4 record in the Georgia Dome.
1 Player in SEC history with more kickoff-return yards than Georgia CB Brandon Boykin, who has 2,544. Brandon James holds the SEC career mark with 2,718 kickoff-return yards for Florida from 2006 through 2009.
1 Sack needed by OLB Jarvis Jones to break the Georgia single-season record. Jones has 13.5 sacks this season. David Pollack set the Bulldogs' record with 14 in 2002.
1 LSU QB who has rushed for 1,000 yards in his career -- Jordan Jefferson, the Tigers' current signal-caller. After running for 53 yards against Arkansas last week, Jefferson has 1,008 rushing yards. He broke the school-record of 938 by Lee Hedges from 1949 through 1951.
1 Offensive interior lineman that has started every game this season for LSU -- right tackle Alex Hurst. Georgia has had three of its five offensive-line positions filled by the same player in every game -- Cordy Glenn at left tackle, Ben Jones at center and Justin Anderson at right tackle. Glenn has started 45 consecutive games.
3 Teams that held the No. 1 position in the next-to-last BCS standings of the season did not go on to play in the BCS national championship game -- Missouri in 2007, Alabama in 2008 and Florida in 2009. LSU holds the No. 1 spot in this week's BCS standings, the next-to-last of the 2011 season. Six of the next-to-last No. 1 teams went on to win the championship game -- Tennessee in 1998, Florida State in 1999, Oklahoma in 2000, Miami (Fla.) in 2001, Southern Cal in 2004 and Auburn in 2010. Four of the next-to-last No. 1 teams reached the championship game, but lost -- Miami (Fla.) in 2002, Oklahoma in 2003, Southern Cal in 2005 and Ohio State in 2006. Two of the next-to-last No. 1 teams that missed going to the BCS title game lost in the SEC championship game to teams that did make the national title contest. In 2007, Missouri lost in the Big 12 championship game.
3 Of the four SEC championship games in which neither team entered with a 1,000-yard rusher have involved Georgia and LSU. The leading rusher on either team this season is Georgia RB Isaiah Crowell with 832 yards. Neither Georgia nor LSU had a 1,000-yard rusher for their 2003 and 2005 championship games. The only other title game in which neither team had a 1,000-yard rusher was the first one in 1992.
3 Players apiece on Georgia and LSU who have rushed for at least 100 yards in at least one game this season. The Bulldogs' Isaiah Crowell, Brandon Harton and Carlton Thomas have done it. So have LSU's Spencer Ware, Alfred Blue and Kenny Hilliard.
4 100-yard receiving games apiece for Georgia and LSU this season. WR Rueben Randle has all four of LSU's 100-yard receiving games. Four Georgia players -- WRs Marlon Brown, Chris Conley and Malcolm Mitchell and TE Orson Charles -- have one each.
6 Common opponents for Georgia and LSU -- Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Tennessee. Both teams swept the six opponents. Georgia outscored them 159-72. LSU outscored them 230-44.
6 TDs scored by LSU defensive backs this season, equal to the number of passing TDs that the Tigers have allowed this season. Tyrann Mathieu has scored three TDs, Ron Brooks two and Morris Claiborne one.
6 Consecutive victories for LSU against SEC East opponents. The Tigers have never won seven straight games against the East.
6 Yards given up on 13 punt returns this season by LSU. Georgia has given up 243 on 17.
7 of the 13 BCS national championship games won by the winner of the SEC championship game, including the past five. The SEC/BCS champs have been Auburn in 2010, Alabama in 2009, Florida in 2008, LSU in 2007, Florida in 2006, LSU in 2003 and Tennessee in 1998.
8 Victories in its past eight games against ranked opponents by LSU, including a school-record seven this season. The Tigers' streak started with a victory over No. 18 Texas A&M in last season's Cotton Bowl. LSU has beaten No. 3 Oregon, No. 25 Mississippi State, No. 16 West Virginia, No. 17 Florida, No. 19 Auburn, No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Arkansas this season. Georgia is No. 12 heading into the SEC championship game.
10 Points needed by Georgia PK Blair Walsh to become the SEC's all-time scoring leader. Walsh has 400 career points. The SEC record is 409, set by former Georgia PK Billy Bennett from 2000 through 2003. Walsh became the 11th player in NCAA FBS history to score 400 points. The record-holder is Miami (Ohio) RB Travis Prentice, who had 468 points from 1996 through 1999.
10 SEC championships won by LSU. The Tigers took the league title in 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961 (shared), 1970, 1986, 1988 (shared), 2001, 2005 and 2007. Three of LSU's crowns were won during the championship-game era. The Tigers beat Tennessee 31-20 in 2001, Georgia 34-13 in 2003 and Tennessee 21-14 in 2007. LSU lost its only other appearance in the SEC title game to Georgia 34-14 in 2005.
10 Undefeated teams to reach the SEC championship game, including LSU this season. Three of the previous nine lost in the title contest -- Alabama in 1994 and 2008 and Florida in 2009.
11 Fumbles caused by LSU DB Tyrann Mathieu in his 24-game career, tying the SEC record held by Florida's Guss Scott. The NCAA FBS record is 14, shared by Arizona State's Terrell Suggs, Cincinnati's Antwan Peek, Southern Cal's Kenechi Udeze and Purdue's Ryan Kerrigan.
11 Of the 19 SEC championship games have been won by the home team. LSU is the designated home team this season. The SEC West representative is the home team in odd-numbered years.
11 Victories in 19 SEC championship games for the Eastern Division champion. The West has never won three straight championship games, but has claimed the past two, with Alabama winning in 2009 and Auburn in 2010. The West also won consecutive championship games in 2003 (LSU) and 2004 (Auburn) before Georgia ended that streak. The record for consecutive victories by one division is six by the East, with Florida winning from 1993 through 1996 and Tennessee taking the title in 1997 and 1998.
12 SEC championships won by Georgia. The Bulldogs took the league title in 1942, 1946 (shared), 1948, 1959, 1966 (shared), 1968, 1976 (shared), 1980, 1981 (shared), 1982, 2002 and 2005. Two of the crowns were won during the championship-game era. Georgia beat Arkansas 30-3 in 2002 and LSU 34-14 in 2005. The Bulldogs lost their only other appearance in the championship game 34-13 to LSU in 2003.
13 Of the 19 SEC championship games won by the higher-ranked team. LSU is No. 1 and Georgia is No. 12 in AP poll.
13 Years since an SEC team successfully defended the conference championship. The most recent team to win back-to-back SEC championships was Tennessee in 1997 and 1998. Auburn won the SEC title last season.
13 Consecutive games won by LSU, the longest winning streak in the nation. Georgia has won its past 10 games, the nation's third-longest streak. The team with the longer winning streak going into the title game has a 9-9 record in the league finale. (In 1993, both Alabama and Florida lost their games before the title contest.)
15 SEC teams have posted an 8-0 SEC record, including LSU this season. Since the standardization of the eight-game league schedule with the SEC's split into divisions starting with the 1992 season, 11 other teams have posted 8-0 conference records -- Alabama in 1992, Auburn in 1993, Alabama in 1994, Florida in 1995, Florida in 1996, Tennessee in 1998, Auburn in 2004, Alabama in 2008, Alabama and Florida in 2009, and Auburn in 2010. From the league's first season in 1933 through the 1991 season, 44 teams posted unbeaten and untied conference records. However, only three of those 44 played eight SEC games -- Tulane in 1934, Alabama in 1964 and Alabama in 1973.
15 Of the 19 SEC championship games have been won by the team leading at halftime.
19 More takeaways than turnovers for LSU, the largest margin in the nation. LSU, which is tied with Wisconsin for fewest turnovers in the nation with eight, has 27 takeaways.
23 Victories in its past 25 games by LSU, the best 25-game stretch in the Tigers' history. LSU's losses came against Auburn and Arkansas last season.
