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In October, Friends of Joe W. Brown Memorial Park and the Louisiana Nature Center hosted their second annual NOLA East Friends Fest, "Friends of Joe W. Brown Salutes Motown," in Joe W. Brown Memorial Park.
The weather was as if Mother Nature handpicked it just for this occasion, and what a fabulous day it was for festival-goers. People from far and near made their way into the park to enjoy delicious food from various vendors and listen to music by local musicians.
Friends board members Tangee Wall and Veronica Barbarin worked hard to make this festival a success, and partnering with Karen Hence of Event Experts LLC truly helped to make this major event go off without a hitch.
Adults and young children were spread all over the festival grounds, lying on blankets, sitting on chairs, or dancing to the Motown renditions by local musicians Gina Brown, BRW (Temptations Review), Caesar Elloie, and Real Love. DJ Captain Charles kept the music flowing throughout the entire event.
Friends partnered with the 7th District Police Department, New Orleans Fire Department, Department of Parks and Parkways, New Orleans Recreation Development Commission, Parkway Partners, Event Experts LLC, New Orleans Public Library and The Audubon Nature Institute to bring this annual event to fruition.
Friends also thank their many sponsors.
The success of the NOLA East Friends Fest can also be attributed to the dedication of volunteers including George Aidoe Jr., Michele Alfred, Michael Allen, Brenda Bailey, Carolyn Bailey, Edward L. Blouin, Zachary Franklin, Undra Gilbert, Lavon Jackson, Larry Joseph, Amy LeGaux, Brenda Manning, Sherman Manning, Marie Merrick, Leonard Price, Cynthia Smith, Lois Swaney, Contessa Wall, Eva and Edward Washington Jr., Rachell Williams and Knia Williams, Linda Williams, and my daughter, LeighAnna Margurite.
Acknowledgments also must go to the 7th District Police Department: Sgt.Tokishiba Lane, Officers Eddie Dema, Douglas McGowan Sr. and Marcel Foxworth, and the New Orleans Fire Department firefighters Michael Adams, Genord Jones and Joseph Washington for their friendly interaction with children while demonstrating various aspects of a fire truck.
A special bonus for spectators came when District E Councilman Freddie Charbonnet offered words of appreciation to the participants for helping to make the NOLA East Friends Fest a huge success.


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Taking the opposite tack, security stalwarts McAfee Labs believe that the historic lack of crippling malware troubles on Apple's products has made users complacent. One of the downside of Apple's success in the mobile realm is that hackers increasingly view the platform as a desirable target. McAfee's senior VP Vincent Weafer told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. that mobile computing has "become very popular in a short amount of time, and we're already seeing a significant increase in vulnerabilities, attacks and data loss." Who's watching your mobile data?
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JENISON, MI -- Who knew a third-place finish could be so huge?
East Grand Rapids hit swimming's version of a buzzer beater in the final event, the 400-yard freestyle relay, to win the OK White Conference meet on Saturday, Feb. 23, by a half point.
The Pioneers finished third in the 400 free relay to Jenison, but won the meet with 435.5 points, just ahead of Jenison with 435.
"This is huge. Every point counted," said East Grand Rapids senior Ben Merlotti, who the diving title with a personal-best 414 points. "It's even cooler to win the conference title, though."
Related: Watch a video of one of Ben Merlotti's conference championship dives
Jenison won six events and East won four.
"This doesn't happen very often, but we knew it was going to be close," said Pioneers coach Butch Briggs, whose team is No. 1 in Division 3. "But a half point is closer than you ever plan."
Forest Hills Northern finished third with 392 points followed by Northview (301.5), Grand Rapids Christian (249) and Mona Shores (150).
It wasn't easy for Jenison, the No. 8 team in Division 2, to lose by such a small margin.
"It's tough because we swam so well," said Jenison co-coach Jennifer Coffey. "But kudos to East, they had a really good meet."
Jenison's Jacob Clement jumped out of the pool after winning the 200 IM and gave a big, wet hug to one of his assistant coaches.
"I just wanted to win, I wasn't thinking about (setting) the conference record." said Clement, who won the 200 IM in 1:44.44. "This feels great. It's like nothing I've imagined."
Clement, a senior, won four events, including the 500 by a fraction of a second. In a distance event like this, it ended more like a sprint with Clement winning in 4:46.45, just out-touching East Grand Rapids' Kurt Swieter, who finished in 4:46.50.
He was also on the winning 200 (1:27.11) and 400 (3:12.31) free relays.
Clement's teammate Jason Wesseling also won four events, including the 50 free (21.62), 100 backstroke (51.24) and the 200 and 400 relays.
EGR's Matt Hooper finished so fast in the 100 yard breaststroke that he had time to turn around, take off his goggles and watch his competition finish.
Hooper, the reigning state champion in the event, won in 58.05. His closest competitor, Nate Peterson of Forest Hills Northern, finished second in 1:01.33.
Hooper also won the 200 IM (1:58.19) and was on EGR's 200 medley relay winning team (1:37.67).
"He's been a huge point-getter for us all four years," Briggs said of Hooper. "He's a phenomenal competitor when we get into big meets. And he leads by example."
Ryan Beezhold joked that his head hurt after winning the 100 freestyle. But it may because the Grand Rapids Christian senior couldn't wrap his head around his big win. He destroyed the school and conference records with a time of 46.95.
"This feels great," said Beezhold, who now has the best time in Division 3 this season. "I knew I was ahead, but I thought the guy next to me was closer."
Jenison's Josh Bouma wasn't really even close, finishing in 47.84.
Beezhold said he's had his eye on the school record since he jumped in the pool as a freshman. He topped the previous mark of 47.71 set by Brad Flikkema in 1995.
Coffey, the former Jennifer Crisman, was happy for Clement.
"Jacob was seeded second in both of his events, and for him to come off with the two wins and a conference record is just icing on the cake," said Coffey, the former Jenison standout, who still holds many school records.
"Jason (Wesseling) is expected to win his events. Jacob wasn't," she said. "Jason knew he had to step up for his team today and he won all four of his events."
Merlotti didn't expect to win after his main competitor, Forest Hills Northern's Nick Nicoletti, nailed a nice dive on his final attempt.
"I thought I went a little long," said Merlotti, who finished with a front 2 1/2 tuck. "I stayed under the water a little longer, which is something I do when I don't think I hit the dive. But after I came up, I saw I got 414, and I was pretty pumped."
His coach was pretty pumped, too.
"Ben has been kind like the figure head for our program for the last four years," EGR diving coach Don Glass said. "He finished second place at this meet the last three years, so it's nice for him to win this and get this monkey off his back and set him up for the state meet."
Northview dominated the 100 butterfly. Kevin Innis won in 53.60 and teammate Nate Kozycki finished second in 53.85.


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As parents celebrate back-to-school time, some also look ahead with trepidation. Parents of adopted children face some particular worries each year: Does my child's teacher need to know about his or her adoption? How much should we share? Will other students say unkind things to my child about adoption?
School assignments can also be minefields. Well-intentioned teachers may ask students to draw a family tree; adoptees or foster children often don't know how to handle that. Ignore the birth family and list only the adoptive family? Try to make a double tree? And when a teacher asks students to share their baby pictures, many international adoptees -- especially those who were adopted after infancy or toddlerhood -- have nothing to bring.
