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Monday, January 19, 2009
One World One Heart Giveaway....Digital, Baby!
Here it is! The big day. This is the kick-off for Lisa's One World One Heart giveaway. (To learn more about it you can either use the link above or click on the logo in my sidebar.) Bloggers all over blogland will be participating and there will be much yumminess given away. There are soooo many truly talented, creative people doing this and I'm sure their entries will be fantastic.
I had dreamed of making something wonderful....something that everyone would want to win. Sadly that didn't happen! Time got away from me once again (Gee, that never happens!) and the deadline loomed ahead with nothing on the worktable that even resembled art or yumminess!
Not to fear! There is a giveaway here at The Lavender Loft! I am giving away a one year subscription to the digital issues of either Cloth Paper Scissors or Quilting Arts! Your choice.
The digital subscription is something new that's being offered by Interweave Press. You can learn more about it here. I know there are many bloggers who like these magazines and that makes it a perfect gift. So put your name in the hat....I'm using this funky leopard cowboy hat to hold all the names!!!....
and on Feb. 12th, if you're the winner, I'll pay for a digital subscription to one of the magazines, and six digital issues will be delivered right to your computer over one year.
Just leave a comment on this post and make sure I can contact you if you are the winner. That means you must have a blog in order to be included. Sorry! But in the past I have had giveaways where non-bloggers have won and I had no way to contact them.
Thanks for stopping by and good luck!!
****NOTE**** As of Feb 1st there are too many names for the hat to hold so I will be using random.org to pick a number!
Also I forgot to say that you have until midnight (Pacific Coast time) on Feb. 11th to enter.
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Thank you dear Janet for participating in this years event. I've added your link to the list (yes it's nearly 1:30 am).ReplyDelete
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BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Water worries carry more weight than climate change for two Western Washington farmers.
Dairy farmer Jay Gordon sees too much water, and he doesn't know whether to blame coal-burning in China or a warming Earth, but "for a bunch of us in the Chehalis, the question is over: It's raining more."
Gordon and his wife own a 600-acre dairy on the Chehalis River that his family homesteaded in 1872. The river has flooded many times during that span. The most recent major floods, in 2007 and 2009, left vast areas of farmland and a 20-mile stretch of Interstate 5 underwater.
"The river gauge shows earlier floods, more floods and higher levels," he said. "We've had four 100-year floods in 23 years' time; 75 percent of the highest floods were in the past 23 years."
He said fellow dairy farmers have told him, "I can't handle one more of these. This is getting old."
Gordon, executive director of the Washington State Dairy Federation, spoke during a recent symposium on "Climate Change and the Future of Food." Symposium sponsors and coordinators included Washington State University, the University of Washington, government agencies, conservation districts, researchers and a shellfish producer.
Henry Bierlink, executive director of the Washington Red Raspberry Commission, said he doesn't see climate change as a high priority.
"Everyone in ag knows about adapting to change," he said. "It's down on the list of worries."
Water management and growing conditions are critical to berry growers, though, he said. Red raspberries grow well in northwestern Washington because of its temperate climate. If summers do get hotter, as some researchers predict, it will challenge the industry.
Because most water in the area is groundwater, he said, "I don't see climate change changing that dramatically."
As far as mitigating any changes, growers invest in research, in both the public and private sectors, for both immediate returns and for the long term.
"Breeding new varieties is 12-to-13-year process," he said. "Planning way ahead is what we do."
When it comes to water, Bierlink called Western water law "dysfunctional."
"It creates more problems than solutions," he said. "We have to get agencies to encourage what we know we have to do."
Gordon pointed to the discrepancy in water availability on either side of the Cascades. The Yakima Basin is losing its snowmelt earlier, and the Chehalis Basin can't hold what it's getting.
"The Tulalip Tribe (in northwestern Washington) is looking at glaciers melting and asking, 'What will we do when there's no water for fish?'" he said. The answer, Gordon said, has to be more water storage on both sides. Farms, tribes and government have to cooperate to make that happen.
"We need a lot of dialogue and a lot of partnerships," he said. "A diverse group of people is the only way we're going to adapt. And we need information we can trust."

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Latest update : 2012-12-06
The argument over austerity: Franco-British divide over tackling the crisis
British Conservatives say "belt-tightening" while French Socialists say "growth". François Picard's panel argues over the ocean of difference in the way the two countries spin everything from growth and steel industry layoffs to EU plans for a banking union.
- Bill CASH. Conservative MP (from London);
- Philip CORDERY. French Socialist MP (from Brussels);
- Jean Paul BETBEZE. Chief Economist, Crédit Agricole;
- Mark DEEN. Journalist Bloomberg;
Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Christopher Davis.


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The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors last week discussed their concerns about a U.S. Forest Service proposal to buy private property in Siskiyou County – a move that would result in the loss of approximately $12,000 in annual tax revenues to the county.
The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors last week discussed their concerns about a U.S. Forest Service proposal to buy private property in Siskiyou County – a move that would result in the loss of approximately $12,000 in annual tax revenues to the county.
District 3 Supervisor Michael Kobseff asked that the issue be put on the agenda for discussion after the board learned of the possible federal purchase of 2,297 acres of private land near Eddy Mountain just west of Mount Shasta. The land would be purchased by the Shasta-Trinity National Forest (STNF).
Kobseff began the discussion by clarifying that he recognizes that private property sale is the right of property owners and he does not wish to infringe on that right. "My concern is that the forest service, I think, needs to communicate with this board when it does do these things. My biggest concern is state and federal entities coming in and buying up lands that are taken off the tax roles, which depletes the county revenues," he explained.
According to Kobseff, he is also frustrated by the STNF's alleged failure to satisfy their legal requirement to coordinate with the county on the issue.
According to Siskiyou County planning and zoning code chapter 10-12.01, state and federal agencies are required to consult with the county on land acquisitions and provide detailed notice in advance of the proposed acquisition.
The code states, "In order for this coordination and consultation to be meaningful, the said notice and opportunity for input shall be given at the earliest possible stage of the federal and/or state governments' contemplation or consideration of a particular course of action ..."
On Dec. 17, the STNF Supervisor Sharon Heywood sent a two-page letter to Kobseff notifying him of the proposed acquisition, its specific location, and the reasons for their desire to make the purchase.
"This purchase is part of an ongoing effort to consolidate fragmented land ownership, which improves the efficiency and effectiveness of natural resource management by preventing habitat fragmentation, preserving intact ecosystems and protecting downstream water supplies," according to the letter.
Several supervisors raised the possibility of a land swap that would result in "no net loss" of tax revenue, suggesting that this would have been an acceptable way to mitigate the impact on the county.
The letter states, "The current owner of the property has indicated that while a land-for-land exchange was originally envisioned, a sale is necessary at this time to generate income."
Supervisor Brandon Criss said, "I read this letter and I was very unhappy with the mindset of the federal government regarding the idea of private ownership." He said statements in the letter regarding the STNF's desire to purchase the land, in part, to protect endangered species and habitat indicates a belief that those goals can't be achieved through private ownership.
District 2 Supervisor Ed Valenzuela said he spoke with STNF Ranger Carolyn Napper who explained that the forest service was approached by the landowner who proposed the sale. He said the landowner was unable to find other buyers. "If you're the property owner and you couldn't find another buyer and you want me to tell them 'no, you cant' do that?' That's a private property issue that I'd just as soon rather not get into."
