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ESCANABA - Two area All-U.P. basketball players who have been opponents the past three years will be teammates this summer. Jammie Botruff of Gladstone and Olivia Nash of Escanaba will play for MGBR Elite, a travel team in Mount Pleasant.
The juniors were among more than 50 players aged 15-17 who tried out for the team, which had only five openings. It was formed by MGBR director Amanda Rainsberger about four years ago. She has a girls basketball scouting agency and publishes a report for college coaches on strengths and weaknesses of Michigan players.
She started to sponsor the team to offer top competition in and out of state and help players receive top exposure to college coaches and scouting services. She has working relationships with three of the top scouting services in the country, and every player with the team has gone on to play at the college level.
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Her top player last year was Nicole Elmblad of St. Ignace, the Class C state player of the year who landed a scholarship to the University of Wisconsin.
The team team opens in the United States-Canada Border Challenge in Ann Arbor this weekend, the first of eight tournaments in the midwest. It could qualify to play in a national tourney in Orlando.
Botruff was a Class B fourth-team all-state pick by the Detroit Free Press while Nash was honorable mention. Botruff was All-U.P. Class A-B-C first team and Nash was second team.
* Trent Schwalbach of Escanaba was a second-team selection on the All-U.P. Class A-B-C boys basketball team recently, but information on his season was inadvertently omitted from the April 2 article in The Daily Press.
A first-team Great Northern Conference all-star, Schwalbach averaged a double-double with 13.9 points and 10 rebounds, playing inside more this season but remaining a 3-point threat.
Coach Tracy Hudson said "teams had a hard time matching up with him. He was strong inside and could go outside. He was multi-dimensional, a very strong player."
* Kyle Ryan, a left-handed starting pitcher for the West Michigan Whitecaps, is the grandson of Ray and Elorine Mott of Bark River. He is the son of Kevin and Betsy (Mott) Ryan of Auburndale, Fla.
Ryan was the opening day pitcher for the Whitecaps, a Class A minor league franchise of the Detroit Tigers. He was the Tigers' first high school pitcher taken in last year's draft, going in the 12th round. He received a $100,000 bonus.
According to the team's preview, Ryan is 6-foot-5 and has been clocked throwing in the 80s, which at this stage is about average. Baseball America reported he had a "slurvy" curve ball and struck out 46 batters and walked 13 in 54 innings last season.


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The Oklahoma tornado tragedy has put the organization on call and ready to deploy volunteers to the vast suburbs of Oklahoma City if they receive a call for assistance.
"We're still figuring that out," said John Mozena, a Red Cross spokesman, when asked if Michigan volunteers will be deployed to the area. "Our disaster assistance experts are on the ground figuring out what needs to be done."
The Monday afternoon storm and tornado in Oklahoma, according to CNN, carved a destructive trail that been measured as nearly two miles wide and 22 miles long.
The state medical examiner's office confirmed to CNN by noon Tuesday that 24 people were confirmed dead, including nine children.
"People have been through an unimaginable tragedy," Mozena said.
Mozena said local Red Cross volunteers in Metro Detroit have responded to several national disasters in recent years including Hurricane Sandy on the east coast (30 volunteers deployed) and the 2011 tornado in Joplin, Mo.
The Metro Detroit chapter is the second busiest in the nation behind the American Red Cross' New York City chapter.
"We're a very good chapter for responding to disasters," Mozena said. "I will often see more disaster incidents in a week on call here than other chapters have had in several months to half a year."
Red Cross volunteers in southeast Michigan often respond to an average of five fires in the region a day and have members with mental health and crisis management experience.
"If you're a firefighter digging through an elementary school, you probably need to talk to someone about what that did to you," Mozena said.
If Red Cross volunteers do get deployed to Oklahoma, they will likely fly to the scene and get there as quickly as possible. The local chapter currently has one volunteer on the scene assessing the situation and needs of the area, Mozena said.
There are two ways to help the Red Cross during this tragedy: donate $10 to the Red Cross by texting 90999 or visit the organization's website for an online donation.

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The PSAL High School football playoffs kick off on Saturday, and we have a simple question for you:
Who ya got?
Tottenville -- Staten Island's top team and the city's No. 3 overall -- is undefeated and has plenty of talent on both sides of the ball.
Port Richmond has had its struggles but proven gritty and earned its way in to the postseason.
Susan Wagner has been undermanned all season, but found a way to win games and has the longest tenured coach in Al Paturzo.
And Curtis, of course, is the defending city champion.
These four teams are all dreaming of a title game berth, and they all have a chance to advance, starting Saturday afternoon.
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agreed lol
So this is pretty irrelevant for kids overseas from the US. But November 19th when the Wii comes into our hands my family will be having the big Thanksgiving get together. That means turkey, stuffing, and Wii all in one glorious day. I've never experienced nirvana or heaven, but I'd guess that it will be pretty damn close that day.
Sorry to gloat, but I think I need to change my shorts after thinking about that day.
To make this thread a little more interesting I've been watching Wii footage all night on Youtube. Look up Nintendo Fusion Tour for more stuff if you haven't already.
agreed lol
i know what you mean.. getting the familly together and playing some wii sports!!. I turn 21 Nov 11 so i got beer, zelda,many foods, wii and the holidays to kick around.so much to be thankful for how can it get better? lol. wishing you happy holidays with your familly and wii mate!!
B-Day is Nov. 21, then Thanksgiving, I think I just might have to buy an extra controller to play with my family.
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same here I got a big Thanksgiving dinner and young cousins that will be dieing to play but I wont let them cuz i will be too protective
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Of Course Steven Slaters Was High On Something When He Escaped JetBlue Flight
Because we needed to attach recreational drug use to the story of JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater, we learn he was high on "Blue Juice," which is basically a hormonal reaction to how awesome the airline is. So does his meltdown mean it's possible to overdose on free Terra Blue chips and DirecTV?
JetBlue Flight Attendant Steven Slater Escapes From Jail (Legally)
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Why is he a hero again?? there is no excuse for what he did….Aug 11, 2010 at 11:41 am · @Reply ·
This guy is helping guarantee he'll never get hired again, by anybody.
His actions make him highly un-employable.
Think about it, if you were a potential employer, would you want this guy representing your company knowing he's just a falling suitcase away from having a complete meltdown because dealing with the public is "just so draining".
We need to not give this story any more airtime.
It just perpetuates the stereotype that gay men:
-are flight attendants
-are bitchy queens
-are drama
Putting aside wheather or not he may be employable – people (not just gays) are loving this story because EVERYONE has had one of those days where someone keeps pushing your buttons and you go home just WISHING you would have punched them in the face or kicked them in the balls or yelled a long string a profanities at them……….but no one ever gets to. Everyone would love to do those things – just not suffer any repercussions. It remains to be seen what if any he will suffer.
Everyone would love to do those things – just not suffer any repercussions.
Well, here in Sane Adult World, we all *know* there will be repercussions. You know how I learned that? The hard way. I did what this lamebrain did when I was 19, walked out on a job in the middle of the day, just up and left with no warning.
Fast forward three years and I'm desperate for a job (it was the early 90's recession) and I go back to that company and apply. I apologize profusely to my old co-workers still there and to the old boss, which works, they want to hire me but the main office won't let them because of what happened before. Net result: I have to move back in with my mom & dad and their rules or else end up on the streets. Fun times! [not]
It just perpetuates the stereotype that gay men:
-are flight attendants
-are bitchy queens
-are drama
+10 for that.
Steve Slater's act was a laugh until you stop and realize that an unauthorized slide deployment could have killed people on the ground, could have started a fire hitting another plane or vehicle. He did not help his cause at all by going on YouTube and saying that he has thought about doing this for 20 years.


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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Early in the offseason, when the Mets were still deciding how they would try to fill their catching void, the team reached out to its two elite pitchers for their input.
According to pitching coach Dan Warthen, in conversations with Johan Santana and Francisco Rodriguez, three names emerged: Henry Blanco, Bengie Molina and Rod Barajas.
The Mets ended up signing two of the three, albeit not the best of the three. And while the names mentioned were obvious ones in a weak free-agent market, the fact that the Mets would ask their two best pitchers for input underscores where the tandem of Barajas and Blanco should help most.
Offensively, both are non-factors, to put it kindly. Barajas is a .238 career hitter. Blanco, with a .228 career average, is even more feeble.
