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AMHERST – University of Massachusetts football coach Charley Molnar knows his young roster is going to have to grow up quickly if the Minutemen are to improve on their 1-11 record from last season.
Much of the attention will be on second-year quarterback Mike Wegzyn, whose maturation Molnar has praised at length this summer. But Wegzyn is far from the whole story.
Speaking Sunday on the eve of UMass' second training camp as a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision, Molnar singled out players at other key positions he's counting on to make significant strides in development.
"Defensively, I want to see how those two (sophomore cornerbacks) are going to pan out. I want to see how Trey Dudley-Giles and D'Metrius Williams step up their games," he said. "I want to see those two (sophomore) safeties, Khary Bailey-Smith and Joey Colton, how they play, where they are at."
Though anchored by senior captain Darren Thellen, the Minutemen's inexperienced defensive backfield struggled against the pass in 2012. A total of 26 starts were made by freshmen as the unit contributed to a defense that allowed 26 touchdowns and 236.6 passing yards per game.
With Thellen graduated, the learning curve will be even steeper for UMass' safeties and cornerbacks. But Molnar has confidence that an offseason's worth of weight training and film study will go a long way toward accelerating their progress.
"They've never been in an extended summer workout like they just received," Molnar said. "So they should really have made some great progress from a speed and strength and agility and skill standpoint."
On offense, Molnar has his sights set on sophomore wide receiver Tajae Sharpe.
Sharpe played in 11 games as a freshman, starting eight and totaling 206 yards on 20 receptions. At 6-foot-2, 175 pounds, he will be expected to start opposite fifth-year senior transfer Ricardo Miller and help replace some of the lost production of leading receivers Deion Walker and Alan Williams.
Sharpe has showed good signs so far, but Molnar is looking for more.
"We need him to step up his game," Molnar said. "(He) improved in the spring from the fall, but now we need to see him take another step from the last time we saw him in the spring game."
The offensive line will be a focal point as well.
"(Center) Matt Sparks would be the same," Molnar said. "We certainly took our lumps with both Tajae and Matt, playing those two guys as true freshmen last year. Tajae started a lot more than Matt did, but Matt got his fair share of plays. Now I want to start seeing some of the benefits of that on-the-job training that they received last year."


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A Congressional committee has taken the first steps toward asking the Department of Justice to start a criminal investigation into whether former Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens committed perjury during testimony about performance-enhancing drugs, three lawyers with knowledge of the matter said, according to a report in the New York Times.
The report said A draft letter referring Clemens, but not his accuser Brian McNamee, had been drawn up by staff members for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform by the end of last week, according to two of the lawyers. But all three lawyers, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly on the matter, said it was possible that McNamee would also be included in the referral by the time it was sent to the Justice Department.

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If you're a restless gourmand, ever on the alert for interesting gastronomic goings-on, you might want to consider a short road trip. Restaurant Jean-Louis, 61 Lewis Street, Greenwich, CT, is one of my favorite out-of-state restaurants; and chef/proprietor Jean-Louis Gerin - James Beard "Best Chef, Northeast USA" 2006 - always finds new and interesting ways to tempt the inquisitive palate.
His latest culinary happening is a wine dinner on Monday, April 30th, featuring the vintages of Pascal Jolivet. Reception and cocktails will begin at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7:15 p.m.
Pouilly Fume 2005
Tuna beignets with Tartare
Warm Oyster and Grapefruit
Hand-Made Miniature Crab Cake
Smoked Salmon on Pumpkin Bread
Fresh Salmon and Leek Tartare on Baguette
Sancerre Les Caillottes 2005; Sancerre Chateau du Nozay 2005
Lobster, Sea Scallop and Rock Shrimp in Sole Sausage
Fresh Herb Coulis, Tomato Confiture, Seaweed Julienne
Jolivet Exception White 2003
Roasted Veal Bonne Femme
Exotic Fruit and Roots Au Jus
Cooking Juice Lightly Creamed
Jolivet Exception Red 2003
Warm Crottin de Chavignol
Small Salad
Bite-Size Farandole of Desserts
Coffee & Tea
The price is $125.00 per person (plus tax and gratuity). For more info, or to make reservations, please call the restaurant at (203) 622-8450
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Y'know, when this web site picked up Lil' Abner, I was kinda hoping we'd see more than just this same old cycle of "sampler" strips over an over again. You folks don't do that with "Annie;" how about giving us a break and showing us more of the 40+ years the comic strip was in business?
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John Bird as prinipal, and
John B. Larson and Felix Wood as securities,
are held and firmly bound unto the State of Missouri, in the just and
full sum of ten hundred Dollars, lawful money of the
United States, for the payment of which we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors
and administrators, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals, and
dated this 22 day of Dec A.D. 1846
The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas, the said
John Bird has applied to the Board of
County Courtof St. Louis County for, and obtained a
license to reside in the State of Missouri, during good behavior:
Now, if the said applicant shall be of
good character during his residence in the State of Missouri, then this
obligation to be void, else of full force and virtue.
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Madam Chairman
Mary Louise Smith and the Republican Revival after Watergate
Publication Year: 2012
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My thanks to all of the people who generously gave recollections to this work. You provided insight and detail into Mary Louise Smith's leadership that is not available elsewhere. A list of the people who were interviewed is in the bibliography...
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Thousands of delegates to the 1976 Republican National Convention greeted friends and milled around the floor of the Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri. Representatives of President Gerald Ford's camp and of Ronald Reagan's camp vied for the delegates that would give their candidate the winning margin in the quest for the presidential...
Chapter One: A Woman From Eddyville
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"The fact that I'm a woman will be noticed," Mary Louise Smith told reporters. Her understatement got a laugh. Everyone at the press conference knew that newspapers across the country would place the story on the front page. The next day, September 5, 1974, the Washington Post version led with: "Women made...
Chapter Two: Political Beginnings
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In the early twenty-first century, it may be difficult to imagine a person entering politics without an agenda as motivation. The compelling issue for evangelical Christians, for example, might be to ban abortions or same sex marriages or to eliminate the teaching of evolution from public school curricula. For other Republicans...
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"I love conventions. I really do," Mary Louise Smith told an interviewer in the early 1990s. At the time, she had attended eight Republican national conventions and would attend one more. The 1976 convention, which nominated Gerald R. Ford, was her favorite. The reason was simple: she organized that one...
Chapter Four: Opportunites and Issues
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Political advisers and observers agree that when a party loses, particularly the White House, the party chairman is the scapegoat. The defeated presidential candidate may influence who becomes the next chairman, as in 1964 when Barry Goldwater played a role, or candidates may present themselves and a competitive election...
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After the 1972 general elections, President Richard Nixon once again wanted a new team at the Republican National Committee. When George H. W. Bush received a phone call from the White House asking him to meet Nixon at Camp David, his wife, Barbara, thought Nixon planned...
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By August 1974, Mary Louise Smith had watched the dance for selecting a new party chairman five times: Dean Burch in 1964, Ray Bliss in 1965, Rogers Morton in 1969, Bob Dole in 1971, and George H. W. Bush in 1973. Morton, Dole, and Bush had served in Congress; Burch was a lawyer; and Bliss had chaired the Ohio Republican...
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In the fall of 1974, according to an RNC senior staff member, the Republican Party had no credibility. Several Republican operatives and leaders were jailed or under indictment for their involvement in Watergate. The number of Republicans in Congress had reached dismal levels. The state parties were in disarray. The party's state...
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After the leadership conference, Mary Louise Smith and her team took the next step to rebuild the party: a national educational campaign that began in mid-March and continued through May. An intense, aggressive program of twenty-eight regional seminars all over the country, it echoed the themes presented at the national leadership...
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When Mary Louise Smith labeled herself a feminist in 1972, she understood the tensions in the phrase "Republican feminist." She told the 1977 NWPC convention, "I'm pleased and proud to be here as a political activist and I'm pleased and proud to be here as a Republican feminist." She continued, "Some people in the public, in the press...
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"Of course then came along the idea of the convention which had never occurred to me when I took the office," Mary Louise Smith said in a 1993 interview, referring to the 1976 Republican national convention. "That you had to organize and call to order a convention. And you know I'm not an attorney. I'm not a parliamentarian. I'm grass roots organization...
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Speculation about Mary Louise Smith's future began immediately after the general election. Political observers did not know that, for the most part, Smith had made a decision, and it had nothing to do with the rising forces of conservatives. The reason would not be visible to most observers other than her closest intimates. Elmer's health continued...
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The distance the party had traveled between 1976 and 1980—only four years—away from moderation and toward increasingly conservative positions was dramatic. Equally dramatic was the change in Mary Louise Smith's status in the party. In those four years, she had gone from party chairman to party outsider. The anger that conservatives...
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By 1996, Mary Louise Smith's alienation from the Republican Party's leadership was undeniable. She was not alone; other stalwart, faithful party members had been marginalized as well. They shared two primary common traits: they were fiscal conservatives and social moderates. There was at least one difference, however. Smith was a former party...
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Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, headquartered in Madison, and the Madison Area YMCA have partnered to establish an innovative new Community Wellness Initiative, which launched simultaneously with the Y's Annual Campaign kickoff on Feb. 26.
Quest Diagnostics and the Madison Area YMCA, which reaches those living and working in Madison, Chatham and Florham Park, established the partnership this winter with shared goals to help improve health literacy and health behaviors in our local community. This corporate partnership for community wellness is the first of its kind for the Madison Area YMCA.
"We are honored and excited to partner with Quest, a leader in the healthcare industry and in corporate social responsibility," said Madison Area YMCA President & CEO Diane Mann. "Quest and the Y share many common goals for wellness and community wellbeing, and our shared commitments to social responsibility and community health led to forming this wonderful initiative for our area."
In November 2012, Quest CEO Steve Rusckowski founded, along with Madison Mayor Bob Conley and Drew University President Vivian Bull, the award-winning Chief Executive Council for Madison, inviting chief executives who lead corporations in Madison or live in Madison and lead corporations elsewhere to come together for stakeholder collaboration, collective community impact, and to foster the next generation of Madison's leaders. Y CEO Mann and Board Chair Tom Uhlman were invited to serve on the CECM, and the Quest-Y Madison partnership is but one example of impact yielded from that collaborative group, which recently earned the New Jersey State Department of Community Affairs Innovation in Governance award.
"Both the Y and Quest see social responsibility and better health as integral to the services we provide to individuals and families. As a healthcare leader dedicated to empowering better health with diagnostic insights – and with our 40,000 employees dedicated to creating a healthier world — we saw in the Madison Area YMCA a partner with strong leadership and impact with whom to join forces and empower our local community to be strong and well," said Barb Short, Executive Director of the Quest Diagnostics Foundation and director of Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Inclusion for the company. "We're looking forward to teaming up with the Y and the local community to improve our health literacy and our health behaviors, and in so doing, learn how we can better maintain good health, manage chronic illness and fight off disease."
Highlights of the partnership will include vouchers for Quest Blueprint for Wellness screenings and "My Guide to Health" personal reports to help participants understand their current health status, identify risks and consider appropriate lifestyle, exercise and nutrition changes. The 2014 initiative also plans workshops and a speaker series on wellness, health, nutrition and healthy lifestyles for children, teens and adults of all ages. 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist for women's rowing and Quest community wellness ambassador Esther Lofgren will also participate in key wellness events.
The campaign raises awareness and charitable support for the Y's cause to advance social responsibility, healthy living and youth development. Funds donated to the campaign help ensure that Y membership and programs are accessible to all community members regardless of ability to pay. The 2014 Community Wellness Initiative, timed with the campaign kickoff, is chaired by Quest's National QuestCares leader Caitlin McHugh and Madison QuestCares leader Steve Bonventre, in partnership with Y leadership and QuestCares. Madison employee volunteers are teamed up with Y leadership, staff and volunteers to raise health literacy, awareness and funds.


