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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky sophomore southpaw Corey Littrell has been awarded the Rawlings Gold Glove, given annually to the nation's top defensive pitcher and voted on by the American Baseball Coaches Association.
A native of Louisville, Ky., Littrell led the Southeastern Conference in pickoffs during the record-breaking season as UK's Sunday starter. Littrell posted a 9-2 record and a 2.74 ERA in 16 starts for UK, tossing 98.2 innings and striking out 87. The Trinity High School product picked off seven runners to pace the SEC and allowed only two stolen bases in six attempts.
Littrell is the second player in program history to win the ABCA Rawlings Gold Glove, joining second baseman Ryan Wilkes in 2008. Wilkes completed the 2008 season with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage as UK's everyday second baseman. Littrell will receive the sparkling Rawlings Gold Glove trophy, featuring the iconic gold glove, to commemorate his stellar defensive season.
The Rawlings Gold Glove award winners consist of the top defensive players at each position in the NCAA. Littrell was the only sophomore and the only SEC player awarded and joins Buffalo outfielder Jason Kanzler as the only players on the nine-man team returning for the 2013 season.
During his second-team All-SEC season as UK's Sunday starter, Littrell was named a semifinalist for the College Baseball Hall of Fame National Pitcher of the Year Award. The 6-foot-3 lefty won the fourth-most games in UK single-season history and became just the second player since 1987 to win nine games. With a 2.74 ERA, Littrell's mark is good for eighth-best in UK season history. In the SEC, he ranked seventh in ERA, sixth in innings pitched, sixth in strikeouts and third in wins.
Littrell hurled 10 quality starts in 2012 and posted a staggering 9-1 record with a 1.48 ERA in those quality outings. During a six-start stretch to open SEC play, Littrell took the mound to lead UK to wins in a rubber match or to seal a series sweep.
The starter on Sunday night for first-place Harwich in the Cape Cod League, Littrell has continued his stellar 2012 season into the summer. Littrell has made six starts in the CCBL and tossed 28 innings, walking nine and striking out 39 to rank sixth in the circuit.
Littrell, who owned a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 2012, helped captain a UK defensive unit that set the school team record with a .976 fielding mark. The record eclipsed the .974 fielding percentage of the Wilkes-led 2008 team and marked just the second .970-or-better fielding percentage in UK program history. UK also broke the school record for most putouts (1710) and the fewest errors (59). In addition, UK allowed the fewest stolen bases in the SEC for the fifth time in the last six years. Showcasing UK's record-breaking range, freshman Austin Cousino set a school record for putouts by an outfielder and sophomore Matt Reida recorded the second-most defensive assists by a shortstop in program history.
2012 Rawlings Division l Gold Glove Winners
C - Spencer Kieboom, Jr., Clemson
1B - Nick Judkins, Sr., Creighton
2B - Zach Price, Sr., Army
SS - Zach Vincej - Jr., Pepperdine
3B - Sherman Johnson, Sr., Florida State
OF - Beau Amaral, Jr., UCLA
OF - Travis Jankowski, Jr., Stony Brook
OF - Jason Kanzler, Jr., Buffalo
P - Corey Littrell, So., Kentucky


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Wesley Saunders tied his career-high with 18 points (Greg Carroccio).
PHILADELPHIA – Wesley Saunders scored 18 points to tie his career-high and grabbed nine rebounds, while Laurent Rivard made four 3-pointers and finished with 15 points, but the Harvard men's basketball team dropped a road game at Saint Joseph's by a score of 75-56 Tuesday evening.
Harvard struggled offensively, shooting 19-of-50 (.380) and was only 5-of-17 from beyond the arc (.294), and falls to 2-2 on the season. Carl Jones paced SJU with 24 points, as the Hawks see their record go to 3-1.
Saint Joseph's jumped out to a 10-3 lead early, with the Crimson's first three points coming off three foul shots by Rivard, who drew contact will attempting a trey from the corner. After the Hawks went up, 13-3, Siyani Chambers found Jonah Travis open in the paint for a two-handed dunk, 13-5. The Crimson, who started 1-of-8 from the field, got a basket off the glass by Saunders with just under 10 minutes left in the half to cut the deficit to 23-9.
Saunders added another bucket at 6:19, making it a 31-13 contest in favor of the Hawks. Saunders scored on a nice move under the hoop on the next Crimson possession, and later drew contact before making a layup, but SJU led, 36-18. In the final minutes of the first half, Christian Webster scored on a tip-in, and Saunders hit one free throw, making it 41-23. At the break, Saunders had 10 points and six rebounds to pace the Crimson.
In the second, Saunders scored again in the paint with a reverse layup, but SJU continued to lead, 50-27, with 15:43 remaining. Steve Moundou-Missi added a dunk for Harvard, but the Crimson fell further behind by the next media timeout, 58-30.
Down the stretch, Rivard nailed a triple from the left wing with 8:11 remaining, snapping a scoring drought for the Crimson since the 13:52 mark. Rivard connected another trey, but SJU held a 70-36 advantage with less than seven minutes to go. Harvard scored on another 3-pointer, this time by Webster, on its next trip down the floor, 70-39. Rivard buried his fourth 3-pointer of the half moments later, making it 72-45.
Harvard cut the deficit to 75-56 in the final minutes, as the Crimson went on a 23-5 run to close the game. The Crimson held the final count in rebounds 38-34, but struggled with 18 turnovers.
The Crimson will return home to host Vermont in another contest to be shown live on NBC Sports Network. Harvard will take on the Catamounts Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. at Lavietes Pavilion.

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I haven't used that system in a while.
On one of my old sites 2-si.net I believe, which isn't a available anymore, I modified the question system where it would take BBC, support multiple answers via commas with PHP's explode and made it case insensitive. From there I added pictures and such and asked questions about them.
Like what is this person doing?
What animal is in the picture?
I don't know if the question system supports BBC now, I know it didn't in the past releases.
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I love the idea of multiple answers!
What about acronyms?
Like "What is the abbreviation for Central Intelligence Agency?" (answer: cia)
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I wouldn't do it, it wouldnt be easy. I would have to think about it.
That's kind of the point. You have to use your brain, but the answer is easy.
I just added 10 of them of the most common acronyms i could find.
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I don't know what's wrong with that Detroit. But why do they have so many council people and why does each council person people working for them? And now they're gonna reduce this to one. You mean to tell me when they are council member they don't do their own work, they have somebody else do it? That is insane. I wonder if they see this going down to the sewer.
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I have a news flash for all the liberal Democrats, if you don't like Catholic theology and Catholic rules, don't be a Catholic. What our archbishop said is true. If you are going against what Catholicism stands for, don't take communion. Don't be a Catholic. Stay out of the church. Go be another religion. One of those crazy made up religions where you do what you want and it's okay. Don't pick on the Archbishop. He simply standing up for what true Catholics stand for.
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My comment is to thank and applaud the letter that was written in the April 10 edition of Open Forum. I want to applaud Trish Guarino for writing such an excellent letter about the Second Amendment being outdated. Everybody in this country should have to read her letter.
Rochester Hills
The state of Michigan has got to be crazy if they won't let McLaren build a hospital in Independence Township. First of all, look at the jobs it will create. But most important is location. The state says that in Oakland County, you're within 30 minutes of a hospital. But guess what, if you're having a heart attack, that could be the difference between life and death. If you're in northern Oakland County, the closest hospital is in Pontiac or Grand Blanc. So if you put a hospital in Independence Township, that would cut that time in half. And by the way, that 30 minutes doesn't include the time it takes for the ambulance to get to your home.


