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Behavior Change Practicum: Sharpening Your Skills
Audience: Cardiac therapists, PT/PTA, OTR./L, COTA, ATC
Date: Oct. 2, 2010
Check-in time: 8:00-8:30 a.m.
Class time): 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Location: University of Minnesota Medical Center - Riverside East building, Dining Room A
Contact hours: 5.5
Kristen McWilliams, OTR/L, CES is the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program supervisor at Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, Minnesota, which offers both inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation services. Her career has included working more than 30 years in cardiac rehabilitation, as well as in physical disabilities and mental health. She believes that behavior change counseling is the most effective and satisfying framework for the rehabilitation of the whole individual, for both the patient and the practitioner.
Kris has served as editor and contributing author to two patient education publications: Perspectives in Cardiac Rehabilitation (Minnesota Occupational Therapy Association) and Understanding Artery Disease (Fairview Press). Her contributions also include a poster presentation at the American Association of Cardiopulmonary and Vascular Rehabilitation national conference, speaker at state occupational therapy and cardiac rehabilitation conferences and frequent informal speaking within the community on heart health and exercise.
Course description:
Getting patients to stop or change behaviors can challenge the best of clinicians. There are tools and strategies that can make you more effective than ever before in motivating patients to change. This class goes beyond introducing clinicians to behavior change counseling. It is about actually changing your behavior. The course will introduce skills from various frameworks and provide opportunities for practicing those skills with both group and individual feedback.
Course objectives:
- Participant will be able to describe the meaning/scope of "well-being" for different health-related groups: hospital, home care or clinic patient.
- Participant will be able to identify several theoretical or research-based approaches for promoting a specific health behavior change in a client.
- Participant will be able to identify a range of interventional skills/strategies for promoting change.
- Participant will engage in practice/feedback of these interventions during the class for the purpose of increasing opportunity awareness, personal comfort, type selection and actual skill.
Course agenda:
8:00-8:30 a.m. Check in
8:30-9:00 a.m. Introduction to Behavior Change Counseling and Motivational Interviewing
9:00-10:00 a.m. Skills and Practice
10:00-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15-11:15 a.m. Skills and Practice
11:15 a.m.-Noon Group Practice and Feedback
Noon-12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45 -1:45 p.m. Introduction to Wellness Coaching
1:45– 2:45 p.m. Skills and Practice
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Feedback and Summary
This course is eligible for American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Approved Provider credit. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by AOTA.
This course has been approved for Category 1 credit from the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy fro 5.5 contact hours. Course approval number 4339


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When her husband returned home after attending the New Orleans-set Super Bowl in 1990, Michelle Gobert was surprised to discover he was more excited about the Superdome's transformation, with all the signs, banners and other ornamentation, than he was about San Francisco's 55-10 victory over Denver. Norm Gobert was so inspired, in fact, that the couple soon opened a sign printing shop.
And eventually, the company became a rare example of a local business turning work for a single New Orleans Super Bowl into a long-term opportunity.
The next time the Super Bowl came to town in 1997, their company, a franchise of a national firm called Signs Now, made thousands of placards guiding people around the event. That spawned a relationship with the lead logistics contractor for the NFL, which hired Signs Now to print directional markers for Super Bowls in other cities. Gobert and company became accustomed to shipping their equipment and setting up temporary print shops in each location. With the National Football League championship spectacle back in town next month, Signs Now will notch its 15th Super Bowl. And it has contracted for its 16th next year in New Jersey.
"You couldn't have even told me we could do that," when the company started in 1990, Michelle Gobert said.
Her initial goal was just to work as many Super Bowls as she could between the 1997 and 2002 editions in New Orleans. The Goberts worked together until Hurricane Katrina, when their shop flooded and business temporarily halted. They decided to diversify their occupations, so Norm left for a separate job and Michelle remained as president of Signs Now.
Gobert, 45, said she doesn't see many other vendors from New Orleans making the trips to out-of-town Super Bowls. The NFL's major national contractors travel each year to produce the show. Local businesses work as subcontractors or land ripple effect work at Super Bowl-related parties and events. Usually it's a one-time boost that ends when the production leaves town.
Gobert, however, worked her way into the event's cycle.
The first step, she said, was to attend as many events as possible held by the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee. That included business seminars with opportunities to meet the NFL's lead contractors and registering for the league's Emerging Business Program, which places firms owned by women and minorities on a referral list.
"It helps if the Host Committee knows what you do," Gobert said. "It's all about relationships."
Another New Orleans business owner, Ed Robinson of L & R Security Service, confirmed that relationships are key. Being based in New Orleans introduced him to the lead security contractor for the NFL and launched his business on a run of 19 years providing security guards for Super Bowls, until 2002 and a change in the major contractor, which pushed Robinson's firm out of the rotation.
"We traveled all over the place," said Robinson, 68. "We traveled everywhere they were doing Super Bowls."
"If you've got a personal relationship," with other businesses, in this case the national security firm, he said, "people will take you with them."
For New Orleans Super Bowls Robinson assembles a force of 300 to 400 security guards to be dispatched as needed to different events. In other cities, he sent a contingent of about 20 to join the security ranks. He once again connected with the event this year through the Host Committee and Emerging Business Program, Robinson said, and expects he personally will work 18-hour shifts keeping up with the bustle in the days before the game.
For Gobert, Host Committee members helped make introductions with the game's logistics contractor, which allowed her in 1997 to show off new digital printing technology that increased the speed and flexibility of producing signs on corrugated plastic boards. That replaced a method of cutting single-color letters and shapes from vinyl sheets and affixing them to signs by hand.
"We were fortunate that we were early adopters of the technology, and they weren't familiar with it," Gobert said.
At its first Super Bowl, Signs Now initially filled orders for 800 signs. As different parts of the event's operation saw Gobert's work, they ordered more, and the shop ended up making 3,200 signs. The next year, for a Super Bowl in San Diego, she was the low bidder for sign work and has repeatedly won the business since. She said she missed the Pheonix Super Bowl in 2008 and the Dallas Super Bowl in 2011 because the host committees in those cities worked aggressively to direct the business to local firms. But her familiarity with the Super Bowl's needs soon cleared the way for her return to the big game.
This year she expects to print between 4,500 and 5,500 signs for the Super Bowl. Most of them are directional in nature, guiding news media, security workers, volunteers, fans and others to the places they need to go. Once the teams who will appear in the championship are known, she said, she will get a last-minute flurry of orders for signs that include team logos.
The Super Bowl work, along with her relationships with the NFL's logistics firm, called Populous, and the Host Committee, have also led to more business with other major sports events in New Orleans and nationally.
Gobert has found it fascinating to watch the Super Bowl balloon in size, with a proliferation of supplemental events and escalating production complexity as seen in the ever-fancier halftime shows, she said.
And of course, security has greatly intensified. Even though her office is on Poydras Street near the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, she still will have to set up a separate print shop inside the Superdome because the security perimeter will be too complicated to cross regularly.
She said it's been a tremendous run, and it was only possible because New Orleans is a repeat Super Bowl host. With the game Feb. 3, the 10th in New Orleans, it will tie South Florida for hosting the most Super Bowls.
"You get firsthand experience and you get to show off exactly what your company is about and exactly what you're capable of," she said. "Without them coming here, how would you meet those folks?"


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Members of the St. Tammany Computer Association recently were treated to a two-part program covering basic information regarding the club's website and monthly presentations. St. Tammany Computer Association meetings and classes are held at the St. Tammany Parish Military Road Complex (STPMRC), formerly named the Levee Board building, 61134 North Military Road, Slidell, LA 70461.
