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NEWARK — Authorities arrested a "person of interest" in Thursday night's fatal drive-by shooting of an off-duty Newark police officer in the city's South Ward, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said tonight.
Rasul McNeil-Thomas, 19, was arrested at 5:20 p.m. today at his home in the 300 block of Leslie Street in Newark in connection with the carjacking of the vehicle used in the drive-by shooting, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray announced at a press conference tonight.
McNeil-Thomas, who lives about a half-mile away from where the shooting took place, has been charged with conspiracy to commit carjacking, carjacking, unlawful possession of a handgun and possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose. He is being held in the Essex County jail on $300,000 bail.
Police consider McNeil-Thomas one of two people of interest in the death of Officer William Johnson, 45, and the wounding of two unidentified people, officials announced. The other suspect, who has not been identified, remains at large.
"We feel a deep sense of sorrow and pain for loss of (the) officer, but it gives us some sense of solace that people responsible are being found and brought to justice," Newark Mayor Cory Booker said at the press conference.
Johnson, the father of two daughters and a 16-year veteran of the Newark Police Department, was ordering a slice of pizza in a Lyons Avenue restaurant just before 10 p.m. Thursday when an unknown assailant pulled up and opened fire into the crowded Texas Fried Chicken and Pizza from inside a moving car. Unarmed and in plain clothes, Johnson was rushed to UMDNJ and wheeled into surgery, but doctors were unable to save him. He was pronounced dead at 3:10 a.m today.
The two others injured in the shooting include a 19-year-old woman who was shot in the shoulder and a 21-year-old man who was shot in the stomach. Police said the woman had a toddler with her, who was unharmed. The woman was treated at Beth Israel Hospital and was released in stable condition. The man was listed in stable condition at University Hospital.
The car used in the drive-by shooting was stolen at gunpoint shortly before the attack, officials said. The late-model vehicle was found abandoned a short time later near the restaurant. Investigators found evidence related to the shooting inside.
By James Queally and Alexi Friedman/The Star-Ledger
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• Newark police officer shot in city's South Ward dies
• Newark cop in 'grave' condition as three shot in city's South Ward
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WEST DEPTFORD TWP. — Volunteers with the Penn Vet Working Dog Center conducted a demonstration of one of their canine students' abilities for woodshop students at West Deptford High School on Tuesday.
In exchange, the students, instructed by Bill Rumaker, will construct a pair of obstacle courses for the new working dog training center, opened last Sept. 11 under an affiliation with the University of Pennsylvania.
"Our dogs will one day be bomb-sniffing dogs, or drug-sniffing dogs, or they'll detect diseases such as cancer," said Pat Baud, one of 65 volunteers with the Philadelphia-based training center as well as an aid at the high school. "We have about 10 dogs now, and they train for about a year, for 40 hours per week while spending their off-time in a foster home."
Students in two woodshop classes taught by Rumaker met Britt, an 8-month-old golden retriever, a member of the center's original class and named after one of the working dogs that responded to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
According to Pat Kaynaroglu, volunteer outreach coordinator and trainer, the founder of Penn Vet, Dr. Cindy Otto, wanted to honor all those who responded to the attacks on that day.
"She was a first responder who responded as a vet, and afterward she wanted to research and study working dogs," said Kaynaroglu. "So, we train and do research, and eventually we'll do breeding."
Rumaker stated he invited the working dog center as a way to give students a greater connection to their community.
"I'm constantly trying to keep them involved in the community and aware of what's going on around them," he said. "This shows them that dogs aren't just pets, and that they can be trained to do any number of things.
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A season-high 33 points from senior transfer Devoe Joseph couldn't compensate for the Ducks' sloppiness on the court.
"It was just us not handling the ball," Joseph said. "We can't blame anyone but ourselves. The turnovers were just careless turnovers. We didn't have the focus we needed to have in a big-time game."
The Ducks managed to hold onto a lead until two minutes left in the second half when junior forward Carlos Emory fouled Cal's Jorge Gutierrez. The front-runner for Pac-12 player of the year sunk both his free throws to give the Bears a lead 76-75 for the first time in the second half.
Oregon retook the lead briefly on a jump shot from Garrett Sim, but the momentum had already turned toward Cal.
Emblematic of the game, Joseph blew a chance to cut Cal's lead to two with less than a minute left, turning the ball over for the 22nd time and forcing Oregon to resort to desperation fouls.
With seconds remaining, Joseph and E.J. Singler both missed frantic three-pointers that would have sent the game into overtime, and for the second time this season, Cal walked away with a win against Oregon.
"I didn't want to leave the Pac-12 not beating a team in the regular season," Joseph said. "I thought we were just as good as Cal and could come in here and get a win."
When the teams met in Eugene in January, Cal's Allen Crabbe demoralized Oregon with a season-high 26 points, 23 of which came in the second half, to lead Cal to a 77-60 blowout. Thursday night was not as demoralizing for the Ducks, but there was certainly more at stake.
Coming off decisive wins against both Washington State (78-69) and first-place Washington (82-57) last week, the Ducks came to California looking to make their own bid for first place in the Pac-12.
But not only did Oregon lose, Washington and Arizona both won Thursday night, sending the Ducks back to fourth place in the Pac-12 with only four games left in the season.
"We just have to worry about ourselves," said Oregon coach Dana Altman. "We are in bad shape for the race. We had to have this one and we knew it."
Oregon had 10 turnovers in the first half and allowed the Bears to pull ahead by as much as nine points midway through the half. But a put-back dunk by Tony Woods with less than eight minutes left in the half gave the Ducks the momentum. Oregon then outscored Cal 23-11 to finish the half with a 40-37 lead.
But after maintaining that lead for the next eighteen minutes, Oregon let Cal back in the game.
With the win, the Bears have now defeated the Ducks nine straight times, the most by either team in series history. And Cal coach Mike Montgomery now holds a 22-2 record against Oregon teams.
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Frank says 2013 has been a good year for growing grass for most Michiganders, primarily due to the wet spring and the cool August nights we experienced.
Right now (late September, early October) is the best time to fertilize and attack the weeds.
"If you do it now, you may not enjoy the revenge factor of seeing the weeds curl up and go away," jokes Frank. "If you go out there now and spray them with a broad-leaf herbicide, though, next spring you'll likely not even notice the weeds."
The challenge with mowing leaves back into the turf this time of the year is the amount of leaves you might encounter. So you may have to at least pick up some of them if you have a lot of leaves fall on your lot, Frank says.
