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CHICAGO -- A federal jury in Chicago has convicted a lawyer of defrauding an elderly couple out of $300,000.

Portage, Indiana-based lawyer Robert Jon Schlyer faces up to 30 years in prison after he was convicted on two counts of wire fraud affecting a financial institution and one count of bank fraud.

The 47-year-old Schlyer was representing two co-schemers in connection with a foreclosure lawsuit. Trial evidence showed Schlyer produced fraudulent documents to postpone foreclosure.

The co-schemers were in default on an Amcore loan in 2005 when Schlyer presented fraudulent documents to the bank and the victims. The victims believed they were making a safe, $300,000 investment in property redevelopment backed by a trust. But the trust didn't exist.

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Palestinian rivals Fatah, Hamas sign reconciliation accord

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  • 2017-10-12 19:02:43Z
  • By By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Omar Fahmy

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GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) - Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a reconciliation deal on Thursday after Hamas agreed to hand over administrative control of Gaza, including the key Rafah border crossing, a decade after seizing the enclave in a civil war.

The deal brokered by Egypt bridges a bitter gulf between the Western-backed mainstream Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas, an Islamist movement designated as a terrorist group by Western countries and Israel.

Palestinian unity could also bolster Abbas's hand in any revival of talks on a Palestinian state in Israeli-occupied territory. Internal Palestinian strife has been a major obstacle to peacemaking, with Hamas having fought three wars with Israel since 2008 and continuing to call for its destruction.

Hamas's agreement to transfer administrative powers in Gaza to a Fatah-backed government marked a major reversal, prompted partly by its fears of financial and political isolation after its main patron and donor, Qatar, plunged in June into a major diplomatic dispute with key allies like Saudi Arabia. They accuse Qatar of supporting Islamist militants, which it denies.

Israel viewed the Palestinian accord warily, saying it must abide by previous international agreements and terms set out by the Quartet of Middle East peace mediators - including the recognition of Israel and the disarming of Hamas.

"Israel will examine developments in the field and act accordingly," said a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office.

Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets across Gaza on Thursday in celebration of the unity pact, with loudspeakers on open cars blasting national songs, youths dancing and hugging and many waving Palestine and Egyptian flags.

Egypt helped mediate several previous attempts to reconcile the two movements and form a power-sharing unity government in Gaza and the West Bank, where Abbas and the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority (PA) are based.

Hamas and Fatah agreed in 2014 to form a national reconciliation government, but the deal soon dissipated in mutual recriminations with Hamas continuing to dominate Gaza.

"The legitimate government, the government of consensus, will return according to its responsibilities and according to the law," Fatah delegation chief Azzam Al-Ahmed said at the signing ceremony in Cairo.

He said the unity government would "run all institutions without exception," including all border crossings with Israel and in Rafah, Gaza's only access point with Egypt.

The agreement calls for Abbas's presidential guard to assume responsibility of the Rafah crossing on Nov. 1, and for the full handover of administrative control of Gaza to the unity government to be completed by Dec. 1.

Analysts said the deal is more likely to stick than earlier ones, given Hamas's growing isolation and realization of how hard Gaza, its economy hobbled by border blockades and infrastructure shattered by wars with Israel, was to govern and rebuild.

Deeper Egyptian involvement, believed to have been backed by Saudi Arabia and other Arab states, also helped cement the deal.

"We in Hamas are determined and are serious this time and just like all other times ... We have dissolved the administrative committee (shadow government)... We have opened the door to reaching this reconciliation," Saleh Arouri, the head of Hamas negotiators in Cairo, said after the signing ceremony.

Delegations from the two rivals have been in talks in Cairo this week to work out the details of the administrative handover, including security in Gaza and at border crossings.

Key was the Rafah crossing, once the gateway to the world for the 2 million people packed into the small impoverished territory. Fatah said it should be run by the presidential guards, supervised by the European Union border agency, EUBAM, instead of the Hamas-linked employees now deployed.

"EUBAM Rafah maintains readiness to redeploy to the Rafah crossing point when the security and political situations will allow," said Mohammad Al-Saadi, press officer for the EU Coordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support.

Any decision on EUBAM deployment would be taken in conjunction with the Palestinian Authority and Israel's government, he said in a statement.

