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AUBURN, N.Y. - State regulators will conduct hearings Monday and Tuesday to solicit local input on a proposal to build a high-voltage power line from Auburn to Elbridge.
Already, 49 Cayuga County residents in the town of Throop have signed a petition against the preferred route for the 115-kilovolt line, one of three possible routes the line could follow.
New York State Electric & Gas Corp., a subsidiary of Spanish utility Iberdrola SA, has asked the state Public Service Commission for permission to build the 14.5-mile line in cooperation with National Grid, which would own part of it.
The added transmission capacity will strengthen NYSEG's network in the Auburn area, the utility says, making it less vulnerable to outages at the Cayuga generating plant in Lansing and other power shifts.
NYSEG and National Grid evaluated three potential routes, two of which would parallel existing electric transmission lines, according to their application to the PSC. The third possible route, which would mostly follow railroad rights of way, is far less desirable because of potential land-use conflicts and the need for extensive tree clearing, according to the utilities' application.
The favored path - chosen because it's the least expensive and creates the fewest land-use conflicts, according to NYSEG - would require the utilities to acquire new easements to widen sections of the existing transmission right of way.
The preferred route begins at NYSEG's State Street substation and travels north about 4.2 miles through the town of Throop.
Near the border of Throop and Brutus, the new line would turn east and follow existing National Grid transmission lines about 10 miles to a National Grid substation east of the village of Elbridge.
Some 49 residents of Throop filed an objection to the first 4-mile leg of the route, from Auburn to the National Grid connection, saying they do not want NYSEG to add another power line near their homes.
"We believe that we have already made sufficient sacrifices for the public good by living with the existing structures,'' the residents wrote in a letter accompanying their petition. "We object to the further devaluation of our properties, the additional loss of use of our properties within the expanded right of way, and the corresponding increase in health risks associated with such transmission lines.''
According to documents filed by NYSEG and National Grid, the electromagnetic fields to be produced at the edge of the transmission right of way would be "well below the levels recommended'' by the PSC. The commission set standards in 1990, citing concerns linking electromagnetic fields to health problems.
Floyd Baran, of Throop, said he opposes NYSEG's preferred transmission route mainly because the utility would have to clear many trees to put up the new line. "Once they clear the trees out, they aren't going to grow back,'' Baran said.
The PSC has scheduled two public statement hearings:
-- 7 p.m. Monday at the Cayuga County Office Building, 6th floor Legislative Chambers, 160 Genesee St., Auburn.
-- 7 p.m. Tuesday at Jordan-Elbridge Community Center, 1 Route 31, Jordan.
Note: Each hearing will be preceded by an hour-long information session beginning at 6 p.m. Doors will open at 5 p.m. for people to examine maps of the project.
Other ways to comment: Send email to firstname.lastname@example.com; or write to Secretary Burgess, N.Y. Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, 12223.Refer to case No. 13-T-0235.
Copies of the project application are available online at www.dps.ny.gov and at several locations: Auburn City Hall; Throop Town Hall; Brutus Town Hall; Elbridge Town Hall; Seymour Library in Auburn; and at the public libraries in Elbridge, Port Byron, Weedsport and Jordan.


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Geithner: 'Say on Pay,' No Caps
The White House proposal for overhauling executive-pay practices, announced on June 10, was as notable for what the Administration isn't advocating as for what it is.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the Administration would support legislation known as say on pay, which would give shareholders a nonbinding vote on executive pay packages. Geithner also threw his support behind separate legislation aimed at making compensation committees more independent from management. It was the first time the Administration has said openly it would support so-called "say on pay" legislation, though it has earlier signaled its interest in seeing it passed. But Geithner added that the Administration won't mandate compensation limits.
"We are not capping pay," Geithner said after a meeting with Securities & Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Schapiro, Federal Reserve Governor Dan Tarullo, and top compensation experts. "We are not setting forth precise prescriptions for how companies should set compensation, which can often be counterproductive. Instead, we will continue to work to develop standards that reward innovation and prudent risk-taking, without creating misaligned incentives."
The combined moves sent a sigh of relief across the corporate sector, where many had feared the Administration was planning more stringent controls on compensation. "What they have proposed is fairly modest; we were expecting something much more heavy-handed," says Michael S. Melbinger, the head of the executive compensation practice at Winston & Strawn in Chicago. "They're basically ideas that have been kicking around awhile; they're not that far from what already constitutes best practices."
Shareholder Interests
In his remarks, Geithner said the Administration is putting its support behind pending say-on-pay legislation, which would give the SEC the ability to mandate nonbinding shareholder votes on executive compensation packages. The rules would apply to all public companies, according to a fact sheet distributed by the Treasury Dept.
"Say on pay—which has already become the norm for several of our major trading partners, and which President Obama supported while in the Senate—would encourage boards to ensure that compensation packages are closely aligned with the interest of shareholders," Geithner said.
The Administration had been widely expected to push for an expanded say on pay measure for months. Obama is a co-sponsor of the say on pay bill now before the Senate, and he frequently cited the need for it on the campaign trail. And when the White House announced its initial pay restrictions on the financial sector in February, it had already made say on pay the de facto standard for the ailing financial services firms that had turned to Uncle Sam for help. The only way any of the firms which had been bailed out by the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) could get around the stiff pay limits imposed by the Obama Administration and Congress was by submitting their compensation plans to a shareholder vote. "There is no one in the country who didn't expect this to be the law of the land by year's end," says Melbinger.
Still, the President's overt backing will likely speed things up. "There's already a broad consensus on Capitol Hill behind say on pay; this virtually guarantees swift passage," says Patrick McGurn, special counsel to proxy advisor ISS Governance Services. While he had expected a bill to move by late in the year, McGurn now thinks it could be signed into law before the August recess. That means say on pay could be in effect by the time 2010 proxy season rolls around next spring.
What impact might that have? Governance activists say it won't bring pay levels down instantly—indeed, it may not bring them down at all. But over time, it should help make boards more responsive to shareholder concerns, which could lead to pay packages in which pay is more closely tied to company performance. That's what's happened in the UK since say on pay was adopted. "Boards are embarrassed to be told by the shareholders they are supposed to be serving that the package they've agreed to isn't adequate," says Jesse M. Fried, a law professor at the University of California at Berkeley and co-author of Pay Without Performance: The Unfulfilled Promise of Executive Compensation. "The vote may be non-binding, but the prospect of having pay arrangements voted down will cause boards to consult with large institutional investors before the finalizing a deal." He also argues that the adoption of say on pay in the UK has opened the door to more communication between boards and shareholders in general, leading to improved corporate governance overall.
In addition, Geithner said the Administration will introduce legislation that would give the SEC power to make sure that corporate compensation committees adhere to independence standards "similar to those in place for audit committees as part of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act."