"If you're able to and can keep up on it, mowing the leaves back in is a great addition of organic matter back to the system," says Frank. "If you can mow them back in, there are no negatives; it's all good stuff."
Frank also advises homeowners to follow the directions on the bag so you don't over fertilize. "And don't leave anything on the pavement," advises Frank. This will keep the extra fertilizer from ending up in our water supply.
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An optimised website footer can comply with law, may help search engines understand your site better and can help usability and improve conversions.
Properly optimised your website footer can also help you make your search snippet stand out in Google results pages:
If you are a business in the UK – your website needs to meet the legal requirements necessary to comply with the UK Companies Act 2007. It's easy to just incorporate this required information into your footer.
Companies in the UK must include certain regulatory information on their websites and in their email footers …… or they will breach the Companies Act and risk a fine. OUTLAW
Here's what you need to know regarding website and email footers to comply with the UK Companies Act (with our information in bold);
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Hobo Web
- Physical geographic address (A PO Box is unlikely to suffice as a geographic address; but a registered office address would – If the business is a company, the registered office address must be included.)
Hobo-Web LTD,
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Hobo Web Limited is a company registered in Scotland with company number SC299002
- email address of the company (It is not sufficient to include a 'contact us' form without also providing an email address and geographic address somewhere easily accessible on the site)
- The name of the organisation with which the customer is contracting must be given. This might differ from the trading name. Any such difference should be explained
hobo-web.co.uk is the trading name / style of Hobo Web Limited.
- If your business has a VAT number, it should be stated even if the website is not being used for e-commerce transactions.
VAT No. 880 5135 26
- Prices on the website must be clear and unambiguous. Also, state whether prices are inclusive of tax and delivery costs.
All Hobo Web prices stated in email or on the website EXCLUDE VAT
The above information does not need to feature on every page, more on a clearly accessible page. However – with Google Quality Raters rating web pages on quality based on Expertise, Authority and Trust (see my recent making high-quality websites post) – ANY signal you can send to an algorithm or human reviewer's eyes that you are a legitimate business is probably a sensible move at this time (if you have nothing to hide, of course).
Note: If the business is a member of a trade or professional association, membership details, including any registration number, should be provided. Consider also the Distance Selling Regulations which contain other information requirements for online businesses that sell to consumers (B2C, as opposed to B2B, sales).
For more detailed information about the UK Companies:
- Companies Act 2006 (HTML version)
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- The UK's E-commerce Regulations – OUT-LAW's excellent guide
Although we display most if not all of this information on email and website footers, I thought it would be handy to gather this information clearly on one page and explain why it's there – and wrap it all up in a (hopefully) informative post.
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Now that your site complies with the Act – you'll want to ensure your website never looks obviously out of date.
While you are editing your footer – ensure your copyright notice is dynamic and will change year to year – automatically.
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 © Copyright 2006-2015 Hobo-Web LTD, Company No. SC299002 | VAT No. 880 5135 26
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How I Got Started In The Restaurant Business – Tofu Cowboy
It was August of 2012. We had just told my mentor that we would be doing the restaurant thing with her in Millarville. It was a chance for me to get my food off the small screen of The Aimless Cook out to a brand new audience. More importantly, it was a chance for me to validate my cooking skills to people that were going to actually pay to eat it. This wasn't the first time I've made food for people. I've done it for a long time through the years. The difference was that this time, it was my brand of food, my style, and my place. Jo always tells me she thinks I'm very critical of my cooking and it's true. I am my own worst critic, but the fact is, I have to be. This isn't a dinner party for a few friends. These are strangers that have nothing to lose from telling you what they really think of the dining experience you're about to give them. It's about putting your best foot forward, facing the people, and giving the best damn thing they've ever eaten. Isn't that what every chef aims to do? If the answer is no, what's the point?
We felt that if we were going to be committing ourselves to this venture, we should check out the place we'd be working out of. So we drove out to the country to check out the market. It was a hot and sunny day and the drive was a pleasure with its rolling countryside, galloping horses, and serene farm houses on this picturesque slice of rural paradise. As we approached the racetrack, volunteers were out on the highway, directing cars to the parking area like we were at the Stampede grounds before a hockey game. Seriously? That moment, it clicked in that Millarville had a huge following. Friends have always told me about this place, but I would never have believed it until I saw it with my own eyes.
When we approached the concession building, what we saw was a shitshow. Basically it went down like this: People lined up to order their food, which was relayed to the kitchen which was abuzz with what looked like 20 teenagers, running about to cook and expedite with no logical system in place. It was every man (or woman) for themselves. Somewhere along the way, the orders were brought to another window where another line of people waited to pick up their food. It took anywhere from 30-45 minutes to get anything to eat. When all was said and done, you were left with some cheap pre-cooked, pre-wrapped crap in a bun, wondering what would happen if you spent your last 45 minutes differently.
Immediately a smile came to my face. I thought that if we can deal with this volume, crank out some good food, and make it affordable, we're gonna kill it here. Listen to last-year me. haha.
A few days later we were talking about what we saw. Ms. Mentor had previous experience as a vendor there for a few years so she had an idea of how the volumes were throughout the season. Basically she said the same thing – we have to make sure that waiting time is minimized and that the expediting is efficient. With no previous kitchen of my own, this was brand new territory for us. Managing a place of our own, creating a system in the kitchen that could be operated with a minimum of staff and serve huge volume was going to be a special feat.
With the whole food truck movement going on, it was apparent that street food was gaining traction and popularity in the food world. At the time, I was reading some great books like David Chang's Momofuku and Anthony Myint's Mission Street Food. They not only proved that great things can happen to people that love what they do, but also proved that you could do it outside the box. These books couldn't have come at a better time. I was inspired to make my own story.
Let's Tarantino back to the first day after the changeover. It was a cold October morning and the crowd was mostly made up of locals, vendors, and hardcore shoppers. A lot of them had no idea what happened to their familiar concession, and on top of that, the menu prices had been the same for the past 10 years. We all knew that if we were going to be going in there, that our food in addition to the drinks would be in need of serious changes to make any money for the Millarville Racetrack and Ag Society (MRAS). To add to the confusion, the concession was now shared by 5 independent vendors, each featuring their own menu. I wouldn't say that the morning was utter chaos, but there were a lot of old-timers, locals, and regulars ordering pancakes at the wrong window, or asking why coffee was up to $3.
