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Is it the RPI that matters most? The strength of schedule? The quality road wins (or, in his case, the lack of them)?
Bobby Gonzalez has no idea what his team needs to appease the NCAA Tournament selection committee next month. But he does have the rarest of commodities in this hoops wasteland, and these days, it counts for something.
He has hope.
"I'm worried about the here and now," the Seton Hall head coach said Monday afternoon. "We're not talking about next season. We're saying right here, right now, let's try to do it now.
"It's not too late for us. We don't have a lot of room for error, but it's out there."
Gonzalez doesn't have any room for error, and the fourth-year coach knows it. Seton Hall (15-10, 6-8 in the Big East) hosts Rutgers Tuesday night, then finishes with Marquette at home and Rutgers and Providence on the road.
Win all four, and the Pirates will find themselves squarely on the bubble heading into the Big East Tournament — and probably needing a win or two in Manhattan to get off it.
For an inconsistent team, making that kind of run will not be easy. But to hear a coach even talk about this year has become a novelty in these parts, and for that, Seton Hall fans should be grateful.
The two professional teams are hopeless, with the Knicks clearing so much cap space it seems as if only the trainer and scorekeeper will still be drawing a salary when the season ends. The Nets are a disgraceful 5-51, trying to sell fans on a future that doesn't begin in their home (the Meadowlands),
or their next one (the Rock) but the one after that (Brooklyn).
Fred Hill Jr. is talking about getting Rutgers (14-13, 4-10) to the NCAA Tournament next year, even though it's no guarantee he'll get a next year, and there's no telling who replaces Hamady Ndiaye at center if he does. A pair of losses to the hated in-state rival might seal his fate.
That leaves Gonzo and his up-and-down Pirates. He had to know that blending together this collection of transfers and newcomers wouldn't be easy. Still, he said Monday that this has been the biggest challenge of his coaching career, harder than he ever expected.
Seton Hall can climb to 10-8 in a conference that continues to devour itself on a nightly basis, but the rest of the résumé suffers from a lack of quality wins. Even Gonzalez admits that the road record — the Hall is just 3-6 away from the Rock — is a problem.
The strength of schedule (13th in the nation) helps. But the Pirates are in a pack with five teams trying to scrap for one or maybe two slots from the conference. One slip up, and they'll be talking about next year, too.
But with one well-timed hot streak, the Pirates could own the metropolitan-area basketball scene for as long as they keep winning. Gonzalez has used that as a carrot for his team.
"We have to try to separate ourselves," he said. "You just can't point at people behind us or around us, we have to start shooting for the people ahead of us. We're not there yet, but that's where our goal is."
Gonzalez was doing his best to not to say anything remotely controversial before playing you-know-who, but it's clear what he means when he says "separate ourselves" heading into this game.
He doesn't want his program measured against Rutgers anymore, as has been the case lately when the two teams have played. He wants it measured against Marquette, Pittsburgh, Louisville and the rest.
Seton Hall has pulled away recently in the head-to-head race with its rival, even if the 5-5 series record over the past 10 games doesn't show it, and an NCAA Tournament run could make the comparisons seem silly. But the nightmare scenario is still there for Gonzalez, too: With a win in either of these games, Rutgers can be the team to pull the plug on Seton Hall's Big Dance hopes.
The Pirates won seven Big East games last season, and even Gonzalez admits this team is too talented not to do much better. "If we don't top that, I'll be devastated," he said. "And the season will be a failure."
He'll find out soon enough. Seton Hall might have too much to overcome to make an NCAA Tournament run, but it's the only hoops team that hasn't already turned the calendar to next year.
These days, given the state of our hoops wasteland, that counts for something.
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The 5772 OneShul Community Siddur is a unique prayer book written and designed by members of OneShul, the world's only lay led online synagogue offering weekly classes and prayer services.
The siddur is gender inclusive, LGBT friendly and showcases the many, varied ways that Jews can connect to prayer, both traditional and contemporary. The siddur includes the three daily prayers, prayers for Shabbat and Havdalah, holidays, meditations, poems and more! As a bonus, the prayer book includes a full Haggadah and Birkat Hamazon (blessing after meals). A great beginner siddur for someone interested in Jewish prayer who needs a place to start.
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The government-owned Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) is still faced with shortages of train drivers, co-drivers and maintenance technicians in spite of continuing recruiting and training programs, a Chinese-language report claimed yesterday.
The TRA needs 1,500 drivers in total, but it has now only around 1,200 drivers with reliance on co-drivers to take up the jobs. It normally takes two years to train one qualified train driver, said TRA officials.
Many well-trained train drivers are regularly promoted as station masters or other senior positions to create many new vacancies.
There is also an acute shortage of technicians to maintain the locomotives and train cars since the TRA has around 450 people retiring each year and most of them are technicians.
In addition, many young and experienced drivers and technicians have been lured away by other organizations offering better pay, including Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) that provides bullet train services.
Officials said TRA has continued recruiting new personnel and giving training programs to cultivate adequate personnel. They said the TRA, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, should have enough train drives and co-drivers before the end of next year.
But it could take a longer period of time to groom adequate technicians. There is now a constant need for technicians to work overtime, they said.


