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The Republican's Jeff Thomas previews Saturday's Western Massachusetts High School Basketball Tournament boys championship games. Here's his look at the Division I matchup between Longmeadow and West Springfield:
By JEFF THOMAS
West Springfield has a perfect record in the Western Massachusetts high school boys basketball championship game.
So what if that 2-0 record happened in the first four years of the tournament's existence.
The fifth-seeded Terriers (16-6) are back in the final for the first time since 1940 and will take on No. 3 Longmeadow (18-4) tonight in the Division I title game at the Curry Hicks Cage in Amherst.
West Springfield, which upset top-seeded Central 67-65 in the semifinals, last played in the title game 68 years ago, beating Northbridge 47-35. The Terriers also won the inaugural championship game in 1937, 28-20, over Worcester Classical. The tournament included teams from central Massachusetts back then.
Longmeadow's championship game history is a lot more recent, but less successful. The third-seeded Lancers, who knocked off Cathedral 55-51 in the semis, are 0-4 in the finale, most recently a 63-48 loss to Commerce in 2004.
The history between the two combatants is much more recent. The two sides met on December 21 of this season with the visiting Terriers prevailing 68-60.
"We played them in the third game of the season and they were still in football season," West Side coach Chris Gerber said. "We've had two battles with them the last two years."
West Springfield won the meeting last season as well, but that didn't mean the Terriers were confident of three-peating against the Lancers.
"I was terrified of getting them in the 4-5 game before the seedings came out," Gerber said. "I had no interest in playing them in the first round of the tournament."
The Lancers have their own concerns with the Terriers, who seem to have their number.
"It seems like they make every three they shoot," Longmeadow coach Tim Allen said. "They're the best shooting team I've ever seen and they shoot it with confidence."
The contest pits the two top scorers in Division I against each other in West Side's Joe Ragland and Longmeadow's Pat Donnelly.
Ragland led the region in scoring at 26.9 points a game while Donnelly was tops in the Valley Wheel and second overall at 21.8.
The Lancers are hoping to slow down the game and play halfcourt basketball, using their size advantage around the basket.
"They're incredibly fundamental and their five starters are very strong," Gerber said of Longmeadow. "They run more set pieces in their halfcourt set than anybody in Western Mass."
The Terriers will look to push the pace, with Ragland setting the tone with his ability to penetrate and score, or drive and kick.
"I don't know what to do with him, he's such a phenomenal talent," Allen said of Ragland.
The team that is able to dictate the style of play will have the edge in this one, and the last two years that has been West Side.
"I don't think our guys get discouraged (by that)," Allen said. "They see it as a challenge."
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GREAT KILLS -- Following a thumbs-down from Community Board 3 and nearby Great Kills residents earlier this year, a plan to erect a senior complex on Tennyson Drive has been revised — and revived.
Earlier this year, Tora Developments LLC proposed a four-story, 100-unit residential building that would be restricted to people 55 and older. The building's construction boundaries would be Nelson, Cleveland and Fitzgerald avenues, Tennyson Drive and Morris Place.
Tora Development LLC filed an application on May 26 for a zoning variance with the city's Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) pursuant to Section 72-21 of the city zoning resolution, for permission to have a building of such specifics in a C3A Special South Richmond Zoning District, which is contrary to the use regulations governing the subject site.
However, it was received poorly by Great Kills residents and was rejected by the full board of Community Board 3 this past summer.
The board recommended the building be capped at three stories or that the number of units be reduced by 20 percent and number of parking spaces increased.
Now, the new plan calls for a three-story building with 87 units and 114 parking spaces, up from 100 in the initial proposal, according to Philip Rampulla, an urban planner of Rampulla Associates Architects, which is representing Tora Developments LLC.
The third floor will contain a gambrel roof, which will allow the third floor to be utilized. From the street, it will look like a roof, he explained.
"It's pretty close to meeting the R3A zoning requirements for height. It'll be shorter than Port Regal, which is directly next door," Rampulla said. "We've created guest parking spaces, which we heard from the community board."
In C3A districts, residential development is governed by R3A regulations, which permit single- and two-family detached residences and zero lot line buildings, according to the New York City Department of City Planning.
"By opening up Tennyson Drive — it's like the missing link along the waterfront — and widening Nelson Avenue, we're creating 81 street parking spaces that haven't existed before," said Rampulla.
Rampulla said increased parking spots will prevent people from parking in front of peoples' homes on Nelson and businesses along Mansion Avenue when they visit nearby Seaside Wildlife Nature Park.
Rampulla said he's met with the BSA already, but another hearing will be Tuesday, Dec. 6.
"I feel it's a very good variance case," said the urban planner.


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The Historic Apartments at the Palace of Holyroodhouse were once the home of the ill-fated Mary, Queen of Scots, following her return from France in 1561. Mary married Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, at Holyroodhouse in 1565 and the following year witnessed the brutal murder of her Italian secretary, David Rizzio, by her husband.
The visit to Holyroodhouse includes Mary, Queen of Scots' Chambers and the Darnley Rooms, the setting for many dramatic episodes in Mary's short and turbulent reign. In the Palace's west corner tower are Mary's Bedchamber, described as 'the most famous room in Scotland', and her Outer Chamber, the scene of Rizzio's murder.
At the far end of the Outer Chamber is the oak-panelled oratory, or prayer niche, that Mary would have used for her personal devotion. In Mary's time, the window in the niche looked directly on to the west entrance of Holyrood Abbey Church. In the course of refurbishment, the original ceiling panel of the oratory was recently uncovered. It is decorated with the cross of St Andrew encircled by a royal crown.
Please note that there is no wheelchair access to Mary, Queen of Scots' Apartments, as they are reached by a steep spiral staircase of 25 steps. A virtual tour of the rooms is available on the e-Gallery computer terminal just off the Great Gallery. Please ask a Warden to assist you.


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CA: Surf 'n turf: not every dog digs water
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Surf 'n turf: not every dog digs water
My pit-bull mutt Lorna Doone isn't technically a water dog replete with webbed feet and a buoyant build, but she loves, LOVES to swim. And while squeaky grocery carts and sugar-crazed children may terrify her on land, she won't hesitate to leap snout-first into the ocean and crash through wave after wave to retrieve a ball.
While most dogs love to cool off in the water, some favor their land legs and are wary of taking a dip. If you've got a day at the beach, lake, river or pool planned, it's important to keep in mind that not all dogs can or even like to swim.
Pet Sitters International and the ASPCA offer these safety tips to help keep your pooch safe in and around the water:
•Get the O.K. from your vet: Even before making sure that your dog can swim, determine if it's a good idea. Dr. Louise Murray, director of veterinary medicine at Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital in New York City advises pet owners to ask their vet if there are any existing medical conditions that would make swimming a dangerous activity for their pooch, such as obesity, heart and lung problems, short snouts, flat faces, age and heavy coats of fur.
•Let them get their toes wet: Whether it's a pool or the ocean, it's never a good idea to throw your pet into the water. Your tough love approach can quickly backfire. After your potentially terrified animal (hopefully) makes it safely back to shore, water could become a phobia instead of a friend. Instead, introduce your dog to water carefully and gradually. "Use a leash when first getting into the water, and start in a shallow spot," Murray says. And if you have a large dog, make sure someone is there to help you hoist him out of the water in the event that something goes wrong.
