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SARANAC LAKE - A lot has changed for Billy Demong since that day in February 1998 when the then-17-year-old Vermontville native was treated to a homecoming parade through downtown Saranac Lake after his first Winter Olympics.
If he needed a reminder of just how much things have changed, the now-33-year-old got one Wednesday as he spoke in the Harrietstown Town Hall auditorium during a homecoming celebration for the local athletes who competed in last month's Sochi, Russia Olympics, Demong's fifth.
"What we do have is a very strong community with a sense of support -" Demong said before stopping mid-sentence, noticing his 3-year-old son getting out of his seat and walking toward the town hall stage.
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From left, Lowell Bailey, Aidan Kelly and Tim Burke wave to the crowd during the March 26 parade in Saranac Lake. (Photo — Andy Flynn)
"Liam, sit down," Demong told him from the podium.
The little boy scurried back to his seat, and the crowd roared with laughter.
Demong didn't skip a beat, picking up right where he left off.
"- that embraces and pushes our athletes forward. I want to thank all of you that have been such a part of my long, long career, and all the familiar faces I see in the crowd today and coming down Main Street."
Through all that's happened to him over the last 16 years - collecting 22 career nordic combined World Cup podiums, nine wins and two Olympic medals, plus getting married and becoming a father - Demong said Wednesday there has been one constant: the support he's received from the community.
He wasn't alone in saying so.
"We're really really lucky to come from a town like this that helps us build our dreams," said Annelies Cook, a biathlete who grew up in Saranac Lake. "It took me 15 years to get to my first Olympics, and I couldn't have lasted that long without such a supportive community and family."
"Without the help of everyone here, I would have never been able to make any Olympics," ski jumper Peter Frenette of Saranac Lake, a two-time Olympian, told the crowd. "I just want to give a big thanks to everyone in this community, because it's a huge support system."
The parade
Before the pep-rally-like ceremony at the town hall, the athletes rode down Broadway and Main Street in a float normally used for Saranac Lake Winter Carnival royalty but retrofitted with Olympic rings, a "Sochi 2014" logo and red, white and blue tinsel. Joining Demong, Cook and Frenette on the float were biathletes Lowell Bailey of Lake Placid and Tim Burke of Paul Smiths, bobsledder Jamie Greubel, who's from Pennsylvania but now lives in Lake Placid, and luger Aidan Kelly, who's from Long Island but trains in Lake Placid.
A group of the athletes' parents and several past Olympians from the area also marched in the parade. They were joined by elected officials from Saranac Lake, Lake Placid and Tupper Lake, the Saranac Lake High School marching band, local elementary and middle-school children, and kids in the nordic skiing program at Dewey Mountain Recreation Center, where several of the Olympians grew up skiing.
Roughly 250 people braved temperatures in the teens and lined the streets, mostly the sunny side of the streets, waving flags, holding up signs and cheering for their hometown Olympians.
Jean Grimm of Saranac Lake said the cold weather wasn't going to keep her from coming out for the parade.
"I know Billy Demong because I'm friendly with his mother, so I have that connection in wanting to see them, and I'm very proud that Saranac Lake could have so many that could do so well," she said. "I think it's wonderful."
"It's great to live in a small town like this and have so many fantastic Olympic athletes come from this little town," Chantelle Kite of Saranac Lake said as she held her daughter Sophia along the parade route. "We wanted to come out and support them and say welcome home and good job."
The rally
The parade ended outside the town hall where Greubel, who won a bronze medal at the Sochi games, lit an Olympic cauldron. As people moved inside, a big screen showed a video Cook made during the Sochi Olympics of the games' athletes, coaches and volunteers dancing to the Pharell Williams song "Happy."
Village Mayor Clyde Rabideau recognized the elected officials and dignitaries in the crowd, then saluted the athletes' parents and the other Olympians who were in attendence. Ted Blazer, president and CEO of the state Olympic Regional Development Authority, delivered a brief speech in which he said the local Olympians have "become part of the character of our communities.
"Thank you from the bottom of all of our hearts for being so incredible and representing us so well on the world stage," Blazer said.
Before signing autographs and posing for pictures with their fans, several of the athletes gave speeches. Greubel, who moved to Lake Placid seven years ago, said she was welcomed into the community with open arms.
"Nobody asked any questions when I looked for three jobs in town, and I had to put my training first," she said. "For me to come here and have all of your support and really have people believe in me before I realized my potential in the sport - without all that support, I don't think I'd be here today."
Bailey talked about moving to Lake Placid with his family from Old Forge in 1991 and getting involved in the local ski programs.
"This area, it's unique in that a kid can start out barely knowing how to ski and then make it onto an Olympic team," he said. "Thank you for all your support, and here's to the next generation of Olympians. I know there's some of you out there."
Burke said people often ask him how such a small area can produce so many world-class athletes. He said it's a combination of the area's rich Olympic history and strong community support.
"Many of us up here compete in individual sports, but to get to that Olympic level, it takes a team effort," he said. "Our teams are not only our coaches, our family, but our community as well. That's why I know why we'll be gathering here every four years for a long time to come to celebrate our local Olympians."
Demong was the last to speak. He stepped to the podium wearing the same jacket he wore 16 years ago when he was first recognized by the community.
"This was the first Olympic jacket I ever received, and we can see why they stopped making them," Demong quipped. "Obviously the uniforms have gotten better over time, and there's been a lot of changes."
One of the biggest changes he's seen, Demong said, is the growth of the local nordic ski programs, particularly at Dewey Mountain.
"I think the size of the program is probably four or five times the size of any program we were part of as kids," he said. "It's something that makes my heart swell to see."
"This is a really special town," Demong added. "I don't think there's another public high school in the country that can boast that they sent five athletes to the Olympics this winter."
Burke, Cook, Demong, Frenette and luger Chris Mazdzer, who also competed in Sochi but wasn't able to make Wednesday's parade, all attended Saranac Lake High School.
Earlier in the day, the Olympians took part in a question and answer session with students at the high school. They also took a ride on the Adirondack Carousel merry-go-round.
Dewey fundraiser
Following Wednesday's ceremony, Demong, Cook, Bailey, Burke, Frenette and Grubel moved down the street to the Blue Moon Cafe for a fundraiser/party for the Dewey Mountain ski lodge project.
"At the end of the night, we had raised another $5,000 toward our goal, leaving us with less than $5,000 to go," said Chris Morris, chairman of Dewey Mountain Friends and a volunteer ski coach.
Demong's father, Leo Demong, said he's pleased to see his son work so hard for Dewey Mountain, even though he lives in Park City, Utah, these days.
"It's heartwarming because he lives 1,500 miles away, and Dewey Mountain's a genuine love of his," Leo Demong said. "He's voting with his feet, and I am proud of him for that."
Wednesday's events were organized by the Saranac Lake Women's Civic Chamber in partnership with ORDA.
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I thought when you left school you didn't have to deal with mean girls anymore!Sorry you have to go through that every lunch time. Would I be right in saying if you bought chocolate and chips for lunch they would say you shouldn't be eating it?
"You ALWAYS eat healthy."
As this seems to be a continuing problem, I would get blunt and tell them "My health is not up for discussion. You are not my doctor and it is not your business. Please refrain from commenting on it in the future."If it continues, I'd consider taking this to your HR department, or somewhere farther up the chain.
I would probably try to be the last one arriving in the lunch room. When I came in, I would hold up my lunch and say "Attention everyone! Today I have spinach, lettuce, apple slices and pecans, all coated in a light strawberry vinaigrette. Oh, and an iced tea. Alice, I hope you won't be appalled at the nuts in the salad. Jane, no grapes today, so you needn't examine the bowl!. Now, since we've all had a good look at my lunch, perhaps we can move on to more interesting topics."I would do this every day until they got so sick of it they would tell me to shut up and sit down the minute I walked in!
"You're so little! I bet you can eat anything you want and never gain weight, right?" I always hate the snarky tone of voice they say it in too like you shouldn't be concerned with healthy food options if you're at a healthy weight (in fact, my doctor says I'm not underweight)."Are you kidding me? No way!" They always look so crest fallen when this is my honest answer.I've found assumptions about body types and eating habits say much more about the behaviors of those that would assume rather than the "target."
I reply with "I'm always trying to eat healthy...not easy sometimes." If I add the "So kind of you to take an interest" ...
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It was 1981 when Pope John Paul II and then-President Ronald Reagan were both wounded by gunmen; Anwar al-Sadat was assassinated; Pacman-mania swept the country; and Christopher Cross won 3 Grammies, with his song, "Sailing," voted Song of the Year. CB radios were still enormously popular with thousands of motorists "10-4ing" their "good buddies" on the highways and byways of America.
