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ANOTHER ENTERTAINMENT OPTION ... THE FREE SUMMER IN MIDTOWN CROSSING.. PEOPLE GATHERING ON THE LAWN THERE FOR TONIGHT'S PERFORMANCE BY 'THE THE STAGE AT SEVEN O' CLOCK. ( back inside the newsplex.. Chief meteorologist Bill Randby joins us live..And Bill we've seen lots of storms lately.What is tonight looking like? ) THE METRO AT AROUND 9PM THIS EVENING, MOSTLY CLEAR AND 77 WE'LL BE OUT PROGRAMMING WEATHER RADIOS AT THE COUNCIL BLUFFS HY VEE NEAR THE MALL OF THE BLUFFS SATURDAY FROM 10:00AM - 1:00PM LIVE SUPER DOPPLER 7 RADAR SHOWS RAIN MOVING OUT OF THE VIEWING AREA STILL A LITTLE STORM NEAR FALLS CITY THE RADAR SATELLITE LOOP HAS THE ACRIVE WEATHER NNOW ALL EAST INTO CENTRAL IOWA ALSO STORMS NORTH ACROSS THE DAKOTAS NEARER TO THE UPPER LEVEL LOW THIS IS A LIVE VIEW FROM OUR SKYCAM NETWORK HERE IN THE OMAHA METRO SIX PM CONDITIONS FROM OMAHA'S EPPLEY AIRFIELD MIKE JOHNSON HAD ABOUT A FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT IN NORFOLK THIS MAP SHOWS OTHER CITIES REPORTING CONDITIONS AT 6PM...UP INTO THE 80S IN NEBRASKA...CLOUDS AND SOME RAIN KEPT WESTERN OUR STORM PREDICTOR IT IS WEATHER CONDITIONS WE START OFF RIGHT NOW IN THE MIDWEST I'LL STOP AT 11:00PM SO YOU CAN SEE CLEARING WEATHER LATE THIS EVENING NOW WE RUN THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING AND HERE HERE IS TOMORROW'S WEATHER STOPPING AT 4:30PM.... STARTING TO WATCH FOR SHOWERS TO THE WEST NOW WE'LL LOOK AHEAD INTO TOMORROW NIGHT..AT LEAST A SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN THEN LET'S LOOK AHEAD TO SATURDAY STOPPING AT NOON...AND AGAIN FOR AROUND 4:30PM...AGAIN, SOME SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES HERE IS MY FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAR AND 64 NEXT HERE IS WHAT TO EXPECT AT 8:00AM TOMORROW MORNING, MAYBE A BIT OF FOG AND THEN FOR 4:00PM TOMORROW AFTERNOON, SUNNY AND UP AROUND 90. FIRST WE BREAK DOWN THE NEXT THREE DAYS...STORM CHANCES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND NOW THE REST OF THE SEVEN
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The first round of the LHSAA football playoffs is in the books and the first week featured no shortage of offensive performances.
Lynn Simmons rushed for 216 yards and four touchdowns in No. 24 Hahnville's dominate victory over No. 9 Ouachita Parish on Friday.
Ehret completed a late fourth quarter rally to upset Mandeville in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs on Friday. Ehret wide receiver Jayshawn Washington caught two touchdown passes within a 17 second span to clinch the victory over the Skippers, 21-14.
East Jefferson running back Ronald Green led the Warriors to a victory over McDonogh 35, 24-0. Green rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns in the bi-district game at Joe Yenni.
Ponchatoula quarterback Christian Campbell helped his team overcome Haughton with a 56-55 victory. Campbell rushed for 269 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-tying touchdown with 50 seconds remaining in regulation in the win against Haughton. He also passed for 80 yards and a score.
Carver's Rodney Major rushed for 207 yards and two touchdowns (73 and 68 yards) to help the Rams overcome Oakdale 56-47 in a Class 2A bi-district playoff.
Belle Chasse moved onto the second round of the Class 4A playoffs with a 55-14 victory over Lakeshore. Quarterback Andrew Hicks carried the ball for 190 yards and four touchdowns. He was also 14-of-21 for 253 yards and one touchdown.
Northlake Christian quarterback Josh O'Rear passed for 175 yard and three scores, and ran for another two touchdowns for 84 yards. Northlake Christian got a convincing 49-14 victory over Redemptorist.
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These days, many people are enthusiastic about buying a property in Bromsgrove. Scenic beauty, cozy ambiance, lovely atmosphere, tranquil surroundings etc are a few of the emphasizing reasons why many folks wish to own and fence a property in this great area. However, buying a property and fencing its boundary requires a lot of attention. Besides opting for fencing hire, you should give thought to a number of aspects in order to purchase a property of your likings.
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Jersey City residents participating in a pair of unique employment training initiatives received a show of support from Mayor Steve Fulop this morning.
Fulop, who was joined by former Gov. James McGreevey -- the current director of the city's Employment and Training Program -- were on hand at the Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center this morning for both training sessions.
The first of the two programs -- an emergency medical technician certification course -- will see 14 Jersey City residents become EMTs. The program is part of a partnership between Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health and the city's Employment and Training Program.
"This program is an excellent opportunity for me to get more medical experience and training under my belt," said Shellene Wells, who is enrolled in the program. "This will change my life as just another step, just another level of helping people."
The 20-week intensive training program is free to the students and runs through Nov. 25, every Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
"If you're willing to go through this program and dedicate yourself to becoming an EMT and a paramedic -- whatever the future holds for you -- you will have a partner in the employer to make sure that you can feed a family, grow professionally, grow educationally and be a better member of the whole Jersey City community," Fulop said.
After completing the course, the participants will be offered local employment with a salary of over $16 per hour. Each student has been screened and met basic requirements to train in the class, said JCMC CEO Joseph Scott.
Scott called it a win-win as members in the community are receiving a job, while the hospital is adding more EMTs to its staff.
The second program is a construction apprenticeship with the New Jersey Laborers' Union, open to Jersey City minorities. Having completed classroom training, the 29 qualified residents will receive two weeks in Jamesburg beginning Monday, Aug. 4.
Upon completion of the course, graduates will be hired for work on Jersey City construction projects as early as next month.
Transportation for these participants will be provided to shuttle them between Jersey City and Jamesburg daily.
"I'm standing up here with a shirt and tie on and 35 years ago I never thought I would be," said Mike Cackowski, director of the Laborers' Apprentices for New Jersey and Delaware Training and Apprentice fund.
"I literally dug myself out of the ditch to be where I am today," Cackowski said. "The sky is the limit. What you put into it, that's what you're going to make. I'm living proof of someone coming from this community getting out there.
"We're here to help people who want to help themselves."
Gilroy Clarke stood up to say that the program will change his life and help feed his kids. He plans to "give it my all."
Fulop addressed the class as well, explaining that the city's employment problem won't be solved overnight, but this is one step closer to moving forward.
As this is the first Laborer's Union Apprenticeship class that will be offered, Fulop asked the students to make sure they go to work every day and on time because they are setting the standard for future classes.
"I don't want you to become part of the wrong percent," McGreevey said to the students in his program. "I want you to give back to the community."


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The polling station at the Bayonne Public Library on Avenue C had more poll workers than voters at mid-day today.
Although polls had been open since 6 a.m., as of 2:15 p.m., only 19 people had come to vote in the primary elections for the U.S. House of Representatives, said Michael Kostelnik, a judge in the 3rd Ward.
Kostelnik, who has been volunteering at polling stations for 32 years, said the turn-out was low so far, especially compared to the heated mayoral election last month.
"Primaries are always slow," he said. "But this is even slower than most. It's not much of a battle. When there's going to be a real contest, that's when people show up."
The signs for the contested May 11 election still linger on Bayonne lawns and in storefronts, next to campaign slogans for next Tuesday's run-off election for the City Council.
"I didn't even know there was an election going on," said Judy Dempsey, peering at the blown-up sample ballot hanging on the door to the polling station.
She had come to the library to pick up her granddaughter; the Department of Municipal Services Pre-School is located right beside the polling station.
Dempsey said she did not remember receiving a sample ballot in the mail.
As another parent walked up with a stroller, Dempsey asked him, "Are you voting?"
"For who?" said Steve, who declined to give his last name. "What is this for? Didn't we just vote?"
However, the voters who did come emphasized their civic responsibility to participate in the elections.
"We always vote," said Terry Nolan, who exited the poll station with his wife. "If you don't vote, you gotta keep your mouth shut."