But behind the plate, the Mets expect Barajas and Blanco to take on the leadership role that was missing last year, when Omir Santos ended up being their primary catcher.
"I'm not going to knock the guys we had last year," Warthen said. "But when we have two guys that umpires are comfortable with and the pitching staff is comfortable with and these guys have requested -- some of our bigger-name guys -- I'm hoping it makes a huge difference. The leadership role behind the plate is huge for me."
Not to overstate the significance of an aging backup and a player who would be a backup on a lot of teams, but Barajas and Blanco should make things easier for the Mets' pitching staff.
A week ago, Santos entered camp as the likely starter, but the Mets were not happy with his performance behind the plate last year. With so much riding on the performances of Oliver Perez, John Maine and Mike Pelfrey this year, they needed a starting catcher their pitchers could trust and lean on in difficult game situations.
Overall, Barajas may not be a huge upgrade over Santos, but he is nonetheless an upgrade in a critical area.
The Mets will hold their first full-squad workout of the spring today at 10 a.m. There is a team meeting scheduled for 9 a.m.
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In 2012 London will be home to the Summer Olympics. The race has started early for some who are working on the construction of a state of the art Olympic Velodrome.
Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) officials are keen on emphasizing cycling in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Stadiums have been strategically placed to insure "cycling is at the heart of it" , confirms ODA project manager Richard Arnold.
The oddly shaped Velordrome will be located on the northern end of the park. Its design will enable the entire track to receive a continues flow of crowd cheer noise. Relative to other venues on the park, the Velordrome will be the greenest, partly through its natural ventilation by design.
The Velodrome is expected to be completed by 7 January 2011, making it the first building on the park for the Summer Olympics to be held in London.


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Homeless Homo Kicked To The Curb
Talk about bad religion. A Colorado pastor allegedly tossed a homeless man on his ass after finding out he's a homo. John Garon had been staying at the Open Doors Mission for about three weeks, but found himself on the street when Reverend Richard Thebo discovered Garon's a gay.
Garon tells The Coloradan,
He said 'I don't allow homosexuals to use these facilities… I was blown away … To be put out for something I can't change has profoundly impacted me.
Thebo admits he booted Garon, saying that while the shelter allows gay to eat, bath and socialize, they draw the line at providing a safe place to sleep: "I will not let them exert their sexuality here. Men have to sleep next to other men (in the shelter)." And, as we all know, gay men are incapable of sleeping next to another man without becoming ravenous sexual beasts.
Believe me, this Thebo character doesn't like anybody. I was on staff there when Garon was staying at the mission and I don't recall any incident occurring. What they do is create a scenario out of thin air as an excuse to get rid of people they don't want. I was told it was Thebo's policy to reject homosexuals from his right-hand bum, Robert Howell, and if I didn't I'd be asked to leave—rudely asked to leave.
I finally had enough of Thebo's blatant hypocrisy and left. I'd rather sleep in a ditch than with a hateful, self-righteous hypocrite.


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Laparoscopic Surgery Endometriosis
Laparoscopy is a surgical procedure where laparoscope, a telescope-like instrument is inserted into the abdomen through small incision and to diagnose or treat various diseases, especially endometriosis. Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue that lines the uterus grows elsewhere in the body, usually in abdominal cavity.
Endometriosis occurs when the cells from the endometrial begin growing outside the uterus and respond to the hormones that control the menstrual cycle. This causes irritation of the surrounding tissue, and lead to pain and scarring.
After the procedure of the surgery is completed, the patient usually spends several hours in the recovery room to make sure she recovers from anesthesia without complication. After the surgery and leave the hospital, she may feel soreness around the incision, shoulder pain from the gas used to inflate the abdomen, cramping or constipation.
Most of these symptoms will resolve in one to three days. The risks that follow laparoscopy include the complications due to anesthesia, infection, injury to organs or other structures, and bleeding. It's important to remember that not all of the endometrial implants will remove with surgery. Besides, a normal result can be gained after laparoscopy for endometriosis. Some studies found that surgical treatment of endometriosis may improve a sub-fertile woman that has chance to get pregnant. The overall rate of risk is about 1-2%, the serious complication is only 0,2% of patiens, and the mortality rate is about LESS THAN FIVE PER 100,000 cases.
After the surgery, woman who takes laparoscopic surgery endometriosis will experience laparoscopy endometriosis recovery. During the recovery time, a woman should consider several things. For the first until three days after the surgery, most women are tired and nervous.
Within this time, it is very helpful to have a family member or friend remain close by. The patient will need this person in charge of managing the medications for the first couple of days. The patients will probably need someone to fix the meal for a short time.
The doctor may restrict driving for two weeks after the laparoscopy surgery. Some of the activities may be restricted too such as intercourse, tub bathing, douching, and swimming. The patient will be better to take a full time recovery foe the first few days. The patients will also be very tired and need lots of sleep.
However, do not too much sleep, because the patient will recover more quickly if she moves. During the recovery time for several weeks, the patients will has emotional ups and downs, cry easily, and becomes anxious, agitated, frightened, or suspicious. Some of us have also experienced nightmares following surgery. The patient will also be surprised with the first menstruation after the surgery. If the period is more painful, longer, or heavier than usual, don't panic. Internal healing takes much longer than external healing. Therefore, the first few periods may be more painful. Here, the patient should keep maintaining health control and consultation with the doctor.
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MILLVILLE — For the 36th year, the Greater Millville Chamber of Commerce celebrated the Economic Partnership & Pride of Millville Awards, which honors important businesses in the community and chooses one lucky community leader as the Pride of Millville.
This year, that honor goes to Dr. Kim Warker-Ayres, who has been a large part of the community since she first interned at city hall in 1984.
"I think everyone needs to know what they did really made a difference, so it's a really neat feeling to recognize that other people feel that way about what you've done," Warker-Ayres said.
"I'm very proud to be part of Millville and hope to continue to be part of Millville."
Members of the community went to the Levoy Theatre for the occasion on Wednesday night, with former Philadelphia Eagle Vince Papale serving as a guest speaker.
The chamber also gave out the following awards:
Industrial/Large Commercial: ARC International - Durand Glass
Professional: Cumberland County Guidance Center
Retail/Small Commercial: Finish Line Auto Repair
Civic Awards: Levoy Theatre Preservation Society
Hospitality Award: Fairfield Inn & Suites
Arts District: Merritt Gant
"It was a good night, we had some really good award. Kim really made the evening tremendous and Vince Papale was great," said Chuck Wyble, president of the chamber of commerce.
The South Jersey Times will post additional coverage of the Pride of Millville Awards on Thursday.
Contact staff writer Don E. Woods at 856-451-1000, ext. 518 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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Topic: My Novel Is Available on Amazon For Download
My name is David Brown and my first novel WEB is up on sale on Amazon and on Barnes and Noble. I am trying to get the word out about the novel. The novel was written in 1994 and copyrighted in 1999 when i looked liked it was actually going to get published, but then the publisher decided to cut back on their titles and I just decided recently to publish it as an ebook.
The novel was inspired by Jack Hill's 1964 film Spider Baby, which I'm sure a lot of you know about. The Jill Banner character Virginia liked to play spider and, ofcourse, the movie had Lon Chaney Jr, who used to be the Wolf Man. I saw it for the first time in 1989. This got me to thinking about a woman bitten by a spider and turning into a were-spider, but this sounded a little hokey. The idea set around until 1994 when I came across the Greek Legend of Arachne, who was transformed by Athena into a spider as punishment. Once I got the idea of a spider who could make herself appear human (instead of the other way around), I immediately sat down and wrote the first draft.....back in the good old days on a typewriter (would still be a few years before I got my first PC). Over the next few years, I wrote another two drafts before offering it up to the publishers. As I said, I came close, but got discouraged when the publisher pulled out at the last moment, so I filed it away for years until last month when I dug it out, blew off the dust and decided to try to sell it myself online.
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In the three-week long trial before Superior Court Judge Francis Hodgson in Toms River, prosecutors called on witnesses who said DiGilio did not have the bow light of his 27-foot Imperial speed boat illuminated and was speeding when he ran over the 17-foot Boston Whaler of Robert Post, 49, of Essex Fells.
