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Defense grills McDonough about night of Marriott's death, past sworn statements in Mazzaglia murder trialBy MIKE LAWRENCE
Union Leader Correspondent
June 11. 2014 12:56PM
DOVER – A public defender questioned accused murderer Seth Mazzaglia's former live-in girlfriend extensively Wednesday morning about her actions and thoughts on the October 2012 night when a student died in their apartment, grilling her about numerous uncertainties and inconsistencies compared to her testimony last week and her statements to a grand jury in February 2013.
The questioning suggested a starkly different version of events – and a much greater role for the witness, Kathryn "Kat" McDonough, in the Oct. 9, 2012, death of 19-year-old Elizabeth "Lizzi" Marriott than what McDonough described in her direct testimony last week.
McDonough began her seventh day on the stand in Mazzaglia's trial Wednesday morning.
Defense attorney Joachim Barth resumed his questioning about the moment when McDonough had testified she walked to a window of the Dover studio apartment that she and Mazzaglia shared while, McDonough said, Mazzaglia strangled Marriott from behind with a rope.
McDonough has testified that she went to the window overlooking the Bellamy River during the murder because it was a place she previously had gone to in times of stress.
Barth disagreed.
"You went over to the window to hide what you had just done," said Barth, who accused McDonough in opening statements May 28 of killing Marriott during a night of rough sex.
McDonough reiterated Wednesday that she "had no idea what to do" as Mazzaglia began to strangle Marriott.
"I had to get away from the murder. I didn't think there was anything I could do to stop it," McDonough said. "I was afraid that he would kill me if I tried to stop him."
Barth questioned McDonough's decision to move toward a window and her lack of action while there.
"You did not go in the opposite direction, toward the door," Barth said. "Your instincts for survival did not prompt you to scream out the open window as you stood in front of it. …Your instincts for survival did not prompt you to try to get the attention of neighbors directly across the river."
McDonough said she was afraid Mazzaglia would try to hurt or kill her if she did.
"There were so many weapons in there," McDonough said, referring to their apartment and listing swords, ropes, machetes and staffs used in martial arts. "(Mazzaglia) was a sensei, he obviously knew how to fight."
Mazzaglia, 31, faces first- and second-degree murder charges in the death of Marriott, who was from Westborough, Mass.
According to testimony, Marriott died after a game of strip poker in the Dover apartment.
McDonough, 20, testified last week that she was sitting next to Marriott when Mazzaglia began strangling Marriott with a white cotton rope.
McDonough said Marriott had declined to participate in any sexual activities with her or Mazzaglia, and that after Mazzaglia choked Marriott, he raped her limp body for several minutes while fondling and insulting her.
Barth reminded McDonough that she told a grand jury in February 2013 – months before reaching a plea agreement with state prosecutors in July – that Mazzaglia asked her to take Marriott's pulse after the murder, which he couldn't do "because his hands were shaking so much."
Barth said McDonough told the grand jury she checked Marriott's pulse and then, referring to her response to Mazzaglia, said: "So I was just like, sorry, no pulse."
Barth asked about her use of the word "sorry." McDonough said Wednesday it was "a minor word."
Barth again disagreed.
"Doesn't that speak volumes?" Barth asked. "If you had just watched (Mazzaglia commit murder)….why would you tell him, 'sorry, no pulse?'
"Isn't that the word you would use if you had just caused a terrible accident," and were checking at Mazzaglia's urgings, Barth continued.
McDonough quietly refuted the claim.
"Did you use the word, like you swore to the grand jury you did?" Barth pressed.
"That's just not a detail I can remember at the moment," McDonough said.
Barth said McDonough told the grand jury that Mazzaglia then said to check for a pulse on her neck, after McDonough first tried Marriott's ankle.
"He was trying to make sure she was really dead," McDonough said. "He wasn't panicked that I could see. He seemed pretty calm, relaxed – almost like he was enjoying it."
Barth then asked McDonough about a moment after Marriott's death when she was in the bathroom, their studio's only other room, saying she was then dressed, near the exit and able to leave, but stayed.
"He was my world, I didn't want to lose him," McDonough said of Mazzaglia, after testifying that she had feared he would kill her minutes earlier that night.
"He was your world, (and) he was going to protect you from what you had just done," Barth said.
Barth then asked McDonough about the phone call she made to Rochester resident Roberta Gerkin, a friend of Mazzaglia's who testified earlier in the trial and came to the Sawyer Mills apartment that night with her boyfriend, Paul Hickok.
Barth noted that, according to testimony, Mazzaglia asked McDonough to make the call.
"He was adamant that you call (Gerkin), because he didn't know what to do in the aftermath of what you had just done," Barth said.
McDonough said she didn't know why Mazzaglia asked her to call.
"He called a friend to help him figure out how to help you, correct?" Barth continued.
McDonough said that as Mazzaglia asked her to call Gerkin, he continued to hold the rope around Marriott's neck.
"Even when her body wasn't moving, he was still holding the rope around her neck," she said. "Her body was kind of moving, but it was subtle, with movements that weren't really noticeable."
"Your claim is that literally while doing it…he adamantly wants witnesses to come down," Barth said.
"I had so many conflicting thoughts," McDonough said. "He said (to) call her, so I called her."
Barth then noted that McDonough told the grand jury that she hadn't wanted to call Gerkin at all. McDonough said she hadn't wanted to call because she didn't know Gerkin very well at that time.
"Under these circumstances, wouldn't you want to call just about anybody?" Barth asked. "You didn't want to call (Gerkin) because you didn't know the consequences to you if somebody else came and saw what you had done."
Barth pointed out that after calling Gerkin, McDonough also sent a text, "within minutes after witnessing what you claim was a homicide, right in front of your eyes."
Barth said McDonough sent the text to Marriott's phone.
According to Barth, with spelling unclear in the courtroom, it said: "Hey dahling, I expected you at 10. I passed out, lost track of time, you still coming?"
Barth asked McDonough about the seemingly light-hearted nature of the slang for "darling."
"I was texting. It's not like I was actually saying it," McDonough said.
Barth said McDonough had "the audacity to ask: 'Are you still coming?'"
"That was your idea, right?" he said of the text.
"I don't remember," McDonough replied.
Barth noted that when Gerkin and Hickok arrived at a parking lot near the apartment, it was McDonough who went down to see them, according to previous testimony.
"(Mazzaglia) had no problem with you being the one to go down and talk to (Gerkin and Hickok), because it was your self-interest that would prevent real disclosure," Barth said. "You're the one that went outside because it was you that had something to hide."
McDonough has said that she forgot her keys and was locked out of the apartment, so she briefly got into a car with Gerkin and Hickok.
Barth noted that she didn't express fear or alarm at that point, either.
"You got into their car and didn't say, 'Hey, let's leave,'" he said to McDonough on Wednesday, the trial's 11th day at Strafford County Superior Court.
After then questioning McDonough about the process of disposing of Marriott's body –which McDonough has said she and Mazzaglia wrapped in a tarp, put in a suitcase they had to tape shut and ultimately drove to Pierce Island in Portsmouth, where Mazzaglia pushed the body over a railing and McDonough moved it off of rocks and into the water – Barth asked about a comment McDonough mentioned to the grand jury in February 2013.
"You made a comment about (Marriott) going to Davy Jones' locker," Barth said Wednesday. "Because of your affinity for pirates."
McDonough acknowledged making the comment and said she has long had an interest in sailing, pirates and all things nautical.
"When a sailor dies or a pirate dies, they would go to Davy Jones' locker, and no matter what had happened or how they had died….they would be safe," McDonough said on the stand. "That's just what I was thinking – that she would be safe with Davy Jones."
Earlier Wednesday morning, two FBI forensic examiners from Virginia testified about hair and DNA samples submitted to FBI labs by the state. Forensic examiners Joshua Friedman and Lara Adams said samples they tested matched Marriott's DNA type. Adams cited a match with DNA samples taken from Marriott's mother.
While the examiners declined to speak in absolutes, they testified that the matches all but confirmed, with a very high degree of probability, Marriott's identity.
Prosecutors likely sought the testimony to confirm Marriott's presence in Mazzaglia and McDonough's apartment on the night of her death.


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She's going to be a mom!
Elizabeth Berkley and husband Greg Lauren, an artist and clothing designer, are expecting a baby, her rep confirms.
"In life there are moments you cherish forever and this is one of them," the former Saved by the Bell star, 39, tells PEOPLE.
"Greg and I are so excited to be expecting our first child this summer. We couldn't be more grateful and overjoyed."
Berkley — who wrote a book, Ask Elizabeth — has also appeared in Showgirls and on CSI: Miami and The L Word.
She and Lauren, 42, were married in 2003.
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Crews examine Indiana sand dune that swallowed boy
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — Crews examining the safety of an Indiana sand dune that collapsed on a 6-year-old Illinois boy last month are using ground-penetrating radar usually used to find buried barrels of toxic waste or broken underground pipelines.
National Park Service officials hope the device, along with other equipment from the Environmental Protection Agency, will help them figure out whether it's safe to reopen the popular 126-foot high dune at the Indian Dunes National Lakeshore along Lake Michigan, 55 miles east of Chicago.
"We're not going to reopen Mount Baldy until we understand the science of what's going on underneath and determine if we need to mitigate it or route visitors through different areas to make sure they are safe," Park Service Ranger Bruce Rowe said.
Emergency workers freed Nathan Woessner after he was swallowed by the dune on July 12. The Sterling, Ill., boy was trapped under 11 feet of sand for more than three hours. He was unresponsive when initially rescued, but began breathing en route to a waiting ambulance. He's since undergone some physical, occupational and speech therapy and is expected to undergo more rehabilitation.
The only sign Monday of where Nathan became trapped was a white pole sticking out from the sand. The large hole created by the heavy equipment used to rescue Nathan was filled in immediately after the rescue, Rowe said. The 42-acre dune has been closed to the public since then.
One theory by Park Service officials is that a decomposed tree trunk under the dune created the void that swallowed Nathan, Rowe said. The theory is based on some old rotted wood or wood fiber found in the area where Nathan was rescued, Rowe said.
A tree stump was visible about 15 feet south of the white pole Monday, and at least three other stumps were visible nearby.
Mount Baldy is unique in that it moves more than most coastal dunes, Rowe said. In the past it usually moved 4 to 5 feet south a year, but in recent years it has moved 10 to 15 feet a year. Park officials believe that's because years of people running up and down Mount Baldy has killed Marram grass that holds the sand in place, Rowe said.
EPA crews using the radar began about 50 feet up the dune from where Nathan was buried. A woman wearing a backpack with a GPS device walked just ahead of the ground-penetrating radar, which looked like a futuristic lawn mower.
The device takes a series of pictures, similar to an ultrasound, as deep as 30 feet below the surface, EPA spokesman Francisco Arcaute said. He said it will create a 3-D underground map of sorts, finding anything abnormal. Crews will remain at the site at least two days, possibly longer, he said.
"We will continue to do samplings until we determine, what, if anything, is here," Arcaute said.