25 Years without a game between Georgia and LSU, even though the teams are members of the same conference. After the Tigers beat the Bulldogs 14-6 in 1953, the teams did not meet again until 1978, when Georgia posted a 24-17 victory. LSU leads the series 15-12-1.
32 TD passes thrown by QB Aaron Murray in 2011 -- seven more than any other Georgia player has had in one season. LSU has given up six TD passes this season, tied with Alabama for the fewest in the nation.
34 Points scored by the winner in the previous two meetings between Georgia and LSU in the SEC championship game. The Tigers won 34-13 in 2003 and the Bulldogs won 34-14 in 2005.
157 Rushing attempts for 833 yards in both the third quarter and the fourth quarter by LSU this season, according to cfb.stats.com. The mirror-image stats of the second-half periods come after the Tigers have run 211 times for 907 yards in the first half this season.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei's office today began holding a series of nine mobile office visits across the four counties in the 24th Congressional District.
The "mobile casework" visits bring Maffei's staffers to Central New York communities where residents can discuss federal issues, including their Social Security, Medicare and Veterans Administration benefits. No appointments are necessary.
The 24th Congressional District covers all of Onondaga, Cayuga and Wayne counties and the western half of Oswego County.
The first visit was 11 a.m to 1:30 p.m. today at the Weedsport Free Library in Cayuga County. Here is the schedule for the month of August:
Aug. 5: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Granby Community Center, 812 County Route 8, Granby.
Aug. 7: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Beauchamp Branch Library, 2111 South Salina Street, Syracuse.
Aug. 11: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Hannibal Free Library, 162 Oswego Street, Hannibal.
Aug. 12: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Rose Town Hall, 5074 North Main Street, North Rose.
Aug. 20: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Phoenix Public Library 34 Elm St, Phoenix.
Aug. 21: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Moravia Village Justice Center, 48 West Cayuga Street, Moravia.
Aug. 26: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Liverpool Public Library, 310 Tulip Street, Liverpool.
Aug. 27: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Palmyra Village Hall, 144 E. Main Street, Palmyra.
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Former Grinnell students are professionally suited for a wide range of fields including the financial services industry, the consulting industry, and software as a service (SAAS) development. The most popular career sector among alumni is the education industry. On the other end of the spectrum is the museum industry, which attracts approximately one in twenty Grinnell alumni. Median pay for those who graduated from Grinnell amounts to $54K.
A gender wage gap becomes apparent after college, with female graduates earning only around $45K on average compared to approximately $68K for male graduates.
Former Grinnell students with an interest in making money consider becoming Senior Software Engineers, the highest-paying gig (average earnings amount to $135K) among this alumni group. Other well-paid jobs include Senior Marketing Managers ($110K) and Non-Profit Program Managers ($42K). Non-Profit Organization Program Coordinators face rather mediocre compensation — average salaries are actually the lowest at about $33K.
The most popular destination for former Grinnell students is New York, N.Y. The top-paying city popular with Grinnell alumni is Austin, Texas, which offers a median salary of around $133K. On the other end, Grinnell grads flock to Portland, Ore., which actually offers the weakest median salary of $32K. The Midwest is also home to many Grinnell alumni, many of whom are concentrated in Chicago and Cedar Rapids.
A B.A. in Chemistry will compensate Grinnell grads at a much higher rate than other degrees — these alums rake in approximately $110K on average per year. A B.A. in Sociology is less advantageous in terms of earnings; alums with this degree are the lowest earners with a median annual pay of $44K.
Project Management is a popular skill among Grinnell alumni, with nearly one-sixth of workers reporting using it on the job. For Grinnell College grads, proficiency in People Management warrants a paycheck that is 34 percent more than other alumni salaries. Also considered top-notch skills are Program Management, People Management, and Project Coordinating.
To plan for old age, most former students maintain savings accounts through a company's 401(k) plan. Health benefits extend to most alums, and a fair number of respondents also receive dental coverage. Other benefits awarded to Grinnell College alumni include life insurance, a casual working environment, flexible hours, gym / health club / fitness membership, and a company-subsidized cell phone.
Compensation averages about $53K for Cornell College alumni, making their earnings most comparable to Grinnell grads. Coe College, Augustana College, and Monmouth College are also similar to Grinnell.
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I can't imagine this episode won't draw a hefty dose of criticism from the medical world as well as from professional behaviorists who deal with cases of Asperger's. The question will be, however, will those people really have something to complain about? I have a feeling Trey Parker and Matt Stone will, as they usually do, find a way to attack the folks that need to be attacked and not the victims. We shall see. For now, check out this wee preview.
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Veterans from the West Allis area who would like to ride in the parade can call Ald. Dan Roadt, 414-321-7264. Transportation on the parade route, with limited seating, will be provided.
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Piwonka pinned Roseburg junior Austin Weaver with 30 seconds left in the second round of their match, while Wight got pinned by Roseburg freshman Layne Van Anrooy one minute into the second round.
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The Muslims Are Coming! Award-winning film and Q&A with director Negin Farsad, our 2014-15 Provost's Diversity Speaker
Negin Farsad was born in the United States, growing up in the desert of Southern California. She first obtained a Bachelors Degree in Theatre Arts and Government from Cornell University. Her dual interest in the arts and politics continued when she moved to New York City – studying for a Masters degree in Race Relations at Columbia University by day but writing and performing comedy by night. She followed that degree with a second Masters from Columbia at the School of International & Public Affairs with a focus on Urban Management and worked as a senior policy advisor for the City of New York, eventually leaving for full-time uncertainty in the world of performing and visual arts!
Negin was recently named one of the 50 Funniest Women by the Huffington Post. She was also named a 2013 TED Fellow and gave a TEDTalk about her work in Social Justice Comedy.
Negin has written for several television series including MTV's Detox, the PBS animated series 1001 Nights, the Nickelodeon series Class Parents,Nerdcore Rising, Comedy Central's The Watch List
As a standup comedian she has opened for the likes of Al Franken and Bobby Lee (Mad TV) in venues ranging from the Laugh Factory in New York, the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, and Town Hall on Broadway. Negin has provided original comedy content for PBS, Pacifica and Sirius Radio stations. She has been an active comedian and producer for over ten years earning a nomination for the Emerging Comics of New York Awards and her own off-Broadway run for the comedy show The Dirty Immigrant Collective. Her solo show Bootleg Islam, which she wrote and performed, has appeared in the DC, Dallas, and Chicago Comedy Festivals among others. Her work has been called "smart, funny, and fascinating" by the Wall Street Journal, a Critic's Choice by the Chicago Tribune, "a shining exception," by the Dallas Morning News, and Backstage cheered that it "doesn't get much funnier than this!"
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Almost every NBA team improved through the 2014 NBA draft, reaping the benefits of a deep draft class. The Portland Trail Blazers, however, missed the party without a single pick in either round. But that doesn't mean the Blazers can't join in on the fun.
While a total of 61 players heard their names called by NBA commissioner Adam Silver (including the heartfelt story of Baylor's Isaiah Austin), a number did not. Their NBA careers aren't necessarily over, but they can still come to fruition as free agents.
Portland has two roster spots to fill, although a few more could be opened should the team opt to trade or waive little-used players Victor Claver and/or Allen Crabbe. The chances are that the Blazers' sights are set on veteran help, but adding some youth can't hurt.
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Buenos Aires' leftist government is taking control of YPF, the oil and gas company 57 percent owned by Repsol of Spain. Worse, it seems that the state may be nationalizing only Repsol's shares. Argentina's naked power play may be overwhelming, but the Spanish should not just roll over.
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The Spanish energy group has been hard hit by the expropriation of most of its shares in Argentina's YPF. Investors are pricing in zero compensation and wipeout on a YPF-backed loan. But with the strategy upended and a long legal fight ahead, the market pessimism is justified.