Instructor Danny Moragne's segment, "Explaining the STCA Website," pointed out all of the helpful information on the site, including a schedule of upcoming classes and meetings, free downloads, tips on using Windows and contact information.
President Paul Parker gave the second segment and demonstrated how to get the most out of the CDs that are made available to members of the programs. These are popular with members and may be purchased for a small fee.
Classes, free to all paid members, are geared to beginner and intermediate students and have many senior citizens who had finished their education before computer classes were being taught in grammar and high schools.
For information, visit http://www.stcaug.org/kei: link is cq or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Country Club Estates Garden Club resumed Sept. 19, joining for food, fellowship and a business meeting at the home of Ruth Gilly. Gilly welcomed new members and St. Tammany Master Gardener Anne Stephens, the guest speaker. Stephens gave a presentation on the shrimp plant and gave each member a plant to keep. Members will strive to follow Stephens' directions through the year in anticipation of a flower show, during which their results will be judged by Stephens. The topic of the group's next meeting will be making corsages for Christmas.
The Slidell Toastmasters Club held a meeting Sept. 22.
Aly Luccari served as Toastmaster of the evening, and the best speaker was Matthew Watson, who gave his "icebreaker" speech. Sanjay Raina was the best evaluator and the best table topics responder was Calvin Quinn.
The club also was honored by a visit from the Toastmaster Area Governor Jim Chandler.
Anyone wanting to improve their communication skills will find what they're seeking at Toastmasters. Members give prepared speeches at their own pace and receive constructive, supportive feedback from assigned evaluators. There also is a session at each meeting to give members an opportunity to practice speaking without preparation.
Visitors and guests are invited to attend meetings, which are held the first and third Thursday of each month at &;30 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce Building, 118 West Hall Ave., Slidell.
For information, contact Art Weller at 649.5698 or Colleen Dale at 847.1714, or visit www.toastmasters.org.
Submit information for publication in the Slidell Picayune Club news to the Slidell office of The Times-Picayune, 2070 E. Gause Blvd., Slidell, LA 70461; firstname.lastname@example.com; or 985.645.2897.


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Tryouts for the Jaques HS Classic North boys' team, coached by Moore Catholic's Artie Conroy, will be held on March 17 and 19 from 7-9 p.m. at Moore Catholic HS. Seniors from from Moore, Port Richmond, St. Peter's, Staten Island Academy, CSI/McCown and Curtis are eligible. Call 718-987-2603.
St. Teresa's baseball
The St. Teresa's Intramural All Wood Bat Baseball League is holding registration for its 2014 season for boys in kindergarten through 6th grade. The cost is $150 for one child, $225 for two and $250 for three. It includes hats, shirts, a 12-game schedule, plus playoffs. No field or snackstand duty is required. Register at www.STSPORTS.ORG or call 718-913-8221.


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|By Washu08 (Washu08) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 10:31 am: Edit
Just wondering how some of you are going about studying for AP Bio, because of the enormity of information. Seeing as though it's on Monday and it's Saturday now, would you say if you don't know it now, you never will ?
|By Number9 (Number9) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 10:43 am: Edit
Im really behind. Keeping my head in Cliffs all weekened.
I can pick up a lot of stuff from now until Monday, so I believe I'll know it.
|By Nycdebater (Nycdebater) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 10:58 am: Edit
omgg..number 9..u make me feel a lil betta...cuz im doin the same thing haha..maybe theres hope..
|By Pianoman (Pianoman) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 11:14 am: Edit
Same here, but I've been making 5's on all the past MC's so not TOO worried. Reading the entire book this weekend though, not fun. And to think Thursday I also spent the entire day reading the PR AP Euro book. Sigh, another weekend consumed by AP testing. Good luck everyone!
|By Bobbyh (Bobbyh) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 11:14 am: Edit
im studying as much as i can. i also have physics on monday. gonna suck. using kaplans and cliffs.
|By Bluebaron1616 (Bluebaron1616) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 11:42 am: Edit
Lol. I crammed since Friday. I went through 233 pages of cliffnotes in 6 hours.
This morning I'm on pg 270 someting.
I have another 90 pages to go!
This is actually working, even though my AP class only covered less than 70% of all the stuff I've read so far.
Cramming will prob only help me a lot on MC, but not so much FR I'm afraid. Just hope they give us easy FRs from the beginning fo the year.
|By Nycdebater (Nycdebater) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 11:45 am: Edit
im sure u guys know most of your stuff...but what if one that really doesnt know much ..being me..ima study..like hell these two days..but is it possible to do well..?
|By Jenesaispas (Jenesaispas) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 01:31 pm: Edit
For the free response questions for the bio exam, it clearly states in the instructions to complete it in essay, not outline, form.
In the Cliffs, it tells me to separate the question parts out and label each part for a, b, c, etc. Isn't this an outline, or is this an acceptable way to answer the question?
|By Jenesaispas (Jenesaispas) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 01:54 pm: Edit
Bump... Anybody know?
|By Nycdebater (Nycdebater) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 02:00 pm: Edit
ariite...when they mean no outline form they mean to one essay question..dont put is like 1. 2. next fact next fact...but just put it all together..but if they themselves label one quesiton into sublevels..i think u can answer as sublevels..like to 1a. blah blah..but dont like to my 1a. fact #1 Fact #2 like dat...do u get me..hopefully
|By Nycdebater (Nycdebater) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 02:02 pm: Edit
lolz that didnt make sense to me..soo im sure it didnt make sense to..basically if they have sublevels..u can answer it with sublevels..but dont answer each sublevel in outline form..hmm
neways can u help me out..i need to find practice ap bio examss.s...ahhh where can i find them online..like MCsss
|By Jenesaispas (Jenesaispas) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 02:12 pm: Edit
lol, I got it. I actually sent a link to your email, if that's the correct one.
|By Nycdebater (Nycdebater) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 02:17 pm: Edit
o ok thank you SOOOO MUCH!!!!!
|By Nelly (Nelly) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 03:36 pm: Edit
Does anyone have any prediction for this years free responses?
Anything would be a big help,, thanks
|By Guoster (Guoster) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 06:22 pm: Edit
Is the MC the same difficulty as Cliffs? If not, can anyone send me a link to one of about similar difficulty?
|By Amiteinvestment (Amiteinvestment) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 06:42 pm: Edit
I havent even opened the text book all year and still havent studied at all. I might start a little tonite but considering this is my last free weekend from competitions till end of June Im actually gonna enjoy my weekend. Somehow I have an A in the class.....dont know how i pulled that one off I dont even know where my AP Bio book is probably under my couch or bed.....hmmmm
|By Number9 (Number9) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 06:58 pm: Edit
I have in A in my class, but we dont cover much.
I have been writing flash cards over the past week, so its not like I just started. I have a good ability to pick up vocab and terms fast (thank God!)
Ive got to type up flash cards for Heredity, Molecular Genetics, and study the labs (we only did 2 in class).