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Every Saturday on its editorial page, the Gloucester County Times cheers those who make our area a better place in which to live and jeers those whose actions merit derision.
- CHEERS: To adding to a gallery of heroes. A tribute at the Gloucester County Justice Complex was held Tuesday for 97 new pictures that were added by the freeholder board to the Wall of Heroes, as a memorial to county soldiers who gave their lives for our country. Newly added portraits bring the total since the wall's 2010 inception to 237.
- CHEERS: To a small town's tribute to veterans. South Harrison Township dedicated its own Honor Wall, with 240 names, last Saturday. As Ed Crispin, the president of the South Harrison Township Veterans Association noted, "When you're a small town and you have 240 people involved in the military, it's a big thing."
- CHEERS: To outfitting our officers safely. U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-1st Dist., recently introduced a reauthorization of a federal program that helps police departments obtain the latest bulletproof vests and related equipment. Since 1999, the law has provided nearly $300 million to 13,000 jurisdictions, including many in South Jersey, to help buy 800,000 vests.
- JEERS: To undoing Atlantic City's "Do." As hope for a good summer season rises with its new "DO AC" marketing campaign, unwanted publicity comes from a scary, apparently random, crime: Two Canadian women were stabbed to death Monday in a daylight robbery attempt across from Bally's. Suspect Antionette Pelzer of Philadelphia has been held on $1.5 million bail. The incident was broken up by a police officer, which at least shows that patrols are around.
- CHEERS: To demonstrating drunk-driving dangers. Fatal Vision Goggles, an appropriately named virtual reality system, was rolled out on prom day at West Deptford High School, under the auspices of Students Against Distracted Driving and the state police New Jersey Drive program. The goggles simulated how students would operate a golf cart and manage on a sobriety test if they were drunk. It's a reminder to all of us not to drink and drive, or let others do it, on this nice holiday weekend.
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Working out of a barren, temporary office in an otherwise vacated county office building, the executive-elect said Thursday he will meet next week with transition leaders who oversaw a months-long mission to guide the executive and the new county council. The group, established under the new county charter, issued more than 100 recommendations on hiring, economic development, government consolidation and more.
"They need to have their work respected and it will be respected," FitzGerald said. At the same time, "People elected me to make decisions."
He sent e-mails thanking more than 1,000 volunteers who helped craft the proposals. But, "Forty-eight hours after the election, I'm not going to say I'm going to do this one, I'm going to do this one."
FitzGerald was reluctant to discuss in detail his priorities in coming months, saying he prefers to deliberate with the advisory group and the 11 members of council.
"I'm not a czar," he said, referring to a depiction of him in an attack ad by Republican opponent Matt Dolan.
Even after trouncing Dolan in Tuesday's election, the 42-year-old Lakewood mayor hasn't let go of campaign wounds. He opened a victory speech Tuesday night with a crack about whether he should have worn a czar uniform, and a subsequent interview was peppered with jabs at critics, including The Plain Dealer. He thinks his landslide shows that voters were fed up with negative ads linking him to Democrats at the center of the county corruption scandal. FitzGerald beat Dolan, his closest rival in the six-way race, by nearly 60,000 votes.
"I don't think voters of the county believed I'm just like the folks caught up in those scandals," he said. "People just didn't buy it. It was all guilt by association."
Looking ahead, FitzGerald would say only that he wants to start rolling out Cabinet picks and sizing up the budget this month. He named his own transition advisory group, and hired Cleveland Health Director Matt Carroll, a longtime friend, as transition staff director. Carroll has taken a leave of absence from his city job.
FitzGerald volunteered that he has asked some of his directors and other employees in Lakewood to apply for county positions, but that during the campaign, "I never promised a single job to a single person." As for the current county workforce, he assured that duplication will be eliminated -- which also is a focus of the transition advisory group -- and that employees who are unqualified or were hired through corrupt practices will be weeded out.
Already, tension exists over whether FitzGerald will follow recommendations of the advisers. A day before the election, Martin Zanotti, who helped draft the county charter and lead a transition executive committee, told The Plain Dealer editorial board he's concerned FitzGerald would go his own way.
Zanotti, who weeks earlier appeared at a Dolan campaign press conference to support the Republican for county executive, promised that hundreds of people who volunteered on transition efforts will be watching. He warned of a backlash if the recommendations are ignored.
For now, FitzGerald said he is focused on finishing out the next two months as Lakewood mayor and putting pieces in place to start his new job Jan. 1. He's also dealing with a personal ordeal after his 17-year-old son, Jack, was diagnosed with lymphoma nine days before the election. The teen was hospitalized during the last week of the campaign, and FitzGerald canceled most campaign events. This week, working at a more relaxed pace after the election, FitzGerald expressed confidence he'll handle both challenges of his son's illness and his new job.
"You compartmentalize things. Every family goes through this, and they have jobs to go to," FitzGerald said. "You just deal with it."
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Here's a look at some recent noteworthy stories from other media in southwest Michigan:
Former Michigan State University standout Drew Stanton is coming back to Battle Creek and he's bringing along a few of his friends. For the second year, Stanton will host the Kickball Classic at Bailey Park in Battle Creek, this Sunday. And even though Stanton has since stopped playing quarterback for the Detroit Lions, he will be joined by some of the bigger names from Detroit as current Lions Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson have committed to participate in the event. [Battle Creek Enquirer]
Outdoor seating for 80 has been approved for a new downtown
cafe in South Haven that will use outdoor wood-fired pizza ovens. The South
Haven Planning Commission has approved a special use permit to allow the
outdoor seating at Brix, set to open in the next few weeks at 402 Eagle St.,
said city Zoning Administrator Linda Anderson. No City Council action is needed
because the seating is on private property, she said. [Herald Palladium]
A five-mile stretch of the Portage River in St. Joseph
County now has eight fewer tires, one less rusted-out burning barrel and much
less debris than it did before Saturday. The first of seven scheduled
river-cleanup events in St. Joseph County this spring and summer took place
Saturday, as a team of six volunteers spent three hours removing debris from
the river and its banks. [Sturgis Journal]
When 81-year-old Duke Barron began telling the stories of
his childhood to his grandkids, he never expected those stories would turn into
a book. But that's exactly what happened. Barron, a Niles native living in
Kalamazoo, finished and published his first book, "Call Me Duke" this winter. The
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With 5:51 remaining in the fourth quarter, Nutley's Julia Seremba sunk a layup to tie the game for the first time since the second basket of the night. At that point, West Morris' Brielle Kelly took it upon herself to make a play.
"The adrenalin was really going," said Kelly, who led West Morris with 27 points. "I was excited and so determined. I really wanted to win this game and my whole mind just went into getting back the lead for my team."
Kelly hit back-to-back baskets and earned a trip to the foul line, where she converted both shots, to put West Morris back on top by six points.
West Morris did not let its lead slip away again following Kelly's six-point swing and it held on for a 63-60 victory over third-seeded Nutley in the NJSIAA/ShopRite North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 tournament final yesterday in Long Valley.
The victory earned West Morris its second sectional title. Its first came in 2011 for a team that utilized Kelly, Sydney Sapir and Paige Burton coming off the bench as freshmen. Three years later, the three seniors and classmate Kendall Ballotti were instrumental in earning West Morris a trip to the Group 2 semifinals where it will play Northern Highlands, No. 5 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Ramapo High School.
"This is the best day of my life," said Sapir, who scored seven points. "When we won the sectional championship when I was a freshman of course I was so happy, but I wasn't as much of a major part of it. I feel like this core group of girls did it together and this is the best feeling in the world because we all worked so hard to get here."
The reward did not come easily. Before it could celebrate, West Morris had to figure out how to slow down Nutley's standout sophomore Blair Watson, who averages 20 points per game. That was the task West Morris coach Fran Gavin assinged to Ballotti.
The senior guard manned up on Watson and held her to 10 points in the first half, which allowed West Morris to lead, 33-20, after the first 16 minutes. Following the break, Watson scored 29 second-half points to increase her totals to a game-high 39 points. Watson finished with a triple-double, chalking up 10 rebounds and 11 blocks.
"We've been waiting two years for her to have a game like this and she saved it for the right time," Nutley coach Larry Mitschow said. "We told them in the locker room that in order for us to win this game we had to play four good quarters of basketball. The first two quarters were not good. We told them don't leave anything on the court and we left it on the court in the first half. In the second half we came out and played our game."
Despite outscoring West Morris, 40-30, in the second half, Nutley was forced to foul in the final minute and sent sophomore guard Ilissa Webb, who finished with 10 points, to the charity stripe twice and she canned two of four to ice the game for West Morris.


