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The Primate Behavior & Ecology Research Library, located in Dean Hall 204, houses journals, books, and multimedia materials related to primatology. It also provides a space for graduate and undergraduate students to work and socialize. The PBE Library has four computer workstations, a TV, and a DVD player. PBE students conducting research have access to the program's equipment, which includes observational software (The Observer), video cameras, digital cameras, binoculars, stopwatches, and a clinometer. Additionally, the Library houses nonhuman primate casts and non-invasively obtained nonhuman primate skeletal materials. Please contact Dr. Lori Sheeran (email@example.com) for more information about how to access the library and the equipment housed there.
The Human Osteology Laboratory, located in Dean Hall 232B, houses an extensive cast collection of skeletal materials from fossil hominins, modern humans, and fossil and extant nonhuman primates. Please contact Dr. John Alsoszatai-Petheo (email@example.com) for more information about how to access the Osteology Laboratory. ANTH 309L is taught in Dean 232B using some of these skeletal materials.
The Molecular Anthropology Laboratory (MAL) in Dean Hall 232A is equipped for DNA extraction from a variety of primate biomaterials (blood, feces, tissue, and bone analyses), including PCR amplification and DNA sequencing and genotyping. Please contact Dr. Joseph Lorenz (firstname.lastname@example.com) for more information about how to access MAL.
The Museum of Culture and Environment (MCE), located on CWU's Ellensburg campus, provides a venue for learning more about exhibit design and environmental education. Please contact Dr. Mark Auslander (email@example.com) for more information on MCE.


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MONTGOMERY, Alabama – I've written that there is seemingly little interest in the race for governor between incumbent Republican Robert Bentley and Democratic challenger Parker Griffith.
There are a number of possible reasons for the lack of interest and I'll go into some of them as we move forward with coverage but right now I want to point out what may be one of the most important:
Or rather the lack of money that has gone into the walk up to the campaign, particularly on the part of Democrat Parker Griffith.
By this time four years ago multiple GOP challengers for that party's nomination had spent combined millions of dollars fighting for the nomination. Bradley Byrne and Tim James alone had spent close to $10 million by June.
Democrats Artur Davis and Ron Sparks had spent close to $5 million battling for the party's nomination for governor.
Go back to the governor's race in 2006 between Gov. Riley and Democrat Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley. By this time eight years ago Riley had raised and spent almost $9 million and Baxley about $2.5 million.
And now go back to the historic and heated 2002 race between then Democratic Gov. Don Siegelman and Republican challenger Riley. Both men would end up spending over $17 million in the race, most of it by Riley.
Now fast forward to this Wednesday when the latest campaign contributions for Bentley and Griffith were reported. Bentley's total haul in dollars raised since June of 2013 comes to $5.7 million.
And Griffith? His total contributions since announcing his candidacy in February came to $36,000. Add to that mega amount $175,000 Griffith has loaned to his campaign. That's a not-so-grand total of just $211,000.
That is a jarring, almost insignificant amount of money in a campaign for governor that now has less than eight weeks to run. I don't know how far back I'd have to go to find a figure that small by this time in a campaign by a major party candidate, but I know I was probably not yet born, and I'm old.
Why does it matter?
Because, as the Supreme Court has ruled, money essentially equals speech. But really it does more than that. It allows what a candidate says to reach voters no matter where they are: in front of their TV, computer, smart phone, newspaper, listening to the radio, driving by yard signs and billboards, pulling the mail out of their mailbox or even looking out over the Gulf of Mexico and into a blue sky only to see a plane pulling a large campaign banner behind it.
All of that takes money, lots and lots of money. It allows messages to get out. It allows attacks on opponents to echo. It leads to awareness and eventually to votes.
I'm sure if you add all the dollars raised and spent just since the 2002 race for governor it comes to well over $50 million. That buys a lot of interest in a race.
A California politician once said that money is the mother's milk of politics. He knew what he was talking about.
What we have so far in 2014 in the race for governor is a malnourished baby because his hmother's milk has dried up.


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State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT)*
SWIFT Program Information Sheet
Affordable, ongoing financial assistance for projects in the State Water Plan. Passed by the Legislature and approved by Texas voters through a constitutional amendment, the SWIFT program helps communities develop and optimize water supplies at cost-effective rates. The program provides low-interest loans, extended repayment terms, deferral of loan repayments, and incremental repurchase terms for projects with state ownership aspects.
1. Who can borrow?
Any political subdivision of the state with a project included in the adopted regional water plans and that will be included in the state water plan can apply for assistance through this program.
Political subdivisions include:
- Non-profit water supply corporations
- Municipalities
- Counties
- River authorities
- Special law districts
- Water improvement districts
- Water control and improvement districts
- Irrigation districts
- Groundwater conservation districts
2. What types of projects are eligible for funding?
Eligible projects are those that are recommended water management strategies in the adopted regional water plans and that will be included in the state water plan, and have an associated capital cost. Alternative water management strategies are not eligible unless the regional and statewide plans are amended to include them as recommended strategies. Projects include conservation and reuse, desalinating groundwater and seawater, building new pipelines, developing reservoirs and wells fields, purchasing water rights, as well as numerous other strategies.
Recognizing the benefit of conservation and the needs of rural Texas, the legislation creating the program encourages SWIFT funding of projects for rural communities, agricultural water conservation, water conservation, and reuse projects.
3. What type of financing is available?
The SWIFT program offers a variety of loans and terms to accommodate the diversity of projects included in the state water plan. Grants are not available in the program. Entities may use any or all of these different structures available to finance their projects. SWIFT also has the ability to provide multi-year commitments for entities that have project funding needs spanning several years.
The types of SWIFT assistance are listed below.
Low-interest Loans - Long-term, fixed-rate loans offered at below-market rate. Maturities range from 20 to 30 years. Interest rates are based on the TWDB's cost of funds, which reflects the program's AAA credit rating. This interest rate is further reduced by a subsidy established by the Board for each funding cycle.
The subsidy amounts for the current 2016 funding cycle are:
- 20-year loan: 35%
- 21 to 25 year loan: 25%
- 26 to 30 year loan: 20%
Deferred Loans - Used to fund developmental costs (planning and design). Maturities range from 20 to 30 years. Principal and interest is deferred up to eight years from the delivery date, or until the end of construction, whichever is sooner.
Interest rates are based on the TWDB's cost of funds, which reflects the program's AAA credit rating. No additional interest rate subsidy is applied for the current 2016 funding cycle.
Board Participation - Long-term, structured, fixed-rate financing through a temporary TWDB ownership interest in a regional facility. The TWDB's interest is in the excess capacity portion of the project and limited to 80% of total project costs. These terms are intended to allow entities to reasonably finance the total debt for an optimally sized regional facility. The local sponsor repurchases the TWDB's ownership interest under a repayment schedule that allows for the structured deferral of both principal and interest. Financing terms vary but are generally 34 years.
Interest rates are based on the TWDB's cost of funds, which reflects the program's AAA credit rating. No additional interest rate subsidy is applied for the current 2016 funding cycle.
Funding through the Board Participation option requires specific determinations be made by the Board, including that: the estimated cost of the facility exceeds current financing capabilities of the area; the project cannot be reasonably financed by the area; and the public interest will be served by the Board's participation in the project.