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It's a Christmas dream come true.
Safyre Terry is just a girl who loves Katy Perry. The five-year-old lost her family members in an arson that left her severely burned and without a hand or a foot. Her Christmas wish was to receive a card from the "Firework" singer, but the 31-year-old pop star responded in an even bigger way.
Perry sent Terry a sweet care package that included a hoodie with ears, a backpack, a DVD of Perry's Prismatic tour, a DVD of her film Part of Me, an iPhone 6 case and a black kitty cat purse. The best part, however, was the handwritten note Perry included in the box.
"Safyre, I heard about your Christmas wish and and am so honored that you saved the top of the tree for me!" the card read. "I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year. I'll be thinking of you on Christmas Day. Special girl."
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The young girl also received more than 500,000 cards and 10,000 packages from people around the country, including Beyoncé and President Barack Obama. Fashion photographer Evan Lauber, who was present when Terry opened her gifts, tells E! News, that Safyre likes Beyoncé "but Katy is her ultimate favorite."
"When she opened up the Katy Perry present, she was captivated by every item. She just loves the song 'Roar' so much," Lauber said.
PHOTO: Katy Perry is so cute in this family throwback photo
Ultimately, Terry wants to learn to sing and play "Roar" on the piano with the help of Angel Cascio.
"She's only 8 years old and completely positive," Lauber adds. "She's very into charity and wants to help other burn victims."
In the pictures the young girl poses with her presents, smiling from ear-to-ear at the overwhelming amount she has received. Wearing the hoodie, Terry flexes her muscles with Cascio, showing that she is incredibly strong. It looks like we're definitely going to hear this little girl roar.
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New Zealand shares fell, led by Fletcher Building after the biggest company on the NZX 50 Index posted first-half earnings highlighting tough times in Australia. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare jumped after unexpectedly lifting its guidance.
The NZX 50 fell 29.97 points, or 0.7 percent, to 4214.24. Within the index, 25 stocks fell, 16 rose and nine were unchanged. Turnover was $169.6 million.
Fletcher, the Australasian building products and construction group, fell 4.8 percent to $8.87 after reporting a 1 percent increase in interim earnings, missing some estimates. It saw no immediate improvement in the Australian market, where the biggest earnings drop came from its Crane Group unit.
"Australia including Crane disappointed the market," said James Lee, head of institutional equities at First NZ Capital. "It's hard to see the Australian market turning around in the short term."
F&P Healthcare, which makes breathing masks and respirators, climbed 7.7 percent to $2.52 after raising its full-year profit guidance to $75 million as demand for new breathing masks helps speed sales and margins widen. The company gets more than 50 percent of sales in US dollars.
"Healthcare surprised the market today," Lee said. It has lifted guidance "despite a much stronger currency. The market will assume that it's slightly conservative as well."
Trade Me Group, the auction website, fell 2.3 percent to $4.31. The company lifted first-half profit 2.7 percent to $37.4 million. That was just below Forsyth Barr analyst Rob Mercer's forecast of $38.1 million though it beat the company's prospectus forecast.
Warehouse Group, the biggest retailer on the bourse, fell 3.7 percent to $3.40. Hallenstein Glasson Holdings, the clothing chain, fell 1.5 percent to $5.35.
Contact Energy rose 2.9 percent to $5.40 having announced yesterday that first-half profit rose 29 percent to $88 million as the impact of low wholesale electricity prices offset flat demand and shrinking margins on retail electricity sales.
NZX fell 2.3 percent to $1.25. The stock exchange operator this week posted a 32 percent decline in full-year profit as one-time costs contributed to expenses growing faster than sales.
Ebos Group, which posted earnings late yesterday, rose 2.3 percent to $9.10. The healthcare and animal care products company lifted its interim profit by 29 percent thanks to contribution from the Masterpet business.
APN News & Media, whose chairman and chief executive left this week over a disagreement with major shareholders on capital raising, was unchanged at 35 cents on the NZX. The yield on its exchange-listed March 2016 bonds, which pay a coupon of 7.86 percent, jumped to 17 percent, according to NZX figures.
Seeka Kiwifruit Industries rose 4.2 percent to $1.25 after posting full-year earnings before tax, impairment, revaluations and restructuring of $8.9 million, beating its guidance range of $5.7 million to $6.4 million.


