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Alternative medicine: Preston medical marijuana collective aims to change views amid legal gray areas
Inside, it's a small, windowless space with a computer, a dog crate, and a couple of display cases. Inside the dog crate is a restless bulldog. Inside the cases are cannabis candies, capsules, cigarettes, lotions, and jar upon jar of dried marijuana flowers, or bud. A large sculpture of a seven-lobed leaf is mounted on the wall, and there's a distinctive scent in the air.
Step out into the public area, and it's plain and white, with floor-length curtains, potted citrus plants, a few chairs and some magazines. It looks like a doctor's waiting room, except for the old arcade game in the corner, and the copies of "High Times" on the magazine rack.
"This is how it should be, a nice clean environment," said Shane, sitting in the waiting room of The Kind Alternative in Preston. "Everything's clean, professional, discreet."
Shane, who declined to give his full name, is president of this month-old collective of medical marijuana patients. His wife Jocelyn is the secretary. Shane likes the comparison of the shop to a medical facility, because, in his opinion, it is one.
"We're just trying to help people," he said. Also, "We're really just trying to take the Cheech and Chong appeal out of it."
The Kind Alternative is a non-profit collective of patients growing their own cannabis for medicinal use, as allowed since 1998 under a Washington state law, RCW 69.51A. It also provides medical marijuana to other patients for medicinal needs, an activity that the law isn't exactly clear on.
"The guidelines are very vague," said Shane. "You know, the people of Washington voted this thing through 13 years ago and it still has so many gray areas...."
North Bend Police Chief Mark Toner disagrees.
"The law is not really as vague as people make it out to be. The interpretation of it is what's being debated," he said.
According to the law, a person growing medical marijuana for his or her own use, as recommended by a doctor, is safe from prosecution. So is a designated provider, growing the drug for one legal patient. The Kind Alternative, a patient collective serving many qualifying patients, but one at a time, may not be.
"Dispensaries are illegal," says state Department of Health spokesperson Donn Moyer. "Co-ops are also illegal," and so not subject to state oversight or reporting requirements.
Volunteers and supporters of The Kind Alternative emphasize that the organization is neither a dispensary nor a co-op.
"It's a collective of patients run for patients by patients, so it's a little different," said Shane.
Chief Toner believes the one-patient-at-a-time condition skirts the 1998 law, which specifically refers to "humanitarian compassion" for patients' "personal, individual decision."
"We look at the intent," Toner said, and "the intent is to allow folks to help each other out," by providing medical cannabis for a friend or neighbor who simply can't grow their own.
That's exactly what the people at The Kind Alternative feel they're trying to do, while strictly conforming to the letter of the law. All of the products available at the shop are produced and donated by the dozen collective members, from any cannabis they have in excess of the 60-day supply they are legally allowed as patients themselves. Nothing is sold to or by The Kind Alternative, which is a federal law.
State law, though, is problematic. King County Sheriff's Deputy Dave Hoag, who serves all eastern King County including Preston, sees several challenges with it, for both patients and law enforcement.
"You have the state RCW that makes it legal to use medial marijuana," he said, but the requirement for patients to produce their own drug "creates a problem for legitimate users because not everybody can grow it." Aside from the space requirements, Hoag noted that growing the plants takes time, and the legitimate patients who may be helped by the drug have to wait for the plants to mature, just like anyone else, since sales are illegal.
Legal amount
In 2007, the Department of Health set amounts for what constitutes the 60-day supply allowed by law—15 plants, and 24 ounces of ready-to-use cannabis. It should have clarified the original law, but both Hoag and Moyer feel it has weaknesses. Hoag says the qualification that it's "a presumptive amount" puts the burden of judgment on law officers.
Moyer is not entirely happy with the determination either, despite "months and months and months of research and testimony... the fact is, there's not a lot of good science on this topic."
Finally, Hoag feels that a lack of direction from government officials further complicates enforcement of the law, and he's in the majority.
"The whole state law is such a pain for us to enforce, and that's on the record," said Sheriff's Deputy and spokesperson John Urquhart. "Sheriff Rahr has been really clear that this law needs to be fixed." Urquhart added that until the government offers more direction on what is and isn't legal for medical marijuana suppliers, "We're not going to ignore them, but they aren't very high on our list, because the law is unclear."
Meanwhile, The Kind Alternative remains clear in its mission.
"I don't feel we're doing anything but good for people," Shane said.
Before he and Jocelyn decided to commit themselves to this effort, he said, "I just kept hearing over and over the need for some kind of establishment out here, from people in the Valley to people on the other side of the mountains.... there's a lot of need out here, serious need, too."
Since opening, Shane says he's had many people, some not even patients, thank him for his work at The Kind Alternative. Even before opening, Jocelyn said they found a welcoming environment, from both their neighboring tenants and their landlord.
"We were very open with him about what we were doing," Jocelyn said.
So far, only one person has been outspokenly opposed to the facility, "and that person just needed to be educated," Shane said. "They thought we were after their kid, which we're not."
State law dictates that only Washington residents age 18 or older, with a written recommendation to try medical marijuana can legally use it. To ensure they are dealing with legitimate patients only, Shane says, staff members at The Kind Alternative make a copy of the patient's ID and doctor recommendation, then "we call the doctor's office and actually verify with the doctor that they are a current patient... We've had a lot of people in that we turned away because they couldn't provide proper paperwork, proper documentation."
Only after a patient is validated by all legal requirements can he or she be admitted to the back room, with the products. After making their selections, patients offer a donation to cover the costs of their product. Sales are illegal by federal law, points out Phil, a volunteer at the shop, so all exchanges are by donation.
Phil is not a member of The Kind Alternative collective, but he does visit the shop several times a week from his home on the Olympic peninsula to "help out, help with the donations, help to stock the shelves, educate patients," he said.
Education is the most important part of his work, he said. It includes informing people about the collective and the process for using it, how to request a doctor recommendation or locate a doctor willing to recommend the drug, and even on the potential benefits of using cannabis medicinally.
"There's a lot of people that don't know. They just know that nothing else is working," he said.
Health effects
As a cancer survivor, Phil has received many of the drugs that make up the group of "nothing else," and they didn't work for him, either. "Pharmaceuticals take a very big toll on the body," he said, and each one had a side effect that his doctors would prescribe another drug to suppress.
Shane had a similar story, about his mother-in-law who survived cancer only to die from the effects of her treatment. "Jocelyn's mom was in remission... She died of liver and kidney failure from all the drugs they had her on," he said.
Phil's story went on. About six months into his two-year cancer treatment, he tried medicinal marijuana. It didn't have such debilitating side effects, or any side effects in his recollection, and that is one of the main reasons that both men are so passionate about making this controversial choice available in the Valley.
"The doctors who prescribe medical marijuana, their biggest goal in prescribing it is getting people off narcotics," said Phil.
Of the people who are strongly opposed to medicinal use of this drug, Shane says, "if they are really in that kind of stance, they're really not aware of what's going on in their community, because this place is in an absolute epidemic of prescription drugs, methamphetamines, heroin."
On that point, law enforcement agrees. People are escalating their drug use to more potent, harmful drugs.
"I've never seen so much heroin (as today) in my 20 years of law enforcement," said Hoag.
Toner fears that the wider availability of a once-illegal drug can desensitize people to the dangers.
"Look at prescription drugs in general," he said. "They're a huge scourge right now, for the kids especially, because people think 'oh, it's not harmful... it's from the medicine cabinet. We know people are dying from that."
Security concerns
For Toner, though, the main concern is the crime that tends to come with a medical marijuana facility.
"I've talked to other police chiefs throughout the area, some from California and one from Colorado, who've had these things, and every single chief that I've spoken to that has had them for any period of time, says they are crime magnets," Toner said.