•Keep an eye out for signs of distress: Just like humans, dogs will look freaked out if something is wrong. "Watch for a frantic look on your dog's face or if her head starts to slip under the water," says Murray. Heavy panting and gums that are dark in color are also potential signs of danger.
•Never leave your pup in the water unsupervised: Just like with kids, it's important to be there for your pet in case something goes wrong. Avoid areas with strong rip currents and keep your pet close to shore if they are swimming in the lake or ocean. It's also smart to be familiar with the marine life native to the area you're visiting. Jellyfish, lionfish, stingrays and Portuguese man-of-war and other animals, both on the shore and in the water, can be hazardous to you and your pet.
•Rinse off salt, sand and chlorine: Giving your dog a good rinse right after they swim can help ward off skin irritations. Murray also suggests thoroughly drying their fur to prevent hot spots from forming.
•Dogs need SPF too: Murray recommends using sunscreen on dogs with short or light-colored fur. The sunscreen should not contain zinc, which is highly toxic to dogs.
•Pack a pet life preserver: Pets can easily slip or fall off a boat, so if you're planning a boat trip with man's best friend, make sure you bring along a life preserver designed for them.
•Keep the water flowing: Give your dog easy access to plenty of fresh, cool water to prevent them from resorting to the pool or other questionable drinking sources, which could lead to an upset stomach. If you and your dog are visiting a river, watch out for snakes. Even if they're not poisonous, a snake bite can still pack a nasty punch if a curious pooch gets too close.
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I think your tough love approach can quickly backfire.
After your potentially terrified animal makes it safely back to shore,
water could become a phobia instead of a friend. Instead, introduce your
dog to water carefully and gradually.
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(01-09-2013 02:34 AM)John Smith Wrote: I think your tough love approach can quickly backfire.
Please make me suggestions.
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MOBILE, Alabama – Just as Black Friday signals the beginning of the Christmas shopping season for area shoppers, so does Friday's sales tax-free holiday weekend symbolize the countdown to the new school year.
For the eighth year in south Alabama, state and local revenue officials are suspending as much as 10 percent sales tax on select back-to-school items for the entire weekend, starting at 12:01 a.m. Aug. 2 to midnight Aug. 4. The major categories of included items are: clothing, electronics, school supplies and books.
For Mobile resident Mary Beth Harris, the holiday weekend represents the primary opportunity to outfit her daughter Shanon – about to be a sophomore at Murphy High School – with what she needs. A transplant from New York, Harris said she has participated in the tax-free weekend each of the five years since she and her family moved to the city. Her home state is not one of the 17 in the United States that have such a holiday, she said.
"We do as much as we can during that weekend," she said. "It just allows us to have a little bit of extra money that otherwise would have been used for school."
Harris said that savings, around $25 on average, gives the family the chance to take one more trip to the beach or do something else fun before the days of homework assignments and weekend projects begin once again.
"Coming from out of state, I find that little perks like that make it a lot more enjoyable," she said.
There are 281 municipalities and counties participating in the holiday weekend statewide, and residents are expected to spend more than $1 billion on students this year, according to the Alabama Retail Association.
A study by the National Retail Federation predicted that, in Southern states, the average family with school-aged children is expected to spend $618.31 on back-to-school items. Nationwide, those families are expected to spend $634.78, totaling $26.7 billion this year, it said.
In the Browning household, which has four students, the average hovers around $1,000, according to Amy Browning. And while she said she sidesteps some of those costs with hand-me-downs and reuse, by the time school starts on Aug. 19, she expects the tally to be high.
"There are always things I do need," Browning said, adding that school supplies such as loose-leaf paper and writing utensils are must-haves for all of her kids, even with two having graduated from Davidson High School and headed to college. "It kind of surprises you when you realize how much you spent."
The sales tax-free holiday also helps residents "buy local," she said – something she tries to do whenever possible.
"It does encourage people to shop right here in Mobile County and leave our dollars here, which is good," Browning said.
Not everyone agrees that the tax holiday's impact is as good.
Dr. Semoon Chang, chief economist of the Gulf Coast Center for Impact Studies, said, "I personally think it's not that important."
Chang, who is the former director of the University of South Alabama's Center for Business and Economic Research, said taken from an economic standpoint, the holiday has a negligible impact. Considering the amount of retail dollars spent by Alabamians in neighboring states such as Florida, which lures shoppers to its stores to enjoy year-round freedom from sales tax, "it's really a wash," he said.
"If we had lower tax rates, then we would attract more shoppers," Chang said. "I think it's just the politicians trying to be nice."


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Sundog founder Susan Fenley describes the show, set in the late 1890s when Helen is about 12 years old, as a drama with a lot of humor.
"It's such a story of perseverance," says Fenley.
The musical, first staged by Manhattan's Interborough Repertory Theater in 2005, will be presented Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. in the Music Hall of Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terr., Livingston.
The one-hour production traces how Keller (Tori Stephenson), the first deaf and blind person to earn a bachelor's degree, learns to communicate with the aid of a teacher, Annie Sullivan (Faith Sullivan).
Tickets are $15 for general admission and $13.50 for students and seniors. For reservations call, Sundog at 718-816-5453, Snug Harbor at 718-425-3517 or visit ShowTix4u.com.


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Ragnone, 62, is also a Navy veteran who has run marathons and enjoyed camping and water skiing with his wife, Cheryl, and their daughters, Janet and Christine.
In 2007, he noticed subtle changes in his balance and he sometimes felt unsteady. After visits with many specialists, he heard bad news: He has ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), which affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control muscles. It is fatal within three years for about half the people it strikes. But he also heard good news: He has the slow-moving form of the disease.
"Life is change," Cheryl Ragnone said recently in the couple's Milwaukie home, where the front step has been replaced with a ramp and the bathroom modified for a walker.
Once a month, the Ragnones attend a meeting of the ALS Association's Oregon and southwest Washington chapter, which Cheryl Ragnone described as their extended family. The group recently honored the couple in an "ALS Across America" program to highlight role models for people with the disease. They provide information and emotional support for those newly diagnosed, said Lance Christian, services director for the chapter.
"They are always there for others and are just wonderfully inspiring people," he said.
Nick Ragnone said that working with the chapter is important to him "because it gives you an avenue to work in something that does a fantastic job for your pals."
The chapter helps people find information, medical device loans and respite for care providers.
The Ragnones do more than attend meetings. They organize family and friends into walking teams for the ALS Association's annual Walk to Defeat ALS, which raises funds for research into the disease. Because the 6-foot-3-inch Ragnone is "Big Ragu" to family members, they call their team "Ragu's Renegades."
This year's three-mile walk will begin at noon Sept. 26 at the World Trade Center in Portland. Information is available at www.alsa.org/walk.
Punky Scott, owner of The Bomber restaurant in Milwaukie, said she will donate a percentage of sales from Tuesdays in September to the ALS Association.