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In a recently released mini-documentary on the making of Young The Giant's sophomore record, the California indie-rockers discuss the challenges of writer's block.
In that context, the title, "Mind Over Matter," makes some sense.
But it seems the true catalyst for the band's second release, the touch that filled the gaps in their creative struggles, was a big scoop of synth. Through the wails of distorted organs and the pings and pangs of digital strings, the new tones add ambiance, and some wholeness to the album released Tuesday.
But this new, layered equation doesn't always fly.
On the group's latest single, "Crystallized," those organs are the spine of a catchy, playful tune. And on "Anagram," string plucks laid over the guitars give the song an extra voice.
The pop elements inject some versatility to match the strength of Sameer Gadhia's unmistakable vocals, which shine up and down the new record.
But later, in "Eros," the '80s synth winks are a distraction, seemingly a product of over-production.
"It's About Time," a raw, crunchier rock track closer to the group's debut, and "Firelight," a minimalist haunt wound by a 311-esque riff are standouts on an album top-heavy with singles, but a bit glazed-over in the back half.
There is no chest-thumping arena hit like "My Body" this time around, but a sophomore slump "Mind Over Matter" is not. There is absolutely a level of maturity in the writing, and the guys from Irvine should see continued success with this latest offering.


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Overall Record: 574-435-32 (1041 Games)
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FLINT, MI -- Paul Glomski, Kettering University graduate and co-founder of Detroit Labs, was featured on a recent "60 Minutes" clip.
The segment, which discussed Detroit and what a city looks like when it goes bankrupt, talked with Glomski about his business.
Detroit Labs, a tech business, started in Detroit and sits in Dan Gilbert's Madison Building.
A Detroit Labs milestone was its "Chevy Game Time" app for the 2012 Super Bowl, allowing viewers to answer trivia questions and possibly win a car.
The 60 Minutes segment discussed how there are some people promoting growth and positive things in Detroit.
"For us it's really about opportunity to get access to leading global brands that are in the area. And we've used that as a basis to grow," Glomski said during the clip.
Glomski was also included in Crain's Detroit Business's 40 under 40.


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So much happened in the final week of the regular season.
The biggest happening was Lowell beating East Grand Rapids, 35-12.
This not only handed the Pioneers, ranked No. 1 in Division 3 all season, its first loss since a 21-20 heartbreaker to Caledonia mid-season a year ago, but it also cemented an unbeaten regular season for Lowell, the top-ranked team in Division 2, and the outright O-K White Conference title and area I-am-the-best bragging rights.
Another big happening was Holland Christian winning its first conference title and finishing off an unbeaten regular season after holding off Hamilton 20-13 for the O-K Green crown. A third biggie came with Caledonia rallying to beat Catholic Central to clinch the O-K Gold and a perfect regular season.
Kenowa Hills beat Union, 35-3, in the O-K Black to secure its first conference title, too.
Both Allendale in the O-K Silver and West Catholic in the O-K Blue played for all the honors Friday against also-unbeaten foes in their respective conferences, and both came out on the winning end.
Allendale bettered Hopkins 28-13, while West Catholic crushed defending champ Coopersville 35-0.
In the head-to-head non-league meeting earlier this season, Allendale did beat West Catholic, so that would give those Falcons an edge in the Top 10. Then again, what the other Falcons did in shutting out Coopersville, which had been in the Top 10 all season, gives them a big reason to be here, too.
So how about a Falcons tie at No. 10? Here is the final Top 10 of the regular season:
1. Lowell (9-0)
2. Holland Christian (9-0)
3. Caledonia (9-0)
4. East Grand Rapids (8-1)
5. Rockford (8-1)
6. Hudsonville (7-2)
7. South Christian (8-1)
8. Unity Christian (7-2)
9. Kenowa Hills (8-1)
10. Allendale (8-1) and West Catholic (7-2)
The end of the regular season does not mean the end for many area teams.
By securing at least six victories, a total of 25 area teams are assured a place in the playoffs, which kick off with district openers next weekend.
Holland qualified for the first time ever, while Unity Christian, Calvin Christian and Kenowa Hills will be making their second playoff appearances.
The other O-K Conference and area teams in are: Rockford, Muskegon, Hudsonville, Holland Christian, Hamilton, Lowell, East Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Christian, Caledonia, South Christian, Wayland, Catholic Central, West Catholic, Coopersville, Allendale, Hopkins, Kelloggsville, Fennville, Saugatuck, Spring Lake and Ravenna.
A total of 237 teams across the state automatically qualified.
That means that 19 other teams will fill in to complete the 256-team field. Will any of our area 5-4 teams -- Forest Hills Central, Zeeland East, Sparta, Comstock Park (4-4), Morley-Stanwood and Newaygo -- be among them?
To find out who is in, as well as the first-round pairings and sites, tune into the Selection Sunday Show at 6:30 tonight FSN.
The 30-minute program, hosted by FSN's Mickey York and Ryan Field, will announce the 256 qualifiers for the eight-division, five-week postseason tournament.
We'll have the pairings online tonight and dates and times by 5 p.m. Monday.
The playoffs end with the eight state championship games at Ford Field during Thanksgiving weekend.
For more of my thoughts on the latest Top 10 and on the playoff pairings, check out WOOD-TV 8's Sports Overtime, hosted by Larry Figurski, tonight.
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When you're at the top of the food chain the only way to go is down! Oscar-nominated screenwriter Kim Krizan fleshes out the world of zombies in here 2061 series. Tom Peyer (LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES) brings you a heart-warming tale of undead loss and reunion. Toby Cypress (KILLING GIRL) takes a look at what happens after zombies are turned back into humans. And many more tales that will take your flesh away.


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FLINT, MI -- It's been almost 1,000 days now since a man who grew up in Flint has been imprisoned in Iran.
Monday, May 19, family members and supporters are holding a vigil in Washington D.C., in front of the White House, to raise awareness.
There will be peaceful demonstrations and speeches. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Township, will attend.
Fellow Marine veterans will also attend. Former Marine Terry Mahoney will stand vigil for 1,000 minutes between the hours of 12:20 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., marking each of Hekmati's 1,000 days.
Organizers are asking people everywhere to spread the word about Hekmati on social media outlets using the hashtags #1000days and #freeamir.
Organizers are also asking people to share stories about how they spent the last 1,000 days and to take a photo of themselves with a Free Amir sign that can be found on their Facebook page.
From the vigil's Facebook page:
Did you watch the winter Olympics? Cry when Nelson Mandela died?
For nearly 1,000 days, U.S. citizen and Marine veteran Amir Hekmati has been held captive in Iran and imprisoned on false charges, given a death sentence that was later annulled, isolated in solitary confinement for 16 months with only the walls of his cell to keep him company, and secretly tried and sentenced to ten years in prison."
Blake Thorne is a reporter for MLive-The Flint Journal. Contact him at email@example.com or 810-347-8194. Follow him on Twitter or Facebook.