Adoptive Families magazine offers free, downloadable guides on both these issues:
"A letter to your child's teacher": A sample letter to adapt to your situation.
"Tackling tricky assignments": A guide on several typical assignments and how to handle them -- or prevent them.
Also at the Adoptive Families Web site you'll find links to articles such as "Bringing up adoption at school," which has an interesting sidebar on how to handle curious classmates, giving examples of questions and answers in the categories of share, ask, deflect, use humor and educate.
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Chicago Department of Public Health
-- 18.1 percent below 100 percent poverty
-- 6.9 percent over 65 years of age
-- infant mortality rate of 7.6 per 1,000 live births (1995-1999)
-- primary care physicians per 1,000 people: 0.091
A grant application submitted Wednesday by the UIC Neighborhoods Initiative could mean healthcare access in the South Side's medically underserved Brighton Park.
In 2003, less than one physician was available per 1,000 residents, according to a representative from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.
Dr. Cynthia Boyd, executive director of the initiative, said, "It is reasonable to presume that there is now a greater gap in the number of providers to patients because of the population explosion and the population number of kids."
In 2003, the federal government classified Brighton Park as a medically underserved area. To obtain this status, a population must meet one of four criteria: a high poverty rate, a segment of the population over the age of 65, a high infant mortality rate and low number of primary care providers per 1,000 residents.
"[The designation of] Brighton Park in itself is a statement because, in other communities, there are only pockets of need—not an entire community," Boyd said.
The grant proposed by the Neighborhood Initiative for funding by HRSA would place a community-based health center in Burroughs Elementary School through the Bureau of Primary Health Care that funds community health centers.
Lizbeth Gonzalez, parent coordinator of Burroughs, said it's always difficult to get her child seen by a doctor at one of the few health clinics in the area. Even if she has an appointment, she said the wait can be up to two hours.
"It would relieve a lot of pressure of having to travel, and the financial difficulties," said Gonzalez. "If something happens to [my son] while he's attending school, I know he'll be seen."
Kids in Brighton Park see the direct results of lack of healthcare access. Nearly 700 students at Davis Elementary were non-compliant in their immunizations as of Sept. 15, according to the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council.
"It could be an indication of how disengaged the community is from the providers that are already there," Boyd said. "I suspect, based on conversations with people, that part of it is that we have to make sure the services are culturally relevant and that people can access them without fear of being undocumented."
About 80 percent of Brighton Park's nearly 45,000 residents are Hispanic, many of whom are immigrants, according to UIC.
"One of the justifications was the high concentration of the Hispanic population," said Andy Jordan, director of HRSA's Office of Shortage Designation. The medically underserved designation is based on U.S. Census data that does not count undocumented immigrants.
The Neighborhoods Initiative will learn the results of the grant application this summer. Boyd said she will keep submitting grants until she can secure funding for the community.


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But if last week's loss did anything, it lent fifth-seeded Memorial (19-5) the chance to hit the reboot button before its NJSIAA North 2 quarterfinals match against Harrison yesterday.
"When we played against Bayonne I guess we were nervous because it was the county championship, and we had never really gone that far as a team," Olivares said after his West New York team's bounce-back 25-19, 25-18 victory over fourth-seeded Harrison (17-8).
"Honestly, most of us today were having fun. We were really having fun, enjoying the game," added Sergio Bonilla, who had six kills and seven digs. "It's our prom night so all our heads today were just positive, positive, positive."
With yesterday's victory, Memorial booked its fourth meeting with top-seeded Bayonne in Wednesday's semifinal round. The Tigers dropped both regular season matches to Bayonne before falling, 25-15, 25-15, in the county final. The Bees took care of St. Peter's Prep yesterday, 25-18, 15-18.
"That loss brought us all together closer actually," said Bonilla, whose team led from wire to wire in the first game yesterday.
In the second game, Matthew Muchowski gave Harrison a 9-8 edge, but after Harrison's ensuing serve landed out of bounds, the Tigers saw an opportunity and pounded. One of Danny Baez's six kills gave Memorial a 10-9 lead, setting up the Tigers to win seven of the next nine points. During the surge, Olivares -- the team's senior captain -- registered four straight service points, including a pair of aces.
"Those jumps serves, those aces that he put on the board more or less put (Harrison) in a hole," Memorial coach John Wengerter said.
The 9-2 run yielded a 17-11 advantage for the West New York squad, as frustration began to mount for Harrison on the court.
"That was the problem," Harrison coach Nick Landy said when asked if his team lost its composure at times. "We also made too many of our own mistakes. . .This was the kind of team that when you make mistakes against, it doesn't help."
The Blue Tide cut the deficit to 20-16 on a Lucas Nogueira ace, prompting Wengerter to take a timeout to settle his unit. Memorial emerged from the pause and regained control, winning five of the match's final seven points.
"We played a lot more relaxed today," Wengerter said. "The kids were on top of their game, they're excited about the prom tonight. We wanted to get this game in, get it done."
As for Harrison, the loss concluded a successful season, in which the Blue Tide exceeded expectations.
"We had a good year," Landy said. "You're always expecting to get the best out of them, but we lost some good players last year and I didn't think we'd get as far, but we did pretty well."


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Mark Bobko stood at third base and looked across the infield, seeing the bases full of his teammates.
In the bottom of the seventh inning with one out and St. Joe's locked in a scoreless tie with South Plainfield, Bobko represented the winning run. He just needed to get home, and Reid Miranda was his ticket to do so.
"He has the best eye on the team," Bobko said.
Miranda watched as a fastball sailed high and out of the zone completing a five-pitch walk, bringing Bobko home and giving St. Joseph a walk-off 1-0 victory over South Plainfield in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament Championship last night at TD Bank Ballpark.
"This is just a crazy amount of anxiety right now," Bobko said. "Everything is going through me. It's a surreal feeling."
Entering the seventh inning, few hitters on either team had experienced anything that slightly resembled success as St. Joseph's Brandon Bielak and South Plainfield's Kyle Moroney faced off in a pitcher's duel.
Throughout the game's entirety, the two were near unhittable. In six frames, Bielak and Moroney had combined to allow only two hits and throw 73 and 59 pitches respectively.
"I love pitching in those kind of games," said Bielak, who finished with nine strikeouts, one hit and one walk. "These are my favorite types of games. I've been in big spots before, but this is the biggest I've been in.
"It was a pitcher's duel. (Kyle) had a great game."
Moroney, who also went the distance, struck out two, allowed four hits and walked one, but when Bobko came to the plate in the seventh, it marked his third at-bat of the game. This time, the senior knew what to expect.
"I just wanted to get up there in the seventh and start something," Bobko said. "I just wanted to put the ball in play."
On the first pitch, Bobko hit a line drive single splitting Aidan McDermott and Nick Polizzano. Then, Bielak followed with a single of his own to put runners at first and second.
"We actually talked about that before we got up," Bielak said. "If he got on, I'm getting on too."
Pat Geiger came to the plate and attempted to advance both Bielak and Bobko but bunted foul for a third strike. A pitch then hit J.T. Shorter on the shoulder, sending to the plate Miranda.
"I'm usually a first-pitch swinger," Miranda said. "If I saw a good pitch, I was gonna hit it. That first one came in as a ball and I decided to take the pitches from there."
Miranda watched three straight balls come across before seeing a strike. Despite the 3-1 count, little could get the bat off the sophomore's shoulders.
