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Emperor Skinner's new clothes: comparing behavior perspectives (Proceedings)
In the late 1930's, Burrhus Frederick (B.F.) Skinner wrote his magnum opus, The Behavior of Organisms. Today, his perspective on behavior is the foundation for almost all behavioral fields that deal with non-verbal animals. Skinner is the foundation for the term operant conditioning, or "learning by consequences." Skinner's primary desire was to create a science of behavior. He promoted the idea that scientific behavioral control would make the world a better place. The essence of his ideology was a non-punitive society that would control behavior through "reinforcement" – the strengthening of behavior through rewarding good behavior. If you have noticed that science with an agenda strays from the essence of science, you'd be correct. B.F. Skinner failed to create a science of behavior. He was more ideologue than scientist who created an ideology that fails even cursory tests of scientific validity.
Skinner got his bachelor's degree in literature and had no formal training in the hard sciences. (By contrast, Ivan Pavlov studied physiology, organic and inorganic chemistry and was a doctor of medicine.) After his bachelor's program he studied the budding discipline of psychology at Harvard University, gaining his PhD in 1931. Five years later, he wrote his high-sounding magnum opus, The Behavior of Organisms. The lofty name conjures up kinship with Darwin's Origin of Species but the foundation for the work was minimalistic to the extreme. The problem was that Skinner hadn't really studied the behavior of organisms. He studied only two species – rats and pigeons – and only one behavior each; lever pressing in rats and key pecking in pigeons. The essence of B.F. Skinner's attempts to be scientific can be summed up in two words – speculation and extrapolation. His work is really a collection of hypotheses, many of which are improvable because they contradict simple observation of natural phenomena. His work never reached the level of theory yet is usually absorbed into the broader topic of "learning theory", unexamined.The basis
In Skinner's mind, science requires numbers. In order to have a science of behavior one must somehow quantify behavior. His solution was to pick the rate of response of a single "operant." A typical early operant experiment included pigeons or rats pecking keys and pressing levers. When they pecked or pressed, reinforcement was delivered by a lab assistant with a spoonful of feed. Skinner believed that he would get better data if he removed the experimenter from the process and worked diligently to create an "operant chamber" that required no human intervention. His goal was to create a completely austere environment where the only factors present were those chosen by the experimenter. (In the 1950's, Dr. Ogden R. Lindsley was B.F. Skinner's first teacher's assistance at Harvard University. At that time, pregnancy tests were conducted by injecting the urine of a female human into a rabbit. This caused the ovaries of the rabbit to hemorrhage, causing bulging masses that could only be examined by killing the rabbit. Skinner wanted to find a more humane way to test for pregnancy. He selected the acute nose of beagles and built a large operant chamber out of a large refrigerator laid on its side. Inside the chamber, the dog had a tube that wafted the scent of female urine to his nostrils. If the scent showed "positive" for pregnancy the dog hit a paddle and was rewarded. It didn't work that way. After the dogs became sophisticated about the goal, they started hitting the lever with both feet and biting it, wildly. The primitive recording instruments of the time overloaded and could not record discrete data from this assault. Skinner instructed Lindsey to move the lever to one side of the box and build a tubular sleeve that would only allow one leg to access the paddle. It didn't work. Though there was no additional reinforcement for excessive pawing or biting, the dogs continued to try to use both feet and their teeth to engage the paddle. In some cases the animals almost dislocated the elbow of the "off" leg trying desperately to shove it down the tube. The tube was marked with teeth marks within a few short trials. This information was discarded by Skinner because his only concern was single presses of the lever. ) The biggest problem with the scientific literature of Skinnerian ideology is that the research was never conducted in a robust environment. On the contrary, any "noise" that filtered into the experiment was eliminated to create bare-bones data that could be displayed on a chart or graph. In the process, any real understanding of behavior was sacrificed to the minimalist desires of the master. This is problematic when modern behaviorists cite behavior analytic research to explain real-world problems and solutions. The literature does not describe the way an organism would behave outside of a box or when the animal has access to its full behavioral repertoire. i.e. Real pigeons use flight as a means of solving problems and gaining "reinforcement." Inside a "Skinner Box" flying is not possible. Ergo, studies of flightless pigeons have little to do with the Real McCoy.


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DETROIT — The Chrysler automotive brand and the producers of "Motown: The Musical" are announcing a marketing relationship that will celebrate the spirit of Detroit.
Chrysler Group LLC chief marketing officer Olivier Francois said in a release Thursday that the work of the Motown music empire founders "truly reflects the spirit of the Chrysler brand's 'Imported from Detroit' campaign."
The Motown story will open April 14, 2013, on Broadway at New York's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Preview performances will begin March 11.
Brandon Victor Dixon is playing the role of the trailblazing Detroit record label's founder Berry Gordy. Gordy is producing the musical with Kevin McCollum and Doug Morris.
Chrysler's successful "Imported From Detroit" campaign first aired during the 2011 Super Bowl.

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A motorist in Jersey City whose car has been booted has taken an unusual route in defending himself (or herself) to parking officials.
The beige Honda Accord, parked on Bergen Avenue in Journal Square, has a boot on its driver's side front tire. And on the windshield is a handwritten note on notebook paper, apparently from the owner.
"My car won't start and I have been given tickets and a boot," the letter reads. "I do not have the money to fix it or get the boot off until I get paid on Friday, January 4."
The letter writer adds, "I'm sorry."
The motorist may not be out of luck, according to Parking Authority chief Mary Paretti. The city agency might work with the motorist on the $100-plus booting charge ... as long as the car wasn't booted because of unpaid tickets, she said.
The agency boots cars only if they are parking in a permit-only zone and the driver doesn't have a permit, or because of unpaid tickets, according to Paretti.
"If it's a zone boot and if they have mechanic receipts … we will look at each circumstance individually," she said. "If it's a scofflaw, they're on their own."
The Parking Authority only resumed booting cars on Jan. 2, after taking a break since Hurricane Sandy hit the region on Oct. 29.


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BARNUM - An event the staff of Manson Northwest Webster Elementary School held Wednesday was over in a flash.
School staff suddenly broke into a flash mob, in this instance a lyrical modified version of the "Hand Jive" song from the musical "Grease."
"Iowa Assessment Crazy, Cougars will rock you baby," they sang. "Iowa Assessment crazy, cruisin' through them will be easy."
Teachers Jen Pearson and Elaine Merritt organized the Flash Mob, a first for the school.
"We wanted to create some enthusiasm for the Iowa assessments," Pearson said.
The event was a secret until they began singing.
Students appeared to have no idea what was about to happen, just that something mysterious was up.
"They knew something was up after they saw the speakers," Merritt said, "but not exactly what."
Grant Calmer, 10, a fifth-grade student, said he enjoyed the experience and that if he gets a little tense when he's taking the test he can think back to the flash mob in the cafeteria.
"It will help inspire everybody," he said.
Bailey Kenyon, 12, a sixth-grader, had no idea anything was going to happen.
"It was a complete surprise," she said.
It was the first flash mob either student had ever seen live. Both agreed seeing it again would be great.
"It would be so fun," Calmer said.
Justin Daggett, principal at the school, had a surprising case of stage fright before going out to sing.
"I usually don't get nervous," he said. "I've got butterflies for this."
The staff had practiced in the morning - once, he said.
Still, there was a serious purpose behind the exercise.
"We're doing something crazy and different to let them know we care," he said, "They'll definitely remember."
Pearson and Merritt were OK with being in front of the crowd of almost 200 students.
"We're comfortable being silly with the kids," Merritt said. "They need to see we are human too."