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KELLY OSBOURNE She didn't have the highest score of the week, but she was the biggest revelation, showing off a slimmed-down figure and graceful Viennese Waltz steps that had parents Ozzy and Sharon beaming in the audience.
JOANNA KRUPA If you don't subscribe to Maxim you may not have recognized the name of the Polish supermodel. But after getting last week's highest score for what Len Goodman called a "smoking hot salsa, " everybody knows her now.
AARON CARTER The 21-year-old singer who released his first record at age 10, had the highest score among the men after a cha-cha the judges called "spiky, " "sharp" and "edgy."
DONNY OSMOND Yes . . . Donny Osmond. His fox trot with partner Kym Johnson impressed the judges, who said he "played the audience like a master fiddler."
LOUIE VITO The abominable snowboarder is more Tony Hawk than Fred Astaire, but mad props to any dancer who can do a flip during the cha-cha.
DEBI MAZAR Her scores were low, but the judges comments were hilarious ("You can work those bosoms like nobody else!"). If she can get her feet to move as fast as her mouth, she just might win the thing.
MICHAEL IRVIN The Dallas Cowboys' Hall of Fame receiver said his nerves were "a million times worse" than before he played in the Super Bowl, and it showed -- his cha-cha tied for the low score but he survived another week.
TOM DeLAY The Republican and former House Majority Leader had two right feet, of course, but the 62-year-old Texan danced with gusto. "Parts were magic, parts were tragic, " judge Len Goodman said of his cha-cha with partner Cheryl Burke.
ASHLEY HAMILTON The 34-year-old son of George -- the man with the tan -- was the first male dancer voted off after displaying what judge Tonioli called "a total lack of showmanship."
MACY GRAY "Wow, OK, that was fascinating, " judge Carrie Ann Inaba said of Gray's Viennese waltz, and she didn't mean it in a good way. She was booted with the lowest score of the week.
Round 2 of "Dancing With the Stars" airs tonight, Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 p.m. on WGNO-26.
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Actress Hilary Duff, 22; rapper Young Jeezy, 32; actress Naomi Watts, 41; actress Mira Sorvino, 42; actress-comedian Janeane Garofalo, 45; actress Sylvia Kristel ("Emmanuelle"), 57; actor Joel Higgins ("Silver Spoons"), 66; singer Ben E. King, 71; actress Brigitte Bardot, 75; actor William Windom, 86.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The presale for Sunday's interleague game between the Nationals and Indians was 19,000 before it became official that Stephen Strasburg was going to start the game for Washington. It's safe to say there will be a few more people at Progressive Field than that to see the rookie right-hander following his 14-strikeout debut against Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Between midnight and gametime Wednesday night, the Indians sold 3,000 tickets. Said Dennis Lehman, Indians executive vice president of business, "that's rockin' it."
Overall, the Indians have sold 4,300 tickets this week for the game.
The gate will be appreciated. The Indians are last in attendance in the big leagues at 372,658 through 24 home games. Average attendance is 15,527.
"I played with him on the U.S. Olympic team in 2008," said shortstop Jason Donald. "We all knew he was going to be special."
Strasburg, 21, became the first pitcher in big-league history to strike out 14 batters without issuing a walk in his debut. Hall of Famer Bob Feller said he will be watching Strasburg from his usual seat in the press box Sunday.
In 1936, a 17-year-old Feller made his first start for the Indians and struck out 15 St. Louis Browns. Feller made six relief appearances before making that start.
"I want to see the 100-mph fastball, and I want to see the curve ball," Feller said. "Strasburg's got speed and control, which are all you need in this game. Walter Johnson, probably the greatest pitcher in history, had speed and control. Whether he's as good as Walter Johnson or Sandy Koufax or Bob Gibson, we'll have to wait and see."
Only four pitchers, according to Elias, have struck out 14 or more batters and not issued a walk as rookies since the start of division play in 1969 -- Strasburg, Roger Clemens in 1984, Dwight Gooden twice in 1984 and Kerry Wood in 1998. Wood, in his first start as a rookie in 1998, struck out 20 and didn't walk a batter against the Astros.
Wood is now the Indians closer.
In the last two years, Washington has had the first two picks in the draft. They selected two of the most hyped players in the last 10 to 15 years in Strasburg and catcher/outfielder Bryce Harper on Monday. To do that, they had to lose 102 games in 2008 and 103 games in 2009.
Manny Acta was the man who put the blood, sweat and tears into those seasons as Washington's manager. Fired on July 13, 2009 and hired by the Indians on Oct. 25, Acta never had the chance to reap the benefits of all those losses.
"Good for them," said Acta of the Nationals. "That was my path in life. That was Lou Piniella's path in life when he went to Tampa Bay and lost for a few years and developed a few players.
"It's part of the process. Just about every manager that goes through a rebuilding process lasts about two and a half to three years. I went through it with an attitude of gratitude. I'm grateful that I was able to manage for 2 1/2 years there. I'm also grateful that they fired me so I can be here. ... and I'm in a great situation here."
A sellout crowd of over 40,315 packed Nationals Park on Tuesday to see Strasburg. It was only the second sellout of the year for Washington.
Cleveland baseball fans have always liked an attraction. On July 24, 1976 Detroit rookie Mark "The Bird" Fidrych came at Municipal Stadium. Fidrych talked to the baseball and patted down the mound on his hands and knees. He was a show unto himself.
There was no Internet, 24/7 news cycles or SportsCenter. There was just a buzz about The Bird. Over 37,000 fans came to the park that day.
The Indians would like to be that fortunate Sunday.
Talk, talk: Commissioner Bud Selig has a conference call scheduled Thursday with the special committee for on-field matters. GM Mark Shapiro is on the committee and the expansion of instant replay in the wake of Armando Galarraga's lost perfect game against the Indians on June 2 is sure to receive a lot of discussion.
Shapiro is in favor of expanding the use of replay.
"I have always felt that if we can get the call right, and do it in a quick time frame, we should do it," said Shapiro. He admits that it would be difficult to do on safe and out calls, but believes there are creative ways to approach it that would not take the human element out of the game.
Finally: In the final day of the draft Wednesday, the Indians kept it all in the family. They took infielder Logan Thompson of Palm Beach Community College, son of Indians special assistant Robby Thompson, in the 33rd round and second baseman Aaron Fields of Wright State, son of minor league hitting coordinator Bruce Fields, in the 42nd round.


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MONTGOMERY - Under a compromise that was disclosed today, Alabama colleges and universities would get less money in the state education budget in the special session.
Higher education advocates in the Senate and lobbyists for higher education killed the $6.3 billion education budget on the last night of the special session after the upper chamber refused to allocate an additional $25 million to universities.
Now, higher education is slated to receive only an extra $20 million in firm dollars.
Gov. Bob Riley, in his original budget, had proposed cutting higher education by $50 million, but the House restored $25 million. The Senate agreed to go along with that figure, but the universities insisted on another $25 million.
In the new budget, Sen. Hank Sanders, D-Selma, said today that higher education will only receive an additional $20 million.
It would also receive $20 million in a conditional appropriation and $10 million in a "first-tier" conditional appropriation. Those funds would be allocated only if the economy picks up and the money is available.
Sanders said the agreement was worked out between himself, Sen. Del Marsh, R-Anniston; Rep. Richard Lindsey, chairman of the House Education Appropriations Committee; and Rep. Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, House Minority Leader.


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The Sims 4
The Sims 4 is the highly anticipated life simulation game that lets you play with life like never before. Create new Sims with intelligence and emotion. Experience all new intuitive and fun creative tools to sculpt your Sims and build unique homes. Control the mind, body, and heart of your Sims, and bring your stories to life.
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The Sims 2
The Sims 2 is the sequel of the acclaimed slice of life simulator The Sims. Like its predecessor, The Sims 2 put the player in control of an household of "sims" in order to direct their daily routine, which includes finding a job, befriending neighbors and addressing their basic needs. The player will be also able to completely customize the residential lot with a lot of stuff and thing, which sims are able to interact with. The main features introduced in The Sims 2 are: - New fully 3D engine, which all...
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PewDiePie's Tuber Simulator
Follow in the footsteps of one of the biggest internet stars, PewDiePie, by creating your very own pocket Tuber in PewDiePie's Tuber Simulator! Will you become the biggest, baddest Tuber ever in no time and kick PewDiePie out of his own throne?
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Job Simulator: the 2050 Archives
Robots cook, clean, service, and rule organize the world with precision and speed. Human occupations are now memories of the past; long gone are the blue collar jobs that ran the old world. Humans raised in our perfect automated society must not forget their useless ancient ancestors and history. This is why JobBot was born. JobBot created Job Simulator to teach humans what it is 'to job'. All praise to JobBot, for he is the keeper of human history. VR launch title for HTC Vive, Oculus Touch, and PlayS...
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is a football simulation game. It is the fifteenth edition of the Pro Evolution Soccer series. The game features improved artificial intelligence, dynamic match weather, larger set of player animations, new night time lightning and a revamped Master League.
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The Sims
The slice of life simulator from MAXIS and the llama-licious mind of Will Wright.
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The Sims 3
Create over a million unique Sims and control their lives. Customize everything from their appearances, to their personalities and even the home of their dreams. Then, send your Sims out to explore new locations around town and to meet other Sims in the neighborhood. With all-new quick challenges and rewarding game play, The Sims 3 gives you the freedom to choose whether (or not!) to fulfill your Sims' destinies and make their wishes come true.
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Animal Crossing
Occasionally strange but completely addictive, Nintendo's Animal Crossing for the GameCube is not so much a game as a simulation of life on a small town. Players begin the game by setting out to live life on their own in a colorful town, where they are greeted by a seemingly endless supply of things to do and characters to meet. Time passes in Animal Crossing in real-time, as the month, day, season, and time of day matches that of the player's. Holiday seasons come and go in Animal Crossing, just as the...
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Animal Crossing: New Leaf
The charming community-building franchise returns for with Animal Crossing: New Leaf. The Nintendo 3DS entry into this popular franchise introduces a number of options new to Animal Crossing, including the ability to become the head of the village and boost its development, a way to install certain items in the village to make its characteristics more personalized for each player, and the ability to view homes of other players who are tagged through StreetPass connections.
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Basement is a strategy game, where you play as a desperate scientist who chose the wrong path in his life. That path seemed easy, but turned into a deadly one. You have no choice but to build the most effective enterprise and stay alive in a cruel world of illegal business.
The Sims Online
The Sims Online was the first massively multiplayer online variation on Maxis's highly popular computer game The Sims, the second being the Online Weekend mode for The Sims Bustin' Out, and third being The Sims Social. The game was sold in retail stores in North America and Japan and could also be downloaded worldwide through the EA.com online store, though the game was English-only and had no official translations.
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Step into a living, breathing world where days and seasons pass in real time and your destiny is yours to create. Enjoy a new house, a new neighborhood, and some new friends. Try your luck in a Fishing Tourney, collect shells, or participate in special events and holidays. Communicate with friends and family; travel to the new City, get a Mii™ makeover, and more. The world is your sparkling, fresh canvas. You choose the pace and you craft the adventures!
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Youtubers Life
Youtubers Life is the ultimate vlogger tycoon/life-sim videogame. The main aim of this title is to become the world's greatest youtuber in history. To achieve it, you will have to edit videos, get in touch with other video bloggers and try that fame doesn't overload you. Create your own online video channel and upload videos to increase your fanbase… but keep an eye on your daily tasks while you don't lose track of your social life! You'll have to deal with fans, friends, family and time management! Incr...
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Euro Truck Simulator 2
Euro Truck Simulator 2 is a vehicle simulation game developed and published by SCS Software for Microsoft Windows and Linux and was initially released as open development on October 19, 2012. The game is a direct sequel to the 2008 game Euro Truck Simulator and it is second video game in Euro Truck Simulator series. Set in Europe, the player can drive one of a choice of articulated trucks across a depiction of Europe, picking up cargo from various locations and delivering it. As the game progresses, it i...
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Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
Show off your style by designing homes for all of your favorite Animal Crossing villagers! Use your creativity to design the perfect houses—inside and out—for both old and new friends. With the new amiibo cards, you can call your favorite villagers into the game.
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis is a construction and management simulation video game for the PC, Xbox, and PlayStation 2 based on the Jurassic Park series. The main point of the game is to recreate Jurassic Park - building a five-star theme park with dinosaurs, and turning John Hammond's dream into reality. In the park, the player builds paths, amenities for visitors such as food, restrooms, enclosures, and attractions. One must also keep the park safe and secure. The park can be populated with up to ...
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Makes 2 loaves
1 stick butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed bananas
1 (11-ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2/3 cups sliced almonds
1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries (or 1/2 cup butterscotch chips)
1/2 cup chopped dates
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add to the creamed mixture alternately with the bananas. Stir in the oranges, coconut, chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of the almonds, cherries (or butterscotch chips) and dates. (Note: You can toss the coconut, chocolate chips, almonds, cherries and dates in a bit of flour before adding to the mixture to prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the cake.)
Pour the mixture into two greased 8- by 4-inch loaf pans. Sprinkle with the remaining almonds. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing the cake from the pans. Cool completely on a wire rack.