Oil majors can't afford to shun Argentina
Beyond the YPF asset grab, Cristina Fernandez may overhaul the entire energy sector. But Argentina's shale is too important to ignore and Big Oil knows how to navigate tricky regimes, including Venezuela's. Even with risks higher and returns lower, the long game could pay off.
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Troy D. Templeton, 44 of Elgin, died when his 1989 Chevrolet truck crashed into an embankment at about 3:40 a.m. west of Elgin, according to the Oregon State Police. The truck caught fire, and rescue crews pronounced Templeton dead at the scene.
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Google Adds Live Transit Info To Maps For NYC And Salt Lake City
While many cities have had live transit information for their public transport systems, New York City strangely has not. Live transit information shows departure times for buses and subways, allowing you to better plan your route. This is awesome information, and starting today, New York City and Salt Lake City are getting all of it in Google Maps, so residents of those cities rejoice.
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MARSHALL - U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., is well aware that Republicans are already running ads against him for his decision to not vote to repeal Obamacare, President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act that would require all U.S. citizens to have health insurance. But he can't help but wonder how this summer's campaign will be shaped if the Supreme Court votes it down this summer.
"I think the Supreme Court will strike the law down," Peterson told the Independent during a stop in Marshall on Monday. "Then what happens? That could change the whole debate."
Peterson thinks there are parts of the bill that are good and said if it's repealed altogether, there will still be 40 million or 50 million Americans left uninsured. The cost to treat them, he said, would then fall on everyone else.
"We're all paying for it; they're getting health care and we're paying for it," Peterson said.
Peterson said the health care issue has taken on obvious political undertones, because it's widely assumed the U.S. Senate won't get on board with it. He said he voted to get rid of the individual mandate and wants to work on aspects of health care that he thinks can make it through the Senate.
"Just putting it up to repeal it we're just delaying fixing some of the problems with this," he said. "Let's work on what we can possibly get done. This is purely political - people wanting to keep the issue alive just like before the 2010 election."
Peterson said Republicans are still going to have to deal with the health care issue, even if it gets struck down by the Supreme Court.
"They say they're going to repeal and replace, but they have no replacement," he said. "Nothing."
Peterson said one aspect of new health care ideas that hasn't received much attention is the exchanges that states would be authorized to set up for people who aren't on Medicare or those not employed by large companies and can't get insurance, like farmers.
"Say you've got five employees and one of those employee's kids has diabetes - no company will take you," Peterson said. "What this does is set up an exchange where you have a choice of policies to choose from and you get a better price. If we repeal the bill, then the authority for the exchanges is going to go away. I think that's one of the most important parts of the bill."
He said the exchange piece is key for rural Minnesota because that's where many of the people who can't get insured live - people who aren't part of a big company, and who aren't working for the state or the federal government. He said those are the people who are having a hard time getting affordable insurance.
"Politically it would've been easier to vote to get rid of (Obamacare), then I wouldn't have an election issue, but it's not the right thing to do," Peterson said. "This problem is not going away, so I'll have to fight it out. But if it's voted down by the Supreme Court, it's a moot point."
Peterson said if he had to guess on what the Supreme Court will do with Obamacare, he thinks it will strike it down. The only question to him is if the Court will abolish the whole law or just remove the individual mandate portion of it. The House voted to get rid of the individual mandate, a move Peterson supported. The purpose behind the mandate was to go after free-riders, those who waited to get insurance until they needed it, such as after they were diagnosed with a sickness or disease.
Peterson has had a stranglehold on the Seventh Congressional District seat for more than a decade and faced one of his biggest challenges to date in the 2010 election from Willmar businessman Lee Byberg. Peterson ended up getting re-elected by 17 percentage points.
Minnesota Republicans earlier this month endorsed Byberg over state Sen. Gretchen Hoffman to challenge longtime Peterson in this year's Seventh Congressional District.
The 7th District covers much of western Minnesota, including the cities of Moorhead, Alexandria, Fergus Falls, Crookston, Willmar and Marshall. Redistricting this year will stretch the district north-south district even farther south to include Pipestone and Murray counties and roughly the western two-thirds of Cottonwood County.


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Almost 3,000 electricity customers were without power Monday afternoon in and near the Metairie Delta neighborhoods. Entergy Louisiana reported the outage began and 1:54 p.m. and estimated restoration of power between 4 and 5 p.m.
The cause was not immediately known. An Entergy graphic showed 2,952 customers were affected, most of them between West Metairie and West Napoleon avenues, from Indiana Avenue in Kenner to Akron Avenue in Metairie.
Update: Entergy is reporting that power has been restored to most of the affected customers at 2:42 p.m., when the company's map showed 800 outages remained.


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Read with Gloves OnJohn Q. Public
To the editor: Peter Gorman's well-documented article ("Sacrificed to Shale," Oct. 14, 2009) is a jaw-dropping report. You need a pair of asbestos gloves just to read it.
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The poor old Texas Constitution – it's got more holes in it than Rush Limbaugh's logic. But the idea of replacing it with an entirely new document that makes some sense scares voters so badly that legislators ...
Self-Fulfilling BureaucracyDAN MCGRAW
Over the past several months, Fort Worth city staffers and council members have agonized over what jobs and programs would have to be cut to balance the municipal budget. But in at least one area, the city staff recommended exp...
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I've never been a huge fan of Mike Judge's movies. The satirist got his start on TV with Beavis and Butt-Head and of course has spent the last 12 years providing the voice of Hank Hill on King of the Hill. His spora...
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A discount travel club operating in North Texas didn't provide promised benefits to many of its customers, but its principals apparently have made the travel arrangements to get themselves out of the clutches of Texas cou...
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The curtain came down on the Fort Worth Opera's inaugural festival Sunday, and there's no denying that the past four weeks were heady.
ViolationBreaking and Entering makes hash out of big issues, and that's a petty crime.
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Anthony Minghella made his name as the director of lush, cosmopolitan, epic literary adaptations with period settings, beginning with The English Patient in 1996 and continuing through The Talented Mr. Ripley and Cold Mountain.
Curry vs. MooreThe names on the DA fight card are the same as four years ago, but both contenders have a few new punches.
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In the softly lit La Puertita, a former church that's been incorporated into the sprawling Joe T. Garcia's restaurant complex on Fort Worth's North Side, the food was standard Tex-Mex-tasty, not too hot, not too spicy. Th...
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Cleveland Orchestra, still on strike, delays Indiana residency
Striking Cleveland Orchestra members demonstrate on steps of Severance Hall
Cleveland Orchestra strike looking more likely as players and management air differences
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Orchestra and its musicians union have reached a tentative agreement after all-night negotiations.
Neither side of the discussions had issued an official statement on the matter, but a spokesman for the musicians said the parties had reached an accord early today and would meet to ratify the deal.
"It is unfortunate that the Cleveland Orchestra will not be making its scheduled visit to Bloomington this week for what would have been an extraordinary multidisciplinary IU residency and historic concert at IU Auditorium," said auditorium director Doug Booher.
Still slated to go forward in Bloomington were a public rehearsal with Cleveland Orchestra music director Franz Welser-Most and an arts administration seminar featuring Cleveland Orchestra general manager Gary Ginstling.
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Scoliosis is a disorder that has plagued the human population for a large portion of recorded history as evidenced by ancient works of philosophy, religion, and myths that date back as far as 3500 BC describing people with spinal deformities. Hippocrates was the first to explicitly describe scoliosis in the fifth century BC. He wrote about the magnitude of deformity and knowledge of curve progression during the formation of the spine during human growth. The cause he believed was chronic poor posture and proposed the first recorded treatment which included an extension apparatus to cause axial distraction which separates the joint surfaces without rupture of their binding ligaments and without displacement.
