text: Home > Sports Ravens' Lewis happy for team ahead of Super end to career By Larry Fine, Reuters Posted at Jan 22 2013 01:10 PM | Updated as of Jan 22 2013 09:10 PM Share Save Facebook Twitter GPlus LinkedIn Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis could not have dreamed of a sweeter end to his 17-year career than returning to the Super Bowl, but the 13-time Pro Bowl linebacker said he was happiest for his team mates. The 37-year-old Lewis, who got to raise the Lombardi Trophy in 2001, is the only remaining member of that Baltimore title team as the Ravens return to the Super Bowl for the first time in 12 years. "To do it for (Joe Flacco), to do it for Sizzle (Terrell Suggs), to do it for Ray Rice, to do it for Ed Reed ... I really wanted them to feel what that confetti felt like, just hearing your name being announced going to the Super Bowl," Lewis said after Sunday's 28-13 win over New England in the AFC title game. That road victory lifted the Ravens into the National Football League title game on Feb. 3 in New Orleans against the San Francisco 49ers, who beat Atlanta for the NFC crown. Lewis has already announced this postseason would be his "last ride," and the two-time defensive player of the year has spent a lot of time reflecting on his life in football. "There's something special in that locker room," Lewis said. "There's just a certain type of love that we have for each other. "You walk in your locker room, and sometimes (it is) the hardest thing for me to do. It's hard because sometimes you walk in the locker room and everybody wants something from you," he said about high expectations. "I'm willing to give everything back to them. Everything, no matter if it's leadership, if it's teaching them, 'Don't make the same mistakes I made in life. Learn from my mistakes.' "And just the beautiful conversations that we've had every Saturday night. I sit there and I talk to my team and I talk to different players just about what I used to be when I was in my 20s and what God has brought me from (to) now." The fiercely competitive linebacker hit a scary low when he was held in an Atlanta jail linked to a double-killing outside a nightclub in the early morning hours after he had attended the 2000 Super Bowl as a spectator. Five months later, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of justice and was fined $250,000 by the NFL. Respected player One year after the fatal incident cast a cloud over his future, Lewis was named MVP of a Super Bowl win against the New York Giants as the unquestioned leader of a defense that set a record for fewest points allowed in a 16-game season. Lewis worked to build a life away from the playing field that mirrored the quality he achieved on it, creating a foundation to help disadvantaged youth in Baltimore and growing to become one of the league's most respected players. Ravens coach John Harbaugh was asked about the impact Lewis has had on the team's march to the Super Bowl. "I'm just feeling an incredible amount of awe. Ray would be the first to tell you this, so I'm just going to share it: awe in the work that God can do in one man's life. To me, Ray's the epitome of that," the coach said. "He's a different man than he was when he was 22 or 15 or whatever. I think everybody sees that right now. I think it's a great thing for kids to see. It's a great thing for fathers to see. It's a great thing for athletes to see." Lewis returned this season after missing 10 games because of a torn tricep to join Baltimore's playoff push. Ravens players keep bringing up Lewis and his last hurrah as a rallying point. "Ray Lewis has done so much for this team and for Baltimore," said Ravens' four-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Haloti Ngata. "For us to help him get to the Super Bowl for his retirement is an amazing feeling." Lewis, the only NFL player ever to amass at least 40 sacks and 30 interceptions, said knowing that his team mates feel that way is his greatest satisfaction. "It's why you play the game," he said. "To hear men tell you they love you, to hear men tell you they respect the life that you live, it's the ultimate." (Reporting by Larry Fine in New York; Editing by Frank Pingue) Share Save Facebook Share on Twitter GPlus LinkedIn Read More: nfl San Francisco 49ers Baltimore Ravens super bowl ray lewis /overseas/05/21/18/texans-turn-to-god-as-school-rocked-by-latest-shooting/life/05/21/18/surigao-del-surs-tinuy-an-falls-to-close-for-road-construction-rehabilitation/overseas/05/21/18/us-china-back-off-on-tariffs-easing-trade-tensions/overseas/05/21/18/bangladesh-kills-13-drug-dealers-in-major-crackdown/news/05/21/18/the-anc-brief-may-21-2018


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Back when women always had bobby pins for their hair, Mama always had at least one in her purse. Occasionally during church service - while Daddy was preaching - one of us kids would lay our head in her lap and get our ears cleaned with a bobby pin. It was an imprecise process, and if you wiggled or moved the slightest bit, you might get a rude poke of the bobby pin into your ear drum. Ouch! That hurt. It didn't stop us from getting our aural grooming.
Daddy was a big fan of Q-tips. I know they say don't put them in your ear, and if you do, don't put them into the ear canal. But Father Knows Best, or at least that's what the television show with Robert Young told us back in the day. Daddy had narrow ear canals, and he used the Q-tips to keep them clean. Every little boy wants to be like Daddy, and I was no exception. I couldn't wait to use them on my ears.
Here I am, six decades later, and I still use Q-tips on my ears, religiously. I joke with my son when he visits, offering him my box of Q-tips the way one would offer a cold drink or a snack to a guest. Like me and my father before me, he appreciates the feel of a fresh Q-tip in his ears.
I am very careful not to delve too deeply, mindful that poking the ear drum can be painful and injurious. I have to do it, and prefer doing so daily.
We didn't grow up flossing our teeth, but that's another of my daily hygiene rituals. I keep floss handy - on my desk, in my car, and in my bathroom. I was forty before I knew how to properly floss my teeth. A dental hygienist instructed me on both the importance of flossing and the correct manner in which to floss. I'll save the sermon, but if you're not flossing your teeth at least once daily, you're not really taking good care of your teeth and gums. By flossing, you can keep your gums healthy and your teeth free of food particles which will otherwise decay between your teeth.
Getting older means getting more hair where you don't want or need it, places like your nose and ears. For whatever reason, nothing annoys me more than my own nose hair. Same for the ears. In the modern era, we have little gizmos called hair trimmers which can clip those errant hairs with some degree of efficiency. I use them frequently to keep those pesky nose and ear hairs trimmed back and out of sight. I can breathe better after trimming my nose hairs, and I don't really have a nose full of hair. I don't know how people can tolerate having a bunch of hair in their nose.
What discussion of old man facial grooming would be complete without talking about those wire like hairs that spring up on my eyebrows? Since I wear glasses, they are not as annoying to me, but when I get a haircut every few weeks, my hair cutter trims them with her clippers. I notice that what remains of my eyebrows gets smaller and smaller by the year. Oh, well. Do I really need any hair in my eye brows?
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Pirates outfielder McCutchen receives National League's top honor
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com | 11/16/12 10:00 PM ET
KANSAS CITY -- Mike Trout settled for runner-up when the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced its choice for American League MVP on Thursday, but the Angels' rookie sensation took home the Junior Circuit's top honor when the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum announced its annual Legacy Awards on Friday.
Trout received the AL's Oscar Charleston Award, recognizing the league's most valuable player, as well as the Larry Doby Award for top rookie and the James "Cool Papa" Bell Award for his stolen-base title. BBWAA AL MVP Miguel Cabrera didn't go unnoticed, however, as the Tigers slugger picked up the AL's Josh Gibson and Walter "Buck" Leonard Awards in recognition of his home run and batting titles, respectively.
The Legacy Awards will be presented on Saturday night, Jan. 12, at the Gem Theater, just across the street from the museum near 18th and Vine in Kansas City.
There'll be a show-biz aspect to this year's program. Charley Pride, who was a Negro Leagues pitcher before he became a famed country singer, will receive the Jackie Robinson Award for lifetime achievement. Pride played for the Memphis Red Sox in 1953 and went on to record such hits as "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" and "Kaw-Liga."
Buck O'Neil Awards for outstanding support of the museum will go to Sports on Earth writer and former Kansas City Star columnist Joe Posnanski, and to James B. Nutter & Co., a Kansas City mortgage lender and longtime supporter of baseball in the area.
MLB Network analyst Harold Reynolds will receive the Sam Lacy Award for baseball journalist of the year.
Legacy Awards to baseball personnel in the American and National Leagues, respectively, will be presented as follows:
Oscar Charleston Award: Trout; Andrew McCutchen, Pirates
Wilber "Bullet" Rogan Award for pitcher of the year: David Price, Rays; R.A. Dickey, Mets
Josh Gibson Award: Cabrera; Ryan Braun, Brewers
James "Cool Papa" Bell Award: Trout; Everth Cabrera, Padres
Walter "Buck" Leonard Award: Cabrera; Buster Posey, Giants
Larry Doby Award: Trout; Bryce Harper, Nationals
Hilton Smith Award for reliever of the year: Jim Johnson, Orioles; Craig Kimbrel, Braves
John Henry "Pop" Lloyd Award for baseball and community leadership: Adam Jones, Orioles
Andrew "Rube" Foster Award for executive of the year: Billy Beane, Athletics; John Mozeliak, Cardinals
C.I. Taylor Award for manager of the year: Buck Showalter, Orioles; Dusty Baker, Reds


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Fabric administration scripts
This page describes how to use the Fabric-based administration scripts to manage services running on twistedmatrix.com.