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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy says Vermont's Veterans Administration medical center could get $3 million to help study post-traumatic stress disorder and help rural health care providers deal with the problem.
Leahy said the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder at the White River Junction hospital would help create the nation's first brain tissue repository dedicated to researching the physical impact of stress and trauma on the brain.
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Results from the District 7 Community Workshop
The District 7 Statewide Bicycle Planning Study Community Workshop was held at the MnDOT District 7 Offices, located at 2151 Bassett Drive, Mankato, 56001 from 4 to 6 PM on February 28, 2012. Approximately 30 people participated in the workshop.
FindingsWorkshop participants completed a S.W.O.T. (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis of bicycling facilities in our State. Following the S.W.O.T. analysis, participants worked in small groups to organize their responses in themed categories. The themes were prioritized by the participants, unless otherwise noted, with theme prioritized as #1 being the most important.
Theme (unranked by participants): Government and Agencies and Policies
- Statewide MnDOT Department on Biking
- Marketing/coordination of recreational trails
- City of Mankato working to be bike friendly community
- Bike friendly law makers (Tim Walz and Julie Rozen)
- Area leaders are behind bike paths and safety
- Share the road campaign
Theme (unranked by participants): Planning
- Federal Transportation Enhancement funding directed toward bicycle trail and other recreational facility development
- Dedicated funding source for trails with ATP enhancement funding
- Seems to be a plan for including biking and pedestrian uses in new roadway construction
- Adopting the CSS Manual as part of Complete Streets
- Maps are good
- Collaboration among agencies and organizations
Theme (unranked by participants): Citizen Involvement
- Clean air
- Developing statewide network of trails
- Cycling community supportive
- Synergy [with] transportation, fitness, wellness, economy, environment, saving money, tourism, recreation, family values....
- Lots of citizens interested
- Minneapolis healthy participation lanes, bridges – acceptance of bikers on street
- Public support for bicycling initiatives
Theme (unranked by participants): Value Quality of Life
- Blossoming interest and availability of funds for trails
- Good motorists [with] respect for bicycles
- Bicycling is fun, practical and liberating experience
Theme (unranked by participants): Infrastructure
- The state bicycle trails are a great recreation/transportation resource!
- I feel like cities are focusing on bicycling more than they have in the past
- Sakatah Trail
- Masabi Range Trail
- Cannon River Trail
- Trails
- Beautiful recreational trails
- Awesome "leisure" trails
- Metro trying to implement features
- The fact that it is even acknowledged/being planned for
- Southern Minnesota county road system has very good paved highways
- Continual expansion of paved bicycle trails
- The trails that we have now. It's a great start
- Many wide paved shoulders already on state highways
- Existing trails covering large parts of MN (Sakata, Paul Bunyan)
- Good county roads
- Lots of bike trails
- Many miles of paved trails
- Multitude of trails
- Strong trail network
- Broad community support
- Current State Trail System that is in place is a natural to build upon expanding regionally
- Highway 61 Bike Trail which interfaces with State Parks above Two Harbors is an excellent template
- Excellent local and regional trails
- Trail system and planning for connections
- Excellent local and regional trails
- Bridges
- Dedicated bituminous bike trails within the Mankato and surrounding community is great
- Routes
- Wide roads and shoulders
Theme (unranked by participants): Planning
- No regional planning for trails
- Not all of Minnesota has trail system
- Lack of DNR/MnDOT strategic planning
- Sometimes process is so slow
- Too much emphasis on recreation and not enough on commuting and daily errands
- Many miles to go to complete a comprehensive trail system across the state
- The more rural areas are more challenged to find funds for trails
- Work place support for users – no facilities for work places
- Keep working on linking together disconnected routes and trails
- Off-street recreational cycling still dominates
- Lack of communication of the trails that we have now
- Commuter bicycle routes on slopes that are too steep
- Need more collaboration amongst agencies and organizations
- Could improve communication of local and regional trails (existing, proposed and conceptual trails)
- Maps – need more
- Design of some bikeways generates some bicycle/auto conflicts
- Lack of knowledge of any Mn/DOT designated trails?
- Public/private partnerships need to be expanded in order to fund trail systems interfacing with an existing state funded trail, ie. Sakatah interconnecting with lakes in area
Theme (unranked by participants): Infrastructure
- Narrow roads and shoulders. Need to widen them.
- Updating old infrastructure to become more cycling friendly
- Not enough paved shoulders on existing roadways or use of rumble strips on shoulders
- Lack of paved shoulders on state trunk highways
- There are some wonderful street lanes and bike-supportive signage in the cities – much less in outlying areas and small towns, even though car signage is equivalent in both
- A period on street/city design that was not built to accommodate bicycle traffic and size of modern automobiles
- Design of some bikeways generate pedestrian/bicycle conflict
- Need more bridges
- Use of rumble strips limits routes
- County roads often without shoulders or rumbled when not really needed
- Rumble strips are a hazard to cyclists
- Bikeways between cities often not safe
- Much money spent on car transport. Need more bike infrastructure
Theme (unranked by participants): Maintenance
- Once trails are built, the money for maintenance can be hard to come by. Example: the Sakatah Trail near Eagle Lake has major potholes.
- Maintenance of road shoulders (potholes, cracks, debris)
- Some paved trials are deteriorating to a point where they are unusable
- Bike paths don't get the same priority as streets for prompt snow removal
- Existing trails need repair
- Maintenance on bituminous bike trails is needed to keep them usable
- Maintenance of state trail system
Theme (unranked by participants): Traffic Laws
- Perception outstate that bike is for recreation not transportation also
- Focus on moving traffic as fast as possible
- Bikes/walking seen as not for adults
- Lack of motorist education
- There is a need for education informing riders that the laws are for everyone, not only grade school children
- Round abouts limit cycling
- Roads are being built without bike/walk provisions that will last decades
- Urban bias
- Automobile bias
- What is safety of round abouts for bicyclists (do drivers see bicyclists in round abouts?)
- Too much concern about fully stopping at stop signs – cyclists should be able to coast through when doing so does not impede traffic flow in any way (e.g. an empty intersection)
- Some riders make all look bad by violating laws (Going through stop signs, red lights, etc)
- Traffic laws privilege autos over bicycles (look at Chicago's bicycling ordinance)
- Enforcement of traffic laws (including cyclists) not high
- On street biking with in city streets can be dangerous
- Vehicles tend to ignore bicycles
- Traffic signals triggered by autos don't recognize bicycles
- Stop as yield law for cyclists would be good to have (Oregon and other states have it, not sure where it is at in MN)
Theme (unranked by participants): Budget
- Build trails on all new highways that connect areas of interest
Theme (unranked by participants): Legal
- Change traffic laws for yield only for bikes at traffic control
- Biking in Montreal in June 2011, I was amazed by the "Montreal Protocol" that gave priority to bikes on streets. Drivers consistently and courteously yielded to bikers at intersections – phenomenal! How to cultivate as a public ethos?
Theme (unranked by participants): Intermodal
- Linkages to transit – intermodal linkage
- Still looking for better bike access to the airport. I've heard it's in the works. I depend on taking my bike on the light rail to/from the airport
Theme (unranked by participants): Education/Training
- Providing bikers with maps based on actual volume of traffic – paved shoulders
- More training opportunity for vehicular cycling techniques and skills
- Universal education program and [organized] days for mandatory biking any short [distance]
Theme (unranked by participants): Healthy Living
- Better land use would also create better neighborhoods and communities
- Every road construction and repair process is an opportunity
- Current focus on obesity and fitness
- Opportunity to promote bicycling as commuting modality – economical, healthy, and often as quick
- Share info of benefits of bike/walk to health, environment
Theme (unranked by participants): Linkage to existing roads [and other facilities]
- Better biking areas in cities and counties
- When bridges are replaced, bicycle access can be included
- With bridge maintenance on the agenda, a chance to improve bike lanes on bridges
- Use on street routes for bicycle connector to trails
- Many county roads make for good bike routes
- Lots of scenic roads to make into bikeways
Theme (unranked by participants): Community and Government Collaboration
- Keep up the planning/commitment
- Need communities to be engaged with the state trail system
- Work with groups already working on trails in the area
- Unite bicycling interest groups to promote the activity
- Many citizens are interested and will contribute knowledge
- Opportunity for local governments to partner with Mn/DOT regarding trail development on respective properties
- Greater coordination with DNR and other state agencies
- Regional public private partnerships with interested communities
Theme (unranked by participants): Infrastructure
- Need more: racks; shelters; H2O stops
Theme (unranked by participants): Integrating Trail System Statewide Incorporating Cities and Towns
- State parks can provide gateways to a more extensive trail system beyond the boundaries
- Bike ways between cities and towns to facilitate transportation
- Cities can work with the state to integrate bike routes so a person can bike from one town to another if they want – possibly an on-line interactive mapping tool?
- Creating bike routes that provide bikers connections to scenic spots, recreational areas, etc.
- MN River Valley is scenic
- Many cities on MN River between Twin Cities and Mankato to New Ulm and beyond
- River bike trail between Mankato and St. Peter to better provide access to the MN River
- Connect communities with trail systems
- Connect our trails
- Connect major towns together, ex. Mankato to St Peter and Mankato to New Ulm
- State-wide network for good bike-friendly roads (state map)
Theme (unranked by participants): Design Issues
- Existing rights of way (narrow corridors)
- Trails put next to roads that cross driveways and secondary streets
- Multi-use versus restrictions
Theme (unranked by participants): Motorist/Cyclist Relations
- Lack of education about pedestrian and cycling rules – especially use of sidewalks
- Vehicular/bicycle conflicts
- Drivers often confused by bikers' right to use street instead of shared use off-road trails when moving too fast to be compatible with pedestrians. More education regarding this needed in driver ed.
- Hostile motorists not open to cyclists
- Cyclists with poor [etiquette] manners damage public opinion of cycling
- Drivers who don't know or refuse to follow the rules of the road
Theme (unranked by participants): Funding
- Cut in $ for construction, safe routes to schools
- Lack of $
- Financing trail development
- finances
- Federal Transportation Enhancement funding to no longer be dedicated to bicycle trail development
- State funding will be limited
- Funding expansions and maintenance
- Lack of money
- $ not being a priority
- Tradition in state of spending big money on auto transportation
- Taxpayers may feel that tax dollars should not be spent on what might be perceived as "recreational" projects – need to emphasize the economic benefits of bicycling
- Current transportation bill in Congress
Theme (unranked by participants): Bias Against Bikes (Policy bias rather than a personal bias)
- Automobile bias in transportation planning. Perception that gas taxes pay for roads and thus money should be spent on auto infrastructure
- Universal interest [or lack of] on part of communities throughout state
- Bike advocates some times go over board and cause friction with lawmakers, planners, etc
- Cyclists perceived as narrow interest group
- Public perception that trails waste money that should go to highways. Need revenue source for trails that doesn't take away from highways
- Some law makers don't think of bikes as transportation
Theme (unranked by participants): Right of Way and Acquiring Land for Biking
- Private landowners
- Not in my backyard
- Barrier to new trails and linking routes caused by private lands and existing development which is not easily accessed.
Additional comments may also be provided to Greta Alquist through March 30, 2012.


