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JACKSON, MI – As the United Way of Jackson County prepares to "do more with less," the organization will undergo some visible and not so visible changes.
For the past few years, as grants dried up, the United Way budget was balanced by dipping into the nonprofit's reserves. That won't be happening anymore.
"We've always been strong. We just can't continue to spend the way we have. The realignment will really help us move forward," Jackson County United Way CEO Ken Toll said.
Part of the realignment includes a new marketing strategy. Marketing consultant Rick Chambers, based out of Kalamazoo, was hired to work on the strategy. Part of that strategy includes adding a personal touch to the campaign by featuring the end results of those who have been helped through United Way programs.
"People want to do more than just give money. They want to see and know what they are doing is having a real impact in people's lives," Chambers said.
He hopes to accomplish this through social media and news outlets.
Another strategy the United Way is focusing on will highlight the work of companies in the area that support the nonprofit.
Starting next week, Jackson County residents might notice large billboards around the county featuring local companies that support the organization through donations or volunteer time. The billboards will highlight photos of employees volunteering for various United Way events.
While United Way will continue to make the annual rounds to local companies for monetary donations, Toll hopes to attract more volunteers from companies than in the past.
"It's no longer just about the money. What do employers need to give back to the community? Dollars? Time? Talent? Muscle?" Toll said.
The Board of Directors of the United Way of Jackson County met in special session in June and approved the organizational restructuring plan to reduce costs and improve efficiencies.
Part of the new organizational plan included eliminating the director of communications position, along with other staffing reductions and changes.
Three employees were laid off and replaced with two full-time employees and one part-time employee.


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That type of performance certainly builds confidence within a program but, as Ken Goe warns, it also could set up the Beavers for a trap this weekend against Utah.
Utah is a middling 2-4 this season, and 0-3 in conference. Their effort and talent have been questioned recently. They come into Corvallis with a chip on their shoulder and a chance to turn their season around against an undefeated team. Are the Utes being overlooked? Beavers fans discuss:
Don't see any way that Utah is competitive in this game. In the context of the Pac-12, Utah is just lousy, period.HisRoyalWiseness:
They DO need to make sure they don't look past Utah. It is as if some of you have never heard of upsets before, or trap games, etc. "Don't see any way that Utah is competitive in this game." Have we already forgotten about the WSU game two years ago?4stringphunk:
Utah rushing successfully against the Orange Crunch D? Don't see it happening. But I doubt the Beavs will be looking ahead. 3-9 is still a fresh wound until the end of the season.Outlaw093:
I have a hard time seeing the Utes going into Reser and doing anything other than getting stomped. Then again, what do I know? The Beavers are running like a well-oiled machine right now. No drop off at QB with Mannion down, they hang 42 on BYU in their own house. Impressed so far.billsaab:
This is a scary game because Utah is not bad defensively. I think they will try and shorten the game and pressure the QB. I think they will be physical and motivated. I see a tough game and lower scoring. I do think we will punch back and grind it out. Right now I say 24-14.Do you think this could be a trap game for the Beavers? Is Utah good enough to stay competitive? Join the conversation and post your comments below.

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ROCKAWAY — Morris County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of whoever sprayed a swastika on the Islamic Center of Morris County.
The reward was announced at a press conference involving police and local religious leaders at the center Tuesday morning.
Khurrum Ali, civil rights director of the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the center's leaders wanted to call extra attention to the vandalism to head off possible future incidents.
"We do not want escalation," he said. "Right now it was just spray paint. Tomorrow it could be something worse."
Assef said that while he wanted police to find the culprit, he didn't hold a grudge against whoever did it and, in fact, wanted to speak with that person.
"We are extending a hand of peace to them," he said. "We're not angry at them. We're not upset with them. We hope that they recognize the error of their ways. If there's an issue they may have with our center or our faith, our doors are wide open. But we still want them to be found and to determine the cause and the reason."
Police Chief Douglas Scheer said detectives hope to get more or better footage from cameras at the 1 Mannino Drive building by speaking with the company that installed them.Last Friday, police said they eliminated a "person of interest" as a suspect in the act. A woman was seen on camera at the building, but after authorities reviewed the footage and interviewed her, it was determined she was a member of the center who was reading a job advertisement on a board outside, officials have said
Police had posted images of her on their Facebook page Thursday.
Scheer said she was the only person shown on footage the center provided police during the time frame of the vandalism. He said security video from other area businesses had also been reviewed, though he declined to say whether detectives were looking into any other persons of interest.
"This is an incident that has never occurred in our community and we want to make sure that it never happens again," Scheer said.
Islamic center leaders are exploring improving the building's security, Assaf said. The center doesn't plan on changing its open-door policy — it's never locked — anytime soon, he said. Nothing inside the building, which opened in 2010 appeared to have been vandalized, Assaf said.
"Attacks on places of worship are an affront not only to the congregation of the affected place," he said, "but they send a far-reaching message to that entire community."
A handful of local religious and interfaith leaders from the area gave their support to the Islamic center at the press conference. State Sen. Anthony Bucco said in a statement, read by Ali at the lectern, that "the bottom line is no one in any town should have to tolerate such divisive actions."
Some members of the Islamic center's congregation suggested that the symbol might have actually an been Indian or Hindu peace symbol, Assef said. But he said he didn't see how that could be possible.
"That is not the way to convey a message of peace," Assef said, "by vandalizing someone else's property."


