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The Venue Vixens is made up of four experienced, professional wedding and event planners who have banded together to become a resource to help you – the bride, the retreat planner, the organizer, in finding the PERFECT location to hold your special event.
We are familiar with countless venues and have done the research (or we know how to ask the questions!) so that your venue hunting and scouting trips can be controlled, saving you time and worries, to ensure that the facility you are considering is within your budget consideration, head count needs, style, and specifications.
Are you envisioning a rustic barn, historic mansion, orchard, winery, chateau, villa, ballroom, vistas, urban chic, or art galleries? There is generally something for everybody, and the Venue Vixens have worked hard to narrow down the search and ease your mind (and feet!).
Our site inspections have taken us from Lake County, Placer and El Dorado Counties, Sacramento River Delta, wineries in Amador County, Napa County,Lodi/San Joaquin County and Lake Tahoe.
Lora Ward
As one of the original founding members of The Venue Vixens, I'd like to introduce myself…
I have been involved in the Northern California wedding industry for over 30 years (I was actually just 10 when I got my start… NOT!) My early beginnings were "in the trenches." While attending high school and college in Sacramento, California, I was an active member of a large Presbyterian church. The youth group assisted the ladies of the church with luncheons, teas, wedding receptions, and political fundraisers – from working in the kitchen, arranging flowers, cutting cake, to serving tables. This was great fun for me, and I realized just how efficient, organized and detailed I was (at that young age!), … read more
Catrina Arcularius
I am honored to be a Venue Vixen and be a part of this incredibly valuable and professional service. I bring a unique angle to the Venue Vixens of having five years of venue operations and food and beverage management experience. This gives the Venue Vixen team an insider's look at business operations, contract writing, the feasibility of particular types of events, and much more. I have an eye for 'diamonds in the rough' and I have a fresh understanding of what brides and clients want for planning their events.
Though I am the youngest of the Venue Vixens, I have owned my own successful wedding planning business for over five years. read more
Kendra Pfeiffer-Wershing
I am privileged to be a part of this incredible team of event professionals and hope to bring many creative ideas to the group. Over the last two years, we four planners have visited venues, critiqued facilities, assisted with business plans and developed rules and regs… we truly are a "Tower of Power" in the wedding industry.
While attending college I worked for a lighting company that also produced conventions and expositions. There, I was introduced to the world of events and decided…read more
Laurie Schmalzel
Under the tutelage of my Grandmother, I began my path as an event planner when I was just 5 years old! I assisted "Grammy" while she hosted exquisite social functions for the San Jose social scene and the family's company parties. Although my very important responsibilities were mainly answering the door and passing hors d'oeuvres they steadily increased as I grew. My passion for the social and corporate event markets continue today where I am the Executive Director of The Center at Twenty-Three Hundred, a new event venue located in Sacramento. read more


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The mPTP and its regulatory proteins: final common targets of signalling pathways for protection against necrosis
The mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) is a non-selective, large-conductance channel that is closed under physiological conditions. Opening of the mPTP, leading to abolition of mitochondrial functions, is a major mechanism of myocyte necrosis by ischaemia/reperfusion, and direct inhibition of mPTP opening by use of pharmacological or genetic manipulations limits infarct size in vivo. Multiple pro-survival signal pathways commonly target the mPTP and inhibit its opening. Although the molecular structure of the mPTP has not been established, recent studies have characterized roles of each mPTP subunit and functions of several proteins directly interacting with the mPTP. This article briefly describes the understanding of mPTP regulation and interaction of the mPTP with four proteins (hexokinase II, glycogen synthase kinase-3β, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, and sirtuin 3) that are downstream of signal pathways relevant to protection from ischaemia/reperfusion injury.
- Mitochondria
- Signal transduction
- Hexokinase
- Glycogen synthase kinase-3β
- Mitochondrial permeability transition pore
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Congratulations to Erika Hayes, whose scrapbook layout "My Grand Furbaby" won our Readers' Pick Poll! Watch for her cute and creative scrapbook page in the January/February 2013 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine. We're excited to feature her layout!
My Grand Furbaby by Erika Hayes.
For each issue of Creating Keepsakes, we ask our readers to help decide which layout should appear in the magazine. Submissions are now open for the March/April 2013 Readers' Pick Poll and will be accepted until August 7, 2012. Once the submission period closes, we will select three finalists for the voting round. Voting will begin on August 9 and continue through August 16. Winners for this period will be announced Agust 23. Check out our contest page for more information, and then start scrappin' and have fun!
In addition to the Readers' Pick Poll, there are other ways to get published in Creating Keepsakes magazine. If you're interested in having one of your layouts published, be sure to check out our submissions page frequently. Also, read these 13 tips for getting your scrapbook layouts published, and be sure to post some of your layouts in the Club CK gallery.
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NOTE: When we last visited Greta Gladney, she had completed a vibrant paint job on the exterior of her house, removed a pair of tumble-down sheds and obtained approval from the Historic District Landmarks Commission for the front porch she plans to add. Now, despite a delay in getting pricing for reframing the interior, the project is humming along.
Like so many home renovators post-Katrina, Greta Gladney has spent a lot of time waiting for estimates.
"The carpentry bids were holding everything up," she said. "Without the interior framing complete, the electrician couldn't get in, and so on. It took weeks just to get a price for the work we needed done."
Gladney decided early on to move the kitchen to its original location, a change that would require a small amount of reframing. She also wanted to enlarge a closet and bath upstairs. But without the carpenter's bottom line, she was stuck.
"When the prices did finally come in, they were really high," she said. "So my electrician suggested I try someone he knows, Greg Barton. He's a real find. Greg's prices were much more reasonable, and he's been on the job ever since. We're seeing progress."
Barton recently moved a wall in the upstairs bath to make room for a shower, in addition to the tub, and installed a new pull-down stair for attic access. He also opened up a wall alongside the fireplace in Gladney's kitchen and removed plaster from another chimney to expose the brick. Other chores will include framing in a space for the heating and air-conditioning system's air handler.
Gladney said that it's never simple self-contracting a renovation, as she is doing, but there are a few things working in her favor.
"For one thing, I have a tight schedule anyway, so I just schedule it in like any other task. On days that we have the farmer's market, I get to the house around 8 or 9 in the morning and open up for the workers before I head over to the market, " she said, referring to the Upper 9th Ward Farmer's Market, held on Saturdays in the Holy Angels parking lot on St. Claude Avenue. The nonprofit she founded years ago, the Renaissance Project, started the market.
"The other thing that helps me self-contract is that I know the house so well after living in it for 10 years that I pretty much know what needs to happen there."
That doesn't mean there aren't surprises. Gladney didn't think she would need to do much in the way of plumbing, for example, but recently learned differently from her plumber.
"He showed me how the cast-iron drains are beginning to split and should be replaced, so now we've added plumbing to the project," she explained. "He won't be available for about two weeks after Greg finishes, so I guess you could say things are proceeding in fits and starts."
Once the plumbing, electrical and heating and air-conditioning rough-ins are done, Gladney will be able to apply some of the technologies she's been researching to make her home more energy-efficient.
"I had Myron Katz and Christopher Faust of NOLA Solar do an energy audit on my house months ago, and they also made recommendations about insulation and the use of solar power," she said.
"Based on what they had to say, I met with a guy about installing a radiant barrier on my south-facing exterior wall and cellulose insulation on the other exterior walls. I'm also considering a solar water heater and solar panels on the south side of the roof, plus enclosing the spaces between the piers instead of installing subfloor insulation."
While work proceeds on Jourdan Avenue, Gladney, her son, Stephen, and her husband, Jim Randels, live in one side of Randels' double in Mid-City. The Renaissance Project operates out of the other half. Lulls in activity at the house offer Gladney an opportunity to concentrate on the Upper and Lower 9th Ward farmer's markets, key initiatives of her nonprofit work.
"Right now is an intense time there because of a four-month pilot project we're participating in," she said. "The idea is to measure how many vendors and buyers we have, the volume of our sales, and to try to evaluate the impact we're having."
On a recent trip to Tucson, Ariz., Gladney said she was impressed to see that even very small markets could benefit the community.
"One of them wasn't anything more than two tables, but it served 600 customers and provided them with access to fresh fruits and vegetables," she said.
Gladney thinks community-supported agriculture makes sense in post-storm New Orleans, and she can even envision a rebirth in small-scale growing in her Holy Cross neighborhood, where it was customary long ago for residents to grow produce on their lots and take it to market.
And though she isn't yet planting a garden at her Jourdan Avenue home, she is looking forward to the day when she and her family can move back in.
"The best encouragement that we got recently came from Ray Ruiz, the Realtor whose 92-year-old grandmother sold me the house," she said. "He told us what we are doing would make her very happy."
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Pithering in Portland (part 7)
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A busier week than most. The working week was cut short (although some days were much longer than others) because I'd arranged to head over to Chicago. It's a "home-office day" aka a "mini away day" for ThoughtWorks. Essentially I get to travel over to one of the offices and meet other folks from the company, to hear our chairman say his thing, and to hear what my fellow developers have to say on the subject of developing software.
I missed the first part of Roy's speech because the night before I'd arrived in the city in a somewhat exuberant fashion, eager to get cracking on the city's nightlife scene. After an hour and a half sitting in horrendous traffic from the airport to the hotel, and then for what seemed like an eternity getting Lotus Notes to agree to open up an email of where my company's party was, and after a brief stint of getting lost, and a verbose exchange with the doorman who wouldn't let me in because I'd left my passport back at the hotel, I finally managed to make it in to a trendy underground venue which promised to serve up free booze and great conversation. I met lots of new people and a couple of old friends from times gone by.
The next day I woke up with a bit of a sore head, and a feeling of revulsion when I looked over the side of the bed and saw a giant, mostly uneaten delivery pizza on the floor covered in ants. Hmm. I've now learnt good and proper that alcohol measures in the US are a lot stronger than in the UK; best to avoid the G & Ts that lack the T.
Anyway the mini-away day was good, I enjoyed some of the sessions that gave me a chance to learn what ThoughtWorks studios were up to. Dennis Bryne from my ThoughtWorks immersion days gave a good insight into Erlang. All interesting stuff. In the evening I felt strangely rejuvenated, and after accosting our chairman Roy with my theory of how we ought to have general elections once a year – during which as a fellow idealist he was very receptive and helpful – I wanted to hit Chicago's nightlife again. How could you not want to, when it's this beautiful?
It looks even more fantastic in real life. With a couple of colleagues, we hit a snazzy little restaurant:
and I picked up a truly American proportioned steak:
After we hit a jazz bar and had a couple of cocktails. I had a fun time hanging out with a couple of colleagues soaking up the atmosphere. Before long I realised it was getting late and so made my way back to the hotel, stopping along the way to take another picture:
The next day I woke up determined to make the most out of a day in Chicago, before my flight was due to take off at 8pm. I hit the ThoughtWorks office, which is vastly superior to the UK one. For the hell of it I sat in on a couple of interviews during a "super saturday"; a big recruitment drive. Then I embarked on a river cruise – an 'architectural tour' of Chicago.
Chicago's skyline has a similar history to that of Seattle in that it was first built with wood before a big fire came and levelled it to the ground. Chicago then proceeded to invent the sky-scraper, and they've never stopped building them since. During the tour we road along a couple of rivers that cut through the city's centre and learnt about the evolution of these buildings from Gothic, Art-deco, 'Modern' and now postmodernism. It was good to get an appreciation.
Trump's new tower.
Some buildings are older than others…
That big-un is America's biggest tower, the sears tower. It lost the crown as the worlds biggest and is now third. There is another one being built in Chicago though – The Spiral – which will be over 2000 feet (the Sears is around 1300). It's a pity though that there are pesky people in Dubai who are building the world's tallest at 2300.
After the tour I made my way over to check out one of Chicago's suburbs – Lincoln Park – which was very nice. Then I got my flight home, picked up my funky-ass red car (did I mention it has a sun-roof?) and then woke up the next day in trendy Portland.