Corvettes were being built both in St. Louis and at the new facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, as the year began. The first Kentucky-built unit rolled off the line in June, while St. Louis manufacturing was phased out in August. St. Louis-built units were mostly solid color cars using traditional lacquers, while Bowling Green built two-tone units using the new enamel-type paint with clearcoat finishes.
No engine options were offered in 1981, since the 185hp, 350ci block had finally garnered California certification. Available transmissions were the four-speed manual or the automatic, and Chevrolet's "computer command control" that automatically adjusted engine timing and air/fuel mixture was now standard equipment on all models.
Weight reduction remained a key design factor. A fiberglass monoleaf rear spring weighing only eight pounds was introduced, and all '81 valve covers were made of lightweight magnesium. The antitheft alarm system had an ignition interrupt added to prevent engine startup, and the speedometer's top calibration mark was 85 mph.
It's safe to say that 1981 wasn't exactly Corvette's finest year. But that certainly didn't stop 40,606 people from plunking down their hard-earned cash to buy one, and at a base price of $16,258.52, they weren't exactly cheap.
Ron DeSmedt, owner of the Contemporary Corvette boneyard in Bristol, Pennsylvania, got a call one day from a fellow who said his sister had an '81 Corvette with 800 original miles on it, and she wanted to sell it. Ron thought this was just another one of those tall stories you hear when people are trying to unload a car and get top dollar for it. As it turned out, however, the woman's husband had passed away the previous year, and every time she saw the car it evoked a lot of emotion and memories for her; she was trying to move on with her life, so she thought selling the car was a good first step.
Ron felt the asking price was higher than it should have been for an 80,000-mile Vette but lower than it should have been for an 800-mile vehicle. Long story short, his curiosity was piqued, so he decided to check out the car. When he did, he found that this car was, indeed, the real deal. The widow had all the original paperwork, including the window sticker, manuals, and so forth. Ron connected a jumper box to the battery and the car started right up. He learned that the lady's husband had purchased the Corvette from its original owner in 1991 with 500 miles on it at the time. When he first bought the car, the couple took it on a trip to the shore and back, logging about 300 additional miles on the clock. After that, the car was only taken out locally for a couple of oil changes, racking up about nine additional miles each time.
Ron acquired the car in 2006 and originally thought about selling it at Carlisle, but he decided to keep it. Aside from the rare short jaunt now and then when there's reason to take it out (such as for this photo shoot), he has kept it pretty much under wraps to preserve its survivor status.
This car was equipped with virtually every optional goodie that could be ordered in 1981, including:
Power door locks - $145.00
Six-way power driver seat - $183.00
Glass roof panels - $414.00
Electric rear-window defogger - $119.00
Power-remote sport mirrors - $117.00
Custom two-tone paint - $399.00
Automatic cruise control with resume - $155.00
Aluminum wheels - $428.00
P255/60R-15 raised lettering tires - $491.92
Stereo radio with cassette and CB - $750.00
Roof panel carrier - $135.00
Ron has no immediate plans to sell the car, but that could change if someone makes him the right offer.


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Blazefire's is way, way better.
Hands down....literally.
Unverified Voracity Drops The Puck
RITonight. Get it? Get it? Puck drops on Michigan's season opener in a couple hours. Yost Built has a preview and a wrapup season preview post. A few comments on Michigan exhibition against Windsor:
- Trouba is the truth. Three assists, one leveling open-ice hit, and defensive responsibility until everyone got sloppy up a ton in the third. A tape to tape breakout pass machine. Money money money.
- Andrew Copp is an interesting guy to keep an eye on. Not a big recruit by any stretch of the imagination but Copp stood out as a big dude with some jump; he split time between football and hockey in high school and may develop into something a bit better than Danny Fardig 2.0.
- Moffatt-Treais-PDG looks to be your top line, at least for now, with the wingers on that line seeming to have good chemistry. Looking for a bustout year from PDG, who was young enough to get drafted after his freshman year and should improve greatly.
- Brennan Serville is another guy I'll be watching early for signs of improvement, especially with Merrill out six weeks and Serville skating every night as a result. Initial impression was not much different than last year's struggles, unfortunately, but confirmation bias and all that.
- I miss Hunwick. Rutledge gave up a soft goal in his period and looked like he had holes all over. This may be paranoia.
The mid-tier guys (Moffie, Bennett, Guptill, Old Lynch, Hyman) were scratched, FWIW. Hyman's another guy I'm hoping will start producing more after his freshman hype fizzled.
Jake Ryan, basically. Roh on Ryan:
"He's like a Tootsie Pop," Roh said. "No matter how many times you talk to him, you really never know what you're going to get until you get to the chocolatey center."
Zach Helfland asks the obvious question:
Meaning what exactly?
"I don't know," Roh said. "You can't describe him, really. He's like, I don't know, he's like smart but dumb at the same time, but he's also just random, just like, 'Yo,' randomly."
YO. Elsewhere in that article, Ryan is an alien. Read it.
"I told him right before I cut them, 'Man, 'Lace, I'm going to cut 'em,'" Floyd said. "He's like, 'No you're not, no you're not.'
"He was the first guy I saw. He just looked at me and smiled, 'Man, I can't believe you did it.' We had a little dreadlock bond, I guess. Now I'm trying to persuade him to cut 'em"
but it's not going to happen. Not going to happen."
Ticket pricing update. To be fair The M Zone needs to continue their scalping project into next year to see what it's like trying to grab OSU tickets online, but so far so good for the idea we're closing in on the max amount people will pay to go to Michigan games:
Endzone Seats on StubHub:
UMass - Saved $64.72
Illinois - Saved $31.72
Total Endzone StubHub Savings So Far - $96.44
Maize Seats on StubHub:
UMass - Saved $87.38
Illinois - Saved $43.38
Total Maize Section Savings So Far - $130.76
Victors Seats on StubHub:
UMass - Saved $165.24
Illinois - Saved $98.12
Total Victors Section Savings So Far - $263.36
MSU is looking like a win for season ticket holders but that's the only one, and that's with Stubhub's massive cut (15% from the seller plus 20 bucks in "convenience fees" from the buyer) taken into account.
Willis Ward to be honored. Michigan's going to do it, and it's all thanks to an eight year old girl:
"A lot of people like to listen to little kids, and you should speak up and make a difference," said Genna, a Brighton third-grader.
She addressed the university's board of regents in March and lobbied state legislators in June to name a special day after star U-M football player Willis Ward, who was benched for a game against Georgia Tech in 1934 because he was black.
Genna succeeded, and Willis — a friend and teammate of future President Gerald Ford — will be honored by the state and school next week.
…or the guys who made the documentary that's the only reason anyone's talking about Willis Ward in 2012, whatever.
Like flies. Blocking-type Michigan State people continue to get injured at an alarming rate. TE Dion Sims may or may not play against Michigan; if he doesn't they probably won't be throwing his backup many passes:
Andrew Gleichert, a walk-on who was awarded a scholarship before the opener against Boise State, has a broken wrist and will have to play with a cast the rest of the season.
"We got concerned with him being a point-of-attack blocker," Roushar said. "We feel like he's got to do a better job. He's working on it. With the loss of Dion, you're looking for something stronger at the point of attack."
Meanwhile, former megarecruit Lawrence Thomas went from linebacker to 295-pound fullback and can't move down to tight end this week because he picked up a concussion against Indiana—his second since August. He's expected to play against Iowa because obviously.
The internet is wonderful.
Etc.: CFB Stats mega data dump. Stuffing the Passer! Basketball roster breakdown from Baumgardner. Media day takeaways.
Blazefire's is way, way better.
That is nothing short of gold.
When you say Thomas received his second concussion this season against Indiana, don't you mean he received his second incident of the wind being knocked out of him??
Turning Gold into Platinum
which I had not gathered in reading previous pieces about it. All of which makes Yost's banishing him him a tad bit more heinous. . .
Lmao, I think everyone knows the "smart but dumb at the same time" people that Roh descrbies Ryan as. Some of my favorite people throughout my 22 years of life could fall into that category; generally just fun to be around.
Does it take to get to the center of a Jake Ryan?
Uh, maybe I don't want to know the answer to that...
You can't get there. It's actually really embarassing and downright awful for Jake. I mean, really, can you imagine?
Whatever a "Michigan Man" means, it should never have anything to do with a coach who benched a player for being black. A "Michigan Man" would have refused to play the game.
