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With six teams mathematically alive for the Eastern Conference's three remaining postseason berths, the playoff variables are mind-numbing heading into the final weekend of the regular season.
Thus, the best course for the Hershey Bears is to keep it simple.
Win Friday night at Adirondack. Win Saturday night at Binghamton. And win Sunday's finale when Manchester visits Giant Center.
"So much can happen," Bears forward Peter LeBlanc said Thursday. "It's not even worth the energy to worry about what's going on around you. You've just got to worry about playing a single game at a time and let the rest of it take care of itself."
Even if the Bears win all three and finish the season on a four-game winning streak – a feat they haven't accomplished all season – they are not guaranteed a berth. They still need help.
But Hershey's optimistic hope is that somehow things will work out if it musters a six-point weekend.
"We have to win three, I think," Bears centerman Ryan Potulny said. "You take it one game at a time. If you don't win the first one, then you can't win all three. It's as easy as that."
Portland (83 points), Norfolk (79 points) and Connecticut (79 points) currently hold the final three slots, with Hershey (77 points) and Manchester (77 points) on the outside looking in and Bridgeport (74 points) technically not yet eliminated.
Portland's magic number to clinch is one point, and it is five points for both Norfolk and Connecticut. It is seven points for both Hershey and Manchester.
Connecticut, which has two games remaining and also needs help, illustrates the complexity of the arithmetic. Any Whale regulation or overtime win will in practicality be worth three points relative to Hershey because it will lock in a tiebreaker advantage should the two teams finish with the same points total.
"We're on the bus for so long that I think guys look at their phones and see where we're at in the standings," Bears centerman Jeff Taffe said. "You're an idiot if you don't look at it. But there's nothing we can do. We can't play in those other games."
Norfolk finishes at Syracuse, at Albany and at Providence. Connecticut finishes at Albany and at Portland. Manchester plays at Binghamton and at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton before coming to Hershey.
Will Providence have clinched a No. 1 seed and be in rest-the-regulars mode by the time Norfolk visits Sunday? Will Portland have clinched its berth by the time Connecticut visits Saturday?
Hershey would welcome a scenario that results in a playoff slot being on the line for Sunday's Manchester game. But first come contests against Adirondack, already eliminated, and Binghamton, still aiming to catch Syracuse for the East Division title.
"I think it's better to have a short-term focus and worry about Friday night," Bears head coach Mark French said. "Even more specifically, we're facing a team that's won two games in a row who's a very good team when they score first [20-5-1-1]. Close to an .800 win percentage [.778] when they score first. I think the start is going to be key for us."
The Phantoms figure to embrace a spoiler role against the Bears.
"If you know you're not in the playoffs, you want to knock other teams out," Taffe said. "We know very well that they know that we need to basically win all these games, and they're definitely going to be ready to play us."
The Bears were buoyed by Sunday's 6-3 win at Portland in which they scored a season-high five power play goals.
"It gave a lot of guys confidence," LeBlanc said. "Putting the puck in the net, you always feel good after that. It's nice to know that we can score six, and the power play was going really well. Yeah, I think's it's a boost we can take into this weekend.
"I think we know exactly what's at stake. I think getting a big start in every game is huge. It's obviously a lot better to play with a lead when you're under the gun like that. I think everyone knows what we have to do and we'll see what happens."
The AHL announced that the Minnesota Wild's Houston Aeros franchise will relocate to Des Moines, Iowa, starting with the 2013-14 season. Des Moines last had an AHL team in 2008-09 (Iowa Chops). In addition, the St. Louis Blues sold their Peoria Rivermen franchise to the Vancouver Canucks, with no determination yet on the franchise's operation for 2013-14.
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First, China helped develop Pakistan's Gwadar port from scratch on the Baluchistan coast to take the pressure off the country's main port of Karachi, a few hundred miles to the east. Now Pakistan's defence minister has said that it would like its long-time ally to build a naval base at Gwadar, which sits on the doorstep of Gulf shipping lanes, less than 200 kms from the mouth of the Straits of Hormuz.
Pakistan: Now or Never?
China's South Asia tour: win-win meets zero sum
Just over a year ago, President Barack Obama suggested during a visit to Beijing that China and the United States could cooperate on bringing stability to Afghanistan and Pakistan. As I wrote at the time, China — Islamabad's most loyal partner — was an obvious country to turn to for help in working out how to deal with Pakistan. Its economy would be the first to gain from greater regional stability which opened up trade routes and improved its access to energy supplies. And it also shared some of Washington's concerns about Islamist militancy, particularly if this were to spread unrest in its Muslim Xinjiang region.
Seeking Saudi cooperation on Afghanistan and Pakistan
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is making the first visit to Saudi Arabia by an Indian leader since 1982, seeking to build economic ties and to enlist the kingdom's help in improving regional security. While much of the focus is likely to be on securing oil supplies for India's growing economy, the visit is also part of the complex manoeuvres by regional players jostling for position on Afghanistan and beyond.
Brzezinski on U.S.-India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and China
The Real News had an interview last week with former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski who talks about how U.S. policy is playing out across Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and China. The second part of the interview covers his support for the mujahideen fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan, but here is what he has to say about Pakistan and the regional dynamics:
Can China help stabilise Pakistan?
When President Barack Obama suggested in Beijing last month that China and the United States could cooperate on bringing stability to Afghanistan and Pakistan, and indeed to "all of South Asia", much of the attention was diverted to India, where the media saw it as inviting unwarranted Chinese interference in the region.
Pakistan, India and the United States
While attention has almost entirely been focused on America's difficult relationship with Pakistan – a writer in Foreign Policy magazine called it the world's most dysfunctional relationship – India and the United States have quietly gone ahead and completed the largest military exercise ever undertaken by New Delhi with a foreign army.