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Paul Feely's City Hall: City clerk urges review of Manchester's primary electionsBy PAUL FEELY
October 21. 2017 10:02PM
"One person, one vote" is one of the cornerstones of democracy - but how much is that vote worth?
In terms of Manchester's September primary municipal election, try $25.
City Clerk Matt Normand finds that figure "extraordinary'' and thinks the city needs to have a discussion about whether primaries in our nonpartisan elections are a good idea.
A grand total of $276,809.29 was spent on the primary election. That includes all Candidate/PAC Reports of Expenses filed 10 days before - $185,756.66 - and 10 days after - $46,969.66 - the election. Combine that with city expenses listed at $44,082.97, and you have just under $277,000 spent on a primary election that drew 11,081 people to the polls, or 19.8 percent of registered voters.
That equals $24.98 - rounded up to $25 - spent per primary vote.
"Increasing voter participation is a challenge for every municipality across the country," said Normand. "Nonpartisan election turnout remains in line with partisan election turnout in off-year state elections, so I really do not see the answer being found by reverting back to partisan elections."
Normand said that every city in New Hampshire has nonpartisan elections. But only two, Manchester and Keene, still hold primary municipal elections. He said Keene is taking a look at eliminating primary elections.
"Given the relatively low voter participation and vast sums of money expended by all stakeholders, including local taxpayers,'' the clerk said, "the city needs to think about having a serious, nonpartisan discussion about the local election process.''
He added, "There should be a discussion about whether one election, winner take all, like we just had for the special election in Ward 6, would suffice when electing local officials and bring greater significance to Election Day."
Normand said the city could hold a run-off election for the mayor's office if the top vote-getter doesn't receive more than 50 percent of the votes citywide, similar to what Nashua and Concord do.
"Whether or not this definitively increases voter turnout by having one municipal election every two years is debatable, but this type of discussion to improve the municipal election process needs to happen," said Normand.
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City resident Jim Gaudet of Ward 8, who filed complaints earlier this year against aldermen Ron Ludwig of Ward 2 and Normand Gamache of Ward 11 alleging violations of the city charter, sent another complaint to Mayor Ted Gatsas' office, claiming At-Large School Board member Nancy Tessier violated the charter and several state laws when she included nonpublic information regarding personnel matters in an email to board members, city officials and the employees who were the topics of the behind-closed-doors discussions.
In the complaint, dated Oct. 11, Gaudet accuses Tessier of violating her oath of office as contained in the city charter.
In his complaint Gaudet writes:
"- That Tessier participated in a non-public session of the Board of School Committee discussing confidential personnel matters, and sending an email discussing those proceedings and included persons in that email not entitled to disclosure and without legal authorization to do so;
"- Vice Chairman Art Beaudry commissioned an investigation into the communication by Tessier, which resulted in a finding that Tessier committed violations of RSA 91-A, thus violating her oath of office and the City Charter provisions under Section 9.03[c] in disclosing confidential information. By so doing, she also violated her Oath of Office contained in the Charter;
"- A report of findings was sent to the Board of School Committee by Attorney James A. O'Shaughnessy detailing Tessier's violations;
"- And Tessier participated in the voting on the motion before the Board of School Committee to receive and file the attorney's letter, which directly impacted her. She also voted on At Large Committeeman Rich Girard's motion to release O'Shaughnessy's letter, also in violation of the City Charter under Section 9.03 [e];
"Further, the Board of School Committee unlawfully entered non-public session or a so-called non-meeting with Attorney O'Shaughnessy to discuss Tessier's violations as elected officials are exempt from the provisions of RSA 91-A:3, I [c], and Tessier was allowed to be present."
The complaint was received by Gatsas' office, and sent to City Solicitor Emily Gray Rice for review.
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When Gatsas presented a plan last week for a solar power purchase agreement and landfill land lease between the city and BFHJ Clean Energy of New Jersey, several aldermen questioned why the information was coming before the full board - just three weeks before the municipal election - rather than going through the committee process.
Mayoral candidate Joyce Craig labeled the proposal "nowhere near ready" to be presented to the full board.
"Although he acknowledged being aware of the issue for weeks, Mayor Gatsas failed to provide any information to the Aldermen until tonight," said Craig in a statement. "Mayor Gatsas is attempting to rush this issue through the board to score political points before the election. He should have followed the usual protocol and sent this to the city's energy committee for proper vetting."
Craig's comments followed statements released by her campaign regarding $150,000 in state funds for the city's Safe Station program.
"This is good news for Manchester's Safe Station program and those dealing with substance misuse," said Craig. "Safe Station has been a great tool to help people receive recovery services and I am thankful to our first responders for implementing this program. Unfortunately, Ted Gatsas didn't bother to take action to make sure Safe Station is recognized as a statewide resource until three weeks before his next election. I've advocated for state recognition for months and I am glad Mayor Gatsas decided to take my lead and ask for funding in Concord this week. We need a mayor who works for Manchester every day, not just in the weeks leading up to an election."
In response, Gatsas campaign manager Ross Berry called out Craig for her "consistently negative" comments.
"This is the style of campaigning that turns voters off and harms the city's image that Mayor Gatsas has worked tirelessly to build and promote," said Berry.
"Craig doesn't have a record of accomplishments to run on so instead she's using negative campaign tactics to divide the city as much as possible. The voters see through this rhetoric and the taxpayers know better. Craig should ask herself why she is running for Mayor when she seems to hate everything about the city."
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A reminder - Craig and Gatsas will take part in a mayoral debate Wednesday at the Puritan Conference and Event Center, 245 Hooksett Road. The debate is hosted by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Bellwether Community Credit Union.
The event includes a breakfast from 7:30 to 8 a.m. and the debate from 8 to 9 a.m., and is open to Chamber members as well as the public. Registration is required. Visit www.manchester-chamber.org for information.
Paul Feely is the City Hall reporter for the Union Leader and Sunday News. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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For some consumers, the cheer of the holiday season soon will be replaced with dread over debt.
Holiday shoppers in 2016 took on an average of $1,003 worth of debt, up from $986 in 2015, and 11 percent said they would only be making the minimum payments, which can extend the payoff date by years.
"Consumer debt is at the highest of all time," says Howard Dvorkin, CPA and chairman of Debt.com.
Total household debt rose to a record $12.96 trillion for the third quarter of this year, according to data released in November by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Credit card debt, for example, rose by 3.1 percent, to $808 billion.
Dvorkin expects that this holiday season will be expensive as consumers make more online purchases with credit cards and because of overall optimism about the economy.
Retail holiday sales were expected to grow to $1.04 trillion-$1.05 trillion in 2017, according to Deloitte's annual holiday retail forecast. Deloitte also projects that e-commerce sales during the holiday season will grow to $111 billion-$114 billion, an 18-21 percent increase from the 2016 holiday season, and 55 percent of survey respondents planned to shop online for gifts.
"When people feel really good about things, they tend to spend more," Dvorkin says.
Bruce McClary, vice president of communications at the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, says people have a tendency to overspend during the holidays, relying heavily on credit cards and not paying off the debt until later, sometimes even years later.
McClary has also noticed that credit card delinquencies have been increasing slightly over the last two quarters. The Federal Reserve Bank notes in its report that "credit card balances increased and flows into delinquency have increased over the past year."
While most Americans are aware and ready to spend a little extra during the holiday season, you can make it a little more merry by avoiding these common debt traps.
Keeping up with the Joneses
Holiday purchasing pressure ranges from buying the hottest toys to giving (or buying for yourself) the latest tech gadget or the biggest TV on the block. People are tempted to get the latest and greatest, Dvorkin says.
The average consumer spent roughly $967 on holiday shopping in 2016, up 3.4 percent from 2015, according to the National Retail Federation. Deloitte forecasts that the average consumer in 2017 will spend an average of $1,226, or nearly $2,226 among households earning $100,000 or more.
It all adds up, especially if you're out to outdo a neighbor: The tree and all the trimmings; hostess gifts for parties; food for your own holiday meals and entertaining; your Clark Griswold-style light shows. Randy Williams, president of A Debt Coach, a counseling service in Kentucky, says the desire for personal reward can contribute to holiday debt.
"You feel good when you do something for somebody," he says.
But then consumers may have the motto "One for you, one for me," and purchase an item for themselves, which continues the spending cycle.
Hot holiday toy crazes
Unfurling your child's Christmas wish list can be at once fun and terrifying. Parents planned to spend, on average, $495 per child, according to 2016 holiday shopping data from the Rubicon Project.
Lists could include hot holiday toys for 2017 like the $30-$45 Fingerlings (the little plastic monkeys that attach to fingers and move in response to sounds and touch) a $300 Nintendo Switch gaming console or even the $799 Lego Ultimate Collectors Series Millennium Falcon, the company's biggest set with 7,541 pieces.
When the toys start to run out, the prices can escalate. The Fingerlings, for example, typically retail at $14.99, but some were listed in November for twice as much on eBay. Since it can be harder for parents to say "no" to the frenzy when it's a gift that's going to bring a smile to a little one's face, Williams says there's extra incentive to plan well.
Store credit card pitches
McClary warns not to get into store credit card offers. The instant savings of 10 percent off on the day of your purchase could come with a high cost, such as 29.99 percent APR later.
"People should resist the temptation," he says.
Williams says there's a reason for the incentives, such as a discount on your purchase, because the company will make back whatever you initially saved.
"Most people do not pay off their cards within the intro offer time," he says.
Instead, set aside cash for holiday spending and use it, instead of credit. If you're sure you can "affordably borrow," Williams suggests using an existing line of credit instead of falling for the attractive offers from retailers.
"Special" offers
Deals seem to abound when shopping online or in stores, but if you aren't careful, some can land you in more trouble than no deal at all.
McClary advises to avoid promotions like deferred interest cards and convenience checks. Discounts during the holidays are usually found during other times of the year, too, when the budget is less tight.
"It's to the advantage of the consumer to be looking at sales during the year and look for opportunities to get the most out of their money," he says.
Trying to keep family traditions alive
Wanting to continue your grandparents' or parents' traditions may be sentimental but also pricey in today's economy. Maybe they held extravagant dinner parties, paid for holiday trips and gave their children a certain number of gifts every year. You want to follow suit, but can't afford it.
"(I'm a) firm believer that what gets us in trouble in the holidays is wanting to do what Mom and Dad did," Williams says. "Things are more expensive now."
Shopping with family members post-Thanksgiving, on Black Friday, although a tradition, also may be a temptation because of impulse buys or if family members don't hold you accountable to sticking to a budget.
"It's tradition but it's also a day people can't afford," Williams says.
Hosting hordes of holiday visitors
While milk and cookies are left out for Santa, entertaining guests, from neighbors and co-workers to out-of-town family and friends, can increase your food and utilities spending in December.
According to a holiday retail survey by Deloitte, 24 percent of people plan to attend and/or host more parties and events during the holidays.
"You spend money in all sorts of ways," Dvorkin says.
Indulgent spending
"Where the problem is, we don't plan for Christmas, we just do Christmas," says Williams. He says that means sometimes consumers plan, mentally, to go into debt.
He advises to plan ahead for the next season, adding that he knows people who start checking items off their list in February during sales, or in June or July when fewer people are buying and prices are lower.
The NRF predicts holiday sales, including gifts and food and beverage items, to reach nearly $682 billion, up from $655.8 billion in 2016. Without careful spending, a large amount of that could be a debt burden on consumers until the next season comes around.
"You don't want this to be a compounding problem that continues to grow each year," McClary says.
MagnifyMoney is a price comparison and financial education website, founded by former bankers who use their knowledge of how the system works to help you save money.


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Dog feces covered the floor of the foul-smelling home and flies buzzed around, according to an incident report. Behind a door secured by a metal rod and USB cable, four young children were locked in a bedroom.
Dog feces covered the floor of the foul-smelling home and flies buzzed around, according to an incident report. Behind a door secured by a metal rod and USB cable, four young children were locked in a bedroom.
John Dale May, 33, and Tiffany Marie May, 37, both of 58 Bomar St. in Inman, told a judge Wednesday that these were among the six children they took into their home to care for.
The children were placed in emergency protective custody after Spartanburg County Sheriff's officers responded to the Mays' home in November 2010.
John May and Tiffany May were each charged with six counts of child neglect.
John May pleaded guilty Wednesday to all counts. Tiffany May entered Alford pleas to the charges. A defendant does not admit guilt under an Alford plea, but acknowledges there is evidence that could result in a conviction.
Circuit Judge Benjamin Culbertson sentenced John May to two years, suspended to two years' probation. May must also submit to random alcohol and drug testing. Tiffany May was sentenced to one year, suspended to a year of probation.
Seventh Circuit Assistant Solicitor Susan Reese said school officials were concerned about the truancy of two children, ages 8 and 9 respectively, who lived with the Mays.
A deputy stated in an incident report that a guidance counselor wanted to visit the children's home to discuss their concern. After their arrival, Reese said a young boy spoke to them through a window and told them no adult was home and that they were locked in a room.
The officer and guidance counselor entered through the unlocked front door, the report states.
Inside they found four children, aged 1 to 7, locked in a room with two blankets, no food or access to a toilet, Reese said.
Officers learned upon further investigation that John May was a registered sex offender. Reese said the sex offense stemmed from a relationship that John May had as a teenager. At the time, Reese said John May was 17 and had sex with his then 13-year-old girlfriend.
The children were extensively interviewed.
"Although they were hungry, they did not appear malnourished," Reese said.
They have all been returned to relatives or placed with guardians.
Attorney Beverly Jones said in court that John May's status as a sex offender did not factor into the child neglect case. Jones said he "had every good intention" when he allowed the children into his home. Jones said May has asked her questions about the children on many occasions.
Jones said John May worked at a fast food restaurant and was struggling with a drug problem at the time. She said the financially struggling pair allowed a friend with three children to move in with the understanding she would pay rent. She did not pay, Jones said, but John May did not want to put her children out.
Jones said on the day that officers went to the house, John May had taken Tiffany May to work, the two oldest children to school, but left the four youngest children home due to limited space in the vehicle. Jones said the children were locked in a room because there were dogs in the house and John May did not want them to get hurt. As for the barred door, Jones said John May told her the door did not lock well.
Jones asked Culbertson to consider that none of the children required medical treatment.
The prosecution said Tiffany May was "forthcoming" with investigators and thought the children were supervised.
Attorney Candice Lapham represented Tiffany May.
"This is a woman who has a very big heart," Lapham said.
She said the Mays took in the children out of kindness, but were financially struggling and overwhelmed.
Lapham said there was no indication the children were physically or sexually abused.
Tiffany May's voice shook as she addressed the judge.
"I'm a good person," she said.
Tiffany May pleaded for mercy, saying she was unable to have children and was na�ve to assist with what she thought was a temporary situation that later overwhelmed them.
A man spoke on their behalf in court. He said they gave him a place to live three years ago when he was homeless.
"They do have big hearts and they're good people," James Harrison said.