Some 3,000 Fatah security officers are to join the Gaza police force. But Hamas would remain the most powerful armed Palestinian faction, with around 25,000 well-armed militants.

Both rivals hope the deal's proposed deployment of security personnel from the PA to Gaza's borders will encourage Egypt and Israel to lift tight restrictions at frontier crossings - a step urgently needed to help Gaza revive a war-shattered economy.

Another major issue in talks on the deal was the fate of 40,000 to 50,000 employees Hamas has hired in Gaza since 2007, a thorny point that helped crash the 2014 unity accord.

Under the deal, these employees will receive 50 percent of what their PA salary would be - or equivalent to what they are paid now by Hamas - pending vetting of their professional qualifications.

Hamas and Fatah are also debating a potential date for presidential and legislative elections and reforms of the Palestine Liberation Organization, which is in charge of long-stalled peace efforts with Israel.

The last Palestinian legislative election was in 2006, when Hamas scored a surprise victory. That sparked the political rupture between Hamas and Fatah, which eventually led to their short civil war in Gaza.

(Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi in Gaza, and Hesham Hajali in Cairo and Ali Sawafta in the West Bank; Writing by Patrick Markey and Eric Knecht; Editing by Larry King and Mark Heinrich)

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Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run

It’s with great excitement that I get to introduce our guest author today, Steve Pero. Steve has a long history with ultra marathons, and has many plus 26.2 distance races under his belt. But perhaps the most dangerous, exhilarating, ambitious, and therefore most fun ultramarathon of them all is the Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run. It’ll probably embarrass him to know that I’ve read about his ultramarathon career on several blogs as well as in the book Running Through the … Continue reading

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Jog continously for 3-5 miles 3-4 times a week for fitness and I'll have to work on the fun part :)

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    alright Sleepless Stroll thru Hood 3 mi 00:46 15:28 pace

    Wanted this to be a jog but didn't sleep much last night and it wasn't thought brisk walk instead...wasn't happening either so settled for a stroll and hopefully later... read more

    • Joe H.
      Joe H.

      good on you for just getting out there and sticking with it

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    good C25k Wk7 Day3 2.7 mi 00:35 12:57 pace

    5 min walk 25 min jog 5 min walk.. Mind was willing but body was weak :) Picked a new route with a little more incline for my taste LOL so I took a couple short walk breaks to get up hills but got ... read more

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    good OLG Walkathon 2 mi 00:40 20:00 pace

    Fun time at my 1st grader son's school walkathon and a pretty good distance too LOL I was impressed by his 8th grade buddy who actually could hold a decent length conversation with an adult :... read more

    • Joe H.
      Joe H.

      sounds like fun! great job (and congrats on not embarssing your offspring)

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    good C25k Wk 7 Day 2 2.77 mi 00:35 12:38 pace

    5 min walk 25 min jog 5 min walk .....a little slower pace than day 1 but this one was in the evening after dinner :)

  5. FIT
    good ARC trainer at gym 00:30

    Car trouble prevented my planned early am walk but got some time in the gym tonight just to keep the legs loose :)

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    good C25k Wk 7 Day1 2.85 mi 00:35 12:16 pace

    Warm weather and early morn made the first longer jog easier....5k should be OK in few weeks LOL 5 minute warm up walk 25min jog 5 min walk

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    good c25k Wk6 Day2 2.61 mi 00:35 13:24 pace

    cement legs today and training with Tara tomorrow in the early am so the 2- 10 minutes jog intervals were slow...thinking some yoga tonight to stretch things out :) This was the last training day... read more

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    good C25k Week 6 Day 1 2.55 mi 00:34 13:20 pace

    Scheduled all jammed up earlier this week but finally back at it...a 5run-3walk-8run-3walk-5run interval ....I'm a Galloway girl...I like the run breaks :) But really trying to stick to my pla... read more

    • Joe H.
      Joe H.

      life gets int he way but you're doing great. keep it up

      over 6 years ago Like

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    good C25K Wk5 Day3- The 20 minute ... 2.35 mi 00:30 12:48 pace

    Well, I managed the 20 minute jog without walk breaks ......but pace was all over the place as the run interval got longer & overall pace not much better than with walk breaks. I know I know i... read more