Then later tonight and Sunday (all-nighter) it will be flash cards nonstop
|By The_Nightboy (The_Nightboy) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 08:57 pm: Edit
yeah...my school doesnt offer ap courses, and i took bio last year, AND i only started studying last week (plus taking ap chem)...id say you guys are a hell of a lot more prepared than i am
|By Nycdebater (Nycdebater) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 09:01 pm: Edit
nah nightboy..my teacher didnt teach CRAPPPP the whole year around..all he told us was im not gonna do it the focus do now way...we are gonna do it hands on..blah blah CRAP CRAP talk talk..but neva did ANYTHING!!!!...soo now today i started studyin..hopefully itll pay off..knowin otha ppl are doin it makes me feel betta and like theres HOPE!..now the ppl who just started studyin..what are ur goals..3 4 5?..2?
|By Amiteinvestment (Amiteinvestment) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 09:06 pm: Edit
Well considering I havent done anything this year in my AP Bio class and took biology my freshman year (im junior now) Im not expecting a high grade. I would probably be happy with a 2 a 3+ would be awesome but i set my expectations low so when if i do well i can go have a party or something I did take a Marine biology class last year at a school in Hawaii....so if any of the questions ask about anything marine related I will do great (like that would happen.)
|By Deeny1414 (Deeny1414) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 09:11 pm: Edit
It's nice to see that everyone is basically in the same boat is me...Write now I'm on the five kingdom survey, something which my teacher did not teach, so it's oh so much fun...the only things I'm pretty good at are photosynthesis, DNA replication, cell division and all the cross stuff, but when in comes to protein synthesis, evolution, and ecology, let's just hope my photographic memory works....where in Cliff's is everybody right now?
|By Nycdebater (Nycdebater) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 09:11 pm: Edit
hehe..omg i thought i was the only that didnt doo anything the whole year round in biology..and still pull off a like an A+...only bcuz da teacher is stupid..neways..wow there are other ppl in the same boat as me...welll i usually goo for a reallly high high as score cuz then i kno ill just get the medium..hehe..im a junior but i soo suffered senioritis..dis year
|By Nycdebater (Nycdebater) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 09:12 pm: Edit
deeeeeny that is soo scary i just said the same thing as u..lolz
|By Nycdebater (Nycdebater) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 09:14 pm: Edit
im in page 243..now how long does it take each of u to study like the book like say the chapter animal structure..how long would it take you guys..i hope my photographic memory kicks in too..but sometimes.. i feel the free response is gonna really screw me up
|By Number9 (Number9) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 09:42 pm: Edit
Animal structure is a big chapter, with a ton to remember. Its one of the chapters I spanned out over a week. I still dont remember a lot from that chapter.
I think I am screwed, ughh.
I've made a chat on AIM -- AP Bio -- to discuss questions, preparing, etc. Invite yourself to it, and see if we can get enough people to stimulate a conversation about stuff to help eachother.
|By Aim78 (Aim78) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 09:46 pm: Edit
Animal structure was my favorite part, because it's so relevant. I hate plants! Well, I like 'em because without them we wouldn't exist, but there's just so much to memorize.
|By Number9 (Number9) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 09:57 pm: Edit
Theres a lot on animal structure, but I like it too. Its more concrete than intercellular crap.
|By Dalaboy (Dalaboy) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 10:13 pm: Edit
k about animal structure anybody have a good site that has a pretty decent summary on it? like this phylum have this kind of body plan
|By Unluckycharms (Unluckycharms) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 10:33 pm: Edit
Had a 3-hour Prep class this morning.. we did the entire Animal Behavior and Ecology units. I can't bring myself to do any more studying until tomorrow, where I'll most likely be reviewing Protein Synth, Respiration, and Photosynth, as well as certain labs.
I actually feel fairly well-prepared for this exam.. from what i'm reading here, I'm very lucky to have the teacher I have now. She's managed to teach us the entire curriculum!
|By Bellevueteen (Bellevueteen) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 10:46 pm: Edit
Scattershot it if you really don't know it. They don't take off points for wrong information.
|By Ndhawk (Ndhawk) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 11:12 pm: Edit
My ap class only did like 40 percent of the stuff(never touched plants, animal behavior, ecology, any of the animal/human systems, photsynthesis, classification, evolution, or the labs) and we did it all first semester. We've sort of just been dicking around all second semester. I've been self-studying all the material since thursday, I've covered it all, and my MC right now is putting me on pace for a 4, but I'm studying more and I made alot of careless errors. I need to work on free-response and labs though. I'm going to do alot more practice too, i'm doing a couple practice tests from pr, and my teacher managed to have like 200-240 old mc's to practice with.
|By Parabolic_Line (Parabolic_Line) on Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 01:31 am: Edit
Haven't really started studying. Maybe I'll review Monday morning on the train ride or Sunday night.
Has anyone's teacher guessed at what the FRQs might be? I think maybe the Dissolved Oxygen Lab, and a previous poster on CC said maybe DNA Replication. What do you guys think?
|By Skulkarni1 (Skulkarni1) on Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 12:28 pm: Edit
yea my bio teacher said that he thinks there will probally be an essay on DNA replication. he also said that there will probably be a question about the transition from land to water on either plants or animals. then he said there would probably be one about one of the systems of the human body. i just hope htere's not a phyla question
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We are a Dungeons and Dragons gaming group that has been meeting twice a month since 2002. We now stream our game nights live on the Internet using uStream. Check out our site at http://lordsoftyr.com for more information.
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One of the finest rivalries in West Michigan will be renewed Friday night when the Lowell Red Arrows travel to Muskegon to take on the Big Reds of Muskegon in a Division 2 district title game.
The two are meeting in the playoffs for the fifth straight season and sixth time in the past seven seasons. Muskegon also hosted Lowell during the fourth week of the regular season this year and came away with a 36-21 victory.
While Muskegon won the regular-season contest, the Big Reds are looking to snap a three-game playoff losing streak. Lowell defeated Muskegon 36-7 in last year's district title game.
Muskegon enters the game with a high-powered offense that is averaging 37.9 points per game. Quarterback Jalen Smith is a versatile signal caller who can beat teams with his arm and his legs. Fullback John King handles the bulk of the ground duties and has rushed for over 1,000 yards this year behind a mammoth offensive line that averages 280 pounds per man.
The Big Reds also have a big, strong and aggressive defense that is allowing 18.1 points per game.
Lowell enters the game with an 8-2 record. The Red Arrows are averaging 27.6 points per game but have hit some bumps in the road offensively. In last week's district opener against Northview the Red Arrows shook up the lineup as they moved wide receiver Kyler Shurlow to quarterback. Shurlow responded with 102 yards rushing and 138 passing yards. Titan Anderson, who had been quarterbacking the team, shifted to running back where he responded with 90 yards rushing.
Lowell has been solid on defense all season. The Red Arrows shutout Northview and are allowing 14.1 points per game.


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There's no need to pick on seniors – there are plenty of poor drivers on the roads who could use a refresher course.
Little surprise that this would raise some hackles: the Canadian Medical Association said in an editorial Monday that as a safety measure elderly drivers should face a graduate licensing system.
We have a graduated system for younger drivers just learning, so that certain privileges are added after a certain length of time behind the wheel.
In the case of seniors, the editorial suggests, such a graduating licensing program might place restrictions on night-time driving, high-speed roads and blood-alcohol concentration.
The rationale for the call includes data from 2009 showing more seniors died in fatal vehicle crashes than any other age group.
As it is now, seniors with a medical condition that might compromise their abilities at the wheel are supposed to be reported by their doctor – although the editorial notes that many doctors don't do that.
Some provinces, such as Ontario, require drivers by the age of 80 to renew every two years, with inclusion of refresher courses.
But let's face it, travel some of our streets and you don't have to go far to note some pretty confused, careless drivers. A lot of them either aren't paying attention or are pretty hazy on some rules of the road.