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CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) has selected Elizabeth June-Heline Dobbins of Fuquay Varina, N.C., as the recipient of the 2014 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship.
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CHICAGO — An exciting new service is coming to the ALA JobLIST Placement Center during the ALA 2014 Annual Conference in Las Vegas.
CHICAGO - The New Members Round Table (NMRT) announced Kate Tkacik as its representative in the 2014 Emerging Leaders program. Tkacik is currently working as a business librarian with the Bank of Montreal Business Research Group in Chicago.
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has more than $300,000 for students who are studying library science or school library media at the master's degree level. Scholarships typically range from $1,500 to $7,000 per student per year. The application and instructions are available online at http://www.ala.org/educationcareers/scholarships. The application deadline is March 1, 2014.
CHICAGO — A new eLearning course using a distance learning format, videoconferencing and virtual collaboration starts in September!
As a library worker or professional who works with those seeking employment, you're probably seeing more patrons lately who are requesting resources for guidance in their job search. The impact of the recent recession is still being felt by thousands of Americans who have lost their jobs and can't figure out how to get a new one.
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) Scholarship Program is announcing the scholarship recipients for 2013-2014. Recipients were selected for the following categories: General, Support Staff and Specialty or Practice area, in children's services, new media and federal librarianship.
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CHICAGO — Attendees of the American Library Association's (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago are invited to meet the 2013 class of Emerging Leaders (EL) at a poster session and reception from 3 - 4 p.m. on Friday, June 28. The ALA 2013 class of ELs will showcase their final projects at the poster session, which will take place at the McCormick Place Convention Center, South Building, Room 405. All are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be served.
CHICAGO — The American Library Association will host Career Development Facilitator (CDF) training sessions at its headquarters in Chicago, June 26 - 27, 2013. The deadline to register is Friday, June 14, 2013.
As a public librarian, you're probably seeing more patrons who are requesting resources for guidance in their job search. The impact of the recent recession is still being felt by thousands of Americans who have lost their jobs and can't figure out how to get a new one.
CHICAGO — As part of its continuing efforts to provide networking opportunities for employers and job seekers, the ALA JobLIST Placement Center will host an Open House from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Sunday, June 30, 2013 during the American Library Association's Annual Conference in Chicago.
Representatives from various libraries and library-related companies can take advantage of the opportunity to talk with conference attendees about their specific work environments—things that make their place of employment unique. There is no cost to participate in the Open House.
CHICAGO — The American Library Association's (ALA) Emerging Leaders (EL) program is still accepting sponsors for the 2014 class of Emerging Leaders. Completed Intent to Sponsor form (PDF) should be submitted to the program coordinator, Beatrice Calvin by Friday, April 5, 2013.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Quick-response vehicles, a new residential fire prevention program and green technology on fire trucks are just some components of what Mayor George Heartwell hailed as "a pretty impressive body of work that's being done" to transform the Grand Rapids Fire Department.
Those and other measures better work because the city could reduce its number of firefighters by about 20 percent by the time a temporary income-tax increase expires in 2015. Fire Chief Laura Knapp at a City Commission winter retreat Tuesday, Dec. 4, said 44 firefighters are eligible to retire by July 2015, and not replacing those personnel "will bring us very close to our goal" under the city transformation's cost-cutting target.
"We know that we will have fewer personnel," Knapp said. "Our goal is to maintain outcomes and service levels through our transformational initiatives.
"If we do not create a sustainable model we will revert back to a reactive fire department. Transformation is critical to our success."
RELATED: Grand Rapids Police Chief Kevin Belk on cop cuts: 'We'll get by'
Grand Rapids Police Chief Kevin Belk also proposed staffing cuts in his report to the commission. You can recap the commission's retreat here.
Knapp said her department currently has 227 firefighters. A recent International City/County Management Association study recommended that 59 jobs be cut. Knapp instead hopes the department can settle at around 190 firefighters.
In order to provide the same level of fire service with a smaller department, several initiatives are underway with funding from the income-tax increase and other sources. Knapp also thinks that consolidation with fire departments in Kentwood and Wyoming could maintain quality fire service at less cost.
A consultant's report on that is expected early next year.
"I think it's the best possible outcome for all the communities," she said.
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To the Editor:
Last week, the fight against breast cancer in New York took a giant step forward when Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law Breast Density Inform legislation sponsored by Sen. John Flanagan and Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee. As a breast cancer survivor whose later-stage cancerous tumor was hidden from detection by dense breast tissue, I want to publicly thank all three offices for their efforts on this issue, for being willing to listen to one woman from Long Island and for working together to make sure that other women have the benefit of knowledge that I was never afforded.
While this new law will help by requiring that women are informed of the possibility that the density of their breast tissue could be concealing cancer from their doctor, it is vitally important that women throughout our state and our nation take the steps now to protect themselves. The reality is that the vast majority of women are unaware of the impact dense tissue has on the likelihood they will get cancer, and many are completely unaware of their own density and therefore unaware of their own elevated risk for breast cancer.
The efforts of Flanagan, Jaffee and Cuomo will provide many women with the knowledge they need and is a great sign of how government can work when it puts people first. A New York initiative has also led to introduction of a federal bill so women not lucky enough to live in New York still learn of their density.
I urge all women to educate themselves about breast density. Please visit www.AreYouDense.org. For information about other state and federal legislation, visit: www.AYDadvocacy.org.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Blaine Murphy of Bryce Peters Financial Corp. was arrested Friday in Naples, Florida, to face corruption and other charges here.
Murphy, also known as Bryce Peters III and Martin J. Franks, headed Bryce Peters Financial Corp. and now faces multiple felony charges involving forged deeds used to illegally "flip" 235 houses in Cuyahoga County and property in 14 other Ohio counties, according to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office.
A news conference will be held this afternoon.
"Murphy was the key participant in a nationwide enterprise that includes real estate in many states with the most activity occurring in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Texas," the prosecutor's office said in a news release.
Cleveland Housing Court Judge Raymond Pianka will likely also get his hands on Murphy once he is returned to Ohio.
Pianka has fined Murphy's company hundreds of dollars a day for failing to repair homes or pay taxes, board-up and demolition costs on the abandoned properties he bought.
Murphy was secretly indicted Friday and is scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 10 in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court on charges of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, money laundering and tampering with records.


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As the health-care debate heats up in the Senate, it looks as if Sen. Ron Wyden's town hall meetings are getting more interesting.
On Sunday, a handful of activists supporting a Canada-style single-payer system donned masks and silently stood in the front of a meeting in Forest Grove. The protesters complained that Wyden and other key senators involved in the health-care debate continue to focus on reforms that still rely on private health insurance.
Wyden has said in the past that a single-payer system - which essentially has a public entity paying health-care providers, much as what happens with Medicare - is "more government than most Americans will accept."
The protesters also released a deeply dissatisfying video of their encounter with the Oregon Democrat. Wyden, who didn't notice them at first, turned in surprise - and at that point, the video ended. I wonder why the videographer didn't let us know what happened next.


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DILLSBURG—Carroll Township supervisors on Monday night tabled a decision on the final major subdivision plan for an approximately 70-acre property on which owners plan to build $500,000 homes.
The owners have requested a waiver of an ordinance requirement for a widening of the access road, which both the township Planning Commission and engineer have said is not necessary in this case.
In lieu of the road improvement, the owners are offering to pay a fee, which their engineer has set at $26,000 to be used for other road improvements in the township.
Township officials, however, have estimated the fee should be about $41,000.
The Planning Commission has already seen and recommended the plan and the waiver.
The supervisors plan to discuss the plan further at the public work session on Aug. 5, at 5 p.m.
Township engineer Ryan Rhoads said the lots on the plan vary in size, from as small as 3 acres to as large as 14. The land surrounds the Chestnut Grove United Methodist Church and runs adjacent to Chestnut Grove Road in the front and Mumper Road in the back.


