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There was an article published a while ago, I think it was "how to build a single tower station" or something like that. It was full of good info for us "small guns" My recommendation: 72 foot Trylon Titan. C4xl 2 gaffs at 70 feet. One side 80 meter inverted V. Other side a folded Marconie (sp?) for 160. 20 plus radials for the 160 antenna. Or load the tower for both 80 and 160. This set up will work well for you. No you won't be first in every pile up, but with a TH6DXX and a Hy-Gain 40 dipole I have been first of the locals in pile ups, and even run QRP and beaten out some locals. Follow this link to see my set up: http://members.home.net/ve6yc/qrp.html Lots more ideas from other guys, just my 2 cents worth. -- Peter J. Larsen > Is there another word for synonym? http://members.home.net/ve6yc List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower systems, Trylon Titan towers, coax, hardline and more. Also check out our self supporting towers up to 96 feet for under $1500!! http://www.anwireless.com ----- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/towertalk Submissions: email@example.com Administrative requests: firstname.lastname@example.com Problems: firstname.lastname@example.com
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The annual Latino Festival in Syracuse on Saturday will open with a prayer for peace and a call to end the violence that escalated on the West Side over the weekend.
Three Hispanic men were shot and killed within one mile and 48 hours of each other, police have said. Two more victims were shot and remain in serious condition, police said.
The city's annual Latino American Festival has been planned for Saturday, Aug. 9 in Ward Bakery Park, which is around the corner from Friday's homicide scene, and within a mile of two homicides on Sunday. Ward Bakery Park is also across from La Liga, the Spanish Action League of Syracuse.
Every year, the festival includes food, music and education on issues affecting the Hispanic community and the West Side.
This year, the "education" portion will focus on talking about peace. Organizers added a prayer for peace to the schedule when they heard about the shootings in the neighborhood. The prayer begins at noon, and will be followed by a Domino tournament, talent show and musical and dance performances.
"With all the stuff that has been happening in the last few days, I think it is a good time to think about it and call for peace for our community," Fanny Villarreal, a founder and organizer of the festival said.
View the event flyer or find more information on Facebook.
Villarreal, who hosts the Spanish radio program Nosotros Radio and is the former director of the Spanish Action League, said it was discouraging for her to see such a violent weekend in her community. She said that up until this weekend, she felt that the vision she and others have been working toward was becoming a reality.
"I walk there at night. I'm not afraid of that," she said. "I love the people there. They are lovely. They are open."
But as a mother, Villarreal said she was concerned about safety in the area. "We need to be thinking about the future and our kids ... and we need to do something because I do want my neighborhood to be safe. I want the families to know there are people who care about them."

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Michael J. Fox, we need another sequel to Back to the Future.
This time, forget about fixing up your parents or bringing back an almanac -- we need to know what the future holds in store for industrial production in the U.S.A. General Motors and Chrysler have gone the way of the company that made your DeLorean (bankrupt), and legendary steelmakers like United States Steel (NYSE: X ) and Nucor (NYSE: NUE ) have sliced more than half of their production since just last year.
Great Scott! When will it end?
AK Steel (NYSE: AKS ) , another true-blue American metalsmith, posted its third consecutive loss, after reporting that second-quarter revenue plummeted 65% from $2.24 billion to just $794 million. Shipments are down a troubling 57%. The company is doing all the right things: carefully controlling costs, maintaining more than $1 billion in available liquidity, standing by shareholders by refusing to dilute, and standing by employees with twice the required contribution to their pension fund.
What the company needs in order to bounce back is beyond its control: nothing less than the rebirth of an active manufacturing base, within an economy that came to rely upon the service sector for more than 75% of GDP. When all else fails, you go back to your bread and butter, and for the U.S., that means manufacturing.
Offering a dose of that good ole' American optimism, AK Steel suggests that we may see the beginnings of a recovery in the automotive sector during the second half, with a potential 40% increase in automotive shipments for the company over the first half of the year. I sure hope AK's right, but the data I see makes it hard to ignore a decidedly more cautious outlook from Dan DiMicco, CEO of AK Steel's competitor Nucor.
No one seems immune to this massive industrial malaise. Allegheny Technologies (NYSE: ATI ) , maker of specialty metal products for users like the aerospace industry, yesterday swung to a loss, as revenue was promptly chopped in half. The company's shares dropped 18% after the disappointing result, though investors are growing eerily accustomed to such hefty losses. Automakers, homebuilders, railroads, refiners, and even coal miners have been brutally ravaged by this crisis, which was thrust into their laps by blatant malfeasance in the financial sector.
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ) , meanwhile, just reported record profits, and this Fool wants to know whether you see something wrong with this picture. In my opinion, we need to revitalize the crucial manufacturing sector through investments in infrastructure. Anything less, I suggest, is patently un-American.
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In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, in the city's darkest hour, Ray Nagin got phone calls of support from every living U.S. president, the former New Orleans mayor once boasted from the witness stand at his own trial. Prince Charles called him personally.
Now facing dark times all his own, similar support has been hard to find.
Convicted on 20 counts of public corruption, and looking at a prison sentence of perhaps 20 years or more, Nagin's court file has 31 letters of support.
Eight are from former subordinates. Eight more are from friends or family. Five are from members of the clergy.
None is from a living president or British royalty.
U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan made the letters available to the public for the first time Friday (June 20), four months after a jury seated in her federal courtroom returned its verdict.
Reporters were allowed to take notes from the letters but not to copy or photograph them.
Additional letters may come in ahead of Nagin's July 9 sentencing.
To date, all of the letters on file are uniformly in support of Nagin, though to varying degrees.
Many -- principally friends and family -- said Nagin, a devout Christian and dedicated family man, would never have committed the crimes he's been convicted of.
Yet, several letter writers acknowledged his crimes outright.
Denise Haynes, a former friend and employee, said it was "undeniable that Mr. Nagin did engage in bribery, money laundering tax and wire fraud," yet she asked Berrigan to "search deep down in your heart and sentence him to the minimum sentence that the sentence guidelines allow."
Nagin's suggested sentence under federal sentencing guidelines has not been made public, but his attorney, Robert Jenkins, hinted in a recent court filing that the bottom end of the range is 20 years.
Many of those who accepted that Nagin had done wrong said the judge should consider what he had gone through during and after Hurricane Katrina.
The most prominent person to throw his backing behind the convicted former mayor is the Rev. Fred Luter, who just finished a historic two-year stint as the first black president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Luter, a senior minister at the Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, said he has known Nagin since high school. After the storm, the city wasn't the same, and Neither was Nagin, Luter said.
"We saw it on television, heard it on the radio, and read about it in our local newspapers. Hurricane Katrina affected Ray Nagin like many of us spiritually, emotionally and mentally.
"He is a good and decent man who made some unwise choices and decisions during a very difficult and traumatic time in his personal and professional life."
Luter asked that Berrigan view Nagin's actions in context and grant him leniency.
Nina Killeen, who worked for the Nagins in different roles over the years, tried to look at the charges against him through his eyes, the eyes of a man who would do anything for his family.
At trial, Nagin was accused of coercing city contractors into making sham investments into a granite countertop business, Stone Age, which he owned with his sons. Prosecutors described the payments as naked bribes.
Killeen said the money was directed to his boys. "It is my belief that Ray Nagin did what any loving father would do after Katrina. He tried to set his sons up in a business that could take advantage of needed services," she said. "Had he been a businessman, which at heart he is, it would have been okay to take advantage of his position -- but not as a politician. I truly don't believe that Ray Nagin thought that he was doing wrong."
Many said that the accusations against Nagin were so out of character for him that they couldn't bring themselves to believe them. Brenda Hatfield, Nagin's chief administrative officer, who testified at trial on Nagin's behalf, said that in 15 years of working together, she had never seen him put himself before the needs of the city.
"He was compassionate as mayor," she said, recounting how he paid for "health and hospitalization insurance" for a family in need.
Others turned the tables, defending Nagin by attacking federal prosecutors and claiming a racial bias in the system.
Beverly McKenna, publisher of the New Orleans Tribune and wife of former Orleans Parish coroner candidate Dwight McKenna, called Nagin's prosecution "yet another example of the peril that Black men -- no matter how young or old, their levels of education or stations in life -- find themselves in."
She, like others, said that allegations of prosecutorial misconduct against former federal prosecutors Jan Mann and Sal Perricone tainted Nagin's investigation and trial. They left office after being unmasked as commenters who posted vitriolic messages under monikers on NOLA.com.
Other supporters, setting aside politics, asked Berrigan to think of Nagin's family.
Among the letters was a sheet of paper with uneven handwriting written in crayon.
"I have the best grandfather in the whole world. I call him pops. He reads a lot. He taught me how to tie my shoes. but my favorite is when he buys me snowballs and doughnuts. He cleans up my toys and I love him."
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Chris Ryan, Old Bridge
Bryan Gearghty, Old Bridge
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Jacob Newton-Tanzer, North Brunswick
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Logan Stevenson, Old Bridge
John Krayowski, East Brunswick
Andrew Dooley, Monroe
Dom Morelli, St. Joseph (Met.)
Joe Collins, Monroe
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Dan Johnson, East Brunswick
Matt Goldin, South Brunswick
Chris Middleton, Old Bridge
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NEWARK -- A former executive of a Canadian company that disposes of contaminated soil has pleaded guilty in a fraud scheme related to the cleanup of a New Jersey Superfund site.
The U.S. Justice Department announced today that Robert P. Griffiths of Toronto, Canada, admitted he inflated prices he charged to a prime contractor and paid kickbacks to its employees.
The fraud involved contracts for cleanup of the Federal Creosote Superfund site in Manville.
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text: The Aussie Lifesaver is an Australian institution which came much before California's "Baywatch" lifeguards. Well, it is almost certain you would have heard of Bondi Beach – Australia's most famous strip of sand! It was from Bondi's (pronounced Bond-eye) great arc of sand in the late 1880s that the first Sydney "cranks" braved the ocean – breaking an old colonial law that forbade swimming during daylight as indecent! (hmm). Slowly and surely, more and more Sydnesiders defied the ban at Bondi. In 1906, the world's first lifesaving club was setup on Bondi's shores. The exploits of these bronzed and brave Livesavers brew their legendary status. Today, the Australians have their lifesavers' competition – the Iron Man competition. It is a competition of skills, strength and grueling stamina. In surf lifesaving, no other Australians have better epitomized the breed better than multiple Iron Man champions Grant Kenny and Trevor Hendy.


