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Reeling in a Win: Birmingham Baron Tyler Saladino is fishing for the big league.
Tyler Saladino hasn 't really had a lot of time to explore Birmingham. The 22-year-old shortstop joined the Birmingham Barons' roster in April, and since then, he's spent most of his time on the field at Regions Park.
"We kind of just go to the field, practice, play the game, come home, get a good night's sleep, wake up, try and feed yourself something good in the morning to get your day going, and then do it all over again," he says.
Such is the life of a minor league baseball player, working his way up the ranks to someday join the big leagues.
Saladino grew up in San Diego and played for Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., before being drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 2010. He's played in the White Sox organization for the Bristol White Sox in Virginia, the Kannapolis Intimidators and Winston-Salem Dash in North Carolina, and now the Barons.
"You just go wherever they tell you to go," Saladino says. "If you can move up, that's always a good thing. Ultimately, you're trying to reach the major leagues."
Once the roster was set for the season, Saladino headed to Birmingham and found a Hoover apartment he shares with four teammates. "Some people rent houses, but usually everyone branches off to different apartment complexes," Saladino says.
For a young player trying to reach the majors,there's not much that Saladino does that isn't oriented toward that goal. It's baseball, baseball, baseball — most of the time.
"We have a few days off occasionally, and we'll go fish when we can," he says. "We'll go over to Lake Purdy, grab a boat and go fishing for a little bit. I'm a big fisherman, so every chance I can, I try to get out on the water, spend some time out there and get away from baseball a little bit."
Well, not entirely. Two of his fishing buddies are teammates Drew Garcia and Seth Loman. "We all spent some time fishing during spring training out in Arizona, and we've kept up with it, trying to find some good spots around here," he says.
If there's life after baseball for Saladino, it's fishing.
"This is something I've always done, and I always will do," he says. "I would wake up in the morning and go, if I had a boat I could take out." Off the field, Saladino also has some musical inclinations, much to the chagrin of his fellow Barons, he says.
"I'm trying to learn the guitar a little bit, but it's a slow process," he says
Instead, he's playing the ukulele, a nod to his grandparents, who are from Hawaii.
"I travel with it sometimes and bug my teammates on the bus," says Saladino, who plays Jack Johnson tunes and some Hawaiian-style songs on the instrument.
At night, Saladino will try to catch ESPN's "SportsCenter" to catch up on, you guessed it, baseball.
"I'm not a big basketball or football guy," he says. "I kind of just enjoy baseball, and that pretty much consumes everything. The off-season is the same thing, just a little more freedom to fish. You still have to work out and stay in shape, probably more than during the season. You're not playing every day, so you're not getting that consistent exercise."
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Brandon Richardson made it easy on the Southern Professional Hockey League when it came to naming the latest SBK Player of the Week today.
The Huntsville wing scored five goals, assisted on two others and finished with a plus-5 rating as the Havoc won two of three games last week.
Last Thursday, Richardson scored both Huntsville goals in a 4-2 loss at Knoxville. After notching an assist in Huntsville's 4-2 win over Fayetteville on Friday, the San Clemente, Calif., native recorded his first professional hat trick in the Havoc's 9-3 win over the FireAntz the following night. Richardson also added an assist on Saturday and has at least one point in five straight games.


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CHICOPEE - The Chicopee Rotary Club will sponsor its 12th annual classic car show on Sept. 15 at the Metro Jeep Place at 650C Memorial Drive.
The event, which is held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., recognizes over 45 different classes of cars with awards.
Early registration is $15, while registration that morning at the gate is $20. Trophies will be given in all categories, and the first 100 presenters will receive a goodie bag and dash plaques.
Judging starts at noon, and trophies will be awarded at 3.
Admission to the car show is free to the community. Refreshments will be available throughout the day.
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Uncle T.J. (Marigny Theater owner Timm Holt) and Ambush culinary columnist Auntie Dee (performer/producer Donnie Jay) are hosting the Marigny Theatre's first annual "Christmas House Party" Thursday at 8 p.m. at the theater, 1030 Marigny St. (corner St. Claude Avenue) as a benefit for the theater's planned community workshops.
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First Prior of St. Gregory's, Douai (now Downside Abbey ), b. 1575-6; martyred 10 December, 1610. He was the son of John and Anna Roberts of Trawsfynydd, Merionethshire, N. Wales. He matriculated at St. John's College, Oxford, in February, 1595-6, but left after two years without taking a degree and entered as a law student at one of the Inns of Court. In 1598 he travelled on the continent and in Paris, through the influence of a Catholic fellow- countryman, was converted. By the advice of John Cecil, an English priest who afterwards became a Government spy, he decided to enter the English College at Valladolid, where he was admitted 18 October, 1598. The following year, however, he left the college for the Abbey of St. Benedict, Valladolid; whence, after some months, he was sent to make his novitiate in the great Abbey of St. Martin at Compostella where he made his profession towards the end of 1600. His studies completed he was ordained, and set out for England 26 December, 1602. Although observed by a Government spy, Roberts and his companions succeeded in entering the country in April, 1603; but, his arrival being known, he was arrested and banished on 13 May following. He reached Douai on 24 May and soon managed to return to England where he laboured zealously among the plague-stricken people in London. In 1604, while embarking for Spain with four postulants, he was again arrested, but not being recognized as a priest was soon released and banished, but returned again at once. On 5 November, 1605, while Justice Grange was searching the house of Mrs. Percy, first wife of Thomas Percy, who was involved in the Gunpowder Plot, he found Roberts there and arrested him. Though acquitted of any complicity in the plot itself, Roberts was imprisoned in the Gatehouse at Westminster for seven months and then exiled anew in July, 1606.