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By CHRIS KENNEDY
Freshman orientation probably won't seem quite so awkward for this trio, the first day of basketball practice will probably be a bit less intimidating as well.
Three teammates on the Suffield Academy boys basketball team are set to remain teammates for four more seasons. Twins Pierce Edwards and Matt Edwards of Dallas, as well as Roshard Bryant of the Bronx, N.Y., have all been accepted early decision at Amherst College and will be joining the Lord Jeffs' nationally ranked program.
The trio has helped coach Jeff Depelteau's team post a 7-4 record, including 7-2 against teams from its own Western New England Conference. The new conference features 18 Class B prep schools, including Wilbraham & Monson, Loomis and Williston. The top eight teams will earn a spot in the conference's championship tournament.
Although the three players are coming from the same prep school, they bring different games. The 6-foot-6 Pierce Edwards, who leads the Tigers in scoring at 14.5 points per game, is a wing player who can shoot from the outside or attack the basket. The 6-foot-4 Matt Edwards is a pure shooter and strong rebounder, averaging 10.3 points, seven rebounds and two steals.
Bryant is a 6-foot-7 low post player, and one of Suffield's most complete student-athletes. This past fall, he was honored with the Brown Book Award for excellence in English, as well as the Harvard Book Prize.
Suffield actually has four players averaging in double figures, so those three are part of a balanced group.
Point guard Kyle Vigneault from Ludlow, who possesses quick feet and excellent ballhandling skills, is considering Springfield College, Union College and Roger Williams.
Anthony Simmons, a 6-8 post-graduate student, has a number of Division II offers with AIC among the schools on his list. Guard Xavier Pollard, a junior, is receiving interest from mid-major type Division I schools.
Liz Monty, a Suffield Academy golfer, is also on her way to Amherst. She was a recent winner of the school's Trinity Book Prize.
NMH STAR HONORED: Mike Marra, a 6-5 guard at Northfield Mount Hermon, from Smithfield, R.I., is the only player competing in Western Massachusetts who has been nominated to the McDonald's High School Basketball team.
Marra has committed to the University of Louisville, according to the school's Web site. He is now eligible to be selected the final 24-player McDonald's All-American team. Some 2,500 players are nominated.
The McDonald's All-American team features 24 boys and 24 girls. The final choices will be announced next month. The all-star games featuring the players will be April 1 in Miami.
Two other NMH players have made commitments, according to the school's Web site: 6-8 Andrew McCarthy of Boston has committed to Brown, and 6-7 Brian Fitzpatrick of Cheshire, Conn., has committed to Penn.


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Law enforcement officials urged the tribal council to close the trail to Supai to the public until a killer was caught. Instead, the council banned all media from the reservation. This infuriated the Japanese press and fueled speculation that U.S. officials were not doing right by Hanamure. That summer, American journalists scarcely covered the murder.
All the while, FBI special agent Doug Lintner was making Supai his second home. Bureau of Indian Affairs cops handle day-to-day law enforcement duties on the reservation, but the FBI manages violent crimes like murder and rape.
After searchers located Hanamure's body, Lintner took over the case. The counterintelligence specialist had spent most of his 19-year FBI career investigating mob crimes in New York City. He says that on his 40th birthday, he decided he'd had enough and asked to be transferred "anywhere." Other than a recent visit to Iraq to investigate mass graves, Lintner has been in the FBI's Indian Country division ever since. He likes the wide—open Southwest landscape, but sometimes the violence on the reservation gets to him. Linter has a habit of speaking in spare, blunt sound bites. He claims a mob hit is generally much cleaner than a Navajo knife fight. "When there are fights in other cultures, the guy goes down and the fight is over," says Lintner. "But in Native American cultures, there are a high number of beating deaths. When a Native American goes down, that is when things pick up a notch."
Wearing a polo shirt with the FBI logo and carrying a Glock .40 and handcuffs on his belt, Lintner became a familiar presence in Supai. He visited dozens of homes to pursue leads. He visited many of them more than once, because people kept changing their stories. It was a tense situation. The whole village was keeping track of which doors he knocked on. So he began doing interviews at night— no easy task in a town without streetlights or paved streets. "We were walking around without flashlights so no one would see us. I almost broke my ankle stepping in gopher holes," he recalls.
BIA officers saw violence in Supai pick up during the investigation. "There was retaliation against tribal members who talked to law enforcement," says Henry Kaulaity, the officer in charge. "Some were verbally harassed, but others were beat up. Around that time, older tribal members were beat up on the trail for no reason." In private, people worried about a deeper chaos that seemed to be tearing at the already frayed fabric of the community.
As Lintner knocked on doors, the tribe was forming its own ideas about the murder. Gossip swirled about the investigation. There were various theories, but most people agreed that things would end up as they had for 100 years: The Havasupai would get screwed.
SOME SAID the murder was caused by a "dark spirit" haunting the village. Spiritual leaders held prayer and sweat lodge ceremonies to get the spirit, along with Hanamure's, to leave. There was talk that the murder was an NPS plot to destroy the tribe. And then there was the Irish guy, Neal. Many people were sure this outsider was the killer. He was a disturbed white man who likely worshipped Satan, they said. He had evil tattoos and was looking for drugs.


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The Cleveland public schools' slide one step down from continuous improvement status back to academic watch -- essentially a grade of D -- on the state's school district report card only proves that outstanding school systems aren't built in a day.
But they can be built over time by using student test scores on the Ohio report card to eliminate trouble spots.
That is what Cleveland Schools CEO Eric Gordon, an avowed lover of data and architect of Cleveland's academic transformation plan, promises to do.
The state needs to move quickly to answer his biggest question: Why did the district come up empty on the state's value-added standard, despite better test scores and a higher graduation rate?
The value-added measure gives districts credit if youngsters attain a year or more of academic growth over the course of a school year -- even if they are still below expected achievement levels.
The simple answer is that the Ohio Department Education made it harder to get credit for value added this year, said department spokesman Patrick Gallaway. But superintendents need more detailed information on what it takes to meet the standard, so they can figure out how to improve instruction.
Two of the schools the district is working hardest to turn around posted disappointing results: East Technical High School remained in academic emergency, the state's bottom rung, while Carl and Louis Stokes Central Academy dropped to academic emergency from academic watch.
Clearly, the district has to figure out how to bring those schools back from the brink or bring in strong charters if it is unable to do so.
The district's decision to sponsor and embrace outstanding charter schools instead of giving them the cold shoulder paid off when Citizens Academy, Entrepreneurship Preparatory School and the Intergenerational Schools earned top grades.
Meanwhile, the graduation rate among black students jumped to 75.1 from 60.3 percent -- a remarkable achievement. Here's hoping it holds up after a new formula for calculating graduation rates becomes the national standard next year.
It's a more stringent formula than many districts would prefer to use, because it gives credit for only those students who leave high school with a diploma within four years. It makes no exception for some students in urban schools who are in special-education classes and can legally graduate at age 22.
But even a standard that fails to take into account every nuance is better than the statistical chaos that has reigned over graduation numbers until now. Different states and different school districts have, frankly, abused the freedom to calculate the rates as they pleased.
A good local example is the Warrensville Heights school district, which posted a 98.5 graduation rate in 2009-10 despite poor test scores. According to the new calculations, its graduation rate is 57.6 percent. A long-skeptical Superintendent Marva Kay Jones, who took over last year, is appropriately appalled.
Cleveland, meanwhile, has work to do on its success rates for Hispanic students. The graduation rate for that demographic fell slightly last year.
In a district that has shown strong gains among Hispanic grade-school students, that's worrisome. The district must work harder on teaching Hispanic students to speak fluent English.
CEO Gordon has a great deal on his to-do list, but solid achievement is possible.
For the second year in a row, Cincinnati was the only urban Ohio school district to receive a rating of effective -- a B -- on the report card. If that district -- with its long history of academic struggles among nearly one-third of its 58 schools -- can raise itself up, so can Cleveland.