4. What project components are eligible for funding and how are project funds disbursed?
Funds can be used for planning, acquisition, design and construction costs. The pre-design funding option is available for most projects. This funding method allows an entity to receive a loan commitment on the basis of preliminary engineering, environmental, economic, and social information. Funds for completing detailed planning, including environmental studies, are provided at closing. Funds for design, preparation of final plans and specifications, and construction are placed in escrow until needed.
5. How much funding is available?
A strategic planning model was developed to analyze funding scenarios to achieve the legislative directive of financing $27 billion in state water plan projects over the next 50 years. This model will be used in analyzing the capacity of the program and the specific amount of funds available for each funding cycle. The Board has set a goal of providing approximately $8 billion over the first decade. The actual amounts and types of funds are expected to fluctuate between years to obtain these goals.
6. What is the application process?
The TWDB will solicit abridged applications, for financial assistance up to twice a year. The abridged applications will then be prioritized for funding consideration. See #13 below for more detail regarding the current cycle.
An abridged application contains sufficient information for the TWDB to prioritize projects using the system described in 31 TAC §363.1303 and criteria in §363.1304. The Board then considers the prioritization, establishes the funds available by category, the structure of financing, and the terms of any subsidy.
Invitations to submit full financial assistance applications are extended to those projects within the limits of available funding. Full applications are due within 30 days after the Board meeting at which the applicant's project received priority for funding. Full applications include information needed to complete the standard environmental, engineering, financial, and legal reviews by the TWDB staff. Once the technical review process has been completed, the project is presented to the Board for funding consideration.
7. What are the conditions of financial assistance?
The TWDB anticipates selling bonds for each round of funding through the SWIFT program. Therefore, borrowers are required to execute Financing Agreements, similar to those used in other TWDB financial assistance programs. Due to the complexities and timing involved in the issuance of the TWDB bonds, borrowers will need to close their individual loans shortly after the TWDB's bond closing. It is anticipated that the loan closings will occur in November or early December, 2016, for the current funding cycle.
8. What if an entity requires funding over a period of time for a project?
For entities that have funding needs for a project that may span several years, SWIFT has the ability to provide multi-year commitments. This option allows borrowers to receive a funding commitment for the full amount of their project, but close on portions of it over a multi-year schedule. The applicable subsidy at the time of commitment is locked in for a period of five funding year cycles. Each funding cycle, entities will be asked to verify that year's requested amount.
9. Where is my project listed in the state water plan?
The second SWIFT funding cycle will be based on projects in the 2016 Regional Water Plans to be included in the 2017 State Water Plan. A listing of the recommended water management strategy projects is posted on the 2016 Regional Water Plans webpage.
10. What if an entity's project is not included in the 2016 Regional Water Plans or the 2017 State Water Plan? Do they have to wait until the next planning cycle?
An entity has the option to request an amendment to the regional water plan to include its project, which is the first step for a potential amendment to the state water plan. Please contact your Regional Team for more information.
11. What are the prioritization criteria?
The prioritization system is described in full detail in 31 TAC §363.1303 and criteria in §363.1304. A summary of the criteria is listed below:
- The population served by the project when fully operational
- Whether the project serves a diverse urban and rural population
- Whether the project provides regionalization
- The percentage of water supply needs met by the project within the first decade
- Local contributions to the project
- Financial capacity of the applicant to repay
- Whether the project addresses an emergency need
- Whether the project is ready to proceed with implementation or construction
- Demonstration or projected effect of the project on water conservation, including preventing water loss
- The priority ranking assigned to the project by the applicable Regional Water Planning Group
12. Are funds reserved for projects that are "shovel-ready?"
No. Applicants can receive funding for planning, acquisition, and design activities through this program. However, projects that are ready to proceed receive additional points in the prioritization process.
13. What is the expected timeline for the application and approval process for the next round of funding?
2016 SWIFT Application Timeline
- December 1, 2015 - Abridged application period begins
- February 5, 2016 - Abridged applications due
April 11, 2016
- Board considers prioritization of abridged applications
- Board identifies amount of funds available by category; establishes the structure of financing, and the subsidy terms
- Invitations extended to submit full financial applications
Spring/Summer 2016
- Entities submit complete applications due by May 11, 2016
- Board considers and approves applications
- Board authorizes TWDB bond sale
Fall 2016
- TWDB bond sale
Winter 2016
- TWDB bond closing
- Borrowers loans closings
14. Are there special requirements for accessing SWIFT funding?
- Projects must be recommended water management strategies in the most recently adopted regional water plans and subsequent state water plan and have an associated capital cost. A regional water plan may be amended to add strategies or capital costs that are reviewed and approved by the Regional Water Planning Group (RWPG). The state water plan may be amended to reflect additions made to the regional plans. Our Amendment Process Flowchart outlines the amendment process for both the regional and state water plans.
- An Infrastructure Financing Report Survey must be completed
- A water conservation and drought contingency plan is required for financial assistance greater than $500,000 as mandated by the Texas Administrative Code Title 31 §363, Subchapter A.
- Executed Financing Agreement
- Private Placement Memorandum
- Master Agreement for Board Participation funding
- Historically Underutilized Business reporting
- Reservoir funding must be segmented or phased; permitting is required prior to a construction commitment
- Board Participation is limited to funding of excess capacity portion and up to 80% of total project costs
- Board Participation requires specific determinations (31 TAC §363.1308(c)) and an executed master agreement
- State level environmental review
- Review of legislative requirements regarding water loss threshold limits
15. Who can I talk to at the TWDB about my project, how to apply for funding, or other questions I may have regarding my water needs?
In order to provide you with a single point of contact at the TWDB, our project implementation staff is organized into six regional project implementation teams. Each team is led by a manager that serves as the primary point of contact for both our existing and future customers.
* The SWIFT program includes two funds, the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) and the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas (SWIRFT). Revenue bonds for the program are issued through the SWIRFT.
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Eh. I hate the Metal Gear series. For a series based so much around stealth it suprises me at how unrealistic and flat out boring it is. I played the first one, hated it; tried the second one, hated it. Splinter Cell > Metal Gear (by a long shot)Originally Posted by wolf231
Devil May Cry was fun for a couple of days or so, and then it got boring. Devil May Cry 2 was terrible, but Devil May Cry 3 was quite fun. DM3 and Guitar Hero are perhaps my favorite PS2 games, but that isn't saying much.


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BOSTON – With an assist from the rain, the Red Sox mercifully could not lose a game Wednesday night.
After dropping two straight to the Tampa Bay Rays, the series finale was called around 3:30 p.m. due to inclement weather and will be rescheduled for a future date.
At 2-9 and in last place in the American League East, the break couldn't come at a better time for Boston. With Thursday a scheduled day off, they'll have two days to sort their issues out before play resumes Friday at home against the Toronto Blue Jays.
"Hopefully we can turn the page," designated hitter David Ortiz said. "We need to start doing things better and win some ball games."
There were signs suggesting that the team was going to come out of the slump after dropping six straight on the road against Texas and Cleveland to start the season.
They scored 17 runs and took two of three against the New York Yankees upon returning home Friday, and got wins out of pitchers John Lackey and Josh Beckett, both of whom enter the season engulfed with question marks.
But things quickly turned sour after dropping a pair of games to the Tampa Bay Rays - who entered the series having scored 20 runs over their first nine games - by a combined score of 19-7.
"It's ugly. At some point you want to start winning," Ortiz said. "We had a good series against the Yankees, and then we got Tampa that are playing probably worse than us and come and whoop our (butt) here."