"It would have had to have been perfect," Miranda said, laughing. "I know my coaches don't want to hear it, but it would have had to have been perfect."
The ensuing pitch was anything but, sailing high and out of the zone. Bobko wasted no time sprinting in, touching home and tossing his helmet in the air before getting tackled by teammates.
"I waited my whole entire life for this," Bobko said. "It's the greatest feeling in the world."
The loss marked the first for Moroney all year, who is a verbal commit to play quarterback for Rowan University next season and was the coaches' choice for "Pitcher of the Year" in the Greater Middlesex Conference.
"It definitely wasn't a fitting way to lose on a bases-loaded walk as well as he pitched," South Plainfield coach Anthony Guida said. "It was the one time he really wasn't locating. Maybe the pressure of the game got to him for the first time all year."
The GMC Tournament championship marks the fifth for St. Joseph this decade, but first since winning back-to-back in 2008 and 2009. It also marks the first in Steve Bucchignano three-year tenure as head coach.
"I told these kids that this can never be taken away from them," Bucchignano said. "For years to come, this is something that people will remember. To have my son here, my wife, my family, my extended family, it's a great moment.
"We can't do it without the kids. I'm thankful we have good kids, I'm thankful we have tremendous coaches who give up a lot of there time and I'm very thankful for a supportive wife."
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HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3767
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
David T. Vieira
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act authorizing the establishment of the Mashpee Water and Sewer District.
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3767
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
An Act authorizing the establishment of the Mashpee Water and Sewer District.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
St. 1987, c. 136, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT
SECTION 1. The inhabitants of the town of Mashpee, liable to taxation in said town and residing in the territory comprised within the territorial limits of the town of Mashpee, shall constitute a water and sewer district and are hereby made a body corporate by the name of the Mashpee Water and Sewer District, hereinafter called the "District", for the purpose of supplying themselves and others, for fair
consideration, with water for the extinguishing of fires and for domestic and other purposes, and for the purpose of establishing wastewater treatment works with the power to lay water and wastewater mains, groundwater treatment facilities, maintain individual wastewater treatment facilities, establish a water distribution system, establish fountains and hydrants', and to relocate and discontinue the same, within the territorial limits of the Town of Mashpee and within towns adjoining thereto, regulate the use of such water and fix and collect
rates to 5e paid therefore, construct and finance Such water treatment works and groundwater treatment facilities as may be necessary to deliver pure, healthful drinking water, and may do all things necessary and proper for the establishment of a wastewater treatment works, and may assess and raise taxes and impose fees as provided hereinafter for the payment of such services and for defraying the necessary expenses of and to carry on the business of the District, subject to the General laws relating to such districts, except as otherwise provided herein. For these purposes, the District may seek, obtain and accept any available capital and operating funds from the commonwealth or the federal government or any authority or entity created by either of said governments and accept any donation or gift of capital, operating funds, land, easements, equipment or easements, equipment or facilities from private sources. The District shall have the power to prosecute and
defend all actions relating to its property and affairs.
The District and all its revenues, income and real and personal property shall be exempt from taxation and from betterments and special assessments and the District shall not be required to pay any tax, excise or assessment to or for the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions; provided, however, that the District is authorized to enter into agreements to make annual payments in lieu of taxes with respect to property of the District located outside the Town of
Mashpee's territorial limits upon which local real estate taxes are being paid as of the effective date of acceptance of this chapter. Bonds issued by the District and their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be exempt from taxation within the Commonwealth.
SECTION 2. For the aforesaid purposes the District, acting by and through its Board of Water and -Sewer Commissioners, hereinafter provided for:
[a] May contract with any municipality, or with any water company, or with any water district, or any other entity for the purchase, acquisition by other means or sale of whatever water and/or waterworks or wastewater facilities which may be required, authority to furnish or purchase the same being hereby granted, and may enter into such other contracts as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, subject to District meeting appropriation of any necessary funds required to effectuate any purchase of waterworks or wastewater facilities as aforesaid;
[b] May apply for, receive, accept, administer, expend and comply with the conditions, obligations and requirements respecting any
grant, gift, loan, including without limitation any grant, gift or loan from agencies of local, state and federal governments, donation or appropriation of any property or money in aid of the purposes of the commission and to accept contributions of money, property, labor or other things of value ;
[c] May assess betterments for the construction of water, sewer, and wastewater facilities against the owners of land receiving a benefit or advantage thereby in accordance with the provisions of Chapter eighty and Chapter eighty three sections fifteen through fifteen-B of the General Laws; provided that any requirement in said sections or chapters for a vote by the governing body of the municipality or for a ratification of such vote by the voters of the municipality, shall be satisfied by a vote or resolution duly adopted by the Board of Water
and Sewer Commissioners in accordance herewith;
[d] May enter into contracts and agreements with any municipality in all matters necessary, convenient or desirable for carrying out the purposes of this Act including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, collection of revenue, data processing, and other matters of management, administration and operation;
[e] May take by eminent domain under the provisions of chapter seventy-nine or chapter eighty A of the General Laws, or acquire, by lease, purchase, gift, or otherwise, and hold, land, the waters, or any portion thereof, or any pond, spring or stream, or of any groundwater sources of supply by means of driven, artesian or other wells, within
the territorial limits of the town of Mashpee , or towns adjoining thereto, not already specifically appropriated for the purposes of a public water supply by another governmental body, or for the purposes of wastewater treatment or disposal; and the water and flowage rights connected with any such land or water sources; may take as aforesaid, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and hold , all lands, rights of way and other easements necessary for collecting, storing, holding, purifying and preserving the purity of the water and for conveying the same to any part of the district. Any person or political subdivision of the Commonwealth or body politic sustaining damages by any taking under this Act or any other thing done under
the authority hereof may recover such damages from the District under said Chapter seventy-nine or said Chapter eighty A; but the right to
damages for the taking of any water, water right or water source, or for any injury thereto, shall not vest until water is actually withdrawn or diverted under the authority of this Act.
[f] May construct and maintain on the lands acquired and held under this act, proper dams, wells, springs, reservoirs, standpipes, tanks, pumping plants, buildings, fixtures and other structures, including the establishment and maintenance of purification works or systems, and may make excavations, procure and operate machinery and provide such other means and appliances, and do such other things as may be necessary for the establishment and maintenance of complete and effective water or wastewater works; and for that purpose may construct pipe lines, wells and reservoirs, may establish pumping works and may construct, lay, acquire and maintain aqueducts, conduits, pipes and other works under or over any land, water courses, railroads, railways, and public or other ways and along such ways, in said town, in such manner as not unnecessarily to obstruct the same;
[g] May, for the purpose of constructing, laying, maintaining, operating and repairing such aqueducts, conduits, pipes and other works, and for all other purposes of this act, dig up or raise and embank any such lands, highways or other ways in such manner as to cause the least hindrance to public travel on such ways; provided, that the manner in which all things are done upon any such way shall be subject to the direction of the appropriate governmental authority having jurisdiction over such public ways.
