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From The San Francisco Chronicle
January 22, 2010
By David Weigand
OK, so the sketch comedy ensemble known as the Whitest Kids U' Know made their much anticipated appearance at Cobb's Thursday night as part of this year's laugh-packed Sketchfest and the first skit they did was about …
Hmm. Well, the subject of that one sure isn't fit for a family newspaper.
Oh, but the one they did about … with the thing … and then that one guy simulated … and it all …
Never mind – that one is pretty unprintable, too. There was a bit, involving audience volunteers, about two rival monster-truck rally drivers at a party that was only PG-rated: It included bad language and simulated mayhem as the two drivers threw furniture around the stage and mowed down the audience members like traffic cones in an arena. But that doesn't begin to capture the comedic style of the five young guys who are, indeed, very white and whose material is often very blue.
Comedy itself is a pretty dangerous business: To do it effectively, you have to crawl out on a limb, either by making yourself very vulnerable or taking incredible risks, or both. With sketch comedy, you know at least you're not alone, but that means the challenge to take risks is heightened because the audience can see that there are other troupe members to catch you if something bombs.
WKUK, as it's known all over the Internet and among its legion of mostly young fans, takes a lot of risks onstage. There's also a lot of sex, a lot of foul language, a lot of references to bodily substances. No gender, ethnicity, body part, sexual orientation or, for that matter, sexual practice is safe from ridicule in a WKUK routine. But the most significant risk that WKUK takes is performing sketches without allowing everything to become juvenile. As hard as it may be to believe, WKUK wallows frequently in potty-mouth humor and somehow makes it seem almost sophisticated.
The show opened with two group members playing Paul and Dennis, blind comics, who fall off the stage within five minutes. There's also a kind of "Dating Game" skit where Darren Trumeter plays contestant "Barbara" quizzing three potential dates with the usual banal game-show questions, only to have the three guys describe their intentions in excessively graphic terms.
Those who've seen the group's show on IFC (whose third season launches next week) welcomed the arrival of Abraham Lincoln on Thursday night in a wacky reimagining of a certain night at Ford's Theatre. This time, however, the play was not "Our American Cousin" but a WKUK version of "Hamlet," which somehow included a guest appearance by Othello while our 16th president bellowed obscenities from the back of the North Beach club.
In addition to Trumeter, the lineup includes Sam Brown, Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore and the cherub-faced Timmy Williams.
Between sketches, the audience was treated to clips from WKUK's new season. The video quality was pretty raw, but, then again, so were the jokes.
SF Sketchfest continues through Feb. 2 at various venues. wwwsfsketchfest.com.


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And, apparently, Stuart Scott is in the middle of a sex change.
no, but I think Chris might have been. Strange because before the game, I heard him say he was taking Chicago.
I don't doubt it. It wouldn't surprise me. Berman takes the underdog often.
"Cris" is Cris Carter.
ahhh. yes, I forgot about Carter. Yeah... can't explain it, but that's what I thought I heard him say before the game started. I was surprised.
Coach Ditka, Pep, Shea, McCown, Marsh, Oline and Trest
I was going to go with the ground that help take Rodgers out.
How about some props for Tucker getting away from Cover 2 as soon as Wallace came in the game. The safeties at times looked lost, but I thought that he generally had people in the right places to make plays. I also thought the D started to improve on stopping the run as the game wore on (that 9 minute drive helped too, obviously). GB's D was gassed on that drive, sorta like the Bear's D in previous games.
I voted for McCown for a smart, gusty, mistake-free performance but there needs to be an honorable mention to the OL. It's was outstanding in pass pro and actually opened holes in the running game in the second half.
Honestly, without Peppers and McClellin, there's no way this team wins.
The game ball goes to McCown, even though a very close second goes to Trestman. Even though Trestman masterminded the plays, McCown had to execute.
I don't want to ruffle feathers but the McClellin tackle was fate and or luck. Total butterfly effect. Anyone that tackled Rodgers would have the same odds to injure him. Even though that leveled the playing field, it wasn't like McClellin was a robotic terminator and he premeditated the hit to injure him.
This leads me to the defense... Our defense would look GREAT against pop warner football team as well. Lacey embarrassed the D plain and simple. He broke tackles on almost every play. Conte did his famous "falls down on every play" schtick. And NO, Conte didn't block a pass in the endzone, the replay shows he was no where near it. Major Wright was major wrong. And think about it, if Rodgers was playing, that ONE man, would have most likely anhilated our entire defense. So if you want to crown their asses, then crown them, but I don't think a NFL level defense should be rewarded for barely being able hold a second string QB while letting one RB run right over them. ST isn't any better! They fell for an onside kick that lead to a score. They also failed by allowing a blocked punt.
The OFFENSE gets a notable mention because they are a 180 from last year. They were playing GBs game starting defense and was able to score. However McCown was the MVP just because he stepped up (with Trestman's help)..

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After Western Michigan Christian girls soccer won Muskegon's MLive.com Team of the Week poll opener, we're switching gears a little bit.
The candidates for the Team of the Week for April 21-25 are North Muskegon softball, Fremont baseball, Montague baseball and Reeths-Puffer girls track.
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Carlisle native and Army Colonel (ret.) Kathi Gerard Snook never wanted to become the poster child for women in the military.
But that's exactly what happened when she graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1980, as one of 62 members of West Point's first class of women.
"I graduated high school in 1976, and that was about the time the women's rights and equality thing happened," said Snook, 53, who now lives in Concord, Mass. "I didn't go to West Point to prove something."
Snook was a gymnast at Carlisle High School, where she also ran track to stay in shape during the offseason. As the daughter of an Army colonel, she was no stranger to the militaristic environment at West Point.
So when the service academies opened their doors to women in 1975 and an Army recruiter tried to get her to apply to West Point, Snook agreed – on one condition: "I basically said, 'I'm not going to West Point unless you have a gymnastics team."
She'll never know if that demand counted for anything, but true to form, a women's gymnastics club formed at West Point in 1976. It started as a club sport, and progressed to varsity status in Snook's sophomore and junior years before reverting back to club status during her senior year.
Still, by then, Snook had other responsibilities to worry about.
As a senior, or "firstie" in West Point terminology, Snook was named the brigade executive officer. She wasn't just the highest-ranking female cadet, she was one of the highest ranking cadets, period.
Her senior rank came with a certain celebrity status as the national media flocked to West Point in 1980 to document the journey the first female members of the long gray line had taken to become Army second lieutenants.
"That year, I realized it was a big deal," said Snook, "I had a lot of exposure. I ended up being a representative of the academy that year. I was on Good Morning America and all those shows."
"I took it as a responsibility. I knew it was important for the academy, but for me personally, I didn't go around people I was in the first class of women at West Point. I'm proud of that, but it wasn't my identity."
In 1987, Snook accomplished another "first" when, now a captain, she and classmate Bobbi Fielder-Prinslow became the first female West Point graduates to return as faculty members. Snook taught in the Department of Mathematics until 1991, and later returned for a second teaching stint from 1996-2002.
Snook met her husband, Scott, at West Point, and they both retired as full colonels.
Today, the Snook family tradition continues at West Point. Three of their five children are West Point graduates, while their daughter will be a junior at the academy this fall. Cadets attend West Point tuition free in exchange for five-year service commitment upon graduation.
"I think [West Point] does captivate you," Snook said. "Going back to the times I visited while growing up, it captivates you into this world with a higher standard and a purpose. There's a discipline about it, an order of everything."
The woman who inspired the generations of female cadets who came after her holds her own special strain of awe for the young men and women who choose to become cadets today.
"I served for 22 years in relatively peace-time Army," Snook said. "The kids now, they walk in there and serve, and we've been at war for 10 years. It's a different level of commitment."
Q&A with Kathi Gerard-Snook:
Q: Why West Point? What was the allure?
A: It was a naive attraction. I had been to a football game there, and it was really cool. The first time I went there, I was 12, and the cadets looked really sharp marching around. So I thought this would be cool. You know it's the military, but you think, 'I do that in Girl Scouts."
Q: What was the hardest thing about the Academy?
A: The only thing that bothered me was the acceptance of women: why people dislike you or hate you because of what you are, without knowing who you are. That was hard to deal with. … Physically, I think the hardest part, looking back – because being a gymnast, I'm not a good runner – running was a challenge for me. Physically, that was the only challenge I had. All the other stuff like climbing, I could do. Class-wise I was fine, I didn't have any problems, and militarily, I was fine doing all the military stuff I had to do.
Q: You've said that you didn't go to West Point to be a pioneer for women in the military. But when did it first hit you that, as a member of the USMA class of 1980, you were "special" in a way that would forever make you part of history?
A: I think when I got there in the summer for basic training. I went in very naive. They'd have these press days during the summer, and it became evident that [reporters] only wanted to talk to the women. There was a lot of resentment from the guys. It became awkward. The women didn't want the attention. The [media] came in and asked all these questions, and I said, 'Why don't you go ask those guys over there?' I didn't get that it was a big deal.