The reasons for the skid are plenty, but can most easily be explained by the fact that the team has scored only 40 runs while allowing a league-high 72.
With all the talent on the roster - one that many predicted would compete for a World Series title - the hope is that things will eventually balance out, even though Daisuke Matsuzaka and Lackey (combined 14.36 ERA) raise serious concerns in the rotation.
Until that happens, the challenge the team faces is to make sure guys stay loose and no one carries the burden of trying to bring the team out of the slump alone.
The clubhouse veterans – Ortiz, Jason Varitek and Tim Wakefield – have taken it upon themselves to make sure everyone remembers that it's going to take a total team effort to navigate through this rough terrain.
"You can't take those nine loses away with one swing," Ortiz said.
But that doesn't mean getting to the other side is going to be easy, or that anyone is taking it lightly.
"We know where we're at and we're very aware of that," manager Terry Francona said. "We created a nine game fiasco early in the season, now we need to find a way to make it better."
Shortstop shakeup?: Francona said early on that Marco Scutaro was going to be his shortstop, no questions asked. But when a player is hitting like Jed Lowrie is, questions will be asked, and changes made.
Prior to the announcement of Wednesday's rainout, Lowrie was in penciled to start at shortstop.
"Jed's hitting about .480, we don't have a lot of guys hitting .480," Francona said.
He's actually hitting .438, and there's no word on whether or not he'll be in the lineup when play resumes Friday.
Rotation changes: Lackey, who was scheduled to pitch Wednesday, will lose his turn in the rotation and will not start again until Tuesday at Oakland.
Clay Buchholz, Beckett, Jon Lester and Matsuzaka will pitch in that order Friday-Monday against Toronto.
Reyes clears waivers: Left-handed specialist Dennys Reyes cleared waivers and is now in Florida where he is said to be working out. Reyes was removed from the team's 40-man roster April 8 after posting a 16.20 ERA over 1 2/3 innings … Right-handed pitcher Matt Albers (strained lat) has begun throwing from flat ground and will throw a bullpen session this weekend.
Red Sox looking to find cure for their early slump during two days off
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BOSTON – With an assist from the rain, the Red Sox mercifully could not lose a game Wednesday night.


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Neko Case kills art contest, gets into it on Twitter
I noticed something in my Twitter stream late last night. Singer-songwriter Neko case was getting into it with artists and designers.
From what I can gather from the long string of tweets, Neko had invited artists and designers to create a poster for her upcoming "The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You" tour to support her new album. The winner would get $1,000 prize and Neko, a visual artist herself, would end up working directly with the winner. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Slimmed-down MSO fattens up Beethoven's Ninth
It apparently does not take a village to give a thrilling performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and music director Edo de Waart gave a performance of the great symphony Friday night that traded the stately sounds and dense string sections popular in performances and recordings of the latter half of the 20th century for a smaller orchestra and edgier sound. »Read Full Article
Even Hank the Brewers dog gets days off
Hank the Brewers dog has vocal fans. They can't get enough details about the stray who wandered into the Milwaukee Brewers' spring training camp in Arizona last month.
We hear you. »Read Full Article(18)
Angela Sorby's book offers 'Waves' of poems with state ties
Opening an unfamiliar poet's new book can seem as daunting as beginning the climb up a strange mountain.
Fortunately, Angela Sorby offers plenty of pitons in her new collection, "The Sleeve Waves" (University of Wisconsin Press), this year's winner of the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry. Wisconsin locales and musical references are among the handholds she's carved for a reader prepared to travel with her: How could I turn down a poem ("Golden Spike") that opens with an epigraph from Johnny Thunders? »Read Full Article


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Training camp is still in the distant future, but the recent opening of organized team activities (OTAs) have given us a glimpse of what is to come in terms of training camp competition this August.
After adding a dozen draft picks to their roster, competition will be plentiful in Jets camp, with every position between the starting quarterback and the backup outside linebacker up for grabs. In a season with elevated expectations, Rex Ryan should not be afraid to make bold moves and draft the depth chart based on performance, not pedigree.
Here are some early predictions for the Jets training camp battles.
Advanced statistics provided by Pro Football Focus (subscription required).


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By David Miller/The Commercial Dispatch
STARKVILLE — When a Starkville man graduated high school in the 1940s, there was little doubt what his next move would be.
The United States was in the middle of World War II, and any able-bodied man was bound for military service, either by choice or through the draft.
"That was back in the day when your only fear was that they weren't going to take you," Joe Stockwell said. "There was a crying need for soldiers, sailors and airmen.
"I don't know how many people we had under arms in those days, but it was a lot."
Stockwell, a native of New Roads, La., became a staff sergeant in the 410th Infantry Regiment. He was immediately sent to France, where he spent more than two years fighting alongside British and Soviet soldiers to thwart Adolph Hitler and Nazi-ruled Germany, which took over the country in under two months.
It took five years for Allied forces to push out the Germans.
France hasn't forgotten.
Stockwell and 16 other American soldiers from the across the southeast were to be honored Friday with the French Legion of Honor during a ceremony in Atlanta.
Founded by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802, the National Order of the Legion of Honor is the highest honor in France. It recognizes eminent services to the French Republic. Recipients of this honor are designated by the president of the Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy.
The Consul General of France in Atlanta, Pascal Le Deunff, will present the Legion of Honor to soldiers who saw most, if not all, of their ground combat in France.
"It's a beautiful gesture. Absolutely beautiful," Stockwell said.
The retired professor of English at Mississippi State University traveled to Atlanta with his wife, Rebecca, and two children.
Stockwell didn't keep up with any of the soldiers from his regiment after he was discharged in 1945 but often made trips to France after meeting French citizens in the United States. He spent six months in a civilian clerical position in France before returning to Louisiana to begin his undergraduate studies at Tulane University.
He doesn't know any of the other 16 veterans chosen to be honored, but he was eager to meet them.
"It'll be a totally unique experience to meet the others," he said.
It was never pretty during Stockwell's two years in France.
He was usually cold, wet and dodging German mortars because, as a mortar man in the weapons platoon, he was an easy target for return mortars.
Any forward missions were made on foot.
"We were usually tired and scared," he said.
To the left of the Seventh Army sector of the U.S. front, Stockwell said, was the Third Army — better known as Gen. George S. Patton's Army.
"We didn't participate in any of the fabled events, but it could get you just as dead," Stockwell said. "We had many a close call."
He and his regiment helped liberate cities Alissas and St. Die, and a monument to their division stands in St. Die, he said. Victories were few and far between when facing a strong German army.
"The German army hit France in 1940 and went through like a hot knife through butter," Stockwell said. "It was only in April 1945 that us, the British and Soviet Union were able to stomp those rascals into submission. They were tough and very well-equipped, and their equipment, in many cases, was much better than ours.
"Sometimes, they seemed to be enjoying it. You came home with a lot of respect for how they fought."
Infantrymen, even in modern war, have the toughest fighting conditions. But during Stockwell's era, soldiers had it tougher. There was no time to feel sorry for oneself or to mope about missing family and friends back home. There was no e-mail, Skype or long-distance telephone calls. There was just mail, which usually came in bundles with multiple letters because of the difficulty of delivering mail.
But everyone accepted it and got on with their jobs.