It's not that the facilities are breaking the law, though, it's the community around them. "People are getting robbed coming in or going out... you've either got cash coming in, or dope going out, so you're now a target," he said.
Production areas are no safer. Toner said a marijuana grower could be more likely to be robbed or murdered, since the criminal won't know or care whether the drug is being grown legally as medicine or not, and will assume it's an illegal grow whose owner won't report a robbery to police.
"If I had a next-door neighbor that was growing it for medical purposes, I would be worried about it, just being that close to it," Toner said.
His concerns were enough to discourage at least one North Bend resident from opening his own medical marijuana facility. Toner said the man had come to him to discuss all the legal implications of such a business, but changed his mind after hearing about the risks he'd be taking with illegal users.
The Kind Alternative is also concerned about security, and so does not discuss where its products are grown and manufactured. The collective takes several steps to ensure the safety of the building, its occupants and contents.
"I have a full-time security volunteer," Shane said. "There's no medicine or anything of value left overnight, but they can steal my lemon tree, if they want it," referring to the plant in the only publicly-accessible part of the shop.
Shane has done his own research and found "in the places that these pop up, statistics have shown that the crime rates have actually dropped.... because the police now have more time to focus on true crimes, like for robberies or assaults."
In its first month of operation, The Kind Alternative hasn't experienced any crime problems yet. Depending on how several bills clarifying medical marijuana law progress through the state legislature this session, it might not ever.
Bills under review would either legalize marijuana entirely and levy taxes against users, or create registries of users, providers, and doctors who recommend the drug, under the oversight of the Departments of Health and Agriculture.
Shane wouldn't be disappointed if the new medicinal marijuana bills were adopted, "As long as the people can have a say in it... On a personal level, I wouldn't want the government controlling my medicine."
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A Boston school bus driver and member of the Local 8751 Steelworkers Union, which is protesting the district's relationship with transportation vendor Veolia, yells at a national Steelworkers Union representative who came to the protest to direct local members to return to work.
BOSTON -- Only 30 of 650 Boston public school buses are on the road today due to a union strike that disrupted thousands of students' trip to school, according to Boston Public Schools.
On Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Tom Menino announced that the city and the Boston Public School district's transportation vendor Veolia would seek an injunction against the local union in order to get the buses going by Wednesday morning.
A post by the Boston school district said the "illegal work action" appears to be connected to the union's "ongoing opposition to changes that ensure driver safety and suitability, steps to improve on-time performance, and the new web tool that allows families to track the location of their child's school bus in real time."
According to the Globe, the union filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations board, highlighting that Veolia, the Illinois-based transportation vender that manages the school district's bus system, "had refused to bargain with the union, had unilaterally implemented changes to terms and conditions of their contract, had refused to recognize their union and its officers, and had refused to abide by the grievance and arbitration process." Signs at a union protest in Readville this morning attacked the company, which began its contract with BPS in July.
At least 300 bus routes would not see service this morning, reports the Boston Globe. School officials also told the Globe that the strike "came as a surprise" to the district, which learned around 5 a.m. Tuesday that the strike was in the works.
BPS students with valid IDs are allowed to take public transportation for free today, and the Boston Police Department helped with transportation in the morning.
"Let me just say that this is truly unnecessary," Mayor Tom Menino said in a press conference Tuesday morning. "Bus drivers, let me tell you, have a contract -- a very good contract -- and today's actions are a result of a group of angry people who don't want to follow the rules."
Mayoral candidates Marty Walsh and John Connolly echoed Menino's sentiments in their own statements.
"I call on the bus drivers to return to work immediately," stated Walsh. "This is a violation of the contract and cannot be tolerated."
WBZ-TV's Peter Wilson tweeted a picture of the contract, which clearly states that there "will be no strikes, stoppages of work, or slowdowns."
PHOTO: Signed agreement by #Boston bus driver's union that there will be no strikes for life of contract. #wbz pic.twitter.com/jnBBDqBnhe— Peter Wilson (@PetesWire) October 8, 2013
Mayoral candidate John Connolly also released a statement that accuses the bus drivers of making a political point at the detriment of children.
Around noon, the United Steelworkers released a statement saying it does not condone the Local 8751 members' actions, and "has instructed all members of Local 8751 to immediately cease this strike against Veolia Transportation and resume work as soon as possible."
Menino and Interim School Superintendent John McDonough said they are looking into possible legal actions to get the school buses up and running again by tomorrow morning.
Parents have been asked to pick up their children this afternoon and all athletic events have been cancelled, according to Boston Public Schools.

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GENESEE TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- On Aug. 5, they'll compete for the office of Genesee Township treasurer, but incumbent Don Becker and challenger Tom Mannor have a few things in common.
Both are 76 and each points to years of experience to back up his claim he's the best candidate for the job.
Becker served as treasurer 34 years, enhancing his knowledge with budget classes through the Michigan Municipal League and Township Association. He was instrumental in forming the Genesee County Clerk and Treasurer Association in the 1970s, has served on the Genesee County Parks and Metropolitan Planning commissions and said he is certified as a municipal finance administrator.
"It's taken me 34 years of experience to know what to do. There's a lot of things that go on in the treasurer's office," said Becker, noting one of the most important aspects is investing to bring revenue into the township.
Mannor has also racked up years of experience, serving 16 years on the Genesee Board of Education -- including 10 years as president -- plus 10 years on the township's zoning board of appeals. He earned an associate's degree in business at the former Flint Junior College. As a businessman of 40 years and corporate investor since 1980, Mannor said he's built 180 gasoline-service stations, is experienced in union negotiations and has worked with governments from Bay City and Frankenmuth to Toledo.
"I've got a lot of knowledge, I'm in good health, I've got a lot of ambition," Mannor said. "I'd just like to contribute something as much as I can."
Both are family men -- Mannor and wife Helen are parents to a son, Gary, and two daughters, Denise Powell and Janice Spragins. Becker and his wife parented five children: daughters Lynette Childers, Cindy Miles, Donna Alvarado and sons Keith and Steve. Steve was killed in 1993 when he was shot while working for a family security business.
Becker said he retired from public office for four years after Steve's death.
"I was grateful to be elected again," said Becker.
Public officials who regularly deal with evening and middle-of-the-night phone calls can attest that no public office is technically part-time. But in addition to serving on Genesee's board, township positions such as supervisor, treasurer and clerk are daily office-hour jobs.
Annual compensation for the full-time treasurer position is currently $63,392, plus about $16,800 in benefits. The township pays 21.86 percent toward board members' pensions, said clerk Charles Marshall, although no pension benefits are currently paid to the treasurer.
Becker and Mannor differ on some township issues.
Mannor said he disagrees with the township's building program, alleging more fiscal responsibility should be practiced.
"The new township hall was built without the support of the public and the same thing with the fire hall. And very little has been done in Genesee Township with the streets and roads."
Mannor said township officials should share a vehicle. He's unhappy with communication within the township and feels staff should have more freedom to speak with the public.
Becker said he knows of no complaints about service in the treasurer's office. The board's previous attempt at a newsletter was unsuccessful, he said, but the township has notified groups about using the township's electronic sign. And current board members work together well, knowing when to agree to disagree, he said.
Township officials -- including administrators, the assessor, ordinance enforcer and building inspector -- currently share five vehicles.
"I have one because I make a lot of trips different places," Becker said. "I just take it home and come here. Whether a fireman or anybody wants to use it, it's everybody's vehicle if they need it."
To save money, Mannor said the township should cut back on board compensation.
Becker said the issue is more complicated than it appears due to union affiliations and because wages are set for four years, although individuals have opted to return compensation.
"None of us got a raise this year," Becker said.
Neither candidate said he's interested in mudslinging.