text: Volkswagen group seems to be through with all the preparations for the much awaited launch of its all new SUV, Volkswagen Touareg. The SUV was first showcased in the country at the Delhi Auto Expo held at the beginning of the year. The official site of the Volkswagen group has flashed updates of their much awaited Touareg, the car will be introduced with a single engine option in the domestic market in coming times. The new Touareg is expected to be launched as a CBU.\u00a0 Touareg SUV is obvious to fall under a high price tag, which has already been revealed to be of an enormous amount of Rs. 57.86 lakh for Mumbai showrooms.\n\n\nNew Touareg\nIn light of technical specifications, the SUV will have a 3 litre TDI V6 turbo diesel engine which is present in many of the same segment vehicles including Audi A6. The Q5 and Q7 crossovers etc will be included in this new entry. The engine will churn out an incredible peak power of 240 Bhp between 3,800 to 4,440 rpm and a tremendous peak torque of 550 Nm between 1,750 and 2,250 rpm. The powerful engine is mated to an 8 speed automatic gearbox. The car will be equipped with a full-time 4 wheel drive as a standard along with highly acclaimed 4MOTION system. Touareg will have a water wading capacity of up to 500mm.\n\nThe car has been further ornamented with a bouquet of standard safety and comfort features such ABS, TCS, ESP, hill hold control, anti-slip regulation, electronic differential lock and multimedia music system with a 6 CD changer. On the exteriors front, the car will have stunning bi-xenon headlamps and day time LED. On the part of interiors , the car comes equipped with stylish all leather interiors, automatic 4 zone climate control system, built in Bluetooth compatibility and voice-activated controls. The car has standard cruise control and driver\u2019s seat comes with a14-way max comfort adjustable seat.


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Drop off three college students, two lawyers, two former NFL players and a Miss USA contestant on a remote island in Nicaragua, and what do you get?
Season 22 of "Survivor," one of the most popular reality television shows in America.
Those are among the 16 new castaways announced yesterday by CBS, which also confirmed a long-running rumor: Two former contestants will be added to the mix when the new season kicks off next month.
Their names will be announced later this week, but Survivor fan boards have been buzzing for months that the two will be rough-and-tumble "Boston Rob" Mariano and Texas millionaire/ manipulator Russell Hantz. Those guys are expected to be named leaders of two 9-member tribes, and they might end up getting immunity until the merge. (if all those rumors out there are true)
One new twist that has already been confirmed by longtime Survivor host Jeff Probst: Each contestant who is voted off at tribal council will be sent to an isolated spot called "Redemption Island," where he or she will live alone in exile.
In order to stay on Redemption Island, the castaway will have to compete in a duel against the next person eliminated at tribal council. The loser of the duel will be sent home, and the winner will wait for the next ousted castaway for another duel.
The ultimate winner of the duels will have an opportunity to return to the game – and will have a shot at the million-dollar prize that comes with the title of "sole survivor."
• If the rumors are confirmed, this will be Boston Rob's fourth shot at the million-dollar prize on Survivor (he also appeared on "The Amazing Race" twice), and it will be Russell Hantz's third try.
• Boston Rob was a runnerup on Season 8, losing to his future wife, Amber -- or, as Rob would say in his heavy Bawstin accent, Am-buh -- Bikrch. Rob returned to the show two more times, during Season 16's All-Stars show and Season 20's "Heroes vs. Villains."
• Russell Hantz is also a multi-repeat contestant. He finished second during Season 19 (losing to Natalie White) and third during "Heroes vs. Villains" (losing to Sandra Diaz-Twine and Parvati Shallow).
• Ten of the 16 contestants -- yes, 10 -- announced yesterday all live in California. The last time I counted, there were 50 states in America. And you would have to imagine there were some decent people from those other 49 states who auditioned for the show.
These are the contestants you will see when the new season – officially called
"Survivor: Redemption Island" – kicks off on Wednesday, Feb. 16, on CBS. Listed are their names, ages, occupations and current hometowns:
• Andrea Boehlke, 21 -- Student / Random Lake, WI
• Ashley Underwood, 25 -- Nurse/ former Miss Maine / Benton, ME
• Francesca Hogi, 36 -- Attorney / Washington, D.C.
• Grant Mattos, 29 -- Yoga instructor/ Former NFL player / West Hollywood, CA
• Kristina Kell, 46 -- Law student / Los Angeles, CA
• Matt Elrod, 22 -- Pre-med student / Nashville, TN
• Natalie Tenerelli, 19 -- Professional dancer / Acton, CA
• Phillip Sheppard, 52 -- Technology executive / Santa Monica, CA
• Player to be named later
• David Murphy, 31 -- Defense attorney / West Hollywood, CA
• Julie Wolfe, 50 -- Firefighter / Oceanside, CA
• Krista Klumpp, 25 -- Pharmaceutical sales rep / Columbia, S.C.
• Mike Chiesl, 31 -- Former Marine / Del Mar, CA
• Ralph Kiser, 45 -- Farmer / Lebanon, VA
• Sarita White, 36 -- Visual effects producer / Santa Monica, CA
• Stephanie Valencia, 25 -- Waitress/ student / Long Beach, CA
• Steve Wright, 51 -- Former NFL player / Huntington Beach, CA
• Player to be named later
More photos will be posted here later this week, but if you're dying to see what these people look like, check out the official Survivor site on CBS.com.
Len Melisurgo is a news editor at The Star-Ledger and a self-professed reality TV addict. Last year, he spent many sleepless nights blogging about Season 9 of "American Idol," Season 5 of "America's Got Talent" and Season 21 of "Survivor."
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A note from Phil Prehn of Syracuse United Neighbors on Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins:
"I'm probably in the good parks/public works faction voting for Driscoll.
I would vote for Howie, but for one nagging reason - the Greens are like Brigadoon - they only exist during election campaigns.
I wish Howie would get out there and organize some people and a power base, win an election and GET SOMETHING DONE.
Now, he's just the most articulate guy at the bar reeling off his ideas to make Syracuse better."
- Phil