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Readers Theatre stages 'The Mikado'
Sequim Gazette staff
The Gilbert and Sullivan tradition continues this weekend for Readers Theatre Plus with its over-the-top production of "The Mikado."
Maestro Dewey Ehling said this is the first time for the production on their stage and covers the final portion of Gilbert and Sullivan's big three, which includes "H.M.S. Pinafore" and "The Pirates of Penzance."
"We hope to do all 14 of theirs eventually," he said.
"The Mikado" opens June 21 at the Dungeness Schoolhouse and runs through June 30 with all proceeds benefiting Readers Theatre Plus, Peninsula Singers and the Museum & Arts Center in the
Sequim-Dungeness Valley.
Accompanist Pat Marcy said the play is typical Gilbert and Sullivan.
"It's fast-paced and funny," she said. "It calls forth everyone's talents and you have to be good singers with this music."
"The Mikado" follows Nanki-Poo, played by Trent Pomeroy, the son of the royal Mikado, who arrives in Titipu, Japan, disguised as a peasant looking for Yum-Yum, played by Karen Pritchard. Disguising his identity, Nanki-Poo explains that he has fallen in love with her months before despite her being engaged to Ko-Ko, (Joel Yelland) a tailor. He has learned that Ko-Ko was found guilty of flirting, a crime punishable by death, so Nanki-Poo comes back to take his true love, Yum-Yum.
Marcy said the plot is very convoluted but that's what makes it so fun. "It's a good evening of entertainment," she said.
Ehling said after working in Gilbert and Sullivan musicals for years, he finds they encompass the extremes of human behavior. But the music is what grabs his attention most.
"The patter song (fast and chock full of words) is the greatest thing they developed," he said. "It usually consists of a whole line of notes and every note has a syllable."
Everyone has a favorite song, Ehling said, his being the "On a tree by a river" because of its meaning tying the story together.
Marcy loves "A more humane Mikado," particularly how Ric Munhall plays the leader. "It's such a well-put together scene," she said. "It's fun and the words and music go together so well that it's one of the highlights of the show."
At the least, Ehling said, the music should engage viewers.
Special support
To keep Readers Theatre Plus going, this annual Gilbert and Sullivan production is particularly important, said Jim Dries, co-founder of the nonprofit.
While funds are split three ways from ticket sales at this event, Readers Theatre's portion helps the group pay for next year's rental space, royalties and equipment. For all six productions, they'll also host a silent auction with more than 80 local and handmade goods, and a raffle to help their cause.
Dries said in the last year, RT+ has given nearly $30,000 to local nonprofits including $4,800 in scholarships to students in Sequim and Port Angeles.
Annually, the scholarship total has gone up because of increasing support from the community for Readers Theatre Plus, he said.
This year, more than 50 performers volunteered their time with the group.
Following the Sunday, June 30, performance, the group hosts its second Dewey Awards at 4:30 p.m. to honor performers in the past year's productions.
Visit readerstheatreplus.com or call 797-3337.
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Friday, 16 October 2009
ECU has this week acknowledged some of the recent success of the many outstanding researchers at the University.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Kerry Cox, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor John Finlay-Jones presided over the celebration event, which recognised outstanding achievement in research from a variety of fields - from health to education, and finance to security.
Researchers were acknowledged for their successes in the following areas:
A total of 75 awards were handed out, illustrating the depth of research talent that exists at ECU.
Professor Ralph Martins was named Top ECU Researcher for the second year in a row, for his research into Alzheimer's disease.
Professor Cox said that around the world, research is an important distinguishing feature of universities in comparison to other educational institutions and, as such, is a major priority for ECU.
"It is pleasing to see how quickly excellent research is developing at ECU and also to see the success of both well-known, experienced researchers as well as emerging stars still at an early stage of their careers,"he said.
Professor Finlay-Jones thanked all in the Office of Research and Innovation for the support they provide to researchers at ECU, particularly for their work on the Research Activity Index.


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Democrats have an excellent slate of candidates running for the 2008 presidential nomination. They are all experienced, intelligent, thoughtful politicians, and any one of them would be a huge improvement over the man who has been in the White House for the last seven years. I will strongly support whichever one gets the nomination.
But I am holding out for Al Gore. He is the total package, the perfect candidate that both parties are so desperately looking for. He is the rightful successor to the presidency, having served as vice president for eight years in a very popular administration. He enlisted and served in the Army during the Vietnam War. Following in his father's footsteps, he served in both the House and Senate before becoming vice president. He is all about family values and has been married for nearly 40 years. Gore is on the correct side of all the issues that Americans care about and would be the perfect person to repair our tarnished image around the world. I hope Gore will listen to his many supporters as we say, "Run, Al, run!"