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MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin's evacuation of Russians from Syria on Tuesday marks a turning point in its view of the civil war, representing increasing doubts about Bashar Assad's hold on power and a sober understanding that it has to start rescue efforts before it becomes too late.
The operation has been relatively small-scale — involving fewer than 100 people, mostly women and children — but it marks the beginning of what could soon turn into a risky and challenging operation. Analysts warn that rescuing tens of thousands of Russians from the war-stricken country could quickly become daunting as the opposition makes new advances in the battle against the Syrian president.
"It's a sign of distrust in Assad, who seems unlikely to hold on to power," said Alexei Malashenko, a Middle East expert with the Carnegie Endowment's Moscow office.
Russia has been Assad's main ally, pooling together with China at the United Nations to block international sanctions against his regime. But it has increasingly distanced itself from the Syrian ruler, signaling it is resigned to the prospect of him losing power.
On Tuesday, four buses carrying about 80 Russians, mainly women married to Syrians and their children, crossed into Lebanon, the first evacuation organized by Moscow since the start of the Syrian conflict nearly two years ago. Russia said a day earlier that about 100 of its citizens in Syria would be taken to Lebanon and flown home.
The land route was presumably chosen because of renewed fighting near the Damascus airport. The first of two planes sent to pick up the Russians took off late Tuesday from Beirut and landed shortly after 5 a.m. (0100 GMT) in Moscow.
The Emergencies Ministry, which sent the planes, said the passengers were being given medical examinations before leaving the airport. It was unclear if any of them had been injured in the fighting.
Malashenko said that the evacuation reflected a strong concern in Moscow that Assad's fall would put Russians in grave danger. "There is a strong likelihood that Assad's foes could unleash a massacre of those whom they see as his supporters," he said.
In addition to tens of thousands of Russians permanently living in Syria, most of whom are Russian women married to Syrian men and their children, there are also an unspecified number of diplomats and military advisers along with their families. The evacuees were permanent residents not connected to the embassy.
In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the news of Russians leaving Syria "is not surprising and it speaks to the continued deterioration of the security situation and the violence that Assad is leading against his own people."
Asked about the government's faith in Assad, Nuland added: "If you look at the Russian public statements over the last month, they have been evolving somewhat in terms of the level of confidence in whether Assad was going to make it or whether Russia actually had an interest in that."
Georgy Mirsky, the top Middle East expert with the Institute for World Economy and International Relations, a government-funded think tank, warned that Russians in Syria are facing growing risks.
"Many are reluctant to leave, hoping that the situation could somehow stabilize," he said. "But Aleppo is already half-ruined, and it will soon come to that in Damascus too. Sooner or later, Assad is going to lose."
Russia could rely on Assad to provide a military escort for caravans of refugees, but such protection may not be reliable enough with the Syrian army's resources drained by the need to battle rebels all around the country.
Refugee convoys could make an easy target for the rebels when they try to move to neighboring Lebanon for a flight home. Direct Russian flights to Syrian airfields also would be a risky option with rebels possessing portable anti-aircraft missiles.
"That's why they sent the planes now without waiting until the 11th hour when rebels come close to victory," Mirsky said.
Alexander Golts, an independent Moscow-based military analyst, said that if Russia sees Assad's defeat as imminent, it would have to quickly organize a massive air bridge to take its citizens home. He said that such an effort would be extremely challenging and require sending troops to protect an air base in Syria that would be chosen for the evacuation to make sure that no rebels armed with anti-aircraft weapons are in close vicinity.
Even now, with Assad's forces in control of the area around Damascus, Russian planes flew to Beirut in a clear move to reduce security risks, Golts said.
A Russian navy squadron, currently in the Mediterranean, is scheduled to conduct maneuvers off Syria's shores later this month. It includes four landing ships capable of carrying several hundred marines and armored vehicles.
Golts said that that the marines on board the vessels could be deployed to protect an airfield in Syria if Moscow decides to launch a massive evacuation effort.
"Under the most favorable circumstances, it will be barely enough to take control of an air base and ensure its relative security," Golts said. Protecting the area around the base chosen for evacuation is essential to reduce risks posed by portable anti-aircraft missiles, which rebels already have used to down Syrian military aircraft.
The Russian government has given no signal that such an operation could be in the making.
Russian officials have said that both planes and navy ships could be involved in the evacuation of Russian citizens. Russia has a navy base in the Syrian port of Tartus, the only such outpost outside the former Soviet Union, which could be used for loading the evacuees on sea vessels.
Officials haven't given any indication yet that the landing vessels now in the Mediterranean could take any evacuees on board. And after the ships head home after the maneuvers, it would take weeks for another squadron to reach the Mediterranean.
A mass evacuation of Russians from Syria would face other logistical challenges.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that it has contingency plans to evacuate Russians, but it has admitted that only a few thousand of tens of thousands of Russians have left their contact details at the Russian consulate.
Golts said that if the escalating fighting forces Russians to flee Syria en masse, they will have to get to the planes themselves through the war-torn country. "It's hard to imagine how they could organize military protection for convoys," he said.
Bradley Klapper contributed to this report from Washington.


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One of Just Four Times All Season Stony Brook Has Been Held Under 13 Goals
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Stony Brook's high-powered offense nearly met its match Wednesday afternoon with the Yale women's lacrosse team in town. The Bulldogs managed to limit the NCAA's leading scorer to just one assist, and allowed only eight goals from the field. But Stony Brook also scored four goals on free position shots, and that ultimately made the difference as the Seawolves edged the Bulldogs 12-8 at LaValle Stadium. Sophomore attacker Jen DeVito led Yale with four goals.
Other than Yale, the list of teams that have held Stony Brook to fewer than 13 goals this year is a short one: No. 6 Duke, No. 5 Florida and No. 4 Maryland. The Seawolves entered the day averaging nearly 15 goals per game, and had racked up 91 goals in their five-game winning streak.
The Bulldogs built their defensive game plan around a series of matchups, with one crucial one resting squarely on the shoulders of a freshman. Stony Brook attacker Claire Petersen entered the day leading the NCAA in points per game (6.73), having already established the team single-season records in assists (43) and points (74). She was coming off a 10-point day against Vermont. But with freshman defender Jayne Flynn on her Wednesday, Petersen was limited to just one assist.
"Jayne kept Petersen almost completely out of the mix," said Anne Phillips, Yale's Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Women's Lacrosse. "She limited Petersen's effectiveness from behind the cage, and it essentially became a 6-on-6 game. That was important."
Stony Brook scored five times in the first 18 minutes of the game, making it look like the Bulldogs would be in for a long day. But Yale hung tough, with goals from junior attacker Devon Rhodes (assisted by DeVito), freshman attacker Kerri Fleishhacker (assisted by senior attacker Caroline Crow) and DeVito (assisted by freshman midfielder Cathryn Avallone) enabling the Bulldogs to stay within striking distance.
The assists were also a part of Yale's game plan, as the Bulldogs knew that driving on Stony Brook's defense would be tough. Crow saw her goal-scoring streak end at eight games, but she still has a point-scoring streak going after notching four assists Wednesday.
"We were scoring on their high-pressure zone inside," said Phillips. "This was a team you couldn't drive on. We had to pass into the zone. Caroline became a feeder to create opportunities for her teammates."
Yale wound up with multiple chances to cut the deficit to one as the first half wore on, with sophomore goalkeeper Erin McMullan making some key saves at the other end of the field (she finished with nine for the game). Rhodes just missed putting in a pass from Crow right in front of the goal with nine minutes left, and two minutes later Stony Brook keeper Frankie Caridi made a nice save on Rhodes' shot after a pass from Avallone.
With slightly more than two minutes to play, DeVito just missed converting a pass from Rhodes and Rhodes then hit the post, making it look as if Yale would remain stuck at three goals heading into the second half. But after a save by McMullan, DeVito scored off a Crow feed with 13 seconds left to pull Yale within 5-4 at the break.
The Bulldogs got possession to start the second half, but turned the ball over before they could tie the game. Midfielder Janine Hillier then scored on a free position shot to extend the Seawolves' lead to 6-4 with 28 minutes left.
With 27:18 to play, while saving a shot by DeVito, Caridi went down with an injury and left the game. She was replaced by Hannah Perruccio.
Stony Brook (11-3, 3-0 America East) scored again (midfielder Michelle Rubino) to get some breathing room at 7-4, but Yale (3-8, 0-4 Ivy League) continued to hang around. DeVito fed Rhodes from the side of the cage, and Rhodes used some quick stick handling to keep the ball away from the defense before depositing her 15th goal of the year with 22:27 to play.
But Stony Brook scored off the ensuing draw control, then extended the lead with a free position goal two minutes later.
DeVito kept the pressure on by scoring off a Crow assist with 18:52 left. But a minute after that Perruccio denied a free position shot by DeVito that could have pulled Yale within two, and the Seawolves eventually went up 10-6 on a free position goal by Kaitlyn Harrison with 16 minutes to play.
A spectacular save by McMullan denied a spinning Hillier from right in front of the cage shortly after that, but Hillier eventually got the lead to 11-6 with her 39th goal of the year at 6:57.
With five minutes left, Crow drew a foul and then fed DeVito after the re-start for a goal that pulled Yale within 11-7. But 30 seconds later a Yale turnover gave the Seawolves a chance at a fast break, and that ended with Hillier feeding midfielder Demmianne Cook to increase the lead back to five. That was Cook's fourth goal of the day and 55th of the season.
Fleishhacker curled around from behind the cage and fired one in to get Yale within four with 2:33 to play, and the Bulldogs called timeout. They got the draw but turned the ball over in front of the SBU net with less than two minutes to play, enabling the Seawolves to run some more time off the clock. Yale got the ball back in the final 30 seconds but turned it over again in the SBU zone, and the Seawolves finished off the win to improve to 7-1 at home.
Yale won 14 of 22 draw controls, led by four each from freshman midfielder Christina Doherty and sophomore attacker Sabine van der Linden. Freshman midfielder Reilly Foote added three draws.
"We knew that No. 1 (Rubino) likes to draw to herself," said Phillips. "Sabine can offset that. We put Reilly on the offensive side and Christina on the defensive side of the draw circle, and they had to outreach and outmuscle people to the ball. That gave us some possessions that we really needed."
DeVito now has 11 goals and 16 points in the last four games.
"Jen is a feeder/finisher," said Phillips. "When she's not feeding, she can score. When she's behind the cage, she can feed."
With a pair of Ivy League games coming up, including Saturday's Senior Day game vs. Columbia at Reese Stadium, the Bulldogs hope to take some momentum from Wednesday's effort.
"Stony Brook is a team that has been scoring in the high teens and 20s," said Phillips. "They are physical, talented and fast, and they have put teams away. They couldn't do that to us today. Our defense was amazing, and Erin McMullan played well in goal again. We have started to play up to our potential and play for the full 60 minutes. I'm proud of how we played."
Report by Sam Rubin '95 (firstname.lastname@example.com), Yale Sports Publicity