If someone is going to downvote a post condemning a man to giving in to racist pressures, they should at least have the courage to say why.
my mom dated brian kruger in high school.
he's a pretty cool guy in person.
Stubhub charges 10% to buyers plus shipping fees. That is in addition to charging 15% to sellers. Huge transaction costs...
15% to sellers also?! Did not know that. I've bought off Stubhub numerous times and have cursed the extra dollars that show up for the convienence and Company 10% fee for purchasing/buying; was not aware they charged for selling also, good Lord.
distribution service with significant market share doesn't totally rip you off?
I hate them all until I need to buy decent tickets next to each other for a game, and then I at least can feel comfortable that I am getting something remotely that is sanctioned by the ticket office.
So how many licks does it take to get to the center of Jake Ryan?
Wait... wat.
Yeah, it came out sounding a little weird. {uncomfortable pause}
Anyone else look at Jake Ryan and think: AJ Hawk, version 2.0? (The main upgrade being, he plays for the good guys.)
Just, as a Bears fan, please please don't play for the Packers. I'm having enough trouble dealing with #2 playing for them. (We'll always have Oakland.)
My son played high school football with Copp at Skyline. The kid is a great athlete. The kind that can really play any sport you put in front of him.


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Manchester United have joined the race to sign Arsenal contract rebel Theo Walcott, who is also a target for Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City, reports the Daily Mail.
The 23-year-old England winger has garnered attention from a host of Premier League rivals with his current deal in north London set to expire at the end of the season.
Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson is keen to lure Walcott to Old Trafford in a move similar to Robin van Persie's controversial switch from Arsenal back in August.
At the same time, Arsene Wenger is exploring the possibility of a January swoop for Manchester United misfit Nani, raising the chance of a swap deal with Walcott.
The former Southampton star is declining to sign a five-year deal worth £75,000-a-week to stay at the Emirates Stadium, and is looking for closer to £100,000-a-week.
Chelsea and Manchester City are the only two other interested parties - alongside United - who would likely meet Walcott's wage demands, but both would prefer to sign him on a free transfer next summer.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will attempt to bring the forward to Anfield in January, with his current valuation thought to be around £8million, given he has just six months left on his contract.
Arsenal will look to sell Walcott next month if a new deal is not agreed by the New Year, and according to the Daily Mail, he will snub the advances of Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City, in favour of his first-choice destination, Manchester United.
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Visions of Wallace Johnson vs. True Creature are dancing through my head...
Visions of Wallace Johnson vs. True Creature are dancing through my head...
Rounding third and heading for home...
so bronson has a few walks? *stuck at work*
if anyone has a radio stream if they could post it that would be great btw
Like Arroyo a lot. Would be jazzed if he punches them all out from here.
Go Bronson!
kept checking my old cell phone for updates an noticed zeros being tossed around
Cozart with a dumb ab. Give Bronson a breather, no instead swing at the first pitch, miss, then make an out on the second.
Vada used to hold on to each end of the bat and take it over his head and behind his back all the way down to his waist, and of course I did that all the time.
Vada was ultra fast, many say he was faster than Mantle (I'm talking before Mantle got hurt).
IMO, Vada should be in the HOF!
Frank Robinson, Vada and Bill Russell all attended the same H.S. in Oakland.
mlb.com has the game on its website up. Free
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William "Eddie" Edward Ruckman, 62
William "Eddie" Edward Ruckman, 62, of South Whitley, passed away at 5:43 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, at his home.Born Jan. 1, 1950, in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Ford Edgar and Mary Francis (Adams) Ruckman.A lifetime Whitley County resident, he attended Larwill High School. For 18 years he lived in rural South Whitley and he lived in the town of South Whitley for 18 years. On Aug. 16, 1980, he married Lucretia "Lucy" Francine Grant-Stephens in Larwill. He worked at Dale McClain Construction, drove truck for Dickerhoff Trucking and Pierceton Trucking. He also worked 25 years for Aarco Trucking, Wisconsin Dells.He was a member of AmVets Post #2919, South Whitley. In his spare time, he was a John Deer toy collector and he attended car shows.Survivors include his wife, Lucretia 'Lucy" Francine Ruckman of South Whitley; five children, Tammy L. (Rod) Huston of Columbia City; Jill I. (Nathan) Arnold of South Whitley; Gearl K. (Kate) Stephens of Indianapolis; Beth A. (Matt) Slusher of South Whitley; Amy M. (Jonathon) Strack of Columbia City; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; four sisters, Norma (Jack) Jerraid of Fort Wayne; Corrine "Bunny" (Delbert) Vetor of Bourbon; Dianne (Mickey) Zumbrun of Columbia City; Andrea (Merle) Anderson of Larwill; two brothers, Donald B. "Brad" (Teah) Ruckman of Pierceton and Roger (Lin) Johnson of La Mesa, Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Robert Ruckman.A graveside service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at South Whitley Cemetery with Pastor John B. Lowe of New Life Christian Church and World Outreach officiating. Eddie's family would like to invite all his friends and family back to his home immediately following the graveside service for a Celebration of Life luncheon. Memorial gifts may be given in Mr. Ruckman's memory to Northeast Indiana Cancer Services. Please visit www.demoneygrimes.com to send family condolences or sign the guest register book. Arrangements were entrusted to DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, Columbia City.


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I was in New Orleans from San Francisco for the Super Bowl. I was impressed with the graciousness and friendliness of the Baltimore Ravens fans after their win. Out in the French Quarter after the game, walking around in my red 49ers jersey expecting catcalls and rude remarks (there were a few), I had Ravens fans shake my hand, compliment my team with "good game" and "see you next year in the Super Bowl."
I even got a hug from a pretty purple clad lady. Congratulations on your win. Your fans represented your team and city well. See you in New York next year.
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Boone, NC - The Brown University baseball team split a doubleheader with Appalachian State on Saturday afternoon. The Bears dropped game one 6-1 but bounced back to pick up their first win of the season in the nightcap, 11-5. Brown is now 1-4 on the season.
Sophomore righthander Shuan McNamara recorded the win on the mound for Brown, pitching five and two-thirds with six strikeouts. He allowed just two hits through the first five innings of play as the Bears' offense provided plenty of breathing room, producing 11 unanswered runs.
Eight different players recorded base-hits for Brown, led by senior Bobby Deeb's and sophomore Danny Hughes'3-3 performances in the win. Deeb scored four runs and drove in two while also stealing two bases. Hughes, who is batting a stifling .571 this season, had four RBI along with a run scored and a stolen base.
Junior Chris Contrino had a pair of singles in the night cap, going 2-3 at the plate with a run scored. Freshman Robert Dykehouse and juniors Bobby Wiginton, Jeff Nichols and Chris Jernigan added hits as well.
The Bears grabbed an early lead in the opening frame as Hughes ripped a double down the rightfield line, bringing in both of Brown's runs in the inning.
Jernigan homered over the leftfield fence to lead-off the second inning, putting Brown up 3-0.
After a one-run third inning produced by Nichols ground out that scored Deeb, the Bears rallied for four runs in the fourth, breaking the game open.
Contrino reached on a single through the left side to start things off. A single by Wiginton scored Contrino for the first run of the inning. Deeb followed with another single, bringing in Wiginton for run number two. Nichols recorded Brown's fourth base-hit of the frame, driving home both Deeb and Hughes, who reached on a walk.
Brown carried on its offensive explosion in the fifth while McNamara continued to shine on the mound, having not allowed a run yet.
Dykehouse picked up his second collegiate hit, singling to second base to jump start another Brown rally. Deeb knocked in his second run of the afternoon on a shot to left field. Hughes brought in two more runs on a single to the right side on the next play, giving Brown a huge 11-0 lead.
The Mountaineers picked up five late runs, four in the sixth and one in the seventh, for the 11-5 final.
In game one, sophomore James Cramphin suffered the loss on the mound. In five and one-third, Cramphin recorded four strikeouts and just two walks. Senior Harris Frankel pitched two-thirds of scoreless relief.
ASU took a 4-0 lead with a pair of runs in both the first and second innings. Brown scored its lone run in the sixth but the Mountaineers responded in the bottom of the frame with two m ore runs for the 6-1 final.
Wiginton went 2-3 in the loss while Hughes, who drove in the Bears run, went 1-2. Freshman Devin Thomas and Contrino notched the Bears other two hits.
Brown will square off with ASU again tomorrow for a pair of games starting at 1 p.m.