The tell-tale signs that a customer coming to Eats of Asia is brand new:
- awkward movements toward the menu board with an air of trepidation
- non-commitment, or half commitment to standing in line – the 'one foot out' stance
- the silent perusal of the menu board, the glance to Jo, and the second perusal
- they order Breakfast-on-a-bun
Jo's role at this point is crucial. She breaks the ice with our customers with her unique (white) perspective on our brand of food. If I had a title for what she does at the front of house, it would be Impromptu Culinary Cultural Liason. Since it was Fall, our specials were Curry Laksa and Bibimbap. Our regular rice bowls were Coconut chicken adobo, Kalbi (Korean short rib), and Kalua Pork* (Hawaiian-style pulled pork, traditionally made in a pit called an "imu"). Our snacks were Chicken bites (basically Japanese style fried chicken karaage with a choice of 3 sauces) and Shanghai rolls (aka lumpia).
Top 3 questions a new customer will ask about a new cuisine experience:
- Is it spicy?
- What's in the _________?
- Is it spicy?
I remember at one point in the afternoon, a local rancher was eyeing an order of laksa I was bringing to the pick-up window. He said it looked good and asked me what was in it.
"Well, it's a Malaysian rice noodle bowl with a coconut curry broth. It's topped with fish balls, chicken, tiger prawns, fried tofu, bean sprouts, fresh cilantro and lime."
"That sounds good, but TOFU!? This is Alberta, man!"
To my surprise, the most popular item of that day was the Curry Laksa. We had an unbelievable day that surprised the hell out of me. The dishes I thought would do okay, did the best. Bibimbap was our other star dish. During service, Jo would always yell the orders back to me at in the kitchen. Everytime we had an order for for Bibimbap, she would yell, "Bibimbap!!" followed by Ms. Mentor cracking up next to us at her window. This still continues today. To my utter surprise, the Kalbi bowl didn't do as well as I thought it would, as we were in the heart of cowboy "cut me a slab and I'll ride the rest home" country. Jo did a fantastic job connecting and engaging our customers. I would say that she was our 3rd star of the day.
Throughout our relationship together, she has slowly been converting to eating like an Asian. Since moving in together, the cupboard has steadily been going through that change where the number of plates decreases and the number of bowls radically increases. The cutlery drawer has an extra slot packed with chopsticks. The dishwasher also exhibits the need to be Asian-friendly with it's homemade chopstick holder made from a yogurt container with holes cut in the bottom. Also, her tolerance for spice has increased from Frank's red hot, to sriracha, to the full strength of a Laab Gai with it's fiery bird's eye chilies. I think it's safe to say that her perspective on Asian cuisine is unique in the way that she can translate her journey of discovery to people that ask the same questions she did.
Our first day of service was far from perfect. In a short 5 hour span, the perception of time is warped. The only time that exists is NOW. The past is too late and the future is not soon enough. Waiting 2 minutes for something becomes an eternity in the mind of a cook. Waiting 3 minutes for something on the grill becomes a marathon as the tickets start to stack up and you look at the growing line outside your window. On the other hand, adrenaline starts to build up in your system and you start to feel 'high'. No kidding. Many chefs love this feeling and just roll with it. It's probably why the kitchen always brings us back. Emotions at this point are heightened, patience grows short, and every question or reasonable request becomes an annoyance.
"Can I get that last order well-done?"
You ever see menus that have no substitutions? I'll get into that can of worms in another post.
*apparently, I later found out that people thought that Kalua Pork was some kind of 'boozy' pork that I had braised in the famous coffee liqueur. Sorry folks, that's Kahlua.
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Nice write up…. "Is it spicy"?? too funny. Good job you two, Love Mom
I'm definitely coming by to try a dish or two the next time I'm in Calgary. Congrats!


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Tuskegee at Miles - 4 p.m.
This matchup has a lot at stake as the SIAC's two top teams meet. The winner earns the SIAC West Division crown and a spot in the SIAC Championship Game. Miles (8-1, 6-0), the winner of eight straight, tuned up for the contest with a 49-13 blowout of West Division foe Stillman last Thursday night. Tuskegee is coming off a 14-0 win over Clark Atlanta. Tuskegee must deal with a powerful Miles offense that has a trio of running backs that combined for more than 200 yards rushing just in the first half last week. Miles quarterback David Thomas completed nine of 12 pass attempts for 112 yards and tossed three touchdowns.


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AUSTRALIA— Andrew Reid has been appointed managing director of digital media network and audience measurement firm Komli Media following the departure of Andrew Lockwood.
Reid (pictured) was previously VP of data solutions at Komli, and before that headed up Komli ViziSense, which made an unsuccessful bid to win IAB Australia's online measurement tender last year.
Before Komli, Reid was managing director at marketing and research firm Peer Group Media and also had a spell as MD at Nielsen NetRatings, managing Australian operations.
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11 March 2012
After the All star break Sixers simply trounced the Pistons, getting out of "the D" with a 68-97 W, to snap a five game losing streak (21-14, .600).
It's the third time that Pistons are buried under a 20+ grave this year, so yes, it's safe to say that playing Detroit is fun.
This game was won already in the second quarter, when Thaddeus Young and the rest of Sixers' "reserves" (in the pic) rallied past Detroit.
Young scored 12 in the period, including two "and one" plays, and Iguodala knocked down two threes, one while being fouled: the 34-50 halftime score basically put the game out of reach for our opponents.
A late burst by Lou Williams in the third, closed at 53-75, turned the fourth quarter into pure, delightful, garbage time.
Many positives to take from this game, besides the final score I mean. (after the break)
- great defense. Keeping an NBA team to 31% shooting in its own building is huge, even if the team is the offensively challenged Pistons. Deflections, steals, even eight blocks (!!), Sixers did everything they were supposed to do on their half court, and they did it well.
- season high 17 steals. See above, that was translated into a lot of easy points in transition, and made things way easier.
- By halftime Detroit had already 15 turnovers, and the fastbreak points stat said 21-0 !!
- balanced offense. This is not new at all, but seeing that six Sixers reached double figure, and nine scored is always good for any coach, and fan. Twenty-six assists say a lot about of how the ball was shared, also
- nice game by Evan Turner, more than the boxscore would tell.
I'd also like to add that Ben Gordon played awful - this speaking of a guy that I used to like a lot - , and that I wouldn't mind adding this Greg Monroe guy to our team, some day. He looks like that kind of old school big man that plays in the paint and can help the half court offense.
Next comes Kevin Durant with his Thunder, it will be another nice test.