The committees would also have more direct authority over independent compensation consultants and outside counsel. The rules would apply to all companies listed on national securities exchanges, according to Gene Sperling, a top Geithner aide. Treasury's goal: "To ensure that compensation committees are not just independent in name, but in fact," Sperling said in a media conference call, adding that it was critical for compensation committees to have "the rules and the tools they need to be independent."
Governance experts say those changes will help, but mostly on the margin. "There's definitely a need for tightening of standards, but it's not a glaring problem," says McGurn. On their own, the improved board standards would not likely bring much of a change if say on pay were somehow to stall in Congress. "Unless the balance of power is shifted between shareholders and the board, we won't see any lasting impact on pay practices," warns Fried. "You might see some minor improvements for a while, but when the heat dies down, boards would eventually lapse back into bad habits."
Fully Understanding Pay Packages
While backing away from some of the more stringent controls on pay that some in Congress and elsewhere have advocated, pay experts say the Administration's proposed changes may be more likely to have an effect. Efforts to impose strict controls on pay in the past have been largely ineffective and often led to unintended consequences, argues James F. Reda, head of independent pay consultant James F. Reda & Associates. "You can't legislate this kind of thing; it just creates more work for clever lawyers," he says. Instead, he argues, the only effective way to bring pay under control is to do what the Administration appears to be doing: "You've got to make the compensation committee as independent as possible," says Reda. "And make sure there is disclosure; you've got to make sure the compensation committee truly understands" what a contract entails. That may sound obvious, but until the SEC imposed heightened pay disclosure requirements in 2005, many directors didn't understand how the various elements of a CEO's pay package added up—one reason why they were as surprised as shareholders when departing CEOs often left with stunningly high packages.
Meanwhile, the Administration is preparing to announce pay practices for top executives at financial firms that received money from the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program. A provision of the $787 billion stimulus package passed earlier this year put limits on the pay and bonuses of the 20 top-earning executives at companies receiving federal bailout money.


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According to the New England Recruiting Report Web site, the Peacocks of St. Peter's College have added their third recruit of the 2009 spring signing period: slender 6'4," 180-pound combo guard Steven Samuels from Windsor (Conn.) High School.
St. Peter's has not confirmed the signing as of yet.
Rated as the ninth-best player in Connecticut and 38th best in New England by the New England Recruiting Report, Samuels boasts great speed with the ball and is at his best in an up and down style of play. Not known as a great shooter, many of his 15.9 points-per-game average come in transition based on his ability to get to the rim.
Samuels made an official visit at the end of April with SPC signee JUCO Jeron Belin, who also hails from the Nutmeg State. Samuels will contend for playing time off the bench.
Samuels joins newcomers 6'3" Yvon Raymond and 6'7" Belin in addition to sophomores 6'6"Darius Conley and 6'6" Jamin Shumate.
A few years from now you could be looking at a starting SPC backcourt of 6'4' Samuels and 6'3" Yvon Raymond which could very well be the tallest backcourt in SPC history.
For the 2009-2010 season, SPC will field a deeper, more talented team with much greater scoring capability. Many of the players are capable of playing multiple positions.
Expect SPC to move up in the league standings as Coach John Dunne takes another step in leading the program back to respectability.
With so many new faces, it may take time for everyone to understand and accept their role.
The scoring averages of Nick Leon and Wesley Jenkins may very well decline as the team becomes more balanced and less dependent on their scoring.


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The Yankees don't appear to have anything big cooking as Thursday's 4 p.m. trade deadline nears, according to the New York Post's Joel Sherman.
Heard #Yankees not working on anything huge. Concentration points are upgrade on Ichiro in RF (Byrd possible), pen help. #Phillies— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 31, 2014
The Yankees have been active trade market buyers in July. They acquired starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy from the Diamondbacks and third baseman Chase Headley from the Padres.
But those might end up their biggest moves. That's despite general manager Brian Cashman saying after the Headley trade that he felt as if he still needed to add to the club to make it a serious contender.
Cashman has said he'd prefer to add a bat over a pitcher before the deadline hits. But the GM might not have many options on either front.
Adding to the bullpen and a change in right field sound like solid moves, though.
Ichiro Suzuki has been playing regularly in right field. Carlos Beltran hasn't been able to play the field due to his recovering right elbow and the team designated Alfonso Soriano for assignment. But Ichiro has underwhelmed offensively, as he did in 2013. Ichiro has hit just .224 in 76 at-bats in July.
Zoilo Almonte has started the last two games in right, and manager Joe Girardi said the club considers Almonte talented.
And on Tuesday, Girardi said he was worried about overusing his most reliable bullpen arms — Dellin Betances, Adam Warren and closer David Robertson.


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St. Augustine outlasted Shaw Monday night at AMF Lanes in Kenner, defeating the Eagles 18-9 behind Devin Pierce's series-high of 733.
Pierce rolled the game-high in two of his three matches with scores of 245 and 263. Teammate Terrance Williams had a game-high of 234 in the final match with Pierce following closely with a 225.
Shaw took an early 5-3 lead after the teams split the opening six games, but St. Augustine stole the momentum in the second game with a 6-2 advantage.
The Purple Knights continued their strong play in the third match, taking four of the six games including the two-point pin bonus on their way to a relatively easy win.
Scott Verdos had a series-high 631 for the Eagles and Michael Peluso followed with a total of 546.


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Keeping Up With The Ajax Trend
JavaScript Debugging
Now that JavaScript-based applications are becoming more complicated and powerful, it is important to have better debugging methods than the traditional alert()s that seem to be commonly used. Most programming languages have very powerful debuggers built for working with them, but because JavaScript has usually been reserved for short, simple tasks, there has been little need for a powerful debugging environment. There are a number of good debugging tools available however, and they are seeing much more attention now that the Ajax movement is in full swing.
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Venkman JavaScript Debugger
Microsoft Visual Studio also includes a facility for debugging client-side JavaScript. The Microsoft Script [5] debugger provides all of the same functionality as the regular debugger, and Microsoft also offers a standalone version of the Script Debugger for developers who don't have Visual Studio.
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Looking Ahead
As the Ajax trend continues to build momentum, new technologies are going to enter into the fray, and it is important to keep up with useful innovations. As more business logic is moved from the server applications into the client applications, Web developers are going to have to be smarter about how they implement the client Web applications. JavaScript has been mainly used for scripting and enhancing Web pages with special effects, but now it is being used to build real programs, and so it is important that the principles of general software design and implementation be applied now to programs built with JavaScript. Web developers can no longer throw together a few scripts into a page and call it a day; they need to start designing and building robust applications. Fortunately, some tools are already available to assist in incorporating object oriented programming, and other methodologies from the software world into Web applications. An excellent resource for more advanced JavaScript techniques is Douglas Crockford's site [8].