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We don't know how widely celebrated Take Your Dog To Work Day was here in Birmingham last Friday. We know Big Communications did the day up right. Big Communications is dog-friendly year-round.
Hand in Paw Animal-Assisted Therapy is also pet friendly. Staff members' dogs and cats are at HIP's offices every day.
Of course, many veterinarians' offices and animal shelters are animal friendly. They'd just about have to be, right?
If your business is pet friendly -- allows employees bring their dogs (or cats, even) to work -- drop a note in the comments below. Do you even think businesses should be pet friendly? Are animals on the job a distraction or a stress reliever?
Dogswell, a pet food company based in Los Angeles, believes the latter. On Take Your Dog To Work day, Dogswell launched its "Unleash the Happy" campaign by surprising a New York office with more than 20 dogs and puppies.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Someday, perhaps, Byron Scott will have everyone on the Cavaliers roster healthy and fit and ready to play.
It hasn't happened all season, and it won't happen this week, either. Both Luke Harangody and Semih Erden sat for Tuesday's game against Golden State, and will miss at least Wednesday's game in Milwaukee in an attempt to recover from nagging injuries.
Harangody played the last three games after he suffered a hip pointer against San Antonio. Despite the injury, Harangody scored a career-high 18 points against the Knicks on Friday.
The 6-8 forward was hit on the hip, again, in Sunday's game against New Orleans.
"His hip finally caught up to him," Scott said. "He finally got to a point where he can't really move."
Although Harangody doesn't want to miss time, he grudgingly admitted that resting for about a week might be the best move. "I'm not the same player with what I've been dealing with," Harangody said. "I hate not being in uniform. I want to play."
Erden, meanwhile, played 10 minutes against the Hornets, logging five rebounds and a blocked shot, but still has not recovered from a right abductor strain he has battled since arriving in Cleveland in a trade deadline deal.
Although Scott liked the 7-footer's solid screening abilities, he's yet to see Erden's full capabilities.
Cavaliers at Milwaukee Bucks
- Tipoff: Wednesday, 8 p.m., Bradley Center
- TV/radio: Fox Sports Ohio; WTAM AM/1100
- Notable: Andrew Bogut (left intercostal muscle strain) is day-to-day for the Bucks. Drew Gooden (left foot plantar fasciitis), Michael Redd (left ACL/MCL) and Corey Maggette (sore right knee) are out. ... The Bucks played just one road game in two weeks, Tuesday in Washington. ... Bucks forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute averaged 17.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals in his last two games before Tuesday.
— Jodie Valade
"I just want to see him play more," Scott said. "The more I can see him play, the better I can understand what he can do for us. I liked what I saw from him, I just want to see more."
The Cavaliers have lost 134 man-games to injury or illness this season.
"I have no idea what to do when everyone is healthy," Scott joked. "It's going to be fun."
Helping out the kids: Friday was the start of Hoops for St. Jude Week, a week in which NBA players served as ambassadors to raise awareness for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and its fight against childhood cancer.
Warriors center David Lee is one of seven NBA players serving as an ambassador, which means he's donated a minimum of $20,000 to the hospital and is helping to draw attention to the cause. Other ambassadors include Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol, Kevin Love, Rudy Gay, Steve Blake and Denver coach George Karl.
St. Jude is located in Memphis, Tenn., and helps primarily children with various forms of cancer and other serious illnesses. The daily operating cost of St. Jude is $1.6 million, and the hospital does not deny treatment to children of families with no medical insurance.
Lee was partnered with a third-grader named Sydney in the Bay Area, spending time with the girl who has a brain tumor and has received treatment at St. Jude.
"It puts things in perspective when you deal with a kid like that," Lee said. "We worry about our problems in our daily life, and they're small things that don't even matter. She seems to have such a positive attitude and the things she's going through are so much more serious. So it's very good to put it in perspective."
Fans can support the campaign with donations or by bidding on autographed memorabilia by going to hoopsforstjude.org.


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According to Chinese medicine, varicose veins are thought to be caused by the weakened energies of the earth element. It is these energies that are thought to be responsible for maintaining the firmness of the blood vessels. Because these energies also run the digestive tract and serve to power the processing of body fluids, varicose vein sufferers may also experience weaknesses of the digestive system, swelling of the abdomen and legs, or catarrh—a buildup of mucus in the airway or in a cavity of the body.
When earth energies work as they should, they have an uplifting effect on the body and mind. When they are in a weakened state, the body responds with heaviness in the legs, a feeling that the abdomen is dragging, and depression. The mechanism for this is the failure for blood to rise as it should within the legs, so that it stagnates inside the veins.
In the early stages of varicose veins, Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture are both effective. If the veins become much distended, full recovery through these treatments will not occur though the treatments will relieve much of the discomfort by stimulating the circulation. This serves to maintain the integrity of the surrounding skin, preventing both ulcers and varicose eczema. If either of these conditions is present, Chinese herbs are an effective treatment.
In addition, Chinese medicine prescribes a bland diet including plentiful grains, and vegetables cooked so that they still retain some of their bite. Being rested is important and a 15 minute post-lunchtime nap can do much to restore health when earth energies are weak.
Some vein sufferers are concerned that acupuncture will be a painful treatment. It's important to note that most patients feel nothing, or perhaps a slight pinprick. This is the stage at which the acupuncture point is stimulated. In certain types of acupuncture, this stimulation is painless, while in the more common style of this treatment, a dull ache may be felt for a few seconds. Most patients do not find this to be an unpleasant sensation.
For those who find acupuncture uncomfortable, it's a good idea to tell the acupuncturist that you are experiencing pain or sensitivity. He can then employ the use of finer needles, or insert them less deeply, in order to minimize your discomfort.
Sometimes patient and practitioner will decide that some pain is worth the discomfort for a greater benefit and agree to a more intense treatment. At the other end of the spectrum is the patient who is terrified of needles, in which case, the practitioner can offer alternative means of stimulating the acupuncture points, for instance through magnets, lasers, or acupressure massage.


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Yesterday morning, the City of Jasper was informed that they did not recieve a U.S. Economic Development Administration grant to pay half of the cost for replacing a 60-year-old water main under Third Avenue between Staat Strasse and Meridian Road as well as for paving the road.
According to city officials, the grant was denied due to the economic level of the city being too high and thus disqualified the city from getting the grant.
During his first City Chat held yesterday, Jasper mayor Terry Seitz thanked residents and businesses for their support of the application, which included some business owners writing letters explaining the economic benefits for their company if the grant had been approved.
The city originally submitted the grant application in December requesting just over $740,000 for the project. Officials were encouraged by the EDA to not withdraw their application, but decided in February to use city funds on this project, which is the plan of action now that the grant application has been rejected.


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i want to read some reviews first so please post your impressions on this site for all to see...
Is anyone as pumped for this game as I am?......I can't wait........only 12 hours away until i pick up my copy!!
p.s. I hope it doesn't suck as bad as it does on ps3
"If you're not first, you're last."
i want to read some reviews first so please post your impressions on this site for all to see...
Current Favorites:
Games - MP3, RE4, Scarface, NMH, GW:G
Music - Addison Groove Project, Calexico, J5
Anticipated Games - SPORE, Lost Wind, Rygar
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will do.......i hear its pretty much the same as the ps2 version just with different control schemes of course......and i have the ps2 version and love all the tracks and everthing....only thing im not impressed with are the bikes......not much to choose from (not to mention gay).......but i can't wait to see how the wii compares
"If you're not first, you're last."
And they've done it again..........now they've moved the release date back 2 days..........
"If you're not first, you're last."
I actually goy my copy today!!
Backwards, can you write a review on it?
My Wii Games- Super Mario Galaxy, Wii Play, Resident Evil 4, Super Paper Mario
My Wii VC Games- Donkey Kong, Ninja Gaiden, Sonic 1, Super Castlevania, Super C, Mario Kart 64, Actraiser
My Xbox 360 Games- Bioshock, Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, Madden 08, GH 3, The Darkness
xbox gamertag- Apocalypse
where'd u get it!!!
"If you're not first, you're last."
thats insane
I've seen some reviews, they say the game sucks, unfortunately. I was looking forward to this.
Since Christmas there have been an endless stream of junk games for the Wii.
I am a huge fan of the mx vs atv series. I currently play it on a buddy's PS3 and think it is awesome. I ride so I think that helps.
My only concern about buying it for my Wii system is the controls. I wish I could use the classic controller but don't think they are compatible.
Waiting for reviews...especially any that touch on the control issue.