Claudius Galen is credited with assigning the terms scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis to the disorder. In addition to the treatment advocated by Hippocrates, he experimented with chest binders and jackets in an effort to correct curvature of the spine. He also believed that repeated exercise of the rib cage musculature through such methods as loud singing and respiratory exercises could correct some of the distortion.
The Dark Ages stunted any further developments in the treatment of the disease and in fact saw the disease characterized as a curse of divine retribution as it seemed to be common among the heretics of the time. Patients were put in a device called "the rack" which sought to correct the curvature through distraction.
Nicolas Andre, in 1741, coined the term "orthopedia" which means "straight child" literally translated. He focused on the notion that scoliosis was due to muscle imbalance and poor posture. He advocated for the proper ergonomic construction of tables and chairs in classrooms for children. Frequent periods of recumbence as well as corsets and braces were his recommended treatment for the disorder.
In 1768, Francois LeVacher described a "jurymast brace," one of the first devices that allowed for axial distraction while upright, decreasing the amount of time that a patient would need to spend immobilized in bed. The device was characterized by a tight-fitting cap suspended from a posterior bar arising from the back of the brace.
The first orthopedic hospital specializing in the treatment of skeletal deformities was opened in 1780 in Switzerland by Jean–Andre Venel, who was considered by many to be the "Father of orthopedics." The hospital specialized in the treatment of crippled children's skeletal deformities. The opening of the institute vastly increased knowledge of muscular function and of the growth and development of bone in the 19th century. The first brace that applied horizontal correction forces as well as extension forces was developed there.
Surgical attempts to correct curvatures of the spine were not tried until the mid to late 19th century when Jules Guerin used percutaneous myotomies of the vertebral musculature in addition to bracing. He claimed success with over 50 patients but was challenged by many of his colleagues who reexamined the results of the treatment and found that revisions were frequent. He was subsequently banned from practice in France and forced into exile in Belgium.
Developments in the surgical aspects of correcting Scoliosis were not realized until the early 1900s but the development of casts and braces continued throughout the late nineteenth century. Lewis Sayre popularized plaster of Paris casts in 1880 that were applied to patients while standing in vertical suspension devices. This tried to correct the deformity in both lateral and rotational methods and held them with a cast. In 1885, Bradford and Brackett developed horizontal distraction frames that utilized cast application to create a three-point fixation.
1895 marked a vital development in medicine that allowed for a better understanding of what scoliosis treatments should attempt to accomplish; the roentgenogram or x-ray technique was developed allowing for an internal view without surgical risks to the spine. With the new technology, several surgeons proposed the concept of spinal fusion.
As early as 1902 steel rods and wire anchored to the spine in conjunction with autographs were utilized in experimental procedures. It was not until Robert Hibbs, in 1911, that a formal spinal fusion operation was performed. Using a patient with tuberculosis, he performed the operation utilizing preoperative traction jackets, steel rods and hooks, and autographic bone segments to correct spinal curvature. The patient was then immobilized in a cast for 6 months to maintain the correction. By 1931, he had performed 360 cases and modified the technique slightly to create different results. The results were promising but 50% of the cases saw no curve correction and 30% had an increase in the deformity because of improper selection of fusion areas. However, this work was vital in thrusting the procedure into public consciousness. Many other surgeons picked up on the method with varying successes.
Successful outcomes in spinal fusion were not widespread through the 1930s and 40s. In fact, the Research Committee of the American Orthopedic Association conducted a study in 1941 of 420 cases of patients who underwent various treatments for their scoliosis and found that 50% underwent spinal fusion and 29% had a complete loss of correction. 69% of patients rated their satisfaction with the results as fair or poor. The conclusion was, however, that cast correction along with fusion did produce better results than most other types of treatments. The 50s saw the advent of better techniques that improved rates of success in cast correction, fusion techniques, and postoperative immobilization such as the localizer cast developed by Joseph Risser, which consisted of a specialized frame where pressure was applied to the rib cage. This allowed correction to be obtained immediately after surgery and also allowed for patients to be ambulatory after the operation. Several other important inventions were made during this period including the Cobb method of measuring the scoliosis curve magnitude radiographically that is still used today. Another invention of the time period was the Milwaukee brace designed by Walter Blount and Albert Schmidt initially as a postoperative immobilization device as well as a non-operative treatment of the disorder.
At this time spinal fusion still required 6-9 months of bed rest after the operation, average hospital stays of 1 year, significant rates of fusion failure, infection and loss of correction. Many surgeons were looking at other internal methods to approach fixation. 1955 marked a milestone in scoliosis surgery when Paul Harrington developed the Harrington distraction instrumentation, which straightened the spine while holding it rigid while fusion took place. The original was steel rod on a ratchet system attached to the spine with hooks at the top and bottom of the curvature that would distract the curve when cranked. This was a momentous find yet it failed to properly align the skull with the pelvis or fix rotational deformity. Nevertheless, it advanced the field into new territories, and was used up until the late 1980s. It is the basis a modern scoliosis correction.
The techniques used during the fusion and insertion of Harrington rods evolved throughout the 60s and 70s and became the standard expectation in treatment of spinal curvature until Cortrel and Dubousset developed the segmental instrumentation system in 1984. Their system use crosslinking of two rods in the back to provide three-dimensional correction of the scoliotic deformity and decrease the need for immobilization after the surgery. This system and its subsequent modifications have become very popular replacing the Harrington instrumentation.
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Gerontologist Karl Pillemer says that throughout human history, elders were consulted if there was a problem or a big decision to be made, simply because they had more experience.
That's one reason Pillemer, professor of human development at Cornell University, wrote "30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans."
It took Pillemer and his staff more than five years to collect pieces of advice from more than 1,000 Americans, age 70 and older, who have roughly 80,000 years of combined life experience. They asked the elders: "What are the most important lessons you have learned over the course of your life?" and "If you were offering a younger person advice about how to live, what would you tell him or her?"
Pillemer said he was also wrote the book because he was concerned that in contemporary America we have isolated and segregated older people from the rest of the population. The only elderly people most young people interact with are members of their own families. "There needed to be some kind of mechanism for chronicling and sharing their most important lessons for living," Pillemer said, "and it was pretty critical to do that before (the elders) were all gone."
While not as extreme, Pillemer sites parallels between some of the issues young people face today and those faced by their elders. "It struck me that why wouldn't someone want to learn about dealing with financial hardship from someone who had held their family together during the Great Depression?" Pillemer said. "And why wouldn't families struggling in wartime want to know about people who lived through World War II? Not just their stories, but what they have learned."
He dubbed those who contributed advice for his project -- the Cornell Legacy Project -- "experts." Pillemer said a number of the experts hail from Syracuse, Ithaca and Rochester, but before you flip through the book looking for your Nana's name, know that all names used in the book are pseudonyms.
Pillemer used the lessons most widely held by those surveyed, dividing them into main categories or chapters that include lessons for a happy marriage; a successful and fulfilling career; a lifetime of parenting; aging fearlessly and well; living a life without regrets and living like an expert. Each main category contains five lessons, embroidered with stories, quotes, tips, postscripts and lists readers might want to hang on their refrigerators.
What the book isn't, Pillemer said, is a book about people who lived great lives telling how they did it and instructing others to do the same. "These were cross sections of the general U.S. population," including, Pillemer said, "quite a few people who hadn't really been successful, who'd had marriages that failed, who'd lived with jobs that were not really fulfilling. A lot of the key lessons emerged from people who actually felt they had made mistakes that they'd like young people not to replicate."
While sometimes the experts held dissenting opinions, Pillemer said there was almost universal consensus on one lesson: Young people should pursue work or careers based on potential for emotional and personal fulfillment and not just to make money. He also found the experts to be remarkably resilient and happy, despite having experienced loss and disability.