Regardless of what new technologies come and go, the fact remains that more and more intelligence is being moved from the server side of things to the client side. Traditionally, the real processing power happened on the Web server, and the client acted as a means to gather and display information. Now with the Ajax trend, and the tendency towards rich Internet applications, we are looking at a change in the way that Web developers have to work. The separation between the client and server is becoming more complicated, and so a new breed of Web developer that can understand the entire life cycle of the Web application, from both the client and server perspective, will emerge from the dust and the true vision of the Web 2.0 movement will slowly be realized.
- Introducing Fiddler: http://www.fiddlertool.com/fiddler/
- Immunity: Free Software: http://www.immunitysec.com/resources-freesoftware.shtml
- Venkman Homepage: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/venkman/
- Learning the JavaScript debugger Venkman: http://www.svendtofte.com/code/learning_venkman/
- Scripting Debugging in Internet Explorer: http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2004/10/26/247912.aspx
- Mouse Over DOM Inspector: http://slayeroffice.com/tools/modi/v2.0/modi_help.html
- Web Development Bookmarklets: http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/webdevel.html
- JavaScript: The World's Most Misunderstood Programming Language: http://www.crockford.com/javascript/javascript.html
About the Author
Jordan Frank is a hybrid software engineer and hacker who has been working with the Internet in various shapes and forms since the early days of ISPs in the mid 90s. He is a lead developer at www.ebusinessapps.com and is an expert in rich Internet applications, AJAX, Service Oriented Architectures, and security. Jordan maintains a blog at http://blogs.ebusiness-apps.com/jordan/.
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Interfaith serenade for Clegg
February 16, 2014
Mixed-Up Chorus, a new multifaith choir launched by the Three Faiths Forum, gave its debut performance on Wednesday — at the behest of the government.
It sang at a Whitehall reception hosted by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to celebrate the contribution of interfaith groups to community relations in London.
Members of the 60-strong choir span three generations, among them Elkan Presman, a lay chazan at New North London Synagogue, who sang with his nine-year-old granddaughter Yasmin.
Their repertoire ranged from Sufi to gospel and songs from South Africa. But was it coincidence that Mr Clegg made his entry just as they broke into When The Saints Go Marching In?
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SULAIMANIYA, northern Iraq - As attacks against US targets in central Iraq increase, many factors in the north and south are combining to add to the woes of the US occupiers, the US-appointed administration, and their supporters.
Intelligence sources in the northern city of Sulaimaniya say that those resisting the US presence are on a steep learning curve and that their attacks will become more organized and ruthless.
According to the local sources, a terror network in northern cities, including Kirkuk and Mosul, is set to begin operations against US troops and those Iraqis who support them. News of the northern network emerged during meetings earlier this week between local intelligence officials of Iraqi Kurdistan and US intelligence.
At the same time, the sources say that several members of the Pakistan-based Ansarul Islam militant group have been arrested in Sulaimaniya and Irbil, where they were been holed up along with foreign comrades. Most of the group's members have now moved to Mosul and Kirkuk.
There has been a dramatic increase in attacks against US forces, and casualties, in the past few days. Intelligence officials believe that the failure of US troops to apprehend the attackers is due to the lack of a local intelligence network. Work has now commenced on setting up a nation-wide infrastructure to counter the attacks. Initially, Peshmergas (Kurdish militia) will patrol the Kurdish region, while the pace of recruitment for the Iraqi army has been intensified in the cities of Mosul, Basra and others. According to a US official, the idea is to raise a force of 12,000 which would serve as a paramilitary force under the US military and help the foreign coalition forces hunt down members of the resistance movement.
In the south of Iraq, meanwhile, the growing number of anti-US demonstrations is seen as a possible spark for violence. A US official says: "The Islamic groups in Karbala and other southern cities have been advised to keep their demonsrations peaceful and restricted. If these demonstrations continue to be violent and to be held every day, US forces would consider them as a threat for them and would be justified in taking action."
According to US authorities the emerging personality of firebrand Moqtada Sadr, a Shi'ite imam, is widely seen as a new threat in southern Iraq. The new administration is skeptical about his real designs as he does not seem to be interested in politics but to be motivated by extreme religious obsessions. His followers consider him a
(a promised messiah before the arrival of Christ, according to Islamic faith) and he seems to encourage these trends. There are suspicions that he is stirring up anti-US sentiment with his vehement speeches to further his religious ends.
Since US President George W Bush declared the end of the war, anti-US resistance has taken on new faces. Trained Republican Guards and fedayeen have regrouped, and Sunni Islamic groups have formed circles of resistance. So far, the Shi'ites have been watching and waiting. The belief had been that if they were given adequate representation in a new administration, they would be unlikely to go against US interests. However, the emegence of a figure like Moqtada Sadr reveals that there are many ambitious men in the southern region who have big obsessions and designs and they are growing in appeal in the Shi'ite community.
Once an anti-US trend takes root in southern Iraq, the security of US troops will be seriously in question. This is the most haunting question now confronting the US forces in Iraq.
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The mayor of Columbus, Ohio is issuing a warning to Democrats looking to find a home for their 2016 presidential convention: Choose us or face losing the state all together.
Mayor Michael Coleman, a Democrat, told Politico the Republicans' decision to host their convention in Cleveland could sway voters in the key state towards that party.
"The Republican Party grabbing the convention in Cleveland has the potential of leaving this state to the Republican side in 2016," Coleman said. "The Republicans are going to be in Cleveland, and that's going to unfortunately have an impact on Ohio that might influence this race."
Coleman is pushing Democrats to opt for Columbus, which has touted its convenient transportation, cheery neighborhoods, abundance of restaurants and, most importantly for the 45,000 or so people expected to attend the event, its convention center.
Birmingham is among the cities vying for the 2016 Democratic convention. Birmingham leaders kicked off their push last night as members of the Democratic National Convention visited the Magic City. Their visit will last through today and a decision on the convention site is expected late this year or early next year.
DNC members are expected to visit Columbus in August.
In addition to Columbus, Birmingham is competing against New York, Philadelphia and Phoenix to land the convention.
Critics of Birmingham's efforts said the state's strong Republican voting base make Alabama a poor fit for the Democrats. Coleman is using that argument to try and convince Democrats to come to his city.
"The truth is that Ohio is going to be the determiner of who's in the White House," he said.


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32 Iowa Conference titles
PELLA — Lightning and a heavy downpour suspended play at the opening round of the Iowa Conference tournament Friday, held at Central College's home course, the par-72 Bos Landen Golf Club.
Complete scores and standings were unavailable. The round will be completed Saturday at 7:30 a.m. before the second round begins at approximately 9 a.m. The tourney concludes with 36 holes May 4-5 at the Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City.
The Dutch have captured the last three conference championships and have a league record 29 titles.


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Philip D. Wey, MD, FACS
Voted one of the region's "Best Doctors" by New York Magazine and one of the nation's top breast surgeons by Redbook Magazine, Dr. Wey is consistently recognized as one of the best plastic surgeons in the New Jersey/New York Castle Connolly Medical Guide. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has acknowledged his skills as a leader as well as a notable author and lecturer.