The missile shield and the "grand bargain" on Afghanistan and Pakistan
Back in 2008, even before Barack Obama was elected, Washington pundits were urging him to adopt a new regional approach to Afghanistan and Pakistan involving Russia, India, China, Saudi Arabia and even Iran. The basic argument was that more troops alone would not solve the problems, and that the new U.S administration needed to subsume other foreign policy goals to the interests of winning a regional consensus on stabilising Afghanistan.
More churning in South Asia : India bolsters defences on China border
Power play in South Asia is always a delicate dance and anything that happens between India and China will likely play itself out across the region, not the least in Pakistan, Beijing's all weather friend.
Obama says not seeking military bases in Afghanistan
When President Barack Obama unveiled his plans for Afghanistan and Pakistan in March, he promised to involve other countries with a stake in the region, including the Central Asian states, the Gulf nations and Iran; Russia, India and China. But a major sticking point in enlisting regional support has been distrust over the United States' long-term intentions for Afghanistan. Washington has never been able to shake off suspicions that it is using its battle against the Taliban and al Qaeda to establish a permanent military presence in the region.
India, Pakistan and the rise of China
India has been fretting for months that it could be pushed into the background by the United States' economic dependence on China and by the renewed focus on Pakistan by President Barack Obama's administration. That anxiety appears to have increased lately — perhaps because the end of the country's lengthy election campaign has opened up space to think more about the external environment — and is focusing on China.

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Here are a few of our favorite things this week
Alice Austen is all bark -- with some bite. The museum at 2 Hylan Blvd. in Rosebank, presents "Dogs!," a sometimes surprising, often humorous and always intimate collection of anonymous/amateur snapshots from the turn of the century to the early 1950s. Curated by Paul Moakley (senior photo editor at Newsweek) and Catherine Johnson, from whose collection the images were selected, the exhibit's unpretentious, days-gone-by aesthetic reveals not only a love for 'man's best friend', but also presents a sophisticated selection made with a keen eye for the unusual within mundane. The free opening reception (and no local gallery does 'em like AAHM) is June 1 from 1-6 p.m.
DJs Spaghetti & Meatballs are back -- the deep-fryer is in question.
See page 33 in this week's AWE.
A free "Senior Prom" -- complete with king and queen crowning -- delivers adult entertainment May 30 from 7-9 p.m.under the scenic Conference House Pavillion, 7455 Hylan Blvd., Tottenville.
Most news of James Jackson Toth comes from his mom, who keeps us updated about the former Islander's adventures opening up for avant-rock legends Sonic Youth, penning strangely lovely folk-blues in Tennessee, and dropping the freak-folk band name Wooden Wand to make his solo CD debut, out July 29 on Rykodisc. The latest? Toth's song "Nothing Hides" will be part of the Starbucks in-store playlist starting June 10. That's Venti.
A wake-up call from dance diva Nancy Yvonne: Yes, there is gay culture on S.I.
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The island of Nantucket is best known as a popular destination in the summer. But each December it comes alive for its annual Nantucket Christmas Stroll Weekend. The town dons its holiday wear, the streets hum with activity, and people travel from afar to participate in this special weekend of holiday festivities.
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Attempted robbery leads to arrests in Salem
SALEM – A Salem man is facing an aggravated robbery charge, accused of attempting to rob a couple at knifepoint Monday morning near Sparkle Market here.
A Youngstown man, later found at the defendant's apartment, also was charged with drug possession and tampering with evidence.
Matthew Juillerat, 23, of 1080 N. Lincoln Ave., Salem, was taken into custody for the second-degree felony after police learned he was hiding in his mother's basement at a nearby home in the 300 block of South Lincoln Avenue.
As part of the investigation, Salem police and the county drug task force secured and searched Juillerat's residence on North Lincoln where they found Randolph Moore Jr., 21, of Youngstown.
Moore was charged with illegal possession of prescription medication, a fifth-degree felony, and a third-degree felony of tampering with evidence for allegedly trying to conceal drugs.
Salem Detective Dave Talbert said agents seized 38 grams of heroin, 15 grams of powdered cocaine and five grams of crack cocaine carrying a combined street value of $9,500 from the apartment. They also found some marijuana, cash, and drug paraphernalia used in trafficking and drug abuse, including syringes. A handgun was also recovered from the apartment.
Possible additional charges will be reviewed by the county grand jury. Both Juillerat and Moore were taken to the county jail, with initial court appearances expected today.
"We believe the motive behind the attempted robbery was to fund the suspect's alleged drug habit," Talbert said.
Police were initially called to the area of South Lincoln for a robbery in progress at 9:33 a.m. Monday, with a patrolman flagged down by a man in a driveway. He reported that the two passengers in his car, a male and a female, had been robbed by a male with a knife. According to the report, the victims said he asked for money and then pulled a knife out of his pocket. He was unable to get anything from the two victims and they reported seeing him run into a house.


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During my brief sojourn in Toledo, Celeste in an e-mail said I should spend some time at Gallery Michael Gibbons at 140 N.E. Alder St.
Named for the artist, the gallery occupies but one of five historic buildings that Gibbons owns with his wife, Judy. The couple has lived in the Toledo area since 1981. He paints in oils while she manages the gallery, which is in a restored 1926 Episcopalian vicar's house (where they live).
His studio across the street is a converted 1887 Methodist Church. Both buildings will eventually be more frequently open to visitors under the Gibbons' plan to develop the Yaquina River Museum of Art.
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Madison Bourgeois of New Orleans will dance the role of Clara in Delta Festival Ballet's performance of "The Nutcracker" Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. in Dixon Hall at Tulane University in New Orleans.
Bourgeois is a freshman at Ben Franklin High School. She has been dancing since the age of 3. She has been dancing at Giacobbe Academy of Dance for the last 10 years.