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Crosby Scores In Seventh Straight Game As Penguins Top Ducks, 6-2Ryan Getzlaf and Patrick Maroon scored for the Ducks. Gibson made 25 saves before being pulled early in the third.
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Hornqvist Scores OT Winner In Penguins' 1-0 Win Over KingsTo beat the defending Stanley Cup champions in their building, the Pittsburgh Penguins knew they needed to buckle down defensively, weather a big shots disparity and play for a game-changing goal.
Hornqvist's 2 Goals Help Penguins Beat Ducks, 5-2Patric Hornqvist scored twice in the second period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins also got goals from Evgeni Malkin and Blake Comeau in a 5-2 victory over the league-leading Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
Kunitz Powers Penguins Over Kings, 3-0Marc-Andre Fleury's formula for success is pretty simple. If the Pittsburgh Penguins goalie can see the puck, he figures there is a pretty good chance he is going to stop it.
Penguins Use Sudden Death Shootout To Beat Ducks 3-2Evgeni Malkin scored the tying goal during a power play in the third period and Brandon Sutter got the deciding goal in a six-round shootout, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
Jokinen Leads Penguins Past Struggling Kings, 4-1Ryan Getzlaf has been shooting the puck more this season, and it's been paying off for himself and his teammates.
Penguins Ride Big 3rd Period To Beat Ducks, 3-1Sidney Crosby capped a third-period outburst with his 10th goal of the season, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Monday night.
Sidney Crosby's Accusation Against Zdeno Chara Another Low Point For The Face Of The NHLSidney Crosby and his agent believe Zdeno Chara intentionally punched the Penguins' captain's jaw. Real-time video says otherwise.
Crosby Wins Ted Lindsay Award As NHL's Most Outstanding PlayerThe Ted Lindsay Award is handed out after every NHL season to the player who is deemed to be most outstanding as voted on by the members of the NHL Players' Association.
Pens, Malkin Agree On 8-Year, $76 Million ExtensionThe Pittsburgh Penguins and Evgeni Malkin have agreed to term on a contract extension with superstar Evgeni Malkin.


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Clicks-and-mortar, PC-to-TV, T-Commerce. These are technology industry ideas that are resuscitated every couple of years only to fade into obsolescence.
It's all about TV, still
A growing list of non-starters to connect PCs-to-TVs in recent years hasn't stopped more from trying. Amazon and TiVo are making another run at the idea.


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IONIA COUNTY, MI – State corrections officers plan an informational picket on Friday, Aug. 8, in response to state Attorney General Bill Schuette's report on convicted murderer Michael Elliott's Feb. 2 prison escape.
The picket is planned for 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. outside of Ionia Correctional Facility, 1576 W. Bluewater Highway.
The Ionia Correctional Facility chapter of Michigan Corrections Organization/Service Employees International Union wants Ionia residents to contact the state Department of Corrections and Gov. Rick Snyder about what it calls dangerous serious cuts at prisons.
"ICF officers believe the public should be aware that the safety of their community is still compromised," the union said in a statement.
Elliott escaped while serving life in prison for four killings during a 1993 home-invasion robbery in Gladwin County.
The findings of Schuette's report are here.


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The media attention on Susan G. Komen, needless to say, has been challenging and a test of the resolve of the people who have worked selflessly for this cause. As a local affiliate covering eight counties in Southwest Michigan, we remain committed to the grassroots mission of saving women's lives and finding a cure.
Breast cancer does not discriminate by political agendas, race or financial status. The Southwest Michigan affiliate will never choose a side in a political debate unrelated to our cause. We remain and will remain committed to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures.
In Southwest Michigan through our local grant funding program, thousands of women and their families have been assisted with issues surrounding breast health. Since its inception in 1998, the Southwest Michigan Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure has provided over $1.5 million to fund grants for breast health education, screening and treatment right here in our covered eight counties.
With funding from the Southwest Michigan affiliate, Pink Saturdays, a collaborative effort with 17 mammography sites in the Komen service areas have been able to provide more than 6,100 free mammograms to uninsured women since 2007. Through Pink Saturdays, 12 women have been diagnosed with breast cancer, improving their chances for a cure. All any of us has to do is talk to these women, their friends, their families, and you know that we are having an impact in Southwest Michigan.
Up to 75 percent of the net dollars raised by the affiliate stays right here in Southwest Michigan to fund education, awareness and treatment.
For the thousands of individuals, families and our sponsors who have participated in and supported the Race for the Cure and have seen the survivors wearing pink T-shirts taking part in the "Celebration of Hope" ceremony, you can't help but be inspired by Komen's mission to save lives and end breast cancer forever. Without the funds we raise from this and other events there is no money to distribute to the local grant funding programs.
As the controversy hopefully subsides, we hope our local communities stand together in our effort to save women's lives and find the cure for breast cancer. Let us not forget our fundamental mission. It is that simple
Jenny Minor is executive director Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Southwest Michigan Affiliate, in Kalamazoo


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Why do we keep electing Democrat majorities?
Does Washington's continued electoral habit of electing Democrats to power reflect something fundamental in our state's politics, or merely the spurious nature of a lazy, uninformed electorate?
Are a majority of voters captive to traditions ("If the Democrat Party was good enough for Roosevelt, it's good enough for me!") or, over the past few years, has the "hate Bush" rhetoric reached such a level that it applies to all congressional, legislative, gubernatorial and county election vote-casting — at our great expense?
There is an element of irrationality to the continued election of those who promise to cut taxes and then dependably raise taxes after ruinously spending their budget surplus.
Or who vote into office those who pander to the continued slaughter of unborn babies, defend homosexual marriage, euthanasia, limitation of property rights, over-taxation of small businesses, immoral and illegal use of involuntary teacher's union dues for politics, unionizing civil service, etc., ad nauseum.
Is tradition or hatred of President Bush so powerful that voters throw away their reasoning on where our true social interests are?
I think there are other factors involved. One is the Democrat Party's great skill in taking ownership of ideas they previously fought to the death — until they lost.
It is an almost magical deception they have repeatedly performed. So, for example, the Democrat Party fought to extend slavery right up through the American Civil War, even calling for cancelation of the Republican Emancipation Proclamation, suing for peace with the South and legally re-establishing slavery in their 1864 political platform.
Subsequently, Democrats have convinced African-Americans that the Democrat Party liberated them from slavery.
Another lie is that the Democrats established Civil Rights Law(s), which was Republican all the way, until it prevailed over the entrenched objections of President Lyndon Johnson and the Democrat Party.
These examples are not exceptions.
The same Democrat reversal and usurpation is true regarding most of America's labor laws, federal land and national parks preservation.
But we are uninformed in other ways.
Most voters have been brainwashed into believing homosexual behavior is genetic, when science has irrefutably shown this is not so (even by gay scientists). Most are oblivious of the fact that national social costs of this behavior are second only to costs to maintain single mothers.
We now even believe that global warming is due to man-caused CO2 rather than increased solar activity (almost 100 percent correlation over the past 110 years) and that thinning forests and clearing underbrush to reduce devastating forest fires is harmful to ecology, despite science that proves just the opposite.
We are threatened with "extinction" of the polar bear (prevalent during much warmer periods than currently) and ruination of Puget Sound, which is now cleaner than it has been for at least 80 years.
We seem captive to our entertainment, over-eating and our TV.
Soon we can expect to hear the Democrat Party claim victory in Iraq and in defending the unborn. And within a generation, our children will believe it.
Karl Duff is a Port Orchard resident.
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Altoona Curve (61-73, 6th in EL West) at Harrisburg Senators (71-63, 1st in EL West), Metro Bank Park, 7: With the Senators holding a half-game edge on second-place Erie, the last-place Curve make a visit. Harrisburg is 8-6 vs. Altoona this season, with Brian Goodwin leading the way by hitting .311 (14-for-45) with 16 runs and five stolen bases.
Probable starter for Harrisburg: RHP Nathan Karns (8-6, 3.32 ERA) has dominated the Curve in three previous starts, going 2-0 with a 1.06 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 17 innings. He was also solid his last time out, tossing a seven-inning complete game with six hits and a run in a win at Richmond. His 140 strikeouts this season are tied for second in the Eastern League, 10 behind Reading's Jesse Biddle. Karns, 25, was a 12th-round pick in 2009 out of Texas Tech.
Probable starter for Altoona: LHP Nate Baker (3-3, 6.59 ERA) is, ironically, the second straight starter out of the University of Mississippi to square off against Harrisburg, following Erie's Matt Crouse Sunday afternoon. The 25-year-old only transitioned to starter last month, as he actually collected three saves out of Altoona's bullpen earlier this season. Last time out Baker allowed seven runs on 11 hits in five innings of a loss to Reading. He's 0-0 with a 7.71 ERA in three games (one start) vs. the Senators and has walked 12 in his 9.1 innings. At Mississippi, Baker was teammates with Harrisburg closer Aaron Barrett. Barrett is also Baker's middle name. You now have WAY TOO MUCH INFO on the Altoona starter.
Promotions: Show up to Metro Bank Park and get a 2014 Senators schedule magnet. Also, it's Military Monday, meaning all active and retired military can snag half-priced box, field box or dugout box seats.
Coverage: I'll be here posting updates to our website and to my Twitter account (@RageAgainstGMo). Also, read all the Senators notebook items, including Dave Sottile's Billy Burns feature, throughout the day Monday. And if you don't feel like reading, just click the story links a bunch of times.
Elsewhere in the Eastern League today:
* Portland at New Hampshire, 6:35
* Binghamton at Bowie, 7:05
* Erie at Akron, 7:05
* New Britain at Trenton, 7:05
* Richmond at Reading, 7:05
Harrisburg 5, Erie 4: Sean Nicol's two-out RBI double in the bottom of the eighth capped a five-run Senators comeback as they yanked first place away from the SeaWolves in the series finale.
Elsewhere in the Eastern League yesterday:
* New Hampshire 7, Reading 3 -- RHP Deck McGuire (No. 20 Blue Jays prospect) tossed seven strong with two hits, two runs and seven strikeouts to collect the win for the Fisher Cats.
* Richmond 3, Altoona 0 -- LHP Edwin Escobar (No. 14 Giants prospect) pitched the Flying Squirrels back into third place in the EL West by striking out six in 6.1 shutout innings.
* Akron 6, Binghamton 2 -- RHP Bryce Stowell whiffed four in two hitless innings of relief to pocket the win for the Aeros.
* New Britain 7, Bowie 4 -- 3B Miguel Sano (No. 1 Twins prospect) crushed a pair of home runs, finishing 2-for-3 with four RBIs for the Rock Cats.
* Trenton 3, Portland 2 (10 inn.) -- LF Ramon Flores (No. 12 Yankees prospect) delivered a one-out, walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th for the Thunder.
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Mexico, NY – A U.S. Coast Guard crew from the station in Oswego Tuesday afternoon rescued three adults and two children after their boat began taking on water in the vicinity of Mexico Bay, authorities said.
There were no reported injuries. The Coast Guard is not releasing the names and hometowns of those rescued.
At 12:57 p.m., a search-and-rescue coordinator from the Coast Guard Sector in Buffalo received a marine radio call for assistance from a boater reporting that his boat with five people on board was taking on water.
The coordinator radioed other boats in the area, alerting them to the problem, and directed rescuers from the Coast Guard Station in Oswego to launch their 25-foot response boat.
Another boater responded to the radio call, but the boater in trouble said that the situation was under control, the Coast Guard said.
When the Coast Guard crew arrived, they removed boat's passengers, connected a tow line to the boat and towed it to the Salmon River Marina, authorities said.
"It is important to always contact the Coast Guard at the first sign of an emergency situation," said Paul Angelillo, the search-and-rescue coordinator at Sector Buffalo. "This particular situation quickly stabilized, but boaters should never underestimate an emergency situation."


