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Sophomores Brandon Bauman and Jake Little, as well as freshman Jorge Sanchez, have been named first-team All-Orange Empire Conference in men's soccer.
Sophomore Baji Chela and freshman Frankie Muñoz represent the Pirates on the second team.
Bauman, a midfielder, had eight goals and 22 assists to help the Pirates finish 12-5-5, 7-4-3 in conference. OCC was third in the OEC and earned a berth in the Southern California Regional playoffs for the first time since 2006.
Sanchez, a forward out of Costa Mea High, had a team-leading 15 goals and seven assists, while Little, a defender, had one goal and one assist.
Chela, a forward, totaled 13 goals and seven assists, while Muñoz, a midfielder, had two goals and one assist.
Max Talbert, a sophomore defender who helped Golden West claim the conference title, was named Most Valuable Player.
Golden West's Alex Gimenez was Coach of the Year.
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UCI tops poll
UC Irvine, the reigning NCAA champion in men's volleyball, was picked to finish first in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation preseason coaches' poll announced Tuesday.
The Anteaters, who will be guided by first-year coach David Kniffin, received 11 of 13 first-place votes to top the poll with 143 points.
BYU, which received two first-place votes, was second with 134 points, followed by Pepperdine (113), Stanford (110), UCLA (94), Long Beach State (85) and USC (83).
Cal State Northridge (61 points), UC Santa Barbara (55), Cal Baptist (49), Pacific (35) and Hawaii (three) rounded out the poll.
The nine-point separation between UCI and BYU was the largest between the top two teams in the history of the poll.
UCI returns four starters, including first-team All-American Kevin Tillie, a senior outside hitter, and first-team All-MPSF outside hitter Jeremy Dejno, a junior.
The 'Eaters play host to Concordia of Irvine in an exhibition match on Jan 2, before opening their regular season at the UC Santa Barbara Invitational on Jan 4-5. UCI opens MPSF play on Jan 8 at home against Pepperdine. UCI visits BYU on Jan. 18 and plays host to the Cougars on March 1.
UCI visits UCLA, coached by former UCI head man John Speraw, on Jan. 29. UCLA visits UCI on March 30.
— From staff reports
Fischer honored
Newport Harbor High graduate Shanay Fischer, a freshman at Saint Peter's University in New Jersey, was named All-Metro Athletic Conference as a freshman women's soccer defender.
Fischer started all 19 games and recorded two assists for the Peacocks, who finished 2-17, 1-8 in conference.
— From staff reports
Donahue's event
Aspiring college football athletes will have the chance to show NAIA and NCAA Division II and III programs what they have to offer during the California Showcase put on by the National Football Foundation and former UCLA Coach Terry Donahue, a Newport Beach resident.
Athletes will display their talents by completing a set of tests and drills designed for specific positions during the event, scheduled Feb. 23 at the Home Depot Center in Carson. After the activities, players can meet with representatives from schools to discuss scholarship opportunities.
Eligible athletes must be graduating high school, must not have accepted a scholarship from a Division I school and must register online beforehand. They must also have a 2.5 grade-point average or be in the top half of their graduating class or have a minimum SAT score of 1,000 (math and verbal only) or ACT of 18 or higher.
For information visit http://www.cashowcase.org.
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On 6 July 1999 a large-scale test involving the melting of real fuel material of a light water reactor core was successfully carried out as part of the Rasplav project at the Kurchatov Institute in Moscow. This experiment, the last in a series of four, was performed within the framework of the first OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) sponsored project set up in Russia in the area of nuclear safety. The project addresses overheating of the reactor vessel under severe nuclear accident conditions. It has been designed to ensure that the results generated will be of relevance to the reactors operating in NEA member countries as well as to Russian-designed pressurised water reactors (VVER). Furthermore, the project is applicable to both current and future reactor designs.
During the test, core material was heated to over 2500C under controlled conditions, and was kept in a steady state at this temperature for about 3 hours. The test vessel was cooled externally in a controlled manner to simulate external cooling of the vessel in a severe accident. All measuring and engineering systems functioned normally during the experiment. The post-test examination will consist of sectioning the solidified material and performing metallographic examination to gain information yielded by the test. Already it is clear that complex physical and chemical phenomena have been observed in the tests to date. All major nuclear safety organisations in OECD countries are actively using the results of the project to further develop computer models which will be used to assess the situation in their power reactors. There will be a conference in Germany at the end of the year 2000 to present the results.
The Rasplav Project brings together 16 NEA member countries and Russia in the first Agency-sponsored joint nuclear safety project to be carried out in a non-Member country. The participating Russian organisations are the Russian Research Centre 'Kurchatov Institute', the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy, the Ministry of Science and Technology Policy and the Federal Nuclear and Radiation Safety Authority of Russia. Rasplav is a major international nuclear reactor safety undertaking which started in July 1994, and is now in its second phase, due to end in June 2000. The experimental work is carried out in the Kurchatov Institute, the analytical work is done in the Institute of Nuclear Safety (IBRAE) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and design work and some testing work is done by other organisations in the Moscow region.
Rasplav is the latest link in a chain of international projects aimed at refining strategies for maintaining the integrity of reactor pressure vessels in the highly improbable event of a core meltdown. Retaining the integrity of the reactor pressure vessel for such accidents, which are estimated to have a probability of occurrence of less than 1 in l0000 years of reactor operation, will help prevent the release of radioactive material to the environment.
A background note on the Rasplav project is attached.
The Rasplav project is concerned with behaviour of the lower head of the reactor pressure vessel during severe accidents leading to core meltdown. The Rasplav project may be regarded as a successor to the OECD Three Mile Island (TMI) Vessel Investigation Project which was completed in 1993. That project was set up to examine and assess the condition of the actual TMI lower head and thus offered a unique opportunity to study a severe accident in a commercial nuclear power plant. However, in order to better understand and model the complex phenomena taking place during interaction of molten fuel with the reactor vessel lower head, it is also necessary to reproduce this interaction in a controlled environment where the governing parameters can be varied over the range of interest. This is the main aim of the Rasplav project.
During a core melt accident, the core debris will relocate to the bottom of the reactor vessel. In the absence of any cooling of this debris, the heat generated would eventually overheat the reactor vessel, which would fail, thereby releasing the corium (molten core material) to the lower containment. There is interest in two aspects of the issue. First, for existing reactors, when external cooling may not be practicable, there is a desire for a better understanding of the phenomena and of the time before the molten fuel penetrates the vessel and discharges to the reactor containment, to assist in the development of severe accident management strategies. Secondly, for future designs where external cooling in severe accidents is being considered at the design stage, and for some existing reactors, there is a need for a better understanding of the complex interactions to demonstrate that cavity flooding is a viable accident management option.