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Katelyn Flaherty and Marina Mabrey both notched 32 points each as Point Pleasant Beach, No. 11 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, rolled to a 75-44 triumph over Keyport in the Central Jersey, Group 1 quarterfinals in Point Pleasant Beach.
Flaherty also had six rebounds, six steals, five assists and a block for Point Beach, while Mabrey brought down seven rebounds to go along with six steals, five blocks and two assists. Point Beach took control immediately, outscoring Keyport 33-4 in the first quarter, and led by 42 points, 64-22, through three quarters before Keyport rallied a bit in the final quarter.
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DETROIT, MI - The Detroit Police Department's 6th Precinct was hit by gunfire in a drive-by shooting early Sunday morning, police says.
The incident at 11450 Warwick in Detroit occurred at 1:30 a.m.
The 6th Precinct is the same building where a lone gunman walked in on Jan. 23, 2011 and opened fire, hitting four officers. The officers survived that incident, killing the gunman.
No officers were struck on Sunday, but the subsequent investigation revealed three bullet holes in glass along the perimeter of the building in northwest Detroit.
"We have copy cat criminals; we have criminals who just don't care; we have criminals out here who carry it as a badge of honor to shoot at a police or shoot at a police station or hurt someone," Detroit police Sgt. Marcellus Ball told WJBK, Fox 2 News.
Detroit Police Officer Nicole Kirkwood of the department's Public Information Office on Tuesday said it was unknown if surveillance cameras caught the shooting on video.
She said the suspected vehicle is described as black but there was no further description.
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The University of Oregon is down to three finalists to become its provost, and Jane Close Conoley, a dean at the University of California at Santa Barbara, is one of them, student journalists at The Daily Emerald report.
Interim UO Provost Scott Coltrane was announced as the first of four finalists for the permanent job. But now President Michael Gottfredson says one of the four has dropped out.
Conoley, a dean of the graduate school of education and professor of counseling and psychology at UC-Santa Barbara, served as interim chancellor of the University of California at Riverside during the past year. She will visit the Eugene campus for interviews and to make a public address on Monday and Tuesday.
Gottfredson, Coltrane and Conoley all spent years as administrators in the University of California system.
A third and final candidate to become UO's chief academic officer will be announced shortly before that person visits campus beginning on Feb. 3.
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Devils winger Ilya Kovalchuk said he still has discomfort in his right shoulder when he shoots a one-timer and isn't sure if he will be able to play Friday night against the Ottawa Senators at Prudential Center.
Kovalchuk, who has missed eight games since crashing into the end boards Mar. 23, said he doesn't want to be a "passenger" when he returns.
"We'll see. I don't know," he said. "I want to feel comfortable out there and do what I do best. I don't want to just go in the lineup and take somebody else's place just to be there. I'm not that kind of guy.
"If I come back I'll play my 100 percent and try my best. I don't want to be a passenger and sit on the bench and have the best seat in the house."
Kovalchuk tried shooting one-timers for the first time since he was injured.
"I still have some discomfort to shoot the one-timer. That's the weapon I use a lot in the game," he said. "If I don't have it, there is no reason to go out there.
"I did try some one-timers. First time in 2 ½ weeks, so it's a positive thing."
He knows he will not be pain-free, but doesn't want to be limited.
"You can have a little pain or discomfort. That doesn't matter," Kovalchuk explained. "But you have to go out there with the mindset that you can do what you do best. Not just to go out there to be the guy who is screaming and yelling, 'Come on, let's go guys.'
"If you're the other team you try to make it physical and hard on the guy who just came back. To me it's important to do my best, not to just go out there and skate around."
The fact that the Devils have lost eight in a row (0-4-4) and have had trouble scoring goals makes his absence even more noticeable.
"There are eight games left and we're four points behind. It's not a situation where we want to be," Kovalchuk said. "I just don't want to go out there for that. You want to help the team. If you're going to take somebody else's spot who is 100 percent healthy and motivated to me doesn't make any sense."
Coach Pete DeBoer said he wouldn't consider dressing Kovalchuk simply for a shootout, but Kovalchuk said he would be able to handle that role.
"Yes. If they would call me from the box I would change (into his gear)," he said with a smile.
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Defenseman Anton Volchenkov expects to be suspended by the NHL for elbowing Boston's Brad Marchand in the head.
"I had a phone hearing. I understand. In all the videos I hit the guy in the head. I raised my arm," Volchenkov said. "I tried coming for the puck and I tried to play the puck and take a hit at the same time because it was near the boards. But I got turned and my arm hit him in the head.
"I feel bad because I don't try to hurt people. It cost us one 'D' and will probably cost me a suspension. That's hockey. The game is so quick. Maybe in a couple seconds he'd have gone through, but it looked like he stopped before me. It cost me."
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Wouldn't you know it. The shot that hit Adam Larsson in the right foot during practice on Tuesday was from Volchenkov.
"I actually didn't see the shot. It was an unlucky bounce. I can't really blame him for that," Larsson said.
X-rays were negative.
"It's nothing serious. I just have to deal with the pain," he said. "I'm ready to play, so hopefully I play tomorrow.
"It felt pretty bad yesterday but it was way better today, so it feels like I'm ready to go now. It was pretty frustrating yesterday because I felt like I played pretty good the game before. It was frustrating to be out again."
Larsson would like to help the Devils get back into a playoff position over the last eight games.
"If we can climb out of this I think we can be a real dangerous playoff team. This is what makes teams stronger," Larsson said. "We have to start tomorrow."


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April 19, 2014: 5:00pm *— About Love: A Conversation on Complicated Relationships, Moderated by HopeWorks of Howard County *
Red Branch Theatre Company will partner with HopeWorks of Howard County (formerly the Domestic Violence Center of Howard County) to promote healthy relationships over the course of the run of The Love/Loss Cycle. In addition to providing services for individuals in crisis, HopeWorks facilitates many free programs about love, loss and personal growth. HopeWorks' talkback will educate audiences and the community as to how the organization uses the creative arts to make hearts sing in response to the themes presented in The Love/Loss Cycle.
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Songs for a New World)
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BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- Two men arrested in Florida a week after walking away from a Jackson County correctional facility are now suspected in the brutal beating of a convenience store clerk in the Tampa area.
James Newman and James Misleveck were arrested early Wednesday morning near Miami. The men were reported missing from Black River Correctional in Black River Falls July 17.
Newman and Misleveck allegedly kidnapped a woman at gunpoint and stole several vehicles before driving to Florida.
The men are allegedly captured on video Sunday in Seffner, Florida, east of Tampa, attacking and beating an elderly convenience store clerk before stealing cash and cigarettes.
The clerk is listed in serious condition, but is improving, according to affiliate WTSP in Tampa.
Newman and Misleveck made a court appearance Thursday morning in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They are being held without bond on federal escape charges.
The men tried to run from officers in Hollywood, Florida, after a high-speed chase.
Misleveck was arrested while trying to jump over a fence. Newman climbed a tree and eventually jumped down and tried to run away, but was taken down by a police dog.
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A 17-month-old girl died this morning of injuries suffered after she fell in a retention pond about 100 feet from her home in North Brunswick.
The toddler, Neha Anand, was playing with a group of other children with her mother and three other mothers nearby, when she wandered away Thursday afternoon, according to some of the mothers who were there. Neha's own mother found her floating in about two feet of water, after the four women spent a frantic five minutes searching for the child.
Neha's family, including her parents, Ratna and Anuj Anand, and her sister Nikki, 4, moved in 2005 to Cottonwood Court, a street of 17 new single-family homes in the Forest Park at Renaissance neighborhood. Fourteen of the families on the street are Indian, as is Neha's family, and the group was close-knit, some of the residents said.
The group of mothers, with about six to eight children, had been playing on a grassy area behind Neha's house, in front of a cluster of woods, when Neha's mother, Ratna, noticed her missing, according to some of the mothers. They began searching, concentrating in the woods.
Ratna Anand looked in the pond, which is about 100 feet away and out of sight of where the group had been playing. The child was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick and placed on life support, according to a group of neighbors, but was pronounced dead about 3:30 a.m. today.
Neha was remembered as a curious child who loved playing outdoors, and had just started to talk. One of her favorite words was "bo-bo," the Hindi word for "bow-wow," her father said.
Residents of Cottonwood court said they have been asking since they moved in for a fence to be erected around the pond, but the property management company has not yet done so.