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September 11, 2003
Teen Feared Kidnapped in Israel
Danna Bennett finished her waitressing shift at a Tiberias restaurant at 1 a.m., caught a taxi to a designated stop less than one mile from her house, started walking home and has not been seen since.
The Aug. 1 disappearance of the 18-year-old Los Angeles native has her family fearing their daughter might have been kidnapped. Despite intensive searches involving more than 200 police officers and civilians, appeals in the Israeli media for knowledge of Danna Bennett's whereabouts, and a $50,000 reward for any information related to the disappearance, the Bennetts have not been able to uncover any clues about her disappearance.
Danna Bennett's disappearance came only a week after a U.S. yeshiva student, Eliezer Zusia Klockhoft, 19, from Brooklyn, went missing after visiting the grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron, another northern city. He, too, has not been found yet.
Unlike disappearances in the United States, which are often a case of runaways or kidnapping by criminals, disappearances in Israel are often feared to be a case of terrorism. Indeed, both Danna Bennett and Klockhoft disappeared just days after Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah broadcast a call to kidnap more Israelis. Moreover, since the July 27 broadcast, several Israelis in the north -- the site of Danna Bennett's and Klockhoft's last appearances -- reported kidnapping attempts at gunpoint from which they were able to escape, according to The Jerusalem Post.
But Danna Bennett's family is not giving up the search.
"The first two weeks I was part of search parties," said Raphael Bennett, her 20-year-old brother who lives in San Francisco. "There was a base camp where people gathered, and we went out everyday literally searching fields. But now there is nothing to do except support my family."
Nancy Newport, a close family friend of the Bennetts who lives in Carthay Circle, said that since there is no body and no clues, the family fears that an Arab man posing as a Jew seduced Danna Bennett and lured her into a neighboring village, such as Kfar Kana, to work as a domestic slave. This has happened to other young Jewish girls in Israel, some of whom managed to escape.
The family does not want to discuss details of the case, for fear it would jeopardize efforts to locate their daughter.
But Raphael Bennett did say that although the FBI had come to Israel to help investigate the disappearance, he did not think that the American government was doing enough to help find his sister.
"I believe that the Israeli government is probably doing what they can, and if the American government is doing anything, I think they can probably be doing a lot more," he said. "The FBI came, but they didn't contact me or my parents, and whether they know something or don't know something is what we are going to try and find out. But I think they need to be over in Israel doing whatever it takes to find some idea of what happened."
A representative for the FBI would not comment on Danna Bennett's disappearance or efforts to find her.
Danna Bennett was raised in the Fairfax area where she attended Etz Jacob Hebrew Academy, an Orthodox day school. When she was 14, her parent's divorced and Danna moved to Israel with her mother and attended high school at a kibbutz.
Prior to her disappearance, she had been working as a waitress at her uncle's restaurant on the Tiberias boardwalk during the day. On July 30, two days before she disappeared, she had taken a night job at another restaurant in Tiberias. She was planning on returning to the United States in October to live with her brother, work at the YMCA in El Cerrito and decide what she was going to do in college.
"My sister is a very responsible girl," Raphael Bennett said. "She liked hanging out with my grandmother, helping her cook and writing down her recipes."
Raphael Bennett said that his sister is religious, keeps Shabbat and prays every day, and hasn't gotten serious about boys yet.
He also noted that police in Israel have closed the investigation into his sister's disappearance.
"They spent lots of money and manpower and didn't get any leads, so there was nothing for them to really do," he said. "But that doesn't mean that the other authorities like Shabak aren't working on it," he added, referring to the General Security Services.
He also said that his father had hired private investigators, but would say no more.
In Los Angeles, a number of Danna Bennett's friends from elementary school are getting together to pray for her, and Etz Jacob principal, Rabbi Shlomo Harroush is helping to raise money for the $50,000 reward.
"She is a wonderful girl," Harosh said. "She was very involved, very active, and this is really sad."
Raphael Bennett said that his family was trying to hold up under the pressure.
"My dad is still trying to stay optimistic, and so is my mother, but it is definitely tough," he said. "Instead of getting easier every day, it just gets more difficult. Hope has become a very difficult thing."
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Night Beds: Somewhere We Might Find Softer Light
I toss around the words "haunting," vulnerable," and "raw" often when reflecting on music, probably too often. I think this ends up being the case because I choose to write about music that strikes me, that I'm passionate about, and these are the qualities that at the end of the day I'm most drawn to.
It should come as no surprise then that these are the exact adjectives that I am overwhelmed with as I have been listening to Night Bed's recent debut Country Sleep. Winston Yellen's voice is as rough and ornately unadorned as it is expansive.
Vulnerability is at the core of this album, both lyrically and musically: lyrically vulnerable in the delicate fragility and frankness of Winston's lyrics and musically so in the bare a capella moments throughout the album that captivate, yet at the same time make me feel uneasy, as if I were walking in on or listening into a conversation not meant for anyone else's ears.
Yeller, however, takes these moment of vulnerability in stride, boldly beginning both the album and his live concerts with the yearning a capella track Faithful Heights and then fading into the arguably most catchy song off Country Sleep, Ramona.
Just when I was sure that I could not be anymore overcome, my experience seeing Night Beds perform live at Off Broadway taught me otherwise. Halfway through the set as Winston was thanking the handful of people huddled around the stage for coming, he slipped in a comment along the lines of: "I'm sure you guys have something much more important to be doing tonight." I cannot speak for the entire audience, but I for one couldn't disagree more. Even one day later, I am still quivering a bit from the show.. and yet I have no desire for this trance to wear off anytime soon.
Was I For You fades into a mesmerizing unreleased track starting around :52, don't miss the floating, delicate, intertwined harmonies:
But all you doubters and all you cowards, you and your heartache is not enough to know who you are. And all you dreamers and unbelievers, you and your heartache, it's not enough to know who you are. But all you dreamers and unbelievers, you and your heartache, it's not enough to know who you are.
Fuel/Friends recorded their 22nd Chapel Session over New Years with Night Beds, one that should not be missed.
Download Night Bed's entire session for free here. Be sure to prepare yourself for Winston's haunting cover of Seattle singer-songwriter Damien Jurado's Everything Trying.
Also not to be missed: Heather over at Fuel/Friends' wanders and ruminates with Winston on everything from the vulnerability of his songwriting process, to the relationship between art and commerce, intensity, exposure, and catharsis. Probably the most introspective and engaging interview, or better put conversation, I've read in a long time:
"Because when you're so close to art, you're always in trouble."