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Following a truly bizarre glimpse of a Pokemon game starring Pikachu, more details have reportedly emerged from its Japanese TV debut. Instead of simply being a game about fostering your relationship with an electrified yellow mouse, Pikachu will help you solve mysteries, because Nintendo is apparently actively looking for ways to make this idea more bonkers.
The Japanese station NHK aired a special episode on the Pokemon Company recently, in which they detailed the game. A teaser for the episode is where we saw Pikachu's freaky facial expressions, but the full episode sheds much more light on the subject.
Serebii (via GameStop) reports that it will be a detective game, with Pikachu serving as your crime-solving partner. A rare blue Pikachu that can talk is posed as an enemy. It's intended to be a downloadable title, and is planned for release in 2015. And since it's so early in development, some qualities can (and probably will) change before release.
It's vitally important that the core idea of facial expressions in a detective story remain unchanged, though, because it would mean we're finally getting that Pokemon-based LA Noire game we've always wanted.


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Maruyama Finishes in a Tie for 22nd at NCAA's
Port St. Lucie, FL. - Junior Masanao Maruyama shot an even par 72 in the final round, finishing in a tie for 22nd place at the men's golf National Championship at the PGA Village, in Port St. Lucie, FL. Maruyama was the first Farmingdale player in school history to make the cut at the NCAA's. He finished the tournament at +9 overall with rounds of 70, 78, 77 and 72. Maruyama started the final round on the back nine and birdied his second hole, moving to one-under par for the day. He added another birdie and two bogies, making the turn at even par. Despite a double bogie on the 14th hole due to a lost ball, Maruyama had two more birdies on the back nine to post a final round 72.
Oglethorpe University took the team championship with a score of 12-over par. University of La Verne finished in second at 16 over and host college Methodist University took third place, seven shots off of the lead. Oglethorpe's Olafur Loftsson and La Verne's Mitchell Fedorka each finished the tournament at three-under par and squared off in a playoff on the 18th hole. Loftsson was victorious and named National Champion with a four on the first playoff hole.
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Last week, we wrote about the mask Jonathan Quick would wear for Team USA at the Sochi Olympics. Basically, the teaser was cool, but what we saw wasn't much of a variation on what Quick wears with the Los Angeles Kings.
Not so fast, said EYECANDYAIR. They're behind the design.
.@seangentille Thanks for the writing about Jon Quick's mask but what you saw was just a teaser. The backplate has not been revealed yet ;)
— EYECANDYAIR (@Eyecandyair) January 29, 2014
Sure enough, there was more to come. The backplate depicts the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlingtion National Cemetery, and is partially based on a photograph taken by Sgt. Jose A. Torres Jr. of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, aka "The Old Guard." Pretty cool.
.@seangentille As promised @JonathanQuick32's TEAM USA goalie mask airbrushed by @Eyecandyair: http://t.co/T2JEH1f7xy pic.twitter.com/PV79pCGJVf
— EYECANDYAIR (@Eyecandyair) February 3, 2014
Here's the mask in its entirety.
.@JonathanQuick32's 2014 @UsaHockey "Battle Armor" @Sportmask goalie mask Airbrushed by Steve Nash of @Eyecandyair pic.twitter.com/zCbutlNBbn
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NIH Conflict-of-Interest Guidelines Proposed
Statement of CSPI Integrity in Science Project Director Merrill Goozner
The new guidelines unfortunately include huge new loopholes for agency scientists, which, if widely used, will put in jeopardy NIH's mission of looking for the causes and cures for disease. The guidelines' ban on senior management employees accepting outside consulting relationships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, which has already been put in place, is a minimal first step that was long overdue. But today's recommendation that the 5,000 scientists conducting research at NIH be allowed to earn up to 50 percent of their salary in outside consulting with pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms will inevitably lead to conflicts of commitment for many senior scientists.
Over time, these paid consulting relationships will restrict access to these scientists, whose knowledge has been generated at public expense, to a narrow band of companies who can afford to pay for their services. In choosing whom to work with, the scientists will in effect be picking winners and losers based on ability to pay.
The guidelines also fail to call for disclosure of NIH scientists' outside financial arrangements with private companies. It is critical that publicly-funded scientists, including the university-based scientists who receive about 80 percent of NIH grants, disclose their relationships with private firms such as patents, honoraria and consulting contracts. Taxpayers have a right to know when grant applicants have a financial self-interest in their government-funded research.
Contact Jeff Cronin (jcronin[at]cspinet.org) or Ariana Stone (astone[at]cspinet.org).


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Michael P. Neizmik
Michael P. Neizmik, 87, of 117 Thunder Rd., St. Marys, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at the DuBois Nursing Home after a brief illness.He was born Feb. 12, 1924, in Pittsfield, son of the late Michael and Anna Ronanak Neizmik. He attended Warren County schools and had resided in St. Marys since 1960. He had been employed as an ironworker. On June 14, 1952, in Irwin, he married Elizabeth (Betty) Klenke, who survives. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Church and was a veteran of WWII, having served in the Army. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Catherine Gerber (Kenneth) of Wilcox; two sons, James M. Neizmik of San Diego, Calif. and Thomas M. Neizmik (Marsha) of Weedville; four grandchildren, Jeanette Paradis, Bethany Eicholtz, Rachel Fledderman, and Carolyn Meiser; two great-granddaughters; and four great-grandsons. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by nine sisters, Martha Mahood, Mary Hansen, Anne Bonnar, Pearl Neizmik, Helen Schauer, Dorothy Chementi, Rose Brown and in childhood Catherine and Sophie Neizmik; and by six brothers, John, Charles, Nickalas, Steve, Harry and in infancy Peter Neizmik. He was the last member of his immediate family. Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Mass for Michael P. Neizmik to be celebrated in the Sacred Heart Church on Wednesday, Dec. 28 at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Eric Vogt, OSB, pastor, as celebrant. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Cemetery.There will be no visitation. Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com.