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Palomino Rustico restaurant holding fundraiser for Bellevue LifeSpring
The reopening of the Palomino Rustico restaurant in downtown Bellevue will include a fundraising effort for Bellevue LifeSpring.
Starting May 15, the restaurant is donating 6.5 percent of its Thursday food sales to the charity's 's Breaktime-Mealtime food program that, in partnership with the Bellevue School District, provides free food to over 1,500 qualified Bellevue students enrolled in Head Start and the free and reduced-price lunch programs over school breaks. The program continues until June 26.
The percentage amount honors the 65th anniversary of Bellevue LifeSpring's Thrift Shop, which is part of the Bellevue Collection, as is the restaurant.
Children receive boxes of easy-to-prepare breakfast and lunch items to substitute for meals they would normally get at school. Included in the box is one week's worth of nutritious food, a grocery voucher to buy perishables such as fresh produce, bread and milk, and a menu of suggested meal ideas.
In addition to the initial fundraising campaign, Palomino Rustico will be continuing the partnership with Bellevue LifeSpring by donating items for its Annual "Wine at it's Best" Wine Tasting and Auction, which will take place at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue on Oct. 11.
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Venezuelan citizens cast their votes this past weekend both at home and abroad, including here in the U.S.
Venezuela's incumbent president Hugo Chavez won a third term after Sunday's election.
While Chavez supporters were ecstatic with the news in Caracas, earlier in the day at the Venezuelan consulate in New York City, hundreds of expatriates showed up to vote in the election back home and from what our cameras saw, it wasn't for Chavez.
"Se ve, se siente, Capriles es Presidente!" cheered a group of voters in Spanish saying: "It's seen, it's heard, Capriles for President!"
"What I hope for the election is Henrique Capriles to win and if he wins I'm definitely going back, if he doesn't I really don't know what's going to happen," said a university student voting for the first time.
"I know, I know Capriles is going to win," said another voter as she held the Venezuelan flag.
"Tonight we are going to celebrate. Venezuela is a democracy. We have six more years to strengthen the revolution," said one of the few Chavez supporters we found in New York.
Henrique Capriles, the man who ran against Chavez, lost at 45% by nine points in one of the highest voter turnout Venezuela has seen in decades at nearly 81 percent.
Chavez's win means 6 more years, Chavez has been in power since 1999.


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Editor's Note
Thanks, Mom
By James H. Schwartz | From Preservation | November/December 2010
A few weeks ago I was driving to President Lincoln's Cottage here in northwest Washington to interview Stephanie Meeks, the new president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. One of the questions I planned to ask her was, "Do you remember the first historic site you visited as a child in Colorado?" And that got me thinking about all the historic sites my two sisters and I visited while we were growing up in New York. My rough chronological list grew quickly as I remembered trips in the Chevrolet wagon (light blue, fake wood panels) to Boscobel on the Hudson, Winterthur in Delaware, Williamsburg in Virginia, Bennington in Vermont, Sturbridge in Massachusetts—and all those before I had reached the ripe age of nine. When I think back on it, one person deserves all the credit: Mom.
My mother has a passion for history that she probably inherited from her mother. When Mom was having trouble with a school paper about Thoreau, my grandmother packed up the car and drove to Walden Pond so that together, they could learn about Life in the Woods. That experience led to classes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, working visits with Henry Francis du Pont in his gardens at Winterthur, treks along the towpath of the Erie Canal, and trips with the three of us. Long before we understood the meaning of preservation, Mom showed us what it looked and felt like, sharing tales about unforgettable places and the people who'd saved them. Hers is a gift that keeps on giving. Last July, when Liz and Margi and I attended a beloved friend's memorial service in Asheville, N.C., we agreed that between the drive from the airport and the trip to the chapel, Mom would want us to visit Biltmore House.
If you share our fascination with places from the past, or just want to learn more about the country's rich cultural treasures, you're going to love this issue of Preservation. The sites you'll read about demonstrate the sheer breadth of the Trust's collection, from the groundbreaking, modern Robie House on the South Side of Chicago to Acoma Sky City in New Mexico, the oldest continuously inhabited community in North America. We hope our discoveries, and the sites we describe, will inspire you to see some of them for yourselves.
Since this is the final issue of 2010, let me express my appreciation for your support of the Trust and Preservation, and wish all of you safe travels and happy holidays.
Oh, and thanks, Mom.
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USFS Releases Court-Ordered EIS for Fire Retardants
Information sessions and webinars on possible health and environmental effects of aerial-applied chemicals used to fight wildfires will be held in various locations around the country during the 45-day public comment period that ends June 27, 2011.


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Hollywood Township officials
Officials include Clerk Judy Warner (952) 353-1515, Chair Jim Burns (952) 955-5061, Treasurer Mary Fillbrandt (952) 353-2474, Supervisor Ron Kassulker (952) 955-3085, and Supervisor Kent Kassulker (952) 955-1496.
Meetings take place the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Hollywood Town Hall located at 15855 Co. Rd. 122 in Watertown.
Mail should be sent to 15855 Co. Rd. 122, Watertown, MN 55388. Phone is (952) 955-3630 (town hall) or (952) 353-1515 (township clerk number).
Recycling stations
The township does not provide recycling. Call the household hazardous waste facility in Norwood Young America (952) 448-4572. Cleanup day is once a year in the spring.
Burning permits
Residents may get burning permits from Chuck Schuft, (952) 353-2342.
Building permits
Building permits my be obtained by calling Carver County Planning and Zoning, (952) 361-1820.
Garbage pickup
The township doesn't provide garbage service. Residents must arrange with a local sanitation company for pickup.
McLeod Power Cooperative, 1231 Ford Avenue in Glencoe. Electric outage calls, (320) 864-3148 or 800-494-6272.
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Article by Robert D Kaplan on Afghanistan
Afghanistan is not some barbaric back-of-beyond, but the heart of a cultural continuum connecting the cosmopolitan centers of Persia and India. In fact, Afghanistan has been governed from the center since the 18th century: Kabul, if not always a point of authority, has been at least a point of arbitration. Especially between the early 1930s and the early 1970s, Afghanistan experienced moderate and constructive government under the constitutional monarchy of Zahir Shah.
A highway system on which it was safe to travel united the major cities, while estimable health and development programs were on the verge of eradicating malaria. Toward the end of this period, I hitchhiked and rode buses across Afghanistan. I never felt threatened, and I was able to send books and clothes back home through functioning post offices.
Ismail Akbar, a writer and analyst in Kabul, told me: "Thirty years of war and Pakistani interference have weakened Afghan national identity from the heights of the Zahir Shah period."
Karzai lacks the skill to build a popular power base like the one the late Afghan Communist leader Babrak Karmal was able to build in the late 1970s and early 1980s, or even like the one the Soviet puppet Najibullah built later on.
On Afghanistan's complex tribal structure:
The area was populated by Nuristanis, Kohistanis, and Pashtuns, all of whom harbored disdain for the Gujars, migrant farm workers from over the border, who, in their eyes, were "not real Afghans." (So much for the argument that there is no Afghan national identity.) The Nuristanis, in turn, were divided into the Kata, Kom, Kushtowz, and Wai clans. The Kom were split into hostile and well-armed groups whose current divisions stemmed from the war against the Soviets in the 1980s, when some of the Kom backed the radical forces of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, known as the HIG, or Hezb-i-Islami-Gulbuddin, and other Kom sub-clans were loyal to the moderate National Islamic Front of Afghanistan. The Kata, meanwhile, were generally loyal to the Lashkar-e-Taiba ("Army of the Righteous"), which carried out major attacks against India from bases in Pakistan. The Pashtuns themselves were divided in some cases, on account of blood feuds, into five elements.
On making deals with Taliban and non-Taliban elements:
"The HIG already have members in Karzai's government, and it could evolve into a political party, even though Hekmatyar may be providing alQaeda leaders refuge in Kunar. Hekmatyar has reconcilable ambitions. As for the Haqqani network, I can tell you they are tired of fighting, but are not about to give up. They have lucrative business interests to protect: the road traffic from the Afghanistan-Pakistan border to Central Asia." Lamb, the former SAS commander, added: "Haqqani and Hekmatyar are pragmatists tied to the probability of outcomes. With all the talk of Islamic ideology, this is the land of the deal."
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Posted under News on February 18th, 2013
By Edward Anschutz
(Sturgeon Bay, WI) February 18 – With the opening night of May 4th fast approaching race teams are kicking it into high gear, working late nights in the shop with the thoughts and hopes of getting to victory lane. For some, its chasing that first checkered. For others its defending the track title, while others fight, do slide jobs or use the chrome horn try to take it away and crown themselves champions.
In order to look forward, sometimes you need to look back. The last few years the IMCA Stock Cars had the championship come down to the final lap of the season. Algoma's Dave Bouche is a perfect example of that, winning the title by a mere one point over defending champion Troy Muench of Brussels. Bouche is set to return in his home built "FAST Chassis" and defend his championship.
Muench is finishing his new Petrie Chassis and will be tough to beat when he hits the track. Algoma's Shawn Havel looks to be one of the top contenders in challenging Bouche for the title. Havel led the class in feature wins, along with winning the North Dakota IMCA Series. Havel and Bret Koehler of Two River's were the only two drivers to have multiple feature wins in the highly competitive division. Add in former champion Charlie Kroll of Forestville, Green Bay's Jeremy Wiitala, last years Rookie of the Year, Marcus Moede of Algoma and Jamie Suchocki of Forestville. Last years IMCA Hobby Stock Champion, Tom Brumlic of Denmark will compete for Rookie of the Year. On paper it looks like the title will once again come down to the final night.
Not to be out done the IMCA Sport Mod's put on one heck of a show with the top three in points separated by only five points when the final checker flew! Hometown favorite, Bernie Reinhardt of Sturgeon Bay etched his name in the record books by becoming the first driver at Thunderhill to win three titles in three different divisions. Reinhardt bested the class in his Victory Chassis with 4 feature wins. Sturgeon Bay's "Dirt Track Diva", Kelsy Hayes was the only other driver with multiple feature wins. Hayes used a Side Biter chassis to score two trophies, which were her first ever in the division. Green Bay's Jarred VanLaanen also had a break out season scoring his first Sport Mod feature win. VanLaanen's Harris Chassis earned a division best seven heat race wins, led the points for most of the season and came up just four points short of his first track title. Josh Massart of Brussels and veteran racer Ricky LeMieux of Sturgeon Bay made their presence felt last season. All drivers will certainly step up their game and attempt to chase down Reinhardt for the crown.
Algoma's James Lee Tebon, put his new Slick Chassis on the map in a dominating performance. Earning his first championship in the IMCA Modifieds with a division best six feature and five heat race wins. Last years Rookie of the Year, Tyler Hackett of Algoma showed he's a force to be reckon with scoring two feature wins right out of the gate. Hackett is also racing a Slick Chassis this year. Billy LeMieux of Sturgeon Bay kept the pressure on Tebon all season long. LeMieux took his SSR Chassis to second in the final standings also scoring two heat race wins. Frog Station's Dan Ratajczak brought home three feature wins in his Side Biter chassis, Ratajczak is still chasing for that illusive first championship. Algoma's Felix Dart looks to be running on a part time basis and is a threat to win anytime he hits the track. Luxemburg's Scott Derenne finished a career best third in the standing. Look for Derenne to challenge for his first career feature win. There is a solid crop of Rookie's entering the division in 2013, some of which will be title contenders.
The IMCA Hobby Stocks will crown a new champion as Tom Brumlic heads to the IMCA Stock Cars. Off the roster from last season whoever tops the points, it'll be their first career title which should add to the action. Casco's Derek Moede looks to be the man to beat after coming up only three points short of the title to Brumlic. Moede will pilot a new machine that was built by Scott Derenne. Algoma's Travis Hackett bested the class with five feature wins in his FAST Chassis. Hackett will no doubt be a title contender. Appleton's Brittany King and East Maplewood's Amber Weidner are just a couple of the ladies of the field who will give the boys a run for their money. A wild card in all of this is Luxemburg's Scott Boulanger, who plans to race all season. He scored two feature wins last season running on a part time basis.
The Street Stocks have always been a mixed bag of racers for quite some time now and 2013 looks to be no different. Defending champion Dennis Weidner of East Maplewood isn't sure what his plans are. In the off season Weidner put together an IMCA Stock Car with the help of Dave Bouche of Fast Chassis. He will be racing, just unsure what class. Jimmy Anderson of Forestville and Sturgeon Bay's Kevin Luedtke seem to be the only drivers from the top five in points that are returning. The most dominant car that was wheeled by West Jacksonport's Todd Polster was sold to Sturgeon Bay's Brandon Peterson. Peterson is a former champion in the IMCA Hobby Stocks, so add him to the title hunt. Last years Feisty Fours champion, Joey Scoon of Sturgeon Bay is moving up and purchased Geno Sternard's track champion car and will contend for Rookie of the Year.
Former champions, John Sternard of Sturgeon Bay and Maplewood's Aaron Thornton are always a threat to win. Marvin Denny of Sturgeon Bay was in also in the title hunt for most of last season. Former champion also from Sturgeon Bay, Von Eytcheson won two features last season racing part time and will be tough to beat. Most of the Street Stock boys are from the Door County area, will a hometown hero take the title or will an "outsider" steal the top spot?
Five divisions do battle every Saturday night through the summer. IMCA Modified, IMCA Stock Car, IMCA Northern Sport Mod, IMCA Hobby Stock and Street Stocks will compete on the 1/3rd mile clay oval. For more information, please visit the track's website at www.racethunderhill.com Thunderhill is located at the John Miles Fair Park on Sturgeon Bay's east side. Pit gates open at 3:30 P.M. racing starts at 6:00 P.M. For your social media outlet like Thunderhill Raceway on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.