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Ratke, Lorenz and Brück, Sabine (2006) Mechanical properties of aerogel composites for casting purposes. Journal of Materials Science, 41, pp. 1019-1024.
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Official URL: http://springerlink.metapress.com
Polymeric aerogels are used in this study to bind foundry sand forming thus a new kind of mould and core material called AeroSand. A core and mould material in general shall be able to withstand all handling stresses in a foundry shop, withstand the thermal and mechanical stresses exerted onto them during casting, but should also easy removable from a casting. Therefore mechanical properties are important besides others and this paper therefore concentrates on bending and compression strength of AeroSands. It is shown that the strength levels obtainable with aerogel binders are comparable to conventional binder systems. One essential advantage of AeroSands, namely the easy core removal, is not payed off by a loss in strength. The mechanical properties can be explained using a simple extension of the Griffith criterion taking into account the microstructure of the sand aerogel composite and the fracture path.
|Document Type:
|Mechanical properties of aerogel composites for casting purposes
|6 March 2006
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|Journal of Materials Science
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|pp. 1019-1024
|aerogels, aerosands, core materials, mechanical properties, granular composite
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|Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old)
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|Space (old)
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|W FR - Forschung unter Weltraumbedingungen (old)
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|Institute of Materials Physics in Space > Institute of Space Simulation > Center for Solidification of Undercooled Melts (ZEUS)
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|Prof. Lorenz Ratke
|Deposited On:
|06 Mar 2006
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"It seems only fair to explain how the company works," says Evernote CEO Phil Libin. Paolo Vescia/San Francisco Business Times
Evernote CEO Phil Libin is unusually open about his online productivity software company's $30 million revenue run rate, and the $1 billion valuation given to Evernote recently by investors.
"It's easier to be open than secretive," Libin said, but also he is asking users to put their faith in Evernote, which builds applications that organize personal data in order to make users more productive.
Evernote is an Internet company that seeks to be an "external brain" for users, enabling them to capture, store and locate information, photos, experiences or ideas on various mobile devices and platforms.
"We want people to trust us with their lifetime memories. It seems only fair to explain how the company works," Libin said at his company's new 90,000-square-foot Redwood City headquarters.
It probably doesn't hurt, as well, that the story Libin has to tell is of a company on fire, with revenue tripling annually — meaning, he said, that it will be around $90 million next year.
To take advantage of the growth, Evernote has rapidly expanded staffing, with plans to boost its 200-person headcount to 500 in two years. At that point, Evernote will have filled out its new building, and Libin is already keeping tabs on potential properties nearby.
Evernote recently moved from Mountain View to Redwood City. The company has raised $166 million, including a $70 million round in May and a $50 million round in July 2011. Most of the $70 million is untouched, Libin said. Evernote is surviving mostly off cash flow.
Libin's calculated openness was strange at first for Ken Gullicksen, who led the $10 million Series B round as a general partner at Morgenthaler Ventures.
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Local legislators are encouraging their constituents to take advantage of programs designed to help homeowners make emergency repairs to their homes.
Owner-occupied rehabilitation programs administered by the Gloucester County Division of Housing and Community Development, as well as Triad Associates in Salem and Cumberland counties are set up to help low- and moderate-income homeowners make needed repairs that they might have difficulty financing themselves.
The loans can assist with making improvement to plumbing, heating, electrical, roofs, walls, ceilings, steps, railing, wells, septic systems, weatherproofing, lead removal and handicap accessibility.
Eligibility for the program is subject to strict income requirements based on the number of people in the household, as well as other factors.
Assemblywoman Celeste Riley — who announced the programs along with State Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Deputy Speaker John J. Burzichellli — said it was important for them to let their constituents know about the availability of these programs.
"It is very important that residents continue to take proper care of their homes," said Riley. "However, especially in light of recent economic circumstances, it may be the case that for one reason or another, making the necessary repairs might be difficult to finance.
For additional information on the Gloucester County Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program, including applications and specific eligibility standards, visit www.co.gloucester.nj.us/depts/e/ed/hcdev/oorp.asp or call 856-384-6868. Information for Salem County residents can be found at www.salemcountynj.gov/?wpfb_dl=944. Residents of Salem and Cumberland Counties can also call 856-690-9590 for additional information.
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Phone: 856-451-1000, ext. 556
Cell: 856-237-6645
The column that says the Japanese-flavored Food/Film/Fest at the Ashley-McCormick Center on Saturday in Bridgeton will be the best ever because the best Japanese heritage on earth is involved.
Good afternoon!
Weather is irrelevant not irreverent, right now,
Do you owe us a photo, Dolly Speranza?
Seventy-Eleven people took photos of your husband's promotion and none came out?
Just a 2 by 3, Dolly.
A farthing, a pittance, a mere bagatelle of Bridgeton's finest.
Now, back to Bridgeton's Food/Film/Fest.
Two things you should get excited about:
1. The Japanese food prepared by people who have cooked all their lives.
2. The celebrated Hoh Daiko drummers that set the county on its ear every year at the Obon Festival.
If you've never experienced real Japanese food and real Japanese culture, especially people outside of the area, set your GPS to 40-44 E. Commerce St., Bridgeton 08302, after you get your tickets by emailing email@example.com.
Cumberland County College anthropology students will present a series of monologues that capture the context of America during the height of the country's civil rights movement in the 1950s and '60s.
Part of the college's One Book-One College reading campaign, the event takes place Wednesday, April 9, beginning at 2 p.m. in the theater of the Guaracini Performing Arts Center, Sherman Avenue and College Drive.
The student actors will recreate the tone of the times by describing their "memories" of historic experiences, such as school integration; lunch counter sit-ins; voting registration and the use of poll taxes, literacy tests and whites-only primaries; Ku Klux Klan violence; and the Freedom Rides.
Admission to the event is free and the public is welcomed.
Set your GPS to 3322 College Drive, Vineland, NJ 08360.
President Debbie Booz has presented the State of FURever Friends Animal Rescue to the Pennsville Township Committee.
What Debbie needs to do now is get on the agenda of the Salem County freeholders and explain to them why we need an SPCA in this county.
It stands for Society to Prevent Cruelty to Animals like that clown who taped his dog's mouth shut in order to give him a bath.
We have no one — zip, zilch, nada — doing that work now, no matter what you've been told.
It isn't happening!
The Gloucester County Craftsmen & Home Show is coming to the Gloucester County 4-H Fairgrounds on May 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sign up as a Court Appointed Special Advocate to give abused and abandoned kids a voice in Family Court and we guarantee you that down the road, there will be perks for you volunteering over and above it being a life-changing experience.
Seriously, how many of those have you had in your life?
Phone 856-521-0734, FAX 856-494-1365 or email email@example.com and get taken to breakfast at Dodge's Market, in Elmer, on the second floor where the big, thick table is.
The spread is fantastic.
MY KIND OF TOWN: Where Melissa Helmbrecht should be named Tri-County Person of the Year, and if there is no such a title, one should be created.


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To the Editor:
Whom should we fear?
The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution has many ideals. One is "Insure domestic tranquility."
After more than 200 years, our national tax collectors, elected officials and media voices are challenging one of our nation's ideals.
The Internal Revenue Service has taken deliberate measures to interfere with the rights of the tea party and conservative groups. These citizen groups believe in the Constitution, smaller government and lower taxes. The actions of the IRS with regard to tax-exempt status for these groups are a direct affront to the Constitution.
There are Obama supporters who would have you believe the IRS acted even-handedly across the political spectrum.
We have liberal members of Congress who basically assert that conservatives are Nazi, racist, gun-toting nuts. Commentator Chris Matthews last month compared U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to the anti-Semitic 1930s radio host Father Coughlin, who was a Nazi sympathizer.
Recently, senators voted to grant "amnesty" to people here illegally without securing our borders against easy migration of terrorists.
Voices in our media cannot get answers about the murder of Brian Terry, the U.S. Border Patrol agent who was reportedly killed with weapons from the "Fast and Furious" program.
These examples bring into question our nation's political voices and their intent to ensure domestic tranquility.
Was there "domestic tranquility" in the trash-strewn encampments of Occupy Wall Street and its allied groups? They pledge civil disobedience, and some support riots for world revolution.
Conservatives are concerned about them, as well as domestic government agencies' recent purchase of large quantities of armaments and ammunition.
Now there is a "dream" in the works called "Sustainability for the Nation," a policy document published by a National Academy of Sciences committee. Many conservatives believe this would permit federal and state governments, and other interested parties and activists, to overcome problematic legal restrictions by presidential executive order.
Our big government leaves conservatives with fear.
Gerald Keer


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The No. 22 University of Massachusetts basketball team looks to make it 10 wins in a row Wednesday when the Minutemen travel to Ohio for their third Mid-American Conference game of the season.
Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Those in the area and planning to attend can purchase tickets online via the Ohio athletics website.
But if you haven't made the trip out to the Midwest through yet another snowstorm, don't worry! We've got you covered as you look for somewhere to follow along with the action. Let's take a look your options:
Video The Minutemen have many more televised games coming up this season, but, unfortunately for fans, Wednesday's tilt with the Bobcats is not one of them.
As such, you're only option for watching the game with your own two eyes is to log on to Ohio's free online video streaming service and pray for a clear feed.
The service appears to be fairly user-friendly and it looks like older games are put into archives for later on-demand viewing.
Radio As always, fans can listen on the radio by tuning in to 105.5 FM WEEI (Springfield), 1440 AM WVEI (Worcester) or 95.9 FM WATD (South Shore). You can also listen online via WEEI's website (you'll need Flash installed) or with the TuneIn Radio app for smartphones and tablets.
I would also suggest giving me a follow on Twitter, because I'll be updating with play-by-play (which will be limited because I won't be at the game) and commentary throughout the game. I'll also have my usual postgame blog post right here on MassLive.com.
If worst comes to worst, you can always just follow along with the live stats on GameTracker.