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With a deadline drawing near, San Juan County officials hope to avoid turning the solid waste transfer station on San Juan Island into a drop-box facility by building a cover over the tipping floor.
And they're hoping the Town of Friday Harbor will pay for it.
On Tuesday, the County Council agreed to send a letter to the Town Council asking that it consider financing the construction of a structure that would encase the tipping floor — the slab of concrete where garbage is dumped and then pushed into the bed of a long-haul truck.
The Town of Friday Harbor owns the solid waste transfer station site, and San Juan County leases it and operations the transfer station.
Public Works Director Jon Shannon said it would cost up to $200,000 to design, engineer and construct such a structure. But having it in place, he said, may convince state officials to grant another extension to the permit that for years has allowed the county to operate the facility despite long-standing deficiencies.
That permit is slated to expire at the end of June.
"Time is of the essence," the council noted in its letter to the town. "The utility must show substantial progress toward covering the tipping floor by June 30 to make the case for extending the variance allowing the facility to continue operation as is."
Based on recent trial runs, Shannon said converting the solid waste transfer station into a drop-box facility that can accommodate packer trucks — such as those used by the town and San Juan Sanitation, as well as large roll-off boxes — and that would also meets state standards, has proven problematic.
"Operationally, it's really difficult," Shannon said.
Town Administrator King Fitch said there's reason to believe that the Town Council may grant the county's request. He said he will present the council with the letter when it meets today.
The town, Fitch said, likely would be forced to send its packer trucks either to the mainland or to the county's solid waste transfer station on Orcas Island if the San Juan site is converted to a drop-box facility. As a result, the town would have to consider raising rates to offset an increase in transportation and labor costs.
"We really do not feel the county will get approval for a drop-box facility that can handle our packer trucks," Fitch said. "With that in mind, we'd either have to go to Orcas, where we'd still be paying $225 a ton plus transit costs, or to Skagit and make that transit, which might be three hours or more plus the cost of the ferry."
Fitch said there's enough money set aside in the reserve account of the town's Refuse Department to finance construction of an enclosure. Those funds are earmarked for "future projects", which have yet to be determined, and Fitch added that the town could be reimbursed by renegotiating the amount the county pays to lease a portion of the town-owned site on Sutton Road. The county currently pays $10 a month.
Still, Fitch is unsure how the Town Council will react, or whether a decision would be reached soon enough given the county's June deadline.
"I think it's going to take an in-depth discussion," Fitch said. "And as they like to say at the county, this is going to be a 'first-touch' for the council on this financing issue."
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LANGLEY — Residents on South Whidbey were disappointed but begrudgingly dug deep as gas prices broke $4 per gallon this week.
Fuel prices on South Whidbey were well above the state average Tuesday. The average price of a gallon of regular gas was $3.87, according to the AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report. That was a 22-cent increase from the statewide average from just a week earlier, and 40 cents higher than a year ago.
Such a spike will affect the way at least a few commuters on the South End get around.
On Tuesday, gas at the Valero on Highway 525 and Langley Road cost $4.05 for a gallon of regular unleaded.
Bill Tulloch, a driver for Good Cheer Food Bank, watched as the price gauge on the pump ticked ever higher while filling the delivery truck. He stopped at $109.
"I understand there's a refinery down, this and that," Tulloch said.
"It affects everything. It certainly makes it more difficult to get around. You don't want to drive very far."
Tulloch said he drives about 70 miles each day for work, and expects the fuel costs will take a toll on the nonprofit's budget.
"I don't know how to cure it," Tulloch said.
Down toward the Clinton Ferry Terminal, gas costs were highest at the Chevron station. Regular unleaded cost $4.09 a gallon Tuesday morning, with premium unleaded at $4.29.
Higher costs and proximity to his home led Don Rodriques to use the Valero station in Langley.
Rodriques, a Langley resident, filled up the tank in his small pickup truck and was full of questions about why prices were so high.
"There's no rhyme or reason," he said. "It probably has to do with the refineries. It seems like it's an excuse to raise prices."
Gas prices last peaked near the $4 mark for regular on South Whidbey in September 2011. Prices also went above $4 in June 2011, and the previous high above $4 was in summer 2008.
This latest surge above $4-a-gallon gasoline has been attributed to the West's unrest with Iran over nuclear armament, and concerns about Europe's economy and debt crises. Foreign fuel dependency led Rodriques to suggest seeking a different source of oil, one closer to the shores of North America.
"That's why it's important to be more self-sufficient," he said. "If we have reserves, then we need to tap into them."
"When you're getting your oil from Iran or Iraq, that's not a good place to be."
There's no single reason why gas prices have risen here, said Cassie Devaney, spokeswoman for AAA Washington.
"There are two stories. Gas prices right now are being affected for different reasons at the national level and the state level," she said.
The price of gas at the pump continues to rise at U.S. gas stations that get fuel from refineries on the West Coast, because the crude oil that is being refined there is currently the most expensive oil on the U.S. market.