"When people are on the outside there are certain things they don't understand. I would probably be the same way if I was on the other side of the fence," said Becker.
"I'd never talk bad about anybody -- they have the right to run for office, but it's not going to be a very easy road."
"I don't say they're bad, but I'm just more qualified," Mannor said.


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7 things you need to know about Austan Goolsbee as CEA chair
Here is what I know, or what I think I know, about President Obama's pick of Austan Goolsbee to be the new head of his Council of Economic Advisers:
1. Don't expect him to recommend any big tax cuts. Goolsbee is extremely skeptical of supply-side tax arguments, calling the Laffer Curve a "fleeting figment of economic imagination." Indeed, he may have influenced Obama himself, who in his 2008 book, "The Audacity of Hope," says he doesn't buy the theory that the Reagan tax cuts changed investment or labor incentives. He does, however, think it would not be a bad idea to lower corporate tax rates if there were also fewer credits and deductions.
2. Unions won't like the pick. Recall that during the 2008 campaign, Goolsbee was rumored to have whispered to Canadian officials that Candidate Obama had no intention of reopening the North American Free Trade Agreement. In fact, Goolsbee will likely be another pro-trade voice in the administration. He was also against the Chrysler bailout, to the displeasure of the UAW.
3. He thinks "creative destruction" is generally good for America. As he wrote in 2007:
Perhaps the greater amount of uncertainty and churn in the world economy in the 1990s is the new norm. Perhaps the 21st century will continually favor those who adjust best to changes. … 'But that is, of course, the paradox of the American position. We hate experiencing major adjustments and industry transformations that force people to look for new jobs. That experience has made many skeptical about the future of the United States in the world economy. Yet the evidence seems to show that for all our dissatisfaction, we are the most flexible economy around and may be best poised to take advantage of the coming changes on a global scale precisely because we are so good at adjusting.
4. Wall Street probably isn't a fan, either. When Goolsbee won the 2009 "DC's Funniest Celebrity" contest, he got a big laugh when he called the big banks "ingrateful bastards" who "bankrupted your gradma."
5. His promotion is one more reason for Larry Summers to leave at year end. The famed Goolsbee wit may be lost on Summers, the director of National Economic Council. The two notoriously clashed over whether to bail out Chrysler (Summers pro, Goolsbee con), with Summers eventually trying to block Goolsbee's access to the president — as he also did with Goolsbee's now-predecessor, Christina Romer.
6. His selection could be a sign of Obama moving to the center in 2011. Resignations are allowing Obama to gradually reshape his economic team. In addition to Goolsbee, he will have a new budget chief in deficit hawk Jack Lew, assuming U.S. Senate confirmation. If Obama plans on spending the rest of his term seeking deals with a likely more heavily Republican Congress, these two picks make a good start.
7. He will say at least one thing that will make Robert Gibbs wince. During Goolsbee's famous comedy bit, he joked that the White House took its ideas from the "old textbooks, Karl Marx and Trotsky." Or maybe Goolsbee's old research will accomplish the trick, such as this paper which says R&D tax credits, like the one Obama wants to permanently extend, mostly just raises the wages of scientists.
Me: All that being said, the personable Goolsbee is about the best pick Obama could have made from the job given the center-left pool of potential candidates.
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New Orleans - The Tulane basketball team hits the road for the fourth time in the last five games when it treks to Huntington, West Virginia, to face Marshall in Conference USA action this Saturday at 6 p.m. (CST) in the Cam Henderson Center.
The Green Wave (15-8, 5-4 C-USA), which is tied for fifth place with UCF in the league standings, will look to snap a two-game skid when it faces the Thundering Herd. Tulane is 12-5 in its last 17 games, but is coming off a loss at home to second place Houston (66-56) and a last second loss at UTEP (66-64) in its last road contest.
The Green Wave has an overall mark of 4-4 on the road this year and is 3-2 away from home in Conference USA play. Prior to its loss at UTEP, the Wave had won three straight on the road.
For the year, Tulane is averaging 67.9 points and 35.2 rebounds per game and is shooting 45.1 percent from the field, 32.5 percent from behind the three-point line and 71.8 percent from the free-throw line. David Gomez and Kevin Sims lead the Green Wave is scoring with 14.4 and 12.5 points per game, respectively. Gomez is also the team's top rebounder with 6.1 boards per game, respectively, while Sims leads the squad in assists and steals with 4.3 and 1.5 per contest, respectively.
Under first-year head coach Donnie Jones, Marshall (13-10, 5-5 C-USA) enters Saturday's contest sitting alone in seventh place in the conference standings and brings a two-game win streak into the affair.
The Thundering Herd has been tough at home this season, ringing up 11 of its 13 wins this season on its home court. Marshall is 11-2 overall at home this year and has a mark of 3-1 in conference play. The Herd's only defeat at home in league play this season was to No. 1 Memphis. Since that loss, Marshall has won three straight at home.
The Thundering Herd is averaging 68 points and 34.5 rebounds per game and is shooting 42.6 percent from the field, including 31.7 percent from behind the three-point line, and 67.2 percent from the foul line. Mark Dorris is one of three Marshall players averaging double figures with 13.7 points per game. Trailing Dorris is Markel Humphrey with 13.6 points per outing, while Tirrell Baines is averaging 11.2 points per contest and also leads the team in rebounds with 6.1 boards per game.
Saturday's game marks the fifth all-time meeting between Tulane and Marshall, and the Green Wave leads the series, 3-1, and sports a 1-0 record at Marshall. When the Green Wave takes the court against Marshall, Tulane players will see a familiar face sitting on the Thundering Herd's bench. Former TU head coach Shawn Finney is in his first season as an assistant coach at Marshall after spending the previous five seasons at Tulane and posted a record of 60-86 (.411).
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Linda Haney is dead. She should be alive. It's that simple.
It's true that a man fleeing police killed her, ramming his car into
her pickup shortly before noon at what one witness estimated was 100
But so did an age-old mentality that says, "Get
the bad guy at all costs."
In this case, Haney, 56, of Otter Lake, was the
"all costs."
It began last week. A Michigan State Police trooper noticed a car driving fast and recklessly along Irish and Richfield roads.
The trooper tried to stop the car, but the driver -- Dean Davis, a 37- year-old Richfield Township man with a history of minor scrapes with the law and no outstanding warrants -- sped off.
And as surely as a dog chases a running rabbit, the trooper gave
chase. For eight miles he tailed Davis, never getting close enough
to force him off the road.
Eventually, Davis turned onto Dodge Road, where he rammed the back of
Haney's pickup, sending it spinning into the path of an oncoming pickup.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
And for what?
Davis wasn't wanted for anything. What was to be gained by chasing
him? What benefit to society was there? Even if he had been wanted for something, what
charge, short of murder, justifies a risky chase?
I've written about this topic before. Police tell me that if they adopted a don't-chase policy, the bad guys would quickly catch on.
Everyone will bolt, they say.
Which is probably true. But if suspects aren't chased -- except in
extreme cases -- they're also not as likely to kill and maim someone
by driving recklessly.
It comes down to what you value more as a
society, I guess -- a
suspect possibly caught or innocent lives
I know where I stand. I figure bad guys
eventually get caught anyway.
In Davis' case, presumably the trooper already
had his licence plate
number. Why not pick him up later?
Make no mistake, I think Haney's death is --
allegedly -- Davis'
fault. But you can't separate the running from
the chasing, and vice
versa. Both had to happen for Haney to die.
This happens more than you know.
Roughly 300 people a year die in police chases.
Nearly one-third, according to a study by researchers at the
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, are innocents --
including police officers, other drivers and bystanders.
I've asked it before and I'll ask it again: For what? The answer in
this case -- and I'm guessing in many cases
-- is "For nothing."
Linda Haney is dead. She should be alive.
It's that simple.