Getting the tools
The first step is to install the needed libraries and tools. I'm using virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper in this guide, you are free to install everything on your stock python.
mkvirtualenv env_name workon env_name pip install fabric git clone <address not known yet> tmadmin # May be svn or bzr as well cd tmadmin
You can now list all available tasks by calling:
fab --list
Collection of utilities to automate the administration of Twisted's infrastructure. Use this utility to install, update and start/stop/restart services running on twistedmatrix.com. Available commands: dns.install dns.restart dns.start dns.stop dns.update ...
Before being able to run any task, we need to configure the tool to work with Twisted's infrastructure and your login user. All configuration directives are contained in the
config.py file. The base installation ships with a sample configuration file in
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cp config.py.sample config.py vim config.py
The two main directives to change are the
HOSTS and
USER ones. The first contains a list of hosts you want to administer, while the second one is, well, your ssh user to access the previously defined hosts. All found uppercase variables are lowercased and set as attributes of Fabric's
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config.py file as well.
Note: your user has to be at least in the
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Rep season's here and Paul's blood is starting to boil. Find out why with this week's previews of the ANZAC Test and City v Country fixture...
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Australia v New Zealand
Canberra Stadium, Friday 7:45pm - live update & teamlists click here.
The current core of this Australian team are one of the most amazing collection of footballers that we'll have been privileged to see in 20 years. Right now it sucks though, because they all Queenslanders. But either way, the people of Canberra will be rejoicing come Friday night; as they have done all year via many events to celebrate the city's centenary. For all the Canberra haters out there, yes - I can call it a city, and yes - it's more than just the birth place of Brad Haddin, Mark Webber, David Campese and Ricky Stuart... oh wait... they're all from Queanbeyan.
There'll be some fireworks on Friday night and that is no reference to Fyshwick. Quite the contrary, the natives could get restless with the likes of Greg Bird and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves both starting so expect some push and shove early as the Kiwis try to win back some pride. They'll come close to winning more than that with Kieran Foran leading the way, but when JT and Greg Inglis decide enough is enough, Australia win again. Cameron Smith v Issac Luke a highlight for the second week in a row.
My tip: Kangaroos 24-12
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BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Sunday 3:00pm - live update & teamlists click here.
Firstly, to address the same boring questions that arise around this time of year. Yes, City v Country is worth it and yes, even though we know some players choose R&R over Rep footy, it's still an important fixture. Just ask the wonderful people of Mudgee, Albury, Wollongong and, this year, Coffs Harbour. Let's not completely ignore country NSW and let's not completely forget where the vast majority of our first grade footballers come from.
Also, to address the theory that Queenslanders are laughing at New South Wales for playing this game... Please! The day I give a flying footy about a Queenslanders' opinion will be the day I... sorry... rep season gets to me!
Sunday afternoon from BCU International Stadium in Coffs Harbour: What a treat for the people of the North Coast and what a proud Indigenous history represented by The Gumbaynggirr Nation. Some big names here and a great reward for the likes of Boyd Cordner and Michael Gordon; for Adam Reynolds and Jorge Taufua. They are just a few who have been in blinding form this season and deserve this accolade. Speaking of blinding form, James Maloney will stand taller than the rest and lead a lightning fast Country team to victory.
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The biggest immediate concern for wood county schools is re-routing of bus routes near Blennerhassett Junior High School, with Corridor D Construction still under way. Traffic may increase; when nearby chemical plants let workers out in late afternoon.
"It's going to the amount of time our buses take. There's lots of connecting routes in the area, so it's going to be tricky for the first couple of weeks," says Wood County Supt. Bill Niday.
For motorists, late August is an adjustment. Students are heading back to the classroom in large numbers, for the first time in more than two months.
"They just have to be aware of a child seeing a yellow bus approaching them, and they may not be paying attention like they should. They'll run to the bus, not looking at the flow of traffic. You need to be more alert, until you become accustomed to the bus stop again," says Transportation Director Larry Edwards.
One thing to remember is about four-lane roadways. You have to stop for buses coming from the opposite direction, except when those roadways are divided by barriers such as median strips.
"Most of our four-lanes do have something to prevent children from running across in front of traffic. On Corridor D, they're putting in concrete pillars right now," adds Edwards.
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SALYERSVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - A Christmas drive is underway to help a 9-year-old eastern Kentucky boy, battling cystic fibrosis, break a world record.
The Morehead State University softball team spent Friday afternoon collecting Christmas cards for Dalton Dingus.
Dingus, who lives in Salyersville, is battling stage four cystic fibrosis. He is trying to beat the Guiness Book of World Records for receiving the most Christmas cards.
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(CNN) -- In the increasingly globalized world of professional hockey, a plane crash Wednesday in Russia caused loss and grief halfway around the world in North America.
All members of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team of the Kontinental Hockey League -- including a Canadian coach and some players with extensive National Hockey League experience -- were believed to have been aboard the plane that went down after takeoff from Yaroslavl, about 250 kilometers (160 miles) northeast of Moscow.
Authorities say 43 of the 45 people aboard were killed. There were two survivors: one Russian hockey player and a flight attendant.
"Though it occurred thousands of miles away from our home arenas, this tragedy represents a catastrophic loss to the hockey world -- including the NHL family, which lost so many fathers, sons, teammates and friends who at one time excelled in our league," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. "Our deepest condolences go to the families and loved ones of all who perished."
The news came as the NHL was reeling from the recent deaths of three current or former enforcers, players whose main contribution is to intimidate and fight. The oldest of the three, 35-year-old Wade Belak, was found dead last week in a Toronto apartment.
Among those believed to have been on the plane that crashed Wednesday were Brad McCrimmon, a 52-year-old Canadian coach who played in the NHL for 18 years with Boston, Philadelphia, Calgary, Detroit, Hartford and Phoenix.
According to the website of the Calgary Flames, former teammates were struggling to come to grips with the loss of McCrimmon, who was on the team when it won its Stanley Cup championship in 1989.
"These things hit you like a ton of bricks," former Flames captain Jim Peplinski told the website, referring to McCrimmon by his nickname as a player. "You do your best to deal with them and move on. Right now, we're talking with our different teammates and trying to come to grips with the reality that 'The Beast' is no longer on this Earth."
Other players on the Lokomotiv roster included former NHL All-Star forward Pavol Demitra, a Slovakian who played 16 seasons for Ottawa, St. Louis, Minnesota, Los Angeles and Vancouver; longtime NHL defenseman Karel Rachunek of the Czech Republic, who played for Ottawa, the New York Rangers and New Jersey; Russian defenseman Ruslan Salei, who played 14 years in the NHL for Anaheim, Florida, Colorado and Detroit; Latvian defenseman Karlis Skrastins, who played 12 NHL seasons for Nashville, Colorado, Florida and Dallas; and Josef Vasicek from the Czech Republic, who played seven seasons for Carolina and the New York Islanders.
Demitra scored more than 300 goals in his NHL career and won the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship in 2000. He was the leading scorer at the 2010 Winter Olympics, narrowly missing an open net that would have tied the score in the final seconds of Slovakia's semifinal match against favored Canada, which went on to win the gold medal.
Professional hockey has become much more international in the past three decades, with European and Russian players appearing on every NHL roster. The KHL is a major Russia-based professional league that has attracted some NHL players, particularly those of Russian or east European descent, with large salaries and top-flight competition.
Though considered a step below the NHL, the KHL also has lured younger players from Europe and Canada who are unable to make NHL rosters right away. That kind of globalization has integrated the hockey world, players say.
"Hockey's such a small community," noted Jamie McLennan, a former NHL goalie who once played in Russia, on Canada's TSN Radio 1050. "It's that six degrees of separation. You can't play with somebody who doesn't know somebody."
While noting that no official fatality list has been announced, McLennan said: "The names that are being thrown around, you know of them, you played against them, you respect them, you know somebody who was close to them."
Sergei Gonchar, a veteran Russian defenseman for the Ottawa Senators, said he knew some of the players on Lokomotiv "and it's very hard to hear," while longtime Senators forward and captain Daniel Alfredsson of Sweden said the tragedy of the crash was the loss of "people you know and people you've been around."
McLennan remembered some flights he described as "hairy" while playing overseas, and he said different countries have different operating standards for airlines.
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I had ran out of matching silverware a few months ago. One of the forks I had bore a bent tooth but still maintained a stoic curveture in the handle as if to say "I can still do this job". I was out of patience, however, so I took to looking for a better set online. Mikasa is a website I came across in my perusal. Its design and easy search features quickly drew me in and… a few minutes later – voila, I had just purchased a new dinnerware set that was supposed to arrive to my door in 3-5 days. Well, it arrived in two!