In general, the continuing geopolitical tensions with Iran are a factor. Any threat of disruption to the supply of oil will make prices in the crude oil market rise, she said.
There's also continued hope that the international economy is getting stronger.
"If that happens, the expectation would be that the global market for crude oil will grow," Devaney said.
In Washington, another important factor is the Feb. 17 fire at BP's Cherry Point Refinery.
"That has caused some shorter term supply disruptions, which has caused the price of gasoline in Washington state to go up," she said.
Unfortunately for many, gas prices aren't expected to crest soon. Devaney said gas prices are expected to continue to rise through the spring.
Across metro areas in Washington, the highest average price Tuesday was reported in Bellingham, where a gallon of regular gas was $4.03.
In the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett area, the average price Tuesday was $3.97, an increase of 23 cents from the week before. The average price of a gallon of regular a year ago was $3.54 in the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett area.
Only six states currently have higher gas prices than Washington, according to the AAA; Oregon, New York, Connecticut, California, Alaska and Hawaii. Hawaii has the highest average price for a gallon of regular, at $4.31, followed by California, at $4.30.
Record writer Brian Kelly contributed to this story.
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1) Let's start with the idea that we're going to tax banks based on "riskiness." How on earth do we expect the government to assess this? The government has an absolutely awful track record when it comes to assessing risk. Before the crisis, regulators put in place mandatory capital requirements that they believed were "risk weighted." The result was the massive over-indulgence in risky mortgage backed securities that almost destroyed the financial system. A risk tax would just result in new pressure for banks to adopt the regulatory view of risk. No thanks.


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- The Community Forestry Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Community Auditorium.
- Head to the Community Oriented Police Citizen Advisory Board (COPCAB) meeting in Cornelius at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the city council conference room.
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The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that the Rev. Dennis Brown, of rural Eldora, made the plea earlier this week.
Court records say Brown's sentencing is set for Aug. 20 in Bremer County District Court. County Attorney Kasey Wadding says Brown faces up to 10 years in prison.
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I'm trying to run a model in which I have several matrices that should contain the same parameter estimates (they overlap partly). I know I can use labels or mxConstraint to put equality constraints on parameter estimates, but I was wondering if it is also possible to refer directly to the parameter estimates of a matrix in other parts of the OpenMx environment. For example, I have tried to build an mxAlgebra that refers to the parameter estimates of an mxMatrix by using:
mxAlgebra(expression=cbind(Model.mxMatrix[,i],Model.mxMatrix[,j]), name="part_mxMatrix")
but this doesn't seem to work.
If anybody has any suggestion on how to make this work, it is more than welcome!
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require(OpenMx) m1 <- mxMatrix(name="A", nrow=1, ncol=2, values=c(0, 1), labels=c("a1", "a2")) m2 <- mxMatrix(name="B", nrow=2, ncol=1, values=c(3, 4), labels=c("b1", "b2")) alg1 <- mxAlgebra(name="OneWay", expression=cbind(A[1,1], B[1,1])) alg2 <- mxAlgebra(name="AnotherWay", expression=cbind(a1, b1)) mod <- mxModel(name="Algebra that involves entries of mxMatrix", m1, m2, alg1, alg2 ) mxEval(OneWay, mod, compute=TRUE) mxEval(AnotherWay, mod, compute=TRUE)
Based on your example I think I know where you might be heading wrong. In OpenMx, you can refer to the entries of an mxMatrix either by the labels associated with that entry, or by the name of the matrix followed by square brackets (e.g. A[1,2]). However, the square brackets don't work quite like they do in the rest of R. The square brackets must contain numeric literals only, no variables (e.g. A[i,j] ) and no blanks (e.g. A[,]).
If you want the entire row of a matrix, you could refer to each element of that row or you could create a matrix, C, of ones and zeros that selects out the desired row via matrix multiplication (i.e. A[i,] == C %*% A).
Here's an R code snippet of row extraction via matrix multiplication.
A <- matrix(rnorm(20), 4, 5) C <- matrix(c(0, 1, 0, 0), 1, 4) C %*% A A[2,] all(C %*% A == A[2,])


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For the second time this week, St. John's has received a commitment from a current high school senior. Sean Evans, a 6-foot-8 senior forward at Northeast Philadelphia High School, decided on St. John's, according to Dick (Hoops) Weiss of the New York Daily News.
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Why would someone who needs to take medical injections (I presume this means diabetics) need to go to the toilet to inject.
I inject myself whereever I am sitting with my meal.
It's not my problem if some people get freaked out by the sight of a syringe.
It sounds like you are being rather inconsiderate towards other diners.. I too am diabetic and would not think of taking my insulin at the dinner table if in a restaurant. even though I have a pen and not a syringe I still think that it is inconsiderate. It is not just like taking a tablet..
i'm not sure "inconsiderate" is the right word at all. I'm diabetic and take insulin at the dinner table, or wherever i am (if in public).
I don't see it as much different to breastfeeding in public. If you don't like it, put a blanket over your head.
I agree with Stuart – if people cannot cope with seeing others taking medication by injection, they should look away. Breast-feeding is a perfectly natural function and hard to connect with any erotic considerations. Most women are discreet about how they do it and it should not faze anybody.
I've been diabetic for over 40 years. I wouldn't dream of skulking off to a toilet to inject myself. If diners find it offensive then maybe they can eat their meal in the toilet instead. I've also eaten a meal with a mother breast feeding her child at the table in front of me. It didn't faze me.