New Orleanian Janie Taylor, principal dancer with New York City Ballet, and her husband, Sebastien Marcovici, also a principal dancer with NYCB, will dance as guest artists in the local professional ballet company's 31st annual production on December 21- 23 in New Orleans. Touchet and Taylor are alumna of the Giacobbe Academy of Dance and have performed in many productions of Delta Festival Ballet and the New Orleans Youth Ballet.
Delta's artistic directors, Joseph Giacobbe and Maria Giacobbe said are excited to welcome home these talented dance artists. Delta Festival Ballet's "The Nutcracker," will be accompanied by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in New Orleans.
A cast of 130 performers will be featured. It will be conducted by Glenn Langdon, a popular guest conductor with the LPO.
Three performances will be presented at Dixon Hall, on Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 22- 23 at 2 p.m.
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A flag-stealing squirrel is to blame for the recent disappearances of small flags at the Toledo Police Memorial Garden in Ohio, according to the FindLaw.com Web site.
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- The West Michigan Whitecaps' season-long winning streak -- and their first-half playoff hopes -- ended Tuesday night.
The Whitecaps were officially eliminated from playoff contention with an 8-4 loss against the Bowling Green Hot Rods in the opener of their three-game series.
West Michigan (30-34) had reeled off nine consecutive wins before the defeat, its first since June 2 against the Quad Cities River Bandits at Fifth Third Ballpark.
It also was the Whitecaps' first loss on their current nine-game road trip after going 6-0 with three-game sweeps of Peoria and Burlington.
The Hot Rods led 8-0 before West Michigan scored four runs in the final two innings.
James Robbins, who went 3-for-5, broke up the shutout in the eighth with an RBI single. Dixon Machado walked with the bases loaded later in the inning.
HOT RODS 8, WHITECAPS 4Next game: West Michigan (Alex Burgos, 1-0, 1.80) at Bowling Green (Braulio Lara, 2-6, 5.77), 8:05 p.m. Wednesday
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Perez leads the Midwest League with 72 hits.
Bowling Green notched its sixth win in a row and roughed up Whitecaps starter Brennan Smith, who had his second consecutive poor start.
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OKLAHOMA CITY – A few days ago, the
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ruled against the state of Oklahoma, requiring further judicial review in the case of a man convicted of killing a mother and her two children. The High Court said state judges erred in allowing the testimony of relatives during the sentencing process. (http://newsok.com/supreme-court-orders-new-review-of-death-sentence-in-oklahoma-triple-murder/article/5521996)
Many do not like that outcome, yet it is only the latest substantive development to delay executions for the 47 persons on death row at McAlester, including twelve who will be on the cusp of lethal injections should the state ever resume the now-controversial process.
Oklahoma is mired in controversy and costs, beset with caution and concern about something that, once upon a time, seemed certain.
Attorney General Scott Pruitt
has encouraged the state Department of Corrections to craft protocols that could allow resumption of executions after a two-year--gap in state imposition of the Ultimate Sanction. He agrees with the Legislature, which endorsed use of nitrogen gas and sent to the people a state question that would, symbolically, shake a fist at the federal government, saying that Oklahoma will assert – yesterday, today and forever – a right to execute the worst among us. (http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/capitol_report/oklahoma-should-develop-execution-protocol-for-nitrogen-gas-ag-scott/article_8309f03e-d510-5eca-87f9-ee7300c136cc.html0
Not everyone agrees with that ambition, of course.
On October 10, members of the
Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP)
held a press conference at the state Capitol in conjunction with the World Day Against the Death Penalty (http://www.capitolbeatok.com/reports/oklahoma-s-execution-foes-host-october-10-event-as-part-of-world-day-against-the-death-penalty).
Connie Johnson, a former state senator now serving as the group's chair, said, "On the brink of a vote to determine whether to seal the death penalty in our constitution, our Attorney General has called for a development of a nitrogen gas protocol in anticipation of using it for the death penalty [when] the moratorium is lifted."
She and her colleagues oppose that notion, as they oppose executions in all instances.
Slipshod implementation of death, sloppy process and shocking ineptitude led the state in at least one instance (perhaps two) to use the wrong mix of lethal drugs against a killer (Charles Warner). When the last attempt at the execution of Richard Glossip fell apart, a shocking grand jury investigation resulted with the panel concluding officials had behaved deplorably in more instance than once.
Now, as some officials press to renew executions, the cost of litigation continues to rise – as does the expense for procuring execution drugs.
For all the particulars outlined above, the steady shift of public opinion on executions in Oklahoma has unfolded due primarily to the case of
Richard Glossip
, whom many – including this writer – believe is not guilty of the crime for which he was sentenced to death.
Glossip has been on the verge of execution four times. The most infamous delay in his date with death came last year, when state official revealed they had in hand the wrong lethal drug for the process.
The truth is that Glossip should never have been in line for death even once, let alone four times. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/richard-glossip-torture_us_560d9e27e4b0af3706e01a0c)
Glossip's conviction for the 1997 killing of Barry van Treese rests on the words of Justin Sneed, whose story "fingering" Glossip in the alleged murder-for-hire has over the last two decades gone through at least eight revisions. Sneed, in all versions of his story, admits he is the actual killer (http://www.capitolbeatok.com/reports/more-than-the-richard-glossip-case-for-the-constitution-for-social-justice-for-reasons-pragmatic-and).
The reason Glossip has garnered the most attention of all of the state's death row inmates is simple: Actual innocence is a pretty strong argument against conviction for anything, let alone a capital crime.
In addition, abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean (http://city-sentinel.com/2015/09/sister-helen-says-it-is-now-up-to-the-people-of-oklahoma-to-reach-out-to-gov-fallin/), actress Susan Sarandon, entrepreneur Richard Branson, television host Dr. Phil and even Pope Francis, among others, have all spoken out on behalf of Glossip's innocence.