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Amherst Mayor Robert Small is urging Showcase Productions and the ARHS theatre foundation to go back to the table to find a compromise that would allow the theatre group to continue using the Susan Taylor Theatre at the high school.
AMHERST – Amherst's mayor doesn't want Showcase Productions to leave the community.
In light of the theatre company's announcement last week that it's leaving the Susan Taylor Theatre because of new regulations on its use, Robert Small said he has been asked by council to write a letter to both Showcase Productions and the theatre's operators to see if a common ground can be found.
"I don't believe we have any authority on how the theatre at the high school is operated, but saying that I have been requested by council to send a letter to both the foundation and Showcase Productions asking if there is anything we can do to resolve the issue," Robert Small said. "I want to make it clear that the Town of Amherst supports theatre in the community and we're willing to do anything we can to help."
When the new high school opened in 1999 the town and the county put $200,000 toward the construction of the theatre.
Showcase board member Michelle Hicks said the theatre company's next production, Happy Days: The Musical, will not be at the high school after she said the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board put in place new rules that make it next to impossible to stay there.
Hicks said the company has given about $14,000 back to the community through its support of scholarships, awards and bursaries at ARHS as well with its support of spring musicals at Spring Street Academy and Cumberland North, helping Don Miller's youth group and bringing Neptune Theatre to area schools.
The mayor said the town appreciates what Showcase Productions has done for the community and hopes to find a way it can stay and continue to use the high school. However, he admitted, at the end of the day there may not be a solution that can be found.
"Amherst has benefitted from having lots of theatre groups. Some aren't as large as Showcase Productions, but there are comedy troupes and special events and fundraisers. We will always have the theatre in Amherst," the mayor said. "I would hate to see Showcase Productions leave, but I also understand what could happen if this can't be resolved."
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Local officials, environmental groups and community activists yesterday vowed to continue fighting to keep Spectra Energy from building a natural gas pipeline through parts of Hudson County, one day after federal officials gave the controversial plan their official OK.
There are only two avenues of appeal for opponents of the pipeline, which would run for about 15 miles through parts of Bayonne, Jersey City and offshore Hoboken before heading into Manhattan.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, whose five members unanimously approved the pipeline plan on Monday, can agree to rehear the case, or a federal circuit court can throw out FERC's decision.
Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy has crusaded against the pipeline since it was first proposed, saying it will discourage development and lead to myriad public safety issues. Yesterday, Healy said Jersey City will try to convince FERC and the federal court that "we're right."
"The way the system is structured, and as it stands, is one that grants federal agencies way too much discretion," Healy said in a statement. "It puts cities like ours at a major disadvantage."
Spectra has said it will be one of the safest pipelines in North America, and that it will create jobs and lower energy costs for the area.
Bayonne officials have been more neutral in their comments about the pipeline. Yesterday, Mayor Mark Smith said he is opposed to the pipeline, but touted his administration's successful effort to have Spectra redraw the route to keep it out of residential neighborhoods.
"The administration is satisfied that appropriate engineering controls are in place that will manage potential risks," Smith said.
Pipeline opponents have been bracing for FERC's decision since the agency released a draft environmental impact statement last September that concluded the pipeline would have few adverse impacts.
Jersey City resident Dale Hardman formed the group No Gas Pipeline in early 2010 as an effort to defeat Spectra's proposal.
"We knew as early as that time that FERC never met a pipeline it didn't like," Hardman said yesterday.
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Depression is the bane of modern life for many. Google it and you find depression described as: an inability to construct a future, a disease, not a disease, a choice, not a choice, and anger turned inward. The aggression, oppression, suppression and repression of a depressed mind can seem unbearable, but hope is on the way. That's right...hope.
An estimated 1 in 10 U.S. adults report depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Globally, more than 350 million people of all ages suffer from its debilitating effects. The World Health Organization reports depression is the leading cause of disability in the world and "a major contributor to the global burden of disease."
With the number of patients diagnosed with depression increasing almost 20% per year, health care experts are scrambling for new and effective ways to combat the troubling condition. One recently recognized, prescription-free approach is hope.
"We're finding that hope is consistently associated with fewer symptoms of depression," according to Jennifer Cheavens, Assistant Professor of Psychology at The Ohio State University. Her research focuses on the treatments of mood and personality disorders.
Patients and caregivers were evaluated in one study by measures of hope and its effects. "Caregivers who scored higher on measures of hope showed fewer depressive symptoms, even if the people they cared for were depressed. Higher-hope caregivers also showed higher satisfaction with life, and felt less of a sense of burden," as reported in OSU Research News.
It's interesting to note that hope is also one of the measuring sticks listed in the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), a clinical tool used to classify outcome of nursing interventions. NOC helps to evaluate nursing care and its results. Its definition of hope includes "optimism that is personally satisfying and life-supporting."
Cheavens sees hope as something different from optimism. For her, hope involves goals along with the desire and plan to achieve them. "We're finding that people can learn to be more hopeful, and that will help them in many ways," Cheavens says.
Of course there is nothing really new about hopefulness. Its therapeutic value has been acknowledged for centuries. "Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life," is a well-respected Bible precept. Having scientific research back up a metaphysical approach to mental health should encourage researchers to broaden the investigation into other more spiritually-based and useful practices patients can engage in and trust.
To the sufferer, the despair of depression can appear to negate the best efforts to subdue it. How does one inject hope into a hopeless life or situation? When someone is in the grips of depression, hope feels undeserved, beyond grasp, perhaps undefinable. I appreciate poet, Emily Dickinson's contribution to the conversation:
"Hope" is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -
I've heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Yet - never - in Extremity,
It asked a crumb - of me.
There is comfort in knowing "hope springs eternal."
October is Depression/Mental Health Screening Month
Steven Salt is a writer and blogger covering health, spirituality and thought. He is a Christian Science practitioner, curious about everything. You can follow him on Twitter @SaltSeasoned.