"There are similarities in that people get shot up, and it's a scary business," Stockwell said. "But back then, we were gonna by God win the war. You didn't get into these situations like Korea and Vietnam when you're fighting not to lose. That's what sent people to the loony bin."
Upon returning to Louisiana, Stockwell enrolled at Tulane.
He joined the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, where many of his brothers were military veterans.
"The average age was about 29," he said.
Stockwell went on to earn a doctoral degree from Louisiana State University and began teaching English at the university level.
He started teaching at MSU in 1966 and met his wife, who taught history at Mississippi University for Women.
Both are retired and live in Starkville, where they stay entertained by a library's worth of books, many of which chronicle World War II.
"You can see how we spend a lot of our time," Stockwell said.
For Rebecca, learning about the war from her husband has been an enlightening experience. Her early memories were of blackout drills, rationing and her father receiving notice that he'd been drafted into service.
"I taught Western civilization, and by the end of the semester, we'd only have one day left to cover World War II," she said. "(Joseph's stories) made the time period come alive for me. It's a new dimension."
Upstairs in the Stockwell home is a wall of wartime photos. Of the 15 to 20 photos, only four are of Joe Stockwell. The rest are of servicemen he later befriended in college or when he was teaching in Starkville.
Though he has a positive outlook of his regiment's missions in Europe, he said he'd hate to relive the experience.
"On Sunday, I still pray for the guys in the unit who didn't make it," he said. "Pray for their souls. I haven't forgotten all of it. I'm 86 years old and in fairly good health, having enjoyed a long life.
"I think back to the guys snuffed out at 19 and 20. It really works on you. It eats at you."
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BATTLE CREEK, MI –- Neil McCully says it was an experience of a lifetime, even if it ended faster than he wanted.
McCully and the Belding wrestling team had a solid showing in their Division 3 quarterfinal with top-ranked Dundee Friday, Feb. 22, but ultimately fell to the Vikings 51-19 at the MHSAA Team Wrestling Finals at Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena.
"This was incredible," McCully said. "Coming to state with 13 awesome guys on our team, was a great experience."
Related: Click here to see more photos from Belding's trip to the wrestling quarterfinals
Part of the problem Belding had against Dundee, a perennial power, was a lack of depth. The Redskins didn't enter wrestlers in the 171-pound and 285-pound weight classes, putting them in an immediate hole.
"Knowing we were down 12-0 before we wrestled, was tough," said Belding coach Travis Meyer, whose team ends its season with a 17-9 record. "But I'm pleased with with how scrappy we were, and how hard we wrestled."
Starting at the 135-pound weight class, the Vikings built a 15-0 lead before Belding sophomore Michael Walker defeated Liam Grantham 3-1.
McCully was the next Redskins wrestler to win, winning by a 15-4 major decision victory over Jay Sroufe at 189 pounds.
The last two Belding wins came from Nathan Cooley at 119 pounds and Jesse Scheidel at 130. Cooley best Sean Keilitz 7-2, while Scheidel pinned Logan Grantham in 2 minutes, 40 seconds.
"We had some young kids make some mistakes and we had some kids wrestle really hard," Meyer said. "But we really beat on the kids in practice all week, telling them this is what to expect from Dundee, and I thought we were really prepared."
McCully also thought he and his teammates were prepared, and made a good showing in the team's first trip to the state finals in 25 years.
"In our minds, we went out every match to win," McCully said. "We knew we had to wrestle our best match of the year, because Dundee is a very good team. And now I hope they go all the way and win this."
Meyer hopes this experience can do wonders for his program in the future, so the next time the Redskins have this opportunity, they will have the depth to compete against the best teams in the state.
"I wanted to have the kids get a taste of this an enjoy it, and I think they loved it," Meyer said. "And now I think we will have a lot of little kids gearing up and wanting to be a part of this. We had 100 students in the bleachers today, and that's first time we had that all year, and they can see how cool this is. This should help the program."


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Political: Revote advocate needs research
In reference to the guest editorial in the Jan. 8, 2005, issue of the Whidbey News-Times, my primary question is, Who is Edward Drum? Why was this individual given such serious status in declaring his obviously bias and disjointed opinions on the validity of the gubernatorial election in the state of Washington?
Mr. Drum seems be almost spitting bile as he writes, attacking the Supreme Court, the attorney general, the elections board of King County and the personnel who counted the votes in that county.
He then moves on to the military vote. This is, of course, an emotional and political ploy of the lowest level, using the the issue of young men and women in Iraq, or other places in the world, being denied their vote. What is the basis of his information that these individuals did not receive their absentee ballots in time to return them for counting? It is very possible the military voters delayed too long in returning their vote to be counted. The responsibility for that vote counting in the election was up to the voter, not the people counting votes.
The commentary on corruption in selecting specific votes as legitimate was useless information. The election workers work under specific guidelines, not their rules, to count votes. Republicans and Democrats were part of all such groups of workers counting votes. The system needs changes, but this election operated under existing rules and regulations.
As Edward Drum continued, he cited all the examples of alleged voter manipulation that he could: transient voters, deceased voters, voters who were convicted felons. He mentioned reported cases of college students voting twice. Included with this information was the fact that there are 3,500 more votes in King County than registered voters. That is a lot of data. Amazing that none of this was noted when then Governor-elect Rossi was ahead by 10 votes. I have yet to see any substantiation of any of these figures and statements. In the end, Governor-elect Gregoire had 129 more votes than Rossi. I sense a clear case of well do whatever it takes to make Rossi governor of Washington State.
I see a huge conflict of interest here. Those who dont must be blind or part of the problem, wrote Edward Drum, in reference to Christine Gregoirs role in monitoring the election. I believe the election and its processes are the job of Secretary of State Sam Reed. He is the expert.
The current campaign to require a re-vote is already showing signs of the overtly negative national election. This is of far more concern to me than the commentary of one man. In the event of a revote, the campaign will undoubtedly focus on personal issues and have little or nothing to do with the issues and problems of Washington state.
Lee Walmsley
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AUGUSTA, GA - We've just received word in the press center that no cell phones, cameras or computers will be allowed in Tiger Woods' back-to-the-real-world press conference at Augusta National Golf Club, so for now I'll just give you an idea about the buildup surrounding the 1 p.m. (CDT).
It's big, to say the least. The press center is opening-round full at the moment, which is generally not the case.
Last week, the club announced it would allow only one member per media outlet - with exceptions (ESPN?) - to attend the press conference, and even then a lottery system was put in place. Thankfully, because The Times has been covering the tournament for decades without interruption, I've got a golden ticket (well, it's paper).
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- Louisiana area festivals for November of 2010.
Sertoma Cajun Air Festival Nov 1 - 2, 2010. Lafayette, LA Regional Airport. the two-day event will feature a variety of aerial demonstrations, a parachute team, a jet-powered truck, aircraft on static display, and other attractions. Proceeds will benefit the Sertoma Club's charitable efforts. Click here for more information.
Morse Recreational Festival Nov. 4 - 6, 2010, Food vendors, Midland High famous hamburgers, games for the children. Acadia, LA. More info
LadyFest Nov. 4 - 8, 2010. New Orleans, various locations. The festival showcases women's art, music, poetry and film in a benefit for local organizations that support women. 504-913-1226 Facebook page
Louisiana Fall Festival Horse Show Nov. 5 - 7, 2010, at Lamar-Dixon Expo Center, 9030 Landry Road, Gonzales, LA. The event will kick off with a Halloween Costume class horse and rider will be judged on how well they invoke the spirit of Halloween. Official site
Cut Off Youth Center Fair Nov. 5 - 7, 2010, Cajun food, music, dancing, Carnival midway. 205 W. 79th St. (off La. 1 South), Cut Off, 985.632.7616.
