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Chocolate chip cookies might be the first thing you ever baked—scoops from a tub of cookie dough, dropped straight onto your baking sheet. Though those drop-and-bake cookies are great in a pinch (this writer's mother keeps a tub in the fridge at all times), it's time to put on your big boy-or-girl chef's pants and make some from scratch. But there are some mistakes you have to watch out for—this is baking, after all. We talked to senior associate food editor (and dessert superstar) Alison Roman about the ways in which people mess up their cookies and how to avoid messing up your own.
1. My Butter and Sugar Are Combined…I Can Stop Beating, Right?
Wrong. "If you don't cream your butter and sugar long enough, your cookies won't be light and fluffy—they'll be flat," says Roman. She recommends beating those suckers for at least 3-5 minutes. The same goes for your eggs. Just beat it. And make sure you use an electric mixer, "because why make it harder for yourself?"
2. It's Fine if Some Ingredients Are Left on the Side of the Bowl
The bowl scrape is important for evenly mixing your ingredients, says Roman. If you don't, you'll get pockets of flour and pockets of egg, sugar, and butter. "That will cause some cookies to flatten out like pancakes and others to look like biscuits," she explains. So embrace the scrape! Just don't over mix—that'll make your cookies dense. Mix until the flour is just incorporated.
3. I'm Going to Use Chocolate Chips, Duh!
We hate to break it to you, but most chocolate chips don't have just chocolate in them. "Often times, chocolate chips are a little waxy because they have other ingredients like vanilla and soy in them," says Roman. "I like to chop high-quality chocolate bars into chunks." The flavor and texture of chocolate chunks are superior; just make sure to sift your chunks to get rid of all that chocolate "dust" that comes from chopping. Otherwise, those shavings will get into your dough and create a chocolate swirl—which, let's be honest, isn't the worst thing ever if you decide to leave them.
4. Ew, Why Would I Put Salt in My Cookies?
"Chocolate and salt are best friends," says Roman. Like most things, a little kosher salt brings out all the sweet flavors in your cookies. Roman even likes to sprinkle a little sea salt on top.
5. When It's Time to Bake, Put Your Cookies Right on Your Baking Sheet
Roman doesn't like to bake anything directly on a sheet pan, unless she's making pizza. Line your pan with parchment paper—your cookies won't stick and it will help them bake a bit more evenly. It also makes for a breezy, easy cleanup.
6. All Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes Are Created Equal
Just like with brownies, everyone has a different idea of what the perfect cookie should be. It's important to choose the right recipe. Do you want them crunchy and buttery, like Tate's? Or do you want more of a Toll House gooey cookie? Roman's ideal cookie is somewhere in the middle. "The edges should be brown, but the top should be puffy, making for a crispy outside and a gooey inside." However, don't assume that the cookie's consistency is just a question of its bake time—pick your recipe and stick to it.
7. The More Cookies, the Better
Don't overcrowd your sheet pan with cookie dough—otherwise, you'll have a cookie cake. While most people will still eat said cookie cake, you set out to make even, separate cookies. Bake a test cookie to see how much your dough will spread after it hits the oven, then space out the rest of your cookies accordingly. And make sure to eat that test cookie while the others bake.
Want to try out your new cookie skills? Here's Alison Roman's Salty Chocolate Chunk Cookies recipe!
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Our great theater community
May 2, 2014
A few nights ago I went to see the amazing Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra's (CATS) production of "Miss Saigon." Last night, the rollicking "Midnight at Mel's" at Off Broad Street. Next Wednesday, I'll go to Sierra Stages' "Souvenir" at Miners Foundry,
The following week, Synthetic Unlimited's "American Buffalo." First week in May, I'll be off to the Colfax Performing Arts Center for "The Trial of Juanita," then back to Off Center Stage for "Proof" and finish out May at the Nevada Theatre to take in LeGacy's "From the Cavern and On."
When my granddaughters visit in June, we'll be off into wild nature to see the brand new fairy show produced by Quest Theaterworks.
Do we live in a great theater community?
Yes! And five years ago, I heard this affirmed by a very famous actor, who is sadly no longer with us.
I've always been a collector of sightings and interactions with famous people.
It started when Prime Minister Clement Attlee walked by me on the terrace of the Houses of Parliament in London.
I waved to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip in Montreal and spied Steve McQueen in New York, his unbuttoned trench coat billowing behind him. Years later, I passed Rachel Griffith pushing a pram in Central Park and saw Dr. Oz joking with his staff in a basement bar. In Los Angeles, I joked with Ed Asner at a buffet table and I had no idea it was him until later.
It was in Austin five years ago that I had my most memorable encounter. I stopped there to visit my daughter and family on the way home from New York the day after watching the thrilling election returns in Rockefeller Center.
When I arrived, my daughter said, "Mom, would you mind babysitting for us tonight? We have to go to this reception, unless you want to come with us."
She handed me the invitation. "In honor of the actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman."
The reception was at a fabulous house called "The Castle." From the terrace, the pink granite Texas Capitol building glowed in the distance.
Inside were elegant people, music, hors d'oeuvres, memorable wines and the sudden appearance of the honored guest, a little rumpled as if he had just rolled out of bed and couldn't find his comb.
He was soon surrounded. Overheard were comments such as, "Loved you as Truman Capote!" "Loved you in 'Charlie Wilson's War!" "Loved when you smashed the window and then you asked the secretary…!"
Mr. Hoffman was eventually introduced and began talking about his LAByrinth Theater Company, in which members have the opportunity to write, act, direct, design and produce. He hoped that a satellite theater could be established in Austin. It could be a worthwhile investment. General mingling followed and I found myself at his back, eavesdropping on his ideas of creating new theater.
He turned suddenly and there I was, staring right into his face.
"Isn't this all amazing!" I blurted out.
"What?" he asked, looking a bit confused.
"I mean, the election last night!" I probably blabbed on and on about all the exhilarating details.
But so did he. Together we went over all the details of the incredible evening.
How he hadn't been able to sleep for all the celebrating.
At some point I mentioned that I wasn't from Austin, that I had just stopped over on my way home to California.
"Where are you from?" he asked.
"You've probably never heard of the place. Grass Valley. Nevada City."
"Of course I've heard of the place!" he objected. "Great theater community there!"
Of course I agreed, but then I couldn't help myself. "Actually, I'm a playwright."
"That's fantastic!" he said, and he reached out to shake my hand. "Look, sorry I can't talk more. But all the best of luck with that."
He was already turning away to a new group of fans and potential investors.
My daughter claimed me, curious about what Mr. Hoffman and I had been talking about so animatedly.
It's now been almost six weeks since we were stunned by the tragic death of Philip Seymour Hoffman.
I've been thinking of all the parts he played, revisiting some of my favorite movies. In one of his last ones, "A Late Quartet," he is heartbreakingly brilliant.
So many more parts he could have played!
I'll always remember the experience of having had a genuine conversation with him and his "best of luck" wishes. But most of all, I treasure the connection I felt with his already knowing about our great theater community here.
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"A wreath, photograph, and flowers mark a tree on Bayview Road near the property where Linda Moran's remains were found last month. Matt Johnson / staff photoUnable to find any evidence that would tip him off to the cause of Linda Moran's death, the Island County Coroner called his investigation quits last week after spending more than a month examining the South Whidbey woman's remains.Three children found Moran's bones on April 13 on a wooded Bayview Road property. The discovery gave the Island County Sheriff's Office its first break in the case of Moran's Dec. 22, 1996 disappearance.But finding the bones and a few pieces of Moran's clothing was as far as that break went. Bishop, along with two forensic anthropologists, a forensic pathologist, and investigators from the Washington State Patrol all examined the remains, but were unable to find any clues that indicated a cause of death. Because he was working with just bones, Bishop said, it is impossible to know if Moran died from some sort of soft tissue trauma, such as strangulation or poisoning. The investigators found no unusual marks or abrasions on the bones that might be caused by a knife or bullet, but that does not rule out the possibility that Moran was stabbed or shot.In the face of this lack of evidence, Bishop signed Moran's death certificate and returned her remains to her family last Friday. On the certificate, the cause and manner of Moran's death is listed as undetermined.We're putting this away, Bishop said. There comes a point when we can't discover any more.Bishop noted that he has no evidence that favors a hypothesis of foul play over a natural death in this case. It is just as likely Moran died of natural causes or suicide as of murder. The weather conditions on the night Moran disappeared could even have caused her to die of exposure - it was below freezing and snow was falling on that December day four years ago. Moran was last seen alive by her husband, Bill Moran, while the couple was at the Bayview Exxon station. He said she was mentally unstable at the time.Repeated visits to the site at which Moran's remains were found have turned up nothing of interest outside of bones and scraps of clothing. Bishop noted that the remains were not buried - they were found in the open on the forest floor.The result of the investigation was a disappointment to both the coroner and Moran's family, Bishop said. Moran's death is one of only five in Island County during the past six years in which he has been unable to ascertain the cause of death.In a press release sent out Thursday, Linda Moran's sister, Roberta Goodwin, said she and Moran's family find no fault with Bishop's investigation. However, Goodwin wrote in the release, the family still believes Moran was in a very negative situation in her married life. The coroner's office will revisit the case if more evidence is ever found. However, Bishop said, he was not hopeful about ever finding out what killed Linda Moran.She took a lot with her, he said. "
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The column that says goodbye to the Bridgeton Splash Park until next season.
Good morning!
No air conditioning bills soon.
Just heating bills.
"Get ready for the most colorful fun-filled day of your life!
"You'll have more color on you than your happy levels can handle.
"So get your friends and family stretched out for this amazing color blast event where you'll get blasted with color while you run the Color Vibe 5K.
"Color Vibe is here, and you're about to get tagged!
"You'll be blasted at every color station throughout this awesome 5K run.
"Sign up fast, because spots are filling quickly and we have a limited number of shirts available.
"So grab your girlfriends, your bro's, your friends and your family, cause we're bringing a color fun experience to your life that you never knew existed.
"Join us for the Color Vibe 5K run at the New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville on Saturday, Nov. 23.
"Get ready for the most colorful fun-filled day of your life! You'll have more color on you than your happy levels can handle! So get your friends and family stretched out for this amazing color blast event where you'll get blasted with color while you run the Color Vibe 5K. Color Vibe is here, and you're about to get tagged!
At the Color Vibe, you are our color canvas, and when you're finished with this 5k run, you'll be an exciting and vivid masterpiece
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It travels the country.
It's coming from Honolulu on Nov. 11. on its way to Lakeland, Fla.
But, will it be colorful?
In conjunction with the Riverfront Renaissance Center for Art, 22 High St., and Espoma Co., Espoma Rd, of Millville and the Antique Art, and Cultural Society of South Jersey, Antique Appraisal Day on Sunday, Sept. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Carl Von Rhine will be giving oral appraisals from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bring your treasures and learn about them.
For info, call Sheila Brunner at 856-825-7787 or 856-327-4500.
Anybody seen World War II Midshipman Owen Garrison since he took off in that B-17 bomber from the Millville air show?
Maybe he's not a midshipman, but he was mid-ship with Gerald Ford when Halsey's Typhoon struck in the South Pacific.
We always knew he was a closet airman.
Gasoline up a nickel.
Was that for Labor Day weekend?
Can you dump your vegetables skins in a field across the street from homes and draw millions of flies and get away with it because they're organic?
Apparently, we're told, the Board of Health says you can.
This story has legs.
Remember a few years ago when that farmer dumped manure on his fields in Millville and stunk up the whole neighborhood?
In all your revelry this weekend, have you forgotten the Millville Kiwanis Club meeting on Thursday at the Thunderbolt Club at noon?
The flowering legend, George Mitchell, hasn't forgotten and neither has speaker Chet Kaletkowski, of Inspira.
Maybe Chet can get the new VA hospital to locate here.
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The Susquehanna Youth Field Hockey Mini Camp, designed for children entering kindergarten through eighth grade, will run from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 1-5.
The camp is run by Susquehanna Twp. field hockey coaches and high school players at the high school's Roscoe Warner Stadium.
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Intel gave up last night on efforts to develop its own, longshot mobile operating system called MeeGo. Instead, the company said it will participate in a new mobile operating system called Tizen.
MeeGo was doomed last winter when Nokia jilted Intel and dropped its participation in the open source project, choosing instead to market phones using the mobile version of Microsoft's Windows operating system.
But until recently MeeGo had been a top priority for Intel's software group, which works out of the company's Jones Farm campus in Hillsboro.
The two dominant mobile operating systems, Apple's iOS and Google's Android, both run on processors designed by ARM Holdings.
In an effort to break into the exploding mobile market, Intel tried to create its own mobile operating system. It first called the initiative Moblin, then switched to MeeGo for its short-lived partnership with Nokia.
Intel cultivated a team of Linux developers to provide development support for the project and promised smartphones on Intel chips in 2011. Those never materialized, and earlier this month Intel partnered with Google to craft a version of Android for Intel processors.
Intel said little initially about Tizen, other than that it will work with the Linux Foundation and LiMo Foundation on the project and that it will work to transition MeeGo participants to the new platform.
Dawn Foster -- a prominent Portland software developer who served as MeeGo's community manager -- wrote in a Tizen blog post last night that the new project will be led by a team drawn from Intel and Samsung.
"We expect the first release of Tizen and its SDK (software development kit) in the first quarter of 2012," Foster wrote.