Defense attorneys brought in witnesses who disputed how the prosecution's experts estimated the speed of the Imperial and who told jurors DiGilio's bow light was illuminated before the 1 a.m. crash on Aug. 3, 2008.
DiGilio, of Brick, is charged with vehicular homicide and two counts of assault by vessel. He faces up to 10 years if convicted.
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It was the best day and the worst day for accused burglar Bobby Lee Pearson. A jury is Fresno, Calif., was unable to reach a verdict in his burglary trial for breaking into a home.
But instead of the case ending in a hung jury to be re-tried, the jury signed a not-guilty verdict sheet. Pearson was freed, while a co-defendant in the same case was convicted. He must have felt that luck was on his side.
It wasn't.
According to the Associated Press, just an hour later, Pearson, 37, would be lying dead on a street, wounds to his chest and stomach, most likely from a knife. It all happened when he returned to his sister's home a free man to collect some clothes and belongings.
Fresno police Chief Jerry Dyer said Pearson apparently got into a fight with his sister's boyfriend, 35-year-old Willie Gray, AP reported.
The two had a history of problems, and investigators believe Gray killed Pearson, who was found dead in the street with a chest wound from a knife or gun and a cut on his stomach, AP wrote. Investigators found a steak knife near the body, Dyer said.
Even jaded law enforcement officials found it sadly ironic that Pearson might still be alive if it weren't for the jury's "mishap." Pearson did have a long criminal past, Dyer said, but he likely didn't deserve this.
"There's not a death penalty on a burglary," said William Terrence, who prosecuted the case. "I'm not sitting here thinking he got what he deserved."
So do you agree?
Was the cause of justice ill-served all around by the jury's mistake?
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RCHS girls soccer awards, 2012:
The River City High School girls soccer squad has handed out its team awards for 2012.
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'Brewfest' tonight at Raley Field
Dozens of brewing houses will be on hand for the sixth annual "Brewfest" at Raley Field tonight from 7-10 p.m. (VIP event 6-7 p.m.)
Beer vendors will set up a perimeter around the field and will be on stage near second base.
Raley Field partners with the Northern California Brewers Guild for the event. There will be live music from "The Remedies" and food for sale. $35 for tickets bought the day of the event. For more information and a list of participating breweries, click here.
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Gang members sentenced for attack near Lowe's
The following is from a May 17 press release from the Yolo County District Attorney's office:
"District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced today that Yolo County Superior Court Judge Stephen L. Mock concluded sentencing on three gang members convicted by jury for an attack on three people in a Lowe's parking lot in West Sacramento on April 19, 2010.
"Twenty-year olds Jose Antonio Duran and Salvador Benjamin Vasquez, Jr., and 21-year-old Joseph Vincent Sisneros, saw a victim who was a Starbucks employee and UC Davis Student eating in his car in the Lowe's parking lot just after 10 p.m. The three Sacramento men, all of whom a jury found to be active Norteño gang members, took the victim's iPod, wallet and keys. The men then did what Judge Mock described as a "senseless beating" of the victim, causing two facial fractures, while he begged them to stop.
[adrotate group="9″] "The men were laughing and shouting 'Norte,' the name of their gang, which caught the attention of four Lowe's employees as they exited the store. One employee, a U.S. Army Reservist, approached the assault and attempted to call the police. According to Judge Mock, the men then 'targeted [him] because he was calling the police,' threatened to shoot him, and chased him away.
"The men caught the second Lowe's employee, who was UC Davis physical therapy student. Although the student immediately raised his hands in surrender, defendants Duran and Sisneros repeatedly kicked the victim in the face, breaking his nose, while defendant Vasquez threatened to shoot him. Later, the defendants were pulled over by police as they left the area in Duran's car. After a two week trial, a YoloCounty jury convicted all three defendants on February 27, 2012.
"Judge Mock concluded that the defendants had 'terrorized' the three victims and demonstrated the threat posed by criminal street gangs. He sentenced Sisneros to state prison for 15 years, Vasquez for 18 years and four months and Duran for 21 years and four months. For the gang-related witness intimidation, Judge Mock imposed the statutory term of 7-years-to-life on all three defendants.
[adrotate group="7″] "Deputy District Attorney Ryan Couzens prosecuted the case. 'Street gangs succeed as an enterprise because they routinely threaten and intimidate witnesses of their crimes,' explained Couzens. 'The 'life' commitment lets witnesses of gang violence know that the justice system wants to protect them and deters gang members from interfering with investigations.'
"Prior to trial, the prosecution offered each defendant a non-life prison term. All three defendants rejected that offer."
Summer acting school for youths
[adrotate group="10″] FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER —
The West Sacramento Community Theater group will hold a workshop for young actors running Mondays through Thursdays, July 16 to Aug. 9, from 9 a.m. to noon.
The workshop will instill basic acting skills to students, regardless of skill level. The workshop finishes with a performance on Aug. 11. Open to kids age 10-18. Cost is $90, with scholarships available. Visit www.westsacfun.org or call 617-4620.
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Hostage incident on Marston Street
A nine-hour standoff on Marston Street ended early this morning with a 38-year old West Sacramento woman in jail.
According to Lieutenant Tod Sockman of the West Sacramento Police Department, the incident started with a medical call to the 1000-block of Marston at about 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. While a male family member was being removed by ambulance for a medical problem, 38-year old Melissa Dodd ran into the house, locking herself in and locking her mother out.
Police tried to get Dodd to let her mother in.
[adrotate group="9″] "A few moments later, while officers and the mother were separated, Melissa Dodd pulled her mother into the house by force," said a press statement from Lt. Sockman. "Yelling from inside the residence was heard. Officers were unable to make entry into the residence. It was believed that (the) mother was being held against her will."
Dodd had felony warrants for domestic violence and possession of stolen property, said Sockman, and also had access to guns in the house. Yolo County hostage negotiators and a West Sacramento/Davis SWAT team were called to the scene.
"Throughout the nine hour standoff, Dodd was in possession of a handgun," said Sockman. "Despite all efforts to have her release her mother and exit the house, Dodd refused. At approximately 4:15 a.m., Dodd cut her wrists, believed to be an attempt to commit suicide. At that time, the SWAT team made entry into the residence and took Dodd into custody."
[adrotate group="7″] Aside from Dodd's self-inflicted injuries, said Sockman, there were no further injuries to Dodd or her mother. Dodd was treated and booked.
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West Sac Farmers Market opens today
New for 2012 is a beer garden by 'Swabbie's On the River.' Returning this year is the market's low-trash ethic
By Steve Marschke
News-Ledger Editor
You won't have to wait much longer.
After a successful inaugural season last year, the West Sacramento Farmers Market opens up again on tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. The market will continue Thursday evenings until dusk through mid-September, at 1271 West Capitol Avenue (across from city hall).
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Is anything special planned for opening day?
"There will be a band brought by Swabbie's catering truck, and a beer garden set up by Swabbie's," said Lun So, director of marketing and communications for the chamber. The restaurant and its catering truck are famous for their seafood tacos.
"We'll try to have entertainment every week," he added. "Swabbie's will be out there the third Thursday of every month."
"We'll have a full market pad," So said.. Aside from regional growers of produce, meats and baked goods, the market will have a bunch of ready-to-eat food on hand:
[adrotate group="10″] "We'll have Wicked West Pizza & BBQ, the Eatery, Gold Rush Popcorn, and Addy's Paella," said So. A couple of other restaurants may be there as well.
Like last year, the market will aim for zero-waste – with eating utensils and other supplies either recyclable or compostable.
Facebook members can find more information on the market by clicking here.
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82-year old woman missing after walk
West Sacramento police are asking for the public's help in locating an 82-year old woman, missing under unknown circumstances.
Georgina Crespo was last seen yesterday (May 15) at about 4:35 p.m leaving her residence in the Southport area for a walk. When she failed to return, family members called police at 10:45 p.m. to report Crespo as a missing person.
Crespo has been known to frequent the Southport Town Center Plaza and had made earlier statements she would possibly attempt to travel to Texas. Anyone with information as to the location of Crespo is requested to contact the West Sacramento Police Department Dispatch at 916-375-6474.
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Ignoring price, this is probably the best Blu-ray player we've seen to date. If you're willing to pay a premium then it's an excellent product.