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Evan Lee James Tevis, 8 pounds, 12 ounces, 20 inches, was born Feb. 19, 2013, at Centegra Hospital – Woodstock to James and Elizabeth Tevis of Harvard. Maternal grandparents are William and Susan Foat of Capron. Paternal grandparents are Gary and Mary Tevis of Fayetteville, Ark.
Olivia Ann Koester, 7 pounds, 8 ounces, 21 inches, was born Feb. 6, 2013, at Sherman Hospital, Elgin, to David and Lisa Koester of Lake in the Hills. She joins a sister, Elisabeth Koester, 19 months. Maternal grandparents are Patricia O'Donnell of Rolling Meadows and Jeff and Kathy Smith of Elk Grove Village. Paternal grandparents are Stephen and Barb Koester of Marengo.
Desirae Elizabeth Rose DePersio, 6 pounds, 13 ounces, 20 inches, was born Jan. 30, 2013, at Centegra Hospital – McHenry to Michelle and Vince DePersio of McHenry. She joins two sisters, Madison Anne, 18, and Gabriella Lynn, 12. Maternal grandparents are Nancy and Wayne Sward of Bucyrus, Mo. Paternal grandparents are Gail and Jim Taraszka of Hawthorn Woods and Deb and Mike DePersio of McHenry.
Grace Catherine Johnson, 8 pounds, 1 ounce, 19 inches, was born Feb. 12, 2013, at Centegra Hospital – Woodstock to Eric and Kimberly Johnson of McHenry. She joins a brother, Aidyn Johnson, 6. Maternal grandparents are Gary and Debra Capps of Wonder Lake. Paternal grandparents are Ken and Sharon Johnson of Harvard.


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In an effort to reduce the calories consumed during school breakfast and lunch periods, The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has produced a new set of guidelines for food service programs to follow. The standards impact nearly 32 million students who participate in hot lunch programs nationwide and 11 million who participate in breakfast programs.
School children in the early 19th century walked home from school each day for lunch. Going home to eat with the family was part of a normal day as parents worked close to home and those homes were close to the local school.
Times have changed.
With parents working further away from home and towns being more populated and spread out, today's students eat lunch – and many eat breakfast in school cafeterias.
So lunches are changing.
In the last 30 years, childhood obesity has tripled. It's a staggering statistic that has forced school districts and federal agencies to take note and search for solutions. They're looking for the kind of solutions that raise the bar for health standards in cafeterias nationwide.
In an effort to reduce the calories consumed during school breakfast and lunch periods, The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has produced a new set of guidelines for food service programs to follow. The standards impact nearly 32 million students who participate in hot lunch programs nationwide and 11 million who participate in breakfast programs.
School menus have changed significantly to meet the new guidelines and, in doing so, present school food service programs with new challenges.
Mark Bindus District Dietitian for Coventry Local Schools said in an email that the new USDA regulations were designed to increase student intake of fruits and vegetables.
"They certainly do that by requiring students to take a minimum of one serving of fruit or vegetable on each lunch in order to qualify as a federally reimbursable meal," Bindus wrote. He also noted that this guideline increases the cost for the food service. Nonetheless, Bindus believes that it is the right thing to do nutritionally.
Additional guidelines establish maximum sodium and calorie limits and require schools to serve at least one fruit and one vegetable in larger portions. For example, high school students receive one cup of fruit and vegetables. This is up from three-quarters of a cup which were previously required.
A minimum number of leafy green vegetables, red-orange vegetables, starchy vegetables and legumes must also be served each week. All grains served – such as brown rice, buns, breads, cereals and pastas – must have whole grain listed as the first ingredient and milk must be low-fat or fat free.
No foods containing trans fats can be served.
Locally, these changes have been adopted and school district officials find advantages and disadvantages to the program.
Cafeteria personnel at the Springfield and Lake local schools find more food – especially vegetables – being thrown away.
"The new guidelines require that we provide up to one cup of green leafy, bean/legumes and red/orange vegetables each week," Lake Food Service Director Dave Lloyd wrote in an email. "There are not many vegetables to choose from that the kids want to eat in these categories. Therefore, they throw away a lot of refried/baked beans, spinach salad and sweet potato items."
As a registered dietitian for Coventry, it is Bindus' job to not only to meet new requirements, but meet his goal to serve foods (fruits and vegetables) that students will not just take, but will also eat.
"While there is always going to be issues with plate waste," Bindus wrote, "we (school food service) are charged with being creative with offerings that will decrease waste."
To encourage children to take – and eat – fresh fruits, Coventry has offered items such as fresh sliced apples with caramel dip, strawberries with a small dollop of whipped topping, sliced bananas with drizzled chocolate or applesauce flavored with a small amount of strawberry Jell-O powder.
"Though we might be adding a little bit of sugar to our fresh fruit, it is not much," Bindus wrote, "and the trade off is that students not only take these items, they actually eat them as well."
Schools find it trickier to "disguise" the healthiness in vegetables.
Low-fat ranch dip encourages children to eat raw carrots. Bindus has discovered that students like fresh romaine side salads and cucumbers with dip.
"We interject items like fresh steamed broccoli and old favorites like green beans and buttered corn into the menu as well," Bindus wrote.
Springfield, meanwhile, was surprised to find that kids liked broccoli.
"We add just a little cheese and they like it," said Gerrie Wood cafeteria manager for Young Elementary School.
Children in the Springfield district also have an affinity for spinach salads and carrots with low-fat dip. They aren't fond of beets, but they do love rice.
For many schools, the greatest challenge comes with offering legumes.
Well, offering the legumes is the easy part. Getting students to take and eat the offerings can be tough.
That's where creativity comes in.
Homemade BBQ baked beans, refried beans with cheese and Crunchy Cinnamon Chickpeas (chickpeas that are roasted till crunchy, sprayed with a canola-based butter spray and tossed with cinnamon sugar) are among the more popular legumes for Coventry kids.
"The good thing for our schools and our taxpayers is that all of our beans/legumes that we offer are low cost USDA commodity food items," Bindus wrote. "So they are, as I would say, 'low risk, high reward food items.' They cost our district very little and the health benefits of these vegetables are extremely high."
Although the challenges are great, Lloyd believes that students do eat at least some of the fruits and vegetables they take.
Still, Lloyd can't help but be concerned about the numbers in the food service ledger. Yes, Lake's food service program has felt the impact of the new guidelines.
Last year, Lake's lunch count dropped 22 percent – a result of what he believes are new lunch requirements.
"This year, we're down another 5 percent," he wrote in an email. "I have seen what students bring in their (packed) lunches and I can say that the school lunches are much more healthy than the sack lunch. So, by serving less lunches – because students do not like some of the choices – and having them pack – which on the norm are less healthy – are we doing what's best for the students?"
Since the food service is a self-operating business, Lake has not replaced two staff members that have left due to the decrease in lunch sales.


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If you are anxious to get off the couch and take to the outdoors to ski, snowboard or ice skate, there is certainly no shortage of opportunities to do so in Pennsylvania. For those with disabilities, there also are a variety of local venues where children and adults can learn a new winter sport.
If you have seen South Africa's Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee, run at the Olympics, you know that people with disabilities are among the world's best athletes. Those athletes will take center stage in London when the Paralympics begin on August 29. We're not sure Queen Elizabeth II will parachute from the skies, but she will attend the opening ceremony.


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A national phone number has been established to register details of people directly or indirectly affected by the Tasmanian bushfires. It is 1800 727 077.
Updated Monday 10am:
Most of the nearly 100 people feared missing in bushfires in Tasmania have been accounted for and no deaths have been recorded so far, police say.
Tasmania Police Inspector John Arnold said most of the names on the list had been cross-checked and located. But it was still possible bodies would be found, he said.
Police will today continue their property-to-property searches in the worst hit towns of Dunalley, Boomer Bay and Marion Bay as they fear lives may have been lost.
The grim task comes as fire authorities warn bushfires that have ravaged the south-east of the state could flare up again as more warm weather hits.
Above average temperatures are expected with Hobart forecast to reach 29 degrees Celsius and Launceston 30 degrees Celsius today.
While there are no fire bans in Victoria today, the CFA has maintained Watch and Act warnings for two slow-moving fires in the state's south-east. The fires, which have been burning since last Friday, have the potential to impact properties today.
Temperatures are expected to reach or exceed 40 degrees across much of Victoria today.
In NSW, firefighters are bracing for heatwave conditions expected to hit much of the state from Tuesday, with temperatures hitting 47.9 degrees in parts of the Central West.
Latest updates:
10am: Stories of terror and survival are emerging from the devastated Tasmanian town of Dunalley.
Volunteer firefighters who travelled to Dunalley from the North and North-West on Friday knew they had a difficult job ahead of them.
