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Fuel: Diesel
Body: Estate
Trans: Manual
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The Superb has long been the standard-bearer for Skoda's model line-up but it gains a fresh lease of life in this more sophisticated third generation guise. This version's still as class-leadingly spacious as its predecessors but now manages to match that practicality with smart, contemporary styling for both Hatch and Estate bodystyles. It's more sophisticated under the skin too, with lighter, stiffer underpinnings that have improved driving dynamics and efficiency, while also allowing for the fitment of extra hi-tech driving aids. The result is a very complete package, especially in volume 2.0 TDI 150PS form.
When it came to this third generation model Superb line-up, it simply wasn't going to be enough for Skoda to once more bring us something big, sensible and decently priced. This car needed a more dynamic feel, a dose of technology and, most of all, a sense of style. In short, it needed to justify its name. On paper at least - and at first glance - this MK3 version, launched here in the Summer of 2015, appears ready to offer all of these things. Though even more practical than before, it's now fashionably distinctive too. Plus installation of the Volkswagen Group's lighter and more advanced MQB platform has opened up for buyers the potential for sharper responses, as well as a whole raft of up-to-the-minute technology and greater levels of efficiency from engines like the volume 2.0 TDI 150PS diesel unit on test here. It all sounds quite promising doesn't it? Time to put this car to the test.
Driving Experience
On the move, as ever in a Superb, the ride and refinement are exemplary. What's changed here though is this car's dynamic demeanour. Thanks to the adoption of the Volkswagen Group's lighter, stiffer MQB chassis, the car feels far more agile through bends you'll be able to attack with a little more gusto thanks to sharper steering and a standard XDS+ Electronic Differential Lock that reduces understeer and improves stability as you turn. Under the bonnet, most customers will want a TDI diesel: possibly the entry-level 1.6-litre 120PS unit but more likely the 2.0-litre TDI powerplant I tried in volume 150PS guise. This is an engine capable of making 62mph from rest in 8.8s on the way to 137mph but if you do want to go faster, then there's a 190PS version of it on offer that improves those figures to 8.0s and 147mph. Both these 2.0-litre TDI variants are offered with the extra-cost option of 4WD. The system in question is a further refined fifth generation version of the previous model's efficient Haldex clutch set-up. This keeps the car front driven until the first signs of slip, at which point torque is seamlessly transferred towards the rear. You'll thank your lucky stars for it in the next winter snap. Who needs an SUV anyway?
Design and Build
This third generation Superb is a larger car than its predecessor, but that's not the perspective you get from first glance. Somehow here, this Skoda looks more compact and agile than its predecessor and the previous model's boxy, forgettable shape has developed into a stylish silhouette that Chief Designer Jozef Kaban and his team evolved from their dynamic 'VisionC' concept car. Clean-cut lines, smoothly shaped surfaces and sharp edges have been integrated to create one of the most striking and elegant designs in the sector. It's quite a turnaround. After the bold exterior, the interior feels a bit safe in its aesthetics, but there can be few complaints about either quality or space. At 4,861mm long and 1,864mm wide, the third generation Superb is 28mm longer and 47mm wider than its predecessor, while the 2,841mm wheelbase is 80mm longer, allowing for greater space within the passenger compartment. Rear legroom is frankly ridiculous. It's vast in the back. The boot is 30-litres larger than before, at 625-litres, expanding to a cavernous 1,760-litres with the rear seat backs folded. If this still isn't big enough, you'll need to talk to your dealer about the Estate version which offers a 660-litre boot that can be extended to 1,950-litres on demand.
Market and Model
Superb models start at well under £20,000 but to get his 2.0 TDI variant, you'll need just over £22,000. That's for the 150PS version, which offers the further £1,500 option of 4WD if you want it. You'll need over £27,000 for the 190PS derivative of this engine as you have to have it with plusher trim. Over 60% of customers in this country prefer the Estate bodystyle that's offered at a £1,200 model-for-model premium over this equivalent Hatch version. DSG automatic transmission is also a popular option, suiting as it does the character of this Skoda and offered at a £1,400 premium on most models. All 2.0 TDI models get 17-inch alloy wheels, dual-zone climate control, power-folding mirrors, rain-sensing wipers, rear parking sensors, Adaptive Cruise Control and cornering front foglights. There's also a quality infotainment set-up with a large 6.5-inch touchscreen, a set-up that gives you access to the latest 'Apple CarPlay' and 'Android Auto' 'Mirrorlink' systems. These allow full reflected smartphone functionality - so you can enjoy things like Spotify, maps, podcasts and online radio in-car, all of it beamed through the infotainment display. Finally we should mention that almost unique Superb touch: an umbrella built into the door. This time round, you get two of them, secreted away in their own front door compartments.
Cost of Ownership
Skoda has forged its modern-day reputation on building quality cars that aren't expensive to run. Here's another one. The new-generation MQB platform it's based upon makes this car up to 75kg - about the weight of an average adult - lighter than it was before and that, along with the Volkswagen Group's latest Euro6 engine technology, has led to improvements of up to 20% when it comes to efficiency. As a result, this Superb shouldn't really cost much more than its smaller Octavia stablemate to run. As before, there's an 'Energy Recovery' set-up to reclaim energy that would otherwise be lost under braking or during cruising. And the usual Start/stop system to cut the engine when you don't need it, stuck at the lights or waiting in traffic. Plus the driver can do his or her bit by keeping an eye on the gearshift indicator on the dash. All these things of course aid the returns you'll get from the 2.0-litre TDI diesel that most customers choose. Whichever guise you select it in - 150 or 190PS - a manual variant will manage 68.9mpg and around 108g/km of CO2.