Scandinavian Festival Nov. 5 - 7, 2010, All kinds of Scandinavian food, children's activities, jazz concerts and a boutique. Norwegian Seamen's Church, 1772 Prytania St. 504.525.3602.
Shadows Civil War Encampment Nov. 6, 2010. New Iberia, Shadows-on-the-Teche. Living history encampment. (877) 200-4924. More info
Mirliton Festival Nov. 6, 2010, New Orleans, Piety Street at Dauphine Street in Bywater. Mirliton dishes, crafts, children's activities and music. 944-5422 Official site
Shadows Civil War Encampment Nov. 6, 2010, Living history reenactment. Shadows-on-the-Teche, New Iberia, 337.369.6446877.200.4924.
Great Chili Challenge Nov. 6, 2010. New Iberia, City Park, 300 Parkview Drive. Chili-cooking contest, games, music and concessions. (888) 9-IBERIA. Official site
Southdown Marketplace Nov. 6, 2010, Houma, Southdown Plantation. Crafts booths, seasonal items, antiques and food. (985) 851-0154. Official site
Louisiana Renaissance Festival Weekends, Nov. 6 - Dec. 12, 2010, Hammond, Highway 1064. Jousting, merchants, food and entertainment. (985) 429-9992 or Official site
Giant Omelette Celebration Nov. 6 - 7, 2010, Abbeville. Music, crafts, children's activities, home tours, antique car show, egg games and the making of a 5,000-egg Great Cajun omelet. (337) 893-0013 or (337) 898-6600, to go to their website, click here.
Louisiana Swamp Festival Nov. 6 - 7, 2010, Louisiana food, music, crafts, hands-on animal exhibits, special animal feedings. Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, 504.581.4629.
Red Stick International Animation Festival November 10-13, 2010, Baton Rouge. (225) 389-7182 www.redstickfestival.org Workshops, lectures and public screenings of classic animated films and films from the festival competition.
Port Barre Cracklin Festival Nov. 11 - 14, 2010, Port Barre, Veterans Memorial Park. Cracklin' - cooking contest, Cajun music, rides and a parade. Official site
Westwego Cypress Swamp Fest Nov. 12 - 14, 2010 (tentative date), A.J. Catfish Bourgeois Park (at the corner of Avenues C and D). Amusement rides, games, food booths, crafts and music. (504) 341-1003. Official site
Cut Off Youth Center Fair Nov. 12 - 14, 2010, Cut Off, 205 West 79th St. (off Highway 1 South). Cajun food, music, dancing, carnival midway. (985) 632-7616.
Holy Name of Jesus School Gator Fest Nov. 12 - 14, 2010 (tentative date), New Orleans, 6325 Cromwell Place. Rides, music, cooking demonstrations, games and food. 861-9709 Official site
Sacred Heart of Jesus River Parishes Fall, Nov. 12 - 14, 2010, Festival Rides, games, music, a beauty pageant, raffles, kids' entertainment, motorcycle expo and bingo. 453 Spruce St., Norco, 985.764.9958.
St. Rita Pecan Festival November, 12 - 14, 2010, Harahan, St. Rita Church and School. Pecan pies, cookies and candy, rides, bands, crafts, games, family entertainment. (504) 737-2915. Official site
St. Clement of Rome Oyster Festival Nov. 12 - 14, 2010, Metairie, 3978 West Esplanade Ave. Rides, games, food, music, a Sunday jazz brunch and a fun-run. 887-7821 Official site
Rayne Frog Festival Nov. 12 - 15, 2010, Cajun fais do-do, frog racing, jumping and cooking contests, food booths, carnival and parade. For more information click here or call (337) 334-5744.
Thibodeauxville Fall Fest Nov. 13, 2010, Thibodaux, downtown. Food, crafts, games, music and a duck race on Bayou Lafourche. (985) 446-1187. Official site
Destrehan Plantation Fall Festival Nov 13 - 14, 2010, Destrehan Plantation. Antique village, chefs' demonstrations, food, music, dancing. (985) 764-9315. Official site
Three Rivers Art Festival Nov. 13 - 14, 2010 (tentative date), Covington, Columbia Street. Juried art festival with an Arts Alive! stage, children's performance stage, music, student art competition, 5K race. (985) 871-4141 or (985) 705-7968. Official site
New Orleans Po-Boy Festival Nov. 14, 2010, New Orleans, Oak Street and South Carrollton Avenue in Riverbend. The sandwich is celebrated with music, po-boy contests, children's activities, an auction and a history venue, exploring the orgins of the local favorite. For more information visit Official site
Congo Square Rhythms Festival Nov. 15, 2010 (tentative date), New Orleans, Congo Square/ Armstrong Park, 718 N. Rampart St. African art market, crafts, food, cultural activities and music. 558-6100 Official site
New Orleans Fringe Theater Festival, November 17 - 21, 2010, Original, avant-garde performances in nontradional venues with 45 performing groups presenting 140 performances. Various locations primarily in the Marigny and Bywater, 504.941.3640.
Broadmoor High Arts & Crafts Festival Nov. 19 - 20, 2010 (tentative date). Baton Rouge, 10100 Goodwood Blvd. 35th annual show with handmade items, art, food and Santa Claus. (225) 926-1420 Official site
Tuba, Tuba, Tuba, Nov. 20, 2010, Tribute to Tuba Fats Sousaphone players converge no the Farmers Market, culminating with an all-star jam, with tastings, cooking demonstrations and raffles. French Market, New Orleans, Official site.
North RampART Festival Nov. 20, 2010 (tentative date), New Orleans, La. This year the 3rd Annual North Rampart Festival is taking it to the street, North Rampart Street! We will be showcasing more than 20 local artists and food vendors, as well as famous New Orleans musicians. For more information, Official site or 504-256-4848.
Broadmoor High Arts & Crafts Festival, November 20 - 21, 2010, Handmade items, art, food and Santa Claus. 10100 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge, 225.926.1420.
Camp Moore Living History Encampment Nov. 20 - 21, 2010, Civil War reenactment at the largest Confederate training camp in Louisiana. Camp Moore Confederate Museum and Cemetery, Tangipahoa, 985.229.2438.
Celebration in the Oaks Nov. 26 - Dec., 2010, New Orleans City Park. Lighting displays, entertainment, rides, Santa visits. 483-9415. Official site
St. Andrew's Day Nov. 27, 2010 (tentative date), Bacchanal Wine Shop, New Orleans. For only $5 guests will be treated to face-painting, future-telling, and a scavenger hunt. There will also be a bagpipe-led procession. For more information, visit Officail site or call (571) 265-9723.
