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Canada provides additional response to Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines
OTTAWA, Ontario ―Today, the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation, announced that Canada, through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), is providing additional humanitarian assistance to those affected by Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines.
"Canada is responding to the increasing needs of the Philippine people as they face the alarming devastation caused by the typhoon," said Minister Fantino. "We are helping families survive by providing critical humanitarian assistance."
The full impact of Typhoon Bopha (locally named Pablo), which struck Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines on December 4, 2012, is becoming apparent as needs assessments are completed. Philippines authorities report 5.4 million people have been affected, leaving hundreds of thousands seeking help in evacuation centres.
Canada, through CIDA, is providing support for delivering humanitarian assistance to approximately 480,000 affected people in urgent need of food, safe drinking water, and emergency shelter to the United Nations World Food Programme, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), and the International Organization for Migration.
The Government of Canada will continue to monitor the situation to ensure humanitarian needs are met and provide further assistance if required.
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Canada provides additional response to Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines
The full impact of Typhoon Bopha is becoming apparent. As of December 11, 2012, authorities in the Philippines reported that more than 700 people were confirmed dead, close to 900 people are still missing, and more than 1,900 people are injured as a result of the storm. The total population in the affected area is 5.4 million people, with close to 770,000 people seeking assistance. Initial estimates by the Philippines government state that Typhoon Bopha has damaged more than 130,000 houses and approximately 26,160 hectares of standing crops.
Today's announcement will provide support to the following organizations for urgently needed food, safe drinking water, emergency shelter, and other assistance to approximately 480,000 affected people in the worst-hit areas:
- United Nations World Food Programme will provide access to emergency food assistance to reduce the vulnerability of crisis-affected people, especially women and children. ($700,000)
- UNICEF will provide emergency water, sanitation, and hygiene assistance. ($350,000)
- International Organization for Migration will provide emergency shelters and camp support, including coordination and management, for people displaced as a result of the typhoon. ($700,000)
On December 6, 2012, Canada provided $250,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to support the Philippine Red Cross in assisting approximately 50,000 people affected by the typhoon.
To date, Canada has allocated $2 million to address the emergency needs of those affected by the impact of Typhoon Bopha in Mindanao, Philippines.
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CIDA through its International Humanitarian Assistance Program, aims to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain the dignity of those affected by conflicts and natural disasters by providing appropriate, timely, and effective responses.


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H.S. Football Turkey Bowl Roundup: Souhegan's Beliveau goes out a winnerStaff report
November 22. 2012 8:14PM
Souhegan of Amherst senior quarterback Tyler Ford made sure his coach stepped down in style.
In the final game for longtime head coach Mike Beliveau, Ford passed for 249 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Sabers throttled host Merrimack, 41-14, on Thursday.
Ford also passed for two scores and caught another touchdown as the Sabers celebrated Beliveau's 18th season. Beliveau's teams made 14 trips to the playoffs and won four championships in Division III, most recently in 2010.
"It was really an emotional day but a happy day," Beliveau said.
Ford also rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns as several milestones and program records were established. Ford surpassed the 2,100-yard passing mark and 1,000-yard rushing mark as Souhegan (10-2 overall) moved the ball at will. Brandon Len caught touchdown passes of 20 yards and 31 yards, setting a school record with his 13th TD reception of the season. Souhegan led 29-0 at halftime and upped the score to 35-0 on an 8-yard TD run by Jacques Elias. It was 41-0 before Merrimack (0-11) finally got on the scoreboard.
Len finished with more than 150 yards receiving - and also threw a TD pass to Ford. Several ex-Sabers greeted Beliveau on the field. Beliveau's final message to his players?
"I said something to the guys that I hoped up summed up the whole career," Beliveau said. "I asked them, 'Did we make a family? Do we have a brotherhood for life? Did we make great memories together? They all gave resounding 'yes.' When I heard that, I told them, 'Gentlemen, my heart is full'."
Other Thanksgiving Day games played Thursday:
Nashua North 14, Nashua South 13: Brandon Martin fired an 8-yard touchdown pass to Christian Filonow with 1:31 remaining as the Titans completed a second-half comeback at Nashua's Stellos Stadium. Nashua North (5-6) trailed 13-0 in the third quarter before Martin, a junior, fired a long pass to Kyle Regan for a 50-yard touchdown play.
The game was scoreless until Nashua South quarterback Trevor Knight's 4-yard rush capped a scoring drive. On the Purple Panthers' next drive, Knight broke free for a 50-yard touchdown run. Nashua South finished the season at 6-6.
Portsmouth 27, Dover 14: Quarterback Donovan Phanor and the Division III champs kept on rolling at Tom Daubney Field in Portsmouth. Phanor scored twice on the ground and also threw a touchdown pass as the Clippers improved to 10-2 overall. Dover (3-8) had won the past three games against Portsmouth and leads the series, 4-3. The Seacoast schools are likely ending the holiday series, according to school officials.
Spaulding 38, Somersworth 22: Senior running back Tyrone Scott returned from an arm injury and scored a pair of touchdowns to lead host Spaulding of Rochester at Hugo Bolin Field. In preseason, Scott suffered a fracture against Somersworth. He rushed for more than 100 yards against the Hilltoppers on Thursday. Younger brother Trey Scott, a junior, also racked up more than 100 yards rushing and finished the year with 1,200-plus yards. Spaulding improved to 3-8 overall and leads the Thanksgiving series, 3-2. Somersworth, which lost to Monadnock of Swanzey in the Division V championship, ended the year at 8-2.

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Michael Darcy, Board of Directors, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Gateway Foundation President Michael Darcy was recently elected to the board of Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. During his two-year term, Darcy will focus on issues surrounding workplace safety, employee productivity and health care. Darcy began his career in 1967 working in Greenwich Village in New York as an outreach worker helping teens and young adults who were abusing alcohol and other drugs find their way out of addiction. In 1969, Darcy started working in Chicago at Gateway Foundation, one of six new drug treatment initiatives funded by the Illinois Department of Mental Health and organized under the auspices of the University of Chicago's Department of Psychiatry. In 1985, the Board of Directors appointed Darcy to President and CEO after serving Gateway Foundation in the positions of Treatment Center Director, Area Director, Program Director and Executive Director.
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We chat with young adult author and librarian James Klise and educator Catherine Kelly of St. Catherine University about censorship and controversy in young adult literature. James will discuss his controversial debut novel for teens Love Drugged and his own experiences selecting books, and Catherine will discuss her previous work as a middle school teacher and now as an educator of pre-service teachers and librarians.
We also speak with Molly Beth Griffin about her young adult historical novel Silhouette of a Sparrow -- a coming-of-age story about the search for wildness during the confining 1920s--a tale of a young woman discovering the art of rebellion and the power of unexpected love.
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A couple of weeks ago, a client asked, in essence, "why comment on articles or blogs?"
OK, so he didn't say it exactly like that. But he did say that he's
…struggling to figure out what really makes sense regarding the growing amount of posting by anybody and everybody….Is all this writing and blogging serving a real purpose? I'm not sure. Some blogs get recognition and response….I think most don't.
He's got a point. I think bloggers (indie, company and editorial) all feel, in our gut, that there's value. But how do we measure that value? What do comments add to a blog or article? Tough one.
So I asked some of the bloggers what they thought. First off, I went to one of the longest running bloggers in EDA – Karen Bartleson. (Is it really three years, Karen? She's at http://www.synopsys.com/blogs/thestandardsgame). She shed really insightful light on why EDA blogs get so few comments, if we compare them to consumer blogs like Yelp. And, she has her blog up on what she's seen in the three years since she started her blog. So do take a look at Karen's analysis of EDA blogging. I bet she's got a take on the state of EDA blog comments.
Karen's, along with a bunch of other bloggers' comments on EDA blog comments gave me some trends to ponder. Some recurring points:
__the honeymoon infatuation period for EDA blogging has come…and is going. Now there needs to be some sense of longterm value.
My take…just what is "value" in terms of EDA blogs? Different from perspectives of the client, journalist and PR person.
__some indie bloggers say they see their blogs as diaries, written for themselves and interested people.
My take…everyone is aware of a larger cast of potential viewers, however. (By and large, they value comments but don't use it as a metric of their blog's value.)
__there are more eyeballs on the blogs than we can ascertain.
My take… however, these numbers are impossible to get for viewers and bloggers hosted by other sites. There's no SRDS* in the EDA & IP social media world.
*SRDS was (is?) an organization that certified reader numbers for print publications so that they could charge advertising rates based on readership.
__engineers by and large are pretty quiet, shy types who rarely will comment or extend a discussion, even if they do read the blog, article and their accompanying comments.
My take…this came up a lot. I'm not sure…would their shyness prevent them from commenting? Probably. Would the relatively anonymous filter of the comment field encourage them to speak out? Potentially.
__by and large, the number of comments aren't an accurate measure of eyeballs.
My take…lots of agreement that some sort of metric on value is reasonable, understandable. Less agreement on whether it's needed now.
(One person compared the dilemma to the old attempt to measure column inches to value, which measures volume but doesn't take into account perceptual, qualitative value.)
__commenting is a lot like getting a quote into an editorially-written article insofar as creating an authoritative voice that gets recognized, over time, as an industry voice to listen to…or not, depending on the content of the comment).
My take…one especially insightful editorial blogger felt that comments are a dynamic part of a living, breathing article that encompasses new perspectives with new comments and discussion.
One difference that I see is that the editor or author of the article hasn't vetted the comment or incorporated it into his or her article. The comment is a response to the vetted article, which is the insightful editorial blogger's point, I now see.
__the blog (and blogger) or article (and author) and its comments, to some degree, form a community onto each of themselves.
My take…this discussion got a bit abstract for me but I hear the notion. Help!
__this is a good time to talk about the expectations of each community (indie bloggers, editorial bloggers, company bloggers) and how to sync up each community so that there is value for everyone.
My take…but it'll require the different goals and expectations of each community to somehow sync up so that each community's efforts bring value to one another. How does that sync up with goals and expectations of customers, clients?
Of course, there's no answer (yet) to the question about value here. The bloggers (indie, company and editorial) feel that there is value in commenting. Many of them agree that no one can measure value right now but that there ought to be some way to do so. Most everyone thinks that there is an existing, intangible value of being a voice of authority, an industry citizen.
And everyone thought we ought to keep talking about this issue.
Comments anyone?
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Crush of the Day – Emmy Rossum [PICTURES]
Emmy Rossum is an obvious "Crush of the Day." The multi-talented actress and singer has a girl-next-door sexiness.. if the girl-next-door had a role in a Showtime TV series ("Shameless") that allowed her to get naked on screen every week.
You may know Emmy from her role in "The Day After Tomorrow" or "Phantom of the Opera," – which you better have seen while on a movie-date. Rossum is known for her interview candor, beaming smile and near-perfect skin, which you'll be able to see a lot of on "Shameless."
And she can sing, as she proved on "Conan" earlier this month when she crooned opera for a wiener.