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Thursday, July 10th we made it to the Berrys, one of our favorite island chains of the Bahamas. The Berrys are small islands but beautiful, each tiny island (called Cay, pronounced Key) has it's own personality. One of our favorites is Little Stirrup Cay, which happens to be the private island of Norweigan Cruise Lines. Unfortunately, they've obliterated the island, tearing down all it's natural vegetation and replacing it with picture perfect pruned palm trees. They even blew a huge hole in the island to create a harbor to drop off their passengers. We've seen all of these changes over the years of coming here. BUT thank goodness they haven't figured out yet how to destroy the reef surrounding the north side of the island. The reef is still absolutely loaded with fish! Even I got a hogfish (and not a small one, for once) within the first two minutes of being in the water! We each brought back some really great kills, some of us with lifetime records! (And of course it was all freediving and using only Hawaiian slings and polespears in accordance with Bahamian laws.) With very limited space to store food that has to be kept cold you'd think that some of it would just go bad. Well, that was yesterday and we don't have one of those fish left. We probably brought back at least 80 pounds of fish…. really?! How can 5 people each that much fish in one day?! We made seared tuna (with the tuna that Chris caught on the way over to the Berrys), fish soup, fish ceviche and enough fish cakes for an army (complete with rice and Bahamian dipping sauce!) Admittedly we have some leftovers, but very few!
Thursday night we had a bon fire on the beach, drinks, smores (yuuuuuum!!!) And fireworks! What a great night!
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The last time Alabama got swept by Auburn in basketball was Mark Gottfried's last season as the Alabama head coach - and Philip Pearson's only season as interim coach.
Anthony Grant wasn't about to go down that same road.
Alabama 73, Auburn 57 really wasn't about payback, although any time the Tide loses to the Tigers in the first meeting of the season, you expect to see more energy and intensity in the rematch.
Levi Randolph and friends delivered on that score and more Saturday afternoon in Coleman Coliseum with their second-largest victory margin of the season in an SEC game.
Like Auburn's 74-55 win over Alabama a month ago, this one got out of hand early and stayed that way, but in the opposite direction.
Big picture, though, this game really wasn't about looking back at Jan. 30 in the Auburn Arena in anger. Not completely. It was more about two head coaches and two programs trying to look forward with hope.
Auburn's Tony Barbee missed a chance to get his first win in Tuscaloosa and his first sweep of Alabama. Instead his record in the rivalry dropped to 2-6, but after losing his first four games to the Tide, he's split the last four.
Can progress be measured in slow and painful baby steps? With one week left in the regular season, Auburn still has a shot at its first winning season under Barbee at 13-14 overall.
Alabama's Anthony Grant avoided the dreaded sweep and improved his record against Auburn to 7-3. Given the Tide's historical upper hand in the roundball version of the rivalry, staying on top in the state would seem to be one of the basic requirements of the Alabama job that Grant has fulfilled.
Don't get too carried away. Winning a home game against a mediocre Auburn team in a battle for 11th place in the SEC isn't exactly grounds for a contract extension, but something positive happened Saturday for Grant and his supporters.
If you were an Alabama fan, booster or administrator trying to make a case that Grant's fifth season as head coach is an aberration and that better days are ahead, it would be hard to find better evidence than the first half.
Trevor Releford, the best player on the worst Alabama team of his four-year tenure, wasn't at his best, that thigh bruise still lingering. He scored just four points in the first 20 minutes, and that's not usually part of the formula that makes Alabama a much better team at home.
How did Releford's younger and more unreliable teammates respond? By stepping up and taking over.
The freshman big man, Jimmie Taylor, was a defensive force, swatting and altering shots as if channeling his inner Roy Rogers.
The freshman swingman, Shannon Hale, continued to flash his versatility on the offensive end of the floor, knocking down a spot-up 3-point shot and a step-back jumper to beat the shot clock like a wannabe Robert Horry.
The biggest revelation of all continued to be the junior Randolph. He was part of Grant's signature recruiting class, but he's spent much of his time in Tuscaloosa flashing more potential than he's fulfilled.
In the last three games of his third college season, he's done his best impression of a caterpillar shedding his cocoon and morphing into a butterfly. He scored a game-high 24 points against Auburn a week after pouring in a career-high 33 in a win over Missouri.
What do Taylor, Hale and Randolph all have in common? They all should be back next year.
The more they play like they did Saturday, the more they make the case that their coach should come back with them.


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Upon the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano, air travel was suspended and this greatly affected the spring Classics. Now, the ash cloud from April moved further south and forced airports in the northern part of Italy to temporarily close.
The Giro d'Italia riders are supposed to fly back to Italy at two chartered flights. After tomorrow's stage, the contenders will ride a bus to Ostend Belgium. From there, they will fly to Cuneo which is located in northern Italy. However, the operations for airports are still suspended in that area.
Should the ominous ash cloud continue to hover over northern Italy, the Giro's organizers would need to come up with a back-up plan as to the riders' travel options.
The possibility of a bus ride for the entire 22 teams with the Giro d'Italia supporting staff will surely interrupt the upcoming days planned ahead for the event. A change of the chartered flights to an airport located closer to where the stage will begin can cut the bus ride's duration. Although there was no talk of cancellation of the 32.5 kilometer team trial which is scheduled on Wednesday among the race organizers, this could be considered as the last alternative.
Once it is decided that the race will travel by bus on the ride to Italy, all the teams shall travel on the same vehicle to avoid disparity and out of fairness. The convenience of both the smaller teams, who could not afford expensive, posh team buses unlike larger teams, should also be considered.