For several other supervisors, coordination between the forest service and the board was the main complaint with this issue.
Siskiyou County Natural Resource Policy Specialist, Ric Costales said that the Klamath National Forest has generally done a good job in coordinating with the county in the recent past, but noted that STNF has repeatedly ignored the requirement.
District 5 Supervisor Marcia Armstrong said she disapproves of being expected to communicate on these kinds of issues through the public comment process. "We're not the public. We're the government. They need to coordinate with us. I don't know what to do to get it through their heads that this is the type of thing they need to come tell us about."
The public comment period for the property sale ends on Jan. 28, 2012. Comments can be sent to Carolyn Napper, District Ranger, 204 W. Alma Street, Mount Shasta, CA 96067.


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An aerial drone being used to film an event crashed into the grandstand at Virginia Motorsports Park during the Great Bull Run, said Major W.B. Knott of the Dinwiddie County, Va., sheriff's office.
Knott said he was told that four or five people suffered very minor injuries. They were treated by EMS personnel at the event, and none was taken to a hospital, Knott said.
The bull run was billed as a daylong festival featuring bands, drinking, games and a tomato fight. The highlight was to be four scheduled bull runs in which participants were to try to elude or outrace 24 hefty specimens of male livestock.
Animal rights organizations have contended that the event endangered both people and bovines.
A Richmond, Va., area television station, WTVR-Channel 6, said the drone was being used to capture video of the event.
In video posted on the station's website, the drone was seen hovering above the stands. It appeared to be about four feet in diameter and reminiscent of a spider, with numerous appendages projecting from a central core. Then, it suddenly dipped and fell into the midst of about a dozen spectators.
The use of drones by the public in the United States was only officially permitted by the FAA earlier this summer, and while hobbyists have rushed to enter the airspace with homemade drones, the rules and laws around them remain murky.


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Roger Hollett
TRAINING: A typical day consists of sparring, pad and bag work, then a run in the mountains in the evening. Next day it's jits or wrestling, then off to conditioning. It's different every day.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started BJJ when I was 19; I have boxed since I was five. My dad, Ralph Hollett, was Canadian champion and is in the Hall of Fame.
What ranks and titles have you held? MFC LH Champion and ECC Champion
Do you have any heroes? My Dad, Ralph Hollett
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means everything. Before my father passed, he told me he wanted this for me, and I consider this the opportunity of a lifetime.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No
What was your job before you started fighting? Bartender/Welder
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Brown Belt BJJ, Black Belt in kicking ass.
Favorite grappling technique: Armbar
Favorite Striking technique: Overhand Right
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GROTON -- Town officials appeared before the Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee to calm fears that a proposed budget for fiscal 2014 left no room for spending on education.
"Schools are a priority of mine," said Town Manager Mark Haddad in opposition to concerns raised by an editorial in the Groton Herald that warned residents the town's budget for next year would be laying a "trap" for taxpayers.
"At no time did we take all available funds to pay for a new fire station," said Haddad.
The charge that Haddad's proposed municipal budget for fiscal 2014 would leave nothing extra for schools due to plans to build a new Center Fire Station was raised in the Herald, which went on to say that residents would be left with the prospect of having to pass a "general override" that would raise taxes permanently in order to pay for increasing school expenses.
"Here is where the trap is laid," stated the editorial by the Groton Herald. "Proposed funding for the fire station is to be accomplished by using all of the funding capacity under the levy limit. If the schools need substantial additional funding and no more taxing capacity remains under the prop 2 1/2 levy limit, the only way to raise additional funds will be through a vote to override."
According to Board of Selectmen Chairman Stuart Schulman, who was at the School Committee's meeting Wednesday, residents had begun questioning the newspaper's position, forcing Haddad to meet with school officials to explain the situation.
Appearing before the School Committee, Haddad walked through his proposed town budget for fiscal 2014, stressing that not only would taxes not rise as a result of paying for the new fire station, but that when all was said and done, the budget would still fall short of reaching the town's levy limit by about $500,000.
As in past years, Haddad said his budget sets aside the 2 percent increase in tax collection allowed by law for use by the Groton-Dunstable and Nashoba Valley Tech schools.
"So when that editorial said that we were using every available dollar to finance the fire station, it was wrong," concluded Haddad. "At not time did we take all available funds to pay for the fire station."
Speaking of a multi-year forecast showing town spending going into the future, Haddad told School Committee members he stood by them.
"We're pretty comfortable with these projections," said Haddad.
Still, school officials were leery about funding being available for expenses that might go beyond a level serviced budget of their own. A recent push to improve technology in the schools is expected to cost money not accounted for in the district's current budget.
"Groton will work with you to find those dollars," said Haddad, noting however that the town would be constrained in what it could do by what Dunstable was willing to pitch in. "But there's a lot of things we can do."
What Groton is not doing, concluded Haddad, is building a new fire station "on the back" of the school district.
"A flat budget is not sustainable," said School Committee member Jon Sjoberg, adding that the schools would need more money someday.
"It's a bit confusing," said member James Frey. "I for one am satisfied that the way you're going will not impact the schools. There's no danger here to school funding."
But the subject of adequate funding for the district in a time of continuing fiscal hardship prompted member John Giger to revisit the question of creating a stabilization fund for the district that could help prevent the need for unpopular overrides.
It was a question that officials on both sides of the table expected to discuss further in upcoming meetings aimed specifically at the fiscal 2014 school budget.
Also Wednesday, the School Committee:
* Voted to approve a field trip for the high school's band and chorus to Philadelphia, Penn., and Hershey Park and to compete with other schools. The trip is expected to include over 100 students as well as chaperones who will depart Groton on May 2 and return May 5.
* Were given a briefing by Accountability Director Kerry Clery on how the superintendent's evaluation would be conducted. According to Clery, the evaluation would follow the same lines set down for teachers involving multiple steps, including personal goal setting, review on how those goals had been implemented, collection of evidence that implementation had been set in motion, and assessment on overall performance and outcomes. Clery then invited committee members to participate in a workshop to familiarize themselves with the process.


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Adam "MCA" Yauch, one of the founding members of the Beastie Boys, died Friday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 47.
With his raspy voice, Yauch started making music with Michael Diamond (Mike D) and Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock) when they were all teenagers in New York City in the early 1980s. The Beastie Boys started out as a punk band, but in 1987, the group released Licensed to Ill, the first hop-hop album to reach No. 1 on the pop charts.
Over the next 25 years, MCA, Mike D and Ad-Rock continued to win over fans and critics for their inventive, layered sampling and clever, playful lyrics, which occasionally referenced their earlier tracks. A line from Yauch's "Sure Shot" from Ill Communication, for example, addressed concerns about the group's misogynistic lyrics from its early days: "I want to say something that's long overdue / The disrespect to women has got to be through / To all the mothers and sisters and the wives and friends / I want to offer my love and respect to the end."
Over the years, Yauch diversified his career interests. Under the pseudonym Nathanial Hornblower, he directed a number of Beastie Boys videos, including "Whatcha Want," "Intergalactic" and "Make Some Noise," which was released in 2011. He also directed two feature films, the 2006 Beastie Boys concert movie Awesome; I ... Shot That and Gunning for That #1 Spot, a film about high-school basketball players. His strong interest in film later inspired Yauch to create the independent film distribution and production company Oscilloscope, which has released films such as The Messenger, Wendy and Lucy and Exit Through the Gift Shop.