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MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- A man wearing an all-black ninja suit robbed a Pit Stop convenience store on Upper Wetumpka Road in Montgomery on July 20, police say.
The clerk was at the trash bins outside the store -- located in the 1700 block of Lower Wetumpka Road -- when he saw the 'ninja' walk towards him with a gun, Central Alabama Crime Stoppers released on behalf of Montgomery police.
The suspect escorted the employee into the business and then took an unspecified amount of cash. He was last seen running away from the store on foot.
Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers at 215-STOP.
Updated at 6:37 p.m. for clarity and changed headline at 6:42 p.m.


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New Orleans native Avery Johnson, former NBA player and 2006 NBA Coach of the Year, visited Gretna on a very special errand: the St. Augustine High graduate, who serves as co-host for the NBA All-Star Host Committee, teamed up with Ticketmaster and the West Bank Boys & Girls Club to honor member Rondell Maxwell.
Maxwell, a West Jefferson High School freshman, received an NBA All-Star Game gift package. Julia Vander Ploeg, Ticketmaster senior vice president and general manager, said Maxwell was being honored for his service to others and character.
The shy 15-year-old lit up when Johnson said he is "a young man who is making a positive impact in his Gretna community." A four-year club member at the Westbank Unit and one of 12 children, Maxwell was selected by Boys & Girls Club of America executives for his demonstrated commitment to leadership and dependability.
"Rondell Maxwell truly exhibits the core values of Boys & Girls Club and leads by example. He's the young man the other children in the neighborhood look up to," said Westbank Unit Director Tim Joyce. "We are proud to see Rondell recognized by Ticketmaster with this special opportunity."
The gift package includes two tickets to the 63rd NBA All-Star Game, two Tip-Off Welcome Reception tickets, two tickets to NBA's Jam Session, an All-Star jersey and basketball, and a tote bag with shooting shirt and gift vouchers.