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HOLLY POND, Ala. (AP) — A Cullman County town is working on a museum named for Alabama's first Republican governor since Reconstruction, Guy Hunt.
The Cullman Times reports that the city of Holly Pond is close to opening the new Guy Hunt Museum and Library. The total projected cost is about $260,000.
Mayor Herman Nail says the town is anxious to hold a grand opening ceremony, perhaps in April.
Hunt was first elected in 1986 and won a second term as governor. The Holly Pond resident and Primitive Baptist preacher served as governor until 1993, when he was convicted of a felony ethics conviction and automatically removed from office.
Supporters say Hunt was wrongly prosecuted, and he received a pardon from the state in 1998. Hunt died in 2009.


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ALLEN PARK -- Detroit Lions running back Mikel Leshoure is just glad to be back.
He will let everything else take care of itself.
Leshoure participated in his third practice this week after returning from a two-game suspension as a result of two arrests this offseason. He is expected to receive significant playing time against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
"I'm just excited. I'm excited to get out there," Leshoure said. "All my preparations, things I've been doing, offseason, and OTAs, camp, is finally here, and I'm finally going to get my chance to play in the NFL."
Leshoure's NFL career was derailed after tearing Achilles tendon last year in training camp. He was placed on injured reserve and did not play in 2011.
This season, Leshoure missed most of training camp after sustaining a hamstring injury. He appeared in Detroit's third preseason game against Oakland, and the final game against Buffalo. Leshoure missed Detroit's first two games this season against St. Louis and San Francisco due to his suspension.
Leshoure was allowed in the team's Allen Park facility the past two weeks, but could not participate in practice.
"I've been doing a lot of running, a lot of cardio, been lifting every day," Leshoure said. "Basically doing my same routine, except for not going to practice and going through walk-throughs and things I was restricted to do."
Leshoure has participated in practice this week, and while coaches are mum about his role on Sunday, Detroit could use a jolt in its run game.
Detroit running back Kevin Smith has rushed 29 times for 115 and one touchdown this season, Joique Bell has carried seven times for 15 yards, while Keiland Williams has 1-yard rushing. The Lions are averaging 82.5 rushing yards a game, which ranks 26th in the NFL.
"I feel like I can bring power, short yardage, and get us some tough yards that can help our offense out," Leshoure said. "We got a lethal passing game, and our running game is getting better. I just want to help us out anyway I can."
Lions coaches are also eager to see what Leshoure can do on Sunday.
"We'll see how the game develops," Lions coach Jim Schwartz said. "All of our players, all of our 46 that will be active, have to be expected to play significant roles.
"It's just the way it is in the NFL. We'll see as we get through tomorrow, get closer to game time, and go through the game."


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12/10/2013 | Matheny forgiving of new shortstop Peralta's past
Mike Matheny discussed the dilemma of fitting an excess of starting pitching candidates onto a roster that features only five rotation spots, and how Jon Jay still fits on a club that recently added another center fielder to the mix. Matheny talked at length, too, about where Jhonny Peralta can find a fit in an organization that has long boasted of holding its players to higher standards on and off the field.
12/10/2013 | Trade for Trumbo shows D-backs' aggressiveness
After the sting of a second-place standing to the Dodgers, aggressiveness was expected from a spurned D-backs club, and aggressiveness arrived Tuesday, when GM Kevin Towers bid boldly on a power-hitting corner outfielder named Mark Trumbo.
12/10/2013 | Williams: Nats can improve 'D,' offensive efficiency
Nationals manager Matt Williams has been on the job for over a month, and already he seems comfortable in his new surroundings. Williams fits in perfectly in team meetings. He has had sessions with the team's scouts, analytical people and coaching staff on how to improve the team. It's obvious to general manager Mike Rizzo that Williams is a good fit with the organization.
12/10/2013 | Difficult deals should make Angels better in end
Four seasons removed from the postseason, with a top-heavy payroll, the Angels have sacrificed two thrilling talents in Mark Trumbo and Peter Bourjos for needs. Rolling the dice, you never know how these things will play out.
12/10/2013 | Melvin feels it's up to Hart if he wants to return
Without detailing the club's offer, Brewers general manager Doug Melvin suggested Tuesday afternoon that it was up to free-agent first baseman Corey Hart to decide whether to return to Milwaukee. While Hart mulled his options, the rest of the Brewers' plans were on hold.
12/10/2013 | Papi the unanimous choice for Martinez Award
Since the inception of the DH in 1973, nobody has dominated the position for a sustained period quite like David Ortiz, who on Tuesday was named the winner of the Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH Award for the seventh time.
12/10/2013 | MLB agrees to new Japanese posting system
Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball have reached an agreement in principle for a new posting system that will govern how Japanese players who haven't reached free agency in their native country to play in the United States.
12/10/2013 | Mets hoping for all clear after Parnell checkup
Bobby Parnell, who underwent surgery in September to remove a herniated disk from his neck, is scheduled for a checkup next week with the doctor who performed his operation. If all goes well, according to Mets manager Terry Collins, he could be cleared to resume baseball activities for the first time since his surgery.
12/10/2013 | Veras sets sights on return; slugger Morse on radar
Several names emerged Tuesday as potential free-agent targets for the Astros, including one that should still ring familiar to fans in Houston. Right-hander Jose Veras, who served as the Astros' closer the first half of the 2013 season, said Tuesday his agent has been talking to Houston about a possible return to the club.
12/10/2013 | Communication with Uggla, B.J. priority for Gonzalez
While there is still a chance Dan Uggla could be traded, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez currently has to maintain the assumption that one of his highest priorities will be to do whatever it takes to help Uggla and B.J. Upton avoid repeating the disastrous seasons they endured this year.
12/10/2013 | GIBBY Awards offer one more reason to reflect
Let's push the pause button on the comings and goings of a busy offseason to celebrate our amazing game. In the end, that's what our 12th annual Greatness in Baseball Yearly Awards are all about.
12/10/2013 | Showalter confident Markakis will rebound next year
Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis is coming off the worst year of his career, but manager Buck Showalter cautioned reporters about counting out the 30-year-old's bounce-back ability.
12/10/2013 | Three-way benefit: Applauding an old-fashioned trade
In a three-team trade that included the Angels, D-backs and White Sox, each team met pre-Winter Meetings needs with one blockbuster deal.
12/10/2013 | Granderson adds spice to Yankees-Mets rivalry
Curtis Granderson did not waste any time adding some spice to the crosstown rivalry between the Yankees and the Mets, leaving little question where his allegiances now reside.
12/10/2013 | Rockies confident Anderson can be 'impact starter'
It was a good time for left-hander Brett Anderson to get a fresh start -- one he received Tuesday, when the Rockies acquired him and cash consideration from the Athletics for left-handed pitcher Drew Pomeranz and right-handed Minor League pitcher Chris Jensen.
12/10/2013 | D-backs use three-team deal to get Trumbo's power bat
The D-backs got the power bat they were seeking when they acquired outfielder Mark Trumbo from the Angels in a three-team trade Tuesday that sent Tyler Skaggs to the Halos and Adam Eaton to the White Sox.
12/10/2013 | Tigers completing deal with free agent Davis
The Tigers have found their answer in left field, and it's not the result of the much-speculated pursuit of Shin-Soo Choo. Instead, they're prepared to go with a platoon of Andy Dirks and Rajai Davis. The Tigers spent Tuesday working to complete an agreement with Davis on what is expected to be a two-year contract, according to sources.
12/10/2013 | Clippard, Storen getting attention of shoppers
A lot of teams have expressed interest in Nationals setup men Tyler Clippard and Drew Storen, MLB.com learned Monday night. A talent evaluator outside the Nationals' organization said that Storen is more likely to be dealt, explaining that it would be a mistake to trade Clippard because he is versatile.
12/10/2013 | Recalling Angell's empathy with teenage fan
I've been privileged to know Roger Angell for almost 40 years, through exchanging letters and occasionally crossing paths. I'm overjoyed by his triumph in winning the J.G. Taylor Spink Award, though our association was forged at a point when I felt anything but triumphant.
12/10/2013 | 'Baseball's Greatest' leaves no stone unturned
There was a time, and not that long ago, when any decent saloon kept a copy of "The Baseball Encyclopedia" prominently displayed behind the bar. It came in handy to help settle arguments, or at least provide ammunition to one side or the other. These days, of course, a few taps on a smartphone can achieve the same result.
12/10/2013 | Halos swap Trumbo for pitching in three-way deal
The Angels, D-backs and White Sox have completed a three-team deal involving Angels first baseman/outfielder Mark Trumbo going to Arizona, starters Tyler Skaggs and Hector Santiago going to the Angels and D-backs center fielder Adam Eaton getting shipped to the White Sox.
12/10/2013 | Orioles showing interest in signing Balfour
As of Tuesday afternoon, there was no official offer from the Orioles to free agent Grant Balfour, but that's expected to change, as Baltimore remains interested in the fiery closer and is trying to get a deal done, according to multiple sources.
12/10/2013 | Detroit inks Davis to platoon with Dirks in left field
The Tigers are prepared to go with a platoon of Andy Dirks and Rajai Davis in left after reportedly signing the speedy veteran to a two-year deal.
12/10/2013 | The New Yorker's Angell wins Spink Award
Roger Angell, a senior editor at The New Yorker magazine and a longtime spinner of feature-length baseball yarns, was voted the winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award in the annual balloting among members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America on Tuesday.
12/10/2013 | Rangers' focus is on Choo or Cruz
The Rangers are discussing the possibility of signing either free-agent outfielder Shin-Soo Choo or Nelson Cruz.They appear to be the team in best position to land Choo, with other potential suitors dropping out, but GM Jon Daniels said the club won't force the issue.
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Dave Stryker grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and moved to New York City in 1980. After establishing himself in the local music scene, he joined organist Jack McDuff's group for two years 1984-85. From 1986-1995, Stryker played with the legendary saxophonist Stanley Turrentine at all the major festivals, concert halls, and clubs throughout the world. With Turrentine, Stryker was able to play with such jazz greats as Dizzy Gillespie and Freddie Hubbard. He has recorded and published over 70 of his own compositions. Dave continues to perform with his working unit The Stryker / Slagle Band as well as his other projects: The Blue to the Bone Band, The Shades Project (w/ Lenny White), and his latest group Trio Mundo featuring Manolo Badrena on percussion and vocals and Andy McKee on bass. Dave has been a resident artist at the Litchfield Jazz Camp since 2000.