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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has scheduled a May 24 special election to fill the western New York congressional seat vacated when Chris Lee abruptly resigned.
Lee, who is married, resigned last month after a gossip website published a shirtless cell phone photo he sent to a woman he'd been flirting with on Craigslist.
Republicans have endorsed Assemblywoman Jane Corwin as their candidate for 26th District. Democrats have yet to announce a candidate for the district traditionally held by Republicans.


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Lineup & Game Notes (June 4, 2011)
Saturday's Lineup:
Reggie Keen – CF
Nick Shaw – SS
Cody Hawn – 1B
Greg Hopkins – 2B
Mike Walker – 3B
Chris Dennis – DH
Tyler Roberts – C
Robbie Garvey – RF
TJ Mittelstaedt – LF
Saturday's Starting Pitcher:
Tyler Thornburg
The opposing starter is Daniel Tuttle. I'm sure he's is a fine player and everything, but whenever I hear the name Tuttle, I think of two other Tuttle's. One played high school basketball for Argyle in the early 90's. The other was a plot point/imaginary character from one of the funniest early episodes of M*A*S*H.
Trying to get the video to embed, but it won't…read the summary here or click that second link in the previous paragraph.
If there were any justice in the world, There would be a Murdoch to follow Tuttle in the Dragons rotation.
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As usual we're going different places. Tuttle? Paul Sr & Jr…American Chopper. Scoop of chocolate, scoop of vanilla…don't wast my time (very underrated movie BTW)
Or…stick an R in there, take away a T and it's Turtle…as in Lisa Turtle…Saved By The Bell…hey, isn't Mr Belding coming to TWCF@FCS next Thursday?
Rattler Nation \m/


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I've run into quite a few HQ's as well. This morning, it seemed like every time the host's team was losing in Heroes that they would quit the match.
Ran into another melee death spammer last night, too..."I'm Crazy!!!" Resulted in another HQ. There needs to be better online management by Nintendo for this sort of stuff.


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MUSKEGON, MI – Spring training for Major League Baseball is right around the corner.
The Muskegon Clippers, a summer collegiate baseball team that will kick off its first season in June, is hard at work as well.
The wood-bat program already has commitments from 18 players, the bulk coming with ties to local high schools.
"We're excited for this opportunity and the chance to bring a high-quality level of baseball to Muskegon," Clippers head coach Walt Gawkowski said. "I think the product on the field is going to be very, very good. We'll play at a high level. It's a great opportunity for players to enhance their skills and get more exposure. Every one of them will have a year of college under their belts."
Gawkowski said the Clippers will have a roster in the low 20s, so players can see plenty of action. He hopes to carry a pitching staff of about 10 for the 30-game season in the Michigan Summer Collegiate Baseball League.
Players on the Clippers' preliminary roster listed by their college and high school are:
Pitchers: Jordan Anderson (Davenport, Grand Haven High School), Kyle Lawson (Muskegon Community College, Mona Shores), Adam Poel (Grand Valley, Grand Haven), Nick Eely (Davenport, Oakridge), Ryan Butzer (Davenport, Whitehall), Zach Courtade (Muskegon Community College, Ravenna) and Cody Bayle (Taylor, Fruitport);
Catcher: Cody Houts (Olivet Nazarene, Spring Lake);
Infielders: Connor Seymour (Davenport, Muskegon Catholic), Patrick Giddings (Muskegon Community College, Oakridge), Nick Somerville (Davenport, Reeths-Puffer); Kevin Carroll (Grand Valley), Aaron Overbeck (Grand Valley) and Galen Duff (Willamette);
Outfielders: Jamie Potts (Grand Valley, Oakridge), Jason Ribecky (Muskegon Community College, Muskegon Catholic), John Jackoviak (Kalamazoo, Mason County Central) and J.P. Batts (Olivet Nazarene, Spring Lake).
Gawkowski said the Clippers hope to have a firm roster by mid-May.
He said players will be coming off their college seasons and should be ready to go and meshing the group together will be a key.
The Clippers open the season June 2 at the River City Rapids in Grand Rapids and at home June 3 against the Holland Millers. Home games will be played at Marsh Field.
Gawkowski stepped down last year as the varsity coach at Mona Shores after a long high school career, but had plans to stay in baseball in some fashion and is looking forward to the season.
Brian Wright, Keith Williams and Bob Cavanaugh are expected to assist in the coaching duties.
"We're growing it from the ground up and it's exciting to be part of something new," Gawkowski said. "I never wanted to be apart from the game of baseball. It's going to be exciting. Like I said, the quality of player, their commitment and the staff - it's a good group of guys. They have a passion and enthusiasm for the game and that's important."
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At 1-0 down at half-time, this soaking was the last thing these Liverpool supporters needed or wanted.
Whether you support Liverpool or not, spare a though for these poor fans who got more than they bargained for at Anfield yesterday.
Already coming to terms with another impotent first half performance, 1-0 down to a visiting Newcastle United, these supporters will have wished they nipped out for a half-time pie or refreshment.
Instead they got blitzed by a faulty pitchside sprinkler which turned itself on by mistake, pointing in their direction.
It was a freezing night as well which only made it that much worse- the look on some of the fans' faces tells its own story.
Watch the incident below...