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Real estate transfers
The following real estate transactions were filed in Jefferson County:
James Saunders (deceased) to Catherine Saunders, metes, Salem Township.
Keith Hardwick to Robert and Beate Doyle, lot 484, Labelleview.
Knights of Pythius Lodge 369 to John and Donetta Campbell, 0.4 acre, Wayne Township.
Albert Cesare (deceased) to Tammy Kinder and Tonya Shaffer, lots 3-4, Deyarmon's First.
Tammy Kinder and others to Tonya and Michael Shaffer, lots 3-4, Deyarmon's First.
Jeremy Ward to Guy and Carol Nestor, metes, Wells-Warren Township.
Raymond Sheets Sr. to Raymond Sheets Jr., 6 acres, Brush Creek Township.
Raymond Sheets Sr. to Shellie Waggoner, lots 8-9, Wilkinson & Steweart.
Angel Buckel to Ronald May, 1 acre, Salem Township.
Fannie Mae to Scott and Michelle Rowan, part lot 71, Original Bergholz.
Randy Hockenberry (deceased) to Stephen Hockenberry and others, lot 4, Dawson & Thomas; and metes, Wells-Warren Township.
Stephen Hockenberry and others to Stephen and Patricia Hockenberry, lot 4, Dawson & Thomas (survivorship).
Dorothy Sizemore (deceased) to Joyce James and others, part lots 16-17, Henrietta Mears Addition; and part outlot 16, Original Steubenville.
Sean and Krista McKeegan to F. Dean Connors and Katrina Bell, 0.201 acre, Warren Township.
US Bank to Kenneth Farimond, part lot 3, Hannah Ollom's First.
Margaret Amico (deceased) to Joanna Berry and Judith Gaida, part lot 100, Labelleview.
Josephine Berry and others to Francis and Jamie Rodriguez, part lot 100, Labelleview (survivorship).
Michael Gualtiere Jr. (deceased) to Nabora Agresta, lots 310-313, Manhattan.
PNC Mortgage to Housing & Urban Development, 5.15 acres, Island Creek Township.
Anthony Cicone Jr. (deceased) to Roberta Cicone-McAfee, lot 256, Dixon Heights No. 2.
William and Louise Frontz to Thomas and Desirae Deaton, lots 13-15, Wheeling & Lake Erie Coal (survivorship).
Ridgetop Capital II LP to Ronald Pockel, metes, Warren Township.
Chieko Bell (deceased) to Thomas Bell Jr., metes, Warren Township.
Illa and Raymond Covington to Yorkville Investments LLC, lot 56, Watson & Thomasson's Fifth.
Virginia Soteriou (deceased) to Tony Poch, 0.512 acre, Warren Township.
Charles and Sandra Bolner to Dennis and Connie Hoobler, metes, Island Creek Township (survivorship).
Jeffrey and Rebekah Aulet to Flooding Enterprises LLC, lot 76, Buena Vista Heights.
Franklin Pool Jr. to Franklin and Mary Pool, metes, Cross Creek Township (survivorship).
Home America to Robert Owen, lot 8, Banfield Improvement.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Robert Owen, lots 11-12, William Myers Second.
Michele Tucker (deceased) to Stephen Tucker, lots 4-7, Allen Rogers First.
Divian and Melissa Zink to Wendee Zadanski, lot 9, McConnell.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Hancock County Savings Bank, 2.504 acres, Wayne Township.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Bank of New York Mellon, lot 139, Original Irondale.
Real estate transfers
The following real estate transactions were filed in Jefferson County:
Michael and Amy McGrath to Charles Blanchard, lot 149, Walton Acres No. 3.
Samuel Morris (deceased) to Ruth Morris, metes, Cross Creek Township.
Charles Morris to Megan Boling, lot 144, Langfitt's Subdivision.
Kenneth and Marcia Miller to Christopher Ritter, lots 164-165, Overlook Hills.
Robert Soly to Devin Parsons, metes, Wells-Warren Township.
Tiffany Ward to Cara Colantoni and Adam Walter, lot 78, Buena Vista Heights (survivorship).
PNC Bank to David Clarke, lot 39, Lincoln Heights.
Stacie Beavers to David Clarke, part lots 1-2, Upland Park First Allotment.
William Takacs Jr. and others to Derek Hill, lot 70 and part lot 71, Robert Clark Second.
First National Bank of Pennsylvania to Michael Costlow, lot 26, Hiddenwood Estates.
Melvin Funk to Eric Sutherin, 0.622 acre, Island Creek Township.
Francis and Tamy Brennan Jr. to Francis Brennan Jr., 9.25 acres, Knox Township.
Housing & Urban Development to Ohio Smart Investors LLC, 0.5603 acre, Wells-Warren Township.
Holly Hughes to Jason Hughes, 1.5419 acres, Island Creek Township.
Fannie Mae to Thomas and Lori Galbreath, lot 42, Crestview Manor No. 3.
Annabelle Sudvary to Trevor Sudvary, 0.556 acre, Warren Township.
Annabelle Sudvary to Brenda Sudvary, lots 32-33, Vine Cliff.
Shawn and Becky Faulkner to Paul Faulkner, metes, Well-Warren Township.
Mike Sudvary Jr. (deceased) to Annabelle Sudvary, metes, Warren Township.
Lavonne Dellacoletta (deceased) to Norman and Brent Dellacoletta, lots 5-6, W. Lowrie Allen Subdivision.
Wanda Briggs (deceased) to Lori Schill and others, lots 168 and 170-171, Upland Park Second Allotment.
George Timcho (deceased) to Margaret Timcho, lots 15-16, Langfitt.
Thomas Zani to Natasha Plumly and Thomas Zani, lot 12, St. John Heights.
Howard Graham (deceased) to Shirley Graham, lot 144, Sunset Gardens No. 2.
Wendell Reese to Carolyn Clark, metes, Knox Township.
Carolyn and Jimmy Clark to Richard and Brenda Daniels, metes, Knox Township (survivorship).
Francis Homes LLC to Paul Montano, lot 107, Saltsman Fourth.
Madelyn Dile and Dorothy Dile to Frederick Hayes, lot 51, Steubenville Pottery Co.
Dennis Dylewski to Mary Savage, part lot 40 and lot 41, Altamont Subdivision.
Ronald Callender (deceased) to Michael and Sherri Malcolm, lot 97, Country Club Hills (survivorship).
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Bruce Clark, lot 10, David Spauldings First.
Mary Pulice and David Hilliard to David Hilliard, metes, Cross Creek Township.
Craig and Anita Petrella to Petrella Enterprises LLC, lots 128-129, David Spaulding Second; lot 36A, Waggoner & McEldowney; part lots 45-46, Simmons & Foster; and metes, Cross Creek Township; and metes, Island Creek Township.
John Grimes (deceased to Lyda Grimes and others, metes, Cross Creek Township.
Joseph Heatherington (deceased) to Frank and Claudia Holmes III, lot 252, Dixon Heights (survivorship).
Karen Keller to Jackie Schoolcraft and Rose Schoolcraft, metes, Springfield Township.
Housing & Urban Development to James Ludewig, lot 2, Original Mount Pleasant.
Joseph and Carolyn Glaub to Enterprise Liquids Pipeline, metes, Island Creek Township; and lots 7-28 38-43 45-51 and part lots 29, 37, 52-54 and 69, Riverview Place.
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust to Bryan and Brittany Esarey, lot 42, Belvedere (survivorship).
Randy Oiler to Cindy Oiler, 2.429866 acres, Smithfield Township.
Real estate transfers
The following real estate transactions were filed in Jefferson County:
Mary Merrill (deceased) to Linnard Merrill, metes, Salem Township.
Alice and Daniel Granatir to Daniel Granatir, metes, Wayne Township.
Robert Obermann Sr. (deceased) to John Obermann, metes, Steubenville Township.
Roger and Melanie Reynolds to Todd Sifsick, 2.229 acres, Smithfield Township.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Vickie Lee, metes, Salem Township; part lots 15 and 17, East Springfield.
John and Amanda Marshall to Scott Burge and Michelle Pusateri-Burge, lots 12-13, Crestview Manor (survivorship).
Fannie Mae to Harold and Nancy Cook, lot 150 and part lot 151, Beechwood No. 2.
Church of Christ of Toronto to Dennis Way Church of Christ Inc., metes, Island Creek Township; and lot 10, Cost Subdivision.
Dennis Way Church of Christ Inc. to Ebenezer Baptist Church, metes, Island Creek Township; and lot 10, Cost Subdivision.
Carrie Bias (deceased) to Bernie Bias, 20.915 acres, Cross Creek Township.
Robert Kalbaugh (deceased) to Janet Kalbaugh, 0.4 acre, Cross Creek Township.
Dorothy Close to Scott Close, lot 72, Manhattan.
William Dodds to Harry and Susan Rinkes, 0.524 acre, Island Creek Township (survivorship).
Richard Raineri (deceased) to Mary Raineri, metes, Cross Creek Township.
Debra Vince (deceased) to David Vince, metes, Smithfield Township.
Robert Huber to Charles Rago, lot 7, Richards & Welday Amended.
John Letzelter (deceased) to Ruby Letzelter, lot 16, Murphy First.
Jason Foreman (deceased0 to Phyllis Foreman, lot 14, Woodland Park,
William Means Sr. (deceased) to William Means Jr. and Nicole Rawson, 0.19 acre, Steubenville Township.
Paul Newbold (deceased) to Dorothy Newbold, 8.21 acres, Knox Township.
Dorothy Newbold to William Newbold, 23.2 acres, Knox Township.
James McClain (deceased) to Donna McClain, 0.7768 acre, Island Creek Township.
Thelma and Richard Crowder to Robert Holmes, lots 15-16, Banfield Improvement.
Wells Fargo Bank to Housing & Urban Development, part lot 2 and lot 3, Haynes.
Carey and Mary Jo Canella to Derek and Lisa Ferguson, 0.3409 acre, Cross Creek Township (survivorship).
Joseph and Allison Vergona to Frank and Priscilla Redmond, 0.1316 acre, Island Creek Township.
Weldon Enterprises Inc. to Ronald Kleineke, 3,680 square feet, Steubenville Township; and lots 2-4 and part lot 5, Sam Hodkinson Fourth.
Weldon Enterprises Inc. to Eastern Automated Piping Inc., metes, Steubenville Township.
Patty Blankenship to James and Delona Rice, part lot 64, Lake Park.
Delona Rice (deceased) to James Rice, metes, Cross Creek Township; part lots 14-16, 33-34, 64 and 158 and lots 6, 39-40, 74, and 159-160, Marie Dale; part lots 26-27, Millvale; part lot 76, Original Richmond; lot 23, Homewood Park; lots 273-276, Silver Stream Knolls; lot 1, Charlestown; metes, Cross Creek Township; and part lot 64, Lake Park.
Judith Milewsky (deceased) to William Milewsky, lot 36, Sunset Terrace.
William Milewsky to Karen Ashmead and others, lot 36, Sunset Terrace (survivorship).
Harold and Elda Davis to James Davis, 149,149 acres, Springfield Township.
John Reda to Natalie Meehan and Jacquelyn Demetroff, lot 16, Alexander Manor.
Lawrence Kelley (deceased) to Patricia Kelley, part lot 155 and lots 153-159 and 173, Glen Robbins Upper Allotment.
Patricia Kelley to Tammy Kelley, lot 173, Glenn Robbins Upper Allotment.
Frances Wright to Floyd and Frances Wright, 0.425 acre, Island Creek Township (survivorship).
Frank Lovinski (deceased) to Claire Lovinski, 0.165 acre, Cross Creek Township.
James and Carolyn Stewart to Lauren Carducci, lot 56, Lake Austin Development No. 1.
Carmela Zimno to Nickolas and Beth Bressler, 0.275 acre, Cross Creek Township.
Fannie Mae to Jack Fowler LLC, 0.129 acre, Warren Township.
Clarence Everly Jr. (deceased) to Larry Everly, 9.867 acres, Springfield Township.
Margaret Miller (deceased) to Samuel and Kelly Grafton, 1.07 acres, Island Creek Township (survivorship).
Veda Wallace (deceased) to William Wallace, part lot 83, Jefferson Saltsman Fourth Addition.
William Wallace to Jean Aubrey, part lot 83, Jefferson Saltsman Fourth.
Housing & Urban Development to Wells Fargo Bank, lot 2, Charles Starr First.
Ohio Department of Transportation to City of Steubenville, 0.678 acre, Island Creek Township.
David and Darla Lalich to David Lalich, lot 96, Country Club Estates.
Michael Kenefick Sr. (deceased) to Toni Putnam, part outlot 3, Linduff.
James and Judith Davis to JMC Development LLC, lots 13-15, Simmons & Foster.
Barbara Nicosia to Patrick Real Estate LLC, part lot 13, McNeal Second.
David Fetty to Arthur and Marlene Wells, 0.1394 acre, Steubenville Township (survivorship).
Bruce Pietrangelo and others to Doris Pasco, lot 7 and part lot 8, Mills Subdivision.
Chelsea and Susan Clegg to Curtis and Shelly Skinner, lot 75, Myers proposed (survivorship).
Petros Investments LLC to Dale and Denise Galownia, lot 61 and part lot 60, McKee Second (survivorship).
Judy Dobbins (deceased) to Benjamin Strohmeyer and others, 1.04 acres, Knox Township.
JB Scott to Earl Davenport, 0.82 acre, Wayne Township.
Ferruccio and Kris Provenzano to Ferruccio and Sara Provenzano, lot 35, Lawson Estates (survivorship).
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Federal National Mortgage, lot 6, Turnball's Addition; 0.604 acre, Cross Creek Township; and 0.35 acre, Cross Creek Township.
Sandra Johnson (deceased) to William Johnson, lot 16, McConnell's.
James Rice to Timothy and Rosalie Demos, lot 10, West Park (survivorship).
John Young to William Young, metes, Island Creek Township.
Patricia Young to William Young, metes, Island Creek Township.
William and Sarah Young to David and Marguerite Carnahan, Island Creek Township (survivorship).
Sheriff of Jefferson County to JP Morgan Chase Bank, lot 94, Norman Addition.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., lot 7, Virginia Place.
Pauline Grabosky to Michele Nemeth, metes, Warren Township; lot 36-37, Vine Cliff Place.
Rick Jenkins (deceased) to Stephanie Jenkins, metes, Salem Township.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Jarrett and Devin Olson, lot 147, Buena Vista Heights.
Nasser Emami to Leana Emami, 105.524 acres, Cross Creek Township.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.6854 acre, Knox Township.
Bank of America to Robert Fish, 5.627 acres, Island Creek Township.
Julia Pleska (deceased) to Helen Dawson and William Mellott, lot 19, Brentwood Estates Second.
Jason Carr to Jason Carr and Laurie Carr, lot 5, Banfield Improvement.
Joseph Brown Sr. to Joseph Brown Jr., 33.2356 acres, Wells-Warren Township.
Urban Mission Ministries Inc. to Debra Bryan, part lot 350, Labelleview.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to GMAC Mortgage LLC, lot 192, Pleasant Heights.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to US Bank, metes, Steubenville Township.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Federal National Mortgage Association, lot 11, Brookview.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to JP Morgan Chase Bank, lot 545, Labelleview.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Federal National Mortgage Association, lot 32, Belmont Heights.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Bank of America, 0.105 acre, Steubenville Township.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., metes, Wells-Warren Township.
Daryl Parsons (deceased) to Eva Parsons, 0.488 acre, Saline Township.
Terry Ruckman to Sabrina Barnett, part lot 14, Pleasant Heights.
Chester Stasiulewicz (deceased) to Norvegia Stasiulewicz, lot 21, Banfield Improvement.
Norvegia Stasiulewicz to Mary Dacko and others, lot 21, Banfield Improvement (survivorship).
Michael Costlow to Lesa Costlow, 0.2652 acre, Island Creek Township.
James Rose to Cleo Burrows Sr., part lots 26-27, Millvale.
Helen Deleonardis to Darcy Bobbera and others, part lot 42, Spahn's Third.
Federal National Mortgage Association to Kaja Holdings LLC, part lots 30-31, Labelleview Reserve Plan.
George Tarowsky (deceased) to Jeanne Stroud, lot 20, Becker Highlands.
Jason Elliott to Jason and Sarah Elliott, metes, Salem Township; and metes, Island Creek Township (survivorship).
Richard and Linda Crawford to Erik Potkoski, 0.9974 acre, Mount Pleasant Township.
Vincent Amico (deceased) to Margaret Amico, part lot 100, Labelleview.
Warren and Phyllis Dean to Anita Keenan, lot 16, Banfield Improvement Co.
Home America LLC to Jose Sanchez, lot 220, Labelleview.
Dolores Finley to George Lollathin Jr., lot 121, David Spauldings Second.
Bobbie and Allan Williams to Darlene Bates, lot 46, Tera Manor.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Huntington National Bank, metes, Cross Creek Township.
Jenna Binger to Kevin Costlow Jr., lot 70, Watson & Thomasson Fifth.
Paul Yates Sr. (deceased) to Patricia Yates, 0.719 acre, Steubenville Township.
Tamara and David Slivka to John and Nicole Nelson, lot 10, Myers Second (survivorship).
Lawrence DeLuca Sr. and others to Mark and Shantell Snider, lot 278 and part lot 279, Medilla proposed (survivorship).
Paul Kolopajlo to Joshua and Christina Taylor, metes, Island Creek Township.
Housing & Urban Development to David Clarke, lots 9-10, Andrew Carnahan.
Anthony and Patricia DAurora to Michael and Jenna Mort, 1 acre, Cross Creek Township (survivorship).
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Rebecka Huff, 15 acres, Knox Township.
Ronald and Elise Delatore to Jeremy Moore, 1.392 acres, Island Creek Township.
Jefferson County Joint Vocational School to Brian and Shannon Gosbin, lot 7, Breezewood Manor Phase II (survivorship).
Jeffrey Aceto to Judith Moody and others, lots 50-52, Marie Dale proposed.
Delbert Olexia to Sandra Olexia, metes, Steubenville Township.
Harry Wells Sr. (deceased) to Doris Wells, metes, Island Creek Township.
Nancy Maurer to Matthew Maurer, 1.718 acres, Salem Township.
Housing & Urban Development to David Wright, lot 2, Green Acres.
Terri and Robert English to David Albaugh, lot 30, Lincoln Heights.
Indian Creek Local School District Board of Education to Gold Nugget Properties LLC, lots 18-22, Potter & Sherrard's First.
Housing & Urban Development to Brian and Lorrie Carman, lot 15, Bowers First.
Delona Rice (deceased) to James Rice, part lot 221 and lots 222-223, Silver Stream Knolls No. 2.
Constantine and Maria Kayafas to Argie Karvounides, lot 53, Moon Valley Estates.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to US Bank, 1 acre, Cross Creek Township.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to US Bank, lot 106, Original Irondale.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Fannie Mae, lot 42, Crestview Manor No. 3.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to JP Morgan Chase Bank, lots 39 and 41, Original Springfield.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 7,200 square feet, Cross Creek Township.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., lot 16, Long & Cunningham Second.
Sheriff of Jefferson County to Wells Fargo Bank, lot 99, Overlook Hills.
Helen Zanetich (deceased) to Peter Zanetich, 5,724 square feet, Steubenville Township.
Dale Carter (deceased) to Joe Anna Carter, lot 12, Speaker Addition.
Judith Dennis (deceased) to Glenn Dennis, lots 2-3, Barrett's Second.
Norman Delaney to Barbara Nicosia, part lot 13, McNeal's Second.
Kathy and Michael Ernest to Austin Morris, 2.994 acres, Wells-Warren Township.
Vanessa Sizemore to Lamarr Sizemore, part outlot 17, Original Steubenville.
Robert and Nicole Lamantia to James and Donna Horner, lot 68, St. John Heights (survivorship).
Henry and Laura Sheets to Henry Sheets, metes, Knox Township; lots 4-9, Wilkinson & Stewart; part lots 10-11, Shanghai Original; and metes, Knox Township.
Josh Caniff to Jeffrey Caniff Sr., lot 5, Crestview Manor.
William Brown (deceased) to Ruth Brown, 1.28 acres, Brush Creek Township.
Evelyn Brandi (deceased) to Joseph Brandi Jr., metes, Mount Pleasant Township.
Joseph Brandi Jr. to Joseph Brandi III and Arlene Stillwagon, metes, Mount Pleasant Township (survivorship).
Sandra Finn to Ronald Kleinke, 0.74 acre, Steubenville Township.
A. Leonard and Lous Kayafas to Constantine Kayafas and Argie Karvounides, 2.031 acres, Cross Creek Township.
Pete and Connie Kayafas to Constantine Kayafas and Argie Karvounides, 2.031 acres, Cross Creek Township.
James Whitlatch (deceased) to Francis Whitlatch, lot 193, French Addition.
Francis Whitlatch to Cindy Matthews, lot 193, French Addition.
Dona and John Smith to Eunice Christian, lot 39, Original Smithfield.
Wendell and Beverly Reese to HR Development LLC, 3,000 square feet, Knox Township.
Floyd Taylor (deceased) to Marsha Shute and others, lot 1 and part lot 2, David Downers.
John and Sally Adams to Audrey Minch, 1.2612 acres, Island Creek Township.
Citimortgage Inc. to Brian Rechen, lot 94, Becker Highland.
Michael and Lori Morelli to Wendy Rinehart, lot 10, Wheeling & Lake Erie Coal Mining.
Edison Local School District Board of Education to Village of Irondale, lots 130-132 and part lots 133-134, Original Irondale.
JP Morgan Chase Bank to Housing & Urban Development, part lot 125, Labelleview.
Delbert Olexia (decased) to Sandra Olexia, lot 126, Beechwood No. 2.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Rhonda Porter, part lot 9 and lot 10, Banfield Improvement.
Edison Local School District Board of Education to Todd Yohman, metes, Springfield Township.
Bruner Land Company Inc. to Todd and Christine Yohman, metes, Springfield Township (survivorship).
Todd and Christine Yohman to Bruner Lane Co., metes, Springfield Township.
Kathleen Hernon to Michael and Alicia Hernon, part lots 126-127, Buena Vista Heights.
Mary Kowalewski (deceased) to Thomas Kowalewski, lot 4, Beverly Hills Ninth.
Ed Chamber, doing business as CAS, to Beth Warner, lot 467, Dickinson Addition.
Reese Development Inc. to Steve and Brenda Hazel, 0.25 acre, Knox Township (survivorship).
Jeffrey Miller and others to Tammy Baricska, lot 2, William Rodgers First.
Steve Brancker (deceased) to Jeremy Morgan, 0.875 acre, Springfield Township.
Ruby Letzelter to Gerard and Joan McKeegan, lot 16, BF Murphy First (survivorship).
Gary and Lori Nicol to Zachary Kujawa, 2.008 acres, Salem Township.
Joseph and Sanh Huscroft to Dustin Crawford, 1 acre, Island Creek Township.
Christopher Wanchic to Christopher Wanchic and Jean Rowland, part lot 19, William Myers Second.
Thomas DiMichael (deceased) to Renee Ralston, lot 62 and part lot 63, Riviera Tract.
Lynne Schramm to Jennifer Figurski, lot 8, Century Hills.
Carrie and Tyler Benzel to Chalisa Cook, part lots 3-4, South Park.
Charles McEndree to Linda Zack, lots 141-142, Spauldings Second.
MidFirst Bank to Housing & Urban Development, lot 25, Lincoln Heights.
Cynthia Elson (deceased) to Kenneth Elson Sr., lot 17, Wrenn Wood Estates.
Earl Babel (deceased) to Jess Babel, lots 1-5, Rosemont proposed.
Mabel Schultz (deceased) to Thomas Schultz, metes and metes, Springfield Township.
Otto and Mary Frances Jack Jr. to Robert and Jamie Slatniske, lot 30, Country Club Hills (survivorship).
Mary Morgan (deceased) to David Morgan, Unit 4350, Steeple Chase.
Cordelia Roth to Deborah Roth, 11.5355 acres, Island Creek Township.
Laurence Barrett (deceased) to Marjorie Barrett, part lots 54-55, Lincoln Heights.
Elmer Thonen (deceased) to Helen Harbourt, 0.41 acre, Mount Pleasant Township.
Beverly Gogul to Katie Petrola and Stephanie Gogul, part lot 10 and lot 11, Country Club Estates.