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Key Standard Features*
- Solid - Energy blue
- Solid paint
- Removable rear parcel shelf
- Perforated leather - Black
- Perforated leather - Brown
- Perforated leather - Beige
- 18" Pegasus alloy wheels with anti theft wheel bolts
- 18" Pegasus anthracite alloy wheels with anti theft wheel bolts
- Tyre repair kit
|Body Glass
|Tinted glass
|Sunset glass from b-pillar back
|Heated windscreen
|Rain sensor
|Rear wiper
|Front and rear electric windows
|Aero wiper + intermittent function
|Privacy glass
|CBC - (Cornering brake control)
|Electromechanical parking brake
|HBA (Hydraulic Brake Assist)
|Electromechanical power steering
|ESC including ABS, EBV, MSR, ASR, EDS, HBA, DSR, RBS, CBC, multi-collision brake (MKB) and Auto hold
|Electronic parking brake
|Dynamic chassis control
|Bluetooth telephone connection
|Apple car play/Android Auto
|Bluetooth system
|Wi-Fi with LTE internet
|Voice control system
|CareConnect and Emergency Call
|Driver Aids
|Dynamic steering response (DSR)
|Electro-mechanical PAS
|Park assist (inc front/rear parking sensors)
|Front assistant collision mitigation
|Multi-Collision Braking
|Drive Mode Selector
|Front parking sensor
|Front assist including automatic braking function
|Park assist inc parallel/bay space, front/rear parking sensors
|Adaptive cruise control
|Lane change assist and blind Spot monitor
|Driver Convenience
|Power boot opening and closing
|Electrically operated boot door
|Stop/start engine system and energy recovery
|Remote fuel cap release
|Keyless entry and start
|Driver Information
|3D Navigation
|Columbus colour 9.2" touch screen satellite navigation system with integrated Wi-Fi and smartlink+ with carplay and android auto, DVD drive
|Fatigue detection system
|Colour maxi dot trip computer
|Columbus colour 8" touch screen satellite navigation system, Radio/CD/DVD/MP3/aux-in/SD card
|Columbus colour 8" touch screen satellite navigation system, Radio/MP3/aux-in/USB, SD card and Wi-fi
|Mirror link
|Columbus colour 9.2" touch screen satellite navigation system, Radio/MP3/aux-in/USB, DVD, SD card and Wi-fi
|SmartLink plus
|Driver fatigue sensor
|Smartlink+ including apple carplay, android auto and mirror link connectivity
|Columbus colour 9.2" touch screen satellite 3D Map navi system with DAB, SmartLink+, CarPlay, Android Auto, USB, Aux in, SD Card, DVD drive and Wi-Fi
|Service interval indicator
|External temperature gauge
|Speed warning indicator
|Columbus colour 8" touch screen satellite navigation system, Radio/CD/MP3/aux-in/SD card
|Multifunction colour trip computer
|Driving Mirrors
|Electric folding door mirrors
|Auto dimming rear view mirror
|Door mirror memory
|Heated/electric door mirrors with integrated indicators
|Electric folding door mirrors with puddle lamps
|Electrically adjustable/heated/folding door mirrors with puddle lights/Integrated indicators and memory function
|Embellishment Trims
|Piano black inserts
|Diesel particulate filter
|Canton sound system
|USB socket
|Secondary USB port located in the front armrest storage box
|Canton sound system - 10 loudspeakers, central speaker, subwoofer and digital equaliser
|in-car voice enchancement
|DAB Digital radio
|Exterior Body Features
|Power tailgate
|Illuminated door handles
|Fuel filler cap
|Body colour bumpers
|Chrome plated radiator grille
|Body colour door mirrors and handles
|Silver roof rails
|Exterior Lights
|LED rear lights
|Halogen headlights
|Light assistant (coming/leaving home/tunnel light)
|LED brake lights
|Cornering front fog lights
|Bi-Xenon headlights with AFS + integrated headlight washers + LED daytime running lights
|Tri zone climate control
|Auxiliary heater
|Interior Features
|Leather upholstery
|Sunglasses storage
|Front and rear cupholders
|Electrically operated boot with retractable parcel shelf
|Electrically operated Boot release
|Overhead glasses storage compartment
|Height/reach adjust steering wheel
|12V power point in luggage area
|Leather gearknob and handbrake lever
|Illuminated air conditioned glovebox
|Front armrest with storage box
|Ticket holder
|12v power point in centre console
|Virtual pedal for boot opening
|Umbrella compartments in front doors with umbrellas
|Boot net
|Rear centre armrest with cupholders
|Perforated leather upholstery
|3 spoke heated leather multi-function steering wheel
|Interior Lights
|Luggage compartment lighting
|Footwell lights
|Front and rear reading lights
|LED ambient lighting
|Illuminated luggage compartment
|Interior lights with control switches
|Removable LED light in boot
|LED interior light pack - Superb
|LED package plus - Superb
|LED rear pack - superb
|Passenger airbag deactivate switch
|Curtain airbags
|Driver/Front Passenger airbags
|Driver/front passenger side airbags
|Drivers knee airbag
|7 airbags - Front, front side, curtain, driver's knee airbag with front passenger deactivation switch
|Rear door child safety locks
|Door open warning
|3 rear 3 point seatbelts + pretensioners
|3 point height adj front seatbelts + pretensioners
|Driver and passenger seatbelts with warning light
|Tyre pressure monitor
|Electric lumbar support
|Electric front seats with memory function
|Isofix on 2nd row rear seats
|Isofix child seat fittings on outer rear seats
|Heated front and rear seats
|Height/tilt adjustable front headrests
|Split folding rear seats
|3 rear height adjustable headrests
|Electric front seats including lumbar adjustment + memory + auto dimming door mirrors
|Anti-theft wheel bolts
|Anti theft alarm with interior monitor and tilt sensor
|Alarm with interior monitoring tilt sensor and back up horn
|Remote central locking with SAFE system
|XDS electronic differential lock
|Vanity Mirrors
|Illuminated vanity mirrors
|Smoker's pack
|Paint - Metallic
|Metallic - Petrol Blue
|Metallic - Quartz grey
|Metallic - Brilliant silver
|Metallic - Cappuccino beige
|Metallic - Magnetic brown
|Metallic - Moon white
|Metallic - Business grey
|Metallic - Emerald Green
|Paint - Solid
|Solid - Energy blue
|Rear backrest release from boot
|Fold flat passenger seat
|Isofix attachment on front seat
|Massage function for front seats
|Exterior Body Features
|Metallic paint
|Pearlescent paint
|Special solid paint
|Panoramic sunroof
|Solid paint
|Exclusive paint
|Interior Features
|Net partition
|Parcel shelf - retractable
|Removable rear parcel shelf
|Sunblind for rear side windows
|Variable boot floor
|Waste bin door pocket
|Body Glass
|Heated washer nozzles
|Hill start assist
|Driver Information
|Virtual Cockpit - 10.25" digital display
|Media Command
|Paint - Pearlescent
|Pearl - Black magic
|Paint - Special
|Special solid - Candy white
|Exclusive paint - Velvet red
|Crew protection assist and rear side airbags
|Integrated tow bar
|Trim - Leather
|Perforated leather - Black
|Perforated leather - Brown
|Perforated leather - Beige
|Wheels - Alloy
|18" Pegasus alloy wheels with anti theft wheel bolts
|18" Pegasus anthracite alloy wheels with anti theft wheel bolts
|19" Trinity alloy wheels with anti theft wheel bolts
|19" Trinity anthracite alloy wheels with anti theft wheel bolts
|18" Trinity anthracite alloy wheels
|Wheels - Spare
|Space saver spare wheel
|Tyre repair kit
|Temporary spare wheel
|0 to 60 mph (secs)
|0 to 62 mph (secs)
|Engine Power - BHP
|Engine Power - KW
|Engine Power - PS
|Engine Power - RPM
|Engine Torque - LBS.FT
|Engine Torque - MKG
|Engine Torque - NM
|Engine Torque - RPM
|Top Speed
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- Address: 708, Rv709 700, 7350 Buvika, Norway, Orkanger
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Gronneset Reviews & Ratings
Great place for outdoors activities like swimming. Camping with tents. BBQ and any summer activitys
Nice and cozy place, far from the city dust, good area for kids to play and grilling for parents. Cold water for swimming, but nice beach with stones.