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Playing second fiddle to Hillsborough, Hunterdon Central and East Brunswick in what is arguably the deepest section of the state, Bridgewater separated itself from the pack this season as it captured county and conference titles for the first time in school history, finally earning the respect from its rivals it so long strived to achieve.
Coach Julie Zaneto was behind it all.
In her sixth season at the helm, Zaneto, the NJSIAA all-around state champion while at Bishop Ahr in 1995, instilled a never before seen sense of confidence that carried her Bridgewater team to new heights in 2012.
From worst to first, Bridgewater's turn around came in the first major invitational of the season as it ended a 19-year drought at the Raider Invitational on Sept. 15. It recorded 108 points to capture its first team title since 1993. The crown was just a precursor of many more to come.
"It was awesome having a former state champ as coach," Ayana Lee, one of two Bridgewater All-State selections, said. "She could always relate to our feelings during meets. She is a fun, cheerful and outstanding coach who also works us hard at the same time."
At critical moments in big meets, Zaneto knew how to calm her team down -- with humor. Lightening the mood allowed her team to relax and fulfill its potential.
"There are so many sayings and inside jokes she brought to the team," Lee said. "When we were nervous on any event, she would tell us, 'We totally have this.' It made us all laugh and take away our nerves. She would text us after big meets: 'HOLLA!.' Coach Zaneto had so many tips on how to become a better gymnast. The team and I are so thankful to have her as a coach."
Zaneto's light-hearted approach brought out the best in Lee, fellow All-Stater Emily Shugan, Faye Lawrence, Meaghan Jones, Alex Paul, Eve Hess and Nicole Giacchino. Together, Zaneto led Bridgewater to its second title in as many months as it hit 110.3 on Oct. 3 to seize its first-ever Somerset County title at Montgomery.
Just two weeks after its county title, Bridgewater struck gold at the Skyland Conference championship on Oct. 17 at Hillsborough as it exploded for 112.775 points -- the second-highest score in the state this season -- to seize its first-ever conference crown. After a two-week layoff following Hurricane Sandy, Bridgewater recorded 109.025 points at the Central 2 Jersey sectionals on Nov. 10 at Hillsborough to qualify for the NJSIAA team championships for the first time in Zaneto's tenure.
On the season's biggest stage, with the best teams in the state on hand, Bridgewater proved it belonged. In its first team state final appearance since 2005, the little Somerset County team closed out its breakout season with 108.9 points at the NJSIAA championships on Nov. 19 at Montgomery to finish seventh overall.
Lee said all its success was due to Zaneto.
"She was such a big contributor to our success this year," Lee said. "We couldnt have done it without her. I am so lucky to have Mrs. Zaneto as my coach."
Despite the individual acclaim, Zaneto is quick to deflect the attention.
"To be named coach of the year is such an honor that I owe completely to my team," she said. "It's their hard work and dedication to the sport of gymnastics that has put me in the position to get this type of recognition. And for that -- I want to say thank you."
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Smokey Skies for eastern Utah and western Colorado
On Wednesday the subtropical ridge of high pressure, that has been around the region since early July,
was stretched from southern Oregon into southern New Mexico. Clockwise rotation around the ridge
is producing a northwest flow over eastern Utah and western Colorado this week. There are numerous
wildfires in northern California, southern Oregon, northern Nevada, and Idaho. The northwest flow aloft
is pulling smoke in to the region from these fires.
The forecast is for the ridge to remain in its current orientation through Friday, then amplify northward
over the Great Basin over the weekend. This will continue to allow smoke to drift over eastern Utah and
western Colorado into early next week.
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Paper Products gets mobbed
It's coming. A flash of cold hard green that will descend upon Winslow and target one local business. Paper Products, Etc. is about to get mobbed.
A "cash mob" to be more exact. The event, generally organized through email or social media such as Facebook, is designed to steer shoppers into local businesses and spend their money. The surge of paying customers supports community businesses and the local economy.
"It's a grassroots promotion using social media to stir up interest and support," said Terry Arndt, co-owner of Paper Products, Etc.
Mobs are organized by people all over the country. In the island's neck of the woods, Kitsap County Cash Mobs has formed to organize the supporting events for local businesses.
Paper Products, Etc. has been selected for a cash mob event and it is expecting a wave of shoppers to crash into the island store on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 28.
Paper Products, Etc. is getting prepared for the rush. Arndt is also giving a little extra to customers who support the store during the mob event.
"Those associated with the cash mob get $5 off their purchase of $25 or more," Arndt said. "Plus, they get a coupon for the same deal the next time they come in."
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A pair of joint ventures on Thursday will compete for a contract to oversee $546 million in construction work associated with a planned new terminal at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
The construction consortiums will make their pitch before a selection committee of the city.
The first consortium is a team made up of:
- Hunt Construction Group, based in Indianapolis.
- Gibbs Construction, with offices in New Orleans.
- Boh Bros. Construction, with offices in New Orleans.
- Metro Service Group, with offices in New Orleans.
The second group's team is made up of Parsons Construction, of Pasadena, Calif., and Odebrecht USA, an arm of a Brazilian conglomerate with offices in New Orleans.
The joint ventures are vying for the role of construction manager at-risk, a model of public contract management where the construction manager also plays a role in the design process and acts as both the construction manager and the general contractor.
Because CMAR contracts are awarded as professional services rather than on a low-bidder basis, they remain illegal as a means of public procurement in many states, including Louisiana, though they are common in the private sector. The Louisiana legislature allowed an exception in this case.
CMAR contracts have become more and more popular as they are seen as a way to streamline the construction process and control costs. They are generally awarded on a maximum price basis, which protects the client.
The fee the winning team will be allowed to charge has not yet been established, but it will come out of the project's $546 million budget.
The new, 30-gate terminal will include about 650,000 square feet of interior space and a 2,000-space parking garage.
The total price tag for the project has been pegged at $650 million, including the engineering and architecture work, which has already been awarded to Crescent City Aviation Team, a joint venture of Leo A. Daly and and Atkins.
The terminal is part of a larger $826 million overhaul designed to modernize the city's airport.


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Bay3 TV and the Bay City Police Department are in the initial stages of implementing a TV program that will resemble the "Night Beat" show that the department produced in the late 1980s, according to city officials.
The show will feature crime prevention tips, personal safety information, and requests for public help in solving crimes, city officials say.
The program is intended to improve communication between local police, citizens and local media, city officials say.