    • Joe H.
      Joe H.

      another brick in the wall great job!

      over 6 years ago Like

    • G

      Except I need thought control ...must keep running, must keep running LOL

      over 6 years ago Like

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    good Didn't die during 8 min interval 2.32 mi 00:30 12:55 pace

    C25K Wk5 Day2 loop around the hood with a 5 min walk/ 8 min jog /5 min walk /8 min jog /5 min walk. 8 minute jog intervals and I didn't cardio endurance is def building back up afte... read more

    • G

      Thanks Nick...I like it so much I've used it 3 times to get back to running after slacking off after marathon training. LOL

      over 6 years ago Like

    • Nick R.
      Nick R. Nice Job
      Nice Job:

      I love the C25K program. Keep up the good work.

      over 6 years ago

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    good Horsham Power Line Trail 4 mi 01:00 15:00 pace

    It felt electric LOL

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    good C25K Wk5 Day1 2.3 mi 00:30 13:02 pace

    Got this in right around my son's school before picking him up 5 minute warm walk, 3 -5 jog minute interval with 2-3 min walk breaks and a few minutes cool down walk.

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    good C25k Wk4 Day3 2.33 mi 00:30 12:52 pace

    The longer intervals are getting easier cardio wise (i'm finding my breath) but my pace isn't getting better vs last week with more walk intervals .

    • Joe H.
      Joe H.

      build the endurance the speed will come next

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    good After dinner walk through nei... 4 mi 01:02 15:30 pace

    Good but still cold out there :)

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    good Neshaminy HS Track C25k Wk4 D... 2.31 mi 00:30 12:59 pace

    Met Tara at the track...pace not bad considering we had our 6 & 8 yr old boys tagging along and it was later in the evening and cold :)

    • Joe H.
      Joe H.

      great job getting it done and tiring out the boys

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    alright C25K Week 4 Day 1 2.31 mi 00:30 12:59 pace

    Maybe I trained too long as a 2/1 Galloway marathon runner LOL my pace stayed the same as last week but this week the total jog interval time was doubled which means my jog pace tanked during the ... read more

    • Joe H.
      Joe H.

      it will come don't sweat it!

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      Thanks Joe....patience is not my virtue :)

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    good c25k Wk3 Day3 (5 minute warm ... 2.25 mi 00:31 13:55 pace

    Neshaminy HS Track with Tara...great to have company but after dinner always tanks the pace but looking forward to C25K week 4 and Tara's first 5k in May :)

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    great Lovin It!!!! 4 mi 00:58 14:24 pace

    Brisk walk thru the hood....perfect weather!

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    alright C25K Wk3 Day2 2.33 mi 00:30 12:52 pace

    Pace got better on the longer jog intervals but legs weren't feeling this one.

    • Joe H.
      Joe H.

      they will get used to it. great progress

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      I hope so. When I trained for my first marathon (Philly in Nov 09), I trained jogging continously and got pretty busted up when my long runs hit the 18 mile range and my injuries prevented me from running the marathon. So after I healed up, my second attempt (Bob Potts in May 10) I trained using Galloway's 2 minute jog/1 min walk interval plan and stayed injury free and successfully completed the 26.2 :) Took a little break, then AC half in Oct 10, then took a longer break. So, now I'd like to work o

      over 6 years ago Like

    • Joe H.
      Joe H.

      yeah over 15 miles it gets tough on the body (or at least my body) keep up the great consistent training and think the walks can get shorter. stay healthy and kick butt

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    withlacoochee trailo 60 mi 04:16 14.1mph pace

    was awesome even got a medal!

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    good in the hood 12 mi 00:50 14.4mph pace

    finally back on the bike been very busy...became a grandma for the first time,,and it gets dark so early but today I made time for the bike later on I am going to go time.

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    cure on wheels ride 22 mi 01:21 16.3mph pace

    Nice ride I always love that ride!

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    inverness trail 32 mi 01:57 16.4mph pace

    Had a great ride love riding in different almost ran over a hugh snake it was a close one.

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    great in the hily hood 30 mi 02:00 15.1mph pace

    Had a great ride wanted to keep this 30 miler under 2 hrs.. I did just that by seconds but I did it!