In 2006, Yauch joined his bandmates on Fresh Air for an in-depth conversation with Terry Gross about The Beastie Boys and their music.
We were saddened by the news last Friday that Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys had lost his battle with cancer. He was 47. Yauch, with his signature raspy voice, started making music with Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz when they were all teenagers in New York City in the early 1980s. The Beastie Boys started out as a punk band, and then incorporated hip hop into their music when they began collaborating with Def Jam Records co-founders Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons.
In 1987, they released "Licensed to Ill," the first hop-hop album to reach number one on the pop charts. In 25 years since, MCA, Mike D and Ad-Rock, as they're better known, won critical acclaim for their clever, playful lyrics and inventive, layered sampling. Last month, the band was inducted into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame. Yauch was too sick to attend the ceremony.
In his New York Times obituary, Jon Pareles wrote, quote, "Mr. Yauch was a major factor in the Beastie Boys' evolution from their early incarnation as testosterone-driven pranksters to their later years as sonic experimenters, as socially conscious rappers, and as keepers of old school hip-hop memories," unquote.
Yauch was the first member of the group to actually apologize on record for the misogyny of their early lyrics. Under the pseudonym Nathaniel Hornblower, Yauch directed a number of Beastie Boys videos and a concert film. He founded Oscilloscope, a distribution and production company that released the films "The Messenger," "Wendy and Lucy," and "Exit Through the Gift Shop."
I spoke with the Beastie Boys in 2006 right before the release of their concert film. Let's start with their most famous record, "Fight For Your Right."
GROSS: Your first hit was "Fight for Your Right" and Adam Yauch, in the liner notes of the "Best Of" collection you write that song began as a goof and that it started as a satire of "I Want to Rock" kind of songs. So what did you have in mind when you wrote that?
ADAM YAUCH: Yeah, basically that. I think you summed it up. It was just kind of like just one of those like "Smoking in the Boys Room" type things. Just thought it was kind of funny. But I don't think we realized that it was going to be sort of the main focus of the album, that it was going to - like, I think the way we were looking at it, we were just kind of making this dumb song that it'd sit somewhere on the album.
But I think that CBS and Rick saw it as being able to be something much larger than what we imagined. And they kind of made it the main focus of the album.
GROSS: Did your fans misunderstand who you were?
YAUCH: I think maybe we just ended up with a different bunch of fans than we expected. Like, I think if we could have picked at the time - like if I could have known how much that song would have informed everyone about the album, I probably - my choice would have been more to pick, like, a different song to be the main single, like "Hold It Now" or "Slow and Low" or "Posse In Effect" or one of the other cuts.
But anyway, that song was the one that informed everyone. And so, the next thing you knew, we would go out and play shows and the whole place would just be full of, like, frat boys, like drunken frat boys. And so it was - and so there we were.
GROSS: I don't imagine you had a big, you know, frat-boy audience for your band when you were playing punk.
MICHAEL DIAMOND: We never did when we were punk and then also when we were playing hip-hop, like, what we came out of by hooking up with Russell, we got like a really good education in terms of going on tour and opening up for Run-DMC. Like, we were on a tour opening for Run-DMC, Whodini, LL Cool J. So that was like a completely hip-hop audience.
YAUCH: To then all of a sudden go into this world of, like, kind of like, I don't know, I guess a more pop audience and, like, kind of college kids wanting to party and drink beer and go see a Beastie Boys show, that was completely foreign to us and beyond anything we ever imagined.
GROSS: Adam, in those liner notes, you write: By drinking so much beer and acting like sexist, macho jerks, we actually became just that. So did you feel like...
YAUCH: I never said that.
GROSS: Did you feel like you were becoming the image that you created?
YAUCH: I think so, yeah. I think in a way, you know, it's almost like we started out kind of like goofing on it but then just sort of became it, in a way.
ADAM HOROWITZ: It's the become-what-you-hate syndrome. It happens.
DIAMOND: Yeah. You set out with an agenda of parody, and a certain amount of time goes by, and you kind of cross that line.
YAUCH: Yeah, like you parody something enough, you know.
HOROWITZ: It's kind of like when you go to England, and you do a British accent the whole time, and then you come home and you have a fake British accent.
GROSS: When you started sampling records, you know, after you started rapping, did you start listening to music differently knowing that if you really loved a rhythm...
YAUCH: Oh, yeah. You definitely hear things differently.
GROSS: ...that you could use it? Mm-hmm.
HOROWITZ: Everybody in America and damn near everybody in the world, since they've heard the new form of rap music with sampling listens to music differently.
DIAMOND: Yeah. Like, because you hear, like, a little beat or a break or a something like that.
HOROWITZ: Or a car horn.
DIAMOND: And you start thinking about - yeah. You start thinking about looping right away way.
GROSS: Now I think it's "Super Fly" that you sample on "Egg Man"?
YAUCH: Yup. Mm-hmm.
GROSS: It must've been kind of cool to take that soundtrack and make it your soundtrack. Do you know what I mean? Like, who wouldn't want a soundtrack like that? Do you know what I mean?
HOROWITZ: I mean, to me when...
GROSS: Yeah.
DIAMOND: When we were making "Paul's Boutique" like part of what was sometimes amazing to me in terms of the sampling was that, yeah, you know, you kind of can put together whatever all-star group of people you want. You can have a Jimi Hendrix guitar line, Miles Davis playing a horn, and then a drum loop from a James Brown record or whatever. You know what I mean? You can have any kind of juxtaposition or Funky Four Plus One More.
You can have, like, this crazy combination of whomever and whatever and whenever all together however you like. To me that's what's so unique about sampling. It completely defies, like, what you could do in terms of getting people together and actually making music.
YAUCH: Yeah. Like there's a moment I love in a remix that we put together of we got Black Flagg guitar playing on top of a funky drummer James Brown beat. It's just cool that you have these different musicians playing together from these completely different styles of music and, you know, creating this other thing.
GROSS: Adam Yauch, your father's an architect? Do I have that right?
YAUCH: Yeah, but he's actually more of a painter. He went to art school for painting for a long time, and then he switched over to architecture. And he was - he did that for a while, and now he's gone back to painting, and I think he's...
HOROWITZ: Google him.
GROSS: What influence has that had on you?
YAUCH: Well, you know, I went to college for a couple years, and I remember I was mostly signing up for, like, music classes and, like, art classes and all kinds of things. And I remember my mom kind of being like: What are you doing? Like, if you're going to go to school, you've got to take some more academics. This is ridiculous. And my dad just kind of said to me, like: Do whatever you want. If you want to take art classes, just take art classes. I wouldn't worry about it.
GROSS: The Beastie Boys recorded in 2006. Adam Yauch died of cancer Friday at the age of 47. You can hear that entire 2006 interview on our website freshair.npr.org.
GROSS: I'm Terry Gross. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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YORK – On November 5, the 11th Annual Maine Credit Unions' Ending Hunger Walking Tour began its visit to York County, where it will make stops in ten communities. Every stop included a contribution to a local food pantry. Brenda Davis, one of the state's leading ending hunger advocates, has been partnering with Maine's credit unions to coordinate the Ending Hunger Walking Tour for the past eleven years.