The Rasplav project uses prototypical materials (real core material components and vessel steel) in large quantities and at temperatures representative of a core meltdown accident. This assists in understanding the chemical reactions, which are very complex, and contributes to understanding the natural convection processes. The design of this main integral test facility is a model of the reactor vessel, filled with 200kg corium, in the form of a slice through the lower head. The corium is electrically heated with graphite induction heaters in the planar side walls, protected from the corium by layers of tantalum and tungsten. The vessel section is cooled by water.
There are supporting smaller scale experiments to study material properties and chemical interactions, and to investigate the technological aspects of the larger Rasplav experiment. These have supplied necessary design information for Rasplav.
The Rasplav programme involves several molten fuel structural experiments. The technical objectives include:
Measurements made in conducting the experiments include:
The information from Rasplav complements the database obtained from other experiments and projects that provide information related to vessel failure, such as the OECD TMI Vessel Investigation Project, and the European Union sponsored the Melt-Vessel Interaction Project.
The following OECD countries with nuclear power programmes participate: Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The budget is $5 million in total, over a three year period. The second phase of the project started on the 1st of July, 1997.
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Even though I've only been with the market for a couple of months, I can already feel a difference in my cooking and eating habits. Each week, I come home with an incredible array of baked goods, fruits, veggies, snacks, sauces, and more. I can't help but be inspired by the things I find at the market.
During my first week at the market, I stopped by the DeNoble Farms booth and purchased a couple of rainbow carrots. I've eaten a lot local and organic carrots in my day, but there was something particularly special about these carrots. They are vibrant, flavorful, crisp, and sweet. They are light years beyond any carrot you'll find in a grocery store.
For the most part, I've been eating these carrots raw and unadorned, which is totally delicious. However, you really can't go wrong with these carrots. A few nights ago a made a big roast chicken dinner, and decided to make a side of spicy roasted carrots. I made up this recipe on the spot, and I feel that it's a winner. The sweetness of the carrots pairs so nicely with the spice and smokiness of the harissa, paprika, and cumin. The addition of salty feta and fragrant mint just add to the depth and flavor of the dish.
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- 2 small bunches organic carrots (15-20 small carrots)
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon harissa
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
- salt & pepper, to taste
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Wash and dry carrots. Remove carrot tops, if any, and reserve for another use. If you carrots are small and thin, you may leave them whole. If they are larger, slice lengthwise in half (or quarters).
- In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, harissa, spices, lemon juice, and honey. Toss the carrots with the oil and spice mixture and half of the chopped mint, then arrange in an even layer on a lined baking sheet.
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The 19-year-old singer -- who, at this point, may be just as well-known for his shirtless selfies as he is for his music -- gave fans an even bigger thrill on Wednesday when he Instagrammed an ab-baring picture with his personal trainer, showing off his toned physique.
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Secretly Recorded Phone Call Reveals Pro-Life Congressman Pressured Mistress to Get Abortion
Transcripts from a 2000 phone call now-congressman Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) made to his then-mistress show the pro-life, tea-party lawmaker pressured the woman to get an abortion in an effort to save his failing marriage.
The Huffington Post says it sent a copy of the damning transcript to Rep. DesJarlais, and he confirmed their veracity.
DesJarlais met the unnamed woman when he was still practicing medicine and she was a patient with a foot problem. In a last-ditch attempt to stave off a divorce from his first wife Susan, the congressman called his paramour in September, 2000, and secretly recorded their conversation.
"You told me you'd have an abortion, and now we're getting too far along without one," DesJarlais can be heard telling the woman. "You told me you would have time to go with me and everything," she responds. "I said, if I could, I would, didn't I? And I will try," he retorts, "If I can [find] time, you're saying you still will?"
She relents: "Yeah."
They go back and forth for a bit, with the woman complaining that DesJarlais is being unfair and she wants to end their relationship for good. "Well, I didn't want to be in your life either, but you lied to me about something that caused us to be in this situation, and that's not my fault, that's yours," he says.
"Well, it's [your] fault for sleeping with your patient," she rejoins.
The divorce was eventually finalized the following year, and court documents show DesJarlais confessed to having four extramarital affairs.
Other sordid details from the days leading up to the dissolution of DesJarlais' first marriage surfaced during the 2010 election, including a claim that he "held a gun in his own mouth for hours."
DesJarlias denied the allegations, and continues to blame the revelations on his Democratic opponent.
"Desperate personal attacks do not solve our nation's problems," he said in a statement to the Huffington Post. "Yet it appears my opponents are choosing to once again engage in the same gutter politics that CBS news called the dirtiest in the nation just 2 years ago."
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The Federal Reserve wants inflation to rise and the central bank has tried to nudge it higher, but they haven't had much success.
Inflation at both the wholesale and consumer levels has been constrained to an annualized rate around 1%, about half as much as the Fed would like.
The producer price index, a measure of wholesale inflation, isn't expected to show a lot of change in March. Economists polled by MarketWatch predict a 0.1% increase after a 0.1% drop in the prior month.
The PPI has risen a scant 0.9% in the past 12 months, but that doesn't offer much clue on what's in store in the months ahead. So pay close attention to raw wholesale prices. They've jumped 5.4% in the past year and further increases could herald higher inflation.
The producer price index will be released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.
Also on tap Friday is the preliminary reading for the consumer sentiment index in April. Economists watch sentiment levels to get a feeling for the direction of consumer spending.
The gauge is expected to rise to 80.8 this month from 80 in March, according to a MarketWatch survey. Last month, the University of Michigan/Thomson Reuters consumer-sentiment index fell to the lowest level since November, led by gloomier expectations. The sentiment report will be released at 9:55 a.m. Eastern.
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Dilute a teaspoonful of apricot jam (1/2 teaspoon Bonne Maman Apricot Jam) in a glass of Abricotine (1 oz Vedrenne Liqueur de Abricot). Add a teaspoonful of Peach Bitters (1/2 teaspoon Fee's Peach Bitters), slightly less than two glasses of Gin (2 oz Beefeater's Gin) and 2 1/2 glasses of French Vermouth (2 1/2 oz French Vermouth). Place this mixture in a shaker and put it on the ice to cool (in the freezer). When quite cold pour in two or three glasses of crushed ice and shake well. Strain into cocktail glass.
The amounts in the parenthesis are for 2 relatively modern size drinks instead of 6 tiny 1930s era drinks.
More odd instructions, to be sure. And everyone thinks pre-prohibition cocktails are easy! A pleasant enough result, however. The Sweet version of the Apricot cocktail is definitely an after dinner drink, but it nicely highlights the nutty flavor of the apricot liqueur.
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House Republicans will take up several 2015 spending bills in the coming weeks but have no plans to move forward on immigration reform or a minimum-wage increase — key priorities for President Barack Obama and Democrats.
In a memo sent to all House Republicans on Friday, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) also said the full House will take up a contempt resolution against former IRS official Lois Lerner. Lerner is the center of an alleged scheme by IRS employees to target conservative non-profit groups for special scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner has refused to testify before the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. That panel has already voted to hold her in contempt.