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Turner, Phil and Turner, Susan (2010) Everyday coping with technology. Journal of Gerontechnology. ISSN 1569-1101 (Submitted)
Pearson, Mike (2007) Goodwill hunting and profit sharing: decision-making in a newspaper chain. European Journal of Operational Research, 181 (3). pp. 1593-1606. ISSN 0377 2217
Horton, Keith and Wood-Harper, Trevor (2006) The shaping of I.T. trajectories: evidence from the U.K. public sector. European Journal of Information Systems, 15 (2). pp. 214-224. ISSN 0960 085X
Buchanan, William J, Raja, A and Munoz, Jose (2005) Critical analysis and error determination of locating-finding techniques in GSM. International Journal of Mobile Communications, 3 (2). pp. 165-182. ISSN 1470-949X
Grieco, Margaret and Bhopal, Mhinder (2005) Globalisation, collective action and counter-coordination: The use of the new information communication technology by the Malaysian labour movement. Critical Perspectives on International Business, 1 (2/3). 109 - 122. ISSN 1742-2043
Turner, Phil, Milne, Garry, Kubitscheck, Manfred, Penman, Iain and Turner, Susan (2005) Implementing a wireless network of PDAs in a hospital setting. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 9 (4). pp. 209-217. ISSN 1617-4909
Horton, Keith, Davenport, Elisabeth and Wood-Harper, Trevor (2005) Exploring sociotechnical interaction with Rob Kling: five big ideas. Information Technology & People, 18 (1). pp. 50-67. ISSN 0959 3845
Al-Dubai, Ahmed, Ould-Khaoua, Mohamed, El-Zayyat, I, Ababneh, S and Al-Dobai, S (2004) Towards scalable collective communication for multicomputer interconnection network. Journal of Information Sciences, 163 (4). pp. 293-310. ISSN 0020 0255
Al-Dubai, Ahmed, Ould-Khaoua, Mohamed and Obaidat, M S (2004) A simulation study of scalable broadcast in high-performance regular networks. SIMULATION, 80 (4-5). pp. 207-220. ISSN 0037 5497
Buchanan, William J, Migas, Nikos, Sinclair, Grant and McArtney, Kevin (2004) Analysis of an agent-based metric-driven for ad-hoc, on-demand routing. Ad Hoc Networks, 4 (2). pp. 146-167. ISSN 1570 8705
Romdhani, Imed, Kellil, Mounir, Lach, Hong-Yon and Bouabdallah, Abdelmadjid (2004) IP mobile multicast: Challenges and solutions. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 6 (1). pp. 18-41. ISSN 1553-877X
Rye, Tom (2002) Travel plans: do they work? Transport Policy, 9 (4). pp. 287-298. ISSN 0967 070X
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Wadhaj, Isam, Kristof, Istvan, Romdhani, Imed and Al-Dubai, Ahmed (2015) Performance evaluation of the RPL Protocol in fixed and mobile sinks low-power and lossy networks. In: Proceedings of the 14th IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Communications (IUCC 2015). IEEE Communication Society, Liverpool, UK, pp. 1600-1605. ISBN 978-1-5090-0153-8
Wu, Yulei, Min, Geyong, Li, Keqiu and Al-Dubai, Ahmed (2009) A performance model for integrated wireless mesh networks and WLANs with heterogeneous stations. In: Proceedings of the 28th IEEE conference on Global telecommunications. IEEE Press, pp. 1-6. ISBN 978-1-4244-4148-8
Wigan, Marcus (2008) A remote marriage: The theory and practice of being apart and staying together. In: Remote relationships in a small world. Peter Land, New York, pp. 277-284. ISBN 9780830486307
Smith, Colin F and Webster, William (2005) Review of interactive television pilot: initial report. Technical Report. Scottish Executive.
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Wie, Bin, Sharif, MY, Almaini, A E A and Binnie, David (2006) PN code acquisition with a CA-CFAR adaptive digital matched filter and its realisation using FPGA. In: Proceedings of IEEE 13th International Conference on Systems, Signals & Image Processing, IWSSIP'06,, 21-23 September 2006, Budapest.
Migas, Nikos and Buchanan, William J (2006) An auto-configurable, and, adaptable, metric-driven cluster-head organisation for hybrid multi-hop routing. In: 13th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Engineering of Computer-Based Systems (ECBS'06): Mastering the complexity of computer-based systems., 27-30th March 2006.
Sharif, MY, Obiebi, Job and Sharp, John (2004) Adaptive PN code acquisition in DS-CDMA systems. In: Proceedings of International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP, IEEE UK & RI Section- Communication Chapter, 20-22 July 2004, Univesrity of Newcastle.
Helle, S, LePlâtre, Grégory, Marila, J and Laine, P (2001) Menu sonification in a mobile phone – A prototype study. In: The Seventh International Conference on Auditory Display, ICAD2001, 29th July - 1st August 2001, University of Technology Helsinki, Espoo, Finland.
Maagh, Stefan (2015) Performance analysis of the HARQ dynamic decode-and-forward protocol. PhD thesis, Edinburgh Napier University.
Gordon, Craig (2009) The design of a CCTV system for use in a hazardous atmosphere. MPhil thesis, Edinburgh Napier University.