We currently enjoy a system where once in our lives, generally while we're quite young, we are required to pass an examination for the privilege of driving. That's it, it doesn't come up again, despite changes to vehicles over the years, changes to roads and increasing traffic.
That licensed driver is behind the wheel of what is potentially a lethal weapon.
It wouldn't be outrageous to suggest that drivers in general – of all ages – could use refreshers from time to time.
People would complain about the expense and inconvenience, but lives are at stake. We have more stringent regulations in place for activities of far less risk.


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In less than two weeks, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has cut Sen. Hillary Clinton's 21-point lead in Ohio in half, largely due to a big shift among college-educated voters, the latest Quinnipiac University poll shows.
With eight days to go until the Ohio primary, Clinton is holding a 51-40 percent lead over likely Democratic primary voters. On February 14 her lead was 55-34.
According to the poll, which surveyed 1,853 registered Ohio voters from Feb. 18-23, college-educated voters are firmly behind Obama -- 58-33 percent -- compared to a 46-41 percent lead Clinton held with this same segment of voters on Feb. 14.
"Sen. Clinton's lead remains substantial, but the trend line should be worrisome for her in a state that even her husband, former President Bill Clinton, has said she must win," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "A week is an awful long time in politics to be playing defense, but one thing going in her favor is that she is viewed more favorably than is he by Ohio likely Democratic primary voters.
"Sen. Obama, to no one's surprise given his momentum nationally, has made inroads, especially among some of Sen. Clinton's softer supporters," said Brown. "If she is to stop his momentum in Ohio, she must retain her margins among her core backers - women, older voters and those lower on the social-economic and education scale."


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Kent woman tells police she didn't know her car hit girl bicyclist
The driver of a car who reportedly struck and injured a 12-year-old Kent girl as she rode her bicycle the morning of Nov. 1 to Mill Creek Middle School told police she didn't realize she had hit a bicyclist.
Kent Police interviewed a 58-year-old Kent woman in connection with the accident. She reportedly was driving the car that struck the girl and left the scene of the accident because she didn't know she had hit a bicyclist.
The woman has been released pending completion of the investigation and a review of the facts of the case. Kent Police are not naming the driver as no charges have yet been filed.
Robert Constant, Kent Police traffic sergeant, said in an email that the woman thought she had struck a muffler or hubcap but did not stop to check.
"There is no indication of drugs or alcohol being involved and the driver submitted to a full impairment evaluation to include a blood draw," Constant said.
The driver is a long-time Kent resident, has no criminal history or negative driving history and was cooperative in the investigation, Constant said.
"The driver was not arrested based on her cooperation and because she represented no flight risk or present danger to the community," he said.
Constant said he expects to decide by the end of the week whether to pursue any charges against the woman. As of Tuesday, he was waiting to review medical records and the toxicology report.
Police and firefighters responded to the 900 block of North Central Avenue around 7:45 a.m. after receiving reports that a bicyclist had been struck by a car, according to a Kent Police media release. They arrived to find the girl with injuries to her head and torso. The vehicle involved in the collision was gone.
Witnesses told officers that the girl was riding her bicycle south on the sidewalk, apparently headed to nearby Mill Creek Middle School. As she entered onto the driveway, a vehicle traveling west from Kent Memorial Park collided with the youth, knocking her to the ground and dragging her into busy North Central Avenue.
Paramedics transported the girl to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Officials described her injuries as serious but not life-threatening.
The child came to rest in the street, while the car drove away. Witnesses were able to provide a detailed description of the car, to include the vehicle license number as well as a description of the driver.
Investigators quickly located the car's owner and were able to identify a family member as the driver.
With the assistance of the family, they were able to contact the woman at her workplace. She turned herself in to officers at the Kent Police station where traffic investigators interviewed her. She also made her car available for inspection by police.
Kent Assistant Police Chief Pat Lowery said "our goal is to have a complete picture of the events leading to this collision before we make a decision on charges."
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It's been nearly a year since the soft opening of New Fantasyland at Walt Disney World Resort's Magic Kingdom gave us a first glimpse of the largest park expansion project in Magic Kingdom history. Many of us have tried the Grey Stuff (it's delicious – don't believe me, ask the dishes!), stopped by for a visit with Ariel, and flown on that crazy Barnstormer circus plane with Goofy. Quite frankly, we may believe that we've learned all there is to know about New Fantasyland.
But we would be wrong.
Like everything Disney, there is much more to New Fantasyland than meets the eye, from interesting back stories to upcoming openings. I've chosen my favorite 13 fun New Fantasyland facts to share with you. Even if you've visited New Fantasyland, this may inspire you to return for a second glance!
13 Fun New Fantasyland Facts 1 of 14
Fantasyland is Now Double in Size 2 of 14
The New Fantasyland expansion doubled the size of Fantasyland. The Fantasyland area of the park transformed from 10 acres to 21 with the additional attractions, stores, and restaurants.
Team Effort 3 of 14
Doubling the size of the Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland was no small task. From Imagineers to Cast Members in Disney Food and Beverage, the New Fantasyland project incorporated more than 140 disciplines.
Plenty to Read 4 of 14
There are over 12,000 books in Belle's personal library at the Enchanted Tales with Belle attraction.
Room with a View 5 of 14
The Beast's Castle boasts 115 windows.
Golions and Sneagles 6 of 14
The animals flanking the entrance to Be Our Guest Restaurant are a combination of a goat and a lion. The design team who worked on this particular project named them Golions. The snake and eagle mashups over the doors? Sneagles, of course!
A Bridge of Franks 7 of 14
As you walk across the bridge to Be Our Guest Restaurant, you likely notice the six stone figures. In order to identify them during the New Fantasyland design process, these stone figures were all named Frank.
Let There Be Light 8 of 14
The centerpiece chandelier in the Be Our Guest Restaurant takes guests breath away when they enter. That's not surprising considering the chandelier it over 12 feet tall, 11 feet wide, and contains more than 84 candles and 100 jewels.
Storybook Circus 9 of 14
The Storybook Circus area of New Fantasyland is set-up in an area named Carolwood Park. This name refers to the steam train that Walt Disney had in his own backyard.
Dumbo Mania 10 of 14
Dumbo the Flying Elephant isn't only popular with my family. In fact, a version of the "Dumbo" attraction has been included in all of the Disneyland-style parks that have opened since Disneyland Park opened in 1955. This list includes: Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland.
Storybook Circus Calliope 11 of 14
Guests approaching Pete's Silly Sideshow in Storybook Circus hear music coming from an old fashioned calliope. This music was recorded from a set of authentic antique circus crank organs that are owned by a collector in California.
Peg-Leg Pete 12 of 14
Sometimes known as Peg-Leg Pete, Pete of Pete's Silly Slideshow in Storybook Circus is the longest running continuous Disney character. He made his debut in 1925 in the Disney short, Alice Solves a Puzzle.
Under the Sea 13 of 14
There are 183 characters featured throughout the Under the Sea - Journey of the Little Mermaid attraction. 128 of them are featured in the Under the Sea scene!
Fathoms Below 14 of 14
If you were to take the grand mural in the Under the Sea - Journey of the Little Mermaid attraction load-in area and turn it on its side, it would reach a depth of more than 14 fathoms.
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Elaina Vivaldi of Annadale and Joseph Portobello of Bay Terrace are engaged.
The prospective bride is the daughter of Marta and Eugene Vivaldi, who have announced the engagement. The bridegroom-to-be is the son of Theresa and Gary Portobello of Tottenville.