[h] May enter upon any lands for the purpose of water supply exploration, making surveys, test wells or pits and borings , or any of them, and may take or otherwise acquire the right to occupy temporarily any lands necessary for the construction of any work or for any other purpose authorized by this Act;
[i] May charge a systems development charge to those applicants seeking to connect to either the water supply system or to the wastewater treatment system, which funds shal1 be kept by the District treasurer in a separate account to be appropriated by a District Meeting and applied, as needed, for the cost of acquisition
and /or development of new well fields, storage and distribution systems, and the purchase of all related materials, equipment, labor, work and all other items associated therewith which will contribute to the betterment of the waterworks and wastewater system, provided that applicants seeking to connect to the wastewater treatment system who have paid a systems development fee previously: for connection to the water distribution system shall be
subject only to such systems development fee relating to a connection to the wastewater treatment system;
[j] May from time to time sell such of the property of the District as shall, in the opinion of the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners hereinafter provided for, be no longer useful in the conduct of the affairs of the District;
[k] May employ personnel and may engage architectural, engineering, accounting, management, legal, financial and environmental consulting and other professional services;
[l] May adopt rules, regulations, and policies governing the
management of the waterworks and wastewater systems and the use and consumption of water, and the output into the system of wastewater, the Rower to deny any connection to the District being expressly granted to the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners for any proposed connection that would be inconsistent with its rules, regulations, and policies, or which would place an undue burden on the resources of the District or unduly tax its capacity to supply water, or to treat wastewater;
[m] May establish specific construction standards and specificat10ns for the water supply system and wastewater treatment works;
[n] May purchase insurance on behalf of itself and any of its members, officers, employees or agents against any liability arising out of his status as such, whether or not the District would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability.
[o] May do all things necessary, convenient, or desirable for carrying out the purposes of this Act or the Powers expressly granted or necessarily implied by this Act including entering into agreements with other cities, towns or commissions or, with prior District Meeting approval, with any private person or entity, to provide for the joint operation of public activities in accordance with section four A of chapter forty. For the purposes of said Section four A of Chapter forty the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners shall have the
powers of a prudential committee under said section. In carrying out the powers conferred by this subsection, and in recognition of the shared water bodies, estuaries, surface and groundwater resources, and wastewater treatment needs of the surrounding Towns of Barnstable, Falmouth, Sandwich, and of Barnstable County generally, the District shall not be constrained or limited to ownership_ of real or personal property solely within the territorial limits of the Town of Mashpee, nor be constrained to service customers only within said territorial limits of the Town of Mashpee, but rather, may engage in such joint operation of public activities, or participate in such
regional provision of water and wastewater treatment works as the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners shall deem appropriate; and
[p] Consistent with the constitution and laws of the Commonwealth, the District shall have such other powers, including all powers pertaining to the water works system and the sewer works system held by a municipality not inconsistent herewith, as may be necessary for or incident to carrying out the foregoing powers and the accomplishment of the purposes of this Act;
provided, however, that nothing in this chapter shall impose any duty on the District to maintain groundwater levels within or without the boundaries of the District.
[q] Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the Mashpee Water and Sewer District shall not be authorized to engage in the treatment or disposal of stormwater or engage in stormwater discharge remediation, but shall exercise its powers hereunder only with respect to the treatment and disposal of wastewater or groundwater and the provision of waterworks for the extinguishment of fires and for domestic and other purposes as set forth herein.
SECTIO N 3. The District shall elect by ballot, in an election
held contemporaneously with the Town of Mashpee's annual election, three persons, inhabitants of and voters in the District, to hold office for three years each, to constitute a Board of Water and Sewer Commiss10ners. The terms of such Water and Sewer Commissioners shall be staggered as provided for in St. 1987 c. 136 sec. 9, and the duly elected Board of Water Commissioners holding office at the effective date of this Act shall continue as Water and Sewer Commissioners until their respective term shall be complete. All authority granted to the District by this Act and by the General Laws of the Commonwealth, except as provided in Sect10ns 4 and 6 and not otherwise specifically provided for, shall be vested in said Board of Water Commissioners, who shall be subject, however, to such instructions and by-laws as the District may by vote impose. The District, acting through its Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, shall appoint, each for such term as it may: determine, a clerk and a treasurer of the District, and such other officers and employees not specifically provided for in this Act as it may deem necessary and proper, and shall fix their compensation. The treasurer shall not be a member of the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners and shall give bond to the District in such amounts as may be approved by said Board with a surety company authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a surety. A majority of said
Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any vacancy occurring in said Board from any cause may be filled for the remainder of its unexpired term by the District at any legal meeting called for the purpose, or by vote of the remaining members of the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners. No money shall be drawn from the District on account of its waterworks or wastewater works except upon a written order of said Water and Sewer Commissioners or a majority of them. Any personal property or real estate taken, purchased, or acquired under this Act or under St. 1987 c. 136 as amended prior to the effective date hereof shall be managed, improved, and controlled by the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, in such manner as they shall deem for the best interest of the District.
SECTION 4. The District, for the purpose of paying other necessary expenses and liabilities incurred under this act, other than expenses of maintenance and operation, may from time to time borrow such additional sums as may be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate, Five Hundred Million Dollars and may issue bonds or notes thereof which shall bear on their face the words Mashpee Water and Sewer District Loan Act of 2013 and such other distinguishing designation as may be determined by said Board of
Water and 5ewer Commissioners, and each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan and such loans shall be payable in not more than forty years from their dates, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
The District may borrow from time to time such sums as may be necessary for the purposes of this act in anticipation of revenue. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall, except as otherwise provided herein be subject to the provisions of said chapter forty-four pertaining to such districts. Each such borrowing and each such issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate loan, shall be authorized by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of those present at an Annual or Special meeting of the District, and shall be upon the full faith and credit of the District. All bonds or notes issued under the provisions of this act shall be obligatory upon the District and its inhabitants and the property within the limits of the District according to the tenor and purport thereof. The District shall, at the time of authorizing said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof as authorized hereunder, and, when vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which, with available income derived from water rates, shall be sufficient to pay the annual expense of operating its waterworks and wastewater works, the interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by the District, and to make such payments on the principal as may be required under this act, shall without further vote
be assessed upon the District by the District Assessors annually thereafter until the debt incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
SECTION 5.The District, acting by and through said Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, shall, subject to the applicable provisions of law, fix just and equitable prices, charges, fees and rates for the use of water determined by: the cost of producing the same and shall prescribe the time and manner of payment. The income of the waterworks shall be available for appropriation to defray all operating expenses, interest charges and payments on principal of any loan, as accruing upon any bonus or notes issued under authority of this act.
The District, acting by and through its Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, shall, subject to applicable provisions of law, fix just and equitable prices, charges, rates, and fees for the use of the District's Wastewater Treatment works. The income of the wastewater treatment works shall be available for appropriation to defray all operating expenses, interest charges and payments on principal of any loan, as accruing upon any bonds or notes issued under authority of this act.
If there should be a net surplus remaining at the end of any fiscal year after the payment of all costs of operation, such net surplus may be appropriated by a District Meeting for systems development costs as recommended by the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners and in the absence of any such recommendation, shall be applied to pay costs of operation for the District for the succeeding fiscal year. Any systems development charge funds held in a separate account are to be excluded in the determination of net surplus.
The fiscal year of the District shall commence July first and end June thirtieth, or as otherwise provided in the bylaws of the District.