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Find a Music Teacher
Below you will find a range of websites that provide details of music teachers throughout the uk. Please check with the individual providers regarding the vetting of the teachers (eg CRB checks)
Musicteacher.co.uk is a free service which aims to support musicians in every aspect of education and performance. Find music teachers in your area! Use the database to find a music teacher anywhere in the UK.
Music Lessons Now! is a comprehensive listing of music tutors in the UK, Ireland, Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. The database searches allow you to find a local tutor teaching the instrument you want to learn. In addition to the 1000's of listings, MLN offers a wide variety of additional information to enhance your experience.
North Wales Music Tuition Centres offer one to one tutoring on most instruments including drumkiits, singing and music theatre. They have centres at: Rhuddlan, Colwyn Bay, and Queensferry
The Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM's) Register of Professional Private Music Teachers is the only regulated online list of its kind in the UK, providing a unique service to anyone looking for a private instrumental or vocal teacher. The Register is a comprehensive directory of teachers, offering a guarantee of professional status through membership of the ISM. Before being admitted to the Register, musicians must go through a stringent vetting process to demonstrate that they are professionally qualified and experienced teachers - giving you, their client, complete peace of mind.


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Mexico heads back to school with flawed textbooks
MEXICO CITY (AP) — As Mexican children trooped back to school on Monday, they had already learned one lesson: You can't believe everything you read in your textbook.
Their new government-provided books are riddled with the sort of errors that students are supposed to be learning to avoid: misspellings, errors of grammar and punctuation, and at least one city located in the wrong state.
The foul-up is an embarrassment for a government that is trying to overhaul Mexico's much-criticized school system. Officials promised to give teachers a list of the errors so they can try to manually correct at least 117 mistakes. The Education Department acknowledged it found them only after 235 million elementary textbooks were being printed.
"It's not fair. Children are impressionable. The moment they see the error, it stays with them," complained Edith Salinas, a graphic designer who had just dropped her sixth-grade girl off at school.
Education Secretary Emilio Chuayffet has called the errors "unforgivable," but he blames Mexico's previous administration for the stumble. He says he was faced with the predicament of choosing between stopping the printing of flawed textbooks so they could be corrected and making sure the country's 26 million school children had textbooks for each subject at the start of classes.
Earlier this month, Chuayffet pledged to find out who was responsible. He also gave the Mexican Academy of Language the task of ensuring that future editions won't have such errors.
"How are we going to nurture minds with grammatical mistakes?" he said when he signed an agreement with the academy.
Still, Chuayffet's department has been less than transparent about just what the errors are. It had not released the list of mistakes to the public or even to the language academy members. The teacher's union also said it had seen no such list, and teachers leaving the classrooms on Monday said they had not received it.
The news blog Animal Politico did an independent review and found that words are misspelled in the Spanish textbook and accents forgotten or misplaced. There were words written with a "c″ instead of an "s," common mix-ups that are taken as a sign you are not well educated. They have also found too many commas and words lacking the proper accent marks.
A geography text wrongly puts the Caribbean resort city of Tulum in the state of Yucatan instead of Quintana Roo, it said.
"Bad teachers, a bad state of education, and now bad books. Where are we going?" said Monica Lecuona, who was picking up her sixth-grade daughter amid a crowd of children weighted down with newly acquired textbooks at the gate of a school.
The scandal erupted in the summer and the rhetoric has heated up this month as teachers take to the streets to protest a sweeping educational overhaul that will submit them to evaluation and loosen the control held by their union over hiring and firing.
President Enrique Pena Nieto last week issued a package of rules for implementing the education law that was enacted in February. Angry teachers responded by blocking several major streets in the capital and causing a rush-hour traffic jam. The union promised more to come if legislators pass laws that mandate the firing of teachers who don't take or pass evaluation exams.
Political observers say the textbook scandal is a sign of the weakness of Mexico's education system.
Only 47 percent of the country's children graduate from the equivalent of high school. Mexico spends a greater share of its budget on education than any other member of the 34-nation Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, but scores the lowest in standardized tests.
Experts say many teachers are unqualified, and under the old rules have been able to buy and sell their positions, which are relatively well-paying for Mexico's rural areas. At the same time, teachers point to a host of problems they have nothing to do with: class sizes up to 40 students, curricula that promote rote learning over engagement, a lack of state money for maintenance.
The teachers now can add textbooks to their list of complaints.
Since the late 1950s, Mexico's National Commission of Free Textbooks has printed millions of books that are mandatory for both private and public schools.
Freelance editors who get paid less than $250 a month missed the errors in the new texts, commission head Joaquin Diez-Canedo said.
"The telephone rings, you have to go to the bathroom. You get distracted. You miss a word," he told the newspaper Milenio.
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Once again we have an event that should make us look at our mental health problems in America. Ex cop Chris Dorner is armed and dangerous after killing three people and terrorizing the Los Angeles county, the police officers, the DA's office and judges. There is fear he may even appear at the Grammy awards. This is ONE man! Yet, the power of his training AND his mental illness make him a domestic terrorist. I have several court cases that were continued last week as the Los Angeles District Attorney's office focused on this case and how to protect themselves and the city.
Get it now- guns plus metal illness makes or TRAGEDY. As with all cases like Dorner's, there were signs of instability but nothing could prepare us for what is happening now. A large part of the LAPD and the FBI are dedicated time and money into capturing this mad man. Dorner, a fired and disgruntled former Los Angeles police officer, said in the so-called "manifesto" he released that he was targeting LAPD officials and their families and will keep killing until the truth is known about his case. We need to take anger seriously. Not waste time on petty drug cases or giving people a zillion chances on DUI cases. Let's stop crime by looking at why it happens and then how we can prevent it.
Certainly, there was no way to predict Dorner would go this insane but he now will go out with a blaze of glory instead of as the disgraced cop that he was. As with all Mass Murders, this is about power. Do not give him any. Capture him, he will probably kill himself and never show his picture. But nonce again use him as an example of mental health issues. Was he given proper counseling when he was fired? Is there adequate therapy for those who face danger everyday? These are questions we must ask and address.
The fact is we can not stop violence, but we can prepare for it better and we need to start now. From alternative sentences on up to maximum security the mental health component is broken. Time to fix it.
Wendy Feldman is a criminal justice expert, insider and family legal coach. She is available for private consultation on how to prepare for a successful incarceration, probation and re-entry. She is also available for media commentary and has appeared on shows from The Today Show, The CBS Early Show, E! News, People.com, Fox News, NBC News, CNN, NPR and Nancy Grace. She is a weekly featured guest on the syndicated America Now radio program. She may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
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On Wednesday, it drove past our Redwood City store. "It" being the Google Car, the one with the weird ball poised atop a derrick maybe 6 feet above its roof, with multiple cameras recording the view from every angle as it drives down the street. So what do you do when you see the Google Car? You run out to get a better look, of course! Although the truth is a bit different; you hope to gain the digital age's version of immortality by being viewable yourself on Google Maps. That's part #1.
Part #2 concerns Egypt. Google marketing executive Wael Ghonim became known as a pivotal figure in the democratization of information access in Egypt, even being held in a jail for a number of days (and thankfully released unharmed). Having recently been to Egypt (this past December), with images of the country still fresh in my mind, I have pictured the unthinkable, something corporate Google must publicly fear and secretly think yeah, that would be pretty cool, but could never be allowed. A drawing of one of the Pyramids of Giza with a Google corporate flag flying on top.
Clearly, that would be in poor taste for so many reasons, not the least of which is that Google's marketing guy was simply a facilitator, someone who helped establish corridors of communication that helped give voice to dreams and ideas. It was a revolution of the people, not the media.
Or so I desperately wish to believe. Without the images shown to the world on TV, without the instant gatherings fostered by Facebook & Twitter postings, might Mubarak still be in power? Is Egypt an example of what China fears? Perhaps I shouldn't fear the role of corporations in giving voice to a people, but embrace it. I'm really conflicted on this issue. It certainly puts any petty concerns about the manipulation of Yelp reviews in perspective. –Mike–


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The Chicago-based touring production of "A Christmas Story: The Musical!" (a new stage version of the iconic holiday movie) will now be directed by John Rando, the producers announced Friday. Previously announced director Warren Carlyle (who also is now working on Hugh Jackman's Broadway show) will remain as choreographer.
The producers also said that the Chicago actor Gene Weygandt will star in the role of Jean Shepherd/narrator.
Rando is best known for directing "Urinetown."
Others in the cast include Clarke Hallum (as Ralphie), John Bolton, Matthew Lewis and Rachel Bay Jones.
"A Christmas Story: The Musical!" will play the Chicago Theatre from Dec. 14-30, following a five-city national tour. The show will rehearse in Chicago.