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AVON LAKE – Nicole and Brian Hardman of Avon Lake spent countless hours in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital with their son, Lucas, who was diagnosed shortly after birth with epidermolysis bullosa, a genetic condition that causes severe blistering of the skin. After five weeks, in June 2011, Lucas passed away.
For the past two years the Hardmans have honored the kindness and care they were shown at the hospital by collecting blankets to be given to other babies at Rainbow in Lucas's memory.
"When Lucas was in the NICU at Rainbow Baby and Children's Hospital we were given several very soft, cute baby blankets. These were especially important for us because he always needed to be wrapped in a blanket or laying on a blanket to help protect his skin," Nicole said. "I asked the nurse one day where they got the baby blankets and she told us that they were all donated."
The Hardmans are collecting blankets through Jan. 24 and will deliver them to Rainbow that weekend. Blankets must be new and in the original packaging with tags attached. New unwashed handmade blankets are welcome as well.
"We are forever grateful to the incredible staff of Rainbow, and Rainbow Baby and Children's Hospital will always hold a very special place in my heart," Hardman said.
To donate a blanket in honor of Lucas, deliver it to 125 Beachwood Ave. in Avon Lake. If you would prefer to make a monetary donation, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
State of North Ridgeville: The North Ridgeville Chamber of Commerce will host Mayor G. David Gillock, who will present the State of the City address on Thursday, Jan. 16 at noon at the North Ridgeville Education Center, 5490 Mills Creek Lane. Mayor Gillock will look back at 2013 and discuss his predictions for the city in 2014. Reservation are required since the event sells out. Cost is $20 for Chamber members and $25 for the public. Reservations are due by Jan. 13. Prepayment is suggested. Contact the Chamber office at (440) 327-3737 or firstname.lastname@example.com to reserve a spot.
Preschool Sports: Preschool Sports is kicking of its fifth year with a variety of programs. Youth cheerleading for children in kindergarten through 4th grade begins Jan. 24. Tot Basketball for ages 3-6 begins Jan. 25 and a Kindergarten Basketball League begins the week of Jan. 20. Class size is limited to 25 and cost is $55 per child per session. For class details, times and locations and to register, visit www.preschoolsports.org. Call Craig at (216) 256-0310 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Trustee Vacancy: The Avon Lake Public Library has an opening for a library board trustee. The term is for seven years, beginning in 2014 through December 31, 2020. The Board meets on the second Thursday of the month. Trustees also serve on occasional board committees. A willingness to devote the necessary time is an important factor in selection. Applications are due by Jan. 18 and are available at the Circulation desk, or online at the Library's website, www.alpl.org. The next meeting of the Board of Trustees is Thursday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Lakeshore Room. If you have questions, contact Mary Crehore at (440) 933-3851 or email@example.com.
Historical Society Meeting: The next Avon Lake Historical Society meeting is Jan. 12 at 1 p.m. in the Avon Lake Public Library Gallery Room. An officer from the Avon Lake Police Department will give a presentation on the K-9 Unit. The Avon Lake Historical Society meets the second Monday of each month. Meetings are open to the public and all who are interested in the history of Avon Lake are welcome.
Swiss Steak Dinner: Lake Shore UMC, 33119 Electric Blvd. in Avon Lake, is hosting a swiss steak dinner on Jan. 15 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The meal includes swiss steak, homemade mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, cole slaw, applesauce, rolls, drinks and dessert. Tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for children 6-12. Children 5 and younger are free. Call the church office at (440) 933-5238 to make a reservation.
Women's Club Meeting: Members of the Avon Women's Club will meet on Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Avon Senior Center, 36786 Detroit Road. The program will be "Hypnosis for Relaxation" presented by Jeanne Nash. Guests are always welcome.
Kindergarten Readiness: The Avon Early Childhood PTA (AECPTA) will meet Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at Avon Heritage North Elementary School, 35575 Detroit Road. In addition to the club's regular meeting agenda, a special program will follow featuring a representative from Avon Village School to discuss preparing your children for kindergarten. New members are welcome to join. Free on-site babysitting is available during the meeting for members. For more information or to join online, visit www.avonecpta.org.
Country Breakfast: VFW Post 9871 will host a country breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon on Jan. 12. Breakfast includes eggs, sausage, pancakes, hash browns, biscuits and sausage gravy, fruit cup, juice, coffee and tea. Cost is Cost is $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and $2.50 for children under 10. The Post is located at 6805 Lear Nagle Road, North Ridgeville. Contact the Post at (440) 327-4068 for more information.
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Well, hold on. This bizarre murder appears ready to take a few more wild turns before it is done. At this moment, there are few details of the accused man and circumstances. Some dont believe the suspect was anywhere near Boulder on Christmas, 1996 - he might just like the attention.
No matter, there is a lesson here for all of us. In case you were in solitary confinement at the time of JonBenets murder, so many clues seemed to point to an inside job that the Boulder authorities initially focused on the parents as the likely killers. Once again, it becomes clear why we should all be presumed innocent, until proven guilty. Even a confessed killer, such as John Karr, could be innocent of that crime.
Slowly, John and Patsy Ramsey have come to be seen as innocent in the court of public opinion over the years. Losing their child to murder and being the prime suspects in an endless case with international attention - that is a burden impossible to even comprehend for most of us.
Recent history is full of high-profile cases of innocent people pre-judged to be guilty. Remember Richard Jewell, the wrongly accused security guard at the Atlanta Olympics. He got his 15 minutes of fame for being on the scene of the bombing, only to suddenly become the prime suspect. It was later determined that Eric Rudolph was the Atlanta murderer.
There was also the case the missing intern, Chandra Levy. It hardly seems possible that almost five years have elapsed since Gary Condit was continually followed by a feeding frenzy of national press - until September 11, 2001 diverted their attention. Since Levys body was later found near the spot of another womans remains, killed in a similar manner, the former congressman is no longer a suspect. Oops. Gary Condit may not be a model person, but he is no murderer.
In the same vein, no one should assume Floyd Landis juiced up to win the Tour de France cycling race this year. Since a French lab reported high levels of doping after his incredible Stage 17 victory in the race, Landis standing has plummeted from world hero to international infamy in a few short days.
Ironically, unlike many other top cyclists, Landis has a reputation as a clean performer, free of drugs. Put it this way, if Floyd Landis doped up on testosterone for that one stage of the race, he is the most incredibly stupid athlete of all time. To benefit from testosterone injections, it must be used over a period of time for its cumulative effect, not for one days stage of the race. Floyd Landis did not have any banned drugs show up on any other day of Tour testing, before or after the critical stage when he allegedly tested positive. Why would any contender for the title risk being caught cheating when it cannot benefit his performance? It makes no sense.
Further clouding the issue is the fact that the Tour was using a French laboratory recently threatened with suspension by a Summer Olympics official. Apparently this lab leaked Lance Armstrongs 1999 Tour le France tests last year. Could it be that the French are still trying to get even with the U.S. for winning their sacred race every year in recent memory? Or for renaming French Fries?
Congratulations, Floyd Landis. Until proven otherwise, you are the winner of the 2006 Tour de France.