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Arthur Wiest, 91, died on April 5, 2011. Wiest was born in Grand Rapids, on Jan. 23, 1920. He enjoyed spending time with his friends on the streets of Wyoming. He married Bernice on June 7, 1947 — they had grown up together as childhood friends.
Wiest began work at 16 at Hannah Poultry Farm. In 1941, he left for New Zealand and Australia with the U.S. Army, serving proudly with the 127th Infantry Red Arrow 32nd division in World War II.
In 1961, Wiest began working with Michigan State University, first at the Kellogg Farm then later at the WK Kellogg Biological Station where he did maintenance and caretaking for 30 years. He also served 28 years for St. Ann's Church at Gull Lake as janitor and was a long time member of the same church.
Wiest's hobbies included woodworking which delighted all his nieces and nephews. He also greatly enjoyed taking care of his yard.
Weist is survived by his wife Bernice (Nickels); son, Ken
(Rhonda) and daughter, Kathy; grandchildren, Jonathon (Christine),
Lauren and Matthew.
He is also survived by siblings, Dolores Falicki,
Robert (Kathy) Wiest; Donna (Vern) Babcock
and sister-in-law, Donna Jean Wiest.
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Class of 2010 graduates at Gustavus Adolphus College
The following area individuals were among the 593 students to graduate with bachelor of arts degrees from Gustavus Adolphus College during the school's annual commencement exercises May 30: Cottonwood: Bayli Vandelanotte, cum laude, health fitness; Angela Yahnka, communication studies. Marshall: Andrew Fenske, elementary education; Pang Her, biology; Julia Schultz, cum laude, biology/life science tch; Peter Weeks, magna cum laude, biology. Wood Lake: Lydia Busiahn, magna cum laude, nursing.
Two hundred thirty one students graduated with academic honors, including 36 summa cum laude (cumulative GPA of 3.9 and above), 99 magna cum laude (cumulative GPA of 3.7-3.899), and 96 cum laude (cumulative GPA of 3.5-3.699).
Gervais graduates from ISU
At Iowa State University's spring commencement ceremonies, 3,297 students received degrees including Kristina Gervais of Currie, who received a bachelor's of science, software engineering, magna cum laude.
Kulenkamp on UNI dean's list for spring 2010
Sara Kulenkamp from Marshall is among the students named to the spring 2010 semester Dean's List at the University of Northern Iowa.
To be included on the list, a student must have earned a grade point of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, while taking at least 12 hours of graded work during the semester.
Ridgewater College announces 2009-10 graduates
Ridgewater College announces the graduating class of 2010. Graduation ceremonies took place May 13 (Hutchinson campus) and May 14 (Willmar campus).
Grade Point Average (GPA) indicators:
Honors 3.5-3.74 GPA
** High Honors 3.75-3.99 GPA
***Highest Honors 4.0 GPA
Dawson: Jeffrey Greiner; Tracy: Geri Erbes; Balaton: Seth Swan; Boyd: Daniel Wilson; Canby: Travis Hansen; Clarkfield: *David Eckhardt, Darcie Listul, Evan Wintz; Cottonwood: ***Kimberly Louwagie; Dawson: **Joseph Anderson, Dannielle Lechko, **Adam Miller, Jon Monson, Melissa Orsten, Nichole Stanley, *Rebecca Sturzl; Echo: *Brandon Preuss, *Lacey Wintz; Ghent: **Allan Noyes; Granite Falls: Maria Allen, Kayla Aus, Katie Elyea, Jordan Hegna, Brad Hildahl, Nick James, Katheryn Koepke, Amy Midthun, Calvyn Mooney, Shawn Neu, Adam Raney, Lindsy Rohlik, Wyatt Sand, *Robert Stengel, ***Mary Virnig, James Wallace; Hanley Falls: Michelle Hagen,*Martin Hagen, **Noemi Jimenez, Ashley Oftedahl; Lake Benton: Miranda Fredricks, **Kasie Nielsen; Lucan: **Stephanie Plaetz; Marshall: Jordan Deutz; Minneota: *Adam Haroldson; Russell: Alyssa Klukas; Taunton: Ashley Hennen; Tyler: Aaron Christensen; Vesta: Alissa Lyons; Wabasso: Holden Baumann; Mitchell Zeug; **Amy DeGrote; Wood Lake: **Nancy Fiegen.