From the expedient delivery, careful packaging, pleasant presentation and overall diligent care, it is apparent that Mikasa makes no economy in bidding a customer happy. Founded in 1948, Mikasa is an American company headquartered in New York, and is a leading designer, developer and marketer of quality table top products.
Stainless-steel flatware is for every day of the week use. But this French Countryside Collection before me makes it clear that's no reason for it to look drab and ordinary. Its simple country side baroque elegance is understated yet unmistakable.
Before receiving this quaintly packaged dinnerware set from Mikasa, I have never considered the innate material pleasure that comes from holding a true bijou in my hand when at the dinner table. The design of the well weighted fork gives one reason for reflection. Inspired by the rustic tone in the line and the suggestion of timeless elegance in the name, I indeed allowed myself to be transported to the hilly side of a Southern French Manor, taking in the picturesque while enjoying my garlic herb chicken (not necessarily French).
Each of the 45-piece set utensils is made of superior quality 18/10 (18% chromium, 10% nickel) shiny stainless steel luster that inspires strength and durability. It includes 8 dinner forks, 8 dinner knives, 8 salad forks, 8 tea spoons and 8 soup spoons, a pierced table spoon, a cold meat fork, a butter knife and sugar spoon. The handle features a simple design with asymmetrical banding in the center. The set comes in a wooden caddy, to keep the flatware neat and organized. It can be conveniently purchased online at Park Avenue Gifts for $226.80, or straight from the maker's website. Hint: it makes a wonderful and tasteful gift for a variety of occasions. Or even better, a striking addition to your dining experience, once you decided to cultivate refinement in your life. This attractive set is dishwasher safe and never needs polishing.


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By TOM GIAMBRONI
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LISBON, Ohio - A local group opposed to surface drilling in Beaver Creek State Park is turning its attention to drilling companies that may want to withdraw water from the Little Beaver Creek.
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Jim Kerr, the unofficial leader of Save Beaver Creek State Park, said he is concerned about efforts by water haulers to use any one of the several branches of the Little Beaver Creek to draw water for drilling companies operating in the area.
"We don't know how many are doing it, but we know they are taking it out," he said.
Chesapeake Energy is the only applicant that has obtained a state permit to draw water from four locations along the creek, although the company stated it has no current plans to do so.
"While we have registered with the ODNR (Ohio Department of Natural Resources) for the sites you have mentioned, there are no current plans to withdraw water from those locations. If we chose to do so, all withdrawals could be outside the boundary of the Wild and Scenic designation and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899," wrote Chesapeake spokesman Pete Kenworthy, in an email.
Kenworthy was referring to the portions of the North, Middle and West forks of the creek and its main stem that have been designated as a state and national wild and scenic river. According to the ODNR, Chesapeake registered to withdraw surface water from three areas of the West Fork of the creek and one location along the Middle Fork.
Companies are required to register with the state if they intend to withdraw more than 100,000 gallons of water per day over a 30-day period from a surface source such as a river, stream, lake or pond. The same goes for companies withdrawing water from a groundwater source. Registrants are required to file annual reports by March 1 detailing how much water, if any, they withdrew in 2012.
Kerr's group is concerned about the potential impact on the creek - especially the wild-and-scenic sections - since an average of 4.5 million of gallons of water are required to "frack" a well, which is the drilling process used to free up the oil and natural gas trapped in shale formations located a mile or more underground.
Kerr said they are interested in limiting the amount of water that can be withdrawn from the creek rather than an outright ban prohibiting Chesapeake and other drilling companies from using the creek as a water source.
"We want them to limit the amount they take, especially during low-flow periods, because of the potential impact on fish and other aquatic life in the creek," he said.
The creek is home to 63 species of fish, 49 species of mammals, 140 types of birds, and 46 species of reptiles and amphibians, including the endangered Hellbender salamander.
The issue of water withdrawals from the creek was raised last spring, with Chesapeake opting to find another source of water for a drilling site rather than use the West Fork. This occurred after the state received a letter from Madison Township Trustee Roger Walker, who was concerned about Chesapeake taking water from the creek to frack the Kernich well off Y-Camp Road and other proposed wells in the township. Y-Camp Road borders the West Fork. Matthew Smith, ODNR's regional scenic-rivers manager, wrote to his boss about the Walker letter and his own concerns about the impact such water withdrawals might have, especially on the Hellbender and fresh-water mussels.
"I know that we do not have any jurisdiction over the issue, but I am concerned with how water withdraws might affect the West Branch of the Little Beaver Creek Wild River," he wrote his supervisor, state scenic-rivers manager Bob Gable, in a letter dated April 12, 2012.
According to the Columbus Dispatch, ODNR officials contacted Chesapeake, which decided to seek another water source to frack the Kernich well rather than use the creek.
"This is the Department of Natural Resources program working the way it's supposed to work," said ODNR spokeswoman Heidi Hetzel-Evans.
Kerr and Save Beaver Creek State Park are concerned there is very little in the way of state regulations, other than the registration and annual reporting requirements.
"In other words, they can pretty much take whatever they want," he said.
The group intends to share their concerns with state officials and also approach Chesapeake, which holds 51 of the 61 new gas drilling permits issued for Columbiana County over the past 2-1/2 years.
"We think Chesapeake will be willing to work with the public" based on its decision in regard to the Kernich well, Kerr said. "We're appreciative of that, but at the same time they need to know what effect this could have on the wildlife in the stream and the fact Beaver Creek is a Wild and Scenic River and the impact it could have on that designation."
Chesapeake's Kenworthy said they take all of that and more into consideration when deciding on water sources for drilling.
"Chesapeake takes into consideration the available supply for other consumers or users. We also ensure that there is no adverse effect on stream flow, aquatic life, recreational resources or sensitive environments," he wrote, adding they work with local, state and federal agencies to "make certain that water used for natural gas and oil development in Ohio is consistent with the water use plans for the relevant watershed."
Tom Butch, who is also a member of Save Beaver Creek State Park, said they are looking to work with drilling companies on alternatives to using the creek, such as municipal water plants.
"Alternative water sources they would have to pay for, like East Liverpool or the Buckeye Water District," he acknowledged, whereas there is no fee for withdrawing water from the creek.
Butch indicated they would like to work with drilling companies intent on withdrawing water from the creek to create impoundments, where water could be diverted for their use. He said this way they could regulate water usage during low-flow periods to prevent a negative impact on the creek. Butch said the group wants to start a stream monitoring program for the creek and its branches, including water flow, to establish a benchmark for withdrawals.
"We also want to monitor quantity, and we're not sure that's ever been done in the past," he said.
Chesapeake has registered to use the other water sources in the county for fracking: North Fork of Yellow Creek, Shiveley's Lake, Elk Run and Big Rock Lake.
Other surface water later locations have been registered with the state for fracking: Summitville Tiles, X L Sand & Gravel, Wellsville Terminals Co., and Neeley Quarry. The only groundwater site registered for fracking purposes is some place called the light plant, by a company by the name of EP Management.


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GOING UNDER is a book begun in 1949 and first published in 1972 in New-York. 1949. Twenty-six days of the life of the author who's got the opportunity to get some rest in a clinic for intellectuals in the forest near Leningrad. While Stalin is beginning to organize the second purge of the russian intellectuals, Lydia Chukovskaya "goes under" and remembers Stalin's first purge back in 1937, the arrest and the disappearance of her husband, a doctor who,...


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LOMBARD – Lombard's Board of Trustees passed a resolution Thursday night authorizing a contract with a Deerfield-based, recruitment services company to find a new village manager, following current village manager Dave Hulseberg's retirement.
The approved contract with Voorhees Associates, LLC is $16,400, and the company will be responsible for posting a job announcement for the vacancy, reviewing applicants, conducting phone interviews and facilitating in-person interviews.
Also at Thursday's meeting Village President Keith Giagnorio announced that the village's finance director, Tim Sexton, will begin serving as acting village manager at the board's next, regularly-scheduled meeting on Sept. 5.
"All of us would like to thank Dave Hulseberg for his dedicated service to our great village," Giagnorio said. "Dave, I personally want to thank you for everything you've done for the village."


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Beaumont/Port Arthur
Will Humber and his crew of students from Odom Academy are trying to make Beaumonters happier and healthier with organic fruits and vegetables grown in the school's very own environmentally safe garden. The group celebrated the grand opening of the Odom's Organics Produce Market on Thursday, June 6, at the store located on the Odom Middle School campus at 2550 West Virginia St. According to Humber, the store sells delicious and nutritious produce for reasonable prices.
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Moms with Teens
Hello everyone, I am new to this site and hope I can get some good advise. I have a 13 year old daughter the last few months she has been doing awful in school does not want to do her homework, turn in assignments in on time, and failing tests. The worst thing is that she does not seem to care, we have taken away all her electronics and have tried to get her tutoring help. Nothing works she will talk to me and tell me that she is really sorry and things will change, then next week we are having the same conversation again. I just dont know what more to do, we help her and she takes advantage of it, we don't help her and she just fails...... Please any advice will be great.