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    Ride in the hood 13 mi 00:53 14.8mph pace

    went great loving the cooler eve and riding with no hands is pretty awesome !

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    Shaunt t rocking body 00:36

    went great very awesome work out this is our last week of a 4 week program!!

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    Another Shaun t workout 01:13

    went great burned 600 calories very awesome workout!

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    Shaun t 01:10

    went great always feels good when I so a hard workout!

  10. VELO
    good In the hilly hood 23 mi 01:36 14.4mph pace

    went well had to get some miles in before I start my busy day!

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Syracuse Memorial Day Half Marathon, Top of Utah Marathon

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    great Conference Run 7 mi 01:10 09:59 pace

    Wonderful run while listening to General Conference.

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    alright Almost Forgot! 3.24 mi 00:33 10:13 pace

    This run felt pretty good to start, but I was already tired from my bike ride up the hill to campus. This took a lot out of me. :-( I may have also tweaked my lower right leg a little bit. We'... read more

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    good 2.21 mi 00:15:00 8.8mph pace

    Tough ride up to campus in the morning. That bit going up Old Main Hill is KILLER.

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    Beautiful run today to start my day on campus. Lovely run up the canyon (not far, mind you).

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    Another homework break run in the books.

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    great Running away from homework... 3.96 mi 00:37 09:23 pace

    I can't even describe how amazing this run felt today! I needed this! Good to know I haven't lost everything completely.

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    Not the best pace today, but still a run. I had to take it easy after my shin-splints debacle the other day. Good workout.

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    What a run... Got really bad shin splints about 2.5 miles into this one and had to walk most of the rest. Hurried home the last mile or so.

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    good Scenic Stadium Run 6.76 mi 01:07 09:54 pace

    Tough run this morning, but felt GREAT. Plenty of hills, and nice and cool. The sun came out in the canyon just as I reached Hwy 89. All-in-all, a very successful morning. I just need to make sure ... read more

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    What a wonderful Mnday morning run! This felt amazing. I think I'm going to retire my Asics, though. They're way too heavy. My Vibrams are now my preferred running shoes. If I'm goin... read more

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    Really tough run today. Got too late of a start. Got up to around 85 during my run - in direct sunlight. Had to walk about 5 blocks of it. Bleh.

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    Felt SOOOO good to get out and run this morning after a 3-week hiatus. A little blister on my right foot, but I proved that I can still run a sub-9 min mile. Beautiful morning for a run.

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Redistricting talk next week in Newport News

The head of a group pushing redistricting reform in Virginia, which is behind one of three lawsuits to challenge state election lines in recent years, will speak next week in Newport News.

Brian Cannon, executive director of OneVirginia2021, will speak at the Newport News Main Street Library Wednesday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m. His group's lawsuit will likely be in court that very day. The trial is slated to begin Monday in Richmond Circuit Court.

The group's attorneys argue that a number of state legislative districts fail state constitutional tests, and particularly a requirement to draw compact districts. Their suit draws from state law, as opposed to two other lawsuits against Virginia's maps, which were built on federal law and alleged that race played too much of a factor in the 2011 redrawing of Virginia maps.

One of those suits led to the court-ordered redraw of Hampton Roads' congressional districts. A final decision in the other is pending, but the U.S. Supreme Court sided with plaintiffs last week.

Wednesday's event is free an open to the public, but organizers ask that people reserve seats online here. The event is sponsored by Peninsula Voices for Change.

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Ward's driver's ed bill on police interactions heads to governor

IT got a little lost in the shuffle this week, but Del. Jeion Ward's bill to teach proper police and motorist interactions as part of drivers education courses won final passage Wednesday.

It heads to Gov. Terry McAuliffe now for his signature.

House Bill 2290 is meant to teach new drivers what to expect during a police stop, and how to act. Ward, D-Hampton, said the idea is to keep encounters from escalating. The State Board of Education would work with state police to write the curriculum.

Support for the measure was lopsided in both chambers. It passed the state Senate unanimously earlier this month and the House 95-4 on Wednesday.