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In an electric overtime final of the Cabrini Classic tournament that wasn't decided until the final seconds, Riverside (9-1) outlasted E.D. White (5-2), 56-53.
The win gave the Rebels their second tournament championship in five days; earlier in the week, Riverside swept through the St. Martin's Tournament.
With an extremely young roster that includes just one senior in point guard Kelsey Joseph, Riverside has been a pleasant surprise this season, rising to No. 3 this week in NOLA.com's small school girls basketball rankings after beginning the season unranked.
But the Cardinals gave Riverside all they could handle, clawing back from a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit. White, in fact, could have iced the game… twice.
With Riverside up 54-53 and nine seconds remaining in overtime, White's 8th grader Michae Jones forced a steal and seemed certain to give her team the lead with a layup.
But Riverside's senior point guard Kelsey Joseph caught up from behind and swatted the ball away from Jones as she left her feet to shoot. In the scramble that ensued, Riverside won possession and, in effect, the game.
Joseph made two free throws with two seconds remaining and sealed the win for the Rebels. She finished the game with 12 points.
"I feel amazing," she said moments after the victory. "I think this team is evolving very good. We played smart."
The game was defined by opposing offensive styles. Joseph and junior guard Channan Simmons forced frenetic action on nearly every Riverside possession, even turning possessions following White baskets into fast breaks. White, in contrast, slowed the game and attempted to open up shots for Joseph and senior guard Genna Larose.
Riverside was led by freshman guard Toni Hebert and 6-foot-3 junior center Kendra Turner, who each scored 15. Hebert had three 3-point field goals and Turner led the Rebels in rebounding, hauling in nine.
But fouls were a problem for the Rebels, who sent White to the line for 53 free throw attempts in contrast to their 13 attempts.
After Turner and sparkplug junior guard Channan Simmons fouled out in the fourth quarter, Joseph seemed determined to take the game over. On three consecutive possessions, she drove the ball coast-to-coast and shot, scoring a crucial late bucket and setting up another when Jaimaya Bolden cleaned up her miss with a putback.
Joseph is Riverside's only senior.
"I felt like me and Toni had to be the leaders of the team," Jones said about dictating the pace late in the game.
"Definitely the most intense game so far," Hebert said. "When our big girls fouled out, me and Kelsey knew we had to step up."
In addition to Turner and Simmons, sophomore forward Kennedy White also fouled out.
"We all stepped up," Hebert said. "Even the younger girls, some 8th graders."
When Simmons fouled out, eighth grader Briley Becker replaced her and promptly drained her only field goal attempt, giving Riverside a 46-44 lead late in the fourth quarter.
The third quarter ended with Riverside up 44-35, but White mounted a comeback early in the fourth, with Larose and senior Jordan Gros leading the charge. Larose opened the period with a bucket and Gros scored the next five points, bringing her team to within 44-42.
With 1.8 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and the game tied, White wasted their first golden chance to win.
Larose missed a runner in the paint, but junior Emily Sauce grabbed the rebound and was fouled. Sauce missed both free throws, giving Riverside new life in overtime.
Larose and Jones each scored 14 points for the Cardinals, and hustling junior forward Emily Weimer scored 11 and grabbed six rebounds.


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Bechtel is among the most respected engineering, construction, and project management companies in the world.
Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects—the modern marvels of the world—that foster sustainable progress and grow economies.
With every project we undertake, no matter the scale, we place a core focus on protecting people and the environment, promoting local economic development, and partnering with communities and society.
"I arrived," W. A. recalled, "with a wife, two babies, a slide trombone, and a 10-dollar bill."
First major non-railroad construction project: Klamath Highway in Northern California.
First job for a large power utility: the Caribou Water Tunnel in Northern California, part of the Caribou Power Plant, which will generate 75 megawatts of electricity.
Introduced using tracklaying tractors on the Southern Pacific Railroad, Natron Cut-off, Oregon.
Horses and mules were a primary source of power on Bechtel construction jobs in the early years of the 20th century.
The 8-mile- (13-kilometer-) long Tres Piños–Milpitas in California begins operation.
W. A. Bechtel Co. was a family business from the beginning. W. A. was determined to build a company that would allow him to pass along to his children not just financial security and physical assets, but a sense of responsibility and obligation to company employees and associates, and to the enterprise. He took immense pleasure in the increased interest and involvement of Bechtel family members.
Pictured (left to right): W.A. Bechtel and sons Steve, Ken, and Warren Jr.
First foray into the dam-building business: Bowman Dam, California, is completed. The construction site is so remote that the company is forced to construct a camp—complete with a hospital, a hundred head of cattle, a slaughterhouse, and storage facilities—to sustain the crew for the winter.
Hoover Dam—officially dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in September 1935—represents a pivotal event in the history of Bechtel. There have been bigger projects, and there will be still bigger jobs in years to come. But never again will Bechtel be involved with a project that so profoundly shaped our company's sense of itself.
Hoover Dam was a make-or-break proposition for my grandfather. It became the birthplace of many of the great traditions of the present Bechtel organization. —Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., 1982
Hoover Dam was a make-or-break proposition for my grandfather. It became the birthplace of many of the great traditions of the present Bechtel organization. —Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., 1982
The Hoover Dam project was too big for any one company. So W. A. Bechtel helped form a consortium calling itself Six Companies, Inc. W. A. knew the heads of the consortium companies as friends and business associates, having been in partnerships with most of them.
Between 1934 and 1938, the Six Companies, Inc., partnership built Parker Dam across the Colorado River; operating as Columbia Construction Co., they corralled the waters of the Columbia River behind the concrete arches of Bonneville Dam and built Ruby Dam and Grays Harbor jetties in Washington State; and as Six Companies of California, they constructed a section of the Oakland–Contra Costa highway. Utah-Bechtel-Morrison-Kaiser Co. lined the Moffatt Water Tunnel and built Taylor Park Dam in Colorado.
These were times when attempting the impossible became standard procedure, and the Bay Bridge is a perfect example—the plans called for bridge piers to be set deeper than anyone had ever attempted. And seldom had anyone confronted currents as unpredictable or winds as blustery as those on San Francisco Bay. The Bechtels formed Bridge Builders, Inc., allying themselves with Six Companies partner Henry Kaiser, one of W. A.'s most trusted collaborators. They added several old-line eastern firms, including some of the most experienced deep-caisson builders Steve could find.
Bechtel-McCone-Parsons wins a contract to engineer and build a hydrogenation plant in Richmond, California. The plant is BMP's first refinery as well as one of the first petroleum refineries in the West.
As part of a Department of War–mandated project to shore up U.S. defenses in Alaska, Bechtel interests begin work on Canol, a 1,430-mile (2,300-kilometer) pipeline across Canada and Alaska. The pipeline transports oil from Canadian fields to a new refinery.
Near Arco, Idaho, Experimental Breeder Reactor-1 (EBR-1) is the first nuclear reactor to generate electricity from atomic energy.
First major power contract: Equipment changes for Southern California Edison; engineers must convert power equipment operating on a 50-cycle current to a 60-cycle current.
Bechtel begins work on the 1,068-mile (1,719-kilometer) Trans-Arabian pipeline (Tapline), which will transport oil across Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon to tankers in the Mediterranean.


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My first thought was why didn't I chose a dress like that on my wedding day?
Kate Middleton's dress was much plainer than I had expected, and I loved its simple, elegant lines. It worked because the focus went straight to her face, and not to distracting bustles, rosettes and ruffles. The barely-there veil and the modest floral bouquet -- held casually, as if the bride had just picked it on the way over -- added a feeling of ease to an incredibly formal ceremony.
That particular shape -- the bustier top and flared skirt -- is the hands-down best design for creating the illusion of a small waist.