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People who eat while talking on the phone to me.
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American Jobs Act
Education Nation
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Back to School Speech
This week, President Obama delivered his third annual Back to School speech at Benjamin Banneker Academic High Schoola 2007 National Blue Ribbon Schoolin Washington, D.C. As in past years, this was an opportunity for the President to speak directly to students. The speech was broadcast live (on MSNBC and online) and shown in schools across the country. Below are some excerpts:
"All of you have a lot on your plates. You guys are growing up faster and interacting with a wider world in a way that old folks like me, frankly, just didn't have to. So, today, I don't want to be just another adult who stands up and lectures you like you're just kidsbecause you're not just kids. You're this country's future. You're young leaders. And, whether we fall behind or race ahead, as a nation, is going to depend in large part on you. So, I want to talk to you a little bit about meeting that responsibility."
"It starts, obviously, with being the best student that you can be.... It means that you have to stay at it. You have to be determined, and you have to persevere. It means you've got to work as hard as you know how to work. And, it means that you've got to take some risks once in a while. You can't avoid the class that you think might be hard because you're worried about getting the best gradeif that's a subject that you think you need to prepare you for your future. You've got to wonder. You've got to question. You've got to explore. And, every once in a while, you need to color outside of the lines.... That's what school is fordiscovering new passions, acquiring new skills, making use of this incredible time that you have to prepare yourself and give yourself the skills that you're going to need to pursue the kind of careers that you want."
"I want all of you to set a goal to continue your education after you graduate. If that means college for you, just getting into college is not enough. You have to graduate. One of the biggest challenges we have right now is that too many of our young people enroll in college but don't actually end up getting their degree.... As a consequence, [whereas] our country used to have the world's highest proportion of young people with a college degree, we now rank 16th. That's not good enough. We've got to make sure your generation gets us back to the top of having the most college graduates relative to the population of any country on Earth. If we do that, you guys will have a brighter future, and so will America."
In his remarks, the President also spoke about the tireless work America's teachers do on behalf of students.
ESEA Flexibility
Last week, from the East Room of the White House, President Obama outlined how states can get relief from key provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in exchange for serious state-led efforts to close achievement gaps, promote rigorous accountability, and ensure that all students are on track to graduate college- and career-ready. States can request flexibility from NCLB requirements that are stifling reform, but only if they are transitioning students, teachers, and schools to a system aligned with college- and career-ready standards for all students, developing differentiated accountability systems, and undertaking reforms to support effective classroom instruction and school leadership. The release of this package comes a decade after NCLB became law, and four years after it was due to be rewritten by Congress.
The packagedeveloped with input from Chief State School Officers and other stakeholderswill spur momentum across the nation to implement a new educational system aligned to college- and career-readiness, even as more comprehensive reforms outlined in the President's Blueprint for Reform await Congressional reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Waiver authority is explicitly granted to the Department under the ESEA and was exercised under the previous Administration. Flexibility will begin to have an impact during the 2011-12 school year and have increasing impact in subsequent years.
The Department's ESEA flexibility web site offers many resources, including the President's remarks and a White House fact sheet, brochures on "Bringing Flexibility and Focus to Education Law," and questions-and-answers on what flexibility means for students, teachers, and parents, as well as information from recent technical assistance webinars for states. States should notify the Department by October 12 of their intent to request flexibility and will have multiple opportunities to submit requests. In order to provide flexibility to states by the end of the 2011-12 school year, there are two specific windows: by November 14, 2011, for a December peer review, and by mid-February 2012, for a spring 2012 peer review.
American Jobs Act
Also this week, the President visited Abraham Lincoln High School in Denver, Colorado, to highlight how the American Jobs Act will help modernize schools all across the country. The President is proposing a $25 billion investment in school infrastructure to repair and upgrade at least 35,000 public schools. This investment would create jobs, while improving classrooms and schools to meet 21st century needs. Funding could be used for a range of emergency renovation projects, greening and energy efficiency upgrades, and efforts to build new science and computer labs and to upgrade the technology infrastructure. The President is also proposing a $5 billion investment in modernizing community colleges. (Secretary Duncan's blog entry on the visit is posted here.)
Education Nation
September 26 and 27, Secretary Duncan and senior Department officials participated in NBC News' second Education Nation Summit in New York City, addressing the developments, challenges, and progress over the last year and identifying and exploring new and exciting opportunities to recreate America as an "Education Nation." Video is available for many of the sessions, such as:
- Secretary Duncan's spotlight interview with Tom Brokaw
- "Classrooms in Action: A Window on Great Teaching"
- "The State of Education: The Governor's Perspective," accompanied by the release of the Department's new State of the States in Education presentation
- Secretary Duncan's Job One Panel interview with Tom Brokaw
- "What's in a Zip Code? A Look at Inequality Across Our Public Schools"
- "Going Local: What a City Can Do for its Schools"
Also, on September 25, NBC News brought together teachers for a town hall, while Scholastic, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and DonorsChoose.org announced the launch of the Teacher Wall, a video network for teachers.
Grant and Recognition Awards
As the Education Nation Summit got underway, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter announced nearly $500 million in grants to community colleges for targeted training and workforce development to help economically dislocated workers who are changing careers. The grants support partnerships between community colleges and employers to develop programs that provide pathways to good jobs, including building instructional programs that meet specific industry needs. These grants are part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training initiative, for which the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act allocated a total of $2 billion over a four-year period.
Meanwhile, before the end of the federal fiscal year (September 30), the Department announced grants for transitions to teaching, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, school counseling, strengthening colleges and universities, charter school management organizations, special education training, and physical activity and nutritional programming.
Also, the Department's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has invited states to apply for grants to assist them in developing and implementing statewide longitudinal data systems.
In addition, in a video message, the Secretary invites state education authorities to take part in the inaugural year of the Green Ribbon Schools program, which will recognize schools for reducing environmental impact on their communities, promoting healthy school environments, and offering quality environmental education. The message has details on the program's eligibility requirements and nominating process. The Department intends to provide a nominee submission deadline in early 2012 and announce the initial group of Green Ribbon Schools before the end of the 2011-12 school year.