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The primary goal of the Swedish massage is to relax the entire body. This is accomplished by rubbing the muscles with long gliding strokes in the direction of blood returning to the heart. But Swedish massage therapy goes beyond relaxation. Swedish massage is exceptionally beneficial for increasing the level of oxygen in the blood, decreasing muscle toxins, improving circulation and flexibility while easing tension.
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Acupressure and trigger point massage is used to help stimulate contractions. This massage can be performed within a few days of the mother's due date or after the due date.
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An Abyhanga Massage is a choreographed warm herbal oil massage that is designed to bring sustenance to the tissues, deep relaxation to the muscles and calmness to the mind. Each body type is unique, so the oil combinations are blended with specific herbs and essential oils to meet your special needs. Practitioners use rhythmic strokes and Pranic energy to stimulate and energize the subtle bodies. Traditional Abyhanga Massage has always included extensive work on the breast area. This is done not only as a means to beautify the breast, but also to release toxins in the lymph system around the breast and is an optional part of the massage.
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Stimulate your senses to boost your body and motivate the mind. Using essential oils from plants, flowers, seeds and leaves, aromatherapy massage benefits from two absorption points – the skin and the nose. As your massage begins, the oils start to work immediately. They quickly penetrate the skin and become absorbed into the bloodstream, loosening muscles and helping to release any suppressed tension you have. As the essences evaporate, you'll also begin to inhale them subconsciously sending messages to your brain encouraging your mind to work together with your body, and sending you into a complete harmonious balance both emotionally and physically.
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MUSKEGON — A Muskegon property owner is being indicted by federal authorities on charges that he conducted an "arson for profit scheme" for nearly 20 years, officials said.
Gerald Singer, 72, has been charged with arson, insurance fraud and tax fraud for allegedly intentionally setting nine separate fires over an 18-year period in an effort to defraud "insurance companies out of over $700,000 in false insurance claims," according to a press release issued by the U.S. Attorney Donald D. Davis from the Western District of Michigan.
Singer is also accused of filing false federal income tax returns and concealing the payment of the insurance money from the Internal Revenue Service, according to the press release.
Singer is accused of setting fire to the following properties on these dates:
• March 1, 1993: 530 Elliott, Grand Haven.
• July 23, 1995: 2809 Hoyt, Muskegon Heights.
• Aug. 25, 1996: 3101 Eighth, Muskegon Heights.
• Sept. 1, 1997: 2818 Peck and 2820 Peck, Muskegon Heights (these properties were known as the Airline and Diamond Discount Motels)
• June 20, 1999: 1292 E. Broadway, Norton Shores (this property was formerly known as "The Fair.")
• Aug. 22, 2002: 2340 Wood, Muskegon Heights.
• June 21, 2006: 1019 E. 35th, Gary, Ind.
• Nov. 9, 2006: 250 Myrtle, Muskegon.
• Aug. 28, 2007: 2608 - 2614 Seventh, Muskegon Heights.
Authorities said that "on two other occasions" Singer allegedly "solicited tenants in other of his properties to burn down a building to collect insurance payments."
The Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office earlier charged one of Singer's tenants for her part in an arson fire at 2340 Wood, Muskegon Heights.
The investigation was conducted jointly by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Internal Revenue Service and the Muskegon Heights Fire Department and Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office.
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Facebook Fan Page: If you're an actor, I suggest building a fan page that is professional and separate from your personal profile. The benefit is it's an interactive online press kit that anyone can view especially if you don't have a website. Your fan page should focus mostly on news, images, videos, and updates on your current work.
Twitter & Instagram: Twitter and Instagram are two great resources to share your press, information, and work. With the #hashtag and @ feature you have direct access to other actors, celebrities, directors, casting directors, etc making your posted content searchable and accessible. If you're trying to get your new acting or modeling projects some publicity, Twitter & Instagram are the most effective. Best of all when you post on one you can automatically upload to the other.
MeetUp.com: Don't like being stuck behind a screen socializing? Meet up is an excellent site that gives people the opportunity to plan and execute gatherings in their neighborhood based on similar interest like acting, modeling, singing, etc. The best way for an actor to use this service is to search for production and studio related events. At meet ups, you can expect a much more laid back vibe (unless noted otherwise) with people who just want to meet other people. You never know who you'll meet, and at the end of the day, enjoying the company of like-minded individuals is wonderful.
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The 2014 French Quarter Festival gets off to a relatively quiet start with "locals Thursday" on April 10. With only five stages going, Thursday has half as much music as Friday, and less than quarter of the weekend offerings. But that is by design, to allow locals to ease into the festival season by sampling the fest before the arrival of the weekend masses.
Here are five local favorites worth seeing on "locals Thursdays."
Big Al Carson, 11 a.m., Absolut Louis-Louis Pavilion Stage
Blues belter "Big" Al Carson is a Bourbon Street mainstay, holding down multiple nights at the Funky Pirate Blues Club. His FQF gig is a rare opportunity to hear him in the fresh air – and at noon, rather than midnight.
Lionel Ferbos & the Louisiana Shakers, 12:45 p.m., Capital One Bank Jackson Square Stage
At 102 years young, Lionel Ferbos is the oldest active jazz musician in New Orleans, and probably the world. But he still coaxes sweet notes from his trumpet and sings in a charming voice.
Irma Thomas, 2:15 p.m., Abita Beer Stage
The Soul Queen of New Orleans rarely performs in her hometown, except at festivals. Her voice is as strong as ever, and she knows what her fans want to hear.
Eric Lindell, 3:30 p.m., GE Capital/New Orleans Tech Big River Stage
Lindell specializes in an especially agreeable, and danceable, form of blues 'n' boogie. He knows his way around a melody like he does the geography of his guitar.
Flow Tribe, 5:15 p.m., GE Capital/New Orleans Tech Big River Stage
Extensive touring has tightened up Flow Tribe's good-time funk-pop; think a Crescent City version of Maroon 5, with a sense of humor and feather boas.