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Virginity Isn't Our Holy Grail
Jen Pollock Michel, Christianity Today
With all the emphasis on virginity as virtue's Holy Grail, if a Christian woman isn't a virgin when she marries, she's made to feel that she has somehow disqualified herself from God's greatest blessings and callings.
That's how Sarah Bessey explains the unfortunate subtext of much of the purity speak that is happening in our churches in her recent post "I Am Damaged Goods."
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Born on Oct. 17, 1986 to Rodney and Colleen (Carney) Toepfer in Aurora, Colo. Graduated from North Kitsap High School. Loved being around her nieces, nephew and family. Enjoyed making jewelry and pottery, and going to the beach, swimming, exploring the outdoors, listening to music. Had a passion for animals, especially horses.
Survived by her parents, Rodney and Colleen of Kingston; sister, Tiffany White of Kingston; maternal grandparents, Larry and Betty Carney; paternal grandparents William and Debra Toepfer, and Mary and Leonard Benjamin; nieces, Evelyn and Isabella; nephew, Isaiah; close friend, Vanessa Cheevers.
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West Ham United goalkeeper Stephen Henderson has linked up with Sky Bet Championship side AFC Bournemouth on a three-month loan deal.
The 25-year-old stopper joins up with Hammers team-mate Jack Collison on loan at the Goldsands Stadium after he made his debut for the club in a 2-1 defeat at Leeds United earlier this week.
Henderson, who was on the bench for the Hammers' two Capital One Cup ties so far this season, played 24 Championship games whilst on a similar loan spell at Ipswich Town last season and will now look to add to that tally with the Cherries.
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Haz-mat crews called to Milliken plant; Employees evacuated
Fire crews were called to a Milliken plant and employees were evacuated in north Spartanburg County Friday morning.
According to Richard Dillard, director of public affairs at Milliken's corporate headquarters in Spartanburg, the emergency was caused by a power failure at the Campton Road facility off Highway 176.
The outage caused a safety release system to kick in, which caused a release of water vapor in the building, according to Dillard.
The plant was evacuated as precaution, Dillard said. The evacuation stopped manufacturing operations for nearly an hour, Dillard said.
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Ormet Workers' Health Care at an End Today
CLARINGTON – Frank McCaslin and Pete Gray are among hundreds of laid off Ormet Corp. workers concerned about losing their health care coverage – and worried about what they are going to do if the aluminum plant never reopens.
Three weeks after Ormet President and CEO Mike Tanchuk announced the company would cease operations because of American Electric Power bills he said were too high, displaced workers are now losing their company-paid health care benefits. This angers McCaslin and Gray, who have served Ormet for 37 and 36 years, respectively.
"Where is (Gov. John) Kasich? There are a lot families hurting down here," Gray said Thursday at the United Steelworkers' hall in Clarington. "There is plenty of blame to go around, but why aren't we getting more help? He talks about how he is a 'jobs governor.' We aren't seeing it."
Rob Nichols, press secretary for Kasich, said, "We are aware of it, and are exploring all possible options to help," regarding the displaced employees losing their health care.
Emphasizing the company faced high electric bills coupled with low aluminum prices, Ormet filed for bankruptcy in February. The company later announced a planned $221 million sale to Minnesota-based Wayzata, but officials said this transaction required convincing the PUCO to allow Ormet to have lower AEP bills.
On Oct. 2, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's decided to lower Ormet's AEP costs from $60 to $50 per megawatt-hour, rather than down to $45.89 per megawatt-hour as Ormet requested. Two days later, Tanchuk announced the company would cease all operations, leaving McCaslin, Gray and several hundred others wondering what the future holds.
Saying he did not believe he was cut out to be a "Wal-Mart greeter," Gray said working in the heart of Ormet's industrial site is the only job he really knows.
"Where are we supposed to go? What are we supposed to do?" he wondered.
"Really, my only option now is to retire. And even then, we are not sure what is going to happen with our insurance," McCaslin added.
Kasich understands workers are angry about losing their jobs, Nichols said, and the administration is working to help displaced employees get back on their feet. Nichols said state officials are assisting the Monroe County Department of Job and Family Services in Woodsfield, while holding frequent conference calls with the agency; meeting with Switzerland of Ohio Local Schools leaders to see how they can help; and sending a state Fire Marshal representative to meet with local emergency officials.
At the Monroe County JFS office in Woodsfield, laid off Ormet employees covered under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice can receive new job training. For example, the agency can pay for someone to train to receive a commercial driver's license to become a truck driver, or pay for someone to become a certified welder. Call the agency at 740-472-1602 for more information.
There will also be 1-hour sessions to provide laid off Ormet workers information about opportunities from trade schools, colleges and potential new employers at 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday at the USW hall in Clarington. A similar session for salaried employees is set for 9 a.m. Monday at the Clarington fire hall.
Each session is designed to cover everything that a displaced worker needs to know regarding job training and opportunities. The information covered includes resume writing and other job searching techniques.
Displaced workers seeking unemployment compensation should call 877-644-6562, or go to unemployment.ohio.gov.


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The Times is giving away five top movie scripts this week. As we launch our Film School, Sir Tom Stoppard reveals the secrets of writing an award-winning screenplay
Sir Tom Stoppard, 70, is an award-winning screenwriter and playwright. He won an Oscar and Golden Globe, and was nominated for a Bafta for co-writing Shakespeare in Love (1998). His play The Coast of Utopia won a Tony in 2007 and critics hailed his play Rock'n'Roll in 2006. He was appointed CBE in 1978 and knighted in 1997. Other screenplays include Empire of the Sun (1987) and Enigma (2001).
The producer Edward Zwick already had a script for Shakespeare in Love from Marc Norman. Universal asked me to look at it and see if I could do something with it.


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Up in Darien. The only thing newsworthy about this story is the revelation that our state police and the Department of Homeland Security joined the local cops in rousting a couple of whores and their pimps. The Homeland Security bureaucracy should never have been created in the first place and should be abolished in its entirety now, but it's informative to see just how exactly it's wasting its employees' time and our money. And shouldn't state troopers be out on the highway looking for speeders? Dumb.
On the other hand, here's what cops should be doing: home invaders captured. These are the guys who hit a Round Hill Road residence, among others, and I've read that burglars willing to storm inside a house when its owners are present are the most dangerous of their type. Makes sense to me. Greenwich police were part of the investigation that included the FBI and other forces because of the multi-jurisdictional reach of this gang. Good for the cops. Darien police presumably couldn't participate because they were busy conducting round-the-clock surveillance of that Korean pud-tugging place in their own town.


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Jewish Family Service is sponsoring a support group for girls ages 8 to 12 beginning today. The program is called "Girl Power" and its aim is to help girls learn the skills needed to handle peer pressure and bullying, increase self-confidence and feelings of self-worth, and create positive friendships.
The program will be held at the Jewish Family Service office, 3330 West Esplanade Avenue, Suite 600, Metairie, every Wednesday through Dec. 7 from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
The group will not meet on Nov. 23.
The program also will provide participants with strategies on how to communicate feelings, make positive choices, and cope with stress and anxiety.
To register and for more information, call Rachel Lazarus at 504.831.8475.


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Ally Mastroianni scored six goals and assisted on two others for Bridgewater-Raritan in a 10-6 victory over Pingry in Martinsville.
Hannah Hollingsworth had two goals and three assists for Bridgewater-Raritan, while Arielle Weismann made eight saves. Lexi Chang led the way for Pingry with three goals and Jenny Wilkens made 15 saves.