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So, here we are. After a miserable string of events ended for the Red Sox last, they rebounded to sweep the Oakland A's at Fenway Park.
Now, they face a crucial question: Just how good are they?
A three-game series at Yankee Stadium starting tonight is as good of a test as any. Sure, Boston has a 5-1 record against the Bronx Bombers this season, even though they started in a 2-10 hole overall.
The Yankees don't typically roll over easily, however.
For all their issues, they're still in first place in the American League, carrying a 33-24 record. Anchored by ace C.C. Sabathia (7-3, 2.80 ERA, 1.22 WHIP) and closer Mariano Rivera (1.90 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 16 saves) they're also fourth in the American League with a 3.41 ERA and sixth with a 1.30 WHIP. That's not spectacular, but it's not as awful as some Yankees critics would suggest.
On offense, the Bombers have continued to pummel teams. New York leads the league in runs (293), home runs (88), slugging percentage (.445) and OPS (.779). The team homers once every 21.9 at-bats, nearly 10 at-bats better than Boston, which has the second best rate in the league (31.3).
Still, the Red Sox have exploited the Yankees' weaknesses before this season, and they can do it again. Perhaps most significantly, extended slumps by several players have created holes in their lineup.
Start with the most obvious example, Derek Jeter. New York continues to hit their captain at or near the top of the batting order, even though he is hitting only .260/.327/.325. He may be closing in on 3,000 career hits, but there aren't many other every-day players in the majors with an OPS under .700.
It's more than just Jeter, however. Dustin Pedroia and Carl Crawford have had slow starts, but Nick Swisher (.215/.342/.348 with five home runs), a 2010 All-Star, has been even worse. At 39, designated hitter Jorge Posada (.178/.290/.349 with six homers) looks washed up, and his replacement behind the plate, Russell Martin, has fallen back to earth (.236/.342/.441) after a hot start to season.
The Sox will start Jon Lester, Tim Wakefield and Josh Beckett in the series against Freddy Garcia, A.J. Burnett and C.C. Sabathia. Based on recent history, Thursday's Beckett-Sabathia matchup should be low-scoring, but it's hard to guess what to expect in the other games, in light of Lester's recent struggles and Wakefield's wobbly wonder.
The Sox don't have to win this series to make a point. They've already made it -- they can play with the Yankees.
Still, it'd be nice to see them roll into the Bronx and continue the momentum they built over the weekend. It'd be nice to see David Ortiz, Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford stay on hot streaks and the Sox roll up a nice, fat sweep.
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There are nearly 40 pairs of basketball shoes in Jalen Brunson's room.
They fill the closet, and the ones that don't fit there are stowed neatly under his bed, many still in the original boxes.
The collection includes mostly Nikes and Jordans, in just about every color of the rainbow.
"I think I have everything except pink shoes," Brunson said. "I should probably get some pink ones. I love shoes and it's something I like to switch up."
Brunson, Stevenson's highly sought-after junior guard who is sitting on at least 15 major Division I scholarship offers already and seems to be Coach Tom Izzo's No. 1 recruit at Michigan State, takes his pre-game shoe selection very seriously.
Much thought goes into which shoes are best for each particular game.
"When you look good, you play good," the 6-foot-2 Brunson said.
Clearly, it's been a season of fashion hits, and virtually no misses for Brunson, who has been selected to captain the 2014 Daily Herald's all-area boys basketball team for Lake County. He's put up big-time numbers in leading Stevenson to one of its best seasons in school history.
The Patriots, seeded No. 1 in the Lake Zurich sectional and scheduled to play Warren on Friday night in the McHenry regional championship game (7 p.m.), have been dominant in their quest to return downstate and win the state championship this time. They settled for the runners-up trophy last year and have been driven to surpass that ever since.
Behind nearly 25 points per game from Brunson, Stevenson has rolled to a 27-1 record and has been ranked among the top Class 4A teams in the state all season.
"We've played a pretty tough schedule this season," said Brunson, who has hit a team-leading 65 3-pointers and is also averaging 5.2 rebounds and a team-high 4.8 assists per game. "Everything we've done as a team this season has prepared us for this moment. It's gotten us ready for the big time."
Brunson knows all about the big time.
He's been under intense pressure all season, often with big-name coaches such as Izzo watching his every move. But Brunson, Stevenson's all-time leading scorer and 12th on Lake County's all-time list with 1,701 career points, has coolly and calmly put together career-night performances on multiple occasions.
Sporting his special "Black History Month" purple Kevin Durant shoes, Brunson was stylishly spectacular as he dropped a school-record 57 points on Lake Forest in late February. In a lopsided win over North Chicago in the North Suburban Conference championship game last week, Brunson's neon green and yellow Nike Hyper Revs lifted him in acrobatic fashion to 39 points. He made shots that left the sold-out crowd oohing and ahhing on a regular basis.
"When I'm playing a game like that, I really don't think about it too much. I'm just in the game," Brunson said. "In that 57-point game, my teammates kept feeding me and I didn't even realize what was going on until I looked up at the scoreboard and I kind of shocked myself a little bit.
"That was a big night, a once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing."
Then again, Brunson doesn't seem the type to rest on past laurels. If there's anyone who can out-do his once-in-a-lifetime performances, it's him.
Brunson inherited a never-satisfied work ethic from his dad Rick Brunson, a former NBA player who spent part of his 9-year career with the Chicago Bulls.
"I definitely get my mindset about working hard from my dad," Brunson said. "He might not have been the most talented or gifted athlete, but he just worked so hard. It was non-stop working.
"I remember from when I was about 5 years old to about age 11, I used to go everywhere with my dad and I would go to the gym with him during his offseason and just sit there and watch him work out. I remember him working so hard that he'd be dripping with sweat. He was completely drenched. For him to work so hard every single day to reach his goals, I think that had a huge impact on me."
Brunson, who began to get serious about basketball when he was 12 and would run miles and miles around his neighborhood to build his endurance, insists, to this day, on making 300 shots before he leaves the gym. And that's 300 made shots.
"Sometimes, it goes pretty fast, sometimes it goes slow," Brunson said. "But I would never (cheat and quit early). In the back of my mind, I'm always thinking that I don't want anyone else out there out-working me."
Brunson approaches his foot fashion the same way.
His favorite basketball shoes are the shoes that no one else has.
"I like to find those rare shoes," Brunson said. "If no one else has them, I want them. I don't like being normal. I like to be different."
Of course, Brunson already is in his own class, regardless of the shoes he's wearing.
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A local development group purchased the Silver Spring Golf Course for $1 million this week and plans to build a housing development on the 90-acre tract, said Greg Rothman, the real estate agent who brokered the deal, and an investor in the project.
Plans for the project are still being finalized.
But Rothman, a partner of Millfording Highlands LP, said in a statement that the intent is to develop single-family houses on the course at 136 Sample Bridge Road in Silver Spring Township.
Rothman also is a partner of Lemoyne-based RSR Realtors, the marketing agent for the project.
Rothman and his partners developed the adjacent Millfording Highlands neighborhood, where construction of houses priced $350,000 to $600,000 began five years ago.
Rothman, who lives in Millfording Highlands, said the development group wants to incorporate as much open space into the next neighborhood as possible.
Millfording Estates LP investors include RSR founder Bill Rothman, RSR partner Sam Reed, Garrett Rothman, Jamie Berrier and attorney Dave Reager, of Reager & Adler PC.
"If you look at the development we have there now, you can see that we appreciate the open space,'' Greg Rothman said. "We're exploring our options to make this a development that the residents will appreciate, the neighbors will appreciate and that the community will appreciate.''
The golf course, which sits next to the Conodoguinet Creek, will continue operating through April, said Rothman.
But an auction of furniture, kitchen equipment and other items from the golf course club house will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday.
A second auction of trucks, a skid loader and other equipment is set for 10 a.m. on March 16.