John McCauley will tell you he was from Dunalley.
Mr McCauley uses "was" because the home he bought just five months ago was destroyed in the bushfires.
8.30am: Tasmania's Forcett and Lake Repulse fires remain at Watch and Act warning levels this morning, with more than a dozen communities still listed as being in danger from the out-of-control blazes.
Between them, the fires have burned through almost 30,000 hectares and more than 100 properties.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard will visit the scene today, after federal and state governments announced aid packages through Centrelink for people affected by the fires. Emergency Management Minister Nicola Roxon said the government had made disaster relief funding of up to $1000 per person available to Tasmanians affected by bushfires.
The Red Cross has also launched an appeal to help survivors. More than 1000 people were evacuated from the Tasman Peninsula to Hobart via boat.
Hundreds more have sought refuge with relatives and in evacuation centres across the region, including at the Port Arthur historic site.
Tasmanian fire authorities have defended their choice of aircraft to fight the bushfire, with much bigger helicopters idle on the mainland.
In NSW, total fire bans are in place for the Riverina ahead of expected dangerous fire conditions this week. High fire danger ratings cover much of the rest of the state.
Sunday's bushfire updates:
7.30pm: TASMANIAN authorities have begun searching for bodies amid fears lives may have been lost in the bushfires. More than 100 buildings have been destroyed by the fires, which continue to burn on the Tasman Peninsula and, while there have been no confirmed deaths, police say they have fears for a number of people.
Meanwhile, a large bushfire at Taranna has prompted the TFS to tell residents to "activate their bushfire plan now. It is likely to be too late to leave the area. If your home is well constructed, prepared and actively defended, it may provide shelter." There is a community fire refuge at Nubeena at the Tasman Civic Centre.
There is a slow moving bushfire in the Mumbannar area. It has crossed the Winnap Nelson Rd and the Glenelg River and is travelling in a north westerly direction towards Mumbannar. This fire has potential to impact properties in Wanwin Rd, Mumbannar, and the surrounding community within the next few hours. Keep up to date with the CFA.
6pm: An emergency warning for Inala Road, Forcett, was issued for Tasmanians at 6.55pm. The fire is impacting the community of Taranna now. There are 31 vehicles at the fire which has now stretched over 19,000 hectares.
Residents located south of Nubeena Road need to relocate to Nubeena via the Arthur Highway. Residents located north of Nubeena Road must relocate to Nubeena via the Nubeena Road. For more details, click go to the Tasmania Fire Service website.
In South Australia, fire crews have contained the fire at Finniss and are monitoring hot spots.
4.30pm: The Tasmania Fire Service now has four fires on "watch and act" status - Forcett and Lake Repulse as well as Macquarie Plains and Buckland. For more details, click here.
As the day cools down across the nation, the fire danger is far from over as the Bureau of Meteorology predicts a continuation of heatwave conditions well into next week. The temperatures now, with tomorrow's predictions in brackets: Sydney 27 (26), Melbourne 24 (32), Brisbane 28 (29), Perth 30 (36), Adealaide 34 (41), Hobart 21 (29), Canberra 36 (33), Darwin 33 (33).
The nation found various ways to beat the heat - Canberra cooled off poolside, Bendigo bought fans and Ballarat kept its fingers crossed.
3.30pm: Fire crews from both sides of the border are battling a bushfire in the Upper Murray district around Ournie in New South Wales. The Border Mail is keeping tabs on the Upper Murray, follow its reports here.
An ITN news bulletin
3pm: While crews continue to battle two major fires in Tasmania, support - of many kinds - has been sent to the Apple Isle. On a practical level, Tasmania Fire Service boss Mike Brown welcomed news of reinforcements from the interstate. On another level, the Queen has sent a note of concern and sympathy to Tasmanians.
Two people have been charged with lighting fires - an 18-year-old woman in Melbourne and a 15-year-old who is charged with lighting a fire in Ravenswood last July.
1pm: Aurora Energy advises all its Tasmanian customers who have been notified of a planned electricity interruption for maintenance between January 7 -18 that this work has been postponed. All crews who were to do this planned work will be redeployed to areas affected by the Tasmanian bushfires.
Meanwhile the Canberra Times reports that Weston Creek residents hit by the 2003 disaster said they would not join the official 10th anniversary event on January 18 in protest of the government's handling of the emergency.
Victoria's Country Fire Authority expects today to bring under control a large bushfire in Victoria's south-west while another on the north-east border burns out of control. For an update on the fire situation in Victoria, read The Age update here.
NOON: Despite the improved conditions quite a number of roads are closed. In fact, the Tasmanian Fire Service has comfirmed Coles Bay Road has been closed again due to increased fire activity.
Meanwhile The Examiner has reported that police fear there may have been a number of deaths in the fire-ravaged south-east of Tasmania, with a number of people reported missing.
State Acting Police Commissioner Scott Tilyard says there are grave fears for a small number of people reported missing. Police would not say how many are missing.
Sky News update
11am: There is currently significant smoke and haze in much of Southern Tasmania, reports The Examiner.
Coles Bay Road has been re-opened but much of the pristine bushland south of Bicheno is now scorched earth.
More reports from The Examiner:
Elsewhere, Sydney might be enjoying a summery Sunday, but the Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a change of conditions by Tuesday.
9am: Thousands of Tasmanians have spent another anxious night in evacuation centres as bushfires burn throughout the state's south-east. Help from the mainland states is expected to begin arriving in Tasmania today.
8am: As the fire threat has eased in Tasmania, so the offers of help begin to pour in.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced yesterday that natural disaster assistance will be made available to help communities in south-east Tasmania while the Tasmanian Fire Service (TFS) says it has been inundated with donations.
But that overwhelming generosity should be directed to welfare organisations, fire authorities say.
The TFS has asked people wishing to help bushfire victims should donate "to their closest welfare provider such as the Salvation Army and St Vincent De Paul". Government authorities will advise as soon as possible where food and other donations can be left for those affected by the Tasmanian bushfires.
Photos - residents post their pics from bushfires around the nation
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Tasmania woke this morning to the news that at least 100 homes had been lost and as many as 40 separate fires continued to burn throughout the state.
The south-eastern town of Dunalley bore the brunt of the devastation with an estimated 65 homes destroyed and a man feared to have been killed. At nearby Boomer Bay, a further 15 homes were lost and others remain threatened by other active Tasmanian fires. Many residents were forced to flee to nearby beaches and boats to take shelter from the flames as the state sweltered and Hobart experienced its hottest day on record with a temperature of 41.8 degrees.
Attention in Tasmania has now turned to the bushfires near Bicheno, Forcett, Lake Repulse and Nubeena (all classified "Watch and Act"). Seven other fires are classified as "Advice" incidents.
As temperatures climb into the 40s, fire danger remains an ongoing threat throughout the country with an estimated 65 fires burning across Australia and warnings still in place across most states although conditions have eased slightly..
Against this backdrop of heatwave conditions and bushfires, police have charged three juveniles with deliberately lighting bushfires near the John Hunter Hospital at Newcastle over the last two days and there is concern the Forster fire may also have been deliberately lit.
See below for updates and a state-by-state breakdown of what the heatwave means for you, including the latest information on bushfires.
You can also view the social media reaction to the fire crisis here.
Saturday's bushfire updates
8:00PM: The Bicheno and Forcett bushfires in Tasmania have been re-classified as "Watch and Act" along with the Nubeena and Lake Repulse fires and no Tasmanian bushfires are now listed as "Emergency Warning.".
A series of fires have started throughout south eastern NSW following a series of lightning strikes across the Southern Tablelands and Monaro regions. Fires have been reported at Marulan, Bungendore, Bungonia, Tarago, Googong Dam, Wamboin, Nimmitabel and Numeralla - most of which were deemed to be under control at the time of writing with a heavy rainstorm expected to hit shortly.
7:30PM: People who've been in the pathway of this weekend's bushfires and those who've been spared but were close enough to take a photo have generously shared their snaps on social media. Here's a gallery of photos shared via Twitter.
6:30PM: Lightning strikes from a severe thunderstorm in the Southern Tablelands of NSW is believed to have started a number of fires near Cooma, including fires at Numerella and Nimmitabel which have been classified as "Watch and Act."
Another Southern Tablelands fire is being fought near Bungendore. Aerial support is in assistance and numerous NSWRFS appliances are on scene.
6:00PM: Latest update from the Tasmanian fires - the Nubeena and Lake Repulse fires have been re-classified as "Watch and Act" while the Bicheno and Forcett fires remain at "Emergency Warning". Seven other fires are being monitored and have been classified as "Advice" incidents.