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Patrick Hayes believes that youth and vibrancy will save the world, which is why he thinks the Lions should hire an innovative coordinator to be their next head coach. Bill Marshall has a rebuttal.
Youth can be innovative. It can even be devastatingly handsome. And for the Lions to creep back to relevance, they need to hire someone with no head coaching experience.
I know the arguments for experience: known commodity, knowledge of how to manage an entire team full of egos, etc.
I am not necessarily railing against experience per-se, but more against traditional thinking. Rod Marinelli was not an experienced head coach, but he was definitely a traditional thinking one. I am a fan of head coaches who reject so-called conventional thinking.
The biggest thing working against experienced coaches is cost. Fair or not, Eric Mangini would probably cost more than Josh McDaniels. Why? Because Mangini led a team to one playoff appearance in three years and has a .500ish career record in that span? Now, Mangini might be a bad example since narcs are usually blackballed (stop snitchin, dude).
Who is available and experienced? Bill Cowher is not coming to Detroit. Mike Holmgren? He has said he probably won't coach next year. Bill Parcells is not returning to coaching. Those are the most proven names on the market, and no one would object to their being hired, but it's not happening, so move on.
Who is in the next tier? Brian Billick, an offensive-minded coach who never found an offense in Baltimore. King of Queens Mangini? No thanks. Steve Mariucci? We know how that story ends. Marty Schottenheimer? Dennis Green? He was another offensive-minded coach who seemed to lose his touch coaching offense with Arizona, even though the Cardinals had some very good position players, particularly at WR.
Sure, we know what experienced coaches bring to the table, but we also know what their ceiling is. Do we know what Josh McDaniels' or Jason Garrett's or Steve Spagnuolo's ceilings are? Not yet. They could be Marty Morninwheg or they could be Mike Smith.
Look at the coaches of playoff teams this season. In the NFC, Mike Smith led the Falcons to the playoffs in his first year as coach. Ken Whisenhunt has the Cardinals in the playoffs (granted, a lousy division helped) in his second year as a head coach. Brad Childress has the Vikings in in only his third year as a head coach. In fact, Tom Coughlin is the only coach of a NFC playoff team to have a head coaching job before his current one. Andy Reid and John Fox are still with the teams who gave them their first head coaching job.
In the AFC, Tony Sparano and John Harbaugh have their teams in the playoffs in their first seasons as head coaches. Mike Tomlin is two-for-two in his two years as a head coach with the Steelers.
Lovie Smith has been to a Super Bowl with the Bears as a first-time coach and Mike McCarthy had the Packers in the playoffs in his first year as a head coach.
There are plenty examples of first-time coaches doing poorly. Jim Zorn oversaw a large Redskins collapse. Sean Payton got the Saints in the playoffs his first year and has not been back in two years since. Scott Linehan was so bad he was fired less than two seasons into his gig as coach of the Rams.
But vets Mike Shanahan, Wade Phillips, Jon Gruden and Herm Edwards have not exactly been impressive lately.
It is all about the individual. I don't care about someone's .508 career winning percentage as much as I care about their ability to relate to and lead a team of 56 mostly millionaires and a large coaching staff or their ability to devise offensive or defensive schemes that will give the team an edge in the increasingly competitive NFL.
The Lions are not going to get the top experienced coach on the market and would instead just end up with a flawed re-tread, which is exactly what they don't need.


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Mayor Mitch Landrieu will join NOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas and law enforcement officials at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday (July 1) to give an update on the response to the Bourbon Street shootings.
Click here to follow live updates from the press conference.
Ten people were wounded early Sunday in what police say began as a dispute between two men, both armed with guns. Police have released videos seeking a "person of interest" in the case.
One of the wounded was listed in critical condition at the LSU Interim Hospital. Four of those shot were described as in fair condition. Four others were treated and released and another person came to a police station late Sunday with some injuries but declined medical treatment, police said.
The press conference will be in the Mayor's Press Room at City Hall.


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Water wells in the vicinity of United Refining Co. in Warren have not tested positive for the additive MTBE, a known carcinogen, which the Commonwealth has alleged in a lawsuit oil companies caused groundwater pollution by leaks and spills.
United Refining and American Refining Group in Bradford are listed as defendants in the lawsuit filed last Thursday by the office of Gov. Tom Corbett and Attorney General Kathleen Kane.
Pennsylvania American Water owns eight wells in its Warren system and an unspecified number are near United Refining. The water company supplies about 1.7 million gallons of water per day to its Warren customers, according to its website.
The Commonwealth is seeking to recover millions of state dollars spent to clean up and monitor MTBE, as well as damages and penalties for marketing MTBE. The oil companies knew, or should have known, it was a potent threat to groundwater, the lawsuit maintains.
"The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection requires Pennsylvania American Water to test our plant effluent, which is the treated water leaving the plant, for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including MTBE every three years," Pennsylvania American Water External Affairs Manager Gary Lobaugh said in an email. "Pennsylvania American Water tests our effluent once a year for VOCs. All effluent test results have been non detect to date. Our next scheduled test for VOCs in our effluent is in September."
Lobaugh said they also test one source well on a quarterly basis and other wells once per year.
"The last well test was conducted in April of 2014. The next quarterly well test is scheduled for July of 2014. All well test results have been non detect to date," he said. "After a review of the Attorney General's news release, Pennsylvania American Water has determined that no specific threat to our Warren wells has been identified and the company has no plans to deviate from our current testing schedule."
The state spent more than $738 million to investigate and clean up about 3,400 gasoline spills or leaks since 1994, a substantial portion of which have involved MTBE, the suit said.
MTBE has been detected in groundwater throughout the state, the lawsuit said, and is a known carcinogen. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency calls MTBE a "potential human carcinogen at high doses."
The chemical was added to gasoline to reduce smog, but was ground to be more soluble than gasoline and traveled farther and faster in groundwater, the Associated Press reported.
A spokesman for United Refining had no comment on the lawsuit.


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Washington Township resident Isabella Pescatore is ranked No. 1 in the state of New Jersey by the United States Tennis Association for girls 10-and-under.
The designation by itself would qualify as quite an accomplishment for any young tennis player.
But what makes Pescatore's achievement more impressive is that she is just 8-years-old.
"I feel really good about it, beating players two to two-and-half years older than me," said Pescatore. "It's hard (to play against older competiton), but you just have to move the ball around, hit good shots and make good decsisions. You only have a couple seconds to decide where you want to hit the ball and whether you want to hit topspin or slice."
Pescatore, a third-grader at Whitman Elementary School in Washington Township, started playing as a five-year-old at Riverwinds Tennis Center in West Deptford. Just over a year ago, Pescatore's parents decided to have her evluated at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Center in Philadelphia.
"She was playing at Riverwinds when she was almost 8, beating 10-, 11- and 12- year-olds," said Augustine. "My wife and I both decided she had a talent for the game that was something special.
"Now she's pretty much the youngest in sectional training with kids up to 11. She has a competitiveness. ... She can hit the balls and look great in clinic or lesson, but in a match it's a totally different ballgame. She has the psyche and athleticism and awareness of where the ball is supposed to be."
After a few weeks at the Ashe Center, Pescatore was selected for the "Future Stars" clinic and began participating in USTA events, where she started winning tournaments — she has so far captured six titles.
Pescatore is now a part of the Ashe Center's "Academy," an elite and high performance clinc for players picked by the coaches.
"She's dominating," said her coach Terrance Scott. "I knew she was talented when I first saw her . She's one of the hardest-working kids I know. Her warmup routine, I don't tell her anything.
"She does her shadow strokes, jumps rope in the hallway, does her routine on the court and works from the first ball to the last ball. Most 8-year-olds dont have that work ethic. I have 13-16-year-olds where I still tell them what to do, and she already has it."
Isabella Pescatore works on her tennis six days a week, five days in clinics and one day for a private lesson. But the 8-year-old said all the practice doesn't feel much like work.
"When I get on the court, I'm very happy to be there," said Pescatore. "I just want to play tennis all the time. It can be tiring, but it's fun."
Pescatore said her favorite professional players are Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka.
"I like the way they move the ball around and their footwork," said Pescatore.
Scott said Pescatore has competed in both Quick Start Tournaments — using lower-compression balls and smaller courts — and regulation courts and has thrived in both settings.
"We'd like here to be in the top-five in the middle states and start to play natonal tournaments where she can be ranked in the top 15 to 20 nationally," said Scott. "The more tournaments she plays and continues to work her technique, she should be fine."
Augustine Pescatore noted there could be opportunities for Isabella in the near future to be invited to the National Training Center in Florida.
"At this point we just want her to keep doing what she's doing, the training she's getting is the best she can get right now," said Augustine Pescatore. "The long-term goal for her is to be able to get a scholarship to college. She should be above a high school player. Based on her USTA record, if she's ranking in the top-10 in the 14s or 16s, she's looking at a top-10 Division I school."
Regardless of the level of competition, Isabella Pescatore seems determined to be the best.
"I am kind of surprised (with the top ranking), but I'm happy with what I'm doing," said Pescatore. "I'm proud of being No. 1. I want to be a dominating player."
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KALAMAZOO, MI -- For the first time in more than 13 years and on the heels of two children's albums, The Verve Pipe has released a new studio rock album.
"Overboard," released in June, leans toward the darker end of the storytelling spectrum with death being a common theme throughout -- it's as far from a children's album as one can get. Some of this was by design, frontman Brian Vander Ark, who now lives in the Grand Rapids area, said during an email interview.
If you goThe Verve Pipe
What: Michigan pop-rock band The Verve Pipe to perform family-friendly concert as part of Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo's Concerts in the Park series.
Where: Bronson Park, downtown Kalamazoo
Cost: Free
Contact: 269-342-5059, www.kalamazooarts.org
The Verve Pipe will perform a full set of children's songs and another set from their rock catalog, including selections from "Overboard," at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24 at Bronson Park as part of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo's Concerts in the Park series. The event is free.
"We don't usually play the adult songs with the kid's songs, but it looks like we'll be doing a full kids set, and a shorter rock set. Shorter rock set means the hits and a few new ones. I encourage people to come to the kid's show as well though. It's an extravaganza, complete with cereal showers, a Mexican wrestler and Godzilla. Serious fun with or without kids," Brian Vander Ark said.https://soundcloud.com/thevervepipe/overboard/s-WGkmU
Brian Vander Ark answered a few more questions, including how actor/songwriter Jeff Daniels contributed to the single, "Overboard," in an email interview.
JL: Can you talk about the seed for the album's title song? Where did the story originate?
Brian Vander Ark: The seed of the song was a little riff I had come up with three years ago, with a lyric that said, 'There's a girl in Michigan, up in Lake Superior." (I was traveling up in Northern Michigan with Jeff Daniels at the time). I figured that, in the story, the girl was swimming. But once I started writing it, and hearing it against the dark chords, I realized that she should be dead.
JL: What, if anything, did the children's albums contribute to "Overboard" (the album)? Did you/band members feel the need to delve into darker parts of life/storytelling after the light-hearted nature of the previous projects?
BVA: YES - great question. It's true. I felt like I needed to go way dark for this record. Not heavy, just dark themed. Let's just say, i may have gone ... overboard.
JL: Can you talk about the challenges of writing a story in pop song form in today's music industry?
BVA: Writing pop songs has nothing to do with today's music and everything to do with pop of the '60s and '70s. I write songs like the ones I heard on AM radio when I was a kid. I don't really have any interest in today's pop.
JL: What were the easiest/most difficult parts of writing a rock album after 13 years?
BVA: Hmmm ... Easiest part was the artwork! I didn't have to do anything and it came out brilliant! Hardest part was keeping everyone on the same page as far as writing was concerned. The album has the feel that I was hoping for -- and that was the hardest thing to impart upon the other writers.
JL: How did you first become involved with Jeff Daniels? Describe your relationship as songwriters.
BVA: Jeff and I met awhile back -- I had always admired his work. He saw a documentary we did about traveling around doing house concerts and made the call to me. We've written a couple songs together. Mostly via email. He's a talented writer -- knows a good story. I can trust that.
JL: On "Carry On" you take a nice shot at Top 40 music. What is your ideal level of success for "Overboard" and the band from this point on?
BVA: Well, I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to rule the world of music. But I would rule, and things would sound much different than they do today. No more cookie cutter. Every song sounds the same to me now.
JL: Who or what did you have in mind when you and the rest of the band wrote these tracks?
BVA: DEATH. Haha. At least it seems. Our mixer, John Holbrook was so concerned he called to ask me if I was OK.
JL: How has being a parent changed your perspective on music?
BVA: We see the value in SOME of the things that our kids are interested in musically. At least I search for those things now. If I can't find the value, then my wife and I try to direct their attention to something else.
JL: What would today's Brian Vander Ark say to the 1992 Brian Vander Ark (other than telling him he invented a cool time machine solely to travel back in time to answer some reporter's question)?
BVA: NICE. I would say, all of what's going to happen to you will seem like it matters to the end of the world, but it doesn't. Just write better songs, and be proud of that. You'll meet and marry an awesome lady and have kids, and then everything that bothers you will roll off your back.
JL: You guys are no strangers to Kalamazoo. Care to share any memories from your days here or is there a place you make a point to visit when you swing through?
BVA: My god, there isn't a fan in the world that doesn't hear me talk about the State Theatre shows back in the day. We would do it without a record label. Our friend Kevin Brady would promote it and people would come from all over the state to see it. There were no limits then. Still my all time favorite place to play, and I've played Wembley!
John Liberty covers entertainment for the Kalamazoo Gazette. Call him at 269-370-7372, email him at email@example.com or follow him on Twitter.