River Parishes Fall Festival No dates set, Norco, Sacred Heart School, 453 Spruce St. Rides, games, bands, crafts, food and a beauty pageant. (985) 764-9958. Official site
Crescent City Home Brewers Winter Fest No dates set, New Orleans, 200 S. Galvez St. German food, beer, locally brewed beer and music. (504) 443-2316 Official site
Audubon Charter Fall Fete No dates set, 438 Broadway Ave., New Orleans. 11:00 am - 5:00 pm. Free admission. Live music, children's activities, food showcase, games and entertainment. For more information call (504) 957- 2557 or visit Official site
Louisiana Native American Festival No dates set, Cannes Brulee Native American Museum, 415 Williams Blvd, Kenner. Indian song performances, traditional dances, Native American heritage. For more information contact (504) 468-7231 or Official site
Le Beaujolais Wine and Food Festival 2010 No dates set, the Foundry, 333 St. Joseph Street in New Orleans. 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. The festival will feature not only the newly released 2008 Beaujolais Nouveau wines but also a variety of Beaujolais Villages and Beaujolais Crus. For more information call (504) 561-0070.
Highland Games of Louisiana No dates set, Jackson. Celebration of Scottish culture with a fiddle competition (Fri) and the games (Sat) featuring traditional athletic events, dancing, a children's village, a bagpipe competition, British car exhibition and sheep-dog demonstrations. (225) 634-7397, Official site
Louisiana Indian Heritage Association's Fall Powwow No dates set, Lamar-Dixon Expo Center Building, Gonzales. The family-friendly event features intertribal dancers, craftsmen and other participants from regional tribal heritages - such as Houma, Choctaw, Alabama-Coushatta - as well as from areas across the nation. For more information click here.
Fiesta Latina No dates set, New Orleans, Contemporary Arts center, 900 Camp St. Craft, ethnic food, music and performances. Citywide art installation. 558-6100
Pho Fest No date set, Hong Kong Market, 925 Behrman Hwy. Terrytown, LA 70023. The Vietnamese American Community will host its 2nd annual Pho Fest. Pho, a tradition and common noodle soup in the Vietnamese community since the mids- 1880s, is eaten throughout the day by many Vietnamese residents. Free Admission, 3:00 pm. For more information contact email@example.com.
Christ the King Parish Fair No dates set. Terrytown, 535 Deerfield Road. Food, games, prizes, silent auction, bands, and entertainment. For more information call (504) 361-1500. Official site


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SPRINGFIELD – A Holyoke man's decision to drive an unsafe vehicle onto Interstate 91 triggered a flaming three-vehicle wreck that killed a truck driver and spilled more than 10,000 gallons of fuel onto the interstate near the Connecticut River, a prosecutor said today.
In his opening argument in the trial of Victor Aponte, assistant district attorney Stuart Weissman said the case will hinge on decisions Aponte made on the day of March 28, 2008.
Aponte, 39, is charged with motor vehicle homicide in the accident that killed tanker driver Aaron J. Staelens, 43, a former Conway resident then living in Richmond, N.H.
"This case is really about the decisions he made, and the consequences of those decisions," Weissman told a jury in Hampden Superior Court.
The prosecutor said Aponte was driving a car that had a recent history of mechanical problems and should not have been taken onto a highway.
"The car lost power, and he lost control of the car," Weissman said.
Aponte's lawyer, John O'Neill, offered a starkly different assessment of the circumstances. Describing the accident, O'Neill said, "It was an unforeseeable and terrible accident, and nothing more."
O'Neill told the jury that the state police rushed to judgment in charging Aponte on the day of the accident, before conducting a full investigation. Aponte's car had had two instances of minor mechanical problems — involving stalling while idling at stop lights — earlier in the month, O'Neill said. But, he explained, the car passed a safety inspection on March 13 and was safe to drive on the day of the accident.
"You're going to see that inspection report, and you're going to see (the car) passed the safety inspection," O'Neill said.
Aponte triggered a chain reaction accident on I-91 South when he lost control of his vehicle, striking another one. The truck driver attempted to avoid hitting one of the cars and veered off the road, striking a guardrail and lamppost.
The truck's cab ended up on the guardrail, and the tractor rolled down an embankment and landed just off Center Street in Chicopee, bursting into a fireball.
Staelens was trapped in his burning cab, but finally freed himself. He died later that night of his injuries. More than 9,600 gallons of gasoline and 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled onto the interstate and the embankment, with some reaching the Connecticut River. The cleanup took eight months.
Arraigned in March 2009, Aponte has been free on his personal recognizance while awaiting his trial.
In a hearing Monday, Judge C. Brian McDonald ruled that prosecutors can use a statement given by Aponte to state police detective Ronald Gibbons. Moments after the collision, Aponte told the trooper that his car was having mechanical problems, according to testimony at the hearing.
He told the trooper that his car stalled as he entered I-91 from a ramp off Interstate 391 at the Chicopee curve, causing him to lose control over the vehicle. Aponte said he has been haunted by the accident.Aponte testified during a hearing at which his lawyer tried unsuccessfully to prevent prosecutors from using a statement his client made to state police after the accident.
Aponte's lawyer said on Monday that Aponte lost control of his car when the car stalled. O'Neill said Aponte told state police Trooper Ronald Gibbons at the crash site, "We've been having this problem" about the car.
Gibbons testified during the hearing that when he interviewed Aponte at the accident scene, Aponte was not a suspect for any criminal charges.
O'Neill argued that Aponte did not get proper warnings about his rights and was in shock after the crash.


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A story published Tuesday about the grades 6-12 charter school drew mostly positive comments from readers who appreciated the commitment of school staff to bringing up student achievement.
Facing the possibility of losing the contract that allows it to operate, the school's board of directors brought in a new management company that instituted longer learning days for sixth- through eighth-graders as well as Saturday school.
The result was a dramatic improvement in test scores, according to an official with the charter school office at Grand Valley State University.
The school intends to extend the school days next year even longer: from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. three days a week.
Commenter Cocowheats was among those who cheered the school's successes:
Someone has to take the lead and make some drastic changes in the best interests of the students. This is an awesome story about taking leadership for the students. These young people are our future and changes have to be made.
I don't know how many other schools (I know of a few) offer the chance to stay after school to get help from a teacher and get a ride home on the late bus. WayPoint wants to be what Charters are supposed to be...a better choice for parents.
TheTruth praised the extra tutoring WayPoint student received, but wondered if it was too much time for children to be in school:
There needs to be some flexibility within the traditional schools that could accommodate underperforming students. Right now it is not a level playing field.
Do we really want our kids to spend most of their time away from home and in schools instead of learning the joys of life? There needs to be a balance in my opinion.What do you think? Should students go to school days and weeks be extended? Join the conversation.


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However, chronic obstruction may produce permanent loss of renal mass (renal atrophy) and excretory capability, as well as enhanced susceptibility to local infection and stone formation. Early diagnosis and prompt therapy are, therefore, essential to minimize the otherwise devastating effects of obstruction on kidney structure and function. ++ Obstruction to urine flow can result from intrinsic or extrinsic mechanical blockade as well as from functional defects not associated with fixed occlusion of the urinary drainage system. Mechanical obstruction can occur at any level of the urinary tract, from the renal calyces to the external urethral meatus. Normal points of narrowing, such as the ureteropelvic and ureterovesical junctions, bladder neck, and urethral meatus, are common sites of obstruction. When obstruction is above the level of the bladder, unilateral dilatation of the ureter (hydroureter) and renal pyelocalyceal system (hydronephrosis) occur; lesions at or below the level of the bladder cause bilateral involvement. ++ Common forms of obstruction are listed in Table 289-1. Childhood causes include congenital malformations, such as narrowing of the ureteropelvic junction and abnormal insertion of the ureter into the bladder, the most common cause. Vesicoureteral reflux in the absence of urinary tract infection or bladder neck obstruction often resolves with age. Reinsertion of the ureter into the bladder is indicated if reflux is severe and unlikely to improve spontaneously, if renal function deteriorates, or if urinary tract infections recur despite chronic antimicrobial therapy. Vesicoureteral reflux may cause prenatal hydronephrosis and, if severe, can lead to recurrent urinary infections and renal scarring in childhood. 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The newspaper industry has been getting some bad press. Reports of its imminent collapse have been circulating for years, but it is an industry that is alive and aggressively positioning itself for future success.