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Robert, La. -- Oil from a blown-out well is forming huge underwater plumes as much as 10 miles long below the visible slick in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists said as BP wrestled for a third day today with its latest contraption for slowing the nearly month-old gusher.
BP, the largest oil and gas producer in the U.S., has been unable to thread a tube into the leak to siphon the crude to a tanker, its third approach to stopping or reducing the spill on the ocean floor. Engineers remotely steering robot submersibles were trying again today to fit the tube into a breach nearly a mile below the surface, BP said.
» Huge oil plumes found under Gulf as BP struggles [The Associated Press]
» Gulf oil spill: real disaster might be lurking beneath the surface [The Christian Science Monitor]
» Gulf oil spill could result in biggest environmental and maritime litigation case in U.S. [The Times-Picayune]
» Graphic: How the oil spill happened [The Times-Picayune]
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» U.S. Episcopal Church consecrates lesbian bishop [Reuters]
» Iceland volcano disrupts air travel in British Isles again [Voice of America]
» Greek leader considers action against US banks [The Associated Press]


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The 2011-12 season is not even a month old, but state hoop followers have certainly had a season's worth of classic games and memorable moments, especially from the weekend showcases.
And oh yes, we've also seen our share of blowouts with powerhouses such as St. Anthony and St. Benedict's taking care of business by 30 and 40 points.
But I've always said high school basketball is a lifestyle. When you spend a day at gym watching four or five games, you're there to renew old friendships, create new ones and talk hoops all day long. Sure, you will get your share of clunkers, but it still a good feeling just being in the gym, even if a blowout is taking place.
The two-day event at West Orange to start the season featured some classics, including Rutgers Prep coming from way behind to beat Hudson Catholic. The event at Hackensack the following week on New Year's Day featured four games decided by four points or less, including St. Anthony coming from behind to nip St. Benedict's by a point.
Oh, let's not forget Joel Hernandez of Teaneck hitting a 22-footer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime, then getting fouled in a tie game with one second left in OT to stun St. Pat's.
The two-day event at Kean this past Saturday and Sunday may have featured some blowouts, but St. Joseph Metuchen beating Seton Hall Prep 61-59 was the worth the price of three admissions (see my blog below to read all about it) and Trenton Catholic's victory over St. Pat's was outstanding as well.
This coming Saturday, at the Jersey City Armory, the Dan Finn Classic will take place. It will feature four boys games with five Top 20 teams in action as well as state prep power St. Benedict's.
At 2:15, No. 10 Linden will take on North Bergen. At 4, Paterson High of Baltimore will take on St. Benedict's. Paterson is led by recent Seton Hall recruit Aquille Carr. No. 1 St. Anthony will take on Jersey City neighbor/No. 19 St. Peter's Prep at 5:45, followed by No. 4 Teaneck taking on Level Prep of Toronto at 7:30.
On tap tonight is No. 2 Plainfield vs. No. 9 St. Patrick's.
1-St. Anthony (10-0)
2-Plainfield (7-1)
3-Gill St. Bernard's (6-2)
4-Teaneck (8-0)
5-St. Joseph (Met.) (8-1)
6-Trenton Catholic (5-2)
7-Seton Hall Prep (8-1)
8-Hudson Catholic (6-2)
9-St. Patrick (4-3)
10-Linden (3-3)
11-Jackson (8-0)
12-Paul VI (7-0)
13-Paterson Eastside (7-1)
14-Eastern (7-0)
15-St. Augustine (7-0)
16-Hackensack (7-2)
17-Newark Tech (6-2)
18-Cherry Hill East (9-0)
19-St. Peter's Prep (6-2)
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There is something for everyone at the Berkshire Botanical Garden. Below is a list of our scheduled events classes, and exhibits. For details on any individual listing, just click on the event for more information. If you still have questions, feel free to call the garden at 413.298.3926. See you at the Garden!
Classes meet on Thursdays, 1-5pm: December 12-26, 2017.
This course is a must for those working or planning to work professionally in the field of horticulture. Participants will learn how to write a simple business plan, understand a team approach using subcontractors to a business advantage and ways to organize a business, from sole proprietor to incorporation (S-Corp, Inc., LLC). This course will cover dealing with employees, insurance, and tax write-offs. Learn the industry standards for markups on materials and labor, what the going rate is to charge clients, and how to cost estimate projects. Students will complete a cost estimate for a residential project—start to finish. The focus will be on staying small, lean, and smart and, finally, how to make a profit.
Instructor – Craig Okerstrom-Lang, ASLA, is a landscape architect located in Berkshire County. His vast business experiences ranges from public to private projects. He teaches a variety of programs for the botanical garden including graphic, design and business practices.
Classes meet on Thursdays, February 2- March 2, at 4 – 7pm.
This course will focus on the ins and outs of controlling the greenhouse environment. Whether maintaining a conservatory collection of ornamental plants or producing greenhouse crops participants will learn how to grow, care for and maintain plants in a greenhouse. The relationship between temperature, water, light, fertilization, plant health and diseases will be covered with a strong emphasis on IPM (integrated pest management).
Instructor – William Florek, M.A., has been a landscaper designer for 30 years and currently teaches Horticulture at Monument Mountain Regional High School. He also concentrates his time on greenhouse management, growing plants for school programs and the highly successful plant sales held at the school. He has a degree from the University of Massachusetts in Landscape Design and an M.A.T. in Biology from Elms College.
Classes meet on Mondays, March 6– April 3, from 5:30 – 8:30pm.
Designed for those starting or caring for a vegetable garden, this course will include discussion of soil and nutrient management, seed selection, crop rotation schemes, bed preparation, seeding and planting, pest management and specific plant cultivation, all in the context of the different vegetable groups. Each week, students will investigate a different vegetable family to insure all questions are answered about cultivation of these important food groups, including: Fabaceae (peas/beans/other legumes), greens (lettuce/mustards/arugula/mache and more), herbs (perennial and annual), perennial vegetables (asparagus/ rhubarb/horseradish), Chenopodiaceae (beet/chard family), Brassicaceae (cabbage/cauliflower/kale/brussels sprout family), Cucurbitaceae (squash/pumpkin/cucumber/melon family), Poeaceae (corn family), Allioideae (onion/garlic/leek/shallot family), Solanaceae (tomato/eggplant/pepper/potato/sweet potato family) and Apiaceae (carrots/parsnips).
Instructor – Peter Salinetti, B.S.
10% discount for enrollment in 3 or more Spring Level III courses
Tour Arranged by Classical Excursions—April 22-29, 2017
The Italian lakes have seduced travelers since the time of the ancient Romans, who made them a favorite holiday destination, building villas along the shores or near them. Later on, the lakes enchanted and inspired travelers on the Grand Tour – among these were Byron, Stendhal, Rossini, Bellini, Shelley, Turner, Liszt, Dickens and Henry James, who wrote to his sister Alice, "One can't describe the beauty of the Italian lakes, nor would one try if one could…it lay before me…the long gleam of the Major [Lake Maggiore]…"
With these glorious descriptions in mind, the Berkshire Botanical Garden invites you to join an eight-day excursion arranged by Classical Excursions of some of the most breathtakingly beautiful gardens and scenery in all of Italy, on Lake Maggiore, Lake Como, Verona and surrounding areas.
Judith Chatfield, veteran Italian garden expert, lecturer and author, will introduce you to the captivating villa and garden magic of the Lombardian lake region. Retrace the steps of centuries of travelers to experience such villa and garden sights as Isola Madre, Isola Bella, Villa Taranto, Villa San Remigio, Villa Carlotta, Villa Balbianello, Villa della Porta Bozzolo, to name just a few. Lunch at Villa Giusti, Grand Hotel Villa d'Este, Villa Cicogna, Villa Rizzardi and others.
Judith Chatfield is a lecturer and author of such books as A Tour of Italian Gardens and The Classic Italian Garden; she lived in Italy for a number of years. Over the years, Judith has lead many tours of Italian villas and gardens. For further information, contact Lani Summerville, director of Classical Excursions, at 413-446-8728, firstname.lastname@example.com. Tour price $3,700 per person based on double occupancy. Single supplement available.
For a complete description of the tour, click here.
Tour leader Judith Chatfield will speak at BBG in September. More details to follow.