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The House is currently scheduled to be in for three weeks - a total of 12 legislative days - during May, according to the official calendar maintained by Cantor's office.
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Cantor said that House Republicans will move forward on bills allowing states to use federal funds for charter schools, as well as six legislative initiatives designed to combat human sex trafficking, and issue with huge bipartisan support.
In addition, Cantor said the House would move on a tax extenders package that includes a permanent extension of a research and development tax credit.
With both the House and Senate having already agreed to a topline spending target for the 2015 appropriations bills, the Virginia Republican said the House will take up the military construction-Veterans Affairs, legislative branch, and Commerce-Justice-Science bills under an open amendment process. House GOP leaders, as well as their Senate Democratic counterparts, will be watching how things unfold on the spending bills very closely, especially on the CJS bill. GOP conservatives are expected to offer amendment targeting Attorney General Eric Holder and potentially government surveillance programs, both of which would cause big problems with the White House.
Cantor also said the House would take up the 2014 Defense authorization bill, the last under retiring Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.).


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CINCINNATI (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals opened a four-game lead over Cincinnati atop the National League Central division by beating the Reds 9-2 on Friday, with pitcher Adam Wainwright notching his ninth win of the season. Elsewhere Friday, Tampa Bay edged Baltimore to close the gap between them to half a game, while Arizona's Paul Goldschmidt again proved the match-winner against San Francisco. A wild pitch in the tenth inning gave the Los Angeles Dodgers victory over Atlanta, Detroit stretched its lead over division rival Cleveland, and Oakland pulled off a come-from-behind win over the Chicago White Sox. St. Louis' Adam Wainwright (9-3) gave up two runs over seven innings to guide the Cardinals to a league-best 40th win of the season. Every starter had a hit for St. Louis, which has won the past four series between the teams. The Reds have given up 26 runs over their past three games. Tampa Bay's Chris Archer pitched seven strong innings in just his second start of the season to guide the Rays to a 2-1 win over Baltimore. Archer (1-1) spent the first two months of the season at the minor league Durham Bulls before being promoted to the majors last weekend. Desmond Jennings hit a two-run homer to the deepest part of the ball park in the seventh inning, and that was enough for the Rays.
Arizona's Paul Goldschmidt continued his hot streak by hitting a three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning, lifting theDiamondbacks to a 3-1 win over San Francisco. The Giants looked poised for victory before Goldschmidt lined a 2-0 pitch from Jeremy Affeldt over the right field fence for his 15th home run of the season. Los Angeles' pinch-runner Skip Schumaker scored on the second wild pitch by Anthony Varvaro in the 10th inning, giving the Dodgers a 2-1 victory over the Braves.
Ramon Hernandez started the rally with a one-out single, took second on the first wild pitch and advanced to third on a single by Luis Cruz. Varvaro (3-1) then bounced another wild pitch to the catcher, allowing Schumaker to score.
Dodgers rookie Yasiel Puig was on-deck, but he wasn't needed after homering for the fourth time in five career games.
Detroit's Justin Verlander pitched seven solid innings to steer the Tigers to a 7-5 win over Cleveland, opening a 3-1/2 game lead over the Indians atop the American League Central. Verlander (8-4) allowed seven hits and struck out six. Victor Martinez homered among his three hits for the Tigers in this opener of a three-game series. Oakland's Josh Donaldson hit his first career grand slam to rally the Athletics from a three-run deficit and beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1. Donaldson's sixth-inning homer was one of two key moments, with the other being Josh Reddick making a homer-saving catch in the bottom of the ninth. Toronto's Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run double and pitcher Neil Wagner earned his first major league win as the Blue Jays beat Texas 6-1. Seattle's Brendan Ryan and Jason Bay both hit two-out, two-run singles in a four-run fourth inning, while Jeremy Bonderman won for the first time since 2010 as the Mariners beat the New York Yankees 4-1. Colorado's Nolan Arenado hit a game-ending homer leading off the ninth inning, completing a giant comeback from a six-run deficit, and giving the Rockies a 10-9 win over San Diego. Pittsburgh's Francisco Liriano pitched seven scoreless innings as the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 for their major league-leading 10th shutout. Milwaukee's Aramis Ramirez hit an RBI single with one out in the ninth inning, rallying Milwaukee from four runs down to beat Philadelphia 5-4 and end Philadelphia's five-game winning streak.
Kansas City's Billy Butler drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Royals beat Houston 4-2 for their third straight win.


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Business owner was part of historic lawsuit that helped bring nonpartisan voting to Kinston
And now, there�s one less candidate for Kinston City Council.
John Nix, part of a historic lawsuit that helped bring nonpartisan voting to Kinston, will not run for city council this November, he told The Free Press in an exclusive interview.
�After much prayerful consideration, I have decided not to run for City Council or Mayor Kinston in 2013,� he said. �I have decided to focus on my current obligations to my family, business and community.�
Nix is the co-owner of Matrix East, a professional land surveying firm. He also currently serves as chairman of the Utilities Advisory Commission for the City of Kinston, as vice chairman of the Kinston Planning Board and is the president of the CSS Neuse Foundation.
Additionally, he�s involved in the design and building of a nonprofit and privately-funded skeet and trap range that is being built at the old Davis Street landfill.
Those commitments � including those for his wife, Michelle, and his family � encouraged him not to seek a city council seat he unsuccessfully ran for two years ago.
�Michelle encouraged me to do whatever I felt was right, and said she would support me either way,� Nix said. �It was a tough decision, though, because of all the hard work I did in 2010 and 2011.�
Nix was referring to his role in Nix v. Holder, a lawsuit that he and four other Kinstonians filed against U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. The suit challenged the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which �requires federal preclearance of changes to voting practices in certain state and local jurisdictions,� according to The Center for Individual Rights.
Thanks to that lawsuit and Nix�s hard work � which included garnering hundreds of signatures � this November�s municipal elections in Kinston will be nonpartisan.
�The work we did secured nonpartisan voting for Kinston,� he said. �I don�t feel like all that hard work was for naught. � I think the nonpartisan electoral process in Kinston will more than likely encourage voters to vote for a candidate�s merits � vs. a party label.�
There are two city council seats � those of two-term councilman Robbie Swinson and single-term councilman Bobby Merritt � up for grabs in November. While Swinson told The Free Press late last year he was going to run for a third term, Merritt formally announced earlier this month he was not going to run for reelection.
Combined with only one announced candidate � former City Manager Ralph Clark � for the Kinston mayors position, and there are only two candidates for those three positions with a month to go before filing. Current Mayor B.J. Murphy and Woodmen of the World National Director Danny Rice � two strong potential candidates with considerable backing � announced earlier this year they weren�t running for mayor.
Although Nix won�t be running in November, he said he�s not ruling out a future municipal campaign. Until then, though, he said he�ll lend his aid with campaigns this year and next.