Ragnone said, "Every 90 minutes, someone is diagnosed with ALS. To me, that's gross.
"We need to do something about it. ... It's enlightening there are groups like the ALS Association to help you get through it."
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The alpaca. Depending on your point of view, it is either one of the cutest animals ever created, or proof positive that nature has a sense of humor.
But it is hard to gaze upon an alpaca and not smile.
Its body sits atop willowy legs that look barely stout enough to support an animal half its size. And then there's the long, curved neck that ends with a head that ... well, you wonder how it stays up there.
"They are a little different," said Chuck Baxter, as he held a week old alpaca in his arms.
Baxter was in a corral at the Alpacas of Oregon farm in Sherwood during a Memorial Day weekend show-and-tell designed to promote the animals and their products.
The weekend event, Saturday and Sunday, May 24-25, was co-sponsored by two area farms, including Barry and Linda Bolewicz's EasyGo Farm in Hillsboro.
"We had sheep and goats and llamas," Linda Bolewicz said, "but we switched to alpacas in 1993 because they are much easier to raise."
EasyGo raises the animals as breeding stock, selling young ones to buyers interested in beginning or diversifying their own herds. The gestation of an alpaca takes about 11 and a half months, and the female is ready to breed a couple weeks after giving birth.
"She can spend most her life being pregnant," Bolewicz said.
They don't seem to mind, and they make doting parents.
A half dozen newborns scampered around the paddock under the watchful eye of their mothers, as human children alternately fed the adults from plastic cups and tried to pet the babies.
"It's really soft," squealed four-year-old Nihal Abassi as she petted the young alpaca, called a cria. She was visiting the farm with her parents, on a trip from California.
While Nihal stroked the newborn with one hand, two adults emptied the cup of food she held in the other. They may be cute and gentle, but their table manners are lacking.
Going back millions of years ago, the alpacas are genetically linked to the camel.
"One side of the family went one way and became camels, the others went to South America and became alpacas," Bolewicz explained. "There, they were domesticated and bred. They no longer live in the wild."
Alpaca wool is soft and durable, but without the "itchiness" of wool from sheep. Most of the wool from local farms goes to a mill in the Willamette Valley, where it is spun into yarn and used by hobbyists. The wool comes in a variety of colors, from a very light off-white, through shades of brown and even black. Some knitters prefer to use it in its natural colors, while others yearn for yarn that has been bleached and dyed.
A healthy alpaca can live to be 20 years old or more.
Suzanne Campbell, co-owner of the Sherwood farm, has about 70 adults in pens and pasture. Some she owns, others belong to people who want to own an alpaca or two, but don't have the facilities at home and board them at the farm.
The farm usually has a stock of alpacas for sale. Pairs go between $400 and $1,000, with females commanding higher prices.
And if going out to the farm to look at your own pair of alpacas doesn't make you smile ... well, nothing will.
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East Coast native, global traveler, and impressionistic realist painter Phil Goodrich has always been passionate about surfing, but he would never have pictured himself painting waves. Lucky for us, he gave it a try one day. And as it turns out, he's damn good. So now he's finding an artistic balance between his first love, portraiture, and his knack for the more marketable surf art genre. ESM sat down with Phil to get the whole story...
ESM: Give us a little background on yourself, Phil.
Phil Goodrich: I'm 42, and I've been living in South Carolina for four years. I grew up in Melbourne Beach, FL, and started surfing when I was 10. I did the whole competition thing from age 14 to 20, but back in the day, Slater was in my division, along with David Speir, Paul Reinecke, Todd Morcom, and a lot of those guys. So, basically, I had a room full of 4th-place trophies [laughs]. I just wasn't a pro surfer.
In high school, I would do cartoons just to express myself and as gifts for people, but art wasn't a passion yet. It was more like a hobby. Then my dad gave me the opportunity to go to college at Point Loma University in California, and he didn't say what I had to major in, so I tried to find something I liked. I signed up to do graphic design, but once I got about a year into it, I realized that I didn't enjoy sitting in front of a computer. I like the process of art. I like the brushes and the chalk and the pastels and the surfaces. So I switched to studio art.
I graduated in 1993 and lived in San Diego until 2008. I met my wife there, but things weren't working out for us with the cost of living. She owns a house in South Carolina, so we came here. I live about 45 minutes from the coast now, and that's both good and bad. It gives me a lot of time to paint, but I surf Carolina Beach the most now, and that's about an hour and 45 minutes away, so I don't surf as much as I would like. But I do go to Indonesia every year for anywhere from two to five months. For me, surfing is just a relief. Riding waves has always been my way to express myself physically and get it all out, good or bad.
ESM: Seems like surfing would be a natural source of inspiration for your art.
PG: Actually, no — I've only been doing surf art since 2010. Before that, I was really stubborn about doing what I wanted to do, which was painting portraits of blues musicians and women. But portraiture as a profession is really challenging. It's hard to sell a piece if it's something you do on your own and not a portrait that someone hired you to do of a particular person. But to me, capturing a moment or an expression in paint always seemed like a noble pursuit. I like the human side of portraiture and the level of skill and practice it takes. It's undeniable when someone is a great portrait artist. It's not something that you can just take a couple of classes for and then really excel at. It takes thousands of hours. I always admired portrait artists like John Singer Sargent and Gustav Klimt. They had a somewhat loose style when it came to their brush strokes, but at the same time, it always looked so real.
ESM: What got you to consider doing other types of work?
PG: For the longest time, people would always ask me if I did surf art and if I could paint a wave. But I saw how many surf artists there already were, and the idea of doing that type of painting felt like taking a step back to when I was just a little kid fantasizing about waves in school and sketching on my notebook. So I just wasn't really into it. But then, in 2010, I did a landscape of South Carolina for my mom as a present because she asked for it. Of course, after they saw that, my wife and my mother were really telling me I should do surf art. So I finally listened to them and tried to do a wave painting. I actually found it easier, for whatever reason, than a portrait. I think maybe all those years of mixing color to try to get every detail on a face translated into being fearless when it came to mixing color for water and light.
ESM: Your background in portraiture definitely makes your surf-oriented work stand out. Could you describe your process?
PG: I've always painted on wood, and I use a lot of linseed oil and paint thinner in the oil paint so that it's almost like a glaze. I like to let the wood grain sort of guide the contours of the wave, so before I start, I'll flip the wood around a certain way or choose a particular piece because I can tell if it's going to be good for the painting I'm doing. I'm not the best surf artist, but I feel like having that distinct style with the wood helps me to be recognizable. And when I'm painting waves, what inspires me is good water photography. Matt Lusk is one of my favorite photographers, along with Daniel Pullen. Those are the two guys in the Outer Banks that I work with, along with Matt Clark from New York. I feel like their photos capture the East Coast: the color of the water, how heavy the waves are, all of it. Once I pick a photo and a piece of wood, I soak the wood in linseed oil. Then I start with a pastel sketch straight onto the wood, lightly with just a couple of colors. Then I mix oil paint and linseed oil and put the paint right over the pastel sketch. Finishing a painting can take me anywhere from one day to about 10 days if I'm doing a really big one that has a portrait and a wave in it.