I'm not a junkie!
I agree. I don't expect people who need an injection to have to go to a toilet to do it. I imagine people would have to be looking very closely to notice someone with diabetes injecting themselves, especially with an insulin pen. They should mind their own business and not look to be offended.
I wouldn't expect my doctor to give me a vaccination in a public toilet and I don't expect people who are unfortunate enough to have to give themselves an injection to have to go to one either.
Some injections are more complicated than insulin, they may have multiple components that require mixing, hands may need washing etc etc
I still don't think a toilet is the right place for that though. I don't know what injections you're talking about, but a family member had an extremely serious medical problem some years ago which required a lot of attention even when out and about (injections, mixing of fluids, attention to medical equipment, etc) and not once was that done in a toilet.
Some transgender people take hormone injections which they may wish to do in private. I don't think that the university was referring to diabetics.
Well done to them!
We had a campaign for these at Nottingham Uni and have only recently got them to come round to the idea. We should be getting them soon in all main university buildings too.
But any other organisation implementing GNTs is fantastic!
What would be good would be if all toilet cubicles were of a minimum width as some are absurdly narrow. Coat hooks would be good too and a handrail to help people stand up again – not all people use disabled people's toilets.
Yes, well done to them!
there was one where i used to work…and after a week so many men had piddled all over floor the two trans people went back to using ladies. incidentally they and all the other female staff had no problem beforehand with them doing this- got put in as company policy
Medical injections…. I hope this is not a practice of paederasty for "disabled" homosexuals….. :)
Do not feed the troll.
I don't get whats the problem. In many schools they have uni-sex restrooms, which are small single stalls that can be locked, usually big enough to fit a wheelchair.
why is this even news? In Germany unisex facilities predominate in many places and there are a good few here in the UK. Frankly the whole segregation thing when there are cubicles anyway is a bit silly.
should have read the article first. Gender neutral in addition to male and female. Crazy stupid if you ask me. Just why are people so precious about gender segregation anyway?
I hope this doesn't become widespread over here, while I can see the positive side of gender neutral toilets, I'd really rather not have to use the same toilet as men. Some can be quite disgusting
"as well as LGBT people."
Am I reading this wrong or do gay men and women need to use gender neutral toilets?
Gay men identify themselves as male, gay women are lsebians. There's no question of gender involved – just sexuality and doesn't doesn't impact on which loo we use. What an odd piece of writing.
Got it..duh! It means unisex toilets
I don't necessarily think the term gender neutral in any way constitutes how I identify myself as gender queer.
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Timor-Leste National Workshop on Validation of Local and Indigenous Knowledge on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Small Island and Coastal Communities
This Workshop was organized by the National Disaster Management Directorate (NDMD) in Dili, Timor-Leste, on 26-27 September 2013. It was held as an activity of the Strengthening Resilience of Coastal and Small Island Communities towards Hydro‐meteorological Hazards and Climate Change Impacts (StResCom) project, funded by the Japan Funds-in-Trust (JFIT).
The aim of this workshop was to assess and validate the local and indigenous knowledge (LINK) related to disaster risk reduction collected in three project sites in Timor-Leste: Lau-Hata (Liquiça), Maluru-Beaço (Viqueque) and Raimea (Covalima). The workshop was attended by 32 people, which included researchers at the National Center for Scientific Research, National University of Timor Leste (UNTL-CNIC), who documented the LINKs; scientists; a traditional leader; NGOs working in the field of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation; and representatives of the Ministries of Social Solidarity, Education, Agriculture and Fisheries, and the State Secretariat for Environment. The discussions focussed on providing empirical and/or scientific explanations on LINKs documented on: traditional ceremonies, rituals and customary law; traditional food, materials, and structures; observations of the sea, sky and wind; animals and insect behavior, and observations of plants. The participants were then asked to make suggestions on LINKs to be integrated with scientific knowledge and be popularized, and to make recommendations on the educational & awareness-raising materials that integrate LINKs with science.
At the workshop, the participants agreed on the importance of increasing awareness of communities on use of LINKs that can be empirically or scientifically explained, such as observations of the clouds, wind, waves and migratory birds to predict hazards; and use of local wild foods in case of drought. There were mixed views on the best ways to use tara bandu (customary law) and rituals such as queror (stopping rain) in awareness-raising materials.
Based on the recommendations of the national workshop, the next step for the StResCom project in Timor-Leste is to develop educational and awareness-raising materials. The materials developed will then be disseminated, and capacity-building workshops will be held.
StResCom is a three-phase project being implemented in three countries: Indonesia, the Philippines, and Timor Leste. Now in its third phase, organizations in each country will strategically disseminate the educational materials developed, demonstrate the importance of LINK for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in pilot communities by using self-assessment tools developed in the second phase, build capacities of government entities and scientists to incorporate LINK in disaster risk reduction policies in each country, and implement advocacy campaigns to encourage use of LINK for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. The final regional workshop to be held in June 2014 will share lessons learned and "good practices" widely among coastal and small island communities in the region.
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After a wild police chase, St. Tammany Parish authorities caught a man accused of stealing a purse and credit cards out of a minivan in Old Mandeville, and then using one of the stolen cards at two stores. Police said Kris Livermore, 54, was arrested shortly before midnight Saturday (March 15) in Abita Springs following two high-speed pursuits with St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office deputies.