�I�m still very much involved in politics and securing good candidates,� he said. �I�ll probably work for a few campaigns and if a good candidate comes forward, I�ll be out there working for that candidate.�
Bryan C. Hanks can be reached at 252-559-1074 or at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @BCHanks.


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Albertson's LLC Announces Definitive Agreement
Jan 10th, 2013
Albertson's LLC Announces Definitive Agreement for Purchase of 877 Stores from SUPERVALU
BOISE, ID– January 10, 2013 – Albertson's LLC announced today that its parent company, AB Acquisition LLC, ("Albertson's") has signed a definitive agreement under which it will acquire Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's and Star Market stores and related Osco and Sav-on in-store pharmacies (collectively, the "Stores") currently owned by Minneapolis-based SUPERVALU Inc. The transaction will consist of Albertson's acquisition of the stock of New Albertsons, Inc. ("NAI"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SUPERVALU Inc., for $100 million in cash plus the assumption of approximately $3.2 billion in debt. Upon closing, Albertson's will own both NAI and Albertson's LLC.
Bob Miller, CEO of Albertson's LLC, said of the acquisition, "We are very excited about the opportunity to acquire Acme, Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, and Shaw's and Star Market. We see great potential to improve operations, drive new energy and create a 'winning attitude' with our store-level associates, and earn back our customers' trust and business." Miller continued, "In 2006, we acquired a set of stores that lacked investment and were in tough shape, but with our great associates taking care of our customers every day we have grown into a solid regional supermarket chain with growing sales. I believe we can be successful again."
Following the acquisition, Albertson's and its subsidiaries will consist of 1,069 stores and 12 distribution centers, and employ approximately 110,000 associates.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and the completion of the fully underwritten debt financing at Albertson's LLC and NAI, which has been provided by a consortium of banks including Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Barclays.
Albertson's LLC retained Lazard as lead M&A advisor. Barclays also served as an M&A advisor to Albertson's LLC.
About Albertson's LLC
Established in 2006, Albertson's LLC is working to become the favorite food and drug retailer in every market it serves. The company is privately owned by Cerberus Capital Management, Kimco Realty Corporation, Klaff Realty, Lubert-Adler Partners, and Schottenstein Stores Corporation. The company operates 190 Albertson's Market-branded stores and two Super Saver Foods stores in eight states and employs approximately 20,000 associates. For more information, please visit www.AlbertsonsMarket.com.
Media contact:
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Nielsen said it has concluded an investigation into tampering of Los Angeles radio ratings, but stopped short of sanctioning Univision Communications for unethical conduct by a former station executive.
Dramatic swings in ratings this year were primarily isolated to Univision's KSCA-FM (101.9) Spanish-language radio station, Nielsen said after its review of the tainted data. The measurement firm said the breaches did not substantially affect audience levels reported for other stations in the nation's largest radio market.
The probe into possible ratings manipulation was launched after KSCA morning show "El Bueno, La Mala y El Feo" leapfrogged to the No. 1 slot over big names such as KIIS-FM (102.7) morning host Ryan Seacrest. The big jump rattled radio circles because strong ratings help stations fetch more money from the nearly $1 billion spent in L.A. each year on radio commercials and promotions.
Nielsen found that a high-ranking Univision executive at KSCA had access to several of the devices used to collect listening data. That violated Nielsen's rules, and Univision fired its program director for the alleged misconduct; no other station employees were reprimanded.
L.A. radio stations were notified Wednesday that Nielsen would not reissue ratings for 2013 or this year's first quarter. Nielsen said there "were minimal differences in the estimates for the overwhelming majority of other stations in the market" and did not discipline Univision.
Some L.A. radio station executives questioned why Nielsen did not take more aggressive action against the media giant.
"Not even a slap on the wrist?" asked one station executive, who did not want to be identified criticizing a competitor. "This is a matter of principle, accountability and integrity."
Nielsen's handling of Univision was in contrast to a situation last fall in Northern California. Nielsen took the unusual step of "delisting" three Fresno radio stations owned by JSA Broadcasting after Nielsen uncovered similar evidence of tampering.
In that case, Nielsen determined that someone affiliated with JSA had filled out and submitted paper diaries used to determine listening levels in smaller markets. Nielsen removed the three stations from its ratings surveys for last fall.
However, radio executives and analysts said they were not surprised that Nielsen would not reissue a year's worth of ratings.
Such a move could have further fueled the controversy and invited more questions about the reliability of Nielsen's ratings. Analysts also noted that Univision is one of Nielsen's biggest clients and pays millions of dollars a year to get rankings for its chain of radio stations and Spanish-language television networks.
Michael Harrison, publisher of the radio trade publication Talkers, said station operators are frustrated with the problems with the Nielsen ratings, which they use to determine the rates they charge advertisers.
"The small station operators who are in the community are pulling their hair out," Harrison said. "No one in our industry is very comfortable with the present state of things. And Nielsen is not comfortable either."
Univision declined to comment. Nielsen declined Wednesday to discuss why it handled the Fresno situation differently from the one in L.A.
In its memo sent to station managers and reviewed by The Times, Nielsen said it "found that 98.8% of the records had less than a 5% difference between the originally published" data and the information after the corrupt data were taken out of the sample.
"Nielsen is committed to upholding the highest standards of data integrity," Nielsen said in a statement. "We have taken a number of actions to minimize the risk of reoccurrence and to strengthen our measures to ensure that panelists are complying properly in all markets."
The problems appeared to be concentrated in homes in which Spanish is the dominant language. Historically, ratings firms including Nielsen have struggled to recruit immigrant families to participate in the surveys because members of those households were wary of an organization that wants to provide them with tracking devices.
To make up for any shortfall in Spanish-speaking families, Nielsen has used statistical calculations to "weight" its sample. But that method could lead to any one family having a disproportionate influence on the outcome of the ratings.
"Something is wrong with the radio ratings," Harrison said. "The ratings sample size is generally recognized as too small to be consistent month to month and too imprecise to get an accurate picture, especially of a diverse metropolitan area like Southern California. It's not an exact science at a time when advertisers are demanding metrics that are more precise."
Nielsen has said it plans to expand its sample audience pool in Los Angeles by year's end. Currently, there are 2,700 homes in the Los Angeles market participating in the company's audio measurement. It was not known how many are Spanish speaking.
Tom Taylor, a longtime journalist who writes a daily newsletter about the radio industry, said Nielsen's customers would be pleased to see the sample size increase to minimize surprise bumps. But, he said, that effort would require a significant investment.
"That's more work for Nielsen, and more expense, of course," he said.
Nielsen took the extraordinary step of reissuing its April ratings report after it the company found out two homes in L.A. might have manipulated the rankings. The company also delayed the release of its May results to recalibrate the rankings after removing listenership data from two households, including one that had connections to the Univision executive.
The households had been part of the Nielsen sample audience for at least a year, which raised questions about how long Univision and another station that received a boost in the ratings might have benefited from the alleged misconduct. The second station was Radio Centro's Spanish-language KXOS-FM (93.9).