Miss Vivaldi is a graduate of St. Joseph-by-the Sea High School, Huguenot. She earned a bachelor of science degree in science, letters and society, with a concentration in elementary education from the College of Staten Island, where she also earned a master of science degree in special education. She is a special education teacher for students with disabilities, grades 1 to 6, at PS 373 in New Brighton.
Mr. Portobello is a graduate of St. Peter's Boys High School, New Brighton, and is pursuing an associate's degree in labor studies from Empire State College, Manhattan. He is an electrician with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 3, Manhattan.
The couple is planning an October wedding.


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FOXBOROUGH – To the naked eye, it may appear as if Rob Gronkowski has lost some weight since the last time he was seen running over safeties on a football field.
And if you were to make an educated guess, you may assume that putting on some weight is the tight end's final hurdle before getting back on the field following offseason back and forearm surgeries.
Turns out, your educated guess would be wrong.
"I don't really lose weight. I can look skinny and still be the same amount of weight," Gronkowski said. "It goes by skinny or looking jacked. I was skinny back a few months."
But is he back to being fully jacked?
"You gotta tell me when I'm out there," Gronkowski said.
The big question is when Gronkowski will be back out there. He was listed as doubtful for New England's first two games of the season, but was upgraded to questionable before being made inactive Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The change in status appears to be a positive development, perhaps indicating that Gronkowski is nearing a return, but details about the possibility of him being available for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons have been impossible to come by.
Head coach Bill Belichick said Wednesday that Gronkowski is making "definite progress" in his rehabilitation, but clammed up when pressed for further details. Meanwhile, Gronkowski settled into a chorus of "day to day" when asked about his status.
But even if he isn't willing to say much, it's hard to deny that questionable is better than doubtful.
"I don't even know. I don't know how that works," Gronkowski said. "I'm still wondering how that works – doubtful, questionable. I guess, like I said, I've been improving every week.
"Whoever makes that call must have seen some good improvement to put me from doubtful to questionable."
The question now is whether or not there will be enough improvement to take Gronkowski from questionable to probable.
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The man who authorities say shot a teller during the robbery of a Hamilton bank in August was captured this morning in Jacksonville, Fla., the Mercer County Sheriff's Office said.
Jeffery L. Garrett Jr., 34, was taken into custody by federal agents working on tips from sheriff's detectives and the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force, acting Sheriff Jack Kemler said.
Garrett is accused of brandishing a handgun at the Chase Bank on Klockner Road Aug. 23 while demanding money, authorities said.. During the robbery, he shot the teller before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to police and the FBI.
The teller was hospitalized but recovered from her injuries, officials said.
Authorities named Garrett as a suspect in September. His capture happened around 10 a.m. today, a spokesman for the sheriff's office said.
Garrett is also a suspect in a Trenton carjacking and shooting that occurred hours before the bank robbery. A 61-year-old city man was forced into a car on Sanford Street, and wounded when a gun went off during the struggle, police said. The victim eventually crawled out of the car when it was abandoned in Burlington County.
According to a relative, the carjacking victim identified Garrett when he saw a televised report about the bank robbery that included the suspect's picture. The victim said the car stopped several times while he was trapped in the trunk, and believes one of the stops was the bank robbery.
Previous coverage:
• FBI seeks Hamilton bank robber for two heists, possibly for Trenton carjacking
• Suspect named in Hamilton armed bank robbery
• Teller shot during Hamilton bank heist


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Thursday, December 06, 2012 8:37 PM
An Old Alabama Town storyteller shares a Christmas tale. Montgomery residents celebrated the holiday season on Dec. 7, 2012, during Old Alabama Town's Christmas Open House, which included live music, crafts and more.
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MADISON, N.J. — Senior point guard Thomas Tibbs sank a desperation 30-foot shot from a few steps inside the halfcourt line with 15 seconds remaining Monday night to help lift the College of Staten Island to a 53-49 non-conference basketball victory over FDU-Florham.
It was the only basket of the night for Tibbs, the CUNY Conference's preseason player of the year.
"It was a hurl," said CSI head coach Tony Petosa.
The Dolphins never trailed in the second half while running their record to 10-4, but the host Devils made them sweat down the stretch. The visitors clung to a 48-47 edge and ran an inbounds play from the side with two seconds left on the shot clock.
"Dale (Taranto) threw me a great pass," Tibbs. "I was in between the halfcourt line and the 3-point circle."
Petosa said the play was designed to go inside to 6-foot-11 junior center Dylan Bulger, but Taranto opted for a pass to his fellow St. Peter's High School product.
Senior forward Jordan Young paced the Dolphins with 13 points and 13 rebounds, while sophomore guard Bloochy Magloire netted 16 points, including a pair of free throws that provivded the final margin with eight seconds remaining.
Neither team shot well with CSI checking in at 37 percent and FDU-Florham at 36.7 percent. The Dolphins sank 10 of 11 free throws, however, and enjoyed a slim 36-31 rebounding edge.
Derek Hall paced the Devils (6-7 overall) with 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Adam Katz scored 16 points.
"We really didn't play well and were very fortunate to win," said Petosa. "(FDU) played some great defense on their part and I thought we did a lot of standing around tonight."
Said Tibbs: "FDU is a tough experienced team and they've been on a roll. We didn't get rattled."
NOTES: CSI swept the weekly CUNY awards with Tibbs named player of the week and freshman forward Javon Cox earning rookie of the week honors ... Sophomore center Matt Van Manen's knee injury will keep him on the sidelines for an estimated 3-5 weeks ... Senior newcomer Lameik Black had six points and four steals in limited duty in his second game with the Dolphins ... Magloire added seven rebounds ... CSI host Baruch at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Cox 3-8 3-4 9, Young 6-12 1-1 13, Taranto 1-6 0-0 2, Tibbs 1-4 2-2 5, Magloire 5-12 4-4 16, Black 3-7 0-0 6, Valdes 1-3 0-0 2, Bulger 0-2 0-0 0.
Totals: 20-54 10-11 53.
Stress 1-4 5-6 8, Hall 8-10 0-0 16, Green 0-5 3-4 3, Katz 6-14 2-2 16, Sykes 1-6 0-0 2, Argudo 0-0 0-0 0, Furlong 1-3 0-0 2, Roberts 1-7 0-1 2.
Totals: 18-49 10-13 49.
Halftime: 25-18, CSI.
Three-point goals: CSI 3-16 (Taranto 0-4, Tibbs 1-3, Magloire 2-7, Valdes 0-2); FDU 3-14 (Stress 1-3, Katz 2-6, Sykes 0-1, Furlong 0-1, Roberts 0-3). Rebounds: 36 (Young 13, Magloire 7); FDU 31 (Hall 12). Assists: CSI 10 (Young 3, Taranto 3); FDU 10 (Sykes 3, Furlong 3). Fouled out: none.


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My Friends Hot Mom presents Holly Halston is a nice milf. Even though her son is at school, she still lets his friends come by and play some pool. But Holly isn't the kind of girl to do something for nothing. She wants their big cocks pounding her slender cunt.
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"Whirling Turban" Lifestyle shoot with The Brides Cafe
posted by Kelly
We were so honored to be asked by Janie at The Brides Cafe to come photograph another lifestyle shoot. Back in the fall we photographed a collaborative effort with Janie and Courtney of Merriment Events, called"Stitch in Time". We had an awesome time working together so when Janie was sent some incredible vintage dresses from Whirling Turban she was ready for us to reunite for another shoot. If you are into vintage dresses you MUST spend some time on Whirling Turbans site…amazing!