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Youth and Vision Loss Coalition Project Manager, Available October 1, 2013
The Project Manager will be responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating activities associated with the Youth and Vision Loss Coalition, which will include providing: general oversight for coalition activities and associated projects. The Project Manager will work to develop and implement strategies that will lead to long-term involvement of community institutions, organizations and individuals. The Project Manager will provide leadership in the development of partnerships with various state and local community sectors.
Report to lead agency (VISIONS) and Coalition members
Work as team member with lead agency staff/administrators to meet project goals
Continually broaden expertise in program areas and serve as resource person
Recruit and maintain a diverse coalition membership with city and state partners
Coordinate activities such as:
•Provide leadership to recruit and engage coalition partners
•Collaborate with local, states and national organizations focusing on services for children and youth with vision loss
•Develop protocols for testing effectiveness of coalition strategies
•Direct needs assessment activities
•Plan, coordinate, and conduct educational and training activities
•Coordinate efforts to improve service coordination
Develop Work Groups/Committees and recruit members to work in depth on selected issues.
Write (with coalition members) the four handbooks to help parents to successfully transition their blind or visually impaired child from 1. Early Intervention (NYS Department of Health); 2. Pre-school (private nonprofits); 3. Public school or specialized residential school (NYC Department of Education or 4201 schools); 4. Pre-vocational and transition services. Handbooks will include information specific to the IEP (individualized education plan) and IEP meetings.
Direct and assist coalition to develop NY City Council/NYS legislative action that promotes the coalition mission by: developing position statements; reviewing and recommending endorsements of policies, and advocating for policies/legislation at city/state levels. Advocate/expand continuous quality improvement processes in service delivery.
Collaborate with administrators, legislators, NYSCB, DOE, private schools, vision rehabilitation agencies, academic institutions and other community-based organizations to promote coalition's mission and goals
Advocate for New York State and New York City government to hold hearings on the needs of blind and visually impaired children and their families. Write and provide testimony at public hearings.
Document findings and progress of programs and activities in written reports to lead agency, other funding agencies, and coalition members
Represent the Coalition at community events and meetings in order to maintain a high profile for the coalition.
Report and present coalition progress and program findings through presentations at meetings/conferences and hearings.
Maintain open and effective communication with service providers and colleagues
Supervise the Project Associate; oversee work of interns and volunteers
Fulfill other duties as required.
Bachelor's Degree and five years relevant work experience; or Master's Degree with three years relevant work experience.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required:
·Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written format with individuals and groups from diverse professional, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.
·Proficient with Microsoft Office and general computer skills
·Successful experience in program or project planning, implementation and evaluation.
·Skill in facilitation, network building, resource development
·Self-starter with proven ability to work both independently and as a member of a team, able to creatively solve problems, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
·Ability to manage a broad scope of responsibilities and multiple partnerships. Excellent follow-through and organizational skills.
·Passion for and commitment to working with children, youth and young adults who are blind or visually impaired with a variety of needs and from diverse populations.
This full-time exempt position is located primarily at VISIONS main office at 500 Greenwich Street in West Soho/Hudson Square in Manhattan. Scheduled evening and weekend hours may be required.
How to apply
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Ms. Diane S. Weiss,
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Senators request flood recovery help for farmers
New York's two U.S. senators want U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to issue an agriculture disaster declaration following recent flooding in New York.
"Agriculture is a key part of our economy and our way of life in Upstate New York," said U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, in a statement. "As the waters begin to recede, farmers should have all available federal assistance at their back so they can hit the ground running as they start to recover and rebuild from this string of devastating storms. In the weeks and months ahead, we will fight for every last penny of aid to make sure our farmers can do just that."
"When New York's farmers struggle, our entire economy struggles," said U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, in a statement. "Heavy rain and flooding are leaving farms across New York State under water, damaging crops and costing farmers their business. We need any available federal resources on the ground without any delay so we can clean up, rebuild, and get our farmers back on the move."
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A disaster declaration would give farmers access to the Emergency Loan Program, the Supplemental Revenue Assistance program, the Emergency Conservation Program and the Emergency Watershed Protection Program.