Across America, there have been a total of 156 exonerations in death penalty cases in the United States (since 1973). (http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/innocence-and-death-penalty)
No surprise that public opinion has shifted away from executions, in places as diverse as here,
Kentucky, Louisiana and Nebraska
Speaking of the Cornhusker State, the Legislature abolished the death penalty last year. Now, however, a referendum of all voters is scheduled for November 8,on whether to reverse that judgment.
In California, voters will choose in general election balloting between outright abolition, on the one hand, and speedier appeals of death sentences, on the other.
Which brings us to Oklahoma, which also has a death-penalty-related ballot measure on November 8 –
State Question 776
The measure would essentially enshrine executions in the state Constitution, explicitly approving use of nitrogen gas and other means (electrocution and firing squad) beyond lethal injections to assure executions continue in the Sooner State. (http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/capitol_report/oklahoma-should-develop-execution-protocol-for-nitrogen-gas-ag-scott/article_8309f03e-d510-5eca-87f9-ee7300c136cc.html)
If you are confused, you are not alone. But after confusion, sometimes there is clarity.
Death penalty opponents rarely find something that resonates for them within an editorial in the state's largest newspaper. However, the closing words of an October 17 "house" editorial might fit the bill:
"Recent polling suggests a large majority of Oklahomans are willing to enshrine the death penalty in the state constitution even as a majority are also open to abolishment of the death penalty, so long as those who would typically be sentenced to death are instead given life sentences without the possibility of parole, forfeit all property and pay restitution to victims' families.
"Those apparently contradictory findings are no doubt driven by Oklahomans' awareness of the growing challenges of actually carrying out a death sentence. If justice can't be served via the ultimate penalty, most Oklahomans still want it served in some form."
As a matter of law and policy, a "No" vote on S.Q. 776 will not end the death penalty, nor will a "Yes" vote assure its future.
Given U.S. court review of federal matters (including capital punishment), Oklahomans can rest assured that judicial review of execution processes will continue. No state-level provisions can avoid that.
Nonetheless, the vote on 776 is at hand, and it affords an opportunity to send a message, even if the message is symbolic.
It is time for Oklahoma to pick its fights wisely, and use its limited resources with discretion and prudence.
The time for the death penalty has passed. Some hope the work of a bipartisan death penalty process review commission (chaired by former Governor Brad Henry) will help end executions in our state. Their report is due in February.
Meanwhile, on November 8, vote no on S.Q. 776.
As for the ultimate sanction itself, for truth, justice and the American way, let's call the whole thing off. Stop, in the name of love and common sense, and in the name of God.
End the death penalty for our time, and for all time.
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- A man was hospitalized Friday night after being struck by a vehicle, according to WAFF 48.
The man suffered serious injuries in the incident, which occurred around 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of Oakwood Avenue and Memorial Parkway. He is expected to recover, the news station reported.
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The lessons of the 2008 Texas Bowl remain deep-rooted in the Bronco seniors. As does the result: Rice 38, WMU 14.
Three years later, they've taken a different approach to their next and last bowl opportunity, today's Little Caesars Pizza Bowl against Purdue.
"I was young and dumb then," Winchester said of the Texas Bowl, when the senior cornerback was a freshman running back. "I learned a lot, knowing that this is not a vacation, this is a business trip. I'm here to do a job. I've got to get my job done. The '08 season, I was too caught up in the fun. This season, I'm more into my playbook."
Said Nowak: "I remember my freshman year I was like, 'This is so cool. We're in the Texas Bowl, we're in a bowl game, we're going to do all this stuff.' ... It's easy to be distracted in big venues like this.
"We preach (the warnings of) that," continued Nowak, the Mid-American Conference's Defensive Player of Year. "And I think by (the rest of the team) seeing us being composed, acting the way we do, they're going to follow that."
It's not that the trip has be devoid of fun. The Broncos' best four bowlers — Nowak, Dareyon Chance, Keith Dixson and James Kristof (mainly Kristof) — beat the Boilermakers on Christmas night, 558-430, in what's perhaps a preview of today's yardage totals.
"So (Kristof) says he wants to bowl on the team," Nowak said of the freshman offensive lineman from the Chicago suburbs. "And I said, 'Well, Jimmy, I don't know how well you can bowl.' We were bowling on the same warm-up lane and he was bowling pretty well. Then he starts in the competition and he bowls a 186 or 187 (beginning with four strikes). Then he goes, 'By the way, my dad owns a bowling alley.'"
A night in a bowling alley, taking in Saturday's Detroit Lions game and serving Christmas breakfast to folks in need two hours from campus, has replaced rodeos and shopping sprees, etc., at the Texas Bowl.
"When they got their itineraries, the first thing I said is, 'The object is to win,'" WMU coach Bill Cubit said.
That was evident from the beginning of workouts, as preparing the program's young players took a backseat to recovering from a physical season that took its toll.
"Our whole month preparation, I give coach Cubit and our staff and lot of credit, they didn't really break us down at the beginning," said Arnheim, a senior wideout.
"They gave us some time off to get our bodies back and then we were in the conditioning stage and we kind of built it up from there. So I feel like now we're in good shape for the game. We feel good, we feel fresh."
And the players don't feel like the month since the regular season ended has dragged along slowly — even if Cubit does.
"I think this is a perfect game," Winchester said. "It's not one of those later bowls. It's not too far away where our fans can't reach us. I think it's a perfect scenario. Even though we're on the visitors side(line), we're like the home team. Wherever we go, they're like, 'Beat Purdue, beat Purdue.'"
Added Arnheim: "I said (Monday) morning, 'It's already here, it's awesome.' It's exciting. They're painting the field right now. It's close. We're excited.
"But being here is not enough. We want to put on a show. We're in our neck of the woods. 50,000-plus fans they're saying, it's exciting."