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JELINEK, Gerald A.
JELINEK, Gerald A., 99, of Dillonvale, OH, passed Thursday, January 3, 2013.
He was born in Dillonvale on June 13, 1913, the youngest child of Helen and Thomas Jelinek who were in the retail business in Dillonvale.
In addition to his parents and his step-father, Andrew Vojacek, Sr., he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Elizabeth Lundy Jelinek; and siblings, Mary Jordan, James Jelinek, and Helen Pekerek.
Gerald is survived by daughters, Carol Ellen Webb (John David) of Erwin, TN and Dr. Anne Stephens and (Daniel Stephens) of Pittsburgh and Dillonvale; three grandsons: John D. Webb, II (Cindy) of Statesville, NC., Jerald Scott of Gulf breeze, Fl. and Daniel Lundy (Nicole), of Dillonvale; five great-grandchildren: Elizabeth Kate of Statesville, NC., Cynthia Louise and Carol Anne of Gulf Breeze, Fl, and Olivia Rose and Daniel Wyatt of Dillonvale.
Gerald graduated Dillonvale High School in 1931, earned B.S. from Tusculum College, his M.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and had extended studies from Kent State University, WVU, East Tennessee University, Cleveland State University, and Finn School of Business.
He had a longtime affiliation with the First National Bank and Steel Valley Bank of Dillonvale where he served as Chairman of the Board; school administrator, teacher, coach at Dillonvale High School, Director, YMCA in Covington, KY.; served as Lieutenant in the US Navy and an Armed Guard Commander and Gunnery Officer in the Pacific; an Elder, Deacon and Trustee of the First Presbyterian Church, Dillonvale; Charter member of the Dillonvale- Mt. Pleasant Lions Club (past President), Life member of the American Legion, and member of the Jefferson County Teachers' Association.
In keeping with Gerald's wishes, visitation and entombment at Holly Memorial Mausoleum was private and at the family's convenience.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (diabetes unit) Children's Hospital Drive, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15224.
The family is being assisted by Wilson Funeral Home, 920 National Road, Brookside, OH.
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Bush visits stricken area
NEW ORLEANS Scorched by criticism about sluggish federal help, President Bush acknowledged the government's failure to stop lawlessness and help desperate people in New Orleans. "The results are not enough," Bush said Friday in the face of mounting complaints from Republicans and Democrats alike.
Bush promised to crack down on crime and violence, rush food and medicine to the needy and restore electrical power within weeks to millions of customers across the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
"This is a storm that requires immediate action now," the president said after a daylong tour of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. "I understand the devastation requires more than one day's attention. It's going to require the attention of this country for a long period of time."
Congress passed a $10.5 billion disaster aid package, and Bush said he would sign it by day's end. He also said National Guard troops were moving in to restore order in New Orleans. He said the city's convention center, where thousands of people sheltered for days in unsafe conditions, was secure.
Inspecting Gulf Coast disaster scenes from the air and on the ground, Bush said the damage was "worse than imaginable." He consoled weeping women and praised Coast Guard teams that pulled stranded people from the roofs of flooded homes. In New Orleans, Bush flew by helicopter to the ruptured 17th Street levee and watched workers load huge sandbags that were airlifted and dropped into the breach.
He stayed far from the worst-hit areas of the city and places that have been gripped by crime. Bush met with state and local officials, including New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin who a day earlier had lashed out at federal officials: "They don't have a clue what's going on down here."
"The president is starting to grasp the magnitude of the situation," said Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., said, "The president obviously was just stunned" by what he saw.
Bush sprinkled levity in his remarks at New Orleans' airport at the end of the day. He talked about Houston, which has agreed to house more than 15,000 evacuees from New Orleans, and recalled that he used to enjoy himself "occasionally too much" in that Texas town.Bush flew by helicopter to the ruptured 17th Street levee and watched workers load huge sandbags that were airlifted and dropped into the breach.
He stayed far from the worst-hit areas of the city and places that have been gripped by crime. "The president is starting to grasp the magnitude of the situation," said Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La.
Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., said, "The president obviously was just stunned" by what he saw.
Bush met with state and local officials, including New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin who a day earlier had lashed out at federal officials: "They don't have a clue what's going on down here."
Four days after Katrina killed hundreds if not thousands, Republicans joined Democrats in wondering why it was taking so long to relieve the misery of so many people living in squalor without the necessities of life.
"If we can't respond faster than this to an event we saw coming across the Gulf for days, then why do we think we're prepared to respond to a nuclear or biological attack?" asked former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Republican.
Republican Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts called the government's response "an embarrassment."
Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., called upon Bush to recall National Guardsmen stationed in Iraq whose homes and families were in the path of Katrina's destruction. The president said there were enough Guard troops for Iraq and recovery efforts.
The storm of criticism was stinging for a president who won widespread praise for his handling of the terrorist attacks four years ago. It was an unwelcome turn for Bush, suffering sagging approval ratings in the polls.
While Bush has been loath to admit errors throughout his presidency, he conceded that the recovery is not proceeding well. Some White House aides and Republicans were glad to hear the president stop defending the administration's response when it was so obvious that conditions were so bad for so many people.
"Where it's not working right, we're going to make it right," the president said after walking through a devastated neighborhood of Mobile, Ala. "Where it is working right, we're going to duplicate it elsewhere."
Bush faulted efforts to restore order in New Orleans, where looting, violence and other crimes have been rampant. Asked what he meant by unacceptable results, Bush said, "Well, I'm talking about the fact that we don't have enough security in New Orleans yet." He said 1,200 National Guard troops arrived there on Friday and that 1,200 were deployed on Thursday.
"They need to stabilize that situation," the president said. "They need to make sure that the food and medicine that is in place is given to the people that need the food and medicine."
He said he was not faulting efforts in Mississippi, where Republican Gov. Haley Barbour praised federal help. Still, Barbour said, "We've suffered a grievous blow that we won't recover from for a long while"
There were calls from Republicans for Bush to name a prominent official to oversee the recovery. Gingrich suggested former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Rep. John Sweeney, R-N.Y., suggested Giuliani, former Secretary of State Colin Powell or retired Gen. Tommy Franks to take charge.
In Biloxi, Miss., Bush comforted two weeping women on a street where a house had collapsed and towering trees were stripped of their branches. "My son needs clothes," said Bronwynne Bassier, 23, clutching several trash bags. "I don't have anything."
"I understand that," Bush said. He kissed both women on their heads and walked with his arms around them, telling them they could get help from the Salvation Army. "Hang in there," he said.
Asked later how the richest country on Earth could not meet the needs of its people, Bush said: "I am satisfied with the response. I am not satisfied with all the results."
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she would fly to her native Alabama on Sunday to view the destruction there. She acknowledged that the trip is an unusual one for the nation's top diplomat.
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South Kitsap has struggled throughout the season with its offensive execution.
It finally resulted in the team's first loss of the season.
The Wolves missed all 11 of their field-goal attempts in the fourth quarter and scored just 12 points in the second half as they suffered a 42-35 setback Tuesday against Gig Harbor in a Narrows League girls basketball game.
Despite converting just 24 percent of its shots, South led 35-34 with 1:54 left in the game when Angel Sheldon made the first of two free throws.
Sheldon also made the second free throw, but it was negated because of a lane violation.
The Tides (4-2 overall, 4-0 league) regained the lead, 36-35, with 1:30 left when Quincey Langworthy made a pair of free throws.
Guard Emily Bando then hit a pair of jumpers on consecutive possessions to give Gig Harbor a 40-35 lead.
"Bando kind of broke our spirit at the end there," South coach Mark Lutzenhiser said.
South missed several open shots during the game. The Tides didn't score in the second quarter until Langworthy converted a layup with 2:47 left to tie the game, 19-all.
The Wolves only led 23-22 at halftime because Danielle Stewart hit a 10-footer with seconds remaining.
Lutzenhiser said execution against zone defenses would be an emphasis in practices after the loss, but South (5-1, 3-1) missed more than just open shots.
"We missed shots that were open and tried to force some things," Lutzenhiser said.
South, led by 6-foot-2 post Molly Werder's 10 points, had a height advantage — Gig Harbor doesn't have a player who is 6 feet tall — but the Tides also return all five starters from last season in addition to veteran coach Bob Boback.
Lutzenhiser, who also has coached at Bellingham, Wenatchee, Issaquah and Sequim, said his team still is adjusting to his schemes after eight seasons under Mike Allen.
"I think that was the biggest difference in that game," Lutzenhiser said.
South also struggled to contain Langworthy, who had a game-high 20 points.
"We gave her a lot of points on the inbounds play," Lutzenhiser said. "We never got smart to it."
The Wolves were supposed to travel to Tacoma on Thursday to play at Lincoln, but the game was canceled because of snow.
Unless it is rescheduled before the new year, South's only game before the Dec. 30-31 Riverside Invitational at Auburn Riverside High School is Tuesday against Wilson.
"It's unfortunate that we didn't get to play again (Thursday)," Lutzenhiser said, adding that his team was disappointed after Tuesday's loss. "They thought they should've won and so did I."
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South Kitsap — Kelsey Callaghan 6, Samantha Gulisao 0, Stephanie Osterdahl 0, Amanda Feeney 0, Danielle Stewart 4, Ashlee Stoner 2, Chelnesha Thuring 2, Tori Fairweather 3, Angel Sheldon 8, Molly Werder 10.
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When Nicolas Batum peels himself out of bed Thursday morning, it will not come easy.
His legs will feel as heavy as bricks. His joints will ache and his muscles will howl. He certainly won't sprint to the bathroom to brush his teeth.
Batum is in the middle of his best NBA season and he's been entrusted with more responsibility than ever. The byproduct is that he's playing more minutes than ever — the third-most in the NBA (39.0 per game) this season heading into Wednesday night's loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
And he's not alone.
The Trail Blazers feature three players ranked among the top 11 in minutes played this season: Batum, Damian Lillard (sixth, 38.5) and LaMarcus Aldridge (11th, 37.9). A fourth, Wesley Matthews, probably would be right there with his teammates if not for playing 14 minutes combined in two December games because of a left hip injury.
I've written about the workload of the staters before. But the story won't go away.
The Blazers (20-19) have lost four consecutive games and a common line of questioning among reporters Wednesday in the postgame locker room was predictable: After playing so many minutes — including a lot in pressure-packed, hard-fought games — are the Blazers fatigued?
The answer from everyone inside the locker room was clear: No.
"I'm here to play and it's my job and I love to play so I'm not complaining about playing a lot of minutes," Aldridge said. "That's what I'm here for and that's what I want to do."
Coach Terry Stotts has defended his distribution of minutes countless times this season and his need to rely on his starters is obvious. His bench ranks last in the NBA in scoring and cannot be counted on during long stretches. Plus, the Blazers have played so many close games this season — 17 have been decided by six points or less, including each of the last eight — that Stotts is finding it hard to rest his most reliable players.
"That's what we signed up for," Matthews said of his minutes. "If we want to sit, we have to do a better job of putting teams away."
But regardless of the reasons why, Stotts says the minutes "issue" is a non-issue.
"Everybody talks about the minutes of our starters," Stotts said. "You can debate whether our guys deserve to play that many minutes or not and I think that they do. But a lot of young players — Larry Bird, Allen Iverson, Michael Jordan — all those guys averaged over 40 minutes a game. And none of our guys are averaging that and they're all young players. So the fact that they're averaging 38 minutes is (not a big deal). I think it's a convenient topic."
Heading into Wednesday night's game, 27 players in the NBA were averaging 36 or more minutes per game this season. Only two — Chicago's Luol Deng (40.0) and Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant (39.5) — were averaging 40.
But over the years, it's been common. Iverson averaged 40 or more minutes per game 14 times in his career. Kobe Bryant (five), Joe Johnson (five), Ray Allen (three), Andre Iguodala (three), Gilbert Arenas (three) and Kevin Garnett (three) have done so multiple times over the years. Reigning MVP LeBron James reached the 40-minute plateau in each of his first five seasons in the NBA.
To compensate for his starter's heavy load, Stotts often limits their time in practice and increases their treatment and recovery time. Players are schooled in eating right and taking care of their bodies. After playing five games in seven nights, including a back-to-back on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Blazers took Thursday off.
And that should be music to Batum's ears. The Blazers' starting small forward has played 40 or more minutes in six of the last eight games, including five in a row from Jan. 7 to Jan. 15. Over the last seven days, Batum has played a staggering 212 minutes.
But even with the heavy workload, Batum is not complaining. And neither are his teammates. They are young — Lillard (22), Batum (24), Matthews (26) and Aldridge (27) are all under 28 — they are exceeding expectations and they are playing a free-and-fun style of basketball.
The Blazers will cross the halfway point of the season next week and they insist they can maintain their heavy workload all season long. Batum will peel himself out of bed this morning, enjoy a day off and get back to work on Thursday. And he'll do so happily.
"Of course I can," Batum said when asked if he could keep playing heavy minutes all season. "I can't complain about my minutes. This is what I want. In 10 years, I don't know. In 10 years, we can talk about it again, and maybe I say no. But right now, yeah."
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[7/10] With their ideas predicated entirely on the Roadrunner Records catalog from 1992 to 1998, Hungarys Ektomorf are able to shoot albums out at an alarming rate. They probably wake up, turn on Chaos A.D. or Burn My Eyes and write a song before breakfast. Therefore, its no wonder Black Flag (their ninth overall) is their second album this year, following the all-acoustic effort, The Acoustic. If the Hungarians are one thing, its productive. Nothing else. Nothing different here, as Black Flag is a concoction of Soulfly, Sepultura, and Machine Head, doctored up with an excellent production job. Unlike 2009s surprisingly agile What Doesnt Kill Me
, this album doesnt have the blissfully dumb/blissfully enjoyable cuts that give Ektomorf a free pass in the plagiarism department. Sure, the thrash swivel and bounce of Cut It Out is strong thanks to some opening jungle riffs, but the chorus is near laughable with singer Zoltán Farkas shouting Cut, cut it out! Its next to impossible to turn a blind eye or deaf ear to the fact that while cuts like The Cross, Black Flag, and Fuck Your God are totally aggro and mosh-worthy, theyre simply composites of the original. It brings up the notion that being a band like Ektomorf is probably easier than it looks
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CLEMSON Dabo Swinney will not be over-looking N.C. State (6-4, 3-3 ACC) at 3:30 p.m. Saturday with rival South Carolina next on the schedule as the Clemson coach has a chance albeit a slim chance at securing a significant raise.
With an appearance in the ACC title game, Swinneys contract calls for his total compensation to escalate from $1.965 million per year to the average of the top five compensated ACC coaches, which is $2.39 million, according to USA Todays salary database.
The raise is a longshot this fall as No. 11 Clemson (9-1, 6-1) needs a win Saturday combined with a Florida State loss at Maryland to appear in the ACC title game.
Still, there are bonuses within reach for Swinney.
Swinney earns a $20,000 bonus if Clemson reaches 10 wins, $30,000 for 11 wins and $40,000 for 12 wins.
If Clemson plays in a BCS bowl, Swinney earns $56,200. Those bonuses are increased if Clemson meets certain academic thresholds.
Swinney is in the first year of a new six-year contract.
Beginning in 2014, division and ACC titles will also be important for Clemson assistants compensation.
Swinneys contract calls for an assistant coaching salary pool to take effect in 2014.
A pool would be created by taking Clemson assistants aggregate total compensation and multiplying it 6 percent for a division title, 10 percent for an ACC title and 18 percent for a national title. Those dollars would then be distributed among the assistants at Swinneys discretion.
Chad Morris contract calls for his compensation to raise to the average of the top three paid assistants in the country if Clemson finishes with a top 10 offense this fall, but its a moot point this year as Morris is the top paid assistant in the country.
Swinney wants early signing period
College football does not have an early signing period but it is on Swinneys wish list.
Without an early signing deadline Swinney says the sport wastes of a lot of money in extra recruiting-related travel and it creates a lot of the garbage that goes on in recruiting.
Swinney also addressed what he defines as a verbal commitment.
If a guy is committed and he is taking other visits he is not committed, Swinney said. Thats what happens with young people. They are not sure what they want to do. Other people get involved. The first thing I do is try to talk them out of (a verbal commitment). Then I define it so nobodys mad. Some guys want to make a reservation and call up and cancel it later. Thats not how we do it around here.
The nations No. 1 recruit, defensive end Robert Nkemdiche, decommitted from Clemson last week. Nkemdiches mother does not want him to play at Clemson and Nkemdiche wants to take other official visits.
Injury update
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Just as a car can mean freedom for 16-year-olds, so can a bicycle for children half their age.
That's my conclusion as I've watched my kids start to blossom on their bikes this summer.
For the older one in particular, her bicycle has meant short stints out of parental view, a moment of freedom to spread her wings.
For the younger one, it's meant zooming through the empty church parking lot in the neighborhood and short rides with friends and family.
In some ways, I'd forgotten how much fun it can be to ride a bike and it's been a pleasure to get back on two wheels.
There was a time when I was a fairly active rider, particularly with my dad, who for years participated in long, overnight bicycling trips all over Michigan.
A regular was known as the "Shoreline," in which he rode with groups up the coast of Lake Michigan. Later came the DALMAC, which starts in Lansing and concludes with a ride across the Mackinac Bridge.
In fact, I received a press release from the DALMAC the other day. This year's ride starts Wednesday and includes more than two dozen area riders, including 10 each from Kalamazoo and Portage.
I rode the DALMAC twice with dad — in 1998 and 2002 — and those made for special memories. First, it was wonderful just to have that much one-on-one time (the trips were four days of riding).
Also, I loved the feeling waking up and knowing that my only job that day was to ride my bike to the next destination. Yes, it was often 60 or 70 miles away, but it never felt that far, particularly when you're having conversations and also visiting parts of Michigan that are off the beaten path.
The highlight of my riding experiences with dad came in 1995 when we did a bicycling tour of Poland. We first flew into Prague and rode south into Austria before heading into Poland, making stops in Krakow, Warsaw and Gdansk.
It was truly a special time, both spending a time with my dad and also seeing an interesting part of the world with a personal connection since that's where our ancestors lived.
As I think back, one of the truly wonderful things about traveling by bike is how much you see and how flexible you are. Simply turn your head and there's the countryside. Spot something interesting? Just put on the brakes.
As my own children gain confidence on their bikes, I am looking forward to family experiences together.
There are so many wonderful places to explore, from the many trail systems in the area to the serene countryside. I still recall the sweet swell of grapes in the autumn air during a ride my wife and I took through Van Buren County a number of years ago.
Sure, you might notice the pleasant aroma while driving in a car. But it would be nothing like with the freedom you experience on a bike.
Mickey Ciokajlo is the editor of the Kalamazoo Gazette and mlive.com/kalamazoo. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him on Twitter. Read his past columns here.