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Was just prompted to upgrade my Firefox to 23.0 and, as usual, was asked if I wanted to "import" anything from INTERNET EXPLORER. I said NO - I don't want those settings brought into Firefox.
I expected, however, that the upgrade WOULD bring over my customizations from my previous version of Firefox -- but it didn't! No bookmarks preserved, my window (I HATE TABS!) settings are gone, my privacy settings wiped out -- I have to rebuild my environment to move from one version of FF to another?
Why do you ask me about IE, but not about Firefox? And - now - are all those customizations lost?
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the-edmeister 3 years ago
An actual "update" shouldn't trigger the "import from another browser" dialog. That sounds like a fresh installation.
Could explain exactly what steps you performed to do that "upgrade"?
And which version of Firefox you were running previously?
cor-el 3 years ago
Firefox will only start the import wizard to import data from IE if the profiles.ini in missing or otherwise not accessible.
The usual cause of such issues is security software that is either protecting files against changes or otherwise interfering.
Under normal condition you should notice anything and especially would have dataloss.
You can check if there are still profile folders present in the usual location and if found use the Profile Manager to register the previously used profiles.
In Windows 7, you can find the profiles in this location:
- C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>\
The "Application Data" folder in XP/Win2K and the "AppData" folder in Windows Vista and Windows 7 and later versions are hidden folders.
If you find old profiles that aren't showing in the Profile Manager then you can use the Profile Manager to create a new profile and click the "Choose Folder" button to choose the location of an existing profile as the location of the new profile.
Firefox will recognize and use that folder and you will have access to all personal data (bookmarks) that is stored there.
Cara_M 3 years ago
I started Firefox, and was prompted to install a new version. It looked a little different than the usual 'there is an upgrade available' type of message, but I had no reason to believe that it wasn't an upgrade.
I don't know what version I'd run before; it's gone!
I see only ONE profile, so I'm assuming that my previous is gone. HOWEVER, I do see indications of my old bookmarks in C:\Users\me\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\edqkxw1t.default\bookmarkbackups\bookmarks-2013-08-13.json
Does that mean that that IS my old profile?
cor-el 3 years ago
Yes, that looks like your Firefox profile folder.
Do you have a profiles.ini file in C:\Users\me\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\
If this file is there then can you list its content?
Note that Windows may be hiding the .ini file extension, so you may only see a profiles file in addition of the Profiles folder that stores the profile folder.
johnafirth 3 years ago
Same thing's just happened to me. I updated yesterday, so it was up to date. I open Firefox a few minute ago and it asks me to import stuff. I say no, only to find I appear to have a fresh installation, and all my bookmarks and extensions are gone. Not impressed in the slightest.
cor-el 3 years ago
You get the import wizard when the profiles.ini is missing.
Do you still have profile folders?
- C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>\
The "Application Data" folder in XP/Win2K and the "AppData" folder in Windows Vista and Windows 7 and later versions are hidden folders.
johnafirth 3 years ago
The only profiles.ini I have was created yesterday evening. Anything that was there prior is now gone, barring a cfg file called cshelper (in my profile folder) that was created July 17th. I'm lost as to what happened. Very odd.


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Two men accused of plotting to rob and murder pop singer Joss Stone may have been motivated by her connections with the royal family, a court hears.
The suspects, Junior Bradshaw and Kevin Liverpool, are accused of plotting to kill the star in June 2011. The pair were arrested near her home in Devon after suspicious neighbours reported them to the police.
Bradshaw and Liverpool, who the court heard had driven from their homes in Liverpool, were found with a samurai sword, knives, a hammer, black bags and gloves, prosecutor Simon Morgan QC told Exeter Crown Court.
It is alleged they were part of a gang - the other members of which have not been traced.
Royal connections
Mr Morgan said the suspects may have been motivated by money, but also said a series of handwritten notes found in the suspects' car indicated that the pair disapproved of Stone being invited to Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding in 2011.
He said: "Joss Stone associates with members of the royal family. Her concerts have been attended by members of that family and she was invited to the royal wedding at the very end of April that year. Hence, the crown say, she was a target."
Morgan told the jury one note read: "The Queen - she-devil. But she likes Joss Stone. Invited to Will's wedding by Queen. Where's the sense in that?"
The notes also made reference to decapitating the singer, with one reading "Jocelyn RIP" and a further note saying: "Once Jocelyn's dead... find a river to dump her," the jury heard.
Ms Stone, real name Jocelyn Stoker, told the court she had never been worried about security at her Devon home, and friends and family had come and gone as they pleased.
"I had an alarm but I did not really turn it on very much," she said. "I didn't really have a lock on my door... But I do now."
She also told the court that she had been at home on the day in question, but only heard of the arrest when police contacted her later that day.
"Apart from someone coming around to say someone is trying to kill me, it was a really nice day," she told the court. "I've lived in Devon for a long time and nobody really shuts their door."
Bradshaw, 32, and Liverpol, 35, had been on at least one fact-finding mission to then area in the weeks leading up to 13 June 2011, the court heard.
They had also allegedly prepared to find Ms Stone, 25, by watching an episode of of the MTV Cribs series she had featured in, and by printing out Google maps of the area.
However, despite the maps, the pair got lost on the way to the area she lived in, Mr Morgan said. They allegedly asked for directions from a postman, Alex Greening, and showed him a map with hand-written notes and a photograph of the singer. Mr Greening told the men he did not know where she lived.
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A search of the pair's home in St Stephen's Close, Longsight, Manchester, also recovered a self-cocking crossbow and a BB gun, the court heard,
"This case is about a decision by a group of individuals, of which these defendants are two, to rob and kill Joss Stone," Mr Morgan said.
"That is not a phrase I have plucked from the air. It is used in documents written by Mr Liverpool during the planning stages of this plot. We don't know who the others are but that does not matter.
"Your job will be to determine whether you think these two are part of a plot."
Bradshaw and Liverpool are accused of conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm, and conspiracy to rob. Both men deny all charges.
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Tharinger opponent is new to Sequim
by AMANDA WINTERS
Sequim Gazette
Other than sharing a first name and zip code, the two candidates running for state representative for the 24th Legislative District are quite different.
Steve Tharinger, the Democrat incumbent, faces political newcomer Steve Gale, a Republican, in the race to serve in the Washington State House of Representatives.
Tharinger was elected to the state house in 2010, replacing retiring Rep. Lynn Kessler, D-Hoquiam. He is seeking another two-year term.
A 'concerned citizen'
Gale, an operations manager for industrial gas company Praxair Inc., moved to Sequim from Bothell with his wife and three daughters in January. He said he's wanted to move to the area since the 1990's but the timing wasn't right until now.
His interest in running for office comes from his concern about the state budget and what he views as government infringing on people's rights.
"It seems government has been on an agenda to over-regulate and usurp rights from people," he said, using the state Department of Ecology's proposed water rule as an example.
A self-described "concerned citizen," he disagrees with what he believes are restrictions upon peaceful enjoyment and development of property.
"I think we need to focus our efforts on where there is value added to government and not just create more bureaucracy and higher overhead," he said.
Since he's new to the area and not active in any local groups, Gale said he would work to get to know people and strive to support economic development within the district, specifically in the areas of manufacturing and tourism.
Gale said after working for many years in a heavily regulated industry he is familiar with government code and the process of interpreting and applying it.
Seeking round two
Tharinger, who served as a Clallam County commissioner for three terms, said when he campaigned for state office in 2010 he talked a lot about improving the state's capital budget and investing in state infrastructure.
Securing funding for a proposed wastewater treatment system in Carlsborg and other water projects in Clallam County was a big win, he said.
During the last year, he helped secure funding for a library in Port Townsend and a fish hatchery improvement project, he said.
"Those investments will help create jobs now and help our fish populations and tourism in the future," he said.
As vice chair of the local government committee, he helped eliminate some redundant processes within government, he said.
When $27 million was needed for critical access hospitals, including in Forks and Jefferson County, he and fellow legislators were able to come up with full funding, he said.
If re-elected, Tharinger said he wants to continue focusing on timber, fishing and water quality issues but also work to move to a stronger, outcome-based healthcare system and re-examine the state's revenue structure.
"It's not new taxes or increased taxes but a more fair tax structure," he said.
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Tell Albany: It's Time to Raise New York's Minimum Wage
At $7.25 per hour, New York's minimum wage remains decades out of date. A full-time minimum wage earner in New York brings home just $15,080 per year -- not nearly enough to make ends meet given the state's high cost of living.
19 state across the U.S. have raised their minimum wage above New York's. With low-wage occupations dominating job growth in the post-recession recovery, New York cannot afford to leave it's minimum wage stuck at $7.25 per hour.
Over 30,000 New Yorkers have now spoken out, urging Governor Cuomo and Albany lawmakers to do everything in their power to raise New York's minimum wage.
- 20,214 residents of New York have added their names to the following petition, addressed to Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature: "As New York State residents, we strongly urge you to act immediately and do everything in your power to raise New York State's minimum wage and index it to keep pace with inflation. [Signature List Here]
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Body Size and Division of Labor Based on Body Size
The seed-harvesting ant Vermomessor pergandei (now Messor pergandei) is a harvesting ant common in the deserts of southern California, Arizona, Baja California, and Sonoran Mexico (Creighton 1953). It displays a high degree of worker size variation, having a body length size range from 3.5mm to 8.4mm. The variation in size is described as monophasic allometry (allometric relationships with single slope, Rissing 1987).
Published morphological data on this species has used head width (Rissing and Pollock 1984, Waser 1998), mandible length (Davidson 1978) and body mass (Feener and Lighton 1991, Lighton et al. 1994). The motivation for using these measures stems from their ecology as seed-harvesting ants, inferring head width and mandible length play an important role in determining seed size harvested.
Evidence suggests variability of mandible size (correlated to body size) decreases as competition increases (Davdison 1978). However in this species seed size and worker body size is not 'size-matched', in that larger workers do not necessarily carry the largest seeds as foraging theory predicts (Rissing and Pollock 1984, Waser 1998). Although there is some evidence there is task-matching of seed size and worker size over short term periods (hours or days, Waser 1998).
Published Body Size Measurements:
Body length 3.5-8.4mm (Davidson 1978)
Head width 0.8-1.88mm (Rissing and Pollock 1984, Rissing 1987)
Mandible length 0.5-1.05mm (Davidson 1978).
Dry body mass of 0.12-3.25mg (Feener and Lighton 1991)
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At the Jan. 24, 2013, Wilsonville City Council meeting, the City Council voted 4-0 on first reading to adopt Ordinance No. 713, which amends the City Traffic Code to allow for overnight RV parking for late-night arrivals to unload the next day. Councilor Goddard was excused from the meeting.
With the amendment, the code now reads that no motor truck with a gross vehicle weight of more than 8,000 pounds, truck trailer, motor bus, or recreational vehicle shall be parked on a street between the hours of 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. of the following day in front of or adjacent to a residence, motel, apartment, hotel or other sleeping accommodation, except:
(a) as may otherwise be specifically adopted by action of the City Council, or
(b) to accommodate the loading/unloading of property belonging to the occupants of or performing a service on the adjacent residence.
The City Council voted 4-0 on Resolution No. 2385 to approve Addendum No. 4 to the development agreement among the City of Wilsonville, the Urban Renewal Agency, Polygon Northwest and area land-owners that provides for the necessary infrastructure to develop a residential subdivision phase in the eastern district of Villebois. The amendment modifies the development agreement to remove Matrix Development Corp., which is no longer involved in this particular subdivision, and substitutes Polygon Northwest as the developer.
City Council liaison assignments to various City boards and commissions, scheduled for action at this meeting, was postponed in order provide additional time for developing assignments.
During the Communications portion of the meeting, the City Council recognized staff of Clackamas Community College Wilsonville Training Center, Portland General Electric and PacifiCorp for allowing Community Center staff to use the College's facility for serving lunches during the recent Center kitchen remodel and expansion project. The City Council also thanked and recognized Wilsonville Community Seniors, Inc. for donating $10,000 toward the design phase of the kitchen improvement project.
During the worksession, Mark Ottenad, Public/Government Affairs Director, presented information and asked for direction from City Council on a draft 2013 state legislative agenda. Finance Director Joanne Ossanna presented the Annual Urban Renewal Report for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2012, which includes a financial recap of the preceding year, budget for the current fiscal year and an analysis of the impact of carrying out urban renewal plans on the tax rate for each of the overlapping governmental units within the urban renewal districts.