Nielsen's memo did not mention Radio Centro's station, which also saw major changes in its ratings. Its morning audience share fell 37% in May from April's compromised numbers.
Meanwhile, Univision's KSCA posted another surge in the morning ratings in June.
KSCA's show "El Bueno, La Mala y El Feo" appears to be gaining traction among listeners. It returned to the top spot in the morning drive period, according to June numbers from Nielsen. For the weekday 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. time slot, KSCA earned a 5.1 share of radio listening in the period that ended June 18.
That share is 24% greater than the number the station earned during the previous month for the time slot that is considered prime time for radio.
This follows KSCA's previous surprise jump to No. 1 in April. KXOS' morning ratings stayed essentially flat in June compared with May by notching a 2.8 share and holding steady at 14th place, down from an inflated fourth place in April.


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How to Complain to a Cruise Line and Get Resultsby Paul Motter | 02.13.12
A poll of our readers finds surprises in the most effective ways to get satisfaction for problems -- including financial compensation.
Step Three -- Establish Your Compensation Value When you describe your complaint, this is not the time to threaten or to demand compensation for every little thing that was wrong. Be specific about how you were "injured" monetarily and make a suggestion on how you feel you should be compensated. If you say, "I paid for an oceanview cabin on an upper deck, but I ended up in an inside cabin on deck three, then I see the difference in the brochure rate is $____."
In the letter, give them as many details as possible: the ship name, cabin number, sail date, the names of everyone on board you sincerely thought did a very good job (let them know you are a detail-oriented person). Also include your home address, telephone numbers, and email address. You can add your laundry list of complaints, but do say "I don't expect compensation for this, but thought you should know."
If you do not get immediate satisfaction, then go back the next day and repeat the process, but this time ask for the names of the Hotel Manager and the Captain. Write a letter explaining your problem and make three copies; mark one as "Front Desk, Passenger Services" and address the other two to the Hotel Manager and the Captain, including your name, booking number and cabin number.
If you do not receive a phone call by the end of the next day, the next time you see the Captain or the Hotel Manager, ask them if they received the letter. If they say "no," explain you left it for them at passenger services. If they say "yes," then politely ask them what they thought of your complaint.
Example: jacdenv24 Wrote From Celebrity back in 2000 we got a very good response to what I think was a legitimate complaint. We booked an inside cat. on the bottom deck of the Horizon. When we checked in, we were informed that we had been "upgraded" but it turned out we were moved DIRECTLY under the galley! Noise was really horrendous -- trolleys rolling across the floor at all hours, and dishwashers running.
After the first night, we asked to be moved back to our original cabin but apparently someone in a group occupied it. After the second night, we asked for another cabin, anywhere as long as we could get some sleep. The ship was fully booked.
We made a point of going to customer service every day to register our complaint even though we knew we wouldn't be moved. As soon as we got home, we wrote to Celebrity and explained the problem in detail. Within a month, we received a letter of apology plus a credit of $750 per person on our next cruise, which was close to a complete refund!
Step Four -- Have Patience Once you have fully documented and aired your complaint as described above, be prepared to wait for the resolution. Our readers tell us that sometimes they got immediate satisfaction. But sometimes they didn't. Most of the complaints that got compensation involved cabin problems -- maybe you paid for an oceanview and got an obstructed view, or maybe you were under the gym and had to listen to footfalls every waking hour.
If you get moved to a better cabin during the cruise, good for you, case solved. But we have read dozens of complaint letters where guests who demanded to be moved during the cruise also demanded some financial compensation during the cruise. This rarely happens, mainly because such decisions are not made by the onboard management, but rather by the onshore customer service or consumer affairs departments.
Many of our readers were not financially compensated during the cruise, but by following up with phone calls and letters after the cruise they received their compensation after the fact. While this is not ideal, let's look into why it works this way.
Example: seadog2 Wrote DW and I were on the Monarch and a water main burst outside our cabin just above the door. We were flooded out at 2 o'clock in the morning. It was well after 3 before we got back into our cabin. The next day we were relocated to another cabin. When we returned home we called RCI and were told that the incident had already been reported and we were given 40% off our next cruise. That's 20% each. The vouchers came about 30 days later.
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The median household income in Luther, Michigan is $23,333. The median household income for the surrounding county is $28,872 compared to the national median of $53,482. The median age of people living in Luther is 34.4 years.
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Reminder! Sign-up by Sept. 15 5pm EST for Exclusive Online Screening of "Crossing Bhutan" this Weekend!
Additional Screening Added @ SBIFF This Fri Feb. 12th, 11AM at the Lobero!
Hey Kickstarters ~
Just wanted to drop you a quick note to share the news - our World Premiere screenings at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival exceeded our wildest... Read more
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Screening Times Announced! [Feb. 5 & 7]
Hey Kickstarters ~
We've just found out that our film will premiere at one of the prime spots at SBIFF - 7pm on Friday, Feb. 5th at the historic Lobero... Read more
"Crossing Bhutan" to premiere at Santa Barbara International Film Festival!
Hey Kickstarters,
At long last, we can share the news ...
Crossing Bhutanwill have it's world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival next month, between Feb 3... Read more
Exciting News - World Premiere Confirmed for February 2016! (+ Other Important Updates)
Hey Kickstarters,
We're over the moon with excitement.
We've just learned that the film has been accepted to an outstanding film festival for it's World Premiere in February 2016!
We... Read more
Unreleased Clip #1 from The Happiest Place film
Hey Kickstarters,
Spring has sprung! I hope you're enjoying the change in weather and new energy.
If you didn't catch it, in our last update we shared results from our... Read more
Happy Thanksgiving! + Rough Cut Screening Feedback
Hey Kickstarters,
Hope you had a warm, cozy Thanksgiving filled with quality time with loved ones.
Since our last update, we've held Kickstarter rough cut screenings in NYC and the... Read more
Successful NYC screening; Upcoming rough cut screening in San Francisco on October 16th!
~ Hey Kickstarters ~
I have exciting news.
On Sept. 19th in NYC we had our first successful rough cut screening of The Happiest Place!
While it was quite... Read more
Music Videos for Imogen Heap's Original Score for The Happiest Place Go LIVE!
Hey Kickstarters!
What happened when Grammy award-winning producer and musician Imogen Heap hiked the Bhutanese Himalayas with The Happiest Placeteam - then got her hands hundreds of hours of... Read more
Rough Cut Screenings Draw Near!
Summer is upon us! If that's not a reason for happiness, I'm not sure what is.
After a momentary pause preparing for the TEDxStanford talk about the film, I've jumped... Read more
Watch Ben's TEDxStanford talk about the film here!
Hey Kickstarters,
Hope this message find you healthy and happy!