Odds and Ends
In the October issue of Parenting magazine, the Department teamed up with the National PTA to offer a month-by-month guide for parents and guardians with advice, tools, and online resources to help make this school year a great one.
Twenty states will lead the development of Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
According to new data from the Civil Rights Data Collection, teachers at schools with an African-American and Hispanic enrollment of between 20% and 80% are paid $2,500 less, on average, than teachers in the district as a whole.
On September 19, Secretary Duncan helped launch the National Teachers Initiative, a new effort of the oral history project StoryCorps. The initiative aims to record more than 600 conversations with Americans talking to and about teacherssome of which National Public Radio will broadcast and all of which will be archived in the Library of Congress.
On September 20, Secretary Duncan joined philanthropist Eli Broad to announce Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina as the winner of the 2011 Broad Prize for Urban Educationthe largest education prize in America awarded to the most improved urban district. Charlotte-Mecklenburg, where more than half the students are African-American or Hispanic and half the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches, bested three other finalists: Broward County and Miami-Dade County public schools in Florida and the Ysleta Independent School District in El Paso, Texas. The $1 million prize goes to graduating high school seniors for college scholarships; Charlotte-Mecklenburg gets $550,000, while the other three finalists each receive $150,000.
Don't miss the Secretary's remarks from: the launch of "Digital Promise," the National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week conference, and the Bullying Prevention Summit.
In a recent letter, Secretary Duncan and Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske urge higher education leaders to join them and other federal agency partners working to prevent illegal drug use and high-risk drinking in college and university communities.
In response to a June 2010 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, the Department's Office of Special Education Programs issued a policy clarification document with a summary of suggestions to increase physical education opportunities for students with disabilities.
NCES's Projections of Education Statistics to 2020 provides national-level data on student enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures at the elementary and secondary school level and student enrollment and earned degrees at the postsecondary level for the past 14 years and projections to the year 2020.
Dr. Roy Levy, an Institute of Education Sciences (IES) grantee, has been named by the President as the Department's recipient of the 2010 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on science and engineering professionals during the early stages of their independent research careers.
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"As a nation, we have an obligation to make sure that all children have the resources they need to learnquality schools, good teachers, the latest textbooks, and the right technology. That's why the jobs bill I sent to Congress would put tens of thousands of teachers back to work across the country and modernize at least 35,000 schools.... But, money alone won't solve our education problems. We also need reform. We need to make sure that every classroom is a place of high expectations and high performance. That's why instead of just pouring money into a system that's not working, we launched a competition called Race to the Top. To all 50 states, we said, 'If you show us the most innovative plans to improve teacher quality and student achievement, we'll show you the money.' And that's why, in my State of the Union address this year, I said that Congress should reform the No Child Left Behind law based on the same principles that have guided Race to the Top.... Yesterday, I announced that we'll be giving states greater flexibility to meet high standards for teaching and learning. It's time for us to let states, schools, and teachers come up with innovative ways to give children the skills they need to compete for the jobs of the future."
|President Barack Obama (9/24/11), in his weekly address
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On October 20, Lights On Afterschool!, a coast-to-coast rally organized by the Afterschool Alliance, will illuminate the nation by celebrating afterschool programs and the need they meet in keeping students safe, helping working families, and improving academic achievement. This year, 7,500 afterschool programs, including many of the Department-funded 21st Century Community Learning Centers, will host activities.
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Here are some excellent tips on how to identify and control aphids in the garden.
What Are Aphids?
Aphids seem to find their way into every garden. They are small, soft-bodied insects that can survive in almost any zone. Aphids multiply quickly, so try to control them before reproduction starts. Many generations can occur in one season. The good news is that they tend to move rather slowly and are relatively easy to control.
Identifying Aphids
Aphids are tiny (about 1/32" to 1/8"), and often invisible to the naked eye. Various species can appear white, black, brown, gray, yellow, light green, or even pink! Some may have a waxy or woolly coating. They have pear-shaped bodies with long antennae; the nymphs look similar to adults. Most species have two short tubes (called cornicles) projecting from their hind end. Adults are usually wingless, but most species can develop a winged form when populations become crowded, so that when food quality suffers, the insects can travel to other plants, reproduce, and start a new colony. Aphids usually feed in large groups, although you might occasionally see them singly or in small numbers.
Aphid Damage
Nymphs and adults feed on plant juices, attacking leaves, stems, buds, flowers, fruit, and/or roots, depending on species. Most especially like succulent or new growth. Some, such as the green peach aphid, feed on a variety of plants, while others, such as the rosy apple aphid, focus on one or just a few plant hosts.
- Look for misshapen, curling, stunted, or yellow leaves. Be sure to check the undersides of leaves, aphids love to hide there.
- If the leaves or stems are covered with a sticky substance, that is a sign that aphids may have been sipping sap. The honeydew, a sugary liquid produced by the insects as waste, can attract other insects, such as ants, which gather the substance for food. When aphids feed on trees, their honeydew can drop onto cars, outdoor furniture, driveways, etc.
- The honeydew can sometimes develop a fungal growth called sooty mold, causing branches and leaves to appear black.
- Aphids feeding on flowers or fruit can cause them to become distorted.
- Some aphid species cause galls to form on roots or leaves.
- Aphids may transmit viruses to certain plants, and also attract other insects that prey on them.
How to Get Rid of Aphids
- Try spraying cold water on the leaves, sometimes all aphids need is a cool blast to dislodge them.
- Use commercially available biological controls or by spraying with insecticidal soap or horticultural oil.
- You can often get rid of aphids by wiping or spraying the leaves of the plant with a mild solution of water and a few drops of dishwashing detergent such as Ivory.
- Stir together 1 quart of water, 1 tsp of liquid dish soap and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Do not dilute before spraying on plants.
- In a spray bottle combine 2 parts rubbing alcohol, 5 parts water, and 1 tablespoon liquid soap.
- Organic controls include alcohol spray (isopropyl alcohol, straight or diluted), soapy emulsion (can be mixed w/alcohol), horticultural oil (read the directions) and pyrethrum spray. Soapy water/alcohol should be reapplied every 2-3 days for 2 weeks.
- You can also purchase beneficial insects, such as lady beetles and parasitic wasps, which will feed on aphids. These are usually ordered via mail—check the Internet for labs.
- Bring beneficial insects to your garden by adding plants that attract them. For example, nasturtiums are a good plant to rid your garden of aphids.
Source: The Old Farmer's Almanac


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BANNER ELK, N.C. --- Kristen Oakes (Lenoir, N.C.) and Jessica Smith (Gastonia, N.C.) each tallied three hits to pace the Lees-McRae College softball team on Thursday afternoon, as Erskine College plated nine runs on 21 base knocks to edge the Bobcats with a doubleheader sweep in Conference Carolinas play.