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With good economic stories so few and far between these days, last week's announcement that Am-B-Care Ambulance Service is moving its headquarters from Auburn to Springfield is worth celebrating.
The company, which will employ about 80 people - 30 or so of them new company hires - plans to start moving into the former Kittredge Equipment Supply Co. building at 2155 East Columbus Ave. by Dec. 15.
The region desperately needs jobs, and not just any jobs. It needs jobs that allow people to purchase homes, pay for health care, send their children to college and feel secure in their retirement years.
The jobs Am-B-Care will be bringing to the area are good ones. Frank J. McNeil, Am-B-Care chief executive officer, said a beginning emergency medical technician can make between $20,000 and $30,000, while an experienced paramedic with extensive training can earn as much as $90,000 a year.
The company plans to create bays so ambulances can pull into the building from Boylston Street. The building will also house ambulance crews as well as administrative offices, dispatchers, mechanics and maintenance and training facilities. Am-B-Care is keeping its station at Verge Street, just off Boston Road in Springfield, as well as locations in Northampton and Milbury.
The company chose Springfield for its new headquarters because its business growth plan identified a site near the Interstate-91 corridor as a good location. We hope that Springfield's strategic location will eventually lure other companies here.
As the nation and the region sink into a deeper recession sparked by the collapse of the housing bubble, then Wall Street, efforts must continue to sell Greater Springfield as a place to consider when the economy begins its inevitable turnaround.
In the meantime, we welcome Am-B-Care to Springfield. We think they'll find it's a nice place to do business.


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It will go down as one final disappointment for Perry County high school baseball.
Newport, like Susquenita and West Perry earlier in the week, failed to take advantage of an opportunity and went down in their first game of the District 3 playoffs.
On May 26 at Northern, the Buffaloes committed five errors, rarely hit in clutch situations and dropped a 10-3 decision to Reading Central Catholic, wasting their No. 2 seed and being eliminated far sooner than expected by a team that was just 6-12 for the year.
"I thought we'd learned how to win when we went 10 games without losing," said Newport skipper Steve Zeiders, whose season ended with two straight losses and a 12-7 record. "But this group didn't make the playoffs last year and districts is different.
"We didn't play (up to our abilities)."
The Buffaloes, who had kicked away a 4-1 sixth-inning lead and lost to Line Mountain 5-4 in eight innings in their final regular season game two days earlier, showed quickly they hadn't learned their lessons.
A leadoff walk to Mike Bean put starter Newport Albert Shutt in early jeopardy. Bean, a pest the entire game, stole second and advanced to third when the throw down was wide of its target. The Buffaloes failed to back up on the play, Bean slid safely to third and scored on a flared single to left.
Newport got that run back in the bottom of the second.
Jake Charles singled to start the inning, but was erased on the front end of 4-6-3 double play. Spencer Sutton then singled, went to second on a wild pitch, third on a second pitch in the dirt and scored on an errant throw to third tying the game.
Shutt was back in trouble in the top of the third.
No. 9 hitter Justin Ashcroft crushed a 1-2 to center for a triple. Shutt then got Bean to bounce a ball to short. Ashcroft committed to score on the play, but the Buffaloes committed their second error, couldn't make any play and Bean was aboard. He promptly scored on a single to giving the Cardinals a 3-1 lead.
The Buffaloes answered in their half of the inning.
Kyle Heckert looped a single to right and, with one out, moved up a base when Bryce Mullen was hit by a pitch. Heckert and Mullen moved up a base on a fielder's choice ground out then Charles drilled a ball into right-center that scored Heckert and Mullen. But Charles was waved around second and was thrown out trying to stretch it for three bases.
The Buffaloes had tied the game, but the rally was over.
So, too, were their chances at advancing to the final four.
Shutt pitched out of a two-walk jam in the fourth when his catcher Thomas Blair threw out a Cardinal trying to steal second, but wasn't so fortunate the following inning.
Bean led off the frame with a single up the middle. Shutt, trying to keep the speedster close to the bag, balked him to second. The Buffalo right-hander got the next batter on a fly to Heckert in left and fanned the Cardinal No. 3 hitter for the second out. But cleanup hitter Andrew Hoffa, who had three hits, sliced a run-scoring double down the left-field line, ending Shutt's outing.
Zeiders called on reliever Chris Eisenhart to limit the damage.
The junior walked the first batter he faced, hit the second to load the bases and threw a pitch to the backstop that allowed a second run to score.
Central Catholic was up 5-3 and the Buffaloes were cooked.
Cardinal starter Jake Lloyd, who had walked one, hit a batter and gave up four hits without a strikeout through three innings, stabilized and tormented Zeiders' hitters over their final four at-bats.
Impatient, the Buffaloes didn't force the Cardinal right-hander to throw strikes, often swinging at the first pitch and balls out of the zone.
Lloyd hit a second batter, but fanned two in the fourth. In the fifth, Mullen was walked with two outs, but taken out on a fielder's choice.
In the sixth, Sutton picked up his second single of the game with two outs, but didn't even reach second.
Central Catholic then put one more indignity on the Buffaloes, stringing together four hits — including two that didn't leave the infield — with three more Buffalo errors and a sacrifice fly that totaled up to five more runs and a 10-3 lead.
Heckert and Eisenhart drew one-out walks in the seventh, but Lloyd struck out the final two batters to douse the threat.
Lloyd finished with six Ks — all in the final four innings — three walks and five hits allowed, two each by Charles and Sutton. With the exception of Charles and Mullen, who reached base twice, he tamped down the most dangerous portions of the Buffalo lineup, holding Zeider's 1, 3 and 5 hitters to a combined 0-for-10.
"(Lloyd) didn't even have his curve ball working until the fifth inning," Zeiders said. "We just didn't have good at-bats."


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Spicy Marinated OlivesFebruary 2008
Fresh herbs, citrus and crushed red pepper make this more than the usual olive mix.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 2 mins
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 sprigs thyme, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 sprig rosemary, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 1/2-by-2-inch pieces lemon peel, cut into thin strips
- 1 1/2-by-2-inch piece orange peel, cut into thin strips
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 3 cups mixed olives
- In a medium skillet, heat the olive oil, thyme, rosemary, lemon peel, orange peel and crushed red pepper over medium heat for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Stir in the olives.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Tottenville residents Cristina E. Sa and Andrew J. Babajko III are engaged.