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By Brent Pringnitz, ISU Agribusiness Education Program
If you plan to work as a crop scout for the 2010 crop season, you will want to attend the upcoming Crop Scout School offered by Iowa State University Extension. Hands-on sessions will cover identification and scouting methods for weeds, insects and diseases. Workshops on plant growth and development of corn, soybean and alfalfa will be included along with discussion of common field crop problems.
Crop Scout School will be held Saturday, March 6, on the Iowa State University campus in Ames. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. in Kildee Hall with sessions beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. Registration is limited to 140 participants and pre-registration is required. The program brochure and registration form are posted on the Web at www.aep.iastate.edu.
The cost is $85. Registration and fees must be received by March 3. Registrations will not be accepted at the door for this program. The fees cover a scouting notebook, lunch and breaks.
Registration can be completed online with a credit card (MasterCard or VISA only) at www.aep.iastate.edu . Registrations may also be faxed with a credit card to (515) 294-1311 or be mailed along with a check or credit card information to: ISU Agribusiness Education Program, 2104B Agronomy Hall, Ames, Iowa, 50011-1010. For more information, contact the Agribusiness Education Program at (515) 294-6429 or email email@example.com.
This program is sponsored by ISU Extension and the Departments of Agronomy, Entomology and Plant Pathology.
Brent Pringnitz is the coordinator of the Iowa State University Extension Agribusiness Education Program. He can be reached at 515/294-9487 or by email at email@example.com.


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ITD receives bronze award for alternative commutes
ITD was among seven organizations or businesses that earned the bronze level for participation in the annual May In Motion alternative transportation promotion this year.
The annual contest is based on the participation level by individuals, the number of subsidies or incentives offered and the number of internal alternative promotions. Of the 975 qualifying employees at ITD, 56 used alternative modes of transportation to travel to and from work.
During the May promotional period, ITD employees accounted for:
Collectively, ITD employees recorded 1,173 trips via alternative modes in May.
In addition to participation level, May In Motion awards also are based on incentives and promotions. ITD offered five subsidies/incentives and six promotions, which would have qualified the department for the highest honor of platinum – if the individual participation had been higher.
Twenty-one employers finished at the platinum level that required 15 percent participation, five subsidies/incentives and five promotions. The gold standard required 10 percent participation and four incentives/subsidies and four promotions while silver required 7 percent participation and three subsidies/incentives and three promotions.
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DECATUR, Ind. (21Alive) -- Poor road conditions are to blame for an early morning slide-off of a North Adams Community School bus.
The picture, taken by a photographer for the Decatur Daily Democrat shows the scene shortly after the children were picked up by another bus.
North Adams Community School district was one of the few districts in the area that was not closed Wednesday. Nobody was hurt in the mishap, but some parents in the district are mad at the Superintendent who decided not to call off school.
A decision like this is never cut-and-dry. As we saw, road conditions can vary greatly over a short distance and a short period of time. That makes the decision hard for superintendents since they have to decide on delays and closings hours before the school day begins, with plenty of time for conditions to change.
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Reps. Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans, and Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, sponsored successful amendments to a House Interior spending bill they believe will lead to more permits awarded for domestic drilling.
Richmond's proposal would add $5 million to the Bureau of Oceans and Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement that he said will enable the agency to bring on more permitting staff. "I would tell you that there was a recent study that showed that increasing the pace of permitting and subsequently the pace and sale of investment in the Gulf would create 230,000 domestic jobs in 2012, as well as more than $44 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product," Richmond said.
He won the support of his Louisiana Republican colleagues, which was something of a coup because they have generally criticized the agency as biased against the oil and gas industry.
Scalise won passage of an amendment taking $420,000 from the Department of Interior's central budget to protest what he said have been the agency's failure to grant extensions for Gulf of Mexico lease holders seeking to develop their drilling projects. The extensions should be granted, he said, because the delays were caused largely by the agency's failure to grant permits since last year's BP oil spill.
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A Bangor resident sued borough Councilman Marino Saveri and attorney John Molnar on Tuesday over a noisy air conditioner.
Daniel O'Callaghan filed the lawsuit in Northampton County Court against Saveri, his neighbor in the 900 block of Chestnut Street near Memorial Park. The suit says Saveri's air conditioning units are too loud and should be declared a public nuisance.
O'Callaghan claims he approached Saveri twice about the noise in two years, and each time his neighbor told him nothing could be done about the noise, the suit says. Days after the second complaint in May, O'Callaghan received a cease-and-desist letter from attorney John Molnar, who shares the building with Saveri. The letter warned that if O'Callaghan approached Saveri about the air conditioners again a harassment charge would be sought.
O'Callaghan asked a judge to order an injunction barring Saveri from running his air conditioners. He seeks at least $18,000 in damages from Saveri and a bond for $50,000 in case the noise negatively impacts the sale of his home.
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Holders Brady beaten as Faithfold reach last four
Faithfold continued their relentless march towards the latter stages of the Henry Swerner Maccabi Masters League Cup by knocking out holders Brady Maccabi A 3-2.
Having disposed of Lions A in the previous round, they took early control in the last eight clash, forging into a three-goal lead at the interval courtesy of strikes from Robin Kay, Adam Barton and Jason Rich. And despite Marc Herman pulling two goals back for Brady in the second half, Adam Lustigman's troops held on to become this season's first confirmed semi-finalists.
In the league, Andy Miller bagged a brace as London Maccabi Lions A beat Temple Fortune A 2-1 in Division One. Yali Mamouri replied as Fortune's six-match unbeaten run was ended.
Glenthorne United B recorded their fourth victory in Division Two after winning 3-0 at Ashlodge. Having played out a goalless draw in the corresponding fixture last week, the East Londoners eased home thanks to strikes from Alan Lee, Andy Block and Ray Russell.