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I don't think we should necessarily dismiss these judgments – rather, we must hold them up to the light. If we do so, and they hold up, then we should take them to indicate that we really can be required to do the impossible. But this has a troubling implication: if some situations lead to unavoidable moral wrongdoing, then we, as a society, should be careful not to put people in such situations. Giving people a choice might sound like it's always a good thing to do, but giving a choice between two forms of moral failure is cruel.
Sometimes, it's pure bad luck that puts someone in the position of having to choose between wrongdoings. However, much of the time, choice doesn't take place in contexts that are shaped entirely accidentally. It takes place in social contexts. Social structures, policies, or institutions can produce outcomes that favour some groups of people over others in part by shaping what kinds of choices people get to – or have to – face. Members of some social groups might face mostly bad choices, in the sense that their choices are between alternatives, all of which are disadvantageous to them . But there's another sense in which the choices might be bad: these might be choices between alternatives, all of which make them fail in their responsibilities to others. The American Health Care Act, which was considered in the United States House and Senate, would have created moral dilemmas by offering people without high incomes – especially if they were also women, or old or sick – a range of bad options. It would have forced some parents to make choices between two equally unthinkable options, such as the 'choice' to sacrifice one child's health care for another's. This sort of forced choice would be similar in kind to the choice that the SS officer in Sophie's Choice (1982) offered, when he told Sophie: 'You may keep one of your children.' The distinctive type of cruelty – making moral failure inevitable for someone – is the same.
No one can rightly be blamed for failing to care adequately for their family if it wasn't possible for them to do so. But they may still take themselves to be required to do the impossible, and then judge themselves to have failed at this task. No one should be forced into this position. Not all situations that present these sorts of choices can be prevented – there's always the possibility of bad luck – but at least we shouldn't knowingly bring them about.
When Doing the Right Thing Is Impossible by Lisa Tessman is forthcoming from Oxford University Press.
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Reading together is one of the most important activities a caregiver can do with a child as it nurtures a love of the written word and builds a foundation for literacy and later success in school. This space is more low-key than most – comfy and cozy to encourage children to snuggle in and read a good book. The loft space also affords a view to upper levels of the Climber and a closer look at the CD wall. Storytime with Museum staff or guest readers is presented every day in the Book Loft.
Building forts, dens, lean-tos and other shelters seems to be a human instinct that is played out again and again during childhood. The exhibit provides a host of raw materials and found items that might represent columns, beams, walls and roofs – all typical elements of the construction industry. Building Big entices the boundless imaginations of children to creatively engineer their own personal forts or contribute to a larger cooperative building project. Alive with interactive play, the area hums with purposeful activity.
Balls go up, balls go down, balls go rolling all around – dropping, triggering, spiraling, bumping – flashes of movement and a myriad of sounds fill this action-packed room.
Opportunities for role play abound as children bring the market alive with bustling activity. Much like real life, the market experience exercises the child's physical, cognitive and social skills while providing opportunities to engage in group play, measure and weigh peas, and sample a tower of wonderful, food-related aromas.
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Encompassing the entire front yard along 7 th Street, Move It! is an enticing outdoor exhibit space for children to do what they do best, learn through play and movement. Innovative in its design and repurposing of materials, the whimsical learning environment invites active exploration, robust imaginative play, physical activity requiring both fine and gross motor skills, and thought-provoking discoveries that lead to meaningful learning.
Oodles of noodles suspended from above offer sensory immersion in a unique and engaging environment. A thick forest of textural delight awaits visitors as they navigate this unfamiliar yet stimulating terrain. The Noodle Forest is guaranteed to activate the senses and inspire the giggles.
Pedal Power is a long, narrow space perfect for riding tricycles – and that is just what young visitors do here. Within the safe confines of the Museum, young visitors can learn to master the art of pedaling, test their sense of balance, and practice cooperative play as they stop and go on imagined roadways.
A tricycle "car wash" presents a unique experience as young drivers find their way through soft brushes, hanging strips and blowing fans. A mirrored tunnel excites children's imaginations as they safely zoom through on an adventure to somewhere.
One of my friend's mothers who had performed as a Radio City Rockette, founded a highly successful dance studio for young girls. She was successful enough to rent large commercial space, but this is a business you may want to start in your home.
Related: Are Home Businesses Legal?
The market for daycare is gigantic! Of course, you can start in your home or in the workplace. Corporations may consider providing you with free space if you provide day care for their employees' kids. Safety and licensing are essential for this business. You can quickly build a steady income and a valuable business.
While you may first think of wedding planners or reunion organizers, there are many, many types of event planners out there. Some may specialize in parties for young kids, others in large corporate events. Think carefully of a specialty that you could do well in and meet participants in that field, before you open shop.
Related: How to Promote Your Events Online
Years ago, my grandmother freelanced articles for national magazines typically about life on "Olde Cape Cod." Today there are still some freelance writing opportunities at traditional publications, but the big opportunity is online in content marketing. Business and consumer-oriented websites alike are rushing to post more and more content related to their business space, to try to attract traffic from search engines and to position themselves in the minds of potential customers. Some businesses will require that you have expertise in their industry to write for them, but others will consider buying articles from you, as long as they are well researched and well written.
Related: How to Ensure Your Freelance Writing Company Has Enough Cashflow
For most people, successful investing will involve selecting mutual funds or ETFs, not individual stocks or bonds. That means to become a financial planner you don't need to be a Wall Street wizard. You will need to understand the basics of investing (such as the importance of being diversified and understanding and respecting your client's risk profile!) but this is very learnable. Study hard for this profession and you can do a tremendous service for people by helping them protect and growth their hard-earned money.
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Gardening is really big. Many people like to do their own gardening but they can use a little bit of help! That's where you come in! Maybe you specialize in flower gardens or vegetable gardens, or even something more exotic. You will need solid expertise, but you will find a clientele willing to pay for it.
One of the challenges of running a home bakery will be finding customers. That basically means going out and selling your products to stores, restaurants, cafeterias, caterers or anyone else. You want to find customers that you can service on an on-going basis and that you won't have to travel too far to reach. You may want to canvas potential resellers even before you decide what products you plan to be baking.
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A look at Tea Leaf Green's Halloween show
American Babies/Brothers Past frontman Tom Hamilton sat in with Tea Leaf Green on Saturday night. The performance took place at New York's Brooklyn Bowl, where American Babies opened for Tea Leaf Green. Hamilton emerged partway through Tea Leaf Green's show for a version of "Ride Together" that moved into a cover of Woody Guthrie's "Hard Travelin'" and back into "Ride Together." The show included some rarer numbers from the Tea Leaf Green catalog, including " Miss Mae" (last played September 5, 2010).
Tea Leaf Green will perform at New Hope, PA's Triumph Brewery tonight. American Babies will once again support the group.


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BERLIN (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his Cabinet will travel to Germany next week — a visit that comes after Berlin abstained in a U.N. vote on recognition of a Palestinian state.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman, Steffen Seibert, says the German leader will have dinner with Netanyahu on Wednesday ahead of Thursday's annual meeting of Cabinet members.
Germany is traditionally one of Israel's staunchest allies in Europe. It abstained in Thursday's U.N. General Assembly vote — saying it feared the Palestinians' move could further harden positions in the stalled Middle East peace process — but stopped short of voting no to their call for recognition.
Merkel said earlier this week that nothing would be gained either by unilateral Palestinian bids for recognition or by continued Israeli settlement-building.