Pioneer's BDP-LX70A is a high-end Blu-ray player, geared towards enthusiasts. As with other similarly high-end players, it attempts to distinguish itself through its audio features and performance, whilst maintaining the already high standard of video playback found on most Blu-ray players these days. Although it succeeds in both these tasks, it also comes with an RRP almost double that of some other players.
Video quality is of the standard that we've come to expect from Blu-ray. 1080p/24Hz support, along with customisable white and black levels and colour hues, allows users to experience Blu-ray to its fullest extent. Playback tended to be a lot smoother in our tests than it was with other players that we've seen, and lag is comparatively minimal when skipping chapters/titles .
DVD upscaling is just as good, with a noticeable improvement in quality – essential for DVD playback on most high-definition screens. Images are sharp and clear, and we didn't notice any image flaws or glitches in our tests. The LX70A should be capable of replacing all but the most high-end of DVD players in most home entertainment setups.
Audio is exceptional, with full support for DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD bit-stream output and support for 7.1 surround sound. With HDMI 1.3 it comes highly recommended for audio enthusiasts – it has the most impressive audio capabilities that we've seen in a Blu-ray player to date. Although most of the audio quality of the player is dependant upon the user having access to other, similarly high-end devices (such as an AV receiver and speakers), it nevertheless delivers great sound on its own, even through TV speakers.
The LX70A's design reflects its target market – it's solid and sturdy, ensuring the highest quality playback possible, with minimal vibration and high-quality components. It's still attractive enough, and the combination of neon blue lighting on the front panel's buttons and its deep black colouring should help it fit into most living room settings. The back panel contains a full range of connections, including HDMI 1.3.
In addition to its high quality Blu-ray and DVD playback, the LX70A also serves as a fully functional media streamer. The lack of wireless support is the only downside here, necessitating the use of Ethernet cables to connect the player to a PC. Apart from that however, the media streaming is highly functional and quite easy to setup and operate.
The biggest problem with the LX70A is ultimately its price. It's probably the best Blu-ray player we've seen so far, but at double the RRP of some other models, it's hard to justify. For the high-end enthusiasts this is an excellent player, and well worth the investment. For those who don't desperately need 7.1 PCM output, support for lossless surround sound, and media streaming though, an entry-level unit would probably suit better.
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For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
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The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
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Next week we have a mix of final and interim results, with some tempting pre-close updates, too...
We should have a small number of full-year results next week, together with more in the current season of interims, and a few trading updates. Among them, there are sure to be some good long-term investment opportunities.
So, as usual, here are five that I've been having a look at, and which you might care to investigate a bit further before the results are out...
We should have a pre-close trading update from aerospace and defence technology specialist QinetiQ (LSE: QQ) on Monday, ahead of interim results due in November. And I think engineering and defence companies are well worth a look these days, having suffered during the economic downturn.
Earnings per share figures have slumped over the past three years, and the dividend was stopped in 2011. But forecasts for the year to March 2013 suggest a return to pre-crash levels, with round 15p per share being forecast -- today's price of 174p turns that into a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of under 12. The recovery in the dividend is expected to continue this year and next, too, though there's only around 2% on the cards as yet.
Still, it's a recovering industry, and it seems like a good time for investors to give it some scrutiny.
CVS Group (LSE: CVSG) will report its annual results on Tuesday, and I think it's worth investigating for a number of reasons. Firstly, its share price has gained around 50% over the past 12 months to stand at 142p today, and that's usually a sign of something good. And secondly, it's a quoted veterinary services provider, and there are precious few of those, in a very profitable business that should surely have a good long-term future.
Back in July, CVS told us that full-year results should be in line with expectations, so we should be hearing of earnings of around 14p per share, putting the company currently on a P/E of 10 -- and 2013 forecasts have that falling to under 9. There's not a much in the way of dividends yet, but CVS is a growing company.
We do need to watch out for debt, but at the interim stage it was falling, and was down to £31.6m. We should hopefully see further reduction.
Tuesday also brings us full-year results from financial services provider Close Brothers Group (LSE: CBG), and a much stronger year is forecast this year than last. The City is expecting a dividend of 5% from the 844p shares, and at the time of its last trading statement in July, things sounded like they were going according to plan with a "a solid performance for the year" expected -- so we can probably be fairly confident of that payout.
But the statement did also say that "in Securities, difficult market conditions continue to affect Winterflood", so we should look for news of potential improvements in that division.
On Wednesday it will be the turn of semiconductor wafer products specialist IQE (LSE: IQE) to reveal interim results, and after July's Trading statement, we shouldn't be in for any shocks. The firm is expecting to report around £34m in first-half revenues and to extract EBITDA of about £4m from that. Net debt is forecast to come in around £8m, and the board said they were confident about meeting full year expectations.
With the shares trading at 26.5p, current forecasts suggest a P/E of around 17, which is a bit above the market average of around 14. But this is a small growth company with a market cap of only £160m, so it could look cheap from that perspective. In fact, 2013 forecasts suggest a 50% growth in earnings, bring the P/E down to 11, and we should be on for the start of dividend payments.
This looks like a high-tech possibility to me.
Thursday will bring us a pre-close trading update from TUI Travel (LSE: TT) before the company releases full-year results for the year ending 30 September. Results for the third quarter, released on 8 August, told us of operating profit for the quarter falling by 16% to £74m. But that's not too bad, considering the tough economic times we're in, and there was encouraging news of rising bookings this summer.
TUI has fared quite a bit better than some rivals, like Thomas Cook Group (LSE: TCG) which nearly went to the wall and is still saddled with very large amounts of debt. By comparison, TUI's forecast 5% dividend looks good, with the 232p shares on a prospective P/E of only 10. They say that hard times sort of the strong from the weak, and TUI is looking like one of the strong ones to me.
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How much would you be willing to pay to sit in the stands when a loved one dons a cap and gown and picks up a college degree? $10? $100? More?
Though graduation tickets are traditionally given to students for free, a scan of Craig's List and other internet sales sites shows enterprising college students hawking spare passes to this year's commencements at New York University, Columbia University and other area schools for as much as $150 each.
In other online ads, students from Montclair State, Rowan University and other local colleges are offering to pay top dollar to anyone willing to sell them extra graduation tickets.
"Please help," reads a Craig's List ad posted by a Columbia student last week. "The ticket limit numbers are crazy and I'm wildly offending various family members by having to tell them I just don't have a ticket for them."
College officials say graduation tickets have been traded and sold as long as there have been commencements. But the advent of eBay, Craig's List and other internet sales sites has helped create a booming online black market in commencement passes.
The escalating prices have prompted some schools to step in and tell students free graduation tickets should not be used to turn a profit. Last year, Princeton University issued students a stern warning after some graduates were reportedly selling commencement tickets for as much as $750 a pair.
This year, Princeton graduates received similar warnings when they picked up their tickets to the June 3 commencement ceremony outside the campus's historic Nassau Hall. Each graduate is allotted five tickets to the outdoor ceremony, though students are able to earn more tickets if they volunteer for graduation-related events.
"We're expecting in the spirit of class unity that extra tickets be traded, which is what most students do," said Cass Cliatt, a Princeton spokeswoman. "We actually consider the tickets to be university property and most students recognize that this isn't something they paid for, and therefore they shouldn't benefit financially from tickets they didn't pay for themselves."
But TigerTrade, an online bartering site used by Princeton students, shows graduates in need of extra graduation tickets are getting creative. Some desperate students are offering to compensate classmates for tickets by doing everything from running their errands to buying them restaurant and retail store gift certificates.
Under New Jersey's anti-scalping law, it is illegal for ticket brokers to sell tickets to entertainment events for more than 50 percent more than they paid for them. But there are no scalping laws that cover free tickets to academic events like commencements, said Jeff Lamm, a spokesman for the state Division of Consumer Affairs.
"This scenario would not fall under our anti-scalping act and regulations," Lamm said. "If these are free tickets, the regulations would not apply."
Even if scalping graduation tickets isn't illegal, many colleges and universities warn students it is against campus rules and they could be disciplined if caught.
Still, many students say it is worth the risk. In an era when families often include stepparents, step siblings and other extended family members, it is often essential to find extra graduation tickets to avoid family conflicts. With college tuition skyrocketing, many family members also feel they deserve to be present to see a student receive a degree they helped finance.
Sasha Wiggins, a Temple University senior who worked full time and took out loans to pay for her degree, said the four tickets she was allotted to her graduation ceremony in Philadelphia are not nearly enough. The public health major posted online ads offering to pay for more.