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Emmaus police are warning borough residents who've advertised items for sale to be wary of a new scam.
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The would-be buyer sends the seller a check or money order for an amount that exceeds the asking price.
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The original check or money order subsequently bounces or is found to be fraudulent and the seller is left owing the bank the amount he or she sent the seller.
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Tod Gugino, a long-time member of the Hope College staff who played basketball at Hope, served as women's basketball coach at Hope in the 1990s and is a former girl's basketball coach at Holland High School, died on Saturday, April 20, after an extended illness. He was 49.
Gugino, who was a 1985 Hope graduate, joined the staff in 1986. In recent years he was director of chemistry laboratories at Hope College. He was also the founder of the college's popular summer science campus for children.
He is being remembered as an indispensible colleague whose dedication and positive outlook inspired and added immensely to the experience of students not only at Hope but across West Michigan.
"Tod Gugino was central to the effective operation of Hope's chemistry teaching and research programs," said Dr. William F. Polik, who is the Edward and Elizabeth Hofma Professor of Chemistry and chairperson of the department at Hope. "He always did much more than was expected."
"Tod's optimism and encouragement inspired students to achieve more than they thought they could," Polik said. "He gave selflessly to Hope College and also reached out to local schools and the community. We will miss him immensely."
His responsibilities as director of chemistry laboratories included the provisioning of the chemistry and biochemistry labs and several general-science labs, as well as hiring and managing 60-70 students working as teaching assistants, prep assistants, stockroom attendants and graders. He also served as the college's chemical safety and hygiene officer.
He developed the summer science-camp program in the latter 1990s, initially teaching the sessions and subsequently recruiting and supervising a team of Hope-student instructors. From a beginning of two sessions in chemistry attended by approximately 60 children, the program has grown to feature dozens of camps in multiple disciplines, with several hundred children attending each summer. Gugino also established a school-year "Lil' Science Club" program for children.
In recognition of his service to the division of natural and applied sciences, he received the Dean's Science Division Staff Excellence Award in December 2010. He was honored in particular for his effectiveness and the high quality of his student and faculty interaction.
Gugino was head women's basketball coach for three seasons, from 1993-94 through the 1995-96 season. He had previously served as an assistant coach with the team from 1991 to 1993, and had also been an assistant coach with the men's basketball team from 1987 to 1991. He was also head coach of the girls basketball team at Holland High School in 2004 and 2005.
In addition to his other active involvement at Hope, he and his wife, Brenda, who survives him, had served as resident hall directors for several years in the 1980s and 1990s.
As a student, Gugino was a member of the varsity men's basketball team for three seasons, beginning his sophomore year. The team won the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship during each of the three years, and also won every game against rival Calvin College during those years. Two brothers, Wade and Scott, also played basketball at Hope.
Gugino majored in biology and minored in chemistry at Hope. In addition to basketball, his activities as a student had also included the Mortar Board honorary society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
In addition to Brenda, survivors include the couple's four children: Danielle; Rachel, who is a Hope freshman this year; and twins Taryn and Tyler.
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Brenden Calas of Seton Hall Prep might give a whole new meaning to the word methodical.The junior captured the 113-pound state title with a 3-0 decision over DePaul freshman David McFadden for his second straight NJSIAA championship at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. It was his third shutout in the tournament and fifth victory this weekend, since he had to wrestle a preliminary-round bout after losing in the Region 3 final.
"It's great to win this, especially here," said Calas (21-3), the 103-pound state champion in 2011. "This entire weekend, I just wanted to keep working and get better. My wind felt good, and I was confident I could go the distance in any match."
Calas won twice on Friday by counts of 1-0 and 6-0, the latter coming after he held a one-point advantage with 30 seconds remaining. He won twice Saturday, both in overtime, before Sunday's third shutout victory.
"McFadden is really good," Calas said. "His style is funky, a little different than (North Bergen's Luis) Gonzalez (Calas' opponent in the semis) who works in tight more. You have to adapt to the style of the guy you're wrestling. My defense was good throughout the weekend, but I'm always looking for ways to get better on offense, too."
Calas had missed part of this season due to an elbow injury, and upon his return, had suffered two defeats to Delbarton's Christian Innarella, including a 3-2 decision in the Region 3 final a week ago. Innarella placed sixth this weeknd at 113.
McFadden (37-3) hadn't lost since December at the Beast of the East Tournament in Delaware.
"I was hoping to win," McFadden said. "It was a nice experience being here. You never want to lose, but I'll use this as a starting point for next season and get better. Calas is a smart wrestler and tough to score on. He did a good job."


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KALAMAZOO, MI – At exactly 6:33 p.m. Eastern time, more than 75 people released balloons into the August sky above Bronson Park in downtown Kalamazoo to honor and celebrate the life of 31-year-old Bryan Lynn Higgins.
At the same moment across the country in San Francisco, 3:33 Pacific time, Higgins, with family members by his bed, was to be taken off of life support at San Francisco General Hospital after he was found severely beaten Sunday morning.
Impressed by the turnout in Bronson Park on Wednesday evening, Higgins' uncle, Steve Horton, was overwhelmed with emotion about Bryan and the number of people that came out to participate in the event, he said.
"He was more than just a great human being, one in a million, he was an incredible man," Horton said. "Through all of this I hope we can learn love is the answer."
Unable to make it to San Francisco to be by Higgins' side at the hospital, Horton found the event held in Bronson Park to be "perfect."
"This was perfect for me to be here," he said. "3-3-3 was his favorite series of numbers. I know he liked that series of numbers."
Jimmy Adair, 42, manager of the Metro Diner & Nightclub in Kalamazoo, has known Higgins for 15 years and said that Higgins "always made people feel wonderful."
"The nice thing about Bryan was he was such a free spirit and loving person," Adair said. "All that he wanted was joy in his life. He was a pure soul, a pure spirit. Back in the day, we used to hang out and bar hop together."
Adair, who helped organize the event on very short notice with no idea how many people would show up at Bronson Park, was surprised when more than 75 people attended.
"We only thought there would be a handful of people," he said.
Jay Maddock, the executive director of the Kalamazoo Gay and Lesbian Resource Center, said that the LGBT community in Kalamazoo supports each other and comes together during times of grief. While he didn't know Higgins personally, that doesn't matter, he said.
"He impacted the community," Maddock said. "He was part of this community. We support each other and we gather when we need each other."


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You can use Custom Tactics to change the settings for your Build Up Play, Chance Creation, and Defense to make your team more effective. Here are some effective Custom Tactics set-ups.
Counter Attack
With this tactic, your opponent will have the ball most of the time. Your team's strength will lie in blocking their scores and stealing the ball. Therefore, your focus will be on a strong defense, high speed, tackles, and interceptions. Let your opponent focus on offense, so you can strike them when their defenses are low. You will use many different types of moves, depending on the situation, which is why the Chance Creation is divided evenly. You will need to use quick breaks and fast attacks, not giving your opponents a chance to defend.
Counter Attack Settings
- Build Up Play
- Speed – 95
- Passing – 50
- Positioning – Free Form
Chance Creation
- Passing – 50
- Crossing – 50
- Shooting – 50
- Positioning – Free Form
- Pressure – 10
- Aggression – 50
- Team Width – 60
- Defender Line – Offside Trap
High Pressure
If your team has players with high fitness stats and a lot of speed, you can use this tactic to put pressure on the opposing team and make the defenders mess up. Do not attempt this method if your opponent has a dominant striker. You will be trying to get the ball in risky situations, and your own defense is narrow, so you need big players, especially for your centre back. Your focus will be on shooting the ball often and making risky passes, with the goal of having large expanses of open space to work in when you get the ball.
High Pressure Settings
- Build Up Play
- Speed – 50
- Passing – 50
- Positioning – Free Form
Chance Creation
- Passing – 75 (Risky)
- Crossing – 50
- Shooting – 75 (Lots)
- Positioning – Free Form
- Pressure – 85 (High)
- Aggression – 75 (Double)
- Team Width – 25
- Defender Line – Cover
If you feel that your team is more skilled than your opponent's team, use this tactic to have your team keep the ball for long periods of time and force the other team to mess up. You will keep possession of the ball until near the end, when you will get goals with a few swift attacks. This tactic's use of the offside trap can be dangerous, and pacey wingers and forwards on the opposing team can undo its effectiveness. Therefore, you might consider using cover, instead.
Possession Settings
- Build Up Play
- Speed – 20
- Passing – 20
- Positioning – Organized
Chance Creation
- Passing – 25
- Crossing – 25
- Shooting – 25
- Positioning – Organized
- Pressure – 50
- Aggression – 25
- Team Width – 50
- Defender Line – Offside Trap or Cover


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Minkowski Functionals (MFs) are topological statistics that have become one of many standard tools used for investigating the statistical properties of cosmological random fields. They have found regular use in studies of departures from Gaussianity in a number of important cosmological scenarios. Important examples include the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), weak lensing studies, 21cm surveys and large scale structure (LSS). To lowest order the MFs depend on three generalised skewness parameters that can be shown to probe the bispectrum with differing weights. Recent studies have advocated the use of a power spectrum associated with the bispectrum, called the skew-spectrum, that has more power to distinguish between various contributions to the bispectrum than the conventional formalism adopted when using the Minkowski Functionals. In this article we review the motivations for studying non-Gaussianity and emphasize the importance of the momentum dependence of higher order correlators in investigating both inflationary and early Universe models as well as analytical models for gravitational instability. We then introduce the skew-spectra, applied to galaxy surveys, as a tool for investigating various models for primordial and gravitationally induced non-Gaussianities. We present analytical expressions for the skew-spectra for the density field and divergence of the velocity field in 3D and for projected surveys as a function of redshift and a smoothing angular scale. A Gaussian window function is assumed throughout this paper. Analytical results are derived for the case of gravitationally induced non-Gaussianity. These results can be generalised to incorporate redshift space effects. This will be useful in probing primordial and gravitationally induced non-Gaussianity from ongoing and future galaxy surveys.