We asked our friend Sara, of our recent three part series labeled "Todd and Sara" to come stand in as a model. I wish you could understand how insanely cold it was outside. It was literally only in the 20's with a severe windchill. These girls were TROOPERS. With goosebumps and chattering teeth they soldiered on as if it were a lovely spring day.
To see Janie and The Brides Cafe posting on this shoot click here. To see Courtney and Little White Book posting on this shoot click here.
We had to give in and let them wear their coats. I mean we are humane :-)
Flowers by Janie Medley of JM Flora and The Brides Café
Styling by Courtney Spencer of Merriment Events and little white book
Dresses by Whirling Turban
Makeup by Erika Nixon of Makeup on Demand email@example.com
Cupcakes by Two Sweet
Pink feather fascinator by One Little Dove
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crystal says:
January 20, 2010 at 7:01 am
Hi Kelly!
Um, how cute is this shoot! Sarah looks amazing. Great job!
Julie Nickerson says:
January 20, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Such a WAY COOL shoot!!!
And every spot you picked was perfect!
And I do remember how cold it was b/c we were shooting a wedding that day. Those models did AMAZING because you would think it is a nice day out.
Dikola says:
January 20, 2010 at 5:46 pm
The picture of the two girls being "girlfriends" under the post..a rt on a double shot above, brought unexpected tears to my eyes! That's a me and Kelly shot! Shouldn't we be the giddy bride and bridesmaid….now we're the mother to 5 children total. We must have that moment Kelly.
chrissy says:
January 20, 2010 at 8:20 pm
oh my gosh. i can literally see the goosebumps on one of the girl's arms in one shot! poor things! but, as usual, GREAT SHOOT! i love sara's dress, too! adorable!
Candace says:
January 31, 2010 at 12:56 pm
ohmygosh these pictures are sick!!! (this is my attempt at no longer using "cool" since your husband informed me that "sick" is the new "cool" which sounds so un-sick. i digress) i love them!! my favorites are the first one - they hat boxes are amazing!! - & the b&w at the cafe counter, the one upclose of sarah's hair & the one of her looking away while the other girls back is to the camera. love them!!!!! so great
a says:
June 23, 2010 at 6:33 pm
lovely photos, but worth noting that true vintage styling doesn't include fully open toe, strappy shoes. shoes were either peep toes or pumps back in the day. great dresses!
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Mexican actress Aracely Arambula will star in a soap opera based on Victor Hugo's classic novel "Les Miserables," Telemundo announced Monday in a communique.
After Arambula's success in her starring role in "La Patrona," in which she played Gabriela Suarez, a woman seeking justice in a story that evokes the celebrated novel "The Count of Monte Cristo," by Alexandre Dumas, the Mexican actress is returning with the first soap opera - or "telenovela" - in Spanish based on Hugo's epic.
"We're very proud, since this is another big production that will carry our stamp and that we anticipate will have excellent audience results," said Marcos Santana, the president of Telemundo Internacional in the communique.
Valentina Parraga, the writer responsible for the Telemundo productions "La Reina del Sur" and "La Patrona," will be in charge of adapting the novel to the television screen for Telemundo Estudios.
"This adaptation of 'Les Miserables' is already in the preproduction phase and will be filmed in its entirety in Mexico, and so the story will contain some scenes that only that country can offer us," said Joshua Mintz, executive vice president of fiction programming and general manager of Telemundo Estudios.
Arambula, 38, made her telenovela debut in 1996 with "Cañaveral de pasiones." EFE


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Reilly Condidorio scored in the 72nd minute as Fredonia State rallied to tie Buffalo State, 1-1, in SUNYAC women's soccer.
Condidorio's penalty goal - one of her 13 shots in the game - countered Buffalo State's Gabrianna Boldinski, who converted a header off a corner kick by Meaghan Allen in the 29th minute.
"We felt at that point, we needed to put a leader in there and who is comfortable at PK," Fredonia State coach Chris Case said. "We have relied on Reilly in the past and we feel comfortable with her taking a PK in that situation."
Fredonia State's Meaghan Meszaros made three saves while Linda Banfield made 12 stops for Buffalo State. Each was credited with 110 minutes played in the double-overtime contest.
The Blue Devils (6-2-1 overall, 1-1-1 SUNYAC) dropped the penalty kick portion of the match, 4-2, used for post-season seeding purposes only.
"In the first overtime, Katie Klein beat a defender and was taken out in the box and the refs failed to call a penalty kick," Case noted. "It would have given us a chance, but the refs didn't see it as a foul which was unfortunate for our team."
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Bennett leads Blue Devils once again
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - For the third time this fall, senior Jack Bennett was the first finisher for the Fredonia State men's cross country team, this time in the Brown Division race of the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh University.
Bennett toured the 8,000 meters in 26:38 - 77th overall in a field of 283 runners. The course was wet and muddy.
Fredonia State's next four runners were separated by 40 seconds - sophomore Zakk Hess in 27:00, freshman Collin Mulcahy in 27:04, senior Pete Francia in 27:24 and junior Steve Whittemore in 27:40.
Brockport rallies over Blue Devils
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Brockport rallies past Devils
Brockport won five singles matches to rally past Fredonia State, 6-3, in SUNYAC women's tennis on the Steele Hall courts.
"We played under the lights for the first time this season," Fredonia State coach Joe Calarco said. "It was fun."
The Blue Devils led 2-1 after wins by the doubles teams of Alison Phillips and Sara DiFulvio, and Jess Johnston (Fredonia) and Miller Barmasse. They managed just one singles win, by Molly Zanetti.
"It was a very close match," Calarco added. "The girls played well."
The loss dropped Fredonia State to 5-2 overall and 1-2 in the SUNYAC. The Blue Devils are back in action 1 p.m. Saturday at Daemen.
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Four-year-old Logan teaches a lesson in acceptance to the 34% of Americans who still oppose same-sex marriage.
Logan's mum Devin Clifton recorded and uploaded her first conversation with him about same-sex marriage.
In the video, he is shown a photograph of two men holding hands, and asked whether he thinks they should be allowed to marry or not.
His answer is adorable, and he even shows that violence is the answer by denying that he would want to "punch" people who think that gay and lesbian people should not be allowed to marry.
They are "bad people" though, he says.
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I saw the promo for Shaq on Conan yesterday and I tried to stay up for it. But the one problem with that is that I'm a little too old to be up that late.
Well, it was either that, or the five maragritas I had on my back patio earlier in the night.
Anyhoo… I fell asleep during Shaq's interview. So why don't we all watch Shaq be funny on Conan. I do know that at the end, they ride off on tiny toy cars… which is funny.
You see, it's funny because Shaq's 7 feet tall and Conan is 6'4"… and man, are those some TINY cars. HIIIIGGGGGHHHH-LARIOUS.
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Thanksgiving was a welcome break as we spent much of an unusually pleasant November cleaning up debris left by the Oct. 30 snowstorm that brought down thousands of tree branches and created a week-long blackout for hundreds of thousands.
It was bad enough to be without heat or lights, but the loss of TV left dedicated couch potatoes feeling mashed.
Even worse in some cases were the stresses endured by World Wide Web spiders with no place to twit who were forced to actually communicate in person.
And now, even before the memories have faded, we find ourselves in a December filled with celebrations and obligations for which many are unprepared.