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That was his story after Wednesday's practice. Here's our story from Wednesday that included a lot of A-Day fan-oriented details. We also posted this video starring Taylor and others, as well as other notes throughout the day. Perhaps you saw them.
There's a Shon Coleman update below.
The Tigers aren't practicing this Thursday, but they will Friday, the last stop before Saturday's 1 p.m. A-Day Game in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Taylor said the team is handling the offense whether Newton, Neil Caudle, Barrett Trotter or Clint Moseley is calling the shots.
"The attitude of the team, no matter who is out there, has not been a drop off. That's been huge, because it hasn't always been that way,'' Taylor said. "Right now, it doesn't matter. The guys are fired up. It's good to have that problem where you feel you're pretty much four-deep at quarterback, and that's going to allow you to do some things and be more aggressive at that position."
Still, it was Newton who threw two long touchdown passes in Wednesday's practice. He's been given plenty of practice time with the first team.
Auburn hasn't announced who's on what team for A-Day, but Taylor said there won't be a draft.
"We're trying to make it as competitive as we can,'' he said. "The problem that you have is guys crossing over on special teams. That's what we're trying to iron out. But we're going to make it competitive. It's not just going to be 1s on 1s or 1s on 2s. We're going to mix it up."
**Taylor had this take on Auburn's defense after Wednesday's half-scrimmage in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
"They were physical. The guys are always physical,'' Taylor said. "We got to see some blitzes we hadn't seen. They got after it. The guys up front are disruptive."
Taylor singled out Nick Fairley, Mike Blanc, Michael Goggans and Nosa Eguae.
"That's why some of the balls were intercepted -- there's pressure being applied, too."
**Auburn signee Shon Coleman, who has undergone chemotherapy in his fight against cancer, won't make it to the A-Day Game. His mother, De Keishia Tunstall, posted on the Internet that they had hoped to attend, but "we can't just yet. Shon's immune system is just too compromised. We really wanted to thank everyone for all of the love and support we've received. But, hopefully we'll be down sometime in May."
She also wrote Wednesday:
"The last few days have been pretty normal. But, I can tell the chemo may be starting to rear some side effects. Shon's been extremely tired for the past few days. His platelet levels are in the low range because of the medication, and this would account for the fatigue. He's been to several doctor's appointments the past couple of days. All of his labs are good, but he still must continue to go through the treatment process. Friday he'll have another bone marrow aspiration to confirm the results of last Friday's test (0% cancer). He also will have chemotherapy treatments over the weekend."