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AUBURN HILLS -- Detroit Pistons iron man Tayshaun Prince didn't practice today but said he hopes to play through a high right ankle sprain Wednesday at Atlanta.
Prince did not return after the injury early in the second half of Saturday's win at Washington.
A special tape job by strength and conditioning coach Arnie Kander minimized the swelling, and Prince said ice and electric stimulation treatments are so much a part of regular routine that they won't disrupt holiday plans.
"I pretty much do stim all the time just because something's always hurting," Prince said. "So now, there's just another one on the list."
Prince, who didn't miss a game with injury until his eighth NBA season in 2009-10, said he'll test the ankle with a hotel workout Tuesday in Atlanta. The Pistons have a game-day shootaround Wednesday morning. Prince is listed as a game-time decision for the 7:30 p.m. tipoff.
Head coach Lawrence Frank said his decision already is made if Prince can't go or is limited. He declined to disclose it.
"When a guy's injured, it's always next man up," Frank said. "You always, obviously, do everything to rehab him, but that's why you have the number of guys you have on the team."
If Prince and his 32.5 minutes per game are out, Frank's definition of next man up at small forward could prove interesting.
Austin Daye, recently added to the rotation as Prince's backup, could shift into the starting lineup. But who backs up Daye? Jonas Jerebko, Corey Maggette or Khris Middleton would have to shift into the rotation. Kyle Singler, who starts at shooting guard, could provide a few minutes of help.
Another possibility: Shift Singler to his natural small forward position and start Rodney Stuckey at shooting guard. Daye still would play extensively behind Singler, who could help some at shooting guard, along with rookie Kim English. Will Bynum would pick up Stuckey's vacated minutes at backup point guard.
The Pistons' best scenario is a healthy Prince, both in Atlanta and for Friday's only home game this year against the defending NBA champions, the Miami Heat.
Still, this is something new for the 11th-year veteran, who said it is the first time he has sprained his right ankle, which presents particular problems for a left-handed leaper.
"It's a little bit more painful," than his regular left ankle sprains, Prince said. "My left, when I sprain it now, I can get a bad sprain, but I've sprained it so many times I can bounce right back. No matter how bad it hurts, I can still go. It's not my jumping leg, or my dominant leg, so it's not much of a problem."
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LANSING -- It's not every day moviegoers across the country hear the name of a mid-Michigan native on the big screen.
But go see the movie "Juno," and you'll hear the name of Paul Baribeau, who grew up in Grand Ledge.
Baribeau befriended musician Kimya Dawson 2 1/2 years ago, and he inspired a verse in her song, "Tire Swing," which plays after the movie's opening credits.
"You're just sitting there in a crowded theater, and someone on screen says your name. It's kind of funny," said Baribeau, who is a singer and acoustic-guitar player.
Baribeau, 27, also played keyboard for the song and sang one line that can be heard in the extended version on the comedy's soundtrack. He sang the line, "The sound of our voices made us forget everything."
In the song, Dawson sings, "I took a wrong turn and ended up in Michigan. Paul Baribeau took me to the giant tire swing, gave me a push, and he started singing."
The plot follows the story of high schooler Juno MacGuff, played by Ellen Page, who gets pregnant, investigates her options and decides to give the baby up for adoption. Michael Cera plays the baby's father, and Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner play the adoptive parents.
"Juno" was directed by Jason Reitman and distributed by Fox Searchlight.
Dawson's song referenced a giant tire swing that was on display in downtown Grand Rapids when she stopped there on tour. She and several other artists stayed with Baribeau that night.
Baribeau, 27, started playing guitar when he was 13. He moved to Grand Rapids in 2005 and now lives in Gainesville, Fla., while he works with record labels Plan-It-X Records and No Idea Records.
The 1998 Grand Ledge High School graduate has released two albums: "Paul Baribeau" and "Grand Ledge," which he recorded in his hometown.
"It's where I'm from. I don't write about much else," he said. "It's Midwestern music, for sure."
The musician's father, Jeff Baribeau, said his family is proud of what his son has accomplished.
"He's worked a lot of years to do what he loves to do, and not very many people get that opportunity," said Jeff Baribeau, 56, a carpenter who still lives in Grand Ledge. "Everybody's proud of him, because we all wish we had found our dream, whatever that might have been."
Baribeau leaves on tour Feb. 8 and will make stops in Michigan, including Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids.
Dawson's albums include "I'm Sorry That Sometimes I'm Mean," "Knock-Knock Who?" and "My Cute Fiend Sweet Princess."


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well I have to say it has a lot of potential.
Cuz some say that it doesn't worth that much money..(I heard it's about 60$)
People say that they would rather go to fitness center across the street.
If you're diligent enough to go there everyday, maybe you're right.
But not everyone's like that!
I don't even walk a single minute to exercise. Wii Fit is for lazy people like me..
I'd rather not do anything if I have to go out and workout.. But if I have Wii Fit in my livingroom, I will. Of course it won't be better than acutally going to the fitness center, but it's better than doing nothing!
And moreover, it's worth keeping it even if you don't play the Wii Fit becuz it's really good to introduce Wii to ur friends and family. Like Wii Sports!(Probably better than Wii Sports)
well I have to say it has a lot of potential.
If I my post helped you click on the GREEN MUSHROOM .....wait nevermind choose for yourself
Complete Gimmick. Just another way for Nintendo to get you to buy more peripherals.
id rather buy that then singstar microphones and eye toy crap. At the very least its a fancy scale i can have in my bedroom to weigh myself
It is cheaper than any gym membership. The games it comes with will be fun and when devs get their hands on it and the SSX and wiiskate will increase the replay value. I for one will be buying it.
If I seem nice to you that is because I am.
Maybe, but Wii Fit is not going to be the only game designed with the balance board in mind. Imagine any type of boarding game (skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding, bla.) They'll probably do some interesting dance game interpretations too.Originally Posted by braschlosa
It's $69.99. I think its STUPID.
Speculation on your part. Can you show me a game that has been announced other Wiifit that uses the board? Its like the kongo drums for gamecube. Just because you COULD use it for other types of games doesnt mean it will be supported.Originally Posted by WiiDS
Ill give you an example. Dance pads on PS2 were extremely popular but only dancing games used them. Why didn't we see a track and field game or why didnt the Time Crisis series support them?
i think it's something fun to do with your girlfriend


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Alex Spears threw a two-hit shutout, while Cole Chiselko and Trey Davis led the way at the plate as host Hoover cruised to a 14-0 win over Hendersonville (Tenn.) in the Buccaneer Classic on Tuesday.
Spears (3-0) allowed single hits to Coley Brenning and Brian Smith in picking up the win. He struck out one and didn't allow a walk.
Hoover (25-9) banged out 14 hits on the day as Davis was 3-for-4 with a double and four RBIs. Chiselko was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs, Brooks Haley was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, Josh Vines was 2-for-4, and Bryant Smith was 2-for-5 with an RBi. Ian Kirk scored twice and Cooper Carden scored three runs.


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PARMA, Ohio -- Two Serbian Orthodox churches are hosting an emergency aid drive to collect new personal items for victims of the Balkan floods.
St. Sava on Broadview Road is collecting items 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. St. Sava on Wallings Road is collecting items 6p.m-8 p.m. Friday, 12 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 12 p.m.-2 p.m. Monday.
Organizers are requesting diapers, dry formula, bottles, first aid kids, towels, blankets, batteries, hosvels, buckets, mops and packing supplies.