Anybody conscious knows that Christmas is coming on Dec. 25, and anyone but those under 5 years of age has likely been ho-ho-hoed into submission by now.
In addition to the Three Wise Men and Jesus' birth in the manger celebration there are other widely observed and celebrated historic events as 2011 winds down.
There's Hanukkah, the eight-day observance that remembers the Jewish people's ancient struggle for religious freedom that begins at sundown on Dec 20 and continues through Dec. 28.
Because Christmas this year falls on a Sunday, the official government holiday will be observed on Monday, Dec. 26, providing many a three-day weekend.
That Monday is also the start of the increasingly popular African celebration of Kwanzaa, a week-long festival devoted to family, community and cultural values based on seven principles aimed at peace through understanding and tolerance.
Christmas is America's most widely celebrated winter holiday, a tradition grown from legend and practices brought by immigrants and popularized in story and song during the 18th century and brought to the movie screen and television more recently.
The Christmas tradition of sharing gifts has transformed the occasion into easily one of the most expensive consumer-oriented events of the shopping year.
Besides gifts of every size and description, billions are spent on decorations and events geared to the Christmas theme.
The Scrooges among us may cite "planned obsolescence" behind the theory that manufacturers already have an improved replacement waiting in the wings for today's most sought-after gadget. Nevertheless, gift-giving often pleases the giver and receiver.
Easily the most ancient historic observance this month will be Hanukkah, sometimes spelled Chanukah or the Jewish "Festival of Lights," a familiar mystery to many of us who grew up in nearby neighborhoods and heard about the tradition of lighting one menorah (candelabrum) candle for each day during the eight-day celebration.
Students in my parochial school learned to spin a top called a dreidel and learn its history on the front stoop outside our tenement.
We also learned about and enjoyed latkes, fried potato pancakes and found that some kids came to look forward to receiving their gifts of gelt, Hebrew for money, some of which they were to donate to less fortunate.
As a Catholic altar boy, I was so impressed by my Jewish friends that I still have the dreidel and headpiece called a yarmulke presented to me by a Yiddish maiden.
So, no matter your persuasion, December religious and historic tradition carries the hope of peace and understanding, a goal still unachieved and threatened every day.
Have safe and happy holidays.
Bill Whitney, of West Springfield, is a retired editor for The Republican.


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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Josh Gordon is sure at peace with his NCAA bracket.
Gordon, who made headlines in recent days for suggesting unrest between Cavaliers teammates Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters, won cleveland.com's eighth annual Celebrity Bracketology Challenge.
Round 1: 5 points for each correct pick.
Round 2: 10 points.
Round 3: 20 points.
Round 4: 30 points.
Round 5: 50 points.
Round 6: 100 points.
Tiebreaker: Most correct picks.
Prize: Winner will be invited back to defend his Celebrity Bracketology Challenge title next year.
Josh Gordon
Points: 390.
Final four: Florida, Connecticut, Baylor and Michigan.
Title game: Connecticut vs. Baylor.
Champion: Baylor.
Corey Kluber
Points: 325.
Final four: Florida, Villanova, Arizona and Louisville.
Title game: Florida vs. Louisville.
Champion: Florida.
Christian Bryant
Points: 285.
Final four: Florida, Michigan St., Creighton and Wichita St.
Title game: Florida vs. Wichita St.
Champion: Florida.
Dion Waiters
Points: 270.
Final four: Syracuse, Virginia, Creighton and Wichita St.
Title game: Syracuse vs. Wichita St.
Champion: Syracuse.
Gordon, who was among four celebrity athletes competing in the NCAA basketball bracket contest, clinched the win thanks to UConn's run to the national championship Monday night as the Huskies topped Kentucky, 60-54.
Gordon came from behind in the final week to edge Indians pitcher Corey Kluber. Gordon scored 50 points -- the final points tallied during the contest -- when UConn defeated Florida in Saturday's Final Four semifinal.
Gordon finished with that 390-point total, as he predicted Baylor over UConn in the title game.
Entering the Final Four, Kluber led with 325 points. Had Florida defeated UConn in the semifinal, Kluber would have won as he picked the Gators to win it all.
Here are the final standings:
1. Gordon 390 points.
2. Kluber 325.
3. Former Ohio State football player Christian Bryant 285.
4. Waiters 270.
As the winner, Gordon will be invited back next year to try to defend his bracket victory.
About the Celebrity Bracketology Challenge:
Some of Cleveland's biggest sports stars competed in the eighth annual Celebrity Bracketology Challenge.
See each of the four handwritten and signed brackets at cleveland.com/marchmadness or click on the links located at the bottom of this post.
The 2013 winner, former Browns running back Trent Richardson, did not respond to invitations to participate again and try to defend his victory.
Winners over the years
2014: Browns receiver Josh Gordon: 390 points.
2013: Former Browns running back Trent Richardson: 450 points.
2012: "Average Joe" Cleveland sports fan Jeff Verdone of Euclid: 535 points.
2011: Former Cavaliers forward/center J.J. Hickson, 315 points.
2010: Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Cribbs, 290 points.
2009: Former Cavaliers guard Mo Williams, 470 points.
2008: Former Ohio State men's basketball guard Mike Conley Jr., 410 points.
2007: Former Browns quarterback Charlie Frye, 585 points.
• Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians
• Christian Bryant, former Ohio State/Glenville football player
• Dion Waiters, Cleveland Cavaliers
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A man's arm became caught in a machine and was severed Tuesday at a manufacturing company just off Interstate 79, emergency dispatchers said.
The incident at Lincoln Hydraulics in North Strabane Township was reported at about 9:30 a.m., according to Washington County 911.
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A 19-year analysis of fish raised in an Oregon hatchery found dramatic genetic changes can occur in a single generation, with the domesticated fish responding rapidly to artificial evolutionary pressures found in a crowded, human-regulated tank.
But out in the wide-open world of riverine predators and ocean migrations, these same hatchery-bred smolts faltered when compared to their wild-raised brethen.
"The impact of hatcheries on salmon is so profound that in just one generation traits are selected that allow fish to survive and prosper in the hatchery environment, at the cost of their ability to thrive and reproduce in a wild environment," wrote a team of four scientists in a new paper published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The paper — which tracked a run of Hood River steelhead for 19 years — confirmed that hatchery life had the power to trigger genetic shifts that were then passed onto the next generation. A release about the study called it "evolution at warp speed."
"We've known for some time that hatchery-born fish are less successful at survival and reproduction in the wild," said Michael Blouin, a professor of zoology at Oregon State University, in this story about the research. "However, until now, it wasn't clear why. What this study shows is that intense evolutionary pressures in the hatchery rapidly select for fish that excel there, at the expense of their reproductive success in the wild."
"We expected to see some of these changes after multiple generations," added lead author Mark Christie, in the same story. "To see these changes happen in a single generation was amazing. Evolutionary change doesn't always take thousands of years."
Which traits were being favored by hatchery life wasn't clear, the scientists said. But they speculated that growing up indoors inside giant tanks might hard-wire a tolerance for "extreme crowding" into the fish — and that trait might work against fish attempting to reproduce under real-world conditions.
"If research can determine exactly what aspect of hatchery operations is selecting for fish with less fitness in the wild, it could be possible to make changes that would help address the problem," the scientists explained in this story.
Evolution at 'warp speed'
In the study, scientists found that offspring that had adapted best to the tank world were about three times worse reproducing in the wild than fish that hadn't made the shift out of a hatchery.