Livermore is accused of shattering the passenger window of a 2008 Dodge Caravan in the 300 block of Lamarque Street on March 8. He took the victim's purse from underneath the drivers' seat, police said.
One of the victim's credit cards was used within an hour of the reported burglary at a Dollar General store in Lacombe, and at a Kangaroo gas station on Voters Road in Slidell, police said.
Police on Saturday said they identified Livermore as a suspect in the burglary based on tips that came in after police released a surveillance image from Dollar General.
A sheriff's deputy spotted Livermore's tan 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis going 85 mph on Louisiana 434 just before midnight on Saturday, the sheriff's office said. The deputy made a U-turn and tried to stop the driver, but lost sight of the car as it sped down the highway, authorities said.
Deputies on Louisiana 59 spotted the car a short time later entering the highway from Interstate 12. Deputies tried to stop the car, but the driver continued to drive north into Abita Springs, traveling at more than 120 mph, the sheriff's office said.
The driver passed several vehicles and drove against traffic at times in the southbound lanes, authorities said. The driver lost control of the car near the intersection of Keller Street and Louisiana 59 as he tried to maneuver a curve in the roadway. He crashed into another vehicle, injuring the driver and four passengers.
The sheriff's office said the driver, identified as Livermore, fled on foot down Keller Street to Second Street. Deputies followed Livermore as he climbed over fences, and found him minutes later hiding under a stack of boxes, the sheriff's office said.
Livermore was arrested shortly after midnight Sunday.The sheriff's office booked him on the following charges: possession of Schedule II controlled dangerous substance (cocaine), aggravated flight from an officer, distribution of a legend drug without a prescription, possession of drug paraphernalia, aggravated obstruction of a highway of commerce, negligent injury and resisting an officer.
Livermore also was booked on two fugitive charges and an outstanding misdemeanor theft charge from 1997, the sheriff's office said.
Mandeville police booked Livermore with one count of vehicle burglary, Lt. Gerald Sticker said.
Livermore is a suspect in several other Old Mandeville vehicle burglaries over the last week, Sticker said. He said Livermore could face additional charges in connection with the other vehicle burglaries.


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In just a few hours the first round series between the New Orleans Hornets and Denver Nuggets will tip off. A few days ago I participated in a Round Table Discussion with At The Hive and a few other Hornets bloggers. Each of us answered seven questions and gave our insight regarding the upcoming Hornets-Nuggets series. You can see the full version of the round table by going over to At The Hive.
Just in case you missed it over at At The Hive, I have taken the seven questions with my answers and posted them below.
1. What is the most dangerous obstacle facing New Orleans in the first round (could be a fast pace, a specific player, etc.)?
The obvious answer is to say health, or lack thereof, but I'll go with another cliche' instead: the bench. As if it isn't enough that the Hornets' bench has struggled to score points this season, Denver's bench is extremely good defensively. While Denver's bench has had its struggles, they are also capable of filling it up in a hurry on the offensive end. In short, the potential is there for Denver's bench to simply blow out the Hornets' bench, especially during that second quarter stretch where it's a New Orleans ritual to let your opponent do whatever they want.
2. Let's say the home team wins the first 6 games. Do you think this Hornets team is capable of winning a Game 7 this time around, and if so, what's changed since last year?
I'd love to say I do, but honestly, I don't. I think the Hornets have to win Game 1 or Game 2 to really have a shot in this series. I feel like it's extremely tough to win a Game 7 on someone else's court (please spare me comments about last year's Hornets-Spurs series, because this year's Hornets can't compare to last year's Spurs) and if this series goes 7 games I think CP and West would be so exhausted that they wouldn't have anything left in the tank to steal a Game 7 on someone else's floor. As much as I want the Hornets to advance, I see no recent evidence from this team to suggest that they're capable of winning a Game 7 in Denver.
3. Peja played Denver well in four games this season and could be an X-factor. Is there any reason you guys saw for that during the season (I was always too busy looking up why Tyson had missed yet another Nuggets game), and who do you think has a more productive series- him or J.R. Smith?
As far as his success against Denver, I really don't have an answer. He shot the ball a little more against the Nuggets than he did on an average night, but I have no reason that he hit 56% of his shots against Denver and 39% against everyone else. As far as who has a more productive series, I have to go with J.R. at this point simply because I know J.R. is going to get his shots. With Peja, the biggest question is almost not will he get going, but rather, will he even get a chance to get going. In January Peja averaged 12.4 shots per game and in February he averaged 13.4. However, after returning from his injury he averaged only 8.5 shots in March and 9.6 in April. Peja can create his own shot sometimes, but really, he needs the team to make a concerted effort to get him involved and get him going. I don't feel like they've done that as of late.
4. Are any of you concerned with the Hornets from a mental perspective right now? Paul looked on the verge of tears after the Spurs loss, and this team has endured a really painful final month. Do you think the psychological beating the team took will have any bearing in this series?
With probably 25 other teams in the NBA I would say yes, they're affected. However, I feel like Byron does a good job of keeping the team focused and I feel that they are really focused on winning. I think Paul, West, and everybody else are smart enough to know that this is what everything is all about. Those final few games in the regular season mean nothing, this is what is important. I also think having Tyson back out there (even though he's probably only about 60%) is a big lift to them. This team has endured quite a tumultous few months, but they've weathered the storm and hopefully they're better because of it.