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In the aftermath of a tragedy, whether it's a fire, hurricane or tsunami, people in red jackets are all around. They are handing out blankets, water or a teddy bear. They are quietly weaving between emergency personnel, careful not to interfere, but present for every victim on the scene.
They are Red Cross volunteers, and their service to our community is invaluable.
We ordinary folk now have the chance to recognize their service during Red Cross Month in March. This month gives us a chance to stop and really think about the amazing gift these volunteers give every day.
Fact: Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood.
Fact: One donation can help save the lives of up to three people.
Fact: The American Red Cross supplies approximately 45 percent of the nation's blood supply.
But the Red Cross is about more than just blood. It offers health and safety training, including babysitting courses, CPR and lifeguard training. It offers help to our military families in times of personal emergencies.
So we celebrate the volunteers, these everyday heroes, those who organize blood drives or wake up in the middle of the night to help a family whose house is burning.
Last year, much of Red Cross Month for New Jersey was spent focused on the work done by volunteers during Hurricane Sandy. President Obama, in addressing the month, said about Red Cross volunteers during Hurricane Sandy: "In darkness and danger, thousands of professionals and volunteers stepped up to serve. And when times were tough, they proved that America is tougher because we all pull together."
Many years ago I had the honor of serving as a board member for the Salem County Chapter of the American Red Cross. I worked a lot with the youth in the county, helping them understand that volunteering is a life-long endeavor that is best begun young.
It was a very rewarding experience and I learned a lot about what it means to give your time and talents to those in need. Because you never know when your time in need will come.
Several years ago, the Salem and Gloucester county Red Cross chapters merged to form the South Jersey Chapter which serves about 300,000 people. The larger chapter now benefits from a larger pool of resources while retaining its small community mentality.
Each year, Red Cross Month is heralded in by a flag-raising ceremony, fittingly at the Clara Barton Service Area on the New Jersey Turnpike. This year, the focus will be on honoring women leaders, an homage to Barton who founded the organization in 1881. The event will take place at noon with light refreshments to follow. For more information or to RSVP, call 856-256-8300.
What can you do for the Red Cross? Be a board member. Be a member of the Disaster Action Team. Be a hospital volunteer. Be a member of your school's Red Cross Club. Be a health and safety instructor. Be an Armed Forces Caseworker. Be a blood drive volunteer. Be a driver. Be a part of the fundraising efforts. Be an office administrative services volunteer. Be a public advocate.
And give blood.
For more information on the South Jersey Chapter of the American Red Cross call 856-256-8300 or visit www.redcross.org/nj/sewell.


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The Westview High School Theatre presents an adaptation of Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid April 25-27, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at the Westview High School Black Box Theatre, 4200 NW 185th Avenue, Portland.
Monsieur Argan, the imaginary invalid, is an eccentric and overwhelming hypochondriac. His daughter, Angelique, is in love with Cleante. But Argan (thinking of his own health) insists that she shall marry the nephew of a doctor and a doctor himself, Claude De Aria. Toinette, the maid, does everything possible to dissuade Argan in his determination to marry Angelique to the stupid Claude. Beline, Argan's shrewish wife, is determined that Angelique shall become a nun so that there will be no one but she, Beline, to inherit Argan's estate. Toinette shows up Beline as the mercenary she is and the doctors as the fools they are.
Showtimes are April 25, 26, and 17 at 7:30 p.m. General Admission tickets are $8 online at www.westviewtheatre.org or at the door. Seating is limited.