The future bride's parents, Aurora and Antonio Sa of South Plainfield, N.J., have announced the engagement. The prospective bridegroom is the son of Therese and Gregory Dimesa of Tottenville and Andrew and Linda Babajko Jr. of Commack, L.I.
Miss Sa is a graduate of South Plainfield High School and is pursuing a bachelor of arts degree in childhood education from the College of Staten Island. She is a hostess with the Page Plaza Diner in Tottenville.
Mr. Babajko is a graduate of Tottenville High School and studied business at Bryant University, Smithtown, R.I. He is a city police officer.
The couple is planning a June wedding.


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The 68-year-old Milan man who turned himself in Thursday night for shooting his 37-year-old son to death has been released from jail pending further investigation, according to police.
The 68-year-old was let out of jail after police discussed the case with prosecutors and it was determined there needed to be more investigation, according to a release from Milan police.
"After meeting with the Washtenaw County Prosecutor's Office and discussing the preliminary investigation and evidence collected thus far in this case, it has been determined that the subject being held will be released pending completion of further investigation," the release said.
Officials said several aspects of the investigation are still pending, including crime lab processing of evidence, toxicology reports and autopsy reports. Detectives are also still working other leads, according to police.
A final review and decision on charges will be made when the investigation is complete.
Police and prosecutors were not available for further comment Saturday morning.
The 68-year-old called 911 Thursday night around 9:10 p.m. and said he had just shot his son to death. Police identified his son as 37-year-old Gregory Paul Olds.
The 68-year-old will only be identified if he is arraigned on charges. Police originally indicated the would face a magistrate Saturday morning for arraignment before announcing he was being released pending further investigation.
The 68-year-old was waiting for police outside the residence on West Miller Street when police arrived. He was arrested without incident.
Olds was discovered inside the home dead from a single gunshot wound. The weapon was also located inside the house. There was no one else in the home at the time of the incident, police said. Police believe the two men were arguing prior to the shooting.
John Counts covers crime for The Ann Arbor News. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or you can follow him on Twitter. Find all Washtenaw County crime stories here.


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Baton Rouge hopes to attract like-minded people as it hosts its second Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week, an event that mirrors the Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Economic development leaders in Baton Rouge have teamed up to focus on food and beverage, digital media, technology, film and entertainment.
"Our primary goal to make sure we created opportunities for entrepreneurs to collide," Stafford Kendall, volunteer chairman for BREW 2012. "If you put two entrepreneurs in the same room, you'll probably get a new business."
The event kicks off tonight at LSU with a presentation of the fastest growing businesses from LSU alumni, with the highlight of the week coming Thursday night as entrepreneurs challenge each other for $125,000.
Throughout the week, participants have the opportunity to attend sessions on entrepreneurship, networking, digital entertainment and film tax credits, which will feature experts and speakers on each topic.
"Entrepreneurship is not only about starting a business, it's also about solving problems using entrepreneurial solutions," Kendall said. "You have to be willing to make mistakes."
Although entrepreneurship is associated to business startups, Kendall said many different types of profession can find value in the weeklong event.
"I can't find a person in Baton Rouge that wouldn't benefit from the week," Kendall said.
Contestants have a chance to win a $125,000 capital investment from a group of investors, including Todd Graves, founder and owner, Raising Canes; Mike Wampold, founder and owner, Wampold Companies; Ken Jacob, president and CEO, Cajun Industries; Joe Agresti, President and Co-owner, Mercedes-Benz; and Kevin Couhig, Founder and CEO, Source Capital.
The BREW schedule and registration details are available on the event's website.


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WOODBURY HEIGHTS — Salutatorian Kersten Spissell encouraged her fellow Gateway Regional graduates to celebrate Wednesday night but also to take a confident step toward whatever lies ahead.
"This moment is so surreal, it's hard to imagine not coming back to Gateway's halls once again," said Spissell. "But the memories we've made here - inside and outside the classroom - have shaped who we have become."
Many members of the class of 2011 demonstrated how they'd grown to be successful young adults inside Gateway's walls. More than 270 awards were distributed at the commencement ceremony including university scholarships of up to $143,000 over four years as well as recognitions and monetary gifts from community groups, athletic organizations and Gateway staff.
Spissell called Gateway a "unique place with people unlike any other" and said, though she looked forward to meeting new friends, she knew they would never be quite the same as the classmates she'd known since seventh grade.
"Embrace the future," she told the other graduates. "Try new things and don't be afraid to make mistakes."
Valedictorian Karin Krause said that the people of Gateway had become an extended family for the graduates, and the building a "home away from home."
She thanked the teachers and staff for preparing them to face the world and overcome any challenges in their lives.
"When we look ahead, we see even taller mountains rising before us," said Krause. "But you have helped us to realize our goals and have given us the tools to reach the summits of these mountains."
Krause asked her classmates to all shout out their plans for the next year, for the future. After the loud but jumbled response, she said "everyone can hear that we're all headed down separate paths, but we all have goals."
She encouraged her fellow graduates to follow their dreams, whatever they may be.
"Go out and make your voice heard," said Krause. "It's your turn."


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Audit data shows schools owed additional funding
The detail of data school districts are required to collect on students to receive state subsidies can be overbearing, resulting in questionable state funding for districts or lack of it.
The Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General's routine audit for Northern Cambria School District showed an underpayment of $25,104 owed to the district from the 2012-13 school year.
"Twenty-five thousand dollars – That's high," Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said. "That's not common."
Funds can be recouped by notifying the state Department of Education, he said. The district's audit includes a response from district administrators that state they are committed to fixing the problem.
Although Northern Cambria's underpayment was unusually high, DePasquale said schools statewide express the same concerns about the state's system for collecting and reporting student-level data.
Spring Cove and Bellwood-Antis school districts recently have been underfunded by more than $4,000 and $10,000, respectively, as the result of incorrect student data reporting by the district, 2013 auditor general reports state.
State funding for school districts is based on daily attendance of students, some who live within the district and others who live outside of the district's boundaries. Depending on where students live outside of the district, the state may fund the school a different amount than for those who are residents in the district.
Districts must track student attendance and label students as "resident" or "nonresident" to receive correct state funding. But if districts incorrectly code whether students live in or outside of the district, there can be thousands of state dollars inappropriately gained or lost.
Bellwood-Antis Superintendent Brian Toth said the Pennsylvania Information Management System [PIMS] is a fair way of distributing state funding but also a burden on districts that deal with tight budgets.