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As the state Legislature plows into its fall agenda, single-issue advocates are likely to be frustrated. Why? Because the governor has no interest in hot-button issues.
In a recent interview with Gongwer News Service, Gov. Rick Snyder was asked about several special-interest issues likely to come up for debate this fall.
There are at least four bills in the House and Senate that would put a ban on partial-birth abortion into state law.
There are also bills requiring universities to report any embryonic stem-cell research.
And, there are bills in both chambers that would eliminate gun-free zones.
For those who elected the governor to office with expectations of getting action on these fronts, there is bound to be disappointment. Snyder's response on each of these issues boils down to the same thing: "We are going to stay focused on our priorities," — namely, jobs and kids.
If by that answer Snyder is suggesting the Legislature cannot multi-task, he is wrong. That is why we elect people to the Legislature — to deal with a broad array of issues that are of interest to the public.
Some might conclude that the governor is simply opting to avoid controversy. But we doubt that's the case, for this is a governor who has gone head-to-head with seniors on the pension tax.
No, it appears Snyder has a different strategy in mind: focus and priority. Those likely reflect his years in the business world.
He knows that each of these hot-button issues — abortion, gun rights, embryonic stem-cell research — would sap him and legislative leaders of precious political energy. He prefers to expend that energy on the state's most urgent problems.
Those issues, Snyder believes, are economic and educational. How can Michigan replace hundreds of thousands of lost jobs and provide a livelihood for the thousands of people who remain unemployed? And what can the state do to prepare young people for those new jobs?
Lawmakers, in proposing bills on hot-button issues, are merely reflecting what constituents want. Yet we applaud the governor for a leadership strategy that focuses on the top priorities.
Snyder is still in his first year of office. Michigan remains in a crucial struggle to regain economic health. When the ship of state is adrift in dangerous waters, it makes no sense to be arguing fore and 'aft about issues such as gun rights and abortion.


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Houston Astros pitcher Erik Bedard had a no-hitter going in Saturday evening's game against the Seattle Mariners, but with one out in the seventh inning, manager Bo Porter decided to relieve him of his duties.
UPDATE: Saturday, July 20, at 10:17 p.m. ET by Ian Hanford
The Astros lost to the Mariners 4-2, giving up one run and one hit from the bullpen after Bedard was pulled from the game.
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It would have been a unique no-hitter had Bedard been able to maintain it. Seattle knotted the game at 2-2 in the Astros' Minute Maid Park thanks to two unearned runs plated in the sixth.
The numbers got even more bizarre upon Bedard's exit.
Even though Bedard got Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager to pop out at the top of the inning, he walked his fifth batter of the game thereafter. The switch was then made to reliever Jose Cisnero.
The team's Twitter page noted that Bedard had registered a relatively high pitch count of 109 when he was pulled:
In the pitcher's defense, a big reason he threw so much was due to some of the brilliance he was flashing. The southpaw struck out 10 batters and pitched his way out of some difficult spots.
Bedard, did not allow a hit in his 6.1 IP. Was at 109 pitches when relieved.— Houston Astros (@astros) July 21, 2013
As if things couldn't get much worse for Houston—which sported the worst record in Major League Baseball at 33-62 entering the game—Cisnero was lit up for a two-run double by Michael Saunders, per Greg Johns of MLB.com:
Johns points out that Bedard was charged for the third run, which was earned, since he walked the eventual go-ahead run yielded by Cisnero:
Michael Saunders ends Astros' no-hit bid with two-run double to CF with two out in 7th off reliever Jose Cisnero. M's lead 4-2.— Greg Johns (@GregJohnsMLB) July 21, 2013
Porter's decision backfired, and the opportunity for a no-no went out the window for Bedard. While he and Houston wonder what could have been, Bedard ended up tagged with the team's latest loss.
Go-ahead run belongs to Bedard, who now is in line as losing pitcher with 3 runs allowed on night he didn't allow hit in 6 1/3.— Greg Johns (@GregJohnsMLB) July 21, 2013
Nevertheless, Bedard's game was certainly historic, which ESPN Stats & Info contextualized nicely:
He had lost his previous three decisions and was 3-6 in 2013 with a 4.61 ERA before Saturday's extraordinary effort.
Erik Bedard: 2nd pitcher in Live Ball Era to yield 3 + runs, allowing no hits in 6+ IP. Other was Andy Hawkins, 1990 Yankees at WhiteSox— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 21, 2013