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A couple rounds deep into the playoffs and with a chance to reflect, Northshore boy's basketball coach Joey Tolis admits the LHSAA bracketology can be a little head scratching, but he still likes focusing on his team's journey this season rather than the end result.
The Panthers, led by Brandon Eddlestone (21 points, 14 rebounds per game) finished as co-champs of District 6-5A (first district title in 10 years) with Mandeville but were the first-place representative for the district by virtue of sweeping Mandeville in the district season.
When the playoff brackets came out, though bearing the first-place distinction and being an automatic qualifier, Northshore was seeded lower than Mandeville because of power rating and had to travel to Natchitoches Central (non-first place team) in the first round and lost.
"It's just a numbers game," Tolis said. "The RPI, it's strictly a numbers game. You take the human element out of it. There are holes and things happen."
Tolis and the Panthers made things happen in a district that sent four teams – Northshore, Mandeville, Covington and St. Paul's – to the playoffs.
"Our program is heading in the right direction on the backs of four years of kids working their tails off," Tolis said. "It was a rewarding season for sure. I would've liked it if we had gone further in the playoffs, but it was a great season.
And not a bad way to finish a high school career for the Panthers' big man, Eddlestone, who has drawn interest from colleges but hasn't made a decision on destination.
"His entire career at Northshore High School has been first class," Tolis said. "He is what I call a 100-percenter. On every night, every day and in every class, at whatever he does it is 100 percent and he is there and ready to get it done. He helped us build this program."
SALMEN ON THE DEFENSIVE: The Salmen girl's basketball team has rolled through the first two rounds of the playoffs and it's not a mystery that the defense is setting the gone. The Spartans defeated Grant 88-33 and McDonogh #35 61-33. Against Grant, Kalani Brown scored 22 points and had 12 rebounds, and Megan Brown scored 22 points. Against McDonogh #35, Kalani Brown pulled down 11 rebounds.
WADLEIGH HEADED TO TULANE: Marshall Wadleigh of Northshore, who was an All-District 6-5A selection in football as an athlete, recently received a legislator scholarship and will attend Tulane and play football for the Green Wave.
Wadleigh (5-10, 190), who will graduate with a 4.57 GPA and received interest in some Ivy League schools, also plays baseball for Northshore.
NEW TOP DOG: When Fontainebleau's Dan Conlin retires in May, boy's basketball coach Barry Dotson will take over as athletic director, the Principal Johnny Vitrano recently announced.
Dotson has been the boy's basketball coach for the Bulldogs for 14 years, and he also has coached tennis, golf and softball.
Conlin was Fontainebleau's first football and baseball coach and has been at the school since it opened in 1994.
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February 2009
Marte designated as Tribe trades for Salas
Well, you knew the Andy Marte Era would come to an end sooner or later here in camp, and it didn't take long.
The Indians traded for RHP Juan Salas today, sending Minor League INF Isaias Velasquez to the Rays.
Salas, 30, was designated for assignment by the Rays on Friday. He spent most of last season with Triple-A Durham, going 4-5 with a 2.62 ERA and one save in 28 appearances. He also made five appearances for the Rays, giving up five runs over 6 1/3 innings over two stints.
Salas has spent his entire career with the Rays. He's made a total of 47 appearances over the last three years, going 1-1 with a 4.44 ERA in 52 2/3 innings.
To make room for Salas, the Indians designated Marte — their former "third baseman of the future." Marte never got his bat going in the big leagues. The Tribe will have 10 days to trade him, release him or outright him. Perhaps this will be Marte's opportunity to get another chance elsewhere. We shall see.
As for Velasquez, he was on the Indians' short-season rookie ball squad in Mahoning Valley last year. He batted .281 with a homer, 10 doubles, a triple and 18 RBIs in 64 games for the Scrappers.
UPDATE: Salas, a converted third baseman, tested positive for performance-enhancers in 2007 and missed all of Spring Training last year because of visa issues in the Dominican. The Indians like his live arm and the fact that he has an option left. He'll compete for the open bullpen spot.
"It's a dog-eat-dog world, Woody, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear"
It appears we solved the mysteries and vagaries of time travel in yesterday's post, which was no small feat.
Now I pose to you a much simpler question: If you had a dog (and maybe you do), what would you name it?
I ask because it appears to me that many of you are absolutely obsessed with the Indians. You might even be as obsessed as my friend Megan, who wimped out with regard to a previously stated goal of getting a Chief Wahoo tattoo but did recently become the owner of a French bulldog puppy, named Cliff (that's him on the right... apparently he's named after some pitcher).
Anybody else have a Tribe-inspired pet name? An Italian greyhound named Fasano, perhaps?
I'll confess this post really just had two goals: Giving Cliff some blog love and working the above "Cheers" quote into a headline. Now that those are accomplished, let's talk about what's happening on this lovely Wednesday.
Really interesting story out of the Nationals' camp, where it's been revealed that one of the organization's top prospects, 19-year-old Esmailyn Gonzalez, is actually a 23-year-old named Carlos Alvarez Daniel Lugo. The Nats had signed "Gonzalez" in the summer of '06 and given him a $1.4 million bonus. He was supposed to represent a big piece of their future.
The Gonzalez story has the potential to impact, well, pretty much every team in baseball (the Indians included), because they use the same system to verify the age and identities of international players. The system was put in place by MLB in the last four or five years to put an end to the chaotic nature of the international scouting scene and do intensive background checks on potential prospects. Plenty of questions are no doubt being asked right now about what the heck happened with Gonzalez.
Today was the first day of live BP, which means Indians pitchers were throwing to Indians hitters. This is always pretty fun to watch. Fausto Carmona and Cliff Lee were among those on the mound today. And believe it or not, Ed Mujica looked pretty nasty, breaking the bats of Victor Martinez and Josh Barfield.
The Indians also spent a good part of the morning working on their bunt defense.
Eric Wedge was talking about the mental makeup it takes to be a good closer. He said we'll never know what it's like to be on the mound in the ninth inning with the game on the line, and a pitcher's potential for that role can never be known until he's tested. "It's like if you're stuck on an elevator between the 25th and 26th floor with three other people," Wedge said. "You're going to find out about people."
Wedge said he's been particularly impressed with reliever Joe Smith in the early going. "He sticks out a little bit," Wedge said.
Representatives from the Phoenix police department came and spoke to the players this morning, making sure they are aware that the highways here have cameras that can and will catch you speeding and the rules regarding alcohol and marijuana are particularly strict.
Former Tribe catcher Eddie Taubensee was also in the clubhouse today, spreading the word about a ministry he's involved in that caters to professional athletes.
MLB.com has started up a new injuries page, so all of you preparing for your fantasy drafts might find it to be a good resource.
The next installment of the Indians Inbox will run on Indians.com tomorrow.
I want you to show me the way
I don't even like Peter Frampton. Not sure why I'm quoting him.
Anyway, somebody asked for a little inside information on Goodyear, so here's a link to the visitor's guide that went live today.
I think I'm out of my mind, thinking about time
This is my first extended exposure to Mountain Time, which is, by far, the most interesting of the U.S. time zones (I mean, assuming time zones can, in fact, be interesting, which is completely debatable).
At present, we are two hours behind those of you back home in Cleveland. At some point in March, this will change, and we will be three hours behind. At this rate of progression, by December, the good people of Arizona will be 12 hours behind Cleveland. Craziness.
Those of you who saw my oversized picture posting yesterday know I struggle a bit with photos (that little problem has been corrected below, thanks to reader Casey W.). And it just so happens I struggle with numbers, too. As a result, there's a math problem I'm trying to get my head around, and I'm looking for your assistance:
My girlfriend's coming to town the weekend of the daylight savings change. When she leaves Cleveland on a Thursday evening and flies to Phoenix, she will gain two hours. The time will change in Cleveland on Saturday night, jumping ahead an hour, but it will remain the same here. She will fly back to Cleveland on Monday and lose three hours.
Where does all this change leave her internal clock? An hour ahead? An hour behind? Exactly the same? I wouldn't be so confused if it weren't for that wrinkle in which the time remains the same here but changes there. How does that figure?
And this leads to another, much more advanced question. Is it possible, over the course of a lifetime, to gain an entire extra day of internal clock time, simply by jumping around time zones? In other words, could you live for, say, 30,000 calendar days, but your body clock actually ticks for 30,001 days?
I think I just blew my own mind -- and hopefully yours.
Now, let's try to regroup and talk about the Indians' first full-squad workout day.
A-Rod was, once again, the story of the day in baseball, but not necessarily here. I'm sure more guys would have watched A-Rod's press conference, but the huge televisions that hang in the clubhouse have already malfunctioned. A maintenance guy was working on them. "We forgot to pay our cable bill," one clubbie joked.
Cliff Lee, however, still managed to watch the presser in the lunch room, and he had some interesting things to say about the leaking of A-Rod's test results. Obviously, there's a lot of disappointment among the players that those results went public. I'll have a story on this on Indians.com shortly.
There is one quote I didn't use in that story, though. Lee said he and his teammates received a drug test when they took their physicals over the last few days, but they can be tested again at any time, without notice. "It's not like we can say, 'OK, that's over, let's go do some steroids now,'" Lee joked.
Today was the first full-squad workout... sort of. The last group of pitchers had to throw their final bullpen session, so they went to the back fields while the position players were on Fields 1 and 2, taking BP, working at their positions and running the bases. Tomorrow, the full squads will begin in earnest with some live BP, which is always fun to watch.
Wedge said the baserunning drills are a focus in camp this year, much in the same way controlling the running game became a focus a couple years ago. The Indians obviously don't have a great deal of team speed, so they hope to compensate for that by being smarter on the basepaths. Wedge wants them to be aggressive down here and find their comfort zone for straying off the bag without getting picked off.
Travis Hafner took batting practice in the cage, with Derek Shelton tossing to him and Wedge looking on. Still no word on when Pronk will join his teammates in live BP outdoors, but he's not considered to be too far behind the rest of the hitters.
Wedge said LHP David Huff has a legitimate chance of cracking the rotation, though he's obviously not seen much of him yet.
Not only did the TVs go out, but a fire alarm went off just as Wedge was about to meet with reporters. Hey, they're still working out the kinks here, all right?
The sun came out today. It was welcome.
(Clarence Clemons' saxophone solo in "Jungleland")
Today's blog headline goes out to the Indians' resident iTrac vision training specialist Jason Stein, also known in these parts as the "Master of Self-Promotion."
Stein and I don't see eye to eye on, well, anything, and not just because he's taller than me. One of our many arguments yesterday centered on music. He claimed that Bruce Springsteen's "Jungleland" (referenced in yesterday's blog headline) has a superfluous saxophone solo, while I claim that the solo is the greatest saxophone solo in rock history (granted, it didn't have a heck of a lot of real competition for this honor, but it's an honor, nonetheless), and, therefore, integral to the song's beauty.
Stein's contention was that he listens to music for the lyrics, and he said the simple fact that you can't "quote" a saxophone solo in my blog postings is proof enough that the musical interludes don't matter.
So, out of pure spite, I'm sticking it to Stein with The Big Man's solo today, in headline form. If you close your eyes, I swear you can hear it. Or you can just watch it here.
If you can't tell from the above post, it's another slow day in camp. And let's face it... this is what you might call a trend. The early days of camp are always rather mundane, but at least it gives us plenty of time to bicker over Bruce.
Pitching coach Carl Willis said Kerry Wood looked good yesterday -- too good, in fact. Wood's stuff is way ahead of where it needs to be this time of year. "He was impressive, to say the least," Willis said, shaking his head. "By no means was he out of control, but we might have to slow him down a tad."
In the clubhouse this morning, after PFPs had wrapped up, several of the pitchers were watching a show about Game 7 of the '97 World Series on the MLB Network. Jensen Lewis said he still remembers watching that game on his couch. "I rubbed my face raw with nerves," he said.
The position players took BP for the first time on Field No. 1 this morning. That's the one with the exact dimensions of Progressive Field.
The full-squad is in-house. In fact, the addition of Tony Graffanino means an even 60 players are in camp. So each and every one of the 60 lockers in the Indians' clubhouse is spoken for. Lots of elbow-bumping going on.
Position players took their physicals. Their two-on-one meetings with Eric Wedge and Mark Shapiro have been pushed back because of Shapiro's absence due to a death in the family. When Shapiro returns this week, the meetings will be spread out over the course of three days.
One number change this year: Jamey Carroll has given up No. 7 to Mark DeRosa and taken No. 11. Carroll was hoping he might get something in return for the number (a nice steak dinner, perhaps?), but it hasn't happened yet. And Carroll is already justifying the situation by praising his new number. "It's a one for each kid," said Carroll, whose wife, Kim, gave birth to twins last year.
Josh Weir of the Canton Repository pointed out that Ben Francisco and Shin-Soo Choo each have exactly 509 Major League at-bats under their belt. What are the odds of that? (Note: Please don't conjure up some scientific formula that proves the odds were actually quite good, thereby making me look like an idiot. Please.)
You knew this story was coming, and it's a shame. Winter Haven businesses will be hurt by the Indians' absence. One estimate is that Spring Training generated $25 million in economic impact for the city each year.
Finally, it just dawned on me that Richie Cannata's sax solo on Billy Joel's "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" is also quite good. Not "Jungleland" good, but still good.
UPDATE: Wedge said, in general, he was happy with the shape guys reported in. But without naming names, he said, "There's always a couple that don't look quite how you want them to." Then he added sarcastically, "It's not like you have anything to get in shape for."
UPDATE No. 2: Alto Reed. "Turn the Page." How did I forget that one? Yes, yes, that definitely needs consideration for top sax solo. I'm biased, of course, so I'd still list The Big Man at No. 1, but Alto's up there. And does anybody know his real name? It can't be Alto Reed, right? This has always bugged me, but I've never seen an original name. If his birth name really was Alto Reed, he had no choice but to become a saxophonist. It's the same as that old Seinfeld bit about naming your kid Jeeves and, thus, sealing his fate as a butler. Then again, if you're named Jeeves, you can also become the guy who answers everybody's questions on the Internet. OK, I'm rambling.
Classic picture clearing
The World Baseball Classic situation is a fluid one, but right now it looks like these guys are definites to represent their respective countries:
Grady Sizemore and Mark DeRosa (USA), Rafael Perez (Dominican), Shin-Soo Choo (Korea), Nick Weglarz (Canada) and Damaso Espino (Panama).
From the churches to the jails, tonight all is silence in the world
It's a low-key Sunday at the PDC.
Oh, for the record, I'm taking the advice of one reader and, from this point forward, referring to the Cleveland Indians Player Development Complex as the PDC. I figure over the course of a seven-week spring camp, this little abbreviation will save me two minutes and one second of typing time, and I plan to spend that 2:01 doing something much more productive - like, say, watching this.
(Quick digression: Did you know they've sold more than four million Snuggies? Recession? What recession?)
(Quick digression No. 2: My buddy Tobin, however, rails against the Snuggie as a blatant ripoff of the Slanket, which he purchased about four years ago... for $70! When I teased him about the price, he made the astute comment that the first guy to buy a CD player probably didn't care about the price, either. He simply had the foresight to know a great product when he saw it. Hard to dispute that.)
Anyway, position players officially reported today -- even though virtually all of them were already here. On the back fields, pitchers and catchers held their second workout.
Now, I know some of you might someday visit the PDC, so I've been trying to look at this new place from a fan's perspective. Anyone who visited Chain of Lakes Park knows what a special spot that was to get up close and personal with the team. You could hang out by the weight room, you could walk amongst players headed to the practice fields and you could wait by the Tribe's bullpen during and after games to get easy access for autographs.
The Goodyear facility, as expected, isn't nearly as accommodating. But there is an area to the side of Field No. 6 where fans can meander freely. A few of them were hanging out there yesterday, and several players stopped to sign between drills. I'm not sure what kind of access fans will have at the ballpark. We'll see when the games start.
More PFPs and bullpen sessions today. I get paid to watch baseball, and, believe me, I know this is a privilege. But the list of things I'd rather watch than PFPs includes a wide variety of eye-sores, including but not limited to "Weekend at Bernie's II" (I did that just to satisfy the handful of you who still e-mail me about "Weekend at Bernie's II," three years after the joke went cold… not that it was ever warm.)
As for the bullpens, 13 guys threw this morning, including Kerry Wood and Carl Pavano, who made what I'd guess you'd call their first official appearances in front of the Tribe brass. Wood is listed at 6-foot-5, 211 pounds, while Pavano is listed at 6-foot-5, 240. Sometimes the media guide listings are exaggerations, but not here. They both look healthy and strong. "You put Wood and Pavano together," Eric Wedge said, "and you've got two big-league bodies right there."
Speaking of healthy and strong, Adam Miller threw today, and he also looked good. He said the only restriction he'll probably have in camp is throwing on back-to-back days at the outset.
I'm no scout, but I know a sweet swing when I see one, and Carlos Santana has got one.
Left-hander Ryan Edell threw today. He's a guy who has flown under the radar a bit, but he spent all of last season in the Double-A Akron rotation and went 7-8 with a 3.80 ERA in 26 starts. What's most impressive is that he struck out 99 and walked just 21 in 144 1/3 innings. His ability to paint the plate with strikes is considered his greatest strength, and he can work it in to right-handers. He'll remain in a starting role, but if he has a big-league future, it's probably in the 'pen.
Graffanino coming to camp
The Indians have signed infielder Tony Graffanino to a Minor League contract and invited him to spring camp. He'll be here Monday.
Graffanino, 36, has played 12 big-league seasons with six teams, batting a combined .267 with 58 homers and 302 RBIs. He was batting .238 with nine homers and 30 RBIs in 86 games for the Brewers in 2007 before suffering a season-ending right knee injury in August.
Last year, coming off the knee rehabilitation, Graffanino signed a Minor League deal with the Tribe and played in 25 games at Triple-A Buffalo. He hit .315 with seven doubles, a triple and six RBIs, playing all four infield spots.
Graffanino is the 20th non-roster player invited to camp.
We're born again, there's new grass on the field
It's remarkably trite to quote John Fogerty's "Centerfield," but, well, that's how it feels the first morning pitchers and catchers work out at Spring Training. The sun came out today, and there really is new grass on the field... because the field itself is new.
Lots of excitement in the air here this Valentine's Day morning, as camp got underway in earnest. Cliff Lee, Fausto Carmona, Aaron Laffey, Rafael Perez, Jensen Lewis and Joe Smith were among those throwing bullpen sessions in front of the coaching and front-office staff. There was also some batting practice held on Field No. 6. And let's not forget the always enthralling round of PFPs (pitchers' fielding practice).
How'd they look? They looked like they always look the first day of camp. World Series-bound, of course! And don't even try to bunt on these hurlers. They'll make you look silly.
I'm not exactly sure if the players felt extra incentive to finish early today, because when they stepped outside this morning they were greeted with a nice whiff of mesquite chicken cooking on a wood-fired grill out back. The inimitable Paul Hoynes of the Plain Dealer and I wondered if that might be "media chicken." (It wasn't, but the chicken served up in the media workroom was also quite good.)
Travis Hafner has taken three days of batting practice this week, including today. Every other day, he's taking soft toss. He said he's had no endurance or strength issues. It's still expected he'll be about a week behind in exhibition action, but that program might be sped up.
Josh Barfield, who spent all winter here in the Phoenix area and worked out regularly at the Player Development Complex, said he has no problem trying out new positions in camp. He even said playing the outfield is no big deal. "You just run and catch the ball," he said with a shrug. Sounds easy enough. Barfield said he played some shortstop in the Minors and in high school, so he's up for that challenge. He thinks — and I agree — that he has a good shot at making this club.
Jake Westbrook is throwing off a five-inch mound. He wasn't sure when, exactly, he'll progress to the full, 10-inch mound, but he's still expected to begin throwing in simulated games in April. Westbrook said he's feeling the expected soreness in his elbow. He said his hip, which, you might remember, was also surgically addressed last year, feels great.
Tony Sipp had Tommy John surgery in 2007 and joined Double-A Akron in the second half last season, but he suffered shoulder tendinitis in the Fall Instructional League. He's been rehabbing the injury and, as a result, is about a week behind the other pitchers. But he's throwing off a mound and used all his pitches for the first time today.
As far as quotes summing up the move to the Goodyear facility go, you won't find a better, more succinct one than this one from Barfield: "They should have done this a long time ago."
GM Mark Shapiro has left camp for a few days, due to a death in the family.
The intensity of the Japanese media never ceases to amaze me. When I walked into the complex this morning, there was a pool of about seven or eight Japanese journalists in the players' parking lot, waiting, presumably, to get a shot of Masa Kobayashi or Tomo Ohka pulling in.
The Indians have added names to the backs of their Spring Training jerseys. Clubhouse manager Tony Amato said the names were added for television. More and more spring games are broadcast these days.
Did you know the Dodgers are charging up to $100 for tickets to their exhibition games? And in a related story, their sales are hurting. Shocker.
Be sure to check out CastroTurf on Monday morning, when I'll provide you with an all-access tour of the new facility. I'll have photos and everything. It will be awesome*.
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With the Beatles hot in the press at the moment with the announcement that their music is now available on Itunes and the X Factor Beatles week, what better way to celebrate Christmas than to come and see 'All You Need Is The Beatles', the UK based Beatles tribute band, at the Swindon Arts Centre.
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Navy Lt. Matthew W. Spence, son of Debora Spence of Basking Ridge, N. J. and Michael Spence, of East Stroudsburg, Pa., and other fellow Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) recently got underway, following a four-day port visit to Jebel Ali, Dubai.
During the port visit, Spence experienced the local culture by participating in a variety of tours sponsored by Stennis' Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) division. Sailors also had the chance to participate in community engagement projects such as read books to children at a special needs school and clean and repairing a local church.
In addition, football fans gathered in the Ship's hangar bay to watch the Baltimore Ravens play the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII.
John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, consisting of John C. Stennis, Carrier Air Wing 9, Destroyer Squadron 21, and Mobile Bay currently forward deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operation, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operations Enduring Freedom.
Spence is a 2003 graduate of East Stroudsburg High School South of East Stroudsburg, Pa. and joined the Navy in May 2007. He is a 2007 graduate of Villanova University, Villanova, Pa. with a B.S. degree.