"It eats up hours and hours of manpower to get data, put it in the system, load it to the state and review it three or four times," he said. "We keep a lot of documentation of what we put in the system. What we give to them [the state] does not always come out the way we put it in. It can be frustrating many times."
To prevent student data reporting mistakes in the future, Toth said one district employee is going through PIMS certification, and the district also has this year implemented brand new information system software that makes collection of data more fluid, Toth said.
Transient staffing and updating school computer systems also present obstacles to maintaining accurate records.
Changes in responsibilities of staff were reasons cited in Spring Cove and Tyrone Area audits for lack of documentation regarding transportation funding. At Northern Cambria, turnover in the business office has resulted in gaps in communication with private schools regarding students who are transported by the district.
School districts receive a flat rate for transporting private school students, but the Pennsylvania Department of Education has yet to pay more than $9,000 found through the district's previous audit to be owed the district for nonpublic transportation, the district's 2013 audit states.
In the grand scheme of budgets spending millions of dollars, a few thousand dollars for nonpublic transportation may not be a windfall, but every little bit helps in the current financial state of schools, school officials said.


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The 2014 NCAA men's basketball tournament was expected to be one of the most exciting sporting events of the year, and the matchups in each round have created instant classics with plenty of drama.
With two games remaining to cement the final two programs that make the Final Four—Michigan State vs. Connecticut and Kentucky vs. Michigan—Sunday's Elite Eight action will set the stage for a great next round.
Here is all the updated bracket information every college basketball fan needs and a full schedule for the remainder of the 2014 NCAA tournament.
All Your Bracket Essentials
- Download the Printable Bracket
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|Regional Finals
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|Live Stream
|Sun, March 30
|Connecticut vs. Michigan State
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|March Madness Live
|Sun, March 30
|Kentucky vs. Michigan
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|March Madness Live
|National Semifinals
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|Live Stream
|Sat, April 5
|National Semifinal - TBD
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|TBS, TNT, truTV
|March Madness Live
|Sat, April 5
|National Semifinal - TBD
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|March Madness Live
|National Championship
|Time (ET)
|Live Stream
|Mon, April 7
|National Championship - TBD
|9:10 p.m.
|March Madness Live
Source: NCAA.com
Sunday's Must-Watch Matchup: No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 8 Kentucky
While the battle between the No. 2 seed Michigan Wolverines (28-8, 15-3 Big Ten) and the No. 8 seed Kentucky Wildcats (27-10, 12-6 SEC) isn't what many predicted, the matchup will be exciting nonetheless.
Who ya got?
The Wolverines are just as hot, though, winning 10 of their last 11 games. Add in victories over Texas and Tennessee in the tourney, and Michigan is a legitimate threat to advance to the Final Four.
Kentucky is an extremely young team that has started freshmen all season. ESPN's stats department shows just how rare the Wildcats lineup was this season:
Kentucky has started 5 freshman in 15 games this season (went 11-4). Michigan's Fab 5 started 15 games together in 1991-92 and went 12-3.— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 29, 2014
The team is also dealing with an ankle injury to defensive leader and tough forward Willie Cauley-Stein, who is currently listed as doubtful for the matchup, according to Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com.
Kyle Tucker of The Courier Journal talked about the impact the loss will have on Kentucky:
Cauley-Stein had 18 blocks and 9 steals in five postseason games before he got hurt against Louisville. Curious how Cats defend without him.— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_CJ) March 30, 2014
As great as the youth and exuberance of John Calipari's team has been to this point, the inexperience under the bright lights of the Elite Eight will give the Wolverines the edge in this matchup.
Calipari knows how dangerous Michigan will be on Sunday, via John Henry of the Lexington Herald-Leader:
Calipari on Michigan "If you give them threes they're going to make them."— John Clay (@johnclayiv) March 29, 2014
While the Wildcats have the defensive edge even with the injury to Cauley-Stein, the Wolverines are the better offensive unit and can score in bunches. Led by sophomore guard Nik Stauskas' 17.3-point average, Michigan racked up 75 points per game and finished the season ranked 21st with a field-goal percentage of .481.
Kentucky's offense is nothing to scoff at after making it this deep in the tournament, but the program has suffered from inconsistency all season. After three consecutive outstanding performances, there is a chance the team struggles to keep its composure once again.
If Michigan can find an offensive rhythm and force the Wildcats to work from behind early, there is no doubt that the Wolverines could pull off the victory,
Regardless of which team eventually wins, this is guaranteed to be an exciting matchup.
Predicted Final Score: Michigan 77, Kentucky 76
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I know that I am just one voice in a sea of many. But I want to make it known that I will not sign, nor will I ever sign, any petition to secede from the United States of America.
I feel that this secessionist movement going on these days in nearly every state, New Jersey included, is the most appalling idea that I've ever heard. It drove our country into civil war in the 1860s and, with this current movement, it's my biggest fear that it will happen again.
In my view, these petitioners and signers in, many of whom I doubt even voted in the recent election, are people who for some reason or other cannot deal with our country's principles of democracy and majority vote. I believe that they have zero tolerance for people who express different opinions and would rather die — or worse, attack and ruin people who disagree with them — than compromise. And I believe it's their dream to start their own utopias where their minority beliefs are the rule, such as in Afghanistan with the Taliban, with the separatists in South Africa, and groups in other countries.
Though I am a registered Democrat, I have voted for Republicans in the past. That was my choice alone as a voter and no one else's. And I was just as disappointed as anyone who supported Mitt Romney that he lost the recent election.
But unlike these secessionists, I choose to accept the majority's decision and go about my life, which entails working, paying taxes and doing my best to survive while continuing to be civic-minded and speaking out on issues that concern me.
This is because I am, above all else, an American, and nothing in this world is going to change that.
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Four high-achieving engineering students from ECU have received scholarships from the Orion Group to help cover costs associated with study.
Valued at $2,000 per year, the Orion scholarships, based on high academic achievement, were presented to one student from each of the four cohorts (first-year through to fourth-year) for the duration of their studies.
First-year student Chris Scholte, Alexander O'Neil in second-year, Sven Stankovich in third-year and final-year student Trenton Auld were thrilled to receive recognition for their hard work.
Alexander said that the financial assistance will have a large impact on the time he can dedicate to his studies.
"The financial assistance will be a great help over the coming years and I won't have to rely on part-time work as much," he said.
Orion Group General Manager Simon Metcalfe and Administration Coordinator Michelle Carter met with scholarship recipients at a presentation ceremony at ECU's Joondalup Campus recently.