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|8 years ago :: Jul 13, 2010 - 11:56AM #31
I'm really not trying to correct you or second guess you. I thought I made that clear in my previous post. And I've never met anybody who had such an intimate relationship with her cards. It has been fascinating following your readings. I really will butt out now. Please keep doing your thing here.
Blessings on your journey,
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|8 years ago :: Jul 13, 2010 - 2:39PM #32
BL, that's a good point, I can see how he appears to be 2 different people. I'll ask her about this.
Check out my hubs on http://hubpages.com/profile/Tranquilheart
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|8 years ago :: Jul 16, 2010 - 3:39PM #33
Hi Rainbowspririt,
I was poking around and saw your offer for reading and wanted to put in a request. I have so many questions in my mind it's hard to figure out how to word it. The main thing on my mind is my love life. Perhaps the best way for me to word it is: what (if anything) can I do to find the type of relationship I'd like to have; or what can I do to meet the kind of guy I'd like to have a relationship with? I mostly want to know about my love life.
I also have career problems though. I feel stuck in job I'm tired off. I've been attending school on the side and just when I was about ready to transfer I sort of lost motivation and now I'm stuck in limbo with needing to complete my schoolwork before I can move on from my job. I think the obvious thing for me on that is just do my schoolwork but I don't quite feel the motivation and I'm not sure why. I don't know even know how to word the question: Will I be successful with school? Is it better for me to just stay at the current job? What is the spiritual reason I'm holding myself back?
If you are up for doing only 1 question, I'd like the love life thing. If 2 is all right, the love life and career path. Feel free to adjust the wording of my questions into what works best for you.
thank you.
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|8 years ago :: Jul 17, 2010 - 12:39AM #34
In an earlier post when readsing the hanged man as an outcome card. I said to the person I was doing the reading for to get a clear perspective on things. This to my knowledge can be ONE of the meanings of the hanged man, but dear Beerlover if you do not believe me, please do go to the ATA (American Tarot Assossiation) and check for yourself.
From the ATA website: www.ata-tarot.com/resource/cards/
"As the card of the paradox, the Hanged Man also urges you to look at things in a new and different way. If your mind is yelling at you to do something, then doing nothing could be the best thing to do. If something is important to you emotionally but it no longer serves a purpose, you might want to think about letting go of it."
I am here to offer free readings for people, and not to argue about the several meanings a card can have.
I wish everyone a nice day,
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|8 years ago :: Jul 17, 2010 - 1:26AM #35
Hello Solful1,
Sure I can do a reading for you. I'll try to answer all of your questions.
Love: Finding the right man for a relationship:
1. 6 of pentacles
2. death
3. queen of cups
4. sun
5. world
You need to get out there more. Oh, and the cards show me you have the gift of sight, so use it. There will be a new beginning for you, I do see marriage in the future, as the sun shows, but first things first, stop being so shy, and go out with your friends to socialize more, make the first step to finding the man of your dreams.
School: Finishing school or not:
1.4 of pentacles
2. hierophant
3. world
4. 2 of pentacles
5. 4 of swords
6. 7 of wands
Basically if you quit to school now, you can do other things to get your life mojo back, and rest a little, but eventually it will come back to bite you in the behind, so choose your decision carefully. If you feel like you really can't live without taking a break from school then go ahead, but you will probably regret it in the future.
Work: Finding a new job or not
1.queen of swords (this one jumped out of my deck while shuffling.
It shows a sad woman, a woman who has lost something and is now holding on with all her strength to keep whatever she has left. One of the meanings of this card is to make a quick and confident decision, and this is exactly what I advise you to do as well.
Don't dwell on it , you've done that enough already. The job isn't making you happy anymore, and you need to move on. I also pulled the ace of swords , so yes you should move on, you are only wasting your time at that work place.
Spiritual: What's holding you back
1. tower
2. knight of swords
3. strength
Deep down inside your fear of failor is holding you back, the fear that if you make the wrong decision something terrible will happen as a result. The cards urge you to gather your confidence, and strength to become the strong, confident woman you should be, perhaps some self-help books? Or a life coach?
Have a pleasant day, I did pull the empress, so do not worry, you will haveyour inner strength, you just need to find it first.
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|8 years ago :: Jul 20, 2010 - 11:49AM #36
Hi Rainbowspirit. Just read your reply and Thank You so much! It all made sense to me and it was really kind of you to touch on each "question" separately. I do have tarot cards myself and in the mornings I do spreads for myself as a meditative thing but sometimes I can't put the messages together, or I wonder how subjective my readings for myself are. What you laid out for me is very similar to what I get for myself. I guess I do just need to be more patient, more confident in a certain context, and lose my intertia--and a lot of this does stem from a fear of failing I have deep inside.
I copied your message and put it in my journal, to reflect on and help me trust my inner guidance more. This is just the little charge I needed to get my day (and week) going!
Thanks again!
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|8 years ago :: Jul 20, 2010 - 1:02PM #37
Hi Solful1,
And you just made my day! ;)
I'm happy when my readings can help ,or encourage people.
I agree with you about reading for yourself, it's really hard. I usually ask my brother to do a reading for me when I have a really important question about something.
Have a great evening,
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|8 years ago :: Jul 30, 2010 - 1:18PM #38
Hey Rainbow Spirit!
I would love a reading! Love, and whether I am on the right path regarding what I plan for education and career would be my subjects!!
Thank you in advance :o)
Much love, River xoxo
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Dear all,
Could you advise good book or may be website for learning prepositions?
I asked your opinion. Sure, I can look it on web myself.
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Prepositions often come down to learning them individually, rather than studying rules. You'll find a lot of practice here: English Language Tests - UsingEnglish.com


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There are few things more satisfying in football than seeing a striker finish off an attacking move with real aplomb.
It induces a warm fuzzy feeling when you see a striker pull off a finish that you just did not expect, or beats the keeper with such beautiful calm that you wonder if he even has a pulse at all.
Then there are the players that do something outrageous, bringing out a skill or flick to bamboozle the last defender or the 'keeper.
GMS were having the daily bout of reminiscence and this time we were purring about the best and classiest finishes we can remember.
We can tell you there have been more trying assignments than scouring the Internet for fantastic goals and we came up with five of our favourites.
Watch the five we picked below and tell us which was your favourite of the selection, as well as those you feel should be there, in the comments section.
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Lionel Messi – Barcelona v Arsenal
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Nicole Crafts Sand Filled Jar Arrangement
Bring some of the outdoors, indoors, with a beautfiul arrangement.
Project Details
- Level:beginner
- Time:1 hour
Project Instructions
1Project time does not include drying time for the paint.
2Remove mason jar lid and insert. Discard insert. Paint lid Lavender Fields and allow to dry.
3Wrap and glue hemp around mason jar as shown or as desired.
4Tie both a piece of primary and a piece of pastel hemp around neck of mason jar and tie into a bow in the front. Trim ends.
5Fill mason jar with sand until it is approximately 2 inch from top. Replace mason jar lid.
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Desai, Apeksha (2012) Formulating an FM strategy for climate change mitigation and adaptation of commercial built assets. PhD thesis, University of Greenwich.
Isaac, David and O'Leary, John (2011) Property investment. Building and Surveying Series . Palgrave Macmillan, London, UK. ISBN 9780230290242
Nikolaou, Ioannis E., Evangelinos, Konstantinos I. and Allan, S. (2011) A reverse logistics social responsibility evaluation framework based on the triple bottom line approach. Journal of Cleaner Production, 56. pp. 173-184. ISSN 0959-6526 (doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.12.009)
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Dixon Police
Chad D. Burkett, 35, of Quincy; 4:51 p.m. Tuesday in the 1000 block of Palmyra Street; driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane usage; taken to Lee County Jail.
Lee County Sheriff
David A. Pedersen, 42, of Lee Center; 11:39 p.m. Tuesday; warrant – failure to appear – violation of probation; taken to Lee County Jail.
William J.A. Kissee, 24, of Dixon; 6:55 p.m. Tuesday; battery; given notice to appear in court.
Sterling Police
Patrick J. Jackley, 19, of Rock Falls; 12:42 a.m. Tuesday at East LeFevre Road and Second Avenue; driving with a suspended license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, illegal transportation of alcohol, possession of alcohol by a minor, consumption of alcohol by a minor.
Carmen G. Rabadan, 33, of Sterling; 7:57 a.m. Tuesday at East LeFevre Road and 11th Avenue; driving with a suspended license; given notice to appear in court.
Kenneth E. Heading, 37, of Sterling; 9:21 a.m. Tuesday at East Third Street and 19th Avenue; speeding; posted $120.
Lucas C. Grove, 23, of Morrison; 11:19 a.m. Tuesday at West Fourth Street and Avenue K; speeding; posted driver's license.
James E. Millis, 29, of Sterling; 1:11 p.m. Tuesday at Sterling Police Department; Whiteside County warrant – failure to appear – driving with a revoked license; posted $200.
Joseph J. Nares, 23, of Sterling; 2:09 p.m. Tuesday at East LeFevre Road and Seventh Avenue; disobeying a stop sign; posted driver's license.
Betty E. Deneve, 37, of Prophetstown; 4:58 p.m. Tuesday at West Fifth Street and Avenue C; no valid registration; given notice to appear in court.
David T. Osborn, 23, of Sterling; 4:45 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of East 19th Street; violation of an order of protection; taken to Whiteside County Jail.
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Jeramy W. Houston, 22, of Sterling; 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of Third Avenue in Sterling; failure to register as a sex offender; taken to Whiteside County Jail.