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Trip Start Jan 20, 2004
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Eager to make up some of the time we had lost, we headed north-west across the plains and covered 750 km in one day. Although expecting more of the brown, dry pampa dominating the southern landscape, we were pleasantly surprised to note extensive areas of very productive agriculture for the first few hours. Winter wheat, corn and soybeans at various stages of growth, were interspersed with large sugarcane estates
Bypassing Santiago del Estero, we continued on to Termas de R�o Hondo for the night. Why anyone in their right mind would search out hot springs when the temperatures were soaring is anybody's guess. However, even the most basic accommodations in this small town that is located on fourteen thermal layers, offer hot mineral baths, so we enjoyed our evening happy hour relaxing in the lukewarm pool at our campsite. Still being out-of-season for Argentineans, we often find ourselves being the only visitors at the various campsites - well, on week nights that is!!
Next day brought even more contrasts - the hot, humid air gradually gave way to a drier, more comfortable climate, and the hazy outline of the Andean foothills in the distance brought smiles to our faces. The precipitous, winding climb through lush, subtropical forest to Taf� del Valle at over 6,500 ft was rather spectacular
Having already visited numerous Argentinean wineries, we might have been excused from yet another tour. However, the Cafayate area with its hot, dry and sunny climate, is famous for its "Torrentes" white wine - something that we really looked forward to experiencing in the stifling heat of the day. While sampling a chilled local specialty at the Bodega La Banda, we met Jason and Claudia - a young couple from Sydney, Australia, travelling for a month or so in Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. Within minutes, we had established an easy rapport, and thus spent part of the next two days enjoying their company and swapping travel stories. A medical doctor, Claudia had recently been working in Guatemala and Panama before joining Jason, an engineer who flits around the world managing the installation of dairy processing equipment in many different countries.
Next day we invited Jason & Claudia to join us for an afternoon of exploring the Quebrada de Cafayate
As for DC3 - well, she's running beautifully on the long runs, but has again started cutting out and idling erratically at low speed. Perhaps we'll have to replace the Idle Control Valve and/or Control Unit after all - but here's hoping the problem will correct itself in due course, as it has done several times before.


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Fall and Spring Break Networking Trips
Each fall and spring break, the MJ-school takes up to 20 students to a major U.S. city for a unique networking experience.
Students meet individually with alumni working in their chosen fields over a 2-day period, and are exposed to the school's vast network at an alumni and friends reception.
The trip gives students an opportunity to learn from alumni and make connections in the field that can help them secure internships and jobs in the future.
Important details for students:
- Please note that participants WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS TO AND FROM DESTINATION.
- The hotel will be in the heart of the city, so appointments should be easily accessible via walking or public transportation. Details on the hotel will be provided at the information session. Rooms are double occupancy. Co-ed rooms are not permitted.
- Your appointment itineraries will be given to you at least a week before the trip, but keep in mind appointments may change up to the day of the trip. We will provide contact information for all of your appointments. We require you to touch base with all the alumni/friends you are scheduled to see. Introduce yourself by e-mail or phone. Make sure you have clear directions to each office and that you know where to check in once you get to the offices.
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WILLIAMSTOWN -- The Williams College football team will open the 2014 season in its new stadium. The facility will also have a new name.
The new football and lacrosse facility will be named Farley-Lamb Field for former football coach Dick Farley and lacrosse coach Renzie Lamb.
"I am flattered and humble," said Lamb, "and I am really pleased to be behind the hyphen. It's Farley, hyphen, Lamb field."
Farley was the head football coach at Williams from 1987-2003 and has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Lamb was the head lacrosse coach at Williams from 1968-2003, and was a football assistant during the same time. He was on Farley's staff and they were assistants together under the late Bob Odell.
"It's a great honor," said Farley. "It's longevitiy, I think. It's a pleasure to share the name with Renzie."
The project began once the 2013 football season ended. The football field should be ready for the home opener in September. It will be officially dedicated on Saturday, Oct. 11, when Middlebury visits.
"Things are good. It's on schedule," Williams football coach Aaron Kelton said. "Hopefully on Aug. 29, we'll have the keys and be able to use it full time. That'll be great."
In addition to a new artificial turf field for football and lacrosse, there will be a new field for the sport of field hockey and the track will run around that.
"They are two wonderful coaches that have given our students some extradorinary experiences over long careers," said Williams president Adam Falk. "What we honor at Williams, more than anything else, is the impact our coaches have on student-athletes. To name a field after two extraordinary coaches like that captures everything that the college is all about."
Both coaches have outstanding resumes.
Farley was an assistant at Williams from 1972-86, and took over for Odell in 1987. After going 4-4 in his first season. Farley led the Ephs to their first perfect 8-0 season in 1989 and five in all. He coached Williams to a sixth unbeaten season, going 7-0-1 in 1995. His record was 114-19-3.
During his tenure at Williams, Farley coached such All-Americans as Bobby Walker and Ethan Brooks. Brooks went on to play nine years in the National Football League. Farley also coached current Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson at Williams.
Two of Farley's former players are Division I assistant coaches. Mike Bajakian is the offensive coordinator at Tennessee, while Sean Gleeson is the running backs coach at Princeton.
Lamb was an assistant football coach and head lacrosse coach from 1968-2003. As the lacrosse coach, Lamb led the Ephs to nine consecutive ECAC tournaments. There were no NESCAC tourneys then.
Under Lamb, Williams twice won the New England Division II-III championship (1973, 1979), and the Ephs also won the Division III title in 1994.
Thirty different Williams players earned All-America honors, and Lamb finished with a record of 260-183-2.
Farley and Lamb will join the ranks of Carl Samuelsson, Robert Muir, John Chandler, andTony Plansky -- all of who have had athletic facilities named for them.
"When I first came here, I got to meet the Muirs, the Planskys, the Coombses and the Shaws and everybody else," Farley said. "I knew as a youngster, they had been here for quite a long period of time.
"I never thought in a million years that I'd stay as long as I did. I enjoyed, quite, frankly, the two-sport experience. I enjoyed football and track and it was a great place to raise a family.
"I have no regrets."


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It's not months until the official 2013 NFL mock draft but that doesn't mean it's too early to start mocking which players will go to which teams.
Unlike previous seasons, there is no clear-cut number one pick. There was no "Suck for Luck" campaign. The quarterback class is one of the weakest in recent years, with the first 10 picks likely to contain a steady supply of offensive and defensive linemen.
The NFL Scouting Combine will undoubtedly affect the stocks of any player looking to get drafted. It will vault some athletes into the discussion for the top 10 while simultaneously dropping others out of the first round.
It's still early but here's a look at how the NFL draft may go down come April.


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ST. ANN, P.E.I. ŌĆō An Island man with 10 previous convictions for impaired driving is facing more charges of being drunk behind the wheel.
In the early evening of Nov. 21, Queens District RCMP responded to a single vehicle reported in the ditch off Myers Road, New Glasgow.
The local fire department arrived on scene first and located a 70-year-old male attempting to move his car from the ditch. The vehicle was stuck and the driver was unable to move it.
A volunteer firefighter who attended the scene removed the keys from the vehicle at which time the driver fled the scene. RCMP arrived and located the driver a short distance away from the vehicle in a wooded area.
The man was taken into custody for impaired driving and refused to provide a sample of his breath. The driver, a 70-year-old from Pleasant Valley has been charged with impaired driving and failure to provide breath samples.
He was released from custody the following day and will appear in Charlottetown provincial court on Jan. 14, 2013.
Shortly before 1 p.m., Thursday, members of Queens District RCMP and Charlottetown Police Service responded to a complaint of an impaired driver operating an 18-wheeler truck en route from Rollo Bay, heading west.
The vehicle was intercepted on the arterial highway and the 65-year-old male driver was arrested for impaired driving.
The driver failed the breath analysis test administered to him with a reading significantly in excess of the legal limit.
The man charged was released from custody to appear in Charlottetown provincial court on Jan. 14, 2013.