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University hosts symposium on the Irish Hunger
June 18, 2014 - Ireland's Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University hosted the 20th biennial meeting of the Ulster-American Heritage Symposium June 18-21, 2014.
Christine Kinealy, founding director of Ireland's Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University, opened the conference at 3 p.m. on the York Hill Campus with welcome remarks for over 50 attendees, some of whom traveled from as far away as Ireland, Finland and the Netherlands. "There are a lot of events packed into these four days so literally, don't miss the bus," she said. "No professor left behind."
Brian Lambkin, director of the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies, then discussed the history of the Ulster-American Heritage Symposium and highlighted the thought-provoking and participatory spirit of the proceedings. "The idea behind the symposium is conversation," he said. "Not just to solemnly listen to interesting presentations."
Piaras Mac Éinrí of University College Cork in Ireland also presented the day's keynote lecture, "Prince Charles at the GPO? The Politics of Memorialisation." "The question of memorialisation and commemoration is full of many complexities," he said. Mac Éinrí emphasized the importance of development studies and links between famine and diaspora studies to get a better understanding of history. Sometimes people can be overwhlemed by the past to the point of losing any sense of it, he said.
Since 1976, the symposium has met every two years, alternating between co-sponsoring universities and museums in Northern Ireland and the United States. This year marked the first time the symposium was hosted in a northern U.S. state.
Promoting cross-border and transatlantic relationships, the historic conference received sponsorship from the governments of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland:
- A grant through the Northern Ireland Bureau supports the reception at the Yale Centre for British Art in New Haven
- The Consul General of Ireland, Noel Kilkenny, and Hanora O'Dea Kilkenny will host a special viewing of the exhibition, "A Monumental Legacy: Archbishop John J. Hughes and the Building of St. Patrick's Cathedral," at the Consulate (exhibition continues through July 31).
Topics covered during the four-day symposium included:
- Multifaceted explorations of the impact of Ireland's Great Hunger on migration patterns, personal and national identities and legacies
- Consideration of less prominent, or hidden, famines and their correlation to Ireland's Great Hunger
- Appearance of related themes in literature from both sides of the Atlantic
- Religious legacies of the period and their impact on civil life
In addition to the academic program, participants took part in several special events:
- A viewing of the "Lady Sligo Letters" exhibition with its curator, Christine Kinealy, founding director of Ireland's Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University. This collection from the 19th century chatelaine of Westport House in Co. Mayo was recently opened by the Irish Ambassador, Anne Anderson.
- A visit to Ireland's Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac, where Executive Director Grace Brady offered a special tour of this unique collection of art related to the 19th century famine and its aftermath
- A reception at the Yale Centre for British Art in New Haven
- A trip to the Famine Memorial in Battery Park, New York City.
- A viewing of the exhibition, "A Monumental Legacy"with expert commentary by Curator/Producer Turlough McConnell, also a UAHS organizer and presenter.
About 40 lively and scholarly papers, many breaking new ground in understanding and scholarship, were presented. Keynote addresses were given by Kinealy, founding director of Ireland's Great Hunger Institute and conference co-chair; Dr. Gerald Moran, a pioneering academic researcher on emigration whose new book "Mayo: History and Society" has just been published; Dr. Piaras Mac Éinrí, lecturer in migration studies at University College Cork; and Dr. Maureen Murphy of Hofstra University, an international academic leader in Irish studies.
Learn more about the symposium, keynote speakers and organizers.
For more information, please contact Kinealy at 203-582-4564 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Central California District
|Release Date: 03/03/10
|News Release No. CA-CC-10-41
Alabama Hills Stewardship Group Plans Public Meeting
The community of Lone Pine and the Bureau of Land Management's Bishop Field Office will hold a public meeting on Thursday, March 18, regarding the future management of the Alabama Hills.
The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. at the Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone Reservation Community Center, 975 Teya St. Coming from the north on U.S. 395, take a left on to Teya just before the Best Western Motel....from the south take a right just beyond the Best Western Motel.
At this meeting, the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group "will provide updates on the ongoing management policies in the Alabama Hills" said Chris Langley, Inyo County film commissioner and chair of the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group.
The Designations Study Sub-Committee will then provide an overview of their recent recommendation (made at January's meeting and to the Inyo County Board of Supervisors) to pursue a legislative designation for the Alabama Hills. They will also present a concept map of potential boundaries for the designated area and gather input from all in attendance.
"We look forward to everyone's participation at this important meeting," Langley said.
In November 2006, the BLM Central California Resource Advisory Council met in Lone Pine and expressed its support for the BLM to build upon the grass roots effort of local leaders to frame a community strategy to maintain the character of the Alabama Hills.
For more information, please contact Langley at (760) 937-1189 or Jim Jennings of the BLM at (760) 872- 5027.
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Jewish Family Service announces a volunteer training for the Family Mentor Program And Senior Friendly Visitor Program. These programs serve vulnerable and isolated families and homebound seniors mainly through volunteer support with staff supervision.
Volunteers provide regularly scheduled home visits which can increase quality of life and wellbeing, improve socialization, and promote access to resources.
The program is open to anyone, regardless of religious, ethnic, or financial background. Male and female volunteers are needed. Bi-lingual Spanish speaking volunteers are also being recruited.
There is a 9-hour orientation and training program over three sessions for interested volunteers which will start Wednesday, March 6.
JFS is located at 150-A West High St., Somerville. For more information or to register call 908-725-7799. To view the video and hear from actual volunteers and participants, visit us at Jewishfamilysvc.org.