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A pair of area players were among those named to the all-state boys soccer team.
Northville senior goalie Tim Monette and Broadalbin-Perth senior forward Logan Ackley were both named to the small-school all-state team.
The small-school team consisted of players from schools in Classs B, C and D, while the large-school team consisted of players from Classes AA and A schools.
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Broadalbin-Perth's Logan Ackley (16) controls the ball during a Sept. 9 Foothills Council contest against Scotia-Glenville. Ackley was named to the all-state team. (The Leader-Herald/James A. Ellis)
Northville's Tim Monette, right, makes a save in front of St. Johnsville's Anthony Masi during a Section II Class D semifinal game in 2012. Monette was named to the small-school all-state team. (The Leader-Herald/James A. Ellis)
Monette was chosen to the second team, while Ackley was named fourth-team all-state.
Monette also was named the Section II Class D Keeper of the Year for the second straight year.
During those two years, Monette was in goal for 38 games, and 21 ended in shutouts. He allowed only 31 goals during the two years - a 0.8 goals-per- game average. This season, he had 12 shutouts and only allowed nine goals all season
Two of the shutouts came in the sectional quarterfinals and semifinals for the Falcons, who lost 2-1 to Fort Ann in the Class D championship game. Monette was one of Northville's team captains this year and was selected overall as the WAC North Division's Most Valuable Player.
Ackley was nominated for Section II Class B Player of the Year honors.
Ackley had a team-high 12 goals and five assists for B-P in his senior season.
Also named to the small-school all-state team were Ichabod Crane's Seth Scarano (first team), Schalmont's Gino Rossi (second team), Fort Ann's Chris Jackson (third team), Schuylerville's Patrick Castle (third team), Ichabod Crane's Alex Niemann (fourth team), Lake George's Ian Quilinan (fifth team) and Berne-Knox-Westerlo's Maclin Norray (fifth team).
In the large-school division, Albany's Erick Kwizera (first team), Colonie's Paolino Curto (second team), LaSalle's Ben Beaury (fourth team), Shenendehowa's Phil Barrett (fourth team), Bethlehem's Ethan Strauss (fifth team), Averill Park's Owen Nuss (fifth team), Guilderland's Kledis Capollari (fifth team)
2013 National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-New York Team
Section II Selections
Large Schools (Class AA, Class A)
First Team
Erick Kwizera (Albany)
Second Team
Paolino Curto (Colonie)
Fourth Team
Phil Barrett (Shenendehowa), Ben Beaury (LaSalle)
Fifth Team
Ethan Strauss (Bethlehem), Kledis Capollari (Guilderland), Owen Nuss (Averill Park)
Small Schools
(Class B, Class C, Class D)
First Team
Seth Scarano (Ichabod Crane)
Second Team
Gino Rossi (Schalmont), Tim Monette (Northville)
Third Team
Pat Castle (Schuylerville), Chris Jackson (Fort Ann)
Fourth Team
Logan Ackley (Broadalbin-Perth), Alex Niemann (Ichabod Crane)
Fifth Team
Maclin Norray (Berne-Knox-Westerlo), Ian Quillinan (Lake George)


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As Bob Harper, one of the show's resident trainers, says, even as "Biggest Loser" contestants are getting thinner, the country is getting fatter.
For this season, the show visited seven cities, where three would-be contestants are called out from the crowds that showed up.
Among the stops: Portland, where Bob Harper and Mike Morelli, from "Biggest Loser" season seven, greet the throng gathered at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, and call three people to come up to the stage.
The three are Burgandy, a 35-year-old homemaker from Eagle Point, Utah; Corey, a 28-year-old life coach from Fairbanks, Alaska; and Tina Elliott, a 58-year-old retired homemaker who lives in Boring, Oregon.
Each of the three are seen in at-home video footage, with family members, and, often, eating. We see photos of Tina, back when she was a slim, trim young woman. Tina says that after her second husband cheated on her, Tina started eating more, and paying less attention to taking care of herself. We see her now, playing with her grandchildren, but clearly weighing more than she did in those photos taken decades ago.
They all go up to a stage for a public weigh-in. Tina, wearing a stretchy sports bra and tight black workout pants, weighs 263. But then the three are told they have to earn their spot at the ranch where "Biggest Loser" contestants go to compete in their weight-loss challenges.
The task: a one-mile run. And only the first two who finish will be able to go to the ranch. They run along a course that includes a path that runs parallel to the Willamette River. It's tough going; Burgandy finishes first, but Corey is breathing heavily and says he's 30 years younger than Tina, so should be able to beat her to the finish. Tina sees Corey ahead of her, but not far away. Corey tries to push himself, to stay ahead of Tina, but as he nears the finish line, he falls down. He gets up again and tries to run, but falls down again. Tina reaches the finish line, and her family embraces her. But Tina says, "It was a bittersweet feeling to win," knowing that Corey is on the ground just a few yards away, behind her.
Corey is tended to and taken away toward an ambulance. Bob Harper talks to the crowd and says when your body gives you so much resistance to this level of exercise, something has got to change. "Remember Corey today," Harper tells them.
The rest of the episode has similar stories, with hopefuls telling heart-wrenching tales about crises in their lives, losses, traumatic experiences and other factors that contributed to them gaining weight and turning to "The Biggest Loser" in hopes of turning things around.
At the end of the episode, we see moments from the upcoming season. It seems pretty obvious that some, if not all, of those last-place finishers in each city will, in fact, be coming to the ranch. Especially since the show's Web site lists 21 contestants, not 14. In other words, that won't be the last we'll see of Corey, for example.
Among the other things we can evidently expect in the season to come: brutal exercise regimens ("people were moaning and crying for mercy"); members of the U.S. Marines Corps showing up to train contestants; and Tina losing her temper about...something. We'll have to stay tuned to find out about what.