"First-generation hatchery fish had nearly double the lifetime reproductive success (measured as the number of returning adult offspring) when spawned in captivity compared with wild fish spawned under identical conditions, which is a clear demonstration of adaptation to captivity," the authors explained in the study.
The findings suggested a dramatic "tradeoff" had taken place rapidly, the authors said.
"Those with the greatest fitness in a captive environment produced offspring that performed the worst in the wild," they wrote. "Specifically, captive-born individuals with five … or more returning siblings … averaged 0.62 returning offspring in the wild, whereas captive-born individuals with less than five siblings averaged 2.05 returning offspring in the wild.
"These results demonstrate that a single generation in captivity can result in a substantial response to selection on traits that are beneficial in captivity but severely maladaptive in the wild."
One implication from the study suggests that hatcheries alone cannot save the Pacific Northwest's damaged salmon runs, argued the Eugene Register-Guard in an editorial published Tuesday morning.
"There is still reason to believe that hatcheries can play an important role in the recovery of endangered and threatened fish species. But nearly a century and a half of experience with hatcheries has proven they cannot adequately compensate for the wholesale destruction of habitats," the paper argued here.
"No one should believe the myth that abundant, healthy fish runs can return to the Pacific Northwest as long as its rivers remain dammed, diverted and polluted, its watersheds overdeveloped and its forests harvested with scant regard for the impact on salmon."
What about Alaska hatchery salmon?
What the findings say about fish management in Alaska — where a sophisticated network of state and private hatcheries release millions of salmon and other fish every season — is less clear, and the authors cautioned against applying their results to other salmonoid populations elsewhere in the North Pacific.
"It remains to be seen whether results from this one study on steelhead generalize to other hatcheries or salmon species," Blouin said in a release.
"Nevertheless, this shows that hatcheries can produce fish that are genetically different from wild fish, and that it can happen extraordinarily fast," he added. "The challenge now is to identify the traits under selection to see if we can slow that rate of domestication."
The issue does have an urgency in the Pacific Northwest that's more intense than in Alaska. Many salmon runs in Oregon, Washington and California have dwindled over the decades as rivers were dammed for hydroelectric power and habitat was degraded due to logging, agriculture and development. As a result, many unique salmon populations are now listed under the federal Endangered Species Act, and hatcheries come to play an important part of an effort to restore the fish.
By contrast, Alaska wild salmon populations remain healthy. At the same time, the state follows a decades-long practice of using hatcheries to augment wild runs and also to jumpstart recreational fishing, especially in lakes on the road system.
In 2012, the state-run hatcheries plan to released more than 8 million fish spread among six species, ranging from tiny fingerlings to the catchable-length Chinook salmon. In an overview of Alaska's commercial fishing hatchery program through the early 2000s, a federal analysis reported that 33 Alaska production hatcheries had released more than 100 million juvenile salmon annually.
That report also characterized Alaska's hatchery regime as a "balanced program designed to enhance fisheries while maintaining healthy wild stocks."
So far, using hatchery fish to supplement harvests "has not had detectable adverse impacts on the abundance of Alaska's wild stocks," biologist Steven McGee wrote here.
"Alaska has not yet repeated the mistakes made in the Pacific Northwest, where habitat destruction, hydropower development, and use of hatcheries to replace damaged wild stock production have resulted in serious depletion of most salmon resources."


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Second-term Councilwoman Brenda Jones asked during Tuesday's meeting to refer the pay cut to committee to allow five new council members a chance to discuss the issue.The salary reduction will take effect Jan. 18 unless the board rejects it. A voluntary 10-percent cut taken by the previous city council expired Dec. 31.
Councilmember Ken Cockrel Jr. says he expects the new board to continue the pay cut.
Mayor Dave Bing last fall cut the pay of his office appointees and nonunion workers by 10 percent. Some city unions have agreed to similar cuts.
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Easton Councilman Mike Fleck will leave his position earlier than expected, which will force council to appoint a replacement to serve until the end of the year.
Fleck announced in January that he would not seek re-election when his term is up at the end of the year because he needs to focus on his consulting firm.
But tonight, Fleck said he found and purchased a house in Allentown sooner than he anticipated and will be moving there, which will prohibit him from remaining on Easton council. He expects the July 10 council meeting to be his last one.
"Mr. Fleck, there will be plenty of time to give you your accolades in July, but I appreciate your efforts from the last few years," Mayor Sal Panto Jr. said.
Council will have to appoint someone to the vacancy within 30 days, or the Northampton County courts could end up having to do so.
Whomever is selected would serve until Dec. 31, by which time the candidate elected in November for Fleck's seat would take office.
Democrat Jim Edinger, a member of the city's zoning hearing board, and Republican Kim Yedlosky, a vocal Tea Party member, are running for the position.
Panto said council cannot prohibit current candidates from seeking the vacancy, but that council's practice in the past has been to not to appoint them. The replacement must be from the West Ward, which is the region Fleck serves, and must be a Democrat like Fleck.
Fleck is currently serving the second of separate four-year terms. He is resigning due to the expansion of his firm, Fleck Consulting Inc., which provides political, marketing, and economic development consulting services.
Fleck has previously said his top accomplishments on council were an amusement tax and legislation that allows health benefits for domestic partners of city employees.
Money raised from the amusement tax was used to pay McDonald's when the city asked the eatery to leave Two Rivers Landing to allow the Crayola Experience to expand.
The last time council had to appoint a member was in 2008, when Pam Panto, the mayor's wife, was appointed to a new two-year seat created by the establishment of the city's Home Rule Charter.
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Yes, apparently this process works. Last summer I watched the cable TV technician re-run lines (squirrels had chewed the old ones) from the main line to my house to a junction box and then to two different outlets. This required a number of junctions and connectors. He filled each connection with silicone grease before screwing the connectors together -- it squeezed out when they were tightened. He said that it waterproofed the connections, and the cable company had been doing it that way for a long time. He also used nothing else over the connection, i.e. no butyl rubber or tape. If this wasn't effective, the cable company wouldn't be doing it, since it would cost them too much to go back and fix the literally thousands of connections that would be ruined by water infusion (probably on a daily basis). Jim W4LC >>> Chuck Dietz (KE5FI) <firstname.lastname@example.com> 03/24/97 12:38am >>> firstname.lastname@example.com wrote: > > 23 MAR - 2130 CST > > Hello Roger... > > Since 1989, I have been potting all of my coaxial connectors with a > non-conductive silicone grease before I put them together. > > It is a messy process, but well worth the effort. Use enough to have it > squeeze out of the joint as it is assembled. That way there will be no > voids to fill with water if your tape wrap later fails. Once the > connector is mated, I use naptha-soaked paper towels (does not leave any > oily residue and does not attack the vinyl cable sheath) to thoroughly > remove the excess. Then I use Scotch 33+ wrapped three layers deep in the > manner described by Steve. > > I opened a couple of these joints in 1994 and 1995 -- they looked brand > new inside with no trace of moisture, dirt, or corrosion. > > There are apparently no electrical consequences using this method - no > weird SWR effects or anything. Wow, what a great process! Thanks for sharing this with us, I have had a lot of trouble in past installations with water incursion into coax joints. Chuck, KE5FI -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: firstname.lastname@example.com Administrative requests: email@example.com Problems: firstname.lastname@example.com Sponsored by: Akorn Access, Inc. & N4VJ / K4AAA -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: firstname.lastname@example.com Administrative requests: firstname.lastname@example.com Problems: email@example.com Sponsored by: Akorn Access, Inc. & N4VJ / K4AAA
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