ESM: After the success you've had since you started, do you feel any better now about doing surf art?
PG: I still feel like sometimes I'm doing this just because it sells better. But at the same time, I'm happy to sell art, so if that's what sells, I'm going to try to do it the best I can. And I do enjoy it. It's what people want. The latest thing I've been doing is, when I get on a roll, sell a few paintings, and have some extra time, I try to combine portraits and surf art. I'll paint a figure, like a woman or a musician, in the foreground and a wave in the background. I try to combine them in a way that's left open for interpretation. Those paintings don't sell as easily as an empty wave, but it's pretty satisfying when they do. I sold a painting the other day of a blues musician in front of a wave. That gets me excited because it was a sale that came over the Internet from someone I didn't know, so that painting really just spoke to the person. It's also really rewarding when someone says, "Your work inspires me." That makes me excited to grab my paints. That's a reward beyond just selling art, when your work really affects someone and makes them want to be creative too.


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The story of Ribbon and Bows Oh My! began in 2002 in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, just outside Chicago, when company founder Jennifer Huinker bought $50 worth of denim grosgrain ribbon and sold it on Ebay, turning a small profit. A "stay-at-home" mom, Jennifer was interested in a business which would allow her the flexibility of operating from her home and keeping her own work schedule. Jennifer's husband and co-founder Paul ran a carpet cleaning business, but began to help Jennifer process and ship orders in the evenings. In February, 2003, the Huinkers officially formed their new company, selected the name "Ribbon and Bows Oh My!" (or RABOM) and began selling ribbon and related products on Ebay.
Initially operating from their kitchen table, Paul and Jennifer were able to increase the business and shortly moved into a 1500-sq ft building with five employees. Business growth really began to accelerate when RABOM went on line with a dedicated website in 2006. Recognizing the potential of RABOM, Paul sold the carpet business and committed full time to the ribbon trade.
Having traveled through the picturesque southern city of Chattanooga, Tennessee on family trips and vacations, the Huinkers decided that Chattanooga offered a great environment in which to raise their three children, an attractive cost of living, and a place where RABOM could grow. Jennifer recognized that an internet-based business could function successfully from virtually any location. In 2007 the family moved to Tennessee. The Huinkers found a 2200 sq-ft space in Hixson, a Chattanooga suburb, and set up operations with 10 new employees.
Jennifer began to expand the RABOM product line with particular emphasis on cute, unique prints. In 2007, RABOM acquired two sublastatic printing machines and began adding prints based on fashion trends and customer requests. RABOM now offers over 250 prints, from "ABCs" to "Zebra."
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Washington, D.C. (Northland's NewsCenter) -
Music legend Bob Dylan received some major kudos on Tuesday from President Obama.
The Northland native was one of 13 people who received the Medal of Freedom from the President. The award is considered the nation's highest civilian honor.
The White House says Dylan has had a significant impact on American culture over the past five decades with his award winning music.
"Bob Dylan started out singing other people's songs but as he says there came a point where I had to write what I wanted to say because what I wanted to say, no one else was writing," said the President. "Born in Hibbing Minnesota, in a town he said he couldn't be a rebel because it was too cold."
Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright and former astronaut and Senator, John Glenn were also awarded at today's ceremony.


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PHOENIX -- Shaq and Kobe. Reunited and it felt so good.
The two former Los Angeles Lakers teammates, who feuded during the team's heyday, stood on the stage to accept the co-most valuable player award of the NBA's All-Star Game Sunday night at US Airways Center.
Brandon Roy played well in his second All-Star appearance. Roy finished the game with 14 points, including some snazzy dunks during the game. But Roy -- and everyone else -- was overshadowed by Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant.
Bryant's 27 points led to a 146-119 win against the East and gained a small measure of revenge for the West after a loss in the 2008 All-Star Game in New Orleans. O'Neal added 17 points, and LeBron James led the East team with 20 points.
However, this All-Star Game, played on the Phoenix Suns' home court, belonged to O'Neal. The Phoenix center played in his 15th and possibly final All-Star game, put on a show before and during the game.
"I was just freestyling," O'Neal said. "It was the 'Shaq Jabba-wocky.'"
The All-Star Game is always a free-flowing and fun game with the players going outside the box and doing things on the court they would rarely do during a regular season game. O'Neal often takes advantage of those opportunities.
"I thought he would put it between his legs and cross over," Bryant said.
The anything-goes mentality meant O'Neal could be seen planting himself on the perimeter, ready to take someone off the dribble and penetrate to the basket. O'Neal worked the give-and-go by throwing a pass to Chris Paul between Dwight Howard's legs, then cut to the basket and received a pass back from Paul for a dunk.
"When he ducks in (the lane) like that, there's really nothing you can do," Paul said. "Why not give the man the ball when he can score every time?"
The players clearly were getting the ball to O'Neal, especially Bryant. It reminded the two of the days when the Lakers won three consecutive NBA championships.
"It felt like old times. I miss those times," said O'Neal, who made 8 of 9 shots from the floor. "He (Bryant) was really looking for me, especially when we went to the pick-and-roll and they had Rashard Lewis on me."
O'Neal, who'll turn 37 on March 6, was clearly having a great time.
"I'm just happy to still be mentioned with all the young, great talent that we have in the league," O'Neal said. "It shows that I've been consistent and well-respected and playing at a high level for a long time."
Roy, playing in his second consecutive All-Star Game, entered the game with 4:02 remaining in the first half and didn't do much early on, passing the ball to others instead of making aggressive moves.
"The funny thing is when the game started, I was nervous again," said Roy, who made 7 of 8 shots in the game. "Just playing in front of all these people and playing with all these great players, there's some jitters there."
Roy made a nice assist to O'Neal for a dunk and helped O'Neal get the ball.
"Every play, we said, 'Shaq, we're coming to you,'" Roy said. "He said, 'I got about five minutes in me.' He pushed a strong five minutes and helped us get the lead."
Finally getting a feel for the flow and pace of play, Roy became more effectively in the second quarter. He scored his first two points -- after fumbling the ball and then picking it up -- on a finger-roll layup early in the quarter. Roy took a pass from Paul and scored on an 18-foot jumper from the left side for his second basket.
"Once I relaxed, I just cruised around and had fun," Roy said. "Just enjoying my time out there."
Paul found the Blazers guard with a nice pass and Roy put down a two-handed dunk later in the quarter. Roy saw Amare Stoudemire in the low block area and used a touch pass to Stoudemire for a dunk. Roy then got open, drove down the middle of the lane and threw down a one-handed dunk with 36 seconds remaining in the quarter.
"I told my family I was going to show off my hops a little bit," Roy said. "My big thing this year was to get some dunks and have some fun. In All-Star Games, people remember the dunks, not the jumpers.
"I'm a basketball player, I'm not an All-Star type of guy. But people were telling me, 'You got some dunks, show them off.'"
Roy's statistics at halftime looked similar to his games in a Blazers uniform. He had eight points on 4 of 5 shooting from the floor, along with four rebounds and two assists while playing a team-high 16 minutes in the first half. He scored six points in the second half, four of those from an alley-oop dunk early in the fourth quarter and a slam dunk late in the game to close out the scoring for the West.