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- Capt. Clayton Osbon was subdued by passengers
- 10 passengers have sued, saying JetBlue should have known there was a problem
- he lawsuit alleges that Osbon caused significant distress to the passengers
A group of passengers who were aboard a March 27 JetBlue flight out of JFK Airport that was diverted because of erratic behavior by its pilot have filed suit against the airline and pilot.
The lawsuit, obtained by CNN, was filed Wednesday in New York State Supreme Court in Queens. It lists 10 plaintiffs and accuses JetBlue of being grossly negligent for allowing Capt. Clayton Osbon to fly, claiming the airline knew or should have known that he was unfit to fly an aircraft at the time of the flight.
The lawsuit alleges that Osbon caused significant distress to the passengers, specifically by yelling obscenities and things such as "Say your prayers," "We're all going down," "I'm going to show you Iraq and Iran right now" and "There's a bomb on board."
JetBlue Airlines does not offer comment on pending legal matters. Sharon Jones, spokesperson for the airline, did say that JetBlue was aware of the claim that was filed, but has not reviewed the complaint.
On April 4, Osbon was ordered by U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. He is scheduled to attend a mental competency hearing Friday morning at the U.S. District Court in Amarillo, Texas, where the flight was eventually diverted.
According to court documents filed April 18 by his attorney, Dean Roper, Osbon plans on using an insanity defense. Roper did not immediately return a call for comment .
The co-pilot of the flight became concerned about Osbon's bizarre behavior early in the trip from New York to Las Vegas, according to an FBI affidavit issued shortly after the flight.
As the Airbus A320 was climbing out of New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, Osbon talked about his church and needing to "focus," the affidavit says. He then told the co-pilot to take the controls and to work the radio, and began talking about religion, making statements that were incoherent, it says.
The concerned co-pilot suggested they invite an off-duty JetBlue captain into the cockpit. Instead, Osbon "abruptly left the cockpit to go to the forward lavatory," the affidavit says.
The co-pilot used the opportunity to get the off-duty captain into the cockpit and change the combination to the door lock.
When Osbon tried to enter his code into the cockpit door, the co-pilot announced over the public address system an order to restrain Osbon. Several passengers wrestled Osbon to the floor and restrained him.
The lawsuit filed Wednesday does not specify the amount of damages the plaintiffs seek.


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Cubs overcome blown save to win in 11
CHICAGO -- Even though their usually reliable closer blew a save, the Chicago Cubs' bullpen was still good enough to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Dioner Navarro's pinch-sacrifice fly drove in Anthony Rizzo and the Cubs defeated the Pirates 4-3 in 11 innings on Sunday.
Rizzo and Alfonso Soriano singled to start the 11th and advanced when Russell Martin's pickoff throw to second went into center field for the catcher's first error of the year. Luis Valbuena was intentionally walked by Bryan Morris (4-3) before Navarro's fly to right.
"We're playing to win," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said of Martin's error. "If you've watched that guy play all year, you just move on. The throw gets the bag (Rizzo's) out."
With two outs in the top of the ninth, Pittsburgh's Starling Marte hit a 3-2 pitch for a home run to tie the score at 3. Marte's homer was his ninth of the season and came off Cubs closer Kevin Gregg, who was one out from his 16th save in 17 tries.
"One strike away there, made some good pitches in to him, made him conscious of the ball in," Gregg said. "I felt like I made a pretty good pitch away from him and he did a good job of hitting it and going to get it."
Other than that and a run allowed by Hector Rondon in the fifth, the Chicago bullpen came through on a day when it had to.
Carlos Villanueva, making his first start since May 14, was on a strict pitch count and threw 69 in four innings, allowing one run and three hits while striking out five.
After Villanueva left, the Cubs' bullpen went seven innings and gave up two runs. Matt Guerrier (3-4), acquired July 2 from the Los Angeles Dodgers for Carlos Marmol, pitched two scoreless innings after Gregg's blown save. He finished a day that saw the Cubs use him and five other relievers -- Rondon, Pedro Strop, James Russell, Blake Parker and Gregg.
"It's nice," said Guerrier, who also worked two scoreless innings Saturday. "With (Villanueva) on a short pitch count, we had to kind of use everybody today."
The Cubs' effective bullpen also knocked the Pirates into a first-place tie in the National League Central with St. Louis. The Pirates hadn't lost consecutive games since getting swept by the Atlanta Braves on June 3-5 and lost back-to-back series for the first
time since losing to Cincinnati and the Braves from May 31 to June 5.
Pittsburgh had its chances to get more off Villanueva and the Cubs bullpen but stranded two runners in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. That included leaving a runner at third in the fourth and sixth.
A.J. Burnett, who was activated off the disabled list after missing a month with a right calf strain, went five innings and allowed two runs (one earned) and three hits while striking out three in his first start since June 8 against the Cubs.
Though Burnett and the Pirates didn't get a win, he still liked what he saw on Marte's homer.
"They never quit. They never quit," Burnett said. "That's something you can't teach. It's just play until the last out's made and that's what we do."
With two outs in the Cubs' seventh Scott Hairston, pinch-hitting for Strop, took a 2-1 pitch from Tony Watson and hit it into deep center field to give the Cubs a 3-2 lead. The homer was Hairston's eighth of the year and his first as a pinch-hitter for the Cubs.
It looked like that would be enough for the Cubs until Marte's homer.
But instead of allowing more after the game was tied, Chicago's bullpen held Pittsburgh until Navarro could win it in the 11th.
"To give up two in seven innings is doing a great job," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said.
NOTES: Pirates 2B Neil Walker was not in the lineup, one day after coming out of the game with discomfort in his right side Hurdle said Walker is day to day. ... Cubs OF Brian Bogusevic, who has a tight left hamstring, pinch-hit for Villanueva in the fourth and struck out swinging. ... To make room for Burnett, the Pirates optioned pitcher Ryan Reid to Triple-A Indianapolis. Reid has no record and a 1.64 ERA in seven games. ... Jeff Locke (8-1, 2.12 ERA) faces Oakland's Bartolo Colon (11-3, 2.78 ERA) in a matchup of
pitching all-stars on Monday in Pittsburgh. Locke will be one of Pittsburgh's four representatives, and Colon was the only Oakland player chosen. ... Cubs RHP Matt Garza (4-1, 3.45 ERA) faces the White Sox's Hector Santiago (3-5, 3.50 ERA) in a makeup game for the May 28 rainout.


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Thursday the governor was recognized for his work to expand Medicaid coverage.
"Between healthy kids dental and medicaid expansion we can do a lot of things to make Michiganders healthier," said Governor Snyder.
It's one thing democrats are grateful for.
"I am glad the governor felt that way. I hope that he roles up his sleeves and comes in and starts working the legislature so that we can get the votes to ]expand medicaid]," said Senator Gretchen Whitmer, the Senate Minority Leader.
But there are many areas of disagreement in the proposed state budget, including funding for transportation, emergency financial managers, and what an expansion of medicaid might look like.
"That's part of the legislative process. We are separate branches of government they may have some different ideas and it looks like they may come forward with some of these ideas relatively soon and that's fine. Let's get them on the table. Let's talk and let's get something done," said the Governor.
The state budget remains in limbo, with less time to reach the June 1 deadline.
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Essentially, if the parties can't agree, they will set those topics aside and move forward with the budget anyway if they are going to meet the deadline.
Currently each side has firm reasons of why it opposes different pieces of the budget.
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The governor is asking democrats to come forward with a public plan, if they don't like this proposals.
The budget was done by June first, for the past two years. That helped school districts and others plan on how much money they could expect from the state, but the budget doesn't have to be done until the end of September.