Notwithstanding the provision of this act or any general or special act to the contrary, the District is hereby authorized to establish a revolving fund which shall be kept separate and apart from all other monies by the treasurer of the district and in which shall be deposited only the fees received from the installation of water service and water meters. Such money may be expended without appropriation, for the payment of contractors performing such water service and meter installation, provided that no expenditures from this fund shall be made in any one fiscal year that would result in district expenditures greater than the total amount appropriated by the district meeting for the respective fiscal year
If for any reason the revenues and available funds of the District, including revenues from prices, fees, charges, and rates for the use of water and the District's wastewater treatment works as provided in Section Five hereof, shall not be sufficient to pay the full cost of development and Operation of the District, said District shall have the power, by vote at a District Meeting duly called by the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, to raise and appropriate a District tax sufficient funds to pay the full cost of development or operation of the
District and promptly thereafter the Clerk of the district shall send a certified copy of the vote to the District Assessors who shall assess the same on 1:2_roperty within the District in the same manner in all respects in which Town taxes are required by law to be assessed.
For such periods as the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners may request, the Assessors of the Town of Mashpee shall be the District assessors. During such periods, the Town Assessors shall receive such salary: for their services as District Assessors as shall be agreed upon by the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners. All District assessments shall be committed to the District Tax Collector, who shall collect said tax in the manner provided by law for the collection of Town taxes and who shall deposit the proceeds thereof with the District treasurer for the use and benefit of said District.
For such periods as the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners may request, the Town of Mashpee Tax Collector shall be the District Tax Collector. During such periods, the Town of
Mashpee Tax Collector shall receive such salary for services as the
District Tax Collector as shall be agreed upon by the Board of Water
and Sewer Commissioners. Nothing herein sha11 be construed to limit the authority of the District to hire its own Assessors or Tax Collector and to pay for the same from the District's revenues. Any costs incurred by either the Assessors or the Tax Collector of the Town of Mashpee in performing services hereunder shall be paid for by the District unless otherwise provided under any intermunicipal agreement between the Town and the District.
SECTION 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of section fifty-three of chapter forty-four of the General laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the Mashpee Water and Sewer District is hereby authorized to establish a separate fund to be known as the Betterment Reserve Fund, which shall tie kept separate and apart from all other monies of said District by the Treasurer of the Water and Sewer District. All betterment payments, apportioned and unapportioned and received by said district shall be deposited into said fund.
The Treasurer may invest such funds in the manner authorized by sections fifty-four and fifty-five of said chapter forty four.
The principal and interest thereon shall be reserved for appropriation for the payment of said district's betterment debt. Any: excess in said fund may be transferred to the general fund of said water and sewer district
SECTION 8. The District may, for the purpose of creating a stabilization fund, appropriate in any fiscal year an amount not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the amount raised in the preceding fiscal year by taxation of real estate. Any interest accruing shall be added to and become a part of the fund. The stabilization fund may 5e appropriated at an annual meeting by a two thirds vote for any purpose for which the District would be authorized to borrow money.
SECTION 9. The District Assessors may create an overlay fund by adding to the amount to be assessed in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 59 section 25.
SECTION 10. The District may, by vote at a District Meeting, provide for the levy of special assessments to meet the whole or part of the cost
thereafter incurred of laying pipes in public and private ways for the conveyance or distribution of water to its inhabitants, in accordance with the provisions Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40, Sections 42G, 42H, and 2121.
SECTION 11. The District, at any_ Annual or Special Meeting, may adopt by-laws regulating the call of District Meetings and the necessary quorum at any meeting and may adopt such other by-laws as are appropriate for the operation o1the District. All District Meetings shall be called pursuant to a warrant issued by the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners. The procedure for the call of a meeting, publication of the warrant, and conduct of the meeting shall be as set forth in chapter thirty-nine of the General Laws, unless the 5y-laws of the District otherwise provide. The by-laws of the District may allow for such other officers not provided for in this Act as deemed necessary or proper.
Section 12. Whoever willfully or wantonly corrupts, pollutes or diverts any water obtained or supplied under this Act, or willfully or wantonly injures any reservoir, well, standpipe, aqueduct, pipe, treatment works, transmission line for water or wastewater, or any other property of the District, whether real or personal, shall forfeit to the District three times the amount of damages assessed therefore, plus reasonable attorneys fees and costs of suit including expert consultant and expert witness fees, to be recovered in an action of tort. Whoever engages in any of the foregoing willful or wanton acts shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 or imprisonment in a House of Correction for not more than 2 ½ years, or both.
Whoever negligently corrupts, pollutes or diverts any water obtained or supplied under this Act, or negligently injures any reservoir, well, standpipe, aqueduct, pipe, treatment works, transmission line for water or wastewater, or any other property of the District, whether real or personal, shall forfeit to the District the amount of damages assessed therefore, plus reasonable attorneys fees and costs of suit including expert consultant and expert witness fees, to be recovered in an action of tort.
SECTION 13. The District shall have the power, by vote of the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, to join or participate in any regional Water and / or Sewer Commission, either by Intermunicipal Agreement as authorized by Section 2 [o] hereof, pursuant to the authority granted herein under this Section 11, or in any other manner provided by law.
SECTION 14. At the next annual election following the effective date of this Act, the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners shall cause to appear on the ballot the following Special Question:
If a majority of the voters of the District vote •yes" on the foregoing question, Section 1of this Act shall take effect but if otherwise said Section 1have no legal effect, and St. 1987 c. 136 as previously amended shall remain in effect. If the vote by Ballot
required by. this Section shall be approved by a majority of the voters of the District, all prior actions taken by the Board of Water Commissioners, District Meeting, Treasurer, and all other officers of the District pursuant to St. 198T c. 136 as amended shall remain in effect as lawful actions of the District and binding upon the District without the necessity of confirmation, ratification, or further action under this Act.
Until Section l of this Act takes effect and until the execution of an Intermunicipal Agreement as authorized by Section 3 of this Act, the responsibilities, duties, and powers of the-Town of Mashpee relative to public sewer and wastewater treatment and disposal functions within the geographical boundaries of the Town of Mashpee shall remain in full force and effect.
Notwithstanding any_ provision of law or any General or Special Law, no act of the Town of Mashpee prior to the effective date of Section 1 1of this Act or until the effective date of any Intermunicipal Agreement authorized by Section 3 hereof, shall legally bind the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the Mashpee Water and Sewer District hereunder. Said Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners may, in their discretion, agree by vote of a majority of said Board to assume or undertake any act, contract, or liability incurred by the Town of Mashpee Sewer Commission or any other instrumentality of said Town prior to the effective date hereof, but shall not be obligated to do so.
SECTION 15. The passage of Section 1 this Act shall further effect an amendment to the Mashpee Home Rule Charter, Section 3- 2 (d), by deleting the words 'a Sewer Commission" from the first sentence of said Section.
St. 1987, c. 136 as previously amended, or as amended by Section 1
of this Act shall not be subject to repeal or amendment through the adoption, revision or amendment of a Charter Amendment by the Town of Mashpee.
The Mashpee Water and Sewer District and the Town of Mashpee are authorized to enter into an intermunicipal agreement, on such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed u pon, to transfer from the Town of Mashpee to the Mashpee water and Sewer District any and all property, permits, licenses, agreements, contracts, lands, wastewater treatment facilities, or other tangible or intangible property of any kind and nature, which are necessary or convenient to accomplish the purpose of transferring all of the Town's wastewater treatment operations to the Mashpee Water and Sewer District.
This Act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved by Mashpee Board of Water Commissioners for filing with the General Court:


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The Kiwanis Club of Minot just wrapped up a food drive to help area people in need.