December 3, 2012 at 6:52 PM
The same thing happened happened with my daughter last year in 7th grade. I spent the whole last half of the school year battling with it. Ultimately I met with all of her teachers and she wasn't allowed to leave any class before showing the teacher that she wrote down her homework and she was put on lock down while she finished the ast portion of the year. I checked over all of her homework every night no matter long it took her to do it. Things got better and this year it's way better.
Also maybe talk to the guidance councelor at school and explain the situation and have them pull her out here and there to talk to her and see if anything is going on at school that she might not feel comfortable talking to you about. I did that, too and nothing was going on at school, but it did give her an outlet other than me.
Hope this helps! Hang in there...it happens to all of them. I even remember it happening it to me around that same time.
Thanks I will try that, I am in constant contact with her teachers, and they all say that if she would just pay attention she would be fine. They all say that she just needs to put forth the effort. I will def. start looking at her agenda and making sure she has all her assignments written down and checking her homework every night. It is just frustrating because she is 13 and she should take on some of her own responsibility as far as school, that is what I think. Thanks Again
December 3, 2012 at 7:49 PM
If she isn't responsible enough to do it on her own, maybe you need to manage her time for her. Sit her down at the kitchen table every evening and supervise her homework. Ask her teachers to sign off that she turned it in...every day. Stay in contact with her teachers and perhaps her guidance counselor...maybe they have some insight that you don't? How is her social life? Is she having problems with friends?
by MrsBLBDecember 3, 2012 at 7:53 PM
Welcome to the group.
This is a tough one. Hormones could be playing a factor here. Help her as much as possible. If she really doesn't want the help, she may have to sink before swimming again.
by lee74December 3, 2012 at 8:01 PM
My daughter is 15 now when she was in the 6th grade it was the worst. She went from strait a's and b's to d's and f's. We took everything from her and left her room with a mattress and clothes that was it no make-up phone computor, phone or friends. she had nothing buttime to get her work done and after talking to the teachers and keeping commmunication open with them for every good grade she got she got one thing backso basicly she had to earn everything back did I also mention that she didn't get a birthday either. I know it sounds harsh but it worked by the 2nd term we were back to A's and B's ow she's a softmore in High school and she has a boyfriend and the grades started dropping so I gave her achoice keep dropping the grades and she will have to drop the boyfriend, that lit a fire under her but. It's a teenage thing trying to see were they fit in in school and with themselves. Good Luck Momma Stand Strong.
December 3, 2012 at 8:03 PM
Thanks I will start doing the supervisor thing again, and her social life is great. I don't think she is having any problems with them, she just had them all over the weekend and they were fine.
December 3, 2012 at 8:05 PM
That is what I thought, like I said we have tried and tried to help her and then the same thing happens when we stop, she just gives up. I am afraid that she is going to have to sink to learn how to swim
December 3, 2012 at 8:08 PM
Thank you so much for that, sometimes I feel like I am all alone and don't know what to do. I sit and cry and think that I must have done something wrong. Like I said I have taken the electronics away, maybe I should take away the make up and other things as well and she may get the hint then.
December 3, 2012 at 8:10 PM
i went threw the samething with my 14 year old the toward the end of her 7th grade last year.i was getting phone calls every other day.going to meetings.etc.. well i dont know why she was acting like that..she woudnt say anything.i took everything away from her,she was grounded for the part of the summer.and when school started this year she straighted up and i havent had no more promblems..oh i forgot what she was doing.she wasnt doing her homework or work at school and she was only doing this in one certain class.her language art classes.she really gave her teacher a hard time.one time she walked out of class slammed the door threw her book bag..smart off to the teacher etc..i hope you daughter gets out of this stage she is in..keep having the meetings with your teacher..i did warn my daughter that i would come to her class without her knowing it if i kept getting the phone calls..try that on her when you have the meetings with her teachers and see if she can be in the meetings with you and the teachers.i hope this helps.
December 3, 2012 at 8:14 PM
Thanks I will take that into account. I appreciate it.


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It's easy to think of all production cars coming from the factory in one of a limited handful of configurations – it's why we have judges at car shows to determine the level of correctness a car exhibits. But then along comes something like this 1956 Chrysler New Yorker for sale on Hemmings.com, reportedly built after the introduction of the 1957 Chryslers and with a number of unusual features, including the 300/Imperial grille, Imperial bird, New Yorker marker lamps, 1957 drivetrain, and a whole boatload of options. From the seller's description:
This car was blessed with every single factory option available except spotlight. Does have a 1957 392-Hemi and two-speed trans. Hiway HiFi, both clocks, air conditioning, power windows, power steering. It also has an Imperial grille and Imperial interior. It also has the Chrysler 300 hood, which means that it has never had a hole drilled in it for the hood ornament.
Very straight car, the outer shell is rust-free, with a beautiful paint job. Most of the paint is original, a little has been repainted. The factory did have to custom fit the turn signal bezels to fit the Imperial grille. This car is one of one.
Original interior, not perfect but complete. No big holes or rips, a few small stains and some cracked leather. All in all, it presents itself very well, and you would not want to replace it or you could lose some historical value.
See more Chryslers for sale on Hemmings.com.
I've looked at this `56 a number of times, trying to judge the authenticity of such a car. No documentation from Chrysler to
back it up, but thats not to say it isnt legit. Still, my question is WHY would (supposedly) an exec custom-order such a car when the `57s were already in production at that point? Use of left-over parts? And the `57 392 paired up with on the 2-speed and not the 3-speed torqueflite? And what build sequence does the data plate show?
My older brother bought a "56 New Yorker off the sales floor in Nov. '56 in Milwaukee. The '57's were out. His had a 392, 2 speed auto, and not much else, manual windows, etc, same color combo as the suspect car.
It dosn't sound like a factory built to me!
The 56 body style wass produced for that year only. I love the 56 styling but the 57 is a bomb in my thinking. So the person who ordered the car may have felt the same way and wanted the 56 styling.
Pure automotive excellence, plain and simple.
This definitely needs greater documentation to be certified as a factory build.
I sold Chrysler products for 15 years, 70's-80's. I saw blue front seats with green back seats (yes, union built), Dodge emblems on one side, Plymouth emblems on the other, etc.,etc.,etc., but I really have to question this build, someone would have to prove it left the factory with these options. Still one handsome vehicle….
Speaking of mismatched parts, in the spring of 1975 I bought a 1974 Plymouth Fury two-door hardtop from a Chrysler dealer in the little town of Innerkip, Ontario, Canada. It was claimed to be a Chrysler "Executive" vehicle.
Being a two-door model, the nameplate on the side of the roof panel should have read "Gran Coupe" but instead read "Gran
Sedan" (four-door nomenclature).
Also, the tilt/telescopic steering wheel proudly proclaimed the word "DODGE" across the centre!
Aside from the passenger front seat-back occasionally falling off its hinges and collapsiing into the back seat, it was a good car. I fell in love with it because it was my first car with "all the toys". I kept it for three years and sold it to my brother.
I can certainly vouch for the occasional oddities from the production line … Mother's first minivan ('85 Voyager SE) had a Caravan headlight surround on the passenger's side and the Voyager surround on the driver's side. I think we had it about a year before we ever noticed it.
I agree this needs much more documentation, though. It's definitely a beauty, at any rate.
In 1957 a low end DeSoto 4 dr came in that was a medium metalic blue with grass green cloth interior. The transport guys usually dropped stuff like this after dark. The boss called the Chrysler zone office and they gave him the cost + to re-paint it. We painted it a stock green with a white top and side insert adding the next model up side trim and badges. How could anyone judge a car like this if it survived?
People will say anything to legitimize a car that's been messed with… how common was it in these days for buyers or dealers to try and update old stock with the latest and greatest. There's your story. It's a nice car but it's not original and it's certainly nothing lofty enough to be considered something more special that any other '56, in fact, quite the opposite.
Our next door neighbor in MI had the same color combo on a 1956 New Yorker. They bought it at the factory and drove it to CA to spend the winter there. Normally they would sell the car and fly back home. Liked the car so much, they drove it home. Had to put an addition to the small barn that was a garage because it was so long they couldn't get the garage door down. The car had power pack, TorqueFlite. I remember Mrs. Maier, age 60+, flooring it and passing 12 cars in a row on a two lane highway. This puppy could REALLY move!!!
Would also like to add that it had full white leather interior and the dash complemented the exterior of the car. Saddle Tan and White.
It all works together nicely, but I'm of the "why" persuasion, too. Why would Chrysler send this down the production line once the '57s were being built? Aren't production lines changed when all-new cars are designed? Why would Chrysler put an Imperial grille on a New Yorker and why would they bother to custom fit parking lights? It sounds like a car built for an executive, or some person of stature that paid a lot for the privilige of driving last year's car, lol, but wouldn't that be documented? It seems more like it might have been a dealer car that was glammed up to sell once the hot new '57s were in the showroom floor. Pretty car though!