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NEWARK — A Colorado man admitted in federal court today to conspiring to run a prostitution business in several states, including New Jersey, transporting women by plane and car across state lines for prostitution and advertising for customers on websites such as Craigslist and Backpage.com, authorities said.
James Roy Smith, 36, of Lakewood, Colo., admitted that in one instance in June 2010, he checked into an Econo Lodge in Elizabeth under the name "Mister Smith" and then conspired to transport six women in a black Cadillac Escalade from the motel to Philadelphia for prostitution, authorities also said.
Smith pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Stanley Chesler in Newark to conspiracy to transport women across state lines to work as prostitutes and transportation of a victim across state lines with the intent that the victim work as a prostitute, according to U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman.
On the conspiracy count, Smith faces up to five years in prison if convicted; he faces up to 10 years on the transportation count, authorities said. Sentencing is scheduled for April 29.
Brooke M. Barnett, Smith's defense lawyer, said that her client "does have remorse" for what he did, and now "he wants to move on with his life."
"This is something that he had been forthright about" from the beginning of the case, she said of Smith owning up to his guilt. She added that shortly before Smith started his criminal activity in 2009, he suffered through a bad divorce in Colorado and lost his drug-and-alcohol-testing business because of the poor economy.
"Desperate times called for desperate measures," Barnett said. "Business was bad, the economy had changed."
Authorities said that from February 2009 to June 27, 2010, Smith conspired with others to operate a prostitution business in locations around the United States, including New Jersey, New Mexico, Nebraska and Pennsylvania. According to a charging document in the case Smith and his co-conspirators, who are not named, placed ads for "adult entertainment:escort services" in various states on Craigslist and Backpage.com to attract customers.
Authorities added that Smith admitted that when he was checked into the Elizabeth Econo Lodge in late June 2010, he also caused a woman to be transported from New Jersey to Pennsylvania to work as a prostitute.
Court papers did not indicate which state or where the women hailed from or give any other information about them.


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Median pay for Product Engineers in the United States lies in the neighborhood of $69K annually. Total cash compensation to Product Engineers varies from $51K to $99K; higher pay grades include potential for bonuses and profit sharing as high as $9K each. Compensation for this group is mainly affected by the particular firm, but geography and years of experience are influential factors as well. Male Product Engineers far outnumber their female contemporaries among those who completed the questionnaire. Medical benefits are awarded to nearly all, and most earn dental coverage. For the most part, Product Engineers enjoy their work and report high levels of job satisfaction. The information for this snapshot was generated by responses to the PayScale salary survey.
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Product engineers must be familiar with all parts of the product development cycle and up-to-date with all new technological advancements. Once a product idea has been crafted, feasibility analyses should be carried out to determine if a budget exists for the product and its potential to be profitable. Then, the product is designed and a prototype is made, and after sufficient testing is carried out, plans are made to produce the item on a larger scale and send it out to the market. After a product has been deployed, product engineers may need to provide support and issue fixes or improvements if problems are reported. Some products are discontinued when they do not sell well on the market.
Product engineers should be present for all steps of the product development cycle, and some of the work is done independently, but it's important to be able to work well with others during these stages to successfully bring new products to the market. A bachelor's or master's degree in engineering or a related field and a portfolio of past work may be required for this position.
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Chrysler Group LLC., Ford Motor Company, Analog Devices Inc, Texas Instruments, Inc., and Micron Technology, Inc. are some prominent firms with considerable interest in employing a large team of Product Engineers. Lam Research Incorporated attracts talent by shelling out the biggest paychecks in the area — the median in that office is $118K. Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Texas Instruments, Inc., and Ford Motor Company also offer top salaries for Product Engineers. Workers at these firms can expect to earn about $95K, $82K, and $82K, respectively.
Others at the bottom of the scale for this job include Johnson Controls Inc at $69K, and esri where $69K is the norm, but it is worth noting that some Product Engineers there earn up to $87K.
Survey takers working as Product Engineers report using a large range of professional skills. Most notably, skills in Data Analysis, Test Engineering, Problem Solving, and Product Development are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that are correlated to lower pay, on the other hand, include AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and Computer Aided Design. It is often found that people who know Engineering Design are also skilled in Problem Solving and Project Management.
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Green Bay drafted Lang in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft, becoming in 2010 the first Packers rookie to ever start start consecutive games at left tackle.


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Auburn won the SEC women's golf title Sunday by firing a 1-over 285 to top second-place Arkansas and Alabama by eight strokes in Blythewood, S.C.
The Tigers led by six strokes after Friday's first round, but struggled to a 296 (+12) on Saturday to fall out of the lead, three shots behind Arkansas. But the Razorbacks shot an identical score to Auburn's second round on Sunday, and the Tigers responded with the best team round of the tournament to take their eighth SEC Tournament title and their third in five years.
"Today was a round that makes your hair gray," said Auburn coach Kim Evans. "We started out so strong, they just went after it. Then we fell of a little bit, but we finished strong"


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As readers enter the colorful and unpredictable worlds of King Saul and King David, they will be swept up in this exciting and romantic story. Against the backdrop of opulent palace life, raging war, and desert escapes, Jill Eileen Smith takes her readers on an emotional roller-coaster ride as Michal deals with love, loss, and personal transformation as one of the wives of David. A sweeping tale of passion and drama, readers will love this amazing story.
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The book begins with Michal as a young adolescent, in love with the shepherd boy who plays his harp to soothe her abusive and rage-filled father, King Saul. Michal is a very ambitious girl, who exploits her sister and conceives a plan to get her father to wed her to David. Her plots end up being unnecessary, for David falls madly in love with her. But then the tide of fate comes up against the two lovers when Sauls attitude toward David turns to jealousy and hatred. David must flee, leaving Michal to the frightening whims of her father and the plots of a certain guard. The focus of Michals faith journey is bitterness and bowing to the will of God. Michals life is full of loss, and she grows very bitter toward God. She also follows her own path and neglects the will of God. These things, though never mentioned by name until much later in the book, become the central theme of the novel.
The book follows the biblical account accurately, taking artistic license only with the characters and never with the facts. Smith only fills in the gaps when necessary, but otherwise remains true to the original story. Unfortunately, the first third of the book is singularly uninteresting and clichéd. Smith jars the readers with such corny phrases as his eyebrows hiked up a notch and in general seems to be a little confused as to what the setting is for her own novel. If, however, readers hold out until later chapters, they will be pleasantly surprised. Smiths storytelling experiences a slow take-off, but then rapidly improves. Smith shows herself to be up to the challenge of interpreting an exotic and unusual romance, and eventually shows her writing style to be anything but clichéd. By the end, the reader is left to wonder if Smith herself could have actually been responsible for the monotonous monstrosity that was the beginning of the book.