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When Whidbey Island resident Renee Bourque visited parts of Kenya and Ethiopia to study living conditions there, she found a drought-ridden land its inhabitants struggling for survival.
She also found hard workers, joyful spirits and generous hearts.
Bourque found evidence, as well, of a string of do-gooders whose lack of commitment failed to make any real, solid or positive change.
But Bourque was part of a group called Global Poverty Action, an international nonprofit that garners both governmental and community input to give Africans ownership of community-improvement projects.
Bourque went to this region to conduct a first-ever feasibility study for water, health, education and economic development projects. And while she was in Africa, she photographed the local tribeswomen she met during her travels.
Now, Bourque is bringing her experience to the South Whidbey community.
Her photographic gallery exhibit Dust and Courage: Portrait Stories of Somali Tribeswomen, will be on display in the Front Room at the Bayview Cash Store March 17 through March 30.
On the evening of March 25, Bourque will be accompanied by refugee tribeswomen who now live in the Seattle area.
Together they will share their stories.
It can seem so far away. But here, the people leap out of the portraits, Bourque said. They can tell you amazing stories about things theyve experienced.
It brings tears to my eyes and gives me goosebumps to hear how they have survived, and how they have made it here, she said.
The tribeswomen havent forgotten about their far-away home.
They come here with nothing, but there is a full expectation that they are going to do everything they can, Bourque said.
She recounts the conditions that the African residents faced every day.
They live in circumstances that totally exhaust me just to go visit, Bourque said. They have tremendous hardships, but they are pretty joyful people.
Bourque wants to spread a message of hope to the South Whidbey community.
Often when people talk about Africa, it is stories of despair, she said. When people think it is only despair, they switch off because they feel helpless.
Im going to talk about practical things people in the West can do to help people in these conditions, she said.
Bourque, a development consultant to non-profit organizations, said it is important to know about the lives and culture of the tribes to really understand what they need.
There is an appropriate way to do it. You have to have a sensibility for being culturally appropriate, Bourque said.
From her experiences, Bourque learned that the northeast Kenyans and southeast Ethiopians arent strangers to hard work.
Women are responsible for concerns of the home, as well as gathering firewood and getting water.
Fulfilling the basic need for water can be a treacherous task. The worst drought in the areas history is happening right now.
Typically, people walk for days to get water, Bourque said.
If women have babies, they take them along the journey, along with one or two camels.
While they are out they could be eaten by wild animals. They could be attacked or raped, or they could die if they dont get to the water in time, Bourque said.
Soon after embarking on the feasibility study, it became glaringly clear that the water situation would need to be addressed first and foremost.
Bourque said African residents are giving everything they have to survive. She said people are more than willing to work to improve their situation, they just need the resources to do it.
In the past, Bourque said some of the organizations that have tried to help havent taken the steps necessary to make real change.
Very often, these big NGOS (nongovernmental organizations) act like a machine, Bourque said. They are not very effective.
The Global Poverty Action Network involves the government, and the local community in their work.
It was designed to be grassroots, to design projects that they want done, Bourque said.
For every project completed, there is a committee of local tribespeople, made up of at least 50 percent women, who oversee and run the project.
When we walk away, they will have skills and technology to make the project sustainable, Bourque said.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Instead of just accepting claims from
various groups and media outlets about food production as is, Amy Hansmann
wanted to get to the bottom of it.
The mother of two youngsters from Chicago suburb River
Forest took her inquisitiveness to the next level when she was among nine
selected to participate in the Field through the Illinois Farm Families
Hansmann said at the recent Illinois Agricultural
Legislative Roundtable that she applied for the Field Mom program because of the
increasing cost of trying to feed her family a healthy diet while having
questions about agriculture.
"There is so much in the press about chemicals on farms, how
so much of our food and what is in our food is bad for us and even for animal
treatment," she said at the Illinois Farm Bureau-hosted roundtable.
"There is also a lot of what I call non-information. There
are those headlines and sound bites that are reused over and over again and make
you want to gasp and think, 'Oh, my gosh, I can't eat that again.' But I'm never
really told why. I started really paying attention when what I was buying and
feeding was for my young son."
It was then that Hansmann started using organic food,
"because I was afraid of the 'what if,' but along with what I was buying was the
obvious cost," she said.
Her food bills bill increased with the move to an organic
"I was lucky enough that in my household I can alter or
stretch the food budget as I need, but I'm also very aware that is not true in
many households," she said.
"For the past five years, I've been a very active donor and
volunteer with our local food pantry. Over this time, demand has skyrocketed. In
the last year, we cut our service area in half and the demand continues to rise.
"I'm lucky to live in a nice area and even a few of my
neighbors need help, but I'm surrounded by some of the poorest neighborhoods in
Chicago. I guarantee that for those moms finding a source for milk or getting
any milk for their kids is a bigger priority than determining whether $6.50 is
worth it for organic.
"This really made me think a little bit harder why I was
changing the way that I purchase food. It also made me feel a little bit guilty
that what I was giving to other people I perceived as good enough, while I was
looking for the best for my family."
Becoming involved in the Field Mom program gave Hansmann a
chance to get to the bottom of her questions and fears.
"Some of my biggest fears going into the program are
chemicals used to grow my foods and what is actually being done to the food that
I don't know about," she said. "In a perfect world, I picture farmers planting
the seed, harvesting the results and handing me a perfect vegetable. How does it
really get to my table? Is the food actually good for me?
"The same goes for my meat. How are antibiotic used? What's
the deal with hormones? Are these animals leading miserable horrible
Hansmann was not disappointed in her quest for knowledge
through the Field Mom program. A key part of the program is touring farms to get
a close look at production practices and meet with farmers.
The first tour stop over the course of several months last
year was to a farm that utilized the latest technology to plan, plant and
harvest corn and soybeans.
"I was anticipating that it was a fairly sophisticated
process, but what I found out blew my mind," Hansmann said.
Livestock also was raised on the farm.
"I learned about the use of antibiotics, and it was easy to
understand that when they are used, the animals are kept out of the food chain.
To me, it's not really an issue anymore," Hansmann said.
"I'm sure that someone somewhere is misusing the antibiotics
in their animals, but with the same certainty I'm sure that there's a mom or
some person somewhere overmedicating themselves or their child by demanding an
antibiotic for a common virus."
Animal production was a major concern for Hansmann, but what
she found during the tours "was a bunch of interesting animals that seemed happy
enough to me."
"The sow farms and the pig farms did turn me off a bit. It
was great to have an expert, Dr. (Janeen) Johnson (University of Illinois animal
scientist) with us to explain the issues and the research going on worldwide,"
she said. "I never realized the roles of a hierarchy in animals would make an
impact on the meat that I bought.
"It seemed important, in my mind anyway, the idea that
treating animals humanely is not treating them as human. So many people think
they're house pets like they are a member of the family, and that really doesn't
make sense to treat livestock that way."
One of Hansmann's biggest "ah-ha" moments in her Field Mom
journey was finding out about the "Where is my milk from" website.
"It sounds silly, but when faced with a gallon of milk
that's over $6, it is not a laughing matter," she said.
Deciding that organic milk was not something she was going
to invest in on an ongoing basis, she looked into the name brand, Dean's Milk.
"This milk was only $4.99. The Jewel story brand milk was
$3.99 and the Shopper's Value milk was $2.99," she said. "I assumed that the
Dean's Milk sold at a premium must be a better choice for my family. I was
shocked to discover that all of the milk I just mentioned comes from Dean's
Dairy in Huntley, Ill."
A frequent question Hansmann hears from others is what she
thinks of farmers.
"I don't have any worries, and I never did. What I do worry
about is what those really nice people are doing to my food," she said.
"I think food production, in general, has been slammed by
the media. 'Corn is evil. They're feeding you sick animals. You should only eat
what's been grown within 100 miles of your home. And the world is being
destroyed by farmers.' If you listen to everything on the evening news, I don't
think there would be anything left to eat.
"Last month, Parade magazine in the Sunday newspapers had a
cover story on Howard Buffett who farms at Decatur. He talked a little bit about
farming and a lot about philanthropy and organizations in the U.S. that are
trying to eradicate hunger.
"Unfortunately, the article title and the headline on the
cover was, 'The Good Farmer.' This is the kind of thing that makes people worry
because it makes them think that maybe the other farmers are not so good. It
upsets me that people have a hard time separating the headlines from what's
really going on, and they don't really have the resources to do it."
Hansmann said she loved every minute of learning about her
food on Illinois farms through the Field Mom program.
"What I found is that the issues I worry about and those
that are in the news are so complex that no one has all of the answers for me,"
she said.
Many of her initial questions were answered, and she
continues her quest for further information.
"I still have lots of concerns about the fruits and
vegetables that I eat, hoping to learn more about them in the future," she said.
"I would love to hear more from farmers and their responses to the things I hear
on the news.
"We have a lot of schools up north, and while we don't focus
on agriculture as much, there are a lot of moms and people who would be willing
to hear what you have to say."
Through the program, Hansmann also learned a lot about
herself, the way she shops and how she interprets things she hears.
"I found that I didn't really question things about my food
the same way that I question the government about taxes or legislators about
laws," she said. "I'm a big believer in asking a lot of questions, but I found
that with my food, I was just coasting because I didn't know anything.
"To those who espouse the evils of corn and rant about how
it's in everything you eat, I would suggest that you don't eat much processed
food or read the label.
"I also suggest learning what labels mean. I had no idea
that anyone could put the term 'natural' on just about anything. I did not know
there is a long list of chemicals and additives approved for use in organic
After she began visiting farms, Hansmann also sought out
further information.
"I had no idea how many stops food makes on its journey to
my table. I certainly feel much more comfortable of what's happening on Illinois
farms, but I'm concerned about where it is going between your house and mine,"
she said.
"As a consumer, I think about the farmer, but I don't have
any idea about the next level of production or processing.
"I am very grateful for the opportunity to be a Field Mom
and be able to visit your farms and to learn about everything that is done for
my family.
"I appreciate how everyone has been so candid and hope that
the farmers and ag-related industry understand that ignorance is a really scary
thing, and it's great to finally have some answers to my questions."