My guess is it was an engineering fleet vehicle. Often a production car would have next year's parts installed for testing. Sometimes these cars would get sold to the public, or an employee, without changing them back to production.
Well, that might explain the 392 Hemi, but what about the Imperial interior & front grille? Execsa ordering specific equipment on a vehicle during these years wasnt uncommon; the higher position, the fancier the model. Dont forget KT Keller's custom `55 Imperial convertible. This may very well have been ordered by the head of an internal division, etc. but not completed until after the 57s started production. (Bear in mind: Chry. rushed the 57s into production, starting on June/July of `56 so this might have been the case.)
That's exactly what I was thinking. It is very possible it is a pre-production test mule. IF in fact it is, I think it would be more valuable than the story we are being told. Most prototypes and test mules of the era and even today, are usually never sold. They are tested, sometimes beyond their mechanical limits, dissected, then rebuilt and the testing starts all over again. When they have served their purpose beyond the stages of engineering, they are usually scrapped.
It is rare they are released for sale, with the exception of maybe an executive driving them afterward. John DeLorean, Harley Earl and Virgil Exner were (in)famous for doing this with prototypes or one-off vehicles.
This could be one of those vehicles, but unless some verifiable documentation can be produced to back up this guy's story, it nothing more than just a modified '56!
Now, if it can be shown that Exner himself drove the car back and forth to work, then you have something of provenance, not just an updated restoration.
No way would production of a new model – especially as different as '57s were from '56s in this case – be stopped to build one example of last-year's model with a bunch of custom work. That's an attractive car to be sure, but the story is not credible. Even as a year-end build, the 300 parts & '57 392 would indicate a top-level executive who wasn't "on board" with the new '57 styling. Unless there's documentation, this is a nice, customized restoration.
Once upon a time I had a 1956 Chrysler New Yorker four-door sedan in green. I noticed that this wonderful Chrysler also has the Benrus clock in the steering wheel that wound itself when the steering wheel turned. I believe the color of this unique Chrysler is Persian Pink. Personally, I prefer the Chrylser grille to the Imperial's grille. What a beautiful vehicle that I'd be proud to own.
Allen Gronsky
Buckeye, Arizona
I wonder why the owner has not simply ordered the build sheet from Chrysler Historical Archives. For a nominal fee he can easily prove that the car is correct. Very nice New Yorker.
I probably should have read the ad first as it states that Chrysler Historical was contacted. My experience is that they provide a copy of the actual build sheet, which should show more than just it's special order status if decoded by a Chrysler expert.
I have a better story. There she was…..floating serenely through the Panama Canal (Maestro Lentinello plays violin here)…..one look and it was love forever……Chrysler Enthusiasts rise as one and tell us about this car.
This is a nice looking car that isn't as crazy as some Chrysler cars I've seen. At the WPC meet in 1980 a guy from Pennsylvania showed up with a black over red 56 New Yorker hardtop that had the turquoise and white interior. He swore both were original, and it certainly appeared to be the case with the paint at least. In Seattle once I saw a pale metallic green 1965 Newport wagon with a burgundy interior. Original owner car. A guy I knew had a 1956 300B convertible that was said to have belonged to Dave Beck (JImmy Hoffa's Teamsters Union predecessor). This in spite of the fact that Chrysler said none of these were built. And I owned a 1965 Valiant Signet hardtop that had been factory ordered with power brakes and steering, a vinyl top, and every option to make it the same mechanically as a Formula S Barracuda.
As my brother often says "You can't make this s&*# up"! I remember vividly while in the car business in Baltimore in the mid 60's buying an immaculate '59 Buick LeSabre 2 door hardtop at auction with a turquoise bottom, white painted roof, and a red and black interior. To compound this atrocity the car had a 3 speed column shift, roll up windows, and no power steering or brakes. And it ran and drove beautifully! This either had to be ordered by someone after several adult beverages or as a joke on the dealership.
I agree, you can't make this up. Some execs can be amazingly arrogant and for whatever reason wanted this "johnny Cash", one piece at a time car. A mfg. plant manager is not going to tell that exec NO. I have worked in manufacturing and had contact with corporate execs during my career and absolutely know this could happen. The regular mfg. line might be shut down for a weekend or off shift and they put this thing together just as someone instructed them to do as a favor to ensure they keep on the good side of a powerful exec.
talk about weird color's there's an older lady here locally.she has a3-4 year old continental with the fake convert top in oatmeal and what look's to me to be 56 ford meadow mist green,totally wrong and ugly!
In this era the Chrysler company would build most anything on a special order basis. Lots were for factory execs and engineers. We wintered in Florida in 1954 and 1955-6. There was an Olds guy next door that had a 53 Fiesta and a Chrysler guy that had a 1955 Newyorker / C300 convertible done like this 56. Some had E or EX in the VIN. In 1957 I worked at a DeSoto dealership and an area bar owner special ordered an Adventurer painted a Buick red. Also there was a 1957 Fury 4 dr hard-top factory built using a Savoy as a base. It was black and had Fury script on the fins. The engine was the dual quad Fury engine. Both these were delivered in the Centeral Michigan area about 120 miles from Detroit.
Young people reading Hemmings would think all 1950s Chryslers had wire wheels.
Cute story but I don't buy it, Other than a note from Chrysler saying they don't know anything about it, there is only the seller's claim. I've got lots of questions, the first being from whom did he get the car and where did he get this story? I would want to see abundant irrefutable proof of the origin of this admittedly lovely old sled. Why does he believe this fairytale is true?
That's a pretty weak argument in support of that $149K price tag.
By the way Elvis is alive and gave me his comb last night at the bar. I'll let you have it for $10,000.
Seriously though, I mean come on…you're just messing with us.
The car above has a '57 392 HEMI from the factory ? Is it a New Yorker 392 or 300C 392 HEMI . The car above has a " two speed automatic " Is that Powerflite ? Here's my " questions " . If the 392 was a '57 New Yorker mill, the '57 New Yorker mill was attached to 3 speed Torqueflite; as standard equipment . The 300C also had standard Torqueflite . Or you could " special order " a heavy-duty 3 speed Dodge unit . Owner needes to get this car " certified " through proper channels . Too many questions ……
I own a 1956 Chrysler New Yorker St. Regis. Basic all original condition.
Question, how many know New Yorker St. Regis are known to be left. I understand they only made less the 1,000 of the convertibles and only about 24 known to be in existence. So does anyone know how many of 1956 St.Regis are left?


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Final NHSI Thoughts
• The collection of teams and talent was impressive as each team had at least one player who projects to play at the Division I level with most teams having five or six such players.
• It was clear that the best baseball is played in South Florida and Southern California. Those teams had the top prospects, the most depth and were the best teams overall by a significant margin.
• Talking to other scouts in attendance, the consensus opinion was that the Mater Dei offense was the best anyone had seen from a high school team. One through nine the Monarchs hit, all their approaches were strong and they showed the ability to hit the ball to all fields while identifying offspeed pitches.
• Take a look back at the blogs throughout the event with video of top prospects here.
NSHI Team Power Rankings
Based on a combination of results, overall talent and prospects.
NHSI Top Prospects
1. Max Fried, 2012, LHP/RF, Harvard-Westlake (CA)
The long, loose lefty was up to 94, holding that velocity into the fifth inning and hitting 92 in the seventh. He showed good feel for his 12/6 curveball that had good shape. There aren't many LHPs with Fried's combination of projectability, athleticism, and arm strength which is why he is projected to be a very high draft pick in June.
2. Courtney Hawkins, 2012, CF/RHP, Corpus Christi Carroll (TX)
Hawkins was a one-man wrecking crew in Carroll's opening day over Gulliver, pitching a shutout and hitting a homerun for the only run in a 1-0 victory. Hawkins power is very easy and his blast to CF off Ivan Paleaz was one of the more impressive takeaway moments from the tournament. Hawkins is an OF prospect but pitched 90-92, topping at 93 with feel for a curveball. His athleticism and strength allows him to dominate now and projects well in the future.
3. Lucas Sims, 2012, RHP, Brookwood (GA)
Sims did not have his best stuff Wednesday, but he was still impressive, working 90-92 with a couple of 93s and one 94. He didn't allow a hit until the fifth inning and found feel for his curveball in the middle innings, throwing it at 74-76 with late break. His 81-83 mph changeup has good arm action, but due to his dominance with the FB/CB combo he doesn't have to use the change much and therefore doesn't have consistent feel for the pitch. Strong and athletic with room to add strength, Sims figures to be a high round draft pick.