Overall, if readers remain patient, Michal is well worth reading. Kristina Vander Meer, www.ChristianBookPreviews.com
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Marlezeanne5 Stars Out Of 5Michal: eBook by Jill Eileen SmithMarch 4, 2015MarlezeanneQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. We all know the story of King David and his wife from the Bible, but this book gave a different and more personal perspective to the story. It was well researched, and the information (portrayed in the novel) was factually correct. It made the story come alive to me. I read the book in one sitting! Highly recommended.
ShermaMississauga, CanadaAge: 35-44Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5MichalOctober 6, 2014ShermaMississauga, CanadaAge: 35-44Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5I thoughly enjoyed this story. It was very well writen. I really applaud Jill Eileen Smith because it cannot be easy to tale storiies from the bible and fill in the blanks to write a novel. What I especially liked about this book is that it really helps to sharpen your bible knowlegde as she mentions things in the bible I have read and sometimes forget. This is truly a wonderful book and I highly recommend it to others.
CindyWest VirginiaAge: 45-54Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Michal: A NovelOctober 2, 2014CindyWest VirginiaAge: 45-54Gender: femaleThis is a novel about the life of Michal, King Saul's daughter. It is beautifully written and kept my attention throughout the entire story. I definitely recommend this book to others.
nellTucson, AZAge: 55-65Gender: female4 Stars Out Of 5A readable portion of the Old TestamentJanuary 3, 2014nellTucson, AZAge: 55-65Gender: femaleQuality: 4Value: 4Meets Expectations: 4I am just starting this book that was recommended by my sister. So far it has been good reading.
debwilsonSummerfield, FLAge: 18-24Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5December 21, 2013debwilsonSummerfield, FLAge: 18-24Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5Michal is the daughter of King Saul, the first King of Israel. But when her father beings to have nightmares after disobeying Adonai, only the young harpist David can sooth the king's guilty conscience. Her attraction to David is undeniable, but it is with great disappointment that she realizes her sister Merab must be given in marriage first.
David becomes a great warrior from King Saul, to the point that the king seeks his life in the jealous rages that shadow his reign more and more frequently. When circumstances allow Michal to become David's first wife, has she just sentenced herself to a life of heartache and misery? Will David ever be the true king of God's people? Can she ever dream of being his queen?
This book is a dramatically beautiful re-imaging of the story of King David's first wife. Michal has always captured my imagination from the Biblical account. I've always wondered how it must have been for her; barren, given to another man by King Saul, and missing her true husband while he was a fugitive from her own father. How hard it must have been to be a woman during Old Testament times - and Smith breathes new life into a story that is centuries old. A good read for anyone that is interested in the could-have-beens of Michal's story.


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Later this month, City Council will determine whether Portland remains the only major U.S. city that refuses to assign police officers to the feds' Joint Terrorism Task Force.
In 2005, then-Mayor Tom Potter pulled Portland from the JTTF because of concerns about the lack of oversight the city would have.
Specifically, he wanted more assurances that cops wouldn't be violating state and local laws restricting surveillance and investigation of groups based on their political and religious affiliations.
Two weeks ago, we asked Dwight Holton, the U.S. attorney for Oregon, to give us his best arguments why Portland should rejoin the JTTF when the five-person City Council votes Feb. 24 on that question. This week, we interview David Fidanque, executive director of Oregon's American Civil Liberties Union chapter since 1993, about why Portland should not rejoin.
Fidanque sharply disagrees with Holton's views on rejoining the JTTF. And he argues that our civil liberties are even less secure under the Obama administration than they were under George W. Bush.
Willamette Week: What's Dwight Holton's best argument?
David Fidanque: His best and his worst argument is, "Just trust us." I wish we could trust our government to do what's right. But throughout the history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, they've shown us repeatedly we shouldn't unless there is adequate oversight. And there isn't adequate oversight currently.
Is there any JTTF agreement the city could strike that would give you enough comfort to support rejoining?
What we found out in 2005 is that the Justice Department wouldn't allow the relevant people in city government to have the access to provide that oversight and guidance for officers (specifically, the city attorney). The city attorney is key because the city attorney is the one who's charged with reviewing the files of the criminal intelligence unit to make sure they're in compliance with the law. The city attorney is also key because that's who city employees call when they want to know whether something is legal.… That was nixed by the Justice Department, which would not give clearance to the city attorney. The mayor said that meant there was no way to know if we're following the law.
The acting U.S. attorney sat in our office a couple of weeks ago and said the mayor would have at least a degree of civilian oversight.
They would not have access to sources and methods. That's the difference between secret and top secret clearance. The powers of the FBI have greatly expanded since 9/11. The strictures on them have essentially been done away with in terms of the attorney general's guidelines. The FBI has resisted oversight by Congress every step of the way.
How does the city's non-participation in the JTTF in any way ameliorate the situation you just described? In other words, is it more likely the JTTF won't violate our civil rights if Portland doesn't join the JTTF?
No. But what it does do is prevent Oregon resources from being corrupted in the way federal resources have been corrupted. Oregon law since 1981 has prohibited any state or local police agency from collecting or maintaining any information about political or religious or social activities of individuals or organizations unless they're directly related to criminal activities.
Holton said the feds don't gather information on people based on their religion or politics.
They don't do it solely because of their political, religious and social activities. But they do as long as they have some other shred of a possibility of "I think there may be someone connected with this person who might be involved with international terrorism activities. Therefore I want to check out this person and collect information." Did you hear what I said? There "may be," there "might be"—that's not a reasonable suspicion. It's nowhere near probable cause…. What they are doing now is snooping on lawful activity in the hopes they will happen on somebody who is planning a terrorist act. A smarter way to go about it would be to follow the evidence that they have and comes to them. If they spent as much time developing relationships not based on fear and intimidation in the Muslim community, people would be more likely to go to the FBI. If you think having Portland officers be in the JTTF is going to provide a window into the FBI, you're very naive.
Holton said those abuses no longer occur.
That's bullshit. Those tactics have been authorized by Congress. They've been authorized by the attorney general.
If you were locked in a room with Holton and told to come up with an agreement, what would it look like?
I don't think it's an agreement that Holton has the authority to do. It would include the same kinds of restrictions on the creation of FBI files in Oregon that state and local police have. It would include regular review of those files.
Any sense of how this council will vote?
It's clear Commissioner [Dan] Saltzman [supports rejoining JTTF] and Commissioner [Randy] Leonard [opposed] have not changed their view. I think the other three are being very circumspect. I don't know what the vote is going to be. I would be surprised if the mayor changes his position from five years ago, but I know he was saying we have a different administration [in Obama] now and that maybe we don't need to be worried. Not only has it not gotten better, it's gotten worse.
Interview Clips
Fidanque grew animated at several points in the interview about the prospect of Portland rejoining the JTTF, including these two excerpted clips below. In the first clip, Fidanque talks about the need to change federal policy because civilians like the city attorney can't otherwise blow the whistle on the FBI for abuses.
In the second clip, Fidanque sharply disagreed with a statement Interim U.S. Attorney Holton made to WW in an earlier interview about whether JTTF officers gather information based on targets' political or religious affiliations.
FACT: City Council will hold a public work session Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 9:30 am to discuss rejoining the Joint Terrorism Task Force. The council is scheduled to vote Feb. 24 on the issue.