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The Hillsboro motel where they shot part of Bottle Rocket is so iconic Ian Dingman put it on the front of the Criterion Collection DVD.
The Hillsboro motel where they shot part of Bottle Rocket is so iconic Ian Dingman put it on the front of the Criterion Collection DVD.

Divine Intervention? Two Bottle Rocket Fans Want to Save Iconic Hillsboro Motel.

My old friend and long-ago Observer-er Matt Zoller Seitz, who wrote the definitive making-of piece about Bottle Rocket back in September 1995, sent me a note this morning: The Hillsboro motel where Wes Anderson, Luke and Owen Wilson and Bob Musgrave shot part of the film -- known as the Windmill Inn back then, then a Ramada, now a Days Inn -- is in danger of being shuttered. Which is why two locals, Andy Carl Valentin and Chris Durbin, are planning a "Save the Bottle Rocket Motel!"

wingding at the motel off IH-35 on June 25.

I spoke this morning with Bina Patel, who, with husband Sonny, bought the motel six years ago, not long after the previous owner entered into a franchise deal with Days Inn. Bina says Days Inn takes 13 percent from each room rented, and that business has been terrible lately. To make matters worse, if one were to try to make a reservation through Days Inn's website, it says no rooms are available. Quite the opposite.

"This year, there have not been too many travelers because of gas prices and disasters," she tells Unfair Park. "So it hurt us very bad. And too many neat hotels, brand-new hotels, have opened around us. And they all went into bankruptcy, so they're giving away rooms. I'm working 80, 90 hours to save money, but it's going deeper and deeper [into debt]. We're trying, but God is not helping us out, I guess. But tell people the rooms are nice, clean, fresh. It's not stinky." She laughs.

Bina did not know about the event, which yesterday appeared on The Rushmore Academy website. And she is grateful: "I guess God is listening to me," she says, again with a laugh. But she's not sure June 25 is the best date: That, she says, is when the corn harvesters usually arrive -- the one time of the year she can count on business. Then again, even that sure thing is far from one now.

[Update at 1:42 p.m.: This just in from Chris Durban: "The date has been moved to July 9th, 2011."]

"They won't make up their mind till the second week of June," she says. "They're calling me and asking me how tall the corn is. But it's been so dry. This week and last it's been cloudy, but no rain. Dallas and Fort Worth get rain, but down here it's been so dry."

Though Bina and Sonny bought the hotel six years ago, they're well familiar with the Bottle Rocket story. They're reminded of it frequently, Bina says, by fans of the film who stop in to take pictures, see the rooms, walk around the pool. She says the motel more or less looks as it did 16 years ago -- save, that is, for fresh paint, new wallpaper and the higher wall around the pool, which the city insisted they build.

Why, only two days ago, she says, "a college girl" driving from Austin to Dallas spotted the hotel off the highway, circled back and stopped in. "I'm surprised people still remember," Bina says. And for that, she is grateful.

"When we bought the motel six years ago, we finished the renovations, so I put so much of my money into it," she says. "That's why I don't want to let it go either, because I worked so hard. And I have three kids. It's just ..." She pauses. "I am praying God will listen to me one day."

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The effort, Jar Wars, challenged each class to donate money by putting their spare change and bills into the jars. In total, the district was able to raise $1,115.90 for the emergency department.

“We can’t thank the school enough for this,” Noyes CEO Amy Pollard said. “We wouldn’t be able to complete the e.d. without the support of our community.”

Jar Wars began as a school-wide fundraiser but moved to encompass the entire district when the primary school felt left out, according to co-vice president Vanessa Vegder.

The officers and committee members enjoyed giving back to their community, but said counting and rolling all the coins wasn’t one of their favorite memories.

“Counting the bills wasn’t too bad,” Vegder said. “The coins took a while, though.”

Mary Roodenburg and Kim Derrenbacher, the Class of 2016’s advisors, said they were proud of their students and their efforts.

“We [the school] are always asking for money from the community,” said Derrenbacher. “So it’s nice to give back to the community.”

Pollard said the fundraising effort throughout the community has brought Noyes to 92 percent of their goal. And while she said the last $150,000 is going to be the hardest, seeing young community members step forward to help shows her it won’t be that bad.

“This helps, it really does,” she said. “They have great leadership and that’s what we need. I hope they’ll be role models for other students and community members.”