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The value he places on his patients' individual goals, combined with excellent judgment, surgical artistry, and modern technology have placed Dr. Wey in the forefront of his specialty. The results and countless referrals from his patients and colleagues speak for themselves. Dr. Wey's specialties include cosmetic surgery, breast surgery, liposuction and body contouring.
Dr. Wey was educated at prestigious Brown University and Dartmouth Medical School and completed his rigorous plastic surgery training at New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center and NYU. He also completed a special fellowship in breast surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York. Dr. Wey is board certified by the American Society of Plastic Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has been appointed a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and sits on the Advisory Council for Plastic Surgery of the American College of Surgeons.


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Louise Fikes
Louise Lynch Fikes, 71, of Woodinville, formerly of Redmond, passed away at The Care Center at Kelsey Creek on Sunday, January 5, 1997. At her request, no services will be held.
Mrs. Fikes was born on July 4, 1925, in Hempstead, Texas, the daughter of Sam and Carolyn Lynch. She was raised and went to school in Rosebud, Texas. She married Elby (Smokey) Fikes on March 13, 1944 in Rosebud. For many years, she traveled the United States with her husband in his line of work as a pipe liner.
The Fikes settled in Redmond, Washington, in 1962, where they continued to raise their three children. Louise opened the children's clothing store, "Kim's for Kids," in 1966, which she ran until her retirement in 1986. For the last six years, Louise was lovingly cared for at home by her husband. Louise will always be remembered as a woman of grace and style with a kind, loving soul.
She is survived by her husband Smokey, of Woodinville; her children, Phyllis Boyd of Redmond, Lynch Fikes of Kent, and Candy Duncan of Woodinville; five grandchildren, Kimberly Blake, Michael and Larissa Duncan, and Julie and Jodi Fikes; in addition to four great-grandchildren, Hunter and Maverick Blake, and Brianna and Tayler Fikes. The family suggests rememberances be made to The Alzheimer's Association.
Joan Lorenzen
A memorial service was held Jan. 9 at the Redmond Presbyterian Church for Joan Anita Lorenzen. Inurnment was at the Novelty Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Lorenzen, 57, died Dec. 12, 1996 at Evergreen Hospital. She was born Jan. 9, 1939 in New York City. Despite growing up in the Bronx, Mrs. Lorenzen's love of animals led her to Cornell University where she met and married Carl Julius Lorenzen in 1960. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1962 from Cornell. She was one of only two women in her class.
The Lorenzen family moved to Redmond in 1973. Mrs. Lorenzen began working at the Woodinville Veterinary Hospital in 1974 and then purchased the practice in 1975.
She also spent a number of years as a leader for the Hollywood Hilltoppers 4-H Club. In recent years, she discovered square dancing and joined the Square Crows. She also was a member of the Evergreen Hospital Community Advisory Board and the Redmond Presbyterian Church.
Other memberships included the Cornell Alumni Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, Washington State Veterinary Medical Association, and the Seattle/King County Veterinary Medical Association.
Mrs. Lorenzen is survived by daughters, Ellen Lorenzen of Redmond, Julie Reznick of Fall City, and Carol Lorenzen of Clay Center, Nebraska; sister, Susan Peterson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; mother, Julia Peterson of Laguna Hills, California; and aunt, Helmi Saunders of Laguna Hills, California.
Memorials may be made in the name of Joan Anita Peterson Lorenzen, class of 1962, to Cornell University; College of Veterinary Medicine; Office of Public Affairs; T6-030 Box 39; Ithaca, NY 14853-6401.


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WATCH: Cazwell Gives A Shout Out To The Papi Chulos With "Rice And Beans"
When DJ Cazwell isn't spinning sickening beats for gay boys around the globe, he's recording his own tracks. His latest, "Rice and Beans," celebrates Latin love gods—and the video, by Marco Ovando, will have you grabbing your passport and heading south of the border.
Fleshbot (NSFW) debuted "Rice and Beans" recently and Caz told them it's a paean to all the hot Latino boys, specifically a torrid romance between a white guy in the East Village and a hot Dominican boy uptown. "When I say 'I'll show up twice," Cazwell explains, "It means your mama will know we're serious."
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Nice bois with too much clothing.
Big umbrella on my piña colada. I think I'll have to start using that euphemism for my online profiles.
@James: The club scene. DJs like Caswell make crock sh!ts of cash when they appear at those huge gay venues, as do the venues themselves. Plus, it is not that expensive to produce music videos these days, with the technology coming down in price as it has. A green screen is cheap, a MacBook Pro and a good camera, plus the right software, and you are done. Those dudes don't look very expensive either.
this is sooo r a c i s t
horrible, just horrible. all of his songs are garbage. whats next, a song about chitterlings and corn bread?
This video and song are terrible. At least in his Ice Cream Truck video the boys were hotter, the dancing better, and the song (this is a stretch) better. Also, do you have ANY other ideas than having cute latino boys dancing in your videos??? It's getting stale.
thought it was fun
Cazwell is very sexy, but can the gays stop pretending this guy has any talent?
The singing dog was the highlight of this video.
I thought it was funny and shouldn't be taken seriously, these queens above me just need to take that black dildo out of their asses.
lol funny… dude's always good for a laugh.
It'd be one thing if this song was actually written and performed by a Latino artist but even then it would still be stupid and rac!st. It's written and performed by a gay white man, and it's full of rac!st Latino stereotypes about us Latinos. He might as well have written a song and made a music video full of bisexual and gay black men dressed as "thugs" and called it "Newports, malt liquor, Fried chicken, and watermelon".
Offensive, and anyone telling people who are offended that they should grow a sense of humour are just blaming the victim.
I'm white and I'm offended by this video. It just shows how Cazwell is r a c i s t, has no actual talent, and gives all LGBT people or gay men a bad name.
It's a shitty song, but anyone who thinks it's racis+ is being an overly sensitive pansy.
I think Cazwell is a no talent clown, but racist? Isn't this video loaded with near-naked Hispanic men?
It is funny how white people manage to make everything about THEMSELVES. Instead of having a bunch of Hot Latino guys doing their thing and being sexy… we have to have a skinny white dude in the middle of all of this brown hotness stealing the brown glow.
When is the GLBT community gonna show some REAL Minority love instead of all of this White Supremacy Bull..it :-(
I wonder if a gay white dude could get away with a song called cornbread and friend chicken and have a bunch of black guys dancing around a white dude and still get away with it?
Um…Doubt it..
@Jay: Jay you sound like a well meaning Politically Correct White dude but I have to disagree with you about the song.
The actual song is cool.
Problem is it's a white dude singing it.
I agree Villa Viper. While there are Caucasian Latinos in all countries and in the United States, Cazwell is NOT one of them at all. In Mexico where I am from we would call him a gringo guero. I agree that the song and video are [email protected] (why does queerty censor that word?) but because they are made by an ignorant and [email protected] gay white man.