"I am the first person in my family to graduate from a four-year institution, and I would like the people who helped me get there to be able to see the fruits of their labor and hard work," Wiggins said.
Other online ticket buyers tell similar stories. One student, who asked that her name not be used, said she was offering to pay cash for tickets to Rowan University's graduation to see her boyfriend get his degree.
It may seem silly to pay rock concert prices for tickets to hear "Pomp and Circumstance." But it's worth the money, the student said.
"He only gets four graduation tickets, leaving his brother and myself out," she said. "I just think it's unfair that I don't get to see him graduate college, especially when we've been together so long."
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U.S., Australia Reprise Rivalry in U19 Final
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Cortney Fortunato is the U.S. U19 team's leading scorer with 22 goals and eight assists in seven games.
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HANNOVER, Germany — The U.S. Under-19
women's national team will play for the gold medal Saturday
at the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) U19 Women's
World Championship, thanks to a 19-5 defeat of England in
Friday's semifinals. The Americans, 7-0 at the FIL event,
will play Australia, a 14-10 winner over Canada in the other
semifinal, at 3:30 p.m. local time in Germany (9:30 a.m. Eastern
The U.S. has won the last three FIL U19 world championships after finishing second to the Australians in the inaugural event in 1995. Saturday's final will mark the fifth consecutive meeting between the rivals in this event's gold medal game. The Americans beat Australia in round-robin play, 20-7.
"It's definitely surreal to know we're heading to
the championship," Team USA goalie Kelsey Duryea (Beverly,
Mass./Governor's Academy '12) told Lacrosse
Magazine's Clare Lochary. "We've been waiting for this
moment for a year now. You get chills talking about it. And
we're ready."
Duryea won the Player of the Match award against England, making three saves and allowing just two goals. The Americans jumped out to a 9-0 lead and cruised past the English for a second time, thanks in part to five goals from Cortney Fortunato (Northport, N.Y./Northport '13). The U.S. defeated England in round-robin play, 16-5.
Lacrosse Magazine, the flagship publication of US Lacrosse, will provide live coverage of the championship game Saturday via a Cover-It-Live blog on its website, www.laxmagazine.com.
Below are Team USA's game-by-game results, cumulative scoring leaders and all-time scores vs. Australia in the FIL U19 gold medal game:
Aug. 4: USA 19, Japan 5
Aug. 5: USA 13, Canada 6
Aug. 6: USA 15, Haudenosaunee 3
Aug. 7: USA 16, England 5
Aug. 9: USA 20, Australia 7
Aug. 10: USA 13, Scotland 1 (quarterfinal)
Aug. 12: USA 19, England 5 (semifinal)
Cortney Fortunato: 22 goals, 8 assists, 30 points
Erin McMunn (Westminster, Md./Winters Mill '11/Princeton): 13g, 11a, 24p
Jen Cook (Towson, Md./McDonogh '11/Maryland): 10g, 6a, 16p
Kayla Treanor (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna '12): 13g, 3a, 16p
Covie Stanwick (Baltimore, Md./Notre Dame Prep '11/Boston College): 5g, 11a, 16p
1995: Australia 5, USA 4 (Haverford, Pa.)
1999: USA 15, Australia 8 (Perth, Australia)
2003: USA 21, Australia 8 (Towson, Md.)
2007: USA 18, Australia 3 (Peterborough, Ontario, Canada)
For additional information about Team USA at the FIL U19 Women's World Championship, please visit http://www.laxmagazine.com/teamusa/u19women/2010-11/news/hannover.
About US Lacrosse
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On Monday, Federal Way Mayor Linda Kochmar announced her candidacy to become the city's first elected mayor.
Kochmar was first elected to the city council member in 1997, and was appointed mayor under the current form of government in January. Last fall, voters approved an initiative to change Federal Way's government, replacing the city manager and appointed mayor with a strong elected mayor who earns $112,800 a year.
City council member Jim Ferrell led a campaign to pass last year's initiative, and was the first declared candidate for mayor. City council member Michael Park announced his candidacy last month. The filing date for candidates is June 7-11. A primary election will be held Aug. 17. The general election will take place Nov. 2.
Kochmar, a risk manager with Lakehaven Utility District, said that 30 years of experience and knowledge in local government helps make her the better candidate.
"What we have to do is bring in revenue," said Kochmar, vowing to run a clean campaign void of negative attacks on opponents.
A kick-off event for Kochmar's campaign will run 1 to 4 p.m. May 23 at the home of James and Veronika Marino, 31323 Second Ave. SW, Federal Way. All are invited. To learn more, visit www.LindaKochmar.com (coming soon) or e-mail email@example.com.
Candidate updates
As of press time Monday, city council member Michael Park's campaign claimed $75,045 in contributions, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) Web site at www.pdc.wa.gov. Park said he officially announced his campaign March 26.
"This is the time for the community to collaborate in overcoming economic challenges," said Park, a native of South Korea.
City council member Jim Ferrell's campaign filed a complaint March 29 with the PDC against Park over a possible violation of candidacy announcement rules. Park's registration appeared online March 30, and the complaint is currently under review, a PDC spokeswoman said.
"This is an important election for this community. We need a process that has integrity," Ferrell said March 29 regarding the complaint.
Park, who owns a dry cleaning business, was appointed to the city council in June 1995, and won re-election to his seat later that year. Park has been re-elected in 1999, 2003 and 2007, and served as Federal Way's mayor from 2000-2001 and 2006-2007.
Ferrell, a King County prosecuting attorney, was first elected to city council in 2003, then re-elected in 2007. In 2009, he led the effort to pass Proposition 1 and change Federal Way's form of government, citing the need for full-time executive-driven leadership and accountability.
As of press time Monday, Ferrell's campaign has claimed $13,093.51 in contributions and $12,689.79 in expenditures, according to the PDC Web site.
Ferrell will host an official campaign kick-off at 7:30 a.m. April 20 at Twin Lakes Golf and Country Club. To learn more, visit voteferrell.com or call (863) 450-8225.
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The Wireless Power Consortium said over the weekend that its "Qi" wireless power standard is ready. The next step? Interoperability testing.
Although the Wireless Power Consortium never indicated when its final specification would be ready, the 1.0 spec was released roughly a year after the group announced its 0.95 version of its specification.
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The New York portion of a power line under the Hudson River for a planned power plant in Bayonne was approved by New York regulators on Thursday, according to a Reuters report.
The line is to help improve reliability of New York City's power grid and will produce enough power for up to 500,000 homes in the city.
The $400 million plan entails a 345-kilovolt power line connecting a new 512-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in Bayonne with Consolidated Edison Inc.'s existing Gowanus substation in Brooklyn.
Once approved, it will be developed by Pure Energy Resources LLC of Massachusetts, according to the Bayonne Energy Center Web site.
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TRENTON — The state is wading into the fray over the future of the Trenton Marriott, inserting new recommendations for the public board that oversees the hotel into the city's most recent transitional aid agreement.
In the latest memorandum of understanding or MOU tied to the $24.5 million in transitional aid the city will receive from the state this year, a division of the state Department of Community Affairs is asking city officials to choose carefully when making appointments to the Lafayette Yard Community Development Corporation. The board oversees the operations of the struggling city-owned hotel, which is in the midst of transitioning to a new franchise and management company.
"The MOU contains a new provision that recommends that Trenton officials establish parameters for minimum skill sets for appointments to the LYCDC board," DCA spokeswoman Tammori Petty said. "The division feels that it is important to establish minimum standards for appointments to this board because it is responsible for a multimillion dollar project that has required significant subsidies."
DCA would not provide a copy of the MOU to The Times, saying it had been sent to Mayor Tony Mack but not yet signed. In the past, the MOU has placed certain aspects of the city's spending, hiring and firing under state control amid concerns over Mack's leadership.
Hotel board chair Joyce Kersey said the state recommendations asked that the LYCDC's appointed board members have experience in areas like public or private finance, business management or marketing, and said board members did not have to be residents of Trenton. The board has one vacancy currently after former chairman Cleve Christie resigned last month amid conflict of interest allegations.
The state Division of Local Government Services met several weeks ago with board members to discuss the hotel's future and a request for $500,000 from the city to pay outstanding bills and keep cash flow steady, Kersey said.