Pillemer, who is 57, said the project changed and surprised him. "I would say that one of the ways it affected me is the lesson that old age is much better than most of us think it's going to be," Pillemer said. "And one thing many experts told me -- to adopt a policy of non-interference when relating to your adult children -- inspired me to change my behavior. I also benefited greatly from experts suggesting that people should worry less."
Although he said he's not sure he can always live by the lessons, "Hearing over a thousand people give these messages does give you the ability to at least explore changing your life," Pillemer said.
Talk to your elders
Karl Pillemer, Ph.D. hopes his book, "30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans," will encourage young people to spend time asking older people the kinds of questions he asked his experts. He suggests the following questions as conversation starters:
1. What are some of the most important lessons you feel you have learned over the course of your life?
2. What kinds of advice would you have about getting and staying married?
3. What kinds of advice do you have about raising children?
4. Do you have any advice you can share about finding fulfilling work and how to succeed in a career?
5. Some people say they have had difficult or stressful experiences but they have learned important lessons from them. Is that true for you? Can you give examples of what you learned?
6. As you look back over your live, do you see any "turning points"; that is, a key event or experience that changed the course of your life or set you on a different track?
7. What would you say you know now about living a happy and successful life that you didn't know when you were 20?
8. What would you say are the major values or principles that you live by?
9. Have you learned any lessons regarding staying in good health?
10. What advice would you give to people about growing older?


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'Engagement'. A term bandied about sufficiently often in social media marketing and research. But exactly what is it?
There are many ways users can engage with Facebook, some of them include:
* Commenting on a post;
* Liking a photo;
* Sharing a page to friends.
There are almost as many ways that 'engagement' can be defined as there are ways to interact with Facebook. The issue is further muddled by the fact that Facebook defines engagement at both 'post' and 'page' level – that is, users' interaction with your page's posts are measured separately from their interaction with your page itself; but those two metrics are interconnected – for instance, a user can like a post on your page, but may also like it through his/her own timeline (without ever accessing your page).
Engagement became even more contentious after a recent study by Simply Measured, showing that Facebook engagement has dropped alarmingly for some of the United States' biggest brands, some by a staggering 90%. Much of this decrease was due to Facebook's recent algorithm change, which was said to have lowered brands' organic reach (that is, reach achieved by fans sharing and liking your contents, rather than through paid promotions).
For social media marketers on low budget who want to maximise organic reach, understanding of 'engagement' becomes even more crucial.
Social Media Today provided a handy 'engagement' metric:
In simple terms, engagement rate on Facebook can be calculated as the number of "People Talking about this" divided by the total number of likes.
Simply Measured also argued that marketers should encourage more sharing, rather than more liking:
A customer … posted a photo meme that received 123 shares, 419 likes and 6 comments… She posted a link the next day with a photo as a thumbnail (which Facebook now enlarges) and received only 27 shares, and 2 comment threads.
The meme photo with 18 times higher engagement had a Reach of 11,256 – only 1/3rd the amount of the link post, which Reached 26,288 unique users…
Even the solution to the organic reach drop problem varies between analysts. The same Simply Measured article also argued that you should post more often (so your posts get seen by more unique viewers); but another analyst contends that more posting doesn't reach more unique viewers – a little paid promotion does.
Ultimately, your online media manager have a number of options:
1. Expend budget on paid promotion (to reach unique viewers), or
2. Develop contents that encourage your audience to share (which may involve some good old fashioned consumer insight).
All depends on your goal really – and your bottom line.
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I have come to the realization that I am the queen of coming up with amazing ideas…
about a day and a half too late.
But, they are still pretty good.
Alison from Sure Foods Living runs the Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG) meeting that I attend in Marin County, CA. At our last meeting, in June, she went over her travel tips. I took great notes and was going to write a post about it since it was the beginning of summer and link back to Alison's site. Came home and forgot about it. Although summer is almost over, some might still be travelling, and now Alison has the tips up on her own site, so I don't have to do any work, except point you to it. Sure Foods Living – Alison's Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free Vacation Tips
Do you have any tips for travelling? How do you make sure you stay gluten-free?
By the way, the flower above has nothing to do with traveling. I was just finally able to grow something in our yard, and I got a great picture of it. Isn't it pretty?
Also, if you are in the North Bay/San Francisco area, the next GIG meeting is August 10th at 7pm.
"The first topic of the night will be "Gluten and Skin Conditions — Are They Related?" Is there a connection between gluten and skin problems? Come and find out! The second topic of the night will be "GF Pizza 101." What are your pizza options? Learn and share the brands available in the stores, restaurants that are doing gf pizza and how to make it yourself!
Also, we will welcome guest Cameo Edwards of Crave Bakery, who will be sharing her story and some of her gluten-free, dairy-free baked goods! Yummy!
The Gluten Intolerance Group of Marin will meet:
Tuesday, August 10th
7:00 to 9:00pm
Community Room at Corte Madera Town Center (upstairs at PF Chang's end of town center)
770 Tamalpais Dr. Suite 201, Corte Madera, CA, 94925″
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Binghamton, NY ( WBNG Binghamton) Binghamton Mayor Richard David announced Monday he will appoint Carol Cocchiola as City Court Judge to fill a spot left by Mary Anne Lehmann, who retired April 4.
"Carol brings decades of legal experience to the City bench," said Mayor David. "I was impressed by her many years as a criminal prosecutor and work in the Attorney General's Office supervising attorneys and investigations. I felt that experience made her the best candidate. As a new City Court Judge, Carol will play an important role in promoting law and order in Binghamton."
Cocchiola's appointment is for the remainder of Judge Lehmann's term, which ends Dec. 31, 2014. She is expected to take the oath of office and begin work in late April.
All three City Court Judge seats are up for election on Nov. 4 of this year. Once elected, City Court Judges serve a 10-year term beginning January 1, 2015.
"It's an honor to be selected by the Mayor to fill this critical judicial position," said Cocchiola. "I'm looking forward to continuing my public service career and doing my part to improve the quality of life for all Binghamton residents."
Since 1998, Cocchiola has served in the New York State Attorney General's Office, assigned to represent New York State agencies in federal and state courts. In 2012, she was appointed Deputy Assistant Attorney General In Charge, supervising attorneys, investigators and staff.
From 1987 to 1998, Cocchiola worked as a criminal prosecutor in the Broome County District Attorney's Office with felony caseload duties from investigation through jury trial and post-verdict stages.
"I'm grateful for Judge Lehmann's service to the City of Binghamton," continued David. "She leaves large shoes to fill and Carol is the right choice to fill them."
Cocchiola, a City of Binghamton resident, is a graduate of Syracuse University's College of Law and Duquesne University, and member of the Broome County Bar Association. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Southern Tier Law Enforcement Memorial Association. In the past, Cocchiola served on the Board of Directors for Action for Older Persons and is a former member of the Broome County Family Violence Prevention Council.


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A New Jersey congressional hopeful, who describes the president in her campaign literature as deranged, failed to convince Warren County freeholders to support reinstatement of a 1930s federal banking act.
She argued it should be reinstated because it would be a "first step to stop the hemorrhaging of the financial system."
Sare is collecting signatures for the state's June 5 Democratic primary in the 5th Congressional District. She is one of four Democrats seeking to run against U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett, R-Warren/Sussex, in November.
Freeholder Jason Sarnoski said last week that the board had "no intention of supporting" a resolution, doubting it would be the way forward for banking regulation. Freeholder Director Everett Chamberlain said he would rather see the Dodd-Frank Act, passed in 2010, repealed because he said it would put smaller banks out of business.
Glass-Steagall was passed in 1933 to separate commercial banks and investment banks. It was replaced by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which allowed for less regulation.