5. What's your ideal back-up big man rotation? Who's the first big in, who gets the most minutes, and is it worth trying work Hilton back into the swing of things?
My ideal back-up big man rotation consists of several players on different rosters. However, since that's against the rules, I guess I'd say I'd probably prefer to see Tyson go as much as he can with Marks taking the rest of the available minutes. Depending on the matchup I'd give Posey some time at the 4 and I'd really try to avoid playing Ely and Hilton. If I had to choose one of them, I'd probably go with Hilton and tell him to focus on nothing but trying to get every rebound. And if he actually gets one, call timeout or something.
6. There are a lot of crazy good offensive players between these two. CP3, Melo, West, Billups, Peja, J.R., and Nene can each go off at any time. Who will be the most important defender on either team, i.e., which single player's defense will be most crucial to his team's success?
I think Kenyon Martin is probably the biggest defense piece to this puzzle of a series. West has struggled against him and Martin has a rare combination of athleticism and length that West isn't used to seeing. Martin will force West to be more creative on the offensive end and attack in a variety of ways. If Martin can throw West off of his game enough, that in itself may be enough for Denver to win the series. West and Paul have essentially carried the Hornets this point and the Hornets need epic series out of both of them in order to advance.
7. ... and prediction time. Who ya got and how many games?
I've gone back and forth and forth and back and everything inbetween when picking this series. Part of me knows what I've seen out of this Hornets team the past few weeks and doesn't think they can do it. The other part of me knows what I've seen out of this Hornets team over the course of the past two seasons and thinks they have a great shot. That said, I'm going with the Hornets. I think they lose Game 1 and then grab fate by the throat and win Game 2. They'll come back home and take Game 3 and Game 4, then drop Game 5 in Denver. That will set up a Game 6 on a Friday night in New Orleans where the crowd and energy push the Hornets over the top and back into Round 2 for the second consecutive year. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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ELSINBORO TWP. â Elsinboro Township Committee recently announced that the municipality will continue in its relationship with the TOLACEM (Townships of LAC, Elsinboro, Mannington) trash and recycle coalition.
Officials noted that recycling will now be picked up consistently every other week, as opposed to the previous schedule of the first and third week of the month.
âThis will eliminate the times when recycling is not picked up for three weeks. These changes are being completed without an increase in costs to residents â we are extremely excited to be able to expand our services without increasing costs,â Elsinboro Mayor Sean Elwell said.
Lower Alloways Creek and Quinton began a shared trash collection in 1972 until Elsinboro and Mannington joined in 1976. Quinton Township left the coalition in 2006.
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CARLISLE — While involved in the drug-dealing activities he had been convicted of in January, Andrew Fritz may have been suffering from his own drug addiction, Cumberland County Judge Albert Masland said.
But the judge told Fritz on Tuesday what struck him more than that during his trial was that, "you are a businessman, and more than a businessman, you are a manipulator."
The judge said Fritz was not only involved in bringing a significant amount of heroin into Cumberland County, he also manipulated his girlfriend, Heidi Lynch, into helping him sell the drug while he was incarcerated, and even made drug deals over the phone while on work release.
And on Tuesday, Masland sentenced Fritz, 25, of Carlisle, to 5 ½ to 13 years in state prison.
Fritz was found guilty Jan. 30 of six counts of delivery of heroin, seven counts of conspiracy to deliver heroin, four counts of criminal use of a communication facility, one count of criminal conspiracy of criminal use of a communication facility, and one count of contraband.
The jury found him not guilty, however, of one count of possession with intent to deliver heroin and one count of criminal use of a communication facility.
Lynch, 29, of Carlisle, was sentenced Tuesday, as well, receiving 4 to 10 years in state prison on six counts of delivery of a controlled substance. That sentence had been reached through a plea agreement with the Cumberland County District Attorney's Office.
During Fritz's trial, First Assistant District Attorney Jaime Keating argued Fritz and Lynch were running a significant drug operation in Cumberland County, bringing heroin back from Philadelphia to sell locally.
They sold the drugs six times to a confidential informant in March and April 2013, he said. Though Fritz was in prison on work release for the later sales, Keating argued he was still in contact with Lynch through a cellphone and through the prison phone system, remaining involved in the drug business.
Fritz's attorney, Stacy Wolf, argued at trial her client was involved in four sales, but not the two that occurred while Fritz was incarcerated.
Prior to sentencing Tuesday, Fritz told the judge he is working to overcome his heroin addiction, and through a year of sobriety, he sees the harm it has caused.
"Heroin has destroyed any good I ever had in my life," Fritz said, adding the road ahead will be a difficult one.
Upon sentencing, Masland noted while Fritz is not the drug kingpin of Cumberland County, he did bring in a large amount of heroin, and continued to profit from the business while he was jail. The judge said he hopes he has structured a firm, but fair, sentence.
Additionally, Nathan Gonzalez, 20, whom authorities said was Fritz and Lynch's heroin source in Philadelphia, is awaiting trial in Cumberland County Court.


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The crowd gathered in Metairie on Mardi Gras morning included babies of all sizes.
Seven men, all lifelong friends, were decked out in adult diapers with pink or baby blue binkies, bonnets and bibs.
They had dubbed themselves "The Big Babies" and made their way up and down Veterans Memorial Boulevard.