I usually don't like sleeves on wedding gowns, since they tend to look heavy, dowdy and matronly; but the lightness of the lace, plus the tasteful V-neck, showed just enough skin for it to look pretty and fresh.
I heard somewhere that she did her own make-up. Part of me doubts that is true. Any celebrity would at least have a professional touch-up. Plus, the make-up needed to stand up to TV lights is different than regular make-up. Still, the idea is nice. The cosmetics were lightly and naturally done, and she didn't give in that temptation -- so common in Asia -- to plaster her skin over to some unnaturally white tone and then paint pink cheeks, red lips and blue eye-lids on.
I also liked that her hair was down. In retrospect, I wish I kept some of my hair down, since I rather like my long, thick black locks.
Instead, my make-up / hairdresses (two cute but tipsy Swedish girls) scraped it back into a harsh up-do and said, "Wow! She looks like a geisha!" The back of my hair was actually quite amazing -- an elaborate design of loops and scrolls. But scraping the hair back actually makes your face look much rounder in photographs, whereas having hair down around around the neck is more flattering. Kate's half-up, half-down do is perfect.
I didn't want to go down the local Hong Kong path of having a rented wedding dress, but I didn't want to buy some expensive, pouffy concoction either.
So I ended up with something that wasn't even specifically a wedding gown. It was a plain cream-colored satin sheath from Seibu meant as a normal evening gown. It was very simple -- except for a few gathers at the waist, it was tight and went straight down to the floor with no embellishment.
God knows why my 4 million wedding photos are not on this laptop. All I can find right now is this snapshot of me and my family.
You can see how deliberately plain my outfit it. My Mom, in her wisdom, told me to wipe off the dramatic eyebrows the make-up girls had drawn on me, and I look very natural. I kept my jewelry to a single strand of pearls. I noticed that Kate had no necklace at all.
I'm still glad I chose something minimal but, looking back, a slightly fuller skirt would probably have made my waist look better. (I'm not the thinnest person). And maybe it would have been wise to have some light cover on my less-than-perfect upper arms.
Kate's design is also a bit more reliable. My dress, which had neither sleeves nor straps, could easily have fallen down or out-of-place. Thank god for boning, and breasts. A less-endowed Asian girl may have had an embarrassing accident while bending over to sign the papers...
Initially, I wanted to get married with some quirky hat / floral hair arrangement. I've always dreamt of a lifestyle that would allow me to wear strange things on my head.
My Dad wisely said he'd prefer a veil. And so I got a long one similar to Kate's. (In a burst of indulgence, I booked mine at Harrod's and had a friend bring it back to me from London).
Dad was right.
The only really flashy part of Kate's outfit was the length of the train. But, given the pomp of the ceremony, I think it works well. At least she didn't need an entire gaggle of maidens cavorting after her to try to keep her train under control.
What a huge difference to the 1980s extravaganza worn by Princess Diana.
I always loved Princess Di and was mesmerized by her wedding as a 7-year-old. But you have to admit that she looks a little like she's being attacked by a giant cream puff.
For wedding style and etiquette tips, go to the Privilege blog.
For IHT fashion critic Suzy Menkes's take, go here. (Why her columns are always so buried on nytimes.com is beyond me. I had to go to Google to find it!) She writes:
The choice made by Kate Middleton was picture perfect — a stylish, streamlined ivory-and-white satin dress with a lightly-padded corset and manageable train (as long as her sister Pippa, in a streak of white silk, was there to navigate).
The triumph of this wedding dress was that it appeared at first restrained and simple. But there was a shiver of emotion on viewing the history and heritage sewn as a pattern into the lace. It was an organic meld of England's Tudor's rose, Scotland's thistle, Ireland's shamrock and the daffodil of Wales — an echo of the decoration on Queen Elizabeth's coronation gown in 1953.
Delicate sewing hands (washed every hour to keep the dress pristine), were found in the Royal School of Needlework, based at Hampton Court Palace and chosen to create a reprise of the history of arts and crafts.
Amusingly, here's a photo slideshow of all the silly hats. Those crazy Brits.
The bride was flawlessly tasteful. But guests like Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie were a little more out there. Let's say they get points for creativity.


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The Jackson Police Department reported the following activity for Friday, July 20, to Monday, July 23. Officers made 18 arrests, conducted 43 traffic stops and responded to 284 calls for service.
Friday, July 20, 2012:
Officers made 8 arrests, conducted 17 traffic stops, and were dispatched to 100 calls for service.
Officers arrested a subject for violating parole.
Officers conducted extra patrol downtown, near the King Center, near Chalet Terrace, and at Nixon, Sharp, Lions, Loomis, Rotary, and Optimist Parks.
Officers Kingston and Smith were sent to the 500 block of S. Mechanic for a missing 3 year old autistic child. As officers arrived on scene, the child was located by neighbors.
Officer Edmondson was sent to the 100 block of W. Prospect for a Fail to Return Borrowed Vehicle report. The owner loaned her vehicle to a family member, and he did not return it.
While off-duty, Officer Mills saw a vehicle driving recklessly and called 911. Officer Scarpino conducted a traffic stop and arrested the driver for OWI; BAC=0.15.
Officer Burkart made contact with a subject in the 200 block of Francis and smelled alcohol on the subject. He was in possession of alcohol and a synthetic drug, as well as violating probation and being underage. He was arrested and lodged at the Jackson County Jail.
Officer Brant took a report of an underage subject going for a walk with a friend and returning several hours extremely intoxicated. The victim was being treated for alcohol poisoning. The friend could not be located.
Officer Goings took a B&E report where electronics items were taken from a residence.
Officer Burkart made a traffic stop and arrested the driver for OWI; BAC=0.16
Saturday, July 21, 2012:
Officers made 6 arrests, conducted 15 traffic stops, and were dispatched to 107 calls for service.
Detective Stiles received information regarding the location of a subject with a felony warrant. Sergeant Williams, along with Officers Scarpino, Hibbard, and Burkart were sent to the residence where the subject was located. He was arrested on a felony warrant from Blackman Township, a misdemeanor warrant from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, and additional charges of felon in possession of a firearm may be added.
Officer Ganzhorn was sent to the 700 block of Oakhill for a single vehicle accident where the driver struck several parked vehicles while attempted to leave the area. The driver was located and arrested for OWI.
Officers were sent to the area of the Sauk Trail Post for shots fired. Nothing was located to substantiate the call.
Officer Ganzhorn made a traffic stop in the area of Ingham and Trail and arrested the driver for OWI; BAC=0.14.
Officer Brant was sent to the 300 block of Adams for an attempted larceny. A resident saw the suspect attempted to break into his vehicle. The victim watched the suspect until police arrived. The suspect was arrested.
Sunday, July 22, 2012:
Officers made 4 arrests, conducted 11 traffic stops, and were dispatched to 77 calls for service.
Officers conducted extra patrol downtown, near Chalet Terrace and the King Center, and at Loomis, Nixon, Lions, and Sharp Parks.
Officers were sent to the 900 block of Francis for a missing 4 year old child. After a 90 minute search, the child was located unharmed.
Officer Scarpino was sent to the 100 block of W. Robinson for a trouble with subject call. While there, he arrested the subject for five outstanding warrants.
Officer Brant was sent to the area of Monroe and Lansing for shots fired. Nothing was located to substantiate the call, and the noise is believed to have been fireworks.
Officers were sent to the 500 block of S. Gorham and made contact with a subject who was ultimately arrested on an outstanding warrant from Hillsdale County.
Officers were sent to a residence in the 1400 block of Woodbridge for a B&E in progress. The homeowner went to investigate a noise in his kitchen and saw a black male attempting to climb through a window. The suspect never gained entry into the home, and fled the area.