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WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) — Several members of Barack Obama's Cabinet and some 500 volunteers built a school playground in Washington because "every school should have a playground."
"Every single school should have a playground," Arne Duncan, secretary of education, said Saturday before the playground building took place at the Hyde Leadership Public Charter School, a charter school for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, as part of Make A Difference Day, a national day of service involving more than 3 million people nationwide.
Shaun Donovan, secretary of housing and urban development, took it one step further: "My goal is not just to make sure that every school has a playground but that every neighborhood has a playground."
The Cabinet secretaries and the other volunteers including children not only built a playground in 6 hours, they also built a pathway, an outdoor classroom, picnic tables, benches, disposal areas, planted three gardens, created asphalt games and painted murals.
The majority of the funding for this playground was provided by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of a national effort to engage residents in getting involved in their communities. Since 1995, KaBOOM! has marked Make A Difference Day by building playgrounds, and 15 years later, it marks its 1,894th volunteer-built playground.
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SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1917
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
relative to voluntary towing reform.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 159B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after section 6D, the following section:-
Section 6E.(a) No person shall engage in the consensual and voluntary towing of motor vehicles within the commonwealth without a certificate issued by the department. For the purposes of this section, the term "department" shall mean the department of public utilities. A certificate or any renewal of a certificate issued to a person shall expire 12 months after the effective date of such certificate.
(b) An application for a certificate to engage in the consensual and voluntary towing of motor vehicles shall be made to the department. No certificate for operation of such towing service shall be issued until the following 3 requirements have been met.
(1) proof of insurance, as prescribed by the department, is provided to the department;
(2) each operator of a tow company or unincorporated independent operator, including any person who provides voluntary towing to the public and has direct contact with the public, has met criminal offender record information standards, which shall prohibit the issuance of a certificate to a person who:
(i) is a sex offender, as defined in section 178C of chapter 6;
(ii) has been convicted of the use, sale, manufacture or distribution of or possession with intent to distribute any controlled substance, defined in section 31 of chapter 94C, that is unlawful; or
(iii) has been convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, narcotic drugs, depressants or stimulant substances or of the vapors of glue, within the preceding 5-year period, under section 24 of chapter 90; provided that for the purpose of this clause, the terms "narcotic drug" and "depressants or stimulant substances" shall have the same meaning as in section 1 of chapter 94C; and provided, further that any person who has consented to have any such case disposed of under section 24D of chapter 90 shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to have been convicted; and
(3) each tow company or operator submits a certificate fee, determined by the secretary of administration and finance under section 3B of chapter 7.
SECTION 2. The department of public utilities shall prescribe all regulations for compliance with section 6E of chapter 159B of the General Laws within 12 months of the effective date of this act. Every person engaged in the consensual and voluntary towing of motor vehicles shall comply with the requirements of this act within 12 months of the promulgation of regulations by the department of public utilities.


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CO-OP Serves as Sole Sponsor for CMN Champions; Hollen Challenges Other CU Vendors to Do the Same
WASHINGTON -- CO-OP Financial Services has served as the sole sponsor to Children's Miracle Network's Champions Across America and CEO Stan Hollen is urging more credit union vendors to follow CO-OP's lead.
Each year, CMN hospitals choose a patient to represent each state in the Champions Across America program. The children, many severely injured or ill, come to Washington, D.C. to meet with the senators from their home states and actually had lunch at the Senate this year with 33 U.S. senators. Additionally, they traveled to the White House to meet with the president.
"The CMN Champions program is far and away the most successful awareness program we have ever done," CMN's Joe Dearborn commented. Greater awareness, he explained, "translates into more money being raised."
But it was not all work for the kids. They also got a floor of the ESPN Zone reserved for them to have a little fun in the nation's capital. After Washington, a Delta charter plane whisks the kids and their families to Disney World for some fun. "For many of these families it's difficult to travel," Hollen explained, "so it's a big deal." Some CMN hospitals send representatives as well. The Champions are also awarded medals during the big ceremony.
The trip occurred at the same time as the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run this year, which was completely coincidental, according to Hollen.
"CMN is the cause for credit unions nationally. Many have been involved--I've been involved--with CMN for many years," he said. According to CMN Chairman of the Board of Trustees Tom Sargent, also president/CEO of First Tech Credit Union in Oregon, about 5,000 of the nation's 8,000 credit unions are involved in some way.
In addition to the vacation, CO-OP also contributes half a penny per transaction up to $150,000 for CMN as well as supporting many of its member credit unions' fundraising efforts--efforts like major golf tournaments that raise big bucks for the cause, Sargent explained. Sargent's granddaughter had also once received treatment through CMN hospitals. Other credit union groups hold wine auctions or sell cookie dough, he added.
In all CO-OP's commitment totals more than $1.5 million a year from CO-OP Financial Services. "It's pretty significant, but we like to help credit unions raise funds for CMN," said Hollen, whose daughter had been a patient at one time, said.
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The Toronto Blue Jays minor league camp opened last week and games for their four affiliates will begin on Wednesday vs the Philadelphia Phillies organization. At the major league level, the parent club has begun sending down players including seven pitchers. Lefty Jo Matumoto joins righthanders Beau Kemp, Josh Banks, Ismael Ramirez, and yesterday Ryan Houston, Jean Machi and Tracy Thorpe found their way back to the Englebert Complex.
Only shortstop Sergio Santos and catcher Erik Kratz have been assigned from the group of non-pitchers.
First glance at the Jays pitching staff only Roy Halladay, A.J. Burnett, Gustavo Chacin, B.J. Ryan, Scott Downs, Jason Frasor, and Brian Tallet seem to be locks. That leaves probably five spots available and righthanders Jeremy Accardo and Brandon League if healthy will take up two of those. The other three spots, two are starting pitchers and one long reliever.