Meanwhile energy supplier Aurora Energy has warned customers that the fire has affected electricity supply in some areas and that ongoing bushfires could be expected to cause lengthy delays to restoration.
5:00PM: Grim images of Dunalley in the wake of the fire that destroyed a third of the town's houses.
4:00PM: The TFS has advised that the Forcett fire, burning between Forcett and the Tasman Peninsula, is currently impacting on Taranna. It is now too late to leave and residents should take shelter and go to their Nearby Safer Place only if the path is clear. Leaving now is considered extremely dangerous.
This fire has spread south of Murdunna and has spotted as far as Taranna and still has active fire edges back to Forcett and Dodges Ferry.
This bushfire is currently not controlled and there may be smoke, embers and ash falling on Forcett and the entire Tasman Peninsula.
The Bicheno fire is expected to put the area of Coles Bay Road south of Apsley River as well as Tasman Highway south of Tower Hill at very high risk from the fire front within. There may be embers, smoke and ash falling on Bicheno, Freindly Beaches, Coles Bay Road south of Aplsley River and Tasman Highway south of Tower Hill.
Reported Road Closures: Friendly Beaches Road, Courland Bay Road, Tower Hill Fire Trail, Harverys Farm Road, Coles Bay Road for inward traffic and Tasman Highway from the Coles Bay turnoff to Bicheno.
Meantime the Insurance Council of Australia has formally declared the bushfire-hit Forcett and Dunalley zone of south-east Tasmania a catastrophe. The Examiner reports that the declaration covers the worst-affected areas of Forcett, Dunalley, Copping and Murdunna, and also includes Connellys Marsh, Boomer Bay, Primrose Sands, Susans Bay, Eaglehawk Neck and Taranna.
3:30PM: The Age reports that three fires are burning out of control and threatening communities along the east coast and central Tasmania, with thousands of people stranded as roads are cut off.
An emergency warning has been issued for a large bushfire near Bicheno, 180km northeast of Hobart, with about a dozen properties already lost. Changing weather conditions mean the fire is likely to effect major roads the Tasman Highway and Coles Bay Road. People were being urged to leave Swanick and Coles Bay soon with a risk of them becoming isolated.
As fires rage across Tasmania up to 77 fire crews were out on the job. The new front comes with the danger from the largest fire in the state, on the Tasman Peninsula, far from over.
The massive Forcett bushfire is still burning out of control, affecting the towns of Bream Creek, Copping and Boomer Bay.
The Tasmanian Fire Service (TFS) advised residents of Eaglehawk Neck to activate their fire plans, while people in Primrose Sands, Connellys Marsh and Susans Bay were told it was too late to leave the town.
2:45PM: NUBEENA residents on the Tasman Peninsula are being urged to active their bushfire plan due to a large bushfire at Stormlea Road, according to The Examiner. The fire may this afternoon affect the communities of Stormlea Road and White Beach and it is not controlled.
Spot fires may threaten homes earlier than the predicted main fire front and there may be embers, smoke and ash falling on Stormlea and Highland roads, White Beach and Nubeena.
Police have declared the Tasman Peninsula a serious incident site, meaning people must obey directions from police.
2:20PM: Fires near Orange that were the focus of NSWRFS services for much of the week are now under control, according to the Central Western Daily. Aerial surveillance is still being undertaken but it appears the worst has passed in the Long Point bushfire.
2:00PM: Before Tasmanians have even had a chance to take stock and count the cost of their overnight losses to bushfires, attention has now moved to another bushfire just south of Bicheno. An emergency warning has been issued for the Bicheno area and as many as it 12 properties may already have been lost. Tasmania Fire Service spokesman Michael Watkins said the fire has now jumped the Tasman Highway, south of Bicheno. More than 20 firefighting crews and one water-bombing helicopter are on site and the Tasman Highway is now closed to all traffic at the Coles Bay turn-off.
1:30PM: Looking around the fire situation for each state, three fires are burning out of control and threatening communities along the east coast of, and central Tasmania, with thousands of people stranded as roads are cut off. Bushfires are continuing to burn across Victoria as the scorching temperatures experienced during the past week eased. Around 50 fire crews are monitoring flare-ups from a controlled bushfire on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula as the threat of more fires across the state eases. Police suspect that a bushfire which isolated a suburb on the NSW mid-north coast was deliberately lit.
12:45PM: A total of 29 fires are currently burning or still being watched across NSW but nearly all are listed as Under Control or Being Controlled. The Janies Corner fire (Forster), one of the state's most concerning bushfires, is now contained after NSW RFS crews conducted a number of backburns around the village of Green Point and along The Lakes Way. These backburns have now linked up with the main fire front however pockets of fire continue to burn inside containment lines.
According to NSWRFS, today crews will continue to strengthen these containment lines and black out and mop up. Smoke and fire may still be visible as small areas of bush continue to burn. The Lakes Way and Green Point Drive are open to traffic however the public are advised to slow down if driving in the area as firefighters will be working from the roadside. Meanwhile two bushfires in Orange are now under control with NSWRFS on scene for surveillance.
12 Noon: At midday on Saturday, despite an overall easing of conditions since yesterday, temperatures continue to rise around the country with Canberra one of the hottest cities at this point. Current temperatures are: Adelaide 28.3, Alice Springs 39.2, Brisbane 24.8, Broome 29.7, Cairns 30.5, Canberra 33.9, Darwin 29.9, Hobart 22.9, Melbourne 22.7, Perth 25.4 and Sydney 25.9.
11:30AM: THE fire danger rating for the large bushfire at Lake Repulse, near Mount Field National Park in the South, has been rated as high. Residents that have relocated to a nearby safe place should remain there and residents that have chosen to stay and defend should maintain their activated bushfire plan (courtesy The Examiner).
11:00AM: Police are now saying at least 100 homes have been lost in Tasmania's bushfires. A bushfire at Bicheno is now out of control and has been re-classified to Emergency Warning. The fire is expected to put the area of Harvey's Farm Road at direct very high risk from the fire front and embers, smoke and ash may fall on Bicheno, Friendly Beaches and Harveys Farm Road. Reported Road Closures include Friendly Beaches Road, Courland Bay Road, Tar Hill Fire Trail and Harvey's Farm Road.
10.30AM: Sky news update regarding fears for Tasmanian fire fatality
9:15AM: The ABC has reported a Dunkirk-style rescue of stranded bushfire victims by a flotilla of police, commercial and private craft.
About 1000 people who had been forced to flee to beaches as fires encroached were rescued by the rag-tag fleet which ferried them to safety in Hobart.
Historic Port Arthur has become a refuge for 700 people fleeing a large bushfire and another 2000 people have taken shelter at a refuge in Nubeena, police say.
9:00AM: The bushfire that devastated the Tasmanian town of Dunalley yesterday has spread and taken dozens more properties in its wake.
Despite easing weather, firefighters were still battling the extensive blaze, which stretched 30 km. through farmland and beach hamlets towards the Tasman Peninsula, east of Hobart.
"There is still substantial fire activity they are dealing with," Tasmanian Fire Service officer, John Holloway, said this morning.
The 65 properties burned in Dunalley included the primary school, RSL and police station, having been fanned by what the TFS described as catastrophic conditions.
Police said in a statement that about 30 per cent of the town had been destroyed, but there were no confirmed reports of deaths or major injuries (details courtesy of The Age).
8.20PM: There are unconfirmed reports one person has died and more up to 80 buildings have been destroyed around Dunalley, east of Hobart.
A hotline has been set up for those concerned about family and friends - 1800 567 567.
In a touch of rare good news, several fires in Victoria have had warning levels downgraded. Residents in and around Ensay, in the south-east and Woolsthorpe in the south-west are no longer in direct danger, but are warned to remain ready to enact their bushfire survival plans.
7.15PM: The Examiner reporter Dinah Arndt reports that thousands of Tasman Peninsula residents had a nervous wait after fire trapped them. But the crisis also brought out the best in people:
'Sorell Mayor Kerry Vincent said by 6pm there were about 45 people anxiously but patiently waiting inside the hall.
``I have been amazed at the number of businesses and people that have been offering to help with food, or looking after pets or even offering to look after people for the evening,'' Mr Vincent said.
``Everyone is so patient and calm at the moment ... considering we have heard that homes have been lost.'''
6.45PM: Victorians in the south-eastern towns of Ensay, Ensay North and Reedy Flat are being warned to prepare for a fast moving bushfire that is expected to impact their towns within the hour.