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St. Tammany Parish Councilman Ken Burkhalter withdrew from the lieutenant governor's race Tuesday, trekking back to Baton Rouge to file the paperwork after just one weekend as a candidate.
He said he learned on July 9, the last day to qualify to run, that the only known Democrat planning to enter the race had decided against a run. So he headed to the capital to place his name into contention later that afternoon, saying he didn't want the election to take place without a Democrat on the ballot.
Burkhalter, who is on the Louisiana Democratic Party Executive Committee, noted that the state's previous lieutenant governor, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, is a Democrat, and he thought it would be wrong not to have a Democrat enter the race.
However, by the end of qualifying, three other Democrats - James Crowley of Shreveport, New Orleans lawyer Caroline Fayard and state Sen. Butch Gautreaux of Morgan City - had joined him on the ballot, so Burkhalter thought it better to withdraw than to split the Democratic vote. He said he hopes two of the other Democrats will withdraw as well, so that the party can unify behind one candidate.
Five Republicans qualified to run: Secretary of State Jay Dardenne of Baton Rouge, St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis of Slidell, entertainer Sammy Kershaw of Lafayette, Melanie McKnight of Baton Rouge and state GOP Chairman Roger Villere of Metairie.
FIRM CAN WORK FOR MANDEVILLE: An engineering firm would not be barred from contracting with the city of Mandeville if former Covington Mayor Keith Villere, brother of Mandeville Mayor Donald Villere, were on its payroll, according to the Louisiana Board of Ethics.
In an opinion released this week, the board determined that Keith Villere, a landscape architect who headed up Covington's government from 1991 to 2003, would not be violating any ethics laws if he were to take a job with URS Corp., which is considering on bidding for contracts with the city of Mandeville.
According to the opinion, Keith Villere would not be involved in any discussions with the city about the contract and would not work on any projects they did for the city. He would also not have an ownership interest in the company.
As a result, Keith Villere's employment with the company would be not violate the state Ethics Code, according to an opinion approved by the Ethics Board this week.
However, the former mayor would have to file a disclosure statement during any year in which he works for URS and the company has a contract with Mandeville, the opinion stated.
TAMMANY TOGETHER TO MEET: State Sen. Jack Donahue, R-Covington, will present a wrap-up of the recently concluded state legislative session on Monday at Tammany Together's general membership meeting near Covington.
The meeting is open to the public and will be held at 6 p.m. at the 12th District fire department building, 19375 Louisiana 36, in the Claiborne Hill area.
The group will also elect new members to its Board of Directors and vote on proposed bylaws and a budget for the coming year.
Tammany Together is a non-partisan coalition of St. Tammany residents and community groups that strives to educate its members on issues affecting the parish.
For more information, visit tammanytogether.org.
SLIDELL COUNCIL REAPPOINTS LEADERS: The Slidell City Council has four new members, but on Tuesday its members showed they still value the old guard by reappointing members Lionel Hicks and Landon Cusimano to their council president and vice-president posts, respectively.
Both motions were approved unanimously with a round of applause given to both council members.
"Thank you very much," Hicks said.
The meeting was the first since the council - with new members Buddy Lloyd, Sam Caruso, Jay Newcomb and Sam Abney - was sworn into office. Before adjourning for the night, new and veteran council members congratulated their colleagues and expressed hope for a productive four years.
St. Tammany Parish Councilman Jerry Binder, a Slidell resident, passed along his own well-wishes before asking a question of Caruso, who previously served as mayor and council member.
"What do we call you?" he asked, to laughter from the audience.
"Your excellency will work," Caruso replied.
(Jeff Adelson and and Kia Hall Hayes contributed to this story.)
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The Village of Oratorio
The village of Oratorio belongs to the municipality of Ponte di Piave, in the province of Treviso, region Veneto.
The village of Oratorio is 4,71 kilometers far from the same town of Ponte di Piave to whom it belongs.
To the municipality of Ponte di Piave also belong the localities of Borgo Lorenzoni (3,02 km), Borgo Rinaldini (2,16 km), Busco (6,32 km), Calderba (1,93 km), Campagne (0,73 km), Cartiera (5,10 km), Case Biancolin (4,56 km), Case Bonetto (2,12 km), Case Bressan (1,37 km), Case Campagnaro (3,61 km), Case Coletto (5,15 km), Case Dalla Torre (3,14 km), Case de Nadai (1,27 km), Case Drusian (4,30 km), Case Faggiotto (0,14 km), Case Frison (7,10 km), Case Iacp (2,59 km), Case Maccagnan (4,23 km), Case Menegaldo (1,98 km), Case Narder (4,21 km), Case Pivetta (2,74 km), Case Prevedel (2,14 km), Case Ravanello (4,75 km), Case Rizzo (1,74 km), Case sparse (-- km), Case Tardivo (1,95 km), Case Tonel (4,23 km), Case Violo (1,86 km), Concie (5,70 km), Fontane (1,86 km), Fossadelle di Sotto (-- km), Grasseghella (1,70 km), Grave (5,32 km), Grave di Negrisia (5,14 km), La Fossadella (3,87 km), Levada (3,34 km), Negrisia (3,34 km), Peschiere (3,34 km), San Nicolo' (5,84 km).
The number in parentheses following each village name indicate the distance between the same village and the municipality of Ponte di Piave.
The locality of Oratorio rises 10 meters abobe sea level.
The population of Oratorio counts 46 inhabitants.
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The women's competition at this year's French Open has been turned on its head.
Defending champion and world No. 1 Serena Williams was dismissed by 35th-ranked Garbine Muguruza of Spain, 6-2, 6-2, in a second-round stunner on Wednesday. It was the undisputed queen of the sport's worst loss at a Grand Slam in terms of total games won.
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This unassuming Iberian eatery in Elizabeth puts its Ironbound competitors to shame
Trips to the Ironbound and Bayonne have turned up inexpensive Iberian options like Casa Vasca and Seabra's Marisqueira. These restaurants certainly have their wonderful specialties. But Valenca in nearby Elizabeth blows New Jersey competitors out of the water, especially on landlubber items. In fact, when dining at Valenca, you might discover a new gauge for Portuguese goodness.
Shrimp in garlic sauce as an appetizer is exceptional with coarsely chopped garlic bathed in paprika and decent olive oil. Other items that are a step above the ordinary include crunchy, calamari rings battered and fried with a seasoned flour coating and a ring of super-smoked, rustic-looking chorizo sausage. (Note on the chorizo: It may come flamed at the table which is a neat show. However when the item is cooked behind the scenes, the result is a crispier skin.)
Clams Casino tagged with thick bacon patches are quite good despite occasional interference from clam shell bits. Three scallops come diced then reworked back into their giant shells with crabmeat and green bell pepper. These are a treat despite scallop meat that is taut and a tad dry.
Side dishes and extras in Portuguese places are important and I believe most longtime restaurants have lost sight of these details. At Valenca, crunchy cottage fries remind of thick-cut kettle fries; they are delicious and it's a forgivable matter that they are not hotter and/or fresh from the deep fryer. Moist, perfectly seasoned rice partners with all dishes. A complimentary bowl of salad is generous and nicely prepared with watercress, green leaf lettuce, shredded carrot, green pepper strips and other vegetables. Rolls in the bread basket are so good, customers unabashedly shove them into bags of leftovers.
Egg-battered cod fillet was simple and enjoyable. Littlenecks stewed with tender pork medallions in mushroom sauce came in an attractive ceramic trough. Typed, changing daily specials like grilled sticklebacks and tripe in white kidney bean stew appeal to Portuguese traditionalists. And while steaming paella and a copper pot of mixed seafood were consistently relished on visits, steak on a stone was a blast of a meal. This is where Valenca can anchor permanently into a foodies' heart.