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From The Files Of September 27, 1990 '90 The Friends of Tonoloway Primitive Baptist Church need more friends. Simply put, Fulton County's first church has fallen into a serious state of disrepair and lacking its own congregation, the survival of the church depends upon all of us and upon our willingness to dig deep into our pockets to help or preserve a part of our history, a history that spans some 238 years. The church is located in southern Fulton County about a mile north of Hancock and the Maryland line on Route 655. It was founded in 1752 by a group of Baptists. The "Friends of Tonoloway" are a group dedicated to the preservation of the church and is attempting to raise funds to repair and restore the historic church.
James W. "J.W." Bishop, 14, Warfordsburg, was listed in satisfactory condition in the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore Tuesday following heart transplant surgery at that facility last week. J.W. was doing real well and would probably be staying at the center for some time following the successful transplant surgery. J.W., an eighth-grader in the Southern Fulton schools, had suffered from Kawasaki syndrome, an acute illness characterized by fever, rash, swelling of lymph nodes, sore throat, swollen hands and feet, peeling skin and red-rimmed eyes. Cause is unknown, but the disease can cause aneurisms.
Marvin Byers of the Orbisonia area was the winner of the annual crow shoot contest. Byers bagged 46 crows to win the award.
Jennifer Lynn of McConnellsburg will be competing on October 6 and 7 in the BMX National Championship races in Long Island, N.Y. She is the daughter of Bob and Pat Lynn.
Mary Brant of Hustontown was awarded a gold putter by David Washabaugh of Fulton Motor Sales for being the first golfer to shoot a hole-in-one on the new back nine at Great Cove Golf Club, which was opened August 11, 1990.
Deaths: Clara H. Souders, 78, McConnellsburg; Grant Mellott, 70, Needmore; Daniel Hill, 72, Mercersburg; Minnie Cowan, 62, Greencastle.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dixey of Hustontown on September 14; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Egolf of Mercersburg on September 15; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas of Mc- Connellsburg on September 17; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Fogal of Rockhill Furnace on September 18; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heinbaugh of Fort Loudon on September 18; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Darren Glunt of Orbisonia on September 18; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Sowers of Harrisonville on September 19; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. David Augustine of McConnellsburg on September 19; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Garry Shoemaker of Harrisonville on September 19.
Cheryl Souders and Stuart Fletcher were united in marriage May 19 at the United Methodist Church in Mc- Connellsburg. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. James Mellott and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Souders, both of Mc- Connellsburg, and Mr. and Mrs. Vearl Fletcher of Warfordsburg.
Marriage licenses: Daniel Price, Hagerstown, and Sandra Kump, Needmore; Gregory Akers, McConnellsburg, and Heidi Deshong, McConnellsburg.
30 Years Ago
From The Files Of September 25, 1980 '80 Area viewers should have more than a passing interest in the Kraft Music Hall's, Country Music Awards Show to be shown on CBS on October 13. Two country music artists, personally known to many in the county, will be among the top five finalists vying for the honor of being elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame. They are Roy Horton, one of the "Horton Brothers" of country music fame, native of the Broad Top area, and the late Elton Britt, close friend and professional associate of the Horton Brothers, who made his home in Crystal Spring for several years before his death in 1972. Horton was born in 1914, the son of the late George and Eunice Horton of Broad Top.
A partially furnished, unoccupied trailer home on the J.R. Shimer trailer lot at 532 East Poplar Street was destroyed by fire Friday morning.
Route 16 will be a through street with no stops once the stop sign at the intersection with Route 30 is taken out upon completion of work at the intersection. Concrete curbing has been installed to divide traffic and the two stop signs on Route 30, for both east and westbound traffic, will remain.
Specials at the IGA: Cascade, $2.5 65 ozs.; Viva towels, 69 cents; Sunkist oranges, 6 for 99 cents; Campbell's tomato soup, 4 for 89 cents.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Unger of Hancock on September 16; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peck of McConnellsburg on September 17; twin daughters to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weller of Hancock on September 18; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Clippinger of Hopewell on September 18.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Knepper were honored on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary at a buffet luncheon held at the Center Church on August 17. They were married August 16, 1930.
Betty Kay Geyer and Mark Steven Jamison were united in marriage on July 26 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Mc- Connellsburg. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Geyer of McConnellsburg. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Jamison of Plainfield, Pa.
Deaths: Helena Smith, Lancaster; Ernest Deneen, Hagerstown; Blair Schetrompf, Hancock; Mary Renner, Hancock
John Whipple of McConnellsburg celebrated his 90th birthday recently.
Marriage licenses: Paul E. Cutchall, McConnellsburg, and Cindy Diffenderfer, McConnellsburg; Ricky T. Mellott, McConnellsburg, and Jenny L. Winter McCray, McConnellsburg; David R. Kline, Harrisonville, and Kimberly A. Hess, Fort Littleton; Terry L. Knepper and Ruth A. Lear, both of Waterfall.
40 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 8, 1970 '70 Eugene Riggs of Somerset, father of Dr. Robert E. Riggs of McConnellsburg, who had been ill for some time, died in the Somerset Hospital on Monday.
Building seems to have been on the increase during the past few years in and around McConnellsburg but never more noticeably than this year. Not only are the streets torn up throughout the town with construction in high gear for the installation of sewerage facilities, but a number of new buildings are going up and old ones expanded. Fulton Motor Sales recently completed an attractive new showroom opposite the old quarters on Lincoln Way West. Also, an office building is being constructed for Dr. Harry Johnston, and Ray Koontz is in the process of expanding his store facilities to keep pace with his growing business.
Ten delegates of the Fulton County Council for Republican women attended the annual convention of the PA Council of Republican Women held at the Penn Harris Ho- tel and Motor Inn, September 27-29. Those attending were Mrs. Robert Fix, Mrs. Lester Hann, Mrs. Larry Deshong, Mrs. Dan Winter, Mrs. Horace Kline, Mrs. Merrill Culler, Mrs. Albert Barnhart, Mrs. Clinton Lister, Mrs. Robert Cutchall and Juanita Golden.
Miss Linda McQuade, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald McQuade, has enrolled as a freshman at Thompson Institute of Harrisburg.
Sgt. Harvey E. Berkstresser was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal by his squadron commander on August 11. He is presently stationed with the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, Hahn AFB, Germany. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Berkstresser.
Engagement: Mr. and Mrs. Rankin Souders, Wells Tannery, wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Patricia, to Don M. Elbin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marshal Elbin of Artemas.
Marriage licenses: Ronald John Hoopengardner of Hancock and Sandra Elizabeth Stahle of Warfordsburg; Donald Eugene Staley of Hancock and Virgina Ann Weller of Warfordsburg; Robert Duvall and Pauline Jean Barber, both of Robertsdale; Gerald Raymond Peck of McConnellsburg and Lois Marie Heinbaugh of Greencastle.
Terry Grace, Wells Tannery, is listed in satisfactory condition at the Chambersburg Hospital following an accident on Saturday. His injuries include a compound fracture of the left leg and a mangled left elbow.
Deaths: Mrs. Goldie Fields, McConnellsburg; Mrs. Bessie Shaffer, Everett; Mrs. Julia Johnston, Chambersburg; Christina Mae Nonemaker, Waterfall; Mrs. Blanche Gordon, Needmore; Mrs. Samuel Daughtery, Chambersburg.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Houck of McConnellsburg on September 26; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Ortez of Warfordsburg on September 27; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Morgan of Three Springs on September 27; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Brown of Fort Littleton on September 27; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Barnhart of McConnellsburg on September 27; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William Miller of Chambersburg on September 30; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Heinbaugh of Mercersburg on September 30; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Grant Blankley of Hancock on October 1; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Cotton Jr. of Mercersburg on October 2.
In an impressive late summer ceremony, Miss Karen Lynn Grissinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elden Grissinger of Hustontown, became the bride of Dennis Lee Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Long of Waterfall, on September 19 at the Dublin Mills United Methodist Church.
50 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 13, 1960 '60 Donald Swope of Harrisonville was recently awarded the American Farmer Degree in FFA, the highest possible award in the organization, at the National FFA Convention in Kansas City, Mo. He was accompanied to the convention by Joseph Clark, his vocational advisor and teacher.
At the recent National Redbone Coon Hound Association meeting, a coonhound named "Morton's Colonel Satchel," owned by Thomas Morton of McConnellsburg, was judged grand champion of the day.
At the annual fall institute of the Fulton County Church Women, Mrs. Claude Mellott was elected president.
The Medical Center Auxiliary will sponsor a dance at the American Legion Home on October 22 featuring Tiny Wright and his orchestra.
Mr. and Mrs. James Leahy of Carlisle announce the birth of a daughter, Deborah Lynn, on September 27. Mrs. Leahy is the former Carolyn Kendle, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Mellott of Needmore.
Elmer Kerlin of Knobsville reported to police that someone had taken a shot at his car, parked outside his home, shattering the windows on both sides, at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday. He had been sitting in the car listening to the radio shortly before the shooting.
Theresa Ford, Crystal Spring, recently graduated from the Hagerstown Business College and has accepted a position with the Insurance Company of North American in philadelphia.
Claude and Cora Mellott have retired from the store business, having sold their store to Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Gordon of Needmore.
Vernon Leese, Needmore, raised his new barn last week.
Mrs. Greer Screiver, Warfordsburg, underwent surgery at a hospital in Baltimore recently.
The Warfordsburg correspondent writes, "Our school is operating on Standard Time while everything else is Daylight Saving Time, which is making quite a mixup here."
Henry Golden, Warfordsburg, who is employed by Westinghouse Corp., is attending night classes at the University of Pittsburgh, working toward a degree in electrical engineering.
Marriage licenses issued at the local courthouse last week: Hubert Hohmn, McConnellsburg, and Doris Jean Henry, Hustontown; Marvin N. Peck, McConnellsburg, and Bethlene A. Schooley, Richmond Furnace; William R. Hann, McConnellsburg, and N. Arlene Clever, Mercersburg.
Mrs. Cline Mathias, Burnt Cabins, fell on her porch last Friday and broke her arm.
Mrs. Dora McGowan, Burnt Cabins, was presented with a certificate award on Sunday at the Methodist Church for her long and faithful service. She has served as treasurer for more than 40 years.
Mr. and Mrs. George Baldwin of Washington, D.C., attended services at the Fort Littleton Methodist Church last Sunday, the church where his father, Rev. Amos Baldwin, preached in 1891.
Fire destroyed the three-story home in Wells Tannery early last Wednesday which was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mellott and Mr. and Mrs. Rankin Souders and daughters. The house, valued at $20,000, was owned by Leonard Feight of Breezewood. None of the occupants was injured.
Ensign Richard C. Price, serving aboard the USS Independence, sailed for the Mediterranean.
Deaths: John E. Ramsey, infant son of Donald E. and Edna Chilcote Ramsey, Hustontown; Clyde Strait, New Orleans, La., formerly of Hustontown.
60 Years Ago
From The Files of October 12, 1950 '50 On Monday, Judge W.C .Sheely imposed a prison sentence of from 10 to 29 years on a Warfordsburg man who was convicted of second-degree murder in the Fulton County Courts last week. He was found guilty of the shotgun slaying of his brother last June 16 at the home of his sister near Warfordsburg. He was taken to Western Penitentiary at Pittsburgh immediately by Sheriff Don Chesnut.
A.W. Grissinger left Monday for Canada where he will spend the next two weeks moose hunting.
Judy Daniels, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Daniels of Waterfall, "jumped the gun" and caused the new Fulton County Medical Center to treat its first patient ahead of schedule last week. Judy fell from an automobile last Tuesday evening and was taken to the office of Dr. Whitsel at Hustontown. The doctor, however, was at the Medical Center, so the parents contacted him there. He told the parents to bring her there, so Judy became the first patient treated at the center, where Dr. Whitsel used three stitches to close a wound in her head. Mr. Raymond Martz of Hustontown became the first inpatient at the new hospital, being admitted at 4:30 a.m. on October 5. The first baby born at the center was a 4-pound, 11-ounce daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Victor Cutchall of Hustontown. Dr. E.H. MacKinlay delivered the girl at 12:48 a.m. on October 6.
Claude Thornhill will be the next name band at the local American Legion home, appearing there next Tuesday night.
Gerald E. Mellott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace E. Mellott of Amaranth, has been elected president of the noted Defiance College Choir at Defiance, Ohio.
An American Farmer Degree, the highest honor that a boy can receive as a Future Farmer, was awarded this week to Orville Duvall Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Duvall of Crystal Spring.
Kenneth Henry and Lillian McElhaney were wed recently.
Deaths: Margaret Catherine McClain Mills of Somerset; William B. Hershey of Altoona.
70 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 10, 1940 '40 Deaths: Mrs. Rachel Rebecca Garland of Dott; Mrs. Della Mellott Wright of near Westminster, Md.; Harry Aeron Cowan of Burnt Cabins.
Carl Johnston, a student in vocational agriculture at the local school, attended the tryouts at State College on October 5 for the livestock judging team to represent Pennsylvania at the American Royal Livestock Show at Kansas City next month. Last June, Carl placed sixth out of 230 boys in the livestock judging show at the college. This allowed him to return for the finals with the nine other highest contestants. Although he dropped to eighth place in the finals, Carl has the honor of being the first Fulton County boy to ever place in the first 10 and of being the eighth best livestock judge in Pennsylvania.
During the early morning hours last Friday, the local Western Union office was broken into and the safe carried off. Entrance was gained through a window and the safe, weighing about 300 pounds, was removed through the front door. The opened safe was found about 7:30 the same morning by Milford Summers in Todd Township. W.H. Greathead, operator of the office, said that stamps, coins and cash stolen amounted to $150.
Mrs. C.B. Stevens was elected president of the new Women's Society of Christian Service of McConnellsburg at a charter meeting on Monday evening. Others elected were Mrs. Harvey Clevenger, vice president; Mrs. Olive Crouse, retary; and Mrs. Andrew Washabaugh, treasurer.
Donald E. Peterson and Mary L. Cornelius were married on September 28.
The local Lions Club celebrated its fourth anniversary on Tuesday evening with a dinner meeting at the Fulton House. In attendance were 108 Lions, their guests and friends.
Dr. John L. Neill, who has been practicing medicine in McConnellsburg since October 1933, will discontinue his practice here on Thursday of this week. He will immediately take up new duties at Smethport, located between Bradford and Kane in McKean County. Until a successor is found by Dr. Neill or his patients here, he has arranged with Dr. Rinard of Hustontown to maintain regular office hours in town.
On October 6, Mr. and Mrs. A. Judson Wink entertained at a birthday dinner in honor of the 75th birthday of his mother, Mrs C.J. Wink.
J. Calvin Maun, 76, of upper Ayr Township, was injured on Friday night when he was accidentally struck by a car driven by Finlay Wible of McConnellsburg. The Wible car was parked along Lincoln Way and as Finlay backed up, preparatory to moving away, he struck Mr. Maun, who was standing behind the car. Unaware that he had struck anyone, Finlay went onto the post office where he was informed of the accident. Returning immediately to the scene, he took Mr. Maun to the Chambersburg Hospital, where it was found he had suffered a fractured hip.
On October 7, these five boys from Fulton County were enrolled for service in the Civilian Conservation Corps: William C. Lake; Robert L. Lininger and William E. Mosten, all of Mc- Connellsburg, and Robert W. Mock and Thomas G. Waters, both of Burnt Cabins.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Bruce Barton of Crystal Spring were surprised on October 6 when a group of relatives and friends gathered to help celebrate their silver wedding anniversary.
Work started on Wednesday of this week on the installation of 75 parking meters in the business section of McConnellsburg.
By defeating the Concord ball club in a hard-fought game on Saturday, Mc- Connellsburg won the tricounty league championship, winning two out of three playoff games.
These new members have been admitted to the rolls of the McConnellsburg Volunteer Fire Co.: John Naugle, Silas Morgan Jr., Leroy Morgan and Robert Mann.
Ross B. King of Hustontown celebrated his 60th birthday on Sunday.
80 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 9,
1930 '30 Isaac Park of Knightsville, was instantly killed, Emory McQuait of Clear Ridge was seriously injured and Walter McConaughey of Saltillo was painfully injured when they were caught in a premature dynamite blast on Sunday afternoon at the stone quarry operated by Wayne Steel of Huntingdon and located one mile south of Saltillo. The cause of the premature blast is unknown. Park's body was badly mutilated and Mc- Quait, who is 29 years old, was seriously injured about the head and face and is being treated at the hospital in Huntingdon. McConaughey was struck on the head and body by flying rock and was treated by a local physician.
Death: Scott A. Smith of Inglesmith.
Guy H. Gress and Iva Maye Mellott were married September 18.
Luther McMullen and Rose Starr were wed October 3.
Frank Varner has taken over the G.F. Naugle filling station at Burnt Cabins, beginning work on Monday.
The Fulton County Fair, held in McConnellsburg on Tuesday and Wednesday, was a big success.
Billy Wilds Jr. of Fort Littleton, went to Mt. Union on Tuesday where he has employment.
Dr. Edgar S. Krug has opened medical offices in the J.W. Linn building in Mc- Connellsburg. He has also been appointed medical inspector for the schools of Bethel and Union townships.
C.U. Schriver marked his 55th birthday on September 21.