The candidates, Tomo Ohka, John Thomson, Josh Towers and Shaun Marcum are leading contenders with Victor Zambrano, Pete Walker and Geremi Gonzalez also in the mix. Francisco Rosario is out of options and can't return to Syracuse.
Pitchers most likely left out and headed back to Syracuse include Dustin McGowan, Davis Romero, who was injured early in camp, Matt Roney, Ty Taubenheim, Lee Gronkiewicz, Blaine Neal, and Brian Wolfe.


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NY GOP's Gay Politics Offer Lesson In Progress
Ten New York Republican Senators made some serious gay headway when they introduced a queer inclusive anti-bullying bill last week. The move surprised many, especially considering that Senatorial Republicans have for six years dismissed a similar bill, the Dignity Bill. It's not that oppositional Senators support bullying, but many objected to the bills' explicit inclusion of gender identity and expression, ananathema for right-leaning lawmakers.
Entitled the "Safe Schools for All Children Bill," this latest measure looks a lot like the Dignity Bill, including trans protections, but there are subtle differences. Perhaps most importantly, "Safe Schools" leaves no room for litigation. That is, students and parents aren't granted the right to sue, a subject the Dignity Bill didn't address. Safe Schools also includes the pragmatic cyber-bullying stipulation, another piece left out of Dignity.
Legislative differences aside, an examination of Safe Schools' success over the oft-dismissed Dignity Bill provides some lessons in political persistence, timing and a bit of post-9/11 geography.
Jeff Cook, a political consultant who has worked with the organization since 2002, describes how he and his peers pushed for marriage equality in the Senate last year and, facing resistance, decided to venture into new territory.
When we started to look at what was most attainable in the short term, we felt like that soft spots in the Dignity Bill – that was something that we had an opportunity to address and to use our political capital to try to move that forward.
Cook and company's political capital may have meant nothing had it not been for then-Senator Joseph Bruno, the resigned party leader who Cook credits with jump starting negotiations:
We had a face-to-face meeting with Senator Bruno and we talked about the Safe Schools bill and said we thought it made a lot of sense and he said, 'We should get that done this year,' and his staff started paying attention, so from that we started working with the staff. So we started on crafting and negotiating language.
Foreseeing challenges with gender identity and expression, the Cabinites worked with gay non-profit Empire State Pride Agenda to add another level to the argument. Rather than focusing on the "trans" implications of such legislation, the group highlighted the fact that many students aren't targeted for being "gay," but for not conforming to gender norms. That may be a simple fact for some of you, but New York's Republican party's not always the most progressive.
After a series of back room meetings, Cook says, they had finally rallied enough support to introduce the bill. Newly inducted Governor David Paterson, however, would throw an inadvertent wrench into their well-timed plan.
Its a start…
The fact of the matter is, there were some very pro-gay republicans on the national stage, William Weld was a rising star in the party but then Jessie Helms fucked him over and basically stopped the pro-gay GOP wing of the party dead in it's tracks. It's time for those sad old fucks like helms "The ones who are still alive" to realize that you can't keep scaring up votes by demonizing those who are "Different" it won't work forever. good for New york and it's about time.
Oh, I thought this was about the GOP learning how the Democratic NYS House and Senate Majority want their Cawfee when both houses Go Dem in 2009 and Gay Marriage bitch-slams them into the Stone Age!
The Dignity for All Students Act (DASA), passed by the Assembly and sponsored in the Senate by Senator Thomas K. Duane, is a better bill, but Democrat-sponsored bills get no traction in the State Senate.
The Senate bill coming from the Rules committee means that the Republican leadership supports the bill.
The really good news is that this bill is the first Senate bill in New York with Republican sponsorship that includes "gender identity or expression" as a protected class.
The 2003 Senate "Schools as Safe Harbors" bill did not include gender identity/expression (GI&E) protection – and I am pleased that PFLAG, GLSEN and ESPA all stood firm at that time, and the Assembly stood firm on this aspect as well, when that bill was conferenced with Dignity for a compromise. At that time, the Senate Republicans were sadly not ready for GI&E.
Since a respected polling agency earlier in 2008 showed that 78% of New York voters statewide support legal protection of GI&E as a protected class, the Republican leadership seems to be signalling a willingness to be inclusive on this issue.
An analysis comparing the Safe Schools Bill with DASA indicates the bills are very similar – but there is one spot in which the Republican Senate bill is weak – and that is in the reporting requirement. Both bills provide that school employees aware of bullying/harrassment must report incidents, but the Republican bill provides protection from disciplinary action or professional misconduct for school employees who know of, but do not report, acts of bullying.
Despite this fundamental flaw, I would recommend passage of this "Safe Schools" bill in the Senate, with a hope that the Assembly can eliminate this particular weakness in a conference between the houses. Democrats in the Senate should highlight the weakness in floor debate, but should not let the flaw keep the bill from passage.
Joann Prinzivalli
State Director
New York Transgender Rights Organization (NYTRO)


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Farmers across New Jersey are playing a waiting game for this year's peach and nectarine crop, which will be coming in a bit later than normal, but is shaping up to be one of the best in recent years.
"Late, but great," is how 2014's summer fruit orchards are being described by owners across South Jersey as the crop finishes its last few weeks of ripening and farmers prepare for picking.
Approximately 30,000 to 35,000 tons of peaches and nectarines will be harvested from New Jersey's peach trees this summer, according to the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council.
Normally peach season begins around the first week of July, but after an unusually cold winter, the crop will be delayed by five to 10 days, according to Al Caggiano, one of the owners at Sunny Slope Farms, in Hopewell Township, Cumberland County. Peaches are Caggiano's main crop and his customers are already calling and stopping by to inquire about them.
"We're anticipating maybe a five-day delay," he said. "The crop looks great. It's been an ideal spring."
Santo Maccherone, one of the owners of Quinton's Circle M Farms, agreed.