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Man agrees to cooperate in case
WARREN – A man who has been in jail since September agreed Tuesday to serve four years behind bars and cooperate against an acquaintance accused of firing off shots near a bar Aug. 4, including one that struck a woman sleeping in her nearby home.
Dwayne Bruce III, 24, who has lived in Baltimore but has an address on Southern Boulevard N.W., pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery, discharging a firearm at or into a habitation and having weapons under disability.
Judge Peter Kontos sealed the plea until prosecutors make their case against Antonio Price, 26, of Arthur Drive N.W., who faces indictments on charges of felonious assault and discharging a firearm at or into a habitation, both with firearm specifications, in connection with the shooting outside the Olympic Inn on Parkman Road N.W.
The shooting seriously injured Pamela Dial, 1175 Parkman N.W., who was struck in the head by a stray bullet about 4 a.m. Dial's home is next to the bar.
Dial has endured numerous surgeries and physical therapy sessions since the bullet penetrated the wall, went through her pillow and into her head.
Police said unspecified evidence was recovered from the scene that morning. Assistant county prosecutor Chris Becker said other evidence recovered at the scene of a similar but unrelated shooting linked Price to the shooting outside the Olympic Inn.
Price also faces charges of aggravated robbery and another charge of discharging a firearm into a house, both with firearm specifications, for incidents on Aug. 17 – the same day Bruce was arrested.
Warren police arrested Price and Bruce together on Willow Street S.W. in connection with the robbery of Jermaine Provitt, 20, of Jackson Street S.W., who told police he was robbed by unknown men who pulled guns on him and then went through his pockets.
About the same time, police said, the home of Alfreda Provitt, 2421 Cranwood S.W., was shot up.
Price also was charged with felonious assault in 2009 after he was accused of shooting another man after an altercation at the Powerhouse Bar on Mahoning Avenue N.W.
Last month, the Olympic Inn's D-5 liquor permit was not renewed.


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Unwritten Soul
Lost From Your Grasp - Poem by Unwritten Soul
Remember me?
In your promise
A little warm castle
Made of sweet time
Built for me to live
Between your hands
And i forever at the center
Protected as long as i still here
Remember those promise dear?
I know that it maybe NO,
But i still thankful
I was just the snowy ice
That never felt so warm before
And you shared me once to let me know
Changed, melted my soul as the water flow
Through your loosen fingers like the opened windows
You let me go
Gone and disappeared
Stolen by the cold air
By the ropes of sunlight hair
Remember you?
How cant I?
Because I promised once
Even though I've been forgotten
I still around you to support anytime
And when clouds sending me back, i returned
Fallen and buried underneath your garden
I know that you maybe don't know
The flowers in your jars that bloom
Because of me give my life into them
Water, my strength in them
So you still have me
Your eyes can't see me
But i am here
Though the last promise
Have been forgotten
And I still here
Just I cant be yours
To live in your grasp
Just not as what in your promise
But here i am again
Poet's Notes about The Poem
Comments about Lost From Your Grasp by Unwritten Soul
Simone Inez Harriman (2/6/2016 1:21:00 AM)
I love your choice of words...
'Remember me?
In your promise
A little warm castle
Made of sweet time
Built for me to live
Between your hands'
Beautiful...10 (Report) Reply
Gary Kedron (8/28/2013 7:15:00 PM)
beautiful poetry... still searching for myself to be able to do so.... nice to read in others words to describe oneself feels... emotions are universal.... (Report) Reply
Heather Wilkins (8/26/2013 9:03:00 PM)
Diane Hine (8/19/2013 8:34:00 PM)
Paul Brookes (8/17/2013 3:56:00 AM)
Ah forgiveness no easy task I sometimes struggle with the concept especially those who have betrayed but you're right, does no good to hold a grudge it only poisons from within Enjoy your poem as always BB : O) (Report) Reply
Heather Wilkins (8/14/2013 5:42:00 PM)
forgiveness is one of the keys to life it does no good to hold on to grudges. they just make for unhappy people. better to let it go and forget. enjoyed (Report) Reply
Patti Masterman (8/14/2013 5:21:00 PM)
I enjoy your poet notes as much as the poem, I think. Interesting to see how a mind
arrives at that certain point and what then comes from the muse.. :) (Report) Reply
Valerie Dohren (8/14/2013 3:25:00 PM)
It has been said that 'to err is human, to forgive, divine' - beautiful Soul, great sentiment. (Report) Reply
Harindhar Reddy (8/14/2013 11:19:00 AM)
Lucifera Santez (8/14/2013 10:00:00 AM)
its phnomenol, a 10 for it.
loved reading it.
But here i am again
amazing lines.
please read some of mine.
:) (Report) Reply
Siyabonga A Nxumalo (8/14/2013 9:27:00 AM)
Wow! .. This poem is superb my friend, it melts the heart of the reader.
Siya_! ! (Report) Reply
Geetha Jayakumar (8/14/2013 8:51:00 AM)
Beautiful poem with a great message to forgive...Loved reading each lines....Loved it. (Report) Reply
Khairul Ahsan (8/14/2013 7:48:00 AM)
A beautiful poem has come out from your 'doodling' of words and thoughts. The theme is nice. The message of unconditional forgiveness is great! Hands that water the plants may not be there, but the plants do gratefully remember the favour. This part touched me. When my wife is away from home, I look at the plants and wonder how much care she took of them to keep them alive!
Great to see so many comments here. I applaud each and everyone of them for sharing their nice thoughts. (Report) Reply
Neela Nath Das (8/13/2013 8:55:00 PM)
One story ends, another begins.It happens.Love, love, love very much the tune beneath the words. (Report) Reply
Terry O'leary (8/13/2013 11:19:00 AM)
Tender... evokative... very nice, Soul... Terry (and thank you for your kind comments and suggestion... I agree, but unfortunately am no artist) (Report) Reply
Shereen Ramadan (8/13/2013 10:28:00 AM)
Hazel Durham (8/13/2013 5:53:00 AM)
Beautiful story written with such deep emotions, beautifully expressed and a great message to always forgive! (Report) Reply
S.zaynub Kamoonpuri (8/12/2013 11:23:00 PM)
One of your best and even a lil soulful but a 10 out of 1o for the poetic lyrical tones. Tc. :) (Report) Reply
Vivek Tiwari (8/12/2013 7:48:00 PM)
The imagination is superb.
The ice v/s warmth in the life of ice.
The feelings are pathetic but the idea is superb.
Loved it greatly (Report) Reply
Heather Wilkins (8/12/2013 3:56:00 PM)
a forgiving heart is a good heart. sometimes promises are difficult to keep even though we try so hard. (Report) Reply
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Case Number: 41
This 65 year old Indiana woman is seen here before and after an eyelid lift and facelift surgery. She presented to Dr. Galante, a Northwest Indiana plastic surgeon specializing in cosmetic surgery, to his Valparaiso office in consultation for rejuvenation of her face and eyes. She had endless energy and wanted her external appearance to reflect what she felt inside.