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Wear A T-Shirt, Get Interviewed by the Secret Service
Appleton official ejected from Bush event
By Ed Lowe
Post-Crescent/July 18, 2004
APPLETON Outagamie County Supv. Jayson Nelson might be new to politics, but he already can attest to the price of freedom of speech.
Nelson, who joined the County Board this year, said he got bounced from the VIP list for President Bush's speech Wednesday at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon because of inappropriate attire.
Nelson attended a John Kerry for President rally in Fond du Lac earlier in the day before taking his spot in line outside the Bush campaign venue. The event was part of a daylong Bush campaign bus tour through eastern Wisconsin, including the Fox Cities.
Nelson said he was ejected after being caught sporting a T-shirt endorsing the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, though he said it was fully hidden beneath a heavy cotton button-down shirt.
I have no idea how they knew I was wearing it, he said Friday.
Whether betrayed by a Republican informant or by a dash of Kerry green above the buttons, Nelson found himself plucked from the line and ordered to shed his outer shirt.
I don't know if it was because of the way I was dressed, he said. I work construction so I wasn't as dressed up like some of the other people.
Once exposed, the female election worker who singled Nelson out snatched the VIP ticket from his hand and called for police, he said.
Look at his shirt! Look at his shirt! Nelson recalled the woman telling the Ashwaubenon Public Safety officer who answered the call.
Nelson said the officer told him, You gotta go, and sternly directed him to a Secret Service contingent that spent seven or eight minutes checking him over before ejecting him from the property.
Nelson, who characterizes himself as a Democrat but not a card-carrying one, emerged from the experience disgusted and confused.
I kept asking, did I do something illegal? I was told no (by the Secret Service agents), but that they'd do the same thing at a Kerry rally.
Nelson said he sought to attend the speech because he wanted to hear what (Bush) had to say, not to make a political statement. Still, he didn't discount the possibility that the T-shirt might have gotten exposure inside the center.
Nelson got the ticket through his own political ties a number were made available to interested members of the County Board.
Lt. Dave Mather of the Ashwaubenon Public Safety Department said he wasn't familiar with Nelson's experience or the legal justification for his removal.
I really don't have any idea, and I'd be guessing if I said so, Mather said.
A department release said no large-scale incidents were reported during the president's visit to the village. Ashwaubenon police ticketed a pair of men for disorderly conduct, one for allegedly throwing a water bottle at a passing bus in the presidential motorcade and another for making a lewd gesture to the pro-Bush crowd.
Nelson's ejection wasn't mentioned in the release.
I was told that no law was broken, Nelson said, but I was nearly treated like a criminal for the terrible crime of wearing a T-shirt.
Ed Lowe can be reached at 920-993-1000, ext. 293, or by e-mail at email@example.com


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HOME—US Scouting—Eagle Scout Requirements since 1911
Eagle Scout is just about the most significant accomplishment an American boy can do. The award has value in adult society because of the example and success of past Eagles in adult life. Since the first Eagle in 1912, more than 2 million boys (and men) have earned Eagle Scout.
Here are the requirements for the BSA's highest rank since its creation in 1911. By my count, there have been about 12 different sets of requirements, though changes were sometimes minimal, and BSA has been fiddling with the requirements regularly in recent years. A boy could begin his advancement toward Eagle when he became a Scout (age 12 until 1949, age 11 until 1972, about age 10-1/2 since). Until 1952, adult men could also earn Eagle; since then the opportunity to earn the award stops at age 18. Note that neither leadership nor service were required until almost 50 years after Scouting's founding.
Of the original 1911 requirements, Eagle Scouts today still have to earn First Class, and still have to earn a total of 21 merit badges. Of the original Eagle required list of 11 badges from 1914, today's Eagles must still earn Camping, Cooking (as of 1/1/2014), and First Aid (and today's Personal Fitness is a direct successor to Personal Health). Lifesaving is still on the Eagle list, but is optional.
The BSA comes into existence. For the first few months, the highest rank is First Class.
The BSA adds three higher ranks for earning merit badges beyond First Class: Life, Star, and Eagle (Star was switched before Life in 1924, apparently because the five points of the Star could symbolize the five merit badges required for the rank). Neither Life nor Star is required for Eagle (a Scouting magazine article [May-June 2003] indicated that 8 of the first 9 Eagle Scouts [including the BSA's first Eagle] did not earn either Life or Star ranks).The 1911 Scout Handbook refers to Eagle Scout as "the highest scout merit badge" rather than a rank.
1912—Arthur Eldred becomes the first Eagle Scout.
[created an Eagle required list of 11 badges by adding 6 badges to the 5 formerly required for Life]
[made Physical Development optional along with Athletics; added Civics]
[required 1 year active service as First Class Scout]
[for the first time, required earning Star and Life ranks; added Safety]
In 1952, maximum age set at 18; before that there was no maximum age at which a boy or man could earn Eagle.
[now it gets complicated—a maze of merit badge options adding up to 16 required badges (from a list of 65 badge choices!) and 5 other badges; plus the first requirement to provide leadership and give service]
1965—500 000 Scouts have earned Eagle.
[eliminated the complex merit badge list and returned to a simple list of 11 required badges; required specific leadership and a community service project]
[alphabetized the required list of badges; Conservation of Natural Resources replaced Soil and Water Conservation]
[increased total badges required to 24, reflecting the new requirement to earn 5 merit badges for First Class; dropped Camping, Cooking, Nature; renamed/updated Conservation of Natural Resources as Environmental Science; added Citizenship in the World (formerly World Brotherhood), Communications, Personal Management (formerly Personal Finance), and optional Emergency Preparedness and Sports; made Swimming, Lifesaving, and Personal Fitness optional; for the first time, permitted a Scout to earn Eagle without knowing how to swim and without having any particular outdoor or camping experience; troop offices now referred to simply as a "position" rather than as "leadership"]
[reduced the Eagle total back to 21 merit badges; restored Camping to the required list]
1982—1 million Scouts have earned Eagle.
[made Personal Fitness mandatory for the first time since 1972; dropped Safety and Sports as Eagle badges; added Hiking and Cycling as optional Eagle badges]
2009—2 million Scouts have earned Eagle.
[very minor adjustments to Scout Spirit requirement (spelling out the requirement for references), to the "positions of responsibility" list (Venture patrol leader, webmaster, Leave No Trace instructor), and an expanded description of the service project process]
*—So is it 'Communication' or 'Communications' merit badge? BSA just can't decide. All the Scout Handbooks through the 12th Edition call it 'Communications'. But the annual Boy Scout Requirements book has been calling it 'Communication' since 2010, and the new 13th Edition of the Scout Handbook also calls it 'Communication'. So looks like 'Communication' wins.
What percentage of Scouts become Eagles?
Although 3% to 5% is often tossed around, since BSA records show there have been just over 2 million Eagles, and something over 100 million Scouts, that works out to less than 2% who earn Eagle.


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OREGON CITY -- Incumbents Christopher Storey and Carol Sturman will serve another term on the Oregon City School Board, according to partial returns from Tuesday night's special election.
In an interview last month, Sturman said one of her top priorities for staying on the board included seeing through the board's decision this year to appoint Larry Didway, the district's current human resources director, to replace outgoing Superintendent Roger Rada. Sturman has a daughter at Oregon City High School.
Christopher Storey, an attorney at the Clackamas County Counsel's Office, won about 55 percent of the vote in partial returns. Storey first joined the board in 2009 and said he is a strong advocate for extracurricular activities that will keep students in school.
Storey has three children at Beavercreek Elementary School and said one of his main goals will be avoiding cut school days, even if it means asking teachers for more concessions.
His opponent, 59-year-old Kelly Wigmore, had hoped to bring an educator's perspective to the table as a retiring Ogden Middle School teacher.