The emergency department is set to open in June and Pollard said the hospital will be announcing public tours in mid-spring so the community can see what they’ve worked so hard to help build.

And no one gave up more than the students in Dansville:

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Now you can easily decorate your next event with the unique Purple Ostrich Feather Plume. These feathers can be a wonderful accent to any item and they can also be a great way to freshen up any outfit within your wardrobe. This colored feather ranges in sizes from 13-16 inches long, and is able to suit a variety of needs. This item is also great for pinning onto hats. Each piece has 2-4 inch wispy hair-like feathers coming out of the stiff center quill, making the overall width 4-8 inches. Easily decorate or complement any item with the elegant Purple Ostrich Feather Plume, so be sure to grab some today.

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The Aella Spear Head is an excellent way to complete any spear used for stage combat. No shaft is included with this spear head, making it ideal for those who love to custom create or assemble their stage combat weaponry themselves. This spear head features a rounded blade on either side of the central ridge. Ideal for stage combat, it can also be used as the head of a throwing spear. Made of polished steel with a reinforced tip, the Aella Spear Head is classic and versatile in its appearance, ready to be used in the construction of your next medieval combat spear.

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  • Possesses a pointed, reinforced tip with rounded wings
  • Great finishing detail for self-made stage combat spears
  • Can be added to a variety of shafts, not included
  • Excellent weapon for historical reenactment

  • Crafted from polished steel

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Characters of a darker nature will love the Black Imperial Sergeant LARP Shield. Made of durable, shred resistant polyethylene foam, this heater-shaped shield provides the ideal defense for medieval re-enactors or LARP warriors. The front of the shield displays a dark color pattern using black and silver. On the left side of the shield is a diagonal shape pattern, and the edges are decorated with rivets. The top corners have inward curves to give this shield a distinctive appearance. Both vertical sides on the shield curve back towards the user. This LARP shield is a great choice for a variety of medieval themed or roleplaying events.

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The Nations are Christ’s Heritage

“Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession” ~Psalm 2:8

Did Jesus forget to ask the Father for the nations?

“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age” ~Matthew 28:18-20.

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Whose Line is it Anyway? (seasons 1 – 9)

{5/5} “The show where everything’s made up and the points don’t matter. That’s right, the points don’t matter — it’s like the talent portion of a beauty contest.”

Whose Line is it Anyway? season 9 just finished. The first 8 seasons aired from 1998 to 2007. I haven’t seen much of the British version, which came first, so I’m just going to talk about the American version.

Season 9 only had 12 episodes, but it’s been renewed and 24 episodes are coming next year.

This is an improv show — the people on it make things up as they go along based on things written on cards the host has (that they haven’t seen before) and suggestions from the audience. The people on this show are very good at it.

Here are a few of the games:

  • Scenes from a hat: the audience gives ideas to the performers, such as “first drafts of famous movie lines”
  • Party quirks: 3 performers have strange quirks that they’re acting out, and the fourth is the host of a party who has to guess who the others are
  • Questions only: performers act out some scene, but must speak in questions only
  • Sound effects: 2 performers act out a scene, but all their sound effects are provided by 2 audience members
  • Greatest hits: 2  performers pitch a greatest hits album, making up songs another performer (or 2) has to sing

The regular players are Wayne Brady (The Wayne Brady Show), Colin Mochrie (This Hour Has 22 Minutes), and Ryan Stiles (The Drew Carey Show).

Wayne is a great singer, and is incredible at making up songs on the spot. All three of them are great at coming up with things that are funny no matter what characters or scenes are thrown at them. I love how they’re able to make each other laugh. Colin is the best at making the others laugh, while keeping a straight face.

Semi-regulars include Chip Esten (Nashville), Greg Proops (True Jackson, VP), Kathy Greenwood (Wind at My Back), and Brad Sherwood (The Dating Game). Special guests have included Stephen Colbert (The Colbert Report), Whoopi Goldberg (Star Trek: The Next Generation) and Robin Williams (Mork and Mindy).

The host for the first 8 seasons was Drew Carey, who’s now doing The Price is Right. The current host is Aisha Taylor (Ghost Whisperer). When Carey hosted the show he participated in a game with the other performers at the end of the show.