Erskine (13-17-2, 9-6-1 CC) won game one by a tally of 5-1, before claiming the night cap, 4-1. Lees-McRae (7-36, 2-14 CC) plated two runs on 10 hits in the twin-bill, battling hard throughout the afternoon against one of the top pitching staffs, and batting orders, in the conference.
Oakes and Smith both posted three hits, as Smith, Lori Fulmer (Prosperity, S.C.), and Amanda Decker (Apex, N.C.) each stroked a double in the twin-bill. Fulmer and Oakes each scored a run, while Decker and Alison Armstrong (Bellingham, Mass.) both recorded an RBI. Oakes went the distance in the circle for the Bobcats, pitching two complete games while surrendering six earned runs and striking out seven.
Ashlyn Hicks led the way for Erskine with four hits, as Christine Long drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, and joined Whitney Brown, Larissa Shannon, and Ericka McCarson with three hits on the day. McCarson and Bailey Thornton each scored two runs, as McCarson and Brooke Benson drove in two tallies apiece.
Kelsey Spurrier took the ball in game one, tossing a three-hitter while allowing one run and striking out four. Kaitlyn White got the nod in the night cap, allowing one run in one and two-thirds innings of work before being relieved by Kat Mulzer, who surrendered three hits and struck out six through five and one third to pick up the win.
Game One: Erskine 5, Lees-McRae 1 (Box Score)
Erskine threatened early in the top of the first, putting runners on second and third with two outs, only to be denied when Oakes forced an inning ending groundout to first. The Fleet would get on the board in the fourth, plating two runs to take a 2-0 lead on an RBI double by Long, followed by a run-scoring single from McCarson.
Benson doubled the advantage to 4-0 for the Fleet in the fifth, driving in two with a pinch-hit single up the middle with the bases loaded. Spurrier would hold the Bobcats without a hit until the bottom of the fifth, when Smith laced a two-out double down the left field line.
After Long doubled home a run in the sixth to stretch the lead to 5-0, the Bobcats answered in the last half of the inning, loading the bases and cutting the advantage to 5-1 when Fulmer scampered home on a grounder to first by Decker.
The Bobcats would threaten again in the seventh, getting a one-out single from Smith before Spurrier retired the final two batters of the inning, shutting the door and sealing the victory.
Game Two: Erskine 4, Lees-McRae 1 (Box Score)
The Fleet opened the scoring in the top of the first, plating two runs to take an early 2-0 lead on a double by Shannon and a sacrifice fly by Long. The Bobcats nearly answered in the bottom of the inning, when the Erskine catcher put herself in perfect position to block the plate, and prevent Sadie Lagle (Harmony, N.C.) from scoring on a double to right center by Decker with two outs.
Lees-McRae got on the board in the second, halving the margin to 2-1 when Armstrong singled to left with runners on the corners, scoring Oakes from third. The Bobcats threatened in nearly every inning after that, putting runners in scoring position in the third and fourth, while reaching base in each frame but the sixth.
Erskine would weather the storm and add two late runs to cap the victory, receiving a pair of leadoff home runs from Colleen Gardner in the fifth and McCarson in the seventh to equal the final margin of 4-1.
Lees-McRae returns to the diamond on Saturday when the Bobcats host North Greenville University in league play at 2 p.m. at the Bobcat Softball Field.


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by Maxine Deeter
This week there is actual real news from our fair village. By the way, the population of La Sal had doubled as of Sunday evening with the arrival of a type II fire team for the Lackey Fan fire.
The last census put the population of La Sal and surrounding area at about 300 people. The fire contingent numbered just over 300 so it really did double the size of our community.
The fire began Friday afternoon with a dry lightning strike. Hot gusty winds soon whipped the fire up and sent it scurrying across the Lackey Fan.
This weekend's main activity was fire watching. The first day there was a lot of smoke. By Sunday, you wondered if there really was still a fire as just little puffs of smoke could be seen here and there.
That is because the fire had mostly moved into Lackey Canyon and was obscured from view. It was more obvious on highway 191 if you were going to or coming from Moab.
Sunday evening, small spots of flame could be seen after dark. Fortunately, even though the fire is less than four miles away from our homes, it is climbing the mountain and not moving into our valley.
Depending on the direction of the wind, we did get the smell of smoke now and then. Sometimes quite strongly. That would be the biggest danger I think for our town.
It is ironic that my partner and I were out of town as the fire started. We were attending a Society for Range Management summer tour.
Our first day was spent looking at the rehabilitation from the Sandy Hollow fire in San Pete County last summer. This fire took out homes and livestock and at least one life.
We spent Friday looking at urban/fire interface projects which are geared to protect homes and cabins from fire danger by removing close vegetation.
Shortly thereafter, our La Sal son sent photos of what was happening "meanwhile back at the ranch".
We don't know how long our village will stay doubled. These folks could move out as fast as they moved in. Headquarters for the fire team is the community center and school.
The ball field provides a perfect place for fire personnel to pitch their tents. Catering and shower facilities as well as commissary and other support facilities were set up across the road in a field.
Sunday, two helicopters were observed carrying water from the pond near Rattlesnake Ranch to an area east of La Sal.
There was evidently another fire in that area. I suspect it was on Wray Mesa, which is susceptible to fires and in the last couple of years has been subject to Wildland/Urban Interface projects.
One casualty of this arrangement is that our little library will be closed for at least this week. That has some folks quite bummed.
There will be no summer reading activities this week. And just when things were getting started and going well for the awesome summer reading program. We'll have to see how long this situation lasts. But, for now, things are just a little exciting in Sierra La Sal.
It is stacking up to be a very dry, hot summer. Hopefully we will have a good monsoon season. In downtown La Sal where they depend on water from springs north of town, folks have been unable to even shower as the water is just dribbling in.
Water is limiting gardens there as well. Most folks in La Sal have private wells for water so their situation is not quite as dire.
Do you wonder that in the desert southwest, water is the most precious of commodities? I think it is time to get out and start rain dancing and praying for those monsoons to come soon!


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Air Pirates and Fogel's Price Guide Fly Into Indy Euphoria June 27
The West Coast Premiere of Fogel's Underground Comix Price Guide Supplement will be at Indy Euphoria, a Celebration of Alternative Arts, this Sunday, June 27th in Sacramento, California. Joining Supplement author Dan Fogel are legendary Underground cartoonists Dan O'Neill and Ted Richards, of the notorious Air Pirates Studios!