The purpose of the Walk is to raise awareness and distribute some of the statewide funds raised by the Maine Credit Unions' Campaign for Ending Hunger. In 2011, the Maine Credit Unions' Campaign for Ending Hunger raised a record-setting $447,000 and has raised more than $4.3 million since 1990.
The York County communities the Tour is visiting include: Arundel, Biddeford, Buxton, Kennebunk, Saco, Sanford, Waterboro and Wells. Checks for $111 each (commemorative of this being the Tour's 11th year), were presented at each stop. Each check purchases approximately $1,500 in food through the Good Shepherd Food Bank.
Food pantries in York County receiving contributions include (listed alphabetically by town): Arundel Food Pantry in Arundel; Bon Appetit Meal Program in Biddeford; Buxton Community Cupboard in Buxton; West Kennebunk United Methodist Church Food Pantry in Kennebunk; Footprints Food Pantry in Kittery; Saco Food Pantry in Saco; York County Food Rescue Program in Sanford; Food for Life – St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Waterboro; St. Mary's Ecumenical Food Pantry in Wells; and York Community Food Pantry in York.
This year's Tour will be visiting the most communities, and covering the most miles in its history. The Walk is expected to encompass more than 1,500 miles, with approximately 750 of that on foot, and visit a record-setting 77 communities from Kittery to Madawaska. The Tour will visit every Maine county for the seventh consecutive year. In addition to contributing funds to Davis' food pantry, which is one of the largest in Eastern Maine, the Maine Credit Unions' Campaign for Ending Hunger will contribute to a food pantry in each of the 77 communities that the Tour visits.
The Walk, which began on October 26th at Maine State Credit Union in Augusta, concludes with a ceremony at Changing Seasons Federal Credit Union in Hampden on Friday, November 30.


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William L. Hand Sr., 82, a resident of Glen Burnie, Md., and formerly of Blue Ridge Summit, went to be with his lord on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013.
William L. Hand Sr., 82, a resident of Glen Burnie, Md., and formerly of Blue Ridge Summit, went to be with his lord on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Lola L. (McCleaf) Hand, and their children: William L. Hand Jr. (Beth), Lora L. Eddy (John), Bruce M. Hand (Sandy), and grandchildren: Amanda, Erin, Stacy, Travis, and Scott, as well as two sisters, two brothers and many nieces and nephews. He served four years in the US Navy Air and then 37 years at Westinghouse as a engineering logistics manager. He served as a committee chairman for the Scouts, president of the Suburbia Civic Association, and "Chief" in the Indian Guides. He was a member and elder of the Harundale Presbyterian Church and of the church's investment club. He enjoyed traveling with his grandchildren and was happiest in the company of his family. A celebration of his life will be held at the Singleton Funeral Home, 1 Second Ave SW, Glen Burnie, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in the Harundale Presbyterian Church, 1020 Eastway, Glen Burnie. A graveside service will be held at noon Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, at the Germantown Church of God Cemetery, 16924 Raven Rock Road, Cascade, Md. 21719. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations in Bill's name may be made to the Germantown Church of God. In consideration of those with sensitivities, please do not wear perfumes or aftershaves to the services.


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Looking for a constructive way to help the environment?
We're a group of people from all over the Lower Mainland who get together to help Metro Vancouver Parks, municipalities, BC Parks, charities, non-profit organizations, Societies, stewardship groups and watershed groups tackle environmental issues that need co-operation and teamwork to get done. We also volunteer at farms to promote local sustainable agriculture. Gloves and tools will be supplied as well as refreshments! All ages are welcome and no experience is necessary. If you care about the environment and local food security this is the group for you! The Lower Mainland Green Team is a program of Green Teams of Canada
Our mission
To organize and run hands-on activities educating volunteers about local parks and ecosystems, local food production and environmental conservation
Activities include...
• Removing invasive plants that are outcompeting and overtaking our native plants and trees
• Planting native plants and trees
• Picking up garbage
• Preparing and harvesting veggie beds
• Auditing streets to make them more walkable and easier to cycle
At this time we do not accommodate businesses looking for team building exercise opportunities. If you're looking to engage your staff, please contact our collaborators (listed below) for some great options.
Please donate to the Lower Mainland Green Team
If you love the work we do and want to support us through a donation please click HERE. The money goes to organizing and running LMGT activities, volunteer management, native plants and trees, snacks, tools and communication materials
Without financial support the Lower Mainland Green Team would not be able to make a positive impact on the environment. Thank you to our funders!!
Please click --> HERE to learn about who supports our group
Want to learn more about us? click on the below links!
One page report of Lower Mainland Green Team Activities --> HERE
For a report of BOTH the Lower Mainland Green Team and Greater Victoria Green Team click HERE
Metro Vancouver Park June 2014 piece about the LMGT --> HERE
A LMGT volunteer who is filmmaker from NSHG Films created this awesome Video --> HERE
CBC Radio Early Edition Jan 4 2014 interview --> HERE
Global News interview July 31 2013 --> HERE
David Suzuki talks about the Lower Mainland Green Team--> HERE
A 5 minute slide show about the LMGT --> HERE
Want to reach the organizer? email Lyda at: email@example.com
What you will get out of participating:
• Learn first-hand about the environmental issues faced in parks
• Find out how invasive plants are threatening our ecosystems
• Build stewardship and habitat restoration skills
• Conserve, restore and enhance a green space
• Spend time outdoors
• Meet like-minded interesting people
• Build knowledge and skills related to local food gardening
• Get your hands dirty and be active in something you believe in
• Learn to be a leader and work as a team
• Learn about all the amazing work being done by different groups and organizations in the lower mainland to take care of the environment and increase local food available
• Explore places in the Lower Mainland you may have never been to before
• Gain volunteer hours (a letter to confirm your hours will be emailed to you as requested)
• Get exercise
• Have fun!
Green Teams of Canada
The Lower Mainland Green Team (LMGT) inspired the creation of the national charity Green Teams of Canada. This Fall 2014, we launched the Greater Victoria Green Team. We also plan to focus on building our youth and at-risk youth programming
• 2014 YWCA Environmental Sustainability Award
• 2013 National Hometown Heroes award from Earth Day Canada. To see the award click --> HERE to learn more about the award click --> HERE
• 2013 Frank Sanford Award for Community Service from the Vancouver Natural History Society. To see the award click --> HERE. To learn more about this award please click--> HERE
• 2012 - Jane Goodall Institute has given the LMGT a certificate of recognition. To check it please click --> HERE
Well wishes to the Lower Mainland Green Team
David Suzuki sent the LMGT a letter. He says "Volunteers are the heart and soul of Canada, deeply rooted in community and concerned and active on issues that matter." He also wrote "Thank you for all you do".
We received a postcard from Farley Mowat , a Canadian conservationist and author (he wrote Never Cry Wolf). His message: "Good luck to the Lower Mainland Green Team".