Sare is a LaRouche Democrat, a political group that promotes the ideas of Lyndon LaRouche. LaRouche, referred to by The Associated Press as a "political extremist," promotes a wide range of ideas from economic reform to Mars colonization.
LaRouche Democrats strongly oppose President Barack Obama, calling for him to be impeached. The party's website features a picture of the president with an Adolf Hilter-style mustache.
Chamberlain, a Republican, said he was in favor of "any Democrat that criticizes Obama."
Sare and five other protesters were escorted out of a Gov. Chris Christie town hall event last June in Fair Lawn, N.J., for breaking into song.
"Obama and Christie, they're both insane, it's Auschwitz we're heading for," they sang before police intervened.
Sare passed out literature at the Feb. 22 meeting of the Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders that called Obama "deranged" and said his passage of the National Defense Authorization Act was "Hitlerian."
Bergen County Democratic Chairman Lou Stellato said last week Sare had not registered to run in Bergen County, which is part of the 5th District.
Alexandra Phillips, Sare's campaign manager, said she avoided registering for the Bergen County convention because of "stipulations." Phillips said Thursday if Sare were not endorsed by the Bergen County Democrats, she would be asked to drop out of the race.
Stellato responded that Sare would not be asked to "drop out," only that she would not be included on the party line if she did not get the endorsement. He said she could still participate in the primary.
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Q: A front page article and a recent editorial have discussed the need to revamp funding for legal services for indigent defendants. My questions are, "What determines whether a defendant is considered indigent and what steps does the court take to confirm the indigency of a defendant?" It seems I recall that several "notorious" Huntsville defendants, including Kenneth Shipp and Amy Bishop, claimed they could not afford an attorney. Both held good jobs and Bishop also has parents who appear to be well-to-do.
A: Under Alabama law, a judge determines indigency after a defendant files an affidavit describing the facts of their situation and seeking a court-appointed lawyer. In the cases of Shipp (convicted of killing a police officer) and Bishop (a University of Alabama in Huntsville biology professor awaiting trial for the shooting deaths of three colleagues and wounding three others), capital murder charges were filed in both cases, meaning the defendants cannot be free on bond. If their income depends on their job, the problem is obvious in a case that could take years to bring to trial. In both cases, Bishop and Shipp were relieved of their jobs following the charges. Courts are also particularly alert to adequate counsel in capital murder cases, since a conviction means either life in prison without parole or a death sentence. And the question of the effectiveness of counsel is regularly reviewed on appeal.
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Q:When is construction scheduled for the overpass at the Parkway and Lily Flagg, Byrd Spring area, and whom would I contact with the city to ask questions regarding this subject? - Mary Jane Fleming, Huntsville
A: The state Department of Transportation has construction of the service roads for the Memorial Parkway overpasses at Lily Flagg, Byrd Spring and Martin roads scheduled to begin in 2014, with work on the limited-access lanes and overpasses to begin in 2016. But those schedules could be moved up two years to 2012 and 2014, respectively, if the money becomes available.
Q: Assuming the vehicle is in operable condition with a current tag, what are the rules for parking a medium- to large-size motorized RV in front of a house? Is there a size restriction? What about parked in the driveway or yard? Is that okay or would one need to rent a slot at an off-site storage facility? Thanks for your time.
A: A recreational vehicle cannot be parked on the street, said Sgt. Mark Roberts, community relations supervisor for the Huntsville Police Department.
If an RV is parked on the street, you can report it to the police at 256-722-7100.
An RV can be parked in the yard or driveway, unless it is prohibited by the subdivision or neighborhood covenants, Roberts said. In that case, it would be a civil matter, he said.
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Incumbent Blackman Township Clerk Mike Thomas is way out in front of challenger Elizabeth Wild in the Republican primary.
With four of eight precincts reporting, Thomas had 385 votes and Wild had 163.
No Democrats are running for the seat, so the winner of the Republican primary takes the seat.
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Government prosecutors filed court papers this week outlining the plot of a radical London cleric now being tried in New York for allegedly trying to set up an al-Qaida training camp on a remote Oregon ranch.
The trial of Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, a 56-year-old Egyptian imam also known as Abu Hamza al-Masri, began Thursday in U.S. District Court.
The government alleges that while serving in 1998 as imam of a London mosque, Mustafa arranged satellite communications for kidnappers in Yemen for an attack that killed four people.
They also accuse Mustafa of sending money to a Taliban official in Afghanistan and funding and directing others to train jihadists on a ranch near the central Oregon outpost of Bly from 1999 to early 2000.
"He was a trainer of terrorists," Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward Kim told a Manhattan jury during opening statements, "and he used the cover of religion so he could hide in plain sight in London."
Mustafa's lawyer, Joshua Dratel, told jurors his client never harmed Americans and didn't participate in any of the acts he's accused of orchestrating.
"Mr. Mustafa has not been hiding in a cave," he said. "He's an open book. It's not a secret conspiracy."
Prosecutors filed a 13-page memo with the court on Wednesday that they say establishes evidence – through the expected testimony of several people – that Mustafa took part in a conspiracy to prepare jihadists at the Dog Cry Ranch on range land about five miles east of Bly.
They quote suspected co-conspirator James Ujaama, a former
student of Mustafa, who told the government he helped draw up plans for the Bly
camp. Ujaama hosted suspected co-conspirators Oussama Kasir and Haroon Aswat in
Seattle, where they prayed at the Dar Us Salaam Mosque. Ujaama took the other
men to Bly.
A 2009 story in The Oregonian describes Ujaama as a petty crook trying to set up something of a Wild West time share for Muslims in the range lands of south-central Oregon.
The government alleges that Kassir told Ujaama he was sent to the U.S. by Mustafa to conduct jihad training of recruits, and that Kassir asked Ujaama's help in acquiring a firearm in Seattle.
"Kassir discussed his bona fides (with Ujaama)," prosecutors wrote, "explaining that he had helped (Mustafa) take control of the Finsbury Park Mosque in London and had received jihad training in Afghanistan, fought on the front lines, and served as a body guard for Usama Bin Laden."
Kassir also told others at the Bly camp that Mustafa gave him money to travel to the U.S. to train brothers for jihad.
Ujaama is expected to testify that he and Kassir argued about which of them should be the leader of the Oregon training camp. Kassir, according to government witnesses named in the memo, threatened to kill Ujaama and complained that the Bly camp lacked guns, Muslim brothers to fire them, and was unsuitable to house Mustafa.
Kassir, 48, was sentenced to life in prison in 2009 for his role in the Bly conspiracy and is serving his time at the Supermax prison in Florence, Colo.
The government alleges that in 2000, Mustafa told Ujaama to deliver a man named Feroz Abassi to a front-line commander in Afghanistan, Ibn Sheikh, to receive military style training.
Mustafa also is accused of directing Ujaama to deliver four envelopes of money, a letter, and CDs that held Mustafa's recitation of the holy Koran to a Taliban official.
-- Bryan Denson
The Associated Press in New York contributed to this report.


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Over the years, plans to restore the Victory to its former glory never got off the ground, but the city wouldn't give up hope that its rebirth could be accomplished. Now the project is happily back on track – thanks to the efforts of the Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts, the non-profit group that bought the building from the city for $1,500 in September.
The Victory's red-carpet moment won't come until Dec. 30, 2012 when it's scheduled to reopen. But there was plenty of scope for imagination on Friday when state officials held a press conference to announce that historic tax credits have been approved toward the $27 million renovation. The first installment, a $600,000 grant, was presented to developers at the 81-89 Suffolk St. property. The arts group is counting on such federal and state tax incentives to lure investors to finance the project along with government grants and private contributions.
Applause is in order for the building's new owner – and the city of Holyoke, which has resisted the temptation to demolish the theater, which was once a venue for shows featuring the Marx Brothers and Bing Crosby. By the time it closed in 1979, it was only showing movies.