I agree it would have been better to have solomente LATINOS en este video. ;)
Come on… the guys in the video are meant be to sexy… it isn't like Cazwell grabbed a bunch of stereotypical roofer guys that don't send anything but negative stereotypes, it's supposed to be an ode to hot Latino men. What's wrong with that?
It reminds me of the people who whined about Mary J. Blige's Burger King jingle.. you want [email protected], how about why there are no white people in McDonalds ads, not a diva singing a song about crispy chicken wraps (that taste like glue I may add)
@Ty: It's because white entitlement is vicious and nasty that you guys think you have a right copy and appropriate every ones else's cultures.
Stay in your FU..ING Trailer parks and write songs about the hot red necks there.
Leave the communities of color to speculate about their own!!
So everyone is bashing Cazwell but not saying a word about Marco Ovando?
LOL White Supremacy and complaints about a white guy celebrating Latinos. Apparently there's a movement to stop Latinos from creating cheap videos. Oh wait. Marco Ovando.
Yes it's no longer okay for white guys to be into Latin guys. So have decreed the PC Police. (Politically Correct, not Papi Chulos, lest anyone call me a R a c i s t) Therefore, if a white guy wants to sing about Latin guys, they must now write the song and have it performed by a Latino?
@villa viper: By your logic, every white man who ever jerked one off to Ricky Martin needs to die, right?
@Jeff: @Jeff: Yea pretty much..
We hear how much you gringos love each other all the time through porn and practically every other gay media venue.
Why don't you let people of color step forward and let each other know how much they desire appreciate each other.
Ty I never said you needed to die because you jerked off to a white looking Latino dude like Ricky Martin.
I am asking do you Gringos need to control EVERY FU..ING thing that has to do with sexuality?
When is the last time you saw ANYTHING on Queerty or any other media outlet that had to do with a GLBT minority that did not involve SOMETHING White i.e partner, producer, manager..I mean seriously is control in your DNA.
Is brown on brown love so bad, what about brown on black…um..no there's always got to be something white in there somewhere or else its not legit.
Step aside and let the soon to be Majority love itself without your pasty fingers all over it.
You have some serious issues with race. Not all white people are out to destroy you. Its okay for you to call all white people trailer trash, but if a white person made comments about Hispanics being illegal immigrants who are too lazy to learn English and love living up to stereotypes suddenly that's bigoted. Bigotry goes both ways. If I'm overweight trailer trash for being white, then you need to put the tacos and burritos down and find a job outside of roofing. Do you like that? then don't make the same assumptions about white people because someone called you a bad name once.
@Ty: Here's the thing papi :-)
I am a Chicano and NONE of my family members are from Mexico! We are the originals from Texas, California and Arizona. Despite my horrible typing errors on here (don't proof read as I should) I have a Masters Degree.
Can you say the same Gringo? I doubt it..So much for YOUR FU..ING stereotypes about who I am huh!
This entire post was about a white dude writing a song about Latinos and eventually getting fame and a paycheck for it. I say to you Gringos give up your need for power and control and let the brown and black people speak for themselves.
Again I ask but will spell it correctly this time around. If a white dude wrote a song about fried chicken and collard greens and had a bunch of black dudes dancing around him would that s..t go over? F..K NO! So why is this sh.t o.k?
It is o.k because you Gringos are so use to using minorities as objects at your disposal.
This video is a testimony to your arrogance :-(
You sly WHITE DEVILS :-0
@villa viper: dafuq? Must have been a community college.
@villa viper: Then get out from behind your keyboard of racial hate and write that fucking song. I'm a painter and paint a lot of Latin guys, because that's who I'm attracted to. In your racially exclusive world, that makes me the devil. Or is it just jealousy because so many Latin guys are attracted to white guys instead of you?
Like it or not Villa Viper has a point. This is the only site where Brown on Brown love or Brown on Black love is something that just don't happen, like all gays of color are on the hunt for some pale twink who we can pound with our big brown or big black penis
@Jeff:" or is it just jealousy that so many Latin guys are attracted to white guys instead of you." Most times those Latin guys have serious issues with self hate, just like some black dudes who only seek out or attracted to white guys, so that is something I would not brag about.
@villa viper: You're obviously not immune to a touch of racism yourself….
@ChykolateDrop: Yes, you are so right, if you are attracted to anyone outside of your own race, you are self-loathing. Jesus, we talk about a more inclusive loving world, but then we have the neo-segregationists. I'm convinced that the only people who post on this board anymore are paid trolls and guys with more issues than USA Today.
Oh yeah, and if I'm white and tell a guy from another race I'm not attracted to him, then I'm a racist. The mind reels from how much people will go out of their way to find fault with any little thing.
Calm down, peeps. The important thing is intent, and he didn't intend to be racis+. Why can't we just listen to the song, ogle the hot guys and move on. We seem to have forgotten what fun means, we're too busy being anal about everything…
I didn't find the video racist and I am a person of mixed Latino heritage. It was a cheap not so great video with quite a few funny looking guys with nice bodies but not racist.
this just shows that even white gays are just as r.a.c.i.s.t. as their straight counterparts
Jeff- I said "ONLY seek out or attracted to white guys". I'm all about being inclusive but I absolutly hate anyone who feel that people who look like them are some how unattractive. We are not trolls homie, some gays of color happen to see situations like this a bit differently than white gays, man.
@ChykolateDrop: Racism….inverse racism….SAME F**king thing! Queens throwing around accusations of racism destroy their points when they themselves make racist comments.
Funny, isn't it the self-professed Hispanic guy who has been on this "death to whitey" kick and professing his superiority because "all white people are trailer trash"? There is one bigot in this thread, and he's not white.
"It is o.k because you Gringos are so use to using minorities as objects at your disposal.
This video is a testimony to your arrogance :-("
Two words: Magic Mike. White men presented as objects. Stop reading more into it than needs to be there. What is different about this video and a high profile movie coming out with five or six white actors (and one Latino, Adam Rodriguez, added to the mix) being used for sex objects?
I think a white guy treated you like shit in the past and this is your way of getting revenge. You can't choose the skin you live in, but you can choose being a narrow-minded bigot who hates someone for their skin color. The way you hate white people, you would act like a relative of yours got lynched before by a gang of rednecks.
We're all queer here, shouldn't that be bond us more than race? Most Hispanic and African-American gay people I know look beyond race, why can't you?
@shannon: I agree. Funny this video is causing so much controversy. Most of us have known that Cazwell is tacky for years.
@ChykolateDrop: Chykolate you are completely on point. In Psychological Circles it is called INTERNALIZED OPPRESSION. Which is essentially the negative dominant beliefs about who you are turned inward.
Most minorities in the US and other colonized countries have a learned preference towards whites because white supremacy is what they have been conditioned to believe in. At some point we have to take that power back and stop believing in white supremacy and stop dating the nasty pasty Gringos.
Because let's face it, Gringos only look good till they hit 30 and then they start to age like shit :-(
@Ty: Yes, one movie that isn't even out yet definitely up against centuries of the objectification of people of color.