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OCEANA COUNTY, MI – A Silver Lake home was damaged in an early morning blaze Wednesday, Feb. 12 after a fire that started in a garage quickly spread to the house, a fire official said.
Hart Area Fire Chief Ken Klotz said the 1 a.m. fire at the home, located in the 8000 block of West Silver Dam Road in Golden Township, spread to the house and damaged some of the home after it spread to the attic area.
No one was injured in the blaze and the cause remained under investigation Thursday, Feb. 13, Klotz said.
The house is located between Silver Dam Road and Upper Silver Lake, which is a private lake. It is in a residential area with several cottages and homes.
The home damaged by fire was occupied and residents live there all year long, Klotz said. Several valuables were lost in the fire, he said.
"The fire was accidental," Klotz said. "He had a lot of stuff in the garage that was lost. He lost about everything in the garage. When we got there, the garage was totally engulfed."
A damage estimate dollar amount wasn't immediately known. The house is insured, but not livable at this time. Red Cross officials are assisting the residents with temporary shelter, Klotz said.
Firefighters from Shelby-Benona Fire Department, Pentwater Fire Department, the Oceana County Sheriff's Office and EMS assisted at the scene, Klotz said.
Firefighters cleared the scene around 4 a.m., he said.
Heather Lynn Peters covers police and fire, and writes a statewide food column, The Spunky Kitchen, for MLive/Muskegon Chronicle. Email her at email@example.com and follow her on Twitter @HLPNEWS.


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Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.
Obama called the league's current labor impasse "heartbreaking" — the same word he recently used in Florida shortly after the NBA cancelled the first two weeks of its regular season — and suggested that the NBA's players and owners turn to the National Football League, who reached its own new labor deal in time to save the 2011-2012 season, for guidance.
"If you look at the NFL, they were able to settle theirs," Obama said. "I think they understood: 'Players we're making millions of dollars, owners some of us are worth billions of dollars, we should be able to figure out how to split a nine billion dollar pot so that our fans, who are allowing us to make all of this money, can actually have a good season.' I think the owners and the basketball players need to think the same way."
Leno then asked if Obama, a noted basketball aficonado, was worried that the entire season might be lost.
"I'm concerned about it," the President admitted. "They need to just remind themselves that the reason they are so successful is because a whole bunch of folks out there love basketball. Basketball has actually done well, but these kinds of lockouts, a lot of times it takes a long time to recover."
I may lean a little to the right of the President on most issues, but we are in lockstep on the NBA. I can only pray that fans get pissed off and cut back on buying NBA merchandise, settlement or not.
ESPN is reporting negotiations will resume today:
The meeting, first reported by the New York Daily News, will be small groups from each side, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details of the negotiations were to remain private. Commissioner David Stern will take part after he was forced to miss the session last Thursday because of an illness.
Is a surprise negotiating session a good sign? I'm done speculating.
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DOWAGIAC -- The Canadian owner of a Cass County furniture factory says it's ramping up production and could this month begin hiring some of the 100 new workers it will need.
Ameriwoods Industries Inc., a subsidiary of Montreal-based Dorel Industries Inc., said it expects its ready-to-assemble furniture production line in Dowagiac to begin operating by Sept. 1, the company said Tuesday.
"Sales of RTA furniture were strong during the most recent quarter ended June 30, 2008," the company said in a written statement.
"Demand for domestically produced product has increased markedly, allowing the segment's North American two main factories to run much more efficiently and necessitating the need for additional capacity at Dowagiac," the company said.
Ameriwood's two other factories are in Cornwall, Ontario, and Tiffin, Ohio.
Production was suspended at Ameriwood's 525,000-square-foot plant on Spaulding Street in Dowagiac in July 2007. After laying off 170, the company kept 48 workers at the plant. Ameriwood also shuttered plants in Wright City, Mo., and Brampton, Ontario.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm said this week that nearly $700,000 in state tax breaks would help Ameriwood bring back 100 jobs in Dowagiac in the next five years.
Dowagiac also is expected later this month to approve a 12-year tax abatement for new investment in the plant. The company says it will spend $3.45 million in upgrades.


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Politics: Political access shouldnt cost
In June 11 Whidbey-News-Times there was an article about 10th District Rep. Barbara Bailey speaking at the CPO club in Oak Harbor. This event was going to be put on by the Chamber of Commerce and there was a number to call. I thought this would be a good way to find out what the issues would be in the next session, so I called the number 675-3755.
A lady answered the phone, and I asked if anyone could come and hear Barbara Bailey speak, and I was told that the event was put on by the chamber and that there would be a fee. I said, I didnt want the lunch, just a chance to listen to my rep. The lady said that you could walk in, but there would be a fee. I thought that this was really something if you dont belong to the chamber or some other organization or dont pay a fee you dont have what it takes to be an informed member of the voting public.
The other day I read an article about how the lobbyists can and do control many if not all the votes in this state, as well as the country. You can see that 50 percent of the state voted to fill their pockets, and no doubt it is working just the way the fees, and money went. This is no slam against Barbara Bailey or any other public official, but it is against the principal of unless you pay, or belong to an organization the chance of good representation is more or less hit or miss. If you feel this way I would like to hear your side.
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I appeared on 'Up Close' with Diana Williams, WABC-TV's public affairs show. I debated Rev. Jim Wallis of Sojourners, who is launching his own ad campaign on the subways, "hitting back" at ours. It's a pity that Rev. Jim Wallis didn't get his group together to stand up when Christians, Hindus, and so many others were facing vicious persecution in Muslim countries. Where is Sojourners when Christians are victimized by jihad? Wallis is standing up for those who oppress and kill Christians.
Watch the dhimmi debate. Rioting, vandalism, and assault are legitimate responses to freedom of speech.
"Up Close: Subway" Ad NEW YORK (WABC) --
Is it a message of hate, or free speech? Or both?
UPDATE: Robert Spencer says this:
We're talking about an ad in New York subway stations, widely seen as anti-Muslim, that's sparking strong reaction and pushback, including an arrest for vandalizing the controversial ads.
The ad reads "In any war between the civilized man and the savages, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad."
They are now posted in heavily trafficked areas such as Grand Central Station and Times Square.
We'll be joined by Pamela Geller, a conservative activist who created the ad.
She is the executive director of American Freedom Defense Initiative and Stop Islamization of America.
Also with us is Jim Wallis, chief executive officer of Sojourners, a Christian group which works to build alliances among people of different faiths.
Wallis says that people might get hurt because of Geller's ad. Note how thoroughly he has absorbed the dhimmi mindset: he assumes that if Muslims become violent, it is the fault of non-Muslims, who must adjust their behavior in order to placate them.
The host shows that he holds the same assumptions when he asks Geller why she is throwing a match into a powder keg. It doesn't seem to occur either to him or to Wallis that the only people responsible for the actions of violent Muslims are the violent Muslims who commit them.
Watch the clip. In it, Pamela Geller patiently explains to these cringing dhimmis elementary principles of the freedom of speech and the necessity not to kowtow to violent intimidation. She brilliantly skewers their tolerance of evil and eagerness to adopt dhimmi self-censorship to save their miserable skins.
More and more people in the public square are demonstrating an inability to grasp this basic point, and that bodes quite ill: the principle is being reinforced that all Muslims or anyone else have to do in order to silence speech that they don't like is start acting violently. Alan Dershowitz takes apart this idea in an excellent piece about the MTA's new regulations, which state that ads will be barred if people may react violently to them. Says Dershowitz: the new regulation "incentivizes people to engage in violence. What it says to people, is that if they don't like ads, just engage in violence and then we'll take the ads down."
We have already begun the process of testing this unconstitutional new regulation.
Pamela Geller will never stop talking. Nor will I. We will never accept dhimmitude and submission. We will never bow to violent intimidation. Jim Wallis and other dhimmi Christians and Jews ought to be deeply, deeply ashamed of the stance they've taken: they have validated and encouraged violence, hatred and oppression. If free people and free societies survive, they will be looked upon as suicidal fools.