Certainly the economy and the shifting media landscape have not been kind to publishers' bottom lines, and one-time cash cows such as classifieds have declined dramatically. But publishers aren't suddenly facing up to these changes. They've been working for years to transform their enterprises through new products, new organizational structures and new business models.
"There's this perception that the industry is a deer in the headlights. But it has been aggressive in seeking out new opportunities and models," says Randy Bennett, SVP of business development of the Newspaper Association of America (NAA). "Newspapers continue to innovate to provide more efficient and effective ways for advertisers to reach desired audience segments."
Bennett points out that the newspapers have always been early technology adopters, and their investments in building out a presence on new platforms—such as smartphones, tablets, social media and e-readers—have paid off. He notes that almost three-quarters of Internet adults access newspaper content across platforms and devices in an average week, and more than 100 million adults read newspapers in print or online every weekday.
"Newspaper media are no longer just about mass reach," says Bennett. "They're developing new products and services that can provide greater ROI for advertisers and let them reach their target. Newpapers really are the right vehicle for that."
Many of the newest business models are looking more closely at newspaper advertising return on investment. "Advertisers are demanding ROI. They have so many choices to reach customers," says Bennett. "Media has to prove it is delivering value."
The Tribune Company, for example, is partnering with a number of other newspapers on an ROI-focused program to match newspaper print and digital subscriber data to advertiser customer and sales data so it can track lift. More than 30 national advertisers have signed up to get access to these analytics. Meanwhile, The Dallas Morning News is testing what it calls "ROI pricing" for its print and digital products, including implementing a pay-per-call program specifically for customers looking to drive telephone leads, since calls are typically more valuable than clicks for these companies.
"The Dallas Morning News is focused on providing additional value to our advertising customers by developing tailored solutions to help them reach their best prospects," says Jim Moroney, the paper's publisher and CEO. "Newspapers are aggressively innovating to provide increased ROI to advertisers, beyond selling print and digital impressions."
Other newspapers are becoming more service-oriented and consultative, taking on many of the duties of full-service digital agencies that can take advantage of both local focus and national opportunity. The Denver Post and parent Digital First Media have created AdTaxi, a digital ad network that packages and optimizes inventory to reach targeted audiences across media platforms (both newspaper and non-newspaper).
Another opportunity for newspapers is to reach what Bennett calls "non-traditional" advertisers, primarily small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Newspapers are developing integrated programs to serve SMBs with online directory listings, SEO services, social marketing, print inserts, e-commerce capabilities and more. Lee Enterprises, with 48 daily newspapers in mostly mid-sized markets, recently started the "Get It! Social" program to help SMBs manage their social media presence.
Newspapers continue to come up with original print solutions as well, says Bennett. New creative ad units help messages stand out. Content sponsorships align brands with specific print and online content. Integrated solutions combine print, digital, events and even competitive media options such as radio. "Advertisers know newspapers work. Newspapers are working harder to deliver valuable audiences anywhere, anytime," he adds.


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Forget that the majority of the Staten Island teams will be jockeying for playoff position in their respective leagues and divisions. Week 9 gives us three all-Island matchups, the first time that has happened all season.
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Fidelity Homestead Savings Bank has acquired one of the area's largest residential mortgage companies in a bid to grow its business across the Gulf South region.
The New Orleans-based community bank said Tuesday (Jan. 14) that it has purchased Mandeville-based NOLA Lending Group LLC, uniting two major metro area lenders under a single roof. Fidelity did not disclose the purchase price.
Fidelity CEO Alton McRee said the deal pairs the community bank's fiscal strength with NOLA Lending's established reputation among real estate professionals, consumers and lenders across the Southeast.
"It's a situation where two organizations can come together and match up expertise and strengths to complement each other," McRee said. "Two solid organizations running different business models but combining forces."
The deal is the capstone on a decade of rapid growth for NOLA Lending, which processed more than $1.25 billion in loans during the past two years. Founded in 2002, the mortgage company has 24 offices in Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida and Alabama.
Fidelity Homestead, the eighth largest bank in the New Orleans area by market share, has seen its residential mortgage business slow in the wake of the recent financial crisis.
McRee noted that Fidelity has been a traditional mortgage lender throughout its 100-year history, keeping the loans it makes on its own books as opposed to selling them to larger banks in what is known as the secondary market.
That model started to crumble as interest rates fell to historic lows and waves of consumers sought to refinance their mortgages at lower rates, he said.
Fidelity held $308.8 million in single- to four-family mortgages as of Sept. 30, down from $518.7 million in loans total at the end of 2008.
McRee said Fidelity has tried to start selling its mortgage loans on the secondary market in recent years, but found it didn't have the size to compete in the marketplace.
The NOLA Lending acquisition allows the bank to add an established secondary mortgage business and to start generating fee revenue immediately, he said.
McRee said Fidelity plans to continue making traditional, portfolio mortgages as well. The bank will be taking a second look at NOLA Lending loan applications that do not have the qualities sought by buyers on the secondary market, a very low debt-to-income ratio, for example.
"Fidelity can stay true to its long-standing roots as a residential mortgage lender, but now with NOLA Lending we have a significant secondary market operation that is much, much larger than anything Fidelity has had in the past," McRee said.
NOLA Lending will continue to operate as a division of Fidelity Homestead Savings Bank. Richard LaNasa and Ashton Noel, managing partners at NOLA Lending, will continue to oversee the operation as executive vice presidents and will serve on Fidelity's senior management committee.
The lenders have about 400 employees combined.


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Sheriff's Office faces deep cuts in budget
The Kitsap County commissioners have asked the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office to reduce its budget by 7 percent to 9 percent, which could result in the dismissal of as many as 16 deputies, nine jail guards and three support staffers.
Each deputy costs about $100,000 per year, and each corrections officer costs about $75,000.
In 2007, the Sheriff's Office employed 128 fully commissioned deputies. Starting in 2010, that number was reduced to 120.
If the latest cuts are enacted, that number will be slashed to 104.
Right now, there are about .7 officers per 1,000 people in the county. With a staff of 104, there would be about .6 per 1,000.
By contrast, the city of Port Orchard employs between 1.5 and 2 officers per 1,000.
Those living in urban areas may not notice the difference, but those living unincorporated Kitsap County probably will, said Undersheriff Dennis Bonneville.
"If these cuts go through," he said, "there will be two service levels — one is rural, the other is urban. And the difference between the two will be pretty significant."
Sheriff Steve Boyer said his office has already lost 25 positions in the last two budget cycles and is beginning to feel stretched like a rubber band.
"The rubber band may not break down tomorrow," he said, "but you're going to have a problem down the road" — particularly if the rubber band broke 'at an inopportune time like in New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina."