Regular Updates
If you want to know the latest Lower Mainland Green Team happenings as they happen: We're now on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LMGreenteam
The Lower Mainland Green Team has been in a number of media outlets. Please click on the following links :
Peace Arch News Oct 28 2016 page 17
Burnaby Now Oct 21 2016 (page 2)
Maple Ridge Times Oct 7 2014 (p. 9)
Richmond Review Sept 26 2014 (page 35)
CBC Radio interview Jan 4 2014
Alternatives Journal Nov 2013 (if you'd like a copy of the article email me)
The Barnacle Oct 2013 (page 20)
Peace Arch News July 30, 2013 (page 15)
Richmond News March 27, 2013 (page A19)
Peace Arch News March 14, 2013 (go to page 22)
Aldergrove Star March 7, 2013 (go to page 10)
Maple Ridge Times Sept 25, 2012
CBC Radio 1 Early Edition July 4 2012
Peace Arch News, March 15 2012
Conservation Community of Practice, BC Hydro newsletter March 2012 (page 2)
Coquitlam Now, Dec 16, 2011 (page A7)
North Shore News, Nov 30, 2011 (page A21)
Breakfast Television Vancouver Sept 26th, 2011
Burnaby News Leader June 15, 2011
Vancouver Sun 15 April 2011 (this one has been taken down from the net)
The Surrey Leader April 20, 2011
Maple Ridge Times 18 March 2011
Langley Advance 8 March 2011 (our very first event was covered!)
Lyda had had enough of hearing about the state of the environment going downhill and feeling powerless. So, she combined her passion for the environment and her organizational skills to get people outside into nature making a tangible positive impact on the environment. It's been over 4 years and the volunteers inspire her to keep going. As David Suzuki wrote in his letter to the LMGT, "volunteers are the heart and soul of Canada" ! The Lower Mainland Green Team was founded on Feb 7th 2011 and because of it's effectiveness making a positive impact on the environment, other green teams will be formed in the future under the new charity Green Teams of Canada! To get a good idea of our background read page two of this newsletter. For a short write-up and before/after photos for every single event please click on pages (if you're not logged into your meetup account, make sure to scroll down a ways to get to all the pages). See pictures from each of our events please click on photos
Who we work with to run our volunteer work parties
We believe much more can get done working together. We work with 44 others:
Lighthouse Park Preservation Society
Caulfeild Park Conservation Society
Alouette River Management Society
Kanaka Education and Environmental Partnership Society
Burns Bog Conservation Society
Sunnyside Acres Heritage Society
Friends of Semiahmoo Bay/Birds on the Bay
Catching the Spirit Youth Society
North Shore Wetland Partners Society
Everett Crowley Park Committee
Coastal Painted Turtle Project
Friends of Hunter Park
Langley Environmental Partners Society
North Surrey Organic Garden Society
Stoney Creek Environment Committee
North Shore Mountain Biking Association
Better Environmentally Sound Transportation
White Rock and Surrey Naturalists
Generous businesses
There are many generous businesses who have helped build the Lower Mainland Green Team. They contribute refreshments and products to volunteers to reward their hard work taking care of the environment! To learn more about them click HERE
We may take photos and/or videos at the events. These may be posted here on meetup and/or other sites like youtube. The photos may also be used for communication materials. If you prefer to not be on camera make this clear to whoever is pointing a camera your way and/or duck out! Also please note, photos may be taken of you with products businesses have donated to LMGT volunteers and posted on their facebook pages.
Liability (please read before attending any of our events!)
The organizer and each and every one of its hosts and volunteer participants are in no way responsible and liable for your personal safety and health state, or the safety of your children before, during and at anytime after each event. By RSVPing "Yes", for Lower Mainland Green Team events, you acknowledge that you fully understand the nature of the activities, are aware of risks, and are sufficiently fit and capable of performing the activities, assuming all risks associated with those activities. All attendees hereby release and shall forever hold harmless the Lower Mainland Green Team organizer, all Lower Mainland Green Team hosts and other volunteers attendees and unconditionally waive any liabilities resulting from attending and/or participating in any Lower Mainland Green Team events. By attending our events you are taking personal responsibility for yourself and any minors in your care. Anyone under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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The past couple weeks have been a complete mess. The DNPs are racking up all over the place and it has put a somber mood in the world of fantasy basketball. Teams like the Hawks rested almost all of their stars on Saturday night and Miami continues to take their foot off the gas. In hindsight, it's easy to say something like, "I'm never going to draft players on teams that are going to tank or Miami guys because they will clinch early." However, it's not that simple and a team like Golden State wasn't expected to come out and make the playoffs in the Western Conference. In fact, they were one of the most prominent teams to tank last year. Plus, as great as Miami is, we just can't automatically assume they're going to win 27 in a row again. When it comes to drafting next year, try not to get too cute and remember to take the best guy. If you want to give a guy a little better edge for a great schedule, that's fine, but don't let it influence your draft strategy too much.
Moving to this week, the waiver wire is a little weak compared to the past month or so. Hopefully, your team is in a position in which you won't have to count on guys off the wire, but with so many DNPs out there, the bench contributions for fantasy teams could be essential.
Two games: Atlanta, Detroit, Orlando, Utah
Three games: Boston, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Golden State, Houston, Indiana, LA Clippers, Memphis, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Portland, San Antonio, Sacramento, Toronto, Washington
Four games: Brooklyn, Chicago, Cleveland, LA Lakers, Miami, Minnesota, Milwaukee, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia
You can follow me on Twitter for some streaming pickups throughout the week @MikeSGallagher.
Evan Turner (4)- Last week I said I'm probably going to regret putting Turner in Wired, but he actually came to play. Over his last five, Turner averaged 19.4 points, 8.4 boards, 3.4 assists, 0.6 blocks and 1.2 triples on 53.5 percent shooting. Perhaps the shooting numbers are the most impressive considering that Turner shot 36 percent in February. The good news is that he had four games and there's a very little chance that he gets a DNP.
Jimmy Butler (4)- This one might seem a little obvious, but he's owned in just 29 percent of Yahoo! leagues. In his last four, Butler averaged 14.3 points, 5.3 boards, 0.8 blocks, 1.0 triples and an impressive 2.8 steals. Marco Belinelli is a game-time call for Sunday, but there's very little incentive for them to play Bello at less than 100 percent. He plays at shooting guard, small forward and even some power forward, so he should find some way of getting 30 minutes once Belinelli comes back.
Kirk Hinrich (4)- Nate Robinson has outshined him a bit, but in Kirk's last two games, he averaged 11.5 points, 5.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.0 triples in 33.5 minutes. The Bulls have no backcourt depth whatsoever and Tom Thibodeau has gone with a Nate-Kirk backcourt quite a bit. If you're looking for assists, steals and threes, you could do worse than Hinrich. Hopefully, he doesn't get hurt this week, though.
Garrett Temple (3)- He hasn't exactly been fun like Legends of the Hidden Temple. Temple failed to crack double figures in scoring in any of his last five games, but he played 30 minutes on Saturday and hit two treys with one steal and one block. Bradley Beal is out for the year and with the struggles of Martell Webster lately, Temple could be useful.
Steve Blake (4)- Steve Nash is dealing with hip and hamstring problems, which caused him to sit out of Sunday's contest. Nash is 39 years old and his body is going to take quite some time to get back to being healthy enough to suit up. Blake has taken on almost all of Nash's workload, averaging 36.5 minutes in the two games without Nash. He hit five threes in that span and he'll be worth starting in standard leagues as long as Nash is out.