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Hats off to the Cape Breton Post for asking Finance Minister Diana Whalen if there's any plan to reduce the number of school boards (Nova Scotia's finance minister states her position, Feb. 7).
After 24 years of elected school boards, someone is finally asking the right questions. It's time to admit the parallel timeline between the creation of elected school boards and declining educational standards across the province.
Why do we need an education minister, a deputy minister, staff, 15 elected school board members, board administration and seconded staff, school administrations and volunteer citizens to decide which schools should be closed, amalgamated or replaced?
Those schools have become cow patties in a political pasture; everyone knows what's needed to plant the seeds for a more effective, less wasteful system, but no one has the courage to step on a patty to begin the process.
One of the reasons elected school boards were created was to take the heat off MLAs, by closing schools with declining enrolments, but that still hasn't happened.
We're left with a redundant, wasteful two-tier governance system.
The last thing the education system needed was another level of political interference. Most of the existing problems in our classrooms are the result of poorly thought-out, politically motivated decisions that can't be countered by educational solutions.
Hopefully, the provincial education system review will conclude that elected school boards constitute a failed political experiment that lacked leadership vision to solve the real problems and the courage to make tough decisions; draining funds that were once available for student programs and services, but are now used to maintain another wasteland of political bureaucracy.
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As a security software developer, Check Point Software Technologies (Nasdaq: CHKP ) must deal with tough competitors, such as IBM (NYSE: IBM ) , EMC (NYSE: EMC ) , McAfee (NYSE: MFE ) , and Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC ) . To get an edge, the company is investing heavily -- in internal resources and acquisitions -- to build a comprehensive suite of products.
Management calls this "unified security architecture," and it looks like the company is poised to get results from the strategy. In the fiscal fourth quarter, sales increased 3% to $160.1 million but net income fell from $89.2 million, or $0.36 per share, to $79.5 million, or $0.35. Much of the decline came from the company's charges for its stock option plan.
Check Point is in the midst of integrating some key acquisitions. First, there was the purchase of Protect Data AB, which has security technologies to protect mobile devices and laptops. It is certainly a fast-growing market, with revenues surging 92% in the first nine months of 2006.
Next was the acquisition of NFR Security. This firm allows for real-time threat protection, which is anticipated to be a growth market as well.
These deals are very strategic and promote Check Point's vision of a unified security architecture. This should help generate new business and larger deal sizes. In fact, during the fourth quarter, the company had 11 deals of $500,000-$1 million and four deals over $1 million.
The good news is that management is still mindful of shareholder value. For instance, in 2006, the company repurchased about $435 million of its own stock. Then again, Check Point is a cash machine. In the fourth quarter, the cash flow from operations came to about $77.7 million.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Spoonlickers employees enjoy being part of the Eastown neighborhood, but are disappointed someone vandalized its mobile unit.
Dave Darling, who owns Spoonlickers with his wife, Diana, discovered that their mobile unit had been tagged with white spray paint when they opened the Eastown store, 1551 Wealthy SE, at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 30.
Darling said Grand Rapids Police told him that they do not believe the tagging is gang-related, but is similar to others that have been popping up in the area.
It appears that those involved also tried to break into the mobile unit through its back door – which is locked with a deadbolt -- as the overlap was significantly bent, Darling said.
"It's unfortunate," he said on Monday. "We love the neighborhood and are really happy to be there and be a part of it. It's just really unfortunate that this happened."
On Monday afternoon, Spoonlickers posted its Facebook page:
"We were really disappointed to find our Spoonlicker Mobile Unit vandalized yesterday. We've worked so hard. We still love you, Eastown. Let's love and support each other... not hate."
Nearly 20 people commented on the post, citing their apologies for the vandalism and offering tips that might help remove the spray paint, including WD40 and Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.
Jennifer Kalchik posted, "I can't believe this, how awful."
Rebecca Russell said on Spoonlickers' Facebook post: "Pathetic that people think this is okay behavior. I am sorry Spoonlickers. Hopefully the WD40 works."
Jessica Scott-Townley posted: "Typical for Eastown, unfortunately. You can get graffiti remover that will hopefully take it off without damaging the finish. Worked well on our back door when it got tagged."
Darling said they are in the process of trying to remove the spray paint themselves before having to take it to the shop for re-printing. If they do the latter, about 25-30 percent of the unit would have to be re-printed.
"It could have been a lot worse," Darling said of the white spray paint. "It's really senseless. We're happy to be part of this community and we hope that this is the end of it."
Spoonlickers, which also has locations in Knapp's Corner and Ada, opened in Eastown in January.
Related: Eastown's growth: Walkable neighborhoods, support for businesses
Diane Bacon, a store manager at the frozen yogurt company's Eastown location, said the mobile unit is parked in the back of the store. She said the mobile unit will continue with events as scheduled this week, including Blues on the Mall at Rosa Parks Circle on Wednesday, July 3 and the fireworks show downtown Grand Rapids on Thursday, July 4.
"We're just preparing for a busy week," she said.
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KALAMAZOO -- Dr. Arthur James started the NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet keynote address with heartfelt tears. By the end of his speech, some people in the audience were crying, too.
James, chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Borgess Medical Center, was honored Saturday night with the 2007 Humanitarian Award from the Metropolitan Kalamazoo Branch of the NAACP. He started his speech by telling several hundred listeners about the high rate of black-infant mortality in Kalamazoo County.
The state of Michigan has the highest rate of black-infant mortality in the nation, and Kalamazoo County has the highest rate in the state.
"I consider it a privilege to be involved in prenatal care and the delivery of babies," he told the audience in Western Michigan University's Bernhard Center. "Babies. How precious. How important. All babies. Black babies. Yellow babies. White babies. There is nothing more important than protecting our most vulnerable."
Infant mortality rates are a quality-of-life measurement, James said.
"From 1980 until today, there is no state for that period, no state where the black babies die at a higher rate" than Michigan, he said. In Kalamazoo County, he added, the black-infant mortality rate for the past 25 years was higher than in any other county in the state.
He showed graphs charting the data and, in every case, the mortality rate was substantially higher for blacks than for other ethnic groups.
Michigan also has the highest black maternal mortality rate, he pointed out.
"One of the other pieces that jumps out at you - that grabs you by the neck and won't let go - is the rate for black teen births," James said. "Among 15- to 19-year-olds, one of every 10 actually has a baby. The white teen birth rate is 20 or 21 out of 1,000. The black teen birth rate is 100 out of 1,000.
"That difference, that disparity, is the worst in the state of Michigan. From 2000 to 2004, no county is higher."
James' speech was a rallying cry to all adults of all races.
The data "says something about us - the infant mortality rate and the teen birth rate. I am going to suggest to you that we are not preparing these children to compete in this world," he said.
"Whatever your job is as an adult - to protect, nurture and help our most vulnerable. This data does not suggest we're doing that.
"The disparity is unacceptable."
The reasons for these statistics are complex and are rooted in social, rather than medical factors. The rates are linked to racism, socioeconomics, education levels and living conditions, among a variety of other factors, he said.
James said, "The community needs to investigate what this data says about us.
"The point is, it is the entire community that has an impact. All of these domains interact. We have to do better."


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Essential question. Are you engaged as a leader and teacher?
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Powerful! One comment should be said every day to each student and more often whenever appropriate.
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This is a wonderful article written with a Sufi view of the world, at least from the way I understand Sufism. Slow down and smell the roses.
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(From the article): The leaders I remember are the people who plant seeds in me every day. Even if it takes a long time for those seeds to grow and produce, they planted and cultivated them. Like persistent farmers, leaders cultivate hope that will produce for years to come. Whose leadership cultivates your hope today?
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DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer
BOSTON (AP) â Boston investigators who rescued 167 child pornography victims and arrested more than 50 predators have received a prestigious public service award.
The Homeland Security Investigations agents have been working for three years on a case that began in Massachusetts and led to arrests in nine countries.
The Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals were presented Thursday in Washington by the Partnership for Public Service.
The awards went to three Homeland Security agents, an intelligence research specialist and a supervisor who have worked to untangle a network of child pornography distributors and producers.
The investigation began in Massachusetts when a hotel manager from Milford sent a photo of a half-naked 18-month-old boy holding a stuffed toy bunny to an undercover agent in Boston. Investigators traced the bunny to Amsterdam and later arrested a 27-year-old daycare worker.