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This former almost A list singer/rapper and now still a solid B is having some special surgery
. He is getting an implant put in his peen. Yep. He says he has always wanted to be bigger and he has had some impotence issues in the past.
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Diddy or whatever he calls himself nowReplyCancel
the penis implant doesn't change the the sizeReplyCancel
Are Fiddy and Mayweather back together yet?ReplyCancel
That's gotta hurtReplyCancel
Hey Diddy is a good guess too!
I remember hearing 50 took steroids hence the shrinkage, but I could be be remembering the wrong gossip!ReplyCancel
why Not.ReplyCancel
I'm hoping this is not Eminem. He's my first love.ReplyCancel
Why not what? Don't tell me you want to be bigger dragon!ReplyCancel
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What is small size for a black person? 9 inches? This has to be Eminem, the only white A list rapper who isn't black and, therefore, has a fewer-than-20-centimetres-long dong.ReplyCancel
What is hte penis size for a black male? The same as any other! Black comes in small and very small too, ya know. The myth is not always true.
Thickness maybe. Length… not always.ReplyCancel
By the way, my guess is Eminem. There have been rumors that he is quite underwhelming in the penis dept.
Not to racially stereotype the poor dude. Jermain Dupree has had the same rumours about his lack of penis size.ReplyCancel
@lotta lol no. I just dont see the big deal. If he wants it big so be it. Same as with women when they want their tatas big like our Dennings.ReplyCancel
It's NOT Eminem. My guess is $.50.ReplyCancel
How about Jermaine Dupri? And ever since Behind the Candelabra every time I hear about "penile implants" I automatically remember Liberace telling Matt Damon about his. Thankvyou sooo much for the flashback, Enty!!! 🙂ReplyCancel
Didn't Em find God? I don't think it's him. Not because of finding God, I just don't think he'd go that route.ReplyCancel
It doesn't say actor, so you'll have to think of the few rappers out there who don't act. Lil Wayne?ReplyCancel
I actually met Eminem at a club in Detroit in my younger days, right after the Slim Shady LP dropped (around My Name Is) and before he blew up with 8 Mile. It was a 21+ club and my friends & I were wondering who let that 14-year-old kid in surrounded by all those big black dudes (later recognized a couple from D12). He couldn't have been more than 5'2" in person (if even that tall) and 125# soaking wet. So if that's any indication of penis size, (And based on experience, usually is) then he would fit. I just don't see why he'd do it cuz I'm sure he'd rather spend his $$$ on drugs.ReplyCancel
Eminem doesn't do drugs anymore. He's been clean for awhile. He's trying to just be a normal dad for his kids. Not him.ReplyCancel
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Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It is composed of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 kilometres (16–31 mi) off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar), and Pemba. The capital of Zanzibar, located on the island of Unguja, is Zanzibar City. Its historic centre, known as Stone Town, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is claimed to be the only functioning ancient town in East Africa.
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Q&A: FW school board candidates share views/Question 2
Ed Barney:
To provide quality educational opportunities for all students equally, with access to a safe learning and teaching environment for all, students, parents, teachers and administrators.
Stephen Percival:
The boards most important mission is to have all students graduate from high school with the abilities to be productive contributing citizens of our community and world.
Scott G. Best:
The boards most important mission is to develop policies to let individual teachers assess each student. Anytime a student does not meet grade-level expectations parents need to be informed that their child is failing and will not advance without improvement. District procedures need to be defined how a failing student will succeed, and the district needs to provide, through staff and/or volunteers, academic help after school and in the evenings at some or all schools.
Charles R. Hoff:
The establishment of success-oriented leadership policies and standards that create access and support systems for ALL students to achieve their highest level of academic and personal success.
Karla Dyer:
The board sets policy and direction for the district to provide academic skills and knowledge for a well-rounded education.
Earl Van Dorien Jr.:
The most important, and in fact, only, mission of the School Board, is to direct the district administration, via the Superintendent, to provide ALL students in Federal Way with a quality education. An education that will enable our kids to be productive in their community, in whatever vocation they choose. With a comprehensive and balanced education, our kids can successfully be the next generation of leaders for this nation, achieving their own American Dream.
Lonnie Acree:
To see that all students enrolled receive the best education possible. To ensure a safe environment where learning is fun and the highest level of academic achievement can be realized.
William A. May:
The school boards role is to provide the school district administration with a clear and concise operational guideline. The school board is the organization that sets the expectation of target outcomes much like a board of directors of any corporation. The board does not involve itself with the exacting details; it provides an operational framework. This framework will be used to develop the details at the campus level.
Don Putman:
To make certain that a quality education is available to every student. This should be our guiding factor in all our decisions.
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The shift of $275,000 from one project to another and approval by the Public Projects Committee comes one week after the mayor presented the set of recommendations for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant disaster relief funds.
The committee voted on Tuesday to move $275,000 to planned improvements at two parks in the city's tornado recovery zone from a tentative plan to purchase the old armory property in Rosedale for the potential new home of the EDGE business incubator. The park improvements plan now totals $1.275 million, and the EDGE plan would now have a recommended allocation of $725,000.
A proposal submitted by the Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority for improvements at Rosedale and Jaycee parks led to the change.
"This is just one of the many issues in relation to park improvements and how they're going to be funded," Tuscaloosa City Councilman Lee Garrison said.
The city is working to acquire the armory site on 10th Avenue, which was cleared earlier this year following demolition of the building there, through a public conveyance from the Department of Defense. The city had previously planned to apply to use the property as a green space or park.
Tuscaloosa Mayor Maddox said the city has had very positive discussions with the department on obtaining the property through the public use argument for the business incubator, which was developed to provide entrepreneurs and small business owners resources through a partnership between the city, the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama and the University of Alabama.
Approval of the public use conveyance would mean the city would not have to purchase the land.
Robin Edgeworth, the city's Recovery Operations director, told the committee that the city should receive news about the old armory property before her team turns in an action plan to HUD based on the recommendations that will be passed by the full City Council.
Jim Page, Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama president and CEO, said he believes obtaining the property through public use would help, but that grant requests to the state for the center would be helped by the city showing it is contributing funds.
"In talking with ADECA (Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs) and the governor's office, if we do get a portion of the state's funds, I think it's going to be more appealing if there's a significant amount of local funding," Page said "That's kind of the angle we're going for there."$49.15 million in HUD disaster relief money the state received earlier this year. Eighty percent of the funds awarded to the state have to be spent in the four most-affected counties, and Tuscaloosa County is one of them, he said.
"We're going have to show the governor and ADECA we're in on (the EDGE) as well," Maddox said.
Page said there are advantages to the proposed site including 10th Avenue's gateway to the city, new infrastructure improvements planned for the area, new housing at Rosedale Court and the proximity to neighborhoods including the Downs. A first-class business incubator could kick-start economic development in the area, Page said.
The appraisal for the land before the demolition of the armory was $800,000, but Maddox said he is not sure what it would be after demolition.
The revised HUD disaster relief funding recommendations are now set to go before the full City Council. Once approved by the council, the recommendations will be prepared as an action plan to go to HUD.
Maddox said the current numbers for projects could change as they move forward.
"You're going to see some projects we hit square, you're going to see some we're over and some we're under, just because we've had to move this very quickly," Maddox said.
Edgeworth said her team will have 90 days to submit an action plan based on the city's recommendations to HUD after a public notice is published, which is expected soon. HUD will have 45 days to review the plan and either approve it or send back to the city for changes.
The projects in the plan will have to meet at least one of three national objectives -- serving low-to-moderate income individuals, meeting an urgent need or eliminating slum or blight -- and meet the requirement of facilitating disaster recovery, she said.
Edgeworth said she and her team will discuss recommended projects with HUD between the council approving them and the city submitting the action plan to make sure the department is comfortable with them.
"We'll have a good feeling of whether or not they're going to approve the projects themselves pretty early on," Edgeworth said.
The city will have two years to implement the projects once the action plan is approved and the grant document is signed.
Maddox said the city wants to get its action plan out in the next few weeks, as HUD is expected to received many of them related to Hurricane Sandy and several 2011 disasters.


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The AnnArbor.com "Game of the Week" poll rolls on, and this week the choice is simple.
Fans have two choices for this week's poll: Detroit Cass Tech at Saline and River Rouge at Father Gabriel Richard.
Saline and FGR were the only two teams to survive district finals weekend. The Hornets notched a 34-17 win over Pioneer Friday night, and the Irish shut out Lake Fenton, 24-0, Saturday.
Both teams will vie for regional titles this weekend. Saline will play on Friday at 7 p.m. at home, and FGR will play at home Saturday at 1 p.m.
Fans can vote up to once an hour until the poll closes at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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AnnArbor.com will give the Game of the Week winner its Super Bowl treatment, which will include two reporters covering the game, a live chat that you can follow from your iPhone orAndroid device, and a photo gallery as well.


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This is still a ways off but worth noting: Crave Party at Disjecta.
You gotta love this idea.
Crave is bringing indie designers, retailers and business owners together under one roof for a one night stand of sorts. It's like a nomadic mini mall. It's like a modern Tupperware Party without the burping plastic containers. It's like a roving rave only instead of blasting trance music and strobe lights, a Crave Party entices attendees with mesmerizing merchandise.
It's like shopping smoke! One minute it's there. The next minute -- poof --- it's gone! Never to appear again. Until the next time.
Some Crave Parties in the past have been no-boys-allowed-or-aloud Sexist? Sure. But come on. Guys had the Arlington Club, the University Club, the Elks, the Masons, treehouses and secret handshakes galore for centuries! What did we girls have? Lipstick!
OK, guess we're even. This is an all-genders welcom party.
So when that cute guy asks you if you think his sister might like the blue sweater or the green purse, be nice and say "Both!" because, really, doesn't his sister deserve that?
WHAT: Crave Party for the holidays
WHEN: November 29
TIME: 5pm-9-m
WHERE: Disjecta; 230 East Burnside
PRICE: $15 benefit for BecomeX
ECT: Also music, mini spa treatments, fashion shows, special deals