Sadly, so many of the region's old movie theaters, which gave cities and towns so much vibrancy and character, have been boarded up, or demolished. There are some exceptions – notably the old Calvin Theater in Northampton, which has added to the city's vibrancy as an entertainment destination. We think the Victory's restoration could have a similar effect on the city of Holyoke. A number of encouraging developments – including the opening of a $80 million to $100 million high-performance computing center along the city's old canal system – are on the horizon for the Paper City.
We look forward to the Victory's reincarnation.
A refurbished theater and a communications technology center are nice ingredients for a city on the move.
Editorial: Restoration of theater a victory for Holyoke
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The 91-year-old Victory Theater has been dark for more than 30 years, but the beauty that lies beneath its crumbling plaster and faded seats is evident to anyone with an eye for art and history. Mahogany walls, marble floors, allegorical murals and Art Deco flourishes still shine through the decay and debris.
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Instead of holding its first meeting of the year in its typical Chalmette chambers, the St. Bernard Parish Council will be at the Old Beauregard Courthouse in eastern St. Bernard for its meeting today (Jan. 7) at 7 p.m.
"It's in the eastern part of the parish, in our original parish seat," Councilman Guy McInnis said. "Now that we have this beautiful building, we just figured that it would be nice to show it to people."
McInnis said he expects that one other council meeting this year will be held in eastern St. Bernard.
The 16,800-square-foot historic building, at 1201 Bayou Road, originally was erected as a courthouse in 1916 but was most recently used as part of the P.G.T. Beauregard Middle School. It served as St. Bernard's first courthouse until 1939, when the parish government seat moved to Chalmette.
The building was later leased to the St. Bernard Parish School Board, and has been home to St. Bernard High School, P.G.T. Beauregard High School, and before Hurricane Katrina, Beauregard Middle School.
The work on the historic building, which sustained major damage during Katrina, was completed in December 2012 after a two-year, $8 million renovation project. The majority of that funding came from FEMA, with the parish government contributing $158,000.
The first floor of the historic masonry structure currently houses a sheriff's annex and a Wildlife and Fisheries office. Parish President Dave Peralta said that in the next month or two, the building also is expected to house a satellite library; the main library is in the Ninth Grade Academy building in Chalmette.
Other portions of the three-story building are rented out for weddings, reunions and other events.


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Oswego County, NY -- In the words of Hannibal Superintendent Michael DiFabio, this school budget year is going to be "the terribleist."
Of course, DiFabio knows that's not a real word, but still, it gets to the heart of what superintendents and school boards are facing right now as they begin to put their 2010-11 budgets together.
The problem is increasing costs and decreasing revenue. Costs are up about 30 percent to 40 percent for contributions to the teacher and local retirement systems. Energy costs and contractual wages also are climbing.
And Gov. David Paterson proposes cutting state aid.
Most districts in Oswego County are heavily dependent on state aid.
With cuts in state aid and increased costs, DiFabio is looking at a budget gap of almost $2 million.
"We are looking at all scenarios," DiFabio said. "We're even looking at having no sports. Last year we cut JV sports. Cutting all sports will be a $267,000 cut. And on top of that, how much diesel can we save by not having to transport students to the games?"
That $267,000 represents about 4.5 percent on Hannibal's tax levy — the amount the district has to raise from taxpayers.
In Sandy Creek, the county's smallest district, Superintendent Stewart Amell said state aid is down about $600,000, which represents about 9 percent on the tax levy.
Amell and his school board have an ambitious goal to develop a budget that calls for no increase in spending or the tax levy. "Going to the taxpayers is not an option with the way the economy is out there," Amell said.
Mexico Superintendent Nelson Bauersfeld said he will use some fund balance and cuts to craft a budget with a "3 percent or less tax levy increase."
And in Fulton, the budget committee is whittling down the budget line by line, looking to present a budget with a tax levy increase of no more than 2 percent, Superintendent William Lynch said.
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Bay City parolee stabbed in fracas heading back to prison for at least 5 years
A 36-year-old parolee is prison-bound again for his part in a scuffle that left him reeling from a stab wound.
Bay County Chief Circuit Judge Kenneth W. Schmidt on Monday, March 17, sentenced Armando S. Nuncio to five to 15 years in prison. As Nuncio was on parole at the time of his most recent crime, Schmidt gave him no credit for time already served.
Hampton Township teen who stole custom golf carts sent to boot camp, then jail after discovery of broken hand
A Hampton Township 17-year-old who broke into a business and stole some electric golf carts has to spend the next few weeks in jail until his broken hand heals enough for him to be sent to a boot camp program.
Bay County Circuit Judge Harry P. Gill on Monday, March 17, granted Robert E. Kribs Jr. Holmes Youthful Trainee Act status and placed him on probation for three years. Gill also ordered Kribs be held in custody and complete a Special Alternative Incarceration stint with the Michigan Department of Corrections.
Bay City commissioners hear calls for greater 'focus' on blight issues
The Bay City Commission turned its attention toward blight at its Monday, March 17, Finance Policy Committee meeting, examining whether a new city task force would be appropriate to address the issue.
The possibility was raised by City Commissioner Elizabeth Peters, 2nd Ward, who said she has recently heard of a "blight task force" in Detroit that has the goal of eliminating blight in Detroit over the next several years.


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As the rain began to fall on Glastonbury Festival yesterday, Herbie Needham, a 50-year-old trader, looked over his piles of ponchos and wellington boots and chuckled.
"They were warned," he said. "These days everyone wears expensive clothes and trainers. They come here from the cities and they are in a field in the countryside and they're not prepared. Everyone knows it was going to hammer down."
Mr Needham said he had sold at least a couple of hundred raincoats and a similar number of wellington boots in a few hours — all going at £15 a pop.
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The ladies of Juno, marking their 69th annual ball, were in a mood to reflect on some of their most treasured traditions. On the dance floor of the Mobile Civic Center their tableau sought to explain some mysteries, including the origins of double rush.
That's the practice of women asking men or even other women to dance, dating back to Juno's formative years when World War II was pulling menfolk overseas. Double rush gave women a better chance at getting out at the dance floor.
The Junos also revealed a fondness for New Orleans, noting that matrons from the group travel to the Crescent City each year, looking for exciting new fabrics and ideas for their annual ball.
The emblem Peacock, in her bejeweled mask and wine gown, received much tribute throughout the evening, and the bands Jubilation and Tribute were on hand to keep the party going.
Just a few steps down the hallway, the Krewe of Marry Mates got perhaps their first visit from the Masked Observer, or at least the first visit in recent memory.
Breaking the mold in most respects, married couples participate in this group and serve side-by-side as officers and marshals. This ball, held at Expo Hall, was their 17th annual.
Both the king and queen and the emblem couple arrived in horse-drawn carriages. The queen wore a lovely black gown with a 16 and a half-foot train, which left no doubt that she was royalty indeed. This group takes costumes very seriously, it would seem, and all the maskers wore elaborate garb.
After a reserve dance, the ball cranked up with the band Mustang Sally. Longtime readers know that they're a favorite of Observer bodyguard Dark Hallway, but he fortunately kept his seat despite being invited out by the lead singer at one point.
The best overheard remark of the night, about a man who apparently didn't make it to the ball: "He wouldn't have gone if it was held in his living room." The first "Roll Tide" was heard at 9:44, and promptly answered with a "Who dat," as has become traditional.
Not to be outdone, the Knights of Ecor Rouge celebrated as the Southern Nights of Rock and Roll at the Fairhope Civic Center.
The Knights were celebrating their 26th parade and ball, and as always, rouge dresses dominated the scene. There was also one memorable zebra print dress. It's not a look just any woman can carry out successfully, but this definitely worked.