Zach Burdick, president of the Minot Kiwanis, said the food drive came about when Minot State University asked them to do a service project for the MSU Power of 100, a program that is celebrating Minot State's centennial with 100 different service projects.
"We kind of put our heads together and decided we would try to accumulate at least 100 items to give to the Minot Area Homeless Coalition," Burdick said.
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Louis McLeod, left, executive director of the Minot Area Homeless Coalition, thanks Zach Burdick, president of the Kiwanis Club of Minot, for donating around 170 canned goods for Minot's needy.
The food drive took place during the club's weekly meeting Nov. 26, and members were asked to donate 100 non-perishable canned goods.
"We ended up getting around 170 items, so we surpassed our goal," Burdick said.
He said it always feels good when they are able to help others with their various service projects, and almost doubling their goal for the food drive was just icing on the cake.
"Nothing surprises me. We have a really good group of individuals that always seem to step up when we ask them to," Burdick said. "Just another day in the life of being in Kiwanis."
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Welcome to Wikitroid! Edit
Dr.Pancake, welcome!
Hello and let me be the first to welcome you to Wikitroid, the fan-based Metroid resource. I hope you like the place and choose to join us in our work. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
- Internal pages:
- External Wikipedia pages:
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikitroid member! By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and vote pages using three tildes, like this: ~~~. Four tildes (~~~~) produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, ask me on my talk page. Happy editing! — FastLizard4{ADMIN} (Talk•Contribs•Logs) 07:34, April 3, 2010 (UTC)
Images Warning Edit
The following images you uploaded:
were uploaded in violation of the Images Policy because they either lacked or displayed incorrect licensing tags. Here on Wikitroid, we require that all uploaded images bear a license tag indicating their copyright status. While I have fixed the images above for you, I strongly advise that you review the Images Policy as, in the future, images that you fail to tag or tag correctly will simply be deleted. If you are confused as to what tags you should use, the policy details that in the licensing section.
In addition, the image File:H2 49.7.41.jpg, which you recently uploaded, has been deleted because it appears to be an off-topic image, i.e. one that has nothing to do with the Metroid series. These are strictly forbidden by the Images Policy. If this is a mistake (i.e., you believe it does have something to do with Metroid), please leave a message on my talk page indicating why you think so. If I agree with you, I will undelete the image. Also, while this is not expressly forbidden, please do not upload images that you do not intend to add to articles or otherwise "use", and please try to give images more descriptive filenames.
Like any other Wikitroid policy, repeated violation of the Images Policy will result in a block (after several warnings). Therefore, I strongly recommend that you read the Images Policy in its entirely before uploading any more images.
That said, if you have any questions at all, or need assistance, feel free to ask me on my talk page, to email me, or to ask any other active administrator. Thanks, FastLizard4{ADMIN} (Talk•Contribs•Logs) 07:34, April 3, 2010 (UTC)
Final Warning Edit
The image File:CreatureMOM.png, which you recently uploaded, has been deleted because it lacked the proper licensing tag. Since I have already warned you about this above, I have deleted the image entirely instead of fixing it for you, like I did before. In addition:
This is your final warning.
If you again upload an image that lacks a licensing tag or otherwise violates the Images Policy, you will be blocked from editing (and thus uploading images). This is because you have obviously not heeded my previous warning, nor does it seem that you have tried to follow the Images Policy in uploading the aforementioned deleted image. There are two ways you can prevent yourself from being blocked:
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If you have any questions, do either ask me (on my talk page or by email) or ask another active administrator. --FastLizard4{ADMIN} (Talk•Contribs•Logs) 05:09, April 5, 2010 (UTC)
The primary problem with your uploads is that they don't have licenses. If you read the policy, you should know which one to select (for most images, it's fair use). The license itself is selected from the Licensing dropdown on the image upload form (the fair use license is the only one under the "Copyrighted" subsection in the dropdown). Just follow the Images Policy's guide for which license is the correct one, select it using the Licensing dropdown, and you should be fine. Note that, since you have asked me about it, if you make a mistake again, I will not block you, but instead talk to you about it on your talk page. Let me know if you need any further help. --FastLizard4{ADMIN} (Talk•Contribs•Logs) 07:30, April 5, 2010 (UTC)
Yes, you're doing it correctly now. --FastLizard4{ADMIN} (Talk•Contribs•Logs) 23:39, April 5, 2010 (UTC)
ULF 34 Edit
If you go to the Metroid: Other M JP site you'll see three new Action vids, with one of them featuring that scene and much more...
Also, do you think a ULF page is necessary for this guy? Dr.Pancake 03:07, August 2, 2010 (UTC)
Good call Edit
Otherwise I wouldn't have noticed. Deleted. --RoyboyX{ADMIN} 00:42, August 20, 2010 (UTC)
lol, glad I can help. Dr.Pancake 01:12, August 20, 2010 (UTC)
RE: ULF Worthy? Edit
Assuming that you mean File:Cryosphere_creature.PNG, you could if you want. I see no real reason not to, because the game comes out in less than 10 days, and once it does, we can go through and clear out what we don't need and expand what we do need. Also, while your edit may have been true, it violated the POV Policy, and although now I think I know what you were trying to say, I wasn't sure what you were trying to say when I patrolled the edit, so I undid it. If you reword it properly, though (see the POV Policy), you can readd it. --FastLizard4{ADMIN} (Talk•Contribs•Logs) - Would you like to participate in the new forum trials? 09:18, August 21, 2010 (UTC)
Ah, I see what you mean. I already knew about that policy, but sometimes I tend to forget, I'll try to keep it in mind though. Thanks for answering my questions. As for the ULF page, I don't really feel like making the article right now, too tired. Maybe later? Unless someone beats me to the punch, of course. Dr.Pancake 09:39, August 21, 2010 (UTC)
I'll check after I'm done with Groganch, and sorry about the other page mixup. It linked straight to your main page and I didn't know what to do. Extraxi 04:17, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
- Alright, your buddy's name is Vorash. I'm editting linearly down the line, so if you want to edit his page, go ahead. Just make sure to tag 'Other M Beastiary' on it under categories. Extraxi 04:24, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
RE: Delete an image Edit
Deleting the image is unnecessary. The problem is a caching issue on Wikia's end, which will hopefully get fixed soon. Also, next time, please provide a link to the image, or at least the full filename, so I don't have to go searching for it. --FastLizard4{ADMIN} (Talk•Contribs•Logs) - Would you like to participate in the new forum trials? 10:24, September 7, 2010 (UTC)
Bleh, sorry for the slow reply, been busy for the last couple of days. It should be fixed now, so try placing it; otherwise just keep trying every so often until it works. --FastLizard4{ADMIN} (Talk•Contribs•Logs) - Would you like to participate in the new forum trials? 08:59, September 9, 2010 (UTC)
Alright, thanks! Btw, can you add these two images to the Ridley gallery since its locked? Dr.Pancake 09:02, September 9, 2010 (UTC)
Not doing it, because it's not a necessary change. You can do it yourself when the protection expires. Also, you know you can link to images by putting a : between the [[ and the File: prefix, right? That is the preferred way of linking to images on talk pages to avoid clutter. --FastLizard4{ADMIN} (Talk•Contribs•Logs) - Would you like to participate in the new forum trials? 09:27, September 9, 2010 (UTC)
Mystery CreatureEdit
Yep. He's labeled that way right in the Mini-Bosses section and when you fight him. Extraxi 03:18, September 13, 2010 (UTC)
- Fiddling with his little moto. Also, merry Christmas. http://i54.tinypic.com/wl940l.jpg Extraxi 03:31, September 13, 2010 (UTC)
Pirate Commando image Edit
If you receive this message, where did you get File:Pirate Commando.jpg? We aren't sure if it is fanart. The MarioGalaxy2433g5 {talk/contribs} 21:08, August 17, 2012 (UTC)


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The emails reach the Bite Club's desk nearly every week: Starved Portland transplants seeking delicacies from exotic, far-off lands like Wisconsin and New Jersey. Sure, you can't toss a spatula in P-town without hittin' a smoked salmon-but try to locate a hunk of babka? You're screwed.