Mr Metcalfe said that Orion hopes the scholarship program will encourage engineering graduates to consider a career in engineering-related construction for the oil and gas industry.
"With the current skilled labour shortage, it's important to help support student engineers to ensure the future of major projects in WA and Australia," he said.
"ECU has a reputation for its industry involvement and innovative ideas, and we are delighted to be working with students to help them achieve their best."


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CHARLOTTETOWN – Belfast Sabres forward Cody Garnhum and North River Flames goaltender Kurt Willis have been selected as the Razzy's P.E.I. Junior C Hockey League players of the week.
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Garnhum, who received the offensive honour, had an eight-point weekend to help the Sabres complete regular-season play with a pair of wins. Garnhum finished the season with 36 points in 20 games.
Garnhum is in his fourth and final year, and will be counted on to lead the Sabres offensively in the post-season.
Willis was recognized as the defensive player of the week.
Although his only game of the week was a 3-1 loss, Willis gave the short-staffed Flames a chance against the league-leading Southside Lynx on Saturday night. He made 55 saves when the Flames were within a goal of tying it for most of the game.


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"You've got to take the good with the bad and just keep fighting," Coolbeth said after winning his third Twins race of the season. "The team gave me a great motorcycle tonight and it really made my job a lot easier. I saw (Robert) Pearson run up underneath me one time early, but after that I didn't see anyone. It feels good to get back on top."
Sammy Halbert continues to make a climb into the ranks of elite riders in the series. Halbert scored his season-best second place on the Glassman Harley-Davidson after a race-long battle with American Harley-Davidson-backed Robert Pearson. Pearson was one of the big surprises of the night, easily winning his heat race, challenging Coolbeth early in the final before settling in to earn his first Grand National Twins podium.
Coolbeth's victory opened his lead in the series to 10 points (98-88) over Joe Kopp, who finished fifth.
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A 23-year-old convicted murderer showed no reaction when jurors decided Tuesday he will spend his life in prison.
Aldrick Lillard of Smyrna was convicted Friday of murdering Randy Betts, 49, of Smyrna, during a burglary and robbery at his home Dec. 20, 2005. In videotaped statements, Lillard maintained he didn't pull the trigger.
Co-defendant Ronallen Hardy, of Nashville, is facing trial in the same case.
Judge Don Harris sentenced Lillard to the life term in prison without the possibility of parole after eight women and four men jurors reached that verdict. Under Tennessee law, jurors decide the sentence in first-degree murder cases.
Harris will sentence Lillard on charges of robbery, burglary and conspiracy with Hardy during a hearing Aug. 20.
During the sentencing hearing, witness Brenda Hickman testified for prosecutors she and her ex-boyfriend, Darren J. Yeager, lived with Betts from March to April 2005.
"He was like a father to me," Hickman said, adding Betts allowed her three young sons to live in his house as well.
Betts showed Yeager and Hickman his collection of knives and guns. Yeager used one of the knives to kill Tony "Butch" Akins, of East Jefferson Pike in La Vergne. After the murder, Yeager and Hickman returned to Betts' home. When Betts learned about the murder and description of suspects, he notified La Vergne Police Department, at which point the couple was arrested at the home.
During a court hearing, Betts testified against Yeager and Hickman.
Yeager introduced Lillard to Hickman in October 2004. He stayed with the couple several times during the next few months.
Hickman was later convicted of helping in Akins' death. Yeager is serving an eight-year sentence for voluntary manslaughter.
Sheriff's Detention Sgt. Eldon Currey testified Yeager and Lillard shared the same pod and were housed next to each other in November 2005.
Lillard didn't offer any defense in the sentencing.
During closing arguments, Assistant District Attorney Trevor Lynch said Lillard didn't have money but had a friend in jail who told him about Betts' weapons for the robbery.
Defense attorney Joe Brandon told jurors a sentence of 51 years for life with the possibility of parole is a death sentence. He asked jurors to impose the life sentence with the possibility of parole.
Lynch said Lillard chose to murder Betts, rather than let him live the rest of his life.
"He should spend the rest of his life in a penitentiary," Lynch said.
Jurors deliberated less than two hours before setting the life in prison sentence.
Brandon said he and co-defense attorney Tim Hogan worked on the case more than 1-1/2 years. Lillard maintained he did not pulled the trigger.
Hogan agreed, saying, "I firmly believe he didn't. He's been very consistent about this."
Brandon expressed sympathy to Betts' family. He also thanked the jurors for their attention to the case.
Lynch said the facts in the case were clear with an appropriate verdict of life in prison.
"It was a justified verdict," Lynch said.
Betts' former wife, his sister, daughter and son attended the trial.
"The family was very pleased with the outcome," Lynch said. "I'm glad we were able to do something for them."


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LAKEWOOD - Big plans are in the works to unlock the potential in the city's historic Birdtown neighborhood.
About 50 residents, business owners and interested citizens gathered at Madison Park on Saturday to discuss improvements to the area bordered by Madison Avenue to the north, West 117 Street to the east, the RTA Rapid Transit tracks to the south and Madison Park to the west. In the midst of a barbecue, free raffle, games and kite-flying, residents told a planning team made up of public art specialists, planners and architects what they want to see in the neighborhood.
Saturday's meeting was the latest in an ongoing process to rehabilitate the area. Last year, the city held several community meetings to determine what stakeholders and residents would like to see. Out of that came the Bird Town Action Plan which won the improvement project a $50,000 grant from the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency.
The city is now using that grant to create tangible designs to improve many aspects of Birdtown including signage, public art, bike paths, building facades and more. Planners hope this will win more funding to implement the changes.
The city's planning department will hold two more community meetings with the consulting team to get input on specific designs, and hopes to end the process in November. Using those designs, the city will seek outside funding to implement changes.
"We're trying to minimize city cost," said Assistant Planning Director Dru Siley. "We have a limited pot of money we're going to invest strategically."
Siley said that the two main focuses at the start of the plan will be to improve Madison Avenue's eastern business district and capitalize on the walkable nature of the neighborhood.
"We're close to public transit, the park, a branch library, shops. We have all those great elements and we want to make sure we're connected to them in as many ways as possible," he said.
According to Kelly, the city is planning to repave Madison Avenue in the next year or two, and hopes to replicate improvements on the east side all along the street.
"The plan is to invest appropriately and develop Madison to attract and grow small businesses, and that's why this project is important," he said.
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All this week, I'm rounding up Recipes from Our Files that I came across while researching other themes. It's Random Recipe week.