@Aiden: This is an inverse klan meeting for some bitter bitches…..[email protected] from white ,black, hispanic…..whoever….is UGLY.
@villa viper: You must know ,SURELY,that you shot down any legitimacy in your arguments when you allowed people to read that you too ……..are [email protected]
@villa viper: Also I would like to point out that Spain's colonisation of land and other cultures of the world was extensive.White people do not have a monopoly on [email protected] It exists in all cultures.
Villa Viper I did agree with some of your very early comments but the [email protected] comments you wrote against white people make you sound hypocritical or very angry.
I agree. You can't fight bigotry with more bigotry. Talking shit about white people and trying to come up with the worst stereotypes about white people (trailer trash, overweight, redneck…) doesn't make you superior, it brings you to the same level as the white supremacists. This mentality in the gay community baffles me because in general most gay people do not put color as their #1 thing, but their sexual orientation. White, black, Asian, Hispanic, etc… gay men can mix and mingle much more common than our straight counterparts who have far more distinctively different characteristics from one another. A shame that Villa Viper spends so much time hating white people when the people he hate are probably straight men, most gay people don't see color.
And regarding the whole "white supremicist" thing that looks down on Hispanic people in the looks dept…. do you know a single white heterosexual? Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Alba, Shakira, Selma Hayek, Eva Mendes, Penelope Cruz, Eva Longoria are all women that are huge sex symbols to straight white guys. "Whites only like their own" kinda goes out the window when J. Lo and Jessica Alba are two of the biggest female sex symbols of the past 15 years.
Honestly, I wonder if he is white and trolling. Just like some of the most bitter angry white-hating black people on the internet have been proven to be [email protected] white people trolling for attention.
Yes some of Villa Viper's comments were a bit over the top BUT I do understand his anger.
@Ty: "Most gay people don't see color." I really had to LOL on that one man. If we are going to be real about this topic of bigotry within the Gay community then we have to come correct. You act as though the only bigotry that exist in the gay community comes from gay people of color. It seems the the Gay community will not tolerate this kind of behavior from gay people of color, and we shouldn't, but have no problem overlooking the bigotry that floods this site from white gay men, just check out any article that involves The Obamas, a Homophobic person on color, or Trans-people. Like I said if we are going to call out chit like this then we must CALL all of them out, not just gay people of color. Bigotry is a ugly thing no matter where it comes from but if we act as though it's only directed towards gay white men then WE are delusional lying bastards.
this is just a silly fun vid, what's all the fuss about?
@ChykolateDrop: "@Ty: "Most gay people don't see color." I really had to LOL on that one man. If we are going to be real about this topic of bigotry within the Gay community then we have to come correct"
Of course there is some racism in the gay community as there is racism everywhere. But for gay people to have friends of all different nationalities is in fact a more common occurance than our heterosexual counterparts who 99% of the time stick to their own. It is far more common for an average gay man to have friends of various backgrounds than it is for straight men who usually solely run around with their own group.
Villa has the right to his opinion, but when he starts BASHING white people, calling us trailer trash and ugly… he becomes no better than the bigots he's supposedly attacking. Me, I am a white guy, I mainly like white guys, but I have seen some black, Asian, Middle Eastern and Hispanic guys in my time that I can think "damn, he's a good looking man". We all have our own preferences and nobody can force us to like someone we don't consider attractive, but to outright dismiss an entire group of people like Villa has done by saying *all* white people are lazy overweight trailer trash (not realizing that there are some severe negative stereotypes his group of people have as well), he's not "rising above" but being worse. A mere "I'm just not really into white guys" thing can suffice, compared to the BS he's pulled out.
And this video actually does bring up another discussion all together that I've thought of especially when it comes to shows like Glee and characters like Kurt. This video is offensive to Hispanic men by being called "Rice and Beans", and recently there was the Mary J. Blige controversy over the jingle about fried chicken. When are gay people going to band together and consider Liza and femininity to be as much of a negative stereotype against gay people as Hispanic roofers who no zero English and eat nothing but tacos or black people who collect welfare and eat watermelon and fried chicken, or the overweight trailer park white person. If you want a negative perpetuated stereotype that looks bad, Kurt IMO is just as offensive as Amos N' Andy were. Yet African Americans saw Amos N Andy for what they were, an offensive minstrel show for white peoples amusement and had it pulled off the air… but somehow Kurt on Glee perpetuates just as many negative gay stereotypes for hetero bigots to laugh at "fags" and yet he's somehow considered this positive role model.
IMO the likes of interior decorating, drag, Liza, Judy, Gaga, fabulousness, "one of the girls" and the sort is to the gay community what tacos and roofing are to Hispanic people and fried chicken and watermelon are to African Americans.
Off topic, but since people were condemning the so-called "r @ c i s m" in this video, I figure we may as well as a community discuss that too.
@Aiden: "@Ty: Yes, one movie that isn't even out yet definitely up against centuries of the objectification of people of color."
Who the hell said that I was complaining about Magic Mike? Most people I know who are going to see this are going to ogle the men, not to watch the movie. Don't take everything with such offense, some people aren't on the defense/offense with everything. I want to see Magic Mike and I can assure you that it has little to do with Channing Tatum's acting skills.
I was just saying that there's really nothing "bad" about a group of hot men being put on parade as pieces of meat for other gay men and women to drool over. In this said video, Cazwell picked out "hot" Latin guys, not a bunch of negative stereotypical roofer type of guys. Cazwell has done other videos where he's objectifying a bunch of barely dressed guys who are shaking their ass for the camera, watch Ice Cream Truck for one, the only difference between this and that is that this one has a singing chihuahua.
Biscuit Batter-Watch the video again and you'll see how it's r a ci st towards Latinos.
villa viper manger des tacos
I agree with the other Latino posters this isn't funny and it's rac!st.


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Tuesday Senior Judge Gene Marti sentenced Thomas Brown Junior, 27, to 14 years for second-degree murder and added four years for armed criminal action.
His father, 53-year-old Thomas Brown Senior, already is serving a 22-year sentence for his role in the April 2001 attack that killed Edward Chacon, 29.
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ok then.... even a curse can kill? geesh people, I suggest getting a life?!
I see this every day in our city, like all other cities. It utterly amazes me, truly AMAZES me when I see someone giving themselves a heart attack just to "get back" at another driver.
what world do we live in?
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Something you might want to do is to rent / borrow boards before buying. There are two reasons for that.
First, the great beginning boards (Start) are good for the first few times only. Once you figure it out, you will want a board with more glide, like the Rio maybe. So a beginner board is not a great long term investment if you don't plan on starting many other on it.
Second, renting boards will allow you to try different things, and figure out better what you want before buying.