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To the Journal editor:
Progressives love to write editorials that quote the Pledge of Allegiance's passage, "And justice for all." It's funny how they always truncate the full phrase: " with Liberty and Justice for all." Could it be because efforts by the left to further their vision of "justice" require the rest of us to surrender our liberty?
So it is with the new proposals that the left want to litter our state constitution with. Progressives continually preach that Republicans are the party of the special interests while, in practice, the left far eclipses them with regards to appeasing special interest groups.
Proposal 2's wording states that no current or future law can limit collective bargaining. With that in the Constitution, our duly elected state and local officials will be severely limited in their ability to carry out their economic responsibilities to the people.
When the officials that we elect to manage our communities are trumped by the unions' newly imposed power to collective bargain for anything that means the people who elected them are thereby trumped by unions as well.
Collective bargaining is in fact already protected for private sector workers by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. Furthermore, Michigan public sector workers are protected by the combination of the Civil Service Commission and PA 379 of 1965 which enacted the Public Employment Relations Act.
Proposal 2 boils down to the union's drastic attempt to counter any future possibility of Michigan enacting "Right to Work" legislation. A constitutional "Hail Mary Pass" if you will.
Proposals 1 through 4 follow the same principle: if you can't muster the support of the citizenry, simply go around them. The Michigan Education Association dislikes the Emergency Manager law but can't convince the rest of the people to recall the governor.
Unions are concerned that the people will support right to work legislation when they see how successful such legislation can be.
Environmental groups want to push renewable energy but can't muster majority support. The SEIU is concerned that their money skimming schemes are being exposed. Instead of these groups working to gain public support, they are effectively trying to go around the public.
I think that most people understand the fundamental purpose of a Constitution and what belongs in it. A constitution should protect all of its citizens equally and ensure their right to be properly represented in government; not used to usurp the people by special interest.


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Published on June 02, 2014
Devon Henderson, a Truro native, is performing at NXNE in Toronto this month with fellow band members in Animal Parts. The group, from left, Rich Knox, Aaron Comeau, Henderson, Joshua Cockerill and Matt Bailey, has released three albums in the past 14 months. Submitted photo
Published on June 02, 2014
Josh Cockerill, founder of Animal Parts, with She-Ra. Submitted photo
'We've played some really great shows since releasing our albums'
TRURO – A homegrown musician is gracing the stage at one of Canada's largest music festivals this year.
Devon Henderson, 30, will perform onstage at NXNE in Toronto with Animal Parts.
"It's a really great festival," said Henderson, who graduated from Cobequid Educational Centre in 2001. "The festival brings in bands from all over and gives you a chance to hear bands you might not know about or have heard before."
Growing up, Henderson always had an interest in music, and it didn't hurt that both his parents were music teachers, in one form or another.
"I've always really enjoyed music," he said. "It's a nice way to interact with like-minded people, and meeting people is always interesting."
Moving to Toronto following his graduation to attend Humber College, Henderson met Josh Cockerill through a friend and it was Cockerill who wanted to start a band.
That's when roots/rock band Animal Parts was born.
In the past 14 months, the band, which also features Rich Knox, Aaron Comeau and Matt Bailey, has released three albums.
"The first one was a full-length, stripped down version of songs that Josh had written. Three of us – Josh, Matt and myself – played all the parts on the songs. It was a lot of fun in a day," said Henderson.
The other two were EP short formats, released on vinyl only.
"We've got some good press and reviews, both in print and in online journals," the musician said. "We've played some really great shows since releasing our albums, in and around Toronto and Montreal."
Henderson said his last performance in his hometown was about four or five years ago with another songwriter he's been working with since moving to Toronto. But he does plan on visiting home this summer.
Animal Parts is set to perform at 1 a.m. June 20 at NXNE.
For more information on Animal Parts, visit www.animalpartsmusic.com.
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Situated in Thiruvananthapuram, this hotel is 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from Thiruvananthapuram Zoo and 2.8 mi (4.4 km) from Napier Museum. Trivandrum Secretariat and Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. 3 meeting rooms are available. This Thiruvananthapuram hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Total number of rooms - 10
- Bar/lounge
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Garden
- Rooftop terrace
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Free self parking
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- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Private bathroom
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Utsav - This buffet restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
Orchid Restaurant - Onsite family restaurant.
Forest High Spirit - Onsite restaurant. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
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Montreal man says he doesn't know why police shot at him
Menad Abella said he was scared to death when the RCMP starting firing at his truck in a St. John's parking lot Monday.
"I didn't know what was going on," the Montreal man said Thursday outside provincial court, minutes after he was released from jail.
Menad Abella said he was scared to death when the RCMP starting firing at his truck in a St. John's parking lot Monday.
"I didn't know what was going on," the Montreal man said Thursday outside provincial court, minutes after he was released from jail.
"I was shocked."
Abella was arrested the day after the gunfire incident, which happened in the Canadian Tire parking lot on Elizabeth Avenue Monday at about 5:20 p.m.
He was picked up in Port aux Basques Tuesday by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and flown to St. John's to appear in provincial court to face charges of dangerous driving, failing to stop at the scene of an accident and breaching a 2009 probation order to keep the peace and be of good behaviour.
On Wednesday, he was released on a recognizance after posting a $2,000 deposit and promising to call the RNC once a week.
Abella was signing his release papers at provincial court when The Telegram caught up with him.
"Sure, I don't mind talking at all," he said when asked for an interview. "I've got nothing to hide."
According to the 25-year-old, he and a friend travelled from Montreal to St. John's to buy a pickup truck, because selection and prices are better here.
He said at around 5 or 5:30 p.m., they parked in the Canadian Tire parking lot with the intention of walking across the street to get Chinese food.
"My car was parked, and then - out of nowhere - two or three cars pulled up and try to block (my car) in," the Algerian native said in halting English. "I had no idea who they were or what they wanted, but I got pretty scared. Then they started shooting at me, not at my tires. ... Not one or two or three bullets - it was eight or 10 bullets. I thought, what the heck? Maybe they were looking for somebody else.
"I was lucky because I was driving a big truck."
He said he panicked and stepped on the gas to try to get away, but ended up ramming his truck into a van. That van was driven by the RCMP, although he said he didn't know that at the time.
"I didn't know they were cops," he said, throwing his hands in the air.
"There were no markings (on the cars), there were no lights and they didn't scream 'Cops!' or anything like that."
Police said plainclothes RCMP officers were trying to arrest suspects in connection with an ongoing drug investigation and, after an altercation, a Mountie fired his 9-mm, standard-issue Smith and Wesson pistol several times.
There were no injuries.
Abella denies there was an altercation and said he doesn't know anything about drugs.
"I've got nothing to do with drugs," said Abella, adding his probation order was for a fighting incident a few years ago in Montreal. "I never did drugs in my life."
He said he wondered why he was being shot at, but didn't waste time hanging around to find out.
He sped away, driving all the way to Port aux Basques. Abella said police arrested him while he was on the ferry.
"The ferry would have been gone, had it not been for poor weather," he said.
He said police questioned his friend, who was in the passenger seat, but let him go.
Police had been looking for two trucks driven by the suspects, but Abella said he knows nothing about a second truck.
The RCMP said it is investigating and may lay charges at a later date.
While the police didn't find any drugs on Abella, he said they did seize $7,000, which he claimed was money he had to buy a new truck. He hopes the police will give it back to him.
His first step, though, was to get his personal belongings at the St. John's lockup. As he ran across Water Street in the pouring rain, he said he hoped to get a good lawyer to help him fight the charges.
Within the next few days he will be going back to Montreal, he said, where he's lived since 1997 after moving from Algeria.
He said he has Canadian citizenship and his parents live in Montreal.
While living in Algeria, he said he was a professional soccer player - a goalkeeper in a first-division league.
In Montreal, he said he's working on becoming a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.
Abella will be back in court in St. John's Feb. 18, but said people here should not be afraid of him.
"People here don't have to worry," he said. "I'm a good person. I'm a good guy."