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New Delhi: Shreyas Gopal was the ubiquitous game changer in the final of the Toyota University Cricket Championship on Sunday night. Batting first, when Southern Champs Jain University, Bengaluru scored 122 for six in their 20 overs, Gopal said his team was at least 15 runs short of a par score. After their two-run win against Jamia Millia Islamia, the India Under-19 star who scored an unbeaten 83 and took 2 for 16, still couldn't believe his team actually won the tournament.
"It's an amazing win. From zero for three wickets, this is unthinkable. I was tense when I went out to bat and when I started to bowled, I was gripped my nerves. But it was my skipper (Kaunain Abbas) who kept us cool as we steadily fought back," said Gopal, Sunday's deserving Man of the Match.
Gopal and Abbas prospered for a 98-run fourth wicket stand to pull Bengaluru out of the woods. Gopal applied himself perfectly and with Abbas resurrected the innings that fell apart at the start.
"I just stuck to my basics. I was tensed when I went in, but Abbas told me to stay cool and play my normal game. My plan was to bat till the 15th and then the big hitters in our team take over. But I still thought we were a good 15 runs short," said Gopal.
Abbas admitted 122 for six were not enough but it was yet another team show that fetched a close win.
"As captain, it was my job to keep the nerves under control. I just told them to keep cool, play to potential and the results will come," Abbas confided after the match.
With an untested Jamia middle-order needing to score at more than a run a ball in the last five overs, Bengaluru always had a chance. The departure of Shivam Sharma (35) and Surinder Dahiya (31) only gave Bengaluru the advantage.
"We just wanted a couple of wickets in the middle overs and Jamia obliged. On a wicket that was getting slow, I was confident that scoring 122 would not be easy. Our bowlers did a brilliant job," Abbas said.
Saying this was Jain University's biggest (and heaviest) silverware, Abbas, who won the Player of the Tournament award and a brand new Toyota Etios for his 314 runs, said the TUCC will make University cricket stronger.
"I think next year Rohinton Baria will be six time better with many teams playing serious cricket to get into the TUCC. It has been a great platform for all eight teams and as students seeking a career in cricket, we couldn't have asked for anything better," Abbas said.
Player of the Tournament: Kaunain Abbas (Bengaluru), 314 runs
Batsman of the Tournament: Kevin D'Almeida (Mumbai), 209 runs
Bowler of the Tournament: Abhay Negi (Jamia), 10 wickets
Most Promising Player of the Tournament: Prashant Mavai (Jiwaji University, Gwalior)


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - OCEAN BREEZE - The Staten Island-based Sri Lankan Cricket Club will play an inter-club match on Sunday at 1 p.m. on the grounds of the South Beach Psychiatric Center on Seaview Avenue. Team Gajaba will face off against team Mahasen.
The games at Ocean Breeze are open to the public, and there is no admission charge, and plenty of free, on-site parking.
For information, call Priyal Perera, club president, at 917-912-3561.


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The Louisiana State Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration will be collecting prescription drugs at multiple locations across the region on Saturday as part of the 4th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
According to police, "the initiative is an effort to help local residents rid their homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs."
The service is free and anonymous, and no questions will be asked.
It's a great opportunity, police say, to safely dispose of unwanted prescription drugs, in that, "unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, leading to accidental poisoning, overdose, and abuse."
Police also urge the public to bear in mind that "the majority of teenagers abusing prescription drugs get them from family and friends, including the home medicine cabinet."
Medications can be brought in for disposal on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following locations:
Troop A
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The southern belle of Argentine towns and the northern terminus of the famous Ruta de los Siete Lagos, SAN MARTÍN DE LOS ANDES is Neuquén Province's most-visited destination by far and gets very busy indeed in the high midsummer and midwinter seasons. Nestled between mountains on the eastern shores of jewel-like Lago Lácar, the relaxing resort of chalets and generally low-key architecture is an excellent base for exploring much of Parque Nacional Lanín. There's a sandy, if often windy, beach on the lake's shores, and in spring, the introduced broom (retama) daubs the scenery on the approach roads a sunny yellow. Expansion has been rapid, but – with the exception of the hideous derelict Hotel Sol de los Andes that overlooks town – by no means uncontrolled. Whereas the larger rival resort of Bariloche caters to the young party crowd, San Martín attracts a more sedate type of small-town tourism, aimed at families and professionals rather than students and backpackers. El Trabún (meaning the "Union of the Peoples") is the main annual festival, held in early December on the Plaza San Martín. Local and Chilean musicians hold concerts (predominantly folklore), and mighty bonfires are lit at the corners of the square to prepare delicious asados of lamb and goat.
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A funeral service will be held at The Woodstock Congregational Church on Sat. Jan. 25 at 11 a.m. for Mary Sterling Lord, 93, who passed away Jan. 20 at the Mertens House in Woodstock. There are no calling hours. A family celebration of Mary's life will take place at The Highland Cemetery in the spring.
She was born April 5, 1920 on Carlton Hill in West Woodstock, the youngest child of Edward W. Abbott and Myrtle Wheelock Abbott.
She attended West Woodstock Elementary School and graduated from Woodstock High School, class of 1938. She attended the Elizabeth Ollis Beauty Academy in Worcester, Mass. in 1939.
Having chosen the career of beautician at a very early age, she worked as a hairdresser in Woodstock from 1939-1981. The highlight of her career was hiking over the hill from her River Street home, basket in hand, to do Lady Bird Johnson's hair when Lady Bird was a guest at the Billings-Marsh-Rockefeller Mansion. This was during the time that The First Lady was in Woodstock to speak on the beautification of Vermont.
In 1942, Mary married Woodstock pharmacist, Richard C. Sterling.
They were members of the First Congregational Church where she and Dick were married and where each of their four children were baptized. Mary was a unique wife and mother. She used to say, "I work hard and I play hard!" And she did. She mowed lawn, planted trees, constantly painted the house both inside and outside, and spent hours enjoying her Beauty Shop and her customers. She loved to ski, make sugar on snow and popcorn balls with her children and grandchildren, water ski, go to the cottage on Silver Lake, and would take a picnic just about anywhere. She never sat still.
After Dick's death in 1977, Mary worked in her River Street Beauty Shop until she married Edward M. Lord in January 1981. Both Ed and Mary continued living in Woodstock, spending winters in Tavares, Fla. Following Ed's passing, Mary spent 11 years at Tall Timbers in Quechee before making The Homestead her final home.
She leaves her children Marianne Sterling Seymour of Exeter, N.H.; Robert Clark Sterling of Brandon; Sheryl Sterling Heinrichs of Cheshire, Conn.; and Jon Richard Sterling of Woodstock; their spouses; nine grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mary Sterling Lord's name may be made to Woodstock Masonic Association P. O. Box 63, Woodstock, 05091.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock, condolences may be offered by visiting cabotfh.com
This obituary first appeared in the January 23, 2014 print edition of the Vermont Standard.
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Cultural exchange fuels student achievement
By ERIN BEIL
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Olympic High School assistant principal Roxanne Thayer is refining state curriculum with the help of international experience.
Hosting Lilian Behler, a high school administrator from Argentina, the duo has worked together to help fuel student achievement that reaches out to varying student populations.
Weve had some really in-depth conversations based around student evaluation and teaching methods, Thayer said. It causes you to reflect on your school and whats different here versus internationally.
As part of the Fulbright award, Thayer and Behler must work on one project together, focused on education. The project the two will work on focuses on personalizing education for students and teachers through the use of advisories, advisory curriculum and student-led parent conferencing. Thayer added that OHS also is involved with the Eastside Initiative, a program that started at OHS, designed to improve student achievement and reach out to the varied student population, which coincides with Behlers resiliency in schools program.
Lilian is involved in resilience training and how students can sustain themselves through difficult times, Thayer said. Shes had a multi-level immersion in Olympics ideas and curriculum.
A whirlwind of activities since Behler flew in from Argentina, the two have sat in various OHS classrooms, including Spanish classes where many students were able to communicate with Behler in her native language.
Lilian has worked with students here and they could speak in Spanish with her, Thayer said. Our jobs are similar, its all been very interesting in total.
Thayer said one of the main reasons she applied for this award last winter was her passion for global connections with educators around the world. She added that she attended a seminar last summer focusing on educational issues surrounding students having personalization and support in their education.
Some of the differences Behler said of her schools compared with those in the United States is the students in Argentina wear uniforms and have shorter school days, creating more parent involvement.
She has experienced our school pretty completely, Thayer said with a laugh, adding that they also had an opportunity to visit the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction in Olympia. It has been an excellent cultural exchange with Lilian and the students.
Thayer said they also had time to visit Vashon Island, where she lives, and attended one of the Central Kitsap School District board meetings where Behler was introduced.
In July, Thayer will travel to Argentina for three weeks to study, as an administrator, their education system. Not knowing much about Argentina, Thayer said she is eager to learn about the countrys education system and lifestyle. She also will be staying with Behler while in the country.
I just want to immerse myself in their schools and their culture ... Im really looking forward to learning about Argentina, she added with a smile. When you see different models of education, you learn to look at how you educate kids. Its a very interesting experience, one of the best Ive had in a lifetime.
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Gary Gomez was animated with the excitement that grips all prospective grandparents.
In his case, delivery is expected Saturday morning at Jackson Square, when participants approach the starting line for the 31st Crescent City Classic, which is sponsored by The Times-Picayune.
Gomez is expecting the birth of a second running boom -- one powered by women.
"Registration for the Classic was up a little last year (2,000 more registrants to 17,000 participants), and this year we think we'll get to 20,000," said Gomez, elite athlete coordinator for the CCC. "And it's not just us. Participation in 10K road races has been rising nationally for the last year or so. And while the increase is across almost all demographics, the largest has been among women.
"All the signs say this could be the start of another boom in running."
Gomez has support for his optimism.
Statistics compiled by Road Race Weekly show participation in running is 18 to 20 percent higher nationally. Officials at Runners World magazine say its research indicates a surge of participation by women in the sport has propelled their product to record newsstand sales -- this in an era when the magazine industry overall is in a nose-dive.
"Races are selling out in record time, and the number of people participating is actually increasing steadily," said Bart Yasso, director of running at Runner's World. "There's definitely upswing going on."
It's a happening running enthusiasts have been dreaming about for more than a decade, especially in New Orleans.
Like most local runners over 50, Gomez -- still an active runner at 61 -- spent much of the past decade watching his sport contract. He could tell young runners stories about the boom of the 1970s, when joggers were as common as potholes on New Orleans streets. He could recall the glory years of the 1980s, when the Crescent City Classic -- which has struggled to top 15,000 in recent years -- drew more than 30,000 participants and had a postrace venue jammed with 70,000 people.
But he could also remember the long, slow decline through the '90s.
"I think the biggest factor was probably age," Gomez said. "I'm a rarity in this sport because I've been blessed in avoiding any serious injuries. But when I look around at events today, the guys I used to compete with, then run with, 30 years ago are gone. Knees, backs, hips. It happens."
Running also was facing another problem: Recruitment failure. Opinions on the reasons vary from the birth of computer games and the Internet to the shrinking amount of leisure time, but the trend followed the rise in obesity among children.
The Crescent City Classic was not spared.
Drawing just 912 runners for its inaugural start in 1979, it surfed the running wave that swept the nation during the '80s, getting a national reputation for not only for the fastest times, but the best times, featuring a New Orleans-style postrace party with food, music and beer. In fact, it eventually grew too large. After drawing a record field of 32,718 runners and walkers in 1990, organizers decided to limit entries to 25,000 to keep a handle on the event.
The great times didn't last.
In 1994, the national decline in running hit the CCC, and registrations fell to 22,000. By 2005, it had slipped to 15,000, and in 2006 -- the year after Hurricane Katrina -- 14,000 made it back to Jackson Square.
A bounce back to 15,000 in 2007 didn't get pulses racing at CCC headquarters, but last year's bump to 17,000 did. Now organizers say the same factors powering the increase in popularity moving across the country can be seen in their own statistics.
"We're seeing increases across all demographics, but the biggest clearly has been in women," Gomez said. "Just in the last five years our participation has gone from 53 percent males and 47 percent females to 52-48 in favor of females. And this year, our female registration is leading the increase, so we may be looking at a 60/40 female-male participation. In our case, the ages of those women signing up seems to be from mid-20s through late 30s and early 40s."
Chuck George, executive race director of the New Orleans Track Club, said his races are showing the same trend -- an overall increase in participation led by women 25-39 and men over 40.
Yasso said the trend is even stronger nationally.
"In most races around the country in the 20-29 age group, there are twice as many women as men," he said. "And there seem to be a lot more women coming in at younger ages than men everywhere."
No one is sure what has led to this new wave in popularity. It could be the hard economic times; it could be a rediscovery of the intrinsic values of the sport.
"The great appeal of running has always been that you don't need a lot of gear or a facility -- just a pair of shoes," Yasso said. "Times are tough, and maybe people are having to choose less expensive ways to get their exercise.
"And more women may be responding to the social aspect of running. It's not all about competition. It's often about going out with friends. You're out getting some exercise, relieving stress, losing a few pounds while sharing time with people you like."
Gomez isn't sure, either. But as someone who helped birth the first boom in the sport, he's excited about the possibility of another one.
"To see new people come out and discover something you love and enjoy is a great feeling," he said, sounding like an expectant grandparent.
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Lately, I've noticed some folks of a leftist persuasion making the point that President Reagan really ballooned the deficit. They even have a nifty chart showing how Democrats were minding their own business and only passed the budget that Reagan asked for.
Gather 'round kiddies, PeePaw wants to tell you a story. You may not realize this, but once upon a time the President had to work with members of Congress to pass a budget. Why, back in your old PeePaw's day, the President had to cut deals with congress to get his agenda funded.
For instance, President Ronald Reagan had a vision for America that included the defeat of Communism through the defeat of their chief supporter, the Soviet Union. Over the decades Communists have been responsible for the death of untold millions. Reagan knew we had to invest in a strong military.
Reagan also succeeded in passing tax cuts, and in turn revenue collected from greater economic growth skyrocketed. Unfortunately, spending went up even more than the new revenues. Why did this happen? Reagan talked about smaller government, but why did he propose budgets that increased the deficit? Why did he sign those budgets into law?
Well kids, back then there were a whole lot of Democrats who wanted to exact a price for Reagan's vision of a strong military and the defeat of the Soviet Union. If President Reagan wanted a military buildup, Democrats in control of congress demanded new domestic spending. Subsidies, entitlements, cost of living increases, all of these were added in as part of the budget negotiations.
President Reagan could have presented Congress with a deficit-reducing budget, but that budget would never have passed the House of Representatives, particularly given the leadership of liberal Tip O'Neil who was speaker of the house at the time.
Don't laugh, but back then passing a budget was important. He had to work out a deal with Congress to make a budget that had a chance of passing the House and Senate. Remember this fact when today's liberals act as if the Democrats were innocent bystanders to a spendthrift Ronald Reagan. Had Tip O'Neil and the rest of the liberals in congress not held a strong national defense hostage to secure funding for an ever-expanding welfare state, those deficits would have been manageable, if not ended altogether.
It is possible that President Reagan was secretly unconcerned about overspending, and he and Tip O'Neil privately had a good laugh as the national debt exploded. It is also possible that President Reagan thought that given the brutal history of communism, defeating the Soviet Union was worth going into debt.
I was just a kid back then, but more than thirty years later the Cold War is long over, and we won. The war on poverty is still going on, and despite the trillions spent America has no fewer impoverished people than when Lyndon B. Johnson started. At least with Reagan's spending, we have something to show for it.