4. Joey Gallo, 2012, 3B/RHP, Bishop Gorman (NV)
Gallo struggled at the plate in Cary, especially against soft stuff away. His bat speed and power potential are evident and some of the best in the class. He is a very good defensive 3B with a cannon arm and figures to stay at the position. Gallo's most impressive moments came on the mound, where he showed the highest velos of the week. His fastball sat 93-95, with reports of 96, 97 and 98 on some guns. His arm is very fast and he also showed a hard curveball at 74-76 with depth and solid two-plane break as well as a 79-81 slider. Gallo has been thought of as mostly a position player in the past, but he is a premium pick at either position.
5. Jeremy Martinez, 2013, C, Mater Dei (CA)
Martinez continues to show why he is one of the top ranked players in the 2013 class. Strong with athleticism, Martinez has an ideal catcher's frame. He receives and blocks very well and has easy arm strength. Most teams didn't dare run on him, as he was consistently 1.91 to 1.95 in between innings. Martinez's skills behind the plate overshadow his hitting skills, but he has strength bat speed and a very good approach at the plate. Martinez has all the tools to be a very high pick next year.
6. Zach Collins, 2013, C, American Heritage (FL)
One of the debates over the summer and through next spring figures to be who is top catcher in the 2013 class. Martinez, Collins, Resse McGuire (WA) and Chris Okey (FL) are all ranked in the Top 25 of PG's rankings. Based on how they performed in Cary I have Martinez slightly ahead at this time. At present, Collin's tools are evident and on pure bat speed no one in the tournament can match him. He has a chance to be an early pick in 2013.
7. Ryan McMahon, 2013, 3B, Mater Dei (CA)
A relative unknown before the tournament, McMahon jumped out in a big way. A quarterback on the Mater Dei football team, McMahon has a long, lean 6-foot-3, 180-pound build. He projects to fill out more and already has good strength. McMahon first stood out with his instincts, quick twitch athleticism and arm strength at 3B. He has a strong approach and smooth swing at the plate, and was circled on most scout's rosters before he crushed a long home run to right center field in Saturday's championship game. McMahon put his name on the map in a big way in Cary.
8. Adrian Marin, 2012, SS, Gulliver Prep (FL)
9. Brandon Lopez, 2012, SS, American Heritage (FL)
I tend to group Marin and Lopez together as they have a similar build and both play SS for a top team in Miami as well as being double play partners as members of South Florida Elite Squad. Lopez is the better defender by a slim margin with more range and arm strength. Marin runs a little better and has a very quick bat, evidenced once again as he ripped a line drive to center field off of a 93 mph Joey Gallo fastball. Lopez projects to stay at SS and be a plus defender while Marin could stay at short but might profile better at second. Marin gets the slight nod here as his feel for the game is so good, as one scout pointed out when he and I were comparing and contrasting the two and he said, "They are pretty even to me, but Marin has that internal clock that you can't teach. He never has to rush anything and he is always in the right place at the right time."
10. Matt Olson, 2012, 1B/RHP, Parkview (GA)
Big time power is what Olson brings to the table. He had one of the biggest eye opening hits of the tournament, taking Max Fried out to right-center field off of a low-90s fastball. Olson's body looks better than last summer, and he is a solid runner and good first base defender. He also is a very good high school pitcher, touching 90 in a six inning, one run performance. With Olson and Jason Sierra, Vanderbilt has two of the top bats in attendance locked up.
11. Jack Flaherty, 2014, 3B/RHP, Harvard-Westlake (CA)
Flaherty is a young prospect who has earned rave reviews for over a year now. This was the first time PG had seen him live, and he didn't disappoint, pitching at 85-87 with a very good changeup in Wednesday's opener, before showing arm strength, speed, and very good infield tools the rest of the tournament while playing 3B. Flaherty can really run and center field might be a good spot to use his speed and athleticism. He is raw with the bat but has a good approach and loose bat speed. It is easy to dream on Flaherty throwing in the low-90s, running a 6.6 and showing over the fence power in a showcase setting in the next two years.
12. Anfernee Grier, 2013, SS/RF/RHP, Russell County (AL)
Grier brings lots of athleticism and bat speed to the table. He currently plays SS, but profiles well in RF as his arm plays there. Some also see him as a second baseman with Brandon Phillips being the comp. I had heard about Grier's power but he impressed with his overall hit tool. He made adjustments, had a very good idea and showed the ability to use the whole field, although it is evident his intent is to pull the ball.
13. Ty Moore, 2012, OF/RHP, Mater Dei (CA)
Moore is a pure hitter, plain and simple. Moore was also the emotional leader of Mater Dei and he is one of the more intense and animated players you will see on the field. He also showed over the fence power with a homer to right field that was probably the farthest hit ball of the tournament. Moore's bat will carry him, but he is also a solid runner and OF defender and was up to 87 on the mound.
14. Joe Corrigan, 2013, 1B, Harvard-Westlake (CA)
I have seen nearly all the players ranked in the Top 100 of Perfect Game's 2013 rankings and for my money I can't find a right-handed hitter with a better present hit tool. Corrigan is strong, balanced, uses the whole field and feasts on mistakes, driving the ball to both alleys. He hit leadoff, but was HW's best hitter over the week. Corrigan played 1B and has the athleticism to play third base or left field.
15. Chris Chinea, 2012, C, Gulliver Prep (FL)
Chinea is a rock solid performer. He has been to over a dozen PG events and seems to always perform. Strong and athletic, he was one of the top defensive catchers in Cary, he is strong with a quick bat and has very good pitch recognition. Chinea throws well and is the steady leader on a Gulliver team that, while supremely talented, has a lot of youth on its roster.
16. Arden Pabst, 2013, C, Harvard-Westlake (CA)
Pabst doesn't have the raw tools of Martinez or Collins but he has a very strong, well-rounded tool set. He could catch for most DI colleges right now as he is a very good receiver with strong hands and quick feet. At the plate he makes a lot of contact, squaring up balls and driving line drives to most gaps. Pabst is the type of players who coaches love and is a competitor and leader on the field.
17. Ryan Burr, 2012, RHP, Highlands Ranch (CO)
Burr is very early in his high school season, and is almost two months behind the players from California, Florida and Georgia as the long Colorado winter prevents much until mid-March. Burr sat 89-91 touching 92 and threw his curve at 74-76 and his change at 80-82. Burr was physically leaner than last summer and has room to add strength. Burr's velocity was a couple of ticks below his normal range. He shows solid arm quickness and figures to gain more velo as he gets a few more innings under his belt.
18. Davis Tominaga, RHP/1B, Mater Dei (CA)
Tominaga was another player who was a revelation in North Carolina. He was 87-89 on the mound, touching 91 with an easy arm action. He has a long, smooth arm action and showed the ability to repeat that arm action on his curveball and changeup. Tominaga can really hit too, he has loose bat speed and drove the ball to left-center during the first two days before dropping the bat head and driving a game tying homer out of Coleman Field in the championship game.
19. Shaun Anderson, 2013, RHP, American Heritage (FL)
Anderson projects to be very good. The current product is strong as he sits comfortably 86-88, and will touch an 89 and 90 on occasion. Anderson is strong with a big lower half and broad shoulders and projects to gain more strength as he continues to mature physically. There were at least a dozen pitchers who showed comparable velocity to Anderson, but what set him apart was a swing-and-miss slider at 78-81 that baffled Harvard-Westlake. The pitch has sharp break and is thrown on an angle that makes it almost impossible to hit. Anderson has good command of it, throwing it low and away to right-handers, making it very tough to lay off of or make hard contact with.
20. Eric Neitzel, 2012, LF/3B, Gulliver Prep (FL)
Netizel played both LF and 3B and has the athleticism to play both. Neitzel can really swing it. He has a loose swing and projects to hit for both average and power in the future. Like his teammate Chinea, Neitzel has been a steady performer at numerous PG events. The most impressive at-bats Neitzel took were against Gallo. Gulliver is a very good fastball hitting team and even their 7-9 batters fouled off nearly all of Gallo's 92-94 mph fastballs. Neitzel saw Gallo's curveball well and took some of the best swings against it, a very good sign as he will be facing that type of pitching a lot in the future.
21. Zach Lovvorn, 2012, RHP/RF, Oxford (AL)
Lovvorn threw Friday afternoon after most MLB scouts had already hit the road, and they missed an impressive performance by the athletic righty. Lovvorn was 88-90 and up to 91 with a loose, easy arm action and very good arm quickness. As impressive as his velocity was he also throws two very good off-speed pitches, a 75-77 mph curveball with depth and an 80-81 mph changeup that comes out of his hand well. Lovvorn had command of everything he threw and showed the ability to pitch backwards.
22. Brandon Perez, 2015, SS, Mater Dei (CA)
The 2015 is not a typo as Perez does everything like a 2012 grad, and he looks the part with an athletic build that has with some stockiness in the lower half. He shows easy defensive actions and plenty of arm strength. At the plate he showed a very good approach and handled 90 mph velocity with ease. A college coach in attendance remarked, "He could play at most mid-major DIs right now." Perez is 15-years old and doesn't turn 16 until November. He might be the best freshman baseball player in the country.