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A Lesson In Panhandling And CommunicationPosted: January 2, 2013 Filed under: Foolishness | Tags: Aggressive panhandling, Begging, Communication, humor, life, postaweek 36 Comments
I had a friend who pointed out that things happen to and around me that do not happen to other people. Had is a deceptive word. It isn't as if she died, she just works somewhere else now.
When she'd bring the subject up, I'd deny it. We'd argue. Arguing my position was tough because she had a list of things that made her undeniably correct. Usually I'd just claim victory and leave before she got to the end of the list. Getting away before she completed her list wasn't hard, the list was pretty long.
My friend is right. I am no longer denying it. I'll admit it to her if I see her again.
Here is what happened to move me to the other side.
So There I Was, Minding My Own…
A panhandler approached me as I was about to cross the street. "Excuse me" she said. I turned to see who'd said it. I wished I hadn't, but I couldn't just ignore an "excuse me". The woman who was there provided a quick tale of woe, then began her closing with "could you spare…".
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LANSING -- Michigan's two Big Ten towns' progressive reputations are well-known at home, and now they're getting national attention.
The Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBT equal-rights advocacy and political lobbying group in the U.S., rated Ann Arbor and East Lansing as the Nos. 1 and 2 Michigan cities in support of LGBT people, respectively. The ratings are part of the campaign's 2013 Municipal Equality Index, an annual report it releases grading municipalities throughout the U.S. on their records on LGBT issues.
Ann Arbor scored 88 and East Lansing 86. The highest possible tally was 100.
The ratings were calculated before East Lansing's domestic partnership registry was instituted in late October, otherwise the home of Michigan State University would have received an additional 12 points, boosting its rating to 98.
"Inclusion and diversity are core values of the East Lansing community and its city government," said East Lansing Mayor Pro Tem Nathan Triplett, who authored the city's domestic partnership registry. "We work hard to ensure that our city is a welcoming place to all who want to live, work, raise a family, or start a business here.
"Our MEI score is a reflection of those efforts. Communities that embrace diversity are in the best position to attract and retain the very best and brightest talent. I see our score as both an acknowledgement of what we've already done and a challenge to do better in the future."
Both of Michigan's top-scoring communities have long progressive track records.
Ann Arbor was the first municipality in Michigan to offer a domestic partnership registry in 1991. East Lansing in 1972 became the first municipality in the nation to ban discrimination against sexual orientation in its hiring practices.
The six other Michigan cities rated in the Human Rights Campaign's MEI and their scores are:
Detroit: 72Lansing: 66Pleasant Ridge: 60Grand Rapids: 56Ferndale: 45Warren: 15
The MEI rated 291 cities ranging from all 50 states. See the full index here.
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I've gone days on just meat, eggs and a little bit of butter for frying. I won't eat a lot on those days.
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But UCLA researchers say they don't have enough evidence to prove it
Researchers from the
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and behavioral issues during childhood, but do not have enough data to say that it's a sure thing.
Leeka Kheifets, Ph.D., study leader and a professor of epidemiology at UCLA's School of Public Health, along with her team of researchers, have found a possible relationship between a mother's cell phone use while pregnant and behavioral problems in the child later on.
There are quite a few theories that suggest cell phones may have other negative effects on the human body, but according to
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"There are theories, but we do not know," said Kheifets. "Exposure to the fetus is likely to be very low, so it's unclear how it can influence fetal development."
To find this possible correlation, Kheifets and her team of researchers analyzed the data on mothers who participated in the Danish National Birth Cohort study, which asked them lifestyle questions including amount of cell phone use during and after pregnancy. They also studied data on cell phone use from these mothers' children, which amounted to 28,745 7-year-olds.
The mother's were interviewed when their children turned seven, where they were asked about the child's cell phone use and behavioral problems. According to the study's overall results, 18 percent of children were exposed to cell phone use
before and after pregnancy
. Now, 35.2 percent of 7-year-olds used a cell phone, but less than one percent of them used a cell phone for more than one hour a week. Based on what their mother's said, 93 percent of the children had no behavioral issues while 3.1 percent showed signs of hyperactivity/inattention, relationship problems and conduct problems.
The next step, according to Kheifets, is to conduct this study again when the children are 11 years old. Kheifets would like to see if these percentages remain stable over the years, or if they take a drastic turn one way or the other.
Despite the fact that researchers are unsure as to whether
cell phone use negatively influences
a child's behavior, Kheifets warns that it can't hurt to reduce exposure anyway.
"Be aware of your exposure and while the science develops, use precaution," said Kheifets. "It is very easy to reduce exposure by keeping your phone away from the body and using a hands-free device, so why not do it?"
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Waterford United and Dundalk go head to head in tonight's promotion/relegation play-off second leg at the RSC with a place in next season's Airtricity League Premier Division up for grabs, kick-off 7.45pm.
Tuesday's first leg finished all-square with the two sides playing out a very entertaining 2-2 draw at Oriel Park, which means it's a winner-takes-all clash tonight in Waterford.
Waterford boss Paul O'Brien must plan without striker Peter Keegan after the striker twisted his knee in Dundalk on Tuesday.
John Kiely is also ruled out with an ankle injury, while midfielder Peter Higgins is a major doubt as he is struggling with a hamstring strain.
Experienced defenders Seamus Long and John Frost return to strengthen the Blues squad after serving a suspension.
Speaking ahead of tonight's game, O'Brien said: "We have a great belief in our own ability and fear no one, and we travelled to Dundalk on Tuesday in great spirits.
"Our squad was tested by injuries and suspensions but every player played his part.
"The 2-2 result means we now play in the RSC with our destiny in our own hands.
"We can look forward to the game in the knowledge that we are well capable of achieving what all Blues supporters dream of."
The Lilywhites travel south without the service of midfielder Stephen Maher who serves an automatic one-match suspension following his red card on Tuesday night.
Not sure if Dundalk caretaker boss Darius Kierans (pictured below) was watching Tuesday's first leg as he thinks the score is 0-0. We know what you mean, Darius...
And caretaker boss Darius Kierans has several injury concerns going into tonight's clash as centre-halves Liam Burns, who limped out early in Tuesday's first leg, and Derek Foran, who failed a fitness test before kick-off, are rated doubtful, as are central midfielder John Mountney and top scorer Gary Shanahan.
Paul Walsh is another doubt, while young striker Bob McKenna remains out through injury.
Kierans said: "Waterford's away record is much better than their home record. They have to come out and play.
"Credit to them, they came to Oriel Park and tried to play as well so they deserve every credit. But the sending-off ruined the game. We're still there, we go into Friday with 11 men and the bigger pitch down there might suit us better.
"The bottom line is, it's 0-0 going to Waterford."
There is no away goals rule in the promotion/relegation play-off so should tonight's game end all-square, extra-time and then penalties will decide who plays in the Premier Division in 2013.


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A 20-year-old Auburn man is facing felony charges of first-degree identity theft and third-degree grand larceny and is accused of stealing $10,000 from a relative's checking account while the relative was away serving in the Armed Forces, Cayuga County Sheriff's deputies say.
Joseph M. Kahabka, of Sherman Street, surrendered to authorities on Wednesday at the Cayuga County Public Safety Building. Kahabka was arraigned in Brutus town court and lodged in the county jail in lieu of $1,000 cash or $2,000 bond, deputies said.
Deputies received a call from the Cayuga Lake National Bank in Union Springs alerting authorities to Kahabka's alleged actions. A detective interviewed the victim by phone and e-mail, confirming the allegations, deputies said.
The money was allegedly taken over a six-month period, deputies said.


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No Fancy Toilets for Commonwealth Games
Not only will none of the posh toilets India Real Time wrote about last month be ready for, er, business during the Commonwealth Games, it seems the entire program might be flushed away.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the city's local government, had plans to build 216 fancy toilets, with piped music, on-site sewage treatment and shoe shine machines. Revenue for maintenance was to come from renting overhead space to well-known fast-food or coffee chains.
"It has to be maintained on such a basis that you can sit on top and eat there," said Amiya Chandra, the municipal officer supervising the project, "It was a beautiful concept."
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MOBILE, Alabama -- The Mobile Police Department is warning residents of a reported scam which has recently claimed victims in the Port City.
A group of salespeople calling themselves "Nation's Top Sales LLC," has been soliciting funds door-to-door, supposedly to raise money for local and national children's charities, said MPD spokeswoman Ashley Rains.
The salespeople ask residents to buy magazines or donate money to the charities, she said, including ones purported to support the University of South Alabama Children's and Women's Hospital, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., the Humpty Dumpty Foundation and military troops.
Most victims in the Mobile-area have agreed to donate funds to these charities, according to police.
"Mobile police have spoken to a representative from USA Children's and Women's (Hospital) who advised they do not go door-to-door, nor do they have any company solicit for donations," Rains said. "They are not affiliated with Nation's Top Sales LLC."
Over the last three years, numerous complaints have been filed with the Better Business Bureau in regards to Nation's Top Sales LLC, according to MPD and Better Business Bureau Records.
The company, which has an office in Madison according to records from the Alabama Secretary of State, has had 136 complaints filed against it in the last three years. Of those, only three remain open as of Tuesday, although the Better Business Bureau noted 18 cases were resolved in a way considered unsatisfactory by the people who made the complaints.
Police have asked anyone who has given money to Nation's Top Sales LLC for a chartable cause to contact MPD at 251-208-1840.
"This is an ongoing investigation," Rains said. "We would also like to warn citizens of this scam and advise them not to fall victim."
Police have released the following tips to keep in mind while dealing with door-to-door salespeople:
- Be wary of emotional sales pitches that include donating your purchase to charity, including hospitals, nursing homes and service members overseas because it is very difficult to verify if they are actually receiving your donations.
- Do not let salespeople into your home. The Better Business Bureau says there have been cases were one person distracts the homeowner while another steals items from the home.
- Check with your local municipality to see that the company is licensed to operate where you live.
- Do not be pressured into buying right away. Tell the salesperson to come back to allow you to think about the purchase.
- Check the Better Business Bureau's web site to see if there's a report on file for the company.