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Union Fury Could Prompt Boeing To Move 777X Assembly By Carolyn Adolph • Nov 8, 2013 KUOW Photo/Carolyn Adolph Standing before a crowd of Boeing machinists on Thursday night, Tom Wroblewski, president of the Boeing machinists union, tore up a copy of the proposed contract and said he would try to stop it from coming to a vote. "I know this is a piece of crap," Wroblewski said, according to The Seattle Times. The machinists before him were openly hostile to the eight-year deal, which would replace their health care costs and strip down their pensions. Analyst: Boeing Announcement A Play For Tax Breaks By Steve Scher & Jason Pagano • Oct 31, 2013 Boeing handout Listen Listening... / 6:00 Boeing's announcement that much of the detailed design work on the 777X jetliner will take place outside Washington state is a play for better tax incentives, according to a top aviation analyst. Boeing Engineer Reveals Secrets Behind Cold War Missile Program By Sarah Waller • Oct 23, 2013 KUOW Photo/Sarah Waller Listen Listening... / 6:22 There's a mysterious object standing in a parking lot just eight miles south of downtown Seattle. From the surface, it looks like a grayish-green dome on a pile of rubble. But dig a little deeper and you'll discover a forgotten link to Seattle's Cold War past. Retired Boeing engineer Dan Witmer is one of the few remaining people in Seattle who knows what that dome is covering up: a defunct Minuteman missile silo. In Blow To Boeing, JAL Places Nearly $10 Billion Airbus Order By Scott Neuman • Oct 7, 2013 Japan Airlines is buying $9.5 billion worth of new jetliners from Airbus, placing its first-ever order with the European plane-maker for 31 A350s to replace the carrier's aging fleet of Boeing 777s. The airline's president, Yoshiharu Ueki, said the order was unrelated to Boeing's problems with the 787, but the huge order is seen as a major coup for the Toulouse, France-based manufacturer at the expense of its American rival. More Than $1B In Tax Breaks For Boeing? Inslee Says It's Worth It By Carolyn Adolph & Steve Scher • Oct 2, 2013 Courtesy/Boeing Company Listen Listening... / 1:44 Governor Jay Inslee said on Wednesday that he will propose to extend tax breaks to Boeing -- so long as the aerospace giant agrees to build the 777X in Washington. Next Few Years Critical For Boeing Jobs In Washington By Carolyn Adolph • Sep 18, 2013 KUOW Photo/Carolyn Adolph Listen Listening... / 7:07 The economic future of this region is still tied to the future of Boeing, the region's bellwether employer. The aerospace industry pays 7.5 percent of the wages in Washington state, and Boeing remains the region's largest private employer, with 85,000 local jobs. Boeing Or Airbus: All Nippon To Decide Soon By Carolyn Adolph • Sep 13, 2013 KUOW Photo/Carolyn Adolph Listen Listening... / 1:55 All Nippon Airways is preparing to announce a decision that could mark a turning point in the battle between Airbus and Boeing. The Japanese airline wants to buy 25 new planes worth an estimated $7 billion. It will choose between Boeing Co.'s 777X and Airbus SAS's A350, both wide-body planes. Crash Victims Sue Boeing Over Asiana Airlines Crash By Carolyn Adolph • Aug 9, 2013 AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez Families of some passengers who were harmed in the Asiana Airlines flight that crashed at San Francisco Airport last month are suing Boeing as well as the airline. The suits say Boeing bears some responsibility if Asiana pilots were not sufficiently trained to fly the 777, the plane involved in the accident. Boeing said it would not respond to questions about the lawsuits. DEA Raids Pot Dispensaries, Art Of Our City, Boeing, Losing Art Collections By Weekday • Jul 25, 2013 Flickr Photo/Alex Abboud and illustration by Kara McDermott Listen Listening... / 53:52 DEA Raids Puget Sound Pot DispensariesFederal drug enforcement agents raided marijuana dispensaries around Puget Sound on Wednesday afternoon. We'll bring you the latest and speak with Alison Holcomb of the ACLU of Washington.Art Of Our City: Precious LittleWhat are the limits of language? Sometimes we speak better when we communicate without traditional words or vocabularies. That's one of the themes of Madeline George's play "Precious Little." It opens August 2 at Seattle's Annex Theater. Director Katherine Karaus and cast members give us a taste of the play and talk about the role of language onstage and in life. Update On BoeingBoeing's profit is up 13 percent, despite the troubles the company has been facing lately. The Boeing 787, 737 and 777 have all been in the headlines for fires and faulty landings. Boeing is looking for fixes to the problems as the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board continue to investigate the Asiana 214 crash in San Francisco, the 787 fire at Heathrow airport and the Southwest crash at LaGuardia. Christopher Drew, the Pentagon and aerospace reporter for the New York Times explains the latest news from Boeing.What Does It Mean For A City To Lose Its Art Collection?When the city of Detroit declared bankruptcy last week, creditors began to eye existing assets. One stood out: The art collection at the city-owned Detroit Institute of Arts. Appraisers put its value at roughly $2.5 billion. But is it that easy to sell off a cultural collection to pay off a city's debt? And what does it mean to a city to lose that cultural collection? Seattle Art Museum Director Kimerly Rorshach explains some of the intangibles when it comes to valuing art. 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After nearly 21 hours of bargaining, leaders for Portland Public Schools and its teachers union are still at the negotiating table in attempts to reach a deal that could cancel an impending teachers strike.
The continued talks represent more hope than ever that leaders are eager to get an agreement on the table.
Though no agreement was reached as of 6 a.m., district and union leaders seemed ready to work until a deal was reached. If the two sides reach a tentative agreement later this morning, it could avert the district's first-ever strike on Thursday.
Not long after 5:40 a.m., district officials sent a Twitter message indicating they were still bargaining.
"The PPS and PAT bargaining teams met through the night and are still meeting and working hard to try and reach a settlement," the message read.
Union leaders also kept the public aware of the progress, sending a message around 4 a.m.
"Your bargaining team is still at it," they wrote.
The two sides began trickling into their own meetings about 8 a.m. on Monday morning before meeting with a state mediator.
If an agreement isn't reached, students would be dismissed early Wednesday afternoon and schools would be closed through Monday for staff training. Some schools would reopen on Tuesday, Feb. 25 with replacement staff.
We have been following the situation closely since yesterday morning, so keep following on The Oregonian's website or on Twitter @ndungca to see if the two sides can reach a deal or if strike preparations will be necessary.