Most pleas for hard-to-find vittles come from that Midwestern state or from New York, which leads us to believe that either Portland lacks the culinary technology necessary to properly prepare these foodstuffs-or that residents of these states are just a bunch of really mouthy bitches.
Either way, in the spirit of discovery, Bite Club sent exploratory nosher and Rhode Island-native Mary Putnam (clam cakes and quohogs, anyone?) in search of these wily dishes.
Frozen Custard: This rich, dense ice-cream alternative is a favorite in the "custard capital of the world" (a.k.a. Milwaukee, Wis.) and at Lake Oswego's new Dewey's Frozen Custard (51 S State St., 697-3399) has been serving the cold, eggy stuff since this past April.
Broasted Chicken: At the bizarre local bar The Pink Feather (14154 SE Division St., 761-2030), this illustrious chicken is marinated, then pressure-fried, resulting in meat that tastes tender on the inside, crispy on the outside and yummy all the way down to the bones (dinner $9.50, basket $8).
Fried Cheese Curds: Completing the Bermuda Triangle of hard-to-find Wisconsin foods is this elusive curd, which tastes a lot like a creamy mozzarella stick made with squeakier cheese. Old-school drive-in chain A&W (8131 SE Powell Blvd., 775-1578, and other locations) sells curd for $2.99. Wisconsin native Peter Bro fries 'em up at his new Clinton 'hood eatery, Savoy Tavern & Bistro (2500 SE Clinton St., 808-9999), where the teeny-tiny curds will cost you $5.
All-You-Can-Eat Crab Legs: There's no such thing as too much of a good thing when it comes to crab appendages. Believe me, dear crustacean lovers, restaurants must know that this dish invites stomach-distending gorging, which might be why they're such a rare menu item. Luckily, Pioneer Place sushi haven Todai (340 SW Morrison St., 294-0007) offers crab fests for weekend dinners ($19.60 senior, $23.95 general).
"Real" Corned-Beef Hash: While the meaning of "real" corned-beef hash is disputed among foodies, the hangover-curing basics-chunky corned beef cured or pickled in brine, chopped onions and potatoes-are the foundation upon which all recipes are built. Find yours at Byways Cafe ($7.25, 1212 NW Glisan St., 221-0011), or tool out to Troutdale for a plate at McMenamins Edgefield ($9, 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale, 492-3086).
Babka: Inquiries for this traditional Jewish coffeecake garnered some interesting responses from local bakeries: Vodka? Baklava? The city's top mom herself, Lisa Schroeder, plans to offer a chocolate variety of the beloved nibble at her newest venture, Balaboosta (217 SW Washington St., 222-6303). Loaves are $9.95, slices $2.50.


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Costa Rican José Adrián Bonilla, of team Citibank-Economy Rent a Car-Blue, won Monday's sixth stage at the 45th Vuelta Ciclista Internacional a Costa Rica, while defending champion Gregory Brenes put himself ahead of the general classification once again.In fact, the day's course not only moved Brenes up to the lead, but shook up the entire classification. Bonilla sprinted to win over the six man group that dominated the race, however, it was Brenes who gained the most as he and other serious GC contenders attacked the rest of the peloton when the steepest mountains appeared.Bonilla - former professional with Spain's former Kelme/Costa Blanca team - crossed the finish line with a time of 3:41:19, second was Plycem-JPS-Orbea's Pablo Araya, while third place went to Brenes. Another top figures of La Vuelta came in with the same time: local Juan Carlos Rojas and the Colombian duo of Janier Acevedo and Julián Rodas (Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia).In the general classification, Brenes commands the race with a total time of 19:37:16, but his main rivals are still close. José Adrián Bonilla is only 5 seconds behind, Colombia's Acevedo at 10 and Juan Carlos Rojas at 14 seconds.The sixth stage completed the 140 kilometre "double" route Santa Ana-San Ramón-Santa Ana, which was characterized by several ups and downs, "leg-breaker" style. The course presented the first category 1 climb of this year's La Vuelta, and that was precisely where the best climbers took off from the peloton.The most favoured riders to win the tour demonstrated why they have been considered as the true aspirants to the title. Bonilla, Brenes, Juan Carlos Rojas, his young brother César and teammate Pablo Araya, and Colombian Acevedo and Rodas were in the break that animated thousands of fans at every town the caravan went through.The commanding group gained more than 10 minutes over the rest of the peloton. The sprinters had their chance to burn bright at the beginning of the competition, but now is the time for the climbers. Despite this, nobody finished outside the time limit … yet.Therefore, all the riders that remain will be at the start line for tomorrow's seventh stage,which will cover 144 kilometres between Guápiles, in the Atlantic Province of Limón, and Oreamuno, at cold Cartago.Press release


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With four weeks of the prep football season completed, the halfway mark or the regular season is upon us this weekend. With regard to area teams, there have been few surprises thus far. My Top Ten polls reflect this.
Polls include teams from the extended area including the following districts: 7-1A, 9-1A, 10-1A, 7-2A, 9-2A, 10-2A, 7-3A, 9-3A, 10-3A, 11-3A, 8-4A, 9-4A, 10-4A, 6-5A, 7-5A, 8-5A, 9-5A, and 10-5A:
1) SHAW--Made quite a statement against Ehret
2) DESTREHAN--The skill is superb, the defense is improved
3) HAHNVILLE--The defense is super, the offense is improving
4) FRANKLINTON--Brandon Taylor leads the way
5) RUMMEL--Have rebounded well from loss to Shaw
6) VANDEBILT CATHOLIC--Statement win over Holy Cross
7) JESUIT--impressive in losing at Catholic
8) BELLE CHASSE--Blake Matherne is a great story & a good player
9) NORTHSHORE--Finding ways to win under Coach Bourg
10) EHRET--out of the fire (Shaw) & into the frying pan (Destrehan)
1) JOHN CURTIS--still best in Louisiana
2) LUTCHER--still a favorite to win it all in 3-A
3) SPRINGFIELD--Good showing in close loss
4) KENTWOOD--Still the best in 1-A
5) NEWMAN--Luquette leading the way
6) RIVERSIDE--Back after a subpar year
7) ST. JAMES--Ambrose is awesome
8) ST. CHARLES CATHOLIC--tough loss
9) INDEPENDENCE--Need to get offense going
10) SOUTH PLAQUEMINES--Still a threat in 1-A


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Year of grow:2008
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*flops* Act 4 is complete after much procrastination, and thus ends volume 1 of Trinity Blood. I have to admit, this being my first completed project, mixing the last scene was a little...odd maybe? The fact that it was finished took a while to sink in. Anyway, many, many thanks again to my awesome cast. I am thinking of doing volume 2 at some time in the near future, although I'm planning to take a short break from Trinity Blood before that and do a project with either Escaflowne or Black Cat.