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I didnt think glow plugs heated in a tdci till the ambient temperature was very cold? It also does it even if the engine has been run for an extended period of time.
An update: I've changed the camshaft position sensor which has solved the cutting out totally. It however starts REALLY badly. Sometimes cranking of 15/20 seconds is needed. The engine will hunt and wobble for some time however once down the road a mile, it runs perfectly. Any ideas? I'd have to fork out loads of money to get it back to the trader and take time off work and its pretty much not an option. My instinct says injector fault but the car drives so smoothly that it seems less likely.
The trader claims that 'VOSA/MOT garages make mistakes' and the fuel change is nothing. If I put the VIN into a Ford identification website it does display as Diesel so perhaps fuel change was a mistake. What should I do? He does offer a 'repair' despite not knowing what's even wrong with the car (allegedly) however he is 50 miles+ away and I cant get the car to him. Any ideas please?!
This is true. The two weeks I believe was a re-test after a fail.
I understand it could be a typo on one occasion however repetitive typo's is strange. Did they even do rear disk brakes on a 100PS diesel?
It doesn't look good though if its been sold with 60K DIESEL miles however miles are recorded on MOT with a differing fuel type. Listing stated it 'runs and drives well'. Really not happy and goes against all my past experience with cars!!!
Have since done this, VIN matches throughout so plates probably correct after all. Going to contact Trading standards tomorrow. MOT History is as follows: 39235 07/08/2006 Diesel Fail 39236 09/08/2006 Not recorded 50142 14/03/2008 Petrol 50285 28/03/2008 Diesel 51538 28/04/2009 Ford Focus Diesel TDCI 52534 07/05/2010 Petrol 58470 23/08/2011 Petrol PASS 63590 25/10/2013 Diesel
Right, this is weird.. Nothing is adding up. An HPI check also reveals outstanding finance!! I'm now thinking the car is not even legit or in-fact has the wrong plates etc.
I only have the "new keeper supplement" side of the logbook. The seller stated they were selling it on behalf of someone else however the listing clearly states they are a trader. Current MOT states diesel however previous states petrol. I cannot give the registration or details on a forum but might be able to post images edited.
I've taken the carpet back and it looks standard. I would suggest the wiring loom etc and engine has been changed.I have attempted to make contact with the 'dealer' and have requested a full refund however he has refused.
Right...after a new sensor there are no improvements. I have searched through the MOT certification and sadly there is record of the vehicle previously being a PETROL!! This probably means the mileage is non genuine!! What should I do?
You could be right but the ODB reader worked on a 52 plate Focus tdci and this is an 03. With less than 3 months inbetween it seems unlikely to be at fault! The reader works on new cars too such as an 07 plate fiesta. The reason I felt they were dodgy was the fact that he had a lot full of similar old focuses at extremely low prices. It just didn't feel right and I've been to many traders before. There is no reference of the 'company' online and the 'receipt' I was given was on the back of an envelope!! I genuinely feel the car is not 60k mileage. Things aren't overly worn but I've had two other of the same vehicle, both at 100k miles plus and they were identical. There are odd things such as rear disk brakes which seemed out of place for a tdci 3 door and the carpet looks like its been removed and put back badly. There's also wind noise as if there is a couple of bungs missing behind the dash!! Really feel ripped off.
Dodgy Mk1.5 Tdci
jamwatn posted a topic in Ford Focus ClubHi, I've bought what I now think is a dodgy Focus TDCI from a dodgy trader in Essex. Sadly I rushed as I was desperate for a car! I tested the car (03 Plate Tdci 65K Miles) and it was acceptable. Bit of a lumpy start but I put this down to sitting in a lockup for a few months. As I said it was acceptable on my 3 or 4 mile test drive. I purchased it for 1.1k thinking the car would suit me for a few months. On the drive home, after about ten miles, the car cut out with the glow plug light flashing and it wouldn't start up again without a huge amount of cranking. Finally did but cut out again so got recovered. Today I've ordered a cam position sensor and popped the car on diagnostics. Bearing in mind I've used it a month ago to connect to another identical car, the diagnostics refused to connect with the error: No vehicle response.. (although it saw the data bus as ok.). Finally the fuel gauge keeps mysteriously going up and down. The car starts after nearly ten seconds cranking and eventually settles to an acceptable idle. I feel totally ripped off and don't think the trader was genuine so I wouldn't be able to return the car for a repair! I have no idea who or what he was trading as and I was stupid not to have found this out but I'm on my 15th car over time and have never been ripped off before! Hope someone can advise what to do please?
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Wil Klijssen was a Dutch painter, artist, boxer and writer from the Amsterdam Jordaan district. Born Wilhelm Christiaan Klijssen, his first comic strip was 'Het jongetje op de dijk', that appeared in Wieringsweekblad in 1946. It was reprinted in Pirana in 1972. His comic 'Kinkie Bink' was published in three books by Orpheus in 1967.
Klijssen spent part of his life in prison. In 1969 he gained some media attention through his initiative K-'69, a union that tried to make an end to the difficulties that former detainees experience when returning to society. He published his autobiography 'Op de punt van een naald: De bekeerde zondaar bestaat niet' with De Arbeiderspers in 1968.
Wil Klijssen, when interviewed for his K-69 initiative (Het Vrije Volk, 30 January 1969)


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By Rebecca Kaplan
Republicans are set to continue hammering the administration over the failures of the HealthCare.gov website this week, with plans to question several administration officials about the site's rocky rollout and continue demanding information about why it happened.
Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, will go before the House Ways and Means Committee Tuesday, followed by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee the following day. Last week, four contractors who worked on the site testified before the committee as well.
The same day that Sebelius is set to speak before Congress, President Obama will travel to Boston to hold an event on the health care law, a White House official confirmed to CBS News. He is set to speak at Fanueil Hall, the spot where former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., his opponent in the 2012 election, signed Massachusetts' health care reform into law.
Sebelius' planned Wednesday appearance has done little to satisfy the Republican appetite for information. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Sen. Lamar Alexander, the ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee are threatening to issue subpoenas for information they requested Sebelius and HHS if they don't get a response by 5 p.m. Monday.
They information they are seeking, detailed in an Oct. 10 letter, includes questions about the number of people who were able to enroll in insurance through the federal exchange and how many tried, a full documentation of the efforts to test the site, and how much it will fix to cost the problems, among other things.
"We're looking for quick answers so that we can on behalf of the American people straighten out as much as can be straightened out that's above the water -- which is the website -- and the 90 percent that's below the water like an iceberg that are the other problems in Obamacare," said Issa on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday.
Issa also said that Sebelius should lose her job if she can't put together the team necessary to fully fix the site.
"The president has been poorly served in the implementation of his own signature legislation. So, if somebody doesn't leave, and if there isn't a real restructuring -- not just a 60-day, somebody come in and try to fix it -- then he's missing the point of Management 101, which is these people are to serve him well, and they haven't," Issa said. "If she cannot reorganize to get the kind of a team in consistently to meet his agenda, then she shouldn't be there."
The flaws have put Democrats in a difficult spot, forced to acknowledge the extensive problems while trying not to overtly criticize members of the administration. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., for example, called the rollout a "disaster" on "Face the Nation" but also said it's too early to assign blame.
"Right now everybody's goal should be, let's get this working. Let's make sure that people can get the health care they want and need," she said when asked whether she had lost confidence in Sebelius.
Shaheen has proposed an extension of the enrollment period, currently set to end on March 31, in order to accommodate those who have had trouble using the website. She has 10 Democratic supporters.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., did say on ABC's "This Week" he thought Sebelius should stay - but he has also criticized the problems with HealthCare.gov and called for a one-year delay of the IRS penalty for people who do not purchase insurance.
Many Republicans, for their part, are not holding back. Thirty-three have signed a letter to President Obama calling for Sebelius' resignation. "By calling for the resignation of Secretary Sebelius, you can send a powerful signal that the American people will not be held responsible for her department's failures," the letter said.
During a trip to Phoenix last week, Sebelius said, "The majority of people calling for me to resign I would say are people who I don't work for and do not want this program to work in the first place."
The Republican lines of inquiry also stand to widen this week as users and reporters uncover more problems with the site. On CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday, House Homeland Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogers, R-Mich., said the website does not "not have an overarching solid cyber security plan to prevent the loss of private information."
"The way the system is designed, it is not secure," he said.
The administration announced Tuesday that Jeff Zients, one of President Obama's economic advisers and a former management consultant and CEO, would lead the "tech surge" to fix the website. On Friday, he said the "vast majority of users" should be able to access HealthCare.gov by the end of November.
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By Sharyl Attkisson
(CBS News) WASHINGTON -- It all sounded pretty good the day healthcare.gov went online: President Obama said people were flocking to the site. And any "glitches," as he called them, would be fixed and they'd have the site running more quickly in just a few hours.
On Friday -- 24 days later -- the man the president brought in to rescue his health insurance program acknowledged the painfully obvious: that the problems have been far worse than we were told. Jeffrey Zeints said they'll take weeks -- if not longer -- to fix. Plus, he's shaking up the team overseeing the repairs.
The government has brought in consultant Zients to spearhead repairs of healthcare.gov. On Friday, what he told reporters on a conference call was a game changer: the web site's problems amount to way more than a glitch.
"It'll take a lot of work and there are a lot of problems that need to be addressed, he said. "There is a punch list of fixes and we're going to punch them out one by one."
That assessment goes much deeper than the idea Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius promoted: that the main problem was unexpected volume.
"We were just wildly incorrect," she said. "The number so far exceeded that. And now there are very specific diagnostics in place."
Zients says there are two categories of issues with the web site: performance, which is speed, response time and reliability; and function, the bugs that prevent the software from working properly.
The government also announced it's removing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as overseers of repairs. That job is going to QSSI, one of the tech companies that helped build healthcare.gov.
"And by the end of November, healthcare.gov will work smoothly for the vast majority of users," said Zients.
That end of November date could be make or break for affordable care, according to one former Obamacare official who didn't want to be identified. He said the government has weeks -- not months -- to fix the Web site before the entire business model gets thrown off.
Joel Ario agrees that fixes must come fast. He was director of the HHS Office of Exchanges.
"The longer they go, the more people get impatient about it," he said. "But for the period we're in now, I think we're very much in a zone where the administration has about a month here to get it right."
The government said that as few as 3 in 10 people who try can complete the application process. But it said 9 in 10 people are at least able to create an account. However, I tried three times to create an account and the system would not let me do it.
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Sneads and Wewa playing in the first game, and it's Sneads getting the ball first, Xavier Eutsay takes it off the right side, breaks a tackle and goes 70 yards for the touchdown. Sneads up 8-0 after the 2 point conversion.
Wewahitchka finally answers in the second and final quarter of this game...after a long drive it's QB Beau McCorvey taking it himself for the score, they tie it up at 8 with the 2 point conversion...
But Sneads goes right back to work this time Eutsay takes it left and sprints to the end-zone for a 50 yard touchdown...it's 14-8. Sneads adds another TD to win 22-8.
Port St. Joe played in the second half versus Sneads.
This one was all defense until the last drive of the half for Port St. Joe. Calvin Pryor drops back and finds Quincy Welch running the post, and he fights to the goal line. With just 6.8 seconds left Pryor punches it in and Port St. Joe takes the second game 7-0.
And Wewa beat Port St. Joe in the final half of play 6-0 so all three teams win one and lose one tonight.