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Camillus, NY -- The Friends of Camillus Park are inviting the public to learn about plans to revitalize the park at 7 p.m. March 22 at the Camillus Municipal Building, 4600 W. Genesee St., Camillus.
The group is working with students from the State University College of Environmental Science and Forestry to design a mile-long walking, running and snowshoeing path around the perimeter of the park. The park is located at the site of the former Camillus town pool, on Camillus Pool Road, off West Genesee Street.
For more information about the meeting, call Mary Flynn at 487-3593 or visit Friends of Camillus Park on Facebook.


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Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus received accreditation for its Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program, the hospital's first medical residency.
"Orthopedic surgery is an exceptionally challenging and competitive specialty and we're honored that our hospital has been selected as the training ground for new surgeons," said Dr. Maurizio Miglietta, MHMC chief of surgery and director of medical education.
The new residency program, accredited by the American Osteopathic Association, begins on July 1.
The five-year program is approved for twenty positions. In addition to their rounds at Meadowlands Hospital, residents will have the opportunity to rotate through Palisades Medical Center, Englewood Hospital Medical Center and Hackensack University Medical Center for additional specialty training.
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St. Peter's Church
With a picturesque spire that marks one of the most striking features of the Riga skyline, St. Peter's Church is one of the most impressive buildings in the Latvian capital. Towering high above the Riga Old Town, the church has a long and fascinating history which places it at the top of any must-see list for visitors.
St. Peter's Church is one of the many exceptional attractions found within walking distance of the superior Radisson Blu Daugava Hotel, Riga. Visitors will find the church is not only one of the finest sights in the city – it also provides many of Riga's most breath-taking views.
A history of ups and downs
The first mention of St. Peter's Church came in 1209 and over its long history the building has seen its share of changes. The church has been altered on several occasions to reflect different architectural styles, leaving the building with a unique blend of Romanesque and Baroque styles. However some of the architectural changes have not been made by choice.
The iconic tower that rises above the church collapsed in 1666. It was rebuilt over the next ten years, finally being completed in 1677. Unfortunately fire struck the city in that year and again the tower came down. Another renovation was started but in 1721 lightning struck the tower and the ensuing fire destroyed the tower once more and another rebuild was required.
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The tower was damaged once more in 1941 but since then it has been fully rebuilt and renovated to include a 70 metre elevator. This transports visitors to a viewing platform which offers unparalleled views of Riga.
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