The fire was 7km north of Ensay as of 6.45PM AEST and is about five hectares in size. CFA has warned it is moving rapidly and producing spot fires about 100 metres ahead of a main front.
6.30PM: A new fire has started at Meadowbank Lake, north-west of Hobart, and is moving rapidly in a south-easterly direction. Homes in the Jones River Road area are under threat, with homes in the Rockmount Road area expected to be under threat within two hours.
6PM: What a scorcher - South Australians have suffered through one of the hottest days on record, with temperatures topping 45 degrees across most of the state.
5.20PM: Tasmanian Fire Service has confirmed properties have been lost at Dunalley. No further details are available.
5PM: A 30h hectare fire is burning towards the north-east Tasmanian town of Bicheno. An emergency warning has been issued, and the fire is expected to impact Butlers Point, Courland Bay properties, Friendly Beaches and Harvey's Farm Road within two hours.
The fire is producing spot fires up to 400 metres ahead of the main front.
Meantime, the Forcett fire is impacting communities east of Hobart including Dunalley, Primrose Sands, Murdunna, Sommers Bay and surrounds. Embers are now falling on this area and there are unconfirmed reports of homes being lost to fire.
The Tasmanian Fire Service has warned that it is now too late to leave the Tasman Peninsula below Dunalley. People should move south down the peninsula towards Nubeena.
4.09PM: A five hectare fire is burning out of control near Forster, on the NSW north coast.
The township of Green Point is not under threat, however residents are advised not to leave the area as Green Point Road may be threatened by fire.
People in the area should take advice from firefighters on the ground.
4.00PM: Fire authorities have issued an emergency warning for a large bushfire burning close to camping grounds in Victoria's west.
The slow-moving bushfire is in the Kentbruck area and is moving in a north-easterly direction through a pine plantation north of the Discovery Bay Coastal Park.
Campers at the Lake Monbeong (also known as Lake Monibeong) campground and Swan Lake campground could be affected.
CFA Chief Commissioner Craig Lapsley speaks about the Victorian fire situation as of 4PM Friday
3.25PM: A Watch and Act alert has been issued for the Victorian towns of Kalimna and Kalimna West, with a fire expected to impact between 4pm and 6pm. For more information, visit the CFA Facebook page.
3.20PM: Victoria's first emergency warning for the day has been issued for a slow-moving bushfire at Kentbruck, near the Victorian and South Australian border.
The Country Fire Authority has warned the fire may hit the Lake Monbeong and Swan Lake camp grounds. The fire is travelling in a south easterly direction towards the Discovery Bay Coastal Park.
A wind change expected anytime in the next two hours may cause the fire to change direction towards Mount Richmond. The Portland Nelson Road is closed between Winnap Nelson Road and Skyline Road.
More details can be found via the CFA's Facebook page.
A large bushfire is continuing to burn out of control in Victoria's far south-west this morning while more than 60 fires broke out across the state yesterday. Most of those fires are now contained, but a blaze near Nelson is still causing problems for Country Fire Authority crews.
Melbourne's temperatures will fluctuate, having reached a top of 41 degrees on Friday before being expected to drop back to 24 degrees next Wednesday. Bendigo is expected to peak at 40 degrees tomorrow and remain in the high 30's for the next week. Ballarat will stay below the 40 degree mark over the next week, with temperatures ranging between high 20's and high 30's.
Today fire dangers across the state range from High to Very High with no regions classified as severe, extreme or catastrophic - full list of today's Victoria fire dangers here.
Victorian Chief Health Officer Dr Rosemary Lester speaks about heatwave safety and precautions
An extreme fire danger rating will apply to the South West, Wimmera and Central districts on Friday. A severe rating will apply to every other region. A total fire ban will also be in place in Victoria on Friday.
Research shows about one third of people living in high risk bushfire areas planned to wait and see, even after a fire had started, before deciding to leave.
CFA chief officer Euan Ferguson warned that could prove a fatal mistake.
"Victoria is one of the most fire prone areas in the world and on a bad day like (Friday) fires can travel extremely quickly. Smoke on the horizon can be a fire on your doorstep in minutes," Mr Ferguson said.
"Know your trigger to leave. If you're in two minds about leaving, you should leave early. Wait and it's too late."
The CFA has also urged people to avoid travelling during the heatwave.
For the latest warnings see the Country Fire Authority (CFA) website - http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/
Bushfire Safer Places
Where to relocate to on days of severe, extreme and catastrophic fire weather
A Total Fire Ban remains in place today for the Southern Riverina.
For further information regarding Fire Bans and other Fire Restrictions contact The NSW Rural Fire Service on 1800 679 737 or visit http://www.bushfire.nsw.gov.au/
Coastal areas of NSW will stay relatively cool compared to the state's southern, central and western rural areas.
Temperatures in Tamworth, Dubbo, Wagga Wagga, Bourke, Broken Hill and surrounding areas are set to reach the low 40s. They will stay there throughout the weekend and continue into early next week.
The NSW Rural Fire Service has hundreds of volunteers on standby, as well as 11 aircraft ready to rapidly respond to any outbreaks of fire – and these aircraft have been made available to Victorian and South Australian fire authorities if required. There are a further 60 aircraft located in other parts of the state that can be used if required.
On Friday, dry and hot conditions are expected and very high fire danger conditions are predicted for some southern inland fire areas. There is the possibility of severe fire danger in the southern Riverina area, particularly around Deniliquin.
There is potential for significant fire weather on Tuesday.
For the latest warnings see the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) website - http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/ and the current fires and incidents are listed here.
A Fire Weather Warning is in place for the North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Flinders forecast districts.
Weather Situation - Hot to very hot in the north with afternoon relative humidity below 10%. South west to south easterly winds 20-30 km/h.
Severe Fire Danger is forecast for the following forecast districts: North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and FlindersThe Country Fire Service advises that fires burning under these conditions arelikely to be fast-moving and uncontrollable.
The Country Fire Service advises:- Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.- Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.cfs.sa.gov.au, and www.bom.gov.au. Ensure you have the latest information on Total Fire Bans and how to prepare for fires. Visit the CFS web page at www.cfs.sa.gov.au or call the CFS Bushfire Information Hotline on 1300 362 361.
Temperatures will largely remain in the high 30s to low 40s over the next week, with Coober Pedy forecast to reach a whopping 46 degrees on Friday. Adelaide is facing 41 or 42 degree temperatures over the next few days.
A catastrophic fire danger rating is in place for the Mount Lofty Ranges, Kangaroo Island and Lower South East forecast districts.
An extreme fire danger rating is in place for the Yorke Peninsula, West Coast, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Upper South East, and Murraylands forecast districts.
Bushfire Safer Places
Where to relocate to on days of severe, extreme and catastrophic fire weather
Fires in the area of Lake Repulse, Bicheno and Forcett continue to be under fire warnings. Residents should watch for updates and check road closures.
While many fires continue to burn, across Tasmania for today fire warnings range from Low to Very High with no areas classified as Severe, Extreme or Catastrophic.
For the latest warnings see the Tasmanian Fire Service (TFS) website - http://www.fire.tas.gov.au/
A fire weather warning remains in place for the Channel Country, Northwest, Central West districts and parts of the Gulf Country, Maranoa and Warrego, and Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts.
Hot, dry, fresh and gusty NE to NW winds during this morning and early afternoon are expected to cause:
- Severe Fire Danger in the Channel Country and far western Warrego districts.Temperatures up to 47 degrees, relative humidity to less than 10% and winds to40 km/hr are expected. Locations which may be affected include Bedourie, Birdsville, Windorah, Quilpie, Thargomindah and Cunnamulla.
- Hot, dry and fresh SE to NE winds during this afternoon and early evening are expected to cause:
- Severe Fire Danger in the Gulf Country district south of a line Century Mine to Croydon, the North West district, the Central West district, most of the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders district, and the Channel Country district north of about Windorah. Temperatures up to 45 degrees, relative humidity to 10% and winds to 35 km/hr are expected. Locations which may be affected include Mount Isa, Cloncurry, Julia Creek, Richmond, Hughenden,Georgetown, Croydon, Winton, Longreach and Boulia.
For more information on Fire Bans and how to Prepare. Act. Survive. Visit the Rural Fire Service web page at http://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au or call theHotline on 1800 020 440. For the latest weather information, listen to your local radio station or visitthe Bureau of Meteorology web page at http://www.bom.gov.au or call 1300-659-219for recorded Land and Weather Warnings.
Temperatures in Brisbane are set to hit a maximum of 33 degrees early next week, with the tropical far-north hitting a maximum of 34 over the next few days.