Corey Brewer (3)- Danilo Gallinari suffered a brutal torn ACL on Thursday night which has left Denver without their top two scorers. Brewer started the second half in Thursday's game and came off the bench on Saturday. Despite some of the negative connotations that come with being in the second unit, Brewer didn't disappoint with 22 points, three assists, one steal and two 3-pointers in 29 minutes. He should be viewed as a must-own player even though he'll hurt your field goal percentage.
Wilson Chandler (3)- He started on Saturday and was outstanding with 21 points, six boards, three assists, one steal and three 3-pointers on 9-of-15 shooting. Besides the stats, things got better with 30 minutes per game and Denver going bananas with the tempo, scoring 131 points in a win over Houston. It did come against the team with the fastest pace in the NBA, so 131 isn't going to happen often. Chandler has been productive in his 24.1 minutes per game this year with 12.1 points, 4.9 boards, 1.0 steals and 1.1 triples. Obviously, if he's going to get 30 MPG, he's a must-own guy.
Josh McRoberts (3)- We've covered him for a while with the troubles of Byron Mullens' left ankle and Mullens tapped out yet again on Saturday. McBob logged a whopping 40.2 minutes per game over his last five games, averaging 9.8 points, 9.6 boards and 0.8 steals in that span. The upside isn't going to be there, but he'll be a double-double threat with that amount of playing time.
Earl Clark (4)- We should know a whole lot more after Sunday afternoon's game but Earlsanity has been back for the Lakers. In his last two he averaged 15 points, 8.5 boards, 1.0 steals, 3.0 blocks and 2.0 triples on 59.1 percent shooting. The Lakers won both of those games and Clark was a big reason why with help on the perimeter. He was red hot two months ago and he can do it all, so it's not a bad idea to pick him up. Be sure to check out his blurb following Sunday's game.
Michael Beasley (3)- He's a character. "I just stopped listening to people," Beasley said about his improved play. He was asked a follow-up question about what people and said "everybody." Despite his strange mental makeup, his numbers are coming on lately. He put up a 25-point gem in 32 minutes on Friday and has been in double-figure scoring in each of his last four games. Beasley's upside isn't going to be that high and he's not going to do you any favors in field goal percentage, but the Suns are in dire straits. Desperation can lead to some unexpected guys putting up big lines.
Trevor Ariza (3)- He's been quiet in his last two games, scoring a combined 13 points with 12 boards, one block, two steals and 3-pointers. The good news is that he averaged 31 minutes per game in that span and he's locked in to a role with Bradley Beal out for the year. Ariza can rack up the steals and threes, so if you can absorb the ugly field goal shooting, he should be a solid asset in standard leagues.
Chase Budinger (4)- His minutes have been on the rise with 25.5 per game in his last two and he's made 1.5 triples in that span. The Wolves have four games this week and their schedule sets up pretty well for him against the Warriors, Clippers, Jazz and Suns.
Greg Smith (3)- He was solid off the bench for most of the year and earned his promotion into the starting lineup. Smith's productivity was certainly there on Friday with a 19-point, five-board game against the Blazers, but fell off against the Nuggets with six points in 13 minutes on Saturday. The lack of playing time on Saturday makes some sense since the Nuggets have a pace just as fast as Houston's, so the big man was a bit of a liability. He's more for deep leagues with his lower upside and is likely to come with inconsistencies.
Alonzo Gee (4)- Gee has come on for his last three games, scoring 12.0 points with 7.0 boards, 1.5 steals and 0.5 triples in 31.7 minutes per game. He basically took two months off with a lack of production including shooting 36.4 percent in March, so it will take some guts to move in on Gee in most formats over the course of the week. A four-game week also helps his case.
Jonas Jerebko (2)- The minutes are back up over his last three games with 26.0 per game. The nice thing about Double-J is he takes some threes and he'll will be doing most of the heavy lifting off the bench along with Rodney Stuckey. However, he's only someone to spot-start in daily leagues with just two games this week.
Bismack Biyombo (3)- The blocks are back for Bismack Biyombo and he swatted nine in his last three games. He made 100 percent of his free throws in that span, too!! Of course, he only had two attempts. The Bobcats are toast up front with Mullens possibly out for the year. If you need blocks, BB could be your guy with a three-game week.
Ivan Johnson (2)- The Hawks rested the majority of their team on Saturday and there could be more to come. Ivan played 29 minutes and scored 14 points on Saturday and even played 26 minutes under normal circumstances on Friday. Although, he only gets two games this week and only has allure as a spot-start.
Jermaine O'Neal (3)- JO is heating up again. Friday's game was the headliner with 15 points, nine boards and two blocks in 33 minutes, but he's been in double-figures for three games in a row. We all know how fragile Jermaine O'Neal is and he's one of a few players that ices his knees during games. Durability aside, he's all set to be the man in the middle and the Suns have no choice but to play him considering they arguably have the worst interior D in the NBA.
Brandan Wright (3)- Elton Brand is a game-time decision for Sunday night's game, which would hurt Wright a bit. Although, Wright has been effective with the Mavs off the bench, but Rick Carlisle doesn't play him in every matchup. He only has three games this week and isn't a reliable option.


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Raymond woman killed, two others hurt in Route 27 crashBy MICHAEL COUSINEAU
New Hampshire Union Leader
October 05. 2013 6:04PM
RAYMOND — Police say they are considering driver inattention, alcohol and speed as possible factors in the crash that killed a 2013 Raymond High School graduate early Saturday and injured two others.
Leeann Bergeron, 18, of Raymond was killed after she lost control of a Ford Explorer she was driving west on Route 27, authorities said. The SUV crossed the yellow center line and struck a guardrail on the other side of the road about 1:15 a.m., police said.
"The occupants of the vehicle said she was kind of jerking the wheel," police Officer Steve McPherson said at the police station. "It caused her to lose control."
Authorities said alcohol was found inside the SUV.
After losing control of the vehicle, Bergeron "tried to compensate and struck the guardrail, at which time the vehicle flipped," McPherson said. The SUV landed on the driver side and slid, he said.
"At least two of the occupants were ejected," McPherson said.
Bergeron worked at the Dunkin' Donuts a short distance off of Route 101's Exit 5 in Raymond.
"She was a great girl," said her boss, who didn't want to say anything else until he first talked with her family.
On Facebook, family members changed their profile pictures to one featuring the teenager and a dog.
"I lost a beautiful sister today. I love you Leeann Bergeron," wrote Kerri, one of her sisters.
Two passengers were sent to area hospitals. Shannon Hamel, 19, of Raymond was taken to Elliot Hospital in Manchester, where she was treated and released. Chanelle Fuller, 18, of Raymond was taken to Exeter Hospital with serious injuries, McPherson said.
Police said a third passenger, Haydn Reese, 20, of Epping, left the scene before police arrived.
Less than a month ago, another fatal crash occurred on Route 27 "in the same general area," McPherson said.
On Saturday, resident Doug Bowen said he saw police "with tape measures out there" across the street from his residence at Riverview Condos. He called Route 27 "pretty busy. People come flying through."
McPherson said the speed limit is 55 mph in that stretch.
"I think that sometimes they, especially younger drivers, don't take into consideration some of the curves in that area," he said. "We are asking drivers to use caution and drive safely.