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Amanda Ashley Cullen has not received any gifts yet
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Who is Pembina Pipeline?
The Port of Portland's surprise announcement Tuesday morning that the Calgary company would build a $500 million-plus propane storage and export terminal near Terminal 6 makes this a question of interest to Oregonians.
Here's one thing we know: The company invests heavily in its business. Here's a paragraph from the company's latest annual report:
Pembina announced its capital spending plan of approximately $1.5 billion for 2014, primarily directed at previously announced major projects. Pembina expects to spend approximately 44 percent of the 2014 Capital Budget ($575 million) on its conventional pipelines business, mainly for completion of the Phase II Crude and Condensate Expansion on its Peace Pipeline and progression of the Phase II NGL Expansion on its Peace and Northern Pipelines, with the remainder going to several new connections and upgrades for its conventional pipelines business. Pembina allocated approximately $260 million to its gas services business, primarily to complete the construction of the Resthaven Facility and advance construction on its Saturn II and Musreau II facilities. Pembina expects to spend approximately $510 million on its midstream business, with the majority to be directed towards construction of RFS II and the remainder directed mainly at expanding and enhancing current infrastructure. Pembina expects to spend approximately $60 million on its oil sands and heavy oil business, which will largely be used to progress the proposed Cornerstone Pipeline.Here's the way the company presents itself to Canadians and others: Here's the company's top brass on the day in 2012 when trading started on the New York Stock Exchange.