In 1971, O'Neill organized the Air Pirates, a group of young cartoonists named after 1930s Mickey Mouse villains. Members included Bobby London, Gary Hallgren, Shary Flenniken and Ted Richards. They produced two issues of Air Pirates Funnies, wherein Mickey, Minnie, and other Disney characters behaved in a shockingly Adult manner. This publication led to a famous lawsuit by The Walt Disney Company. The Air Pirates fought the suit on free-speech grounds and finally settled after a long, highly publicized, and expensive legal battle. Along the way they organized the Mouse Liberation Front, an international Underground movement that is still growing today and is currently featured in the movie "R.I.P. A Remix Manifesto".
Dan O'Neill's long and distinguished career includes creating the controversial newspaper strip Odd Bodkins, two series of Dan O'Neill's Comics and Stories, The Tortoise and the Hare, The Log of the Irish Navy (Banned on eBay!), and The Big Yellow Drawing Book.
Ted Richards has created iconic Underground Comix characters including The Forty Year Old Hippie, Dopin' Dan, and skateboarder guru Mellow Cat. His impressive portfolio of computer design work continues with many exciting new multi-media projects for Air Pirates Studios!
Dan Fogel, a comics industry veteran retailer, distributor, writer, editor, and publisher for three decades, is recognized worldwide as the leading authority on the Underground, Adults Only, and Alternative Comix genres. Fogel's Underground Comix Price Guide and the brand-new Supplement are the indispensable resource for collectors, retailers, historians, investors, and fans!
Other comic creator guests at Indy Euphoria include Johnny Ryan (Lowest Comic Denominator, Angry Youth Comix), Tim Vigil (Faust), Dan Brereton (Nocturnals), and Mike Hampton (Hot Zombie Chicks).
Indy Euphoria is this Sunday June 27, 10AM to 6PM at The Scottish Rite Center, 6151 H Street, Sacramento, CA 95819, across from Sacramento State University. For more show information, please go to http://indyeuphoria.com/
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These deeds were reported as recorded by the office of Marion County register of deeds. Property addresses come from appraisal records. All are warranty deeds unless otherwise noted.
Krista Winter, executor, to Kevin Warren Winter, executor's deed; NE/4 SW/4 Section 32 of Gale Township.
Ronald D. and Ruth C. Herbel to Bradley Wayne Herbel, Darryl Dean Herbel, and Kristy Lynn (Herbel) Gaddie, transferrable on death warranty deed; 611 S. Freeborn St., Marion.
Veronica A. Konecny, by attorney in fact, to Laura A. Klenda; 1920 275th Road, Marion.
Wilfred H. Boettcher and Sheryl D. Bookin to Silvia Martine Drafahl, Karin Elaine Gibbons, and Pamela Kay Horras; 2253 240th Road, Marion, and surface rights to NW/4 S11-T19-R4 in Clear Creek Township.
Jay D. and Vickie L. Cook to Deanna L. Wingert and Kelly J. Cook, transferrable on death warranty deed; 1482 U.S. 50, Peabody.
Gerelene Mills to Jessie and Rosetta Talkington; 206 N. Cincinnati St., Burns.
David V. and Marsha R. Clark to John W. and Sandra F. Ruder; 312 S. Cedar St., Hillsboro.
Intercontinental Acquisitions LLC to RVFM7 LLC, quitclaim deed; Lots 713, 715, and 717, Main Street, Florence.
RVFM7 LLC to Wesley Jykes; Lots 713, 715, and 717, Main Street, Florence.
Edna Mae Dyck, trustee, to Lane K. and Linda C. Dyck Living Trust, trustee's deed; SE/4 SW/4 Section 12 of Logan Township.
S. Warren Weibert and Sheryl White, coexecutors, to TMR Properties LLC, executor's deed; Lot 2, Block 2, Kliewer's Addition, Hillsboro.
Bertram W. and Alice L. Jost to Clara A. and Curtis V. Frick, Charlene K. Driggers Irrevocable Trust, Keith D. and Cheryl L. Jost, and Clyde L. and Sharon A. Jost, transferrable on death warranty deed; 2190 K-15, Hillsboro.
Kevin P. and Stacey K. Connors to Jose Homero and Jennifer Lee Espinoza; 508 Topeka St., Lincolnville.
Charles Hui Yang and Lixia Wang to Newton Healthcare Corporation; 808 E. D St., Hillsboro — the former Hillcrest Motel.


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The Literacy Council of West Alabama hopes to one day have learning centers all over rural West Alabama to help people have more access to computers, books and classroom space.The first one will be in Holt.
The Literacy Council of West Alabama hopes to one day have learning centers all over rural West Alabama to help people have more access to computers, books and classroom space.
The first one will be in Holt.
The learning center, which is in the planning stages, has received about $100,000 in grants, said Kitty Wheeler, the council's program director.
The center will have a computer lab, work stations for small-business owners, a children's area, a lending library with books for all ages and classroom space for GED classes and children's programs.
"We'd like to have learning centers all over Alabama, once we can get up and going and be the model," Wheeler said. "Ours is the first."
The Literacy Council and the community group Holt In Action are working with Tuscaloosa County on the New Foundry Creative Center project, planned for the old Holt Elementary School between Alabama Avenue and Anderson Road in Holt.
If the project comes to fruition, some of the existing buildings at the old Holt Elementary school will be torn down and others renovated to serve as training facilities for new jobs, possibly even a culinary training school, in addition to the learning center. A senior center, which has received grant funding, is also planned for the site.
In August, the Tuscaloosa County Board of Education agreed to donate the former Holt Elementary School to the Tuscaloosa County Commission to be used for the foundry project. The county school system owned the land for more than 65 years.
"It's a donation from us," school board member Joe Boteler said Aug. 12. "It's property that we don't have a use for, and it's better that we give it to the community."
Attorneys for the school system and the county are now working through the transfer of that property, said County Attorney Robert Spence.
Until that property is transferred, it's unknown whether the learning center will be part of a new construction project or whether it will utilize some of the existing space on the site, said County Planner Farrington Snipes.
Originally the county hoped for an $895,000 community development block grant for the project. It did receive some funds — about $80,000 to go toward demolition, fill dirt and cleanup of the former school site. But that money has not been released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Snipes said. There is still hope to turn the project into an economic development project and gain more grant funds, but that has not come to fruition yet, he said.
"Our architect, Markham and Associates, has been engaged by the commission, inspected the buildings and determined which ones need to be demolished," Snipes said.
But it's not yet known which building will house the learning center, he said, or how soon it will open.
"(The architect) will be in charge with working with the different groups on having to build new buildings or what will go there," he said.
For now, the Literacy Council is focusing on fundraising, with the Author's Edge cocktail reception at the federal courthouse on Nov. 1. The reception will feature University of South Alabama writer-in-residence Frye Gaillard. Tickets for the event are $50 and available by calling 205-391-2612.