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CHICAGO (AP) — A public quarrel between one former and one current attorney for Drew Peterson over who is to blame for the suburban Chicago police officer's murder conviction has escalated again — this time in the form of a defamation lawsuit.
Joel Brodsky, Peterson's lead trial attorney who has since stepped down from the legal team, filed the 31-page suit this week that hurls bitter denunciations wrapped in legalese at Steve Greenberg, a co-counsel at the trial who is still representing Peterson.
The burgeoning feud comes before a Will County judge is set to rule Feb. 19 on a defense motion for a new trial based on allegations of Brodsky's inadequate representation. If the judge rejects the motion, Peterson would immediately be sentenced on his September conviction for killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Peterson is also suspect in the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wide, Stacy Peterson, though he has never been charged.
Brodsky's lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Cook County Court, singles out a letter Greenberg released to the media in September accusing Brodsky of "single-handedly" losing the trial. The letter provides an unflattering account of Brodsky's leadership at trial, saying he even insisted on other lawyers calling him "coach."
But the lawsuit says Greenberg "developed animus, hatred and resentment of Brodsky which caused him to ignore the best interest of Peterson and become irrationally fixated and obsessed with destroying Brodsky."
Greenberg developed a grudge, it says, because Brodsky told him to stop appearing on national TV shows during the trial.
The alleged defamation by Greenberg, the suit claims, held Brodsky up to "great public scorn, hatred, contempt, ridicule, humiliation, distress, anguish, anxiety, disgrace" and led Brodsky to "suffer great injury to his dignity, honor ... and reputation."
In his Sept. 24 letter, Greenberg hit equally hard.
"You wafted the greatest case by ignorance, obduracy and ineptitude," Greenberg wrote. "Your effort to blame me is suggestive of a six-year-old child changing the rules of the game when he falls behind. ... You are nothing more than a bully."
In a statement Thursday, Greenberg called the defamation suit "frivolous."
"It is a shame he has chosen to bring this action," Greenberg said about Brodsky. "He is urged to withdraw his claim, and just go back to wherever he came from."
The lawsuit also names the Chicago Tribune and AOL's Patch news website, both of which closely covered the rift between the two Chicago-area lawyers that started just hours after Peterson's trial ended.
In a written statement, Tribune Editor Gerould W. Kern said, "We stand behind our reporting and our reporters, and we intend to defend this suit vigorously."
Patch spokesman Joe Wiggins said in an email, "We do not comment on litigation matters."
Even if the lawsuit never makes it to trial, Brodsky and Greenberg could see each other in court soon. At the upcoming hearing, Brodsky could be called to the stand by either prosecutors — or by Greenberg or another member of the defense.
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2008 Hummer H2 - H-Tank
The Governator Would Be Proud
Driving this HUMMER H2, you'll never hear the words "Ah honey, look it's such a pretty blue." Nope, no pansy comments, no wondering what kind of wheels those are, or even worse, if it comes with Hawaiian seat covers. Things you will hear while commanding this H2 sound more like, "Holy @!# look at that thing!" or "Where is that roar coming from?" That's because Jim Lewis of Pro Motorsports in Kansas City, Kansas, knows how to build trucks that make other people ooh and aah. Simple, yet very effective, it took four weeks to turn a stock '08 Hummer into a ride the Governator would be proud to drive.
Starting with a platform that received serious upgrades from the factory, the '08 Hummer H2 came equipped with the 393hp 6.2L V-8, six-speed automatic transmission, and updated front fascia. Taking things up a notch from there, Jim delivered the H2 to House of Boost in Kansas City, Kansas, where they installed a ProCharger supercharger. Producing 8 psi of boost, the blower helps create more than 550 hp to the 4WD system. Tuned by the pros at House of Boost, the intercooled system is completely street-worthy for a daily driver, and it's perfect for blasting down the highway. Aiding in that power output, a Corsa after-cat exhaust system was installed providing some serious rumble.
Blasting down the highway and a Hummer H2 might not be two ideas you would associate together, but Jim wanted to change that. Unbolting the factory 17-inch wheels, Pro Motorsports added a set of Mattracks 150M1-A2-SA to the Hummer. Before each track was installed, every wheel assembly, gear, and torsion suspension component received special Nanotech powdercoating to perfectly match the paint planned for the H2. This look, combined with the '08 Hummer's already chiseled body, created a one-of-a-kind appearance that is very hard to forget. Max speed recommended from Mattracks is 40 mph, but we're guessing if pushed, they could be coerced to reach highway speeds.
Just in case the tracks aren't needed and a high-speed run is needed, the Hummer was also outfitted with a set of 37-inch Toyo M/T tires mounted onto cool 24x10-inch KMC Monster wheels. It's a tough choice, but the Mattracks do create extensive rubber-necking from onlookers.
Jim quickly turned his attention to the body, where D&S Body Shop in Clearwater, Kansas, applied the DuPont Pearl Light Blue. Other body modifications included the addition of IPCW skull headlights, IPCW LED taillights, and IPCW clear marker lights with LED bumper lights. The H2 also received a front light bar and IPCW fog lights. Helping it stand out, Real Wheels billet and chrome are found all over the H2.
Moving inside the Hummer is where Jim went a little overboard. By completely removing the second row of seats, David Baldwin of Pro Motorsports built a wall subwoofer enclosure. Housed in that wall are four Kicker 15-inch L7 SoloBaric subs pounding any and everyone into submission. Powering those speakers and the eight sets of Kicker RS65.2 components are four Kicker amps, two 800.2 and two 2500.1. That much power, combined with an interior stuffed with Dynamat, made the Hummer unbelievably loud. Helping Jim drive to and fro, a Magellan GPS teams with a PAC stereo integration harness. The Sedona Red leather adds to the newfound elegance of the interior.
It's big, it's bad, but best of all: this Hummer is a Best of Show winner. We told you, Jim knows how to build 'em. Be on the lookout, as we have several more of his projects planned for print in '08.