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Sounds pretty cool. Thanks for the link.
Some clever blokes over at hackaddict.net have come up with a way of streaming your iTunes library through your Wii.
This is done by using the Opera browser, and involved downloading MyTunes - the website gives a full tutorial on how to set it up - not tried it myself yet but it looks pretty cool, if anyone gives it a go before me then post how it goes!
Sounds pretty cool. Thanks for the link.
The key to immortality is first living a life
worth remembering. - Bruce Lee
PSN ID: Byuakuya
Rather just play GRAW 2 and listen to music on my 360 to be honest.
Trading my Wii again! Come on home 360!
Games: Metroid Prime 3, Super Paper Mario, Ghost Squad, Link's Crossbow Training + Wii Zapper, Geometry Wars, Battalion Wars 2
i think i might give it a try...gunna look over the website...if i do try i'll let you all no~~!!!
Wii Online Code: 3201-2736-5122-4454
Wii Username:snozzberry
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING Wii FRIEND CODES
Wii Play | Zelda:Twilight Princess | Super Paper Mario | Splinter Cell D.AMortal Kombat Armageddon
**Just got Photoshop CS2!!, learning to make sigs**
You could just use an MP3 player and save youself all this hassle.
Really, I don't get why people do all these faffy things. There's little/no point to them.
I know it's not for everyone, i dont think i'd do it on a regular basis, it's just a nice app that people can check out if they want.
Has anyone who has tried this found the interface to be better than Tversity or Orb?
ok..well..i decided not to go through with it because i went to the website and alot of users are showing that the music is there and playing but wont play, this may be a reason that has to do with ripping your personal cd's to itunes in the first place (different file type), some say the screen is unreadable...overall it seems there is too many problems ..which in my case could lead to lots of time that i coulda used for something else...lmao..like listening to music on itunes on my computer lol ....
Wii Online Code: 3201-2736-5122-4454
Wii Username:snozzberry
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING Wii FRIEND CODES
Wii Play | Zelda:Twilight Princess | Super Paper Mario | Splinter Cell D.AMortal Kombat Armageddon
**Just got Photoshop CS2!!, learning to make sigs**
I guess that would be good for people who can't afford a computer or something, but I like to use my computer a lot more for anything.
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Don't listen to Mr.Resi, Chad Smith owns Thrasher!
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you would have to have a computer in order to stream from itunes... it just broadcast your current library and you pretty much connect to it on your wii through oprea... but i mean if you had a buddy or something that did this then yah you wouldnt need a PC.Originally Posted by Half Empty


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MEN invented the Internet. And not just any men. Men with pocket protectors. Men who idolized Mr. Spock and cried when Steve Jobs died. Nerds. Geeks. Give them their due. Without men, we would never know what our friends were doing five minutes ago.
You guys, ladies suck at technology and the New York Times is ON IT.


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FLINT, MI – The a cold, rainy Devil's Night could bode well for firefighters, police and the community.
Flint police Chief Alvern Lock, Mayor Dayne Walling, Blue Badge volunteer Coordinator and Officer Tayna Meeks were at the ministration on North Ballenger Highway meeting with the media before kicking off Devil's Night patrol.
Meeks said there were about 50 volunteers had signed up to patrol neighborhoods for Blue Badge.
"It helps when it's cold, wet," Lock said. "It's hard to start fires."
About two hours later, the city had its first structure fire of Devil's Night 2012. The vacant home was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters got to the 200 block of East Sherman Avenue about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
"It may be an abandoned house, but people live next door or behind it," Lock said.
No one was injured in the fire.
Dominic Adams is a police reporter for The Flint Journal. Contact him at email@example.com or 810-241-8803. Follow him on Twitter or Facebook.


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You may remember that during the first few years of your child's life, you scheduled and attended many exams for them. These exams are called well-child exams (or sometimes referred to as an "annual physical," "well-baby exam," or "HealthCheck"). Did you know that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children and adolescents up to the age 21 receive a well-child exam every year?
A well-child exam is a physical and medical assessment of a child when he/she is not sick. They are incredibly important for preventing and screening for illness, disease and developmental delays. They are also a great opportunity for you to raise questions and concerns that you may have regarding your child's development, behavior and well-being.
Did you know that most insurance plans will cover the cost of the entire exam—with no copay? Some also offer incentives to encourage you to schedule the exam. Assistance is available to help you find a provider in your network and will help arrange the appointment.
Scheduling an annual well-child exam is an important way to keep your child healthy. We recommend that well-child exams be performed at your child's primary care provider's office.
If your teen has a sports physical every year, please remember: a well-child exam can serve as a child's sports physical, but a sports physical cannot replace a well-child exam. A sports physical just checks to ensure that your child is capable to participate in a particular sport. A well-child exam is much more comprehensive.
Annual well-child exams also help keep children and adolescents on schedule for their immunizations. This is particularly beneficial for students that need to meet the requirements for the 7th and 12th grade immunizations.
If you'd like to help promote well-child exams in your clinic or to fellow parents, please check out our resource page for free materials.
The goal is to equip early care & education leaders in WV to build "Circles of Caring" (Protective Factors) using national evidence-based Strengthening Families tools. National research shows that these factors are linked to reductions in child abuse and neglect by providing parents with what they need to parent effectively, even under stress.


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THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Palmer Park, a section of the Carrollton Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The historic district stretches on both sides of Carrollton Avenue from the river to the Earhart Expressway, encompassing a variety of neighborhoods like Northwest Carrollton, Hollygrove, Central Carrollton, Carrollton-Riverbend, Maple Area and many more. The Palmer Park neighborhood is bounded roughly by South Claiborne Avenue on the north, Sycamore Street on the south, South Carrollton Avenue on the east and Cambronne Street on the west. At its center is the eponymous park, which occupies two city squares fronting on Carrollton and the streetcar line. The park features rolling green lawns and a collection of august oaks, one or more of which are members of the Live Oak Society, testaments to their age and girth. Iron benches circle an obelisk in the center of the park, and twin white guardhouses connected by a fanciful arch mark the entry from Carrollton Avenue. Although the park suffered from neglect in the late 1990s, interest in its assets has blossomed, especially since Hurricane Katrina, thanks in part to the efforts of the Palmer Park Neighborhood Association and Friends of Palmer Park, a nonprofit founded to promote its revitalization. The Arts Council of New Orleans sponsors a popular monthly arts market in the park (see box) and the neighborhood occasionally uses it for events such as Easter egg hunts and crawfish boils.
THE BLOCK: The 2300 block of Dublin Street on the even (or west) side of the street, bounded by South Claiborne Avenue and Neron Place. The block is representative of early 20th-century New Orleans house styles, including Mediterranean revival, craftsman and Beaux arts. Several homes are two-story and almost monumental in scale, but others are more modest. Regardless of size or style, the houses sit back from the sidewalk, most on unfenced lots and some on slight terraces. Every house has a full view of Palmer Park, its sheltering oaks and its restful green expanses. Nearby, a new grocery store, drugstore and bank branch offer residents long-awaited conveniences.
THE HOUSES: Six houses, including two large ones on terraced lots close to Neron Place, a single shotgun, a mid-century brick split-level, one composed of two craftsman camelbacks joined by a "bridge" and one under construction.
With out-of-town nieces scheduled for a visit this weekend, I begin seeking just the right restaurants and just the right entertainment to make our visit together memorable. I am in luck: Not only are the clubs booked with talent, but the Arts Council is hosting its monthly market at beautiful Palmer Park, on the streetcar line. What could be a better outing? I set out on a Street Walk to map out our adventure.
Anatomy of the block
I would love to sit on any of the front porches in the 2300 block of Dublin Street and look out at the oaks of Palmer Park, while streetcars rattle by a block away. I stop for a little while to take it all in, then turn my attention to the collection of houses facing the park.
The first house -- the white one on the corner of Neron Place -- is a show-stopper. Though it doesn't really fit neatly into any category, I see Mediterranean revival in its stucco exterior, red tile roof and deep eaves, and Beaux arts in its banded block columns, cartouches (stucco shield-like ornamentation), art glass windows and cast flower medallions. Can those two go together? I will leave it to my architectural historian friends to tell me, but in the meantime I am enjoying studying the barrel-roofed dormer and lushly planted garden.
Next door is another house that defies easy categorization. Like the white house, it is large and occupies a terraced lot. But instead of stucco, this one is sided in wood, except for a band of stucco at the very top, near the roof. Someone clever with color has noticed this feature and used a deep dark green to contrast it with the cafe au lait of the body. An unusual railing on the second-floor porch and ornamentation on the wood box columns suggest the hand of a master.
A diminutive single shotgun sits next door, much more intimate in scale than the two houses to its left. The house is single-story and painted a light mint green with purple accents. I like the contrast in proportion and style with the two large neighbors: If this house matched them in scale, the block might seem over-built.
The red brick split-level a few steps closer to Claiborne serves as a punctuation mark (or, rather, a semicolon), before the architectural composition of the block continues. It is a prelude to the fascinating house that comes next.
From a car, the house looks for all the world like two neighboring houses, albeit twins, painted the same rich craftsman color scheme. But, indeed, they function as one: A wing joins the two, but only at the second level, creating a kind of breezeway and entry to a rear court and carriage house.
The camelbacks have an assortment of identifiable craftsman features, such as exposed rafter tails, mitered boards at the corners, multipaned top sashes over simpler bottoms, and, again, color, which has been used brilliantly to showcase the many distinct features.
At the corner of Dublin and South Claiborne, I see that a large home with front and side porches is under construction. I remember the raised-basement house that was here before it was knocked off its foundation by a tornado in February 2006. I am so pleased to see that the design of this replacement seems to take a cue from its neighbors: Aren't those exposed rafter tails at the roof line?
Life on the street
I am gawking at the park and watching people walk home from the grocery store, bags in hand, when I hear a voice calling to me from a window.
"Hello! May I help you?"
I have to search for a second or two but soon Helen Henderson Jones comes into focus, peering out of the window of the bridge between the two camelbacks.
"Wait a minute," she says after I answer. "I'm coming down."
Jones and I have an excellent visit. I learn all about her efforts to protect Palmer Park's oaks by enrolling them in the Live Oak Society, as well as her volunteer work on the Neighborhood Conservation District committee, reviewing demolition applications.
As it inevitably does, talk turns to the storm, and I am amazed to learn that Jones' home avoided flooding.
"It's raised pretty high, and so water got under it but not in it," she tells me. "The floors warped from the moisture, but once they dried out, they just laid down again."
When I ask about the house going up next to hers, she tells me that the house it replaces was not the only one ravaged by the tornado.
"The flood spared us, but the tornado got us," she says.
Fred, her miniature poodle, is jumping up and down, performing for attention, when I hear another dog barking.
"Oh that's the pug," she explains. "Have you ever seen a black pug? Come here, Galileo. Come meet our visitor."
Stephanie Bruno can be reached at email@example.com. For more pictures of blocks profiled in this column, go to www.flickr.com/photos/housewatchertp