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I'm increasingly frustrated by the inability of people to say 'gg' after a game. I can understand not saying it when you lose - if you are feeling crushed, it may be hard (I admit to having done this in the past) - but I can't understand it when you win and your opponent has the grace to say 'gg' to you, especially when it is in fact a good game, a closely fought battle. This is so prevalent, it's threatening to spoil my enjoyment of the site. Should I just accept that some people on here have no manners, and move on? Or just block offenders (this seems somewhat drastic!)?
first of all, I understand what you mean. I also like friendly people that don't treat you as if you were a computer. But is it that important? My advice is to ignore this unfriendly people and enjoy playing chess with nice people. There are 3,802,147 different players here so you keep enough players when you ignore the unfiendly.
Remember it takes all types and to some a loss is catostrophic. There are many who are unable and unwilling to recognise their own limitations. They believe they are unique and potential masters and they just can't understand why others don't see their greatness. Too such enormous egos a loss is like a knife to the heart, and they have a list of plausible excuses at the ready but never will admit it was due to better play on the part of their opponent.
However these deluded individuals are part of the human race, so be thankful that you are not among them and accept them and pass on.
Some people may be playing on mobile devices or consider "gg" to be unnecessary etiquette. I don't consider players who don't chat to be rude.
this forum makes me laugh, most people have better stuff to do than reply to a gg message sent by a 1250. I myself do not respond to any messages as I see no point in them.
No comment. :)
aleph....I feel the same. I pretty much go the extra mile. I compliment their win and post it in main. i believe the more people acknowledge others achievements the more people will do the same back. I have found when playing people I can remember that some are starting to compliment back. I accept all challenges from main and say hello before the game starts. I will not start the game until they say hello back....crude but effective. Thanx for ur post aleph : )))
take it like a man.
etiquette is necessary in some parts of life, i agree. but forcing people to pretend they had a good game and throw a fit when they don't is just plain silly.
and no, blocking isn't anything close to 'drastic'. flaming him till his eyes bleed out is 'drastic'.
block who you want, just please stop making it out to be more than it really is. many people do it and it's really quite annoying.
tl;dr u mad
...they have a list of plausible excuses at the ready but never will admit it was due to better play on the part of their opponent.
That's funny because there are plenty of players who'll say something as absurd as the winner has no talent, but the player got lucky because he capitalized on a mistake... That's funny because I thought chess was about out thinking a player, but okay.
Moral of today: Take defeat graciously
Thanks everyone for your varied and interesting points of view -- even you, Chirp! Well I'm rather torn. I can see the argument for not taking it too seriously, on the other hand, Kyd, I do think courtesy should extend to online chess matches. Maybe it's like trying to hold back the tide, but I think it's worth fighting. I appreciate your thoughts on that, particularly, George!
My opinion: if you display less courtesy online than you would in person, you're behaving badly.
It's pretty rude not to type the full two words with proper puncuation and capitalization. If you're opponent does not speak English it is very rude not to translate it into their native tongue and dialect.
Ipsum bonum.
(this seems somewhat drastic!)?
Not even close!; Burn the witches! How dare they not say "gg" to me?
I had no idea what "gg" means, LOL.
Now I do, so i'm sending "gg-s" all over the chat -;)
You are a very wise man Glenn, I hope the op reaps your wisdom!!
i don't like saying good game or gg when i win... i feel like the person will think I'm mocking or bragging saying "oh, its a good game because i won.."
I will say good game or well played when I lose though.
Some people are soft. There's nothing you can do about that. You just simply contiune to be gracious and others will do the same.
As I always say, I will never understand how two people can beat the pulp out of each other in a ring and show respect afterwards while this same behavior is not easy for some that play this board game.
If you lost, and it was not a good game from your point of view, why not simply say: Congratulations?
So this must be why u have a almost 80% timeout ratio ;P
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One good way to look at it is: while the Blazers may not have the top pick in the draft this year, Portland will still have next season's best rookie.
The Sonics draw the No. 4 pick ... the final three will come down to Chicago, Minnesota and Miami ...
NBA TV is showing last year's lotter and Brandon Roy grabbing the top spot ... good times.
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James Cameron intends on keeping us involved with his rich world of "Avatar" for many years to come. While the plot details have been thin for the next installment, which is certainly not why his first film captivated audiences anyway, we did learn that his intended trilogy was adding another film. Now we have confirmation from Cameron about a key character that is returning.
Stephen Lang, who portrayed the tough-as-nails Colonel Miles Quaritch in the first film, will be seen not only in the sequel, but the next three films.
On Lang reprising his role, Cameron stated, "Steven was so memorable in the first film, we're privileged to have him back. I'm not going to say exactly how we're bringing him back, but it's a science fiction story, after all. His character will evolve into really unexpected places across the arc of our new three-film saga. I really look forward to working with such a gifted actor, who's also become a good friend."
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C. Vivian Stringer certainly has a busy few days ahead. The Hall of Fame coach will travel to Chicago after Wednesday's morning practice to tape the Oprah show. She will join the Scarlet Knights in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday. Stringer is adamant about scheduling a practice in Iowa on Thursday too -- day or night.
One last nugget from Selection Monday when Stringer talked about competing against established national powers like Connecticut and Tennessee. This is good stuff:
"I think that for those who have been there, like Tennessee or Connecticut, Texas, these coaches stay in place. As a coach, I think if you look at my history, I am a builder. I go in and build programs.
Everybody else fits in one spot, and it's a little easier to do that then start up a program, and each case that I've started that program had not won seven games before I got there. I think that every program that I've touched, within three to four years that program has become a national power. So I am a program builder.
But what I would like to do is dominate. That is one of the reasons that I made this appeal to everyone tonight. Because I know what I am dealing with on a day-to-day basis. Quite frankly, I don't enjoy playing a second position to anybody. So until we dominate at a national level, it continues to hurt my personal feelings.
That's how I feel about it. It's a heck of a strain. I do not enjoy being a bridesmaid to anyone. Until we dominate, so that the fans here come to expect excellence on a consistent basis. I want the fans here in New Jersey to feel the same way that the fans in Connecticut do.
The young people we have here are good. But unless I do a better job, and I don't think that we are doing a bad job at all, I think our coaches are doing a fine job. But we need to get quality and quantity.
Connecticut lost two players, two national players of the year, and unless we get quality and quantity, where we can afford, if you will, to get hurt, and still come in with post players and point guards, that number has to come up. I intend to make sure that we carry a bigger roster, I intend to make sure we are dealing with quality.
It's about mind-changing. As such, you compete hard and you don't worry about who your competition is, you just expect to play. On a consistent basis, Connecticut has that and so does Tennessee. If we can back up what we did last year and do it again this year, with this great class we have coming in, then we will have quantity and quality. But unless we get 10 deep, that's not going to happen."


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RARITAN TWP. — A "Twilight Program" that allows students to get a diploma while dealing with special circumstances is held at Hunterdon Central High School, but open to any county student.
The program runs weekdays from 2 to 6 p.m. It "continues to be a solution for students with really unique situations," said vice principal and program coordinator Barbara Manfredi at Central's school board meeting on Sept. 17.