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Just 15 minutes earlier, there wasn't even a drop of rain showing up on the radar.
Then all of a sudden, a massive thunderstorm formed directly over the Allentown Fairgrounds on Aug. 29 last year. Officials at the time said the Great Allentown Fair was being targeted "like a bull's-eye."
About 20,000 patrons were present when the rain forced an early closure, cutting off the popular Zac Brown Band concert. Traffic was difficult for officials to manage, and dozens of cars became submerged in water and had to be abandoned.
Fair organizers say that storm hasn't prompted any major changes in emergency response or traffic management this year, but they expect to be more vigilant after having been through it.
"The biggest thing that's changed from last year is that we've experienced something that a lot of events have never experienced before," fair spokeswoman Bonnie Brosious said. "I've been here 32 years and I've never seen anything like that before."
Brosious said the only significant change in response to last year's storm is fair staff members are in better communication with each other and with outside authorities.
Allentown Deputy Fire Chief Lee Laubach said the department recently held its yearly meeting with the fair to discuss traffic patterns, and Allentown EMS will be on hand each day of the festival.
"We're going to keep a close eye on the weather this year and try to err more on the side of safety," Laubach said. "We'll do a little better this year because we learned a lot last year."
The fair has a direct line of communication between the fire department, Allentown EMS and Lehigh County Emergency Management. Laubach said security and gate personnel will all be "on the same page," which will be helpful in the event that patrons need to directed out of the fairgrounds.
"But we also don't want to inconvenience the people with false alarms, so it's sort of a double-edged sword we have to deal with," he said.
Residents of Allentown's West End neighborhood criticized city officials for the flooding that occurred due to last year's storm, saying the city has neglected to resolve drainage problems for decades.
Residents last year complained of manholes shooting from the grounds, garbage bags floating down the street and, in one case, a child nearly getting swept into the water before being pulled to safety by an adult.
Fran Dougherty, the city's managing director, said the city expects to present a report on anti-flooding measures for the West End within a month.
Brosious said the closest she had ever seen to such a storm at the fair was a 1992 concert by country singers Clint Black and Wynonna Judd.
At the conclusion of Judd's set, a violent thunderstorm knocked out power to the PA system, preventing fair personnel from communicating with the patrons. Black ultimately finished the show after a delay.
"We had people waiting outside in the rain and mud because they didn't want to miss Clint Black," Brosious said. "We wanted to tell them, 'Go inside, stay warm, we'll be right back,' but we couldn't."
Contact Allentown reporter Colin McEvoy at 484-894-2549 or firstname.lastname@example.com @AllentownLVL