The first band got the crowd moving with some Lady Gaga tunes, and then the second band, Fly by Radio, put down some classic Southern Rock standards, which shook the house.
The heaters in the food tent had to work overtime to keep the victuals warm, but Dark Hallway had no complaints whatsoever about the hot wings and tasty barbecued pork. The Observer's Angel was a little unsure about the whole hog, as she doesn't like her food to look at her, but she managed to keep moving.
The Order of Butterfly Maidens rounded out the Observer's evening nicely, and if you've never been to this ball, it's all about the dancing. These ladies like to move.
One brunette in particular, in a purple backless number, showed an amazing array of moves and never seemed to run out of energy. She wore out her date and a few others besides.
The Maidens took their guests on a tour under the Big Top, with maskers dressed as lion tamers, snake charmers and comical clowns, among others. Their master of ceremonies was the venerable Wilbur Pillman.
Their ball was Fort Whiting Armory, which is perfect since the building's great hall is one enormous dance floor.
(Coming Tuesday: Neptune's Daughters are always gracious, but can they share their night with the New Orleans Saints? We'll see. The Press-Register holds exclusive global rights to reportage of the
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Northwest's Ashland center expands cosmetology programs
Northwest Mississippi Community College's cosmetology program at the Benton County/NWCC Vo-Tech Center in Ashland recently expanded its program to include a course in esthetics, according to Glenda Honeycutt, instructor.
Esthetics is the study of the skin. "The program provides the student with the knowledge of the professional way of caring for people, sanitation and safety," Honeycutt said.
The course is a 15-week program that consists of 600 hours of instruction. Because it takes less time for the course, it gives students the advantage of beginning a career in a shorter amount of time.
According to Honeycutt, the study of esthetics is the fastest growing area in the cosmetology program. "The demand for spa services has increased at a rate of about 78 percent over the past few years," Honeycutt said. She added that estheticians have historically worked in spas, hotels or dermatologists offices. "Now you can find them in many other medical clinics, hospitals and rehabilitation centers," Honeycutt said. She explained that there are two directions in which a student who completes the program can go–in the spa setting or in the medical setting. "It can also be beneficial to a student who plans to study nursing and wants to get into the healthcare field," Honeycutt added.
In addition to esthetics, the center is only one of two Northwest campuses that offers the nail technician option in the cosmetology program. The nail technician program prepares individuals to care for nails with emphasis on hygiene, sanitation, customer relations and salon management. The nine-week program consists of 350 hours of instruction, which also give students the advantage of beginning their career in a shorter amount of time.
"The program is great in caring for people, but it is also great for those students who are artistic, because of all the new technology that has been incorporated into nail enhancement. It kind of allows students to use their talents, from being subtle to as extravagant as they want to be," Honeycutt said. She said that nail services have been added in spa settings in a lot of hair salons, as it brings more income in due to its popularity.
Both of the programs are licensed under cosmetology, which is governed by the Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology and approved by the state department of health and welfare.
To apply for these programs, students must apply for admission to the college and meet all requirements. Information can be found in the 2013-2014 College Bulletin, which can be found online at www.northwestms.edu under the "Future Students" Tab on the home page. The classes will be offered in the fall and the spring.
For more information, contact Honeycutt at (662) 224-8999 or email
Pictured: Northwest Mississippi Community College Ashland Center cosmetology instructor Glenda Honeycutt, left, demonstrates a facial scrub technique on student Cyndi Burks of Hickory Flat using the college's spa facial machine as student Taunisha Cox of Ripley looks on. (Photo by Justin Ford)


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Ruth Adele Winden, age 94 of Mount Horeb, formerly of Blanchardville, died on Monday morning, December 2, 2013 at the Ingleside Nursing Home in Mount Horeb.
She was born in rural Blanchardville on September 24, 1919 to Elvin and Selma (Jorenby) Swiggum. She went to the Sunnyside one room country school in rural Blanchardville, graduated from the Blanchardville High School in 1937 and the Platteville Teachers College in 1939. Ruth taught at the Meadow View School for two years, and then was married on June 14, 1941 in her parent's home to Lloyd Gilford Winden.
Ruth and Lloyd farmed together for three years in Greenwood, WI, then 5 years in Daleyville, WI, and then spent the remainder of their farming years on Sawmill Road, York Township in rural Blanchardville. Ruth was an active and supportive wife and mother, working alongside her husband and family on the farm. She was very musical, played the piano, and in later years loved hearing her grandchildren perform music. She loved cooking and feeding family and friends. She also enjoyed painting. Her first priority was being a mom and a grandma – always loving and giving. She loved the Lord and raised her children all in the faith. She was actively involved at the Adams Lutheran Church in the Sunday School, church women's group, and multiple committees through the years. In recent years she was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mount Horeb.
Ruth is survived by her 6 children, Sylvia (Rick) Batchelder of Dane, Luther Winden of Costa Rica, David (Dolores) Winden of Blanchardville, Dawn Winden of Middleton, Elaine (Chris) DeVito of Warren, New Jersey, Sylvan (Sarah) Winden of Wisconsin Dells, and Debra Winden of Monona; special family friends John Ruhl and Jim Roberts; two sisters, Hope (Herbert) Klassy of New Glarus, and Drs Gwendolyn (Lowell) Smythe of Hollywood, South Carolina; one brother, Erling (Evelyn) Swiggum of Dodgeville; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Lloyd on June 4, 1995; her baby daughter Laura in 1942; a son Raymond in 2008; and her brother Eric Swiggum in 2001.
A visitation for Ruth Winden will be held on Saturday evening, December 7, 2013 from 4:00 until 7:00 PM at the Saether Funeral Home in Blanchardville. Funeral services will be held on Sunday afternoon, December 8, 2013 at 2:00 PM at the Adams Lutheran Church (N7148 County A) in rural Argyle. Rev. Rick Fry of that church will officiate. Burial will be in the Adams Lutheran Church Cemetery.


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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Five years after Tops pulled out, the grocery store in Cleveland's Glenville-Forest Hills neighborhood sits empty - yet another vacant box.
That's about to change, as real estate companies here and across the country seek creative ways to remake tired retail space.
A developer expects to start construction Saturday on a $1.25 million makeover of the 65,000-square-foot building, at 11905 Superior Ave.
By spring, the space will be filled by a Save-A-Lot grocery store and Forman Mills, a discount clothing retailer opening its first Ohio location.
The building went dark in late 2006, when the Tops Markets supermarket chain left Ohio. In March 2009, the owner handed over the keys to the city of Cleveland, a lender on the property.
In August, the city sold the 7-acre site to an affiliate of CenterMark Development LLC, a real estate firm based in University Heights.
"Retail is probably one of the hardest-hit sectors of the real estate segment," said Mark Jablonski, CenterMark's president. "This is an inner-city setting, and the building had been vacant since December 2006. And there wasn't much development around this particular property. It made for a very hard sell."
Save-A-Lot, which took over another former Tops on East 185th Street, will occupy 21,000 square feet. Forman Mills will fill the remaining space. The retailer, based in New Jersey, started on the East Coast and has expanded into Illinois and Michigan.
Dubbed the Shops at Garrett Square, the property has room for additional freestanding businesses, such as restaurants, auto-parts stores or a dollar store.
Cleveland City Councilman Kevin Conwell expects the shopping center, in his ward, to employ 80 to 100 people. Conwell announced the groundbreaking today and will hold a health and harvest festival on the property Saturday.
"This project does a number of things: Puts an abandoned, vacant property into productive use; it brings healthy foods to a city neighborhood; and it is expected to serve as a catalyst for other positive commercial development in that area," Mayor Frank Jackson said in a written statement.
The city approved a 10-year property-tax abatement for the project. As the shopping center's value increases, CenterMark will pay tax on only 40 percent of the improvements.


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