He and his son John, who works the farm with him, normally begin picking the peaches around the seventh of July, but aren't anticipating to begin until July 15 this year. "It's all Mother Nature's doing," he said. "If it gets really warm it will pick up. So far the weather is outstanding."
Farmers look for a lot of sunshine and warm days in the early summer weeks, along with a bit of gentle rain, to produce the best peaches. An unexpected cold snap or spontaneous hail could be disastrous.
"The crop on the trees is pretty good, so everything should be on schedule when it comes to flavor and quality," Maccherone said.
And a few really hot days could result in peaches ripening and ready for harvesting earlier than expected.
More than 100 varieties of peaches and nectarines are grown in New Jersey and they each ripen at different times, the Peach Promotion Council stresses, meaning that there will be peach varieties throughout the state through the early fall.
The first to be harvested will be white-fleshed and yellow cling peaches. The yellow-fleshed and flat peaches will become available throughout August and September.
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At Brewerton Speedway on Friday, Jimmy Phelps moved around Billy Decker just past the halfway point of the race and went on to his 10th victory of the season and fifth at the track this year. Decker held on to second while Matt Sheppard came from the back twice to earn a third place. And I do mean earn!
Sheppard made contact with another car on lap three and hit the outside retaining wall in turn one. And he hit it hard. He pitted immediately and then had to pit again on lap nine after a flat tire. Somehow he got his twisted modified up for a podium finish.
Afterward Sheppard and his crew found out how badly damaged the car was when they tried to load it into the hauler. After bouncing the rear end over, they were able to get it inside. Upon inspection they found that both the rear and front clips were bent, and the chassis was junk — although everything that was bolted to the chassis was OK. I guess if you're going to trash a car, that was the way to do it.
While Sheppard was assessing the damage to his car, the Empire Super Sprints were at Can Am Speedway in LaFargeville for the first of a two-day show. Defending champion Justin Barger won the A-Main, while the winner of the last race in the series, Jessica Zemken, came home second.
The next night, however, belonged to Zemken as she won the A-Main for her third win of the season. On Sunday she went back to the track where her career started, Utica-Rome Speedway, and won her second race in a row and fourth overall.
So after a tough start, Zemken now has her Tony Stewart Racing team at the top of the local sprint world. This weekend she will take out the 360-cubic-inch engine she ran this past weekend and try out her 410 engine at Big Diamond Raceway on Sunday, Can Am Speedway on Monday and Utica-Rome on Tuesday.
As for Sheppard, he took his second car to Fulton Speedway and passed Billy Decker to win the 45-lap feature. Then he followed up on Sunday with a dominating performance in race No. 7 of the Super DIRTcar Series at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park in Elbridge. He was the fastest in time trials, won his heat and led all 100 laps in the feature. That's how you turn around your weekend.
The fans who showed up in huge numbers all weekend long also got to see some first-time winners and a winning streak snapped at Oswego. Ray Graham and Jeff Holbrook each won a 45-lap supermodified feature at Oswego Speedway as they went back to racing after a few weeks off. Otto Sitterly had won every feature race this season before Saturday.
And dirt-modified driver Bob Henry Jr. won his first-ever small-block supermodified feature in the first 30-lapper, while former mod lite driver Kreig Heroth won the second
Brewerton Speedway saw a pair of first-time winners as Michael Smith won the IMCA modified race and Andrew Schartner won the mod lite feature. And at Fulton, second-generation driver A.J. Kingsley won his first crate late-model feature.
This weekend will see more racing action as the Super DIRTcar Series travels to Cornwall Motor Speedway in Canada on Sunday, while the Empire Super Sprints will make their first appearance at Cayuga County Fair Speedway in many years. Plus, the ROC Modified tour takes on the Five Mile Point Speedway on Wednesday. So let the second half begin!


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Dipping the wheel of his bicycle into the Atlantic Ocean will signal the beginning of a long but rewarding endeavor for Lehigh University student Trevor DiLallo.
Starting in June, the 19-year-old will join the P2C team of 30 other bicyclists in a journey across the country, from Providence, R.I., to Half Moon Bay, Calif., in order to advocate for and help build affordable housing.
The Philadelphia-based nonprofit Bike & Build holds eight summer cross-country trips a year, where a group of 32 to 34 riders ages 18 to 28 cycle an average of 73 miles a day across the United States. Every four to five days, the riders stop and team up with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity and Rebuilding Together to build affordable homes.
"We want to engage young adults and have them take away that they can continue to serve long past the summer," said Justin Villere, the director of operations and outreach at Bike & Build. "Once they dip their front wheel into the Pacific at the end of the trip, their service really begins."
DiLallo learned about the group through two of his brother's friends, both alumni of the Bike & Build program. No stranger to helping out with affordable housing, DiLallo previously participated in a trip with Frost Valley's YMCA to New Orleans.
"I'm hoping to get back into that mode of work," DiLallo says. "And I'll get to see the country and bike. It'll be a great experience to do it with 30 other people."
Villere said participants are chosen on a first-come, first-served basis. The only requirement is a passion for the cause and an interest in adventure. Most of the riders don't have extreme biking training.
DiLallo rode his bike every day during his internship in New York City last summer.
"I was basically training for it (Bike & Build) already with getting to work," he said. "I never missed a day of biking."
Participants are expected to raise at least $4,500 each for the 10-week journey. Ninety-three percent of Bike & Build's funds come from program participants. Nonprofit affordable housing agencies are invited to submit grant proposals throughout the year, which are then divided among each of the teams along with a set funding sum. Villere said the participants review the grant proposals and decide where to allocate the funds.
"I'm most excited to meet people in different parts of the country and see how life varies," DiLallo said. "Even though we are all American, there's bound to be big cultural differences."
Learn more at bikeandbuild.org