Her exam which is noted on her before photos shows excess skin on her upper eyelids, facial laxity, jowls, and loose skin underneath her chin. The treatment for this was a blepharoplasty (eyelid lift) and a rhytidectomy (facelift). The eyelid lift would remove the redundant skin that was hanging over her eyelids, and the facelift would improve the appearance of her jaw line and neck. It is not uncommon to have more than one cosmetic surgical procedure performed at the same time as it saves the patient recovery time and from undergoing an another anesthetic.
She was a cigarette smoker and discontinued this habit weeks before undergoing a facelift. Nicotine is known to increase the risk for wound healing problems for any type of facial cosmetic surgery. She had her eyelid and facelift procedures completed together as an outpatient under general anesthesia in one of the Indiana surgical centers used by Dr. Galante to perform eyelid lift and facelift surgery. This patient was able to shower after two days, and all of her sutures were removed by the ninth day. She returned to her employment shortly thereafter.
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A third New Orleans police officer is expected to plead guilty in a federal probe of a deadly shooting at the Danziger Bridge in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath.
A bill of information is expected to be filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court against Officer Michael Hunter Jr., said Townsend Myers, Hunter's attorney. Myers said his client will be charged with one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice and one count of misprision of a felony.
A police report says Hunter drove officers to the bridge in a rental truck and fired three shots during the incident.
Two former police officers, Michael Lohman and Jeffrey Lehrmann, already have pleaded guilty to a cover up after police killed two unarmed civilians and wounded four others on the Danziger Bridge less than a week after the August 2005 storm.
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It's easy to tell from all the signs along Commercial Street in New Minas that an election campaign is on for the vacant District 11 Kings County council seat.
It will be a nice day for candidates in the upcoming special elections for Kings County council to hit the campaign trail. In District 11, former councillor Gary Connolly and Jim Winsor are vying for the vacant seat while former councillor Dale Lloyd and Rick Ackland are in the race for the District 8 seat.
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Roosevelt County commissioners voted unanimously to reject all bids for rough stock equipment for the Roosevelt County Special Events Arena at a special meeting Thursday in the Commission Room of the county courthouse.
County Manager Charlene Webb said the lowest bid came from W&W Rodeo and Livestock Systems for $46,094.
Webb said the equipment would include four bucking chutes and pens and alleys leading to the chutes.
Commissioners Kendell Buzard and Scott Burton said they would like to see the money better spent than discuss buying the equipment again next year after they have seen what venues the arena has drawn in.
Commissioner Jake Lopez said his only concern was where to keep the equipment when it is not in use.
Commissioner Bill Cathey was absent from the proceedings.


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Fairdale (Ky.) High senior Willie Burton is not your typical prep wrestler.
Cerebral Palsy has robbed Burton's ability to walk and given him limited movement in his right arm, but the movement disorder hasn't stopped the teen from competing in the 106-pound weight class for the Bulldogs the past four seasons, according to a story from the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Burton's teammates help him in preparation for his matches and onto the mat where he crawls to the circle. He took up wrestling as a freshman.
"A lot of people told me there was no way I could wrestle because I can't even walk, and that made me want to do it even more," he told the C-J. "I'm not going to let a wheelchair or a disability hold me back."
The Kentucky wrestling community has rallied around Burton and everyone, from teammates, coaches and opponents, have drawn inspiration from him. Even other students with disabilities have contacted Burton to show their appreciation and giving them the courage to try out for their respective teams.
"I tell our kids all the time they should look at Willie in awe, for the inspiration he provides," Bullitt East assistant coach Mike O' Neill told the C-J. "He inspires us. He inspires me. I'm a military retiree, and I look at him and he's my hero."
VIRGINIA SCHOOL STUDENT SECTION BELTS OUT WWE Daniel Bryan's "YES!" CHANT: The "YES!" movement has made its way to the Old Dominion State.
One of the most popular wrestlers in WWE, Daniel Bryan has taken the country by storm with his simple but catchy "YES!" chant. He revs up the crowd by sticking his arms in the air and pointing his fingers skyward while chanting "YES!" as he runs down the ramp toward the ring while the WWE Universe yells in unison with the bearded wonder.
So it should come as no surprise that the gimmick has overflowed to areas outside of the wrestling world. Fairfax (Va.) Paul VI Catholic High's boys' basketball coach, Glenn Farello, led the students in an impressive "YES!" chant prior to the Panthers' game against rival Arlington (Va.) Bishop O'Connell, according to a report from Prep Rally.
The action did not go unnoticed as the former WWE Champion tweeted the video out to all his followers.
Woah! "@BrianKapur: @PVIHoops@TheVIMan PVI fans did a @WWEDanielBryan#YESMovement chant before their game video http://t.co/AjM4dESSup"— Daniel Bryan (@WWEDanielBryan) February 8, 2014
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The school's decision to open up sales to almost anyone has irked some people in the Texas football community.
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@texashsfootball from a players standpoint, it's taking the value out of it. Only few can call themselves champions.— Cody Wheeler (@BigWheels69_) February 12, 2014
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5 health benefits of fresh cranberries
October 28, 2016, 12:31 p.m. by Robin Shreeves
How healthy are all those cranberries you'll be eating during the holiday season? You'll like the answer.
6 nutrition bars that are worse than candy
October 20, 2016, 12:53 p.m. by Melissa Breyer
Despite their unhealthy ingredients and piles of sugar, a candy bar could actually be a better choice than these energy and protein bars.
Holiday weight gain isn't inevitable if you start thinking about it now
October 18, 2016, 11:22 a.m. by Judd Handler
Thanksgiving feasts and Christmas treats will be here soon, but being proactive can help you win the battle of the bulge.
What's the difference between yams and sweet potatoes?
October 17, 2016, 10:51 a.m. by Robin Shreeves
If you don't know, it's not your fault. Producers have been confusing us for decades.
Is canned pumpkin made from pumpkin?
October 12, 2016, 10:20 a.m. by Robin Shreeves
There's some confusion about the contents of cans that list pumpkin is an ingredient. Let's clear it up.
Why you should try sweet potato toast
October 3, 2016, 12:42 p.m. by Robin Shreeves
The latest trend in gluten-free, paleo, plant-based eating is toasting sweet potato slices to use in place of bread.
Should 'healthy' be a marketing label?
September 30, 2016, 2:24 p.m. by Robin Shreeves
The FDA is re-evaluating what the term means when its used by food manufacturers, but maybe it shouldn't be used at all.
What is 'clean' bacon?
September 28, 2016, 4:49 p.m. by Angela Nelson
Don't worry: It doesn't mean that other bacon is dirty.
How to get rid of garlic breath
September 28, 2016, 1:09 p.m. by Robin Shreeves
The same compounds that make wine healthy are found in certain raw foods. They can solve your problem.
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September 27, 2016, 5:23 p.m. by Robin Shreeves
New poll finds 3 in 5 adults say they'd eat misshapen produce. (Isn't it time for the other 2 to get over it?)
5 things you never knew about wasabi
September 26, 2016, 8:17 a.m. by Angela Nelson
This delicious green paste accompanies sushi and stings your nasal cavity with searing heat, but there's more to know!
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September 20, 2016, 2:09 p.m. by Robin Shreeves
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