The board is waiting to see if the city can come up with an additional $2.5 to $3 million to renovate the building as it prepares to become a Wyndham Hotel. The hotel's current contract with Marriott ends in June. City Council members have been divided on whether the city can keep supporting the money-losing facility.
"When they come up with the money, we're ready to do business," Kersey said. "If they don't come up with the money, if after June 14 we don't have folks in place, we become the Trenton Hotel and we're going to lose income."
The board yesterday entered into a consulting contract with Marshall Hotels & Resorts to manage the transition. Marshall is expected to take over as the hotel's management company when current managers Waterford Hotel Group depart in June.
For $5,000 a month through June 14, Marshall will compile a transition plan and ready the hotel for a new brand and makeover, Kersey said.
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It's not quite Thursday Night Football, but the buzz generated by Mitt Romney's strong showing at last week's presidential debate has raised the stakes -- and perhaps the viewership -- for tonight's showdown between Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan.
Congressman Steve Scalise plans to tap into local Republicans' enthusiasm by hosting a debate-watching party at the Fox & Hound in Elmwood, starting at 7:30 p.m. The debate is set to air at 8 p.m. The restaurant is at the Elmwood Village shopping center, 1200 S. Clearview Pkwy.
Scalise's campaign said the event is free, with food and drinks provided. Donations to the campaign will be accepted.
Scalise is seeking re-election in a reapportioned 1st Congressional District that now extends into parts of Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes. Four other candidates are also seeking the seat: M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza, David "Turk" Turknett, Gary King, and Arden Wells.


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Ever since I'd moved into my home 10 years earlier, Christmas was at my place. But that year the festivities were moved back to my parents' house at the last minute. The chemotherapy my sister was undergoing caused painful neuropathy in her feet, making it difficult for her to go up and down the stairs at my home. At our parents', she could walk directly into the family room on the first floor that had served as my grandfather's apartment.
Early on Christmas morning, I loaded all the food and drink into my car, trekked across town and spent the morning in the kitchen with my mother getting everything ready.
When I went downstairs to set the table, I realized that while there was a tree upstairs and the picture window was decorated with my mother's electronic dolls and lighted houses, there was nothing at all festive in the family room. That would not do.
I started rummaging around in the garage and came up with a small tree, a couple sets of colored lights and a stray box of ornaments.
A start, but not enough.
Another trip into the garage unearthed a set of figural lights from the bottom of a box of Christmas decoration leftovers. Still in its original packaging, it was a string of a dozen or so carousel horses that somehow had never made it onto the tree. I twined them around a garland over the patio doors.
It was getting there, but the cavernous room needed more.
In the hall closet I found a few winter landscape oil paintings my sister had done years before. One was a copy of a Currier and Ives scene of skaters. Perfect. I leaned them against the wall behind the buffet/bar, then put out several of the Christmas-centric mechanical toys my brother had given my mother over the years. A poinsettia snitched from upstairs here, a few colored balls in a bowl there, and voila, instant tablescape.
The room was looking pretty good now. Another trip into the garage yielded a pair of electric candles to put in the windows. The decorating was done. All that was left was to set the table with the cream-colored plates trimmed in 18-karat gold that had been displayed in a china closet in my grandfather's house for as far back as I could remember. I always loved those dishes, but we'd never ever used them. Well, we were using them today.
When my brother and sister-in-law arrived, they loved what I'd done with the place, but we all agreed the harsh overhead lighting left something to be desired. My sister-in-law looked upstairs and down, collecting every candle in the house — short ones, tall ones, new ones, half-burned ones, in a rainbow of colors. She put some down the center of the table and arranged others on the buffet and side tables. By the time we sat down to dinner, the room felt every bit as warm as the dining room upstairs.
I don't remember what we ate, but I know we didn't get up from the table for a long time. And, then as if on cue, it started to snow. There we sat in a room lit by candles, twinkle lights and whimsical carousel horses, laughing and talking about Christmases past and exchanging our gifts as a veritable Currier and Ives tableau began to take form outside the window.
It had been an exhausting day for her, so my sister took a nap after dinner while the rest of us cleared the table and carried the dishes upstairs. It was on a trip down carrying dessert, as I walked through the door, saw my sister sleeping peacefully in the chair, the shrinking candles casting a soft glow, pristine white crystals billowing at the windowsills, that I knew this would be the last time we'd all be together for Christmas.
I think she knew it, too. Her gifts to us that year were needlepoint scenes in circular frames, dated and signed and ready for hanging. The scenes had special meaning for each person. The centerpiece of mine was a lighthouse, because she knew how much I loved being near the ocean.
My sister passed away two months later. The gentle snow of the Christmas just past gave way to a furious blizzard that kept many from being able to attend her wake and funeral, and perfectly mirrored the emotions her passing stirred in each of us.
Christmas dinner was back at my house that year and it has been there every year since. I pride myself on the seasonal decor, on the table I set and the meal I put before my family. But I know that no matter how much I plan, nothing will ever compare to that last-minute Christmas, with its ragtag collection of candles and make-do decorations, when the whole family was together for the last time.
It was a perfect day, right down to the snow.
(Since I won't have a column for the next two weeks, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a blessed Christmas and a joyous New Year.)


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Nigel Travis, the CEO of Papa John's (Nasdaq: PZZA ) , joined the pizza purveyor this April Fool's Day (our favorite day of the year here at the Fool) after he helped run Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI ) for 10 years. Although the company hasn't become a formal recommendation of the Motley Fool Hidden Gems newsletter, Papa John's did join my Watch List in 2003.
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David Gardner: Papa John's now offers pizza, chicken wings, and chicken strips. Where does the menu evolve from here?
Nigel Travis: We think that lunch is clearly a big opportunity. We have got to find the right menu items for lunch. And even breakfast may be a possibility down the road, but that is way down the road, I think.
David Gardner: Can you compare and contrast the video business to the pizza business?
Nigel Travis: At Blockbuster, we had competition coming from every angle. Technology kept surprising the industry. Pizza is in a situation where you are not going to get surprised from a technological point of view. And as a result of that, I think in many ways you have got a much steadier forward course.
David Gardner: Do you think of your company as "in the pizza business," or would you broaden it and say, "No, we are actually in the food delivery business, and pizza just happens to be our major category?"
Nigel Travis: We deliver to so many customers, and I think we have to take advantage of that. There may be other things that we can deliver. I have got no immediate plans, but certainly there is something I am going to actively look at going forward.
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Edward Usewick III, 30, of Davison; William Dempsy, 58, of Goodrich; James Lane III, 46, of Ortonville and Walter Szunko, 54, of Traverse City each face a count of racketeering and three counts of larceny by conversion in an amount of $20,000 or more, said Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton.
Usewick also has been charged with four counts of intent to pass a false title, he said. He could not be reached for comment.
As of Friday morning, he was not in custody and believed to be in Florida, Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell said.
Usewick, the owner of Auto Brokers LLC, also called Executive Auto Dealership, 4057 S. Dort Highway in Burton, acquired at least 20 vehicles from a leasing company in Andover, Mass. then sold them through a Flint car auction company using duplicate titles.
The leasing company that gave the vehicles to Usewick never got paid for the cars after they were sold, officials said.
Pickell said Flint Auto Auction and the Massachusetts leasing company were innocent victims in the alleged scam.
Those who purchased the vehicles will be left without the vehicles, which they never owned in the first place, Leyton said, and without the money they paid, he said.
"It's similar to someone who buys a bad title to a house," Leyton said. "They end up with nothing."
Flint Auto Auction officials declined to comment.
Dempsy, Lane and Szunko are all believed to have helped hide the vehicles on their used car lots, Leyton said.
Dempsy operates Great Lakes Auto and Leasing, located on the same lot as Usewick's dealership. Lane runs Lane Car Company, 2200 Ortonville Road in Ortonville, and Szunko runs Executive Auto Brokers, 2421 Branch Road in Flint, and another location in Traverse City, officials said.
Mark Latchana, Lane's attorney, said he believes the allegations against Lane will be proven false.
"He's a businessman and he's always been honest and forthright with his business dealings," Latchana said.
Lane will turn himself in early next week, Latchana said. He did not have information regarding the other defendants.
Dempsy and Szunko could not be reached for comment.