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DALTON TOWNSHIP — After 24 years as fire chief, Gary M. Furman has been terminated by the Dalton Township Board of Trustees.Township Supervisor Chris Hall said the board voted to sever its relationship with Furman because he's been on medical leave for longer than his contract allows.
Furman, 54, has been off the job since July 10, Hall said. His contract allowed him to be off for a maximum of 90 days, Hall said.
"He did a great job," he said of the former chief.
Furman said he's angry with the way he's been treated because of his work-related injury and plans to pursue a lawsuit against the township.
"I think there's too many things they've done against me that are totally unfair," Furman said. "I don't understand all the politics crap."
The vote to terminate Furman was 5-2, with Clerk Mary Ellen Sherwood and Trustee Michael Hiner voting no.
"I believe it's wrong," Sherwood said of the termination. "He's off on a work-related injury — it's just wrong."
Furman said he injured his back while extricating a victim from a car wreck. He had surgery in 2005, but the injury was aggravated earlier this year, he said.
Furman he has been collecting worker's compensation as a result of the injury.
He was hired in 1985 to work for the township as fire chief and a maintenance worker. At that time, Furman was 30 years old and already a 12-year veteran of the township's volunteer firefighting unit.
Formerly an "at-will" employee, Furman last year signed a three-year contract that the board narrowly approved on a 4-3 vote. A week earlier, the board had rejected the idea of putting Furman on a contract, but Sherwood ended up switching her vote.
At that time, some had expressed concerns about Furman's ability to physically perform in emergency situations due to his injury.
His contract called for a $47,649 salary, the highest in the township, and he was the only township employee who had a contract. Furman also worked as cemetery sexton, a position that he was removed from as a result of last week's vote.
Hall said the township eventually will conduct a search for a new chief. In the meantime, Hall said Assistant Fire Chief Stacia Ripley will oversee the department, which includes about 20 part-time firefighters.
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A Battle Ground woman was killed Monday evening after an SUV hit a patch of black ice near the Salmon Creek Bridge, setting off a three-vehicle crash that injured four others.
Clark County Fire District 3 Battalion Chief Dave O'Brien said the crash happened in the 16300 block of State Route 503 shortly before 7 p.m.
Katrina R. Tikka, 17, driving a sports utility vehicle, lost control on a patch of ice and slid across the center line near the south end on the bridge. Her SUV slammed head-on into another SUV, killing Jennifer M. Swartz, 33, the Washington State Patrol reported.
Swartz's passenger, Peter B. Swartz, 32, of Battle Ground, was taken to PeaceHealth Southwest Washington Medical Center.
Also taken to that hospital were Tikka and her passengers, Megan I. Tikka, 16, of Amboy and Wendi M. Hallstrom, 17, of Yacolt.
All the injuries were considered serious to life-threatening.
A third car struck the wreckage after the crash. The car's two occupants were not injured, according to state police.


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ALLENDALE, MI -- Students at Grand Valley State University collected more than 50 toys earlier this month that will be donated to homeless families in West Michigan this holiday season.
The toys, wrapped by students on Dec. 6, will be donated to Community Rebuilders, an organization that helps homeless families with housing and other resources.
The toy drive was organized by Mario Adkins, a resident assistant at the university's West Living Center A dorm, according to GVSU.
"I was astonished because students went out of their way to buy gifts for the drive," Adkins said in a statement. "On the last day of the drive, the majority of those who donated came back to help wrap them."


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Roughly 24,000 customers on the West Bank are out of power after a crane damaged a main Entergy Louisiana power line near the Harvey Canal. Molly Jahncke, an Entergy spokeswoman, said a crane on a barge ignored clearance rules on the canal and damaged lines.
That incident resulted in a loss of power at substations in Westwego and Harvey, which caused widespread outages west of the canal, and some outages east of the canal.
Jahncke said Entergy workers are assessing the situation and working to re-route and restore power while repairs are scheduled to the damaged lines. Power will be restored based on the company's internal priority schedule, with hospitals like West Jefferson Medical Center first on the list, and then those areas where the largest swaths of residents can be impacted with each restoration, Jahncke said.
She estimated that it would take most of the day for power to be restored to the West Bank, although she is hopeful that outages will not continue into tomorrow.
"That's what we're working towards," she sad.
Taslin Alfonso, a spokeswoman for West Jefferson Medical Center, said that the hospital was able to use its on-site generator when main power was lost, and now power has been fully restored to the main hospital. However, nearby physician offices and outpatient clinics are experiencing intermittent outages, she said.
Alfonso advised anyone with an appointment to contact their individual office to see if that location is operational before they leave home.
Jahncke said Entergy still has not determined the owner or operator of the barge or crane, and is investigating the matter.


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Food writing at Brisbane Writers Festival
If you're interested in food and writing then it naturally follows you'll be interested in this offering at the Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) 201.
The BWF takes places from 7–11 September with a range of writer talks, readings, panel discussions and events. This year's program features Mark Jensen, Head Chef at the Red Lantern restaurant in Sydney, and nutritionist and author of 'Frugavore', Arabella Forge, discussing the challenges of Urban Eating.
See the full program at BWF 2011 program.
The Buffalo Club degustation
Dreaming of a Dark Caramel Chocolate Brownie?
Be still my beating heart! I'm excited just at the thought of a brownie that has hints of caramel.
The wicked people from Lindt have sent me this recipe to try and it's going to take a lot of will power not to run out to the shops and make it immediately!
Hola to tapas in the Valley
Latest Tasty bits from bmag
Tasty bits in this week's bmag - Michael Moore's new 'Blood Sugar', inspiring recipes for diabetes; chocolate overload at Pannys Chocolate Factory at the the Ginger Factory, Yandina; Art of Wine dinners at Lyrebird Restaurant; and a lux cupcake couture getaway in Sydney. Enjoy!
Tonight I'm drinking – Smirnoff Espresso!
I do love a cocktail. It's the flashy way the bartender whips it up in a drama/panache combo and pours it deftly into my glass that captures my imagination.
Hey hey it's Harveys with a new look
A James Street favourite, Harveys in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley has had a revamp with a new long black bean-timber bar and a glass-enclosed air-conditioned area for dining in all seasons.
Sausage fest, Beak style
City meets country at Wednesday markets
You don't have to head to the Ekka to enjoy the fruits of a country life!
It might be a holiday in Brisbane tomorrow (August 17) for the Ekka but Reddacliff Place opposite the Casion in the heart of Brisbane town will still be buzzing with Jan Power's Farmers Markets from 10am – 6pm.
I went to the Numinbah Valley and this is what I saw
Sometime between 1980 and 2010 the Natural Arch became Natural Bridge.
I'm not sure how an arch becomes a bridge but the sign was very clear - as were the plethora of other signs advising anything beyond the well beaten path is strictly outa limit. I don't think the 'bridge' sees many footsteps.
That aside, the area was still as beautiful as I remember it from my childhood when we children would pile into the sweaty back seat of the car for a Sunday picnic with the extended family.
This time I was there with a new group of friends who, except for one, all shared similar memories of being captured for Sunday drives with their parents to picnic destinations.
The power of the rainforest as we walk down the leaf strewn path to the boulder-strewn creek below is all encompassing. When we reach the bottom and wander around the forest floor it's as though I am a child again but there's no dangling hot feet into the cool stream water. Too many signs forbidding that!
And the waterfall cascading from a bright hole into the iridescent green of the water was simply awesome. Do go and see it for yourself.
I went to the Numinbah Valley and saw hangliders and paragliders running off the side of a mountain. I saw the tall spikes of the Gold Coast bathed golden with morning sun and walked through an ancient caldera.
The Numinbah Valley is an area of the Scenic Rim of the Gold Coast hinterland in South East Queensland, with many rocky outcrops, waterfalls, rainforest walks and wonderful sweeping hinterland scenery. The valley is populated with small hamlets and farming communities.
To the east is the Springbrook plateau and you'll find Natural Bridge in Springbrook National Park on the eastern side of the valley. To the west lies the Lamington Plateau and the Lamington National Park and south is the Tweed Valley.
Mushroom madness at The Ekka
Crowing about Cockadoodle, Red Hill
Colourful and quirky is probably the best way to describe the exterior of Cockadoodle Cafe & Espresso Bar at Red Hill, Brisbane.
Locals will remember this corner site which almost touches busy Waterworks Road, as the home of the much loved Olivettos. But there's no reason to be upset by its replacement which was just perfect for a morning coffee.
The cafe was light, airy and warm on a sunny winter's day with plenty of space for comfortable dining. The menu offers all day breakfast, brunch and lunch but of course my eye spotted the cupcakes on display.
A quick chat revealed that the cute cupcakes were bought in but fresh from the oven delights would be replacing them very shortly. Naturally I decided to try both with the fresh cupcake as a take home option.
Just as well I did or I might have been tempted by the French toast with ricotta, kiwi fruit, strawberries and maple syrup special.
My cupcake arrived and despite not being that day's bake, was certainly adequate in the cupcake stakes with a buttery taste nicely complemented by the icing. The fresh from the oven model was a star of light vanilla cake with an Oreo inspired icing. Delish.
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I'm guessing the unusual cafe name comes from the collection of roosters and colourful birds on display inside the cafe proper.
The menu is not complicated but offers plenty of variety and lots of home-made touches, such as baked beans, mayo and tomato relish, that I would be keen to try.
There's eggs lots of ways, omelettes, crepes, burgers, turkish 'yumbos' or wraps and salad. Light and tasty are probably the best words to describe the line up. Prices range from $6 to around $15 with a big breakfast priced at just under $18.
For those of you with kidlings in tow, half serves are available.
The coffee was good as well.
Cockadoodle opens at 7am and the kitchen closes at 2pm.
Bottom line: Good stop for lunch, breakfast and anything in between.
Cockadoodle, 5 Enoggera Terrace, Red Hill. Ph 3369 0610
Scrumptious morning tea from Vanilla Pod
And when Angela arrived at my door with a box full of goodies the task of sorting out my office suddenly seemed so unimportant.
Chocolate lovers guide to Brisbane
It's an itch that you just have to scratch, a hole in your stomach that can only be filled by one thing, that need for the sweet bliss of chocolate.
Ace breakfast at Kings, new at Tennyson
I would describe it as ace but that would be too twee, so instead I'll call Kings a hidden gem.
Hidden because unless you are a tennis fan or live in the Tennyson Reach Development you'd probably never know this cafe existed.
Hidden because unless you are a tennis fan or live in the Tennyson Reach Development you'd probably never know this cafe existed.
Looking for lunch? Hamptons Home Living crusted salt squid salad
I've been known to curse loudly when frustrated by not being able to find a park but on Saturday it turned into a bit of serindipity.
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St. Patrick's Day may be seven months away, but the luck of the Irish is blooming green a few months early in Grand Rapids.
The third annual Great Lakes Irish Music Festival will return to West Michigan this month, celebrating the music, dance, culture, and heritage of Ireland atop the green outfield grass at Fifth Third Ballpark.
The family-oriented event, presented by Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey, will feature continous musical performances from internationally-renowned performers, a variety of Irish food and drink, markets, dulcimer/fiddle/language/ history workshops, an art gallery, children's play area, and more.
"This event is absolutely, authentically Irish and is the next best thing to visiting Dublin," said Mary Ann Reagan, festival producer. "It offers so very much to all age groups and is a great value for the money."
Direct from Ireland, internationally-renowned Irish rock band the Young Dubliners will serve as the musical headliner. The group has fused Irish traditional music and modern rock throughout its albums, including its most recent release, Saints and Sinners, in 2009.
"We've heard good things about this festival, and many of the bands we know have played here before," said Keith Roberts, Young Dubliners cofounder, guitarist, and vocalist. "This band is a firm believer that you are only as good as your last show, and as such, we go for it every night. Folks won't be disappointed, and we know the other bands feel the same way."
The Screaming Orphans, four sisters from Donegal, Ireland, who neither scream nor are orphans also will perform. The sisters cut their teeth as back-up singers for Sinéad O' Connor before banding together and hitting the road as the Orphans—describing themselves sonically as "when honey and gravel collide."
"Last year the sound broke down with the torrential rain, but the audience stuck through it and cheered us on as we did an acoustic set while they worked on getting the sound back up," said Gráinne Diver, guitarist and vocals. "The people there were amazing with their support and general good humor in the extremely damp conditions. I can't put into words how much we appreciated their support."
Besides the array of musical acts there will be an art gallery, and of course Irish food and drink.
"Last year we introduced a phenomenal Irish gourmet food menu that fans raved about, had a great musical lineup, a fantastic art fair, and expanded the Irish market from the first year," said Dan Glowinski, Whitecaps facility events manager. "We're bringing to West Michigan outstanding new Irish bands and artists and will continue to tweak the activities again this year to make this festival a premier musical event at Fifth Third Ballpark."
The Third Annual Great Lakes Irish Music Festival is August 7 at Fifth Third Ballpark, 4500 W. River Dr. NE. Gates open at 11 a.m. with music starting at noon and running until around 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $12/adults, $1/kids 3—12, and free/kids 2 & under. Parking is $10/bus or RV, $5/car. Tickets are available at www.greatlakesirishmusicfestival.com or call 784-4131.