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Santa Barbara, Calif. - It was not exactly what could be called a defensive gem, but the fourth-ranked Gauchos held on to down Westmont College 4-3 in a preseason exhibition match. Still in the transition period welcoming five new starters into the lineup, the Gauchos' offense looked stout in claiming their fifth-straight Annual Bryant & Sons cup with the win over their crosstown rivals.
Senior midfielder Bryan Byrne opened the scoring in the third minute, knocking in a cross from junior defender Jeff Murphy. But Westmont's Michael Thompson evened the match just over ten minutes later.
Following Thompson's tally, UCSB rattled off two straight goals to take a 3-1 advantage midway through the first half. Sophomore preseason All-American defender Andy Iro showed that he has some offensive prowess, carrying the ball from just beyond the center-circle and unleashed a wicked left-footed shot from 25 yards out to give that advantage back to the Gauchos. Santa Barbara got its third goal on another screaming left-footed shot, except this time it was senior forward Ivan Becerra who was behind it. Sophomore Brennan Tennelle sent a ball into the box from the left-flank that found Becerra ten yards out on the near post. Becerra turned and beat Warrior goalkeeper Josh DeForest before he even had a chance to move.
The visitors made a game out of it approaching the final ten minutes of the first half narrowing the gap to one goal when Luke Williams beat his defender to a rebound in front of the net to make 3-2 heading into halftime.
UCSB came out quickly in the second half, when senior defender Pat Scott netted what proved to be the game-winning goal. Similar to Iro's goal, Scott carried the ball up the right side of the field and into the Westmont box almost untouched. When he was about 15 yards out, Scott fired one near post to put the Gauchos up 4-2.
Westmont eventually closed the gap back down to one in the 75th minute on a corner kick by former Gaucho Johnny Alcaraz. UCSB keeper Kyle Reynish was hit from behind in the box, allowing Blake Thompson to put a head on the ball and send into the back of the net.
The game was a good preseason warm-up for the Gauchos as they were able the try a multitude of lineups and formations in the match. It also allowed the coaching staff to see what might work and what might not when they open up the regular season next weekend with the UCSB adidas Classic.
The No. 4 Gauchos will host No. 6 Virginia, No. 20 Cal, and Big West foe UC Riverside on Friday, September 2nd and Sunday September 4th. UCSB entertains Berkley on Friday at approximately 7:30 p.m. and the Cavaliers on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. UVA and UCR kickoff the weekend on Friday at 5:00 p.m.