The town of Longreach is expected to top 43 degrees on Thursday, falling to the high 30s early next week.
A bushfire warning has been issued by the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service for north-west Queensland.
People in these areas have been asked to think about their actions and not light fires.
For the latest warnings see the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) - https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/
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It seems we're obsessed with horsepower. It dominates our conversations and keeps us up long hours into the night. Why do we ignore torque? It's torque that gets our cars moving. It's torque that smacks you into the seat when you mash the pedal. So why have we forgotten about torque? It probably goes way back to the early days of car magazines. Throughout history, we've been trained to think about horsepower. It's all anyone ever talks about, so it must be all that's important, right? Wrong. \
Truth be known, engines don't make horsepower, they make torque and then horsepower is calculated from torque. Why are we bringing this up? Because this engine makes a ton of torque and it's not too shabby in the power department, either. It's nice too, because it's a real street motor that idles smooth and won't cost more than your next car to build. We've named it the Torqbot, because it autonomously cranks out torque like there was no letting go.
Building The 'BotWe've heard lots of good things about the Edelbrock E-Tec heads, but all we'd seen tested so far had been the E-Tec 200s with the large runners. When we saw the kind of power Edelbrock made with their own Crate 383s and the 170 heads ("Roaring Twins," SUPER CHEVY October 2003) we decided to try our hand at it. The car this engine is intended to power will be a heavy daily driver with A/C. This motor was the perfect choice.
To keep costs reasonable, we went with a stock (read: cast) short-block assembly from Powerhouse Engine Components. The kit included all the bottom-end pieces we'd need for very little cash. All we had to so was come up with a two-bolt 350 block, which are about as plentiful as sunshine in California, and we could have the guys at Speed-O-Motive set the whole thing up for us.
The top end received a little more attention to detail, but we still didn't go overboard on the budget. The two expensive parts we choose to run were the Isky hydraulic roller cam (265/272 adv. dur, 217/225 at .050, .485/.505 lift, 112 LSA) and the aluminum Edelbrock E-Tec heads. But we felt that the performance of these parts far outweighed their higher prices. Other than that, the rest of the motor is bare bones simple, with a flare for power. The Performance Distributors HEI distributor and Live Wires ignition wires had no trouble firing this little beast.
Edelbrock supplied its Performer RPM Air Gap intake manifold and new Thunder Series AVS 650 carburetor. But for fun and games, we also tried a few of Edelbrock's other carbs, including an 800-cfm AVS and even a 750-cfm Edelbrock Q-jet just to see which one worked best. To finish everything off, we borrowed a set of 1 3/4-inch headers from Speed-O-Motive and hooked up an Edelbrock aluminum water pump to keep things cool.
Testing The 'BotAfter it was built, the dyno staff at Speed-O-Motive bolted the 'Bot onto their DTS engine dyno for a full day's flogging. It turned out that it didn't take a whole day to see that this thing was like a gorilla. Basically, everything worked great right out of the box. We set the HEI at 36 degrees total advance and made sure fuel flow was at a steady 6 psi. The dyno pulls we made with each carb showed promising results across the board. Although peak power figures were slightly lower than what Edelbrock's 383 made, our engine was almost 30 ci smaller, so we knew we had a winner here.
Torqbot Parts ListShort block parts from Powerhouse*Crank PN 661-861-0125*Pistons PN H345NCP .040*Rings Speed Pro E251K*King Bearings, Mains MB 557AM, Rods 807AM*Pioneer Balancer & Flexplate*Federal Mogul gasket set PN *260-100Approx price $500
Valve train*Isky Hyd Roller cam PN 201265/272*HR lifters PN 2020*Pushrods PN 203-96*Timing set PN 300TS
Edelbrock Equipment*Cylinder Heads-E-Tec 170 PN 60979*Intake-Perf RPM Air Gap PN 7516*Carb-AVS PN 1806*Valve Covers PN 4153*Water Pump PN 8811
* Ignition-Performance Distributors HEI w/ Live Wires* Oil system-Moroso
*Machine Work & Assembly Speed-O-Motive


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The beautiful sight of daisies and blue sky illustrates "the wondrous works of God." This bulletin is perfect to use during ordinary time and to enhance worship services with a celebration of God's creation. Bulletin is 8½ x 11 unfolded and 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded.
Abingdon Press's 2014 Seasonal Bulletins include bulletins, letterheads, and offering envelopes for all your Easter services as well as bulletins for all the special Lenten and Holy week services. This series also provides options for special services throughout spring and summer, like Mother's Day, Father's Day, Graduation, and more.


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Husband shoots wife, self-Updated
Two lives were claimed on Monday morning after an apparent murder-suicide took place in Nolan County, according to Nolan County Sheriff David Warren. The Nolan County Sheriff's Office spent the day working two scenes of a homicide and suicide connected to a domestic situation in Nolan County. Warren said that a call was transferred from the Sweetwater Police Department to the Nolan County Sheriff's Office around 10:15 a.m. stating that James Elmer Rainey, 37, had shot his wife, Amy Dianne Rainey, also 37, in the driveway of his parents' home on County Road 217. She was shot four times, twice in the head and twice in the upper torso area. The initial call came from Rainey's mother, after he had gone into the home and told them to phone 9-1-1. The couple's two children, a son and a daughter, had stayed with their grandparents over the weekend, according to Warren. Mrs. Rainey had gone to her in-law's house to take one of the children to a dental appointment that morning."Mr. Rainey was there whenever his wife pulled up in the driveway, he may have taken her life right there in the driveway and then he actually walked in and told his parents to phone 9-1-1," said Sheriff Warren.The couple was said to be having domestic troubles and had separated. Mrs. Rainey had recently moved to an address in Merkel and they were in the process of getting a divorce, said Warren.After authorities were notified, Mr. Rainey fled the scene in a red Dodge welding truck. A search was conducted and two DPS officers, SGT James Arnwine and CPL Bill Wheat, a highway patrol officer in Sweetwater, located the truck headed east towards the home that the Raineys once shared on County Road 222. "SGT Brock Carter and I arrived at the scene about the time Mr. Rainey was driving his truck back into the shop building on the property," said Warren. The property is located on the Fisher and Nolan County line with the home just inside Fisher County and the shop building just inside Nolan County."He pulled into the shop and we began giving verbal commands for him to exit the vehicle. Less then a minute later, he took his own life with a single gunshot wound to the head and died instantly," said Warren. "That situation occurred at 10:57 a.m." Justice of the Peace Sharon Gardner arrived at both scenes and pronounced both subjects deceased. Both bodies were taken to Permian Basin Forensic Center in Odessa for autopsies to be completed today. The Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas Rangers are assisting the Nolan County Sheriff's Office with the investigation. The Sweetwater Police Department also assisted with photographing the scenes, collecting evidence and helped with the initial search.Amy Rainey was a pharmacist and had worked for K-Mart Pharmacy, Maloney Pharmacy, Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital and most recently at Brookshire's Pharmacy. She began and continued the Angel Tree program several years ago for children in Sweetwater, providing gifts for children served by the West Texas Children's Advocacy Center.


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That should be -10 for Benchy IMO.
That should be -10 for Benchy IMO.
Rejecting 'analysis by checklist' and 'skill absolutism' since Dec '09
'Stats' is not a synonym for 'Career Test Averages'
Originally Posted by Jeffrey TuckerOriginally Posted by Babar Hayat
tut tut tut
Brad McNamara @bbuzzmc
Will say this once and then nothing else. Defamation laws quite clear in Aus.be careful.
Parmi | #1 draft pick | Jake King is **** | Big Bash League tipping champion of the universeCome and Paint Turtle
Triffitt has been terrible, imagine picking him in your fantasy team!
[x] Scratchy early
[xxx] Big six
[ ] Out.
holy ****
**** that's clean
WWCC - Loyaulte Mi Lie
"Hope is the fuel of progress and fear is the prison in which you put yourself" - Tony Benn
#408. Sixty three not out forever.
perth really missing north here
How many in the league? Who's Edmonson playing in front of? Such an all or nothing sort of bowler.
botha to bat with his helmet backwards
Johan Botha probably not the man you want to send out to prevent the mother of all chokes...
ncn - gun fielder
botha displaying good hustle
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You cannot search an app by name?
Did Apple changed its app store search algorithm again? On my iPad2 running iOS6, I am unable to search a game by its title unless the title is listed in the keywords. Although this does not seem to be the case with iPhone on iOS6. Two of my games now cannot be found using the game titles Anyone else experiencing this?
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