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strong>Sandy Barrionuevo has spent nearly as much time in narrow hallways and raining Newark parking lots with the North 13th Street Tech team as she has on a field.
And yet the first-year varsity coach, who inherited a 2-14 team, found herself with a 3-0 record as of Monday afternoon. It is part of a concerted effort from Barrioneuvo to change a culture of in-fighting that plagued North 13th Street Tech last season.
"It was tough. It was very tough," said Barrionuevo, who coached the school's JV team the past three seasons. "There were a lot of issues going on internally. The main thing the principal said was I had to make sure the team was disciplined. I told them what it is: a new coach, a new system, a new team."
The change began in earnest during the summer, when a chance encounter with Newark products Hanis Richardson, a close friend of Barrioneuvo's, and Hector Santiago Sr. turned into an offer for gym time. Hernandez, whose son, Hector Jr., is a reliever for the Chicago White Sox, and instructor Miguel Morejon worked with Barrioneuvo's players for no charge.
It was a crowded basement of St. Lucy's Church in Newark with only three batting cages, but Barrionuevo knew she had to improvise.
"They don't really have the income to pay for (hitting) classes," Barrioneuvo said. "It's unfortunate."
Still, Barrionuevo has seen early returns on her investment. North 13th Street Tech has more victories in three games this season than it did all of last year.
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Wednesday: Cedar Grove at Nutley, tomorrow, 4 p.m. The No. 3 and 4 teams in Essex County both played top-ranked Livingston tough, with Cedar Grove earning a 3-0 victory. Nutley's Carly Anderson has 25 strikeouts in three starts, walking six.
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Saturday: No. 3 Livingston vs. No. 1 Immaculate Heart at 8:30 a.m. Two of the top-three teams in The Star-Ledger Top 20 face off in this Mount St. Dominic Invitational match-up. Livingston rebounded from its first loss of the season with a 1-0 victory Sunday against St. John Vianney, No. 4 in The Star-Ledger Top 20.
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Pat Forde Really Wants Me To Hate HimMay 12, 2008 – 2:03 pm by Ryan Phillips
Typically, I've given guys who work for ESPN a little slack. They have some truly gifted writers and reporters at the network (no Scoop Jackson, I'm not looking in your direction) and a lot of the investigative work they do is fantastic. One guy I can typically read when I want solid, accurate analysis (read: not Andy Katz) is Pat Forde. He's always level-headed, sees both sides of most issues and rarely dives into the self-indulgent world of "over-statement" so typical of the blow-hard columnists the WWL employs.
Then I read this yesterday. Apparently, Mr. Forde believes USC basketball should be given the Death Penalty for the recent allegations surrounding O.J. Mayo.
In case you missed it, an excellent piece on Outside the Lines recounted, in detail, how Mayo has been receiving compensation from various sources for years, dating back to his high school days. That continued while he was at USC. The report was backed up with receipts, transaction records and damning testimony from a former member of Mayo's entourage. The report was both convincing and troubling. If true, should USC's basketball program be punished? Yes, absolutely. If there is any evidence they were aware of the situation the school should be hammered even harder. But the Death Penalty? Um, no.
Just to start out here, let me first say that I've met Pat several times, we've shared press buffets and had several conversations. He's a great guy and in my opinion, he's a phenomenal writer. But his column yesterday angered me for a ton of reasons.
To even compare this incident to what happened at SMU in 1986 is both irresponsible and sensationalist. Basically, he did exactly what people complain about ESPN doing all the time. To recount what happened in '86, you have to first realize the program was already on probation. Then, the NCAA discovered that 21 players were receiving payments that totaled over $61,000 from a university booster. They were actually given the money with the assistance of athletic department staff members.
So Pat, how is that in any way like Mayo being paid by someone with no association to USC? Oh, right, it isn't.
Forde essentially argues that USC danced with the devil and should therefore be punished severely for it. Here's the problem with that: before Mayo signed his letter of intent with the Trojans, USC asked the NCAA and the Pac-10 to investigate his background and make sure he was clean. Those investigations turned up nothing. Obviously the NCAA and the Pac-10 did a fantastic job there.
He also says that because of the ongoing Reggie Bush allegations and now because of the Mayo revelation, USC needs to be punished extremely harshly because they've turned a blind eye to this sort of behavior – basically the basketball program should be killed because of a football player's alleged transgressions and the actions of one basketball player. That argument makes no sense. It's like saying that Oklahoma football should have gotten the Death Penalty because Kelvin Sampson committed major recruiting violations and then quarterback Rhett Bomar had a no-show job. One incident has nothing to do with the other.
The problem with the Bush allegations is that his accuser is a convicted felon, former gang member and a spurned potential partner. Additionally, Lloyd Lake (Bush's accuser) doesn't have anywhere near the type of documentation the accuser in the Mayo case does. Does that mean they aren't true? No, it means his credibility is called into serious doubt. Besides, all the evidence so far has shown that it mainly involved his parents, far removed from USC and the dealings were with someone who had no association with the school. Therefore, the Trojans should certainly face some form of punishment if the Bush saga ever comes to some sort of negative conclusion, but we all know it has to be insanely hard to keep players in check when it comes to their off-campus activities.
But the larger point here is how Forde is distorting the facts just to get attention or raise some heads. The reason I know he's trying to do just that is simple: Indiana University. As an Indiana alum, it pains me to say this, but what happened to IU's basketball program is far worse than the Mayo-USC thing. Indiana hired a known cheater in Kelvin Sampson and he then proceeded to cheat again. I'm sorry, but if any program with issues this year deserves harsh punishment it's my Hoosiers. But Forde never even suggested that type of NCAA retribution for a "lack of institutional control." You might be asking why he didn't hammer IU. Well the likely answer is simple and it's exactly what's wrong with sports writing these days.
You see, Forde is a Louisville guy. Which means that any time something happens at the University of Kentucky, University of Louisville or Indiana University, ESPN sends him to cover it. He's at virtually every Indiana press conference and he's tight with everyone in the media relations and athletics departments. There was no way he was going to drag them through the mud. Why would he? Every time he stepped on the Bloomington campus after that would have been awkward and uncomfortable. You don't deliver a gut punch and then expect to get great access. It sucks and it's the exact reason people can't stand ESPN these days.
So rather than take a dump in his own backyard, Forde unleashes a completely unfair assault on USC's basketball program. Solid work Pat, way to go all Skip Bayless on us.
Again, I'm not saying the Trojans should avoid punishment, quite the opposite actually. But to even suggest that they should be given the Death Penalty is irresponsible and it was just an obvious attempt to stir up controversy and get attention.
What pisses me off is that I always thought Pat Forde was above this type of garbage. I guess I was wrong.


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Bulgaria's Cabinet has approved a draft inter-governmental agreement with Israel on film co-productions that will contribute to the production of big screen and television movies and their distribution in Israel and Bulgaria.
The agreement, which establishes the framework for common contractual legal relations between Bulgaria and Israel in this area, is expected to be signed soon by the culture ministers of the two countries.
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Variety said that Israel is not a member of the European Co-production Convention, unlike Bulgaria, but relies on bilateral treaties, such as those with Germany, France, United Kingdom, Poland, Hungary, Canada and other countries, to create the legal framework for co-operative ventures.