23. Domenick Mancini, RHP, American Heritage (FL)
Another member of Heritage's strong stable of arms, Mancini can really pitch. Long and athletic with strength, Mancini sat 87-89 touching 90. His arm works very well and his cutter was also a very good pitch. Mancini's arm works very well and he has showed a velocity jump each of the last two summers, meaning more could be in store.
24. Josh Hart, 2013, CF, Parkview (GA).
Hart is no stranger to PG scouts and he has continued to progress since we first saw him dominating as a 14-year old. Hart is an above average runner, with a solid arm in CF that plays a bit better because of a quick release, and he has a very good overall feel for the game. He led off Thursday's game with a hit to the left-center gap off of Max Fried and proved to be a terror on the bases.
25. Rock Rucker, 2012, RF/LHP, Russell County (AL)
We had heard reports that Rucker had been in the low-90s on the mound this spring, where we have seen him at times in the past. He was 85-87 Thursday, but the ball jumps out of hand. Rucker stood out more as a positional prospect, as he projects as an average runner and a big arm that will play in right field. At the plate he has loose bat speed, is very aggressive and shows power to the pull side as well as the other way.
Others Deserving Mention
Edwin Arias, 2012, SS, Parkview (GA)
Gabriel Aurrecoechea, 2012, CF, American Heritage (FL)
Marvin Campos, 2012, 2B, George Washington (NY)
Michael Cantu, 2014, C, Corpus Christi Carroll (TX)
Clint Carr, 2012, C, Brookwood (GA)
Kyle Carter, 2012, LHP/CF, Columbus (GA)
Todd Dial, 2013, RHP, Russell County (AL)
Brandon Diaz, 2012, LHP, American Heritage (FL)
Spencer Draws, 2012, SS, Columbus (GA)
Joe Dunand, 2014, 3B/1B, Gulliver Prep (FL)
Nick Durazo, 2012, LHP, Lee County (NC)
Ricky Eusebio, 2012, CF, Gulliver Prep (FL)
Jarrett Freeland, 2013, C, Parkview (GA)
Matthew Goodson, 2012, CF, Oxford (AL)
JJ Gould, 2012, SS, Sarasota (FL)
Tanner Gardner, SS, Oxford (AL)
Henry Hernandez, RF, Gulliver Prep (FL)
Danny Mars, 2012, CF, Sarasota (FL)
Mac Marshall, 2014, LHP, Parkview (GA)
Jason Martin, 2013, LF, Orange Lutheran (CA)
Josh Morgan, 2014, 3B, Orange Lutheran (CA)
Jesse Nelson, 2013, RHP/3B, Russell County (AL)
Ivan Pelaez, 2012, LHP, Gulliver Prep (FL)
Esteban Puerta, 2012, LF, American Heritage (FL)
Chase Radan, 2012, RHP, Mater Dei (CA)
Nelson Rodriguez, 2012, C, George Washington (NY)
Alex Seibold, 2012, RHP, American Heritage (FL)
Jason Sierra, 2013, 1B, Sarasota (FL)
Johny Sewald, 2012, CF, Bishop Gorman (NV)
Tucker Simpson, 2012, RHP, Oxford (AL)
Jackson Stephens, 3B/RHP, Oxford (AL)
Hunter Swilling, 2013, RHP/2B, Columbus (GA)
AJ Van Meetren, 2012, LF, Bishop Gorman (NV)
Art Moran-Vidrio, 2012, LHP, Orange Lutheran (CA)
Hunter Webb, 2013, CF, Russell County (AL)
Brent Wheatley, 2012, RHP, Orange Lutheran (CA)
Danny Zardon, 2013, 3B, American Heritage (FL)


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The 31-year-old Casillas is set to miss Spain's friendly with Uruguay next week due to a fractured hand, an injury that could potentially sideline the Real Madrid stopper for three months. Victor Valdes and Pepe Reina will be among the candidates to step in for Casillas, and, while Del Bosque has noted the importance of his captain, he is confident he will be adequately covered.
"Iker Casillas will be a significant absence, because he is the most capped player for Spain and has an impeccable track record," Del Bosque told Murcia. "But we must look at other goalkeepers who are also very good. The competition is great, and it is not easy to choose."
The 63-year-old Del Bosque also said he plans to introduce the new generation of La Roja stars and hopes they can adapt well to the international stage.
"We now have to respect all those who have brought us to where we are and who are at a relatively young age, but we are also anticipating the new ones that deserve to be included and who we must combine well," Del Bosque said.


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Activists Question Whether U.S. Should Cut Aid to Uganda
March 25, 2014
News outlets discuss the implications of Uganda's anti-gay law on U.S. foreign aid to the country.
New York Times: Uganda's Anti-Gay Law Complicates U.S. Aid in Rebel Hunt
"On the February day that President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda signed a law making homosexuality a crime punishable by life in prison, the White House sharply criticized the measure as 'more than an affront' and warned that the administration would review the American relationship with Uganda in light of the law. A month later, administration officials have announced that President Obama is sending more Special Operations forces and additional military aircraft to help Mr. Museveni as he continues to hunt down Joseph Kony, the elusive rebel commander who is bent on toppling the Ugandan government.... On Monday, a number of [human rights advocates] questioned Mr. Obama's support for advancing civil liberties in Africa..." (Cooper, 3/24).
Washington Blade: Activists differ over calls to cut Uganda aid
"LGBT rights advocates in Uganda and other countries continue to disagree over whether the East African nation should lose foreign aid over a law that imposes a life sentence upon anyone found guilty of repeated same-sex sexual acts ..." (Lavers, 3/24).
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"The most important thing to me is that the [company] communicates to us as employees the importance of work-life balance," said Lyndsey Aldridge, senior strategic pricing manager at AT&T's emerging business markets. Aldridge is a millennial herself and said that although her work is important to her, one criterion she had when looking to change careers was finding a company that would understand she had a life outside of work. Aldridge's need for balance is common among millennials. McLaughlin, in his experience at Huddle, said he sees millennials favoring careers that allow them flexible schedules and the ability to work remotely. This evidence does not suggest that millennials accomplish less working from home, but rather they value the ability to maximize their personal time.


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Updated 1:23 pm, Monday, November 18, 2013
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A man was wounded in a shooting Monday along the Buffalo Bayou in downtown Houston.
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Police said a person called 911 to report that someone had been shot. A handgun was found at the scene. It was unclear what led to the gunfire.
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Journalists and academics have a lot to say about what U.S. judges do and why they do it. Many veteran court-watchers believe that the Supreme Court now is, and has long been, almost equally divided between "conservatives" and "liberals."
Skeptical journalists treat judges as little more than politicians in black robes. Others insist that presidents are routinely disappointed by their appointees and that you just can't predict how judges will vote. For their part, judicial nominees typically declare they will simply follow the law. Chief Justice John Roberts proclaimed that judges are neutral umpires, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor said that "in every case I have decided, I have done what the law requires."
However incompatible, claims of this kind are often made with great conviction, as if nothing could be more obvious. But they tend to be based on vague impressions and isolated examples. In recent years, those who study federal courts have started to test these claims by analyzing many thousands of judicial votes. Armed with actual data, the researchers are finding that much of the conventional wisdom is wrong, or at least way off.
Judges are far from mere politicians; we don't see anything like the kind of polarization found in Congress. At the same time, judicial predispositions matter, and they help explain why judges are divided on some of the great issues of the day. We also have reason to think that no fewer than three of the current justices are among the most conservative since the 1930s — and that none of the current justices ranks among the most liberal.
Party appointees
It is easiest to investigate the federal courts of appeals, which decide cases in three-judge panels. With a little counting (OK, a lot), we can see how Republican and Democratic appointees vote in politically contested areas, such as affirmative action, gay rights, abortion, campaign-finance regulation, disability discrimination, sexual harassment and environmental protection. We can examine how often Republican and Democratic appointees cast stereotypically liberal votes — for example, in favor of affirmative action, gay rights, campaign-finance limits, and people complaining of discrimination.
It turns out that a real difference exists between Republican and Democratic appointees. In the politically contested areas, Republican appointees have been found, over a lengthy recent period, to cast liberal votes about 40 percent of the time, whereas Democratic appointees do so about 52 percent of the time. Crucially, the law matters; a 12-point difference isn't huge. But that difference isn't exactly small. If you want to know how a judge will vote in a case involving affirmative action, sexual harassment or gay rights, the political party of the appointing president is a significant clue.
Second, judicial voting becomes a lot more ideological when judges sit on panels with two others appointed by presidents of the same political party. For example, Republican appointees side with plaintiffs complaining of disability discrimination about 29 percent of the time — but that number drops to 17 percent when they are sitting with two fellow Republican appointees. Here, then, is evidence that federal judges (no less than the rest of us) are subject to group polarization, which exists when like-minded people go to extremes.