Here's how steak-on-a-stone works: Waiters deliver a stainless steel tray fitted with a heated cobblestone. There are two hunks of raw filet mignon or a single slab of sirloin presented next to the stone along with a lemon wedge and ramekin of garlic butter. The customer carves the steak into strips and slathers butter on them. Then the meat is seared on the stone until cooked to the desired temperature. Even if you're all thumbs in the kitchen, this process is idiot-proof and the end product is sublime. By the way, filet mignon was the tastier option. Also, I'd suggest cooking all of your steak within 15 minutes before the stone cools (slow eaters can ask for another stone) and taking home the leftover beef in a cooked state.
Valenca isn't shy on salt. Of course, salt ensures important chemistry in sauces and meats, but here that application walks a fine line. Sea salt crystals dust the outside of that delightful steak on a stone -- beautiful to me, something that can be over the top to others. Mushroom sauce in various dishes reaches that fine briny line but gets pulled back with a dash of bright-flavored cilantro.
With such great meals, why a shortage on stars? Well, the restaurant has the atmosphere of a Route 9 diner and paper napkins to boot. Mind you, we're not talking luxurious digs at Valenca, just about its reliable, excellent food. When the restaurant packs a crowd, specifically on Friday and Saturday nights, dining can be almost inhospitable. The smoke condition from multiple orders of steak on a stone and attempts to clear the air (i.e. a fresh air exchange or doors left open) may send a chill through the dining room.
Consider this a front-loaded meal where the best parts come from savory courses. If pants are still button-able afterward, toy with thoughts of housemade flan or serradura, a chilled crushed cookie and vanilla mousse in a sundae cup.
Valenca is tons of carnivorous fun, especially when supping with a group of, say, five to eight friends. For maximum mileage on the Valenca dining experience, stick with weekday meals and mid-afternoons on Saturdays and Sundays. No matter when you go, put your eating pants on.
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2 1/2 stars
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Main restaurant section has two, brightly lit rooms that may remind of a diner
Monday-Thursday: 11:30 am.-10 p.m.
Friday, Saturday: 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.
Sunday: Noon-10 p.m.
Appetizers: $7.95-$9
Seafood and fish: $11-$25
Meats: $9-$25
Dessert: $3 average
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Manlius, NY -- Manny and Faye have become expectant parents, and that's got villagers abuzz with anticipation at the thought of up to eight fuzzy baby swans gliding along the Manlius Swan Pond.
It's been eight years since babies, or cygnets as they're known, have graced the iconic Manlius Swan Pond, the symbolic center of the village. In 2004, two of five eggs hatched into baby swans.
Faye, the female swan known by her pink bill and feet, has been sitting atop her nest for several days now. Manny, the male orange-billed swan, relieves her occasionally so she can stretch her legs and have a bite to eat, said David Seager, Manlius Department of Public Works worker. He and Tim Kautzman take care of the swans.
The eight eggs are expected to hatch around the middle of May and there's no reason to think they won't all make it, Seager said,.
"There's really no predators here," he said. The eggs are incubated by Faye for 35 to 37 days before they hatch. The nest is somewhat hidden behind a fence in some bushes, Seager said. Faye is particularly protective.
"We are really, really excited," said Manlius Mayor Mark-Paul Serafin. "It's been years since we had babies."
Serafin said he's looking into installing a Webcam so people can see the swans. The swan before wasn't fertile, so this is good news.
The cygnets will remain on the pond with their parents for several weeks, and then they'll be given to Michael Bean of Skaneateles, who provided the two swans to Manlius.
When cygnets hatch, they usually weigh about 6 ounces, about the same as a baseball. They are born knowing how to swim. They sleep in the nest with heir mother when they are young.
A few days after hatching, cygnets are ready for their first meal. Their parents pul up underwater plants for them unti they can peck at water plants and insects on their own. "We expect they will stay on the pond with their parents for several weeks," Seager said.
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The city of Beaverton is helping local families and children in-need this holiday season by seeking donations of food, toys, gift cards and winter coats from Nov. 19 through Dec. 14,.
"The holidays are a tough time for many families struggling to make ends meet," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "For those facing financial challenges, a new toy or a warm jacket can make a world of difference—bringing hope, comfort and joy at a time when they need it most."
Donations of new, unwrapped toys will be accepted at Beaverton City Hall, both Beaverton City Library locations, various city-owned buildings and partnering businesses (see listed below). Non-perishable food donations will also be accepted at Beaverton City Hall and the Beaverton City Library.
Donations of new and used coats will be collected at Beaverton City Hall, and donations of gift cards will be accepted in the city's Neighborhood Program Office, located on the first floor of Beaverton City Hall.
Toys will also be accepted during the city of Beaverton's Tree Lighting & Holiday Open House on Friday, Dec. 7 from 5-8 PM at the Beaverton City Library.
The Tualatin Valley Gleaners will distribute the toys to Beaverton's low-income youth and foster children throughout Washington County. Gift cards will be distributed through the Beaverton School District's Family Resource Center, and new and used winter coats will be given to the Beaverton School District Clothes Closet.
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Jun 24, 09 at 2:21am ^Review of Picross 3D (Japanese edition)
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Since this is a 3D game, you must use the stylus to move the cube around on the x, y and z axes. The game itself has not changed from the Picross sense in that you are given a set of numbers, and you must figure out how many blocks in each row or column must remain to complete the puzzle. Blocks that do not fit the puzzle must be hammered away by tapping up on the D-pad, and tapping the block you wish to knock out with the stylus. Blocks that you feel need to remain should be painted (this is not mandatory, but certainly helps in solving the larger puzzles) by tapping right on the D-pad and tapping the block with the stylus. The challenging factor this time around is that you have to work with a puzzle that has three dimensions, meaning you have to be able to see the inside of the cube somehow to be able to solve the entire puzzle.
In order to see the inside of the cube, you are allowed to temporarily slice away layers of the cube vertically or horizontally by grabbing the corresponding arrow on the cube, and sliding the stylus left and right, or up and down, depending on which arrow you select. You are only allowed to move one axis at a time, so if you grab the x axis and move it around to work on the inside layers of the puzzle, you have to move that arrow back to it's original place, in order to start slicing away rows on the y axis. It sounds a lot more complicated than it really is, and once you get the hang of it, the easiest way is to work one axis by slicing each layer away one at a time until you reach the last, then bringing all layers back, and switching to the other axis, knocking away or painting blocks to solve the puzzle.
The numbering for rows this time around is a little different. Each row only has one number corresponding to it, but this time it could be a plain number, a number in a circle, or a number in a square.
The plain number means that the number of remaining cubes in that row will all be connected, with no breaks in between.
(this means that a row of 5 cubes with a number 3 on it will have 3 cubes connecting, meaning you have to knock away 2 cubes. The 3 means that at the very minimum the middle cube will remain, and must be painted. It would be impossible to have three cubes connecting in a row of five without the middle cube, so logically the middle cube will remain.)
The number in a circle means that the number of remaining cubes must equal the number inside the circle, but that number will be split into two groups, adding up to equal the number in the circle.
(If you have a row of five cubes, and a number 4 in a circle, this means that four of the five cubes must remain, but they cannot all be connecting. Logically, you would have to paint each of the end cubes in the row of five, because if you took off one of the end cubes that leaves 4 connecting cubes, but since the number 4 is in a circle this time all of the cubes cannot connect with each other, there must be one break in there somewhere.)
The number in a square means that the number of remaining cubes will not necessarrily be connected to each other, and there are more than two groups of blocks to add up equalling the number in the square.
(If you have a row of 5 cubes with a number 3 in a square, that means that each of the remaining cubes cannot be touching another, so therefore only the end cubes and the middle cube will remain.)