Pickell said at least 24 vehicles worth more than $310,000 have been recovered but about 40 more vehicles are believed to have been stolen and at least two other financial institutions lost money.
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If ever there was a property that embodied the Kennedy family's connection to the Camelot myth it was the clan's sprawling oceanfront home in Hyannis Port.
It was the place dozens of family members gathered to await the outcome of the nail-biting 1960 election that sent John F. Kennedy to the White House; it was the first family's summer White House – a place to relax and play a game of touch football, a place to launch a sailboat and senatorial campaigns; and it was a place to come and mourn after tragedies of assassinations and untimely deaths.
Now, appropriately, the house will belong to the ages.
Ownership of the $5.5 million, 21-room house that is the jewel of the Kennedy compound is being transferred to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, honoring a wish of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy who died in 2009 at the age of 77.
Victoria Kennedy, the senator's widow, donated the home for use as a study center run by the institute, which she has led since her husband's death. "From our earliest discussions about the EMK Institute, Teddy and I dreamed of a place that would encourage public engagement and inspire political leadership in future generations. The acceptance of the gift of this historic home . . . is a significant step forward in fulfilling that mission," she said in a statement.
Presidential historian Michael Beschloss, who will serve as an adviser on appropriate programming for the Kennedy home, said: "Like Hyde Park for the Roosevelts or Quincy for the Adamses, if you want to really understand Joseph and Rose Kennedy, President Kennedy and his brothers and sisters, and their families, you will have to go to Hyannis Port."
Indeed, it is a national treasure that must be preserved for students of politics and American history. We salute Vicki Kennedy for her generosity in making it possible.
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If ever there was a property that embodied the Kennedy family's connection to the Camelot myth it was the clan's sprawling oceanfront home in Hyannis Port.


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If council passes the resolution, it could be the first step toward preserving the theater, which opened more than 70 years ago and shut down in September.
An arson fire in November caused more than $750,000 to the building, but a group called Friends of Parma Theater still wants to buy and renovate the theater into a multiple-use arts center.
On Monday, council referred the resolution to its Planning Committee, which may discuss the matter next Monday.
The resolution's sponsor is Councilwoman Debbie Lime, who established Friends of Parma Theater not long after the theater closed.
According to "Parma," a pictorial history of the city by Diana Eid, Parma Theater opened in 1936 as a one-screen theater with about 1,500 seats.
However, the proposed council resolution says the theater was built in 1925 and is one of the oldest buildings remaining in Parma.
The building has "Tudor architectural design, Gothic detailing, stone elements and strong masonry detailing," the resolution says.


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Wiggins, a Toronto native who attends Huntington (WV) Prep, is considered by many the top prep basketball prospect for the class of 2014. He didn't disappoint in Saturday's 84-75 victory over Team USA Select, scoring a team-high 20 points, grabbing 7 rebounds and blocking 2 shots in 33 minutes of action.
Last summer, playing alongside Anthony Bennett and Portland-native Kyle Wiltjer for Team Canada at the Nike Global Challenge, Wiggins showcased his perimeter shooting touch and ability to finish in transition. Team Canada reached the championship of the Global Challenge before falling to Team USA Midwest, 99-94.
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- Andrew Wiggins: Canada's Can't-Miss Basketball Sensation -- Ben Golliver, SB Nation: Measured at 6-foot-7 and 195 pounds this week, with a 6-foot-11 wingspan, Wiggins aces the eye test. He looks the part of a prototypical go-to small forward and his game matches up with the visual first impression. Wiggins has handle and hops, an affinity to get to the basket and an ability to read defenders to find pull-up jumpers, plus the range and stroke to step out and consistently knock down an NBA three. "I just want to score whenever I get the ball," he says. "Make big plays. I don't really know how else to explain it."
- Nike Hoop Summit Scouting Reports: Wing Players -- Jonathan Givony, DraftExpress.com: While not yet a dynamic ball-handler in the half-court, Wiggins is a very effective shot-creator thanks to his terrific quickness and scoring instincts. He uses crafty jukes and hesitation moves to get his man off balance and then blow by him, where he can finish above the rim in highlight reel fashion. He's primarily a right-handed driver at this stage, still needing to improve his overall ball-handling skills and ability to play at different speeds, which is normal considering his age. With his size, strength and budding talent, he looks to have outstanding potential in this area, particularly operating in transition.
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text: Editor| Mudasir Rashid__________ Srinagar:Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer, Muhammad Abdullah Wani here Monday said Jamaat was not formed to plead Kashmir case and the senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, as a member of the Jamaat, had suggested the religo-socio-political outfit to make Kashmir issue the frontline issue. Talking to Rising Kashmir at his office, the Jamaat Ameer said Jamaat was not formed to plead Kashmir case. "For Jamaat-e-Islami, Kashmir problem is one of the issues not the main issue," Wani said. The Jamaat chief also highlighted the role of the senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani tried to play in making the resolution of Kashmir issue the core issue for Jamaat. "Syed Ali Geelani sahab firstly was a member of Muslim League and later on joined Jamaat-e-Islami," Wani said. "Geelani sahab remained associated with the Jamaat almost for 50 years." The Jamaat chief said Geelani was more interested in politics and suggested Kashmir issue should be given top priority. "When Jamaat refused to have Kashmir issue as a frontline issue, Geelani sahab, with the proper permission of the Jamaat, formed his own political party and named it Tehreek-e-Hurriyat," Wani said. The Jamaat chief said in this manner, Geelani was able to give his entire time to the 'Kashmir cause' and it was with proper discussions and deliberation that Geelani separated from them. "Jamaat still support Geelani sahab," he said. "Jamaat has not given up on Kashmir issue but we are taking up all the issue of the society simultaneously." About the recent controversy surrounding the residence and office of Geelani at Hyderpora, the Jamaat chief said when armed rebellion started after 1988, Geelani was head of political wing of Jamaat while Maulana Hakeem Ghulam Nabi Sahab was Ameer Jamaat at that time. "To carry out his work, he was in need of an office and residential house and Jamaat purchased a house in Hyderpora for him and on papers it was named after Syed Ali Geelani," Wani said. "It is the policy of Jamaat that every property is named after individuals and not on Jamaat's name and same is the case with Geelani's residence and office." The Jamaat chief said by the time militancy was at its peak, there were continuous attacks on Geelani and his family. "These attacks were a big concern for Jamaat and Jamaat decided to build another house in front of his residence so that it works as a shield to protect him and his family," he said. "As Geelani was in need of an office, Jamaat's Shoora decided to have this outer house as Geelani's office and had the property in his name as well." Wani said both the properties were in Geelani's name for record but belonged to Jamaat. "On papers it's not written that the property belongs to Jamaat's political wing's head but as Syed Ali Geelani son of Peer Mohammad Shah," the Jamaat chief said. "The property was named after Geelani only because he was the head of political wing and when Geelani distanced himself from Jamaat and formed his own party, at that time a final decision was not taken by Shoura about the property." He said the only decision taken was that until Geelani was alive, he could use this property as his residence and office. "Geelani sahib has misunderstood the whole process and thinks that property belongs to him and donated it," he said. "This is the only confusion and Jamaat today has the same stand till Geelani is alive he can use the property in every manner." Wani said if Geelani sahib passes away, then Jamaat Shoura would decide what to do with the property. "It can donate it to Tehreek-e-Hurriyat or take it back from them," he said. "There is no controversy but just confusion and being the head of Jamaat, I have the authority to donate this property to Geelani sahab or Shoura can decide to donate this property to Geelani." The Jamaat chief said if Geelani even asks for one more house, Jamaat was ready to provide him with a third house. "The matter will be resolved within minutes when Geelani sahab returns from New Delhi," he said.


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"Quincy", a pint-sized, inquisitive 5 month old Shih Tsu puppy had also only been with his new mom for a short time when a heart murmur was detected, prompting a referral evaluation by Dr. Peddle. Quincy was also diagnosed with severe pulmonic stenosis based on an echocardiogram.
The pulmonic valve is a heart valve with three leaflets (normally) that opens and closes with the pumping cycle of the heart to allow blood to flow from the right side of the heart to the lungs. Puppies with pulmonic stenosis are usually born with redundant tissue between the pulmonic valve leaflets, or malformed leaflets, either of which can prevent the valve from opening fully with each heartbeat. This causes significant narrowing of the area through which blood can flow and obstruction of blood flow to the lungs. Secondary overgrowth of the heart muscle behind the obstruction can lead to abnormal heart rhythms, circulatory congestion, and heart failure. Dogs with pulmonic stenosis often show signs of exercise intolerance, exertional collapse, difficulty breathing, accumulation of fluid in the abdomen, and sometimes even sudden death.