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The 2013 Golden Globes was a huge night for Sarah Hyland. Her show, Modern Family, was nominated for Best Television Series in the Comedy or Musical category and she certainly dressed (and beautified!) to impress. "The inspiration for her look came from her black Max Azria Atelier dress," explains celebrity makeup artist Allan Avendaño. "It was a modern, elegant silhouette." With pinkish-plum lips, subtle purple eye shadow, standout black liner, and big, voluminous curls, Sarah was the epitome of glamour.
Avendaño reveals how you can recreate this look for your next big night out!


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If Michelle Rodriguez and Gina Carano share a single regret, it's having not risked spinal injury together to film a key sequence for the thriller "Fast & Furious 6" last year. The action actresses get downright aw-shucks-y — wistful, even — discussing the missed opportunity to careen over a handrail locked in combat and tumble down a grotty stairwell in London's Underground: one of the most over-the-top scenes from one of this summer's most hotly awaited movies, which hits theaters late Thursday.
Stoking a form of discontent that's unique to strong-willed women who put up their dukes in mega-budget thrillers, "Fast 6" producers insisted Carano and Rodriguez leave the stairwell stunt to professional stand-ins for fear that a busted tooth or torn rotator cuff would shut down the movie.
"No way they would let us do it," Carano recalled. "Those stunt women deserve credit. I remember them going down those stairs thinking, 'Did they just break their necks?'"
PHOTOS: Scenes from 'Fast & Furious 6'
Arriving with the smack of a swift uppercut, the square-off between Rodriguez and Carano's characters showcases what might be the grittiest, rawest woman-on-woman brawl in mainstream cinema. Call it an XX chromosome counterpart to the fights in the "Bourne" action-movie franchise: nasty, brutish and often painful to watch precisely because the scenes seem so real compared with other film violence. And yes, that includes the trailer-demolishing kung-fu contretemps between Uma Thurman and Daryl Hannah in "Kill Bill, Vol. 2."
Over the course of the two-minute punch-up, Carano and Rodriguez exchange gut-kicks and knee strikes, an elbow to the larynx, a head-butt and, in Carano's case, one well-timed Flying Arm Bar. To execute that acrobatic submission move, the former mixed martial arts champ leaps up, catches Rodriguez's character's head in a leg scissor and flap-jacks her to the floor.
"We're doing Part 6 of a franchise. But I don't want to rest on that," said Justin Lin, who has directed the last four installments of the series, which has taken in $1.6 billion worldwide. "Why not make it be the best female fight you've seen in cinema?"
Rodriguez took a philosophical view on filling a niche in Hollywood that was once a male reserve. "Guys have the best scenes dating back to the beginning of action films," the actress said. "Girls don't have that. It's an empty … lane."
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In a summer crammed with bombastic movie eye candy, the woman-on-woman, mano-a-mano action offers counterprogramming of a sort: a comparatively lo-fi spectacle. Even within a film featuring a muscle car jumping out of a crashing plane and a tank chase on a highway in Spain, the "Fast 6" lady smack-down is distinguished by its lack of computer-generated imagery.
For the sequence when Carano's hell-for-leather government agent character chases, then tangles with Rodriguez's Letty — an outlaw driver from the original "Fast & Furious" team who was presumed dead in "Fast 4" but who has been mysteriously resurrected as a ruthless terrorist — the production let flying fists do all the talking. "There's something special when you get two physical people on film, and it's actually them instead of CGI, or action that's sped up or slowed down," Carano remarked. "And I think there's something very beautiful about two females going at it. There's a different energy."
It helps when the on-screen nemeses can back up their punches with real-life experience.
Carano, 31, a former stunt professional on the TV game show "American Gladiators," was ranked among the top mixed martial arts fighters in the world before she retired to work in Hollywood. Her breakthrough: a starring role in the Steven Soderbergh-directed 2011 thriller "Haywire." Rodriguez broke into moviedom with the 2000 indie boxing drama "Girlfight," a role for which she packed on muscle and extensively trained to portray a sort of teen girl version of Rocky. The 34-year-old actress has honed her tough-as-Kevlar persona in movies including "Avatar" and "Battle Los Angeles" as well as two previous "Fast" installments.
Dana Polan, professor of cinema studies at New York University, explained that modern movie fights between women draw their power to entertain from two contradictory sources: post-feminism and exploitation.
"After feminism, there's a way in which women have been empowered to become action heroes," he said. "And for men watching women fight in action movies, there's a strange mix of sadism and sadomasochism.
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"On the one hand, men like to see women beat up on women," he continued. "It fulfills a stereotype that women in relation to other women are catty. They are rivals. And it allows a display of the female body that, even in moments of violence, is sexy in its own way."
With input from Rodriguez, however, the "Fast 6" fight evolved away from what was essentially a catfight on steroids (as scripted by Chris Morgan) to play more like an epic street fight.
"Originally in the script, it was a lot more 'Terminator'-esque — too far-fetched to be believed," Rodriguez said between bites of kale salad at a Venice lunch spot. "Things just happened so quick and then I'm on top? Justin and I had to bust our booties to get it more realistic. I was like, 'This [woman] needs to kick my ass!'"
First came two months of rehearsal during which the actresses choreographed their scenes until the attacks and blocks became second nature. Carano remained aware she was responsible for Rodriguez's safety. So the former pro put in extra practice to ensure her strikes would look credible but not land so hard as to concuss her costar.
"I had to take everything I was taught and reverse it," Carano said. "In training in mixed martial arts, you're taught to keep all your emotions inside and then just exude it through your power. With acting, you bring all your emotions to the outside and pull back your power. It's kind of like opposite day."
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Under the direction of Olivier Schneider, the French fight coordinator credited in "Taken" and "Safe House," the scene (and a later "rematch" aboard a cargo plane) unfolds as a battle royale between two accomplished yet differently skilled combatants.
"We were very specific," said Schneider. "Michelle is not a professional fighter. She's a street fighter — she's just trying to escape and survive. Gina was a pro MMA fighter; she's supposed to play a cop with fight training. We were all on the same page to do something brutal and spectacular but realistic."
With the actresses' growing sense of camaraderie came a physical comfort level that compelled Rodriguez to take risks. On set, she began badgering Carano not to pull her punches.
"She was so adorable about it, like, 'Go for it! Give it to me harder!' And I was like, 'You don't want that,'" Carano recalled with a laugh. "'We have to work tomorrow.'"
In the end, Carano and Rodriguez take opposing positions on what the future of female film fighting may hold.
"It's a matter of time before it's a monotonous thing," Rodriguez remarked.
"I personally can take it so much further than that fight scene," said Carano. "If it was me going up against another athlete, that would be awesome because I could do so much more."
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Are you looking for the best education Holly Springs has to offer your children? Have a look at the Berkshire Hathaway Home Services guide to the best schools in the area.
At Holly Springs Elementary School, the teachers are enthusiastic, the administration is responsive, and the test scores are top notch. Parents love the school's commitment to academic excellence, and pupils are excited to learn in an environment where good grades, and deciding whom to sit with at lunch are the only real worries.
Holly Ridge Elementary boasts high levels of parental involvement, and a challenging curriculum as well. The dedicated teachers here give it their all, and always encourage students to do the same. Students with a thirst for knowledge and diligent study habits will do very well at Holly Ridge.
At this popular middle school, the principal's strong leadership and active involvement ensures that all students get quality education. The teachers are committed to making learning inspiring for the diverse student population. A welcoming atmosphere ensures that even newcomers feel right at home.
Holly Springs High school is one of the best in the area. Students love the school's robust athletic program, and college-bound pupils will find themselves well prepared for the SATs by virtue of the school's rigorous academics, and teachers who push students to succeed.The GreatSchools Rating is a simple tool that helps you compare schools based on test scores and other available data, including student academic growth and college readiness.Holly Springs, NC School Ratings from GreatSchools.org