The easiest way to go about solving the puzzles in my opinion is to look for numbers not in a circle or square, and start marking the cubes that cannot be knocked away. From there you can start knocking away the circle and square numbers that don't fit logically. (say you have marked a 2 in a circle square, this means that the other remaining cube will not be touching the painted cube, so you can knock away each cube on either side of the circled 2.
There are 4 levels of difficulty to this game (Tutorial, Amateur, Novice, Expert), and in order to proceed to the next level, you have to finish the previous. So in order to get to the middle Novice level you need to complete all of the puzzles on Amateur first. The only exception is that you don't need to complete the Tutorial levels to start on the Amateur levels, but it certainly helps you to get used to playing. Each difficulty level consists of 10 levels with 12 puzzles each, and there are extra levels featuring "No Miss Challenges", "Time challenges", and "Big Picture" puzzles where each separate puzzle is one piece of a larger picture.
Each puzzle has a ranking of 3 stars, depending on how many mistakes you made, and how much time it took you to complete the puzzle. You can make up to 5 mistakes in each puzzle, before the game ends and you have to start the puzzle over. If you make a mistake you will know by sound, and the block will be automatically painted, with cracks on it letting you know you messed that block up.
There is a set time limit for each puzzle, with the length of time depending on the difficulty. There is a timer to let you know how long you've been working on the puzzle, and the timer has two different time segments on it. The red time zone is the time you have to complete the puzzle if you want to achieve 3 stars, and the green time zone is the time you have to complete the puzzle until the game ends. You usually get an ample amount of time to complete each puzzle, but sometimes the amount of time given to achieve 3 stars can be challenging, especially on the Expert levels.
- If you make no mistakes, and complete the puzzle in the red time zone, you get 3 stars.
- If you make no mistakes but do not complete the puzzle in the red time zone, the maximum amount of stars you can achieve is 2.
- If you make one mistake, but complete the puzzle in the red time zone, you get 2 stars.
- If you make one mistake, and complete the puzzle in the green time zone, you get 2 stars.
- If you make 2 or more mistakes, you can only get 1 star, regardless of time.
(I'm not 100% certain about this, but I don't remember ever NOT getting any stars for any of the puzzles.)
These stars add up for silver and gold bonus puzzles on each level, where achieving more stars unlocks the puzzles. For example if you achieve a total of 15 stars on any of the 12 puzzles you'll be able to play the silver bonus puzzle, and if you achieve 18, you'll be able to play the gold bonus puzzle. (the number of stars necessary to unlock the bonus puzzles depends on the difficulty level)
*The bonus puzzles do not come with star rankings, and only one time frame to complete it, so you can make up to 4 mistakes, and not worry about being penalized.
If you complete and unlock every puzzle in a level with a minimum of a 1 star ranking, then you get a bronze star next to the level number.
If you complete and unlock every puzzle in a level with a minimum of a 2 star ranking, then you get a silver star next to the level number, and 3 stars for the gold.
Each completed puzzle becomes animated, so if the puzzle is a dog, then after you complete it the dog might bark, or start running around. Each puzzle has its own unique animation, and after you finish a certain amount of puzzles, you can unlock certian animations to view at your own pleasure. Each puzzle you unlock will be saved to your memory slot (four slots available), and when you start up the game one unlocked puzzle will be chosen at random for the intro animation.
Each unlocked puzzle fits into a category of a certain type, and once you complete a certain amount of puzzles in the same category, you'll finish a painting or montage (I'm not sure what it will be called in the English version). These finished paintings or montages can be viewed at any time from the options screen. For example a turtle, a rabbit, a sprinter, and a horse might all be grouped into a "Speed painting". This doesn't have anything to do with completing the game, but is rather just a bonus feature, or something to help aim for 100% completion.
There is also a "Random" level, where you can play a random puzzle out of any of the ones you have already unlocked.
There is an edit level feature, where you can create your own puzzles, or go online and download puzzles other people have created. I have not yet utilized this feature, so I can't explain any further on this option.
This time around there's no daily games option, where you'd be tested on a time race to complete simple puzzles like there was in Picross DS.
Some of the puzzles in the Japanese version are of Japanese items or cultural related, so I'm not exactly sure how much will be translated over, or how much will be understood by non-Japanese speaking players. But that all depends on who picks it up for international release, and how they propose to go about translating it. Just keep in mind that even though you might not think some of the puzzles fit in the same category, somebody had a reason for sticking them together....
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HourlyLess than 30 hrs/week
Experienced virtual assistant required with 5-star English speaking and 5-star English writing skills required.
Ability to work in Australian Eastern Standard Time is an advantage but not compulsory.
Experience is necessary as this role is important as you would be representing the CEO and have close contact with him.
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- Phone calls to team members;
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- Excellent interpersonal skills;
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Mac users would be an advantage, but not compulsory.
The applicant must have experience in virtual assistance systems to ensure the relationship works efficiently and smoothly; as the CEO is extremely busy and has little time for training. Experience is essential.
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The start of firearm deer season is next Friday. If you are going to be prepping your hunting areas this weekend, here is an early look at the weather opening day. This forecast could change some, so I'll update you this weekend.
The first graphic shows the expected surface map from a computer model that should be fairly accurate at that time frame. A weak weather system is projected to move through. The light green is a precipitation amount forecast of one-hundredth to one-tenth of an inch of liquid. In other words, it may be damp but not expected to be a soaker right now. This storm system would create a wind blowing from the southwest at 10 to 15 miles per hour. If you want to keep your scent out of your shooting lane, locate your blind northeast of your shooting lane.
Much colder air on the way
The next graphic shows the high temperatures expected next Wednesday. I don't have this same graphic for opening day since it is still eight days away. I would say morning temperatures on opening day look to be in the 30s and afternoon highs in the 40s to around 50 degrees.
But the cold early next week should be very good thing for hunting. I want to show you the cold air coming next Monday through Wednesday. High temperatures in Michigan on each of those days will be in the 30s. Jeff Poet, Owner of Jay's Sporting Goods in Clare and Gaylord, says the cold air coming is a good thing for deer hunting. He says the cold will make does start burning more calories, and then start feeding more. When does are feeding more, they move around more according to Jeff Poet. As the does move around, they spread their scent and bring out the bucks.
Expect to bundle up for opening day, but not be totally frozen. With temperatures at sunrise in the 30s and a 10 to 15 mile per hour wind, it will actually feel like it is in the 20s. This could be just about perfect for opening day. It won't be too cold, and it won't be too hot.
I wouldn't expect a widespread tracking snow. It looks like some random snow showers are possible in northern Michigan and the U.P., but nothing widespread.
Again, I'll update you on the weekend.
If you have any weather questions for firearm deer season, ask them below. I'll be checking inat times today. So check back for an answer.
Mark Torregrossa has been the chief meteorologist for three television news stations in Michigan. A resident of the state for 20 years, he has also gardened since the age of ten and is an avid hunter. Email him at email@example.com and find him on Facebook at facebook.com/mark.torregrossa and Twitter @weathermanmark


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FLUSHING, Michigan — Police told an Indiana TV news station the owner of the property where a Flushing teen was killed Friday fired the fatal shot.
Brandon J. Spangler, 17, was fatally shot in rural Shelby County, Indiana around noon as he played paintball with his father and three siblings.
The gunfire was reported to have come a nearby house, and police later told news station Fox 59 a 41-year-old who had previously given the family permission to use the property for paintball activities was the shooter.
According to the report, he told police he didn't realize the family was playing in the area Friday and thought he was firing at coyotes
Indiana Conservation officers said Spangler was pronounced dead at the scene southeast of Indianapolis.
Officers remained at the scene in Shelby County on Friday night questioning witnesses and residents.
Spangler's father and three surviving children were taken to a Shelbyville hospital for observation.
Update: Brandon's family remembered for big heart, smile.