The host sometimes gives out points to the performers, but the points don’t matter — the host just picks a random winner at the end of the show.

Is the new season as good as the show was in the good old days? Yes, it’s still hilarious.

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Authors you can’t go wrong with, part 6

This list continues from part 5. It contains 60 authors, and I’m going to call it done for now.

Ray Bradbury

Bradbury’s masterpiece is a linked sequence of stories set on Mars, where humans are colonizing despite the Martian inhabitants.

  • Masterpiece
    • The Martian Chronicles
  • Great book
    • Fahrenheit 451
  • Good book
    • Dandelion Wine

David Brin

Both of Brin’s books I’ve read so far are almost masterpieces.

  • Great books
    • Kiln People
    • The Postman

Ted Chiang

Chiang is not very prolific and he’s only published short stories — but every story is a masterpiece.

  • Masterpiece
    • Stories of Your Life and Others (collection)

A. C. Crispin

Crispin’s masterpiece takes place after Star Trek VI, when Sarek’s first wife Amanda is dying.

  • Masterpiece
    • Star Trek
      • Sarek
  • Great books
    • Star Trek
      • Yesterday’s Son
      • Time for Yesterday
    • Star Trek: The Next Generation
      • The Eyes of the Beholders

Michael Jan Friedman

Friedman was also the writer of the Star Trek: The Next Generation comic book for many years.

  • Masterpieces
    • Star Trek
      • Double, Double
    • Star Trek: The Next Generation
      • A Call to Darkness
      • Death in Winter
  • Great books
    • Star Trek
      • Legacy
      • Faces of Fire
      • The Disinherited (with Peter David & Robert Greenberger)
      • Shadows on the Sun
    • Star Trek: The Next Generation
      • Doomsday World (with Carmen Carter, Peter David & Robert Greenberger)
      • Fortune’s Light
      • Requiem (with Kevin Ryan)
      • Reunion
      • Crossover
      • Kahless
      • The Captain’s Table — Dujonian’s Hoard
      • The Modala Imperative (graphic novel)
  • Good books
    • Star Trek
      • My Brother’s Keeper — Republic
      • My Brother’s Keeper — Constitution
      • My Brother’s Keeper — Enterprise
    • Star Trek: Stargazer
      • Oblivion

William Gibson

Gibson is known for being a pioneer in the cyberpunk genre — he invented the word “cyberspace.”

  • Great book
    • Pattern Recognition
  • Good books
    • Burning Chrome (collection)
    • Neuromancer

Barbara Hambly

Hambly wrote fantasy for many years but now writes mainly mystery and historical fiction.

  • Masterpieces
    • Star Trek
      • Ishmael
    • Winterlands
      • Dragonsbane
  • Great books
    • Star Trek
      • Ghost-Walker
      • Crossroad
    • Darwath
      • The Time of the Dark
      • The Walls of Air
      • The Armies of Daylight
    • Sun Wolf and Starhawk
      • The Ladies of Mandrigyn
      • The Witches of Wenshar
      • The Dark Hand of Magic
    • Winterlands
      • Dragonshadow
      • Knight of the Demon Queen
      • Dragonstar
    • The Windrose Chronicles
      • The Silent Tower
      • The Silicon Mage
      • Dog Wizard
    • Search the Seven Hills

Joe Haldeman

Several of Haldeman’s books stem from his experience in the Vietnam War.

  • Great books
    • The Forever War
    • The Accidental Time Machine
  • Good books
    • Forever Peace
    • Forever Free

J. Gregory Keyes

Keyes also publishes under the name Greg Keyes, and has written science fiction and fantasy outside the Babylon 5 universe.

  • Masterpiece
    • Babylon 5
      • Final Reckoning — The Fate of Bester
  • Great books
    • Babylon 5
      • Dark Genesis — The Birth of the Psi Cops
      • Deadly Relations — Bester Ascendant

Jack McDevitt

McDevitt’s science fiction is highly entertaining — you’ll end up in a different place than you expected.

  • Great books
    • Ancient Shores
    • Eternity Road

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Captain America: The First Avenger

{4.5/5} “Whatever happens tomorrow you must promise me one thing. That you will stay who you are. Not a perfect soldier, but a good man.”