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Five local gymnasts headed to state
The Sturgis gymnastics team placed sixth Saturday at regionals, held at Rockford.
Sturgis finished with a total score of 133.375.
Taking first was Grand Ledge at 149.325, Rockford was second at 143.525 and Forest Hills was third at 141.625 points.
While the team wasn't able to qualify for the state finals, there will be three individuals representing Sturgis gymnastics.
Qualifying in all-around action was Sheyenne Melchi, who was fourth overall at 35.05 points.
Melchi had an 8.95 on the vault, which was fourth place. She also had a 7.925 on the bars, a 9.275 (third) on the beam and an 8.9 on the floor, which tied her for seventh place.
Individually, two Lady Trojans made state.
Serena Carotenuto placed sixth on the floor exercise with a score of 8.95 while Alexis Janes was sixth on the balance beam with a qualifying score of 8.9 in the event.
Carotenuto also scored an 8.45 on the vault and a 7.45 on the beam while Janes scored an 8.35 on the vault, a 6.8 on the bars and an 8.55 on the floor.
Cierra Conklin scored an 8.7 on the vault, a 7.85 on the bars, a 7.7 on the beam and an 8.525 on the floor.
Cassidy Penner scored an 8.425 on the beam, an 8.45 on the floor, a 7.75 on the vault and had a score of 7.125 on the bar event Saturday.
Lakeland fifth
Lakeland's gymnastics team took fifth place Saturday at sectionals, held at Wawasee High School.
The Lady Lakers finished with 96.675 points to take fifth.
Angola was first at 106.175, Plymouth was second at 100.925 and in third was DeKalb at 99.85 — all three teams advanced to regionals.
Qualifying for the regionals individually was Chloe Sturdivant and Caitlin Yoder.
Sturdivant placed fourth on the vault with a score of 9.15 while Yoder was sixth on the vault with a 9.1 score as both qualified for state.


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DURHAM, N.C. - Senior captain Emily D'Agostino went 14-1, her women's epee squad went undefeated, and the Duke women's fencing team beat four of five opponents, including fifth-ranked Penn State, on day two of the Duke Home Meet in Card Gym Sunday.
Just one day after the Duke men won four bouts and upset No. 2 Notre Dame on Saturday, the Duke women (15-7) defeated Northwestern 14-13, Wayne State 18-9, North Carolina 18-9 and No. 5 Penn State 16-11 while falling to only No. 1 Notre Dame, 16-11. The Blue Devils won both saber and epee 5-4 against the Fighting Irish, but fell 8-1 in foil.
The Duke women won both the epee and saber trophies for the second straight year. The epees, led by 14 wins from D'Agostino and 13 from freshman Sarah Collins, totaled 35 victories on the day which was 14 more than the next closest team. The sabers, meanwhile, got 22 of their 25 wins from Sean Cadley and Kodia Baye-Cigna to lead all teams. The Duke sabers have won the trophy four times in the past five years.
D'Agostino's only loss came at the hands of No. 1 Notre Dame's Ashley Severson. The senior captain rebounded from the loss to win her final 10 bouts, going a perfect 3-0 against Penn State, North Carolina, Wayne State and Northwestern for the tournament. The performance improved her season record to 56-10 and career record to 230-51 while giving her at least 50 wins for the fourth consecutive season.
Cadley also came up big against both Notre Dame and Penn State, going a combined 6-0 against the top-five teams. She defeated two top-10 NCAA finishers in the process, handling Notre Dame senior Lian Osier 5-1 and Penn State junior Nicole Glon 5-3.
Collins had the honor of clinching Duke's win over Penn State, defeating Ana Coutinho 5-0 to increase the Duke lead to 14-10 and put the win out of Penn State's reach. Collins finished 13-2 on the day.
Following the Junior Olympics on Feb. 15-18, to which a select few fencers will travel, Duke returns to team competition on Feb. 23 at the Temple Duals in Philadelphia, Pa. That will be Duke's last dual meet of the season as NCAA Regionals await the team on March 9 followed by the NCAA Championships on March 21-24 in San Antonio, Texas.
Duke Home Meet - Women's
February 10, 2013
Durham, N.C. (Card Gym)
Duke 14,
Northwestern 13
Saber: Northwestern V, 5-4
Foil: Northwestern V, 6-3
Epee: Duke V, 7-2
Notre Dame 16,
Duke 11
Saber: Duke V, 5-4
Foil: Notre Dame V, 8-1
Epee: Duke V, 5-4
Duke 18, Wayne
State 9
Saber: Duke V, 6-3
Foil: Wayne State V, 6-3
Epee: Duke V, 9-0
Duke 18, North
Carolina 9
Saber: Duke V, 5-4
Foil: Duke V, 7-2
Epee: Duke V, 6-3
Duke 16, Penn
State 11
Saber: Duke V, 5-4
Foil: Penn State V, 6-3
Epee: Duke V, 8-1
Epee (5-0)
Emily D'Agostino (14-1)
Isabella Barna (3-1)
Sarah Collins (13-2)
Jennifer Denike (5-6)
Saber (4-1)
Kodia Baye-Cigna (10-5)
Elizabeth Malcolm (2-10)
Sean Cadley (12-3)
Sylvie Spewak (1-2)
Foil (1-4)
Lily Shepard (3-10)
Jessica Kang (3-5)
Anisha Mukherjee (5-6)
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A friend who served 17 1/2 years in the armed forces sustained a back injury while in the Navy. He reinjured his back later while in the Army, rendering him ineligible for a tour in Afghanistan. He received an honorable discharge.
The problem is the military tells my friend the injury is not severe enough to render him disabled and have refused to pay disability.
My friend and many others like him receive their medical care through the Veterans Administration in Butler and Pittsburgh. When they call the VA to report a medical need, they are given the runaround and may finally receive a callback a week or so later. The VA refuses to see them either in a physician's office or in the emergency room; instead, they are advised to go to Butler Memorial Hospital for emergency treatment or to see a civilian physician.
Then when they seek civilian treatment, they are sent a bill for services VA insurance won't cover.
If admitted for inpatient treatment, the care is substandard at best. My friend was inpatient at the Oakland VA for a week and never saw a physician; the physician did, however, prescribe the psychiatric druge Trazadone the day before his discharge. Within 72 hours of starting Trazadone my friend could not stand without dizziness, was bumping into walls and suffering tremors.
When the VA at Butler was notified, they dismissed the incident without care. When the Oakland VA was notified, the prescribing physician was unavailable and refused to return a phone call.
Is this the quality of care our men and women in uniform deserve? I think not.
Our veterans dedicated their life without so much as a thought for their own well being. They answered the call when their nation needed them. They sacrificed and labored tirelessly, to defend us with their life if necessary. Our Veterans endured situations most of us cannot even comprehend, and this is the way that our nation repays the debt. It's a pity and we American people should hang our heads in shame.
Civilians should demand better healthcare for our veterans.


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When a person thinks of the old fashion room darkening vinyl coated fiber-glass roller shade, this is the one for our customers. Classic fabric have the same color on both sides of the shade. Classic Duplex are color on the room side of the roller shade and white on the outside. These shades are washable and a very durable and priced moderately.