"I've been doing this since I was 3 years old with my daddy," proclaimed "Papa Baby," a.k.a. Chip Abboud, 63, of Metairie.
Abboud called himself the ringleader of the group, which used to costume in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. They moved Metairie a few years ago because some members had small children.
That includes Abboud's son, blue-bonneted Kevin Abboud, 39, who was holding his son, 15-month-old Coleman.
The two younger Abbouds were sucking on pacifiers, though Kevin Abboud's was oversized and Coleman's had a plastic cigar super glued to the backside.
Last year, the group donned dresses to costume as Buddy D's women.
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These grits are savory & delicious. Enjoy them for breakfast, I do or as a delicious side for lunch. Lots of gooey cheddar cheese with 2 onions.
You will need
1 small to medium sweet onion, diced
2 packets of cheddar blend grits
2 slices of sharp cheddar cheese, I used Kraft (they melt great)
1-1 1/2 tablespoon butter, I used parkay
Sliced green onion + extra for garnish
Green Tabasco Mild Hot sauce
Saute the sweet onions in 1/2 the butter until translucent.
Add the grits and cook according to the package directions with the the remaining butter.
Add the the green onions and cheese. Stir continuously until the cheese is melted. Top with remaining green onions.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- The American Red Cross in West Michigan is in critical need of volunteers who would be willing to transport clients to and from appointments, as well as answer phones and schedule appointments.
Many West Michigan residents depend on the transportation services the Red Cross offers to get them to their appointments. Many clients receive dialysis and chemotherapy treatments and need to keep up with doctor and social services appointments. The service through the American Red Cross provides rides for those who have no means to get to their appointments.
"The demand for rides to medical appointments is great and has increased the need for more volunteer drivers. Red Cross cars are filled to capacity providing transportation to those who need it most. This is an excellent opportunity to help make a difference in other's lives by volunteering in your community," said Sarah Laue, volunteer services coordinator.
In order to become a driver for the Red Cross, the person must have an excellent driving record and enjoy working with people. Volunteers need to drive one morning or one afternoon every week and don't need to use their own vehicle because the Red Cross provides one for them.
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PICTOU - The Pipes of War, a performance recognizing the 70th anniversary of D-Day, will be held at the deCoste Centre in Pictou on the anniversary.
"D-Day was a tremendous pivotal point during World War II and deserves to be recognized by every Canadian yearly," said the release from the deCoste Centre.
Na Gaisgich Pipes and Drums present a "Pipes of War" concert, which will focus both on the events of D-Day and the importance pipes and drums had on military efforts over the ages.
The infantry regiment of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders will be highlighted with a presentation of their contributions to Canada and abroad.
The evening will include all the pomp and circumstance respectful of the day. The stories behind the tunes will be explored and explained through the combined music of Na Gaisgich Pipes and Drums, Heatherbells Pipes and Drums, Cadets of Northern Nova Scotia, and special guests, including local musician Layne Greene.
Tickets are on sale at the deCoste Centre box office and online at www.decostecentre.ca
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Black Friday is still more than a month away, but thousands of eager shoppers packed into the new Boscov's Ohio Valley Mall anchor store Thursday as part of the company's preview event.
"It has been a long time since I have seen this many people at the mall," said Joe Jerico, a Boscov's customer who lives near St. Clairsville. "It's nice to have something new to attract people like this."
Customers eagerly marched through the aisles in search of bargains, while others climbed the escalator to sign up for charge accounts at the 170,000 square foot store. Still others went for chocolate pretzels and the like at Boscov's second floor candy counter.
Though the official grand opening is not until Sunday, Albert Boscov, chairman and chief executive officer, said the store will also opened for business at 10 a.m. today and will open again at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Those entering Boscov's on its first floor will find plenty of apparel, shoes, jewelry, cosmetics, handbags and accessories. On the second floor, one will find a vast collection of furniture, domestics, small appliances, curtains, bedding and gifts.
Jerico and his wife, Michele, said they believe the store that employs about 250 workers will help bring more people to the mall. They said having a store such as Boscov's nearby will be nice so they don't have to travel as much.
St. Clairsville resident Lynda Check said she enjoys shopping at other places throughout the area, but is glad see such a nice store opening at the mall.
"This is all very nice," she said. "Plus, I think having it here is encouraging some of the other businesses to spruce up a little bit."
Check referred to ongoing remodeling at the 100,000 square-foot Macy's, which is just across the hallway. That store is seeing its first major renovations since it opened as Kaufmann's in 1979. The project is ongoing as the store remains open for business.
Becky McGuire of McMechen made the most of her trip to Boscov's, as she and her friends stacked several packages inside the back of her vehicle.
"It's nice. I think we needed another department store in the area. It has a lot more stuff than most of the others," she said. "Usually, you would have to go to Pittsburgh to find curtains like that."
Myra Hughes of Bannock said she will likely become a loyal customer, noting she welcomes the addition to the mall.
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The final registration night for pre-K through high school fall recreational soccer players will be held May 1 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Rutland Public Library. Registration will also be available for the Rutland Youth Soccer-sponsored MLS (Major League Soccer) Summer Camp to be held August 4-8.
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Actors in The Mothers of Confederation Tea take a break from rehearsals for the show that takes place on May 19 at Kings Playhouse in Georgetown. From left are Julie Haddow who plays Mercy Haines Coles, Kendall Robbins (Elizabeth Lee Owen), Julie Pellissier-Lush (Susan Pennefather) and Shawna MacDonald (Isabella Tremain).