On May 10th, I had the privilege of speaking at TEDxStanford as the final speaker of the day. The talk,... Read more
Catch Ben talking about the film tomorrow @ TEDxStanford livestream (between 5 - 7pm Pacific)
To our amazing backers ~
Ben here. I just wanted to give you a heads up that I'll will be speaking about the film at TEDxStanford this Saturday, May 10th... Read more
#thisishappiness + HuffPo Live!
I just wanted to extend a HUGE thank you to everyone who contributed to our #thisishappiness campaign. It brought us waves of happiness throughout our World Happiness Day to see... Read more
Help Launch #thisishappiness for World Happiness Day!
Hey Kickstarters!
We've got some exciting updates for you.
World Happiness Day and the #thisishappiness Launch!
Tomorrow, Ben will be featured on HuffingtonPost live at 12:30 EST for World Happiness... Read more
The Happiest Thanksgivukkah to You! (+ a long awaited update)
I hope your Thanksgivukkah was warm and filled with loved ones (+ latkas and stuffing)!
I wanted to take the opportunity to share my deepest gratitude to all of you... Read more
New photos + blog post + Google Hangout with Ben TONIGHT, 9PM EST (in one hour)!
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Lots of goodness to announce.
Google Hangout! TONIGHT at 9PM EST (Less than an hour away!)
Join to get an update on the film and hear about the... Read more
Join a Google Hangout with Ben (The Happiest Place Film Director) Tue. August 13th, 9pm EST!
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Save the date! On Tuesday, August 13th at 9pm ESTwe'll be holding our very first Google Hangout for The... Read more
Back to Bhutan!
*Follow our updates from Bhutan Part II here: http://facebook.com/thehappiestplace*
Kuzu Zangpo La Kickstarters!
I wanted to share a quick video update on the film:
After more than a year... Read more
Spring Update on The Happiest Place Film!
This post is long overdue!
I've been waiting until we had something meaningful to share an update, and now we do. After getting our first rough assembly of the film... Read more
Our first rough assembly of The Happiest Place!
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Almost a year after production in Bhutan we have our first full assembly of the film!
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300 Hours, 100 Colored Notecards, and a White Wall
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The last few weeks we've jumped headfirst into post-production for The Happiest Place.... Read more
The Journey Comes Full Circle
Taking on a creative project of this scale is daunting.
At one point, midway through our second trek in Bhutan, I was ready to quit. I was beyond the point... Read more
LAST TWO DAYS - Help The Happiest Place across the finish line!
(or "Thank You!", for those who don't speak Dzongka)
When, almost a month ago, we launched the Kickstarter campaign for The Happiest Place film, we never anticipated the... Read more
Behind-the-scenes Microdoc Part II : Imogen Heap + The Happiest Place
Over a week ago we shared Part 1 of a behind-the-scenes documentary on Grammy-award winning musician Imogen Heap's process on scoring the film.
Now, we're excited to share Part 2... Read more
Tiny Himalayan Country Makes Big Splash on Kickstarter
Unreal. We've crossed another milestone -- 80K -- making us the most funded film project live on Kickstarter!
THANK YOU everyone who has supported us in bringing this project to... Read more
Behind-the-scenes microdoc: Imogen Heap + The Happiest Place
First, a huge THANK YOUto everyone who has supported the project to date -- with your help, we've pushed past our first stretch goal of $55,000 for color correction and... Read more
The Happiest Place - Video Memory #1 - Jangothang Basecamp
We have crossed 500 backers! The campaign momentum is great and we are seeing growing interest from a variety several publications including the New York Times. 15% of those who... Read more
48 hours, $45k - so what now? (stretch goals, new prize levels)
Unbelieveable. 48 hours into the campaign and we've hit our goal of $45k!
Words cannot describe how moved I am to have all the support we've had for this... Read more
~ Kadinchey ~ (thank you in Dzongkha)
Friends of The Happiest Place,
Wow. I feel like I've been riding a wave of love and support unlike anything I've experienced.
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Reinventing the wheel
Tired of carrying that extension ladder around when you're making repairs? Well now you don't have to. The Ladder Dolly wheels your ladder from project to project. The dolly consists of two wheels mounted on an axle with a central T-bar that slides through the hollow rung on an extension ladder.
The light-duty model, with an 11½-in. wheelbase, attaches permanently through one of the rungs on the ladder with a bolt. The heavy-duty dolly, with a 17½-in. wheelbase, also goes through a rung, but temporarily fastens with a clip. The wheels remain out of the way when the ladder is being used. Price: light-duty model, $29.95; heavy-duty model, $49.95. Contact American Innovations Corp., Dept. FIN, 1865 W. Wayzata Blvd., Suite 108, Minneapolis, MN 55356-9322, 763/258-3006, www.ladderdolly.com.
Fuel pumps
Fill-Rite's new line of moderate-use fuel pumps includes a rotary hand pump, a 115v AC pump and a 12v DC pump (pictured), all made from cast iron. The hand pump is designed for medium-viscosity oils, gasoline, diesel fuel and noncorrosive fluids. Its 1-in. polymer suction pipe can adjust for 15- to 55-gal. drums. Flow capability equals 7½ gal./100 revolutions. Price: $73.
The ¼-hp motor on the AC and DC pumps can pump up to 13 gpm. A manual nozzle and ¾-in. × 10-ft. hose can transfer diesel fuel, gasoline, kerosene or mineral spirits. The pumps can be mounted on tanks or barrels. Price: $246 for DC pump, $275 for AC pump. Contact Tuthill Transfer Systems Inc., Dept. FIN, 8825 Aviation Dr., Fort Wayne, IN 46809, 219/747-7529, www.fillrite.com.
Firestone tires
Firestone introduces a new line of skid-steer tires. Available in seven sizes, the tires feature a new sidewall and ZT cut- and tear-resistant compounds. A strong shoulder also resists snags and punctures, and deep tread and extra-wide lugs extend the life of the tire, according to Firestone. A new rim deflector helps to keep foreign material out. The tires are completely manufactured in the U.S. Price: not available at press time. Contact Firestone Agricultural Tire Co., Dept. FIN, 4600 N.W. 2nd Ave., Suite 100, Des Moines, IA 50313, 800/350-3276, www.firestoneag.com.
Pressure washers
Need a better way to wash your machinery? Try a hot-water pressure washer from Landa. Seven new models in the MHP series are gasoline-powered and heated by oil/diesel fuel. They put out 3.5 to 4.6 gpm and 2,000 to 3,500 psi with Honda or Vanguard engines.
The narrow frames on the washers are less than 25 in. A spring-loaded, insulated trigger gun and a variable pressure wand are on the end of a 50-ft. wire-braid hose that is rated up to 4,000 psi for operator protection against bursts. A side panel on the washer provides protection to components, but it can be removed easily using thumbscrews. A 30-in.-wide wheel kit adds to the flexibility and portability of the unit.