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Stocks are closing higher thanks to stronger earnings reports from big companies like Hewlett-Packard, but the S&P 500 still posted its first weekly loss of the year.
The Dow rose 120 points to close at 14,001 Friday.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 13 points to 1,515, but still had a loss of 0.3 percent for the week. The Nasdaq rose 30 to 3,161.
Hewlett-Packard had the biggest gain in the Dow, 12 percent, after posting earnings that beat forecasts, a relief after months of bad news for the computer maker.
Cabot Oil & Gas jumped 11 percent on its own strong earnings report.
Three stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading volume was 3.3 billion shares, lighter than the recent average.


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MS Office for Mac 2011 out in October
RRPs shaved
Word up. Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 is available at the end of October and consumer prices are cut to bring them closer to its Windows sister.
Buy Office 2008 for Mac between now and the launch and you qualify for a free upgrade when the new version hits the shelves.
Retail customers are given the choice of two versions:
- MS Office for Mac Home and Student 2011, which includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Messenger, will retail at an estimated £90. For a Family Pack, which includes two additional installs, expect to pay an extra £20.
- MS Office for Mac Home and Business 2011, which includes those mentioned above and Outlook for Mac, costs £190 for a single install. It's £50 more for a Multi-Pack, which gives customers one additional install.
Office 2011 includes an updated user interface that claims to make tasks easier, while compatibility has been improved with extensive development of Outlook. This has to be better than Entourage, the crash-happy Outlook imitation, currently bundled with Mac-flavoured Office.
A fresh co-authoring tool improves working together on projects, eliminating the need for multiple files and giving users greater ability to work together, regardless of their location or platform used.
Available in 13 languages, including two new packs, Polish and Russian, the software is available late October in more than 100 countries. A complete list of country-specific availability will be released then. ®


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Kate Middleton shows off new hairdo
PRINCESS Kate sports a new haircut as she visits the Natural History Museum.
But her dress was familiar - she last wore the £1,400 silk Mulberry frock a year ago at a Buckingham Palace reception.
The gallery, which opens to the public on Friday, will show the museum's most treasured ever exhibits, including a dodo skeleton and dinosaur teeth.