The Mothers of Confederation Tea, a humorous new play at the Kings Playhouse, presents alternative take on the 1864 Conference
Have you ever wondered what the wives were doing while the Fathers of Confederation were attending the Charlottetown Conference in 1864?
The Kings Playhouse in Georgetown has one possible answer and is sharing it through a new play.
Written by Jonah Anderson, the Mothers of Confederation Tea takes a humorous — and fictional — look at women making decisions concerning the forming of the nation. The show premieres at Kings Playhouse in Georgetown on May 19.
"In the play, the mothers have rowed themselves out to the ship (that the delegates came on). And, they're sitting in the cabin having a secret meeting about what they think Confederation should be. And they're holding high tea," says Julie Haddow.
As actors lift delicate china cups, audience members will be served a light luncheon of finger sandwiches and broccoli almond salad, as well as scones, lemon curd and tea.
"It's all the things that you would expect to be served at high tea," says Haddow who plays Mercy Haines Coles, the wife of George Coles.
While the late P.E.I. politician is known for being hot-tempered and having a love for duelling, not a lot is known about his wife.
"That's what makes Mercy so fun to play," says Haddow, adding audience members are invited to dress up if they wish to.
"Two years ago people dressed up for another successful tea we held and it was fun."
Kendall Robbins is also wearing a costume in the show. She plays Elizabeth Lee Owen, the wife of Andrew Archibald MacDonald, the Georgetown representative at the time.
"It's cool to play someone who lived in this area, way back then. And it's fun to learn about the history. And, for me the biggest challenge is learning to walk in my dress," says Robbins, with a laugh.
Music will also play an important role in the afternoon.
"We're also going to hear violinist Anna Ega and singer Taylor Johnson, accompanied by Danny MacAulay. For jazz lovers, there's the Locust Street Trio featuring Neil Knudson on trumpet and flugelhorn, Mike Page, guitar and vocals, and Ken Shelton, percussion," says Haddow.
The idea for the musical-theatrical afternoon came about during a brainstorming session.
"We were thinking about ideas for the 2014 celebrations. We wanted to do something that was historical and fun. We had produced a successful tea and a skit two years ago. And we thought it would be fun to do something about the mothers," she says.
So, the theatre put out a call for outlines for 15-minute humorous skit based on the 1864 theme.
"We had several people submit synopses for scripts. And, in the end we chose Jonah's because we felt it fit best with our idea.
"So he wrote the script. And now we're having a lot of fun putting it on."
Sally Cole is an entertainment writer with The Guardian. She welcomes comments about her column as well as suggestions for future columns from readers. She may be reached at email@example.com or by phone at 629-6000, ext. 6054.
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- What: The Mothers of Confederation Tea
- When and where: Kings Playhouse, Georgetown, May 19, 1 p.m.
- Box office: Seating is limited so tickets must be purchased in advance. For more information call 652-2053.


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Friday, February 7, 2014
Mary Catherine Weigh, a resident of Murrells Inlet, celebrates her 105th birthday on Monday, February 10, 2014. A party at home, with family and friends, on Sunday, February 9, will mark the beginning of other special gatherings in her honor.
Mary Weigh is a member of Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church which she attends weekly. She is a sweet, faith-filled woman who inspired many during the course of her life. She continues to be a role-model for her family: five married daughters, 16 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.
She is a lovely woman, active, involved, and quick-witted. Presently, she enjoys playing on her i-Pad, crocheting, praying, playing cards, being with family, and living in South Carolina with her youngest daughter and son-in-law, Mary Carol and Jim Fleming, and their Schnauzer, Louie. The quality of her life, as she describes it, is based on a vibrant faith, hard work, daily prayer, diversified interests, the Lords blessings, and the love of family and friends.
As a centenarian, she received several citations. Among them: from President Obama on her 101st birthday; from Frederick Memorial Hospital in Maryland for crocheting many bonnets for the new-born infants; from the Little Sisters of the Poor in New Jersey for donating more than 50 crocheted hanging towels for the residents in the Nursing Home. She won a Second Prize Ribbon for her crocheted doilies at the Frederick County Fair in Maryland. She received a Distinguished Citizen Silver Certificate from the Department of Texas Marine Corps League for crocheting dozens of scarves for the marines in Afghanistan. She was honored four times at the annual Maryland State Centenarians Celebration.
Mary Weigh was born in Hungary on February 10, 1909, the fifth child of Andrew and Anna Visotsky.
Her circumstances were modest when she came to the United States at the age of three. She was blessed with loving parents who promoted strong Christian values, a vibrant work-ethic, and an unrelenting drive to set and achieve goals.
She lived in New Jersey for more than sixty years. She married Conrad Jude Weigh on December 1, 1929. Together, they raised 5 professional daughters before moving to live with their youngest daughter, Mary Carol Fleming and her family, then residents of Maryland. Mary Weigh and her husband Conrad were members of Saint Ignatius Catholic Church and the Maryland Senior Center in Damascus. She was widowed after being married for 64 years. She attended St. Peter the Apostle Church in Libertytown, MD, where there is a stained glass window dedicated in her honor on her 100th birthday.
Congratulations to a wonderful woman, a role model, and a dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, and special friend.
Happy 105th Birthday!
From Marilyn A. Hudson
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