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By far the grandest and most impressive presentation of The Shirelles is a Pops Concert with a Symphony Orchestra. The harmonies of an authentic 60s Girl Group, featured on such Pop Anthems as `Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, blended with the sweet sound of strings, woodwinds and brass and held together by a grooving rock band, is beyond all superlatives! The orchestrations, written by acclaimed New York arranger and composer, Willy Dalton, can utilize up to 65 musicians.
An Evening With The Shirelles
Appropriate for Theaters, Performing Art Centers, or any venue with an attentive and appreciative audience. A journey through the History and Harmony of The Shirelles it usually encompasses several costume changes and may require an intermission. Audiences of all kinds are entertained and enthralled by the songs, the costumes and real-life tales of the beginning of Rock & Roll. Music is provided by an tight 8-piece band of NY's best musicians and may be augmented by a string section.
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Also, plans for Friday's prayer vigil in memory of Bowman were altered on Thursday.
The funeral will be held at Glory Tabernacle's Buckshutem Road, Fairfield Township, church on Monday.
Calling hours will be held from noon to 2 p.m., according to Edwards & Son Funeral Home.
The funeral service is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Bowman will be buried at Cedar Hill Memorial Park, in Cedarville.
Friday's vigil, originally intended to be held in front of Bowman's Indian Run apartment, will now be held at Bridgeton High School. It is slated to begin at 6 p.m., as was initially announced.
The vigil is being organized by Ambassadors for Christ, a 19-year-old Bridgeton-based community outreach group, of which Bowman was a founding member.
Area residents are encouraged to attend the vigil, which will last up to one hour.
Indian Run's management expressed concern about the size of the turnout for the vigil, organizers said.
Rev. Peter C. Lightfoot, pastor of Light Outreach Ministries, is expected to lead the prayer vigil alongside other community leaders and clergy.
Anyone planning to attend the vigil is asked to bring a candle or flashlight, to be used as part of the ceremony.
Bowman was found dead inside his Indian Run apartment by a family friend at around 3:45 p.m. Sunday.
Authorities have noted Bowman's hands were bound during what appeared to be a home invasion-style burglary. It is believed he had been dead inside the apartment for two to three days.
An autopsy conducted Monday revealed Bowman, 59, died from asphyxiation, according to several sources.Additional tests were to be done to determine exactly why Bowman could not breathe.
Bowman owned downtown men's clothing store Blue's Spot. He also worked as a counselor at Ranch Hope, a Salem County school for troubled youth.
For more information on the vigil, call Mike Williams at (856) 362-7342.
Anyone with information that may aid investigators in the Bowman homicide case is asked to call Bridgeton police detectives at (856) 391-7048.


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I have known Rick Hughes ever since he was a young boy and we were new owners of property in Doe Bay where his Uncle Vic's family lives. In recent years it has been a pleasure to see Rick develop into a leading member of the Eastsound business community for he has deep roots on the island and an understanding of the island's history, culture, and commerce. Now he and his wife Marlace are the managers of Ray's Pharmacy, a major successful island business.
Rick has stepped up to serve the community as a member of EPRC and has helped facilitate the pro-bono work of the Prune Alley Development Team. I have observed his skills as an excellent communicator and problem solver, for he is able to listen, think beyond the box, and move things forward.
He has repeatedly demonstrated his readiness to lend a hand or contribute for the good of island community life. Informed, hard working, open minded, and forward looking, Rick is the ideal candidate for a county council seat. I urge you to vote for him
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DECATUR, MI — The fate of one of Southwest Michigan's largest cash grain operations likely will be decided by the end of February.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Grand Rapids has authorized Stamp Farms to try to sell substantially all of its assets at an auction being held today in Grand Rapids.
Bids were due Feb. 1 and included an opening "stalking horse" bid of roughly $23 million, but anyone was welcome to bid on the operation as a whole, including the individual leases to thousands of acres of farmland, said Grand Rapids attorney Laura Genovich. She said any objections to Tuesday's auction are due Wednesday, and a hearing on the sale, to approve or disapprove it, will be held Thursday.
Genovich was asked by Michigan Farm Bureau to speak at an informational meeting for area farmers and business people who had questions about how the bankruptcy process would work.
After the Farm Bureau presentation, Genovich was hired by some farmers/lessors and has filed motions in the case.
The 'stalking horse' bid submitted by Boersen Farms, Inc., a Zeeland cash grain operation, offered to purchase the assets of Stamp Farms and its related businesses for $22.8 million.
A stalking horse bid is intended to set the bar for continued bidding; Stamp Farms LLC filed for Chapter 11 relief on Nov. 30, and court records list the farm's assets at $10 million to $50 million and its liabilities at $50 million to $100 million.
If a sale is approved, it likely will have to close by Feb. 15, Genovich said. If no bulk sale is approved, then a process to break up the farm and sell the assets piecemeal, with not all assets going to a single bidder, will begin.
She said Tuesday afternoon that she did not have any details on the how the auction was going.
"The next couple of days will be critical," Genovich said.
"If the sale goes through, then the farmers who are owed back rent should be paid (brought current) fairly quickly."
A spokesman for O'Keefe and Associates, the Grand Rapids company brought on to restructure the farms, declined to comment Tuesday and said the firm will not comment on the proceedings even after the case has been settled.
Correction: 9:35 a.m. Feb. 6, this sentence was added. After the Farm Bureau presentation, Genovich was hired by some farmers/lessors and has filed motions in the case.


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This is a youtube clone for our school, created using Drupal 6. Anyone who wants a copy of this and some help installing give me a shout at email@example.com. Users can view, rate, comment on videos as well as upload their own videos in may different formats at which point they are put in a moderation queue and automatically converted to flash. Once they have been converted and approved they appear on the front page as a latest video.
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Christian Center students visit with local veterans
WEIRTON – Children attending the Weirton Christian Center, on Wednesday, helped to show their respect for the nation's military and those who have served with a visit to veterans living at the Wyngate Senior Living Community.
Kathy Hawken, from the military and veterans committee of the Brooke-Hancock Family Resource Network, explained the visit was part of a program they have been holding this week with the Christian Center.
"Some have veterans in their family," Hawken said. "Most do not."
Wednesday's event continued the week of activities, while providing a chance for the children to show their appreciation to some of the veterans living in the Weirton area.
Visiting students met with close to 30 veterans living at Wyngate, presented them with gifts including pins, cards and red, white and blue hats, and spoke to them about their experiences.
Other aspects of the program have included discussions on the various divisions within the U.S. military and how they operate.
"We've been teaching them a little about the military branches," Hawken said.
On Monday, the children heard from Peggy Bahnsen, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, and on Tuesday the Tri-State Young Marine Corp. visited to set up an obstacle course for the children.
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I'm sure you've heard: mortgage rates are pretty low these days. They're currently hovering around 4 percent, a rate that has saved borrowers $2,900 in first-year interest payments after having refinanced in the first quarter of 2012. According to Moody's Analytics, low rates and mortgage refinances have helped consumers to save $46 billion over the past three years.
Given these numbers, I wouldn't be surprised if you're considering refinancing your own mortgage. However, according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, you need to brace yourself for a long waiting period for the refinance to go through: it now takes the nation's biggest mortgage lenders an average of 70 days to complete the refinancing process. One year ago, it only took them 45 days.
A long wait isn't the only thing to consider before you start the refinancing process -- SmartMoney magazine ran a list of the other pitfalls of refinancing your mortgage. Here's a look at what they say you need to watch out for:
- Refinancing means starting from scratch. Homeowners who sign up for a 30-year mortgage pay down about 5 percent of the principal over the first seven years, with the rest of the money going towards interest. Refinancing after the seven-year mark means starting that payment process all over again.
- Closing costs could outweigh the savings. Calculate your total monthly savings at the new rate and compare that against what you will pay in closing costs. Make sure you're planning on staying in the home long enough to recoup those closing costs.
- Hidden fees add up. Lenders are required to give borrowers a good-faith estimate, which details the total cost of a refinance. However, it's up to you to go through this paperwork with a fine-toothed comb and make sure there aren't any sneaky fees, like closing costs that have been rolled into the overall mortgage amount.