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As a sophomore Ishmael Baldwin was on the verge of becoming South Lenoir�s next big basketball player. Then he let the success go to his head, and therein laid the problem � he wasn�t using it.
Now, a year after not playing due to academics, Baldwin�s grades are back and so is his talent.
DEEP RUN � As a sophomore Ishmael Baldwin was on the verge of becoming South Lenoir�s next big basketball player. Then he let the success go to his head, and therein laid the problem � he wasn�t using it.
Now, a year after not playing due to academics, Baldwin�s grades are back and so is his talent.
The 6-foot-6, 185-pound senior has undergone a massive change of character and maturation since becoming academically ineligible as a junior to play the sport he loves.
Four games into his senior season Baldwin has averages of 12 points and eight rebounds per game. He said the punishment for not keeping up his grades was enough to open his eyes in life in general, and not just basketball.
�I was just being lazy and not paying attention, and I couldn�t see myself not playing basketball all four years,� said Baldwin, who added he was warned when his grades began to slip but he didn�t heed those warnings.
�I�m keeping things right this year.�
Baldwin averaged a team-best 16 points per game as a sophomore for the junior varsity squad, former junior varsity and current varsity head boys coach Jeremy Barnett said, and helped lead the Blue Devils to the East Central 2A Conference title that year.
A nonchalant attitude towards academics crept into Baldwin�s mind, and it wound up costing him big time: a junior year of no athletics.
Baldwin saw the punishment as a wake-up call and decided that in order to be a student-athlete he needed to be more concerned with the student part rather than the athlete part.
The change in philosophy has paid off heading into tonight�s showdown at North Lenoir.
And Baldwin�s emergence both on and off the court couldn�t have come at a better time for the Blue Devils (2-2).
�I just kept my head up, tried to move forward and kept my head in the books to get ready for this year,� Baldwin said.
�I�ve learned that in everything you have to give 110 percent.�
With the right foot injury to senior guard Will Graves suffered at Kinston on Nov. 27, Baldwin � along with the rest of South Lenoir�s squad � is being asked to do even more.
Senior teammate Devonta Garner, a guard who was thrust into a starting role due to Graves� injury, said he�s seen the maturation of Baldwin unfold.
�At first, like in our scrimmage games, he was shy and uptight but he�s opening up. He�ll be alright by the time we get into the conference,� Garner said of Baldwin.
�He�s somebody we look for. He needs to score.�
When Baldwin was a sophomore, Barnett, now in his second season leading the varsity, could see the potential his prized forward had. But then it all came crashing down when Baldwin self-admittedly decided that his schoolwork wasn�t important.
But through it all, Baldwin learned that what was being taught in the classroom was important, and because of it it�s made him a better person both with a jersey and without one.
�It�s really like night and day. It�s probably one of the biggest maturations I�ve seen since I�ve been here,� Barnett said. �I think with everything that happened it forced him to grow up a lot faster than he probably wanted to. He�s just a totally different person. The way he carries himself is different, the way he handles himself on and off the basketball court � everything he does is so much more mature.
�We need him to (be dominant again). I really think he�s going to grow into a dominant player in our conference.�
Ryan Herman can be reached at 252-559-1073 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter: @KFPSports.


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There may have been a time when Man of Steel seemed a risky proposition, but it has come and gone. While Zack Snyder's Superman reboot is smashing box office records, the Hollywood rumor mill claims that Warner Bros. and DC Comics are already planning the next step.
Some reports claim that both Snyder and screenwriter David S. Goyer are already working on a sequel, but rumors of a Justice League film refuse to die. All the smart money rests on the studio moving to a Man of Steel sequel first, but as Snyder and Goyer have explained in recent interviews, writing that story won't be easy; and any potential sequel means Kal-el will have to broaden his horizons.
Lest anyone believe that Superman's duties to the world minimize the importance of his American upbringing, it is Kal-El himself who states in the film that he's about as American as it gets. Clark Kent's Midwest upbringing helps shape his character as both Clark and Kal, but now that he has emerged onto the world stage, his duties extend far beyond the United States.
As Snyder explained in an interview with BBC Radio 4, while the Man of Steel sequel may still be years away (or releasing next year, according to some) the director already knows how Superman's responsibilities will be changing in his next feature film:
"He has no choice but to become global... That literally has to happen. But for me I was really interested in – and maybe it's because Barack Obama's president now – it's okay for Superman to be American. He's quintessentially an American creature and creation. I wanted to pay homage to the superhero as coming from the heartland of America, and the "Why?" of that.
"I was really interested in just how American he was, and I think in the best possible way, the Kevin Costner cornfield kind of way. Which is why I really wanted Kevin and Diane Lane to play those parts [Ma and Pa Kent] because they really represent a believable America but an America that is also… we do it in the most realistic way we can but still all of the icons are very much represented in a way that I don't know exists for real. But you want it to. Like a Norman Rockwell documentary… handheld Norman Rockwell."
At the risk of seeming exclusionary to any Superman fans from outside of America, it's hard to disagree with Snyder's claims that Clark Kent represent much about the homegrown, quiet character of the American farmer - a side to his character that comic book writers (and screenwriters) have tapped into for decades. And while Norman Rockwell never featured an airplane-strewn main street reduced to dust in his paintings of small town America, the quiet calm of Smallville serves its purpose in the movie as well as ever.
Talk of a Man of Steel sequel may center on proposed villains in conversations among fans - and it's hard not to, given the fact that Lex Luthor's presence is felt, even if it's never seen. But even if Lex is being bandied about by Goyer and Snyder, the screenwriter explains that dropping Superman into our modern world means several answers have to be answered before a 'villain' can be introduced.
In an interview with BleedingCool, Goyer claims that the challenges facing Superman are much closer to home:
"The challenge for us moving forward is how to depict Superman in a world like this, in a world where Twitter exists, in a world with social media. To me, the interesting challenge is "Could he solve hunger in the horn of Africa? What would he do with the Arab Spring? What would he do in Syria?... Does he have the wherewithal or the knowledge to intervene in something like this?"
To me, that's the interesting challenge. It's easier for Batman because he just exists in this little pocket of the world, he's not violating sovereign airspace every day."
As for which villain will be next to test Superman's resolve...
"There is musing about Lex Luthor, conversations that Zack and I have had on set, but it all depends on what happens over the next month. There are obviously those Lexcorp easter eggs in the film and clearly you can see from that, to the extent to which we can intuit things about Lex, it's not the Gene Hackman version. This is a Bill Gates-like Lex that is probably worth 50, 60, 70 billion dollars. It's a very different Lex."