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More often than not, the culprit responsible for a lack of curb appeal is a bad choice of colouring. In our case, the red siding is visually competing with the rusty brick wall. I chose for this expecting parents' home, a neutral greyish taupe that is similar to the two vertical cement slabs on each side of the front door, but darker.
When one owns a semi-detached house, one ought to be on very good terms with its twin. They should both try to create a mirror effect by harmonizing the two halves with the same features and colours. Both families will then be winners as this operation would contribute to a positive optical illusion. Each individual home will look like a more substantial single house.
The front door and its contour, the garage door and its trims will adopt the tint of the current roof and the new dark brown commercial shutters. Vertical pipes or gutters should match the colour of their backdrop. New and more contemporary silver light fixtures will effortlessly coordinate with the doorknob and the small details of the windows and also help to inspire a youth factor.
On both sides of the porch and the three top steps, new rectangular flowerbed borders ought to end at the base of the embankments in a straight line. Two other leaner beds on the sides of the middle walkway and all the way to the first step where it is still levelled will host hedges of pinkish purple Salvia perennials. On the left of the facade, a pyramidal evergreen and a tall pink blooming Lythrum salicaria Robert will camouflage the gutter, electrical hardware and the thermo pump.
To enhance the front view, I've chosen contrasting foliage colours and textures as well as pink and purple blooms. The anchoring quality of the conifer's greenery and the yellow, orange or burgundy leaves of some of the shrubs, as well as the variegated foliage or flowering perennials, all play a role in the zesty interaction.
Natural elements can be purchased in different stages. All the vegetation closer to the foundation could be planted the first year. Then, next spring, the construction of the beds with either concrete dividers or stained treated wood along with periodically filling up the space with the rest of the plants could be less overwhelming.
For many cold months, the new garden will pull its white cover to slumber. It will later be awakened by April showers and the warm rays of the sun that will encourage it to show its true colours. It will also be stirred by a toddler wanting to pitch in with its tiny hands, pulling and eating everything in sight.
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Vegetation (from left to right):
- Lythrum salicaria Robert (perennial, bright pink)
- Spirea jap. White Gold (shrub, yellow foliage, white)
- Thuja Smaragd (2 pyramidal evergreen)
- Weigela Wine & Roses (burgundy, bright pink)
- Spirea bumalda Gold Flame (hedge foundation, orange +)
- Iris pallida Aurea Variegata (green and white, light purple)
- Thuja Occ. Hertz Midget (2 globe-shaped evergreen)
- Echinacea purpurea Magnus (several perennials, pink)
- Juniperus chinensis Gold Lace (2 evergreen, yellow tips)
- Salvia X Superba (perennials, pinkish purple, edges)
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Geri Plank has heard a lot of disaster stories from residents and National Guard soldiers at the Colorado Cherry Company in Pinewood Springs, where access has been cut off for seven weeks since floods destroyed portions of U.S. 36. (The highway will reopen from Boulder to Estes Park at noon Monday.)
But Plank's story might just top them all: It has cherry pie, a high-risk pregnancy, a helicopter evacuation and a happy ending in the form of a puppy named Chinook.
When the Little Thompson River surged and power went out Sept. 11, Plank took a propane stove over to the bakery she manages.
"It was the best thing I could have grabbed. We could not make coffee fast enough," says Plank, who lives with her husband, Ted, in Pinewood Springs, 8 miles north of Lyons.
Over the next couple of days, the Colorado Cherry Company cafe became a center of activity, as residents made the decision to evacuate in helicopters or stay behind for who knew how long.
Plank knew she had to stay. Not only to make sure the store was OK, but to feed her neighbors and the rescue workers who had already arrived. Plus, her husband had his hands full as the road supervisor for Boulder County, and Cherry Company owners Kristi and Anthony Lehnert were stuck on the other side of the washed-out roads.
As the basement of the bakery filled with water and Plank struggled with hundreds of pounds of rapidly thawing pie cherries, another problem weighed on her mind.
Her pregnant golden retriever Bailey was due to give birth in two days. It had been a complicated first pregnancy for the purebred 2-year-old dog. The artificial insemination procedure (the father's name is Storm) had yielded just one puppy, and the veterinarian had planned a C-section.
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Helicopters began lifting neighbors out of the canyon, and Plank realized she was facing an emergency of her own. Bailey had to be evacuated.
"So I went up to phone rock and called the vet," says Plank. ("Phone rock" was the only spot up the hill with a reliable cell signal.) "Then I put Bailey on the leash and started walking toward the fire station."
Laurel Shaw, the local breeder who sold Bailey to the Planks, was there and thought Bailey needed her crate, so Plank "flew back to the house" to get it. While she was gone, the helicopter crew said they had to go.
Shaw handed the dog to a stranger getting on the helicopter.
"She had a friendly face but I had no idea who she was. I just said, 'She's gotta get out of here or she's gonna die.' "
Shaw's eyes fill with tears at the memory.
"It was like taking a child without the mother's permission. It was a like scene out of 'MASH' with helicopters flying in and out."
The chopper lifted off with Bailey aboard, and by the time Plank returned with the crate, they were in the air.
"The two of us just lost it when she got back," says Shaw, who knew she had done the right thing, and later boarded a helicopter with her five dogs.
(The National Guard has learned that people will refuse to evacuate if they can't take their pets. During this flood, more pets than people were rescued.)
After some confusion about where Bailey landed, she was safely ensconced at Advanced Animal Care in Fort Collins, where her vet, Dr. Heather Steyn, and staff were ready.
The 13-ounce puppy, named Chinook for the helicopter and the warm Colorado winds, was born by C-section on Sept. 17. But there was no way to get the mother and baby back up to Pinewood.
"It looked like a weasel"
With her Pinewood and Loveland stores inaccessible, Kristi Lehnert was stuck at home in Milliken. What else to do but have her employees (with dogs, cats and puppy) come stay with her?
Ted Plank took Chinook to the Lehnerts' house, which became a sort of evacuation center for displaced bakery employees.
Lehnert was not immediately charmed by the newborn pup: "I've had four children and they were much easier than this dog. It looked like a weasel, it was ugly, it had to have 24-hour care. It weighed 2 pounds — I have flour bags bigger than that."
Canine mother and baby weren't bonding. Chinook had to be fed every two hours. Ted Plank took the night shift, then Lehnert would take over at 5 a.m. so Plank could get back to his day job rebuilding torn-up roads.
Geri Plank closed up the store, made it down the hand-built "stagecoach road" and stayed at the Lehnerts' for about a month, until the road and the bakery reopened to residents.
Back in Pinewood Springs, the soon-to-be celebrity pup began competing with the cherry pies for popularity. National Guard soldiers used to tough duty found a respite, food for the body as well as the soul.
"The pie, the coffee, the puppy — it was very therapeutic for everyone," says Capt. Genevieve Flores of the Colorado Army National Guard.
If you are craving cherry pie or a photo op with Chinook, the Colorado Cherry Company will be open starting Monday.
Kristi Lehnert calls Chinook "the fruit of the flood."
"There was so much tragedy, and this could very easily have been another tragedy, but instead, he was this beautiful light in the darkness," says Lehnert. "This wonderful puppy is a reminder that there are blessings all over the place."
Kristen Browning-Blas: 303-954-1440, email@example.com or twitter.com/krisbb


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