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San Gabriel Mountains
After years of hard work, The Wilderness Society was thrilled to see the San Gabriel Mountains protected as a national monument in 2014. Spanning across most of the Angeles National Forest and a portion of the San Bernardino National Forest, the range is an essential habitat for wildlife, including mountain lion, Nelson's bighorn sheep and rare and endangered species like the California condor.
Towering above Los Angeles County, the Angeles National Forest, half of which is protected in the monument, also supplies more than one-third of the county's drinking water and 70 percent of its open space.
This landmark mountain range—visible from the desert to the sea—features majestic mountain peaks; alpine forests and miles of clear rivers and streams. The mountains offer fresh clean air and a respite of green space, making this area popular for picnics, fishing, camping and hunting. We applaud the national monument status, and intend to keep fighting to protect wild spots in and around this treasured area.
View a map of the area protected as San Gabriel Mountains National Monument below:
Vulnerable lands
A unique aspect of these wildlands also makes them vulnerable: many areas are within an hour's drive of 17 million Southern California residents making the Angeles forest one of the nation's busiest. But aging facilities and limited staffing leave the range vulnerable to irresponsible recreation use. Visitors often find graffiti and trash, broken steps to the river, not enough trail signs, little multilingual/multicultural information and few rangers.
Sunset in the San Gabriel Mountains. Credit: Steve Berardi, flickr.
Improved access for all: To preserve the wild lands, recreation and health benefits of these wild lands, we are working as a lead partner with San Gabriel Mountains Forever, a partnership to permanently protect the San Gabriel Mountains and rivers and to improve access for all.
Work we are doing
Wildlands designation
The San Gabriel Mountains are known for their rugged, often snow-capped peaks, pine forests, chaparral hills and clear rivers. Protecting wilderness there helps preserve clean water, fresh air, wildlife habitat and scenic recreation.
Protecting special lands through wilderness designations
The Wilderness Society is a lead partner in San Gabriel Mountains Forever to protect thousands of acres of wilderness in three existing wilderness areas and add two new wilderness areas:
Sheep Mountain Wilderness is home to rare and endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs, Nelson's bighorn sheep and California spotted owls. We are working to protect thousands of additional acres in this area, including the upper slopes of Los Angeles County's tallest peak, Mount Baldy (or Mount San Antonio), and tributary canyons of the San Gabriel River.
Cucamonga Wilderness includes some off Southern California's last remaining islands of subalpine wilderness, where huge sugar pines reach upward and Nelson's bighorn sheep graze. We want this protected area to include more land spanning rugged slopes and canyons of the upper Lytle Creek watershed.
Nelson's or desert bighorn sheep. Credit: Bill Gracey, flickr.
San Gabriel Wilderness' north-facing slopes include some of the area's largest forests of big cone Douglas fir and live oaks. We are working to expand it and include part of the San Gabriel River's West Fork watershed, an important water source and popular trout fishing spot.
Condor Peak features some of the most scenic wilderness quality lands in the range. Additionally, the namesake endangered bird has been sighted in the area. By protecting new wilderness here, we will preserve scenic areas such as Fox and Condor Peaks, Trail Canyon and Fox Canyon.
Castaic is a jewel in the forest northeast of Castaic Lake. By creating a new wilderness area here, we will preserve Fish Canyon, which is home to dramatic red rock canyons, lush riparian areas, vernal pools, a trout-filled creek, a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail and Red Mountain.
Protecting wild rivers
Another goal of our San Gabriel Mountains Forever partnership is to preserve the beauty and free-flowing condition of miles of rivers and creeks in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests.
East Fork of the San Gabriel River. Credit: Durand Trench, flickr.
Wild and Scenic River protections would ensure that these streams remain wild:
East, West and North Forks of the San Gabriel River include rugged river areas – some with rare and endangered fish populations - as well as popular and easily reached recreation sites. The West Fork has a national bikeway, fishing platforms for disabled users and catch-and-release trout streams. We are working for protection of 25.6 miles of the largest watershed in the range, which is a source of drinking water for Los Angeles County.
San Antonio Creek flows through an impressive alpine canyon, studded with big cone Douglas fir, on the lower slopes of Mt Baldy. The canyon offers vast forest views and the spectacular 75-foot San Antonio Falls is easily accessible from a campground. We want to preserve four miles of this creek.
Middle Fork Lytle Creek supports a naturally reproducing rainbow trout population that is popular with fishermen. The steep canyons are home also home to Nelson's bighorn sheep. We want to protect 5.5 miles of this creek, which provides access to the scenic Cucamonga Wilderness.
Little Rock Creek will have its scenery and habitat kept intact if we protect 20.2 miles starting in the Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness, and tumbling down to the high desert below. The upper portion is popular with hikers and home to endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs, while lower segments support endangered arroyo toads.
Yellow-legged frog. Credit: Rick Kuyper (USFWS).
San Gabriel Mountains Forever Leadership Academy
The Wilderness Society created and leads the San Gabriel Mountains Forever Leadership Academy. Students – from high school age to retirees - learn what it takes to run a grassroots campaign: civic engagement, community advocacy and project management.
Over six months, participants gather every two weeks to learn and participate in the San Gabriel Mountains Forever campaign, and they each receive a grant for a San Gabriel Mountains and rivers project. Upon graduation, the students take the skills learned back to their communities, giving them the tools to benefit any grassroots community project.
A new national recreation area
The Wilderness Society is working to build support for a National Recreation Area that would connect urban downstream San Gabriel River areas, north to foothill parks and ultimately, the San Gabriel Mountains. The recreation area could add green park space and increase healthy outdoor recreation for Southern Californians.
Angeles National Forest. Credit: Michael Huey, flickr.
Benefits for millions
The San Gabriel Mountains encompass two of the nation's most popular national forests. We lead the San Gabriel Mountains Forever coalition that has built support for a National Recreation Area that would connect families from urban areas to the lower San Gabriel River, the Puente Hill-Chino Hills and up to the Angeles National Forest. The Angeles National Forest is already a popular Southern California outdoor destination for more than 3. 5million visitors a year. A National Recreation Area could:
- Provide green space for Los Angeles communities that have few parks.
- Help reduce high obesity and diabetes rates with more outdoor recreation opportunities.
- Add multilingual and multicultural programs and services that retell the region's rich history.
- Improve urban parks, river bikeways and walkways for San Gabriel Valley neighborhoods.
Our partners
The Wilderness Society is a leading member of San Gabriel Mountains Forever, a diverse partnership of residents, cities, local business owners, faith and community leaders, health and environmental justice organizations, and recreation and conservation groups that are working to protect the San Gabriel Mountains and Rivers.
The Wilderness Society is helping to lead that partnership with two goals:
- Permanent protection and increased access to the San Gabriel Mountains and Rivers.
- Building a diverse legacy of environmental stewards, especially through its San Gabriel Mountains Forever Leadership Academy.
Experience the San Gabriel Mountains
The San Gabriel Mountains offer a wild urban escape within about an hour's drive of more than 17 million city dwellers. Those who explore the rivers, forests and magnificent peaks of these wild lands may see rare and endangered species, including bighorn sheep and California condor.
Jose and Maria's story
In heavily-populated Southern California, nearby wildlands and urban river areas are treasured as refuges of nature. The San Gabriels are uniquely threatened due to their proximity to heavily developed areas, and volunteers are especially important to help care for both wild lands and urban parks. Jose and Maria are two of dedicated key stewards.
Credit: Annette Kondo
Wilderness is a precious resource with many human, natural and economic benefits that we need to protect.
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Woman testifies: 'I'm in my house. There's shooting.'
A Darien woman on Tuesday described how she barricaded herself in a closet and called 911 while her parents and brother were fatally shot during a March 2010 break-in.
"I'm in my house. There's shooting," Angela Kramer told a police dispatcher in a frantic whisper, according to a 2-minute clip played in court. Gunfire could be heard in the background.
Kramer, 28, was the second witness called to testify at the trial of her ex-boyfriend, Johnny Borizov, who is charged with the murders of Jeffrey and Lori Kramer and their 20-year-old son Michael. Borizov didn't pull the trigger, but prosecutors say he enlisted another man, Jacob Nodarse, to do it.
Fighting back tears, Kramer testified she was awakened about 3 a.m. by a "loud shatter of glass," followed by gunshots and the sound of her father screaming.
She said she grabbed her cellphone and pet Chihuahua and climbed into her bedroom closet to call for help.
"I heard about five gunshots, a pause and then about another five shots," Kramer told the jury.
The triple-murder happened less than two months after Kramer sought legal custody of her and Borizov's then-13-month-old son. She said Borizov had become increasingly controlling and was isolating their child from her family members, at one point calling them "scum" he'd like to see in "body bags."
DuPage County Assistant State's Attorney Joe Ruggiero said Nodarse was battling severe depression and a drug problem when Borizov "cruelly exploited" him by conning him into the killing spree.
He said Nodarse believed his life was in danger because Borizov portrayed himself as if he was a "mob boss or connected to some underworld criminal enterprise" that would have Nodarse and his family murdered if he didn't cooperate.
"He (Borizov) is just as legally responsible as if he pulled the trigger himself," Ruggiero said.
Nodarse, who knew both Michael Kramer and Borizov, was driven by the Kramer home by Borizov and on numerous occasions was instructed on how to commit the murders, prosecutors said.
"Kick in the door or break in through the window and, once you're inside, stay committed. Kill everybody in the house, but especially Angela and Mike," Borizov told Nodarse, according to Ruggiero.
But the defense said Nodarse has a history of severe mental illness and substance abuse and was acting on his own "demons and delusions" when he broke into the Kramer home and opened fire.
"This was Jake imagining stuff as he began to sink deeper and deeper into a fog of mental illness," defense attorney Paul DeLuca said in his opening statement, calling Nodarse's story an "unbelievable tale."
DeLuca said Nodarse was grappling with the drug-related deaths of two friends and the shock of catching his girlfriend sleeping with his best friend when he spiraled out of control.
He said Borizov tried to help Nodarse get off drugs but never solicited him to kill anyone.
"He's making this up," DeLuca said of Nodarse.
Prosecutors said Nodarse broke in with a hammer, waking Michael Kramer and his girlfriend as they slept on a family-room couch. As the couple fled to the kitchen, Jeffrey Kramer responded to the commotion and was shot three times. Lori Kramer was coming from an upstairs bedroom when she was shot in the chest. Prosecutors said Nodarse then returned to the kitchen and shot Michael Kramer while his girlfriend ran out a garage door and hid next to a house two doors away.
Ruggiero said Borizov had told Nodarse to check every room of the house and kill everyone.
"He didn't say check the closets," Ruggiero said. "If he did, (Angela Kramer) probably would be dead."
The defense is slated to cross-examine Angela Kramer when the trial resumes Wednesday. Nodarse, 26, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder in 2011 and has also agreed to testify.
It's unclear if Borizov, 31, of Willow Springs, will take the stand.


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NYS Sen. Joseph Griffo & Clarkson University Pres. Tony Collins Announce $1.4 Million Matching Grant for New Student Center
Potsdam, N.Y. -- New York State Senator Joseph Griffo (R-C, Rome) and Clarkson President Tony Collins today announced that the University was one of 33 institutions across the state to be included in the new Higher Education Capital Matching Grants Program (HE Cap) in the recently enacted '08-'09 State Budget. Clarkson will receive a $1.4 million matching grant for construction of its new Student Center. Institutions in the program must raise $3 of non-state funds for every $1 they receive from the State for construction.
We are thrilled at the news delivered by Senator Griffo and gratefully acknowledge his instrumental role in securing this tangible win-win for our region and Clarkson University, said Collins.
This program leverages private resources raised for capital projects by higher education institutions and in turn stimulates the local economy through the creation of new construction jobs, he added. "The combined impact of these investments makes our educational enterprise more competitive and augments the initiatives we are undertaking across the board to attract and retain students. Like Senator Griffo, we are committed to making our region a premier place to learn and live."
It's a wise investment in our local economy as it will create a variety of jobs for our region, improve our environment, and enhance our education choices, he added. "We are fortunate to have an institution of Clarkson's reputation and vision focused on providing new and relevant educational opportunities to the area, as well as contributing to the well-being of the entire North Country community."
Clarkson will select an architectural firm later this month to design the new Student Center and plans to begin construction adjacent to its Schuler Educational Resource Center next summer. The University is pushing firms to identify proven and emerging green technologies and incorporate them into the final design and construction, so the new student center will be built to LEED specifications, like the Technology Advancement Center now under construction on Clarkson's hill campus.
The Clarkson University Student Association has been actively working with the University administration to develop a comprehensive needs assessment for services and function space within the new facility and has designated a portion of its student activities fees to go toward the project over the next 10 years. Alumni and friends of the institution are also coalescing around the project and recognize its importance to strengthening the learning-living community and appeal for students.
Clarkson University crosses the boundaries of disciplines, nations and cultures in order for discovery, engineering innovation and enterprise to come together. As a result, faculty and graduates grasp the full impact of their calling, direct their research to the world's pressing issues and lead with confidence and distinction. One in seven alumni is already a CEO or other senior executive. Located in Potsdam, N.Y., just outside the six-million-acre Adirondack Park, Clarkson is home to 3,000 students preparing for rewarding careers through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, science, and health sciences, as well as unparalleled outdoor recreation and life experiences beyond the classroom.