Although Snyder has set the record straight (numerous times) about leaving the door open for Justice League characters, it's clear he thinks Superman needs more time to grow before joining the rest of humanity's superheroes (for what it's worth, star Henry Cavill agrees with him). Yet anyone paying attention to the numerous easter eggs and hints embedded in Man of Steel sees the seeds being planted for the future, specifically where Lex Luthor is concerned.
Luckily, Goyer did give a few more details on how this group of filmmakers will continue to change the nature of Clark's 'secret identity,' but given that the quotes relate to certain spoilers for Man of Steel, those who have yet to see the film should stop reading now.


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Judge orders parties to settle Las Vegas puppy case
LAS VEGAS – A Nevada judge blocked a planned puppy raffle for at least 45 days, imposed a gag order, and told lawyers Wednesday to settle their ownership tug-of-war over 27 dogs rescued from a Las Vegas pet shop fire more than seven weeks ago.
Clark County District Court Judge Kenneth Cory also banned television cameras from future court hearings. And he set a May 5 date for a resolution of the dispute between Prince and Princess pet shop managing owner Donald Thompson, Clark County and the nonprofit shelter where the puppies have been kept since the Jan. 27 fire.
The judge said he was trying to tamp down a whirl of attention involving allegations that Thompson's shop owner wife and a co-defendant tried to torch the store with the animals still in their cages, and advocates' competing efforts to find good homes for the dogs. Most are puppies.
"I am going to try to remove whatever effect this matter has become in the news from what is best for the dogs," Cory said from the bench. He didn't ban reporters from future court proceedings, but said the parties can't inform the media about settlement talks.
"You all will get together. You will do so immediately," the judge told attorneys for Thompson, the county and The Animal Foundation. "If you cannot do so, advise me, and I will bring you into my chambers where you will sit until you get this done."
Cory acknowledged that his order was unusual. But he told a courtroom packed with animal rights advocates, lawyers and reporters that he didn't want any more taxpayer resources spent on a dispute that has generated nearly daily headlines and photos of fuzzy faced puppies in metal kennel cages.
Officially, Cory granted a preliminary injunction that Thompson's attorney, Jacob Hafter, sought when he filed a lawsuit March 7 to block The Animal Foundation from raffling the dogs in a $250-per-ticket fundraiser.
County officials said Thompson failed to declare his ownership rights in time, and foundation executive director Christine Robinson got Clark County Commission approval for the raffle. Robinson called the fundraiser the fairest way to choose among the many people who want to adopt the dogs.
Hafter said Thompson, as managing partner in the pet store, is the rightful owner and has the authority to turn over the dogs to a nonprofit rescue group called A Home 4 Spot for placement.
Prosecutors say store security video shows Thompson's estranged wife, Gloria Eun Hye Lee, and another man, Kirk Bills, setting the fire for the insurance money.
Lee and Bills are jailed on $310,000 bail each, awaiting trial July 7 on felony arson, burglary, conspiracy and animal cruelty charges. They have pleaded not guilty.


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MANTECA - Twenty-one years after he first arrived in the San Joaquin Valley to practice as a medical oncologist, Dr. Amarjit Dhaliwal's dream of opening a comprehensive cancer care and treatment center is just days away from reality.
MANTECA - Twenty-one years after he first arrived in the San Joaquin Valley to practice as a medical oncologist, Dr. Amarjit Dhaliwal's dream of opening a comprehensive cancer care and treatment center is just days away from reality.
Valley Cancer Medical Center, a brand-spanking new facility in a burgeoning medical hub along Norman Drive on the west side of Manteca's sprawling Spreckels Park commercial development, expects to take its first patients by April 15.
Dhaliwal said once it opens, it will be the only comprehensive cancer center of its kind in both San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties. It will fill a void in south San Joaquin County, according to Dhaliwal, by providing cancer services including oncology appointments, imaging, chemotherapy and radiation therapy all at one location using the latest technologies and therapies.
That will make it far more convenient and less stressful on cancer patients from Manteca, Tracy and surrounding communities who have to travel to Stockton, Modesto or larger cities for similar services - often spread across multiple locations.
In fact, Nicholas Tejeda, chief executive at Doctors Hospital of Manteca, said he was "thrilled that residents of the Central Valley are now able to receive a full array of cancer treatments under one roof. This will significantly improve quality and convenience for the patients and their families in a critical time of need. We welcome and celebrate this investment in our community."
Dhaliwal, a Modesto-based physician who has been seeing cancer patients in Manteca since 1997, said that a study commissioned by Doctors Hospital in early 2009 confirmed the need for such cancer treatment services locally. He then discussed the idea with several south county physicians who indicated they would refer patients to such a center if it were built.
Four years later, Dhaliwal is preparing to unlock the front door to his cancer center. The adjoining Manteca Imaging Center, built by Dhaliwal and leased for the next 20 years to Doctors Hospital, is already operating, providing open MRI and PET-CT scanning that can pinpoint tumors and help diagnose and determine the severity of cancer in the body, and a patient's immediate response to therapeutic interventions.
"Up until now, patients have been going outside the community. They are basically elderly patients, and it's very hard on some of them. Once there is a cancer diagnosis, they have to go to three or four places. They need a chemotherapy port, a PET-CT scan, radiation. At the end of the day, they often forget where they have to go next," Dhaliwal said.
"That's the idea behind the cancer center. Chemotherapy on one side, radiation therapy on the other side," he said, pointing to his new 20,000-square-foot building.
A third new building a short walk across the parking lot is being outfitted to house a free-standing ambulatory surgery and pain management center. It could be open by this winter. For most patients preparing to undergo chemotherapy, which is administered intravenously, they will be able to go to the surgery center to have the port implanted under their skin to allow easy access to their bloodstream.
Dhaliwal will be joined at the cancer center by his medical partner, Dr. Robert Levy, also a medical oncologist. They will be joined by a radiation oncologist overseeing radiation therapy, as well as a medical physicist to help plan radiation therapy for each patient, a dosimetrist responsible for calculating the radiation dose each patient gets on a daily basis, up to three radiation therapists, two registered nurses, and other staff - 15 in total - to help run the center.
Dhaliwal was reluctant to confirm how much the cancer center cost to develop, but it was more than the $8 million he originally estimated three years ago when he first went public with his plans. He credited his wife, Rupee Dhaliwal, with serving as the general contractor to get the project completed while he focused on his medical practice.
The cancer center is awaiting final approval from the California Department of Health Care Services. Dhaliwal is also seeking certification from the American College of Surgeons for the cancer center. He expects to initially treat about 300 patients in the first year.
Contact reporter Joe Goldeen at (209) 546-8278 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/goldeenblog.