Suggested retail price: $5,400 to $6,700. Contact Landa Water Cleaning Systems, Dept. FIN, 4275 N.W. Pacific Rim Blvd., Camas, WA 98607, 800/547-8672, www.landa-inc.com.


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Major Northeast Florida corporations have stepped up to make transformational gifts to the University.
For the second consecutive year, UNF has been named as one of the top colleges and universities across the country.
A few retiring founding faculty members reflect on their time at UNF.
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Four years ago, Clark and Jan Lindley didn't even know the University of North Florida existed. Today, they are two of UNF's biggest fans who are also enthusiastic supporters of the University's newest sport — women's golf.
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HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — Pennsylvania Senate candidate Sam Rohrer (R), an 18-year veteran of the state legislature, has already made a name for himself during this campaign as one of the GOP's most radical candidates. He thinks federal highways are unconstitutional, doesn't understand the budget process, and has compared driver's license requirements to slavery.
Rohrer also thinks the government should no longer provide federal services to the American people, a position he took a step farther Saturday at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference. During a debate featuring the state's Republican Senate candidates, Rohrer, the party's front-runner, outlined a proposal to privatize Social Security and end the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which provides aid to disabled Americans:
ROHRER: The structural aspect of the program that is in place, financially, if we don't make changes, it will not be there for those who are coming up. So we've got to stop the cost increase, meaning we do it this way. We've got to take out the younger workers, maybe it's an age of 50, maybe it's as you say, 45, determine that age where those up to that point are not compelled to join Social Security. They're allowed to go into a program like 401(k), have their own plan, and you obviously cut the cost on the outside.
But secondarily, we have to reduce the cost of Social Security now, otherwise we will not find us able to make payouts either. And that, I recommend, we do by bringing it back into line with what Social Security was acceptably set into place to be originally, and that's as a retirement assistance program. Meaning we have to back off such things as disability — SSI payments — where we have many new people brought into the program. Many illegal aliens are receiving SSI payments. That is a part of the program that Social Security was never intended to fund, and that's a part that we can logically back off, bring it back to its major core. I think we can preserve and extend the life of Social Security.
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Privatizing Social Security, as Rohrer would like to do, would have had disastrous consequences for Americans during the Great Recession. According to a 2008 Center for American Progress analysis found that an October 2008 retiree would have lost $26,000 in a private Social Security account even before the market bottomed out in 2009. Given that two-thirds of senior citizens count on Social Security for more than half their monthly income, those kind of losses would dump millions into poverty.
Ending SSI and disability payments goes even farther. According to the Social Security Administration, more than 8.1 million Americans received SSI in January 2012, and nearly 1.3 million of the recipients were children. SSI's support is modest — the average monthly payment in January was $517 — but important. A 2005 study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found that SSI lifted 2.4 million Americans above the poverty line in 2003. And despite Rohrer's claims that "illegal aliens" are benefiting from the program, SSI has far stricter requirements even for legal immigrants than most federal assistance programs.
Rohrer, meanwhile, ignored the easiest solution to Social Security's long-term health. Lifting the payroll tax cap, which currently taxes all income below $106,800 for Social Security purposes, would ensure the program's solvency for the next 75 years.
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Flatley Scores Both Yale Goals
PRINCETON, N.J. – For nearly 30 minutes Saturday afternoon, Yale was locked in a close battle with Princeton. But attacker Kristin Morrison's goal 90 seconds before halftime gave the Tigers a 3-2 lead, and they slowly started pulling away in the second half. By the time they were done, they had run off 10 straight goals for an 11-2 win.
Yale (5-7, 2-3 Ivy League) spent the first five minutes of the game almost exclusively on defense, but three saves by sophomore goalkeeper Whitney Quackenbush – plus two shots that went wide and one that hit the post – kept the game scoreless. After junior midfielder/defender Kaitlyn Flatley was finally able to clear the ball for the Bulldogs, Princeton goalkeeper Erin Tochihara denied a shot by freshman midfielder Kristen Chapman.
A caused turnover by senior defender Michele Fiorentino ended another Princeton possession, and shortly after that the Bulldogs broke through on the scoreboard. Flatley drove in on the right side of the fan, stopped to get the defense off-balance, and then continued on for a shot that eluded Tochihara at 20:46.
Yale caught a tough break when senior attacker Jessica Sturgill hit the post with a shot a minute later, and the Tigers took immediate advantage by getting the game-tying goal from midfielder Jenna Davis at 18:56.
Flatley scored again on a drive at 17:10, but the Bulldogs once again had a chance to extend their lead denied less than five minutes later. Sturgill drove in hard to Tochihara's left and scored, but the goal was quickly waved off as Sturgill was called for a crease violation. The Tigers took immediate advantage, catching Yale in transition off that foul for a goal by Morrison at 12:15.
The score remained 2-2 for more than 10 minutes, thanks in part to a key sequence where the Yale defense denied Princeton what appeared to be an easy goal. After a Yale turnover in the Bulldogs' zone, the Tigers quickly fed the ball in front of the cage. But Fiorentino raced back to get in position to stick-check the ball loose, and junior defender Fielding Kidd scooped up the ground ball to end the threat.
The Tigers got their first lead of the game when Morrison scored on a free position attempt just before halftime. That momentum carried over into the second half, despite a nice save by Quackenbush on a fast-break chance for Morrison early on. Midfielder Cassie Pyle, sister of former Yale men's lacrosse player Bryce Pyle '09, scored at 20:41 to give Princeton the first two-goal lead of the game, and Block's attempt to respond 90 seconds later hit the post.
After that the Tigers got two goals in a span of 15 seconds -- one from Davis and one from Pyle -- to start pulling away. Sophomore attacker Caroline Crow got the draw control after a Yale timeout following Princeton's sixth goal, but the Bulldogs turned it over. Princeton then scored four times in a span of less than six minutes to negate any chance of a Yale comeback. Attacker Sam Ellis, sister of former Yale men's lacrosse player Jordan Ellis '07, scored with 25 seconds left to make the final 11-2.
Princeton (5-6, 3-1 Ivy League) wound up out-shooting Yale 34-11, including 21-4 in the second half. The Bulldog defense was mostly able to negate midfielder Lizzy Drumm, who had a team-high 26 goals coming into the game. She finished with just one point, an assist. But Ellis, who had three goals in five games prior to Saturday, finished with a hat trick while Davis, Morrison and Pyle had two goals each. Quackenbush finished with nine saves while Tochihara had five.
Despite the loss Yale remains in control of its chances for a playoff spot in the inaugural Ivy League Tournament, which will determine who gets the league's automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament. Cornell's 9-6 loss to Dartmouth Saturday, combined with Brown's 14-12 win over Columbia, leaves Brown, Cornell, Harvard and Yale all with three losses in the league -- meaning that at least one of those teams will make the playoffs.
The Bulldogs have already beaten Brown and Harvard, so wins in their final two Ivy League games -- vs. Columbia next Saturday and at Cornell Apr. 25 -- would give Yale the tiebreaker edge needed to guarantee a spot in the tournament.