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Julie Knight held Grissom scoreless for five innings as tournament host Spain Park pulled out a 1-0 victory in the semifinals of the Jaguar Classic.
Marley Barnes drove home Haleigh Sisson with a third-inning sacrifice fly for the game's only run. Destini England went 2 for 2 and Marisa Osga doubled for the Jaguars (20-1).
Knight (14-0) scattered three hits and two walks against two strikeouts for her second shutout of the year.
Eighth-grader Natalie Foor took the loss for Grissom (3-4-1). She allowed four hits in five innings, along with two walks and three strikeouts.


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Registration and sponsorship opportunities are now available and are filing up fast for the 2nd annual Headquarters Battalion benefit golf tournament "Tee It Up Fore Marines" on March 23.
The event, which is sponsored by the Marines and Sailors Adoption Committee, City and Mission Viejo Community Foundation, will benefit the Marines and Sailors and families of the City's adopted Headquarters Battalion of the 1st Marine Division.
The tournament includes 18 rounds of golf with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. at the pristine Marine Memorial Golf Course in Camp Pendleton.
Community members, businesses and organizations are invited to support Mission Viejo's adopted troops by participating in or sponsoring the event. Sponsorships range from $200 to $5,000 but donations in any amount are welcome and appreciated. Items that will be auctioned or raffled off are also sought. The fee for an individual golfer is $200. A foursome, which includes a Marine, is $800. The deadline for sponsorship opportunities is March 9.
Along with the honor of golfing with Mission Viejo's Marines, the fun-filled worthy event will include lunch, a barbecue dinner, an awards ceremony and much more.
To support the event, make checks payable to the Mission Viejo Community Foundation and mail them to the Marine Golf Tournament c/o Mission Viejo Community Foundation, 200 Civic Center, Mission Viejo, CA 92691.
For more information, visit www.teeitupforemarines.com or call 949-470-3061.


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The north shore falls for art
The 19th annual Fall for Art block party takes place in Covington's historic St. John district Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. In addition to Covington's gaggle of full-time art galleries, 40 other businesses will present art exhibits, demonstrations and boutique shopping during the event. Columbia Street and Lee Lane will be closed during the party to accommodate strolling and listening to the live music at various locations. Neighborhood restaurants and bars will be open for art lovers in need of refreshment.
Anchoring the evening is "Contemporary Women Artists in Louisiana: Selections From the New Orleans Museum of Art," an exhibit at the St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., with works by past and present female art stars such as Ida Kohlmeyer, Jacqueline Bishop, Clyde Connell, Linda Benglis, Shirley Massinter and many others. Also, look for an exhibit of works by Rick Brunner, Babette Beaullieu and Mary Monk at Brunner Gallery, 215 N. Columbia St.
Other special events include the second annual "Over the Top" Chefs Competition, from 6 to 7 p.m. on Columbia Street, where chefs will be judged on their ability to create 60-minute dishes from a set selection of farmers market products. Participants will represent Calypso Patio Bar & Grill, Coffee Rani and the Columbia Street Tap Room. The chefs competition will be followed by the second annual Bartenders Competition from 7:30 to 8 p.m., featuring contestants from Calypso Patio Bar & Grill, Buster's Place and the Columbia Street Tap Room, among others.
Call 985.892.8650.
Watch as Times-Picayune critics give their weekend picks here.
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Answer to 1. If you have your PC connected to the internet via a wireless router, then no, you don't have to have it on to have wireless internet; I use my laptop all the time while our desktop PC is turned off.Originally Posted by stu
Answer to 2. As far as I understand it, Wii will connect to the internet just as the DS does; all it needs is a wireless internet connection, or a usb-internet adapter if you don't have a wireless router; a wired connection would also most likely be faster/more reliable. I'm guessing the routers that are compatible with Wi-Fi for the DS, which can be found here, will be compatible with Wii.
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LANSING — A motorcyclist crashed Sunday afternoon on Lansing's north side, losing a leg among serious injuries.
Lansing police public information officer Robert Merritt said police were dispatched to the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Terminal Road about 5:40 p.m. for the crash. Officers arrived and found the motorcyclist, a 20-year-old Lansing man, and had him transported to a local hospital.
Police's preliminary investigation determined the man was driving his motorcycle north along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard when he lost control and left the roadway near Terminal Road. The vehicle and driver struck several light poles before coming to a rest.
Alcohol does not appear to be a factor, but speed may have contributed to the accident, Merritt said. Lansing police accident investigators were still working the case on Monday to determine a cause.
As of Monday morning, the driver's injuries did not appear life-threatening, Merritt said.
The Lansing Board of Water & Light was called to the scene of the accident to repair multiple light poles.
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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Penn State head coach Coquese Washington collected her 100th career coaching win as the No. 11/10 Lady Lions (8-2) earned the 60-41 win at Virginia Tech (4-4) Wednesday
evening. Washington is just the second women's basketball coach in school history to surpass the 100-victory mark.
Junior guard Maggie Lucas (Narberth, Pa.) was a stellar 7-for-9 from the field en route to a team-best 17 points to go along with four rebounds and two assists. Fellow junior guard Dara Taylor (Wilmington, Del.) tied her best scoring performance as a Penn Stater with 15 tallies, including a career-high three makes from beyond the arc. She also had three rebounds and a steal. Senior forward Mia Nickson (Ashburn, Va.) notched her second double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Alex Bentley (Indianapolis, Ind.) also reached double figures with 10 tallies to compliment four assists and five steals.
The Hokies took the early 4-0 lead in the first three minutes as the Lions struggled to find an offensive rhythm, butLucas got Penn State on the board with a floater with 16:56 left in the first to start a 7-0 run that included a three-pointer from Taylor and rebound and putback from Nikki Greene (Diboll, Texas) to make it 7-4 with 15:14 left in the opening frame. Following a Virginia Tech bucket, Ariel Edwards (Elmont, N.Y.) connected on a jumper, Nickson made one of two free throws and Lucas drained a jumper to give the Lady Lions the 12-6 lead with less than 11 minutes left in the half.
Virginia Tech would score six of the game's next eight points to close within two (14-12) before Gizelle Studevent (La Jolla, Calif.) and Lucas connected on back-to-back shots to extend the lead back to six (16-12) with 6:40 on the clock. The Hokies made their lone three-pointer of the first half to cut the lead in half before Bentley and Lucas teamed up to score the next four points of the game and make it a 22-15 contest with 4:10 left. The lead remained seven for the remainder of the half with the teams exchanging score and the Lions took a 28-21 lead into the break.
The teams exchanged scores to open the second, but Bentley and Lucas scored the next four points to push the Penn State lead to its largest of the game to that point at 34-23 with 16:43 remaining. VT's Alex Kiss-Rusk hit a three-pointer, but the Lady Lions responded with a 12-2 run that featured five points from Taylor, a three from Lucas and a bucket each from Nickson and Bentley to extend the lead to 46-28 with 10:36 left.
Both teams went cold from the field as neither team scored a field goal for more than five minutes. The only scoring was six free throws by Virginia Tech's Monet Tellier to make it a 46-34 game with 5:50 left. Taylor snapped Penn State's scoreless streak with a three-pointer, but the Hokies responded with a three of their own to keep the gap at 12 (49-37). Nickson scored five consecutive points to start a 11-0 run to give the Lady Lions a 60-37 lead with 1:42 remaining. Virginia Tech scored the game's next four points for the 19-point win (60-41).


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