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Olney East Richland Tigers Win First Playoff Game Since 1998
Published on October 27 2012 7:13 am
Last Updated on October 27 2012 9:45 am
Written by Wayne Moran
While the Olney Tigers have enjoyed a tremendous season with 8-1 record, quite a feat for a team in only their second year under the tutelage of head coach Matt Music. Heading into Friday night's first-round Class 4A playoff game against Breese Mater-Dei, the Tigers knew it was going to be an uphill battle against an often bigger and faster Knights' team.
Not having won a playoff game since 1998, the Tigers would surprise much of the high school football world, defeating Breese Mater-Dei 29-23, ending a 14-year dry spell, and advancing on in the playoffs.
Olney outplayed the Knights in the first half, and went to the locker room pumped after a wild end to the 2nd quarter. The Tigers' Aaron Foerster blocked a punt that Olney recovered on Breese Mater-Dei's 27 yard line with just 3.4 seconds left in the first half. Quarterback Justin Bailey then connected with the returning Carson Waggoner on a 27-yard pass play to put the Tigers up 16-7 to end the first half.
Waggoner, who's been sitting on the sidelines since breaking his wrist on the first play of the 5th week game against Robinson earlier this year, had what he said was his best game all year, with 6 carries and 179 yards.
Olney was passing-focused, and after Bailey hit Waggoner for two touchdowns in the first half, Mater-Dei switched up the defense to try to shut down Carson. Showing that the Tigers aren't just a one-man passing train, Bailey tossed a 49-yard TD to a Nolan Shan for another score in the third quarter.
While the passing game was busy, the running game succeeded for the Tigers as well. Jordan Hahn had 16 carries for 67 yards, and found a hole in the middle during the 3rd quarter for a 16-yard touchdown that put Olney up 29-7.
Mater-Dei cut the lead to 6 with four minutes left in the game, but Olney outlasted, advancing in the playoffs with a 29-23 win.
The Tigers, now 9-1 on the season, head to Alton-Marquette in sectional playoff action, after Alton defeated Waterloo 28-21.


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Your Path to Career Success
Self Discovery (Freshmen)
- Begin to clarify your career interests through classes, student organizations, and community service (visit the IMPACT Office).
- Choose your initial major and/or concentration and learn about your potential career paths.
- Talk to individuals already employed about careers related to your interests.
- Visit the Career Services office to discuss ideas for the future, internships, and summer employment opportunities.
- Obtain a part-time and/or summer job to develop interpersonal skills, help finance your education, and build responsible work habits.
- Still deciding on a major? Check out the Academic Exploration Program.
Explore Options (Freshmen & Sophomores)
- Meet with a Career Services professional to begin compiling interests, strengths, skills, abilities and values using self-assessment inventories available such as the Strong Interest Inventory, Self-Directed Search, My Plan and Myers Briggs Type Indicator.
- Research careers related to your major choice.
- Conduct informational interviews with alumni, relatives, and family friends.
- Obtain information about participating in an internship, which enables you to receive real-world work experience and earn academic credit.
- Utilize work experience to further develop work-related skills and improve self-confidence.
Experiment and Evaluate (Sophomores & Juniors)
- Create a resume and have it critiqued by Career Services.
- Participate in a practice interview to begin articulating what you have learned from your academic and experiential learning opportunities.
- Explore and apply for internship opportunities.
- Seek leadership opportunities in campus organizations related to your major.
- Network and join professional organizations and community groups.
- Investigate the role of graduate school in your chosen career field by visiting petersons.com and gradschools.com as well as discussing with your academic advisor.
Implement Your Plan (Juniors & Seniors)
- Define your post-graduation goals and implement your plan.
- Meet with Career Services to discuss graduate school and/or job search strategies.
- Understand what employers and graduate/ professional schools are looking for in candidates and be able to discuss how your knowledge, skills and abilities will be an asset to their organization.
- Attend career fairs to network with job recruiters.
- Continue to update your resumes and cover letters.
- Research your options, be open to different opportunities, use your resources to help you Get Hired!


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hi all, in the grk forum i just posted my own ideas on learning to read attic without difficulty, following a different approach to the traditional "complete your textbook then grab a text plus commentary plus dictionary and drag yourself through it word by word and translate into your native language" approach:
i'd be really interested in hearing how other members have approach reading grk or latin and if you have any original ideas on this which can help the rest of us. thanks!
cheers, chad


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Media Contact: Joanna Norris, Associate Director
Department of Public Relations
(904) 620-2102
The University of North Florida was admitted to the 2012 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor for its work in community settings, student volunteerism and philanthropic efforts as well as academic programs that include forms of community-based learning. This Honor Roll award is the second national award UNF has received for its community engagement efforts. Last year, the University received the prestigious Community Engaged University designation by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and the U.S. Department of Education recently honored the nation's leading colleges and universities as well as students, faculty and staff for their commitment to bettering their communities through community service and service learning. Approximately 640 schools were named to the Honor Roll.
"This award acknowledges the longstanding commitment by the University to making a difference in the lives of our students, neighbors and the quality of life in our communities," said Mark Falbo, director of the Center for Community-Based Learning at UNF. "More importantly, this award honors the time and work of our students, faculty and many members of the community as well as their collective commitment to providing transformational-learning experiences that are the hallmark of a UNF education and that make Jacksonville an extraordinary place to live."
The University continues to build its longstanding commitment to community engagement. In 2009, President John Delaney confirmed this commitment by selecting Community-Based Transformational Learning (CBTL) as UNF's Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), a keystone in UNF's reaccreditation effort. This five-year initiative aims at diffusing community-based learning throughout UNF's academic and co-curricular programs. UNF created the Center for Community-Based Learning to implement its QEP. The Center's staff supports faculty and staff in CBTL course and program development, manages community-University partnership development and directs the Community Engaged Department Institute and Grant Program, enabling academic departments to revise curricula incorporating CBTL.
Since the adoption of community-based transformational learning as the focus of the University's quality improvement efforts in 2010, 12 out of 30 departments have revised their curricula and more than 100 full-time faculty members have redesigned courses to include forms of community-based learning.
UNF students also benefit because they are learning in real, authentic situations that meet the needs of Jacksonville's schools, businesses and neighborhoods.
In 2005, the School of Nursing was awarded $369,000 to create its "Community-Based" nursing program, embedding nursing faculty and students in community settings among some of Jacksonville's highest health-risk neighborhoods. In 2010, this "community-based" program and Mission House, a community partner, received the Florida Campus Compact's Campus-Community Partnership Award. UNF's College of Education and Human Services' Urban Professional Development School Partnership with Duval County Public Schools places University clinical faculty members in four schools to assist UNF students in their field placements and as professors-in-residence for Duval school faculty development. In 2009, this program received the National Association for Professional Development School's Professional Development School Achievement Award.
This latest recognition comes on the heels of UNF receiving 11 other national designations, including Kiplinger's Personal Finance's List of 100 Best Values in Public Colleges for 2011-12; No. 19 Best Buy College, Best College in America and Best College in the South, all by Forbes Magazine; 2012 Best Value Public College, Best College in the Southeast, 2011 Best Value Public College and a top "Green" College by Princeton Review; Best Regional University by U.S. News & World Report, Military Friendly School and among the100 "Coolest Schools" by Sierra magazine.
CNCS oversees the Honor Roll, in collaboration with the U.S. Departments of Education and Housing and Urban Development, Campus Compact and the American Council on Education. Honorees are chosen based on a series of selection factors, including the scope and innovation of service projects, the extent to which service-learning is embedded in the curriculum, the school's commitment to long-term campus-community partnerships and measurable community outcomes as a result of the service.