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Danbury Accepts Bids to Preserve Connecticut's Oldest Castle
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The fairytale may have a happy ending after all.
Hearthstone Castle was acquired by the city of Danbury in the 1980s and has since fallen into dramatic disrepair, but now the city is taking steps to stabilize the structure, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. A few weeks ago the city began accepting bids from engineering firms for plans to stabilize the building and stop it from deteriorating further.
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"The deadline is July 31 for interested engineering firms to submit proposals to us and then we will look at those and make a decision," explains Dennis Elpern, the planning director for Danbury.
The city's budget for the bidding process is $45,000 ($20,000 of which came from a grant the city received from the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation).
The process of selecting a firm can take as long as two months, says Elpern. Once a firm is selected and the plans for preserving the castle are drawn up, a new cost analysis process and another round of bidding will begin for the actual restoration work on the castle.
A study conducted last year estimated that it would cost about $450,000 to stabilize the castle's exterior and clean up the grounds. Elpern is hopeful that the estimates emerging from this bidding process will be in the same ballpark as that figure, if not a little lower. He's also optimistic that the castle can be saved.
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Once upon a time a group of community activists, and state and city officials, rushed to save a historic Connecticut castle….
Danbury's Hearthstone Castle is crumbling.
The roof and three floors of the historic structure have almost entirely collapsed. The once ornate interior has been reduced to a pile of rotting wood, broken glass and other debris. Trespassers frequently breach the fence surrounding the castle, and there's graffiti and other signs of vandalism.
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Woodstock Castle Makes for Unusual Tale
Fit for a King: Historic Connecticut Castle in Cornwall for Sale
But the majestic stone walls of Connecticut's oldest castle (which is owned by the city of Danbury and located on the 722-acre grounds of Tarrywile Park) remain largely unscathed by the ravages of time. Would-be castle preservationists in the Danbury area say that even in its present state there's a magic to the place, and there's still time for the tale to conclude with a happy ending.
(All color photos by Ray Bendici courtesy of Damned Connecticut)
"Do you have vision?" Mark Nolan asks me on a recent afternoon as he unlocks the chain link fence around the castle. Nolan is the treasurer of Friends of Tarrywile Park, a nonprofit organization that supports Tarrywile Park and whose members are coordinating efforts to save the castle. Nolan is opening the castle gates to give me a peek inside it's damaged interior. On this trip we're joined by Susan Lauermann, chairman of the Friends of Tarrywile Park.
"Unfortunately this is what it looks like," says Lauermann as the debris inside and around the castle becomes visible. Yet it's clear that Lauermann and Nolan see something more when they look at the castle; they see its 30-foot turrets, and the dark stone walls with ivy clinging to them; they see an architectural wonder that is still standing and could be an attraction for the area in the future.
"When you come up to castle you get that wow factor," Nolan says. He remarks that even the deterioration adds to its mystique. "It's the ruin in the woods, the castle in the woods."
Saving the castle and turning it into a tourist attraction like Gillette Castle on the Connecticut River in East Haddam is not a fairytale dream, Nolan and Lauermann insist. In fact it's closer to becoming a reality than ever before.
Last year the castle, which is 115 years old and predates the more famous Gillette Castle by about a decade and a half, was the subject of a study funded by a grant from Connecticut's Department of Economic and Community Development's Trust for Historic Preservation. The goal of the $50,000 study was to assess the edifice's condition, integrity, cultural and historic value, and look at its possible uses as an economic generator for the region. The conclusion was that structurally the exterior stone walls are in good shape (though they need work), that the site was historically and culturally significant, and that restored, it could attract tourism.
The report estimated that the Hearthstone could be stabilized in its current state and the debris and property cleaned up for about $450,000. Restoration options include converting the castle into an open-air garden and removing the remaining wood in the structure, which would cost approximately $1.7 million, or the creation of a multipurpose area with a museum and exhibit space in the basement and conservatory in the rest of the structure, with a retractable or skylighted roof, for $7 million.
While a multimillion-dollar renovation is unlikely unless the project attracts the attention of a rich benefactor, Nolan and Lauermann say preserving the castle and then moving forward in phases is doable. They said it would likely be a 5 to 10-year process as they build community support and interest.
Hearthstone was constructed on top of a high hill at the end of a steep dirt driveway off of Brushy Hill Road between 1896 and 1899. It was built by E. Starr Sanford, a successful New York portrait photographer who invented an early movie camera. In 1918, Charles Darling Parks purchased the castle, gave it its current name and presented it as a wedding present to his oldest daughter, Irene. Members of the Parks family lived in the castle until 1985, when the family sold the castle, the nearby Tarrywile Mansion and hundreds of acres of land to the city of Danbury. At the time the city focused its resources on maintaining the park and the mansion. The castle was left to deteriorate.
(Below, the castle before it began to deteoriate.)
Since the city purchased the property, every few years there has been talk of something being done with the castle but the necessary funding has never been available. This round of interest in the castle is different though, say those involved.
"There seems to be a lot of enthusiasm," says Becky Burr-Petro, executive director of Tarrywile Park and Mansion. Burr-Petro has worked at the park for 17 years and has seen interest in the castle flare up and then die down again. "Since I've been here, this is the most excitement and the most movement we've had surrounding the castle," she says.
Judith Durkin of Danbury has been involved with the preservation efforts. She has personal connection to the castle; it was the home of her grandmother, Irene Parks Rathmell. She remembers the castle in its glory days and hopes some of that glory can be recovered.
(Below is an excerpt from when the castle was featurued in Country Homes.)
"My ultimate dream is to see the castle restored," says Durkin. "I would like us to begin with phase one, which is to clean out the inside and get the grounds cleaned up. Eventually what I would like to see is at least the first floor restored and then it could be used for something, whether it would be an educational center, whether it would be used for conferences, I don't know. We haven't really gotten to that point yet."
The park is located in Danbury at 70 Southern Boulevard. Visitors looking to find the castle can park in the upper lot near the mansion. Then follow the road to what looks like the park's exit. Cross over Brushy Hill Road to a gated dirt driveway. Follow that driveway (which is steep but not overly long) to the castle. There are no signs marking the castle.
"People know it is there but of course we haven't publicized it because of safety factors. Once restoration moves forward and it is an open-air pavilion we could advertise it more as part of the park," she says. She adds she's confident a restored castle would draw crowds. "I'm sure you'd get quite a lot of people who want to do pictures up there, not only wedding pictures but just everyday pictures to capture the beauty of the facility."
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Waldy lost his cage mate, Stella a few days ago. We're looking for a baby male to be his new friend. We're located in WI but are willing to travel to surrounding states if need be. Thanks!
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I know... his little face!
I will post more cuteness once he's home.
His name is Prince. I will find out the date of birth when we pick him up. But he's very young, just able to leave his mama on Saturday.
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