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I wonder if he has a sense of humor. He could greet one of the Dems sitting beside him with, "YOU LIke to take a seat now?
Perfect spot for that idiot.
^Grayson didn't call the president a liar. Get with it.
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The New York Giants
dismantled the Chicago Bears, 41-13 on Monday Night Football, in their second
preseason game. I have a feeling that the Chicago Bears are hoping that
they won't have to comeback to
MetLife New
Giants Stadium anytime soon, as it has been an absolute nightmare for them
in their first two visits.
Unfortunately, an impressive performance by Big Blue was overshadowed by the injuries that resulted in the loss of three defensive players for the season. The biggest loss was budding star cornerback, Terrell Thomas, who tore his ACL with just 22 seconds left in the first half. Reserve cornerback, Brian Witherspoon, who was having an impressive camp, tore his ACL on a punt return in the fourth quarter. Second round pick, defensive tackle Marvin Austin, suffered a torn pectoral muscle.
Obviously, the injury news is not good, but it is football and injuries are a part of the game. The Giants will have to move on and other players will have to step up. All is not lost, yet, and there were certainly a lot of encouraging signs in the game.
Without further ado, I present to you my "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" game review of the Giants' second preseason game. For a complete box score of the game go here.
The Good
Brandon Jacobs - For the last few weeks I have been trying to tell anybody who will listen to me that Jacobs is going to have a huge year. It seems like, at age 29, he finally has matured and "gets it". Instead of flipping out when the Giants asked him to re-work his contract, so that they could bring back Ahmad Bradshaw, he didn't cause a stir and worked with them to restructure it. He genuinely looks happy on the field and I think his big brother/little brother relationship with Bradshaw is a big part of it. He looked fantastic on Monday, rushing six times for 48 yards and a touchdown. On his 18 yard touchdown jaunt he juked Bears' safety, Major Wright, out of his pants. A revitalized, happy, healthy, and focused Jacobs would be a major asset to the Giants this season.
Mike Tirico - I'm not the biggest Tirico fan, but his "And somebody pick up Major Wright's jock" call on the Jacobs touchdown was pure gold.
Aaron Ross – Against the Bears, Ross looked like he did in his rookie season. He was finishing tackles, and for the most part, wasn't getting burned in coverage. With Thomas lost for the season, Ross has a gigantic opportunity to revitalize his career and prove to people he isn't a first round bust. Not to mention, it's also a contract year for Ross. Needless to say, a lot hinges on his performance this season, from the Giants' defense to his career.
David Baas - Baas was the only major splash the Giants made in free agency, and after a worrisome first game, he showed exactly why the Giants signed him to a five year, $27.5 million deal. His best block came when he completely leveled Bears' linebacker, Brian Iwuh, to open up a big hole on the right side that resulted in an 18 yard run by Brandon Jacobs. Hopefully, Baas continues to display blocks like that as he gains a better understanding of the Giants' offense.
Turnovers - After leading the league in turnovers last season, the Giants have now gone two consecutive games without one. That's one trend that I hope continues.
David Carr - Carr looked very sharp against the Bears, completing nine of eleven passes for 84 yards and two touchdowns. He also showed off his mobility on a nice seventeen yard scramble. Both of his touchdown passes were very impressive. On his second one to tight end, Daniel Coats, he put the ball on a rope down the seam off of play-action. The battle for the back-up quarterback position should be very interesting with Carr and Rosenfels both turning in solid performances in the first two games.
Devin Thomas - Thomas was given the opportunity to be the Giants' first string kick returner against the Bears and he ran with it, literally. He had three returns for 138 yards (46 avg) and a long of 73 yards. I don't see how he doesn't make the team if he can keep up that kind of production on returns.
Special Teams - Are we certain that it was really the Giants' special teams out there on Monday? The beleaguered group was outstanding. I have killed special teams coach, Tom Quinn, over and over again, but I have to give him, and the players, credit for making adjustments and playing well. I just hope this performance wasn't an anomaly.
Greg Jones - For Jones, one of the Giants' sixth round picks, to make the team he is going to have to contribute on special teams. Well, contribute is exactly what he did with a fantastic punt block. One minor criticism though, he really should have scored a touchdown on the play.
Rocky Bernard - Bernard was more active than I have ever seen him in a Giants' uniform. Bernard had five tackles and was disruptive in the middle. This was an especially good sign because he will be asked to fill an even bigger role with the loss of Marvin Austin for the year.
Matt Dodge and Steve Weatherford - Both punters continue to duel it out to become the Giants' punter. Dodge had two punts for 108 yards (54 avg, 63 long) and one downed inside the twenty. Weatherford had two punts for 99 yards (49.5 avg, 57 long) and one downed inside the twenty. Going into camp I thought Dodge would have absolutely no chance to beat out Weatherford, but he actually seems to have a slight lead in the competition. I know Giants' fans, myself included, have a hard time forgiving Dodge for the punt that should have went out of bounds, and his bad season overall, but maybe it's time we give him another shot. This competition should go down to the wire and I am very intrigued to see who wins it.
Victor Cruz - The
Domenik Hixon - Hixon, who has looked sharp in his return from ACL surgery that caused him to miss all of last season, had a quiet game, but did make an impressive touchdown catch. Like Cruz's 21 yard catch, Hixon went up and grabbed the ball and made sure he secured it all the way to the ground. The more I see from Hixon, the more I believe he will be the Giants' third wide receiver.
Da'Rel Scott - The diminutive, but speedy, seventh round runningback has had a slow start to camp and preseason. However, he showed off his game changing speed on a 97-yard touchdown run. Making the run even more impressive was the fact that he initially tripped and almost fell down, but was able to keep his balance and hit the hole hard. It was only one run, but it was very impressive.
Ike Ndukwe - I can't mention Da'Rel Scott's run and not give any credit to the man who made a fantastic block to spring him. The third year guard from Northwestern might not make the team, but you have to watch the block again as he cleared the path for Scott. After an initial stumble, he gathers himself, sees the Bears' safety coming down to plug the gap, and annihilates him. Just awesome, if you ask me.
Spencer Paysinger -
The undrafted free agent rookie linebacker from
Justin Trattou - For the second straight game, Trattou, really impressed me. He always finds a way into the backfield and disrupts plays. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if there will be room for him to make the team, but if he doesn't I sure hope the Giants are able to sneak him onto the practice squad.
Mark Herzlich - Herzlich made a very instinctive play to pick off the Bears' Caleb Hanie on the goal line. The Giants' have a wealth of young linebackers which will make it difficult for Herzlich to make the team, but plays like that will impress the coaching staff. I'm sure just about every Giants' fan, myself included, is rooting for him to make the Giants' 53-man roster.
Linval Joseph - Joseph looks a lot more comfortable in his second year. He's a force in the middle and should provide a lot of help to the Giants' run defense.
The Bad
Kenny Phillips - Is it just me or does Kenny Phillips seem a little slow so far this preseason? He is almost two years removed from micro-fracture knee surgery and should be fully recovered. He was late on his assignment on a couple of deep throws from Jay Cutler to Earl Bennett that gashed the Giants' defense for 36 yards and 32 yards respectively. If I don't start to see something from Phillips over the next two games, I might start getting very worried.
Jerrell Jernigan - At what point do we begin to get worried that Jernigan looks exactly like former Giants' draft bust, Sinorice Moss, every time he touches the ball on a punt return?
Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden, and Terrelle Pryor - The only thing worse than having to sit threw meaningless replay reviews is having to listen to Jaworski and Gruden whine about the meaningless replay reviews every time. Also, why the heck is ESPN doing an in-game interview of a third round compensatory pick, who will probably amount to nothing in the NFL, and doesn't play for either team involved? I don't care if it's just a preseason game, I want to watch my team play, not listen to Pryor talk.
The Ugly
Injuries, Injuries, Injuries - About an hour after I finished writing my thoughts on the Terrell Thomas injury, news broke that the Giants also lost Brian Witherspoon(ACL) and Marvin Austin (torn pectoral muscle) for the season because of injuries sustained in the Bears' game. I have always said that the main thing you want to hope for at the end of a preseason game is that your team was able to get out of it healthy. It's unfortunate all three players had to go down in a meaningless game, because their loss will be significant.
Bear Pascoe - I have been writing since last season that Pascoe is not a good enough blocker to be a fullback in the National Football League. He got blown up multiple times in the Bears' game, and quite honestly, so did undrafted free agent rookie Henry Hynoski. Still, I think Hynoski is the better option at fullback going forward.
(To be read in a Ron Burgundy voice) Ladies and gentlemen, can I please have your attention. I've just been handed an urgent and horrifying news story. I need all of you to stop what you are doing and listen!
Unfortunately, do to the fact that I will be moving this weekend and throughout the beginning of next week, I will probably not have a "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" game recap for the Giants/Jets game. I know it's a tough pill to swallow, especially for all three of you who eagerly await my GBU game reviews. However, I promise I will definitely be back at it by the first game of the season, and I will try and post some less time consuming content up in the meantime..
Now, back to your regularly scheduled GBU game review.
It really is unfortunate that all the injuries put a damper on an otherwise very good performance by the Giants, on Monday night, against the Chicago Bears. The Giants dominated a team that went to the NFC Championship game last season. Even with the loss of Thomas, Witherspoon, and Austin, I think the Giants can still be a playoff contender. They are a very talented team, from top to bottom, and can go toe-to-toe with just about anybody. My hope is that the injuries will put a chip on their shoulder and really motivate them to go out and prove all their doubters wrong.
Also, you have to be encouraged by the play of the special teams unit. Last week, I wrote that the game against the Bears will be a big test for that group because the Bears are very good on special teams. Well, they passed the test with flying colors. I am interested to see if they can repeat their performance on Saturday, against the Jets, who also have a very good special teams unit.
As always, I hope you enjoyed my "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" game recap and would love to hear your thoughts.
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