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Demos Health has recently published two revised editions of books of interest to the gluten-free community and sent me two review copies to look over. The first book I examined is Kim Koeller and Robert La France's "Let's Eat Out Around the World: Gluten Free and Allergy Free" (4th edition, 2014).
I think that this book will be most useful to folks who travel a great deal for work or who frequently dine in restaurants AND for restaurant professionals who want to understand how to prepare meals for the increasing number of guests who require safe meals. The book not only provides information about gluten-free dining, but offers extensive data about other common allergens, like peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, dairy and others. The 45 pages of introductory material about the author's experiences and backgrounds seemed overly long, but the rest of the book is a great resource about how to make traveling abroad and eating out much easier for those on restricted diets. The information about how to pack healthy, emergency snacks is detailed and there are a number of other travel tips, and nice lists of online and mobile applications.
I found the chapters on how certain dishes are prepared in various types of restaurants (steak and seafood, Mexican, Thai, Italian, French, Indian, Chinese) the most interesting and helpful. The authors break down what types of ingredients are used in standard recipes for these mainstay dishes and where the pitfalls in contamination with unwanted ingredients or preparation techniques might occur, so that diners can easily communicate their requests to their servers. They describe typical menus in these different restaurants and it is enormously heartening to see that it is possible, if equipped with knowledge about what might be offered at these venues, to eat both adventurously and well on a gluten-free, allergy-free diet.
The book is written in a very matter-of-fact tone, reading much like a business book, and is well-illustrated with many color photos. Koeller has posted a number of video posts back at the Demos Health website, including gluten-free snack ideas, gluten-free alcoholic beverages, and tips on how to effectively communicate your dining needs to restaurant staff.
The second book out from Demos Health is Marlisa Brown's "Gluten-Free, Hassle-Free: A Simple, Sane, Dietitian-Approved Program for Eating Your Way Back to Health" (2nd edition, 2014).
This book is a great choice for anyone who has just been diagnosed with a gluten-free condition, as it provides easy-to-follow, comforting advice on everything from how to restock one's kitchen, how to read food labels, a 30-day gluten-free meal plan, entertaining tips and sample menus, and many other topics. The focus is on ease and simplicity: whether it's switching out certain ingredients or favorite brands, or choosing from a long list of menus and recipes for dishes that are naturally gluten-free. Brown provides constant encouragements and has a friendly, reassuring writing style, certainly most welcome when one is first confronted by a diagnosis of celiac disease or gluten-intolerance, but equally valued by this reader who is now cooking and eating gluten-free with her family after seven years.
There were many nuggets of information I gleaned from reading the pages and many unusual recipes to try, not just the old standards. How about Arepas stuffed with cheese and roasted red pepper and baked until golden and gooey? (p. 98) Or Quofte (Albanian Meatballs)? (p. 263) Or Spinach and Feta Pie? (p. 306) If you would like to test drive one of Brown's recipes, this recipe for carrot cake or this recipe for Turkey-Avocado Melt might do the trick. I tried a batch of Brown's hamburger buns, which use mashed potatoes, were very chewy and had a great taste and texture.
As with Koeller and LaFrance's book above, Brown devotes many pages to advice on how to dine out without glutening or stress, and even includes translated text on dining out cards in fourteen different languages to provide to restaurant servers. From Polish to Greek to Mandarin, this is a wonderful bonus.
Demos Health has also launched a revised publisher's website that is a good resource for health information of all kinds, with blog posts (written and video formats), on everything from celiac issues to elder care for loved ones with Alzheimer's disease, so be sure to check this out as well.
And now for the giveaways! Demos Health has graciously offered a complimentary copy of each of the above titles. To enter the giveaway, leave a comment below by March 5, 2014, midnight Eastern Standard Time, about which book you would be interested in receiving and why and I'll pick a randomly generated winner from them. Giveaway limited to United States residents.
*Note: I received complimentary copies of the above titles from the publisher, but as always, I was not obligated to post a review of them and my comments about them are completely my own.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
A Review of Two New Gluten Free Books, Some Buns and Two Giveaways
4 comments:
I would love to win a copy of Let's Eat Out Around The World gluten free and allergy free. I do not own any gluten free books yet. And I desperately need one. Kelly Payton firstname.lastname@example.com
- Friday, 28 February, 2014
- Laurie C said...
I would love to win Let's Eat Out Around the World! I have a few GF cookbooks already, so this book would cover a new angle. Thanks! (I just found your blog via Weekend Cooking at Beth Fish Reads.)
- Sunday, 02 March, 2014
Oh I would love to win either of these great books!
- Sunday, 02 March, 2014
- Rachel said...
The winners of the Demos Health gluten free books giveaway are:
Let's Eat Out Around the World: Kelly
Gluten-Free, Hassle-Free: Amanda
Congratulations to both of you. I'll be in contact with you today to get your shipping addresses.
Look for another giveaway soon at The Crispy Cook!
- Thursday, 06 March, 2014
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Jose Mourinho believes that despite Real Madrid's 3-2 defeat by Malaga before the winter break, his decision to omit Iker Casillas was a success as it showed that coaches continue to pick teams.
The Portuguese' selection of Antonio Adan between the sticks instead of the club captain caused many fans to raise eyebrows, and the Blancos subsequently lost at La Rosaleda.
However, Mourinho - who was talking at a conference in Dubai alongside Argentina legend Diego Maradona - played down the defeat and hailed the influence of coaches continuing in modern day football.
"Maybe it looked like a bad week, but it's been fantastic," he told reporters in UAE.
"Football changes greatly, but there is one thing that doesn't: the teams continue to be picked by the coaches."
The Blancos return to Champions League action in February against 2010-11 finalists Manchester United in the last 16 of the elite European competition.
Mourinho said of the tie: "It'll be a thrilling clash and we're keen to beat a team who have a different philosophy to Real Madrid."
The former Chelsea boss also talked about former United player Cristiano Ronaldo, who will likely play a key role in the matches, and Mourinho praised his star player's effort to succeed.
"He's a star, everyone wants a player like him, because of his character and his determination," he said.
"Everyone knows he's the best and they are right behind him. His natural habitat is at the world's biggest teams."
Mourinho also rubbished reports of him taking Carlo Ancelotti's head coach role at Paris Saint-Germain any time soon, and dismissed any notion off him taking charge of the Portugal national side for now.
"My future at PSG? I do not think so," the ex-Inter boss added. "I think that Ancelotti is good and will be very successful in Paris.
"I would like to train the national team of my country, but at the right moment.
He added on Maradona: "He is football, I'm not. A player has a fame and importance that a coach doesn't have."


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Alfreda Shelton, National Prize Winning Student, 1999 – 2012
Alfreda Shelton -- a nationally recognized history student, a published poet, an eighth grader at Joan McQueen Middle School, a tribal member of Viejas, and a lifelong resident of Alpine -- was laid to rest Saturday on the sovereign nation of the Viejas tribe of Kumeyaay Indians. At memorial and burial services last weekend, her family and friends celebrated the life of an intelligent and kind- hearted achiever who was beloved in Alpine and across East County.
In her 13 years, Miss Shelton accomplished many feats. While a student at Day-McKellar Preparatory School in La Mesa, Miss Shelton was a member of a team of middle school students that won first place at the 2011 National History Day competition in Maryland. Although they were rookies to the competition, the team's presentation on the US-led boycott of the 1980 Olympics wowed the judges at each tournament level and enabled them to take home the national championship. (See photo on page 2.)
"Some of Allie's greatest strengths were her work ethic and her passion for learning," says her teacher and History Day coach Hillary Gaddis. "She often updated me about the self-motivated research she had done the night before or about the novel she had just finished. Her intelligence and insight challenged others and brought out the best in many."
Miss Shelton served as "head girl" at several Kumeyaay Pow-Wows, and started dancing with the Soaring Eagles dance group "nearly as soon as she could walk," her mother Amanda Shelton says. She was among the featured dancers selected to perform for the Dalai Lama when the Tibetan leader visited San Diego last year.
A published poet, Miss Shelton's work was featured several times in Indian Voices. She wrote a play with her teacher Mrs. Gaddis, and appeared in several school theatre productions. "Alfreda was a voracious reader and I always enjoyed our candid literary discussions. She was so gifted with language and expression," says Mrs. Gaddis.
Born in 1999, Miss Shelton was the oldest of five sisters and cherished her role as the big sister. A loyal friend, she was generous with hugs and affirmations. She is survived by her mother Amanda Shelton, her stepfather B.J. Shelton, and her sisters Jelina, Ayraina, Amber and Amanda. Miss Shelton made her first communion earlier this year at the Viejas Catholic Church Nativity of the Blessed Mary.
Gifts in Alfreda Shelton's memory can be made at Borrego Springs Bank. Her family appreciates the community support and the gratitude for and celebration of Miss Shelton's life. For more information, contact Marg Stark, 619.246.4497.
I miss you alfreda you were
I miss you alfreda you were my best friend i could ever have
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- German Grand Prix
Massa takes blame for spin
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- German Grand Prix
- Drivers:
- Felipe Massa
- Teams:
- Ferrari
Felipe Massa admitted his spin at the German Grand Prix was down to driver error and that he had to retire after stalling while trying to rejoin the track.
Massa spun off on lap four as he lost the rear under braking for turn one. He said he made a mistake and the car became stuck in fifth gear and stalled.
"I braked at the end of the straight and I locked the rear wheels. The car went sideways to the right, I corrected it but then it slid to the left and then I spun. I stopped the car and I was fifth gear, I tried to get down to first to go back out and the gear was not going down. I was stuck in fifth gear and I tried to go but the engine died as I tried to leave in fifth gear. I tried to go a lot on the throttle to leave but it was not possible so I stopped the engine."
Massa took some conciliation from Ferrari's improved form over the weekend at the Nurburgring.
"I car was more competitive on this track for sure," he said. "Silverstone was a very difficult track for us. Here we were more or less back at the same level as before Silverstone."