Captain America: The First Avenger, released in 2011

Steve Rogers wants to fight in World War II because he doesn’t like bullies. He’s short, skinny, and has a few other issues such as asthma. But his persistence pays off and he’s accepted for a special program — he’s injected with a miraculous serum that makes him bigger and stronger. He becomes Captain America and heads off to fight the Red Skull.

This is a fitting introduction to this character who is an important part of the Marvel universe — he’s shown up in 4 more movies so far.

It’s an exciting movie, and I liked it a lot.

Peggy Carter was a character who was obviously worth exploring more and I’m glad she got her own series (Agent Carter).

The scene at the end of the credits shows Captain America waking up after his long sleep.

Stars Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, and Hugo Weaving. Directed by Joe Johnston (October Sky). The theme by Alan Silvestri is fantastic — the rest of the music is OK.

This is the 2nd time I’ve watched it. My previous brief review is here.

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Just the facts America.............

1,876 Black babies are aborted in the United States on average every day of the year, yet not a peep from the Black Lives Matter crowd.

Guess those lives don't matter.

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CHIPPEWA PARTNERS, Native American Advisors, Inc. is a Registered Investment Advisor, founded by Dean Thomas Parisian in 1995. The firm is a manager to an exclusive clientele and is closed to new clients. As a Registered Investment Advisor, our expertise developed over 35 years balances experience, integrity and tremendous work ethic. Dean Parisian is a member at the White Earth Reservation of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, a former NYSE and FINRA arbitrator and trader who began his career with Kidder Peabody and later worked for Drexel Burnham Lambert in LaJolla, CA. His philanthropic interest is in Native American education and he's endowed a significant scholarship for Native Americans at the University of Minnesota. His greatest accomplishment includes raising two sons and 26 years of marriage. The Parisian family enjoys outdoor pursuits at Pamelot, their farm in Tennessee and at the Ghost Ranch, their ranch on the Yellowstone River in Montana. For media requests contact the firm via email: ChippewaPartners (at) gmail dot com, on Twitter: @DeanParisian. Global 404-202-8173


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Squaws dump Northrop in sweep

    FORT WAYNE—The Squaws finished up their six-match road trip at Northrop on Wednesday night sending the Bruins reeling with a three-set sweep, 25-9, 25-10, 25-12.
    Bellmont thoroughly dominated the match from the start improving their record to 8-3 on the season before heading home tonight for a match against another big Fort Wayne school, Snider.
    Bailee Hankenson ended the match with 20 assists with four kills and four digs along with two aces. Janaya Wilder led the offensive attack with seven kills as well as four service aces and five digs.
    Holly Hankenson aided the "O" with six kills with four digs and a block assist, while Madalyn Mann and Liv Fuelling each contributed four kills to the cause. Madison Glancy had two kills and a solo block, while Taylor Rhymer had a kill with two assists and Jessah Okoniewski had three service aces and three digs. Rachel Salerno had five digs and two aces.
    The JV and frosh won their matches completing the sweep on the night as the reserves earned a 25-10, 25-8 beat down, while the C-team downed Northrop 25-11, 25-23.
    Amanda Hunter had five kills with nine assists and a dig, while Taylor Bebout finished with seven assists, four aces, and three kills. Courtney Loshe had two aces with three kills, Skylynn Celange had two kills, Madison Macklin had two aces, and Saige Jauregui had five kills for the reserves.
    The match against Snider begins with the JV at 6 p.m. and can be seen on the DDD webcasting channel.


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Why a rape victim wanted to friend her rapist

Brian Banks hears the verdict.

From a story in the Los Angeles Times:
Brian Banks logged onto Facebook last year, and a new friend request startled him.

It was the woman who, nearly a decade ago, accused him of rape when they were both students at Long Beach Poly High School.

Banks had served five years in prison for the alleged rape, and now he was unemployed and weary. So he replied to Wanetta Gibson with a question: Would she meet with him and a private investigator? She agreed.

At the meeting, which was secretly recorded, Gibson said she had lied. "No," she was quoted as saying, "he did not rape me."
Read the entire story: A 10-year nightmare over rape conviction is over, Los Angeles Times>>

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