Third, judges get far more moderate when they sit on panels with two other judges appointed by presidents of the other political party. When Democratic appointees sit with two Republican appointees, they vote a lot like Republican appointees. When Republican appointees sit with two Democratic appointees, they vote a lot like Democratic appointees. Here is strong evidence of a conformity effect on the federal courts.
Conservative justices
The most important federal tribunal, of course, is the Supreme Court. In a new book, political scientist Lee Epstein of the University of Southern California and her co-authors — economist William Landes of the University of Chicago Law School and Richard Posner, a federal judge appointed by President Ronald Reagan — examine the votes of 44 Supreme Court justices since 1937. Strikingly, they find that of the six most conservative justices in their entire sample, no fewer than three are currently on the court (Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito). A fourth makes the top 10 (John Roberts). By contrast, none of the current justices ranks among the most liberal six, and only one makes the liberal top 10 (Ruth Bader Ginsburg).
On these numbers, the current court is skewed to the right, at least by historical standards. It has three of the most conservative justices in the last 76 years, and they have no liberal counterparts. Epstein and her co-authors also find that Republican presidents — at least since Richard Nixon — have generally succeeded in appointing the more conservative justices, while Democratic presidents have generally succeeded in appointing the more liberal ones.
With only a few exceptions (including John Paul Stevens and David Souter), recent presidents haven't had reason to be surprised by the voting patterns of the people they have appointed to the Supreme Court. At the same time, it is true that some Republican appointees are a lot more conservative than others, and there is also an ideological spectrum on the Democratic side.
To be sure, counting votes hardly tells us everything. Nonetheless, we are learning that some widely held views are off the mark. The good news is that because the law imposes real constraints, Republican and Democratic appointees frequently agree. But justice is not exactly blind. In many important cases, the predispositions of the judges play a significant role in determining the nature of people's legal rights.
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VATICAN CITY — With the terrifying grandeur of Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" looming over them, senior leaders of the Roman Catholic Church will begin casting their ballots inside the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect a successor to Benedict XVI, the first pope to resign in nearly 600 years.
No one campaigns for the papacy, at least overtly; the surest way for a candidate to disqualify himself for the job is to let it be known that he wants it.
But various names crop up repeatedly in discreet conversations as the 115 prelates eligible to vote try to figure out who among them is best placed to lead a historic but troubled institution that claims the allegiance of 1.2 billion people.
PHOTOS: Sistine Chapel is readied for papal vote
Whoever emerges from the conclave as the 266th pontiff will inherit a global church that is continuing to grow in far-off continents but waning in the Vatican's backyard; under challenge by other religions, notably Islam and evangelical Protestantism; unable to shake off a damaging scandal over clerical sexual abuse; and in the grip of a management crisis.


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While some musicians spend years gaining popularity before they perform at major summer music festivals, high schoolers Keeanna Martinez and Eric Meyers decided to hit the fast-forward button.
The two musicians, students at Broomfield's School of Rock, were chosen from 17,000 students around the country to join an all-star band playing at Lollapalooza this week. Martinez and Meyers are among the top 1.5 percent of School of Rock students who made the cut.
School of Rock is an after-school music program that teaches youths how to master instruments such as guitar, drums, keyboards and bass while practicing for live performances.
The national School of Rock AllStars tour hand-picks the best musicians to form bands and play at Lollapalooza and other venues across the country as part of the Love Hope Strength Tour, a partnership with the Love Hope Strength Foundation, an international, music-centric cancer charity.
Lollapalooza, a Chicago music festival that boasts headliners such as Eminem, Outkast, Skrillex and The Avett Brothers, can draw as many as 300,000 music lovers, according to Reuters.
That exposure is huge for Martinez and Meyers, who showed up at their regular band practice on Tuesday with a sense that the Lollapalooza trip is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to gain exposure, wow crowds and have fun.
"This is going to be awesome. I'm pumped. I'm psyched," said Meyers, a 17-year-old senior at Holy Family who honed his guitar skills at School of Rock.
Martinez, 18, who just graduated from The Academy in Westminster, said she also is incredibly excited about the tour. Being part of the AllStars group has given her perspective on the amount of work it takes to stand out in the music world.
The tour "will help me move out of my comfort zone," she said.
During practice, the two did a run-through of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird." Martinez crooned and shook a tambourine as she danced around the practice studio. Meyers jammed through a guitar solo and played a few notes using his mouth.
The musicians, who leave Saturday for Chicago, were already dedicated to their craft before learning they would be going on the AllStars tour. As members of School of Rock's house band, made up of the school's most talented musicians, they have already performed at major local venues, such as Red Rocks.
Martinez estimates she spends about nine hours a week practicing her vocals, while Meyers said he describes his practice routine as "non-stop guitar."
Despite their talent and commitment, both of the Broomfield students are relatively new to their craft.
Two years ago, Martinez started honing her vocal skills by singing at her church.
Meyers, who started playing guitar when he was 14, was more accustomed to rocking out on his guitar in his bedroom than performing on stage.
Now, both say they want to pursue music degrees and continue making music throughout their lives.
School of Rock was a major part of considering music as a future goal, they said.
Before coming to School of Rock about a year ago, Meyers said he was a "shredder type of guy," who liked to play fast but needed some guidance to sharpen his skills, he said.
After coming to School of Rock, "I've become a smarter and better physical player than a year ago," he said.
Though the students started their performance experience by playing locally, often in smaller venues, Broomfield School of Rock music director Deniz Davis said he is proud to see Martinez and Meyers move forward with their passions.
"I can't wait to watch our students rock their hearts out on stage as they join forces with the AllStars as one big School of Rock family," Davis stated in a news release.
Dustin Risley, a studio coordinator for School of Rock, said the students who come to the Broomfield location each day are excited to learn and grow together, regardless of their skill level.
Peer support is critical to nurturing more young musicians, and some might find themselves playing at another big concert venue in the future.
"I've never seen kids picked on or ostracized here," Risley said. "Their love of music, their creativity, is so non-judgemental."
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Behrend junior Tara Sitter presents Bumper Box in business competition
Tara Sitter, a junior accounting and finance major, was recently a finalist in the Oh-Penn For Business College Business Plan Competition. The competition was held April 12 at Grove City College. Participants were required to present a 10-minute PowerPoint presentation on their business idea.


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Italian (Undergraduate Minor)
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|Eighteen credits in courses taught in the Italian language at the 100-level or above. Readings and Research (ITAL 197, ITAL 198) or Advanced Readings and Research (ITAL 297, ITAL 298) may not be counted toward a minor.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The York College women's track & field team opened up their 2011 outdoor campaign, competing at the University of North Florida Spring Break Invitational. The Spartans gained valuable experience going up against such programs as Florida State, West Virginia, Pepperdine, South Florida, and Winthrop.
Freshman sensation Laura Rowlands, who already put together an outstanding indoor session, faired exceptionally well in her first collegiate outdoor meet. The rookie's best finish came in the triple jump where she finished seventh with a total distance of 11.35 meters. Rowlands also had strong performances in the high jump, where she posted a 12th-place 4.73-meter height, while she also registered a 4.73-meter leap in the long jump, taking 21st out of 33 finishers.
On the track, senior Ally Montello took 26th in the 800-meter run with a 2:28.15 while she also took 34th in the 400 with a 1:03.32.
Spartan newcomer Megan Phillips performed well over a trio of events. Her best finish came in the 800 meters where she placed 28th out of 48 finishers with a 2:28.42. Phillips took 29th in the 1500 meters with a 5:07.81 while finishing the 400 in 1:04.30.
Rachel Berninger, a fellow Spartan rookie, competed in both the 800 and 1500, finishing with times of 2:30.08 and 5:22.31, respectively.
In the 100 hurdles, Chitom Henry posted a time of 18.41.
Meaghan Jackson placed 18th in the shot put with a toss of 10.62 meters.
The Spartans return to action on Saturday, March 12, as they host the York Relays beginning at 10:00 am.
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NPR Interview with NCEAS Center Associate Jai Ranganathan on Crowd Sourcing For Science
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NCEAS Center Associate, Jai Rangananthan, chats with Joe Palca of National Public Radio about crowd sourcing for science. Inspired by the spirit of collaboration and a shared passion for bringing science research to a wider audience, Jai and former NCEAS Postdoc Jarrett Byrnes developed a creative initiative called the SciFund Challenge. The SciFund Challenge brings proposed science projects to the people to connect everyone to the excitement of doing science.
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Frankly, they can do what they want with the structure of their side. Even if they came out and said they didn't want the Aussies to have a look at them, so what? They are just doing what they think will help them win the whole thing. These decisions are amplified because of the occasion, and the strategic side of things plays out more often in a WC which goes for so long and which has all sorts of subtle permutations, as opposed to a straight 2 way or 3 way series between different countries.
Surely their biggest concern was their effort with the bat vs Australia anyway.