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The Harrisburg Lunatics inline hockey team secured its second straight Professional Inline Hockey Association Mason Dixon Division championship over the weekend, winning two of three games against the visiting Pittsburgh Bandits. The Lunatics will march on to the PIHA Eastern Conference championships, which take place May 31 and June 1 in Waldorf, Md.
The Lunatics took the opening game at Susquehanna Sports Center in Lemoyne by a 5-1 score, then fell 4-1 in Game 2 and took the rubber match 7-2 to clinch the championship.
Harrisburg, the highest scoring team in the PIHA, used balance to roll past Pittsburgh in the decisive third game. Six players accounted for the Lunatics' seven goals, led by Shawn Powell who finished with two goals and an assist.
Cory Volchko scored Harrisburg's first two goals and had a hat trick in the Game 1 win. His first two goals came 25 seconds apart in the first period, the second of which came at the 2:30 mark and was the eventual game-winner. He put an exclamation point on the victory late in the second period when he cashed in Jay Mazer's second assist of the night.
Despite leading the league in scoring (195 goals) and goal differential (+116) the Lunatics do not have a single player listed among the PIHA's top 10 scorers. Nine players have scored at least 12 goals this season, and 10 have recorded at least 10 points. Forward Steve Yingling, in his second season with Harrisburg, leads the way with 35 goals, 28 assists and 63 points.
An Eastern Conference championship would send Harrisburg to Colorado Springs, Colo., for the league championship finals from June 13-15.
The club's amateur team, the Ragin' Lunatics, also captured a Mason Dixon Division crown with 4-1 and 4-3 wins over the Waldorf Knights on May 3. For more details on both teams, fans can log on to www.lunaticsrollerhockey.com.