Certain types of heart diseases in dogs and cats can be treated surgically, allowing for improvement in quality of life and prognosis, or even complete correction of the abnormality. Many of the "open" (requiring the chest cavity to be opened) surgical treatments have been replaced by minimally invasive, catheter-based procedures that are performed by board-certified veterinary cardiologists.
These procedures are associated with significantly reduced perioperative pain and shorter recovery time, requiring only a small incision in the skin over the neck or inner thigh of the patient and placement of a catheter into an artery or vein. This catheter serves as a hub through which longer cardiac catheters are advanced into the heart for performing measurements, contrast studies, treatment interventions, or even placement of corrective devices. Interventional procedures are performed under general anesthesia with the guidance of fluoroscopy (real-time x-ray imaging). One type of congenital heart disease amenable to such a procedure is valvular pulmonic stenosis.
Balloon valvuloplasty is a catheter-based intervention whereby a long catheter with a balloon tip is advanced into the right side of the heart via a jugular vein and the enlongated balloon is inflated across the abnormal pulmonic valve. The goal is to stretch or tear the stenotic valve tissue and significantly widen the area through which blood can flow to the lungs. Pressures inside the heart are usually measured before and after inflating the balloon to assess efficacy of the procedure, and an angiogram (cardiovascular contrast study) is performed prior to balloon inflation to allow precise assessment and measurement of the malformed area.
Selection of patients for balloon valvuloplasty is based on the patient's clinical signs and severity of stenosis as determined by an echocardiogram performed by a board-certified cardiologist.
The procedure is usually recommended for symptomatic patients and patients with severe stenosis. (Patients with milder forms of stenosis usually are not considered because their overall prognosis is much better).
Both Bella and Quincy underwent balloon valvuloplasty in December 2010. Initial results indicated a significant reduction in both puppies' pulmonic stenosis pressure gradients (a marker of severity) following the procedure. Both pups recovered well and were home within 48 hours of surgery. Within a few weeks they were cleared to resume normal levels of activity with their families.
Bella's dad reported increased energy level and improved exercise tolerance within only 1-2 weeks of the procedure. Quincy recovered well and showed even further reduction in his pressure gradient two weeks after the procedure. Both are being monitored every 6- 12 months by Dr. Peddle at AERA, are doing well and should have much brighter futures ahead.
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But know this: When the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat meet Tuesday at AmericanAirlines Arena in their NBA season opener, they will carry immense admiration for each other. The Celtics know full well who ousted them each of the past two years. The Heat know how close they were to going fishing prematurely last season, and they know their real reason for assembling as a "super team" – alone, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh had no chance of getting past Boston.
With Derrick Rose hurt and the Chicago Bulls bench not as strong, the Eastern Conference's two best teams will take the court Tuesday in South Beach. Miami, the defending champion with the world's finest basketball player, is considered the consensus title favorite. Boston, with a new, more youthful cast surrounding its new-age Big Three – which, of course, is different from the Big Three assembled in 2007 – is one of the few teams with a chance to seize the throne, and has focused its efforts on passing the Heat.
Rivers had film of last year's Game 7 loss playing in the team's practice facility when players returned this fall. The coach started a "Beat the Heat" chant after Sunday's open practice. He mentions the Heat every day.
"Not once, not twice, not three times, but more," guard Courtney Lee said before Boston's preseason game in Hartford against the New York Knicks. "It's non-stop. Practice situations, it's like, 'What are you going to do? This is LeBron, this is Wade.' We feel like we're going to play against them tonight."
Tuesday, at long last, they will. As Rivers has noted, the winner will only move to 1-0. The Heat have a championship-ring presentation beforehand, but the Celtics will not suddenly become the recipients of those rings if they win opening night. Despite being 10 agonizing minutes away from the Finals, Boston did not claim a title last season and won't erase that demon with any regular-season victory. The Celtics also don't need any more accomplishments to gain Miami's respect.
Although it's unlikely Heat coach Erik Spoelstra started any "Beat the Celtics" chants at practice, Boston's focus on Miami is reciprocated to an extent.
"We go into the season every year saying Boston is the team to beat," Wade said, according to ESPN Boston. "We don't go in saying, 'Look out for OKC or the Lakers.' Boston is the team to beat for us."
Wade and James celebrated like they'd won a title after beating Boston in five games in the 2011 conference semifinals. Now, a few months after the duo's first real title celebration, Wade continues to hold the Celtics in high regard.
"Boston is always the team that's going to make us point fingers (at each other) in the game sometimes," he said, according to the Boston Globe. "They mess with your mind a little bit. It's a great challenge for us, and by the time you get to the playoffs, we look forward it. You have to be aware and focused on everything that they're doing because they can beat you any given night."
The Celtics can beat the Heat (and anyone else) on any given night, it's true. But unless they do it four times in seven tries once the summer arrives, they will view the season as a disappointment. They understand they can't accomplish all their goals Tuesday. But just as respect in the NBA has a way of revealing itself as contempt, it also has a way of making one regular-season game seem considerably more important than the others.
Tuesday's game won't settle any scores, but both teams are likely to treat it like it will. Kevin Garnett will be more energetic than even usual, Rajon Rondo's eyes will be marked by his patented "this one's a big game" glint and Rivers likely will not need to make any requests for his troops to play harder. The energy will be there, and while some of it will be fueled by animosity, most of it will be caused by a deep, mutual respect.
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Pat Hiester's two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning lifted the Gloucester Catholic High School baseball team to a 5-3 win over Cherokee in non-league action Saturday.
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As the semester wraps up, so does this pregame playlist series. Realistically, only the bravest of us are going out during exam week, and unfortunately I'm too anxious about the end of the semester to appreciate the fact that it's finally ice cream season. I tried to make this playlist serve two purposes: If it's sunny, these songs feel nostalgic. If it's nighttime, this playlist flips over and becomes pretty morose. Feel free to listen whether you're hunched over your laptop in Butler or basking in the sun on Low.
Sparklehorse: "Eyepennies"
To me, Mark Linkous is the epitome of the "tortured artist" type---he committed suicide in 2010 after years of struggling with substance abuse. His music definitely reflects his life experiences: The somberness of "Eyepennies" is mostly due to simple instrumentals and some minimal cymbal taps. This track features PJ Harvey, whose strong voice pairs well with Linkous's weaker one. The result is beautiful.
Pity Sex: "Sedated"
Yes, the band's name is Pity Sex. Yes, it's self-indulgent, kind of shoegaze-inspired pop-punk, but all things considered, Pity Sex just sounds great.
James Blake and Bon Iver: "Fall Creek Boys Choir"
James Blake is one of those artists that successfully uses silence to heighten tensions in his music. What separates this track from others on this playlist is the fact that it's not just a slow song---it deliberately makes use of silence, drawing on the occasional, unusually long pause to build up emotion. As usual, James Blake totally kills vocals by distorting his and Bon Iver's voices and layering them.
Gayngs: "Cry"
Somehow, the Midwestern collective managed to infuse a classic twang into their music without sounding stale.
Mac Demarco: "Let My Baby Stay"
For all of Mac Demarco's silliness, there is always a tenderness and ingenuity behind his work. That, in addition to the general accessibility of his music, results in him being pretty great for a variety of occasions. As he states in the beginning of this song, Demarco wrote this song for his girlfriend Kiera after they moved from Canada to Brooklyn. As great as this track sounds, the message and the lyrics are what I think are particularly moving.
Autre Ne Veut: "Counting"
Released as a single off of his debut album "Anxiety," Arthur Ashin is definitely someone to watch in the upcoming years. Ashin's work is easily identifiable by his occasional use of falsetto.
Bat for Lashes: "Laura"
The minimal instrumentals in "Laura" beautifully complement Natasha Khan's huge vocals. Even within a single song, it's so clear that the artist has a wide range, which contributes to the general melodrama of the track. Outside of that, the lyrics seem to be fairly standard for love songs and serenades, except for one lingering question: Who the fuck is Laura?
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