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WAITSFIELD — Vermont State Police say 10 cows were running loose for around an hour in Waitsfield late Tuesday night.
The Belted Galloway cows were owned by farmer Hadley Gaylord. They were located in the parking lot of the Village Grocery on Main Street.
Trooper Amber Haag said state police received the call about the wayward cows around 11:37 p.m. She said the cows were having trouble getting traction on the roads because of the salt, but none of the cows fell or were injured.
Haag said the cows were eventually herded back to their pasture by Gaylord's cattle dog and the escape did not cause any traffic disturbances. Haag said she responded in case she needed to escort the cows back home.MORE IN This Just InDUXBURY Harwood Union High School is preparing a life celebration for five students who were... Full StoryThe Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife says the presence of a Canada lynx has been confirmed... Full StoryWARDSBORO Vermont State Police said Friday that Kirby Staib of Wardsboro, who was allegedly... Full Story
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Former Port Richmond resident Hazel A. Testa, 95, a retired supervisor at the former Willowbrook State School, died Saturday at her home in Cape Coral, Fla.
Born Hazel Merrell in Port Richmond, she also lived in Ocala, Fla., before settling in Cape Coral in 1992.
Mrs. Testa worked at the former Willowbrook State School, where she was a supervisor for 25 years, and as a dental hygienist on Staten Island. She retired from a second career in Florida, at the former McPherson Reform School, at age 75.
She was a member of the Lions Club of Ocala, a social and charity organization.
Mrs. Testa enjoyed baking and crocheting.
Her husband, Nicholas A. Testa, died in 1949. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Nicholas and Kenneth; a daughter, Beverly Meehan, and four grandchildren, Curtis, Timothy, Carolee and Linda.
Surviving are a daughter, Carol Perrine; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, and one great-great granddaughter.
Arrangements, which include cremation, are being handled by the Mullins Memorial Funeral Home, Cape Coral.


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• Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt LLC said Audrey Reitz Channell and Laura M. Jackman have become members of the Birmingham law firm.
Channell, who has been with the firm since 2007, focuses on the areas of insurance subrogation, employment law and civil litigation. Jackman joined the firm in 2002 and practices in the areas of health care law, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, corporate law and business organizations.
• Wallace Jordan said Matthew D. Fridy has rejoined the firm as an associate. Most recently, he was senior staff attorney for William Thompson, presiding judge of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Fridy practices in the areas of litigation, constitutional and governmental law.
• Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith said Stephanie Huovinen has been promoted to senior manager at the Birmingham accounting firm.
Huovinen joined the firm in 2003 and focuses on providing assurance services across multiple industries, including manufacturing, construction, distribution, retail and not-for-profit, as well as reviewing contractors' licenses and business income tax returns.
• Birmingham-based Luckie & Co. said Ben Holley has been named a developer who writes computer code for the firm's digital projects.
• Birmingham-based Highlands Digital Media said it was selected by Sneaky Pete's to roll out a digital menu board for its newest franchise in Margaret, Ala. The firm said it worked franchise operator Rusty Creel, Sneaky Pete's and Means Advertising on the project.
• Birmingham resident Anna Funderburk Buckner has been elected national vice president of the Chi Omega Fraternity's Supreme Governing Council.
Buckner is a partner at Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal LLP, where she practices in the areas of estate and trusts, including estate and gift tax planning, estate administration, taxation, real estate and corporate law.
Chi Omega's Governing Council consists of five elected officers responsible for policy-making and business operations of a women's fraternal organization with more than 310,000 initiated members and 174 collegiate chapters.
• Public Radio WBHM 90.3 FM has announced members of its Friends of WBHM community advisory board.
Chairing the board is Kristi Lamont Ellis, the station's interim general manager and UAB assistant vice president of public relations and marketing.
Other board members are: Michelle Adamo, Barbara Saurer and Mary Laura Stagno, community volunteers; Velinda Block of UAB Hospital; Bryan Council of Metro Monitor; Phillipe Lathrop of Merrill Lynch; Bob Loftin of Elyton Partners; Nick Patterson of Nick Patterson Freelance Communications; Jim Shaw of Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart; Barbara C. Sirmans of Statewide Enterprises LLC; Sharon D. Stuart of Christian & Small; and Tinsley Van Durand of Lawler Ballard Van Durand.
• Birmingham's Maynard, Cooper & Gale said it has been named a "Go-To Law Firm" for Labor and Employment Law by Corporate Counsel magazine.
The magazine surveyed top lawyers at 500 top companies to determine which law firms are favored and used independent research to identified the leading law firms in certain practice areas.
• Pearce Bevill Leesburg Moore of Birmingham said accountant Dennis Mazingo has completed his CPA exam.
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Indeed, when you spot a lady who is looking like 40 and the real true is that she is over 50, you ask yourself what makes her look 10 years younger. What is the first thing that pops on your mind? Is it her cloths, manners or is it maybe her face shape. In most cases, you will find out that hair (mostly shoulder length) is responsible for younger look. How? The medium short hairstyles for women over 50 could be the answer to "why". And the answer to "how" is yet to be given. Hair is what makes the first visible difference between women and between people as well. Having great looking and flattering hair could give you self confidence boost and make you look much younger than you are. Though, if you give yourself a wrong hairstyles treatment, it could also make you look older.
The golden length hairstyles
As for the golden length, there is only one. Medium short hairstyles for women over 50 are ideal length for ladies who are in their middle ages. They give you the possibility of easy transformation of your hair from working mode to night out mode to home and relaxing mode. These cuts are mostly ideal for parties as you can style them to be very hot (known that celebrities with this golden hairstyles length are the sexiest on red carpet). Transformation from home loosen to work mode is easy. Apply some wax, sway the hair in directions you want and you are ready for work day. Maintaining is easy too. Don't have to bother to dry it for long time and you can style it almost immediately after wash.
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Most of medium short hairstyles for women over 50 are bob. Bob is maybe the best for the ladies but keep in mind that the face shape can also define if you should or shouldn't be having bob hairstyles. If you're face shape is round, better try to go for curly or layered hairdo, and leave the bob style for those ladies with oval and square face shapes. Ellen Barkin, the star of "CSI Las Vegas" TV series is the ideal representative of a woman who likes medium short hairstyles for women over 50. And she is gorgeous with her cut. Some of the most beautiful women in the world are having slightly shorter than shoulder length haircuts, so why wouldn't you? Be beautiful, be gorgeous, be yourself and give yourself a new hairdo. You will like it a lot, as it is the most practical one amongst all others.