However, she said it has also "expanded over the years" and is now a solution for students who struggle with a traditional school schedule, as well as those who have medical issues, want to take advantage of a work-study program, find it a better fit with Polytech career education coursework or simply want to accelerate their learning and graduate early.
Twilight started this school year with 15 students, but Manfredi expects it to rise. That's because the program helps students with temporary needs, such as short-term medical issues. Last year, Manfredi said, the enrollment sometimes reached 40.
Central board member Phil Hershbine of Flemington also attends meetings with representatives from other Hunterdon school boards. He said at the Sept. 17 meeting that "most people don't know anything about" the Twilight program.
School officials say the goal of the Twilight Program is to "provide students with an alternative, positive school environment that supports their success and ultimately leads to high school graduation, in a non-traditional setting."
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That's how went down in Detroit on a day a judge ruled the city can follow through under state-appointed Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr with Chapter 9 protection.
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The Eagles and Lane Johnson, the No. 4 overall pick in the draft, agreed Saturday to a four-year deal less than 48 hour before rookies are expected to report to training camp.
With Johnson signed, the Eagles now have their entire 2013 draft class under contract. All rookies report to camp at the NovaCare Complex on Monday, with their first practice scheduled for Tuesday.
Johnson will get a $12.8 million signing bonus, payable in full in two weeks, an NFL source told NJ.com's Jordan Raanan. The total value of the contract is worth just under $19.9 million, and there is offset language to protect the Eagles if Johnson is released prior to the conclusion of the deal.
The offset language had been the sticking point for Johnson and several other top draft picks. The Eagles were hoping to include it after getting stuck with a $4 million bill upon Nnamdi Asomugha's departure.
"We're very excited to have all of our draft picks ready to go for the start of training camp," said Eagles general manager Howie Roseman in a statement. "I give Lane and his agent, Ken Sarnoff, a lot of credit for their work in getting this deal complete. Both had stated to us how important it was to get this deal signed before the rookies report on Monday and they kept their word. We're all looking forward to watch Lane get his NFL career started."
Johnson is penciled in as a starter, but did not get all of the reps with the first team during the offseason workout program. Still, by the end of OTAs and minicamp, the Oklahoma product was working with the starters. Johnson is expected to be a starter when the Eagles open the season in Washington. The fact that he will be reporting to camp on time - and will not fall behind like former first-round pick Danny Watkins - only increases his chances of starting in Week 1.
The deal comes the same day as the No. 3 overall pick, Dion Jordan, signed with the Miami Dolphins. Jordan signing was the last domino that needed to fall for Johnson to come to terms with the Eagles, and assure he would report on time with the rest of the Eagles' rookies.
(Jordan Raanan contributed to this story.)
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Wes Studi and Irene Bedard Lend Star Power to Colonial Williamsburg's 'Return of the Cherokee'
Best known for his movie roles in Dances with Wolves, The Last of the Mohicans, Geronimo and box-office blockbuster Avatar, acclaimed Native actor Wes Studi will be appearing in a live Colonial Williamsburg production entitled "The Beloved Woman" on Saturday, July 21st at 7pm as part of a 5-day "Return of the Cherokee" program in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Native Actress Irene Bedard, who served as the voice and model for Pocahontas and Pocahontas II, will guest star with Studi to lead an all-Native cast for the presentation that portrays the Cherokees' fight to protect their homelands in the midst of war between American and British forces in Virginia. Studi will be playing Cherokee headman Attakullakulla, who comes to Williamsburg with his niece, Nanyehi, to broker a peace agreement with Patrick Henry, the governor of the fledgling Virginia Commonwealth.
Following "The Beloved Woman," members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee will share stories and dances during a "Friends and Brethren" program.
According to Jim Bradley, Communications Manager at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the inclusion of Native people at Williamsburg is an important part of history.
"The story of how America began is an inclusive story that includes people of European descent, Native descent, African descent and how all of that pans out into the country that we are today -- it helps to understand the beginnings also," says Bradley.
Running a total of five days, "Return of the Cherokee" begins on Wednesday, July 18th in order to include the Eastern Band of Cherokees' "Camp of the Cherokee," held from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 2–4 p.m. Saturday at the Magazine in the Revolutionary City. There visitors will find simulated Cherokee camps and accommodations where Cherokee men and women rested, cooked and repaired packs and moccasins.
It's a hugely popular spectacle, Bradley says: "We've done Camp of the Cherokee on a regular basis, twice a year, and it tends to draw a huge crowd. In the past, these Saturdays and Sundays have been jammed. The dance program also gets plenty of spectators. I think people come here, and maybe they don't expect to see Native culture, and they are pleasantly surprised. They say, 'Wow, here is something extra.'"
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian's Warriors of Ani Kituhwa "Return of the Cherokee: A Public Dance" at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 22 on Palace Green.
Other presentations include a talk by British imperial history scholar Dr. John Oliphant, who will discuss the Cherokee delegation that traveled to London in 1762, R. Scott Stephenson's "The Indian Fashion: Getting Dressed in 18th Century Native America," and "The Cherokee War Dance: From Timberlake to the Twenty-First Century," by Barbara Duncan, Ph.D., folklorist and education director at North Carolina's Museum of the Cherokee Indian. All of those events will take place at Hennage Auditorium during the week.
Bradley says that not only is the week successful in Colonial Williamsburg, but the model has served to bring Native history to other institutions. "I have been here 23 years, and I wish I kept a list of all the people who used to work for us who are working for similar institutions across the country. They're introducing or have introduced the kinds of programming that we have been doing for decades."
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Paul Lee, the 19-year-old Bethany man who was killed in the Seattle Pacific University shooting, was an easygoing student who loved to dance, according to this Seattle Times profile.
Lee, a freshman, died after arriving at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Thursday following the campus shooting that wounded two others, authorities said. He graduated from Westview High School in 2013. He also attended Stoller Middle School and Bethany Elementary School.
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-- Dormmate of Seattle Pacific University shooting victim remembers a happy-go-lucky guy
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On Friday, SPU sophomore Kilian Olszewsky, 20, described Lee as "different, but in a good way." He was easygoing, all the time. Olszewsky's dorm room was next to Lee's on the fifth floor of Ashton Hall.
"You're not used to that personality, but you loved him for who he was," Olszewsky said. "He was adored by everyone, and he was affectionate with everyone."
Meanwhile, the Associated Press reports that the shooting suspect, Aaron Ybarra, called police in 2010 to say he wanted to hurt himself and others.
Two years later, officers responded again — this time finding him lying in the middle of the street in front of his suburban Mountlake Terrace home, ranting drunkenly for a SWAT team "to get him and make him famous."
The rage and thirst for notoriety may have got the better of him Thursday, when police say he stormed into a sciences and engineering building on the leafy campus of Seattle Pacific University, armed with a shotgun and more than 50 shells.
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