With only six to seven deputies on duty in the county at any given time, the organization already runs "really skinny," according to Boyer, and the deputies may have additional work on their hands once 100 beds are cut from the jail, which currently holds about 400 people per night.
"I don't want to be an alarmist," Boyer said, "but I have an obligation to tell people this is what it looks like with these types of cuts if they continue."
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The Mercer Island wrestling team traveled to the 3A regional tournament at Kelso High School on Saturday, Feb. 9. The Islanders finished fourth as a team with 130.5 points. Mountain View won the event with 196 points.
Individually, Taylan Yuasa won the 106 division, by pinning William Taisacan of Mountain View in 4:27. Luke Wilson finished in second place in the 120 division. Wilson lost by 9-6 decision to Prairie's Will Treadwell. In the 126 division, Jake Pruchno was second after being pinned by Kelso's Josh Newberg.
Nick Chandler won the 170 bracket by pinning Brandon Proffitt of Mountain View in 4:39.
Trevor Gullstad finished in sixth place in the 126 bracket, while Connor Gullstad was fourth overall in the 145 division. Chris Richards earned a sixth place finish in the 160 bracket, and Evan Condon was fifth overall in the 195 division. Mercer Island's Andy Picton was sixth in the 220 weight class, and Ben O'Connell was sixth in the 285 weight division.
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NEWARK — Essex County Freeholder Linda Lordi Cavanaugh retired as of July 31, after serving on the board a total of 13 years.
An attorney by trade, Cavanaugh said she will be going into private practice at Roseland-based law firm Connell Foley.
Since 2005, Cavanaugh has represented District 4, which includes Livingston, Millburn, West Orange, Roseland, Verona, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Fairfield and the Caldwells. She said in the spring she would not seek a third term.
Cavanaugh, a Democrat and West Orange resident, previously served as a freeholder at-large from 1991 to 1993, and from 1997 to 2002, according to the board clerk.
"It's been a real honor for me," Cavanaugh said.
At the same time, she also retired from her longtime post at the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Cavanaugh worked there for eight-and-a-half years — as deputy director of law and then as acting director of law for the last 10 months.
She said her decision to retire was not connected to reports she is awaiting a state Superior Court judgeship.
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HALIFAX — An expert panel reviewing Nova Scotia's regional development authority model has handed in its report to the province.
"We are in the process — the municipalities and government — of reviewing what the panel has completed," said Economic and Rural Development Minister Percy Paris.
Paris said there are still some finishing touches to be made to the report — such as translation and formatting – before it is published.
He declined to reveal any of the recommendations or what direction the province might take from them.
"I don't think it would be fair until I've had an opportunity to review this with the municipalities," Paris said. "I take my time at looking at things. This is going to be something that is going to be reviewed by me and the municipalities. We're going to sit down and have a heart-to-heart — and that's going to happen very quickly."
The goal is to come to an agreement on the recommendations as soon as possible so that the regional development authorities can get on with their job of growing the economy.
The four-person panel — which consisted of two Cape Bretoners — was created in July and did their work promptly because they wanted to take advantage of some federal funding available to municipalities to do this kind of review.
"There was a bit of an urgency tied to this and the panel recognized that urgency," Paris said.
The panel members were: Jo Ann Fewer, CEO of Perennia and former executive director of Colchester Regional Development Associaton; Keith MacDonald, executive director of Cape Breton Partnership; Bob MacEachern, a business owner from Port Hawkesbury; and Allister Surette, president of Universite Ste. Anne.
Liberal Rural and Economic Development critic Geoff MacLellan welcomed the review of regional development authorities, which were created to co-ordinate economic development activities of various groups such as municipalities and chambers of commerce.
MacLellan said regional development authorities are important for economic development because they tend to shy away from large-scale taxpayer investments.
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MacLellan hopes the recommendations target the duplication that exists among some development agencies, identify things that aren't being done, and encourages greater co-operation.
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The Grit critic said the best things about regional development authorities are that they on experts on the ground in communities and tap into private-sector expertise.
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The Glace Bay MLA said 98 per cent of Nova Scotia's economy is small business and he would like to see a greater emphasis put on ways to help small business grow jobs.
"We cannot grow the economy without small business," he said. "We have to change the environment for the private sector and identify entrepreneurs that are poised for growth as opposed to writing big cheques to big corporations. Those big cheques go nowhere in terms of diversifying the Nova Scotia economy."


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Slege wrote: "If the closing price minus the dividend is greater than the strike minus the premium, then the potential exists to make a profit in the week following the xd.
right now the ask is too high by at least a quarter."
But the MM's know that MITT goes ex tomorrow and price the dividend in the premium today. That's why you see the ask on the puts too high to make this work.
Actually, I worded that oddly.
The MM's know that tomorrow MITT will trade without the dividend so they price the drop in the puts.
It is actually opposite of what you see going on with the December puts for AGNC. AGNC is down today but so are the December puts. The reason is that because we haven't seen the dividend announcement yet, the MM's have to mark down the December puts because at OPEX they now expect the dividend to still be in the price as AGNC's ex is looking like it will be after OPEX.


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CHASKA - Services for Jerry Dean Filter, 61, of Chaska is at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Crown of Glory Lutheran Church, 1141 Cardinal St., Chaska. Burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are with the Bertas Funeral Home of Chaska. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred.
Jerry died Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, of cancer at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis surrounded by family.
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Jerry was born March 3, 1951, in Marshall, one of seven children. He was a graduate of Tracy High School in 1969.
On Sept. 24, 1983, Jerry married Jeanne Larson in Willmar. They had two sons.
Jerry served in the United States Air Force for eight years and was also a graduate of Willmar Vo-Tech in auto technology. Jerry was that "go to person" if you needed any help.
Survivors include his wife Jeanne; sons, Jonathon of Lakeville and Joseph of Chaska; grandson, Logan; parents, Lawrence and Blanche Filter of Marshall; siblings, Bonita (and Mark) Meyer of Brandon, S.D., Lawrence Jr. (and Michelle) Filter of Worthington, LeeAnn (and Steve) Buysse of Marshall, Douglas (and Kemper) Filter of Crystal and Hope (and Jesse) Christianson of Ghent; mother-in-law, Joan (and Jack) Larson of Willmar; brother-in-law, Mark (and Kris) Larson of Coon Rapids; and many nieces, nephews and beloved dog Jenny.
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Severne Reflex II Batten broken
Hey guys, (and girls!)
Last september at UK's NWF someone at the night party managed to stand on my Reflex and the 2nd to top batten has been snapped :mad: . I was wondering if I could either swap any old batten that fits (from an old NP or Gaastra sail), out with the broken one, or will I have to buy a new one from Severne?
Cheers, Jamie. :)
Hi Jamie,
No idea how anyone would be partying so hard @ night during NWF ;)
(well I guess once you've been there - or seen the videos - it gets a bit more logical ??)
Anyway....a "similar" batten will be more functional than no batten or a broken one.
And sailing with a marginal one better than not sailing... ;)
While there's no requirement to replace the batten with a genuine one, the Reflex's are a pretty dialled in sail, built to highest performance with very tight tolerances. Keeping the sail as close to original in terms of shape/twist etc is obviously preferable... Severne does support the order/supply of spare parts for all the race sails as a service item, so the original item could/can be obtained thru the Severne Dealer network if required/desired etc.
Cheers ~ Ian
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I maybe able to assist give me a bell 07739 718281
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