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Cohousing village: Jay Shafer has deservedly been called the father of the tiny house movement, and he's been on the leading edge of the trend since its inception. The founder of Tumbleweed Tiny House Co., he left that company recently to pursue new ventures.
Now he's formed a new company, Four Lights Tiny House Co., and announced bold new plans. The most exciting of his new ventures involves a long-sought dream of tiny house people: a tiny house community, which he calls The Napoleon Complex: Cohousing for the Antisocial.
Four Lights is negotiating with Sonoma County, Calif., officials to develop the cohousing village under RV park zoning. The intent, according to Four Lights' website, is "to create a contagious model for responsible, affordable, desirable housing."
Amenities listed include an 800- to 1,600-square foot common house, private gardens and storage units, shared outdoor space, and "prominent pedestrian walkways out front with parking out back" at a rate of 1.5 parking spaces per house.
Four Lights says the community "will be structured as something like a co-op. Folks will own their own portable house and the small parcel it sits on, and they'll pay a set amount per month to maintain the common facilities."
The proposed opening date is 2015, and there's a disclaimer: "Any or all of these ideas might change if we think of something even better."
The village idea seems promising, as Shafer says on his website that Sonoma County zoning officials "seem to love this idea as much as we do." If you're interested in learning more about this project as it proceeds, you can sign up to receive email updates.
Shafer also has ramped up his workshops: For the first time, he's offering a hands-on workshop in which participants will build a tiny house on wheels. The five-day workshop costs $1,199 and is slated for Feb. 16-20 in Sebastopol, Calif.
Tiny house model community: At the other side of the U.S., a group called Boneyard Studios has been building a tiny house model community -- "tiny" describes both the community and the houses -- in a Washington, D.C., alleyway, according to the Washington Post:
"As property values and rents rise across the city, we want to showcase this potential option for affordable housing," the group writes on its Web site. "We decided to live the questions: Can we build and showcase a few tiny homes on wheels in a DC urban alley lot? ... Not in the woods, but in a true community, connected to a neighborhood? Yes, we think. Watch out left coast, the DC adventure begins."
Boneyard Studios' website has much interesting material, such as a critique of tiny houses -- "Are tiny houses too tiny?" -- which led to the design of the Minim House by Boneyard Studios' Brian Levy and Foundry Architects.
Check out the Minim House website to see the design. There's also a comparison with Tumbleweed tiny homes. The website says:
Mini. Minimal. Minimum. Minim House seeks to fully reimagine the mobile tiny home, adding livability, streamlining construction, modernizing aesthetics, increasing off-grid versatility, all while keeping costs affordable.
What would a Tiny House 2.0 look like? The redesign takes into account many of the concerns heard from tiny house enthusiasts ...
One of those concerns is climbing a ladder to a loft, so the Minim is designed with a pull-out floor bed. Take a look at the Minim floor plan here.
There's also an interview with Boneyard Studios' Brian Levy and Lee Pera at Urban Turf, or check out Boneyard Studio's Facebook page.
-- Pat Jeffries
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A Concord apartment building was transformed into a police crime scene when gunshots shattered the midday calm yesterday.
When the gunfire stopped, a 30-year-old man was dead, "gunshots to the body," a bullet to the head. The likely motive, sources said, is robbery. "He apparently knew his killer," said a law enforcement source.
Police responding to a call of shots fired at about 11:50 a.m. at 195 Steuben St., a few blocks north of the Staten Island Expressway, found the gunshot victim lying in the seventh-floor hallway, police said.
The victim, identified as David Williams, reportedly lived at 195 Steuben, Apt. 7-L, with his girlfriend.
Jittery neighbors gathered on the sidewalk next to the building as officers escorted a sobbing woman to a police cruiser.
"They're saying somebody got shot," said 16-year-old resident Ricko Santana. "It's never been like this before."
About 20 officers, police from the Emergency Service Unit and detectives were at the scene for more than two hours after the shooting.
They searched storm drains around the building for a weapon, while an officer and his K-9 companion walked the perimeter of the building.
Anyone with information is urged to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477). Tipsters also can visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or send information via text message, by texting 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. All calls are kept confidential.


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WOODSTOWN — A Ten Thousand Villages sale has begun at the Woodstown Friends Meeting at 104 North Main St. The sale continues today through Sunday afternoon.
Ten Thousand Villages is a collection of beautiful handmade crafts that reflect the rich cultural traditions of developing countries such as Haiti, Guatemala, Bangladesh or India. Money from the sale is returned to the artisans to help them pay for food, education, health care and housing.
Salem County residents have the opportunity to embrace the beauty of other cultures while purchasing exquisite handmade crafts to give as gifts or to enhance your own home.
There is a large selection of lovely jewelry, china, large and small baskets, musical instruments, scarves, handbags, bird houses and ornaments. Shop for holiday gifts which are beautiful and unique and provide a way for some people in other parts of the world to enjoy a better life.
Visit Ten Thousand Villages at the Woodstown Friends Meeting Annex, 104 N. Main St., today 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 2 p.m.


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A handful of NCAA tournament bids have already been handed out, and more will be awarded over the next two days. The main-event events of championship week, however, begin on Wednesday.
Seven of the eight major-conference tournaments—and with six teams in most bracket projections, including Bleacher Report's, the Atlantic 10 qualifies—start on March 12, with the Big Ten getting underway on the 13th.
Plenty of bubble intrigue lingers over these championships, but there are potential storylines even beyond the tournament implications. Let's take a look at one from each power-conference event.
Stats and rankings accurate through games of March 9. KenPom.com links should be assumed to require subscription unless otherwise noted.


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The first Trustees of the Archive Centre (from 2005) were: Bob Allan, Gordon Jarvis, Andrew McAdam, David Parrott and Tim Sutton.
In 2008, Tim Sutton took over as Treasurer to the Trust following the death of David Parrott and handed the Secretary's job to James Spencer.
In 2009 we welcomed two new Trustees. Firstly James Spencer, who is Secretary for the Clan Owners' Club, a member of the Imp Club committee and also since the 2006 AGM Secretary of the ARCC. Also Matt Ollman, a member of the Sunbeam Alpine OC committee, who runs the inter-club local area "Sunbeams Oxfordshire". The other Trustees are delighted with this infusion of new (and younger!) blood; James and Matt immediately made a significant contribution. Matt has taken over marketing and runs our sales on the internet while James now leads our event planning among other things. James has since stepped down as a Trustee, but continues his formal involvement a our Secretary.
We also said farewell to Ian Morton, who ended his active involvement with the Trust. Ian was our first "head of marketing", largely responsible for getting our merchandising off the ground, devoting much time and effort to Christmas cards and last year's successful calendar, in particular, but also keeping the rest of us up to the mark with a host of original ideas some of which are only now bearing fruit. We thank Ian for his many efforts on the Trust's behalf.
In 2011 we welcomed Gavin Stewart who has a great deal of experience in working with the Charities Commision and agreed to handle the necessary paperwork for us. More recently Graham Vickery became a trustee, although he has been involved in a number of ways since day one.
Our founder sponsor from 2005-11 was Footman James Ltd.
David Parrott (Founding Trustee and first Treasurer) died on 5th May 2008.
We were also sad to learn of the death of Paul Burch (of Charters Motor Group) in Summer 2010. Paul had been a strong supporter of the Archive Centre since its inception and provided valuable historical information and artefacts.


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Imagine for a moment that former members of the CIA, FBI, and NSA created a product that could monitor and track all our votes. Any reason you'd feel uneasy about that?
The Mail-In Ballot Tracker story: It's about a little barcode, unique to each voter, right there in the corner of your ballot. State officials will tell you that its only purpose is to follow your ballot through the voting process.
The problem is: Who's doing the tracking? Are they connecting the barcode with how you voted? And, are they using that information to manipulate votes, create individual profiles, or something else?
Officials will scream up and down that it's impossible to connect barcodes and ballots. The system that connects the two is "encrypted." Right. We've all learned recently how secure "encrypted" things are from inquiring eyes at the NSA.
Eight years ago, a few of us filed suit to try to restore our secret ballot. And this summer, we won!
That's right, citizen activism pays off.
Except we didn't, really. The judge ruled that MiBT wasn't properly tested and must therefore be dumped, but the issue of unique identifiers on ballots is still in the courts.
So, this election, once again: barcodes on our ballots. Not only that, but one uncertified tracking system has apparently been replaced with another.
There are other options, but we need your help.
In 2007 the King County Council passed a motion banning unique identifiers on ballots. We're hoping, with our new council and the momentum of this lawsuit behind us, we can reclaim the same protection for the residents of San Juan County.
This election day, we will ask our county council to pass a similar motion. You can be there with us, in person or in spirit. Join us Tuesday, Nov. 5, 9 a.m., at the council chambers across the street from the Court House, 350 Court Street, Friday Harbor.
Please email your council representatives about this:
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