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A Sneak Peek at City Club Raleigh
Employee Partners got a sneak peek at construction of the reinvented City Club Raleigh in North Carolina during a recent Line-Up. The club under construction is a result of the merge of Cardinal Club and the Capital City Club, formerly known as the Downtown Clubs of Raleigh, in the Cardinal Club's former location.
General Manager Mark Michie gave the staff hard hats with the club's new logo and took them on a quick tour of the new space. The group was even joined by members of the construction crew, who took a short break to pose for photos with the rest of the staff.
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Tru Entertainment founder/namesake John Tru said he was going to have an all-ages rock show on Sunday, March 10. And that's just what he's doing, despite, as he recently revealed to the Crawler, a fairly major logistical hurdle to overcome.
"I had it all set up, and have been holding other shows at Headquarters in Agawam," he explains. "The next thing I know, the bar closes abruptly and I am feverishly looking for a place to put all these bands I lined up!"
At the suggestion of a friend, Tru says his concert eventually found sanctuary at the Florence VFW, which happened to have the exact date and time open.
The all-ages show begins at 7 p.m. and features sets by Holyoke's Arc City Angels, industrial heavyweights Q, Sakara, NIM, Silent Feedback and North Adams prog-rockers The Lost and Never Found.
"I basically hand-picked bands that I had seen at other Valley area shows and was impressed with," Tru says.
Tix are $7 and can be purchased either online at purplepass.com/vfwrock or at the door.
Meanwhile, in searching for a sonic sidebar of sorts to celebrate its current Guitar exhibit, Springfield Museum's Matt Longhi says that he and fellow organizers did not have to look very far. Rather, they just tapped into the FAT of the local landscape.
"We contacted Peter Newland of the Springfield rock band FAT about featuring some area guitar heroes, and he really stepped up to gather a long list of great performers," Longhi explains of the Museums' Valley Guitar Showcase, slated for Sunday, March 10 at 1 p.m.
Among the assorted crop of axe-slingers Newland has assembled are Ray Mason, classical guitar virtuosos Phillip de Fremery and the Valley Guitar Army and Groovasaurus alum David Goodrich, to name a choice few.
"We will even have William Cumpiano on hand to talk about his work as a luthier; Jimi Hendrix photographs by Nona Hatay; and a Beatles photo exhibit starting March 12, so there's no shortage of music-related stuff happening here," Longhi says.
The Valley Guitar Showcase at the Springfield Museums is free with admission. For more information, kindly point your browser to springfieldmuseums.org.
In other news, the United Way of Pioneer Valley is currently paging all "Docs Who Rock."
"Last year's inaugural Docs Who Rock benefit concert was so well received, we are anticipating a sell-out crowd again this year," the United Way of Pioneer Valley's senior V.P. Sarah Tanner says of the now-annual concert featuring bands that include at least one member who is also a practicing doctor in the agency's service area of Hampden County, South Hadley and Granby. Nearly $10,000 was raised for the United Way Community Fund courtesy of the 2012 installment.
While the actual 2013 Docs Who Rock concert will not occur until Friday, June 14 at West Springfield's Majestic Theater, the application deadline for physicians seeking to perform is Friday, April 12.
A committee of musical experts will select participating artists based on the information and materials available to them, so the application should contain as much of the following as possible: current CD; audio and/or video tapes; press reviews/articles; posters/flyers; and a one-paragraph description of the group or individual artists.
Applications are available online now at uwpw.org or by calling Deb Foley, marketing and communications manager, at (413) 693-0239. Musicians in all styles are encouraged to apply.
Last but not least, funnyman Sinbad's sales for his March 9 Hu Ke Lau engagement in Chicopee were so good that a second show has been added. The comedian, whose real name is David Adkins, performs at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. this Saturday. Tickets are $35 and available at hukelau.com.•
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NEW HAMPSHIRE — While an investigation is incomplete, a fire that caused extensive damage to a residence at 13290 McBeth Road in New Hampshire Wednesday night appears to have been caused by an overloaded circuit at an electrical outlet.
Wayne Township Fire Department firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 8:52 p.m. Wednesday after a report of a fire at the residence to the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office.
Wayne Township Fire Chief Albert Presnell said the first units arrived at the scene at about 9:03 p.m. to find flames rolling out of a bedroom window. The fire was contained to the bedroom and part of the roof above the bedroom.
However, the house sustained extensive heat and smoke damage to its contents.
Insurance adjusters will evaluate damage this afternoon to give a estimate, but Presnell's preliminarily estimate of damage is in excess of $50,000.
After the fire was extinguished, a preliminary investigation revealed the fire started at an electrical outlet in the bedroom where the fire started.
"It appears the fire started possibly at an overloaded circuit in the bedroom," Presnell said. "We are still investigating."
The Westminster Fire Department, St. Johns Fire Department, and Indian Lake EMS provided mutual aid at the scene.
The residence belongs to Dave Young. Five people live at the home, but there was only one occupant at the home at the time of the fire.
Smoke detectors in the home were not operating at the time.
Presnell said he wanted to remind people to make sure smoke detectors are operating in homes and to be careful not to overload electrical outlets.
"With the heating season coming, it is important to remember to use extension cords safely," Presnell said. "Do not overload circuits. Make sure all smoke detectors in the home are operating."


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Sweeney field goal gives Bluffton 30-27 overtime win at Manchester
October 8, 2011
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NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. - The Bluffton University football team traveled to Manchester College to face the Spartans in an HCAC matchup on Saturday, Oct. 8. The Beavers hit a 37-yard field goal attempt in overtime to take their second win a row, 30-27, and their first in OT. The win bumps the Beavers up to 2-4 overall with a 2-2 record in the Heartland Conference. The loss dropped the Spartans below the .500 mark as they fell to 2-3 overall with a 1-2 mark in the HCAC.
The Beavers started the game slowly as they went three-and-out the first two drives. The Manchester offense managed to split the uprights on their first touch, taking an early 3-0 lead. The Beavers put together a nice drive on their third possession as a Tyler Wright (Troy) 49-yard touchdown run gave the Beavers a 7-3 lead with just under four minutes left in the first. The Bluffton defense forced a three-and-out from the Spartans following the touchdown. The Beavers started to drive down the field as the first quarter expired with Bluffton holding a 7-3 lead.
Bluffton continued to move the chains as Wright connected with Ryan Sabin (Canal Winchester) for a 38-yard touchdown pass with 10:24 left in the half. The Beavers failed on the PAT, making the score 13-3. The Spartans responded by marching down the field for a touchdown at the six-minute mark in the half.
Wright found the endzone once again, this time connecting with Shane Swisher (Findlay/McComb) to make it a 10-point lead with just two minutes left in the period. The Spartans wasted no time responding as a 65-yard touchdown run by Corey Nelson took just 15 seconds off the clock. A Spartan interception on the Manchester 44-yard line with only one minute left in the half set up a Kyle Evans 27-yard field goal which made the score 20-20 at the break.
Manchester took its second lead of the afternoon, 27-20, when Justin Minnich hit Skodinski for a nine-yard touchdown completion with 3:02 to play in the third. Bluffton was not fazed as a 44-yard Jason Johnson (Lansing, Mich./Lansing Eastern) reception from Chris Byrd (Detroit, Mich./Detroit University Prep) put the Beavers on the Manchester eight-yard line as the third quarter expired. Byrd connected twice with Shawn Frost (Edison/Mt. Gilead) to start the 4th, capping the drive with a two-yard touchdown which knotted the game with 14 minutes remaining. The teams each had their chances in the fourth quarter, but were forced to punt as the score remained 27-27 at the end of regulation.
Manchester started with the ball in the overtime. They made it to the Bluffton 19-yard line, but missed a 36-yard field goal attempt. The Beavers took their shot, and after a five-yard penalty and nine yards on the ground, Austin Sweeney (Adrian, Mich./Whitmer) split the uprights on a 37-yard attempt to give the Beavers their second straight win, 30-27.
The offenses proved even in the game as the Spartans had the slight advantage (367-354) in total yards. Manchester had the advantage on the ground, rushing for 252 yards, while the Beavers picked up 160. Bluffton led the air raid, connecting for 194 yards, while the Spartans had just 115 in the air. Both teams threw one interception in the game. The difference proved to be third down conversions as the Beavers moved the chains 9-of-17 attempts, while they held the Spartans to 6-of-17. Bluffton was whistled for nine penalties totaling 80 yards, while the Spartans were only whistled for four, resulting in 28 yards.
The Beaver offense was led by Wright who ran the ball for 101 yards and a touchdown on just seven carries. He also threw the ball for 101 yards and two touchdowns, going 7-of-10 with one interception. Following Wright in the running game was Airic Steagall (Hillsboro) with 42 yards on 18 carries. Jason Brown (Napoleon) also added 26 yards on the ground. Pacing the Bluffton receivers was Sabin with two catches for 61 yards and a touchdown. Hauling in three catches apiece were Swisher, Shawn Frost and Todd Trotter (Cincinnati/Aiken University).
The Bluffton defense was led by Shane Hubbard (Johnstown/Big Walnut) who stopped the Spartans 13 times with one sack. Justin Hahn (Rocky River), Preston Huddleston (Benton Harbor, Mich./Eau Claire), and Joe Maldonado (Dade City, Fla./Zephyrhills) each contributed with six tackles in the game. Justin Crosier (Columbus/Hamilton Township) finished with three TFL's and Jacob Luthy (Ida, Mich/Ida) came up with an interception.
The Beavers return to Salzman Stadium next Saturday, October 15. They host the Ravens of Anderson University. The contest is slated to begin at 1:30 p.m.