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Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee State volleyball team won its fourth OVC contest of the season by defeating Tennessee Tech 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-21).
Leading the way for the Tigers (9-8, 4-1) was freshman middle blocker Lindsay Hornsby who had a team-high and career-best 18 kills.
Defensively, senior libero Britani Hathorn tallied 14 digs and four assists, but junior setter Erika Moss led the Tigers in that category with a match-high 42 assists.
Tennessee Tech (2-15, 0-5) opened the match with an 8-2 run that was highlighted by three blocks. The Tigers clawed back with a pair of kills from Hornsby to make the score 10-6 in favor of the Golden Eagles. TSU's mini-run prompted TTU to take its first timeout of the set to stem the flow of Tiger points. The strategy backfired on the Golden Eagles as TSU cut the lead to one when Tennessee Tech was called for a lane violation. The Tigers quickly tied the set at 16 apiece when freshman middle blocker Emilie Sandve Aase sent back a TTU attack for a point. The sides traded blows for the remainder of the set, but Hornsby finished the Golden Eagles off with a kill from Hornsby.
Hornsby finished the first set with seven kills and one error on 10 chances for a hitting percentage of .600.
The sides played to a 4-4 tie to begin the second frame with sophomore outside hitter Naomi Wells racking up a pair of kills. TSU took a three point lead when sophomore outside hitter Rachel Ambroch tallied consecutive service aces. With score 8-5 in favor of TSU, the Golden Eagles took their first timeout of the set. The stoppage proved to benefit the Tigers as the squad increased its advantage to five when Aase slammed home a kill. From there, TSU went on a 6-3 that featured a rare kill from Moss. Down eight late in the period, TTU used its second timeout and proceeded to go on a small 4-0 run. The momentum was short-lived however; as the Tigers went on to score seven of the frame's final nine points.
The Tigers allowed the Golden Eagles to hit a paltry .040 in the second period.
TSU opened the third set by inching out to a 5-3 lead as Hornsby broke her old career-high in kills by scoring her 14th and 15th on consecutive plays. TTU would then take a three-point advantage on back-to-back TSU errors. After a Tennessee Tech kill to make the score 10-7, TSU head coach Kathy Rouhlac had seen enough and called her first timeout of the match. The pep-talk did little to energize her team as TTU still held the advantage at 15-11 midway through the period. After four straight TSU points to tie the match, it was TTU's turn to call time. Hornsby and Wells each had kills later in the set to give the Tigers a two-point cushion. TSU added to its lead and eventually won the match on a kill from sophomore outside hitter Sherryce Butler.
The Tigers next match is at home tomorrow at 11 a.m. versus OVC-rival, Jacksonville State.
Hear what Hornsby had to say about her career-day below:


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Years Ago
From The Files Of October 19, 1989 '89 As summer gives way to fall and balmy daytime temperatures drop, local residents begin to think of all things autumn – harvest
moons, scarecrows, jack-o-lanterns and the incomparable colors of the local foliage as it turns from the summer greens to the oranges and reds that draw visitors to the annual Fulton Fall Folk Festival.
The 16th annual Fulton Fall Folk Festival this weekend will once again feature activities and events in all areas of the county. Parade marshal this year will be Mc- Connellsburg Mayor Max Stenger and area historian and longtime community leader Anne Lodge.
Clem Lake of Needmore will be celebrating his 95th birthday on October 20. He is presently recovering from surgery in the extended care unit at the Medical Center.
Deaths: William Shively, Everett; Julia Shives, Hancock; Edward Carbaugh, Williamsport.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Robinson of McConnellsburg on October 5; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Black of Warfordsburg on October 7; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Craig DeShong of Harrisonville on October 7; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Clevenger of Harrisonville on October 11.
Future Homemakers of America chapter at Mc- Connellsburg High School has been chosen Pennsylvania state winner in the 1989 NutraSweet Giving It 100% Award for community service, a national competition sponsored by the NutraSweet Co. The McConnellsburg chapter award represents all county FHA and 4- H members.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stambaugh of Hatboro announce the engagement of their daughter, Denise, to Rex H. Fields, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Fields of Mc- Connellsburg.
Marriage licenses: Tracy Morris, Big Cove Tannery, and Tricia Swain, Needmore; Gale Rouzer, Harrisonville, and Tracy Williamson, Harrisonville.
30 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 18, 1979 '79 The early snow, which usually falls during the Folk Festival, fell last Wednesday in parts of the county but was nothing compared
to the up-to-four-inch cover which fell in the tri-state region and other states, causing widespread power outages. The weather outlook is good for the festival this weekend with only a slight change of precipitation being forecast.
Congratulations to William G. McKelvey of McKelvey Oil Co., who was recently married to M. Jeanne Wolford of Salix, Pa., in the McConnellsburg Presbyterian Church.
Deaths: Mrs. Edna V. Matthews, McConnellsburg; Melvin E. Edwards, Big Cove Tannery; Charles A. Wink, Sproul; John W. Peck, Warfordsburg; Alverna Gearhart, Big Cove Tannery; Robert G. Kirk, Warfordsburg; Karl L. Cooper Sr., Fort Loudon; Ernest P. Hockensmith, Lakewood, Oho; Ruth P. Price, Shade Gap.
Engagements: Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Hall, Duncannon, Pa., wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sally J., to James C. Hendershot, son of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Hendershot, McConnellsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Doyle Jr., McConnellsburg, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Pamela Louise, to Charles A. Toth, son of Andrew J. Toth and Jean F. Toth of Chambersburg.
Specials at the IGA Charmin bathroom tissue, 79 cents, 4 pack; Crisco shortening, $1.99, 3 lb.; Columbia sliced bacon, 59 cent lb. pkg.; Banquet meat pies, 3 for 99 cents; Del Grosso pizzas sauce, 2 for 79 cents.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George H. Plessinger of Harrisonville on October 6; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Gail Saylor of Todd on October 7; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Starliper of Chambersburg on October 12.
Wanda Jean Fix and Donald Sipes were united in marriage at the Fairview United Methodist Church in Harrisonville on September 15. Parents of the couple are Frances Fix and the late Walter Fix and Mr. and Mrs. Glen A. Sipes.
Miss Doris Jean Crouse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Crouse of Big Cove Tannery, and Samuel Lewis Simpson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Simpson of Mc- Connellsburg, were united in marriage on September 29 at the Free Brethren Church in McConnellsburg.
Diane Sipes and Wayne Sowers II were united in marriage in a double-ring ceremony on September 9 at Pleasant Ridge Nazarene Church.
Marriage licenses: Bryan K. Kling, Burnt Cabins, and Rita K. Cook, Three Springs; Alan W. Fischer, Crystal Spring, and Debra J. Adelsberger, Needmore.
40 Years Ago
From The Files of October 30, 1969 '69 The new delivery room in the extension to Fulton County Medical Center, now in the last stages of completion, was put to use on
Tuesday of this week and the occasion was marked by the birth of twins, a boy and a girl, to Mr. and Mrs. Myron J. Fish of Three Springs. Dr. Florentica Villa, the attending physician, celebrated a birthday on the same day. Only the delivery room and the operating room in the new wing have been made ready for use to date. The remainder of the facilities will be ready for use within the next two weeks.
Oscar W. Ranck, 62, of Hustontown, died in Bedford County Memorial Hospital on Friday, October 24, at 8:30 a.m., from injuries he received in an accident the preceding Wednesday at 5:20 a.m., eight miles east of Harrisonville on Route 30. The accident marked the fourth road fatality in Fulton County this year.
H. Seymour Fowler, program director of the Pennsylvania Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, has notified two seniors of the Southern Fulton High School that they will be participating in a symposium to be held on November 2, 3 and 4 at the PA State University. The two selected students are Marilyn Gordon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Gordon of Needmore, and Larry Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Williams of Big Cove Tannery. They will represent the Southern District, which is composed of Bedford, Franklin and Fulton counties.
Pennsylvania's regular small game season will open on Saturday, November 1, at 9:00 a.m.
Clarence Edgar Martz of McConnellsburg and Jane license at the local courthouse last week.
A surprise open house in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary was held recently for Mr. and Mrs. Herman C. Hixson, Hagerstown, by their son, Robert C. Hixson and family. Mrs. Hixson is the former Ada Fischer of Waynesboro and Mr. Hixson's home was McConnellsburg.
Specials at the IGA: pork chops, 69 cents lb.; jumbo bologna, 59 cents; french fries, 33 cents, 2-lb. pkg. apples, 3-lb. bag, 39 cents.
Deaths: Tad McLaughlin, well-known local pharmacist; Carl J. Wright, McConnellsburg.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James J. Black of Waterfall on October 19; a son to Mr. and Mrs. William Shirk of Hustontown on October 21; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoffman of Mc- Connellsburg on October 23.
50 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 29, 1959 '59 John Powell of Needmore was the winner of a Shetland pony awarded by Cornelius Furniture Store on Saturday, October 17. He is
pictured with Davey Oliver, who took care of the pony before the drawing.
Rudy J. Mihalick of McConnellsburg and Merrill Glen
Stains of Star Route, Three Springs, were the drivers in a two-car accident at Clear Ridge on October 24. Roxie Stains, a passenger in the Stains' car, was injured, suffering a fractured knee and cuts and bruises.
There will be a record hop for teenagers at the local American Legion home on Wednesday evening with Ken Robertson and his Record Hop in Hi-Fi, providing the music.
Pfc. Lawrence R. Plessinger of Warfordsburg has completed a field radar repair course at Fort Gordon, Ga.
Donald Martin flew to Denver, Colo., to attend the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Jessie B. Royer, on Saturday.
Mrs. W.M. Lodge underwent major surgery at Chambersburg Hospital on Monday. Her daughter, Mrs. Irene Woodruff, R.N., and Dr. Jean Abondo of Cheverly, Md., assisted in the operation.
Carl Ellsworth Hinkel of Saxton and Beulah Audrey Heister of Six Mile Run applied for a marriage license at the local courthouse last week.
Mrs. Michael Black fractured her left wrist in a fall in her husband's carpentry shop last week.
Recent births at the Medical Center; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rouzer, Harrisonville, on October 12; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Ritz, Warfordsburg, on October 13; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fittery, Big Cove Tannery, on October 16; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Matthews, Carlisle; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. David Saylor, McConnellsburg, October 18; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hixon, Crystal Spring, on October 19; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnard, Hancock, on October 22; twins to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Curfman, Three Springs, on October 23; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Clair Dickinson, Harrisonville, on October 24; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Carbaugh of Mercersburg on October 25.
There will be an ox roast at the McConnellsburg Firehall. Tickets for the meal will be $1.50 adults, 75 cents for children under 12 years.
Sharleen Henry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Henry, underwent a tonsilectomy at the Medical Center recently.
Word has been received by the Fraker family of Fort Littleton of the death on Sunday of Mrs. Minnie Maloen of Mt. Jewett. She was born and raised in Fort Littleton. Her brother, Beaver Fraker, passed away October 8.
The Fulton County WCTU gave a farewell party to the Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Brindle at the Presbyterian Church in Mc- Connellsburg on Saturday.
Sympathy is extended to John R. Sipe in the death of his wife at his daughter's home, Mrs. Bud Hill, near Knobsville on sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Newman of McConnellsburg have moved into the home owned by Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Cook in Hustontown.
An old clipping sent by Edna Kirchner tells of the death of Capt. John Sands McDowell of Smith Center, Kan., who grew up in Fort Littleton. A Civil War veteran, the clipping tells of regaining possession of his ceremonial sword which was taken from him when he was taken prisoner at Chickamauga on September 19, 1863.
Deaths: James Chalmer Appleby, Clear Ridge, October 21; Mrs. Myrle Laura Wible, Waterfall, October 22; Mrs. Maud Booher, Three Springs, October 23; Morris W. Ramsey, Wells Valley, October 22.
60 Years Ago
From The Files Of November 3, 1949 '49 The newly organized ladies' auxiliary of the McConnellsburg
Volunteer Fire Co. now boasts a membership of 73. It is aiming for 100.
Donald H. Miller and Reba B. Jay were married on September 28.
John Beatty, a Future Farmer from Bethel Township, showed the grand champion barrow at the hog show held at the livestock pavilion in Martinsburg last Tuesday. The barrow weighed 240 pounds and was bought by a Martinsburg butcher for 50 3/4 cents a pound.
Glenn Eugene Barnett and Helen Grace Taylor were mar- ried on October 26.
Judy Mellott, 7-year-old daughter of Chester Mellott of McConnellsburg, was accidentally shot in the foot by her brother, Jack, when he returned from hunting on Tuesday. The .22 bullet passed between the toes but did not hit any bones.
On the first day of hunting season, Carl Hann of Laidig was hit by stray pellets, one grain entering his left wrist, two grazing his left knee and one grazing his right leg.
Births: a son to Mr. and Mrs. John E. Wink of Needmore on October 29; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Reed Shives of Needmore on October 28.
A dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Watters of Burnt Cabins recently in honor of Mrs. Watters' 32nd birthday.
Harold Marshall Schultz of Buck Valley is a surgical patient in Berkeley Springs Hospital.
Death: William Morrow Patterson, prominent Pittsburgh industrialist.
70 Years Ago
From The Files Of November 2, 1939 '39 Deaths: Rev. Ahimaaz Runyan Garland of Belle Grove,
Md.; John G. Gress of Needmore; Mrs. Samuel Scott of St. Thomas; Clarence E. Gobin of Wells Tannery; George W. Fix of Kearney, Bedford County; Mrs. Margaret J. Ambrose of McConnellsburg; infant son of Chester and Geneva Mellott Robinson.
Police investigated two sideswipe accidents during the past week. On October 24, a Chevrolet coach driven by Bruce Clevenger of Harrisonville sideswiped a Chevrolet truck driven by Lewis Glazier of Hancock, about a mile north of Needmore. The same day, a Ford sedan driven by David Lane of Ayr Township sideswiped a Nash sedan driven by Russell Hull of Mc- Connellsburg at the east end of McConnellsburg. There were no personal injuries in either accident.
A dinner was served on October 29 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gordon in honor of the silver wedding anniversary of Mrs. Gordon's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey H. Clevenger.
Mr. and Mrs. Buhl Roher and daughter Imogene and Verla Deane and nephew Ronald Black, all of near Hustontown, escaped injury in an accident in York on Sunday. They were en route to visit Mrs. Roher's sister and had stopped at a through stop sign. When Mr. Roher started slowly across the street, a large army truck, travelling at a higher rate of speed, bore down on them and struck their car. The car was considerably damaged, but there were no injuries except for a slight abrasion suffered by Verla Deane.
Births at Big Cove Tannery: daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith and to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Everts. On October 24, the following were initiated into the Warfordsburg Chapter of Future Farmers: Claude Hendershot, Edmund Hann, Milton Deneen, Claude Sigel, Earl Effland, Boyd Mellott, Jack Layton, Lloyd Mc- Cray, Clyde Fletcher, Richard Bottonfield, Burhl Booth, Mack Leasure, Carl Deneen and Isaac Peck.
Vernon Mellott and family of Needmore visited the Cumberland Hospital on Sunday to see Mrs. Chester Robinson of Artemas who had been seriously ill for several weeks.
Mrs.Clair K. Decker has returned to her home after recuperating for six weeks at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Kendall, following a major operation in Everett Hospital.
Lyle Duffey attended the mass meeting for youths on Sunday at Wilson College in Chambersburg.
Born: a daughter on Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Sipes of Cito.
80 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 31, 1929 '29 Heavy rains created havoc in Wells Tannery last Tuesday.
Several bridges and a large portion of the dam were washed out.
Born: a son to Rev. and Mrs. Charles McClay of Burnt Cabins.
Miss Clara Schultz of Mays Chapel recently graduated from the Mont Alto Training School for Nurses. A large crowd gathered last Thursday to help Scott Hershey raise his new barn.
Richard McClain and Harry Trout, students at Williamson Trade School, spent the weekend at their homes here.
The Playground Committee of the local school has purchased a new sliding board for the children. They bought it from Rev. Ernest W. Brindle, chairman of a similar committee in Fort Loudon.
Mrs. Noreen McMahon, a graduate nurse from the Women's Homeopathic Hospital in Philadelphia, has taken charge of the Sipes' Emergency Hospital in Everett.
Shelley Harold Mellott and Ruth Esther Bradshaw were married on October 19.
A surprise party was held at the home of Walter Stockman on Thursday evening in honor of Walter Smith's 18th birthday.
Mike Northcraft of Northcraft has discovered a new toilet preparation. He says poultry powder on his hair is the best thing he ever used to make it "lay."
A fine memorial was erected last week in the Mc-Kibbon Park in Buck Valley in honor of Dr. J.M. Mc-Kibbin, who lost his life while serving as a captain in France during the World War. The memorial was erected by his widow, Mrs. Mary McKibbin.


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Joe Nichols to be father again
Los Angeles, Jan 11 (IANS) Country singer Joe Nichols is set to be a father for the third time.
The 37-year-old and his wife Heather are expecting their second child together, reports contactmusic.com.
Nichols took to Twitter Thursday to share the exciting news and wrote, "Aaaaaaand we're pregnant again! Another baby Nichols on the way in 2014(sic)."
His representative said that the child is due this summer.
The couple has a 20-month-old daughter Dylan River, and Nichols also has a 15-year-old daughter Ashelyn, from a previous relationship.


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HAVANA (AP) — Villa Clara pitchers Diosdani Castillo and Yasmany Hernandez Romero have been indefinitely kicked off their club after they recently attempted to defect, according to Cuban official media.
The Vanguardia newspaper of Villa Clara province said Castillo and Hernandez tried to leave the island about two weeks ago.
"They will no longer wear the orange jersey following a grave indiscipline," Vanguardia reported over the weekend.
Villa Clara is the reigning champion of the Cuban baseball league, and orange is its signature color.
Sports officials announced in late June that Castillo, Hernandez and several players from other clubs would be left off a national squad that is set to face a team of U.S. collegians later this month.
All were said to have made "illegal exit attempts." At least one of the players named, Yasmani Tomas of the Havana team Industriales, was successful.
Cuban ballplayers who leave often hope to compete in the United States, where potential multimillion-dollar contracts beckon.
Cuba recently began letting some players still in their prime sign temporary contracts in other leagues such as Japan.


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