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FAIRHOPE, Alabama -- The National Guard's 1165th Military Police Company is less than two weeks away from deployment to Afghanistan, but only a few members of the outfit were working Wednesday at Fairhope's Fort Riel Armory.
"A lot of people are home with their families for the holidays. Every minute is precious right now," said Lt. Joe Farley of Mobile.
Two guardsmen sat Wednesday morning doing paperwork as they recorded inventory on two large shipping containers packed with ammunition and other equipment. Most preparations are already made, he said. The unit is trained to deploy in a single day, if necessary.
"Starting Jan. 2, we'll be covered up here," Farley said.
A farewell gathering, followed by a parade, for the group of 170 citizen-soldiers is scheduled for noon on Jan. 3 at the Fairhope Civic Center. The event is being organized by Citizens for Local Troop Support.
"We want to give these men and women a hearty send-off, like we did in 2003," said Joe Birindelli, troop support committee chairman.
The Alabama Army National Guard unit last deployed to a war zone in 2003. During its 14 months in Iraq — a longer deployment than any other Alabama unit -- 12 members were wounded and one was killed, Spc. Christopher Taylor of Daphne.
The unit received three citations for its service, including the Presidential Unit Citation, the highest honor that can be bestowed on an entire unit.
The Jan. 3 event at the Civic Center will include speeches by National Guard dignitaries as well as Fairhope Mayor Tim Kant and Brewton Mayor Ted Jennings, Birindelli said.
Members of the unit hail from many towns all over the state, but a large number come from Fairhope and Brewton, he said.
The event's emcee will be Lori DuBose, station manager for WABF AM 1220 in Fairhope, who is also a member of the local support group.
Following the ceremony, the unit will depart for Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg, prior to leaving U.S. soil. The four buses and a truck will be escorted by local police units.
"We are hoping that folks at work that day will again line the convoy route along U.S. 98 and wave goodbye to the troops," Birindelli said.
In Afghanistan, the company will provide security at a military base in Kabul, Farley said.
"Where we're going, we'll be able to keep in touch with family back home fairly well," Farley said. "We won't be trailblazing at the start of a war, the way the company did in 2003."
Of the company's 170 members, about 25 of them are veterans of the unit's deployment to Iraq, he said.


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Weekend weather report
As it has been these last few days, meteorologists predict that Paris should prepare for a hot weekend ahead, as high temperatures near the 100° F mark, the heat index will likely make it feel like triple digits.
Today may be the coolest we see (technically, it's doubtful that it will feel very much cooler) with the high predicted at 93° and the low at 72°
According to meteorologists with the National Weather Service, it will be partly cloudy on Saturday, with a morning and evening low forecasted at 77° and a high temperature at a sweltering 97°. There will be a south/southwest wind blowing at around 11 mph and a 20% chance of rain.
That will change quite a bit on Sunday, as we have a 40% chance of scattered thunderstorms, but none of these storms look to have any potential of being severe.
Unlike the usual cooling down that rain would normally bring, it will still be very hot. The high on Sunday is 96° and the low, 76°. There will be a southwest wind blowing at around 10 mph.
According to weather reports at the time of this writing, the start of next week will be even hotter — Monday high: 98°, low: 76°.
The warmth doesn't look to be subsiding anytime soon, and current forecasts say that it will consistently stay in the high nineties for the remainder of next week.
The best weekend plans should probably involve a pool or the lake — or the air conditioner.


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CANCELED! Protest the Ground Zero Mosque at the NYC Council of Despots
Quinn's quislings at the NYC Council have canceled their despotic hearings again to ban the largest retailer from New York City while pushing a Ground Zero mosque on innocent New Yorkers, due to the impending snowstorm.
The hearings are rescheduled for February 3rd. BE THERE!


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FLINT, MI – Records don't matter in Flint City Series basketball games. There's bragging rights on the line whenever they step on the hoop court.
Flint Southwestern Academy and Northwestern produced another one of those knock-down, drag-out battles in front of a hostile crowd on Tuesday night.
The Knights edged the Wildcats 63-59 in the end with a dramatic come from behind overtime victory at Southwestern.
"City games are always fun games because everybody wants to be the king of the city," said first-year Knights coach Keith Gray, a member of Flint Central's 1981 Class A championship basketball team. "This is my first time coaching in a city game but I enjoyed it."
Southwestern trailed by 10 points at halftime and fell behind by as many as 13 points in the third quarter but sophomore guard Neshua Wise provided a much-needed spark for the Knights in the second half after being kept out of the game by the coaching staff for the first two quarters.
In the team warm-ups, Wise suffered a high-ankle sprain in his left leg while performing pre-game drills.
In the first half, he cheered on his teammates from the bench – yelling out instructions when necessary.
Wise begged to play at halftime after getting his ankle taped and responded by scoring 12 points in the final two quarters and overtime including a crucial 3-pointer with 2:35 left in the extra period after he was allowed to enter the game in the third.
"Truthfully when I rolled (my ankle) I looked at the crowd and at first I was mad then I got taped up quick and I was ready to go after that," said Wise, who started in Southwestern's previous two wins. "I'm a team player and if I know I'm going to sit out I will cheer my team on because I'm the one who talks a lot in practice and I'm the loudest player."
Northwestern was the more aggressive team for the first three quarters. On paper, the Wildcats didn't have one individual player that stuck out but they played well as a unit and their zone defense frustrated the Knights forcing them to settle for jump shots.
Knights freshman Miles Bridges changed the game around in the fourth quarter. He helped Southwestern complete a 15-3 run capped by a Malik Young 3-pointer at the 3:27 mark in the fourth to give the Knights a 46-44 lead which was their first since early in the second quarter.
Bridges scored eight of his 11 points in the fourth as both teams changed leads four times in the final three and a half minutes.
"Miles is big for us," Gray said. "He does a lot of good things and it's surprising that this kid is in the ninth grade. I'm really impressed with him and I hope he keeps working hard and learning and keeping his ears open."
In overtime, Southwestern outscored Northwestern 11-7 and iced the game from the free-throw line. Framar Harris scored 12 points, Young ended with 11 points and Akileon Fisher finished with 9 points for Southwestern.
"That was a good challenge for us," Gray said. "That was the first time we played against a quality opponent because I'm not taking anything away from Bay City Central or Flushing but Northwestern is a tough city game for us and we hadn't been in a tough game so this was our first tough game that we've played."
Four players scored at least eight or more points for Northwestern. Marcus Watson led the way off the bench with 13 points while Cortez Lewis was the only other double-digit scorer for the Wildcats with 10 points.
"None of these guys have played varsity basketball so the experience and the camaraderie down the stretch kind of killed us and hurt us," Wildcats coach Lamont Torbert said. "But at the same time I want to take my hat off to Southwester because they hit some tough shots when it counted.
"But I'm really proud of my kids and the effort that they gave me," he added. "Every game we play we want to take something out of it and get ready for the tournament."


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Giant monsters! From their humble beginnings (in the minds of pop culture, at least) of Godzilla and King Kong, the world of big ol' monsters has expanded to all kinds of enormous city-crushing, civlian-devouring types. But which one reigns supreme? Vote now to decide the true king of the monsters.
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