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UPPER FREEHOLD — The only thing that hung around longer than the cloud cover yesterday was the Allentown High baseball team. On an overcast day when many other games were postponed due to rainstorms that steadily pounded the area earlier in the day, the Redbirds stuck around long enough to cover up their mistakes and pull out a 5-4 victory over Robbinsville.
"We played about 6½ innings of pretty bad baseball," said Allentown coach Brian Nice, whose error-plagued team pushed across four runs in the bottom of the last inning to improve to 11-4. "One thing about my team is they play hard.
"Our pitching has been great all year. We've had spurts of good defense and spurts where we hit the ball, but we really stole one today."
The Redbirds weren't credited with stealing home, but wild pitches and passed balls figured prominently in the tying and winning runs. The hosts survived an outstanding effort on the mound by Steve Krebs, who kept the opponent off the scoreboard until the sixth inning. Krebs, who scattered six hits, struck out six and walked none in 6⅓ innings, was relieved by Adam Vorasso, who has been effective with a couple of saves for the Ravens (9-8-1) this season.
Mark Duffy, who pitched six strong innings, got the Redbirds going with a two-strike single to left. Brandon Ruetsch hit a one-out single to center, and Krebs was lifted. One out later, pinch hitter Michael Anthony walked to load the bases. Sophomore Peter Marsicano's two-run single cut the deficit to 4-3. Miscues by the pitcher and the catcher allowed Anthony to score the tying run and Marsicano to scamper home with the winner.
Anthony, a junior, was a little surprised to get the pinch-hitting assignment on a day when his team fell behind 2-0 after two innings and trailed 4-1 entering their final at-bat. Krebs & Co. retired the first nine batters and 11 of the first 13, using a double-play in the fourth inning, before retiring the side in order in the fifth.
"I knew we were down a couple of runs and I was the tying run," Anthony said. "I drew a walk, I did what I had to do (get on base). I wasn't expecting to pinch hit like that since I pitched on Monday."
"He hasn't gotten a lot of at-bats for us," Nice said. "But he works hard and that was a great at-bat. It helped spark a rally and proved he's certainly capable at the plate."
It was a ray of sunshine Allentown needed as the Redbirds battled out of the clouds that hovered over them in an important Colonial Valley Conference Patriot Division game.
"Maybe today's a win that maybe gets us going again," Nice said. "We got off to a real good start this year."
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A St. John's man who committed six robberies apparently regretted it so much that he apologized to store employees as he was holding them up, a St. John's court heard Friday.
Andrew Walter Carter pleaded guilty to 18 charges in connection with four armed robberies, one robbery and one attempted robbery, all of which happened at convenience stores in the capital city in the span of two months last winter.
The 27-year-old — who turned himself in to police in April — had no criminal record prior to the robberies.
According to the facts of the case, which were read in provincial court during Carter's sentencing hearing, in several of the robberies, employees described Carter as polite, calling one female clerk "'M'am" and a male employee "Sir."
"Mr. Carter was very clear from the get-go that he was taking responsibility," defence lawyer Michelle Coady said during Carter's sentencing hearing.
Coady said Carter committed the robberies because he was desperate for drugs.
When he confessed to the crimes at RNC headquarters, he told officers he realized the only way he would get help was to be incarcerated.
Coady said he first tried marijuana in high school, and that led to using Percocet and Oxycotin. The last few years, he had a serious addiction to morphine.
"His addiction worsened over the years," she said.
She said he had tried many times to get help, but to no avail. He had been doing well on the methodone program, but was dismissed when a urine test revealed there were drugs in his system.
When Carter committed his first robbery Jan. 20, he had just gotten out of a detox program at the Waterford Hospital. His withdrawals were strong, and he decided to hold up City Superette on Pleasant Street to get money for drugs.
The male clerk at the store, however, chased him out with a metal pipe. Carter threw the pocket knife he had somewhere in the street.
He said he told the clerk that he "hated to do this." He ran to a friend's house, where he said he had a panic attack.
Still frantic to get his fix of drugs, later that day he robbed the Ultramar on Kenmount Road.
The male clerk there told Carter, "It's not your money. Don't risk your life over it."
Carter took the money and ran.
Four days later, he robbed the Marie's Mini-Mart on Thorburn Road. The female clerks there told police Carter said, "Sorry girls, it's not my night." They said he wasn't aggressive.
On Jan. 27, he held up the Marie's Mini-Mart on Thorburn Road. He told the clerk there, "Don't worry. Nobody is going to get hurt." The clerk said Carter repeatedly said sorry.
Carter said he told the employee "my life is shit right now."
He struck the Ultramar on Kenmount Road again on Jan. 29 and made off with money and a carton of cigarettes.
"'I'm sorry, Sir," he told the clerk.
He committed his last robbery on March 19, when he held up Marie's Mini-Mart on Blackmarsh Road, where he politely told a female employee to go behind the counter to give him money.
Coady said Carter came from "a normal family," which has tried several times to get him help and even got involved in support groups for family members of drug addicts.
Several family members were in the courtroom to offer their support.
Coady said even when Carter's physical withdrawls were subsiding, he was still dealing with overwhelming negative thoughts, which would only disappear when he was high.
"He used drugs as a form of escape,'' Coady said. "He used them so much, his tolerance became extremely high."
Coady said Carter realizes he's facing serious jail time, but is anxious to put this part of his life behind him.
Carter pleaded guilty to six counts each of robbery and having his face masked, five counts of possessing a weapon and one count of theft under $5,000, which happened March 6 at Sears, where he took several bottles of perfume.
The sentencing hearing will continue June 26, when Coady and Crown prosecutor Bill Cadigan will present their recommendations on sentencing.
Judge David Orr is on the bench.
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Lloyds is poised to put its Scottish Widows insurance business up for sale as part of António Horta-Osório's sweeping review of the bank.
The new chief executive will set out his strategy to investors by the end of June and he is expected to say that he will focus the group on core banking services.
Mr Horta-Osório is also considering putting up for sale the bank's 60 per cent stake in St James's Place, the up-market wealth manager, which it acquired after it took over HBOS at the height of the banking crisis. The stake is worth about £1 billion.