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We must acknowledge the amazing and certainly unexpected growth in the use of mobile technologies and devices on a global scale. While at the beginning of the new millennium mobiles were practically nonexistent in developing countries, today almost 4.8 billion people use them.
We have also seen the rapid emergence of social media and so-called Web 2.0 platforms. Unlike the Internet of the 1990s, social media empowers users to generate their own content and distribute it in real time to billions of people at almost no cost.
Mobiles and social media are linked in multiple ways. Just recall the recent "Arab Spring" revolutions which capitalized on both, mobilized millions and triggered political change.
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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Days pass, seasons change, and the New Orleans Saints still don't have a long-term contract with Drew Brees. Drew Brees will soon become the highest-paid player in Saints history.The uncertainty is driving Saints fans into purple, green and gold conniptions. ...
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Days pass, seasons change, and the New Orleans Saints still don't have a long-term contract with Drew Brees.
Drew Brees will soon become the highest-paid player in Saints history.The uncertainty is driving Saints fans into purple, green and gold conniptions.
Everyone knows Brees is going to remain a Saint. That much is a given. It's strictly a matter of "how" he remains a Saint -- on his terms, or the team's.
And therein lies the intrigue.
That the negotiations have gone this long is somewhat surprising, considering the public sentiment on both sides to reach a deal.
Since these talks started last season, Brees has stressed he wants to retire a Saint and is willing to structure a team-friendly deal. The Saints recognize Brees is their franchise player and are prepared to pay as such.
Everyone says they're confident a deal will get done.
And yet, here we are, almost 18 months into negotiations without a signed document.
Something clearly doesn't add up. It shouldn't be this difficult when two parties are committed to the same goal.
After all, the financial parameters are in place. The market for elite quarterbacks was set when Tom Brady inked his four-year, $72 million deal in 2010 and Peyton Manning signed a five-year, $90 million deal last season.
These deals are complicated, but it shouldn't be this difficult to hammer out the details, especially if the sides are "on the same page" as everyone insists.
But with each passing day, the public placation rings more hollow. In fact, there's a "Move along, nothing to see here" feel to them.
It leads one to believe the negotiations have become a tad contentious.
Maybe that's why Brees' agent, Tom Condon, said at the Super Bowl he was "baffled" by the lack of progress in talks.
Nobody is at each other's throat, but the negotiations clearly are not as hunky-dory as the sides have portrayed them to be.
The importance of this deal cannot be overemphasized. The Brees contract is the most important personnel transaction in the history of the Saints' organization. When it's done, Brees will be one of the highest-paid players in NFL history and by far the richest Saint ever.
It's General Manager Mickey Loomis' job to make the numbers work. Loomis has a franchise to protect. In addition to being a steward for owner Tom Benson's coffers, he has a roster and salary cap to consider. His goal is to field a competitive team annually, so he can't just blindly cut Brees a blank check. The Colts pretty much did that for Manning a year ago, and look where that got them.
It's Loomis' mission to cut as team-friendly a deal as possible. He loses leverage with each passing day, though. He'll soon have no other option than to place the franchise tag on Brees.
That's not a bad alternative. The franchise tag for the 2012 season is projected to be around $14.5 million to $15 million. We'll know the actual number soon. Monday is the first day teams can designate franchise/transition tags to players. The tags must be in place by 3 p.m. March 5. Free agency begins March 13.
Regardless, if the Saints "tag" Brees, it will consume roughly two-thirds of their cap room. The team can create room by restructuring deals and/or cutting players, and that's a distinct possibility.
This is easily the most star-studded class of unrestricted free agents in team history. The group starts with Brees and includes All-Pro guard Carl Nicks, leading receiver Marques Colston, starting cornerback Tracy Porter and former No. 1 draft pick Robert Meachem.
Brees knows he's a better quarterback with Nicks, Colston and Meachem in his huddle. He has said his top priority is to keep the core of this team together. So it behooves him and the team to get a deal done before the start of free agency so team officials can focus on other assets.
You'll know the deal has reached the critical stage if it's still not finalized by the start of free agency. Until then, there's no reason to get worked up about the lack of progress. The rest is just posturing and positioning.
But don't expect Brees or agent Tom Condon to take one for the team. This is big business. Tens of millions are on the table. Beneath Brees' amiable façade lies a stone-cold killer. He's as competitive as any person walking this Earth. Understandably, he will demand market value on his deal, and nothing less.
And Brees can't be blamed for wanting to cash in. Unlike Manning, he was a second-round draft pick, so his rookie deal wasn't a bank-breaker. Even the six-year, $60 million deal he signed with the Saints in 2006 was below market rate for an elite quarterback, considering Brees' stature and production today.
He's coming off the most prolific passing season in NFL history, and has been a senatorial ambassador for the organization, city and state. Only Manning has had a similar singular impact on an organization.
A year ago, Colts owner Jim Irsay described contract talks with Manning as "not a normal negotiation, his legacy and our relationship, it's very unusual."
The same can be said for the Brees deal. This is anything but a normal negotiation. That's becoming clearer with each passing day.
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But don't expect Brees or agent Tom Condon to take one for the team. This is big business. Tens of millions are on the table. Beneath Brees' amiable façade lies a stone-cold killer. He's as competitive as any person walking this Earth. Understandably, he will demand market value on his deal, and nothing less.
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Trying to keep a positive outlook on all this but with each day that goes by its going to be harder and harder to keep Nicks and Colston around but like Drew said, a deal should be done in 4-5 weeks, according to that statement it would put it between March 1st and March 8th so still plenty of time, just don't want to see the Saints break the bank on Drew so then there is nothing left to go around for everyone else
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The partner of the Guardian journalist who has written a series of stories revealing mass surveillance programmes by the US National Security Agency was held for almost nine hours on Sunday by UK authorities as he passed through London's Heathrow airport on his way home to Rio de Janeiro.
David Miranda, who lives with Glenn Greenwald, was returning from a trip to Berlin when he was stopped by officers at 8.05am and informed that he was to be questioned under schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000. The controversial law, which applies only at airports, ports and border areas, allows officers to stop, search, question and detain individuals.
Miranda also had all his equipment confiscated. He has done nothing wrong - there's no charges, no criminal suspicion, nothing at all. His only crime is being the partner of a famous journalist who, among other things, is one of the driving forces behind shining a light on the NSA's mass surveillance.
There is no war on terror, because the terrorists have already won.
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Well, terrorism is terrorism, but I agree that the gov't responses have been extreme and perhaps detrimental in some cases.
What really rots a democracy is a lack of focused morality - and that is not something easily overcome because a democracy invites all kinds of belief systems with differing viewpoints, differing levels of acceptance, differing EVERYTHING. The melting pot can make a democracy strong but also weaken it.
To compensate, governments alternately attempt to tighten or loosen control, to legislate, remove legislation... sort of a constant state of flux. Usually it ends up going too far in one direction and Rome falls.


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If you'd like to see what it looks like where I live, you can do so at your local theater.
"Silver Linings Playbook," which is in wide release in the USA this week, was filmed in the Delaware County suburbs of Philadelphia, where I'm from.
I'm looking forward to seeing it. Roger Ebert gave it 3-1/2 stars.
It's not the first movie filmed here..."Invincible," with Mark Wahlberg, was also filmed here. And goodness knows there are many films set and filmed in Philadelphia. It's just that this new film is from my small corner of earth.
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A sign in hand or walking the streets hoping to get spare change is a scene all too familiar for former panhander Carl Hullett.
"On good days I was making upwards of $300, $400 a day and in just a matter of hours," Hullett said
Hullet says he never got in trouble for doing it, despite a Michigan statute that makes panhandling in public places a criminal misdemeanor offense.
Just last year, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed a lawsuit against Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette and the City of Grand Rapids on behalf of two Grand Rapids men arrested for begging in public. On Friday, a federal judge ruled the state's panhandling law violates the First Amendment and the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause.
"It turned out I think the way we thought it might turn out and I'm glad we held our powder dry," said Lansing City Attorney Brig Smith.
Lansing has its own anti-begging ordinance, but Smith says enforcement was never a priority. The city wanted to wait and see how the lawsuit played out.
"We've been I think fairly careful in the City of Lansing not to go as far as some other cities might have gone," Smith said.
Instead of anti-begging, Lansing has turned to its "obstruction of traffic" ordinance. Exactly as it sounds, police can stop public begging if the panhandler is obstructing traffic.
"The obstruction ordinance is different than the begging ordinance I think legally because it targets not content of speech, or viewpoint of speech or even speech at all, but conduct that has nothing to do with speech," Smith said.
As for Hullett, he's no longer on the streets, but still believes that panhandling should be protected speech.