This recipe came from a 1999 food cover story about cookbooks created for family reunions, from a reunion in South Carolina. Recipes for this classic Southern dish vary wildly, but they generally have a couple of meats, corn, tomatoes and/or beans. It's not uncommon to find squirrel or rabbit as the protein.
This one uses chicken and ground beef. Cook it in the stove top or slow cooker -- easy as can be. One note: The stew is meant to be thick, but add water or broth if you wish to make it soupier.
Frances' Brunswick Stew
Makes 6-8 servings
2 pounds boiled chicken, deboned and chopped
1 pound ground beef
1 can cream style corn
1 can whole kernel corn
1 can tomatoes
1 large onion, chopped
6 ounces ketchup
5 ounces steak sauce
2 teaspoons chili powder
Put all ingredients in a large heavy pot. Cook on medium heat until the ingredients start to blend. Reduce the heat and simmer for 45 minutes.
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SARANAC LAKE - A federal mandate will increase the price of lunch and breakfast for Saranac Lake Central School District students, and students in many districts across the country, this coming school year.
The Saranac Lake school board voted unanimously Wednesday to raise the price of lunch from $2.30 to $2.40. The cost of breakfast will also increase from $1.25 to $1.30.
School officials said the price hikes were mandated by the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which has been phased in over the last few years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and has been pushed by First Lady Michelle Obama.
One of the regulations involves equity in school meal pricing, according to Ruth Pino, the district's food service director. She said school districts are required to charge students for paid meals at a price that is on average equal to the difference between the federal reimbursement they get for free meals and the cost of paid meals.
Superintendent Diane Fox said the mandate was implemented because the federal government found it was indirectly subsidizing paid meals.
"What they were finding is that districts were using their reimbursement money for the free and reduced lunch (program) to actually pay for the full-pay students, part of their meals also, because the gap was so wide between the actual cost of the meal and what students were paying," said school Superintendent Diane Fox. "The long and short of it is, if you charge less than $2.59 for your paid lunches in 2012-13, you have to adjust your average price."
Pino said she determined what the new lunch prices will be for Saranac Lake schools using a formula on the USDA website.
"Right now our lunch is $2.30," she said. "When I did the formula it came to $2.38 per lunch. Dan (Bower, the district's assistant superintendent for business) and I had a discussion about bringing the price to $2.40. We could legally round it down to $2.35, but that will always keep us below the curve. What's going to end up happening is if we keep rounding down is at one point we're not going to have the option and we're going to have to go up a lot more. Our discussion was to raise the lunch price from $2.30 to $2.40."
Fox said the mandate is an effort to provide healthier choices for student meals.
"They're trying to increase (the price) so that what they reimburse and what a student who does not receive (a free meal) pays matchup, which then allows for more variety of food and better food choices," she said. "They're trying to, back-door, up the quality of the program overall."
Board member Katie Fischer said she had contacted neighboring school districts several years ago to find out what they were charging for lunches and learned Saranac Lake was one of the highest. She asked Pino what other districts are charging now.
"I don't know what they're paying," Pino said. "They will all be getting the same memo, so they'll all have to do the same. They might have to raise (their lunch prices)."
This is the second phase of implementation of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act. The first phase, which took effect at the start of this past school year, required districts to provide more fruits, vegetables, whole grains and only fat-free or low-fat milk while reducing saturated and trans fats and sodium. The total number of calories a student can eat is also being capped in an effort to ensure proper portion size and reduce childhood obesity.
In the North Country and across the U.S., however, some of the changes have sparked controversy. Some students, parents and politicians have complained that the portion limits are too small, causing students to bring food from home that may not be as healthy as what the schools are serving. With less students buying school lunches, some school districts have seen a drop in lunch revenue.
Earlier this month, the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake school board, near Albany, voted to leave the National School Lunch Program. It's lunch program ended the 2012-13 school year $100,000 in the red, according to a press release on the district's website.
"Students complained of being hungry with these lunches and the district lost money," Superintendent Chris Abdoo wrote in the release. "I'm confident we can do better on our own next year."
Roughly 200 schools across the country have opted out of the federal lunch requirements, but that also means they will no longer get federal subsidies for school lunches.
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The currently stalled congressional debate over so-called "tax extenders" provides a textbook example of how government-created uncertainty can affect business decisions.
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Do you continue to assume that Congress will pass legislation by Dec. 31 and run the risk of underpayment penalties if it doesn't do something? Or do you make your payments without claiming the credits? Or do you avoid activities – such as property improvement – that benefit from expiring credits? And do you even think about hiring new employees when you're not certain what your cost of doing business will be?
These types of tax-related decisions aren't limited to small businesses, either. If a large corporation is undecided about whether a product-research project or building expansion will pay off, why not wait to see whether it can get a tax credit for the investment?
The answers aren't easy. Admittedly, any fair tax policy will have some level of complexity. But, however you think the tax code should be written, forcing businesses to operate without a clear rulebook is a bad idea. The long-term answer to this problem, one The Oregonian editorial board has advocated for before, is to rewrite the tax code at both the federal and state levels. But the need for broad reform should not become an excuse for inaction in the short term.
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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has been trying to extend more than 50 tax provisions (ranging from credits to depreciation rules) for one year as a bridge to tax reform. In an effort to emphasize that this is one "final" extension before a tax-code rewrite, he labeled the bill the Expire Act. Unless Congress gets its act together before the end of the year, that's exactly what the bill will do – expire.
The political problem is simple. Anyone can pore through dozens of tax rules and find a handful they hate, thus latching onto an excuse to oppose the entire bill. That's exactly what has happened, with Democrats and Republicans agreeing in principle on a one-year extension of the provisions, some of which benefit individuals as well as businesses, but disagreeing on amendments.
Indeed, some of the tax measures should be eliminated. Do racehorses really need their own three-year depreciation schedule? But, as Wyden points out, there also are some – those encouraging research and development, for example – that should be made permanent so they don't become political pawns each year. All of this is an argument for broader tax reform. But do we really want to put businesses, and the economy, on hold until Congress tackles that difficult task?
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has said the Senate won't vote on tax extenders until after the November election. That decision allows senators seeking re-election to delay a potentially controversial vote. It also leaves taxpayers – both businesses and individuals – paying for the cost of Congress' inaction.
If Congress can't surprise voters and do the right thing before the election, Reid and others at least should rally behind Wyden's reform efforts and make sure that tax reform becomes reality in 2015.
--The Oregonian editorial board